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I Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor Alex. H. Washbunv Inauguration Puts Arkansas Squarely Behind New Governor Sid McMath takes office as governor today with Arkansas firmly i united behind his administration. The factionalism of a political campaign disappears the day after election, and by the time the new governor takes office the age-old problems confronting every administration re-assert themselves drawing all of us close together in an effort to find a passable solution. I heard by radio this morning Governor Ben Laney's farewell message.

In many respects he was a fine adminislrator, particularly in.the field to which he was especially handling of I state finance, being a successful business man himself. But his administration was marred by 'steady depreciation of the state highway system. No one is quile sure what the trouble is in our highway setup. But all are agreed something has to be done about it. Sid McMath promised to do something, in his campaign speeches, and, one way or another, he is going to do it.

I think everybody in Arkansas has complete confidence in his intentions. This writer doesn't like the idea of borrowing additional money to do a job where money borrowed in the past has -been our greatest obstacle to highway maintenance and expansion. Bui Sid McMalh feels lhat some additional bonds are he aims to put such a program through the legislature and check it to the people in a special election. Personally I think the state is going to have to have additional revenue to carry out its highway crops" Arkansas. Occasional afternoon, tonight and WednSsd Colder tonight.

50TH YEAR: VOL. 50 NO. 74 Sfar of Hope 1899; Press 1927 Consolidated January 18. 192V HOPE, ARKANSAS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1949 Associated Press Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n. Wintry Elements Grip a Wide Section of U.

S. By The Associated Press The worst snow in southern California history came today as the latest staggering blow in winter's drubbing of the western half of the nation. Los Angeles and several of its suburbs measured an incredulous six-inch white blanket. And Pasadena's Colorado boulevard, scene two weeks ago oi the Tournament of Roses floral parade, was carpeted with more than two inches of snow. The scene was an arctic contrast to the sunny, summery weather of the southeast where Birmingham, had 82 degrees heat.

But a wide expanse or the country had severe weather conditions. Snow, ice and sleet storms hit an area from the Texas-Oklahoma panhandle to the Pacific coast. California shivered again in freezing temperatures. There was snow and ice from the state's winter resort spots to the mountains. Many highways wre closed because of ice and snow.

The fruit and vegetable crop was further endangered by the wintry blasts. The freezing weather followed last week's killing frost which caused millions of dollars of damage to ideas. But there is no quarrel now. The legislature is going to frame a measure to the governor's liking, and then the people will vote on it. That's the proper democratic way to handle the question.

And to the best of his ability Sid McMalh is going to frame legislation, one way or another, to bolster up our failing highway extend it, if humanly possible. To this liberal and progressive young governor the whole state today extends congratulations and good wishes. Republican Plot Says Ton! Seven VIRGINIA MacPHERSON Hollywood, Jan. II (UP) Voluptuous Toni Seven said today the sudden publicity her romance with handsome Sen. Warren G.

Magnuson is getting is "all a Republican plot." "The senator is a Democrat, you see," the green-eyed heires- said. 'And the Republicans are out to smear him by hinting he was with me when everybody else was at the opening session of congress." Miss Seven, who goes by her real name of June Millarde now, says she is a "nervous wreck" after the past few days. The headlines she's making now, she wailed, are worse than those of her brief movie career, which she calls a "horrible fiasco I'd like to forget including that name, Toni just sick over what this might do to the senator's career," she said. 'Why do they have to try to make a scandal out of it? It might be different if ho had a wife and I had a husband. But both free and over Tne rocky mountain region and parts of the midwest got another blast of sub-zero temperatures.

Cold weather in the Pacific northwest threatened a severe power shortage. While winter's icy blasts dealt To Stay on as Defense Secretary Says Forrestal Washington. Jan. 11 V. Forrestal said after a talk with President Truman today that he expects to stay on as secretary of defense.

Forrestal told White House reporters he expects to submit his resignation soon as a matter of routine, but that he does not expect it to be accepted. He added response to questions, that he wants to continue in his cabinet post and expects to do so. Forrestal said he talked with the president about proposed changes in the security act. He said the problem will be dealt with in a message Mr. Truman will send to congress "in the next two or three weeks." PRICE Se Polio Trend Continues Upward Kecent years have brought an upward trend in incidence of the mysterious and crippling infantile paralysis disease, T.

S. Cornelius, state director of March of Dimes, revealed today. He added that 1948 marked the sixth consecutive year of unusually high number of victims and urged greater support than ever before. U.S. Public Health Charts indicate that an epidemic in a given area docs not immunize that area during next summer's polio season.

The greatest cost is yet to come cost of after care and rehabilitation of the stricken. This section has been exceptionally fortunate the past few it pays severe blows to the West, Dixie- to be prepared. The March of land was basking in summertime I Dimes not only helps victims from this area but victims everywhere in the U.S. The trend in polio is climbing upward. The National Foundation needs 50 per cent more this year than was contributed last year due to this upward trend which in 1948 wiped oiit reserves of the organization.

When you contribute make it more than ever before. temperatures. The mercury shot up into the 70's and 80's yesterday irom Louisiana to the Atlantic seaboard and from Florida to east Tennessee and most of Virginia. The freezing rain and sleet covered an extensive area of the central and southern plains as far eastward, as Iowa, Missouri and western Illinois. Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and part northern Texas got the worst of ths storm.

Many communities were blacked but as heavy ice coated power lines snapped. Some schools were closed. Travel over the glazed highways was at a slow pace. Fallen trees on highways. added to the hazards of driving.

In California highway crews worked through the night sanding icy roads ana clearing snow. Only one main highway out of Los Angeles, coast route 101 to San Francisco and San Diego, was free of ice. The mercury slid to freezing and below in many parts of Call ornia again today. Snow fell in Burbank and for the second straight night there were flurries in Los Angeles. There was a blanket of white in many San Fernando Valley and foothill communities.

Sub-zero blasts chilled areas in Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wyoming, Colorado and Idaho. The mercury dropped to -24 at Havre, -19 at Pembina, N. D. -16 at International Falls, -8 at Cheyenne, Wyo. -6 at Pocatello, Ida, and -4 at Denver.

It was zero at Burns, Amarillo, reported 12 above, we're More snow fell over most of The 25-year-old beauty said she pnd the 43-year-old Magnuson, one ll the senate's most eligible bachelors, were carrying on a nice, quiet romance until all his hulla- balloo started. "We'd gone out together in Seattle and in New York and nobody even bothered to take our picture. I met him last April and been together a lot. we've "But we are not engaged. And we are not married.

I haven't even said I love him. All those stories Hhat say I did are misquoting me." Miss Seven said she wasn't miffed at Magnuson's stalemenls put of Washington that he had no intention of marrying tier, bne he had to say something like thai "under Ihe circumstances." "I was in Seatlle recently to see him and get acquainted with his family," she went on. 'and I'm getting out of this town as soon as I can. I'd planned lo go easl before this came up and I'm still going. so tired of dodging report- "ers and photographers I just want to crawl into a hole and sleep for a week." She said 'of course" she expected to see her good-looking boy friend again.

"We don't go dancing because he doesn't like night clubs and neither do Miss Seven explained. "Mostly we sit around and look at television. Or "I like to listen lo his friends talk politics. It's impressive and wonderful and it leaves me awe- 1 aboul her from her famous parenls. Actress Nebraska and South Dakota and spread irrto Northern Ijowa and southern Minnesota.

Snow also was reported in the central Rock- ies. The new falls in some parts of Nebraska and South Dakota came as nome communities remained snowbound from last week's-heavy snow falls, Gordon, a town of 2,000 population, has been isolated for eight days with all roads blocked by huge drifts. A state of emergency was declared as baby food, canned milk, and fuel supplies dwindled. Tinton, S. D.

snowbound community in the black hills, was reported short on food. Volunteers pulling toboggans were to start to take supplies lo the town of 35 pon- ulation after planes failed to land. The continued cold weather has frozen streams in the Pacific northwest and cut down the power- making capacity of generators. Consumers have been asked to cut use of electricity. A Washington- power company official termed the situation critical the rest of the week Temperatures in the eastern and middle Atlantic states were reported around normal but clightly colder weather was forecast.

Citizens National -Elects Citizens National Bank this morning re-elected all directors and officers, ot the annual meetings of stockholders and directors. Official personnel of the bank is: R. M. LaGrone, president; O. A.

Graves, vice-president; C. C. Spragins, cashier; Dale Jones, as- Move to Slash Air Force Stirs Hornet's Nest Washington, Jan. 11 Truman's budget brake no air force expansion plans stirred up a congressional hornet's nest today. Both Democrats and Republicans joined in.

Mr. Truman recommended a minimum 48-combat group air force in his budget message yesterday. Rep. Vinson prospective chairman of the house armed services committee, immediately disagreed. "I am thoroughly convinced an oyerhwelming majority of congress will vote the funds to put into being a 70-group air force over period of three or four year," Vinson said.

"It is the minimum we must have for security." Senator Tydings (D-Md), chairman of the senate armed services committee, said he didn't think the ndations an ultimate 70-group president's "ruled out' force, but intended to study the matter very closely. Mr. Truman took the stand that the number and size of planes is a better way to measure air force strength than by the number of groups. Secretary of the air force Symington, in a report issued over the week-end, reiterated air force hopes for 70 groups. The last congress authorized 66 groups and the air force now has reached 60- group combat strength.

(Symington's report was written weeks ago; he has said since he will go along with the president's recommendations.) The air force also set a goal of 10,297 first and second line planes by June 30. The president said wpuld be cut back to 9,197 by eliminating 700 trainers and 400 planes of the types used in support of the ground forces. The president divided his defense budget almost evenly among the army, navy and air force. Senator Gurney (R-SD), minority spokesman on the armed services committee and former chairman, noted this would not permit 70 groups in the 1950 fiscal year, starting nex; July 1. He said he was not for or against 70 groups, although he had McMath Takes Oath of Office Governor Sidney McMath is pictured receiving oath of office from Chief Justice Griffin Smith of Arkansas Supreme Court in the House Chamber of the State Capitol at 12 o'clock noon Tuesdav January 11, 1949, supported -that- figure- la'st But he said conditions have changed and he, wants to explore the situation before committing himself.

Senator Baldwin (R-Conn), an armed services committee member, called for a full study by both it and the appropriations committees. He said the United States cannot afford to have an air force sistant cashier; and directors A. I second to anyone. L. Black, A.

Graves, Albert Senator Russell Graves, LaGrone, N. T. arrne an Jewell, J. A. Haynes, S.

L. Reed C. C. Spragins and R. M.

LaGrone, Jr. L. A. Stanley Buried Sunday at Patmos Funeral services were held Sunday for A. Stanley, 75, who died here.

He is survived by his wife, three daughters, Mrs. C. H. Bush of Hope, Mrs. Ruby Jeans and Mrs.

George Camp of Idaho, six sons E. E. of Stamps, J. E. of Patmos, W.

A. of Pittsburgh, O. M. and O. S.

of California and A. Stanley, Jr. of Gurdon. services committeeman, said he is "inclined to go slow on the air force program." "I'm in favor of keeping our air force strong, giving them the best planes we can make and keeping the force modernized," he said, 'but I don't think we should go all out with appropriations for the air force to the detriment of other services." Reserves to Meet Hempstead County reserve officers and men will meet at Hope City Hall Thursday, December 13, at 7:30 p.m. All members are requested to be present.

There Are Many Angles to the Writing Trade But the Kids Furnish the Laughs New York Some notes on the writing Irade: The late Arthur Brisbane was fond of saying that if you put three and he uses it as boldly. This spreading immortal language of ours, the greatesl longuc Ihe world chimpanzees to work on type- has known it will always be wrils Ihey would in timcwri tee fresh and new to the writer who dares to bend it to his needs with 6 Added to Board of 1st National Expansion of the First National Bank's board of directors by the election of six new members to the board was announced this morning by Lloyd Spencer, president, following the bank's annual stockholders' meeting. Six directors were re-elected 'from the also, were- reported battering into the comrricr- ne.w board a total of 12 members. New directors were announced as: Graydon Anthony, J. Pat Duffie, W.

H. Gunter, E. M. McWilliams, all of Hope; Floyd Monzingo of Magnolia, and Thomas E. Hays Rock.

Re-elected from the old board were: W. Edwards. W. Kendall Lemley. Syd McMath.

N. P. O'Neal, E. P. Stewart and Lloyd Spencer.

The directors' meeting will be held Thursday, at which time officers will be elected for the new year. writers they would in time write all the books in the British museum. This is probably true. But they would be more likely lo turn out a brisbane editorial first than, say, a book like Tolstoy's Peace." and Special Program Sunday at Garrett Memorial Church June Caprice and Director Harry MUlarde, arc also exaggerated. 'It's not $3,0013,000," she said.

"Not quite. Just a shade this side of it." A special program will be presented at Garretl Memorial Church Sunday night. January 1G. The pro- mheritancc gram follows: Devotional, Perry Purtle; Obed- Unfortunalely, Ihere is no way lo lesl Ihis theory. No reward has yet been found that would induce an ape lo spend lhat much time at a typewriler.

II isn't thai apes are loo self- conscious to put down their thoughts. They inst believe more in direct action. They can boiler express their view of life by spilling throush Ihe bars at bystanders than by cramping Ihemselvcs before a typewriler. All children are natural writers, because they are natural talkers. State Seeking Another Fighter Squadron Little Rock, Jan.

11 The Arkansas military department wants another air fighter squadron and an air group headquarters assigned to Arkansas. State Adj. Gen. H. L.

McAlistcr said a formal request had been ience lo parents, Lawrence Hazzard; the seduction of young men, Ted Purtle: Gladys Mae Roberts and Vera Tonnemaker; The seducers of young people-, Louis Smith; Hazzard. Ralph Warren. Verla Allen and Ruth Ellen Boswell. The seducing, Clutch Booth: Solo, Mrs. McCrea; The destruction, Wade Wurren, trio Hairston, Rulh Ellen Boswell and Verla Allen.

a child's freedom. Lei me give a borrowed example of Ihe child's matchless gift of imagery. Columnist Farrcll published it recently in the New York World-Telegram. A radio producer's small daughter spent the aflernoon al the American museum of natural his- lory, a slorehousc of sluffed animals and bony exlincl monsters. When Ihe mother asked where she had been, the small girl replied: "To a dead zoo." Ever since reading lhal anecdote I have been in a mood of genteel Mitchum Back at Work After Conviction Hollywood, Jan.

11 (UP) Movie Actor Robert Mitchum, convicted of a narcotics violation, went back to work at the RKO movie lot today, playing the part of a hero policeman in a forthcoming film. The movie he-man and his codefendants pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of conspiracy to possess marijauna and threw themselves on the mercy of the court. They will be sentenced Feb. 9. The prosecutor who helped convict Mitchum said if he goes free on probation, it will be the first time in local history a narcotics user got off that easy.

Up to now. local judges have handed out 90-day stints in the county jail to first narcotics offenders. But Mitchum, master-minded by famed criminal attorney Jerry Giesler. is hoping the court will let him off easy. The wily Giesler stunned everybody when he waived a jury trial for his broad-shouldered client and didn't even bother to defend him.

Legal authorities said it was a surprise move to throw Mitchum on the mercy of the court in hopes it would be extra-merciful with the popular movie he-man. Convicted with him were blond Lila Leeds and real estate agent Robin Ford. Tney are all clue back in court dispair. A trained writer could jnext month for sentencing and fur- work a month and never achieve ither action on the count of posscss- capsule perfection of this child's offhand description of a museum. Perhaps every writer should Words are wonderful and new toihire out as a part-time baby sitter them.

They let the words cpllid land eavesdrop on some childish and strange and splendid images prattle. It might loosen him up are born. All children do this, even I when he went back to his typewri- thc dullest. Writers sometimes complain that On the other hand he might Chaucer and Shakespeare had an advantage becaus" they wrote at a time when Ihe English language was They say a writer has back and start writing something like this: "Da da. da.

da! Glub. Blub!" Maybe that is what happened to infi the drug. Dancer Vickie Evans, also ar- vnsted at the time of the raid on Miss Leeds home, did not appear for trial. She was in New York City and her attorney said she did not have funds to pay her fa'-e back to Hollywood. However, he- said she would return here as soon as possible to face triai.

made to the national in Washington. Class Officers Jett B. Graves Sunday School I 0 announced the following new a around him every day. OI lit IV'T re Ri i. Area Enjoy 77 Degree Weather on Monday While much of Ihe nation shiv- he has One of the best-selling authors in i ercd under a blanket of snow tk-et is life studying I Soviet Russia is Joe Stalin, the old ice and rain this urea yesterday and said.

I watchdog of Ihe Kremlin. i enjoyed the mosl "sorinH-likL-" I 1 .1... i The proposed group headquarters would be silualed al Adams field here with a complement of SB officers and enlisted uard bureau' officers: president. Mrs. Buck Powers, vice-president.

Mrs. Harry Hawthorne, secretary, Mrs. Robert Martin, treasurer, Mrs. Chester Hunt and reporter, Mrs. Corbin Foster.

jit tougher now because he has to Gertrude Sleia, who wrote "A rose to avoid literary cliches. jis a rose is a rose is a This is sour grapes lo use i You can't depend on a child with I bromide as old as Ac-sop. A writer a single track mind. I has trouble gelling away from wornout phrases because spent too much of his what other people wrote And his mind is cloyed wilh the! is too early to tell how he will day "of the year. commonplace remarks he hears ultimately rank in the world of let-1 Although the skies were cloudy tors.

Bui at least one 'of his obser- i Tuesday there was no extreme But no child ever talks in hack- neyed terms. Not until he has been put through the wringer of education To him the English lan- anage is as fresh and nowerful as it was to Chaucer and Shakespeare Communists on Move in Most of China By The Associated Press Chinese officials poured from Nanking today leaving little more than a symbol of government there as Communist troops increased their assaults on trapped armies 150 miles north. McMath Lists Broad 12-Pom Program cial city of Tientsin in the north. Peiping was besieged. The fury of the fighting above Nanking, wnich pilots called the "heaviest we nave seen at any time in China," signalled a dismal failure of Chiang Kai-shek's peace feelers to the Communists who have bested his government armies.

Claire L. Chennault renewed his offer to form again the Flying Tigers to fly against the Communists. Israel was reported preparing a new blast at Britain in the mounting tension of Palestine, Washington and United Nations officials both tried to beat down the bitterness. Israel shot down five British planes near the Egyptian-Palestine border last week. The small state expressed chagrin that the British were moving roops in Trans-Jordan, bordering Palestine, and called this a "repudiation of the security council truce regulations." Britain and Trans-Jordan have a mutual assistance pact.

Israel and Egypt are scheduled to start armistice talks on the island of Rhodes tomorrow. The Nationalist Wafdist party of Egypt offered to enter the Egyptian government under a non-party premier provided the present chamber of deputies remains unchanged until the end of summer. Dr. Cannon New Head of Library Board Hempstead County Library Board met yesterday, Monday, January 10, and elected Dr. G.

E. Cannon, as chairman of the group. Sid McMath was named vice-chairman. Board members include, Norman Jones, Charles Rcynerson, James M. Jones, Elmer Brown, B.

Edwards, J. R. Meadcrs and J. I. Lieblong.

Earl Clifton Transferred toCamden Karl Clifton, locul manager of the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company, said loday that he is being transferred, effective Friday. Jan- 14. to Camdcn. Arkansas. Mr.

Clil'tori came to Hope in April 1944. Besides managing the local gas pffiL-e he has been very active in civic affairs. A replacemeul fur Mr. Cliflon has not been announced. vations is profound enough to ring change'in temperature.

Yesterday" through the ages. it was, who once wrote; "Paper will put up with anything that is written on it." Yes, even this! before a blazing sun, the mercury climbed to 77 degrees. Low for the 24-hour period was 47 degrees the Experiment Station reported. Mother of Hope Woman Dies at Little Rock Funeral services for Mrs. Alma Ethel Caldwell.

51, who died Sunday at Little Rock will be held today at Waldo. Ark. She is survived by husband, one son, Grady Rayford of Prescott and a daughter, Mrs. 11. W.

Walking of Hope. Hot Springs Man Becomes 35th Governor By JIM THOMASSON Liltle Rock, Jan. 11 Sanders McMath was sworn in as Arkansas 35th. governor since 1836 here today and in his inaugural address outlined a broad program designed to help Arkansas become "one of the progressive states." A personal envoy of President Truman stood by as Chief Justice Griffin Smith of the Arkansas supreme court administered the oath of office at 11:28 a. m.

The 36-year-old former Hot' Springs prosecuting attorney; and marine corps hero, succeeded Br-n T. Lancy, chief executive for the four years. McMath, wearing a dark! suit, was administered the oath of office in the house of representatives before a joint session of the 57th. general assembly, which convened yeslcrdav. The inaugural address was delivered from-the front steps of the cnpitol before a crowd estimated at 1,000.

It was a cold, foggy day. McMath's inaugural message called- for a 12-point legislative program, headed bv his pronosal to issue up to $28,000,000 in highway construction bonds during the next four years. He also pleaded for increased hid age pensions; modification of the state's financial machinery; restoration of a general property tax to finance creation of a state medical a state anti-lynching law and repeal of the poll tax. Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder was escorted to the house chamber before the inauguration and witnessed the ceremony as the personal representative-' 6i President Truman.

The marine guard escorted the incoming governor to the sneaker's rostrum and he was administered the oath of office. The joint session adjourned immediately and the program was moved to the front steps of the state caoitol where Secretary Snyder spoke briefly, bringing greetings from the president, and the new governor delivered his inaugural address. In addition to Secretary Snvder. S. Senator J.

W. Fulbright" and ConRressmfn Qron Harris, (Took) Gainings, W. Worrell and Boyd Taekett of Arkansas and Maj. Gen. Oscar R.

Caldwell of the U. S. Marine Corps were present for the inauguration. The state government hands in a program which got off to a ragged slart after the two houses had convened in joint session at 10 a. m.

The more formal part nf the pro- Bra included the certification of November ponernl election results by House Speaker Carl Hen- fir-f? or rotarvo shrdcmfyn drix and administralion of onlhs of office In Ihe other nonsitntionnl of State C. G. Hall. Treasurer J. Vance Clayton, Auditor J.

Oscar Humnhrey, Attorney General Ike Murrv and Commissioner Claude A. Rankin. Chief Justice Smith introduced one slight note of informality in Ihe oalh lo Attorney General Murry. "Ike. do you solemnly swear he said departing from the imnersonal oath administered tn the; oilier officials.

The house chambers and galleries were packed wilh members of the general assembly, families and friends of tho incoming and outgoing officials and visitors long before the inaugural program began. Lt. Gov. Nathan Gordon, presid- inc at tho joint session rose to the occasion when the organist failed to respond lo his call for the Star Spangled Banner as the opening number of the program. The Lieut.

Oov. led the assembledrje in singing several verses of the national anler-rn. Laney's farpwell address fol- l9wcd the certification oi the election results by Speaker Hendrix and the "business man" chief executive was soundly applauded as he entered and left the house chamber. Introduced by Gordon as "one of the ablr-st governors the stale ever had," Laney reviewed the four years of his stewardship in his final address. He cited progress which the ijtate has made and in retiring warned of "dangers of increased tax rates abolition of tax rate limits, uncontrolled government spending, or an means or the increase of our public debt by an means or for any purpose." other constitutional officers had been sworn in Secretary Snyder was escorted to the house chamber to Ihe strains of "Hail to the Chief." The incoming governor and his marine escort followed.

The actual inaugural ceremony was quite brief and the program then was shifted to tho capitol steps. A cold, damp wind fluttered the flowers and bunting decorating the steps as Snyder brought his brief message and McMath outlined the proposals of his administration. Seme 400 chairs had been arranged for the constitutional officers members of the legisla- Page Little Rock, Jan, II (JP) Sid McMath today broad, 12-point program desigfti to enable Arkansas to "challenge to become one progressive states." In his prepared inaugural- sage McMath spoke out against the trend toward cea: lized government. He called for the adoption his program to issue up to 000,000 in highway bonds the next four years. rt He said local communities she! carry more of the financial bi of education; that old age will be increased to $30 per moi during this fiscal year; posed modifications of the rev- stabilization act.

The incoming governor proposed medical Center, years ago, should be to completion and that the property tax should be restore' pay the costs. He advocated enaction of anti-lynching law a constitute amendment repealing the poll placing of the legislative counctif a sound and permanent bast and adoption of a comprehensi' election code. Finally, McMath urged the. cral assembly to promote the di vclopmcnt of the state's ch ural resources. To plan lor future.

Pledging his furthering the principle of set out in the znotto of people rule," McMath opened his address with a sion of state responsibilities. "The states have relied too mucK on the federal government lor, 'sSI lutlons to problems that are marily state's clarcd. 'The most effective insure continued protection of 5 basic rights of individuals, rights that all Americans want to dignify and for tho various state to meet their responsibilities Jn tfewj solution of problems their own," highways', tbe-gQvfgfflB nor outlined, his roqd ns ft Unpt tliis would be issued at the rate UOO.OOO annually for the years, so long as available including federal aid, does not.eslfi ceed $13,000,000 annually. ShouIdM this figure be exceeded, the toiallil of bonas to bo issued in that would be reduced proportionatelraS The entire program would be sutblfS mitted to a vote of the people-bBHil fore it became effective; He proposed that legislation the rate of Interest on such bonSMfi at not more than an average per cent over the life of the issflliil sold each year; and stipulated no agent's fees or commissions attfm any kind Would be allowed, "The state of Arkansas ceive the proceeds'fs of the sale, in Money 'available for road would be spent first on 1 trunk line highways, McMath said, 1 Next, gaps would be completed the state highway system in the order of the most uigent traffic needs and demands. As a footnote to his road gram, he asked the legislature take necessary steps to prompts highway safety; to tighten up thecTrf granting of drivers' licenses, a.niU"! to clear Arkansas highways stolen automobiles through tion of a title registration bill.

In the realm of education, Mc-fbii Math said he believed local iriunities were paying "too $1 of the bill, and said recent i tio of amendment No 40 alongftf! with improved property assepiPJifJ ment methods, should relieve of the financial worries our educational As for state financing, MqMamfrl said the current revenue stabihza-SIl tion law should be followed to dsMIl tributioii of income until has been received by the stSISfl each year; After that, he that the next $2,000,000 go tEpif welfare fund, athe next to the University of and the colleges; the next ya to the public institution funds: aMiH the next $50,000 to the public fund. iVra When general revenues react! $51,814,000 the next (would RO to the welfare fund, Atfep'3P 'that allocation, the next $5,000,000" would be distributed 50 per cent the public school fund, 25 cent to the university and 10 per cent to the municipal fund. 10 oer cent to the county aid" Jt jl fund, and 5 per cent to the surplus fund. Any revenues in (fjfcsJwi cess of this total would go tq 'a5S "fund adjustment account McMath had several other j1 ific recommendations with regard 714 to state financing: "The entire structure must be overhauled the remedy for proper tax admtofefp stration lies in the of all real property with the use- arali modern appraisal methods it is recommended that jtion be passed authorising poJWsll cal subdivisions to retain and vaKXm the services of appraisal engHll neers." The cigarette tax, he said, sbaidffillll be reduced two cents a package MBftl cuse it has "reached the point aMl diminishing returns-" JS111 He added tax stamp 8 1 to relailers should be low six per cent of the price to 75 cents for each 5i)0 si fixed all- sales tax ea should be eliminated; fej the state income lay made uniform with fedgi ticc; the tax on gasplme cultural purposes should ceed two, cents.