Northwest Arkansas Times from Fayetteville, Arkansas • Page 12

12- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIMES, Fay.H.ville, Arkansas, Friday, January 6, Rockefeller Says A Jonesboro University Would Benefit State LITTLE ROCK--The state of Arkansas benefit from making Arkansas State College a university, said Winthrop Rockefeller, governor-elect who will take office next week, but he will study a report issued by the Commission on Coordination of Higher Educational Finance which cautioned against university status for the college until the state is prepared to ap- $250,000 Bond Vote Scheduled BENTONVILLE County voters will be asked to approve a $250,000 bond issue to finance a new county jail in a special election set for Jan. 31, according to County Judge Sherman Kinyon. The Quorum Court approved the election in its meeting Nov. 21. Kinyon had sought permission for the election after he discovered that repairs to the present jail would be prohibitive in cost.

The proposed building would be two-story with jail and sheriff's offices on the lower floor and administrative offices on the top floor. Kinyon said the bond issue, which will be financed by a one- mill tax increase, would be paid off in 12-15 years. propriate enough money for a university program. The afternoon Arkansas Democrat reported yesterday that Rockefeller hinted he would veto the bill, if it should be approved by the legislature, changing the status of the college. Rockefel ler then issued a statement saying, "I have not hinted that I would veto legislation calling for university status for Arkansas State College.

"On the contrary," he said, "I liave frequently expressed my conviction that Arkansas State should become a university at the earliest possible date. am still convinced this would good for the state of Arkan- is." Before making a final the governor-elect promised, "I will certainly study the commission's report." He told "my friends who are interested in Arkansas State Col- ege becoming a university," iiat "I have not changed my position in any way." Sheltered Workshop Survey Approved A survey to determine the need for a sheltered workshop in Fayetteville was given approval to proceed last night by board members of Abilities Unlimited of Northwest Arkansas, Inc. The group was provided a grant of nearly $5,000 by the federal government to conduct the survey which in part will determine how many handicapped persons are in the area that a program of this type would benefit, finding personnel to staff the shop, find sufficient and sustained community financial support for the workshop, and the possible community employment opportunities for those persons who have received workshop services. J. Austin Parrish, survey director, was authorized by the group to start action on the survey, and arrive at the feasible method of conducting the survey.

Dr. Author F. Moore, president of the group, conducted the meeting at the operations center of Southwestern Electric Power Co. As part of the requirements of the survey, he set a tour of a similar project in Tulsa for Thursday, Jan. 12 by members of the board.

Next regular meeting of the association is Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. Escape Blocked BERLIN (AP) Gunfire from border guards halted two men escaping from East Germany early today and they were captured, West Berlin police reported. It a the first attempt to flee to West Berlin reported fcis year. It was not known if either man was injured.

Lincoln Firemen Battle 3 Blazes LINCOLN--Three fires were reported here Thursday nighl and this morning. An i grass fire threatened houses and-a mobile home oh the Harold Reed farm ast of here Thursday Both Lincoln fire trucks were called to the scene to contro the fire and protect the buildings, according to Fire Chief Harry Yates. Early today a small fire Reed's Service Station and a pump fire on a nearby farm were extinguished without extensive damage. Yates said the Prairie Grove Fire Department sent a truck to Lincoln to stand by while all ijncoln equipment was busy. The Fayetteville Fire Department sent a company to Prairie rove to stand by there.

On Wednesday the Vernon Stanley home in the Hubbard tommunity near Prairie Grove vas destroyed by fire according fire chief James Fiddler. UA Dorm Rooms Said Segregated ''Memphis staff of the J. Commission on Civil Rights has been informed of charges that the University of Arkansas has not desegregated rooms in dormitories that have seen integrated, it was reported Thursday. Ted Lamb of Little Rock whose term as chairman of the Arkansas advisory committee to the commission expirec Saturday, said he informed the commission of the charges brought by the university's chapter of the Council on Human Relations, an organization composed mostly of students and faculty. The council requests that the university stop any discrimina tion against Negroes in the assignment of rooms.

It also rec ommends that only personality conflicts or similar reasons be the basis for changing room assignments if a white student finds himself assigned to room with a Negro. Suit To Block JFK Book Set For Jan. 18 NEW YORK (AP) Trial of Mrs. John F. Kennedy's suit against Harper Row to block publication of the book, "The Death of a President," has been set for Jan.

J8. Observers close to the dispute still expect, however, that it will be settled out of court. State Supreme Court Justice Saul S. Streit set the date Thursday after author William Manchester and Harper Row filed separate but similar answers to Mrs. Kennedy's suit.

Streit had said last week he would hear the case against Manchester on Jan. 16. Streit said discussions aimed at reaching a settlement were continuing, then added: "In the event negotiations are not com pleted, the parties will go te trial." Mrs. Kennedy seeXs a perma nent injunction aginst the pub lication of the book unless the author and publisher agree to delete some material she deems too personal. Harper Row plans to publish in April Manchester's book on, the 1963 sination of President Kennedy.

Look magazine, which has serial rights to the book, agreed to certain deletions in an out-of- court settlement and begins a four-part series in its issue week. going on sale next Mrs. Kennedy's suit is based on an alleged breach of contract between Manchester and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, her brother-in-law.

The Kennedys say the contract stipulated the text be approved by them prior to publication. In their answers, both author and publisher offered broad denials of virtually all of Mrs. Kennedy's charges. Fund Drive To Continue A fund drive by the Fayetteville Jaycettes for 12-year-old Eva Mae Chappell, the victim of a hit-and-run driver, will continue through Feb. 7.

To date, the Jaycettes have collected $275, which includes pledges, to help defray the medical expenses of the girl who has been hospitalized at Waslt ington County General Hospital since Dec. 12. The family has received an additional $120. Mrs. Don Tuller said contributions can be mailed to the Jaycettes, Box 661, Fayetteville.

FRECKLES MR. MAYBE IP WE IRONEP OUT) WHAT'S SOME OP THE PROBLEMS, WE GOULD TUt DWELOP A MARKETABLE MAIN WHEN I. FWAL Boy Rides High Line On Way To School YORK BEACH, Maine (AP) It's just routine for Rickie Winchester, 7, to go to school by high line. Rickie's father, David, is in the Coast Guard, stationed al Nubble Light at Cape Neddick on an island which lies 20C feet off the mainland. It would be too risky, especially in the winter to cross the water by boat twice a day, so Rickie's father rigged a high wire 50 fee', in the air across the water between the island and the mainland.

Each day Rickie boards a large box rigged to a pair ol pulleys on the wire. Lighter lines are used to haul the box each way. On the mainland side he is picked up by the school bus and on his return in the afternoon, reboards the box for the over- the-water trip home. Stewart Thinks'Money Battle' May Erupt In '61 Legislature Charles Stewart, Washington County member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, told Rotarians and their guests at the Downtown Motor Lodge Thursday noon that it is likely Campbell Wins Round In Bailie To Remain Judge LITTLE ROCK (AP)-Pulas- County Judge Arch Campbell retained his position Thursday for the time being. Circuit Judge Warren Wood ruled that Campbell should continue to hold his position although his term has expired until a successor is elected and qualified.

Wood ruled unconstitutional 1929 state law on which Robert 0. Justice of North Little Rock, the other claimant to the county judge's position, based his case. The law provides for a successor to be named by appointment in instances where a vacancy occurs because of death, resignation, removal or abandonment. Wood said Amendment 19 of the state Consitution supersedes the law. It provides that an incumbent remain in office until his successor is "duly elected and qualified." Justice was appointed to the position by Gov.

Orval Faubus shortly after midnight New Year's Day to replace County Judge-elect Tom Guiley, who drowned Thanksgiving Day in the White River. Wood ruled that Faubus had no right to appoint Justice. He said the appointment conferred nothing upon Justice. Campbell had maintained Jiat only he could legally occupy the office until an election were held to name someone to take Gulley's place. Campbell did not seek re-election.

Justice is expected to appeal he judge's decision to the Ar- iansas Supreme Court. a "money battle" will break out the 1967 legislative session which begins Monday. "For example," he said, "the Jniversity is not agreeable to he amount proposed it receives comparison with other col- eges." He said the "fight can jecome bitter." He mentioned an effort which may.be made in favor of a constitutional convention, and said doubts much of a push for such a convention will be made )y the governor at the regular session. "A constitutional convention might cost up to a half million dollars," he predicted. Stewart said he does not believe in voting against the Republican governor "just to be doing so." An honest diflerence of opinion is desirable, he said, and votes cast in opposition to a governor's program should be lioncstones.

Police Association Backs Death Penalty LITTLE ROCK (AP) The Arkansas Association of Chiefs of Police adopted Thursday a toned-down resolution supporting the death penalty in Arkansas. The resolution expressed hope that if capital punishment were abolished constitutional changes would be made to permit courts to sentence convicted criminals to life in prison without hope of parole in certain specific cases. They include such offenses as murders of police officers, trea- Chief Spokesman For Pentagon Quits His Post WASHINGTON (AP) Ar- Sylvester, an exponent of government's "right to lie" case of national peril, leaves a trail of controversy as he stops down as chief spokesman for the far-flung defense establishment. The White House announced the resignation of the ruddy- faced, affable Sylvester Thursday. President Johnson named Phil G.

currently No.2 man in the Pentagon news setup, as his successor. Officially, Sylvester, 65, is called assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, but he readily acknowledges being called other names during a sometimes stormy six years ol directing the flow of official announcements from the Pentagon. During the Cuban crisis of 1962, Sylvester said controlled news of government actions were a part of the weaponry used to force the dismantling of Soviet missiles on the island country. "In the kind of world we live in," Sylvester said, "the generation of news of actions taken by the government becomes one weapon in a strained He compounded controversy later by asserting that the government had an inherent "right to lie" to save itself when faced with disaster. "That to me seems Many newspaper editors and television and radio commentators disputed his judgment on grounds that an informed public is basic to a democratic form ol government.

Goulding. Sylvester's successor as of Feb. 3, was a member of the Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer's Washington bureau 15 years before his appointment as deputy assistant secretary oi defense for public affairs in April 1965. Bonk Statements WASHINGTON (AP) --Tlie comptroller of the currency today issued a call for a state son and murder in of the condition of all na of a felony, which now carry a death penalty. tional banks at the close of busi ness Saturday, Dec.

31. Ozarks'Dogpalch' Worries Two State Officials LITTLE ROCK (AP) Two members of the staff of the state Publicity and Parks Commission expressed worry Thursday over the image the proposed "Dbgpatch, S. project might give Arkansas. Lou Oberste, associate direc-i tor of publicity, said he had reservations if the project created "a Bob Burns type image." Bob Evans, commission director, agreed. Evans said the state had outgrown the image created by the late Bob Burns; whose hillbilly comic radio program won him wide fame.

Evans said he objected to anything that would tarnish Arkansas' new image as a progressive state. Oberste said he had received several telephone calls from He said the state has who also had reserva- From Page 1 MCCORMACK -I ing's announcement- he would try to deny seniority and therefore chairmanships of both Powell and Colmer. Powell heads the Education and Labor Committee. Van Deerlin spent a short time with McCormack shortly after the speaker returned to Washington Thursday for the opening of the 90th Congress next Tuesday. He said afterward the speaker was ''most attentive" but gave no commitments and suggested no alternatives.

Van Deerlin said he still ask that Powell stand aside Tuesday when members are sworn in. He wants a com mitlee to study Powell's legal roubles with New York courts efore the controversial Harlem Democrat is seated. "operating in a growing economy, but it is my personal opinion the economy may fall in the next two years." He reported he can see a possibility that if the governor uses contingency money now there may in the future be no surpluses. "This could mean that in another couple of years a tax increase will be essential." A big change in membership of the House was pointed out, which includes changes in membership of committees, a 44 per cent change in the House membership was recalled. He said the chairmanship of the important Revenue and Taxation Committee goes to Ray i of Garland County, and that seven have been dropped from this committee.

The Efficiency Committee personnel has been largely changed, also, he remarked, with the former eight man committee membership changed to 13. He piointed out that recommendations have been made for a 27 per cent reduction in funds for operation of the legislature. He expects a "stormy session" starting next month mainly because of the change in composure of the legislature, many of the members coming from urban regions. Dormant issues may be re-introduced, he adding that labor will be more active than in recent years. Mentioning a proposal that Arkansas State College be made: Arkansas State University, hei said the group pushing for this! change "is as strong or stronger han it was four years ago when a determined effort was made." He reported "It will be a fight with the outcome unknown." He sees no increase in state at this coming legislative session, but said "some changes may be made which will bring more revenue into the state." Taking over federal taxes when they are dropped by the government may be one way this can be achieved.

He was introduced by Glen T. Clayton. about the project in New, Ion County, which is to be financed by a private group that includes Al Capp, creator of Li'l Abner and Dogpatch of the comic strips. Oberste said, however, that if the project is a "Disneyland high type" one the state would give it as much publicity help as it can any private attraction. Obituary Lincoln Mrs.

D. Pridemore, 77, of Lincoln, died in a Stilwell, hospital Jan. 5. She was born 11, 1889 at Brentwood, the daughter of Zach and Eliza Hutch ins Fine. Survivors are the husband, Oral Pridemore of tlie home; five sons, Clifford and Dutch oi Lincoln, Darrell of Drummond, Lester of Mount Shasta, and Harold of St.

Louis, two'daughters, Mrs. Avis Lamb of Tulsa and Mrs. Doris Colburn of Stilwell; one brother, Lou Allen Fine of Lincoln; one sister, Mrs. Liza Brown of Fayetteville; 14 grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m.

Saturday at the First Bap- iist Church of Lincoln with Durial in Lincoln Cemetery un der direction of Luginbuel Funeral Home. Business Notes Bill Cleveland, 1570 Hope district representative for Wilson and Company, is the recipient of awards from his company office in Kansas City for being chosen salesman of the year, top man in the Kansas City division. This is an annual award. Cleveland has lived in Fayetteville for three years. Recreation Program At Rogers Planned ROGERS--A beginning program in adult recreation for men and women will be offered through efforts of the Rogers school district and the Rogers Chamber of Commerce.

The program will begin for men on Thursday, Jan. 12, and for women on Monday, Jan. 23. The major activity to be of Rogers Mrs. Vonnie Louise Andrews, 33, of Route 4, Rogers, died Wednesday in the Rogers hospital.

She was born Aug. 26, 1933 in Cassvilis, Mo. Survivors are the husband, Junior Andrews of the home; one son, Timothy Glenn Sprinkles, and two daughters, Elma Louise and Juanita Mae Sprinkles, all of the home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Vanderpool of Monette, brothers, A.

J. Vanderpool of Charleston, S. Bob Vanderpool of Meridian, Idaho, and Jimmy Vanderpool of Hayward, and four sisters, Walton Henbest of Tulsa, Mrs. Bertha Cooper of Butterfield, Mrs. a Laney oi Cassville and Mrs.

Donna Stevens of Monette. Funeral service will be at p.m. Sunday at Union Church in Seligman, Mo. with burial in Rock Springs Cemetery under direction of Callison Fnnera" Home. program is scheduled for 10 weeks, each session to be from 7 to 9 p.m.

in Kirksey Gym. Participants will be charged a fee for the full program. A minimum of 17 participants will be required for each group. Junior Colleges RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -A two-year study made by the Virginia Board of Community Colleges calls for two-year community colleges in 22 regions of the state by 1971.

Siloam Springs Ward McNair, a lifetime resident of Siloam Springs, died Thursday evening in Siloam i Memorial Hospital. Born Feb. 12, 1909, he was an electrician, a naval veteran of World War II and a member of the Christian Church He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Kalherine McNair of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Deloris Carpenter of Siloam Springs; one brother, Earl McNair; and two sisters, Mrs.

Doris Flicker- in and Miss Willie McNair, all of Siloam Springs; and grandchild. Funeral service will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Pyeatfe Fu- fered will be volley ball. The neral Service Chape! with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. C-C Reception Set SPRINGDALE A reception will be held Sunday from 2 p.m.

at the Chamber of Commerce building honoring the Lee Zachary family. Zachary is the new executive vice president of the Chamber coming here from El.Dorado On hand to greet residents wit be Mrs. a a and the couple's children, Pamela Jean and Richard Lee. Cari Sandburg Marks His 89th Birthday Today FLAT ROCK, N.C. (AP) There was no cake, no interview and no to-do for Carl Sandburg oday on the poet-biographer's 89th birthday.

A few friends were expected drop by Connemara, Sand- lurg's goat farm in this plateau country of the Blue Ridge Mountains, but nothing formal was planned. "He won't eat cake so there's no sense in baking a birthday cake," said Paula, his wife, whom he married 58 years ago. 'He never has liked cake or fancy things." Sandburg, born in Galcsburg, 111., has done little writing since was hospitalized in September with an intestinal disorder. Building Permits Decline Sharply Here In December The year 1966 was not a big year for the issuance of build- permits in the city of Fay- elteville; and neither was the month of December. Records at the office of Building Inspector Harold Lieberen: show a total of 487 permits issued in 1966 with the value of work set at and for December, 42 for $86,950.

Totals for the previous year, 1965, show 589 permits issuec for work valued at and for December, 46 for $708,441. The large difference is in the number of permits for residen tial construction. In 1966 the city issued 139 permits to build residences i work valued at $1,099,930. In 1965, the figures were 268 and $2,118,205. In December of last year, seven residential permits were allowed with work total of a year ago the same month the figures were 17 for $119,200.

The building permit repor shows gains made in 1966 in the erection of commercial buildings, up from $329,800 in 1965 to $1,046,066 in 1966; in new apart ment buildings, up from $67,000 to churches, up from $49,000 to $64,000. University i i took a jump during the last year. Value on construction for 1966 is se at $6,837,565, while for 1965 the building figure was $2,249,174, NEW YORK STOCKS Opening Fnrnittwd by A. Edward. Im 54 83'S I 370 Kerr MeGee 8 Penney Am Tel Anaconda Ark La Gas Avco Corp 22 (Mont Ward Bendix 37 (Northrop Boeing Am Camp Soup Cen SW Chrysler Chi Music Comsat Cro Coll Emer Elec Ford Gen Elec Gen Mot Gulf Oil 58 Ark Weat Gas Central Airlinei Dnlsy Mfg 34 of Jer Rand ITrans World jUnf Alrc 8014 S9WIUS Steel Shakespeare S1d Register Tyson Foods World Heritage Life Averages Inds, Hails Util .74 Vol.

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Darlene Strandberg was notified by the Defense Department that her husband, Sgt. Irvin Strandberg, 29, died Tuesday after he was struck by shrapnel from an exploding grenade. Mrs. Strandberg lost her first husband, Ray Skari, 34, in a truck-car collision April 6, 1964, in a heavy snowfall near Grandin, N.D. Mrs.

Strandberg has i daughters from her first marriage. Strandberg also is survived by a daughter by his previous marriage who lives with her mother. Romanian Seeks UN Presidency UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (AP) Romanian Foreign Minister Corneliu Manescu Is reported to have received assurances he will not be opposed in his bid to become the first president of the U.N. General Assembly from a Communist country.

Informed only other Emilio Arenales Catalan of Guatemala and German Zea of Colombia, have yielded to Manescu even though this would have been Latin America's year under the traditional system of regional rotation. sources said the known candidates, Japan Says Chinese Bomb Fallout High TOKYO (AP) Communist China's latest nuclear test dumped the highest radioactive fallout ever recorded in Japan, the chief of the government's radioactivity countermeasures headquarters announced today. Susumu Nikaido said the radiation level had not reached yet a level dangerous to humans. SERVICES BY FUNERAL HOME, INC 11? NORTH COLLEGE AVE POLLAND, Arrangements pending. Weigh These Factors STRENGTH STABILITY SOUNDNESS When Opening A Savings Account Stace 1922 through good times, war time and Fayettevill.

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