President Obama thisweek granted GovernorAsa Hutchinson’s requestfor a major disaster decla-ration for Public Assis-tance for the State ofArkansas as a result ofdamages due to severestorms, tornadoes,straight-line winds, andflooding during the periodof March 8 to March 13,

2016. The declaration willallow governmental bod-ies in the affected areas,who meet certain criteria,to apply for assistance.Public Assistance for

emergency work and re-pair or replacement of dis-aster-damaged facilitieswill be available inArkansas, Ashley, Bradley,Calhoun, Chicot, Cleve-

land, Columbia, Desha,Lincoln, Ouachita,Phillips, and Prairie coun-ties.Through the Hazard

Mitigation Grant Program,

funds will be available foractions taken to prevent orreduce long-term risk tolife and property from nat-ural hazards for all areas ofthe state. Additional desig-

nations may be added tothe declaration if request-ed by the state and war-ranted by results of furtherdamage assessments.

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Jenna Brown Zachery Holloway

The Sixth Grade class atDes Arc Elementary willgraduate in commence-ment excercises to be heldat the Des Arc ElementaryCafetorium on Thursday,May 19 at 6:00 p.m.Leading the Sixth Grade

class is Jenna Brown, Vale-dictorian and Zachery Hol-loway, Salutatorian.

Jenna is the daughter ofCharlie and Heather Brownand Zachery is the son ofJason and Stephanie Hol-loway, all of Des Arc. They will begin a new

chapter in their life as theyenter the Seventh grade atDes Arc High School in thefall. This is the Class of 2022.

Thirty-two Des Arc High School seniors will receive diplomas in commencement excercises Friday eveningPaul Guess, Commencement Speaker; Philip Ayala, Baccalaureate Speaker

Thirty-two Des Arc HighSchool seniors will receivedipomas in commence-ment excercises to be heldFriday evening, May 13 inthe Des Arc High SchoolGymnasium beginning at8:00 p.m. Commencement Speak-

er will be Paul Guess, a1989 Des Arc High Schoolgraduate and owner ofGuess and Company, LLC. Paul received his BSBA

from the University ofArkansas in 1993 where hewas a member of SigmaAlpha Epsilon Fraternity. He received his master’s

degree in 2011 from theHarvard Business SchoolExecutive General Man-agement Program wherehe was elected class presi-dent. Paul worked for Eli Lilly

and Company for fourteenyears where he was a Sen-ior Director of Sales lead-ing the states of Arkansas,Missouri, Kentucky, Missis-sippi, Louisiana and Ala-bama. He now resides in Des

Arc and owns Guess andCompany LLC, the parent

company for Lux Fra-grances and Deck the HallsY’all! brands. He is the son of Donald

and Ann (Bethell) Guessand the grandson of thelate John P. and Eloise (Dai-ley) Bethell and the lateJimmie and Lorene (Hay-ley) Guess. Philip Ayala will be the

Baccalaureate Speaker. Hewas born and raised inSouthern California. Hemoved to Des Arc in thespring of 2010 with thehelp of local friends. He isa Youth Pastor at GospelMission Church. Philip is also a small

business owner detailingvehicles and distributing“Go Green” detailing prod-ucts. He married his best

friend, the former RavenDuch of Hazen and theycelebrated the birth oftheir daughter, GabriellaFlavia Ayala, on April 18,2016. Philip and his family

enjoy traveling, fishing andspending time with familyand friends. Philip says the family’s

favorite part of living inDes Arc is having a closeknit community that con-tinues to welcome and en-courage them at all times.Serving as Escorts are

Lexi Cook, Will Gray, Lau-ren Mapps, and JobieSmith. Ushers are MadisonEvans and Hayden Flud.Class Flower is a White

Rose. Class Color is LimeGreen. Class Song is“Wherever I Go” by MileyCyrus and Class Motto is“Sometimes you neverknow the value of a mo-ment until it becomes amemory”-Dr. Seuss.Officers of the Class of

2016 are Kallie Roberts-President; Sarabeth De-Vore-Vice President; Secre-tary is Levi Caruthers andStudent Council Represen-tative is Jade Bell. Mr. Rodney Ford, Coun-

selor at Des Arc HighSchool, will announce theawards. Senior Brooke Kel-lar will give the Invocationand Senior Shelby Evantswill give the Benediction. Members of the Class of

2016 are:Kallie Joelynn Roberts-

Valedictorian; Bailey NellGreenwood-Salutatorian;Sarabeth Dian DeVore-Honor Graduate; JohnMichael Gray-Honor Grad-uate; Gabriel Hope Ham-ric-Honor Graduate;Brooke Leanne Kellar-Honor Graduate;Jacob Ross Adams;

Alyssa Mone Allen; JadeTristan Bell; MaeveDanielle Boyer; KevinCordell Walker Brannon;Macy Janee Burnett; Levi Chance Caruthers;

Daylon Dewon Conway;Colt Bradley Covington;Shelby Lee Evants; RandallEdward Flud;Caleb A. Hitt; Drelon

Jamal Hunter; Andrew LeviHarris Ingle, BrittanyBrichelle Jones; Noah LukeKennedy; Raymond TannerKloss;James Edward (Trey) Lee

III; Tanner Lee McCoy;Clayton Ryan Nickelson;Jamie Lynn Norman; JamesWilliam Robinson;Dora Elizabeth Sutton;

Matthew Anderson Tate;Quenton Carl Walters andJacob Nathaniel Williams.

Paul Guess

Philip Ayala

DAHS Seniors graduating Fridaynight, May 13 (See Pgs 8 & 9)

County receives firstfederal disaster fundsConcealed weapons decision postponed again

Prairie County included infederal disaster declaration

The Quorum Courtmembers and guests onTuesday evening, May 10,heard a report from JudgeMike Skarda regarding fed-eral disaster funds receivedfor repairs of roads andother property during theearly spring storms. So far,he said, we have been ap-proved for $60,000.00 andwill go up from there, thejudge said. “Some roadsare still under water,” hesaid. The federal govern-ment will reimburse thecounty 75 percent and thestate will reimburse thecounty 12.5 percent of therepair costs. The countywill only be responsible for12.5% of the total cost.

The county was also re-cently issued a check for$100,000.00 for mineralroyalties. “The money willgo into County Generalfunds. The annual amountis usually $30,000.00, ac-cording to Judge Skarda.The county is also getting acheck for $24,000.00 for 911outlays.Bill Calhoun presented a

grant application for theNorthside Fire Depart-ment. The grant fundswould go for radios and re-

peaters, according to Cal-houn The other fire de-partments are also eligiblefor this grant, he said. Thegrant is for up to $30,000.00per department, depend-ing on the need. The courtwas advised that If all thedepartments were able tocommunicate it wouldlower the ISO (insurance)rating. Court membersunanimously approveddoing whatever is neces-sary to make this possible. County Clerk Rebecca

Hayley presented a CourtSecurity Grant that wouldbenefit Hazen DistrictCourt and Des Arc DistrictCourt with the purchase ofbackup generators. Thecourt approvedthis pur-chase. The concealed carry mo-

tion was revisited. It wastabled until next month. Ifapproved, this would allowcounty courthouse em-ployees with a permit tocarry a concealed handguninto a county courthouse.Following the discus-

sion, Deputy ProsecutorTim Isaac made the follow-ing comments: PrairieCounty Quorum Courtmembers are considering

the adoption of an ordi-nanc providing for the rightof elected officials and em-ployees of Prairie County, ifthey are holders of a con-cealed-carry license , tocarry a concealed handgunonto county-owned prop-erty. The ordinance will bein accordance withArtkansas Act 1259 of 2015.If the ordinance passes

certain restrictions wouldcontinue, including the re-striction from carrying aweapon in a detention fa-cility, in an office of thesheriff’s department or inany courtroom, unless theofficial or employer has thepermission of the presidingjudge. Each person who isotherwise qualified mustalso have the approval ofthe Prairie County SecurityCommittee.The quorum court

members will again discussthis matter at the regularmeeting on Tuesday, Mune14, at 6:00 p.m.Interested members of

the public are invited to at-tend the meeting and willbe recognized to voice theiropinion on this matter.

LITTLE ROCK –Arkansas Attorney Gener-al Leslie Rutledge has se-cured the 2016 share ofproceeds from the 1998Master Settlement Agree-ment (MSA) with tobaccocompanies. In 1998, 46states and numerous oth-er jurisdictions entered in-to a historic, multibilliondollar agreement to settleconsumer protection law-suits filed by the states forthe costs that they had in-curred for treating thenegative health effects ofsmoking.“This settlement was

entered into years ago, butit is critical that I continueto enforce the terms of theagreement with the vari-ous tobacco companies,”said Attorney General Rut-ledge. “This money will beused by the State to im-prove the overall health ofArkansas residents, fundsmoking cessation pro-grams and conduct healthcare research. A large por-tion of this money will alsogo to help fund theArkansas Medicaid pro-gram, which is vital forsome of our state’s fami-lies and children.”This year’s disburse-

ment of $49,659,216brings the total amountreceived since 2001 tofund various public healthprograms in Arkansas to$896,732,626.This agreement, re-

ferred to as the MSA, im-posed health-related andadvertising restrictions ontobacco companies. In ad-

dition, the MSA requiresthe settling manufacturersto make annual paymentsto the settling states.Arkansas received about$1.6 billion from the set-tlement, a portion ofwhich is paid yearly by thesettling tobacco compa-nies.The Attorney General is

charged with enforcingthe tobacco statutes thatwere enacted pursuant tothe MSA. This enforce-ment includes operationof a certification processfor tobacco wholesalersand manufacturers, on-going quarterly and an-nual reporting, maintain-ing an Approved-For-SaleDirectory, conducting au-dits, collection of escrowamounts and investiga-tion or even litigationshould violations of thetobacco statutes occur.In 2000, Arkansas vot-

ers created the TobaccoSettlement Act, whichgoverns how the funds re-ceived under the settle-ment are used. MSA pay-ments are placed into theTobacco Settlement Pro-gram Fund for later distri-bution to the programssupported by the settle-ment payments.A number of programs

are supported throughthe fund, including theArkansas Biosciences In-stitute, an agriculturaland medical researchconsortium; the MedicaidExpansion Program,which provides Medicaidcoverage for pregnant

women and increases hos-pital benefits for Medicaidbeneficiaries; the Preven-tion and Cessation Pro-gram, which aims to re-duce tobacco use; and theTargeted State Needs Pro-gram, which includes sup-port for public health pro-grams for minorities, olderArkansans and residentsof rural areas and theDelta.

By Jim Hightower

Wow, $5 billion.That’s the stunning amount Gold-

man Sachs has agreed to pay to settlefederal criminal charges over its shame-ful financial scams, which helped wreckAmerica’s economy in 2008. That’s a lotof gold, even for Goldman.Yet the Wall Street powerhouse says

it’s “pleased” to swallow this sour slug ofmedicine. Is that because its executivesare contrite? Oh, come on — bankstersdon’t do contrite.Rather, they’re pleased with the set-

tlement. Thanks to backroom dealingwith friendly prosecutors, it’s riddledwith loopholes that may eliminatenearly $2 billion from the publicizedpunishment.For example, the deal calls for the

felonious bank to put a quarter-billiondollars into an affordable housing pro-gram. But generous federal negotiatorsput incentives and credits in the fineprint that will let Goldman escape withpaying out less than a third of that.Also, about $2.5 billion of the settle-

ment is to be paid to consumers hurt bythe financial crisis. Yet the deal lets the

bank deduct almost $1billion of this payoutfrom its corporate tax.That means you and Iwill subsidize Gold-man’s payment.As a bank reform

advocate told The New York Times, theproblem with these settlements “is thatthey are carefully crafted more to con-ceal than to reveal to the American pub-lic what really happened here.”One more reason Wall Street bankers

privately wink and grin at these seem-ingly huge punishments is that evenpaying the full $5 billion would be per-fectly manageable. To you and me, itsounds like a crushing sum — but Gold-man Sachs raked in over $33 billion inrevenue last year alone. For them, it’s areasonable cost of doing business.After all, Goldman sold tens of bil-

lions of dollars’ worth of fraudulent in-vestment packages leading to the settle-ment. The bottom line is that crime canpay, if it’s big enough.

OtherWords columnist Jim Hightower is aradio commentator, writer, and public speak-er. He’s the editor of the populist newsletter,The Hightower Lowdown. OtherWords.orig.

By Rebecca GreenThe 2016 presidential elections are proving his-

toric, and not just because of the surprising successof self-proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders, the livelydebate among feminists over whether to supportHillary Clinton, or Donald Trump’s unorthodox can-didacy.The elections are also groundbreaking because

they’re revealing more dramatically than ever thecorrosive effect of big money on our decayingdemocracy.Following the 2010 Citizens United Supreme

Court decision and related rulings, corporations andthe wealthiest Americans gained the legal right toraise and spend as much money as they want on po-litical candidates.The 2012 elections were consequently the most

expensive in U.S. history. And this year’s races arepredicted to cost even more. With the general elec-tion still six months away, donors have already sunk$1 billion into the presidential race — with $619 mil-lion raised by candidates and another $412 millionby super PACs.Big money in politics drives grave inequality in

our country. It also drives war.After all, war is a profitable industry. While mil-

lions of people all over the world are being killed andtraumatized by violence, a small few make a killingfrom the never-ending war machine.During the Iraq War, for example, weapons manu-

facturers and a cadre of other corporations made bil-lions on federal contracts.Most notoriously this included Halliburton, a mil-

itary contractor previously led by Dick Cheney. Thecompany made huge profits from George W. Bush’sdecision to wage a costly, unjustified, and illegal warwhile Cheney served as his vice president.Military-industrial corporations spend heavily on

political campaigns. They’ve given over $1 million tothis year’s presidential candidates so far — these cor-porations target House and Senate members who siton the Armed Forces and Appropriations Commit-tees, who control the purse strings for key defenseline items. And cleverly, they’ve planted factories inmost congressional districts. Even if they provide justa few dozen constituent jobs per district, that helps

curry favor with each member of Congress.Thanks to aggressive lobbying efforts, weapons

manufacturers have secured the five largest con-tracts made by the federal government over the lastseven years. In 2014, the U.S. government awardedover $90 billion worth of contracts to Lockheed Mar-tin, Boeing, General Dynamics, Raytheon, andNorthrop Grumman.Military spending has been one of the top three

biggest federal programs every year since 2000, andit’s far and away the largest discretionary portion.Year after year, elected officials spend several timesmore on the military than on education, energy, andthe environment combined.Lockheed Martin’s problematic F-35 jet illustrates

this disturbingly disproportionate use of funds. Thesame $1.5 trillion Washington will spend on the jet,journalist Tom Cahill calculates, could have providedtuition-free public higher education for every stu-dent in the U.S. for the next 23 years. Instead, thePentagon ordered a fighter plane that can’t even fireits own gun yet.Given all of this, how can anyone justify war

spending?Some folks will say it’s to make us safer. Yet the ag-

gressive U.S. military response following the 9/11 at-tacks — the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, theNATO bombing of Libya, and drone strikes in Pak-istan and Yemen — has only destabilized the region.“Regime change” foreign policies have collapsedgovernments and opened the doors to Islamist ter-rorist groups like ISIS.Others may say they support a robust Pentagon

budget because of the jobs the military creates. Butdollar for dollar, education spending creates nearlythree times more jobs than military spending.We need to stop letting politicians and corpora-

tions treat violence and death as “business opportu-nities.” Until politics become about people instead ofprofits, we’ll remain crushed in the death grip of thewar machine.And that is the real national security threat facing

the United States today.

Rebecca Green is an intern with the women-led peacegroup CodePink.

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This Industry is Literally Making a Killing . . .highways

“You want the good news first or the bad news?” heasked. The question is shopworn no matter its context, no

matter the caller. But this was the guy at the tire em-porium we’ve used for years; and while I’d not expect-ed any good news the prospect of bad, even worse,news heightened the apprehension.“The good news is, it isn’t your tire,” he said, before

I could opt for the bad news first. Digression: For several mornings I had fired up my

car and immediately the tire pressure warning lightcame on. The on-board computer showed a deficit onthe right front. To the tire store and, as few as five butsometimes a dozen pounds of air later, I was on myway. Until the following morning. A tiresome proce-dure, no way to launch the day. On one the earliest visits I suggested that perhaps

the pressure indicator, that chip in the wheel, wasmalfunctioning, an improper adjustment when I’dhad the rubber rotated. No, it was fine, I was told. Theteam searched for a leak by spraying liquid over everyinch of the tire, but couldn’t find one. And the valvestem, it was okay as well; and no damage to the wheelrim. These were cool mornings, one of the fellowssuggested, so maybe the tire simply needed to warm,expanding the compressed air. Why just that one tire?I asked. It happens, he shrugged.The tire was plenty warm a day or so later, on a sun-

ny spring mid-afternoon and after a hundred miles onthe road, but there was the warning light again. Istopped at a different tire joint and the attendant, niceguy, painstakingly searched for a leak. Nothing.So now the car’s back at the place around the corner

and the manager is phoning me the good news, thatthe tire is fine. The bad news?“It’s your wheel.” A seam within the wheel was

cracked, he explained, dooming the metal orbit. Itwas irreparable. Sorry, but there was no option save anew wheel.$254.55.“Bad roads,” he told me as he ran my credit card.

“Impact damage, a lot of it. Potholes. Tires, wheels,suspensions. It’s tough to keep wheels aligned onthese roads, and we’re doing more of them than weshould be doing. More than ever.” In all, he summa-rized, business that he wouldn’t expect -- prematuretire and wheel replacements, realignments, shock ab-sorbers -- were we driving on better streets, roads andhighways, that business was up “40 percent, I’d guess.Maybe a little more.”We’re not through. Barely a week passed before my wife called from the

parking lot of a restaurant where she was picking uptake-out. A water-filled pothole had taken out her(pure coincidence) right front tire. Me to the rescue;me, who hasn’t changed a tire in at least a decade, whoneeded the instruction manual to make the switch. Atleast I knew the way to the tire shop.The bad news: the tire wasn’t simply punctured;

the pothole’s jagged edge had essentially shredded itswall. Irreparable.$161.01. The good news was that my wife’s flat occurred on a

field of uncrowded suburban asphalt instead of a busyInterstate or a less traveled secondary road. We wereboth frustrated, more than that, but I was not a wid-ower.Oh -- there was the friend stopped by the police

some nights ago on suspicion of drunken driving. Thecop pulled him over after watching him weave forthree blocks on a principal traffic artery that feeds in-to our neighborhood. Our friend, who hadn’t had adrop, explained that he was only trying to avoid pot-holes. “I understand,” the officer sighed, and sent himon his way. Some observer of the culture wrote not long ago

that “crumbling infrastructure” was now a cliché.Wrong. Ports, airline terminals and, especially,bridges, streets and highways -- they aren’t clichés.They are public facilities that demand public re-sources for maintenance and they are now, coast-to-coast, public embarrassments, nowhere more so thanin Arkansas. More, they are hazards to public safety. So the General Assembly will return this month for

a special session devoted to highways. Gov. Hutchin-son proposes duct tape and bailing wire, financed by adiversion of previously sacrosanct general revenues tosnare some available federal highway funds. Thereappears no legislative consensus on any of the alter-native plans taking shape and none will take flightwithout Mr. Hutchinson’s support, even if clothed inacquiescence. The governor’s approach would avoidnew taxes; the others would rely on them. I’d bet onthe former.Take a drive, anywhere. Then decide if that’s good

news or bad.

State receives $49 million inTobacco Settlement Funds

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Attorney GeneralGuy E. WWilliams said

Monday, May 3, in an un-official opinion that theAgricultural Extensionoffice should be locatedin Des Arc, designated bylaw as the county seat,instead of at DeVallsBluff, as it has been forseveral years. The opin-ion was given on requestupon efforts by a groupto have the office movedto Des Arc while anothergroup is wanting it to re-main in DeValls Bluff.

An odd fact is that allthree laws to be submit-ted to the people for ap-proval - the Hale Act,anti-violence and picket-ing law and the BeebeJunior Agriculture Col-lege appropriationmeasure - all subjects ofspirited fights by the 54thGeneral Assembly, all in-volved one of the mostgrizzled veterans of leg-islative battles in thestate, Sen. W.H. Abbing-ton of Beebe.

The War ProductionBoard, writing to theWhite River Journal, ad-vises that Arkansas leadsthe Seventh Region incollection of scrap metal;is fifth in the nation incollecting kitchen fatsand oils.

Batesville today ispreparing for what is ex-pected to be one of thehighest flood stages ofWhite River as the heavi-est rains in many yearsfell in North Arkansas inthe past 48 hours. Floodwaters are expected toequal 1927. Weather Bu-reau reports White Riverwill reach approximately30 feet, 6 feet above floodstage, at Des Arc, highestwater since 1927 whenall lowlands were flood-ed.

Senator Robertson(Rep., Wyo). todaywarned the Senate thattrouble is brewing unlessthe government stops“pampering and pettingdisloyal Japanese” in re-location camps. He de-clared that an investiga-tion at the Heart Moun-tain camp in NorthwestWyoming disclosed that1200 of the 10,000 Japan-ese there profess loyaltyto Hirohito and are freeto preach Japanese doc-trines and to threatenthose “who profess loyal-ty to the United States.”

Our old friend, John J.DeVore, one of our mostsuccessful farmers andstockraisers, was a callerat the Journal officewhile in town Mondayand paid his subscrip-tion. He ordered thepaper for his son, Pvt.Linville DeVore, who isserving in the South Pa-cific.

Mrs. E. B. Garland,music instructor, pre-sented Miss Carolyn Cas-key, in a graduate pianorecital in the high schoolauditorium on Thursdayevening, May 6. A choruscomposed of TommySommers, Tommy Win-chester, Freddie Waters,LaVoy Johnson, CorbettMask, James Glo-ver,Charles Bacon, EmmaJane Calley, Chloe Win-chester, Betty Hamilton,Betty Ruth Griggs, SueKirkwood, Virginia John-son, Ernestine Houston,Em-ogene Morrison,Viola Mask, Charles Cal-houn, Hazel Roach, AlineHayley, Ida Jane White,Mary Brown Gattinger,Lurlyne Greer, Sybil Wa-ters and LoisGreathouse, performed“Love’s Old Sweet Song”on the program. A largecrowd filled the auditori-um. The lady graduate isa daughter of Judge andMrs. W. J. Caskey.

Des Arc has an Army -they fight every nightand their yells wouldwake up the dead. Thedogs, worthless dogs,they have a place in thedog graveyard.

The acreage of Irishpotatoes in Prairie Coun-ty is the largest this yearin its history. Recentrains should makebumper crops.

Mr. and Mrs. FrankChudzinski, farmersfrom the Gospoda areanear Des Arc, were intown trading Saturday.

Tech Sgt. H. S. Hughesof Beebe and Col. DinkKocourek of Hazen, whoare home on a 15-dayfurlough from WestPoint, New York, wereguests of young ladyfriends, Misses Anna Sueand Margaret Clough inthis city Sunday.

After May 15, thePrairie County RationOffice will issue CanningSugar on Tuesday andSaturday of each weekuntil October 31, 1943.

Mrs. Nellie Tay-lor Ross, for-mer governor

of Wyoming, vice chair-man of the National Dem-ocratic Committee, prin-cipal speaker at the Victo-ry Dinner of the first an-nual convention of theArkansas DemocraticWomen’s Club at the HotelLaFayette last night in Lit-tle Rock, said that millionsare looking forward to theday when a Democraticadministration will stopthe growing bureaucracyin Washington, whichthreatens to become ajuggernaut ‘riding overour liberties’. She assailedRepublican waste.

There has been an out-break of Blackleg through-out the county. This is adisease that affects youngcattle with no known cure.There is however, an ex-cellent preventativeagainst the disease. That isvaccinations - the cost ofvaccinations is very small,usually around 10 or 15cents per head.

Judge J. M. Futrell ofParagould, Chancellor ofthe Twelfth District hasyielded to the petition ofthousands of Arkansastaxpayers to become thepeople’s candidate forgovernor.

Ivan Jackson of Hazenwas elected captain todayof the University ofArkansas track team atFayetteville for 1933.

Representatives fromthe state Council of HomeDemonstration Clubsspent Wednesday of lastweek attending the PrairieCounty Achievement Dayat the home of Mrs. WillToll at Tollville. Mrs. OscarMiller presided. In thedress contest among clubmembers, Mrs W. H.Crockett of Biscoe, wonfirst place, and Mrs. EarlSteadman of Ulm wonsecond place for housedress. Mrs. R. Farris of Bis-coe won first place for theafternoon dress. Mrs.Charles Bretchel of Ulmwon first place with achild’s coat and cap madefrom a pair of white flan-nel trousers that had beendyed.

Chairman A. W. Tho-mason, Prairie CountyDemocratic Central Com-mittee met at Hazen lastSaturday. Fees for placingnames on ballots werelevied; a request for twovoting precincts for Hazen

township was made. Au-gust 9 was set for the pri-mary election.

Although the Des ArcSchool Board and Facultylabored under adverse cir-cumstances, one of themost successful terms inits history was closedThursday evening, May12, with graduation exer-cises. The graduating classcomposed of 17 membersheard an address byArkansas County Superin-tendent Mr. C. A. Jacobus.Diplomas were handedout by Mr. L. R. Brown.After the closing exercises,the board and facultymembers were specialguests at a banquet held atthe Hotel Kerin in theirhonor.

The Currier Drug Co ofthis city who gives ticketswith cash purchases and acash prize every Saturdayevening, is enjoying a niceincreased cash business.Mrs. Mary Murry, who waspresent, was recipient ofthe $2.50 given away bythis livewire firm.

Among those attendingthe meeting of the CountyDemocratic Central Com-mittee held at Hazen onSaturday last, from DesArc, were: J. W. Watson, V.O. Purvis, Q. E. McCuin,George Craig, Mack Mc-Queen, T. C. Ballowe,Beech Eddins, J. J.Holmes, McIver Reid andB. R. Harrison.

Mr. A. F. Horne of thiscity is beautifying his resi-dence this week by a newcoat of paint. ContractorWill Webbwas doing thework.

National News * TheLindbergh child has beenfound dead in the Sour-land hills of New Jerseynot far from the Lind-bergh home. It had beenbrutally murdered andhad been dead for abouttwo months. No moredreadfully shocking newscould be imagined, noth-ing that could produce sogreat a horror of thedepths of criminality towhich this nation hasbeen reduced.

* A horse called “Doc”died recently. You neverheard of him at race tracksnever saw him, he livedand died in his stable,supplying serum to pre-vent diptheria, enough toprotect 41,000 children.He has earned a place inhorse heaven.

I. J. Steed, director,Industrial andCommunity Devel-

opment, Arkansas StateChamber of Commerce,told 38 community peo-ple here Tuesday nightmeeting at the court-house that ‘time, workand money’ were the nec-essary ingredients for aproductive Chamber ofCommerce. F. P. Kerr waschosen temporary chair-man. Willie B. Patterson,Robert E. Norman andJohn P. Bethell were ap-pointed to a committee tonominate nine directors.

Three candidates forcounty office announcedthis week: S. E. (Crate)Grady and Sheriff E. O.Hamilton announce forcounty sheriff; AlbertErwin Jr. announced forcircuit/county clerk.

Jimmy Tate, son of Mr.and Mrs. Wayne Tate ofDes Arc, won first in the440 yard dash at the statemeet held at Quigley Sta-dium in Little Rock lastFriday.

Rev. Elbert Pool has ac-cepted the pastorate ofthe Apostolic FaithGospel Mission Church inDes Arc, replacing Rev. S.B. Echols. Rev. Pool hasbeen singing first tenorwith the Glad TidingsQuartet in revival meet-ings in Texas andArkansas the past twomonths. He and wife, theformer Carole Felts of DesArc will be moving intothe church parsonage.They both attended theApostolic Faith BibleSchool in Baxter Springs,Kansas.

Norman Roe andArchie Patterson havechanged their station thisweek from Cities Serviceto Conoco. Joe Hollis ofthe Wholesale Oil Co. ofDes Arc has been busy re-painting the station andputting up signs. The sta-tion, located at the inter-section of Highways 11and 38 in west Des Arc ismanaged by Elmo Over-turf with Oliver Hendricksin charge of the garage.$50,000 in free prizes willbe given away, get entryblanks at the ConocoSign; includes CadillacStation Wagon, $10,000 incash; 100 TV sets; 10 auto-matic washer/dryer com-binations.

Miss Sylvia Gipson,daughter of Mr. and Mrs.John Gipson, Des Arc, was

elected senior represen-tative of next year’s seniorclass at Henderson StateTeachers College in acampus-wide election. Aformer employee of theWhite River Journal,Sylvia was editor of thecollege annual, The Star,last year.

Wm. H. Heard, manag-er of the Des Arc Seed &Grain Co., reports thatsome 30 local men inter-ested in raising hogs werepresent at a dinner givenThursday, May 1, at theTown & Country Club.Company representativespresent were Mr. Heard,W. P. Bond, Bill Johnson,along with representa-tives of Nutrena Mills Inc.

A number of Des Arcmerchants are sponsor-ing Tommy Trent and hisband and entertainersfrom Little Rock this Sat-urday afternoon in a freeconcert in the City Park infront of the courthouse,from 2 to 5 p. m.

The Des Arc HighSchool Chapter of FHAhas elected the followingnew officers: Jane Stew-art, president; SonyaHoward, first vice-pres.;Faye Griffin, secretary;Jean Walicki, treasurer;Laura Allred, historian;and Rebecca Lendermon,reporter.

Sergeant First ClassLowell Jones, U. S. Armyin Korea, distinguishedhimself by meritoriousservice during the periodof Feb. 15 to 21, 1958. Heperformed his duties asChief of Firing Battery inan exemplary mannerand was responsible for amajority of the firing bat-tery section training. Hehas been awarded theCommendation Ribbonwith Metal Pendant foroutstanding leadershipand devotion to duty.

The grounds aroundthe McClellandMethodist Church andold school grounds wereflooded during the week-end, Mrs. E. W. Butler re-ports. There was a lot ofwater north of the oldrailroad dump and as faras Sawyer’s Store.

Young’s DepartmentStore in Des Arc is givingaway a 3-piece BedroomSuite when you purchasea Ben Hur Home Freezer,or a Hot Point Refrigera-tor, or 3-Piece BlondeBedroom Suite pricedonly $179.50.

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GIVE UP? The beautiful young mystery ladies from last week’s page 3, included only the clue that they were “1948Seniors at DAHS”. Wasn’t really that much there to go on, unless you just happened to be around at that time; andsince no one guessed who they are - and without further suspense, their identities are now revealed:

L-r: Lillie Mae Williams, whose father Dalten Williams had a “2nd-hand” store in Des Arc at the time; Lula FayeAllen, who was the adopted daughter of Clara and Grover Gilliam and who later worked for many years at Farmers &Merchants Bank and Riceland Foods here; and Florence Stine, deceased Lawrence Stine’s twin sister. Florence mar-ried a Mitchell and relocated to Ohio and had a daughter, Betty Brille.

The photo and information were provided by Martha Hambrick Harrell, whose mother, Georgia Ellis Hambrick,had the photo (maybe was the photographer) and was also a 1948 senior and classmate of the three girls.

April 5, 1917 “Good Roads Convention” in MemphisAbove mystery photo has been delayed for a 2nd time

until the May 19 issue, when several attendees fromPrairie and Monroe Counties will be identified as well asdetails related to the purpose of the convention.

Some of the business men shown in just this portion ofthe much larger photo include John Booe, Edward Scree-ton, Quinton McCuin, Dr. G. Gilliam, G. W. Sparks, B. R.Lacy, Walter Williams and Bedford Bethell.

WH I T E R I V E R JO U R N A L , TH U R S D AY , MAY 12, 20164 See these Photos in COLOR, Online

O B I T U A R I E S

Fern Elizabeth Puttburial Saturdayat Frazier Cemetery

Gladys M. Robbinshad passion formusic and singing

Mayme LassiterLonoke residentdies at 101

Services Saturdayat Hazen forConnie Rena Ingle

Jack Latimerdies at Searcy

Services today atStuttgart forJoe E. Freeman

Memorial Servicefor Billy Tenisonat later date

Ricky Lee Fisherset sports recordsfor Searcy Lions

Carrie B. Shoffner,Searcy resident,buried at Hazen

Gary Lee Pullman,College Station native,dies at Stuttgart

Memorial serviceheld at Carlisle forCharlene Dunn

William T. Davis,former Stuttgartresident, dies

Maxine Price Harrell was Beebe native

Adrain Louis Brown dies at Searcy

Services held atHazen Wednesdayfor Russell Prine

Charlene May Dunn, 62,of Carlisle passed away onTuesday, May 3, 2016.

She is survived bydaughters Mandy (Todd)Ferguson of Carlisle andRhonda (Joe) Wilbourn ofMadison, Alabama; two sis-ters, Earline Hall ofBatesville and Patty Dunnof Houston, Texas. She isalso survived by two grand-daughters, Katlyn Stock andJada Ferguson, both ofCarlisle.

She was preceded indeath by her parents Hu-bert and Albertie Dunn; sis-ters Louise Dixon and MaryOwens; brothers, JamesDunn and twin brotherCharles Dunn, and a grand-son, Roger Weir.

A graveside memorial inher honor were held on Fri-day, May 6 at 10:00 a.m. atCarlisle Cemetery.

Arrangements were byBoyd Funeral Home,Lonoke. www.boydfuneral-home.net.

William Thomas Davis,81, of Carlisle, formerly ofStuttgart, passed away onThursday, May 5, 2016.

He was preceded indeath by his wife, Jane; fa-ther, Bruce Davis; motherMary Irene McGhee, andhalf-sister, Sue Davis.

Survivors include sons,Phillip, Larry and MichaelDavis of California; half-brothers Carl (Mignon)Cunningham, Carrol (Pat)Cunningham, and MickeyDavis; half-sister Janet(Larry) Massey.

A graveside service washeld at 10:00 am Tuesday,May 10, in Lone Tree Ceme-tery at Stuttgart.

Arrangements were byBoyd Funeral Home,Lonoke. www.boydfuneral-home.net

Maymie Ferguson Las-siter went to be with herLord on May 7, 2016. Shewas 101 years old, born onSeptember 8, 1914.

Maymie was a devotedwife, mother and grand-mother. She was a memberof the Lonoke UnitedMethodist Church and inher younger days was veryactive in the church.Maymie loved working inher yard. She was a gradu-ate of Lonoke High Schooland attended ArkansasState Teachers College inConway. Maymie receivedher teaching certificatethen taught school in Old-ham school and the LonokePublic Schools. Maymiealso worked for theArkansas Revenue Office inLonoke and retired in 1978.

Maymie was preceded indeath by parents Lutherand Susie Ferguson; herhusband William “Dink” A.Lassiter; her brother John V.Ferguson; two sisters, Mar-guerite S. Ferguson andDonnie M. Rollins; a niece,Mary Susan Parvin and anephew Larry Rollins.

She is survived by hertwo sons, Fletcher V. (Doris)Lassiter and William A.(Charlotte) Lassiter of Port-land; four grandchildren,William F. Lassiter andRobert (Sherry) Lassiter ofPortland; two granddaugh-ters, Lindsey E. Lassiter ofLittle Rock and Brooke(Scott) Stoehr of Ruston,LA; eight great-grandchil-dren

Funeral services were at2:00 p.m. Tuesday at theLonoke United MethodistChurch and burial was atLonoke Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memo-rial may be sent to theLonoke United MethodistChurch or the ArkansasChildren’s Hospital in hermemory.

Arrangements by BoydFuneral Home, Lonoke.www.boydfuneralhome.net

Connie Rena Ingle, 56, ofHazen died at her home onSaturday, May 7.

She was an employee ofPizza Classic for over 20years.

Connie is survived by herfather, Edward Ingle of DeValls Bluff; two sons, Der-rick (Shelby) Ingle ofLonoke and Anden Ingle ofHazen; two sisters, DebbieRiba of Lonoke and VickieDaniel of Hunter; and twograndchildren, Wyatt Ingleand Sara Ingle.

A memorial service willbe held at 2:00 P.M., Satur-day, May 14, at the First As-sembly of God Church inLonoke.

The family requests thateveryone attending wearsomething bright andcheerful.

Arrangements arby West-brook Funeral Home ofHazen.

Russell Blanche Prine,68, of Hazen, died Thurs-day, May 5, 2016.

She was a member of theFirst Baptist Church inHazen.

Russell is survived by herson, Heath (Sharona) Prineof Hazen; two daughters,Gina Pirtle of Hazen andDebbie (Keith) Kellar of DesArc; sister, Carlene Riddellof Texarkana, Texas; 10grandchildren and fourgreat-grandchildren.

Funeral services wereheld at 2:00 P.M., Wednes-day, May 11, at the FirstBaptist Church in Hazen.

Burial was in the HazenCemetery with WestbrookFuneral Home of Hazen incharge of arrangements.

Russell was preceded indeath by her parents, JamesRussell and Geraldine PittsCrowly of Hazen and grand-parents, James andBlanche Crowly of Hazenand Carl and Nona RochellePitts of Carlisle.

Gary Lee (Pully) Pull-man, 65, of Stuttgart passedaway Friday, May 6, 2016, atBaptist Health-Stuttgart.

He was born Jan. 31,1951, in College Station,Ark., to the late Lewis andMary Nell Pullman. He wasa member of Jesus NameChurch of Christ and heldvarious positions over theyears like an entrepreneur.

He was preceded indeath by his parents; oneson, John Pullman; and onegranddaughter, Elana Pull-man.

Survivors are three sons,Bo (Julia) Pullman ofAlmyra and Zackary and BJPullman of White Hall; twodaughters, Trasina (Ronnie)King of Stuttgart and Taylor(Matthew) Watson of WhiteHall; one brother, Joe (Jean)Pullman of Stuttgart; onesister, Jerry Lynn Rockwellof Stuttgart; 12 grandchil-dren and four great-grand-children.

Funeral services were 10a.m. Tuesday at Jesus NameChurch of Christ with burialfollowing in Lone TreeCemetery.

Fern Elizabeth Putt, 92,died Wednesday, May 4,2016, at Chambers NursingHome in Carlisle.

She was born March 7,1924, in the Humphreyarea. She was a homemakerand a member of CorinthMissionary Baptist Church.

She was preceded indeath by her parents; herloving husband, Elvin Putt;and two brothers, BobWicklund and Bill Wick-lund.

Survivors are a son anddaughter-in-law, H.L. andHelen Putt of Humphrey; adaughter and son-in-law,Ann and Phil Eichler ofCarlisle; five grandchildrenand their spouses, RodneyPutt and wife Brenda ofBaytown, Texas; Mike Puttand wife Claire of Austin,Ark.; Shannon Bobo andhusband Steve ofHumphrey; Missy Madarand husband Jason ofCarlisle; and Beth Eichler ofStuttgart; and 14 great-grandchildren; and two sis-ters, Dorothy McCarty ofHumphrey and Anna BelleFlanery and husband Beauof Stuttgart.

Funeral services were at2:00 p.m. Saturday at TurpinFuneral Home with Bro.Garry Wayne Alverson offi-ciating.

Burial followed in FrazierCemetery by Turpin Funer-al Home of Stuttgart.

Gladys Marie Robbins,96, of Stuttgart passed awayFriday, April 22, 2016, atCrestpark Nursing Home.She was born September17, 1919, in Stuttgart to Eddand Maude McCollumHouse, one of six childrenborn to this union.

Gladys graduated fromStuttgart High School in1937. She entered BeautySchool in Little Rock in Juneof that year. Upton comple-tion she was employed atCarlson’s Beauty Shop inStuttgart until her marriageon Jan. 1, 1939, to ArleyRobbins of Hagler, Ark.They moved to Ft. Wayne,Ind., where he was an engi-neer for the railroad. In1948 they learned boththeir sons were diagnosedwith muscular dystrophy.They returned to Stuttgartso she could be with herfamily.

Gladys’ husband wasemployed with LayneArkansas Company as amachinist. She was a recep-tionist for Dr. Max Denmanfor 16 years until her hus-band choses to open hisown machine shop. She washis bookkeeper for eightyears until his health forcedthem to retire.

Gladys was a member ofFirst United MethodistChurch of Stuttgart whereshe was an active memberof the choir for over 50years. She was a chartermember of the Little RockChorus of Sweet Adelines,Inc. for 45 years. She trav-eled to many states in com-petition with Top of theRock Chorus. She also was amember of the CommunityChoir of Stuttgart. Gladyspassion in life was singing.

She was preceded indeath by her parents; herhusband; their two sons,Max and Donnie Robbins;two sisters, Ruth Mock andMargaret Frances House;and one brother, Allen“Snookie” House.

Survivors are two sisters,Dorothy Grace and Kathy(Rayford) Swint, both ofStuttgart; and numerousnieces, nephews and ex-tended family.

Funeral services, officiat-ed by Dr. David Bush, at2:00 p.m. Monday at FirstUnited Methodist Churchwith burial following inLone Tree Cemetery by-Turpin Funeral Home.

Her family requests me-morials to First UnitedMethodist Church, 307 EastFourth St., Stuttgart, Ark.72160; or Alzheimer’s Asso-ciation, Arkansas Chapter,204 Executive Court, Suite301, Little Rock, Ark. 72205-4532.

Ricky Lee Fisher, 55, ofSearcy passed away on May2, 2016.

He was born October 22,1960 in Albia, Iowa.

In high school, Rickplayed football helping tolead the team to many vic-tories in 3A along with set-ting records in disc andshotput for the Searcy Lionsthat are still held today.After high school, he at-tended Arkansas Tech Uni-versity before joining hisfamily in Searcy at the fam-ily business at Agra Turfwhere he worked in salessince 1986.

He is survived by his par-ents, Ronald and LaDonnaFisher; children, Shanna,Holly and Ricky Fisher II;grandchildren, Karson andLaila Fisher; sister, PamelaMorehart (Jim); brotherRodney Fisher (Angela) alsomany other loving familymembers and friends.

He was preceded indeath by his grandparents,Clifford and Ida Lewis;Ralph and Pearl Fisher.

Funeral service were10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 5,at Roller-Daniel FuneralHome in Searcy with Bro.Gary Stotler officiating.

Interment was in WhiteCounty Memorial Gardenswith Aaron Morehart,Austin Morehart, RyanFisher, Derek Holloway,Nathan Holloway andJustin Holloway serving aspallbearers. Alan Hollowayand Larry Holloway were-honorary pallbearers.

Carrie Bessie Shoffner,85, of Searcy passed awayFriday, May 6, 2016 at herhome. She was born June18, 1930 in Vandervoort,Arkansas to the late Carlosand Louvada (Faulkner)Duncan.

Carrie was a lifetimemember of Trinity BaptistChurch in Searcy. She dedi-cated her life to her familyand to her work. She spent32 years at the InternationalShoe Factory, and 21 yearsat Wal-Mart. Carrie workedright up to the day shepassed. Carrie was a kindhearted individual who hada feisty side to her. She wasa loving mother, grand-mother, great grandmotherand friend who will be dear-ly missed.

Left to cherish her mem-ory are her two daughters,Norma McCosh (Eddie R.)of Pangburn, and Gina Wil-son of Searcy; seven grand-children, Eddie Wayne Mc-Cosh, Jo Ann McCosh, AnnaMcCosh, Shane McCosh,Karen Ball, Amy McCosh,and Haley Grimes; six greatgrandchildren, Lindsey Jett,Josey Ball, Corbin Ball, Rae-lynn McCosh, Jase McCosh,and Maci Gibson; and ahost of other family andfriends.

In addition to her par-ents Carrie was preceded indeath by her siblings, twobrothers, Marion andGeorge Duncan; and threesisters, Minnie Lein, LulaHaynes, and Naomi Wal-lace.

Funeral services were-held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday,at Trinity Baptist Churchwith burial following atHazen Cemetery.

www.SearcyMcEuenFuner-alHome.com

Adrain Louis Brown, 87,of Searcy passed awayThursday, May 05, 2016 atUnity Health in Searcy. Hewas born September 7,1928 in St. Louis, Missourito the late Fredrick andMissouri Mae (Morrison)Brown.

Adrain was a chartermember of the Our Shep-herd Lutheran Church inSearcy. He was a lifetimemember of the VFW Post2330. Adrain was a kindhearted individual wholoved to hand out candy tothe kids especially dum-dum suckers. He liked totinker in his shop. He en-joyed playing cards, bingo,and Phase 10 and he reallyloved to watch St. LouisCardinal Baseball.

Left to cherish Adrain'smemory is his wife of 61years and 2 months, CarolBrown; two sons, AllenBrown (Debbie) ofCharleston, South Carolina

and Bryan Lee Brown(Tracey) of Searcy,Arkansas; six daughters,Ellen Louise Moon (Allen)of Augusta, Arkansas, LindaLea Ball of Jonesboro,Arkansas, Fananda LynneNorton (Charles) of McCro-ry, Arkansas, Alma MaeGates (Gregory) of Rich-land, Missouri, Stella JoSharp (Richard) ofTexarkana, Texas, andPaula Jean Robinson(David) of Clovis, NewMexico; 16 grandchildren;33 great-grandchildren;and a host of other familyand friends.

In addition to his par-ents Adrain was precededin death by his siblings andone great grandchild.

Funeral services wereheld at 2:00 p.m. Monday,May 9, in the Searcy-McEuen Chapel with burialfollowing at White CountyMemorial Gardens.

Jack W. Latimer, age 65 ofSearcy, died Wednesday,May 4, 2016 in Searcy.

He was born November8, 1950 in Searcy to Harry G.Latimer and Verna L. Mor-gan Latimer.

He is survived by his wifeof 45 years, Deborah K."Debbie" Latimer of Searcy;one daughter, HollyKathryn Latimer of FortWorth, Texas; one brother,Ronald M. Latimer and wifeCathy of Indianapolis, Indi-ana; two sisters, Carolyn L.Phillips and husband Bar-ney of Bryant, Arkansas,Sandra L. Dean and hus-band Chris of BransonWest, Missouri; and onegranddaughter, Kathryn A.Tatman of Fort Worth,Texas.

In lieu of flowers, thefamily has asked that me-morials be made to St. JudeChildren's Research Hospi-tal, Memphis, Tennessee.

Billy Don Tenison, ofHickory Plains, Arkansas,born January 6, 1947,passed away Sunday, May 8,2016.

Survivors include hiswife of forty-eight years,Donnie Cook Tenison; twosons, Michael Shane(Melinda) and Mark Shawn,both of Hickory Plains;daughter Melanie of Beebe;two grandsons, MichaelGregory and MarkNicholas; sisters JoyceCampbell and CarolynArkles, both of Lonoke.

In lieu of flowers, memo-rials may be made to a no-kill animal shelter or charityof your choice.

A private memorial serv-ice will be held at a laterdate.

Cremation arrange-ments by Smith-WestbrookFuneral Home, Beebe.

Maxine Price Harrell, 85born in Beebe, died peace-fully at her home in Con-roe, Texas Friday, May 6,2016.

She was a devotedhousewife who enjoyed herfamily, quilting, sewing andcooking for her family. Shewas an active member ofthe First United MethodistChurch in Conroe, Texas.Maxine was preceded indeath by her parents, Carland Flossie Price; a brother,Dewey and his wife TotPrice; a sister, Bera and herhusband Marion Robinson;three half-brothers Bill,Holland, and Ray Wisdom;and grandson-in-law, Wade

Huggins. She is survived by hus-

band Waymon; sonHoward and wife Victoriaof Conroe; granddaughterAmy Huggins of Austin,Texas; and great-grandchil-dren Wade, Maggie, andKatie; grandson Tres Har-rell and wife Poli of Mans-field, Texas; and great-grandchildren Victoria,Breno, and Pedro.

Graveside service was atAntioch Cemetery at 10:00a.m. on Tuesday, May 10,2016.

Arrangements by Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home,Beebe.

Joe Eddie Freeman, 90, ofStuttgart passed away Mon-day, May 9, 2016, at hishome.

Joe was a dynamic char-acter who loved to tell agood joke (and could do itwell!), listen to good musicon his porch, and spendtime with his beloved fami-ly. Joe was a successfulbusiness owner and had theFreeman gift for sellingeverything from ladies' brasto insurance to sprinklers,and a few knives thrown infor good measure. Over theyears, he owned FreemanWater Softener, FreemanSecurity, and FreemanLawn Sprinklers. He had astrong work ethic and en-joyed working with hisclients.

Joe was a proud veteranof World War II, and thosewho were privileged to hearhis stories of storming thebeaches of Normandyknow the sacrifice that Joemade for his country andthe enormous respect hehad for our nation and themilitary. He was a memberof the Rotary Club inTexarkana, Texas, and aMason.

Joe loved his family andnever hesitated to give, tomake people smile, to takeon responsibilities that oth-ers might have shirked, andto simply be a loving sup-port to those who neededhim. His laughter, generosi-ty, big hugs, and even big-ger heart will be sorelymissed.

It is a sure bet that Joe islaughing right now fromHeaven, with his belovedHazel patting his arm andshaking her head with ahalf-smile on her lips. See,he always wore either a suitand tie or his pajamas, sohe is being buried in the lat-ter because that is just plainfunny - not to mentioncomfortable. He wouldwant to be rememberedwith laughter and joy, andwith Hazel right next tohim.

Joe was preceded indeath by his parents, Joeand Nancy Freeman; hiswife and the love of his life,Hazel Burdett Freeman; adaughter, Anne FreemanGray; and his brother andsister-in-law, Ray and Jan-ice Freeman.

He is survived by threedaughters, Jan Gray ofStuttgart, Jan Freeman Hix-son (Kenneth) of Fayet-teville and Anne Hayes(Steve) of Texarkana; twosons, Mike Freeman (Carol)of Ashdown and Pat Free-man (Karen) of Conway;seven grandchildren; 11great-grandchildren; and avery special great-grand-son, Cole Hardwick ofStuttgart, who was devotedto caring for Joe during thelast months of his life.

Funeral services are 2p.m. Thursday at Turpin Fu-neral Home chapel withburial following in BayouMeto Cemetery.

Mamie Lassiter Gladys Marie Robbins

Ricky Lee Fisher

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O B I T U A R I E SContinued from Page 4

Tressie Fay Bryant Franklin L. Thomason

Tressie Fay HoggardBryant, of Austin, Arkansas,was born January 31, 1923to James Daniel and HixieCarruth Germany Hoggardon the family farm at Wood-lawn in Lonoke County.She departed this life onMay 8, 2016 at the age of 93.She was a life-long memberof Providence UnitedMethodist Church.Tressie married Posie

Bryant on February 20,1943. They made theirhome together on theWoodlawn farm their entiremarried life until his deathin 2010, and she wasblessed to be able to live outher days on the land sheloved.Tressie was the youngest

of five children and waspredeceased by her par-ents, a brother, Albert Hog-gard, and sisters AleineJones, Marie Baty and IreneHoggard. She was also pre-ceded in death by onegrandson, Dan Bryant anddaughter-in-law MyraBryant.Survivors include her

children Danny Bryant andGalen (Lois Ann) Bryant ofCarlisle, Avis (Len) Cottonof Dardanelle, Phil (Patty)Bryant of Broadway, N.C.,and Beverley (Guinn)Massey of Sherwood;grandchildren, CindyHutchins, Mike Massey,Carey Bryant, Sarah CottonPatterson, John Bryant,Tom Cotton, Paul Bryant,and Andrea Clevenger; andeleven great–grandchil-dren. A child of the depression

and a young adult duringWWII, Tressie developed astrong work ethic. She wasa full working partner withPosie in their dairy farm for28 years. She retired fromKellwood Industries andlater Remington Arms, andthen began a thriving quilt-ing business which shecontinued into her 90’s. Shewas well-known for herskills as a seamstress andwas recognized for over 60years of continuous mem-bership in the WoodlawnExtension HomemakersClub. The Bryant Familywas named the NorthLonoke County Farm Fami-ly of the Year in 1962. Visitation will be held

Sunday afternoon from 3p.m. to 5 p.m. at Smith-Westbrook Funeral Homein Beebe. Funeral services will be

Monday, May 16, 2016 at 10a.m. in the funeral homechapel with burial in OakGrove Cemetery. Memorials may be made

to a church or charity of thedonor’s choice.

Service Mondayat Beebe forTressie Bryant

Beaureta Worringdies at Stuttgart

F. L. Thomasondies unexpectedlyin North Little Rock

Pauline Lambertdies at Stuttgart

Booker Currie Jr.burial at Augusta

O. W. Shafferdies at Carlisle

Services Fridayat Cotton Plantfor C. A. Butcher

Fern E. Puttdied May 4at Chambers

Oscar William (Bill) Shaf-fer, 76 of Carlisle, AR,passed away on Monday,May 9, 2016. He was bornon March 18, 1940 in Hitt,MO. He was preceded in

death by his parents, broth-er, and sister. He is survived by his wife

Mona Skaggs Shaffer; threesons, Barry (Annette), Brett(Tammy), and ReubenScott (Lauren); one daugh-ter, Kara Shell (Greg), andfive grandchildren. A memorial service will

be held Thursday at 2 PM atthe Methodist Church inCarlisle.

Beaureta Mae Worring,87, of Humphrey passedaway Friday, May 6, 2016, atBaptist Health-Stuttgart.Beaureta was born Feb.

12, 1929, in Arkansas Coun-ty to the late William andGracie Skaggs. She was amember of Harmony Bap-tist Church and retired fromProducers Rice Mill QualityControl.She was preceded in

death by her parents; hus-band, Ray Worring; threesisters, Marie Wilson, Mar-garet Skaggs and RobertaLane; one brother, WilliamBrian Skaggs Jr.; and onedaughter Betty Jo Worring.Survivors are two daugh-

ters, Linda Kay Worring ofHumphrey and Vickie AnnBranson of Pine Bluff; oneadopted daughter, Heidi(Travis) Hall of Sheridan;one adopted son, ShaneRay (Dawn) Worring of StarCity; six grandchildren andeight great-grandchildren.Funeral services were 2

p.m. Tuesday with visita-tion one hour before atTurpin Funeral Home inStuttgart. Burial followed in

Williams Cemetery.

Pauline Lambert, 57, ofStuttgart passed awayWednesday, May 4, 2016.She was preceded in

death by her father, FelixRaymond Arnone; mother,Bonnie May Mixon; broth-er-in-law, Raymond Martinand grandson, Conner Jack-son.She is survived by her

husband, Bobby E. LambertSr.; son, Bobby E. LambertJr., of Stuttgart; daughters,Amy Lynne (Thomas) Jack-son and Jamie Lynne (Billy)Freeman, of Picayune, Mis-sissippi; sister, Lela MaeMartin, of Mobile, Ala-bama; grandchildren, EmilyDiane Jackson, IsabellaJackson and Garrett Jack-son, of Picayune, Mississip-pi; and two brothers, JoeArnone and Felix Arnone,both of Moblie, Ala.Funeral services were at

2 p.m. Saturday, May 7, atJesus Name Church ofChrist in Stuttgart, underthe direction of WeemsFamily Funeral Services ofCarlisle.In lieu of flowers, memo-

rials may be made to JesusName Church of Christ,1805 S. Park AvenueStuttgart, AR 72160.

Fern Elizabeth Putt, 92,died Wednesday, May 4,2016, at Chambers NursingHome in Carlisle.She was born March 7,

1924, in the Humphreyarea. She was a homemakerand a member of CorinthMissionary Baptist Church.She was preceded in

death by her parents; herloving husband, Elvin Putt;and two brothers, BobWicklund and Bill Wick-lund.Survivors are a son and

daughter-in-law, H.L. andHelen Putt of Humphrey; adaughter and son-in-law,Ann and Phil Eichler ofCarlisle; five grandchildrenand their spouses, RodneyPutt and wife Brenda ofBaytown, Texas; Mike Puttand wife Claire of Austin,Ark.; Shannon Bobo andhusband Steve ofHumphrey; Missy Madarand husband Jason ofCarlisle; and Beth Eichler ofStuttgart; and 14 great-grandchildren, Dylan,Austin and Caleb Putt;Ethan, Allison andMadeleine Putt; Alana,Connor and Luke Bostonand Elizabeth Raye Bobo;Cade, Callie and CassieMadar and Katee Vick; andtwo sisters, Dorothy Mc-Carty of Humphrey andAnna Belle Flanery andhusband Beau of Stuttgart.Visitation is 5:00 - 7:00

p.m. Friday at Turpin Fu-neral Home. Funeral servic-es are 2:00 p.m. Saturday atTurpin Funeral Home withBro. Garry Wayne Alversonofficiating. Burial will fol-low in Frazier Cemetery byTurpin Funeral Home ofStuttgart.The family suggests me-

morials to Frazier Cemeteryor to the donor’s charity ofchoice.

Charles Aubrey Butcher,Jr., age 69, passed away atthe Baptist Health MedicalCenter in North Little Rockon Monday, May 9, 2016.Survivors include his

wife, Anne WilliamsonButcher of Cotton Plant;two sons, Charles A. Butch-er III of Springdale andDavid Butcher and wifeRachel of Cotton Plant, andthree grandchildren, BryceButcher, Brayden Butcherand Madisyn Butcher. Visitation will be 6:00-

8:00 PM, Thursday at BobNeal & Sons Funeral Homein Brinkley. Services will be 11:00

AM, Friday at BroadmoorBaptist Church in Brinkley.Burial will follow in John-son Cemetery in Wheatley.

There is no charge

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White River Journal

Attached is a photo of Judge Mike Skarda signing a proclamation for Arkansas Ex-tension Homemakers Month in May with local EHC members. Pictured left to right:Dora Holloway, Thelma Gray, Janice Bell, Mitzi Osborne and Mary Sue Roe

Franklin Lynn Thoma-son, 59, of Des Arc died un-expectly Friday, May 6, 2016at Baptist Health MedicalCenter in North Little Rock. Frank was born Decem-

ber 19, 1956 in Arkadelphia,Arkansas to Hershel andMae (Watkins) Thomason. Survivors include his

wife, May Lynn (Scott)Thomason; four sons, Jere-my (Erin) Thomason, JacobThomason, Joshua (EmilyAnne) Thomason, andJoseph (Hayley) Thomason;six grandchildren, Ben-jamin, Audrey, Zoey, Hay-den, Jackson, LilliannaThomason; his mother,Mae Thomason; one broth-er, Terry (Sherry) Thoma-son; one sister, Felicia(Terry) Hardage. Frank was preceded in

death by his father, HershelThomason. Visitation was Tuesday,

May 10, from 10:00 AM-2:00PM at First Baptist Church,Des Arc. Funeral servicesfollowed at 2:00 with Dr.Melvin York officiating. Burial was in Lakeside

Cemetery by Garth FuneralHome. Pallbearers were Jeremy

Thomason, Jacob Thoma-son, Joshua Thomason,Joseph Thomason, ChrisRogers, Gary Carter. Hon-orary pallbearer was MelvinBrownfield.The family moved to Des

Arc several years ago. Theywere in dairy farming andvery active in the countyfair. His wife is on the highschool faculty at Des Arc.The family requests that

memorials be made to theMission Bible Fund, FirstBaptist Church, Des Arc,AR.

Booker Thomas CurrieJr., 87, of B r i n k l e y pass-ed away on Monday, May 2,2016. He was born on October

13, 1928 to Booker T. Currieand Rose Anna Gaines inAugusta, Arkansas.Booker was preceded in

death by his wife, PearlieMae Whitman Currie andhis parents.He is survived by two

daughters, Lula Palmer ofMoro, and Ardenia Griffinof Forrest City; five sons,Claudell Whitman Sr. ofMoro, Arkansas, Troy Whit-man Sr. of Brinkley, EugeneWhitman of Ohio, JuliusWhitman of Little Rock, andJeremiah Whitman of Vir-ginia; numerous grandchil-dren and great-grandchil-dren; one sister, Ruby Flintof Texas; two specialcousins, Erma Cumminsand Viola Moore Smith;

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Jack Campaign, he was a w ick ed man, Stol e f rom fr i ends a s we l l a s fo es . Ja ck Campaign, he never cared fo r anyone ,Ja ck Campaign was al l al on e .

Then came hi s day to s tand be fore the Lord ,Giv e an an account of hi s l i f e . Said , “ I ’m sorry I don’t want t o di e !Ja ck Campaign began to c ry.

The Lord said , “Sorry I nev er knew you, Sorry i t i s to o lat e , Sorry I n eve r knew you .Depart f rom me , you ’ ve s ea led your fa te .

John L . Jon es was cons idered a good man, By al l the peop l e th roughout the land. John L . J one s , he had the Good Book on h is

shel f ,But , John L . J one s l ived for himsel f .

Th en came hi s day to s tand be fore the Lord ,Giv e an account of hi s l i f e . I went to church , you know I pa id my t ithe s ,But a l l the Lord sa id was , “Why?”

C.T. Stud, he was a humb le man, s erved th e Lord bo th night and day. All h is l i f e he l i ved t o honor Himand at hi s f eet h e l earned to pray .

Then came hi s day to s tand be fore the Lord ,Giv e an account of hi s l i f e . Wi th t ears o f j oy s t reaming down hi s fa c e ,Said , “My King di ed in my p la ce ” .

And the Lord said , “Enter in to the King-dom,

Ente r in my fr i end . Enter into the King-dom, Now your l i f e w il l nev er end .

Words by Barry McGu irePa id by Monte Crid er

many nieces, nephews,family and friends.Visitation was held on

Friday, May 6, at 1:00 p.m.at Harris Chapel Cemeteryoff of Highway 33 inWoodruff County Road 725,Augusta, with gravesideservices immediately fol-lowing at 2:00 p.m. ElderTroy Whitman Sr. officiat-ing.

CROP REPORTBrent Griffin

CEA-Staff ChairPrairie County

Cooperative Extension ServiceP.O. Box 388

DeValls Bluff, AR 72041(Office) 870-998-2614(Mobile) 870-351-54616

Week of May 2 Days of field work: 4Top soil Moisture:

100% AdequateSub soil Moisture:

100% AdequateMajor Activities:Planting of rice and

soybean resumed midweek after torrentialrains. Some flushing ofrice was occurring to aidein plant emergence. Her-bicides and fertilizer con-tinued to be applied tocorn, rice and sorghum.

Crop Progress:Corn: 100% emergedRice: 90% planted, 75%

emergedSoybean: 35% planted,

20% emerged

Crop Condition:Corn: 100% FairRice: 25% Poor, 75%

FairSoybean: 100% FairPasture/Hay: 100%

GoodLivestock Condition: 3 Fair

No asthma in May You Can Help

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Words of Faith/Church News Words of Faith/Church News

Sunday, May 8IN DES ARC

First Baptist Church 230/258Gospel Mission....................185Lakeside Miss. Baptist..55/136First United Methodist........96Faith Missionary Baptist.60/92Family Worship Center........58First Assembly of God49/70Fellowship Miss. Baptist....... 35Church of Christ................24Church of God of Prophecy.. 17Living Waters Full Gospel.....39

AREA CHURCHES

Hickory Plains Miss. 49/134Morris Chapel Miss. Baptist..33Pleasant Ridge Miss. Bap. 13/28Hickory Plains Methodist..... 34Hickory Plains Nazarene...... 34Judson Memorial Baptist...... 22Sand Hill Miss. Baptist...9

Reported by churches. Toreport Sunday School Atten-dance and other churchnews, call 870-256-4254.Also, if your church is not onthis list and you wish it tobe, call the number here toget it included.

FF A I T HA I T H TT R A C K SR A C K SBy Rev. Dee Harper

Pastor, First United Methodist ChurchDes Arc, Ar

Work: 870-256-3757 - Cell: 501-593-8978e-mail: cdharper1979@yahoo.com

The Time is Now!Scripture: Haggai 2:10-19

Su n d a y S c h o o lC h u rc h A t t e n d a n c e

The late Scottish theologian Peter T.Forsythe said, “The first duty of everysoul is to find not its freedom but it’sMaster.” This is a uniquely challengingverse for us today. In our culture, thereis a specific emphasis on freedom.

We were founded on a revolutionafter all. We tend to be suspicious ofany ideas that would limit or makeclaim on us. But yet, that very empha-sis on freedom can become in its’ ownway a master.

We tend to gravitate to wanting tofind our own way. If something doesnot give us an immediate gratification,we say it doesn’t work. We have moneyback guarantees. The problem comeswhen we apply this to our spiritual life.

Craig Groeschel, pastor of LifeChurch in Oklahoma, tells the story ofa guy he struck up a friendship with atthe gym that he was going to. Theyhad gotten to know each other overseveral years. Craig had invited him tochurch several times and the man saidno.

One day the man was talking toCraig and talked about all the prob-lems that were going on in his life.Craig said, “dude you got to come tochurch”. So the man did and Craigtalked to him later and he said, “It did-n’t work.”

Craig was like what? The man said itdidn’t work. Craig said to him, “Youhave been smoking everyday for years,you have cheated on your girlfriendnot once but with three differentwomen, you have been up to yourneck in debt for years, and you havebeen basically ignoring God for yourwhole adult life. You think going tochurch one time is going to instantlysolve your troubles!”

This type of idea not only is magicalthinking, but it’s also conditional obe-dience. It’s having the attitude: God, Iwill follow you if everything startsgoing right and easy in my life. If itgets hard, God, then I am going to ig-nore you and your commands.

It is what the faith community inHaggai’s time was facing. They hadbeen stirred up by Haggai’s words andthey had started the project, but theyagain became disappointed becausethey still thought that this was going tobe easy.

Three months had gone by and theland was still challenging, the harvestwas meager, and there were stillthreats. They began to wonder if it wasworth it. Their obedience in followingGod was still conditional.

The prophet Haggai was calling outthe people. The laying of the founda-tion and reconsecrating it was a causefor celebration, but the people had al-ready lost their enthusiasm. They wereagain wondering what the point was.Because times were tough, they didn’twant to celebrate the new beginning ofthe temple.

Haggai went to the other priests andbegan to talk to them about clean andunclean things. The jist of the conver-

sation was that it is a whole lot moresimple to defile clean things than it isto make something unclean, cleanagain.

He uses this as a metaphor for theunclean state of the people’s hearts.He said that the problem was not theirlack of resources or the hard times thatthey were facing but that their heartswere defiled.

They were a people whose spiritswere not right with God. They weredoing the work but they had not dealtwith the impurity in their lives. It wasthis impurity that lived on in the workof their hands.

The prophets message that Godgave him was for the people to notonly rebuild the temple but to rebuildtheir lives on the foundation of God’spromise and obedience to the Lord.

The prophet Joel had it right in hisprophetic word when he told the peo-ple at that time. “Rend your hearts andnot your garments.” In other wordsthe people’s hearts needed to bechanged before their actions whetheractions of repentence or actions of re-building were going to be acceptable.

So, what can this passage teach usabout our faith journey? It tells us thatsin is corruptive. It can infect every-thing that we do. It can defile all thethings that we do.

The people were so passionate threemonths before, yet that passion be-came conditional on God making it allbetter. God wants his people’s heartsand their obedience. He wants hispeople who returned from Babylon tohave the faith that Daniel and hisfriends had when they were sent there.

You remember when Shadrach, Me-shach, and Abednego were about to bethrown into the fire, they said, “If it beso, our God whom we serve is able todeliver us from the furnace of blazingfire; and He will deliver us out of yourhand, O king. But even if He does not,let it be known to you, O king, that weare not going to serve your gods orworship the golden image that youhave set up.”

God still calls us today to follow himand to practice obedience. Jesus said ifyou want to be my disciple take upyour cross and follow me.

We are not just saved from some-thing, but we are saved into some-thing. We are given a new life-one cen-tered around being in relationship andfollowing God.

The blessing of following God isn’tthat all our problems will go awayovernight. In fact, following God andbeing a disciple presents its’ own set ofproblems.

However, following God also givesus the promise that God is with us andthe blessing that we will be with Godnow and forever.

May you hold on to that promise asyou seek to follow God and have ablessed week.

Bro. Dee

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By Ed Galucki, Assistant EditorCabot Star Herald, Cabot, AR

One hundred years ago membersof Bethlehem church gatheredtogether and built themselves a

sanctuary, and now Bethlehem UnitedMethodist Church of Lonoke will celebratethe centennial of that effort, the Rev. Car-olyn Y. Staley, pastor, announced. The100th anniversary of the church sanctuarywill be marked on Sunday, May 22, All for-mer members, pastors, friends and inter-ested public are invited to the celebration,she said.

The church serves Lonoke and othercommunities including Austin and Ward;some church members travel from Jack-sonville, Cabot and Beebe, Staley said.

Events on the day begin at 11 a.m. witha special worship service, followed by a fel-lowship potluck dinner, the program“Memories and Music,” and visitation atSalem Cemetery.

Guest preacher will be the Rev. RichardLancaster, District Superintendent.

According to documents provided byStaley, the church was founded in 1871.There had been a Presbyterian church inthe community before Bethlehem was es-tablished. It was on the land where SalemCemetery is now located; Salem Cemeteryhas been on the land since 1867.

In its beginning, Bethlehem church hadno conference ties, there was no pastor;the membership roll contained the namesof 15-20 persons.

The land for the church was given byElijah H. McCrosky with the condition thatthe neighbors would help construct thebuilding. Trees were plentiful, so logs werecut and hewn for the new church; logswere split for pews; wooden shutters wereused for windows.

McCrosky was given the honor of nam-ing the church, which was named afterBethlehem Church in his former Ten-nessee community.

The congregation worshiped in the logbuilding for about nine years. SundaySchool met every Sunday and used theonly available literature — the Bible.

By 1880, membership had grown to 65members. Two additional acres of landwere purchased and a new frame buildingwas built in 1888. At that time, Bethlehemwas admitted to the Little Rock Confer-ence and placed on the Old Austin circuitwith Old Austin, Concord, Mt. Tabor, Prov-

idence, Smyrna, Mt. Zion and South Bend.After several changes through the years,

in 1987 Bethelhem was moved to LittleRock Conference where it continues today.

By 1916 the congregation numbered200 and a larger building was erected,which continues to serve the congrega-tion.

For many years, the fourth Sunday inJuly marked the beginning of the Bethle-hem annual revival. Horse-drawn wagonsloaded with families came from every partof the region. Brush arbors were built andthe services moved outdoors because ofthe heat.

Decoration Day has been observed onthe fourth Sunday in May, and, sinceWorld War II included a potluck lunch onthe grounds.

Visitation at Salem Cemetery is also apart of the afternoon for families withloved ones buried there.

A potluck lunch continues to be en-joyed on the fourth Sunday of everymonth.

In December 1987, following manymonths of planning, the “Christmas Roadto Bethlehem” was begun as a ministry tothe community. The project is not ownedby the church but is organized and pro-duced with the help of church and neigh-bors along Bethlehem Road.

Visitors traveling east on BethlehemRoad see life-size scenes and read Scrip-tures about the birth of Jesus. It leads tothe church where the Nativity scene isshown.

The church is well-known for its annualChristmastime “Road to Bethlehem” dis-plays that bring hundreds of people to cel-ebrate the true meaning of Christmas;nearly 40 displays on the lawns of Bethle-hem Road residences depict the Biblestory of the journey to Bethlehem andChrist’s birth - culminating in the nativityscene on the church lawn, Staley said.

For more information about the Cen-tennial contact Freddie or JoAnn Abshureat 501-438-2272.

Journal Editor Note: My father, L. W.Langford, was born and grew up in theBethlehem Community, located at theLonoke County line. His uncle, Jack Lang-ford, and Jack’s son , Aussie Langford, werelifelong members of the church. I was toldthat Jack Langford could make the raftersof the old church shake when he sang theold hymns.

A hundred years ago, members of the Bethlehem United Methodist Church built a largesanctuary to accommodate their growing numbers. The church will celebrate the 100th an-niversary of the sanctuary later this month. Though renovated and expanded through theyears, the original structure remains in use. The Bethlehem Community is located west ofHickory Plains off Hwy. 38 on the west and Hwy. 31 on the south.

Bethlehem United Methodist Church today

May is Older AmericansMonth. With more than40% of the Arkansas's pop-ulation age 60 and over suf-fering from food insecurity,we want to take a specialopportunity to raise aware-ness for those who don'thave access to adequatenutrition. Blaze a Trail isthe motto of the 2016awareness month.

Food insecurity amongseniors is primarily due tofinancial hardship, lack oftransportation, mobilitylimitations and the short-age of food stores in thearea. Malnutrition can leadto chronical diseases anddepression. For the elderly,

this is an especially seriousthreat, as the immune sys-tem is also weaker.

Arkansas has the highestrate in the nation of foodinsecurity among seniors.In deed, 33% of all house-holds with elderly or dis-abled persons in Arkansasreceive SNAP benefits and10.6% of the senior citizensin the state live below thepoverty line. Sadly, not allseniors who qualify for nu-trition assistance are re-ceiving benefits. TheArkansas Hunger Relief Al-liance SNAP Outreachteam works to help seniorsapply for and receive thebenefits they need.

Primes Times of the White County Medical Center nowUnity Health located at 3214 East Race Avenue, will hostan AARP Smart Driver Course on Friday, May 20th, 2016,in the Hubach Center. The class starts at 8:30 a.m. andends at 12:30 p.m. You need to park in the back of the hos-pital off Moore Street. For your convenience, use the ele-vator to go to the 1st floor. You may want to considerbringing a coat due to the chill in the room.

The instructor is Bertie and Jerry Yates. The cost of thecourse is $15.00 for AARP members and for non-membersthe cost is $20.00. You will need to make your checkpayable to AARP or you can pay in cash. To get your dis-count, you MUST have your AARP card.

Upon completion of the course, you will receive a cer-tificate which will entitle you to a discount on your autoinsurance for 3 years if you are 55 years or older. To regis-ter for the class, call Elizabeth Leaver at Prime Times, at501-278-3230.

AARP Driver Safety Course May 20th

Older citizens make up over 40% of state’s populatiomDonald Trump's cam-

paign has selected a whitenationalist as a delegatefrom California to the Re-publican National Conven-tion in Cleveland in July.

William Johnson, 61,who leads the AmericanFreedom Party was an-nounced Monday as a dele-gate for Trump, MotherJones reported on Tuesday.

His name was includedon a list of 169 Trump dele-gates published by the Cali-fornia Secretary of State'sOffice.

Johnson's group "existsto represent the political in-terests of White Americans"and aims to preserve "thecustoms and heritage of theEuropean American peo-ple," Mother Jones reports.

Trump’s campaign selectswhite nationalist forconvention delegate

The Grand Prairie QuiltSociety met May 11 at theStuttgart Public Librarywith 8 members present.Glenda opened the meet-ing with the Thought forthe Day..."One yard of fab-ric is just like a cookie, oneis never enough." TheApril minutes and treasur-er's report were read andapproved.

Betty and Glenda deliv-ered the 43 teaching dollsto Arkansas Children'sHospital. Glenda read athank you letter from thehospital...."On behalf of allof us at Arkansas Chil-dren's Hospital, thank youfor your kind and thought-

ful donation. We are proudthat you are part of theACH "TEAM"--TogetherEveryone Achieves Mira-cles! Let me assure youthat your donation ofteaching dolls in honor ofAsher "Bit" Ray is greatlyappreciated by these chil-dren and their families.After all, when they arecounting on us, nothingless that the best will do--and your donation helpsmake that possible."

Plans were discussed forthe Country Quilt Campwhich will be on June 17-19at the Cross Heirs RetreatCenter. Members wereasked to arrive early on Fri-

day to help set up the ta-bles and sewing areas; andalso to help campers un-load and take them to theirrooms. There are stillopenings available for any-one who would like to at-tend the quilt/craft campweekend. Please call Mar-sha at 870-673-1430 to reg-ister or for more informa-tion.

There will be a quilt LK-show at Pine Bluff at theReynolds center on May 13and 14.

Show and Share:Maeola had three quilts

to show to the group...ABallerina quilt for an aspir-ing young ballerina, a Blue

Checkerboard quilt and aSports quilt top for agrandson's graduation.

Betty showed her Xmasquilt made from layer cakeblocks.

The Treasure Table wasagain full of treasures totake home. Quilt maga-zines, books, panel squaresand crochet thread weresnatched up by luckymembers.

The next stitching circleat the Plantation Museumat Scott will be May 28th.

The next meeting will beJune 8th at 9:30 at theStuttgart Public Library .

Thoughts and prayersare extended to KennethTallent who after a nine-day hospital stay, is under-going nine weeks of radia-tion and chemo treat-ments. He was diagnosedin January.

Get well wishes are sentto Vickie Prine who wasrushed to the emergencyroom at Springhill Baptistrecently. She underwent aheart cath and doctors stat-ed that she did not requirea stint. She is home but isvery weak.

Prayers are sent toEmma Jean Nannie. She isdealing with several healthissues and has had a recentsurgery. Her sister, PatsyBoothe, has also been hav-ing health problems. Theyare the sisters of Clara Mae(George) Branham.

Several Des Arcians trav-eled to Alltel Arena in LittleRock to take in the Disneyon Ice “Frozen” perform-ance over the weekend.Everyone reported the chil-dren really enjoyed theshow as well as the adults.

Mrs. Anna Johnston, ourfaithful Morris Chapel Mis-sionary Baptist Church re-porter, is waiting to findout the results of recenttests she had. She has beenfeeling under the weatherlately but says she is feelingbetter each day. Prayers forcontinued good health.

Jason Eldridge and othermembers of the 77th Com-bat Aviation Brigade ad-vanced echelon team leftCamp Robinson on Tues-day, May 11 heading toTexas for the next phase oftheir pre-deployment toKuwait. This team will joinother deploying teamsfrom nine other states andterritories.

Jason is the son of DixieBritt and Jimmy Eldridge,Sr. and a Des Arc HighSchool graduate. He is thegrandson of the late LenaBritt and the late John andGeorgetta Eldridge.

We received welcomeemail news Wednesday

from Judy Coker Andrewsof Dallas and a 1958 DAHSgraduate. Her brother, Dr.Randal Coker, a 1955 DAHSgraduate, would’ve been 79years young May 10 had helived. And her husband,Bill Andrews died suddenlyon May 8 in 1999. Hard tobelieve it has been 17years. Early May hasturned out to be full ofmemories for my family.But, I find comfort in re-membering the positives ofhaving them in our lives.

My twin grandsons(Nick and Drew Mills) willreceive college degrees thisSaturday from the Univer-sity of North Texas in Den-ton. They are our daughter,Theresa's first born. It willbe a big day and accom-plishment for them -- andfor their mother, who sud-denly became a widowwhen they were 9.

Lisa Mullen of Des Arcand daughter, Tricia Ginnof Marion, Ar, recentlyspent three days inKnoxville, Tenn., with Tri-cia’s sister, Beth Ann Tolli-son, husband, Taylor, andtwo-year old son, Avett.The Tollisons recentlymoved into a new home.Beth Ann is a ‘stay at honemom’ while Taylor doesCampus Outreach Ministryat the University of Ten-nessee in Knoxville. Triciais teaching at a ProjectBased School, the DeltaSchool, the firsr of its kindin Arkansas, located in Wil-son, AR. Tyler is an attorneyin Marion.

Lisa is a pharmacist withthe Palace Drug Store inDes Arc. Husband. fatherand grandfather, Patrick, iswith a large farm operationnear Des Arc.

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DAHS Class of 1951 in 65thyear reunion at Margrave home

“It was a pleasure hostingthe Des Arc High Schoolgraduating Class of 1951 atmy home in Des Arc to cele-brate our 65th reunion,” saidSue Johnson Margrave. Thereunion was held on Satur-day, May 7, 2016.

The theme throughoutthe home and activities wascasual and homey withmuch reminiscing, laughterand good will while enjoyinga light luncheon.

Those attending were Dr.John Bethell of Little Rock,Dr. James and Farrell (Vance)Ford of Arkadelphia, KathrynFuller Smith of Damascus,Gaylor Hale and Margrave ofDes Arc.

The five roasted Dr. JohnBethell as this is his 40th yearas a practicing physician.The group enjoyed recallingsome funny instances whilein high school and presentedhim with a “Dammit Doll”which was something he hadnever heard of nor seen. Hewas given a demonstration;ie. when frustrated slam the

doll on the table and saydammit, dammit, dammit.

Dr. Bethell had the privi-lege of making his ownschedule at the emergencyroom of the Baptist Hospitalin North Little Rock. He hasgreat understanding, knowl-edge and wisdom of his pro-fession and we applaud hisdevotion in taking care of thesick, injured and saving lives.

“So many of our gradu-ates are no longer with usbut are not forgotten as werecall the names of thosewho are not here today,” saidMargrave. “We were in allaccord with feeling blessedthat we can still take care ofour daily needs, can stilldrive and happy that we canshare the day together,” shesaid.

Thanks to Kathryn’s son,Les, for sharing his deliciouschocolate chip cookies andto Glenda Gales for her fa-mous Ice Box Coconut Cake.

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All friends and family are invited to join Christi YatesPartain and James Inman of Des Arllc as they exchangetheir wedding vows on Saturday, May 14, at one o’clock inthe afternoon at the First United Methodist Church in DesArc.

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Gathering at the MickeyHolders Mother’s Day wereKyle and Rebecca Brown,Carter and Tucker of Cabot,Matt Brown of North LittleRock, Jeff and Tracye Nickand Lee Willis of McCrory,Mark Holder and Brady ofDes Arc and Donny andMichelle Brown of Gregory.

Karla and Peyton Clarkattended the Kindergartengraduation of her grand-daughter, Parker Teftellerfrom Lee Academy.

Troy Tims visited at Mor-ton Saturday with Joe andJean Hall. On Sunday Troyand Darlene visited RuthCanard at the WoodruffCounty Health Center.Sunday afternoon Brianand Jared Cooper of Judso-nia and Jason, Hayden andChloe Cooper of Gregoryvisited Troy and Darlene.

Virginia Davis of Cald-well surprised her mom,

Fannie Peters when sheslipped in and sat by her atchurch Sunday. Mary Annand Johnny Barnett andPhillip of Forrest City camefor a visit on Saturday af-ternoon.

Mary Vincent’s Mother’sDay guests this week areher son, Cisco and LindaSerranos of Denver, herbrother, Joe Hernandez ofCalif.and during the week-end Bruce Vincent ofMaumelle, Leo Hinejosa ofSearcy, Manuel and MariaHinejosa and Jennifer andRosetta Lockhart joinedthem.

Mr. and Mrs. O.B. Fieldsspent Friday night in Mon-ticello with David andGatha Oltmann.

Monday HelenFields,Fannie Peters andmyself went to CottonPlant for the HypsionClub’s Salad Luncheon and

to finalize the plans for thiscoming Sunday’s celebra-tion of the club havingbeen in existence for 100years ( organized on May16th 1916) An OPENHOUSE is set for you tocome anytime between2:30 and 4:30 and enjoy fel-lowship , goodies and lookat the Scrap Book compiledby the club thru out theyears.

It is going to be a busyday for this little girl-church-that celebrationand then at 6pm the”Here’s Hope” event at theFirst Baptist Church in Mc-Crory. Our very own Pas-tor,Dan Week's is to be thespeaker. Woe may be me,since I won’t get my nap.

So, let me see YOU at allthese events.

Rosetta

Lonoke & Prairie CountyIPM Meetings

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May 17, 2016Dr. Jason Kelley, Ext Agron-Wheat & Feed Grains

Dr. Bob Scott, Professor-Weed ScientistDr. Jarrod Harke, Rice Extension Agronomist

June 7, 2016Dr. Jeremy Ross, Extension Agronomist-Soybeans

Dr. Travis Faske, Extension Plant Pathologist

July 19, 2016Dr. Gus Lorenz, Assoc Dept Head/Extension EntMike Hamilton, Instructor - Irrigation Education

August 16, 2016Dr. Jason Kelley, Ext Agron-Wheat & Feed Grains

Dr. Jarrod Hardke, Rice Extension Agronomist

We had a rather goodweek, weather wise. How-ever it looks like more rainis in the forecast.

We had good services inChurch today. BrotherFred’s Mom came with himSunday morning.

We extend sympathy tothe family of Marion Sim-mons. Also family of the tothe Edge family in theirloss.

John and I had a visit to

Dr. Anderson last week forcheck up and report on hishealth. I had some bloodwork.

Johnny came over forlunch with us and mowedour lawn.

John will try some thera-py this week in Lonoke.

I hope everyone had anice Mother’s Day. Charlesand Vicki Ingle had dinnerwith Brother Fred and hisMother.

I had a call from ChloeTarter. Charles has a busyappointment with the Doc-tor’s several times a week.

I had a call from BruceIngle last week. We had anice chat. He wanted toknow if I had some familypictures I could give him. Ihave been looking throughsome that I thought hewould like.

We wish everyone agood week.

The Hickory PlainsSchool Reunion will be Sat-urday, June 4th. It will beheld at the Hickory PlainsUnited Methodist ChurchFellowship Hall amd in thePark.

Lunch will be catered byKing Kat (our own localhomegrown, Carter Harri-son). Gather around9:30AM or 10AM. Lunchwill be served at 11:30AM!

I was asked to requestpeople to bring old recipesof their Mother’s or Grand-mothers’.

The Evans Family Re-union will be June 5, 2016Please put this on your cal-endars. It will be at theGospel Mission ChurchLife Center in Des Arc, backof the Church.

Gather around 10AM,potluck, don’t bring, ice,paper goods or drink. Wedo take up donation, togive love offering for theuse of the building & restgoes to WhippoorwillCemetery.

Friday, I took JB, Clara’sdog (was very much com-pany to her since she livesalone) to Dr. Jeff to havehim put to sleep, whileClara went to Lonoke Sher-wood Urgent Care. Then,Bob and I buried JB just be-fore Clara got backhome. She can see hisgrave out her window. Lat-er, Bob, Clara and I went toCoco's and had dinner.Please pray for her!

Saturday morningClara's son, Brad, came tosee her and to check onher. She had to have herfur baby, JB, put to sleepFriday and Brad had tomake sure that his Mommawas okay. She had JB al-most 13 years and will misshim terribly. But she alsoknows that he is better off,since he lost his hearingand eyesight.

We had Mother's Day atour house Saturday. Chadand Tracy Cochran and the“Cochran 7”, Rick and Rob-bie, Carl and ChristianWeaver and Chelsea (Carl’sgirlfriend) were here.

Robbie and Tracy, fixedmost of the lunch. EmilyCochran rolled Oreo balls.Tracy and some of the kidsdipped them after lunch.They were YUMMY! Carland Christian loves whenAunt Tracy makes them.

Chad and Rick grilledhamburgers and hot dogs,and all the trimmings.Clara came over, ate withus and visited for quiteawhile. Everyone enjoyedthe food as well as visiting

with each other.There was a great

turnout for the weddingshower for Trevor Jonesand bride elect, CandaceNelson (Candace is fromStuttgart) Saturday.

If anyone still needs toget this a gift, maybe evenwant to give it at the Wed-ding. They are registered atWal-Mart, Kohl’s, Dillard’s,Bed, Bath,& Beyond. Theirwedding will be June 19th.Will give wedding info(lo-cation and time) when weget it.

Vanessa Graham wastaken to Unity HospitalSunday during Church.She’s had episodes for a fewyears where she can’tbreathe. Mickey and theirdaughter, Lola, took her tothe ER. Doctor thought itwas pneumonia. They ad-mitted her and has beendoing updrafts. Never waspneumonia.

They were to do thescope on her throatWednesday afternoon.Please keep her in yourPrayers. She doesn’t wantto come home until theyreally figure out the prob-lem. But her grandson,Kevin Brannon graduatesDAHS Friday night. Sendher a card, 8477 Hwy 13n,Carlisle, AR 72024.

Sunday, after Clara and Igot home from Church,Clara went to Lynda Kirk'sand had Mother's Daylunch with her and herfamily.

Not only did they haveplenty of good food to eat,they enjoyed visiting witheach other. They haveadopted Clara as AuntClara, and Clara has adopt-ed them,too.

The Hickory PlainsCemetery Decoration wasSunday. Mr. Doyne Turneror Miles Patton were therefor three days for dona-tions to the Cemetery.

Had a great turnout andso thankful for the real niceweather. Cathy McArthurwas glad they got BudMcArthur’s headstone setbefore decoration. It is re-ally pretty!

Sympathy and Prayersto the Billy Tenison family.Mr. Bill went to be with theLord, Sunday evening, May8, 2016. He and Ms. Donnielived in Hickory Plainsyears ago, but moved backto Lonoke.

Their son, Shane andMelinda Tenison livesNorth of Hickory Plains.Mail them a card, PO Box303, Hickory Plains, AR72066. They attend Hicko-

ry Plains Missionary Bap-tist Church.

Their son, Shane Teni-son lives North of HickoryPlains,too. Mail him a card,13828, Hwy 13N, Ward, AR72176. Prayers for Ms.Donnie. They plan to haveMemorial Service at a laterdate.

Ethel McCall came tosee me for a little while oneday last week. She and HLneed your Prayers. Sendthem a card,12107 Hwy 38W, Ward, AR 72176.

Congratulations to Chadand Mallory Stallings onthe birth, May 9, 2016, oftheir precious baby boy,Logan Eric. Grandparentsare Jerry and Cindy(Cov-ington)Stallings. Greatgrandparents are Donnieand Betty Covington. Theywill have to do a baby an-nouncement and put fami-ly names I don’t know.

Congratulations to allbut especially ones fromour Community that re-ceived awards Mondaynight at the DAHS Aca-demic Banquet.

The Ladies' Drop By wasTuesday and had great at-tendance with twenty twopresent. Those attendedwere, Clara Clark, Char-lotte Wrigley, Janice Bell,Jewel Ashmore, Iva Ham-ric, Judy Gore, LynwoodNeaville, Pat Welch, DoraHolloway, Mary Lou Miles,Margie Speight, DessleCovington, Alves Bonner,Barbara Ingle, RobbieVeazey, Ms. Louise Speight,Marinell DeVore, Faye Mar-tin, Mary Grace Smith, PatJohnson.

Pat Jones and TerrieSkinner were new atten-dees. Pat Jones is movingto Beebe, so the luncheonwas to honor her and tellher goodbye.

Jewel Ashmore madeher a special decoratedcake. She will be missed somuch after she leavesHickory Plains. I sure hate Imissed it, I didn’t know Patwas going to be there.

CONGRATULATIONS toall our Seniors of DAHSgraduating Friday night!!!

Come enjoy time with usat the next “Ladies DropBy”, Tuesday, June 14th atHickory Plains MethodistChurch. Lots of goodlaughter, food & it helps usto relax just to be together!

(REMINDER) People tocall 870-854-3703 or emailme () their News. Pleasecall or send!!! If you wantbirthdays in my columnand you know I don’t putthem in, please let me

know! I know people do thingsthat we would all enjoy readingabout.

People can still call me to getcrosses from Jewel Ashmore. Thestained glass in the cross is fromthe Hickory Plains UnitedMethodist Church taht burnedfour years ago.

HPOS wants to let everyoneknow that Tracy will serve break-fast on Sunday mornings.

She will also have a Sundaylunch special for $5.99. Dinnerspecials on Tuesdays and Fridays.Come out and Enjoy!

Please suport Hickory P,lainsPost Office by purchasing stamps,mailing packages, etc. there.

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BEEBE, Ark. –Arkansas State University-Beebe will hostthe Fourth Annual 1950’s Class Reunion at the McKay Stu-dent Center on the Beebe campus on Friday, May 27.

Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and there will be cam-pus tours, a program, speakers, as well as lunch providedin the University Café. Alumni who attended ASU-Beebe,formerly Beebe Junior College, between 1950 to 1959, areespecially invited to attend the reunion.

The previous reunion in 2014 was attended by 42 alum-nus and 16 guests representing the years 1950 to 1962. Thegroup voted to return in 2016 for another class reunion.

To request an invitation to the reunion, contact Rose-mary Frame at (501) 882-8855 or email rframe@asub.edu.For more information about ASU-Beebe, call (501) 882-3600 or view the website at www.asub.edu.

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An exhibit opening forWhite River Memoirs washeld on Saturday, April 30at Lower White River Muse-um State Park in Des Arc.This exhibit explores thecollective memories of theWhite River through artand other media, and is in-spired by photographerChris Engholm's journeyon the river in a handmadecanoe. The exhibit will re-main on display at the mu-

seum through December.Lower White River Mu-

seum State Park is also of-fering a pearl stringingworkshop this Saturday,May 7 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Explore the history ofpearling on the White Riverwhile learning to make andcare for pearl jewelry. Par-ticipants may make a neck-lace, bracelet, and/or ear-rings in the workshop.

For more information,

contact Monica Smith atLower White River Muse-um State Park, 2009 MainStreet, Des Arc, AR 72040.Phone (870) 256-3711 Fax(870) 256-9202. Email:monica.f.smith@arkansas.gov.

Lower White River Mu-seum State Park is one of 52state parks administeredby the State Parks Divisionof the Arkansas Depart-ment of Parks and Tourism.

White River Memoirs exhibit atlocal museum through December

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Greetings to everyone inthe Des Arc Community.We hope everyone had awonderful Mother’s Day.

We celebrated Cinco DeMayo on Thursday and hada great time. The StevieRay Band was here enter-taining us.

Our Mother’s here at DesArc Nursing and Rehabili-tation were honored onFriday with flowers, singingand refreshments.

Family visits were wel-come on Sunday, Mother’sDay. Several of our resi-dent Mothers were able tobe home for the day. Every-one reported having awonderful day.

We celebrated the 1950’swith reminiscing, fashionshow and a little music. OnTuesday, we fast forwardedto the 60’s and the Beatlesera.

On Wednesday, we werein the zone for the 70’s-platform shoes, bell bot-toms and psychedelic col-ors. We had a sweet tea so-cial and cookies and straw-berries. Yum, Yum!

We played our versionof Minute to Win It game.

Everyone had a great timeand laughed until theirsides hurt.

Today, Thursday, we aremoving into the 80’s thatsome say was MichaelJackson’s best years inmusic. We had our FritoPie Fundraiser at 10:00a.m. snack time.

The DANRC Staff will beserving our supper thisevening at 5:00 p.m. andwe will watch the news at6:00 p.m.

There are several thingsthat are just about obsoletenow that were very popularback in the 80’s.

There were waterbeds,big hair, shoulder pads inclothing, the ColumbiaRecord Club, video rentals,shopping malls became aweekend trip, video ar-cades were the place to befor teenagers and the walk-man came out.

Friday is National Crou-ton Day. We will be havingapple pie with lunch.

The Disciples will behere at 10:00 a.m. and theIce Cream truck will behere around 3:00 p.m.

Our Assembly of God

friends will be here for fel-lowship and games andSunday, we have the DesArc United MethodistChurch and Faith Mission-ary Baptist Church here forservices and fellowship.

We will have our Resi-dent Council meeting onTuesday, May 17 and ourFishing Trip has beenrescheduled for Wednes-day, May 18.

We hope the weatherwon’t prevent us fromgoing this time. TheWeather Service is callingfor thunderstorms todaywith some severe. Be safe.

Thirty-two seniors willbe graduating in cere-monies at Des Arc HighSchool on Friday evening,May 13. Good luck to allSeniors as they move on toanother chapter in theirlives.

Please come out whenyou can. We would love tohave you come visit or playgames with us.

That is all for this week.We hope you have ablessed rest of the week.

Teresa HenleyActivity Director

Cinco de Mayo: Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center celebrated Cinco deMayo on Thursday, May 5. Some of the DANRC staff sang along with music brought tous by the Stevie Ray Band. We enjoyed refreshments, too. Thursday was also NationalPrayer Day that is set aside to pray for our children, schools, government and nation.

We hope everyone had agreat Mother’s Day week-end.

Monday Mrs. BarbaraGraggs from Houseaboutitcame and spoke to usabout state health insur-ance assistance programsand had Beanbag Baseballpractice that afternoon. Tuesday Mrs. Belina

Pedigo from Carelink cameand explained about theFree Caregiver Grant Work-shop.

We have forms aboutthis if anyone is interestedabout this program. Weplayed dominoes that af-ternoon.

Wednesday we enjoyedour homemade Breakfastand Bingo, and Mrs. Lindaplayed and sang for usbeautifully. Thursday Mr. Leon Gad-

berry presented his infor-mation on Oxygen and theC-Pap, and we had Bean-bag baseball practice againthat afternoon.

Friday was our Bean andCornbread Supper. Thanksfor everyone coming out tosupport us. Special thanks to Mrs.

Ada and Ms. Nola Hamp-ton for fixing the home-made fried pies, and to TheDisciples, Ann Quattle-baum, and Allison Petrusfor coming and singing andplaying for everyone. It wastruly great! Our yard sale room is

open every Thursday from8-11 am, we are addingnewly donated items everyweek.

Don’t forget our 3rd An-nual Grills and GownsFundraiser May 14th at the

Cabot National Guard Ar-mory. This event benefitsour Meals on Wheels pro-gram for Lonoke andPrairie County. Vendor booths for busi-

nesses and crafts will beavailable again this year,bounce houses for the kidsand Popeye’s Chicken willhave their catering teamserving their world famouschicken and sides at theconcession stand all day.

Doors open at 10:30 AM.You will not want to missthis year’s events! God Bless and have a

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Bean and Cornbread Supper at Senior Citizens Center Pictured above are just a few of those attending the Bean and Cornbread Sup-per at the Senior Citizens Center in Des Arc. The Disciples and Buddy Chil-dress (at back) entertained guests as they dined.

Grilled Beef Tenderloin, Potato Bundles, Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole,Strawberry Shortcake Ooey Gooey Butter Cake combine to make a greatmeal to serve for a special occasion or an ordinary night. I hope you willenjoy these great recipes so tie on your apron and enjoy your time in thekitchen!

Grilled Beef Tenderloin

1 whole Beef Tenderloin2 sticks Salted Butter, Melted And Slightly Cooled3Tablespoons Seasoned Salt, More To Taste3 Tablespoons Lemon & PepperSeasoning, More To TasteInstructions

Be careful with the melted butter, as it gets very hot on the grill. Uselong, heavy tongs and wear heavy gloves when transporting the pan of fin-ished tenderloin.

Using a sharp knife, carefully trim the silvery, tough membrane off the top ofthe tenderloin, leaving all the sections of the tenderloin intact. Place it into aheavy duty foil roasting pan and pour on the melted butter. Sprinkle on someof the seasonings, then place the pan on the grill.

After the butter starts to get hot, let it cook for a good 10 minutes, then turn itover and season the other side. Turn the tenderloin every 7-8 minutes, or asit starts to brown. If butter cooks away, add more!

Cook the tenderloin, turning occasionally, for a total of 20 to 30 minutes, de-pending on how thick it is. If using a meat thermometer, remove it when thetemperature reaches 125 to 130 degrees.

Transfer the tenderloin to a large baking sheet or cutting board and let it restfor 5 to 10 minutes before slicing. Slice as thin or thick as you prefer.

Potato Bundles

6 whole Russet Potatoes1/2 whole Yellow Onion, Diced1 stick Butter1/2 cupHeavy Cream Kosher Salt To Taste Paprika To Taste Freshly Ground BlackPepper, To Taste2 Tablespoons Minced ParsleyInstructionsPile potatoes and onions on a square of foil. Add 2 tablespoons butter.Splash on cream. Then sprinkle on salt, paprika, and black pepper. Sprinkleminced parsley over the top.Wrap bundles tightly and bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes, or until ex-tremely tender.Serve bundles right on the dinner plate. Serves 8.

Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole

• 1 head (large) Broccoli• 1 head Cauliflower• 6 Tablespoons Butter• 1/2 whole Medium Onion, Diced• 2 cloves Garlic, Minced• 1/4 cup Flour• 2-1/2 cups Chicken Broth• 4 ounces,Cream Cheese, Room Temperature• 1/4 teaspoon Salt• 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper• 1/4 teaspoon Seasoned Salt, More To Taste• 1/4 teaspoon Paprika• 1-1/2 cup Grated Monterey Jack Cheese, More To Taste• 1 Tablespoon Butter• 1/3 cup Seasoned Breadcrumbs

Break the broccoli and cauliflower into small florets, cutting off the thick stalks asyou go. Steam them for 3 to 4 minutes until the broccoli is bright green, then removethem from the heat. Set aside.In a large skillet, melt the 6 tablespoons of butter and saute the onion and garlic

until the onion starts to turn translucent, about 3-4 minutes. Sprinkle the flour overthe top, whisk to combine, and cook for another 45 seconds. Pour in broth, whiskingconstantly, then cook until the sauce thickens. Reduce the heat to low and add thesoftened cream cheese, salt, pepper, seasoned salt, and paprika. Stir to combine untilthe sauce is nice and smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings, making sure it's nice andflavorful! Keep warm.In a small bowl, stir together the breadcrumbs and melted butter. Set aside.Layer half the broccoli and cauliflower in a small casserole dish. Pour on half the

cream sauce, then sprinkle on half the cheese. Sprinkle a little paprika on the cheese,then repeat with another layer of broccoli, sauce, and cheese. End with a sprinkling of breadcrumbs. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 25-30 min-

utes, until cheese is melted and bubbly and the breadcrumbs are golden brown.Serve

Strawberry Shortcake Ooey Gooey Butter CakeIngredients

• 1 white cake mix• 1 egg• 4 tablespoons water• 6 tablespoons melted butter• 1 pint strawberries sliced• Cream Cheese filling• 1 8 oz package cream cheese• 4 oz. melted butter• 2 eggs• 2 cups confectionery sugar• 1 teaspoon vanilla• Crumble• ½ cup flour• � cup butter• 3 tablespoons brown sugar• ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, 325 degrees if using a glass pan.2. Combine the cake mix, egg, water and butter together. Beat until it is

combined. Spray a 9 x 12 pan with cooking spray and then put thecake mix layer over the bottom. Pat it down.

3. Slice the strawberries and spread over the cake layer.4. Combine the cream cheese and vanilla until combined. Add the

eggs one at a time and mix them in. Add the butter. When this is allcombined together add the confectionery sugar. Spread evenly overthe strawberry layer.

5. Mix the crumble together in a small bowl until the crumble is aboutthe size of peas. Spread over the cheesecake layer.

6. Bake for about 50 -60 minutes. I used a glass pan (bake at 325) andit took just over an hour. The mixture will be puffed up in the centerwhen done. It will jiggly just slightly. Remove from oven and let cool.

7. Serve with strawberries and whipped cream if desired.

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DES ARC SCHOOLS

LUNCH MENULUNCH MENU

Joyce Major, lunchroom supervisor at the Des Arc Schools, advisesthe following menus are scheduled for Monday-Friday, May 16-20:

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ElementaryLunch

MONDAY: Hamburger, FrenchFries, Sandwich Fixings, FruitCocktail, Ketchup, Mayonaise,Mustard, MilkTUESDAY: Fajitas, Lettuce,Tomato, Cheese Cup, PintoBeans, Pears, MilkWEDNESDAY: Chicken Strips,Steamed Broccoli, Coin Car-rots, Peaches, Graham Crackers(Grain Sixth Grade Only), MilkTHURSDAY: Barbeque Sand-wich, Slaw, Corn, Raisins, Milk. FRIDAY: NO LUNCH

BreakfastMONDAY: Breakfast Pizza orCereal & Toast, PeachesTUESDAY:Donuts or Cereal &Toast, Fruit CocktailWEDNESDAY: Pop Tarts or Ce-real & Toast, ApplesauceTHURSDAY: Biscuit andGravy or Cereal & Toast,PeachesFRIDAY: Pop Tart or Donuts,PineappleServed with Milk & JuiceMeals are subject to change/USDA is an Equal Opportu-

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High SchoolLunch

MONDAY: Chili Hot Dog onWhole Grain Bun, Sun Chips,Corn, Slaw, Pears, Fresh Fruit,Milk, TeaTUESDAY: Cooks Choice,Steamed Broccoli, Sweet Pota-toes, Fruit Cocktail, Fresh Fruit,Salsa, Milk, TeaWEDNESDAY: Hot Ham andCheese Sandwich, Sweet Peas,Pineapple, Fresh Fruit,Ketchup, Mustard, Mayonaise,Milk, TeaTHURSDAY: Cheeseburger,French Fries, Baked Beans,Sandwich Fixings, Pineapple,Fresh Fruit, Mayonaise,Ketchup, Mustard, Milk, TeaFRIDAY: NO LUNCH

BreakfastMONDAY: Waffles or Cereal &Toast, PeachesTUESDAY: Yogurt and GrahamCrackers or Cereal & Toast,PineappleWEDNESDAY: Pop Tarts or Ce-real & Toast, PeachesTHURSDAY: Breakfast Pizza orCereal & Toast, OrangesFRIDAY: Donuts or Cereal &Toast, FruitServed with Milk & Juice

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!

Harvey’s Pony League Schedule

Thurs., May 12 @England* 6 p.m. England*Tues., May 17 @Des Arc* 6 p.m. McCrory*Thurs., May 19 @Lonoke* 6 p.m. Lonoke*Sat., May 21 @Hazen 10 a.m. Hazen

2 p.m. BrinkleyTues., May 24 @Des Arc* 6 p.m. Lonoke

Des Arc SchoolsCalendar

May 12-Honors Award As-sembly-Elementary

May 13-High School Graduation

May 17-Kindergarten Gradu-ation

May 19-Sixth grade Graduation

May 20-School Out

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Des Arc BaseballSummer League

ScheduleThurs., May 12Wild Things vs Diamonds

Millenium6:00 p.m.

Thurs., May 12Red Hots vs Lil Knockouts

Millenium7:15 p.m.

Thurs., May 12Lindsay’s vs Garth’s

Tony Smith6:30 p.m.

Tues., May 17Tortugas vs MJJJ

Millenium6:00 p.m.

Tues., May 17Palace Drug vs Dondies

Millenium7:15 p.m.

Tues., May 17F&M Bank vs Lindsay’s

Tony Smith6:30 p.m.

Fri., May 20Lil Knockouts vs WildThings

Millenium6:00 p.m.

Fri., May 20Diamonds vs Red Hots

Millenium7:15 p.m.

Boyer and Hunter sign with UA-Monticello

Maeve Boyer, left and Drelon Hunter, Seniors at Des Arc High School, signedLetters of Intent to attend the University of Arkansas at Monticello for band inceremonies held before family and friends on Friday, May 6 in the High Schoolgymnasium. Maeve is the daughter of Kimberly Boyer and David Boyer of Des Arc and

Eight band students selected for Festival of Winds Honor Band

Eight Des Arc High School Band members were selected to participate in theFestival of Winds Honor Band on Saturday, May 7 held at Hendrix College inConway. The group worked on several pieces in their own section during theday and all came together to perform with the Hendrix College Wind Ensemble,Dr. Gretchen Renshaw, conductor. Pictured left to right are Trevor Hampton,Callie Long, Audrey Crawford, Treasure Durden, Drelon Hunter, Maeve Boyer,Michael Mateja and Larkin Fouse.

Des Arc High School Students recognized for Academic Achievement

Twelfth Grade

Eleventh Grade

NInth Grade

Seventh Grade

Eighth Grade

Tenth Grade

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Spotlight Dancers do well at competition

Spotlight Dancers located in Brinkley at-tended their iirst dance competition inWest Memphis, Arkansas on April 30 andMay 1. Those attending the competitionfrom the Des Arc area were Lilly Hinsonand Brie and Gracie Derrick of Biscoe.Also attending was Kylie Loewer ofWheatley. Results of the NexStar Dancecompetition are as follows: Brie Der-rick’s solo placed First in her divisionwith a High Gold and a Top Ten finish.She placed Seventh overall. The trio ofKylie Loewer, Gracie Derrick and BrieDerrick placed First in their division andearned High Gold. They placed Fifthoverall. Lilly Hinson’s solo “Broadway Baby” re-ceived a Platinum score and she wonher division with a perfect score. Sheplaced Seventh overall in the Nine andunder division. LIlly also received thespecial Judges Choice Award “On HerWay to Broadway!” given to dancers whostand out among the competition. The girls have qualified for Nationals atDisney World in Orlando, Florida. Raven said,” I am very proud of thesegirls. They are very talented and haveworked so hard. We can’t wait until thenext competition and nationals!” Gracie and Brie are the daughters ofKevin and Tonya Wallace of Biscoe andLilly is the daughter of Billy and JaneHinson of Des Arc.

HIPPY holds “End of Year” Celebration: HIPPY held its end of year celebration on Monday, May 9 atthe Des Arc City Park. After enjoying a circus themed party with hot dogs, chips and sweets, the studentswere presented with HIPPY medals and certificates for their hard work throughout the school year. YearOne students are: Perry Bell, Christopher Brown, Ashlynn Collins, Rooke Covington, Kanaan Widener,Selah Huffstickler, Emilee McDonald, Ashton Green, Matily McAnally, Harper Doepel, Ava Ross, WilliamRoss, Lorelai Gardner, Andersyn Tallent, Michael Eads and Roper Thornton. Year Two students are: Caleb Williams, Chloe Nichols, Sara Brown, Ruby Kearby, Emersyn Estes, BeckettKnupp, Aidyn Green, Jett Walicki, Luke McIntosh, Ken Holland, Wesley Parnell, Braylee Burgess, RossieBuckner and Cutter Thornton. HIPPY is a home-based pre-school for three and four year old children sponsored by the Wilbur D. MillsEducation Service Cooperative and Des Arc School District. For more information or to enroll your child forthe 2016-17 school year, call the HIPPY office at 870-255-1234 or Cory Tallent at 501-516-6565.

Third Annual EaglesSummer Basketball Campcoming May 23-27

The Third Annual DesArc Eagles Summer Basket-ball Camp for Boys andGirls, ages 7-13 is going tobe held May 23-27 at theDes Arc High School Gym-nasium, according to GirlsBasketball coach, BrittanyPilcher. The camp will be held

from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.each day. The fee for the camp is

$30.00 per student. Pre-registration is accepted

and the student must paywith cash or check. Each camper will receive

a t-shirt. Sizes are Small,Medium, Large, Xtra Largeand 2X-Large in Youth andAdult sizes. No lunch will be provid-

ed. If you should have ques-

tions, please contact CoachPilcher at the High Schoolat 870-256-4166.

Kylie Loewer, Gracie Derrick, Raven Walton and BrieDerrick

Over 70 decendants of Johnson Chapel families return to where it all beganSunday, May 1 was decoration day

at Johnson Chapel where descen-dants returned to where it all begansome 100 plus years ago. Over 70 were in attendance. The

weather was great, food plentiful andlots of family sharing their history. Keith Knupp was the special guest

speaker for the morning service. Spe-cial songs were presented by KirbyRoe, Moriah Patterson and Laura Pat-terson. They were accompanied onthe piano by Karen Roe Daniel Hayley caretaker of the

church and cemetery, greeted every-one in attendance. After services, families brought out

the “dinner on the ground”. New andold acqaintances were made. Those in attendance were:Don and Beverly Bone-North Little

RockRalph and Susan Ferguson-El Paso,

ARLaura and Tucker Patterson-Sheri-

danMoriah Patterson-Little RockBob and Lana Guess-HazenTim and Dana Files-AustinShelby Files and Adam-Fayet-

teville, ARDorothy Patterson Wright-Sher-

woodKirby and Karen Roe-JonesboroManuel and Mary Holcomb-

CarlisleDortha Bone-GriffithvilleRonnie White-HazenEllen Rice-GriffithvilleJosh, Dana, Hayden and Avery

Dixon-BeebeJack Curry-Mountain HomeJeremy, Meredith, Mikinna, Chris-

tian and Noah Stogner-BentonTripp, Jeana, Luke and Lily Tacker-

Mountain HomeGeorge, Leslie (Patterson), Lukas

and Spencer Blackwood-BeebePaul and Pat Gage Griffith-Sheri-

danOlivia (Holcomb) Osborn, Valina

and SavannaRuth Ellen Epperson-BryantDarrel Bone-BryantBryan, Laura, Christopher and An-

drew Fricker-DeValls BluffKylee and Cooper McElroy-HazenSteve Griffin-Dallas, TexasMargaret Hayley Griffin-Hot

Springs VillageVivian Hayley Lambert-Little RockDon and Shirley Patterson-WardRussell Patterson-Hickory PlainsJudy and Gerald Bone-Des ArcRussell Wray-Des ArcDora Hayley Holloway-Des ArcFrances Hayley Roe-Des ArcKyle Love-Des ArcJoey and Fonda EnglishElizabeth Howell Hampton-Des

Arc Alan Hayley-Des ArcKeith Knupp-Des ArcDan and Rebecca Hayley-Des ArcDecendants of families buried on

both sides of Highway 38 West havecome for many years to bring flowersin tribute to their loved ones and havedinner on the grounds.

Returning Home: Pictured above are descendants of Ernest and Addie (Ford) Patter-son standing on the steps of the little church that their ancestors once attended. Ernestand Addie’s children were Donald, Russell, Mary, Dorothy, Betty and Barbara. Barbarais deceased and Betty, who was unable to attend, lives in Texas. The Patterson siblingshave been coming to Decoration Day since they were kids. They continue to pass thetradition down to their children.

Al Moon, center, and his daughters were enjoying thecool breeze at the Johnson Chapel Decoration Dayheld on Sunday, May 1. One of his daughters camefrom California to be with her dad for Decoration.

Family: Pictured left to right are Frances Hayley Roe,Alan Hayley, Karen and Kirby Roe. Frances and Alan’sDad, Freemon Hayley are children of Talmadge and Clau-dia (Love) Hayley.

Moriah Patterson sang a beautiful song during the Deco-ration Day service at Johnson Chapel. She is the grand-daughter of the late Nancy and Herval Hayley. Her parentsare Tucker and Laura (Hayley) Patterson

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The following informa-tion was obtained from therecords in the PrairieCounty Courthouses inDes Arc and DeValls Bluffon Tuesday, May 10, 2016:

Land TransfersQuitclaim Deed

Larry D. Tate, Trustee ofthe Larry D. Tate RevocableTrust, Grantor, hand paidby Vince Tate, Grantee, thefolowing described landsituated in Prairie County:

A part of Section Fiveand a Part of Section Eight,T4N, R5W containing 1.84acres.

Warranty DeedJohnny W. Jones and Pa-

tricia A. Jones, Grantor,hand paid by Leroy Goffand Carol Goff, Grantees,the following lands lying inthe Northern District ofPrairie County:

Tract One: Lot One of

the SW 1/4 of Section 30,T5N, R7W.

Tract Two: Lot Five of theNW 1/4 of Section 30, T5N,R7W.

Tract Three: Lot Six ofthe SW 1/4 of Section 30,T5N, R7W LESS AND EX-CEPT TWO TRACTS:

Commencing at the SEcorner of Said Lot Six forthe Point of Beginning ofsaid “Less and Except”Tract and Thence N 00 de-grees, 27’ 15” West 249.00feet; Thence S 89 Degrees57’’ 45” West 175.00 feet;Thence S 00 Degrees 27’15” East 249.00 feet; andThence N 89 degrees 57’45” East 175.00 feet back tothe Point of Beginning ofsaid Tract containingtherein 1.00 acre, more orless.

(2) Commencing at theSE corner of Said Lot 6 andThence N 00 degrees 27’

15” West 249.00 feet for thePoint of Beginning of said“Less and Except” Tract;Thence contiue N 00 de-grees 27’ 15” West 94000feet; Thence S 89 Degrees57’ 45” West 417.00 feet;Thence S 00 degrees 27’ 15”East 940.00 feet; Thence N89 degrees 57’ 45” 417.00feet back to the Point of Be-ginning of said tract con-taining therein 9.00 acres,more or less.

Warranty DeedBenny Ray Goodwin and

Jackie Denise Goodwin,Grantor, hand paid byLeroy Goff and Carol Goff,Grantees, the followinglands lying in the NorthernDistrict of Prairie County:

A part of Lot Six being inthe SW 1/4 of Section 30,T5N, R7W containing Nineacres, more or less.

The following caseswere heard before DistrictJudge Robert Abney inDistrict Court Hearingsheld in the courtroom atDes Arc City Hall on Mon-day, May 9, 2016:

City CasesTheodore L. Chase,

Fort Smith, charged withDriving on Suspended orRevoked Driver License-Class A Misdemeanor, Ex-ceeding Posted Speed 59MPH/35 Zone, FictitiousTags, Failure to Yield atYield or Stop Sign, No Lia-bility Insurance, RecklessDriving, Fleeing Arrest,Failure to Appear. on aWritten Summons andFalse Evidence of Title orRegistration. Failed toAppear. Issue Warrant.

Melissa Barbee, DesArc, charged with Failureto Pay. Time Pay Review.

Tommy S. Barbee, DesArc, charged with Con-tempt of Court/Failure toComplete CommunityService and Failure to Ap-pear on a Written Sum-mons. Sentenced to 78days Prairie County Jailsuspended upon pay-ment.

Donna Wesson, DesArc, charged with Failureto Pay. Paid in Full.

Jeffery C. Treadwell,Des Arc, charged with

Contempt of Court/Fail-ure to Complete Commu-nity Service. Continuedto May 16. 2016.

Royce Wade Bell, DesArc, charged with Con-tempt of Court/ProbationViolation. Continued toMay 16, 2016.

Glen E. Hourston, De-Valls Bluff, charged withPossession of ControlledSubstance. Continued toJune 4, 2016.

Enisha Sparkman,Palestine, charged withNo Driver Licenese. BondForfeited.

Dexter Washington,Lonoke, charged withDriving on Suspended orRevoked Driver License-Class A Misdemeanor.Failed to Appear. IssueLetter.

Billy C. Ingram, Russel-lville, charged with Driv-ing on Suspended or Re-voked Driver License-Class A Misdemeanor.Bond Forfeited.

Brandy R. Kellar,Searcy, charged with En-dangering the Welfare of aMinor. Continued to May16, 2016.

State CasesAnthony S. Sanner, Des

Arc, charged with Failureto Pay and Failure to Ap-pear on a Written Sum-mons. Continued to May

16, 2016 by Motion of De-fendant.

Roy Miller, Jr., Des Arc,charged with Failure toPay. Time Pay Review.

Tommy S. Barbee, DesArc, charged with Failureto Pay. Sentenced to 78Days Prairie County Jalsuspended upon pay-ment.

Lewis Earl Whatley,Clarksdale, MS, chargedwith Exceeding PostedSpeed 83 MPH/55 Zone.Bond Forfeited.

Melissa Barbee, DesArc, charged with Drivingon Suspended or RevokedDriver License-Class AMisdemeanor. Guilty.Sentenced to Fine andCost of $285.00.

Kathryn Roberts,Batesville, charged withExceeding Posted Speecd73 MPH/55 Zone andDriver License Suspend-ed for DWI. Bond Forfeit-ed.

David B. Parker, Ward,charged withCareless/Prohibited Driv-ing and DWI-First. PleadNot Guilty by AttorneyTim Blair. Hearing set forAugust 11, 2016.

Traci Monroe, Des Arc,charged for Contempt ofCourt. Defendant inPrairie County Jail toComplete Commitment.

The following inmatesare incarcerated in thePrairie County Jail at DesArc as of Tuesday, May 10,2016, according to SheriffGary Burnett:

McGee, Rodney Taiwan,37, Hold for ADC. Intakedate March 1, 2016.

Crittenden, Lee B. 36,charged with Possession ofControlled Substance, Flee-ing, Obstructing Govern-mental Operations, ParoleViolation, Driving with Li-cense Suspended, CarelessDriving, Improper Displayof Tags and Failure to Stop.Intake date April 5, 2016.

Rocha, Jimmy Jesus, 24,Hold for Another Depart-ment. Intake date April 4,2016.

Branch, Aaron Antwon,32, charged with Possessionof Controlled Substance x2and Possession of DrugParaphernalia-Class A Mis-demeanor. Intake dateMarch 17, 2016.

Wardwell, Eddie, 41, Holdfor ADC. Intake date Febru-ary 3, 2016.

Washington, Earl, 48,charged with Criminal Mis-chief. Intake date Decem-ber 28, 2015.

Albizu, James, 47,chargeed with Possession ofControlled Substance withIntent to Deliver. Intakedate March 24, 2016.

Enzor, David Mark, 56,charged with FurnishingProhibited Articles. Com-mitment. Intake date March7, 2016.

Jones, Bobby Joe, 56,

charged with Forgery, Theftof Property and HabitualOffender. Intake dateMarch 3, 2016.

Dulaney, Malary L., 31,charged with Kidnappingand Terroristic Threatening-Felony. Intake date Decem-ber 19, 2015.

Oglesbee, Lisa Carol, 53,charged with ProbationRevocation Intake dateFebruary 13, 2016.

Allen, Wallace, 69, Com-mitment. Intake date Febru-ary 24, 2016.

Figueroa, Frank, 36,charged with Possessionwith Intent to Deliver, Pos-session of Controlled Sub-stance with Intent to Deliverand Fleeing-Felony. Intakedate March 25, 2016.

Pruitt, Leslie, 24, Hold forADC. Intake date February18, 2016.

Bevell, Robert Lynn, 22,Commitment.. Intake dateApril 6, 2016.

Walls, Johnny Joe, 38,charged with Possession ofControlled Substance andPossession of Drug Para-phernalia. Intake date April13, 2016.

Kelly, ChristopherMartrell, 20, charged withPossession of Marijuana, NoDrivers License, No LicensePlate and Driving WithoutInsurance. Intake date April24, 2016.

Hill, Patrick, 41, Hold forADC. Intake date April 19,2016

Johnson, Keith Allen, 33,Commitment. Intake dateApril 26, 2016.

Parks, Chad Eugene, 18,

charged with Forgery, Theftof Property and HabitualOffender. Intake date April27, 2016.

Book, Anna C., 35,charged with Failure to Ap-pear. Intake date May 2,2016.

Scheland, Angela, 24,Commitment. Intake dateApril 26, 2016.

McMillen, Jeremiah, 36Commitment. Intake dateApril 26, 2016.

Whittaker, ChristopherScott, 41, Commitment. In-take date April 28, 2016.

Sanner, Jimmy, 35,charged with Failure to Ap-pear, Failure to Pay Fine andCost, Possession of Con-trolled Substance and Pos-session of Drug Parapher-nalia. Intake date April 28,2016.

Howell, Jason, C., 33,Hold for PC Hearing. Intakedate May 9, 2016.

Castleberry, Katheryn K.,35, charged with Failure toAppear. Intake date May 9,2016.

Monroe, Traci, 23, Com-mitment. Intake date May 5,2016.

Barbee, Tommy Swain,46, charged with Failure toAppear. Intake date May 8,2016.

Grady, Dexter, 27,charged with Failure to Ap-pear. Intake date May 7,2016.

McClinton, Tyrone, 40,charged with Failure to PayFine and Cost. Intake dateMay 7, 2016.

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HUNTERS’ DREAM! Fish out the back door!! Cabin on the Lake, Lot Leased.3 Large Rooms, plus kitchen, 1 bth, 300 sq/ ft. screened porch;Floating Boat Dock (2 boats) Horn Lake...............................................$37,000.Commer Property, 2000 sq. ft. bldg, plus Stg. Bldg. K & B Lane..........$75,000.3 Bdr. 2 Ba. 1612 sq ft, .73 acre, Hwy. 38 E. ......... NEW LISTING....... $45,000.3 Bdr, 1.5 Ba, 2306 sq. ft, 411 Pike..............................REDUCED ....... $75,000.2 Bdr. 1 Ba, Remodeled, Storm Shelter, 108 Whippoorwill.................. $44,000.5 Acres, Near Lake Des Arc, Bayou - Owner Finance......................... $21,000.3 Ac Trac near Lake Des Arc & Bayou Des Arc(Owner Finance) $9,000 to $13,000.

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The Des Arc Zoning and Plan-ning Commission will hold aPublic Hearing on Monday,May 23, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. inthe Des Arc City CouncilChambers at the request ofNick Hill.Mr. Nick Hill is requesting a 10-foot variance for the Southside of the property at 202North 7th Street that abutsWalnut Street. The current set-back is only 20 feet.The purpose of the Hearing isto receive public commentsfrom the citizens of the City ofDes Arc. All interested personsare urged to attend.

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18 Arkansas locations received MAY 5 issue“next-day”, MAY 6 (vs 16 “next-days” Apr 28 week)

New Records Set last week:1. Two out-of-state locations, Midvale, ID and Anaheim, CA have now received paper for 4 consecutive Mondays ! 2. Three Arkansas locations, Edgemont, Greenbrier and Sherwood have now received paper for 4 consecutive Fridays !3. Nine of the first 10 post offices listed below have now received papers for 4 consecutive Fridays (Searcy is exception) !4. For each location, the Tracking Chart shows actual number of days it took representative subscribers to receivelast 4 issues (#days in parenthesis). The “Fewest Days” column shows the shortest/record time taken to receivepaper at each location. This column is the ‘bar height’ standard now for comparing subsequent deliveries.

D A T E M A I L E D (LAST 4 ISSUES)Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, Thursday,APRIL 14 APRIL 21 APRIL 28 MAY 5

LOCATION FEWEST ( ) = Fewest / Actual #delivery days; DATE DELIVEREDDAYS* Beebe (1) (1) FRI., 4/15 (1) FRI., 4/22 (1) FRI., 4/29 (1) FRI., 5/6* Cabot (1) (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ”* Carlisle (1) (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ”* Conway (1) (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ”* Griffithville (1) (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ”* Jacksonville (1) (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ”* Lonoke (1) (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ”* Searcy (1) (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (2) SAT., 5/7* Stuttgart (1) (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., 5/6* Ward (1) (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ”

* Above 10 locations are mailed in 10 proprietary containers. Another 175± locations, includ-ing the 30 below, are mixed & mailed in 7 containers total - received / sorted @ NLR Terminal.

Alma (1) (5) TUES., 4/19 (4) MON., 4/25 (2) SAT., 4/30 (4) MON., 5/9Benton (1) (2) SAT., 416Edgemont (1) (1) FRI., 4/15 (1) FRI., 4/22 (1) FRI., 4/29 (1) FRI., 5/6 Fayetteville (2) (5) TUES., 4/19 (2) SAT., 4/30 (4) MON., 5/9Forrest City (2) (4) MON., 4/18 (5) TUES., 4/26 (5) TUES., 5/10Greenbrier (1) (1) FRI., 4/15 (1) FRI., 4/22 (1) FRI., 4/29 (1) FRI., 5/6 Hot Springs (1) (4) MON., 4/18 (2) SAT., 4/23 (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” Jonesboro (2) (4) MON., ” (5) TUES., 4/26 (5) TUES., 5/3 (4) MON., 5/9Little Rock (1) (1) FRI., 4/15 (1) FRI., 4/22 (2) SAT., 4/30 (1) FRI., 5/6; (2) SAT., 5/7

North Little Rock (1) (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., 4/22 (1) FRI., 4/29 (1) FRI., 5/6; (2) SAT., 5/7

Rose City, NLR (1) (1) FRI., ” (4) MON., 4/25 (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., 5/6 Pine Bluff (1) (1) FRI., ” (4) MON., 5/2Rogers (2) (5) TUES., 4/19 (2) SAT., 4/23 (4) MON ” (4) MON., 5/9Russellville (1) (1) FRI., 4/15 (2) SAT., ” (4) MON ” (2) SAT., 5/7Sherwood (1) (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., 4/22 (1) FRI., 4/29 (1) FRI., 5/6Tichnor (1) (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (2) SAT., 4/30 (1) FRI., ” Ulm (1) (1) FRI., ” (1) FRI., ” (2) SAT., ” (1) FRI., ” Vilonia (1) (1) FRI., ”

OUT OF STATEAnaheim, CA (2) (4) MON., 4/18 (4) MON.,4/25 (4) MON., 5/2 (4) MON., 5/9Chicago/N Aurora, IL (4) (4) MON., ” (9) SAT., 4/30 (8) FRI., 5/6 (4) MON., ” Dallas, TX (2) (5) TUES., 4/19 (5) TUES., 4/26 (4) MON., 5/2 (4) MON., ” Enid, OK (1) (2) SAT., 4/16 (4) MON., 4/25 (2) SAT., 4/30 (2) SAT., 5/7 Houston/Seabrook, TX (4) (5) TUES., 4/19 (5) TUES., 4/26 (4) MON., 5/2 Madison, AL (4) (4) MON., 4/18 (5) TUES., 4/26 Not rcvd as of 5/4 (4) MON., 5/9Memphis, TN (1) (5) TUES., 4/19 (1) FRI., 4/22 (12) TUES., 5/10 (5) TUES., 5/10Midvale, ID (4) (4) MON., 4/18 (4) MON.,4/25 (4) MON., 5/2 (4) MON., 5/9Salem, OR (4) (5) TUES., ” (5) TUES., 4/26 (4) MON., 5/2 (6) WED., 5/11Springfield, MO (4) (5) TUES., ” (5) TUES., ” (5) TUES., 5/3 (6) WED., ” Springfield, OH (5) (27) Not Rcvd 5/12 (6) WED., 4/27 (6) WED., 5/4 (5) TUES., 5/10St Louis, MO (4) (5) TUES., 4/19 (4) MON., 4/25 (5) TUES., ”

Total delivery days: (72) (125 days) (Total days N/A) (Total days N/A) (Total days N/A)

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USPS Mail Facility,NLR, Ar receives / dis-tributes Journals to the40 listed locations

Re: Arkansas locations, “Next-Day” deliveries are shown in BLACK text - later than “next-day” shown in RED italic.Re: Out-of-state locations, “acceptable” deliveries shown in BLACK text - less than acceptable shown in RED italic.

Exceptional deliveries include black “thumbs up”. Poor deliveries include RED “thumbs down”.

Journal Delivery Tracking ChartJournal Delivery Tracking Chart

USPS gets “A” for delivery of MAY 5 issue

CLASSIFIED AD RATE$6.00 Minimum 25 Words Or LessExtra Words: 15c Ea.

USPS gets “A” for delivery of MAY 5 issue

LEGAL NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PRAIRIE COUNTY, ARKANSAS

DIVISION PROBATEIN THE MATTE R OF THE ESTATEOFJOHN L. WILKINS, DECEASED...................................PR-16-8LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF DECEDENT:1151S PRYOR RD., CARLISLE, AR 72024DATE OF DEATH: MARCH 22, 2016An instrument dated June 26, 2015, admitted to probate as theLast Will of the above-named decedent, and the undersignedhas been appointed Executor thereunder. A contest of the pro-bate of the Will can be effected only by filing a petition within thetime provided by law.All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them,duly verified, to the undersigned within six (6) months from thedate of first publication of the notice, or they shall be foreverbarred and precluded from any benefit in the estate.This notice first published the 5th day of May, 2015.

By Lawrence Wilkins, Executor310 Roosevelt Dr.Smithville, AR 72466

Stuart Law Firm, P.A.Attorney for EstateP. O. Box 206Lonoke, AR 72086

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As per Act 576 of the 1987Acts of Arkansas, contents ofunits listed below will be soldto recover rent and legal ex-penses.Owners of contents have untilMay 10, 2016, to pay in full toreclaim contents. Partial pay-ments will not be accepted.

STORAGE AUCTION TO BE HELD MAY 14, 2016

STARTS AT 10:00 AMUnit # 11: Alicia VaughnUnit # 22: Betty Jo HobbsUnit # 41: LeahAnn WhittakerUnit # 56: Barbara HollowayUnit # 58Unit # 64Unit # 111: Scott CookUnit # 117: Los 2 AmigosUnit # 172: Sylvia Holmes

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`1304 Main StreetDes Arc, AR 72040 p In the Circuit Court of the Northern District

of Prairie County, ArkansasJustin C. Collins andAshley D. Collins............................................................Plaintiffsvs. 59N CV-16-14Althea Lumpkin.........................................................DefendantsGraydon Lumpkin, Eugene Lumpkin, Pauline Lumpkin Betzner;and Any Heirs, Known or Unknown,of T. B. Lumpkin, DeceasedAnd Lot 9 of Moore Hays Addition toThe City of Des Arc, Northern Districtof Prairie County, Arkansas

NOTICE OF QUIET TITLE ACTIONComes Janell Taylor, Circuit Clerk of Prairie County, and givesnotice that a Complaint to Quiet Title was filed in this Court onthe 5th day of April, 2016, in which the Plaintiffs, Justin C.Collins and Ashley D. Collins, were seeking to quiet title in prop-erty described as follows, to-wit:Lot 9 of Block 9 of Moore Hays Addition to the City of DesArc, Northern District, Prairie County, ArkansasAll persons claiming any interest in the land or a lien thereon arehereby notified to appear in court or file an objection and showcause why the title of Petitioners should not be quieted and con-firmed.Given this 26th day of April, 2016

Rebecca Hayley, Circuit ClerkPrairie County, ArkansasBy Rhonda Cheshier, Deputy Clerk

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LOST DOG:Her name is Cammee and

she is 1/2 Yorkie & Chihuahua(brown in color)...... She will an-swer to her name. She is about9 years old. Missing sinceThursday night from Hwy 11 Noacross from Ridout Camp Rd. Ifyou have seen Cammee,please call 501-516-7050, 501-516-5129 or 870-256-4141.Reward for her return Thankyou. Sarah Ward Cam me e

A low turnout was re-ported at the monthly RedCross Blood Drive held onMonday, May 9 at the FirstBaptist Church FellowshipHall.

One donor was refusedfor low iron. Those givingthe “Gift of Life” were:

Chuck Hanson, GeraldBone, Randy Zeps (DoubleRed), Ronald Eans, JimmyJackson,

Scott Gilbraith, WandaSwaim, Kenneth Inman,Harold Kirk, Jim West,

Truman Weatherly (Dou-ble Red), Jesse Tackett, BillBallowe, Louise Merrell.

Coordinator Merrellthanks everyone for theirsupport of the monthly-blood drive s held here.

The Red Cross blood driei held here once a month atthe first baptist church.watch for announcement ofthe next blood drive. It willappear in the News Briefssection of this newspaper.

The need for blood in-creases during the wintermontbs.

LITTLE ROCK – Elevenpublic meetings will beheld throughout the stateMay 24 and May 26 to dis-cuss chronic wasting dis-ease and the regulationsbeing proposed by theArkansas Game and FishCommission in an effort tomanage the disease.

To date, 82 cases ofCWD have been found inArkansas deer and fourmore in elk. Currently, thedisease has been detectedin four counties: Newton,Madison, Pope and Boone.The AGFC continues tocollect roadkill samplesstatewide to send off fortesting out of state.

Public meetings will beheld May 24 in Jonesboro,Monticello, Hot Springs,Russellville, Fayettevilleand at the AGFC head-

quarters in Little Rock.Meetings on May 26 will beheld at Brinkley, Camden,Hope, Fort Smith andMountain Home.

An additional publicmeeting will be held onMay 19 at Jasper, nearwhere the first reports ofCWD surfaced. One publicmeeting on May 24 andone on May 26 will bestreamed live on the

AGFC’s website,www.agfc.com.

The AGFC also hasscheduled a one-hourbroadcast on AETN at 8p.m., May 23, with a paneldiscussion about CWD.The agency also will besending CWD informationand deer season regulationproposals by email to thestate’s licensed hunters.

You're a Latino Republi-can. It's Nov. 8 and you'restaring at the ballot. Thereare two names for presi-dent staring back at you.

"On one side, we have acandidate who insults Lati-nos, on the other we haveone who lies to Latinos,"Alfonso Aguilar told FoxNews Latino regarding hisfeelings toward DonaldTrump and presumptiveDemocratic nomineeHillary Clinton.

Aguilar is the executivedirector of the Latino Part-nership for ConserLLvativePrinciples, and he served inthe George W. Bush admin-istration. He says his wasthe first group to denounceTrump.

Barring Trump retract-ing everything he has saidabout deporting millions ofundocumented immi-grants, Aguilar is faced withencouraging Latino votersto participate in the elec-tion — but to leave thepresidential part of the bal-lot empty.

It is a quandary that alsoafflicts Latino Republicanpoliticians.

Three Miami congres-sional Republicans are

struggling with acceptingTrump as their party's pre-sumptive nominee, andtwo of them have said theywill not support him, theMiami Herald reported.

Miami Reps. CarlosCurbelo, Mario Diaz-Balartand Ileana Ros-Lehtinenfirst supported Jeb Bush,then Marco Rubio.

"My position has notchanged," Curbelo told theHerald. "I have no plans ofsupporting either of thepresumptive nominees."

Though Ros-Lehtinensays the same, Diaz-Balartsaid his "intention" was tovote for the party's nomi-

nee.At least one conservative

Latino sees a silver lining.Executive director of theLibre Initiative, DanielGarza, considers all of thissoul-searching a positive.

"(Trump's) positionsallow us an opportunity toeducate Latinos with morecredibility, especially whenhe’s wrong," Garza told FoxNews Latino. "Folks realizethen that we really are,above all else, about thepolicies that lift people, notthe candidate."

W H I T E R I V E R J O U R N A L , T H U R S D A Y , M A Y 1 2 , 2 0 1 616

Boys and Girls State Delegates These Girl and Boy State delegates will be attending the 2016 session ofArkansas Girls and Boys State to be held May 29-June 3. Girls State is held atHarding College in Searcy and Boys State is held on the UCA Campus in Con-way. Delegates are, left to right Lauren Mapps, Lexi Cook and Trevor Hamp-ton. They will be Seniors in the fall at Des Arc High School

Eagle Award RecipientsTwo Des Arc High School Seniors, Jacob Adams, left and Kallie Roberts wereselected as the recipients of the Eagle Award at the 2016 Athletic Banquet onTuesday, May 10, held at the Des Arc Elementary Cafetorium. More AthleticBanquet photos next week. Photo by Rodney Adams

Saturday, May 14, 6 pm

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The Rotary NationalAward for Space Achieve-ment (RNASA) annualawards Gala was held Fri-day, April 29, at the HyattRegency in Houston, Texas.

These awards recognizeoutstanding achievementsin space and help to creategreater public awareness ofthe benefits of space explo-ration.

Each year since 1987,the foundation has pre-sented awards honoringthose who have con-tributed to the nation’sspace program.

This year, Leslie NettlesRobertson, granddaughterand namesake of the lateJohn Leslie Myers, Jr., a for-mer Des Arc resident, wasgreatly honored to beamong the 45 Stellar Awardnominees.

Nominations are solicit-ed from government, mili-tary and aerospace indus-try leaders and are accept-ed in four categories: earlycareer, middle career, latecareer and teams.

Winners are selected bya Stellar Awards EvaluationPanel based on which ac-complishments hold thegreatest promise for fur-thering future activities inspace, the extent to whichthe nominee played a keyrole in the accomplish-ment and the extent towhich the nominee meetsthe goal of recognizing he-roes of the American spaceprogram.

Stellar award winnersrepresent the best of thethousands of people work-

ing in the space program.So it came with great prideto Beebe and Des Arc thatNASA Astronaut Rex Wal-heim presented Leslie N.Robertson, as winner of theStellar Award for MiddleCareer.

Leslie graduated withher degree in ComputerSpace Engineering fromthe University of HoustonClear Lake 11 years ago.

She was immediatelyemployed by Boeing,where she remains em-ployed to this day.

Leslie is the grand-daughter of the late J. L.Myers Jr. and MarjorieBrashears Myers. She is the

great niece of JeannieMyers Lindsey of Des Arcand Beebe, retired ASUcoach and teacher.

J. L. was a Des Arc na-tive, the son of the late J. L.Myers Sr. and Thelma J.Myers. Marjorie Myers wasa Beebe High School grad-uate. J. L. played footballand basketball for the lateAmbrose ( Bro) Erwin, aDes Arc native and laudedcoach at Beebe for his en-tire coaching career.

Kathryn Myers Nettlesand John Nettles, Houstonresidents, are the proudparents of Leslie.

Robertson wins RNASA Award

Leslie Robertson, left, receiving prestigious award

Latino Republicans Torn Between Trump and Hillary

CWD topic of scheduled statewide meetings

Low turnout forMay blood drive

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