White river journal, dec 31, 2015 by charles walls

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ACTIVITIES CALENDAR

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MON., JAN. 4 Classes at Des Arc Schools Resume

MON., JAN. 4, 6 PM Regular Meeting City Zoning Board

TUES, JAN. 5 / FRI., JAN. 8 Eagle Basketball Tues-at Augusta Fri-Hazen at Des Arc

THURS., JAN 7 Report Cards go out for Des Arc Schools

FRI,, JAN. 8, 6 PM Turkey Federation Banquet Hazen Armory

SAT., JAN. 9, 3 & 6 PM Movie “War Room” Community Center DeValls Bluff

MON. JAN. 11, 3:30 PM PALS (Parent Advisory) Elem. Cafetorium

January 1 A photo of the construction on the Prairie County Jail addition shows the floor slab had been poured and work laying the concrete blocks has started. A swearing in ceremony took place at 9 a.m. at the Courthouse Annex in Des Arc for elected and reelected county officials. The Grand Prairie National Wildlife Federation Banquet was held at the Hazen Armory on January 9.

January 8 Sixteen County Officials were sworn in at the Prairie County Courthouse Annex on New Year’s morning. Des Arc Elementary School is one of two chosen to attend National Title One Conference. Nancy Brown has been appointed as postmaster at the Des Arc Post Office effective December, 2014.

January 15

Quorum Court Meets Courthouse Annex In Des Arc

MON., JAN. 18 Des Arc Schools Dismissed for Martin Luther King Day

TUES., JAN. 19, 7 PM Des Arc City Council meets in Council Chambers at Des Arc City Hall

Highway improvement project scheduled

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The Bud and Beverly Newby home, near the Des Arc Bayou bridge, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday, January 14. The only thing the Newby’s were able to escape with was the clothes on their back and their 3-year old Yorkie, Josie. Bill Duerson, who joined the Prairie County Sheriff’s Department in 2008, was recently promoted to Chief Deputy by Sheriff Gary Burnett. Duerson, who has been an investigator for the Department, takes over his new position from Chief Deputy Glynn Holmes, who resigned to join the DeValls Bluff Police Department. An investigation is underway into the burglary

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2015 In Review

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at the Jay Hambrick property located on Highway 38 East. Two large twowheel trailers, an ATV, tires and rims and valuable tools were taken. Drake Widener was announced as the new Des Arc Eagle Head Football Coach. Widener was previously a defensive coordinator for the Lonoke Jackrabbits.

January 22 Des Arc Police Chief Darrell Turner retired from the department after 31 years of service. He will be joining the Prairie County Sheriff’s Department staff as of April 1, 2015. The County Library Board set a date for the special election to ask for a One Mill tax increase on real and personal property to be used for the maintenance and operation of the county library system. Linda McIntosh, APRN, FNP of Des Arc was a member of the Hope Medical Mission Team to South Africa. Jim White is pictured with a 105 pound, 54” long White Catfish caught in the lower White River on Saturday, Janaury 17. Arthur Smith of Helena, who has worked for Jim for 14 years, caught the “big kitty”.

January 29 Nick Hill has been selected by the Board of Education as the new Des Arc Superintendent for the 2015-16 school term. Current Superintendent Rick Burns will be retiring at the end of the 2014-15 term. The Republican Party of Prairie County met on Monday, January 26 and elected a third member of the Prairie County Election Commission. Stan

Ferguson of Des Arc was elected to serve as commissioner and Rita Dobson was re-elected as Chairman. World War II Veteran Tomy Gooch, 100, was recognized by France for his service during WWII. On D-Day more than 70 years ago, Gooch stormed Utah Beach in Normandy, France. Gooch is a brother-in-law of the late Prairie County Sheriff, Dale Madden. Also honored was John Arnold who was accompanied to the ceremony by Tonnie Covington Wylie, daughter of Dessle Covington and the late Billy Covington. Also pictured was Rep. Kim Hammer, who was a former pastor of the Lakeside Missionary Baptist Church in Des Arc.

a.m. Marcus Trouten, 29 of Searcy, was arrested in connection with local burglaries and vandalism according to Des Arc Chief of Police Darrell Turner. A search of a patch of woods located off Calhoun Street, an alleged backpack was retrieved. Contained inside was stolen property that was later determined to have been taken from the Des Arc United Methodist Church and the Family Worship Center. Lady Eagles Track team places Second at the 1A-4A Indoor State Track held at the Tyson Center on the University of Arkansas campus at Fayetteville. Kirby Smith received the Outstanding Athlete award.

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Keith Knupp, Des Arc’s fire chief for 20 years and who will retire Feb. 28, was honored by fellow firefighters at a retirement reception held at the United Methodist Church Family Life Center. Don Harvey will be the new fire chief. Harold Kirk and Nicholas Kirk and Harold’s daughter, Amanda’s two children, Gabi and Gabe, all escaped from their burning residence, unharmed about 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning. The home was located on Fourth Street, between Gordon and Claire. Amanda was at work at the time of the fire. Pictured on Page 14 are photos of Winter white’s always magic transformations. President’s Day delivers 1.75 inches of sleet/snowprise and followed with 1” snow Tuesday night.

Phase 3 of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) clean up of the in-ground contamination at Sanner Oil Co. began this week. Merchants and Planters Bank is pleased to announce that Paul Dickson has been promoted to President of the Des Arc Market. At a meeting of the Library Board Committee at the Hazen Public Library, it was the decision of the board to postpone the special election scheduled for April, 2015.

February 12 Thanks to a good samaritan, a Sunday fire at Patterson Hardwoods caused minimal damage. Jesse Tackett, who was headed out for breakfast early Sunday Morning, Feb. 8 spotted smoke coming out of a shed. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene around 7:00

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Corderro Earls

Officer Earls is “Officer of Year” at Searcy

On December 14, the Searcy Police Department had their annual Christmas party where they recognized employees for their outstanding work throughout the year. Officer Corderro Earls was recognized as the department’s overall “Officer of the Year Award”. Corderro Earls is a Detective for the Searcy Police Department. He has been in law enforcement since December of 2007. He is a graduate from Des Arc High School and has an Associate's degree in Criminal Justice. His favorite part about working as an officer is the job allows him to be a light to someone’s life and have the children in the community look up to him. His favorite part about working for the Searcy Police Department is that it is a family he can always depend on to help him or anyone in a time of need. Chief Eric Webb said “I have watched Detective Earls grow as an officer. I believed he had potential to be a leader, and it has been a pleasure to watch him grow into the confident police officer and leader that he is. I am very proud of him and his dedication to the police department and his fellow officers.”

The Arkansas State Highway Commission has approved a bid for improvements to a roadway in White County, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials. The purpose of the project is to construct approximately 4 miles of two lanes for State Highway 13 in a new location between State Highway 16 and U.S. Highway 67. McGeorge Contracting Company, Inc. of Pine Bluff was awarded the contract at $16,284,376.29. Construction is scheduled to begin in two to four weeks, weather permitting. Completion is expected mid-2017.

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David Bisbee, 57, Stuttgart Price Hancock, 14, Stuttgart Donnie Hughes, 36, Lonoke Virginia Jackson, 78, Brinkley Opal Mathews, 84, Lonoke Carl Owens, 79, Cabot Juanita Pierce, 87, Stuttgart Charles Price, 84, Des Arc Maud Warden, 85, Stuttgart

Retirement Reception: Debra Whitson, fifth from left, and pictured with her ‘work family’, was feted with a retirement reception hosted by the Des Arc Farmers and Merchants Bank and held in the bank lobby on Friday, December 11. Debra retired after 28 years in banking; 12 years with F&M. Pictured front left to right are Tyler Cox, Priscilla Prince, Mary Weatherley, Lisa Kassler, Debra, Amber Guillioun, Leah White, Donna Parchman, branch vice president, and Daivd Hardke, president. Back row, left to right: Carmen Doepel, Casey Ingle, Kelly Gilmore, Gary Hudson and Lee Ann Crisel, both with the parent bank, the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Stuttgart. T he J ournal w elc omes your input (c omments , s ugges tions , pers onal new s , photos , etc )

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Our Christmas We’ll spiff up just a bit, the bunch of us, my wife and me and the two subsequent generations that came about because of us. We munched, perhaps not sparingly, until the late afternoon meal that will be our Christmas dinner. By tradition we will take it at the home of our daughter, which she somehow believes makes the proceedings easier, though I am not certain why, and which permits our beloved son-in-law to preside at table. That I invariably ask him to preside at Turkey Day (always at our house) signals nothing other than our pride in him, though he does offer a really good prayer. Some things are predictable, delightfully so, such as the menu: Fowl and pork for animal protein. A half-dozen veggies, to include two varieties of mashed potatoes, conventional and garlicy. Likewise, a double-whammy in the dressing department: one avec le sausage, one sans. Yams, of course, sliced thin, per the advice offered my bride some years ago by a Mississippi restaurant wizard, still at her stove today as she approaches her 80th year. No doubt my daughter will prepare her dad his holiday treat, something she calls Christmas corn even when she prepares it for Easter and Thanksgiving. It’s a sinfully cheesy concoction, a coronary. And of course the dish that haunts every “special” meal, the casserole which everyone except me seems to savor: green beans immersed in thick gray sauce, slices of taupe toadstool lurking therein. Rolls and butter. Heaven only knows what the dessert tray will offer. So much of everything. More than enough to prompt us to consider the abundance that is ours, and the paucity that is life for so many. We have been, are, blessed. We are also lucky. There is fear in our land, understandably so. Apprehension grew to terror earlier this month when two demented Muslims slaughtered 14 people in California, and in so doing darkened the shadow over millions of other Muslims in the U.S., men and women who want only a piece of the American dream, and to live in peace. There is sadness in our land, not least for the families of the six U.S. soldiers who died only days before Christmas when a suicide bomber detonated himself against their patrol in Afghanistan. They will not be the last Americans to die in that tormented section of the world. The suicide bomber will not be the last of his kind (the assailant may have been a she). And the indigenous peoples of the region, mostly Muslim -they will continue to die by the thousands. So there is sadness, much, in the Middle East and its perimeter nations. At some point in the day I will call my friend Joe in California. Joe, still vigorous and still at work as he approaches his 90th year, born in Brooklyn to parents who chose America over their native Syria longer than a century ago. He has family in Syria still, huddled in the charnel house that is Syria today. They are Christians in an overwhelmingly Islamic society, one that previously abided all faiths. Joe and I will talk about some friends, in California and Arkansas, Muslims in an overwhelmingly Christian society, and hope it will continue to abide their faith. We’ll make some other calls, especially to those on the mend, like our pal Gene Rapley in Fort Smith, of the same generation as Joe and with the same quicksilver mind. We’ll do our best to dial up kin in Mountain Home and Morrilton, and thereabouts, and friends in the Delta. With our Christmas temperatures in Arkansas expected to be in the 60s we will reach out to friends well to the north of us, where the [begin ital] high [end ital] at Edmonton, Alberta is predicted to be exactly one degree; and to others in suburban Vancouver, comparatively balmy at 38 and sunny. We will try to keep the Christmas spirit by not taunting. We’ll toast all those who are trying their best to keep Arkansas on track, or, in some cases, get it back on track -- banker/businessman George Makris, Jr., for example, putting his heart and his head (and no few dollars) into rejuvenating his native Pine Bluff. And trade advocates like ole Harvey Joe Sanner of Des Arc, not so “ole” that he won’t see Arkansas farm products shipped to a Cuba steadily less renegade after a fruitless, half-century old commercial embargo. Mostly, however, we’ll stay out of the way, my wife and I. It’s not about us, it’s about the grands, of course, happy and healthy and eager to rip open the Christmas wrapping. Time to count blessings. Including readers. Merry Christmas! Note: This column was written for the December 24 issue, but was omitted due to space limits. (USPS 682-800)

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Typically when a bill is passed in the state legislature, if it doesn’t not have an emergency clause, it will take effect 90 days after we adjourn. But there are occasions when a specific date is written into the bill. This year, we passed several bills that will take effect January 1, 2016. These impact everything from restaurant menus to tax brackets. This week, we would like to take the time to inform you of the changes that will be taking place and how they may impact you and your family in 2016. We passed legislation ensuring that all healthcare plans provided under the Affordable Care Act in Arkansas must provide the minimum benefits for pediatric oral health. These benefits go into effect at the beginning of the year. Another change we made you may notice at your grocery story or restaurant menu. Act 1191 requires that catfish that is not from the United States be labeled “imported”. The catfish industry in Arkansas is the third largest in the nation. The legislation also requires that a distinction be made in packaging if it includes catfish or catfish-like products. We made a few changes impacting driver’s licenses. For starters, driver’s licenses issued after January 1, 2016 will not expire for 8 years. Until now drivers have had to renew every 4 years.

And for those who have had their driver’s license suspended as a result of outstanding reinstatement fees, we passed legislation that created a program to lighten the financial burden of getting back behind the wheel. Act 1193 states that if an individual has paid all court costs and fees associated with the suspension and completed a specialty court program such as drug court, then the driver’s license can be reinstated for a one-time fee of $100. Act 934 requires that beginning next year, physicians cannot perform an abortion on a minor unless she obtains notarized consent from one of her parents or legal guardian. Come tax time, you may also see the impact of our recent tax cuts. The income tax will be reduced by for those making between $21,000 and $75,000. The reduction became effective at the beginning of 2015 so you will notice the change in this year’s tax filings. Those making above $75,000 will see the reduction next year. And farmers and ranchers will receive an income tax exemption for payment from an agricultural disaster program. There are several other pieces of miscellaneous legislation which will also go into effect at the beginning of the year. The ones described will have the broadest reaching impact on our state.

State projects $110 million for highways State Representative David Hillman

“Although Arkansas’s population ranks 32nd nationally, we have the 12th largest highway system in America. Arkansas’s public roadways are made up of nearly 100,000 miles of state highways, county roads, city streets and the bridges that connect them, states State Representative David Hillman of Almyra. “Ensuring that our highways meet the ever growing needs of Arkansans is an evolving challenge. That is why the Governor’s Working Group on Highway Funding was created by an Executive Order in April of this year. The group has been meeting monthly since August to develop strategies to increase highway funding in the state. “It is composed of members of the Arkansas House and Senate transportation committees, designees from state agencies and commissions, and individuals with knowledge of the transportation and finance industries. “The Working Group determined that it needs to develop a strategy to net $110 million in additional revenue annually to the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) over the next one to three years. This is the amount of

new revenue the group found will be needed to address the AHTD’s most critical needs. “To address ultimate needs in the state 10 years from now, the group believes $1.68 billion in new revenue will be needed. This would complete I-49 and I-69, complete the entire Four-Lane Grid System, alleviate major congestions issues in the state and ensure pavement on all highways is in good condition. “The final report with several recommendations will be submitted to the Governor on December 15. In a meeting this week, the working group reviewed many of the recommendations so far including and increase on the motor fuel tax and diesel tax. Another idea discussed is to phase-in a transfer of revenue from the sales tax on vehicles from General Revenue to the highway fund. “Once the Governor reviews the report he will make his recommendations. Any changes in tax structure would have to be approved by the General Assembly. When the report is complete we will post it on our website at www.arkansashouse.org.”

Arkansas’ Unemployment Rate Declines to 5.1 Percent Labor force data, produced by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and released today by the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, show Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point, from 5.1 percent in October to 5.0 percent in November. Arkansas’ civilian labor force declined 1,800, a result of 2,000 fewer unemployed and 200 additional employed Arkansans. The United States’ jobless rate remained stable at 5.0 percent in November. BLS Program Operations Manager Susan Price said, “Arkansas’ unemployment rate declined to 5.0 percent in November, down seven-tenths of a percentage point since November 2014. The last time Arkansas’ rate was at 5.0 percent was in April 2008.” Arkansas’ nonfarm payroll jobs declined 300 in November to total 1,224,100. Employment in six major industry sectors decreased, while four sectors posted gains. Jobs in construction dropped 2,000, an expected seasonal loss. Employment in manufacturing fell 1,200. All of the declines were spread throughout durable goods manufacturing (-1,200). Professional and business services decreased 1,100. A majority of the loss occurred in administrative and support services (-800), which includes employment agencies. Leisure and hospitality dropped 1,000, a typical seasonal contraction. Trade, transportation, and utilities added 3,700 jobs. Most of the increase was in retail trade (+2,600), as stores begin preparation for the holiday shopping season. www.discover.arkansas.gov Compared to November 2014, nonfarm payroll employment in Arkansas has increased 14,800. Seven major industry sectors posted growth, more than offsetting declines in four sectors. Professional and business services added 6,000 jobs. Gains occurred in all three subsectors. Employment in educational and health services rose 5,900, all in health care and social assistance (+6,600). Jobs in construction increased 5,700.

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available next week) There will be NO increased daylight in the mornings until Jan. 16, when sunrise will be at 7:13 am. (The latest sunrise at 7:14 am repeats from Dec. 31 thru Jan. 15) WHITE RIVER 6 pm Depth Readings per National Weather Service

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State Senate Review of 2015 State Senator Jonathan Dismang The legislature had an extremely busy and productive year in 2015. During the regular session early in the year, lawmakers approved a $100 million income tax cut for middle class families. Taxpayers who earn between $21,000 and $75,000 a year will see their rates go down, beginning in 2016. The reduction will be from 6 percent to 5 percent on income between $21,000 and $35,099 and from 7 to 6 percent on income $35,100 and $75,000. Arkansas taxpayers who make capital gains will pay less in income taxes. Currently they can claim an exemption on 45 percent of their gains, and as of July 1, 2016 they will be able to claim exemptions on 50 percent of their capital gains. The legislature approved the governor’s plan to relieve prison overcrowding and better prepare inmates for release into the outside world. It adds prison beds and authorizes the Correction Department to contract with other states to house Arkansas inmates. It adds parole officers and support staff. The measures expand drug courts to hear charges against non-vio-

lent offenders, and it sets up re-entry programs for training inmates with job skills, anger management and coping skills before they are released. Organizations that have the most success in preparing inmates will get financial bonuses. Their success will be measured by the recidivism rate of the inmates they train. Lawmakers changed the eligibility requirements for lottery scholarships. They also changed how scholarships are paid out, in order to strongly encourage students to stay in college for their sophomore year. Scholarship recipients had received $2,000 dollars for their freshman year and $3,000 dollars in their sophomore year if they remain eligible. Now they will get $1,000 dollars in their freshman year and $4,000 their sophomore year. The total amount of the scholarship would still be $5,000 for the first two years, but in order to receive that amount the students would have to stay in school and keep their grades up. The scholarship amounts awarded for junior and senior years would remain the same. Recipi-

ents get $4,000 dollars their junior year and $5,000 dollars their senior year. Students at two year colleges will get $1,000 dollars their first year and $3,000 dollars their second year, rather than $2,000 dollars each year. Another significant change is that high school graduates no longer qualify by earning a 2.5 grade point average. They would have to score a minimum of 19 on the ACT. The changes are meant to improve the lottery’s cash flow and strengthen its long-term financial stability. Legislators overhauled the state’s vocational education system, to give business leaders more in-

put into the types of job skills that are offered at technical schools. That means two-year colleges, technical schools and adult education centers will focus on teaching the job skills that are most in demand by local industries. As of January 1, when Arkansas residents renew their drivers’ licenses they will be valid for eight years instead of four. Legislation approved during the regular session allows school district staff with a concealed carry permit to bring firearms to campus. This benefits especially smaller schools that don’t have resources in their budgets to hire a full-time security guard.

Laugh-In Corner Two hunters are in the woods, when one of them suddenly collapses. He wasn't breathing, and his eyes looked glazed. Thinking quickly, the other guy grabs his cell phone and calls for help. He shouts at the emergency operator, "I think my friend is dead! What do I do!?" "Calm down", the operator says in a soothing voice, "I can help you. But first, we need to make sure he's dead." The phone goes silent for a second, then the operator hears a gunshot; "OK", says the hunter, "now what?"

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Thursday, January 7, 1932

hile a proposal for drastic slashes in congressional salaries came today from Capitol Hill, authoritative word was passd out that President Hoover would oppose sternly any general federal wage cut. The suggestion for a 20 percent cut in congressional salaries came from Senator Borah of Idaho who himself declined to accept a wage increase voted to members of Congress a few years ago. He also proposed that the vice president, the speaker and all members of the president’s cabinet be reduced from $15,000 to $12,000. The president feels that the government must maintain its scale to retain responsible officials. Earl Page, Commissioner of Agriculture, says, “the best outlook for the farmers the coming year seems to be in the line of dairying. Prices of milk, cream and dairy products seem to hold up better than anything else in connection with farming.” A party of Griffithville boys, composed of Bill and Lester Keathley, V. L. and W. K. Turnage, Ellis, Frank, Lester, Cleo and J. W. Holloway, while on a hunting trip in Woodruff County, near Hunter, one day last week, bagged a nine point buck. Bill Keathley made the kill. The boys say deer are scarce. Hickory Plains 4-H Club met Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1931, with Miss Tennyson and organized the club. New officials were elected as follows: Wesley Hamric, president; Charlie Speight, vice-pres.; Dorothy Orr, secretary and

Myrtle Norman, reporter. The Community’s Club met with Mrs. Scroggs on the same day. Ambrose Erwin of this city, an instructor in the Junior Agricultural College at Beebe, hunting with a party of friends near Brasfield one day last week, came home with the honors, having bagged the largest and probably the oldest buck in the Cache River bottoms - an 11point buck. He was as proud of this deer as he was as a little boy was of a red top pair of boots 50 years ago. Mrs. J. W. Watson’s Sunday School Class of the Methodist Episcopal Church, held election of officers Sunday, January 3, as follows: President, Mrs. B. E. Wray; vice-pres., James Hughes; secretary Claudia Barrett; treasurer, Mrs. H. L. Yancey, and reporter, Hazel Bacon. The class is planning for a “tacky party” real soon. Miss Nancy Willie Roe, one of Des Arc’s popular young lady teachers, has begun a term of school in Union Township. W. K. Bacon and family have moved to the Tisdale place on the pike west of the city limits. Beech Eddins, Prairie County Tax Assessor, announces his itinerary out in the county starting January 18 at the Braner Store in Bullard Township for the assessment of property. Those of you who owe us one or more years subscription to the Journal, must pay up or you won’t receive another issue. We mean it!

Memorial service Wednesday for Charles Everett Price Charles Everett Price, 84, of Des Arc went to be with the Lord at his home on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015. He was born August 22, 1931. He had cancer and was under Hospice Care. He leaves behind his wife of 53 years, Diane Price; a son, Danny Joe Crowley of Des Arc; three sisters, Pat ( Jim) Parker near Morrilton, Jean Costello of Little Rock, and Dorothy (Burly) Johns of Bald Knob. He served in the Army for a short time during the Korean War, but was discharged due to needs of his family. Allen Childress moved Charles and Diane from Little Rock to Des Arc in 1996. They were loved members of Gospel Mission Church in Des Arc. A Memorial Service was held at Gospel Mission Wednesday, Dec.30, at 10AM. Officiating were Bro. Elbert Pool, Bro. Alton Evans, and Allen Childress.

Th u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 3 1 , 1 9 4 2 The Navy Department reported today that President Roosevelt has awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross to 10 enlisted men for heroic performance of duty in the Battle of Midway. Among them was: William D. Horton, 28, aviation radioman, second class. Billy, a Des Arc boy, is the son of W. D. Horton and Neva DeVore Horton. Total farm value of 34 important Arkansas crops in 1942 was $182,433,000 compared with $235,192,000 in 1941, according to the State Crop Reporting Service. Among the young men of this vicinity who were inducted into the U. S. Army and left one day the past week were H.M. Caskey, Chick Tucker, -Holt and --Ingram, and 32 others. The Defense Area rental control Office for Arkansas and Prairie counties announce that it will have present in this city, Des Arc, on the 5th and 6th days of January, 1943, representatives for the purpose of assisting property owners in the registration of their rental properties. The Registration Booth will be open at the Courthouse. It is required under the Federal law that such registrations be made. Our old friend, Mr. Schuyler Hayley, a progressive farmer of the Johnson Chapel vicinity, was a pleasant caller at the Journal office this Thursday morning, and renewed his subscription. He had with him two bright little sons, Otho Lionel and Charles Everett, manly little men. Mrs. Fred Lyon and sister, Miss Minnie Nell Morrison, of Little Rock, visited with their mother, Mrs. G. P. Drown, and friends in this city during the holidays. Messrs. J. B. Cunningham and John H. Toy, progressive and successful farmer citizens of the East Side, were in town trading yesterday. The Attorney General last

week ruled that Arkansas motorists in Share-the-Ride groups are protected against damage suits in event of accidents by a 1935 state law which defines a passenger in an automobile as a “guest”. Under the “guest” law, there is no legal cause of action for injuries as a passenger unless the ride is paid for. Mrs. Fred Killman of Little Rock visited friends n Des Arc, her former home, this week. Mrs. Killman (nee Miss Edna Tarkington) is a Des Arc girl, widely known as proprietress of the Bungalow Cafe which she ran very successfully for a number of years before she married. We acknowledge a very pleasant call yesterday afternoon from our young friend, R. D. Freeman, member of the U. S. Air Corps at El Paso, Tex. who was called home on account of the death of his father. Our young friend, ex-Senator Albert Erwin, who has filled a very important place at the Jacksonville Ordnance Plant for several months, visited with friends and family here Sunday. There are some changes being made in business in the city this week. Mr. Abel Johnson will consolidate the Fairway Store stock of dry goods with his grocery, thereby reducing expense of operation of two stores. Mr. Carl Christian of Tuckerman, was looking after business interests here this week. A former Des Arc citizen, he owns a chain of moving picture shows including the Temple Theater in this city. The Arkansas Salvage Committee reports that from July to November, Prairie County furnished only 584,705 pounds of scrap metal. Folks, the War has only begun. The government needs your scrap metal for tanks and guns. Gather up your scrap!

Thursday, December 31, 1981 All’s well back at the drilling site east of Des Arc. The Continental crew were gathered in the control room on the oil drilling site Tuesday getting a break from the cold. They had just finished placing another section of drilling pipe into place. The well is now lined with a casing to a depth of 3,000 feet. They plan to go to a depth of 6,500 feet. The drilling site is one mile west of Highway 33 on the Prairie-Woodruff county line. Thomas H. (Harold) Crye, a native of Des Arc and a member of the Arkansas State Police for more than three decades, made history today, when he was presented with the “Distinguished Service Award” at the Commission’s meeting Dec. 18 in Carlisle. This was the first such award ever presented by the State Police, said Director Tommy L. Goodwin. “He has contributed so much to law enforcement in Arkansas, he has become a legend in his own time,” Goodwin said of Crye. Hattie Jenkins was recently promoted to Manager of the Midwest National Department of National Investors Life Insurance Co. in Little Rock. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rayford Jenkins of Des Arc. Trans-Com Inc. crews of Florida have been here several weeks hanging cable for Town & Country Cablevision Inc. of Fort Smith, Ark. The lines will bring cable television to Des Arc residents. Timothy Dale Conrad of Benton has joined the Des

Arc High School faculty, replacing Mrs. Paula Fulmer, who has taken a maternity leave. Rev. Jack Bledsoe, pastor of First Baptist Church in Des Arc, is announced as a member of the Ouachita Baptist University Board of Trustees. The 24-member board recently held its Fall meeting on the OBU campus.Ouachita is owned by the 435,618member Arkansas Baptist State Convention. Miss Denise Scribner of North Little Rock, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. (Miller) Donahue, has taken a position with the National Staff of Girl Scouts of America. Her mother is the former Jane Donahue of Des Arc. Pvt. Randy Stice, a 1981 graduate of Des Arc High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Stice, has been selected to serve as a Recruiter Aide with the Army Recruiting Station in Searcy. After 45 days there, he will proceed to his next assignment at Fort Campbell, Ky. Don Stallings of Hazen has been selected to serve on the Development Council at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia. Farm Bureau life insurance reached the $1 billion in-force level in Arkansas on Dec. 17, according to an announcement by Nicky E. Hargrove of Stuttgart, president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau. Let A L. Berry show you a Chevrolet Car, Truck, or Oldsmobile from Westerfield Chev.- Olds, Des Arc, 2564141.

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Services held Wednesday for Virginia Jackson Virginia Jackson, 78, of Brinkley died Sunday, December 20, 2015. Survivors are her husband, Milton Jackson; children, Gerald (Rhonda) Jackson, Douglas Jackson (Holly Hunt) and Laurie (Alan) Henard; two brothers, one sister, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services were at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, Dec. 23, at the Missionary Baptist Church, Brinkley. Interment was in Oaklawn Cemetery. Guestbook www.bobnealandsons.com

Price Hancock dies of brain disease at 14 Price Charles Hancock was born on Nov. 17, 2001 in Germantown, Tennessee to Bryan and Jana Hancock. Price walked into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015. Price had battled Glioblastoma for the last 14 months with determination and a smile knowing it was in God’s hands. Price is preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Dr. Rex Hancock of Stuttgart and maternal grandfather, Garland Dean “Bubbie” Hill of Oak Grove, Louisiana. Price is survived by his parents, Bryan and Jana Hancock; sister, Bryana Hancock, all of Stuttgart; paternal grandparents, Taylor and Jan Gregory of Stuttgart; maternal grandparents, Alan and Jerron Day of Germantown, Tennessee. Price was an avid lover of sports and during his young life had played football, basketball and baseball. Price loved the Razorbacks from the day he was born. A memorial service honoring Price’s life was held on Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Stuttgart. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to (1) St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in memory of Price or to (2) “Hunting for a Cure for Price Hancock” to assist other children battling cancer. This fund has been set up at Farmers and Merchants Bank, P.O. Box 1010 Stuttgart, AR 72160

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Juanita Pierce, business owner at Stuttgart Juanita Lovelace Pierce, 87, of Stuttgart widow of Irven Pierce, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at UAMS in Little Rock. Mrs. Pierce was born July 15, 1928, in Jefferson County, Ark., to C. Burtrum and Pearl Teer Lovelace. She and her husband were owners of Pierce and Company and she was a member of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church. Besides her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister and a brother. Survivors are her son, Mickey Pierce and wife Lisa Jo; granddaughter, Candace Lea Prine and husband Bret Alan; great-grandson, Hayden Everett Prine; nephews, Alton David Pierce and wife Mary Ann and Matt Rowell Lovelace III and wife Julie; nieces, Billie Jean Lovelace, Dianne Lovelace Vance and Elena Elizabeth Lovelace; and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews. Private committal services, officiated by the Rev. Darrell Stayton, were held at Lone Tree Cemetery. A memorial service was held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday December 29, at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church. Her family requests memorials may be made to Arkansas Children’s Hospital, 1 Children’s Way, Little Rock, Ark. 72202.

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Opal Matthews buried Tuesday near Des Arc Mrs. Opal Matthews, 84 of Lonoke joined her loved ones in heaven on December 24, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Ada Payne; husband of 42 years, Dewie Matthews; grandson, Kevin Brown; sisters, Lois Crites, Philis Jennings and Donna Johansan; brothers, Bo, Bud and Joe Payne. Opal is survived by her beloved brother, Irvin Payne and wife, Alpha of Hernando, MS; three daughters, Pat Brown and husband Buddy of Lonoke, Fredia Smith and husband John of Austin, AR and Brenda Perella and husband Dan of Bellingham, MA. She was blessed with nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; many family and friends in Illinois, Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee. Opal’s life accomplishments include her most treasured years developing the greenhouse program at Lonoke Exceptional Development Center. She loved the clients and staff, growing plants and teaching. She had many happy years working there before retiring. While living in Mississippi, Opal co-owned with family the Roller Derby Skating Rink in Red Banks and 10 commercial greenhouses and a garden center in Victoria. She loved life and was always glad to start a new project or help someone. Her generosity and strength of character was well known. She will be greatly missed. Funeral service was held 2 pm, Tuesday, December 29, at Boyd Funeral Home Chapel, Lonoke. Interment followed in Welcome Home Cemetery, Des Arc.

Carl F. Owens was formerly of Stuttgart Carl Frank "Bo" Owens, age 79, formerly of Stuttgart passed away in Cabot on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015. He was born August 22, 1936 in Gillett, Arkansas to the late S.C. and Eunice Owens. He was an independent truck driver who loved the open road. Mr. Owens was a Master Mason. During his time as a truck driver he taught many people the profession of truck driving. He will always be remembered as fun loving, easy going, and he always enjoyed a good cigar and spending time with his family and friends. He also enjoyed watching old westerns and good food. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Billy E. Owens and Jacob Owens, four sisters Melva Allen, Minnie Huckaby, Ruth Baker and Patricia Watson. He is survived by his loving wife, Jimmie C. Owens, one daughter, Carla E. Wicklund and her husband Rick; one son, Frank Owens and his wife Keda; sister-inlaw, Jan Davis and her husband, Johnny; granddaughter, Courtney Wicklund; sisters, Hazel Young of DeWitt, Nola Weinrich of Gillett and Johnny Owens of Gillett and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, Maryland 21741-5014 or online at www.michaeljfox.org for the research of Parkinson's Disease.

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Maud E.Warden had relatives at Slovak Maud Ellen Warden, 85, of Stuttgart passed away Friday, December 25, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Warden was born April 10, 1930, to James C. Wood Sr. and Lilly Sanders Wood. She was a retired hair dresser and member of Corinth Missionary Baptist Church. She loved gardening and cooking, but especially loved hosting family meals and get-togethers. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Cecil Green; and her sister, Ella Gaydos. Survivors are her husband of 70 years, Calvin L. Warden; son, Brent Warden (Barbara) of Pine Bluff; daughter, Shelia Bednar (Larry) of Slovak; three brothers, J.C. Wood Jr. ( June) and Joe Donald Wood (Louise) of Pine Bluff and Tommy Wood of Stuttgart; three grandchildren, Bart Bednar of Stuttgart, Angie Yarbrough (Jeff) of Rogers, Ark., and Jennifer Kesterson (Scott) of Centerton, Ark.; seven great-grandchildren, Nathan and Jack Bednar, Sophie and Jacob Yarbrough, Kiley Hubanks and Emma and Ashlyn Kesterson; and several nieces and nephews including Teresa Duncan (Wayne), Rusty Wood (Gina) and Steven Wood. Funeral services, officiated by Bro. John Young, were 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at Turpin Funeral Home chapel in ßtuttgart with visitation one hour before the service. Burial followed in Flynn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Corinth Missionary Baptist Church or the donor’s choice.

David O. Bisbee was champion duck caller Donnie Wayne Hughes

Donnie Hughes, brother of Ulm resident, dies Donnie Wayne Hughes, 36, of Lonoke passed away Friday, December 25, 2015. He was preceded in death by his father in 1995, Eddie Hughes; his mother in 2008, Nancy Helms Lewis; and grandparents Elizabeth Helms and William Helms. Donnie is survived by his children, Frankie Hughes and Brice Williams of Cabot; brother, Eddie Hughes, Jr. and wife, Donna of Lonoke; half-brothers and sisters, Edward Hughes of Casscoe, William Hughes of MS, Carolyn Ingle of Ulm, Wanda, Walter, Donald and Otis Hughes all of Stuttgart; girlfriend, Renda Meggs, and many nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held 2 pm Wednesday December 30, at Boyd Funeral Home Chapel, Lonoke with interment in Sunshine Cemetery in Humphrey. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Boyd Funeral Home for assistance on his service.

Quote of the Week Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. -Hal Borland

David Owen Bisbee, 57, of Stuttgart died Monday, December 21, 2015, at his home. David was born August 4, 1958, in Stuttgart. He was a 1976 graduate of Stuttgart High School. He was an avid sportsman and enjoyed the beauty of nature. He loved to hunt and fish and spent time guiding on the Little Red River at Lindsey’s Resort in Heber Springs. He was a recipient of the Chick Major Scholarship Fund. He was a former state champion for the State Duck Calling Contest and runner up for the World Duck Calling Contest. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his father, Dr. Jim Bisbee; and his grandparents, Glen and Elfa Bisbee of Kansas City, Mo., and William and Hildreth Paul of Clinton, Mo. He is survived by his mother, Mary Helen Paul Bisbee of Stuttgart; his sister, Lisa Lee Bisbee of Stuttgart; two sons, Blake Squire Bisbee (Lauren) of Conway and Ethan Gunner Bisbee (Allysse) of Seaside, Ore.; three grandchildren, Sterling and Britton Rose of Conway and Schwazy of Seaside, Oregan; and three step-grandchildren, Skyler, Kaylee and Maddy. Funeral services, officiated by Dr. Sam Roberts, were 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 28, at Turpin Funeral Home in Stuttgart with burial following in Lone Tree Cemetery. The family requests memorials may be made to Grand Prairie JOB Center, 427 South Maple, Stuttgart, Ark. 72160.

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Words of Faith/Church News FAITH TRACKS By Rev. Dee Harper

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

Hope Discovered Luke 2:25-32, 36-38 I heard recently about a story of a delivered Christmas card. Now that doesn’t seem so news worthy does it? I believed most of us have gotten at least one Christmas card or message this year. However what makes this Christmas cards story so unique is that it took 93 years to be delivered. The card is a beautiful picture of Santa Clause lifting up a little girl in a pretty blue dress to ask her what she wants for Christmas. Postage back them was only 1 cent. It was sent in 1914 to Ethel Martin who lived in Oberlin, Kansas and it was from her cousins in Alma, Nebraska. The card was delivered to Ethel’s sister-in-law in Oberlin Bernice Martin in 2007. To add to the mystery the letter was sent from Chicago, Illinois. We don’t know where the letter was and we don’t know how it go to Chicago or who finally discovered it and passed it on. What we do know is that is a long time to wait from a Christmas card. Now our story today is also about waiting. However before we talk about Simeon and Anna we should talk about what Mary and Joseph were doing in the first place. Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus went to the temple to offer sacrifices of purity as described in Leviticus 12 for a woman after she gives birth to a son. Also they came to dedicate Jesus to the Lord as the first-born male of the family. Now this is described in Exodus 13 and it also seems to harken back to Hannah dedicating Samuel. It is also worth being reminded again that Jesus

came to those who were not blessed with great wealth. Mary and Joseph’s sacrifice of turtledoves was the sacrifice of those who were poor. Now the first of the two characters that they meet is Simeon. Simeon was a devout and righteous man who was seeking the consolation of Israel. He was a man filled with God Spirit. He had been told that he would not die until he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. He was led by the Spirit into the temple and when he saw Jesus he took him into his arms and praised God. He also told Mary that Jesus was destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel. Then the little family encounters Anna, the widowed prophetess who spent night and day fasting and praying for the redemption of Jerusalem. When she saw them she came up to them and praised God and afterward spoke about the child to any who were also looking forward to the redemption of Israel. Two people who had been waiting expectantly on God were now filled with an even more vibrant hope because of this seemingly ordinary child who they were allowed to recognize was the Lord’s Messiah. So what does our story about Simeon and Anna teach us about hope. Well for hope to be discovered it has to take time. Hope isn’t often immediately identifiable. Sometimes it takes time, like a seed slowly growing underneath the soil until a little seedling pops up above the ground in Spring. It was a longtime before Simeon and Anna discovered the hope not just for

Israel but for the world that God had promised. Second we have to put out hope in the right thing or in our belief the right person. Simeon and Anna could have jumped the gun or picked out the wrong person. But they waited for the Holy Spirit to reveal the right one before they gave praise. We have to put our faith in the same person. Jesus Christ is the one that came to save us. We talk about Jesus’ redemption in terms of the cross, however that was just the final preeminent act of a whole life that was lived to redeems us. Because Christ lived our lives and yet did not sin. Because Christ suffered all that we suffered, the Savior can perfectly identify with those he came to save. He is one of us and yet He is so much more, He is God. Third we need to put our hope in the right future. If your hope is based on what car you hope to drive, what degree or job you hope to earn, or what salary or wealth you hope to obtain you are putting your hope in the wrong future. Our hope is in a current growing relationship with Christ and an eternal relationship with Christ in the future. We believe that we will have trouble and that things won’t be perfect but that God is with us and God will always be with us. My invitation for us is to ask what will we put our hope in this coming year? Will we settle for temporary or false hope or discover the joyful vibrant hope of following after our Savior. May God bless you and yours in this new year.

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Donna and Ronnie Rollins on their

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Hypsions of Cotton Plant end year with festive Christmas party The Hypsion Club of Cotton Plant finished the year by sharing a pot luck luncheon, fun and games and blessings of this year. The group and guests gathered at 11:30 in the festively decorated clubhouse looking a lot like Christmas! .After the food was placed for self-service, Jerry Aycock of the club asked the blessing on the food, the day and the fellowship we would share in the next hour or so.The meal prepared by members and guests was delicious. Following the meal there was a short business meeting and a reminder to everyone that the Spaghetti Supper will be February 26, 2016 starting at 5:00 PM. Also brought up for discussion the fact that the club will be 100 years old in May 2016, and began making plans for celebration. After the meal and meeting, the time turned to fun time. Louise W Miller brought some games that you had to think about what you had just heard, The 12 Days of Christmas, well some of our art work didn't match the days, Next, to the Birth of Jesus taken from the Gospel of Luke was read by Helen Fields. Our art work improved. At the end of our games, Louise presented everyone with a stay with "ME" angel key ring or pendant to remember the times together. After the games,everyone helped bag the cookies that were brought to be distributed to the shut-ins in the community and friend or relativies of members in nursing homes in the area. As the party ended all members and friends wished all a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy, New Year. The next garthering will be a workshop on January 11, 2016. -Louise Miller

Sunday School Church Attendance Sunday, December 27 IN DES ARC First Baptist Church 226/255 Gospel Mission.....................151 Lakeside Miss. Baptist....60/91 First United Methodist........90 Faith Missionary Baptist.41/52 Family Worship Center........46 First Assembly of God....29/35 Fellowship Miss. Baptist....... 35 Church of Christ..................17 Church of God of Prophecy.. 20 Living Waters Full Gospel.....NR AREA CHURCHES Hickory Plains Miss. Bap 62/87 Morris Chapel Miss. Baptist..23 Pleasant Ridge Miss. Baptist.17 Hickory Plains Methodist..... 24 Hickory Plains Nazarene...... 12 Judson Memorial Baptist...... 25 Sand Hill Miss. Baptist........6 Reported by churches. To report Sunday School Attendance and other church news, call 870-256-4254. Also, if your church is not on this list and you wish it to be, call the number here to get it included.

Top left: Helen Fields, Jenna Pfeffer, Fannie Peters,Brother Billy Duncan, and Rosetta Lockhart; top right: Roger Lacefield, Jerry Aycock and Jerry Lacefield; lower left: Marilyn Leggett and Martha Fisk; lower right: Ellen and Logan Vincent. Not pictued Marian Cooper and Louise W. Miller.

Notes from Readers: Thanks for still providing family and friends with news from around Prairie County. Glenda Gales Des Arc, AR -----Has been a while since I wrote, and a lot of things going on. Also, I lost my husband on September 6. Lou Speed. Greenville, MS -----My week is not complete without the WRJ. James Ford Arkadelphia, Ar -----Thanks for another year of helping me keep up with the hometown news. Sydney(Logsdon)Hamilton Hazen, AR -----Sorry we are a week late. I just happened to check

the date on my paper. Sure glad I did. Enclosed check for two year subscription. Mary Lou Miles Cross Roads -----Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Gary and Elizabeth Walicki Family -----Hope you have a wonderful time during this wonderful season. We will stay here during the winter months. I love helping out at the airport, but we are in a very urban area - traffic simply impossible. Tell everyone hello for us. Phillip (Fuller) and Lorraine Hollywood, Fl

Jacob Rollins joins Fayetteville P.D.: On Monday, December 21st, Chief Greg Tabor administered the oath of office to Fayetteville’s newest police officer, Jacob Rollins. “Though new to our department, Officer Rollins is not new to law enforcement having worked for the Hazen Police Department since 2013. His prior experience gives him a headstart and will allow him to step right into our 16 week Field Training Program. Officer Rollins said he is excited about the area and the opportunities Fayetteville has to offer. Just another example of how a quality community attracts quality people – welcome to the Fayetteville Police Department, Jacob!”, said Chief Tabor. Jacob is the son of Jimmy and Susie Rollins and grandson of Shirley Rollins, all of Hazen. He is a Hazen High School graduate.

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Club Announcements and Local News Natalie Sanner and Evin Treadwell exchanging vows New Years Day Natalie Sanner and Evin Treadwill will exchange wedding vows at the Johnson Chapel Methodist Church on New Years Day, Friday, January 1 at two o’clock in the afternoon. A reception will immediately follow in the Gospel Mission Family Life Center in Des Arc. All friends and relatives are invited to attend.

Watchnight service at local church The congregation and pastor, Paul Fowler, invites everyone to attend the Watchnight service at the First Assembly of God Church on Thursday, Dec. 31, from 8 to 12 p. m. There will be lots of good singing, good food, and firewoarks if the temperature is not too cold. Rev. Fowler also said his surgery was postponed Monday as his doctor was out of town

INDUCTED: Phyllis (Brown) Elam of Lonoke, fourth from left, and a former Des Arc resident, was inducted into the local Delta Kappa Gamma chapter at a meeting on Wednesday, December 9. Also inducted as a new member was Joanna Adams of McCrory (Third from left). Pictured left to right are: Vicki Stephens and Paulette Shields, recently inducted members, Adams and Elam, Debora Carpenter, Vonda Dozier, and Lesley Norman. Delta Kappa Gamma is a major supporter of the Margaret Fisher Literacy Challenge/Dolly Parton Imagination Library, a reading program primarily for pre-school age children throughout Arkansas. The program is coordinated by MaryAnne Williams, also a retired teacher, of Des Arc.

Des Arc - Switzerland Connection (Before . . . and Year and half Later) BEFORE: Felix Wirth, 27, of Solothurn, Switzerland having breakfast on a Monday morning, June LATER : Felix and his wife, Hannah with their son, Theo Niklaus, born Dec. 6. 9, 2014, after a rainy night at Des Arc’s Riverfront Park. His tent sits behind him, right over his left shoulder. He was unmarried at the time and came to the U.S. on April 9 to hike and canoe the swamps, forests, trails and rivers from central Illinois into Missouri and Arkansas, about which Mark Twain had written, and which had inspired Felix. Felix’s story, including camping Sunday and Monday nights at Des Arc, and photos were published in the Journal June 12, 2014

P e r s o n a l l y S p e a k i n g Dora (Hayley) Holloway of the Johnson Chapel Community said she spent Christmas Day just sitting at home and doing “absolutely nothing,” - after having Christmas Breakfast in Hazen with her grandson and family, Allen McElroy, wife, Cody, and children, Kylee and Cooper, and Allen’s dad, James McElroy, in Hazen. Dora is a retired employee of the old Farmers and Merchants Bank and wife of the late Alta Holloway. ---------Prayers are sent to Kevin Robinson who had to have surgery for further amputation of his leg last week. According to his mother, Marva Jo, Kevin was rushed back to the hospital and was immediately set up for surgery.

Carolyn Hambrick, the comptroller for the City of Des Arc, had cataract surgery last week and is back on the job as of Tuesday. Can’t keep this good woman down! --------Phillip Mapps and wife, Glenda, spent a week recently out West. They went especially to see Phillip’s brother, Jimmy Mapps and wife, Charlene, in Globe, Arizona. Jimmy is a native of the McClelland area east of Des Arc and is retired from car body shop work. They were accompanied by son, Stephen, wife, Tonya, and children, Trevor and Lauren. After their visit in Globe, they did some sightseeing around Flagstaff and Las Vegas, explored the Grand Canyon where they saw beautiful deer and snow on

the ground down in the canyon (7 degrees one morning). They returned home in time for the holidays. ---------Gene and Matilda Horne enjoyed Christmas Day with family which included children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Coming with “turkey and dressing” were son, Faber and wife, Jane, and daughter, Martha Goins, all of Little Rock. Also coming to spend the day and the usual Christmas gift-giving were Faber and Jane’s daughter and family, Christine and Lewis South and four children, Kaleb, Joshua, Noah and Rachel, of Bryant. Til said, “We had a wonderful day.”

Mid-Delta Home Energy Assistance Program Begins Mid-Delta Community Services, Inc. has received limited funding to provide Regular Home Energy Assistance for the 2016 winter program year for Phillips, Monroe, Prairie and Lee Counties. These funds will assist eligible residents with payment on their home heating source only. Elderly and disabled households selected by the Department of Human Services in Little Rock will receive their applications by mail. Applications will be accepted until funds are depleted. The Regular Home Energy Assistance Program will assist low-income eligible households with home heating related expenses. The benefit amount is a one-time payment based on household income and size and is sent directly to the energy supplier on behalf of the applicant. All applicants will receive notification, in writing, if application has been approved or denied. Eligible applicants should allow 35 days for processing and payment to the utility company. Payments

may not cover an entire month’s bill and will not stop shut-offs or disconnect service. Applicants must continue paying their heating source in the usual manner to avoid a crisis situation. To avoid delay in the application process, households that do not receive an application in the mail must provide proof of all income received in the prior month (check stubs, award letters etc.). A utility bill is required to verify account number and utility company. Applications will be processed by first come first serve basis. Applicants are asked to come to the community center location (listed below) nearest to where they live. Prairie County Locations:Prairie County Community Services Center,605 Highway 38 East Suite 2, Des Arc, AR,(870) 256-4696; DeValls Bluff Community Center. Sycamore & Ash Streets, DeValls Bluff, AR, (870) 998-2005

(Theo is short for Theodore; Niklaus is the German word for Nicholas) Felix is a graduate assistant at Freiburg University in Bern, Switzerland, and is working on his PHD in contemporary history. He has studied at universities in Bern and Berlin. Hannah is a Choir Director at the Solothurn Madchenchor music school for girls and young women in Solothurn. The school has about 80 members in four different choirs.

Community Calendar by Chris Weems

Thurs., Jan. 7, 6:00 pm: GFWC Elsie McCain Club, Murry’s Nell Pich, hostess Tues., Jan. 11, 6:15 pm: Hazen Chapter No. 5 meeting, Hazen Lodge Hall Thus., Jan. 14, 7:30 pm: Masonic Lodge Meeting, Lodge Hall, Hazen Sat., Jan. 16, 9:30 am: District 10 Proficiency School, OES, Cabot Lodge Hall Tues., Jan. 19, 6:00 pm: Master Gardeners, BancorpSouth, Hazen

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Ring in the New Year Recipes From Rev. Jaimie Alexander

I know you are thinking it s is time to start a new year's diet but before you do prepare these New Year's inspired recipes to ring in the new year. These recipes feature blackeyed peas, cabbage, cornbread, and lots of cheese! The French Coconut Pie will top the meal of so tie on your apron and enjoy these recipes! Happy New Year to you!!!

Dogs believe in Santa, too! Snowball, the DANRC Facility Pet, visits with Santa during the Christmas party held there Thursday, December 17. Santa would not reveal what Snowball wished for.

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Happy New Year! We hope you have a wonderful prosperous New Year! We have enjoyed all of the parties, the gifts and the treats. But we should never forget the Reason for the Season-Jesus. Lots of folks are making those New Year Resolutions. Some do not even make them because they don’t keep them.

We have had our other activities such as Ball Toss, playing Dominoes, watching movies on the big sceen TV, Horseshoes, cards, making crafts, Bible Study, listening to Christmas music, celebrated December Birthdays and of course, we could our favorite game of Bingo! We have also had our excercises to work off those extra pounds we gained over

the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. There are several who are going to stay up to watch the mirrored ball drop at midnight New Year’s Eve. Be sure to eat some Hog Jowl and Blackeyed Peas, too! That is all for this week. We hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend. Teresa Henley Activity Director

Santa whispers to Joanna Adams that she will get everything on her wish list because she has been a good girl this year. Santa visited with the residents and staff during the DANRC Christmas party on Dec. 17.

Senior CitizenS Center DES ARC, ARK By Barbara Williams, Site Director

Black Eyed Peas and Pork 1 pound dried black-eyed peas (fresh or canned black-eyed peas can be substituted) 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 6 ounces pork shoulder, diced into 1/2inch cubes 4 strips thick sliced bacon, cut into 1/2inch pieces 1 medium onion, small diced 4 garlic cloves, sliced 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon garlic powder 4 cups chicken stock 2 cups water 3 bay leaves Hot-pepper vinegar, as desired If using dried black-eyed peas, put them in a large pot and cover with about 4 inches of water. Soak the peas overnight, then drain the water and rinse. Alternatively, you can "quick-soak" the peas by bringing them and the water to a boil for 2 minutes. After this, remove them from the heat, cover the pot and soak the peas for 1 hour. Then, drain and rinse the peas. Heat the oil in a large pot over mediumhigh heat. When the oil is shimmering, add the pork. Sear until the pork is browned on all sides, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the bacon, onion and garlic to the pot and cook, stirring, until the onion and garlic are lightly browned, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add the salt, black pepper, cayenne and garlic powder. Cook until the entire mixture is coated with the spices, about 2 minutes. Pour in the stock and water and drop in the bay leaves. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for about 30 minutes. When the pork begins to fall apart, add the prepared peas to the pot and simmer until the peas are very soft, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. (Cooks Note: Using the back of a spoon, smash some of the peas against the inside of the pot then stir them into the mixture. This will break up some of the peas and give them a creamier consistency. Alternatively, you can puree 1 cup of the peas and broth in a blender or a food processor, then return the puree to the pot.) Taste for seasonings, and add some hotpepper vinegar, if desired. Discard the bay leaves and transfer the black-eyed peas to a serving bowl. Escalloped Cabbage Casserole 2 tablespoons butter, plus more for the pan greasing Kosher salt 1 head green cabbage 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 cup milk Freshly ground black pepper One 15-ounce jar processed cheese sauce or dip, such as Cheez Whiz 1 cup grated pepper Jack cheese 1 jalapeno pepper, sliced into rounds, seeds removed Paprika, as needed

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-9-inch baking dish. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Slice the cabbage into 4 wedges. Remove the hard inner core. Parboil the wedges for 1 to 2 minutes. Drain very well, then arrange in the prepared baking dish. In a medium skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and cook for a minute or 2. Whisk in the milk, add a pinch of salt and pepper and cook until beginning to thicken. Turn off the heat and stir in the processed cheese and pepper Jack.

Pour the cheese mixture over the cabbage. Dot with the jalapeno rounds and sprinkle on some paprika. Bake until golden and bubbly, about 20 minutes.

Black-Eyed Pea Dip 1 can black-eyed peas 1/4 onion, chopped fine 1/4 cup sour cream 1 jalapeño, chopped 1 cup grated cheddar cheese 1/4 cup salsa Hot sauce, to taste Salt & pepper to taste Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Drain black-eyed peas and partially mash, leaving some whole. Add all other ingredients, stirring to combine. Spread into a 1 1/2 quart baking dish and bake for 20 to 30 minutes until hot and bubbly. Serve with tortilla chips!

Cheesy Jalapeno Cornbread 1 cup yellow cornmeal 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder Pinch of salt 1 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup milk 1 whole egg 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup grated Cheddar 1/4 cup shortening 2 tablespoons butter 1 red bell pepper, finely diced 1 fresh jalapeno, seeded and diced 1/2 onion, diced Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Stir together. Measure the buttermilk and milk in a measuring cup and add the egg. Stir together with a fork. Add the baking soda and stir. Pour the milk mixture into the dry ingredients. Stir with a fork until combined. Fold in the cheese. Set aside. In a small bowl, melt the shortening in the microwave. Slowly add the melted shortening to the batter, stirring until just combined. In an iron skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Saute the peppers and onions until soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Pour the batter into the hot skillet with the veggies. Spread to even out the surface. (Batter should sizzle.) Cook for 1 minute, and then transfer to the oven and bake until golden brown, for 20 to 25 minutes. French Coconut Pie 11/2 cups sugar 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 3 large eggs 1/2 cup buttermilk, well shaken 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted 2 cups grated coconut, frozen and thawed 1 deep-dish unbaked 9-inch pie shell, homemade or purchased Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In the bowl of an electric mixer, with a whisk attachment combine the sugar, flour, eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, melted butter and coconut. Whisk until well combined. Your mixture may look curdled but keep whisking on high until it comes together, (it will still be chunky from the coconut) Pour the filling into the prepared pie shell. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until lightly browned and the center of the pie doesn’t jiggle when shaken lightly. A toothpick inserted into the center of the pie should come out moist but not covered with custard. The coconut will rise to form a top crust during baking. Set the pie in the pan on a wire rack and cool completely before serving. Cook’s note: the coconut rises to the top to form a crunchy topping. You can stick the finished pie in the fridge if you want it to set firmly. Yield: 8 to 10 servings

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Christmas Music: Ann Quattlebaum, with guitar, sang and played Christmas music for the folks at the Senior Citizens Center on Monday, December 21. She also played the piano. She was accompanied by her nieces and back-up singers, Valina and Savanna Osborn, daughters of Olivia Osborn, who works at the Center and is Ann’s sister. Ann and Olivia are daughters of Manuel and Mary (Patterson) Holcomb of Carlisle. We hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday, with this scary weather it sure doesn’t feel like the Christmas season. Monday we had Beanbag Baseball Practice. Ann Quattlebaum, oldest daughter of Manuel and Mary Holcomb, graced us with her presence with wonderful guitar and piano Christmas and gospel music that she sang all day.

Her nieces Valina and Savanna Osborn where her back-up singers. Tuesday we enjoyed our Breakfast and Bingo early. Wednesday we had a dessert goodie table to go with our Christmas lunch. We were closed Thursday and Friday for the Christmas holiday. We will be closed Friday on New Year’s Day. We hope everyone brings in the New

Year with goodness and hope with wonderful memories of the past year. God Bless and have a great New Year! Barbara Williams, Site Director Olivia Holcomb Osborn, Meals on Wheels com/desarcseniorcitizencenter

As of December 19, the number of consumers signed up for Marketplace coverage surged to more than 8.2 million nationally, including 62,679 in Arkansas. Those who selected a plan by December 17 or were auto reenrolled will have coverage effective January 1, 2016. High consumer demand as we neared the enrollment deadline for January 1 coverage, as well as the automatic renewal process, contributed to this overall total. “Millions of Americans will start 2016 with the quality and affordable health coverage they want and need to keep their families healthy and financially secure,” said Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell. "We are encouraged by the strong start we

experienced in the first half of Open Enrollment for 2016 coverage, and know we have ongoing work to do. We are focused on making sure Arkansas families looking for coverage understand their options through the Marketplace, know about the financial assistance available, and have access to the support they need to enroll." These data, for the first time, reflect the vast majority of consumers who were automatically re-enrolled into 2016 coverage. The reenrollment process has not yet been completed so as it continues, upcoming snapshots will include additional consumers who were automatically re-enrolled after December 19. If a consumer realized after the deadline for coverage starting January 1 that there is a better plan for

their family, they can come back and make a change any time before the end of Open Enrollment on January 31, 2016. Open Enrollment for 2016 health coverage at HealthCare.gov began November 1, 2015 and individuals can still enroll in coverage through January 31, 2016. Consumers should visit HealthCare.gov or CuidadodeSalud.gov to review their coverage options, learn about what financial assistance is available, or to sign up or re-enroll in a plan that best meets their needs. Having health insurance when you can afford it is now the law. If someone chooses not to buy health insurance and could afford to do so, they are at risk of paying a fee of $695 or more.

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L-r: Harlan Caviness, Joe and Verda Caviness, Jason Caviness with children, Lilly and Luke, and Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward

Joe Caviness Farm added to Arkansas Century Farms list The Joe Caviness Farm located north of Hazen in Prairie County was added to the list of Arkansas Century Farms on December 22, 2015. Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward presented the Caviness Family with a Century Farm sign stating their family name and the date the farm was established established - 1892. Others present for the presentation were Cynthia Edwards, Deputy Secretary, Gloria and Henry Strohl and Joe’s neices; Myra Sue Caviness McCallie, Cheryl Ann “Sissy” Caviness Bridges, and Brenda Caviness Craig. To be eligible for this elite list, a family must have had continuous ownership of the farm property, a minimum of 10 acres, for at least 100 years. As noted above, the Caviness farm has been in the family for 123 years. The first documented deed to the Caviness farm is an instrument dated Sept, 1, 1892 and filed for record November 23, 1892. It states, “Instrument recites that same is made to correct deed made in 1884 to Marada Caviness, which is lost. This instrument conveys SW1/4, Sec. 9,

T2N, R6W to John and Emery Caviness, minors, heirs of Marada Caviness, Deed”. Family history recalls the Caviness Farm beginning in Prairie County in the early 1880s. John Caviness and his wife, Marada Higgs Caviness, purchased land in the Center Township 2N. This land (T 2N., Sec. 9), is still owned by Joe Caviness, grandson of John and Marada. John was born in North Carolina and Marada was born in Illinois. They farmed cotton, corn and hay and had a few cows on their Prairie County, Arkansas, property. They had two boys, Johnnie and Emery. Marada contacted Tuberculosis and went back to Illinois to be with her family so they could care for her. She passed away in Illinois in 1892 and willed her land to Johnnie and Emery. Johnnie was eight years older than Emery which made their ages four and twelve when their mother died. They grew up on the farm with their dad and helped with the work on the farm. Johnnie married Birdie Robinson and they had four children - Bernice, Morris, Lynn and Vernon. And, they continued to farm and run a dairy as long as they were

able. Johnnie died August 12, 1959. Birdie died in 1966. Emery married Lovie Wardwell and they had three children - Marada Clotene, Harry Edward and Martha Clorene. Lovie had the flu in 1920 and died February 14, 1920. Her youngest daughter, Clorene, was only two months old. Being a single father, Emery warned the kids about strangers. One time while he was in the field working, Clotene spotted a stranger. She made Harry get under a washtub and she got under the house until the stranger was gone. Clorene spent her earliest days with her grandmother. On January 7, 1925, Emery married Leona Johnson and they had three children - Dorothy Emogene, Willie Ruth and Joe Emery. They milked cows and raised cotton, corn and hay. In 1948 Emery and Leona built a dairy barn and began the Dairy Farm. Joe and Verda Mae DeWhitt married April 25, 1957. Joe’s dad, Emery, retired in 1958 and Joe and Verda assumed operation of the Dairy. Joe and Verda have three children Rhonda Gail, Harlan Joe and Jason Scott.

Production meetings offer credits for crop consultants; offers growers chance to learn about new research Crop consultants can earn continuing education credits at the annual winter production meetings held by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Cooperative Extension Service. The type and number of available credits varies by meeting and crop consultants should contact the county extension office hosting the meeting to confirm hours and types. The meetings are an opportunity for growers to learn about current research in commodity crops and other aspects of production being performed by University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture agronomists and other experts. The meetings typically include reviews of the performance of verification plots across the state, and an assessment of recommendations provided by Division of Agriculture experts throughout the previous year. “What we’re doing is sharing the latest research information and providing producers with production prac-

tices they can implement that hopefully will save them money,” said Hank Chaney, extension area agriculture and natural resources specialist for the Division of Agriculture. “Our recommendations are non-biased,” he said. “If we talk about particular products, we’re not promoting anything for any other reason than that’s what we’ve found to work best.” Two meetings scheduled on Monday, January 4, are being held at the Lonoke Ag Center, starting at 8 a. m. with consultants, Jarrod Hardke, Gus Lorenz, Jeremy Ross, Keith Perkins, Scott Stiles, Bob Scott, and at the Kenneth Caviness Shop on Anderson Road in Prairie County, starting at 1 p.m. with consultants Scott Stiles, Bob Scott, Jeremy Ross, Travis Faske, Gus Lorenz, Jarrod Hardke, Jason Kelley The series of meetings will continue though March 2016.

Rhonda is married to David Martin and they live in Huntsville, Alabama. They have two sons John and Mark. Harlan married Monica Miller and they live in Carlisle. Harlan is available to help on the farm when he is home. They also have two sons, Jake and Zack. Jason married Jill Gilgore and they live about 3/4 mile from Joe and Verda’s homeplace, making it convenient for Jason to help Joe with chores. They have two children, Luke and Lilly. Verda helped Joe milk cows twice a day, every day. The children all helped on the farm which consisted of milking cows and making hay. In 1999 Jason took over the Dairy farm and worked it until July 1, 2000. At this time all the dairy cows were sold. Joe and Verda had milked cows for forty two years. Joe still has a cow and calf herd and raises hay that he bales and puts up every year. Verda says, “We have been very blessed through the years on our farm! We are proud to have kept it in the family for the last three generations.”

Widely used sugar substitute can mean death for canines When my friend's dog got sick, she had no idea what could be wrong. The dog threw up for hours before the evidence finally came up: the wrapper to a piece of Trident gum. Luckily, my friend knew right away what the problem was. Trident gum contains a low-calorie sugar substitute called xylitol. Xylitol is 100 times more toxic to dogs than chocolate. More and more brands are using xylitol to replace sugar in their food products. Although it seems to be relatively safe for humans, it can be life-threatening to dogs. Accidental dog poisoning is on the rise in the U.S, and xylitol is a major culprit.There have been nearly 3,000 xylitol-related calls to the Pet Poison Helpline this year alone; in 2009, there were 300.The day my friend brought her dog into the vet, a Great Dane was there with the same symptoms. Sadly, he didn’t make it. And it’s not just gum. There are other products -- some peanut butters, toothpastes, yogurts, cookies and more -- that contain xylitol. It’s time to stop using xylitol in any products.

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AgHeritage hosts Customer Appreciation Dinner at Dondie’s Celebrate 100 years A huge crowd gathered at Dondie’s White River Princess in Des Arc recently for the AgHeritage Farm Credit Services annual Customer Appreciation Dinner. “Farm Credit has supported rural communities and agriculture with reliable, consistent credit and financial services for a hundred years,” said Greg Cole, President and CEO, AgHeritage FCS, “and we will continue supporting rural communities and agriculture.” “We were very excited about this year’s event,” said Bert Leder, VP Lending and Branch Manager, AgHertiage FCS Searcy. “We had a fantastic turnout. The dinner provided a wonderful opportunity to celebrate both our customerowners and our centennial anniversary.” AgHeritage Farm Credit Services is a financial cooperative with owned and managed assets of approximately $1.1 billion as of December 31, 2014, that provides credit and related services to more than 3,100 farmers, ranchers and producers or harvesters of aquatic products in 24 Arkansas counties. Branch offices are located in Batesville, Brinkley, Dermott, Lonoke, Newport, Pocahontas, Searcy, Star City and Stuttgart.

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Area Community News GrEGory GLEaNiNGS By Rosetta Lockhart Well, this is the last news for 2015, hopefully not the LAST, but who knows? Lots of folks came and ate ,then WENT! Gregory Homemakers Club once again hosted the CHRISTMAS TREE. They were doing that when we moved here when I was 13-that means74 years that I have known it to be, but I don’t have a clue as to how many before 1941.Fannie Peters, on behalf of the Homemakers Gregory club, fixed all the sacks for Santa that he wanted to give out. Bro. Dan Week's brought the message and told us that Jesus is the “Reason for the Season”, and why we celebrate is HIS BIRTH. We give gifts now when a baby is born just as the Wise Men did when Jesus was born, plus we give to those we love, too. Families get together, too, because God made families when he planned life on this Earth. So: Coming to the O.B and Helen Fields home on Sunday Dec. 20th were David and Gatha Oltman, the Jeremy Oltman family, and the Michael Oltman family of Monticello, John David and Stacy Vondron and Andrew of Steve and Conway, Dawanna Fields , the Gregg Fields and Christie Bell, Tori and Brent all of Des Arc. Christmas Day gathering at Mickey and Billye Holders were the Mark Holder family of Des Arc, the Bucky Holder family of Lonoke, the Kyle Brown family of Cabot, Matt Brown of North Little Rock, Jeff and Tracye Nick and Lee Willis of McCrory and Corey and Cody Nick of Greenbrier. Jena Pfeffer spent Christmas Eve in Searcy with Lynn and Carrie Tranum, Kristen and Avery. She and Ed Gregory

of Augusta accompanied the Tranums to Little Rock for Christmas dinner at Lynn’s parents, Bill and Sandra. Going to Morton and Joe and Jean Hall’s on Christmas Eve from Gregory were the Jason Coopers, Troy and Darlene Tims, Ronnie and Sharon Ladd and their guests Lyn and Kym Hartz of Wyoming, Ill. Others joining them were the Johnny Tims of Bradford and Charles and Andrea Allen and offspring of Hilleman. Fannie Peter’s Christmas Day guests were Johnny and MaryAnn Barnett and Phillip of Forrest City, Virginia Davis of Caldwell and Jodi Davis of Cabot. Bob Preston spent Christmas Day in North Little Rock with Eddie and Jeanie Pinuel and their guests. Coming for The Day to Ima Jean and Vickie Lindsey’s were Johnny Lindsey and Savanna of Wynne and Billy Lindsey of Augusta. Guests of Robert and Tammie Doss were Destiny and Journe Morgan and friend ,Allen, of Patterson. Roger and Donna Wedgworth did Christmas on Sunday the 20th in Benton with daughter Vickie and family. Coming to Paul and Rosemary Collins on Christmas Day were Devon Allen of Cabot and Candy Smith and Alyssia of Greers Ferry. Paul has been sick and to doctors all last week with no improvement and went to the ER on Saturday and was told a different ailment than the others had said—bronchitis—and is much better at this writing. They say we need a 2nd opinion, he had a 3rd one. I failed to call Lola Osier about her gather-

ing, BUT Sunday (Dec. 27th) I was sitting here in my easy chair and I thought I had been zapped up to New York City , I started hearing car after car come by from her house. I may need to be hurt, as I believe she invited everyone in the county but me. So, I am going to take my paper and pen and ride down there and find out-for next week's paper. The paper would not have space this week. Christmas Day Mary Vincent and I were guests of Ryan’s of Searcy. They did NOT make us do the dishes but did accept a few greenbacks. Take it from me “they do NOT know how to make dressing”. But they didn’t ask me how and I kept my mouth shut, for once. The week from 12-14th thru the 18th I partied on Monday at the Hypsion Club, Tuesday, the American Legion Auxiliary, Wednesday at the Physical Therapy office, Thursday,the Monitor sprang for a party for the workers and reporters. I worried if I’d make it without a Friday party—Lo and Behold Fannie called and said ”Let’s go eat”! Guess what I said??? Michelle Hitt, my niece, called me a couple weeks ago and said Buddy Hitt, who used to live at McClelland had been in the hospital, in Rehab and home on a walker and somehow he and the walker fell forward on his face and head,causing a concussion and was again in the hospital,then Rehab. I saw on Facebook he might be coming home to Jay and Michelle’s. I have been asked many times what I knew about where he was and how he was. So, he has not been doing good at all. Rosetta

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Wednesday, John and I drove up to North Little Rock to the doctor’s. Was a hard trip since we ran into a rain storm. It was stressful but it didn’t last long. I had a phone call from Charles Ingle. He had a cold, cough and congestion. He went to the Dr. but was still feeling bad over the weekend. John and I had Christmas dinner with Cody and Allen and children, Johnny, Sandy, Kimberly, Josh and Jase. It was a nice day. Candy and Allen had Christmas breakfast with grandmother Dora Mae Holloway, Laura and Brian Fricker and sons, and James McElroy in their

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NEW BETHEL NEWS Sorry we were not able to get our news out last week. I was not feeling well. We had to cancel the doctor’s appointment at the Wound Center, also. Saturday the 19th, the Kelly family met at Nick’s for lunch. John’s niece, Pat Price Worton came up from Texas. Her brothers, Larry and Kelly Wal-dridge, Kelly’s family, Betty Schaffer, Eddie Kelly’s family, wife and son Jonathan, Johnny, Sandy, Kim Simmons and Kylee and Cooper McElroy, John and I. John went to church last Sunday. He enjoyed the service and seeing everyone but was kinda washed out after he got home.

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For those who read my column, I appreciate kind words to me that you missed my column last week. Ms. Walls knew I was so sick, I actually didn’t feel like writing one. Thank you all and May God Bless you all. Pray I can continue, not as sharp (never was) HA, as I use to be writing this column. I want to write a short message from my dear cousin, Bud double McArthur. He has been a spoiled rascal all his life, his sisters did that HA! He got cancer this year. He hates for people to ask why he thinks he got it. He wants people to know that through this, God has drawn his family closer (back together) God has his Soul, that’s what counts. He wanted me to tell that he, Bud McArthur Loves EVERYONE with all his heart. He loves to have visitors, but only with a Positive attitude. They tell him, he’s hyped up on steroids. He says, “No, I’m hyped up on GOD!” He can talk about God and scriptures all day. Clara Clark and I were pleasantly surprised by a visit from Ethel (Kirk) McCall one day last week. HL has been real bad, she needed to come see her sisters. We needed to see her too. Please pray for them. Send them a card, 12107 Hwy 38W, Ward, AR 72176. I wish Everyone A Happy New Year! I Pray God’s Blessing are on us, only will be if we are living according to his WORD! Mickey and Vanessa Graham and kids and Bobby and Mamie Graham had several Christmas gatherings. I lost count since I didn’t have a column last week. Grahams got together at Anita (Graham) Ingle’s. McWhorter’s got together at Benton, Vanessa andfamily with her Walker family. Clara Clark spent Christmas Eve with her son, Brad and family. They

(REMINDER) For people to call 870-854-3703 or me email (OpalCrider@centurytel.n et) their News. Please call or send!!! If you want birthdays in my column and you know I don’t put them in, please let me know! I know people do things that we would all enjoy reading about. Not many let me know , so that’s why many weeks is about Me & Mine! HPOS wants to let everyone know that Tracy will serve breakfast on Sunday mornings. She will also have a Sunday lunch special for $4 .99. Dinner SPECIALS on TUESDAYS & FRIDAYS! Come out & enjoy! Please support Hickory Plains Post Office by purchasing stamps, mailing packages, etc. there.. Support our OWN local Postmaster, Tammy Bruce. The Hickory Plains Post Office hours are Mon.-Fri. 12:30 PM- 2:30PM, Sat.10AM1:30PM. Have a Good Week In The Lord! Happy Birthday Dec. 29th to Jeremy Whittenburg! Happy Birthday Dec. 31st to Vicki Covington and Jerry McNeil! Happy Birthday Jan. 2nd to Kristin Wrigley! Happy Birthday Jan. 3rd to Gracey Evans and Melissa Hamric! Happy Birthday Jan. 6th to Tracy Cochran (our baby girl)! Happy Birthday Jan.6th to Faye Carlisle! Let them praise your great and awesome name. Your name is Holy! Psalm 99:3, NLT Gerald Keel, Arkadelphia, son of Margaret McNeill Hansmann of Des Arc, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2015. Our sympathy to Margaret and her family. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Garth Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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home Christmas morning. It seems everyone was having Christmas early this year. John and I received cards and gifts from my niece in Michigan. Pictures of all their grandchildren and great grands. Well, it’s another week and work goes on. John has appointment with the heart doctor this week, and we continue to have the nurse come 3 days a week. We just hope everyone had a very nice week and Merry Christmas. It’s pouring rain as I am writing this - we have watched the weather news all day.

enjoyed plenty of wonderful food, visiting and exchanging gifts. Then Clara went to Stuttgart and spent Christmas Day and the weekend with our niece and husband, Sharon and Marty. Sharon brought her home Sunday evening. Of course they enjoyed plenty of food andvisiting. The Hickory Plains United Methodist Church Christmas Eve Communion and Carols was very special. I was glad to get to attend and be with dear friends for this special service. (Change in time) it was at 8 PM! Everyone is welcome! Put it on your calendar for next year (2016) The Cochrans and Rick, Carl and Christian Weaver were at our home for Christmas Day. We missed Robbie, she was sick. All enjoyed lunch, then gifts. Later opened Weavers left. Some of us played games and ,the Cochrans spent the night. We watched the movie, “Coat of Many Colors’ We ate different things all night. The “Cochran 7” didn’t know they were getting to spend the night , so they were excited as it kept getting later and they weren’t leaving. Josie cooked French toast and I cooked bacon for everyone Saturday morning. The Cochrans and I went to see Clint and Anna Evans’ new home and visit. Chad and Clint are cousins and never see each other. I was so glad to get a call from Mrs. Linnie Holmes Tuesday. I talked to Bro. Charles too and they said to tell everyone up this way hi and they love us all! The women’s exercise at HP Methodist Church will start back Monday, Jan. 4, 2016! All women welcome! The next The “Ladies Drop By” will be Jan. 12, 2016 and will be at the Hickory Plains Methodist Church. Put it on your calendars! Come join us, just fun, food and fellowship!

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FOOD FOR COUNTY FOOD BANK: James Bradford and Kathy Ewing are pictured delivering food items to the Prairie County Food Bank in the Courthouse Annex at Des Arc last week. The food items were collected by the Prairie County Retired Teachers Association. “This has been a December service project for the organization for a number of years,” said Ewing. Ewing and Bradford are former teachers, now retired, with the Des Arc School District

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Pictured above is Cyle and Michelle Harris of Des Arc and their son, Walker holding the deer he killed during a hunt made possible by the NWTF’s Wheelin Trailer. The trailer is equipped with the latest technology that allows anyone, with any degree of disability, the opportunity to hunt. Cyle was diagnosed with ALS several years ago and has been unable to take Walker hunting. Another youth, Easton Begoon, a leukemia patient and is seven years old, also bagged a deer during one of these hunts.

Jason L. Kindrex Mary K. Kirk Linda K. Kloss Donna L. Loyd Lance C. McMullan Jason H. McMullen Jonathon K. McMullan Dianne R. Minton Mary K. Minton Richard S. Minton Stewart D. Morton Gerald F. Moss Janice B. Newton Tracy L. Norman Gary W. Odom Shirley Overturf Kiristie Y Penn Eddie D. Petty Timothy D. Petty Janice J. Reidhar Jeffrey T. Reidhar Keith G. Rhodes James B. Richards Kenneth R. Ripper Tammy R. Rogers Johnnie A. Rollf Emily A. Rosel Joyce F. Saul Dorothy Scruggs Karan J. Skarda Betty A. Smith James H. Smith Leslie Y. Spence Jana J. Stephens Hershell E. Sutton Shirley G. Sutton Terrell G. Sutton Laurie L. Tacker Ariel E. Tate Gary W. Taylor Clint D. Thornton Megan N. Towell David B. Treadwell C.L. Turner Tyler E. VanHouten Brian A. Waggle Doris E. Wallace Tiffany A. Warren Sherry Whittaker Kara H. Williams Willie G. Williams Dinecia T. Zeps Randall J. Zeps Prairie County Southern District Juror List January – April 2016 Sharon K. Adams Sandra D. Addison Bobby R. Alberson Lynda K. Andrews Kimberly S. Barnhill Edward Beam Carrie S. Beckwith Julia C. Benafield Carly D. Bokker Jessica R. Bokker Christine Bradley Robert J. Brasko Jess E Brown 4th Bernard Burton Randi R. Caneva Steven L. Carrell

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Jurors named for next period The list of jurors that will serve at the call of Circuit Judge Tom Hughes during the next Plea Day Hearings will come from this list, according to information from the Prairie County Clerk’s office in Des Arc:

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Prairie County Courthouse News The following information was obtained from the records in the County Clerk’s office at the Prairie County Courthouse in Des Arc and DeValls Bluff on Tuesday, December 29, 2015:

Warranty Deed Raymond Elliott Raper and Lucy Elizabeth Raper, Grantors, hand paid by Phillip S. Boothe and Janet L. Boothe, Grantees, the following described lands situated in the Southern District of Prairie County: The East 77 feet of Lot

Seven and the East 77 feet of the N 1/2 of Lot Eight, Block Three, Town of Hazen.

Warranty Deed Harold Wayne Raper and Linda Diane Raper, Grantors, hand paid by Michael Wayne Raper, Grantee, the following described lands situated in the Southern District of Prairie County: A Fractional part of the 30 acres off the North end of the W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 11, T2N, R6W containing Two Acres, more or less.

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Janet Curlett, and Elizabeth Ann Curlett, Grantors, hand paid by Christopher and Youlanda Curlett Curlette, Grantees, the following lands lying in Prairie County: A Fractional part of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4, Section 19, T2N, R5W, lying in an unplatted area within the corporate limits of the Town of Hazen. This area contains 0.27 acres.

James Whaley A First for Ty: Ty Tallent, son of Tasha Shumaker and Corey Tallent, of Des Arc bagged his first deer on Saturday, November 21 hunting with his Papaw James. Ty used a .223 to bring the deer down. Ty is the grandson of Mary and James Tallent of Des Arc and Sam McCain of Beebe. His big brother, Braxton, also bagged his first deer in November.

District Cour t Hearings The following cases were heard before District Judge Robert Abney in District Court Hearings held in the courtroom at Des Arc City Hall on Monday, December 21 and December 28, 2015: December 21, 2015 City Cases Devin Bonds, Des Arc, charged with Domestic Battering-Third Degree. Failed to Appear. Issue Letter. Brianna Jones, Des Arc, charged with Domestic Battering-Third Degree. Failed to Appear. Issue Letter. Tyler Dewayne Puckett, Des Arc, charged with Contempt of Court-Failure to Complete Community Service. Failed to Appear. Issue Letter. Tommy S. Barbee, Des Arc, charged with Contempt of Court-Failure to Complete Community Service. Failed to Appear. Issue Letter. Jelecia M. Jackson, Des Arc, charged with Contempt of Court-Failure to Complete Community Service.Continued to January 18, 2016. Richard E. McCoy, DeValls Bluff, charged with Failure to Pay. Paid in Full. Aaron D. Robinson, Des Arc, charged with Contempt of Court-Failure to Complete Community Service. Continued to December 28, 2015. Benjamin W. Isbell, Carlisle, charged with Domestic Battery-Third Degree. Defendant Appeared and Advised of Rights. Defendant waived Rights and Plead Guilty. Sentenced to Fine and Cost of $565.00 and Ten Days Prairie County Jail with Credit for One Day Served and Five Days Community Service. Donna Wesson, Des Arc, charged with No Seat Belt and Failure to Pay.. No Seat Belt charge Guilty. Sentenced to Fine and Cost of $50.00.Failure to Pay charge continued to January 11, 2016. State Cases James R. Tinkle, Cotton

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Plant, charged with Domestic Battering-Third Degree and Failure to Appear on a Written Summons. Domestic Battering Charge Plead Not Guilty. Hearing set for February 11, 2016. Failure to Appear on a Written Summons charge Guilty. Sentenced to Fine and Cost of $350.00 and 20 Days Prairie County Jail suspended upon No Further Violations and Payment of Fine and Cost. Roy Miller, Jr., Des Arc, charged with Failure to Pay. Failed to Appear. Issue Warrant. No Bond. April Dawn Zuber, North Little Rock, charged with Contempt of Court-Failure to Complete Community Service. Failed to Appear. Issue Warrant. No Bond. Shane C. Wise, England, charged with No Liability Insurance and Improper Window Tint. Guilty. Sentenced to Fine and Cost of $265.00. Christy Lynn Donaldson, Monticello, charged with Driving on Suspended or Revoked Driver License-Class A Misdemeanor, DWI-First, and Endangering the Welfare of a Minor x2. Plead Not Guilty. Hearing set for February 11, 2016. Kevin L. Norman, Little Rock, charged with Careless/Prohibited Driving and DWI-First. Plead Not Guilty. Hearing set for February 11, 2016. Lonnie Shockley, Cotton Plant, charged with Failure to Appear on a Written Summons. Failed to Appear. Issue Warrant. Tommy S. Barbee, Des Arc, charged with Failure to Pay. Failed to Appear. Issue Letter. Jerry Yancey, Ward, charged with Harrassment, Criminal Mischief, Terroristic Threatening and Assault-Third Degree. Charges dropped by Affiant. Affiant to Appear January 4, 2016. Eric Shane Brasseur, Brinkley, charged with Failure to Pay. Failed to Appear. Issue

Warrant. Thomas D. Smith, Ward, charged with Exceeding Posted Speed 71 MPH/55 Zone, Unlawful Use of Driver License, and Driving on Suspended or Revoked Driver License. Guilty. Sentenced to Fine and Cost of $431.00. Unlawful Use of Driver License merged with other charges. December 28, 2015 City Cases Devin Bonds, Des Arc, charged with Domestic Battering-Third Degree. Continued to January 11, 2016. Brianna Jones, Des Arc, charged with Domestic Battering-Third Degree. Continued to January 11, 2016. Tyler Dewayne Puckett, Des Arc, charged with Contempt of Court-Failure to Complete Community Service. Service Complete. Tommy S. Barbee, Des Arc, charged with Contempt of Court-Failure to Complete Community Service. Failed to Appear. Issue Warrant. Aaron D. Robinson, Des Arc, charged with Contempt of Court-Failure to Complete Community Service. Defendant incarcerated in White County Jail. Thornell Williams, Des Arc, charged with Public Intoxication/Drinking in Public, Failure to Pay and Disorderly Conduct-Class C Misdemeanor-x2. Public Intoxication-Drinking In Public charge Credit for Time Served. Disorderly Conduct Plead Not Guilty. Hearing set for January 14, 2016. Failure to Pay charge continued to January 4, 2016. State Cases Able N. Gutierrez, Greenbrier, charged with Driving on Suspended or Revoked Driver License-Class A Misdemeanor. Failed to Appear. Issue Letter. Tommy S. Barbee, Des Arc, charged with Failure to Pay. Failed to Appear. Issue Warrant.

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LUNCH MENU Audrey Crawford The Des Arc High School library has named the two students to receive the star patron awards for the month of November. Each month this school year two students are recognized for their patronage and support. As a reward, the students receive a “Keep Calm & Read On” digital bookmark/reading timer and a Star Patron pen/stylus. For the month of November the Star Patrons are James Whaley and Audrey Crawford. James is in the 7th grade. He chose The Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling as his favorite book and author. In answer to the question: If you could transport yourself to any book setting where would you go? Why? James says he would go “where Harry Potter goes into the Chamber of Secrets and kills the Basilisk.” This book is also the best book he has ever read because “it’s a funny, action-thriller, and it shows how, no matter the trouble, you can accomplish anything.” Audrey is a junior. Her favorite book is Sky Rider by Nancy Springer, however, her favorite author is Jennifer Brown. Audrey says she would “transport (herself) to a medieval time setting, but one like in Deception, where they had to go back to that way of living. I’ve always wondered what it was like to live that way.” The best book Audrey has ever read is “Splintered (by A.G. Howard) because it puts a big twist on a classic fairytale.”

Joyce Major, lunchroom supervisor at the Des Arc Schools, advises the following menus are scheduled for Monday-Friday, Jan. 4-8.:

Elementary Lunch

High School Lunch

MONDAY: Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Blackeyed Peas, Fruit Cocktail, Milk TUESDAY: Mini Corn Dogs, Macaroni and Cheese, Green Peas, Apples, Ketchup, Mustard, Milk WEDNESDAY: Sloppy Joe, French Fries, Slaw, Peaches, Milk THURSDAY: Pizza, Coin Carrots, Steamed Broccoli, Grapes, Milk FRIDAY: Chicken Nuggets, Tossed Salad with Dressing, Green Beans, Pineapple, Ketchup, Mustard, Milk

MONDAY: Pig in a Blanket, Blackeyed Peas, Corn, Fresh Fruit, Pears, Ketchup, Mayonaise, Mustard, Milk TUESDAY: Chicken Spaghetti, Sweet Potatoes, Broccoli, Pineapple, Fresh Fruit, Milk WEDNESDAY:Chicken Strips, Seasoned 1/2 Baked Potato, Sweet Peas, Fresh Fruit, Peaches, Ketchup, Mayonaise, Musstard, Roll, Milk THURSDAY: Lasagna, Green Beans, Coin Carrots, Fresh Fruit, Peaches, Milk FRIDAY: Cheeseburger, French Fries, Baked Beans, Sandwich Fixings, Pineapple, Fresh Fruit, Breakfast Ketchup, Mayonaise, Musstard MONDAY: Pop Tarts or Cereal Milk

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TUESDAY: Donut or Cereal & MONDAY: Donut or Cereal & Toast, Oranges Toast, Apples WEDNESDAY: Pancake on a TUESDAY:Breakfast Pizza or Stick or Cereal & Toast, Apple- Cereal & Toast, Pineapple sauce WEDNESDAY: Biscuit and THURSDAY: Biscuit and Sausage Pattie or Cereal & Gravy or Cereal & Toast, Toast, Peaches Pears THURSDAY: Biscuit and Gravy FRIDAY: Breakfast Pizza or Ce- or Cereal & Toast, Oranges real & Toast, Pineapple FRIDAY: Pop Tarts or Ceeral & Toast, Fresh Fruit Served with Milk & Juice Meals are subject to change/ Served with Milk & Juice USDA is an Equal Opportu- Choice of Hot Line, Chef Salad or Cold Cut Sandwich

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