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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1930
Page
2
An eight year old boy is said to have operated a farm with about 100 hens and cows used for labor. Proceeds from the winter season are cited as substantial with multiple operators and a plan to keep around 200 young hens. The case involves local figures including Mr Hendrix and Mr Blevins during a winter visit.
The senior class at Blevins High School held the diploma ceremony in the auditorium Friday night May h. Derryberry gave the salutatory and William Cummins offered the valedictory. Clyde Self read the class will and bonds were noted by Nolen though not a member. County Superintendent delivered the address. AF Harold Branch presented diplomas to both the senior and grammar graduates.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Glaze of Camdet spent last Sunday in Blevins visiting friends the Misses Brice. Several locals attended the opening of a new bridge at Pultory last Tuesday afternoon. Mrs W B Mahaffey and her three boys left Friday for Houston Texas and will tour San Antonio Harlingen Brownsville and Dallas before returning to Blevins about May 28 and possibly moving to St Louis in August. Rey Sage and Mrs J A Sage left Friday for Dallas to visit their son and attend Methodist church conferences returning later in the week. Mr and Mrs W O Beene of Vinita Oklahoma are expected in Blevins for a two week visit. Beene and his wife were born and raised in this community and have many relatives here. Local students finishing the school year are expected home soon. Mr and Mrs Harold Branch and Mr Holt Lay were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Carl Brown last Wednesday. Misses Ruby Adair Collie Tarmer Eva Jenkins and Clyde Lewis who taught in Blevins school this year will leave for home Saturday morning. These young ladies are highly esteemed.
The Blevins school community expresses gratitude for the staff who will return for another year. Principal H L Lay plans to resume duties in Amity, while Superintendent Herald Branch departs for Murfreesboro and will lead Scranton Consolidated. Glenn Coker and John Ridgdill move to Blevins as next year’s leadership.
Construction work is under way on a new packing shed at Dunlap one and a half miles southeast of Blevins in the Hig Station area. The shed replaces a structure destroyed by fire last winter. Rey Bond, local contractor, leads the project for the Dunlay Truck Growers Association.
The old P. and N. W. Railroad loading platform was torn down last week. Friday work began on a 24 by 80 foot two story cotton and tomato packing and loading shed built jointly by the railroad and the Blevins Truck Growers Association. It will be among the state’s most modern sheds with upper storage for crates and baskets. A radish shed cantaloupe shed and the new tomato and potato shed will add to the facilities, making Blevins better equipped than any rival in the state.
A final tally shows 1 200 000 tomato plants were shipped to growers along the P N W Railroad for planting this season. Not all were used as some growers raise their own. About 400 acres will be devoted to tomatoes this season. Shipments of green wrapped tomatoes will begin around June 20.
A Sunday afternoon concert at Rocky Mound near Hope drew Singers and visitors from Hempstead and nearby counties. The Dallas Stampa Quartet and a Nashville quartet performed, with local musicians joining in. Ernest Steed directed the program, and Horace Kennedy attended as a guest performer.
Mrs. Robert Peachey of Crysonn visits relatives in the area while Mr and Mrs J S Hriskey attend local services. W T Berney of Hope fills a regular appointment at Bywoet Monn Sunday. Residents from Lamesa Texas visit Gerends and kin. Miss Hazel Spears and her mother shopped in Prescott Thurgelly. Cemetery work was well attended and the grounds are in good condition. Graduation activities were held at Blevins Friday night with local Barker Mont Montgomery assisting.
An Easter Sunday morning service drew a large attendance at the Union Elementary School auditorium. Rev H M Hence of Tuaceyy led the occasion with Rev Mr Urice assisting. Mr Turge and Maly work Hievell UN Cente preached in the afternoon to a large crowd. Music was provided by local church choirs and guest performers from SUMMIE Eropie.
Fragmented text suggests plans for a new Masonic hall in Blevins with construction details unclear due to garbled OCR. The notice mentions wiring and ongoing work, with completion anticipated but dates unspecified.
A historic guide explains how to prevent crowding and piling in young poultry. It describes brooder setup, early roosting, heat management, and the need for elevated roosts to keep chicks from piling, with emphasis on temperature, space, and learning from experience.
Guidance on chick safety during roosting and brooder setup outlines closing openings to prevent chicks from going underneath roosts, securing feed hoppers, and keeping drafts away. It stresses orderly roosting, gradual weaning from the brooder, and providing fresh air while avoiding cold drafts, with later advice on feeding greens and mash for growing chicks.
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