Stories from Thursday, November 17, 2005

by David McNeal While the Arkansas Razorbacks were beating up on Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss., last Saturday, teams from Carroll County were playing in basketball tournaments. Basketball tournaments? Already? Yes, this state has apparently gone crazy, or at least the coaches have. And the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) that is in charge of supervising athletics in this state has gone right along with them...

GREEN FOREST -- Strength in numbers is something Tiger basketball coaches Bill Niven and Jim Goins believe in. And after last Thursday's season-opening games with Yellville-Summit, the visiting Panthers believed in it too. The Lady Tigers used a two-platoon system and constant pressure to wear the Lady Panthers down, and took a 58-53 win at the end when Courtney Ruff made two steals, scoring twice in the last 20 seconds to put the game away...

SPRINGDALE -- The Shiloh Christian Saints were waiting for the Eureka Springs Highlanders last Thursday when the basketball teams met in non-conference action. With height to spare and guards to get the ball to them, the Lady Saints took a 61-30 win over Coach Aaron Hall's shorter Lady Highlanders...

Berryville Police Dispatches Week of Oct. 31 Oct. 31 2:41 a.m. -- Police provided stand-by for emergency medical technicians on Jefferson Avenue. 5:50 p.m. -- Officer responded to a private property traffic accident in the Kentucky Fried Chicken parking lot. A report was taken...

Week of Nov. 9 November 9 6:05 p.m. -- Police were dispatched to a suspicious vehicle behind Billie's Bar. They identified the vehicle and rendered everything okay. 9:45 p.m. -- Police responded to assist a motorist. November 10 7:10 a.m. -- Police were dispatched to Walnut St. where a power pole was reported as hit. Everything reported okay...

POLICE AND FIRE DISPATCHES Week of Nov. 7 November 7 7:45 a.m.-- Incident report taken after parking meters M11 and M12 were stolen. 11:48 a.m.-- Incident report taken on lost or stolen purse. 12:40 p.m.-- Caller reported a reckless driver passing vehicles on double yellow...

Carl Simpson Whillock, aged 79, whose interwoven careers in politics, education and business left an imprint on every part of Arkansas, died Monday at Little Rock. Born in the poor Van Buren County community of Scotland, Whillock became a lawyer, one of the state's leading educators, an adviser and confidante to governors, senators and the president of the United States, and CEO of a corporation that changed the economic life of much of rural Arkansas...

CLARENCE E. (JACK) YORK, a resident of Berryville, was born Jan. 24, 1922, in Palestine, Ill., a son of Alonzo and Cora (Lindsey) York. He died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005, in Berryville, at the age of 83. Jack was a foundry worker. He was a member of the Southern Heights Baptist Church, and had been the music director for several different churches during his lifetime. ...

ERA LOUISE HARP, a resident of Berryville, was born September 5, 1914, in Newbern, Tenn., a daughter of Lee and Edith May (Cook) Terry. She died Nov. 10, 2005, in her home at the age of 91. Era owned and operated the Eureka Springs Sale Barn, Carroll County Livestock Auction in Berryville, and the Farmers Livestock Auction in Springdale. ...

RONALD CARROLE SPOON, a resident of Berryville, was born Oct. 28, 1942, in Glendale, Calif., a son of Charles Yount and Pansy Elizabeth (Miler) Spoon. He died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, in Berryville at the age of 63. Ron worked in the maintenance department of Tyson Foods. He was a veteran, having served with the United States Army during the Vietnam. He was a member of the Cove Church...

Florence Mable Conard, 96, of Green Forest, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, at St. John's Hospital -- Berryville. Mrs. Conard was born on Oct. 17, 1909, in Green Forest, a daughter of the late Elbert Russell and Ida Porter Russell. She married Orville Oren Conard on May 11, 1930. He preceded her in death on June 23, 1979...

ARVILLA (WISE) DOUGLAS, a lifetime resident of Green Forest, was born April 15, 1913, in Green Forest, the youngest daughter of Henry and Melvina (Sisco) Wise. She died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005, in Berryville, at the age of 92. In 1933, she was converted in Russell Ridgeway Revival and was later baptized in Yocum Creek. Arvilla was a homemaker and had been a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Green Forest since 1939...

BERRYVILLE -- With housing starts three times that of previous years and more growth expected, members of the Berryville Planning and Zoning Commission discussed possible steps they could take to protect the integrity of the town. "We have an obligation to let them develop and make money," said Commissioner Richard Kimberlin, "but we have a greater responsibility to protect those already here, so their property isn't devalued."...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Nine-year veteran employee Jay Wilson was chosen as the city's next public works director by the city council Monday night on a unanimous vote. Wilson, who served as assistant director under former Director Robert Forrest for more than a year, had been designated acting director by Mayor Kathy Harrison since Forrest's resignation earlier this month...

GREEN FOREST -- For the second time in five weeks, Bob Tanner was escorted out of the city council meeting after accusing the council members Monday night of punishing the whole city for his actions. The council had decided to change the penalties for the fencing and livestock code, saying the fine of $15 a day was "not being an appropriate deterrent because of the manure spread and the sludge that comes with livestock," said City Attorney Kent Crow...