The Nashville News THURSDAY • October 31, 2013 • Issue 87 • 1 Section • 12 Pages • In Howard County, Arkansas since 1878 • USPS 371-540 • 75 cents IN BRIEFt Art auction Leads to benefit sought HMH in ATV foundation theft NASHVILLE - The How- ard Memorial Hospital Authorities Foundation will host a char- are seeking ity art show and auction information Tues., Nov. 19 beginning at on the alleged 6:30 p.m. The event, called theft of an ATV and trailer ‘Deck the Halls,’ will be from an area held at the Coca Cola Bot- residence. tling Plant. According According to Foundation to a statement Director Amelia Moorer, issued Tues- over 30 local artists have day by Howard donated their works for County Sheriff a silent and live auction. Butch Morris, Various mediums will be Larry Teague shown including photog- reported a raphy, paintings, pottery, Polaris Ranger Browning Edi- and crafts. tion and a 16 “Coca-cola Bottling Com- foot bumper pany has donated the use pull trailer of their building which missing from works perfectly with the his residence contest that they are also on Oct. 29. helping sponsor,” Moorer “The Ranger said in a statement issued was sitting COURTESY PHOTO | Nashville Police Department Nashville Police Department Officer Dustin Wakefield and Chief Dale Pierce are pictured with a cache of suspected to local media Wednesday. on the trailer methamphetamine seized during a recent drug bust. “Coke Bottle Art will be and parked at for sale featuring the win- his residence located on ners of an area wide junior Highway 278 and high school art con- northwest of test. Bottles will be shrink- Nashville,” wrapped with the winning Morris said in HISTORIC BUST artwork and the bottles will the release. be considered collectible “The trailer is items. These will be sold black in color Police seize 220 grams of suspected meth by the bottle or by the six and has a pack.” treated floor CHARLES GOODIN Bottles from each of the with a tailgate. seized approximately 220 grams Editor following schools will be The Ranger is of suspected methamphetamine, a 700, Brown- along with scales and false identi- featured in the collection: ing Edition NASHVILLE - What began as fication documents,” Pierce said. Murfreesboro, Nashville, [and] the a routine traffic stop on Tues- “The seized methamphetamine Dierks, Blevins, and Min- camouflage is day ended with one of the larg- has a street value of approxi- eral Springs. faded on the est methamphetamine busts in mately $22,000.” “We’ve got some very hood.” Nashville Police Department his- A second suspect, 37 year old talented young artists from Police be- the looks of the Coke-Bottle tory after authorities executed a SARABIA TRUJILLO Giovanni Trujillo, was also ar- lieve the items search warrant on the suspect’s rested at the home after police art entries,” Moorer said. “I were taken home the following day. Stinson, of the Nashville Police discovered “false documents” at was floored by the creativ- from the resi- ity.” dence some- According to a statement is- Department,” Pierce said in the the residence, Pierce said. In addition to the auction time between sued by Police Chief Dale Pierce, statement. “Investigator Stinson As a result of the incidents, Oct. 26 and 28. Officer Dustin Wakefield took 29 obtained enough information to Sarabia is facing charges of traf- and Coke Bottle Art, the Anyone with year old Carlos Silva Sarabia into obtain a search and seizure war- ficking a controlled substance area elementary schools, information custody around 8 p.m. Tuesday rant for Sarabia’s residence at 921 (methamphetamine), possession including Lockesburg el- on the theft is after discovering roughly 14 Peachtree St. #1 in Nashville.” of methamphetamine with the ementary, submitted art urged to con- grams of suspected meth in the Police executed the warrant purpose to deliver and posses- for a Christmas Card de- tact the How- suspect’s vehicle, a 2001 Chevy around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday sion of drug paraphernalia. Tru- sign contest. The artwork ard County Tahoe. with assistance from the Howard jillo is charged with first degree will be used as HMH’s first Sheriff’s Office “Sarabia was arrested and County Sheriff’s Department, the forgery. Christmas card collection. at 845-2626. transported to the police depart- South Central Drug Task Force Both men are currently listed “This is an idea similar ment where he was interviewed and the Arkansas State Police. as inmates at the Howard County to what M.D. Anderson Holiday by Narcotics Investigator David “There, officers located and Jail. See ART / Page 4 event set for arts center District standings on the line as Scrappers head to Malvern The Elberta CHARLES GOODIN of 13 from each of its con- Arts Center, Editor located at 109 ference wins. S. Main St., will “If everything played hold a holiday NASHVILLE - Conference out right after week 10 and bazaar Thurs., standings and playoff seed- everybody got their points, Nov. 7 from ing will be on the line Friday then it comes down to: we 5 until 8 p.m. as the Nashville Scrappers beat Malvern by five, we The event will travel to Malvern to take on would be second; we beat feature items the Leopards. Malvern by less than five, from Silpada Depending on their per- we would be fourth; if Mal- Designs jewel- formance in the matchup, vern beats us we would be ry, Thirty-One the Scrappers could finish fourth,” Dawson explained. Gifts, Scentsy, Celebrating as high as second in the “It’s a seed game. Malvern Home, Mary 7-4A conference standings still has Arkadelphia left so Kay, Rada Cut- or as low as fourth, which you’re not going to know lery, Origami will determine whether anything til week 10, but for Owl lockets, they play any home games our case, it’s a deal where Door Hangers during the playoffs. we need to be 1-0 this week by Liz Bullock, “It is a mess,” Head and put ourselves in a posi- Pampered Coach Billy Dawson said tion to have a home game.” Chef and of the district’s playoff pic- Dawson said the 2013 much more. ture. “Arkadelphia’s gonna iteration of the Leopards All attend- win it, and then depending is similar in style to what ees will be given a free on what happens this week fans have seen in years raffle ticket - you know, Malvern’s 5-0, past, with a heavy offensive for a chance we’re 3-2, Ashdown’s 3-2 focus on running the ball. to win a gift and then there’s some 1-2 “It’s the same Malvern basket valued teams, but that’s kind of team you see every year,” at over $150 the top four. If we can beat he said. “They’re big, physi- including items Malvern Friday [and Arka- cal and they got a lot of skill from each ven- delphia beats Malvern], kids back.” dor. Additional it’ll be a three way tie for The mixture has been tickets avail- second if Ashdown wins effective for the team so far able from each out. Then it comes down this year, allowing them to vendor with purchase. to points, because it’s a rattle off a perfect confer- For more perfect triangle.” ence schedule and a nearly If that happens, seeding perfect preseason tally, information, Scrapper defender Billy Stewart chases down a Pulaski Robinson ballcarrier will be determined by point marred only by a 20-14 loss contact Albert during last week’s win over the Senators. Staff photo by Charles Goodin Motta at 870- totals, with each team able to Hot Springs Lakeside. 200-1733. to accumulate a maximum See SCRAPPERS / Page 7 2 EDITORIAL The Nashville News | Online at http://www.nashvillenews.org | Call: 1-888-845-6397 | Thursday, October 31, 2013 Anger at congress won’t translate to election losses The public's opinion of politicians of both parties seems to have reached a new low. But no matter how much the voters detest Congress — or how justifi- ably — that does not mean that there will be radical changes at the next election. For one thing, "Congress" is not on the ballot. Only individual members of Congress are. Most voters like their own Senator or Representa- THOMAS tive, often because of SOWELL special favors that these Creators incumbents have done for their own constitu- Syndicate ency — at the taxpayers' expense. Add to this the so-called "campaign reform" laws that restrict the raising of money that challengers need, in order to counter the millions of dollars' worth of free adver- tising that incumbents get through ordinary media coverage, enhanced by the incumbents' sponsor- ing of ever more legislation, expanding the role of government. The very longevity of incumbents in Congress makes it expedient for them to treat each other as "facts of life" — people with whom you have to "go along to get along." One of their common interests as incumbents is reelection. This can lead to all sorts of bipartisan log-rolling legislation to hand out the It’s a brave new world taxpayers' money in ways that benefit incumbents of both parties. In short, longevity in office can create more lon- The first reports in early listic missiles, every single ship can endure in an en- gevity in office. Moreover, this longevity can attract May of 1960 were that a one of which could inciner- PAT vironment where constant campaign contributions from special interests who U.S. weather plane, flying ate an American city. snooping on one's closest expect something in return — if only a lightening up BUCHANAN out of Turkey, had gone Post 9/11, too, Ameri- friends is accepted prac- on government restrictions and red tape.