50 Years Ago: Local veterinarian urges governor’s veto
50 Years Ago From the Herald and
Democrat in 1967 The Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association urged Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller to veto HB 473, a bill which the association said would relax the law on license requirements for veterinarians.
Association president, Dr. Louie G. Stratton of Siloam Springs said the bill was regressive and damaging to the public welfare and that it would “open the door” to the practice of veterinary medicine by people who have neither the background nor qualifications.”
The bill would in effect, the president said, allow persons to swear that such persons had been practicing for 25 years, regardless of professional qualifications. It would direct the issuance of licenses to these persons without examination. (This would include a person who has been “practicing” on his own farm.) 30 Years Ago From the Herald-Democrat in 1987 Like the Phoenix in an age-old Egyptian legend, Siloam Springs Country Club also rose from the ashes into a new life. Just after midnight on May 8, 1986, the club burned to the ground. The Siloam Springs Fire Department was unable to save the structure. An investigation by the city’s fire and police departments determined that the club had been burglarized and then, apparently to destroy any evidence, the burglars set fire to the premises. The structure, estimated to be worth about $50,000 including contents, was insured for $40,000.
Just as the Phoenix of legend had become known as a symbol of death and resurrection, it soon became apparent that the recognized loss of the club house would become the motivation for the club’s members to rebuild the structure. Through their help, as well as efforts by the city, construction of the club house soon began.
The new club house, much larger than its predecessor, was completed on Oct. 8, 1986. 10 Years Ago From the Herald-Leader in 2007 Simmons Foods Inc.’s Southwest City, Mo., Wastewater Department was named winner of the 2007 Clean Water Award by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association.
The Siloam Springsbased poultry processor won in the full-treatment category, establishing it as a national leader in poultry industry water processing.
“This recognition is in itself an honor,” said Mark Simmons, chairman of Simmons Foods. “But we feel most proud of having honored our commitment to the communities of the southwest Missouri, northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas region to improve the quality of the water our plant releases.”