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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1950
Page
3
A humorous meditation on language usage in modern media. The piece cites Montaigne observing brevity and laments TV’s glare and mispronounced speech while noting readers’ focus on headlines over full stories. It frames newspaper prose versus headlines and the return of concise writing.
Philadelphia December 9 The fate of Harry Gold, a Philadelphia research chemist who pleaded guilty to wartime espionage, will be decided today. The case centers on his role as a go between delivering atomic secrets from Klaus Fuchs to Russian agents. U S District Judge James P McGranery set today’s sentencing after a four hour hearing. The government seeks a 25 year term. Gold faces a potential death penalty under the wartime espionage act. Gold’s court appointed attorney John D M Hamilton urged justice and gave a defense of Gold as a selfless man overwhelmed by idealism. Hamilton portrayed Gold as trapped by his own path as a middleman in espionage from 1934 onward, with secrets including A bomb potential disclosed during 1941 1948. The defense did not dispute the government position that Gold acted with contempt for U S authority.
Leonard F. Ellis Hope Lions Club sight conservation chairman announced that 138 contributors gave a total of 203,065 to the Be Thankful You Can See drive. The Lions plan support for an Adjustment Center for adult blind in Little Rock, bourgeois training for the underprivileged, and a public education program on sight conservation. Ellis urged continued donations in Hempstead County to meet or exceed last year. A portion stays in the county for local sight conservation. Florida reports 35,000,000 acres total, with 22,000,000 acres or 63 percent as forest land.
President Truman’s offer to poke Washington Post critic Paul Hume for panning his daughter Margaret’s singing drew chuckles and sharp Republican comment. The exchange, described in private style, sparked anger from some and defense from others, with mixed public reactions to the insult-filled letter and its veracity.
Approximately thirty Home Economics teachers from the Southwest district gather at the Lomby Home Economics Department for a cake decoration and molding demonstration by Flora Franklin from Magnolia A and M. Selina Lippeatic, the District Supervisor, leads a film on family relationships. Hostesses include Mrs Hamilton Hanegan and practice teachers Carolyn Wilson and Earnestine Cargel.
Washington December hearings in a Senate Armed Services inquiry into Anna Rosenberg and alleged Communist ties continued with a closed door confrontation between Rosenberg and accuser Ralph De Sola. Gay, acting chair, said Rosenberg gave her account and more testimony was planned for next week.
In Lake Success, Vishinsky is expected to issue a Soviet charge of U.S. aggression in Korea. Col. Ben Limb of Korea to respond, arguing the war is part of a global Communist conspiracy. The 60 member UN political committee debates a resolution ejecting Chinese Communists from Korea and guaranteeing borders.
Singing of the Marine Corps hymn occurred during the Mexican War. The unknown Corps poet set lyrics to an old French air in 1847.
Series of fires across Arkansas Thursday and Friday killed 74 year old Mrs. Lottie Dickey of Bald Knob and wounded two men while causing extensive property damage. Her husband, away during the outbreak, returned to save their home and found her body near a telephone. Fireman J. M. continued on page two.
DON HUTH recounts a perilous November 29 convoy operation in Northwest Korea where the U N ally force evacuated 28 wounded men from a fire-raked roadblock. Captain W C Burla led a rescue through Chinese shellfire, praising medics and troops who saved or aided every man without leaving a wounded comrade behind.
A DAV exhibit featuring Robert Ripley’s Believe It or Not items arrives in Hope on Monday December 11 under Disabled American Veterans. The traveling display includes original drawings and oddities from Ripley’s collection mounted in a trailer with items such as the Iron Maiden of Nuremberg and a perpetual motion model.
Tokyo reports indicate General MacArthur suspends war briefing sessions for correspondents amid censorship disputes. Lt. Gen. Robertson argues censorship protects operations. officers stress uniform application across Korea, Tokyo, and Washington. Newsmen have cooperated, but some briefings may be halted to avoid leaking sensitive details.
Dr W Vaught of Manuel Baptist Church Little Rock will be guest evangelist for a Hope First Baptist Church meeting December 10 through 17. Bill Lowry directs music and leads two daily services at 7:46 each night with a 7:80 am service beginning Tuesday. Prayer service precedes evening services at 7:00 in the Educational Building for all ages. Public invited to attend and sing.
A reported incident at New Street notes a bagged bun weighing about 50 pounds was misplaced, with authorities investigating the loss and seeking the owner.
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