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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1950
Page
3
A brief column notes the shortest day near Christmas and the difficulty of calendars in December. It praises a radio program from the Red and Gun Club, urges farmers permission before shooting, and warns of a grass fire caused by a discarded match on a country road, costing livestock in Iespedaza.
Calves nine days old to nine months are vaccinated for Bangs disease under an expanded program led by Kempstead County Agent Oliver I Adams and Joe Hamilton from the Bureau of Animal Industry. Weather delays limited activity to one day, with vaccination on 62 farms planned for next week and 148 cattle owners requesting replacement heifer vaccination, not all of which can be filled before January 16. Farmers with eligible heifers should contact the County Agent. no charge is made for vaccination or vaccine.
A December 6 talent night organized by the high school PTA raised 219.75. Funds will pay for a new electric fountain, with 50 to the school library and 29 to the Youth Center. Appreciation extended to Forney Holt, Clarice Brows, Greta Caston, and assisting groups. Population Bremen is 400000.
Chicago, Dec 16. A crippling railroad switchmen strike ended after President Truman urged return to work. Strikers in Washington and Battle Creek moved to resume duties, with Chicago reporting local unions ending the walkout. The dispute over a 40 hour week at 48 pay and wage-hour terms remains unresolved despite the partial resumption of work.
Passenger car license sales begin January 2, 1951 under Arkansas rules. Owners renewing cars registered in 1950 keep their titles, while new titles cost 50 cents. Those without titles or loans should contact the Motor Vehicle Division in Little Rock. Re-registrants must present the Arkansas Title and 1950 pink registration if not financed, or the Title Number from the loan company and 1950 pink certificate if financed.
Tibet remains largely cut off with only state wireless sets and a single telephone line to northern India. The sparse links illustrate the restricted access and isolation faced by the region.
A Texarkana police officer was suspended over a charge that an army lieutenant was beaten at a local nightclub. Police Chief Jack Runnels said the suspension followed recommendations from the city civil service commission.
Selleck, Wash. December 16. Miner John Walts, 54, survived 54 hours trapped 400 feet underground after a mine collapse, saved by a 12 by 12 timber that shielded him from debris. Rescuers worked through rock and timbers to reach him at Enumelah hospital, recalling his endurance and occasional conversations as they freed him.
The House rapidly approved a $17.8 billion emergency defense bill, sending it to the Senate for action next week. Only Rep. Vito Marcantonio opposed, warning of a war inevitability. The measure funds the defense establishment for the year ending next June 30, with most money for the military and atomic energy, and little for non defense items.
President Truman outlines immediate objectives to start mobilization and war production with limited wage and price controls. He defers blanket controls, notes phased expansion, and cites staffing limits at the price control office. Continued on Page Four.
Allied forces abandon Hamhung, pulling back to a beachhead at Hungnam as Chinese columns surge in mass attacks. Maj. Gen. Soule, commander of the U.S. Third Division, warns of a ferocious sea wave tactic and urges relentless defense while North Korean refugees flood toward the coast.
Republican congressmen press for Secretary of State Acheson’s removal amid White House and State Department silence. Senate Republicans back a three-paragraph resolution with Taft pledges, while Truman signals support for allied goals and Acheson’s tenure remains in question.
Maj. Gen. Oliver P. Smith leads a ceremony at a coastal Korea graveyard where Marines, in winter gear, honor fallen comrades. Crosses gleam as a firing squad, taps, and a brief address reflect on sacrifice in distant towns like Koto and Ydom.
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