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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1934
Page
4
Here and There editorials critique Huey Long for attacking Alexandria's right to elect its mayor and for dismantling parliamentary norms. The piece recalls Louisiana press ties to power, the Ewing-Long dynamic, and urges peaceful compromise and press independence to curb autocratic trends.
The High School Glee Club will give a candle-light Christmas cantata at First Methodist Church Friday at 7 30 PM. Seventy-five voices perform Childe Jesus by Clokey directed by Mrs John Weilham with Mrs Ralph Routon at the organ. A children’s chorus of 100 voices will sing from the balcony. Admission is free.
President Roosevelt ordered a Treasury inquiry into federal state and municipal tax systems to prevent overlap. Secretary Morgenthau said the plan aims to outline a national taxation conference and will appoint a staff to conduct the study. The gasoline tax is cited as an example of overlapping levies by federal and local authorities.
City council reduced annual levies for curb and gutter districts 1 7 and 11 from 5 percent to 3 percent and 4 to 2 percent for district 1 and its annex. State aid enabled the cuts with a clause allowing future increases. Four cords of wood per week limit set to widen aid distribution. Appointments to district 1 board of assessors made. Highway official proposes correcting the dangerous Third and Shower S turns, possible inclusion in next year highway program. Fire department Turkey dinner followed.
Alabaman star player Dildy joins Hope all star squad for a Christmas Day clash with Prescott on the high school field. The team, composed of former college stars, arrives Sunday to prepare. Dildy, a former Alabama tackle, earned honorable mention for all America in 1932. The lineup averages about 215 pounds per man. Net proceeds after expenses go to the Hope High School Athletic Association, with the Young Business Men's Association sponsoring the game.
MEMPHIS Tenn UPI M A Lightman president of Malco Theaters announced Monday night the company would assume operation of the Central theater at Hot Springs Arkansas on January 1. Malco had taken a year lease on the theater building and purchased it from the Gaines estate. Malco also took over the Oraheam theater hive formerly in the G and Co Chicago circuit. M S McCord of Little Rock Ark, a secretary of Malco Theaters, was in the transaction. Malco operates Hope’s Sauniger feature.
The Star reports Santa Claus will visit Hope at 1:30 o clock Friday afternoon. He invites every boy and girl in Hope and nearby areas to attend and tell him what they want for Christmas. This is his only visit of the year and he will spend a few hours there. He plans to give a small gift to every child who visits.
The Goodfellows drive exceeded its $250 target, raising 261560 with donations from business and individuals, while Joe Houston Jr. was laid to rest after a fatal car crash near Whiteville. Services were led by Rev. Fred R. Harrison with burial at Rose Hill. Surviving are his parents and sister from Hope.
Washington secretary warns a shift toward compulsory crop control beyond cotton and tobacco may be needed. He cites farm leaders and 3,000,000 cooperating farmers as essential to prevent non-cooperators from undermining printed plans and upcoming policy debates.
Agriculture Department reports show the South leading cotton states doubled farm value in 1934 over 1932, totaling 1.5577 billion excluding federal payments. Major Southern states including North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas contributed about one third of the national 1940s-era farm production value.
Washington reports Roosevelt prepared to weigh a recovery program brought by industry captains after a three day conference at White Sulphur Springs. NRA would continue on an emergency basis for a year with codes setting hours and wages and protecting labor rights, while a balanced budget and reduced relief spending are urged.
Chicago report notes rising income tax levels across the states despite higher federal taxes. The Interstate Commission survey by James W. Martin finds 30 states impose income taxes, with rate hikes and lower exemptions shrinking middle class relief.
Bureau of the Census reports 9 174 241 running bases, 831 512 bales pinned in Arkansas as of December 13, per Thursday bulletin. In Beverly Hills, William F Gettle, target of a $60 000 ransom kidnapping, remains guarded amid new threats to him and his family mailed from Long Beach.
In Little Rock Municipal Judge Harb dismissed murder charges against Mrs Minsie Rose Jenkins related to the death of her three children. He bound her over to the grand jury on a single assault with intent to kill charge against her husband. The murder charge against a family friend was also dismissed.
In Shelbyville Tennessee a mob attacked the Bedford County courthouse during a trial of an alleged black attacker. The building burned after arson attempts. two people died, another dying, and several injured. Gov McAlister mobilized National Guardsmen to quell the disturbance as violence spread through town.
Huey Long’s special session adjourned after enacting sweeping dictatorial laws. Amendments Wednesday and Thursday gave Long control of East Baton Rouge police jury by governor appointment, shaping Baton Rouge and Alexandria governments and targeting Standard Oil. Senate approval followed as bills extended Long’s power and reduced his opponents’ influence.
Luther Smith of Washington has been appointed state and federal game warden for Hempstead County, announced Thursday. Smith previously worked with the State Revenue Department and was keeper of the Fulton bridge.
A Christmas program and pie supper will be staged at Old Liberty Church on Saturday night December 22. McCoy Edwards of the community announces proceeds will go toward paying the salary of Baptist minister Rev. Eugene Moore. The public is invited.
New York cotton prices show gains then dips across January and March contracts. New Orleans coltan lists split quotes with March at 12.57 and 12.60, while Chicago grain highlights Wheat May at 98 and related notes across other firms. Major U.S. industrial names such as American Can, General Motors, Standard Oil of New Jersey, and U.S. Steel appear in the market chatter.
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