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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1963
Page
8
AP reports a Christmas reunion as West Berliners streamed into East Berlin after East German guards lifted barriers. Some 1,000 crossed in three hours, with officials predicting up to 900,000 visitors before January 5. Guards remained ordered to shoot for escapes, though exchanges were courteous. Continued on Page Three.
Hazardous driving alert for Arkansas as freezing drizzle or light rain moves south then changes to light snow from the west tonight. North sees a few snow flurries while the south remains mostly cold and cloudy. Saturday brings partial clearing, colder temperatures, and highs around 25 to 35 degrees with lows near 5 to 15 tonight.
Hazardous driving conditions expected across extreme north Louisiana this afternoon and tonight with occasional rain mixing with freezing rain and sleet. Eastern and southern Missouri will see considerable cloudiness with light snow or freezing drizzle in the south, minor temperature changes, highs in the mid to upper 20s in the south and 10 to 20 elsewhere, with lows near zero to 10 above in the north and 5 below in some areas.
J C Portis of Lepanto told the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee he does not want reappointment as chairman after three years in the post. His term ends December 31. He cited lack of time for committee work and said letters to John L. McClellan, J. William Fulbright, and Secretary Orville Freeman expressed his decision. He noted ongoing county committee election debates did not influence him.
In Washington both senators from Arkansas, Fulbright and McClellan, faced off on the 3.3 billion foreign aid bill and amendments. Fulbright supported the bill and opposed key cuts, while McClellan voted against the bill and favored some reductions. Amendments on defense aid, development loans, and wheat guarantees drew sharp votes, with several measures defeated and the core bill passing.
STAR CITY Arkansas AP In the corporation of the 205000 Gar rett Bridge Watershed Drainage District Chancery Judge J M Morrison of Stuttgart approved the plan Thursday and named five Dumas men B Stephenson Brown Norris Fritz Hudson Berrent Blagg and Lloyd Smith Ed Gammill of Star City as district conservationist. The federal share is estimated at 123000 and the project is expected to begin in April or May 1964.
Washington AP report on stalled foreign aid bill as Congress fights over a grain sale to Russia and a proposed export credit ban. McCormack expects at least one more day of sessions while conferees meet, with the impasse risking year end adjournment. Johnson pushes for a speedy accord.
Little Rock AP reports pipe smoking as a societal oddity that can jar coworkers and spouses yet brings charm to others. The piece surveys pipe types briar meerschaum calabash and corncob, cites MacArthur and Andrew Jackson, notes emotional ties to heirloom pipes, and recounts literary mentions as the habit persists in modern offices and yards.
Washington AP report: the Senate opened three hours early and recessed after seven minutes, limited to routine postmaster confirmations. It notified that the House agreed to a conference on foreign aid appropriation to seek a compromise as last major business. Democratic Leader Mansfield obtained unanimous consent to suspend action subject to call of the chair during the talks.
Soviet police ended the blockade of Ghana's embassy as protests over the death of Ghanaian medical student Edmund Asare-Addo subsided. Ambassa dor John B. Billiot asked protection to prevent further embassy damage amid anti Soviet demonstrations by about 500 African students.
Seven of eight Garland County Regional Planning Commission members and three Board of Adjustment members quit Thursday amid a dispute with Hot Springs city council over two proposed zoning ordinances. The planning panel objected to the setbacks rules and the measures were deferred after a heated argument. Roger E. Jones and Goslee remained. Thrash, Murphy and Foizie resigned from the Board of Adjustment. Property owners appeared to seek tax changes as officials clashed over zoning.
MEMPHIS AP Three persons a woman and two men were killed when their automobile crashed into a steel beam at an underpass construction project last midnight. The dead, all Negroes, were Louise Davis 29 driver of the car Leslie Hamlet 67 and Eddie Kinney 69 all of Memphis. The woman driver was pinned inside the car. Two youngsters survived the crash and were hospitalized with serious injuries funded by unimpaired sources.
President Johnson urged states to remove voting restrictions after receiving a presidential commission report. The panel recommended lowering the voting age to 18 and eliminating poll taxes and literacy tests. Johnson emphasized easier access to voting and called for state bodies to review laws to ensure citizens can register and vote.
A holiday visit turned fatal on State Highway 51 near Malvern as a two car crash killed Eugene McGrew 27 of Pine Bluff and Herbert Billy Ellis 34 along with his wife Arleen 28 and daughter Alma 12. Three McCauley children, Elaine 3 Bonnie 10 and Paulette 13, were hospitalized in Little Rock. The McGrew car crossed the center line in a sweeping curve and struck the Ellis vehicle which swerved toward the shoulder. McGrew was northbound to Hot Springs and the Ellises were south toward Malvern.
The United Rubber, Cork, Leather and Plastics Workers union won representation for production, maintenance and laboratory employees at Seiberling Rubber Co. Batesville by a 109 to 50 vote. NLRB field rep Thomas R. Stover supervised the election. The plant makes shoe soles heels and plastic auto floor mats.
The University of Arkansas will receive a $5,000 federal grant to offer educational and informational services on comprehensive planning to an estimated 20 to 40 small communities. The grant is announced by the Community Facilities and Urban Renewal administrations.
The Public Service Commission authorized Arkansas Power & Light Co. to spend 1,624,000 dollars on 39.25 miles of new transmission lines in Central Arkansas. The project includes 34.5 miles from Pennacle substation west of Little Rock to Morriston and 3.85 miles within Wynne to serve Halstead Metal Products Co.
The General Services Administration announced a new post office and federal building to be built at Hope, costing 470800 dollars. The site is the west corner of South Elm and Fifth Streets, near Hempstead County Library. The vacant corner lot previously held the Betts and Turner home.
In Marble City Oklahoma a 10 month old girl died and diphtheria is suspected. Cultures from throat swabs are being tested in Oklahoma City to confirm. A court order allowed sample collection due to the family’s religion.
The Tennessee Valley Authority awarded Cogenel Inc. a 785,480 contract for 500,000-volt circuit breakers to be manufactured in France for the Cordova Arkansas sub-station. It also approved a 79,280 contract for four transformers for the Dupont Tennessee sub-station to Central Transformer Corp. in Pine Bluff.
A cold front moved east across Arkansas bringing light snow and freezing rain to the south central and west, making highways dangerous. Nine tenths of routes from Little Rock toward state lines were hazardous. Temperatures fell to the 20s with highs 26 to 36 as another disturbance was expected Sunday and Monday.
Miss Allie Wilson of Arkadelphia retired president of the Arkansas Library Association announced Thursday that James C. Borden of Fayetteville had been named to succeed her in a mail election. Other new officers include Mrs. Mary Coker of Little Rock first vice president president elect, Mrs. Juanita Bennet of Arkadelphia second vice president, Mrs. Dula Reid of Tea secretary, and Mrs. Janie Winkelman of Pine Bluff treasurer.
A jet aircraft crashed on a farm near Flasher at about 10 15 a m. The craft appeared unmarked and exploded in the air, scattering wreckage over a wide area. Local farmer Clarence Erickson reported the plane passed low over his house before the blast. Coach Billy Mitchell later announced the Bobcat Invitational Tournament scheduled for tonight and tomorrow has been postponed with no games to be played.
Earl Lester of Franks and Son Fruit Co found a three foot boa in banana consignments from Ecuador in New Orleans. J W Franks turned the snake to the High School Science Department. Armed Forces induction and physical exam orders issued for January 8 include Chauncy Willis Benjamin Gilliam and several others. Hempstead County cotton ginned 2107 bales versus 2083 last year. Lafayette 16791 versus 12909 in 1962. Jack and Grave Huckabee of Hope elected to membership in the American Angus Association among 19 Arkansas breeders admitted this year.
Arctic air held firm across the United States from the Rockies to New England with no relief in sight. Western New York endured a crippling snowstorm that stranded hundreds of motorists as schools opened yet travel remained hazardous. The cold and heavy snow, ongoing for a week in the Midwest, is blamed for at least 22 deaths with readings of 35 below in Bemidji Minnesota and 26 below in International Falls. Buffalo recorded 3 below as the storm’s path dumped up to four feet southward, closing schools and delaying traffic on the State Thruway between Buffalo and the state line. Visibility dropped to zero along Lake Erie as convoys guided stranded cars through the night.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church hosts a Christmas Eve service at 11 p.m. on December 24 led by Rev. W. A. Riemann. Music features combined choirs from St. Mark's and local churches with Herschel Baker Jr. as soloist and James Crider as organist. Choir rehearsal set for December 23 at 7 p.m.
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