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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1950
Page
3
A reflective editorial notes Scotland Yard's hope to close the Stone of Scone case without a breakthrough. It recalls aviation tragedies, highway tolls, and the Civil Aeronautics Administration's methodical crash investigations. It contrasts private flying risk with scheduled air travel and laments ongoing hazards in transport.
Veteran AP correspondent Belman Morin reports U N morale in Korea and Japan remains solid despite a costly late November reversal. He notes Americans would likely prevail with numerical parity, but warns of a possible full retreat from the peninsula if Chinese forces intensify attacks. The article hints at new phase tactics, including naval blockade and underground resistance.
The Army plans to call 7500 reserve lieutenants and captains from national guard and organized reserve units to duty starting March, with 4 other officer sources exhausted first. Navy reserve release plans were dropped. lawyers may be granted leave to practice.
Hope fire department answered a call to Roy Frys ranch west of Highway 67 yesterday and brought a grass fire under control before serious damage resulted.
Three college students died when their single engine Beechcraft crashed nine miles south of Hope while en route from Oklahoma City to Miami. Victims were Fred Jones Jr., 25, Oklahoma City Roy M. Allen, 26, Guthrie and E B Johnson, 22, Amarillo. Two witnesses described fog and a climb attempt before the tail broke off and the plane exploded. CAA investigators arrived to probe the crash. Allen was to graduate from the University of Oklahoma Law School, Johnson studied at the University of Texas, and Jones was a senior in business administration at Oklahoma.
Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan told housewives there will be plenty of sugar in 1951 at reasonable prices. He announced an 8,000,000 ton sugar sales quota for next year to build an adequate reserve for emergencies. Domestic consumption is expected near 5,000,000 tons with reserves about 600,000 tons higher than last year.
Stanley Kubrick, 22, a Greenwich Village resident with no camera or studio, works on a full length film planned for 50000 dollars. He previously was a staff photographer and lives with minimal staff, aiming to prove art can flourish with far less money. Continued on Page Two.
United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie urged the UN not to give up in Korea, warning that a loss there could invite aggression elsewhere. In a nationwide broadcast during a Christmas visit to Norway, Lie said China’s intervention has raised the danger of war and stressed that surrender is unacceptable while aiming for a free democratic Korea.
By Associated Press eight people have died in Arkansas over two days. Among the victims are three University of Oklahoma students in a private plane crash near Hope, plus a Stimson plywood worker who died in a boiler vat accident. A Little Rock widow, Mrs B J Chatburn, was found dead in Hill's Lake, with authorities saying she took her own life. Three others died in traffic crashes Monday.
A British firm reports the production of a silklike synthetic fibre derived from true oil products. The material is described as having a texture reminiscent of silk and aims to offer a new high quality textile option.
A sweeping Arctic air mass froze the eastern half of the United States after Christmas, with subzero readings across the Midwest and Great Lakes. Rochester Minnesota dipped to 30 below, Columbus Ohio to 12 below, and Chicago endured its coldest December day since 1933 as far south as central Texas and northern Alabama recorded freezing conditions. Three Ohio deaths were linked to the cold.
The first Welland Canal connecting Lake Ontario to Lake Erie opened in 1829, marking a major transportation milestone. The new waterway transformed regional trade, enabling ships to bypass Niagara Falls and linking Ontario to the Great Lakes system. The canal's completion propelled economic activity and spurred further canal projects in North America.
The Arkangel Gazette reports that retail milk prices may rise soon in the Little Rock area due to higher feed and hay costs. Ben Clift of Central Arkansas Milk Producers Association says directors will meet to discuss possible increases in wholesale prices paid to dairy farmers. Local milk now retails at 22 cents a quart for homogenized and 21 cents for standard.
Washington December 27 President Truman named Stenton Griffis as American ambassador to Spain, ending a 15 year diplomatic snub of Franco's regime. Griffis, 63, of Boston, has previously served as ambassador to Poland Egypt and Argentina. His Madrid post ends a long wait as Spain’s one party government remains, with full ambassadorial ties in question until now.
An automobile driven by E N McWilliams of Texarkana collided with a vehicle driven by M J Tim ons of Hope at Avenue C and North Hazel this morning around 8 o clock. Both cars were seriously damaged but no one was hurt. City police investigated.
Vera Bamford writes from England to Hope mayor Lyle Brown recalling life in Hope fifty years ago. She names local churches, shops, families, and events, asks about Hope and its citizens, and shares family history including her father Arth ur Washington and mother Ella Washington. She plans a visit if able.
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