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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1956
Page
4
White House announced a 10 30 am news conference for tomorrow with no definite word on whether the president will disclose his plans for a second term. Press Secretary Hagerty declined to confirm timing or a public address beyond the scheduled briefing.
Senator Ellender warns that the administration may tempt Southern GOP and Democratic senators with two moves to shore up cotton price supports. The plan includes a shift to 90 percent parity with subsidies under a soil bank and possible 1966 pricing at about 67 percent parity. Humphrey counters with a lengthy speech defending 90 percent supports amid a flood of propaganda for Benson’s proposals.
White America Inc opens a statewide drive to enlist 100000 members at $2 each this year in Lawrence County. Harold Sam plans to recruit 2000 locals in the Hoxie area amid ongoing school integration disputes. Amis Guthridge leads as executive secretary with Field Director Sam directing local organizers.
Hope collects donations toward the $1,000 Heart Fund goal with pledges and receipts from Mrs. B. Routon and local businesses including Saenger Theatre Penny's Shoyer Springs Home Demonstration Club Burke's Shoe Store Nicoon's Jewelry and many others. National data show about 20 percent of heart deaths occur before 65 and one in 16 Americans live with cardiovascular disease, suggesting the local burden in Hope.
In Clarksville Illinois the school board rejected a demand by three church men that students be barred from dancing in the high school gym. Rev Carl Johns compared dancing to sin and crime while student Butch Drummond urged continuity of the existing voluntary recreation program. The board voted to continue the program and Johns said he would meet with supporters Saturday to plan next moves.
Western powers agree on main lines of military action if Arab-Israeli war erupts with swift effective measures. US Britain and France coordinate through Washington while ambassadors meet to study the problem. Naval strength is shown in the eastern Mediterranean as a deterrent with land forces only as a last resort after UN consultations.
Governor Orval Faubus says state employees may sign petitions to place a pre segregation constitutional amendment on the November ballot without pressure. He responds to James D. Johnson, Crossett attorney and White Citizens Council leader, who complained that officials were ordered not to sign. The measure urges steps to evade Supreme Court desegregation rulings.
A New York column questions whether the wife or husband should direct family finances. It cites a publicist and a new group to challenge the belief that women dominate household spending, noting men often buy major items and personal goods for themselves.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles announced that the West has won the first round of the cold war at a Washington news conference. He warned the second round would rely more on guile than force and that Russia could revert to violence at any time. Dulles cited 19 years of effort and recalled his past writings on diverting the Soviet Union from intolerance and violence to reduce the risk of world war.
Washington economists maintain forecasts of no inflation despite January CPI rising slightly amid higher prices in coal copper lumber and fuel oil. Food costs fell, but overall indexes show gradual gains while President Eisenhower cites strong income and production with no inflation, as farmers receive higher prices.
Senate veteran Harley Martine Kilgore, the first West Virginian elected to multiple terms, died at Bethesda Naval Hospital at 2:23 a.m. at age 63 after a February stroke and subsequent cerebral hemorrhage. Administrative assistant Harold Miller said Kilgore had been in a semi comatose state for most of the past two days.
Ladies of the American Legion and VFW Auxiliaries host an all day coffee event at White's Cafe on Wednesday. Proceeds support the Hempstead Heart Fund.
The Air Force opened two investigations into identical crashes near Dayton Ohio and Sedalia Missouri that killed 15 airmen. Officials at Whiteman Air Force Base led the Sedalia inquiry with Commander A J Beck and Boeing technicians from Wichita Kansas assisting.
Nebraska Republican state treasurer Joseph Wishart and oil lobbyist John M. Neff offered conflicting accounts of a $2500 campaign gift. Wishart said Neff, a stranger, handed him 23 $100 bills in a Washington hotel last October. Neff said he had met Wishart before, acknowledging the offer amid a national gas bill debate.
In Hot Springs Atty Gen Tom Gentry won State Police backing to combat gambling. Police Director Herman Lindsey agreed troopers would aid efforts, as Gentry moved against Garland County nightspots including the Tower Club after attempting to padlock it. Judge M C Lewis Jr noted warrants issued for Southern Club Reno Club and Pines Supper Club served to Lindsey.
Firemen rushed a truck to the Anthony Flooring mill to extinguish two blazing lumber stacks. Sparks from a slab-fire pit caused the blaze, with damage described as slight.
Berkeley and Arkansas news note a space medicine symposium at the University of California discussing whether fast space travel slows aging, hair grayness from cosmic rays, and the need for artificial gravity. Dr Nelle Pace cites relativity, while Prof Hermén Chase reports mice graying after high altitude cosmic ray exposure. weather notes follow.
The annual sunrise Easter service will be held at First Baptist Church at 6:30 a m on Sunday April The order includes preludes hymns readings offerings and special music with Rev. Whitlow Land Keeley Harris and Harris Kemper leading several portions and the glee club providing music.
City officers report a man named Odell McFadden has been charged with stealing a tire from Wylie Glass and Salvage Co. Detained suspect is identified in police records following the alleged theft.
Hempstead County Judge U G Garrett announces candidacy for re election. He recounts improving county finances and road programs, and praises committees, contractors, and doctors at Julia Chester Hospital. He notes cooperation with Oren Harris and area cities.
All Around the Town reports Hampstead total assessments this year reach $20,175,109, up from $8,897,120 last year. Real estate amounts to $4,924,720 and personal property to $3,248,389, with the assessor setting personal property at $2,445,650 and the equalization adding $10,950 to reach $2,756,600. The list includes $29,245 in personal and public utilities, bringing the total to $5,246,969 in the cited section. Ralphus Whitten Jr., associate professor of history at Henderson State Teachers College, was elected regional vice president of Alpha Chi. Juanita Cox attended the 32nd group meeting in Fort Worth. Scott Impson of the U.S. Navy Machine Corps has returned to Cherry Point, NC, after two weeks with family in Hope and plans to join Camp Pendleton this July.
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