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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1951
Page
3
The editor Si Alex Washburn argues for centralized authority to resolve issues at hand. A bold call for decisive leadership suggests sweeping reforms and a tight control over decision making. The piece frames accountability as essential to restoring balance and efficiency.
Senator J W Fulbright of Arkansas, critical of RFC lending amid wartime powers, announced plans to introduce a bill to replace the five-member RFC board with a single administrator. He clashes with President Truman over leadership control as REC loans and government influence spark debate on public ownership and state policy. Republicans and many lawmakers view Fulbright’s critique as a needed push for accountability despite opposition to centralization.
Senator Douglas proposed paying overtime in government bonds instead of cash to curb inflation. He noted no immediate need but argued bonds would pull money from circulation and cushion workers against unemployment after the crisis. He linked the idea to the Roosevelt era saving push and called it near compelled saving.
During a municipal court session Judge A K Lemley administered oath of office to City Attorney W S Ins Chief Deputy Sheriff Allen son and Royce Weisenberger duty prosecuting attorney in Hope.
The Associated Press reports that during the New Year holiday period more than 1,100 people died in violent accidents nationwide. Over 800 fatalities were traffic related, with total counts including fires, plane crashes, falls, and other causes. State totals show widespread losses across many states, with California and Texas among the hardest hit.
Kiwanians begin the new year with officer installation and a Ladies Night program at 7 p.m. at Hotel Barlow. Guest speaker is Dr. T. S. Willbanks, pastor of Texarkana Texas Presbyterian Church. Henry Haynes to MC. Dr. F. C. Crow to announce attendance. Lyle Brown to install officers. Mike Kelly to introduce. Clifford Franks to present award. Moody Willis heads arrangements.
Dr. Hodson Lewis, manager of the Southwestern Division of the United States Chamber of Commerce, will give the principal address at the Hope Chamber of Commerce annual meeting on January 25. He brings over 30 years of Chamber experience and wide nationwide contacts.
Nine women and four Negroes are among the 61 candidates who began examinations today for admission to practice law in Arkansas. The examination is being conducted by Robert J. Rogers, Little Rock, the state bar board.
Arkansas' 15 automobile licenses went on sale today with heavy early demand reported at the state capital and other revenue stations statewide. Licenses sell in county courthouses and revenue department substations, with sale continuing until midnight January 1 and penalties added after that date.
A Knoxville mother testified in federal court that she attended Communist party meetings in 1937 where William W. Remington, former commerce department economist, was present. Christine Bons, a longtime Tennessee Valley authority employee, said she joined the party in October 1936 and described meetings at the Malcolm home on Forest Avenue. The perjury trial, before Judge Gregory Noon, resumes after a New Year’s holiday. she identified photos of the Malcolms and home.
Secretary Oscar L. Chapman warned America faces a supreme test from Communist forces seeking to erode individual dignity and freedom. He spoke at Independence Hall ceremony marking federal transfer of management while noting Carpenters Hall will join the National Historic Park but stay property of the Carpenter’s Company. The plan, authorized by Congress, envisions land purchases, partial demolitions, landscaping, and a mall to the Delaware River with shared preservation duties by federal, state, and city authorities. No start date announced.
United States diplomats push for United Nations measures against Peiping amid renewed Korea fighting. Ernest A. Gross consults with Indian and Egyptian officials as Washington seeks a formal U N label for Chinese Reds and possible diplomatic, economic, or military sanctions.
Walter Foster age 01 died in Shreveport hospital from injuries after a motorcycle collided with a car Sunday. He was brother of J R Foster of Lewisville John Foster of Browns and W A Foster of Hane. Funeral services set for 2 pm Wednesday at Huckabee Cemetery by Rev Edgar Buferty Church of Christ.
Britain announced plans to place three divisions under Gen Dwight D Eisenhower for Western Europe defense. The move follows a British note to Belgian Foreign Minister Paul Va Zeeland and outlines Eisenhower as supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe. Headquarters expected in Paris, with British troops to advance into Germany, Austria, and Trieste as part of the plan.
President Crumlin signed a bill prohibiting shipment of gambling devices nationwide. The law imposes fines and jail terms for violations and aims to curb the slot machine take, tied to organized crime and public corruption concerns.
Yellville dispatch reports Wanda Bowen sixteen of Adams City Colorado was wounded in a gun fight near here last Friday and is in a critical condition in a Gassville Arkansas hospital Prosecutor Allan Bulle filed charges of assault with intent to kill against her companions Charles Beagle fourteen and David Coft man eighteen both from Denver.
An American soldier rescues a crying infant left near freight cars in Yongdongpo as thousands of Koreans flee south. A pregnant woman and others endure freezing cold while many refuse to help, burdened by their own losses. Capt. A O Thornton notes daily sightings of orphans among the refugees.
Chinese forces carved a mounting offensive in western Korea pushing toward Seoul within 17 miles as UN lines regrouped along a frozen front. General MacArthur’s headquarters reported Chinese and North Korean assaults, prisoner counts, and the scale of troop concentrations along the Tamdo region near Tongduchon and Uljongbu, with units bridging defensive gaps and threatening the capital.
A massive defense bill passed by Congress totals about 20 billion dollars for the army navy and marines, plus substantial funding for an atomic program and related industrial supplies. Senate approval pending the president's signature as lawmakers finalize the fiscal package amid rapid military expansion.
Tokyo reports claim Soviet Marshal Grigori Zhukov may direct Chinese armies in Korea from Mukden with Zhukov as supreme commander and Gen Sh Piao as deputy. The tip cites American intelligence and notes past roles. chatter of other Soviet leaders and Korean-area movements follow.
Major Harold W. Galweg of the organized Rene Corps unit in Hope area promoted to lieutenant colonel on December 28, 1980. He has 17 years in the Texas National Guard and service details include World War II China-Burma-India theater and prior regular army service.
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