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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1950
Page
4
In a surprising act of integrity La Fayette College Easton Pa declines a $140000 scholarship endowment from alumnus Frederick Dumont that barred Jews and Catholics from receiving awards. The gesture highlights enduring tensions between philanthropy and prejudice within American higher education.
The Wafd party won a decisive victory in yesterday's Egyptian elections, with King Farouk often ruling through Sadatists and coalitions. Four people were killed in election-day disorders while censorship kept reports quiet. The Wafdists promised mild reforms and relaxed government controls amid Saadi party caution.
Rep A L Miller Nebraska renews a bid to end World War II by July 4 in a joint resolution. He notes wartime powers persist until formal action ends the war and cites presidential use of wartime authority to curb Congress. He urges return of legislative authority to elected representatives.
A statewide dragnet for three armed escaped convicts expands across Arkansas. Officers from two northern counties chase sightings near the Arkansas Missouri line while state troopers hunt in the rugged area east of Little Rock. The escapees from Tucker prison farm triggered violence including a shop raid and theft of shotgun shells. Two suspects identified include Jack Rheuark 22 of Sapulpa Oklahoma and leader James Perry Williams 29. One fugitive, Odus Eaton 25 Stilwell Oklahoma, was captured. others remain at large as the manhunt widens through Izard and Lonoke counties with roadblock exchanges and injuries to officers and civilians.
Weather forecast for Arkansas calls for freezing rain and snow with very cold conditions in the northwest and cold in the east and south this afternoon and tonight. Lowest temperatures tonight range from 20s to 40s in the northwest.
The Experiment Station reports a sharp cold snap after a warm 74 degree day. Overnight temperatures fell to 36 by 6 a.m. and continued to drop, with 1,135 inches of rain recorded last night ending at 8 a.m. today as a heavy southwest wind shifts afternoon.
CIO communications workers in six states ask for a 15 cent hourly wage increase after delaying strike threats against Southwestern Bell Telephone. Union officials say the demand covers all wage costs and job classification adjustments. Negotiations paused with a Friday deadline. Gov. Forrest Smith urged postponement to January 15.
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a one third reduction in coal fueled passenger services on lines with low coal reserves. The two month order, effective January 8, aims to ease fuel shortages amid mining disturbances and the UMW strike.
About 40 Owens Department Stores employees in Hope will attend a Sales Dinner tonight at Hotel Barlow in Prescott Magnolia and Camden at 7 30 o clock. The annual event is hosted by Ben Owen, owner of the organization.
A brutal winter front sweeping from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Plains caused blizzards and near whiteout conditions from Minnesota and North Dakota to Texas. Subzero readings and halted travel snarled highways, air travel, rail and bus service, with Portland reporting four inches of snow and many rural schools closed.
Harry Specter, traveling salesman, was fined 11.50 after a disturbance over a soda he claimed lacked ice cream. A policeman testified Specter ate most of the drink and paid 1 to keep the remains as evidence. Magistrate Charles Lease ruled the evidence had not been destroyed and ordered the fine. Specter plans to appeal to a higher court.
The piece predicts a calmer 1950 than 1949 with fewer jitters and more peace routines. It cites higher sales effort, pension focus, and electoral twists while noting Republican gains in new voters. It foresees notable pop culture and sports shifts, plus a mix of optimistic and odd forecasts for the year.
Arkansas tax distribution of over 1.2 million allocated to counties includes severance and sales tax turnbacks. Major recipients listed with amounts for Columbia Hot Spring La Fayette Miller Nevada Quachita Pulaski Sebastian and Hempstead among others. Hempstead alone gets five thousand three hundred thirty dollars in sales and nine thousand four hundred thirty dollars in gasoline taxes.
In Helsinki on January 4 a strained government faced a new test as a union federation pressed for a 10 percent general wage increase. Premier Karl-August Fagerholm’s Social Democratic coalition, with 56 seats in a 200 member parliament, risks defeat over the wage issue, prompting a possible caretaker cabinet before the presidential election. The communists, boosted by a Soviet note accusing the government of harboring over 300 Soviet war criminals, intensified pre election pressure as Urho Kekkonen stood against Juho Paasikivi.
Prosecuting Attorney James H. Pilkinton announced he will not seek renomination as eighth district prosecutor. He may pursue a judgeship in the Sixth Chancery Court District, with Judge Will Steel of Texarkana ineligible for another term. Pilkinton is a World War II Navy veteran and former senator from the ninth district.
Arkansas highway department reports spending 1 097 076 for new equipment in 1949. More than 463 pieces were bought and repairs on sets of equipment were noted. The governor’s office received the figures showing annual needs of about 9 million dollars for equipment and maintenance and 18 50 per mile for upkeep.
A wartime style tax plan is debated as President Truman proposes adjustments to raise revenue while avoiding broad tax cuts. Congress remains divided over spending, inflation controls, and subsidies, with focus on farm programs, health insurance, and anti inflation measures as the 1949 political scene unfolds.
About 16,000 United Mine Workers in Illinois joined a voluntary walkout halting operations for a day as national actions loomed. Most UMW miners nationwide stayed at work on a three day schedule under John L Lewis. Local officials cited no clear cause while Lewis was away tending his mother in Springfield Illinois.
Pittsburgh reports ex World War II Army nurse Howryschak, 28, is held after allegedly shooting her husband John Howryschak, 35, in their in law's bungalow. Police say jealousy and domestic strife preceded the fatal shooting amid a deadly dispute.
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek returns from a holiday to confront urgent tasks on Formosa and Hainan. He faces reorganization of nationalist forces and a grave situation on Hainan amid imminent Communist threats from Liuchow peninsula. Shortages of food and ammunition, plus command diversification, loom as key challenges. Local reports also mention alleged drops of leaflets to persuade Red guerrillas to surrender.
Five youths aged 18 to 32 were arrested this morning by city police for stealing gasoline from a parked car on South Green Street. Suspects include Tommy Oxenwieder 48 Fred Keefer 20 Edgar Gene Lawrence 21 Ora Alen Brady Oplin Maj Billy Rozers.
Routine session at Hope City Hall approves an ordinance updating plumbing provisions and amending a prior city ordinance. A Negro citizens committee urged traffic and street repairs on Third and Hazel and Oaklawn walks. Street commissioner authorized to repair boardwalks and a stop light ordered at Third and Hazel. Mayor notes a 30 year old city well being serviced soon. Airport money shortfall discussed. investigation to be conducted. Surplus wire to be sold at Fairpark.
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