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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1949
Page
4
A mixed bloc of Republicans and Democrats forms to oppose a large tax boost sought by President Truman. Senator Byrd predicts the president may receive less than requested, while a broader call emerges to cut federal spending and shift taxation to state and local needs.
A joint meeting of vegetable producers and the Prescott Chamber of Commerce Fruit and Trade Committee was held at Prescott City Hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday. A schedule of community meetings to acquaint residents with the vegetable wracking shed and market is listed for January across multiple towns including Rosston Bluff City Bodcaw Laneburg Emmet Cale Willisville Negro Upchurch School McCaskill Oak Grove and Willisville with specific dates times and hosts. Additional meetings at Sweet Home and Friendship are noted with contact persons for more information.
Vincent Foster was elected director of the Development Corporation, replacing W L Gunter who withdrew. The board also elected all other directors and set the annual meeting for yesterday. B W Edwards is president, Albert Graves vice president, Syd McMath secretary treasurer, with directors George W Puck, George W Robison, A H Washburn, Lloyd Spencer, and Messrs. Edwards, Graves and Foster.
Three Arkansas clinics announced by coordinator J F Tuohy will be held in Fort Smith Hope and Prescott. Sponsored by the Arkansas Economic Council State Chamber of Commerce and the Arkansas Resources and Development Commission.
McMath proposes revival of the state property tax as an emergency measure to fund a medical center in Arkansas. He plans a study to determine if revival could be redeployed this year, but he cautioned its likelihood remains doubtful following the expiration of the former tax last year.
City markets report wholesale price cuts for many foods while citrus climbs due to California freeze effects. Broadly, vegetables rise sharply with broccoli and cauliflower up, tomatoes up eight cents, cucumbers seven. Lemons and oranges expected to rise. eggs and meats also see notable price reductions in certain stores.
Storm warnings lowered as temperatures rise and rain and snow shift. Missourian and Kansan communities report continued power and communication outages with thousands of wire breaks. Southwestern Bell estimates 1.92 million dollars in damages across five states, including Parsons and Pittsburg.
State Geologist Harold Foxhall announced steps to expand manganese exploration near Batesville. He met Batesville miner Reed Denison and officials Wayne Vietcher and Harold Yoxhall to press U S Bureau of Mines to begin extensive explorations and metallurgical work addressing lower grade ores.
County School Supervisor B R Brown announces a meeting on January 18 at 7:00 p.m. at Hope High School for all Hempstead County and southwest Arkansas teachers interested in enrolling in college courses. Courses offered will be taught at Hope High School and give resident undergraduate credit. Dulphus Whitten from Henderson State Teachers College will explain details.
A. D. Russell of Eagletown Oklahoma and Henjamin McGinnis a U S Marine in New York escaped serious injury when a truck forced the car they were riding in off Highway 67 four miles east of Texarkana. The car rolled over several times and was demolished. McGinnis was driving. Both men suffered bruises and Russell needed stitches on a head wound.
Charles Long of Little Rock explains a 125 pound watermelon gag in the nationally syndicated cartoon Strange As It Seems. He shipped the melon to an East friend and did not claim to grow it, writing Ed McCorkle of Hope about the front page joke and noting Hope area boasts of 95 pound melons in memory.
Syd McMath was promoted from cashier to executive vice president and secretary of the board at the annual meeting of the board of directors of First National Bank this morning. Thomas E. Hays will succeed McMath as cashier about April 1 and will become a director after last Tuesday’s stockholders meeting. Lloyd Spencer was re-elected president and W. Kendall Lemiy vice-president. Genie Chamberlain, J. W. Franks re-elected as assistant cashier. other staff include Cecil O'Steen Verdon Sparks tellers and bookkeepers Mrs Irene Roberts Mrs Marilyn Walker and Mrs Mary Sue Huckabee.
Governor Sid McMath revoked a 60 day clemency granted by former Governor Laney, ordering Pine Bluff grocer W. T. Alexander to report to prison. Alexander, convicted of receiving stolen property, was sentenced to four years in the Jefferson circuit court. McMath emphasized careful executive clemency review and consultation with pardons officials and supervising authorities.
Vanilla Wilie Alfons Whisier of Roseland Arkansas died last night of injuries from a car collision with a train at a crossing Tuesday. M H Zurnies of Roseland injured. condition described as salis-taclogy by Dr R W Tatton. Whistle was the fourth traffic death in Arkansas this week. three others died in fires, including Anc Uita in Warren on Jan 3.
Governor McMath pushes a $28,000,000 highway bond plan through the House and Senate. A public hearing is set for 4 p.m. Monday in the House chamber. The measure seeks a special election to approve highway bonds over four years to fund a broader $80,000,000 road program. The Senate approved a companion bill funding state salaries as the prospect of bond passage grows clearer.
Frank Hill purchases an interest in the Franklin Cassidy Real Estate Company. The firm will be renamed Franklin HIM Realtors, per an announcement by Bob Franklin.
Hempstead County launches its March of Dimes drive starting Friday January 14 and running through the month to aid polio relief. Jim LaGrossa heads the campaign with Rev A Whitlow as vice chair and a 10 cartoonist team producing daily cartoons at the station.
HAL BOYLE recounts presidential inaugurations from Washington to Roosevelt highlighting oddities such as Lincoln’s 34 kisses, Washington’s two-city ceremony, Adams family exits, Grant’s chilly balls with canaries, and Coolidge sworn by his father in a Vermont farmhouse, illustrating the quirky history of the oath.
New York faces a possible harbor shutdown as a 3,500 harbor workers walkout was postponed. Mayor O'Dwyer warned the city could turn to fuel production if overtime pay demands are not met, while employers resist the union’s push for a sharp wage increase. Negotiations continued overnight, with overtime pay the sole issue.
A joint concert by Hope High School bands is scheduled for January 27 at 7:30 PM in the school auditorium. The midwinter event will last about one and a half hours with the Junior High Band performing first followed by the Senior High Band.
Governor McMath announced he wants Lawrence Davis kept as president of Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical and Normal College for Negroes in Pine Bluff. He praised Davis' operation of the college and proposed major construction funds for Negro colleges in his inaugural plan.
Mauritain View reports Mrs. Clyde Lord 45 of Timbo Arkansas 13 miles west of here held on open charge after shooting her husband late yesterday He was in serious condition at Bulesville hospital Witnesses said two shotgun blasts struck him in the left side a third missed She surrendered to Stone County Sheriff Joe Storey after shouting and was taken into custody by City Marshal Ralph Foil during jail repairs at the county facility.
An official from the Social Security Administration will visit Hope on Tuesday January 18 at 2 p.m. The representative will be at the Arkansas Employment Office to assist with Social Security inquiries and services.
Ar rington appointed research assistant in horticulture and forestry at the University of Arkansas to continue peach research in Nashville Arkansas. He holds a BSA from Arkansas in 1942 and previously worked at Hope Fruit and Tree Branch Experiment Station, Van Buren vegetable crops, and managed the George Ann Peach orchards in Prescott.
President Truman flew to Pinehurst North Carolina to see General George C. Marshall in a private non announced visit. He explained he needed to talk with the secretary of state and said the trip was personal and pleasant with no foreign policy significance.
President Truman met with British Ambassador Sir Olivey Franks at the White House to hear Britain's views on the Palestine situation. Franks said the discussion conveyed the British government's position, which aligns with statements made to U.S. officials about supporting an effective armistice between Jewish and Arab groups without direct action altering truce talks. The talks followed prior U.S. assurances to Britain regarding troop movements in the Palestine area.
KF announces a production cut as federal credit restrictions and inflation limits bite. The company plans a temporary executive reduction next week while noting car sales decline and industry fears of rising unemployment amid shortages.
Washington hearing centers on former diplomat Dean Acheson and his connections to Whitt and Hiss. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee probes whether Acheson shared information and the influence of the Hiss network while he served as secretary of state beginning in 1946. The discussion revisits 1944 to 1946 roles at Covington, the United Nations, and the Polish government matter, with Stettinius urged by Connally to answer questions.
An accord involving Senator McClellan and five federal agencies could allow Camden to regain control of its port and related airport property. The city would keep the port, surrender $30,000 previously claimed by the Navy, and pursue title to RFC property through the CAA and War Assets Administration. The plan awaits CAA approval and congressional action, with the navy to identify additional land for Camden's continued airport use.
A Saturday session at Yerger School hosted the first in a series of extension classes for teachers. Miss Mildred Sherrod of Henderson State Teachers College taught Icon Literature to nine teachers from Hopa, McOzan, Washington, Fulton, Bie Mt. Moriah, Patmos, Bay Hill, Columbus, and Chaille schools.
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