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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1954
Page
4
Alex H. Washburn discusses Old Rome and the price of coffee in a concise opinion column. The piece ties historical perspectives to everyday costs, highlighting how market shifts affect daily life and cultural memory.
The piece links rising coffee prices to a history lesson, noting Rome’s reach and eventual decline while Americans’ global coffee consumption expanded during wartime. It argues U S consumption shifted from home bias to abroad, exhausting supplies and spreading demand worldwide, ending with a cautionary note about foreign dependence and cultural shifts.
Rialto Theatre patrons will notice a marked improvement as Eldon Coffman, city manager of Hope Theatres, Inc., reports new “magic mitre” screen and projection equipment installed. The silver surface reflects more light and eases eye strain, enabling brighter, clearer pictures including Three Dimensional movies. Upcoming first run titles include Half A Hero, The Great Jesse James Raid, Desert Rats, The Actress, Powder River, Plot staging Loretta Young, Main Street To Broadway, Battle Circus, and Story Of Three Loves, with stars such as Red Stallan, Joan Hagen, Willard Parker, Barbara Payton, Spencer Tracy, Teresa Wright, Humphrey Bogart, June Allyson, Kirk Douglas, and Pia Angeli.
Jewel Moore Jr, owner of Moore Bros., announced today the opening of a second market in Hope at 121 South Walnut Street. Norman Grant will manage the new City Market, which will offer beef, pork, poultry, and fish and begin business Friday morning January 22.
In Little Rock Arkansas Negroes have started a reward fund for information leading to the arrest of the killer of Portia Mae McGee a 20 year old student at a Baptist college who was shot to death in the city. A Negro attorney J Booker is reportedly leading the fund and appeals for tips from the public.
Monte Westbrook former vice president and cashier of the Bank of Clerks in Little River Circuit Court saw a misapplied funds case dismissed at the state’s request after two witnesses. Opal Simington, a former assistant cashier, was acquitted of forgery yesterday. The trial involved a $185,000 shortage in 1952 and testimony over deposit slips and ledger sheets, with rulings on the admissibility of carbon copies and bank records.
Hempstead County men entered the armed forces on Monday with eleven draftees and volunteers. Names include James William Moten Charles Edwards Cooper Johnny Lee Sampson Raymond Burton Jr Glen Dell Muldrow Issiah Baste Robert Brooks Collins Bobby Douglas Plumbey Lloyd Wayne Butler Dan Robert Milloy and Lan Clinton Anderson.
The Associated Press reports a changeable January day with mid 60s highs turning to a near freezing low tonight. The U S Weather Bureau in Little Rock warns temperatures may fall about 20 degrees, while rainfall totals exceed two inches at Devils Knob and other stations.
Three men were killed when a charter DC-3 crashed while landing in a snow storm near the Kansas City Municipal Airport. The craft, operated by Zantop Flying Service from Jackson Michigan, was en route from Jackson bearing automotive parts. Bodies found in the crew compartment, identities released by air safety investigator P. N. Goldstein include William Dale Speaks, 93, Van Noys, Conl. Edward F. Kaselal, 82, Miami, Fla, and RB Williams, 41, Lykens. No witnesses reported. The crash occurred between 7:03 and 8 a.m. CST.
HAL BOYLE reports that Republicans hold political power in Washington while Democrats still lead social life. Observers note fewer formal events and ongoing social dominance by Democrats, despite GOP victory. The social scene remains active with cocktail culture and formal gatherings continuing amid political shifts.
The Farmers Week observance in Hope features a free noon meal Thursday served by local merchants in the Routon and Co. building. Dewey Baker and Cecil Delancey direct the chefs, with many cooks assisting. The meal runs 12:00 to 3:00 for farm families attending the big day, with a treasure hunt planned for Thursday morning and an afternoon program with door prizes. Lorain Blackwood Wylie reports broad Home Demonstration Club participation, and Ned Puble of the Hempstead County Farm Bureau notes many local families plan to attend Thursday, January 28.
U S allies expand commerce with Communist nations while American business seeks paths to trade. Eisenhower reviews trade with Communist countries amid a vast market of over 700 million people. A Minnesota businessman proposes bartering surplus butter and cottonseed oil for Soviet goods. Britain approves light car sales to Red China.
A call meeting of all captains and their co workers for the Mother's March On Polly will be held at Garland School Friday January 22 at 2 PM. Andy Andrews is general chairman with captains Mesdames Lyle Brown Frank McLarty Milton Basen Claude Tillery J W Franks Roger Dow Virgil Keeley George Peck Clyde Zina and Miss Mary Anita Laseter.
The Baptist Woman's Missionary Society of First Baptist China will display its work in the church lobby tonight at 7 00 p m. The exhibit highlights Missions Education Young People Community Missions Stewardship and more with posters searmers globes and dolls. Members invite Hope folks to view the display and attend the prayer meeting afterward. The group met Tuesday for a Community Missions Study and covered dish luncheon with various members presenting programs and demonstrations.
Officials say accuracy statistics are not kept but believe corba bites are responsible for the incident. The statement emphasizes preliminary assessment and urges further investigation by relevant authorities.
Washington reports Sen. Mike Monroney warned the coffee industry it risks breaking America's coffee drinking habit if prices continue rising. Rhode Island restaurants vote to ban ads for coffee and push milk tea or chocolate. Wholesale lifts threaten higher retail costs. Brazil frost damage tightens supply. outlook uncertain. The Stewart and Ashby Coffee Co. halts most retail orders, awaiting price stabilization. Continued on Page Two.
The Park and Recreation Department issues a second notice urging checker players in Hope and surrounding areas to register for a January 26 tournament. Open to all communities in the area, the event will be informal with no professional entrants. Entrants should contact I Leiblong or Charles Gough at the City Hall.
A court to hear an assault case today as jurors prepare to receive evidence and determine guilt or innocence. The proceedings involve individuals tied to county offices and a penitentiary, with the case stemming from actions by named parties and related purchases.
Victory Home Demonstration Club members raised 105 dollars and 56 tents for the March of Dimes with 30 members hosting a meeting at Mrs Carl ton Roberts home. They prepared 140 lunches of baked chicken dressing gravy creamed potatoes tea salad and cake and delivered them to local business people. The club, led by Mrs Cecil Smith, Route 3 Hope, also supports other drives and recently earned national recognition for aiding the Arkansas Crippled Children's Home in Little Rock. Archie Smith, Route 4 Hope, is the 1984 club president.
Carolyn Cox of Fulton serves as Pi Beta Phi treasurer and Don Hadden of Lewisville is Sigma Alpha Epsilon house manager. Tommy Britt of Hope will receive an air force commission as an ROTC graduate, while Lt. Carl Denny Smith of Hope commands IRFD No. One. Cadet Melvin C. Thrash from Ouachita is named Cadet Major and ROTC Battalion Executive Officer and Distinguished Military Student under the DMS program with possible spring commission.
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