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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1964
Page
4
The town of Hope pulls signatures to stop a new post office build and seeks congressional action to rescind the appropriation. Previously the town refused a $250,000 federal grant for a paying project, signaling a local stance against federal spending and a bid to save funds.
Letters to the Star praise Your stand against costly federal projects. The writers cite Hope Maine and a Texas town Italy near Dallas with severe tornado damage and declined disaster funds. They applaud opposition to a $500 000 Hope post office and urge frugal government spending.
Thomas A Lavender died Wednesday in Abilene Kansas at age 48. Survived by his wife two children his mother Mrs T A Lavender of Hope and two brothers J Leland Lavender of Hope and Ellis Lavender of Dallas.
A revival program is in progress at First United Pentecostal Church at 4th and Ferguson Streets with services at 7 15 nightly. Rev Joe Jean of Shreveport conducts the revival and Rev B W Lane serves as pastor.
Jimmie Griffin announces candidacy for re-election as Hempstead County Sheriff and Tax Collector in Arkansas. He vows to continue fair, efficient service and to act as a servant to all citizens, asking for votes and support.
Residents of Hope Hempstead and area who ordered The Torch Is Passed a book on JFK s assassination are advised to pick up their copy soon. Those who didn t order now want a copy and unclaimed books may be sold to nonbuyers. Call for your copy today.
Paris AP Charles de Gaulle called for neutralization of Southeast Asia and said relations with Red China are needed to achieve it. He defended establishing diplomatic ties with the Chinese Communist regime and declined to comment on the two Chinas issue. He spoke at a crowded news conference, spending little time on the China topic.
First Assembly of God will open its new Sanctuary and Educational Building with ceremonies on Sunday February 2 at 9 30 am. Pastor B J Willhite leads the congregation into the new auditorium after a short service at the front entrance. The church, formerly Hope Gospel Tabernacle, was established in 1935 and has grown into a leading local church.
Henry Gunter 67 son of the late James H and Fannie W Gunter died at the home of his sister Mrs Ruth Johnston 707 East Division Hope Thursday at 830 p m He leaves four brothers W E of McNeil Alfred of Hope Frank and John of Atlanta Texas and three sisters Mrs Tom Jackson Mrs Ruth Johnston of Hope and Mrs J A England of Texarkana He was a member of College Hill Baptist Church Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery at Waldo Smith Burial Association of Stamps in charge of arrangements
Pasadena based Jet Propulsion Laboratory officials report Ranger 6, launched from Cape Kennedy, is on a midcourse correction path toward the moon after being reaimed for a direct strike. They expect to hit the moon as the six television cameras capture up to 3,000 closeup images in the final descent, with first photos possibly released within hours.
Harold Jinks aged 58 former Piggott Arkansas postmaster was named special assistant to the postmaster general for community programs. He led the Postmasters and Rural Appointments Division and served as Piggott postmaster for 10 years before heading PRAD in 1961.
Police with billy clubs and mounted officers repelled a 400 strong white mob in Cleveland's East Side near Little Italy during a racial disturbance tied to school integration efforts for 800 Negro pupils bused from Hazel dell. Nine other cities report protests and legal actions across Alabama Illinois Georgia and Michigan.
Gov. Faubus pledged high priority Thursday to the White River Backwater watershed project as part of Arkansas plans. About 150,000 acres in Monroe Desha and Phillips counties would be drained by the phase. A $70 000 state grant was provided to speed planning through the federal conservation agency. Arkansas ranked third in the nation for land conservation and watershed projects.
Texarkana Ark. Marjorie Henderson 40 was charged with first degree murder in the death of her husband W G Henderson 47 who was shot once in the stomach and twice in the left arm with a .38 pistol at their Texarkana home. She is free on 10000 bond with arraignment set for Feb 10.
In Denver at Fitzsimons General Hospital Army Maj. Ella York works in the nursery alongside her twin sister also named Maj. Ella York. The newborns Betty and Belinda York are twins of Sgt Gordon L. York and his wife. The family and the nurses are unrelated.
The United States informed Britain Greece and Turkey it is prepared to contribute troops to a peacekeeping force in Cyprus if terms for resolving the basic political crisis are agreed. The proposed force would total about 10 000 with the U S contribution between 1000 and 2000 men. Some officials say battalion size. No agreement yet on the package.
Three speakers at the Arkansas Bar Association mid-year meeting in Little Rock urged shift from buyer beware to manufacturer beware. Dr Robert A. Leslar Melvin I. Friedman and Thomas F. Lambert Jr. spoke on products liability as the fastest growing area of personal injury law. The session focused on manufacturer responsibility for consumer safety and ends today.
Community notes from Hope and Little Rock report Arkansas Youth Safety Association meeting at Fuller High School Little Rock with Hope High Student Council members listed. E D Lavender hospitalized in Texarkana. Appaloosa Horse Club elects Roy Fry president with May 30 show planned in Hope. Henderson Reddies football team has five senior graduates. Linda Marie Evans of Hope mid year candidate for bachelor degree at Southern State College with multiple campus activities. Ricky Buller earned honorable mention on Coaches and Athletes All American High School Football Team.
President Johnson urged Congress in a special farm message to enact legislation allowing U S cotton to meet foreign competition from cotton and man made fibers He criticized the present two price system as unsatisfactory for growers handlers mills and consumers He noted foreign cotton is cheaper and U S mills pay more due to price supports Congress faces measures such as the Cooley Bill approved by the House and a Senate plan by Senator Herman Talmadge Both aims seek to boost competitiveness reduce subsidies and support grower incomes while cutting excess carryover stocks
The Presbyterian Church will observe Deacon Recognition Day on Sunday morning. Deacons will meet at 10:55 in the Nathex then move to the Sanctuary in a group. Newly elected deacons Duffie Booth Thell Joplin Thomas McLarty Binford McRae Clifton Stewart and Crit Stuart Jr will be installed. Four elders McRae Andrews Gordon Bayless Haskell Jones and John B Lowe will serve as ushers.
The annual March of Dimes event at Prescott features a basketball contest between the Little Rock Stents and the Prescott Independents. A halftime program includes Joyce Riggs and Janet Hilderbrand in a baton duet, a Melanie Pankey pantomime, and a lineup of twirlers led by Christi Cox Angela Payne Candie Harvey Patricia Buford Suzanne Sutter Randy Pankey Lynn Milam Debbie Milam Kathy Johnson Donna Avery, with the Queenston Trio. Advance tickets are on sale.
Weather report for 21 hours ending 7 am Friday notes high 43 low 38 precipitation .43 inch. Arkansas mostly cloudy and mild this afternoon with showers in the eastern half. Tonight cooler with lows 29 to 33. Continued on Page
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