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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1950
Page
5
Our Daily Bread notes the biennial Election Party in Hope as officials urge prompt box reporting for fast results. The piece links air transports and Korea war logistics to tax plans, asks who countermanded aid orders, and questions U.S. defense decisions amid wartime echoes.
In Jonesboro on a July night a 42 year old Hardy man was jailed after police say he taught his eight year old son to shoot and then had the boy fire a .22 rifle at his mother, who was wounded in the right lung and hospitalized in satisfactory condition. The husband faced assault to kill charges as the boy fired during a quarrel that followed a walking stick fight between the couple.
Dee Coy Huskey aged 48 formerly of Prescott died yesterday at his Fort Worth home. A Prescott High School graduate and member of the undefeated Prescott football team, he lived most of his life in Nevada county and was well known locally. He is survived by his wife Mable Lumpkin, a sister Mrs Earl Fore, and a stepmother Mrs Ole Jack Brunson. Funeral services were held today in Fort Worth.
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies this afternoon and tonight in Arkansas with a few scattered thundershowers in the extreme south portion this afternoon and in the south portion on Tuesday.
Air transport of munitions from Red River Arsenal moved Saturday to Hope Municipal Airport for its longer runways. Four engine cargo planes, normally from American and Eastern airlines, began arriving in larger numbers for the Korean war effort. An Eastern ship carrying tank tracks nearly toppled on loading but leveled with sandbags and resumed. Hope airport, built by the Army at Millary Ground, claimed as the third largest in the nation at construction, has 150 foot wide concrete runways 5,500 feet long and remains the biggest in Arkansas.
Bugles sounded as thousands of National Guardsmen received orders to support the fighting regular army. The mobilization is not universal, with many units limited to nondivisional, specialized roles while most guardsmen belong to large organized grant divisions. Continued on Page Three
Six Arkansas soldiers have been listed as missing in action in Korea. The names include Pvt. Junior Davison of Sucio Co., Cpl. Morris Amos of DeQueen, Cpt. Lee A. Denton of Center, Cpl. Edward D. Easton of Little Rock, Cpl. Wayman E. Simpson of Mena, and Edward E. Estes of Cane Hill.
Washington reporters note Congress asks top military leaders for an appraisal of U S defense readiness and the use of funds since 1947 as urgent measures push the nation toward a wartime footing. The House Armed Services Committee opens a closed hearing led by Chairman Vinson with Admiral Sherman and others testifying. Vinson cites four to six billion of the new request likely to fund Korean defense directly.
A Associated Press report notes New Yorkers fear atom threats and consider escapes to rural areas. Letters from the city urge relocation while suburban population growth climbs sharply, signaling retreat from crowded urban life amid Cold War tensions.
Hope Star will host its annual Election Party on Walnut Street Tuesday night July 25. The street will be roped off and AP race bulletins plus precinct returns for Hempstead and nearby counties will be shown on a big screen. The Hempstead County Melody Boys will perform as the crowd awaits major results, with periodic radio updates on KXAR.
President Truman discussed an immediate emergency tax increase with congressional leaders to shore up government finances amid higher military spending. House Speaker Rayburn said the plan remains in conversation, with a longer term tax bill likely later this year or next. Symington described home front controls to curb profiteering, while avoiding new wartime agencies and relying on existing departments.
W B Mason resigns today as manager of the Hope branch of Plunkett Jarrell Grocer Co due to ill health his 31 years with the firm including start as a shipping clerk in Ashdown in 1919 and move to Hope in 1925 N A McLean will succeed him as manager formerly of Harrison Ark has been in Hope since 1949 as sales manager Mason will stay in Hope and Nevada weather note says Nevada is the driest state with 881 inches average annual rainfall according to the U S Weather Bureau.
Cleveland July 24 The world congress heard that Europe’s Christian renewal could aid global problems. Rev Walter O Lewis of London, official for the Baptist World Alliance, urged separation of church and state and praised religious liberty while noting Italy’s crackdown on anti church actions. He warned state churches hinder spiritual life and urged churches to free themselves from state ties. 20,000 attendees from 48 countries attended the fifth day of the five day meeting.
Washington reports a mysterious North Korean foe in Korea with unclear leadership. Only 10 to 20 Russian advisers said to accompany a single North Korean unit. Analysts note several identified divisions and the enemy’s use of infiltration as a key tactic.
A defense ministry spokesman said junks were approaching Quemoy island under cover of a Chinese Communist artillery barrage in a possible invasion attempt. Nationalists on Quemoy were deemed adequate to meet the attack with local air and naval support, while Washington approval could affect foreign aid.
An educational film will be shown each Tuesday night for four weeks at the First Presbyterian church sponsored by the Young People’s Dept. The first film will be "God of Creation" and will begin at 3 30 p m. There will be no admission and the public is cordially invited to attend. A free will offering will be taken.
The Junior Department No 2 of Methodist Church School held a weekend camp at Caddo Gap with boy counselor Herbert Grittin and L. B. Toole. Girl counselors included Mrs R L Broach Mrs L Be Tool ey Mrs Herbert Lewallen Miss Kathleen Broach Miss Frances Weisenberger and Miss Gayle Foster. Campers named include Carolyn Story Sarolyn Lewallen Bobby Jean De Laney Bobby Kay Turner Billy Dawn Franks Wanda Manasco Marian McQueen Barbara Ann Griffin Loretta Munn Margie Vickers Fernell Harstfield Linda Beth Polk Pat McGill Lyman Armstrong Bill Bridgers Dick Broach Joe Polk William Perkins Birkett Wylie Bill Roy Tooley Ricky Foster Nancy Tooley.
The tale outlines looming Tuesday elections in Oklahoma Arkansas and possibly other states. It notes Democratic figures Thomas Monroney and Russell as focal points, discusses Korea war funding and the Senate appropriations bill, and frames primary battles as tests of national policy and local sentiment ahead of voting day.
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