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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1950
Page
2
Reports describe crowded markets and restless crowds amid currency confusion and price hikes. Officials announce planned reductions in milk prices and other essentials, while citizens lament rising costs and material hardship under the ongoing economic strain.
Analysts in Britain and the United States view the ruble reductions as a dual tactic by Moscow. The London Daily Telegraph notes the plan aims to sway Soviet citizens with currency juggling while signaling to satellites a new “ruble diplomacy” to pressure prices. Observers say it resembles financial window dressing ahead of the Supreme Soviet vote on March 12.
The article notes ongoing coal talks with the United Mine Workers and mentions a potential heavy fine if the mandate is exceeded. It states Lewis and the UMW have already paid $2,190,000 for two prior incidents.
Miners strike in 18th day amid a fuel shortage and rising unemployment. Negotiators returned to contract talks as pressure mounted on both sides. Reports estimated half a million idle workers, with Carnegie-Illinois cutting Pittsburgh operations to 53 percent capacity and possible government seizure discussed. Carnegie-Illinois also flagged dividend and salary cuts due to low output.
Five persons including a farm couple and three teenagers were killed in a head-on collision on a country road about 1.5 miles northeast of Hingis. A young girl was seriously injured. The farm couple, Chalbers Craig, 31, and Bernadine Craig, 26, were near their home when the crash occurred. Ralph Beil, 18, and Norham Resniker, 17, were the other two killed instantly.
Worried rice industry members lacking foreign markets created a new organization to boost domestic demand by about 6,060,000 barrels annually. About 206 growers formed a 21 member group tentatively named the Texas rice promotion committee to plan a million dollar ad campaign aiming to increase per capita rice consumption in the United States.
A crash involving Craig's car and the machine it carried two boys and two words led to Gale Kirk Patrick, 19, dying hours later in a Bloomington hospital. The other occupants survived, with no further injuries reported.
Trucking firm Arkansas Express Inc asked Pulaski Chancellor Frank Dodge to stop Local 878 of the AFL Teamsters from imposing a boycott. Seven Rock terminal employees are on strike, members of Local 879. The company reported 14 other interline partners were complying with union demands. A hearing was set for tomorrow on extending the injunction to apply to the union.
The International Minerals and Chemical corporation says its Texarkana Arkansas fertilizer plant destroyed by fire on February 22 will be rebuilt. Maurice H. Lockwood, vice president in charge of the plant's inlant food division, announced that damage is insured and the main building was destroyed while several smaller structures were saved.
A foreign affairs analysis argues Britain’s fragile Labour government does not justify fears of national crisis. Uncertainty may spur cautious governance, with elections possible and four flashpoints ahead including the king's speech, wages, steel nationalization, and the April budget. Prime Minister Attlee faces a pivotal period with Cripps and Bevin leading key posts while Bevin camps healthwise. The Manchester Guardian urges moderation to avoid drastic upheaval.
The interstate compact commission will hold an executive board meeting in Little Rock Arkansas on Friday to plan for its quarterly convention. The meeting precedes the May 4 to 6 Biloxi Mississippi gathering with representatives from Illinois Texas Arkansas Kansas Oklahoma New Mexico and Louisiana attending. Governor Roy J Turner of Oklahoma will preside.
Little Rock reports Arkansas bans sale of potatoes treated with waxes and artificial coloring and preservatives. The health department says the chemicals render the potatoes adulterated and potentially poisonous, with orthophenyl phenate cited. Grocers have until March 15 to discard stock and refrain from purchasing more.
Little Rock March 1 Circuit Judge Maupin Cummings of Fayetteville filed his pledge for re election from the fourth judicial district. So far he has no opposition. The piece includes stray humorous quips about nerves guardians and a cemetery joke.
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