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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1951
Page
3
Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor Tex H Washburn presents concise observations on daily living and community matters. The column offers brisk reflections and timely notes shaped by local perspectives and cultural context.
A Farm Pays Off column notes Mister Roberts plays today in Little Rock with matinee and night shows. The piece recalls Henry Fonda leading the original New York cast last September and praises the two hour drama as a sharp wartime study. Also faster films Mr Music and Harriet Craig play nearby. Arkansas farm operation data from 1945 to 1950 shows declines in Hempstead LaFayette Howard and Nevada counties, with 19 of 75 counties up and north Arkansas leading diversification efforts. The Bureau of the Censtg report confirms farming must adapt to changing times and urban trade centers must assist.
The United States urged the United Nations to recruit a volunteer international army to fight aggression anywhere. The proposal, presented by Harding Spancroft to a UN committee, seeks universal collective security and aims for progress by next fall, referencing Korea as the current conflict. The move complements UN security council limits and regional forces under the UN Charter.
The first yearbook for Hope High School arrived from Taylor Publishing over the weekend and will be distributed this afternoon. The 142 page leather bound volume includes portraits of all senior high students, athletic teams, individuals, and group shots. The staff and students are commended for the inaugural yearbook.
Paris March 5 Western and Soviet deputies opened a conference table session at the Pink Marble palace to plan an agenda for talks among the four powers. U S and British and French officials warned the Soviets that a major conference hinges on broader topics beyond Germany. Andrei Gromyko arrived with others and presided at 415 p m as the four began to explore feasible topics and timing for a future ministers meeting.
Patmos, Arkansas, sailor A Wayne McClellan, a gunner's mate third class aboard USS McKinney, is commended by Rear Admiral James H. Doyle for outstanding duty during amphibious operations at Pohanpy-dong Inchon Wonsan and Hungnam, Korea. He is the son of Mr and Mrs N M McClellan of Patmos and a Patmos High School graduate.
Mrs. B. C. Hyatt, Hope public school music director, boosted a Mutual program “Symphonies for Youth” heard on KXAR Saturdays featuring the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra led by Alfred Wallenstein. Her letters and questions highlighted using the show to aid Hope elementary music education, earning a favorable mention from Wallenstein.
Activities were slow in the Bodcaw oil field last week. Sinclair Oil Company's May-Warnack Unit No. 1, located near the southeast quadrant of section 9-14-22, being drilled by Burnett Drilling Co., was testing a 617 foot well with a 4 production string of pipe.
Lt. James S. White of Chicago piloted a crippled F-80 jet to a safe forced landing at Hope Municipal Airport after engine trouble over Texarkana. The plane suffered minor tire damage. White remained calm and glide landed despite no radio at the field. A repair crew and guards were arranged. the rest of the flight continued to Shreveport.
Arkansas legislators near the close of the session consider a special session to resolve unfinished business. Key bills cover education welfare and revenues while redrawing congressional districts poses a major divergence between chambers. Critics question costs including proposed three assistant education commissioners at six thousand dollars yearly each.
Polk county officers and state police pressed a missing person hunt for Virgil Griffin 11 days after he vanished from a Grammis farm where he worked cutting pulpwood. Virgil Owen, held for questioning, previously lived with Griffin and said Griffin had left the country. bones found outside their shared house raise questions about the disappearance.
Fragmentary text notes a term mausoleum derived from tomb bulls for jaliss, lacking clear context, dates, or named entities. The readable portion hints at etymology but provides no events, places, or persons to anchor a complete news-style item.
The Associated Press reports fifteen people died violently in Arkansas last week, with six fatalities over the weekend. Notable cases include Blytheville cabbie Homer Tucker found with throat wounds, Pine Bluff fire victim Albert Atkins, and twin brothers Floyd and Roy Estes dying in a Melborne cabin fire. Donald Robertson, 11, died from burns after contact with a 6000 volt line near Jonesboro, Vivian Jan Evans, five, killed by a vehicle on U.S. Highway 167 near Little Rock.
Funeral services for Pharris N. Brantley, 50, who died Friday in Mt Pleasant Texas after a heart attack preceded a crash near Mt Pigasant involving Dr R L Beck. His wife tried to pull onto the shoulder as the collision occurred. Survivors include sisters Mildred McCullum and Eva Clearley of Patmos.
Private Kenneth E. Rateliff age 20 of Hope Texas enters the Airplane and Engine Mechanic's School at Sheppard Air Force Base Texas noted as home to the world’s largest technical ethnata of this type.
An Austin Texas couple, Mr and Mrs Claude Lee Pratt, were slightly injured today when their 1960 model car overturned twice on Egliway 7 half a mile west of Emmet. They were treated at Pres cort hospital and released. Pratt suffered a badly fractured hand and his wife was bruised. The car was demolished. investigating officer Guy Downing of the Arkansas State Police reported.
Washington March 5 The Senate debated lowering the draft age to 18 as part of a universal military training and service plan UMTS. Morse urged restricting inductions to those 18 after 21 months service, while Johnson predicted a substantial majority against, with votes anticipated on amendments. The measure would reorder draft calls to favor older men and veterans, with committees already voting 12 to 0 against Morse and many amendments pending.
Claude Nunn Jr opens a general law office in Hope, Arkansas, as a recent University of Arkansas Law School graduate admitted to the state Supreme Court. He partners with Lyle Brown in the First National Bank Building, residing at 400 South Elm with his wife Kitty Tolleson and young son. He is a native of Stamps and has lived in Hope since childhood except for military service and college.
Berryville March 194? Rex A. Baker, 45, Dallas, Texas, is under a one year prison term for his role in the 514,000 circus robbery here in 1949. A circuit court jury found him guilty of armed robbery Saturday. He was convicted of robbing a show owner of the Al G. Kelley Miller Bros. circus October 1, 1949, as the show prepared to leave after a performance. His brother Hiley, 41, awaits trial later in connection with the robbery.
Ragid relief funds in Chicago were contributed voluntarily after a great city fire. The report notes generous gifts from residents and organizations, highlighting community support in the wake of the disaster.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars donated funds totaling $168,000 over three years to cancer research and treatment benefiting four institutions. A major loss occurred Oct. 23 at Bar Harbor, Maine, damaging the Jackson Memorial Laboratory, prompting rapid rebuilding and expansion of housing and library facilities.
Capt. Dorsey Fuller has arrived at Fort Hood Texas for assignment. He is an eight year veteran who served in the Asiatic Pacific theatre during World War II and earned the Victory Medal American Defense Medal and American Theatre Asiatic Pacific and Philippine Liberation Medals. He is married to Virginia S Fuller and they have three children in Hope Arkansas. Prior to service he was employed as an insurance agent for Metropolitan Tire Insurance Company.
The third training course for Scout leaders will be at the Youth Center at 7 30 p m on Tuesday March. Leaders will discuss troop meetings and patrols formed at the last meeting will take part in first aid relays as part of the Scout skill demonstration.
A battered battlefield report recalls the Massacre Valley action in Korea with U S Marines and Chinese forces, detailing mass casualties, wrecked trucks, and burned gear near Wonju. The account notes grim scenes along roads, lost and missing soldiers, and a harsh aftermath as forces fought to retake positions.
Reports from Tokyo via AP and French dispatches describe a major day of fighting on the central front near Hoangsong and the Chintao region. American and allied units reportedly advance northward through mountains and canyons, while Communist troops defend key positions and try to blunt the push along the 38th parallel with heavy bombardment and rifle fire.
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