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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1949
Page
5
The 1940 Act 255 imposes fines jail terms and license revocation for first and third drunken driving convictions. It also threatens misfeasance charges against officials who fail to file transcripts with Little Rock. The piece questions state encroachment on city authority and criticizes wartime rent control continuance.
Seven defendants, only Mallory present, were fined after a state police raid on the Blackfish Lake casino near Forrest City. Fines totaled about 1,000 dollars. Mallory paid for himself and six employees. Employees named include Interbitzen, Trainham, Andrews, Antwine, Thompson, and McMilden.
Mrs Mary Harris aged 54 died yesterday at the home of a daughter Mrs Harry Chism in Saratoga. She is also survived by a brother and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Sardis.
The Home Civic Improvement Association will hold its regular meeting at Hicks Funeral Home tonight at 7:80. All committees are asked to be present and all Nassau citizens are invited.
The Hope merchants staged a spring and Easter style fashion festival at the Saenger The ater drawing a packed audience of over 1,600 for the afternoon and evening shows. Models, trained for the short lead time, displayed a wide range from airy barrell outfits to evening gowns as organist Luther Holloman, singer Ted Warren Jones, Hempstead Melody boys, and caller Mrs. Margie Harrie accompanied square dancers. At least 200 were turned away from the night performance while several firms and shops provided attire and accessories.
The Hoover commission urged sweeping reform of the Interior Department to boost efficiency and curb waste. It proposed broadening the department to absorb major public works, flood control, harbor projects, hospital construction, and civilian airport building, while preserving only certain bureaus and shifting others to a new Commerce and Sociality Education and Indian affairs structure.
Boston reports Gerald Sullivan a 14 year old boy claims his mother hid him in a locked room for 10 years. An official notes the boy talks with excellent English and has been in police custody. Medical examiner Dr Maybelle found nothing drastic wrong though the boy is underweight and needs dental care. Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children cites the boy’s recent statements and behavior as evidence against a hidden confinement. Authorities say there has been no evidence of an actual hideaway or deprivation.
A. B. Bonds Jr plans to speak at Hope Lions Club Ladies Night banquet on Friday March 18. District Governor A B Mason of Camden and Bonds will attend with Mayor Lyle Brown as master of ceremonies. Special music and stunts by the Cupp family of Nashville highlight the event. Bonds, Arkansas native and Prescott High School graduate, will discuss Education and Atomic Energy after studying at Henderson LSU and UNC.
Washington March 1. Lawmakers criticized the plan to admit Soviet and other Communist delegates for a world peace conference in New York starting March 5. The State Department said Communist delegates will be allowed, but critics question their views and motives, noting past Moscow refusals and fearing manipulation by Moscow authorities.
About 60 acres in Marion County are claimed damaged by the United States in a lawsuit set to begin next Wednesday. The land was condemned in 1947 for the Bull Shoals dam at a government-fixed price of 14,200 dollars.
New York on St Patrick’s Day unfolds as a city wide celebration with about a million spectators along Fifth Avenue and crowds near St Patrick’s Cathedral. Francis Cardinal Spellman reviews the parade, while Irish regiments and Friendly Sons of St Patrick mark events including a defense secretary address at the Astor Hotel.
AP reports four more nations Denmark Iceland Portugal and Italy were invited to join the Atlantic pact alongside the United States and seven others. Britain objects to extending alliance southward. Italy’s inclusion seen as pro western. in Rome Communist deputies protest the treaty amid Soviet opposition. Sweden mulls joining with Norway and Denmark. Turkey eyes talks on a Mediterranean alliance.
Junior Class Play Every Family Has One by George Babson screens Friday at Hope High School auditorium with 1:30 matinee and 8:00 evening show. Cast includes Adolphine Andrews John Andres Linda Foster Aythadale Hefner Don Holt Viva Thrash Carolyn Holdridge Loretta James Betty Porter Melvin Thrash Jack Taylor Odis Keith. Special numbers between acts directed by Mrs B E McMa en.
Gary Indiana March 17 The unemployment compensation bureau reports more claim files as gamblers seek unemployment insurance while prostitutes are denied benefits because they are classified as independent contractors. Lyman K Bilts notes many Gary workers list trades like poker dealers and slot machine maintenance. Authorities expect about 20 weeks of benefits at $20 each unless claimants return to work sooner.
The Arkansas Division of the Red River Valley Association met March 15 in Texarkana to organize members and map future steps for completing the Southwest Arkansas flood control program. Chairman George Peek and Vincent Foster reported on testimony before a Washington House Appropriations subcommittee. Attendees from five counties, including Roy Matthias and Bobby King, discussed industrial expansion and recreational potential, with plans to expedite Congress-approved flood control work.
Hope City Hall hosts a closing fish fry Friday at Pair Park at 7. The police department sponsors the training school drawing about 40 attendees daily. FBI members assist, with officers from Texarkana Prescott Gordon and Arkadelphia among the participants.
HAL BOYLE reports on Chinese cuisine and health, noting few Chinese suffer heart disease or ulcers. Jimmy Yong explains the rise of New Yorks Chinese restaurants, diet variety, and his belief in Cantonese cooling as healthiest, with moderations in meals and a ginger vinegar remedy.
U S and Mexican agents investigate a leak of refined uranium smuggled to Mexico. A cylindrical slug 2.12 inches long and 1 inch in diameter weighed 220 grams and was seized by a highway patrolman. FBI and other officials pursue leads to origin, with offers to supply more material.
Seven local high school students riding in a car, reportedly playing hookey, were injured early today when the vehicle struck a bridge on old Highway 6 east of Emmet. James Osborn suffered the most serious injuries with severe facial cuts and possible eye injury. the others Beritin Fulder Morris Barentine Thomas Guilliams Charlene Shope Francis Stilt and Gordon Maxwell were not seriously hurt. The car, driven by Barentine, went out of control after hitting a soft spot on the gravel road and was badly damaged. Police said they had no special reason for being out and about.
The Arkansas Highway department reports sufficient federal funds to support Governor McMaths 20 million dollar yearly road program. About 7 million is on hand for 1949 50. another 7 million Congress appropriated but not yet allocated. State funds of 6 million yearly will be matched by federal money. a 7 million 100 thousand dollar bond issue covers the rest. Ten percent of federal funds will go to hazardous railroad crossing eliminations.
Oklahoma City March 1. An evenly divided jury resumes deliberations on Roy Frank Godbey, admitted killer of attorney Earl Pruett. The 12 jurors went to bed four hours after court recessed for the night. Godbey, an ex convict of three years, did not testify, and his lawyers argued he was driven by injustice and hereditary illness after a prior 17 year sentence based on alleged false evidence.
L. J. Bryson of Prescott was named president at a district meeting of the Southwest Arkansas Shrine club. He is well known in civic and Masonic circles in the region. Other officers elected include Dewey Baker of Hope as vice president, Jack Lowe of Hope as secretary-treasurer. Local businessmen are among the group.
Paw Paw Mich March 17 A 13 year old father Carl Blake Jr and his wife Winifred 16 live with eight in laws in a tarpaper shack. He is jobless. the family struggles with bread and potatoes and scarce food. Officials question if he will stay in school. Local reactions mix support and criticism as law limits child labor under 14. Carl says he can work and wants to stay with his family.
St Louis March 17 trains on the strike bound Wabash railroad remained idle for a third day with about 3 800 operating employees on strike If no back to work arrangement is made 6 000 more are due to be laid off President Truman signed a 60 day postponement order while a fact finding board reviews the dispute Union leaders say there is no compulsion to return workers once a strike starts Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Locomotive Engineers Firemen and Enginemen conductors and other unions are involved Wabash serves Illinois Missouri Michigan Indiana Ohio and other states Industrial impact includes Lincoln Mercury plant at Robertson Missouri paying off 1500 workers and Yewator Milling Company indicating shutdowns may follow.
Fragmented remarks from unnamed aides and party spokesmen describe factional strains in Washington. The discussion centers on Democratic and Republican loyalties, Taft Hartley law, industry wages, and potential votes on an anti lynching bill amid a volatile House tableau.
The Oklahoma Commission will hold a public hearing on March 29 regarding the Frisco Railway abandonment plan. The railway seeks to terminate service between Hugo and the Oklahoma-Arkansas line within a single year, after a previous denial, and proposes continuing mixed passenger service on the route.
Dr Francis A Buddin a former pastor returns to Hope Arkansas to speak at the First Methodist Church as part of a series of meetings. He is described as eloquent, well informed on major issues, and a strong Christian voice with many friends in Hope.
Navy veteran from Little Rock, Cdr. Corydon M. retired, is slated to receive a second decoration tonight for meritorious service in World War Two. The ceremony honors Brown of Little Rock, a bombardier who previously earned the Flying Cross and the Gold Star.
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