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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1956
Page
4
Editorials from Texarkana and Arkansas Democrat examine the Millwood Dam dispute in the Little River Basin. They argue the boycott against Texarkana firms is unjust and propose a revised plan with flood control dams and water supply benefits while noting costly local participation.
The Hempstead County Tuberculosis Association and the County Health Department jointly sponsored a TB survey with 474 free chest X rays at the county courthouse. The portable unit toured Patmos and Spring Hill before ending in Ozan, inviting residents fourteen and older to participate for early detection and treatment.
Holy Week customs at Our Lady Of Good Hope Church follow revised ritual dates. Last Supper Mass is Thursday at 5:30 PM, Good Friday opens at noon with Stations at 2 30 and Veneration of the Cross at 3.00. Saturday night 11 o'clock Vigil of the Resurrection with midnight Mass. blessing of the new fire Pascal candle and Baptismal water. All services by Father A G Dunleavy.
VEW plans to elect new officers at a regular meeting on Wednesday night. Commander Jonn Keck urges all members to attend and participate in the organization’s affairs.
Magnolia Chamber of Commerce endorsed a wet Millwood Dam to supply water for municipal, agricultural and industrial uses. Several Southwest Arkansas chambers including Texarkana, Hope, Ashdown and Magnolia formalized support, with Prescott expected to follow. Delegations and officials from Texarkana and Hope joined Magnolia in presenting the case to Shreveport’s Red River Valley Association.
The Kansas Wesleyan University Philharmonic Choir of Salina Kansas will give a Friday concert at First Methodist Church in Hope. Under Professor George C Brown the group will present masters and folk songs with student soloists, on March 30 at 40 p.m. Admission is free with a free will offering for the group.
A whimsical profile of Martin Lerman, 25, oil company owner and aspiring bachelor living on an Ionian island. He recounts an old Greek oil tale from Zante and his collegiate days at Washington University in St Louis, weaving personal charm with a hint of grandiose ambition.
The forecast calls for near normal temperatures with normal minima around 42 to 45 and maxima near 74. Widespread quiet conditions expected with a Calder on Wednesday and again Saturday.
A mass of cool air moves into Arkansas bringing cooler temperatures this afternoon and tonight with highs in the mid to upper 70s. North portions will see 40s tonight with 40s elsewhere. Rain is possible ahead of the front with scattered thunderstorms and showers returning Saturday.
Mrs. Ruby Bonham of Mokane Missouri battles a private water line that has served neighbors since about 1919. Neighbors and institutions tapped the line without her consent. She seeks relief from the Missouri Public Service Commission as 43 residents protest, while some customers resist paying higher rates.
Sam P Field aged 77 and a resident of Hope died Monday at Little Rock. He is survived by brothers Charles of Arkadelphia and James H Field of Little Rock and sister Veida Field of Little Rock. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Herndon Cornelius Chapel with Rev. Virgil Keeley officiating. Burial will be in Stuart Cemetery, Columbus.
Keith of Magnolia has been reappointed to serve a two year term on the War Memorial Stadium Commission by Governor Faubus. He represents Southern State College on the commission.
President Eisenhower quipped about whether any ginger ale aboard his private railcar was poisoned. Secret Service and railroad investigators pursue illnesses of three drinkers, aiming to locate the bottles tossed en route from Huntington to Washington. Tuohy said Eisenhower laughed at the incident and noted authorities were narrowing the matter.
The Hope chamber plans a 130 member business delegation to attend the 31st Red River Valley Association meeting in Shreveport on Tuesday, April 3. The motorcade will assemble along South Main Street and travel via Highway 29 with joins from Lewisville, Stamps, Waldo, Magnolia, and Bradley. In Shreveport delegates from Hempstead, Lafayette, Columbia counties will unite with crews from Foreman, Ashdown, Horatio and Texarkana for a 7:30 a.m. breakfast at the Washington-Youree hotel attended by Arkansas and Louisiana congressmen and engineers officials. Manager B. O. Holt urges Nevada and Clark county water district members to join the trip, as district membership grows and supports Millwood Dam and regional progress. The group emphasizes support for water storage and southwest Arkansas prosperity.
Washington reports tense conference as conferees approve a one year extension of air supports on basic crops under the parity method. The measure, debated by Gray conferees, reflects a mixed stance on farm aid and price supports during the weekend session.
A ceiling collapse at Mesivia Zinhron moshe synagogue in the Bronx during a Passover service injured three women, two seriously, as ornamental plaster fell from the balcony and onto worshipers on the main floor. Initial reports of a death were later corrected.
United Nations discussions stall American plan to send Dag Hammarskjold on a Palestine peace mission as Syria seeks to shift the proposal from the Security Council to the General Assembly. Damascus pressures delay until next Tuesday, inviting Israel and four Arab neighbors to weigh in.
In Arkansas two railroads seek to trim PSC based property assessments drawing opposition from County Judge B K Walker and the AShtown School district. Pulaski Circuit Judge J Mitchell Cockrill considers dismissal of suits by Frisco and Kansas City Southern. Cockrill had tentatively lowered Frisco from 7.108 million to five million and KC Southern from 3.841 million to two million. Arkansas County Judges Association condemned the reductions warning implications for school term lengths.
Robert Sidney Johnson aged 77 died Monday in a Prescott hospital. A Nevada County resident, he is survived by his wife Dora Johnson three sons Cleburne Willie Johnson EB Sundo Calif Thomas Johnson Redondo Calif two daughters Stella Drake Kansas City and Mrs John Shirley Hope four steps Jack Ellis Floyd Malone and Mrs Gertrude McCain Prescott. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Boughton near Prescott with interment at DeAnn Cemetery in Prescott.
The Hendrix twins Jack and Jimmy, sons of Mrs. R. L. Hendrix and Hope High School graduates, are now interior decorators in New York City. Their earlier art talent was noted in Hope, as Life Magazine’s March 26 issue features their models in a full page advertisement. School dismissals and district meetings are announced for Hope Public Schools with classes resuming after the Magnolia meeting.
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