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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1964
Page
5
President Charles de Gaulle’s France blocks an immediate 50 percent tariff reduction goal set for the Kennedy Round negotiations. French industry fears intensified competition while the 75 nations work on tariff reductions. Continued on Page Two.
City Board met after representatives from two companies failed to attend a scheduled session. Local dealers opposed the franchise, arguing the service would escape FCC regulation and affect free TV. Victor Cobb provided materials urging denial. The board also discussed lagoon relocation near Oakhaven, a tomato crop blight tied to weed killer, and property dedications along Dewey and Walnut streets.
HAL BOYLE argues self-approval keeps life lively. A boastful person may bore others, yet he sunlitly sustains his zest, likely living longer. The piece cautions against loss of self-worth with age, urging effort to maintain belief in one's value and purpose.
National and regional voting centers highlight presidential preferences and civil rights themes as Methodist leaders back a community level push to end segregation. Rumors swirl of Cuban exile action against Castro while Johnson urges labor guidance on wage settlements amid inflation debates. International anger over Khrushchev era charges and Geneva tariff talk frame global tensions. Arkansas eyes cotton price hearings, race enmity charges against Winthrop Rockefeller, and a booming job market amid river funding uncertainty. Faubus pushes hiring older workers as a civic appeal.
Baccalaureate service for the graduating class of Blevins High School will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday May 10 at Bruce Memorial Methodist Church Blevins Rev L T Lawrence of Hope will deliver the sermon Commencement exercises will be held Friday May 15 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium The graduating class includes Jimmy Bain Carolyn Brooks Tommy Carman Larry Harper Kay Head Earline Jester Lucretia Jester Victor Phillips Nealey Piguet Sandra Salisbury Donna Schultz Bonnie Stone Johnny Taylor and Danny Woulfolk
The Arkansas forecast for Central Arkansas calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions through Wednesday. Temperatures will be warm during the day with lows at night around 63 degrees. No precipitation is expected. the period ends with a high near 86 and continued mild nights.
A Chinese inspired book circulating in Asia level s sensational charges against Soviet Premier Khrushchev. It accuses Moscow of plotting against Fidel Castro and abandoning the communist struggle to take over Southeast Asia. The text, reportedly dictated by Beijing, was written in English by Theja Gunawad Hana and published in Ceylon.
The American Legion Auxiliary junior conference met in Little Rock on May 2 at the Lafayette Hotel to report activities, present awards, and elect officers. Six units attended Hope Blytheville Hot Spring Heber Springs Little Rock and Stuttgart. Best dressed doll in a Ecuador costume won by Hope unit with Cookie Jones and Diane Ellis dressing the doll. Key address by Amy Jean Green of HSTC titled Well Spring of Our American Heritage. Noon luncheon for 62 members. Hope Unit 32 sent representatives including Mrs Joe Jones and Cookie Jones.
Washington reports say Fidel Castro’s Communist regime may face attacks from within Cuba and from exile groups abroad. Rumors persist in Washington and Miami about increasing sabotage and terrorist actions targeting Castro’s government.
The Hempstead County Farm Bureau invites the public to a supper at the Farm Bureau building 806 West 4th Street on Thursday May 7 from 5 30 to 7 30. Meals cost 75 cents and a delivery option is available by calling PR 7 3852. Proceeds fund attendance for an outstanding Hempstead County high school student at the Americanism Seminar June 7 13 at Harding College Searcy. The event plans to send about 250 students with tuition room and board totaling 50 dollars plus travel.
The fifth annual Southwest Arkansas Poultry Festival will be held on Saturday May 9 in Nashville. Hope shares promotion duties under an alternating year plan. Nashville gains support from Hope in ticket sales Princess contestants and Chicken Cooking Contestants. Readership list includes banks stores and companies like First National Bank Waldo Crescent Drugs and Ledwell & Sons. continued on page two.
The 1905 flood remembered in Hempstead County and southwest Arkansas by B. J. Eis of Emmet Route Two. On May 5 1905 rainfall caused 32 overflows as creeks branches and rivers flooded the area. No levies or fences left property damage and animal losses at disaster levels.
District golf tourney in Crossett last Saturday saw Sammy Strong, son of Dr and Mrs Sam Strong of Hope, win medalist honors and receive a trophy. Hope team fell to Camden by one point in a sudden death playoff. Royal Rooters taps Larry Walton of Hone for leadership group at Arkansas State Teachers College Conway. May Day Queen program at Mary Baldwin College Staunton features Miss Eleanor Umberger Roanoke to reign over Gone With The Wind festival. Jennifer Cox of Hope, Mary Baldwin freshman, chosen as one of queen's 14 attendants for May 6 program. will present art pictures and songs with a diving sequence. Arkansas Pharmaceutical Assn meets Hot Springs May 33-14. Douglas Drake of Ward & Son named district chairman and nominating committee member. District Court of Honor for Cub and Boy Scouts set Hope City Mall auditorium May 5 at 7:40. Wheelhorse Glan will lead ceremony. Paisley School students. Arkansas State Chamber Seminar lists 138 entrants in 14th annual Community Development Contest. Hope in 4,001-10,000 class. Prescot and Nashville 1,501-4,000. Washington up to 1,500. Total prize money $4,000 with $750 first and $250 second per bracket.
Washington AP reports Harry S. Truman turns 80 with a confident assessment of his legacy. Historians once praised his wartime decisions and Cold War actions from the Truman Doctrine to Korea. He says his greatest achievement was securing a full four-year term in 1948 and would change nothing if given the chance.
The Lee White quartet of Prescott will present a program Friday night May 8 for the McCaskill KCI meeting in the community building. The public is invited to hear this well known quartet after a pot luck dinner at 7 p.m. Bring a dish and own table service. Mr and Mrs J G Prescott are hosts.
Cross Chapter asks Hempstead County residents to support the Red Cross Blood Bank effort. The statement explains a long volunteer donor list from Hempstead County Memorial Hospital and nearby branches, notes blood shortages, and cites borrowing from Texarkana Little Rock and Shreveport as no longer sustainable. The message seeks local participation to prevent ongoing shortages.
A Wallace Indiana bid and Taft Jr. strong in Ohio marked primary day across six states and the District of Columbia. Wallace ran on states rights opposing Johnson civil rights measures while Welsh campaigned against a sales tax. In Ohio Taft Jr. aimed to beat Ted Brown for the Republican Senate nomination as Young and astronaut Glenn faced a Democratic contest despite Glenn's withdrawal due to a head injury.
A U S Army Caribou transport crashed after takeoff from Tan Hiep 25 miles southwest of Saigon. All 15 aboard, nine Americans and six Vietnamese, died. Helicopters arrived soon after as rescuers recovered bodies amid a scorched field and wreckage. Continued on page two.
President Johnson urged union chiefs to follow wage settlement guideposts to curb inflation while economy grows. He warned of a wage price spiral if negotiations ignore caps and noted the risk to savings, wages, and the dollar. Some union leaders pledged to ignore the guidelines, prompting Johnson to stress public interest and cooperation.
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