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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1956
Page
2
A UN survey notes TV remains the world’s favorite entertainment with 2691 studio receivers and 254 million newspaper readers. U.S. holds about 80 percent of receivers. Murrow’s See It Now may shift to CBS Sunday afternoons, while Omnibus leaves a vacated slot.
Paris French Foreign Minister says the version of the Middle East arms issue should be settled by the U N Security Council and that France would support any measure promoted. Correspondent An d Hunter notes in the Sun dispatch that Swedish girls are described in a sensational private statement. Washington riots and anti government actions prompt investigations. Denver and Barbara context, Stevenson criticisms of Republican officials mix private with public duties.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions planes and a Thursday event at Munl with unclear details. No identifiable people or organizations are readable. Summary reflects the fragmentary nature and lack of concrete facts.
A crowd welcomes Roy Rogers in Fulton as the movie star reaches the old-time head of navigation on the Red River during an outboard run toward New Orleans. The event coincides with a Cotton Carnival stage scene led by Oscar Claris and a delegation from Clarksdale.
In Little Rock Arkansas welfare officials report small reductions in May old age assistance payments due to limited funds. About 69 228 Arkansans received checks averaging 32 74, with higher totals in Hempstead Howard Lafayette and Nevada counties. The May payments total 420 427 for 185 Hempstead county cases and similar sums in Howard Lafayette and Nevada counties.
Hollywood star Olive Carey recounts turning to acting after poverty struck her family. She joined a movie studio at Pico and Georgia earning 59 dollars a day on a four day guarantee, later rising at Universal and marrying actor Harry Carey. After his death their finances suffered, eroded by savings losses and the 1928 Saint Francis Dam flood that drowned cattle and damaged their ranch near Saugus, California.
Hempstead County ASC chairman H B Gilbert warns cotton farmers the final release date is Thursday May 10. Acreage released after this date cannot be accepted as the committee must reapportion to other farmers. Releasing unneeded acreage benefits the farmer neighbor and county by preserving eligibility for old grower allotments.
The State Purchasing Department lists bids for an electric Minimeograph for Civil Defense, sacks and sun helmets for the Penitentiary, medical devices for sanatoriums, and radio gear for the State Police. Universities and colleges seek air units, musical instruments, moving services, plumbing supplies, and a 40‑foot cruiser for the Game and Fish Commission, with Highway Department bids due May 10 on multiple items for road and bridge projects.
A $24 million Morrilton model school system proposal from Winthrop Rockefeller would be built if approved by citizens. George Reynoda of Wittrock Enterprises said Rockefeller would contribute significantly, with the school tax millage possibly raised to the maximum to fund the project. The plan envisions classrooms built per State Department of Education recommendations, an expanded curriculum, and a substantial library, with an estimated cost around $15 million. A November amendment to the state constitution could cap property tax for school purposes at 30 mills, affecting the plan’s funding.
Legal notice outlines proposed Amendment No 43 to Arkansas Constitution. It authorizes a general annual per capita tax of one dollar on residents over 21, allows school districts to levy up to 30 mills for maintenance, buildings, and debt retirement, and maintains existing district levies until debt is paid. Amendment 40 parts repealed and take effect upon adoption with transitional provisions. The notice lists approval dates and state secretary endorsements.
Amendment number 44 proposes to let cities and municipal corporations levy an additional property tax up to five mills, with a three and a half mill cap for general purposes, plus an extra one and one half mills for retirement salaries and pensions for city workers and widows and orphans. The plan includes eligibility rules, payment timing, and lawfulness under approved measures dated March 24, 1955.
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