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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1963
Page
7
President Kennedy told a news conference he expects a fresh round of nuclear testing by the United States and the Soviet Union unless a test ban treaty is reached this year a move he doubts would be successful. He warned that if the prediction comes true it would be a great disaster for all involved.
The Arkansas forecast from the Associated Press shows fair conditions in Central Arkansas with mild temperature shifts through Friday. Highs reach upper 80s to near 90, Lows around 60s. Northwest and Southwest Arkansas stay clear to partly cloudy with 88 to 94 highs and 64 to 68 lows. Northeast and Southeast Arkansas stay fair and warm with little change, highs 88 to 92, Lows 62 to 65. Louisiana sees fair to partly cloudy weather with little change, highs 66 to 92, lows in the 60s.
The Public Service Commission weighs Arkansas Power & Light Co. request to build 958 miles of high power lines costing 42 million dollars. The lines link private utilities in Oklahoma and Louisiana with the Tennessee Valley Authority system, financed from existing funds and securities. Route runs West Memphis to Fort Smith area and Little Rock to Pine Bluff, Dorado, and into Louisiana.
New York reports a strong trading wave lifting the Dow and AP average toward a 1963 high at noon. Industrials rise, rails and utilities gain, with volume at 1.64 million shares. GM opened below a recent high but trimmed losses as profits were taken amid shifting blue chip interest.
Mrs D C Bowers of Gassville appeals a Jackson Circuit Court decision totaling $8137 for injuries from a Highway 62 crash four miles south of Mountain Home May 35 1959. Jury split fault 51 percent Bowers and 49 percent Babb with damages $7500 to Melvin Babb and $637 to Babb. Local AP report from Little Rock.
Faculty representatives of the Southwest Conference will elect a new league president on Saturday to succeed Dr. Delbert Swartz whose two year term expires. Swartz is from the University of Arkansas.
United States Steel Corp. announced a $9,000 grant to be shared among the University of Arkansas Medical Center and nine state colleges. The recipient list includes Arkansas College, Harding, Hendrix, John Brown, Little Rock University, Ouachita, College of the Ozarks, and Philander Smith.
Senate investigators released an interim report on the Soviet military buildup in Cuba amid the 1962 missile crisis. It cites an uncertain number of Russian personnel, suggesting 17,500 may be a minimum, and raises concerns about strategic weapons possibly remaining. The panel warns the Soviet presence harms U S image abroad and could enable covert weapons redeployment.
James H. Jones announces for Hope School District that children entering first grade in September 1963 must be six by October 1 and bring a birth certificate plus a health folder at enrollment on September 5 1963. Health folder obtainable from Hempstead County Health office on Thursdays or the second and fourth Fridays. inoculations including smallpox must be recorded.
McCaskill RCI invites residents to a Friday May 10 meeting at 7 p.m. with guest speaker Hope attorney Al Graves discussing wills and estate planning. A potluck supper precedes the talk. Everyone is welcome.
Otis A. Blackwood reports Hempstead County residents received 1,624,416 in social security benefits last year through 2,752 claimants. The monthly benefits started in January 1940 and have grown for 23 years, with retirees and dependents shown in a county table.
James H. Jones announces Hope High School appoints Ben Burton as Head Football Coach and Athletic Director. Burton, with twelve years coaching in De Queen Malvern Hooks and Port Arthur, has 99 24 4 record and seven district titles. Married to Lavern Belding from DeQueen, he and his family will move to Hope in June.
Dr. Herbert Rogers tells Prescott District Registered Nurses how animal studies mirror human diseases and aid testing of drugs vaccines and lab procedures. The May 7 meeting at Hempstead County Memorial Hospital featured a veterinary speaker followed by social hour with coffee and cookies.
George Teal a retired railway engineer and area resident died early today at his home near Hope He formerly lived at Prescott and considered Hope his home Survivors include his wife a son and a daughter both of St Louis Burial will be in Memory Gardens here Funeral arrangements incomplete
The 1963 64 Student Council installation ceremonies took place this week with Rev. Rufus Sorrells delivering the invocation. George Frazier spoke on Cooperation as Mack McLarty was installed as incoming president. The Tuesday banquet at Hope Country Club featured talks by Mrs. W A Williams Vince Foster and Mack McLarty with entertainment by Margie Herndon Joe Purvis John Scott Andrews Jan Ellis and Conkie Jones. The council roster includes Mack McLarty Carter Hardage Cissie Ellis Cookie Jones Johnny Anthony Johnny Honeycutt John Wayne Hughes Joe Purvis Myrle Ells Margie Herdon John Andrews Charles Beard Sammy Strong Margie Waddle Susan Turner Dennis Ramsey Fred Ells Beth Lawrence Larry Don Wright and Cathy Camp.
All Around Town reports Hope Federation of Garden Clubs placed year of the month signs at homes in four wards with several resident names and addresses. It notes YMCA Little League final tryouts at 2 30 p m Saturdays at K park. Also mentions festival sharing with Nashville Chamber of Commerce and a Texarkana FBI conference panel on bank robberies.
President Kennedy hails a government induced truce in racially troubled Birmingham Alabama and signals limited federal role to conciliation. He notes no federal violations yet considers options including suits, injunctions, high official visits, federalization of the Alabama National Guard, withholding funds, or action under civil rights laws to restore order and protect rights. Continued on Page Two.
The Guernsey 1983 graduation events include a 2 p.m. baccalaureate in the high school auditorium Sunday May 12. Mrs Parker Rogers leads music and Miss Elaine Adams sings. Norman Grant pastor of Southside Missionary Baptist gives invocation and benediction. Rev Gordon Renshaw of Unity Baptist Church delivers the sermon.
Hope High School held an assembly on Wednesday to honor Coach John Pierce with a standing ovation and announce the John Pierce Award for the most deserving football player. A trophy was presented as Pierce expressed regrets at leaving while players Dan Jones David Porterfield Roy Wray Mack McLarty and Ricky Butler praised him.
Mrs Eula Janus and Mrs Harold Paule drove autos that collided early today at Third and hn Street. Investigating Officer Shirley reported both vehicles sustained fender damage.
William J. Smith, veteran advisor to governors, told a Little Rock civic club that Arkansas runs like a well ordered business. He cited rising assessed valuations from 500 million in 1945 to 2.5 billion today despite land removed from tax rolls for lakes and federal lands.
Washington officials disclosed that David Bell and the Kennedy administration oppose Gen. Luches D. Clay’s calls to cut foreign aid. Bell argues for the full 4.5 billion dollars requested for the coming year, while Clay suggests lowering the figure to 4.3 or 4.0 billion if Alliance for Progress economies are found. Bell sent memoranda to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and other senior officials to defend the higher total and justify the aid program.
The Pentagon says there have been six Thule Greenland cable breaks since 1961 due to icebergs, trawlers, and storms with no deliberate action suspected. Alternate circuits preserved contact. reconnaissance planes warn trawlers by leaflet drops in multiple languages.
The State Board of Finance reports Arkansas currently owns 840000 dollars in local industrial development corporation bonds, down from 1408500 dollars on February 1, 1961. Secretary Frank A. Storey noted normal maturities redemptions and rules have reduced holdings.
In Birmingham Alabama SCLC leaders plan a strategy session to map new demonstrations if the truce breaks, with a second mid morning meeting including Rev Martin Luther King Jr Ralph Abernathy Fred Shuttlesworth and unidentified white leaders. Residents await whether the month long desegregation push ends.
Dr. Seige fried R. Wong contends Experimentation into the Realm of Nocturnal Schizophrenic Endeavors was among the top entries in the Arkansas Artists Exhibition in Little Rock. The winning piece was created as a joke by two commercial artists Gus Brady and Henry Retzloff in their Little Rock studio. Brady tossed paint from a ladder while Retzloff smeared it and added sand and water. Wong remarked such accidents can occur in abstract art and urged that art remains serious despite ridicule. More than 220 paintings were entered. the Brady Retzloff work earned honorable mention.
Mt Moriah Church invites all to a Sunday homecoming on May 12. Devotional services will be led by Arthur Miller and Tom White will oversee the afternoon singing. The church sits on Highway 19 between Laneburg and Rosston.
The Interstate Commerce Commission schedules a May 22 hearing in Poplar Bluff on Frisco's proposal to abandon the Hoxie branch line. The line serves several towns across southeast Missouri and northeast Arkansas, running from Nagh, Missouri to Pocahontas, Arkansas.
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