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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1942
Page
2
Washington correspondent profiles Derald Mair Nelson in charge of war production. He starts with breakfast at 8, drives in his Cad from midmorning, oversees reports and policy with efficiency. Known as One-Take Nelson, he handles hundreds of daily visits and keeps an open desk ready for swift decisions before 1 PM.
War Department warns sealed bids due at 1:00 A M June for sale of salvage lumber scrap and rem nary oshacks from construction. Items divided into three units with highest bids winning. Inspect prior to bidding. no warranty by United States. Specifications and terms from Administrative Assistant, South Proving Ground, Hope.
Sugar ration book details cover May 5 to June 27 with stamp values of 1 pound. Local notes report visits among Camp Crowder personnel families and residents traveling to Fort Mammoth, Fort Sill, San Antonio, and Holly Springs. Additional mentions include Mrs. Blake Scott and Mrs. Ralph Gordon visiting Brownwood relatives and others visiting Fayetteville and Mem phis.
The text portrays Nelson as a hands-on figure who prefers in-person contacts, rarely uses memos, and keeps a strict daytime schedule. He eats light lunches at his desk, meets many visitors, and conducts short, frequent conferences interrupted by phone tails. He avoids temper, but when nervous taps his pipe and stamps the tamper. He works late, avoids carrying a briefcase home, and spends evenings in semi-social, semi-business dinners. Sundays are uncertain days off, and prewar golf and swimming habits faded due to workload.
The PLT meets at the Junior High School at 3 30 this Thursday.
Henry B. Jameson outlines how a big city newspaper produces up-to-the-minute baseball game accounts. He compares the press box team to a ground crew, noting multiple writers and substantial annual costs, and invites readers to peek behind the scenes at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The city hosts two major league clubs with Cardinals at Sportsman's Park and Browns on the road at Comiskey Park. A 12 member production line handles play by play from press box to newsroom using telegraphy and overhead wires. Box scores are updated inning by inning while printers, makeup staff, and copy boys work toward late editions as AP bulletins roll in.
The Rev. James W. Middleton of San Angelo Texas spoke at the Hope Kiwanis noon luncheon on The Need of Christian Background for success in business and life. He cited Americans who rose from Christian homes and urged definite Christianity amid wartime. Guests included R J Poster Jack Sanders Leo Ray and Rev W R Hamilton Middleton also noted. Cuneress session referenced Capitol fire by the British in 1814.
Conway Ark two Hope students Edward Lester and Robert Jewell are among twelve Hendrix College scholars honored by faculty in the Troubadour hall of fame. Lester, a junior, edits the Troubadour and leads Tau Kappa Alpha. Jewell, a senior, is BA candidate, dorm leader, Blue Key president, and Dean’s List member.
Dick Watkins of Hope was named chairman of the Tempstead county Navy Relief Society drive to raise 34360 in Arkansas as part of a nationwide goal of 5000000. Edward K. Wright of Little Rock, state chairman, announced the drive supporting needy wives children and relatives of Navy Marine and Coast Guard personnel with grants loans and regular payments, under the expanded 1820 founded society led nationally by Clarence Dillon with President Roosevelt as honorary chairman.
A large crowd attended services at Unity Baptist Church Tuesday night as Tev. Lovelady led a meeting titled It Is Good For Us to Be Here. Services continue daily at 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The public is invited.
Cris Flocker quits a $135 weekly factory job to join the Cleveland Indians as a promising rookie outfielder. He has spent 11 years in organized baseball with clubs from Norfolk to Brooklyn, and after a .340 season with Nashville and a strong 1942 pinstripes run, he aims to prove his major league worth.
Alvin C. York, World War I hero and pending major, says he is considering seeking the Democratic nomination for Congress from Tennessee’s Fourth District. He suggests incumbent Albert Gore is young and could fit a fighting role. London Ay At 70, Sel Maj. R. Lacey of Swanley Kent remains active in defense as a Home Guard instructor with five sons in the army and three former soldiers now police.
The piece critiques inconsistent and confusing reporting on gasoline rationing and fuel restrictions. It traces dates from April to May, cites officials like Ickes and Henderson, and notes shifting ration estimates and station delivery cuts, urging clearer Washington reporting by newspapers.
J. T. Lick of Hope Conway has been elected historian of the Hendrix College chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia for the 104212 year. Lick, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Luck, is a junior at Hendrix this year and has been active in music, member of the concert band Choristers and student orchestra for three years.
Hope School District No 1-A Hempstead County Arkansas invites sealed bids for additions to a one story brick school and a one story frame school building in Hope. Plans may be examined at the architect A N McAninch Little Rock Arkansas with a $25 deposit. additional sets $15. refunds on return. Bids must be received by 10 00 A M May 28 1942 and opened publicly. district reserves right to reject any or all bids with formalities waived.
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