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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1942
Page
3
A narrated encounter on a twilight ride through western Arkansas follows a young paratrooper from Fort Bragg to Prescott and Hope. He shares life on furlough, Army service, dreams of owning land, and sending War Bonds home as he contemplates further travel toward Athens Texas and family needs.
The Arkansas Supreme Court strengthened the validity of the 1941 gross receipts tax law by ruling the revenue commissioner may file certificates of indebtedness in circuit court to collect delinquent sales tax. The decision, which dissolved a chancery injunction, follows a Mississippi county case and allows the state to recoup funds without individual suits, noting refunds in excess would be pursued if necessary. The ruling also addresses related cases on hog theft and land mortgage foreclosures, affirming decrees but clarifying compensation for improvements.
Funeral services for Start St. Harold A. Mullins 19 of Hope who died in a Jan air plane crash at Waycross Georgia will be held at 4 o'clock today at Shover Springs church Burial will be at Shover Springs He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Fey Mullins a sister Ee Clifford Yount of Wichita Texas and others from Dallas and Hope near Carroll Mullins of Dallas Texas
Auttoists urged to form car-sharing clubs to obtain supplemental mileage rations for workplace travel. Mo. Davitt, chair of the local war price and rationing board, said sharing is integral to providing essential transportation with minimal rubber use. Clubs must form before applying for supplemental fuel, with signatures and commitments from all members.
The State Forestry Service plans to hire more women as tower observers and gangers. State Forester Fred H. Lang announced the move as part of expanding forestry staff in Little Rock on November 16. The note also mentions ancient pigeons used as messengers dating back to 3500 B.C.
The London based report says a joint American British force pushes east from Algeria toward Tunisia to seize the strategic Bizerte base while Axis troops under Hitler are urged to hold at all costs. Reinforcements and counterclaims from Berlin Rome and Vichy fill the airwaves as RAF raids strike Tunis airfield and nearby targets.
In Washington on November 1, the Senate defeated a bid to immediately take up a bill prohibiting alcohol sales at and near military posts. Southern senators used quorum calls to stall debate on the anti-poll tax measure, with Russell leading the delaying moves and Barkley pressing to bring it to a vote. Norris urged tougher action to counter the tactics.
Tallahassee Florida November 16 Ay Keown state home demonstration agent outlines coffee preservation tips before rationing begins November 28. She advises storing coffee in a lightly covered container and refrigerator, grinding finely for the brewing method, measuring accurately, avoiding boiling, serving promptly, and storing leftover water for flavoring or reheating.
Vichy broadcast reports Marshal Petain dismisses Admiral Jean Darlan from all public functions and military commands. The development follows Darlan's earlier appointment of General Henri Giraud as Commander of French forces in North Africa, with ongoing tensions over authority among French leaders in exile and North Africa.
Batesville reports a Sunday fire at the Silica Production Company plant near Gulon, To ad county, about 25 miles northwest of Acre. Overheated sand is blamed for the blaze, with logs unofficially estimated at 50,000 dollars.
Funeral services for B H Irvin aged 22 will be at 2:2 today at St Paul Cemetery near Oxn. He was smothered Saturday while trying to stop cracks under a four wheat bin at Royston Farm near Blevins where he worked. He is survived by a widow and seven children, plus two brothers G W Ivnn of Jacksonville and two sisters Mrs Reese and Mrs Brown.
New York reports in revised Oct 26 battle tale Japanese headquarters claim a sunk battleship two aircraft carriers named as Enterprise and Hornet, another large carrier, three cruisers and one destroyer. U.S. Navy notes earlier losses and damage but confirms none of the specific identified ships.
About twenty Boy Scouts will appear before Hempstead Bay Court of Manor Monday night to receive promotion and awards including Life Star Eagle Palm and Merit badges. Associate Justice elect Ei FP McFaddin will award first class badges. Mayor Albert Graves second class. Frank Ward A W Stubbeman and Eugene Sweringen will present other badges. Rev J G Hamill urged parents and scouts to attend at 30 at the Scout Cabin. The Court of Honor will be followed by the annual Scouters Meeting with Jim Embree presiding.
Fred Williams of the Arkansas Public Expenditure Council will speak at the Hope Kiwanis Club Tuesday Noonday Luncheon at Tates Denry. Also on the program is the Hope Kivares Quartet comprising Franklin Horton, Ed Hawkins, Olin Lewis, and Bill Modgett.
Washington reports Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan naval aide to President Roosevelt was killed in night action in the Solomon Islands where he commanded the Cruiser Force. The loss comes amid ongoing naval operations in the Pacific theater with Callaghan noted for leadership and service to the administration.
London reports General Charles De Gaulle and the Fighting French National Committee formally refuse to participate in Allied talks with Vichy officials in North Africa. They warn any agreement confirming Vichy rule would be unacceptable to free French forces. The meeting with Churchill followed news diplomats reached North Africa to untangle the Darlan situation and Vichy broadcasts claiming Darlan’s dismissal while Petain said otherwise.
Former President Herbert Hoover urged in a Farm Journal letter for appointing a single food administrator with full control of the production program. He argued that lack of coordination between departments is curbing output of animal products and called for consolidated authority to keep meat and fat supplies ample as a war munition.
Railway and loading facilities are under construction at Norris City Illinois to trans ship oil from the War Emergency Pipeline Inc big inch conduit. Burt E Hull vice president and general manager of WEP announced today.
The Navy Department announced a major Solomons battle in which American forces destroyed 23 Japanese ships and damaged more, sinking a battleship heavy cruisers light cruisers destroyers and cargo transports while suffering 2 American light cruisers and 6 destroyers lost in the action. The engagement repelled a Japanese invasion fleet bent on reconquest of Guadalcanal.
President Roosevelt reports a November lend lease monthly record of more than 915 million dollars for October. He notes the Axis misjudged U S aid as it rose sharply since entry into the war, with two thirds of transfers in September and October military items aiding Egypt and Russia.
Flashes of life describe wildlife encounters and hunting season mishaps across Westchester County and other locales. A deer killed by automobile in Astoria triggers grim reactions. Bert Coulson's misadventure ends in cruelty to a deer. a grocer in Plummer faces a coffee shortage amid neighborly aid. a teen hunter in Wenatchee goes missing, later found alive after a careful wait for help.
Hot Springs November 15 only one major change in the Little Rock Methodist conference was in cluded in the list of appointments Yead at the conference annual meeting yesterday. J. D. Baker had completed the maximum six years as superintendent of the Prescott district and was assigned to the Crossett church. Van W Harrell, formerly pastor at Stuttgart, was named to the superintendency. Stuttgart vacancy filled by Otto W Teague moved from the Fairview Church at Texarkana. Only 54 of 160% appointments were involved in transfers due to wartime transport. Other leading transfers included T F McNeal from Crossett to Lakeside at Pine Bluff, R B Moore from Lakeside at Pine Bluff to Hope, K L Spore from Hope to Camden, F L Hoover from Camden to Malvern succeeding Dr W E Watson, C E B Whitten from Hamburg to Moncello succeeding Edward W TH, who went to Conway in the North Arkansas Conference, Jon W Mayne from the North Arkansas Conference to Gordon succeeding RL Long who went to Abilene Texas as McMurry College faculty. A visiting minister schook at various churches and Governor Adkins addressed Grand Avenue Church congregation. The governor said until humanity believes the fundamentals Jesus taught no program, reform, or convention can build a civilization satisfying humanity’s needs.
Auto owners must register for gas rationing on Wednesday and Thursday with locations in Ward 1 and Ward 2. Registration hours run from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hope High School with R. E. Jackson as registrar. Ward 1 routes include Walnut Street at Brookwood School with Mrs. Florence Hyatt in charge. Ward 4 registrations cover Paisley School led by Mrs. George Green and Oglesby Schools led by Mrs. Crit Stuart. Negro automobile owners register at Yerger School.
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