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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1953
Page
4
The editorial by Alex H. Washburn critiques a proposed elective tax, arguing its structure and impact on university funding require scrutiny. It outlines potential effects on students and programs while urging careful consideration before adoption.
A Fayetteville context discusses the University of Arkansas tax study and Joint Tax Revision Committee efforts led by Charles Wilkins of Magnolia. It argues to remove assessor elections in favor of appointive, well-paid posts with strong staff, and to unify assessment rates while local millage votes remain, asserting reform hinges on shifting property assessments from political processes to insulated offices.
The United States urged the Supreme Court that the Fourteenth Amendment gives the nation power to end school segregation. Attorney General Brownell and aides argued equality means equal access to public education for all, despite racial differences, as five cases from Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, and the District of Columbia await rulings.
PANMUNJOM Korea Dean Believes a distinct possibility exists that preliminary talks with the Communists could lead to a Korea peace conference. He urged a date and Russian participation while noting UN hesitation to invite observer nations and the need for neutral, nonvoting observers from India Burma Pakistan and Indonesia. He said Russia must sit with North Korea and the Chinese Volunteers as full participants. Potatoes lead US vegetable crops per National Geographic Society.
Police search for a 22 month old girl reported missing in Lane County as officers investigate a possible foul play. The case centers on an area described as isolated with authorities coordinating ground and air efforts to locate the child. Detectives ask the public to report any sightings or information promptly.
The port city of Pusan in Southeast Korea suffered a massive early fire from shanty towns near the canal and railway, with winds up to 30 miles per hour fanning the flames. Armored units and international truce inspectors fled as hundreds of homes burned, with estimates ranging from thousands of shacks to up to two thousand houses lost.
Senator Jenner directs the Communist in government inquiry to defer questioning Taner Gouzenko. He says the internal security subcommittee, with nine former government employees including Alger Hiss under scrutiny, will seek Canadian consent to question Gouzenko only after talks between Dulles and Canadian Foreign Minister Pearson. Gouzenko, once a Russian Embassy clerk, identified a Canadian spy ring in Ottawa in 1945 and now lives under police protection in Canada.
Sweet Home Baptist Yenuweh will preach Sunday November 20 at Sweet Home Church located on High way 24 between Prescot and Brev ins. Westley Thomas will be in charge. The public is invited.
Hollywood's Cease Fire aims for authentic war realism using a Korean front platoon and real battle sound and sights. The reviewer notes effective depiction of hill fighting and the moral shadows of war, while acknowledging the unmatched fourth dimension of smell and fatigue.
A Tennessee couple, Tom and Betty, whose two year secret erupted into public shock, face legal troubles and a fractured life as investigators probe a vanished secretary and a possible will dispute. Neighbors offered support as the pair, now in Beaumont, recounts their turbulent past and years of attention.
Contested event looms as Van Fleet eyes Stuttgart visit and a key matchups with notable players like Wilhan GC and Cherry. The field includes Shaw, Cowan, Teng, and others in a bid to defend crowns and claim top honors at the central meet.
Paris dispatch reports a U S Air Force C110 Flying Boxcar crashed while approaching Orly. Six crewmen from Dover Field Delaware were killed. one found tangled after bail out at about 700 feet. Witnesses said the plane appeared to explode in air near the runway with possible engine trouble.
The outlook for November 27 to December 1 shows temperatures near normal with average lows around 31 to 34 and highs near 40 to 46. No significant hazards expected and little if any precipitation predicted. In unrelated sports notes Edwin Peake judged 60 entrants in a blindfolded ankles contest, with Mrs. Poke among the prize winners.
Skeptical delegates at the United Nations debated Andrei Vishinsky’s hints that Russia may have advanced weapons. U.N. officials and translators offered two versions of his speech, with experts split on whether Moscow possesses all the weapons claimed. Still, Vishinsky asserted the Soviet Union now surpasses the West in atomic and hydrogen armament.
The Air Force reports all passengers aboard a Coast Guard search and rescue operation were rescued after a C-41 transport ditched in the Sea of Japan near Miho during a rainy approach. One crew member suffered a broken wrist and three relief personnel had minor injuries. names were not released. The pilot fired flares on impact and rescuers found the aircraft, with survivors using Mae West flotation aids to reach the rafts.
William Shirley Woodruff 60, veteran Associated Press Morse telegrapher, died in St Petersburg after months of illness. He served 35 years with AP, stationed in Greenville and Pine Bluff among other Southern posts, and helped operate AP equipment after high speed telegraph machines were installed. His widow survives.
French Premier secures approval to attend a meeting in Berthswaite and Javits amid debate over alliances and the Cantroversitl project. The National Assembly splits on support for Franco and negotiations with Kaelin, amid broader pressure over assets and endowments.
A 2 year old boy Jeffrey is at the center of a Thanksgiving plea by widow Mrs. Dorothy Trehudy. After her husband’s death last April she seeks a welfare department exception to allow the child to stay, but George Keith replies he lacks authority to grant the request. Friends and neighbors support her in a quiet holiday scene as the case remains unresolved.
A suspect named Shiels and his wife faced investigators over the killing of a young Japanese girl in Tokyo. The man admitted involvement after a brutal attack at a local residence, with authorities stating the motive and exact sequence remain under inquiry. The confession followed weeks of interrogations as prosecutors weigh charges and plan formal steps.
The Neutral Repatriation Commission ruled five explainers for the U S repatriation of prisoners, including 3891 captured, with constraints on dates and interactions. Allied interviewers will have four minutes per explainer to present, under a new protocol.
Truman plans a Chicago appearance touching on Cook County Democratic feanlirs and an Israel bond rally. The event highlights his nationwide tour as he addresses party figures and supporters in a high profile public statement.
The Rev C Onstead of Telse marck will preach Sunday November 20 at Old Liberty Camp Ground Church on the Washington Highway six miles south of Washington. Service starts at 7 o clock.
Local residents enjoyed a quiet Thanksgiving with only one minor accident reported by City Police as State Police logged no wrecks. Henderson State Teachers College claimed a sweet yet courteous win over Hope Reddies with injuries to Huddleston and Reeder. A October Chamber of Commerce report shows postal receipts up 12 percent, milk and broiler sales strong, and utility connections mostly steady from 1952. Christian Youth Fellowship attendees head to Van Buren for a two day convention, with free admission for all ladies at tonight wrestling event. Livestock Show bouts slated with Mosier and Chubby among officials and emcee duties.
Police in St Louis plan a Monday interview with Carl Ausyyk Hall, jailed on a $300,000 ransom case tied to the Bobby Greenlensa kidnapping. The session aims to uncover further details and possible prosecutions for associates in the Greenborn ward scheme.
Funeral services were held for Annie O Camp, longtime educator and former principal at East School, Monticello and Warren area schools. The Monticello native, who died Tuesday, taught at Spring Phize and led several local junior high grades. Survivors include her sister Mrs. Karrie Nunn and nephews.
A former officer, 29, Hutchhson of Batasyvill, was killed when his car overturned near here early yesterday. Driver Patterson, 23, of Batesyi, was injured. State Trooper Don Eljeg identified the driver. Hutchison leaves a widow and a daughter.
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