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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1953
Page
4
Local tax support has fallen by a quarter, slipping about 25 percent according to recent figures. The drop affects funding for services and may prompt reconsideration of budgeting and revenue measures by city officials. Community groups urge targeted reforms to restore steady support.
Princetown professor William Miller argues that local self-government cannot survive without local funding. He warns that if 41 percent of taxes spent locally come from state and federal levies, local control erodes. He notes rising state aid risks a future state income tax hike and urges strengthening local property taxes and levies.
Senator Kefauver Kilgore and Hendrickson urged amending federal law to let FBI enter kidnapping cases immediately after the Bobby Greenlease slaying in Kansas City Missouri. Senator Glin D. Dub onathan orson (D SC) opposed any change, saying the 1932 law was deliberately written and need not be altered. The statute allows FBI entry only after seven days if the victim was not transported across state lines and carries a death penalty.
A letter from Col Herbert D. Vogel to Congressman Oren Harris outlines how Arkansas cities seek federal water rights for Millwood Reservoir on Lille River. The move could raise the top of conservation pool and affect highways and railroad alignments as a regional water district forms to ensure municipal, industrial, and irrigation needs after Millwood’s construction.
Carl Austin Hall and Mrs Bonnie Heady, confessed kidnappers in the Bobby Greenlease case, waived preliminary hearing before U S Commissioner Edwin J Bean and were ordered sent to Missouri authorities for murder and kidnapping prosecutions. Bond for each on a federal extortion charge remains at 100000 while searching for Thomas John Marsh and the missing ransom.
Arkansas crop estimate as of Oct 1 is three percent below last year’s harvest. Miles McPeek, agricultural statistician, said favorable picking weather boosted the state tally to 1,325,000 bales. The national forecast reached 15,496,000 bales, triggering potential marketing quotas if exceeded.
HAL BOYLE argues in a witty column that wives nag as a release of pent up energy and that nagging is a harmless, even natural outlet in marriage. He compares male outlets for energy to explain why wives nag and how it signals love, ending with a humorous, candid tone.
A developing hurricane threat pushes storm warnings along the Florida coast from Cedar Key to Melbourne. Forecasters predict the center will near Fort Myers then move northeast along the peninsula with dangerous gales and heavy rains sweeping the lower west coast and Everglades region.
A disrupted rail passage near One rwa causes delays as trains pass under a flagged area. Key figures include Chica and Cleah Beg Orleams with a noted incident shaping weekend travel. Authorities respond with caution and schedule updates.
Farmers in Arkansas urge faster feed shipments and drought relief aid with tests of roughage supplies and credit assistance. Senate Agriculture Committee discusses designation of 51 counties for drought aid and local program administration. Astronomers predict a potential meteor shower tonight seen from Albuquerque and the Southwest, with cautious optimism from Dr. Lincoln La Paz about visibility and timing.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said Britain would press for a Big Four heads of state meeting despite Soviet replies. He asserted policy aims to maintain Weston Alliance unity, keep alliance defensive, and seek a conference if beneficial, arguing four-power talks at the highest level are not a fantasy and must be explored.
Hempstead coroner R V Herndon Jr ruled Jam es Whitmore a 40 year old Black man died of natural causes. He became ill during the night and was driven home by Marcella Stewart who tried to wake him before Whitmore was found by his wife next morning.
The Rev. Oscar Gardner superintendent of Goodland Indian Orphanage will speak at the Presbyterian Church Sunday at five o'clock. Gardner is a Choctaw Indian who has dedicated his life to work among his people and is touring churches across the Synod of Arkansas.
The Rev. J. H. Reaves of Oak Island California will preach Sunday October 11 at 1 a.m. at Union Church. The public is invited.
The Defense Department says most of the 8000 American servicemen listed as missing in Korea must eventually be presumed dead. Pentagon officials noted little hope of finding many alive and cited difficulties in recovering and identifying the fallen. Efforts include communication with the Reds and questioning returned prisoners to determine each missing person’s fate.
British Guiana faces a political shock as Prime Minister Cheddy Jagan and five ministers are ousted amid claims of a red plot to subvert the colony. London suspends the six month old constitution and sends emergency powers as British troops shore up Georgetown amid mounting tensions with the PPP.
Cross County Farm Bureau adopts resolution calling for a rise in the 1954 cotton acreage allotment from 17 500 000 to at least 20 500 000 acres. Bureau President H W Luplow of Parkin says the smaller range would be disastrous to cotton producers.
C F Erwin, 64, died in a local hospital after a short illness. Survived by a daughter Mya, a son, and several relatives. Funeral arrangements noted, with services at a local church and burial in nearby cemetery. many family names appear in the scattered lines of the notice.
The suspect in a $5,050 bank robbery at Weiner, Arkansas, was captured in San Antonio, Texas, after officers traced the crime to the Weiner area. Federal charges allege bank robbery with $6,000 seized from the suspect’s car while in custody.
Pulaski Circuit Court jury found W. Manyoe Treadwell guilty of obtaining money under false pretenses in a highway department contract. The jurors acquitted his co-defendant and recommended a suspended one year sentence on two counts.
Record set as younger Nix boy ran 101 yards for a touchdown for Jepeal Juniors over North Heights. Johnny Nix added a 4 yard TD run. Walker’s team to face National Guard at Emmet on October 2. Ashdown’s star named among hoops elites. Bobcats optimistic for Hot Springs game. Johnny Brannon reports livestock show top stock. Highway 0% project may begin next week for Milley County route to Texarkana. City hit by water outage yesterday afternoon. no fire occurred. Russell Porter returns from Alaska to join Examiner Enterprise staff after vacation.
Yugoslav officials protest handing Zone A to Italy as Britain and the United States weigh evacuation of Trieste amid clashes in Belgrade and Rome. Police clash with crowds. authorities vow orderly transfer plans while Yugoslav leaders seek security guarantees from Western powers.
A cotton bale rolled from a truck and crushed a man riding another vehicle near Monticello yesterday. Dean Taylor of Dominto, Oxe County, died from head injuries. Delvert Mansfield suffered cuts and bruises and was treated then dismissed. Emergency responders attended the scene.
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