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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1942
Page
3
The Congressional Record prints Oren Harris of the Seventh District arguing for national wage and price stabilization to curb inflation. He urges parity for farmers, balanced costs of production, and suggests drafting skilled farm labor if needed to maintain food supplies amid war.
Hot Springs Mayor Leo P. McLaughlin and former Circuit Judge Scott Wood exchanged bitter personal charges during the biennial state board of election commissioners meeting in Hot Springs. Rival slates for Garland County election commissioners were presented by Democratic officeholders and by the Arkansas Act Government League and Holprings Ministerial Alliance, with Wood warning of boss rule if incumbents are reelected.
Little Rock reports 1944 legislature urged by Tibbets of Sharp County to allow dry counties disqualified from liquor tax participation to share benefits. Ten counties have voted dry in this period. The discussion outlines allocations of liquor revenues to welfare, Extension Service, Vocational Education, tuberculosis, livestock show premiums, old age assistance, and school funds.
In Little Rock on September 29, Chancellor Frank Dodge ordered State Treasurer Earl Page to transfer 236,527.34 from the state construction fund to the school supervision fund. A writ of mandamus, sought by Pulaski county school supervisor N. M. Hamilton, was cited to clarify dispositions of collections due the supervision fund under Act 327 of 41. Rozzell said the move will save the common school fund about 112,500 annually.
J D W Hollaway of Rosston, longtime mail carrier in Nevada county, died at a local hospital last night. He was widely known in the area and survived by his wife and several children. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Robert Lee Thomas, 10, died after a hit-and-run truck struck him on a road near Bellomont, 12 miles west of Flagstaff. He had recently moved from Brinkley, Arkansas. Survived by his father W. A. Thomas and brothers Charles and Perry. Charles is 17 and works on a war project at Bellomont.
Washington reports a determined Allied offensive across New Guinea, the Solomons, and Aleutians. MacArthur’s forces advance in Owen Stanley mountains, while air power devastates Japanese bases and supply lines. Navy and Marine units shoot down dozens of aircraft as they strike Guadalcanal and surrounding areas.
A record crowd of 10000 was expected for the first Dixie Series game in Shreveport Louisiana with 3000 box seats sold. The Shreveport Sports, Texas League runners up, meet the Nashville Vols as Gordon Maltzenberger was likely to start for Shreveport and Paul Erickson for Nashville after being knocked out early in Nashville last week.
Washington reports an administration plan for a national service to compel assignment of workers to where they are most needed. War manpower chief Paul McNutt told the House Agriculture committee that a labor allocation bill likely would be sent to Congress soon. He did not specify powers and objected to terms like labor draft or labor conscription.
Army Airmen report sinking or damaging two Japanese submarines off Kiska harbor in a daylight raid. Nine planes strafed a surfaced sub while a second squadron attacked another sub and a Japanese floatplane fighter was shot down. Shore targets and sea-planes were struck. Canadians and Americans participated. A separate London note cites A M Amery arguing Gandhi’s noncooperation must end for India’s final settlement.
A collection of short items: a New York note seeking a home for a cat with a public request. Kansas City luncheon honoring Catholic dignitaries with AFL organizers. a Reno Nevada candidate’s campaign withdrawal issue. and Sgt Beeler in Kansas City devising a slide rule for army rations at Camp Breckenridge.
Hope High School vocational students under E. E. Jackson will begin a scrap metal drive October 5 in Ward 1 and October 6 in Ward 2, October 7 in Ward 3, and October 8 in Ward 4. The Hope Kiwanis Club will form a committee to assist, and city trucks will collect scrap daily at 1 PM from alleys streets and businesses. Scrap funds go to Army Relief, with local dealers Machine Specialty Company Cox Cassidy Foundry Company and P A Lewis purchasing the material. The campaign urges complete household cleanups and widespread participation as part of a national effort coordinated by the War Salvage Board.
Lafayette Ind Sept 28 Wide World War has found a use for ragweed main source of hay fever in the United States Purdue university announced today the discovery in ragweed seed of an oil superior to oils in shortage areas closely resembling soy bean oil. Harvests show ten bushels per acre from stubble fields two crops possible per year with little effort by farmers. By product is ragweed seed useful for fully oils with drying properties in paints and seeds contain 16 percent fat and 23 percent protein. The pollen proteins cause hay fever and the oil harvest offers no relief from sneezing.
Iceland report says German air attack on an Icelandic ship off the east coast involved a flying boat. No casualties, only superficial damage. Vessel machinegunned. two bombs missed. Flying boats active in the area previously, but this is the first reported attack.
London report on Prime Minister Churchill rebuking Parliament over speculation on when and where a second Allied front will occur. He warned against public statements and inference about future offensives, amid BBC France broadcasts and Willkie’s call for an early front. Also notes Madagascar fall and arrival of Brig. Gen. Benjamin Davis.
An Associated Press war correspondent Vern Haugland survived six weeks in the New Guinea wilderness after parachuting from a bomber and was found delirious in a Port Moresby hospital. The diary entries, Aug 6 to Sept 25, recount hunger, peril, and a perilous trek with co pilot Michael. Missionaries later located him on Sept 19 in a native village.
WW II battle reports describe Marshal Semeon Timoshenko's forces pressing a hinge front near Stalingrad as German defenses waver and Soviet shock troops gain on the Mozdok axis. British leaders hint at an Allied cross-Channel offensive while denying African troop transport losses. Soviet central front actions north of Rzhev push back Nazi forces with major village recaptures and tank losses.
Little Rock dispatch reports WPA trucks not provided for scrap metal collection by semi public groups because the metal isn’t publicly owned. H C Baker cites Washington guidance to use trucks only for publicly owned metal, lacking authority to extend. Mrs Caraway objects to using the agency in a vital government activity.
The revival at Pentecostal Church continues after starting last Tuesday. Pastor P. Braves leads the meeting with Rev. M. W. Howard active. Public is invited to attend as crowds persist.
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