Hope Star from Hope, Arkansas • Page 1

ipecial Airmail Flight Here Made by Pilot J. B. Wilson fSeveral Hundred Spectators Greet First Airmail Plane Held at Municipal Airport Citeeted by the blare of the Hope Boys band, city officials and several hundred spectators, Pilot J. II. Wilson landed his red Waen-F plane til the I municipal airport early Thursday afternoon and after brief ceremonies hopped off for Little Hock with the first airmail ever to leave the local airport.

fWhite House Is Rebuffed by Vote in Pennsylvania CIO Do feat Imperils pem- ocratic Chances in Keystone State GOP VOTE GREATER Exceeds Democratic Primary Total for governor, Senator WASHINGTON major question, now that the Pennsylvania primary is over, i.s whether the result lessened President Roosevelt's chances of forcing wage-hour and government reorganisation bills through congress before adjournment. Observers were agreed tliat defeat of the C. 1. Kennedy campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, despite support of Senator Ciuffcy, New Deal stalwart, and intervention of National Chairman I'arley, represented a reverse for the White House tending to offset its claimed in Florida. If wavering Democrats in senate and house take tin 1 same views it may seriously complicate the president's task of gel- ting Ins prc.idjournmcnt program through.

Up In the hour of Farley's statement Pennsylvania Democrats to compromise on a Kcnnedy-fnr-govrr- nor and Ir-foi-senate ticket, President ROOM-veil hail kept clear of the fight direct connec- "41 Tlie Pennsylvania Vote Piactically complete returns in the I i-nnsylvaina primaries as com- pdcd hy. the Associated Press the Hi-publicans polling a larger vole than the Democrats: Democratic: For nut of 8,1170 precincts give total of divided as follows: Jones Kennedy Mar- Republican: For governor out of precinct. 1 give total vote of divided as follows: James Pmchott -I3. Democratic: For ji K.OV.vuii give total of l.O'.l.'l.iri. divided 'as follows: Kaile Wilson K'-j'iiblu-an: For out of 8.tl7."i precmsts give total vote ill divided as follows: Davis CAvlctt )l.

lion with il was IILS request that Senator Guffry abandon any plans for running for the governorship nomination and in the Senate. The ley harmony plan was vig- oiously rejected hy Democratic primary voters. They chose, instead, the complete slate of the 01 faction with which (Juffey broke to sup- iiorl Krnnrdy. Lewis a Miijur Issue AJI imiiieihah- I'onsetpience of defeat iif tin- I'. 1.

drive, to lake over parly control is to leave M-leclMii nl Pennsylvania's delegation to the next Democratic national convention in the hands of the Law- faction wliuh forei-d nomination of Charles A. Jones for governor. While no open hostility to Pit Roosevelt or his politics marKcil the primary, the win- fait ion made John L. and the C. I.

C). a major issue as against Farley's move to keep the New Deal- C. 1. (). alliaiai.

intact. Farley's cotn- suggestion was believed to have been prompted by threats of a C. 1. (). boll in Pennsylvania if Kennedy were defeated.

To observers, the primal results looked very much like a xign of definite anil far-spreading anli-t' I. (). ser limeiil in Pennsylvania holh Democratic and Republican ranks. While tactics may keep C. 1.

(). forces in other important in- ilnslnal stales aligned with New IX-al candidates for governor, senator or reprcM-iilative. the Pennsylvania re- might, observer opinion, prove to In- mptomatic of a widespread sentiment with whieh administration cleclion Mi ali-gy will have to reckon. It is at least, a direct challenge by many Democratic voters in Pennsylvania to the New Deal-C. 1.

O. coalition policy winch Farley urged. Still another factor indicating trouble for the ilinmiMi alum in other industrial slates i.s the effect of tin- primary on the American Fedeialion of Labor. Defeat of the C. J-.

O. candidate in Pennsylvania is likely to i nriimagv. 1 the A. F. of L.

to campaign vigorously again.st the C. J. O. wliciever a I'. I.

Democrat Pilol Wilson flew here from Texar- kimn, picked up nearly 4,000 airmail letters and departed al 1:20 p. in. for Little Rock where the mail will assembled and flown to its destination. Postmaster Robert Wilson said the airmail pouches contained letters addressed to in every state in the and to persons living in 18 foreign countries. Arriving five minutes late, Wilson's private-owned was first sighted in the southwest.

He flew in on the tail of a southwestern wind, circled the field once, and came down for a thrcc-iioint landing. The plane taxied to near an automobile equipped with a loud speaker where Pilot Wilson was greeted by Mayor Albert Graves, Postmaster Robert Wilson, the Rev. Thomas Brew- stcr, Postal Inspector J. L. Meyers of Texarkiina, the Airmail Queen of Hope, Miss Mcry Wilson and newspapermen.

Photographs of the group and the crowning of Miss Wilson as Airmail Queen by Mayor Graves were taken. Brief talks then were made by Rev. Mr. Brewster, Mayor Graves, Miss Wilson. Postmaster Robert Wilson and then Pilot J.

B. Wilson was introduced. Pilot Wilson said he was a "dirt farmer" from Joiner. Mississippi county, that lie "wasn't much of a speaker--but want to thank you folks for the tremendous welcome here ill I lope," Preceding th, arrival of the plane, hundred spectators gathered ill the airport. The Hope Boys Band was presented in several musical numbers and then a talk was made by the Rev.

Mr. Bj-ewster. The speaker told of the purpose of the occasion and outlined the history of airmail, which he said was inaugurated May 15 20 years ago with a flight from Chicago to New York: via Philadelphia. Since then the flying of airmail has made rapid which includes llu- inauguration of night flying of mail. The first night fliglit was made from North Point, Nebraska, to Chicago.

The pilot was Jack Knight. Arkansas Pilots L1TTLK wcnty-six Arkansas pilots were sworn in as tem- ixirary employes of the United Slates Postoffiee Department at a banquet at the Hotel Marion Wednesday night preceding the first air mail pick-up service in the 20-year history of the United States air mail. The pilots will fly four major routes over the state Thursday, picking up mail nt Arkansas cities. Each route, iViii be divided into two sections to provide greater efficiency and quicker service. The planes are due back in Little Rock between and -1 p.

in. They will begin their trips al periods from a. in. until noon. (Continued on Page Three) In Vennonl town there MI five men on the Inwn council.

For irii.vn which none of the voters ever been able to figure out the ciiiincil a rule that on each of Ms there must always be thire How many separate committees can be i ipp jiitU.il in the council, none of them having lite same Which men would be on each committee? For the purpose of it out. let the five men be called A. and E. on Classified Page Broadway Caravan Will Arrive Friday Motorcade Expected i Mope at 8 a. m.

Knroute to Roanoke, Va. The annual motorcade of the Broadway of America will arrive in Hope a. m. Friday from San Diego, en route to Huiinukr Virginia, where the annual convention will be held this year. Gus Miehiels of Bri.sby, i.s in charge of the tour.

The motorcade al present contains about 3d cars. Wil- liiun Mi-Comb, managing director of the Arkansas Automobile club, told The Star Thursday afternoon. At Friday morning, May liO, the motorcade will leave Texarkana over U. S. Highway 07 for Hope.

ArUadel- phiii. Hot Springs. Little Hock, Brinkley. Forrest City and Memphis, where the party will remain Friday night. On Saturday the party goes to Knoxville, and from there, on to Hoanoke, Virginia, where the annual reinvent ion will be held.

The motorcade will be escorted through Arkansas by patrolmen on motorcycles and will be officially welcomed by Governor Carl 10. Bailey al the stale capitol al Friday. Proceeding from the capilol to the Marion hotel, huu-Jieon will be tendered the parly by the Little Hock Chamber of Commerce-. Short will made iit Arkadelphia and Hot Springs on the way to Little Hock. It i.s expected thai a number of eastern and central Arkansas cars will go to Texiirkana to meet the motorcade ami accompany it through to Memphis.

The Arkansas officers of the Broadway of America Association are: J. Gilbert Leigh, district vice president; Hubert Jones of II, Springs; Terrell Cornelius of Hope; Judge C. F. Grcen- Hrinkiey, and W. A.

McCai thney of Texarkana. directors. Southern Presbyterian Church Discusses Union MKHID1AN. Hx-union with the Northern church, changes in the divorce canons, anil compulsory le tiremenl of ministers, weie lively is- before 78th general assembly of the Presbyterian church ill the U. S.

(South opening here Thursday night. Bono fat, fish, lard, (allow and whale oils are the most commonly used oils in soap making, in the animal fat category. A Thought Hope Star WEATHER. Arkansas-Prvbably shower, Thursday ni Friday; cooler Friday, and in northwest Thursday wight. VOLUME 187 HOPE, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1938 PRICE 5c COPY CITY BUYS rv Deficit Forecast for Year Beginning in June Double Current Year, But Less Than in '34, '35 and '36 HIT EUROPE RADIO Propaganda Probe May Forbid Loans to Roads That Cut Wages -Informed officials tentatively forecast Thursday a deficit in the fiscal yeaer beginning July 1, us the result of the huge spending-lcnd- ing program now before the congress.

That would he slightly more than double the anticipated shortage for the current year, but would be below the deficits of 193-1, and 193G. The peak peace-time deficit, swollen by bonus payments, was the year ending June 30, 193G. I'rnlir ICiiropean Propaganda WASIIlNC.TON.-f/IV--A Department of State representative told a senate committee Thursday that President Roosevelt had asked for a federal investigation of the propaganda of Kuro- poun nations in South America as part of a survey of international broadcasting. II. B.

Otlerman, serving on the in- ler-departmenlal committee on radio information, said: "The president has asked us to refrain from giving out information or coirment untli he has a chance to study it." May Curtail R. It. Loans WASHINGTON. Chairman Wagner, New York Democrat, said Thursday several members of the senate banking committee had amending, the administration bill to RFC loans to the railroads so as to prohibit loans to roads which force wage cuts. The senate earlier recommitted the hill.

Relief Stations in Chicago Close Up City Forced to Await Financial Aid From Illinois State Suchow in Flames as Japan Claims Capture of City Hand-to-Hand Fighting in Streets With Retreating Chinese A "BLOB OF SMOKE" Jap Aviators So Describe Strategic City of Chinese Rails CHANGHAI, sections of Suchow were reported burning Thursday as the Japanese, claiming possession of most of the city, fought hand-to-hand with China "dare to die" units in the southern suburbs. Japanese aviators said the strategic city, viewed from the air, was blob of smoke creased by jagged flames. They said naval planes bombing from a low altitude scored a dired hit on what apparently was the main munitions storehouse, sending flames and smoke hundreds of feet into the Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's Webster, All Chicago's relief stations were closed Wednesday night. All service, except medical care and I hi: distribution of emergency rations was suspended. General assistance, halted because the city's relief administration exhausted its funds, cannot be resumed until the state furnishes financial aid- possibly in a week or perhaps not until June 1.

Pickets gathered at six stations. Some carried signs reading: "Soak the rich and feed the poor" and "Don't starve, fight." Glumly they read placards setting forth: "Closed until further notice. Service restricted to emergency medical care I if needed, telephone) and surplus commodities." Some 170,000 persons received checks for May before the treasury was empty. A skeleton staff slarted mailing food tickets to the other relief recipients at the rate of 4,500 a day. These will permit the bidders to obtain beans, butter, cabbage, celery, oranges and rice at depots maintained by the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation.

One pint of milk will be supplied each day to each child between the ages of two and 12. Those under two will be given a quart. TVA to Disclose Records in Probe Federal Agency Agrees to Furnish Figures to Ex-Chief -TVA indicated Wednesday night jhat it would yield In the demand of its ousted chairman. Dr. Arthur K.

Morgan, for access to its files. Morgan sought to examine tin- files in preparing data to support his charges of malfeasance against the agency's remaining directors. David E. Lilenlhal, one of the directors, said he exptced Morgan's requesf would be granted, if his inspection of the files was supervised by a TVA em- ploye. Dr.

Morgan's demand was lodged earlier in the day with the joint congressional committee established to investigate TVA and the charges and Hdmlmrrtmcn! of Suchow SHANGHAI, Japanese troops opened their first attack early Thursday again.st the walls of Suchow, junction of China's Central railways, Japanese dispatches said. The invaders assailed the corner of the west wall after heavy blasting by Japanese artillery mounted on Pawangshan mountain commanding the besieged city. Japanese reported that almost a dozen separate forces were encircling the city for a concerted assault. In fan try had occupied Pawangshan late Wednesday under cover of artillery fire and dug in only two miles from Suchow waiting daylight to begin the attack. Japanese dispatches from Tokio said the west walls of Suchow were captured at 9 a.

in. Contrary to Japanese reports of a general retreat from Suchow, Chinese the city was not even seriously threatened and that Japan's armies had done no more than "disturb" Chinese communications along the east- west Lunghai railroad. A communique said a Chinese counter-offensive south of Tangshan, a station 50 miles west if Suchow, had driven a Japanese col- back to Yungcheng, in Honan province. In Hankow, a Chinese spokesman said that Japan's northward drive toward Lunghai was broken by the Tangshan counter-attack and Chinese lines still were "fundamentally unbroken." State Is Building Ferry at Dec Arc To Be Operated Free Against Privately-Owned Toll Bridges LITTLE ROCK. Governor Bailey said Wednesday he had instructed the Highway Department to begin building a ferry boat to be put into opera- lion at Dos Arc to compete with a privately-owned toll bridge spanning White river there.

The boat will be operated free. The department will begin construction of road approaches to the ferry landing immediately, Mr. Bailey said. I Two weeks ago the governor authorized the Highway Department to purchase for $3,500 a ferry at Black river and operate it free in competition with a privately-owned toll bridge at Powhatan. Installation of the ferries was ordered as a result of failure of the DCS Arc and Powhatan Bridge Company to negotiate with the state for the sale of the bridges for up to $120,000 appropriated for that purpose by the 1938 special session of the legislature.

(Continued on Page Three? Swimming Pool Opens Saturday No Admission on Opening C. Fuller to Manage Resort The Pines Swimming Pool will formally open Saturday for the summer season with free admission the first day. L. C. Fuller will be manager of the pool this summer.

Mr. Fuller announced that prices had been reduced to 10 and 20 cents. The pool will remain open from 2 to 10 p. m. daily.

Mr. Fuller said the water had been treated with chemicals and was clean and pure. 4 of the Dead in Air Crash San Francisco Bureau of the four women passengers killed in" the crash of a new transport plane in the Tclmchapi Mountains north of Los Angeles were Miss Loin Toffey, left, and Mrs. Carl Squier, right, wife of the vice president of Lockheed Corp. The plane was destined for delivery to west Airlines, Whittemore, above, and Sid Willcy, lower, vice president of Northwest Airlines and a Lockheed test pilot, respectively, were among the nine persons killed.

$4,750 Purchase for Future Needs; "No" for SoftbaU Flood Light Application Termed "Fad" EMPLOYE IS ADDED New Ordinance to Prohibit Open Drainage of Ice-Boxes Propose to Retest for Civil Service Helena Legislator Charges "Trick Questions" Were Used The present transcontinental motorcycle record is 77 hours and 53 minutes, held by Earl Robinson. LITTLE di- rccttor Kenneth O. Warner said Thursday he was giving consideration to a suggestion by Rep. Leo Nyberg, Helena, that the Civil Service Commission hold new examinations to compile lists of eligiblcs for employment in county welfare departments. The Arkansas Supreme Court held Monday that such workers were state employes and subject to civil srevice regulations.

The State Welfare Department said i county directors in 50 coujity depart- I menls were not on the civil service lists. In a letter to Warner, Nyberg said he had been informed that "trick questions" were used in the examination for county welfare jobs last July. This, Warner denied. France and Italy Suddenly at Odds New. Obstacle Put in Way of Great Britain's Peace-Making PARIS, France (yp) Premier Edouard Oaladier declared France would defend her frontier against "all attempts at violence" in a surprise statement delivered Thursday as France's negotiations with Italy for a friendship agreement approached a complete breakdown.

Indirectly, the premier threw the blame for the impasse in the friendship talks on Italy. His declaration came as Italian efforts to break up France's alliance with Soviet Russia had imposed a formidable obstacle to efforts for a France- Italian accord, Conference Imperilled LONDON, En sudden rift France's friendship talks with Italy provided an obstacle Wednesday for Britain's "deal with dictators" policy. Critics of the government in the House of Commons sought assurance that Britain would support French Premier Edouard Daladier in his attempts to make his peace with Italy. Viscount Halifax, foreign secretary, faced f-ho House of Lords to answer attacks on the British-Italian friendship pact. In the House of Commons, Richard Austen Butler, undersecretary for foreign affairs, refused to accept an opposition interpretation that Premier Mussolini was trying to drive a wedge between Brifain and France.

A French 'move to strengthen her force of 120,000 colonial troops by recruiting 60,000 additional native soldiers in Tunisia, French protectorate and Italy's coming military maneuvers in Libya, near the Tunisian border, emphasized Italian-French differences. Italy has sought to retain permanently Italian citizenship, schools and courts for the 91,000 Italian setlters in Tunicia. France wants these rights abandoned. Premier Mussolini's tacit demand that France get away from the Spanish government's side of the civil war "barricades" was an even greater stumbling block to a Rome-Paris agreement. Only This Year's Poll Tax Required by State LITTLE General Jack Holt held uThursdayvthat person who failed to buy a 1936 poll tax was eligible to run for.

county office in the August primary provided he obtained a poll tax receipt by next June 15. Special Service to Honor Seniors Hope High School seniors who are members or who attend the Baptist church, will be honored with a special service at the church Sunday night. Of the record-breaking class of 81 graduates, approximately 50 are Baptists. This is the second of such services, the first being held last year. The public is invited to attend.

Raising of worms for fish bait is a flourishing industry in the state of Kansas. 8th Is Arrested in Karpis Roundup Mrs. Grace Goldstein Taken in Attempt to Board a Steamer HOT SPRINGS, eighth arrest was reported in the roundup Wednesday night by men of persons suspected of harboring Alvin Karpis prior to his seizure in 1935. The eighth prisoner was Mrs. Grace Goldstein alias Mrs.

Alvin Karpis, of Hot Springs. She was arrested in Los Angeles as she was preparing to board a steamer for Honolulu. Queen Wilhelmina, of the Netherlands, now is the only ruling queen in the world. Aldersgate Day Is Methodist Event Commemoration of John Wesley Here at 8 p. m.

Tuesday, May 24 Tuesday, May 24, is to be celebrated throughout worldwide Methodism as "Aldersgate Day." This is the 200th anniversary of John Wesley's "heartwarming" experience in Aldersgate street meeting-house in London, about which he wrote his famous sentence, "I felt my heart strangely warmed." Tliis experience of John Wesley so transformed his own life that it is looked upon as one of the most remarkable religious experiences in the history of the church. This experience really marks the beginning of the great religious awakening out of which grew the Methodisl church. The program of commemoration at First Methodist church in Hope will begin at 8 o'clock in the evening. The pastor will lead this service, which will consist of prayer, praise, hymn singing and testimony, and a brief account of Mr. Wesley's experience on that eventful night of May 24, 1738.

Throughout the world, similar services will be held in every Methodist church, whether in the town, city or country. Every Methodist in Hope is urged to attend this service. Those who do not have a way of transportation arc requested to call the Pastor. The general public is extended a cordial invitation to attend this service. The Aldersgate Commemoration in Methodism is more than a mere historical recognition of an event in a man's life.

It has been a church-wide movement, actively launched at the annual conferences last fall, calling preachers and laity alike to a new consciousness of God through Jesus Christ, and affecting every agency of the church. Lay speakers will assist in conducting these services Tuesday night. From the First Methodist church of Hope will go the following speakers: Dr. F. C.

Crow, Prcscott District Lay leader will be at Spring Hill; Royce Wisenberger, associate lay leader will be at Fail-view church on the Spring Hill circuit; and Mrs. D. S. Jordan will lead the service at St. Paul Methodist church, on the Nashville highway, between Ozan and Nashville.

Roads Wear Out Before Bonds, Oil Man Charges HOT SPRINGS, H. Markham, New York, di.ector of the American Petroleum Industries committee, told a convention of the Arkansas Oil Dealers assocation here Thursday that "within the past few years the Arkansas motorist has been paying high taxes for roads which wora out before the bond issues." At a special meeting of the city council Wednesday afternoon the City of Hope acquired the Elks property, for the sum of $4,750. The vote for purchase of the property was unanimous. The Board of Public Affairs approved the action of the council. The ne -wcity property will be used for concentration of various federal agencies, thereby savin which the city pays each month for rent on various buildings that house the eral agencies.

The need for extra ground for expansion of the municipally-owned water light plant was also factor that prompted the purchase' of tha Elks hall and grounds. The council refused to grant an appropriation for the erection and installation of flood-lights at Fair Park; in order that softball teams would be able 'to play at night. "Softball a Fad" The concensus of the aldermen was that the playing of softball as a recreation was not permanent' probably would "fizzle as the summer months came on. One alderman compared softball to miniature golf, fearing that it was a 'fad' and was not permanent Thus council adopted "wait and policy before granting an appropriation. Softball managers of the 12 teams in the city league announced a called.meeting for.8 p.

m. Thursday night in the office of Earl W. Erion, WPA recreational supervisor, to work but. some plan to raise money for the purchase .1 and erection of flood lights. Several plans are expected to be discussed at the meeting to raise the necessary amount which is.

approximately $650. Nearly has been pledged to date. The council also frowned on the suggestion for flood-lights for the tennis court at the Fair grounds, Icc-Box Drainage Other business at the special meeting was to authorize the drawing up an ordinance to eliminate drainage of ice boxes under homes. This action was prompted by Dr. P.

B. Carrigan, city health physician, in an effort to curb the breeding places of misquitoes. The ordinance would make it a violation of the law to allow the boxes to drain (under homes. The city will employ a man to inspect homes during summer months and to spray beneath houses in the fight against mosquitoes. The final action of the council was to employ Miss Ruby McKee as assistant bookkeeper at the water and light plant.

Miss McKee will replace Mrs. Herbert Lewallen, who has resigned. The position pays peu month. The selection of Miss McKee from a group of 43 applicants came after more than an hour in which secret ballots were cast- a procedure in which the group was eliminated gradually with each counting of the votes, Abe Collins Will Talk Here Friday DeQueen Banker to Address Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs Abe Collins, president of the First National Bank of DeQueen, will be the principal speaker at a joint meet- in of the Hope Kiwanis and Rotary clubs at Hotel Barlow at 12:15 p. in, Friday.

Mr. Collins is expected to tell of the livestock, poultry and live-at-home program which is underway in Seveir which his bank was instrumental in promoting. All members of both the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs of Hope are especially urged to attend this joint meeting. Mr. Collins will be presented to the gathering by Dr.

A. C. Kolb of Hope, who is in charge of the program. Cotton NEW cotton opened Thursday at 8.74 and closed at 8.71. Spot cotton closed nine points low-, er, middling 8.74..