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Given impartially by Asaodoted Prete The Weather ARKANSAS 1 Fair end 'sti warmer excejst tii the extreme east portion Thursday night; FrfcH day fair and VOLUME 41 NUMBER 282 ftt HOPE, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12,1940 Auociotad WeoftS News0Qp9r Cnil 'pftlCE 5c COPY 50 Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor -ALEX. H. WASHBURN- To Moke Aluminum From Clay Once It Was Costly as Silver This news item may mean trouble but not necessarily for Arkansas' rich bauxite field near Benton: A government chemist in a TVA laboratory at Muscle Shoals, has perfected a process for making aluminum out of common clay. Whether it is commercially profitable, however, remains to be seen; for the only thing that will destroy the value of Arkansas' great bauxite mines is a refining system which is cheaper than the present electrolytic process. Aluminum, that amazing metal, ns a feather and strong as steel, is 1929, the last year of which 1 have the backbone of aviation, and is a pillar in the automobile industry.

Regardless of the possible effect on our own state's mines, the discovery John Henry Wallhall, the abovc- 9.. mentioned government chemist, that aluminum could be made from common clay is magnificent contribution to "national progress. For while the supply of bauxite is sufficient at present, no man knows how great the demand for aluminum will become in future years. The mere fact that aluminum can be made from clay instead of bauxite, however, doesn't mean anything in immediate business terms until industry has studied the production-cost figures. The government's experimental laboratory thus far is producing but one ton a the commercial production of America for Hope's Biggest Parade Sfrfte Watermeon estiva Down Main Street, Opening the Hempstead Cou ri, tfH MfltBi EXPLOSIO ermelon Festival Days Comes nty Free Fair Agreement on Conscription Bill Reached Age Brackets 21 to 35, Volunteer Trial Plan Abandoned A joint WASHINGTON nate and house, committee approved Wednesday night -4 compromise version of a peacetime conscription bill making apprpximately 16,500,000.

men from 21 to 35 years inclusive, immediately Uablo to call for a year's military training. The revised measure, to be polished up by the committee Thursday goes first to the senate, with action predicted there Friday. The house is expected to give final legislative approval before the end of the week. Both houses previously had passed the bill in different forms. Striking out a house provision to a report, was 112,000 tons, and course is vastly greater today.

Aluminum is strictly a creature ol the chemical laboratory. Prior to 1886 it was one of the pecious mctuls, with a value equal to silver. It was much used in jewelry Prior to 1886 aluminum had been precipitated out of ore by a chemica process that was slow and costly Much of the material going into tha early process had to be brought the United States from South America But in 1886 Charles Martin Hal operating in the chemical laboratory of Oberlin college, Oberlin, "Ohio, dis covered the electrolytic process for manufacturing aluminum. His patents laid the foundation for the Aluminum Company of America, destroyed aluminum ns a precious metal, and made it the "wing" of modern industry- All this for the simple reason that by electrolysis alumnum could be made cheaply. Arkansas bauxite is smelted down to a powder know as alumnia, and this alumina passed through an electrolytic bath emerges as the tal aluminum.

Inventor Hall was a personality' in his own name. After his great he gave Oberl in college an ol college from rfrpoghizingiGre'ek-1 fraternities, forDid mixed dancing, made Obcrlin's students feign pledges not to or smoke while attending college. After got out of the Army in 1919 your writer served on a student committee that persuaded the Oberlin authorities to repeal the edicts against dancing: and 'smoking. But the ban on secret fraternities and on liquor still Inventor Hall, like Henry Ford and many another famed figure in industry, had ideas on other tilings besides his immediate occupation That briefly, is the story of the, magic metal of the labora- and how another chemist is knocking at the door of fame, saying he will make aluminum out of common clay. Perhaps he will.

Hall's invention was even more revolutionary in 1886 for then aluminum was as costly as silver. delay the draft GO days while attempts were made to fill the army's quota of 400,000 trainees by voluntary cn- listmcnts, Ihe joint commiltee voted to fix age limits of those subject to the draft at from 21 to 35, inclusive. The house had adopted a 21 to 44 age bracket after the senate had fixed the ages from 21 to 30, inclusive. The conferees approved a modified version of the "draft industry" amendment previously voted by Ihc house. Legislators said the changes were designed to surround government seizure of industrial property with safeguards so that such drastic action would be (8 prevented except in case of imminent national danger.

They struck out a senate amendment placing a ceiling on profits on guns, munitions and other, supplies similar to the profit limitation in effect on airplanes. About 5,000,000 Lieut. Col. Lewis Hershcy of the joint army and navy- Selective Service Committee told reporters the committee's action in fixing the age limits at from 21 to 35, nclusive, meant that about 16,500,000 men would be subject to registration. Of these, he estimated some 5,000,000 finally would be qualified for military service after all deferments had been mude for those with dependents, those physically unfit or those holding essential jobs in agriculture and industry.

Hershey said the first registrations of eligible men would be taken about 15 days after congress appropriates money to carry out the conscription program. Legislative leaders have said they expected President Roosevelt to submit a request for approximately Large Crowds Attend Fair Join British Oren Harris Speaker at Homecoming Friday New Jersey Powder Plant Blows Up Hospital Attendant! Said That Casualties too Many to Count DOVER, N. J. Observers iat at "least 50 casualties" that brought to the Dover Thursday afternoon after, ions in quick succession "at the cules Powder Plant miles awayy. Hospital attendants said 'tna casualties were so numerous "we can't keep track of them.

1 Reports from Kenvil said fire' fiai broken out at the plant and was ing so severly firemen could noftconvv ML' bat IVW- Col. Mark Kimberling, New state police superintendent, said 100 persons were reported injured. £, Dover hospital attendants said all available doctors and nurses and. ambulances had been called out The explosion was heard all Jhroughl- Westcliester county, just above Newv York; City, and some 50 miles from blast occurred. The shocks -were so great that thejsy registered on a ham university yin New York.

Hope to Play 3 Additional Cruisers Leave the Riviera CEUTA, cruisers escorted by three destroyers, all flying the French flag, wore reported heading for the Atlantic through the Straits of Gibraltar by British batteries at Gibraltar. This raised the possibility that some of the French fleet units refuged at i Toulon had escaped from that Riviera naval base and are joining the British. OUR COUNTRY 24 of America'! Gnalml Till AMERICA to Thtm We Must Determine to Do Utmost to Keep American Idea Alive Louis Adamic (Continued on Page CRANIUM CRACKERS Wmncn's Apparel Heie are Ihc nimic-h nf five i-li'S or of women's 'liithinR Can you describe each? 1. Italinyotc. 2, Pcnluiu.

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By LOUIS ADAMIC Author of "The Native's Return," "My America," "From Many Lands" In the current world crisis, the United States wll scarcely be worth defending ES a place and a sovereign stale unless we as a people and a Government also determine to do our utmost, immediately and in the long run, to keep alive and enhance the American idea. To me the United States is more than anything else. And by the American idea I mean the body of deals and practices which different people have labelled variously: democracy, equality, general welfare, iberty, the pursuit of happiness, tho American Dream, the Promise of America, the American Way. I mean the thoughts, emotions and doings of people on this continent that run like a clear stream through our history from Plymouth Rock to Ellis Island, and that aimed for a better life than seemed possible anywhere else on earth. Louis Adajmic I mean the thought, emotions and doings of people on this continent that run like long clear through our history from 1 in 11 I li Rock to Ellis l.s- li.ind.

iind that aimed for belter life than seemed possible anywhere else on earth. I mean Die Mayflower Concordant, the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address and the tears in the eyes of millions of immigrants from more than a score of countries during the last 50 years as they passed the Statue of Liberty, on whose pedestal are struck the words: Give me your tired, your poor, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, Send these, the homeless, the tem- pest-tost to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door. There will be danger, I fear, in this period of stress thai Americanism will be defined and interprelec too narrowly by the elements in population which by virtue of iheii numbers priority largely dominate the life of the United States. The will be that the id of Americanism will become; again, as the first, Woikl Wai nationalistic from the it was during too insistently viewpoint of the no-longer-true idea that Uie Uniled Stales is preponderantly an extension of the British Isles and the Anglo-Saxon tradition. Such nationalistic Anglo-Americanism will not be all-inclusive.

It wil The Hempstead Caynty Free Fair, the best Fair held 'here for many years, was in full swing Wednesday afternoon and night hundreds of school children and grownups from over the territory visited the booths, and exhibits, and took advantage of reduced prices on all rides offered by the Dee Lang shows, Thursday is designated as livestock day, when all the stock is being judged and awarded prizes and ribbons. One of the big days of the Fair is Friday, designated as Homecoming day, and many former county citizens are expected to Quest speaker of the day will be' Qren Harris, recently nominated congressman from this district. Mr. Harris will speak promptly at 2:30 o'clock from the band shell. The home demonstration club women and county farmers invite you to come see the Hempstead County Free Fair.

There are nine interesting and different educational community exhibits; two colored community exhibits; nine pantry store exhibits; canned products on display; jeautiful arrangements of flowers; all types of hand work; exhibit; 'eed crops; poultry; livestock; educat- onal exhibits from cooperating agenc- Conservation Service, County Library, W. P. N. Y. AAA, CCC SEA, FS'A and the Experiment Sta- county health nurse has a first aid booth.

Also fine exhibits by merchants in the form of a commercial display. Allention is called to the Home demonstration council booth and a chance on the hand made comfort and a basket of home -canned products. The, mpney goes to the. building of a 4-H club house at the University of. Arkansas.

Pictorial maps of Arkansas are given with each chance. The judging was held Wednesday and ribbons will show winners in each boo tli. The patriotic pageanl, "America Parade," met continued success Wednesday when a much larger crowc attended than at opening night. Manj members of the audience commenlec on the beauty of the play. The pageant, produced by the Join D.

Rogers Producing Company anc directed by Miss Martha Robinson will close with its final performance Thursday night. Livestock, Poultry Thursday is Livestock and Poultry day at the Hempstead County Free Fair. Poultry judging was under at noon with 56 pens consisting of 8- birds on exhibit, S. A. Moore, Extension Poultrymai (Continued on Page Five) (Continued on Page Five) TOP This picture, looking north on Main street at 3:30 o'cldck Tuesday afternoon, shows the head of the mile-long parade which, formally opened the Hempstead County Free Fair.

In the foreground, leading the parade, are the drum-majors and selected players from the Hope High School Band, followed by the Alton CCC camp company. Queen's Float, photographed in East Second street when the parade was being formed. Star Ph'otos for Louisiana 4:30 p. m.Frjday Hope's 1940 Bobcats Haynesville, at day afternoon to season against the Gol runnerup last year's' high school championship? night. Game-time at 7:45, and the distance from Hope is.

proximately 68 miles. Admission 1 be 50 cents for adults, 25 cents for" students. 'i -The Bobcats will eat supper in Hope early, then leave at 4:30 Friday ternoon ip a chartered 33-passenger bus. Coaches Foy Hammons and Bill Brasher said they would take, 23 players. Haynesville has a power-house JhTs year, the same team as of last season except for two ends.

The Hope coaches feel they made a mistake scheduling Haynesville this early in the 1940 season, in view of the new eligibility rules cutting down the size of the boys playing on Arkansas teams; but a good game is promised Hope defeated Haynesvile at Hay nesville in 1938, and beat the Gojderi Tornado in Hope in the LOVUST iana, boys are thirsting for revenge this 1 Friday night. F.D.R. Defends Plant Seizure Roosevelt Is Applauded-by Teamsters Union WASHINGTON (IP) President Roosevelt reviewed the New Deal's social and labor measures Wednesday night the clamorous applause of a convention of the Teamsters out at those whom he charged with first seeking to obstruct and now endeavoring to repeal them. To further acclaim, he added a hearty endorsement of the principle that the government must have "power tu acquire the services of any plant or factory for adequate compensation, if the owner refuses to make its services available to the defense needs of the nation." The speech was described at the While House beforehand as the laboi speech of the campaign. His hearers, who had endorsed his candidacy a few hours before, made up an aud- (Continued on Page Five) A New Process for Aluminum TVA Extraction Threatens Arkansas Industry KNOXVILLE, Tenn.

John Henry Walthall, scientist in the Tennessee Valley Authority laboratory at Muscle Shoals, has perfected a process for extracting essential material in making a common clay found in inexhaustible quantities in the United States. "This process will increase anyfold the sources of this metal which is vital to national defense," the authority said. "Aluminum metal, produced in the United States solely by the Aluminum Company of America, is manufactured by 9 process on which have expired. The raw material is bauxite rock from which the iron, silica, and sand have been removed in a process which leaves a powder- like substance known as alumina. (Continued, on Page Five) Schools Begin Registration Hope Public Schools to Open Officially Monday Registration, class assignments and textbook distribution for Hope public schools began Wednesday at the regular school time and will continue through Friday with school beginning officially Monday morning.

Registration for elementary schools took place on Wednesday morning from 9 to 12. Buses ran their regular routes for the convenience of pupils who were to report to all schools and will continue to do so Thursday and Friday. Only seventh and ninth grade students reported to the high school Wednesday morning. Eighth grade students reported Thursday morning a' 9 o'clock and all high school students who did not classify last spring anc who desire to make changes in their schedule are asked to report Friday morning from 9 to 12. High school students will meet in assembly in the auditorium Monday September 16 at 8:30 for further instructions in home room assignments and class schedules.

This schedule applies to both white and colored schools. A Thought Obedience is not truly performed by the body, if the heart is 2 Are Injured in Accident Car and Truck Sideswipe Causing Both to Wreck George Grebner of Dallas escaped, njury and three negroes, Orlie Wati son, Round Quan and Young Sanders of Rosston suffered painful but not serious injuries about noon Thursday 'n an auto accident about 3' miles irom Hope on Rosston highway. State policemen, Porterfield an4 Humble, who investigated the accident reported that the car driven by Grebner and the negroes truck sideswiped. Grebner's car overturned into the ditch and the truck hit a culvert, overturned in the road then took to the ditch and then rolled partially back onto the road. Both were badly wrecked.

Two of the negroes were brought to the Josephine hospital for treatment and attendants said their injuries were not believed to be serious. Highest Marriage Rate The marriage rate of the United States is the highest in the world, being in excess of 10 per thousand of the population per year for the past several yews. COTTON NEW YORK Decmeber cotton opened at 9.28 and closed at 9.27, Middling spot at 9.84-.