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WotCd-Wide News Coverage Given Impartially by Associated Press Hope VOLUME 43 NUMBER 13 Stor of Hope, 1899; Press, 1927. Consolidated January 18, 1929. HOP Star The Weather ARKANSAS Cloudy with occasional rains in the northwest portion and warmer Wednesday night, Thursday, cloudy cooler in the north west portion. ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1941 Associated Prsss Newspaper Enterpriss Ass'n PRICE 5c COPY Conference on Mine Strike One Killed, Two Injured in Accident Near Prescoff Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor ALEX. H.

WASHBURN Th Die Cily of Hope. The cily shows dwellings, of which 1,135 have no baths. Aguinsl Ihe county total of 8,351 houses the 1940 census showed 3,112 occupied by owners, 4,967 occupied by tenants, 255 vacant and for sale or rent, and 17 vacant but not for sale or rent. The same figures for HOIK- were: 2,140 total, 806 owner-occupied, 1,238 tenant-occupied, 35 vacant and for sale or rent, and one vacant but not for sale or lent. Federal Census on Local Housing Bath-Tubs Seem to Be Scarce If you want some interesting reading get a copy of the new of the Census bulletin on "Arkansas Housing, First Series, Data for Small Areas." The 1940 census showed there were in all Hempstead county city and rural 8,351 dwellings and 6,947 of them had no private baths.

figures aren't much heller for $632 Raised in Hempstead Co. Scout Campaign Final Report by Treasurer Anderson to Chairman Walker tolal of $632.50 was pledged in lasl week's canvass for the Hempstead counly dislrict of the Boy Scouts of America, Treasurer Roy Anderson rc- porled Wednesday to Drive Chnir- inan Linus Walker. "The list of pledges follows: Robert A. Ulhnan 4.00 Vincent Foster 4.00 Ed I. Rephan 8.00 Floyd McDowell 1.00 Diamond Cafe 8.00 W.

W. Compton 2.00 R. D. Franklin 8.00 L. D.

Springer 8.00 B. R. Hamm 8.00 George Newborn 4.00 N. U. Cassidy G.OO -Bruner-Ivory Handle Co 24.00 Cox-Cassidy Foundry Machine Co 8.00 Arkansas Machine Specialty Company 8.00 W.

Edwards 8.00 South Arkansas Implement Company 8.00 Thompson Evans 5.00 Crescent Drug Co 8.00 Cox Drug Co 8.00 Gibson Drug Co 8.00 Ward Son Drug Co 8.00 Drug Co 10.00 -linger Sewing Machine Co 2.00 Chas. A. Hayncs Co 1C.OO R. M. LaGronc Jr 8.00 Louisiana Girl Killed When Car Overturns W.

N. Pinegar Washington, L. B. Youngblood, Alexandria, Injured One person WHS killed almost instantly and two others seriously injured when the automobile in which they were riding overturned on a curve about 2 miles cast of Prcscott on Highway 07 about 1:30 Wednesday morning. Miss Belly Ball, 22, of Alexandria, was killed, almost instantly and Luther B.

Youngblood, 24, also ol Alexandria suffered a fractured right leg, scalp lacerations, and pos. sible internal injuries. Average monthly house-rent ranged i N. Pinegar, 22, of Wasbing- from $13.56. in Hope, to a bottom of v4.C4, in Mine Creek township.

What these census figures prove is: That the rent situation has changed in how! And there is still a powort'll lot r.f work for enterprising plumbers to An, By WILLIS THORNTON Vichy's Marionettes In nil the history of Franco there sadder or more sinister chapter going on in Vichy, of unoccupied France fms gone back on everything France stood for in the opinion and regard of the civilized world. She has stricken "Liberty, Equal- Black Seaport Endangered in Crimea Thurst Russians, However, Claim Nazi Offensive Losing Strength 11U Of 111 II in what is now ie government Dale Jones Farrell Baker Gro. T. S. Pcrkison Oliver Mills Barr Dr.

F. C. Crow Dick Watkins 4.00 2.00 1.00 4.00 5.00 8.00 8.00 Hope Basket Co 15.00 E. A. Morsani 8.00 Union Compress 10,00 Heading Co 7.00 George Median 3.00 Plunketl-Jnrrcll Gro.

Co. 7.50 A. D. Middlebrooks 2.00 Albert Graves 8.00 Harry Hawthorne 3.00 A. L.

Hardnge 5.00 vVm. Ramsey Cafe 8.00 Tol-E-Tex Oil Co 7.50 Fred Cook Laundry 8.00 Hempstead County Lbr. 16.00 L. F. Higgason 2.00 E.

M. McWilliams 4.00 C. Bundy 1.00 Jean's Sandwich Shop 1.00 Hope Fire Department 5.00 Hope Cigar Store 8.00 Greening Insurance Agency 5.00 E. F. McFaddin 8.00 Anderson 8.00 C.

Lewis 4.00 Ted E. Jones 8.00 Hope Hardware Co 8.00 E. P. Young Chevrolet Co 10.00 Leon Bundy 2.00 Dr. Chas.

Champlain 3.00 System 8.00 Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. 12.50 E. G. Coop 2.50 Bob Elmore 8.00 Dr. Jim McKenzie 8.00 Hope Confectionary 8.00 Frank Walters 6.00 L.

M. Lite 8.00 Kroger Grocery 8.00 Southern Ice Co 8.00 Sifnt Store 8.00 Hope Furniture Co 12.00 Buford Poe 8.00 Hamill 4.00 J. C. Penney Co 1G.OO W. A.

J. Mills 8.00 Rao Luck 2.50 C. V. Nunn 5.00 W. P.

Singleton 8.00 Hobbs Grocery Market 8.00 Furniture Co. 8.00 Lyle Moore G.OO Hope Star 1G.OO Young Men's Class Methodist Church 8.00 Hilt's Shoe Store 5.00 Colton Oil Co 12.00 Houston Son 8.00 i Total Pledged ity, Fraternity" from her shield and substituted words thai smack slrong- ly of Nazi ideology. She has galhcred around her every scheming reaclion- iry politician in the dcfealed country, ncluded in this number arc the men who sat in Iho Parliament and sneered at the republic, the back-slabbers who belonged to the hooded Cagou- ards, the rich men's sons who indulged in the hoodlum methods of the Camelols du Roi, of which they were the mainstay both in finance and membership. The Pctain government's every decree and every move have been par- ot copies of the enactments of the Hitler gang in Germany. This has been done not only because of in clination, but also because of a child ish belief that by so doing, by acting as will marionettes pulled by Naz strings, they can curry favor will Hitler and win easier peace terms when tlic German tyrant gets a round to that subject.

One of the papers of Paris saic as much: "French unity has more to cxpec from the generosity of the victor than from a boastful British propaganda now on its last legs." That is undoubtedly the hope of the Lavals and the Flandins. It is a snviil hope, but it is a hope thai has led Ihe Pctain government to lend itself as a willing instrument to Hitler's war plans. Bui il is also a hope that in all probability is destined lo be wholly disappointed. Hitler has shown himself to be a man utterly void of generosity to a beaten foe. He has also shown himself lo be a man who does not care a rap his spoken or written word.

Prom- ses are made and pacts are signed only to be broken when it suits him. If Pctain and his cronies have any illusions about Hitler, they might a profitable half hour reading Jiice more his "Mcin particularly that passage in which he says one of Ihe Heichs prime jobs is to "crush forever" Germany's "eternal France. Thai passage spells French doom if Hitler is not defealed. From that passage not one grain of hope cuii be extracted. ton, suffered bruises and lacerations Botli of the men were employes the Southwestern Proving Ground here.

A checkup early Wednesday morning revealed that Miss Ball wat not listed on the Proving Grounc personnel. Tile injured men were carried to he COIM Donnell hospital at Prescolt vhere they were treated. Miss Ball's aody was carried to the Cornish Un- let-taking Establishment at Prescott. Two Die in Crash JONESBORO Two Black- oak, Arkansas residents were killed and two others injured when their aulomobile crashed into a brdige rail- ng and overturned on Highway 63, southeast of here Wednesday. The dead: Richard Tyler, 45 and Buck Halliburton, 43.

The injured are: Junior Vaughn, 21, of Blackoak and Richard T. Andrews, 40, of Pontiac, Mich. Young to Head College Class Local Youth Elected Vice-President at Hendrix CONWAY E. P. Young of Hope Hendrix College sophomore, has bcei elected vice president of Martin Hall men's dormitory on Ihe Hendrb campus.

E. P. is a member of Delta Alph; social fraternity, a member of the In ternalional Relations Club, the extend ed interamurals committee, the Men' Club, the Booster Club. Members Delta Alpha elected him for their vie president this year. For Once AWOL Didn't Matter Soldiers Commended for Work in Hamburg Tornado Cranium Crackers Patriotic Songs Stirring hearts to a patriotic fervor is one of the jobs of song writers in time of national emergency.

You've no doubt heard all the songs mentioned below played recently. 1. Who wrote "Any Bonds Today" and "God Bless 2. What American and British patriotic songs arc sung lo the fame tune? 3. When on what occasion WHS the "Star-Spangled Banner" written? 4.

What docs a uniformed service man do when the national anthem is played? 5. What two patriotic songs emerged from the Civil War? Answers on Comic Page John Kimbrough Weds Houston Girl CAMP LIVINGSTON, Twenty soldiers of the 127th infantr J2nd Division returned to camp Wea icsday from a 15 day furlough i Michigan, hours overdue but ii iletid of being punished for AWO will be ciled by official con by Col. J. Tracy Hale, the commander. Traveling by chartered bus the men nit Hamburg, Arkansas Monday morning just about the time a tornado swept through the little hamlet, causing much destruction.

Although their bus had jusl aboul lime to reach camp they ordered it slopped and policed the town. By the Associated Prcis German troops were reported to have scored a brcnkthrojigh Wednesday into the Crimea Peninsula, site of Russia's Black sea basb of Sevastopol while other Nazi columns stormed at the gate of Rostov-on-jDon in what appeared to be a climatic phase oi the 4-month-old battle of) the Ukraine Soviet dispatches saic) Red army engineers were already planting death trap mines in Rostov aAd were preparing to leave the city of a ruin. The main German attacking column was said to bo only 10 nliles from the center of the big Don rivjer port whicl guards the north approaches to the Caucasus oil fields. In Berlin Nazzi commentators saic nee the city had fallen the way woult open for a swift anjiored division 3 strike south to the center le oil region at 175 miles be Rostov. The Russian newspapbr Pravda ac nowledged great danger to Moscow Donets Basin, the CJimoa and Ros ov but declared that Hitler's prcdic on of victory before vfinter had col psed.

Using Full Strength Pravda said the Nazi high comman ad thrown almost the entire German and army, artillery, tank and nine- enlhs of the airforce, inlo the Rus- lan campaign. "The enemy has not yet been halted nd he is still pressing (Jin despite hero- resistance and counter attacks by lie Red army which is strewing the oute of advance of the Nazi troop? heaps of corpses," said. "Nevertheless it is: clear that no cmporary success can bring Germany ler desired victory anpl peace," it was aid. Travelers arriving outside the USSR roin Kuibyshev said first 15 days of November would probably be the nost crucial period jn Ihe slruggle. Adolf Hitler's fielij headquarters said three German 50,000 in breaking hrough Red army dpfenscs into the Crimea after 10 of hard fighting.

The reported break presumably occurred at the entrance to the Pere- Isthmus, linking the Crimea and the USSR mainland which has been the scene of bitter Nazi troops attacking with strong aerial forces crackecj the Soviet defenses and took prisoners and much ammunition ai guns, the German communique sa d. "Pursuit of the cle eatcd enemy has begun," Ihe Germans claimed. Crimea Important Aside from the Sevastopol base the Crimea is strategically important for two reasons: 1. Its, cast cvtremity guards the narrow tftrait into the sen of Azov. 2.

Troops grossing the strait would have short-put route into the Caucasus. Although Sevastopol is the main naval base on the Blapk sea authorized London quarters safd the city's capture would not be disastrous to the Soviet licet. Base facilities are offered tit thle ports of Batumi or Novor- ossisk, on the mainland. On the bloody fjront before Moscow the Russians acknowledged the development of a menacing new thrust Proving Ground So Many Workers Can Accomplish Lot in Single Day When over 5,000 people arc united in one enterprise, aided by the most modern equipment and guided by competent supervision, a lot can be accomplished in the span of a day's work, as is shown by the following resume of what happens daily at the Southwestern Proving Ground, where the government is forging an important link in the National Defense chain. For instance in one shift the grading crew moves, on an average, 50,000 yards of soil, while in the same interval the men pouring concrete on airport runways hsve Possibly American wa vcsscls NEA Service Telcphoto John Kimbrough, former AlI-Amcricnn from Texas A.

and his bride the former Barbara Goldingr at their wedding ceremony in the Church of St. John the Devine in New York, Monday. Left to right, Detm James DeWoIfe, William Cox, the best man: Mr. and Mrs. John Kinibrough.

The former Barbara Golding is a granddaughter of Charles F. Bridewell, of Houston, head accountant in the Constructing- Quartermaster office at the Southwestern Proving Ground, Hope. Mr. Bridewell lives at th -c residence of Mr. and Mrs.

Dorsey McRae, East Third street. U.S.toWithold Sub Sinkings Knox Asserts British Don't Publish Sinkings WASHINGTON Secretary Knox said Wednesday that the Navy probably would apply a policy of secrecy to the sinking of any German in engagements with poured and finished over 900 square yards of cement. The Building Location Parly have ordinarily, during the same shift, surveyed, staked off and otherwise located from one lo three facilities, and the building erection men, including carpenters, plumbers, bricklayers, electricians, sheetmetal workers, and other craftsmen have miraculously transformed a heretofore vacant spot on the reservation inlo Ihe outline of a permanent building, maybe with siding up on one side and reinforcing of foundations being almost finished on the opposite side of the building. Simultaneously, at other parts of tlie reservation, men are busy erecting iion-climbablc fence eight feet high with each post sel in concrete, as other workmen put the finishing touches on a mile of new laid railroad track. Two engineers, both specialists in the building of sewer disposal plants seated at drawing board in the Architect Engineers building, scratch their heads and ponder a technical problem Knox flatly declined either to confirm or deny reports brought to his attention that some German submarines had been sunk.

Told that rumors and reports of inkings of submarines were current here for some time he said nothing could be said about that and continued with the discussion of Britain's war policy on such things. "Britain has been in the war a long time," he said "but you have not read of very many submarines being sunk by the British. "This does not mean, however, that many submarines have not been sunk, he declared. He asserted that the withholding of news was just a mailer of policy but the Germans the vicinity of i construction that within a few Volokolamsk, 72 jniles northwest of days VV JH DL transformed from blue Ihe Soviel capital, about midway be- prints to actuality by a Construction twceji Mozhaisk Kalinin. Superintendent who was a day or two Cotton By the Associated Press NEW ORLEANS Open High Low Close 10.24 lfi.34 16.16 16.21 16.28 lfi.31 16.GO December January March May July October 16.26 16.41 16.47 16.64 16.75 16.57 16.03 1G.71 16.82 16.71 16.70 17.03 17.03 17.03 16.97 NEW YORK December 16.15 16.26 16.11) 16.17 January 16.22 March 16.41 16.54 16.37 16.41 May 16.59 16.68 16.52 16.56 July 16.68 16.75 16.59 16.63 October 16.85 16.85 16.85 16.78 Soviet front dispatches however declared that the Germans lost aboul 60 per cent of their cfective- ness in the past fefv days of fighting around Moscow apparently the invaders would not lifke the cily.

The Red army Bulletin said General Zluikov'-s forces, under no retreat orders, recaptured 4 villages northwest of Moscipw. German military reports eoncecclcd that thte Russians were launching strong counter attacks in Ihe Kalinin sector. News Was Slow The greatest between the earth and a meteorite during modern times occurred in 1908 in Siberia, but wasn't headlined newspapers until almost 20 years lifter. A Thought Henceforth Majesty of God revere; fear Hi in and you have nothing else to Warm Weather Is Predicted Temperature Hit 40 Degrees Here Tuesday Night LITTLE ROCK Slightly warmer weather was predicted for Arkansas Wednesday after tempera lures dropped to the lowest mark of the seal-on the past two days. Bentonville had a minimum of 30 ui 1 I'll IV-'H 1VJ1 icli-iiu -i i degrees 101 the second slraiuhl day installation, and other details and has before, directing the erection of an ordnance testing facility, now completed except for minor details.

The illumination engineer is developing step by step a system of lighting for the huge military airport under construction and trying lo keep in mind all Ihe hundred and one requirements for electrical outlets, radio little lime lo consider Ihe work of the General Superintendent who is striving lo correlate all these varied construction problems and utilize to the fullest extent the combination of man power, machinery and technical knowledge assembled for the work. While army of office workers including many specialists in various fields hurry about the task of keeping the job turning, which includes Ihe Purchase Department, trying to secure supplies in a short market, the Timekeeping Department working on the tremendous task of accounting for each hour ol time spent by- each individual on the job and the and Little Rock had a low of 40 degrees. OllKTj included: Batcsville and i Corning. 34 degrees: Blvthcville British Blast German Cities Bombers Penetrate Far Into Germany Tuesday Night LONDON Fighting their way through a northerly gail four big four-molored British bombers penetrated far into Germany during the night and attacked objeclives in Ihe soulh and soulhwest, the Air Ministry announced Wednesday. At the same time small British fighter planes blasted the docks at Cherbourg on the German occupied coast.

The ministry's news service declared that American built Hovocs participated in the sweeps over France and reported that no planes were lost. Funeral for Hope Woman Mrs. Arthur Slayton to Be Buried Thursday Funeral services for Mrs. Arthur Slaylon, 26, who died in a local hos- pilal Sunday will be held at the Hope Gospel Tabernacle at 2:30 Thursday afternoon, with the Rev. J.

E. Hamill officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, an infant son, her parents. Mr.

and Mrs Sam Andrews of Hope, two brothers Earl of Shreveport and Ernest Hope. 3 sisters, Mrs. Edna Delay Redondo Beach, Mrs. Free Mouser and Mary Andrews, both Hope. Active pallbearers are: John Ridgdill, A.

E. Stonequist, Guy E. Basye Dewey Hendrix, Hubert Elliot, ant Roy Mouser. John Lewis, Myron Taylor Talk 3 Hours New Threat of Aircraft Walkout Comes on Heels of Conference Lewis and Myron C. Taylor conferred for three hours Wednesday in an effort to settle the captive coal mine strike envolving 53,000 workers but Lewis said after the conference that any announcement was at least hour distant.

Taylor, former chairman of the U. S. Steel and Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers met at President Roosevelt's suggestion. As they met the White House still had received no reply to Mr. Roosevelt's third appeal to Lewis to halt the strike, Stephen Early, White House secretary said.

Talks With President Early disclosed that Taylor together with William H. Davis discussed the situation with Roosevelt Tuesday night. Today's meeting had a last chance quality for President Roosevelt is considering action and congress, angry snd seemed ready to take dvastic steps of its own to eliminate time consuming industrial walkouts. In congress the mine dispute is rapidly becoming the symbol for whole problem of walkouts and strikes in view a threatened workers in five aircraft plants. CIO Dispute The general strike threat arose from i a protracted CIO dispute with the Air Associates, at Bendix, N.

Richard Frankensteen, national director of the CIO Union involved tele, graphed President Roosevelt that unless the controversy could be settled to union satisfaction by Thursday he had no recourse but to use the economic strength of the union to protect its members. The sole issue in the mines dispute was a U. M. W. demand for a union shop in the coal shaft which the steel companies operate to get fuel for blast furnaces.

Helena, Newport and Searcy 30 degrees. Ft. Smith reported 45 degrees, and Pine Bluff 42 degrees. 40 IK'Srccs Here The temperature as recorded by the University of Arkansas Experiment Station for this area Tuesday night was a low of 40 degrees and a high of 52 rlcgieos. This wa.s the coldest night since October 10 when the mercury hit 44 degrees.

The best way to forget the cost of (Continued on Page Two) living is tu live so lhat its worth Germans Claim 14 British Ships Sunk BERLIN Fourteen ships to laling 47,000 tons were sunk by Ger man submarines in a 6-day pursui of a heavily loaded convoy travel ing from Gibraltar to England, au thorized German sources said Wed nesday. It added that a British one of the warships guarding th merchan bottom nlso sent to th To Observe Art Week Here Hempstead Library Plans Art Exhibit Oct. 17-23 In recent years a tide of popular in- erest in American art has been rising. are today strong currents mov- ng toward an art of native character and native meaning which shall ex- with clarity and power the in- the experience, and the ideals of our American democracy. In this belief that art is one of the daily needs of the American people, and that works of art may be sold at prices which the average American can afford, the week of November 17-23, 1941 will be devoted to an ef- to bring American a to the attention of every potentu.i consumer fart in America.

The Hempstead County Library is planning an exhibit and interesting program on the fine arts at the city iiall Tuesday through Sunday, November 18-23. Any one in Hope or in Hempstead county having any articles that he would like to put on display should in touch with Mrs. R. A. Boyett, county chairman of art week or Miss Elsie Weisenberger, Hempstead County librarian.

The following phases of art will be discussed: Household arts, photography, architecture, rugs, soap carving, dancing, flower arrangement, poetry, color scheme for a dark north home, window decorating, the drama, and painting. Dog-Fish? NOW ATA, Jim Simpson and wife ran out of bait while fishing. Simpson said his wife thought of the weiners they brought along for lunch. They came home with quite a catch. Power Not Exercised No president of the United States has ever had occasion to exercise his constitutional power to adjourn congress "to such time as he shall think proper," since both houses have always reached agreement as to $d- journmeni time..