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42 192 Slor at Hope, 1899; Press, 1927. Consolidated January 18, 1929, HOPE, ARKANSAS, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1941 uA Enterprise Ass'n Associated Pfess RITISH SINK Roosevelt Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor ALEX. H. WASHBURN The Cost of Carrying the Mail And Some Suggested Improvements In its search for new revenue the federal government has checked up on the cost of carrying second-class postal matter -y-newspapers, magazines and other finds a sizeable deficit. Raising the rates on second-class matter to eliminate this deficit would contribute something to the federal revenue picture, and a congress committee is studying the proposal.

I should explain, right off, it is to this particular newspaper what the congress finally decides to do about second-class rates. Nor docs it make a groat deal of difference to any newspaper, I imagine. Rural subscribers who receive newspapers under the second-class rate get the benefit of the saving in distribution costs, which, as between government mail in the country and cur- rier boys in town, is considerable. The Star, for instance, sells for SG.50 a year in town; $3.50 in the four-county mail ft ft Asks Additional President to Address Nation Tuesday Night ft BISMARC 31-3 ft ft ft Billions for 'Election Case Moves Nearer Close Tuesday Wilsons Lead Cut 2 Votes; All Testimony Is Completed Indications point to the possible completion of the Hempstead county judge election contest case here Tuesday when the testimony of both sides was completed. the morning proceedings a re-check of several doubtful ballots, previously set aside by the court, fav- orecl inqumbcnt, Rved A.

by two votes, cutting Contestant John L. Wilson's lead to an unofficial 14 Wilson received 22 of the votes several more poll tax receipts of voters whose names did not appear on the official poll tax list. The court deferred decision on whether they would be Huge New Air Supply Bill Is Sent to Capitol Hill by White House WASHINGTON In the midst of preparing a momentous announcement on governmental policy President Roosevelt asked congress Tuesday for 3,319,000,000 in appropriations for more airplanes. Stephen Early, presidential secretary, told reporters the chief executive would extend his fireside chat and Luck received 20. Luck's attorneys offered iftcepted.

Attorneys stipulated that voters, whose receipts were offered, could prove Uial they didn't know their names were not on the poll tax list and when they cast their ballot their ijjjght to vote was not questioned. ''The court is proceeding with the final checking of the remaining ballots Tuesday afternoon. The following witnesses wore heard Tuesday morning: Robert F. Parton of Guernsey, B. A of Spring Hill, B.

Rhodes of Tokio, John Vcsey and J. P. Byers, both of Hope. -Work Resumed at Shipyards AFL Chief Soys They Can Get Along Without CIO FRANCISCO (IP) Three picketed but reopened shipyards in the San Francisco bay area can continue operations for six weeks without the aid of striking A. F.

of L. and C. I. O. machinists, John P.

Frcy, A. F. I L. Metal 'onday. Trades president, said He was booed by 500 C.

I. O. machinists when he led the biggest back- to-work movement since the strike was called in 11 yards two weeks ago. He led a naval convoy carrying 500 A. P.

of L. men of all trades JTxcept machinists into the Moore dry- dock at Oakland while 1,000 others entered another gate on foot. Pickets were instructed not to boo the naval escort but to concentrate on Frey when he came out. Speaks at 8:30 President Roosevelt's speech Tuesday night is scheduled for 8:30 o'clock on all major networks. "I think you can say that by Wednesday morning there can no longer be any doubt as to what the national policy of this government is.

I think I'll just stand on that." Early announced that the request for huge new funds for planes was being sent to Capitol Hill in a letter to speaker Rayburn. G-; the-'total $2,790,000,000 would be for the Army and $529,000,000 for the Navy. Early declined to estimate the num- nvited. ber of planes to be ordered with the money or to say whether bombers would be emphasized. Nor would he go into any detail on the possible contents of the presidential message Tuesday night.

He said, however, it had been cut and worked over, and eliminations and additions made, until it had reached the point where it could not very well be fitted into the original 30 minutes for which it was scheduled. Some 300 places in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, England, have names which gjlow they originally were Danish settlements. COTTON By the Associated Press 'NEW ORLEANS Open High Low Close July Oct. Pec. March 13.21 13.23 13.16 13.21 13.40 13.41 13.31 13.37 13.49 13.49 13.40 13.45 13.49 13.15 13.46 13.46 13.36 13.43 13.45 13.45 13.44 13.43 territory of Hope.

Some similar dif-j Tuesday night an extra 15 minutes, fercntial, in varying degree, exists in and asserted: every newspaper's subscription rates conceding the rural subscriber the' benefit of the government's cheap i postal rates. The issue, therefore, is not bo- 1 twecn the newspapers and the gov- i crnment, but between the government and the rural readers of America. At first glance the tradition of universal free education and free press in America would seem to indicate that the government ought to go to strenuous lengths to avoid nny measure which would increase the cost of getting printed, matter into the hands 7 rural whether that matter be newspapers, merchants' circulars, university bulletins, or what-not for printed matter delivered as cheaply as is humanly possible is the life of national debate in this self-governing republic. But on the other hand, I am frank to admit I would like to see some improvement in rural second-class postal service, and as a publisher I would be willing to absorb part of the extra cost. Newspapers depending on the mail for delivery in rural Arkansas are unquestionably handicapped, for instance, by week-day interruptions due to federal holidays, when there is no rural free delivery.

Personally, I would like to see the government hire substitute carriers to make the delivery on federal excepting of course, those holidays which all of us observe, such as Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas. And for this extra service we would expect to pay something. Furthermore, Hope lias a local postal delivery situation which hurts us in northern Hempstead county and which ought to be corrected regardless of expense, I refer to the fact that mail dispatched from Hope this afternoon is not delivered in Blevins and McCaskill until afternoon and very late in the afternoon. 1 would like to see a star route set up to run mail direct from Hope to Blevins, speeding up service in north Hempstead county so that delivery is made in mid-morning, as it is elsewhere in Hope's territory. And for this too we should be willing to pay.

What are the figures on the annual second-class mail deficit? A government report shows thai was collected in Arkansas in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, while for the same year the operating deficit of the government in this department was $308,592. These are not very important figures compared to present-day govrenmenl; but, as I said at the opening of this article, I have a neutral view on the question of second-class postal rates. And if any subscribers feel like writing letters to the editor on this question I would be glad to print their particularly with, regard to the suggested improvements in rural delivery. By WILLIS THORNTON Strong Outposts In June of 193'J just before tile second World War across the world, the whole United States army had only 187,886 men in active service. Today, more than 200,000 American soldiers are manning the outer ramparts of American defense in the outlying bases.

The United States lias today, in Victor Over Hood, the Bismarck Also Is Sunk ft -ft A A -v2 Airplanes Air Torpedoes 1 '''--Si Cripple Her and 1 ri 1 i i il Ships Finish Job High School to Graduate 75 Graduation Exercises Set for Thursday Night Graduation exercises of the Hope High School will be held Thursday night in the high school auditorium The German battleship, Bismarck, above, pride of the Gcr- mnn navy and launched since the war started, was sunk Tuesday after an intensive search by ships of the British navy following the Bismarck sinking of the British battle cruiser HMS Hood last Saturday in a battle off Greenland. at 7:30 p. Dr. Gaston May 29. Foote, pastor of the Winfield Memorial church of Little Rock, will give the class address, while the four-highest will discuss Uie theme of the program, "American The public is YORK July 13.18 13.18 13.10 13.17 Oct.

13.34 13.34 13.26 13.32 Bee, 13.43 13.44 13.33 13.40 Jan 13.43 13.43 13.43 13.39 13.41 13.41 13.32 13.40 13.40 13.40 13.35 13.38 Spot at 13.58. other words, more soldiers manning the outlying bases, from Kodiuk Island to Guam and from Greenland to Guiana, than the total force available for defense in 1939. That, among other things, lias been U-Boafs Claim 14 Sinkings Germans Report Destruction on South Atlantic BERLIN Fourteen "heavily laden enemy merchantmen totaling 77,000 tons" have been sunk "in waters west of Africa" by German submarines, the high command announced Tuesday. Informed sources indicated the sinkings had occurred during the last few days. It was not disclosed whether the vessels reported sunk were in a single convoy or whether the report covered a series of unrelated operations.

One British tanker was sunk Monday near the Orkney islands and another of 4,000 tons was destroyed somewhere in the North Atlantic, the Germans said. From Crete came reports that the Luftwaffe had badly damaged an transport Monday. U.S. Rescues Torpedoed Crew Coast Guard, Navy Pick Up Stricken Britishers WASHINGTON 1 The Coast Guard and Navy reported Tuesday that 39 survivors of the British steamer Marconi had been rescued by the Coast Guard cutter General Greene about 270 miles southeast of Greenland. The Navy reported that about 40 mure crew Coast Guard said the Marconi were believed drifting in two lifeboats in a heavy fog in the same vicinity.

The Coast Guard cutter was searching for them. The Navy's information did not state the manner of the Marconi's The program follows: Class. Kenneth L. Spore. Bless (led by E.

P. Young). Defense. "What Is "What Shall We Kinser. NEA Service lelcpnoio in Also "Education Thomas.

"We Shall lordon. Class Gaslon Foote. Piano Crews. Awarding of P. Young.

of Board of Education. Recessional. Eastern Arkansas Clubs Are to Meet NEWPORT The annual summer convention of the eastern Arkansas young men's clubs will be held June 26 at Batesvllle. Tlie convention was awarded Monday night by the board of directors after spirited bidding for the meeting by Paragould and Batesville. The board approved a plan to offer a $120 annual scholarship to Arkansas college, Dr, D.

Henry Named as Dental Examiner LITTLE of 74 additional physicians and dentists to assist in conduction of physical examinations under the selective service program was announced Tuesday by Brig. Gen. E. L. Compere, selective service director.

New examiners included: F. D. Henry. France Gives Pledge to U.S. Written Pledge Not to Surrender Fleet or Colonies WASHINGTON The French government Tuesday gave renewed -assvi'ances U.

that the French fleet and colonies would not be surrendered to Germany or any other power. A note containing specific guarantees was delivered by the French ambassador, Gaston Henry-Haye, to Sumner Welles, Undersecretary of State. The note, the ambassador told reporters, was drafted by him on instructions from the Vichy government. It was intended to remove misgivings here on the scope of French- German negotiations. 'The French acted apparently in conformity with a request last week jy Secretary Hull that the Vichy government should define its position clearly in writing if it wished to convince the world that pro-Hitler elements were not in supreme control at Vichy.

Henry-Haye declined to disclose full details of the note but he told rejorters: "We hope it will be a disappointment to those people who arc trying to disturb Franco-Americans relations." Back in Use After being closed for nearly 4t years, the first "tube" railway station in the world, in King William street, London, now is being used as an air-raid shelter. CRANIUM CRACKERS brought about by those who chose to sinking, but the Coast Guard radio re- plunge tiie world into war instead of port declared she was torpedoed seeking civilized ways to keep civilization afloat. They are gone from the camps they (Continued on Page Five) Monday. Much of the Honduras mahogany used for furniture really comes from Brazil. Famous Wives It wasn't until the present century that we began to find wives sharing equal fame with their husbands, even getting ahead of them at times.

Still, some wives of history are well known to us. Can you name and identify the husbands of the following famous wives? 1. Jane Seymour and Anne Boleyn. 2. Marie Antoinette and Josephine.

3. Queen Victoria and Queen Mary II of England. 4. Deanna Durbin and Barbara Stanwyck. 5.

Dorothy Thompson and Eleanor Roosevelt. Answers on Cuiuic Pafe New Jewelry Store Opened S. Perkinson Opens Store on South Walnut St. S. Perkinson, jeweler with 10 years' experience, has opened a new Jewelry store in Hope, being located at 218 South Walnut street, adjoining the Sinclair station at Walnut and Third streets.

Mr. Perkinson moved here recently from Searcy, where he was manager of a store. While in Searcy Mr. Prkinson was official watch-inspector for the Missouri Pacific and Rock Island railroads. He moved to Hope, has recently installed fixtures and stock at 218 South Walnut street, and is now open for business.

Mr. Perkinson carries a complete line of watches, rings, bracelets and lockets, and maintains a first- class repair department. Weisenberger in Army Talk 'Short of Material, Not He Tells Kiwanians Speaking on "What I Know About the Army," Rep. Royce Weisenberger told the tHope club at its noon meeting Tuesday that the United States army is in pretty good shape as far as man-power is concerned. "The army is short of material, not men," the speaker stated.

Mr. Weisenberger explained the various army rankings and salary schedules to the club and concluded with the statement that he was confident every American would do his or her part in this time of national emergency. "I am willing to trust our leaders," he said. "I believe they are trying to i die East command said the Germans keep us out of war, and if we go in, 11 na been able to broaden their ma- think our leaders will take us into the jor foothold Malemi airport west conflict only as the 'last resort." The program committee announced that Van Hayes of Hope would be the guest speaker at the next weekly meeting of the club. Axis Blocked at Sea Off Crete Issue Hangs in Balance, the British Declare CAIRO Britain's Mediterranean fleet has lost two cruisers anc four destroyers in the raging week- old battle of Crete but has baulked German efforts to land sea-borne troops, and the epic struggle on land "now hangs in the balance," the British announced Besides the sunken ships high official quarters said two battleships and several other cruisers had been damaged, and acknowledged "our naval position in the eastern Mediterranean has been prejudically affected." The Allied garrison on Crete was said to be receiving reinforcements while it was admitted the Germans still were parachuting down troops in swarms.

With these reinforcements the Mid- 4 Big British Battleships See tfiel Sunken H. M. S. Hood Avenged i By the Associated Press The might of Britain's and air army, converging points as distant as and Newfoundland, pounced! in terrible revenge Tues the German battleship marck, destroyer of the.Hbod^ and sent her to the bottom the sea. At least 11 battleships, air- 1 craft carriers, battle and cruisers, with the vital help 4 of destroyers and planes, came at, 11:01.

British time, to the end chase miles west of Brest. There they sank the ton Bismarck. Torpedoes from the "cruiser shire finished her off, but alreadyvtbr-" 1 pedoes from -planes and destroyers alike had had her reeling circles. WPA Quota for June Reduced II Dorado District Reduced From 6,200 to 5,600 LITTLE ROCK State WPA administrator Floyd Sharp announced Tuesday a June quota of 28,300 Fro.iacts Administration fice and N. Y.

now located One Killed in N.Y. Harbor Fire Courageous Firemen Check Disastrous Dock Blaze JERSEY CITY, N. J. One man lost his life while five car floats and 25 loaded freight cars burned in a New York harbor pier fire Tuesday. The blaze occurred at the harbor edge of the Greenville terminal, giant Pennsylvania Railroad yard for transshipment of freight across the harbor.

The cars burned bore merchandise intended for export or New York City. Flames started on flat cars loaded with cresoted piling and swept over half of the 820-foot pier, but the fast work of more than 500 railroaders and firemen saved a. vast fortune in freight. Engineers and brakemen couple onto even burning cars and pulled them into the yard. Tugboat skippers hastily hauled barges to safety, Nearly 30 fire companies responded to three alarms.

Two fireboats from New York, four Coast Guard cutters and 14 tugs joined them. of Canea, the Crete capital. The imperial forecs were forced back to new positions. Say 18,000 Nazis Dead The British asserted heavy losses still were being inflicted on the Germans in fierce hand-to-hand fighting Greek sources placed the number of Nazi dead at 18,000. Despite the loss of the cruisers and destroyers and the damage inflicted on the other units, the British declared: "The Mediterranean fleet is today relatively stronger compared to the Italian navy than it was before the battle of Cape Matapan." Official quarters emphasized the Mediterranean fleet was carrying on without air protection against the combined might of the Axis air anc naval forces.

Troop Transports Downed "Very heavy loses have been inflicted," they added, "by our submarines, cruisers and destroyers upon transports it is not possible to state with accuracy how many thousands of enemy troops have been drowned." The German claim that 11 British cruisers, 8 destroyers, 5 torpedo boats and one submarine had been sunk was declare "even more exaggeratec than usual," RAF headquarters announced five troop-laden Nazi transport planes were shot down Monday at Malemi airdrome and several other aircraft destroyed. Open House at Stamp Office Formal Opening to Be Held pn Tuesday Night The Hope Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a formal opening of the new offices of the Welfare, Stamp of- reduction quota. of 2,400 from the May District quotas for June compared with last month included: Jonesboro 6,180 and 6,750. El Dorado 5,600 cind. 6,200, the Elks building.

The entire building has been re-decorated and the open house is in connection with Clea- up week. Offices will be open for the public from 8 to 10 m. Tuesday night. Tht pubjic is invited. El Dorado WOW to Meet Here Local Camp Plans for Record Attendance The local camp of the Woodmen of the World have completde arrangements, to care for the largest attendance at its regular meeting Thursday night, May 29, they have had this year, a large delegation is expected from El Dorado, and other near by camps.

A large class of new members wll be introduced refreshments will be served, several good speakers will appear on the program. The W. O. W. degree team w.ll have charge of introducing the new members.

John W. Ridgdell urges aU members to be present at Uie meeting will begin dt o'v-lotk, 'By the Associated Press, 0 Germany's new ship Bismarck, trapped by ing guns of the British fleet and.the** of darting planes, was to the bottom of the North Atlantic after a three day hunt at 11 a. nj.t (3 a. m. CST) Tuesday even as her still blazed and her radio a last message home "Long live 1 fuehrer!" With her swastika flag flying to 'f the end the big German sea fell victim to what the British cribed as "the apparatus of ocean control" in a pitched battle; some 400 miles west of Brest, France, Thus did Britain's royal navy re- pay the greatest blow to its pride since the war sinking on Saturday of the battleship Hood, the world's largest fighting craft, with the loss of approximately 1,300 officers and men in a fight the Bismarck off Greenland, Overtaking the German man-of-war as she reeled in uncontrollable circles, her rudder and propellers smashed by aerial torpedoes, the British fleet de- livered the coup de grace-and closed.

one of the greatst naval chapters yi history. Hit by Air Torpedoes Hitler's high command said the Bis- -V marck was crippled at 9 a. m. Mon- day night 400 miles of Biest when she was hit by two planer launched torpedoes. "In the battle against gradually in- creasing strength of enemy naval fore- 1 es the battleship Bismarck fought on," the Nazi high command said, "until finally on the morning of May it fell victim to superior stiength," The Berlin radio reported the Bis-, marck's last message read; "Ship out of control.

Will fight to the last shell. Long live the fuehrer!" The fleeing Nazi raider was leporti ed heading for refuge from pursue- ing British warships for a Fiencb, port, either Brest or St when torpedo-carying planes fiom the British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sent her to the bottom the first battle- ship ever reported sunk by aeual action. An American-made Catalma plane was credited with first spotting the Bismarck, bringing other planes and warships to deliver the coup to the already twice-wounded German craft. Big British Ships present Authoritative quarters in London said the battleship Prince of Wales, sister ship of the King George Fifth, participated in the flaming sea battle which "sent the Bismarck to her doom. Presumably the Bismarck had a complement of from 1,300 to 1,500 officers and men on the same number carried by the Hood.

Unless she struck her colors ber fore being sent to the bottom few could be expected to survive. The fate of other ships in the Gerr (Continued on Page Five) A Thought Swearing is properly a superfluity of naughtiness, and can only be considered as a sort of peppercorn sent in acknowledgement of the devil's right of Robert Hall..