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Deaths GEORGE Ε. BUCKNER Funeral services for George E. Buckner, 67, who died Saturday night in the Roanoke Rapids Hospital after a 14-day illness, were held yesterday afternoon 4:30 from the First Baptist Church. The Rev. Gordon L. Price conducted the services. In terment was in Cedarwood Cemetery. Mr. Buckner who had lived in Roanoke Rapids for the past 44 years, was born in Brunswick County, the son of Andrew Buckner and Mary Buckner. He was engaged here in textile work. φ Survivors are his wife, Mrs. George E. Buckner; four sisters, Mrs. Florence Crowder, Mrs. Mary Doyle. Mrs. Bettie Weaver and Mrs. Martha Bradley; and four brothers, Jim, Charlie, Wil bur and Johnnie Buckner. MRS. BETTY HUX VAUGHAN Mrs. Betty Hux Vaughan, όί?. died at her hom* in Roanoke Rapids Monday at 12:16 p. m. ψ after an extended illness. Fun eral services were conducted from the home, 105 Monroe Street, Wednesday afternoon by the Rev. J. F. Herbert, pastor of the First Methodist Church, as sisted by the Rev. Gordon L. Price, pastor of the First Bap tist Church. Burial was in Cedar wood Cemetery. Mrs. Vaughan was born m Halifax County and has been a «resident of Roanoke Rapids for the past 52 years. In 1904 she married C. E. Vaughan. Surviving are her husband; five daughters, Mrs. A. W. Har per, Mrs. G. P. Hawkins. Mrs. P. E. Bailey, Mrs. J. R. Dan iel, Mrs. H. V. Rogers; all of Roanoke Rapids; two sons, W. E. Vaughan and F. M. Vaughan, of Roanoke Rapids; six broth ers, W. E. Hux, W. R. Hux, M. ^L. Hux, L. R. Hux, B. R. Hux, ^all of Roanoke Rapids; one sis ter, Mrs. R. J. Williams of China Grove, N. C.; and ten grandchil dren. MRS. EDWARD S. JONES Weldon — Mrs. Edward S. Jones, 72, died Thursday night in the Rocky Mount Sanatorium after a lingering illness. Funer al services were conducted Fri — day morning at 11 o'clock from ™ the Weldon Baptist Church by the Rev. W. C. Grant and burial followed in Cedarwood ceme tery. Mrs. Jones is survived by her husband; four daughters, Mrs. J. Way land Sledge of New Bern. Mrs. Clyde W. King ci Nashville. Mrs. Joe Estridge of Florence, S. C., and Mrs. Bill Clark of Rocky Mount; two sons, Fenton E. Jones and William W. Jones of Weldon; -one sister, i^Mrs. N. L. Jordon of Weldon, and four grandchildren. GARLAND H. BOWLING Warrenton—Last rites for Gar land Howard Bowling, 37, broth er of Mrs. E. W. Limer of Nor Jina, who died in Norfolk Gen eral Hospital last Tuesday fol lowing an operation, were held from Middleburg Baptist Church on Thursday afternoon by th e Λ Rev. L. C. Brothers of Middle burg and Rev. Talmage Smith, pastor of the church. Int e la ment was in Middleburg Ceme tery. Surviving are his parents, J. T. and Sue Sixemore Bowl ing of Norfolk, Va.; his wife, Mrs. Willie Gray Johnson Bowl ing, and two daughters, Barbara and Sandra; a brogher, Willie Bowling of Middleburg; two sis ters, Mrs. J. T. Collins of Nof Hfolk, Va.; and Mrs. Edward Li mer of Warren County; a half sister, Mrs. S. H. Johnson of Townesville, Warren County. FENNER R. HIGHT Warrenton— Funeral services were held from the Blaylock Funeral Home in Warrenton Tuesday afternoon at four o' clock for Fenner Robert High. He died in a Raleigh hospital at o'clock Monday morning after being in declining health for sev eral years. He was the son of the late Mary Tharrington Hight of Franklin County and Calvin Hight of Warren County. He was a member of Emannuel Episco pal Church of Warrenton. For many years he was a grocery man in the store of C. F. Mose ley of Warrenton. The Rev. Ho ward S. Hartzell of Emannuel ^Episcopal Church conducted the rites and interment was in Fair view Cemetery, Warrenton. Sur viving are two brothers, Troy W. and W. R. Hight of Warrenton; three sisters, Mrs. W. H. Banks of Raleigh, Mrs. H. R. Preddy of Youngsville, and Mrs. J. T. Vaughan of Warrenton; and a number of nieces and nephews. MARTIN L. WHITE Aulander—Martin L. White, 85, died at his home between Au lander and Windsor Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. Funeral services weft conducted from the home Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock by the Rev. J. L. Powers, his pastor, assisted by a former pastor, the Rev. W. H. Hollowell, of Castalia. Burial followed in the family cemetery near the home. Mr. White was a deacon Jpf the Republican Baptist X^hurch and one of its oldest members. He was born in Bertie County Sept. 12, 1863, son of the late Starkey and Emily Holder White. Surviving are four sons, Dewey, L. Α., Starkey, and Red «lick H. White of near Aulander; three daughters, Mrs. W. E. •Toynet of near Aulander, Mrs. W. A. Todd of Ahoskie, and Mrs. W. M. Askew.of Rocky Mount; 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. » Buffalo Bill Recounts Two Escapes From Redskins In Frontier Days NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (U.P.) —The Lone Ranger and Silver or Gene Autry and Trigger have nothing on one of the old west's real heroes—William F. (Buffal Bill) Cody. Forgotten details of the life of the famous frontier scout and his faithful horse, Brigham, hav come to light here. A copy of the New York Waverly, dated Dec. 11, 188G, was unearthed whe a home was being renovated. The paper carride an inte r - view with Cody, describing two escapes from the Indians. Cody got his nickname after he had contracted to furnish buf falo meat to feed workers on the Kansas Pacific railroad. The first escaper from the In dians related by the scout in volved his favorite horse. The escape took place in 1868 i η the Smoky Hill country of Kan sas. Indians Start Chase Drawing in sight of the Smo ky Hill River, Cody saw In dians. He wheeled and started Brigham at a "brisk pace." The Indians followed. They were 'well-mounted braves and armed with rifles," according to the account. But let Cody tell the story as he did to a newsman 62 years age. 'My horse made a spurt, and for two or three miles did the finest running of that kind on record. The Indians had good horses and one who rode a spott ed horse gained on me far ahead of the rest. He had a rifle and sent several bullets around me that gave warning that my time had come to make a stznd or get shot in the back. Kills Pursuer "I think Brigham knew the ti had arrived to fac eabout and fight. Suddenly I wheeled my horse and, quickly raining my rifle to my shoulder, I sent a bullet into the head of the spott ed animal. At the crack of my rifle, horse and Indian fell in a heap. I suppose they were some 80 yards distant. I did not wait but dashed away with the speed of the wind.' The other escape he describ ed took place when Cody and a companion, identified only as Scotty, were trapped on the plai while hunting. Cody was well-mounted and said he could have outrun his attackers. Scotty was friving BF.RME J. TWISDALE Bernine J. (Dutch) Tvvisdale of Watertown, Ν. Y., formerly of Roanoke Rapids, died at 3:30 A. M. Friday morning, July 16, as a result of injuries received July 10 in an automobile accident in Watertown, Ν. Y. He was 53 years old. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dorothy K. Twisdale, one daughter, and three sons, and four sisters, Mrs. Fannie Thomason and Mrs. Betty West of Roanoke Rapids; Mrs. Nannie Ellis of Enfield, and Mrs. Nora Katz of Washington, D. C. ; three brothers, Joe and Arthur Twis dale of Roanoke Rapids, and Henry Twisdale of Oxford. a light wagon and mules and Buffalo Bill refused to abandon him. They quickly piled butchered buffalo meat around the wagon to construct a makeshift barri cade. The Indians immediately killed the horse and mules and circled the improvised fort. Signals to Troops Cody said he had arrang e d for the cavalry to come to his rescue if they eveer saw smoke near where he was hunting. While Scotty diverted the In dians, Cody set fire to the grass on the leeward side of the wa gon, sending up swirling smoke. "The red warriors began a war dance at what the considered a piece of folly," the hunter re called. "None of them suspect ed I had given a signal for aid." About an hour later the pair was rescued by the arrival of the troops who saw the smoke signal. Double Murder At Sea Mystifies Philippines MANILA (U.P.) — A strange shooting at sea heads the list of current cases in the Philippine constabulary's "unsolved" file. A fishing captain sighted a small, neat sailboat bobbing aim lessly off the coast. Overtaking it,, he found the corpses of a man and a boy. The bodies were riddled with carbine bullets. Seven empty shells were scattered about the boat, but the arbinec Itself was missing. There were no signs of a strug gle. Robbery was dismissed as a motive when $25 was found in one of the dead men's pockets. Their boat, which bore the words, "You are always in my heart" in brightly painted let ters, appeared on nq official reg istry lists. Officials said the small craft might have drifted several hun dred miles before it was dis covered. Lurid Comic Books Under Police Fire CHICAGO (U.P.)—Police Com missioner John Prendergast has become an avid reader of comic books. Prendergast, spurred by the admission of two juvenile slay ers that they read lurid crime comic books, began the study to "see just exactly what is the subject matter of these periodi cals." The commissioner said the city's attorney is preparing a legal opinion on the possibility of banning "bad" comic books. More than half the population of the United States which is not reached by refrigerated car may now be served by portable traveling ice boxes or Chur c h containers which preserve food When John Ruskii^ criticized one of Whistler's paintings, the famous artist sued and won da mages of one farthing (h a If a cent). Horse Show Set For Waverly In September Waverly, Va.—The first ann ual Waverly Horse Show will be held Saturday and Sunday Sep tember 4 and 5, at Waverly, Virginia. Harry Spratley of Dendron and Forrest Taylor of Staunton, both senior judges as recognized by the American Horse Show Association, have been invited to judge. Forrester Taylor of Staunton has been invited as ju nior judge. Program for the two day event were mailed last week to exhibitors in Virginia and the Carolinas. In addition to the 35 classes listed in the pri ζ e list, composed of working hunter conformation hunter, jumpe r , pony, and five-gaited divisions, a new division has been added for three-gaited horses. The new classes are: open three-gaited horses. The new classes are, open three-gaited horses (entry fee $3.00), class 37-$150.00 open three-gaited stake (entry fee $10.00), class 38-three-gaited championship (no entry). The feature event of each division will be a $150.00 open stake. Due to the addition of the three-gaited division the Satur day show will start at 10:00 A.M. instead of 11:00 A.M. as listed in the prize list. in the prize list. It Was That Way Once But Not Nowadays ALBANY, N. Y. (U.P.)—Pass ersby blinked when they read a menu posted in the window of a local restaurant. Ham and eggs, a hamburger steak and a roast chicken din ner were the highest priced items—10 cents each. Liver and bacon, roast beef mutton, veal cutlet and chicken stew were priced at five cents each. For four cents, there were pork chops or sausages. Tea or coffee added one cent to the check. After a second look, the aston ished passersby saw those were the prices from Delmonico's res taurant in New York City in 1834. Birth Announcement Mr. and Mrs. John S. Tuxford announce the birth of a daugh ter, Cynthia Ruth, born June 29, at the Harbor General Hos pital, Torrence, Calif. Mrs. Tuxford was the former Joyce Manry of this city. TAKES REFRESHER Warrenton —Gordon Poindex ter Jr. is taking a six weeks course at the Marine base in Quantico. Poindexter holds the rating of corporal in the Marine Corps Reserve. Smoke Screen Fails PROVIDENCE, R. I. (U.P.)— A quahaug dredger used a naval battle tactic, a smoke, screen, trying to elude a state fish and game patrol boat. When caught, the dredger was found to have been equipped with smoke bombs. The vessel had zig-zag ged behind the smoke screen for 45 minutes. 5 Cent Outfit Wins DUBLIN, Ga. (U.P.)—A com plete ensemble which cost only five cents to make won first prize in the local fashion show. Mrs. C. B. Foundain, of the Har mony home demonstration club, made the garments out of feed sacks. She intends to enter her creations in the state dress re vue. Fried Ham FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (U. P.)—Fire chief A. H. Stone made his monthly fire report. Total loss—one ham. Value—$5. No Sale Is Right FORT WORTH, Tex. (U.P.)— Two men held up a service sta tion attendant here and escaped with $89 after ringing up a "no sale" on the cash register. History in the Making NEW CASTLE. Ν. H. (U.P.) Settled in the 1600s, this sleepy little island town now has nine generations of dead in its ceme teries to one generation living. OTHER SMALL LARGE , OWNERS- OWNERS - PUBLIC 27% 18% 25% OWNERS New 4-H Club Awards Stress Farm Forestry The importanc· farm forestry America is stressed by the fact that farmers own the greatest single share of com mercial woodlands. A U-H club forestry proj ect, symbolized by the young man planting a seedling, offers awards to spur inter- , est in farm forestry. I The stake of farm boys and girls In the woodlands of this state, and of America as a whole, is empha sized by new national and state awards for a 4-H dub project in forestry, which include medals for state winners, and scholarships and trips for regional winners. Four-Η club members in this community, interested in forestry, are eligible to compete for these awards which include: A gold medal for the state winner. One of four regional $200 cash scholarships. One of four trips to the next 4-H club congress in Chi cago. The four areas in which regional awards are being made are the West, South, Central states and Northeast. The sponsor for these awards is the American Forest Products In dustries, a national association of lumber, pulp and paper, plywood and other forest industries. "Good forest practices on the na-, tion's farms are of major impor tance," declares Col. William B. Greeley, chairman of the Ameri can Forest Products Industries. "Farmers own a greater share of ι the nation's woodlands than any other group. With our uses for wood increasing almost daily, we must see to it that our harvests of trees are sufficient to meet the needs of our growing population. This means markets xor wood, and this means greater and permanent· opportunities for farmers who manage their woodlands for con tinuing forest crops." National surreys show that, farmers own 30 per cent of the' nation's 460 million acres of com-.: mercial forest land. Other owners of small tracts own 27 per cent. Medium and large owners have! about 18 per cent of the total, and the public owns about 25 per cent. Information about the 4-H club forestry project may be obtained from your county extension agent. Public Health Officials Makes Halifax Survey Halifax—Dr. Edward G. Mc1 Gavran, Dean of the School of Public Health, University of N. C., recently spent a week i η Halifax County with the Health Department in doing a detailed study and evaluation of the Pub lie Program here. D.r McGavran held conferenc es with the staff members and gave a series of lectures on the most recent developments and recommended program in th e field of Public Health. An immediate, five year pro gram and a long range program have been planned for the Hali fax County Health Department. Dr. McGavran is now preparing written recommendations which will be presented to the Halifax County Board of Health at some future meeting. His I.Q. Rates High CHICAGO (U.P.)— Anthony M. Adams, who didn't attend a day of high school, was awarded a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering by the Illinois In stitute of Technology. Adam's high score on an air corps flight test convinced school officials to let him take the entrance exam ination. He ranked in the upper five per cent, taught himself sev eral high school subjects and was graduated with a "B" aver age. Boston Not Backward BOSTON (U.P.)—Metropolitan Boston leads all communities of 1,000,000 or more residents in proportion of homes equipped with the combined conveniences of electric lighting, radio, run ning water and modern plumb ing, a survey by the U. S. Com merce Department shows. Tree movers have mechanical equipment that can pick up and carry a tree weighing as much as 40 tons. IN NEW FOCUS—Two firsts will be chalked up for lovely Marilyn Maxwell when she is seen in RKO Radio's; "Race Street." It will be her first starring role, witli George Rait and William, Bendix, and the first time: ;she will be seen on the ! screen as a brunette, j Town Talk Mrs. Lynn George left Satur day to visit her mother in Wins ton Salem for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Falsey spent the week end touring on Skyline Drive. Mrs. Louise Rogers and Sam uel Parson of Jarrett, Va., were the guests of Mr. Parson's sis ter, Mrs. A. L. Gilliam, Sunday. Mrs. A. O. Geioge and Miss Betsy Smoot spent Tghrsday in Richmond. Area People Lose Social Security Pay During the second quarter of this year, April through June, almost ten thousand dollars loss in Social Security payments was discovered by the Rocky Mount Social Security office, according to a statement made today by Marshall H. Barney, manager. In the fifteen counties serviced by the local offices, 23 retired workers had failed to file claims for payment resulting in 68 hun 1 dred dollars lost. Eight survivors of workers who had died insured under Social Security lost 28 hun dred dollars by filing late. There were many reasons giv en by the applicants for their j late filing. Some thought they didn't have to file a claim to receive payments; some thought that Old-Age and Survivors In surance is a form of charity; others thought that the date of filing a claim was immaterial (there is a three-months retro active period) ; some workers didn't consider themselves retir ed but continued to look for work until their resources including savings were entireup used up; most just didn't know enough about Social Security to do any thing about it. Barney expressed great con cern over these losses of bene fits. If people were just curious enough to write in and ask a question about their status in case of death of a wage-earner, or in case of retirement of a worker over 65, he said, that would give us a clue and we could get a claim started. But when no one lets us know, there is nothing we can do. Father Delivers Baby During Traffic Jam WASHINGTON (U.P.I— Ma rine Lt. Clifford McCollam, 25, didn't go through the usual fu tile pacing of an expectant fath er when his second daughter, Candida, was born here. He had to deliver the seven-pound girl in an ambulnace speeding through heavy Washington traf fic. "Candida was clamoring to be born, so I just did it myself," he said. "I was too busy to be J excited." He and his wife, Mellie, 21, started out in the ambulartce for the 22-mile trip to the Bethesda naval hospital, but Candida be gan to "clamor" as the ambul ance weaved through the busi ness district at speeds up to 60 miles an hour. New type brain surgery re lieves body pain. Miss Dowell Weds Edward Asadorian At Warrenton Warrenton—In a private cere mony which took place in his toric Emmanuel Episcopal Church here recently, Miss Ver na Lois Dowell became the br ide of Edward Asadorian. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Dowell of Bal timore, Md., and the bridegroom the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Asadorian of Providence, R. I. The Rev. Howard S. Hartzell, pastor, performed the ceremony. The altar was decorated with mixed summer flowers and white candles. Howard Jones the tapers. The bride wore a white dress of embroidered piquet with mat ching accessories. After the ceremony, the couple left for Baltimore, where they will make their home. Mrs. Asadorian will complete her studies at Peabody School of Music in Baltimore at an early date. Mr. Asadorian is an artist. Before the ceremony, the Rev. and Mrs. Hartzell and Mrs. Bettie Long entertained the coup le at a luncheon. Page Orson Welles FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (U. P.)—Excited residents of King George County telephoned police a report of an "invasion" by troops trying to take Washington. Police said the residents were watching parachutists from the Marine base at Quantico under go training. Foreign aid in 1948 is expected to hit $7.500.000,000. FOR SALE NEW HOUSE Just Completed E. 10th St. Ext. Four rooms and bath wiih hard wood floors, kitchen and cabinets, electric hot water heater. Wired for electric stove. On nice large lot. Terms can be arranged. — SEE — J. Roy Taylor 1400 Washington Street Roanoke aRpids, N. C. DOUBLE-DECK AIRLINER—The new Clipper America, Pan American's 75-passenger air liner with a double deck, Is completing its test-flight program and is scheduled to go intd operation in November. Largest and fastest commercial landplane, it will cut the Sari Francisco-Honolulu flight time from 12 to 8</2 hours and the New York-London time, from 141/2 to 12 hours. I ΓΗΕ BABE TAKES A TRIP—Babe Ruth was granted a short leave from New York's Memorial Hospital, where he has been staying for several weeks for what doctors describe as "a physical checkup," to attend an Interfalth charity base ball game In Baltimore. The former Sultan of Swat soon expects to be out on hU own again. $ . Fabian Bachrach New AT&T President Lauds Part Newspaper boys Play! Leroy "A. Wilson, Head of 'American Telephone and Telegraph Company, and a former Newspaperboy, sayst • "I sometimes wonder how many people realize what an important link the newspaperboy is in the chain oi effort that produces and distributes a newspaper. All over the world men and women work to gather the news; vast net works oi wire and radio carry their words to the linotype· and presses. Yet. without the boy who delivers the news paper to its readers, all this effort would be in vain· "It was my good fortune to b· a newspaper carrier for nearly seven years. The income this spare-time work yield ed was necessary to me. but knowing that some 250 custom ers counted on me to get the newspaper to them each day. taught me a lesson in responsibility which outweighed th· dollars I earned, important as they were." A Route Will Give Your Son a Head Start, Too! This testimony from a former newspaperboy who became president of one of the world's largest business corpora tions at 47, should inspire every ambitious boy to use his spare time in preparing tor success. He can do it best by getting a newspaper route of his own. Our Circulation De partment will gladly give full details about route openings. THE HERALD
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