cold with rain f^Towed ,0 by dy ceolter tomorrow night VOLUME 1 t General Ike Returns To Paris Today WASHINGTON. (UP)— Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower said today that when he feels “my duty compels me” he will express his political views ‘(positively arid defi nitely.” He told reporters that as long as he is commander of toe jbint de fense forces m Western Europe he will not express any partisan views. The five-star general said that he did not have "the slightest Idea” now of how long he would hold the European military post. "I am trying to do a job,” he said simply. Eisenhower made the statements at a news conference Just before his plane left National Airport to return to Paris after conferences with President Truman and other government officials. "NOT YET DECIDED" He said that he has not yet “de cided the time, or set of circum stances" Which would lead> him to leave his present military Job. He said he took It with the under standing that he would not'keep it “too long.” Elsenhower said he had come over only to discuss military af fairs. Including equipment for his Western European defense forces. But Elsenhower disclosed that he had talked by telephone with Sen. James H. Huff. R., Pa., one of the leaders among the Republicans who want to run Eisenhower for President. Eisenhower said he considered some subjects of their conversation “privileged.” But he emphasized a vain that he had given no one authority to speak for him poli tically. “No one can act for anyone else •in this world,” Elsenhower said. “No gne. after all. would need to speak for me when I should speak for myself ” DETAILS SCARCE The details of Eisenhower's talks with Mr. Truman and too Defense and State Department officials yes terday wap as scarce as Informs tiorT on fils political plans—ls afiy The White House said merely that “the round -conferences dealt with *bbocatlon. production. NATO (Continued On hi* Three) STATE NEWS Briefs GREENSBORO Rh—A local gas price war ended abruntly today and most stations went back to their old prices, plus a half-cent tax hike. A few scattered service stations were still featuring low prices of W and 28 rents for regular and hleh test, but indicated they too would Increase to 30.4 and 32.#500n. ASHEVtt.t.e W—Nearly 1000 per sons, including 300 delegates and members of their families, were registered here today for the B«th annual convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy which will begin buslhehs sessions tomor row. KINSTON IWI—Dr. Perry Gresh am. Detroit nastor of the ntarim— of Christ. (uv>ke today es the 10v*h annual state convention of the North Carolina brotherhood moved into its second day here-Dr. George Cuthrell of Dunn Is presiding. RALEIGH Mrs. Scroggs, the former Mrs. W. M. Wadsworth, has had long experience in hotel man agement In Llljington and Weldon , and operated the Hotel Lilllngton under lease during the summer months. Mrs. Andriessen Will retain poss ession of her apartment at the hotel until December 1. Her husband, a state highway engineer, is now a pa tient at Veterans Hospital In Fay etteville where he underwent an operation on Friday. Mrs. Andriess en gave his health as the reason for the putting the hotel, long a landmark In Lilllngton, on the auc tion block. : | “It is with keen interest that I note that It* Dally Record plana to publish a rotogravure edition, featuring Harnett County, m vtsw $ FIVE CENTS PER COPT —.lx. M. u. XX.,X. A BRIEF COMMENT on the weather In Albany, N. Y. f is recorded by mi« Marion Phlnney on the windshield of her snow-covered auto. Accord ing to the weather bureau, the four-inch snowfall was the heaviest for the date In history of toe capital city. (International Soundphoto) Heavy Snow Closes School In Midwest By UNITED PRESS A blanket of now up to 15 Inches deep forced schools to close, ma rooned travelers and halted busi ness throughout much of Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma today. The storm broke all records for an early-season snowfall in the area as it swept up from the Southwest. Freezing In Hell (HELL, Mich. —Hell trow ..ever today. ' 1 , ' The thermometer registered 98 yesterday at this village near Ann Arbor with the earn* exported today. The snowfall was one phase of the giant cold wave which has gripped the eastern twd-thirds of the nation since late last week. The frigid weather continued its unrelenting hold on the country east of the Rocky Mountains and weathermen said there was little hope for an early letup. Forecasters said it would be “several days” before any relief from the cold, rain and snow over the country could be expected. Slightly wanner weather moved Into the Gulf states and Florida, but north of Atlanta, frigid con ditions prevailed. Snow was pre dicted for New York tonight. AT LEAST 901 DEAD At least 201 deaths were caused by the weather. Snow-choked and Ice-covered highways caused traf fic accidents in which 155 persons died; 19 deaths were reported in fires started by overheated stoves and the other deaths were caused by exposure, freezing and mis cellaneous mishaps. ■ The deepest snow Was recorded at Nevada, Mo., about 90 miles (south of Kansas City where an official measurement placed the depth at 15 1-3 inches. Joplin, Mo., had 10 Inches and It was still snow ing there early today. Five adults and a child were snowed in at the Greenwood School, five miles southwest of JopUn. of the absence of county-wide pub licity depicting our development and accomplishments, f feel that The Record should be commended for such an undertaking at this I time. “Ours, being one of the richest agricultural counties In the entire world, is ripe for diversification, the effects at which would be obvious to our general economy. No better 1 tone than the present could be sel [ acted to publish ouch an edition, since our Industry, with the ex ception of the Erwin Cotton Mills, Is practically to its infancy, and our (Mo and cultural development taeee a broad field of progress. The approximately 50.008 people to our county are determined and capable. They prtdefu&y point to our achievements and steadfastly work toward the goal of other and man outstanding accomplishments • which lie to their path. • ; “Pictorial editions such at you propowe wUI amtot ui and afl other here to entay ua environs which are found In tew other ptooce en The Record Gets Results HST Says He, Ike Talked About Europe WASHINGTON Os) President Truman today forecast “much trouble” in the economic recovery program abroad because of damagi to the “key and funiateental pro position” of the plan in-thls coun try. The President said this threat to European rehabilitation was the reason Gen. Dwight D. Elsenhower, commander of European defense forces, flew here to confer with him. Mr. Truman spoke informally at a breakfast meeting of the Nation al Cartoonists Society here in rec ognition of their contributions to toe defense bond and savings stamp Mr. Truman said that late last year toe government “had managed to get out on top of toe price and wage situation,” but “needed a few more powers to carry the thing to its logical conclusion.” HITS AT CONGRESS Presumably referring to Con gress. he said that because “the situation had leveled off, our friends decided that the emergency was over and we didn’t need any more powers.” “So the spiral has begun again,” he said. “And this drive that Is on now for savings is the best break that we can, possibly have to pre vent that spiral from going to disaster.” The President said the same in flationary situation developed with the economic recovery program. “The countries that we had been heljring had arrived at a position where they were just on the verge of being self-supporting, and then the key and fundamental proposi tion in the economic recovery pro gram was taken away from us, and we are going to have much trouble,” he said. THAT 18 THE REASON” That Is the reason—all the spec ulation to the contrary—that is the reason Gen. Eisenhower came to rxmttaued On Page Three) BULLETINS ~— * 1,1 1— - ■ ■ r -• - NEW YORK. (UP) Fact finders summoned leaders involved In the 23-day-o ld wildcat waterfront strike to a meeting toiay to decide whether a disputed uafate contract is legal and binding. CAIRO, Egypt. - (UP) - British sentries excßjmge* shots today with Egyptians who fired on an anWafrnwflp battery position near Ispiailia in the Sues Canid sene. | WASHINGTON. (UP) - The Brotherhood <£ EmU comotive Firemen and Enginemen today called a strike tm 3 p. m. local standard time on four major railroads aet«M the ceuntay. PARIS. (UP) Luis Padilla Nervo of Mexico m elected president of the sixth General Assembly et tha United Nations as the sessions began here today 7 i AvnAv /wm\ -.-I. « w -i'-'. (Gttttf&uMl Ob Wmbs- Hhbb) NO. 237 Auriol Calls For Meeting Os Big Four PARIS. (UP) Frendh President Vincent Auriol for mally opened the sixth Unit* ed Nations General A§gem* bly today with a call for a Big Four Meeting of Presi dent Truman, Premier Jo sef Stalin, Britain’s Winston Churchill and French Pre mier Rene Pleven. ’Auriol’s unexpected pronounce ment came in the opening minutes of probably toe world organiza tion’s most critical session. Dele gates have already been stimulat ed by promises of 8 global U. S. peace plan based on reduction of atomic and other weapons DELEGATES TENSE Speaking slowly even softly to the tense delegates, among theft most of toe world’s foreign minis ters. Auriol said: “If the distinguished men to wards whom all anxious eyes are now turned were to come here .to attend this session . . . and to trg . . . Jointly to reduce the disagree* ments which paralyze the world—ls this should happen we would wel come them with a joy which. I am convinced, would become world wide.” Although Auriol did not mention the Big Four leaders by name, he emphasized that he wanted them to attend the U. N. not to partid pate in the sessions but “to estab lish human contact with each oth er. to exchange ideas personally, to consider their differences with, out any agenda or public debate.. r Mr. Truman conferred with Stalin for the first and last time at Potsdam in 1945. He baa said slnce he would be glad to see the Russian chief In Washington. Stejto has said his health does not permit him to leave Rurisla. Meantime, Western delegate# talked unabashedly In the corridOt* about out-propagandising the Rus sians this tone. A .preview of S momentous V, 3. plan for world peace came last night in a proposal, co-sponsored by Britain and France, for an In ternational U. N. commission to In vestigate the chances of holding free elections throughout Germany. Mr. Truman may reveal other aspects of a promised global peace plan on the radio Wednesday night at 10:30 p. m.. EST. Five Injured In Accident 1 ■ Five persons were injured arid « trailer load of tobacco virtual? ruined In an accident, at the Pea Ridge Ball Park on Angler Route 1 last night at 7 o’clock. Rexwell Adams of Angler Route 1 had a load of tobieco on is* Chevrolet pickup and trailer pang narked In the highway. The ware- Ihouse, into which he was unloading /the leaf was so close to the high way that it was impossible for htet to get clear off the road. wjwjjl Adams was on the trailer un loading when the vehicle was hit by a 1941 Ford coach, driven fear $ Tommy Coats of Angler Route L With Coats were his wife and three Blasters, Laura, Tensie aha. Belle Tucker. v ’ All except Coats received ‘severe $ laceration due to the accident MM Coats are cut superficially.. Tttp impact turned toe pickup and trailer over on their Adee and (Continued On Page Three*; ;- 1