North Carolina Newspapers

Marshall Wains Soviet Not To Mistake American Patience Roanoke Ramblings ? \ Miss Mary. Eulalia Meadow, •" daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Meadow of Norlina became the bride of Wilton Lee Roberts of Roanoke Rapids, in a private } ceremony held Tuesday, August 14, in Durham. The Rev. R. G. Brooks was the officiating minister for the double ring ceremony. Immediately follow ing the ceremony they left for a wedding trip to unannounced points; after which they will make their home in Roanoke Rapids, where Mr. Roberts is employed by the Roanoke Ra ids Theaters, Inc. £ Most .people around here will remember Joe Fields as the boy who was badly hurt playing football, during his senior year at high school in ’45. Joe’s father, the Reverend Paul H. Fields, former pastor of the Rosemary Methodist Church, was transferred to Scotland Neck during Joe’s junior year. But, Joe came back the next year to finish school in Roanoke Ra * pids. While playing in a game, he was hurt and later found out that he had water-on-the-knee. He was brought to school in a wheel-chair foi^ many weeks and then was able to get about on crutches. After finishing school here, he joined his family in 1 Scotland Neck. Now he is begin ning another semester at Duke University, where it is reported that he is doing wonderful well in his studies. “Is a chicken big enough to eat when it’s twt) weeks old?” “Of course not!” “Then how does it manage to live?" — And speaking of football play ers who get themselves in the path of some other ambitious player—have you seen that nifty cast that Richmond Lynch lias >on his leg? He got “tangled up” with somebody Monday after noon, at practice and whs the receiver of a broken ankle. Richmond is a junior in high school—so mark my words, he will have practically every girl’s autograph up there, by tomor row. . . . Except for your grandmother and mine, Mrs. Beryl Hatcher is the most beautiful grandmoth er in Halifax County. . . . per haps in the state of North Caro lina. The Herald’s office mouse brought me a news item today, g§ that proves to be of great in I teres t. lie says that one of his breth en lives in one of the Roanoke Avenue stores. The store is owned by a blustering business man who makes a lot of noise, all day ; long. He wants every body to know that he is the boss with a, capital B-. . . Brother Mouse /was very much in .iwe of him until he was accidentally caughtf in the bread basket and taken \ to the business man * home. / There to his amazement, he foiArd that the business man wnc /ontipplv Hu'fprpnt. He said. 'Yesf, dear” in the most tremu ) loud tones. 'lj/he mouse raced out of the h<jfuse and called a meeting of thfe mouse family. He addressed /• them so . . . "This big, business man isn't a man at all; he’s a mouse. I move that he be ad mitted to the mouse family.” The motion was unanimously passed. Now, my friends, tonight ask your guests to figure out which Roanoke Ave. Me/chant has recently been inducted into the Mouse Family! .... Mrs. Harris misread the clini cal thermometer and called for the doc'tor to come at once, that her husband's temperature was 120. . . . The doctor answered calmly, "My dear Mrs. Harris, if that is so. it’s too late for me. You should call the fire depart ment! .... It you’ve been seeing two sol * diers walking around the high school, looking lost, or riding a round town in a Buick converti ble, with nothing to do. . . then you’ve been encountering the events of Roy Raw’ls and Clyde Waters, who are home on their first leave from “this man’s army.” Roy, who is a ’48 graduate of Roanoke Rapids High School and the son of Mrs. G. R. Rawls, is stationed at * Fort Jackson, and will be a round until Friday. He will then return to a “better man s life. Clyde is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Waters, Sr., and is also a ’48 graduate of here, Clyde arrived last night and has eight days to enjoy life, before rhe will leave for Seattle, Wash ington. He says that from there he probably will go to Japan. £ ... At least he will see the * world??? Passenger—“Which end of the car do I get off?” Conductor—“Either oh*. If stops at both ends.” Weather North Carolina — Mostly cloudy and eool today and to _ night with oeasional light ■ rains In eoastal arear today; Friday, fair and mild. ROANOKE RAPIDS Allen Still Warren School Superintendent Norlina — Harry Walker, chairman of the Warren Coun ty Board of Education, said this morning that Superintend ent of Warren County Schools J. Edward Allen, who was for mally indicted on 34 bills charg ing embesslement, false pl tense and forgery,. Is still the acting head of Warren County schools. The Board chairman said, however, that W. O. Reed, principal of the Norlina High School is acting in a “purely temporary” capacity as school head in the Warrenton office to handle administrative de tails until the Board ean take some official action on the matter. Allen is still in Duke Hospital Durham, and is under a bond of $15,000 for the charges brought in open court at War renton Tuesday afternoon. The veteran school head is charged with embezzling $24,327.75 in State school funds ox**r a per iod of about eight years. Chairman Walker said this morning that the Board of Ed ucation has not yet planned a meeting to discuss Allen's in dictment. He said the Board meets “about once a month”, but said there is no definite time set for any of the meet ings. Columbia Bank Robbers Under $20,000 Bonds BULLETIN Columbia, Sept. 28 —(AP)— Jesse Campbell, Norfolk Ne gro, eighth member of the gang that held up the East Carolina Bank branch here Tue^ay morning and fled with $68,200 was t%ken into custody about 10 o’clock this morning In Cres well by Constable W. F. Ain sley who made the arrest af ter being told there was a strange Negro in the vicinity. Columbia, Sept. 23 —(AP)— Two white men and four Ne groes, rounded up in connection with the bold holdup of the East Carolina Bank branch here Tues day morning and the theft of $68,200, w a iv e d preliminary hearings before a U. S. commis sioner at Plymouth yesterday afternoon and were bound over to the October term of federal court in Washington, N. C., un der bonds of $20,000 each. None of the men was able to post bond and all were taken to the jail in Wilson to await trial. Bound over were Harry Ever ett Morrison of Norfolk, alleged leader of the bandit gang and Aubrey Whit Tarkington, native of Creswell, white men, and Mil ton Gary, of Norfolk, Jes|e By rum of Wilson, Willie Melkins of Washington, N. C., and Henry Ward of Greensboro, all Ne groes. Christopher u. ward, another Negro, who was shot down as he attempted to flee from a pack of bloodhounds brought to the scene of the chase from the Will iamston prison camp, re«*i£fcis in a critical condition in the local hospital. Officers today continued to search the woods along the Washington-Tyrreli County line for Jesse Campbell, another Ne gro, believed to be the last mem ber of the gang which held up five bank employees and three customers at 11:15 o’clock Tues day morning, scooped up the money from the vault and the cash drawers and fled in an au tomobile waiting outside the bank building. Practical Joke Carried Too Far York, Pa., Sept. 23—(AP) When an unwanted taxicab ar rived at a three family apart ment house in York, the tenants decided it was just a mistake. Then a fire engine roared up to the apartment house door with siren screaming yesterday and a few minutes later an undertak er rang the bell. During the remainder of the day a steady parade of unre quested goods and services ar rived, including an automobile wrecking car, two coal trucks, an exterminator and five clean ers' trucks. The three families decided there had been no mistake and asked police to attempt to find the practical joker responsible. The Baby Sitters Fourteen Entered In Lions Club Talent Night Show; Three-Year-Old Youngster Will Appear As Vocalist On Program I lalent from Roanoke Rapid: and surrounding territory will b< on parade tonight at the Liom Club’s annual Festival, when 1' performers will take the stage on the high school field which is Festival headquarters. The Talent Night feature o] the Festival is a proposition ir which everyone wins and no one loses. There will be valuable prizes given to each contestan’ appearing on the stage tonight and the three top winners wil be given several prizes each foi their entertainment efforts. All prizes to be awarded have been donated by a number o] Roanoke Rapids business firms Plenty of Music Vocal and instrumental music will be the order of the evening and the audience will be giver a chance to be the judges oi what pleases the most, since the top prizes will be given ir direct proportion to the applause given the contestants by the au dience. Lion John Lupton, who heads the committee on arrang«^ments for the big Talent Night show said he is pleased with the in terest that has been demonstrat ed by those who wish to enter the show, and he promised that a full evening of entertainment would be had by all who turn out for the show. He said the Talent Night has attracted sc many entries that the Lions will be forced to dispense with the quiz show which was origina»ly scheduled to add to the general fun of the evening. Three of the entries in to night's Talent Night program me from nearby places and ♦he i other eleven are local people. From Emporia, Va., Rosa Lee Phillips will compete for the grand prize with an exhibition of plain and fancy guitar play ing; Sue House of Thelma will be featured as a piano soloist for the program, and Ralph Willis of Weldon will take the center of the stage for his performance on the harmonica. Three-Year-Old The youngest trouper who will appear this evening will be Gail Bradshaw, three, who is billed as a singer and a vocalist who is getting an early start at pub-, lie performances. She is from Roanoke Rapids. Another harm onica virtuoso who will be on the program is William Simpson of Roanoke Rapids. Billy Jones of Roanoke Rapids will take a turn before the microphone as a vocalist, while the other *nst; u mental entry will be Edwaid A session of close vocal na.nn ny Strickland, local guitar artist, is promised by the Jubilee Quar tet, and the other ensembl? on the program will be the string band of Billy Morgan, local string band leader. Three girl vocalists who are sure to please will be Geraldine Butler, Louise Burke and Mary Speight. All three are local girls and the three give promise of some fine talent to be display ed. Master of ceremonies for the activity, which is slated to get underway at 8 o’clock, will be Mack Outland, and Mrs. Ei'’a Martin will serve as piano ac companist for several of the en trants. Grand prize for the evening (Continued to Page 10 SBI Begins Action to Get Bank Records of Warren County Schools Warrenton, Sept. 23 —(AP)— Action to get bank records oi Warren County School Superin tendent J. Edward Allen, under indictment on charges of embez zlement, has been started by the State Bureau of Investigation. SBI agents yesterday served on banks in Warrenton and Hen derson a court order requesting that the records be turned over to them. They planned to serve the order on a Raleigh bank to day. Allen, who ia a patient in Duke Hospital, was indicted Tuesday on charges of embezzling $24, 327.75, obtaining $1,666.78 through false pretense, and for gery on 32 counts. Bond of $15, 000 has been posted. At Norlina, meanwhile, Chair man Harry Walker of the County Board of Education said it has not yet discussed the matter of asking Men to resign or ap pointing an acting superintend ent. “We haven’t had an opportun ity to meet since the indictments came in.” Walker explained. Late News Bulletins SOVIETS KIDNAP U. S. SOLDIERS Frankfurt, Germany, Sept. 23—(AP)— Two American sol diers and a German policeman were “kidnapped” by Russians yesterday near the Soviet Zone border, German officials reported today. NON-COMMUNIST CLAUSE UPHELD Chicago, Sept. 23 —(AP)—T’#} Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in a two to one decision today upheld constitutional the portion of the National Labor Relations Act requiring union officials to sign non-Communist affidavits. BRITIAN PLANS MILITARY RESERVE London, Sept. 23 — (AP)— Britian plans to organize her ex-service men into a vast re serve pool subject to immed iate call to the armed forces in an emergency. Details of the project, newest in Britian’s sudden scramble for rearmament, are expected to be outlined before the House of Commons today by Defense Minister A. V. Alexander. prnc i a TTvru vpur BERLIN ATTACK Berlin, Sept. 23—(AP)—Com munists launched a new assault on Berlin’s elected city govern ment today. The official Com munist press demanded the re moval of acting Mayor Ferdi nand Friedensburg. The Comi|iists accused Frie densburg, a Christian Democrat, df “anti-Soviet provocations’* which they said no longer could be tolerated. Big City’s Temptation Causes Ex-Convicts Fall Milwaukee, — (U. P.) — big city is too full of temptation for a reformed ex-convict to go straight, Walter Joslin, 25, To ledo, believes. Joslin, arrested on a burglary charge* told police he was out for a stroll when he spied through an open window a purse on a bed. He bungled the job and was arrested. U. S., France And England Await Reply Paris, Sept. 23—(AP)— The United States, Britain and France began a tense wait to day for Russias next move in the east-west crisis over Berlin. The foreign ministers of the three western powers and their aides, as well as high officials from 58 countries here for the United Nations assembly meet ing, were gravely conscious that what happens in the next week may affect the course of world peace. The three western nations ad dressed identical notes to the Kremlin last night calling for a yes of no answer to this ques tion: Is a Berlin settlement possible along lines already broadly drawn at recent conferences in Moscow and Berlin? Topmost in the minds of the western diplomats and the U.N. delegates were British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevins omin ous words to the British House of Commons yesterday during the course of a statement on Berlin. ‘*1 am not saying that we are committed to war, Bevin told the House. "We have not reach ed that stage yet. Bevins two negatives were in terpreted by the worlds leading statesmen here as having a pes simistic ring. ' No one would venture to guess what the Russian leaders will re ply to the American, British and French notes. The answer is not expected from Moscow before early next week. Dewey Fires New Barbs At Truman En Route with Dewey to Phoe nix, Sept. 23 (AP)—Swinging off the senatorial circuit today, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey fired lew barbed criticisms at the Truman administration's dealings with Russia. As his special train rolled westward toward a fourth for mal campaign speech at Phoentx tonight, the Republicn presiden tial nominee appeared ready to try some variations of the theme that Yalta, Potsdam and other decisions gave the Soviets too big a chunk of the world. He got what his aides regard ed as a good crowd reaction where he asserted at Santa Fe, N. M. that the GOP’s major task “is to get an administration which doesn't play “footie" with the Communists and the next day say "We don’t like you.” Dewey also has been contend ing that the Republican Congress provided 50 per cent more funds for reclamation projects in the last two years than the Demo cratic Congress did in the pre ceding two. That theme was expected to be a major one when Dewey dis cusses the problems of the south west at Phoenix. Florida Storm Damage Is Set At $25 Millions Miami, ria., Sept. 23 —(AP)— A hurricane that left three dead and an estimated $25,000,000 damage in Florida swept farther out to sea today as the state be gan a mammouth cleanup job under a bright sun. Six other persons were killed and $3,000,000 damage done by the storm when it raked Cuba before blowing into Florida. The hurricane was about 250 miles east northeast of Mel bourne, Fla., today. It continued to move from the Atlantic sea board in a direction between northeast and east northeast at an accelerated speed of 18 miles an hour. After plowing through Florida at a slow eight miles an hour, it crossed the coast line into the ocean nerr Jansen Beach yesterday. A rare double rain bow marked its end at Miami. The Weather Bureau said the storm still packed winds of 100 miles an hour or more near the center. Gales extended outward mixes. Wind* diminished along the Florida coast. The hurricane was expected to pass about 500 miles east of Jacksonville and away fro mthe busy Atlantic Coastal shipping lanes. Tremendous property damage was reported at Key West as in the choice Indian River citrus area and to vegetable crops along the southern and eastern rim of Lake Okeechobee. CIO Textile Workers Win Election At Greensboro Mill Greensboro, Sept. 23 —(AP)— A majority of workers voted yes terday to retain the Textile Workers Union of America (CIO) as bargaining agent for employ es at Proximity Manufacturing Company here. It 'yes the first decertification election to be held in this area under the Tail-Hartley Act. Serves Notice U.S. Won’t Barter Rights, Freedon t Of Europeans And Others Paris, Sept. 23—(API—Secretary of State Marshall said today in a thinly veiled warning to the Soviet Union that American patience should not be mistaken for weak ness. Marshall outlined the United States' basic foreign po licy in a speech to the fall session of the United Nations General Assembly. xie reierrea to me nussian* and their six eastern European satellites as the “small minority* which consistently boycotts tint Balkan and Korean U. N. com missions and the “little assem bIy/’ M “It would be a tragio ent#,** the American declared, “if, be cause of misunderstanding, the patience of others should ba mistaken for weakness." Marshall served notice the United States will not ‘compro mise the essential principles" eg “barter away the rights and free dom of other peoples." The American statesman spoke just after Gen. Carlos P. Romulo of the Philippines advised the small nations to form a world wide 44third force” to maintain e balance of power in the dispute between the east and west Marshall said it was appro priate “that we should here re affirm our respect for human rights and fundamental free- ’ doms.” Delegates of the United Na tions’ 58 member countries should “renew our determination to develop and protect those rights and freedoms,” Marshall said. The people of the world, he added, “must not be misled by those who in the name of revo lutionary slogans would prevent reconstruction and recovery ox - hold out the illusions of future 1 well-being at a price of starve* I tion and disorder today.” "Despite the cooperative ac tion of most nations to rebutt£-*v peace and well-being,” Marshal continued, “tension during the past year has increased. The leaders of other nations arc creating a deep rift betweer their countries and the rest 01 the world community. We mus' not allow that rift to widen any further and we must redouble our efforts to bind a commor ground.” He promised that the Unitec States would do everything ir its power to reach “a construc tive, peaceful settlement to poli tical controversies which contri bute to the present tension and uncertainty.” He called for early peace set tlements with Japan and Ger many so that those nations “may exist as democratic and peaceful nations subject to safeguard! against the revival of military oi economic means of aggressioc and so they may, in due course demonstrate their qualiftcatioi for admission to membership !i the United Nations.” Weather Man f7 Says It Will \W Begin to Cool By The Associated Press Today's Carolinas weathel forecast is about what you wouli expect this first day of fall, S will be cooler, afternoon tea naeatuaaa anaoAMlMi* 1- 1L. ^.tJ ' BULLETIN U. N. WILE GET BERLIN PROBLEM Paris, Sept. t%— (AP)— A British Unite^ Nations delegate declared today tbs Berlin quarrel will be given to the U. N. Assembly if Russia re jects a “final three-power note” for prompt settlement. Marshall Proposals In Brief Paris, Sept. 2J—(AP)—Her# in brief, are the proposals ad vanced by U. S. Secretary of State Marshall in his speech to the United Nations Assem bly today: Palestine: Admission to the U. N. of Israel and Trans-Jor dan; early demobilisation of troops in Palestine, repatria tion of refugees, economic aid to both Jews and Arabs. Korea: Independence for Ko rea, with membership in the United Nations. Greece: The Greek nation mast "be made secure from aggression and unlawful Inter ference from without.” Indonesia: A negotiated set tlement between the Dutch and the Indonesian republic with out further bloodshed. Japan and Germany: Early peace settlements so fhese countries may exist as "demo cratic and peaceful nations” who will in the future qualify for U. N. membership. Austria: Restoration of poli tical and economic freedom within Austria's 1937 frontiers and admission of Austria to the U. N. Armaments: Adoption of an international system of atomic energy control; progressive reduction of armaments with a guarantee against violation. Iranian Urges “Solid Front” Foreign Policy Aboard Truman Campaign Train, Sept. 2»-(AP)— Presi dent Truman tossed into the in creasingly bitter political cam paign today a suggestion for a "solid front” on foreign policy while he' threw new punches at the Republicans on domestic is sues. For his own part, the Chief Executive regarded it as "fool ish” to overlook problems posed by "tactics of the Soviet Union”, but he said he did not regard them as "insuperable obstacles to peace.” In solemn tones he told a police estimated crowd of 25,000 per sons at San Francisco’s city hall that progress toward peace has been “much faster” than it would have been without the United Nations. He said the United Nations one day will bring that peace to the whole world. Mr. Truman picked San Fran cisco, where he came in 1845 to witness the signing of the United Nations charter, to voice his fath in the eventual success of the United Nations, and his wish to keep foreign policy out of the political campaign. He said he had never “for one moment” underestimated the multitude of problems which the Soviet Union could cause if that country were unwilling to join with other nations in working for peace. Truman Sure To Get A Goat In Uvalde Uvalde, Tex., Sept. 23 —(AP) —President Truman is sure to get somebody’s goat when he stops here Saturday. He’ll have his choice of one of 3,000 registered Angoras. The goats will be waiting at the railroad station for him, along with such democratic dig nitaries as former Vice Presi dent John Nance Garner and Mrs. H. H. Weinert of Seguin, National Democratic Committee woman from Texas. Two ranchers. Jack Richard son and Dolph Bristoe, Jr., will herd the goats to the station. The idea is to convince the presi dent that Uvalde is the capital of Texas' Angora ranching in dustry, 100 years old in 1949. firemen To Get Respite From Too Many Bongs NEW YORK (U.P.) — fie city is trying out a new fire alarm system designed to save wear and tear on firemen. Under the old way, the fire gong in every station rang about 80 times for every one of the ap proximately 250 alarms a day. That meant 20,000 bongs a slay. The new system was adopted partly because a medical report showed the high rate of hy pertension and heart conditions among firemen could be traced to the strain of hearing so many gongs. Now the gongs will ring only in the sons where the fire lis located.