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He Buys Truck With Small Coins Tt^mas "Tip" Slaughter, filling station owner of Roxboro, displays the collection of coins he used to make cash payment for a new $1,741.90 truck he bought. There are 2,950 pennies, 3,920 nickels, 6,174 dimes, 2,400 quarters and half dollars, and 296 silver dollars. He had been saving the coins in a guano sack at home for more than four years. (AP Photo). Roanoke Ramblings By Pat Nantz How anyone can be cruel to little animals is beyond me...but a perfect example of this is the incident which occurred on Ham ilton Street, on Monday., while walking to school with two of my friends, Margie Greene and Merle Singletary, we noticed a small puppy run out in front of a car. The driver slowed down but did not stop..running over the little dog, but never stopping nor looking back. The impact that the body of the puppy made a gainst the front of the car was hear for quite a distance, so it was undoubtly felt by the driver. The'car only injured the dog’s ead and body, not killing him._ but the car behind the one that hit him did not see the dog in time to stop, so he ran over him and killed him..this may well be a lesson to drivers....this could have easily been a small child darting across the street*... t The most unusual type of band * age that I have ever encountered was that on a Negro man, at the local hospital, on Monday. He had injured his face especially around his nouth..so the doctor put a bandage around his head covering his mouth. When you first see it, it reminds you great ly of a gag...(note to all husbands who have talkative wives..This is an idea...) * _ You just can’t help get home sick when you are away from good ol* Roanoke Rapids, can you??? Even though Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Colin Lane, Mrs. Chester Allsbrook and children spent last week-end in Raleigh with Bill Hawkins and Dwight Dobbins at State College, Bill and Dwight just had to return home this ^ week-end to see the folks.... Another person that can’t bear the thought of staying away long at the time is Josie Johnson who is going to college in Richmond; she also spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Johnson. Instead of the fishermen three ..there was exactly twice that Jk number in the fishing party con sisting of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Everett, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Gar ner, and Mr. and Mrs. Leburn Mills...I’d like to hear Leburn tell about those “that got away..” down on the Chowan river, this week-end... Some of the more ardent foot ball fans of our city are Harri son Giles, Stephen Davenport, Dickie Smith, Joe Kidd and George Pappendick, who attend ed the Carolina-Texas game at Chapel Hill, this week-end. One of Roanoke Rapids’ pioneer settlers died Sunday morning. He was Mr. Willie H. Shell, 65, who died at his home, after a lone illness. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock from p Smith’s Church and burial ser vices followed in the family plot in the church cemetery. M r . Shell’s widow is the former Hat tie Ward. Four more of our local citizens ?wed their liking for football / attending the State-Duke (ame Saturday, they were Mar vin Woodard, A. W. Lynch, Rich mond Lynch, and Bijater Britt. 9' - Junior—“What’s horse sence?” Pop—“Something a horse has that keeps him from betting on people!** Weather North Carolina — Consider able cloudiness and warmer with occasional light rain to day; partly cloudy tonight and f tomorrow; slightly warmer to morrow. New Paper Mill Official Comes From Canada K.D. Running, a native of Can ada who recently moved to Rr/t noke Rapids to take ovj- the job of superintendent of the sul phate mill of the Halifax Paper Corporation, said today that he and his family are quickly learn ing to love North Carolina and the South. He said he had never previous ly been further South in the U nited States than Washington, D.C., and added that his wife and two young sons are also strangers to this part of the world. Running came to Roanoke Rapids from St. John’s, New Brunswick, but is a native of western Canada. He has been in the paper and wood pulp busi ness for a number of year, he said. In his $ew job he succeeds H. Watt Ellerson, who was re cently made general superinten dent at the local plant. Mr. and Mrs. Running are ma king their home at 209 Williams street, and Kenneth, six has just entered school in the first grade The younger son, Robert, is three. Running said he is pleased with the setup he has found at the local plant, adding that he has a wonderful group of work ers with whom to operate. The sulphate mill at the paper cor poration has to do with the com plete processing and production wnnrl milr* Rains Ending, Warm Weather Is Forecast BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The weatherman said you can put your raincoat away tonight. It will warm up today and the rain will stop in the Carolinas, he predicted. The only except ion was seen in coastal areas, where the rain might linger un til tomorrow morning. And it will be cooler in the Eastern portion of South Carolina tonight Drenching rains came to many Carolinas cities yesterday and this morning. In the 24| hours ended at half past seven this morning, Spartanburg had 1.54 inches of rain, Charleston 1.13, Columbia 1.90 and Char lotte .80. Elizabeth City report ed that almost five inches of rain fell in three hours yester day forenoon. A warmer air mass has moved into the Carolinas from the gulf and should raise temp eratures today. Here are this morning’s lows and yesterday afternoon’s highs in represents tive cities: Florence 70-74, Lumberton 71 73, Winston-Salem 56-67, Hick ory 59-60, Greenville, S.C., 58 61, Elizabeth City 67-72, Cherry Point 68-76, New Bern 69-76, Wil mington 70-67, Myrtle Beach, 72-76, Raleigh 65-68, Greensboro 59-61, Charlotte 56-68, Spartan burg 58-61, Charleston 72-78, Ash eville 56-62, Cape Hatteras 70 80. Lions Club Hears Leedy Guy M. Leedy, publisher of the Roanoke Rapids Daily Her ald, was featured speaker at the regular meeting of the Lions Club at the high school last night, using as his subject, “The Development of a Daily News paper.” In spite of bad weather a large number of members were on hand ^or the meeting during which committee reports were given and a tentative report of success on the recent Festival was made. Lion Herbert Williams was welcomed into the club as a new member, and visiotrs at the meeting included A1 Drew, Joe Hatem, Walter Pickett, William A. McClung and Bill Davey. I). SFrance And England Accuse Russia Of Menacing World Peace In Separate Notes To The United Nations; Ask Action ll ^ ■ 34th Year No. 17 Wednesday, September 29, 1948 5c Daily; 10c Sunday Huge College Fund Proposed By Methodists Rocky Mount, Sept. 29—(AP) —A Methodist College founda tion of North Carolina with a capital of $10,000,000 was pro posed yesterday at a meeting of churchmen. The proposal was offered at a joint meeting of the Methodist Commission on World Service and Finance, and all boards and commissions of the conference. The college foundation propo sal was presented by the Meth odist Board of Education. It sug gested that Duke University, Brevard, Greensboro, High Point, and Louisburg colleges share in the fund. The purpose of the fund would be to stimulate interest in Meth odist educational institutions, to aid those institutions, and to re late them more effectively to the church. Chest Drive To Be Started By Truman The Rev. John M. Walker, Jr., drive chairman of the 1948 Community Chest Red Feather, said here today that President Truman will address the nation tomorrow evening on a nation wide radio hookup for the start of the October campaigns of the Community Chests of America. The broadcast will be carried over local station WCBT from 10:30 until 11:00 p. m., and the President’s talk will highlight the star-studded “Red Feather Roundup” featuring a number of the nation’s top-flight radio en tertainers. Henry Ford, II, chairman of Community Chests of America, will conclude the program and will thank the President for his efforts in behalf of more than 1,000 Community Chests all over the country. ity Chests will be campaigning for $184,000,000, the largest amount ever sought by the Chests, to support the 12,000 Red Feather health and welfare ser vices plus the newly-reactivated USO. Rev. Walker said the local Red Feather campaign will be held from October 21-30 and the goal of the drive for this year is $14,375. Rev. Walker’s announce ment was made in a meeting of members of the Red Feather publicity committee, which is headed by R. C. Brown. Soviet Planes Buzz American Transports Berlin, Sept. 29—(AP)—Nine Soviet fighter planes dangerously buzzed two American supply planes in a Soviet zone air cor ridor today, U. S. authorities an nounced. The planes were flying supplies into Soviet-blockaded Berlin from the western zones. American air officials said they were transmitting a written protest to the Russians, charging violation of air safety regulations and demanding remedial action. These were the latest of several recent Soviet-perpetrat ed incidents in the air corridors which Americans asserted violat ed four-power flying regulations and were designed to harass the blockade-busting air lift to Ber lin. Last week a Soviet fighter flew dangerously close to an Am erican passenger transport, dur ing the last week also the Am ericans protested a Soviet an nouncement of' close formation flying by Russian aircraft, which violates air corridor rules, and a ooviex announeemeni oi anu-air craft firing practice in the cor ridors to a height of 10,000 feet. Another potential point of ten sion developed aground. Berlin police said about 25 Germans al legedly consigned to forced la bor in Russian-operated uranium mines in Saxony made a daring escape last night. German police sources, con firmed by the British, said 52 Germans were bound for the Uranium mines aboard a train which halted last night near the Zoological Garden in the British sector. About half srucceeded in A U. S. Bars A-Bomb Plants To Unions; Heads Refuse To Disavow Communism Washington, Sept. 28—(AP)— Workers. The government today barred its A-bomb plants to unions whose officers refuse to disavow com munism. This action—on the heels of congressional charges that a net work of Soviet spy rings tried during the war to feed atomic secrets to Moscow — stemmed from a double-barreled atomic energy commission order. It (a) posted "keep out” signs for two specific CIO unions and (b) opened the way for official recognition of others only if they can qualify for certification by the National Labor Relations board. Except at Oak Ridge, union activity in all atomic plants has been sharply curtailed since the A-bomb project was launched. But a number of unions have been active in the hope that these curbs would be eased. Today’s new policy decision, however, ruled out any hope of those whose officers have failed to submit non-communist oaths. These are required by the Taft Hartley act for NLRB certifica tion. The unions singled out in the the CIO United Electrical Work ers and the CIO United Public A congressional comm ittee heard testimony only yesterday from a self-described former Communist that the U. E. is “the largest communist-dominated or ganization in the United States.” The Public Workers union, with a large membership of gov ernment employes, also has been under scrutiny in congress. The commission itself said, as it did of the U. E.: “Information is available concerning alleged communist affiliation or associa tion of certain officers of this union.” The commission’* move to srect new safeguards against pos sible leaks of atomic secrets, was only one in a series of tumbling developments bearing on the is sue of Reds-in - government. Among them: 1. The disclosure by William W. Remington that he has ap pealed a regional loyalty board’s ruling of “reasonable grounds to believe” he was disloyal. Remington is the suspended MO,000 a year Commerce De partment official named by Eli sabeth T. Bentley as a source of the wartime secrets she told of collecting while serving as a spy ring messenger. investigation of the way Rep. J. his attorney that he has asked the president’s loyalty review board to let him confront the Vassar graduate and cross-ex amine her. 2. Word from the Justice De partment that it has taken “un der advisement’’ a request for an Remington announced through Parnell Thomas (R-NJ) has run his office. Thomas is chairman of the House Un-American Activities Committee. On Monday the com mittee charged the Truman ad ministration with “inexcusable” failure to move against a “Soviet espionage conspiracy in the United States during World War II.” | Thomas said of the Justice De partment disclosure: “I refuse to be intimidated.” The request for an investiga tion came from 17 New Jersey lawyers. Clipped to their peti tion was a file of newspaper col umns by Drew Pearson, discuss ing the handling of Thomas’ of fice payroll. The lawyers said they are “deeply concerned” over Pearson’s charges. Local Youth Named Officer Of State Engineers’ Group Raleigh, Sept. 29 — Hugh J. Horne, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Horne of Roanoke Rapids, has been elected treasurer of the North Carolina State College Engineers’ Council, the princi pal organization of approxi mately 3,000 N.C. State students who are enrolled in the School of Engineering. Horne, a senior at the college this year, is working for a de gree in electrical engineering. Showers Replacing Tubs, Survey Shows CLEVELAND (U.P.)—The sit and-soak method of bathing is slowly joining the old wooden tub in front of the kitchen stove as a thing of the past, a survey of observers on the post-war bath ing scene shows. .Blame it on the war, they said. The tub is going down the drain to make way for the shower. “During the war, people got accustomed to taking showers,” Charles Jauch, secretary of the Cleveland Builders Exchange said. “There were no tubs on dreadnaughts or in barracks for the men in service. Priorities made it difficult for civilians to get tubs. “People learned 4to prefer the speed and efficiency of showers. .New Attorney lakes Oath At Warrenton Warrenton — James Daniel Gilliland of Macon, recently-lic ensed attorney was given the oath of office by Judge R Hunt Parker last week in a session here of the Warren County Sup erior Court, enabling him to pra ctice law in North Carolina: Rev. G. M. Henry Is Confirmed Episcopal Bishop Asheville, N. C., Sept. 29— (AP)—The Rev. George M. Henry was consecrated today as third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Caro lina. Dr. Henry took his vows in Episcopal Church here before an assemblage of church and lay leaders from throughout the southeast. The consecrator was the Rt. Rev. Henry St. George Tucker, D. D., lately presiding bishop of the Episcopal church in the United States. His assistants were the Rt. Rev. Henry D. Phillips, D. D., bishop of southwest Virginia, and the Rt. Rev. Thomas N. Car ruthers, D. D., bishop of South Carolina. Bishop Edwin A. Pe nick of the North Carolina dio cese, preached the sermon. Bishop Henry, recently rector of Christ Church in Charlotte, succeeded Bishop Robert E. Gribbin, who retired because of ill health. Bishop Gribbin, for merly of Winston-Salem, suc ceeded the late Bishop Junius M Horner, who' was consecrated bishop of the Missionary District oi Asnevuie in uecemoer oi 1898. The diocese of western North Carolina was established in 1922. It now embraces about 4,600 communicants and 66 par ishes and missions. Among those attending the consecratipn ceremonies here today were the Rev. Edmund Berkeley, Rector of All Saints Episcopal Church of Roanoke Rapids, and Dr. Matthew S. Broun of Roanoke Rapids, a former Asheville resident Broughton, Scott Carry Campaigns To Tenth District Morganton, Sept. 29—(AP)—J. Melville Broughton * and W. Kerr Scott were scheduled to bring their campaigns to the tenth congressional d i s t r ict Democratic party rally here to day. Broughton( former governor of North Carolina, is the party no minee for the Senate and Kerr is the party's candidate for gov ernor. The rally was slated for the Burke county courthouse. Also scheduled to be on hand was Rep. Hamilton C. Jones of Charlotte, who seeks reelection to his House seat. Sheriff See 14 Drunks, But Makes Not One Arrest Jacksonville, Sept. 29—(AP)_ Sheriff I. Dan Sanders revealed today that he recently saw 14 drunks, but didn't even make a single arrest. He said he didn’t even inter vene when the 14 slopped up il legal moonshine at a still in the Harris Creek section of Anslow And he left them lying in the gutter. It was the first time, the sher iff said, that he had ever seen 14 drunk hogs. Hedy Lamarr Drops Suit Against Look Los Angeles, Sept. 29 —(API— Hedy Lamarr ha? dropped a $200,00 damage suit against Look magazine. Her attorney, Jerry Giesler, filed a dismissal of the action in Superior court yesterday. He de clined to give the reason. The actress had charged Look with indicating she had under gone plastic surgery on her nos*. Western Powers Tell U.N. Soviet Is Determined To Get Them Out Of Berlin Paris, Sept. 29—(AP)—The United States, Britain and France accused Russia before the bar of the United Nations today of menacing world peace with a blockade of Berlin which has brought Germany’s first city to the brink of economic ruin. On the tenth anniversary of the Munich pact which ignited the fuse of World War II, the three wesetern powers told the U. N. in identical notes that the Soviet Union is bent upon driving them out of Berlin and bring ing the city solely under Russian rule. Mayor Proclaims NEPH Week, Urges Participation The week of October 3-9 was today proclaimed as National Employ the Physically Handi capped Week, and local em ployers were called upon to observe the week by Roanoke Rapids Mayor W. Bernard Allsbrook. The mayor in his proclama tion called on Roanoke Rapids employers to employ handicap ped workers in the right Jobs so they can contribute to the productivity and strength of the community. Fred W. McNeil. Jr., manag er of the North Carolina State Employment Service Division office here, said today that there are a total of 57 handi capped workers who are listed with his office. 20 of which are war veterans. McNeil urged all employable handicapped persons to list their names at the local em ployment office and asked that all employers list orders for the handicapped workers they can employ. The text of Mayor Alls brook's proclamation follows: Whereas the City of Roa noke Rapids has a large num ber of handicapped persons seeking employment: and Whereas cooperation in hir ing, and acceptance of, the handicapped by employers will be necessary to give economic security to these persona * Now, therefore, I, W. Bern ard Allsbrook, Mayor of Roa noke Rapids, do hereby call on all employers in this city to observe the week of October 3 through 9, 1948, as National Employ the Physically Handi capped Week, and to employ our handicapped workers in the right jobs so that they can contribute to the producti vity and the strength of our community. In witness, whereto, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of Roanoke Rapids to be affixed. Done at the city of Roanoke Rapids September 28, 1948. 37 Cases Heard In Recorders Court Session Halifax, Sept. 28. — Some 37 cases appeared in the regular weekly term of Halifax County recorder’s court before Judge Charles C. Daniel here today, with convictions being limited to fines and short sentences. Roland Williams of Enfield was charged on three counts of trespass, simple assault and re sisting arrest. On the trespass charge he was given a prayer for judgment continued on pay ment of costs and on two years' good behavior. On the simple as sault charge he received a sus pended sentence of eight months, suspended on payment of costs and condition that he remain oi good behavior. He was sentenced to three months on the roads or the count of resisting arrest. John Earl Baxter of New Jer sey was fined $100 and costs or charges of driving drunk anc reckless driving. The costs im posed included the payment oJ $225 in damages to George Young, whose car was damaged in a collision with Baxter. Ower B. Craig of Rocky Mount was fined $1|0 and costs on charges of driving drunk and drivinj without a license. Otis Anderton and Johnnie A1 ston, both of Weldon, were charged with carrying concealed weapons, and Anderton was fin ed $50 and costs, while Alstor was fined $25 and costs. Waltei Caudle of Enfield was sentencec to eight months on a charge o] drunk and disorderly and resist ing arrest, however the sentence was suspended on the paymem of costs and on further good be havior. in license cases neara narrj Ellis of Weldon was fined $15< and costs for operating a motoi vehicle after his license had beer revoked. Mabel Joyner of Wei don was fined $25 and costs foi driving without a driver’s U cense. Mrs. Elizabeth Hardy o Rocky Mount was fined $25 ant costs for driving without a dri ver’s license and O. B. Hard; was fined the same thing fo: aiding and abetting driving with out a driver’s license. A number of cases were eon tlnuad. 'It is clear from the protract ed exchange of notes and the conversations which have taken place on the initiative of the three governments between them and the Soviet Government that the three Governments ... have made every effort to resolve their differences directly with the Soviet Government," the notes said. The notes were delivered to U. N. Secretary General Trygve Lie in the Palais Chaillot, scene of the U. N. Assembly session, shortly after 4 p. m. From Moscow came an indi cation of what the Russian posi tion may be. The authoritative New Times said the Western powers, through violations o': four-power agreements, have "exploded the legal basis which assured them the right of parti cipation in the Berlin adminis tration." It declared the appeal to the Security Council would fail. The paper blamed the West for the breakdown of the Moscow negotiations over Berlin. "It is not a matter of chance that this was the chosen mom ent when the Assembly of the United Nations began work," New Times said "Indeed, all this narrow-minded plan of Mar shall-Bevin was timed ahead for this." British souroes said they did not believe the 11-nation Security Council will take action before Monday. It was noted that the Western notes did not request "urgent" action. The three gov ernments were said to wish to avoid an appearance of trying to stampede the U. N. into hur ried disposition of the case. The text of the British note, identical with the others except for the salutations said: I have the honor, on behalf of his majesty’s government in I he United Kingdom in agreement with the governments of the United States of America and the French Republic, to draw your attention to the serious im position. by the government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Re port and communications be tween the Western Zones of oc cupation in Germany and Berliij quite apart from the fact that it . is in conflict with rights of his majesty’s government in the United Kingdom, the government of the United States of America and the government of France, with regard to the occupation and administration of Berlin, this action by the Soviet govern ment is contrary to its obliga tions under Article 2 of the Char ter of the United Nations and creates a threat to the peace within the meaning of Chapter VII of the charter. Two—It is clear from the pro tracted exchange of notes and the conversations which have ta ken place on the initiativfT|£ the three governments between them and the Soviet Government that the three governments, consci ous of their obligations under the charter to settle their disputes by peaceful means, have made every effort to resolve their dif ferences directly with the Soviet Government. Copies of the rele vant documents are submitted separately, in particular, atten tion is drawn to the summary of the situation which is contained in the note of his majesty’s gov ernment and the governments of the United States of America and the French Republic dated Sep tember 26th-27th as follows: “The issue between the Soviet Government and the Western oc cupying powers is, therefore, not that of technical difficulties in communications nor that of reaching agreement upon the conditions for the regulation of the currency for Berlin. The is sue is that the Soviet Govern ment has clearly shown by its actions that it is attempting by illegal and coercive measures* in disregard of its obligations, to secure political objectives to which it is not entitled and which it could not achieve by peace ful means. It has resorted to Diocaaue measures; 11 nas mreai ened the Berlin population with starvation, disease and econo mic; it has tolerated disorders and attempted to overthrow the duly elected municipal govern ment of Berlin. The attitude and conduct of the Soviet Qovern 1 ment reveal sharply its pur pose to continue its illegal and coercive blockade and its unlaw ful actions designed to reduce ’ the status of tbs United States, the United Kingdom and France as occupying powers in Berlin to one of complete subordination . to Soviet rule, and thus te eb> j “Babe” and “Butch” Present Their New Family "Babe" (left), two and a half year-old black cocker spaniel, looks over the 12 puppies of her third litter in 14 months at an animal hospital in Fayetteville, N. C. "Dutch." the papa, strikes an heroic pose at right. "Babe's" thr ee litters add up to 34 pups, 33 of which survived. The dogs are owned by Capt. and Mrs. John F. Jenkins of Fort Bragg. (AP Photo)
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