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To Lead High School Band I The Roanoke Rapids High School band will make its first appearance of the year as part of the school's annual heme f coming celebration. And out in front of the band will be Miss Shirley Stewart, chief drum majorette. The band will appear at the football game tonight between the Yellow Jackets and the Edenton High School Aces and will p t on some intricate maneuvers at the halftime intermission. (Herald Photo). Mrs. R. C. Josey Jr. Urges Members Of Local Business And Professional •} ’n omen’s Club To Use Tlieir Votes Ki3 Robert C. Josey Jr. ol .~atland Neck urged the mem ers of the Business and Profes >nal Women's Club of Roanoke ’tapids last night to consider their privilege of voting as “a duty.” Mrs. Josey’s address was the feature of the club’s dinner meet ing which climaxed a national ft observance of Business and Pro fessional Women’s Club week. Mrs. Josey, who was introduc ed by Miss Fanney Marks, said “women* must keep themselves well-informed t-n public issues and vote acording to their own judgement racther than that of their fathers or husbands.’’ Mrs. Josey pointed out that the housewives of America today have a great duty to perform 1? in combatting inflation, housing and health, which termed “wo men’s problems. ’ She urged the housewives and the members of the club to help m battling tnesc problems by exercising theii “duty and right to vote.” However, the speaker caution ed the members of the club no1 to disrupt the harmony of theii home life over matters political Mrs. Zeb Denny, a member oi the Roanoke Rapids High School faculty, was awarded $25 for the best letter written during the week's observance on the sub ; ject: “Why I am Going to Vote ' the Way I Am During 1948.” During the meeting, which was held at the Rosemary Cafe, c contest was held on “Know Your Vote.” The contest end' ed in a tie among Mrs. Agathc 'Miller. Mrs. Jay Spires, Miss Viola Glover and Mrs. A. Sch warz. The contestants drew foi i the prize and Mrs. Miller woi i ~ Mr. Josey and Mrs. R. C j Josey III of Roanoke Rapic ; were guests at the meeting. Holliday Will Case Settled After Eiaht Days Of Testimony Halifax — A case concerning the will of the late W.G. Holliday % of Enfield, which had been con tested through eight days of test imony in Halifax County Superi or Court, was closed here yes terday when the will, estimated to involve nearly a half-million dollars was ruled valid by the court. . An announcement by Julian R. Allsbrook 01 Roanoke Rap ids, attorney for the seven rela - tives of Holliday who have been contesting the will, was made to the court. He said an agree ment had been reached in con ference between the propounders and the contestants of the wi • There were several issues be fore the jury, and the jury s rul ing was in favor of the pro pounders of the will in every in stance. ... According to terms of the wi . - there were 15 beneliciaries nam * ed, six of whom were not rela tives of Mr. Holliday who died on June 30. Seven of the rela tives joined in filing a protest of the validity of the will, oi which the tax evaluation m me estate was $427,786.87. The case was called before Judge J. Paul Frizelle of Snow Hill in the twc-weeks’ term of Halifax County Superior Court set aside for tl.e trial of civil actions. It was called to trial on Octo ber 4 and much of the time of the trial was taken with the pre sentation of objections to the will by those contesting it. Two days had been used by the presen tation of the case for the pro pounders when the settlement was reached. Judge Frizelle signed the judgement in the action here last night. In the judgment signed there were no terms oi private settlement. Named in the will had beer Mr. Holliday’s widow, sever of his relatives and relatives o ! Mrs. Holliday. The seven rela tives joined in contesting th( validity of the will on the grounc that undue and improper influ ence had been used on Mr. Holl iday to obtain his signature o. the document. Weatherman Says Maybe Frost Tonight ] By The Associated Press nst is expected to visit parts 'f^fJorth Carolina tonight. «l slat forecast for interior and. mountain areas. Fair and cooler weather was predicted tor the Carolinas to- ; day and tomorrow. Weather North Carolina — fair and cooler today and tonight: S - urday. fair, not much change '• in temperatures; rvost in interior of north por lion and in mountain aactione Belmont Resident Digs Big Potato It would not take many sweet potatoes to make a bushel if they were all the sire of the one T. W. Newsom dug out of his gar den yesterday. Newsom, who lives in the Bel mont section of Roanoke Rapids, was engaged in some fall har vesting in his garden when he ran across one potato which made the others look like mid gets by comparison. • The big spud measured ex - actly 41 inches in length, New som reported, and that is a lot of root—might even be some sort of record. Vishinsky Breaks Kremlin-Imposed Silence; Tells The U.N. Council Western Powers Broke Agreement On Berlin - --——-—-— c :.i Roanoke Ramblings By PAT NANTZ Mr. and Mrs. George Cobb and sons. Gene and Tommie, are visiting friends and relatives in Rutherfordton, N. C.—Mr. Cobb is formerly from, there, and will spend some time with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cobb, while he is visiting there.... I know two people who were busy until late last night . . they were Margaret Lou George and Ann Grizzard . . . neither of them could be reached . . . that gym really looks nice though, and it should be a very sucessful Homecoming Day at the Roa noke Rapids High School, today. Seen stepping in the soft mix ture with which the streets are being paved, was Mrs. J. C. Al bright—when she reached her destination on the other side— she had a new sole on her shoes ... made of tar ... , “It isn’t going to rain any more .. ” remarked James Tid well, one of our cities elder settlers .. . when asked why he thought not. .he replied, “My arthritis have stopped hurting me, it has really been giving me a fit for the last two weeks—Mr. Tidwell was a traveler before coming to Roanoke Rapids in 19 OS, to make a permanent home .. Our loss is their gain—the Roa noke Rapids High School has had another of its students to en - list in the army—he is M. C. Crain, a member of the junior class at high school.. . Robert Clary, one of our Yel low Jax is the proud owner of a new football helmet. . all of the others must be envious of it, be cause it really is nice ... Mr. T. J. Alford attended a hospital meeting at Greensboro, on Thursday. I am told that Pat Rawlings is expecting to go to Hamlet with Lola, Buchu, Jean and Alice on Sunday ... if anything is happening ... to be sure Pat will be right there. . . Home on an eleven day delay in route, is Corporal Elmer Daughtry of this city . . . Cpl. Daughtry returned to Roanoke Rapids in 1945, after serving with the armed forces in Ger many. . . He received his dis charge in November of that year, and was employed by the Rose mary Manufacturing Company before reenlisting. . . Daughtry will report to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, on October 28, be fore his going back to Europe. Doctor—“This is a very sad case, very sad indeed. I much regret to tell you that your wife’s mind is gone—completely gone . . .” Mr. Peck—“I’m not at all surprised’ doctor. She’s been giving me a piece of it every day for fifteen years. . . Celebrating their birthday to day are Rebecca Davis and George Campbell, Rebecca is in the third grade and George is in the second . . . here’s wishing you both a happy birthday, and many happy returns of the day. Mildred Draughan is a patient in the local hospital. . . . she has had an operation and is re ported to be feeling quite well . . . the loneliness of a hospital is a well-known factor, so all visitors will be welcomed . . . Also the many friends of Billy Nixon will be glad to know that he is feeling much better . . . Billy expects to be out of bed and back to school again . . . but will not anticipate in any of the football games in the near future ... He hurt his foot while practising one day this week, and has been in {?ed since. C. E. Holliday Hurt On Sawmill Blade C. E. Holliday of Gaston, an employee of the Roanoke Build ers Supply Company, suffered painful injuries in his right hand yesterday afternoon when a belt on which he was working slipped and his hand hit a saw blade. He was admitted to the Roa noke Rapids Hospital yesterday afternoon about 4:30, where doc tors found that his and was frac tured and was painfully lacerat ed. Hospital officials said today to the accident, but it was un although he is still a hospital patient. At the plant it was reported that there had been no witness to the acident, but it was un derstood that he was trying to tighten a drive belt on one of the mill saws when the belt slip ped, causing him to be thrown i toward the saw which injured his hand. 34th Year No. 31 Roanoke Rapids, N. C., Friday, October 15, 194S 5c Daily; 10c Sunday Education Commission Criticizes Sharply Two-Headed Administration Of North Carolina's Public Schools Raleigh, Oct. 15—(JP)— Sharp criticism of North Carolina’s two-headed administration of its first public schools was voiced by the State Education Commis sion in its report made public yesterday by Governor Cherry. The Commission, which has made a thorough study of pub lic education in North Carolina during the past two years, ac companied its criticism with a number of recommendations for improving the public schools. The report pointed out that the school system has two prin cipal executive officers — the State Superintendent of Public Instruction as administration head, and the Controller of the State Board of Education as fis cal head. “This arrangement makes for confusion, duplication and uncer tainty of duties,” the report said. “It is responsible for a lack of coordination not only in admin istering the public schools but also in promoting a program of school improvements, x x x The dual type of organization should be completely eliminated.” Major recommendations by the commission for improving the schools were: 1. A program to attract quail-1 fied teachers through higher sal aries—a $2,400 minimum, and scholarships. 2. A $150,000,000 school build ing program, including replace ment of “400 white and 1,000 negro school plants which should be abandoned.” 3. State aid for capital outlay and maintenance for school buildings and busses; more school supervisors; and en forcement of the compulsory at tendance law. 4. Consolidation of smaller high schools into units enrolling at least 300 pupils, because larg er schools do a better job of holding pupils and are able to provide more training in voca tional education, guidance and health services. 5. More vocational education, for adults as well as children. 6. A broader program of adult education. 7. A reduced teacher load, not to exceed 27 to 30 pupils. 8. Programs for special educa tion for handicapped and excep tional children. 9. Continued study of merit rating of teachers curriculum, guidance, local administration. and other problems. The Commission was composed of 18 members, and its two year study was financed by a state appropriation of $50,000 and an allocation of $150,000 from the Knapp foundation. It appointed 15 committees com posed of more than 300 citizens to study various phases of edu cation. Members of these groups visited the 100 counties, sent out 90,000 questionnaires, queried school officials and studied state records. The report will be presented by the governor to the 1949 Gen eral Assembly. The commission disagreed on two major points, the extent to which the state should assume responsibility for financing op eration of the schools and the burden the state should assume in a school construction pro gram. A majority of 11 members re commended that the state as sume a 10-year school building program to cost an estimated $150,000,000 with $100,000,000 to be spent during the first six years for urgent needs. The funds should be allotted to coun (Continued on Page 10) Cotton Textile Group President Suggests Commission To Study Reason For Large Textile Mills Locating Outside Of State Pinehurst, Oct. 15—(/P)— The question was raised at the an nual meeting of the North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers’ Association today why many large corporations .are locating in neighboring states rather than in North Carolina. Hearne Swink of Kannapolis in his president’s address sug gested that the State govern ment create a committee with authority and sufficient fund to investigate whether anything in the State’s tax structure or other laws is causing this report ed situation. Swing pointed to North Caro WILLIAMS NAMED FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Karl Bishopric of Spray was elected president as the organi sation elevated its officers at a session this morning. He for merly was first vice president. Frank C. Williams of Roanoke Rapids stepped up to the first vice presidency. Julian Rob ertson of Salisbury was elect ed second vice president, suc ceeding Williams. Hunter Mar shall of Charlotte was re-elect ed secretary and treasurer. lina as the foremost textile state, citing textiles as its greatest in dustry, with 70 per cent of its industrial wage earners drawing their pay from the industry. Saying that the products of the textile worker must meet not only foreign price competition but also the price competition of several other industries in , this country, he termed product ivity ‘‘a major problem and a joint problem of the worker and management.” ‘‘The problem,” he said, “can be solved with a realization by the individual worker that his ; future security is staked in large part on the ability of the worker and the manager to cooperate for higher and more efficient pro duction.” Despite the fact that wages have more than tripled since 1939 and various benefits such as paid vacations have been insti tuted, he said, there is no evi dence to show that per capita productivity has in any way compensated for spiralling costs. The trend in output per em ploye has been downward, he added. The industry, he reported, has entered upon an era of post war modernization, at an expen diture of about $200,000,000 an nually, and it needs to continue for several years. Before 1939, he said, the mills did not have the earnings to embark upon such a Wages in the^ textile industry have increased 'to a greater ex tent than in any other manufac turing industry in the nation, he said, and wages account for 35 to 40 percent of textile costs. Since 1939, he added, the cost of cotton has increased more than 200 per cent and other supply costs have risen in like proportion. On the other hand, he continu ed, prices of goods at the mill level “are hardly out of line with other costs” and he cited as typical the fact that four yard sheeting is selling approxi mately at the old OPA ceiling. Kerr Scott, Democratic nomi nee for Governor of North Caro lina, also touched upon the eco nomic importance of textiles in North Carolina in his address. ‘‘In our state,” he said, “the textile industry is an economic bulwark. It is not only the mar ket for one of our principal crops, but a tremendous factor in providing employment for our people, and it is one of our larg est taxpayers. Talent Night Show At Woodland Tonight At School Woodland — A Talent Night show sponsored by the LLL ciass of Woodland Baptist Church will be given tonight at the Wood land-Olney school. Bill Harris of radio station WRCS in Ahoskie will be mas ter of ceremonies. A group of dancers from Roanoke Rapids will appear on the program, and talent will be on hand from Mur freesboro, Roxobel, Conway, Au lander, Ahoskie, Rich Square, George and Woodland. Musi cians dancers and readers have been secured to give a show of diversified entertainment. Th winner of a baby contest which has been conducted by the members of the Philathea class of the church will be announced during tonight’s program. Two Game Law Violators Are Given Fines District Game Protector C. M. Pettitt said Phillip Birdsong of Halifax and Sam Birdsong of Weldon were fined $25 each and convictions had been made ir two recent game law violations and one defendant had beer bound over to Halifax County re corder’s court. court costs each by Magistrate D. C. Johnson of Weldon foi hunting on Sunday. In another alleged vicdation o game laws, Eddie Gibson o Halifax was bound over to re corder’s court under a $50 bone on a charge of holding a rac coon in captivity withtou a per mit V Peace In Holy Land Seen Soon By Mediator Paris, Oct. 15 —(APP) — The interim Palestine Mediator told the United Nations today the “Time is ripe lor a settlement” in the Holy Lana and he believes both sides would accept a rea sonable U. N. proposal for peace. “On both sides there is a desire and a need for peace,” Dr. Ralph Bunche told the 58-nation political committee. Bunche declared the state of Israel was “a going concern from the day ol its birth, and could be destroyed “By . any means other than force of suffi cient strength to completely crush* the Jews in Palestine.” He listed nine points as funda mental issues for the United Nations Assembly: A permanent peace in Pales tine; the Jewish State; the boundaries of such a state; the future status of Jerusalem; guarantees of the rights of all Palestinians; repatriation and resettlement of Arab refugees the machinery of U.N. interven tion. Bunche said his predecessor, Count Folke Bernadotte who was assassinated Sept. 17, had been unable to get the warring Arabs and Jews together. “The Arab representatives steadfastly refused to meet the Jews because they considered that a tacit admission of the existence of a Jewish state,” Bunche said. The interim mediator asked the assembly to take a firm stand on the political aspects of the Palestine problem. VEPCO Files Application For Dam Here Washington, Oct. 15—(AP)— The Virginia Electric and Power Co., of Richmond, has asked the Federal Power Commission for a permit to build a giant hydro electric plant near Roanoke Rapids, N. C. The plant would be built on the Roanoke River at an esti mated cost of $18,090,000. Land and rights would cost an additional $385,000. In its ap plication to the FPC yesterday, the company proposed to include a dam and a powerhouse near the head of te rapids and near an existing diversion dam. The impounded water would form a lake extending about seven miles. Four units would be included in the powerhouse. Three of these would be rated at about 28, 000 horsepower each, and the fourth at 14,000 horsepower. Virginia Electric and Power operates an inter-connected pow er system serving most of Vir ginia, Northeastern North Caro lina and East Central West Vir ginia. Roanoke Ave. Work May Be Finished Today One proportion of the street paving work in Roanoke Rapids was slated for completion today, with the finishing of the resur facing of Roanoke Avenue from Fourteenth to First streets while in other parts of town workmen of the F.D Cline Construction Company continued preparation for the paving of other streets. It is expected that the avenue which bisects the city will a gain be open all the way for through traffic by tomorrow. No additional priming coat; had been put down on the other streets in town other than the section from First to Seventh on Washington finished yester day, but in all parts of town workmen were preparing the streets for paving and other streets which have been almost impassable recently vhad been put into better shape. A swing around the city pav I ing project this morning indi ' cated that nearly all the streets i are usable except those where ! work is actually in progrss, and j signs were that continued good weather will bring the paving work to a rapid conclusion. Drop In Wool Price Forecast ; New York, Oct. 15—(TP)— i Worth Street texticle circles i showed increasing concern over the future of wool goods priced i this week. : Some developments indicated 1 they might follow the downward : trend of cotton goods. ’ At the same time there were reports in the trade that a great l deal of worsted yardage is i flooding the market at from 50 1 to 75 cents a yard below mill prices on desirable goods. Refuses To Give Pact Details Paris, Oct. 15—AP)—Andrei Y. rishinksy broke his Kremlin-im osed silence in the Security Council today and renewed his harge that the Berlin question rose because the Western Fow ls violated agreements with tussia. Six lesser powers on the coun il had appealed to the big four o settle the blockade by direct legotiation. Foreign Minister Juan A. Bra nuglia of Argentina, acting ouncil chairman, asked the four >ig powers today for details on he Aug. 30 agreement between 3rime Minister Stalin and west ern diplomats and for the in ductions given the four mili ary governors of Germany to implement the accord. Under the agreement, Russia was to' lift the blockade and the Western Pow ;rs were to recognize the Soviet nark as the sole currency for Berlin. The American, British and French delegates said they were willing to answer Bramuglia’s questions at the next council meeting on Berlin. Vishinsky then rose and de clared the Argentine’s questions were a “very skilled” maneuver to drag the Soviet delegation into the Berlin debate. He said he would not “swal low this bait.” Vishinsky who came to the council with a full staff of assistants and made doodles during the first part of the meeting, went on: “It is naive to believe the Soviet Union will swallow this bait, x x x No gentlemen, we will not. We see no reason why the Security Council should bur den itself with new details and material.” v iainuan.y icpcutcu that there would be no Berlin question if the western powers had not violated agreements made by the four nations oc cupying Germany. When he finished, the old pro secutor turned around toward members of his delegation. He smiled broadly. Then he sat down, seized his pencil’ and re turned to his doodle-making. Dr. Philip C. Jessup of the United States, Sir Alexander Cadogan of Britain and Alex iandre Parodi of France all had declared their willingness to Bramuglia’s request for more information. They said they felt, however, they had already replied to his questions in their ! previous declarations. Four of the six lesser powers on the council said they believed there still is a possibility of a direct peaceful settlement. They said this after a week of ex ploratory talks with the big four delegates. Gen. A. G. L. McNaghton of Canada said the Security Council must take “appropriate action” promptly. “We are carrying on this de bate under a shadow of vio lence”, he said. Faris El Khouri of Syria said the small powers have tried to solve the Berlin crisis—which Russia contends is a matter only |for the foreign ministers* coun cil, and not the Security Coun cil, until a German peace treaty is signed. Warren Weather Bureau Closed Warrenton — The Weather Bureau station which has been operating at Warrenton for some time was recently closed and the personnel have been transferred to other stations. The station had been operated for some time, and before the Civil Aeronautic Authority and weather bureau took over its op eration it was a station of the I was located at the emergency [ half miles north of Warrenton. landing field about one and one Roy all Praises Truman In Speech At Williamston; Says Wallace And Dixiecrats Won't Poll A Plurality Williamston, Oct. 15 —(/P)— “Henry Wallace won’t get enough votes to wad a 16-gauge shotgun,” Secretary of the Ar my Kennetth C. Royall said here today. “The Dixiecrats is just another splinter party,” he added in a speech prepared for a Democra tic Rally. The records of Republican can didates, he continued, “clearly show that they are much more likely to oppose the South and its views than Harry Truman will ever do.” Royall continued: “I just want to ask one / question of these all-bent-for-chahge boys. The question is 'What for?’—Why do some men want to get rid of Harry Truman and the Demo : cratic Party?” He said his speech was “pn , marily to talk about President ■ Harry Truman and what he and his party—the Democratic Party —have done in this unprecedent ed situation" in which other na tions of the world are faced with famine and ruin. “The octopus of communistic totalitarianism extended its ten tacles into neighboring and peaceful lands—and took control of other nations by fraud and by threats of force until Amer ica’s presence in and America’s help to other peoples finally gave pause to the aggressors.xxx “We were the only nation large enough and sound enough to meet this problem with any hope of averting a world catas trophe. x x x We had to send our dollars and our goods and our men into other lands, x x x “We faced a situation such as our "country had never faced be fore. And the full impact of all this fell upon a new president, Harry S. Truman, x X x “Glancing across the world to day, we find that America is the most prosperous nation. While farmers and laborers and business men are suffering tv erywhere else, here in America all of us are living better—much better—than ever before, x X x” He said North Carolinians, for example, in 1947 earned $3,009, 000,000 or six times what they made in 1932. “All this,” Royall said, "is a new post-war experience. For we had come to expect hard times after a war.” As for civil rights statements by President Truman, Royall commented that President Tru man has said no more about civil rights than did President Franklin D. Roosevelt. “The difference between the south and President Truman," he said, “has been greatly exag gerated. “The President was raised la an atmosphere much like oprS, He is a man of reason and sound common sense. He wants pro gress, but he knows gress in many fields comodate itself to time and conditions.”
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