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Aurelian Springs Area Residents Name Road Delegation Iranian Challenges State’s Rigtiters In Raleigh Address Urges Voters Not To Be Blinded By “Prejudice” In November Election Raleigh, Oct. 19—UO—President Truman asked South ern voters today to avoid being “blinded by passion and prejudice” in casting their ballots in November. He invaded this traditionally "Solid South” State to challenge the inroads being made upon the normally Demo cratic strongholds by the States’ Rights ticket headed by Gov. J. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina. The President did not mention his Civil Rights propo sals which started bitter protests and led to the forma tion of the States’ Rights ticket His address was made at the dedication of a memorial to Presidents Andrew Jack son, James K. Polk and Andrew Johnson. xie ueciaxea, nowcver, max Jackson knew "the way to cor rect injustice in democracy is by reason and debate, never by walking out in a huff.” Mr. Truman flew here last night from the American Legion conventio at Miami to take per sonal command of the Democrat ic fight to keep Southern states in the Democratic column in November. He planned to speak again at I p. m., at the State Fair here before flying back to Washing ton. There was no outward evi dence at the Southern Democrat ic revolt either at Miami or at Raleigh yesterday. Both cities gave the chief executive a warm welcome. Mr. Truman in his prepared text took occasion to assert that the present United States bi-par tisan foreign policy was propo sed by the late President Frank lin D. Roosevelt and the latter’s Secretary of State, Cordell Hull. He said they suggested and the “wiser congressional leaders of the opposition” agreed that politics "should stop at the wat er’s edge.” Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, the Republican presidential nominee, has said that he founded the country's bi-partisan foreign po licy. Mr. Truman said he hoped American voters will approach oallot box in November in . ie spirit of Jackson, Polk and Johnson, not "blinded bv nas sion and prejudice and not de cided by “smooth flattery or by smoother propaganda.” The Chief Executive, his advo cacy of civil rights legislation an issue in North Carolina and other Southern states, came here last night by plane. He receiv ed the cheers and applause of hundreds who awaited his ar rival from Miami. There, prior to a speech to the American Lagioh convention, the president paraded past tens of thousands of Southerners in a 20-mile tour which produced no outward evidence of revolt. The Miami speech was devoted entirely to foreign policy. Mr. Truman said he spoke as a de legate to the convention and as Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Services. He discarded his non-political robes, however, for his invasion of North Carolina in an undis guised effort to stem the tide of Southern votes for Gov. J. Strom Thurmond of neighboring South Carolina. He took the position that votes for the States’ Rights candidate would serve only to aid the can didacy of Gov. Thomas E. De wey, the Republican candidate. This is substantially the same view he took on the west coast when he told California work ers that any votes for Henry A. Wallace, the Progressive Party candidate, would be "wasted.” He was welcomed to the state by Gov. R. Gregg Cherry and a group at Democratic notables in cluding Jonathan Daniels, editor of the Raleigh News and Observ er. Daniels, one-time press secre tary to President Roosevelt and son of the late Josephus Dan iels, World War 1 Secretary of the Navy, has been helping write Mr. Truman’s campaign speeches. Warmer Weather Is Prediction BY THE ASSOCIATED FRE8S How much damage to flowers ind late fall vegetables was done by the season’s first heavy frost was a question today. Temperatures reached a low of S3 in Ashvllle this morning. ' They were freezing or below in ‘ western and piedmont North Carolina, and generally slightly above freezing in eastern North ! Carolina and most parts of South Carolina. The prediction was that warm er weather would start in the Mstern parts of the Carolines* late today and overspread the States tonight and tomorrow. It will continue fair, the weather man said. Weather North Carolina- fair weath er. warmer tonight and Wed nesday and aver west portion today. '.'i Roanoke Ramblings By Pat Nantz Charles Hasty, of the junior class at the Roanoke Rapids High School, will attend the meeting at the First Vanguard Presbyterian Church of Raleigh. The meeting will take place on Sunday, Oc'ober 24. Charles is scheduled to be on the program and will speak on "Christian Growth. Home for the week-end from his studies at Wake Forest Col lege, was Thomas Clark. Tho mas is a ’48 graduate of the local high school... Three of the happiest families in this city last night were those of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. Flank Nantz. The reason was that their sons, Earl Glover, Lewis "Buddy" Smith, and Frank Nantz, Jr., arrived from San Diego, California, where they have been taking their basic training in the Navy. They plan to be here with their families until Monday morning, when they will start back to their base... all three are ’47 gra - duates of the Roanoke Rapids High School.... Visiting in the mountains are Mr. and Mrs. James W. Penson, of this city. The Penson’s are taking in the beautiful scenery of Chimney Rock, its surround ing mountains, Bat Cave, and the famous Lake Lure. They plan to return on Sunday, Oct ober 31.... It will be a big day at the Roanoke Rapids High School to morrow when the Parent Tea chers Association holds its dis trict meeting. .. The local mixed chorus will hold its weekly meeting tonight in the Junior Hi building at 7:30 o’clock. It is under the direc tion of George Baird and every one is invited to attend... Two more college students who visited their parents here over the week-end were A1 George, Jr. and Virgil McDowell, Jr., both of State College .. Celebrating their birthday to day are Robert Lee Powers and Shirley Johnson. Robert Lee is in the sixth grade and Shirley is in the fifth .Here's wishing you both a very happy birthday.. Enjoying the week at Rich mond, Va., are Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Maine of this city. They are visiting Mr. Maine’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Maine. They also are planning to attend the State Fair at Raleigh today ... they will have as their guest Mr. Maine’s parents, and Mrs. Carlton M. Dav of Richmond .. . “Why in the world did you ever write a policy on a man nienty-eight years old?” asked the indignant insurance-inspector “Well”, explained the new agent, "I looked in the census-report and found there were only a few people of that age who die each year.. Paul Hoffman Lists General Aims Of ERP New York. Oct. 19—(API—The Marshall Plan is “the most im portant and positive conservation project ever deliberately under taken,” says economic coopera tion administrator Paul G. Hoff man. Addressing the annual New •York Herald Tribune Forum last night, Hoffman said the general aims of the Marshall Plan are: “To conserve life, to conserve human and physical resources and to conserve and strengthen an economic system and a social system worthy of men’s dignity,” He added that "above and be yond these purposes, high as they are, this is a program to promote peace.” Britain Warns U.N. That Settlement Of German Problems Depends On Lifting Berlin Blockade By Soviet State P.T.A. President To Make Major Address At District Meeting Which Opens At High School Here Tomorrow Plane Larceny Case Slated For Trial Thursday Halifax.—It was reported from the Clerk of Court’s office here this morning that the case of Claude L. Barnes, Roanoke Rd pids man who is charged with the larceny of an airplane, will be on the docket for trial at the session of recorder’s court in Roanoke Rapids Thursday. The Barnes case was one of several continued afthe last reg ular recorder’s court here on September 28. Court officials said early this afternoon the court may easily run into two days this week because of the number of cases packed up dur ing two weeks’ civil term ol Superior Court here last week and the preceding week. Today’s court before Judge Charles M. Daniel got underway this morning with a number of traffic cases for early disposition and it is expected that trial of charges on the docket will con tinue through tomorrow. Barnes is charged with hav ing taken a 65-horsepower Piper Cub airplane from the field op erated by W. B. Copenhaver on the afternoon of September 21. He crashed in a pine thicket near the Aurelian Springs road a short distance from Roanoke Rapids a short time after the alleged plane-stealing and the airplane was demolished in the crash, slightly injuring Barnes. Russians Take Another Hitch In. Blockade Berlin, Oct. 19 — (AP)—The Russians, in another blockade tightening move, announced to day all highways traffic enter ing Berlin from any point must pass through the Soviet sector of the city. There the Russians are sub jecting all vehicles to search for confiscation of foodstuffs and other "contraband" articles des tined for the sealed-off Western sectors. This meant that henceforth no German motor traffic coming from Potsdam or the Southwest could enter the city directily, via the American sector. It now must go around the city and en ter from the East. MRS. E. B. HUNTER Girl Scout Leaders Here Is Transferred Miss Lillian Lee, Roanoke Rapids Girl Scout Leader for the past year will leave Novem ber 1st for Richmond where she has been transferred to the Richmond Girl Scout staff. Mrs. E. Cotter Murray who has been doing scout work in Roanoke Rapids during the past year in cooperatiofi with Miss Lee, will take Miss Lee’s posi tion temporarily until a perma nent Scout Secretary can be ob tained. Mrs. Murray will be in the scout hut each afternoon from 2:30 to 4:30 and can be reached at other times at her home on Hamilton Street, phone 21001. Miss Lee is a well qualified and popular scout leader. She was graduated from Duke Uni versity in 1943 and during the war worked in Washington, D. C., as cartographer for the Department of Commerce in Washington for four years be fore going into scout work. While in Durham as a Duke student she worked with the Girl Scouts as«a volunteer lead er. She attended the local Scout camps as a scout and councillor. Miss Lee took her professional training last January at Tangle wood Manor, Falmouth, Massa chusetts. FCC Begins Hearings On Radio’s Give-Away Shows To Determine Whether Programs Are Gambling Washington, Oct. 19— CAP)— The Federal Communications Commission sat today to hear final arguments on this mom entous question of the air waves: Do the radio give-away program involve gambling or just good clean fun? The Commission has already indicated it regards at least some of them as lotteries, or game of chaitce, which may not be advertised on the air. So it has proposed a set of new regulations designed to bar these particular programs from Further broadcasting. A majority of the radio indus try, as represented by the Nat ional Association of Broadcaster the major networks and a long list of advertising agencies pre pared arguments against the move at today’s hearing. Their prim* contentions are that FCC is without authority to “censor” broadcasting pro grams and that if any lotteries m involved, it is up to te Jus uce uepanmenx—not the com. mission — to act. Louis G. Cowan, Inc., New York Poducers of “Stop the Music,” the Sunday night mel ody — guessing feature whose jack-pot frequently runs up to $30,000 in merchandise, suggest ed a court test. “The lottery statues,” said Cowan in a pre-argument brief are aimed at protecting people from being cheated. In the give-away there is no chance for a listener to suffer financially or to lose any pecuni ary advantage.” Bridge to Become House STEVENS POINT, Wis. (U.P.) —A 70-year-old retired railroader has plenty to keep him busy for some time. Robert Behnke is building a house of an old Soo Line railroad bridge he bought. Behnke converted the abandoned 250-foot span into 30,000 feet of lumbar. Local Council Is Host To District Meet “The Child and His Future” will be the subject of an address by Mrs. E. B. Hunter, State P.T. A. President, at the annual con ference of District Seven, of the North Carolina Congress of Par ents and Teachers, tomorrow in the High School auditorium. The topic chosen by Mrs. Hunt er will be the theme of the en tire meeting anu is one that will be great interest to all parents and teachers. Mrs. Hunter is widely known in P.T.A. circles, has a pleasing personality and is a capable speaker and leader. Mrs. J. W. Burke, state PTA Executive Secretary and Trea surer, will discuss “Parent-Tea cher Patterns”. Miss Genevieve Barton, field secretary, will speak on “Education for Res ponsible Parenthood.” There also be several other speakers will be several other speakers noke Rapids City PTA Council; I. E. Ready, superintendent of city schools, and Joseph Talley, principal of junior-senior high school. Registration will began at 9: 30 a.m. with a luncheon nerind | from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., and ad journment at 3:15 p.m. A feature of the morning ses sion will be the High School Glee Club, under the direction of Geo rge W. Baird, director of music. District Seven has a large P. T.A. membership and represen tatives are expected from all of the eight counties. All local P.T. A. members and other interes ted parents are invited to at tend the conference. Mayor’s Court Has Few Cases Mayor W. Bernard Allsbrook had only a few cases for trisl in his regular Monday afternoon Mayor’s court yeaterday, and on ly one case was bound over to recorder’s court Edgar Wheelei and Bill Ray, charged with the possession of non-tax-paid liquor, were bound over to Thursday’s recorder’s court session after Mayor Alls brook had found probable cause in the warrant drawn against the two. Buck Simpson, who was charg ed with possession and transpor tation of non-tax liquor, was freed when no probable cause was found. Simpson’s case was consolidated ior nearing wnn tne other two men. J. E. Gray, charged with being drunk, was let off under a 30 day suspended sentence when he claimed to be suffering total dis ability and said he was still be ing treated from the Veterans Administration in Roanoke, Va. Mayor Allsbrook pointed out that Gray was facing the charge for the third time in five months and warned him that if he arrest ed again he will face a 90-day sentence. Eight other cases of public drunkenness in which guilty pleas were entered were dispos ed of by the mayor, when fines and costs were levied on the de fendants. Von Brauchitsch Dies While Awaiting Trial Hamburg, Germany, Oct. 19 Marshal Walther Von Brauchits ch died last night in the British Military Hospital here, where he was under guard awaiting trial aa a war criminal. i u. N. Council Opens Hearing On Dispute Paris, Oct. 19—(/P)—Britain warned the United Nations Sec urity Council today that any scheme for settlement of East West German problems is doom ed to failure as long as the Soviet blockade of Berlin con tinues. Argentine Foreign Minister Juan Atilio Bramuglia called the meeting to order. Sir Alexander Cadogan of Bri tain led off the western attack with an indictment of the tight ening Soviet Blockade. He spoke on behalf of all three western powers, Britain, France and the United States Russian Deputy Foreign Min ister Andrei Y. Vishinsky, re. ported suffering from a cold was at the council table. Sir Alexander served notice the three western powers nov feel it is impossible to negotiate with the Russians even on the basis of the Aug. 30 agreemen with Prime Minister Stalin. Cadogan spoke to answer a re quest from Brambuglia, the act ing council president, for de tails on the blockade, the Aug 30 agreement and how it was acted upon by the big four zonai commanders in Germany. Cadogan began with a brieJ history of the Soviet blockade, which he said was becoming “progressively stricter.” “The imposition of these re strictions,” he charged, “con stituted a planned and insidious attempt to harass the western occupying powers in the dis charge of their obligations in Berlin and to whittle away their rights as an occupying power.” Russian reasons for the block ade, the Briton said, are incon sistent and an “insult to the in telligence of military officers” of the western armies. On several occasions Vishin shky drowned out Cadogan on the public address system with heavy fits of coughing and sneezing. Enfield Men Freed Of Charges Of Illegal Possession Of Game In Non-Suit Order By Thompson Halifax County's most talked about supper party for some time ended in a non-suit before Magistrate W O. Thompson here last night, with the drop ping of charges against four Enfield men for the illegal poss ession and transportation of game animals. Thad Harris and R. E. Shev erette, Jr., Enfield businessmen and George Wills and Tom Lewis, Negroes, were brought before Thompson last night on an allegation that they were res ponsible for the preparation and serving of a raccoon supper at Harris’ restaurant on Septem ber 24, three weeks before the open season on the animals. District game protectors C.M. Pettitt and H. M. Hilliard brought the charge, and after having heard extensive evidence Magistrate Thompson declared the case a non-suit. Before proceedings began in the magistrate’s court, here, Pe ttitt said he wanted Lewis’s name stricken from the warrant and Lewis called as a State’s witness. Pettitt said the warrant had been issued on the grounds of a statement made by Lewis and signed before W. J. Murphy, Scotland Neck justice of the peace. In his testimony Lewis said he served the supper for Harris his employer, but did not know whether or not it was a *coon supper. He said the meat was already cooked when he arrived at the restaurant, adding that it was cut up like stew and say ig that he did not eat any of the meat, Lewis was then taken into custody by the game protectors and an Enfield police man and carried to Scotland Neck and admitted signing the notarized statement but said he did not know that it contained “anything but the naipes of some of the men .at the sup per and that I had served it.” He denied taking an oath to the accuracy of the affadavit. The statement of Lewis notar ized by Murphj was introduced as evidence, but the names of the guests present were witheld from testimony on the grounds that they might be embarrass ing to the participants. Pettitt in his testimony said Lewis had told the officers that a ’coon supper had been served and that George Wills had brought the game anmals to the restaurant. Hilliard substantiated Pettitt’s evidence, adding that Lewis had told them that two courses had been served "coon and duck” for those who didn’t like coon. On cross - examination by defense attorney Joe Branch, Hilliard admitted that the war rant charging the four men was dated September 30, one day lat er than the notarized statement by Lewis, but said the warrant had been amended by Magistrate D. C. Johnson of Weldon, before whom the case was originally scheduled for hearing. After the three State’s wit nesses had testified. Branch moved that the case be non-suit ed, saying that no positive evi dence had been presented against the defendants. I 200 Attend Mass Meeting; Take Action To Get Better Road Maintenance BY BILL McCLUNG Aurelian Springs, Oct. 19—Residents of the Aurelian Springs area are up in arms over the conditions of the roads which serve the section. Mor,e than 200 people turned out last night for a meeting on the road problem and as a result of the gath ering a delegation representing every community in the area was named to meet with highway officials in an ef fort to get immediate action on better maintenance of the network of “dirt roads” and a long range program of all weather roads for the community. The mass meeting stemmed from momentum generate ed by the members of the veterans far training classes be ing conducted at Aurelian Springs High School under the direction of G. A. Thorn and P. C. Crawley. Ree Group, City Board Meet Tonight Members of the Roanoke Ra pids Recreation Commission will meet with the City Commission ers this evening at 7:30 in a joint meeting at the municipal building called by Mayor W. Bernard Allsbrook for the pur pose of hearing recommenda tions on a long-range recreation al program for the city. The Recreation Commission, which was appointed a few weeks ago by the city govern ing board, has been making a study of the recreational needs in Roanoke Rapids and is ex pected to present some of its findings tonight. Last week Dr. Harold G. Mey er, director of the State Recrea tion Commission, came to) Roa noke Rapids and presented to the recreation group several pro posals for planning a long-range recreation program for the city. Dr. Meyer advised the commis sion to secure the services of a recreational planner, recommend ing for the job Ellwood Allen, New York City expert, and ar ranging for a visit by Allen to Roanoke Rapids on November 9. At last week’s meeting Dr. Meyer also proposed that the city consider hiring a full-time recreational director. Tonight’s joint meeting of the Board and the Commission will be the first full-scale meeting of both to discuss recommenda tions cm the overall city need 1 for recreational facilities for all ; and the first time definite re commendations will be presented for consideration by the munici pal authorities. VFW Auxiliary Meets Tonight The Ladies Auxiliary of the Halifax Post 3702 of the Veterans of Foreign War will have their regular monthly meeting in the Veteran of Foreign Wars Home on Hamilton Street, Tuesday evening at 8:00 o’clock. Miss Ann Pickett, Secretary announces it will be an open meeting and all members and guest are invited. $1,100,000 Pays Traffic Fine Los Angeles, Oct. 19—(JF)— Francis G. Gorman spent $1,100, 000 postage to send a $1,000,000 bill to Municipal Judge O. Ben ton Worley to pay a speeding fine on a ticket he received just before he went to Shanghai. The million dollar Chinese bill was worth about two bucks, American. xnum, wiiu acxvcu ao cxi*ux man of the meeting, was named chairman of the delegation at a meeting of the delegates from following the mass gathering. Mrs. R. B. Robinson was named Secretary. Representatives from Enfield, and Weldon civic clubs and the Rev. E. H. Measamer of Little ton, were present at the meet ing and pledged their support to the efforts of the residents of the community. No Roanoke Ra pids civic club or other organi zation had a representation at the meeting. Thom, who with the help of Crawley organized the mass meeting, explained the purpose of the meeting at the outset. He said that the members of the veterans farm training classes were “disgusted’ and unhappy with the road situation in so far as getting to the school was con cerned. He pointed out that the roads of the area were made almost impassable by “an hour’s rain” and that the people of the area found it very difficult to get around through the mud. The chairman called on W. Henry Overman, superintendent of the Halifax County schools, who prefaced his remarks in re-* gards to the operation of the school buses in the county by saying that he was not there to criticize any highway official, but that the roads over which the school buses in Halifax County travel are “in a deplor able condition.” The county school superintend ent said, “I doubt seriously that the rural roads in Halifax County would compare at all Iwun moss in Virginia. He gave statistics which show ed that the cost of operation of school buses in this county was ununecessarily high because of the conditions of the xural roads. Overman said that last year the county operated a total of 49 buses which travelled 2,698 miles daily at an overall cost of 65,906 to the county. Saving to Schools He said, “A conservative esti mate is that, if the county had all-weather roads throughout for the school buses to operate on, a savings of between $16,000 end $23,000 annually could be realiz ed.” Overman pointed out that the consolidation of several one and two room schools in the county had made for more efficient op eration and better educational facilities. However, he added,' that efficient and economical operation of the schools in the rural areas depends upon trans portation and good roads. E. L. Bounds, representing the Weldon Rotary club, told the group how he and other inter ested Weldon people hd$ suc ceeded in getting the road from Weldon to Aurelian Springs ap proved for surfacing during 1949. He said, “In order to get any action on the roads you have to get down and beg and plead and sometimes cuss the highway officials.” Bounds called on Mead Mitch ell, County Commissioner, who explained the procedure through which the group could start its action. He said that the com missioners could only recom mend and request that action be, taken on the roads. The recom mendation and request would be sent to the district highway com miooiuuci) luviiut WIUW) mmmm— oskie. George E. Crawley, principal of the Aurellan Springs School, said that nine school buses serv ed the school. Disrupts School He propounded this question: “What am I supposed to dq when a school bus breaks down in rainy, cold weather and your children are sitting out there in the cold?” ‘Time and again I. have gone myself or sent my car to see about the buses when they don’t arrive on time." The school principal said than is no telephone between Aura* lian Springs and Hollister and that “is go and see about them.” He declared, “Buses arrive at the school on rainy days any-, where from 9 a. m. to 11 a. m." Principal Crawley said tba nine buses operate “483 miles daily of which only 18 miles 18; hard surfaced road." “It’s time we found out the person is that can Hf and put the finger on him i he does," the school concluded. . Dave Suiter of Weldon, « (Continued on Fsgp ft 34th Year—No. 33 Roanoke Rapids, N. C., Tuesday, October 19, 1948 5c Daily; 10c Sunday
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