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Neutral Powers Ask Soviet To Lift Blockade Of Small Powers List Four Things Big Four Should Do Paris, Oct. 22—(ff)—The six “neutral” powers on the United Nations Security Council called on Russia today to x - lift the Berlin Blockade at once. The meeting was delayed nearly an hour by last minute conferences among the big four delegations directly concern- • ed in the issue. The United States, Britain and France have accused Russia of endangering peace by blockading Ber lin. missia nas asserceu no uiuc*. ide exists and that the council las no jurisdiction The neutral ;v powers — Argentina, Belgium, Canada, China, Colombia and \ Syria—drafted a compromise so- /r lution which the Western Pow ers accepted The resolution of the small powers siid the big four should io these tings: 1 Avoid any incident which might worsen the conflict in Berlin 2 Take the necessary steps im mediately to: a) raise all resetric Lions on transport, communica tions and commerce between 3ei iin and the western zones of Germany; (b) call an immediate meeting of the lour military gov ernors to unify the currency of Berlin on the basis of the So unification at Nov. 20. for completion of the currency anii’ication at Nov 20 3 “Reopen negotiations in the council of foreign ministers on all outstanding problems con- • cerning Germany as a whole” within ten days after the fulfill- i h ment of measures in section 2. The council table on the s+age of the Palais De Chaillots great hall buzzed with activity as the translation of Bramuglia’s speech began. Dr Philip C. Jessup of the United Stales, Sir Alexander Ca dogan of Britain and Alexandre Parodi of France retired immed iately to a private room for dis cussion. * Russian attaches bustled a round Vishinsky with papers. The assembly hall was packed with delegates, reporters and vi sitors* Bramuglia was forced to rap three times during the nmoroflinpc; still t.hp hi 177 nf conversation. Jl The resolution called for the | Western 'powers to remove their j counter blockade of the soviet zone of Germany. It specified that all arrangements incident to lifting the blockade, making the Russian mark the sole cur rency for Berlin and the meeting of the big four foreign minis ters on Germany “ be in accor dance with the terms and condi tions defined in the joint direc tive delivered to the four mili tary governors in Berlin, agreed | upon by the f iur governments in Moscow, and issued” on Aug. 30. Tea German War CrimtaaSs Are Execuisd Munich, Germany, Oct. 22—(A3) —Ten German war criminals were hanged today at Lundsberg Prison, despite recent appeals of German Catholic and Protestant -iiurch leaders that further exe cutions be halted. Alex Piorkowski, 44, one-time * | commander of the Dachau con centration camp, and former S. S. .Col. Hans Trummler. 48, who passed out cigars to his troops after they kiilcd par.;.-hated av iators, were the best known of the ten. The men went to the gallows tinder a gray sky i:i the court yard of the prison where Hitler wrote “Mein Kampf.” All were convicted by Ameri can courts of shooting unarmed American fliers or torturing and killing concentration camp in mates. mho cheaters Are Freed In i l “Fixing’ Case Winston-Salem. Oct. 22—(AP) > | —Two used auro dealers were free today—acquitted of charges of “fixing” a baseball game. A third man. Pitcher-Manager Ber- j nard DeForge faced a year in jail DeForge, 31, former field boss of the Reicls*vilie, N.C., team in the Class C Carolina League, pleaded guilty to throwing the game between his team and Win ston-Salem the night of May 1948. A jury deliberated one hour and 37 minutes yesterday and acquitted W. C. McWaters and Tommy Phillips, S C, who had ers of Clover, S. C., who pleaded innocent. A fourth man indicted same bribery—conspiracy ges, Emmanuel Wemgarten, mer owner of the Florence, Tri-Stafe League team and the Leaksville, N. League * Highway Officials Meet Tonight With . Aurelian Springs Area Residents Aurellan Springs, Oct. 22— The residents of Aurellan Springs got fast action on thalr request for some Immediate » work on their roads. G. A. Thorn, chairman of th* hug* delegation which was named at a Monday night meeting, announced today that T. J. McKim, district engineer and Marrell ' Evans, district highway commissioner, would be at th* Aurellan Springs High School auditorium to night at 7<30 p. m. to answer question* gnd tell th* residents • of th* area what can be don* about getting better main tenance of their roads. Thee* said that all of th* people of the area, not iust th* members of the delegation, are invited and urged to attend th* meeting. Last Monday night more than 300 persons gathered at the high school auditorium to discuss th* road situation. Re k* - preeentalives from Weldon, Littleton end Enfield were at the meeting and pledged their support to the efforts of the people of the area. A delegation representing every section of the area around Aurelian Springs and including representatives from Weldon, Littleton, Roanoke Ra pids, and Enfield was named to meat with the highway of ficials. Thorn was named Si of this group. He work on getting the officials to come here and was called yesterday morning by Evans who said that he and McKim would be here tonight. Thom quoted Evans aa say ing that they wanted to meet with all of the people of the area and not just the delega tion. Thorn urged everyone who possibly can to be present for the session tonight. Israel And Egypt Order Troops To End Fighting i ei aviv, Israel, uct. a—(Af) —Israel ordered her troops to cease fighting in the Negev de sert at 3 P.M. today. The # government announced. The announcement came al most simultaneously with the wail of air raid sirens in Tel Aviv, the capital’s, first daylight alert in three months. Anti-air craft fire could De heard, but no planes werp visible. The cease fire order met the deadline set by the acting United Nations Mediator, Or- Ralph J. , Bunche. V . (Egyptians announced they al A wofild , accept the erder, it /was dakted In Paris.) Egyptian artillery pounded is raeli-held roads in southern Pal estine this morning apparently in a last-minute blow before the cease fire was to take effect, the Jewish army said. Gunfire snarled traffic and halted a convoy of civilian cars which had been scheduled to f take a party of newsmen to Beer sheba, capture of which was re ported by the Israeli army yes terday. The battle of the Negev desert is a week old. The cease fire order was hand ed the government of Israel at 1 A.M., 14 hours before the dead line, U.N. officials said. Israel had asked a 12-hour margin af ter receipt of the message, to if allow time for issuance of orders to advance positions to stop shooting. The Israelis, flushed with their reported capture of Beersheba, cradle pf the modem Arab world, had informed acting United Nations Mediator Ralph Bunche they would quit fighting when assured the Egyptians would do so. * Negro Woman Hurt In Fall Lillie Small, Seaboard Negro woman, was admitted to the Roa noke Rapids hospital this morn ing about ten o’clock suffering from .severe cuts and bruises incurred in a tall on the high way between Seaboard and Jack son. >4 Hospital employees said at the time of her admission the wom an was delirious and said she did not know how she was in jured* however they said Dr. J. W. Parker of Seaboard said he believed she had fallen. Rain, Warmer Is Prediction By Dm Associated Praia Cloudy, rainy weather was forecast for portions of the Caro lina! today and tonight Slightly warmer also was anticipated. Showers were expected to hit west portion of North Caro and the northwest portion .auth Carolina. Partly cloudy With little change in tempera tures tomorrow was the predict _ ion for both states, w Low temperatures this morn ing were in the high 30's or low 40's. Weather North Carolina: Moatly cloudy with scattered light showers west portion this afternoon and to night and in northeast portion Saturday. Little change in tem perature except not so cool to e night. Local Students Attend State Council Meet Henderson High School was host on October 19, and 20 to the Twenty-second annual meet ing of the North Carolina Stu dent Council Congress. The program consisted of busi ness sessions, adldresses and pu pil-led discussion groups. Dr. Allen K. Manchester, Dean of Freshmen at Duke University, was the principal speaker of the conference. Delegates from Roanoke Rap ids Junior-Senior High School councils were James Warren, Ann Grizzard, Nellie Ivey, L. B. Doyle, Margaret Page and Maxie Lancester. Miss Vernie Eddins accompanied the group. The officers of the Stundent Council Congress for this year were Dick Summers, president, from the Needham-Broughton High School, Raleigh; Henry Clark, vice-president, from the Reidsville High School, Reids ville; Clara Ellen Francis, sec retary, from the Rocky Mount High School, Rocky Mount; the treasurer is automatically the president of the high school that is hast On Monday morning there was the registration, and Monday afternoon the meeting was call ed to order by the president, Dick Summers. The Invocational was given by Charles Brown of Henderson, and the welcome to the Henderson High School was by John H. Zolicoffer, also the welcome to the delegates was extended by Harold House, pre sident of the Henderson High School student body. The re sponse to the welcome was by Dick Summers. Then came the recognition of all the officers present, followed by the roll call by the secretary, Clara Ellen Francis. She called the names of the school represented and the delegation of that school stood to be recognied. After which the minutes nf Iks fine! Pen grass were read. Fred Eason of Raleigh introduced the principal speaker, Dr. Allen K. Manches ter, Dean of Freshmen at Duk University. From 2:30 to 3:30 o'clock there was a student discussion group. The three topics discussed at these were, ‘‘Democratic Prac tises” given by Haywood Whysh bum of High Point: ‘‘Vocational Planning by Robert Carlson, of Greensboro; and Scholarship by Henry Clark also of Greens boro The delegates then returned to the homes where they were stay ing and prepared for a weiner roast at 6:30 o’clock On their second day there, they met at general assembly, which promptly adjourned to va rious discussion groups from 9:30 until 11:30 o’clock They had lunch until 12:30 o'clock Afterwards, another general assembly was held at which time they nominated candidates for next year’s Congress. During this procedure the officers gave campaign speeches for their can didate This was followed by the last discussion group That evening tyre delegates en joyed a banquet, in the Hender ton High School cafeteria, and a dance in the high school gym nasium ♦ Roanoke Ramblings i _ By PAT NANTZ The heartiest of welcomes is extended to A. S. Gonseth, who has just become a resident of our city this week. . . . Mr. Gonseth took over the duties of manager of the local McCrory’s Store on Tuesday of this week. ...Prior to accepting the position here, he was manager of the McCrory Store in Rahway, New Jersey. Mr. Gonseth, a very con scientious worker, was promoted from the Rahway store, which is third class to the second class store here ... in only eleven months. His wife and two chil dren, a boy who is five months old, and a girl five years old, expect to join them here in about two weeks. They will make their home at 1004 Wash ington Street. . . The high school students who were delegates at the twenty second annual meeting of the N. C. Student Council Congress, from Roanoke Rapids High School were James Warren, Ann Grizzard, Nellie Ivey, L. B. Doy le, Margaret Page and Maxie rage and Max Lancaster . . . Miss Vernie Eddins accompanied the group. The meeting was held this year at Henderson High School, on October 18-20. Hopes for a speedy recovery go to the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Johnson . . . they took Frances Earl to the Duke Hos pital, Thursday where she will undergo an operation. . . . Frances fell' while playing near some thickly-grown shrubbery, last March, causing an injury to her eye . . . her mother is with her at Durham, and expects to remain until Frances is able to be brought home. She is ex pected to remain there about a week. Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Miller’s guests are Mrs. W. F. Miller and Miss Evelyn Miller of Norfolk, Virginia . . . they are at the Country Club home of the Mill ers. . . . Mrs. R. P. Beckwith will lead the devotional on Sunday, at the Boone’s Chapel. . . . this will be at the annual interracial Confer ence, sponsored by the ladies of the First Presbyterian Church.... Expected to return from Ger many in about two weeks is Sgt. Keith Taylor. Keith has teen serving in Germany for two years, but is receiving his discharge when he reaches the states. ... he was injured in an accident about six months ago and has not had the full use of tiis left arm and hand since. The accident was attributed to slip pery roads during bad weather. . . he was driving a jeep at the time, and lost control of it, causing it to go over a steep jmbankment. Keith was hospit alized for four months, but no thing could be done to bring the ise back into his arm and hand. . . when he arrives he will continue to receive medical care, before get+ing his medical dis :harge from the army ... he is the son of Dalton Keith Taylor and of the late Mrs. Taylor, of this city. ... f Several friends of Mr. Thomas 3. Conner, formerly of this city, aave received a message pertain ng to his death . . . Mr. Conner vas eight-two years of age and i resident ot Washington. D. C. le lived in Koanoke Rapids, lowever, until November of 1946 ind had many friends and as iociates, here. After retiring in 1945, he remained here for one rear and then decided to make lis home with his son, T. B. Conner, Jr. It was reported that le passed away at his son’s lome, on Monday night, October 18. Mr. Conner had been in ill lealth for about six years and his accounted for his sudden re irement. He Didn’t Get To Convention But Got New Home Stanley, Oct 22 — (A*)— Ray : B. Douth of Stanley didn't get to the American Legion conven ion at Miami but he’s getting a sew home and $850 to purchase a lot. Douth, 22, an army veteran >f World War II, is a member >f Rhyne-Cannon Post No. 228. Announcement of his award was made in Miami yesterday as the convention ended. His new home is a five-room ill-metal bungalow awarded by i Columbus, O., Corporation. British Release Wright Brothers’ Plane To U. S. Livingston Satterthwaiie (left), civil air attache of the U. S. embassy in London, "lakes over" the Wright brothers' historic biplane from George Tomlinson (center), British minister of education, at Science Museum in London. This aircraft, first flown by Wilbur and Orville Wright at Kitty Hawk, N. C., was loaned by them to the British museum after a disagreement with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. At the time, the institution questioned the claim that this plane was the first in the world to fly. Now, it will be dismantled and re turned to the United States under terms of a letter disclosed after Orvile Wrilght's death last January. (AP Wirephoto). Red Cross Directors Name Budget Committee; Hear Rport On Junior Red Cross And Other Activities The board of directors of the Roanoke Rapids Chapter of the American Red Cross, at a meeting yesterday, named a committee to draft a budget for next year, heard reports on the reactivation of the Junior Red Cross, home service and the dis aster institute which was- held here recently. Chairman B. Marshall White Burst of the local chapter named a committee composed of him self, Miss Betty Leathers, execu tive secretary of the local chap ter, Kirkwood Adams, vice chair man, W. W. Johnson, Littleton ihairman, R. J. Tucker, Jr., treasurer and the roll call chair man, whose name will be an nounced later to meet and draft a tentative budget for next year. The budget will be sent to head quarters and then returned to the local directors* for approval. This committee will meet on Monday night at 8 o’clock at Mr. White-hurst’s home. Mrs. Kirkwood Adams, chair nan of the Junior Red Cross :ommittee of the local chapter, •eported that her committee had begun plans for the reactivation )f the Junior Red Cross in the area. The Junior Red Cross has been inactive since 1945. Mrs. Adams reported that sponsor teachers had been nam ed in each of the schools in the local chapter’s area and that enrollment of the children would be held from Nov. 1 to Nov. 15. She presented several ] booklets and projects carried out ] by other Junior Red Cross group i and added that the local jun- * ior group would do likewise. ] Mrs. Adams reported that school officials in both white and Negro schools, had been enthusi astic about the program and had promised full support. Mrs. Adams said the Junior Red Cross would work on three j levels: (1) the international level, by preparing boxes for , school children overseas; (2) < the national level making items for veterans hospitals and (3) the local level by first aid course and other things. Miss Leathers reported that in the last quarter the home ser vices committee had disbursed $842 in aid to veterans families and veterans, as* well as service men. Of this amount $360 was i loan to a local man whose son , had been seriously injured in a military accident in California. Df the $360, Miss Leathers said $190 had been repaid. Miss Leathers also reported on he disaster institute and said it was a great success and that area headquarters had consider ed it one of the best held in the area. The directors voted to pur chase a new desk lamp for the affice of the Red Cross and dis cussed at length several possi ble persons for appointment to the chairmanships of various co mittees. Business Still Alive DURAND, Wis.. (U.P.)—Frank Veimirskir is taking pains to >oint out that he still is in the >ofpcom and soft drink busi less. People began asking ques ions when he began making de iveries with an old hearse. GOP Senatorial Nominee Says Broughton Trying To “Tiptoe” In To Office; Heavy Firing Ahead Jonn A. Wilkinson, Republican Candidate for the U.S. Senate reiterated last night a Charge that his Democratic opponent is trying to "tiptoe into office through the back door.” Speaking at a Republican rally it Burlington, Wilkinson asserted that J. Melville Broughton, the democratic nommee, has refused "to take a stand on anything ave the need for better water ways and more fish in North Carolina rivers.” Throughout the general election campaign Wilk nson has challenged Broughton :o appear in a joint debate and discuss campaign issues. As the general election cam paign was about to go into its 'inal week, Democratic leaders ntensified their stumping in ivery section of the state, and Republicans announced plans to mport more oratorical heavy ar dllery. Rep. Everett M. Dirksen ■ (R-ILL) is to address a GOP < rally at Raleigh tonight, and : Harold E. Stassen, one of the ’ party’s most prominent figures is scheduled to visit Charlotte : and the piedmont section of the ; state on Nov. 1—day before the election. Yesterday the Republicans an- : nounced that Senator Owen ' Brewster of Maine would address ! a piedmont Republican rally at ] Greesboro next Tuesday night. ■ A heavy schedule was on tap i for Democratic leaders today. ] Kerr Scott, Gubernatorial nom inee, planned to address rallies i at Elkin at 6 P.M. and Dobson 1 at 8 P.M. Senator William B. ] Umstead and Rep. R. L. Dough- 1 ton were scheduled to speak at 1 a rally in Statesville. Senator Clyde R. Hoey who spoke at i Tryon last night, was- due to ap- ; pear at Asheville tonight for an i address. < % Fulghum Speaks To Davie School Parent-T eaclier s J. W. Fulghum. member of the local school board, addressed the William R. Davie School Tea cher Association at their regular ■neeting Monday evening having is his subject '‘The Child and ts Problem in the School and Tome,” at which approximate >ne hundred patrons of the; chool were present. Following Mr. Fulghum’s in spiring and instructive address, Vfiss Ethel Winstead eighth ;rade teacher presented her pu pils in a program on Columbus . ind the Boy Scouts. County Superintendent, Henry Dverman was a welcome guest. A social hour followed. Charges Are Reduced In Brown Case Charges of rssault with in ;ent to commit rape, which had j seen brought ogainst Chester iollister Brown, Roanoke Rap-! ds produce dealer by Frances Uston, Littleton Negro girl, were Iissmissed in a hearing here last light before Magistrate W. O. rhompson. Brown, however, was charged vith assault on a female and | ;he case was oound over to th November 9 term of Halifax County recorder’s court in Hal fax. Brown, who had been in he local jail since his arrest { lere Tuesday aLernoon, had the! >5,000 bond under which he had >een jailed reduced to $1,000 on i he lesser charge. Magistrate Thompson, after tearing evidence presented by he Alston girl and a Negro man vho said he had come into the jittleton store about the time of he alleged assault, ruled that he evidence as to the rape at-1 empt was not sufficient to bear , -ut the charge. He said, how *ver, that there was probable ;ause for an assault on a fe nale charge from the evidence j leard here last night. Brown was represented by the j irms of Allsbrcok and Benton md Crew and Crew. In swearing out the warrant or Brown’s arrest, Frances Al ston, 21, had told Magistrate J. V. Harvey of Littleton that 3rown had come into her uncle’s dace of business on the outskirt if Littleton where she was tend ng the store and had made im proper advances. The Roanoke Rapids man, who s in the produce dealer with iis brother, denied the charges evied against him from the time te was first taken into custody >y the Roanoke Rapids police. This morning police officials aid he was still in the local ail pending the posting of the equired bond in the misdem anor charge. First Bay Chest Fund Is $787.50 The Rev. J. in. Walker, chairman of the Roanoke Ra pids Community Chest drive, reported that the first day's donations totaled $787.50. Walker said that many of the workers had not golicn under way yet and that he ex pected that the contributions would increase steadily in the i next few days. The Community Chest chair man urged all majors and , workers to push the campaign as much as possible so that ! the goal ol $14,375 could be reached as soon as possible. 1 Six organiations in Roanoke Rapids benefit from the Com munity Chest funds. They are: the Associated Charities, the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, the school lunch room pro gram, the library and the sum mer recreation program. COMMUNITY CHEST DRIVE CHART MAKE IT GROW! 1949 Goal $14,375.00 FINAL_ SaL_ Fri._ J Thurs._ Wed._ Tues._ Mon._ Sun._ Sat._ Sat._ Fri._j ^ Thors. $787,50 ' A Friend Returns What Thieves Took From Orphanage Statesville, Oct 22 —(/P)— Pu pils at the Barium Springs Or phanage last Tuesday night lost $154 of their savings to thieves : who broke into the superinten dent’s office. But the orphans have nothing to worry about. Yesterday. Superintendent Jo-, seph B. Johnston said a bene factor identified only as “A friend” sent a check covering the lost savings. This Woman Found A Good W ay To Get Lost Articles Mrs. Lucy Tippens, 305 Franklin Si., discovered that ihere are many henesi people. She had lost her purse on lOlh. St. and Roanoke Ave., she searched diligently for it, but it couldn't be found. The very i first thing she did was p.aca j an ad in the Herald classified page. Yes there are honest peo ple, for her purse was return- j ed to her that day. It would be wonderful if all 1 of us could be that lucky. ! Well, perhaps we will be if we try our best and think fast. Lucy Tippenss thought fast, she knew the best thing to do was to place an ad in the paper as quick as possible. She had results, her purse was found and returned. Have you lost your purse? Has your dog gone astray? Perhaps you did find a purse and dont know to whom or where to return it. The classi fied page answers all those questions for you. Read those ads every day ihey'U help you in some little way. Want to place an ad? Just write or Phone R-326 or R 8621. We are at your service. Ruth Cooper.