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rST0tn THE FE3QUIMANS .mY, 3. N. r. J ruYrs. jn K-crfeing Control jDevlopment of a State-wide flash feuiiing ystan designed to (protect merchants of North' Carolina against worthless advertising ! schemes, riy-hy-nigbt peddlers, and check-flaahers rill be developed by officials of the North Carolina Merchants Association this week, it is announced by Thomp son Greenwood, executive secretary of the organization, , "Businessmen of this State lose an estimated million dollars each year throusrh advertising: in .media which bis little or no value, declared Greenwood in urging merchant to support their local newspapers and radio stations and to "look with a critical eye on special booklets, pro grams, and advertising media of that nature." ,He said that merchants' problems relating to purchasing -advertising space in high school and college an nuals with a view toward develop ing the idea of finding other ways and means of financing these publications is up for consideration by. the board of directors of the North Carolina Merchants Association. "With properly organized coopera tion between merchants and the local and State associations, we hope to curtail 3harply peddling, check-flash-ing and various advertising rackets ' and to work toward more uniformity m merchants' attitude as regards var ious solicitation programs", said Sec retary Greenwood. Highway Patrolmen Average 131 Miles Per Day During April North Carolina highway patrolmen averaged approximately 131 miles per day per patrolman during the month of April, the North Carolina Depart ment of Motor Vehicles reports. The Patrol traveled 1,667,504 miles and spent 141,927 hours on duty as compared with the 1,542,764 miles traveled and 145,515 hours on duty during March. A total of 82,908 lights were cor rected on the 118,972 vehicles in spected. Light tickets were issued in 1,193 cases and equipment tickets in 6,121 Seventy-two persons were killed and 838 injured in the 1,405 accidents investigated by the Patrol, A total of 1,257 more arrests were made in April than in March, the number for April being 10,489 and for March, 9,232. The 8,728 defendants found guilty of violations were sen tenced to 80 years, one month and 22 days. Five hundred and ninety persons were found not guilty. Drunk en driving accounted for 750 arrests. , Five hundred and fifty-two vehicles were weighed, and- 233 were found overloaded. y; Fifty-two stolen cars and contents, valued at $37,900.48, were recovered and returned to owners. Courtesies extended numbered 15,135 as compar ed with 13,724 for the previous month. First aid was rendered in four cases and fire extinguished in six cases, Complaints investigated' amounted to 6,928. Warning tickets were issued in 3,781. Driver's licenses inspected numbered 120,700. The Patrol brought in $318,953.31 in April, including the value of stolen property returned to owners. Of the amount. $171,911.29 was in fines turn ed over to county school funds and $99,333.64 was from costs turned into county general funds in counties where cases were' tried. Highway revenue collected on overloaded and improperly licensed trucks amounted to $9,807.90. LUU1UJNU AT '(Continued lVoin J Pige Three) " ership and management . FOUK SECRETARIES OF STATE TESTIFY (Senator Millard E. Tydings, - of Maryland, Chairman of the Senate Sub-Committee Investigating ' Coro-j munist penetration- in" the State De partment, recently addressed a letter to Secretary of State Dean Acheson and three fortaw Secretaries of State, including George C. Marshall, Mr. James IF. Byrnes and Mr. Cordeli Hull, asking each for a personal re port on the charges made by Senator McCarthy. Mr. Tydings recounted that the Wisconsin Senator had asserted that Mr. Owes Lattimore is "the principal architect of our Far 'Eastern policy." Mr. Tydings requested an expression of opinion as to the accuracy of this charge and a statement on the extent to which Mr. Lattimore "influenced our Far (Eastern policy" during the time when the individuals addressed served the nation as Secretary of State. , General George C Marshall, reply ing to the "principal architect" alle gation, -declared that the statement "is completely without basis of fact." In addition, he said: '1So far as I and my associates can recall, 'I never have met Mr. Lattimore, Former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes wrote: "I do not know Mr. Lattimore. If he ever wrote me about the Far Eastern policy, the let ter was not called to my attention. If, while I was Secretary of State, he discussed our Far Eastern policy with any officials of the Department con cerned with that policy, in their dis cussions with me they did not quote him." v Cordeli Hull, another former. Sec retary of State, replied that in his opinion Mr. Jjattimore, was in no sense 'the principal architect' of our Far Eastern f olicy duirx 't-er period I served as Secretary of tjtata A I am not aware that during this period he bad any appreciable influence on1 our Far Eastern policy. I do not ten member having consulted with him on that subject or any subject ; art anytime." r i Secretary -of 'State Dean Achesott wrote, "So far as I am; concerned pr! am aware, Dr, Lattimore has . had no influence in the determination' of our Far Eastern (policy.; There ;is clearly no basis in fact for describing mr. uKumore as Tne principal arcni- tect' of our Far Eastern policy. 1 1 might add that so far as I am aware I have never met Mr. Lattimore.' Rosser Bunch Wins Prize In Stock Show ; The fifth annual Albemarle fat stock show and sale was held at Scott and Halstead'3 warehouse near Eliza- beth Ci ty Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. There were 29 beef calves exhibited by 4-H Club boys from Pasquotank, Perquimans, Camden and Currituck counties. The calves sold at an average of $36.45 per hundred, which will compare favorably with the prices received in any -fat stock show held in North Carolina. Rosser Bunch of Center Hill exhib ited eight fat hogs at the show and sale. His hogs won third place in the entire show, which shows that he did a good job in feeding and manage ment. Much interest, was shown in the fat stock' show and sale thu year, and the 4-H Club boys and adult farmers who had entries there were enthusiastic about a show and sale next year. Quick Service Excited Tourist (after smaah-uni nun, sonny, run. Kun iMce everv- thins: and brine the nearest doctor." warmer !Boy 'That's him there i under the oar." New Car "Sales In April Number 8,656 New. car sales for April numbered 8.656, bringing : total sales for the year to B2,001,-the North Carolina' Jepartment of Motor Vehicles report ed today. - Truck . sales totaled 2,237, bringing tLe year's sales to 8,039. In the same moilth last year, ear sales were listed at 7,197 and truck sales at 2,054. - Ford led in sales of can with 2,-284-sold while Chevrolet ran second with 2,184. Chevrolet led in truck sales with 894 and Ford was runner- up- with 713 sales. . Mecklenburg wax tops in car sales with 664. Guilford was second with 545. Wake was third with 470 and Forsyth fourth with 369. - Mecklen burg also led in truck sales with 162, Wake followed with 128 and Guilford was third with 107. MASSES NEXT SUNDAY IN i .; PLYMOUTH AND EDENTON - The Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered.Sunday, May 28, 'Whitsunday or Pentecost, birthday of Catholic Church, at 8 A. M., In Ply mouth Court House, second floor, Plymouth, and at 11 A..M., in St Ann's Catholic Church? Edenton, each Deluding sermon on "The Presence of the Holy Ghost", followed by May devotions, Sunday School, with con fession in Plymouth 7:30 to 7:55, Edenton 10:80 to 10:68 A. M stated Father F. J, MdCourt, rector, who iir ,vjtes Everybody to all Services. Week mornings: .Mass,! May devotions M Edenton. ; t . ,'. V -T - ' VOTE FOR : . Carroll R. Holmes i for k . ;) REPRESENTATIVE J from ; Perquimans County IN THE 1 y PRIMARY MAY 27o H i I He is capable and will make, us an excellent Representative in the General Assembly. .. i " t ; This ad sponsored by friends of I - Carroll R. Holmes 1 ' J ' BabyOhicks i $12.00 Per Hundred at Hatchery Will be hatching Chicks each Tuesday through June. First i natcn June o. JNew Hampshire and Barred Rocks only. Place 1 your order now and be sure. Chicks will be scarce later. 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JiasLipjlrljcIv announced mat ha favors Graham forlha II. S: Senate. Ih is in a position in Wasliingtcto linov as much eliouttb nro?:r men forllns jo as trcne. , Vifat Ruspons!t!3 (?ct3 Say boutjOaruSsnaton to uuimli x , . . jenator Uyde K Hoeyi , c) benator Graham is as loyal as any American who walks this earth ABILITY . . . General Cmrw C. Mafiall- . l network Frank Graham did in Indonesia for United Nations ws a diplomatic mir ! adc." Frank Graham risked his life against Communist assassins to bring peace and ucuimxacv in inp imt innipe - ' ,r- t CHARACTER , . . Senator Wayne Morse: ' '.;'-' . H "t rank Graham is the irost .Clrist-like man I knew." oiAiMJMAN ... senator Charles Tdbev: ' -' x v- : r rank Graham's Senate speech on the Atlantic Pact was the greatest I have ever heard u uc u. o. oenaw.. - , j f. . , . f ,( DIPLOMACY nin n w'r..i-. 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