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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-07
Truman Approves Low Budgets
For 10 Government Agencies In
New "Hard-Boiled" Budget Policy
Observance OF American Education
Week Begins In Local Schools

Roanoke Rapids schools will
begin their twenty-eighth OBJ
servance of American Education
Week today, when ministers in
most of the city's pulpits will
bring messages to their congre-
cations concerning the needs of
education and citing the major
job education is doing in the
modern world.
The week will be devoted to
the central theme Strengthen
ing the Foundations of Free
dom" and each day will be set
aside for a special topic deve-
Looping the theme.
Today's top. is Learning to
Live Together" and the church.
es will cooperate in the topic of
the day.
Throughout the week all
schools will conduct open house
and educators have urged that
parents and others who are in
terested in education visit the
schools during the week and see
them in action. Special exhibits
for American Education Week
are being arranged in most of
the schools of the city and other
events concerned with the cele-
bration have been planned
throughout the week.
Mondays topic is Improving
the Educational Program; Tues
day, Securing Qualified Teach
ers"; Wednesday, Providing
Adequate Finances; Thursday,
Safeguarding Our America;
Friday, Promoting Health and
Safety" and Saturday, Develop
ing Worthy Family Life"
Schools, teachers and Par
Teacher Associatio n S
throughout the city have been
asked to join in bringing to the
attention of people everywhere
the job the schools are doing
for the children of every COM
munity. Schools have improved
since the American Education
Week was instituted in 1920, To-
cal teachers said, but there is
still a lot of room for further
Improvements in American edu-
cation and it is a program which
calls for the support of every
one in working toward improv-
ed facilities for the children of
the nation.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-07
New Building
Planned For
Eastman School

Halifax - According to a
statement from w. Henry Over
man, Superintendent of Halifax
County Schools. the Halifax
Comfy Board of Education has
authorized the partial construc-
ton of an auditorium-gymna-
sium at the Eastman School.
Plans and specifications for
the proposed building will be
drawn by Frank B. Simpson,
Raleigh architect Labor from
the Trades Class at the East
man Schoo, will be used in the
construction under the super
vision of R. H. Wright, county
school maintenance foreman.
Board of Education members
were advised of a meeting of
the State School Board Associa-
ton which will be held in Cha-
pei Hill on November IL.
Aside from the approval OF
tho Eastman School construction,
the Board of Education acted
on routine business only in their
last regular meeting.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-07
Local Merchants
Group Members
Meet Wednesday

The Roanoke Rapids Mer-
chants Association will have its
regular quarterly membership
on Wednesday evening at $50
at the Rosemary Cafe, accord
ing to an announcement made
here today.
The meeting will be supper
meeting with an open forum dis
cussion. The announcement in
the Association News said it will
be "get up; speak up; shut up
meeting If you have any
'gripes', please bring them to
this meeting and get them out
Of your system"
Entertainment will be provid-
ed by local vocal quartet.
Mrs. Elva Martin, Association
secretary, has requested that all
members try to be present for
the meeting and asks that all
who plan to be on hand please
to notify her at the Merchants
Association office no later than
Monday.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-07
Truman Accepts New Bern Pastors
Invitation; To Attend Church Today

New Bern, Nov. 6-P)-Plans
neared completion here tonight
for President Truman and his
party to attend service at the
historic First Baptist Church
here tomorrow.
The pastor, 40year-o1d Rev.
Thomas w. (Tom) Fryer, had
a difficult time preparing his
sermon today because of the
numerous phone calls and Wis
itors which followed the an
nouncement that the President
would attend.
There were other problems,
too. The church seats only 500,
but a crowd many times that
figure is expected to show up.
Plans call for a service of
simplicity The youthful minis
ter said te only addition to the
usual Sunday service would be
a special prayer asking Gods
guidance for the nations lead
ers in the next four years.
"It will be a typical Baptist
SERVICE" said Rev. Fryer.
Mister Truman's party will be
met at the door by the preach
er. The group will be led to
reserved section, and then
the service will proceed as usu-
al.
There will be no reception for
the President. Nor will he greet
anyone, although Gov. Cherry,
Governor Elect Kerr Scott and
other high State officials will be
present.
Rev. Fryer had emphasized
that the President will be pre-
sent only to attend worship.
Cards have been issued to all
members of the church, and
they will be seated on the basis
of first come.
There is a story behind Mr..
Truman's visit to New Bern.
asst September the minister
met the President at the White
House and presented him a ga
Ivel from the City of New Bern.
Little dreaming that such Z mo
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-07
Vance County
Boy Wins 4-H
Show HOnOrs

Weldon.-Samuel Hayes of
Middleburg in Vance County
walked off with the grand prize
in the Northeastern District All
Sweet Potato Show held at the
Halifax County Training Show
here last week.
w. C.. Cooper of Greensboro
A. and T. College, Negro All
Club director, headed the show
which was attended by some $50
Negro All club members from
the II Northeastern North
Carolina counties in the district.
In the exhibit itself there
were IA entrants and four blue
ribbon winners were declared,
Hayes topping the list.
H. M. Covington, horticulturist
from the Extension Department,
spoke to the group on sweet
potato production and recon-
mended ways in which it could
be improved.
The Grand Prize in the show
a blue ribbon plus a $12 cash
award, went to Hayes, with
other blue ribbons and $500
cash prizes going to Jean Boone
of Hertford County, Norman
Moore of Pasquotank County,
and Henry Swimpson of Martin
County.
Red ribbons and $500 cash
prizes were won by Charlie Bel
lamy of Halifax County and
Philip Parson Of Perquimans
County. Cusie Cotton and Hosea
Cotton of Halifax, Chester Cher
ry of BERTHE, Henry Armstrong
of Wilson, Thomas Russell and
Barker Russell of Warren, Leon
johnson of Northampton and
Leons Pope of Edgecombe all
won white ribbons and $500
prizes.
D. ]. Knight, Halifax County
Negro All leader, was host for
the Weldon school at the dis
trict meeting.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-07

ment would ever arrive, Rev.
Fryer told the President he
ought to visit the church in
New Bern some time.
Mr.. Truman replied, IT appre-
ciate that invitation. hope I
will be able to drop by some
time"
No one was more surprised
than the minister, however,
when secret service men con-
tacted his wife and he learned
that his casual invitation had
borne fruit.
Charles Ross, the Presidents
Press Secretary, announced that
the Presidential party would at
tend services here on a plane
trip from Washington, D. c., to
Key West, Fla.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-07

A letter was sent yesterday
from the Roanoke Rapids Ju-
nior Chamber of Commerce to
the Roanoke Rapids Board Of
City Commissioners informing
the Board the Jaycees had gone
on record as being opposed to
the parking meters now being
used in the city.
A decision to send such a let
ter was made in the regular
meeting of the Junior Chamber
here last Thursday night and
followed a prolonged discussion
during which various members
of the club presented their
views in favor and against the
meters now in operation.
When the matter was finally
put to a vote by club president
Henry Akers the group opposing
the meters was found to have a
slight majority, and club secre-
tary Paul E. Greene, Jr., was
instructed to write a letter tell
ing the Board the decision which
had been made by the Club.
Greene's letter, mailed yester-
day, was addressed to the
Mayor and Board of City Com
missioners and the complete text
of the letter is as follows:
1--WE, the Junior Chamber of
Commerce of Roanoke Rapids,
N. c., would like for it to be
known that we, as one of the
many civil clubs of this city,
60 on record as being opposed
to the parking meters now being
used in this city. This does not
mean that we are definitely a.
gainst the parking meters but
that we believe, from informa-
ton received and from our own
observation, that they are neith-
er helping business nor the traf-
fic problem. 1t is understood by
the Club that meters were in
stalled for the above reasons. If
facts can be shown that the me-
tiers are helping the city remedy
the traffic situation and not him
dering business in our city we,
as the Junior Chamber of Com
merce, will put all of our influ-
ence and support behind you in
an all-out effort to retain the
parking meters. If you would
give such facts and figures to
the Press, we would be glad to
accept them as proof that the
meters are beneficial to our city.
I am also sure that such figures
would have to be sufficient to
other elements in the city that
are definitely opposed and a.
gainst parking meters"
Close on the heels of the ac-
ton of the Jaycees came reports
from various sections of Roa-
noke Rapids that petitions were
being circulated by interested
people requesting that the me-
tiers be retained,
Several out-of-town residents
in Roanoke Rapids yesterday
said they hoped there would be
no irresponsible action on. the
part of the Board of Commits
sioners toward taking the meters
ton. Several Northamptonls' st
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-07
AllsbrOOk Named
To Municipalities
legislative Group

Mayor w. B Allsbrook OF
Roanoke Rapids was informed
this week of his appointment to
the Legislative Committee OF
the North Carolina League OF
municipalities
y The appointment was made
during the recent conference OF
the League in Charlotte.
The Mayor said today he has
accepted an invitation to meet
with the committee and the
Leagues Executive Committee
in the office of the League OF
Municipalities in Raleigh on
November IS fol the initial
meeting of the new year.
He will serve for .l949 as a
~,-mber of the committee.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-07
Dewey Places
Blame For
His Defeat

1Ibany, N. Y. Nov. e-(P)-
Gov. Thomas e. Dewey, set for
an Arizona vacation, today
blamed Republican overconfi-
dence for his stunning defeat in
the presidential election.
The top candidate told a news
conference:
II was quite surprised by the
very low vote.
1T looks as if two or three
million Republicans stayed home
(from the polls) out of overcon-
lfidence."
When a reporter asked Dewey
whether, in his judgment, that
was the main reason for his de-
feat, he replied:
"It's one factor that stands
out in the returns so far"
Refreshed by lots OF sleep, the
New York governor announced:
Il am going to get a little
holiday. am going to Arizona
to get some sunshine"
He will fly to Tucson from
LaGuardia Field in New York
tomorrow at 8 a. M, Eastern
Standard Time. He will be ac-
companied on the two-week trip
by Mrs. Dewey their sons, Tho
mas, 16, and John, 10; Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl T. Hogan and their
son, Jack, IL; and Mr.. and Mrs.
Roger w. Straus, The Hogans
and Straus families are friends
of the Deweys.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-07
Miami Physician Killed In Collision
On y. s. Highway 301 Near Weldon
Oil Truck
And Auto
In Collision

Weldon, Nov. 7-Dr. Henry
Fendell, SO, Miami, Fla physician
was killed instantly in a high
way accident between an auto
mobile and an oil truck about
three and one-haf miles south
Of here on US. highway 301 a.
bout $50 yesterday morning.
The doctors wife, his moth
er and his sister were sent to the
Roanoke Rapids Hospital for
treatment of injuries incurred in
the accident.
Aldie Finch Of Clayton, driver
Of the truck which struck the
Florida car, was being held
under a $4,000 bond pending the
outcome of a coroner's inquest
in the case.
According to reports from
Halifax County coroner Rufus
Britton, who along with State
Highway Patrolmen was con-
ducting an investigation of the
fatal accident, the Fendell car
was travelling south on the
highway and was meeting
log truck which had just passed
the oil truck driven by Finch.
The log truck was said to have
been forced off the highway on
the left by the Fendell car and
the car had been struck head
on by the oil truck.
DR.. Fendell, who was a resi-
dent of Both street, Miami, was
a physician at the Jewish Mem
orial Hospital in the Florida city
He was reported to have been
driving the car at the time of
the accident.
His wife, Mrs. Betty Fendell,
his mother, Mrs. Augusta Fend-
ell, and sister, Miss Anita Fend-
ell, were all admitted to the
Roanoke Rapids Hospital where
reports last night said they were
all in good condition. Hospital
attaches said the three women
were suffering from shock and
from minor cuts and bruises.
The doctor received fatal head
injuries and the body was taken
to the Rowe Funeral Home
here. The automobile was sew
erly damaged. but officers said
the truck was only slightly
damaged.
A coroner's jury was summon
ed here yesterday and taken to
the scene of the accident by
Coroner Britton and other offic-
ers. Jurors were told they
I would be summoned later for an
inquest.
Finch, driver of the truck, op-
crates the truck for the Central
Oil Milling Company of Clayton
The accident marked the
fourth highway fatality for the
year in Halifax County.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-07
Attendance At Orthopedic Clinic
Here Increases Over First Month

Attendance 1T the second of
the monthly Roanoke Rapids
Orthopedic Clinics here Thurs
day showed an increase over
the number of people who came
to the opening clinic, DIR. Ro-
bert F Young, Halifax County
Health Officer said here today.
DR.. Young said most of the
patients who attended the day.
long clinic Thursday were
from Halifax County, but said
there were also twelve patients
from Northpton County and sew
eral from Martin County who
came in to take advantage of
the facilities offered.
DR.. Everett I. Bugg, Durham
orthopedic surgeon, was again
in charge of the clinic, and
he was assisted by DR.. j. H.
Cutchin, Jr., of Roanoke Rapids
and Miss Lily Fentress, consul
tant nurse from the State Board
of Health.
Mrs. Ferdinand Clark and
Miss Bertha Lee Gates, nurses
of the Halifax County Health
Department, and Mrs. Earl
Moore who acted as secretarial
assistant for the clinic.
DR.. Young said the opening
day of the clinic found 8 pat
tents for treatment. and said
last Thursday, there were SO
patients who kept the clinic per-
sonnel busy until late in the
evening.
The clinic is sponsored here
Club with the cooperation of the
Halifax County Health Depart
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-07
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Phone The Herald. R-32s or
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you. Ruth Cooper.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-07
Anti Parking Meter Forces At Work
Again As Meters Near End Of Trial
Period, But Apparently Meters Needed
BY Bill Davey

On November 10 Roanoke
Rapids parking meters W i'll
have "come of age, and except
for some scattered sniping
against them by minority
group of residents Of the city
they seem to have won them
selves permanent home in
the city.
Recently there has been ad-
ditional attention focused on the
meters with the circulation of a
petition among some of the res
idents of the city requesting that
the meters be removed. Last
Thursday night the Roanoke
Rapids Junior Chamber of Com
merce went on record as oppos-
ing the continuation of the me-
tiers on the grounds that "they
not had not done what they were
supposed TO do"
Except for those two incidents,
though, the meters have been
functioning uncomplainingly for
ten hours day, six days a
week since they went into op-
Grafton on an eight months trial
basis March 10. That eight
months will be a completed a
week from next Friday, and a
recent survey would indicate
they have been successful to a
degree which exceeded even
the hopes of those who fostered
them.
A contract was signed between
the city and the Karpark Cor
proration of Cincinnati on jan
uary 6, 1948, in which it was
clearly said 'The Company will
furnish said parking meters for
a trial period of eight months. "
In that eight months period
it has become possible to get a
parking space in the business
district of the city at any time
in almost any location.
The parking meters in Roam
oke Rapids are not unlike Al
Capp's "schmoos" which recent
ly rose to national prominence
in that they are self-sustaining
and cost no one anything except
the people who actually use
them.
Revenue Producers
They pay for themselves and
a little bit more. Already the
parking meters have earned the
city of Roanoke Rapids total
of 3.732.99 and the money is in
a fund for better enforcement OF
traffic regulations within the
city. The 1863 meters now in op-
Grafton have crossed $9,439.77
since the first penny was poked
into one of them, and already
the Karpark Corporation has
been paid S3,732,99 toward the
total cost of the meters.
Already a resolution has been
passed by the Board of City
Commissioners requesting that
a local act be introduced in the
1949 General Assembly enabling
the city to use its parking meter
receipts for recreational purpos-
es. Such a proposal would make
possible steady income for the
(Continued on Page Twelve)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-07

ment, the Crippled Children's
division of the State Board of
Health and the Vocational Re-
habilitation Division.
Patients yesterday were
treated for a number of ortho-
pedic disorders and a number
of them referred to some of the
opthopedic facilities in the state
for further examinations and
treatment by DR. Bugg and his
staff.
Many of the patients were
children and DR.. Young said
many of them said they had
been urged to attend the Roa-
noke Rapids clinic by their per-
sonal physicians.
The Halifax County health Of
ficer said he was enthusiastic
about the reception which has
been given the clinic since it
was first opened to the people
who need treatment, and he
said the Rotary Club had done a
good job in having the orthoped-
ic organization set up. He said
he believes a lot of good will be
accomplished in the monthly
clinics and urged all in this area
who are in need of examination
to attend them when they are
conducted.
The clinics have been set up
on a monthly basis and are
held each first Thursday of the
month. The next clinic schedul-
ed will be on December 2, and
DR.. Young said he hoped it
would be even more successful
than the first two have been.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-07
Armed Forces
Not Included
Among These

Washington, Nov. -(R-
President Truman today approv-
ed generally lower budgets for
16 departments and agencies
and his budget director an
nounced:
I'VE have adopted . hard
boiled budget policy"
Budget Director James =.
Webb did not name the IS de-
partments and agencies whose
estimates for expenditures In tho
coming fiscal year were ap-
proved.
He told reporters after a con-
ference with the President, how
ever, that they did not include
the military services, and con-
stituted only about one-tenth Of
the entire contemplated budget
outlay.
He said the figures approved
today, for the fiscal year which
starts next July l, are some
what lower" than the current
years budgets.
There may be a few cases
where they are higher, but gen.
orally speaking they will be
lower" he said, adding that the
budget will be made as tight
as possible in order to get as
nearly as possible to 4 bal
ance."
However, he would not esti-
mate the total of the new bud
get, or whether there will be a
deficit at the end of the present
fiscal year.
This years budget is $42,200,-
100000. Last August Mr.. Tru-
man estimated there would be a
ST 500, 100000 deficit next June
80, because of the Republican
tax cut and other factors.
'The Presidents policies will
be to hold down expenditures to
the lowest possible level which
will meet the needs Of the coun-
try" Webb said. when we do
that, the question of whether
we have surplus or deficit de-
pends on revenue"
Although today's conference
did not concern the military,
the President recently announc-
ed that he has asked the arm
ed services to trim their ORR
ginal estimates of around $23,-
900, 100000 down to $4,000, 0,000,-
900, of which $500, 100000 would
be for stockpiling strategic mat
erials.
Webb said that the estimates
approved today conform to a di-
receive MIR. Truman sent to all
departments and agencies last
July %. His instructions then
were to plan to continue opera
tions at or below the current
years level-"unless exceptional
circumstances clearly make this
impossible"
The letter, made public today
for the first time, told the de-
partmental officials that 'for
budgetary purposes it should be
assumed that production and
employment will continue high.
Prices and wages should also be
assumed to continue at about
the July-August 1948 levels"
The President directed his ad-
ministrators to cover all fore
seeable needs, and make no as
sumptions that deficiency appro-
priations will be forthcoming to
cover deficits.
Expansion of existing activi-
ties or initiation of new ones
should not be contemplated, un-
less required by law or to meet
urgent needs" he admonished
Them
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-07
Auto Fire Here
Is EXtinguiShed

City firemen were called about
7:15 last night to the 200 block
Of Roanoke Avenue to investi-
gate an automobile fire, when a
parked car suddenly started
burning under the floor boards.
Firemen, who extinguished the
blaze after little damage had
been done, said the fire had ap-
parently started from a shorted
wire.
Evening star., 1948-12-10
CHICAGO Grain

trend dsVs}oped ee az ssS's1 en
the Board of Trade today. Although
the market made small recovery from
sasanh HsiS7 d dfd'fRans have to masR asRuRf Rso
The selloff yesterday brought some
liquidation into the pits at the start.
securities hogs and other markets created
a rather pessimistic sentiment But there
Wheat, near the end of the first hour
corn was A-A lower; December. 81 .43.
sPs o5s ss5s oss' Cents Rssfi%SsF i0@sT
Temperatures ranging to 6 degrees below
zero were experienced in parts OF Iowa
or over night which traders said would
be big help dt in dryins ont
for the Government loan and safe for
farm storing. traders said.
A Southwestern milling concern said
farmers have no incentive for selling their
pIas sA' accrued ehsTsss sy .Rs end si ~ p
No, hard wheat at Kansas City.
- The -, CONCERN pointed out this Would
prices are about s.. 50. or about 5 cents .
bushel above the Government loan, plus
accrued charges In that area. 1t stated.
More stsntion 1ens psid to
Of Mitchell. Hutehins Co pointed QUE;
uncertainty as to future earnings and
reports of spreading unemployment are
creating doubt In the minds Of many
cofn eesps here O. sods go
cars, slight drop from yesterday