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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-27
600 Is Geensvl|e Countys Record Farm Income For 1913
Welles Remains
In Serious
Condition

WASHINGTON. Dec. 81 -
AP)-Sumner Welles, former
Undersecretary of State, was
found unconscious in a snow
flecked Maryland field yester-
day, his fingers and toes frozen.
He remained in a serious con-
dition today from "severe ex-
posure and shock"
Welles apparently had lain in
the field for several hours. The
temperature was about Is de-
grees above zero when he was
found.
The 56-year old former diplo-
mat, an insomnia sufferer for
years, frequently took walks late
at night to help him get to sleep.
Welles regained consciousness
yesterday afternoon but was un-
able to say what had happened,
his physician, DR.. George R.
Huffman, said.
The doctor added it would be
day or two before he would
know whether any of Welles'
fingers or toes might have to be
amputated.
Circumstances indicated that
Welles left his estate at nearby
Oxon Hill, Md, in the early
hours of Sunday.
A son, Arnold Welles, said the
family believes he suffered a
heart attack while out walking.
He was stricken with heart all
ment 18 years ago and has been
under treatment for it since
then.
Friends also reported that
Welles has been deeply upset by
the death in New York Decem-
ber 20 of Laurence Duggan, a
close personal friend. Duggan,
a protege of Welles in the State
Department, was killed when
he fell or jumped from his 18th
floor office window.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-27
Pulpwood Production
Not Counted In Data
Give By County Agent

EMPORIA, Va.-County Agent Stanford L.
Vassar of Greensville County, Virginia, said to-
day the farm income in his county for 1948 will
be in the neighborhood of $5865OO0 for the high
est year on record. ~
He pointed out that the farm economy Of
Greensville County is based on four cash crops
and some swine, adding that forestry products an
nually bring in an income estimated at million
dollars. He said the county is third highest in
Virginia in pulp wood production, but said the
long-range growing of pulp wood has kept it from
being included in his estimate of strictly farm
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-27
COLD. Cold. Cold Thaf's
The Way The Area Had
It During The Holiday

Temperature IN this area took
a post-Christmas tumble here
Christmas night and hit their
lowest point on the thermome-
ter so far this winter early Sun
day morning.
After light SHOWS on Christmas
eve and Christmas day, tn e
section had what almost amount
ed to a white Christms and the
freeze kept the snow still in evil
dence in plenty of places here
today. The snow spattered fit
fully from Friday morning
through Saturday afternoon un-
til a chill wind out of the north
drove the clouds before it late
Saturday night and gave the mer-
curry downward shove as local
residents started to shiver in the
first really cold weather e e n
this season.
From Weldon, official weather
bureau man Luke Shearin re-
ported the temperature had
dropped as low as Is degrees ze-
70 F., which was II degrees
below the freezing mark, and
locally some unofficial therm-
ometers climbed down as far as
IL above Saturday and last
night.
One Of the unusual occurrence
es accompanying the drop in the
temperature was at the Weldon
Methodist Church Sunday morn
ing, where church attendants
were forced to epdure a heatless
church because the boiler supply
ing heat had burst from the cold
The weather was, as usual, a
popular source of conversation
and comment, but for a number
of home owners in the Weldon
Roanoke area 1t was lio Joking
matter for those who had water
pipes to freeze tightly and burst
or for those who stepped onto the
sheet ice which froze from the
melting SHOWS into a CLASSY sur
face.
Motorists, too, who had either
been lulled into feeling of
false security by the unusually
mild fall or who had been con-
tent to fill their automobile ra-
diators with anti-freeze which
turned out to be not quite freeze
proof were seen driving their
steaming cars up the street this
morning looking like Stanley
steamers. Service stations were
besieged with people begging for
anti-freeze and quick thaw of
their cars.
SIS it cold enough for you"
was the standard greeting of the
day, and a lot of people got Ell
ther good-natured replies or icy
glares, depending on the mood of
the people asked.
The sun, which apparently had
taken its own Christmas vaca-
ton from late Thursday until a
brief appearance Saturday after
noon, came out again yesterday
afternoon and this morning it
had started the mercury on its
climb back up in the tube, while
the section joined the rest of the
nation in shivering and hugging
the stoves.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-27

Communist publication of the
list and a subsequent proclama-
ton making frequent references
to a peoples government"
strengthened the belief the Reds
have decided against permitting
the present constitutional govern
ment to continue in any form
even under a negotiated peace
which would give the Communist
control of Hina. Instead, it is
believed by most observers the
Communist high command hopes
to completely eliminate the ma
tional government and substitute
its own.
From a study of recent troop
movements, it seems that the
government is hopeful of hold
ing the Nanking-Shanghai area
indefinitely with its west flank
beginning on the Wuhu River,
so miles southwest of Nanking,
and extending southwark along
the former Wuha -Hweichcw rail
line. The railroad now operates
only between Wuhu and Nank-
ing.
Meager reports reaching here
late today said that fierce fight
ing ranged north of Kaoyu, go
miles northwest of Marking.
There was no mention of the
situation of Gen. Tu Innings
trapped armies near Pengpu.
Tu's men are without food and
bad weather kept planes from
airlifting them supplies.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-27
Hope For Peace In China
Go Glimn,ering As Reds
Publish War Criminal List

Nanking, Dec. 81 --AP) -
Hopes for peace in China faded
today.
Communist radio broadcast of
a list of war criminals" to be
punished by peoples court"
sent them glimmering.
Heading the list were Chang
Kai-Shek, MAIDEN Chang, Pre-
mier Sun Fo and most of the ma
tion's top military and political
leaders.
Surprise that the Communists
would publish such a list at this
time, when there seemed a pos
sibility of the warning factions
reaching some sort of agreement
was expressed in both foreign
and Chinese quarters.
Communists by their action
have definitely closed the door
on any hope of ending the war
by negotiation" said one official
His statement was echoed by
the arrival of more troops in
Nanking. Indicating that Chang
and his followers have deter :
mined to go on, possibly turning
the capitol into the next battle
ground.
In view of the Communist ra-
dio declaration, it seems unlike
ly that any of the National of
ficials listed would participate
in any peace negotiation and the
only avenues left to them is to
fight or flee.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-27
Some Relief
From Cold Seen
BY The Associated Press

Slight respite from the coldest
weather since last January was
promised the Carolinas today.
For North Carolina, the out
look was increasing cloudiness
and not so cold today and to-
night. Cloudy and rather cold
with occasional light rain over
the west in the afternoon were
due tomorrow.
Asheville, NC, was the cold
est spot in the Carolinas re-
porting this morning with low
of 9 degrees. Mt. Mitchell,
which usually wins the frigid
sweepstakes, had a low of 13. A
mass of warm air surrounded
the lofty peak kept it warmer
than neighboring Asheville.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-27
ROANOKE RAMBLINGS
By PAT NANTZ

Well, we can't have everything
J.. so now we must 60 back to
work. And in another week =,
those lucky enough not to be
working during the holidays will
have to 60 back to school and
college. 1t takes a long time,
it seems, for a holiday to come,
but it goes away in record time
-. Making an exception to this,
though, are Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Rainier and two children,
Constance and Jerrie of Newark,
arrived here on Christmas Eve
to visit with Mrs. Rainier's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas S.
Lambert of Franklin street . /.
They will remain here until jan
uary Is ......
Mr.. and Mrs. Afford Reaves
of the Weldon-Roanoke Rapids
Highway had practically all of
their children who live out-of
town at home for Christmas -.
they are Mr.. and Mrs. James
Dean, Jimmie, Jr. and Sue of
Roanoke, Virginia; Mr.. and Mrs.
Jenson Huff and Kay of DAN
vile, Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Reaves and Bruce of Alexandria,
va. 800.
Everything seems to be chang
ing now, even the naming of
babies :. and it always seems
that it turns out to be done as
it was in days gone by. For in
stance, many years ago, the peo-
pie would name their oldest son
after their father, whether the
father was Junior" or not . i
some times they would even to
so far as to name then the IVth.
or With. In the past two weeks,
I have heard of four recently
born babies who were given their
fathers name with three ones
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-27
The Rev. w. G. Grant
Undergoes Operation
In Local HOSDital

Weldon-The Rev. Worth C.
Grant, pastor of the Weldon Bap-
tist Church, is recovering nice
ly in the Roanoke Rapids Hos
pital following an appendicitis
operation Tuesday.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-27

on the end of it. Mrs. and Mrs
Marvin B. Singletary Jr. of Jack
son street have a Marvin, III
Mr. and Mrs, lanes L. King,
Jr. of Madison street have a
James III; Mr.. and Mrs. Ri
chard Williams Jr. have Richard
III; and there is another "Tyck"
Hudson, now. He belongs to
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry "Tyck" Hud-
son, Jr go.
Yesterday little Janet brewery
and Barbara Miller observed
their birthday and today Alonza
Harris and Edward Craddock
will do the same. Here's wish
ing you all very happy birth
day and many happy returns of
the day..
Leslie Garris, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathaniel Garris of Hamil-
ton street, arrived at his home
last evening to spend a twelve
day leave with his family. Les
lie, a graduate of the local high
school, has been with the Navy
for seven years and will return
to his ship at Norfolk Naval Base
when his leave is up SEQ.
The telegraph-editor of a Den
yer newspaper complained to a
country correspondent who omit
ted names in his stories. He
wrote the man that if he neg
lected this essential detail in his
next yarn he would be discharg.
ed. A few days later the editor
got this dispatch: "Como, Colo
rado, June "a severe storm
passed over this section this af.
ternoon and lighting struck a
barbed-wire fence on the ranch
of Henry Wilson, killing three
cows-their names being Jessie,
Bessie, and Buttercup go"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-27
Weather

North Carolina: Partly
cloudy with slowly rising tenA-s
peratures this afterneen, t.
night and Tuesday.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-27

. commodities" income.
peanuts are by far the most
important crop we have over
here in Greensville County," Va
ssar said, "but we are trying to
increase our yields in other pro-
ducts, and we have had particu-
larly good luck in developing
our corn production in the past
few years."
Peanuts Tops
He said there are about $4,000
acres of peanuts grown in his
county and estimated the yield
at about IA bags to the acre. At
present prices on the peanut
market the extimated gross in
come from peanut production a.
lone will be $2,480, 900 to make
it far ahead of the other crops
grown in the county.
He said most of the peanuts
are grown in Greensville County
are produced in the eastern part
of the county and in the south
along the North Carolina line.
He pointed out that this section
of Virginia and North Carolina
are alike in their location as the
vast two-state peanut belt' Of
the nation.
He said peanut production this
year has shown an increase over
the 1947 crop, and said propects
are for good harvest in spite
of the unusually wet fall which
has caused late harvesting of
most of the crop.
The County Agent said cotton
is now being grown more extern
sively in his county, with about
5000 acres under cultivation in
1913. He estimated the yield on
the cotton crop as about 6,700
pounds of lint cotton per acre.
The 33,500,000 pounds of lint cot
ton produced this year. Vassare
said, will gross cotton income
OF about 500, ,0o0.
$4,000 Acres in Corn
Aho,,. * mn ,ou,. -
now being grown in Greesnville
County, Vassar said, with yields
increasing eyerv wear. He said
the entire state of Virginia has
increased it's corn production to
a peak average of a. bushels per
acre. having in one wears time
made an increase of seven bu-
shells per acre. He said a num-
ber of farmers in the county are
showing over 100 bushels to the
acre on some fields, adding that
one farmer a former North
Carolinian) has produced an n.
veraee of about III bushels to
the acre on a plot containing be-
tween ten and twelve acres Of
corn. The highest Weld on anv
one acre, he said, was 122 BUSH
els this wear
v.ss.r est;r,+od ~. ,ross
oo,na fror, norn tor ,oAo - e7sn
mn Mo- ~ AVA 1' " 's
tooacco IS hoS grown eA'ensi-
se!y ~ oieee,Svine een eouh'y, now
ever the ooo acres IN toDacco
yeloso ,De.~een l'@oo ano .,4vv
puuiios W 'ne acre ourah 4s1o'
ine Noon1es Asent saio 'ie acre
ase was Oh oh account OIL anCt,
i'len' eu.s' ou' salo 'ne y,e1o
aau a pllee nau ootn hio.e man
Use .ne eiasn' nc estAas.so
lle .ooaeeu 4ncoMe .or a, saa sne
ooun'y ~ Ine year a' @1eo'voo'
niio'iivi source oi iarm M
Ioine' yassai saio' was rom
.oss. .4oi -e ~ o@l~ ooo ,ne - az sppio-
ay tha oa,,y+ no,voJ aJ .eau s;aoJ u .hs ,,os -. u
.iie Sou"ey anu neueu 60 oha' 'ns
iiui,ioei soio ouiiiis 1870 wou1u
mage naaH oon 1or an income OF ABOUT
9'ov,ooo. ..Ge -.
W sou,se YOU Aiiow. we nave
s $50 o"i Ing, 1e" pouiy plT
ducts. All of this ! would esti.
Evening star., 1948-08-04

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w 1T CPTTdlI
Billfelds, etc, and Jewelry
Internal Revenue Act effe'
retailing at not more than
more than $4,000 subjec
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-23

church sponsored a gumbo sup
per at the church Friday evening.
The Young People provided the
entertainment with a minstrel
show. Those taking part were
Robbie Lee Garfield, Dorothy
Graham, Rita Graham, Mary Nell
Grierson, Jimmy Graham, Earl
Greenough and Marcus Green
ough. The proceeds went to the
building fund.
Mrs. F. G.. Bennett and Miss
Doris Bennett accompanied by
Mrs. w. E. Howard, Bernice How
ard and Mary Agnes Pierce OF
Pascagoula motored to Biloxi Sat
urday where they visited Mrs.
Joe Wentz and Mr.. and Mrs. r.
L. Laako.
Mrs. Lloyd Oliver returned
home on Wednesday evening af-
ter a visit of several weeks spent
in North and South Carolina and
OtiACl otdtCo. Vii iiCl lCthlI iioliiC
she flew as far as New Orleans.
Miss Flora Carter was a recent
Visitor of Miss Ruth Cromer in
New Orleans.
D. l.. Waites and daughter,
Glennon, of Biloxi are visiting
her Mother, Mrs. S. L. Golf.
The Rev. Steelman, associate
pastor of the Ocean Springs Bap-
fist church conducted both serv-
ices of the Escatawpa Baptist
church on Sunday in the absence
of the Rev. d. M. Campbell, Who
is holding a revival at the Bart
on Baptist church.
Ed Stringfellow of the Navy,
stationed at Pensacola, spent the
weekend at his home.
Mrs. S. L. Golf and Mrs. D. L.
Waites and Glennon waites spent
Sunday in Mobile.
The WINS of the Baptist church
met at the home of Mrs. Elton
Roberts on Monday evening as a
prayer group.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-23
News From Escotowpo. -.
Herman Cropp Celebrates 18th
Birthday With Party On Friday

at home after receiving their dis
charges from the army.
Among those attending the
Baptist Training Union social at
Magnolia State Park last Tues
day were Vivian Bennett, Julia
Ann Kern. Voncille Crop, Vivian
Stringfellow, Betty and Eddie Le-
Maitre, Margie Lopez, Stella
Broadus, Mrs. Mona Maddox,
Voncile Livaurais, Betty Nelson,
Claude Nolf, Roy Campbell, De-
lores Graham, Donald Cunning
ham, 10 Ann Emerson, Donnis
Nelson, Bubba Emerson, Flora
Carter, Patsy Robinson, Patsy
Ruth Breland, Bertha Eckert,
Gloria Bennett, Jaequelyn Kern,
Mary Clyde Breland and Arden
Cunningham. They were accom-
panied by the Rev. and Mrs. D.
NJ. Campbell. A watermelon cut
ting was enjoyed by the group.
Miss Voncile Cropp spent the
day in Pascagoula Monday visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Byrd and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Ware made
a business trip to Mobile on Fri
day.
H. c. Jackson and. Carl Mathis
of Baton Rouge spent the week
end visiting Mrs. H. c. Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Beasley and
son, Jack Archie, of Dallas were
house guests in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. G.. Ross for a few
days last week.
The Rev. and Mrs. Ben Broome
and Ann Broome were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stwart Hubbard of
Fairhope last weekend. While
there the Rev. Broome preached
at the Barnwell Baptist church
on Sunday.
The Woman's Society of Chris
tan Service of the Methodist
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-23
VFW First District
Enc0mpment
Held In GuIfport

Approximately 100 delegates,
representing IL coast posts. at
tended the Veterans of Foreign
Wars First District encampment
at the Hotel Markham at Gulfport
on Sunday, including Is veterans
from Moss Point and Is from
Pascagoula.
The encampment was opened
under the leadership of Henry
Lynd, commander of the Moss
Point post, and newly appointed
chief of staff of the district.
Included in the mornings bust
ness was the election of Marcel
Bellande of Biloxi as first dis
trict commander to succeed Karl
Wiesenburg.
Others elected to office were
Clifton Parke of Gulfport as sem
ior vice commander and NJ. l..
Hatten, Jr,, of Pascagoula, junior
vice commander.
The delegates were welcomed
by Clifton Parke, commander of
the Gulfport post. Other speak
ers were Milton 7. Evans, mayor
elect of Gulfport, Grover Dog
gett, Laurel attorney, and Karl
Wiesenburg, state commander.
Major General Charles w. Law
renee, the commanding general of
Keesler Field, was the principal
speaker at the morning session.
This was followed by a business
session presided over by MI.
Lynd.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-23
Fifth Birthday OF
Johnny Mursholl
Celebrated AT PurtY

The fifth birthday of Johnny
Marshall was happily celebrated
at a party at which his mother,
Mrs. ]. E. Marshall. was hostess
to his young friends at their
home at l106 18th street, Mon
day from 4 to 6 p. m.
The children were entertain
ed with games on the lawn with
Julia Wilson, Richard Guitroz and
Grace Harmon coming off as prize
winners.
Mrs. Marshall was pleasantly
assisted by Johnny's grandmoth-
er, Mrs. Fannie Pitts of Mem
phis, and Mesdames G. c. Gun
ningham, Bill Patrick and j.. V.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-23
Son Is Born To Mr..
And Mrs. A. v. Smith.
|Jr. At Hottiesburg

Friends of MI. and Mrs. Arthur
Vaughn Smith, Jr., will be inter
ested to learn of the birth of a
son to them at the Methodist
hospital in Hattiesburg July 16.
Mrs. Smith is the former Doris
Megehee. The baby has been
named Larry Alfred and will be
called Al. He is the paternal
grandson of Arthur Smith, post
master at Pascagoula, and Mrs.
Smith and his maternal grand
parents are Forrest Megehee
Jackson county superintendent of
education, and Mrs. Megehee of
Pascagoula. His parents are re-
siding at 20li Brook Lane in
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-23

The 18th birthday of Herman
Cropp was happily celebrated at
a lawn party given by his mother,
Mrs. v. c. Cropp, at the family
home Friday afternoon. The
guests were entertained with sew
eral games led by Voncile Crop
and Vivian Stringfellow. At the
conclusion of the games the birth
day cake was served with iced
punch. The guest list included
James and Bonnie Rayburn, 10
Ann and Bubba Emerson, Billy
and Jerry Nelson, Glynn Harvey
Breland, Marilyn, and Charles
Pruitt, Vivian Stringfellow, jim
my, Jackson, Mary Clyde Bre-
land, Francis Myles, Mona Khayat,
Janice and Phyllis Rayburn, Pa
trica Anne, Gloria Jean and
Jackie Cole, Bubba, Toby, Vernon
and Jimmy Ehlers, Voncile and
Clark Crop and Mrs. Cole.
The Rev. D. M. Campbell is
holding a revival at Bartin, Miss,
with the Rev. Malcolm Rust, pas
tor of the Barton Baptist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bennett
had as house guest over the week
end L. E. Smith of Pascagoula.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Barnes of
independence, Mo-, are now max
ing their home in E~scatawpa.
Miss Lavada Graham and Miss
Vivian Stringfellow spent Sun
day visiting friends in Biloxi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Rabby,
Jr., and children accompanied by
Mrs. Howard Rabby and daught-
ers of Pascagoula, spent Sunday
visiting with Sgt. Major Tuber-
vile of Keesler Field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Walker
spent the weekend in New Or
leans visiting with relatives.
Johnnie and Lonnie Stringfel-
low of Fort Jackson, S. c., are
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-23
Mrs. Helen Hills
Hostess To Wesleyan
Service Guild

The home Of Mrs. Helen Hills
was the place of meeting for the
Wesleyan Service Guild of the
First Methodist church OF Pasca-
goula on July is at 1880 p. m.
The opening prayer was said
by Mrs. c. A. Carrier and after
business Mrs. William Chappell,
missionary to the Belgian Congo,
told of her experiences in work
ing with African women.
Mrs. Hills served refreshments
during the social hour.
The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. ]. B. Ramsey and Mrs.
r. L. FURRY as hostesses in the
substory of the church August 5
at 7:30 p. m.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-23
r TwoHIG DIES

Mrs. c. p. Seaman received
word this week Of the death OF
her aunt, Mrs. Hannah B. Twohig,
in Los Angeles.
Mrs. Twohig was the former
Hannah Bishop and spent her
girlhood here until her marriage,
She was the guest of Mrs. Sea
man for several months last
spring and of her sister, Mrs. A
S. Towle, in Mobile.
Funeral services were held from
the Holy Cross church in Los
Angeles with mass at 10 a. m. or
Tuesday and interment in the
Calvary cemetery.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-23
pAscAGouLA CHRONICLE STAR and MOSS POINT ADVERTISER

Clark in serving the birthday
cake with the ice cream, after the
lights on the five candles had
been blown out while the guests
sang the Happy Birthday song.
The small guests were Larry
and Ronnie Davis, Richard and
Judy Guitroz, Robert and Elaine
Lear, Wallace Cunningham, Bill
Patrick, Jr., Jerry Wise, Vickie
Bush, Ann and Sharon Clark,
Grace and Carol Harmon, Julia
Wilson and Margie Mulvey.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-23
WHAT E Y n

NEW YORK (AP)-Race tracks
throughout the u. S. distributed
1892 55 in purse money in
l947, which is almost dollar for
dollar equal to the estimated val
ue of the approximately $4,000
hores which raced in the country.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-23

Hattiesburg. Mr.. Smith will be
receive his degree from Missis-
sippi Southern college next
month.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-23
BRITAIN'S TELEPHONES

LONDON (AP) - Britain now
has 1850, 900 telephones, or 8.6
per hundred of population, the
general post office announced.