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N o I c E

O z II e B
 This is to announce that on and after June 30, 1948. we will not be responsible for debts of the Tur- pin Transfer or Union Transfer. Amounts due us should be sent to Post Office Box 2224, Juneau. 1928 3t FRED TURPIN,
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Douglas Community Methodist Church

Services in the new Community
 Church Building
 Robert S. Treat, Minister Mrs. James Parsons, Organist Claudia Kelsey, Parish Worker 1000 a. m.-Morning Worship. Message by Chaplain John H. Markley of the Cruiser Atlanta, with first hand information on Chris tianity in the Orient
 10:30 am.-Classes.
 Wednesday-Craft and Recrea- tion. Preparation for Vacation Church school beginning July 12. The Presbyterian Church
 Douglas, Alaska
 Walter A. Soboleff, Minister
 Sunday Services l:30 D. m.-Sunday School. 200 p. m.-Divine Worship.
 Douglas Bible Church
 Peter J. Nickel Pastor
 SUNDAY SERVICES 10:30 a. m.--Sunday School. 1I:15 a. m-Worship Service. Thursday. 7:3o F. m. = Bible Study.
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Bethel Tabernacle

Bethel Tabernacle
 Assembly of Godl Fourth and Fsankfi, Streets
 REV. R. E. BAKER, Faster
 Sunday Services 1000 a. m.-Sunday School. Glass; ; for all ages A special invitation % those children not already at tending a Sunday Schon. HOO a. m.-Morning Worship. 800 D. m-Evangelistic service. 500 p. m. Tuesday-Prayer meet Ing.
 800 D. m. Friday Young Pso- ple's meeting.
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Seventh-Day Adventist Corner Second and Main

A. L. Zumwalt, Pastor The services of this church are held on Saturday. the Seventh Day of the week.
 9:45 a. m.-Sabbath School and Bible Study Class.
 Wesley Truner, Superintendent. Mrs. E. E. Jensen, Children's Division leader.
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Russian Orthodox Church
 Of St. Nicholas
 Fifth Street Tonight (SdtuIuayy 700 D. m.- Evening Service. Sunday Service, 10:00 a. m. High Mass and Holy Communion. Choir rehearsal every Thursday at 7:30 p. m.
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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE-JUNEAU, ALASKA

Brown, Black 484 before Monday July 5. Visitors bring membership cards. 1929 3t) ALICE BROWN, Secretary.
 
 PNA EMPLOYEE Bernice Baker, PIMA employee, is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
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The Salvation

! s)dl atlOll =ssssFrsSx@rsz1- Army sss5;S;ss,,k Willoughby Ave. 'TtfT Major and Mrs. Eric Newbould Adjt. and Mrs. Henry Lorensen
 Sunday
 11:00 a. m.--Honness meeting. 2:3O p. m.-Praise Meeting. 500 D. m.-Sunday School. 7:30 D. m.-SerVice. /! Tuesday night, 7:30 p. m.-Bible Class and prayer meeting. Thursday. 700 p. m.-Hospital meeting.
 Friday Night. TOO p. m.-Youth Night
 Saturday night. 7:30 D. m.-Praise ,ervice.
 Church of Christ Meets in the American Legion HaH on Second Street, bett0een Frank In and Seicard Streets. BOYD FIELD, Minister
 Phone Red 379 Sunday SerUices lG:00 a. m.-Bible Study. ll:00 a. m.-Worship Service l 500 D. m-Evening Service.
 The Christian Church
 10th and E on Bus Line
 HOMER c. MURPHY, Ph. D., Pastor Phone Blue $50
 Sunday Serptces 10:0O a. m.-Bible School. Glasses for all grades HOO a. m.-Worship Service. Dr. Murphy is still in the states but hopes to return in the near future Until then there will be no evening service. Chapel-By-Ine-Lake Corner Gloe;er Higntuay and Fritz
 CoDe Road at Aux Lake Rev. Willis R. Booth. Minister 10:30-Sunday School. Catholic Church
 Church of the Ndrfvtty ot the
 Blessed Virgin Mary, Jnneau
 Fifth and Gold Streets REV. ROBERT [. WHELAN, s. J. Masses on Sunday, 2, 9 and 10:30 lam.
 Masses On Week Days-7:O0 and 8:30 am.
 Benediction, 7:30 F. m. Sunday. Confessions-Saturday, eve of holt. lays, eve of First Fridays. { to s p. m; 2 to 9 p. m.
 THE GLORIOUS CHURCH
 MISSION . 270 South Franklin St.
 George L. Ward, pastor Phone Green SIP l 800 p.m.-Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday.
 Everyone that seeks to enter Heaven, even all creeds, races tribes, kindred tongues and peo- pies.
 Seventh-Day Adventist | Corner Second and Main
 A. L. Zumwalt, Pastor I The services of this church are held on Saturday. the Seventh Day of the week. | 9:45 a. m.-Sabbath School and Bible Study Class. | Wesley Truner, Superintendent Mrs. E. E. Jensen, Children's
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First Church of God Odd Fellow Hall, 209 Franklin St

First Church of God Odd Fellow Hall, 2O9 Franklin St.
 REV. and MRS. ii. E. BEYER. Pastors Residence 526 East Street Phone: Green TAB. SUNDAY SERVICES Sunday School Superintendent William Chapman. Church pianist. Mrs. A. T. Vaughn.
 1000 II :50 a. m.-Unified Serv- ice. Morning Worship and Church School.
 12:30 D. m.-"Christian Brother hood Hour" international broad cast over KINY.
 700 p.m.-Prayer Service.
 TOO p. m.-Youth Fellowship.
 800 p.m.-Preaching Service.
 Thursday, 300 pm. and 800 pm. Leadership training classes at the parsonage.
 Saturday, 8:20 am.-Chapel of the Air over KINY.
 Afriendly welcome to all.
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HoSpHAl NOES

Admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yesterday for medical attention were Peter Sagmoen, William Neid- erhauser and John Ferenbach.
 William Fawcett was discharged from the Government Hospital and Sadie White was admitted.
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CARPENTERS Wanted. A hours
 week. Phone 34. 907 If
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EXPERIENCED grocery store man.
 ager. Will pay good salary for
 right man. Also have opening for experinced grocery clerk, man only. Hutchings Economy Market. 922 If
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Notices for this church column must be received by The Empire not later than 10 o'clock Friday evening to guarantee change of sermon topics, etc.
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LOST AND FOUND

REWARD for information leading
 to recovery of a new red and white Schwinn bicycle. Taken from Teen-Age Club. IA days and Red ATS evenings. 927 tf
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WANTED TO RENT: bedroom
 furnished house. Call Lorenzen, 254. 923 If
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FROM BAKERSFIELD, CALF.

New arrivals at the Baranof Ho- tel includue MT. and Mrs. Bryan Smith and son of Bakersfield, Calf,
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DISHWASHER, evening shift. Ap-
 ply at Percy's Cafe. 924 If
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LIEUTENANT VISITS L. s. Orser, First Lieutenant, US- AZ, Fort Richardson, is a guest at the Baranof Hotel
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Mrs. Lola Walters, Dorcas leader.
 HOO a. m.-Sabbath Worship Hour, the Pastor in charge.
 The Seventh-Day Adventist church invites you to Remember The Sabbath Day. and worship with them.
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WILLIAM WINN- Phone 234

I HAVE complete line O. the
 old original c & D Lingerie, Dresses and Hose Phone Blue 320 for appointment. 930 If
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WANTED

WOMAN wants janitor job. Call Black 715 or call at 807 A West 7th Street.
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DouglasChurch
 Services

Notices for thls church column must be received by The Empire not later than 10 o'clock Friday evening to guarantee change oj sermon topics, etc.
 Saint AiOySIous' Church REV. J. F. McELMEEL, s. J.
 Pastor
 Sunday Services 800 a. m.--MaSs.
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St. Luke's Episcopal Church
 Douglas, Alaska
 Independence Day Rev SaEeul A. McPhetres, Vicar Miss Margaret Pearce, Organist The congregation is invited to come to Juneau for service. There will be no evening service in Douglas.
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1887 NASH, running condition. Reasonable. Phone 0375 after
 pm. 928 If
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THE HOLLY SHOP. Good paying business. Owner would like to leave city. Experience not nec-
 essary. Owner will teach business. Will sell at inventory. 908 If
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SCOTTISH Terriers, snow stock, 3 months old. Outstanding blood lines. Address: Mrs. J. c. Dressen,
 1738 East 88th Street, Seattle. Wash. 928 St
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1941 DODGE dump truck. new extra tires and wheels. R. Laugh
 lin, Aux Bay. 908 If
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.1ICE CLEAN ROOMS weekly or monthly. Colonial Hotel. Ph. l8s
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NICE CLEAN steam heated rooms
 also steam baths. Scandinavian Rooms. 736 u
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1887 FORD Coupe, good condition. Practically new. Easy Spindrier
 washing machine. Owner leaving city. Basement Apt, 511 10th St. 928 St
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FORREST Home and property, Glacier Highway. 2 car garage. Inquire Helen Forrest, Douglas SOP. 878 If
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FOR RENT

SEAVIEW Apt. for rent, one block
 from Federal Bldg. 890 If
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-27
Negroes Sought
In Knitting OF
LittletOn Men

Littleton.-Halifax County Ct
ficers are searching today for
two Negro men charged with
the knitting of Johnnie and Whit
johnson, Negroes, near here
Sunday afternoon.
Johnnie Johnson was taken to
the Roanoke Rapids Hospital SUI
fering with a severe cash from
his temple to this throat and his
brother was treated for knife
wounds in the stomach.
Halifax County Sheriff H. A.
House said this morning that
Johnny johnson told him that
he and his brother had been at
tackled by Willie Young and Will
son johnson without provoca-
ton" Johnnie told the sheriff
that Young had held him while
Wilson johnson sliced his face
with knife.
The more seriously injured
man was reported in bad shape
this morning at the hospital.
Sheriff House said he is is
suing warrants charging Young
and Wilson johnson, no relation
to the other two, with assault
with a deadly weapon and the
inflicting Of serious bodily in
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-27
Convey Man
Faces Charges
In u. S. Court

Elizabeth City, Sept. 27-(AP)
A Federal grand jury today
was to consider an indictment
charging James Wade, %, of
Conway, with passing $1,000 in
counterfeit money.
Wade was arrested at his
home a week ago today en- a
warrant charging him with
passing on April 18th and 2lst
ST 200 in counterfeit notes on
the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York to one Cleveland
Smith"
Smith rs, of Garysburg, was
arrested near Windsor last April
% and charged with assaultlng
a highway patrolman who tried
to question him about a bogus
$40 bill that had been lassed
near Selma. Patrolman w. C..
Wilson said that Smith assault
ed him north of Fayetteville.
Smith is free in $4,000 bond.
Wade is under $4,000 bond at
ter waving preliminary hearing
at Rocky Mount. His attorney,
Vernon D. Strickland of Rich
Square, said that if Wade is in
dicted, tn, case will be heard
in federal court at Wilson on
Oct. 10.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-27
Virginia Negro
Is Shot In Leg

Hospital officials said here
this morning that Vincent Ruffin,
Negro, of near Lawrenceville,
Va, was admitted to the hospi-
tai about $50 Sunday night SUI
fering from a severe gunshot
wound in his left leg.
They said they knew none OF
the details of the shooting but
said he was in serious condi-
ton.
The wound was of such sever
ity that it necessitated an,pu.a-
ton of the mans left leg below
the knee last night.
No rel 9rt on the shooting
could be d med by press time
from Virginia officers.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-27

Collapse Of Secret Talks With Russia Over Berlin
Crisis Advance Cold WorTo Highly Explosive STAGE
Authorities Are
Uncertain What
Will Happen

Washington, Sept. 27-(AP)-
The complete collapse of secret
talks with Russia over the Berlin
crisis advanced tn cold war to a
new and highly explosive stage
today.
Authorities are frankly uncer.
tain what may happen next.
Both President Truman and
Republican Presidential Nomi-
nee Thomas E. Dewey are being
kept closely posted while the
United States, Britain and
France take their case against
the Soviet blockade of the Ger
man capital into the public arena
of the United Nations Security
Council.
The failure of the secret dip
lomacy which the western po-
wers have been practicing in the
hope of reaching a settlement
with the Kremlin was revealed
by the State department last
midnight.
At that hour the department
made public a 3,000-word note
accusing Russia of bad fal.n in
the Berlin negotiations and OF
creating "a threat to interna-
tional peace"
Published at the same time
was a heretofore secret record
of $4,000 words which top Dip
lomats said proves the Soviets
are bent upon using the lille
gal" blockade to force the west
ern powers out of the German
capital.
Thus it appears that instead
of an end to the blockade, which
Premier Stain agreed to on Au-
gust %, the world now is in
for further, prolonged east
west struggle over the city
The difference is that from
here on the issue will be before
the Security Council meeting in
Paris with world public opinion
as a stake.
Russia's continued membership
in the U. N, is in grave doubt.
New east-west clashes in Ber-
lin are feared here.
And the dangers of shooting
incidents that could lead to open
conflict are not ruled out by
best-informed authorities.
These experts are more uncer-
tain than ever as to how far the
Soviets will go in creating Incl
dents aimed at making Berlin
untenable for the western pow
erS.
The heavy volume of docu-
ments which the State depart
rnent released as a white pap
er" to show what really occur
red in the negotiations over Rel :
lin dealt at length with the role
of Premier Stain and the N.Y.
expected breakdown that Occur
red after he had agreed the
blockade should be lifted.
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Engands Bevn Fears Berlin Crisis Might Wreck United Nation
Truman Blasts
Congress, Heaps
Praise On Clark

Aboard Truman Campaign
Train, Sept. 27-(AP) - Presi-
dent Truman declared today the
Both Congress is continuously
trying to tear up the Bill Of
Rights"
Speaking to a trainside crowd
at Austin, within sight of the
State Capitol, Mr.. Trum n
praised Attorney General Tom
Clark, a Texan, who he said
would 60 down in history as one
of the greatest ever to hold that
office.
That, he said, is because he is
working all the time" for the
constitution and for the Bill of
Rights"
Mr.. Truman said the Demo-
Gratis were opposed by from 80
to go per cent" of the nations
newspapers. The reason, he
said, is that most of the press is
against the people and for "spe-
cial interests"
The President earlier called
peace more important than his
own election and Rep. Sam Ray
burn, House minority leader,
pleaded against changing presi-
dents now.
Mr.. Truman announced he
Thoroughly approved" of a
United States-British-F r ench
white paper" formally accus-
ing Russia of threatening peace
by the Berlin blockade.
He did so last night few
hours after he told a Democra-
tic gathering in San Antonio that
peace "is much more important
than whether am president of
the United States"
He spoke after Rayburn, his
close personal friend and leader
OF the Democratic minority in
the House, said that to change
leaders now would weaken
American foreign policy and pos
sibly make it harder "to get a
totahtarian state around the
peace table"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-27
Six Persons Injured When Two
Cars Collide Head-On Near Here;
Warrant Issued Against Driver

Six people were injured and
two automobiles were badly dam
aged here yesterday shortly be
fore noon just outside Roanoke
Rapids city limits at the South
Rosemary bridge in a head-on
collision.
Mr.. and Mrs. &c. Bissett of
Durham were proceeding toward
Roanoke Rapids en- route to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. &C Shell when
their 1947 Buick was struck head
on by a car driven by CIV.
Burton of Norfolk. Corporal Lo
gan B. Lane of the state High
way Patrol, who made an in
vestigation Of the accident, said
he was informed that Burton had
pulled into the left lane to pass
car ahead when he struck the
Bissett car.
Five of the accident victims,
Mrs. Bissett, Burton, his young
daughter, John r. Hulk and Clar
ence Hines, were all admitted
to the Roanoke Rapids Hospital
and Bissett was treated at the
hospital but was not admitted.
Corporal Lane. said he had is
sued a warrant for Burton charg
ing him with careless and reck-
less driving and assault with a
deadly weapon with intent to kill
and inflicting serious personal
injuries. Lane said Burton is
under a $1,000 bond for his APP
pearance in recorders court in
Roanoke Rapids on October q.
Mrs. Bissett whose condition
shortly before noon today was
reported as improving, suffer
ed severe decorations and poss
ible internal injuries and was
the most badly injured person
In the wreck. Her husband stuff
cred several decorations and
bruises about the face and body.
Burton incurred bad LAGER
atom of the knee and cuts about
the head. His daughter, Mary
Jane, seven, suffered severe
laceration of the knee. Clarence
Hines lost several teeth and was
suffering from severe Commissions
and several cuts. Hulk, IA, I'D
his left arm broken in the acci
dent. All the occupants of the
Burton car were from Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bissett were the
only occupants Of their car.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-27
Ten Killed
In State
Violent Deaths
BY The Associated P>ess

The first weekend of autumn
brought death by violence to at
least ten persons in North Caro-
lima.
Murdoch U. Urquhart, 81, Ra-
leigh manager of a Butant Gas
Company, was found dead in his
automobile. He had been missing
eight days and Coroner I. M.
Cheek called it suicide by car
bon monoxide poisoning.
Two young brothers of near
Mt. Airy died when their auto
mobile failed to make a sharp
curve, went down an embank-
ment and turned over. Warren
Lee Koontz, II and James Dalton
Koontz, 10, were the victims.
Archie Bridges, SO, Durham
Negro was fatally injured by a
truck.
Sarah Lee Fastening, 81, a
Negro woman, was killed when
an automobile driven by her hus-
band, Ray, overturned on a rail-
road crossing near Sanford.
Bum W. Mangum, So, farm
er of Ellington, Route 8, and his
son, John W. Mangum, 20, were
killed when their automobile col
lided with a bus in Harnett
County. The only passengers in
the bus were two mechanics
who were taking the vehicle
from Fayetteville to Raleigh for
repairs. They were not hurt.
An accident at work took the
life of Myrel Watson, %, of Will
son. He fell from a scaffold on a
construction job at Greenville.
Glenn Ray, 26, was found dead
on the floor of shower room in
a barber shop at High Point.
The proprietor said he heard a
scuffle and saw three men run
out of the shop.
Ralph Cohoon, so, was electro
cuted at Elizabeth City. He was
trying to get electricity for a
warehouse by hooking an extern
sion wire into a $500 volt line.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-27
Three-Cor
Crash Causes
$500 Damages

A three-car crash on US high
way 301 between Weldon and
Garysburg about 6:25 p. m. yes
terday caused about $500 dam
age to automobiles operated by
John Henry Harris of Weldon
and Emory B. Human of Naval
Air Station, Patuxent River,
Maryland. Minor damages were
incurred by truck and trailer
involved.
State highway patrolmen
who investigated the accident,
said this morning that the truck
was the property of the Cen
trail Amusements Company and
was driven by Charles L.
Harrell of Greenville. The truck
was following a long line of
traffic just behind the car of
Human, when traffic ahead sud-
denly stopped.
Harrell told investigating Of
ficers that he realized he could
not possibly stop in time to a
void running into Humans car
and attempted to apply his
brakes and swerved into the left
hand lane of the highway.
The truck clipped the left rear
of Humans car and struck the
left side of Harris's car. Harris
was going toward Weldon and
meeting the traffic. He said he
saw the truck pull out and at
tempted to get off onto the shou
lder. Officers said Harris's car
had two wheels off the highway
when it was hit.
Damage to the Harris car was
estimated at approximately $500
while Humans car was dam
aged to the extent of about $500.
There were no personal injuries
by occupants of any of the three
vehicles involved.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-27
Cool Weather
Will Continue
BY The Associated Press

Continued coole today, tonight
and tomorrow is the weather
forecast for the Carolinas. Con-
siderable cloudiness for both
states during the period and
rain tonight in the east and
southeast portions of South Caro-
lima also were predicted.
Many Carolinians may take
exception to the use of the word
"cool" by the weatherman and
insist that "cold" is the proper
expression.
For when a mass of cold air
from Canada hit the Carolinas
with full force yesterday, tenn
peratures dropped sharply and
residents brought out heavier
winter clothing. Some turned on
heating systems.
Mt. Mitchell in the North Ca
rolina mountains had a low tenn
perature at the freezing point
this morning-32 degrees. Wins
ton-Salem, Hickory, Asheville
and Greensboro had lows of so.
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BeUin Urges
u. ". Action
On Palestine

Paris, Sept. n - (AP) -
British Foreign Secretary En-
nest Bevin said today that
hostilities might break out
again" unless the United Ma
lions General Assembly acts
swiftly on the Palestine situa-
ton.
II am instructed by my gov
eminent to impress upon the
Assembly the urgent need for
a decision on the Palestine
question, Bevin told the Cen
eral Assembly.
"If we fail to take a decision
in the next few weeks, HOSTILE
ties might break out again
with in a c ul a bl E conse-
quences.
The Briton reiterated that
his country supports the sug-
gestions for Holy Land peace
offered by the assassinated
Count Folke Bernadotte.
"The United States and
France also are backing the
plan," Bevin said "The Arabs
have opposed it and the Jews
have critized some parts of it."
OF h e successful establish
ment of the truce was due in
large part to the devotion and
courage of Bernadotte, whose
tragic death will cast its shad-
ow over our discussion of Pa
lestine at the present session
of the Assembly," Bevin said.
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Is Found A Suicide
High Point Host
To 1000 Churchmen

High Point, Sept. q lap
High Point was host to more than
1000 churchmen today as the
annual five-day Western North
Carolina Methodist Conference
opened.
Bishop Costen J. Harren Of
Charlotte, presiding official, will
read ministerial appointments
Friday, climaxing the conference
program.
The conference was organized
today following meetings of sew
eral boards and committees.
Conference headquarters are
at the Wesley Memorial Method
list Church, but meetings also
are being held at High Point Col
lege and the First Methodist
Church.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-27
Two Fires Cause
Little Damage

Roanoke Rapids firemen were
called to two fires over the week
end, with minor damage reported
in both cases.
Overheated wiring in the wall
of the office of Superintendent
w. T. Hodges at Roanoke Mill
Number Two about 3:25 this
morning caused firemen to hur-
ry to the scene, where they
quickly extinguished the blaze
before it caused more than mi
nor damage to the wall of the
office and the surrounding wir-
ing. 1t was reported that the
fire was discovered and the
alarm set off before the sprink-
Ter system in the office could be
activated.
Yesterday afternoon shortly
before three O'Clock the firemen
were summoned to the home of
Mrs. Alma Smith at 101 Jackson
Street to investigate a burning
mattress. Firemen said they did
not know how the blaze had
started, however they said
George Herbert, who lives on
the second floor OF the home,
had taken the mattress out If the
house into the back yard and
had poured water OF it before
the firemen arrived.
The firemen said that Herbert
had told them that Mrs. Smith
had tainted, apparently from be-
ing overcome by smoke, and was
treated at the Roanoke Rapids
Hosnita1