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Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-11
Truck Is Damaged
BY Fire Today

Fire damaged a Ford panel
truck to an extent estimated at
$3.50 this morning about 1880 on
the Weldon highway near Thigh
mans Cross Roads.
The truck belongs to the Gill
bert and Gwaltney Plumbing
Company of Roanoke Rapids,
and at the time the truck caught
fire workmen from the plumbing
concern were working at a new
sheet metal firm which will open
soon.
A fire truck was summoned to
the scene from Roanoke Rapids,
but by the time firemen arrived
the flames had been ex-
tinguished by one of the work
men, Eddie Thorne, who smother
ed them by throwing sand on it.
The fire started under the floor
board in the cab and did consider
able damage to the floor of the
truck, running the instrument
panel and breaking both sides Of
the windshield. =
The truck was parked in the
rear Of the new building and was
unoccupied at the time the fire
was first detected. !,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-11

port for this ,country's bipartisan
foreign policy at the United Ma
tons sessions in general and on
the. Berlin crisis in particular
was publicly reaffirmed.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, the
Republican presidential nominee
made the first move in this dir
'ection. 1t came roughly "a hours
after the disclosure by Mr.. Tru-
man himself that he had consi-
dered sending Chief Justice Fred
M. Vinson to Moscow but had
been dissuaded by Marshall.
Dewey issued a statement at
Albany declaring that the Amer
ican people ARE in fact united
in their foreign policy"
They intellectually and Wig
orously support the labors OF our
bipartisan delegation at Paris
on a prompt lifting Of the block
ade Of Berlin. y "
While the New York governor
would not say so publicly, news
men assigned to his campaign
were given to understand that
Dewey regards the Vinson ind.
dent - : daspsrats hlundsx.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-11
Jackson Negro
Faces Charges
In Shooting

Jackson - Sheriff ]. c. Steph
enson of Northampton County
said this morning that Elijah
Bauley, Jackson Negro, had
been arrested on a charge OF
assault with a deadly weapon
and the inflicting of serious per
sonal injuries to Willie Cabarrus
Jackson Negro, at a jackson
sawmill late Sunday afternoon
Bailey allegedly fired a load
from shotgun at Cabarrus
from close range, the shots strik
ing him in the left side. The
injured man was sent to the
Roanoke Rapids Hospital, where
his wounds were described to.
day as painful but not serious"
The sheriff said he was still
making an investigation of the
fracas, and said he had been
told by Bailey that Cabarrus
was after him with gun when
he shot him. The sheriff said
he had found no gun with Cab
arrus and said he was holding
his assailant in Jail in Jackson
pending the outcome Of Cabar-
rus injuries.
Both men were employees al
the mill where the shooting &C.
cured.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-11
Marshall Heads Back To Paris
Hopeful That His Trip To U. S.
Averted Major American Setback

Washington, Oct. 11-(AP)-
Secretary of State Marshall
heads back for Paris today hope
full that his weekend's work with
President Truman has averted
a major American setback in
the cold war with Russia.
Marshall was expected to take
off around midday, thus wind
ing up a critical period in which
he and the President. decided
(a) to give the world an official
version Of the proposed Vinson
mission to Moscow and (b) I'M
derline that the whole project
has been abandoned.
As a result, the United States
was able once again to. present
to the world picture of UNI
divided determination in inter-
national affairs.
For one thing, reports. Of a
split between, Mr.. Truman and
his Secretary of State were for
mally denied.
And-despite sharp Republic
can; criticism Of the Presidents
role in the ipcident--GoP sun.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-11
Soviet Warns
OF More ActioI
In Air Corridor

Berlin, Oct. 11-(AP)-T h e
Russians warned again today of
fighter flights and gunnery prac-
tice in the air corridors used by
British and American planes sup
plying blockaded Berlin.
This is the second consecutive
week of Soviet air naneuvers
which some sources say are con-
nected with extensive Red Army
war games.
Meanwhile Russian soldiers
guarding road blockade shot a
German truck and German
passenger car attempting to pass
through the blockade from Ham
burg. The truck and its cargo
were confiscated but the car and
its occupants escaped.
The shooting came after the
Russians frightened traffic con
trolls on the outskirts of the block
AIDED city to close leaks. They
claimed to have confiscated
thousands of tons of food from
western Berlners who had OBJ
tanned the food by barter with
Soviet zone farmers. The So
viets call this trade "smuggl-
ing.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-11
Roanoke Avenue Viii
Get NelU Surface As
Work Is Under Wan

Work was started here this
morning on the paving Of Roa-
noke Avenue between Twelfth
and Fourteenth streets, when
workmen started putting down
plant mix black top surfacing on
each side of the street as part OF
a state contract.
The F. D. Cline Construction
Of Raleigh is handling the paw
ing job, and city street super
intendent George Justice said
today that a surface treatment
will be given Roanoke Avenue
on its entire length from Four.
teenth street to First street.
Justice said the black top
treatment will be put on the
principal street Of the city down
the center Of the street over
the paving now in use.
He said the work on paving
about six miles of city street.
in Roanoke Rapids has been
badly set back by rains which
have fallen during most of the
past two weeks, and he said he
estimated it will be some time
next week before the printing
coat work can begin. The Cline
company has the contract for
the street paving with the same
surfacing treatment now being
put. down on Roanoke Avenue
Justice said the contract called
for paving to begin last Monday
but said the work will be de.
layed because the rains put the
streets in such condition that
they will have to be plowed and
re-shaped before the. first coat
of the paving can be put down
Meanwhile work by the same
company on the grading OF
streets and the installation OF
curpS ana cutters preparatory
to surfacing is continuing on the
west side of town. Today the
workmen were working on the
projects on Henry and Ninth
streets.
1t was pointed out this MORN
ing that while the paving is be-
ing put down on Roanoke Ave-
nue., motorists will be forced to
detour around the parts being
paved.
On Saturday and again today
all traffic was being routed
from Twelfth street around
Hamilton and city police and
contractors asked the coopera-
ton Of the driving public in not
interfering with the work in
progress.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-11
Radar-Eyed
Submarine Is
New Weapon

Washington, Oct. 11-(AP)-A
new unit in the nations defenses
will start operating next month
"a submarine with radar "eyes"
to detect any hostile planes at
tempting a sneak approach
across such remote places as the
Polar seas.
The Navy announced today
that the submarine Tyrone,
taken from the reserve fleet and
c .nverted into the first radar
picket submarine, will be COM
missioned November l. The tt
grone had varied service dur
ing World War II, including the
rescue of So downed aviators
from enemy waters and the
bombardment of Japanese shore
targets.
She is the first of two such
pickets to be converted under
the naval modernization pro-
gram. The second submarine has
not been designated.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-11
Carolyn Shearin
Gets Leg Broken
In Fall At Home

Carolyn Shearin, six-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. David
L. Shearin, was reported i'm
proving at her home today after
having broken two bonees in her
leg Saturday morning in a fall.
She was playing in front of
her home on Charlotte street
jumping back and forth across
ditch when the accident &C.
CURED.
At the Roanoke Rapids Hos
pital doctors found that she had
broken bone in her knee and
in her ankle when she turned
her leg and fell on in. Her leg
was put in a cast and she was
returned home, where her con-
dition was reported as quite
satisfactory"
She entered school for the first
time this fall.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-11
French Official
Says Co1ninforn
Caused Strike

Paris, Oct. 11-(AP)-Interior
Minister Jules Moch charges
that nationwide strikes now
Gripping French economy were
engineered by Cominform.
Moch made the charge at a
closed meeting of the National
Council of the Socialist Party,
held over the weekend at SUI
burban Puteaux.
Varying accounts appeared in
Paris newspapers today. Moch
said the Socialist organ LIE Po-
pulaire had given an objective
resume"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-11
N. B. Thomson,
EARLY Settler.
Dies At Home

N. B. Thomson, 65, we'll
known Roanoke Rapids citizen
and one Of the earliest settlers,
died Sunday night at his hone
at 200 Madison street at 10
o'clock following a heart attack.
He had been ill health for
some time and had been in bed
for nearly six weeks at the time
of his death.
Mr.. Thomson was sexton at
the First Baptist Church, a
position he had held for about
80 years, and was a longtime
member and worker in the
church. For a number Of years
he was employed by the Roa-
noke Mills until his retirement
several years ago due to his
failing health.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted from the First Baptist
Church Tuesday afternoon at
$50, with the Rev. Gordon L.
Price, pastor, officiating. The
body will lie in state in the
church from two o'clock until
time for the service.
Interment will be in Cedar
wood cemetery,
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Lola Thomson; one son,
Herman Thomson; two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. ]. w. Wrenn and Mrs.
Mary Lou Anderton; one sis
ter, Mrs. Howard King; three
brothers, Jim Rufus and Carroll
Thomson; two grandchildren
and one great grandchild. All
survivors are from Roanoke Ra-
pids.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-11
Three Prisoners
Recop+ured At
Bus Station

Halifax. - Captain A. ]. Grit
fin of the Halifax Prison Camp
said here this morning that the
three men who escaped from
the camp Saturday afternoon lit
orally walked up on us" at the
Roanoke Rapids bus station
about midnight Saturday night.
The prison official said that
the three men, George F. Dixon
and Richard A. Parks, both of
Craven County, and Mote Dick
erson Of Durham and Roanoke
Rapids, walked up to the bus
station and said the prison
guards, who were parked out
side waiting for them, imme-
diately captured them without
any trouble and returned them
to the camp.
Captain Griffin said that all
three men, who left the prison
In overalls, were dressed in 9TH
err clothes and said all had small
quantities of money on them.
They were all about drunk
W h en- we caught them" the
prison head said.
He said the men, who were
all honor grade prisoners, had
left the camp yard between one
and four o'clock Saturday after
noon and said he believed they
had caught a ride from Halifax
to Roanoke Rapids.
Prison officers, officers from
the Halifax County Sheriff's De-
partment, State Highway Patrol
men and Roanoke Rapids police
all were called on the search
for the missing men, and blood
hounds from the prison were
brought to bear on the search
at one time near Roanoke
Rapids.
Captain Griffin said he had
not questioned the men about
escape, adding that they had all
lost their honor grade privileges.
He said they. were first missed
when the mail arrived Saturday
afternoon and one of the guards
went out into the yard to give
them their mail and found that
the trio had gone.
He said Dixon was serving a
33-months' term, Parks was in
the camp under a six-months'
sentence and Dickerson had a
two-year term.
The prison head said he had
learned no reason for the men
trying to make their getaway,
and he said they were caught
before they could buy any bus
tickets.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-11
Riot Of Armed Pris ons Is QueI|ed
At SfotesviIIe Camp Last Night

Statesville, Oct. 11-(AP)-A
riot of armed Negro prisoners
was quelled in a prison camp
near here last night by rein
forcements of Highway patrol
men and deputies.
The negroes held the super
intendent for half and hour and
a guard for an hour and a halt
before releasing them unframed
when reinforcements of state pa
trolmen and sheriff's deputies
arrived. Twelve of the ring
leaders were taken to central
prison in Raleigh.
c. W. Knox, superintendent of
the prison camp six miles north
of here said it was not a preme
dated break, but started when
guard tried to take a knife
from one of the prisoners who
tried to attack another at the
supper meal. Only negroes
are at the camp.
Knox gave this account:
Guard Hamp Ashley asked the
negro for the knife. He refused.
Guard Everett Morrow grappled
with the prisoner and got the
knife.
The prisoners refused to re-
turn to their cells from the din
ing room. They darted into a
lobby in front of the cell block.
Ashley and Morrow were un-
armed. Knox and Guard Wat
son w. Kerr came to their aid,
but found that Ashley and Nor
row had gotten away from the
aroused prisoners.
The prisoners held Knox and
K err hostages in the lobby.
Knox talked to them and they
released him after half an hour.
An alarm went out over the
State Highway Patrol radio sta
ton in Salisbury. Twenty re-
Inducements arrived, including
highway patrolmen, and sheriff
Walter D. Morrison and his de-
puties.
Through a barred door they
talked to the prisoners and con
WINGED them they were outnum
bered and out-armed, and resis
lance would be useless. The
prisoners let Kerr 60 and gave
up without a fight.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-11
Dewey Moves Into Pennsylvania
As Vandenberg Blasts Truman's
Handling OF Newest Moscow Move

icans-evidently shared by Dew
ey - was that Mr.. Truman had
made desperate blunder that
might have had tragic effects
around the world.
1t further was said to be
Dewey's view that he-as the
possible next president must try
to salvage American prestige.
What that involved in the Der
lin blockade question, was put
into these words b Vandenberg:
Nov that we have gone to
the United Nations, we must in
diligently avoid any unilaterial
independent action on our own
account, let we confuse our
friendly associates, cramp the
Security Council and encourage
our opponents to think our ap-
peal to the united nations is eth
er timid or insincere."
Vandenburg added:
II must say that we have just
had narrow escape on this
score, at Washington"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-11
Political Campaign In State Gets
Warmer As November Draws Near
BY The Associated Press

North Carolina Democrats anc
Republicans today opened busy
week of campaigning as they
headed into the last three weeks
before the general election.
On Friday U. S. Senator Ro.
bert A Taft (R-Ohio) is sche-
duled to address Eastern North
Carolina Republicans at Wilson
The Democratic activity was
scheduled to get under way with
an Eighth Congressional District
ralley at Carthage this afternoon
From there Kerr Scott, nominee
for Governor, was going to Troy
and ]. Melville Broughton, nomi-
nee for the U. S. Senate, to Lau.
rinburg, for speeches tonight.
George M. Pritchard, Repub-
lican nominee for Governor,
speaks at Canton tonight in the
first of six appearances during
the week. Tomorrow he goes
to Gastonia, Wednesday to Dob
son, Thursday to Danbury, Fri
day to Mocksville and Saturday
to North Wilkesboro.
Charles P. Howard of Des Moi
mes, Iowa, Negro leader, of the
Progressive Party, spoke at Raj
eigh and Durham yesterday in a
swing through the state. He
told Raleigh audience that the
party is dedicated to the pro-
gress of the Negro and the
comman man" and that there's
absolutely no hope for the Am
erican Negro in the Democratic
or Republican parties today"
The Carthage rally was one of
four scheduled by the Democrats
during the week. Tomorrow
the Third District rally will be
held at New Bern. Others will
be held Wedr esday at Tarboro
for the Second District and Fri
day at Raleigh for the Fourth
District.
A number of other ap-
pearances by Democratic Lead
ers are scheduled. Tomorrow
Senator Clyde R. Hoey will speak
at Stokesdale ant Broughton at
Bayboro. Thursday, Scott will
be at the Tarboro City va m
Festival, Bro ghton at Lenoir
and Secretary Of State Thad
Eure at Rocky Mount.
Secretary Of the Army Ken
meth Royal is scheduled to speak
at Williamson Friday, while
Scott is at Durham anf Brough-
ton at Waynesville. Saturday
Broughton will be at Leaksville
and Scott at Go'Gsboro.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-11
Motorists Slow
In Reporting To
Inspection Lane

E. G. Whitehurst, supervisor
for Mechanical Inspection Lane
No. 80, which has been in opera
ton here since last Wednesday
afternoon, said today that PEG
pie have been slow to take ad-
vantage of the lanes appearance.
He pointed out that the opera
tors have been running two shifts
from six am. until ten pm. to
accommodate motorists with get
ting their cars inspected and
that they will leave here Thurs
day night to 60 to Jackson. He
urged that all owners of motor
vehicles of any sort which are
licensed take advantage of the
service being offered them be
fore it is too late.
The deadline for the inspection
of all moGels of 1898, 1899, 1913
1914, and 1915 will be October
81, Whitehurst said.
He said that people who have
complained in the past about the
lanes closing IN the afternoon
have been given an opportunity
to get latter dark service" but
SAID few people have used the
night facilities. For that reason
ne added, it is doubtful if two
shifts will run when the lane
makes its final two visits to Roa
noke Rapids for the year on
November % and December %
Whitehurst said that in spite
OF all the pleas that have been
made in the past motorists still
seem to persist in waiting until
the last minute to do anything
about coming to the lane, so he
said he was adding another re
minder that the lane will be in
place on West Sixth street from
now until Thursday doing bust
ness from early morning until
late at night.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-11
Big Three Willing 10 Accept Berlin Settlement On Certain TIE
Combined Lifting Of Berlin Blockade
And Meeting Of Big Four Ministers Are
Terms Listed In Note, Spokesman says
Note Said List
OF Basic Needs
For Settlement

Paris, Oct. 1l-(R)-The Unit
ed States, Britain and France
said today they are mot unwill-
ing" to accept a Berlin settle
ment calling for combined lift
ing of the blockade and meet
ing of the Big Four Foreign
Ministers Council on the whole
German question.
A British-American spokesman
told reporters this was the sense
of note delivered by the west
ern powers to Argentine Foreign
Minister Juan Attic Bramuglia,
who has been heading up a six
nation effort to mediate the
East-West deadlock in the Unit
ed Nations Security Council
over Berlin.
The spokesman said the note
primarily was a restatement of
the basic principles the Western
Powers would like to see en-
bodied in Security Council set
Element of the Berlin stalemate.
This indicated strongly the
Western Powers are not prepar-
ed to enter any direct negotia-
tons with Russia over Berlin,
which is what the Kremlin
wants.
There was, however, no imme-
date indication of Russia's atti-
tude on this idea. This, it is as
sumed, is because Deputy For
eign Minister Andrew I. Vishin-
sky is waiting for instructions
from the Kremlin. He transmit
ed to Moscow Friday a set Of
questions put to him by Bram-
uglia, informants said.
Bramuglia saw DIR. Philip C.
Jessup of the United States, Sir
Alexander CMadogan of Britain,
and Alexandra Parodi of France
yesterday and asked them a
number Of similar questions.
Earlier, an American spokes-
man said the western powers
had informed the Security
Councils neutral six" that no
mediation of the Berlin crisis
could succeed unless the Rus
SLAMS lifted the blockade first.
The Western position was clar-
flied yesterday during three in
terviews the western representa-
tites had with Argentine For
eign Minister Juan Bramuglia,
who presented the "neutrals" at
tempt at a compromise.
The U. S. spokesman said no
formula which will result in lift
ing OF the blockade is excluded,
but the western powers insist
the council recognize that the
blockade constitutes threat to
peace"
The spokesman added, how
ever, that no formal note to that
effect had been submitted to the
Security Council.
Britain urged the u. N. to
blame the Soviet bloc for block
ing agreement on disarmament.
A British spokesman said to-
days western reply to Bramu-
glia restated the three govern
ments' stand on settling the dis
pute.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-11

Enroute with Dewey to Pitts
burgh, Oct. 11-(AP)-Gov. Tho
mas E. Dewey transformed a
/ cross Pennsylvania today, hold
Ping in reserve possible public
blast at President Humans
handling of the Vinson incident.
The Republican Presidential
Nominee let Senator Arthur Van
deberg (R-Mich) put into words
what Dewey himself apparently
would like to have said openly
but decided not to do because of
its world effect.
Vandenburg declared in New
York City speech last night that
Mr.. Truman's abandoned plan to
to send Chief Justice Vinson to
Moscow for personal negotia-
tons with Premier Stain invol
we'd a narrow escape" from sin
glehanded action that could have
crippled United nations handling
of the Berlin crisis.
The attitude among the Repub