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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30
REC Official
To Make Survey
OF Needs Here

Members of the local Recrea-
ton Commission met here in an
informal gathering last night and
decided to invite a man from
Chapel Hill, a member Of the
State Recreation Commission,
to come to Roanoke Rapids soon
to make sport survey of the
recreational needs of the COM
munity.
Chief of Police T. ]. Davis,
chairman of the local Commis-
sion, said this morning that the
group has been considering the
move and had been assured that
the State Commission represen-
tative will come down for the
necessary survey if the local
Commission desired his SER
vices.
He will make a complete sur
vey of the city, checking popu-
lation, expansion trends and ex-
isting facilities and is expected
to make to the local Commis-
sion some recommendations OF
the recreational needs of the
city for wen-balanced year.
round recreational program.
Chief Davis said he does not
know when the representative
will arrive, but said he expects
he will remain in the city about
week.
Commission members present
for last nights meeting included
B. E. Lancaster, J. H. Mayfield
j. c. Hoyle, George L. Hayes,
Jr., and Chief Davis.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30
Royal Says Wallace
Hurting Peace Cause

St. Louis, Sept. 3O-(AP)-
Secretary of the Army, Kenneth
C. Royal says that Henry Wal
lace has hurt the chances for
peace.
Royal also told the 10th an
nual national guard association
convention last night that he
doesn't think war is imminent
but that the decision of war or
peace rests with a small group
of communist leaders.
Speaking of the Progressive
party's presidential candidate,
he said:
"There can be no doubt in the
mind of any reasonable man that
preachments of one of the candl-
dates for the presidency has
strengthened the hands and wills
of our enemies and has added to
difficulty in Berlin.
Henry Wallace has hurt
chances for peace, not helped
II
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30
Cofe Owner Of
Near Weldon
Is Suicide

Weldon, September 30.-North-
ampton County Coroner S. D
Kitchens said this morning that
the death OF Edward Murray o.
Neal 36, owner and operator OF
a cafe on U. S. 30l one mile
north of Weldon, yesterday af-
ternoon was clearly a case OF
suicide.
The coroner said the dead
mans wife told him that she
had found her husbands body
lying on the bed in the bed
room of the living quarters the
O'Neals occupied above the cafe.
Kitchens said he received a
call about six p. m, to 60 over
to the scene and on his arrival
he found Northampton County
Sheriff J. c. Stephenson and
Acting Chief of Police A. C.
Strickland of Jackson on hand
along with two Weldon officers.
The coroner said O'Neal look
ed as though he had lain down
across the bed and had fired a
&c loqs eISu!s C moIJ 1oQs Ie3eJ
calibre rifle, the shot entering
his throat and travelling up
ward. He said death appeared to
have been instantaneous.
Mrs. O'Neal, the coroner said,
told him that she was working
in the cafe downstairs when her
husband went up to the bedroom,
but said the juke box was play
ing and she had not heard the
shot.
Kitchens said there was nc
suicide note to be found, and
said Mrs. O'Neal could give nc
apparent reason for her hus-
bands taking his life.
The body was taken to O..
Meals home in Swan Quarter
where funeral services will be
conducted tomorrow. The o.
Meals moved here from Swar
Quarter about two years ago.
Surviving are Mrs. O'Neal, g
young son and small daughter
No inquest was deemed neces'
sary by the county coroner.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30

Scotland Neck.-The Halifax
County Democratic Executive
Committee today was called to
meet on October 7 TO make
plans for the general election
campaign.
Henry T. Clark of Scotland
Neck. chairman of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee.
issued the call and set the
meeting for 7:30 p. m. in the
Courthouse at Halifax.
In addition to urging all
members Of the committee to
be present. Chairman Clark
requested them to bring their
full precinct committees and
all other Democrats who might
care to attend.
He also invited to be present
at the meeting all candidates
for public office on the Demo
cratic ticket in Halifax County
and all those who are office
holders who were elected or
appointed as Democrats.
In issuing his call for the
meeting Clark pointed out that
it was very important to re-
turn a large Democratic maj
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30

men for each position, none from
their own school, and the votes
would be tabulated and sent to
Joe Kornegay, secretary of the
conference who would announce
the team.
The election of officers came
after report of the nominating
committee headed by o. E.
Dowd, principal of Greenville
High School.
The conference also voted to
accept a trophy to be presented
by George Dubois of Kinston to
the outstanding defensive player
in the conference. The outstand-
ing defensive player would be
selected by the members of the
various teams in the conference.
Walter Jones, head of the
Northeastern Conference Off
cials association, asked the con-
ference to cooperate with him in
selecting officials and asked the
various coaches to send in
grade cards on the officials.
President Talley named o. E.
Dowd, chairman of committee
composed of Bill Fay of Kinston
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30
Joe ". Talley Is Named President Of
Northeastern HiQh School Conference

Joe W. Talley, principal of
Roanoke Rapids High School,
was elected president of the
Northeastern High School Athle-
tic Conference at a meeting of
representatives from six of the
eight schools in the organization
here last night at the Rosemary
Cafe.
Talley succeeds ]. G. McCrack
en-, superintendent of the Eliza
beth City Schools, as president
of the conference, which is COM
posed of Roanoke Rapids, Eliza
beth City. Tarboro, Kinston,
Washington, Edenton, Greenville
and New Bern.
Elected vice president was w.
M. Wetzel, principal of Tarboro
High School. Joe Kornegay, prin
cipal of Washington High School,
was reelected secretary-treasur-
er of the conference.
The conference passed a sug-
gestion by Coach Honey johnson
of Elizabeth City to select the
all-star football team by vote
of the players of each school.
The players would vote on four
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30
Southern Textile Officials Told
That Industry Must Constantly
Make Adjustments In Production

Charlotte, Sep. 80 (P) -
Southern combed yarn spinners
were left today with the coun-
sci that, while the textile indus
try is in a strong position to
withstand lean period, produc-
ton should be constantly adjust
ed to demand.
The retiring president of the
Southern Combed Yarn Spinners
Association, Elliott j. Neal of
Gastonia, gave the associations
convention here yesterday this
review of the industry's posi-
ton:
For two decades the industry
made low or non-existent pro-
fits, below those for industry as
whole. Since 1889 earnings
have been more favorable, en-
abling the industry for the first
time to spend large sums on
modernization and research.
This, he said, has made the in
dustry more efficient and able to
produce at lower cost, and the
movement toward integration IN
the last few years will be sta
bilizing influence on the market.
He described the industry as
being in the strongest position Of
any time in The last three de-
cades to withstand a lean per-
iod if that is what we're in for"
Earnings in the last few years,
he said, have been made on
plants capitalized at very low
valuations, whereas on today's
replacement value of plant and
machinery, the profits would not
have been abnormal"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30

and Bo Farley of Greenville to
work out plans for the annual
basketball tournament to be held
at Eastern Carolina Teachers
College.
Kornegay, who attended the
meeting of the North Carolina
High School Athletic Associa-
ton recently, reported that basi-
cally the constitution and bylaws
of the Northeastern Conference
are the same as those under
which the NCHSAA is operating.
Attending the meeting were:
Roanoke Rapids: Talley, Gran
ford Hoyle, director of Athletics;
Coach Dan eagle; Elizabeth City
Principal E. C. Funderburk,
Coach Honey johnson; Green
vile o. E. Dowd; New Bern,
Leo Morgan, Mr.. Dickens; Kin
ston: Frank Mock, Bill Fay and
Mr.. Horn; Washington Joe Kor-
negay and Coach Choppy Wag-
ner; I. E. Ready, superintendent
of the Roanoke Rapids City
Schools, Walter Jones and Bill
McClung, managing editor of the
Daily Herald.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30
Wallace Gets
More Eggs In
Houston Speech

Houston, Tex, Sept. 80 -(AP)
Wallace didn't bother
to duck as four eggs and two
tomatoes crashed around him
last night. Grinning through the
uproar, he went on to deliver
a speech before a mixed white
and-negro audience estimated at
$4,000.
The man who threw all -
or nearly all of the MT,
les said he is Merchant Sea-
man from Kulpmont, Pa, name
John j. Stakiel. He didn't hit
Wallace once. Police took him
outside and let him 60.
Meanwhile, inside Houston S
city auditorium, Wallace, progr
essive Party Candidate for Pres
ident was slashing away at rae
ial segregation, Texas political
leaders, big business, and the
Truman Administration.
Police estimated the size OF
the crowd. Contrary to Texas
custom, whites and negries sat
together. They were perhaps
equal in number.
The people cheered Wallace
and cheered Paul Robeson, the
Negro singer. There was a boo
ing section, too. Some people
yelled things like 60 back to
Russia"
It was the most exciting and
the only violence that the gray
haired candidate has met in his
one-week-old campaign tour in
chartered plane. He intin<l
ely knew eggs and tomatoes on
his recent Southeastern trip.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30
Mrs. Edwards
Taken By Death

Scotland Neck.-Mrs. Ella H,
Edwards, n, widow of j. D. Ed
wards, died Wednesday night in
the Rocky Mount Hospital after
lingering illness.
Mrs. Edwards, prominent
woman in Scotland Neck for
many years, is survived by three
sons; John B. Edwards of Scot
land Neck; William Edwards of
Weldon and Roanoke Rapids;
Henry Edwards of Shelby;
three daughters: Mrs. Mildred
Clark of Scotland Neck; Mrs.
Emily Bell of Leaksville and
Mrs. Charles Eskridge of Shelby;
three brothers, Walter Harring-
ton of Greenville and L. Earle
Harrington and Sam Harrington
of Dallas, Texas, and one sister:
Mrs. Julia Hooker of Scotland
Neck.
Funeral service will be con-
Quoted from the home on Church
street here Friday morning with
the Rev. w. D. Morris, pastor of
the Baptist Church officiating,
assisted by the Rev. Mr.. Huston
of Weldon and the Rev. w. F.
Goode of Scotland Neck.
Burial will be in the Baptist
Cemetery.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30
limited Nations Council Sets Berlin Issue For Debate
Monday; Austin Reaffirms U.S. Readiness To Submit
Atomic Energy Production To International Control

The committee had before it
three reports from the atomic
commission recording their fail
ure to agree. McNaughton pre-
sented a resolution calling upon
"all nations to fulfill their re-
sponsibilities to the world COM
munity by accepting" effective
control of atomic energy.
General debate in the 58-na.
ton general assembly has been
completed with the last policy
statements by heads of delega.
tions. The assembly now has Sc
parated itself into the six COM
ponent committees that will car.
ry the main load Of business
in the coming weeks.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30

Austin said it was Russia's
fault that international control
of atomic weapons never came
into being. He urged big-power
cooperation on the atom and re-
asserted American support of
the much debated Baruch plan
for controls.
The American people, Austin
said, do not want a monopoly
on atomic force. U. N. delegates,
he continued, should focus the
attention Of the world on the
need for a new spirit of coopera-
ton. He concluded his statement
with declaration:
Our offer still stands"
The atomic issue came up for
debate on a candidate demand
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30
BOBBY Trap For
BURGLARS Failed

Los Angeles, Sept. 81 -tAP)-
Ross E. Piper rigged up COM
plicated BURGLAR BOBBY trap in
his room.
He used a system of photo
graphic flash bulbs, wired to a
radio and an electric clock.
They flashed when anybody op
ened his dresser drawer. He al
so smeared the draw handles
with a mixture of indelible pen
Gil lead and syrup.
He told police yesterday he
found somebody had entered his
room and used one of his clean
towels to wipe the syrup mix
ture off his fingers.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30

Paris, Sept. 80 -tP- The
United Nations Security Council
on Monday takes up the most
explosive issue of its three-year
history-the western charge that
Russia threatens the peace Of
the world by her blockade Of
Berlin.
The Council announced today
that Chief U. S Delegate War
rem R. Austin will be in the
chair as the October President
when the session opens at 8 p.
m. e a. M, EST.) However, the
U. S. delegation said it expects
Austin will step down when the
case comes up and surrender
the Craftsmanship to Argentina,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30

that a workable control system
be set up.
The important political COM
mittee of the U. N. General AS
sembly grappled with the atom
as the Security Council prepar-
ed to face its greatest test-the
Western charge that Soviet Rus
sia is menacing world peace with
her Berlin blockade.
Gen. A. G.. L. McNaughton of
Canada led off the western bat
tie in the political committee to
find out who is to blame for
the Atomic Enerr Commissions
failure to wipe out the atomic
bomb after nearly three years
of Wrangling.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30

next In line Tor 1t.
If the Russians try to bar the
Berlin case from the agenda,
Austin is reported planning to
remain as chairman until the
procedural battle is over. Seven
votes are required to approve
admission of an item, and the
big-power veto does not apply.
The councils announcement
came shortly after the east-west
dispute on atomic controls went
before the 58-nation political
committee Of the assembly. Aus
tin in a speech to the commit
tee, reaffirmed United States
readiness to submit its atomic
energy production to interna-
tional control.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30
First Methodist
Revival Continues
Through Sunday

The Rev. J. Furman Herbert,
pastor of the First Methodist
Church of Roanoke Rapids, said
today that the current revival
services at the church will con-
tinue through Sunday at the IL
o'clock service.
The pastor is conducting the
services this week for the revi-
val series. He said interest has
been growing during the week
and said full congregations have
been on hand for most of the
evening services. There will be
no Saturday night services.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30
Mrs. Teddy Roosevelt
Dies At Her Home

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. 80
R)-Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt,
81, widow of the president, died
today at her home, Sycamore
Hill.
Mrs. Roosevelt had been in
ill health for some time at her
home.
A native of Norwich, Conn.,,
she married Theodore Roosevelt
in 1868.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30
Russian Soldiers
Kill Two Germans

Berlin, Sept. 30-(P)-Russian
soldiers who made a foray into
the u. S. sector Of the city this
evening shot and wounded two
German civilians, American mi
litary police reported.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30
Stern Gang Head
Reported Arrested

Tel Aviv, Israel, Sept. 30-(P)
informants said today
Israeli police have arrested Ma
than Friedman-Yellin, head of
the Stern Gang.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30
WEATHER

North carolina-PartlY cloudy
with scattered showers east
portion today and coastal area
tonight and Friday; slightly
warmer today; not much
change in Temperature tonight
and Friday.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30
Roanoke
RanbIings
BY Pat NantZ

Back to his duties in South
Carolina, is Pvt. Clyde Waters.
Clyde has been here on leave
since last week. He has been
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. D. Waters, Sr. Clyde and
his parents enjoyed spending
Sunday in Norfolk, Va, visiting
relatives, there. Clyde will re-
turn to Fort Jackson, but is eX
pecting to be sent to Japan, very
shortly.
The Roanoke Rapids High
School band surely did have
wet day for marching. but
they did just that in Enfield to
day. George Baird director, an
nounced today that the band
had been invited to the Fireman
Parade in Enfield, and to a din
ner, later.
The Mems Glee Club of Roa-
noke Rapids has now decided
that they will invite the women
of our fair city to join in their
singing. The leader, George
Baird, announced today, that all
women of Roanoke Rapids are
eligible to join, but would like
for this offer to exclude the high
school students. This will be
a showing of the talents of our
local elders. The. first meeting
of the new mixed chorus will
be held on Tuesday night at 7:30
in the band room of the Junior
Hi Building. first floor. All of
the musically-inclined citizens
are cordially invited to attend.
Miss Caroline Broun will be the
accompanist.
l was told today that Mrs.
Helen Bricks, who has recently
married one of our local bache
lors, was complaining to her mo
ther, Mrs. ]. T. Moore. Helen
told her mother that her hus-
band had been criticizing her
cooking already, and they had
not been married but just few
weeks. How did you keep ia
ther from ever expressing his
undesirable thoughts" inquired
Helen. Mrs. Moore recalled the
MORNING on which she and her
husband had been married only
two weeks, and he was eating
breakfast - Darling, / don't
want to seem to be complaining,
but I do wish you could learn
to make the bread that my moth
er used to make. To this Mrs.
Moore replied sweetly, II shall,
dear, when you start making the
dough that my father Makes.
To this day Mr.. Moore has
never again complained about
anything which Mrs. Moore has
done....
On a gravestone in Girard,
Do rhora ic yyriffop tTp Mep-
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-30

On a gravestone in Girard,
Pa, there is written 'In Mem
ory of Ellen Shannon, age 26,
Who Was fatally Burned in 1870
By The Explosion of Lamp
Filled With Danforth's Non-ex-
plosive Fluid"
, 1948-04-10
St. Thomas &C II AidIn
~Impoundine Dogs

The St. Thomas Chamber of
Commerce has collected and
transmitted to the Governor
the sum of $500 to be used to
provide b~ounties on an exper-
mental basis for the seizure
and impounding Of stray dogs
in Charlotte Amalie. This fund
has been turned over to the
Director of Police, and the Po-
lice Department beginning i'm
mediately, will pay IS cents a
bounty for each unlicenced
dog caught and turned in to
the Police Office.
Dogs SO turned in will be
held for the required number
Of days, in accordance with the
law, and unlicensed dogs not
claimed within the time re-
quired by law will be killed.
, 1948-04-10
Amy Transfers Chemical
Unit To 81. Thomas

The Army Chemical Unit,
formerly located at Panama,
has been authorized by the
Department of the Army to
move to st. Thomas. At noon
on April 5 the Post Engineer
of this Army Unit took custody
of the major portion of the
former Submarine Base in ac-
cordance with temporary
agreement between the Cover
nor and the Army.
A more permanent arrange
ment between the Navy, Army
and Interior will follow.
The Commanding Officer Of
the Unit, Colonel Lowell P.
Elliott, is expected to arrive in
st. Thomas on or about April
Is to assume command.
, 1948-04-10
Acting Gov. Approves
Grand Lottery For June

Acting Governor Morris F.
de Castro has given authorize
ton for a Grand Lottery Draw
ing in June concentrating a
Century of Freedom and au-
thorizing the gross profit of
$500 expected from that
drawing to be expended, $3,100
for relief and emergency aid
and $1,000 for expences of the
Centennial Celebration.
Other items approved were
a Money Bill appropriating
savings of $28,5OO for urgent
deficiencies in various depart
ments, Ordinance providing
authority to combat any out
break of foot and mouth di-
sease among animals, and the
1913 tariff of automobiles for
hire.
, 1948-04-10
NOTICE

NO Hunting
or otherwise on Estate Cotton
Valley and Tates Bay. i.
Any ane found on said Es-
tates will be dealt with ac-
cording to law.
James Peter Skov
, 1948-04-10
DR.. SMITH OF ILLINOIS
RECEIVES LICENSE

A license to pratice medicine
and surgery in the Virgin Is
lands has been issued to DR..
Warren B. Smith of Illinois,
not to be confused with DR..
Warren Smith, Municipal Ply
stefan, native of St Thomas.
, 1948-04-10
SEA o PROPERTY
FOR SALE,
SEALED BIDS for the our.

oEALED BIDS Tor the pur-
chase of-the sea shore proper
ty No. As Strand Street, Fred
eriksted, St. Croix---north 1903
and a half feet; south 10 and
a fourth #; east SIS it.; west SIS
#. - with building thereon
will be received at the Law
Office of r. H. Amphlett Lead
er, Esq, 55A and SIS B King
Street, Frederiksted, st. Croix
from the date herof until May
10. 1913. Bids will be opened
by the owner of the property
or duly authorized representa-
tive and the undersigned at
torney May II, 1948at $50 pm
The successful bidder shall be
rs
notified two days after the
opening of the bids and must
be prepared to deposit five per.
cent of the bid six days afted
notice Of acceptance has been
given and the balance within
30 days thereafter, waving
the right of redeeming the de-
post in event Of inability to
pay the balance of the bid, or
withdrawal Of the bid, with
in the herein specified time.
The owner reservoirs the right
to accept or reject any and all
bids.
Dated at Frederiksted, St.
Croix. Virgin Islands of the
United States of America this
9Th day of April, 1948
r. Fl. Amphlett Leader
Attorney for owner.
, 1948-04-10
MESSAGE FROM ANTIGUA
NDICATE OUTBREAK or
ANTHRAX

A message received from the
Colonial Secretary at Antique
British West Indies, indicates
a suspected outbreak Of an
thrax.
anthrax is an infectious di-
sease found among cattle and
sleepy
, 1948-04-10
FoUNp

A Parker 81 Fountain Pen
Was left in the Virgin Is
lands National Bank on Sat.
urdaY by someone.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23
Page Three

for | have never heard that the Communist
party is an illegal organization. I have in
deed read the opposite: The decision of the
Supreme Court of the United States holding
that the Communist party is legal and not
subversive.
But this pretext is in any case hollow.
The drive is plainly against all New Dealers,
all dissenters. Listen, for example, to Con-
gresham Hoffmans explanation of who are
the real targets of this campaign:
1.-THE issue is not whether the individuals
named (by the Committee on Un-American
Activites) are Communists. The issue is,
do the people want the payroll those New
Dealers, those dreamers"
How far removed is this statement from
Herr Won Papens when he formed his coali-
ton with Hitler in 1888? He declared that
the aim of the government was:
"The elimination OF Social Democrats,
Communists and Jews from leading positions
in Germany
These are the kinds of practices which re-
veal fascism in its growing state.
What is the game? What's behind this
attack on our civil liberties? When civil
liberties are Observation-Disclosures it is in Ger
many Spain. Italy Japan-you can be
sure someone is trying TO put something
over. 1t isn't just contempt for CIVIL lib
critics, as such. When you're trying to whip
up a war mentality, you can't afford the
luxury of dissent And you can see the out
lines of war-mongerine here. Dozens of U.
S. senators, heads of national industrial
CARNATIONS, high in the State depart
ment-and mentors outside of it-are ring
ing the tocsin for war. And it is the same
crowd that is crushing civil liberties.
Now iS he time for all of uS tO take orr
battle stands. The contest is by no means
hopeless or the prospects bleak. We progress
sives outnumber the enemy. Our weakness
is that we are disorganized Our strength
will lie in uniting-in spite of efforts to dis
unite us on phony issues We must work not
as individuals but as organizations
Scope.