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The union times., 1948-03-27
Thought Control Charge Laid To. House Group

NEW YORK-(FP)-Speak out now against the House committee on unAmerican activities before it suc- ceeds in imposing thought control on American scholars and educators, Prof Walter Gellhorn of Columbia Law School advised this week.
 Writing in the spring issue of the American Scholar. CeIlhOrn warned: "American scientists are already fearful that possible de- nunciatiOn on political grounds may prevent the normal interna- tiOnalism of scientific inquiry. One of the committees investigators has let it be known that membership in international organizations and cor respondence with foreign scientists have aroused the committees sus- picions."
 While urging reforms in the com mittee's legal procedures, Gellhorn said that even more important lis con- scious opposition to the committees bullying Those who believe that at tempted restrictions on freedom of the mind and spirit are the most striking unAmericanisms must have the cour- age to say so now, before the attempts are wholly successful"
The union times., 1948-03-27
A GOOD RULE

One of the chief causes of traffic accidents is following the car ahead too closely, the National Safety Coun- Gil says. The rule of one car length for every 10 miles of speed is good except when streets are wet or icy.
The union times., 1948-03-27
Court Again Rules For Negro Jurors

WASHINGTON = (FP) = Be- cause no Negroes sat on the jury which convicted them, nine Negroes who were arrested during the laun- dry strike in Winston Salem N. C., last October were ordered released by. the supreme court last week.
 No opinion went with the court or der. The order merely cited other re- cent opinions which established the right of Negroes to jury duty.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-21
Warren Bush Will Be Ordained
To Baptist Ministry This Morning

Warren Bush will be ordained
to the Baptist Ministry at the
Baptist Church, Sunday, at
eleven o'clock.
The Reverend James Ray,
North Carolina Baptist student
union secretary, of Raleigh, will
present the ordination sermon,
"The Shepherds Message"
The charge to the candidate
and to the Church will be given
by the Reverend c. w. Baze :
more, Roanoke Associational
Missionary, md the presentation
of the Bible will be given by the
Reverend B. Marshall White
Hurst, who is the pastor Of
the Church. The ordination
prayer will be gwen by w. ].
Norwood.
Several of Mr.. Bush's friends
will be there from the colleges
for the service.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-21

to come to the aid of your COM
munity.
I'm going to raise the $1,000
from the bachelors in the COM
munity, which ought to scare
them into accepting any hints
from enterprizing females they
may get during the next 40 days,
the last 40 days of this Leap
Year and the last opportuni-
ty you girls will have for four
long, depressingly long years.
l may print the names of some of
the eligibles in these parts dur
ing the next four years, because
I've been married four times
myself and every time it happen
ed during Leap Year, so it
wasn't exactly my faul., you see.
A little about myself before I
close. l am on d government
pension and my present wife
grabs that before ! ever see it
and she don't give me no allow
ance, neither. The only way I
can get something to pay for my
tobaccy and an occasional nip is
by what l get for writing this
column. If you know the Herald,
you know that amt much. So,
dear beloved readers, please
don't tell the editor the column
amt no good aid ought to be
stopped. Bear with me and my
weaknesses.
If you will read regularly this
column which l will write irregu-
larly, 1 promise to tell you about
what me and vaur great-grand-
pappy did back in 83, something
that your great-grandmammy
never found out about, some
thing that couldn't be told until
they both passed on. But now
it will come out in print-if you
don't raise too much Cain about
me telling all.
When l was young, almost
every family had enough chill
dren to make a baseball team
except that they didn't play
baseball those days. Them were
happy days. No divorces and
the Man was the Boss. Before
I go to the Great Beyond, which
may not be so far away, I'd like
to leave behind a slogan as a
monument to myself: every
Roanoke Rapids family big
enough to have its own baseball
team"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-21
Overheated Oil
Burner Causes
Fire Alarm

Roanoke Rapids firemen were
called to the home of Andrew
Byrum at 1924 Henry Street at
las yesterday to extinguish a
threatened fire from an oil heat
er at the house.
The truck hurried to the scene
and firemen were able to get the
fire extingulshed in a short time.
There was no appreciable dam
age caused at the Byrum home,
except for smoke causing some
damage to the walls and furni-
ture.
Since last Saturday, when the
firemen were called to fight the
fire sweeping the radio station
in the Kidd Building, the local
firemen have had a busy week
answering calls, however most
of the alarms answered were of
a minor nature.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-21
Hit-Ru1l Driver
Kills Negro
In Northampton

Moses Martin, Northampton
County Negro, was killed in
stantly last night about
II p. m. near Bradley's on the
Lawrenceville road and North
Carolina State Highway Patrol
men were searching the area for
hit-run autoist.
Northampton County Coroner
S. D. Hitchins, at the scene of
the accident about 11:30 p. M,
identified the dead man as
Moses Martin and said that ap-
parently he had been knocked Is
feet by the impact.
Pieces of gl; from head
l. package of cigarettes,
apparently from the dead mans
pocket and packet of match
es were found along the road.
Highway patrolmen were
searching the area for the driver
at late hour last night and no
reports were Immediately avail
able. Four highway patrolmen
were at the scene of the acci-
dent shortly after it was report
ed.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-21
City Commissioners To Hear Ant.Parking Meter
Forces At A Special Session Here Monday Night
An+i-Me+er
Group Asks
SpeciuI Meet

A special session Of the Roa-
noke Rapids City Commission
will be held Monday night at
7:30 p. M, for the express pur-
pose of hearing from a group of
residents of the city who op-
pose parking meters.
The Herald heard a report
yesterday that committee had
waited on Mayor w. Bernard
Allsbrook and had asked for the
special session.
1t was reported that the COM
mittee which included at least
six local men had been ap-
pointed at a mass meeting Of
some SO persons Friday night
at which time the parking met
ers were discussed.
The committee which waited
on the mayor included: Moody
Hedgepeth, Blair Gibson, DR.. w.
E. Murphey, j. A. Stevens, F.
M. Coburn, Henry Coley and ].
V. Moore.
When Mayor Allsbrook was
contacted late yesterday he re-
ported that meeting had been
requested and that the request
had been granted. He announc-
ed that the meeting would be
devoted entirely to a discussion
of the parking meters.
For several weeks now there
has been a concerted effort on
the part Of some Roanoke Rap
ids people to get the parking
meters, which on November 10
ended the eight months trial in
stallation period.
Accoding to the contract which
the city has with the Karpark
Corporation of Cincinnati, the
request of removal of the
parking meters must be made
within Is days of the end Of
the trial period.
Recently the Roanoke Rapids
Junior Chamber OF Commerce
went on record as being oppos-
ed to the operation of the park
ing meters in the city.
The action of the Jaycees
came ON split vote and it was
learned that several of the men,
bers of the organization favor
the parking meters.
1t was reported several weeks
ago that petition was being
circulated among business hous-
es of the city in opposition to
the parking meters.
The parking meters were in
stalled in Roanoke Rapids on
March 18 and began operations
on that day.
The city commissioners passed
an ordinance instituting the use.
of the parking meters prior to
their installation.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-21
Halifax Home
Agent Will
Get Award

Raleigh, Nov. 20-(AP)-Miss
Florence Cox, Halifax County
home agent, will be one of three
North Carolina home agents to
receive a Distinguished Service
Award at the National Home De-
Agents Association
meeting in Chicago on Dec. Is.
Announcement of Miss Cox's
selection was made today by
Miss Ruth Current, State Home
Demonstration Agent.
The Distinguished Service A
wards will be presented to As
agents from 80 states who have
been selected for outstanding
service as home agents for 10
years or longer.
Miss Cox has been engaged in
home demonstration work since
1927, when she started in Polk
County. Prior to that time she
had taught at Fremont and
Rocky Mount high schools and
at LAGRANGE College in Georgia.
In 1895 she became Home Agent
for Hertford County, and in 1912
she accepted her present post in
Halifax.
Since she has been in Halifax
County, Miss Cox has created
much interest in home demon
stration club work and county
club membership has increased.
She is a former president of the
North Carolina Association o
Home Demonstration Agents and
at present she is serving her
second term as chairman Of the
Northeastern District.
She will make the trip to
Chicago for the award at the
Association meeting.
The other North Carolina home
Agents who will, receive the a.
ward are Mrs. Elizabeth L. Tut
tie of Forysth County and Miss
Flora Mcdonald of Moor
County.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-21
HoIifax coun+y's AnnuaI TB
Seal Sale Begins Tomorrow

The 1948 Christmas Seal Sale
opens officially tomorrow (Mon-
day, Nov. 22) in Halifax County,
beginning with the sale of bonds.
Halifax County's Seal Sale is
held in conjunction with the ma
tionwide appeal for funds to sup
port a battle against tubercu :
losis being waged throughout the
county by the 5000 associations
affiliated with the National Tu-
berculosis Association.
The annual Seal Sale, which
will continue until Christmas, re-
presents the only appeal during
the year for funds to carry on
the year-round tuberculosis con-
troll work Of the Halifax County
tuberculosis Association.
"The nationwide fight against
tuberculosis today Is just as i'm
portant as It was in 1907, the
year of the first Seal Sale in the
United States, Miss Fanny
Marks said yesterday. Al
though tuberculosis has dropped
from first to seventh place as
the cause of deaths in America
since 1907, the disease still kills
nearly $4,000 Americans annual
ly. While no age is safe from
tuberculosis, the disease today is
taking the lives of more Am
ericans between IS and. A than
any other disease.
Miss Marks explained that Of
the money raised In this county,
rs percent remains in the county
to fight tuberculosis here and the
remainder is forwarded to the
North Carolina State Tubercu-
losis Association. The state
sends five Per cent to the Ma
tional tuberculosis Association to
finance its work on a national
level. OF tine total raised in the
county's Seal Sale, therefore, 95
per cent will be used within the
state.
"It is an inspiring thought that
the American people themselves,
through their annual purchases
of Christmas Seals have contri-
buted materially toward the con-
quest of tuberculosis" said Miss
Marks.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-21
BY Harold Claassen

New York, Nov. 2O-(R-
Michigan, Northwestern, Mime
sofa, Oegon and California all
won football games today, leav-
ing determination of the Rose
Bowl rivals to a vote of fac
ulty representatives Monday.
But no matter how the fac
ulty fathers decide on their
$25O,000 question, they will not
obe able to cause any more con-
Sternation than was turned in
on the playing fields today.
Once mighty Pittsburgh re-
volted against its recent occupa-
ton of football doormat and de-
feated Penn State, 7 to O.. Nick
Bolkovac intercepted a Penn
State pass late in the fourth
quarter and hiked % yards for
the touchdown that probably
cost the losers a 100000 bowl
hid. 1t was the first Penn State
defeat in II games.
George Washington spilled
Georgetown, 10 to 7, for the
first decision over its cross-town
rival in a series that started in
1890.
Louisiana State, battered six
times in eight starts, licked its
bruises today with 26 to +
upset of Alabama.
Those surprises were mixed
among the games on a nation
wide schedule that also saw a
national collegiate record set for
punt returns and a guard suffer
a broken ankle while trying to
score and win quick delivery OF
an automobile.
The punt return mark was set
by Lee Nalley of Vanderbilt,
who brought back two kicks for
16 yards. That brought his sea-
sons total to 623 yards, seven
&lore than the old mark. Vandy
beat Maryland today, "a to O..
1t was Hays Mckinney Of
Georgia Tech, who suffered the
broken ankle. The lineman had
been promised delivery Of car
if he scored. When Tech was
well on its way to its 50 to 0
win over the Citadel, Mckinney
became ball carrier. After sew
Gal futile tries he suffered the
iS9pry.
usMichigan took to the air to
Bat down Ohio State, 13 to 8,
and retain the Big Nine cham
pionship. Northwestern ground
out its 20 to triumph over H.
linois for sect d place while
Minnesota pounded Wisconsin,
16 to 0.
With Michigan barred from
the Rose Bowl by the rules of
the midwest-coast conference tie
up, the Big Nine fathers now
Hust vote on either Minnesota
Or Northwestern to carry the
banner on January l. The Evan
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-21
U. S. Against
Return of
Negev to Arabs
BY The Associated Press

The United States took for.
NAL stand yesterday against any
United Nations action co take the
Negev Desert from Israel and
give it to the Arabs.
U. S. delegate Phipil c. Jes-
sup told the 58-Inember political
committee of the U. N. Assemb-
ly no reduction in Israel's terri
tory should be made without full
consent of the Jews.
This followed closely the de-
claration made by President
Truman Oct. "a 1t was the
first formal U. S. statement be-
fore the U. NJ, however, on the
recommendations of Count Folke
Bernadotte, slain U N. Mediator.
AS far as the question of the
Negev goes, the Jessup state :
ment lined the United States up
behind Israel and against Bri-
tian.
The United States accepted
other key parts of the Berna-
dotte recommendations, includ =
ing a proposal to set up con-
ciliation commission.
Elsewhere in the United Ma
tions:
Security Council President
Juan Atilio Bramuglia received
a long Russian reEly to a ques-
tionnaire on the Berlin currency
dispute. When B1amuglia re :
ceives replies from the United
States, Britain anG France he
will meet again with the six
neutral" members of the Sc
curity Council to try again to
find a new Berlin peace for :
mular.
The General Assembly's Sc =
cond political committee voted
"A to 6 to extend the life of the
little assembly Tor another year.
Only the Soviet bloc opposed the
U. S. proposal.
In London the Western Euro
pean Alliance continued to work
on a rough draft of the North
Atlantic defense pact for pre-
sentation to Washington before
President Truman's state of the
union address.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-21
Nations Grid Bowl Picture
Is BecIouded by Outcome Of
SATURDAYS Football Contests

ston Wildcats, however, are clear
out runners up to Michigan and
likely nominees for the trip.
But all is not so clear in the
Pacific Coast conference where
Oregon and California both
wound up their schedules to-
day unbeaten in the coast cir
cult. California squeezed past
Stanford, 7 to 6, and Oregon
blanked Oregon State, 10 to 0.
California, which also is unbeat-
en- outside the circuit, has five
loop wins, Oregon has six. How
ever, Oregon lost to Michigan,
IA to 0.
Oklahoma and Southern Met
odist also clinched conference
titles although the Texas Mus
tangs still can be tied for the
laurels in the Southwest circuit.
Southern Methodist again wait
ed until late in the game to
subdue Baylor, 13 to 6, bat Okla
homa started from the kickoff to
murder Kansas, so to 7.
William & Mary was the
major school to accept a bowl
bid. The Virginians drubbed
North Carolina State, 26 to 6,
and will appear in the Delta
Bowl at Memphis on Jan. /.
Clemson, another Southern
Conference power, remained un-
beaten with a AZ to 0 conquest
of Duquesne and North Carolina
stopped Duke, 20 to 0. Each of
the victors is bowl possibility.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-21
ROANOKE RAMbLINGS
By PAT NANTZ

Since I mentioned Thursday
that Marvin L. Woodland was 60
ing to coach the Jax in basket
ball this season. have had sew
eral questions asked of me-
mainly, who is he? So, here's
a little information about him,
and after the team starts play
ing we will find out what kind of
coach he is. Mi. Woodland is
from Wilson and was graduated
from the Lee Woodard High
School, Black Creek, with the
class of 1913. He entered Allan
tic Christian College, Wilson
from which he graduated in
1947. During his four years
there, he played two years o f
varsity basketball and baseball,
and he majored in Spanish. He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
L. Woodard Of Wilson.
Mr.. Woodland came to Roanoke
Rapids High School in Septem-
Der of 1947 and taught CONNER
cial business, Spanish and
coached the Junior-Jax in base
ball and basketball This year
he is teaching the same subjects
and was the assistant foot
ball coach 10 Danny Cagles
He was appointed in the
spring of 1948 to instruct the
varsity basketball team this
year.
Mr.. Woodland, as well as the
fans, anticipatesa winning team,
this season, and announces the
first game will be played on De-
cember Z, with Aurelian Springs,
at the Armory. Only one of the
lettermen of last years team
was graduated last year, and he
was James Bryant.
Two new teams which have
been added to the list which the
Jax will play are Bethal High
and Medium -Broughton High
Of Raleigh.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-21
Fair Weather
Seen Sunday
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

North and South Carolina are
promised fair weather with not
much change In temperature
Sunday.
Before morning, however, the
weatherman predicted it would
be cooler with scattered light
frost in the west and central
sections.
The freezing temperatures
were expected tn hit the noun
tains during the night, but other
warmer weather.
Saturdays maximum tempera-
lures in North Carolina were
Winston-Salem 63, Hickoyr 81,
Asheville 65, Wilmington IA,
Cherry Point IS, Rocky Mount
II, Elizabeth City 70, Raleigh 81,
Greesnboro So, Charlotte 81, and
Mt. Mitchell As.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-21
By Old Father Roanoke

As Sue Winchell Woodall an
nounced in her column, I'm 60
ing to be with you all every now
and then. But strictly on an
anonymous basis. For reasons ]
lDwill tell you later. My present
wife mustn't know I've gone into
the writing racket.
I'd like to start by saying that
in my 80-odd years, I've done
much for Roanoke Rapids. l
came here when there were III
people by actual count in the two
towns. Now, counting suburbs,
there are $4,000 and nobody can
say I haven't done my part.
~ I'm going to start my column
Hng with a good constructive sug
gestion.
Here it is: 10 or Is years must
have gone by since the Dionne
quintuplets were born and mill
ions of people streamed to Cal
lender, Ontario to see them. The
merchants and townspeople got
rich from the invasion.
Okay, now where does Roa-
noke Rapids come in? Well, the
Aaw of averages says another
set of quintuplets is due in the
next couple years. I want the
next quints to come from Roa-
noke Rapids, Gee? 1t would
really give the towc lift.
To encourage this worthwhile
project, Old Father Roanoke will
raise a fund of 81, 900 to be given
to the mother of quints who at
the time of the birth is a resi-
dent of what the Herald boast
tSully calls it's Five County En-
pire." That area includes Wei
don, Littleton, Warrenton, Jack
son, Ahoskie, Woodland, Aurel-
ian Springs, Halifax, and hun
dred "whistlestops" within 40
miles or so.
A time limit must be set since
the preacher tells me l won't
be around here forever. So I will
require the quin.s to be born be-
fore the stroke of midnight of
Dec. 81, 1919. That gives you
d little more than 13 months and
aAs a lucky number in my book.
fy1Meu of our great Five County
Empire. Now is the time for all
of you-no exceptions, please
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-21
HirOhitO Is
Immune from
War Charges

Tokyo, Nov. 20-(AP)-Em =
perior Hirohlto was granted i'm
munity from war crimes charges
by the unanimous decision of the
allied governments, Joseph B j.
Keenan,, Chief Prosecutor in the
TOTO trial, said today.
Sir William Webb, president
of the international tribunal, said
in handing down the sentences
of Hideki TOTO and his "a CO.
defendants that while Hirohito
was immune he could not es-
cape responsibility.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-21
Annual Roanoke Rapids Christmas Opening Is Set For Friday
Santa Claus
To Lead Big
Opening Parade

Santa Claus is coming to town.
For Roanoke Rapids that is no
idle boast, because the old
gentlemen informed the Roanoke
Rapids Merchants Association he
will arrive here Just in time for
big parade to mark the of
ficial Christmas Opening on FRI
day night.
Mrs. Elva Martin, executive
secreta1r of the Merchants AS
sociation, said today Santa Claus
has assured the Association of his
intentions of being here Friday
night s*ld will remain in the city
until Christmas Mrs. Martin
said the venerable old fellow with
the white beard and the red suit
will be available for person-to-
person consultations with the
small fry every day until Christ
mas between ten o'clock in the
morning and six in the evening.
He will not to confine himself to
any particular store or even any
special section of town, Mrs.
Martin said.
IF you want heart-to-heart
talk with Santa, you en- find him
by searching the stores on the
North and South side of town."
she added.
Things will be put in readiness
for the arrival of the visitor from
the North Pole during the re-
mainder of the week. Already
lights are being strung across
Roanoke Avenue and other de-
cotations provided by the Mer-
chants Association are getting
ready for the big DAY. Thanks
giving here Thursday will be
gladdened when the Christmas
lights are switched on for the
first time, but the cal festivity
will take place on Friday.
Plans now are for the Roa-
noke Rapids High School band
and Santa Claus to start parad-
ing from First Street at seven
o'clock and for the parade to
halt for little while between
Second and Third Streets which
will be roped off to traffic at
the time. For about 80 minutes
Santa Claus will hold forth CIV
ing out gifts and -emembrances
to all the children congregated in
the block.
He and the band will then shift
their activities to the South Side
shortly after 7::30 ard will parade
again from Ninth Street. On the
Rosemary end Of town the street
will be roped off between Tenth
and Eleventh Streets, in which
block Santa will again be busy
with gifts and favors for all the
kids as sample Of better things
to come on Christmas day.
In cooperation with the annual
opening, stores in both ends of
town will remain open until nine
o'clock Friday eveing to show
off their new Christmas mer
chandise and their decorations
and after-hours shoppers have
been urged by the Merchants
Association to take advantage of
the opportunity to get most Of
that Christmas shopping done
early.
After the big formal opening of
the Christmas season Friday
night there will remain only "a
shopping days until Christmas
itself. For the convenience of
last-minute buyers the stores in
the Merchants Association have
agreed to remain open for busi-
ness at night Oh the Saturday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day before Christmas.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-21
Anit-Parking Law
Backfires on Mayor

Oil City, Pa, Nov. 20-(AP)-
Mayor William Morck's new
anti-traffic visitation campaign
backfired today. The Mayor S
personal auto was tagged for
overtime parking while the May
or was inspecting newly-installed
mo Parking" signs two blocks
away.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-21

"But we cannot rest on our
laurels while there is still a
single case of tuberculosis in the
country. We hsve a long road
to travel before we eradicate
tuberculosis and We must con-
tinue to fight TIE disease with
every means at our disposal i.
The American people make use
of a powerful weapon against
tuberculosis every time they pur-
chase Christmas Seals"