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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Chief Reports
Auto Pilfering
Has Begun

people ought to be warned
that it has startec. again." Police
Chief T. ]. Davis said here today.
The chief said he was refer
ring to wave of thievery of
packages of parked automobiles.
He said the local police have al
ready received a number of COM
plants about having had their
cars pilfered while they were
parked.
He said the holiday shopping
season usually brings out a rash
of similar theft reports, and
warned that shoppers who pile
packages in their cars then 90
off and leave them unlocked are
only begging for trouble.
Davis warned all drivers not
to leave parcels in their auto
mobiles at all whenever it is pos
sible to avoid it. He said, how
ever, people should not leave
anything in their cars and leave
the automobile unlocked. He
said people who leave unlocked
cars or who lsav, the switch
keys in their car are asking for
trouble.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18

gve Lie also has initiated a study
of the currency question by his
own technlcians. American
sources said today their delega-
ton has not yet received any
specific request for definite in
formation from Lie.
The Soviet Union has declared
it will not lift the blockade un-
less the Soviet mark becomes
Berlin's sole currency. T h e
Western Powers agree, but in
sist the Soviet mark be under
adequate four-power control
when it circulates within Berlin.
Bramuglia, November Presi-
dent of the council, has been
working behind the scenes on a
new formula for resolving the
Berlin dispute.
His hand strengthened by yes
terday's western power notes,
Bramuglia conferred again with
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister
Andrei Y. Vishinsky. They talk
ed for nearly an hour, reported
ly discussing a new formula for
ending the crisis.
: Details of the plan were not
disclosed, but it is believed to
involve some form of gradual
lifting of the Berlin blockade a.
long with similar process of
instituting the Russian zone
mark as Berlin's currency.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Enters
Politics On
Big Scale

y Cincinnati, Nov. j 18-(P-The
American Federation Z of Labor
has entered politics onfa per-
manent basis.
Delegates to = the Federation's
9th annual convention voted
yesterday to collect 10' cents
from each of its nearly 100000
members to finance a propa-
gnada and education drive of
'labor's league for political edu-
cation" The delegates acted as
league members because the
Taft-Hartley Act forbids direct
contributions.
The drive, with $750,OO0 work.
ing capital, will be centered in
the nations 10000 polling pre-
cincts during the next IA
months.
r The move was approved unani-
mously after Secretary Treasurer
George Meany told the dele
gates that 172 league-backed
candidates had been elected to
the House of Representatives,
Nov. 2, and 106 classed as "un-
friendly" were defeated.
Meany said it was "tremen-
dous victory" and the tide of
has been decisively
turned" He cautioned, however,
that I'VE should : not become
overconfident x TX and forget
our political responsibilities"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18

hey will do in certain circum-
Stances"
Z On the basis of information a.
yailable here, the circumstances
at this time are these:
l. Tsingtao, Yellow Sea port
at the base of the Shantung
Peninsula, is close to Commu-
nist-controlled areas-so close
that the water supply for the city
is within Communicated terri
tory. Some experts believe that
the Communists can take the
city any time they choose, with
out much opposition from nation
alist forces.
2. In the Shanghai -Nanking
areas there are about $3.50 A
mericans. In other sections, in
cluding the evacuation port OF
Tsingtao, there are 1,574, others.
These figures do not include
military people such as those on
the American advisory missions
to Chang Kai-Shek's nationalist
government.
8. The primary reason for the
presence Of the Marines in China
is to protect American lives and
property. 1t is to be assumed
that if shooting between Marines
and Communists should ocur it
would be in defense of these lives
and the property they represent.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Weldon Jaycees
Hear Reavis

Weldon.-A regular meeting of
the Weldon Junior Chamber of
Commerce was held Thursday
night at the Scout Hut with Pre-
sident Wick Draper presiding.
Potrolman R. j. Reavis of the
North Carolina State Highway
Patrol gave short talk on Safe
ty and Law Enforcement. He
emphasized tine facr that law en-
forcement is only as good as the
people would let it be.
Final plans were made for the
dance to be held November 26th
at the Weldon High School Gym
nasium, featuring the music of
Royce Stoener with Skeets
Morris as vocalist. At the dance
a 1949 Ford sedan will be auc-
toned off.
The Jaycees voted to be the
Weldon sponsor of the North
Carolina Symphony for the COM
ing year, along with the Roa-
noke Rapids Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
The. club also voted to sponsor
agains the Christmas Party for
children on December 18th with
the Weldon Merchants Associa-
ton asia co-spunsor.
Vincent Bridgers was welcom-
ed as a, guest and Jerry Elliot
and Fred West were welcomed
to the Club as new members.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
ROANOKE RAMBLINGS
BY PAT,NANTZ

teaching physical education and
Spanish at the high school for
two years, and last year was
the coach of the Jay-Vees
He is planning to start his boys
in practice Immediately after
the football games are, all play
ed and everyone is look
ing forward to a winning team
this season, under his direction
Miss Betty Gates and Miss
Virginia Gates. teachers at the
Vance street school. are to be
commended for the arttactive
display they have in the win
dow of Matthew'S Drug Com
pany in Observance of Ma
iional Book Week they
have as their center a globe
of the world. with tapers ex-
lending to books representing
the countries of the world-the
idea is to get US TO recognise
the fact that we could better
understand our neighbors by
reading about their habits.
ways Of life. Industries. and
beliefs
Teachers get all kinds of an
swers from their industrious
students and just an exa.nple of
this could be when Mr.. Robert
Hollar asked one of his physics
students to explain why a per-
son would weigh more at the
north pole, than at the equator
Jesse Harrell, Jr., was the un-
fortunate one to be called upon
for the answer, so he promptly
answered, Because they have
on more clothes there" >. well,
you can't say we don't use our
common sense .even if we
don't know all of the laws of
physics
Il want you to understand"
said Young Spender, 'that 1 got
my money by hard work" why,
thought it was left to you by
your rich uncle!" said his COM
rade. $50 it was; but l had to
work to get it away from the
lawyers :"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Better Yield
In Important
State Crops
By Lynn Nisbet

! RALEIGH, November 18 The
general farm report issued by the
state-federal crop reporting SER
vice as of November is, shows
substantial gains in acreage
yield for the states three major
crops. Corn, cotton and tobacco
all go ahead of last year and
ahead of the ten-yea1 average in
estimated yield pei acre of land.
The state will have a record
corn yield. Although acreage is
one percent below the ten year
average, the yield is estimated
at 3 bushels per acre, compared
with 30.5 bushels last year and
an average of 216.
Cotton acreage is also less than
the ten year average, though a.
bove last year, but yield per
acre hits an all-time high of 457
pounds of lint. This compares
with ten year average of 355
pounds. Only four other states
had better acreage cotton yield.
Tobacco acreage was consider
ably less than last year and we'll
under the ten 'year aveage, but
acreage production was far "a
head the figures being 1912 pound
per acre this year against ten
year production of 1902 pounds
in the flue-cured types. There
was slight increase in buley
acreage and almost a fifty per-
cent jump in acreage yield.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
u. S. Bolstering Marine Force
In China; Question OF Fighting
Depends On The "Circumstances''

Washington, Nov. 18-(AP)-
The United States, blostering its
Marine force in China, left open
today the question of whether
circumstances" might lead to
armed conflict with Communist
troops.
The Navy SAID 1850 leather
necks will sail from .Gdam next
Tuesday to reinforce athe $500
man Marine garrison at Tsing-
tao. ."-.
This force, said the1Navy in
adding details to a surprise news
conference announcement by
Secretary of Defense Forrestal,
twill assist in the orderly eva
uation of United States nationals
through the port of Tsingtao."
Forrestal was asked by report
ers whether the Marines will
fight if the Communist armies
attack Tsingtao. That, replied
Forrestal, is a matter for the
State Department to decide.
At the State Department, press
officer Michael J. McDermott
took this position:
"The answer is that, is all de-
pends on circumstances n d
there is no answer now. I don't
know what the answer will be.
I can't pretend to say now what
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Rosemary Methodist Church Women's
Annual Bazaar To Be Held Friday

The Rosemary Methodist
church will hold bazaar Fri
day of this week at their church
in the Sunday School rooms, be-
ginning at 1000 a. M, which
will last all day or until they
are sold out.
A lrkey dinner will be served,
by the ladies for the bazaar
across the street in the dining
hall of the Rosemary Baptist
church at 500.
The wC.Aen of the church have
been working for the past year
toward their annual bazaar,
which their main project for
the year.
Handiwork of all kinds, cakes,
pies, candies, cut flowers, potted
plans, Christmas cards, Christ
mas wrappings, and general
line of stationery will be offer
ed for sale.
A notion counter will display
novel gifts for Christmas. There
will be a cold drink bar also.
Tickets for the turkey dinner
have been on sale fo two weeks
and expectations are they will
all be sold as it is common
Xxi owl -dge about what good
cooks the ladies are.
Those serving ON committees
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Urges Increase
In Corporation
Income Taxes

Washington, Nov. 18-(AP)-
Rep. Knutson (R-Minn) 6 author
of the law that cut individuals
taxes, said today the corpora
ton income tax ought to be
boosted.
"a number of large corpora
TONS" Knutson told reporters,
"are making too much monry. ="
! He said he had "given up any
thought" of further slashes in
taxes for the Individual.
Knutson said he is going to
leave those ideas with the new
chairman of the congressional
committee that writes tax bills.
For corporations he mention
ed a 4 per cent tax hike that
would bring in about 1000, ,OOO,-
600. The rate now is 38 per
cent on income over $50, 900, af-
ter the usual deductions are al
lowed.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Final Rites, !, For
T. A. Cooper Jr.
To Be Sunday

Weldon - Funeral and rebur-
ial services for T-5 Thomas A.
Cooper, Jr., of Weldon, who was
killed in action in Italy on July
6, 1914, will be theld Sunday
from the home of his parents
He was born in Weldon on Jan
uary "a, 1917, and was a. gradu-
ate of Weldon High School. He
was a member of the Weldon
lodge of the Woodmen of the
World before entering the ar
my, where he served in Company
c of the 701st Tank Destroyer
Division for two years and nine
months prior to his death in act
ion.
Services will be held at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. A. Cooper, Sunday after
noon with the Rev. D. w. Petty
pastor of Halifax Methodist
Church officiating.
Reburial services will be at
Cederwood cemetery and mill
tary rites will be conducted at
the graveside by the William
Shaw Post 38 of the American
Legion, with the Rev. Worth C.
Grant, pastor of the Weldon
Baptist Church, acting as chap
lain. S. w. Neal is post com
Pallbearers will be jackson
Glasgow, Clifton Moses, Hobson
Stainback, Dick Stainback, Paul
Birdsong, Roy Lewis, David
Lyles and Hobscn Overton.
Survivors If T-5 Cooper are his
parents; five siters. Mrs. c. W.
Warren, Mrs. E. T. Dickens, Mrs
]. D. Freuler, Mrs. C. B. Nance
and Miss Lille irene Cooper of
Franklin, Virginia; and two bro
Ehers, James E. Cooper and Will
is G. Cooper of Weldon.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
BY Pat Nantz

John Crutchfield, Jr., a fresh
man at Pratt Institute, in
Brooklyn, New York, will make
his first trip home since, he
entered school in September. He
is AT graduate of the local
high school, and was many
times the winner in poster and
art contests-John's artistic abb
lities were recognized by every
one he is studying corn
mercial art at the institute. John
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
E. Crutchfield, Sr., of Hamil-
ton street
Congratulations are in order
for Mrs. H. G. Perkinson, who
celebrated her sixty-sixth birth
day on Tuesday. :.
Everyone has been talking
about the new record which
has become popular. by Spike
Jones. II is. "All / Want For
Christmas are My Two Front
Teeth" and it is possibly
Vance Stewards theme song.
now-Vance was the one who
scattered those teeth on the
Greenville gridiron Friday
night at the football game >.
and speaking of football I
have few Predictions as to
the outcome of the Jackets
last conference game. which
will be played at Tarboro TO-
morrow night. those putting
the Jax over the Tarboro team
are Wallace Harps. Harry Har-
ding. Christine Jernigan, Char
les JoYner and Blanche King.
by at least two ,touchdowns....
and M. B. Walker and Edith
Wade predict that Tarboro
will beat Roanoke Rapids by
not more than one touchdown.
anyway. I know we all are
wishing them loads of luck. .
1t has been announced that
Marvin Woodland will coach the
Jax in basketball, this
season .. Mr.. Woodard has been
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18

, The .,~hesman asserted 130,-
900 casualties were inflicted on
the Reds as against 10000 suf-
fered by Nationalists.
(U. S. Senator George w. Ma
lone (R-Nev.) in Tokyo told the
Associateds Press he attended a
secret conference in Tsingtao
yesterday at which plans were
discussed by representatives
Of Gen. Douglas Macarthur and
Navy leaders.)
Other government sources said
the government won at least the
opening phase of the Suchow
battle against 100000 veteran
troops. This victory, they added,
means Marking is safe at least
for a month or longer.
The government previously an
nounced more than 100000
men on both side4 were involv-
ed in the battle.
More optimistic officials said
the results of the past weeks
fighting means the ascendency of
Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shek's
once waning fortunes.
Foreign observers placed the
result of the fighting along the
Suchow front somewhere be-
tween the governments official'
claim of complete victory and
the Communists continued in
sistence that they still hold the
initiative.
Gen. Chow Chih-Jou's rejuven-
ated air force furnished the
balance of power which appar-
emily threw back Red Gen. Chen
Yis troops.
Favored with a + ,rfect COM
bination of clear, excellent wea-
ther, bright moonlight nights,
and an enemy carelessly concen-
strated in the open plains
around Suchow, Chou's war
planes made the Communist
positions untenable by around
the-clock bombing and strafing.
Operating from Markings
military tirfield, more than 100
planes, ranging from Mustang
fighter bombers to four-engined
Liberators, plastered the areas
south, southeast and east of
Suchow constantly during the
past week. Slower planes drop
ped munitions and food to the
ground forces below.
The effect of the victory claim
was especially noticeable in Nam
king. Hundreds of officials and
others who were packed and
prepared to flee the city before
the arrival of the Reds now are
discussing a military comeback.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Christmas
Decorations
Going Up

The South end of Roanoke Rap
ids started acquiring a holiday
look today, when workmen la
boring under warm, sunny skies
began stringing Christmas deco
rations over the avenue.
BY noon the avenue had been
festooned between Tenth a n d
Eleventh streets and work had
been done on many of the in
tersections. The work will be
continued so the complete de :
coration scheme, will be ready
in time for the annual Christmas
Opening here on November 26.
Multi-colored lights strung on
draped greenery were being run
from pole to pole across the
streets and more color was add
ed with red bells hanging from
the green strands. In the center
of each strand was attached a
cluster Of silver bells tied with
wide bright red ribbon.
The decorations of the busi =
ness districts of the city are
being put up by the Roanoke
Rapids Merchants Association i.
The merchants recently voted to
decorate the city again this year
and decided to turn on the lights
on November rs when parade
will be held featuring the ar :
rival of Santa Claus to herald
the Christmas season.
, In their last meeting City Com
missioners voted to furnish
power to the Merchants Asso-
citation for the Christmas lights
and agreed to, lend aid in having
the decorations, put up.
In spite of the spring-like
weather, Roanoke Avenue was
beginning to look more and more
like Christmas today.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18

are as follows: decorating, Mrs.
&c. H. Speight, chairman with
Mesdames R. L. George and
Lloyd Sandlin: pricing commit
tee, Mrs. S. M. Thompson, chair
man with Mesdames Winifred
Taylor and Wiley King; Sales
women for the bazaar Mesdames
Exum Matthews, Sarah Hux,
David Camp, b. Boyd, and ,Ver-
non Daughtrey: Pickup COM
mittee for car con 'ibutors,
Mesdames Dewitt King, David
Camp, J. E. Buck, Vernon
Daughtrey, Sam Butler and H.
E. Cameron.
Mrs. G.. C. Redford is chairman
for cooking the turkeys: Plate
committee, Hiss Ruth Glover,
chairman, General chairman for
the dinner, Mrs. Vernon Daugh-
trey; chairman of ticket sale, the
w. S. C. S. president, Mrs. Lii.
liam Kinker: Serving chairman
for dinner, Mrs. C. S. Thomp-
son,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
AutohTruck
Are damaged
! In Accident

An autofHobile driven by Mrs.
Otis J. Reynolds and pickup
truck operatsdsby P. D. Medlin,
Air Force private from Weldon
home on leave, swere badly
damaged in a collision yesterday
afternoon about 4'45 in. the 300
block of Roanoke Avenue.
According to a report !. of the
accident turned in to theAIocal
. police this morning the Reynolds
car was struck from the rear by
the pickup truck damaging the
lenders and luggage compart-
ment door of the car and smash
ing the tenders, grill and radia-
tor of the truck.
Police were not advised of the
accident of the time of its oc-
feurance and made no investiga-
Ion until it was reported to them
Dy Mediums father
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
A Dogmatic Dissenter
Against Age Of Speed

Petersfield, England, Nov. 18
-(AP)-The age OF speed has a
domatlc dissenter in former ar
my officer Raymond Francis
Baird.
Hailins into court for pulling
an emergency stop cord on a
train travelling 60 miles an hour.
ne paid 10 pounds six shillines
($42) In fines and court costs
and declared:
Il have written to the railway
saying will pull all trains up
when they are going too fast"
He's a regular passeneer
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18

i Enfield-Rev. and; Mrs. J. Fe-
lix Arnold left Monday for Char
lotte to attend the Baptist State
Convention, which is convening
in that city this week. While in
Charlotte the Arnolds are the
guests of DR.. and Mrs. Claude
u. Broach.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Weather

North Carolina - Partly
cloudy and continued mild to-
day. tonight and Friday with
scattered showers Friday. be-
ginning extreme west portion
tonight; clearing and cooler
late Friday afternoon or nioht.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Cloudy, Mild
Is Prediction
BY The Associated Press

Partly cloudy and mild wealth
er in the Carolinas today and
tomorrow will be interspersed
with scattered showers, the
weatherman predicted.
The showers were expected to
begin In the extreme western
portions of . the states tonight
and spread over the Carolinas
tomorrow. Clearing and cooler
was forecast late tomorrow af-
ternoon or night.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
TWo.ToNE Jo.. APPEALS

NEW YORK (U.P.)-William
Spangehl, 81, told police he stole
patrol car while on a binge
because he likes the two-tone
color iob"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Chinese Government Forces Claim
Complete Victory In SuChoW Battle
General Chang Says Red
Forces Are In FLi0ht

Nanking, Nov 18-tF9-The government claimed COM
plete victory in the Suchow battle today
Gen. Chang Lu-Shh, official military spokesman, told
his weekly press conference:
The battle for Suchow considered as conclud.
ed What the Communists do subject to conjecture"
Chang pictued the Red forces flight He said govern
ment troops and planes moppng up area extending
80 miles around Suchow.
Evening star., 1948-08-04

mining and textile production. Anti
quated machinery and obsolescent oper-
ating techniques have been primarily
responsible for this. Much the same holds
true for certain phases of industrial
activity in the other ERP countries. All
of them, for one reason or another, have
Jagged behind the United States in
developing the technology Of mass output.
Considered against this background, the
joint Anglo-American council projected in
Britain makes sense. A few Britons have
attacked it as kind of affront to national
pride, but If they study it carefully, they
will find THEY have misread its meaning.
AS Mr.. Hoffman has frequently argued,
the recovery of our friends in Europe can
be helped by exporting to them some Of
our unique industrial "know-how." The
plan announced by Sir Stafford is in ac-
cord with that view. Although it is not
likely to work miracles, it is a useful ex-
pertinent whose possibilities should be ex-
plored to the full.
Evening star., 1948-08-04
EXPORTING Our 'Know-How'

In line with a suggestion made by Paul
G. Hoffman, chief of the United States
Economic Cooperation Administration,
the British are planning to draw upon
American technical advice to increase their
production. The plan is experimental,
but it is promising enough to be worth a
trial, not only in Britain but in the fifteen
other countries participating in the Euro
pean Recovery Program.
AS explained by Sir Stafford CrippS,
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the idea is
to set up joint council made up of rep
resentatives of British and American in
dustry and labor. The councils task would
be to advise the Attlee government on how
and where it might be possible to improve
Britain's industrial efficiency and pro-
ductive capacity. Under the plan, experts
from the United States would offer con-
crete suggestions, and specialists from the
United Kingdom probably would be sent
to this country to study our methods.
Figures are available to show that the
British, despite their manufacturing and
management skills, have let themselves
fall behind the times in such fields as coal
Evening star., 1948-08-04

tions so created by ear" 1t seems only fair
to ask, 'Whose ear?" The ear of pianoplaying
Mr.. Truman which seems attuned to almost any
pitch from drafting railroad strikers into the
Army 0946) to a condemnation of even the
most reasonable features of the Taft Hartley
Act G94D; the ear of John L. Lewis which is
deaf to every plea and interest save his own;
or the pinned back ears upon the bloody but
unbowed head of John @. Public, caught in
the middle of most of these industrial disputes?
Does it not seem reasonable to conclude that
haphazard, piecemeal, secret-dealing, muddling
through methods of handling these disputes
must give way to procedures which as court
of last resort include compulsory arbitration,
in which all parties are fully represented and
which operates upon the principle of open de-
cisions openly arrived at?
HAROLD F. SYLVESTER