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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
J. Parnen Thomas Indicted on Charges
|f Attempting to Defraud Government
Federal Jury
Returns Bill
Against Solon

Washington, Nov. 8-(AP)-J.
Parnell Thomas (R-ND, Chair
man of the House Committee on
Un-American Activities, was in.
dicted today on a charge of con-
spring to defraud the govern
ment.
Three charges Of false claims
also were contained in the Fe.
deral Grand Jury indictment.
He was accused also of 81
covert acts"
Indicted with him on the con-
spiracy charge was Helen Camp.
bell, his former secretary.
At his Allendale, N. j., home,
Thomas said II have nothing to
say at all at this moment" He
said he knew about the indict.
ment and might have a state
ment later.
This charge alleged a con :
spitacy ITO defraud the United
States Of its money and proper
ty."
Court officials said that if con-
viction were obtained, maximum
sentence in the several charges
against the members of Con-
gress could be 80 years impri-
sonment or $4,000 fine, or both.
The grand jury charged a con-
spiracy to pad the payroll of the
Congressman's office with two
employees who were not "bona
fide."
The two employees were named
as Myra Midkiff and Annette
Minor. ~ ~
The grand jury investigated
charges of Irregularities in op-
Grafton Of the Congressman's Of
flee.
The New Jersy Republican
was called before the grand jury
last week but declined to testify.
The indictment said the con-
spiracy ran five years-from
January l, 1910, to January 80,
1945.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
Improvement OF Education Program
vitality Important, J. W. Talley Says

Editors Note: This is the
second of a series of articles
written by local leaders in OBJ
servance Of National Educa-
ton Week, November 7-12.
Tomorrow's article will be
Securing Qualified Teacher"
by Mr.. 1. E. Ready, Superin-
tendent of the Sity Schools.
BY J. W. Talley
Americans believe that educa-
ton should be provided at pub
lie expense for all children up
to and including the secondary
school level. Most states make
school attendance compulsory up
to a certain age, usually six
teen. Thus with the nations
children attending school during
their most formative years, it is
vitality important that the pro-
gram of education be improved
constatly in the light of the
changing needs of the people.
A glance at the history Of our
schools will show progressive
Improvement in all phases OF
education since the birth of Am
erica. There is no reason to sup
pose that this improvement will
cease so long as our civilization
endures.
Financial support for public
schools has broadened from
township to state support in
many states. Trends indicate
that federal support in order to
'tax wealth where it is, to edu-
cate children where they are''
may well be the next step.
! Methods of instruction have
changed with the time. The old
"levture-memorize-recite" for
mula has become obsolete with
the use of radio, moving pic
lures, recording devices and
work laboratories.
One-room one-teacher schools
are disappearing rapidly in ia
vor of larger consolidated
schools, with obvious education
al advantages. School buildings
today are of modern construc-
ton and are planned by ex-
perts.
The curriculum includes in ad-
dition to some of the traditional
subjects courses in home max
ing, building trades, Industrial
arts, social studies and CONNER
cial education.
Besides the regular curriculum
the present day schools are ex-
panding to include in, their
scope such special features as
lunch-rooms, kindersartens, ju-
nor colleges, health services and
physical education.
J. w. Talley, Principal
Roanoke Rapids Junior
Senior High School
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
Truman's Visit To First Baptist
Church In New Bern Is Marked By
Large Crowds And A Special PRAYER

New Bern, Nov. 8 -(AP) -
President Truman kept holy the
sabbath yesterday with an hour
of worship at the First Baptist
Church here.
The victorious candidate OF
last weeks election paused
while enroute in his plane to
Key West, Fla, where he will
vacation.
The President also kept a
promise he made to- the Rev.
Thomas w. Fryer, that he
would be down to see us one
day."
The services were simple al
though more than $50 persons
crowded the century-old brick
building with its six stained gass
windows.
The President sat in the fifth
pew from the front as Mr.. Fryer
led the usual Sunday morning
worship program. A special
prayer was the only official re-
cognition of Mr.. Truman's pre-
sence:
eve are all thine and equal
in thy privilege and love. Yet
some must carry tremendous
burdens Of responsibility. These
burdens are carried for us. Sus.
tain those who carry not only
our burdens but the burdens
of the world, burdens that are
too heavy for man alone. x x x
Bless the President of the Unit
ed States, and those assisting
him his staff and his officials"
The President joined in the
singing of "Holy, Holy, Holy u
and "Ameica the Beautiful, "
and IA Charge to Keep Have.
Also at the services were Gov.
R. Gregg Cherry and Governor
elect w. Kerr Scott.
Rep. Graham Barden of the
third district was at the Cherry
Point, Marine Air Base when
the presidents four-engine
plane, the independence, roared
in from the North out of tur-
quoise skies and a brilliant sun.
The party motored to the
church from the air base and
thousands of New Bernians
turned out along the way.
After the services, the Presi-
dent again boarded the plane
and in few hours word came
that he had landed at Boca Chita
Fla.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
Idle Belongings,
Bring Home Bacon

If getting u few extra dol
lars ahead is your worry.
here's how to check it of your
worrying list: Just let a Daily
Herald For Sale Ad help idle
belongings TO bring home the
bacon by telling buyers what
you have for sale. That no
longer needed stove. rsfrigefa.
tor. vacuum cleaner. radio.
iron, or similar article is viz
tually money already in your
pocket. when you order 4 Her
aid For Sale Ad.
Give your budget 4 bank
holiday by phoning your ad to
Phone R-3zs. without delay.
It's always good idea to
read the classified page. Your
name may appear for a free
pass to see Good Sam" At
your local theatre. Just stop
by the Herald office and pick
up your Ticket.
Auah eeepsS.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08

and most Of those present seem
ed pleased with the men who
will be on hand. The men
named are John Pavlich, Alton
Brown, John Van Hoose, Glenn
Titus, Shirley Hammack, Pete
King and Jim Meyer.
Players on the 1913 team who
have been sold include Val Con
zales, Coastal Plains League bat
ting champion, sold to Bingham
ton, New York Yankee affiliate
in the Class A Eastern League;
Milt Bolick, sold to Greensboro
on 80 days trial; joe Ferra,
Wiley Burnette, returned to
Blackstone Va; and Stan Mad
jeski, returned to Manchester,
N. H.
1t was pointed out to the stock
holders that the Jays had not
been a money-making ball club
during the 1948 season, however
they were said to be in as good
financial condition as were a
number of teams in the league
who had been in organized base
ball a longer time than the
two years for the Jays.
Attendance figures for tn 4
Jays, who ended their season on,
/ of the league play-offs, was ths
highest per capita in the entire
league, and aggregate atten
! dance figures showed them te
| be among the leaders.
1t was the fact that most oi
the teams complained Of losing
money during the past season
which led to league changes in
cluding the increase in rookie
PLAYERS, it was pointed out,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
Local Youth
Directs Drama
At E. C.. T. C..

Greenville, - Alton Finch of
Roanoke Rapids, senior at East
Carolina Teachers College who
is now doing student teaching
at the Greenville high school,
will present a group of his stu
dents in a choric drama Unto
Us the Living by Harold G.
Sliker, Wednesday Night. The
play will be given in the local
high school auditorium and will
include special vocal and instru-
mental music as a background
to the performance.
Finch is working on the pro-
duction with Mrs. Howard Minis
drama coach at Greenville
School and Miss Ona Shindler
Of the high school faculty, who
is director of music for the play.
The cast will include thirteen
solo voices and two speaking
choirs Of ten voices each, all Of
which groups have been trained
by Finch and Mrs. Minis. The
theme Of the drama IS q plea
for peace.
At the college Finch has taken
an active part In organizations
interested in the drama, in
cluding the Teachers Playhouse,
college dramatic club, and the
Wesley Players of the Methodist
student group Of Greenvile.
In addition he is amember of
Pi Omega Pi, national honorary
educational fraternity for men;
and a former member Of the
College Chorus, b music group
composed Of both men and wo-
men.
Finch is a graduate Of the
Roanoke Rapids high school and
expects to complete his work at
East Carolina at the end Of the
fall quarter this year. At the
college he has specialized in
English and business education.
He plans to teach after his
graduation.
He is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. N. Finch Of Roanoke
Rapids.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
Boruch Suys
u. S. Is Not
Getting Soft

New York. Nov. s-(F-"If
you're worried or discouraged
about the future" says Bernard
M. Brauch, "There is much evi-
dence of the fortitude OF
America which you should con-
slider before you surrender to
despair"
The elderly adviser to Presi.
dents cites the Berlin airlift as
an answer to any one who fears
the United States is getting
soft"
Baruch, speaking on a radio
program yesterday declared:
"From Valley Forge to opera.
ton vittles, Uncle Sam and his
nephews have not changed any.
thing but uniforms and weapons
and vehicles. Equality before the
law and change through the Law
these are still the two sides
to the American coin.
Americans can make nc
greater contribution to mankind
than to demonstrate that these
qualities will survive as the last
best hope of mankind"
Baruch said the United State.
does not want to win" the
peace-"We only want to keer
the peace, and keep 1t not just
for Americans, but for all free
men.
Looking to the future Of tht
nation, he said "We always figh
not to impant ourselves or
other shores, but only in orde,
that we can come home; moi
to remain warlike, but to return
to war-hating."
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
Three Local Youths Are Arrested on Charges Of Highway Robbery
Accused Of
Takinsg Auto
From Emporian
Three Roanoke Rapids youths

Three Roanoke Rapids youths
CT pro-
baton from Halifax County Sup
er.or Court, were jailed here
yesterday morning on charges
of highway robbery after they
had a'legedly struck the driver
of an automobile over the head
and had taken his car.
Police Chief T ]. Davis said
here this morning the three
youths are being held in default
of $4,000 bonds and are awaiting
preliminary hearing in the
case.
L. E. Draper, Jr., Eldred
Strickland and Richard Gilliland
were all arrested at their homes
about 7:30 yesterday morning
after local officers had investi-
gated the case most Of the night
Officers c. R. Greene, c. D. AL
len and H C. Kellett conducted
the investigation and made the
arrests, and Chief Davis said
the officers did "a nice piece
of work in rounding up the
men.
According to the police cleve-
land Harris, who gave his ad-
dress as Emporia, Va, said he
was riding around with the three
young men in his car after mid
night Saturday night when one
Of them leaned over the back
seat and hit him on the head.
He said he stopped the car and
got out and ran and the three
drove away in the car. He said
the alleged assault occurred on
West Fifth street near the Bel
mont section Of town.
Harris reported the incident to
local police about two am. and
officers Immediately began a
search for the men. Harris said
he did not know the identities
of the men, but he gave officers
= description Of the trio.
Officers said the car had been
driven to Emporia and had been
abandoned after a tire had been
burst. The three said they hitch
hiked a ride back to Roanoke
Rapids where officers found
them at their homes.
Draper was sentenced Just
two weeks ago by Judge Chester
Morris to a five-to-seven year
term in prison after he had
pleaded guilty to charges of
breaking and entering and lar
ceny, from the Roanoke Phar-
macy ad the Roanoke Mills
Clinic here last summer. Draper
\ self-confsssed drug addict,
was freed under five-years'
probation by Judge Morris.
On the same day Judge Morris
sentenced Strickland to three
yearS on a charge of larceny of
an automobile and suspended his
sentence under five-year pro-
bationary period.
The three men this morning
all requested preliminary hear
ings on the highway robbery
charge and they were tentative
ly scheduled to be brought be-
fore Mayor W. B. Allsbrook this
afternoon.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
Man Walks Mile
After Losing Arm

Boring, Ore, Nov. s-(AP)-A
lumber worker had his arm cut
oft at the shoulder yesterday and
walked over a mile to this town
to get an ambulance to Portland
State police said Henry Fran
els Meeker, age 81, of Sandy,
was given a "fair" chance Of
recovering at a Portland Hospi.
tai.
He was cleaning a planer al
mill near here when his right
garment sleeve tangled In the
machine and pulled his arm into
the cutter. He was alone. He
first attempted to drive the
distance in his automobile.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
Scramble for Leadership Of COP
Party Seen as Result Of Election
Defeat; Stassen to Be in Fight
Washington, Nov. s-(R-

Washington, Nov. 8-(P)- A
scramble for Republican party
leadership-with Harold E. Stas
!. sen among those taking part
@apparently is in the making as
an aftermath Of last Tuesdays
election.
Despite an assertion by Gov
Thomas E. Dewey that he has
no plans to step down as titula1
COP head, his second straight
defeat for the presidency may
leave him little to say about fu-
sure Republican policies.
These policies largely will be
shaped by the Republican min
Wority in Congress.
There such familiar figures as
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg
of Michigan, Senator Robert A.
Taft of Ohio, Senator Kenneth
Wherry of Nebraska, House
Speakec Joseph w. Martin, Jr.,
of MaZ,lchusetts and floor lead
er Charles "A. Halleck OF Indiana
will be in the saddle.
But none of these is a stand
out now for the Republican pre-
Nsidential nomination in distant
1852.
Instead, some of the Repub-
lican politicians who have
caught their wind after the sur
prise drubbing given them by
the Democrats are beginning to
look outside the formal congress
sional leadership.
Those catching their eye in
clude men like Stassen, Sena-
tors Irving M. Ives of New
NYork, William Knowland of Cal
ifornia, Raymond Baldwin of
Connecticut. Leverett Saltonstall
and Henry Sabot Lodge, Jr., of
Massachusetts, and Homer Fer
guson of Michigan. Rep Clar-
ance Brown of Ohio is mention
ed among House members.
Governors who might be re-
garded now as available for one
OF the top spots on the ticket
four years hence include Alfred
az. Driscoll of New Jersey, En-
hest w. Gibson of Vernon, Lu-
ther W. Youngdahl of Mime
sofa and Frank Carlson of Kan
saS.
While most of the new crop of
Republican hopefuls hold public
office, Stassen has perhaps as
good a forum as any of them
In his presidency of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. His under
standing with the University is
fithat he is to have a free hand to
>engage in politics.
Stassen's appeal to many Re-
publicans lies largely in their
belief that he has widespread
influence among younger voters.
It was this asset, more than
any other, which was said to
have led Dewey to forget some
OF Stassen's pre-convention
cracks and invite his former op-
ponent to take an active part
On the campaign.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
CIO-Proxinlity
Sign New Pact

Greensboro, Nov. 8-(R)-The
|CIO Textile Workers Union has
announced ratification of a new
contract with the Proximity
Manufacturing Co. here, part
Of the Cone Mills Corp. cham.
The contract extends to Nov.
u, 1949. Negotiations are in
progress on contracts with other
North Carolina Cone mills, Will
liam Billingsley, manager of the
unions Greensboro Burlington
Joint board said.
Details Of the contract here
were not announced. It had
been reported that wages were
mot an issue in the two-month
| |negotiations.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08

ber of rookie pan players re.
quired to be carried by each
team in the league. The 194s
season will make it necessary
for each team to carry eight
rockies instead Of the four last
year.
This change was pointed out
as one Of the principal reasons
it will be necessary to seek a
working agreement with a ma
jor league baseball club in or
der to obtain the young ball
players which are available
through major clubs but who are
difficult to find in independent
teams without any sort Of a.
greement.
Such an agreement as propos-
ed by their stockholders will not
be binding on the management
of the local team itself, but will
be an agreement whereby the
Roanoke Rapids team can OBJ
tain bal players and will also
give them a definite market for
players being sold to higher
classification ball.
The directors did not say
which particular American
League club with which the
working agreement will be
sought, however speculation is
that the same team which has
already taken some of the for
mer Jays into its farm system
will be contacted.
Association stockholders were
advised that seven-man nu-
cleus for the 1949 edition of the
Jays has already been retained,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
Not Much Sense
In Making Arrest

Jamestown, NY, Nov. g.
(AP)-Patrolman James o.
Brien saw the theft of quart
of milk from a neighbor's home,
but made no arrest.
He watched the culprit carry
the bottle to a nearby lot, re-
move the cap and lap away
O'Brien figured there wasn't
much sense in arresting a po-
lice dog.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
Stockholders Tell Jay Directors
To Seek Working Agreement With
Some American League Group

The Roanoke Rapids Jays will
seek to establish a working a.
greement with "an American
League baseball club, accord
ing to instructions given the Roa-
noke Valley Athletic Association
directors by stockholders at the
annual stockholders meeting
here yesterday.
About 100 of the stockholders
representing 3,771 shares Of the
Associations 5,007 shares were
on hand yesterday for the annual
meeting in the Roanoke Rapids
Municipal Building in a meeting
which lasted from 2::30 until ap-
proximately five o'clock.
The stockholders showed their
faith in the present board of di-
rectors by passing a resolution
commencing them for their
work, and further indicated that
trust by re-electing the entire
board for another year.
L. D. Hines will continue as
president of the Association and
vice-presidents are Allen Pierce
and M. F. Benton. John F.
(Jack) Vincent is secretary-trea-
surer Of the group. Other di-
rectors reelected here yesterday
are w. A. Thorne, F. c. Will
iams and Norman Mitchell.
A general discussion on plans
for the Roanoke Rapids entry in
the Calss D Coastal Plains Lea
que for the coming year follow
ed. The stockholders were ad-
vised that the league directors
recently went on record as ap-
proving an increase in the MINI
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
The Weather

North Carolina - Fair and
slightly warmer today and to-
night: Tuesday. increasing
cloudinsss and warmer follow
} I'd BY showers beginning in
mouniain section Tuesday A.
texnocu.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
Fair, Warmer
Weather Seen

BY The Associated Press
Fair and slightly warmer to-
day and warmer with rain to-
morrow are the weather predict
Ions for the Carolinas.
j. Temperatures this morning
Nse,ierally were the lowest in
two we1',s. A low of 80 degrees
was ri lded at Asheville, N. C.,
but otAefs were above the freez-
ing point.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
Roanoke
RannbIings
BY Pat Nantz

Bill White, a '48 graduate Of
the Roanoke Rapids High School
visited his mother this week
end-he is a freshman at High
Point College.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08

end-he is a freshman at High
Point College,.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bum and
Misses Ann Bum and Pat Rawl-
ings attended the William and
Mary-Carolina game at Chapel
Hill, Saturday-Pat also visited
with Bobbie Fisher, a '48 grad
uate of the local high school and
now freshman at w. C. N. c.
frankie Rightmyer visited
at home this weekend with her
mother, Mrs, R. J. Rightmyer-
frankie finished school here in
AZ and is attending a business
school in Norfolk, Va.
A fireman's life is an odd one
or the local fire department
is making sure every fireman
has way to the fires. They are
even teaching Bruce Camp to
ride bicycle-his first lesson,
it seems, took place Thursday
in front of the fire station....
Visiting in town this weekend
was Clifton Harrison Of Norfolk,
Va. Clifton is a very popular
graduate of the class of "A, of
the local high SCHOOL,.
The many friends of Helen
Hawkins will be glad to know
that she is reported to be in
better condition, after having
been a patient in the Roanoke
Rapids Hospital.
Home with a discharge from
the navy is Mason Harps.. Ma
son, AT graduate, has served
eighteen months in the service.
George Washington is still a.
live, and that is no joke-you
may have thought he had been
dead long time, but a check
made out to George Washington
of this city, appeared in one of
the local banks, Saturday morn
ing. however. if you've lived in
this city long, you won't be sur
prised at anything.
Congratulations are in order
for Joyce Lewis who celebrated
her sixteenth birthday Friday.
joyce is a Junior at the local
high school. also celebrating
their birthday on Friday were
Charles Ogletree, little Barbara
Lee Perkinson, and Gilbert Lane
land Peter Harris, a fifth
grader observed his birthday
Saturday. many happy returns
of the day to all of you, and
may you have many, many more
Just as nice.....
The many friends of Mrs. Jim
mie Pittman, who is the former
Miss Trilla Morgan of this city,
will be interested to know that
Mr.. and Mrs. Pittman, who are
newlyweds will be at home at
16 Cedar street in Weldon, after
this weekend.....
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bum and
Misses Ann Bum and Pat Rawl-
ings attended the William and
Mary-Carolina game at Chapel
Hill, Saturday-Pat also visited
with Bobbie Fisher, a '48 grad
uate of the local high school and
now a freshman at w. C. N. c.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08

frankie Rightmyer visited
at home this weekend with her
mother, Mrs, R. ]. Rightmyer-
frankie finished school here in
al and is attending a business
school in Norfolk, Va.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08

The many friends of Mrs. Jim
mie Pittman, who is the former
Miss Trilla Morgan of this city,
will be interested to know that
Mr.. and Mrs. Pittman, who are
newlyweds will be at home at
16 Cedar street in Weldon, after
this Weekend.....
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08

Visiting in town this weekend
was Clifton Harrison Of Norfolk,
Va. Clifton is a very popular
graduate of the class of "A, of
the local high SCHOOL,.
Evening star., 1948-11-07
Gain!sbyDe GauIIists,
Losses by Reds Seen
BY shs Assoeiated Press

PARIS, Nov. 6.-Political sources
said tonight they expect De Gaul-
list gains and Communist losses to-
morrow in the French election for
the upper house of Parliament.
The vote will mark the completion
Of Gen. Charles de Gaulle's first
electoral bid for a comeback to
share in the national government.
He is not a candidate but has said
he will exploit any strength he wins
to hasten his return to power.
This is the first legislative con-
test in which Gen. De Gaulle has
entered candidates Of his new
movement called the Rally of the
French People.
The French will chose 269 mem
bers of the Council, which has no
real legislative powers. 1t Is an
advisory house to the powerful Ma
tional Assembly-the lower house of
Parliament.
The Communists held 73 seats in
the old Council. Some observers
say they will lose about so of them.
The middle -the-road parties
In Premier Henri Queuille's govern
ment hope to be able to dominate
the Council with the aid Of inde-
pendents.