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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-17

| tered the shop-Georss sat
down in one of the chairs and
Eric Collins promptly asked
him how he wanted his haix
cut-Georgs gave him the Ts.
hearsed answer of. "On" >.
to which Eric good-naturallY
answered. And what did you
expect me to do. add some on
you should know by now
that we don't give anything
away here. not even the hair
we cut off other peoples head"
tho three "jokers" decided to
try another one. elsewhere.
and with someone who
couldn't think up more an
swers than they. 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Matthews,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Connor Jr.,
and Mrs. Epperson Smithe and
daughter, Linda Louise, will
visit the Smithsonian Institute
in Washington, D. c., next week
when the Wright brothers first
airplane arrives there.
The girls basketball team Of
the Roanoke Rapids High School
began practice, today, at the Ar
mory with Miss Mary Turner as
coach. The fans as we'll as the
team will be looking forward to
seeing last years star forward,
Evelyn Rookie, perform again
this season. Evelyn is a senior,
and has established an excellent
record In the game, probably
because she exceeds the regular
height Of a girl, by measuring a
full six feet and one inch on
any rule Her highest num-
ber of points made during last
years season was forty-two. .
Donald Burton. a sophomore
at the local high school. and 4
member Of the Jax football
team. had an accident Mon
day night which caused slight
hand injuries. Donald. 1t
seems. was riding home on his
bicycle after practice. when he
ran over an open man-hole on
Madison street. whore repairs
are being made. He was
thrown from his bike and af-
ter having gone TO the hos
pital for medical treatment. he
said today that one Of his fin
gers was broken and another
badly cut at first. when
you notice his hand it appears
to be lacking two fingers. be-
cause Of the manner in which
the doctor has it bandaged.
with the two injured fingers
bound against the palm Of his
hand He was compelled
to give up football for the rest
Of this season.
One of the senior girls who
was married during the sum-
mer vacation, will leave today
Continued on Page Eight)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-17
Shortage OF Wood
Causes Gaping Holes

Nagoya, Japan, Nov. 17-(P)-
Japanese won't be surprised if
few people drop out of sight
around here these dark nights.
People are lifting Nagoya's
wooden manhole covers for
scarce firewood. The Army
yanked the old metal ones for
scrap during the war.
Authorities put down cement
covers where possible, but gap
ing holes are common every
morning as the old wooden COW
ers disappearx
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-17
HOLLYWOOD GLAMoR
At INAUGURATION

Hollywood, Nov. 17-R)-
There'll be a touch Of Hollywood
glamor at President Truman's
Inauguration.
Actor Melvyn Douglas says
that at request of Washington
officials he's heading a commit
tee to organize a sizeable movie
land delegation to the ceremon-
les in the capital Jan. 20.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-17
ROANOKE RAMBLINGS
BY PAT NANTZ

Possibly a few Of you will re-
member my mentioning the fact
that Doodle-bus Hedgepeth, a
member Of the local semi-pro
football team, had his shoulder
dislocated twice during the game
with the Richmond Rockets .
well it is well now, and here
is his story as to what remedy
he used as told to me by
y Flip" Edmondson. Doodle-bug's
shoulder continued to bother
him for some time after the
game, and nothing seemed to
make it stop hurting so a
Negro woman, who was employ
ed around the Hedgepeth home,
advised him to get two dirt-dob-
bers, break them up in a bowl;
stir in some salt, pepper, spider
webs, and vinegar then to
make a pack OF this and put it
, on his shoulder when he retired
that night. :. Doodle-bug did
just that. and he will declare to
anyone that the soreness was
completely gone the next morn
ing when he removed the pack
so if any of you readers
have had any trouble with your
shoulders lately, and have tried
all of other ways Of getting rid
of the aches and pains, without
success try Dec Doodle
bugs" remedy-at your own ex-
pense, of course.
John G. Copley Of South
Rosemary, is the owner Of mo-
del T car. which he has been
driving for the past twenty-five
years :. and with the same
motor. Mr.. Copley said that he
had never, in that time, been
away from home in his model T,
that he didn't come back on it,
too-he should named it "OP
Faithful" after that number of
years-but just to show that he
does have a type of affection
for his mechanical servant, Mr..
Copley made sure that no one
made off with his auto, while
he was attending some business,
by tying it to one of the park
ing meters, with a rope in the
downtown section Of town.
There have been quite a few
people to remark, since the met
ers have been put up, that they
reminded them Of the old hitch
ing posts that used to be on the
streets-so maybe Mr.. Copley
just forgot himself by "hitch-
ing" his car up-but 1t really did
draw quite a bit Of attention
Tuesday morning.
Having heard many Times.
the joke about the short-spok-
On man who went into ths
, barbsr-shop to get a haircut:
and whom hs sat down In the
chair. the barber asked him
exactly how he would like to
have his hair cut the man
simply answered. "offI-
Jesse Hancock. George Vensin.
and Harold Tanner decided to
try II on one Of the local
BARRIERS. 70 they all three en-.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-17

he net result of the latest
furry of excitement in the
United Nations was this: The
east and west have once more
stated their positions and each
has once again declined to
bulge.
The Western powers formaliz-
ed the.r stand in replies to the
appeal by H. v. Evatt, the As
sembly President, and Trygve
Lie, the U. N. Secretary General,
who asked the four powers to
compose their differences for
the good of world peace.
Russia already had replied.
She insists. As before, that the
Berlin question is part Of the
ll-German question and must
be discussed by the council Of
foreign ministers.
The stalemate was on again.
The United States once again
said it would not negotiate the
issue of Berlin under the threat
implicit in the Russian block
ade.
Britain said the Russian veto
Of a Berlin solution offered by
Security council stood in the
way of progress toward a settle
ment. That proposal had called
for lifting of the blockade, to
be followed Immediately by a
four-power conference.
Secretary of State Marshall,
whose reply was checked and
cleared with President Truman,
said the United States is ready
to engage in talks with Rus
sia as soon as the blockade is
lifted. He said also the United
States looks to the Security
Council for further efforts to
solve the issue.
Marshall, in the formal Aneri-
can reply to the Evatt-Lie let
ter, said the United States had
discussed the matter directly
with Russia until it became ap-'
parent the Berlin blockade was
established to gain political OBJ
jectives to which Russia was
not entitled.
I'VE therefore referred the
question to the Security Council
as a threat to the peace, where
it still remains" Marshall re-
piled.
To compromise the principle
Of the charter that force shall
not be used for the attainment
Of national objectives would en-
danger the peace of the world"
Marshall wrote.
There is basic issue in re-
lation to Berlin-that is, whether
or not the Soviet government
can be permitted to use force,
whether by way of blockade or
OF economic pressures involving
currency, credit or trade, or 9TH
erwise to deprive the western
powers of participation in the
administration of Berlin"
DR.. Evatt and Secretary-Gen-
eral Lie received the replies
from the delegation chiefs with
out comment. Informed quart
ers said, however, the two would
continue efforts looking for
peaceful solution, despite this
apparent stone wall.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-17
Merchant Directors
To Meet Thursday
December q

Mrs. Elva Martin, executive
secretary of the Roanoke Rap
ids Merchants Association, an
nounced this morning that the
regular meeting Of the Board of
Directors of the Merchants Asso-
citation which was scheduled for
Thursday morning has been
postponed until Thursday, Dec
ember 8.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-17
Forecast Is
Fair, Mild
BY The Associated Press

Light rains in the Carolinas
will stop today before schedul-
ed Christmas parades this even
ing in Charlotte and Spartan =
burg, the weatherman said.
The forecast was clearing in
the west portions beginning a.
round noon, with the clearing
weather overspreading the Pied
mont by this afternoon and the
coast tonight. The prospect was
fair and cooler tonight over the
states, and fair and mild to =
morrow.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-17
Western Powers Reaffirnl Their Stand on Berlin;
Want It Left in the Hands of UN Security Council
U.S., France, Britain
Make Formal Replies To
EUatt-Lie Peace Appeal

Paris Nov 17-Q)-The United States Britain and
France told top u NJ officials formally today that they
want the Berlin dispute with Russia left in the hands Of
the Security Council "as a threat to peace"
The three powers reaffirmed their decision against
with Russia Berlin while the Soviet block
ade of the western sectors continues These the two
main points Of the VESTS argument.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-17
Weather

4 North Carolina - Clearing
SAnd mild this afternoon. Fair
and cooler tonight. Thursday
fair and mild.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-11
VESSEL HITS
 kINE;;sCoRES LOSE LIVES
Danish Passenger Ship with 400 Passengers
 Down in 10 Minutes

s AALBORG, Denmark, June ll--tP "A Danish passenger vessel carry ing 400 persons struck mine and sank in the Kattegat early today and at mid-morning l50 of the passengers and crew members still were unaccounted for.
 The vessel was the l.668-ton steamer Kjoebenhavn. owned. ty the United Steamship Company CD. F D. S.p. A company official said most of the passengers not accounted for must be feared drowned.
 The first vessel to reach shore from the scene of the disaster was the Danish tanker Dangulf Lube, which carried l3 severely wounded. Ambulances were waiting.
 The stricken vessel was travelling between Copenhagen and. Aalborg when she hit the mine. Aalborg is northwest of Copenhagen across the Kattegat.
 The company said the ship went down in 10 minutes, four miles south of Aalborg Bay Lightship in the part of the Kattegat. Early reports to the company. it said, in- dicated only two lifeboats were low cred before the vessel sank.
 A report from Aalborg said 28 members of the crew were rescued. Planes dropped lifeaelts to passen- gers swimming in the sea.
 One official said about 200 of the probably were asleep in their berths when the explosion oc- cured.
 When news of the disaster spread in Copenhagen flags were lowered halfmast on all ships in the harbor. Aalborg City is also in mourning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-11
PROMISES EMERGENCY AID TO FLOOD SUFFERERS

PORTLAND, Ore, June 1l-lR President Truman told an ap- plauding audience here today that every facility of the Federal Gov ernment win be continuously avail able to help in the Northwest flood disaster
 T hope we can pass a program under which these disastrous floods will never happen again" he said
 MT. Truman said he hoped to sign before leaving this section an emergency resolution making $l0 0,000,030 from housing funds available for relief.
 Earlier the President landed at Salem. Ore, after a personal in- spection from his White House plane of the flood devastation in the Columbia River valley. The President flew in the Tn dependence" most of the way from McChord Field near Tacoma al 5000 feet, but poke through the overcast near Portland to get 8
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-11
FIRE ON HIGHWAY
 THREATENS HOUSE

A fire at Mile II on the Glacier Highway yesterday burned nearly a half acre of land and threatened the home of w. L. Smith. According to the Admiralty Division, of the U. s. Forest Service, which assisted in fighting the fire, when it crossed on to National Forest lands, the blaze was started by the burning of de- bris.
 The debris fire was apparently out when Smith left in the morning to go to work. It took off, however, about noon but buildings and timber escaped damage. The fire was sup pressed by Smith and neighbors with the help from the Forest Service.
 Highway residents and forest users are urged to be very careful with the use of fire these days as humidity has dropped dangerously low. The Forest Service warns that permits are required for burning on National Forest land.
 Said Larry Zack, District Ranger: Tt should be remembered that dam age from a fire is the responsibility of the agency starting the fire
 Fires should be reported to the Admiralty Division Office, of the Forest Service. in the Federal Build ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-11
SOFT GOAL STRIKE IS
 INDICATED
No Accord Reached on Con. iraef-6.M. Lays Off
 zoo, ,000 Men
(By The Associated Press)

Soft coal wage negotiations show ed no outward sign of accord today.
 Meanwhile repercussions of the last coal strike jared a segment of the automobile industry.
 With June 30 the expiration date of the present soft coal contract John L. Lewis, boss of the United
 Mine Workers Union and operators
 couldn't agree on arrangements to keep the mines open after the agree ment ends.
 General Motors Corporation an. nounced that 100000 of it's workers will be laid off for week, beginning Monday. The company said the lay offs could he blamed on steel short ages resulting for the last coal strike. Assembly line workers in Ford Motor Co.,, plants across the nation
 were in a one-day shutdown today.
 Ford officials said their lay-off of some 10000 workers was caused by
 lack of production parts.
 Pay raises were announced hv the
 Packard Motor Company sinlulta- neously with price boosts of SIS to
 S2G0 for all of its cars effective June IA. The CIO-UAW accepted 13- cent hourly wage increase. White collar workers at Packard were giv-
 en nine per cent raise with ceil- ing of $20 monthly.
 In Pittsburgh. CIO President,
 Philip Murray announced that the
 CIO would support the plannd lure IS strike of five maritime unions.
 "The CIO recognized the just ness of the struggle of the Maritime
 Unions to maintain the conditions they have fought for and won in re-
 cent years, including the hiring hall practices Murray said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-11
By ERNEST B. vACCARo

OLYMPIA, June l1-tR-Presi- dent Truman recessed his lombard ment of Congress temporarily to- day to fly over the Columbia Riv- CT flood area, but said he would keep pouring it oh" until the Mo- vember election.
 His face flushed from campaign ing by open car and his voice a trifle husky, the Chief Executive said he would carry his case from enc end of the country to the other and added:
 Then if you people want to continue the policies of the 80th Congress, that will be your funer- al"
 He made this statement last night before a crowd at Olympia S Sylvester Park at the end of a strenuous automobile tour in which he blamed Congress for high prices, the housing shortage and lack of interest in labors welfare.
 In off -the-cuff talks at Brem- erton. Tacoma and Olympia and in his formal speech at Seattle, the President:
 Called Congress special in- terest Congress"
 Told the voters they should not ne suckers" for a Congress which will be "a disgrace to this coun- try if it fails to vote price, hous- ing and labor welfare laws.
 Said a lot of Congressmen were listening Ito the greatest gathering of lobbyists in Washington that has ever been formed in this coun- try"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-11
STEAMER MOVEMENTS


 George Washington, from Seattle, scheduled to arrive 3 p. m. Sum day.
 {. Prince George, from Vancouver, scheduled to arrive p. m. Sunday. Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle g a. m. tomorrow. Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver D. m. tomorrow. Sword Knot scheduled to sail from Seattle tomorrow.
 Princess Norah, from Vancouver, scheduled to sail June 16 Alaska, from Seattle, scheduled to sail June IT.
 Baranof southbound late Sunday or early Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-11
IELk5 AND DOUGLAS
 BASEBALL TONIGHT

If the recent splurge of sunshine continues through today the Elks and Douglas will see action at the tall park tonight beginning at 6:30 o'clock.
 It will be the third game this week for the Elks, having won Tuesday from the Legion by 3-2 count and coming out on the short end last night with the Moose in a 4-3 game which proved one of the seasons best. Douglas lost Wednes- day to the Teen-Agers.
 The Legion and Moose are pres ently scheduled for the Sunday game.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-11
FOREIGN AID
 FUND DEBATE
 IS STARTED
Marshall Protests 10 Pro- posed Cut-Seeks Aid
 from U. 5. Senate

WASHINGTON, June ll.-tR- Secretary of State Marshall assert ed today that House cuts in funds would make the European recovery program calculated risk for failure"
 He recalled that when the pro- gram was devised, he said 'there was no certainty it would return Europe to economic health-that it entailed calculated risk.
 Marshall appeared before Sem ate Appropriations Committee hold ing hearings on the ERP funds voted hy the House. He and others are urging the Senate to increase those funds and insist that the House agree to the boost
 The House slashed heavily the money the administration says }, needed for foreign aid. Exactly how much it cut is disputed, but some estimates run up to S2 billion.
 Before Marshall. took up the battle before the Senate group, Paul G. Hoffman, Economic Co., operation Administrator, put in some licks for the administrators figures.
 Hoffman, Republican, told the Senators:
 T believe it would be most un- wise and shortsighted to cut the appropriation for this year below the actual amount authorized"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-11
Novel Sentence Is
 Handed 0ui 10 ''BIatk Out" Drinker

SEATTLE, June 11.-R-The next time Ben Trigg feels a drunk coming on' he must chain him. self to a tree in his front yard or spend six months in the county jail.
 Justice of the Peace Evangeline Starr imposed the novel sentence yesterday after Trigg's wife testi- fled he beat her, while drinking at their home.
 Trigg testified he blacks out when intoxicated. His wife said he was a good husband, otherwise
 Deputy Prosecutor J. Emmett Freelew suggested the chain idea and Trigg agreed.
 The Justice went along with Freeley suggested the chain idea six-month jail sentence after finding Trigg guilty of third degree assault.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-11
Charges Are
 Filed in Coast
 Mdrine5fr

SAN FRANCISCO, June l1-tR- West Coast waterfront employers today again accused CIO Long shoremen of unfair labor practices.
 Tn complaint filed with the Ma tional Labor Relations Board Re- gional Office, the Waterfront En- ployers Association of the Pacific charged the Interpational Long, shoremen's and Warehousemens Union with:
 CD Refusing to bargain collec- lively with employers, (2) Refusing to bargain on contract clauses the employers contend violate the pres ent law; (3) Attempting to force the shipping industry to enter into a contract in violation of the law.
 Principal dispute revolves aron.d the hiring of a dispatcher for the hiring hall The man now is a union appointed man. The employers want the dispatcher to be an impar- tial party.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-11
14OO (ANNERYMEN
 FOR BRISIOL BAY '
 LEAVING SEATTLE

SEATTLE, June ll--iR-About L. 400 cannery workers are scheduled to leave Seattle at noon tomorrow for the Bristol Bay area on the Cape Victory
 Asout 2.c00 others will leave later for other Alaskan points.
 Under a new agreement with the Alaska Salmon Industry. Inc. the workers will receive pay boosts aver aging l44 percent over last year Ernesto Manaoang, business agent of Local !. Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union tCIO). an- nounced GQ
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-11
Negotiations on Marshall Plan
 Opened by U. ,.

WASHINGTON, June ll.-tR- The United States opened negotia- tons today with the Marshall Plan countries on agreements to govern Americana European recovery oper- ations.
 The British Ambassador Sir Oliv- CT Franks, spent IS minutes in the first meeting with Assistant Secre- tary of State Willard Thorpe, the American negotiator
 Franks said afterward: We had satifactory first session. We were actually concerned with try ing to determine what differences exist between us on the points of the agreement"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-11
DRAFT BILL NOW MUST
 FOR HOUSE
By HOWARD DoBsoN

WASHINGTON, June 1l.-LR-- House Republican leaders stamped an emphatic must" today on en- actment of peacetime draft law next week.
 Encouraged by the whopping 78- to-10 vote the Senate gave it's selec- tive service revival bill, House sup porters were confident of sending a finished measure to President Truman before adjournment.
 Speaker Martin tR-Mass) told reporters the House bill will be called to the floor Tuesday or Wednesday. He predicted it will pass with only one day of debate. This would contrast with six days and three nights of Senate ora tory.
 House Rules Chairman Leo E Allen tR-IlD said his committee VII meet Monday to vote the House measure up or down." The bill has been awaiting Rules Committee clearance since May '.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-11
H0LYLAND BATTLING
 I5 CEASED
Uneasy Peace Comes fo Palestine as Four-Week
 Armistice Is Started
CBy The Associated Press)

Uneasy peace came to Palestine today to the accompaniment of wailing air raid sirens in Tel Aviv and gun bursts in Jerusalem.
 The four-week armistice and arms embargo became effective at 10 p. m. PSF last night.
 During the truce, Count Folke Bernadotte, U. N. mediator, will seek to resolve the great issue of partition.
 The Jews said the cease fire generally was observed several hours before the deadline They announced a last minute bomb- ing of Damascus.
 The heaviest last minute fight ing was around Latrun, where the Arabs block the main Tel Aviv- Jerusalem supply road. The Is- raelis claimed important success es" there.
 The Arab Legion of Trans-Jor- dan said the Jews broke the truce in Jerusalem within an hour, kill ing an Arab soldier. Random shoot ing echoed in the Holy City for six minutes after the armistice hour. Jewish mortars drummed the Arabs there for TO minutes before the truce.
 Great Britain announced she would not recognize Israel during the truce. A spokesman said such recognition would be "a positive act of intervention" favoring one side.
 Born in war, the first Jewish na- tion since before the days of Christ had its first day of peace. Both sides were frozen in their mili- tary position. It was day of burials of the slain, tending for the wounded and repairing the havoc of war.
 As peace descended, the Jews held their whole partition state ex- cept parts of the Negeb Desert in the south. In Arab Palestine, they had Jaffa, a wedge between Tel Aviv and Latrun. nearly all of modern Jerusalem and 1,200 square miles of western Galilee. They claimed 200 Arab villages.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-11
The W ashington Merry Co., Round
By DREW PEARSON
tcopyrisht, ls4s, by The Bell Syndicate.
 Incl

WASHINGTON Contact with the Eisenhower inner group has been maintained by Southern Sena- tors through Maj Gen. Floyd Parks, retiring press relations chief for the Army :. Most active pro- Eisenhower Senators are Maybank and Johnston of South Carolina, Robertson of Virginia, Sparkman and Hill of Alabama, and Pepper of Florida. Johnston's secretary, Jim Lever, used to be- an Army crony of General Parks Sena- tor Kiigore of West Virginia has thrown his weight behind Senator Brewster,s bill to give ex-Presidents the salary and privileges of a Sena-- tor for life, thinks it might helr the Truman situation" :. Miss issippi's rootin'- -tootin' John Ran- kin is so worried over the Eisen- hover boom that he has started one of his preposterious whisper ing campaigns-to the effect that Ike is the son of Jewish carpet bagger who made money off the South in reconstruction days ..
 Actually Eisenhower's family came to this country several generations ago from Switzerland, settled in Kansas and Texas.
 Women are watching what Re publicans do to two of their sex