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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18

sients. anyway. But it did no
good and the sense of Congress
was indignation at Clapper and
mourning for the miscreant bro
thers. Actually the institution of
nepotism is rock-ribbed in gov
ernment and in the big unions
almost all of which now support
dynastic families of parasites.
1t has never been more flagrant-
ly practised then by the late
Roosevelt. He loaded the gov
eminent rolls with his son, Jim
my, at $4,000 to fetch him out
of mischief in Boston, with an
impecunious she-cousin at Sc, -
900 whose duty oStensibly was
to choose pretty chintzes for our
ar-flung embassies and old
uncle Fred Delano. Uncle Fred
was barnacled onto the national
resources planning board, with
a room in the State Department.
From this office ne used to write
evasive letters TO naive invest
ors in the bonds OF a scab coal
mine in the Pennsylvania fields
which the family owned and op-
Grated. The bondholders took a
neat shellacking according to
the family tradition but the epi-
sode found the attorney gener-
ais office too heavily concerned
to pay it any mind.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
School Teacher Lobby Has Been
Very Successful, Nisbet Declares

the highway group is not press
ing that idea. Looks very much
like members of the 1949 gen.
eral assembly will earn several
times the $500 paid them. In
fact, they'll more than earn the
$1,000 which the voters denied
them by turning down the pro-
posed constitutional amendment
to raise legislative pay. Mem
bers of the legislature are the
only folks on the state payroll
who have not had pay raise
in 20 years.
WORDS-The increasingly i'm
portant subject of stream pollu-
ton came up for discussion in
a group of conservationists the
other day. Growing out of that
talk came decision. so far as
the men present are concerned,
to quit talking about stream
pollution and emphasize stream
utilization. One man insisted
that misplaced emphasis on pol
luton had aroused opposition to
program which might have
gained support if use of the
water had been paramounted.
FUNCTIONS-He pointed out
that one of the primary func-
tions of running streams is to
carry away filth and refuse. Too
often that is the only use
sought by industrial plants.
municipalities and private own
ers of adjoining lands. Other i'm
portant functions of running
streams are to- provide food
fish, to furnish power, and as
to larger rivers carry commerce.
Untreated chemical refuse kills
the fish; backwater from power
dams inundate valuable farming
lands, while uncontrolled flood
waters carry away unreplace-
able fertile soil as well as caus-
ing destruction of other proper
ty.
VALUES-The question be-
comes one Of evaluating the ad-
vantages and disadvantages Of
the different purposes made Of
-: stream.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Dorothy Thompson

An article by William L. Lau-
renee in the Saturday Evening
Post of November . raises some
pertinent questions. Mr.. Lau-
renee, who has access to as
much privy information as any
layman, makes it clear that at
this moment we have sufficient
A-bombs and can fly nonstop
sufficient distances to wipe out
successful war against any coun-
try we determine to defend.
On the basis of our own ex-
perience which Tire Soviets can
not match, ne presents reasons
for estimating that the Russians
cannot produce sufficient bombs
to neutralize ours within four
years though he also thinks-be-
cause of our greater density of
population and concentration of
industry-that a fourth as many
Soviet bombs would do US as
much as we could do the U.S.S.R
with our present stockpile.
The logic of this, though Mr..
Laurence does not quite say so,
is that we must - in one form
or another-send an ultimatum
to the Soviets for their accept
ance which, if refused, would
put them in the position of ag-
gressor. Mr.. Laurence thinks
this ultimatum should be de-
mand to relinq,iish sovereignty
{ along with ourselves) over
sources Of atomic energy.
He thinks this demand should
be made publicly. The latter. l
think, would guarantee that the
Russians would reject it, and
there would be war In this
war, we certainly could destroy
the Soviet Union. But what
the social effects would be mill
tary men are unlikely to esti-
mate correctly. That the Ameri-
can people or the people of the
world, would accept this defini-
ton Of aggression is question:
able.
1t seems to ne on the con-
trary, that althougr.>a showdown
with Russia is inevitable, it
ought to be over an offer to con-
clude all-embracing peace treat.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Thompson Calls Attention To Article
On A-Bomb As A Political Weapon

les with the Sovlets and the rest
of the world. These treaties
would guarantee Soviet security
and the security of all states,
and their rejection would be a
clearer indication of refusal to
make peace than would reject
ion of the Bar.ch Plan. And
approaches must be diplomatic.
Attempts 10 put nations on the
spot before the world are the
worst approach to a settlement
if settlement is desired.
West and East already are at
war, and 1t is not "cold" n
many places-for instance, in
China or Greece
War, to paraphrase Clause
WITT, is the employment of or
ganized violence t. attain poll
tical goals. W.i>n such a war
is on, nations use the means
at their disposal. Military minds
think of war in their own terms,
and preparation for war is based
on the preceding conflict. Thus,
the First World War was a war
of position fought in trenches;
and the French preparation for
its successor was to build the
worlds greatest fortified trench,
sit down in it and wait. But the
Second World War was a blitz,
krieg fought over and around
the Maginot line by the Euro
pean nation best equipped for
such warfare.
Atomic wa. Is variation of
the blltzkrieg. best suited to A
merican capacities. One can be
sure that the Russians are as
well informed about these capa-
cities as we are: The Russians,
therefore, are choosing a form
Of warfare which neutralizes the
A-bomb - civil war.
The A-bomb is useless in China
or Greece. Ne government can
drop A-bombs on its own terri
tory or nationals. The A-bomb,
a vastly more destructive block
buster, chiefly is useful for para
Lying industries and terroriz-
ing populations. But industries
can be paraly1ed from within,
by strikes and sabotage, as re-
Gently has been demonstrated
in France.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
THE READERS COURTROOM
By Will Bernard, LII. B.

lights on. Darkness fell. Sud-
denly stranger entered, seized
the woman's purse, and fled. She
sued the railroad for her loss,
blaming the agent for leaving
the station in darkness. But the
court denied her claim. The
judge said that, while the place
should have been lit, the rob-
berry was not caused merely by
the darkness.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18

(Q) IS A RAILROAD RE-
SPONSIBLE IF /. TRAVEL
Err is RO- I'd IN THE DE-
POT?
(A) A woman had TO spend
several hours in a small rural
depot, awaiting the arrival of
her train. When the station
agent went home for the day,
he forgot to turn the depot
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Nigor OF Department
Thomas Is Termed
BY Westbrook Pegler
Copyright, 1913. King Fea-
lures Syndicate, Inc.)

The vigor of the Department
of Justice in prosecuting Con-
gresham Parnell Thomas, the
chairman OF the Committee on
Un-AmeNcan activities, is dra-
matte reproach 20 the same bur-
eau when we consider the At
torney Generals iron apathy to-
ward the traitorous consplrators
exposed by the Thomas Commit
tee. At worst. if he be guilty,
Thomas filched few thousand
dollars and did that under a
logical, if rather daring, extern
sion of the common practice of
nepotism on Capitol Hill. On
the other nand. dozens of indi-
viduals, planted in secret recess
ses of the government were
stoutly accused by stand-up wit
nesses of betraying the United
States to the Russian enemy.
The Department OF Justice has
ignored these cases.
Even Russian aliens implica-
ted in the same band of con-
spirators have. not been molest-
ed. And few days ago Tom
Clark, the Attorney General,
and Mrs. Clark, were photo
graphed in happy social doings
at the Soviet Embassy. This was
appeasement on personal
plane but the bait of a snifter
of Vodka and a hod of caviar
at this outpost of the Krenilin
is irresistible TO most Demo-
Gratis and the rlore so to their
wives. Such susceptibility is
not. as the lawyers say, action
able.
Thomas is charged with de-
frauding the government by
kick-backs from real persons
who were fictitious employees.
He is a rotund hlck of a van
ishing American type whose So
cial errors in the examination
of witnesses were the honest pa
triotic blurts of the typical main
street insurance man, druggist
or service stationist. 1t was not
by his doing that Congressional
procedure waived the tricky le-
gallstic tangles Of the courts.
This method of getting informa-
ton was there when Thomas be-
came chairman of the commit
tee, established, tested, and vim
dicated long ago He just made
use of it and the gruesome fact
is that for all his prejudice a.
gainst traitors and spies. He is
no less judicia, and fair than
many of the frily articled judi
ges of the federal courts now
sitting.
The kick-back of pay has been
common practise in Congress
for decades. I dare say Mr..
Clark, himself, has paid his
tithe to his party fer years, fail
ing which he would be miracle
man deserving the dribbling a.
dulation of Henry Wallace. All
politicians pay it to their par
ties and President Truman sat
on a county board in Kansas
City which collected for the Pen
dergast machine bounty called
lug on every dollar spent for
public improvements. His per-
sonal abstention from lug is in
teresting but doesn't amount to
formal condemnation Of lug as
lug.
The late Ray Clapper once de-
feated many members of Con-
gress up for reelection by ex-
posing in print, the fraud, or,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Tucker Says Women Should Be Given Credit For Keeping Truman White Hol
Princi pal Ballot-Box Benefactors
Among Women We're SchOOl-Ieachers

Mr.. Truman deferred action
on numerous foreign questions
until after the election for poll
tical considerations alone. He
changed front several times on
the matter of Palestine, shock
ing both Messrs Marshall and
Lovett, not to mention National
Defense Secretary Forrestal.
They had PLAYED along with
the British, who argued against
any solution that might offend
the Arabs. The President has
now thrown this country's in
fluence on the side of the Jews.
PARTICIPAT1ON: Mr.. Tru-
man will also press for full A
merican participation West
ern European alliance, and in
this project he has the enthusi-
astic support of Secretary Mar
shall.
The post-election decision o
French divisions d form of aid
which will be extended eventual
ly to other anti Moscow allies,
marks the first assertion of Tru-
man power in the field of for
eign affairs,
The Presidetn has also asked
his State and National Defense
advisers to make a fresh can
vass of the Chinese situation.
Unless events Of the next few
weeks prove that 1T is too late
to bolster the recognized govern
ment with funds arms and civil
liam supplies, Mr. Truman plans
to sponsor minor Marshall
Plan for the ORIENT.
The Chief Executives assump-
ton Of authority in this field is
based on his study of the cleo
ton returns. In displacing such
'isolationists" as Senator c.
Wayland Brooks of Illinois, "Joe
Ball of Minnesota and Harold
L. Knutson of Minnesota, chair
man of the House Ways and
Means Committee, the voters de-
clared for an aggressive, heavily
financed. around -the-world pro-
gram, in White House opinion.
POLLS: Legislative proposals
to kill off such supposedly Sci
entific" polls of political senti-
ment as those conducted by
Messrs. Gallup, Crossley and
Roper will get nowhere in the
next Congress.
Bills already introduced to bar
them from the mails would un-
doubtedly be held unconstitution-
al by the Supreme Court, as
suming that they could be en-
acted, as "class discrimination"
The fact is ttat many Tru-
man politicians attribute his vic
tory to these "samplings" of the
betters' mind. They were so
confidently and unanimously
pro-Dewey from the start that
they tended to keep Republican
voters from the polls and to in
duce heavy contributors to zip
per their pocketbooks. The G..
o. P.'s lack of cash accounts,
partially at least, for their fail
ufe to carry Congress.
1nasmuch as many Democra-
tic members of House and Sen
ate figure that they owe their
election to these polls predic-
ton of Dewey triumph, with
the resultant Republican indif-
ference, it is hardly likely that
they will put their statistical
benefactors out of business.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
BY Ray Tucker


WASHINGTON. Nov. l9-The
final check on President Tru =
mans surprising victory in the
face of overwhelming political
and popular odds gives credit to
the women for keeping him IN
the White House 1t is, perhaps,
their greatest public achieve
ment since they were given suf-
frage almost thirty years ago.
One group alone, consisting
largely of women, is regarded
as Mr.. Truman principal bal
lot-box benefactors. They are
the school-teachers of America.
For some reason they got the
impression thai the President
was more favorable to them
than Governor Dewey was.
In particular, they liked the
Administration expanded edu-
cational program, which points
toward high salaries, more build
ings and smaller classes. and
federal subsidies through t
least two years Of junior college.
WOMEN: The teachers alone,
assuming that they influenced
and propagandized friend or
richer field for making and in
fluencing friends could have
turned the trick. in view of Mr..
Truman's narrow margin in
such key states IS Ohio, Illinois,
Iowa, West Virginia and other
commonwealth that provided
him his electoral college divi-
dend.
These post-mortem pollsters
however, think that the Presi-
dent gor a far larger vote "a
mong women generally than his
opponent did. Possibly because
they are more susceptible to
personal and emotional pres
sures, they seemed to prefer the
Missouri. homely personality to
the New York glamor 1t is
figured that many voted for Mr..
Truman out of sympathy, sort
of motherly complex.
And every reporter and
traveller on the Truman train
now comedies that Mrs. Truman
and Margaret made votes for
the head of the family.
THEORY: According to this
logical, but unprovable conclu-
sion is tina fact that the Eighty
first Congress Will have the lar
gest quota CT woraen in politi-
cal history, and the only femi-
nine member of the Senate e.
lected in her own right-Mar-
garet Chase Smith of Maine.
Mr.. Truman apparently a.
grees with this theory. For it
is understood that if a new Cab
met Department, of Social We'll
fare is created he will name a
woman to mead it. He may al
so appoint several of the help
full sex to diplomatic posts.
FOREIGN President Tru.
man has taken complete COM
mand of the handling of foreign
problems for the first time since
he entered the White House.
His election has given him
enough confidence to break from
the spell which Secretary Mar
shall and Under Secretary
Lovett exercised over him, and
to disregard the extremely pro-
British group inside the State
Department.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Growth OF Our Roanoke Rapids Is
Dependent Largely On Local Spirit

The permanent and profitable development of
any community, including our own Roanoke Rapids,
depends largely upon the spirit of its residents and
the utilization of local resources money materials
and intelligence.
Contrary to much present-day thought, our de-
veopment does not depend upon the amount of state
money spent in vicinity or the amount of feder-
al cash that can be sucked in These funds may pro-
vide squirt but if their acceptance involves surrend
of local spirit the final plight of the municipality
may be than before the money arrived
We are not saying that should forego all of
the advantages that from outside sources. We,
suggest however, that very often, the time and en-
ergy expended in seeking outside aid could effect SUBJ
stantial development. Moreover, town city grows
through the initiative and ability of its people and
temporary advantage is worth sacrificing these at
tributes.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
DAILY BIBLE QUOTATION

Trust in the and lean thine
| |oWnu understanding" Prov 3: D.
This months daily quotations by the Rev
c. Grogan pastor of Roanoke Rapids
, 1948-11-13
SHIPPING NEWS

The SIS. "ALCOA RANGER"
from New Orleans is due at Fred
eriksted, November 10th, 1913, &C
cepteing freight for st. Kits, An
tigua, Barbados, Grenada, Trini-
dad & Georgetown, British Guiana
Alcoa Steamship Company. Inc.
Rob't L. Merwin & Co., Inc.
Agents
, 1948-11-13
PUBLICATION

1t is hereby brought to public notice that the Trademark
shown below which was registered in the United States Pa
tent Office, Washington, D. c., on February 9, 1897, in the
name of MARS INCORPORATED, of Chicago, Illinois, a
organized and existing under the Laws of the
.Delawaro, and Trademark certificate No. 3431 46 issued
signs has this date been registered in the Office of the Gov
eminent Secretary of the Virgin Islands of the United States
at St. Thomas, in accordance with the provisions in the re-
gulations governing the registration of Patents and Trade
marks in the Virgin Islands, approved April /, 1916.
, 1948-11-13
P U BLICATION

1t is hereby brought to public notice that Trademark shown
below which was registered in the United States Patent Office,
Washington, D C, on February %, 1923, in the name of
MARS, INCORPORATED, doing business as Mar-O-Bar Com
pany, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota, and Trade
mark Certificate No. 239,311 issued therefor, and which was
renewed on April 6, 1948, to Mars, Incorporated, of Chicago,
Illinois, a corporation of Delaware, for a period of twenty
years from February %, 1948, has this date been registered
in the Office of the Government Secretary Of the Virgin Is
lands of the United States at ST. Thomas, in accordance with
the provisions in the regulations governing the registration
of Patents and Trademarks in the Virgin Islands approved
April 1, 1916.
, 1948-11-13
NOTICE

The st. Croix Civic Associa-
ton will deliver its Thank
You Talk to the general pub
lie on Monday evening, Nov
ember Is, 1913 at the Market
Place in Christiansted.
, 1948-11-13

Nursing Progress Week
NoUember 18th 10th
Lon Tuesday, November 18th at 500 pm. the stu
dent nurses Of St. Croix will present a pageant
Of Nursing Progress in the Islands at St. Paurs
Hall, FrederikSted.
ADDED ATTRACTION Miss Marie Richards
Admission 25c Refreshments on sale.
Bus Oiu leaDe C'sted Sunday Market at $50 pm.
2 Thursday, November 18th at 500 pm. See our
nurses action at St. Mary's Hall in Christian
sted. d
Admission fee - 25c Refreshments on Sale
, 1948-11-13
NOTICE

The regular Old Years.
Dance will be kept as usual by
Munroe Clendenen at the
Congressional Hall on Dec.
81, 1948 from IL o'clock until
z o'clock in the morning.
Everything at the bar.
Music Hot. Fee 75c
MUNRoE
Evening star., 1948-03-24
Alexandra
NEGRO School Plan Studied

A proposal that a Negro high
school be established for Alexandria
and Arlington was under study to-
day by Arlington school officials.
The County School Board last
night voted to seek a conference
with Alexandria school officials on
the matter. Colin c. Macpherson.
Arlington School Board member,
said new high school for colored
students has been authorized in
Alexandria.
The colored high school in Ar
lington is not accredited by the
State Board of Education because its
enrolment is less than required.
Three new Exploratory Commit
tees were created by the board.
They are on secondary school ath-
letics, health and physical educa-
tion and utilization of school build
ings by community groups. The
Committee on Entrance and Pro-
motion was dropped, its work being
completed.
Evening star., 1948-03-24
Alexandra Adopts
New zoning Measure;
To Be Effective May |

A new zoning procedure was
adopted last. night by the Alex
andria City Council.
Under the new law, which be-
comes effective May /, rezoning
hearings will be conducted by the
city planning commission with only
the final decision left to the City
Council. q
The law was drawn up by q coun-
cil-appointed committee which
studied ways of streamlining zon-
ing procedures.
Under the new law, applications
for rezoning are made to the COM
mission. The law requires the COM
mission to meet once a month to
hold public hearings.
Hearings Required.
The commission is authorized to
make its own rules, but is required
to conduct a full and impartial
hearing on as informal a basis as
possible. After the rezoning hear
ings, the commission shall make
recommendations to- council on
whether the rezoning requests
should be granted or denied.
In cases where the commission
recommends against a rezoning, at
least three-fourths vote of Council
would be necessary to overrule the
commissions recommendation.
The law also provides that there
shall be no public hearings on re-
zoning before Council unless such
a hearing Is recommended by at
least three members of the commits
Evening star., 1948-03-24
Prince Georges Board
To Decide Fate Of Doq

The fate of Sandy, tan and white
pet dog, will be decided by the
Prince Georges County Commis-
sioners Tuesday.
Sandy, a mongrel, is accused of
destroying two hogs owned by Jesse
Curry of Beltsville.. The dog has
been confined at the University of
Maryland since March 10, when
county police took him from his
owner, David Dudley.
If the dog is found guilty, Mr..
Dudley will have to reimburse Mr..
Curry or Sandy will be killed. If
the dog is Cleared, the commission
ers, under a county law, will have
to pay the claim.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Dudley's two chill
dren, John, 7, and Mary, 4, are
hoping their pet will be returned
Ito them.
Mr.. Dudley, who is unable to work
because of i'll health. said he could
not pay for the damages. Attorney
J. Frank Lillard of Hyattsville, was
asked to help get the dog back, Mr..
Dudley said. An appeal to the COM
missioners yesterday by Mr.. Lillard
resulted in scheduling the hearing.
Evening star., 1948-03-24
10000 Auto Tags Ordered
By Keneipp as Supply Drops

With only about 10 days supply
Of auto tags remaining, Traffic Di-
rector George E. Keneipp has
ordered 10000 additional plates.
Furthermore, he said, he may
have to place another order after he
gets the 10000 tags.
The original order for tags which
was placed with the Department of
Corrections to be made at the Lor-
ton Reformatory was for 149, 9,641
sets. Up to closing time yesterday,
the department had issued 1o2, 1868
sets. The tags have been issued at
the rate of between 1000 and 5000
. day.
Herman S. Cole, administrative
assistant to Mr.. Keneipp said today
the department is unable to tell
whether the motorists are buying
their tags earlier this year or wheth-
er there had been an increase in
the number of automobiles here.
Donald Clemmer, director of the
Department of Corrections, said he
will be able to deliver the tags in
about five days. The reformatory is
now making signs for the Patuxent
Naval Base and it will take at least
day to retool for the motor tags,
he said,
Evening star., 1948-03-24
Alexandra 6. @. P.
Names Co-Chairmen

Nathan j. Poulson and Mrs.
Thomas M. Jones, jr., were elected
co-chairmen Of the Alexandria Re-
publican Committee at mass meet
ing Of Republicans last night at the
George Mason Hotel.
Other officers selected were Mrs.
]. r. Jarvis, secretary, and Raymond
Gaines, treasurer.
Named to serve on the Alexandria
Republican Committee were Mrs. j.
Robert Smith, Mrs. Ernest L. Acker-
ley, Thomas c. Graham, Walter ].
Fulton, DR.. j. H. Lowell, Miss Ruth
Jean Ludolth, Mr.. Poulson, Mrs.
Jones, B. J. Voss and Kemp Rush.
The Republicans falso named "a
delegates and "a alternates to the
9th district convention at Culpeper
Friday and to the State convention
at Roanoke in April. The unit rule
was adopted.
1t was also voted to ask Corpora
ton Court Judge William P. Woolls
and the Alexandria Electoral Board
to take steps to speed up voting
procedure. The resolution suggested
that registration records be put in
better order 50 less time will be re-
Quired for each vote cast.