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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
Western Allies May Actually Be
Making Money On Berlin Blockade

The Western Allies may actually be making
money" on the Berlin blockade, asserts Lawrence
Wilkinson, economics adviser to the United States
Commander in Germany.
The Russians, in Blockadng Berlin, evidently did
not expect the Allies to institute
which cut off the Russian from normal supplies
principally hard coal steel and machinery which u.s.
ually from the industrial coal-rich heart of
Western Germany.
Mr.. Wilkinson points out that the Withholding
of coal and steel from the Russian zone means that
the Western zones have of these essential prod
ucts He admits h al Communist propaganda is
working overtime, fomenting strikes and discomfort
among the workers. and that this may explain low
output per among miners.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
Stale Spending Big Money
Maintaining School Plants

from tables published by the
state department of public in
struction, that average cost per
white pupil is almost exactly
double the average for Negroes
.43 and 1922 However, the
differential is being steadily les
sened. In 1884 the spread was
from 59 cents for Negro to
$l,65 for white.
DIFFERENTIAL - Comment
ing on this spread the editor of
the Public School Bulletin says:
in the light of other known
facts, chiefly that Negro school
children are not housed in as
good buildings and costs are
naturally less. The figures pre-
sented reflect the Improvement
in this respect over a period of
years and at the same time in
dicate a need that exists"
observation-disclosures the
differential ir state average for
white and colored pupils does
not mean intentional discrimina-
ton is proven by the fact that
five city and eleven county units
spend more on school plant op-
GRAFTON for each Negro child than
for each white pupil. The city
units are Elizabeth City, Kings
Mountain, Lincolnton, Marion
and Tryon. The counties are
Burke, Haywood, Johnston, Nit
chell, Swain, Wilkes and Yadkin.
Swain county holds the record.
expenditure for each Negro pu-
pill there being $32.45 and COM
pared whit 1851 for each white
pupil, and an overall average Of
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
Pegler Pictures Dire Consequences For
Country Following Election OF Truman

known peace of mind, simpli-
city and the plain security that
a man earned at a working Job.
They have no basis for COM
parlson. They never knew 1913.
When Truman tod them that
their high wages We're q git
from him ana Roosevelt he was
not deceiving them except On
the point that the initiation was
created by Roosevelt TO equal
ize the raises in pay. They got
three timese teir worth S work
men in dollars worth a third in
rent, clothing and food.
1t is an amusing fact, for all
things must pass, that the de-
graduation Of American people
and their commitment to the
Roosevelt Memorial War with
Russia are the work of Euro
pean strays who were invited
here as interiors but wouldn't
keep to their slums. On the
contrary, they went to night
school, studying Marx and SUBJ
courses in rioting, street fight
ing, picketing, provocation,
parliamentary tactics and pub
lie speaking. The Americans,
pleasure-bent, generously ig-
nored them. The Americans
were little surprised but lack
ed the Intelligence to be alarm
ed when they discovered peo-
Pile all over Washington,
thick as flies in the unions of
tthe CIO, and thicker mid the
pleasure and palaces of Palm
Beach and Saratoga where the
humble native cannot go.
The journalists, book-makers
and pol stsrs, as Mr.. Truman,
called them, who scratched him
and gave Dewey a walkover are
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08

absolutely necessary expenses TO
carrying on state business.
TRAVEL-It may be true, as
some have charged, that state
employees do more travelling
than is actually essential to eff
ficient service on their jobs.
That is a problem for the head
men in departments, divisions
and institutions. In final analy-
sis it is a question of judgment
as to what travel is essential or
appropriate. Immediate point at
issue is that If an already low
paid employee is requied by his
boss-respresenting the state-to
take a trip. he certainly ought
not to have to dig into his per-
sonal pocketbook to pay neces-
sayr expenses.
POOLS-During the war time
gasoline shortage some effort
was made to pool state travel
and reduce individual car mile
age. The experiment didn't
prove satisfactory. The idea is
still being considered and it
would see impossible to reduce
car mileage by application of
the plan. Its efficient operation
Will require advance planning
OF trips and at best it will re-
suit in hardship and inadequate
attention to some details. At the
same time, many observers be-
heve that thousands of miles of
state-paid travel can be saved
by all departments pooling in
formation and automobiles with
respect to long distance trips
essential to state business.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08

Lore to be pitied than scorned.
The Presidents own daughter,
said she, zoo, was overwhelmed
by the surprise and all the
headquarters professionals in
a.. lr-f auces admitted that
on the dawn of Election Day
they stood by to bury Truman,
not to cnecr him. The vote
was a political mistake because
it was almost entirely a blow
struck al tine Congress in re-
aponse to Humans strangely
juvenile and bush-league attack.
Actually it was a good Con-
gress, but he had to get rid Of
the blame for his own disasters
and draw attention from the
great disaster of impending war.
So he tore in to the 90th, which
had no means of defense as stri->
dent and dramatic as his at
tack.
To his own astonishment he
won by a protest vote against
a blameless culprit. 1t certainly
was not an endorsement of
Truman's tragic error in Ber-
lin where he forgot to provide
access to his south forty.' Any
American farmer should have
quit him for that, the more an
grily since his mistake already
has cost the lives of a dozen
young American army fliers
and hundreds of millions of
taxes. However, the air lift is
good practice for the Roosevelt
Memorial War and Mr.. Truman
may have occasion with year
or two to take credit for this
foresighted intensive training of
large crops of airmen under
simulated war conditions in time
of peace.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
THE READERS
COURT ROOM
BY Will Bernard, LIB

(Q) Does a gambler have the
same right Of self-defense
as anyone else?
CAY Two men got into an ar
gument during dice game, and
one of them pulled knife. The
other drew pistol aid shot
his companion, woundiuKy him
fatally. Arrested on i charge
of murder. the slayer pleaded
that he had acted in self-defense
The prosecutor replied that only
law-abiding citizens - and not
gamblers - have the legal right
OF self-defense. But the court
disagreed and ruled in favor Of
the accused man, The Judge
said that gambling had nothing
to do with the mans right to
defend his very LIE.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
Parking Meter Discussion Gets
Warmer With New Opposition Told

The parking meter squabble becomes more and
more complex With the announcement by the Junior
ing meters the grounds that they neither help
ing business nor the traffic problem"
This statement is in sharp contrast to that made
by Mayor w. Bernard Alsbrook, who believes that
the parking meters have gone long way toward
solving the problem of parking in the business sec
tion. Also City Commissioner Howard Pruden points
out that there 1873 parked in lots off the
streets that used to be parked in front of business
establishments prior to the installation of parking
meters.
So far there has been concrete statement of
fact showing that the parking meters have cost the
city and the merchants of the city any business.
Overlooked for the most part in all of this dis
cussion far, though there was some mention, are
the people who come to Roanoke Rapids to shop.
Some few Northampton Countians expressed them
selves as being in favor of parking meters because
they enable us to get place to park in the business
section
Perhaps one approach to arriving at real
derstanding on the problem would be to conduct
survey among people of the surrounding who
come to Roanoke Rapids to shop. Ask them if they
think the parking meters are necessary?
It is belief that the Junior Chamber of Com
merce and other anti-parkng meter forces will real
ize that these people, the people who make Roanoke
Rapids a shopping center, will favor the parking
meters.
We convinced that the parking meters serve
good purpose. And if the local act is passed to
allow the city to the funds derived from the
parking meters for recreational purposes then the
meters are adding another feather to their useful
We fail to see how the meters have not solved
the parking problem. We admit that they do ncon-
venience people who drive their automobiles
to work and have to park two blocks so from the
store in which they work. However, by doing so they
open parking space for some customers of that
store
No doubt the parking meter situation will come
in for some discussion at the meeting of the member
ship of the Merchants Association Wednesday night.
We'd like to hear from other people on the park
ing meters in Roanoke Rapids and do solicit letters
the editor on the problem
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
PEGLER
By WeStbrook Pelger

Copyright, 1948 King Featur-
es Syndicate, Inc.)
The election returns mean no
more than a party victory to the
old professional hacks of the big
cities - O'Dwyer, Hague and
Curley of the active list and
Farley, Flynn and Kelly of the
ancients.
1t may mean no more than
that to President Truman. But
to the cunning and Highly intelli-
gent conspirators of the left it
means that the America Repub-
lie that prospered and created
a standard of living beyond
comparison in history is done
for.
Now we 60 Socialistic after
England and we are never COM
ing back. Truman's 9lst Con-
ress will come in snorting for
the blood of the arlstocrats who
the President so noisly damned.
- The mob-rule of the union gang
sters has been vindicated by the
response to his theatrical shrek
against the Taft-Hartlev Law,
which now will be repealed, the
restoring the right of club and
torch to the brown shirts of the
party. Within a short time, un-
der a fair construction of the
response to one of his great
campaign issues. Mr.. Truman
will restore price controls and
the black markets with their
fine business opportunities for
deserving partisans. Rationing
will soon ensue as measure
short of war" so that we may
feed and otherwise supply the
people of Europe, who, we hope.
will have the kindness to stand
off the Russians for us.
These peoples, however, will
weigh their chances and decide
not to be implicated in our evil
designs lest the victorious Rus
sian hordes apply the Nurem-
burg precedent and hang them
as war criminals. We could
hardly object to that. remem-
bering that we laid down that
law, and we certainly couldn't
raise a hand in their defense.
Indeed, what with the rise of the
Kremlin's own party in the
United States during that time,
Henry Wallace government
might hang them first, as war
mongers who created bad blood
between us and our Bolshevik
brothers.
There is bleak comfort in the
fact that if Mr.. Dewey had been
elected, he, too, almost certainly
would have mad to revive most
of the shortages, coupons and
intricate files of personal pedi-
grees which Roosevelt so dearly
loved, in preparation for the
Roosevelt Memorial War. That
war is inevitable thanks to the
warm-hearted errors of the
Great Philatelist in recognizing
Russia, cultivating the Com
munist Party here and propitat-
ing Stain in gallant pilgrimages
to Teheran and Yalta.
To those Americans who have
lived long enough TO see the de-
cline Of freedom from the days
of substantial wealth and COM
fort, low taxes and immunity
from the peering Of the FBI. the
Army Intelligence. the Treasury
and agents of the Anti-Nazi Lea
gus, the present 10 irksone and
fa1naae aaaiaaua. Tha ynunaAx
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
BY Ray Tucker

WASHINGTON: Nov. 8 -
The virtual collapse of the Re
publican Party in their year OF
expected victory has convinced
many of it's leaders that the
COP needs a prompt and pro-
gressive reorganization from top
to bottom, especially on Capitol
Hill.
1t is generally agreed that the
majority legislators do no.
thing record as dramatized by
President Truman, was largely
responsible for his surprise
showing
In a sense, the postmortem
analysts believe that it was the
Republican Congress rather
than Governor Thomas E. Dew
ey which was defeated. In ell
ectorial college terms, as well
as in the popular vote, he made
the best run Of any COP candi-
date since Herbert Hoover in
1923.
His personal, "me, too" plat
form was far more liberal than
that which the Philadelphia con-
vention gave him, and far more
New Dealish than the principle
embodied in legislation enacted
by the Eightieth Congress.
This viewpoint is borne out
in detailed manner by the out
come of Congressional and Gu
bernatorial contests. Even those
who conceded that Mr.. Tru-
man had an outside chance -
and there were very few -
never dreamed that the Demo-
Gratis would recapture Capitol
Hill.
The overturn at the eastern
end of Pennsylvania Avenue
was quite as unanticioated and
as spectacular as the Presi-
dents triumph.
SIGNIFICANT: 1t is regarded
as significant that almose every
Republican Congressional lead
er's state gave it's electoral ball
lots to President Truman or
turned in Dewey majorities that
fell far be'ow expectations. Con-
gressional bosses stock is far
below par on the political mar
ket today.
Mr.. Truman carried the states
of Senate Leader Tat, Speaker
Martin, House Majority Leader
Ha''o"k - Ohio, Massachusetts,
and Indiana, respectively. He
lost in Vandenberg's Michigan
and Senate Leader Wherry's
Nebraska by less than 10000.
Mr.. Dewey, ironically, says he
gave up when he learned that
Ohio, Iowa and Indiana, erst-
while strongholds of Republi-
canism, had gone Democratic.
LOSER: President Truman
won Illinois, the home state Of
Rules Chairman Leo E. Allen.
1t was he who sometimes a.
gainst his wish but at the desire
of the House leadership pigeon
holed most of the measures
which the Chief Executive had
asked Congress to enact. An
other loser in this great state
was Senator c. Wayland Brooks,
arch -isolationist.
Although Mr.. Dewey barely
squeezed through in New York,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
Complete Republican Collapse Shows The Need For COP Party Regazad(
COP Leaders Did Not Carry
Their Own States In Election

the normally Republican re-
gions above The Bronx failed to
give him the usual majorities.
And it is this section - Auburn,
to be exact which produces
John Taber, Chairman of the
House Appropriations Com
mittee. 1t was he who tried un-
successfully to sabotage "A the
full financing of the Marshall
Plan.
REJECTED: Mr.. Truman
not only carried the home state
of Harold L. Knutson, Chairman
of the House Ways and Means
Committee, but according to
present returns, Mr.. Knutson
himself has been defeated in
supposedly sure Republican dis
trict.
1t was the bald-headed Minne-
sotan who drove through a tax
reduction bill over the Admin
stration's protests - a bill, Incl
dentally, which was supposed to
win many votes for Governor
Dewey.
Two of the most reactionary
members of the Senate, so reac-
tionary that Governor Dewey did
not even ask for their reelection
in his swing around the country,
were ejectd by the voters. They
were Robertson of Wyoming and
Revercomb of west virginia. In
the latter state Mr.. Truman
matched Roosevelt majorities
in flouting the influence of John
L. Lewis with the coal miners.
APOSTLES: Many Democar-
tic spokesmen insist that it was
a Roosevelt rather than Tru-
man victory. They are quick
to note, however, that this is the
first time their party has swept
to victory ON New Deal princi-
pies and philosophy without the
popular and magnetic F.D.R. at
the head of the ticket.
Mr.. Trunan's most effective
speakers in fact almost his
only oratorical apostles - were
fervent Rooseveltians. They wer
Secretary Brannan Of Agricul-
ture, newly appointed Secretary
Tobin of Labor and, give the
guy credit, 1.-The Old Currnud-
geon," Harold L. Ickes. Their
states - Colorado, Massachus-
etts and Illinois, respectively -
come in with happy landings"
for Truman.
GOVERNORS: The more SEN
sational and surprising winners
in Gubernatorial and Senatorial
contests were outright New
ers or Roosevelt sympathizers.
In their campaigns several of
them mentioned the name of
Roosevelt three times for every
single reference to Truman.
Many ran ahead of the Presi-
dent. Il
The list includes four Clover
nors-elect - Paul E. Dever of
Massachusetts,, Chester A. Bow
les of Connecticut. Adlai Ewing
Stevenson of Illinois, Frank J.
Laushe of Ohio
Among the incoming Senators
who were F.D.R. disciples are
Professor Paul H. Douglas of
Illinois and Hubert Humphrey,
the st. Paul Mayor who defeat
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-08
DAILY BIBLE QUOTATION

1T is appointed unto men to die once but after
this comes the judgement. (Heb. 3, 2)
This months Daily Quotations suggested by Father
Peter Pastor Of St Johns Catholic Church in Roanoke
Rapids.
, 1948-07-28
Notice
Notice

~ "A TEMPORARY COMMITTEE has been
set up to arrange for the organization of THE NEW ST.
TURF CLUB. The following classes of membership
have been tentatively decided upon:
/. CHARTER MEMBERS at $500, initial payment
2 ASSOCIATE EMBERs at $500 per period
Charter Members will be entitled to all privileges, in
Guiding voting for, and election to, office in the Club.
A meeting of all Charter Members will be held on Mon
day afternoon, August 2, at 500 o'clock, in the Municipal Com
mittee Room in Christiansted, for the purpose of organizing
the Club.
DRIVE is now being made to enlist as many CHARTER
MEMBERS as possible. All persons interested in becoming
Charter Members of THE NEW ST. CROIX TURF CLUB
will please contact Mr.. Harry Mackay and Mr.. LLOYD w.
Joseph in Frederiksted, and in Christiansted Mr.. Laurence. C.
Merrill at the Drug Store and Mr.. w E. Messer.
THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
, 1948-07-28
APPROVES REoRG...

ty in finding efficient persons
to fill them. He conferred with
the Members of the Council
and submitted a plan to merge
several positions and increase
salaries accordingly as a re-
ward for additional duties.
, 1948-07-28
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plan to spend a part of their
vacation in St. Thomas and a
part in st. Croix. Mr.. and Mrs.
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Of a thousand uses; havorful
Vienna Sausages.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-06-14
Fred's Shell in 10th
Inning Win at Prospect

An eight-run barrage in the
10th inning gave Fred's Shell
team 1874 win over the Prospect
team, at Prospect, last Wednesday
For nine innings, the game con-
tinued dead-locked then the Ma
rysville team exploded with runs
all over the place.
Dick Graves, pitching for Fred's
team, allowed eight hits and
walked nine Prospect batters
during the 10-inning fracas. Bat
ters for the Marysville team
pounded Babriel, Prospect hur-
ler, for l6 hits, six of them in the
final inning. They also got six
bases on balls from Gabriel.
Fred's team win play in a
double-header here Wednesday
night, in an effort to raise money
to pay for the uniforms they re-
Gently bought. Opponents will be
two top-flight out-of-teams, one
from Columbus and from Marion.
Admission will be 25 cents and
plenty of excellent softball is
promised local fans.
Fred's 0Ol Oil 00l 8-12 16 0
Prospect OH 100 900 o. 4 8 l
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-06-14

of the company'S equipment. 1t
will also contain a workshop to
care for the various vehicles.
When the local units allotment
of equipment arrives it will have
nine tanks, nine weapon carriers,
one "a ton truck and four jeeps,
Mr. Simpson stated.
So that the garage might be
built as near the armory as pos
sible, the SolonS discussed buy
ing some adjoining land behind
the Armory. Mayor Kingsmore
appointed Councilman Dale Ov-
erly to see the owner, meet with
the state engineer to see about
the location, and report to Coun-
Gil the next meeting.
Street Repairs Delayed
Councilman Delmar Smith,
chairman of the street committee
told the Solons that repairing of
village streets would be delayed
because the contractor was busy
on another assignment.
Estimate on the cost of drain
ing the low lands behind the
Milford ave-, and London ave.
properties was reported by Mr..
Wagner as $1,000. He stated Mr..
Comic, of Thompson Comic gave
him the estimate on materials
and labor.
Mr.. Todd, owner of the street
car camp on S. Maple ST., asked
Council if the city would extend
the sanitary sewer line to the
front of his house or if he had to
meet the present city lines. Mayor
Kingsmore referred Mr.. Todd to
the Board of Public Affairs.
Dana Stump, member of the
fire department, was appointed
acting fire chief in place of Fire
Chief Henry Asman, while the
latter is unable to continue his
duties.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-06-14
THE UNION COUNTY JOURNAL. MARYsv1.LE OHIO

Warren Hahn, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Forsythe, Howard Martin, Newt
Smith, and Russell Smith.
Howard Martins horse, 'Valient
Tommy" was entered in the race
and came through winner. Chas.
Coborn, of movie fame also had
a horse in the race and he at
tended the races and gave short
talk.
Personals
Noel Howard, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Howard is in Branson,
Miss, playing with the Yankee
Training School
James Lincoln, Of Ohio Wes-
leyan university and Robert Lin
coin jr., of Cincinnati Conserva-
tory Of Music are spending their
summer vacation here with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Lincoln.
Mrs. Clara Morrissey spent the
week END with Mr.. and Mrs Chas.
Hinton and family, of Columbus.
Mrs. Jesse McMannis ST., of
Logan, has been visiting her son,
Jesse McMannis and family, the
past two weeks.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-06-14
. Woodstock
Mrs. Kimball Entertains

Mrs. E. M. Kimball was hos
tess to members of her afternoon
bridge club and two guests at
her home Tuesday afternoon. A
tasty dessert of strawberries,
cake and ice cream, coffee was
served and the usual rounds of
contract were played. Mrs. Claud
Durham and Miss Mabel Briney
received prizes for high scores
and Mrs. Robert Lincoln receiv-
ed the consolation prize. Other
guests were Mrs. Hurleigh Bates,
Mrs. James Zerkle, Mrs. Paul
Howard, Mrs. Clyde Overfield,
Mrs. Asa Crandel, Mrs. Mabel
Miller and Mrs. George Lincoln.
In Washington D. c.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shinn
are visiting with their son, Lawr-
ence Shinn and family in Wash
ington D. c.
Euchre
Among those from here at
tending the Euchre party in Me-
chanicsburg, Wednesday evening
were Mrs. D. w. Sharp, Mrs. A
dolphus Cauley, Mrs. Clara Nor
rissey, and John and Donald Caul-
ey. The party was sponsored by
the Ladies of the Mechanicsburg
Catholic Church.
Returned Home
Mr.. Truman Kimbal returned
to his home Sunday from a two
weeks visit at the home of his
son, Edmond Kimball, in Fort
Madison, Iowa.
Miss BrineY Hostess
Miss Mabel Briney entertained
her evening bridge club Wednes-
day evening at the home of Mrs.
Edna MCMILLAN. A delicious des-
sert was served and an enjoyable
evening was spent playing con-
tract. The guests were Mrs. Hur-
leigh Bates, Mrs. E. NJ. Kimball,
Mrs. Harry McMahill, Mrs. Chas.
Clark, Mrs. Claude Dunham, Mrs.
Moulton Martin and Mrs. Robert
Lincoln.
Attended Races
Among those from here that
attended the races in Lebanon,
Thursday were Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Pullins, Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
nard Morrissey, Mr.. and Mrs.