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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
Congressional Spy Hunters Say Man
Accused Of Giving Norden Bomb Data
To Russians Is A BuIIistics Expert

Washington. Dec. l7-(P)-
Attorney General Clark said
today the administration will
ask for tightening of the ma
tion's espionage laws as soon
as the new congress meets
next month.
Washington, Dec. 17-(AP)-
Congressional spy hunters said
today the man accused of get
ting the norden bombsight Sc
cret for Russia is a ballistics
expert who has been spotted
and questioned by Federal
agents.
The House Un-American Ac-
tivities committee also:
Showed signs of reopening the
Alger Hiss case by asking Fran
els B. Sayre, former Assistant
Secretary of State and Hiss
one-time boss, to be a witness
Monday or Tuesday.
Assigned Rep. Mcdowell (R-
PAY to 60 to New York as a
one-man subcommittee an I'd
question other witnesses about
Hiss activities back in the
193Os.
Kept its furious feud going
with President Truman and
the Justice Department. Mr..
Truman isn't changing a bit
his stand that the committee
spy case is "red herring"
That's what he told a news con-
ference late yesterday.
Committee members jeered
at that, especially since a New
York grand jury indicted Hiss
on a perjury charge on evidence
turned up as a result of the
committees spy hearings.
Committeeman said they un-
derstood the bombsight suspect
authority on such things as
rockets, bombing tables and
testified that he was a courier
for a red spy ring before split
ting with the Communists in
1888, apparently supplied t h e
mans name to the committee
Committeeman said they un-
derstood the bombsight suspect
testified to that same grand jury
and that new grand jury will
60 more deeply into the case. 1t
was set up after the other jury
expired at midnight Wednesday.
Rep. Mundt (R-SD), acting
committee chairman, has said
tn man is a civilian employe of
the Army at its Aberdeen (Md.)
Proving Ground but is temper
arily on leave because Of illness.
The proving ground tests wea-
pons and all sorts Of equipment.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
Truman Will
Give Views
On Labor

Washington, Dec. II -P)-
The White H ouse said today
President Truman's views on
labor legislation will be clearly
stated in his state of the union
message to Congress Jan. S.
William Green, head of t III e
American Federation of Labor,
said after a call on Mr.. Tru-
man yesterday that the Presi-
dent still favors repeal of the
Taft-Hartley law and re-instate-
ment of the Wagner Act. That's
what the labor unions want.
The AFL leader said he and
Mr.. Truman had not discussed
possible amendments to the
Wagner Act, the basic labor law
prior to enactment of the Taft
Hartley measure.
Today, Presidential Secretary
Charles G. Ross was asked if
he knew whether Mr.. Truman
thinks the Wagner Act should be
changed in any way, if the Taft
Hartley law is removed fir m
the books.
Ross replied that he knows
Mr.. Truman's views on the mat
ter, but could not state them for
publication. He added that the
President will cover the matter
thoroughly in state of the union
message.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
Post Office
Open All Day
On Saturday

Postmaster L G. Shell said
here today the Roanoke Rap
ids post office will remain
open until five o'clock tomor-
row to handle Christmas mail
ing if business warrants keep
ing postal employees on the
job until that time.
He said the post Office was
nearly swamped" yesterday
as employees handled approxi-
matslY $4,000 pieces Of ineom-
ing and outgoing mail. The
postmaster said it was one Of
the biggest days on record for
pre- Christmas mail business.
He said 1t was either IN in
dieation that people are &C.
tuallY mailing earlier or thai
the ls4s season Is going TO be
the biggest ever for the local
post office.
Shell said in addition to
remaining open on Saturday
to accommodate Christmas
maile1s. the office will also be
open again all next Wednss-
day afternoon instead Of OBJ
serving Its usual noon closing
hour.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17

lings, Mary 10 Suitor, Donald
Reaves, Mary Frances Allsbrook,
Herbert Moore, Sonny Hines,
and Vance Collins.
The party of carolers and
church choir consisted of Neal
Allsbrook, Derrell Armstrong, 10
Ann Barnes, Naomi Barnette,
Johnny Beer, Peggy Billups, 10
Ann Black, Martha Bowers, Bus
ter Britt, Barbara Britton, Rach-
Ell Braswell, Alice Brown, Rich
ard Brown, Caroline Broun,
pianist; Marie Bullock, Thurman
Bullock, Anne Bum, John Bush,
Faye Butts, Clyde Camp, Mar
garet Clary, Mary Ann Clary,
Vance Collins, Rebie Davis, Jud-
ith DeLoatch, Janet Dixon,
Gladys Draper, Jane Edwards,
Dwight Elting, Angelyn Emery,
Sue Epperson, Mahlon Epps, Ed
ward Fancy, Doris Freeman,
Ruby Futrell, Patricia Gay,
Bobby George, Margaret George,
Dorothy Gray, Ann Grizzard,
Cora M. Haggins, Vivian Hag-
gins, Edward Harper, Margaret
Hunnings, Doris Ingram. Lewis
Ivey. Hazel Jenkins, Helen JOY
nero Erline Keeter, Peggy Kidd,
Ann King, Geraldine Lewis,
Thomas Mason, Jewel Mitchell,
Tha Jane More, Billy Morgan,
Faye Ogden, Joyce Oliver, Jud-
ith Parker, Bobbie Peade, Joyce
Rawlings, Hattie Reid, Pat Raw
lings, Betty Robinson, Earl Rook,
Noah Sadler, Peggy Scott, De-
lores Sheffield, Mary Speight,
Mary 10 Suitor. Mary Starke,
Shirley Stewart. Vance Stewart,
Lois Taylor, Patricia Topping,
Gene Waters, Bobbie Watson,
Mary j.. Whitby, Nadine VIII
liams, Ann Wood, Mary Joyce
Finch, Lola Sykes, Sonny Hines,
: ,ov,ard Williams, Billy Glenn
mer, and Lawrence Fahey.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
States Farm
Income Higher
Than Last Year

Washington, Dec. 17-P)-
North Cardinals farm income
for the first ten months of 1948
is $45, $4,000 ahead of the same
months of 1947.
Income totalled 1925, 1874, 900
for ten months this year.
Crop sales made a gain of $37,-
$4,000 and livestock $8,0l2,000
over sales of last year. I'd ~
However, the Department of
Agriculture reported farm ex-
penses shot up to such an ex-
tent that the U. S. farmer can
expect his net income for this
year to be less than it was in
1947.
Farmers in the nation are ex-
pected to receive two percent
less for crops this year than in
1947 because cash from corn is
less; tobacco growers are receiv-
ing less money than they did a
year ago, cotton and fruit
receipts are below last years.
But potato prices ar. higher
while other vegetables are low
er. Higher tobacco prices have
not quite offset lower market
ings. And receipts from meat,
milk and eggs are expected to
be higher.
North Carolina farm income
for October reflected this de-
cline: cash from crops went
down 35,844,000 below October
crop sales of last year, but live
stock gained $170,000 over the
same month.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
Gasburg, Va, Man
Breaks Leg While
Killing Hogs

E. D. Jones of Gasburg, Va,
suffered a broken leg yesterday
morning in freak accident which
occurred while he was killing a
ohog.
The Birginia farmer, who was
admitted to the Roanoke Rapids
Hospital for treatment yesterday
afternoon after having had his
left leg fractured below the knee,
told hospital attendants he was
preparing to throw a hog down
preparatory to killing 1t when
the animal slipped and fell on
Jones' leg.
. Hospital attendants here said
sthe break was a simple fracture
and said Jones is recovering nice
ly from the accident.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
BY Pat Nantx

On Thursday afternoon the
Roanoke Rapids High School
Glee Club, under the direction
of George Baird, presented to
the students from the sixth
through the twelfth grades, one
of the most inspiring plays ever
dramatized on stage at the local
school.
1t was from the original story,
why The Chimes Rang" by
Grace Van Dyke.
When the curtain was raised,
on-stage were Ann Bum, Will
liam Speight and Johnny Ellis,
who represented the poor moth
e., and her two sons, Pedro and
Little Brother. The scene took
place in the small dining room
of their humble home lighted
only by candles, which were on
the table. From the outside
there could be ..eard the voices
of the caroler; as they sang
"Hark the Herald Angels Sing"
As they entered the room, carry
ing lighted candles, the. sang
1T Came Upon A Midnight
Clear" after which Pedro re-
quested I'VE Three Kings of
Orient" for the sake of Little
Brother, who had never heard it.
-ierbert Moore, Sonny Hines.
and Vance Collins took these
three parts. God Send A Happy
New Year" was sung BY Gene
Waters, Noah Sadler, Sonny
Hines, Edward Harper, Clyde
Camp, Herbert Moore, Vance
Collins, and Billy Fanney; the
carolers, upon leaving the home
sang, "reck the Halls"
The next scene was that
which most deeply impressed
the audience. l. showed the in
side Of the Cath .dral and was
especially effective because Of a
beautiful stimulated stained
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
High School Clee Club Gives Inspiring
Dramatization OF 'Why The Chimes Rang"

window glass, which cast q sha-
dow over the altar and across
the floor. On the altar were two
lighted candles and cross
which furnished the light. The
priest, Clyde Camp, Was on one
side, with the choir entering on
both sides behind the altar, sing
ing "Oh, Come All Ye Faithful"
and then "Oh, Little Town of
Bethlehem"
Mary Speight, Neal Allsbrook
and Anne Grizzard then sang a
Christmas hymn, followed by
the choir singing "The First
Noel"
As they sang each verse, a
member of the congregation
would come forth and present
their offering. However, none
was great enough to make the
chimes ring, and as they bowed
in reverent prayer, the figure of
small boy appeared, walking
slowly and in wonder down the
aisle and by the rich people,
pass the noble priest. and then
to the altar. He timidly placed
his two pennies on the top of
the altar table; as he knelt in
prayer and the pennies shone
in the light Of the window, the
chimes began to ring and every
one was amazed. At first it was
81 spected to be a miracle, but
they soon realized that an offer
ing had been made from the
heart and not for the sake of
trying to give the most or best.
The choir then sang "Joy to the
World" and closed the program
with the singing Of Silent
Night" ~ q" +,,-
Those participating in the pro-
gram were director, George
Baird; Anne Bum, William
Speight, Johnny Ellis. Margaret
Lou George, Clyde Camp, NAH
Ion Epps, Ann King: Pat Raw
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
Radio Berlin Back On The Air;
Soviets Say U. S. Ordered Towers
Blown Up By French Military

Berlin, Dec. 17-(AP)-Radio'
Berlin was doing business at
the same old stand again today.
Russia's most powerful pro :
paganda voice in Germany went
\ back on the air only 12 hours
Iafter the French had blown up
its giant transmission towers.
Soviet commentator Heinz Sc
hmidt began broadcasting again
last night on the same wave
length and apparently with the
same broadcasting power, even
though the stations two tall
transmitting towers lay shatter-
ed in the French sector.
Radio Berlin's personnel re :
fused to say how they managed
it. German Engineers said they
might be using another tower
at Potsdam.
Taegliche Rundschau, official
Soviet Army Newspaper, limited
at reprisals.
''This barbaric demolition will
be entered in future accounts
and all necessary conclusions
drawn from it," Editor S. Ii
mofejew wrote.
J German public opinion full
ly and completely supports the
decisive protest of Soviet author
tiles in Berlin against the high
handed act of the French mill
tary government" the Russian
editor said.
The Communicated Socialist
unity Party issued a manifesto
to all Berlin workers warning
them that American Monopoly
j. capital and its henchmen" plan
Hned further sabotage acts"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
Board Okays
Rail Workers.
4O-Hol1r Week

Washington, Dec. 17-P)- A
presidential board today recon-
mended that the railroads give
their mon operating" employees
a seven-cents an hour wage in
crease Immediately and put
them on 40-hour week next Sep
tember without loss in pay.
The non operating employees
- the clerks and mechanical
workers who do not operate
trains - now work 48 hours a
week.
The board proposed that the
seven-cent increase be retroact-
i've to Oct. l.
Under the proposal, the shift
to the 40 hour week would be
made without any change in
take home" pay. The board cal
culated that it would take the
equivalent of a 20 percent in
crease IN base rates to preserve
the "take home" pay unchanged.
The board estimated its pro-
posals would cost the railroads
$340, 900, 900 in 1949. This would
include $150,0O0, 900 for the cost
of the 40-hour week from Sep
tember to the end Of 1949, plus
the seven-cent increase for all of
1949.
The workers had asked a cut
in the work week to 40 hours,
without any reduction in stake
home" pay, and-on top of that
"a Is cents an hour wage in
crease.
The so called mon oper-
ating" railroad workers are
those who do not operate trains.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17

Diego Naval Training Center on
the 22nd of this month :.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Medlin will
have as their holiday guests, Mr..
and Mrs. T. c. Collins of Char
lotte Mr. Collins is a
brother Of Mrs. Mediums they
expect to remain here until Jan
uary L..
DR. and Mrs. M. J. Levin and
small daughter, Judith Marie of
Richmond, Virginia arrived last
night at the home of Mrs. Levin's
sister Mrs ]. J. Connor of Madi-
son street :. they will visit with
Mrs. Connor until Sunday -.
Everyone is wondering how the
game with Raleigh will come out
tonight :. frankly I am too i.
The local Yellow Jackets will
meet with the team of Needham-
Broughton High School, at Raj
eigh, tonight for the first time T..
and anything can happen. Be-
cause we have never played that
team before and the towns-peo-
pie haven't been keeping up
with Raleigh's progress this sea-
son, they hesitated to make pre-
dictions, but you can rest assur-
ed they will still be pulling for
the local Jax, all the way -.
A sailor went dashing down
the float to boat just as it
was pulling out. The boat had
moved off three or four yards,
and he jumped and fell, hitting
a thwart with the back of his
head. For several minutes he
lay stunned. When he came to,
the boat was several hundred
yards from shore. He looked
back, blinked time or two and
shouted: "Boy! Oh, boy; can
I Jump"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
Missionary To
Preach Sermon At
Rosemary Methodist

The Rev. Linwood Blackburn,
young missionary who has just
vcompleted his first five years of
service in Africa will deliver the
sermon Sunday Morning at the
Rosemary Methodist church at
the regular worship hour.
The Rev. and Mrs. Blackburn
and Polly Blackburn are will
known to the young adults at
tending the Louisburg Assembly
a few years ago.
The Rev. and Mrs. W. r. Ste
,.wens will have as their guest this
weekend, The Blackburn's and
their son Linwood Jr.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
Legislation To Make Caledonia
Test Farm Is Urged By Speaker
At Local kiWanis Club Meeting
Long Session
OF Recorders
Court Here

-Four Negroes, all found guilty
of illegal possession Of non tax
paid liquor, were given the
longest sentences in a day-long
session of recorders court here
yesterday, and a number of 9th
er defendants were fined or
freed in the long court.
Because Of the crowded dock
ct of cases involving Roanoke
Rapids defendants, Judge Char
les R. Daniel ordered a
special term of the recorders
court to be held here on Decem-
ber 80 to clear up the docket.
Ordinarily the court would not
have met in Roanoke Rapids
before January 6, however a
session will be held on consec-
utive Thursday because of the
special session ordered.
Charlie Hicks, La reno e,
Nell Scott and Missie Scott,
Negroes, were all sent to the
roads for six months each on
the liquor charges. 81
One defendant, Edwin L.
Moseley, who appeared in court
to answer a charge of posses
sion Of non tax-paid liquor was
ordered jailed by Judge Daniel
when it appeared to the judge
that Moseley was under the in
fluence of alcohol when he ap-
peared in court. He was jailed
and ordered held without bond
until the next recorders court
here.
Henry T. Fowler, who was
found guilty Of driving drunk,
was given 18-months' sentence
for a repeated offense, however
the sentence was suspended and
Fowler was ordered to remain
Of good behavior, ordered to
given up alcohol and his auto
mobile and to enter the Veter-
ans Hospital at Roanoke, Va,
for treatment.
In other cases heard William
H. Rem of Greenville and Joe
S. Bennett, Hopewell, Va, Neg
70, were both fined $25 and costs
on charges of reckless driving.
Edgar Wheeler and Bill Ray
both received suspended judg-
ments on the payment of $25
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
Rain, Cooler
Is Prediction
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rain and cooler weather were
forecast for the Carolinas today,
tonight and tomorrow.
A drop in temperatures would
signify a return toward normal
after several consecutive days
of above normal readings. The
weather bureau reports that
temperatures have averaged ap-
proximately 20 degrees above
normal.
The lowest temperature for
Charleston, S. c., this morning
was "a degrees-highest of the
Carelinas. Winston-Salern, N.
c., took low honors for major
cities with a 48 minimum.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
Weather.

North carolina-co
able cloudiness and cooler TO-
day and tonight. preceded by
showers coastal area this
morning; Saturday. mostly
cloudy with little change Ia
temperatures followed By rain
Saturday night.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
Manning Says
Farm Could Be
Great Asset

AsANS1 NAoAAAA4l1Ey q ilkSi1l1Cl III
the agriculture committee of the
Kiwanis club, envisioned great
possibilities at Caledonia Prison
Farm in Halifax County, in an
address before the members of
the club last night at the high
school cafeteria.
Manning urged the members Of
the club to consider asking the
state legislature to take the farm
from the jurisdiction of the high
way commission and make it into
test farm under the jurisdic-
ton of the state department of
agriculture or the North Caro-
lima State College extension SER
vice.
Manning told the group that
with the coming flood control
under the Roanoke Valley dam
construction program that "Cale-
donia could become a field la
boratory for agriculture and live
stock and could serve as a live
stock seed farm
Saying that he had all due re-
spect for the operation of the
farm under its present organiza-
ton, Manning declared, st h e
farm is not now an asset to
Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County
or Eastern North Carolina, but
it is an asset to the state of
North Carolina. 1t can become
a distinct liability to the state"
The speaker urged that some
action be instituted in the state
legislature which convenes in
January to take the farm from
the jurisdiction of the state high
way commission and make of it
test farm under the jurisdiction
of the departmet of agriculture
or State Colleges extension SER
vice, but continue to use prison
labor under an honor system.
Manning said that the farm
which contains some 1900 acres
now has some fine beef stock
and some fine swine an grows
many crops, but that none of the
stock or crops can be sold ex-
cept to the state unless it is
sold at public auction.
He said, ga farmer or Four
H club member wanting some of
the stock for breeding purpose or
for the Fourth contests cannot
now buy any of the stock" All
of the production of the farm is
used by state institutions and
surplus sold only by public auc-
ton.
He envisioned the possibility of
making a great stock farm of
Caledonia and quoted County
Agent W. o. Davis as saying that
the farm could support 2, 900 head
of beef cattle, a herd of 500
dairy cows, many swine besides
raising all the necessary crops.
Manning pointed out that at
present some of the land at the
farm in inundated by the Roa-
noke River when it is high but
added flood control by the build
ing of II dams on Roanoke Ri
yer this handicap would be
overcome.
Following the meeting, Man.
ming told a reporter that the
farm could be made into a model
prison farm for white first Of
tenders who would work the farm
and produce the crops. Under
the present systerm Negro pri-
soners some of whom are third
and fourth offenders operate the
farm.
Present at the meeting were
IS members of the local Kiwanis
Club and officers of clubs from
Tarboro, Williamson and Eliza
beth City who attened a dis
trict organization meeting here
yesterday.
Kenneth Running was induct-
ed as a new member of the club.
80 NAR ~
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
ROse-COlored Fur,
Orange Spots, Its
An AlbinO Leopard

New York, Dec. 17-H1-Did
you ever see an animal with
rose-colored fur and orange
spots, glaring at you with glaz-
(ead yellow eyes? az. ~
Visitors to the Central Park
Zoo did yesterday.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
ROANOKE RAMBlINGS
BY PAT NANTZ

Johnny Ellis of the seventh
grade, stole the show yesterday
, in assembly at the local high
school, when the Glee Club pre-
sented their Christmas program,
why The Chimes Ring" John
ny acted the part of Little
Brother, who put the two pennies
in the offering for Christ, and
made the chimes of the Cathe-
dral ring. He acted so natural
in the part that you would al
4 most know he was really little
brother in his home especially
ly in the balcony, where the
eleventh and twelfth grades sit,
you could hear remarks about
how he seemed to just live that
part in the short time he was an
actor this program was given
last evening in the high school
auditorium for the benefit of the
towns-people, so you probably
know what I mean, If you saw
1it. ....
There will be a rush on
Santa's supply of toy typewriters
this season. and on cowboy suits
and boots one of the many who
are asking for these is David
Jarman Miller :. and Dean
Fildes, even though he is Just
six years old, has an eye for
Saint Nick for a filling station
-. maybe he means just small
one, although we will remember
0this is the atomic age and any
thing can happen 80.
Leaving San Diego, California,
tomorrow are Earl Glover, Lewis
Smith, and Frank Nantz they
will arrive here on Tuesday to
spend about seven days with
their families leaving his
home tomorrow will be Robert
Blake. he has to report at San
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17


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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17
FOR YOUR
scRAPBooK

Series Of six illustrated az
ticles. on The Christmas Story,
beginning Sunday. December
ls. in the Herald and ending
Friday. December ~.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-17

Diego Naval Training Center on
the 22nd of this month :.
Evening star., 1948-01-18

OF the District Building. has
absorbed large overflow from
Government, business and resi-
Dental units. This unit, open seven
days q week from 10 am. until 9
pm, offers X-rays to the general
public. It is the permanent down.
town center.
Mobile units at Sixty-first and
Dix streets NE, South Capitol and
Nichols avenue, Pennsylvania and
Minnesota avenues Sc. and Con-
necticut avenue and K street NV,
will continue In their present Aloca-
tions through next Saturday.
on Monday and Tuesday, business
X-ray installations will operate at
the American Security g. Trust Co.
and the United States Chamber OF
Commerce, moving to the Southern
Railway Offices and the Carlton
Hotel Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday.
The object Of the survey is to
X-ray Washington's entire popula-
ton above the;age oils years within
a period Of six months ending
June Is.
Prominent officials who had X
Evening star., 1948-01-18
A-18s THE SUNDAY STAR Washington .. c.
80 10, 4=Ss 80
Loborer Shot and Killed
Visiting Estronged Wife

Milton Winslow, So, Of 1249 Eighth
street NV, was shot and killed
last night during an argument in
a first-fioor apartment at 1918
Ninth street NV.
Police said Mr.. Winslow, a COL
ored laborer, had gone to the Ninth
street address in an effort to per-
suade his estranged wife, Marian,
"a, to return to him. She had been
staying with relatives there. AT
least four shots were fired from a
small automatic, police said, at
least one of which struck him. He
was pronounced dead on the scene
by an Emergency Hospital ply
sician.
Police are holding George VIII
liams. AZ, colored, of the Ninth
street address, in connection with
the shooting. The coroner was to
perform an autopsy this morning.