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Evening star., 1948-01-26
More About the Balcony


To the Editor Of The Star:
Your editorial of January 81 entitled "Archi-
tect in the White House" was quite revealing
and really discussed how and why President
Truman got the idea of spending 81, 900 for
an Office building on the west wing OF the
White House, as well as his present attempt to
erect balcony within balcony, something so
grotesque that nothing of the kind can be
found in Charleston Charlottesville or else
where There may be double balconies but
not balcony within balcony.
It is said that President Truman keeps the
White House architect as busy as any other
White House empoye. prefer to think that
he Is being unfair to his various secretaries and
other staff members. If this statement is cor
rect, thousands of dollars could be saved by
allowing these persons to find other employ
ment, as the White House architect should be
required to do, instead of emerging from OBJ
scurty occasionally with some plan to nnutilate
the White House for lack of something else
to do ... W. ID =.
To the Editor OF The Star:
Have been much interested in the protests
against the balcony our President wishes to
add to the White House. Personally, such an
addition would afford much comfort and
little privacy He has earned both-if he flnal-
ly gets them Too, Mrs. Truman is marvel
in every way Does she ever have moment to
call her own? doubt it. She Is an ideal vile,
mother and a Joy to all who have the privilege
Of her friendship That balcony might afford
little reunions for the family in fine weather.
I'm for it, SobSCHlnEn.
DANGEROUS Social Security Office
To the Editor of The Star;
should like to call your attention to situa-
ton In the District which l believe merits your
consideration
Recently, had occasion to visit the field Of
Ace of the Social Security Administration and
was shocked to see the Office this agency now
has for it's use I feel that the present loca-
ton of the office is not only disgrace to the
Social Security Administration, but also an in
suit to all who have to go there.
Apparently the Public Buildings Admtnistra-
ton officer for the District of Columbia was told
that this space was undesirable and unsuitable
Despite having this information, he ordered
the ofhce moved from its old location at Ss7
street NV. to the present site-the sixth
floor of the De Moll Building at TOO Twelfth
street NV.
The office is dirty, overcrowded and ill-ar-
ranged for the work that is done there, The
lighting is SO bad that the girls at work have
to souint and strain their eyes to see the papers
on their desks. In order to escape In case oil
fire, one would be required to climb over
radiator some feet high and through small
window to reach the fire escape. This would
be bad enough II only the employees Of the Social
Security Administration were affected But the
nature of their business is such that they ire
quently have many elderly people in the ONCE
Men and women 10 or 80 years old would fnd
it well-nigh impossible to escape in this fashion
The ofice often hassas many as 800 visitors
day, most Of them people over IS. Many OF
Evening star., 1948-01-26

It's facilities. And 1t is more important
that Congress make certain that our Air
Force Is of adequate strength than it is
to worry about whether 1t has adequate
constitutional backing.
Evening star., 1948-01-26
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer 70 any onestion
Bureau. 3l6 street N e.. Washingt4n 2 D. C.
Evening star., 1948-01-26

For the late-starting presidential hope
full, the time grows short in which to make
the right connections and enemies.
Evening star., 1948-01-26

Typical of first-term President of the
United States is the yearning for balcony
instead of cyclone cellar.
Evening star., 1948-01-26

coal production
q please define the term biological war
fare."-J.V v.
A. biological warfare" means the use OF
bacteria fungi viruses, rickettsias and the toxic
products of living organisms to produce disease
or death in man, animals or plants.
@ Does the normal temperature Of a man
vary with his place of residence? For In
stance, is the body temperature the same in
the tropics and in the polar regions?-W. II.
A. The normal temperature Is 9S.6 degrees F."
whether the man lives in the polar regions or
In the tropics
@. When and where did glass originated
N T. A., -
A. The origin of glass is still a mystery, but
the oldest glass known was made in Egypt ana
dates from about 5000 BIC. The story OF the
discovery of glass-making as related In Plinys
@, What are the height and weight require-
ments for joining the Army and the Navy?-
K. L.
A. The Department of the Army says that
the minimum height to join the Army Is "a
inches and weight 105 pounds, depending on
age The maximum height is 78 inches. over
weight which Is greatly out Of proportion to
height so that it interferes with normal activi-
ties disqualifies. The Department OF the Navy
says that the minimum height is go inches and
the maximum height is 76 inches. The weight
is taken in proportion to the height and build.
@. What bird can move each OF its eyes In
different direction?-T o. P.
A. The bittern has the remarkable ability TO
control each eye Independently. IL also has
an unusual cry which has been said TO resemble
the sound of blow of an ak on a stake.
q Is TVA self-supportinp?-G B
A. The sale of power by the Tennessee
Valley Authority yields revenues in excess
of the operating expenses OF producing that
power. including depreciation charges. Power
operations from June II, 1888. through june
3o 1s45, brought total revenues OF s2lb'0oo.-s
600 and provided after payment of all power
expenses except depreciation and amortiza-
tion, more than $125 100000 for additions and
replacing general funds of the United States
Treasury.
Evening star., 1948-01-26
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address of the
,Driter, although it Is permissible for
,Drtter kno1Un to The Star to use
nom de plume Please be brief.
Evening star., 1948-01-26
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. What are the chief coal-producing coun-
tries of the world?-L. c. Y.
A. Three major producers, the United States
Germany and Great Britain. In normal times
accounted for two-thirds OF the worlds totai
coal production
Evening star., 1948-01-26

A. biological warfare means the use OF
bacteria fungi, viruses. rckettsias and the toxic
products OF living organisms to produce disease
or death in man, animals or plants.
Evening star., 1948-01-26

@. Please define the term biological war
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-04
u. S. Asks No
Sanctions In
Palestine War

Paris, Nov. 4(AP)-T h e
United States asked the Security
Council today to delete re-
ferences to sanctions from a
British Chinese Palestine pro :
pcsal directed manly at Israel.
The resolution, introduced Oct.
%, provided for economic and
peace in the Holy Land. Short
ly after it was presented, a re-
liable informant said the United
States would back 1t. Later,
however, other informants said
President Truman had interven-
ed to change the American de-
legations position.
The proposal was referred to
security council subcommittee,
a step some sources said was
intended to get the question out
of the way until after the U. S.
elections.
DR.. Philip c. Jessup Of the U.
S. delegation proposed today an
amendment enabling the council
to consider action under chapter
seven of the charter. That char
ter sets out what action the
council might take sin respect
to threats to the peace, breaches
of the peace and acts of agrees
sion."
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-04
State Democrats See Dreams Come
True As A Result OF The Election

Raleigh, Nov. 4-(AP)-North
Carolina Democrats saw their
dreams begin to come true to-
day.
Superior Judge Wilson War :
lick of Newton, whose nominal
ton as federal judge was not
confirmed by a Republican Sc
nate during the summer, ap :
peared sure of the job.
Rep. r. L. Doughton, veteran
legislator from the Ninth Dis
trict, undoubtedly will resume
the Craftsmanship of the Ways
and Means Committee; and Rep.
Harold Cooley of the Fourth Dis
trict moves up to the chairman
ship of the Agriculture Com
mittee.
The Democratic sweep of
Tuesday also put two other Tar
Heels in position to move up.
Rep. Graham A. Barden of the
Third District viii become Sc.
cond-ranking majority member
of the Education and Labor
Committee and Rep. John H.
Kerr Of the second district will
be third ranking majority men,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-04

Der of the Appropriations COM
Warlick, long on the state
bench, jumped back into the
picture in a post-election state
ment by Senator Clyde r. Hoey
plums to be handed out, said
he would place Warlick's name
in nomination upon the recon-
vening of congress.
A proposed constitutional a =
mendment to increase the pay of
legislators continued to see-saw.
Returns from 979 of 1859 pre-
cincts gave 1860 votes for the
amendment and 124,311 against.
In numerous precincts, count
ing of the amendments vote was
postponed pending the official
county canvasses.
One to permit a majority vote
to carry special elections, in
stead OF a count against regi-
stration, was safely ahead. The
electorate apparently. however,
had turned down proposals to in.
crease debt limits of state, coun.
ties and cities governments and
to increase tax levies for general
fund purposes.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-04
Soviet Rejects
Western Atomic
Energy Plan

Paris, Nov. 4(AP)-Russia
rejected today the western plan
for control of atomic energy ,
calling it fantastic and unreal.
Andrea Y. Vishinsky, leading
the Soviet bloc's bitter closing
fight, told the United Nations
General Assembly, the atomic
bomb can be answered with a.
tonic bombs and weapons OF
other kinds.
He asserted the United States
does not want international a.
tonic control and demanded that
the delegates adopt the Soviet
plan.
Hector Mcneil of Brituin
pleaded with Visihinsky not to
reject the western plan merely
because it was novel" ideas on
state sovereignty. But Vishin-
sky repeated the Russian argu-
ment that the majority proposal
would invade the sovereign
rights Of states.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-04
Wanta Free
Ticket To The Show?
Read This Item

Do you want a free ticket
to the movies here in Roanoke
Rapids?
There's a good chance that
you may get one.
On the classified page in the
Daily Herald two names of
people residing in the city
will appear starting tomorrow.
The names are being taken
from the city directory.
If your nam, is printed in
the classified columns. all you
have to do to get a free ticket
to the current picture showing
at a Roanoke Rapids theatre
is to stop by the Herald Office
and pick up your ticket.
Read the classified columns
today. besides The free tickets.
you'll find many bargains Of
fersd in tho ads.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-04

mark the first time since Miss
Clara Hearne, who was chair
man of the Junior Red Cross for
a number of years, was forced
to resign in 1915 because of pre-
sure of duties as elementary
schools supervisor. After Miss
Hearne's resignation the COM
plete program in the schools in
Roanoke Rapids and vicinity be-
came inactive.
Junior Red Cross was es.
tablished in the United States in
1917 after requests by leading
educators and interested parents
In 1947 its membership through
out the world had grown to 49,
100000. The program of the
Junior Red Cross is designed
"to help guide boys and girls
into the ways of democratic
citizenship and to learn how tc
fulfill their responsibilities t c
society.
Committee members said the
activities in the schools in the
Roanoke Rapids district will be
based on the Junior Red Cross
principle of service to others
and will include community ser.
vice projects such as making
tray and table favors, scrap :
books and puzzles for patients
in hospitzls and county home
inmates, sponsoring instructions
and forest fire prevention pro-
grams, first aid, home nursing
and certified Red Cross courses
for high school students. Ma
tional projects include making
articles for veterans hospitals
contributing to he national child
ren's fund, making magazine
covers for blind children and
articles for crippled children's
institutions. On an internation-
al level members fill education
al gift boxes for children over
seas and exchange school cor
respondence albums designed tc
American community life to
foreign children who reciprocate
with similar albums.
Committee members thanked
Miss Mary Hicks, I. z. Ready,
J. W. Talley, w. Henry Over
man, C. u. Williams and D. P.
Lewis for the interest they have
shown and for their efforts ir
helping them to reorganize the
Junior Red Cross in Roanoke
Rapids and vicinity.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-04
Sees Statehood
For Alaska As
Election Result

Anchorage, Alaska, Nov. f.
(AP)-Gov. Ernest Gruening oil
Alaska says the election "assur-
ed" the territory of statehood
at the next session of Congress
"The most gratifying aspect
of the election from the Alaska
point of view,' he said in a
telephone interview yesterday,
sis that Alaska is assured state
hood at the next session of Con-
gres.
"The Democratic Party pied
ged immediate statehood in its
platform. President Truman has
already urged it. Congress and
the party are now bound tc
carry out the pledge"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-04
Trumon's Wuy
Stronger On
His Program

Washington, Nov. 4-F-
President Truman found the
way open today in the Demo-
cratic overthrow Of COP con.
gressional rule to launch a new
phase of the New Deal-the
Truman Deal" of far-reaching
social and economic legislation.
Vying with this controversial
program in the new, 81st con-
gress converting January 3 will
be great international problems
dealing with the cold war a.
gainst Russian communism.
But the big questions from the
domestic standpoint are these:
Will Mr.. Truman ask Con-
gress third time to grant him
standby power to control prices
and wages and ration scare nee
essities?
Will he ask Congress to in
crease taxes, to avoid the bud
get deficit that threatens as a
result of last springs tax cut
and stepped-up defense spend
ing?
Minnesota voters defeated
Rep. Harold Knutson, author of
the COP tax-cutting bill enact
ed over the Presidents veto af-
ter bitter battle. Knutson has
been in Congress 80 years.
Mr.. Truman's 21-point postwar
domestic program already has
been rejected almost bodily by
both the Democratic 10th Con-
gress and the Republican 80th.
That program was first sub
mitted on Sept. 6, 1945.
But the voters on Tuesday
gave Mr.. Truman even more
numerical power on Capitol Hill
than he was bequeathed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt. Latest re-
turns indicated this COMPRESSION
al lineup:
Senate-54 Democrats; AZ Re-
publicans (the Both Congress
makeup is 81 Republicans; As
Democrats. When FDR died in
l945 the Senate was made up
of Sc Democrats, SO Republicans
and 1 minor party with one va
cancy)
House-26o Democrats, 174 Re-
publicans, American-Labor.
(The COP in the present Con-
gress has 245 Rouse seats, the
Democrats 1876 and the American
Labor Party 2. In 1915 the di-
vision was Democrats 242, Re-
publicans 100, two minor parties
and one vacancy.)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-04
Electoral Vote
Count Gives
Truman 3O4

Washington, Nov. 4-P)-
With about 81 per cent of the
vote counted, President Truman
had won or appeared assured of
victory in % states with a to
tai of 3O4 electoral votes.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey SEEM
ed certain to carry is states
with 1879 electoral votes, N
short of the 266 needed to cap
ture the presidency.
On the basis of incomplete re-
turns at $50 a. M, EST, today,
only two states-California and
against the president. And in
both states, Mr.. Truman's lead
appeared sufficient to give him
their combined 20 electoral
votes.
With 1927 of CALIFORNIA; 49,
802 precincts unreported Mr..
Truman had 1,533,153 votes to
Dewey's 1,475,223. California has
20 electoral votes.
In Idaho, with SO of the states
1874 precincts unreported Mr..
Truman led 1O5,395 to so,5O2.
The only state now in the
Dewey column which conceiv-
ably could shift to Mr.. Truman
is Indiana with 10 electoral
votes. With 967 of the states A.
O56 precincts still unreported
Dewey held lead of 773, 26O to
765, 1868.
In popular vote, returns from
122,34s of the country's 1885,
voting units gave Mr.. Truman
22,288,519, Dewey 2O,420,O6
Henry A. Wallace, the Progress
sive Party candidate, had 1885,
781 votes mad ]. Strom Thur
mond, the States Rights can
didate 864,3O3.
On the basis of incomplete re-
turns Thurmond, the Governor
of South Carolina, carried four
states-Alabama, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi and South Carolina,
with total of 38 electoral votes.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-04
Court upholds
Conviction Of
Rev. /. j. Davis

II Ell e h, Nov. 4(P)- A
former Dunn Orphanage super
intendent must serve a two-year
term on morals charge, the
State Supreme Court has ruled.
In a 4-3 decision, the court
yesterday upheld the conviction
of the Rev. Lonnie J. Davis on
a charge Of fornication and adul-
terry with Lola Mae Reeves, a
ward of the institution. T h e
girl was IA at the time Of the
offense.
Davis was convicted last June
in Harnett Superior Court. Pre-
viously he had won acquittal on
a charge of carnal knowledge of
a girl under 16, but Judge Henry
Stevens ordered him re-arrested
on a bench warrant after ex-
pressing sharp criticism on the
jurv.
The Reeves girl testified tht
Davis had intimate relations
with her several times In 1947
while he was superintendent Of
the Free Will Baptist Orphan
age at Dunn. She did not con-
test a charge OF fornication and
adultery against herself.
In his appeal to the Supreme
Court, Davis attorneys argued
her testimony was incompetent
under the statute of fornication
and adultery which says that
"the admissions or confessions
of one shall not be received
against the other"
Associate Judge William A d.
Devin wrote the majority o.
pinion of the court, which said
the girl was not making con-
fession or admission, since she
was not on trial.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-04

Weldon.-The Junior Cham
Der of Commerce held supper
4. of bar-b-cued chicken on Tues
day night at the Boy Scout Hut
in Weldon.
An address by Chief of Police,
P. R. Kitchen, of Weldon on
"Pre-Driving Age Education for
Children in High School," high
lighted the regular meeting of
the Weldon Junior Chamber of
Commerce after the supper.
Chief Kitchens address was
very interesting and timely, in
j. as much as the month of Nov
ember is being devoted to
SAFETY by the National Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
President Wick Draper presid-
ed at the meeting and announc-
ed that a Safety Poster pertain
ing to bicycle safety would be
distri buted in all the
rooms in Weldon. Also efforts
are being made to obtain fluor-
escent tape to be distributed
tree of charge to all bicycle
S5wners to help make bicycles
more visible at night.
The club endorsed the efforts
OF the Aurelian Spring Commu-
nifty to obtain better roads in
NYe community and the secre-
S-ry was instructed to write a
letter to the chairman of the
Road Committee offering any
help that the Weldon Junior
Chamber Of Commerce could
'ender.
, Additional plans were made
or the dance to be held at
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-04
POllsters Seek
Answers For
Election Upset

New York, Nov. 4P)-The
poll takers were st II combing
through statistics today try
ing to find out why their figures
misled them into forecasting the
election defeat of President
Truman.
Latest comment from one of
the country's major public op-
inion researchers came last
night from Elmo Roper, direct
or of the fortune magazine poll.
II don't know why I was
wrong" he said
IT could not have been more
wrong" said Roper. 1.-THE thing
that bothers me most is that at
this moment / don't know why
I was wrong. But I certainly
propose to find out"
He suggested several "Possi-
bilities" that might have caused
the mistake.
: Perhaps" he said, 1.-THE alb
normally high is per cent don't
know vote we received last aug
ust did not distribute equally to
both major candidates as it has
in the past, but that this time il
all went to Truman"
Or it could have been, he add
ed, "That the labor vote,
brought out to the polls more
quietly but more efficiently this
time, turned the tables"
cor it might be that, as we
found out in a poll done late
in the campaign, the people are
strongly pro-new deal and per.
haps they see the detectives oil
the Roosevelt program inperil.
ed" he said.
perhaps, but I don't know"
Earlier, DR.. George Gallup
whose American institute of pub.
lie opinion predicted Dewe,
would get 4e.6 per cent of the
vote and Mr.. Truman 4 5 pei
cent, said he believed an analy
sis of voting statistics would re
veal the reason for the error
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-04
Weldon Junior Chamber OF Commerce
Heads Chief Kitchen Discuss Driving

the Weldon High School Gym
nasium on Friday night, Nov
ember 26th, with Royce Stoener
and his well-known orchestra
furnishing the music.
Alex Lassiter was welcomed
as new member of the club
and the following guests were
recognized and welcomed by the
president: Fred Vast, Vincent
Wyche, Ed Williford, John
Henry Harris and Rudolph
Creel.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-04
Junior Red Cross Enrolling Members
Here In M0Ue TO Reuctiuate Local GROUP

The Junior Red Cross, inactive
in Roanoke Rapids and vicinity
since 1945, began its reactiva-
ton here today when a drive
started to enroll members for
the organization from among the
approximately 1900 students in
Is schools covered by the local
chapter of the Junior Red Cross,
Mrs. Kirkwood Adams, who
with Mrs. John Dunn and Mrs.
Frank Neal Constitute the local
Junior Red Cross Committee 4,
said an intensive two-weeks' en-
rollment period will start today
to institute number OF actiwi-
ties designed to teach local boys
and girls the value Of service to
others.
A working organization has al
ready been set up by the Junior
Red Cross Committee in most
of the schools and teacher-spon-
sors have agreed to serve in
most in coordinating the Red
Cross program among the child
rem in the schools and in inter-
preting the program to other
teachers.
Some of the teacher-sponsors
already agreeing to accept the
nac'e. are Miss Omara Danile
4 -ntral School, Mrs. G. E.
Brown at Vance Street School,
Miss Margaret Hines at Clara
Hearne School, Miss Marjorie
Cannon at Rosemary School Mrs.
Ben Israel in the Sixth Grade
building, Miss Vernie Eddens
and Miss Martha Rob Cherry in
Roanoke Rapids High School !;
Mrs. Garland Myes and M s
Hilda Nell Quinn at William R.
Davie School; and Miss M. A.
Austin, Mrs. L. W. Lewis and
Mrs. M. A. Wilkins at John
Armstrong Chaloner School.
Mrs. Adams said Mrs. Bessie
Shields Wilder, county supervi-
sor Of Negro schools, will con-
duct the enrolment campaign in
Quakey, Piney Grove, London,
Everett, Print, Edgewood, Airlie
Goldwine and Saint LUX e
Schools.
Mrs. Adams said the Com :
mittee hopes later in the year
, that teacher-sponsors will b e
named in their units to provide
leadership for the full Junior
Red Cross program.
The reactivtion this week will