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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
Brown Given
Jail Term On
Assault Charge

Halifax --Chester H. Brown
Roanoke Rapids produce dealer
was sentenced to eight months
on the. roads here in recorders
court after he had been found
guilty of assault on a female.
Brown entred a plea of not
guilty to the charge of assault
ing Francis Aston, Littleton Ne
gro girl, in the store of her uncle
on October 49,, however Judge
Charles R. Daniel found him
guilty of the charge.
He was originally arrested on
an indictment charging an as
sault with an intent to commit
rape, however in a preliminary
hearing before magistrate W. o.
Thompson in Roanoke Rapids on
October 18 the lesser offense was
charged and the case was bound
over to the November 9 session
of the recorders court here.
Two weeks ago the case was
continued for trial at the request
of defense attorneys.
After hearing the sentence of
the court here yesterday there
was no notice of appeal given in
open court by the defendant.
The court was recessed about
six o'clock yesterday after hav-
ing disposed of IS cases during
the day. Court officials here said
there were no other road sent
ences beside the Brown case i'm
posed in the court.
Three cases of drunken driving
were handled by Judge Daniel,
who fined defendants $l00 and
costs. Most of the other cases
heard were for traffic violations
and guilty pleas were entered in
most of them.
The court officials met here
briefly to confer on court bust
ness, since the court session was
recessed yesterday instead of
having been adjourned.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
Neutrals Study Berlin Currency
Problem in Effort to End Crisis
Neutrals Sift
Answers To
QUESTIONABLE

Paris, Nov. 2H(P)-Six neu-
trail members of the United Ma
tions Security Council took up
again today their task of trying
to break through the east-west
deadlock on Berlin.
The peutrals will sift through
American, British,- French and
Russian answers to a question
naire on Berlin's currency pro-
blems in an effort to find a
clue to a means of halting the
cold war.
Juan A. Bramuglia of Argen-
tina, President of the Security
Council for November, submit
ted the questionnaires to the
four powers and then turned the
replies over to the other six
members for study. The neutrals
are Argentina, Belgium, Canada,
China, Colombia and Syria.
Because currency is one of
the chief causes of friction be-
tween the western powers and
Russia in Berlin, Bramuglia is
seeking to get at the root of
the discord by solving the money
problem.
The United States, Britain and
France introduced their western
German currency in the western
sectors of Berlin last spring.
Soon afterward, in June, Russia
began its blockade of the capi-
tai city by halting all Transport
tation except air traffic between
Berlin and the Western occupa-
ton zones.
Russia has refused to lift the
blockade until the western pow
ers accept Soviet currency as
the only medium Of exchange in
all four sectors of the city. The
western powers, on the other
hand, have refused to negotiate
the currency or other questions
until the blockade is lifted.
Despite the neutrals' vigorous
new approach to the Berlin dis
pute, western sources predicted
gloomily that this latest effort
would collapse.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
Inquest In
Fendell Death
Is Dec. 2

Halifax County coroner Rufus
Britton said here this morning
that an inquest In the death OF
DR.. Henry Fendell of New York
City and Miami, Fla, who was
killed near Weldon in a highway
crash on November 6, will be
held in Weldon on December 2.
Two Negro men, Aldie Finch
of Clayton, and J. c. Blanding
of Halifax, are under bond pend
ing the inquest.
DR.. Fendell was killed instant
ly about four miles south of
Weldon on highway 301 when the
car he was driving south collid-
ed with a truck belonging to the
Central Oil Milling Company OF
Clayton and driven by Fince .
The doctors wife, his mother and
sister were all slightly injured in
the accident and were discharg-
ed the following day from the
Roanoke Rapids Hospital.
Blanding was arrested by Of
ficers several days after the ac-
cident and occurred. According
to investigating officers Finch
said a log truck, believed to be
the one operated by Blanding,
had passed Finch's truck and
had forced the Fendel car off
the road and into the fatal truck.
The inquest was originally set
for November II, but was post
poned at that time because of
the illness Of Mrs. Fendell, who
returned to New York following
her release from the hospital.
Britton said today he has made
arrangements with the Fendells
and other witnesses in the case
to be in Weldon at 7;30 on the
evening of December 2 to give
testimony in the hearing.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24

the Thanksgiving message will
be brought by the Rev. Mr..
Walker. Ladies of the churches
will prepare Thanksgiving bas-
kets for distribution to needy
families after the service.
The Christian Science Society
of Roanoke Rapids will hold its
regular Thanksgiving service
Thursday morning at II o'clock
in the reading room on the third
floor of the Roanoke-Bank and
Trust Company.
At St. Johns Catholic Church
the Very Rev. Peter M. Denges,
pastor has announced that q
special Thanksgiving Mass will
be celebrated at the church at
eight o'clock with confessions
preceding the Mass. Father Dem
ges said Holy Communion will
be received for the Thanksgiv-
ing service and said it is custo-
mary on this day to recite the
prayer for the church and the
civil autgorities composed in IT.
SO by the Most Rev. John Carroll
of Baltimore, first Bishop,
There will be special Thanks
giving service at the Pentecostal
Holiness Church tomorrow eve
ming at seven o'clock. The SER
vice will take the place of the
regular Wednesday evening pray
er service.
methodist church will sponsor
sunrise worship service for.
Thanksgiving at the church at
7:15 tomorrow morning. The
Rev. N. w. Grant will bring
the message and Miss Hazel
Copeland, young peoples lead
er, has invited the public to at
tend the service.
In nearly all churches in this
section special services II
Thanksgiving will be held u
some time during the day.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
Sen. Thomas
Lists Repeal
OF TIL Third

Washington, Nov. 24-(AP)-
Senator Elbert Thomas (D-Utah)
today rated repeal on the Taft
Hartley act third on his priority
list for the next Congress.
PERSONALLY think Congress
must give first attention to in
creasing the minimum wage
law" Thomas told reporter.
land the Senate may even push
federal aid to education ahead
of that"
The Utah senator is in a posi-
ton to carry out his forecasts.
He will become chairman of the
Senate Education and Labor com
mittee when Democrats take
over in January.
III there was any mandate
from the people in the last
election then wage-hour and
aid to education should com
first, IhomaS SAID.
"There is no doubt that most
of the 100000 workers of this
country who voted, voted with
us (Democrats). But only about
$1,000, 900 of them now are under
the fair labor practices act.
They should get first attention"
The fair labor practices act is
better known as the Wage-Hour
Law. Passed in 1888, it sets a
Accents an hour minimum for
workers whose output crosses
state lines, and calls for time
!, and one-half pay after 40 hours
sof work in any one week.
Thomas, calling the Accent
minimum obsolete, proposed a
boost to rs cents an hour last
session. That bill got nowhere
IN the GOP-controlled Both Con-
gress.
The Senate did, however, pass
a $500, 100000 aid to education
bill, but it died in the House.
Senator Ellenger (D-La) announc
, ed last night that a similar bill
will be introduced in January.
He predicted it will be enacted
into law.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
Cherry Will
Eat Bear Meat

Raleigh, Nov. 24-(AP)-Bear
meat will be the piece resistance
at a buffet lunch for governor
Cherry in New York Monday
night.
The State Advertising Division
host at the luncheon, announced
today it was disregarding the ad-
vice of Henry Belk, editor of the
Goldsboro News Argus.
Belk, in a recent editorial, de-
clared that bear NEAR just can't
be prepared so it's fit to eat
and he cautioned against serv-
ing it to Yankee guests at the
luncheon.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
BIS Says
Drop Mostly
On FOOdstuffs

Washington, Nov. 24-(AP)-A
slight but welcome dip in living
costs raised the possibility today
that President Truman m ight
tone down his demand for "stand
by" price control and rationing
powers when Congress meets in
January.
Edwin G. Nourse, chairman Of
the Presidents council of econo-
mic advisers, said a continued
ebb in prices, washing out the
need for drastic controls, would
be Swell" But, he didn't pre-
dict that would happen.
1T would be like seeing 4
fever chart go down." Nourse
told a reporter, s'but we aren't
drawing any conclusions yet"
His comment came after the
Burear of Labor Statistics re
ported last nigst that its cost-of
living index for October showed
a dip of one half of one per
cent. This was the first drop
in seven months for the index as
whole.
Another top government fiscal
official said privately he believes
inflationary forces still have the
upper hand. And Chester Bowl
es, one-time boss of OPA and
governor-elect of Connecticut
said after a White House visit
that Congress "unquestionably"
will act against initiation.
Behind all the guesswork lay
the big question of what will
happen overseas how much
more money will have to 60 for
foreign aid and national defense.
Some influential White House
advisers are known to feel that
any substantial rise over Mr..
Truman's present SIS, 900, 900, 900
ceiling on next years military
outlays could set the imitation
spiral whirling again.
On the other hand, Nourse has
stated that, were it not for for
eign aid spending and rearma-
ment 'defIationary evidences
would by this time have become
clearly evident"
BIS said food alone was re-
sponsible for the October drop in
living costs. Groceries and
meats declined Substantially"
to carrysthe index down despite
price rises in all other major
commodity groups, the agency
said. 1t was the third straight
monthly drop for foodstuffs.
The consumer price drop re-
flected a decline since August in
wholesale prices. 1t followed,
also, reports of a lag behind in
1947 department store business.
The relief for householders was
slight, however. The index was
only half a percentage point un-
der the record high set in August
and September. It stood at 1876
per cent above the 1859 -
verage.
BIS underscored this point
with timely comparison:
The Thanksgiving dinner that
last year cost $5.12 for family
of four will cost $5.47 tomorrow.
The increase is seven per cent.
General Motors, which has a
siding-scale wage contract with
CIO based on the rise and fall
of living costs, said the decline
was too slight to cut the earn
ings of it's $4,000 workers. The
GIN adjustment is made every
three months.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
No Frost On
The Pumpkin
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRES.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
There will be no frost on the
pumpkin tomorrow, Thanksgiv-
ing Day, the weatherman said.
Not much change from yester-
days warm temperatures was
predicted for today. tonight and
tomorrow in the Carolinas.
More light rain or drizzle al
so was the prospect through to-
morrow.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
Junior Chamber To
Collect. Paper
In Scotland Neck

Scotland Neck = Plans for a.
mother drive to collect scrap pa
per in Scotland Neck were made
at the meeting of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce in the M.
and W. Coffee Shop on Tuesday
evening. Henry Lee Harrison will
be in charge of the drive which
will take place December S.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
ROANOKE RAMBLINGS
By PAT NANTZ

A new club is in the making
as of today. . it is an Art Club,
which will begin on Thursday OF
next week. several citizens OF
this city have expressed their de-
sire for such a club and now
their wishes may be realized. .
by their help only. E. C. Lang
ford, a well-known painter and
sign-painter of this city has said
that he will help those who are
interested in such a project, to
get it started and will then act
more or less as an advisor OF
their paintings. More informa-
tion about this club will be given
during the latter part of this
week, and all who are interest
ed are asked to put forth an eff
fort toward its success. :.
George Baird, high school
band director, who was the in
structor of the local Mixed Choir
US Club, has turned this position
over to Joseph P. Parker, anoth-
er of the high school teachers. -.
Mr.. Parker, it is said, anticipates
a very enjoyable Christmas pro-
gram, of the best loved Christ
mas carols and other songs
which they are now rehearsing.
everyone interested in music is
still invited to join. Parker has
as his goal, 40 voices for the
program to be presented. -.
The minister advertised for a
man-servant and the next morn
ing a nicely dressed young man
rang the bell. "Can you start
the fire and get breakfast by
seven o'clock" asked the minis
ter. 81 guess so," answered the
young man. "Well, can you pol
ish all the silver, wash the dish
es and keep the house neat and
tidy?" continued the minister. !.
Say, parson, said the young
fellow, II came here to see about
getting married-but thanks for
warning me in time. I'm get
ting out right now. -"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
Weather

North Carolina - Mostly
cloudy and not much change
. In temperatures with scatter
/, ed light rain or drixxls today.
tonight and Thursday.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24

80. Vance Collins and Johnnie
Lynch will be among delegates
from throughout North Carolina
40 attend the Annual North Caro-
lima Boys Hi Y Conference. it
will be held at Duke University,
December 3,4 and S. The climax
of the conference will be a ban
quet held in the dining room at
Duke. Johnny is a senior and
Vance is a junior at the local
high school. ;.
Mrs. A. H. Hall of Franklin
street is expecting her son and
Hdaughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. H. Hall, of Washington, D. c.,
and her daughter and soil-in law,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. D. Carlisle and
son, Jerry, of Waverly, Virginia,
to come home TO the Thanks
giving holidays. =.
Sue Epperson will leave today
i, to spend her holidays from
school in Petersburg, Virginia,
e1with her aunt and uncle. Sue
attended school there last year
and will have many friends to
visit. she plans to return Sun
day..
Sandra Edwards. a junior at
the local high school, plans to
make a long trip alone during
the holidays. she is going to
Savannah, Georgia to visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Rhoden. :. .
Nr. Rhoden was for some time
resident OF Roanoke Rapids,
but moved to Florida in January
OF 1947 to BECOME assistant Boy
Scout executive from Febru-
ary of 1943 until his departure he
was the East Carolina Council
held executive. .Sandra also
plans to stop in Raleigh to visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Helms. &.
Jesse was a well-known radio
announcer of the local radio sta
aon, until he accepted a po-
ation with WRAL in Raleigh. f.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-09

meeting not because any parti-
cular group had asked it but be-
cause numerous citizens had re-
quested chance to present their
arguments in favor of the meters.
Lackey said the purpose of the
meters In the first place was
ito furnish parking space for our
customers. He said another
reason meters had been put in
action was to get the cars of the
merchants and their employees
OFT the streets all day. He point
ed out that the number of cars
is increasing every day, adding
that in 1948 there were 1850 auto
mobiles registered in the city of
Roanoke Rapids alone and that
there are only $40 meters i n
operation.
He said meters give every mer-
chant chance for turnover of
customer parking and keeps
traffic thinner on Roanoke Ave
nue. by cutting down on space
hunters" He pointed out that
Roanoke Rapids is a shopping
center for a five-county area :,
adding that an influx of cars and
people is expected when con-
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-09

Island tomorrow morning by
special bus and will play rior
to an illustrated lecture by Lieu
tenant-General Raymond A.
Wheeler, Chief of Engineers, u
nited States Army, scheduled to
be given at ten o'clock in the
Community House at Castle
Heights. The band will also play
for a concert later in the morn
ing.
Col. George Derby, district
Army Engineer, will open the
program. Rodgers will serve as
POSTMASTER for the occasion and
will introduce distinguished
guests present.
A luncheon will be held at
1890 following which the group
present will be divided into
smaller parties for conducted
tours of the entire dam project.
Army engineers or qualified as
sistants will be provided to head
each inspection group.
The Mecklenburg Civic Coun-
Gil is being assisted in the plan
ming of the inspection and the
program by the Roanoke River
Basin Association and the Roa-
noke River Flood Control Com
mittee.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-09
Lane Will Open
In Northampton

Jackson - Mechanical Vehicle
Inspection Lane No. SO will open
here tomorrow morning for a
three and one-half-day stay, it
has been announced by lane sup
ervisor E. G. Whitehurst.
The lane will remain here
through next Tuesday and will
operate daily between eight a.
m. and five p. m. except for
a noon closing Saturday and no
operation on Sunday. It will be
the last trip the inspection lane
makes to Northampton County
before the January l deadline for
inspection as set by law and all
motorists in the area have been
urged to bring their cars to the
lane for the required checkup
before it is too late.
Whitehurst said he has noticed
a large number of cars still rid
ing the highways without inspec-
ton stickers, and predicted that
lot of owners are liable to in
dictment after the first of the
new year for failure to comply
with the law.
He urged all last-minute wait
ers to come to the lane while it
is in jackson for the last time
this year.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-09

March 10 on an eight-months'
trial basis.
About so people were in the
court room here last night to
hear the evidence presented in
favor of the meters, and accord.
ing to John Lackey, chief spokes-
man for the promoter forces,
there were 2,124 other citizens
who had signed petitions asking
the Board to keep the meters in
operation.
Lackey Spokesman
Lackey, a local merchant, pre-
faced his remarks by saying he
was not speaking for any or
ganization of which he was a
member but was speaking as a
private citizen and merchant
who is interested in the benefits
the parking meters have brought
since their installation.
Mayor W. B. Allsbrook had
opened the meeting by saying a
special meeting of the Board had
been called by him in November
at the request of a group of
citizens who opposed the reten-
ton of the parking meters. He
said he called last nights special
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-09
Out-Of-State
Christmas Mail
headline Near

Postmaster L. G. Shell warn
ed today that "a serious last
minute jam in holiday mail de-
liveries" is possible here if too
many persons continue to de-
lay mailing their Christmas
cards and p ackages. When
the dam does break, we'll be
really flooded" he observed ap-
Erehensively.
All Christmas cards for out
of-state delivery, and all parcel
post packages, should be in the
mail tomorrow to assure their
arrival before Christmas, he
said. If cards or packages are
not ready until after this date,
he advised using airmail.
Otherwise some of them may
possibly not be delivered until
otter Christmas.
Christmas cards for local de-
livery should be mailed at least
a week before Christmas.
Envelopes and packages
may be marked DO Not Open
Until Christmas if desired"
Postmaster Shell advised.
Such notices are permitted
both on parcel post and on regu-
lar mail, including Christmas
cards sent third-class with a
= 10 cent stamp.
He warned that envelopes of
third-class mail may not be
sealed, either by moistening of
flap or by closing with Christ
mas seals.
Christmas seals may be af-
fixed to the back of the en-
velope, however.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-09
High School Band Will Participate
In Program At Bugs Island Dam

Bugs Island, Va. - Eric w.
Rodgers of Scotland Neck, sec
rotary of the Roanoke River As
ISOLATION, said this morning the
Roanoke Rapids High School
band will participate in the pro-
gram in conjunction with an in
spection trip of the Roanoke
River Development here tomor-
row.
He said more than 425 guests
have already signified their in
tention of being present for the
days activities as guests of the
Mecklenburg Civic Council, host
for the occasion. Rodgers said
the guest list would include Gov
lrnor William Tuck of Virginia,
North Carolina Senator William
Umstead, Congressman OHM
Kerr and Herbert Bonner and
number of state and civic Off
Gals representing cities in the
Roanoke River Basin. Cover
nor R. Gregg Cherry of North
Carolina will be represented by
R. Bruce Etheridge, director of
the Department of Conservation
xnd Development.
NJ The Roanoke Rapids High
School band will 60 to Bugs
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-09

use surplus parking meter re-
ceipts for recreational purposes.
He said from the time the
meters were installed through the
month of October the total re-
ceipts had been $9,439.97 for a
weekly average of $304.51. He
pointed out that installation costs
were paid out of meter receipts
and that he proposed traffic de-
partment budget for the 1948-49
year was 81, 1865 including the sa-
larry of a meter enforcement Of
ficer and maintenance, all of
which will be paid out of meter
receipts and not from tax money
in the city's general fund.
Lackey closed his remarks with
a request that the City Board
attempt to make some improve
ments to the back alleys behind
he stores in the business dis
trict to make off-street parking
easier for business people.
No Cost To City
Mayor Allsbrook said he want
ed to point out that the "meters
haven't cost the city one dime
and never will" He said he
meters were put in with the I'M
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-09

struction of a larger power dam
contemplated for building near
the city.
Refutes Claims
Lackey refuted claims that
parking meters had hurt bust
ness, citing increase in 1913 bust
ness by several firms, and said
one way to see how much good
meters are doing is to "try and
find a parking space up town at
night when the meters are not
operating"
He quoted figures showing that
70 North Carolina cities and town
have already installed meters
and said two others are contem-
plating putting them in. Hesread
several letters from towns which
have been asked about their
meters and all reported favorab-
ly.
Lackey said the meters were
not installed as a revenue nea-
sure but said they were paying
for themselves and that a reso-
luton had already been adopted
asking for a special local bill
in the 1949 General Assembly
which would enable the city to
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-09

derstanding they would pay for
themselves on a fifty-fifth basis
and said the Karpark Corpora
ton of Cincinnati would even
take them out without charge if
necessary.
The floor was opened for views
on the part of any interested
people present, and a number
voiced their opinions, giving var
ious reasons they favored the re-
tention of the meters.
A. N. Martin said emphasis in
the parking meter question
ought to be on customers and
not on the merchants. He
praised the cooperative efforts of
North Ward Merchants in setting
up two large free parking lots
for off-street parking and said
the South Ward merchants might
do well to follow suit. He said, he
believed the majority of the mer-
chants in the South ward favor
the meters, but said a majority
of North ward merchants seem
to be against them.
Petitions Presented
A textile worker said "the pc
titions presented here tonight re-