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Jackson advocate., 1948-03-27
night.

nlSnJ.
A sellout crowd of 5000 saw
Docusen, repeatedly hammer Tur-
ner with short lefts and rights.
Turner who lost to Docusen last
year by a knockout in the first
round, was downed last night in
the fourth, but quickly regained
his feet.
The Negro boxer chiefly on left
hooks to the body and head. Tur-
ner is considered .one of the best
welterweights on the Pacific
Coast but could not match Docu-
sens skill.
Jackson advocate., 1948-03-27
N. 0. Contender
Beats California
Negro

Oakland, Calf, March % -
Bernard Docusen, 147-pound well
terweight title contender from
New Orleans, slashed to a ten
round decision over Earl Turner,
149, Oakland Negro, Wednesday
Jackson advocate., 1948-03-27

The AlcOrn A. e. Nj. College
Concert Band, an aggregation of
fOrty-three members under the
direction of William HI. Hamlin,
is now on tour visiting most of
the large towns and cities of
Mississippi.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
Halifax District Scout Leaders
Praised By Herbert In Address
AT Annual District Scout Dinner

District chairman, the Rev. Ed
mund Berkeley as District vice.
chairman and D. E. Bennett as
District commissioner were all
unanimously approved for reel
ection.
Other chairman for the Dis
trict were also reelected for the
corning year.
E. H. Fuller served as toast
master for the evening and paid
a tribute to the Scoutmasters,
present - ''the most important
individuals In Scouting" - and
introduced the Scoutmasters pre-
sent to the group
D. E. Bennett District COM
missioner, reported on District
accomplishments during the
past year, and Sea Scout Bob
Murray reported on the progress
made by the Senior Scouts in
the district.
/ Miss Margaret Hines sang
!, two numbers, Zeb Denny gave
the invocation and Rudolph Wa
ters led the group in a patriotic
song.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
Rigid Crop Production Controls And
Cash Subsidies Rejected By Grange

Portland, Me-, Nov. 16-(AP)
Proposals to use either rigid
production crop controls or cash
subsidies to keep farmers po-
sperous were rejected today by
a National Grange convention
committee.
In a report to the farm orga-
nization meeting, the Grange a.
griculture committee declared
full output by industry would dc
more than anything else to
maintain farm prosperity.
Failure of industry to keep
pace with farm output wa
claimed to be the major cause
of farm depressions.
1.-THE Grange believes" the
report said, that the so-called
farm problem is in the mair
a result Of the failure of in
dustry to keep its output in
balance with the abundant out.
put of farms, and of the result
ing failure of farm prices to re.
main in proper balance with
prices of other goods and serv.
ices"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16

Shortly before the Rev. Mr..
Herbert's talk, Slate senator Ju-
liam Allsbrook awarded an Eagle
Scout pin to the Halifax Dis
trict's newest Eagle Scout, Leslie
Darrell Sonny Hines, Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. D L. Hines of
SOL Franklin street.
Allsbrook said the achieve
ment of the Eagle rank is to be
regarded as the epitome of ac-
compishment for the Boy Scout.
He gave the pin t. Mrs. Hines,
who pinned it OH her sons uni
form to the sustained applause
of the group Of nearly 100 Scout
ers, By Scouts. District leaders
and their wives who attended
the annual banoue, at the high
school cafeteria
Scout Dwight El,lng and Rec
Garris took charge of the install
alton ceremony in which lead,
ers for the District for the new
year were installed in office. Or
, the recommendation of a nom
mating committee headed b,
Edwin Akers, John Hines a.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
Warren County Annual TB Seal Sale
Will Be Headed By Harry Cohen

Although the seal sale rush
is on the other work does not
stop, Mr.. Cohen stated, and add
ed that for quite while there
has been a large literature rack
in the Warren County Commu-
nifty Center, containing educa-
tional information. At the re-
cent Warren County Fair many
people picked up reading mater
ial from our booth and our sigh,
Get Chest X-ray", was greatly
noticed. Our case finding work
never ceases. Twenty people
have been taken to Wilson for a
chest X-ray since our clinic in
September and others will con-
tinue to go-whe have come In
contact with the disease, or who
have been advised by their doc
tor to have a chest X-ray. In
the meantime plans are in the
making to bring an X-ray mach
inc back to Warren county in
the spring.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
Weldon p. T. A.
Holds Meeting

Weldon - The Weldon Parent
Teachers Association held its
regular meeting Monday after
noon in the Weldon High School
Library at $3.50 o'clock with an
provimataly As members present.
Mrs. R. P. Alien presided in
the presidents chair. The meet
ing was called 70 order, the min
utes read and approved and a
report from the standing COM
mittees made. The roll was
called Of the grades, with teach
ers and parents standing for each
grade. Miss Peele's 9th Grade
won the attendance award for
the elementary school and Jes-
sic Parker's room the award for
the High School students.
Following the business OF the
association Mrs. WA. Pierce,
Jr., gave a most interesting and
detail report of the Roanoke
Rapids Parent Teachers meet
ing.
Mr.. C. B. Thomas, superinten.
dent of Weldon Schools introduc-
ed the speaker for the afternoon,
DR.. Robert F Young. DR.. Young
spoke to the parents and teach
ers on the facts of polio" His
address was very interesting
and informative.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16

The committee did not pro-
pose, however, the junking Of
all federal farm-aid programs.
It would keep price supports,
but would use them chiefly as
devices to help guide production
away from SURPRISES and short
ages. 1t would use them also to
prevent a ruinous collapse in
prices.
The committee urged that
crop controls be used only as
a "last resort" to combat sur
pluses and low prices.
The report, which will be act
ed upon by the convention later
in the week, slapped at a cash
subsidy plan advocated by ]. W.
FIGHTER, Master of the Ohio
Grange.
Fletcher would do away with
all price supports. He would al
low uncontrolled markets to set
farm and food prices. If those
prices failed to give farmers q
fair income, the government
would pay the difference in sub
sides.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16

Warrenton.-The countrywide
distribution this week Of posters
bearing the message, Protect
Your Home from tuberculosis" "
and of brightly colored book
marks TO- library books will re-
mind Warren county residents Of
the 1948 Christmas Seal Sale to
be conducted from November %
until Christmas.
Harry Cohen will serve as Seal
Sale Chairman. Work has gotten
underway at the Associations
headquarters to make this
forty -second annual seal sale the
best ever. 8
In this county, Mr.. Cohen
pointed out, the seal sale funds
constitute the sole support Of the
Warren County tuberculosis and
Health Association and its tub
erculosis control projects in
1949, which include Health Edu-
cation, Case Finding, and Reha-
blitation.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16

"We are all seekers after i'm
mortality" the Rev. ]. F. Her
bert told Halifax District Scout
ers here last night, land here
is a way to obtain Immortality
by giving character to the boys
of today who will be Americas
men of tomorrow
The Rev. Mr.. Herbert, pastor
of the First Methodist Church of
Roanoke Rapids, spoke here last
night at the annual banquet Of
the Halifax District, Boy Scouts
of America, directing his re-
marks to the Scoutmaster pre-
sent.
"Being a Scoutmaster is a
hard task" the speaker said,
ut calls for a certain quality OF
human character. He said the
Scoutmasters today are making
the finest contributions to the
life of the American community
He pointed out that Scoutmas.
tiers work without compensation
but are rewarded in the feeling
of dignity and an increased faith
in God and man.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
Planners To
Begin Work On
Rec Program

Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Pangburn
of New York City will arrive In
Roanoke Rapids Wednesday to
start work on the proposed re-
creation center and planned
long-range recreation program,
it was announced today by T. j.
Davis, chairman Of the Roanoke
Rapids Recreation Commission.
Mr.. and Mrs Pangburn are
being sent to Roanoke Rapids
by Ellwood Allen, recreational
planner, who recently signed
contracts to execute long-range
plans and designs and draw
ings for the center.
They will reside in the city for
some time while they are en-
gagged in their work.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
Drive For Memberships In Symphony
Society Begins In Warren County

Warrenton-The drive to Sc
cure memberships in the North
Carolina Symphony Society was
launched here IN Monday, Nov
ember Is, by the Warrenton
Symphony Society Committee.
A membership which costs
two-dollars, includes one junior
ticket and the opportunity to at
tend any concert the Symphony
plays in any part of the state.
The Little Symphony" has
arranged to appear in Warren
ton in March 1919, in order to
be here when good weather will
be favorable, to a large atten-
dance at the concert. 1t is re-
called that when the orchestra
appeared here in February of
this year the musicians became
showbound and were forced by
weather conditions to r e m a n
here for several days.
A member of the Warrenton
Symphony Society Committee
stated, "Under the direction OF
Benjamin Swain, the North
Carolina Symphony Orchestra
has become a distinguished in
stitution and the significant con-
tributions it is making to the
educational and cultural life Of
the state grows apparent with
each passing year.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
Sgt. Myrick
Reburial Rites
To Be Sunday

The body of Sgt. Lawrence
Myrick, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Myrick Of Roanoke Ra-
pids, will arriv- h re Friday for
reburial on Sunday.
Sgt. Myrick was killed in &C
ton in Italy on November IA,
1914, at the age of %.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted from the Myrick home at
225 Clinton Street and burial
will be in Cedarwood Cemetey.
Full military rites will be rem
dered by the honor guard OF the
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Sgt. M, lick is survived by his
parents; two brothers, Mason and
Joseph E. Myrick; and three sis
tiers, Mrs. Lucille Lynch, Miss
Julia, My lex and Miss Nodine
Myrick.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
Maybank's Cost
OF Reelection
Is SO Cents

Washington, Nov. 16-(AP)-
What price reflection?
So cents.
That's the amount U. S. Sena-
tor Burnet R. Maybank (D-SC)
named in his report of his cleo
ton campaign expenditures.
The So cents was spent in
sending his two required reports
on campaign expenditures and
contributions to the Secretary Of
the Senate by registered mail.
He listed no contributions.
May = ank may become head o.
the Senate banking committee,
He is second-ranking Democrat
on the committee, but the rank.
ing DemQrat-Senator Wagner
of New Y6rk-is Ill.
Maybank's Republican oppo
nent, J. Bates Gerald Of Char
lesion, reported total expendi
lures Of $2l6.35. and no contri
buttons. y
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
Chinese Claim Major
Victor Near SuCh0W:
But Outcome In Doubt

Marking, Nov, le-(AP)-The
Chinese government claimed a
front tonight to climax con-
fused day which still left the
final outcome Of the battle for
the approach to '!anking in
doubt,
Pro government newspapers
slashed their buildings with red
posters and exploded firecrack-
ers to call attention to placards
announcing that the Communists
had routed northeast of Suchow
and were withdrawing North
eastward.
That news, circulated by the
defense ministry's official mill
tary news agency, was in direct
contrast to the generally ac-
cepted reports from other
sources that the government
control of the whole Suchow
area was offering.
The US. embassy warned
some 1000 Americans to get out
Of China now or risk 'hazar-
dous conditions"
Government. spokesman Ho1-
lington denied reports that Sue
how had falle-l or even was
threatened with red capture. He
told the Associated Press:
1.-THE City is firmly in our
hands and the Reds are with
drawing to the Northeastward."
The Koumintang Daily News,
quoting a Chinese air force
source, said reconnaissance
planes had spotted a general
Communist withdrawal north
ward from the Suchow front.
Neutral observers, however
continued to eye the reports with
considerable reserve and plans
went ahead TO evacuation of A.
merican civilians and some o.
theirs.
The governments return to
the regular rationing of rice has
considerably eased the food pro-
blem. u. S. Economic A
Director Roger Lapham arrived
in Marking today with Former
Ambassador William c. Bullet,
who is checking the Chinese ST.
tuation for Congress. TIL e y
lunched with U. S. Ambassador
J. Leighton Stuart before ar .
ranging for a meeting with Pre-
sident Chang Kai-Shek.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
Measles Cut
Attendance
At Schools

Measles have cut into the at
tendance in the elementary
schools Of Roanoke Rapids dur
ing the past week, according to
City School Superintendent 1. E.
Ready, however the incidence of
the disease is mot enough to be
alarming, he added.
The city superintendent said
figures available on total at
grades for last week indicated
that measles had cut attendance
down to approximately 80 per
cent as compared to the usual
96 or 81 per cent for this time
of year normally.
He said there was certainly
nothing of a serious nature to
the school system as whole in
the reports on measle, adding
that the absences were hardly
numerous enough to be consider
ed epidemic.
The Central School last week
indicated the highest percentage
Of absences due to illness and
Ready said much of it could be
attributed to measles. At Cen.
trail School absences ran as high
as 20 per cent and decreased
in the other schools.
He said following the central
School, the absences in other
buildings tapered off with the
Rosemary School, Vance Stree
Clara Hearne and the Sixth
Grade in that order.
Ready said this time Of the
year there is normally high
incidence of measles in the
schools, adding that present in
dications are that there is nc
cause for alarm.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
Assault On
Father Case
Is Heard

Percy Midget was found gull
ty Of simple assault and disor-
derby conduct and his brother
Reginald, was acquitted in
Mayors court here yesterday af-
ternoon by Mayor W. B. Ais
brook.
Both youths had been held
over the weekend on charges Of
assault with a deadly weapon
with intent to kill and the in
Fiction Of serious personal in
juries on warrants signed by
their father, H. H. Midget, vic
tim Of the alleged assault.
Mayor Allsbrook imposed a
prayer for JUDGMENT continued
on the payment of costs and or
condition that he remain of gooe
behavior for IL months on
Percy, and warned the 25-year-
old defendant that his keeping
out of trouble would be his ou'll
responsibility. Allsbrook said he
believed the entire family quar-.
rel started because Percy had
too much to drink.
Mrs. Midget, mother Of the
youths. testified that hel
husbands head was injured
when he fell in the back yard O
the Midget home while he wa'
"tussling" with Reginald aftel
the younger son had taken 1
shotgun away from his father
Allsbrook had Mrs. Midget
subpoenaed to testify after tn
sons and father had given con
flicting evidence on the witness
stand. The mayor said he wa
trying to dispose CT the case il
as fair manner as possible ant
did not want TO work hardship
on any of the members Of thu
family involved
Percy admitted striking hi
father with his fist and said the.
| had both hit each other. HI
said he left the home before hi
father and his ether brother be
came involved.
Allsbrook said he could find nj
evidence that a deadly weapon
had been employed at any TIM
by either of the youths and pro
nounced judgment on Perc!
Midget on the lesser charge o
simple assault.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
Leedy Resigns
As Publisher
OF The Herald

Guy M. Leedy, for the past
six months publisher and
general manager to the Roa-
noke Rapids Heard and the
Herald Printing Company, Inc,
resigned effective today.
James L. Wick has assumed
active management of the COM
pany and will Greet publica :
ton of the daily and Sunday
Herald.
Leedy, former general man.
ager of the Elizabeth City Daily
Advance and Eadio Station VIC
Al in Elizabeth City, said that
his plans for the future are in
definite.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
State Demos End
Campaign With A
Balance OF $5,693

Raleigh, Nov. 16-(P)- The
North Carolina headquarters Of
the Democratic national commit
tee finished the political cam
paign with a profit of $5,693.36.
A financial report sent to
Washington yesterday shows
that the state office took In &c.
905.67 for the national COM
mittee and / lid out $1,212.s1 for
expenses.
State Director of Finance John
Larkins, Jr., of Trenton listed
himself as the biggest contribu-
tor-an even 5000.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
Postal Receipts
Here Are Higher

Gross postal receipts, normal
; ly considered to be a good
business barometer, were highs
er during the month Of October,
1913, than they were a year ago.
Roanoke Rapids Postmaster T..
G. Shell said here today.
re reported that receipts dur,
ing the past month in the local
post office totaled $4,S51.27. For
October, 1947, +he post office
here crossed $4,607.02.
Postmaster Shell said these
figures indicated merely post Of
flee business and did not in
clude bond purchase and other
post office business.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
Hartman May
Get New Post
Under Truman

Washington, Nov. 16---(R-
Speculation mounted today that
W. Averel Hartman, the Mar
shall Plan MISUNDERSTANDING,
may be dealt a more potent
hand in Pesident Truman's new
term.
Lower echelons Of the econo-
mic cooperation administration
buzzed with reports that Harri-
man, a multi-millionaire and
staunch Democratic party sup
porter, might:
l. Replace Republican Paul G.
Hoffman as ECA Administra-
tor. Hartman, as ECA's special
representative in Europe, now is
No. 2 man in the recovery
agency.
2. Or as rumored previously,
become Secretary Of State if and
when George c. Marshall steps
down as h has indicated he
wishes to do. The State Depart
ment, with Mr.. Humans back
ing, could make its influence felt
in the otherwise independent
Marshall plan operations.
Hartman, Washington-bound
from his Paris ECA headquart-
ers, was due to arrive today.
One subordinate official was
offering to bet that by the end
of January-that is, after Mr.
Truman's inauguration Harri-
man Twill be running ECA, in
name or in fact"
Working against that theory
however, is an apparently wide.
spread feeling on Capitol Hill
that the European recovery eff
fort has been operating satisfac,
torily under Hoffman's leader
ship.
Nevertheless, a sharp presiden
tial rebuff to Hoffman came Il
light yesterday.
Mr.. Truman, it was learned
has suggested to Hoffman tina
he reverse one Of his basic pc
Icy decisions two-and-a-hal
month old order ending govern
ment grain buying on Decem
Der l and returning the whea
and corn expot trade to pri
vate channels.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
Major King Jr. Is
Now A C0rnQral

FJKUoKA, JAPAN, October
Berth King of 234 Jefferson
25-MAjor King, Jr., sor of Mrs.
street. Roanoke Rapids, who Is
serving with the United States
Air Force in Japan, was recent
ly promoted to the rank of cor
poral.
The airman is s. wing as a
control tower operator in the
Anyways and Air Communica-
tons Service Detachment 1851
at the Ashiya Air Force base on
Kyushu, Japan. The AACS is an
agency Of the Air Force which
provides anyways communica-
{ tons, navigational aids and air
traffic control services to mill
'sry aircraft.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16

Paris, Nov. 16-R)-A French
government spokesman said to.
day France stands firmly with
the United States and Britain a.
gainst negotiating with Soviet
Russia under duress, but hopes
the Berlin issue can be solved by
Cancellation.
The spokesman, Francois Nit
terand, issued the statement fol
lowing a cabinet meeting. Nit
terand is the French Secretary
of State for information.
The cabinet approved the text
of a note Foreign Minister Ro-
bert Schuman intends to send to
Secretary General Trygve Lie
and President H. v. Evcatt OF
the United Nations in reply to
their appeal last week for direct
four power talks on Berlin.
The government also circulat-
ed a statement denying recent
suggestions in the French press
that the foreign ministry, the
premier's office and the presi-
dents office were not in agree
ment on the appeal for Berlin
talks.
Foreign Ministers Of the nit
ed States, Britain and France
were to meet late today to draft
coordinated replies to the letters
according to u. S., British and
French official spokesman.
Mitterand emphasized to re-
porters after the French cabinet
meeting that the exchange Of let.
tiers by Lie and Evat. on one
hand and by the foreign mini
tiers on the other represents e
demonstration of willingness tc
reach a solution Of the blockade
which Russia imposed last June
There is no question, he said
of a text which would involve
agreement to definite proposals
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
A. And p. Officials
Visit Weldon Store

Weldon.-The southern divi-
son president of the Atlantic
and Pacific Tea Company was in
Weldon yesterday afternoon
along with other officials of
the huge chain store organiza-
ton.
w. M. Beeler of Charlotte, &C.
companied by district superin-
endent r. c. H .ghes of Raj
eigh and Assistant Superintend-
ent E. D. Mccall. Of Goldsboro,
inspected the local store.
Beeler said that the local store
was very neat in appearance but
could use some repairs and re-
|novations.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
Navy Pilot Walks
Away From Flaming
Crash Near Charlotte

Charlotte, Nov. 16-F-A
Navy Eau Corsair fighter crash
ed on a takeoff, skidded 800
yards and buned on Southern
Railway tracks near here today.
The pilot, sole occupant, was not
injured.
The plane burst into flames
as soon as it struck the tracks.
Railway officials halted north
and southbound trains along its
double trunk lines until the de-
bris could be cleared.
The pilot, who was not iden-
titled, had spent the night at
Morris Field and was resuming
flight to Jacksonville, Fla, when
the mishap occurred.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
State Nurses Group
Secretary Will
Interview Graduates

1t was announced today by
Mrs. Carlee B. jenkins, coun-
selling service secretary, that
Miss Helen Peeler of Raleigh,
associate executive secretary
and councillor of the North
Carolina Nurses Association,
will be in Roanoke Rapids on
December l for interviews with
graduate nurses in this area.
Mrs. Jenkins said Miss Peeler
will be at the Roanoke. Rapids
Hospital from 1890 a. m. until
4:30 p. m. to otter advice on
new phases Of nursing and ID
offer placement counsel to any
nurse in the area who wishes Ia
consult with her. Miss Peeler
will also speak to members Of
the training classes at the local
hospital. m
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
AutOists Reminded
OF Two Deadlines
For Inspection

Raleigh, Nov. l6-(AP)--The
state motor vehicles department
has reminded motorists Of two
more mechanical inspection
headlines coming up.
All 1910 and 1912 model We
hicles must be inspected by Nov
80 and l941 and 1949 models by
Dec; 81, says Arthur T. Moore,
head Of the inspection program.
Moore said that through Oct
ober, 646,330 vehicles had been
$4,000 still have to 60 through
inspected. He added that about
the states 40 inspection lanes.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
Princess Elizabeth
And Prince Are sFine"

. London, Nov. 16-(AP)- All
was reported well today with
Princess Elizabeth and her new
son as relatives gathered to
peek at the two-day-old prince
who may be Britain's next king.
Buckingham Palace spread this
news in a bulletin issued by roy-
ii physicians.
ssPrincsss Elizabeth has had 4
good night and 10 making ex-s
cellent progress = said the re-
port issued at HIS q. m. (6:l5
am, est) ''ths infant prince CON-
tinues to Do well.n
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-16
Weather

North Carolina-Increasing
cloudiness and continued warm
today; considerable cloudiness
toniql. and Wednesday with
occasional light rain Wednes-
day beginning in west portion
TONIGHT; not much 7nge in
temperatures except warmer
tonight.