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Evening star., 1948-02-15

there were three larger ships of the
same size as the ManX Navigator
in the vicinity, Mr.. Schrider said.
The good judgment used by Capt.
Conway avoided collision with them,
the passenger said.
The Manx Navigator carried a
cargo of coal for Buenos Aires and
had come down from Baltimore and
anchored about 4 pm. Friday, in the
Sandy Point region, due to her
heavy load, the weather and the
condition of the channel, where
some navigation buoys were missing.
Mr.. Schrider, a salesman with the
R. S. McCeney Co. of Silver Spring,
farm equipment distributors, was on
his way home for the week end after
a business trip on the Eastern Shore,
He got the ferry at Matapeake on
Friday, about Sis pm. Instead OF
the routine 30 minute trip to Sandy
Point, it turned out to be journey
requiring more than 13 hours.
Freed After As Minutes.
The ferry was floating around
like an apple" after the fog closed
in. he said. Navigation lights were
blurred and channel buoys gone
The vessel ran aground, Mr.. Schri-
der declared. about $3.50 pm, but
was freed after about As minutes.
Mr. Schrider said the purser OF
the Gov. Nice was especially helpful
for he had messages radioed to shore
for all of the SO passengers wishing
to send word to their families. Then
the Maryland State police took up
the work, Mr.. Schrider said, and by
personal telephone call relayed the
messages.
Capt. Conway and the old hands
aboard the Gov Nice said they never
experienced fog like they did Friday
night and yesterday. Mr.. Schrider
said. A breakfast of ham and eggs,
toast and coffee was passed out to
everybody at $50 am. Within three
hours, all the passengers and their
cars we're safely off the ferry.
Evening star., 1948-02-15
Democratic Club to Ask
Opposition to Proposals

The Executive Committee of the
Arlington Democratic Club will
recommend that the club adopt a
resolution calling on the Arlington
delegation in the General Assembly
to refrain from proposing, sponsor
ing or supporting legislation for
non partisan election of the county
board.
This was announced yesterday by
Maxwell M. Caskie, jr., the clubs
acting president, who said the COM
mittee also will recommend that
the resolution ask for legislation for
a separate, nonpartisan election for
the school board.
Evening star., 1948-02-15

ton. The only reference to nom
partisan is in the title of the bill
and the following language: No
ballot used in any primary or gen.
eral election for Offices hereunder
shall have printed thereon any party
or political designation or mark, and
there shall not be appSnded to the
name of any candidate any such
party or political designation or mark
or anything showing how he is
nominated or indicating his views
or opinions This is the present
law and would not be new.
THE bill provides for the general
election to be held in August on the
same day that primaries for other
Offices are held, but differs in that
in the usual general election anyone
may file who is qualified, whereas
in this proposal only the two per-
sons receiving the highest vote for
each Office could participate.
"In other. words, the bill provides
a split election, part to be held in
August and the final, part in Noyem-
her. ~ /
''It is my opinion that this is
clearly unconstitutional since Section
112 provides that county board cleo
tions must be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in Novem-
ber."
He said the August election on the
same date of the party primaries
would cause confusion.
"It has been suggested that if the
bill is not adequate, another be
drafted to accomplish the purposes.
With regard to the county board,
this is extremely difficult because of
constitutional provisions.
There are political parties at a
county level as we'll as National po-
litical parties. Obviously it would
be unfair to permit group such as
the Better Government League to
hold a mass meeting or conven-
ton to nominate candidates and not
permit the Democratic or ,Republi-
can parties to do likewise.
Should Be Non-Partisan.
"The school board should definite
ly be kept out of politics and be as
non- partisan as possible" he said
"It is with genuine regret that !
have noted that the school board
and the Citizens Committee for
School improvement, who hereto
fore have stressed that their sole
functions were to improve the
schools, have now become partisan
and urge that the county board be
elected by a non-partisan election
He said he could find no consti-
tutional prohibition against holding
the school board election on a date
other than November.
IF the school board and its
friends really desire that the board
be removed from politics, this is the
most practical and the simplest way
of accomplishing it" he said.
Evening star., 1948-02-15
10 Named by Red Cross
For Alexandra Campaign

Names Of 10 committee members
to assist in the advanced-gifts di-
vision of the Alexandria Red Cross
chapters pre-campaign program
we're announced yesterday by Capt.
James S. Douglas, jr., head OF the
advanced-gifts division.
They include William Herbert.
Warren Grubbs, St. Clair D. Shell
ton. Howard Richards, Milton Lead
beater, John H. Kirk, Stanley King,
David C. Book. Charles H. Mason
and Charles Pullman.
| Their work will get under way
today and continue until March l.,
when the general Red Cross fund
drive starts, Capt. Douglas an
nounced. A report on their progress
will be presented at a luncheon OF
the chapter March in the Virginia
Electric Power Co. auditorium.
Evening star., 1948-02-15

for wholesalers and So for re-
tailers.
In introducing his bill, Mr..
Corbett said he personally felt
that "all the taxes are punitive
and should be repealed" but he
felt that only such a COM
promise" measure as this had a
chance of getting through Con-
gress this session.
The provision hitting at cocoa
nut oil, however, is the joker in
the bill. 1t has. the full back
ing and active support of the
soybean Oil lobby. the oleo people
report.
This provision says that the tax
shall be a quarter cent a pound
when only fats and oils produced
in the United States, its terri
tories and possessions, are used
but shall be 10 cents otherwise.
An exception is made for ingredi-
ents used to increase the vita
min content of the oleo but this
is a minor matter.
Protects American Industry"
Those backing the tax repeal
drive are frank to say that this
provision was inserted at the
irsistence Of the soybean lobby
Evening star., 1948-02-15
.Non-Partisan Election
OF Arlington Board
Opposed by Fenwick
D.. Al. D p.>.Aa.
S.or Sfoff Correspondent

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 14.-Sen-
ator Charles R. Fenwick of Arling-
ton today declared he will not in
troduce or support legislation that
would ban the holding Of primaries,
mass meetings or conventions for
the selection of candidates for the
county board.
His announcement is the first
statement from member of the
Arlington delegation to the Cen
eral Assembly. on the question of
tnenpartisan elections for the county
board .s tsaH %.
II Il iiavs reached these conclusions
only after long and careful consid-
Grafton" Senator Fenwick declared.
Pledges Early Decision. i !
He said he had promised pro
ponents of nonpartisan elections an
early decision on the issue.
81 am not at this time willing,
nor can I conscientiously introduce
or support, legislation that would
lead to the outlawing of the holding
of primaries, mass meetings and
conventions for the county board" !"
he said. II feel entirely different
with regard to the school board,
which is an administrative agency,
as distinguished from the governing
body of a political SUBDIVISION"
Senator Fenwick said he plans to
discuss his views in detail at 2:15
pm. tomorrow in his regular Sum-
day broadcast over Station WARL,
Arlington.
/ His colleagues in the Legislature
Delegates J. Maynard Magruder and
George Damn, reserved comment
on the issue.
Same Issues Involved.
Senator Fenwick declared the
House of Delegates passed the Rich
mond City charter bill, providing
for non partisan elections of City
Council "only after So members had
signed statement declaring that
in their opinion the provision elimi-
mating a primary was of doubtful
constitutionality."
The same underlying issues are
involved in the question of non
partisan elections for the Arlington
County Board, he stated.
For this reason" Senator Fen
wick added, "all ordinances passed
or actions taken by the governing
body would be subjected to seri-
Gus challenges on constitutional
grounds"
He said a bill designed to provide
non-partisan elections of the Ar
lington County Board and School
Board was submitted by the county
Joint Legislative Committee, but it
makes no provision for such elec-
tions." The committee represents
number Of civic groups.
| Provision of Bill.
The proposed bill provides for an
election on the first Tuesday in
August and requires that only the
two persons receiving the highest
vote for each county and school
board position be placed on the bal
lot in November.
| Senator Fenwick said This is
nothing more than a run-off elec-
Evening star., 1948-02-15
EIks' Auxiliary 10 Present
Show In Silver Spring

A fashion show staged in story
form and using men and women
from Silver Spring as models will
be presented by the Ladies of the
Elks in the Silver Spring armory
at Sp.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.
Script for the show, written and
directed by Mrs Helen Mason of
Silver. Spring, depicts well-known
scenes in the community. Mar
rators will be Mrs. Belle Williams
and Miss Meredith Young of VOL.
A number of merchants are as
sisting in sponsoring the production
which has been titled Fashion Re
Elections"
Evening star., 1948-02-15
Pulitzer Prize Winner
To Speak at w. and L.
SpeeidI Dispatch 10 The S'or

LEXINGTON, Va, Feb. 14.-Hod.
ding Carter, Pulitzer Prize winner
for editorial writing in 1916, will
speak on "Aggressiveness and the
Small City Daily Tuesday night
at Washington and Lee University
here.
Mr.. Carter, editor of the Delta
Democrat-Times, Greenville, Miss
will be the fourth speaker in the
Journalism assembly series at the
university
Evening star., 1948-02-15
Kemp Seeking
$4,000 Rise
In School Funds
$2,044,258 Total
Asked in Tentative
Arlington Budget

A tentative budget for Arlington
County schools for the 1948-49 fis-
cal year amounting to $2,044,258, an
increase of almost $4,000 over the
current budget, has been submitted
to the School Board, County Schools
superintendent Fletcher Kemp said
yesterday.
Largest proposed increase. $ll3,-
875 is for instruction. The total of
this item, $1,356,250, would provide
for II additional elementary teach
ers, three additional summer school
teachers and $1,000 for Fairgrounds
and recreation in addition to boosts
under the salary scale.
Also $25,350 over the current bud
get is suggested to cover the m.
crease in "other Institutional costs
These are listed as textbooks, cleri-
cal help to principals and sup
plies.
Capital Outlay Increased.
Items for operation and mainte-
nance of school properties would be
increased by more than $4,000 and
would provide for eight additional
school custodians, three additional
maintenance men and long over.
due repairs and replacements."
The amount for capital outlay
would be increased $56, 1858 to SIS, ,663.
while the amount for debt service
would be raised by $2l,674 to total
of $4,000.
The proposed budget also in
cludes an increase of $1,000 for
operation Of the school health de-
partment, $500 for school libraries
and 5000 for increased transporta-
ton costs.
To Hold Public Hearing.
The school board is expected to
hold a public hearing before finally
adopting budget. The final figures
must be decided on early next
month so that the budget can be
submitted to the county board.
which will hold a joint public hear
ing with the school board on both
the county budget and the school
board budget.
The county board sets the tax rate
and makes the levy. but it has been
the practice in past years for that
body to accept the budget as sub
mitted by the school board.
The current tax rate Is $3.25 per
$100 of valuation, of which SIPS
goes for schools.
Evening star., 1948-02-15
Gertrude Warren Honored

Miss Gertrude Warren. All Club
organization specialist for the Agri-
culture Department Extension
Service, has been awarded a cita-
ton for "meritorious service and
distinction for her part in Coop
erative extension work, it was an
nounced yesterday. The award was
made by Epsilon Sigma Phi, hon.
orarY fraternity.
Evening star., 1948-02-15
Will Discuss Sewer Needs

The need for additional commu-
nifty sewage facilities will be dis
cussed at a meeting of the New
Ballston, Va, Citizens Association
at 8 pm. tomorrow at the Ballston
firehouse.
Evening star., 1948-02-15
Lincoln Lecture Scheduled

A lecture on the death of Abra-
ham Lincoln will be given by Sutton
T. Jett at a meeting Of the mem OF
st. Luke's Lutheran Church, Coles
vile road and Highland drive. Sil-
yer Spring, at pm. tomorrow.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
Boyle Says Next War, if There Is One,
Won't Be Fought As Experts Predict

better by poison gas missiles
than by conventional anti-air-
craft shells.
Said he.
at would be much more eff
fective for example, sphere OF
poisoned air a mile round the
airplane, instead of trying to hit
the machinery directly with bits
of the SHE'LL
l wonder how. General Debeny
would feel if he re-read that to-
day? He apparently didn't fore
see bombers with enclosed cock
pits.
The high commanders of all
allied armies after 1918 appear
to have predicated future battles
too much in terms of static
trench warfare.
A young upstart French cap
tain, Charles De Gaulle, found
promotion slow after 1923, wher
he dared prophesy the doom Of
France unless it build longer
range and more mobile tanks
Billy Mitchell m ct an ever
rougher fate in the American Ar
my for championing airpowel
too bobustly.
But Germany proved that De
Gaulle and Mitchell were right
She almost won the second
world war because of her early
lead in tank and plane strength
Today the atom bomb domi
mates much military thinking
even more than poison gas did
after the first world war, be.
cause there is no known defense
against it.
But as to predictions that il
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
DEATHS
william r. Fleming

Norlina - Funeral services
were conducted at the grave :
side Of the Fleming family Gem
etery near Middleburs this at
ternoon for William Franklin
Fleming, rs, who died suddenly
at Norlina Sunday evening about
6:l5.
Officiating at the final rites
were the rev. w. G. Farrar of
Norlina and the Rev. L. C..
Brothers OF Middlcburg.
Mr.. Fleming, who was the
founder Of the Norlina Ice and
Fuel Company of Norlina a n d
Warrenton, mad been in failing
health for some time. He was
still active in both plants until
his health failed and was also
a farmer.
He was 4 native Of Grangille
County and was a member Of
the Norlina Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Mary Dortch Fleming; two sons,
Alvin L. and Jasper L. Flem-
ing, both of Norlina; two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Jim Dore and Mrs.
Andrew ]. Hundly. both Of Nor
lima; nine grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
By Hal Boyle

New York-(AP)-It. is unlike
ly the next war-if there is one
will be fought as experts pre-
dict today.
For there Is no trusty crystal
ball to give an honest preview
of just how nations will beat
each others brains apart a gen
GRAFTON hence. Wars have as
many surprises as women or the
weather
Top-ranking veterans of one
war are often the poorest guess
ers on how the following war
will be aged. They tend to over
rate one new weapon too much
Or they rely too heavily on
methods that won them victor
les in the past.
1t isn't only the French army
as the old quip goes-that pre-
pares in peace to fight the las;
war. over again. All armies
have a tendency to.
The other day l picked up foi
five cents at a secondhand book
stall a battered copy of 1.-THE
Riddle of The Rhine" by Major
Victor Lefebu1e. He was Bri
fish chemical warfare special
list in the first world war.
His book was published in 1923
1t illustrates why seasoned mil
itary leaders should be, chary oil
putting into print any predic-
tons about tine future of their
own profession.
The book contained part of an
article by Maj. Gen, Amos Al
fred Fries, then Chief of the U.
S. Chemical Warfare Service,
pointing out that poison gas
caused $4,000 of the 275,O00 A
merican first world war casual
ties. Gen. Fries prophesied flat
ly:
No other invention since that
of empower has made SO pro-
found a change in warfare as
gas is making, or will make, in
the future"
But did it? Gas didn't play
as profound role in the second
world war as Garand rifles, pow
dered eggs or the Red Cross
doughnut girls.
The same book quotes an
even more interesting statement
by General Debeney, Director OF
the French College of Warfare.
This distinguished Gallo war
rior had a theory that attacking
aircraft could be brought down
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
Sergeant Boyce
Returning To
U. S. For Discharge

ITAMI, JAPAN-Announce-
ment of the return to the United
States for subsequent discharge
from the military service OF
First Sergeant Willie E. Boyce,
son of J. w. Boyce and husband
of Mrs. Villa Boyce of George,
North Carolina, was made here
recently by Colonel Preston P.
Fender, Commanding Officer OF
the 38th Bombardment Wing,
Itami Air Force, the Occupa
tional Air Force for Japan, as a
Crew Chief Of A-26 type Air
craft.
Sergeant Boyce first entered
the military service at Fort
Monroe, Virginia on z January
1893 and indicted to Fort
Bragg, North Carolina on l Apr
il 1913, during this period he
served in the United States I'm
til discharged az Schofield Bar
racks, Hawaii on 81 October
1945. Reenlistink Immediately,
he served in Hawaii from June
l945 to November l945 and was
alerted for movement to the
Pacific Theater of Operations in
January l947.
Arriving in Japan at the Sc
cond Major Port, Yokohama, on
1s February ls47. Sergeant Boy
&c was assigned to the Fifth
Air Force and subsequently re-
assigned to the seth lombard
ment. Squadron At Itami Air
Force Base on the main Japa-
nese home island Of Honshu.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
BOokmobile
To Visit CASTOR
On Thursday

CASTOR - The Northampton
County bookmobile is scheduled
to make Its monthly visit to
CASTOR. Thursday November 4.
Mrs. Nancy Froelich, county
librarian, will deliver books to
the CASTOR High School, and to
the home Of Mrs. Hervert L.
Blythe, who is the CASTOR Home
Demonstration Club Librarian.
New books are added to the
county library each month, and
residents of the Castor COM
munity may enjoy many hours
of good reading, by getting their
books direct from the Bookmo-
bile or from the home Of the
local librarian.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03

will certainly be the major wea
pom of any war to come, or that
it will in itself save the land
well, don't forget the Maginot
line was once more promising
than Santa Claus.
The trouble lies always in the
enemy. You never can be sure
what the scoundrel is going to
come at you with. And that may
determine how you have to fight.
The only safe things you can
predict about war are that it
never operates entirely accord
ing to plan-and it bores more
people than it kills. And it kills
too many.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
RADIO PROGRAMS

New York, Nov. ; -(AP)-
Saturday will be the eighth week
for the current Phantom
voice in Sing It Again, the CHS
prize pyramid quiz. As a result,
the network has begun handing
out clues in some OF its other
programs.
So far no one has called in
to verify the guessing that it
might be Mrs. Eddie Cantor or
Constance Bennett.
Developments due tonight:
CHS 10 the Hollywood picture,
Documentary designed to depict
the film industry, with the
movie. Best Years OF Our
Lives" used as the basis for the
script.
MBS 10 Manhattan Playhouse
as replacement for Opinionaire
forum. Opinionaire has been
dropped in view of the return Of
the American Forum on Tues
day nights.
Listening tonight: NBC - 8
Blonde and Dagwood; 8 Duffy
Tavern and Hildegarde; $50
District Attorney; 1890 Curtain
Time drama.
sCBS - 3Mr. Chameleon De-
tects; $50 DR.. Christian drama !;
$50 Jimmy Melton concert.
ABC g The Hour Of Anna
teurs; 3 Milton Berle show; 10
Bing Crosby time and Edgar
Bergen; 1890 Meredith Wilson
music.
MBS - 8 Can you Top This T.;
$50 New time I Foarmily Thea
ter, Kate Smith guest.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03

The large and popular quail
family is represented in Amer
ica by five distinct genera. THIS
bird is very secretive in all his
ways and is found in the mount
aims and desert as well as
southern and miswest grassland.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
ArrENTIoNlI

ATTENTloNII
Do you have one Of the Inter
national Sterling Silver Pat
terms that haven't been made
in years? We are taking Or
ders for inactive patterns at
THE JEWEL BOX, you can
place your order until Deem
Der 3lst. Patterns such as,
Wedgwood- Empress, Gadroon-
Sprinstime, Colonial Shell and
Orchid. The Jewel Box, 1920
Roanoke Ave. Write or Phone
R-6531. 31-1-z Oh.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
INSULATION

HOW TO PAY LESS for fuel
this winter in spite of rising
costs is no problem with Duo
Seal Rock Wood Insulation -
saving you dollars. You can
insulate for as little as $1,000
per month. For full Informal
ton Phone R-23176. Certified
Sales Co. S. S. Norman, Roa-
noke Rapids, N. c. itch.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03

Band tailed pigeons are not
wary except when actively hunt
ed. They are gregarious and
gather in tremendous flocks ex-
Get in the mating season.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03

A new camera used in U. S.
navy researc can take pictures
with an exposure of only a mill
ionth of second.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03

FOR SALE-Freezer Locker, 10
cubic feet, three compart-
ments. Suitable for home or
store. Write c, L. Russ, Green
willie, N. C., or Phone Green
vile 1862 or 1921. 2-3-4 Oh.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
MOVING

MOVING - Let us move your
furniture, local and long dis
lance. Handlers of fine furni-
ture. Your furniture is insur-
ed. CARAVAN TRUCKING
c. E. 10th. st. Phone R-5002
IF. Ch
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03

Wild turkeys roost in trees but
build their nests on the ground.
Being semi-aquatic, the year
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03

Ito easy 10 use the Classified
columns. Just pick up the
phone, dial R.326 and ask
for Classified Department.
II You ean't call, mail ads in.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03

RELIABLE NURSE TO TAKE
CARE OF YOUR LOVED
ONES. Private nursing Of any
kind. Phone R-542i.
D-Nov. 9th.