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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
Cooke Rites
Are Tomorrow

Funeral services for Thomas
Henry Cooke, SO, who died sud-
denly at the Roanoke Rapids
Hospital yesterday morning at
$3.50 TO- owing a brief illness,
will be 'cted tomorrow af-
ternoon =. the Rosemary
Methodist Church by the Rev.
W. R. Stevens, pastor.
Interment will be il Cedar
wood cemetery.
Mr.. Cooke was a longtime re-
sident of Roanoke Rapids and
was employed by the Rosemary
Manufacturing Company.
He is survived by hi, wife.
Mrs. Grace Hawkins Cooke; two
daughters, Mrs. S. Gordon Ayers
Of Portsmouth, Va, and Miss
Ruth Cooke of Roanoke Rapids;
two sons, Louie D. and Milton
Cooke of Roanoke Rapids; two
sisters, Mrs. Luther Ivey of
Roanoke Rapids and Mrs. Jim
mic Cowans af Tillery; one
brother, Charlie Cooke Of Roa-
'oke Rapids; and one grandson
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
North Carolina Gives
Truman & Democrats
A Two To One Victory
Raleigh, Nov. a(AP)-Northe

Raleigh. Nov. 3L(AP)-Northt
Carolina remained a Democratic
Party stronghold today.
The Democrats, disproving Re-
publican claims to m al or
strength, rolled up a decisive
majority for President Truman.
The states voters followed his
ticket down the line, electing a
Democratic senator, a governor
and apparently all IL Of t h e
states congressman.
The Truman vote was almost
double that for Governor Tho
mas E. Dewey. The President
claimed 423, 1897 votes to Dewey's
217,357 in 1890 of the states L.
$50 precincts. Governor j.
Strom Thurmond ran third with
1865 for his State Rights De-
mocrats. Henry A. Wallace,
splattered with eggs and toma-
toes in the state last summer,
drew only 3,451,
Former Governor J. Melville
Broughton won hardly over Re-
publican John A. Wilkinson in
the senate race, polling 3,13l
votes to 1878.
w. Kerr Scott rode safely into
the governors office and with
him went 10 other Democratic
candidates for statewide office.
Only four of the Tar Heel
states 100 counties fell into the
Republican column in the presi-
Dental race. Those were Cat
awba, Madison, Wilkes and Yad-
kin, situated in the mountainous
west where Republican strength
additionally is strongest.
Democratic triumphs W re
evident in eleven of IL congress
sional races early today. A De-
mocratic candidate was well a.
head in the other congressional
district.
The vote was in sharp contrast
to Republican prediction
claims saying the COP had a
good chance to repeat 1928 when
the state deserted the Democrats
for Herbert Hoover and elected
two Republican congressman.
There was no doubt Of the re-
election Of U. S. Representa- =
tives Herbert Bonner, First Dis
trict; John Kerr, Second; Ora
ham Barden, Third; Harold
Cooley, Fourth; Carl Durham,
Sixth; c. B. Deane, Eighth; We
teran Robert K. Doughton, Ninth
Hamilton Homes, Tenth; and A.
L. Bulwinkle. Eleventh. The
Election of newcomers Thru :
mond Chatham IN the Fifth Dis
trio and F. Ertel Carlyle in the
Continued on Page Eighty
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Heavy Vote Cast In Halifax & NORTHAMPTON
7,l47 Vote
In Halifax
IL Precincts

Halifax County remained in
the Democratic Column in the
presidential campaign as more
than 1000 residents of the county
cast votes in the presidential
election yesterday.
The total vote cast for the four
presidential candidates on the
Halifax County ballot was 7,147,
compared to a total official vote
Of 1929 in 1914.
President TEuman's vote In the
II precincts In the county total
ed 6,205; Dewey received a total
Of $40 votes; Thurmond, 422
and Wallace 10. go
Precinct officials at the II vot-
ing places in the county reported
an almost steady stream Of vot-
ers throughout the day yesterday
as the weatherman smiled on
the county and provided good
day for the balloting.
Only eleven Of the precincts
had reported their unofficial re-
turns on the state ballot at 2::30
am. this morning.
]. Melville Broughton polled
an unofficialtabulation of 1851
votes to a mere 289 for John A.
Wilkinson, Republican nominee
for Senate.
Kerr Scott, Democratic candi-
date for governor, easily out
distanced his two opponents,
George M. Pritchard, Republic
can, and Mary Price, a MEM
Der Of the Henry Wallace Pro-
gressive Party and the only wo-
man on the state ballot. Prit-
chard polled 272 votes and Miss
Price received six votes.
Leading the state ticket was
William P. Hodges. On the basis
of returns from the II precincts,
he polled 5,876 votes.
In the congressional race in
District Two John H. Kerr Of
Warrenton polled a total II STA
to 268 for ]. H. Satterthwaite.
At the tiny precinct of Pal
myra, where a total of 81 votes
were cast, election officials re-
ported that for the first time in
recent history two Republican
ballots were cast
At Littleton, were seven per-
sons are registered Republican
ming straight COP ballots were
marked, officials reported.
The biggest Republican vote
cast in the county on the basis
of the eleven precincts was cast
in Roanoke Rapids precincts
Two and Three.
On the county ticket, on the
basis of returns in eight pre-
Continued on Page Eight
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
Budget Group
Begins Study

Raleigh, Nov 3-eAP)-T h e
advisory budget commission to-
day began its long grind of hear
ing various state agency heads
tell of their budget needs for the
next two years
The Commission will wrap up
all the requests and submit an
overall budget for state opera
tons to the General Assembly
when it convenes early in Jan
uary.
The hearing, which will begin
at $3.50 every mornign and end
at 600 each night, will end on
Friday of next week, with but
two days rest. Saturday and Sum-
day.
Scheduled to be heard today
were the Division. of Purchase
and Contract, Revenue Depart
ment, Department of Tax Re-
search, State Auditor, Confeder-
ate Pensions and Specials, State
Treasurer Local Government
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
Y THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

President Truman, in an as.
tel !. ing upset of pre-ballotins
Nictions, to3sy won the Pre-
sidency. He will have a De-
mocratic Senate and House to
work with him.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, his
Republican opponent, conceded
Mr.. Humans lection at Ills
am. EST.
At that time, Mr.. Truman was
leading in % states having 304
electoral votes. Needed to win
are 266 ELECTORAL votes.
Dewey was leading in is states
with 1879 electoral votes. -Four
states with SO electoral votes
had been captured, or were lean
ing to, States Rights candidate
j. Strom Thurmond.
James Hagerty, Dewey's press
secretary announced that Dewey
had conceded the election in a
telegram to M. Truman. It
read:
"My heartiest congratulations
to you on your election and
every good wish for a Success
full administration, and I urge
all Americans to unite behind
you in support of every effort
to keep out nation strong and
free and establish peach in the
world.
The last Republican hope that
Dewey might nose our Truman
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
Old Dominic n
Is In Truman
Victory March

Richmond, Va, Nov. 3-By
The Associated Press - Presi-
dent Truman, Senator A. Willis
Robertson and all nine Demo-
cratic congressional nominees
won clear cut victories in a
sweep for the straight Demo-
cratic ticket in Tuesdays Vir-
GINA election.
President Truman ran far be-
hind Senator Robertson but he
was the winner or was leading
in II of the 100 counties and
in 10 of the Is cities. Dewey
had won or was leading in %
of the counties and in six of the
cities.
The States Rights Presiden-
tial Candidate, ]. Strom Thur
mond was the victor in one
county, Halifax, home of Gov
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
Report Secretary Marshall To Resign
Z. N. Delegate
bays Marshall
Will Retire

Paris, Nov. 3-(AP)- Secre-
tary of State George c. Mar
shall will resign next Jan. 20
regardless of the outcome Of the
presidential election, an infor-
med source in the Americans
United Nations delegation said
today.
The source said there had
been many recent reports that
Marshall might resign.
Marshall, the source said,
plans to retire to his farm.
There was no confirmation
of this statement from Marshal
who earlier IN the morning ap-
peared at the us. delegation
headquarters. He posed for
photographers and listened to
broadcasts of election returns
with U. S. Delegate Jol n Foster
Dulles, foreign affairs adviser
to Gov. Dewey and delegate
Warren R. Austin.
Newsmen asked him to COM
ment.
ION the elections?" Marshall
asked with q smile.
Pressed by reporters, the sec
rotary of state grinned and said
only:
Gentlemen, I am an Episco-
palian."
Dulles already had told news
men that regardless of the
election outcome I'VE shall 60
along in our bipartisan way"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03

man from Missouri reused his
party from dependency and led
it to a victory which almost
all its leaders except the Presi-
dent himself had written off
months ago as an impossibility.
For Dewey and the team"
around him, it was the bitter
end Of a 10 year dream. The
New York governor has been
aiming at and working for the
presidency that long.
He broke precedent when he
captured the Republican nomi-
nation this year after losing
race against Franklin D. Roose-
welt in 1947. He can hold no
hope that his party will entrust
its banner to him again.
In Wall Street, which had an
ticipated a Republican victory,
the initial reaction to the elect
ions outcome was a break in
prices Of many stocks. Utility
stock prices especially fell.
For the rest of the world, the
outcome meant double assurance
that there would be no shift
in American foreign policy. The
present policy has been called
bipartisan, but some edginess
has been evidenced in Europe
over the widely held predict
ion expectation that a change
in political administrations was
coming.
In Washington. speculation al
ready is running high that Mr..
Truman now will make many
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03

in the electoral vote, even thong
he was trailing well behind in
popular balloting, apparently
faded with late California re-
turns put Truman in front in
that state.
At the time Dewey conceded,
Truman was leading in or had
won the following states:
Arizona, Arkansas, California,
Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Ida
no, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky j.,
Massachusetts,, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Montana. Nevada, N e W
Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Ten
nessee, Texas Utah, Virginia :,
Washington, West Virginia, Wis
consin, Wyoming.
Dewey was leading in these:
Connecticut, Delaware, Indian
Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Mich
igan, Nebraska, New Hampshire
New Jersey, New York, North
Dakota, Oregon. Pennsylvania :,
South Dakota, Vermont.
Truman was in front in four
states having a total of SO cleo
toral votes. He had won Ala
bama, Mississippi and Sou t h
Carolina, and was leading in
Louisiana. In Tennessee, two
electoral votes are in doubt be-
tween Truman and Thurmond.
Mr.. Truman plans to return
to Washington from Indepen :
dence, Mo-, tomorrow, then 60
to Key West, Fla, Sunday.
Even before the Presidents
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
|Cify Commissioners Urge Contractors TO
Push Work On Street Construction
Contractors
Say Finish
Is Nearing

Roanoke Rapids City Commits
sioners made a move toward ex-
pediting the completion of the
current street paving program
in the city yesterday by get
ting together with consulting
engineer Philip D. Freeman and
construction supervisors B. M,
Register and Marvin Dean for
a man to man" talk on some
of the delays in the program.
The Commissioners informed
all three that they had a num-
Der of complaints to register
about the condition into which
some of the streets had gotten
during recent spells of bad
weather, and the engineers and
construction people were advis-
ed by Board members that they
should work more closely toge-
ther in order to get the job
of paving satisfactorily complet-
ed as soon as possible.
Register said one Of the major
holdups encountered in the
completion of curb and gutter
work has been the fact that
electric and telephone poles
have not been moved out of the
way where corners are suppos-
ed to be laid. Freeman agreed
that the poles needed to be
moved, but both denied the re-
sponsibility for notifying the
proper power and telephone
company authorities with refer
ence to moving the poles.
Mayor w. Bernard Allsbrook
told both that he would per-
sonally notify both companies if
he could be given a list of the
poles which needed moving.
Allsbrook asked both Freeman
and Register to go out together
and compile such list of poles
as soon as possible in order to
get the poles moved so the work
can continue.
Mayor Allsbrook told them he
believed there had been some
differences between contractors
and engineers about the work
and had brought them toSetf""
so they might settle them.
The Commissioners made
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shifts in his own administra-
lion.
This is based on the view
that he got little help in his
campaign from many Democra-
tic ice-holders who had look
ed on it as a lost cause. Among
the cabinet members, Mr.. Tru-
mans chief campaign help came
from Secretary of Labor Maur-
Ice Tobin and Secretary Of Ag-
riculture Charles Brannan.
The dopesters figure these two
will surely stay on, but are in
clined to list many other high
officials as doubtful" of con-
tinuing as members of the adj
ministration family.
Close associates Of Secretary
of State Marshall said in Paris
he definitely plans to leave that
post in January, and Under
secretary of State Robert A. Lo-
vett is also reported to be plan
ming to leave.
In the case Of Marshall, the
question is whether the presi-
dent might try to talk him into
staying on. A soldier who took
the cabinet job because he
thought it was duty call, there
was never any expectation a.
mong the presidents inner cir
Gle that Marshall would take the
campaign trail in Mr. Truman's
behalf.
Along with their big victory
in the White House and Con-
gressional contests, the Demo-
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03

victory was assured, the returns
had clinched Democratic Con-
troll Of Congress, wrestling it a.
way from the Republicans who
won it two years ago.
lineup is:
The indicated congressional
Senate: 81 Democrats and AZ
Republicans.
House; 246 Democrats; 1888
Republicans, and one American
Labor.
While these may not be the
final figures, it ,s clear that Mr..
Truman will have a working
majority of his own party in
Congress. To this majority he
can submit the legislative pro-
gram over which he and the
GOP-run 8Oth Congress quarrel
ed - quarreled so much that
Mr.. Truman called Congress
Idiot" and the Second worst"
in History.
This includes power to put on
price controls, housing legisla-
ton, and the so-called "civil
rights" measures which led
many southern Democrats to
break with Mr.. Truman.
Among the civil rights propos-
ais are laws against race Sc
gregation on trains and buses
crossing state lines, against ma
king a voter pay a poll tax be-
fore he can ballot in federal
elections, making 1ynching a
federal crime, and forbidding an
employer to discriminate be-
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
Last Rites Held
For S. ]. Harris
At Home Today

Funeral services for Sterling
jackson Harris. So, who died at
his home here ear yesterday
morning, were conducted from
the home this afternoon.
The Rev. 3. Marshall White
Hurst, pastor Of the Rosemary
aptist Church, officiated at the
neral and burial was In tho
mily cemetery near Grove
III.
He il survived by his wife,
rs. Edna Cdom Harris; three
ms, Sterling Edward, Stephen
and Paul X Harris, III II
panoke Rapids; one dashter,
rs. Patrick Lnkey Of Holland,
hio; five brothers, Matthew
obert, and Clarence, IN ~
rcola, Raymond a Airlie, and
ly Harris Of Norfolk; ttHoS
tiers, Mrs. Robert Col1u md
Is. Rob Hardy, both Il Arccla,
Mrs. N. c. Brummi4t q
trell; and seven rrsntlehl
H. y ill
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03

Gratis made many gains in state
and local offices.
They captured the governor
ships from Republicans in Ohio,
Michigan, Illinois, Connecticut,
Delaware, Indiana and Montana.
The Republicans overturned the
Democratic administration in
Utah.
Before the election, the -
states were split evenly in state
house administrations-24 Re-
publican and "a Democratic.
The shifts indicated the Demo.
Gratis would now have 80 and
the Republicans 18-barring
some upset in still undecided
races.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
Weldon Man
Injured When
Truck Falls

Ralph Willis of Weldon, an
employee at the State Highway
Department shops at Weldon,
was injured this morning about
$50 when a truck on which he
was making repairs slipped off
a jack and fell on him, crush
ing his chest.
Fellow employees, Lindberg
Harlow, Paul Keeter and Louie
Wood, pulled the dump-type
truck off Willis and pulled him
out from under 1t. They brought
him Immediately to the Roa-
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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03

Kansas City. Mo-. Nov. g.
R- President Truman pro.
missed today to dedicate him.
self ITO the cause Of peace In
the world" and prosperity
and happiness 1T homo" as b
won one Of history's Srsatest
upset victories.
He promised to serve the
American people to the best
Of my ability" In The four
years ahead.
And he acknowledge the
congratulations Of his dsfsat-
Cd opponent. Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey. md commended him
for his fine sportsmanship."
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
State Vote
Amendments

To increase legislative pay,
precincts of 1859, for ia
against 113,600.
To approve debt limit,
precincts, for 84,223, ag;
1860
Special elections by maje
924 precincts, for LIT
against 98,7H.
To increase property levy
precincts, for 74,925, az
$4,000.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03
Dean Of House
Is Reelected

Chicago, Nov. 3-(AP)-Rep.
Adolph SABBATH, who has served
in congress since 1907, is going
back for another term.
The dean Of the house - 80
now - was reelected Yesterday
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-03

North carolina-cloudY and
Of with rain today and In
,st portion tonight, Thurs
y. partly cloudy and . little
saxmess
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Truman Gets Same
Lead As FDR Did

Kewanee, III, Nov. 3-(N
The late President Roosevelt
carried the city Of Kewanee in
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ance Of some Of his colleagues who
regard his acquiescent, not to say en-
couraging, attitude as not in tune
with the highest traditions OF the
court.
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is because, however extreme Mr.
Douglass views may be, he is not
sufficiently unbalanced to give up the
security and dignity of seat on the
Supreme Court to make run for the
presidency with the odds so heavily
against success. That would be feeble
minded, indeed. And that, Of course,
goes double for Chief Justice Ninson.
So, the Roosevelt, left-wing eff
fort to lynch Mr. Truman seems like
ly to wind up with the pro- Roosevelt
left-wingers in a ditch Of their own
digging. They have no candidate Nor
are they likely to get one who will do
any better than Mr. Truman. They
hate the Republicans They hate Mr.
Wallace and they hate Mr. Truman,
though advocating the Truman poll
cies. Apparently. they hate everyone
except themselves Their real hope
seems to be to bring back the old
Roosevelt days through one of the
Roosevelt boys"-not very robust
prospect. At the moment they occupy
rather silly position which will get
more 50 as it becomes clearer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-04-22
Defends States
Financial Status
Prior to Lane
Friendsville, Nd.
April 9, 1913.


April 9, 1913.
Editor "The Republican,
Oakland, Maryland.
The statements sometimes made to
the effect that the State of Maryland
was in poor condition financially
when the present administration took
over, is refuted directly by the report
Of the Comptroller Of the Treasury
for the fiscal year 1917, prepared and
issued by Comptroller James j. Lacy,
a member Of the present administra
ton.
In the combined balance sheet-All
Funds, June 30, 1947, one Of the very
first charts in the Report, the Comp
troller reports an Unappropriated
Surplus OF $11,785,171.19
On page 60 Of the Report, under
Schedule "A-8-9", Miscellaneous APP
preparations No. 6, Postwar Con-
stluction Fund, for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1947, the Comptroller
reports a balance on hand Of June 3d.
1917 of $6,149,114 plus $4,462,-
83404, set aside for contracts al
ready pledged, covering new con-
struction to be added to the States
facilities.
The fact that the entire $11,7S5,-
171.19, of Surplus and 1920 ,993.95
Of Postwar Funds were used to help
balance the current budget, cannot
change the fact that there was an
overall total of Approximately $22
million dollars available to the new
Administration for budget needs and
construction.
When it is taken into consideration
that this-for Maryland huge re-
serve would be more than ample to
wipe out the entire state indebtedness,
it would seem that the charge that
Maryland was in financial straits on
June 30, 1947 cannot be substanti-
ated.
Certainly, in comparison to the
fiscal condition Of the State at the
beginning Of the O'Conor Admins
tration, the June 30, 1947 financial
outlook was as different as night and
day.
in 1889 not only was the budget
out of balance, but the State Debt
had mounted to the tremendously
high figure of $48 million dollars. If,
instead of appropriating practically
the entire O'Conor surplus and post
war reserve to make up the antici-
pated tax receipts deficit for 1913,
the present administration had used
that money to wipe out the state debt
completely, as could have been done,
Maryland for the first time in many
years would have been able to face
the future free of debt. This salts
factory condition Of affairs existed in
spite of substantial tax reductions.
Repeated assertions about Mary
lands financial condition, which tend
to give a distorted picture, can hard
ly be founded on lack of knowledge,
when the States official Comptroller
Report shows the true situation SO
clearly.
Respectfully,
R. Earl Guard
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ton.

Moreover, if they go much farther
along present lines he is going to
tell them so in no uncertain terms. At
least that is the conviction Of init
mates who best know the way Dr.
Eisenhower feels on this subject In
particular, they report that though
he does not want to make another
statement, more talk such as recently
emanated from the ebullient Mr.
Chester Bowles is likely to bring an
outburst from the doctor which they
will not like at all. A few days ago
this Mr.. Bowles, whose virtues were
much overadvertised when he was
here as price administrator, some
what pompously declared that if it
developed that Dr.. Eisenhower's
views on economic, social and political
matters are satisfactorily liberal and
progressive" then he should be
drafted The patronizing language in
which this great thought was clothed
certainly irritated DR. Eisenhower's
friends and there is reason to believe
did not go down we'll with the doctor
himself.