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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-03-18
Potomac Hunt
Field Trials
Sat-, March u

The Potomac Hunt annual Hunt
er Trials will be held Saturday,
March 81 at the Potomac Hunt
Kennels near Potomac. Light
luncheon, sandwiches, coffee, etc.
will be sold. The events which
begin at 1870 will consist of eight
classes-the Junior Plate, for rid
ers under 10, who has hunted with
a recognized or registered hunt
during the 1947-48 season.
Travilah Plate, open to horses
which had not hunted prior to the
season beginning in October 1947.
The Elinor Wheeler Exnicios
Trophy, presented by the Potomac
Hunt open to horses that have been
hunted at least six times since
October %, 1947, with the Poto-
mac Hunt.
The Masters Plate, in which the
exhibitors must follow the Master
at safe hunting distance. The
Tally-Ho, designed to demonstrate
the burst of speed necessary to be
with hounds at the kill. Time only
to count, over modified course.
The Montgomery County Plate,
open to any pair of hunters, not
necessarily of the same ownership,
to be ridden abreast. Performance
as a pair and manners only to
count. The Handy, to be shown OF
special course, entrants to per-
form tasks required in the hunt
ing field.
The Potomac Plate, open to
teams of three hunters, to be
shown single file at a safe hunt
ing distance.
The judges will be Thomas T.
Mott, M.F.H.-Redland Hunt; Au-
gustus Riggs, III, Joint M.F.H.-
Howard County Hunt; Robert B.
Young, M.F.H.-Orange County
Hunt Club.
Hunter Trials committee con-
sists of Samuel E. Bogley, chair
man, Mrs. Samuel E. Bogley, Miss
Bella Hagner, DR.. John Keller,
Capt. and Mrs. Steadman Teller,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Christmas,
Mr.. and Mrs, W, Halbert Poole,
Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Brereton Poole,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Carroll, Mr..
ard Mrs. Bradford Ross.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-03-18

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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-03-18
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-03-18

Advertising, even in this news
paper, cannot make business
man, but business man can make
business by advertising in this
newspaper.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-11
Pegler There Has Been An 1gnoble Note OF Humility
On OF Newspapers In Regard To Trman's Victory

knew that 'the people" could
not be trusted to consider it
without passion. The nominees
were right, and there. l remind
you. is proof that when the peo-
pie speak, as we are solemnly
told they did at the polls,
they often speak appalling clap
trap. In very short time
we are sure to hear that the
people by their vote for MIR.
Truman endorsed in advance
whatever course he might take
in pursuit of his statement in
New York in the closing hours
that he alone makes Americans
foreign policy.
Those who have believed that
federal intrusion in the police
problems of the states is wrong,
that the polltax is a domestic
problem for each state, that So
cialisrn is a blight on progress
and curse on humanity are
not necessarily wrong because
the people" voted, as Mr.. Tru-
man put it, against the rs
cent lamb-chop. ,
The people have made ghast-
ly mistakes before. We have still
to learn how grievous this one
was. but whoever opposed Mr..
Truman must still, in honesty
and courage, maintain that the
people booted another one.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-11

that meager performance he
repeated the same material in
Boston while the president was
sashaying up and down and, as
the saying goes in the night
clubs, Staying them with humor.
Both men pretended to dis
cuss Palestine which will. be
fateful in the future of this in
dependent western republic and
already lays terrible burdens
and responsibilities upon us. Is
rael is our ward and protge. But
ens!a !aved Poland, a nation with
a history, only recently robbed =.
of her integrity by consent of
the United States. is forgotten
as an isolationist might plaus-
IDLY argue that she could be.
We do not know what proportion
of the immigrants to Israel ev-
er had any religion at all, but
we do know that many of them
are absolute atheists and COM
munists, claiming refuge from
"religious" persecution. And
anyone who has tried to consid-
er the merits of the Arab case
or even the true interests of our
own country has been damaged
out of hand as a Nazi.
Truman and Dewey ignored
every fact Of this problem, de-
liberately stunning intelligent
discussion because both men
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-11
BY Lynn Nisbet

PATRONAGE-Most of the
federal jobs will still be held by
Democrats, but there may be a
good many changes in person.
nell This applies to Tar Heels
holding government jobs at
Washington and in the state.
Senators and representatives in
congress will have opportunity
to nominate friends for various
posts. A situation is shaping up,
however, which will give Joe
Blythe, national committeeman
and treasurer OF the Democra-
tic party, the most important
voice in placing North Carolin-
ians.
FIRM-Blythe several times
manifested firmness in control
Of positions in the party organi-
zation. More than once he
blocked appointment of persons
whose fitness for the particu-
lar posts he doubted. He has
quietly passed along word that
nominations for positions of i'm
portance should be cleared
through him, no, because he as
pires to be a political boss but
to prevent cross purpose and
confused action, He found that
policy effective in maintaining
a cohesive working organization
In the nation | committee. Sue
cess achieved in the campaign
is regarded as justification for
extending the policy into normal
governmental activities.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS see
no reason for lack of harmony
between the national commit
teeman and the senator's Re-
lations are not intimate, but fac
tional lines are not clearly
drawn and nothing approaching
open breach is anticipated. Nei-
ther is there any reason to eX-
pect conflict between the two
senators with respect to the
half dozen OIL so big plums. The
Heel senators have always got
ten along we'll in division of
the spots. even though the di-
vision sometimes results in pc
culiar situations Such. for in
STANCE. ~ tho ~oet of cnlloc'or
of customs at Wilmington being
considered patronage of the
western senator.
PLUMS-Other juicy plums
include federal judges. in case
Of vacancy in any of the three
districts, U. S. Marshals and
attorneys for the districts and
collector of internal revenue.
Custom has been to consider
the eastern court officials as
responsibility of the eastern SEN
ator, the western district feder-
al posts as belonging in the wes-
tern senator, while the senators
collaborate on the middle dis
trict. With respect to collector
of revenue, policy has been to
accredit the top post to the west
the next ranking two or three
offices to the east, with attempt
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-11
TUCKER
By Ray Tucker

WASHINGTON: Nov. I'D E.
tailed analysis Of the new De-
mocratic alignment at Washing
ton and at important State Cap
itals has provoked speculation to
the effect that the center of the
nations political gravity has
shifted from the conservative
and financial Northeast to h
Wall Street-hating farmers
workers and small business men
of the Middle West, the Noun
tain States and the Far West.
The second and even more ba-
sic question is how President
Truman and his new. untram-
meled family Of advisers will use
this reapportionment of political
and legislative power, which has
formed the principal topic of
conversation in all their post-e-
lection discussions.
In view of his campaign de-
unciations OF "gluttons of pri-
vilege" and the "big business
interests there is a nejief that
it will force him farther to the
left than Franklin D. Roosevelt
ever stood.
AS did his hlstory-book hero,
Andrew jackson, who "drove
the money-changers from the
temple" more than a hundred
years before F. D. r. used that
phrase, Mr.. Truman's aides be-
lieve that he has a chance to
assure Democratic control of the
federal government for m any
years.
In their opinion, he needs
only to consolidate his triumphs
in forcing enactment of bread
and-butter legislation designed
deliberately to retain their sup
port.
MIRACLE: Tie miracle of the
Truman sweep is that he won
without carrying such states as
C>1ne"t'"' NV York. New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland
and Michigan, although he lost
them by only harrow margins.
He won with the votes of mill
lions in outside areas which, al
though dependent on the older
and richer Northeastern section
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-11
Nisbet Says Most OF The Federal Jobs
Will Still Be Held By Democrats

at equitable distribution of
personnel down the line.
VACANCIES-Senator Hoey
has said he will re-submit the
S:mination OF Wilson Warlick to
be judge of the western district
and expects early confirmation
by the senate. He will also have
to fill the post of marshal now
held by Charles Price. who is
expected to retire within a few
months. Senator Broughton will
have to nominate an eastern
marshal, and is expected to
continue Ford Worthy in the
post. Several names have been
suggested for the middle dis
trlct marshalship now held by
Edney Ridge of Greensboro, in
cluding Ridges reappointment.
District attorneys in each of
these districts also will have to
be named, along with several
dozen assistant attorneys, depu-
ty marshals and revenue eollec-
tors. The senators, will nomi-
nate men for these posts, the
president will appoint and the
senate must confirm the an,
pointments. But in each case
Joe Blythe wants to be kent
informed of developments as
they progress. Not since the
days of Senator Furnifold Sim
mons has the national commit
teeman kept as close touch with
such matters. Blythe's prestige
III national circles is enhanced
by the fact that both North
Carolina senators are serving
first terms. Both Loyalty support
ed Truman and the entire
Democratic ticket, but neither
had as large part in his election
as did the treasurer of the ma
tional committee.
Ell EVEN - Unofficial but
complete returns from the cleo,
ton show the 1S4o house of re-
representatives. will have only ele-
ven Republican members, two
less than the 1e47 house. This
was one of the big surprises of
the election, since nearly all OBJ
servers had expected increased
Republican strength. The Re-
publican strength. The Re-
publicans counties are Avery,
Davie, Madison, Mitchell, Ran
dolph, Sampson. Stanly, Tran
svlvania, Watauga. Wilkes and
Yadkin.
SW1TCHED-ln this list Da-
vie. Randolph and Pennsylvania
had Democrats in the last ses-
sion. While Republicans captur-i
ed these three close countiess
they lost five others: Alamance.
Cherokee, Davidson, Mcdowell
and Tyrrell. election fore
casts had figured all of these
counties to remain in the Re-
publican column along with
perhaps one or two others.
SURPRJSE-Next biggest sur
prise so far as capitol square Is
concerned, was defeat of the
constitutional amendment pro-
viding increased pay for men,
bers of the general assembly.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-11
Thompson Saws She Always Believed That Dewey Was Not The Best CUP oc
SAYS Dewey's Statement About Defeat
Doesn't Explain Apathy OF Republicans

rug pulled out from under him
by a yokel and fails ignomin-
iously to the floor.
Traveing through the country,
as l am dong, find lots Of
people. including Republicans
who have gotten a kick oyt Of
the discontinue of the GG
nor, the pollsters, and the col
umnists-the "know-it-alls.'
Virginia WOOL GA Room Of 1
Ones Own described Aphra
Behn, the first woman to make
money out of writing, as "a mid
dle-class woman with the pie
beian virtues of humor, vitality,
and courage" The three would
seem essential to political sue
cess in this middle-class and
plebeian country, unless repac-
ed by rarer qualities. President
Truman displayed them all.
Whether you call them the
masses if you want to
win Americans you had better
motor the people" meaning
the broad classes that have most
votes. this is their century and
they know it, They are intel
ligent, but not intellectual.
Norman Thomas their most
consistent spokesman, some
times talks over their heads and
get more votes from university
graduates than manual workers.
They are fiercely patriotic /;
herca their rejection of Wallace.
Th,/, instinct is to hole what
they have and press forward.
They are optimistic, and tend to
overrate possibilities. This fifth
consecutive victory for the De-
mocratic Party confirms this.
The errors of pollsters raise
doubts about the scientific ac-
curacy of sampling methods. By
these the popularity of radio per-
formers is judged and their
careers enhanced or injured.
And how about the Kinsey Re-
port? If the polls can go wrong
on such a simple question as
Dewey versus Truman, can we
believe that the poll method will
reveal the truth about Sexual
Behavior in the Human Male?
President Truman in the after
math admits he fees a terrific
responsibility. He must, because
he has promised things in the
economic field all but impossible
of complete delivery. The voters
probably know that, too, and
demand more tha, thnv expect.
(Released by The Bell Syndi-
cate, 1nc)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-11

particularly at the stop light the high school.
The school boy patrol patrol is on duty at + that ,
that the patrol is blocking traffic in all directions
but this is not necessarily true Autosts are in most
cases directed by the traffic signal and when it IS
green and unless the patrol stops them they are gong
to proceed.
Roanoke Rapids as we'll the schoolboy patrol are
doing magnificent job in making it as safe as pos
sible for our school children.
Last year there not fatality among the
school children while they enroute to the school,
parents of the children who ride bicycles urge them
to be little more careful and observe the traffic
signals and the traffic laws when they are riding
their bicycles
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-11
Dorothy Thompson

Gov. Thomas E. Dewey is
quoted as attributing his defeat
to the failure Of two or three
million Republicans to go to the
polls. But that does not eX-
plain their indifference.
This column always believed
that the Governor was not the
best Republican choice. If the
Republicans anticipated con-
servative swing Taft was their
best candidate. He would have
fought a real campaign on the
issues, defended the Taft-Hart-
ley Act and reused that probable
majority of Americans outside
organized labor who have
thought a better balance be-
tween labor and management
desirable. He would have claim
ed his own housing bill. raised
some appropriate questions re-
garding the objectives of bipar-
tisan foreign policy, and might
even, if defeated, have laid foun-
dations for a subsequent Repub-
Ecan voctory.
A Vandenberg-Stassen ticket
would have paired a universal
ly respected elder statesman
with the only Republican who
was behind him ar enthusiastic
movement Of youth.
Though the Governor appear
ed as progressive, the Old
Guard stram-rolle, his nomi-
nation. His emphasis on eff =
ficiency warmed no hearts. In
the Presidency the people are
thinking less in terms Of ad-
ministration and more in terms
of leadership.
Who can tell how many votes
were alienated by the Cover
nor's loss of temper with the
engineer of his train, and the
engineers dour and humorous
comment? The Railroad
Brotherhoods include Republic
cans, but they are an order in
tensely loyal toward each other.
Hughes lost the election to Will
son because he lost California;
many thought because he snub-
bed Governor johnson. One of
Baine's aides lost him the cleo
ton for calling the Democrats
the Party oe Rum, Romanism,
and Rebellion, thereby writing
off Catholics, tipplers, and re-
bels considerable company.
One act of tactlessness toward
a possible friend can have wide
repercussions. Americans detest
High Hat. The oldest gag on
the stage is the city slicker with
the cocksure air who gets the
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-11
BY Westbrook Pegler

Copyright, 1s4s, King Featur-
es Syndicate 1nc.)
There has been an ignoble
note of humility in most Of the
stated comment of the Ameri-
can press on the recent solemn
referendum. The editorial re-
marks of the Hearst publica-
tions re an honorable excep-
ton and although Mr. Howard
Of the Scripps- Howard group
seemed to be cheering the con-
queror. I listened closely and
what he really said was some
thing about suckers reproducing
their kind.
There may be others who
have stood to their convictions,
but on the whole there has been
a tendency to throw in with
President Truman with fright
ened and trite observation that
the people have spoken and that
the people can't be wrong. There
is distinct impression that the
election returns. by stimulating
Mr.. Truman spirits and self
confidence, have also enlarged
and fortified his character and
wisdom. Obviously, they have
done no such things. They could
not, and only poltroons or sor-
did mercanaries who hope to
propitiate the President and es-
cape punishment for acting the
part of Americans in campaign
time would entertain this absurd
proposition. Mr. Truman is the
same man today that he was
the day before election, a more
ingratiating man by far than
Governor Dewey, a fighter who
doesn't care if he does tear his
pants and get his glasses bust
ed and doesn't mind rolling a.
mong te gobboors; man so
truly of the people that he fig
ures out what would fool him
if he were in their place and
uses it to fool them.
The idea that a man who so
recently would play plant part
in the inner vi1lainies of an
urban machine, which will live
in history as a great corruption,
could suddenly become spirit
ual crusader for the right, can
not bear intelligent inspection.
The people eagerly accepted
this purely political show of
conservation to humanity and
that of itself, is a commentary
on their ability to make reasoned
decision in such matters.
The fact is as Norman Tho
mas put it, that neither Mr..
Truman nor Mr. Dewey discuss
ed the issues. AS to whether
Dewey should have come down
off his toes and slugged with
the president. l am not a bigot.
AS matters turned out, he had
nothing to lose by fighting head
to-head, but in 1914 he let Roose-
welt pull him into a slugging
match with mis- speech to the
tosspots at the teamsters din
ner. and lost the decision.
thought he did very well at the
infighting that time but should
have gouged old Moosejaw with
dirty cracks about the family
graft and the hereditary Roose-
welt opium fortune If man
Is going to fight rough he should
not restrain himself. But Mr..
Dewey suffers from propriety,
the curse Of all superior people,
and saved his dirtiest licks.
During this campaign I read
several speeches of both men.
1t is true that the president
sounded like a split-week imi-
tator of Milton Berle in a low
ceiling joint in Newport, KY,
with his witty cracks and comi-
cal expressions. but Dewey was
not even funny His speech a.
bout communists was souffle al
most all the way and his actual
remedies were not original and
- Axiefly stated. On top Of
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-11
Analysis OF New Demo Alignment Shows
Shift OF Political Gravity: Tucker

for the financing of industry,
transportation and agriculture
still entertains a hearty dislike
for its invisible benefactors.
Nor was the Pl esident behold
en- to any prominent politician
or wealthy contributor along the
Atlantic Coast. Led by Frank
Hague of New Jersey, the polls
tried to dump him at Philadel-
phia in favor of General "Ike"
Eisenhower.
The Bernard M Baruchs re-
fused to give-or lend money to
his slender campaign fund. Ma
turally, he does not feel under
any obligation TO the corporate
interests which they represent
at Washington and in the State
Legislatures.
REVULSION: The Truman =
Barkley ticket itself reflects a
trend against the East, since the
leaders hail from Missouri and
Kentucky. And it is generally
il forgotten that five New York
candidates for the presidency
have been defeated since the
turn of the century-Parker,
Hughes, T. R. in 1912, Al Smith
and Dewey.
The only exception was F. D.
r. and in view of the proletar-
ian policies he advocated, he
proves the rule. Mr.. Truman
merely picked up where he quit,
although he denounced the So
called Interests" in sharper
language than the author of the
New Deal ever used.
ADVANTAGES: Mr.. Truman,
who says he entertains mo grud-
ges against anybody" may not
press these advantages in view
OF his decision not to run again.
But the men around him. who
still look torwaro to many years
in public office are urging him
to capitalize on this apparent di-
vision of class" and "mass"
for the sake of the party.
How he reacts to ther plead
ings will provide a measure Of
the man. It will disclose
whether he will adopt the role
Of a partisan or a statesman in
the next four, critical years.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-11
An Oversight By Commissioners
That Must Be Remedied Immediately

Someone has dropped the ball in the matter of
providing sanitary facilities for the John A Chaoner
School.
School officials said yesterday that they had re-
ceived no official word from the county commission
ers that $4,000 would be made available on a loan
basis so that some work might be started at the
school.
At best the providing of only ore half of the
funds at present only hope to relieve the acute
situation at Chaloner school about halfway $4,000
is needed to complete the job and provide the sanl-
tary facilities necessary ~
However the school officials have not been Off
cal1y notified that they can get $4,000.
We believe that the failure to take action IN this
matter was an oversight. We hope that the over
sight will be remedied Immediately and that the
work at Chaoner get underway so that the SIT
uation may be relieved as soon possible.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-11
Briton Says Russians Are Training
A German Army Which Numbers 2OO,OOO

The general expectation is that Soviet Russia will
soon announce date for withdrawing Russian troops
from Austria In the meantime, the Russians are
training German army, which, according to Sir
numbers 100000 men and will be raised to about 4OO
900 men. They are being armed with mortars and
armored cars, well heavy machine guns and
other automatic weapons
The organization is military, of course but the
Russians say that the police have to be established to
deal with Germans" It is expected to take over the
responsibilities of the Russian occupation armies Ger
tainy the formation of the army is violation OF
Potsdam agreements but small item like this has
never bothered the Russians in the development of
policy
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-09-18

tus of Prairie View College, was
speaker and consultant in educa-
ton in the Alcorn Faculty Institute
September 1-3 at Alcorn College.
The theme of the Institute was
Improving Alcorn Program to Bet
ter Train Negro Leaders for Missis-
sippi and for the Nation" DR.. w.
H. Pipes, President of Alcorn, gave
the Colleges objective as one
mainly to prepare leaders in agri-
culture, trade and home economics
"a land grant college program"
In having DR.. Banks as consultant
and participant, Alcorn had one of
the nations leading educators, the
moving spirit in the development
of the new Texas State College.
Other consultants included Dean
D'Argonne, Xavier University; Dean
Herbert Drennon, Mississippi State
College; Honorable j. Oliver En-
merich, McComb, State College
Board Trustee; DR.. P. H. Easom
State Agent for Negro Education
and Honorable E. r. Jobe, Secre.
tary, Board of Trustees.
Freshman students began to ar.
rive at the campus September 4
and former students September 8. A
record enrolment is indicated.