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Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Heirs
Where There's a viii

A wartime mine detector, which
once clicked warningly at German
mines in North Africa, is being used
in London in final effort to find the
will of a secretive, rich old lady with
a habit of hiding things.
Mrs. Daisy Alexander was 80 when
she died of shock following a bomb
explosion in 194O She was the daugh-
ter of Isaac Singer, whose inventions
created the Singer Sewing Machine
Co.
Mrs. Alexander lived in GrOsvenor
Square, near the American embassy,
in an old house which she retained
despite many efforts to evict her. Her
wealth was estimated at more than
$12,O00,00O and her annual income.
which she scarcely touched, amounted
to $16O,OOO
The old lady made at least five or
six wills, her attorney said, but after
her death the only one found was 40
years old.
Mrs Alexander's heirs believe she
may have hidden a later will. The
old house, they suspect, holds the
secret.
The Labor government has leased
the building for offices, but this week
the Ministry of Works gave permis-
sion to the executors to 90 over the
walls with a mine detector in the
hope of discovering a safe concealed
in the thick masonry.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06

Sky's the Limit

Sky's the Limit
It doesn't take much, in an uneasy
postwar world, to start people seeing
things in the sky. A year ago it was
flying saucers. This year it's rocket
ships, or meteOrs, or huge balls of fire.
The first report this year was by
two Eastern Airlines pilots, each a
fighter pilot during the war. They said
they saw a huge, wingless, mystery
plane, spouting fire, near Mont
gomery, Ala, on the Atlanta-Houston
flight. 1t was doing 500 to 700 miles
an hour, they said.
A passenger, Clarence L. McKeIvie.
buttressed their report by declaring
he had seen a flash of cherry red
fire" but it was so bright it dazzled
his eyes and he couldn't further de-
scribe it.
An Atlanta hunter stalking game in
north Georgia reported "an unusually
bright light-as a lighted room" at
about the same time the Eastern Air
lines pilots said they saw "it' over
Alabama.
1T" was an aluminium covered ball
loon to observers at Yakima, Wash.
where police were swamped with ex-
cited calls and inquiries. 1T" was re-
ported moving westerly, at a great
height and against strong winds.
An Indianapolis housewife saw ft"
too. ut" shot out two jets of fame
and after about three minutes "hared
up, shot the works and disappeared. !"
On the west coast, two Civil Aero
nautics Administration observers kept
their binoculars trained on 'it" for
hours and came up with the obser-
vation that "it" was neither a weather
balloon nor an advertising blimp. "It'
moved too fast for that, they said
The Army, as usual, denied any re-
spOnsibility.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06

cow, before addressing the House Of
Commons on the Berlin crisis.
In Paris, Germany was still the big
topic, even while new French cabi-
net was forming under Premier An
Dire Marie.
These conferences patiently sought
new diplomatic approach to the dis
pute over Germany. The pattern, evil
dent since rupture of the Big Four
talks in London last December,
seemed about to swing back to round
table conferences-tough talk instead
Of tough actions.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Churches March On

Religion, despite the claim of cynics,
is not losing its appeal for present
day Americans. Judging by church
membership, Americans today are
more than twice as religious as so
years ago.
A nationwide poll by The ChriStian
Herald reports US. church member
ship at an alltime high in 1917
77,386,188, or SO per cent of the popu-
lation. That is 3,713,OO6 more than in
1916.
In 1890, the magazine says, only %
per cent Of the population were
church members.
The poll covered Protestants. Cath,
Olics and Jews.
A Steady Climb
Calling the general figures a ere
spectacle advance" for religion in
America, the magazine says religious
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Quotes

Gov. Dewey, Republican nomI-
nee for President: I'm Berlin we
must not surrender our rights
under duress.'
Henry A. Wallace, Progressive
Party nominee for President: "If
were President, there would be
no crisis in Berlin today"
President Truman, Democratic
nominee for President: Com
munists, here and abroad, do not
believe we can-or will-put the
brake on high prices. They are
counting on economic collapse in
this country"
Gov. J. StrOm ThurmOnd of
S. Carolina, States Rights Party
nominee for President: "I'm not
interested one whit in white
supremacy"
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Jets and
More Jets

I WAS a week Of international
4 air power demonstrations. In
Moscow, Russia unveiled several
new jet fighters and bombers,
British jets engaged in large scale
maneuVers over the south of Engs
land. A British jet transport tipped
2l3 miles from London to Paris in "a
minutes z seconds, a new record.
AT New York, the u. S. Air Force
flashed the speed and power of its
new planes at the international Air
Exposition opening the big new In
ternational Airport. A fight of $50
fighters and bombers, led by Jets.
raced over the field at 500 feet. Three
B-29s took off for a nonstop fight
to Los Angeles and back.
New Jet Trainer
Earlier in the week, the Air Force
took the wraps off its first two-place
trainer for the Shooting Star Jet fight.
er and new six-jet bomber.
Sixteen American jet fighters zoomed
into Germany to bulwark u. S. air
power in the occupation zone. Seventy
five more will follow shortly.
The annual Soviet show in Moscow
was watched by Prime Minister Stain
and directed by his son, Mai. Gen.
VASTLY Stain. Transport planes were
led by Tupolev aircraft carrying rs
passengers and there were "aerial
trains" Of fast transports towing
gliderS.
RusSia's New Jets
American military observers were
impressed with several new let fight
ers and bombers.
The newest jets, which had not pre-
viously been unveiled, came over
singly at long intervals. The first Of
these few at terrific speed. After two
of these passed, they were followed
by brand new jet fighter with OBJ
viously greater speed. Then another
new plane, and finally, fastest of all,
new jet Of which two were shown.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06

threat of coercion; the blockade must
be lifted first.
White House Parleys
President Truman brought home 1t.
Gen. Lucius Clay, American COM
mander in Germany, and his diplo-
matte aid, Ambassador Robert MUIR
ply, for White House conferences.
In London, British foreign secretary
Ernest Bevin conferred with Charles
E. BOhlen, U. S. State Department
counsellor; Lewis w. Douglas, am
bassadOr to Britain, and w. Bedell
Smith, American ambassador to Mos
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06

presidential nominee, decided to take
ul only 3 Of the Presidents IL specific
recommendations anti-poll tax, anti
imitation and housing measures.
In q causticallY worded statement,
Republicans said Mr.. Truman's call
for the special session was solely a
political maneuVer." They did not in
tend, they said, to open Pandora's box
OF legislative turkeys the New Deal
had been unable to pass in the IA
years it ruled Washington.
In his special message, the Presi-
dent avoided the provocative, partisan
attack which featured his acceptance
speech at the Philadelphia convention
but he made little effort to soothe
rufied feelings in either branch Of
Congress, irrespective of party.
included in his 11-point message
was the full civil rights program he
first outlined last February which led
to the Southern revolt. If Mr.. Tru-
mans irate Dixie foes needed any
fresh spur, they got it from two ex-
ecutive orders which instituted an
FEPC for federal workers and an
anti-diserimination drive in the armed
forces.
A Stern Message
Il was a grim, fighting speech the
President made. And it was received
grmly in one of the coldest receptions
ever accorded a Chief Executive Re-
publican maiorities in both houses sat
on their hands and southern Demo-
Gratis conspicuously did not applaud.
High prices are not taking time off
for. election" Mr. Truman said High
prices are not waiting until the next
session of Congress"
Warning that world peace depends
upon the strength Of American econ
omy at a time when Communists are
counting on its collapse, he demanded
eight powers to combat the high
COS. Of living. They included price
controls, rationing, excess profits tax
es, credit controls, banning of specu-
lation on commodity exchanges, allo-
cat on of scarce materials, rent con-
trols and standby power to freeze
wages il they threaten to limit pro-
Guction or raise prices.
Not a New Program
It was not new program. Excepf
for immediate, rather than standby
price controls, it did not differ greatly
from the one he submitted to another
SPECIAL session last November II.
Mr. Truman added one anti-infla
t'cn step this week-an excess profit
ts-
le people rightfully look to Wash
ir,. on for decisive action" in thi
taae OF stress, he concluded. II hops
I = American nsople will not look tt
u in vain"
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06

IN the last Jnre6
years. His new cab
met, like its pre6e-
Cessor, contains no
Communists. It is
made up of parties
tat favor the cause
o. the western Al
lie.
-1arie, who first
became a member
Of the French Par
Lament in 1923, is a
lender of the Radi-
cal Socialists, actu-
ally a moderate
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
In Short

Suggested: BY the Duke of Bedford.
British pacihst, that Britain and west
ern Europe disarm completely and
rely for protection on the United
States.
Gripped: North Carolina, by its
worst polio epidemic in history, more
than 900 cases reported since jan
Uary /.
Killed: 13 coal miners, 4 injured, by
blast in King Mine, Princeton, Ind.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Dates
Tuesday, August 3

Tuesday, August 3
Anniversary (34th), Germany
declared war on England and
France, World War I.
Virginia, Kansas & Missouri
primaries.
Wednesday, August 4
Anniversary (158th), U. S.
Coast Guard.
Congressional Committee on
Un = American Activities opens
hearings on Communism in
unions.
Thursday, August 5
Tennessee primary.
Saturday, August Z
Kentucky primary.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
GERMANY: Key in the Easf-West Dispute

WTHEN James J. Byrnea
w stepped down as us. Secre-
tary Of State in January, 1947, he
was tired and ill. 1t had taken
more than a year of wrangling
with Russia to complete peace
treaties for the Hitler satellite States.
Byrnes had no stomach for the task
ahead. It might take two years, he
estimated dOurly, to write treaties for
Germany and Austria.
Secretary Marshall, his successor,
must often nave thought since then
that Byrnes was guilty Of understate-
ment.
Marshall has attended two meetings
of Big Four foreign ministers. The
Moscow session was a deadlock. The
London parley ended in a breakdown
of Big Four conferences at the top
level.
After Moscow, Marshall said treaties
for Europe could not wait for Stalin's
formula of compromise through ex-
haustiOn." At London, Marshall said,
'The Soviet government alone refuses
to agree. I suggest the council ad.
journ."
No More Waiting
Since then, the west has not waited
for Russia. The three western Occu-
patton zones were merged ecOnomi-
Cally. A separate state for western
Germany is to be created. A new cur
rency for the western zones has been
established. Ruhr coal and steel pro-
duction has been lifted and plans for
its control without Russia, have been
formulated.
Berlin, the four-power capital deep
within the Soviet zone, became an
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Truman e Congress
Duel O71 Initiation

RESDENT TRUMAN threw down the gauntlet Congress
week. daring them to pick Face face with the lawmakers
whose record he has called zone of the history Mr. Truman
spelled out his program for crbng aon relieving the housing
shortage and raising the standard of living
Republican leaders, after consulting with Gov Dewey the COP
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
People
Premier Morris

Premier Marie
Andre Marie, so, a lawyer and
wartime resistance leader, heads the
ninth new government France has had
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06

fAu Rights ReserUed. AP NeDsfeaturesJ
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-31
Mrs. Dawson
Dies at Home
of Her Daughter

Funeral services will be con-
Quoted at three o'clock this aft
ernoon from the First Metho-
dist Church for Mrs. Margaret
Hedrick Dawson, 81, who died
at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Harvey Woodruff, at sos
Jackson street Friday night af-
ter a short illness.
Mrs. Dawson moved to Roa-
noke Rapids about six weeks
ago from Beaumont, Texas, to
make her home with Mrs.
Woodruff. Prior to that time she
had made her home in the
Texas city.
Services this afternoon will be
conducted by the Rev. ]. F. Her
bert, pastor of the First Meth
odist Church, and interment will
be in Cedarwood cemetery.
Mrs. Dawson is survived by
her daughter; two sisters, Mrs.
Lena Wilson Of Eudora, Kansas,
and Mrs. Alice Winery of Ok
ford, Kansas; and three broth
ers,, A. T. of Strong City, Kan
sas, B. B. of Ashland, Kansas,
and C. o. Hedrick of Tulsa, Ok
lahoma.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-31
Halloween Mig int Passes Quietly;
Police Report Only Few Complaints

Goblins and witches paraded
last night for Halloween, but
for the most part they were
well-behaved, judging by the
appearance of quiet Roanoke
Rapids streets, unsoaped show
windows and little activity on
the part of law-enforcement Of
ficers.
Police reported things were
unusually quiet last night from
the standpoint of Halloween
pranks, saying they had receiv-
ed only a few complaints from
residents who thought the shen-
anigans were getting out of
hand.
Both in the Rosemary and
Roanoke Rapids business dis
tricts there were only a few of
the small fry to be seen parad-
ing up and down in their out
landish costumes, most of them
looking more frightened than
frightening.
| Many of the children had a
chance to get a lot of Halloween
out ot their system prior to the
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-31
Daniels Says
Truman Deserves
SOuth's Vote

Raleigh, Oct. 80 - R)-Jona-
than Daniels, a secretary and
advisor to President Truman for
the last six weeks, declared to-
day II do not think there has
ever been a President who more
deserved the support and conf
dence of the South"
Daniels, who is editor Of the
pro-Democratic News and OBJ
server, concluded this week a
six-weeks' tour of duty in the
White House at the request of
the President.
In a lengthy front-page arti-
Gle appearing in tomorrow's
MO, Daniels will have the fol-
lowing to say:
"The important thing is
that Harry Truman is a big
enough man to handle the pro-
blems of America. The denial Of
this by the Republicans has
been made in some respects, the
central issue of the campaign.
And oddly enough it is now be-
ing stressed by some of the
same publications which describ-
ed him as the most valuable
man in Congress before he was
nominated him vice president. F."
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-31
Flames Damage
Weldon Home

Weldon.-Fire of undetermin-
ed origin swept through the
basement # the home Of R. l..
MCGEE on the Halifax Road
here yesterday afternoon and
completely charred the base
ment, including the rafters.
Weldon Fire Chief D. r. Med
lin said there was no estimate
of the damage, however he said
damage was confined to the
basement of the home and did
not harm the living portion of
the home except for smoke.
Chief Medin said he did not
know the cause of the fire and
said it may have been started
from faulty wiring or from oil.
The fi.emen went to the
scene at las and fought fire
for an hour with the trucks
booster pump until they could
subdue the flames. The chief
his assistant, Roy Lewis, and
firemen R. B. Parrish, Lum Ed
wards, Olin Warren, Frank Con
ner and A. w. Garner were the
firemen who put out the fire
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-31
Rural Fire Truck
Delivered for -
Scotland Neck

Scotland Neck, Oct. 30-Jack
Bachelor, chairman of the Scot
land Neck fire truck committee,
said today a rural fire truck
is expected to ne delivered here
for use in Scotland Neck and
surrounding rural areas.
Bachelor said the truck has
been equipped and outfitted in
Roanoke, Va, and will be sent
here for use.
Scotland Neck and surround
ing territory is still seeking to
raise the necessary $1,000 to
purchase the truck, with $6,585
of the money already on hand.
The movement to purchase a
truck with a 50O-gallon tank
which could be used for fire
fighting in rural communities
was started in meeting by
farmers in the Scotland Neck
town hall.
Funds were raised for the
purchase of a two-ton Chevrolet
truck and it was sent to the
Virginia city for complete equip
ping. 1t is designated to be
used in Scotland Neck and with
in radius of about ten miles
from the town.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-31

weekend at series of parties
which were held in the various
schools and by various Sunday
schools and other groups.
The hallowed old custom of
ringing doorbells and running
like rabbits when the house
holder answers the door was OBJ
served being practiced in some
of the residential districts Sat-
urday, and small boys who de-
cided to dress in their mothers
old skirt had a hard time run
ming as fast as they wanted.
False faces of every weird
description imaginable shone
curiously over the tops of cos
tunes that turned harmless chill
dren into Spanish caballeros,
Chinese mandarins, cowboys
and ghosts, and the slight touch
of Jack-o-Lantern lights in vari-
Gus windows of the city left no
doubt in the minds Of observers
that another Halloween had
come to Roanoke Rapids and
departed almost as peacefully q
lit had come.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-31
$500 Damage
Caused By Fire

Fire, which started from an
overflowing oil heater, caused
considerable damage estimated
by Roanoke Rapids firemen at
more than $500 at the home
of Grady Brewer at 1923 Frank
lin street early Saturday eve
ming.
Firemen answered the alarm
at 5:48 and on their arrival
found the house in flames from
the oil stove. They stayed on
the scene until nearly seven o.
clock before the fire could be
extinguished when the oil stub
bornly resisted the firemen's eff.
forts.
Most of the damage to the
Brewer home came from water
and smoke, as the fire swep'
through the house destroying {
lot of furniture.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-31
Tar Heels, Irish, Michigan
Move Along in Grid Battles

ers, 40 to 7. California, its sights
set on tn, Rose Bowl, won a
cherished 13 to 7 victory over
Southern California.
Penn and Penn State had re-
latively easy times. The Quak-
ers crushed Washington and
Lee, 40 to 7, while Penn State
kept its two-year undefeated
skein going with a 80 to l3
conquest of Colgate.
Northwestern became the mid
vests No. l Nose Bowl candi-
date with a rugged 81 to 7
verdict over Ohio State.
Doak Walker went 81 yards
for one touchdown, scored an
other himself, passed for a
third and converted all three as
Southern Methodist moved out
in front CT the Southwest Con-
ference race with 81 to 6
score over vaunted Texas.
Harry Stuhldreher, Wisconsin
coach, and his eleven were
greeted with "Yea, Harry
sign at the start of the second
half of. the T 2dgers battle with
Iowa at Iowa City. The team
then had a 13 to 0 lead. But
the sign was gone at the end OF
the fray. Iowa won, 10 to 13.
Minnesota came from behind
to defeat Indiana, 80 to Z
For the third straight week
Columbia went down in the
final minutes. This time Cornell
got late tallies for a 20 to IS
decision.
Dartmouth showed unexpect-
ed power in battering Yale, Al
to IA, and Harvard took a step
on the comeback trail with q
20 to 13 verdict over Holy Gross
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-31
Halifax County Voters Will Mark Ballots
Carrying So Names in Tuesday's Election

H. Kerr, Republican J. H. Sat
terthwaite and Progressive Ro-
bert Latham.
The other state ballot Tues,
day will list the four proposed
amendments to the Constitution
Of the state of North Carolina
with "for" and "against" spaces
beside each.
On the Halifax County ticket
only two parties appear, the
Democrats and the Progress
sives. The only Progressive can
didate is Robert D. Stewart of
Edgecombe County, who is seek
ing one of the two District seats
in the State Senate.
The Democratic nominees
are Julian r. Allsbrook and L.
H. Fountain for Senator; Joseph
Branch for House of Represen-
tatives; Charles R. Daniel for
Judge of Recorders Court; Ro-
bert c. Josey, III, for Solicitor
of Recorders Court; Frank G.
Wilson for Register of Deeds;
and d. G.. Dickens, J. R. Wrenn,
Meade H. Mitchell, r. Hunter
Pope and C. S. Alexander for
County Commissioners.
Voters will not be able to COM
plain that they are given no
choice of names to mark on
the ballot Tuesday, the names
are there in large numbers in
the 1948 election.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-31
Local Hunter
Hunts Squirrel
Bags a Deer

James Harris, Roanoke Rapids
resident, went squirrel hunting
Saturday morning and came
home with a buck deer for his
trouble.
Neither Harris nor any of the
four men who accompanied him
had any reason to complain,
however, because the party also
brought back total of 20
squirrels for their morning in
addition to the deer.
Harris said he and the deer
were both surprised at each
other when he was crouched in
a clearing looking at some squir-
rels in a tree when he heard
something which he said he
thought was one of his hunt
ing companions. The hunter said
he looked around and saw a
deer standing about 20 steps
away.
He said he was not equipped
for deer hunting and had ex-
pected to shoot at nothing big
ger than a squirrel, but he rails
ed his 12-gauge shotgun loaded
with Number Four shot and
blazed away. He hit the deer
with two shots and the animal
toppled over dead to climax the
mornings hunt.
The hunters, Harris, Lloyd
Epps, Fletcher Ogburn, w. d.
Freshwater and Pete Ferrell,
said they were in Northampton
County on the Roanoke River
below Jackson for their Satur-
day hunt.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-31
PatrOlman Gets
Chance OF Lifetime

Revere, Mass. Oct. 30-(AP)
The once in a lifetime chance
to make me do that when I did
write something 100 times came
to a revere ratrolman - but he
passed it up.
Patrolman Ralph D'Ambrosio
stopped a speeding car yester-
day and recognized the driver
as his grammar school teacher.
II should make. you write "it
pays to drive carefully 100
times" he told her. "You used
to max me do that when did
something wrong"
D'Ambrosio quoted her as
saying she was 'late for . sale
ty meeting" when he asked why
she was hurrying.
That called for = lecture md
J shs GOT II
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-31
Need A Heater
For Cold Weather?
Find One Here

Everyone is preparing for
the cold months ahetad. Have
you thought seriously about
heating your h 10 properly?
Perhaps you need to have
your home insulated.-maYbe
you need another heater. Our
classified page offers many
suggestions for your heating
problems.
There are times when you
need something and need il
quickly. The question then
arises. Where can I get it?"
Most people in Roanoke Ra-
pids turn to the Herald clas-
sified ads when they have 4
need.
Among the offerings that
appear daily in these columns.
almost anything me might
need can BE- found. Next time
you have q want I'D. turn to
the Classified ad page and
see how much more quickly
you will bs able to fill Il.
HUH Ceepss