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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-12
Warren County Friendship Train
Trucks to Canvass Homes Today

noon, and Hundley' said if the
truck fails to come today he is
requesting that the contributions
be brought to Warrenton early
his week. The tobacco storage
warehouse will be open today
and the first part of the week
to receive contributions.
The chairman urged all cltl-
zens to participate generously
in the campaign to help relieve
suffering. He said those who do
not have farm produce can con-
tribute money to help pay trans
portation to Norfolk. The food
will be carried at government
expense from Norfolk to It's
overseas destination. Church
agencies will distribute it to the
needy.
Hundley said grain will be
given chiefly, but said any nom
perishable goods may be given
| Farmers are asked to shell corn
and to pack all grain in strong
bags.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-12

One of the many boys who is
a '48 graduate of the local high
school and who joined the Army
Air Force Immediately after
his graduation, is David Lee
Cox David Lee has been
spending a furlough at home
with his mother, Mrs. EARLY
w. Cox, since Thursday. how
ever, he will leave in a day or
so to report to the National Air
Port in Washington, D. c.. =.
The many friends Of Jack 1ir-
win will be interested to know
that he returned to his home
on Friday after having spe nj
some time in the veterans hos
pital in Richmond, Virginia. :.
he is reported to be in better
condition, now.
Those who observed their
birthday yesterday were Vickie
Birdsong, Ethel Brown, and
Robert Reid :. tose who will
add another number on their
age today are Peggy Gray. Shir'
ley Ellis, and little Linda Caro-.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-12
Newfoundland
To Become A
Part of Canada

Ottawa, Dec. 11-(P)-Canada
and Newfoundland signed a pact
today setting forth the terms un-
der which Newfoundland will be-
come Canada's tenth province.
Newfoundland is Britain's old
est colony and sometimes is call
ed the Gibraltar of the north be-
cause of its strategic position at
the mouth of he St. Lawrence
river.
The union of Newfoundland
al Cana1 will become eff
ective March 81, 1949, after for
NAL approval of the terms by
the Newfoundland government
and the Car adian parliament
and confirmation by the British
parliament.
The agreement was signed in
Canada's Senate chamber, with
Prime Minister Louis st. Laurent
signing for Canada and A. J..
Walsh, chairman of /. special ne
gotiating committee, for New
foundland.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-12
30 Halifax
County Men
Get Calls

Halifax.-Thirty Halifax Coun-
~ men will leave here to-
morrow morning as the county
ouota for the third draft call,
it has been announced by the
county Selective Service office.
Local Board No. 43 met last
week to set the quota and notify
men of the draft call. Mrs,
era B. Draper, Clerk to the
Halifax County Selective Ser
vice Board, said only five men
were accepted from the county
out of the last months quota of
35 men sent to the reception
center at Durham. Inthe first
call all but six of the 81 men
called were rejected.
Mrs. Draper pointed out that
the high rejection rate in the
early drafts is because the men
who are being called now are
the same ones who were re-
jected during the war as being
4-F and have not changed.
She said a large number of
oueStionnaires are now being
mailed out daily, adding that
the local draft board cannot as
s!st in filling them out.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-12
Enfield Negro
Sought For
killing Wife

Enfield.-Halifax County Of
ficers were still searching late
last night for James Pitts, Ne
gro, who is reported to have
s,lot and killed his wife at their
home near Paul Bozeman's store
in the vicinity of Ringwood, a.
bout eight miles west of here.
Enfield and Roanoke Rapids
police officers had little to re-
port on the alleged shooting at
late hour, however they said
Sheriff H. A. House of Roanoke
Rapids and most of the deputies
in the county had gone to the
scene to conduct the investiga-
ton.
County coroner Rufus Britton
was called to the scene OF the
shooting but could not be reach
ed for a statement.
Enfield police said they had
heard that Pitts and his wife
had been engaged in some sort
of an argument and that Pitts
had picked up gun and shot
his wife. Officers said he appar-
emily fled the house and was be-
ing sought by the officers.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-12
Judge Parker
Ends Halifax
Superior Court

Halifax. - The two-weeks'
term of Halifax County Super
ior Court was brought to a
close here yesterday morning af-
ter Judge r. Hunt Parker had
denied motion for a new
trial in the case of Robert Jones
Scotland Neck sawmill operator.
Jones, who had been previous
ly tried, convicted and senten-
ced in the Superior Court on a
charge of assault with a deadly
weapon with intent to kill, had
entered an appeal to the State
cupreme Court where the SEN
tence of 1924 months was up
held. The request for a new
trial was made on Jones be-
half by his attorneys earlier this
week, but the hearing on the
motion was continued by Judge
Parker until Saturday morning.
The only evidence presented
Yesterday was in affidavit
form, and after hearing argu-
ments by attorneys for the de-
fendant and for the State, Judge
Parker denied the motion for a
new trial.
Jones was convicted in Super
ior Court on charge of shoot
ing Claudius Murser, an en-
ployee, with a pistol. After he
was sentenced and had entered
an appeal to the Supreme Court,
the action of the lower court
was upheld. Court officials said
civil suit in the action is still
pending.
Jones was represented by at
torneys ]. R. Allsbrook and M.
S. Benton of Roanoke Rapids
and w. O. Rosser of Whitakers.
Following the action in the
Jones case yesterday, Judge
Parker adjourned court for the
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-12
Light Vote
In Northampton
School Election

Jackson. - Election officials
said here last night the vote
in the special $4,000 bond is
sue election yesterday was light
throughout the II precincts in
the county, but no returns were
available at all.
The results of the election will
be determined here tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock, when
the Board of County Commits
sioners will meet to canvass the
results of the vote.
Voting was on the proposed
Northampton County expendi-
ture of $4,000 to improve and
expand four separate school
plants in four of the county's
school districts.
Expenditures sought would be
used ~ to erect a new high
school and gymnasium for the
Castor School District, (2) con-
struction of new gymnasium,
vocational agriculture and lunch
room building for the Jackson
School District, (3) to make al
terations of and additions to the
existing high school and agricul-
ture department buildings in the
Conway School District, and a,
to make alterations of and addi-
tions to the gymnasium anc
lunch room in the existing
school building in the Woodland
| School District.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-12
Romania Orders Two U. S. and Two
British Di plomats from Country;
U. S. Retaliates by Similar Orders

had confessed that the Ameri-
cans and British promised they
would parachute arms and troops
into Romania for anti-govern-
ment forces in event of conflict.
The State Department denied
all charges against the American
diplomats. American Minister
Rudolph E. Schoenfeld so in
formed Romania's woman Com
munist Foreign Minister, Anna
Pauker, in a note delivered to
her yesterday.
At the same time Schoenfeld
said that sin conformity with
usual international practice" the
two Americans would be with
drawn. He labeled the charges
against them ridiculous and con-
trary to fact.
The State Department press
officer, Michael McDermott, re-
leased the exchanges of notes
between Pauker and Schoenfeld.
He Immediately announced also
that the State Department noti-
fled the Romanian legation yes
terday that two of its top dip
lomats are persona non grata"
personally unacceptable) to the
A m erican government. The
American government gave no
reason for it's action and Nc
Dermott said that the action was
without any connection and
purely coincidenal" with the Ro-
manian moves against the two
Americans in Bucharest"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-12
Merrill Evans Denies Rumors
He Plans to Resign Post Of
Highway Commissioner

Ahoskie.-"As far as I'm con-
cerned, I expect to remain In
office until my term expires on
May ~
First District Highway Com
missioner Merrill Evans made
the statement in answer to ru-
mors of his resignation in the
near future.
The Commissioner said, II do
not anticipate any such action
by the entire commission (re-
signations in a group)", in an
swer to a question regarding the
possibility of the resignation Of
the commission en- masse.
Evans went on to explain that
"there was talk at one time
that the present Commission
would resign to Governor Cher
ry, which would have to happen
prior to January 6, but I do not
anticipate any such action.
Gas for myself, I don't plan to
resign either to Governor Cher
ry or to Governor Scott. OF
course, after SCOTS inaugura-
ton, if he has man to put ir
my place and requests my re-
signation, he can have it."
"But until that request comes
along, I definitely plan to stay
on until my term is out"
Evans said he has had 'nu
merous" requests to stay on un-
til his term ends and pointed
out that it would not be fair to
the people he represents or to a
newly ly-appointed man to leave
the office suddenly.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-12
U.N. Approves
New Plan For
Holy Land

Paris, Dec. 11-(P)- The
United Nations Assembly ap-
proved tonight over Russian and
Arab objection a three nation
Palestine Cancellation commits
sion which will try to bring per-
manent peace to the Holy Land.
The final vote on the concilia-
ton plan jointly sponsored by
the United States and Britain
was IS to Is with eight absten-
tions. 1t was taken as a tense
crowd overflowed the Theater of
the Palais De Chaillot and as
the 58-nation assembly strove to
wind up its Paris meeting to-
night.
Until the time the final vote
was counted, British delegates
said the issue.remained in doubt
When DR.. Herbert V. Evatt of
Australia, President of the as
sembly, announced the result the
wded hall rang wi h
applause. The confusion was so
great Evatt had to pound his ga
vel to restore order.
The Israeli delegation said the
Jewish nation is ready to enter
into direct negotiations with the
Arab governments without de-
lay. Israel long has sought di-
rect negotiations but the Arabs
have refused.
Those who voted against Gre
ating the commission were: AT,
ghanistan, Cuba and Pakistan
plus the Arab states Egypt,
Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia
Iraq and Yemen; and the six
Slav bloc nations - Russia, Pc.
land, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslav'
ia, White Russia and the Soviet
Ukraine.
By its vote, the Assembly,
Established a three-mem-
ber concilia tion commits.
sion which will have it's head
quarters in Jerusalem.
2-Knocked out all references
in the Cancellation scheme to the
U. N. partition plan which wa:
approved Nov. 20, 1947, and tt
the report drafted by the late
Palestine mediator, Count Folk,
Bernadotte, proposing modifi
cations of the partition plan.
3-Instructed the commission
to take over the job of actinl
mediator Ralph Bunche and,
the security council asks it to
the truce machinery in the Hol,
Land
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-12
Values for Crops
And Hogs Estimated
BY County Agent

Halifax county's farm output, despite the heavy
rains, will be more valuable in money received,
than any other in history, according to w. q.
Davis, county agent. The peanut, cotton, tobacco
and corn crops and hogs will sell for Sl7 o5OOOO,
Davies estimated and he guessed that probably
Northampton countys output would be near the
same amount farm buying income of $35,OOO,-
600 will come from these two counties which pro-
vide Roanoke Rapids and Weldon with the larger
proportion of their agricultural income. The Her
aid will report later on farm income in the other
counties which do some of their buying in Roa-
|noke Rapids.
Peanuts are exceptionally late, said the county
agent, but 10 days like the last two will start
boom swell of money rolling into Roanoke Ra-
pids and Weldon.
Davis said 1000 acres in Halifax county are
in peanuts the average output is IL bags to the
acre, the price is $1,000, making the total prob
able revenue $5,O40,000 Last years crop was only
10 bags to the and the price was $lO, so this
will be an above average crop and still hlgner
price. Careless farmers have lost some from the
rains but these figures after estimated rain
damages. Davis said he had seen peanuts harvest
ed in March without excessive damage, II the
farmers had shocked the peanuts carefully
Cotton is being raised on 25,000 acres; average
crop, a bales total 81 25O bales. Return is $3.50
mately $5,300,000 for the crop.
Tobacco has been planted on 5000 acres; the
yield is about 100000 pounds; the average price,
As cents, or 81, ,050,000 total county return.
Corn, which is planted on 4oOOO acres, IS ylelo-
ing 80 bushels to the acre. Zone farmer is getting
| 142 bushels to the acre and may win the state
championship These 100000 bushels are worth
ST co. the government support price, or 81 92OOOO
Hogs should bring in $1,500,000 for the year.
said the county agent.
The summarized totals are:
Peanuts, $5,040,000
| Cotton, $5,300,000
Tobacco, $40500O0
Corn, 81 100000
Hogs, s., 5000 600
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-12
Not So Chilly
Is Forecast
BY The Associated Press

North Carolina and South
Carolina were due to lose some
of their chill today But it will
still be cold, the weatherman
said.
The forecast said warmer dur
ing the early morning hours,
However, that meant warmer
than yesterdays overnight freez.
ing temperatures. Temperatures
early today were expected to be
at freezing levels in the noun
tains and central areas, and
slightly above freezing in coast
al areas.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-12
78Mi|ion-DoNar Buggs Island Dam Project
Is Inspected By Officials Of Two States
Leaders Say
Completion
Should Be
Fastened
BY Bill Dav'ey

Bugs Island, Va. - Public
officials from Virginia and North
Carolina, nearly 500 altogether,
gathered here Friday to inspect
the S78,000,000 Bugs Island
dam, first in a series projected
to harness the flood activities
and power-potential of the Roa-
noke River, and heard Army en-
gineers and Congressional lead
ers say completion of the pro-
ject should be hastened.
Governor William Tuck of Vir-
ginia, Senator Willis Robertson
of Virginia, John H. Kerr +
Warrenton, veteran Congress =
man of the Second North Caro-
lima Congressional district and
Lieutenant General Raymond A..
Wheeler, Chief of the Army En-
gineers, headed a group of lum-
inaries who inspected the site
of the huge dam and listened to
facts and figures concerning the
projec ted Roanoke River
project.
Virginia congressman, North
Carolina department heads and
State Senators, Representatives
and mayors, County Commits
sioners and other Representative
es from Virginia and North Car
olina towns from Danville to
Williamson joined in the inspec-
ton tour which followed the
mornings planned program and
luncheon at which the Neck
lenburg Civic Council, the Roa-
noke River Basin Association
and the Roanoke River Flo o d
Control Committee were hosts.
Wheeler Speaks
"Buggs Island is the key pro-
iect in the overall plan for the
Roanoke River Basin" General
Wheeler told the audience of Of
( ficials and neWsmen in the Com
munity House at Castle Heights,
the village which has been erect
ed as a construction camp for
engineers and Workmen en-
ployed on the dam. "And you,
as sponsors of the project, have
met here today, not only to ac-
lively express your interest IN
the project, but also to exercise
YOUR rights as American cltl-
zens, to inspect the construction
operations and to keep yourself
informed on the progress being
made.
"When completed the Bugs
Island multiple purpose pro
ject will be one of the largest
units of its kind in the eastern
United States. Flood control is
a primary purpose of the pro
iect. When the unit is completed
substantial flood protection will
be provided for large agricultur-
al areas in the Lower Roanoke
River Valley. In addition, the
large and commercial towns o
Roanoke Rapids, Weldon ane
Williamson will be protected
For example, a recurrence O
the record flood of August, 1910
without the Buggs Island reser
voir in operation would cause
damage in the lower Roanoke
River valley of more than si'
million dollars. But with the op
! Continued on Page Twelve)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-12
Harbert Sets New
Record i'm Miami Open

Miami, Fla, Dec, 1l-(AP)---
Melvin (Chick) Harbert, Detroit
professional, set course re-
cord eight under par 81 in the
$4,000 Miami Open golf tourna-
ment today but amateur Frank
Stranahan of Toledo, Ohio, still
led the field with 200 for 81
holes.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-12
Weather

North Carolina - Partly
cloudy and warmer Sunday.
Evening star., 1948-05-16

Crowley, Mr.. Scofield; deep pink
and rose: Mr.. Richmond, Mr.. Stock
er, Mr.. Scofield; red and red effects:
Mr.. Crowley, Miss Smith; yellow
variegatas (bicolors) Mr.. Scofleld,
Mr.. Richmond: yellow blends: Mr..
Shaw, Mr.. Stocker, DR.. j. P Blevins;
yellow sells: Mr.. Shaw, Mr.. Rich
mond, Mr.. Stocker; orange: Mr.. SEQ
field Mrs. Beasley.
Irises other than bearded, sibirica: !:
Mr.. Richmond, Mr.. Scofield, w. j.
Hamilton; others: Miss Haggerty,
Miss Smith.
Arrangement classes, irises pre-
dominating, vertical design, bearded
irises: Miss Smith; beardleSs irises,
vertical design: Miss Smith; bearded
irises, under % inches total height:
Mrs. Charles Groves; bearded irises
for hall table: Miss Smith. Winn T.
Simmons; irises in fiat container:
Miss Smith; free lance arrange
ment: Mrs. Joseph ]. Sazama, Mrs.
Groves, Mrs. Clarence Casey.
Seeding irises: Charles David
son.
Specimen irises, not labeled: Miss
Bessie O'Mera, Mrs. Casey, Mrs.
Beasley.
Glasses Other Than Iris.
Arrangements other than in iris
classes, novice class: Mrs. j. E.
Schrider. Mr.. Hamilton, Carol
Lockwood; arrangement Of white
flowers or shrubs in black contain
er: Mrs. Hannah M. Brown; mini
ature arrangement not over three
inches in any dimension: Miss
Smith, Francis Sherman, Miss Hag-
eerty, Miss Ann TheiS.
Specimens other than irises, flow
ering shrubs: Mrs. Brown, Mrs.
Norman T. Jones; columbine: Miss
Haggerty. Miss Mildred Doss, Ma
rion M. Farr; pansies: Miss Smith
Mrs. Jones; other flowers: Mr..
Sherman, Miss Haggerty, Mr.. Sco-
field.
| The show was held in the Takoma
Park Branch of the Washington
Public Library, Fifth and Cedar
streets NV. from to PM
Mrs. w. M. Hurst was chairman;
Mrs. Beasley, vice chairman, assist
ed by John H. GULL, Henry c. Mil
Ter, jr., Mrs. Jane Robertson, Clar-
ence w. Moore, Mr.. Simmons and
George A. Williams.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Ivan Richmond Win,
Top Iris Prize at
Takoma Park Show

Ivan H. Richmond, 5000 Flower
avenue, Silver Spring, Md, was
awarded the silver medal of the
American Iris Society last night for
winning the most points in the iris
classes ut the 32nd annual iris show
of the Takoma Horticultural Club
In cooperation with the American
Iris Society. He scored "a points.
His Great Lakes" a blue iris. was
also judged the best in the show.
The societys bronze medal was
won by Miss Isabelle Smith, 6l2
Oelethorpe street NV, who was
runner.up with % points. The
annual membership in the society
was awarded to Francis Scoheld,
Lonham, Nd, who scored 81 points
IN the specimen classes open to
amateur exhibitors only, the dis
plays including bearded irises and
irises other than bearded.
Mrs. Joseph ]. Sazama, 1924 Ninth
street NV. won top honors with
her yellow iris in the arrangement
classes.
DR.. Howard r. Watkins, 300
Cumberland avenue. Somerset, Md,
was Judge Of the iris classes and
Mrs. E. Osmun, 1923 Chesapeake
street NV. and Mrs. P. G. Nutting
32l6 Oliver street NV. judged the
arrangement, classes.
Class Winners Listed.
The winners in the various classes
were as follows:
Collections. six named varieties
Mrs. B. B. Beasley, H. R. Stocker
Specimen classes, bearded irises
amateurs only, white: Mr.. Rich
mond, Mr.. Scofield. Raymond J
Crowley; plicatas: Mr. Scofield, Mr.
Richmond; amoenas: Mrs. BeaSley
Henry c. Miller: light blue: Mr.
Richmond, Mr.. Stocker. Mr.. Miller
medium blue: Mr.. Richmond, Mr.
Scofield, Miss Irene Haggerty: vio-
let and purple: Mr.. Crowley, Mr.
Richmond. w. H. Shaw; mauve
blends: Mr.. Scof1eld, Mr.. Stocker
w. A. Matthews; light pink: Mr.
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Evening star., 1948-03-14

only ornament was q diamond
brooch. the gift Of the bridegroom.
Mrs. Harry L. Edwards, who was
matron Of honor for her sister, wore
. bud green faille gown with a
hoopcd skirt and matching bonnet
trimmed with violets. She carried
. iaosegay Of violets, sweet peas and
forget-me-nots.
Mr.. Robert H. Reid Of New York
served as best man for his cousin
and Mr.. Robert H. Dun Of Washing
ton and Mr.. M. D. Rosenberg, jr., Of
Vienna were the uslners.
Evening star., 1948-03-14

ding took place in the Memorial
Chapel Of the Army Medical Center
Capt. LIE Roy w. Raley oficiating
and reception followed at Hotel
2400.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her brother, Mr. Samuel M
Tate of Miami, Fla, wore q period
gown of white MORE fashioned with
wide draped apron front which
ended in q double hustle. Her veil
Of illusion fell from q MORE bonnet
trimmed with orange blossoms and
she carried q nosegay Of camellias
sweet peas and forget-me-nots. Her
Evening star., 1948-03-14
Claire E. Ryan
Engaged to We'd


The engagement of their daughter
Miss Claire Elizabeth Ryan, to Mr.
Robert Westervelt Hanlon, son OF
the late Mrs. Rachel Ridder Hanlon
and Mr.. Edward K. Hanlon of Rock
vile Centre, N. Y, is announced by
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel j. Ryan. The
wedding will take place in September.
Miss Ryan is a graduate of George
town Visitation Junior College and
is member of the 1948 graduating
class of Trinity College. Her father
is dean of Columbus University in
this city.
Mr.. Hanlon attended Mount st.
Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Md,
and served on Army transports in
the European and Asiatic theaters
during the war. He returned to
Georgetown University and now is
studying dramatics at the Catholic
University of America.
Evening star., 1948-03-14
Susan Tate We'd
To Philip King, Jr.

Miss Martha Susan Tate, daughter
Of Mrs. Augustus Walter Tate of
Silver Spring, formerly of Newton,
Ala, and the late Mr.. Tate, became
the bride yesterday of Mr.. Philip
King, jr., of Vienna, Va, son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. King. The we'd
Evening star., 1948-03-14

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