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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-25

ACE AMATEUR TRAPSHOT-John A. Broughon, &c. of Fergu
son. Mo- (above) who had perfect in winning North
American Clay Target championship at the Grand American
Trapshoot in Vandaa Ohio yesterday Sticking the
chamber of Broughton the 2O0th shell with which he
the title In hand is before being and
in the other target after of his shots
pieces. -AP Wirephoto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-25
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.

Charleston, q; Augusta, o.
Greenville, II: Columbia, 8.
Macon, 7: Savannah, .
jacksonville, S; Columbus 4,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
Local Youth
Arrested On
Burglary Count

Leon c. Gilliland, Roanoke RAJ
pids youth, was arrested here
yesterday afternoon at the bus
station as he was boarding a
bus for Richmond, chief of po-
lice T. ]. Davis said here this
morning.
Gilliland, who was taken into
custody by officers ]. w. Hines
and P. C. Luter, had been
sought since July 26 for the al
legged break-in of R. o. Bray's
home at ITO Madison street and
the theft of 5000 in cash, a watch
and a pocket knife.
Chief Davis said the youth is
being held in the local Jail
without privilege of bond pend
ing hearing here next Monday
afternoon before Mayor w. Ber-
nard Allsbrook on a charge Of
first-degree burglary.
Davis said Gilliland has been
living in Richmond under the
assumed names of Donald Whit
lark and John Collins. Gilliland
is the grandson of Bray.
Chief Davis said the entrance
into the Bray home had been
made through the front door in
the night while the house was
occupied. He said no force had
been used in the entrance, how
ever the first-degree burglary
charge, carrying a death penalty,
has been lodged.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
Five Day Mission On Christian
Home Will Begin At All Saints
Episcopal Church Here Sunday

The Rev. Edmund Berkeley,
Rector of All Saints Episcopal
Church, Announced here today
that a five-day mission on 1.-THE
Christian Home and Family
Life" will be conducted here
next week by the Rev. Robert
Crandall, Rector of St. Peters
Episcopal Church of Charlotte.
Rev. Berkeley said that Rev.
Crandal is rector of the largest
Episcopal church in the Diocese
of East Carolina and is former
Navy chaplain.
Services will start Sunday ev-
ening at eight o'clock and will be
held each evening through Fri
day, October 8, at the same
time.
The local pastor said he feels
sure that the messages to be
brought by Rev. Crandal will
be of interest to every member
of every family, parents and
children included, and urged that
all families who can possibly do
so should attend every service
if possible. This five day mis-
sion by Rev. Crandall will be the
first in series of steps designed
to bring Christian education out
of the Church schools and into
the homes Of the people," Rev.
Berkeley said.
He added that 2 thrse-dsy
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
New Owners OF Weldon Hotel Plan
To Make Changes Add lS Rooms And
Possibly Reopen The Dining Room

Weldon, Sept. % - Mrs. Vir-
ginia Green, a native of EN-
poria, who recently purchased
the Hotel Weldon, said here this
morning that there are "a lot OF
changes" being made in the no.
tel.
Mrs. Green and her son, j. S.
Green, took over as new owners
of the local hotel on Septeml II
Is after purchasing it from the
former owners, E. I. Bugg and
E. A. Bugg of Durham and Will
mington.
She said the biggest change
that is being made is the addi-
ton of eighteen rooms with
bathes on the rear of the present
structure, however, she outlined
a building and renovation pro-
gram which she estir|ated would
amout to approximately $4,000.
An elevator will be installed
in the three story hotel building
and new springs and mattresses
and other furnishings are being
added to the fifty rooms of the
hotel now in use. Mrs. Green
said one of the projects she in
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
Opal Jones
Wins District
Four-H Contest

Miss Opal Jones, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. I. E. Jones, Route
2, Halifax, North Cs/o1ina, and
senior in the Aurelian Springs
High School, won first place in
the northeastern district clothing
demonstration contest held in
Wilson September %. Seven
counties composed this district
which include Northampton,
Edgecombe, Nash, Green, Pitt,
Wilson, and Halifax Counties.
For the demonstration, Opal us
ed as her title, Seasonal Care
of Clothing" This included the
care and storage of cotton gar
ments, bathing suits, hats, ra-
yons, silks and chiffons, wooden
clothing and shoes. Opal has
done outstanding work each year
in her All Club activities. Be.
sides having her regular farm
girl activities at home, she car
ried five projects last year and
took an active part in club meet
ings. She was vice-president OF
her club in 1947-1948 and has
been elected President for 1948-
1919. AS a result of winning in
the District, Opal is now eigi-
BILE to compete in the State Cloth
ing Demonstration Contest.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
The Place Is Here;
The Time Is Now

Hello friends,
If you've been thinking of
dispOsing Of those unused ar
ticles the place is the Daily
Herald elias Z led page and the
time is now.
Why should you use Herald
want ads? There are as many
answers to that question as
you have needs to fill; for the
filling Of every need is speedy,
effortless work for the Daily
Herald want ads.
Ask Mrs. w. E. johnson, ZIG
LittletOn Highway.
She placed her ad in the
Herald for three days and sold
her Florence Oil Heater the
very first day.
Your use for want ads can't
be limited to just the needs Of
the moment. Every day brings
new problems to solve, new
desires to fulfill, new wants to
satisfy. Want ads opens the
door to satisfa ction for all.
Yours,
Ruth Cooper
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
Warren County
Agriculture
Fair Begins

Warrenton-In spite of threats
of inclement weather, the annual
Warren County Agricultural
Fair got underway here yester-
day for a full week of exhibits
and carnival spirit.
The fair is again under the
sponsorship of the Warrenton
Lions Club and will feature a
number of agricultural and 9TH
er exhibits, and the premium
list for ulhibits will exceed ST.
900.
Lion W. K. Lanier said here
today that the exhibits this year
are the best the fair has had in
several years and said all the
booths have been sold for dis
play by Warren County mer-
chants.
The annual calf show will be
held on Friday of this week.
Featured on the midway al
the fairgrounds will be the
Mighty Page shows, the same
show which appeared here fol
last years fair, and it is expect
ed to attract large crowds here
this week.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
Reed Named
Acting Head
Warren Schools

Warrenton, Sept. 28-W. Owen
Reed, principal of Norlina High
School who for the past ten days
has been devoting several hours
day to handling routine at the
office of the Superintendent of
Schools, was appointed acting
Superintendent of Warren Coun-
ty Schools by the Board of Edu-
cation in a called meeting.
The post of school head for
the county has been officially va
cant since Friday night, when
the resignation of former Supt,-
intendent j. Edward Allen was
accepted by the Board. Allen,
who submitted a resignation due
to his i'll health, was indicted
last week on "a warrants charg-
ing embezzlement, false pre-
tense and forgery.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28

tends to complete is the reopen
ing of the hotel dining room,
which has net been operating
for some time. She added that
there will probably be some
changes made in undermining
the lobby and said the whole
place will be weatherstripped.
She said that there is no in
tention of closing the hotel to
business during the time that
the present work is going on,
adding that she hopes to see
everything completed within go
days.
Mrs. Green said today that
she considers Ernporia her home
but said she has been in the no.
tel business call her life" hav-
ing operated hotels in Emporia,
Montreal, Canada, New York
Hollywood, Jacksonville and
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and in
number of other places.
She said she hopes to make her
new hotel into one of the most
modern in this entire area, and
said a new manager will repo1t
to work soon.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
Tobacco Men
Seek End OF
Discrimination

Washington, Sept. 28-(AP)-
Tobacco growers, warehouseme,
and exporters asked today thai
something be done about what
they called determinations
against American tobacco by
governments of European coun-
tries who get aid from this coun-
try.
With congressman, they car
ried their plea to the State de-
partment and economic coopera-
ton administration.
The industry spokesman said
United States officials in Eur
ope have encouraged increased
buying of Greek and Turkish to-
bacco by Denmark, Austria and
France, although those countries
prefer American tobacco.
This" they said, will hurt
the entire American tobacco in
dustry."
They reported the English
government plans to see that the
proportion of Balkan tobacco in
British cigarettes is doubled.
The Netherlands government,
they continued, has told manu-
facturers there to use less Ameri-
can togacco.
And, in Norway manufactur-
ers have been told they will
have SO per cent less American
tobacco for a year.
The tobacconists said that if
this keeps up the amount of
American tobacco going into 16
European countries can be re-
duced by as much as one-half in
five years.
Leading tobacco men from
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Virginia, West
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Ohio, Indiana and Missouri are
here to ask for immediate pro-
lection of the industry in the in
ternational field.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
Barnett Valves
ExtraditiOn On
Auto Theft CHARGE

Chief 7. j. Davis of the Roa.
noke Rapids police said here
this morning that Henry Barnett,
81, local youth, has waived ex.
tradition proceedings and will
be returned to Roanoke, Virginia
as soon as Roanoke police au-
thorities come for him to take
him into custody on a charge of
stealing an automobile.
The chief said Barnett, who
was arrested here late Thurs
day night on suspicion regarding
a break-in and attempted safe.
robbery at the Newsome Oil
Company, had admitted the theft
of the car in the Virginia city
and had agreed to return with
the Virginia authorities.
Davis said nothing more has
been learned about the oil com.
pany break-in and added that
the matter is still under investi-
CATION by local officers.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
Says Farm Price
Supports Keeps
Food Prices Down

Raleigh, N. c., Sept. 28-(AP)
Without farm price supports,
food prices might be even higher,
I. w. Duggan, governor of the
Farm Credit Administration, said
here today.
In a speech prepared for de-
livery before the annual joint
meeting of the Farmers Cooper
alive Exchange and the N. c.
Cotton Growers cooperative, he
declared:
There is a rising tide of feel
ing that price supports are un-
justifiable and that the consum-
er not only has to pay for the
support in taxes but pay higher
prices for what he eats.
"The consumer never stops tt
consider that farmers would
not have gone all out for pro
duction of crops and livestock il
there had been no price sup
ports.
IF we did not have support
prices the consumers probably
would be paying more for thei.
| food than they are now"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
Strickland
Faces Auto
Theft Charge

Eldred Strickland, local youth,
was lodged in the Roanoke Ra-
pids Jail this morning in default
of a $1,000 bond on a charge of
the theft of an automobile here
Friday night, it was reported
here by Chief T. J. Davis of the
Roanoke Rapids police force.
Strickland, who has been I'M
der technical arrest in the Roa-
noL~ Rapids Hospital since his
admittance there Friday night,
was placed in jail shortly after
nine O'Clock this morning i'm
mediately after he had been dis
charged from the hospital.
He is charged with having stol-
en- a Buick sedan from the lot
of the Halifax Auto Finance
Company, and after wild ride
at speeds described by several
unwilling passengers as high as
100 miles per hour, having
wrecked the car after running
off the highway near CASTOR.
nj the wreck he suffered Sc
we're Commissions and some cuts,
but his injuries were said not to
be of a serious nature. He was
riding alone at the time of the
accident.
Chief Davis said this morning
that Strickland will remain in
Jail pending a hearing in Mayor
w. B. Allsbrook's court here
Monday afternoon.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
Trumon Gets Report From Smith
On Russian Problems: Ambassador
Saws More Critical Now Than Ever

Aboard Truman Campaign
Train, Sept. 28-(AP)-President
Truman weighed first hand &C
count from his ambassador to
Moscow today on gravely-deter-
iorating relations with Russia.
Moving into Oklahoma City,
he carried on his political speak
ing campaign but maintained
constant communications with
Secretary of State Marshall.
And, Representative Raybura
D-Tex), Democratic spokesman
in the House, kept foreign To-
Icy to the forefront Of the cam
paign.
Introducing Mr.. Truman to a
hometown political rally at Bon
ham, Tex, the former speaker
pleaded against changing presi-
dents now.
Rayburn's talk followed Am
bassador Walter Bedell Smiths
extra ordinary conference with
the chief executive aboard the
campaign train in Texas. Smith
told reporters solemnly that re-
lations with Russia had never
been more critical than now"
Smith, under questioning, said
Mr.. Truman concurred in his
opinion, but asked the newsmen
to modify. his estimate Of rela-
tons with the Russians from
never more critical" to never
more serious"
SIS there going to- be another
WARP" asked a reporter in an i'm
promptu news conference almost
as unusual as his flight to the
presidents campaign train at
Dallas for his report to the chief
executive.
The question, Smith said, was
much too deep" for him. He
paused then, and added, 81 do
not mean that we are trembling
on the verge. If we continue a
policy of firmness, patience and
determination, l do not think the
situation will reach the ulti-
mate"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
BorkIey Asks
Dixie Demos To
Forget Feudinq

En- Route With Senator Bark
ley, September 28-s(AP)- Dissi-
dent Dixie Democrats pondered
today plea by Senator Alben
W. Barkley that they lay aside
their political feuding and swing
in line behind nominees of the
Democratic Party convention"
Those nominees are Harry S.
Truman for president and Bark
ley for vice president.
Many Southerners don't like
that ticket because of Truman's
advocacy of anti-segregation leg
lislation and are supporting the
States Rights candidate, j.
Strom Thurmond, governor of
South Carolina.
1t was to them that Barley,
party troubleshooter, addressed
his plea for party unity, with
out which, he said, the South
would be at the mercy of the Re-
publican Party which in the
past has demonstrated its lack
of interest in Dixie.
Standing bareheaded in an icy
rain, the 70-year-old Barley told
an estimated 1000 people in the
Asheville, N. c., ballpark last
night, that vote for nominees
other than those named by the
party's convention in Philadel-
phia "is vote for the Repub-
lican nominees"
And a look back to the adj
ministration of Herbert Hoover,
he said, should demonstrate what
to expect if the Republicans win
in November.
The crowd booed Justify at
mention of Hoover, but applaud
ed when Barley referred to
Franklin D. Roosevelt as "a man
who knew and loved the South"
He said Governor Dewey,
COP presidential nominee, ac-
lively opposed interests of south
in its fight for elimination of
discriminatory freight rates, and
accused the COP controlled
eightieth congress of having re-
fused to finance development of
the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
Conway Man
Indicted For
COunterfeiting

Elizabeth City, Sept. 2s-(AP)
The grand jury of the U. 81
district court being held here
this week with Judge Don Gil
liam, of Tarboro, presiding, yes
terday returned a true bill in
the case charging James Wade,
%, of Conway, with passing ST.
200 in counterfeit money.
Wade was arrested at his
home on Monday, Sept. 20, on a
warrant charging him with
passing on April 18th and 2lst
81 200 in. counterfeit notes on
the Federal Reserve Bank OF
New York to one Cleveland
Smith"
Wade is under $4,000 bond at
ter waving preliminary hear
ings at Rocky Mount. His attor-
Ney, Vernon D. Strickland Of
Rich Square, said that if Wade
is indicted, the case will be
heard in Federal court at VIII
son on Oct. 10.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
Episcopal Cub
Pack To Hold
Meet Friday Night

The first meeting of the new
year for the Episcopal Cub
Pack will be held Friday even
ing at 7:30 in the basement OF
All Saints Episcopal Church, it
was announced here today.
All Cubs, their parents, and
den and pack officials have been
urged to be present for the
meeting to welcome Reese Welch
who has taken over as the new
Cub master for the Pack.
Preliminary plans include the
passing out of registration cards,
skits to be given by the various
dens and further entertainment
will be provided by the hearing
of the Episcopal Hours newt ra.
dio program of Great Scenes
from Great Plays.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
Truman SIufes
Major Speech
On Communism
BY The Associated Press

President Truman headed into
Oklahoma today for a major
campaign speech on Communism
Ia topic newly headlined by
congressional spy investigators.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, al
ready on record with a prom
ised government "housecleaning'
of Soviet-minded workers, car
ried his COP presidential drive
homeward through the North
west.
Mr.. Humans handling of the
Communist issue came under
double fire last night.
The House Un-American Acti-
vities Committee described as
completely inexcusable" what
it called the administrations
failure to prosecute persons link
ed to Soviet espionage con-
spiracy."
ga complete and fortnight ex-
PLANTATION is due the American
people of the reasons for this
failure" the Committee said in
formal report.
The document demanded that
the president forthwith" lift the
iron curtain" which it said he
had drawn by barring "access"
to the evidence in the files of the
executive branch of the govern
ment."
Mr.. Truman repeatedly has la
beled the Congressional investi-
cations into Communist activities
a ''red herring" to distract the
voters attention from the prob
lem of high prices, which he
blames on the GOP-controlled
Both Congress.
Dewey, meanwhile, outlined in
a Seattle address nine-point
program to develop the nation S
natural resources to provide
more power to wage the peace.
He said Americas power-pro-
ducing capacity will have to be
boosted almost 20 per cent tc
meet increased demands. Dewey
stressed, however, that in the
development of the nations
rivers home rule should apply
and not the sweeping federal
controls he ascribed to the Ten.
nessee Valley Authority.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
PTA Council Will
Meet Thursday At 8

Plans for the first meeting OF
the school year of the Roanoke
Rapids Parent-Teachers Assoc
iation Council were announced
here today by Mrs. TT. Taylor,
Council secretary.
TIE meeting will be held at
the high school at $3.50 pm. on
Thursday afternoon Of this week
and at the time plans will be
made for the District PTA meet
ing which will be held here Oh
October 20.
All Council members are par
ticularly urged to attend Thurs
day meeting.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
Local Girl Wins
HOnOrs At Rocky
Mount Horse Show

Rocky Mount, Sept. ~ "a
fourth place ribbon for riding IN
the open Poney class at the
Rocky Mount Horse Show here
Sunday was won by Miss Molle
Jean Joyner, IS, daughter OF
Mrs. Eva Jones Joyner OF ~
jackson Street, Roanoke Rapids.
Miss Joyner won the ribbon IN
showing Patrick Henry, a pony
owned by r. B. Glover OF Roa-
noke Rapids.
She also was entered in two
other events at the show-horse-
manship-in which she rode
Charlie, another horse owned by
Clover and in the Open pleasure
lass event on Patrick Henry.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
Plenty Of Shootin'
As Fireworks Plant
Is Destroyed

Gallatin, Tenn, Sept ,28-(AP)
Numerous telephone callers
asked the gallatin police depart
ment the same question last
night: whats all the shooting
about?"
The riot squad soon found out
A storehouse for the National
Specially Company of Nashville
was on fire.
The National Specially Com
pany sells fire crackers, roman
candles and skyrockets. They
valued the stock at $4,000.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28

teacher institute will be conduct
ed at the church here on Novem-
Der 29-December l, and a family
study course on the Prayer Book
will be conducted on February /
and 2 at the church.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
The Weather

North carolins-Rain and
.outinusd cool today. tonight
and Wednesday,.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
Roanoke
RonbIings
BY Pat Nantz

BY Pat Nantz
On Sunday afternoon, Little
Ronnie Shell was sitting on the
porch, with his family. He SEEM
ed quite serious in the chewing
of some gum, that he had. No.
ticing this, his grandmother ask
ed, "Ronnie, where did you get
that gum" After considering
this a while, Ronnie replied,
God gave it to me- Then
ask Him to give me some,"
requested his grandmother. So,
Ronnie got out of the swing and
went to his grandfather to get
some gum. No." said his grand
mother, ASK God for it." Little
Ronnie turned this thought over
in his mind few minutes and
then replied, ASK Hi mfor your
own gum"
There is no doubt about it,.
Ministers can be mischeveous as
well as little boys. An example
of this is of the Methodist minis
ter in tIwn, who provided a
group of boys with a place to
play ball. The boys had been play
ing in the streets and because
they weren't provided with a
leader, they gradually ended up
in the street again. Now each at
ternoon this same minister Joins
the street games mad the halls
continue to be hit into peoples
yards. Fearing II at they will be
hit, the citizens AXE cover when
the school dismissal bell rings.
The other afternoon, the game
was in full swing, when the ball
was hit int the yard of some
one who d>esn't appreciate the
art of ball-playing. AS the minis
ter carefully backed away, he in
structed the boys never to play
in the streets again.
I have now found out that we
aren't the only ones with so
many cats that it is almost i'm
possible to count them-Mrs. j.
w. Matthews informed me that
good place to carry them is to
HOLSTER. She has carried
mother cat and six kittens to
that same location. if you re-
sidents Of HOLSTER have noticed
an increase of cats lately. don't
be too surprised if a few more
are brought ir...
1t must be something about
Roanoke Rapids that makes peo-
Pile want to keep coming back.
I am referring to two certain
'48 graduate girls who entered
nurses training about three
weeks ago. They can't seem to
stay away from our fair city for
even one weekend. They are,
of course, Trilla Morgan. who is
taking her training in the Nor
folk General Hospital, in ~ ok,
Va, and Shirley Draper, who is
getting her training at the Rex
Hospital, in Raleigh....1 guess 1t
is hard to get used to staying
away from such a wonderful
place, you have to take II
gradually.
A young lady was being escort
ed through a certain newspaper
office. 1T was one of those eX-
ceptional moments when all the
teletype machines and typewrit-
ers were silent for few seconds.
As she listened intently to her
guides lecture the teletype ma
chimes started up with one ac-
cord. Startled, she jumped back
directly into the arms OF a re-
porter who happened to be pass
ing. She apolpgized profusely
and explained that she had been
frightened by the sudden clatter
you the press room?...'
Uncle Toby-''Engaged to five
of the machines. "Think nothing
of it," he replied, MAY l show
girls at once! How do you ex.
plain such shameless conduct?
Flirtatious Nephew don't
know. Cupid must have shot me
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28

North Carolina DELEGATES the
Seniors Senator RoakH
H
Nominal B. c chairman
and Senator