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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-24
1rumon Issues
Challenge To
Dewey To A
title" Fight
By The Associated Press

President Truman turned east
ward from California today with
a challenge to Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey to "a championship
fight" with no running away
from the record or ducking the
issues.
Thus far, Mr.. Truman said,
he has had nothing but double
talk" and "high sounding words
from his Republican opponent.
Dewey prepared to turn lose
a counter-punch tonight in a
Hollywood Bowl address on the
administrations handling of the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS issue.
Mr.. Truman issued his chal-
lenge last night at Los Angeles,
where he spoke in partly-filled
Gilmore Stadium. At the same
time he made direct bid for
support from liberal voters lean
ing toward Henry A. Wallace's
Progressive Party.
Don't waste votes" he said,
on a third party which he de-
clared is powerless to obtain
peace in the world or improve
conditions in this country.
"Think again." Mr.. Truman
said. "This is the hour for the
liberal forces of America to
unite. We have hopes to fulfil.
and goals to attain. Together we
can rout the forces of reaction
once again."
Wallace struck back at the
Truman administration in which
he once served, as he opened
his final vote drive in Toledo,
Ohio.
The former cabinet member
accused the railroads of ode
frauding" the government of ST.
900, 000,0 in wartime freight
charges. He said the administra-
ton is hiding this from the pub
lie by postponing hearings on the
matter.
Wallace termed this a "strik.
ing example of subservience oil
the Truman administration tc
vested interests"
Behind curtain of fear,'
he said, "the monopolies have
converted the government of
Franklin Roosevelt int, the mod.
ell of Republican reaction which
we defeated four times"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-24
Suspect Held
For breok-In
At Oil Firm

Police Chief T. ]. Davis said
this afternoon that the Roanoke
Rapids police are holding a sus-
pect in the break-in and at
tempted safe robbery of the
NeWsome Oil Company here last
Friday night.
Chief Davis identified the man
as Henry Barnett, 81, of Roa-
noke Rapids. st.
The chief said Barnett was
picked up late last night as a
suspect in the attempted robbery
but added that no charges were
lodged until today after further
Investigation.
Davis said that Barnett did not
admit to breaking into the oil
conpany's office and knocking
the combination off the, safe, but
said the youth had admitted
stealing an automobile recently
in Roanoke, Va. sNS ~
Barnett is being held in the To-
cal jail pending the posting Of a
81 200 bond for the Virginia auto
theft charge.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-24
SPECIAL MATINEE

Houston Fuller. chairman ct
the publicity committee Tor the
Lions Club Festival announced
here this morning that a spe-
cial matinee will be put on at
the Festival grounds on the
high school field tomorrow af-
ternoon.
The gates will be open free
to all Sabotage children from
2:30 until $50, and he said
special cut-rats price will be
charged for the rides in opera
ton on the grounds. The ex-
hibit tent and concessions will
also be open. he said.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-24
'Fosfer Completion Of City Street Paving
Is Seen With Signing Of A New Contract

/ here today that there is little
possibility that the entire paving
project will be completed this
year, however he said the new
contract will speed up the work
considerably because the plant
mix surfacing can be put down
at any time and will not DO
adversely affected by the cold
weather as the macadarl would
have been. He said he does not
know when the company intends
to start its surfacing wo.k on the
state contract on Roanoke Ave-
nue., but said he hopes to see
most all of the work in town
completed by next spring.
Citizens who live on the
streets which were on the list
for paving now have the pros.
pect of being relieved Of the all
formation between dust and mud
much sooner than had been an.
ticipated.
Justice said the streets affect.
ed by the paving east Of Ros.
noke Avenue are the following:
Washington street to be paved
its entire length; jefferson
street from Third to Eleventh.;
one block Of East First; one
block Of East Second; three
blocks of East Third; two blocks
Of East Fourth; two blocks Of
East Fifth; two blocks of East
Sixth; four blocks on East Sc.
venth; one block on East Eighth
two blocks 10 East Ninth. two
blocks on East Eleventh. one
Continued on Page 12)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-24

been awarded the state contracts
they set up a mi:i;ag plant at
Garysburg to ptcraIe the sur
facing treatment AID had been
in a position to offer the city
good price becaus,. If the near
ness of the plant for supplying
the paving material.
The same company already is
working on contracts for putting
in curbing and gutter, and grsd-
ing streets, and it was reported
today by George Justice, Super
intendent of Streets. that the en-
tire curb-and-gutter WORK on the
east side of Roa"oka Avenue
has been completed and he said
work is going forwsrd on the
west side of town Immediately.
Justice said there Is still some
grading work to be COMPLETED
on many of the streets which
will be affected, ldiing that he
expects to see some Of the prin-
ing surface put 1own by Mon
day.
Tho new paving contract
calls for work to begin by Oct.
ober I. Mayor Allsbrook re.
ported.
Tho mayor said the Finley
company had been quite gen
erous in releasing The city
from Its contracts on request.
after members Of the town
board had decided TO try and
have the better surfacing sp-
piled by the firm already In
the city on the job.
Superintendent ,IIIstica said
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-24
Truman Nea1's
Spot On Ballot
In Louisiana

Baton Rouge, La, Sept. a.
(AP)-President Truman today
drew closer to a spot on the
Louisiana November ballot, but
without familiar identifications
as a Democratic Party candi-
date.
Leaders Of the Louisiana State
Central Democratic Committee,
which two weeks ago ousted Mr..
Truman's slate in favor Of the.
States Rights Democratic ticket,
yesterday helped draft a CONF
promise to get the presidents
ticket on the ballot.
The compromise proposal, now
rolling through a special ses-
sion Of the State Legislature,
would amend the general cleo
ton to reserve 4 place on the
printed ballot for 10 Truman
GkGCEOIS
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-24
Mrs. WoodoII
New Herald !
Society Editor

Mrs. Sue Woodall, native If
Roanoke Rapids who has been q
resident of Hamlin, West vir-
GINA, until recently, has ace
copied a position as Society Edi.
tor of the Daily and Sunday
Herald and began her duties
here today.
Mrs. Woodall, the former Miss
Minna Sue Daughtrey, is a mem
Der of one of the oldest fami.
lies to settle in Roanoke, Rap
ids, she is a graduate of Roa-
noke Rapids High School, whore
she won honors as a debater,
graduate of the University Of
Virginia, and took postgraduate
work at the University of North
Carolina.
Following her b. college work
she taught commercial courses at
Hamlin, W. Va, high school and
Virginia Intermont College, Bris-
toll, Va. She also served for q
time as business manager for
periodicals at Womaa's College
Of the University of North Caro-
lima at Greensboro. 81
While resident Of Haml,n Mrs
Woodall was a member Of the
Hamlin Woman's Club and is i
past Worthy Matron Of the Or
der of the, Eastern Star and i
| past president of the Hanl1in
Parent Teachers Association.
She said today she is looking
forward to her wo-K, on : dairy
newspaper In her home tow,
land requested that al those &}yj6
have any items At interesk ~
the social pages II tho HsxSl4
please TO call III 1t n VA e
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-24
Cool Weather
Will Continu
Over Weekend
Nv THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

AAAA
Fair and continued cool wealth
err was, predicted generally for
the Carolinas today, tonight and
tomorrow.
Mild weather was forecast for
South Carolina this afternoon
and tomorrow afternoon.
Low temperatures this morn
ing ranged from 10 degrees at
Mt. Mitchell to So at Columbia
and Greenville. S. c.
Other lows:
Anderson and Winstcn-Salem
81; Hickory, Wilmington anc
Charlotte Sc; Raleigh and
Greensboro Al; Florence ~,
Lumberton 81, Asheville So, Eli
! .abeth City IS, Rocky Mount SO,
New Bern So.
High temperatures for major
points yesterday ranged from 50
legrees at Ashevillc to &c at
florence and MILE Beach The
,verage was in he mid 70's.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-24

Faster completion Of Roanoke
Rapids projected S40t,000 street
paving project with even better
material than was originally an
ticipated seemed assured today,
with the announcement that
construction men expected to
start pouring some printing sur
face as early as Monday.
Mayor w. Bernard Allshrook
said yesterday tina: the City of
Roanoke Rapids has negotiated
a new paving contract with the
Exum-Cline Construction Co.,
Rocky Mount division. 10 take
over completely the paving #
about six miles Of street with
plant-mix black top surfacing.
The mayor said the Town
Commissioners had made the
decision to pay a little bit nlore
to get lot better jon" and had
awarded the paving contracts to
ExumCline after being released
from contract with Sam Fin
ley, Inc, the firm which had
entered low bid on paving the
local streets with macadam sur
facing.
Mayor Allsbrook said the pro-
posal to use The higher-type
paving material at a good price
was made the city after Exum-
Cline had been awarded a state
contract for the repayirs. of Roa-
noke Avenue, pat of the state
highway system, and the widen
ing and repaving OF the Roanoke
Rapids Weldon highway.
He said after the company had
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-24
Ten-Year-Old
Boy Wins Lions
Talent Contest

A ten-year-old local boy,
Johnny Strickland, who entered
the Lions Club Festival Talent
Night at the last minute, walk
ed off with the first prize here
last night with his singing of
the hillbilly number, Move it
Over"
A capacity audience crowded
into the open-air bleachers to
see and hear the performers in
action, and everyone showed ap-
probation for the better than
average talent displayed in spite
of the chilly breezes which an
frounced that fall has officially
arrived.
Talent, which cau,e from goa-
noke Rapids, Wlden snd en-. :
ria, was unusually aa~throue
out the show, and the aiia eel
showed its appreciation by d
plauding Justify.
Second-prize winner wa
Ralph Willis, harmonica virtues
from Weldon, who gave TIL
crowd big kick with his rendi
ton of the Fox Hunt, com
plete with baying dogs, shouting
hunters and all the other sount
effects which he coaxed cut O
the mouth organ.
Winner of third place was an
other youngster, Billy Jones, ten
of Roanoke Rapids, who won ;
lot of applause with his dis
play of true talent in clea.
young soprano voice in his rendi
ton of Now Is the Hour"
Mack Outland, who served a
master of ceremonies, did goot
job of handling the acts as the,
appeared, and Mrs. Elva Martil
acted as piano accompanist. TIL,
Jubilee Quartet and Billy Nor
gan and his string band also ap
peared on the show to provide
further entertainment, howev.l
neither of these were entered ir
dogs in the vicinity.
Every contestant who entered
the Talent Night show recelvel
valuable gifts from local mer
chants and the winners each
received several multiple prize:
for their participation and theil
being chosen as prize perform,
erS.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-24
Soviet News
Mediums Banned
In u. S. Zone

Berlin, Sept. A-(AP)-
Russian anti-aircraft gunners
plan to fire dangerously high"
in practice in the American-Bri-
fish air lift corridor to blockaded
Berlin, the American charged in
a protest today.
The Russians also announced
they would conduct bombing and
fighter firing practice in the cor
rider the Americans said. Ask
ed what precautions they would
take to protect traffic, the Rus
SLAMS said that when their own
planes appeared, they would stop
shooting.
In another development of the
battle for Berlin, the U. S. mill
tary government banned all So
viet-sponsored newspapers and
other publications from the Am
erican zone of Germany. This
was in reprisal for Soviet ban
ming of Western-licensed publica-
tions in the Soviet zone and the
Russian sector of Berlin.
Capt. v. H. Gookin of Quincy,
Mass, chief U. S. representative
at the four-power Berlin air
safety center, said the Russians
posted a notice there that they
Intended to conduct anti-aircraft
firing practice for seven hours to
day in the Bueckeburg Corridor.
The Corridor is used by all
American and British planes on
air supply runs to Berlin. The
Russians announced they would
fire up to 10000 feet near Dole
airport, about Is miles west OF
Berlin.
81 objected that this was dan
gerously high range" Gookin
said, land asked the Russians
what protective measures they
were taking for their own air
traffic going between here and
Paris for the United Nations
sessions. The Russian represen-
tatiye answered that when their
own traffic came along, we will
stop shooting.
Later, Gookin said, the Rus
slams reported they were also IN
tending air-to-ground practice:
This would include diving fire by
aircraft at targets and possibly
bombing practice. These opera
tons also were scheduled at
Dole, along the corridor.
The American protested to the
Russians yesterday against
stunting Soviet Yak fighter plane
which flew dangerously close to
an American transport carrying
80 persons from Berlin to Frank
furt. ~
On the political front, the war
over the newspapers nullified
four power agreement reached at
the Moscow foreign ministers
conference in 1947, for free ex-
change of information throughout
the four occupation zones.
The American action, in effect
a counter-embargo was signed
by Mai. Gen. George p. Hays,
deputy U. S. Military governor.
American officials said Hays
acted after he had sent repeated
but unavailing protests to the
Russians against the blocking OF
Western-zone publications from
the Soviet zone.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-24
OUR MISTAKE

Due to typographical error,
loafers advertised in yesterdays
paper by the Slipper Shoppe at
$2.08, should have read $3.50
pair.
The Herald regrets the error
and is running the al correctly
today.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-24
Rev. G. S. Grogan
Is New Pastor Of
Church OF God Here

Rev. c. S. Grogan arrived here
this week to take over the pas
torate of the Roanoke Rapids
Church of God.
He comes to the local church
as successor TO the Rev. Floyd
Boyer, who has accepted pas
torate in Fayetteville
Rev. G:os an comes to RIA
noke RAPIDS from Newport, n.
C.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-24
Roanoke
RannbIings
By Pat Nantz

Alter IedQln6 ABOUT F1CnrnOnQ
Lynch's broken ankle, in yes IT
days paper, member of the
Junior Jax asked me If / had
seen Billy Hudson's face lately
mot knowing what he could
mean by such a statement. I
looked all-over for a glimpse at
Billy's profile-Now, I ask, have
you seen it? He has a beautiful
black eye and a bandage
~ above it. 1t seems that
'W l.Idage is covering a
c'.- De- IS unlucky enough
= I s face il the way of
az l4lset ana 7sequent
ly ~. rs. 7si. Futh more,
the tag "a q.e mishap Coach
Gran 'ra h. vas 3jHta "a leW
Of the less ar ess -israts ...
Could it be means OF avs.
NIT or could i be a pre-
vention of some kind I al
speaking of the four sweet pot;
toes, which appear in the wiz
dow of the A. B. C. store il
Rosemly. Not being too fami
lar with the manager, Mr.. M. F
White, I hesitated to venture il
to the matter any further. but
if anyone knows the answer
will you let us in on it? ? !? =?
You aren't up in the best o
society, and you just aren'
thought anything of at all in 500
ial life-unless you are fortunate
enough to be selected as a men
Der of the "2:40 Tea Party Club
with, of course Miss Winifrec
Beckwith as social leader. Il
is held each afternoon from
2:40 until $3.50, on the seconc
floor of the Senior Hi building.
learning senior English, natura
ly!
M. P. Cunious approached T
1. Twadd with this statement
81 say, old man, I'm in terri!
BILE fix. l need some money bac
ly, and l haven't the slightest
idea where on earth I'm going
to get it from" To which Mr.
Twadd replied, 'I'm relieved to
hear that. l was afraid that you
might have an idea you coulo
borrow it from me-.
Perhaps the most familiar
face to everyone in Roanoke
Rapids, from the age of 6 to 81
is that of Mr.. A. E. Stowe. He
is bus driver for the Roanoke
Transit Co. Mr.. Stowe has beer
in Roanoke Rapids since 1913
and has driven taxis or buses
for a good many of those years
He knows practically everyone
in town, and most of them he
can call by name. He is one o.
our older settlers.
Well, it's back to college fol
another of our more ambitious
citizens. this time it's Jane:
Russell Dickens, who is return
ing to his studies. Russell will
begin his sophomore year at thu
University of North Carolina a
Chapel Hill. he is majoring il
commercial art. He is the sol
of Mrs. C. S. Dickens.
Something new was added a
the Peoples Theater Wednesda,
afternoon at the matinee SHOW
ing of "The Fuller Brush Man.
To the first fifty women who at
ended the movie, a Fuller Brusl
was presented, with the COMP
ments of the Fuller Brush Co.,
This should happen more otter
especially at certain types of pi
tures-why didn't they think Q
giving away gold-nuggets at tn
showing of "The Treasure c
Seiera Madre"????
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-24
Weather

NORTH CAROLINA - Fair
ID continued cool today. to.
light and Saturday.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-29
Pi Lambda Phi Pledges
At u. of F. Elect Officers

An election of officers featured
the last meeting of the ri Lambda
Phi pledge group at the Univer-
sity of Florida in Gainesville.
Officers who will serve during
the coming year include: Alvin
Jacobs of Miami, President; Ger
aid Sohn of Jacksonville was elect
ed vice-president; Bob Spiegle-
man, also of Miami, secretary;
Marvin Robbins another Miamian,
Treasurer. Under these capable
officers the class is planning a
full year of activities, both social
and athletic. The Pledgemaster
who guides and counsels the
Freshmen is Ronnie Curtis of
Haverstraw, New York. Between
pledging duties, studies and all
the other activities on the campus
of the University, these Rats ESQ
dubbed because of the Orange and
Blue Rat Caps they are required
to wear) live a busy life for a
semester.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-29
Miami Sos Drive Starts November Ia

Sparkling the current drive for
SOS Supplies for Overseas Sur
vivors) is news that the campaign
in Miami will be highlighted by
"C' Day on Sunday, Nov. IA.
Designated as collection day,
volunteers and others from the
Greater Miami Jewish community
will be solicited to aid in round
up house-to-house collection for
Europe's Jews. Items most i'm
peratively needed are infants lay
cites. Also urgent are canned
foods, particularly meats, fish,
milk products, fruits, fruit juices,
fats and oils.
Nine area chairmen are assist
ing SOS chairman, Mrs. Matilda
Rather. The chairman are Mrs.
Emanuel askin for West Miami
Shores; Mrs. Maurice Whitman.
Miami Springs and Miami Shores;
Mrs. Albert Green, upper Bis
cayne Boulevard; Mrs. Harry
Kaufman and Mrs. William Loeb,
Miami Beach; Mrs. Ben Essen and
Mrs. Harry Bremen, Coral Gables;
Mrs. Samuel Daniels, Hialeah;
Mrs. Harry Gordon, Miami; Mrs
Harold B. Spaet, publicity; Mrs.
Isadore Newman, layette sewing
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-29

and religious rights Of the Arabs.
The United Nations Partition
Plan on November 20, 1947 pres
cribed the territorial limits for the
Jewish State o f Israel. Even
though this plan provides for far
less territory than originally given
the Jews by the BaIfour Declare
ton, the Jews have accepted the
U. N. decision.
Today's current problems in
Palestine evolve from further de-
mands from the Arabs that the
Negev, an area approximating
two-thirds of the new Jewish
State, be given to them.
While our readers have been
greatly disappointed with the
British governments dOuble-deal-
ings with regard to the Holy
Land, we want to point out that
the government which gave the
world the ignobIe Bevin, also gave
the world the great Lord BalfOur.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-29
BaIfour Day, Nov. End

Jewish communities throughout America will
November End, BalfOur Day. The Baour Declaration
Magma Charta of the Jewish people, BalfOur
and the Mandate of the League of Nations specifically ray
Zionist aspirations to Jewish nationoOd They recognize
tOc connection of the Jewish people with Palestine admit
validity Of the grounds for recOnung their National Home
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-29

These international agreements
proclaim the right of all Jews who
wish to return, to the ancient
homeland of their people and re-
build the land for the children of
Israel, limited only by the pro-
vision not to prejudice the civil
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-29

chairman, and Miss Shirley ROs-
enberg, chairman of the vOlIIn-
teer clerical staff.
Evening star., 1948-09-06
5 Drown In Carolina Lake
When Spilled From Boat
By the Associated Press

WHITE LAKE, N. O.. Sept. O.
Five persons drowned last night as
a speedboat, its throttle and rudder
jemmed, spilled its eight occupants
into White Lake.
Police Sergt D. T. Faircloth iden-
titled the victims, all residents Of
Fayetteville, as:
Mrs. Tommy Cronin, about IS, her
son, Tommy, jr, S; her sister,
Donna Beard, IA; Fred Ritter, about
As, and Frank Owens, about A.
Those rescued were Peggy Joyce
Cronin, 16; Mrs. Hazel Dale, about
80, both of Fayetteville, and Saydene
Shandley, 16, Durham, N. c.
Bodies Of the victims were taken
from the water by Fayetteville
police and fire department rescue
squads.
Mrs. Dale and Miss Cronin were
rescued by Harold Balltzgliar and
Harvey Mangum, both of Durham,
who saw the crafty spinning speed
boat and rushed to the rescue in
their own boat,
Evening star., 1948-09-06
Jack Marshard Dies
In Auto Accident
By the Associated Press

MILLS, Mass, Sept. 6.-Jack
Marshard, who with his brother was
agent and part-owner of many ma
tionany-known orchestras, was
killed early yesterday when his
automobile crashed into a tree.
Mr.. Marshard died en- route to a
hospital shortly after his car
crashed. He was on his way home
after directing one of the many
Marshard Brothers bands in Man
chester.
The 38-year- old orchestra leader
and his brother, Harry, partly
owned such dance bands as those
led by Vaughn Mtnroe, Larry
Green, Jack Edwards and Ranny
Weeks. The two brothers also either
owned or were part owners of many
night clubs in the East.
Their orchestras played at many
society engagements. On several
occasions during the Roosevelt ad-
ministration, Jack led one of the
bands at functions in the White
House.
AS youths, Jack and Harry. the
sons of an orchestra leader and
composer, played in a band which
included pianist Eddie Duchin and
Rudy Vallee.
Both entered the Army at the
start of World War II and were dis
charged as majors.
Survivors include his widow and
two children, 81 and two weeks.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow