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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20
Spy Probers Seek To Question Eight
New Witnesses In Race Against Time
Administration Plans To Unity
Intelligence Agencies Under
One Control, Two Reports Show

Washington, Dec. 20-(P)- TheE
administration not only aims to
tighten laws against spying but
also seeks to put the govern
ment's 20-odd int tellig ce
agencies under unified control.
This was brought out today by
two reports which disclosed:
(a) That drive has been un-
der way since last spring to CO.
ordinate varied home-front ef-
forts to protect the nation
against spies, saboteurs and
other subversive activities.
(b) A presidential commission
for some months has been study
ing operations of the Central In
telligence Agency which eva
luates military and diplomatic
reports from abroad.
The administration moves ap-
parently pre-date the current dis
pute between the White House
and the House Un-American Ac-
tivities committee.
President Truman repeatedly
has labeled the committee Of
ten-sensational spy investigation
a "red herring" committee
members contend that they are
bringing out into the open things
government agents should have
known and acted on long ago.
Secretary of Defese Forrestal
reported over the weekend that
last March he launched the cam
paign to coordinate the home
front intelligence operations OF
the military seIvices-the FBI
Secret Service, State Department
and numerous other agencies.
He said that Attorney General
Clark had suggested in February
that in view Of the development
Of the fifth column and other sub
versive techniques "it might be
desirable to coordinate the work
Of these many agencies in the
field of internal security"
Clark announced last week
that he intends to ask the new
Congress to tighten the laws
against spying so as to plug loop
holes through which U. S. secrets
have been sneaked out.
Forrestal said that the inter-
nal security unification has been
under close study by the ma
tional security council and sew
eral governmental committees,
but that no final agreement has
been reached.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20
Large Crowd
Hears Yule
Music In Weldon

Weldon-On Sunday afternoon
at 500 o'clock the Weldon Meth
odist was the setting for a very
lovely Christmas musical pro :
gram, under the direction of
Mrs. T. S. Dickens, Jr., of Hall
fax, as choir director, and Mrs.
M. A. Garris, organist.
The church was scene of ser
enc beauty. The choir loft being
banked with spider fern, inter
mingled with many stately red
poinsettas and burning VIII it e
tapers forming an outline of soft
glow all around. The burning
candles were in each church
window with greenery reflecting
up into the lovely painted win
dows of Christ himself. The
choir of approxima tely so men
and women filled the pulpit
dressed in black and white vest
ments.
Mrs. Garris played as the pre-
lude, "Gesu Bambino, by Pietrc
A. Yon. The opening procession-
al was, 20 Come All Ye Faith
full, by Latin Carol. The follow.
ing numbers were most beauti
full rendered to a most receptive
audience. 20 Come Emmanuel"
''Lo, How A Rose" 20 Little
Town OF Bethelehem," "HarE
The Herald Angels Sing, anc
many other beautiful renditions
The soloist were, Mrs. Jear
Pemberton, Mrs. Sterling Black
Pierce, Mr.. John Shearin, Jr.
Mr.. ]. w. Williams, and Mr.. Al.
ex Lassiter. After the singing OF
each portion of the musical, the
Rev. Ben H. Houston, pastor OF
the church, read portions of the
Christmas story from the Bible.
AS a postlude the choir closed
the evening program with "Glo-
ria" by French Carol.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20
Porcupine Fish
Brought Home
BY Local Man

William Eldridge, torpedoman
second class USN, who serves
aboard the USS Vogelgesang,
brought home an unusual trophy
when he arrived here to spend
the holidays.
Eldridge has a porcupine fish
which was caught in tropical
waters.
Porcupine is a good name for
the round fish which has long
spikes about one inch long stick
ing out all over it's body. The
fins are located near the back
of the fish and just a little ahead
of the tail. The mouth is snoot-
like.
Eldridge is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. B. Eldridge and is
spending the Christmas holidays
here with his parents.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20
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'Dntch Troops Race Across |ndonesian Republic
Little Force
Being Met In
Police Action

Batavia, Java, Dec. 20-N-
Duth forces clamping nut
cracker operation on the fledglins
Indonesian republic, raced UNI
checked through central Java
today after taking the capital.
Tjepoe, the republics only oil
center, seemed about to fall.
Dutch paratroopers and air
borne troops seized the capital,
J gjakarta, in lightning moves
yesterday. They interned the top
leaders of the republic, includ-
ing the President, the Premier
and the Republican Army COM
mander.
Netherlands marines who land
ed on the north coast of east
Java early yesterday have reach
ed the outskirts of Tjepoe, war;
wrecked oil center inside repub-
lican territory. Other forces oc-
cupied Toeran, Is miles southeast
of Malang.
On Sumatra-the republic is
made UP of parts of Java and
Sumatra-Dutch troops took
Solok. This is in the middle Of
the island. Other troops occupied
Singakarak, Is miles to the north,
on the route from Dutch-held ter
ritory to the most important re-
publican city of Sumatra, Bukit.
tinggi.
The Dutch announced their
forces smashed through truce
lines at a number of points on
Java and Sumatra. Units raced
through Sumatra's rich rubber
producing area and were report
ed approaching Medan, major
city of the north.
Thus far it has been almost a
bloodless occupation. The Dutch
call it "police action" The Ne
therlands forces are well ahead
of their own timetable, follow
ing the quick seizure of Jogjak-
arta by airborne troops in the
first hours of the fighting yes
terday.
Dutch casualty figures show
they are meeting little Indone-
sian resistance.
Netherlands Army headquart-
ers said so far six Dutch soldiers
have been killed and eight
wounded in both Java and Sum-
atra. Three Dutch were wound
ed in the Jogjakarta seige, the
report said.
A Dutch communique said vir-
tually all the high republican
leaders were in Netherlands
custody. Among those taken
were DR.. Soekarno, President of
the republic, Premier Mohamed
Hatta, Foreign Minister Agus
Salim, former premier Sutan
Sjahrir, and Gen. Soederiman,
commander of the republican ar
my.
The Indonesian government,
before Jogjakarta s fall, brand
&c the Dutch land, sea and air
offensive as a "dastardly" at
tack, comparable to the Japanese
assault on Perl Harbor.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20
Multiple Crop
Insurance To
Be Tested

Raleigh, Dec. 20 ZAP Per
quimans County has been select
ed for the south's first trial OF
multiple crop insurance.
The program will be conduct
ed in 1949 on a trial basis, Of
ficials of the N. c. State College
extension service said today d.
Only two other counties in the
United States both in the mid
west - have ever tried such a
plan, they added. E
Perquimans was selected for
the experiment because of its di-
versified farming system, which
includes four major crops -
peanuts, cotton, lcorn and soy :
beans. The program will include
all these crops.
Multiple crop insurance offers
protection on more than one
crop on the same farm. The pro-
gram is administered by the
Federal Crop Insurance Cor
poration, which operates within
the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture.
Farmers are insured against
loss of investment on certain
crops in case of excessive rain,
drought, disease, insects. storms
or other unavoidable cause of
damage bring the return on the
crops below the amount of in
surance specified in the policy.
Administrative expenses are paid
through federal appropriation ,
and premiums are used to pay
losses,
John T. Lane of Belvidere and
Julian A. White and Jack E.
Brinn. both of Hertford, have ac-
cepted appointments to admins
ter the program as the Per-
quimans county crop insurance
committee, according to I. C.
Yagel, county agent of the ex-
tension service.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20
Heavy Fighting
Near Tientsin

Marking, Dec. 20-P)-Heavy
fighting was reported today on
the flatlands around Tientsin,
teeming metropolis of North
China.
Premier Sun Fo announced the
formation of a new cabinet pledg-
ed to fight on until an honorable
peace could be obtained. Al
though he called it a mo sur
render" cabinet, he did not rule
out the possibility of a comprom-
Use with the communists.
Red forces severed rail and
telegraph communications be-
tween Tientsin and it's port city
of Tangku, q miles down the Hal
river, procurement newspap-
ers said.
The stepped up north China
fighting left both Tientsin and
ancient Popping, 80 miles north
west of Tientsin, isolated.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20
This Boy Couldn't
Wait For Christmas

Fayetteville, Dec. 20-(F-
Eleven-year-old John Ralph Bar
bour couldn't wait for Christmas
to get that air rifle. He walked
into the Commercial and Indus
trial Bank here and got a loan
Of 81, secured, legal like, by a
note.
That was more than two
months ago. The bank took his
word that he would repay so
cents a week from the money
he made selling papers.
He met the payments, and
when he drew his Christmas Club
savings the other day he clean
ed up the debt.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20
"King OF Kings
To Be Shown
Here Tonight

The Weldon Youth Christian
Aid Endeavor will sponsor the
showing of the film The King
of Kings" in two appearances in
Roanoke Rapids and Weldon.
The first showing of the story
of the life Of Jesus Christ will
be held tonight at 8 O'Clock
in the Roanoke Rapids High
School auditorium and tomor-
row night at 8 O'Clock a special
showing for Negroes of the area
will be held in the H. c. T. S.
building.
The proceeds from the show
ing of the film will be used by
the Christian Aid Endeavor to
provide gifts for some under
privileged children at Christmas
time,
The public is urged to attend
one Of the showings.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20
Housewife Has
Her Suspicious
About Security

Philadelphia, Dec. 20-(AP)-
A Philadelphia housewife has had
her suspicious" over the nation
al security policy temporarily cas-
ed by letter from Secretary
of Defense James F. Forrestal.
Mrs. Clarence F. Hartman said
yesterday Forrestal's letter sat-
isfied her that a secret police
force was just as distasteful to
the Truman administration as It
was to her.
"On the face of it," Mrs. HART
man said, "the letter clears I'D
my doubts. Mr.. Forrestal seems
to be very definite when he SAYS
he has no thought of abolishing
the FBI"
Mrs. Hartman had written Pre-
sident Truman for a statement of
clarification on the administra :
tons policy of national security.
The Secretary of Defense repli-
ed in a 1300-word letter.
Forrestal's letter was accom-
panied by report of the Of
flee of civil defense planning
which Mrs. Hartman said she
had glanced through, but not
studied.
The Secretary of Defense wrote
that he recommended the estab-
lishment of a single federal auth
ority to coordinate the activities
OF "the more than 20 government
agencies now concerned with the
nations internal security.
But. he said he agreed with
Mrs. Hartman that the creation
OF a secret police force would be
revolving to any American.
For the time being, at least
my syspicions have been allay.
| ed" Mrs. Hartman said, "but
OF course, there's no way of tell
ing how much coordination there
will be. Sometimes you're told
things that are legally so, but al
together different in practice"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20
Hope To End
Inquiry Before
Congress Opens

Washington, Dec. 20 lap
Racing against time, Congress :
sional spy Investigators hope to
find out today whether the JUS
tice department will give them
a chance to quiz eight key wit
nesses before the year ends.
The House Un-American Acti-
vities Committee vans to a d j
testimony of these witnesses to
its espionage inquiry report be-
fore the new Congress takes ov-
er on January 8.
First, it wants to question the
eight, or as many of them as
aren't needed in prosecuting in
dictments returned by N e W
York grand jury.
These indictments are against
(A) IL Communist party leaders
on grounds they conspired to
overturn the U. S. Government; ;
State Department official, on
grounds he lied in saying he
never turned Government secrets
over to Whitaker Chambers,
former courier for a Communist
spy ring.
Acting chairman Mundt R-
SD) got out a statement on
pink paper - last night saying
it if the justice department
would let it quiz:
Donald Hiss, brother of Alger;
Mrs. Alger Hiss; Miss Elizabeth
T. Bentley, who admits she was
a messenger for a pre-war red
network in Washington; Cham
bers; Henry Julian Wadleigh;
William Ward Pigman; FEank-
lin Victor Reno; and Hsdda
Gompers.
That was the first time t h e
committee had mentioned the
last two. All the others except
Pigman, a former worker at the
National. :, Bureau of Standards !,
have appeared previously before
the committee.
Mundt told reporters that Re-
no might be able to throw some
light on "the Aberdeen Proving
Ground situation"
That was a reference to state
ments Of committee members
that around 1888 the Russians
evidently got information on the
super secret Norden bombsight
out of a civilian at the Army's
testing station at Aberdeen, Nd.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20
London's Underground
Is Stretching

LONDON --(-AP)- London's
sprawling giant of a subway
system is taking its biggest
stretch in 81 years. The under
ground, as it's called, is open
ing 10 miles of new life and
nine new stations in the north
eastern and northwestern SUBJ
urbs.
That will give it 243 miles of
line and 278 stations-more call
road than in all of Paraguay
and enough to reach from New
York to below Washington. It's
the biggest extension at one
clip since 1917. It was accom-
plished by electrifying old
steam tracks-the underground
runs on the surface in the out
skirts. But at that it has cost
So, 100000 dollars.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20
Cool Weather
Will Continue
BY The Associated Press

Continued cool weather was
predicted for the Carolinas to-
day, with even coler and freez-
ing temperatures expected to =
night. But tomorrow is due to
be slightly warmer and partly
cloudy.
A hard freeze enveloped t h e
states this morning, except for
coastal areas, and a heavy frost
was general. At Mt. Mitchell
in western North Carolina, high
est peak east of the Mississippi,
the mercury dived to IL degrees
above zero.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20
Doctor Gets More
Than Usual As Fee

Los Angeles, Dec. 20-(AP)-
An intruder broke into doctors
office at night, removed a cast
from his arm, rebandased it and
left a $40 bill in payment.
DR.. Nelson A. Young reported
this self-service incident to police
yesterday, saying nothing had
been taken from his office but
some fresh bandages.
DR.. Young added he was SIS
ahead, since his fee is only SIS
for such a service,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20
The Weather

North Carolina-Fair wealth
eS, cool today; slightly cooler
tonight with scattered frost
and freesing temperatures In
the interior; Tuesday. partly
cloudy and slightly warmer.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs. John Lyles have
as their guests for the holidays,
Mrs. Lyles' mother, Mrs. Connie
Watson of Rich Square . . Mrs.
Watson plans to visit here until
January l...
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20

Friends of Mrs. R. B. Morgan
of Monroe street will be interest
ed to know that she returned to
her home yesterday, after hav-
ing been a patient in Duke Hos
pital for several weeks she
will, however, return there n
January 4.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20

Will return to their home here
about January 15...
They're dreaming of a white
Christmas :. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pete Lloyd, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robbie Valishia will leave this
afternoon for Canada, where
they will visit with Mr.. Walsh
las sister and family :. his sis
ter, Mrs. Lathon Manton of On
terio will accompany them back
on their return trip, for her first
visit to the United States . sne
will visit with her brother for
about two months. The Lloyds
and Valishias will remain there
during the month of January
during which time they will visit
with Marshall, a brother of Mr..
Valishia. ..
Sunday School Teacher "Wil-
lie, do you know what becomes
of boys who use bad language
when they're playing marbles?"
Willie eyes, miss. They grow
up and play golf -"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20

It's nice to see some of t h e
boys who are in service, are get
ting an opportunity to come
home for the Christmas holidays
:. one of these I've noticed
is Richard Crumpler, son of
Mrs. Ruth Crumpler of Madison
street
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Johnston Canter
will leave tomorrow for Toledo,
Ohio. to spend the holidays with
Mr.. Canter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward H. Canter they
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20

Marie Rodwell and Edward
Killebrew will really have a hol-
iday today -. it's not only the
first day out of school for them,
but their birthday as well .. 9.
here's hoping you both have a
very happy day and may you
have many more just as nice =. .
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20

Just to let DR.. E. Cotter Muir
ray know that he has been re-
membered to Santa Claus, via
mail, by little three year old Err
win Lee Of 212 Hamilton street
-. he really put in a good word
for you -.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20
ROANOKE RAMBLINGS
By PAT NANTZ

will return to their home here
about January 15...
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-20
0IIvsfrosed by HaI Foster

(To Be Continued Here Tuesday,
The Nome nugget., 1948-05-17
CARE SETS REC ORD IVERING GODS

CARE, the Cooperative for Am erican Remittances to Europe, Inc, set a record of 2,608,l0 food and clothing textile pack ages delivered in IT European countries in l947 and is on the way to an even greater volume of overseas aid in 1948, execu- tive director, Paul Comfy French stated in his annual report to the Board of Directors.
 CARES non-profit, government approved service last year trip led the 992,749 CARE orders fill ed for Americans seeking to aid friends and relatives overseas in 1946, the first year of CARE op- eration.
 These figures reflect CARES increased usefulness as the or ganization met needs more spe- cifcally by substituting specially prepared food packages for the army surplus l0-in-l package and by adding during the year, blank ct, Woolen, cot on and household linen packages designed to pro- vide needed textiles" FTench's report said. Also added in 1947 were layette and infant and baby food packages, a kosher food package, and special food pack ages conforming to the diet re- QuirementS of Britain, Fire anC Italy.
 Noting the recent enactment of the European Recovery program French said it would give en- cOUragement 10 the European na- tionS that the wealth of the Un- tied States is supporting them in their efforts to recover from the devastation of the war"
The Nome nugget., 1948-05-17
MOVIE GROUP RETURNS TO FILM ARCTIC BREAKUP

Ewing Scot, Director; ". K. Norton, photographer; and Mike Conrad, Hollywood actor, are en- route to Point Hope again today to finish a picture, tentatively named "Northern Cross"
 MT. Norton is returning from Fairbanks and Nenana where he filmed the Nenana ice breakup on the Tanana River. The film was sold to the Paramount News The breakup, says Norton, was put on the air over Alaska broad cast stations.
 Mike Conrad, an actor of note, has played in other pictures ,one of which is 'Untamed Fury filmed in the Florida sWamps.
 Mike claims the farthest north fan club of any actor in the busi- ness, a club he formed himself at Point Hope on his last trip up north.
 The scenes the group expect to get are the ice floes in the Arc tic Ocean, with men and dog teams stranded on the ice cakes.
 Word from Hollywood on the shots thus far in the picture are very favorable and the fin ished picture should be well worth seeing.
The Nome nugget., 1948-05-17
House Painting
 Is Prelude To Art

PROVIDENCE, R. I. (P) - AL bert Gold finds that house paint ing may not be art but it does not stop him from turning out pie lures.
 Gold explained that when he came to America 25 years ago from Russia with his parents, he wanted to be an artist. In his in nocence he thought it had some thing to to do with art-it was painting, wasn't it?
 But later, he financed much of his formal art education by paint
The Nome nugget., 1948-05-17
PIONEER WOMEN INITIATE NEW MEMBERS FRIDAY

The Pioneer Women of Alaska met last Friday evening at the Igloo to initiate Mrs. A. Stein wandel and Mrs. A. D. Storm feltz into the order.
 Following the ceremony Mrs. N. w. Lewis, Mrs Mel Jolliff and Mrs. Christie Waldhelm were the winners of prizes at whist. A del icious lunch was served by Mrs. M. J. Walsh and Mrs. James Walsh, assisted by other members of the Walsh family.
The Nome nugget., 1948-05-17
Wallace Says, Will Get more Votes

NEW YORK, -lP)--Henry A. Wallace said today that he be- lieves he will receive more votes than the polls seem to indicate"
 Wallace left by plane for De troit, first stop on a transcon- tinental speaking tour Asked by reporters how many votes he ex- pected to receive, he replied.
 "I wouldn't guess. It's getting better all the time and will De in excess of what the polls seem to indicate.'
The Nome nugget., 1948-05-17
ROTARYANNS ENTERTAIN HUSBANDS AT PARTY

The wives of Rotary Club mem- bers entertained their husbands with a smorgasbord supper last Saturday evening at the A.C.S. Recreation Hall. The supper was followed dancing to some new and old-time dances under direction of Mrs. Stanley Bartlett.
 The party was enjoyed by an almost 100 per cent turnout of members.
The Nome nugget., 1948-05-17
Martial Law Placed Over Minnesota
 Towns By Cov'n'r

Continued from Page One) and those of competing auto com panieS. At the same time, the company turned down union de- mands for wage raise of 30 cents an hour.
 The Ford scale, at $l.53'an hour, is about 10 cents higher than those at Chrysler and General Motors.
 In extending martial law 10 Albert Lea, Minn., where about 1000 packinghouse workers are on strike, Gov. Youngdahl said that unless the wage dispute IS settled promptly, he would be "forced to consider other measures in the public interest" He already had National Guardsmen on duty in South St. Paul. The first trucks of livestock in nine days were driven through the National Guard lines yesterday.
The Nome nugget., 1948-05-17
HOVEN APARTMENTS SOLD TO HARRY GABRIELSCON

The Hoven Apartments, which belonged to Gertrude HOVen, was sold recently to Harry GabrielsOn, formerly of Nome.
 Mrs. HOVen recently returned from Norway and Sweden and makes her home in San Francisco.
 The Gabrielsons operate a cock tail bar on Market Street in San Francisco.
The Nome nugget., 1948-05-17
NEW LIGHTERAGE TARIFF GIVES LOWER FOOD RATE

The new lighterage tariff for the Lomen Commercial Company was received by the business firms of Nome during the past week. The tariff shows some rates lower, particularly in the food stuff claSSifications.
The Nome nugget., 1948-05-17
DRYDEN GETS CLERICAL POST IN ARC OFFICE

Paul Dryden, formerly with Polet's Store, has assumed his duties in the office of John Hud- ert, Alaska Road Commissioner for the second division. Dryden succeeds Ed Surber who resigned last month due to poor health.
The Nome nugget., 1948-05-17
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS RECEIVED HERE

MT. and Mrs. Paul Buck of White Mountain are the parents of a baby boy. They have named him Peter
 MT. and Mrs. Joe KOmak of Igloo have new daughter named Sophie.
The Nome nugget., 1948-05-17
Monday. May IT, ls48.
MRS. JOHN CROSS IN TOWN ON BUSINESS

Mrs. John Cross, business woman of Deering, Alaska, flew into Nome over the weekend with pilot Joiner. on business for her northern enterprises.
The Nome nugget., 1948-05-17

receive the same service.
 The recent primary election is testimony to the speed of mail service when in a few days most of the returns were in, whereas a few years ago it was weeks before the official returns were in.
The Nome nugget., 1948-05-17

ing houses, gained several schol- arships and continues to earn his living by painting-both of the house and picture variety.