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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13

shrink naturally long before then.
When Lewis called the miners
out last March in his pension
dispute with the operators, there
was an above-normal 30-day sup
ply of about 100000 tons on
hand. That strike lasted from
March is to April 10.
Industry officials say the pre-
sent stockpile is the result OF
two factors: (a) A mile autumn,
which led householders to hold off
filling their bins and (b) A 20,-
600, ,000-ton drop in coal exports.
One industry leader said, how
ever, that 60 days of cold weather
would bring the stocks down to
normal-about 10000, 900 tons.
He added that so far only the
marginal or poor quality mines
have been hit hard by the slow
demand for coal. Good quality
soft coal is still in brisk demand
and most mines are running four
and five days . week.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
Nixon Says Justice Department
May Be Preparing A "WhitelUash'
In The Russian Spy Of Investigation

2. Rep. Holifield (D-Calif) pro-
posed that the incoming congress
curb the committee with stricter
rules.
He wants to make sure that
anyone who thinks he has been
hurt by the committee or one
of its witnesses gets a prompt
chance to answer back.
Holifield says that before any
body is criticized in committee
report that person should have
a chance to tell his side of the
story.
8. Nixon said the spy hunt
already has shown a need for
tightening the espionage laws.
He said that should get first
priority in the new congress.
The committee is making its
spy investigation here. T h e
Justice Department is conduct
ing the other one before a New
York grand jury. Each inquiry
involves the same witnesses and
the same evidence.
Up to now, the committee has
failed to get any of the key wit
nesses, although some of them
testified here last summer.
On the other hand, the grand
jury hasn't seen the most vital
evidence-the Whitaker Cham
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
Huge Soft Coal Stockpile Seen
As Threat To Bargain Position
OF John L. Lewis and His Miners

Washington, Dec. 13-(AP)-A
softcoal stockpile big enough to
last the country 40-odd days has
led to speculation over now John
L. Lewis may be viewing this
potential threat to his bargining
position.
Some operators are wondering
whether Lewis will call some kind
of mine shutdown to trim the
above-ground reserves.
Any big supply of coal such as
the 100000 tons already mined
and ready for use is bad for
the miners when they are nego-
tiating a new contract. T h e
bargin when they are not under
pressure from industry and home
owners to get a contract at any
cost. Such pressures have help
ed Lewis in his last two contract
battles with the operators.
/, But the present wage agree
ment does not expire until next
June 80, SO the stockpile may
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
Stranded Kitten
Gives WOuld-Be
ReScuerS A Chase

New York, Dec. 13-(P)-A
yowling kitten, stranded on the
girder of an elevated structure,
led would-be rescuers a merry
chase yesterday before it was re-
moved from its lofty perch.
Police, firemen and an electric
light maintenance crew labored
but couldn't coax the animal
down. Finally an SPCA agent
shinnied up the girder, reached
out and grabbed the kitten by
the tail.
Angered, Tabby promptly bit
him, leaped free, landed on the
head of a fireman below and
dashed up an alley, its nine
lives still intact.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
Ringwood Negro Held On Charges
OF Murder In Staying OF Wife

Halifax.James Pitt, Ringwood
Negro, was captured yesterday
about eleven o'clock in the
morning after an all-night search
by Sheriff H. A. House and de-
puties following the shooting of
Pitts wife, Beatrice, about $50
Saturday morning.
Sheriff House said this morn
ing Pitt is being held in the
county Jail here without privi-
lege of bond awaiting a pre-
liminary hearing on a charge of
murder here tomorrow before
Judge Charles R. Daniel in Hall
fax County recorders court.
Two cousins of Pitt, William
and Horace Pitt, are also being
held, the sheriff said, for aiding
and abetting a felon in avoiding
arrest. He said James went to
the home of his cousins after
the shooting Saturday and the
two men had told officers he
was not at their home and had
the officers in another direction
seeking him.
Sheriff House said two eye
witnesses to the fatal shooting,
Johnnie Seebrease and Elmo
Johnson. said thew had come
with Pitt to his home Saturday
and told officers Pitt had been
drinking but was not drunk.
They told the officers Pitt start
ed an argument with his wife
because she would not get up
and put shoes on one of his
children he said he wanted to
take with him.
The men told the officers Pitt
had become angered, picked up
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
City Gets New
Street Sweeper
At $4,000 Cost

City streets in Roanoke Rapids
will be cleaner from now on,
due to the delivery here yes
terday of new Elgin rotary
brush type street sweeper.
The sweeper will be unloaded
and tested by a representa-
tive of the North Carolina Equip
ment Company, and it is ex-
pected that it will go into actual
operation here on Wednesday,
city officials said here today.
An order was placed with the
Elgin Equipment Company, FL
gin, Illinois, in August 1947. At
the time the city was promised
delivery about March, 1949, but
were able to advance their de-
livery date.
The sweeper is three-wheel-
ed vehicle with a sprinkler, a
wide rotary brush and a whirl-
ing curb and gutter brush. Trash
and rubbish are swept into the
machine and carried by an end
less conveyor belt to the hopper
which holds more than two cubic
yards. 1t sweeps streets tho
roughly at about four miles per
hour, and it is estimated that ii
will sweep IS miles of street in
an eight-hour day.
Cost of the machine is $4,000
Attention of citizens was call
ed to city ordinance just adopt
ed which will prohibit parking Of
automobiles and other vehicles
on Roanoke Avenue and side
streets in the city's two business
districts between one and six m
in order that parked cars will
not interfere with the city's street
cleaning operations.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13

Washington, Dec. 13-(P)-
Rep. Nixon (R-Calif) said today
he suspects the Justice Depart
ment of using one Red spy in
vestigation to filibuster against
another.
A "Whitewash" may be in the
making, said Nixon, a member
of the House Un-American Acti-
vities committee.
The committee and the Justice
Department have been rowing for
nearly two weeks over who
should 60 after-and how-the
men suspected of stealing gov
ernment secrets for the Russians
a decade ago. Each has its own
investigation going, but the de-
partment has monopolized most
of the key witnesses.
Over the weekend, there were
these developments:
/. The committee released a
dozen documents it says were
stolen from State Department
files ten years ago so informa-
ton in them could be copied and
sent to Russia through an under
ground spy network.
Something less than sensational
now, the papers probably would
have produced diplomatic earth
quakes had they come out in
1888.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
Red Army Forces Are Reported
Within so Miles Of Nunkinq
Hawi Defense
Line May Be
Abandoned

Marking, Dec. 13 --(AP) -
Chang Kai-Shek's watch on the
Yangtze is coming sooner than
expected.
With Chinese Communist at
tack reported only so miles
Northwest of this capital, gov
ernment military sources said to-
day that Red infiltration and
heavy National losses may soon
force abandonment of the new
Hwai River defense line. That
would shove national defenses
back to the Yangtze river.
These sources reported that
more than $4,000 troops of the
governments long encircled 18th
army group have been wiped
out southwest of Suhsien, about
145 miles northwest of Marking.
The 18th, which originally
numbered some 10000 now has
been compressed into an area of
less than four square miles. Its
critical shortage of supplies is
worsening. Pilots report diff
cult in dropping material into
the shrinking target area.
The 18th has been trapped II
days. The Chinese Communist
radio asserted Sunday night that
the Government sixth army
had been stopped in its efforts
to break through to the 18th.
The Sixth moved North from the
Hwai River line and its anchor
al Pengpu, and once was within
% miles of joining the 18th.
Pengpu is SO miles south of Suh-
sien and 105 miles northwest of
Marking.
The Red radio asserted that
remnants of the 18th army group
are being mopped up" Neu-
trail observers said elimination
of the 18th would free at least
0,000 Red troops for action a.
gainst the strength sixth
and eigth army groups.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13

Ion.
But Vishinsky strode to the
rostrum and reviewed every case
in which the Russians had
fought the west.
This is not the time, he said,
for "paeans of praise"
He said the Russian delega-
ton could not speak of any af-
flrmatiNe results in Paris. He de-
clared the session would be de-
scribed in history as one which
took further steps toward a po-
Icy Of Wrecking international CO.
operation.
The assembly adjourned at
Gil p. M, to meet again in New
York April /, 1949, to complete
its work.
Vishinsky's outburst came soon
after the Russian bloc had taken
severe beating in the assembly.
The delegates voted 48 to six
with one abstention (Sweden) to
! endorse .the. government of the
republic of Korea( South Korea).
The vote also continued a u.
N. Korean commission and in
structed it to seek again to unity
Korea. Russia has barred the
U. N. commission from north
ern Korea where she has set up
a peoples republic"
| Vishinsky, who has lost every
major fight with the West in
the assembly, tried vainly to do
away with the Korean commits
sion. On this proposal too, the
vote was 46 to six against him.
The end of the Paris assembly,
the longest so far in the world
body'S history, found the western
powers and Russia further apart
than ever.
The major questions which the
assembly disposed of were:
l. Creation of a Palestine
cancellation commission made up
of the U. S., France and Turkey.
1t will take over the work of
the U. N. mediator.
2. 1t wrote a world declara-
ton of human rights which the
Russians refused to approve. The
U. N. now plans to write a
treaty on human rights.
| 3. Wrote a treaty outlawing
genocide Cmass destruction of
racial, religious, clinical, religi-
Gus or national groups.)
4, Condemned Yugoslavia, AL
bania and Bulgaria for aiding
Greek guerrillas and reconstitut-
ed the U. N. special committee
on the Balkans.
S. Approved the government
of the Republic of Korea, set up
on the basis of elections held
last May unoer the supervision
of the U. N. Korean commission.
The Korean commission was re-
created with only seven men,
bers, instead of nine.
6. Instructed the U. N. Atomic
Energy commission and the U. N
commission for conventional
armaments to keep trying for a
world agreement 10 regulate
atomic energy and ornaments.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
Eight Killed
In Weekend
State Mishaps
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
At least 8 persons five of
them children - lost their lives
last weekend in accidents in
North Carolina.
Mrs. Sally Loftin, 46, States
vile Negro woman, burned to
death in her home. Her grand
daughter, Kay Loftin, 4, receiv-
ed leg burns.
Betty Lee Roper, IA, was fat
ally burned in her home at
Morganton despite heroic act
ion by a neighboring farm boy.
Lloyd Ross, IA, rushed from his
home a half mile away when
he heard Betty Lees mother
call for help. He carried out
Betty Lee just before the house
collapsed. But she died in a
hospital soon afterward.
Mrs. Roper, who escaped with
three other children, said the
fire started when Betty Lee
poured kerosene into a kitchen
stove.
The Ross boy escaped injury.
Three of the Roper children
were not at home during the
fire.
The four-month-old twin
daughters of Hendersonville,
Negro couple, Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Green, burned to death in a con-
verted barn in which the FAM
lily lived.
Linda Allen Beach, seven, was
killed by an automobile in Kan
napolis.
George Brigham, Jr., six, died
soon after being hit by a truck
in Aberdeen.
Mrs. Frank Briggs Carpenter,
72, of Schenectady, N. Y. lost
her life when the car in which
she was riding collided with
another at rural road inter
section near Charlotte.
Russell Walter, 90, of Gibson
vile, was fatally injured in a
two-car collision near Reids-
vile.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13

a repeater shotgun and fired one
shot into the back of his wife's
head, almost decapitating her
and killing her instantly.
He fled the scene and hid out
with his cousins and in the
woods all Saturday night while
officers combed the area in a
widespread search. Sheriff House
said the hunt for the alleged
killer was continued yesterday
morning and he was finally To-
Gated in the home of Jack Pitt,
another cousin, about five miles
from the scene of the killing.
The sheriff said Jack Pitt made
no attempt to conceal the want
ed man and was not charged
with aiding him in trying to es-
cape.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
Russia Issues No-Compomise Warning To Western
Nations As United Nations General Assembly Ends
Vishinsky Attacks
u. S. And Britain

Paris, Dec. 13 -(AP)-Russia-b bitter over
the drubbing she has taken in the United Ma
tions General Assembly dropped diplomatic nice
ties last night to issue no-compromse warning
to the west
Andrei Y Vishinsky, Soviet deputy foreign
minister, attacked Britain and the United States
in the closing minutes of the Paris assembly,
That part of the session usually is reserved
for expressions of praise and hopeful thoughts for
the future. John Foster Dulles, acting chairman
of the u S. delegation led off in traditional fash
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
Mrs. Roosevelt
Says "It's Silly"
To Make Comment

New York, Dec. 13-P)--Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt says a pro-
posal that President Truman
name her Secretary of State if
the ailing Secretary George C.
Marshall retires sis too silly to
comment on"
However," she told newsmen
last night, II hope Secretary
Marshall will not retire, for the
good of the country and the
good of the world"
The Presidents widow made
the statement in answer to ques-
tions as she arrived by plane
from Paris where she served
as a member of the U. S dele
cation to the United Nations.
The suggestion for her ap-
pointment was made last week
by the National Committee on
Women in World Affairs.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
US. Apparently Ready To Write
Off China; Concentrates On Free
Western Europe OF Communism

Washington, Dec. 13-(AP)-
The United States-prepared to
write off China as an almost
certain loss-concentrated today
on securing non-Communist
Western Europe.
Nine. Chang Kai-Skel's extra
ordinary mission to Washington,
her two appeals to Secretary Of
State Marshall and her one di-
rect plea to President Truman,
appear not to have changed any
important part of the American
attitude toward the global strug-
gle with the Communists.
Her mission is widely regard
ed here as a failure; the govern
ment she represents as failing
regime.
Only a military miracle"
seems capable of putting Cen
Cl dllSSiiilO SllidllS III pOSltlOIl W
make an effective bid for Ameri-
can help in any way comparable
to the money and supplies be-
in, poured into Europe.
While Nine. Chang kept her
own counsel, and possibly looked
for graceful means of exit, Of
ficial Washington generally show
ed great indifference to her prob
lem and diplomats mainly con-
cerned themselves with the fu-
ture of Europe.
In this respect, representatives
of the United States and Canada
and the five western European
union countries-Britian, France,
Belgium, the Netherlands and
Luxembourg - settled down to
work in earnest on the draft
ing of a North Atlantic military
alliance.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
High School
Students To
Give Drama

The Music Department of
Roanoke Rapids High School
will present a Christmas play,
why the Chimes Rang" at
eight o'clock Thursday evening
in the high school auditorium,
it was announced today.
The play is a dramatization
by Grace Van Dyke of a story
by Raymond Mcdonald Aldon.
Caroline Broun will be pianist
for the production.
In the cast will be Anne Bum,
William Speight, Johnny Ellis,
Margaret George, Clyde Camp,
Mahlon Epps, Ann King, Mary
10 Suitor, Pat Rawlings, Lewis
Ivey, Mary Francis Allsbrook,
Herbert Moore, Sonny Hines,
Vance Collins, and Jesse Harrell
Vance Collins, and Jesse Harrell.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
PentecOstal Church
Of God Here Gets
A New Pastor

The Rev. Clifford S. Patrick is
the new pastor of the Pentecos-
tai Church of God at 81 Washing
ton street here, it was announ-
ced today.
The Rev. Mr.. Patrick came to
Roanoke Rapids from Ports
mouth, Va. and assumed his du-
ties last week.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
Scotland Neck
Police Chief
Said Improving

Scotland Neck - Chief of
Police ]. w. Cobb is reported
as resting comfortably in an
Elizabeth City hospital following
a heart attack he suffered there
on Tuesday.
Chief Cobb, Sgt, G. H. Bur
kett and Ernest Phillips of Ham
ilton set out quite early Tuesday
morning on a fishing trip. Chief
Cobb was taken ill in the auto
mobile and carried to the hospi-
tai in critical condition.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
Presbyterian Women
To Meet Tuesday

The Woman's Auxiliary of the
First Presbyterian Church will
meet at the church Tuesday
night at 8 p. m.
The Business Woman's circle
will present a Christmas pro-
gram after which social hour
Wiu be held.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13

"No, we don't have anchovy
paste, but here is some excellent
glue ...'
Something else which will add
to the appearance of our city
will be the building which God
win-Wilkes plan to build on the
corner of third and Roanoke
Avenue. the plans call for one
of the most modern buildings
around here. complete with a
glass exterior and rounded corn
ers. From what has been said
about it, it sounds like it will
be a beautiful bit of construc-
ton. here's hoping the plans
are carried through, because
we could use some of the mod
ernistic touch around this area.
Causes for the concern of
many people. especially men,
bers of the girls basketball
team. are the injuries receiv-
ed by Evelyn Rookie, while
practising Thursday afternoon.
Evelyn had X-Rays made of
her left arm which was badly
hurt, but has not been told ex-
actly what is wrong with it. That
really would be bit of bad
luck for our team, if it turns
out to be serious. just let's
hope it isn't. E.
I don't know how or Father
Roanoke happened to forget
this one during his reign as a
columnist. when I recalled it,
I Immediately thought of him. {.
81 married a widow with six
children. I had five myself by
my late wife. We have been
married four years and our
union had been blessed with.
tillG illOle, anu tlle Otlel ddy
my wife came in hurriedly and
said, come into the yard quick!
for goodness sake, hurry! there
is a terrible row going on, and
l said, what is it.? Well! she
said, your children and my
children are whipping our chill
dren' y"
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Mayton
attended the wedding of Mr..
Mayton's niece. Joyce Mayton of
Tarboro, Saturday she was
married to Thomas Brown Of
Goldsboro.
"Hear no evil, see no evil,
speak no evil" and you will ne
yer be a success at a tea party.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
Cloudy, Mild
Is Forecast
BY The Associated Press

Partly cloudy and mild wealth
G, was forecast for the Carolinas
today apd tonight. Mild and oc-
casional rain tomorrow was ex-
pected to be followed by colder
tomorrow night
Low temperatures this morning
seemed more like maximum
readings for December. The
abrupt rise in temperatures came
after last weekend's frigid lows
the coolest weather of the fall
season.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
The Weather

NORTH CAROLINA-Partly
cloudy and mild today and to-
night with warmer west por-
tion this afternoon; Tuesday.
mostly cloudy and mild with
occasional rain followed by
colder Tuesday night.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
Royal Arrives
In Europe

London, Dec. 13-(R)--Ken-
meth c. Royal, United States
Secretary of the Army, arrived
here today for a first-hand
checkup of American troops and
their equipment / Europe.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13

wi. anu 4IlS d. n. N1dNlhlilS
have returned to their home on
Roanoke Avenue, after having
spent several weekd in Rich
Square in the home of Mr.. Mad
kin's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Madkins ..
The city of Richmond is pro-
badly like home to several OF
our citizens :. visiting there
over the weekend were Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. C. Collins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Allen, Jr., Miss Aleane
Davis, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
klng ........
Visiting her parents this week
end was Miss Shirley Draper,
student nurse at the Rex Hos
pital in Raleigh Shirley is
a '49 graduate of the local high
school, and entered nurses train
ing with the September class ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Smitty Powell,
Jimmy Pittman, Wayne Powell,
and Rita Morgan spent Sunday
in Durham at Duke Hospital j,
visiting Mrs. Powell and Rita S
mother, Mrs. R. B. Morgan, who
has been a patient there for Sc
veral days .....
Sgt. and Mrs. Tommy Wilder
visited with Sgt. Wilder's mother,
Mrs. Matte Wilder, this week
end :. Sgt. Wilder, a graduate
of the local high school, entered
the Army in January, 1888. E.
he plans to retire from Army
life in five more years .. they
have made their home in Fayet-
Mrs. Margie Greene visited in
High Point this weekend with
her husband, Lloyd Greene, who
is in the Army Air Force 80.
Celebrating their birthday to-
day are Audrey Tucker of the
sixth grade and Raymond Hale
of the first grade :. here S
wishing you both a very happy
birthday .....
A new clerk, right fresh from
the country, is helping in a local
general store during the holiday
rush. One of the towns matrons
approached the clerk and asked
for some anchovy paste. T h e
clerk hesitated for moment
and then walked over to the tab
Leland pencil counter and said:
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
ROANOKE RAMBLINGS
By PAT NANTZ

Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Madkins
have returned to their home on
Roanoke Avenue, after having
spent several weekd in Rich
Square in the home of Mr.. Mad
kin's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Madkins :.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13

"Hear no evil, see no evil,
speak no evil" and you will ne
yer be a success at a tea party.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13

"No, we don't have anchovy
paste, but here is some excellent
glue :"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Mayton
attended the wedding of Mr..
Mayton's niece. Joyce Mayton of
Tarboro, Saturday she was
married to Thomas Brown Of
Goldsboro.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-08-01
Can Montana's Sheep Industry Come Back
Yes, Through Application of Best Production Principles
BY !. ORCLTT, Senior Extension Lieaock Specialist
Livestock Specialist

ably production of grain for pellets
is No. 3 and, where a sheepman
cannot grow grain, he can often
make advantageous purchases that
will keep him out of the high mar
kets when everyone else is forced
to buy pellets.
Farm Flocks on Irrigated Farms
and Dryland Ranches. This type of
production most certainly will have
a new future in Montana. Insult
ficient parasite control, inadequate
rotation grazing and failure to ac-
complish "spring lamb" production
are the main reasons why this farm
flock enterprise has not come into
its own in the past. All of these
problems are now pretty we'll solved
and the average farmer can be sure
of reasonable success if he properly
informs himself from the beginning.
There are many instances where the
Longtime average profit rOm a
well-managed farm flock has ex-
ceeded any other livestock sideline.
Improved Marketing. Much can
be said on this factor. Most every
n is familiar with the new, ac-
curate methods of wool appraisal
which have been developed in the
last 10 years. No woolgrower need
any longer to depend on a buyers
guess on shrinkage. The actual
shrinkage can be obtained by the
wool laboratory within an error of
less than one percent, providing the
grower requests it.
This is just about as accurate as