davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1948-12-15

and VA can't force builders to 60
along, even If they do get precon-
struction appraisals.
But the builder who follows VA
suggestions in building homes for
veterans Is going to get higher
appraisal on his product than the
builder who doesn't. That's what
builders want = higher appraisals,
Evening star., 1948-12-15
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c. = B-53
WEDNESDAY. DEcEMsER Is, D4s.

their building and checking con-
struction methods they will get
higher appraisals and hence will be
able to sell for more money.
Builders know that many poten-
tial home buyers (veterans) have no
way to finance their purchase other
than by the CT bill loan.
The result, says VA, should be
better construction in lot Of new
houses.
(From Associated Press Newsfeatures)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09

Halifax County Superior Court
which Is slated to start on
November 29. Their bonds re-
mained at $500 each, none OF
which had been posted by the
time of the Mayors court ses-
sion.
Two of the three, Draper and
Strickland, at the time OF their
arrest Sunday were under five
year probations on charges
heard at the last term of Super
ior Court at Halifax. Draper at
the time was sentenced to five
to-seven years on charges Of
breaking and entering and lar
ceny, however the sentence was
not imposed at the time and
Draper was placed on strict pro-
baton. In the same term of
court Strickland drew a tree
year sentence for the larceny
Of an automobile and was plac-
ed on probation.
According to local police the
third member of the trio, Gill
land, has never been in any
troube before.
In other cases heard yester.
day before Mayor Allsbrook i'm
posed fines in minor charges.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
Deacons Play
In Dixie Bowl
On New Years

Wake Forest, Nov. 9-(P)-
Athletic Director James H. Wea-
yer announced today that Wake
Forests Demon Deacons have
accepted a bid to play in the
Dixie Bowl on Jan. 1.
Weaver said that the accept
ance was contingent upon ap-
proval by the Southern Confer
ence. However, no difficulty is
expected from that source since
the conference has never turn
ed thumbs down on a bowl ap-
pearance by one of its members.
Weaver said that he had no
idea which team would oppose
Coach Peahead Walkers talent
ed Deacons in the Dixie Bowl.
The trip to the Dixie Bowl
will be a homecoming trip for
Walker. The Wake Forest coach
is a native Of Birmingham.
The game will be the second
Bowl appearance by a Wake
Forest team. The Deacons play
ed South Carolina in the Gator
Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla, on
Jan. l, 1916 and defeated the
Gamecocks, 26-14, the teams had
tied 1913 in season play.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
Increased Paw
For Legislators
Is Beaten Again

Raleigh. Nov 9-(AP)-North
Carolina voters apparently have
denied their legislators a pay
raise for the second time in two
years.
With returns from last weeks
election reported by all but u
counties, here was a margin of
1917 votes against a proposed
constitutional amendment to
boost legislative salaries. The
count was 211,716 against, 1856,
500 for.
There's only a very slight
chance that the vote from the
IL unreported counties would
change that Undated outcome.
According to Secrtary Raymond
Maxwell of the state board of
elections.
There also were strong leads
for opponents of two other pro-
posed amendments - to remove
the debt limitation and to in
crease maximum property lev
les from Is to Is cents.
Only winner was a proposed
amendment to have special ell
ections decided by a majority
of those voting, instead of those
registered. With u counties out
the vote stood: for, 239, ,204 !;
against, 1885
Voters two years ago rejected
by 897 a proposal to give legis-
lators more pay.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
Negro Truck Driver Being Held AS
Witness In Fatal Highway Accident

Halifax.-State Highway Pat
rol officials today announced
they had taken into custody J..
c. Blanding, Negro truck driver
Of Halifax, as a material witness
in the fatal accident in which
DR.. Henry Fendell, Miami ply
sician, was instantly killed south
of Weldon Saturday morning.
Patrol officers said Blanding
has been released under a $1,000
bond for his appearance at a
coroner's inquest in the accident
at Weldon on November II.
They said Blanding told them
he had been driving along the
highway about the time Of the
accident and had passed the
truck driven by Aldie Finch
which conided with the auto
mobile driven by the doctor.
Blanding said he did not even
know an accident had occurred
until he heard about it later.
Finch, Clayton Negro, was
operating a truck belonging to
the Central Oil Milling Com
pany Of Clayton. He told inves-
tigating officers the Fendell car
had been forced onto his side Of
the road by a log truck which
had Just passed Finch's truck.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
Alleged Highway Robbers Bound
Over To November Superior Court

Three Roanoke Rapids youths
charged with assault and rob-
berry in a case where Cleveland
Harris alleged the trio hit him
over the head with blunt in
strument and made off with his
automobile early Sunday morn
ing were bound over to Superior
Court here yesterday after they
had waived preliminary hear
ings in the case before Mayor
w. Bernard Allsbrook.
A short time after the three
had been returned to their cells
in the city jail, officers were
called into the cell book where
L. E. Draper was said to have
tried to sash his wrists with a
piece of broken window glass.
Officers said he had cut himself
slightly Sunday night after they
had been on the charge.
Two of the youths, Eldred
Strickland and Richard Gilliland
were represented in Mayors
court by attorneys. Draper him
self told Mayor Allsbrook he de-
sired to waive the hearing.
The mayor bound all three ov-
er to. the November term Of
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
Israel Charges
British Troops
In Palestine

Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 9 -
(AP)-Israel formally asked the
United nations truce headquar-
ters today to investigate reports
that mot inconsiderable num-
bers of British troops" have en-
tered Trans Jordan and that
some Of them have entered Pal
estine.
The government also charged
the British with wholesale re-
arming of both Iraq and Trans
Jordon, Arab foes of Israel. 1t
wrote the headquarters of the
mediator, DR.. Ralph Bunche,
that large shipments of arms
and military equipment for Iraq,
including tanks of all classes,
have arrived at the port Of
Basra in a British ship.
A letter from DR.. Walter Ey-
tan of the Israeli foreign office
declard that if the reports of
British troop movements proved
true .'they would be flagrsnt
violations"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
Parents Had Better
Dig Up Their Old
School Grade Cards

Los Angeles, Nov. 9-(R-
Mother and dad had better dig
up their old report cards before
chiding Junior about his school
marks.
DR.. Ralph Tyler, dean Of the
school Of education at the Uni
versity of Chicago, described
yesterday how he dug up old
examination papers from 1900 to
1915 and gave the tests to con-
temporary pupils.
In 80 per cent Of the cases,
DR.. Tyler told the conference on
direction and improvement of
instruction and child welfare,
modern kids did better than the
oldsters had done.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
On.SpotSuryey In New England Textile Mills
Finds Feeling Among Leaders That Boom Is Over

tive and that they must keep a
sharp lookout for new markets.
Already they are developing
new products and cutting costs.
Goodall-Sanford Mills at San
ford, Me-, for example, are
spending almost 100000 on
new high-speed, low-cost mach
inery to increase production so
per cent.
Sulloway Hosiery Mills at
Franklin, N. H., which has be-
come an automatic mill through
out, has cut costs and is turn
ing out 60 different types of
hosiery from sheerest nylon to
lumbermen's socks where once
the entire production was one
item-wool stockings.
Observers close to the indus
try describe recent layoffs as
the best indication of real
strength. An indication, they
explain, that mills are not ac-
cumulating inventories that in
the end may have to be dump
ed.
It is a part Of the readjust-
ment after the postwar boom
and they say it is far better that
it came now when the country
is prosperous than later when
national income may be lower.
But they are not looking for
a recession in the immediate
months ahead.
Editors Note: Tomorrow's
story will discuss the sting Of
north-south competition).
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
Group Hears
More Textron
Testimony

Boston, Nov. 9-(P)-A Sem
ate subcommittee probing Tex
tron, Inc, toda, heard testimony
that the textile firm dealt heav-
lily in money from one of its
charitable trusts.
Textile machinery deals
amounting to 100000 were re-
lated by Andrew N. Winslow,
sole trustee of the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology trust.
Winslow said the NIT, trust
fund established by Royal Lit
tie, president of Textron, Inc,
had grown from $5O0,000 to ST.
100000 since 1887.
Winslow testified the trust
fund was set up as a building
fund for NIT.
Under questioning, Winslow
said he had substantial business
transactions with Little. Three
deals, he said, amounted to
100000 each.
Charles W. Tobey, Jr., of Con-
cord is counsel for the con-
gressional committee and the son
of its chairman, Senator Char
les W. Tobey GRIND.
Another trustee Of one Of the
six charitable trusts connected
with Textron told the committee
yesterday he was as free as the
wind" in handling the trust
fund.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09

decided future prospects are
good.
This is the impression gained
from an on-the-spot survey.
The postwar boom for tex
tiles is over. Many mill men
feel a readjustment period is
pretty well washed up. And
ahead, they see a buyers mar
ket.
There won't be a return to the
boom days but neither do they
see any drastic price relapse.
Profits are slipping from the
peaks of late 1947 and early
1948, but many cotton and WOOL
en- manufacturers expect fair
future earnings.
They say there must be coop
Grafton of management, labor
and local governments. Even the
most optimistic feel the industry
has got to get down to brass
tacks and reshuffle the cards a
bit. And already they're exercis-
ing more Yankee ingenuity:
Readjustment has brought
shift layoffs at some mills as
we'll as price reductions.
New England mill men agree
that management must be more
on its toes. They must watch
costs, and they say moderniza-
ton Of plants may mean the diff
ference between profit and loss
in some cases.
They say, too, they have to
do a lot more selling; that bust
ness will be 4 lot more competi-
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
Sees Japan
As AHy Of
United Sfufes

New York, Nov. 9-(R-Lt.
Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger sees
Japan as a probable ally of the
United States if another war
comes.
Gen. Eichelberger, recent
commander of the Eighth Army
which is occupying Japan, said
last night in a prepared speech.
IF the worst comes to the
worst, our country's decency,
generosity and fairness toward
Japan may have provided us
with powerful, potential
friend"
"How different would have
been the picture in Japan if the
communistio nations had taken
over three years ago." the text
added.
The statements were in a text
sent out in advance for a speech
by the general at the 63rd an
nual banquet Of the Ohio Soci-
ETY. of New York.
Newsmen had been invited to
the gathering, but were barred
at the last minute.
Mrs. Florence P. Rydell, exc
cutive secretary Of the society,
Said the action was taken at
the Generals request.
She explained that the Cen
eral prefers not to read" the
speech, but to talk it." She
added that the said to mo that
he prefers to hem and haw."
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09

Under the contract the arch
itect is to draw up a long-range
plan to take care of the recrea-
tional needs of the city for a
number of years, and in addi-
ton he will submit designs and
drawings for the proposed rec
reational center to be construct
ed on property already available
to the city.
Final details on the contracts
were worked out at luncheon
meeting between Commission
members, Allen and Mayor w.
3. Allsbrook yesterday after
noon.
The Board of City Commi-
ssioners has already appropria-
ted a sum of $7,658 to be used
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
Recreation Commission Signs
Contract for Drafting of Plans
For A Long-Range Program

Contracts were signed here
yesterday between Roanoke
Rapids and recreation planner
Ellwood Allen of New York City,
noted architect for recreational
programs, after Allen had con-
ferred for two days with men,
bers of the Roanoke Rapids Rec
reation Commission concerning
the recreational needs of the
city.
Allen stopped in Roanoke Rap
ids Sunday for a survey of the
city and consultations with Rec
reation Commission members
concerning the long-range rec
reation program proposed for
the city and a recreation center
to be designed and built.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09

Finch was released Saturday un-
der a $4,000 bond pending the
inquest.
Officers said they believe they
have located an eye witness to
the fatal crash which cost the
life Of the Miami doctor and
said he will testify at the in
quest.
DR.. Fendell's body was return
ed Sunday to New York City
for funeral services. His wife,
mother and sister, who suffered
slight injuries in the accident,
were released from the Roanoke
Rapids Hospital Sunday.
At the time of the accident
the Fendells were en- route to
Miami from New York City.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
Ready Points Out That Securing
Qualified Teachers For Schools
Has Become Very Difficult Task

This is the third Of a series
Of articles written by local
leaders in observance of Ma
tional Education Week, Nov
ember 7-12. Tomorrow's article
will be Providing Adequate
Finance" Mr.. w. L. Medlin,
Chairman of the Roanoke
Rapids City School Board.
I. E. Ready
'My child has had good teach
ers every year" Happy is the
parent and blessed is the child
of whom that can be said! The
quality of the teaching done is
a reflection of the quality of the
teacher. Buildings and teaching
aids and administration are all
secondary in importance to the
securing of qualified faculty
members.
There is, at present, a seri-
Gus shortage Of qualified teach
ers. This shortage is particularly
acute in the elementary school
grades. It is due to the fact
that many trained teachers have
left the profession for higher
paying jobs and not enough
young people have decided to
make teaching their life work.
Teaching is important. It can
be made attractive. Our chill
dren's welfare demands that
they have as teachers people of
intelligence ad character, people
whose personalities and training
fit them to be sympathetic
guides Of children. This need is
emphasized during American
Education Week. The responsible
lity, however, is with us con-
tinuously.
There are several things we
can do. We can encourage quail
fled young people to enter the
teaching profession. We can Wis
it the schools more often. We
can take the teachers we now
have more fully into the social
and civic and religious life of
the community. We can give in
telligent support and leadership
to school improvement projects.
By doing these things we can
bring nearer the day when ev-
cry parent can say, my child
has had good teachers every
year"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
BY Richard Fisks

Boston, Nov. 9-(P)-The New
England textile industry is fat
tening itself on a diet Of fears
and dire predictions for its fu-
ture.
Royal Little's $l25,oo0,oo, Tex
tron Corporation recently restat-
ed the old saying that New
England industry--especially its
textile industry-is on the wane
Little says the cost of operat-
ing northern mills is prohibit
i've when compared with the
south. Others also talk Of COM
petition from lower cost areas.
New England has taken stock
and decided things aren't so bad
that they can't be cured. Its tex
tile men, after q, look-see, have
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
Judge Daniel
Faces 95-Case
Court Docket

Halifax.-Judge Charles r.
Daniel started an imposing doc
ket of cases in Halifax County
recorders court here this NOR
ming, however there were so
many cases for trial court Off
cials said they did not see how
the docket could possibly be
cleared in less than two days
or more.
BY noon today 10 of the cases
had already been disposed and
several others had been contin-
ued.
At the start of the morning
there were exactly 95 cases in
the docket book for trial, SIS new
cases and Al which were contin-
ued from previous courts.
Among the cases continued
this morning was one in which
Chester Hollister Brown, Roa-
noke Rapids produce dealer, is
charged with assault on a fe.
male in a case brought by Fran
ces Aston, Littleton Negro girl,
who alleged Brown had assault
ed her in her uncle's store in
Littleton.
The case was continued until
November % at the request of
the defendant.
Two six-months sentences
were handed out here this NOR
ming by Judge Daniel, one to
Russell Wheeler, who pleaded
guilty to a charge on non-sup-
port. Saul Richardson, Negro,
was sentenced to SIX months on
a larceny charge and was or
dered to return a dog he alleg-
edly stole to reduce the SEN
tence.
Alvester Hawkins, Negro, en-
tered plea of guilty in a lar
ceny charge and was given a
six-months' sentence which was
suspended on the payment of a
fine of $25 and costs and on
condition Of two years good
behavior on the part of the de-
fendant.
Luther T. Bell drew the heav-
lest fine of the morning, 5000
and costs fol driving after his
license had been revoked. L.
c. Clanton was fined $125 and
costs on a driving while drunk
charge and Willie Joe Pulley
was fined $100 ard costs on a
similar count.
Other fines and costs totalling
$110 plus costs were levied on
other defendants enSring guilty
pleas for misdemeanors in the
other cases heard in the NOR
ming court.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09

Editors Note: The multi-bil-
lion dollar textile industry
was the first to feel the sting
of adjusting itself to a peace
time basis after years of ex-
traordinary war activity. The
pains have been worst in New
England, where the nations
textile manufacturing had its
beginnings. In order to deter
mine the extent Of the diff
Guilty, its origin and what is
being done to cure it, the
Associated Press made an on
the sport survey, the results
of which are summarized in
four articles. The first story
follows.)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
"Open House"
At Vance Street
School Tomorrow

It will be "open house" to-
morrow at Vance Street School
and the parents of all children
in the school are invited and
urged to visit their child's room
during the day Mrs. Thelma
Garris principal Of the school
announced today
Mrs. Garris said the s'open
house" was being held in obser-
vance Of American Education
Week. es
She announced also that the
Association would meet tomor-
row night at 7:30 pm. and that
a prize would be awarded to the
room having the largest number
Of parents who are members Of
the p.T.A.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09

by the Recreation Commission
in the program and funds for
the employment of Allen were
included in the appropriation.
a.. t1-1 ~ m 4on mem
bers he expects to have some
{ his employees in Roanoke
Rapids within ten days to start
work on the program of work
embodied in the long-range
plan. These trained experts will
survey the city's needs in more
details and will report their find
ings for inclusion in the overall
plan.
Allen and his wife left yester-
day afternoon for Greensboro,
where he is to appear on the
program at the State Recreation
conference.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
CASTOR Home Club
Meets Wednesday

CASTOR - The Castor Home
Demonstration Club will hold its
regular monthly meeting We'd
nesday, November 10, at 1880
pm. in the home of Mrs. J. M.
Lee.
The demonstration will be
given by the food leaders, with
the subject to be, Get More
Color in Meals With Green and
Yellow Vegetables"
Mrs. George Lane, president,
urges all members to attend.
Plans will be completed for
the annual Christmas party.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
Rain
Y Forecast
n The Associated Press

> VI The Associated Press
Ram came tol the Cardinals
useuntains and piedmont early
Ia Say ard moved toward eastern
sections. :,
I she ,seatherman said a cold
air mass was moving eastward
toward the Caroiinas but fur
ther n1sition fixes were neces-
sarv before he could say
vshethcr II wosild move into the
The FORECAST for tomorrow was
ol6udy. occasional grains
ard n1asds temperatures.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
Auto Comes Off
Second Best In
Crash With Man

Long Beach, Calf, Nov. O.
R)-Sometimes an auto gets the
worst Of it in a collision with
a pedestrian.
Herman Nagel escaped unin-
jured after colliding with Otis
Knights car. But Knight COM
planned that fTagel broke a
windwing on his auto. The judge
fined Nagel $25 for intoxication,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
Postoffice Open
All Day Tomorrow;
Closed Thursday

Postmaster L. G. Shell an
nounced today that the postof-
flee here will remain open all
day Wednesday but will be
closed all day Thursday for
Armstice Day.
All Roanoke Rapids banks
will be closed Thursday for
Armistice Day.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
The Weather

North Carolina - Consider.
able cloudiness and not much
Temperature change today and
tonight: occasional light rain
IN east portion; Wednesday.
mostly cloudy. oceasional rain.
and mild ieznpers1urss.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09

Hank Greenberg played only
two full seasons in the major
leagues in which he failed to
drive in more than 100 runs
his first year and his last.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09

Attending the Duke-Wake
Forest football game, was Kitty
Kidd and Elladean Lee-they
also were the weekend guests
of Leigh Williams of Wake For
Sest.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09

It seems that Rocky Mount
was the destination of several
Of ,ur local citizens this week
eAQd..yome of those who visit
ed dkre were Lola Gates,
Jeah Kidd, Margaret Outland,
Pat Rawlings, Bill Pace, Wal
ter Shearin, Louise Burke, Mr..
and Mrs. F. L. Williams, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. X. Brewer.....
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09

Max Rogers has been spend
ing a few days furlough here,
with his parents.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09
Roanoke
RonnbIings
By Pat Nantz

Home for the weekend from
his studies at Wake Forest was
Wiley Boone" Narren-Boone
visited with his parents Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Warren, of
Jefferson street."
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09

Visiting here over the week
end with their parents were
Adres Fisher, a student at R..
P. I. in Richmond, and Dickie
Clark, of Wake Forest College
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Harris
visited with Mr.. Harris grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H.
Harris OF Enfield, Sunday.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09

Visiting the new hospital in
Ahoskie were Mr.. and Mrs. N.
A. Gates.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09

congratulations and wishes
\ very happy birthday, to-
go to Margie Wayne.
is in the fourth grade
and is expecting many
hgs in observance of her
I....Also. here's hoping
'. Moore, Edward Port
Cannon, Judy
ttle Barbara Ann
a., very happy
have vou be>en for the
Hr years?" IAN college
1g medicine " "And ID you
lilly get well?" \
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09

Deepest sympathy is express
ed for Mrs. John H. Cole of this
city, in regard to the death of
her mother, Mrs c. A. Williams
of Elizabeth City. Mrs. Coles
mother passed away Saturday
at her home in Elizabeth City,
after lingering illness of three
Vears..".
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-09

Friends of Mrs. w. L. Kee,
of 2l6 Hamilton street will re-
eret to learn she is confined to
her bed, due to i'll health....
Seeing the sights Of Georgia
few days this week, is George
Brown.