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Evening star., 1948-10-20
McGrath Says Truman
WILSON Reveal Stand
On Israeli Question
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 2O.-The Dem
ocratic national chairman said last
night the Nation will find out very
shortly" where President Truman
stands on the Israeli question.
Senator McGrath of Rhode Island
made the statement in reply to an
attack on Mr.. Truman's Israeli poll
cies by Representative Hugh D.
Scott, Republican, of Pennsylvania
Republican national chairman.
Senator McGrath and Mr. Scott
debated Truman VS.. Dewey" on the
American Forum of the Air" pro-
gram over the Mutual Broadcast
ing System.
Mr.. Scott, assailing "vacillation'
Of the Truman administration ON
the ~Israeli question, said the COP,
in its platform, welcomes Israel
into the family of nations" and
offers it economic aid.
. sSenator McGrath declared that
"1srael will stand with us as a
nation" regardless of what hap
pens in the election"
You'll find out very shortly where
President Truman stands on Israel"
he said.
Speaking of Mrs Truman's con.
sidered plan to send Chief Justice
Vinson to Moscow to talk with
Prime Minister Stain, Senator Nc
Grath said:
The President of the United
States should be free to send an
emissary anywhere in the world to
work for peace" y
Mr.. Scott termed the projected
Vinson mission "a crackpot scheme, "
and claimed the President, in con-
sidering it, by-passed Judgment by
Secretary of State Marshall, the
Western Powers and the Republican
Party.
Senator McGrath, replying to a
question from Mr.. Scott, said he had
not known of the planned mission
before its cancellation.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Monument Travels Well

LEXINGTON, S. C. (P.-The
Lexington Confederate Monument
apparently is none the worse for
wear despite two moves since 1866
In the most recent move the tall
stone shaft was broken into II
pieces and moved to the grounds
Of new county court house.
Evening star., 1948-10-20

Clyde Holiday of the Johns Hopkins University Applied
Physics Laboratory at Silver Spring. Nd nspects two of the
used in the rocket filming sequences The at
the left used in W. rocket the at rgh in Aerobee
rocket These and third used to make color film
converted K25 aircraft The
intact after the test. AP Wirephotos from u S.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28

Manson visited Mesdames Jack
King, Frank King, Harvey My.
rick and Henry Faucette, Sun.
day afternoon.
H. L. Faucette spent Sunday
in Raleigh, visiting his son-in.
law, H. L. Stephenson. who is a
patient in the Rex Hospital.
Mrs. J. w. Wood and Mrs. ]
H. Thrower visited relatives ir
Cherry Point, this week.
Mrs. E. L. Crawley and Mrs
w. B. Browning visited in Rocky
Mount, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lang Foster and
children, of Georgetown, South
Carolina, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. c. E. Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Rhyme, Jr.,
and children, have returned tc
their home in Richmond, Va,
after having spent a week with
Mrs. Rhymes mother, Mrs. Sci.
ma F. johnston.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Crawley
spent the weekend in Philadel.
phia with DR.. and Mrs. Fletcher
Seine.
Billy Topping. a student at
Campbell College, Buies Creek,
spent the weekend at his home,
here.
Mrs. Clinton Smith spent the
weekend in Greenville with her
mother, Mrs. Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lacy Rowe were
the guests Of Mrs. Rowe's
mother, Mrs. Thelma F. Johns
ton, Sunday.
Mrs. Clinton Smith and Mrs.
E. L. Crawley visited in Norlina
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Thrower and
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Thrower, Sunday.
Mrs. John Davis Of Richmond,
Va, and Mrs. Edith Clark OF
Washington, N. c., spent the
weekend with Mrs. B. Cooper.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28

cent probably will amount to nc
more than $1,000. Pep is laying
his title on the line for so per
cent Of the net receipts.
Sadder, a native of Boston,
has been fighting professionally
four years. He has scored 81
knockouts in go pro fights, six
of which he lost. Saddler fought
13 times in the Garden and won
each bout. Pep has won all but
one of II Garden fights. His on
ly defeat there-it's the only de-
feat on Pops record--was a
gainst Sammy Angott in 1943
when Saddler was still an ANA
teur. They meet on Friday, Oct.
20.
As simon pure, Saddler won
Police Athletic League titles in
New York in four divisions-85,
80, ,95, and 100 pounds. He won a
Golden Gloves crown as a ban
tamweight.
AS a professional he knocked
out six featherweight titleholders
Lopez in Mexico
City, Oscar Gales Of Venezuela,
Young Tanner of Trindida, Mi
guel Aceveda of Cuba, Kid, Bar
lie. He has also knocked out
crack lightweights from Bogota,
Caracas and Panama.
'It was Just luck how I signed
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28

Saddler to a professional contrae
for my brother Charley" says
Bill. "Ope Monday night I went
out to Jamaica Arena to arrange
a wrestling show, one of the II
I promote weekly. They had am
ateur fights that night and I saw
Saddler. He looked good and
wanted manager.
II made a date to visit his
father. l was smoking big cigar
when 1 met Sandy's father. His
father said if l signed Sandy I'd
have to put out my cigar
There's no smoking in my
house. said Sandy's father.
We'll, l put out the cigar and
Sandy's father made the boy pro.
mise four tings before he'd sign
They were: mo smoking while
he's fighter. BE in bed by
1O:30 at night when possible. 3
No Intoxicating liquors. 4Quit
fighting when ne marries.
Sandy agreed on all counts.
'Next thing I know Sandy's ia
ther says he can't sign the con-
tract, that he's not Mr.. Saddler.
"'You're Sandy's father, aren't
you?' l said. I sure am,' said
Sandy's father, but my names
not Saddler. -. .,.... ....- ...... ...,..
" Then what is it?' said.
"'Moses Defendant, answered
Sandy's father.
1.-THE name Saddler was cross
ed out and vel had a lawyer
with me-inserted the name Mo-
ses Defendant.
"Sndy's father Is follower
of Father Divine and had his
name changed legally.
Sandy, who has three brothe
and three sisters, idolizes his IA
ther and the boy really deserves
the championship"
Johnston then opened his safe,
pulled out the contract on which
every paragraph is initial
ed IND" and said:
This boy is really a hard hit
ter. l think he'll win for his IA
ther. Not many fighters have IA
theirs like Moses Defendant" .....
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28
Local Young
People Attend
Presbytery Meet

The Rev. John M. Walker, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian
Church of Roanoke Rapids ac-
companied the following to Raj
eigh to attend the fall rally OF
the Granville Presbytery held
at the First Vanguard Presby-
terian church: Charles Hasty,
Swan 10y, Jimmie Garriss, Lee
Kerr, John Kerr, Edward Kerr
Betty Lou Robinson, Ann Bum,
Ann Grizzard, Margaret Lou
George, Howard Smith, Roberta
Smith, David Clark, Betty Will
son and Judy Ricks.
The main address was given
by The Rev. Don Carson, pastor
of the Westminster Presbyter-
ian church of Raleigh, and
movie Journey into faith" was
shown.
Charles Hasty of the group at
tending is a member of the Pres
bytery's Youth Council.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28

--~.se Dalrd, music director
Of the high school band, presid-
ed. After the meeting was called
to order, Monroe Starke welcom-
ed the new members to the
club. Afterwards, four songs
were rehearsed and the meeting
was adjourned at $50 o'clock.
The members who began this
club expressed how enthusiast
tic they were over the increase
in membership; which has gone
from fourteen to about thirty
five. There is no limit to the
number who may join and they
are hoping the roll will increase
even more than it already has.
At the next meeting which
will be held on Tuesday eve
ming, November 2, the officers of
the club will be elected and the
club will be given a name.
Those present at the meeting
last night were Jean Busbee,
Ann Moseley, Ruth King, Sarah
Elizabeth Pope, Florine johnson,
Marguerite Camp, Paul Green,
Tom Taylor, John Spence, Char
les Gibson, Clifton Wrenn, Ed
ward johnson, Hubert Speight,
Ray Carver, Paul Overton, Helen
Smith, Lois Taylor, Virginia
Gurley, Mrs. J. B. Dunn, Ruth
Sudduth, Margaret Gibson, Bet
ty Taylor, Louise Burke, Virginia
Baird, Elladean Lee, Kitty Kidd,
Caroline Broun, George Baird,
Gilbert Baughan, and Monroe
Starke.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28

and Heinrich Himmler spoke.
Recently, a Dutch lecturer who
spoke good German, chose to
deliver his speech to a German
speaking Swiss audience here in
English. The result of tis come
DIV" said the N at n |
Zeitung, was that practically no.
body understood what he was
saying since is English was
very labored.
I'VE woul dixie to recall to
our Dutch friends" the news
paper said tartly, "that the
Dutch language developed from
the "Dietsch" Of the middle
ages and the Low German OF
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28
liffIeton

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Long Rives
are spending this week in Phila-
delphia.
Little Miss Mary Ethel Seine
Of Philadelphia is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Leslie Crawley.
Jasper S. Riggan of Norfolk,
Va, spent the weekend with his
mother, Mrs. Lula Riggan and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Stokes.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Rhyme, Jr.,
and children, of Richmond, Va,
are visiting Mrs. Rhymes
mother, Mrs. Selma F. Johnston.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Stokes
were in Henderson on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Lambert
spent the weekend in Norfolk,
Va, and Baltimore, Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keywood Cheves
were in Raleigh Thursday.
|, Mrs. Selma Barbee Of Scotland
Neck and Morris Kimball oi
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28
Saddler Seeks
Featherweight
Crown FRIDAY

New York-(AP)-Joe SANDY
Saddler will be the new feather
weight champion, if you can be-
ieye Charley Johnston's litera-
ture on the No. contnder.
1t took the Johnstons, Charey
and his brother Bill, two years
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28

to get their 22-year-old leather
pusher in the same ring with
Willie Pep, the popular champion
from Hartford, Conn.
"All Saddler figures to gain by
the match is the championship"
says Bill Johnston. Certainly
he's not going to get rich. That
will come later if he beats Pep.
Although the Goth Century
Sporting Club expects the Masi-
son Square Garden bout to draw
a $4,000 gate, Saddler's 10 per
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28
Back To Sugar Bowl

EAST EANSING, Mich.-(P)
Michigan State Colleges box
ing team will participate in the
Sugar Bowl sports carnival at
New Oreleans this winter for the
second straight year. The Dpar-
tans' boxers will face Louisiana
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28
Swiss Touchy
About Language

Basel, Switzerland-(AP)-
German-speaking Swiss are still
extremely touchy about foreign
ers who look down their noses
at them because they speak
the same language Adolf Hitler
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28
CASTOR High
Halloween
Party Tonight

There will be a Halloween
Party at the CASTOR High School
tonight beginning at Z: O'Clock,
Sponsored by the school parents
Teachers Association.
Among the outstanding attrac-
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28

the 18th and 17th Centuries ana
is approximately just as much
and Just as little German as our
Swiss German Dialect. For
three million Swiss, high Ger.
man is the school and written
language, the most widely used
of the four official languages
of our country"
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Legionnaires Return
Home After EIectinq
Texan as Commander
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

MIAMI, Fla, Oct. 22.-S. Perry
Brown, the American Legion's
newly elected national commander,
and about 10000 other Legionnaires
were on their way home today.
They wrapped up the 30th annual
national convention late yesterday
with unanimous approval of Mr..
Brown, 56-year -old businessman OF
Beaumont, Tex, for the Legion's
highest Office.
When Mr.. Browns election be-
came apparent midway of the bal
loting, one opponent, George N.
Craig of Brazil, Ind. yielded. AS
balloting ended, the third man in
the race-James F. Green, 80,
Omaha, Nebr.-moved to make it
unanimous.
Mr.. Brown, a building contractor,
is a veteran of both World Wars.
Regional vice commanders elect
ed are James A. Lane Of Hunts
vile, Ala; James Amin of Colum-
bus, Mont; Edward j. Kelly OF
Taftville, Conn; Walter E. Alessan-
droni of Philadelphia and Leonard
w. Moody of Mariana, Ark.
The Rev. Tom Grice, 68, World
War I combat chaplain who served
In France, was elected national
chaplain.
Mrs. Goode Heads Auxiliary.
The Legion, Auxiliary elected Mrs.
Hubert A. Goode of Portland, Greg,
national president. Mrs. Archie W..
Miller of New Cumberland, Pa,
only other candidate for president,
Withdrew before voting was to begin.
Other officers elected, all without
opposition, are: Vice presidents,
Mrs. William Kashman, Hartford,
Conn.,, eastern; Mrs. Eli Bennett,
Little Rock, Ark, southern; Mrs.
H. C. McShane, Salt Lake City,
Utah, western; Mrs. E. B. Kelly,
Buffalo, Wyo., northwestern, and
Mrs. Harry Mulder, Hammond, Ind,
central; historian, Mrs. William H.
Heagerty, Washington, D. c., and
chaplain, Mrs. John Pat Kelly, At
lanta, Ga.
The Legion's National Executive
Committee will meet in Indianap-
oils next month to choose site for
Evening star., 1948-10-22

Gov. Sigler as Q fact-fnding body
in the six-month- Michigan Bell
Telephone wage dispute announced
it would open closed hearings
Monday.
Its findings, to be reported within
80 days, will affect 1880 SWITCH
board operators, plant workers and
other members of the independ-
ent Communications Workers Of
America.
The union and company are in
disagreement over a union demand
for a fiat $500 weekly increase and
a company offer of 50 to Sc.
Unionized workers at Harper Hos
pital were instructed by Local ga
of the AFL Cooks Union to "be
ready to strike on minutes notice."
Chairman Philip Weiss Of the
State Labor Mediation Board said
the union demands recognition,
claiming 400 of 500 nonprofessional
| EMPLOYEES as members.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Court Upho|ds Post
In Veteran Job Suit

District Court Judge F. Dickinson
Let's yesterday ruled in favor of the
Washington Post in a suit brought
by b former newspaper delivery man
of Warrenton, Va, who had charged
the newspaper refused to re-employ
him on his return from military
service.
The delivery man, James H. Ver-
million, brought the suit under the
Selective Service and Training Act
He also had sought damages.
Mr.. Vermillion, according to the
suit, was under contract for delivery
of the papers in the Warrenton
area. The suit said he entered mil
itary service in January, 1914, and
that he was discharged in December
of that year.
Though counsel for the Post and
Eugene Meyer, chairman of its
board, who were named defendants
it was contended Mr.. Vermillion was
an independent contractor. Al
though the Post did not offer his
old delivery route back, it Offered
him another one, defense counse
contended, which offered him 9
chance to make equal profit.
Judge Let's ruled that MIR. Yer.
million failed to show that he wa
an employe Of the defendants who
he said, had offered Mr.. Vermillior
position with the same seniority
status and pay within meaning Of
the statute. The Post was repre-.
sented by Attorney Spencer Gordon
Evening star., 1948-10-22

Iment of Illinois, asks Congress to
enact legislation providing a $60-a-
month payment to all veterans OF
either war when they reach the
age of SIS and a $75-a-month pay
ment when they reach IS.
The second, twice defeated at pre-
vious national conventions, would
provide payments to all World Wal
II veterans, their widows and chill
Evening star., 1948-10-22

dren on the same basis as now paic
to Spanish American War veterans
their widows and children.
In the main, it was an orderly
convention. Jack Cejnar, head o1
the Legion's press corps and a vet
eran of conventions since 1929, SAID
it was the most orderly convention
he had ever attended-and YET
every one had a good time.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Pamphlet Urges Schools
Be Kept Out of Politics

A four-page pamphlet urging Ar.
lingtcn voters to keep county schools
"out Of politics" Is being mailed by
the Committee for the Nonpartisan
Separate Election of the School
Board, Mrs. Robert c. Young, com.
mittee chairman, announced yester-
day.
The question Of shifting the elec.
ton from November to May will be
voted on in the November general
election,
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Auto, Rubber Unions
Tell Workers 10 Return
I'm Michigan Disputes
BY the Associotsd Press

DETROIT, Oct. 22.-An adjust
ment of differences was sought to-
day in labor disputes that made idle
IA, ZOO rubber and auto workers yes
terday.
Meanwhile, State mediators tried
to steer off strike threat at Harper
Hospital, one of Detroit's largest,
and Gov. Kim Sigler's fact-finding
panel scheduled hearings in the tele-
phone wage fight.
The CIO United Rubber Workers
ordered 500 strikers at the United
States Rubber Co. to return to work,
pending negotiation Of piece-work
dispute. Their strike made 5000
men idle.
Rush for Time Clock Blamed.
Chrysler Corp. headed back to
normal production after a Dodge
main plant layof of 5000 men
which the company attributed to
one mans rush for the time clock.
The layoff was ordered, the COM
pany said, when "a trim workers
quit yesterday IN protest against
discipline for the man and it was
necessary to halt final car as
semblies.
A second 5000 employees worked
their late day shift, however.
The disciplined man was given q
days layoff. The company said he
violated rules by starting a rush fol
the time clock. In the past, workers
have been hurt in time-clock STAN.
pedes, management said.
Union Urges Return to Work.
Dodge Local 3, CIO United Auto
Workers, represents the workers.
The United States Rubber Co
strikers were urged to return to work
by Robert L. Hill, international rep.
resentative for the rubber workers
Mr.. Hill said the dispute could no
be negotiated untfl then.
| The three-man panel named BY
Evening star., 1948-10-22

next years convention. Only Phil
adelphia and Miami extended in
vitations. Boston put in a bid for
the 1850 meeting.
Pensions Urged.
Two resolutions approved by the
Legionnaires asked pensions for all
honorably discharged veterans of
World War or World War II.
One, introduced by the depart
Evening star., 1948-10-22

Soap and chocolate are now the
most acceptable tips in Paris, visitors
say.
Evening star., 1948-11-21

guson said, "hydrotone" meant "a
wash"
Mr.. Ferguson said he had also
come across such accessories some
car buyers repeatedly had to accept
as umbrella holders and "trip
lights. He said he could guess about
the umbrella holders, but was un-
certain as to what "trip" lights
would be.
Calls for FBI Check.
The subcommittee investigation
suddenly took an oblique turn yes
terday when Mr.. Redden revealed
he was calling on the FBI to check
on indications that purchaser OF
a new car had represented himself
as an agent of the subcommittee in
order to get clear title. to his new
model.
The car in this case. Mr.. Redden
said he had learned, was bought un-
der a six months conditional sales
contract. The purchaser, who went
unnamed, is said to have about con-
vinced the Ourisman Chevrolet Co
that he did represent the investi-
eating subcommittee. and 1t was
about to give him a clear title.
Mr.. Reddan heard the story by
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Auto Sales
Continued From First Page.)

desire to make any statement, and
that despite testimony to the House
subcommittee he regarded the kear-
ney franchise as matter between
that firm and the manufacturer.
However, in view of the widespread
reports about the Kearney fran
chise, he confirmed that a General
Motors spokesman had notified the
Kearney Co. its franchise was NOT
being renewed.
Decision May Not Be Final.
One of the General Motors spokes-
men voiced caution that the nom
renewal decision might not neces-
sarily be final" in view of the fact
that the House subcommittee was
announcing additional hearings,
presumably involving other dealers.
The notice to the Kearney Co., it
was said, was handled under the
direction of Harry Banks of Lansing,
Mich, assistant general sales man
ager of Oldsmobile Division, General
Motors, who came here to testify
before the subcommittee. In his
testimony he refused to give Chair
man Macy any final reaction to the
disclosures, but said the testimony
would be carefully considered at
headquarters, where officials would
decide what to do.
Members of the Kearney partner
ship could not be reached yesterday
for a statement. but Mr.. Ford,
reached during the evening, gave
Evening star., 1948-11-21

the remarkable progress they have
already shown In the firm estab-
lishment of their governmental in
Istitutions, in the developments of
their economy and in the resettle-
ment and rehabilitation Of its immi-
grants"
Emir Adel Arslan Of Syria told
the committee earlier that the Arabs
could not accept the Bernadotte plan
or any other scheme which would
partition the Holy Land.
Where in the charter do you find
a line empowering the United Ma
tions to dismember a country into
two independent states? Mr.. Arslan
asked.
do you think the American Gov
Evening star., 1948-11-21
u. NJ.
Continued From First Page.)

Jerusalem, DR.. Jessup said the
United States accepted. the premise
that the Holy City should be ac-
corded special treatment and added
that practical application OF the
problem would be studied.
He indorsed two of Count Berna-
dotte's recommendations: Creation
of a conciliation commission to
settle boundary disputes. and u. N.
action to said 10000 Arab refugees
to return to their homes in Pales-
tine, If they wish. Arrangements
should be made to compensate for
the property of those who do not
want to return.
DR.. Jessup told the committee the
United States looks forward to the
admission of Israel to U. N. mem-
bership.
I'VE are confident" he said, that
Israel and its people will continue
Evening star., 1948-11-21

chance. The car buyer, he related
called the investigating unit to
say he had q lot Of information
about a Chevrolet dealer, but when
asked for specific details, Mr.. Red
dan said, the caller backed away"
Mr.. Reddan said he did get, how
ever, the name of Mandell j. Ouris-
man as the dealer-salesman, and
on checking there came up with
the story that the car buyer re-