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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14

again directed that the cancer
fund and other noble causes re-
ceive portions.
Dan Parker, the sports editor
of the New York Mirror, as no.
norary treasurer of the Runyon
Fund, was notified of this publ
city and Mr.. Parker asked Mr..
Pross how much he had contrl-
buted and in what names. Mr..
Pross, taking seriously the lauda
tons of his firebug friend, ST.
mon, answered in a tone of III
jured innocence that although he
seriously objected to ANYONE
questioning contributions to
worthy causes in good con =
science" he nevertheless was
enclosed a statement. The state
ment showed a gift of 500 as OF
the grand testimonial banquet of
of 1947 and $500 more from the
proceeds" of the 1913 debauch.
From 1913, the statement claim
ed that gifts of unstated amounts
had been given to six other chart
ties. If these were in the amount
of 500 each, like the donation to
the cancer fund, the total of
gifts for 1913, after all this boast
ing would have been $500 out of
a fund of approximately 5000.
Brother Pross within the last
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14
Governor-Nominee,
Others Congratulate
New Daily Herald

Herald. This is good news for
Roanoke Rapids and indeed for
all of that section of North
Carolina.
AS l have studied the growth
and progress of North Carolina,
l have become more and more
convinced that the weekly and
daily newspapers in the relativ-
ly smaller communities have
had a significant part in this re-
markable record. They are
close to the people, deeply de-
voted to the wholesome pro-
gress of the community in
which they are located, and
alert to those economic and mo-
raj issues which relate to bet
ter living and higher standards.
Among this group, the Roa-
noke Rapids Herald has a not
able position. Its slogan, 1.-THE
Roanoke Rapids Herald, Grow
Growing City,, is strikingly
true.
l congratulate you and your
associates, and l likewise con-
graduate the community on this
further indication of progress.
I extend to you and the men,
bers of your staff my best wish
eS for continued success.
Sincerely yours,
]. Melville Broughton
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14
PEGLER
Continued from page fou

Continued from page four)
guilt.
There were beautiful praises
of Ben Pross on the occasion of
the first annual grand testimon-
ial dinner in his honor in 1947.
The host was his own union of
ho'esale wine sa esmen, no. 10,
whose office is his own office.
The literature and oratory had it
that he was saluted for his "sin
cere and tireless efforts in bring
ing about improved conditions"
and so forth.
1t was Solemnly reported that
Pross told the assembled nobi-
lily of the booze rackets that he
was deeply touched by the no.
nor paid him."
Thought this friendly gather
ing these fine people were en-
abled to contribute their share
to the Damon Runyon Memorial
Fund, which is dedicated to the
fight on cancer. There also was
to be gift to the university set
Element which was close to the
heart of this unregenerate rogue
because he remembered the hard
ships of his youth on the east
side where he was born, the dirty
liar, in view of his own sworn
testimony that he was born i n
Russia and didn't hit Ellis Is
land until he was IL years old.
This year again the praise was
tulsome, not to say nauseous,
and again the name of the can
Ger fund and the cause of suf-
fering humanity were involved
to ennoble a racketeer.
Andrew Edmiston, of West Vir
glnla, an ex-congressman, was
said to have testified to Benny's
untold charities"
This time there were 500 pre-
sent at SIS place and the Jour
nalist, Simon, reported in his be-
verage retailer that there was
not free ticket in the house.
while the object was for the
purpose of presenting a gift O f
approximately 900 in value to
Mr.. Pross, he declined accep :
tance'' the retailer said, and
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14
School Officials
OF Three Counties
Meet At Woodland

Woodland. - Superintendent,
principals and lunchroom super
visors of Northampton, Hartford
and BERTHE County schools held
an important conference at the
Woodland-Olney school last Wed
nesday.
The lunchroom supervisors
program was opened at 7::30 a.
m. by Mrs. Sabre w. Reid Of
Plymouth, area supervisor of
school lunchrooms with offices
at Greenvile, who presented Sc
veral important items relatibe
to lunchroom planning and sup
ervision.
= The conference was followed
at 2:30 pm. by an administra-
tive conference of superinten
dents and principals of the three
county area. Leading the dis
cussion of general organization
and planning in their respective
fields were ]. E. Miller of the
Division of Institutional Service
of the State Board of Educa-
ton, and Mrs. Eloise Camp +,
state superintendent of school
libraries. The meetings were
similar in plan and purpose to
others being conducted through
out the state.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14
STATEMENT
NEW YORK FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY


Condition December al 1917 Shown BY
Dec slst previous year
PcIeyholdsT s45724aoei; Msce o.a
R2S4ss Ho sa7sS7s4 sss
Fire Pgem 1 or renewed during year,
All Other :. Premiums d5 Written renewed during
'e''' Y-''''''''' ~ ASSETS 4'l'''''''0
Value of Bonds and Stocks -------------- 744oo7o7o
pepd sssst Trust cons1s; and Bank, nss; 81
to October ls47 ------------- 1,251 4o2 81
Ss'' 5s7
Interest and Rents due and accrued 1257226
All other Assets. statement ---- 4s45s4s5
Les. Asset: To7A a5t admitted - '7 ssssss q
TOTAL ADMITTED ASSETS --------------$ 9,71s,24055
Net unpaid losses ------s 7seos2 As
Salaries, rents expenses bills accounts, fees, due
Estimated amount payable for Federal State county
and I'm municipal tsxes due or accrued s6,4Oooo
accrued 100000
Reinsurance and return premiums due other
All sRs2 ssss; a; detailed in statement ,7ss
Total amount of all liabilities Capital ses2sa524
Surplus regards Pocyhoders 1896 81
BUSINESS s IN aoa4s. CAROLINA DURING ~ sss1'a40''
a;s:, FL
E Ess: S w = zsy.s zsssy Adams
'''''' A''Es Hstss sssr B.s sARsas4
VIM P hodge, COMMISSIONS q Insurance, do hereby
4. / s ~ sss; ! &.
filed with ts Deps5@snt Starving - condition q said
asas haaS ofsa,l re.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14
" arrentOn Nav
Get Orchestra
Back This Year

Warrenton-The North Caro-
lima Little Symphony Orchestra
may be brought to Warrenton
this season after all.
The Warrenton Woman's Club
had announced last week that
due to lack of interest on the
part of most of the club mem
bers and the buying public the
executive board of the club de-
cided that it would be wise to
abandon the project and to I e.
turn what money had been paid
IN for tickets.
Last Tuesday night, however,
Albin Pikutis, business manager
OF the N. C. Symphony Society,
met with a group of interested
citizens at the Hotel Warren and
as a result of the meeting steps
are expected to be taken to bring
the Little Symphony back to
Warrenton.
There IS permanent Sym
phony Committee in town, and
it is understood that this COM
mittee will appoint a chairman
TO take charge of the drive for
memberships.
Pikutis was guest of the
Rotary Club for supper and
the program was turned over to
him to talk about the symphony.
He expressed his pleasure at
being again in Warrenton, where
last year the Little Symphony
was snow-bound for several days
following a concert, and told Ro-
tarians some of the problems of
financing such a venture as the
Little Symphony. He said last
years expenses for the orches-
ira were about $4,000, which
was, nearly $4,000 over the bud
get but he said the cost of the
orchestra to people in the state
is small in comparison with the
cost Of maintaining schools and
churches which, like good music.
seek to teach and uplift and
bring about a more highly-cul-
tural civilization,
He said the Little Symphony
last ear gave an average f
fl concerts each week for a.
d~lts and an average of five for
children.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14

When community grows 500
percent in population in twenty
years it naturally demands
growth in practically every line
Of community life. And as a
newspaper is one of the most
vital spokes in the community
wheel it naturally follows that
a publisher must be awake to
his responsibilities.
And so it is not a surprise that
the publishers of the Roanoke
Rapids Herald venture into the
daily publishing field in its ra-
pidly expanding territory. Where
less progressive newspaper men
would hesitate on such an i'm
portant and costly venture the
men back of The Herald recog-
nize their community responsible
lily and determine to give what
citizens Of Roanoke Rapids want
and deserve.
As a publisher of Carolina
newspapers for the past quarter
of a century I extend to the staff
of The Herald and to the thou
sands of readers of this progress
sive paper my every good wish
and a firm belief that paper and
community will work together
for a great daily newspaper over
the coming years.
A. w. Huckle,
President
The Concord Tribune
Inc.
i = very gratifying to learn
that % Monday, September Is,
the Roanoke Rapids Herald viii
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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14
Rotary Club
Sponsors Unit
Open To Area

After a full year of negotiating
with the Crippled Shildren's Di-
vision of the State Board Of
Health and the Orthopedic Surg
cons of North Carolina, the Roa
,noke Rapids Rotary Club has at
last been successful in obtaining
the approval for an Orthorpedic
Clinic to be opened on the fourth
Thursday, September IS, at l;0J
p. m. at the Hospital in Roanoke
. Rapids. This clinic will be held
on the fourth Thursday here
after.
Children and adults with or
thopedic defects and other de-
fects requiring plastic surgery
will be eligible for free diagnos-
tic service in this clinic. Chi
dren under 81 years Of age viii
be sponsored by the Crippled
Children Division of the State
Board of Health, while patients
over 81 years of age will be
sponsored by the Vocational Re
Mobilization Department.
Dr.. Everett l. Bugg, Jr., of
Durham will be the orthorpedic
surgeon in charge. This Orthor-
pedic Clinic has been officially
approved by the Halifax County
Medical Society and DR.. Bugg
has been voted as the surgeon to
hold the clinic. The Rotary Club
of Roanoke Rapids and the Grip
pied Children's Division of the
State Board of Health are spon-
soring the clinic, while the Hall
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14

fax County Health Department,
Halifax County Welfare Depart
ment and the Vocational Rehabi-
itation Department are the CO.
operating agencies. This clinic
will not only be for Halifax Coun-
ty but for the other adjoining
counties in North Carolina and
Virginia.
The following is list of the
deformities which viii be cared
for in this clinic: congenital alb
normalities. birth injuries, in
juries resulting from trauma, ac-
cIdent etc. diseases, such as an
terror poliomyeltis, tuberculosis
OF bone and Joint and syphilis,
inlec,l0n, such as osteomyelitIs
and arthutis, diet deficiency,
hereditary defects and other de-
fects, such as curvature OF the
spine and flat feet.
Parents who have children
with any OF the above deformi-
ties or defects and adults. as we'll
as who lave any of these de-
formities, are urged to get in
touch with the Halifax County
Health Department in order to
make arrangements to attend the
first clinic on September %.
Dr. Robert F. Young, County
Health Officer today said, DR.
T. J. Taylor and the other men,
bers of the Rotary Club in Roa-
noke Rapids who were RESPONSE
Bile for arranging for this Ortiz
orpcdic Clinic certainly deserve
the sincere appreciation of every
citizen in this area for making
these very valuable services
available. This clinic will give
every crippled child an opport-
unity to be returned to as near
a normal status as possible.
Moreover. adults will be given
an opportunity to be rehabilitat-
ed and to be returned to a pro-
duc.ive life"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14
If Your Crowd Is Cool
To Your Companion
Find Out Exactly Why
By NANCY MOTTRAM

90 Dear Nancy: My friends
are causing me lot of unhappi-
ness. They refuse to accept the
boy with whom l am keeping
company, and, they don't know
him at all we'll. When we're N
group, they're polite-but cool.
They don't like his mannerS, Or
his clothes, or anything else, and
they've been trying to talk re
into breaking up with him. I've
tried to ignore them, hut l
can't any longer. And he knows
that they're not fond If hi,r..
What shall l do about thns!"
(A) They're making lot of
hasty judgments without giving
him chance to prove himself.
How can they know he's not
regular guy if they don't bother
to talk to him or even be friend
ly? You'd better have a private
talk with them, and ask them
why they've formed a committee
against him. 1t most certainly
isn't fair, so try your best to
straighten it out right now. Once
everyone puts his cards on the
table instead of refusing to .lve
any adult reasons, you'll be able
to work this thing out.
(Q) Dear Nancy. have quite
few of my best friends over 10
my house about once week.
We sit around and talk and dis
cuss practically everything I'M
der the sun. But several Of US
have noticed lately that no mat
ter what subject comes up. one
certain girl in our crowd tries
to start an argument. She i'm
mediately becomes the opposi-
ton, just so she'll have a chance
to try to prove someone else
wrong. We can't understand
what's gotten into her, but we re
getting pretty tired of it. What
would you suggest we do?"
GAY You can try to override
her and tell her that it isn't
debate, nor is an oratory neces-
sary to the evening. Ii she
doesn't take the hint, try hav-
ing a little chat with her and
explain the girls attitude to-
wards her latest habit. Should it
fail, and she still can't control
her impulse to sound off, leave
her out of a few of your meet
ings until she comes to order.
90 Dear Nancy: My fiance is
going away to continue his col
lege studies this fall, and I will
be staying at home. We became
engaged about month ago, and
before that, I'd always dated
lot. I know he expects me to
stay home while he's away, but
I'd like to work out an arrange
ment with him so that l could
60 out once in a while. I'm sure
he wouldn't approve of this idea,
though, and I've hesitated to ask
him. What do you think I should
do?"
(A) You're engaged to him,
and you're planning to marry
him some day. If you're not will
ing to accept all the restric-
tons that being engaged means
you should get your relationship
Strengthened out right away. If
you're serious about him, you'll
accept those conditions, and one
of them is: no other fellows. You
can find plenty to do during is
absence. There'll be lots of let
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14

Too late to be included in the
letters from state and national
dignitaries and newspaper men
congratulating Roanoke Rapids
and the Herald on the opening
of daily newspaper. and which
were printed in the Number One
issue were the following letters:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
1t is with pleasure that l ex-
tend my very best wishes to
THE ROANOKE RAPIDS HER
AID for its success as a daily
paper, and l congratulate the
City of Roanoke Rapids upon
having the benefit of this new
service of the press.
With this first publication of
THE ROANOKE RAPIDS HER
AID as daily paper, the press
in your community becomes a
far more powerful agency in in
fluencing public opinion. 1t will
now lie within your power to
have much greater opportunity
to counterfeit prejudices and
biased opinions regarding pub
lie issues and to create public
sentiment for whatever changes
are needed for the enrichment
of the lives of the people
throughout that section of the
State. All in all, the influence of
the daily press is far reaching,
and in extending my greetings
to the press of THE ROANOKE
RAPIDS HERALD, l quote an
anonymous clipping that well ex-
presses the power of the daily
press:
It am the printing press, born
of the mother earth. My
heart is of steel, my limbs
are of iron, and my fingers
are of brass.
Il sing the songs of the world,
the oratories of history, the
symphonies of all time.
II am the voice of today, the
herald of tomorrow. l weave
into the warp of the past the
wool of the future. l tell the
stories of peace and war
alike.
~ make the human heart beat
with passion or tenderness.
l stir the pulse of nations,
and make brave men do
Drawer deeds, and soldiers
die.
81 inspire the midnight teller,
weary at his loom, to lift
his head again and gaze,
with fearlessness, into the
vast beyond, seeking the
consolation of hope eternal.
When l speak, a myriad peo-
pie listen to my voice. The
Saxon, the Latin, the Celt,
the Hun, the Hindu, all COM
prehend me.
l am the tireless clarion of the
news. l cry your joys and
sorrows every hour"
With these words of an I'M
known author, I greet the press
of THE ROANOKE RAPIDS
HERALD, and extend my best
wishes for the ennobling and up
lifting use of its power in pub
fishing the daily news.
Sincerely,
w. Kerr Scott
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14
JU ST B E T w E E n u S
Rv Nancy MOftram

tiers to write to him, occasional
movies with the girls, and your
time can be well spent by Plan
ming and preparing for your
marriage.
Nancy will answer as many
questions as possible in her col
umn. Writer her care of this
newspaper.
COPYRIGHT 1913, GENERAL
FEATURES CORP.)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14
ASSISTANT COLLECTOR

Weldon-W. A. Davis of Rocky
Mount is now working wi h
George c. Green, Jr., deputy
tax collector. He reported for
work last week as an assistant.
He will be trained by Mr.. Green
and will aid in State Tax collec-
tons in Halifax and Northamp-
ton counties.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14

two years has invested about $50
COO, cash, in summer estate at
Lake Mahopac, close by thee
swamp where brother Simon
iirebug was dispatched with a
pickaxe and weighted down in a
sink-hole.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14

Accept my congratulations
on the forward movement you
are taking in changing from a
semi-weekly to daily, including
Sunday. l am confident the de-
clsion was made after you had
given careful consideration to
the support you would received
from the citizens of Roanoke Ra-
pids and the trade area. From
my knowledge of the area l be-
lieve there is splendid opport-
unity for a progressive daily
newspaper such as I know you
and your associates will publish.
1t is also pleasure to inform
you that the Roanoke Rapids
Herald is, so far as can re-
call, the first newspaper to en-
roll as a member of our associa-
ton effective with the first issue
of publication as a daily.
Yours very truly,
Walter C. Johnson,
Secretary-Manager
Southern Newspaper
Publishers Assn.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14

Florida waters produce nearly
half of the country's shrimp.
Scientists have developed a me
chanical detective that can dis
cover even tie smallest irpuri-
ties in metal. 1t is super
sensitive scale which can regis
ter I'D to one-tenth of billionth
of an ounce.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14

Inspections of homes and stores
for fire hazards frequently re-
ouces the number of fires in a
city by as much as so per cent
within few weeks.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14

Although So per cent of its
area is forest, Pennsylvania i'm
ports tWo-thirds of its lumber.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-14

i = very gratifying to learn
that % Monday. September Is,
ne Roanoke Rapids Herald will
kass@.sss che Baiyw ~-.S E.svss.. -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-08-19
Family Loses All in Burning Home
But Finds Friends All Over Area

us when something is wrong. She
had warned us Of several fires be-
fore.
There was no phone to call
the fire department so the house
was Quilted. Within two hours Of
the fire, help began to pour in.
The Red Cross spread the word
around town and everyone re-
sponded. Total strangers would
call the Hodges and say they
could pick up bed at certain
address, or clothes, or bedding.
Richard A. Lee helped them
move into a house on his land
that was used for hired hands but
happened to be empty.
The children all pitched in and
helped too. They were Jerome,
II, Bonnie, IS, Ira Herbert, -,
Patty, IL, Donnie Gene, 8, Lillian,
z, Felix Butch) S, Wanda. 3, and
Johnny, 2.
The family has been in the
Kennewick area for about two
years, coming here from Califor-
mia. Hodges works for Rec Nc.
Reynolds, contractor.
I'VE sure want to thank every.
one that helped u.s." Bonnie smil.
ed. I'VE didn't dream that PEG.
pie could be so nice"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-08-19

Thursday noon the home OF the
Herbert o. Hodges family burned
to the ground. Hardly any be
lonRings were saved.
BY dark that evening, the fam.
ily was fixed up with a home
clothing, bedding, beds, food, cook
ing utensils and a healthy respect
for the generosity of Kennewick
people.
Bonnie Hodges, Is, told about
it yesterday. He is one Of nine
children.
"The fire began under the house
by some weeds we had been
burning the night BEFORE" he said
II guess we didn't get them out
Nom was taking dads lunch over
| to him where he was working In
a peach orchard when it happen.
ed.
"All the kids got out by them.
selves except little Johnny. He's
only two and he was lying on the
davenport. Patty, she's II, picked
Johnny up and carried him out
They didn't have time to save
hardly anything. Jerome and
were working In the field when il
happened. Our dog, Susie wa.
with us, or it would never have
happened. Susie always warn.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-08-19
Council Given Is Suggestions Tor
Improving City Parking Procedures

farther from its intersection with
Kennewick Avenue. Two load
ing zones were proposed, one
alongside the Neuman Market and
the other in front Of the Twin
City Creamery.
Five l2-minute parking meters
should be installed in front OF
the post Office, the officials felt
Also more meters were called foE
on Washington street from Ken.
newick Avenue to First Avenue
and on Auburn from Front tc
First.
The letter advocated giving the
AK to trees on First Avenue be.
tween Cascade and Alder and also
four trees In the sidewalk by TIN
Creamery. The omcials alss
thought that curling should b
installed on the north side Of Ken
newick Avenue between Wash
ington and Alder streets.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-08-19
Zoning Proposal
Given 10 Council

A proposal for extending city
zoning to all areas Of the city not
now zoned, was submitted to the
city council Tuesday night by
Frank Maupin, chairman Of the
city coming and planning commits
sion.
The major areas affected would
be the Mob Hill addition, where q
short commercial area is provid-
ed on Gum street, and the new adj
ditions in the west part Of the city
where commercial enterprise will
be permitted in the block bounded
by Kennewick Avenue, Owens
and Wuth Roads, and First Avenue,
The proposal was taken under
study by the council. No imme-
date action is anticipated.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-08-19
Rec Commission
10 Fill 5 jobs

injecting Monday night, the
nnewick recreation commission
VIII interview applicants for five
newly created jobs in the city
recreation program.
The new program decided on
BY the commission provides for
four part-time directors and one
full time. In charge Of the pro-
gram will be a director who will
devote about 20 hours a week to
the work. Under him will be an
assistant full-time director and
mree part-time specialist direc-
TORS. The specialist directors will
take charge Of physical, social
and handicraft programs.
commission officials said that
tnere were applicants for all the
jobs. > EEI11 = -
Our program win include all
ages" Dr.. S. S. Selby, chairman
SAID. Our plans include a new
building and an inclusive pro-
gram but for the time wen have
TO work with what we have"