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The Nome nugget., 1948-11-22

Monday. November 22. l948
 President Truman and Secretary of State Marshall tackle today a
The Nome nugget., 1948-11-22
Fresh AirbOrne FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

Your Thanksgiving dinner is not complete without fresh fruits and vegetables. We are receiving reg ular airborne shipments twice each week Here are few of the items that you will find .. ORANGES GRAPEFRUIT BANANAS APPLES
 GRAPES CELERY
 LETTUCE ONIONS TOMATOES GREEN PEPPERS RADISHES AND OF COURSE
 GOOD POTATOES
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-07
Two Men Appeal
Fines Imposed
In Deer Case

Two men who were fined for
shooting deer whose antlers
were not plainly visible have en-
tered appeals to recorders
court, county Game Protector C.
M. Pettitt said today.
Pettitt said Raymond Bottom
of Elm City and Arthur Joyner
of Sharpsburg were arrested
near Scotland Neck in the Flat
field section and were charged
with killing two small buck deer
whose antlers were not plainly
visible, a violation of the state
game laws, Pettitt said. He said
he. along with other game pro-
tectors Floyd Lupton, W. H. Nor
ton, Charlie Woolard, Harold
King and deputy Monroe Whit
tington, took the men into Gus
tody.
They were tried before justice
of the peace Ben Bragg of Scot
land Neck and were found gull
ty and each was fined $25 and
costs. They appealed the judg-
ment to the Halifax County re-
corder's court.
Pettitt said the deer found with
the men are being kept in a
freezer plant as evidence await
ing the courts decision.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-07
Tojo, Others
To Get Stay
OF Execution

Tokyo, Dec. 7-P)-Gen.
Douglas Macarthur reiterated
today that former Premier Hide
XII TOTO and six other condemn
ed Japanese warlords will live
until the Supreme Court of the
United States acts on appeals be-
fore it.
That gave Japan's top war
leaders at least nine more days
of life. The U. S. Court set Dec.
16 to hear appeals submitted by
two men in the death house and
five others sentenced to prison
terms.
The supreme commander told
the Associated Press his original
Nov. 80 statement covered the
situation today. His original
comment was the condemned
war criminals would certainly
mot" be executed while action
was pending on their petitions.
While Macarthur answered
the question about the imme-
diate fate of the war criminals,
he declined to answer other
questions regarding the courts
decision to listen to arguments.
Aides said he felt remarks from
him under the circumstances
would be unseemly.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-07
Services Held
For Weldon Man

Weldon-Funeral services were
conducted this afternoon in More
head City for Robert Craig
Friends Cornwall, SO, of Weldon,
who died at his home on Sum-
day afternoon after a long ILL
ness.
Mr.. Cornwall was formerly
superintendent of the Weldon wa
ter works, having served in that
position for Is years. He re-
signed in 1941 and had been re-
tired since that time.
1t was enormously stated in
yesterdays Herald that he was
still employed as superintendent
of the local water works at the
time of his death, however he
had not held the post since his
retirement. &
A native of Henrico, Va, he is
'rvived by his wife, Mrs. Kath-
leen Herbert Cornwall.
He was a veteran of World
War I, and attended Randolph
Macon College, Duke University
and the University of North Caro-
lima. He was a member of
Grace Episcopal Church in We'll
don,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-07
ROANOKE RAMBLINGS
BY PAT NANTZ

The many friends of Mrs. Tom
Joyner will be interested to know
that she gave birth to a baby
boy on Saturday, December 4 at
the Roanoke Rapids Hospital ).
Mrs. Joyner is the former Miss
Gwendolyn Butts of Monroe
street and was a member of the
class which will graduate from
the local high school this spring
You should have seen the ex-
pressions on the faces of the peo-
Pile. when they passed some Of
the high school students yester-
day who were on their way to
school they couldn't be-
lieve their eyes when they saw
the boys with white shirts and
ties. and the girls with simple
blouses, skirts and sweaters.
The explanation however, is very
simple . Miss Jesse Helen Bel
che, faculty advisor for the an
nual staff, sent out word Friday
that pictures would be taken
Monday and Tuesday for the an
nual, and for the students to
please look half civilized. So,
they all spent the weekend look
ing for ties, sweaters, suits and
skirts to fit the occasion :. some,
however, required more time to
find than others, and yesterday
when the fateful moment arrived,
they desperately confessed to
Miss Belch that they had no luck
in finding suitable wearing ap-
parel in which to make picture
for a high school annual. :. So
if, when you see one of tn l949
Ro-Raps, you notice that the tie
that Jesse Harrell, Jr.. has on
looks like the one ths Wal
ter Hargrove is wearing.
and Edelyn Hubbard's resemble
it slightly too, it is because it
first belonged to Jesse, who loan
ed it to Walter, and he in turn
loaned it to Edelyn and that
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-07
Commissioners Appoint Three
As Armory Governing Board Members

Monday morning to give the lost
takers their instructions.
List takers appointed by the
Board are the following: l. A.
Crawley, Brinkleyville; Mrs. Ro-
bert Clark, Butterwood; ]. r.
Edmondson, Connacanara; T. W.
Gray of Enfield; H. o. Hux,
Faucets; ]. G. Butts, Halifax;
H. c. Morris, Littleton; Robert
Ausbon, Palymyra; A. E. Akers,
Roanoke Rapids; H. C. Bass, Ro-
semead; B. F. Bracey, Scotland
Nekc; and Mrs. j. T. Maddrey,
Weldon.
Miss Florence Cox, Home
Agent, appeared before the
Board and reported on her re-
cent trip to the National Home
Agents Association in Chicago
at which she was one of As Home
Agents in the United States hon
ored with the presentation Of a
Distinguished Service award.
Following this Judge Charles
R. Daniel, who took his oath
as Judge of recorders court be-
fore Clerk of Court Hulk, report
ed his qualification and reports
were heard from the Clerk Of
Court and the county Tax Col
lector.
Most of the afternoon was de-
voted to the hearing of com
plants and requests for tax ad-
roads were recommended for
state maintenance.
Commissioner C. S. Alexander
was appointed to succeed former
Commissioner Davis as Commits
sioner in charge of the County
| Home.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-07
State College
Club Will Meet
Here Thursday

DR.. D. w. Coward, head of the
Department of Animal Husband
ry at North Carolina State Col
lege, will be the principal speak
er at a meeting Of the Upper
Halifax County State College Club
on Thursday evening.
The meeting has been called
fpr $50 pm. at the Roanoke
Rapids Country Club, according
to J. w. Johnson of Weldon, club
president, and will feature in ad-
dition to DR.. edwards talk a
number of movies Of State Col
lege football games, which will
be shown by w. H. "Pop" Tay-
lor, N. c. State College alumni
secretary.
AL State College alumni in the
area have been invited to attend
the meeting, and President John
son will have charge of the
gathering.
DR.. Coward, a native Of Ashe
County, was educated at Berea
College, the University of Mis-
souri, and Purdue University
Prior to joining the State Col.
lege staff in 1947, he held a
wide range of positions as an
educator, livestock farmer and
research scientist in the field of
agriculture.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-07
Marshall Has
Major Surgery
This Morning

Washington, Dec. 7-P)-Sec-
retary of State Marshall under
went a kidney operation today
at WalterReed Hospital.
The State Dep artment issued
the following announcement:
Genera Marshall underwent
a kidney operation at Walter
Reed Hospital this morning fol-
lowing a physical checkup last
summer.
Surgeons wished to operate
then but because of the Paris
Conference the operation was
delayed until today"
Marshalls condition after the
operation was not Immediately
made known either by the Ar
my hospital or by the State De-
partment. When it is known it
may determine whether he re-
mains as Secretary Of State.
President Truman told a news
conference last Wednesday he
had asked Marshall to stay in
the cabinet and Marshall had
agreed. At the same time, the
President said he had received
no information on the condition
Of MARSHALL health.
The former Army Chief Of
Staff, who will b. 68 years old
Dec. 81, has been living in the
hospital since his return from
the Paris United Nations meet
ing Nov. %. He held several
conferences with President Tru-
man Immediately upon his arri-
val here. Later, he ceased to ap-
pear at his office and spent all
his time at the hospital.
In Marshalls absence from his
office, Undersecretary of State
Robert A. Lovett runs the State
Department.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-07

others of being him. The police
finally had to be called to quiet
the shouting. The two suspects
finally calmed the other three,
convincing them they were in
nocent of "The Crime of Being
Old Father Roanoke" The win
ming argument was: why should
anyone from Weldon do all that
writing about Roanoke Rapids,
especially when Weldon is the
older and better town. In fact,
the Halifax County Aristocracy
lives in Weldon and Halifax. The
old families in Halifax speak to
the old families in Weldon; the
latter speak only to God. Hall
faxers and Weldonites sniff at
mention of Roanoke Rapids.
Where was Roanoke Rapids
when George Washington was
attending Masonic meetings
down Halifax way. There are no
old families in Roanoke Rapids" "
Well, that's how it went. After
the five old men had finished
accusing one another, they went
to work on your Old Father
Roanoke. They are mighty sus-
picious of his historical know
ledge. They will admit he gets
lots of things straight, but on
the other hand, he tells about a
lot of things they don't remem-
Der at all. i,
After three hours talking a.
bout various tests to put to Old
Father Roanoke, they came to
this agreement: Demand that the
Old Man tell the details of the
Great Weldon Earthquake of
1898. If he tells it right, they
will admit he knows his stuff.
But if he can't, the five of them
will tar and feather him and
drive him out of the county.
He can go to Tarboro which is
their idea of a fate worse than
death.
Yours very truly,
Mrs. T. Y. O'Twilliger."
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-07
Two Youths Sentenced, Third
On Probation In Auto Larceny

Halifax - Two Roanoke Rap-s
ids youths drew prison sentenc-
es in Superior Court here yes
terday after they had pleaded
guilty to a charge of the lar
ceny of an automobile, and a
third youth implicated on tn
same charge was placed on pro-
baton.
L. E. Draper, Jr., who was
sentenced to five-to-seven years
in the State penitentiary on two
charges of breaking and enter
ing and larceny and was placed
on five years probation by
Judge Chester Morris in the Oct
ober term of Superior Court
here, was given a two-to-three
year sentence on the automobile
larceny charge here yesterday
by Judge r. Hunt Parker. The
sentence imposed in the other
case was invoked, however the
two terms were ordered to be
served concurrently.
Eldred Strickland, who drew a
two to three year sentence
suspended under five years pro-
baton in the October term, was
also sentenced to similar pri-
son term under the other case.
In both cases Strickland had
pleaded guilty to the larceny of
an automobile. Strickland SEN
tences were also ordered to run
concurrently.
A third member of the trio,
Richard Gilliland, charged with
the theft of the car belonging to
Cleveland Harris of Emporia,
Va, was given A two-to-three
year sentence, but judgment
was suspended on condition that
Gillila II remain of good behav
ior under three-year probation
period. Gilliland was also order
ed to pay the sum of $100 to
Harris plus one-third of court
costs in the action.
In another sentence in which
a guilty plea had been entered
last week, Doris Burwell, Little
ton Negro girl, was sentenced to
one to two years on a charge
of the illegal concealment of the
birth of a child. She was placed
on five years probation.
AS the Superior Court term
started into its second week,
Judge Parker imposed the SEN
tences pending before him from
last weeks criminal term of the
two weeks court and started
hearing number of divorce ac-
tions brought before him.
A calendar was also arranged
for the trial of civil actions
which will start here today.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-07
Garysburg Baby
Born With Teeth

GarYsburs-A tiny baby
girl was born here early this
morning with two lower front
teeth at birth. II was reported
from the Roanoke Rapids Hos.
pital whore the child was tax
On.
The parents of the unusual
infant are Charlie and Julia
Chambers. GarYsburs Negroes.
Hospital authorities said the
little girl. who weighed only
two pounds and ten and .
half ounces. was q twin. but
tsportsd that the other twin
ID p.rth.
The little girl ,as said to bs
normal In every way except
for her two teeth.
She was born about 500
this morning. and was brought
to the Roanoke Rapids Hos
pital about s:le by Dr.. w. G.
Suitsr o Weldon. Nurses At
the hospital said the iniaat
seemed 10 b In seed health.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-07
Roanoke Reaches 4O.1CreSt
At Weldon; High Water Of
Year Predicted By DeM0ts

Weldon The rain-swollen
Roanoke River this morning had
risen again to peak of 40.1 feet,
it was reported by Weather OBJ
server Luke M. Shearin today,
and the water was said to be
still rising.
The peak this morning was
on two-tenths of a foot under the
40.3 peak reached last week, and
it seemed certain that the high
water mark might exceed last
weeks high along the river bank,
possibly flooding some property.
From Raleigh Garrett DeMots,
head of the State Weather Bureau
forecast crest of "A feet at We'll
don - some 13 feet in flood. He
said after a depth of AZ feet is
passed here the water begins
backing up into several industrial
plants.
There were no reports of any
water damage in the Weldon-Ro
noke Rapids area today available
from any of the owners of in
dustrial property. Last week
when the river reached its high
mark for the year there was
some farm property covered by
the water, but damage was re-
ported to be minor.
Observer Shearin said unless
there were more rain in the head
waters of the rivers there was
little likelihood that the crest this
week would be much higher than
that reported last week, when
42-foot crest was expected
from Raleigh.
DeMots said the Roanoke is ex-
pected to reach a depth of IS
feet at Scotland Neck on Thurs
day, seven feet over its flood
stage, and Is feet at Williamson
next Monday, five feet in flood.
Heavy weekend rains contri-
buted to the rising river again,
and heavy drainage of the Vir-
ginia watershed where the head
waters of the Roanoke River are
located was given as the contri-
buting factor for the rivers rise
again here this week.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-07

isn't the half of it i. Mrs. Moore
if you recall when the ANIMALS
come out, that Lewis Cor Bug, as
we know hin) wore dungarees
and sweat shirt that day, don't
be alarmed when you see him
dressed as well as could be ex-
pected of Adolph Menjou it
just happens that he has friend,
name of Herbert "Bootsie" Moore
who was willing to let Bug bor-
row his shirt and tie for the
striking Of his beauty. the
photographer finally had to re-
mark to the boys 4 that their
clothes sure got around; he had
photographed different boys, but
the same clothes 80.
Jack Erwin, who has been in
Mcguire General Hospital, Rich
mond, Virginia, since last Mon
day is reported to be in better
condition now after having under
gone an operation on Wednesday
o. last week =. he is expected
to be at his home on Hamilton
street by this weekend 80.
Friends Of Gilbert Draper will
be interested to know that he is
in the local hospital with malaria
fever ....
A Negro preacher walked into
the office of a newspaper in
North Carolina, and said: ''Misto
Edito", this is forty-three of my
congregation which subscribe fo
yo' Sadday issue?" "Sit down
and write" said the editor. 81
thank YOU. And this is the no.
tice the minister wrote: mount
Memorial Baptist Church, the
reverend John Davis, pastor.
Preaching morning and evening.
In the promulgation of the Cos
pei, three books is necessary:
The Bible, the hymn book, and
the pocketbook. Come tomorrow
and bring all thrss : q"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-07
Hiss-Cha1nbers
Spy Hunt Probe
Still Under Way

New York, Dec. 7-(AP)-An-
other day Of questioning before
spy-hunting Federal Grand
Jury today confronted Whittak-
er Chambers, confessed courier
for a pre-war Communist espio-
mage ring.
Chambers testified before the
Grand Jury at length yesterday
and was closeted until early this
morning with members Of the
Committe, who hastened here
to talk with him.
Chambers appearance before
the Grand Jury conceded with
the committees disclosure that
the excommunist previously had
accused Alger Hiss, former State
Department official, of slipping
him Restricted" documents for
delivery to a Russian agent.
He and Hiss went before the
Grand Jury yesterday in follow
up to committee reports of new
and startling evidence of a pre-
war communist underground E.
Neither Chambers nor Hiss would
disclose the nature of their testi-
mony.
This same evidence, uncovered
in a hollowed-out pumpkin o N
Chambers Maryland farm, is the
object of today's House commit
session, to which Chambers was
summoned.
While Chambers and Hiss were
testifying in secret before the
Grand Jury, the House group In
Washington was publishing sworn
testimony by Chambers that Hiss
got government documents for a
Russian agent.
Hiss countered Immediately by
saying II deny without qualifi-
cation that accusations made in
that testimony"
AS this new chapter IN the
long HissChambers case unfold
ed, Rep. John Rankin (D-Miss), !,
member of the House commit
tee; said today he is "convinc-
ed" the Russians fed purloined
U. S. secrets to the Japanese
before and during the war.
This, he added, in a state
ment at Washington, "contribut-
ed to bringing on Pearl Harbor. "
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-07
Flack Answers
Kerr Scott, Says
He Will Stay Put

Raleigh, N. c., -(P)-Gover-
nor-Elect Kerr Scott's request
for the designations of two state
officials drew fire from one of
them yesterday.
Charles z. Flack, chief clerk
of the State Utilities Commits
sion, indicated he intends to stay
in his post and criticized Scott
for asking him to step down.
w. Vance Baise, chief engi-
neer of the State Highway Com
mission and the other official
who got letter from the COVER
nor-elect asking that he resign,
said he hadn't decided whether
to quit by Jan. 6, the day Scott
will take office.
In statement, Flack said
Scott told him purely on his
own volition that if he were
elected Governor that it would
not affect my position in state
government"
Reports that Scott had writ
ten Flack and Baise asking their
designations were confirmed by
the Governor-Elect Sunday
night after his return from a
two-week disappearance" on
vacation. Until yesterday, neith-
er Flack nor Baise would COM
ment on the reports.
Flack's statement said there
were two reasons-one correct"
and one "baseless"-for Scott's
action.
The "baseless" reason, he con-
tinued, was that Scott linked
him to an advertisement in
Rutherford County papers" at
tacking the military record, or
lack of same, of one of Mr..
Scott's sons, as well as that OF
one of his county managers,
and the son or sons of his coun-
ty manager"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-07

Halifax.-The question of who
is running the Roanoke Rapids
Armory came to the fore, again
here yesterday, as the Halifax
County Board of Commissioners
met for their first time since
the November election.
A delegation of Veterans of
Foreign War; Post members ap-
peared before the Board and re-
quested that they be allowed to
start their dances again in the
Armory Jas they had done before
the Arfhory was turned back to
the Nafional Guard unit.
A Spokesman for the delega-
ton pointed ont that the VFW
post had turned over one-third
of their receipts from the dances
to the support of the Army, a
total of $15,131.94, and said any
damage done to the building had
been incurred after the dances
were no longer held.
A committee consisting of
Commissioners Meade H. Mitch
ell, D. G.. Dickens and ]. K.
Wrenn was appointed to act
along with a similar committee
to be appointed by the City
Commissioners of Roanoke Rap
ids to serve as governing board
for the building, subject to the
approval of Adjutant-General j.
Van B. Nets.
The Board was formally sworn
in to take over its duties at
the beginning of the meeting by
Clerk of Court George A. Hux
r. Hunter Pope of Enfield, who
succeeds John B. Davis, was the
only new member of the Board
D. G. Dickens vas unanimous
ly elected by Board members tt
succeed himself as Chairman
and Irwin Clark Of Scotland
Neck was reelected as Count,
Attorney for another term.
The Commissioners appointed
list takers for county taxes ane
decided to meet at $3.50 mex
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-07
Cafe Operator
Pays Costs In
Beer-Sale Case

Charles Thanos, proprietor of
the Rosemary Cafe, was charged
with costs of court and warned
against any further offenses af-
ter he had entered a plea Of
guilty to charge of selling beer
on Sunday in Mayors court be-
fore Mayor w. Bernard Ais :
brook here yesterday.
Mayor Allsbrook suspended
judgment, including fine Of
$50 and revocation of beer IL
cense, on Thanos, and warned
him that if city policemen heard
of any more cases where beer
was sold in the cafe the sentence
would be imposed.
Policemen T. j. Glosson and
P. c. Luter testified they had
seen one of the mattresses in the
restaurant serve beer to two Gus
toners, and Thanos admitted
the beer had been served, saying
it was an "accident". The mayor
asked several police officers pre-
sent in the courtroom if they
had received any complaints
about beer being sold in Thanos'
Establishment on Sundays and a
number of them answered they
had.
Mayor Allsbrook pointed out
to the defendant city ordinance
which prohibits the sale of beer
inside the city limits any time
between 1880 on Saturday night
until seven o'clock on Monday
mornings.
In the brief session of h
Mayors court there were sew.
eral fines levied in which de-
PENDANTS entered pleas of guilty
to being intoxicated. Several cas-
es were continued.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-07
DIR. Young Buys
LeedY Home TOda--

DR.. Robert F. Young, FAX
county health officer, ght
the home (formerly OWL by
Carroll Wilson) of Guy Leedy,
situated at the corner of 4th st.
and Roanoke Ave. (No. 401) for
$4,000 DIR. and Mrs. Young and
their three children expect to
move in about the first Of the
year.
Mrs. Don Hall and Vernon
Daughtry proved to be real es-
tate experts, guessing correctly
the price the house would bring.
They flipped to see who would
get the turkey; Mrs. Hall won.
The auction was conducted by
the Rochelle Realty Co.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-07

AS promised yesterday, this is
Old Father Roanoke w. Jiggs,
disappointed in not being able
to rescue his secret passion,
either one of the Ingram twins,
is today trudging his way down
to Langford's. His fateful pack
age, (Which contains some high
explosive, I'd say,) won't be
known til tomorrow's column. If
nothing happens before.
Gramp, held prisoner by the
She-Dragon, his mother-in-law,
in house on Jackson St,
wants his readers to appreciate
the terrible odds against contin-
uation Of his col mn and his
private income. AS an example,
l was in the Herald office yes
terday when a messenger from
Weldon handed petition to
Louise Burke, the Herald's Gla-
NOR Girl.
This petition contains 1000
signatures from Weldon. We de-
mand the stopping of Old Faith
er Roanoke" pompously declar-
ed the messenger.
After examining the petition,
Louise said. why, there are
only 6 names here and 1894 KS.
What are these crosses-kisses?"
mo, of course not" said the
messenger, when people can't
read and write, you are allowed
to put down ks for them. The
ks are the 1894 persons in the
Weldon cemetery"
Now you know the kind OF
opposition Gramp is up against
Now I want you to listen to
a letter from Weldon that's more
of the same.
Dear Father Roanoke: The
other night, grandfather and four
pals got together in my living
room. They are all between rs
to IS years old. Naturally, the
conversation got around to OLD
Father Roanoke. Two of those
present were accused by the