is the is and 'his it his by and a the the on a a a a a a a a a and THE ROANOKE WORLD-NEWS. ROANOKE, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 21, 1946 FOUR Wage Drive Revives Question Of What Is High Profit WASHINGTON (AP)- -The new wage drive in the mass production industries brings up the profit again just as it did in question early 1946. It's a question without an anBecause nobody can say with swer. finality how much profit busiany ness should make. Someone may say profits are too high.
Or too loroper nobody can what the figure should be. Profits have always dipped and They're never pegged at a particular spot. This is important to remember in the conflicting arguments over demands for a new round of CIO wage boosts. The CIO tells the people: Profits high, wages should be are too raised without increasing prices so workers can spend enough to prevent A buying slump, or depression. Business replies: Profits are below normal, if wages go up again so will prices, this happens many more people than now won't be able to buy things, so economic collapse will occur.
Can these two viewpoints be reconciled? If not, the nation faces the threat of early 1947 strikes in steel, auto, electric and other major industries. Both sides took quite similar spring. Then came positions, lasts postwar wage increases. Prices went up after wages did. The CIO says the price rises were unnecessary.
Industry says they were essential. Situation Different Now But while the situation in looks the same it is not. There are two essential differences. One is that the government has abandoned its controls over wages and prices. This means labor and management on their own this time.
The White House has often pointed this out. So neither side has worry about getting government okay for what it does. to, A second diference is that, from all indications, the government intends taking no part in this argument. This is not to say that if both sides fail to agree and strikes Refugees in U. S.
Truman Report Contradicted By the Record President's Statement 'Amazes' Ship Officials NEW YORK (AP) -The New York Times says that New York shipping authorities "expressed amazement" over 8 statement issued in Washington Thursday over President Truman's name announcing a new plan accelerate movement of refugees from Europe to the United States. The Washington announcement said that only 4,767 refugees has been transported up Oct. 21. 1946. "The government's own records show that the figure is nearer 000 up to that date, and is higher it was pointed out here." the now.
Times says. It did not name the sources cited. The assignment of four ships to the movement of refugees also was announced in the Washington statement. "Puzzled shipping men, who have been handling the vast movement of refugees and displaced persons, pointed out that three of the four ships had been in service for months," the Times says. "They are the marine Flasher, Ernie Pyle and marine Marlin.
They have been operating between New York and Bremerhaven on a schedule calling for three sailings a month and have long been scheduled for additional voyages in January." The marine Flasher early this month was laid up here for repairs, and may return to service late in January, the Times says. The fourth vessel is the marine Falcon. "The President's statement created something of a stir in shipping circles, members of which said they believed Mr. Truman had been misinformed," the Times says. Committees Approve Richmond Tax Boost RICHMOND (AP)-Two city council committees yesterday opproved tax increases estimated at $2,690,000 and the elimination of a proposed increase in the real estate levy.
H. Bayliss Epps, president of Common council, promptly called a special session of that body to vote on the recommendations Monday night. The committees' action passed by entirely the mayor's proposed increase in the real estate levy from $2.20 to $2.50 per $100 of assessed values. The total revenue estimated from the committee recommendations also is approximately $500.000 less than the $3,100,000 requested by the mayor. Pilot Gives Back $500 From Lucky Passenger MIAMI, Fla.
(UP) -Airline Passenger Ben J. slu*tsky, of Ellenville. N. got. his $500 returned today even though he didn't want it.
He had given the money to Capt. J. B. Kuhn, pilot of the Easterm Airlines DC-4. passenger plane which collided with a Universal transport ship two days ago.
slu*tsky wanted to reward the pilot for brilliant work in getting passengers down safely. But Kuhn, thanking slu*tsky for the gesture, said that it was "all in line of duty." Delayed Action BOSTON -William Horan, 16, of Jamaica Plain, a member of the Boston Trade School football played a tough game with Technical High without a scratch. On the way to the dressing room, he broke a leg. individuals St. a Miss Joanne Friend, above, was crowned Snow Queen at the Jefferson High school Christmas dance last night, and Miss Maxine Richards, left, was named maid of honor.
Church at Salem To Present Play At High School "The Other Wise Man" by Henry Van Dyke, as adapted to play form by John H. Snapp, will be presented at the Andrew Lewis high school auditorium tomorrow evening at 7:30 by the Salem First Methodist church. Music for the drama will be provided by the senior and young people's choirs of the church, under the direction of Randolph Salmons. Taking part are Mrs. Russell Johnston, narrator; Mary Ann Smith, mandane: John H.
Snapp, artaban; Joe C. Thomas, Rex Brugh, and A. D. Hurt, magians; Harold Jeffreys, Glenn Draper and Scott Doyle, three Hebrew exiles: Humphreys, woman of Bethlehem; and Joe C. Thomas, as a Roman captain.
Other roles will be played by William Robertson and Robert Craighead, as Roman soldiers; Harold Jeffreys, an Egyptian; Nancy Wright, slave girl; George Thompson, Parthian from the East: and Jean Stanford, Martha Jane Curry, and Mary Ann Smith, as three angels. Wounded Police Officer Fund Nears $600 Mark The Christmas gift fund which Roanoke police department mempers are planning to present to Det. Sgt. J. B.
Jennings on Christmas Eve was near the $600 mark at noon today. Lt. R. H. Sutphin said several checks and cash donations received this morning brought the total to $579.
One check for $25 was included. The greater part of the money has been contributed by the wounded detective's fellow officers, but a considerable amount has also been received, through newspaper and radio publicity, from outside sources. Jennings has been in Lewis-Gale hospital for more than a year, suffering from spinal paralysis resulting from his being shot while attempting to arrest a voting man for disorderly conduct. Lt. Sutphin said voluntary contributions will be received until the night before Christmas.
Woman Doctor Works At Burrell Hospital Today for the first time in its nearly 32 years of operation, Burrell Memorial, Negro hospital in Roanoke, had a Negro woman doctor as a visiting member of its staff. Dr. Ursula Sclafford, now in her second year of interneship at Homer G. Phillips hospital, Louis, Mo, performed professional duties at the hospital this morning. A former Howard university classmate of Mrs.
Eloise Allen, dietician, and Dr. Andrew Bass, staff member of Burrell Memorial, Dr. Sclafford will spend the Christmas holidays as Mrs. Allen's guest. Auxiliary of Goodwill Holds Christmas Dinner The Women's Auxiliary of the Goodwill Industry held its annual Christmas turkey dinner for about 50 employes of the industry and visiting board members yesterday at Goodwill headquarters.
A new member of the board of directors, Dr. Roland P. Riddick, who is district supervisor of the Methodist church in this area, gave a Christmas address. He was introduced by J. E.
Easter. Decorations included a Christmas tree, with Mrs. Preston Daniels and Mrs. W. D.
Barber in charge of decorating and dinner arrangement. Gifts were presented to employes. At the auxiliary's monthly meeting which followed the dinner. Mrs. Preston Daniels was re-elected president for the sixth consecutive time, and all other officers were chosen to succeed themselves for the year 1947.
MRS. THOMAS CHAIRMAN Mrs. Henry E. Thomas, instead of Mr. Thomas, as announced yesterday, will head a committee from the Greenvale Nursery schools to conduct a campaign soliciting funds.
It will be limited to number of for purchase of new quarters to house the school. Profit Sales Leave Stocks Irregular By VICTOR EUBANK NEW YORK (AP)-Profit taking on four straight recovery weeks today, kept the stock market in a slightly uneven position although assorted favorites managed to display a certain amount of strength. Dealings were relatively quiet throughout. Early gains running to a point or so evaporated in a number of cases as the session proceeded and mixed tendencies persisted near the close. Transfers for the two hours were in the neighborhood of 600.000 shares.
Boardrooms, on the whole, were virtually deserted owing to the fact that numerous customers left yesterday for a long Christmas holiday which will include Monday and Tuesday although the exchange will operate as usual on those days. Thanscontinental Western Air pushed up about on fairsized volume. Supported also were buck, Texas American Telephone, Western Union A American Smelting, International Telephone, Union Carbide, Chrysler and Allied Chemical. Declines were recorded for Santa Fe, Southern Railway, Pennsylvania Railroad! duPont, Youngstown Sheet, Woolworth, Montgomery Ward, International Nickel and Caterpillar Tractor. Bonds were narrow and commodities lower.
Ahead in the curb were Electric Bond Share, Consolidated Steel, Philadelphia Textron and Fort Pitt Brewing. NEW YORK -Final stock prices: Am Can 901-4, Am Car Fdy 51 3-4. Am Pwr Lt 13 3-4, Roll Mill 37, Am Sugar 47, Am 167 1-2, Am Tob 813-4. Anaconda 41 1-8. Armour Co 147-8, Asso Dry Gds 20.
Atchison 101. Atl Coast Line 631-4. Atl Refining 36, Aviation Corp 67-8, Balt Ohio 16 3-4, Bendix Avn 38 3-8, Beth Steel 93 3-4, Boeing Air 215-8, Borden 49 1-8, Briggs Mfg 35, Canada Dry 141-8, Can Pacific 131-4. Ches Ohio 541-2, Chrysler 921-2, Coca Cola 143, Colgate P-P 543-4, Colum Gas 113-4, Com Solvents 23, Comwith So 37-8, Cont Can 39, Corn Prod 73. Wright 19 1-2: Douglas duPont, 189; Elec.
Pwr. 18 1-8: Firestone 58: Gen. 36 7-8: Gen. Foods, 44 3-4; Gen. 54 5-8: Goodrich, 64 3-4: Goodyear, 55 3-8: Gulf Oil, 60 3-4: Int.
Harvester, 75 1-2; Int. Nickel, 35 3-4; Int. T. 17 3-8; Kennecott, 52 1-4; Kroger 50: Lorillard, 20 7-8; Lou. Nash, 50 1-8; Monsanto, 61 1-4; Mont.
Ward, 64; Nash 15 1-8; Nat. Biscuit, 28 3-8; Nat. Cash 40 1-4; Nat. Dairy, 37 1-2; Nat. Distillers, 21 3-4; Nat.
Pwr. Lt. 1 5-8; N. Y. Central, 18 3-4; No.
Amn. 10; Pac. G. 43 5-8; Packard, 6 3-4; Paramt. 34; Penney, 43 1-4; Penn.
R. 26 7-8; Pepsi Cola, 26 1-8; Phillips 57 5-8. Pub Serv, 23 3-4; Radio, 9 5-8; Radio-K-Or, 15 7-8; Republic Stl, 28 5-8; Reyn Tob 41 7-8; Schenley Dist, 58 7-8: ebuck, 38- 3-4: Shell Un Oil, 29 3-4: Simmons, 39 5-8: Sinclair Oil, 15 3-4; Socony Vacuum, 14 1-2; South Pac, 48 3-4; South Ry, 50 3-4: Std Brands, 36- 7-8: Std Oil (NJ), 1-8; Studebaker, 21 5-8; Texas Co, 60; Timk-D Ax. 20 7-8; Union Carbide, 96 1-4: United Corp, 3 7-8; United Rexall Drug, 11 3-4: United Gas Imp, 24- 1-2; US Pipe 41 3-8: US Rubber, 56 1-4; US Smelt, 51 1-2; US Steel, 73 3-4; Warner Bros, 17 1-2; West Union 20 1-2: West Air Bke, 33 1-4; West El, 26 1-8; Woolworth, 47, 3-8. 1st Presbyterian Sunday School Has Christmas Party The Sunday school department of the First Presbyterian church held its annual Christmas party at the church last night with a Christmas skit by primary pupils and a play, "A Christmas Truant," by the junior and intermediate departments featured in the program.
Taking part in the play, which was directed by Miss Alda Porterfield, were Carrie Ann Stewart, Betty Jo Warden, Barbara Blevins, Robert Wood, Jimmy Robinson, Patty Jo Divers, May Meier. Catherine Husted Perkins and Barbara Ann Lorry. Other speaking parts were taken by Nancy Main, Warren Buford, Mary Moore Mason, Benjamin Smith, Jr. and Don Harmon. Music was by the intermediate department accompanied by Mrs.
W. E. McGuire, with Lucille Phlegar and Patricia Stewart as soloists. Appearing in the primary skit were the following youngsters: Beverly Williamson, Bill Shepherd, Susan Benjamin, Donnie Smith, Suzanne Warden. Bill Ross, Susan Norman, Peggy McVey, Sue Jo Cassell, Connie Lou McAfee and Virgil Grow.
Jr. Christmas readings were given by Margaret Nelson Dorsey. who told the story "A Christmas Carol;" Bobby Sam Lipes, who recited a poem, "Jes 'Fore Chris' Phyllis Crowder, who gave "Would I have Dared," and Mrs. R. W.
Cutshall. Mrs. William Gearhart led a carol sing, accompanied by Miss Helen Brickey, and a prayer by Dr. D. S.
McCarty brought the program to a close. Dillard Paper Firm Pays 5 P. C. Bonus Directors of the Dillard Paper company voted a dividend of 8 per cent to all stockholders, effective Dec. 31, and announced a bonus of 5 per cent of each employes' base pay to all employes with none to receive less than $25.
The directors, meeting yesterday, also announced that a combination Christmas and New Year's party for the company's personnel would be held at the Hotel Patrick Henry Dec. 27. Weather Today's Almanac for Roanoke Sun rose sets ...5:04 Temperatures Today--Max. .32 Max. yesterday 33 Hourly Temperatures 7:30 a.
m. 33 8:30 a. m. 32 9:30 a. m.
37 10:30 a. 40 11:30 a. m. 40 12:30 p. m.
42 Rainfall For past 24 hours For month 1.71 For 35.48 Deficiency 3.67 (Temperature and rainfall from Woodrum Field.) Drop Foreseen In Number Of Jobless Surplus of workers in Roanoke and in surrounding counties clined sharply since last September while employment in general has expanded steadily, the news-sheet "Labor Market Trends" said today. "Present Ihdications point to a continuation of the trend if projected expansions in employing facilities materialize," the mimeographed sheet asserted. Areas covered by the prediction included Roanoke city, and the counties of Roanoke, Botetourt, Craig and parts of Bedford and Franklin. The number of job-seekers is dwindling rapidly, the publication declared, due to absorption by industry and withdrawal of some workers from labor market. Most current job-seekers are men, it added.
Herring Heads Lodge In Virginia Heights Charles D. Herring was elected worshipful master of Virginia Heights Lodge 324. at a meeting held at 8 last night in the Masonic Temple on Grandin road. Other officers who will serve during the next are: G. C.
Martin, senior warden; T. J. Howell, junior warden: W. D. Hall, reelected treasurer; W.
R. Rosen, reelected secretary: Lewis A. Pollard, senior deacon, and C. W. field, junior deacon.
Mr. Herring appointed Stuart Graves as chaplain: W. E. Collins, senior steward: J. L.
Lavinder, junior steward, and W. M. Wimmer, tiler. Rep. J.
L. Almond, Jr. was elected to a fiveyear term as trustee. An oyster was served at 6:30 to a large number of members and visitors. Kiwanians To Be Host To Kampers Monday The Kiwanis club has moved its weekly meeting date from Wednesday to Monday and at its luncheon session will entertain 40 Kiwanis Kampers, members of the YMCA club sponsored by the Kiwanians, at Hotel Patrick Henry.
Each of the boys will be presented with a Christmas gift and in addition some Kiwanians are planning to give the boys other gifts. Police Court R. A. Moore, 51, of Salem, this morning appealed a $100 fine, accompanied by a suspended 30-day jail sentence, imposed on him in Police court on a charge of driving while under the influence of liquor. Moore's attorney asked the court not only to dismiss the chse but also to reprimand the arresting officer, for using undue force.
The judge replied that any reprimand, if needed, should come from the superintendent of police. Moore denied being intoxicated a physician after who his examined arrest testi- him about fied he found him completely sober. Five persons arrested after an early morning fight in a Ponce de Leon hotel room gave varying accounts of what had happened and received varying fines. A. H.
Anderson, 27, a sailor who had invited the other persons to his room, was fined $25 for disorderly conduct; C. S. Ferguson, 28, and Emma H. Loyd, 36, were fined the same amount on like charges, and another man and woman were fined $10 each for drunkenness. No one seemed inclined to volun.
teer much information about the fight, which ofifcers said almost wrecked the room, but Ferguson said he objected to "some ugly language Anderson used before the ladies, and we got into it." The woman fined $10 said she would "own up to being drunk, but I didn't hit anybody or say a Ferguson told Justice Pence he had been "disorderly but not and Anderson maintain. ed he was "drunk but not disorderly." John A. Scruggs was fined $10 for drunkenness and $50 for assault, with a suspended 30-day jail sentence, on complaint of J. C. Lefler, Yellow cab driver, that Scruggs hit him on the head with a whiskey bottle yesterday afternoon.
"I took him to an address on Day but the woman who came to the door said he didn't live there. On the way back to town he hit me with the bottle." Lefler said. Scruggs told Pence he didn't remember anything about the incident, "but I'm sorry and I'm willing to pay for hitting him." Lewis B. Falls, 22, was fined $10 for drunkenness. He also was fined $25 and given a 30-day sentence on a charge of resisting arrest.
Patrolman F. B. Moore testified Falls arrested last night Highland Ave. and Second S. after two calls had been received that he was "raising sand." Willie Booker, 51, Negro, charged with taking a out of the pocket of R.
L. Casey, 326 Harrison N. while conversing with Casey, was given six months for petit larceny. Charlie Pritchard, 27, received a 90-day sentence on a charge of tak. ing and selling a $15 overcoat belonging to Ellis W.
Kingery, of Hardy. Court Upholds Suspension of Lucas License Judge Thurston L. Keister in the Roanoke City Circuit court vesterday suspended for six months the real estate license of I. S. Lucas, trading as the I.
S. Lucas Realty on a charge of unethical practice. Lucas was accused of purchasing for himself a residence by Mrs. Ada McFalls on the Lee highway near Hollins college, after informing her that the "deal" with another customer had fallen through. The hearing before Judge Keister was on appeal by Mr.
Lucas from the Virginia real estate commission which ordered his license revoked several months ago. Before passing judgment, Judge Keister inquired of opposing counsel what would be the defendant's chances of having a license restored should it be suspended or revoked, explaining that he had perused the statute without finding reference to this point, any, attorneys were unable to answer the question, but they referred the matter to R. L. Rush, chairman of the commission, who was in the courtroom as an observer. Mr.
Rush related that Mr. Lucas could apply for a new license, but before any action would be taken, a hearing would be held. Community Carol Program Delayed Because of Sleet Snow and sleet that blanketed Roanoke yesterday prevented the presentation of the second community Christmas carol program around the tree on the Municipal Building lawn, but program will be given this afternoon if weather permits. Today's program, if given, will be presented by children of members of the Thursday Morning Music club from 4:30 to 5 p. m.
A transcription of the program will be heard over WSLS at 7:45 tonight, regardless of whether the group can appear publicly. A group of teen-age boys and girls from "Buena Vista." the Southeast community center, Is scheduled to give Monday's program. 21 Report Discharges To Their Draft Boards Twenty-one men have recently reported their discharges from the armed forces to Roanoke city selective service board No. 2 and coun. ty board No.
1, Salem, it was announced today. The men, who may be reached by contacting the board or the U. S. Employment Service, are: City Board No. 2 White: Lacy B.
Murray, Morris F. Puckett, Norman L. Long, Marvin D. Crook, Eugene W. Hollandsworth, James E.
Wilson, Carl Mason Sheppherd, Hartwell D. Glass, Ralph G. Terrell. Negro: Charles W. Davis, Richard E.
Mike, Thomas E. Sims, Wal. ter B. Coleman, Walter M. Griffin, John M.
Faulkner, Ralph N. Napier and Albert D. Boyd. County Board No. 2 Ernest A.
Spangler, Maynard R. Wise, Lloyd O. Simmons and Willie M. Francisco. Two Realty Transfers Recorded in County These real estate transfers have been recorded at the county clerk's office in Salem: E.
Griffith, special commissioner, and others to U. L. Perdue, 45.5 acres, Cave Spring district, 189. Thomas M. Blair and wife to Edsel Eugene Via and wife, lot 6.
block 2. section 1, Round Hill Park, 000. Party and Banquet Held By Insurance Company The annual Christmas party and banquet of the Roanoke district of the Home Beneficial Insurance company was held last night at Longwood. Salem, with about 90 per sons W. A.
Kohl, Roanoke district manager. was toastmaster. A Christmas bonus was given to each employer and 8 special present was presented to each feminine guest. The program included dancing, playing games and singing Christmas carols. Starling W.
Childs, Philanthropist, Dies NEW YORK (AP)-Starling W. Childs, 76. retired investment banker and philanthropist long a benefactor of Yale university, died yesterday. In June, 1937, he joined with his sister Miss Alice Coffin, in establishing the $10,000,000 Jane Coffin Childs Memorial fund for cancer research, The gift was made a year after the death of Childs' wife as a result of cancer. REV.
UTT TO SPEAK The Rev. Mr. Utt of Galax will be the speaker at a meeting of the Evangelistic club at the YMCA toafternoon at 230. Music will be by the Galax quartette. Closes Only One Day The Peaco*ck laundry in Salem will close for Christmas only Christmas day instead of Dec.
24 and 25, as reported in yesterday's World-News. Veteran's Quiz Q. Will the various monetary benefits received by veterans under the G. I. Bill be deducted from any possible future bonus? A.
No. Congress repealed that portion of the G. I. Bill which formerly provided that benefits received under the G. Bill would any, be deducted from any future bonus authorized.
32 Roanokers Taking Cruise On Wisconsin threaten, the government won't listen to a public demand that it try to do something. The CIO its wage drive just a few days after John L. Lewis called off the coal strike. Does this mean CIO President Philip Murray waited until Lewis bowed off the stage so he could take front and center? The answer is probably no. Murray had Robert R.
Nathan, a private economist and formerly a key government wartime planner, workarguments for months. This is about the time Murray could be expected to start out. Steel industry contracts expire within two months. touched off a Nathan's, statistics and economic opinions from both sides. He said industry could stand a 25 per cent wage increase without raising prices substantially reducing profits from wartime levels.
Industry came back by saving any such rise In wages would wipe away nearly all its profits. There are a lot of figures that could be cited. Both sides use the same sets of figures, most of them from Federal agencies which collect. the basic economic facts. The arguments stem from the use each side makes of those figures.
Take an example. Industry says weekly factory worker pay has practically doubled since 1939. That's true. The CIO says weekly factory worker pay has dropped since Januarv. 1945.
That also is true. To weigh these two facts vou must consider the living cost rise, that 1939 was a -depression peacetime year and 1945 a highwage wartime vear. and that in 1939 there were millions out of work and in 1945 a manpower, shortage. Each side its best foot forward statistically in talking about profits. And so on.
Actually, there is no way of de, termining which side is right, or where. between their positions, the answer lies. Under, our free collective bargaining policy, we rely on the opponents in an economic argument to wrestle it out for themselves. Dewey Told To Keep Out of House Fight By WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST WASHINGTON -The first serious rift in Republican ranks since the party won the congressional elections broke into the open today with a demand that presidential candidates keep hands off the House leadership contest.
Rep. Thomas Jenkins of Ohio objected in a formal statement to "attempts by outsiders to dominate the American Congress." He leveled his remarks primarily at Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's endorsem*nt of Rep. Charles A.
Halleck of Indiana for the House floor leadership. But he said they apply as well Senator Bricker, "any presidential, aspirantstoo, although I don't think they'd try it." Jenkins is one of three announced candidates for the leadership position to be vacated by Rep. Joseph W. Martin, of Massachusetts when he becomes speaker of the House on January 3. 1 The others are Halleck and Rep.
Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois, neither of whom was in Washington when Jenkins let loose his blast at the New York governor last night. A fourth representative, Clarence J. Brown of Ohio, has announced his availability for the leadership but has not formally declared his candidacy. While Capitol observers long had seen the leadership struggle as a jockeying for position for the GOP presidential nomination, Jenkins was the first member of his party to label it openly as such.
Will Stay in Race Except for including Taft and Bricker in his grouping of "presidential aspirants, made no the reference in his statement to Capitol Hill talk that Brown has the backing of the Ohio senators. Jenkins reiterated his intention to remain in the race until it is settled by the Republican caucus on January 2. Dewey's espousal of Halleck's candidacy, Jenkins declared. was an expression of the governor's desire to "let the country know that Halleck was man." He must believe will help him Into the presidency he said. "Does it mean that Dewey will have a voice hand in directing the actions of Congress? It means nothing else." In Albany a Dewey aide commented: "Freedom of speech still permitted- -fortunate- ly." Attempted interference in the affairs of Congress, Jenkins continted, "are not confined to presidential aspirants." "Some of the heavy contributors think they won the he added.
remarking that a large Pennsylvania contributor is said to have promised he will "deliver the vote the State's Republican congressional delegation to Halleck. Goat Bangs Up Fenders, Eats Roof Off Car DETROIT (AP)-The automobile here to stay. Not 50 Sam La Fata's goat. Thursday La Fata bought goat for $5 from a Romeo, farmer. He sent it home a friend who neglected to tether the animal.
When La. Fata came home from his barber shop, he found that goat had butted dents the in fenders and hood of car had off eaten the composition roof. La Fata confided today to customer, Police Inspector Michael Larco, that he lost his temper. The lost goat its head. The La Fata had fresh meat on last family night's dinner table.
was good." La Fata reflected. "but it tasted strongly of 1033 Dodge." Thirty-two Roanoke members of the naval reserve will leave Norfolk Jan. 6 aboard the navy's 000-ton battleship Wisconsin for a two-week training cruise to Panama and Cuba, it was announced today by Fifth Naval District headquarters at Norfolk. Those from Roanoke who will make the cruise are: Lt. William B.
Bagbey, Lt. Horace Hood, Lt. Cdr. Neal W. Ellis, Ens.
Homer C. Kornman, Lt. Cdr. Richard F. Pence, Lt.
Cdr. Edward H. Abbuehl, Lt. Car. Edward Harmon, Pete A.
Adams, baker, third class; Clifton F. Atkinson, coxswain; William C. Brodie, seaman, first class; Thomas W. Dunn, pharmacists' mate, third class; Phillip E. Day, radioman, first Paul H.
Faulkner, photographers' mate, first class; Raymond L. Hall, radarman, first class: Warren R. Harlow, seaman, second class; Roy W. Hedge, metalsmith, third class: James H. Henderlite, signalman, second class; Vincent B.
Howell, mailman, second class. Lawrence A. Kanode, seaman, first class; Lawrence C. Lucas, chief motor machinists' mate: James W. McDowell, shipfitter, third class; Charles J.
McGhee, signalman, third class; David B. Parrish, fireman, first class; William P. Purdy, seaman, first class; Darrell R. Shelton, radarman, second class; Walter V. Shinault, seaman, first class; Curtis J.
Sweeney, gunners' mate, second class; Jack R. Terry, pharmacists' mate, third class; Lawrence E. Terry, electricians' mate, first class; Thomas E. Wagner, seaman, first class: Horace W. Wimmer, radioman, second class; and Robert A.
Zimmer, yeoman, first class. About 50 officers and 500 men of the naval reserves will be taken on the trip during which the men will perform the duties of their rates and specialties which will enable them to maintain the efficiency gained through wartime experience. Reservists making the cruise will be given full pay plus transportation costs to and from Norfolk. After a two-day stay in Panama the super dreadnaught will proceed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where two-day gunnery exercises are scheduled. All hands will be given liberty in Panama and Cuba.
Streets, Roads Well Cleared Of First Snow Most city streets and State highways were well cleared today and Roanoke had shaken off the effects of yesterday's first snow storm of the season. While all thoroughfares were opened and sidewalks cleared, some motorists still found the going tough in private driveways, parking lots, and back streets. A thaw late yesterday filled gutters and low spots in sidewalks with pools of water, many of which remained standing this morning, alhad spent much vesterdav clearthough a crew 40 city workers of ing important downtown intersections. City police reported only two minor accidents Friday despite dangerous condition auto, streets which resulted from the two inch collection of snow and sleet. All primary highways throughout this a area and the majority of secondary roads had been cleared by last night, J.
H. Wyse, district highway engineer, reported. Snow plows, coupled. with heavy traffic on the roads, had most of the major highways cleared by yesterday. Buses, which ran as much as 30 minutes off schedule yesterday, were back to normal today.
Roanoke had dug out after Its first touch of winter. Association Asks That Merchants Close Two Days Directors of the Roanoke Merchants Association have recommended that retail stores a close all day on both Christmas and Dee. 26, Edward C. Moomaw, association secretary, said today. Association members were notified of the recommendation of the directors in this week's bulletin.
The directors also have recommended that New Year's Day, be observed as a full legal holiday. A number of stores last week announced their intention of observing the two-day Yule holiday. Display cards for use by members in acquainting the public with plans to observe two-dav holiday were mailed with the bulletin. The card reads "We will be closed two days; Christmas Day and Thursday, Dec. 26.
in cooperation with the Roanoke Merchants The association also plans a display advertisment in tomorrow's newspaper, acquainting the public with the recommendation of the as. cosiation directors. Church Offers Play, 'No Tomorrow A Christmas play, "No Room." will be presented at Second Baptist church (Negro) tomorrow at 3:15 p. m. under the sponsorship of the William Hunton branch YMCA.
Phyllis Dunnaville will give the introduction to the play, in which the following take part: Dorothy Sam Stuart, as Mary: Thomas Marshall, Joseph; Mac Barlow, the angel; Paul Scruggs, Eddie Stephens and Harry Deane, shepherds; Otha Lewis Wright, Carlyle Petty and Douglas Martin, the wise men: Wilfred Holland, Andrew Brown Otto Green and Harry Sherman, innkeepers. Also included will be choral selections by pupils from the Heller school and Page kindergarten and solos by Harry Lee Brown, Brenda Manns, Shirley Mitchell, Otto Green, Paul Scruggs and Michael Thompson. Presentations will be made by Harry Sherman and Patricia and Carolyn Howard and Rebecca Francis will give a recitation, "The Shepherd's Story." Red Cross Will Take Brief Xmas Holiday The Roanoke county chapter, American Red Cross, will close for a brief Christmas holiday at 12:30 p. Dec. 24, and remain closed Christmas day.
Mrs. Hubert Wright, executive secretary, said today. Volunteers will be on call during the time the office is closed, she said. Shortest Day It All Depends On the Temperature SEATTLE -Sunday, Dec. 22, should be the year's shortest day by .8 of one second of time, Prof.
T. S. Jacobsen, University of Washington astronomer, figured out today." but temperature variations may throw his whole set of figures out of kilter. Emerging from his logarithm table, the professor propounded: Sunrise and sunset times today will be 7:54:34.9 a. m.
and 4:20:28.7 p. for a day eight hours, 25 min. utes, 43.8 second long. On Sunday: 7:55:05.8 a. m.
and 4:20:48.8 p. or a day of eight hours, 25 minutes and 43 seconds. It happens because the winter sol. stice, at 2:54 a. m.
Sunday, so closely coincides with midnight, he said. "However," he cautioned "the refraction of light affects the length of the day, and should the air be as much as 1-2 degree colder at sunrise and sunset on Sunday than today, the .8 of a second difference will be cancelled out." Or- in other words -who can tell? Realty Transfers Realty transfers recorded recently in the office of the city clerk of courts follow: Samuel G. and Pauline Handy to Harold Nevergold, 40, 41 and 42, sec. 15, Waverly $4,400. lots, Jesse T.
and Virginia E. Meadows to W. C. and Lucy Reeves, lot 20, sec. 2.
Melrose addition, $2,100. J. H. and Cecil H. Sigmon and others to E.
A. and Velda M. Jones, lot 2, sec. 1, West End map. $4,900.
Elsie C. and L. R. Tucker to James M. Tucker, lots 19 and 20, blk.
15, Grandin Place, $5,000. Harold Lee Ward to C. E. and Mattie Winslow, south 80 feet lot 11, sec. 28.
Belmont map, $9,250. Mollie E. Wright to J. and Nannie Burton, south part lot 11, Interurban map, $400. Paul Hampton Mitchell to H.
C. and Kathryn S. Johnson, lot 19, sec. 34, Wasena Corp. map, $8,500.
Thelma S. L. and wife, and Cora Tyree, John T. Tyree heirs, north lot 34, sec. 15, North Side, $5.
Julia C. and J. B. Daugherty to William M. Sims, lot 5, block 4.
Rugby Land $9,000. Doris B. and W. E. Garthright to Robert S.
and Agnes Brooks, lot 2, section 12, River Road addition, 000. C. E. Stanley to Annie E. Stanley, lot 9, block 58.
Rogers, Fairfax and Houston addition, $5. Eileen Weddle to West End Real Estate Co. lots 8 through 15, both inclusive, block 53, River View Land $10. Flora Is Commander Of 29th Division Post Members of Post 64, 29th Division association, named John L. Flora commander for 1947 at a post meeting held last night at the Hotel Patrick Henry.
Flora succeeds A. W. Graves who automatically becomes a member of the department executive committee. Other officers named were: W. B.
Cobb, first vice commander: J. D. Sink, second vice commander: Herbert V. Hunter, adjutant and finance officer: W. R.
Giffin, chaplain; W. F. Tickle, sergeant at arms, The new officers will be installed at the January meeting with Joseph C. Stone, department commander from Roanoke, in charge. Post members agreed to conduct a membership campaign and decided to hold a party at the Veterans of 'Foreign Wars post 1264 home in January..
