THE ROANOKE TIMES, ROANOKE, VIRGINIA: THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1951. Nine Persons Killed As Marine Transport Plane Crashes On Eastern Shore VOTE PROPOSAL CLEARS HURDLE Carolina Legislature Unit Reports on Plan RALEIGH, N. Feb. 7 (AP)Legislation to permit 18-year-olds to vote and to increase State aid for city streets cleared their first hurdles in the North Carolina General Assembly today. Road Legislation After a public, hearing, and a flurry of Senroads committee gave its blessings to city street aid legislation which Governor Scott has described as "ill-advised." The Senate committee on constitutional amendments gave a favorable report to legislation which would amend the State Constitution so as to lower the voting age from 21 House to 180mmittee and labor heard labor leaders plead for a bill which would repeal a 1947 law banning the closed shop, union shop and involuntary check-off of union dues.
Representatives of the AFL, the CIO and independent unions asserted that the law causes strife, friction and bad relations between management and labor. Secretary of State Thad Eure and several students from N. C. State College, the University of North Carolina and College joined in urging approval of the bill to lower the voting age. If the Legislature finally approves the bill, Tar Heels will decide at the next general election whether to permit 18-year-olds to vote.
Defense Post New legislation introduced today included a resolution to create special committee Uncle Sam which would find out what expects states to do in the matter of civil defense. The Senate gave its approval to the "telephone measure to make it unlawful to use profane, vulgar and indecent language to woman over the telephone. The measure now goes to the House. The House passed and sent to the Senate to repeal an ancient law making it illegal for persons to work, fish or hunt on Sunday and a bill to prohibit hunting on the public highways. Broadcast Set For Portion Of Band Gathering MARTINSVILLE, Feb.
7 (Speclal)-A portion of the program of the All-Western Virginia High School Band concert, to be presented here afternoon, is expected to be recorded for a rebroadcast on the Government's "Voice of America" radio broadcast, it was revealed here today by Ralph Shank, in charge arrangements. Shank said he had been advised by Dr. Ernest E. Harris, associate professor of Music Education at Columbia University, that "Voice of America' program officials were interested in rebroadcasting a part of the concert to countries overseas. Dr.
Harris will conduct the 100- piece concert band during rehearsals starting here Friday afternoon. band will include players from 32 schools in the western of the The concert section, will climate the three-day event. Another group of 76 players will comprise the "workshop" band, which will be under the direction of Allan H. Bone, assistant prolessor of music at Duke University. Auxiliary Policemen End First Aid Course PULASKI, Feb.
7 (Special)Some 41 members of the Civil auxiliary police force completed an 18-hour first aid trainin: course last night and were awarded certificates. This is the first group to complete a first aid course under the civilian defense program being carried on in Pulaski County. Several other organizations and Individuals are now engaged in similar classes. Road Department Awards Contracts for Projects Feb. 7 (AP) -The State Highway Commission toRICHMOND, contracts valued at $1,011,692 for eleven road and bridge day awarded projects in the Old Dominion.
Spans Included Six bridges and 28 miles of road construction are included in the work. The awards were based on low bids received Jan. 25. Because Federal aid is involved in most projects, the concurrence of the U. S.
Bureau of Public Roads is required before the awards of contracts are considered final. Highway spocksmen said this approval generally is routine. The most expensive 1.60 miles of four -lane divided construction and bridge on Virginia Beach one, Boulevard east of Norfolk in Princess Anne County. Bid on three projects were rejected as too high by the commission. These included reconstruction of Route 147 near the Westham bridge in Chesterfield County, a bridge over Blackwater River on Route 40 north of Wayerly, and work on Mathews County Secondary Route Contracts awarded and successful low bidders are: Chesterfield County--U.
S. 1- making four-lane divided the spproach road to the Atlantic Coast Line underpass at Walthall between Richmond and Petersburg. Asphalt Paving Service, Richmond, $99,917. Fauquier County--U. 8.
15-29- 3.86 miles of macadam pavement from Warrenton toward Opal. A. B. Torrence Elkton, 548. Henrico and Charles City Coun-Route 5- 4.75 miles widening and reconstruction and two bridges between Richmond and Charles City Court House.
W. W. Tuck Son, Virgilina, $145,681. Princess Anne County- U. 8.
58 miles 4-lane divided construction and one bridge, continuing the limited access Virginia Beach Boulevard east from Norfolk. Ames Webb, Norfolk, $276,975. Bath Project Bath County -Route 39-130- foot bridge, across Thompson Creek, including approach roads. Echols Brothers, Staunton, 399. Isle of Wight County- U.
8. 258 -40-foot bridge over Great Swamp, including approach roads. Norfolk Contracting Norfolk, $38,613. Isle of Wight -U. S.
miles widening and resouth of U. S. 460. R. H.
Richmond, $24,713. construction Middlesex County secondary route miles widening and stabilizing base near Revis P. O. Warsing and Taylor, Rockfish, $21,487. Rockingham County--secondary Route 682-bridge over Blacks Run, including approach road.
B. Torrence Elkton, $45,955. Pittsylvania County--secondary Route miles reconstruction through Spring Garden between U. 8. 29 and Route 57.
J. Spencer, Lynchburg, $114,095. Cumberland County--secondary Routes 629 miles reconstruction and hard-surfacing near Bear Creek Lake. J. R.
Ford Lynchburg, $27,309. Pulaski School Board Faces Busy Schedule PULASKI, Feb. 7 (Special) A heavy docket faces the County School Board tomorrow morning when it gathers at 10 o'clock. Frank J. Critzer, superintendent, said today that the session will be a lengthy one.
It is expected to be highlighted by discussion of housing needs for next year in the school system. An influx of workers at thencrease Arsenal is expected the school population considerably. Critzer explained that the board will also discuss a questionnaire which is being prepared for Federal funds to in erecting more buildings. board will be a report on Other items to come before the teacher situation and a report from architects on plans for the proposed schools. Rail Walkout Caused Closing Of Many West Virginia Mines ginian Railway officials at Princeton said coal loadings on the lines were about 20 per cent under normal.
spokesmen said 20 mines -about the same number as yesterday were down along that line and Virginian officials said 12 mines in Wyoming and Raleigh Counties were idled because of the sick call strike of yard workers at western receiving points. Ten of the 20 mines reported idle by personnel were in the Pocahontas field, which extends slightly into Virginia and the Pocahontas Operators Assoclation at Bluefield estimated the of miners not at work number roughly at 7,000. One bright spot in the apparently unchanged situation was the scheduled re-opening of seven operations of the U. S. Coal co*ke Co.
at Gary, McDowell and will shuttle about 4,000 miners back to production, company officials said. Among the new mines reported idle for the first time today were the Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates operations at Keystone, Carswell and Maitland and the Algoma Coal and co*ke Co. workings at Northfolk. Back to Work Lake Superior Coal Co. at Superior went back into operation today and a light force resumed digging at the Premier Pocahontas mine at Premier.
Both operations were down yesterday. The mines idle on the Virginian were in the winding Gulf field and rail officials explained that although their line does serve the west, they could not accept shipments to connecting rail lines for final destinations in the tied-up area. W. Feb. 7 (AP) -The tie up at Western rail BLUEFIELD, cut into the pay checks of Southern West Virginia coal miners yards again County, where the "no work" sign today.
Loadings Down has been out since Monday. Norfolk and Western Railway The re-opening at Gary is officials at Bluefield and Vir- slated for 7 a.m. tomorrow and CRAFT WRECKED IN HEAVY RAIN Cherry Point Ship En Route To New York Field EASTVILLE, Feb. 7 (AP) A Marine transport plane crashed in a rain and windstorm near this Virginia eastern shore community today, killing all nine men aboard. In Rainstorm The two-engined craft, en route from Cherry Point, N.
to Floyd Bennett Field, N. spun out of control in the heavy rain, a witness said, and crashed up on the edge of a creek. Military authorities who arrived on the scene not long after the crash told reporters all nine men aboard were killed. Only five bodies had been removed by 7 p.m., however. A reporter said he was told by military officials that four of the bodies would have to be cut out with acetylene torches.
The big ship, an R4Q Fairchild tactical transport, shattered into two large pieces when it hit. The nose a came to rest on the bank of Hungar's Creek. The fuselage settled slowly into the waters of the stream. Parts of the craft were strewn from an area of 300 yards, according to witnesses at the scene. Herbert Charnock, an Eastville carpenter working on a house 100 yards from the crash spot, said the plane came over the about building, made two complete spins and then nosed into the creek.
When he reached the wreckage, Charnock said, he pulled out three of the Marines. All were dead. Charnock said he then notified the office of Northampton County Sheriff George Turner. Charnock said he was unable to get all the bodies because of high water in the creek. The crash scene was about two miles west of here and just inland from the Chesapeake Bay side of the eastern shore.
The time of the crash was fixed at shortly after 2 p.m. H. I. Harris, a reporter for the weekly newspaper Peninsula Enterprise, said the plane clipped a power line in half as it crashed. Electric clocks in the area stopped at 2:16 p.m., he said.
A heavy rain was falling at the time of the crash, Harris said. making it impossible to see more than a few yards. When police reached the scene, the rainfall had turned into snow. Bodies of four men were found in a field not far from the wreckage, Harris said. Police said they had been removed either by Charnock or by other persons who preceded them to the crash.
Lights still were burning in the big transport when police arrived. Gasoline had spilled over a wide area, but there was no fire. Parts Scattered Harris said the plane apparently struck the ground and bounced, breaking in half and splintering from the impact. He said parts of the craft were found 300 yards from the spot where the fuselage rested in the creek. The public information office at the Cherry Point Marine Air Base said the plane was several hours overdue on its flight to New York.
It had left the North Carolina field at 1:08 p.m. Assigned to Marine Tactical Squadron 252 at Cherry Point, the big craft was capable of carrying heavy equipment and more than 20 men, the Cherry Point officer said. Both Naval and Marine officials were on their way the crash scene early tonight take to charge of operations and to begin an investigation into the crash. Polio Drive in Smyth Gets More Than $9,000 MARION, Feb. 7 (Special)Robert Garnett, chairman the March of Dimes Campaign here, announced that Smyth County has gone over the top in the campaign.
He says that when the results of this campaign is finally tabulated it will show that $9,000 has been collected in this 1951 campaign. In the 1950 campaign contributions amounted to $5,700 in Smyth County. as a the YELLOW PAGES BUS LINES RESTAURANTS GROCERS product for the home or busior YELLOW PAGES of your Telephone time and trouble by using the Potomac Telephone Company TRAIN WRECKage of a train east of Eagle Rock was being cleared yesterday. The east-bound train was knocked off the single track into the James River A rockslide late Monday night. WreckDE.
ing crews may be seen at work in the picture above. Three trainmen escaped without serious injury from the locomotive, which turned the river. (See inset). (Photos by Spangler). YMCA SECRETARIES ATTEND GATHERING Regional Meeting Is Held in Lynchburg YMCA's in Virginia raised $62,000 during the past year for World Service, Tom P.
Pearman of Atlanta, member of the international committee of the YMCA, told general secretaries of Virginia Association who met here today. This was an increase of $22,000 over the amount raised in 1947, the first year during which he was a member of the committee, Pearman stated. The YMCA' World Service Fund is used for program activities 1 in' countries outside of the United States and Canada. General secretaries from nine Virginia cities attended the quarconference. Represented were Portsmouth, Newport News, NorDanville, Pulaski, Roanoke, Waynesboro, Staunton and Lynchburg.
Also present besides Pearman were W. S. Jackson, executive Assembly, secretary Blue of the Ridge, 1 Blue N. Ridge, C. Ingram of Atlanta, southern area council; and William E.
Hansen, Virginia district secretary. Reviews Program Ingram briefly reviewed the town and country program in relation to the Virginia district YMCA. The town and country program is carried on for the benefit points which do not have local YMCA's. Local Y's, Ingram declared, should study the town and country program to see in what way they might implement and expand the existing programs. Wherever possible, they should provide additional secretarial leadership in the country areas in their immediate vicinities, he counselled.
Jackson made a report to the secretaries on improvements already made and those planned at Blue Ridge, summer conference assembly site. Blue Ridge opens in May and remains open through August. Various types of ences are annually held, including 1 YMCA a and church sessions. The next quarterly meeting will LYNCHBURG, Feb. 7 (AP)- be held in Staunton May 2, the group determined.
SUGAR GROVE REPORTS SUGAR GROVE, Feb. 7. (Special) -E. M. Calhoun, chairman of the local March of Dimes campaign, has announced that $163.47 was collected here.
Of this figure, $115.57 was raised by the school. Sikkim, tiny buffer state in the eastern Himalayas, ranges in altitude from 400 feet above sea level to 28,146 feet. Witnesses Say There Was No Violence at Laburnum Work RICHMOND, Feb. 7 --Several witnesses testified here tothere was no "mob" violence involved in a work stoppage on day Construction Corp. job in July, 1949, in Breathitt CounLaburnum ty, Ky.
Present Side The testimony came as three labor unions United Construction Workers, affiliate of the United Mine Workers; District 50, UMW; and UMW-continued to present their side of the work stoppage which Laburnum has made the basis of a $500,000 damage suit. Laburnum contends that on July 26, 1949, a "mob" headed by William O. Hart, representing the UCW, went to its job, began "haranguing" workmen with and abuses," and caused all work to stop. Jerry Barnett, of Breathitt County, testified in Richmond Circuit Court today he is a member of UMW and was a laborer for Laburnum at the time of the incident. He said Hart came on the job early in July to organize Laburnum laborers under UCW, and he added the laborers wanted to be organized.
At a meeting two days before the Wythe Forestry Group Plans Year's Program WYTHEVILLE, Feb. 7 (Special) The Wythe County forestry committee made plans here today to inform the public of the need for timber land conservation and to explain the best methods to prevent destructive fires. Distribution of a cartoon booklet on conservation to every school child was discussed. Dallas R. Newman of Rural Retreat is chairman of the committee.
Serving with him are: R. L. Copenhaver, vocational and agriculture teacher at Rural Retreat: N. F. Spraker, Route 3, chief County fire warden; Paul E.
Bird, County agent; Williams M. Holcomb, soil conservationist; W. T. Trevillian, local banker, and H. H.
Price, a Draper farmer. Radford, Montgomery Fall Short of Goal RADFORD, Feb. 7 (Special) The March of Dimes drive in Radford and Montgomery County has passed the $5,000 mark, Lloyd Anfin, chairman, stated' yesterday. Although no goal was set, this total is short of the anticipated total set by the drive leaders. The schools of Radford and Montgomery County appeared to be the largest contributors, having already turned in more than $2,000.
Antin said that he hopes to end the drive this week. NEFFERSON "MOVIES ARE YOUR BEST ENTERTAINMENT BUY" Now Showing! Doors Open 10:45 I SONG- CRAZY! DAME- DIZZY! SCRAPnight ever The kings you've chol LEO GORGEY BOWERY GREAT SONGS Blues Busters, Hall lergens 3 STOOGES in "STUDIO STOOPS" ALSO "NEWLYWEDS BOARDER" PLUS BUNNY CARTOON FOX NEWS FOOLISH SECONDARY ROAD SESSION SLATED VALC Unit To Hold Meeting on Withdrawals Pair Is Charged With Murder In Dentist's Death (Continued from Page One) The incident occurred about 6:30 yesterday at Main St. and p.m. Randolph Ave. Dr.
Irvin, who examined Dr. Santa Cruz's body today, said fracture was at the base of the skull. He said the dentist also suffered an extensive contusion of the right eye. Dr. Santa Cruz, an active participant in civil affairs, came to Pulaski in 1928 from Hampton Institute where he taught.
He WAS graduate of Howard Uniin Chicago and Serris Inversity stitute in Michigan. He was member of the AmeriLegislation, the Knights of can Pythias and the Magic City Medical Society. Statement Issued Mayor R. Imboden made the following statement today concerning the prominent dentist's death: "The fatal attack on Dr. Santa Cruz on Main St.
last night Was an unprovoked act and is deeply lamented by all the people of Pulaski. "Dr. Santa Cruz was one of our community leaders, highly respected by both our Negro and white residents, a man who was keenly interested in our civic life and a Christian gentleman. "I have conferred with our police and our officials regarding this incident and law enforcement agencies are taking every step that they should to see those responsible are properly, punished. The party accused striking Dr.
Santa Cruz has been arrested. The man charged with slapping young girl has been apprehended and both will face trials within due time. "I am proud of the fact that our citizens acted calmly in a situation which might have stirred up a serious aftermath. Everyone concerned is to be commended on his quick thinking and actions, especially our will police miss Dr. department.
Santa Cruz. We offer our deepest sympathy to his family and loved ones," the mayor stated. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Kathleen Jenkins Santa Cruz; his mother Mrs. Mary Alston Santa Cruz, Hampton.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the New Century Methodist Church here with burial in the Hampton Institute Cemetery at 11 a.m. Saturday. Work on New Homes To Start in Radford RADFORD, Feb. 7 (Special)The footings are expected to be poured for the first of approximately 50 new dwellings to be built in "Woodlawn," new housing project in Radford, Leon R.
Kytchen, Roanoke a builder, stated yesterday. The project is south of Radford Village, one of Radford's World War I housing projects. The first of these houses is expected to be a model, and will contain three bedrooms in a onefloor plan without basem*nt and will be constructed of brick. Rockbridge School Board Hears Report LEXINGTON, Feb. 7 (Special) Kay, superintendent of Rockbridge County Schools told Floyd the Board here Monday that a preliminary survey showed that there would be a large turnover of teachers in the County school division in the coming session.
During the Board meeting, permission granted the Rockbridge County Civilian Defense Committee for use of several school buildings for first aid classes. You're smart when you look in for When you need a service ness, look first in the Directory. You'll save YELLOW PAGES regularly. The Chesapeake I in of Virginia dales on dales on RICHMOND, Feb. 7 (AP)-A Virginia Advisory Legislative Council study committee will meet here next Tuesday to examine the practicability of permitting certain Virginia counties to withdraw from the secondary highway sys-' tem.
Some Stayed Out 7 tr tr When the secondary system of highways--the farm-to-market roads--was established 20 years ago counties were given the option of participating or not -as they saw fit. Several elected to stay out and keep up their own secondary systems for which they received a proportionate share of gas tax refunds from the State Highway Commission. Since that time, traffic and population areas have shifted and other counties have expressed 1 wish to withdraw. However, the Legislature has established no procedure under which counties may get out of the system now. On the basis of hearings between now and the 1952 session of the General Assembly the VALC committee will decide whether it should recommend legislation to permit certain counties now in the system to get out.
Tuesday's meeting will be the committee's first. Another Group Another VALC study group will meet here also Tuesday for its organizational session. This one will study the necessity for authorizing certain counties to enact traffic ordinances paralleling State law. General statutory policy now bans such parallel laws. Delegate W.
H. Irvine of Evington is chairman of both VALO committees. work stoppage, Barnett said, it was decided to call a strike after Hart told the Laburnum workers he had not had any "luck" in arranging negotiations to organize them. Barnett said about "20 or 30" men came to the job on July 26 for the purpose of signing up the Laburnum laborers. He said he saw no guns, drunk men or violence.
Asked under cross examination whether he had been a member of an AFL union, said he had. He said he for both Barnett, UCW and AFL after AFL "didn't give us any action." Lindon Higgins, president of the Salyersville, carpenters local, AFL, said he had worked on the Laburnum job. He said on July 26 he did not see anyone drunk and heard no threats. No Threats He said he joined UMW in January, 1951, so he could work as a carpenter in eastern Kentucky. Another who testified there were no threats, violence or drinking John McClellan, Whittonsville, who also was a Laburnum laborer on the job.
The unions read in evidence a deposition taken by them in July, 1949, from Raymond E. Salvati, of Huntington, W. the vice president of the coal company which awarded Laburnum the Kentucky work. Salvati was reminded that in a letter over his signature terminating Laburnum's contract, were the words: 'About noon on July 26, 1949, we understand that your men were I prevented from continuing to work on the tipple by threats and other action of representatives the United Construction Workers. Asked if he knew this through his own knowledge or on information, Salvati said that "not personal knowledge, only through information." Cold Weather Hits Western Virginia Area Somebody knocked the bottom out of the thermomter yesterday and the mercury dropped way, way down.
Temperatures throughout Western Virginia hovered around zero last night as a high wind whipped across a thin blanket of snow. Most main highways were passable but State Police warned that there was ice in a few places. In the deep Southwest, around Norton, Richlands and Grundy, however, State Police reported two to three inches of snow. In other areas, the wind blew what little snow fell off the highways as soon as it hit. Yesterday morning Draper' Mountain and Christiansburg Mountain, both on Route 11, were blocked briefly, but were cleared by 10:30 a.m.
Zero temperatures were reported at Floyd. At Wytheville, three degrees was the count. A not too encouraging weatherman predicts fair and colder for today. Yellow Pine Kiln Dried FLOORING $12 per 100 Sq. Ft.
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