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The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina • 3

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State Mops Up As Storm Moves Out to Seal Percy's Store Struck By Car, Man Is Arrested A Selma man was arrested on charges of reckless and public drunkenness adrevine. unpadlocked Percy Flower's Store near Clayton. State Trooper J. P. Carter and Johnston County Deputy J.

T. Smith said Charles P. Carter of Route 1, Selma was arrested after he drove his 1950 Ford into the side of the store late Friday night. The Selma man, who is no kin to the trooper, backed his car out of the plate glass window and ran it into a witch. He then ran from the scene of the accident, Trooper Carter said.

A search was launched for the man after he went to the home of Mrs. Percy Flowers, told her he was hurt and then ran again. Trooper Carter said it was feared for some time that the man might have fallen into one of the surrounding lakes, but the Selma man was found, barefooted, walking in the woods. Damage to the store was estimated by Jimmy Flowers to exceed $600. Flower's store was padlocked recently by court action.

Heart Disease Heart Disease CHAPEL HILL, Nov. 9 (A) -Diseases of the heart and blood vessels accounted for 17,125 deaths in North Carolina in 1956 about half the total of all deaths in the state last year the North Carolina Heart Assn. reported today. The association noted that the four leading causes of death was diseases of the heart and blood an vessels, cancer, accidents and pneumonia were the same in the state and across the nation as a whole. Fifth-ranked as a killer in North Carolina was prematurity 723 deaths in 1956 which the association noted was "disproportionateon his ly high in this state, in comparison to country as a whole." work The report said that cancer caused 4,109 deaths in the state in from 1956, accidents 2,481, pneumonia track and influenza 1,228 and diabetes 543.

find a School For Southpaws. incident, ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) Could pick- it be that Horace Mann school gen- here is a den of southpaws? releas- Pupils recently painted a large watercolor of a baseball sceneuntil and the pitcher, catcher, first following baseman, shortstop and third short- baseman all were pictured as being left-handed. Looking forward Gala glamorous fashions The very essence of coming holiday the splendor of fine fashion.

of unforgettable evenings all our unusual collection of beautiful party and festive occasions. Junior, half-sizes. OUR CONVENIENT LAY-AWAY PLAN THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, RALEIGH, N. C. Sunday Morning, November 10, 1957.

I-3 Damage Heavy As Tornadoes Strike Twice ROCKY MOUNT, Nov. 9 (UP) Cool, sunny weather moved across the State today pushing out to sea the storm front which sent tornadoes, wind and rain tearing Friday through many sections. Wreckage from severe storms lay scattered along the course which ran from Surry a and Yadkin counties in the Piedmont to Wilson and Edgecombe counties, 200 miles away. Tornadoes dipped down twice near here Friday night and again in the Saratoga-Stantonsburg area of Wilson County. High winds swept through a wide path near Elkin and Yadkinville.

At least five persons were injured in the storm near here. A Negro construction worker was electrocuted during a rainstorm connected with the front at Newton. The tornado struck in Wilson County early last night, demolishIng a modern, brick consolidated Negro high school between Saratoga and Stantonsburg. The winds also destroyed a number of houses and barns and uprooted trees. Some livestock was killed and a few persons received minor injuries.

Damage was estimated at more than a million dollars. Winds churned through the Surry-Yadkin area Friday afternoon, blowing roofs off tobacco barns, demolishing chimneys and "exploding" the side from the brick school at the Siloam community. In Raleigh, heavy winds and rain flooded several sections of the city and tore roofs from porches and small buildings. The tornado struck near here first at the Pinetops highway south of. Rocky Mount.

Later it swept through a wide area along U. S. 64, three miles east of here. It tore roofs off homes, demolished at least three houses, damaged about a dozen others and smashed at least four parked automobiles. At least, five persons were injured by flying debris.

Workers rushed out today to begin restoring power and communication lines which were swept away in the storm. The storm cut through the Piedmont along a 15-mile path which began about three miles, south of Boonville on U. S. snapped off trees, overturned small buildings and ripped large sections from houses and barns. Students at the Siloam school were sitting in their classrooms when the side of the building collapsed under the heavy wind.

Principal H. E. Hiatt said it was a "miracle" that none of the 80 pupils were injured. "We were looking at the trees outside they were being blown almost flat by the wind then we heard that noise and saw the wall explode," he said Henry Lutz, 27, was electrocuted at Newton when he picked up live wire blown down by a wind and electrical storm. As he picked up the wire, an electrical charge shot though his body, igniting his clothing.

In Wilson County, Supt. of Schools H. D. Browning said all efforts were being made to set up auxiliary quarters for the 1,250 students that were left without a school. The Speight school is one of the largest consolidated schools in the county.

'Race Hate' Issue Old -Babcock The manager of a Westinghouse Electric Co. plant here charged yesterday that AFL CIO Vice President James Carey was bringing up old, discredited issues asserting that industry "has started to use race hate as a union-busting weapon." In a speech last night at Howard University in Washington, D.C., Carey said "race hate" was used by industry as propaganda against union activities in four Southern cities during the past two years. Carey, who is president of the International Union of Electrical Workers, said the firms which used "this new technique of war against labor" were the Westinghouse Electric plant here; the Neco Co. in Bay Springs, and two firms at Jackson, and Gainesville, aliled with Sperry-Rand Corp. James A.

Babcock, Westinghouse plant manager here, said that "in no case have we ever shown this picture to the employes of our plant." He added that the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board had studied the charge last March 1 in connection with union accusations against the Raleigh plant. Babcock asserted that the NLRB official decided, "There is. no evidence that the motion picture shown to employes had any reference to the racial issue." He said the NLRB official recommended the allegation be overruled. Babcock said further that the NLRB in Washington reviewed the regional director's report and the union's objection and ruled in June "that these objections and exceptions are without merit." MONEY FROM POPE. SRINAGAR, Nov.

9 UP Kashmir's Prime Minister Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed announced this weak the receipt of 47,700 rupees Pope Plus XII for relief of flood sufferers. Kashmir la mainly Moslem. In Raleigh's Cameron Village Short sleeve gown with florentine embroidery. Sizes 32-34 8.95 Long sleeve gown sleekly tailored with buttoned bodice Because you love nice things and cuffs. Sizes 32-42.

8.95 Cover girls sleeved gowns by Van Raalte Pretty as a picture--that's you, in one of Van Raalte's winsome cover-up gowns. And a choice of sleeve lengths to keep you warm the whole winter through! They're nylon Myth tricot- -as easy on the upkeep as they are soft to wear. In palest Primrose Pink or heavenly Horizon Blue. SCHOOL CRUSHED The ripped apart by a tornado which outside view of the remains by Raines Cox of Wilson) Speight Negro School, located struck that section Friday of the school. At bottom is a six miles east of Wilson, was night.

Top photo shows an demolished classroom. (Photo Negro Sought In Assault Case A short scar-faced Negro is be-, Richardson, said she went to Mrs. gro was short, had scars ing sought for breaking into the Allen's bedroom when she the face home of two white and was wearing matrons at "loud Women's Prison and attempting "I thought at first she was hav- clothes. to assault one of them. ling a nightmare," Mrs.

Richard- Bloodhounds were called Mrs. June Allen told police of son said. Cary Prison Farm to help awaking early yesterday morning When Mrs. Richardson appear- the but could not man, to find the Negro in bed with her, ed at Mrs. Allen's bedroom door trail.

his hands clamped tightly around and asked the Negro what he was short time after the her, just throat. began talking to him, her doing and in the dashed house, out he lunged at Deputies Linton and Waters a rear door, ed up a suspect fitting the said. asking him what he wanted," she Deputy Sheriffs Bob Linton and eral description, but later Louis Waters said. ed him. "He told me I knew what he The women told Raleigh Offic- Police searched the area wanted and that he would kill me ers B.

G. Parker and W. F. Croc- about if I 4 a.m. yesterday screamed," she said.

ker, who assisted in the search at the incident which occurred The second matron, Mrs. Ruby the prison location, that the Ne-lly after midnight yesterday. IN RALEIGH'S CAMERON VILLAGE to the await creations misses Holiday Festivities in for and STORE HOURS: DAILY 9:30 to 5:30 MONDAYS FRIDAYS 9:30 to 9:00.

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