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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
ROBINSON HEADS
COLUMBUS BOARD
}. K. Powell Re-Appointed
County Attorney; Greer,
Others Take Oaths

WHITEV1LLE, Dec. 2.-J. L..
Robinson, of Oak Dale, was chosen
chairman of the Columbus county
board of commissioners this after
noon shortly after the new board
was indicted into office.
One incumbent, w. L. Hobbs, of
Delco, remains on the board, the
other three members being: A. W.
Williamson, of Cerro Gordo. j. c.
Stanley, of Lebanon, and Bruce
Pierce, of Whiteville.
AS one of the initial acts of the
new board this afternoon the re-
appointment of j. K. Powell as
county attorney was made, and AL.
G. Brady, of Chadbourn, was chos-
en- by the board as solicitor of the
county recorders court.
Lee j. Greer was today sworn
IN as recorder for the county, sue
ceeding J. W. Brown, and Pete
Reynolds took the oath of office as
county surveyor. Leo L. Fisher
took the oath as register of deeds
for four more years, an office
which he has held for a like period.
Glenn Holmes today became the
county tax collector succeeding w.
y. HARRISON, who resigned, effec-
tive Nov. 80.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
DEFEATS
REED IN MATCH
Lever And Virog Grapple To
Draw In Opening Bout Of
Local Wrestling Card
By r. j. POWELL

Cashing in on his reputation as
one of the toughest in the wrestling
game, Chief Little Beaver, the barrel.
chested Indian from up Cherokee
way, last night won a debated two
out of three falls verdict over 215-
pound Jack Reed, of Los Angeles, in
the feature attraction on the renewed
mat program at Legion stadium.
A painful leg hold gave the West
Coast boy squabble number one, aft.
err 20 minutes of nip-and-tuck crap.
ping, but the Little Beaver gnawed
his way back into the fight in the
next heat and slowed away the round
with a sudden-striking attack that
had the bewildered Reed pinned in
four minutes.
The final fall was even quicker
than the second as the Tar Heel Red
skin took advantage of Reeds own
body scissor clutch to win the fall
and match. The time was three min.
utes.
In the curtain litter, Dick Lever,
210-pound mailman from Tennessee,
engaged sleek-looking Eddie Virog,
220-pounder from Minneapolis, in a
rough two fall affair that was de-
clared a draw because of the one
hour time limit.
After employing many of the best
known niceties in the w~arped-ear
trade, the Savage-attacking Lever
put the heavier Minneapolis chap out
of commission in 35 minutes to mark
up the first fall to his credit. A full
body hold was the difference. A
crowd-exciting full-nelson exhibition
enabled the Western warrior to take
the second and final ENHANCEMENT in
IS minutes.
Between the bouts, it was an
nounced that next Monday nights
card, to be announced later, would
be a benefit affair for the Greek re-
lief fund.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
Obituarie S
MISS AMY Nj. QUELCH

Funeral rites for Miss Amy M.
Ouelch, were held yesterday morn
mo at IL o'clock from the st. Johns
Episcopal church, with the Rev. b.
w. Halleck officiating. Interment fol
lowed in Oakdale cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: William
Hartsfield, Charles Broun, Montrose
Hinnant, Elmore Hinnant, w. o.. >.
Switzerland, and H. P. CARVE.
She is survived by a brother
Quelch, and three nelces'
Mrs. C. F. Jones and Miss Gerda
Louise Quelch, of Wilmington, and
Mrs. u. C. Ellis, of Chicago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
{. o. Bullard Injured
In Automobile Accident

C. o. Billiard, of 9O5 South Third
street, was injured early yesterday
morning when the tairab in which
he was riding, driven by Johnnie
Benson, left the street and struck a
tree at Third and Church streets.
Two other passengers in the taxi,
Kazzie Graham and Genet Ora
ham, negroes, of 919 Chestnut street,
escaped injury
Billiard was given treatment at
James Walker Memorial hospital for
injuries to the back, legs and mouth.
Benson told police that he lost
control of his car and it ran over the
curbing onto the plaza striking a
tree. The car was damaged con-
siderably.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
Seven Ships T~orpedoed
Off Coast Of Ireland

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-R-
Underseas raiders struck at a
convoy of merchant vessels
about 500 miles west of Ireland
today, torpedoing at least sever
ships, while two other ships
n of them only rs miles from
Ireland-were bombed from the
air.
Distress signals were heard
here by MacKay Radio over a
l4-hour period until silence veil
ed the conveys fate. At least
one ship was sunk, as indicated
by the presence of survivors
aboard another torpedoed vessel.
During that time, planes
bombed tie 276-ton British
trawler Kilgerran Castle rs
miles southwest of Insalehead,
Ireland, and the 56-year-old Yu-
gosIavian freighter CetTrti, L.
937 tons, $50 miles to the south.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
GERMANY SENDING
TROOPS TO RUMANIA
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said 10 be following Ion Codreanu,
father of the slain founder of the
guard for whose death in Carols
'eglme so much avenging blood-let-
ing already has occurred.
The third faction, and vastly the
'argest, was reported simply out of
control looting and paying off per
sonal scores under the present pro
'ection of the Green Shirt.
The Rumanian army itself was pic
lured as i~ndecisive.
The green : shirted Guardists,
meanwhile, aggregated more than
-Vy,0Vo, where two months ago they
were 5000, and this increase was at
ulbuted in part at least to indis-
eflmlhate recruiting and s~elf-appoint-
hient Of MISUNDERSTANDING most of
ILe underworld of Bucharest and
other large cities.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
WINDOW CONTEST
WON BY LA MODE
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ers Florist Shop was particularly
effective. the judges said.
The La Mode shop will be award
ed the R. B. Page silver trophy for
their winning window. This is the
second year the La Mode Shop
has won this distinction.
Judges gave honorable mention
to the windows of the Mademoi-
selle Shop and Renders Florist
Shop and also noted the attractive
Belk Williams window.
urges also observed other win
dows, which we're nicely arranged
but lacked the unity of color COM
pination and design so evident with
the winner and honorable mention
windows.
Judging of the contest was I'M
der the competent direction of Miss
Peggy Hall. director of the Will
mington Museum of Art. and two
able assistant judges, Mrs. R. F.
Wood and Claude Howell. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
TROOP 9AWARDED
CIVILIANS TROPHY
Other Awards Are Presented
At Monthly Court Of
Honor Here

Troop No. 9 was awarded the Civil
tan advancement trophy, Troop No.
80 the attendance award, and Troop
No. 13 the Sorosis award at the
monthly court of honor for Boy
Scouts of the Wilmington district,
Cape Fear area council, last night in
the superior courtroom.
Miss Eleanor Wood, representing
the Sorosis, presented the Sorosis
award to Troop No. 10 for having had
eight scouts of eagle rank during the
past year.
Judge Alton A. Lennon, chairman
of the court of honor, presided, David
Lilies, scout executive, conducted the
opening ceremonies, and following
announcements and recognition of
new scouts, awards were presented.
Awards included: Second class,
troop 10, JOHNNY Dixon, Edwin Shain,
Dan Williams, Joe Barnes, and Dan
Kelly; troop p, Willis c. Rogers;
troop 80, Sam Ingram; troop "a,
Donald McFayden and Matt Heyer;
troop SO, William H. Lopez and Val
ter Powell.
First class: Troop 9-Lewis Sykes,
Billy Stewart, George Daughtery;
troop 21-Richard Mc1ver, Earnest
Gray, Martin Fields; troop 34-Ed.
Bessilieu.
Star Rank: Troop 9-P. A. King,
Jr., Harry Smith, Bill Lassiter.
Life Rank: Troop 32-Edward Fer
rell, William Harrell, Clark Brad
shaw, Bill Morris, John Dees, Joe
Morris, Harry Brown.
Eagle Palms (Gold): Troop g.
John Coddington.
Daughtery, first aid; Bill Stewart,
first aid Richard Gibbs, life saving,
swimming; James Sherwood, carpen-
try, hiking; Robert Taylor, animal
industry; Bill Lassiter, public health,
safety; Harry Smith, first aid, public
health.
Troop 13-Robert Bostian, farm
layout; Jasper Needham, hookbind-
ing, agriculture, insect life, architec-
ture.
Troop 19-Pat Coward, animal in
dustry; C. B. Holden, animal indus
try; Frank Montgomery, carpentry;
Walter Goldburg, handicraft; Billy
Thomas, scholarship.
Troop 21-Roy Craig, pathii, ding,
wood carving; Glenn Carter. lath-
finding, public health, ~Woodcarving,
carpentry; Martin Fields, reading,
personal health; Richard McIver,
wood carving, carpentry.
Troop 32-Edward Terrell, first
aid; William Harrell, first aid, avia-
ton; Bill Morris, personal health,
public health, first aid; Andrew My
ers, pathfinding; David Banerman,
farm home and its planning; Gilbert
Barnett, handicraft, civics.
34-Robert Chinnis, wood work,
turning, pathfinding and soil mngt;
Ed. Bessillieu, pathfinding, wood
carving.
3S-P. J. Baschon, Jr., first aid,
first aid to animals, civics: l)ellmer
B. SETTER, first aid, first aid to ami
mails.
Civic Service: Troop 19-Walter
Russ, rs hours; Jack Corbett, IS
hours; Clarence Holden, 25 hours
troop 34-Matt Heyer, so hours; Geo.
Jones, SO hours; Robt. Chimes, 10
hours; Gilbert Russ, Is hours
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03

finished a national defense con-
tract.
Undersheriff Clyde Knowles said
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton at Seattle had informed him
the federal government probably
would look into the case"
Dem, unable to suggest a cause
for the explosion, in the mixing
mill, intimated the company would
request a government investiga-
ton.
He identified the dead men as:
William Ketchum, %, Spanaway;
Alfred H. Loney, 40, Tacoma, and
Fred Wilman, about so, Parkland,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
TWO PEDESTRIANS
Hurt IN COLUMBUS
Jimmie Goodwin And Jesse
coleman Injured When
Struck By Automobile

vHITEv1LLE, Dec. 1.-Two pc
,pstrians were hurt one seriously
'sort1v before 8 o'clock this morn
uhen they were struck by a
,sins automobile on highway 100
:. front of the Brunswick post Of
flee.
Jimmie Goodwin, SIS, employee of
Sledge lumber mill at Bruins
,.;ck is in a dangerous condition
tho Columbus county hospital,
,rbile Jesse Coleman, a negro. is
.,,o IN the hospital suffering with
lao fracture just above the knee.
cnpncer Strickland, of south
u~.itovjlle, driver of the t rue k
s'sicb reportedly struck the two
~aGestrians, is being held under
pond of $500 pending the outcome
" 0G'' the two mems conditions.
corporal W. W. Carraway, of the
highway police patrol, who inves-
rjsated the accident this morning,
aid that he learned that Goodwin
md tbe negro were standing on
tbe side of the highway next to
the postofflce.
The officer said that Strickland
uas going in an eastwardly direc-
finn. and was attempting to pass
anotber car at the time, and his
nachine ran off the road on the
left hand side. Both men were
struck. it was said, as they stood
nm the shoulder of the road.
The truck which Strickland was
driving at the time is said to be-
long to James Pope, of South Whit
vile. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
F. U

DUNN, Dec. 2 Up Funeral
services will be held tomorrow
morning for Ernest F. Young, 10.
dean of the Harnett county bar ana
former state legislator.
Young died yesterday in a Will
mington hospital.
A leader in the founding OF Dunn
he supervised the erection OF the
Erwin cotton mills from which
grew the town of Erwin. He retlr-
ed nine years ago.
He was the father of former Rep.
J. Robert Young, who still carries
IN the law firm founded by his
father and mother, Mrs. Hazel
Young, Dunn's only woman lawyer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
7 u. MELVIN
Funeral

LUMBERTON, Dec. 2. - Funeral
services for J. D. Melvin, ST., 67,
who died at his home here follow
ing a long illness, were held from
Stephen Mortuary today, with IN
terment following in MeadoWbrook
cemetery.
Survivors are: His wife, Mrs.
Wilma Belch Melvin; four children,
T. D. Melvin, Jr., of Lumberton'
Miss Ruth Melvin and Harris Mel
vim of Miami, Fla, and Mrs. M. K.
Rich of Fayetteville; two brothers,
Melvin of Elizabethtown and
left Melvin Of Tar Heel; four sis
ters. Mrs. Jesse Wishart of Lum-
berton, Miss Margaret Melvin OF
FAYETTEVILLE, Mrs. Dee Belch of st.
Louis, Mo, and Mrs. Carrie Jones
of ElizabethtoWn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
Edmund McLaurin Speaks
To Ethw-D Club Here

Rifles and rifle-shooting was the
subject of a talk by Edmund Nc
Laurin at a meeting of the Ethyl
Dow Operators club at the Y. NJ. c..
A. last night.
Mack Southerland presided over
the meeting.
1t was announced at the meeting
that the club has given two men,
berships to the Y. M. C. A, the
boys to receive the membership to
be chosen by the association Off
Gals.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
FIRST NOTIFICATION


First notification from official
sources of the magnitude and the
official Occupancy date of the
anti-aircraft camp which the Wal
department will establish at Holly
Ridge came yesterday morning
from Congressman j. Bayard
Clark, of Fayetteville.
In a telephone call to R. B.
Page, publisher of the Star-News,
Representative Clark stated that
full details on the project would
be announced in Washington soon.
The training camp, which will
cover approximately $4,000 acres
in the Holly Shelter game refuge,
will be located in OnsloW and Pen
der counties, a part of the con-
gressional district of Representa-
tive Graham A. Barden. However,
both congressman have worked
with Publisher Page and other Will
mingtoni1ns in aiding the project
through it's preliminary stages.
Telegrams notifying them of the
War departments announcements,
with brief descriptions of the pro-
ject, were received here yesterday
by Mayor Thomas E. Cooper and
the chamber of commerce from
Hand James, secretary to Senator
Josiah W. Bailey.
In Raleigh yesterday Governor
Clyde R. Hoey expressed gratifi-
cation over the War departments
announcement that SO, DOC, 900 will
be expended at once in developing
the camp near Wilmington.
THE state has been cooperating
fully with the War department in
this for six weeks" Governor
Hoey said. The state board of
health, under DR.. Carl V. Rey-
nolds, took steps with government
engineers to set up needed health
units in Onslow and other counties.
The highway commission has CO.
operated Also"
He said the development should
aid OnsloW, Fender and New Han
over counties tremendously. He
added that the state was not Seek
ing to have the government locate
national defense bases at a n y
particular points but a coope-
rating in plans for them at places
designated by the government.
Recently eight-inch wells were
drilled in an area extending two
miles toward Jacksonville from
Holly Ridge and two and three
tenths miles toward Wilmington.
The area will be one mile deep.
According to reports from Holly
Ridge the first arrivals at e
camp will put up tents on that
area and then begin the construc-
ton of permanent buildings. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
NURSES TO MEET

The James Walker Memorial
hospital AIumnae association will
hold its monthly meeting, Thurs
day at 4 p. m. in the living room
of the Nurses dormitory. The
new bylaws will be presented at
this meeting for your approval.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03

all members of an early crew that
prepared the mixing mill for the
days work, and John Stable, 81,
of Spanaway, a night Waterman.
Had the explosion occurred after
8 a.. M, there would have been IS
in the mixing mill, DEM said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
CARS

Automobiles operated by Ern-
est Johnson, 112 North Second
street, and John Schiller Taylor
we're involved in a collision on
the Wrightsville Beach highway
near 18th street last night with
damages to each al resulting,
police reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
RICYCLIST HURT

Elmer Bowden, Is, Western
Union employee, reported to police
yesterday that he received an
injury to his hand when riding
behind a city bus on North Front,
between Grace and Chestnut
streets, and the bus stopped sud-
denly throwing him against the
bus and into the line of traffic.
He was given treatment at Bull
luck hospital for a cut in the
hand.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
w. L. INMAN

WHITEVILLE. Dec. 2.-Funeral
services for w. L. Inman, AZ, of
Freeland, who died yesterday
morning following a short illness,
were held from the home this after
noon at 1 o'clock.
The Rev. Arson Smith conducted
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
BLANTON TO SPEAK

The Rev. Sankey Lee Blanton,
pastor of the First Baptist
church, will speak at a meeting
of Wilmington Post No. 10,
American Legion, at the Sorosis
clubhouse Thursday night at 8
o'clock. All new members of the
Legion are urged to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
CHANGED

The meeting of Circle No. 1 of
Emmanuel Presbyterian church
will be held at the home of Mrs.
A. e. Cumber, of Sunset Park,
tonight at 8 o'clock, instead of
at the home of Miss Louise NAL
lard, Ala South Sixth street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
BLAST
KILLS FOUR MEN
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near Fort Lewis. No one was kill
ed.
j. A. DEM, vice-president of the
Columbia company which is a sub
sidiary of the Winchester Arms and
Winchester Powder companies.
said the plant, Is miles south of
here, was not working on govern
ment orders, but that it had Just
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
BEACH SERVICES

The Rev. James Lawson, pas
tor of the First Christian church,
will be i'm charge of the serv-
ices at the Little Chapel On the
Boardwalk, Wrightsville Beach,
tonight at 7:45 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
AUTO ACCIDENT

Automobiles driven by c. Y.
Melton, 212 South 18th street,
and John Whitaker, Ala Swan
street, collided at Second and
Grace streets yesterday with con-
siderable damages to both ma
chimes resulting, police reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
TIRE

Kenneth Welsh, operator of a
filling station at Third and Red
Cross streets, reported to police
last night that someone had
stolen a tire, valued at $10.15,
from the station.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
l. TO MEET

The regular meeting of the
American Legion auxiliary will
be held at $3.50 o'clock this after
noon in the SOr0sis building. All
members and women eligible for
membership are invited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
City Briefs
SORORITY TO MEET

SORORITY TO MEET
A meeting of the Alpha Adar
sorority will be held at the home
of Miss Edith Clark, in Chestnut
Heights, tonight at 8 o'clock. AL
members are urged to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
CENTER FOR
10000 MEN TO BE
READY MARCH Is
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over water on the adjacent
coast-line, it was explained,
making unnecessary the pro-
curement of land for a firing
range.
The cantonment will include
barracks, mess halls, lounging
and recreational rooms, a
service club, utility, admins
trative and service buildings
and a temporary hosital.
Provisions will be made to
handle six white and two
negro regiments of the coast
artillery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
THLETES E2HsSH1

Clearing-up help, healing aid
helped by antisepsis of Black and
White Ointment soothes out burn.
itch. First try does it or your money
back. II Vital in cleansing is good
soap. get famous Black and White
Skin Soap at all dealers today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
Conditions OF Blakes
Termed Satisfactory

Attaches at James Walker Memo
rial hospital, reported last night that
the conditions of Bishop and Mrs.
Edgar Blake, of Coral Gables, Fla,
who were seriously injured in an au-
tomobile accident on the Castle
Hayne highway Sunday afternoon,
were "satisfactory."
The accident occurred about 2
o'clock in the afternoon when the
car, driven by Mrs. Blake, left the
road and overturned in a ditch.
Mrs. Blake received a fracture OF
two ribs, a fracture of the left col
larbone, back injuries and a severe
scalp laceration. Bishop Blake suf-
fered a fracture of the left jaw and
several bruises and decorations.
The couple were en- route to visit
thir son in Wilson at the time of the
accident. Bishop Blake was retired
by the Methodist church last May.
the services. Interment followed
in the New Britton cemetery.
Surviving are his widow, the for
mer Miss Margaret Babson, OF
Freeland. The deceased was twice
married. Surviving are two chill
dren by his first marriage Will
liam Inman Jr., and Miss Lille
Pearl Inman, both of Freeland,
and two children by the second
marriage, Misses Helen Rose and
Villa Bell Inman, one brother, Do
zier Inman, of Freeland, and one
sister. Mrs. Isaac Benton, of Long
wood. D
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-03
WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-R-Weather
bureau records of temperature and rain
Tall 1or the "A hours ending 8 p. M:
Evening star., 1940-06-07

tanned a job as hostess at a New
York Worlds Fair restaurant, as did
Miss Andrews.
Mr.. Mayo, who was employed at
the Times Herald, went to New
York on vacation, it was said. He
called at the apartment Of the two
girls and an argument ensued.
There was scuffe, Mr.. Mayo tod
police, and his gun went off acci-
dentally as he tried to prevent Miss
Andrews from answering the tele-
phone.
The young artist forced his wife
to flee the apartment with him,
police said, but she escaped Just
before two detectives arrested Mr..
Mayo on the street. The detectives
were in the vicinity investigating
another case when their attention
was attracted to Mr.. Mayo.
Tells Of Shooting.
Miss Andrews identified Mr.. Mayo
as her assailant when he was
brought to the hospital. Mayo in
sisted the shooting was an accident.
Young Mayo came here from
Birmingham, Ala, 10 years ago. He
attended Livingston Art Academy
and later obtained jobs on various
newspapers. At one time he went
to Hollywood to try for a Job in an
art studio.
Evening star., 1940-06-07
u. 5. Strengthens
Passport Rules TO
Check Fifth Column
Visos Will Be Required
For Visitors From
Neighboring Territories

AS a further precaution against
fifth column" inflltration, the
United States after July l will re-
quire passports and visas from for
elgners who now can enter the
United States without those formali-
ties for temporary visit-citizens of
Canada, st. Pierre and Miquelon,
Mexico, Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican
Republic, Panama, Bermuda and of
any British, French or Dutch West
Indies possessions.
The tSate Department made this
announcement last night under the
authority of the Presidents execu-
tive order of Wednesday giving a
stricter Interpretation to immigra-
ton regulations.
At the same time, J. Edgar Hoover,
chief of the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation, was describing in secret
to a House Appropriations Subcom-
mittee how aliens are filtering in
over the Mexican border. He urged
stronger patrols along both the Mex
lcan and the Canadian boundaries.
Committee members said Mr..
Hoover told them he had reliable
information that one German con-
sui was receiving periodic reports
from a radical leader in this country
and transmitting them to Nazi head
quarters in Mexico City.
Evening star., 1940-06-07
D. {. Artist Facinq
Charge Of Shooting
Girl Friend Of Bride
Cecil Mayo Accused
Of Attack During
Argument in New York

Cecil (Johnny Boy) Mayo, 26,
Washington newspaper artist, was
to have hearing in New York
today on charges of shooting a 81
year-old girl friend of his young
bride Of five months.
Mr.. Mayo is accused of shooting
Lila Belle Andrews Of Trenton,
N. c.. yesterday after going to the
New York apartment which the girls
shared in an effort to persuade his
wife, Mrs. Joan Vest Mayo, to re-
turn home with him.
While Miss Andrews lay in a criti-
cal condition at a New York hos
pltal with bullet wound in the
chest. Mr.. Mayo told police she had
broken up his home and lured his
bride to New York with promises OF
bright lights and good times" the
Associated Press reported.
Mr.. Mayo was to be arraigned
today on charges of felonious as
sault. violation of the anti-firearms
law and attempted felonious assault
on two detectives who arrested him
when he ran from the apartment
after the shooting.
Wife Held as Witness.
His wife, the former Joan Vest
OF Roanoke, Va, was held in the
Womens House of Detention in
$4,000 bail as a material witness.
Both girls involved in the shooting