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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-04-08
Americans And British
.Join Forces In 7unisia
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with machineguns and artillery
and swathed with minefields.
BY yesterday afternoon many OF
RonmeTs crack tank troops Whlch
had long been concentrated in the
ell Guetar area threatening to
smash any over-extended Amerl-
can effort began numbering nortn-
ward under a smokescreen.
Harassed by flare-dropping Raj
bombers last night, the enemy s
vehicles continued to edge toward
the rear, and at dawn helmeteo
American rifleman plunged for
ward against dwindling resistance.
There is no official information
as to whether any considerable
enemy force was trapped on the
south side of the Gafsa-Gabes road
when the Americans and British
spliced their common front, but
the Eighth Army still was collect
ing prisoners along the coast.
Chronologically, it was the Brit
ish Eighth Army's successful
storming of the Akarit line which
led to the union of the British and
Americans in southern Tunisia.
But the British are the first to
point out that the manner in which
these American infantrymen, with
their excellent artillery, staved off
repeated German tank thrusts dur
ing the Mareth offensive and con-
tinued to hammer Rommeps flank
while Montgomery got ready for
the Akarit attack, counted much
in the scales for the Allied break
through.
Rommels position grew more
critical hourly. Front reports said
that Gen. Patton's American troops
in the Maknassy sector As miles
to the northwest had cleaned out
Axis flank positions to gain elbow
room for another lunge toward the
sea in an effort to cut off Rommel.
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MRS. AGNES e. CANADY

Mrs. Agnes Elizabeth Canady, TO-
Of Seagate, died at 10 o'clock Tues
day night in James Walker Memori-
al hospital after a brief illness. She
was the widow of J. T. Canady.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed at Andrews mortuary at y. m.
Thursday by the Rev. J. C. Whed-
bee.
Internent will follow in the fam
lily cemetery on Greenville sound.
Active pallbearers will be Leo
English, Robert Rogers, R. H. Mat
thews; Carl Murray, Dick Murray
and Truman Switzerland.
Honorary pallbearers will be Gar
land Brown, Ed Ellers, M. G.. But
Ter, Sidney B. Andrews, Lewis Covil
and John Brown.
She is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. L. Brinson and Dora Harper
Of Richmond, Va; five sons, Nor
man W. and Ewing Canady of
Richmond, Va, Herbert P. Pride
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BRITISH LEAVING
MAYU PENINSULA
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(C0nC1nueu from rage OAOJ
rains, ground lost since middle
cember last, but has so far sue
ceeded only in reoccupying areas
which were untenable in any event
during the monsoon" the supple
mental British statement said.
"In fact the same applies to
certain positions still in occupation
by our forces, but the Japanese
may be expected to continue pres
sure with a view of gaining some
local success before rains restrict
operations.
American Liberator b o m b S
from India again attacked IN e
Pazundaung bridge near Rangoon'
destroying the southern approach
es. a u. S. conmunique said. Me-
dunn bombers attacked the enemy
in north Burma and all planes
returned.
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RESIDENTS URGED
TO SUPPORT DRIVE
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secretary OF the Treasury express
es the hope that at least eight
billion Of this will be raised from
sources outside of the commercial
banking system.
"1n this stupendous financial un-
dertaking the people and institu-
tions Of North Carolina are asked
to purchase total of 62 million
dollars of the bonds or securities
offered by the Treasury depart
ment in addition to the quota as
signed to banks. A statewide or
ganization has been set up with
former Governor Clyde R. Hoey
as chairman. Committees and or
ganizations have been or will be
formed in every county, city and
community in the state.
North Carolina may well be
proud of its record in this war
emergency. Noble response has
been made to every challenge.
However we cannot rest upon past
achievements. The challenge of
this particular financial campaign
will sharply test the resources and
the patriotism of our people. Suc-
cess cannot be attained by any
one group or section. 1t will take
the combined and unlimited ef-
forts of Individuals. groups, insti-
tutions, corporations, banks and
all other business concerns to Sue
ceed completely in this challenging
endeavor.
cat the request of the distin-
guished secretary of the United
States Treasury and on behalf of
the state committee I wish to call
upon all our citizens, institutions,
corporations, civic, fraternal and
educational organizations to give
the fullest cooperation and most
generous response to this all-im-
portant appeal that will be made.
Success in this unparalleled mon
ey-raisirg endeavor will be COM
plete assurance that America is
not only determined but capable
of bringing this war to COM
pletely victorious conclusion.
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MRS. H. C. FAULKNER

CLINTON, April 7.-Funeral SER
vices for Mrs. H. C. Faulkner, So,
of Turkey, who died in Highsmith
hospital, Fayetteville, at midnight
Tuesday, will be held in Turkey
Baptist church Thursday afternoon
at 2:3O o'clock. with the Rev. Walk
er in charge. Interment will fol-
low in the Turkey cemetery.
Surviving Mrs. Faulkner are her
H. c.. Faulkner; one daugh-
ter, Ernestine; three sons, Clarence,
Arthur, and James; one brother.
Lewis C. Ayscur; and her father,
D, r. Ayscur.
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MRS, EULA MARSHBURN

Mrs. Eula Marshburn, 76, died at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. j..
A. Raynor of 1908 Woolcott avenue,
at S:45 p. m. Wednesday.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later by the Yopp Funeral
home.
She is survived by three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Raynor, Mrs. Howard r.
Krinbild of New York City and
Mrs. Robert e. Lee, Jr., of Wash
ington, N. c.; and by two sons, E.
M. Marshburn Of Rocky Mount, and
Leslie A. Marshburn of Whining
ton.
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ROSCOE PETTY


Roscoe Petty, 52-year-old Will
mington barber, died en- route to
James Walker Memorial hospital
at $3.50 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing as result of a heart attack
suffered at the corner of Second
and Princess streets while on his
way to work.
Petty collapsed suddenly, ac-
cording to witnesses, and although
a Red Cross ambulance was rush
ed to his aid, he died before
reaching the hospital. Friends
said he had never been troubled
by similar attacks, but he had
complained of a hurting across
his shoulder" about an hour pre-
Vious.
He was employed by his broth
er, George Petty, at the Palace
Barber shop, located under the
PEOPLES Savings and Trust Com
pany bank, where he had worked
for approximately 20 years.
Mr.. Petty was a veteran OF the
World War and a member of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Remains will be forwarded to Cali
ney, S. c., where funeral services
and fnterment will take place.
Mr.. Petty is survived by three
sisters, Mrs. William McCraw, Sal
isbury and Mrs. Minnie Lemmons
and Mrs. Bertha Austelle, Gaffney,
s. c.: and four brothers, Forest
petty. Ernest Petty, and William
Petty, of Gaffney. and George +.
Petty of Wilmington.
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MRS. BERTHA LOVETT

CERRO GORDO, April 7.-Funeral
services for Mrs. Enmie Bertha
Lovett. 3S, were held at the late
residence here at p. m. Tuesday
by the Rev. Paul Barnes.
Burial was in the family ceme-
terry.
She died unexpectedly at her
home Monday night, following a
heart attack.
Surviving are her husband, K. D.
Lovett; five daughters, Edith, Edna,
Eunice, Evelyn and Estelle Lovett;
her father, w. N. Wilson of Cerro
Gordo, and two brothers and seven
sisters.
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MRS. MARY L. PARKER

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
u.illineton Hardin Parker, 80, mother
of Maior.General Edwin P. Parker,
Jr.. commander of the list division
at Camp Butner, will be held at
ST. James Episcopal church here at
III a. m. Thursday.
The Rev. Mortimer Glover, rector
of ST. James, will officiate. Inter-
ment will follow in Oakdale ceme'
terry.
Active pallbearers will be H. A.
McEachern, W. G. Head, K. D.
.Jewett, E. Y. Wooten, Bradley
Wooten and W. A. Davis.
Mrs. Parker, born in Fayettevllle,
was the widow Of Edward Pearson
Parker, Sr., life insurance broker
in Washington for many years. he
died about five years ago.
Besides Major General Parker
Mrs. Parker has another son In the
armed forces, Lieut.. Comdr. Mac
Rae Parker, now on duty in Wash
ington.
other surviving relatives are four
daughters, Mrs. John Hanson Boy
den of Prince George county, Md.
Mrs. William Otis Bailey, Leesburg
Va: Miss Maude N. Parker, ano
Miss Anne MacRae Parker, both Of
Wilmington.
Also surviving Mrs. Parker are
two nieces, Mrs. H. A.. McEacherr
and Mrs. W. G.. Head, and one nep
hew, r. D. Jewett, all Of Whining
| ton,
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R0MMEL FOOLED
BY MONTGOMERY
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heads across the wadi Akarit ant
anti-tank bitches on the narrow
front just east Of the main coast
road.
An hour before the barrage op'
ened the infantry moved into po'
sition close to the enemy lines. Be
hind the creeping barrage, they
inched forward in the darkness to
wipe out enemy gun positions and
bridge the wadi bitches for armor.
It was their job to storm two
heights called Fatnassa and Rou'
mana overlooking the entire front
and giving the enemy strong gun
positions and observation.
One prong of the attack was d.
rected at clearing the gap between
these heights while the other NOV
ed to the east Of the peaks. The Brit
ISL stormed the heights under the
cover of artillery fire and smoke
screen, taking cover in every natuf-
al protection to reach the enemy
gun position. {
When the sun touched the horl-
zon, the plain below Fatnassa and
Roumana boiled with smoke and
dust. Five hours after the attack
began artillery still was laundering
without a break.
This time Romme1 put no trust in
the Italians to hold strategic posi-
tions by themselves. Young Fascists
were on the coast in a sector which
1t was impossible to attack in force
because Of the water-filled wadi.
But all along the rest Of the front
German troops were mixed with
Italians. The Germans were taking
no chances on the Italians surren-
dering as hundreds did in the bat
tie of the Mareth line.
But while the front line area
churned with bitter fighting. roads
to the rear were as quiet as a blue
grass village on Sunday after
noon. Occasional trucks and cars
were on the road, but that was all.
The big job of bringing men,
tanks, guns and supplies forward
had been accomplished. The rest is
up to the men in the front lines.
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DauGLAS b. PRIEST

WHITEVILLE, April 7.-Douglas
8. Priest, S2-year-old Council resi-
dent, died at his home at p. m
Wednesday after long illness.
Funeral services will be held al
the Mount Horeb Presbyterian
church Thursday morning by the
Rev. C. w. Worth.
Interment will be in the church
cemetery.
Surviving are one son. w. M
Priest of Council; three daughters
Mrs. w. M. Lord of Charlotte; Mrs,
John C. Jackson Of Laurinburg. and
Miss Elma Priest, a nurse at West
brook sanatorium, Richmond, Va.
His wife died last December.
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PORT HEADS TALK
LEND LEASE PLAN
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Since the German invasion =,
Europe, activities of Wilmington
as a port, have been decreasins
steadily: the drop-off in shinninss
is said to be especially markeSS
since the advent Of this countr,,
in the war.
Evidence of the decreased sb;n
ping activity here is the consistapt
fall in monthly customs colIna
tlons. March collections totaTIed
only $488, 7551.93 as against ths
S63S, 9O3.O6 realized for the sam.
month of 1912.
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Senate Group Talks
Peace Preservation

WASHINGTON, April 7.-tR-A
Senate Foreign Relations subcom.
mlttee discussed postwar peace
preservation proposals with Secre-
tary of State Hull for more than
three hours today.
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ACQUITTAL DIRECTED

CHARLOTTE, April 7.-lR-Mrs.
Effie Estelle Edwards and her
daughter, Betty Mae Edwards.
both of Monroe, won a directed
verdict of acquittal in federal
court here today on charges of
harboring a deserter from the
Army.
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ROY C. REECE

TABOR CITY, April Roy c.
Reece, prominent Tabor City mer-
chant, died at his home at 9 o'clock
this morning after an illness Of sew
eral months. He was 80 years old.
Mr.. Reece had lived here since
1889 and was an active member OF
the Tabor City Baptist church and
of the Civitan club.
Funeral services will be held at
3 p. m. Friday at the late residence
by the Rev. Winfrey Davis, pastor
of the Tabor City Baptist church,
assisted by the Rev. A. P. Rogers.
Interment will be in Myrtlegree l
cemetery.
H is survived by his widow; three
daughters, Annie Mae, Betty Jean
and Helen Reece; his father, c. c.
Reece of Murphy; four sisters, Mrs.
Ula Miller of Akron, Ohio, Mrs.
Bonnie Sharp Of Crusoe and Mrs.
Lille Dyer and Mrs. Annie Scroggs
of Asheville; and by two brothers,
J. J. Reece of Asheville and Arthur
Reece Of Murphy.
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ITALIANS LOSING
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others were sunk or damaped =.
Trapani.
On April destroyer was. blown
up and other conveyed vessel,
were hit by bombers in a dailv M.
troll of waters between the tin Of
Italy, Sicily, and Tunisian ports
On the same day the Adrniralty
said light coastal forces of the
Navy sank supply ship and nos.
sibly another off the Tunisian
coast.
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MRS MARY KESSNER

Mrs. Mary Magdolene Kessner,
%, died at her home Gil Queen
street, at 5 o'clock Tuesday al
ternoon, following a short illness.
She is survived by her husband,
j. F. Kessner; and one son, jim
my Kessner, of Wilmington; her
mother, Mrs. j. T. Merrett, Rose
hill, sister, Mrs. Emma Lee
Howard, Magnolia; and three
brothers, Oscar T. Merrett, of Will
mington, Ralph Merrett, and Ed
win Merrett.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-04-08
MRS. LOIS H, CANADY

Mrs. Lois H. Canady Ss, died in
James Walker Memorial hospital
Wednesday morning after a long ILL
ness.
The body was shipped to Green's
boro where funeral services will be
held.
Survivors include a brother. Lee
Hughes, of Greensboro.
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City Briefs
VISIT OPA OFFICE

Glenn b. Holding, state en-
forcement attorney for the Of
flee of Price Administration
and Albert A. Corbett, chief
investigator for OPA, were
visitors Wednesday to the dis
trict OPA office here.
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BANK CLEAR!NCS
REACH new HIGH
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less than half the amount-S21,
141. .-085 04.
March bank figures stood at $685.
276, 1925; for the same month last
year. the totals were S23, 3,765, 1852 so.
Hank clearings for the entire
vvi,' of 1912 totalled 1852, ,603, 1873. 62.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-04-08
NURSES AIDES CLASS

Nurses aide classes will be-
gin next Monday, April IL, at
2 p. M, in Room 300 of the
Isaac Bear school, with Mrs.
Sandy Marks as instructor. In
dicatiOns are that there will be
a full class for the course, Mrs.
Ida B. Speiden, executive Sec
retary of the Red Cross, has
reported.
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and by two sons, J. L. Wallace of
Teachey, and William H. Wallace
of the U. S. Army, now stationed
at Jamestown, r. I.
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OBITU A r les

|C., and Eugene Canady Of Whining
ton: one sister, Mrs. John Murray:
one brother, c.. e. Carney; and sew
eral grandchildren.
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MRS. NELLIE c. WALLACE

TEACHEY, April Mrs. Nellie
Cavenaugh Wallace, 81, wife OF Will
liam Chasten Wallace, died at her
home here Wednesday morning af-
ter a short illness.
Funeral services will be held at
the Teachey Baptist church at p.
m. Thursday by the Rev r. w
Acree of Burgaw.
Interment will be in the family
cemetery in the Pastor Branch COM
munity.
She is survived by her husband :;
two daughters, Mrs. Johnnie Dixon
and Mrs. Ernest Dixon of Teachey !:
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WEATHER
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WASHINGTON. April 7-R-Weath-
er bureau report of temperature and
rainfall for the "a hours ending p m.
in the principal cotton growing areas
and elsewhere.
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CHARLES E. TAYLOR

Funeral services for Charles E.
Taylor, former president of the
Wilmington Savings and Trust
company, who died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Lee Wavle
in New York, Monday night, will
be held Thursday at p. m. from
St. James Episcopal church. The
Rev. Mortimer Glover will offici.
ate, and burial will be made in
Oakdale cemetery.
Mr.. Taylor has resided in New
York and Boston for the past few
years.
He was born in Wake Forest on
July Is, 1875, the son Of Or. and
Charles E. Taylor, president OF
Wake Forest college, and Mary
Pritchard Taylor.
Shortly after his graduation
from Wake Forest, he entered the
banking business in Wilmington
and became president of the local
institution in 1906, which position
he held until his retirement in
1941.
His wife, Lola Martin Taylor,
died in October, 1910.
In addition to his daughter. he
is survived by one grandson, Char
les Taylor Harris and six sisters,
Miss Mary Taylor, Mrs. Ernest
Earnshaw, Mrs. Thomas Hawkins,
Mrs. William Duke, Mrs. Esther
Crittenden and Mrs. Fasnie Cor
rell.
Pallbearers will be W. L..
Bozeman, Fred Graham, Peter
Browne Ruffin, Haskell Rhett,
J. N. Brand, Jr., and j. P. King.
Honorary pallbearers will be j. L..
Sprunt, John Hardin, j. G. Thorn
ton, Warren S. Johnson, E. P. Will
lard, R. A. Parsley, Marsden Bel
lamy, c. Med. Davis, Harmon Ro-
rison, E. A. Laney, DR.. j. D. Free
man, Leon Futrelle, DR.. Harlee
Bellamy, and Thomas H. Wright
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EDsON C. RUARK, SR.

Edison c. Ruark, ST., S., OF Sun
set Park, died in a local hospital
at 1910 P. M. Tuesday.
Mr.. Ruark was a supervisor IN
the office of auditor Of freight re-
ceipts for the ACL railroad here.
He is survived by his widow
Mary Bell Ruark, and three
sons, E. c. Ruark, Jr., Charles
w. Ruark and James c. Ruark
Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
b. T. Mills and Mrs. W. M. Gay and
two brothers, S. W. Ruark and A.
D. Ruark; and four grandchildren
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted by the Rev. William Grove
and the Rev. c. D. Barclift from
the First Presbyterian church
Thursday at 4:30 P. M.
Interment will follow in Oak
dale cemetery.
Pallbearers will be H. L. Bell, H.
E. Bell, R. S. Bell, L. ]. Mills e
T. Switzerland, and L. c. LeGwln'
ST..
Honorary pallbearers will be A. H
Williamson, ]. N. Browne, D. A
Lockfaw, o. K. Pridgen, S. S. Foun'
tain, H. Winfield Smith. McC. B.
Wilson, DR.. J. E. Evans, John H
H. Tienken, M. w. Gore, W. r. Jen'
kins, X. w, Price, DR.. W. c. Meb'
ane, and D. J. Fulcher-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17
Break in SEWAGE
Line Poses
Repair Problems
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was laid under a WPA project in
1885, it passed through a quicksand
area. The settling of the sewer
pipes caused breaks in the joinings
and it has been known for some
time that the line was broken be-
cause the pumps were pumping d
great deal of sand. The pumping
out of this sand gradually left the
ground with no support and further
weakened the joining of the pipes
until this weeks final break oc-
cured
A similar occurrence in January
of 1887 and the same summer in
volving 450-feet of pipe temporarily
was relieved by system of pumI
ing from one manhole TO the last
manhole before the pumping plant
The present break involves possibly
the entire area of 1900 feet and
line of that length has been in
stalled on top of the ground to re-
lieye the breakage, using the same
system that was used in 1897.
As early as June of this year the
condition was said to he expected
In letter read before the city
council June .. Director of Public
Works Walter Heineeke pointed out
that there was a non-uniform dis
placement of the sewer line with
apparent surface settings giving in
dications that serious conditions
were present. Heinecke resigned hi
position in November of this year
and could not be reached for a
statement.
1T is an accepted decision that
sooner or later a complete breakage
or stoppage will occur at one or
more of the affected sections. :.
Based on the cost of similar past
operations, the three sections now
requiring attention will cost from
100000 to $4,000 to make necessary
repair" Heinecke's letter pointed
out.
He suggested at that time that u
survey Of ground conditions of the
area south of the present sewer lire
be made with a view of estimating
the cost of installing a new line
from Eighth street and north city
limits to a point south sufficiently
distant to avoid the direct affecs
of the west canal. The present line
is 20 feet south of Date Canal.
Recent tests by the Imperial Val
ley Irrigation District testing lab
oratory conducted by William Fox,
however, showed that the entire
area north and south Of the present
sewer line contains ouicksand under
the top layer of soil which is OF
varying depths.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17
Pair Draws Terms
On $500 Robbery

Paul David Ruth and Robert
Reyes, who escaped from the Kern
county prison camp last summer
and fled to Imperial county, Fri
day were sentenced to San Quentin
penitentiary for robbing George
Lewis of El Centre of $500 and his
automobile.
They pleaded guilty to the charges
Friday and Immediately were SEN
fenced. Judge Elmer Heald recon-
mended that the sentences run
concurrently and that they serve
the term prescribed by law on both
counts. He also suggested that they
be transferred from San Quentin
penitentiary to the Chino institu-
tion for men SO they may be taught
useful trades and trained to sup
port themselves in a legal manner.
1t was revealed that Ruth, who
is % years of age, had long rec
ord of arrests and county Jail SEN
tences for various offenSes.
Last August they told Lewis they
planned to buy his cafe in Ell Gen.
tro and asked him to take them in
his car to the country to get money
needed for the purchase. While they
were about six miles southwest of
Ell Centre. Lewis said, they struck
him, robbed him of $500. and drove
away in his car, leaving him bound
ana gagged beside the highway.
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Railroad Wreck
Fatalities
Mount to Eighty
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would be conducted in conjunction
with the investigation of the inter
state commerce commission.
ICC regulations provide that tor
pedoes and red lanterns be placed
on the rails 100 yards from each
end of a train stalled at night.
Sibley added that he did not
know whether the fireman, whose
name was not revealed, had left
Immediately following the derail-
ment to place the signals, although
he said the crew member was or
dered to do So"
CAN'T BE EXPLAINED
Despite the fireman's breaking
of the fusee, Sibley said he could
not explain the failure of the crew
of the seuthbound train from get
ting some signal through to the on
coming northbound streamliner in
view of the 40-minute lapse Of time
they had TO give the warning.
There was no indication how far
from the derailed train the fire
man was when he tried in vain to
halt the speeding northbound train.
Reports from survivors indicated
that the northbound train was trav-
cling at full speed when it struck
the derailed cars.
Sibley said that the engineer of
the northbound train, Frank Bel
knap, of Rocky Mount, N. c.. had
I7nr Vpf hapr1 ir1tpryjaUed nv invaC-
tigators for the railroad. Belknap D
was reported suffering from shock.
The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton has completed its Investigation
Of the accident. A. C. Schlenker,
assistant special agent of the Char
lotte, N c., office, said:
Agents of the FBI investigated
the wreck and no evidence of sabo-
tage was found"