The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-27
nVNER IS GIVEN
RENTALPENALTY
I p Newton Sentenced To
u Four Months For
OPA Violation

of the Castle Hayne road,
da'-t ..od a Jour months county jail
'sct.,(rc and 5000 fine in federal
gen. tuesday morning for false
Clustering rental property with
y "a and charging above max
* ~, rent regulations.
ia-', ..ae the first criminal case
,,.ins violation of maximum
i'.' roayLations to be tried in the
Ic.4@ , division OF Eastern
a--. carolina district court.
's yoa-on. though charged with
yjoIations on six counts by
I ,las, A Corbett. chief investi-
a-D' Of district OPA office, Ra-
s % was found guilty on only
s s'7 Of the allegations.
''. ,fo, nearing chiefly liquor vio-
,@ag cases during the morning,
,dao N. Meekins Of Elizabeth
c C.s7 ordered the jury recessed at
Co.,, ,o.9o o'clock TO reconvene at 2
~ for one remaining criminal
sjt
civil cases were scheduled dur
W. the afternoon. with chief in
. ..7 centering about the case
:. n,bich the Office of Price Ad-
ni,s.ra,ion charges that the Hill
~, Lumber company has violated
npA regulations by selling pine
lo,ber above the price ceiling.
Tho OPA was slated to attempt to
a,IIect S2.308.93 from the lumber
fym for the alleged charge of
5io5er-than ceiling prices for pine
lumber sold to Johnson and VIM
,9t+ construction concern of
Washington. D. c.
Dora Granger, white widow of
r5lumbus county. who was found
m1v BY Judge Meekins with pos
s9ssing three and one-quarter gal
Ions Of non-taXpaid liquor at her
tare on May 30. was sentenced
ma year in a West Virginia de-
v-.on home, but this was sus-
n3ed and she was placed on
r,:ation for one year.
T0odrow Jones. 10. pleading
lily to possessing and transport
q y gallons of non-taxpaid whis-
key was ordered to pay a maxi
mgm fine Of S192 and to be con-
fined IS months in the Chilicothe
raiormatory. Sidney Thomas Jack
s,n, arraigned on a joint count
VII Jones, was not found guilty.
A one-year prison sentence and
fire of s32 was suspended in the
case OF George Mcleod. 34-year-
Old Negro shipyard employee, who
was found guilty of possessing and
transporting two gallons of non
taXpaid liquor He was placed on
probation for u months.
Harry Attles and Pearley Atkins
drew IS months in the Atlanta pri-
son and a 5000 fine each for pos
sessing and transporting whiskey.
A 5000 fine and prison sentence
YVES suspended and Raymond
Walker. Negro. was placed on u
months probation, after being
found guilty Of possessing and
Transporting 10 gallons Of non
taxpaid liquor. West Armstrong
and Rufus Lewis. charged Jointly
with Walker. were not found
guilty.
On the opening day of court
Monday. cases decided were as
follows: Carey H. Caudeu. OPA|
price violations, 500 fines: Francis
Blunlbart, transportation of stolen
car. suspended sentence and pro-
oauon; Robert E. Griffin. viola
ton OF stolen property act, having
S.olen groceries from Fort Fisher,
pledaed guilty. 500 fine and 18i
months pro5ation: John Singletary
soI one year and d day in federal
prison and Leon Billiards. case was
continued until the next term of
couft-both for three liquor VOL
%uohS; Liquor violation charged,
L RANK Ballard. not guilty. and Dan
leI hhoX one year and one day sem
'ence: James A. Hill given one
year and day for liquor viola
uoh Fred Ballard one year and a
ody 1oF liquor violation; Willie Rob-
eI'soh got 10 months in prison
willie Willie j. Hatcher and John
w. Grady we're fined $50 each and
gwen 10 months probation when
me three We're tried on liquor VOL
d slohs; James H. Wright, Robert
Oaff and Eddie Wilson each were
gwen 10 months probation for
Iquor violations: Thomas Wood
COCK and Henry Melvin were tried
,4se(her on liquor charges but
Melvin was declared not guilty
while "oodcock was fined $50 and
gwen 10 months probation.
Moody Smith was gwen one year
SAo a day for liquor violations;
howard V. Bounds was given a r.
'lohlh probation for the same VOL
'Ioh; Samuel S. Barns pleaded
1 y guilty to his charges, and H.
.. hofnegayS case of OPA price
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