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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-01
EVIDENCE TAKEN
IN MURDER CASE
Jury Will Probably Begin
Study OF Taxi Driver
Staying Today

Evidence for the state and for
the defendant in the case OF Jo-
seph Hinson, young white shipyard
worker charged with the murder
of Milton B. Jackson here July "a,
was concluded in superior court
late Tuesday night.
The case is expected to reach the
jury at noon Wednesday.
Solicitor Clifton L. Moore al
nounced that he would try Hinson
for second degree murder or a
lesser count if the evidence SO
indicated. The youth, represented
by Attornies Aaron Goldberg and
David Sinclair, pleaded not guilty.
jackson died after Hinson had
ollegedly emptied shotgun into
his body at close range, following
dispute over a taxi fare.
Booker T. Rose, young Negro,
was given two years on the roads
by Judge John J. Burney Tuesday
afternoon after the Negro had
pleaded guilty to assault with a
deadly weapon. He was originally
charged with highway robbery.
A special venlre of 100 men has
been summonsed for the first de.
gree trial of Alfred T. Surles, 40,
for the murder Of his estranged
wife, Gladys Su1les on June "a.
The trial, expected to take up the
remainder of the court term, will
get underway Wednesday.
Surles allegedly killed his wife,
Gladys Branch Surles, when he
went to her home on the morning
of June Is in answer to call
from her.
Deputy sheriffs who were first
to arrive at the scene found the
dead woman lying on the floor ir
a bedroom in the rear of the
house. Bullets from a .38 calibre
Smith and Wesson pistol had en-
tered the body in six places.
The deputy sheriffs had beer
called to the scene after city po'
lice officers had received a tele
phone call from Surles, who stat
ed, II just shot my wife-come
and get me-
Surles has been held in Jail with.
out privilege of bond, pending the
trial in the regular criminal term
of superior court.
Willie Davis, charged with rob
berry, was sentenced to from two
to three years on the road, under
the supervision of the State High.
way and Public Works Commits
sion, and Evelyn Mae frost, young
white woman charged with big.
amy, was sentenced to serve three
years under the supervision of the
State Highway and Public Works
Commission.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-01
Noted Hydraulic Engine.
Dies At Baltimore HIM.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 31-,a
Joseph G. Kuhn, executive y, IN
president of the Arundel cow slf'
ton, and one c: the foremost G rs
draulic and dredging engines s, Nl
the country, died TODAY sf+H,
long illness. "i'eF
Ruin, a native Baltimoresr
pervised IN 1917 the buildin, 81
what was then the couptrv's (
est drydock at the phiiaS,Ii1aF lay
Navy Yard. His name is ats
sociated with the dredging of 4. 4
New York barge canal in Io, ~ %
the construction of breat v IN
at Cape Fear, near Wilmingt ns',I
C., job of mammoth pron Srr.i \
On these projects Kuhn DU ,roI9
for the Maryland Drydock c ~v,As
ny which in 1922 was absorb Y,H
the Arundel corporation. O
He is survived by his wits j.,
Two children. Funeral sery' a.
will be held Friday. 'S''-'i
-V-
Puerto Rico was first coIo,. :,
by Ponce de Leon in 15oo ''A
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-01
BIG BEACH AREA
NOW RESTRICTED
New Definition By Army
Places Large Portion
In Special Zone

At least one-third of the resor
town of Wrightsville Beach, In
GLIDING the Ocean Terrace hote
and Lumina pavilion, is in the Ar
my's restricted zone," according
to a re-definition of the restricted
areas at Carolina and Wrightsville
beaches issued by the headquar
tiers of the Arrny's Combat team
at Carolina Beach Tuesday.
The restricted area in Wrights
vile Beach, as defined in Eastern
Defense command proclamations
dated September 7, 1912, and ALL
gust 9, 1913, ''is specifically that
area seward of the eastern line
of North Lumina avenue and South
Lumina avenue and in such parts
of the incorporated town as mel
Their avenue has been extend
ed seaward of line 100 yards
inland of the line of mean high
tide"
A considerable section of the
beach resort, including many
homes, is in the restricted zone
as so defined.
On the other hand, at Carolina
Beach, the restricted zone is de-
fined as "that area seward OF
Carolina Beach avenue, North and
South extension thereof to the
north and south limits Of the Town
of Carolina Beach except where
in lies what is known as the board
walk, in which case the restricted
area shall be that area seaward
of the boardwalk."
The proclamations specifically
prohibit anyone other than Army
personnel in the performance Of
their duties entering the restrict.
ed zones between sunset and sun.
rise and, under the definition is
sued Tuesday by the local combat
team, inhabitants of any of the
homes and cottages east
of Lumina avenue at Wrightsville
are liable to challenge by Army
sentries as they enter or leave
their homes at night.
(Acting Chief of Police J. B.
Brooks of the beach resort was
shot and seriously wounded by an
Army sentry on South Lumina av-
enue last spring when the chief
was tardy in responding to a chal-
lenge. The shooting precipitated a
series of conferences between the
Army and local officials as to the
exact bounds of Army authority on
the beach.)
In General Hugh Drums procla-
issued August 9 and refer
red to in the release issued by the
combat team Monday, the restrict
ed area at each beach was defined
simply as 1.-The area thereof sea-
ward of line parallel to and 100
yards west of the line of mean
nigh tide"
The proclamation bans the DOS.
session Of cameras, short wave
receiving sets, firearms and field
glasses and imposes regulations on
lighting within the restricted
zones.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-01

only in clearing himself with the
ration board.
The confession had been signed
by Walker, who lives at &C Mes
bitt courts, on June % in the Of
flee Of Harry E. Fales, head of
the New Hanover county bureau
of identific alton. Walker had gone
to Fales' office at the request OF
the latter, meeting Hoy in the
office.
Warrant for Walkers arrest was
executed some two months later,
it was revealed. The arrest was
made on Wednesday, August q,
on warrant sworn by Stuart B.
Hoy and served by deputy sher.
if, after which Walker was placed
in Jail in default of $4,000 bond.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-01
ACTION DELAYED .
IN COUPON TRIAL
Man Charged With Theft
OF Gas Tickets Pleads
Nolo Contendere

Judgment in the case OF Thad,
deus Getaway Walker, 42-year-old
white man charged with embezzl-
ing ration tickets good for 80, 700
gallons of gasoline and 5000 fuel
oil coupons from the American
Oil company here. was continued
Tuesday until Wednesday morning
in superior court. after Walker
had entered a plea OF nolo conten-
DIRE through his attorney, James
C. King, Jr.
Judge John J. Burney, presiding
at the criminal term of superior
court, held open the judgment until
Wednesday morning in order for
Walker to think about and pray
over the matter and try to recall
the names of the persons" to whom
he sold the sheets of illegal gas
ration coupons.
Declining to pass judgment upon
Walker until he had heard the
whole truth of the matter, the
jurist said that the best way to
clear up the black market opera
tons in gasoline ration tickets is
to apprehend the persons who have
bought such tickets and lock them
up. IF there are no persons to
buy the black market gasoline "a
ton tickets" Judge Burney said,
there will be no need for persons
to embezzle tickets to SELL"
He stated again that he would
like to know those who were guilty
of having purchased the tickets,
and that he would like for Walker
to refresh his memory and recall
the names of the persons, as he
was sure that no person selling
the illegal coupons would sell them
to unknown persons because of the
danger of running into OPA in
vestigators.
IF you didn't know the persons
who bought the sheets, how did
you know you weren't selling them
to an OPA investigators" Judge
There are always people
around who are willing to buy
black market products" Judge
Burney contended, "or it would
not be a temptation to persons to
sell them"
During the course of the trial
Tuesday morning, Walker stated
that he had disposed of only two
sheets of the gasoline coupons,
good for 300 gallons of gasoline,
to shipyard workers for the sum
of 81.
He stated that when he left the
employe of the American Oil com.
pany the fuel oil coupons were III
order, and that during most Of
the time he had been in the EN-.
ploy of the company, no check had
been made on the gasoline tickets
against the gallons of gasoline solo
each day by the truck drivers.
Walker repeatedly brought Out
that the coupons were carelessly
handled in the company's office
until shortly before he left the
employ when the coupons wers
deposited in the Peoples Bank.
He also stated repeatedly thai
at the time he signed the confes
sion drawn up by the attorney o.
S. B. Hoy, agent for the America.
Oil company who signed the war
rant for Walkers arrest, that he
was told by Hoy that he was mo-
interested in prosecuting Walker
but was interested only in clear
ing himself with the ration board
Walker said he was also told by
Hoy that if he would sign the con
fession, it would all be over as fal
as the company was concerned
and that he wouldn't get Walker
in any trouble.
Hoy, himself, stated on the wit
ness stand that ne was not inter
ested in prosecuting Walker, bu
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-01
COMMITTEE MEETING

The membership committee
of the Chamber of Commerce
will meet at 4 o'clock in the
offices of the chamber Thurs
day afternoon, F. O. Fockler,
executive secretary, said Tues
day. =
The committee is composed
of Robert Dannenbaum, chair
man, w. A. Fonvielle, CO.
chairman, r. S. Rogers, G. 1.
Stearns, John Ward, w. e. Ed
wards, G. M. Harrington, Miss
p. Bell and S. Bailey.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-01
No More Rationed Stoues
For Area Until October

There will be no more ra-
toned stoves of any type avail
able for sale in the county un-
til October l, officials of the
War Price and Rationing board
said Tuesday.
New Hanover's quota has been
completely exhausted on these
heating stoves: coal, wood, oil,
kerosene, gasoline and gas
stoves; for cooking, coal, wood,
oil, kerosene, gasoline, and gas.
Applications must be withheld
until the October date.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-01
Continued From Page One)

ed that the western Allies now
nave established a strategic in
itiative and potential both from
the Atlantic and from the Medi-
terranean of which the enemy can
neither measure the weight nor
foresee the hour of the applica-
tons"
Referring to the British Russian
20-year-treaty of good will d
mutual aid, Churchill declared:
''You may be sure that we Brit
ish are resolved to do our utmost
to make that good with all our
strength and national steadiness.
1t would not have been suitable
for Russia to be represented at
this (the Quebec) Anglo-American
conference which, apart from deal
ing with the immediate operation
of our intermingled and interwov-
en- armed forces in the Mediter-
ranean and elsewhere, would
largely if not mainly, be concerned
with heating and inflaming the
war against Japan, with whom the
Soviet government has a five-year
treaty of aggression.
''It would have been an embar-
RAISING invitation for us to send,
but nothing is nearer to the wishes
of President Roosevelt and my
self than to have three-fold meet
ing with Marshal Stain. If that
has not yet taken place it is GER
tainly not because we have not
tried our best or have not been
willing to lay aside impeachment
and undertake further immense
journeys for that purpose.
1.-THE leader of the victorious
Russian armies cannot at the pres
ent time leave the battlefront up
on which he is conducting oper-
atoms of vital consequence not
only to Russia, which was the OBJ
ject of ferocious German attack,
but also to the common cause of
all the United Nations.
ITO judge by the latest news
from the Russian battlefronts Mar
shall Stain is certainly not vast
ing his time. The entire British
empire send him our salute on
this brilliant summer campaign,
and on the victories of Orel, Khar-
kov and Taganrog, by which so
much Russian soil has been re-
Ieved and so many hundreds OF
thousands of it's invaders wiped
out. The President and I will per-
severe in our efforts to meet Mar
shall Stain"
On the subject Of the second
front" Churchill recalled:
1--WE once had fine front in
France, but it was torn to pieces
by the concentrated might of Hit
Ter, and it is easier to have a
front pulled down than it is to
build it up again.
II look forward to the day when
British and American liberating
armies will cross the channel IN
full force and come to close quar-
tiers with the German invaders OF
France. You would certainly not
wish me to tell you when that is
likely to happen or whether it be
near or far, but whenever h
great blow is struck you may be
sure that it will be because we
are satisfied that there is good
prospect of continuing success and
that our soldiers lives are ex.
pended in accordance with sound
military plans and not squandered
for political considerations OF any
kind"
British and American strategy
he declared, "has been bold and
daring, and has brought into play
against the enemy the maximum
effective forces that could have
been deployed up to the present by
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-01
MRS. ]. D. McRAINEY

LUMBERTON, Aug. 31-Funer-
al services for Mrs. j. D. Nc
Rainey were held from her home
at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
conducted by her pastor, the Rev.
M. P. Calhoun Of St. Paul's Pres
byterian church.
Mrs. McRaiaey, prominent Ro.
bosom county woman of near ST..
Pauls, died early Monday. She is
survived by five sons and two
daughters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-01
Briefs
DRIVERS PENALIZEn

Seven persons had gasoline
coupons exacted from them
when the gasoline hearings
panel of the New Hanover war
Price and Rationing board met
Tuesday afternoon. All the in
dividuals were charged with
speeding beyond the IS mile
limit,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-01
ALUMNAE MEETING

The James Walker Memoir
lal hospital alumnae will hold
Its regular meeting Thursday
afternoon at 4 o'clock in the
nurses home. All members are
urged to be present, as mat
ters Of Importance are sche-
duled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-01
JAYCEE FESTIVAL,

The Junior Chamber of
Commerce is sponsoring a
song, dance, and music festi-
val at the Second and Orange
USO club Wednesday night at
3 O'Clock. The public is invit-
ed to attend the program and
the dance following
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-01
OPA MEETING

Representatives of the price
panel and the community serv-
ice panel of the local War
frlce and Rationing board
Will attend an area OPA
meetlng In Clinton Wednes-
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-01
MRS. ELIZABETH GASKILL

Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza
beth Gaskill, go, and young Annie
Louise Rich, 4, of $40 South Fourth
street, victims of an automobile
accident which occurred in Char
lotte Monday morning, will be held
from the residence Wednesday af-
ternoon at o'clock by the Rev.
William Grove, Jr., pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. Burial
will be made in Oakdale.
Active pallbearers for Mrs. Gas
kill will be L. P. Ellis, David Lee,
William Gaskill, D. e. Murray, 3.
W. Garrett, and Mr.. Baldwin; hon.
orary pallbearers will be George
Hobbs, DR.. J. T. Hoggard, W. H.
Babson, and L. M. Harrell.
For the child, active pallbearers
will be Joe Watkins, Dosher Muir
ray, Buster Casteen ano Frank
Wallace. Honorary pallbearers,
Mary Ann Watkins, Dolores Wal
lace, Rambling Grant, and Aral
Ellis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-01
Obituaries
THE REV. HARDY LANIER.

The Rev. Hardy Lanier, Sc, for
n1er Wilmingtonian and past min
ister OF the Stedmaa Baptist
church, died at his home in Sted-
man Tuesday morning, after an
extended illness. He was retired
several years ago due to declin-
ing health.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Ola K. Lanier, three daughters,
Mrs. H. A. Gardner and Misses
Laverne and Betty Lu Lanier;
two sons, Leroy with the U. S.
Marines and J. Hardy with the
U. S. Army Air Corps.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday at 4 pm. from Union
Grover Baptist church, Stedman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-01

The railroads of America are backing industry to
the limit in the war of production Only the close
coordination born of common cause could result
IN the extraordinary achievements of transporta-
lion and industry since the war began.
For many years the Seaboard Railway has recog-
nlzed the interdependence of industry and trans
poltatlon. on the established principle that the
welfare of the railroad depends upon the pros
perlty of its patrons, the Seaboard has been work.
Ing over long period of time for the economic
development of the territory it serves
The Seaboard's interest extends beyond the loca-
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-01

Puerto Rico was first color =,
by Ponce de Leon in 1909, '''-s
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-01

ton of plants 1t is equally concerned with inc
of all industry served by its Line Its polHy
is to provide adequate service and to adjust 'le
freight rates on raw materials and finished Pfouf
ucts to enable these industries to compete WIZ
similar industries whether located in the oou'H u
elsewhere.
Remarkable progress has been made In the N
dustrial development of the South in recent year.
Present indications point to further expansion "
the postwar period. H..
Seaboard will work in the future - as IN '"s
past as Partners With Industry.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-26
Labor Wins
Legislative
Point
Military Code
Changed To Meet
Objections

COLUMBUS, OHIO. Feb. 20
Especially - House Bill Is which
created widespread protests thru
out the state of Ohio because of
it's provisions which would have
repealed certain prohibitions of
the Ohio State Guard law as 1t
now stands, has been worded in
such way that Labor's objections
to it have been removed.
Sections of the present bill which
prohibit group enlistment into the
Ohio State Guard and the giving
of gifts from private sources,
would have been repealed by the
new bill, which was publicized by
labor representatives as anti-labor.
AS result of labor's protest, the
repeater clause has been stricken
from the bill and the possi-
bility eliminated that private busi-
ness interests should ever use the
Ohio Military Reserve as strike
breaking instrument or an agency
to destroy Labor unions.
Cooperating in protesting the
bill were the CIO, AF. of L. and
railroad unions.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-26
By Federated Press

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 - Ad-
ministration forces took the Of
fensive in Washington along three
fronts Feb. 16 and II.
After more than a month of re-
verses for win-the-war forces, dur
ing which there was little sign of
anything but capitulation by ad-
ministration leaders in Congress,
there was aggressive action against
appeaser and poll tax reactionary
combinations.
The President himself wrote
Chairman Robert Doughton, DEM
ocrat, North Carolina, of the House
Ways and Means Committee urg-
ing that Congress levy a special
war super tax to limit not just
salary but all net income to S25,OO0
a year, or $4,000 for married
couples.
If such taxes were levied, he
said, he would rescind the execu-
tive order limiting wartime sala-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-26
CIO Officials Attend
War Chest Meeting

part it is playing in the contribu-
tions and activities of the Chest
and expressed the hope that its in
terest would continue to grow as
it became better acquainted with
chest work.
Melvin Schultz, president of Lo-
cal IL, UAW-CIO, responding to
Mr.. Wright's talk said that the
CIO previous to this year had not
taken any considerable interest in
the Community Chest because it
had been the feeling of the organ
ization that its work was based
upon who was deserving of at
tention, rather than who really
needed it."
Mr.. Schultz said that he had be-
come more convinced now that he
was able to see the work which the
Chest was doing and said that
as long as the Chest continued
Continued on Page 2, Column 7
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-26
Good News In Washington:
Administration Hits Back

ries to $4,000 after taxes. The
committee had voted, Is to 10, ac-
tually to repeal his order by con-
gressional action.
The committee then approved a
bill by Rep. Wesley E. Disney,
democrat Oklahoma, to freeze war
time salaries over $4,000 at their
Pearl Harbor levels. The Presi-
dent, after urging the tax pro-
posal, wrote:
Il trust, however, that without
such tax levies the Congress will
not rescind the limitation and per-
nit the existence of inequities that
seriously affect the morale of SOL
diers and sailors, farmers and
workers, in imperiling efforts to
stabilize wages and prices, and
thereby impairing the effective
prosecution of the war"
The same day, Rep. E. E. Cox's,
democrat Georgia, attempt to hold
all appropriations for the Federal
Continued on Page 2, Column 4
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-26

Willow Run
BY Federated Press

WASHINGTON - Members of
the senate war investigating COM
mittee were to make personal
inspection of tn e government
owned, Ford operated Willow Run
plant near Detroit, and the Cur
tiss- Wright plant at Columbus be-
fore the end of the week, it was
announced Feb, 16.
There has been so little produc-
ton at either plant as to amount
to virtually none," said Chairman
Harry S. Truman (D.-Mo.), ex-
planning that a hearing later in
Washington would be held to "get
all the facts"
The Office of War Information
said recently that the Willow Run
plant was operating at only a
small fraction of its potential.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-26
Wants Right To Fire
For 30 Days-Gets II
By Federated Press

WASHINGT0N-What in 1943
has become a rare and strange re-
quest was granted by the National
War Labor Board Feb. 19-the
Bethlehem company's plea that it
be allowed to discharge employees
within 80 days after hiring for any
reason at all except union activity.
Labor members dissented.
In the same decision the board
referred back to the company and
the Industrial Union of Marine and
Shipbuilding Workers (CIO) the
unions request for a higher base
rate of pay for repair and conver-
sion of ships than for new con-
struction at the Terminal Island
(San Pedro, CALI yard. The union
was denied request that the Ship
building Sterilization Committee
determine wage rates in the future
for the 4,500 workers affected.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-26
Standard Oil
Learns q Lesson In
Cold Prevention
Ry Federated Press

RICHMOND, Calf. Grave
yard shift workers at Standard
Oils refinery here stood in a cold
wind for two hours to get their
pay, and with it, company PAM
phlets warning them to keep warm
and avoid catching colds.
The company was Immediately
asked by the Oil Workers Organ
izing Campaign (CIO) to "put the
suggestions of their expensive
little pamphlet into practice and
avoid this needless exposure of
workers"
On the next payday, graveyard
shift workers received their pay
checks in conveniently located
yard offices, avoiding delay and
congestion-and colds.
"The CIO has got lot of
nerve" company union repre-
sentative said. "Why, the associa-
tion has been working on this for
years"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-02-26

Officers and members of the
CIO heard the Greater Toledo War
Chest explained and illustrated to
them at a meeting following a
banquet at the Commodore Perry
Hotel, Feb. 10.
Richard Lazette, Director of
American and Allied War Relief in
charge of the CIO division of the
Greater Toledo War Chest pre-
sided at the meeting and outlined
briefly the work which the War
Chest is doing among various
agencies in the city. He praised
the efforts being made to aid
Nhose who need aid, and asked that
Everyone give the Chest the sup
port which he said it deserves.
VIM. E. Wright, president of the
War Chest welcomed the CIO
guests and discussed Chest activi-
ties in many of its phases. He
thanked the CIO for the active