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AIRMAN ADMITS
WIFE'S MURDER
Lonergan Says He Beat
Mate Over Head With
Candlestick

NEW YORK, Oct. 28-lRENew
York's greatest murder thriller in
recent years hit a climax tonight
when authorities said Wayne
Lonergan suddenly had confessed
that he slew his heiress wife,
Patricia, %, because she refused
to let him see their baby.
District Attorney Frank S. Ho
gan, declaring Lonergan had sign
ed a complete statement admit
TING the crime, said the 26-year-
old Royal Canadian Air Force ca
DEF would be charged with horni-
eide.
Police added that Lonergan told
story of going to his wife's lavish
Beekman Hill apartment last Sum-
day primarily to see the year
and-a-half-old child, Wayne Will
liam Lonergan, and that his wife,
objections led to a quarrel.
Immediately after Hogan's an
nouncement, police began drag
ging the East river near 18th
street, where Hogan said the ca
Diet had admitted throwing his
service uniform. Lonergan earlier
had said it was stolen by sol
dier he had befriended Sunday
morning.
The police said Lonergan's
statement of events at the muir
der scene was as follows:
He knocked at the door, his wife
admitted him, and he said:
81 understand you are the belle
of ell Morocco Zone of New York S
swankiest night clubs)"
"Your behaviour hasn't been Sc
good" she retorted.
Lonergan inquired where the ba-
by was and was told:
'cHe's in bed. Don't go in"
well, I want to 60 in," Loner'
gan insisted.
mo, don't 60 in," his wife as
serted. "You'n disturb him. Come
back later and see him."
IT can't" the husband answer
ed. IT have a luncheon date with
girl" Gle lunched later with
Jeanne Murphy, an actress.
Mrs. Lonergan asked the cadet
to have lunch with her, instead
ct can't" said her husband.
''This is a previous date"
His wife remarked:
'I'm amazed. I can't control
my men,"
Lonergan had his hand on his
overseas cap, which was on
dresser, and was about to leave
when his wife said:
you're not going to see the BABY
again."
Anger got the better Of him. the
story continued, and he picked ul
a candlestick near the bed ane
struck her. It broke and he selz
ed it's mate. Mrs. Lonergan rose
from the bed, though stunned. ane
seized him, scratching his face
He belabored her with the sec
ond candlestick and left her lylns
on the bed.
From there, he went to the apart
ment of John Harjes. a friend
removed his blood-spattered UNI
form donned one of Harjes' SUIT
and had breakfast. After eating
he wrapped the uniform in paper
Continued on Page Eight; Eol. a
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Housing Director Will
Head War F ndDivisiOn

groups and the actual solicitation
will get under way November IS
following final meeting by rep
resentatives of all offices and
groups included in the Public En-.
ployes division.
every American recognizes the
worthiness of these causes and
would give to each one separately
if called upon," Mr.. Emory said.
This year, however, through the
National War Fund and its II agen-
cies and the Community Chest with
its 10 agencies, the collection and
distribution of moneys needed by
these causes has been combined
in one campaign. Because we are
being asked to give just once for
Continued on Page Eight; Col. 81
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WLb Refers
Coal Strikes
ToPresiident
Step May Lead To Cover
ment Seizure OF {
Some Mines s.
LEWIS REJECTS s 9,
-. L - z
W a lkouts So s
Scores OF Additions.
Fuel Shafts

WASHINGTON. Oct. 28.-
P)-With over 10000 coal
miners idle, the War Labor
Board decided tonight to re-
fer the strikes to the White
House - a step which may
lead to government seizure of
some of the mines and possib-
ly to penalties against John
L. Lewis United Mine Work
ers.
The action was taken at
the end of a day bringing
these developments to in
crease the threat of a general
collapse of coal production:
1. Lewis in effect rejected
the WLB's proposed settle
ment of the coal wage dis
pute. He said the WLB for
mula would reduce basic pay
rates. A WLB spokesman re-
piled that Lewis arithmetic
was wrong; that figuring ov-
ertime the formula increased
the pay rate.
2. The strikes spread to
scores of additional mines
with many of those walking
out attributing their action
to the WLB's decision.
Paper Work Underway
WLB officials said the cases OF
the strikers would be referred to
the White House as soon as pos
sible, probably tonight, if paper
work was completed. -7--' '--- : -
If the government takes over the
mines, the question Of penalties
against the union would be one
for Sterilization Director Fred M.
Vinson. He is empowered to with
hold from the union all rights and
privileges under working agree
ments and to place in escrow union
dues collected under the "check.
off, system.
More than $4,000 miners quit
work during the day-boosting the
Continued on Page Three; Col. -
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. NASSAU, Bahamas, Oct. 2s.-R
4 nngerprint went into the rec
V t against Alfred de Marigny
0 "aay, but his attorneys sought to
sol'en the impact on the jury try
IIs MIN for the murder of Sir
larry larry Cakes by raising two doubts
'UOuf the evidence.
tss nOarse and excited, Chief De-
s5n ase Counsel Godfrey S. Higgs
s s1uuted questions in the Bahamas
b Irene court room until he had
" n,ought out that no one can point
fro sne exact spot on a bedscreen
taIr ill which the disputed print was
Inc. men ne turned upon Captain
o pn1es .. Barker to question the
tten c+i Of the American de-
Ve who introduced the finger
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Ration Registration
About Two-Third Of
Previous Days Mark

Total War Book Nv registra-
lions Thursday amounted to
less than two-thirds of previous
days which leaves approximate
ly 10000 residents to register
today friday, the last day,
if the total is to reach the s.
900 total set by Book No. II
registrations. These remaining
residents should bear in mind
that today is the last day, and
all schools will be open 1885,
600 p. m. to receive applica-
tions.
The Wednesday total was 49,
O23 with 14,O26 white and 4.947
Negro. The total amount for
the first three days was IS, 442
and with an approximate 49,
900 Thursday the total now
stands at 81, Az.
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POLICE CONTINUE
DIM0UT VIGILANCE
Chief Declares Law To Be
Enforced Until Motif
fication

The Wilmington Police depart
ment will continue to enforce dim
out regulations until officially no.
titled that such restrictions have
been abolished, Chief Casteen said
Thursday might. He had not at
that time received authoritative
notice of any change in existing
laws regarding war time illunl-
nation, he added.
A return to norman conditions at
Wrightsville and Carolina Beaches
is expected by officials of those
nearby resort communities when
the adjustment of dim-out regula-
tons restricting night lighting be-
comes effective Monday.
While an official directive lift
ing the dim-out has not been re-
ceived by either beaches authorl-
ties, R. L. Benson, town clerk OF
Wrightsville Beach, made an early
prediction that all beach street
lighting and residential house
Lighting will be permissible as in
pre-war days.
Both Mr.. Benson and Town
Clerk Henry G. Fennell of Caro-
lima Beach agreed that residents
OF the beaches would observe a
"brown-out' to conserve fuel need
ed to generate electric power.
No officials of the Office of Civil
liam Defense were Immediately
available for comment.
The officials of both resort towns
predicted the adjustment of the
dim-out would mean fewer automo-
bile accidents and would increase
activities during the summer sea-
son of 1914.
Approximately six serious auto
mobile accidents at Wrightsvllle
Beach and two at Carolina Beach
were directly attributed to the dim
out, officials said.
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] 1CRESS IS GOOD
! 81
~
giles Slogging Through
! Heavy Rain Toward
New Objective
RIARD0 IS CAPTURED
Montgomery Continues 10
Throw Bridges Across
Trigno

| ALLIED HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Algiers, Oct. 28.-P9
-Defying a steady rain and
deadly concentrations of Ger
man artillery, 1t. Gen. Mark
w. Clark's American troops
have driven the enemy from
more important high ground
along both sides of the upper
Volturno river as they push
doggedly toward the Nazis'
powerful new mountain de-
Tense line.
"Our progress is satisfac-
tory" an Allied communique
announced today in reporting
the capture of Riardo, II
miles northwest of Capua, hy
Clark's troops and the con-
tinued success of Gen. Sir
Bernard L. Montgomery's
Eighth Army in throwing
bridges across the Trigno
river on the Adriatic end of
the battle line.
Artillery Is Massed
The Germans have massed great
concentrations of artillery and
huge mortars to defend t h r
mountain line running from Mon
dragone on the Tyrrhenian sea to
Vasto on the Adriatic. Entrenched
in well camoufiaged positions are
innumerable -millimeter gun S
and 210-millimeter mortars, two OF
the enemy's most effective weap-
ons, as well as many other types
of field pieces, machineguns and
mortars
Fighting of the past few days
has demonstrated that Hitler's For
tress Europe is not a bluff, but
a mighty citadel which will re-
quire terrific and costly battering
| W 1CQuCS.
In forcing new crossings of the
Trigno river near its mouth and
firmly securing" their bridgehead
won last weekend, Montgomery
forces braved what was officially
termed extremely accurate Ger
man artillery fire. The enemy
cannon fire also was intense farth-
er inland, where Eighth Army
units drove into the town Of To-
rella del Sannio, nine miles north
west of Campobasso, and Mafalda,
seven miles northwest of Montecil-
fone.
In small scale but extremely bit
ter fighting, other Eighth Army
troops advanced mile and half
to capture Castelmauro, six miles
southwest of Palata. An Allied
communique said: Troops of the
Eighth Army are fighting their
way forward through difficult
country. Enemy positions, strongly
held, cover all main approaches
and have to be dealt with in de-
tall"
A dispatch from Don Whitehead,
Associated Press correspondent
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YUCOSLAVS SWAP
TREASON CLAIMS
Royal Government And
Tito's Forces Hurl
Many Charges

LONDON, Oct. 28.-CR-The
guerrillas of the Royal Yugoslav
government and the Partisans OF
Gen. Josip Broz Drug Tito) ban.
died charges of treachery and
treason today in a sharpening OF
internecine strife in Yugoslavia
while German motorized and arm
ored troops smashed into the hilly
strongholds in an apparent effort
to wipe out both their forces.
The Bari radio, controlled by
Italy's Marshal Pietro Badogllo,
reported broadcast by the Yugo-
slav Freedom station declaring
the first court martial held by the
Red starred Partisans of Broz had
sentenced II persons to death on
charges of collaborating with the
Germans. They were executed at
ter jury of distinguished judges
had convicted them, the broadcast
said. Each was provided a lawyer
for his defense.
The Partisan communicate,
broadcast from the free Yugosla-
via radio, at the same time an
nounced that the "well known
Montenegro Quisling and former
Yugoslav General Djukanovlc and
30 officers" who were fighting on
the German side, were captured
in an action in Montenegro. TWen-
ty-one others, including the well
known Montenegrin traitor Stan
istau" were killed in the skirmlsh,
the communique said.
Meanwhile, the information bu-
reau of King Peters government
in Cairo issued statement which
expressed regret at the Junior
tunate schism" between the two
patriot forces and for the frs
time charged the Partisans with
"treachery,' citing dispatches
from Gen. Draja Mihailovic, the
government field commander.
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Henry R .~Emory, executive d.
rector of the Housing Authority of
the City of Wilmington, has ac-
cepted cha rn2arsni y nj 4i2a Pr &c
Employe division Of the Communi-
ty War Chest, according to an an
nouncement issued Thursday by N.
E. Drexler, general chairman OF
the campaign which W i'll open
here November 8.
Public employe groups will in
clude all state, federal, county and
city employees and in addition the
welfare agencies of the Community
Chest and hospitals. Mr.. Emory
held a conference with campaign
officials Thursday afternoon to
draw up plans for the solicitation
OF these groups. He will name a
division leader for each of the
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State Down
On Salvage
Collections
n;,triict Scrap Drive Head
declares Shipments
Decreasing
YOUTHS TO AID MOVE
1o,al Organizations
To Sponsor Campaign
By Youngsters

Ranging only 42nd in the
.o+ional scrap shipment,
North North Carolina is now ship
n ,ir only 50 per cent of its
p p,ssIiened amount and has de-
s orpased its output steadily
for the last four months, y
declared pr W. S. Mccall of Ra-
1sigh, district salvage mana
npT of Eastern North Caro-
ina, when he spoke to the
salvage committee meeting
held Thursday evening at the
Rows Brigade club in explain
mp the national scrap drive
now known as the Victory
Scrap Bank.
Stewart To Head Group
" A. Stewart, county chairman
NJ general and industrial salvage
elections, will head the Junior
ranmandos who will be formed
rder the Brigade Club and the
tnior Chamber of Commerce.
The Junior Commands, which
mill he the outstanding meth
Cd to collect scrap, is a COL
lection system by which children
will be ranked as private through
general according to the amount
Of scrap metal brought in. Mr..
Stewart said that this drive will
begin within a few days and be
carried on through one school at
a time; thus assuring the salvage
committee of a complete coverage
of the city. Each school will take
as long as it deems necessary to
clean up its particular section,
probably week or tYo, after
which the. next school will start.
The schools which start first in
the approximate order OF their
collection schedule are: Hemen-
way. Tileston, William Hooper,
Chestnut Heights. Lake Forest,
Sunset Park, Maffitt Village, Win
ter Park, Bradley Creek and For
est Hills. The students will locate
their scrap, bring it to their
school, if possible, where it will
be taken up by trucks. The Junior
Chamber Of Commerce will act in
the capacity Of the final collec-
ton.
Although the Victory Scrap
Bank Drive is October 1-Noven-
Der Is, Mr.. Mccall emphasized
he fact that the scrap drive is
not for one Or two months, but
for the duration; and Mr.. Stew
art assured him the local drive
VIII be organized that way. The
Continued on Page Seven; Col. u
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The Community War Chest
campaign will bring into one
single campaign the major war
related causes and local SER
vices. Therefore there will be
on1v one campaign for n agen-
c;es. This means that in Will
minqton and New Hanover
county there will be only two
campaigns year - one IN
tho fall for the Community
War Chest which includes the
national War Fund, and one
in the spring for the Amerl-
The Community War Chest
campaign opens in Wllmlng
ton and New Hanover county
during the week of November
&
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LEADERS AGREE
ON YOUTH HOME
City And County Accept
Joint Responsibility
For Building

A joint meeting of the city and
county committees on juvenile de-
linquency Thursday morning end
ed in harmonious accord wi t h
county officials agreeing to render
the present juvenile detention
home more 'habitable" and the
city leaders arranging to help fl
nance a long-range revision of the
present system by way of an aug
mented probation officer staff and
possibly a consolidated juvenile
court.
The type Of supervision to be
used for the new, or at least the
improved. detention home was MOI
specifically named but 1t was un
derstood that closer check or
fror+;nued m Page Eight; Col. n
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VITAL TOWN TAKEN
Seizure OF Nizhne-Sara-
gozhy Is Announced
| By Radio
ESCAPE IS MENACED
|65 Guns In Working Order
| Captured By Red
! Fighters

LONDON, Friday, Oct. 20.
troops, strlk-
ing across the Nogaisk step
pes at a 12-mile daily clip
reached the final 60-mile lap
of highway leading directly
to the Germans Crimean
doorway at Perekop yester-
day, and also captured a vii
lage only 81 miles from Nj
kopol on the lower Dnieper
river, Moscow announced to-
day.
A Moscow communique re-
corded by the Soviet monitor
announced the capture Of
Nizhne-Saragozhy in the Rus
sian race to seal off the Cri-
mea and trap hundreds of
thousands of enemy troops.
and a midnight supplement
said 5000 Germans were kill
ed at that point. Two hum
dred and fifty enemy freight
cars also were reported cap
tured.
The village is in the heart
of the steppes, controlling
highways radiating to the
Crimea and the Dnieper. It's
fall opened the way for a So
Wet surge southwestward to
Perekop to close the north
western German escape route
from the Crimea.
Column Near Objective
The supplement also disclosed
that another Russian col m N
swinging down from Melitopol to-
ward the northeastern entry into
the Crimea was less than go miles
from it's objective, and had cap
tured IS guns Sin full working or
der" and other equipment aban-
doned by the fleeing enemy at
Akimovka.
In the northern part Of til
steppes a Russian column raced
miles from Nikopol, in the effort
through the village of Balki, q
to hurl back the Germans into the
clutches of other Soviet troops
hammering their way forward in
side the Dnieper bend.
Inside the bend itself the Rus
slams told of new Soviet devel.
opment, a surge IS miles north
west of besieged Krivoi Roq to
capture Marianovka, thus cutting
the Znamenka Nikolaev railway,
an important north-south German
line between the Dnieper and Bug
rivers.
The Russians crossed the Mok-
raya Sura river 20 miles SOUTH
west of captured Dnepropetrovsk
in a push to link up with other
Soviet units pounding the gates OF
Krivoi Rog, where the Russians
said 800 more Germans were kill
ed during the day.
Several villages were seized IN
the push below Dnepropetrovsk, L..
500 Germans killed, and hundreds
Of trucks and guns, mortars and
other weapons were either cap.
tured or destroyed, the commune
que said. Near one town the Rus
slams captured an entire company
of the 46th German infantry di.
vision, it said.
The Soviet air force destroyed
more than 300. trucks used by the
Germans fleeing across the Mo-
gaisk steppes, Moscow said, az
| Continued on Page Three; Col. u
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WEATHER

FORECAST:
today
eastern Standard Time)
=, cby U. S. Weather Bureau
meteorological data for the "a hours
elolng 1880 p. NJ, yesterday.
~ Temperature
i;SO a; M. 81, 7:3O a. m, A, 1 80
r. KIN. M, ~, 1870 p. M, "a. Maximum IS,
-41iii1lum 43, Mean "a. Normal 81.
,.,o Humidity
1'So m, 10, 7:3O a. M, SO, sc
m' 63' 7;30 p, M, rs.
Precipitation
lotal for the "a hours ending 7:3t
,. M, 600 inches,
900 inches.
,sunrlse, 6;29 M, Sunset, S % p. m.
NIoGohrlse: 6:51 a., Moonset, $40 p.
Oape Fear River stage at Fayetteville
VII thursday, at a. M, GA feet.
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Halsey's Amphibious Fighters
Smash Into Treasury Islands

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTHWEST
PACIFIC, Friday, Oct. 9-QP-Amphibious forces Of
Adm William F. Halsey, thrusting toward Japans last
landings at dawn Wednesday in the Treasury is
lands the mortar fire and chased the defenders
into the hills.
At South Pacific headquarters of Admiral Halsey, a
spokesman said today the landings supported by shells of
naval task force accomplished two islands in that
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-27

40. Pontiacs, Plymouths. $500
p spotiess ones 20 select from rsdios.
htrs 1922 up; trade OF terms. z. NJ.
Gregory
FULL TANK LEGAL GAS
1866 Gratiot, Open to $50 P. NJ.
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A Automobiles Wanted

SELLING YOUR CAR?
We VIII Buy II ana Pay HIGH DOLLAR
MACK-GRATIOT CHEV.
3171 GRATIOT AVENUE
IS YEARS A CHEVROLET DEALER
THE "sminng Irishman'' pays more for
car. see him at 3776 Woodward. TIE 2-9i53
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House Troiiers

AMERICAN, Century trailer coaches on
display. Federal Trailer. i9Ois w. warren.
CLOsEoUT OF GOOD Used COACHES
i064O GRATloT. OPP. CITY AIRPORT
DIES MONIES house trailer-Completely
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The answer 10 your housing problem.
Can arrange terms.
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Motorcycles and BICYCLES

WANT motorcycles or equities. Cash wait.
ing. Edw Kehoe Co. 1884 Grand River.
READ Times Want Ads for profit-use
them for results
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A Automobiles Wanted

wANTED-ls4o, 1871 Ford. Mercury OF
Chevrolet; VIII Day cash. Can Mr..
MacMichasl UN. 3-i2t2.
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RUSS DAWSON
Fara Dealer $50 Llvernols no. es7t
1912 PONTIAC SEDAN

n you are looking for a new car see ,hls
today and save az r. NJ Gregoe,
1866 Gratiot, Open 10 $50 P. NJ.
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Automobiles for Sale

PONTIAC--istO "6' 4-door trunk sedan:
high shine Jet black finish, spotless mo-
hair trim extra good tires; radio and
heater; mechanically tops Here's a little
number That looks and runs ike million
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BUCKY RYAN sayt He viii pay highest
dollar teF fa1s-Ip3s-ia ia8- ana 1898
automobiles. Cali no 1872. ISL Livernois.
READ Times Want Ads for ptetit-use
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Trucks-Commerciol Cars

FoRD-ssle dump trucks. good tires;
Fords. Reos. CMC. n. p. Horton, 1859
Banner near Ecorse road, Dearborn.
Telephone Dearborn 1909.
FoRD-is3s: will sacrinee due 10 giving
up delivery route; panel body, good run 70
ming condition 656S Linwooi
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WILL pay $500 10 81 900 for clean cart
no dealers. Ftzroy $3.50.