The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-25
HILL SENTENCED
AS Still OWNER

Willard c. Hill of Mount Olive
was found guilty Of owning ana
operating a still, and sentenced to
one year and one day in the At
lanta penitentiary, in Federal court
here yesterday, by Judge I. M.
Meekins Of Elizabeth City, presid-
ing over the fall term.
Judge Meekins said that in view
of Hills good record, he would rec
ommend him for parole after ne
had served four months of his SEN
tence.
Frank Scott Paylor of Jackson
vile was put on IL months proba-
ton for impersonating a lieutenant
commander in the U. S. Navy. A
former member OF the Merchant
Marine, Paylor had been out OF
the service about three months and
had been working as a ticket agent
at the Jacksonville bus terminal.
When taken into custody, he was
wearing a complete outfit Of Navy
officers winter blues with service
stripes and overseas campaign
bars, officers said.
Dorothy Mae Birdsong of Will
mington was put on IL months pro-
baton for violation of liquor laws.
Jurors were excused at 4:05 pm.
for the fall term and were praised
by Judge Meekins, although only
one case had gone to them for
trial. No more criminal cases are
scheduled for trial this session.
William Cook and Tom Mintz,
both Of Brunswick county. wer e
charged with violation Of liquor
laws. Cook was acquitted and Mintz
was placed on probation tor II
months.
Sam Granger, local negro. was
found not guilty of liquor law viii
lations.
Solomon Robinson, Negro, W $
placed on probation for IL months
for violation of liquor laws.
A fine of 500 was assessed
against Tom Murphy, Negro,
charged with violation Of liquor
laws.
Johnny Powell, Negro, was plac.
ed on six months probation and
John Williams, c. w. Mcmillan and
Warren Mack, all Negroes, were
found not guilty Of liquor law VIC
lations.
B. F. Yates and Leon Kinlaw
of Columbus county, were placed
on IL months probation for vio2a
ton of liquor laws.
Arlandus Lane, local Negro, wa.
given five months in the count,
Jail for liquor law violations.
A 1941 model Ford coupe, be
longing to Mrs. Clifton William
Lewis, which was seized by Law
enforcement officers while bein,
driven by MI Lewis, who. was &C
cused of being involved in unlaw
full liquor dealings, was ordered
according to forfeiture laws, to g
to the government.
The Howell Motor company lait
claim to an automobile bought fror,
them last December by Henry Har
bett, Negro, who is now in prisol
for transporting four gallons of non
tax-paid whiskey. They hold q gen
eral mortgage of over $500 on tn
automobile. The GER was ordere
by the court to 60 to the govern
ment, on the grounds that the owr
er was involved in illegal iquo
transactions.
K. c. Sudbury was found guilt
of charges Of violation Of Offic
Of Price Administration rent regu
lations.
He was sentenced to IL month
in Jail and fined $500.
Sudbury was accused of failur
to properly register rental housin
accommodations, renting livin
quarters above prices set by tn
OPA and diminishing services, i
some cases.. without reducing rent
-Four months in the county ia
was the sentence given to John +
Stroborn, Negro high school 'pri1
cipal of Magnolia, for illegal pc.
session of "a T gasoline coupon.
emitting him to go gallons Of mt
tor fuel.
A year and a day at the Georgi
State penitentiary was the sentenc
passed on Mrs. Carlton Swar
three-time offender Of the Interns
Revenue Code.
Ellie A. Wade, 23-year-old Negr
was found guilty on charge {
operating an illicit still on hi
premises and sentenced to fou
months in the county Jail.
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