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Job Even should the service not get the job he
will learn from a courteous and sympathetic source
the conditions which prevent him from Immediately
achieving his ambition.
The plan doesn't propose to set up an employment
agency but merely offers its service to get inter-
view with the head of the firm Some 60 top-rankne
officials of business are serving interyewerS spend
ing one afternoon month at the office provided by
the Chamber of Commerce.
In Peoria Illinois, public spirited citizens have
financed another plan to return the Observation-Disclosures
capped through military service civilian accident
to life nearly nearly normal as possible 1t CO.
ordnates the activities of every possible community
group, has issued 12-page pamphlet giving its aims,
functoning organization chart and list of officers and
sponsors.
At Stamford, Connecticut, the Postwar Plan
ming Council has rehabilitation and unemployment
division It's job is to try ito fit the for the job
and to place him. The council is sponsored by local.
state public private organizations, coordinatin9
their efforts the overall problem of such post
war detectives jobs markets education, rehabita
ton private and public building reconverson, sound
public finance and research. The Connecticut Re-
employment Commission has issued 23- page booklet
which includes directory for returning service men
and women giving addresses and phone numbers OF
various agencies having services available to the
veteran.
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ROosEyELTs CALLER

Seventy five year-old Secretary
of War Stimson left the Presidents
office the other day after weighty
conference on the war Two sec
onds later, six-year-old girl,
blonde and dimpled. tripped in She
was Phyllis Firebaugh of Eaton
Rapids, Michigan, chosen by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars to pin a
poppy on the President, opening the
VFW's annual Buy Poppy" drive
for the orphaned children of SER
vice men
Roosevelt seemed to enjoy the
contrast. He leaned back, with a
broad grin, and remarked: 1T sure
IS big relief to talk to pretty
little girl after all the conferences
on the war. Come up here and sit
beside me-"
Omar B. Ketchum, WV Iegisla-
tive representative, sat the tiny
visitor on the Presidents desk
Then a battery of news photograph
ers went to work on the first pic
lures of Roosevelt since his return
from South Carolina.
However, there was little relief
for the President in the picture
taking, though he grinned through
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20 YEARS AGO t fTE EMPIRE
MAY %. 1924

MAY
According
Hill This felt indicate that mineral district
and that mining to be p Bradley Consulting En-
Teadwel expecting
to shortly for Mayo.
development and disposition mineral lands proposed by
bill introduced Congress by Delegate Sutherland Its aim thought
that island be imposed
regulation mining possible mineral
deposits there.
Alma of the Juneau Ferry
the Channel this day for Skagway,
carrying the annual Victoria Day
celebration
address graduating class of the Juneau High
Bone the exercises May 20
following Lavna Carter Miriam
Shattck Fred Could Jack
Leonard Homquis Curtis
Russell and Albert White
annual inspection Southwest Alaska points, the local
composed of George Whitney
left the Admiral
Kodiak They the steamer Starr for
Wealth.
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HOROSCOPE
"The stars incline
bXt do not compel"
WEDNESDAY. MAY "a

WEDNESDAY, MA "a
Mingled benefic and malefic as
poets in the horoscope for today
may be responsible for much wasted
effort. Persons in authority are
! fortunate under the CONFORMATION
HEART AND HOME; For the
average housewife this should be a
fortunate date since summer plans
are encouraged by the stars. Cleal
vision is general under this sway
and judgment should be trust
worthy. The trend should be to-
ward simpler living and more care
full spending.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Econ
omic experts who foretell that after
the war Russia will be our largest
buying customer and at the same
time our great competitor will find
the stars presage their prophecy
Benefic aspects seem to indicate
that the Soviet Government will
emerge from the terrible conflict
with amazing strength.
NATIONAL is SUES: Among
the surprises predicted by astrolo-
gers will be the effect of foreign
service upon our soldiers who will
return with an international point
of view that is promising for their
future development as Americans.
Practical democracy is to supersede
our theoretical brand.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR
In Europe war WEAKNESS will be
widely prevalent. Our long await
ed invasion will restore the dimin-
ished faith of subdued peoples.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of travel, increase of in
come and general good fortune. 1t
Is promising period for new under
takings.
Children born on this day prob
ably will be emotional and sensitive.
They should have happy lives if
they learn to control their feelings.
Copyright, l944
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Daily Lessons in English y y. |. GORDON

MIsUsED Do John told me that he felt
kind of sick Say SLIGHTLY ILL"
MISPRONOUNCED: Satica Pronounce -ka both
AS a accent second syllable
OFTEN MSSPEIED though pronounced ki-otee as
in
dissmlarity diversity unlikeness
and it is yours Let us
mastering word each day Todays word
BENSON blessing: precious benson
"-Talfourd
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
That Jorgen p Christensen, ex-
ecutor of the estate of Carl Eng
strom, deceased, has filed his final
account and report of his admin
istration of said estate, and his
petition for distribution thereof, in
the United States Commissioners
Court for Juneau Precinct, at Jul
neau, Alaska; that 10 o'clock A. M.
July 28th, 1914. has been fixed as
the time and said court the place for
hearing same and that all persons
concerned therein are hereby noti-
fled to appear at said time and
place and file their objections, If
any, to said final account and petit
ton for settlement and distribution
thereof.
Dated: Juneau. Alaska, May %,
1914.
JORGEN P. CHRISTENSEN,
Executor
First publication, May %, 1914.
Last publication, June IL, 1914.
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it all He had to pose six times
with Phyllis, daughter of a deceased
war vet, before the cameramen were
satisfied. Trouble was that Roose-
welt couldn't get the little girl to
smile.
Il was too excited" Phyllis told
VFW officials afterwards. with good
reason,
The President evinced an inter-
est in one camera. Il don't recall
seeing one like that before" he re-
marked. What kind is it?"
"Oh, it's just good camera, Mr..
President replied the photog.
Copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc)
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.pAA PLANE ON TRIP
TO FAIRBANKS TODAY

Incoming passengers from Seattle
on a Pan american plane this
morning we're J. Spencer Carlson,
Yvonne Cooper, Milton Perry Mum
ter and Fern Shaw.
A flight to Fairbanks this after
noon carried Walter Derr, Evelyn
Regime Tweet. Mrs. Mary E.
Scharppe and Phyllis Tweet to that
city and Donald Style, PAA traffic
representative, and M. LeRue Cum
Minis to Whitehorse.
Eddy H. Currah was an outgoing
passenger for Seattle.
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MODERN ETIQUETTE by ROBERTA LEE

theatre other place should
AISLE wait until he reaches
would preferable before going down the aisle
until of is reached
down the aisle dsrobng
c. phrase friend when making an
introduction?
person friend and is
considered
proper who in mourn
ing?
Yes although expected they
sighted
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ried Marshall Cruther to that city
and Frank Denny and Mrs. L. l..
Curtis to Wrangell.
Claude Lastinger, o. F. Benecke,
O. Mansfield, Fern Shaw and Tom
Henderson were passengers on a
flight TO Sitka this afternoon.
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ALASKA COASTAL ON
THREE TRIPS TODAY

An Alaska Coastal plane made
trip to Hoonah this morning sans
passengers but upon return brought
to Juneau the following persons:
B. Valloria, Max Valloria, S. j..
Valloria, C. E. Taylor and Joe
White.
A trip to Ketchikan today car
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ANCHORAGE FLIGHT
MADE BY AAA Lines

A flight made to Anchorage this
afternoon by Alaska Airlines car
ried the following passengers: Mrs.
John Flynn and infant. F. A. Rut-
ledge, Hans Rasmussen, Sigh Engt,
Carl Bake, Herman Bake, H.
Erickson, Ed Kobus. Dan Cole, and
Bill .Lafholm-, Charles Edwards and
M. Morris were listed for Yakutat
and j. w. Huston for Cordova.
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DANCING CLASSES NOW
ENROLLING

Baton twirling, tap, acrobatic, toe
ballet. moderne, eccentric, toe-tap
character, chorus specialties, social
dancing for beginners. Body tonine
and tap classes for stenographers
Studio All 7th. Phone Red SIS. adv
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from his credit, nevertheless Naval
officers are nked when Marine
Corps officers like Capt. Roger
Haberman, It. Jack Pittman, Capt.
William Synder, Capt. Stanley Sy-
mar, and Maj. Arthur Warner shoot
down five Jap planes each--and in
some cases more-without receiving
citations.
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LOOK and LEARNsy 3. GORDON

of Texas larger in than France?
wood used making and arrows?
g. What is given the art of correct spelngP
Who devised the system called psychoanalysis?
What city Europe is known the Eternal City?
ANSWERS:
265 900 miles 21200 miles
Hickory and for bows white and oak for
g. Orhography.
a. Prof Sgmund Freud.
Rome, Italy
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PLEASE NOTICE
Lola's Beauty Shop will be closed
until June l. adv.
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Washington
Merry
6o-Round

CONTINUED from Page One,
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Weather report High SO: low, As; rain
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With aboard the gasboat Alma of the Jun
Navigation Company left from the Channel this day for
arryng Whehorse for the annual VII
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-13
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 12.-R)-
Cotton futures declined here today
under hedge selling and Weekend
long liquidation. Closing prices
were steady 20 to 80 cents a bale
lower.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-13
Four Home Club Meets
Scheduled This Week

Four meetings of home demon
stration clubs in New Hanover
County have been scheduled for
this week, it was announced yester.
dy by Agent Miss Ann Mason.
The Wrightsboro club meets
Tuesday at 2:30 o'clock in the club
house. Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock
has bee set for meeting OF the
Bradleys Creek club.
The Myrtle Grove club will con-
vene Thursday morning at 10
o'clock at the home Of Mrs. c.
D. Lewis, % South Ninth street,
and the East Wilmington club
meets at 2:30 o'clock Thursday.
During the month of August foods
and nutrition leaders are giving the
demonstration on "Cool Foods for
Hot Days" This week the follow
ing leaders will give the exhibit
tons: Mrs. Dirk Swart and Mrs.
c. F.Seitter of Wrightsboro; Mrs.
B. D. Applewhite of Bradleys
Creek; Mrs. c. D. Lewis of Myrtle
Grove and Mrs. Paul r. Jordan of
East Wilmington.
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-R-(WFA)
Salable cattle 500; calves 100; COM
pared Friday last week: in face of
sharply increased receipts at all
markets only few loads long-fed
high quality choice to prime steers
and long yearlings held steady;
rank and file strictly good to av-
erage-choice steers and yearlings
$3.50 lower, with common, medi-
UNI, and average good grades
largely rs to 100 down; slaughter
heifers followed uneven steer de-
cline; cows and bulls 50-75, numer-
Gus instances 100 off; very little
change in vealers; in steers, fed
offerings predominated although
generous run grass steers arrived
late in week and cow run almost
entirely made up native and south
west grass offerings; stock cattle
in negligible supply and slow mar
ket weather affair; extreme top
steers and yearlings 1900; next
highest price 1875; stable supply
1925 to 1890; but grassy and short
fed kinds selling at 1900 to 1850
early in week closed the period at
1900 to 1850 with demand narrow
at decline; extreme top fed heif-
ers 1850, new high on crop; cut
ter cows closed at 7.25 down, most
beef cows 500 to 1880, strictly
good kinds such as brought 1880
to 1850 early not wanted at close;
most grass bulls 7.50 to $50; ship
per-type sausage offerings LOO to
11,50; light stock steers 800 to
11.oo. weighty feeders .11.oo to 1880.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-13
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Aug. 12-lRtLiqui-
dation of rye, forcing December
and May contracts to new sea-
sonal lows at times, unsettled 9TH
er grain futures markets today.
Futures moved upward in early
trade on continued dry weather in
the eastern corn belt, rains hav-
ing failed to materialize over
night.
Rye liquidation followed a fall
in the cotton market. Favorable
war news, and the fact that har-
vest operations are becoming gen.
eral in the northwest, discouraged
wheat holders.
Wheat closed 3-8 lower to 1-8
higher than the previous finish,
September $1.53 1873, oats were
7-S off to Ia up, September 68 ga,
rye was 38 to l cent lower, Sep
TENDER $l.02 3-4-7-8, and barley
was down IA to 7-8, September
$1.10 7.8.
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Whiteuille Market
Reports Good Sales

WHITEVILLE, Aug. 12-Tobac-
co sales here this week totalled
l,50O, 1855 pounds, with prices rang
ing up to 40 cents per pound and
the market recording sales of
oo4'oS9 pounds more tobacco this
season than for the correspond
ing period of 1913.
Warehousemen said Whiteville
market prices are about three and
one-quarter cents per pound over
l943 despite the fact that the Of
flee of Price Administration rails.
ed the ceiling only two and one
half cents per pound.
Whiteville repeatedly outsold all
other Border belt markets by at
least $4,000 pounds on the open
ing date Of the markets, August 8.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-13
STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK, Aug. II. - up -
Sales, closing price and net change
of the fifteen most active stocks to-
day:
Guant Sugar 1850 6A A u
Am Gable and Rad 10,100 Jpn
A "
Graham Paige 100 5M no
Eng Pub Svc 300 14A A "
Am Wat Wks $500 10 no
Ny Central 800 20A A "
Colum G and Ell 100 Az D u
Am Hide and Lea $500 8 A "
United Corp $500 ia D "
Curtis Pub 500 9A A "
Unit Gas Imp 1880 rs no
Unit Air Lines 1880 BIN A u
Thompson Star 1900 S "A "
Houston Oil 1000 IL A v
Cuban Am Sug $500 16A A V !.
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rec for Asthma
Dull,rtilnu Summer

II You suffer with those terrible attacks
of Asthma when it is hot and sultry; If
heat, dust and general muggines make
you wheeze and choke as if each gasp
for breath was the very last: if restful
sleep is impossible because of the strug-
file to breathe; if you feel the disease
is slowly wearing your life away. don't
fail to send at once to the Frontier Asth-
ma Co. for free trial of a remarkable
method. No matter where you live or
whether you have any faith in any rem
edy under the Sun, send for this free
trial. If you have suffered for a life
time and tried everything you could
learn of without relief; even if you are
utterly discouraged, do not abandon hope
but send today for this free trial It
will cost you nothing. Address:
Frontier Asthma Co., 300N Frontier Blds.
46s Niagara St., Buffalo, l N. 7.
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captured LIE Mans, the women and
children returned and Mime. JAG
quet was overjoyed to find that
her husband was still alive and
that her home was intact.
The Germans still occupy the
town of Chenonceaux, south on the
Loire river near Tours, where
Mrs. Sears lived before she was
married November 16. 1918 to Mas
ter Engineer Frank Sears. She
came to the United States with her
husband in August, 1919, and has
made her home since in Whining.
ton. except for three years spent
in Raleigh.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-13
Liberation Of French Civ
Frees Mrs. Sears Sister

The days, months and years
.;,ce Pearl Harbor have passed
.,ou1v for all war-weary Ameri-
ns-but even slower for a
TO. rsanch American woman here
f has had no communication in
W., sa mast TWO and one-half years
ui IN, her nearest relative, a sis
WV who has endured the German
w. ac,nation since the fall of France
Nm June q, 1910.
W etters might have been ex-
.h.noed between the two, but after
.s United States entered the war
a Wv the Axis powers, Mrs.
nisa Sears, of 702 Market street,
G iseided that to communicate fur
NOR with her sister might endan-
a a her life in Vichy France,
,,here 'for the slightest thing they
W.T. W.T." vou in concentration camp"
r. Brt today Mrs. Sears, who
,erves as price clerk at the New
Hanover u War Price and Rationing
board t has decided to write once
m u to her sister.
u For last Wednesday the Ameri-
..n Army liberated LIE Mans,
where Nine. Alfred Jacquet
makes her home with her husband
and daughter.
'' The letters from Nine. Jacquet
.h.t did reach Mrs. Sears in the
DAYS after the Nazis occupied
Vance told of the fall of her town
liter heavy air bombardment and
.wo DAYS of artillery barrage. She
wrote that the Catholic priest led
torces defending LIE Mans after
Tho women and children evacuated,l
the city, moving southwark first
bv carriage and later by foot.
" When at last the Germans had
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-13
SELECTED STOCKS
CONTINUE ADVANCE
BY VICTOR EuBANK

NEW YORK, Aug. IL -tRASe
ted stocks continued j F lecRC
lected stocks continued tt
edge forward in today's brie1
market after week devoted to
general recovery.
| Heavy buying Of low-priced mo-
tors in the forepart of the week
faded by Wednesday when JUNO,
utilities took over the leadership.
The latter also shifted to the back.
ground Friday as investment funds
loosened up in favor Of pivotals
which for some time had done re.
latively little.
The power and light performers
apparently were spurred by
thoughts of peace-time prospects OF
this group as well as a revival
of political optimism. Activity of
stocks selling under $40 kept S.
hour volumes at around a million
shares.
The comeback Of the sblue
chips" was credited partly to a
change-of-heart regarding re-
conversion in industry should the
European war end suddenly. Talk
was heard of corporations being
better prepared for transition than
most expected.
Sugars came to the fore TODAY
in reflection OF the belief that next
weeks Cuban conferences might
mean higher price for the 1945
crop.
Peaks for the year or longer
were touched by Guantanamo su-
gar and Braniff anyways after a
steady opening. In front by frac-
tons at the close were Cuban-Amer-
lean sugar, South Puerto Rico SUI
gar. American Hide & Leather u
S. Steel, N. Y. Central, Santa Fe
U. S. Rubber, American Telephone
Montgomery Ward, Westinghouse
and Pullman.
The Associated Press 60-stock
average was up Il OF a point at
$40 and on the week showed an
advance of = net. Dealings were
relatively quiet throughout. trans
fers OF 374.470 shares being one of
the smallest of the past two
months. They compared with 46s
last Saturday.
Railway bonds improved. At
Chicago wheat was off 3-8 to 20
l-8 of a cent a bushel. cotton was
unchanged to down Is cents a bale
In the curb Eversharp added a
IL points to its jump of Friday.
Plus marks were attached to Gu
ban Atlantic Sugar, Electric Bond
& Share and Rayteheon. The ag-
gregate here was 104,85O shares
versus 86.645 in the preceding
short stretch.
The water percentage of milk IL
81 per cent; Of watermelon 92.4
per cent? of porterhouse steak, 60
per cent; of cod fish. 82.6 per cent
Of an egg "a per cent.
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u
CHICAGO POTATOES

CHICAGO, Aug. IL Up -Pota-
toes, arrivals So; on track 1875; to-
tai U. S. shipments $50; supplies
moderate; U. S. No. ! good stock
demand very good, market firm
at ceiling; off condition stock de-
mand moderate, market steady;
size B grade demand slow, market
weak; Washington long whites US
no. size A 3.96; Nebraska cob
blers US No. l size A 1893; Red
Warbas US No. ! size A 400 to
Alb; commercials size A 4.04;; Tex
as cobblers US No. / size A 400 to
4.35.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-13
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Aug. 12-tR-Clos-
ing foreign exchange rates follow
Great Britain in dollars, others
in cents):
Canadian dollar in New York
open market 9 1915 per cent dis
count or 5000 IA U. S. cents,
unchanged.
Europe: Great Britain official
buying $4.02,. selling $4.04.
Latin America: Argentina free
25,02. 10 of cent higher; Bra
I'll free 5.15n; Mexico 20. 65n.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-13
MIDDLING COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 12-lA-
The average price for niddling
1915 inch cotton at ten designated
southern spot markets today was
5 cents bale lower at 21.4l cents
pound. Average for the past 80
market days was 21.50. Middling
7-8 inch average was 20.26.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-13
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Aug, 12.-R)-After
registering gains ofs50 cents bale
today, cotton futures turned reac-
tionary and closed unchanged to
Is cents bale lower.
Aggressive mill and New Or
leans buying encountered consid-
cradle profit taking following
gains of more than So bale
chalked up since the first part of
the week. Contributing to the de-
cline were a disappointing July
consumption and failure of the Of
flee Of Price Administration to an
nounce textile ceiling changes.
Open High Low Last
Oct - 21.37 "A 21.29 21.34 off l
Dec - 21.18 21.27 21.1S Ella off 3
Mch - 20,97 21.06 1922 20.95 off
Jly - 20.54 20.64 20.50 20.54 unch
Middling spot 22,09 off /.
n-Nominal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-13
CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, Aug. 12-lR--Wheat:
No. 2 hard, 1.56 1-2-1.57 IA; No.
2 mixed. 1.54 3-4.
Oats: No. l white, 70 "a; No. :
white heavy. IA IL.
Barley: mailing. LIS to 1856 IL
nominal; feed, ITO to 1.20 nomi-
nal.
Field seed: Timothy, per cwt.
6.25 to $50; red top, 1880 to 1900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-13
: SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 12-lR-
Spot cotton closed steady I'M
changed. Sales 1902; low mid
ding 1903; middling 1120; good
middling 2l.60. Receipts 1,572.
Stocks 275, 1874. ---
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-13
N. C. EGGS, POULTRY

RALEIGH, August IL -R-(NC-
DA) = Raleigh egg and poultry
markets steady. Eggs, U. S. Grade
A large Clean white) AZ; hens,
all weights, 20 to %.
Washington unquoted,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-20
JOHNSON IS HELD
ON THEFT COUNTS
Negro Reported Wanted In
Several Eastern N. c.
Towns For Robberies

Wanted in as many as a dozen
places in eastern North Carolina
for storebreaking and larceny, ano
considered as a suspect in the rob-
berry of the Leland postoffice re-
Gently, John Johnson, Negro, was
turned over to Federal authorities
Saturday afternoon for transporta-
ton to Fayetteville, where he will
subsequently be tried.
Officer J. r. Sellars of the local
police department, arrested John
son late Wednesday night at Fourth
and Harnett streets, and the man
was held in Jail on vagrancy
charge, under $4,000 bond until the
Federal men arrived.
It is believed that Johnson's &C
tivities have carried him to Mich
OILS, S. C. He is suspected of break
ing into at least four postoffices
It is also alleged that he was In
volved in the robbery of a safe II
a Fayetteville cafe, where $2,OOt
and bonds were taken. 1t is salo
the man is wanted at Rex and Fai
son. There are only two specific
charges as yet.
The Negroes home is in Bruins
wick county, and it is believed thai
he has lived in Wilmington for the
~,.+ five ,,oonths
Police say others may be impli
Gated in the crimes.