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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-19
% HEROES TO BE-
H0N0RED TUESDAY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.-(P)-
Twenty eight heroes of World War
II will receive Congressional Med
ais of Honor from their comman-
der-i chief, President Truman,
next Thursday.
The White House announced to-
day that the President will pre-
sent the decoration-the nation S
highest for bravery-at a mass
ceremony on the south lawn OF
the executive mansion.
Fathers and mothers, and other
relatives, have been invited to wit
ness the presentations to such men
as First 1t. Eli Whitley of George
town, Tex; Sgt Peter j. Dalles-
sondro of Watervliet, N. Y, and
Pfc. Sylvester S. Herrera of Phoe-
nix, Ariz
Whitley, his life arm shattered
and useless, one eye pierced by
shell fragments and blood stream
ing from head wounds, still tried
to keep on fighting after killing
rine Germans and capturing %, in
France last December.
When he refused to 60 to the
rear for treatment, his company
commander had to knock him out
and take him back.
Herrera was another guy who
wouldn't quit even after his fest
had been blown off by mine. He
kept on firing at German ma
chinegun position last March in
France, pinning down the crew
until fellow soldiers thanked and
captured them.
Dallessondro never gave up I'M
til the Germans captured him near
Kalterherberg, Germany, and even
then he still was calling for NOR
tar fire on his own position in an
attempt to halt German coun-
terattack.
"O.K. mortars, let me have it."
were the last words American SOL
diers heard from him until he
was liberated.
Exploits of some of the men who
will receive the decorations from
President Truman have not yet
been told. Besides Whitley, Her
rera, and Dallessondro, the others
are:
T-Sgt. Bernard P. Bell, 152 Eat
35th ST., New York city; S-Sgt
Paul L. Bolden, Madison, Ala.
First 1t. Cecil H. Bolton. 314 Boni-
ia Drive, Huntsville, Ala; S-Sgt
Herschel F. Briles, Ankeny, Iowa;
Captain Bobby Brown, 1925 Fifth
avenue, Columbus, Ca; Pfc. Her
bert H. Burr, 1926 Olive street, Kan
sas City, Mo-; Second 1t. Edward
C. Dahlgren, Caribou, Me-; Capt.
Michael J. DAILY, Southport, Conn;
S-Sgt. Macario Garcia, Sugar
Land, Texas; T-Sgt. Robert E.
Gerstung, SAT- Northwest High
way, Chicago; S-Sgt. James r.
Hendrix, Lepanto, Ark; S-Sgt.
Robert E. Laws, ALP Cherry ave-
nue., Altoona, Pa; Sgt Charles
A. MacGillivery, % Spring street,
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Is
land, Canada; Pvt. Lloyd G. Nc
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-19
Mardi Gras May Be
Resumed On March 5

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 18.-WH-
The spangled floats which have
been hiding in dingy dens since
194l might be parading the streets
of New Orleans when Mardi Gras
rolls around March 5.
No one will make any official
statements yet, but around towr
there's persistent talk that the
monarchs Rex, Hermes, Comus,
Momus. go. and maybe even Dusky
ZulE. will again rule the CITY
That Care Forgot" during the week
preceding Ash Wednesday,.
A few days after the bombing of
Pearl Harbor Mardi Gras officials
announced suspension of the world
famed celebration for the duration
of the war. But at that time, the
floats were already prepared for
the 1912 parades.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-19
ODT Intends To Close
Several Field Office,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 - Up -
The Office of Defense Transports.
tons highway transport depart
ment announced today that 48 OF
its district and field offices will be
closed within 30 days.
Approximately 700 employees will
be released in these offices, Guy
A. Richardson. director of the de-
partment, said:
Stats of three other district Of
fees will be reduced to one re-
preventative each, he added.
District offices to be closed In
clCded:
Region 4-Raleigh, N. C.
One of the greatest signs of bet
ter times will take place aboard
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-19
RATION ROUNDUP
By The Associated Press


Meats, FATS, ETC. = Book 4. Red
stamp o. through w good through
Aug. 81; w through 70 good through
Sept. 80; Al through Ell good through
Oct. 81; FL good through XII good Nov.
So
SUGAR-Book stamp Sc Jood through
Aug. 81 for five pounds. Next stamp
valid Sept. l.
SHOES-Book Airplane stamps l, 2
8, and 4 good indefinitely. OPA says no
plans to cancel any.
The rationing of gasoline, canned
fruits and vegetables and all other blue
point foods. fuel oil, and oil stoves was
cancelled as of Wednesday, August IS.
We wonder if the new washers
or ironers will have gadget that
will put the buttons back on.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-19

In dealing with the Jap wa1lords
we should continue to Remember
Pearl Harbor.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-11

Berlin to be sending some elements
lancing westward toward St. Peel
tin, q miles from Vienna in the
direction Of Linz and Munich.
The Moscow newspaper. Eve.
ming Moscow" said the Vienna
population was starving and that
women had been standing in lines
demanding bread all day. The dis
patch added that "detachments of
storm troopers have opened fire
on the people, seeking to put down
the throngs of hungry housewives"
The newspaper said the Ger.
mans had plastered Vienna with
anti-A1lied posters but the civilians
were scratching them out and by
night were hanging Austrian ma
tional banners in the streets.
Berlin claimed the Germans
were defending their lair with
wild stubbornness' but Moscow
dispatches picture the carved up
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WESTERN VIENNA
CLEARED OF FOE
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Berlin, indicate that Russian
wedges will be aimed at both TANKS
to outflank Berlin from north and
SOUTH
Won Olberg also suggested that
divisions freed from the victorious
siege of Koenigsberg in East Prus-
STA might launch new Baltic sea-
coast drive for the great port of
Stettin and ultimately toward Kiel.
Marshal Rodion Y. Malinovsky
part of whose forces were aiding
in the Vienna enlightenment, cut
loose other troops in southern Slo-
vakia for drive between the
Morava and upper Mira rivers to-
ward the Moravian border.
Street fighting in age-old Vienna
was desperate and the Russians
reported the frenzied Germans were
turning their guns on the starving
civilians as the battle roared
through its fourth day. Escape fol-
many of the Nazi troops seemed
impossible as Malinovsky's troops
driving from the east and Marshal
Feodor I. Tolbukhin's army swing.
ing back from the Tulln bridge
head west of Vienna, compressed
the defenders into the eastern and
northern sections of the city. The
narrow escape corridor to Bruenr
(Brno) was under heavy pressure.
Tolbukhin also was reported by
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-11
PORT IS CALLED
CITY'S FUTURE
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.on+ would serve the added pur-
sose of selling the five local
caches 10 tourists.
With the thousands OF potential
..nrists - those with savings &C
'ou, who will be seeking travel
@ar the war-Wilmington enjoys
al, ,,,,ioue situation in its possibili-
ties he declared.
A. another industry for this Sec
;an sinnons pointed out the truck
INNS hU,r and food processing advan-
t ta already here. Agriculture
o e@1 be developed with emphasis
W e sravberries. He reminded his
Vi ,,d;ence that air transport would
Liver fresh strawberries to mar
1 oeh in New York, Chicago and
net, overnight. More dairying
n,;+h an eye toward cheese pro-
auction was urged.
o'N Urges Reforestation
rxnanding on this program OF
ar;cplture, Simons stressed the
ssssocassine of fish, a local source
conoestible. Further develop
" oaent of the textile industry, and
li oatnrestation with plans for in
Easing the production OF pulp
good also was outlined.
wy" IN closing, Simons suggested
.bat Wilmington approach the
Western raa section of North Carolina
" cell that section on the advan-
. ~ Of local beaches rather than
those of Florida.
'i- Sin,ons was introduced by Dr..
" Houston Moore of the City
Blaming Board and in opening
his add1 ess, paid tribute to the
l ,ioneer work done by DR.. Moore
IN developing the Greenfield area,
n ~ members of the Planning
poard present were Henry r.
Emory. Fred Rippy and A. c.
Nichols who introduced Dr..
Moore. Mr.. Nichols also was in
charge of the days program.
other guests at the meeting
ware D. P. Smith of High Point,
Robert James of Americas, Ca.
Or George Thompson and 1t.
Arthur Bluethenthal.
President Gus Grist presided
and announced the roster OF Of
fcers for the next fiscal year.
They are: Thomas B. Lilly, presi-
dent. the Rev. Mortimer Glover,
vice-president; Gardner Gre e r,
secretary and treasurer; Jack
Carsweli, sergeant-at-arms; and
Walter Cartier, assistant sergeant
alarms.
Carswell announced the annual
bowling banquet to be held at the
Brigade Boys club at 7 pm. to-
dav
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-11
Goldsboro Packing Firm
Pays Treble Damage Suit

RALEIGH, April 10 Up The
Cozart Packing Co., of Goldsboro,
has paid the Office of Price Ad-
ministration $3,747.84 in settlement
Of treble damage claims resulting
from the sale of beef, pork and
sausage above ceiling prices, Theo-
dore S. Johnson, Raleigh OPA dis
tract director, announced today.
In addition to the money settle
ment, Johnson said, Judge John
son J. Hayes has signed a perma-
nent injunction prohibiting the firm
from further violation Of price con-
troll regulations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-11
MRS r. E. BATS

Funeral services for Mrs. r. E.
Bats, of Rocky Point, VINO died
Sunday night in a local hospital,
were held at 3 pm. yesterday from
the Simmons funeral home in
Burgaw with the Rev. C. J. Straw
bridge, the Rev. P. L. Clark and
the Rev. Groom officiating.
Mrs. Bats is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. A. S. Bowden, Of
Burgaw, and Mrs. A. G.. Walton, Of
Jacksonville; a sister, Mrs. Nan
Bats, of Rocky Point; brother,
Hill Bishop, of Jacksonville; and
10 grandchildren and IA great
grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were ]. v.
Bowden, Arthur Walton, R. L..
Bats, Jr., Preston Bats William
Sudbury and Joseph Casey, Jr.
Honorary pallbearers wer e
Sparkman Sudbury, E. W. Lewis,
b.. T. Batson, Frank Sudbury,
Herman, White, John Farnell, r.
u. Williams and J. r. Casey, Sr.
MRS. MARY T. WARREN
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Tharp Warren, rs, Of 1T Wright
street, who died Sunday at local
hospital, were held at the Yopp
funeral home at pm. yesterday
by the Rev. J. O. Walton. Burial
was in Oakdale cemetery.
She is survived by brother, W.
S. Tharp, of Wilmington; and sew
eral nieces and nephews.
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BRITISH DRIVE
ACROSS SENl0
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The Germans have held this area
on each side of Highway Nine IN
great strength. ;.
There was no immediate lndl-
cation what proportion OF the enc
my strength in northern ltaly-es-
timated at Is German divisions
and six Italian-Fascist divisions
has been massed in the pain OF
the Eighth Army. :.
However the cream Of the Nazl
fighting units-notably the veteran
First and Fourth Parachute Troop
Divisions END the 26th and 18TH
Panzer Grenadiers - have been
concentrated mostly in front OF
the Eighth Army foothold across
the southeastern corner of the 70
Valley and aginst the Fifth Army
south of Bologna on the central
Italian front.
The American Fifth Army front
was active with the U. S. 4fora
Infantry Regiment, operating Win
the 92nd Division, fighting its way
| into the southern outskirts OF Mas
sa, near the Italian west coast.
The new British offensive on tne
eastern Italian front was the first
big attack against the Nazls since
Field Marshal Albert Kesselrlng
left to take command of the Ger
man forces on the Western Front
Col. Gen. Heinrich Won Vletlng
hoff, who formerly COMMANDED
the German 10th Army under kes-
selring, is believed to have taken
up the overall Italian command.
In an effort to prevent the Ger
mans from rushing reinforce
ments to the Adriatic sector, Raj
Liberators pound ed German
troops concentrations be tw e n
Lake Comacchio and the Bologna
road while British and American
medium and light bombers and
fighters battered roads leading to
the front and strafed all vehicles
in the area. In the afternoon
American B-25s and South African
Marauders attacked German gun
positions.
The present British offensive
cannot be put into true perspec'
tive until it is determined whethez
Hitler actually is going to attempt
to make last-ditch stand in Ba-
varia and western Austria.
If he does this new phase OF the
long, costly italian campaign Will
be a valuable contribution by rob
bing the Nazis of men badly need
ed In the East and the West. Il
he does not it may provide one
more defeat to add to the humilia.
ton of the German militarists
which many Allied leaders believe
is necessary for the coming
peace.
Should the British attack devel
Oh into a clean cut breakthougt
the 26 German divisions, harriec
by the lack Of transport and hunt
ed on every road by the over
whelming Allied Air Force, wouli
face disaster.
There is no immediate indica
ton just what form the attack
might take.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-11
JOHN F. GLOVE

Funeral services for John F.
Glove, so, of Court P. Lake For
est, were held yesterday at II,
am. from the chapel of the Ward
Funeral Home, 900 Market street,
with the Rev. A. S. Parker Of
ficiating. Interment was in Oak
dale cemetery.
Pallbearers were Hankins
Hall, Herbert Davis, R. N. Thomp-
son, j. U. King, Norwood West
brook and Rupert Benson.
Mr.. Glove, who died Saturday
at the Veterans hospital at Fay
etteville, is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Mildred Kelly Glove; three
daughters, Mrs. M. L. Clement,
Miss Eta Glove and Miss Nancy
Glove; a son, John F. Glove, Jr.;
his mother, Mrs. Lille Glove, all
OF Wilmington; and two brothers,
Harry Glove, of Raleigh, and R.
D. Glove, of Burlington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-11
garrison as reduced to "disorgAni1

garrison as reduced to "disorghni1-
ed mob fighting"
The Russians had launched con-
centric attacks against the confer
with most bitter fighting reported
by the Germans swirling around
the Franz Josef railroad station
and general hospital. Red troops
had entered the world-famed Pra-
ter, Vienna's big amusement park
between the Danube and Danube
Canal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-11
FACES OPA CHARGES

CHARLOTTE, April 10--U.H--Sam
Alfred. operating the Alfred Poul-
try Co. of Mt. Airy, has been char
ged by the OPA with paying poul-
try producers prices in excess Of
OPA Ceilings. He was arranged be-
fore U. S. commissioner Wade Mot
dy in Winston-Salem yesterday and
bound over to the April 10 term
of Federal court.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-11
MRS. ANNE B. HINSON

LUMBERTON, April 1O-Mrs,
Anna Britt Hinson, 81, wife Of Fred
Hinson of East Lumberton, died
Monday at a local hospital. She
was born in Britts township, Robe
son county, the daughter of the
late Frank and Darrie Britt.
She is survived by her husband;
two sons, Staff Sgt. Ernest, with
the Army in France and Edward
Hinson of East Lumberton; a
daughter, Mrs. Douglas Prevatte,
of West Lumberton; two brothers,
Henry, of East Lumberton, and
Lester Britt, of Route 4; two sis
tiers, Mrs. Beulah Bailey, of Lum.
berton, and Mrs. G. T. Holloman,
of Moncure, and five grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be held at
4 pm. today from the residence.
Burial will be in the New Holly
wood cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-11
OBIT u A RE S
MRS. LOIS B. MILBURN

Funeral services for Mrs. Lois
Bordeaux Hilburn, %, Of Delco,
who died Monday at Sanitorium,
were held yesterday at the Liv-
ingston chapel near Delco with the
Rev. E. E. Ulrich, pastor, officiat-
ing. Burial was in the church GENE
terry.
Surviving Mrs. Hilburn are her
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. F. Bordeaux; four brothers, Hor-
ace, Ralph, A. ]. and Roy Bor-
deaux; and sister, Miss Macy.
lean Bordeaux, all of Delco.
Active paubearers were Loflin,
Bernice, George, Caswell, Dewey
and Jay Bordeaux.
Honorary pallbearers were Clyde
Johnson, Fury Peterson, @. M.
Lennon, Pritchard Lennon, Jake
Reaves and Van Register.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-11
A, d. NORRIS

CHADBOURN, April 10-A. D.
Norris, SIS, died at II pm. yester-
day in Bakers sanatorium.
A Spanish American War veteran
and member Of the Fipps Cross
Roads Holiness church, he is sur
vived by his wife; two sons, Joe,
of Clarendon and Wayland Norris,
of Chadbourn; two daughters, Mrs.
Lee Carter, of Chadbourn and Mrs.
]. W. Crib, of Clarendon; a
brother, A. H. Norris, of Waycross,
Ga; a sister, Mrs. c. H. Prayter,
of Live Oak, Fla; and Is grand
children.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow at pm. from the Fipps
Cross Roads church with the Rev.
Wade Ray, officiating. Burial will
be in the Fipps cemetery with full
military honors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-11
MRS. ANNE DEEMS HODGES

Funeral services for Mrs. Anne
Deems Hodges, 88, OF Castle
HAYNES, who died Monday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. j..
R. Moore, were held yesterday
from the Jordan chapel near Bur
gaw with the Rev: strawbridge
officiating. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Surviving Mrs. Hodges are four
sons, T. L., of Savannah. Ga, Z.
v, of Wilmington, o. D.. OF Bur
gaw, and Albert Hodges, OF Bur-
gaw; two daughters, Mrs. o. c:
owens, of Savannah, Ca, and
Mrs. J. B. Moore, OF Castle
Haynes; and SO grandchildren, "a
great grandchildren and one great
great grandchild.
Active pallbearers were Ralph
Eugene, Gilbert and Hartman
Moore, J. B. Burton and Walter
Jordan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-11
MRS. MARY T. WARREN
MRS. HAZEL E. CLEMMONS

Funeral services for Mrs. Hazel
E. Clemmons, who died Monday
night at her home in Maffitt Vii
lage, will be conducted at 3:3o
pm. today from the residence, 1lo-
D Williamson drive, by the Rev.
S. T. Bayes. Burial will 81 in the
family cemetery in Brunswick
county.
She is survived by her husband,
John c. Clemmons; one daugh-
ter, Barbara Ann; two sons, John
C. Jr., and Julian w., all OF Maj
fit Village; her father, Bradie
Tanner, Rocky Mount; three
brothers, Raymond Tanner, Eden
ton; Bill Tanner, Carolina Beach;
and Carl Tanner, U. S. Army, and
one sister, Mrs. Annie P. Hubbard,
Rocky Mount.
Active pallbearers will be M: L.
Hinson, W. F. Hinson, A. B. Sim
mons, Bill Warren, George Hew-
EFT. Picket L. Taylor.
Honorary pallbearers will be E.
G. Pridgen, DR.. R. B. Rodman,
J. L. Parker, c. F. Wagner, B.
Mccormack, P. Covington.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-07

Chief Rossi called in the two art
lists again, and had them make an oil
painting OF Farbos, perfect likeness,
from additional details supplied by
Courtade.
a steward at the steamship docks
recognized the bearded man who had
tipped him handsomely; so did an
eXprcSsman. The trail led 10 room
Trcmbault had rented under a false
name-a room 10 which FarboS and
his trunk had gone straight from the
docks. without even Mime. FarbOs
greeting him. In the room were
bludgcon and a Japanese sabcr-the
weapons OF murder and dismember.
ment. Had Farbos been lured there,
and IL so, was il by MauriCia?
Chief Rossi went 10 see Mauricia
Chaquclot again. She had moved On
hunch, he showed her eXlandlady
the picture of Farbos.
That's the gentleman who used 10
call on her." the woman cried lie
was a fine mamie used 20 bring her
champagne. Then this other man.
Raoul. started coming around The
bearded man went away-to France.
they said-and then Raoul was here
all the time"
While Rossi hunted for the sleepy
eyed girl, a letter came from Paris
Trembault was already in jail-he
had been arrested by customs agents.
with copper Illegally in his possession
And Nine. Farbos had explained that
she had fled TO France when an
anonymous note warned her that her
husband would be killed bY rival
snugglers unless she ala so. sd,'
The day after this news appcahC
in the papers, they found Mauricl9
hanged TO a gas jet in a cheap room.
a suicide note confessed she had per
suaded her new lover. Trembault, 10
kill the old one. FarboS, and grab all
the profits of their smuggling deal
Since both killer and victim were
French citizens, Trembault was tried
in France, convicted, and sentenced
to 25 years at hard labor.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-07

like plaster bust of2a cultured-looking
well-groomcd mana broad face with
flowing mouStache and imperial.
The chief placed the bust in the
lobby of police headquarters, and
posted photographs of it in public
places. Reproductions were printed in
the newspapers. Thousands of people
looked at the bust end pictures,
raCked their memories In vain
Then one day a little Frenchman,
hurrying through a railway station,
stopped in his tracks and turned pale
when he saw the picture on the wall
Mon Dieu" h exclaimed aloud.
1T is he,"
At headquarters, ProSpero Cour.
tade positively identified the mur.
dered man as one Francisco Farbos,
a wealthy businessman from Paris.
"He used to visit a roomer of mine
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-07
BY EDWARD S. SULLIVAN

A N IRISH sailor, threading the unfamiliar streets
- of BuenoS Aires with wavering feet tumbed
into an excavation That tumble Aprtt
night in 1894 plunged him into the middle of South
Americas classic crime riddle of the last century.
The sailor fell on top of big black trunk. The lid
flew open. A moment later the sailor bowling
for help because oH had rolled the headtess and limb
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-07


"a young fellow named Raoul Trem-
bault, a sort of broker or promoter.
Trembault had interested Farbos and
his wife in a deal that was going TO
bring them all a lot OF money Farbos
had TO go TO Paris on business. Then
Trembault came into funds, and
moved away from my place.
Chief Rossi scanned the recent
passenger lists of the steamship
lines, with interesting results:
On March l, Francisco Farbos had
sailed for France, alone. On April 18,
he had returned TO Buenos Aires. It
was on April 21 that his torso was
found. on April %, Nine. Farbos
and her two children had sailed for
France. On May II, Raoul Trem-
bault followed them
1t was now May 27. Chief Rossi
wrote 10 the Surete-Generale in Paris
1t looked as though Nine Farbos
and Trembault were in league and
had done away with an unwanted
husband.
But Chief Rossi wasn't satisfied.
He located the hotel where the Far.
bosses had lived. learned that the mid
dIe-aged wife was a model of ma.
tronly virtue. Then he found out
from the little daughter of Courtade
that Trembault had a secret sweet
heart-a cabaret singer.
The black haired slcepy-eyed
singer, Mauricia Chaquelot, scoffed
at the idea that Raoul was connected
with the murder She said she had
never met Francisco Farbos But she
told the detective about the get.rich-
quick scheme in which the French
men had been engaged. They had
been smuggling copper coins into
France. Farbos and his wife had in
vested $4,000 francs.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-07

fedora police OF BuenoS Aires, and
the 1ath-. of modern crime detection
in South America, took personal
charge of the case
He called in experts to restore the
battered head. Gaps were filled in
with wax. and a plaster death mask
was made. But Chief RosSi was not
satisfied with this grim facsimile.
He summoned Argentina's leading
artists. Arturo EusoW and Eduardo
SchiafinO.
He Showed them the preserved re-
mains, and handed them the plaster
face Il want you TO take this death
mask" he told them, land make me
a likeness of this man, just as he
appeared in life-with his eyes open
and his hair and moustache just the
way he wore them"
The result was a startlingly life
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-07

lbs tOt ~ VI q IIldIl.
There was no clue to
Identify the grueSome
find. Buenos Aires 600,-
600 citizens, stirred by
lurid newspaper warn
ings of a mad butcher at
large, turned detective:
no one Juggling a trunk
or bulky package any.
where in the city was
safe from search.
A week later, a patrol.
man on the Avenida de
Mayo found a burlap bag
jammed under the roots
Of a tree. 1t contained
the missing arms and
legs. Then the feet were
found, wrapped in a pill
low case, in the park.
II was three weeks
after the discovery of the
torso that the severed
head finally turned up.
Workmen found il in a
sewer, done up in canvas.
IT was the head of a
man of about 45, with
black moustache and
beard. The back Of the
skull was crushed.
Police pieced the corpse
together, circulated a full
description of it. But no
one identified the slain
man for them.
Eduardo Rossi, chief
of Investigations for the