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Evening star., 1945-02-17

jury as being "above the average
and superior in intelligence"
Il feel the defendant was giver
an impartial trial." he said 81
don't feel he was unfairly treated
in any respect"
Mr.. Ennis had contended that
the trial was conducted too speed
lily for him to represent his client
adequately; that the inclusion OF
aliases in the indictment cast in
ferences prejudicial to Mcfarland
that the verdict was contrary to
the weight of the evidence in that
not one person identified McFar-
land as the man who was with Miss
Berrum on the night of the murder
and that the charge of robbery in
the indictment was never proved.
Justice Proctor conceded that
there may have been portions OF
the trial that were not conducted
perfectly, but he said he believed
the defendant was not prejudiced.
Il have never yet seen a perfect
trial." he said, land I never expect
to see one"
Evening star., 1945-02-17
BY SARAH FLINN.

"How's the boy?" each asked the
other, and they gripped hands
firmly. 1t was 1910 am. today at
Union Station, and the two brothers
one an ensign, the other an Army
lieutenant. were meeting for the
first time in six years.
1t. Elias Guy Buddy Denney
0-year-old pilot of B-24, blushed
Ensign John Wade (Jack) Denney
"a, left home six years ago to enlist
in the Navy, grinned.
Both were going hard at their
chewing gum but, otherwise, all the
visible excitement was in the group
that crowded around to see the re-
union.
Present were their mother. Mrs
Baster Denney, 4619 Burlington
road, Hyattsville, Md; their grand
mother, Mrs. r. A. Heller, 4009
Fortieth street, Bladensburg, Md;
Mrs. James Robert Freyer. sister
who is the wife of Navy special
ist Second class, and two brothers
Fred and Jerry Denney.
They'd all been waiting at the
station since 1l:15 pm. yesterday
Mrs. Denney was nervous with ex-
citement. Mrs. Heller had on a new
fuchsia hat for the occasion
would you have recognized each
other?" their mother asked.
II remember that walk from six
years back" Buddy said. Jack jab-
bed his brother and grinned, Still
the kid, huh? Sure, I'd have known
him-from pictures.
Left School to Enlist.
Jack left Bladensburg High School
n February, 1899, to enlist in the
Navy. The first time he got back
home was four years later. Buddy
had just gone into the Army Air
Forces then, and couldn't get fur
lough. Both boys have had two
furloughs since-but couldn't match
them up. This time, however, when
Buddy wrote he'd have a week. s
furlougfl from his Pueblo, Colo.
base, Jack, stationed at Boston since
December, managed to get two
day pass.
They've got this week end to catch
Evening star., 1945-02-17
Dr.. Schocht Reported
IMokinq Peace Moves
BY the Associated Press

by the ASSOciAteo FTeSS,
The recurring rumor that DR.
Hjalmar Schacht was putting out
peace feelers in Germany's behalf
cropped up again yesterday in a
French press agency report which
the Federal Communications Com
mission circulated.
The French dispatch said Dr.
Schacht, German financier, had
reached Switzerland and there were
certain reports" that he lis believed
to be trying to establish contact
with neutral and Allied personages
in an attempt to negotiate a Ger
man surrender" Similar rumors
in the past have never been cor
roborated in any detail.
Evening star., 1945-02-17
Mcfarland Sentenced
10 Die on June Is;
Counsel Plans Appeal

Defense attorneys today prepared
to appeal the first-degree murder
conviction of Earl Mcfarland, for
mer marine, who was sentenced yes
terday by Justice James M. Proctor
to die in the electric chair on June
rs for the assault-slaying of 18-
B year-old Dorothy Berrum on Hains
Point last October 5.
The mandatory death sentence
was imposed on the youthful Qua
dalcanal veteran after Justice Proc
tor overruled two defense motions
for a new trial, based on new evi-
dence and alleged errors in the
trial. Mcfarland was convicted by
a jury of II men and / woman ear
lier this month of murder while COM
mitting criminal assault and on a
separate count of criminal assault
One Sentence Withheld.
Justice Proctor withheld sentence
on the assault conviction after COM
menting that he had strong con-
viction" that this count was merged
into the murder count. He said a
jail sentence for the assault would
be frustrated anyway If the dea
sentence is carried out, and he in
dicated he would set aside the ver-
dict on the assault conviction unless
United States Attorney Edward M.
Curran can find some legal basis for
imposing the second sentence.
Mcfarland. who was dismissed
from the Marine Corps Immediately
after his conviction, appeared yes
terday in neat brown business suit
His features remained impassive as
he heard Justice Proctor order his
execution.
rs there anything you wish to
say before I pronounce Sentence?"
Justice Proctor asked.
mo, sir,"' Mcfarland replied.
you understand there is only one
punishment fixed by law and that
l am merely the instrument to pro-
nounce sentence?"
"Yes, sir" the former marine said.
Shows No Emotion.
Mcfarland stood quietly before
the bench while the jurist read the
formal sentence, fixing the time of
the execution between 10 am. and 2
pm on June e. After the court
finished with the words, 90 and
may God have mercy on your soul,
Mcfarland, still without any sign of
emotion, turned to his attorneys
and smilingly shook their hands
before he was led out of the court
room by deputy marShals.
Justice Proctor overruled sup
Elementary motion for new trial,
presented by Defense Attorney P.
Bateman Ennis, based on new evi-
dence which was presented earlier
in the day. Mr.. Ennis called to the
witness stand Louis L. Bailey, 1927
Benton street NV, a special police
man for international Business Ma
chine Corp, who said he saw a girl
resembling Miss Berrum on Hams
Point with a civilian at least Is
minutes after he saw a marine,
whom he identified as Mcfarland.
leaving the area in a drunken con-
dltlon.
IT don't want to comment on this
mans testimony" Justice Proctor
said. Il prefer to be charitable.
The most l care to say is that l
put no reliance in it whatever. 1t
doesn't impress me in the slightest"
The jurist went on to say that
some one ''of this type" appears in
almost every sensational case.
Praises Jury.
In overruling an earlier defense
motion for new trial, based on
alleged errors in the conduct of the
trial, Justice Proctor praised the
Evening star., 1945-02-17
| House Committee
Tackles Nurse Draft
Measure Again Today
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

The House Military Affairs Com
mittee attempted today, for the third
successive day, to agree on bill to
draft nurses for the armed forces.
Last-minute efforts to substitute
a voluntary system of recruiting for
transcription were expected to be
made by some members.
Chairman May said majority had
shown beyond question" that they
favored induction of necessary
nurses to meet the critical shortage
faced by the Army He predicted
that his bill, perhaps with certain
additional amendments, would be
approved by this afternoon.
Opening Section Approved.
The committee, meanwhile, had
formally approved only the opening
declarative section of the May bill,
which states that ito provide ade-
quate medical care for the armed
forces of the United States it is i'm
perative to secure Immediately the
services of additional trained and
skilled women nurses"
The committee argued for two
days over Section 2, the principal
provision of the brief bill, which re-
quires all women within certain age
groups who are admitted to the
practice of nursing" to register for
possible induction under the Selec-
tive Service Act.
While there was much discussion
of placing the selectiye function
under the War Manpower Commits
sion's Procurement and Assignment
Service, most members of the COM
mittee apparently favored transfer
ing this duty to the local draft
boards. under such regulations as
Selective Service Director Hershey
might prescribe. Some committee
members criticised VINO for as
sertedly failing to meet the needs
of the Army for nurses.
Amendment Approved.
An amendment which the COM
mittee has approved, offered by
Representative Sparkman, Demo-
crat, of Alabama would make liable
for registration and induction any
qualified" nurse regardless of
whether she was registered with an
examining board of a State or the
District Mr.. Sparkman explained
that many graduate nurses tailed,
for one reason or another, to regis
ter. The Surgeon Generals Office
presumably would decide what
training produced a qualified"
nurse.
Chairman May also agreed to an
amendment raising the minimum
draft age from Is to 20. The max
imum age remains at As.
The District and State boards do
not register graduates until they are
i21. Some nurses complete their
courses at 19 and 20 and must wait
some time to register Under the
Sparkman amendment, any grad
uate who had reached the age of 20
could be inducted.
| The May bill as introduced pro-
vided merely that an indicted nurse
should be assigned only to medical
duty in which her professional
SkiuS anu u dlIiiIiS Will pt uStu III
accordance with military require
ments." Several committee mem
bers hoped to amend that by re-
quiring the Army or Navy to COM
mission all selectees Army and
Navy spokesmen, however, have as
sured the committee that all in
Quoted nurses would be made COM
missioned officers.
Evening star., 1945-02-17

Extravagant spending of money
at home results in an extravagant
spending of blood in battle. Buy
extra War Bonds today to keep our
casualties to minimum. Let's all
back the attack.
Evening star., 1945-02-17

Place Church, will pronounce the
invocation. The Rev. G. Freeland
Peter, former canon and chancellor
of Washington Cathedral, will pro-
nounce the benediction
Evening star., 1945-02-17

GEORGE WAHNGToNs BIRTHDAY Joint committee OF patriotic
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WAGNER PRESENTS
new HOMES BILL

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA. - R -
Legislation represented as aiming%
at attainment of "a decent honev
for every American family" was
laid before the Senate today.
The goal was stated by Chair
man Wagner D-NY) of the Bank
ing committee who combined with
Senators Taft (R-Ohio) and Ellen
der D-La) in writing the measures
A main feature, Wagner told the
Senate, would enable middle ms
come families to get nome costa
ing up to about $1,000 with down
payment of only per cent. q
This would be accomplished by
raising the amount of government.
loan insurance from 80 or go per!
cent to 95 per cent Of the cost. y
The period for repayment of the
loan could be increased from 2es,
or Is years to 80 years. The maxi4s
mum interest rate on insured loans,
would be reduced from 5 per cent
to per cent.
Other provisions of the measure,
on which the Banking committee
will begin hearings Nov. 10 I'M,
clude:
l. Provision for $50o,00o,0O for
five-year Federal loans to locall-,
ties to get "urban redevelopment'
projects started.
2. A four-year program design.
ed to provide about 100000 addis..
tiona1 units of low rent public
housing.
3.Low-interest loans 'to enable
farm families of very low income
to obtain decent housing.
q. Provision for sale of govern
ment-owned war housing to COM
munities for low-rent homes.
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ICKES ADVOCATES :
3-POlNT PROGRAM

CHICAGO, Nov. 14-(P)-Haro1d
L. Ickes, Secretary of the INTERIOR
and Petroleum Administrator fof'
war. advocated tonight threesy
point program designed to increases
and preserve United States oil z
resarves w
Ickes, in a speech prepared fofs
the American Petroleum Institutes
25th annual meeting, suggested as
program O to stimulate. the ex-fa
ploration of oil in this country; (2e.
promote efficient use Of presents
reserves to make them last as long :
as possible; and (3) assure ours
selves of access to foreign oil rec
sources so that they may supplies
ment our domestic supplies whens
and if, they are needed. ~
The PAW chief said he believed
the oil job should be done, both
domestically and abroad, as far as
possible by private industry. -
Referring to the Anglo-American
Petroleum agreement signed by
Ickes in London, Sept. "a on be.y
half of the United States governs,
ment, the Secretary said the treaty r
was not intended to freeze out
other countries. =.
Our two governments took the
first STEP" he said, because We,
had problems of mutual concern,
calling for settlement. Moreover,
since nationals OF our two counts
tries control about 80 per cent Of
the world oil, it was logical that
we should initiate efforts to bring
harmony and other into our respec.....
tive oil spheres. ~
The Secretary said it was the
hope Of both the American and
British governments, that we%
may enlist the participation, in a.
truly world agreement, of such na..
tions as Russia, the Netherlands.:s
and the other great producing
countries of the Middle East and
South America, as well as of those1
nations which do not produce OIL.
but consume it. ii
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
| COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER
Under and by virtue of the power OF
sale contained in certain deed of trust
executed by E. L. Brown and wife. An
toinette S. Brown. to K. o. Burgwin,
Trustee, on the Bird day of July, 1943,
and recorded in the office of the Register
of Deeds of New Hanover County in
Book 349, at Page so. default having
been made in the payment of the note
secured by said deed of trust and
demand having been made on the I'M
dersigned Trustee by the holder of the
note thereby secured, the undersigned
will offer for sale to the highest bidder
for cash, at the Court House door in
the City of Wilmington. North Carolina,
| 1945, at II o'clock noon. the piece or
parcel of land situate, lying and beRe
in Harnett Township County of New
Hanover, State of North Carolina. de:
scribed as follows:
BEGINNING at an iron pipe in the
edge of the Princess Street Road. said
pipe being on the Southern edge of the
Princess Street Road 1877 feet in an East
ern direction from a stone marked "R.
&C., said stone being a corner of
kenwood Place and the v. Sudbury land;
runs thence in a Southern direction
with the dividing lines of Lots 40 and so,
$50 feet to an iron stake in the edge of
20 foot alley; and thence in an East
ern direction with the Northern edge
of said alley so feet to an iron stake;
thence in a Northern direction with the
dividing line between Lots 48 and 40. 25C
feet to an iron stake at the edge of the
Princess Street Road; thence in a West
ern direction with the Southern edge Of
said road 50 feet to stake; the begin
ming point. Same being Lot No. 40 as
described in a map Of Kenwood Place
made by E. j. w. Anders, Civil Engi-
neer, in 1919 for R. G. Grady which
said map is duly recorded in the Registry
of New Hanover Country in Map Book
No. 2. at Page 81
Dated and posted this the Path day Of
October, 1945.
K. o. FyRGwIN,
III Tr1YS$AA
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New Bern Organizations
To Plan F or Christmas

NEW BERN, Nov. IA meet
ing of representatives of all civic
organizations will be held here,
Thursday night at the city hall to
plan for an extensive campaign to
provide Christmas toys for all un'
derprivileged children, the first
undertaking of the kind ever spon-
sored here by so many different
groups.
Toys will be collected and re-
paired to get them in good shape
as Santa Claus presents. George
Waters, of the city recreation de-
partment staff. directed similar
toy campaigns for seven years in
Washington, D. c., while he
worked for the Washington Times
Herald, and he is assisting with
the local project.
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Army Will Discharge
1000 Air Force Cadets

WASHINGTON. Nov. 14--UH
Army Air Forces announced today
it will discharge about 1000 air
crew trainees who have had tWo.
years of army service and are no
longer needed
They are enlisted men WING.
transferred from other branches or
the army to air forces for crew
training. -
The order classes as surplus.
and eligible or discharge, att
trainees who volunteered from en-1
listed status, who have completed
two years service between Sept,
Is, 1910 and Nov. 9, 1915, who have
not volunteered to remain in the
service.
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lRRITATIoNs OF,
0NHV EXTERNAL CAUSE

Eczema, acne pimples, simple ringworm,
letter, salt rheum, bumps (blackheads).
and ugly broken-out skin. Millions re-
lieve itching, burning and soreness of
these miseries with this simple home treat
ment. Black and White Ointment goes
to work at once. Aids healing, works the
antiseptic way. 25 years success. 1Oc:
25c, Soc sizes. Purchase price refunded
if you're not satisfied. Use only as di-
rected. Vital in cleansing is good soap.
Enjoy Black and White Skin Soap daily.
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ASKS ASSISTANCE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14-W.D-
The mother of Tyler Kent, form
er United States code clerk in
London, has appealed to Prime
Minister Clement R. Attlee to as
sist her son to return to this
country. Kent was imprisoned in
1910 for violation of British war
time security laws.
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NOTICE

Having qualified as Executor of the
Estate of Mamie j. Loftin, deceased
late of New Hanover County, N. c.,
this is to notify all persons having
claims against the Estate of the said
deceased to exhibit them to the under
signed at 104 South Monroe street, Sum-
set Park, on or before the 31st day of
October, 1896 or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery All
persons indebted to the said estate will
please make immediate payment.
This the 31st day of October. 1945.
l. c. LOFTIN, Executor.
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Fruits & Vegetables
Squash, Cucumbers, Okra.
Garden Peas, Crowder Peas,
Snap Beans, Collards, Bunch
Turnips, Radishes, Carrots,
Celery, Lettuce, Cauliflower,
Hot Peppers, Bell Peppers, Egg
Plants.
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Short Grocery Items

Short Grocery Items
Campbell's Soups, Toilet Pa
per, Paper Towels, Canned Lima
Beans, Fruit Cake Mix. Layer
Raisins. Bottle Cherries, Sar-
dimes, Pimientoes, Extra Small
G I'd EN- Peas, Evaporated
Peaches, Long Whole Grain
Rice, Sauerkraut, Laundry
Soaps and Powders.
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On Orders Only
We have Hershey Bars, Baby
Ruth and Chewing Gum. ALSO
PLENTY OF
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Anise seed, now baked in rolls
and found to be good for colicky
babies, is mentioned in the Bible.
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CLASSIFIED DISPLAY
'H|GHpR|(E5'

Reckon you've said that many
times despite price control. To
those of you, who in 1913 and
1914, associated high prices
with our fruits and vegetables,
even though you Dragged on
our quality, here's what WE paid
for some items:
Okra, $40 per bu.; Butter
Beans, $12 bu.; Squash, So bu.;
Snap Beans 81 bu.; even now,
fresh coconuts are up to $50
per bag of 100 coconuts. Yes,
we TOO assailed high prices.
But now, short items and high
prices are just about gone. Our
intent and aim is to still bring
you Fruits and Vegetables of
highest quality and at prices no
one can BEAT, very FEW can
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lection for you will be even
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FOR sALE-1941 KS S INTERNATION-
Al truck and trailer, Al condition.
Barker Truck Sales & Service, 3rd
& Bladen.
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139-Radio and Repairs

DAVID D1xoNs SERVICE CO. RADIO
and Appliance Sales and Service. AL
work guaranteed. Dial 2-8126. is So
Ind St.
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