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Evening star., 1946-07-17

Mr.. suosrnnsH. lege S u n I
"that he was the slayer" of the g.
year-old Degnan child and also of
Frances Brown. 80, former WAVE,
and Mrs. Josephine Ross, 43.
However, John Coghlan, Heirens'
attorney, reiterated today that Hell
rens had made no confession and
added, there is no prospect of a
confession"
William J. Tuohy. States attor-
ney, yesterday said that George
Subgrunski, "a, former soldier,
had identified Heirens as the
youth he saw carrying paper
bag one block from the Degnan
home at about the time Suzanne
vas kidnapped early on the morning
of January 7.
The Tribunes story today related
that conference last Sunday of
MI. Tuohy and his assistants and
defense counsel "centered on whether
the State would demand a sentence
of life and 80 years or on sentence
of natural life.
1T is understood that the State
has gained its point. The present
understanding it is reported, calls
for a sentence of natural life in
the penitentiary. sentence which
would mean that Heirens would die
in prison
The Tribune added that Heirens
parents have advised their attor-
neys to do what's best"
In copyright story yesterday the
Tribune said it had learned from
'unimpeachable sources" that Heir
ems has told" of kidnapping and
killing the Degnan child and also of
Staying Miss Brown and Mrs. Ross.
Today the Tribune said that both
the prosecution and defense attor-
neys had stated that Heirens did
not tell of the murders while under
the influence Of sodium pethoal, the
so-called truth serum
The Chicago Sun. however, today
said 1t had learned that Heirens.
while under the influence of sodium
pentothal admitted the Suzanne
Degnan kidnap-murder when he
was given the drug at the Bridewell
Hospital June %, blaming George
Murman, his other self, for the
crime
Mr. Coghlan said that use of the
drug was illegal and a violation of
the boys constitutional rights" +"
The youth, held in Jail under $780,
900 bond on % criminal charges, has
not been charged by police with any
Of the slayings
Mr.. Tuohy said he planned to seek
murder indictments against the
youth in the Degnan killing and in
the Staying of Miss Brown on De-
cember 10 1945. He said he needed
more information" before deciding
what action to take, if any, in the
knife Staying of Mrs Ross, a widow
who was found slain in her apart
ment on June 5. 1945.
Evening star., 1946-07-17

Maj. Gen. Frank A. Keating. COM
manding officer of the United States
district of Berlin. by 1t. Gen. Alex
ander Kotkov, Russian commander
in the German capital.
Earlier today, senior security off,
Ger in Berlin said that before the
two Americans were returned the
Russians might ask us to release
some more of their personnel whom
they think We are holding.
Evening star., 1946-07-17
VISA
Continued From First Page.

Continued From First Page)
shortages in trained personnel re-
sulting from the loss of men tc
the military services and inability
TO recruit adequate stats.
In the leisure of peacetime ret
respect, 1t is relatively simple
matter to criticize performance
under the stresses of wartime
urgency.
"As Admiral Emory S. Lane
stated in his final report to the
President as War Shipping Ad-
ministrator, We were in war. The
job had to be done under wartime
conditions"
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Rockingham Results
Clear and Fss;

Clear and Fast
FIRST RACE-Purse. so. 900: claiming
4-year-olds and upward: 8 furlones
Belco Gross go so 340
Scotch Trap Daniels 90 < flO
Weapons Pride (Anyon) 1920
Time, :l3ls
Also rsn-Fly the Coop Resolution,
Green Log, Capt. Everett j., Brodear Idle
Fool. Mats Reward, Black Africa, Rough
Alley.
SECOND RACE-Purse, So 500; claim
ing 4-year-olds and upward: furlones
Hy-Gay (Daniels) 500 40 Al
Vampire (Hettinserl 40 3 OO
Easy Blend Martini s40
Time, LIPS
Also ran-Sun Flame, Rotamal Rough
shower, Scarlet Pansy, Glass Book Katfy
Gray Victory, Chance sord, vsldina Min
| tea.
| DAILY Double paid S20s0)
| THIRD RACE-Purse. 50, 800: allow.
ances; 3-year-olds: g furlonss
| Liberation tChafdn, l1s0 500 q sc
Gray Star Pollard $40 al
Gay Moonbeam SHAW 34C
Time, I:lIas
r. Also ran91;MeIry Dick; Pooka. Ship S
FaFvo1, Donna NJ. G.
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Charles Town Results

FbST.
FIRST RACE-Purse. $500: claiming: 4 =
year, olds and up; about 4 a furlones
Gradea tMstrfD 100 3 go y 40
Time Her (Tammaro) $40 : 40
Blsblah NAPIER . %
Time. 0:50+5
Baby L Cav PLAYER ~
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Arlington Park Results

FIRST. RACE-Purse. s., 500; claiming
2-year-oldS; 5la furlonss.
Happy Haste Brooks 1900 $50 $50
Flying Ben (Knotty SO 3 60
Debrsrd LoturcoD $40
Time, :u6ls.
Also ran-Tree Tot, Appetizer Little
Geromo, China Princess, Feather Up. Bull
wagon, Finsllty. Cloud Battle. Donna Sue
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Officers
CONTINUED From First p

Continued From First Page,
Hof is on the border of the American
and Russian occupation zones
Col. Eyster said the assurances
that Capt. Goblin and Lit. Wyatt
could not be located were given tc
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Fugitive Held in Murder

BOSTON, July II P).-Wiliiam
R. Taylor, q. colored, listed by
police as a. fugitive from justice
from North Carolina, was held
without bail today for the grand
jury on charge of murder in the
Staying Of Mrs. Agnes Burnett, 81.
whose body was found in a nailed
closet of her home.
Evening star., 1946-07-17

ems connection
with the kidnap-
Staying of Su-
"a n n e Degnan
and the killing
of two Chicago
women.
T he Chicago
Tribune said to-
day that Heir
ems counsel lin
the next f e W
days expects. to
take a full and
written confes-
Ision' from the
'17-yesr-old COL
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Fomine Film at Auditorium

The Army film on famine, Seed
of Destiny" will be shown at
o'clock tonight at the Interior De.
partment Auditorium, and not a
the District Public Library as wa!
inadvertently stated in yesterday:
Star.
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Chicago Paper Says
Heirens' Confession
Is Expected Soon
BY the Assoeiofed Press

CHICAGO, July l7-Police and
States attorneys officials today were
repeatedly seeking a showdown in
their investigation of William Heir
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Empire City Entries
lFOR THURsDAYl

FOR THURSDAY
First Post, 1880 EST.
Weather Clear: Track Fast
FIRST RACE-Purse. $500; claiming
maiden colts and eeldings; ?-year-ods
XII, furionrs
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Circulation, June, 1916

tso.A% in City and Trading Area
average net paid
The Evening Star 212,l7
xne Sunday Star 225, ,9C
Evening star., 1946-07-17
THIRD RACE-The Straishtlace: purse.
81. 900: allowances 3-year-old fllies s

FOURTH RACE-The Fair Mist: purse.
- 500: allowances: 2-year-old flies 81
furlonsS.
BY Sea Ii3 Cleveretre 1I3
DeVl May Care 10h XxWith Honor los
MISS RECKLESS lnS Lishtfoot Lass 10S
Cherry Quest los
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-09
WESTERN UNION STRIKE
TIES UP CABLE ANSWERS

NEW YORK, Jan. 8-(P)-New
Y-rk city was cut off from tele-
graphic communication with the
rest of the nation today when T.
600 Western Union emr' i. es walk
ed out in a strike that CLIO lead
ers said may bring support from
600,0 other metropolitan workers.
The Western Union strike, pre-
cipitated by an employees protest
of War Labor Board decision
which revised downward a wage
award by regional board, slowed
down international cable commu-
nications.
Union members in eight inter-
national and radio message firms
refused to accept traffic from West
ern Union which NJ ally handles
a union-estimated 40 per cent OF
international communications.
Saul Mills, secretary of the
Greater New York CLIO Council,
said 100000 members of 800 CLIO
locals had been alerted "for every
possible support deemed neces.
sary" to back the Western Union
employees who are members of the
fAmerican Communications Associa.
ton (CIO).
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-09
"RAINBOW CORNER"
CLOSING MECCA OF
ARMY BRASS HATS

LONDON, Jan. 8-P-Rainbow
Corner, world famous CT recrea-
ton center, attracted the brass
hats" today at its closing cere-
monies after three years of dis
pensing soft drinks and hamburg
ers to eighteen million visitors.
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt shared
the spotlight with Anthony Eden,
Brig. Gen. Claude M. Thiele, COM
manding general of the London
Area Office, and Adm. H. Kent
Hewitt, commander Of United
States Naval forces in Europe.
Virtually every sailor or CT who
ever served in Britain visited the
club which opened Nov. II, 1912.
1.-THE last time I was here" said
Sgt. A. Williams of Rome, Ca, II
was knocked out of bed by a bomb
blast. But this has always been
little America to me.
GI's damned the street to see
Mrs. Roosevelt arrive and packed
the auditorium where she spoke
briefly. A dozen paratroopers led
by Sgt. Robert L. Davis of Will
|liamsburg, Va, climbed up on a
small balcony to get a glimpse OF
her.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-09
FLOODS RENDER
5000 HOMELESS
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land river towns and several
smaller communities were isolated
by travel from the rest of the
state.
An estimated 5000 or more OF
Pineville's 1000 residents were
evacuated into surrounding high
territory and about 700 Harlan
families fled from their homes.
Telephone and telegraph connec-
tons were severed in some of the
smaller communities but the State
Highway Patrol said it had not
heard of any more fatalities.
Old-time residents along the
Cumberland said the river reached
one or two feet higher than the
record flood of 1929. The crest at
Harlan was reached yesterday,
however, and the stream began
to fall rapidly. The crest at Pine
vile was reached late yesterday
and the river was expected to start
a rapid fall today.
The American Red Cross, which
moved into Harlan Monday to help
with relief work, set up four can
teens yesterday in Pineyille to
feed most of the towns isolated
population. Boats, floating over
Pneville streets, were used for
gathering food from wholesale
grocery stocks.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-09
|JAYCEES TO MARK
18TH MILESTONE

The United States Junior Cham
Der of Commerce is marking Its
25th anniversary beginning Mon
day, Jan. "A. ,,,.,
r. B. Howard, president of vii,
mington Jaycees said last nlgn.
that Jan, IA to 81, will be observed
as National Junior Chamber week
by the local group. ~.
The organization began IN St
Louis, early in 1920 with Henry
Giessenbier, Jr., as founder ano
first president.
TODAY over 875 local organlza'
tons join with Wilmington Jaycee.s
in celebrating the Jubilee ami
versary.
The local group is staging their
Silver Anniversary banquet, Fri
day night, Jan. II, at the Cape
Fear Country club. The ceremony
will feature the presentation OF the
Distinguished Service Award to
the young man of the community
between the ages of 81 and So, who
has rendered the most outstanding
contribution to the community dur
ing the past year.
The highlighting Of the nation
al Junior Chamber organization
will be the key presentation which
will be made in Chicago, Jan. 10,
to the most outstanding man in the
United States.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-09
S. S. KING DUE IN
TODAY WITH CARGO
OF OIL PRODUCTS

The S. S. King, small tsnts,
with a cargo of petroleum prodnot
for the Cape Fear terminal, is an.
in today.
In port at present discharvir,
a cargo Of Chilean nitrate at wv NJ.
Wilmington. Terminal Warebons.
company is the Cape Lopez, Of II
S. registry, whose ships agent,
are the c. D. Maffitt COMPANY
Due to arrive soon, accordjn,
to the Port Directors office, !,
the S. S. Nathan Clifford, a Liber
ty ship, to load a cargo of GOOD,
purchased in this country for Ems.
land. She will be the second shin
to load a cargo for foreign port
in Wilmington since the cessation
of lend-lease shipments.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-09
Puzzle:Hov To GetJoseph
A Birth Certificate Here

| Clerks at the offices OF the regis
ter of deeds were told by Negro
boy, who gave his name as Joseph
Holmes, that he did not enter mill
tary service during the war be-
cause ''the man fixed it up for
him to keep out.
The statement was made when
the clerk asked the boy, whose ap-
pearance would indicate that his
age is about 20, for his discharge
papers in order that they could
get some information about him for
a birth certificate, which he had
asked for.
It seems that the Negro boy,
who has no relatives known to
him. wanted the certificate so
that he could find sister he thinks
lives here.
He said he had never attended
school, that he left Wilmington
when he was about Is years OF
age, to go to work in Philadelphia.
When asked how he Travelled, he
said he '.just walked away"
He told the clerk his only record
was that of an appearance in ju-
venile court in 1885, at which time
he said he was II years Of age. He
said he appeared again in 1887 at
which time his age was 10 years.
The clerk is still wondering just
how to get him a birth certificate.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-09
80 MEN In AREA
ENLIST FOR DUTY
IN ARMED FORCES

By the end Of today, at least 80
men from this section will have
enlisted in the armed forces in the
Wilmington Army and Navy re-
cruiting offices since the first OF
the year.
With only six actual office days
in the period, the Navy has had
six new enlistments and one reen-
listment with Is more enlistments
and one reeenlisment expected to-
day, it was announced by Chief
Petty Officer c. M. Rivenbark, Will
mington Navy recruiting officer.
1t. ] H. Bandi, Wilmington Army
recruiting officer, disclosed that
a total of 16 men have enlisted
or reenlisted in the Army through
his office during the period.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-09
CPS RAISE BIG
CAMPAIGN FUND
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Shortly before he issued his
statement the president was again
reminded of the boiling CT discon-
tent in the Philippines, when
colunnist Drew Pearson handed
him a six-inch stack of papers
which Pearson said listed 10000
CTS in the islands. The names
were signed to a slogan mo Boats
No Votes
The Navy News reported from
Guam that $4,000 men attended
two protest meetings there, and
that a cablegram Of protest signed
by 5000 soldiers and costing $4,000
would be sent to two newspaper
columnist (Walter Winchell and
Drew Pearson) and to Senator Ed
win C. johnson D-Colo).
The Stars and Stripes, Army
newspaper, said enlisted men all
over the Pacific were confused
and disheartened."
Committeeman elected at the
Manila mass meeting were busy
tonight mapping their strategy for
an audience with Secretary Pat
terson and for a campaign to inn
press on Congress the political po-
tentialities of the soldiers pro-
tests.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-09
FARMERS PREPARE
FOR TRUCK CORPS

A number of Castle Hayne farm
ers are making preparations Tor
putting in lettuce seed as time Tor
the annual truck growing season
approaches, R. w. Galphin, county
agent, said yesterday.
The truck crops in this area
usually mature, with good weather,
in the later winter or early spring
kY I wing by about two weeks the
ezorsda season, and by one week,
the South Carolina opening, Galp'
hin said.
AS harvesting is completed in
this section the Virginia and Mary
land seasons open with the har.
vesting proceeding northwardly on
the Eastern Shore into New Jersey
and up, as the weeks roll by, he
added. -
Generating, Galphin said that
crops of all kinds mature in about
the same manner, with harvesting
moving northwardly by states.
providing a constant flow of fresh
vegetables for the nations tables.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-09
SCOUTS RECEIVE
AWARDS AT COURT

Scouts representing three troops
received awards at the regular
Court of Honor held on Monday
night at the New Hanover County
court house with Troop % opening
the ceremonies.
New scouts were introduced by
the scoutmasters and a welcome
address was given by Oh airman
R. Rrookes Peters.
Awards were presented to the
following scouts:
Troop 10, Merit badge: Ronald
Ely, pioneering; Troop IA: Comb
nation Silver Palms, Raynor New
bold; Merit badges, Raynor New
bold, Workmanship, Cement work,
Metal work; Civic Service, Raynor
Newbold, 300 hours
Troop 81: Second class: A.
Douglas Johnson; Tenderfoot Air
Scout Candidate, David Nash; Star,
Benny Shumate; Merit Badges;
John c. Fordham, First aid, Home
repairs; Charles Bordeaux, First
aid. Home repairs; Jesse Lee
Sch1ey, Home repairs; David Nash,
Home repairs; Benny Shumate,
First aid, Art, Woodwork, Book.
binding; Wallace Aman, Fireman.
ship, Art, Bookbinding; Jimmy
Thomas, Art, Camping, Safety
Bookbinding; Richard Griffin, Art;
Phil Harrill, Art, Home repairs.
Bookbinding; Civic Service, Davio
Nash, Is hours.
Troop So: Second class, Donald
Thornton; Merit Badges, B. J
Brown, First Aid.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-09
CL0BAL TRAVEL
SERVICE READY
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(C0nt1nued from Page One)
Pan-American Grace, should at
tract tourists with Panagra con-
tinuing on down the west coast
of Central and South America.
Less glamorous but more utili-
tartan are the connections which
are provided business men for
time-saving flights. A good exam
pie is the connection which the
lines 1910 am. flight makes in
Asheville with Pennsylvania Cen
trail Airlines flight to Knoxville,
Tenn, which in turn connects with
Delta's Chicago flight, which ar
rives in the Windy City via Cincin-
natl at 6 p. m.
league said that he had been
notified Of Army approval Of his
lines use of Bluethenthal field
shortly before it was returned to
the county and said that use of the
field would enable the company
to give people of Wilmington and
vicinity a vastly improved serv-
ice.
With the use Of the field assured,
league said, the company plans
purchase of one, possibly two large
21-passenger Douglas DC-3's and
expand the service as traffic justi-
fled.
He termed Wilmington one Of the
best cities on the company's sys-
tenn from standpoint of passenger
and air cargo revenue and predict
ed that 1--WE can make it the best
when we obtain use Of the field. y
"South East has more to Offer
Wilmington as an outlet to the
West than any other transportation
service now serving the city ano
vicinity and we want to give the
best possible service" he added.
When asked if it would be pos
sible for two air lines to operate
at the same field without radio
control tower to regulate traffic
league said that at several of the
airports served by his company
more than one airline was operat.
ing at the same time under those
conditions and said that safety pro.
cedure could be handled by the
two companies, sometimes more
efficiently than when tower con.
trolled.
One more round trip flight is
planned to begin Immediately when
landing privileges are granted al
Bluethenthal, league said. Stress
ing the service his line gives pas
sengers, he said that SEA, while
stopping at the Raleigh Municipal
Airport at present, on occasion
when a passenger has connection
with a line using the Raleigh-Dur.
ham airport, also landed at thai
port as well as an accommodation
league plans to return to Char
lotte today after a conference with
County Commissioners.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-09
AUTOS SUFFER $50
DAMAGE IN CRASH
NEAR RADIO STATION

Two automobiles were damaged
in the amount of approximately
$3.50 last night in an accident which
occurred on highway 421 North al
radio station WMFD. No personal
injury resulted.
Highway patrolman ]. L. Flow.
ers who investigated the accident,
said that a car operated by L. H.
Hobbs. 214 North 21nd street,
crashed into a parked car belong
! ng to L. A. Moore, lis B, Marion
Drive Maffitt Village. The Moore
car was parked about twenty feet
from the highway at the time Of
the impact.
According to patrolman Flowers,
Hobbs who was travelling south,
said that he thought car operat-
ed by Irving P. Hewlett, I'll Cen
tra1 boulevard YVES making a left
t,,rn into the driveway at the radio
station.
Hobbs stated that he turned right
to avoid hitting Hewlett's car. Al
this point he also increased ms
speed and hit the parked car De-
longing to Moore, the patrolman
said.
Hobbs was arrested for reckless
driving and ordered to appear az
recorders court at 1000 this morn
ing.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-09
ACTION ON AIRLINE
REQUEST FOR FIELD
DELAYED BY ILLNESS

The New Hanover Board Of
County Commissioners failed to
meet to take action on the Blue.
thenthal airport matters yesterday,
due to the continued absence Of
Chairman Addison Hewlett, who
has been i'll at'his home for the
past several days, according to
Commissioner H. r. Gardner.
Several airport matters are
scheduled to be brought up when
the board meets, with the two mos,
important being South East Air.
lines application for use Of the
field and development of a con-
troll plan for administration Of air.
port business.
W. c. league, president Of the
line, arrived in town yesterday
afternoon to press the company S
request for landing privileges.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-09
Lady Nearly Clicked
While Lying In Bed
Due To Stomach Gas

One lady said few days ago
that she used to be afraid to 60 to
bed at night. She was swollen with
stomach gas, which always got
worse when she went to bed, and
the gas would rise up in her throat
after she lay down and would
nearly choke her. She couldn't lie
flat. Had to prop herself up on
pillows. Recently this lady got
INNER-AID and now says gas is
gone, stomach feels fine, bowels
are regular and she can go to bed
and sleep soundly.
INNER-AID contains IL Grea'
Herbs they cleanse bowels, clear
gas from stomach, act on sluggish
liver and kidneys. Miserable PEG.
pie soon feel different all over; .
don't go on suffering! Get lNNIn.
AID Sold by all drug stores new
in Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-09
AMERICAN IMPORTER
MAKES SUCCESSFUL
ACCEPTANCE TRIP

The S. S. American Importer,
234th hull to be launched by the
North Carolina Shipbuilding COM
pany, locked at 6:02 pm. yester.
day at the yard, completing &C.
ceptance sea trial, it was disclosed
by w. S. Mcmahon, assistant to the
president and general manager Of
the company, last night.
With a U. S. Maritime Commits
sion trial board as passengers, tbs
CO vessel, performed extremely
weA, MacMahon said, in spite Of
the fact that it was necessary to
run through patches of sea fog
both going out and coming in South.
port.
With the craft accepted, delivery
is expected Jan. 10, and the craft
will sail in ballast several days
later, he said.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-09
Launch Carries Workers
To Ship Basin Project

That motor launch you see leav-
ing the wharf at the foot of Chest
nut street each day with a party
of men aboard is not pleasure
craft off for a fishing trip. It's
the launch that, three times each
"a hours, takes workmen from Will
mington to the dredg Pennsyl-
vania, at work on the basin which
is to be the anchorage for the 500
war-built ships which will be
berthed here.
The launch is the Sonny Boy,
with Capt. Harry Moore, Swans
,boro, as skipper. Capt. Moore said
there are about 100 men working
the three shifts at the dredge.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-09
Tucker Is Speaker
AT Leland Meeting

The Leland High School P.T.A
met last night at the school audi
forum with Glenn M. Tucker, prin
cipal, speaking to the parents or
what Are the Essentials of Schoo.
Educ alton"
Others taking part on the pro
gram were Miss Elizabeth Perry
18th grade teacher, who spoke or
'1s Education Meeting the Needs
of Youth" Mrs. L. F. Cowa.l LEAD
the devotional.