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The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-02-15
MURDER CHARGE FILED AGAINST C0F|ELD

A first-degree murder charge has
been filed against Hugh H. Cofield,
who yesterday confessed to the
fatal beating and robbery Feb. 2 of
Grover C. Freeman, 81, a foundry
watchman.
Freeman died later that day at
st. Elizabeth hospital from a skull
fracture. He had been struck by
a two-foot iron pipe welded by Co.
field. The attack occurred at the
Dayton Steel Foundry, 1866 Miami
Chapel road.
Cofield, in his confession to
Teeter and Pendell, said he had
planned robbing Freeman before
going to the foundry that night.
After engaging the victim in con-
versation in the boiler room, Co.
field added, he picked up the iron
pipe and struck him. Freeman then
apparently reached for his revolver,
and Cofield then beot him in the
face with brass knuckles, knocking
him to the ground.
Cofield said he searched Free
man, scattering his wallet, glasses,
keys and change on the floor, and
pocketed his pocketwatch and gun.
He failed to find $3.50 in cash con-
cealed in an inner pocket of the
Victims overalls.
Before Cofield's arrest, the two
officers located the watch at a
downtown pawnshop. Later the
blood-stained knuckles were found
in his room at 1923 West Fifth
street and the gun in possession
of a man who had purchased it
from Cofield.
Circumstances in Freeman S
death handicapped police. Four en-
Iployes at the foundry told police
they had seen Freeman in a rest
room the night of the attack and
that he had complained of feeling
i'll and having a headache. While
talking to one of the men, Freeman
fell from a seat, hitting a small
heating stove. Police were then
notified and Freeman taken to the
hospital.
Adding to the confusion was the
fact that the boiler room, where
Freeman was attacked, was more
than 800 feet from the restroom
police said. Following a post-mor
tenn Of the victim, Coroner A. P
Mcdonald withheld homicide yer.
dict.
Under such circumstances, police
stated, it could not Immediately be
determined if he had been mur
dered or if he had merely been il
and. injured himself in falling.
Cofield told police he came tt
Dayton from Georgia about two
and one-half years ago and haC
worked at the foundry until about
two weeks before the murder.
Freeman made his home at 1861
Morris avenue. A sister lives il
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-02-15

Prayer Enlistment, observed dur
February is off to fine start. Last
Sunday, Rev. John O. Kennedy
preached the sermon in. the evening.
This Sunday morning, Rev. John
A. Bullard will preach, and Sunday
evening, Rev. Lewis E. Logan will
deliver the message. These minis
ters, all associated with Rev.
Broddus, are sharing the preaching
ministry during this month. The
public is invited to hear them.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-02-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Jones of
S. Broadway were hosts at a turkey
dinner last Saturday evening,
honoring their son, Leroy Williams,
recently returned from 2 years in
South Pacific, Okinawa Island. The
occasion was also the birthday of
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-02-15

The Children of Tabernacle will
present the program Sunday at 6
P. M. at the church. Mrs. Nettie
Bullard and Mrs. Marguerite Bry-
son are supervisors Of this group.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-02-15

The City Quartet Union will be
held Sunday at 2::30 P. M. at the
Phillips Temple Church. Paul B.
Brown is manager of this group.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19
By RUTH MILLETT

The celebration of Thanksgiving
Day ought to do us a lot OF good
this year.
Even though we are living in
peace, mood since the wars
end has not, except momentarily,
been one of thankfulness.
Fault : finding and gripping and
complaining are the order of the
day. isn't it t%errible?" has be-
come almost an accepted form of
greeting.
Of course, we have things to
complain about. Life isn't running
as smoothly as it did in prewar
days. There are plenty of small
hardships and daily irritations and
some that are terribly important,
like finding a place to live, stretch
ing the food dollar to provide ade-
quate meals for a large family,
etc.
But many of our troubles are
nothing nor than irritations. An
noyance because a number of ne
cess:ties aren't easily available. r.
ritation over high prices, when we
have already discovered power
to bring prices down just by refus-
ling to buy unreasonably priced
goods.
Still, those irritations have pulled
the corners of our mouths down
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19
Knight Edens
Vows Announced

LUMBERTON, Nov. 18.-Miss
Annie Laurie Edens. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Odell Edens
of Lumberton, Route 5, was united
in marriage with Edward Boyd
knight, son Of MI. and Mrs. Henry
Reginald Knight Of Raleigh, in a
double : ring ceremony performed
by DR.. j. Glenn Blackburn, pastor
of the First Baptist church, at the
country home Of the bride on No
vember 10. Wedding music was
rendered by Mrs. NJ. F. Townsend
pianist. Candles were lighted by
Henry Edens of Windsor anc
Charles Edens, brothers of the
bride.
The couple entered the liv'
ing room, where the VOWS were
spoken, together unattended. The
brides wedding suit was of pow
der blue %gabardine, with which she
wore black accessories and a cor
sage of pink rosebuds.
The brides mother was dressed
in black, and at her shoulder wore
white carnations. The mother c.
the bridegroom wore black with
similar corsage.
Mrs. knight was graduated from
a local secretarial school and is
employed as statistician with the
Robson Welfare department. The
bridegroom served with the army
for three years in the Pacific area
and since his discharge last spring
he has been employed as radio
technician with an appliance com,
pany in Lumberton.
The families and out = Of : toWr
guests were entertained at a din
ner party by the brides parent.
after the wedding. Guests were
greeted by the brides sister
Miss Greta Edens. The bride
groom's parents and sister, Mis-,
Harriet knight, attended from Ra
leigh; others were Mr.. and Mrs
James Rogers of Durham, Henr,
Edens and Harry Pierce of Wind
sor.
Members Of the Robson We
fare department gave an informa
coffee hour Cor Miss Edens at tn
agricultural building Wednesda,
afternoon. Hostesses were Mines
Kate S. Macleod, Justin Mcneil
Vernon Cottingham, E. G. Floyd
Justin Mcneil Jr., Misses Bill,
Honeycutt and Virginia Rose Ged
die.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19
National Piano
Guild Sponsors
Music Additions

The National Guild Of piano
teachers recently announced the
establishment of an addition center
in Wilmington, 1947 additions will
be held the latter part OF April
The National Guild of Piano Teach,
ers was founded in 1929 by 1rl AL
lison, who was then Dean of Music
at Hardin-Timmons university,
Abilene, Texas, who worked out
the pan in order that his own
pupils and those of Other teachers
in his college might have outside
organized goals toward which to
work. The Guild made such rapid
growth that it soon became Ma
tional and this year 81, 442 pupils
of more than 1000 teachers entered
the additions. Many prominent
pianist and pedagogues from the be-
ginning have supported the move
ment. Among them r John
Thompson, Edwin Huges, John
Mokrejs, Hans Barth, Bernice
F--ost, Walter Charmbury, Paola
Calico, Mrs. Walter Golde, Isador
Phillips, Olga Samaroff, Stokowski
and many other leading musicians.
The National Piano Pupil audi
tons constitute an annual event
in the United States of America
wherein piano pupils have the
privilege of appearing before and
playing for a we'll qualified judge
who grades his or her performance
and attests his or her fitness to
receive the Guild award. Certain
colleges and universities award
annual scholarships to guild d.
ploma winners. FIFTEEN 1946-1947
scholarships are available to date
as follows: Full scholarships
Mary Hardin-Baylor college, Bel
ton, Texas. Rollins college, Winter
Park, Fla. q full scholarships
University of Soupthern California,
Los Angeles, Calf, Syracuse uni
versity, Syracuse, n. Y, Cocker
college, Huntsville, S. C. Mississippi
Southern college, Hattiesbu-g.
Miss. (2) Webster college, Webster
Grove, Mo-, Lambrith college.
jackson, Tenn, Southeastern Loui-
siana college, Hammond, La, also,
many partial scholarships offered
by leading colleges.
Miss Carlyle Seymour of Will
mington, was winner of the first
scholarship offered by the guild.
Only pupils of members Of the
Guild may compete in the audi
tons. Mrs. j. Carl Seymour of
Wilmington has been appointed
chairman of the Wilmington cen
ter. Mrs. Seymour has been a
member Of the Guild since 1888 and
served as chairman of the Colum.
bia, S. c., center before coming
to Wilmington. The following
teachers of Wilmington have joined
the Guild and will present thei:
pupils in tn spring additions:
Mrs. Sam Troy, Mrs. Herman
Moore and Miss Agnes Chasten.
Interested teachers please contact
Mrs. Seymour at telephone 6i93.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19
!: SOCIAL and CLUB
dates to remember
TODAY

TODAY
1000 a. m.-Wrighthboro Hom'
Demonstration club at tht
clubhouse for the regulal
meeting.
$50 D. m.-The Myrtle Grove
Home Demonstration clut
meets with Mrs. H. ]. Otto
way. All members anc
friends in the community are
invited.
$50 D. m.-The Junior G. AS,
R. AS and Sunbeams OF
Southside Baptist church
will meet at the church.
700 p. Nall members of the
Women of the Moose, chap
ter 40, will meet at the
Moose lodge, 416 North Front
street An official visitor from
Washington, D.. c. Will be
present at the meeting and
will be guest speaker. Fol-
lowing the meeting a Dutch
treat supper" will be held
at the Plantation club. All
members desiring Transport
tation to the supper will be
given rides.
1880 p. m.-The Sunset Park Bap-
fist Woman's Missionary
Society will meet at the
church.
500 p. m.-The Lula McCracken
Bible class of Fifth avenue
Methodist church will meet
with Mrs. Dorothy Waddell,
1919 Market street. Mrs. J.
r. Edwards is teacher.
Weekly square dance plan
ned at the Community cen
ter, Second and Orange
streets. Music to be furnish
ed by a popular band and
an experienced caller will
direct the dancing. A small
admission will be charged.
WEDNESDAY
2:30 p. m.-The Bradley's Creek
Home Demonstration club
will meet at the home of
Mrs. A. w. Jackson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19
Nichols Thomas
Invitations Are
Received In City

: The following invitations have
been received in the city:
They read:
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude w. Nichols
request the honor Of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Benny Jean
to
Mr.. Heatwole Campbell Thomas
on Thursday. the twenty-eighth of
November
Nineteen hundred and forty-six
at five o'clock in the evening
at home
372O West End Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19
CLUB
m

$3.50 p. m.-The Cape Fear chaplel
No. 3, United Daughters o
the C~onfederacy meets in thu
ladies parlor Of the Firs
Presbyterian church.
3.15 p. m.-Private Duty section
of Districe 9, N. c. State
Nurses association meets a
the nurses hame. Miss Haze
Golf, director of nurses a
James Walker, to speak.
$3.50 D. m.-Myrtle Grove Pres
byterian church will sponsor
an oyster roast at the church
Proceeds raised to 90 TO-
words the community build
ing.
7:30 y. m.-Stewardship night will
be observed. A program Will
be given by the young people
of the church.
300 o. m.-Wilmington chapter
of Hadassah will meet with
Mrs. B. Kingoff, 301 North
18th street. Mrs. E. ]. Evans
of Durham, will be the
speaker. A large attendance
is desired.
THURSDAY
200 D. m.-East Wilmington Home
Demonstration club meets
with Mrs. E. H. Cheshire,
Market street road. All
members are urged to bring
gifts for White Elephant sale.
$500 %. m.-Annual Christmas
bazaar of the women of the
church of The Good Shepherd
to be held at the parish
house at the church, sixth
and Queen streets. This sale
will also be held the next
day.
800 p. m.-Audubon Home De-
monstration club meets
with Mrs. Claude Jewell in
Highwood Park.
$3.50 D. m~.-Sorosis Garden club
will meet at the clubhouse,
116 North Third street.
James Ferger, landscape
architect, will address the
meeting. A cordial invitation
extended to all Sorosis mem
bers to attend. Whatsoever
circle of Kings Daughters
will meet with Mrs. w. B.
Campbell, 1913 Chestnut
street.
300 p. m.-Past P%ocahontas
league will meet at the
home of Mrs. Katie Murray,
ITO South Third street. I'm
portant meeting.
FRIDAY
2:30 p. m.-Winter Park Home
Demonstration club meet
with Mrs. ]. F. Rogers, Mrs.
J. B. Baker as joint hostess.
Members asked to bring
articles for bazaar to this
meeting.
800 p. m.-Special meeting Of
degree staff or Letitia Re-
bekah Lodge, IOOF, Odd
Fellows hall. Members are
requested to be present.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Water Watson, II,
of New York and Charlottesville,
Va. announce the birth of a daugh-
ter on November 16 in Lynchburg,
Va. Mrs. Watson, formerly resided
in Wilmington and is the former
Mary Watts of Lynchburg, Va.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19

bridge tournaments. The game be-
gins at 8 o'clock and is concluded
at II o'clock. These tournaments
are under the direction Of Mrs.
Sam Nash, Jr.
No reservations are necessary
for these events and members of
the club interested in playing dup
licate bridge are cordially invited
to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19
BY VIVIAN BROWN

Santa Lucia in the Windward
Islands has been British since
1914, but it changed hands many
times in the battles between the
French and English. The island
still has a Frenchc character and
place names on it r mostly
French.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19
LARGEST GIFT

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.- up -
A $500, 900 gift by Mrs. Beatrice
LIE Montague of New York and
Aiken, S. c., was the largest single
contribution received by Columbia
university during the 1945-46 aca-
demic year, it was announced Sun
day. The gifts totaled $1,876, 796. 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19
Births
DAN EDWARD

M. and Mrs. E. G. Whisnant, lU3
Jefferson street, announce the birth
of a son, Dan Edward, on Novem-
Der 8 at Marion Sprunt annex.
Mrs. Whisnant is the former Annie
Lee Page of Bladenboro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Campbell
and children, John and Jacqueline,
left for Rocky Mount on Sunday
called there by the death of Mr..
CampbelTs mother, Mrs. j. K.
Campbell.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19
WE, THE WOMEN
We Have Real Reasons For Thanksovino

and made chronic complai,ar.
us as a nation. U
So Thanksgiving Day Shouts !,
good for us. That is. il We ~
it in the spirit of our foref..s
and give thanks for our verv 80
and very great blessings, VIII
far outweigh our troubles and ~.
problems. VI
But we can spoil even Tba,,.
giving Day if We try. We cav ~
instance. get worked I'D ovsr w W.
price of turkey or complain u. ~
cause there isn't enough sug.. :" :.
the BOWL for cranberry Sauce Al
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19

Water is considered the most OBJ
jectionable contaminate of crank
case oil and the chief cause of
sludge formation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19

DR.. Mary j.. Layton has been
called to Raleigh due to the seri-
Gus illness Of her mother, Mrs. H.
B. Jones.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19

Harry G. Latimer, Jr., is recup-
Grating following an operation on
Friday at James Walker Memorial
hospital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19

Miss Beatrice johnson is recup-
Grating nicely following an opera
ton on Friday at James Walker
Memorial hospital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19
ALTA FAYE

Mr.. and Mrs. Gregory Farrow
Of Seagate, announce the birth OF
a daughter, Alta Faye, on Novem-
Der IA at Marion Sprunt annex.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19
If Your Child
Is Coughing

Creomulsion relieves promptly n.
cause it goes right to the seat Of IN.
trouble to help loosen and expel perm
laden phlegm and aid nature ia
soothe and heal raw, tender, in.
famed bronchial mucous mem.
branes. Tell your druggist to sell vmu
a bottle of Creomulsion with liz
understanding that your child is IA
be benefited and you are to like its
quick action in allaying the har.
RAISING cough without upsetting the
stomach or you are to have YOU,
money back. No narcotics.
CREOMULSI0N
for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchiti,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19

An aircraft industry resesr,,
executive predicts that BY Is;a
air cargo will total 665, OOO. 6NO ' wy
miles-30 times the 1876 yoI,,m WA
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19
Duplicate Bridge
Tourney Scheduled
Tonight AT Club

The Cape Fear Country club will
be the scene this evening of
the third in a series of duplicate
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-19

Nebraska reported a record state
income in 1945 of 81, BAT, 900, 900.
The midland journal., 1946-03-22
DECREASE OF WILD WATER
FOWL

There is every indication that
when the wild ducks and geese fly
South TIE coming fall, the gunner
man of the U. S. will not be permit
ted to take as heavy toll of them
as they did last year and the year
before
This information, while not official
as yet. comes from Albert M. Day,
who is slated to take over the job of
Director of the U. S. Fish and Wild
Life Service as of April /. The proba-
bilities are that the season will have
to be reduced or the bag limit cut
down or maybe both. Mr.. Day intima-
ted this last year vixen he spoke in
Havre de Grace High School. At that
time Hartford County wanted to open
up the Susquehanna Flats and allow
everything.
If and when this reduced shooting
period and bag limit is made official,
it will be based upon these alleged
facts:
The shooting pressure Is much
greater than was estimated and will
be even more so the coming season.
The wildfowl population decreased
instead of increasing during the last
twelve months In otker words, there
were more killed than were reared
on the nesting grounds.
Finally, there is every indication
of a drought on the nesting grounds
which will cut heavily into this years
crop 1t is cycle.
1t is not likely that any real sports
man, ii convinced that these state
ments are true, will object either to
a shorter season or a reduced bag
limit. This years crop will be the de-
Gliding factor.
The midland journal., 1946-03-22
MOBILIZING FOR A BALANCED
BUDGET

The people of Maryland are mobii-
izing behind the bipartisan group /
U. S. Senators and Congressman, who
recently called for citizen support for
a balanced Federal Budget this year.
Under the leadership of the Maryland
Public Expenditure Council, civic
leaders in the various Congressional
districts are meeting to institute a
program of citizen action. which will
bring to Congress ample proof that
tke ordinary citizen is awake at last,
and wants his government to keep its
spending within it's income
Meetings are scheduled for the 5th
District in Marlboro on March 10; in
the 1st District at Salisbury March
goth; and in the 9Th District at Hag-
erstown March 22nd. Meetings in the
other districts of the State are in
preparation, but their date has not
yet been announced.
The growing popular demand for
balancing the Federal Budget this
year followed joint public state
ment bv 16 members of Congress, in
3luding Marylands Senator Millard
E. Tydings. These legislators, mem
bers of both parties, stated the Fed
eral Budget should be and could be
balanced this year, and asked citi-
zens al: over the nation to join in a
concerted demand ON Congress to re-
duce Federal spending to an amount
at least equal to reasonably expected
Federal revenue,
The Federal Budget proposes
spending S35.1 billions, while only
S31.5 billions will be collected in tax
IS. The difference of $3.6 billions is
to be made up out of Treasury cash
surplus, which proponents of balan-
ced Budget claim is the accumulation
Of previous borrowing.
According to Mr.. John L. Hougar-
iy, Executive Director of the Mary
land Public Expenditure Council, and
memt Ter of the Coordinating Com
mittee OF the Citizens National Com
mittee statewide citizen organiza-
lions in 35 other states are working
in unison to bring citizen opinion to
Congress demanding a balanced Bud
get. These 36 states, distributed from
California to Massachusetts, and from
Florida to the State of Washington,
are the action section of the Citizens
National Committee.
The midland journal., 1946-03-22
DO YOU KNOW

That only ONE county in Mary
land paid less per pupil for its ele-
mentary school program last year
and only TWO counties paid less per
pupil for the high school program
than Cecil County expended on it's
white SCHOOL population? Cecil Coun-
ty RANKED 21st in expenditures per
white high school pupil for 1944-45
and 22nd in expenditures per
white elementary pupil for 1944-45!
These figures reveal how much edu-
cational opportunity the children Of
Cecil County had access to in COM
parison with the educational oppor-
tunity provided in other counties of
our state.
Teachers in the white kigh schools
received an average salary of $169S
18th in rank among the 23 coun-
ties; teachers in the white elemen-
tary schools received an average sal
airy of $1730-14th in rank among
the 23 countless the average princi-
pals salary was $2744-15th in
rank; the average salary in the white
high SCHOOLS, teacher and principal,
was S1S62-17th among the 20
counties.
A spokesman for educational acti-
vities in the state recently said, 1--WE
don't hear people Dragging about
how little they spend on their child
ren's clothing-and there's no rea-
son to believe it good economy to
boast about how little we spend on
their education"
The shortage of TRAINED teach
ers will continue unless something is
done to provide Cecil County's ckild-
rem with more equipment per pupil
with the added incentive of salary ad-
justments sufficient enough to attract
and retain trained teachers.
Bargain easements in education
shouldn't satisfy Cecil County par
ents!
The midland journal., 1946-03-22

India is today faced with a food
shortage which will far outstrip in
seriousness the Bengal famine of last
year and famines of recent decades,
according to government and private
advices reaching the India Commit
tee of the Foreign Missions Confer
ence of North America, and the Fed
eral Council of the Churches OF
Christ. The India Committee has ap-
pealed to President Truman for gov
ernment food aid for India, saying
that American church people are
ready, under kis leadership, to as
sumo voluntary rationing so that sup
plies may be sent to the stricken peo-
pie. Lord Wavell, the India Viceroy,
confirms the situation, saying that
the country is 100000, tons short
of food grains and that this amount
cannot be imported because of world
shortages.