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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06
TEXARKANA FOLKS
FEAR MAD KILLER
Crowds Roam Streets AS
Police Continue Hunt
For Mystery Slayer

T~EXARKAHTA, Tex, May SPY
Many Texarkana residents,
afraid to stay at home, damned
downtown streets last night as Al
officers appeared no carer to ar
rest of a phantom killer" who
strikes near midnight and is be-
lieved responsible for all five muir
ders committed here in the last
six weeks.
An unusually large crowd wit
messed a baseball game here last
night and many, the T~exarkana
Gazette and News reported, said
they feared staying at home while
the killer was at large.
Many men are carrying guns.
So far, no report of fingerprint
tests on a f1ashlight found at the
scene of the latest killing has been
made.
The fla shlight was found in the
yard of the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Virgil Starkes. Starkes was shot
in the head and killed Friday as
he sat by a window near midnight.
His attractive, 30-year-old wife
was shot twice in the face as she
attempted to telephone for aid.
Her condition is serious.
Sheriff w. E. Davis of Miller
County, Ark, said the slayer pos
sibly is the same one who killed
Richard Griffin. 20, and his COM
panion, Polly Ann Moore, II, on
March "a, and Paul Martin, IT.,
and his companion, Betty 10 Book
er, IS, on April IA.
He pointed out, however, that
Starkes was killed with a % cali
Der weapon, while the others were
killed with guns of a different
bore.
Several Clues
Clues, Sheriff Davis said, include
the flash1ight, the bullets, and a
footprint in blood, apparently made
by the killer as he entered the
Starkes home.
After Mrs. Starkes was shot, she
heard the killer tearing the screen
from the back porch. She fled
screaming, to report to nelghbors
the story of the shooting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06
RICO MAY
GET NATIVE HEAD
White House Expected To
Name Pinero AS Tug
we'll Successor

WASHINGTON, May 5.-(PEAp
pointment of a native governor OF
Puerto Rico to succeed Rexford G.
Tugwell will be announced by the
White House soon, informed sources
here predicted Sunday night.
The post is slated to go to Jesus T.
Pinero, president Commissioner in
Congress for Puerto Rico.
On July l
He is expected to take owe his
new duties on July /, the date Tug
well joins the political science fac
ulty of the University of Chicago.
at a reported salary of $4,000 a
year.
According to reports, President
Truman recently agreed to the sug-
gestion of Secretary OF the Interior
j. A. Krug that Plnero be installed
as the first native chief executive.
Demand Native
Both TugWell II lne Interior de-
partment nave been urging for a
some years Iudt tne lU444ler brain
truSler'S successor be a native.
Inc ucpa-.IIle.u also laS hoped
that 1ugWell would be the last ap.
polntIVe governor, Uut congress has
not yet approved Ieglsla,lon which
Woula auLnOriZe the islanders to
elect their own Executive.
Liberal Policy
The expeNteu appointment would
De IN line vita an ncreaslngly
liberal lo44cy OF the truman al.
mlnlstrauon toward U. S. terrific
RES, most recently pointed up last
Ween Wen Tie oy1Aate dppruved the
appointment OF Negro william A.
lAaStle as Governor OF the VIRGIN
lSIanQS.
nero appeared n penalt O.
nastle when nearIngs on the Vir-
GIN 1SlaiioS Ho-44la.4on Were heIa
oelole Tie oe4tate %IecenLly.
Some BACKING
Another Puerto hlca1l who has
4lgureu prominently IN specuIa. O
doouI AugWeA'S successor Is Ma.
.4ne Maj. G1en. feuro L eI zane.
WAC LED Tie famous rlrSL DIVISION
at Oh4IlaWa 4ne general nasn al
some Congressional backing 1or
sne poSt, wv very little from the
ISIanu IrSeII.
nero Is backed by Governor
IugWe4l, oenate president LUIS
NAunoS Marin, ana prominent
ruerto klcans VINO are not mem
GERS OF ne Popular Democratic
party, to which ne be4ongs.
has NO VOte
Although ne a no vote in Con-
gress, Plnero has nau a consistent.
~ liberal record, and describes
himself as a Caribbean new deal
err.
He is a sugar cane and dairy
farmer. He is a graduate of the
University OF Pennsylvania, and
before his election as resident com
missioner in 1914. was a member
of the insula1 legislature, and presi-
dent of the Sugar Cane Farmers of
Puerto Rico,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06
VICTIM OF ATTACK
dies AT RALEIGH
W. Dallie Carroll Succumbs
To Beating Received
From Bandits

RALEIGH, May 5-R-W. Dial
lie Carroll, 38-year-old produce
dealer who was brutally beaten
last Thursday morning by two
youthful bandits who robbed him oil
81, 900, died of his injuries at Rex
hospital here Sunday.
Carroll, who suffered two frac'
lures OF the skull and other in
iuries about the head when he
fought with his assailants, had
been given little chance to survive
by his physicians from the first
He had been unconscious since
shortly after the attack.
Carried Money
The attack occurred in a Raj
eigh residential. area early Thurs
day morning when Carroll was
accosted by the two men as he
left his home to go to work. He
explained that he was carrying a
large sum of money because he
expected to send a truck out to
buy produce.
Carroll told the police that the
pair explained that their car had
broken down and asked the use Of
his telephone. He told them he
would take them to a garage. I'm.
mediately after they got in his
car, one of them slugged him with
a blunt instrument, believed to
have been a pistol butt.
Fought Back
Carroll said that he fought back,
but the men got his Wallet and
fled. He went into his home where
his brother-in-laW, Needham Cow.
er, had awakened, and they sci
out to pursue the bandits. When the
chase proved fruitless. Carroll was
taken to the hospital.
Police were working intensely
on the case, and they redoublec
their efforts Sunday when. they re
ceived word of CAROLS death, but
Detective Captain Bob Goodwin
said they had but meager clues on
which to work.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06

Minds, like their shoes, I'M
muddied.
4 X X
MANSION OF MEMORIES-And
love lifted along these planks too.
Hand in hand, the Cape Fear
couples of yesteryear loitered along
its wooden length, and when they
came to the end at Ninth and Red
Cross the gentleman lifted the
lady gently to the ground. And to-
gether they tip-toed into old Oak
dale cemetery and spanked among
the tombstones.
All, old wooden pathway of
pleasure, old board road of
romance, ancient pulp pavement
of pauper and plutocrat, who has
written of thee in story, who has
sung of thee in song?
Nc one but us. And we are so
inadequate.
You may never find your deserv-
ed place in the Hall of Fame, but
you will dwell forever in a greater
hall-in the mansion Of anonymous
memories. q.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06

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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06
BASEBALL SCORES
BASEBALL
BY the Associated Press
AMERICAN T,EAGUE

New York 4, Chicago 2.
Washington IL, Cleveland 4.
Philadelphia 1914, Detroit rs.
st. Louis at Boston Cpd, RAIN.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 5-4, Brooklyn As.
New York 3-4, Cincinnati ct.
Chicago 1871, Philadelphia II.
St. Louis ia, Boston 2-l0.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Greenville 4, Columbia 3.
Columbia 2, Macon l.
Augusta 7, Savannah 3.
Jacksonville 8, Charleston c.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Atlanta 3-4, Memphis 2.8.
Birmingham LIS, Little Rock 1916.
Mobile IL, Nashville 6-1( Second gam
called Darkness.
Chattanooga 2-3, New Orleans OF.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Jersey City 7-3, Rochester Alb.
Buffalo 7-3, Baltimore 6-2.
Toronto 5-4, Syracuse 90.
Newark at Montreal Cpd, Rain).
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Minneapolis 81, Columbus ga.
st. Paul Al, Louisville 3-3.
Kansas City ga, indianapolis rs.
Milwaukee 81. Toledo 81.
TRI-sTATE LEAGUE
Charlotte 8. AsheviIle 2,
(Only Game Scheduled).
PIEDMONT LEAGUE
Newport News 9, Lynchburg 4.
Portsmouth SIS, Roanoke Al
Norfolk at Richmond Might.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06

party with three British soldiers
and another woman, police said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06
Athletics Report
Joe Berry's Sale

PHILADELPHIA, May 5.-(PE
The Philadelphia Athletics report
ed today sale of Jittery Joe Berry.
40-year-olu relief pitcher, to Toron-
to OF the International League
Club. Price was not disclosed.
Berry, one of the American
Leagues most effective firemen.
won eight and lost seven last wear.
At the same time, the Athletics
reported they had given Catcher
jim Pruett his conditional release
to Toronto. Pruett was purchased
from Toronto two years ago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06
FDIC net PROFIT
SHOWS new HIGH
Chairman Maple 7. Harl
Reports Earnings Of
Eleven Per Cent

WASHINGTON, May 5-P-The
Federal Deposit Insurance Cor
noration reported Sunday that net
~profits, after taxes, of FDIC-in-
snred commercial banks amounted
10 II per cent of average total
canital accounts and reached a
new high In 1915.
Maple T. Harl, FDIC chairman,
,oid in a statement that 1945 net
current operating earnings were
1853. 900, 600, up II per cent from
1914. and net profits after taxes
we're S9l1, 900, 900, up 81 per cent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06
BODY RECOVERED

MILAN, Italy, May 5-(P-Po-
lice said Sunday, the body of Bruno
Mussolini's widow, who was drown
ed Saturday in Lake Como, had
been recovered. The 30-year-old
daughter-in-laW of the former Duce
had been on a midnight boating
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06
HOUSING

ATHENS, Ca, May 5-Coaeh
Vic Retting's indicated Univer-
sity of Georgia tennis team dis
banded when the first four men
were declared ineligible on the
Southeastern Conferences resi-
dence. rule. -- N.-I +-<
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06
SOVIETS F OIL

LONDON, May 5-(R)-The Rey-
nolds News, London Sunday news
paper, said Sunday it was under
stood that France had been Of
fered Is per cent of the oil Rus
STA will obtain from Northern Iran,
as an aid to French recovery. The
dispatch gave no further details.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06
MORE ABOUT
ALONG THE CAPE FEAR
FROM PAGE ONE
FROM PAGE ONE

Minds, like their shoes, I'M
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06
FIRE CALL

Firemen yesterday extinguish-
ed a minor blaze in the home
of l.. M. King, 1906 Orange
street. Answering a ! p. M,
alarm they found that a floor
scraping machine had short
circuited during the owners
absence, burning a hole
through the floor and dropping
to the ground beneath the
house.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-06
PROPOSALS INVITED FOR FURNISHING TRUCKS

PROPOSALS INVITED FOR FURNISHING TRUCKS
Sealed proposals will be received by the County Commissioners
of New Hanover County until 11:G0 O'clock A. M, Monday, May
10, 1916, and then publicly opened and read at a meeting of the
County Commissioners, for furnishing the following equipment:
Two IL ton trucks, chassis, cab and stake body, short
wheel base, duel rear wheels.
Deliveries to be made, ne June LIST, and one July lst 1876.
The County Commissioners reserve the right to reject any or
all bids. Proposals should be submitted to Addison Hewlett
Chairman, and marked o. the outside of the envelope, PRO
posals For Furnishing Trucks.
Dated this 1, day of May, 1916.
Board of Commissioners of New Hanover County
By Addison Hewlett, Chairman.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
By VioIef Faulkner
Food Editor


green because of its refreshing,
pungent flavor, tender texture and
deep color. Most OF the watercress
on the market during the winter
comes from the region around
Huntsville, Ala. From May to Sep
tember it comes from near Martins
burg, w. Va. -. The correct name
for the popular melted cheese dish
is Welsh Rabbit not Welsh Rarebit.
The story goes that several CEN
turieS ago when a Welsh tribal
chieftain was serving a large num-
ber of unexpected guests he ran out
of rabbit and other game. He pre-
pared melted Cheddar cheese dish
to help out, thus the dish acquired
it's name. Cheese is concentrated
protein food and deserves q promi-
nent place in our diets. Did you
know that 4 ounces of cheese con-
tains the essential food values OF
three glasses of milk? =. To keep
the red color of beets try putting a
little vinegar or cream Of tartar In
the cooking water, or to bring back
the bright crimson hues to cooked
beets serve them with a sweet-sour
sauce. :. When time is limited, why
not cut your hot biscuits into
It saves both time and
handling. -. The same idea can
be used when you make pan rolls.
Just roll the dough to fit the pan,
cut with a knife dipped in melted
butter, let rise and bake. Simple
and easy-no shaping needed. =.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Report to the Housewife

One Of the newest inter-American
agricultural business ventures Is cut
flowers from Haiti. Sweet peas.
gathered In Haiti late one afternoon
recently were loaded on q plane
and arrived in New York early the
next morning, ready for market. The
flowers will be grown and shipped
only during the winter season when
they are not grown outdoors in the
United States. !. Use molasses
often instead Of white sugar in
cooking. It's a cheap source of iron,
and adds flavor to baked beans,
gingerbread, puddings, and other
dishes. Another tip on cutting
the cost of meals: Learn to use the
leafy tops of young beets and tur-
nips. They are good sources of vita
min A, also other vitamins and iron.
Use seasonal fruits and vegetables,
they are usually cheaper. Carrots
and potatoes are nearly always good
buys. Remember this is the last
week end for shopping before the
BIG day. so be sure you have q
supply of stocking filters" on hand.
Oranges, tangerines, or a we'll
polished apple to swell the stocking
leg. -. The Washington Gas Light
Co. has prepared some timely DOL
lar Wise" recipes for your use. All
you have to do to get copy is call
Republic 3275 or Chestnut 5000 and
ask for Home Service. Your copy
will be sent directly to you. In
these days of high food costs these
recipes should be invaluable in
planning your meals.
Evening star., 1946-12-19

pcTSOIS WIlO Cdll uo SOIiCtAiAA6 dbSuS
it. Do any OF the readers belong to
a consumers group that could offer
suggestions, or have any Of you
readers a plan to offer? I feel SO
strongly about this matter, and also
about the very serious scarcity OF
COTTON baby clothes, but I confess !
am at loss as to how to go about
trying to remedy matters!
Speaking of baby things, did any
of you notice the ad in the paper
several nights ago of one shop that
was offering knitted diapers at 1896
a dozen? Think how many mothers
there must be who cannot possibly
squeeze twenty dollars out of their
budgets for that one item and yet it
certainly is the one thing baby can
not do without. The situation is
greatly alleviated in Washington by
the many diaper services but in
cities and towns where this is not
available, the problem is even more
desperate. And yet there is, appar-
emily, no lack Of cotton. I, for one,
simply cannot understand 1t.
i. For the lady who wanted a recipe
for Almond Toffee, here is the recipe
given me by friend who consist
emily made toffee that was simply
out of this world. Here are her in
structions:
In large cast-iron skillet melt /
pound butter, 2 cups granulated
sugar, "a cup chopped raw almonds.
Stir constantly. CThe mixture is
very peculiar looking) The flame
should be medium high. Gradually
the contents have the appearance OF
a thick, sugary mass. In the next
stage a more waxy texture comes
over the toffee, and as it begins to
slowly darken in appearance II
reaches q stage where it begins to
thin out. Just before it tests out brit
tie it should DROP from the spoon
not run. The candy Is done when ii
cracks against side Of cup while test
ing. Pour into buttered pans twill
make 2 pans about by IL inches)
and as it BEGINS to cool. cut into
squares. Melt dark or milk chocolate
clipping chocolate) over hot water.
being careful not to let water touch
bottom OF pan or bowl containing
the chocolate. Dip toffee; sprinkle
generously with ground nuts.
I have never made this as have
never had spectacular luck as .
candy maker, though I can bake or
cook most anything else to-well,
ALMOST perfection! Now I can't
try it for I haven't the sugar to
spare, but my mother has used this
recipe at least a dozen times with
wonderful success. Il is really worth
the butter and sugar! (By the way,
though my friend always used a
cast-iron skillet, I'm sure mother
used heavy aluminium one, so don't
let that stop you.)
Since the Christmas-candy-m max
ing season is almost upon us, maybe
some of the readers would like my
mothers recipe for Divinity. She is
noted for her wonderful Divinity
back home and this is the way she
makes it:
Two cups granulated sugar, ~ cup
light corn sirup, " cup water, 2
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Roast
Goose

While the majority of Americans
will stick to their traditional roast
turkey for Christmas dinner, others
who remember the customs of
foreign lands will put in their bid
for roast goose, or roast sucking
pig.
. If gooses should be your choice,
there is no better way to serve 1t
than roasted to a golden brown,
and garnished with glazed apples
and prunes which have been soaked
overnight in white wine or sherry.
The rich and delicious liver must be
chopped up and added to the gravy
that is made from the pan juices.
Excellent to serve with roast goose
is braised celery and, if you can
stand the expense, wild rice. Other
wise ordinary rice or mashed pota-
toes will have to do, although many
people like to use hominy-the large,
whole kind. But hominy is tricky
stlff-you either love it or loathe it.
Clean and truss the goose as you
would a duck. Stuff it with six or
more apples, peeled, cored and
halved, and about two pounds chest
nuts, skinned and boiled until ten
der. Alternate the apples and chest
nuts when putting them into the
bird. Pack tightly, and sew up the
opening.
Put. the goose on a rack in
roasting pan, and place it in an
oven preheated to about 400 degrees.
Roast it quickly at that temperature,
basting it often with white wine or
apple Juice. Prick the skin at inter-
walls to permit fat to run ont, and
to test the "doneneSs" of the bird.
About 10 minutes to the pound
should do at this temperature, but
you will have to use your own judg-
ment, depending upon the age of the
goose.
To make the gravy, skim the fat
off the juices in the pan. In 8 table,
spoons of the fat saute small onion,
finely chopped, and add to this the
goose liver, chopped, two tablespoons
minced parsley, and one-half cup
mushrooms, also chopped. Let these
all saute for five minutes or so, and
then add a.cup of the skinned pan
juices. Then add cup of cream into
which two egg yolks have been
beaten. Stir until the mixture
thickens, and then add little
brandy if you wish, check for sea-
soning, and serve in sauceboat
with the goose.
A French trick-and good one,
too-is to toss several juniper ber-
ries into the roasting pan in which
the goose is cooked. If you do this,
haste with the pan juices as well as
the apple juice.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Braised>
Steak

Much of the meat now available
is apt to be just a bit tough, stringy
and flavorless. But with a little
"know-how' in your cooking, it car
be made meltingly tender and thor
Ioughly delicious.
This recipe, for example, suggests
q marinade for tenderiZing and q
truly inspired blend Of seasonings te
give real zip and zest; while broiled
mushrooms, with their delicate. dis.
tinctive flavor, add that subtle some
thing that delights every lover o1
good food.
Canned mushrooms, broiled in but
ter, are available at most independ.
ent and chain grocery stores in both
the 3-ounce and 6-ounce sizes. The
6-ounce size equals almost pound
of fresh mushrooms and saves you
considerable work.
BRAISED STEAK WITH MUSH.
ROOMS.
Il cup honey.
Il cup wine vinegar.
2 teaspoons kitchen bouquet.
1la teaspoons salt.
u teaspoon powdered ginger.
u teaspoon dry mustard.
Dash cayenne pepper.
pounds round steak.
2 tablespoons fat.
l 6-ounce can broiled mushrooms.
"a cup catSup.
/ cup coarsely cut green pepper.
tablespoons cornstarch.
tablespoons water.
Blend together in a large bowl tn,
honey, vinegar, kitchen bouquet ane
|seasonings. Place meat in bowl ant
marinate, covered. in refrigerator
turning frequently for "a hours. Re.
move meat from marinade Brown
on both sides in hot fat in larg,
heavy frying pan. Drain mushroom.
and add mushroom liquid and catsuI
to marinade. Pour around meat
Cook, tightly covered, over low hea
for IL hours or until tender. Ado
mushrooms and green pepper. Cove
and cook 5 additional minutes. Re.
move meat, mushrooms and greer
pepper to a hot platter Blend to-
gether and add cornstarch ane
water to sauce. Cook, stirring con
stantly. until sauce thickens. Serv,
in gravy boat. Serves 4.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
The Chef Saws

! cluded segments Of grapefruit ana
orange, kumquats, thin slices Of
raw smoked ham and tongue and
tiny hot fish balls.
Then, in stately procession, each
dish a separate course, came birds
nest soup, "jade on coral" (shrimps
on cabbage roast duck baSted with
wine and spices, accompanied by
watermelon find preserve; fried
noodles, and ginger ice with little
almond cakes. Tea was drunk SOL
emnly through the meal. This was,
of course, a relatively simple and
short Chinese dinner-but plenty
elaborate and filling to an Amer
ican.
To make the soup, about u
| pound of birds nests, bought from
Chinese grocer, were washed care
fully and then soaked in cold water
for an hour and a half. Then they
were drained and washed in more
water. Half teaspoon of Chinese
seasoning powder was added to a
quart of boiling chicken stock, then
the birds nests, well drained, were
tossed in, and allowed to cook for
tabout Q minutes. Two egg whites,
beaten, were stirred in gradually,
and two tablespoons of cornstarch,
mixed with a tablespoon of cold
water, were added. The soup was
stirred until slightly thickened, then
poured into small bowls and spri1-'
kled with shreds of ham and bits OF
parsley. A little soya sauce was
added by each diner at the table.
To make the Jade ON coral" a
pound of cooked cleaned shrimp
was set to cook in a pan with three
slices of bacon cut in small squares,
and small minced onion. A table,
spoon of soya sauce was added.
Chinese, cabbage was cut in inch
thick rings and cooked in half
cup of water with a little olive oil
until barely tender. The shrimps,
when done, were heaped in a platter
surrounded by the cabbage, sprin-
killed. with salt, and the bacon bits
sprinkled on top of all
The ginger ice was especially de-
licious, and one does not have to
wait for Chinese dinner to enjoy
it. Get u pound of preserved gin
ger and chop it very fine. Make a
pint of sirup with two cups water,
cup and a half of sugar, and just
smidgen of cream of tartar. Let
this cook until fairly thick, then
strain it, and let it cool.
| Mash the chopped ginger to .
paste, adding a couple of table
spoons of the sirup. Rub four
Jumps of sugar on an orange, CRATE
the rind of the orange and add it,
the sugar and the Juice of the
orange to the sirup. Add the ginger
paste and the juice of two lemons.
Heat through until the sugar is dis
solved, and all is well blended.
Cool, freeze to a mush, beat in one
egg white, whipped stiff, and freeze
until firm. Of you can't get lump
sugar use the equivalent in granu-
llated)
Evening star., 1946-12-19

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