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Kodiak mirror., 1946-05-11

MT and Mrs Jack Spearns of Port Hobron transacted business
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-21
TRIBUNAL FINDS
NO CASE ERRORS
Judgement OF Lower Courts
On Capital Crimes UP
held By Justices

RALEIGH, March 2o-P)-The
State Supreme Court Wednesday
found no error in capital cases in
volving Negroes from Wayne and
Halifax counties.
In one, Quincy Herring was
charged with crirninally assault
ing 1 Clarinette Brock Of Wayne
county and was sentenced to death.
In the other Thomas B. Hart
was indicted on charges of murder
In connection with the deaths OF
Marjorie Blackwood and Al Pres
ton Blackwood.
Hart was convicted Of first de-
gree murder in the Marjorie Black
wood case and of second degree
murder in the Al Preston Black
wood case.
f Hart, too, was sentenced to
death.
The Supreme Court findings
automatically set death dates for
Herring and Hart for April s.,
Herring. whose Superior Court
trial was presided over by Judge
Leo S. Carr, contended in his ap-
peal that he was not properly in.
dicted and that errors were COM
Nitted in the charge.
The opinion in that case was
written by Associate Justic G
Michael Schenck, who also wrote
the opinion in the Hart case.
In his appeal Hart contended that
his case should have been non
suited on the grounds there was MOI
sufficient evidence to convict.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-21

Ali steel porch chair, back
again! Designed for beauty,
comfort; built strongly. Heavy
tubular arms and legs. Green,
blue, maroon, brown.
Not as Cut Shown
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-21
GOVERNMENT WILL
BAN BUILDING
Non-Essiential Construc-
ton Would Be Prohibit
ed Under Proposal

DETROIT, March 20 U.D "A
nationwide program prohibiting
all non-essential building In an ef'
fort to speed construction Of hous-
ing facilities for veterans will be
instituted soon, it was disclosed
here Wednesday.
j. D. McGillis, district manager
OF the Civilian Production Ad-
ministration, said the program will
be set forth in orders to be issued
by the national CPA at Washing
ton.
No Building
The orders, he said, will provide
that no new buildings can be start
ed without authorization OF the
CPA except in the case Of farm
ers, who will continue to apply to
county farm boards for building
permits, and Of home-builders
dealing with the Federal Housing
Administration.
McGillis said the CPA hopes
through the new program to funnel
sufficient building materials mto
home building to provide $1,000
100000 in new dwellings for war
veterans.
Permits Needed
He said the. CPA will require
that no buildings may be started
without prior authorization from
district CPA headquarters.
''This does not mean all con-
struction is going to be shutdown, "
he asserted. Essentially will be
the determining factor as to which
man will get the authorization"
No Policy
He said no policy had yet been
determined regarding construction
now underway
The order, McGillis said, will
apply not only to private structures
such as homes, stores, theaters
and night clubs, but will embrace
government and community struc-
lures including churches, schools.
hispitals and administration build
ings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-21
1916 Tobacco Acreage
MayBeLargest Since 1889

WASHINGTON, March 20.-R-
The Agriculture department said
Wednesday that, if farmers inten-
tons on March l are realized, this
years acreage in tobacco will be
1,954,000 acres, the largest since
1899.
This total would exceed last
years acreage by about six per
cent and would compare with g.
600, 1000 acres harvested in 1889, the
high of recent years.
Good Acreage
The acreage CT fue-cured tobac.
co is expected to be consistently
larger than last year In all i'm.
portant producing states. A total
of 1,179,0O acres is indicated, or
nine per cent above last years
acreage.
OF all the tobaccos, the most
consistent decline is reported in
the acreage to be devoted to bur.
ley. Large crops in the last two
years and the fact that most of
the hurley crop is used in domestic
manufacture are factors which
growers are taking into account.
A total of about $4,000 acres is
now reported to be planted.
New Record
The acreage to be planted to
type 80, Southern Maryland tobac.
co, is indicated at $4,000 acres
about % per cent above last year
and the highest acreage of record.
Acreage OF dark air-cured tobac-
CO is expected to be smaller than
last year, but above the average
Of the war years. A total of Al, 200
acres is indicated, compared with
6,100 acres in 1915. This reduction
is more than offset by sharp in
creases in acreage of fire-cured
tobacco. The total for this class is
Is, 500 acres, or 20 per cent above
last year.
Cigar Hypes
In the cigar types, acreages OF
filters show an increase Of 10 per
cent, with binders and wrappers
up IA and 10 per cent, respective.
ly.
The indicated acreage by states
include:
Type No. IL, hue cured-North
Carolina. $4,000; Virginia ITO, 600
Type No. 10, huec ured: North
Carolina $4,000; South Carolina
143, 900.
Burley-Kentucky 1856. 900; Ten.
nessee $4,000; Ohio $4,000; Vir-
GINA $4,000; North Carolina IA.
600; Indiana 10000; Missouri T. 500.
West Virginia 5000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-21
ACREAGE IN SOYBEANS
ACREAGE IN BEANS
ESTIMATED ABOUT

WASHINGTON, March 2o.-fp
About 11,s40.000 acers of Gov.
beans will be planted this year, IL
per cent less than the 13,4l2, Don
planted in 1945, the Department Of
Agriculture estimated Wednesday
An increase in acreage in recent
years was due to the acute need
Tor soybeans as a war crop,
The department said the need Is
still great for soybeans for oil and
protein feed. But many farmers
teel they should return to a more
normal crop rotation.
The indicated acreage Cor this
year, however, is still well above
me l0-year average Of about 10
100000 acres.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-21
PETlOT EXPLAINS
DEATH OF WOMEN
Paris Bluebeard Tells Court
There Was Nothing Else
To Do With Them

PARIS, March 20. - WD - DR..
Marcel Petiot Wednesday indig-
nantly told the court which is try
ing him on a charge OF numbering
26 persons that he killed the mis-
tresses of his victims because,
well, what the hell could you do
with them.
The evil-eyed physician and self.
described leader Of an under.
ground resistance band gave his
answer when asked by the prose
cution why his alleged ''flytox"
gang killed the mistresses Of their
various enemies.
Begged For Lie
Petiot told how he and his sup
posed comrades eliminated a. ges-
tapo spy known as 10 the Boxer
and his mistress, Anne Bassett,
as well as woman named An.
nette in the Forest of Marty os7t-
side Paris.
He said the gestapo man knelt
and begged for his life.
Shot Woman
Before we could kill him one
OF the women pulled a gum" he
said, land we shot her down with
a tommy gun. Then we killed him
with one blow of lead-filled rub.
Der tire. Then we shot the second
woman and buried the three of
them In the forest"
Prosecutor Pierre Dupin said:
why did you kill the mistresses
OF these people?"
Z Face Lights Up
Petiot's face lit up with strange
ecstasy and he spat out:
We'll, what the hell could you
do with them?"
Composed and almost SNUG, Pc
tiot told the Assizes court on the
third day Of his trial that at least
one Of his 20 alleged murder vic
TINS actually got to Buenos Aires.
One Escaped
Stacked around the walls Of the
courtroom were great heaps of
baggage filled with clothing and
other belongings of the persons
Petiot said he helped, but whom
the prosecution said he killed.
Chief Justice Marcel Lesser ask
ed Petiot about Jew named Gus
shinow, first on the list of 26. How.
ne asked, did the Svengali-eyed
doctor account for the fact that
Gusshinow disappeared after visit
Ing Petiot's sinister house on the
Rue LIE Seuer in 1912?
Well, people do disappear quite
frequently, you know, in these
times" Petiot retorted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-21
ARMY, NAVY ASK
PAY INCREASES
Fcrrestal, Patterson Say
Hike Necessary To At
tract Sufficient Recruits

The Army and Navy Wednesday
asked Congress TO increase service
pay 20 per cent 20 :ry to attract
volunteers away from weu-paylnG
civilian jobs.
Secretary Of War Robert P. Pat
.srsaa told q Senate Military Al
fairs subcommittee that the num-
Der Of Army enlistsnents still re-
mains far short of the number re
CURED" and that there is no
solid ground" for assuming that
al Army Jobs could be filled with
volunteers.
Pay Incentive
Secretary Of the Navy James v.
rorres.al testified that, without
The increase. the Navy could not
hope 10 attract enough volunteers
70 maintain an adequate Navy for
national defense.
The Army and Navy heads testi-
fed as the Senate and House Mill
tsry Affairs committees scheduled
hearings tomorrow on proposals to
extend the draft beyond the pres
ent expiration date of May Is. The
committee had been spurred to
quick action by the mounting ten
sion In world affairs.
Ike Backs Plan
Patterson testified that Army
chief-Of-Staff Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower also backed the 20 per
cent pay increase as a means Of
attracting volunteers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-21
State Income Tax Payment
Ratio In Sharp Decline

RALEIGH, March 20-P)-State
income tax collections through
monday totaled $23, $40, $50. com
pared with $24, 126, 400 during the
same period last year, but Reve-
nue. commissioner Edwin Gill
sdio mat processing of returns was
approximately 10000 behind the
1umoer for March 10, 1915, and
mat extensions had been granted
" some taxpayers who "A due
ITO submit sizeable returns.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-21
Make This Real
Test For Aspirin

Next time simple headache or
inorganic pain strikes, just take
st. Joseph Aspirin and prove to
your satisfaction the fast, pleasant,
relief it brings. st. Joseph Aspirin
works with the speed you need
none faster-and it brings real
economy, too. Get st. Joseph Aspi-
rim, worlds largest seller at 10c.
You can make even greater savings
when you buy the large 100 tab
let bottle for Csc as you get near
ly 3 tablets for cent. Look on the
package and each tablet inside for
your guarantee Of high quality
the name, "St. joseph Asnirin-"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-21

Total U. S. wheat supplies left
for export on Jan. / after deduct
ing domestic needs up to June 30
and a carry-over of IFS, 10000, 900
Bushels, was 225, 900, 900 bushels.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-21

Because Of the famous "gm.
powder plot" Of 1905, ceremoni-
al search Of each building Of
Parliament is made every year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
Another Walkout

Walkouts at CN0 conferences
have become so commonplace they
would attract little notice except fol.
the seriousness Of such incidents
But walkouts in world assemblies
are no new thing. The laps dad il
at the League Of Nations IN Geneva
q number Of years ago, and We're fol-
lowed later by the Hitler and Mus
solini regimes. The United States. Of
course, never did walk IN at Geneva,
and so could not walk out.
Right now the ancient and honor
able League is holding its final con-
fab at the Swiss metropolis. Ii has
for years been merely a shadow.
Had the United States gone into the
original organization and assumed
its proper place and accepted its re-
sponsibilities, the league likely would
have prospered and been successful,
and probably would have been able
to prevent World War II.
But even at the bowling out ses-
sion Of the League, there are
jealousies and scrambles for posi-
ton and prestige. Argentina was
not elected to n of the eight vice
presidential offices and therefore
quit the conference. As if it made
any real difference whether or not
such recognition were accorded by
a dead fish.
This time, however, the Argen-
tines certainly cannot lay any of the
blame on the United States and ac-
cuse the octopus of the north of
engineering a slight against them.
The United States is not and never
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
Cost OF Subsidies

How the absurd and unWIse policy
of creating subsidies can run into
biz money 5 Illustrated by a sum-
mary ~ food subsidies already
tended aaa planned to be laid down
u. the next fiscal year. Figures fur
n..aea az publication of the init
ra States Chamber of Commerce are
Startling. and. as described, are like
Ii ar1g.# IN that the more they are
used the greater the demand Tor
-hcns.
For the three-vear period ending
next June 80. Federal subsidies GA
food products alone viii amount to
So. a1JIlaas. II continued another
Yea, as government officials are
a-d}arat5ea= an additional Sl.75 blI-
lions will be scent. bringing the
o,.s,au expenditure for this purpose
alone tn SG s. billions. Thus. as
nafr+ed altt. REGARDLESS Of the lac,
.-9+ ,on.r~er incomes are far above
those af previous period. a fOrm
.+ ra-,a4 is being extended to every
-;+,1ar
r1a- 9ea7la Ar. footing tn. bill.
a-f 6ta.# syaf.g outlaws. bu. huge
....- ..lgro5 into subsidies lessen
,-. -e5asa- of n.sr prices en the
....- ...-# af H..ra for individuals.
.. ..t...- r7a -an,err~cat Wa.E8.
t.,- ,,. rs..-..r- from the
.,.... at tho fun fnrra of r5-1
---. -e.+ a..-a...r ~ there
...+ the .s.-a
.......o, f.. +r4ra.,r .s-th-
.-n --ilJa- ~ Hr-...eg IN tbgi.
..r.. .---sa- ,1e. ...- nt r,tna they
.r.. f. tho n-rri.'s annette
.+t..,sa and result
....+.. .#.ae=- ,....r adj. fuel
.-.,. 80. ,re+.0,,
p.. s.,.... ~ raa..,oo subsidies
H.......+.. .~orirg fy1 speed
..... s-.a.aar.oo ,ra sco1e off
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10

entered at the post office IN Hender-
pn. n. c., as second class mail matter
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10

NAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. Payable IN
advance. / year $500. SIX months
$500. 3 months, s.. 00-Per copy &c
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-10
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

CARRIER DELIVERY IN City OF
henderson. Payable to Carrier OF
direct to office at zoe per Cala
Week. No monthly or other rate .
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-21
O'TOOlc Reveals
SlOO, 900 Suit On
Promoter OF Bout

Washington. June 2t.- (Alp -
Representative O'Toole, Democrat,
New York. told the House today he
is fling = 100000 carnage SUIT
against Promoter Mike Jacobs oil
New York.
OToole declared Lc Is taking tins
action because this raCketeer ia
cobs is accusing me OF trying To
shake him down for some fight
tickets
The congressman said he referred
to reports that Jacobs asserted
O'Toolc is complaining about tine
QUALITY of the 10uiS-Fon" f'"N'
Wednesday night because he was
TUNED down in a laSt-lnrnu'" az
peal for tickets. O'Toolc has demed
that he made such A request.
IN his speech O,Toole reiterated
hi demand for an investigation pN
the New York Boxing Commission
Of the tight and Jacobs promotion
efforts
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-21
Anthracite
TO Increase
Near Dollar
Boost To Offset
Pay Raises Given
TO Lewis Miners

Washington. Juc 2I-GTf- -OPN
today raised sof, cod prices an aver
age of 40I4 cents 4. ton 10 Offset in
crease and other gains which John
l. Lewis t tied Mine Workers Won
in their strike.
The increases range from 10 synt7
40 $l47 tea. depending upon tac
production district and type ot mine.
They boost retail prices about 3
PER cent, Ol'A estimated.
Part Of the increase Was above
to offset losses suffered by the op
orators during the 59-day strike.
Most soft coal is consumed by
railroads and industrial firms. OPA
said less than Is per e. t OF total
production goes t. householderS fo-
heating purposes.
However, OPA expects to annomce
next week price increase aVera2-
ing perhaps Cne dollar a ton for hard
coal used generally fer home seat
ing This will Offset anthra te
miners pay raise.
The soft coal price is effective IN
mediately. but in most cases tn"
part applies retroactjNeIy to all sale
since May 13, WhcdN OPA authorized
seller buyer agreements for late
payments of any increase granted.
The new price schedule applies al
present only while the htunino@s
mines are operatod by the govern
mcnt, which seized the pits during
the strike which ended May 30
President Truman told his new
conference yesterday he did no.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-21
ALIEN SWEETHEARTS
OF CTs WILL ENTER

WASHINGTON. June 21.-( APP
Til" House passed today leg
isiation to admit to the United
states thc alien SWcethcartS of
members OF the armed forces.
The bill provides that aliens
actually eu9a2cd 10 service per
s0nual IHaY enter tho United
States TO- three n:onths as visi-
tors. and must he dcported il
not married al the end OF the
three months.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-21
HOTEL EXPLOSION
FATAL TO THREE.

Dallas TrXas. June 2l.-
At least three persons were kill
ed and score, injured here today
in an explosion at The Baker no
tel. Several of the injured are
believed to ne fatally hurt.
The explosion, which occurred
about 1920 Il. M, shook the CEN
trail business district. 1t was un-
officially believed 10 have been
caused by an exploding boiler
and gas from Scatterci l pipes in
the air conditioning system
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-21
Poland To Refuse
Loan B\ America;
Russia Kicks In

WASHINGTON, Jun" 2I.--t1'-
pollnd'S Ambassador q = K +
Iange reports that his govern
mcnt is mot very much interest
ed" at present in an American
loan. since it has received a
very large credit from Russia
The Polish ambassador SAID he
believes the Russian credit was
considerably smaller tEan the
ninet, million dollars cred't
which the United states granted
and then suspended.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-21
German Girl Is
Given Life Term
In Death Of 81

Nucrnbera, June 21-tAp)-
Blonde Erika Krcbs, 2D-ycar-
old German girl, was Scntcnc-
ed today to life Imprisonment
for numbering Sergeant Robert
+. Flanagan, of Peoria, Ill.
\ military court convicted
the pretty killer Just nine days
after the American soldier was
shot to death in his apartment
here
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-21
Equal Bill For Women.

washington, june 2l. = (AP)-
The Senate Labor Committee today
approved bill which would require
employers to pay women the same
wage as men for equal work. Sem
atorS Pepper lD-Fla.) and Morse
lR-Ore.) sponsored 1t.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-21
Cotton Is Mixed
Near The Finish
OfDa~ S Trading 2

Nev York, June 2l.-'Fl-Co'ton
futures opened unchanged to ~ cent
a bale lower Noon prices were ID
cents a bale higher to 30 lower. july
2o3l. October 2925, December 29.3Z
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-21
WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Partly cloudy and rather hot.
with scattered thnndershOWcr,
.onicht and Saturday.
To Cut Occupation Army; ;
Increase Germans S Food

l,crlin June 21-(N')-Ceneral Joseph /. Mc\aln2F
said today plan in existence to reduce American oc-
cup4on forces in Germany to 100000 men, bat II mas mol
vc been determined if will be mpemcnted
tcld conference that German civilian r1tlonS
would raised l.1S0 1225 caor1es day on June
6 because thc focd situation improved He said l3o
tens food expected from the United States thus
month for the American occupation zone.
Milford chronicle., 1946-01-18

Mr. and Mrs Howard Hood gave
q surprise dinner in honor of Mrs.
Hoods mother, Mrs. Jennie Little
ton. at their home on Sunday.
Other guests were Mrs. Ida J. Fox,
Mrs. Alden Rogers. Mrs. Annie
Rogers, Miss Charlotte Lingo and
Master Howard Hood, Jr.
On Friday. January l1th. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Panuska, Jr., gave
turkey dinner in honor of Dallas
Roach. who was celebrating his Is
birthday The guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. William J. Reed. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Reed. Mr. and Mrs. Pla-
lord Russell. Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce
Russell of RehObOth and Mr.. Rob
ert Davidson of HarbesOn. Home
made ice cream and cake were
served at eight and Dallas received
useful gifts and we'll wishes.
Friday evening. January II. the
Milton cagers nOtched Il - to y
basketball victory over Millsboro
High on the Milton floor. MacInnis
paced the local passcrs with total
of II points.
In tue preliminaries the Milton
girls scored an easy ~ to - vic
tory over the Millsboro girls.
Milford chronicle., 1946-01-18

Joseph Lank. III of Milford. /
spcnt the week end with his grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph l.ank.
Miss Bertha WaSamoh, OF MI.
Clair. New Jersey spent lew days
this week with Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam b Wagamon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John {. lank left
this week for Florida. where they
will spend two weeks before re-
turning home.
Services at Pilgrim Holiness
Church on Sunday have peeh an
nounced by the Pastor, reverend
Elmer ]. Hooking. as follows: sun
Gay school at $50. Harold Moore
Supt.. morning worship AT 1880.
At this service baptism ana dedlca-
ton of children will be held. \. T..
s, at 6:45 p. m. with Russell Walls
in charge of the service. MRS. Hoch-
ing will deliver the third of a series
OF talks on Broken Things even
ing evan2clistic services at 80.
The public is invited 10 these ser
vices.
Reverend Richard NJ. Green. oi
Dover. a former Milton boy, will
preach at Reynolds Methodis'
Church on Sunday afternoon, I'M
mediately following the Sunday
school session, which is at 200
o'clock.
MIR. and Mrs. Marshall Reynolds
save birthday party ON Thursday
evening in honor OF their daughter
Estella. who celebrated her TWELFTH
anniversary. Ice cream and cake
were served the twenty two guests
Mrs. Lester Radkc was the CUES
of relatives in Wilmington over The
week end
Those honorahly DISCHARGED from
the armed service recently IRON
this community are: Douglas llud
son. of the Navy; Carlton Pepper
David Hastings and l.ieutenan
Claude Rurnham. OF the Army.
Milford chronicle., 1946-01-18
Libby Plants Receive
New Govt. Award
CONTINUED from First Psge)


The public is welcome to attend
the ceremonies, n d seasonal
workers who were not working at
the time the original "A award
was granted are urged 10 De pres.
emf in order to receive the
award pins earned by them.
The achievement "A award was
presented to the Houston plant on
July 13 and to the Wyoming plant
on July IA, 1914. ,,
In order to receive the additional
star, it was necessary TO equal 'he
previous years production ana
nualitv. as we'll as TO maintain rig
id standards of cleanliness snow
continued ingenuity in overcoming
wartime production problems, ana
have low records of absenteeism.
Production records for tomato
mice and lima beans shattered all
nreyious records at Libby's Hous-
Ton and Wyoming plants in the past
two years. In spite OF adverse wea-
ther conditions and labor short
ages. the two plants exceeded all
expectations.
compared to the pack just prior
IN Pearl Harbor, Wyoming packed
17O ner cent more tomato juice this
season. Houston packed 100 per
cent more tomato juice and 343 pei
cent more lima beans.
The Houston and Wyoming
nlants were among the first Libby
nlants to win the "a for produc'
tion achievement The two plants
are under the management or W
]. Dufendach, who this year com
pleted his twenty-sixth year witt
Libby, twenty-One of which were
spent in Delaware.
Francis G. Simpson is superln
tendent at the Houston plant ant
Stewart Baker holds this role a
Wyoming. Both of these men ar
Delawareans who started working
for Iibby's at the bottom OF tn
ladder.
Libby. McNeill and Libby strive
TO can the highest quality product
at all times. They have been can
ners of quality foods since 1861
The highest grade tomato juice
lima beans, tomatoes, aSparagu
and pickles are packed at the HouS
ton and Wyoming plants. A larg
percentage of the production dun
ing the war was packed for govern
ment agencies, for the armed force
and for lend-leaSe.
These two plants have been
operation approximately thirt
years and are located in the hea
of the tomato growing section. II
matoes processed by the two plan
are procured from as far south ;
Cape Charles. Va, and as far nori
as Oxford. Pa. approximately II
miles south and north OF the tv
plants.