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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28

had completed my investigation
and that I had an opinion satisfac-
tory to myself hut that I would
prefer that he and possibly Com
missioner Rosser come to the
area. I was asked by Colonel
Hatcher if I was ready to make
my report and advised him that
I was. In a period of about ten
minutes, which was time con-
sumed by Colonel Hatcher in con-
tacting Commissioner Rosser, I
was advised by radio to contact
Colonel Hatcher and Commission
er Rosser at Williamson, at 1880
Monday morning, August rs. This
I did.
IT informed Colonel Hatcher as
to what my opinion was. and he,
in turn, advised Commissioner
Rosser. I further advised him that
Sgt. WEIGH and Cpl. league were
in Windsor and available. We
proceeded from Williamson to
Windsor, and after a ten-minute
conference with Cpl. league, I
called in Colonel Hatcher and
Commissioner Rosser. The bare
facts we're laid before them as to
what existed, and they, acting in
their official capacity, proceeded
to take such action as they deem
ed necessary, all of which I ap-
proved.
1.-THE incident was closed at
this time, and Colonel Hatcher,
Commissioner Rosser and I re-
turned to Williamson, and there
separated. They had in their pos
session the designations of Cpl.
C. l.. league, Patrolmen A. F.
Fields and John W. Wilson, to-
gether with signed statements.
presumed that this was sufficient;
that all parties were satisfied;
that I had acted in good faith; thai
I had done just as I was directed
to do, and, in keeping with good
discipline, related the facts to
my superior officers only.
"This is a full statement Of my
activities, and I challenge any
man to produce evidence contrary
to this statement, and when
say evidence I mean that kind
Of evidence which is permissible
in the courts of a free and demo
cratic America, and not that kind
of evidence which was used by
the Japanese to try American pris-
oners of war;, or the kind of evil
dence which was used by Russia
to establish the form Of govern
ment they now have. In saying
this I have no argument with Rus
STA. I just don't approve of that
kind of evidence as an individual.
IT shall leave the matter up
to the lawful and constituted au-
thority appointed over me to whom
T. always shall be loyal. ! shall
never condone drumhead Of kang-
aroo courts, or condemn anyone
without letting them be heard. All
law-abiding citizens of this county
realize that there are always two
sides 70 every question.
"(Signed) Lester Jones, Captain
estate Highway Patrol
! commanding Troop "a"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28
ARMSTRONG TALKS
TO BUS OPERATORS
Official Says Utilities Com.
mission Plans Ruling
On Schedules
A

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, Aug.
27.-Bus companies in North Caro-
lima soon will not be able to change
their schedules more than twice
in a year.
That was the prediction today OF
John Armstrong, supervisor of in
spection Of the State Utility Com
mission. Armstrong spoke before
the North Carolina Bus associa-
ton holding its second annual con-
vention at the Ocean Terrace hotel
here.
The speaker declared that the
commission plans to rule" that
bus firms cannot change their
schedules on short notice and that
they can't do it more often than
twice a year."
more than likely the ruling
will allow a change only once an
nually," the speaker added. He
said that such a ruling should not
prove a handicap to bus companies
and that the commission hopes to
work closely with the firms.
Armstrong; talk was the high
light of the morning session Of the
second day of the three-day con-
clave. A scheduled nomination OF
officers was postponed until to-
morrow when nomination and cleo
ton will be conducted before noon.
At the evening session, State
Treasurer Charles johnson made
another of his attacks on the pres
ent state tax system and urged
an amendment allowing more
':home rule" for local government.
Robert Pat Ormsby Of Winston
Salem was POSTMASTER and must
cal entertainment followed.
United States Senator William B.
Umstead will be the principal
speaker of the convention tomor-
row night at the annual banquet.
A demonstration of safety de-
vices will be conducted early in
the afternoon after Charles Peter
son Of Richmond, vice-president of
the Virginia Casualty company,
will explain various phases Of in
surance as it pertains to transit
firms.
j. Edward Butler, president, pre-.
sided at today's sessions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28
Checks To Wrong Bank

CLEVELAND. Aug. z7-PeAn
aged couple who lost their home
because for two years they mis-
takenly sent their mortgage pay
ments to the wrong bank appeared
in police court today and explained
they had made numerous attempts
to move back in because they be-
lieved the house to be still theirs.
Stephen Zivich, SO, and his wife,
Pauline, 81. we're evicted in July
but have refused to take their
furniture from the lawn in front
of their home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28

BATAVIA, Java, Aug. 27-W.D-
A republican communlque claimed
that Dutch forces either had with
drawn or been driven out of three
towns in Java, two of them on
the important highway between
Semarang and the republican cap
ital of Jogjakarta.
The communique said the Dutch
~"retreated" from Wonomerto, "a
miles north Of Jogjakarta, and
were driven out of Soeroeh, five
miles southeast of Salatiga, which
they allegedly had occupied Aug.
II.
THE Dutch have been repulsed
and the Soeroeh ares has been
rturned to Indonesian hands," the
Indonesian night communique said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28
APPLICATION SEEKS
100000 IN STATE
FEDERAL AID GRANT


New Hanover county yesterday
completed an application, seeking
5000, 900 state-federal aid for the
county tuberculosis sanatorium, ac-
cording to Addison Hewlett, chair
man, board of county commission
ers.
Hewlett said the application for
the funds had been received from
the secretary of the North Carolina
Medical Care commission.
Under this arrangement, Hewlett
said, the federal government would
allow 500, 900, the state a like
amount and the county $100, 600.
The county's third of the $780,
900 already has been approved. he
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28
SHIP Captain Issues
Statement To Press

connection which I desired. I re
turned to my home in Greenvill1
about 1890 a. N. Sunday morn
ing, and there remained for tn
remainder of the night.
"About 8 4. m. Sunday morning
Capt. D. T. Lambert, state high
way patrol, Greensboro, called nj
by telephone and advised me tina
he had been in communication
with Col. Landon c. Rosser thu
night before, and he had been ad
yised by Colonel Rosser that {
situation existed in Halifax coun
ty, and for me to proceed there
with the least possible delay ane
conduct an investigation.
IT immediat -ly contacted
stenographer, and picked up suci
stationary as would be needed ane
a typewriter and proceeded t.
Halifax county. The first contac'
made there was with Sgt. A. w
WEIGH, State Highway Patrol
Ahoskie, and we proceeded to tae
home Of DR.. Frank White, who is
the Halifax county prison camp
physician. In company with DR.
White, I went to the Halifax coun.
ty prison camp, and interviewed
Claude Gregory, VII was report
ed to be the prisoner who lac
been manhandled.
1T spent possibly 20 or 30 min
utes at the prison camp in com
pany with DR.. White, Sgt. Welct
and others. I left the prison camp,
and proceeded to Roanoke Rapids,
instructing Sgt. Witch to have Cpl
C. L. league, Patrolmen A. F.
Fields and John W. Wilson repor'
t the courtroom in Roanoke
Rapids. Upon my arrival in Roa,
noke Rapids I found all these per
sons present, together with a large
delegation OF county officials,
newspaper reporters and citizens.
IT asked that the court room
be cleared so that I might use
same from the taking Of evidence
and this was done. While in the
act of taking evidence in the mat
ter, 1 was interrupted by a mem
Der of the Roanoke Rapids police
department, and advised that long
distance was calling me. I had
been in Roanoke Rapids at this
time not more than 80 minutes,
and upon answering the telephone
1 found that I was being called by
O. representative of 9 News n
Observer in Raleigh, and was ask
ed for a report I tried to explain
to him that I had just arrived
to make any kind of investiga-
and had not had sufficient time
ton, that it wou,< be my purpose
to obtain the facts in the Ease and
after so doing, report them to my
superior officers in Raleigh.
IT was asked by this representa-
tive if I had fired the officers IN
volved, and I advised him that
I had not. I was asked if I in
tended to discharge or suspend
the officers, and I explained that
I had no evidence at that time
to do anything with them, that
would complete my investigation,
and when this was done. I would
report to my superior officers.
w.uld take no action until advised
by them the kind of action te
take.
ct then proceeded with my In
vestigation, satisfied myself as
to what had happene but advised
no one as to my opinion.
IT left Halifax county about
11:3o p. m. Sunday night. Anc
returned to Greenville. Monday
morning as soon as the office
opened. L placed a call for Colone
Hatcher, but was advised that hi
was calling me. In a few minute!
the connection was made, and
informed Colonel Hatcher that
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28
'Y' GOAL OF ACL
TO BE ANNOUNCED
AT LUNCHEON TODAY

P. NJ. Montgomery of Richmond.
national secretary Of the Railroad
YMCA, this morning will meet
with officers of various associa-
tons in this general region to fix
dates and the goal for the annual
membership drive for the Atlantic
Coast Line association to be held
later this year.
The dates and goal will be an
nounced at a l p. m, luncheon at
St. Paul's Lutheran church parish
hall which is expected to attract
more than 40 officials of the ACL
railroad and the Railroad YMCA.
F. L. King, ACL vice-president
and campaign chairman. will ad-
dress the diners.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28
Seabomd Net Income
Increases $9,338,632

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 81
(R-In the first seven months
Of this year net income of the
Seaboard Air Line railroad has
shown a S9,33s,632 increase
over the same period last year
when a net deficit of $4,674,007
was reported.
This years net income was
$4,654,625.
The July net income for the
road was $383,874, compared
to a loss of S657,888 for the
same month last year. Total
railway operating revenues
during July we're S~8,447,110, a
decrease of $285,874 from July,
1916.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28
PRESTON E

DARLINGTON, S. c., Aug. 81
Funeral services for Preston Lee.
SO year old resident OF Darlington
who was killed yesterday in {
highway accident, will be hello
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock a
the Pentecostal Holiness church If
Darlington. The rites will be con
Quoted by the pastor Of the church
the Rev. H. W. Brown, assisted by
the former pastor, the Rev. H. P.
Robinson. Burial will take place
in the Mathew cemetery, neal
towards.
Mr.. Lee met a tragic death yes
terday afternoon 3 miles from So
ciety Hill while travelling, as he
attempted to make a left turn,
and an automobile driven by FREQ
M. Murphy, Jr., of Atlanta. Ga,
and the pick up truck, which the
Darlington man was driving, col
lided. The Darlington man dice
while being carried to the Byerly
hospital in Huntsville. MIR. Murphy
received painful but not seriou!
daughters, Mrs. j. N. Jolly, Viii
truck was demolished.
injuries in the collision. The
MI. Lee was born and reared
in Florence county. He had beer
a sea food merchant in Darling
ton for many years, and he was
a member of the Pentecostal Holi
ness church of this city.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Vera P. Lee: one son, Arthur
Lee, of Wilmington. He is alst
survived by five grandchildren.
An inquest into his death vii
be held Thursday night at 8 O'CLOCK
in the Darlington court house.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28

College officials said today they
hope all of Riddick stadium's TO-
900 seats will be occupied. In case
OF rain, the talk will be made in
Raleigh's memorial auditorium.
Miss Thompson will be the prin-
cipal speaker tomorrow at the 22nd
annual meeting of the North Caro-
lima Federation of Home Demon
stration clubs in memorial audi
torium beginning at 1920 a. m.
She will be introduced by John
A. Park, editor and publisher of
the Raleigh Times.
The farm women, who attend the
federation meeting, are also at
tending the other features of farm
and home week at State college.
Registration for the meeting will
begin in the auditorium tomorrow
at $3.50.
Theme of the federation meeting
will be "Today's Home Builds To-
morrow's World" Mrs. Glenn Dun
can of Siler City, Route Two,
president of the state federation,
will preside over the session.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28
MRS. ARTHUR I. KELLER

Funeral services for Mrs. Arthur
I. Keller, SO, who led at her resi-
dence, 102 Woodlawn Ave, Monday
afternoon at 4 o'clock, were
held yesterday at II a. m. from
the Chapel of Yopp's Funeral
Home. The Rev. G.. Carl Lewis
officiated and interment followed
in Oakdale cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Viii.
liam S. Cheeves, the Rev. E. c.
Chamblee, H. S. Key, Earl N,
Page, Arthur Holden, and Ear
Jones.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28

Probation officers said ~.
Vlchs lost their home h., D' l
closure when their bank b., IT.
no payments on The hoy,. ' \
been made. They had bee, ~
ing the money via mo,s. ''a;
another bank. These ns sSos,'
the zivichs APPARENT b.
tney were getting back rec a.oaI'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28
MRS. PAUL WELLINGTON

Mrs. Paul Wellington, native Of
Cumberland county, died Monday
afternoon at the home of a daugh-
ter in Ell Paso, Tex.
Survivors: one son, W. J.Welling-
ton Jacksonville, Fla, three
daughters, Mrs. j. . Jolly, Will
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28

The University of Arkansas, at
Fayetteville, Ark, was founded in
1871. 1t has a medical and law
school at Little Rock, and a
branch normal college for Negroes
at Pine Bluff,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28
JAMES MCCOY GAPPNs

N4SSOA
WHITEV1LLE, Aug. 27-James
Mccoy Gappins, u, probably 90.
lumbus county's greatest lover OF
dogs, died suddenly Tuesday nlgn1
at IL o'clock at his home in White
vile Rt. /.
Devoted to his CANNES, MI. Gap
pins owned hundreds Of dogs dur
ing his lifetime and had 20 or more
at the time of his death.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs.
Martha Lee Gappins Of the home:
a son Wilton Gappins Of Eliza
BEETHOVEN; a sister, Mrs. Emma
Gappins of Chadbourn.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted Thursday afternoon from
Mckenzie Chapel at 4 o'clock by
the Rev. S. N. Lamb. assisted by
the Rev. j. w. Lineberger. In
torment will follow in Chadbourn
Memorial cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28
OBITUARIES

minston, Mrs. T. Stickler, Ell Paso.
Mrs. J. G. Goodwin, Hillsboro.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 O'clock
~ .Iernigan's funeral home IN
Fayetteville. The Rev. G. Carl
Lewis, pastor of the Sunset PARK
BAPTIST church, Wilmington, WILL
officiate.
Burial will be in Cedar Creek
Baptist cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28

Dial 1881 For Newspaper Service
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28

Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service
Evening star., 1947-07-11

Plenty Of suds. yet your
dishes, clothes and floors are
easy to rinse off Softens the
hardest water. Makes your
glassware twinkle and shine.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-17

81 beg your pacdon?"
why did you pick up the re-
v%olver. Mrs. Christow?"
I'll don't know"
"You shouldn't have touched il,
you know"
shouldn't II" Gerda was
vague, her face vacant. "But
did. l held it in my hand"
She looked down now at her
hands as though she was, in fan
cy. seeing the revolver lying in
them.
She turned sharply to the in
spector. Her voice was suddenly
sharp-anguished.
"Who could have killed John?
Nobody could have wanted to kill
him. He was-he was the best of
men. So kind, SO rnselfish-he did
everything for other people. Ev-
erybody loved him, Inspector. He
was a wonderful doctor. The best
and kindest of husbands. 1t must
have been an accident-it must
it must!"
She flung out hand to the
room.
ASK anyone, Inspector. Nobody
could have wanted to kill John,
could they?"
She appealed to them all.
Inspector Grange closed up his
notebook.
THANK you, Mrs. Christow," he
said in an Unconditional voice.
THAT will be ali tor the pres
ent."
(To Be Continued)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-17
Omar lei TWENTY

Lady Angkatell sighed. "Of
course, say what you like, a muir
Ger is an awkward thing-it up
sets the servants and puts the
general routine out-We were hav-
ing ducks for lunch-fortunately
they are quite nice eaten cold. 4.
What does one do about Gerda, do
you think? Something on a tray?
A little strong soup. perhaps?"
Really, thought Nudge, Lucy is
ulhuman! And tie1 with a qualm
she reflected that it was perhaps
because Lucy was too human that
it shocked one so! Wasn't it the
plain unvarnished truth that all
c~atsstrophes we're hedged around
with these little trivial w%onderings
and surmises? Lucy merely gave
~utterance to the thoughts which
most people did not acknowledge.
One did remember the servants,
and worry about meals, and one
did even feel hungry. She felt hIn.
cry herself at this very moment!
Hungry, she thought, and at the
same time, rather sick. . A
curious mixture.
And there was, undoubtedly,
just plain awkward embarrass.
n,ent in not KNOWN how to react
to a quiet commonplace woman
whom one had referred to, only
yesterday, as poor Gerda" and
who was now, presumably short
ly to be standing in the dock ac-
cused of murder.
"These things happen to other
people," thought Nudge. "They
can't happen to US
She looked across the room at
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-17
WOODEN JETTlES
TO Be UILT
Construction To Further
Aid Navigation In
Banks Channel

In a further effort to improve
navigation through Masonboro
Inlet, four wooden %jetties are to
be constructed in the channel
which is being cut in the shoal
extending into the inlet, and two
more are to be constructed on the
southern tip Of the beach.
The Wilmington District Corps
of Engineers announced yesterday
that dredging operations in cutting
the $50 foot channel have been sus-
pended. temporarily in order to
ia cilitate the addition Of the jetties
in the cut.
A 5O-foot strand remains to be
cut in order to complete the new
channel and that will be dredged
as soon as the jetties are in place,
it was said.
The jetties in the cut and at the
end of the beach will be added pro-
lection against shifting of sand.
The work is also being done in
order to further construct Mason
boro Inlet and direct the current
across the bar.
The two additional jetties which
will be built at the southern tip
of the beach will at the present
high waterline be fortified by 3d.
900 cubic yards Of material which
the engineers will dredge from
Banks channel. Pumping the ma
terial around the %jetties will pro-
tect them and save the one jetty
now located at the southern tip
which already has been flanked
by wave action, it was said.
The additional work was recon-
mended by Col. B. c. Snow, dis
trict engineer, and approved by
Col. George Gillette, south Atlantic
division engineer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-17
EszIzI TOT q 4 4l|X ~

Edward. They oughtn't, she
thought, to happen to people Like
Edward. People who are so very
u~nviolent. She took comfort IN
locking at Edward. Edward, SC
quiet. so reasonable, so kind ano
calm.
Gudeeon entered, inclined him
self confidentially, and spoke in q
suitably muted voice. ,
II have placed sandwiches and
some coffee in Tire dining ROOM
m'lady."
"Really," said Lady Angkatel
as Gudgeon left the room: "Gud'
geon is wonderful! I don't kno"
what l should do without Gurgeon.
He always knows the right tnlnS
20 do. Some really substantial
sandwiches are as good as luncn
and nothing teartless aoou,
them L you know what l mean!
"Oh, Lucy, don't.
Midge suddenly felt warm tears
running down her cheeks: Lacy
Angkatell looked surprised, muir
INJURED:
poor darling. It's all been Toe
much for you.'
Edward crossed tc the sofa and
sat down by Nudge. He put MS
arm around her.
Don't worry, little Midge,' ne
said. -.
Nudge buried her face on his
shoulder and 'so5bed there com
fortably. She remembered now
nice Edward mai been to he1
when her rabbit hae died at AIMS
wick n Easter holidays.
Edward said gently, Its beer
shock. Can / get her some
brandy, Lucy?" .
"On the sideboard in the dining
DOM. 1 don't thirk-'
She broke off as Henrietta came
into the room. Nudge sat up: she
felt Edward stifeen and sit very
still.
What. thought Nudge, does Hen
rietta feel? She felt almost reluc'
amt to look at her cousln-ou'
there was nothing to see. Henri
eta looked, if anything, benlger'
ent. She had come in with he1
~, ~, her color high. and with
a certain swiftness.
ooh. there you are, Henrietta,
cried Lady Angkatell. Il have
been wondering. The police are
with Henry and NJ. Poirot. What
have you given Gerda? Brandy?
Or tea and an Aspirin"
Il gave her some brandy-and
a hot water bottle"
"Quite right" said Lady Ang-
katell approvinglv. That's what
they tell you in First Aid classes
the hot water bottle, I mean, fol-
saock-not the brandy; there is a
reaction nowadays against stimu-
;ants. But I think that is only .
fsshion. We always gave brandy
for shock when l was a girl at
Ainswick. Though, really, I sup
pose, it can't be exactly shock
with Gerda. I don't know really
what one would feel if one had
killed ones husband-it's the sort
Of thing one just can't begin to
imagine-but it wouldn't exactly
give one a shock. 1 mean there
wouldn't be any element OF sur
prise"
Henrietta's voice, icy cold, cut
into the placid atmosphere.
She said, why are you all so
sure that Gerda killed John?"
There was a moments pause
and Nudge felt a curious shifting
in the atmosphere-there was con.
fusion, strain an6, finally, a kind
of slow watchfulness.
Then Lady Angkatell said, her
voice quite devoid Of any in1lec-
ton:
1T seemed-self-evident. What
ole. do vn,, e~,,oooc4