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room fight is as good as a res

room fight is as good as a rest
any day."
Brant perched on the edge Of
the desk, smoothing the neWSpa-
per clipping. ED. III bet you
don't realize how many murdererS
and criminals there are IN Red
Rock. For days, now. they won't
have anything to do but murder
and commit crimes"
The sheriff was unperturbed.
II got the last murderer two
years back, when indian Steve
chopped off his partners head.
He's doing life stretch in Mar
quette. One or two lumberjacks
tried to fight with axes after that
but l whipped the daylights out
of EN-"
Worth's head came only a cou-
pie of inches above Brant's shout
ders. yet Brant knew the other
was not so much Dragging about
his fighting ability as stating an
established fact. Worth had a pair
of shoulders as wide as the door
against which he leaned. and a
chest as deep as a cider barrel.
His short bow legs and long
arms had the strength of three
ordinary men in them. Brant had
seen him pound three ordinary
men into insensibility.
There are two murderers in
Red .Rock.H Brant said. =
The sheriff stared. "Huh?"
1T says so right here" Brant
held out the clipping. In any
representative crosS-section of the
population. one person in 81 will
commit crime, and one in $50
will commit murder Those are
figures compiled by the American
Bar Association. We have 1900
people,"
Those highbrows with their
figures" Worth snorted.
Quarfield was rolling another
cigarette. He said, "Some of the
boys are thinking of killing Raj
ston Crane, the new assistant
manager of the paper mill. if he
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Unite for a Shreud
4, s.ws..... Bv DON CAMERON
Chapter l
Ap Nswfsoivrss


T was a blizzard. The wind got
its start in Canada and came
lashing down $50 miles across
Lake Superior. buckling the four
foot-thick ice with ear-stunning
thunder. The snow was an aerial
avalanche that choked highways
and streets Of towns and rose like
noodwater in the Upper Michigan
forests.
Andy Brant sat in the untidy
front Office of the Red Rock
Reporter and scowled at his type
writer. A two-inch curtain OF
! solid Ice and snow covered the
windows. A dangling electric bulb
above Brant's head showered
down yellow light which empha-
sized the hewn-granite plainness
OF his features. the hazel eyes,
the broad and prominent nose.
His hair was black and rumpled.
he was of medium height and
muscular. and his age was %.
lie wrote: Again Red Rock
faces utter isolation. Prisoners OF
she. storm, we l300-odd men,
women and children will be
alone and interdependent. In the
next few days fire. flood or hu-
man cussedness might destroy the
rest OF the world. and we be none
the wiser. And il human cussed-
ness, food or fire should destroy
us
Carol Johnson said. "We need
M e fire. Andy"
Carol had gold-brown hair,
gray-blue eyes and an engaging
grin. She was slim. pretty and
seven years younger than Brant.
She performed the duties of So
ciety editor. star reporter and ad-
vertising solicitor. and earned
every penny of her modest salary.
Brant pushed back his chair,
got up and pried open the cover
Of the stove. He, emptied half a
scuttle of coal into its nav.
Maybe we'll all freeze before
It's over" he said. but no use
hurrying the process" He called
loudly. "Glenn."
A door that led into the rear
OF the shop opened. A tall, thin
man came into the office. His nose
was long. red and pointed. He
wore a mackinaw and a wooden
cap that covered his ears.
Better thaw out" Brant said.
"How's the stuff coming?"
Glenn Quariield. printer and
pressman. iished sack Of tobacco
out Of his pocket and separated
a thin leaf from book of ciga-
rette papers.
'Not too bad, IL the metal don't
freeze"
Brant kicked the base of the
stove. These billiards! It's al
ways the same. Everything stops
shoveling."
He rummaged In his desk till
he found a newspaper clipping.
months old, that had caught his
eye.
THE front door burst open. An
a icy gust swept glittering
grains into the Office. and Jumps
Of snow fell from the outer side
OF the door to the floor. A short.
broad man came in. white as
ghost from head TO foot.
"Shut it," three voices cho-
rused.
Sheriff Ed Worth smiled.
"Quite a little furry" he OBJ
served in a voice as mild as his
eyes. "But can't complain.
Storms are like vacations for
police officers. No auto accidents,
no calls out into the county"
"But plenty Of barroom fights"
Andy said.
The sheriff slapped snow from
his mackinaw. For me a bar
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WILL YOU SMILE?
Lesser Evil

Madam, what do you mean by
letting your child snatch off my
wig?"
"Sir, if it is just a wig, think
nothing of it. I was afraid that
the little devil had scalped
you"
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Personal Mention
Sawyers' Daughter Here

MIR. and Mrs. Sidney E.
Mathews, students at the Uni
vcrsity of Florida, Gainesville,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
c. Saw err, 1921 Pearl street.
Mrs. Mathews is a daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. Sawyer. The Ma
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TILL VOL SMILE?
Way 1t Happened

There was young girl from
Iran +, . .
Who had trouble in fiadias q.
man: =, -.t p
1t was funny, you see,
Until she spotted me :.
Then Iran and Iran and Iran.
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. -'
FILL VOL SMILE?
Kissing Scientist

The Biology Professor: Have
you done any research work this
Sophomore: Lots. ! spend all
my spare time trying to find oi,t
if bacteria are propagated by
kissing. >: :.
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Long needed invention. Proved
success, powerful demonstra-
ton. Every home, factory,
store, office a prospect. Low
price, long profit. Exclusive
fine outfit furnished. No de.
post. Box CT, Go The .Citi-
zen. r. c. Building. Red Com
ct, Inc, Litlleton, Colorado.
~..> dec22-29-2tx
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Furnished apartment or house
wanted for season. Immediate
occupancy. Pay 5000 month.
Write Box E.A.S.. c/o Citizen.
dcc29-2tX
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Visiting Parents

Mrs. Mary Lowe Clark and
daughter, Mary Eleanor, of Mia
mi, are visiting the formers pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. T.
Thomspon, 529 Simonton street.
The Clarks intend to remain
here till after New Years.
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Preacher, wife and child require
house or apartment urgently.
Careful tenants. Box H-20,
c/o Citizen Office. dec27-3tx
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Two new bedroom apart
ments. SEASONALLY ONLY.
1923 Whitehead St. decl0-ti
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Clerk, position available. !, Tele-
phone Western Union. 49,.
...< .... ,:-..-. -. ,dec29-3t
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$1,000 Reward for information
resulting my occupying a 2 or
3 bedroom furnished apart
ment or house. Phone 1889,
or after 6 p. ma. 737-W.
~ dec26-4tx
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Plasterins repairs. .stuccoine mod
C"niza1ion. Write Box 100. c/o
Citizen. dec29-0tX
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Furnished cottage. adults only, no
pets. Apply 318 Olivia. -. b.
'dec29-3tx
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thews will return to Gainesville
after the holidays.
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FOR SALE

Plumbing supplies; complete
stuck. Plastic tile,' paints and
brushes. Robert Leonard Co.,
1882 NV. end Street. Miami,
Fla. Phone 1921. dec-tf
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HELP WANTED

Lobby porter. See manager, Casa
Marina Hotel. dec26-3r
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APARTMENT FOR RENT

Furnished apartment adults. no
pets. hot water. 1919 Margaret
Street. ID. dac27-tf
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Fa'r'eished cottage. Apply 1923
Margaret or Phone 846-J.
:. =. dec23-5t
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Furnished four room apartments,
maid and janitOr service, linens
and all utilities. furnished.
Coral Hotel Apis, opposite Post
Office. - ldec23- l2tx
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WANTED TO RENT

Furnished or unfinished two Of
three bedroom. house: Imme-
diate occupancy. Phone 1927.
dec23-5tx
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Horses for hay rides and saddle
horses for rent. Apply Buster
Cerezo, 1920 Harris Ave-, Phi.
l350-M. dec29-4 tX
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ron RENT

Light housekeeping rooms, S. =
$40 per week. All William st.
deco lmox
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MISCELLANEOUS

Picture framing, prints, diplo-
mas. water-col GA Francis
St. Phone l197-M. dec26-3tx
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show an additional 40, 651 visitors
during 1916, making the total 227,-
564.
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SHIPPING NEWS
ARRIVED
Lake Vessel


S. S. David R. Lecrow, arrived
under tow of the tug Faralon from
Norfolk for the Lay Up basin.
Yacht Restless, End from New
York. Brrthed at Wi<gnrsvnle Ma
rina Sales and Service.
Linhari, End from New York.
Berthed at Wrightsville Marina
Sales and Service.
IN PORT
Liberty Ships
U.S.C.G. Cutter Mendoza from
Curtis Bay, Md. Berthed at the
Custom House wharf.
S. S. Jack London, from Lay Up
basin being refitted for voyage at
the Wilmington Terminal docks.
S. S. George Bellows, from the
Lay Up basin being refitted for
voyage at the Wilmington Term
inal docks.
CLEARED AND SAILED
Freight
S. S. Arizona Pine in route to
Galveston, Texas.
Danish) M. V. Argentia, sailing
to New York.
S. S. Pure Oil, sailed yesterday
for Port Arthur, Texas.
S. S. Moccasin Gap cleared for
Beaumont, Texas.
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DAMAGE TO CROPS
STILL DOUBTFUL
County Farm Agent Says
Estimate Impossible
Al Present

The extent of the damage caus-
ed to New Hanover county's let.
tuce crop, valued at half a million
dollars yearly, by the sudden cold
wave cannot be determined until
the weather warns up and the
ground thaws out, according to
R. W. Galphin, county agent.
Declaring that the lettuce cror
has already been badly damaged,
Galphin also said that all the other
young crops in the county, such
as beets, celery, turnips and other
truck produce, have been killed by
the freezing temperatures. No esti
mate on the loss of the truck crops
can be made, Galphin said, as nc
one knows how much was planted
over the county.
The amount of lettuce and old.
er crops ruined cannot be determin
ed until warmer weather comes
he said, as it is impossible to tel
until then which plants will live.
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TAR HEEL DELEGATION
TO PLACE CHATHAM IN
LINE FOR NAVY JOB

WASHINGTON. Feb. 10 - (P :
The North Carolina legislative
delegation promised today to cal
on President Truman next week tc
present the name of Thurmonc
Chatham of Winston-Salem anc
Elkin, naval combat veteran Of
both world wars and n of the
worlds largest blanket manufac.
turers, should a vacancy occur fol-
Secretary of the Navy.
The delegation said that Secre.
tary of the Navy James V. Forres-
tai is in line for appointment as
Ambassador to Great Britain, sue
ceeding 0. Max Gardner of Shelby.
who died last Thursday.
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WGNI-134Ok c

TUESDAY,
6:30-Sign On and News Summary
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The United States has about So
per cent Of the telephones in the
world.
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TUESDAY,

lESDA
6:30-"Daybreak in the Barnyard
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8:00-News with Martin Agronsky
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they walked from the courthouse,
each wishing the other good luck.
Allen rendered his resignation to
the board of county commissioners
two weeks ago, since which time
he had continued to serve as coro-
Iner.
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CHILDREN OF THEIR OWN

NEWTON, N. C.-W.D-Mr. and
Mrs. v. o. Sipe had no children OF
their own, so they took two foster
children, Robert Lee Hallman and
Martha Teeter@ The Sipes have
been advised that the children, now
married, had become parents on
the same day.
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Takes Office

William Gordan Doran, Jr., New
Hanover county's newly appointed
coroner, officially took over his
duties yesterday at II a. m.
Doran, who succeeds Asa W. Al
len, was sworn in by Clerk of SUI
perior Court A. L. Meyland, and
Allen, who has served in the office
for the past % years, handed
Doran the keys and other para
phernalia a few minutes later as
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-11
FAINT RIGHT

LEBANON, Ind. - U.H = Curtis
Juniper, indianapolis, had to dig
up S14 for hunting on a Lebanon
farm without permission of the
owner. He complained bitterly tc
Justice of the Peace L. M. Sandlir
that he didn't get a single shot at
any game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-11
GRAHAM ATTACKED
# TRUSTEE EET
r;;cbt Over Chapel Hill Fac
- '.ltv Member Brings An
' arv Words AT Session

,ALEIGH. Feb. 10. -uR9- n Two
hAn Of the University OF North
tTusy 'ino charged today that liberal
Garden eaesident Frank P. Graham h a !, c
Pfes protected from criticism by
been .assion of controversial news
supp4 nov lost a stormy battle tc
Oul faculty member because Of
Do '.orb1s Daniels, 84-year-olc
y 9os|F If the Raleigh News and Oh
ed lI'or md former secretary OF the
, ,s!rv declared that if the trustees
Ns. .od DR.. Guy B. Johnson, or
os- az director of the Southern
Iesto osl Council in Atlanta.
T rg'erv man will say North Caro-
Ina is following Bilbo."
n.niels led a successful fight tt
In = resolution by Trustee Johr
"a clark of Greensboro, to proven
Tobnson from returning.
,rohnson is in Georgia trying tc
:, Georgia politics." Clark said
H w. charged that the council John
n .ar directs is financed by the
"rn1ius Roseawald fund, which i:
.dvocate of racial amalgam
atom"
wbon the trustees executive
..mrnittee met and discussed the
'n;.l issue and Johnson, Clark
lid THE minutes were removed
ssom the record. Not a trustee go1
copy" -.
..Lod Greensboro residents te
write Georgia voters praising op.
nonents Of the late Gov. Eugene
Talmadge.
% never expected to hear in
North Carolina assembly anyone
nrajsing Eugene Talmadge," Dan
jels shot back. HE tried to make
political machine out of the Uni
versity of Georgia."
David Clark, Charlotte. textile
man and bitter critic of Graham.
turned on Daniels and said ST.
more publicity were given t.
liberaD activities in state insti
ntions you'd see more hell raised
ttan in Georgia."
Graham was present but kept his
tongue.
Former U. S. Sen. Cameron Nor
rlson. also a trustee, earlier hae
criticized what he called the in
fuence o. sociologists on Graham
but later tempered his remarks b,
saving IF DR.. Graham were presi
dent Of the United States, he woult
lick the communists, but l wisl
he would stop having so mucl
patience with them"
Morrison declared that "Thi
trace question must not be dis
cussed in North Carolina"
He said We've dealt with i
greatly and We stand for separa
ton, The question, he continued
needs evolution and the SLOW
process of time"
Morrison asserted that ''The
South's separation has resulted il
more advancement for the coloret
lace than the North's conglomer
alton"
The trustees at times became s.
heated in their 'guments tina
Gov. Gregg Cherry, presiding a:
Tx Offlcio chairman, had troubl,
Keeping the meeting in parliamen
tsry channels.
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ART A CROWDS

TOLEDO, O.-U.D-Museum at
tendance for the first postwar
year increased by % percent over
l945, year-end figures at the Toledo
Museum of Art revealed. Records
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-11

Edison published the first news
paper ever printed on a moving
train-"The Weekly Herald"-on
the Grand Trunk between Port
Huron and Detroit in 1862.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-11

With the supply large, orange
and grapefruit juice prices are
lower now than they have been in
many wears.
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RETURNS FROM EUROPE

Nr. and Mrs, Clayton C. Holmes
received a telephone call last night
rom their son, Clayton C. Holmes.
'f" Technician, Fourth Grade. ad.
vslng that he had landed in New
york. and would be home within
a lew days. Young Holmes has
oeen serving with the Constabulary
FORCES of the Army of Occupation
IN Germany as radio operator.
Evening star., 1947-05-20
PAT Pilot, Tangled in Chute,
Cheats Death in Atlantic Ocean

worked only intermittently, the flyer
said. He attempted to land at the
tiny Kings Park Field in Suffolk
County on Long Island but was un-
successful In four tries.
1t. Gamer finally reached Mitchell
Field, but his gas supply was too low
for him to fly the ground approach
control pattern necessitated by the
bad weather, and he was given q
bearing which would take the plane
out to sea and ordered to bail out.
1t. Gamer, who was wearing q life
raft and jungle pack containing food
and medical supplies. could not see
the water.
When he hit the ocean. the pilot
said, he became entangled in the
shroud lines of his parachute and
could not get his life raft inflated
for IS minutes.
1t. Gamer said that he drifted
aimlessly until about 2 am. when
he saw lights on the beach and real
lied he was heading toward shore.
He was found after he washed
ashore by Mrs. Grace CornweIl, who
notified Mitchell Field.
Evening star., 1947-05-20

teenth street and Columbia road
NV, and the exchange at Four
teenth and r streets NV. The op-
orators strike here ended officially
at 6 I'm. yesterday.
Virginia Properties Seized.
In Richmond the State Corpora
ton Commission, acting as the Gov
ernor's agent, seized properties OF
the Chesapeake g. Potomac Tele-
phone Co. OF Virginia in Accomack
and Northampton Counties on the
Eastern Shore of Virginia at s am
today.
This action came as traffic en-
ployes of the company in seven
Eastern Shore counties went on
strike and was the States first such
move under the four month -old
Public Utility Labor Relations Act.
Commissioner H. Lester Hooker
said all employees in all departments,
including the II traffic employees
whose union had served the strike
notice, reported for worksand were
working under State control after
the am. seizure hour.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Margaret Weiss,
president of the Maryland Tele-
phone Traffic Union, said it was still
undecided whether the States oper-
ators will 60 on strike. The result of
the unions vote last Saturday Is to
be announced today About 1900
operators are asking 81 weekly
raise. The company has offered S..
Evening star., 1947-05-20
$1,000 Lost In Taxieab,
Woman, 10, Tells Police

A 70-year-old woman today re-
ported the loss of 5000 in cash and
81 900 In jewelry to police.
Mrs. Hazel F. Wilson, $500 Four
Iteenth street NV. left the money,
in $50 and $40 bills, and three gold
and diamond rings in a taxicab yes
terday, according to the police re-
port. The valuables were contained
lin her two-handled black envelope
type handbag, she reported.
|. Mrs. wilson boarded the cab at
Twelfth and F streets NV, about 3
pm, and discovered the loss about q
half hour after her arrival at home,
the police were told. She reported
the driver was about 30 years old,
IS feet II inches tall and OF slender
build.
One of the rings, containing q
"cat's-eye stone" surrounded by 10
small diamonds, was valued at $500.
Another ring with three diamonds
was reported worth $500. The third
ring, with 1-inch oblong setting
with a cluster of as diamonds. was
valued at $500, according to the re-
port.
Mrs. Wilson refused to talk TO re-
|porters. She has been living at the
Fourteenth street address for the
past few years, it was said.