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or c. Ed Williams. East gate,
Bluethenthal Airfield.
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QUICK sale at bargain price
one four-room house and service
station. another out building.
Will consider house trailer or i
IL ton truck. l IL miles above
Leland. U. S. 74-76.
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from the shack with another dun
garee-clad figure at his heels. It
took the four of them only few
seconds to extinguish the little
beacon.
He strobe toward her. His face
was stony and beads of perspira-
ton had gathered on his brow;
She saw that he was making a
tremendous inward struggle to
control himself before the other
men. If they had been alone she
felt sure he would have struck
her.
IF 1 thought you did this de-
liberately-" he left the sentence
dangling in the air significantly.
The hum of the planes motor
was distinct now; it passed di-
rectly over them, then disap-
peared. They all stood silent,
waiting for it to turn and come
back, but the throb of the engine
faded into nothingness.
Her hopes died with it. Prob
ably it hadn't been Lawrence at
all. There were Navy and Coast
Guard stations near New Orleans
no doubt it had been one of
their planes on night patrol duty,
and the momentary spot of light
would have meant nothing more
to them than a group of Cajuns
having bonfire at a fais-dodo
celebration.
A feeling of resignation crept
over her. She felt no fear now
no panic, only a growing curios-
ity as to where Stu Lawrence was
and what he was thinking at this
moment. A light breeze sprang
up and she shivered again and
held her coat tighter to her body
There was a definite link be-
tween Stacy Corbin and Herman
Balch-yet she had no inkling OF
what it was. Another minor
mystery that still had her Devil
dered was the fact that Aline
Carriers grandfather's cane was
the same one she had seen in
Chloe Duval's little courtyard.
There was no doubt of it
There couldn't be two canes
like that, two with the same or
nate scrollwork, the same elab,
crate c on the golden knob. Yet
it was quite unthinkable that old
Mr. Cartier, a member of one of
New Orleans first families, would
ever find any reason sufficient to
take him to Chloe Duvars resi-
denca on notorious Gallatin
Street,"
A mosquito hummed close to
| her ear.
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GRz2s' t es$:?ss SstltH2lllI

race and readjust the masses to
your Kultur, you are still only
barbarians at heart and when the
opportunity presents itself you
revert right back to the days of
Attila and his Huns
His eyes narrowed speculative
ly. what does dance-hall sing
er know of ancient history?"
Too late she realized that she
had forgotten her role in the
heat of argument. Enough" she
said noncommittally.
10000. After all, you must
remember that we Germans are
! still men and women, and unfor-
tunately we still retain human in
stincts."
What an admission! If only
Der Fuerhrer could hear you"
The wind whipped the words
from her mouth and she half ex-
pected a slap or an angry out
burst, but her companion merely
smiled.
II am not a Nazi, Miss Kirk
man, and 1 never was willing
member of the National Socialist
party. But l am a German and a
patriot. l still love my country"
Only the murmur of mems
voices and the gurgling lap of
water as it slapped the piling
broke the silence. Suddenly a
new note crept in! 1t was al
most like an insect humming
through the air Or the slow, per-
sistent drumming of some swamp
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PAGE SEy

The mans footsteps advanced.
heavy and muffled against the
damp earth. He was making 40
attempt to tread silently. Near
the window he paused to Light
his pipe. Lotus heard the scratch
of match and smelt the pungent
aroma of perique as it saturated
the air.
He moved on beyond the shack
then.
Quickly, her pulse throbbingS
she climbed On the chair and
through the window, clutching
her evening gown into knot at
the waist so that its Sequinea
glitter would not catch some cur
rious eye. Seconds later, she was
hurrying down the path, her eyes
peering ahead into the semi
darkness.
She had walked half a mile
inland when without warning the
path ended abrutly.
! Lotus groaned and peered an
certainly forward. The sun had
risen even as she walked, ano
now bayou and levee alike WERE.
bathed in a warm salmon glow.
At the end of the path pi>.
rogue was drawn up to the ena>
bankment, a loosely knotted rope
Topped from its bow to the sturdy
bole of a water oak.
| Ito be COntinued)
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She arose, hugging her coat
close to her sequined evening
gown, which looked so incongru-
GUS against the sparse wooden
furnishings of the two-room
shack.
Outside the coming dawn was
Tightening the sky, a sky almost
obliterated by thick, long moss
which had festooned itself from
tree to tree.
The sharp, pointed spears of a
Spanish dagger plant were be-
ginning to take shape, and even
as she watched, the uncertain
banks of a levee path raised above
the level Of the bayous revealed
itself.
The path pointed in the direc-
ton of the one light she had seen
in the distance, following her ar
rival at the island. It had been a
steady, unblinking light, and
whether it belonged to a small
backwoods store or a family of
Cajuns holding a Saturday night
fais-dodo, it meant civilization of
sort-and help.
Carefully, Lotus reached for a
chair, braced it against the wall
by the window. She started to
climb upon it, then suddenly drew
back into the shadow
Someone was coming along the
DathI
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, fowl on a rotting log. Or could
it possibly be the droning hum
of an airplane in the distance?
Could it be Lawrence? He had
said nothing about using planes
in his work, but anything was
possible. She seized upon the
idea like drowning man at a
straw. She glanced around quick
ly, wondering if the men had no
ticed the sound, half expecting
to see the German come tearing
from the shack. They went on
talking softly, the shack was sill
ent.
If only she could give signal
of some sort!
Her mind darted about, fran
tically seeking some means of
attracting the attention of those
in the plane. A light would be
the only thing.
Suddenly she thought of the
sample package of cigarettes and
the paper match folder the red
haired tobacconist's assistant had
insisted upon giving her. She had
not used her purse since that
afternoon; they still must be in it.
Turning her back to the pal
mettoes, she withdrew the pack
age and fished for a cigarette.
How cold her hands were! Awk-
wardly she placed the cigarette
in her mouth and broke off a
paper match, leaving the small
pasteboard flap open.
She cupped her hands around
it and struck
With a sudden soaring flame
it caught. 1t burnt her fingers
and ignited the entire packet
With a gasp of pain, she flung it
from her into the pile of oily
waste.
For breathless second it
flickered feebly, then suddenly
the rags burst into flame and
flared skyward in a clear, bright
blue glow that cast strange, jerky
shadows on the earth and the
faces of the men dashing toward
her. Balch slapped the cigarette
from her mouth angrily.
"You little FOOL" he Kissed.
do you want to have us all
killed."
He grabbed stick and separ-
ated the pile of waste from the
empty cans. Quick, Paul, SHOW
ell sand on thisr'
Lotus blew gently on her burnt
fingers and smiled to herself.
Surely the plane had seen that
brief pyramid of light.
The German officer hurried
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You would foot the bill

LOCK out! There's another big rail
road Observation-Disclosures!
The incorporating unions alone
whose members do not actually
operate trains - are demanding a
fat increase of 20 cents an hour.
These demands would cost the rail-
roads of the country five hundred
sixty million dollars q year.!
L.& these employees had
an A.-.~ase OF 1872 cents an
hour. This was t!loir third major
wage Increase since 1899. Their
average weekly pay has gone up
1915, as against cost Of living
rise of $40.
Since 1889, railroad wage and
material costs have gone up more
than three times as much as freight
rates, and five times as much as
passenger fares. That is why in
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He laughed. "Then things will
be very pleasant for me-"
What do you mean?"
What do you think l mean,
Ell? We are going to an island
from which for you there is no
escape. am aware that you are
not familiar with this country
My island is a place surrounded
by bayous and swampland. 1t is
picturesque, but not pleasant
country to become lost in, for il
is alive with alligators and wild
cats and poisonous snakes. The
natives have assured me of this
and I have no reason to doubt
them"
Lotus smiled, wondering il
some Cajun hadn't sensed that the
man was a foreigner and DELHI
erately exaggerated his folk
tales.
my orders are carried out to
the letter." he declared pompous-
ly. Nevertheless, I sometimes
find my work tiresome and lone
ly. That could be solved by the
companionship of a woman like
yourself" He laughed unpleaS-
antly. 81 almost hope you do re-
fuse my offer"
"You Germans run so true to
FORM" she Knocked.
His responsive smile froze
"And just what does that mean?"
Simply that in spite of all
your fine schemes to remake the
world, breed only pure Aryan
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special payroll taxes on railroads
have recently been increased;
and passenger traffic has declined,
Where You'd the Money
Come From?
We can't pay out what we don't take
in. And We are not taking in enough
now to meet present costs and to
complete the improvements in serv-
ice that you need and that we want to
give you.
You Would Foot the Blu!
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From where | sit e. by Joe Marsh,
"Service with q Smile"

Motorists are mighty glad to pa
trOnize Eds Service Station. The
driveway's always Clearly swept,
the pumps kept nicely painted, and
the Office and rest rooms neat and
spotless. And Ed himself is "Serv-
ice with a Smile"
It's not only Eds idea. The COM
pany that supplies Eds oil and
gasoline insists on certain stan
dards-not just in the upkeep of
the station, but in the courteous
service that Ed renders.
It's like the brewers program of
Self-RegulatiOn. Through bulletins,
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CHAPTER X

SYNOPSIS: Posing as Rosa
rkkman, Lotus was hired as a
%E at Mile. DuvaPs cafe.
&c expected to pick up dope
nuggllng information for the
N b. 1. Lawrence, F. B. 1.
gent, had her tell Herman
aich, Bundist, and his asso-
ateS that she had overheard
Ope plot. In an effort to make
aem believe she was working
nth them she went to their
partment. Not sure of her,
saey forced her to accompany
lem to an island near New
'rleans. They again repeated
her to have her work for
lem. Early in the morning she
hmbed out Of the window.
ound a pirogue and showed off
rom the shore.
Yes. You could resume your
lie at the Cafe and receive q
nerous amount from us each
onth. After all, 1 understand
UT father was a German. What
Terence can it make to you
,1at our business is?"
1t was odd how he kept stress
3 his nationality as though that
q something to do with their
slness dealings.
Practically none" she an
cred a bit sarcastically, "but
lat if I refuse your offer?"
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meetings and personal visits, tbs
brewers encourage retailers Of beer
to maintain clean, law-abiding tav.
erns. Those that don't toe the linz
are reported to the authorities.
From where l sit, It's just conn.,
mon business sense to see that ths
product which you sell is handled
by responsible, courteous peeple
through attractive outlets. 1t wins
the good will and the gratitude ok
the community.
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1947 FOUNDATION commisS
Suite 6oo6o7 Insurance Building. Roeish. North CaeIino.
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1916, with the largest peacetime
traffic in history, the net income of
railroads went down to the equiva-
lent of only 2@f>c of the net prop
erty investment.
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Even with the recent freight rate
increase, preliminary figures indi-
cate that the railroads will make
only about the same low return in
1947 as in 1916. This will be because:
the wage increase made in 1916
will be in effect for all of 1947;
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Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service
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CHANGES LISTED
FOR POLICEMEN
Hour Shift To Become Eff.
fective Here Saturday
Under New Set-Up

Changes in shifts in Whining
tons police department will be.
come effective Saturday under the
new setup authorized by the city
council.
Changes will include new hours
for the shifts. The first shift will
run from 7 a. m,. to 3 p. M, the
second from 3 to II p. m, and
the third from II p. m, to 7 am.
Chief Hubert Hayes yesterday
announced that the following
changes will become effective.
1t. J. E. Moore will be in charge
of the Traffic division. Under him
in the first platoon, first section
will be
Sgt. J. c. Long, Jr., J. L. Jack
son, ]. o. Flowers, D.. M. Hall,
S. T. Rhodes, c. w. Wilson, J. R.
Sellers, C. E. Wilson, Jr., B. j..
Dillon, G. R. H. Peterson, W. J..
Mills, and C. E. Merritt.
And under Moore in the first
platoon, second section will be:
W. E. Williamson, R. E. Moore,
j. W. Wilson, j. G.. Hall, Edison
Priest, E. P. Herring, R. A. Jar
rell, A. R. Parish, w. r. Brad
shaw and L. E. Skies.
In the Uniform Division, headed
by 1t. T. B. Hughes, will be, in
the second platoon, first section:
Sgt. w. R. Zebelin, L. H. Gull
breth, G. H.. Hines, H. l.. Walden,
j. @. Butler, j. w. Burriss, w. E.
Stuart, E. E. Rogers, c. E. Thomp-
son, and w. N. Jordan.
And in the second platoon, sec
ond section of the Uniform division
will be:
Sgt. E. F. Bradshaw, D. o.
Pearson, H. A. Avant, ]. Fl. Garter,
j. c. Williamson, w. C. Jordan,
W. L. Best, M. C. Skipper, B. A.
Flowers, R. v. Coward, R. L.
Gardner, l.. Re Bell. Jack Smith,
j. M. Bryan, j. S. Smith and V. G.
Slater.
1t. Earl Saunders will be in
charge of the Records division,
and in the record office with him
will be H.. E. Williamson and Mrs.
Audrey Taylor, file clerk.
Desk sergeants under 1t. Will
hanson will be Robert Williams,
l.. B. Rourk and J. E. Griffith.
Radiomen will be R. W. Roper,
Wilbur. West and C.. l.. McLucas.
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BRIGADE CLUB
FILES ACCOUNT
No Serious Accidents Re.
ported During Sum-
mer E%ncampment

Between June 2 and July %. to
tai attendance at the Bruce B.
Cameron Memorial Boys camp.
operated by the Brigade Boys
club, was 313.
In his report to the Brigade
board of directors, James w. Cope
land, executive secretary, notes
that there were no serious acct.
dents and no illness during the en-.
tire camping period, which he at.
tributed to the constant vigilance
of the camp staff.
Personally in charge Copeland
had al his assistants Harold L.
Cutler, physical director of the
Brigade; Larry Di Orio, formerly
in the Marine Corps who, after his
war service, was a pupil at the
High School College center, and
Richard P. Ward, who did his
war trick in the Merchant Ma.
rine and returned home to COM
plete his high school our
Cutler is a regular y%ear-round
Brigade worker. Both Di Orio and
Ward, who are interested in boys
work, devoted the summer vaca.
ton %to.service at the camp.
Throughout the camp period re.
ligious services were held every
Sunday morning under sponsorship
Of the Senior Fraternity. The week
day program consisted of swim.
ming, boating, boxing, fishing, soft
ball, baseball, horseshoe pitching,
volley ball and handcrafts.
The camp closed with a deficit OF
$532.29. The overall cost of opera.
ton was So, 799. 76. This was divid.
ed among foodstuffs, transporta.
ton, insurance, assistants, cook,
and miscellaneous expenses. Reve-
nue. derived: $2,145 from the Com
munity Chest, gifts $1,115.50 and
balance from last years camp
fund, 6.97.
Although careful estimates had
been prepared of foreseeable ex-
penses, the deficit is accounted for
by the increase in prices. Copeland
notes in his report that groceries
alone cost $253.51 more than the
total Community Chest contribu-
ton.
Because the season was especial,
ly successful and helpful to the
boys, Copeland said he feels the
camp period should be extended
another year to fill the entire sum-
mer school vacation.
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Simmons Sentenced
To Die In Gas Chamber
September rs
Special to The Star

CLINTON, Aug. IA sampson
county jury today convicted Billie
Simmons, % year-old Clinton Negro
On a charge Of criminal assault
upon a local white woman and
Judge Paul B. Edmundson, OF
Goldsboro, Immediately sentenced
the defendant to die in the gas
chamber on September rs.
Defense Attorneys Archie Ora
ham and Paul D. Herring gave
notice of an appeal to Supreme
court and the Judge allowed them
60 days in which to perfect the
appeal.
The jury was composed mostly
OF farmers d~eliberated one hour
and AZ minutes before returning
the guilty verdict. Simmons was
convicted of having assaulted Mrs.
Eula Wise, Clinton white woman,
on May rs near the outskirts of
this city. The mother of ten chill
dren was returning to her home
from a nearby cafe when she said
she was grabbed by an unknown
Negro man.
She testified during the trial that
the Negro, whom she later iden-
titled as Simmons threatened her
life and forced her to submit to
him. Simmons admitted On the
witness stand that he had had in
tercourse with Mrs. Wise, but as
serted that it was with her con-
sent. He said she agreed 10 the act