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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-12
DEFENSE RESTS
IN KINST0N CASE
Bakery Employe Was Kill
ed Last January In Woods
Near City Limits

KINSTON, Sept. 11.-(AP)-
The defense rested late tonight
in the trial here of Lemuel Par
rott, Kinston man charged with
first degree murder in the slay-
ing last Jan. 81 of, Kenneth Tay-
lor, so, local bakery employee.
The state indicated it would
offer two rebuttal witnesses to-
morrow following testimony to-
night purporting to show that
Parrot was with his wife dur
ing the evening that Taylor was
found dead with his throat
slashed in a wooded section near
the Kinston City limits.
The trial is expected to go to
a Lemon Superior Court jury
tomorrow afternoon.
Sam Thompson of Goldsboro,
charged with Parrot in the
Staying, has pleaded guilty to
second degree murder and
turned states witness.
At tonight's trial session Mrs.
Parrot, wife of the defendant
testified that she, her husband
and her sister went to a movie
on the night of the Staying
After the movie, Mrs. Parrot
testified, they returned to the
home of her parents and re-
NAMED the rest Of the night.
A taxi driver, Dewey Pollard,
took the stand to corroborate
Mrs. PARROTS testimony that il
was he who drove them home
from the movie.
Mrs. PARROTS brother, Jim
Frank Grady, testified that the
defendant remained at home
when he returned from the movie
with his wife.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-12
RELIGIOUS GROUPS
SWINDLE VICTIMS
Philadelphia Firm Gets
100000 On Home Down
PAYMENTS Via Mail

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. IL
,,pl-Postal Inspector George
ead1er testified at a hearing to-
n that religious groups and
u usao,snective home owners in
PRIV states were systematical-
ni' ewindled out of 5000, 900 by a
yam operating under the firm
s slp of The General Engineer
n Sa & Construction Co.. Phila-
delphia. co,u re
o~Inmissioner Norman j. Crit
" at the arrangement of a g.
.oor old building engineer, was
sstained as down payments on
oo churches and 40 homes which
~ W. firm contracted to build in
1 pssnnsvlvania, New Jersey,
ransas City and St. Louis, Mo-,
Tl1;nois. Washington, d. c., and
Atlanta, Ga: n nm
Held In $1,000
Edward T. Mendenhall, of
philadelphia, the engineer, was
lald in 81, 900. He is charged
nth mail fraud and conspira cy.
customers of the firm, Sad
,sr testified, got nothing but
nlans and specifications while
tbs firms two partners spent
ths money on "parties, high liv-
;na and excessive drinking"
~ H identified one of the part
,ors as Howard L. Clements,
torn}erly of Philadelphia and
.sid he was arrested yesterday
IN Miami, Fla, and held in $685.
NM bail for removal to Phila-
delphia on charges of mail
fraud and conspiracy. Sadler
declined to name any others be-
ing sought, but said he expect
ed additional arrests.
Mendenhall said ne was a
building engineer for the firm
and gave estimates on proposed
construction and talked to some
n the prospects. He testified he
suspected something was wrong
with the firms operations but
fit it was none of my bust
ness"
Negroes Hit
sadler said the religious
groups solicited were mostly
Negro "because these organiza-
lions had sufficient funds for
modest down payments but
would not be likely to press for
quick completion of construc-
ton work"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-12
Obituaries
MRS. MARY HERITAGE
KOONCE

JACKSONVILLE, Sept. II. -
Mrs. Mary Heritage Koonce, 70.
wife of the late John C. Koonce
OF Cnslow county and a member
OF a prominent family, died We'd
nesday evening at 1890 o'clock
at her home near Catherine Lake.
after. lingering illness.
Funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon at the home
with burial to follow in Jack
sonville cemetery. The Rev. Hor-
ace Quigle, pastor of Richlands
Christian church is in charge, and
will be assisted by the Rev. L.
L. Parish, pastor of the Jack
sonville Methodist church.
Mrs. Koonce was born January
4, 1874, the daughter of Sarah
Rhodes Heritage and James Sim
mon Heritage. She was married
in 1904.
Surviving are two children,
Mrs. w. P. Legge of Washing
ton, and Mrs. C. J. Lamy of the
home; four step children, Mrs.
Allen Wooten, Hopewell, Va,
Mrs. William Canady, R. E.
Koonce, and Edgar Grifton; two
brothers, R. K. Heritage of the
home; and il. Heritage of Nor
folk, Va; a half sister, Mrs. I.
A. White of Raleigh and a num-
Der of nieces and nephews.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-12
CAMDEN OFFERS
COURTHOUSE BARGAIN

CAMDEN, N. J.. U.H-Anybody
want a courthouse with so offices.
a fine court room, a jail and a
fancy dome-cheap?
There's one for sale here in the
shadow Of Camden's modern city
hall.
The blocksquare building can
be had at a bargain, too, says
County Counsel George Tartar.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-12
BUSY TIME

LANCASTER, Pa, Sept. II.
-(P)- The stork had a busy
time at Lancaster General hos
pital today, delivering triplets
and twins within approximate
1y an hour.
Parents of the triplets -
two boys and a girl - are
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Farley of
Lancaster. They also have a
two-year old daughter, Ruth
Ann.
The twins - a boy and a
girl - were born by Caesarean
section to Mrs. Lester News
wanger of nearby Bareville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-12
Here's A Drink

BOSTON U.D-One of the most
potent drinks among the non-al-
coholic beverages is an ancient
New England standby known as
"~Switchell."
Down through the years, prob
ably from Colonial days, up-coun-
Try farmers have depended On this
home-made brew to cool them OF
and pep them up during the rigors
Of the haying season.
Here's how to make a single
glass Of Switchell:
2 tablespoons Of molasses.
l teaspoon Of vinegar.
10 teaspoon Of dried ginger.
Ice water to fill.
The addition Of a pinch OF salt
is optional.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-12
Department
Names New Assistant

WASHINGTON, Sept. II. -P)
- Appointment of Walton Sey-
mour as director and Dan H.
Wheeler as assistant director of
the new program division of the
Interior department was an
nounced today by Interior Sec
rotary Krug.
The new division will aid in
coordinating programs of various
interior department agencies and
also will assist in formulating
policies, Krug said.
Seymour, since 1871, has been
director of power utilization for
the Tennessee Valley Authority
at Chattanooga, Tenn. Wheeler,
a government employee since 1919
was deputy administrator of the
solid fuels administration during
the war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-12
He Asked For 1t

MILWAUKEE,, -W.R- Dorothy
Hogan, 20, filed a $4,000 breach
Of promise against her former
fiance, Martin Zavodnik, %, who
said he "couldn't 60 through with
it" a few days before the we'd
ding.
Miss Hogan said what peeved
her most was that eve became
engaged only at his insistence and
earnest e%ntreatieS."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-12
SWORD FISH SLABS BOAT

GLOUCESTER, Mass. W.D-'
Fisherman LAURA Parracheo mar
rowly escaped death or injury.
when a sword fish rammed its
sword through his small dcry and.
barely missed him. -.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-12
SEVENTEEN

The price Is only $50, 900, = @pae-
ton Of Its original $500, 900 toek..
OF course. there's one dsaws
back. The purchaser will be -
quired to tear the building down.
block by block. and remove H..
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-12
LOWERS ARE BIG BUSINESS

FLOWERS ARE BIG BUSINESS
CHICAGO W.H-Flowers are a
billion dollar business now. The
Society Of American Florists cites
a survey made at Cornell Univer-
sity, whish said the floral. nursery
and landscape gardening retail
business totals 1852. 500. 600, pro-
duction $3.50, 900, 900 and market
ing sl26. DOC, 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-12
SEVEN LOOP FOES

WAKE FOREST - Seven of the
ten teams to be met by Wake
Forests football team this sea-
son are members Of the South
ern Conference. League teams to
be played are Clemson, North
Carolina, George Washington,
Duke. William and Mary, N. G.
state and South Carolina.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-12
J. HERMAN

GAINESVILLE, Sept. 11-R-
Funeral services were held to-
day for ]. Herman Jackson. 81
who was fatally injured Tuesday
while working at a lumber COM
pany in Williamson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-12
A STILL AVAILABLE

CHAPEL HILL, - Although
there has been a tremendous ad-
vance sale. indicating a record
breaking season attendance, there
are still seats available for all
OF Cardinals home football games,
including the opener with Georgia
September q. Don't expect to
get 50-yard liners.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-12

Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-11
See VETERANS On Page Two
TOBACCO PRICES
VARY ON MARKETS
Eastern Belt Reports De-
cline, Old Belt I'm
changed
BY The Associated Press

Tobacco prices dropped on
markets of the Eastern North
Carolina Belt yesterday while
on the Old and Middle Belts
prices were relatively un-
changed, the State and Federal
Departments of Agriculture re-
ported.
All the markets of the three
belts prepared to hold a holiday
tomorrow in celebr alton of Ar
mistice Day.
The agricultural agencies an
nounced that the Ahoskie mar
ket would hold final sales Fri
day and the Washington market
would close after next Tues
days sales.
Price declines on the Eastern
Belt affected most grades, but
lower qualities were the bigger
losers with drops of from SO to
81 per hundred pounds. Better
grades were down from 81 to
50. A price of $3.50 paid fol-
poorest thin nondescript was
the lowest offered for any grade
this season.
Offerings were improved over
last Friday as more leaf, smok.
ing leaf, cutters and lugs were
seen on the markets. Volume OF
sales was heavy,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-11
Mayor E. L. White To
Speak Following Parade;
Offices To Close

Flags will be flown at half
mast in Wilmington until II
o'clock this morning, and
Mayor E. L. White will deliver
a special address to climax an
Armistice Day parade through
the business district to the 18th
and Ann street park.
S. Charles Baddour, of Clin.
ton, will deliver the principal
address in special American
Legion Armistice ceremonies tc
begin at 1880 o'clock on the
front porch of the American
Legion home at Third and Dock
streets. He will be introduced
by Col. R. S. McClelland.
Staff Sergeant James L.
Green, ROTC instructor at New
Hanover high school, will be
awarded a Bronze Star by
ROTC Unit Commander 1t. Col.
Raymond E. Daehler following
Mayor Whites speech at the
park.
Special plans have been made
for the parade, which will be-
gin at Fourth and Market
streets at $50 O'Clock with the
participants marching to Front,
down Front to Red Cross, over
to Third and down Third to
Market, thence out to New Han.
over high and finally over tc
the playground.
To Release Employees
Local stores, which will re
main open all day today, will
make it possible for their en.
ployes to march in the parade
where necessary.
Units taking part in the pa.
rade will be: the American
Legion Drum and Bugle corps
which paraded in the New York
city ceremonies at the 1947
American Legion convention;
the 82nd Airborne divisions A
company No. 504 and arma-
ment group; the North Carolina
National Guard unit here, the
MINIS band. the ROTC stud
ents, a company composed Of
ORC National Guard, and Nav
al Reserve units, Veterans OF
Foreign Wars and American
Legion members, members oil
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-11
FULL LIFE URGED
FOR CHRISTIANITY
Bishop Block Pleads For
Whole-Hearted Follow
ing OF Christ

christians must decide now tc
follow Christ Fundamentally"
the Right Reverend Carl NJ
Block, Bishop of California, told
his audience at the Episcopal
Mission services at St. James
church Monday evening. In view
of challenging world conditions
a postponement of the decision
might be too late, he declared.
He pointed out that enemies o1
Christianity, such as the Com
munists, believe in their ideolo.
gies whole heartedly, and eau.
toned that anything less on the
part of the defenders of the
Christian faith would be too little
He pleaded for the develop
ment of a rounded personality
and full life, with essentials ir
their proper places.
"If we get science in our heads
without Christianity in our hearts
we court disaster" the bishop
said.
Summing up the unsettled
world conditions and the threat.
to world peace in the near future
he declared:
1T is either Christ, or nothing
The Rt. Rev. Block will speak
at mission services at St. James
church at 8 p. m. Tuesday, Wed
nesday, Thursday, and Friday
On Thursday at 6:15 p. m. he will
be guest speaker at a church
night supper at the First Presby
terian church. At II a. m. Fri
day he will speak at the Com
munion service of rededication Al
St. Johns church.
The mission will be concluded
Sunday at II a. m. at St. John.
See FULL On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-11
Along The Cape Fear

LANDMARK-One of the his.
toric landmarks along the Cape
Fear River, which was of later
origin but outlasted even the his
toric old Dram tree, is the ole
In at Southport. Elise LathroI
in her book, early American
Inns and Taverns," published ir
1926 writes as follows of this ole
hotel:
"South of Wilmington, al
Southport, is a charming old no.
tel established in 1912 and still
popular. The lower portion of the
house, built Of brick is shown
by the town records to be 154
years old. The upper frame por-
ton was added in 1852. This is
the Stuart House on the south
side of Bay street, its wide piaz-
"a almost washed by the Cape
Fear river.
''The first landlady, Mrs. Mary
E. Stuart, came to Southport
from Tennessee, after her hus'
band had been killed in the bat
tie of New Orleans. She bought
the house and opened it as a no.
tel. Living to be SO years old
her daughter succeeded her, ane
has run it ever since.
Zone of the traditions of the
house which for years has beer
a stopping place for judges anc
lawyers, is that every lawyer
must sleep in its garret before
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-11

he can be raised to the bench
There have been just enough
exceptions to prove the rule,
Miss Stuart says.
"Ships coming into or leav-
ing the harbor, passing her gar
den, often salute and dip their
colors. This custom originated
one day when the daughter Of
a ship captain was swimming
in the river, and the current
threatened to carry her away
Although nearly go years old
Miss Stuart plunged in and saved
the child"
It must be remembered that
the above account was written
more than 20 years ago. A few
years ago Miss Stuart passed
away, and more recently the
Stuart Inn came into possession
of DR.. B. W. Wells, professor o1
botany in the College of Agri-
culture and Engineering, OF the
University of North Carolina.
He is the author of ''The Natu.
raj Gardens of North Carolina,
published by the U. of N. c
press at Chapel Hill in 1882. The
book proved to be popular ane
has become so rare as to be al
most a collectors item. It is be-
lieved that the professor has pre-
pared a revision of the bool
which will be published soon tt
the delight of Carolina garder
and nature lovers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-11

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10-R-
Black-robed justices of the Sup
rene Court bent their brows to-
day over a magazine containing
such articles as "Girl Slave To A
Love Cult" "Gilrs' Dormitory''
and Bargains in Bodies"
And they didn't bat an eyelash.
It was all strictly business. The
lurid tales formed part OF an ex-
hibit as the high court considered
whether a state may ban publ
cations containing mostly stories
of "bloodshed, lust and crime"
They have been asked to rule
that a New York law prohibiting
such publication violates the con-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-11
GERMANS TO GET
PROPERTIES BACK
U. 5. Military Government
Will Return Swindled
Holdings

BERLIN, Nov. 10 -OD-The
American Military government
today put into effect a law de-
signed to return an estimated
$5,4oo, 100000 in properties to
swindIed Nazi victims.
The AMG promulgated the
law after the German legisla-
ture in the American zone failed
to enact it.
The law, known as the AMG
Law No. SO, calls for restitution
of properties lost Through
transactions under duress, aris-
ing from discrimination because
Of race, religion, nationality,
ideoIogy and political opposition
to national socialism.
Theodore H. Ball, AMG fl
nance chief. said his property
control office was holding 49,
600 properties valued at about
$5,4O0, 900, 900 for return to right
ful owners. He estimated be-
tween 80 and 80 per cent Of the
claimants were Jews.
Berlin Not Included
The official announcement said
the law applies only to the
American zone and American
controlled Bremen. It does not
include properties in Berlin, for
See GERMANS On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-11
MERCURY TOUCHES
%3,S36 MONDAY
Workers Report 81 Per
Cent OF Chest Goal AL
ready Reached

The mercury in Wilrnington's
Red Feather thermometer be-
gan its upward climb yesterday
and surged to the $43, 1886 point
as reports of the first weeks
Community Chest collections
were given by divisional chair
men at a luncheon at the Com
munity Center.
The total reported at the first
report luncheon represents ap-
proximately 81 per cent Of the
goal of $119,996 set for the Will
mington Chest campaign for
1947.
Largest collection reported
yesterday was $31,663.75 given
for the advanced gifts division
by General Chairman Charles
Harrington, pinch-hitting for the
division chairman, Emsley L.
Laney. Advanced gifts, which
includes funds collected from
business men of the city, has a
quota of more than half Of the
total, $s9,500.
Among the smaller divisions
the outstanding job done up to
yesterday was reported for the
railroads division by Chairman
George L. Mitchell, of the Allan
See MERCURY On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-11
United States, Russia In Accord
On Palestine Partition Program;
Pipeline Deal Yields Huge Profit
British Mandate
Would End May |
Displaying Rare Show OF
Unity, Nations Send
Plan To UN ,

LAKE SUCCESS, Nov. 10-tN
The United States and Rus
sia, with a rare show of unity,
agreed late today on a Soviet
compromise plan for enforcement
of the proposed partition Of
Palestine.
The plan was sent on immedi.
ately to the United Nations AS
sembly's subcommittee considers
ing proposals for cutting up the
Holy Land into sovereign
Arab and Jewish countries.
DR.. Herbert v. Evatt of Aus
tralia, chairman Of the AS
sembly's 57-nation special Pales-
tine committee, predicted a vote
would be taken on the partition
plan within four days.
British sources received the
announcement of U. S.-Soviet
agreement on the new plan with
out comment except to say Brit
aims position had been stated
by Colonial Secretary Arthur
Creech-Jones when he told the
full Palestine committee Sept.
|26:
IF the assembly should recon-
mend a policy which is not ac-
Iceptable to the Jews and Arabs.
the United Kingdom government
would not feel able to imple-
ment it.
A spokesman for the Jewish
Agency for Palestine said I'VE
are pleased over the U. S.-Soviet
agreement and believe it will
assure two-thirds majority vote
in the Assembly,"
Arab representatives had NO
immediate comment.
The new plan, which was ham,
mered out on the basis of a Soviet
compromise, calls for termina-
ton of the British mandate over
Palestine May l, 1948, and the
creation of independent Arab
and Jewish nations not later than
July l, 1948.
Russia previously had proposed
termination of the mandate Jan.
l, while the U. S. had specified
a date not later than July /.
See MANDATE On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-11
CREWMEN INJURED
IN BOMBER CRASH
Army BIG Falls Into
Stored Fighter Planes At
Tinker Field

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 10
|-P- A B-29 bomber crashed
into an aircraft storage area or
a take-off from Tinker Army Air.
field here late today, injurine
seven crewmen, two critically
and destroying several fighter
planes.
The base public relations Of
flee said the bomber was on its
way back to it's base at Smoky
Hill Army Airfield, Salina, Kas.
when it plunged into storage
area for decommissioned PA
Thunderbolt fighter planes, ex
ploded and burned.
Air Force officials said severa.
fighter planes were destroyed ane
about II others damaged.
Injured In Hospital
The injured were taken to the
fields station hospital.
A cloud of black, oily smoke
rose from the crash scene, which
was located on the airdrome some
distance from administration anc
repair buildings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-11
Investors Group
To Net Millions
High-Powered Financing
Kites $l50,00O Invest
ment Into Riches

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10. -
WD- A high-powered investors
group, taking less chance than a
peanut-vendor who buys a two
buck sweepstakes ticket today
saw their original $150,000 in
vestment SNOWFALL into paper
profits of nearly $10,000,000.
The multi-million dollar deal,
which materialized in less than
II months, involves the purchase
of the government war-built big
inch" and Little Inch" pipelines
from the War Assets Administra-
ton.
The transaction is a $33, $4,000
stock sale by the Texas Eastern
Transmission Corp, of Houston,
organized last January 80. The
firm, formed by the original
group of $150,0OO investors, sub
mitted a successful bid of $143,
$4,000 at the WAA sale of the
"Inch" lines, which will be used
to pipe natural gas from Texas
and Louisiana to East coast cities.
Eleven-Member Group
The original investment, paltry
in comparison to the final worth
of the Texas company, was made
by II members of the New York
investment banking firm, Dillon,
Read & Co., Inc, and II other in
dividuals who combined rare op-
portunity with nerve and a sound
knowledge of stock financing.
These were the insiders" who
formed Texas Eastern as Dela-
ware corporation and purchased
10000 shares of the company's
81 par common stock for the total
outlay of $150,000.
Their stake in the company
See INVESTORS On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-11
GOVERNMENT WILL
TAKE LAZY HENS
N~r 'e'>~~ Riddles Will
Be Put In "Deep Freeze"
10 Save Grain

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. Up
The government today offered
to buy up hens which don't lay
many eggs and put them into
deep freeze" for later use. The
move is designed to save up
wards of 3O,OOO,0OO bushels of
grain for Europe in the next
II months.
simultaneously, Chair m a n
Charles Luckman of the citizens
food committee called on the
nations milling industries to
volunteer their help in the over
all grain-saving program.
Luckman sent telegrarns to %
major milling concerns asking
them to meet in Washington on
Thursday and submit ga def
mite proposal for the maximum
conservation of grain" He said
he wants to present the milling
program to President Truman
and the Cabinet Food commit.
tee by Friday, Nov. IA.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-11
MARION MAN HELD
UNDER $500 BOND
Joseph Schnidler Bound
Over To Superior Court
At Coroner's Inquest

WHITEVILLE, Nov. 10 Jo-
seph Richard SCHNEIDER, SO, re-
tired businessman of Marion, S.
c., was placed under a $1,50O
bond and bound over to the jan
uary term of Superior court here
tonight after coroner's inquest
in connection with the hit and
run death of Worth Cribb, 49,
year-old bachelor carpenter-fore-
man of the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad company.
Cribb was killed instantly last
night at 6:24 o'clock in front of
his home in Fair Bluff and
SCHNEIDER was arrested shortly
afterwards in connection with the
death.
Cribb was reported to have
been crossing the highway when
he was struck by an automobile
and investigating officers said
that his shoes were knocked from
his feet by the impact and landed
40 feet away from the body.
A deep cash on the head was
the cause of death, although
he received numerous bruises
about the body, officers said.
A portion of the automobile ra-
diator grill was found at the
scene of the accident and fitted
the missing parts on Schindlers
automobile, according to Sheriff
H. D. Stanley. Also found on the
alleged drivers car was a piece
of skull, blood, and hairs, officers
added.
SCHNEIDER was traced as the re-
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