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FORMER DARE BOY IN
"EXERCISE RED HILLS

SHAW AFB, S. C.-Airman Sec
ond Class Roland L. Balance Jr.
of Kill Devil Hills, is participating
in Exercise Red Hills, a joint
operational training maneuver fol
Air Force and Army units of the
United States Strike Command
Red Hills is being held in the Fort
Campbell. KY, area and will con.
tinue through February 4.
Airman Balance, a ground elec-
trical power specialist permanently
assigned to a unit of the 507tt
C Communications and Control GROUP
heree, was airlifted along with full
equipment to the maneuver area.
He is a graduate of Elizabeth
City High School,
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REV. r. C. ALEXANDER
72, DIES IN MARTIN CO

ROBERSONVILLE - The Rev
Richard Cecil Alexander, 72, re-
tired Free Will Baptist minister
died early Thursday morning al
his home here. He had lived here
for % years.
Ordained in 1916, he served as
pastor of the Grimsley FIVE
Church in Greene County and the
Mount Zion FWB Church in
Washington, N. C. More recently
he had served as supply pastor
for various churches throughout
this section.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Dole Mae Godfrey; two
sons, Thelton of Robersonville and
Tilton Murray Alexander of Ports
mouth, Va; one sister, Mrs. Willie
Simmons of Colu m bia; two
brothers, the Rev. D. w. Alexan-
der of Bethel and Rommie Alex
ander of Hassell, and nine, grand.
children.
He was a member of the Nal.
achi Chapel Free Will Baptist
Church near Columbia, where flu
neral services We're conducted al
3 pm. Friday by the pastor, the
Rev. Tommy Payne, Baptist minis.
ter of Robersonville, assisted by
the pastor of the church the Rev
H. J. Bryan. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
The body was taken to- the
church one-one half hour prior to
the service.
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MRS. ANNIE MARIE TURNER
FUNERAL is HELD SUNDAY

Mrs. Annie Marie Turner, SO,
died in her home on Route 8, CO.
lumbia, Thursday morning. She was
a lifelong resident of Tyrrell Coun-
ty.
She was a daughter of Lem and
Mrs. Cora Basnight Combs and the
widow of James Turner. She was
q member of Gum Neck Missionary
Bantist Church.
She is survived by her step
mother, Mrs. Sadie Combs Of Co
lumbia; two brothers, Ben Combs
of Creswell and John Combs OF
Columbia; half brother, William
Combs Of Columbia; three sisters,
Mrs. Minnie Alexander of Creswell
Mrs. Lena Whitson Of Kill Devil
Hills. Miss Adelaide Combs Of Co
lumbia and a half sister, Mrs. Rach-
I'll Spencer Of Columbia.
A funeral service WAS conducted
in Gum Neck Church Sunday at 2
p m. by the Rev. Robert J. Brvan.
Burial was IN the church. cenaetery,
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News Of Columbia and TyrreII Co.
For Subscriptions see Mrs. Blanche W. cohocn or Call Her.
Phone 3l7-l. Columbia N. c. She will wecoms news Of
Columbia and Tyrel County
OLUkBlA MOTHERS MARCH
BRINGS TOTAL OF $6s.5s

COLUMBIA.-R ceipts from
"The Mather's March" turned in
to Mrs. Blanche w. Cohoon, Tues
day night totalled $6S.5S.
Canvassers and amounts brought
in are listed: Mrs. B. Frank Alex
ander-$2.50; Mrs. Estelle Bas-
ht-$14.18; Mrs. H. T. Daven-
port 1882; Mrs. Aydlett Sawyer
$5.08; Mrs. Joyce Sawyer-$4.40;
Mrs. Lydia Cooper-$1.; Mrs. j. d.
Selby-$13.75; Mrs Minnie Lou
Stevenson $5.87; Mrs. John A..
Hardison-$10.; Mrs. Sam Wood
ley-$2.; and Mrs. Lloyd Pledger-
$6.2s.
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GUN NECK PERSONALS

Curtis Liverman spent the weel
end home from the Portsmouth
Naval Hospital.
Delton Everton and son Lee o
Norfolk spent the week end witl
Mrs. Sally Everton.
Mrs. Durwood Cooper and chill
dren, Durwood Jr., and Susie ant
Mrs. Herman Cohoon were il
Washington Friday.
Ocle Everton of Norfolk visite<
Mrs. Jewel Everton Friday.
Mrs. Worth Smell of Creswel
visited Mrs. Adelaide Combs Mon
day.
Mrs. Sally Everton is visiting hel
children in Norfolk. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Carleno ans
Eunice Of East Lake visited Mr.
and Mrs. L. A. Smithson Friday
Mrs. j. w. Williams, J. H. Co
hoon, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Smithsor
returned home Thursday might
from Jacksonville, Fla. where the,
attended the funeral of Eustace B
johnson.
Wesley Sykes spent the weel
end home and left Norfolk Thurs
day for the U. S. Army.
Mrs. Mae Cohoon, Mrs. Bessie
Spencer and Mrs. Velma Oliver
visited Mrs. Ida Wescott in Nor
folk Wednesday.
Basil Cohoon and Durwoot
Cooper were in Washington Friday
C. R. Fulcher of Washington
spent Monday night with Mr.. and
Mrs. Durwood Cooper.
Mrs. Bennie Everman is at home
here from Smithfield.
Miss Grace Cohoon returned
home last week end from a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Rhodes IL
Norfolk.
Mrs. Shelbourn Williams ant
son of Norfolk returned home Tues.
day after visiting Mrs. Adelaide
Combs and Mrs. J. w. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Smithsor
spent Saturday night with Mr.. ant
Mrs. w. L. Sawyer in Portsmouth
and visited Mrs. Lennie Dorwart
in Elizabeth City Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Mason, Mr.
and Mrs. Delton Rayburn, Mr.. ane
Mrs. Rye Richards, Mrs. Fannie
Perry and Mr.. and Mrs. Willie
Cohoon of Portsmouth, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Otis Everton and children
Mr.. and Mrs. Shelbourn William:
and children and Mrs. Raleigh
Isaac and son of Norfolk, Mr.. ant
Mrs. James Onley and daughter
and Mrs. Eugene Eason of Eliza
beth City, Mr.. and Mrs. Worth
Smell and Kay, Mr.. Bennie Combs
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Combs of Cres
we'll and Mr.. and Mrs. Howart
Whitson of Kill Devil Hills at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Annie
Turner here Sunday. Mrs. Minnie
Alexander of Creswell, Mrs. Pear
Cooper of Columbia and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Whitson have been with thu
family several weeks.
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TYRRELL GROUP TO
ENTERTAIN DISTRICT
II. D. CLUBS IN APRIL

OVAOmDAh-ln ne 1yTIeu OOunr
ty Council of Home Demonstration
Clubs Thursday at the Agriculture
Building accepted plans Of the
executive planning group to enter
tain the annual meeting of the,
oath District of the N. C. Fedora
tion of Home Demonstration Clubs.
The time set for the District
meeting was in April, either the
10th, 18th or 18th, which day be
most convenient with the speaker,
who was voted to be an interested
educator and whose subject select
ed Equality Education. Registra-
tion will begin at $3.50 am. at
which time tidbit type of refresh
ment will await the registrants.
The meeting scheduled to last
through / pm. will be climaxed
with a Dutch auncheon-price 81
where the finalities of the day will
be heard. Mrs. o. A. Howett, Mrs.
c. w. Spruill and Mrs. Ann Daven-
port comprise the committee for
final draft of program and ar
rangements.
The Dress Revue, an annual H.
d. event was announced by the
President, Mrs. o. A. Howett, to be
in April, and she named the COM
mittee members for the revue; Pro-
gram: Mrs. D. A.. Simmons, Mrs.
Durwood Cooper and Mrs. Lloyd
Pledger; Decoration: Mrs. H. L.
Chaplin, Mrs. Stafford Hopkins,
and Mrs. Billy Cox; Clean Up
Committee: Mrs. Hiram T. White,
Mrs. Elwood Armstrong and Mrs.
Basil Cohoon.
: On the announcement of the
commissioners Luncheon" to take
place the first Monday in May, it
was decided to defer until next
meeting the decision of the indiyi-
dual club presidents attending.
The Treasurer, Mrs. Floyd Hollis,
gave detailed report on receipts
and disbursements during the year
1861, and announced balance of
500. Mrs. Ann E. Davenport dis
played cookware purchased with
a portion of the amount which had
been set aside by the council to
purchase needed items for the home
agents office. She reminded MEM
bers TO get in their dues-$1-to
the County Council President be-
fore February particularly so since
the councils funds are low and
the spring district meeting enter
tainment.
The President announced the an
nual "Bake Sale" as the major
money making project of the year
to be held on Friday before Easter.
She asked a full response with par
ticular emphasis on cakes, candies
and pies.
On display were several types
of ornate pillows. The home agent
indicated she was trying to get a
workshop in how to construct
these pillows.
The devotion by Mrs. w. A. How
et+ taken from the 10th Chapter
of st. Luke brought out the thought
LEARN 10 combine our duties with
Divine Service" "Aunt Dinah's
Quilting Party" sung by the group
was accompanied by Mrs. Lee X.
Barnes. Pamphlets on the purchase
of U. S. Bonds and stamps were
distributed as encouraged by Mrs.
Gilbert R. English, Chmn. U. S.
Savings Bonds Committee, N. G.
Home Demonstration Clubs. Upper
Sound Side Club will be hosts for
the next meeting. The Club Collect
dismissed the meeting.
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COLUMBIA PERSONALS

Mrs. j. F. Schlez, Mrs. John CO.
well and daughter Nancy spent
Monday in Elizabeth City.
Ronrie Cooper, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rodney Cooper who has been
hospitalized in the Beaufort Coun-
ty Hospital has returned home.
Ronnie underwent skin graft on
the arm which he severly burned
last winter.
Charlie Hollis is a patient in the
Beaufort County Hospital.
Miss Mary Beth Swain, daughter
of Mrs. Julian H. Swain, is pa
tient in Beaufort County Hospital.
Mrs. w. F. Simmons visited her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen Davenport, in Bel
haven Thursday.
Mrs. Gladys Sawyer visited in
b." n''c~ thursday.
Ivey 0'Neal of Norfolk visited
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Ainsley last
week end. Miss Cleata Ann Aims
ley Of Hopewell, Va, visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Aims
ley, last week end.
James Simmons Of Kinston visit
ed his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hilton
Simmons, last week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Griffin and
children, Linda Dale and Billie
Marie, of New Bern visited Mrs.
Grifffn's parents Mr.. and Mrs. P.
v. Edwards, last week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. (Jack) Wal
ker were here with their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jimmy Walker, last week end.
w. Charles Cohoon of Raleigh
attended the first meeting of the
Alligator Bridge opening dedica-
tion here Friday night.
L. Otis Armstrong of Raleigh
spent the week end with his sister
and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
William H. McClees. and also visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Armstrong
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Simmons
and children, Arnold Jr. and An
thony, of Hatteras were week end
guests of Mr.. Simmons parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood Simmons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Bunch of
Edenton announce the birth of q
son, Irwin Tod Bunch, on January
9th at the Louise Ob6ci Memorial
Hospital in Suffolk, Va. Mrs. Bunch
is the former Shelby Jean Spencer
of Route /, Columbia.
Mrs. Mildred Spencer and daugh-
ter, Daisy, spent Sunday in Suffolk
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey P.
Mcleod.
E. M. Simmons, who is employed
at Virginia Beach, spent the week
end at his home here. He was ac-
companied home by his son, Cres-
ton Simmons and granddaughter
Cynthia Simmons of Lynnhaven,
Va. The son and granddaughter al
so visited Mr.. and Mrs. T. X. Yer
by, Jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Brickhouse, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Cowell
were in Elizabeth City Monday.
"nc-~ who accompanied the Sa-
cred Choral Group to Washington,
N. c., Sunday were Billy Arm
strong. Miss Ann Ludford, Miss
Polly Ludford, Aubrey Ludford,
Miss June Rhodes, Simon Smith,
Miss Elizabeth Smith, Miss Hope
Morris and Miss MeDba Ruth Nor
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NEW KITTY HAWK FAMILY

M/Sgt. Paul A. Acres and his
family have purchased the former
home of Miss Roxie Perry at Kitty
Hawk Landing. MkSgt. Acres is
now living at Quantico, Va. where
he is affiliated with the Marine
Corps School. The Acres 6araif
plans to move into their new hon J
soon.
The family includes four ch !
dren, two of whom are step-ch
dren. The children are Dusty Acre
16; Penny Acres, Ia; Darrell Nc
Henley. 13 and Kerry McKenley
who is 2. Mrs. Acres is formerly of
Mobile, Ala, while M/Sgt. Acres
is a native of Washington, d. C.
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1852 FEED GRAIN
PROGRAM BEGINS
IN HYDE MONDAY


Hyde County farmers will begin
to sign up under the 1862 Feed
Grain Program on Monday, Feb
5, 1862. The sign up applies only
to corn in Hyde County. Almost
every farm in the county is eligi-
BILE to participate in this program.
The farms that are not eligible are
the ones that had no corn planted
in the base period which is 1859
and 1860.
A program similar to the 1861
program is in effect for 1862. Little
change if any is expected in base
acreage and payment rates. No
tees of these acreages and rates
are being mailed to farmers this
week.
The extent of a farms parti-
cipation depends upon the corn
base. For example, a farm having
a base of 25 acres or less may sign
up to divert the entire base. If the
base is between 25 and 100 acres
he may sign up for 20 acres plus
20% Of the base. There are two
levels of payment rates for eacn
farm. In each of the above exam
pies 20% of the base will receive
the high payment rate and the
remaining diverted acres will re-
ceive the low payment rate. Farms
having a base of 100 or more
acres may sign up for 40eo of the
base with 20% at the high rate and
20% at the low rate. These are
maximum acres for participation.
The minimum participation is 20eo
of the farm base. A farm may
participate for the maximum or
minimum or any acreage in be-
tween.
For participating a farmer be-
comes eligible for price support
on the normal production on the
remaining acreage planted. Corn
will be supported for participating
farms at $1.29 per bushel. A cash
payment will also be made to par
ticipatng farms. Corn, if avail
able, may be received in lieu of
cash. About one half of the pay
ment will be made at sign up time
and the remainder during the sum-
mer. Provisions of the program are
similar to 1861, in that a farmer
to receive payment on one farm
must not overplant the Feed Grain
base on another farm. The acreage
diverted must be in addition TO the
normal conserving acreage on the
farm and in 1862 new land taken
in and planted to base crop will
reduce payment acre for acre un-
less an acreage equal to the amount
of new land is devoted to conser-
walton use or trees.
In 1861 three hundred and clever
Hyde County farms participated
and were paid $204,00O. 1t is doubt
full that these farms could have
planted the corn that was put in the
program and received this much
net profit. At the same time there
has been a saving of a like amount
to the taxpayers i'm the disposition
of Government owned corn on
which storage was being paid.
AS a result of the 1861 Feed
Grain Program corn farmers
income in North Carolina alone
increased nine million dollars. This
is boost to farming economy
and is offered again in 1862.
The sign up period begins Feb
5 and runs through March 80.
Nynrvrz nU TVI IANKC
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BELilAvEN PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Madison Deans Of
Madisonville, Va, and Hallet Deans
of Washington visited their aunts.
Mrs. Laura Keaton and Mrs. Char
lie Tasker, last week.
Misses Loyce and Helen Brinson
spent Tuesday in Washington.
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N o 1 c E

For the convenience Of those who were not
able 70 LIST their properly for Dare County
Toxes during fhe regular Strings in fhe vurious
townships specioI lister will sir in the Dore
County Courthouse each duy. incIuding one
half day on Saturdays until Februury 3. 1852.
The finuI listing day will be Februury ] 5. 1852
and il will be TO fhe advonfuge Of every fax-
payer who has NOT heretofore been akIe 70
list to do so with the sPeeiaI LIST foker.
JOHN II. LONG. Tax Supervisor
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NOTE OF THANKS
l wish to thank my friends for
the cards and money l received
while was in the hospital.
WALTER T. O'NEAL
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Restlessness and discomfort are
the first necessities Of progress,
Thomas A. Edison
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THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS
Lie Tests Solve Murder of Sailor

with him?" Anderson asked
mo, but / loaned him a dol
lar military pay certificate. HI
said he didn't have any money.
Left Alone
Another sailor had loaned
Maxwell a 1,000-yen note anc
still another had seen ar
American dollar bill which hi
was futilely trying to change
Several sailors said Maxwell haC
tried to persuade them to &c
over the fence with him be-
cause he had never done 1t be-
fore. There were no takers and
Maxwell went out the door
alone.
In a minute, the sailors
said, Maxwell was back, saying
he had forgotten his hat. They
saw him grab a hat off his
bunk and go out.
The next day, Gordon found
Maxwell's hat on his bunk. The
mystery Of the hat was solved
The agents went over the
timetable drawn up from what
the sailors told them. Maxwell
left the dormitory between
1890 and IL pm. with the ex-
pressed intention of going over
the fence near Gate Z. 1t would
have taken about is minutes
to walk to the fence and half
way up the gully to where his
body was found. Therefore, he
must have been attacked be-
tween 10:45 and l1:15.
But who attacked him? He
hadn't been in Japan long
enough to get mixed up with
any Japanese civilians, and the
men in his dormitory insisted
he had no enemies.
On February 1.-two weeks
and 200 interviews after Max
wells body was found-a Japa-
nese detective came up with
a report. A civilian guard pa
trolling outside the base had
seen two silhouettes near Gate
Z the night of January 20. AS
he came closer, he saw the
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Nays Special Agents

young Assistant Secretary Of the Navy with the imagna
ton to look beyond these potential ravages
spies and saboteurs fheed the invegave of the
His name was Franklin D Roosevelt
Today hundreds Of special agents trained In the latest
nvestigatve echnques the naval establishment at home
Fifth Of series condensed from book by S Reporter MOH
Gutenberg.
and overseas from the Maranas Mediterranean
duties are firmly established to investigate espionage sabotage
fraud security violations and the gamut of crime.
wasn't always thus although Office OF Naval INTEL
gence has existed since 1882 The outbreak Of World War
presented problems the Navy had encountered
boss Secretary Of the Navy Joephus Daniels told Senate
investigation after 1t all 1T well that
the Germans had established wonderful spy system through
which Berlin was being informed of the activities in every
even IN the departments at Washington agents
at work at all times :"
Co. heod SianoI
The declaration of against Germany 1917 was the
go-ahead signal for ONs Security Division For the first
e merchant ships being used convoy troops
overseas We're the merchant loyal? The ONI nves
gators had to find out They had out
fomenting strikes at munitions plants guard against
sorsp bureau and the cable censor suspicious
characters In the vicinity Of naval piers warehouses
gae fires at naval whaves protect shpyards and munitions
factories hunt Washington headquarters
expanded tremendously and its activities extended
points of the globe
After World War the Nays invesgative withered
1t formed the knowledgeabe nucleus however
Grafton of investigators when Hitler to power
Three months before broke again in Europe
President Roosevelt issued executive
nizing the Security Division unctionng entity of ON
responsible Tor investigating espionage conerespionage
sabotage.
Like their brother Investigators in civilian fe the Nays
special agents are shot at threatened and knitted Their
exploits and adventures been made public because
ON insists anonymity Only ONIs director agreed
allow glimpse behind the the operations of the
Nays investigators.
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across his cheek could have
come from a kick. The imme-
date cause Of death was a blow
with blunt instrument on the
top of his skull.
IF the doctor is right" An
derson told Brock, that boy lay
out there in the weeds for foui
days, alive. And the gate tc
the base was less than loo
yards away"
Maxwell had been last seer
the evening of January 20, 1863
He failed to muster at 8 am
the next day.
The agents ran out their only
lead, the sailor hat.
Missed From Locker
II missed it from my locker
a couple Of days before Janu-
airy 90" Seaman Roy Frazier
told the agents. II reported
it,"
Frazier, 1t developed, hadn't
been off the base that night
Several seamen said they saw
him sleeping in his bunk.
The agents began interview
ing every sailor in Maxwell's
dormitory. Maxwell, they
learned, was a quiet, friendly
boy, who talked mostly about
his family in Iowa. His only
buddy was Seaman Gordon, who
had served with him in Cali
fornia.
I'VE were at the Enlisted
Mems Club that night, playing
shuffleboard," Gordon told the
agents. II left him there and
hit the sack. Later on, he
woke me up and wanted me to
go over the fence with him to
the Green House"
The Green House was a small
bar near the main gate Of the
base. If a sailor didn't have
his liberty card. he could get
off the base by jumping the
back fence. A short walk
through the gully would lead
him to the main road and the
Green House.
did you 60 over the fence
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men start into the gully. He
fixed the time at about 1885
The agents started making
the rounds of the next dormi-
tory. For the 200th time
Anderson heard himself going
through the same routine-ad-
vising a sailor of his rights
asking the first question: dc
you have any information con-
corning the circumstances sur
rounding Maxwell's death?"
II didn't kill anybody" said
the sailor,
Anderson studied the sailor
james Franklin, thin-faced
wiry, older than the others
This must be his second or
third hitch. He acknowledged
he was confined to the base
for engaging in black market
activities.
do you ever go over the
fence, franklin"
Lots of times" Franklin
drawled. II went that way with
a buddy last night, but I didn't
go out January 20, If that's
what you're talking about"
"Are you sure about January
2OP"
Franklin opened his mouth
to say "yes" and then hest
tated.
Well, maybe I did," he
finally said. "A buddy, Jack
Delaney, was waiting in a taxi.
George Willis and I went
over the fence together. Then
we all rode into Kobe"
Anderson sought out Willis
while his partner questioned
the other sailor. Delaney said
he had met Franklin with a
taxi and driven into Kobe with
him but he fixed the date as
February /.
THE only time I ever went
over the fence with Franklin
was last night" Willis assured
Anderson.
The agents went back to
Franklin.
There are some things we'd
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brought into Kobe again for
questioning.
you did go back to where
the fight took place, didn't
your" Anderson began quietly
You knew Maxwell was still
there. -"
Franklin bit down hard on
his thumbnail. II went back, F"
he said finally. THE next night.
I didn't touch him, just
bent over him to see If he was
still living. He groaned
once or twice. Then I went
away"
did anybody but you know
about the fight?"
Net in Dor
Nobody but Willis. When ]
met him in the bar later that
night, I told him I'd gotten in
a fight with a sailor. I asked
him not to tell anybody and
he said he wouldn't"
Willis stared at Anderson
out of watery blue eyes and
denied knowing anything about
Franklin's fight with a sailor
He agreed to take a polygraph
test.
The needle skidded crafty as
Willis answered one question
did you see the fight?"
1 Slipping from the room
where Willis was being ques-
toned, Anderson sat down be-
side Franklin in the corridor.
why didn't you tell me VIII
lis was with you at that fight?'
| he asked.
We'll. I couldn't see any use
involving q buddy" Franklin
replied.
The next DAY, Franklin gave
his third statement. This time