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EMOTIONS explode 4J murder trial (leiendant Shouts ‘It’. A I iiP’ Witness Sobs Don t ' Holler At Me’ „FW YORK. May 14.-UP>-Emo . , fireworks shattered court tl0na today at the first degree r0UUne. trial of Madeline Webb, murde\i, town glamour girl who 1hG Srrm3te good in the big city. didn.' lie1' • "Don’t you hoi I.Tt’c 3 tt'- ’ * i.> _ and a sobbed-out 1 .'ifonTv trying to tell the truth,” “ tvr;cal Of the courtroom out vrere bEliSShonbrun, the model’s alleg lover and one of the two men on : t with her for the strangulation hying Mrs. Susan Flora Reich, '‘ hr Polish refugee, was a si .2 poker-faced spectator during the first three days of the trial, n todav he jumped up, pound e' table and shouted, “it’s a vfcious he!" in response to a com paratively unimportant bit of testi rooi'.v Miss Webb, pale and lovely in a ,,im black dress, broke into sobs . a chambermaid identified her ;ad Shonbrun as the “Mr. and ;ir„ Leopold" who occupied the c,,llon hotel room where Mrs. Reich's body was discovered March 5. But the chambermaid herself, •inud-appeanng Betty O’Sullivan, rade the biggest dent in court room decorum, when she turned n j',er cross - examiner, defense counsel Jacques Buitenkant, and stormed: Dm.; you holler at me. Mister, please You'd think I was guilty H .omething, the way you holler.” The entire courtroom, Judge and -y included, broked into laught er. Ehienkant apologized, Judge Jo , J. Goldstein murmured, “now ,, u ' while Miss O'Sullivan went on. "well. gee. It's tough to be hollered at.” "T asree. ' said the judge, and e. Mined that the lawyer had to a. a few questions. s he a lawyer?” asked Miss O'Sullivan. “I don’t know is he a '•••.-or or what.” Earlier. Miss ':iirvnn was so nervous she had ed out a pathetic “I’m only :r me to tell the truth.” Despite divertisements, the state con r.ued throughout the day to build its case with testimony link ing Miss Webb. Shonbrun and John P. Cullen, the third defendant, to the crime scene. The chambermaid definitely identilied the first two as occu pants of rooms 207-208, the murder suite at the Sutton, and told of a c nversation with Shonbrun, whom she said she knew as “Mr. Leo pold." on March 3. the day before the supposed day of the murder. 'Mr. Leopold gave me a quarter and asked me to clean their rooms early the next morning,” Miss O'Sullivan related on the witness stand, “he said his wife was ex pecting company for lunch.” Under questioning by assistant district attorney Jacob A. Grumet, the chambermaid added that Miss Webb, or “Mrs. Leopold,” was present but in the next room dur in~ this conversation. Grumet was attempting to tie rp the "company for lunch” con versation with earlier testimony by elderly Eliza Klarmann, aunt of the slain Mrs. Reich. Miss Klarmann testified she re dyed a phone call from Miss Webb on Sunday or Monday” be i°re the slaying to invite Mrs. Reich to "come and meet my new husband, Mr. Ted Leopold,” at the Hotel Sutton. Harry Pearson, hotel Sutton bell hoy, testified that he “checked in” the couple he knew as “Mr. and Mrs. Leopold” about two weeks before the slaying. He identified the couple as Miss Webb and Shon brun. Pearson also told of discovering Mrs- Reich's body early in the Pywnin^of March 5. 3 Today an d Tomorrow I --— BY WALTER LIPPMANN _ Admiral Land’s Impossible Job i me weaitesi nnK m the war ef fort is, as every one knows, ship ping. And the most discerning thing that has been said about the situation has, I believe, been said by Mr. Alfred Friendly, of “The Washington Post,” a reporter who has done yeoman service in the long, and ultimately successful, struggle, to pass from busiuess-as usual to all . out production. Mr. Friendly said the other day that the Maritime Commission has suffered from good publicity. Fa vorable comment on its activities have hurt it, and the war effort, just as much as” sharp and un favorable and insistent criticism ‘has aided the Ordnance Depart ment, the Office of Civilian De fense and the War Production Board's industry branches.” In many essential respects ship ping today resembles strongly the condition of production before the appointment of Mr. Donald Nelson and the decision to convert the automobile and other mechanical industries. Mr. Knudsen had done much. So has Admiral Land Mr. Knudsen, like Admiral Land was trusted and liked by every one, and few had the heart to criticize. Yet it was a fact that production could not move from a peace to a war basis until the old O. P. M. had been reorganized. Today', though transportation on ships is our most serious problem, a reor ganization of Admiral Land’s au thority will be needed if the prob lem is to be solved. * * * To say this is no reflection on Admiral Land. It is to say only that he occupies a position and is carrying a responsibility which is beyond his powers, or those of any other man. “My job.” he has said, “is ships, building them, operating them.” As “Fortune” magazine has pointed out, “although techni cally under Mr. Nelson and the W. P. B., Land really is master on his own bridge, with undisputed powers over the merchant marine, from the laying of keels to the management of the trade routes. ’ The question is whether any one man can hope at one and the same time to build the ships and to oper ate them—to direct the greatest production program in the history of shipping and at the same time to direct the operation of ships on all the supply lines of this world wide war. No one else has such a mixture of responsibilities, and in view of the importance of shipping it is not only a very reasonable but a very urgent question why Admir al Land should have such a mix ture of responsibilities. * * * No one would think of asking Ad miral King to operate the Navy and at the same time to direct naval construction. No one would think of asking General Marshall to command the Army and also to manage me aircrait lactones, the tank arsenals and the ordnance plants. No one would think of ask ing Mr. Nelson to operate the bombers and the tanks that he builds. Why in the name of com mon sense should Admiral Land then be expected to build and to operate the merchant marine? Is it not plain that ships ought to be built by some one who is a mas ter of the art of production? And that in war time ships ought to be operated by some one who sits with the directors of the highest war strategy, and makes his de cisions accordingly with full and responsible knowledge of the mili tary and diplomatic circum stances? How can one man think about steel plates, and wage rates, and ship designing, and supplies, and crews, and also think about ships for Europe, ships for Africa, ships for Asia, ships for South America? It is no reflection on Admiral Eand to say that his job is beyond him. It would be beyond any one else. * * * He has an impossible job, and if he is wise he will advise the Presi dent to reorganize the job by plac ing the building of ships under a production manager—not necessar ily a shipbuilder, who is respon NATIONAL DISTILLERS PRODUCTS CORPORATION, NEW YORK, N. Y. sible to Mr. Nelson—by placing the operation of ships under some one, not necessarily a schipping man, who sits as an equal with those who have the strategical direction of the war. * ik * Admiral Land has built and is building a good many ships. But he is not by his training or talent a Sorensen or a Keller or a Henry Kaiser—a master of the art of pro duction. And until a man of that caliber and quality is in charge of the building of ships, we shall not be getting all the ships this country is capable of building. We shall not get the simplification of design, the simplification of method, the economy of materials and effort and of time which are achieved when a master producer* takes charge, be it of the building of big bombers, or of tanks, or of anti aircraft guns. Admiral Land also has operated ships successfully. But the opera tion of ships in war is a very dif ferent thing from the operation of a merchant marine in peace time. The controlling considerations in war are radically different, and inough it would be difficult to prove this, there is little in the public record to indicate that Ad miral Land thinks of giving the kind of concentrated attention to operating the merchant fleet as an instrument of war that Admiral King gives to operating the naval fleet. Yet the operation is in some ways more complicated, and ought to be directed with as much single mindedness and with the same sense of its seriousness and pri mary importance. * * He Shipping is one of the few large areas in which the spirit of busi ness as usual still holds us back. It holds us back in the building of ships, where adherence to tradi tional designs and traditional metb thods is a strong retarding factor. It holds us back in the use of ships, where secondary consider ations, and too low an estimate of what can be done, and too soft an estimate of what people will put up with to win the war, stand in the way of a drastic concentration of shipping for essential military purposes. The shipping problem can be mastered, as indeed it must be mastered. But first there will have to be a reorganization as drastic as that which liquidated the O. P. M. and the policy of business as usual. 3 BIDS ARE OPENED ON ONSLOW ROADS Projects Call For Expendi ture In Excess Of Half Million Dollars RALEIGH. May. 14.—M—Bids on four road projects were opened to day by the State Highway Com mission. Low bids follow: Onslow County — 13.56 miles of asphalt road from a point 4.5 miles east of Jacksonville on N. C. 24 toward Swansboro, Cline Construc tion company, Raleigh, $92,786; structures. Eure Brothers, Beau fort. $11,487.90. Onslow and Carteret, — project above combined with one calling for asphalt paving of 12.38 miles of route 24 between Morehead City and Swansboro, grading and sand, Blythe Brothers, Charlotte, $83,821;. asphalt and culvert work, West Construction company, Kinston, $97,932.25. Onslow—bridge over New River and approaches, grading and sur facing, Atlantic Dredging and Con struction company. Monks Corner, S. C., $5,756; bridge, R. H. Small, Charlotte, $288,630.25. Iredell—Bituminous surfacing of 6.49 miles of road between Cabar rus county line and Mooresville, Kiker and Yount, Reidsville, $27, 778.50. 3 ._\T_ Nowt Mr. Citizen, You Are Going To Part With Your Shirt Tail WASHINGTON, May 14.— (/P) — You won’t have to give the govern ment the shirt off your back to help win the war—at least not yet —but you’re going to lose some of the shirt tail. In line with previous orders con serving textiles, the War Produc tion board got around to shorten ing shirts today. H. Stanley Mar cus, chief of WPB’s clothing sec tion, announced an order would be issued soon trimming shirt tails an inch or so, eliminating pockets on regular shirts and cutting down on the number of buttons. Child Bride Is Held In Husband's Murder MORRISTOWN, Tenn., May 14. _(jp)—Mattie Pearl Manning, little, blue-eyed blonde child bride of three months, today was ordered held to Hamblen county grand jury on a charge of murdering her hus band. The 14-year-old girl told authori ties her husband, 35-year-old Day mon W. Manning, threatened her. She did not elaborate. Sheriff Ben A. Creech testified Mattie Pearl had admitted to him after prolonged questioning that she shot her husband during a quarrel at her parents’ farm home last Saturday. EDMUND HARDING WILL SPEAK HERE He Will Appear As St. Paul’s Lutheran Men Hold ‘Ladies Night’ Men of St. Paul’s Lutheran church will spnosor a “ladies' night” supper and party in the church parish house at 7:15 o'clock Friday night. Edmund H. Harding, of Wash ington, N. C., nationally known distributor of humor, philosophy, and music, will address the group and provide the entertainment. Mr. Harding is often referred to as “the Tar Heel humorist,” and wherever he has appeared before audiences throughout the country, he has brought humor galore inter woven with a thread of serious ness. At this last meeting of the Men of St. Paul’s for the season, W. Eugene Edwards, president, will preside. The officers for the next year, Martin Schnibben, president. John Butt, Jr., vice-president, and John Sego, secretary-treasurer, will be introduced. _v_ 1942 Watermelon Crop j Is Below 1941 Acreage RALEIGH, N. C., May 14.—— This year’s watermelon and canta loup acreages in North Carolina will be 20 per cent or more below the 1941 acreage, Henry G. Brown, State Department of Agriculture statictician, reported today. ! He based his estimate on a Fed eral-State crop reporting service summary of growers’ reports. In cantaloups, the acreage for harvest was estimated at 6,200 acres, 21 per cent under last year but 44 per cent above the past 10 year average. The indicated acre age for watermelons was 10.200 cares, about 25 per cent under last year and 18 per cent under the 10-year average. Acreage reductions are indicat ed for other states in the second early belt, Brown said. 3 -V NO COMPLETE COLLECTION No individual has ever had complete collection of the world’s stamps. It has been estimated that between two and three million dol lars would be needed to acquire such a collection. v -V HEAVY EATERS Penguins, the curious Arctic sea birds, are exceptionally heavy eat ers. An 18-inch specimen can tuck away five full-sized herrings at one meal. I Getting Up Nights If you suffer from Getting Up Nights, Backache, Nervousness, Leg Pains, Swollen Ankles and feel worn out, due to non-organic and non-systemic Kidney and Bladder trou bles, you should try Cystex which is giving joyous help to thousands. Printed guarantee. Money back unless completely satisfactory. Ask your druggist for Cystex today. Only 35c. Stoney Point Hen Produces 1,000 Eggs RALEIGH, May 144. — UPi — A white Leghorn hen in the flock of J. A. Alexander of Stoney Point, in Alexander county, has accomplished the rare feat of pro ducing 1,000 eggs, Prof. R. S. Learsiyne, tieau of the N. C. State college poultry department, re ported today. lhe average hen lays 300 eggs or less in a nfetime. Almougn several nens in 14 e ftaie conege experimental nocks ave produced 1,000 eggs, Lear styne said tne Arexanuer negno-n is the first 1,000-egg nen officially reported in a private breeder's stock in North Carolina. 5 Plumbing, Heating Session Will Open ASHEVILLE, May 14. — dp| —Delegates to the thirty - second annual convention of the North Carolina Association of Plumbing and Heating contractors began ar riving here today for the conven tion sessions and entertainment features tomorrow and Saturday, spore than 200 persons are expect ed to attend the meetings at the Langren hotel. Registration will begin at the hotel at 9 a.m. tomorrow and at 10 o’clock there will be a meeting of the board of directors. Princi pal speakers of the convention will by George Ross Pou of Raleigh, state auditor, and R. Gregg Cher ry of Gastonia, former speaker of the State House of Representatives and state senator. 5 MAJOR LESSARD TO LEAVE DAVIS Lieut. Barney R. Smith Succeeds Him As Camp Sales Officer Major Wildred E. Lessard, Jr.. Sales officer at Camp Davis since early in March 1941, 'has been re lieved as Sales Officer for assign mint to troop duty. The change was made this week when 1st Lieut. Barney R. Smith who has been Assistant Sales Of ficer, took over the reins of the organization which feeds the troops stationed at and near camp. Major Lessard will remain at Camp for sometime prior to as signment to duty with troops in Texas. During his time of duty as Sales Officer, Major Lessard has been responsible for issuing more than 5,000,000 rations at a cost of ap proximately $2,500,000 feeding the men at a cost of less than 49 1-2 cents per day, or slightly more than 16 cents per meal. At the time he took charge of the Commissary, Major Lessard held the rank of Captain, being promoted to the rank of Major, on February 4, 1942. During his time of duty in the Commissary, Major Lessard has received several commendations from the Quartermaster General for the excellence of menus served at the camp and most recently for the substitution of fresh fruits and vegetables on the Camp Davis menu in lieu of canned items, re A. L. KING CASH AND CARRY GROCERY 1606 Market Street Quality At Low Prices No. 2 Lima Beans.3 cans 29c No. 2 Green Lima Beans.... 2 cans 35c GRANULATED SUGAR.ib. 6c Triangle Salt.3 for 10c No. 2 Cans Corn.2 for 19c NO. 2 CANS SLICED PINEAPPLE 2 39c Large Dreft.. 23c Large Lux Flakes. 23c MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE ib. 34c Giant Size Oxydol.. 69c Lighthouse Cleanser.3 for 10c FULLY DRESSED FRYERS ib. 39c Pot Roast. Lb. 29c Armour’s Star Lamb Legs-Lb. 30c SLICED BACON.ib. 29c Round Steak.Lb. 39c Cheese.Lb. 27c \T AT1! 'P GROCERS l\l I I I I I r RESTAURANTS 1 \ JL Mk w JU INSTITUTIONS In view of the national emergency, we, the wholesale bakers of Wilmington, recognize the vital necessity to conserve tires and automotive equipment. Each of the undersigned bakers is committed to the following emergency limitations in its delivery service to the retail food merchants, restau rants, hotels and institutions it serves: e No deliveries at any time on Sundays No special deliveries Only one regular trip to each customer daily We request the earnest co-operation of our customers in helping us to maintain uninterrupted good service within these limitations and to conserve as we serve. AMERICAN BAKERIES CO. ROYAL BAKERY suiting in a tremendous saving of tin and a reduction in the cost of feeding the troops. Since becoming Assistant Sales Officer Lieut. Smith has at various times been in charge of practically every division of the Field and Sales Commissaries and has be come thoroughly familiar with the operation of them. 3 -V State Prison May Turn To War Production RALEIGH, N. C.. May 14.—i/Pl— Hugh Wilson of the State Prison department was in Washington to day to confer with War Production Board officials concerning the con version of North Carolina’s prison industries to war work. The Industrial department of Central prison here has a metal working shop with completely modern equipment. The shop was designed to make license plates, steel cabinets and desks, but this work has been curtailed greatly by the war. The prison also has equip ment to produce soap, paint, mat tresses, iron beds and other items. Prison officials said they were anxious to help and that the pris oners would “jump at the chance” to turn out war goods. They said the prison shop could make steel helmets, shell casings and parts for tanks, planes and other mili tary equipment. 3 BEAM After bathing is a good time to apply Mexican Heat Powder to relieve heat rash, and help prevent it. Absorbs perspi ration, often the cause of irritation. Always demand Mexican Heat Powder. “Milady” HOSTESS SET of SPARKLING GLASS Reproduced From A Georgian Entree Dish With $ Traditional Shell & Gadroon Border Design It’s brand new! We actually took a | Georgian entree dish of gleaming silver as our inspir ation for this charming Hostess Set and faultlessly fashioned it (shell and gadroon border and all) into spar kling glass. Use it for cigarettes, can dies, mints or what have you. Buy them for your end table, commode, or for gifts . that reflect jour charming good taste. 8 pieces in all —$1.00. GENUINE PANAMA HATS SQ.95 < Six outstanding tailored styles in genuine Panama— 211/2 to 23 headsize. Genuine Brioas $5.00 Toquillas (fancy weave panama) _$6.95 MIUNS! i SpMial *34» Medium and wide brim Milan hats in Navy and Bldck. An ideal dark straw for all surnmef. — " »' III
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