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Heiress, Lover Face Charges Of Murder \ State Of California Will Press Counts Against Young Couple SANTA, ANA, Calif., March 21 _(U.P.) — Grand jury indictments charging murder will be asked against 17-year-old Beulah Louise Overell and her sweetheart George Gollum, 21, for the deaths of ner parents in a time bomb explosion, authorities announced today. District Attorney James L. Davis, heretofore reluctnat >o press charges against the young lovers, announced that he was presenting the evidence to a grand jury next week and would file murder charges without waiting for a grand jury action if any ef fort were made to free them by writs of Fabaes corpus. He was acting on new but un disclosed evidence. At his com mand, Miss Overell was given a pregnancy test. Its results was not announced. Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Overell were killed aboard their 50-foot cabin cruiser, the Mary E., which blew up at Newport Beach Sunday night. Have Evidence The couple were originally charg ed with "suspicion of murder” by Newport Beach Police Chief R. R Hodgkinson. He said at a press conference toda„: “Webave all the evidence necessary. Hodgkinson and Sheriff Jim Music agreed. Both said the deaths of the Overells was a "planned crime.” "lVe are convinced that these people were bludgeoned to death before the explosion,” Hodgkinson said. "We have evidence indicat ing they were dead prior to the blast.” Music said Miss Overell will be accused as an accessory, indicat ing the murder charge would be pressed against Gollum. Undisclosed evidence has been found which Hodgkinson and Music felt proved conclusively that the Overells were struck down before the boat was blown apart by the ingeniously contrived time bomb. Skulls Fractured County Autopsy Surgeon Dr. John Montanus reported the Overells died of multiple skull fractures which could have been the result of blows on the head or the force of the blast. Officers theorized that a ball-peen hammer might have caused the fractures. Gollum moved into the Overell’s mansion the day after the ex plosion but explained this by say ing he wished to be with his fiance during her grief. The young couple had planned to be married next month. DELEGATES CLOSE STATE WSCS MEET (Continued From Page One) Odist Foreign Mission board in New York City and Miss Betty Brittingham, also of New York City and editor of the Methodist Woman; and listened to reports on the progress of last year and plans for the coming year for the seven districts in this conference. Miss Lucy Steele, professor of Bible at Peace college, Raleigh, was in charge of the meditation periods each morning. Dr. Wysner’s talks were centered around her experiences in the for eign mission fields of North Africa and Bagdad. In completing her aeries of talks yesterday morning she closed by stating that “Christ is ever present for our every need. He is the source of our needs, but we often choke out Christ by our greed, jealousy, and fear. The source of the supply is there, but the channels get choked. Many peo ple will go away with their water jars empty unless you and I help fill them.” Miss Brittingham, whose work has been primarily with home missions, centered her discussions around the problems facing home missions. Yesterday morning she spoke of the vast need of workers in the home field and called special attention to the splendid work be ing done in various schools and col leges for Negro students over the rnnntrv The memorial service which open ed yesterday’s meeting was con ducted by Mrs. Floyd Johnson of Whiteville. Mrs. James C. Mur dock rendered a vocal solo. Mrs. A. S. Trundle, Jr., and Mrs. W. E. Hand, both of Wilmington, were presented life memberships in the society. A baby life mem bership was presented to Martha Willis Collier, daughter of Mrs. J. Frank Collier, president of the WS CS of Grace church, and a youth life membership was presented to Dorothy Jean Yarbarough, daugh ter of Mrs. S. M. Yarbarough, sec retary of the Grace WSCS. The St. Paul’s society of Golds boro gave an invitation for the conference to meet there next year. The offering taken during +he conference was previously desig nated for the starving children of Poland, and a total of $1,470.16 was given. Mrs. Carl Herring, in reading the resolutions and words of thanks to the various officers, churches, pas tors who took part on the pro grams,, closed with, “To anyone who has contributed in an: way tc our stay in Wilmington, we say a ‘hearty thank you.’ ” The final session closed with s meditation period under the direc tion of Miss Steele who said, “I is up to us to fill the cup to tht brim and leave the miracle o turning the water into wine t< Him.” Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Servic< BRITISH BACKING AMERICAN PLANS ! __ (Continued From Page One) j party could seize was incompatible 1 'with British security. Bevin mentioned the evils of a one party system several times in proposing a federal government j with strong state powers for Ger 1 many, modeled along the general , lines of U. S. governmental func tions. Two Chambers Bevin proposed that the ultimate German central government should be composed of a president and two chambers, one represent ing the nation as a whole and the ber representing th enation would other separate states. The Cham be popularly elected. The cham ber representing the states would be elected on the basis of equal representation from each state. The British plan provides also for the establishment of a supreme court to safeguard the constitution. Earlier the council agreed to a proposal by Marshall to invite here immediately representatives of the Austrian government to be avail able for consultation with the ministers and their deputies on the peace treaty for Austria. Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov said he had already as sured Austrian Foreign Minister Karl Gruber at Vienna that a visa would be issued for the representa tives who are to be assigned to come to Moscow. Issue In Donbt Just how far the British apd American ideas will go in agreeing with Soviet and French ideas for a German government was not , clear at once, since Molotov and i Bidault will introduce their plans 1 tomorrow. However, the French position was reported to go more toward federalization than the , American or British plans. j The Russians have been talk ing about a tightly centralized ' German government. ROTC HONORS i SHARED AT NHHS1 Company A And C Win Citations For Weekly Drills __ i Company A and C, of the New ; Hanover TTigh school Reserve Of ficers Training Corps, were yester- i day named honor companies for < the weeks of March 10-14 and 17-21 '• respectively, it was announced 1 by Cpl James Green, instructor 1 of the unit. Sgt. Floyd Williams was named ( second and third year distinguish ed cadet of the battalion. Pvt. Julian Lanier was named first year distinguished. Pvt. Gene Fales, Company A; : Pvt. Melvin Bessellieu, Company A;, and Pvt. Lester Guyton, Com pany B, were commissioned to the ranks of sergeant. Company A, commanded by Capt. Robert McKenzie with Miss Patty Southerland as sponsor, has won six streamers for the year and ranks second as the best company in the battalion. Company C, commanded by Captain Eugene Ensley with Miss June Andrews as sponsor, has won five streamers for the school term. The companies were graded on Friday and Monday Morunigs, for mation, courtesy, discipline, at titude and participation in the classroom as well as on the drill field, with Companies A and C having the highest respective aver ages. Company averages for the week of March 17-21 were. Company A, 91.90; Company B; 91.40; Company C. 90.67; and Company D. 91.11. Cadets competing against Sgt. Williams for second and third year distinguished cadet were: Bradford Wiggins, Co. A.; Pat Kelley, Co. B, and Blantey Lee, Co. D. Cadets competing against Pvt. Lanier for first year distinguished cadet were: Larry Dagenhart, Co. A; John Hazelhurst, Co. B; and Bill Garabrant, Co. C. Captain McKenzie, Miss Patty Southerland, Sgt. Floyd Williams, and Pvt Lanier, will be entitled to wear the fourragere, a shoulder cord for meritorious service, for the week of March 24-28. Cadet Major Albert Beall was in specting officer for the first and second-third year honor cadets of the battalion. Debate Nears RALEIGH, March 21 — (JPi— High-balling it down the adjourn ment road, the legislature dispos ed of a host of business today and set controversial wine and beer bills affecting 21 counties for house debate next Tuesday. The last measure calling for a statewide referendum on the sale of liquor met defeat unani mously before the House commit tee on propositions and grievances. Two other statewide measures al ready had been killed. The 21-county bills would pro hibit the sale of wine in Gaston, Davidson, Davie, Macon, Cherokee, Yadkin, Cleveland, Anson, Harnett, Haywood, Jackson, Lee, Randolph, , Robeson, Sampson, Scotland and Transylvania. Commissioners in, • those counties and Bladen, Madi ' son, Avery and Northampton could prohibit the sale of beer in all but grade A or B cafes or in 1 municipalities wanting beer. BIG SQUARE DANCE Barnyard Boojrta Woogle Nlte Club Style EVERY SATtTRDAY NIGHT CAPE FEAR ARMORY 812 Market it. Addresses WSCS Conference Here Dr. Gloria Wysner, of the Foreign Mission board in New York City, is pictured above as she addressed the Seventh annual conference of the North Carolina Woman’s Society of Christian Service during the closing session yesterday morning in G race Methodist church. In the background is Mrs. Gnrney P. Hood, Raleigh, convention president; Mrs. S. S. Holt, Manton, conference secretary, is seen in the foreground. (PHOTO BY CAROLINA CAMERA). Along The Cape Fear (Continued From Page One) [entlemen f.nd scholar on the do ngs, both past and present, in the -lower Cape Fear region. • * * VAST INTEREST - The expan iion of no industry in the Lower lape Fear area has captured the >ublic’s imagination in quite the lame manner as the railroads. One reason suggested for this itrange phenonama is the fact that he beginning of most railroad ex pansion was preceeded by a public election for the issuance of bonds. And that of course brings to mind the important issue facing the duly registered voters of New Hanover county come March 25. On that day, next Tuesday, the good people of this county will de cide if we are to have a junior college and a tubercular sana torium. The need for both is obTious. Now it’s up to you to remedy the situation. 3RACE METHODIST CHURCH VICTIM OF EARLY FIRE (Continued From Page One) he burned district. The Wilming on Light Infantry was called into .ction.” On November 25, 1886, the con duction of Grace Methodist hurch, at Fourth and Grace, the cene of last night’s fire, was be ;un. The structure was completed md used on Sunday March 25, 888. In the meantime, the con 'regation had used the Temple of srael for worship purposes. History further relates that the :irst Methodist church was organiz :d in Wilmington on November !4. 1797, under the leadership of iVilliam Meredith. He died in 1799, leaving a Iwelling and chapel to the congre gation. This was the beginning of •he old Front Street Methodist :hurch, at Front and Walnut streets, which later became Grace Methodist church, the mother :hurch of all Wilmington Methodist ihurches. V. S. Makes Appeal LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., March 21—W)—The United States tonight asked the United Nations Security :ouncil to bring in a finding that Albania “had knowledge” of the aying of a minefield in the Cor fu channel last Oct. 22. Delegate Herschel V. Johnson, nodifying a British demand that Mbania be held responsible for aying the mines which damaged :wo Royal Navy warships with the oss of 44 lives, said the United states was not able to support such an outright accusation. However, he declared that he .vas convinced “that the mines -ould not have been laid without the knowledge of the Albanian government.” SUGAR RATIONING MAY BE EXTENDED House Votes 286-54 For Legislation To Continue Control 120 Days - i WASHINGTON, March 21—UP)— j The House voted 286 to 54 today for legislation extending ration ing and price control of sugar until October 31, 1947, and sent the measure to the Senate. Simultaneously, a Senate Bank ing subcommittee voted unani mously in favor of a bill continu ing rent controls through Feb. 29, 1948, without a general increase in rent ceilings. Passage of the sugar control legislation was by a roll-call vote at the insistence of Demcorats who demanded a record tally in an evident move to get Republicans “on the record’’ in favor of con tinued controls. The measure also extends allo cation powers over sugar until March 31, 1948. They were sched uled to expire at the end of this month. Without the legislation, price control and rationing of sugar would end next June 30. The House approved an amend ment by Rep. Gamble (R-NY) to permit the importation of jams, jellies and syrups in consumer sized packages without a ration stamp—provid'ed they are made from sugar not originally intend ed for importation to this coun try. Senate action on rent and sugar controls bogged down when the Sena'ie Republican Policy com mittee failed to reach agreement on whethr controls should be con tinued, changed or dropped. The issue will be referred to a m*et ing of all Senate Republicans to morrow. Two Jailed In Parents Death George Gollom (upper left), 21, Los Angeles City CoUege student, and 17-year-old Beulah Louise Overell (upper right). University of Southern California co-ed, were jailed at Santa Ana, Calif., on book ings of murder after her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Overell (bottom)* were killed in a mysterious explosion aboard tneir**. cn at nearby Newport Beach. Overell was the owner of a Los Angeles fi nance company. Arrest of the students followed a police investiga tion of the blast* CAP WixephotoI. _— — Leader Here Miss Lucy Steele, professor of Bible at Peace college, Raleigh, gives the devotional which closed the. three - day Methodise confer ence vesterdav at noon. (TMOTO BY CAROLINA CAMERA). CITIZENS LEAGUE “AFTER” COUNCIL (Continued From Page One) the city of Wilmington and New Hanover county.” This especially shall be so, ‘‘among the young men and wom en who recently have returned from the armed forces, to the end that both governments function with greater efficiency and pro gressiveness for the general wel fare of all citizens.” I The objectives were stated as: 1. ‘‘To elect to public office men of the greatest ability and soundest judgment; men who are willing to devote their time and efforts to a more unified and stable form of government. 2. ‘‘To insist that those in public office devote more time and at tention to the most important eco nomic, civic and industrial prob lems concerning our local govern ments. 10 eliminate unnecessary committees and commissions with in our city and county govern ments. 4. “To have more definitely de fined the powers and duties of each officer of the city and county governments and insist that each officer carry out those powers and duties to the full extent of his re sponsibility. 5. “To bear in mind that the greatest problem facing us is that of unemployment, and to encourage the departments of government and ill citizens to exert every effort in bringing to this community ad ditional business, industry and commerce.” To Open Doors A motion was made and carried to throw open future meetings to the public. Myers said that any one “interested in better govern ment for the city and county is in vited to attend future meetings.” It was decided that a committee would be chosen at next week’s meeting to sound out prospective candidates for the city council pri mary in April. Keep milk in a dark place. If left standing in direct sun even in cold weather, milk loses some of it« flavor and vitamins. CIVIL SERVICE ! BILL RESTRICTS i Continued From Page One) The bill as offered by Lennon further specifies that the appointee, if from without the department, must have at least two years Fed eral Bureau of Investigation train ing and be recommended for the position by the head of the FBI or must have served at least five years in the police department of a city not less than 25,000 popu lation, and also receive the recom mendation of the FBI head. Other changes in the bill gave to the governing body the right of promotion of members of the fire and police departments and the right to demote the chiefs of the forces, provided that the rank to which the chiefs are demoted is not lower than that held by the person in question at the time he was promoted to head the depart ment. The measure called for the elec tion of a five man committee in both departments to recommend promotions to the chiefs of the forces, but gives the governing body of the city leeway in that council action is not subject to review or approval. A third change gives to the chief of the fire or police department the power to suspend members of the departments for a period of thirty days. Any suspension for a period longer than this, however, must come only after action by the civil service commission. City Manager J. R. Benson yes terday declined to make any state ment on changes included in the bill, saying that he had no com ment inasmuch as he had not had time to study the measure of fered by Lennon. The action by local legislators was a compromise between a bill requested by the city and a meas ure offered by the police depart ment. The twTo bills were identical except that the city sought the authority to name the heads of the two departments from either within or without the forces, a move which was opposed by the police depart mtnt. The other two changes which will become effective upon passage of the bill had the blesing of both the city and the police department, an agreement having been reach ed on these two items after a series of conferences between the two parties directly concerned. The complete section of the measure, containing the major changes follows: Section 7. That the chief of the fire department and the chief of the police department shall be ap pointed by the governing body of the city of Wilmington and from the personnel of the said depart ments. Provided, however, that the governing body of the city of Wilmington may employ a person to serve as the chief of police of the city of Wilmington other than from tire personnel of the police department; provided the person so selected for the chief of the said department shall have had : at least two years training in the Federal Bureau of Investigation !and be recommended for said posi ' non by the director of the said | Federal Bureau of Investigation; I or the governing body of the city I of Wilmington may employ a per ! son to serve as chief of police of 'the said city who has had at least five years experience as a police | officer in a city of not less than i 25,000 inhabitants, and who is j recommended for the said posi jtion by the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Provided further that the per son so appointed, whom shall be outside the personnel of the Wil mington police department shall rot hold said position of chief of olice for a period of more than 8 months from the ratification of his act. All promotions in the fire department and in the police de partment in said city shall be made from time to time by the govern ing body with due consideration being given to fitness and qualifi cations for promotion and seniority in the time of service. Each de partment shall appoint a com mittee by a secret ballot and by a majority action consisting of five members, one of whom shall be the chief in each department and the committee when appointed shall serve for a period of 12 months and until their successors are respectively appointed. Said committee shall make recom mendations for promotions in then respective departments to the city manager and the governing body of the city of Wilmington. The name or names of any member or members of the aforesaid depart ments recommended for promo tion shall be made public under such rules and regulations as the respective recommending com mittees may adopt. The governing body of the city of Wilmington may demote the chief of tile fire department or the chief of the police department for of either or both of the chiefs of cause, but in the event of demotion said departments such demotions shall be to a rank not lower than the rank from which said chiefs held when they were respectively appointed to the office of chief. In the event a member of either said departments commits any of fense be may be immediately sus pended by the chief of said depart ments for a period not exceeding 30 days; porvided, however, that the chief of either of the depart ments so suspending a member shall file with the city manager a written complaint of the charge or charges against such member within three days after such sus pension; and provided further, that the person or persons so suspend ed upon demand shall be furnish ed by the chief a signed written copy of the complaint or charges preferred and the suspended mem ber shall be entitled to a hearing before the governing body of the city of Wilmington. If upon such hearing the governing body of the city of Wilmington does not sus tain the suspension, the suspend ed member shall be immediately reinstated and receive compensa tion according to his rating, and from the date of such suspension. Ancient Egyptians were so fond of flowers that thegr hadj blossoms, leaves and sweet-' scented berries sewn together in to broad, flat, biblike collars, which maidservants p 1 a • • 4 around the necks of visitors. Uncle Bud Says: : (By Bill Baldwin) I bowling tournament | 15J NATL. BANK 1 TEAM liptrct board ing HOUSE I ll l !ll (llhllllll ' Gid Purtle says he talks double talk when he's away from home, Jcause he never gets to talk at all when he’s at home. The Weather WeatKer bureau report of temperature and rainfall for the 24 hours ending 8 p. m. in the principal cotton growing areas and elsewhere : STATION High Low Precip WILMINGTON_ (53 41 - Alpena _---_ 36 29 — Asheville _ 57 33 - Atlanta _ 64 33 - Atlantic City_ 46 34 .05 Birmingham _ 68 30 _ Boston _ 44 35 - Buffalo _ 38 24 _ Burlington _ 41 21 _ Chattanooga_ 62 30 - Chicago - 39 32 .14 Cincinnati _ 38 32 .98 Cleveland _ 37 27 .09 Dallas _ 76 47 -_ Denver_ 66 32 - Detroit - 38 29 . 06 Duluth - 35 16 .06 El Paso _ 70 49 _ Fort Worth_ 72 47 _ Galveston - 68 51 - Jacksonville _ 71 45 _ Kansas City _ 48 35 _ Key West_ 70 62 - Knoxville _ 56 34 - Little Rock _ 69 39 _ Los Angeles _ 66 49 .07 Louisville _ 46 36 _ Memphis _ 67 37 _ Meridian _ 73 34 _ Miami -- 78 53 - Minn.-St Paul _ 36 26 .15 Mobile _ 72 43 _ Montgomery _ 70 36 _ New Orleans_ 76 45 _ New York_ 54 38 _ Norfolk - 55 3g - Philadelphia _ 33 30 _ Fhoenix _ 79 54 - Pittsburgh - 37 32 .09 Portland, Me. _ 43 33 .— Raleigh _ 62 38 - Richmond _ 55 37 _ St. Louis_ 43 J7 _ San Antonio _ — 44 _ San Francsico_ 53 49 _ Savannah _ 68 43 - Seattle- 53 45 .17 Tampa - 73 48 - Vicksburg _ 74 35 _ Washington_ 51 36 .09 LANE EXPRESSES REGRET AT FIRE (Continued From Page One) work of rafters that escaped the intense flames. In the doorway of the main en trance there stood a mahogany end table with a tray of yellow and purple flowers in an attractive ar rangement. The flowers had es caped the fury of the flames, and the table was surrounded with several inches of swirling water from the many streams the fire hoses played upon the burning structure. In the rear of the building, the colored glasses in the large win dow shone brightly as the firece flames devoured the interior of the Sunday school rooms. The office also suffered from the fire, and it was noted that the telephone lay on the table, off the hook. Policemen who controlled and directed traffic a block away from the church said that hundreds of automobiles had passed, driven by people of the city who were drawn to the blaze by the flames which shot high in the air, color ing the sky. At 9:40 o'clock, the fire had been brought under control, and firemen were seen lighting the first cigarette they had had smok ed in a couple of hours. 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