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Friday, September 28, 1951 Senator Kefauver Continues Crime Jn America Series By Estes Kefauver In Chicago’s teeming Negro dis trict, “policy wheels’’ —a varie ty of the “numbers” racket in which are daily drawings for com binations of winning numbers have come to be big business. An estimated 1.5 billion has been played on them in the past five years. Operations of this magni tude, of course, could not exist without graft being paid to dis honest police for protection. There is a melancholy moral in this when one considers that the staggering sum is amassed from the nickels, dimes and quarters of the inhabitants of some of the worst slums in America. There are numerous wheels operating with fanciful names such as the “Roman Silver,” the “Calcutta-Green Drag on,” the “Jack-Pot Whirlaway-Al abama-Georgia.” One witness we summoned was Edward Jones, a one-time Pullman porter. He was a partner with his wife, mother, brother and two oth er men in a policy wheel known as “The Maine, Idaho and Ohio.” Its net profits, 1946 through 1949, came to $3,656,968.22. In 1946, Ed Jones was kidnapped and held until his family paid SIOO,OOO ransom. Even though five years had elapsed since the kid naping at the time we questioned him, the ex-porter, who wore a huge starsapphire ring, was ex ceedingly timorous. He insisted he did not even know whether his abductors were white persons or Negroes because they were “blind folded” at the time. Os No Importance Whether Jones was kidnaped solely for ransom, or whether it was a “muscle” operation where by gangsters took over part of the business, never has been establish ed. Jones himself denies that the “Main-Idaho-Ohio” has been mus cled.” However, Ed Jones and his brother, George though each continues to draw a 20 per cent share of the profits have lived in Mexico City since the kidnap ing. Our Chicago hearings also pro vided a case history of how a one time hoodlum can establish him self in a legitimate business and become enormously wealthy. The case was that of Joseph Charles (Joe) Fusco, 48, now the operat ing vice-president of Gold Seal Liquors, Inc. (wholesale distribu tors), a stockholder in four other liquor distributing companies‘and part-owned of a brewery. From a sales volume standpoint, Fusco boasted Gold Seal was Chi cago’s “No 1” dealer. His own net worth was possibly $1,000,000 and the book value of Gold Seal alone, of which he owns 25 per cent, was $2,200,000, he told us. Virgil Peterson of the Chicago crime commission gave us this thumbnail report: “Joe Fusco de ignated several years ago as a pub lic enemy, during the prohibition era, was a principal lieutenant in the Capone syndicate, handling the manufacture and distribution of il licit beer. He is presently suspect ed of being the respectable front in the liquor industry for the syndicate ... It has been stated that the syndicate owns or controls at least 17 per cent of the retail liquor stores in Chicago . . .” Peterson also identified Rocco De Stefano, with whom Fusco admit ted doing business, as an “import ant syndicate man.” Painfully, with the witness mak ing long speeches at almost every question. Committee Counsel Ru dalph Halley extracted from Fus co some details of how he gave away 20 to 25 cases of whiskey as Christmas gifts to public officials and other friends. Practically every cop in the district came a round at Christmas time for a bot tle or two, Fusco said. He became belligerent when asked who receiv ed his Christmas liquor. “If you were in Chicago,” he barked at Halley, “maybe I would send you a case, too.” Halley retorted: “Maybe I would return it to you.” “I don’t know,” said Fusco, ar rogantly, “I have never got any back.” There was an ugly aftermath to Fusco’s appearance. Apparently the mob got the idea that he had “talked.” Ten days later a black powder bomb went off in the door way of his Gold Seal warehouse. The newspapers captioned a pic ture of Fusco inspecting the dam age: “He Talked to Kefauver.” Everywhere we went, the com mittee found political immorality, but in Chicago the rawness was particularly shocking. I previously mentioned Dan Serritella, simul taneously a state senator, scratch sheet operator, and business parner with Greasy Thumb Guzik. We ac cumulated evidence that proved the connections of the Capone gang with politicians of both major parties. The mobsters played poli tics strictly for their own interests. When we asked ex-Caponite Phil ip D’Andrea whether Capone had been a Republican or Democrat, D’ Andrea replied: “He was a Repub lican when it fitted his clothes, I guess, and a Democrat otherwise.” Capone Grip The pro-Capone bloc in the leg islature included Democrats and Republicans alike. For instance, Virgil Peterson testified that Sen. Roland Libonati, a Democrat, “has been pictured with A1 Capone and with ‘Machine-Gun Jack’ Mc- Gurn.” Another bloc member was James J. Adducci, a Republican and for 18 years a member of the Illinois legislature. Mr. Adducci appeared before us and outlined his political philosophy and certain facets of his career. He has been a friend and consort of numerous notorious Capone gangsters, and admitted having been arrested fre quently himself on numerous charges including kidnaping but never convicted. Gangster Replies For eight years, according to Adducci, he has been getting a commission of “between $5,000 and $6,000 or $6,500” by selling station ery and envelopes to the state. He also boasted of having control of about 40 patronage jobs, including 10 men on the staff of the sheriff of Cook county, and a “couple of highway police.” Adducci cynical ly told us that “my conscience made me” oppose the crime com mission bill. Asked if he ever had studied the bill, Adducci roughly answered: “Hell, no, I didn’t study it!” “I come from a very funny dis trict,” he also told us. “I have every element there is in the world, I guess, in my district, I have the pimp, the pack-roller, the safe-blower, the dope fiend and every other damned thing in there. 1 mean, I come from the West Side of Chicago, a very poor district. All those elements are in there. Skid Row, you may have heard of Skid Row.” The chairman: “You never have any trouble getting elected, do you?” Adducci: “No, I don’t, Senator.” Next Week: Corruption of a Small Town: A Case Study. FARM QUESTIONS What size fence posts should be used when they are to be treated with a preservative? In selecting posts to treat, John Ford, assistant extension forester at State College, recommends that you pick out sapwood posts from 2 1-2 to 4 inches in diameter. Posts of this size, he says, will do as line posts in normal fences. Large The Zebulon Record posts 6 to 8 inches in diameter are needed only for corners, gates, and braces. Remember that the bigger the post, the more it will cost to treat it. For example, a post 6 inches in diameter will cost about four times as much to treat as one 3 inches in diameter and of the same length. As for length of posts, Ford says this will vary from one section of the State to another, depending upon the soil. In loose sandy soils, a longer post will be required than where the soil is stiff, hard, and “clayey.” In general, length will vary from 6 to 7 1-2 feet. Here again, cutting down on length will reduce the cost of treating. LIZARD LICK The attendance at Hephzibah last Sunday was 200, the goal reached for, and met again. Hold this record up and try to go high er. The Ordination service for the new deacons will be held the sth Sunday night with Mr. Lee Prid gen bringing the message. Homecoming is the second Sun day in October. Rev. M. A. Pe gram bringing the message. Harvest Day is the Wednesday after the second Sunday in Octo ber. Make your plans now to be present on these days. The Junior and Senior deacons met Friday night of last week in a joint session to fill out a budget plan for the church for the coming year. Their suggestions are in the bulletin for your approval. Your comments and thoughts will be welcomed and appreciated by them. Mr. H. L. Hinnant is sick with asthma. Hope he will soon feel fine again. He is bothered by oth er complications, also. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Fuller of Raleigh, Mr. and Mrs. Everette Ray and Miss Nellie Fuller of Zeb ulon were Saturday night guests of the W. E. Fullers. : •' ; wggff ulhv h v h .vauaHM>«uu« mimtmmmmm* -mmi i Bun -Butt GRILL - PILOT Southern Fried Chicken .75 Grade A Steaks Club or T-Bone $1.25 2 Pork Chops .75 ■ <—— rmmm —i -mu .mmmmm ■■ —i ■ ■ mm Fried Fantail Jumbo Shrimp .75 Fried Select Oysters _ .75 Grade A Hamburger Steak .75 Fresh Pit Cooked Ba* hecue .75 Ocean Perch Filets .75 ! 2 Fresh Eggs with Ham or Bacon .60 All above orders served with French Fried Potatoes and lettuce and tomato. ! Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Horton of near Knightdale called on her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Hin nant Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fuller and Millie were Sunday afternoon vis itors of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Perry, Jr., and children of near Roles ville visited during the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Wood. Master Milton O’Neal of Raleigh spent Saturday night with Mas ter Tony Alford. Mr. Sherwood Horton spent last week with his sister, Mrs. Pattie Lou Yancey, of Garner. Mrs. J. T. Gay, Jr., was hostess es to a group of friends at a Stan ley party in her home last Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. P, W, Wqqd have a new grandson. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood, a son, weigh ing 3 lbs. and 2 ozs., at Rex Hos pital at 9:30 last Sunday night. The new arrival’s name is Philip Charles. Mrs. J. B. Carter accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Joe Carter of Ral eigh to Bernardsville, N J., to vis it 'wr ;( •"? f» r. mi Mrs. Cecil Car ter all this Week. Dr. Roger I. Wall and Mr. Frank Wall called in this section Sun day morning. Mr. John Carter spent Saturday night by the bedside of his father in-law, Mr. Joe Moody of near Ro’esville. Mr. Moody is in ill health and shows no improvement at this time. We express our hearty get well wishes t- is F-~ a" Tm Un. w v o is ill in Rex Hospital. She is the mother of Mrs. Hubert Honeycutt. Mrs. Hugie Hinnant is in the hospital, where she will undergo surgery. God speed her recovery. Mrs. J. Q. Pearce is in Mary Elizabeth Hospital. Mr. Hubert Liles shows no im provement and is still in the hos pital. Mrs. w. E. Fuller and Millie visited Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Hin nant Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fuller and Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Alford spent Tue.day in Henderson. They vis ited Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Parrish whiie there. Mr. Jesse Ray Hinnant and Mrs. Graham Lane of Wendell visited their sick father, Mr. Harry Hin nant Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Wiggs return ed from Canada Tuesday. Miss Millie Fuller celebrated her birthday last Thursday, Mrs. W. E. Fuller celebrated her’s Tuesday and Mr. W. E. Fuller will cele brate his next Sunday. Mr. M. B. Alford will celebrate his next Sat-* urday. —Mrs. Polly Fuller WENDELL Phone V/endell 3697 .. . . ... - - v . -.w TODAY and FRIDAY NEWS CARTOON SATURDAY DOUBLE FEATURE also Leave is- fro frhe Marines wth Sid Melton Myra Lynn SERIAL CARTOON *.vj. ».m. /a .i • SUNDAY and MONDAY £ TECHWieOLOß^jjljjjjii^ NEWS CARTOON TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY DOUBLE FEATURE a iso WAUY VtftMOM TOM M MM CARTOON Three
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