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local Boy Graduated From Medical School Albert Glod, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Clod of Castle Hayne, "oppived the degree of Doctor of Medicine from the Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest college, Winston-Salem, on Mon day when the first class to ba graduated from the school re ceived diplomas. He will enter Duke Hospital January 1 for nine months interne ship, prior to entering the Medi cal Reserve of the Army as ; first lieutenant. Mr. Glod is a graduate of Nev Hanover High school, and Waki Forest college, with the class of ’40 -MrV - XUVXW’XX'V --*« HXXJi'llilUi.Wi'l, 1943 Was An Unusually Active Year In The State Auditor’s Office BY GEORGE ROSS POU ;! State Auditor for the Associated j Press ! RALEIGH, Dec. 24—LR— The | year of 1943 has been an active I one for the state auditor’s depart ment. Over 85 000 direct claims against the state were presented to the department ol the state au ditor for pre-audit. Likewise, over 85.000 state warrants in payment of these claims were signed and proper entries made hi the state’s general books, recording their is sue and payment. Aside from the dr.er.t claims, the office has been particularly busy ; with auditing the various reports ! of expendituies mace by the many ■ state institutions. This work has S been unusually heavy. In addition to the pre-auditing ! work, the bureau of institutional auditing has post-audited 27 state institutions and 33 state depart ments. These audits' cover not on ly state funds but trust and loan funds of the various educational institutions. The bureau also made an examination of the financial records Atlantic and North Caro lina Railroad company in which the state is the largest stockhold er. The law enforcement officers benefit and retirement fund, which is operated under the state audit or’s .office lias also experienced a very active year. Collections to j tailing over 5267.0C0' from tine ! hundreds of courts and magistr ■ ates in the state have been prop ! erly recorded and deposited. Rec | ords of many of the courts have I been audited by the fund's field • representative during the year. 1 The auditor's office, which is | charged with the keeping of the j state's financial recoi ds and au ! diting its financial transactions, can look back on 1942 as its peak j-year to date—all expenditures l have been properly recorded and audited currently RUMINATING RATE j HUTCHINSON. Kas. f/P)— What could a rat do with chewing gum? I Pete Chumos, restaurateur, has | been pondering that puzzle ever l since he found that a rat was the (thief who had been plundering his; i chewing gum cartons each night. jThe rodent had more than a half I cartoon in his lair. CRIME INCREASE ONLYJNATURAL’ Head Of FBI Reviews His Department's Opera tions For 1943 By THOMAS CBEEKMORE, DIRECTOR STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION RALEGH. Dec. 24. <(®—This is the season when we should take account, or inventory, of our pre sent status. To do this we have to look back over a given period. This custom is our best means of preparing for ,he futura. We are living through a most disturbing time. Were it not for our histori cal record we would have the fu ture with less faith . We should all be interested in what part crime and law enforce ment is playing in our respective communities during these times, t is fairly safe vo assume that, ex cept for our shifting population, conditions remain about the same throughout the state and nation. And inventory will d sclose that there is hardly a home but what SOME’ member, or relative, is serving in the armed forces of our country. Others have iett their homes to assist in building ships, guns, planes, and othei implements of war. Crime is an epidemic which follows the crowd; it having increased in some localities and decreased n others. Judging from the post and look ing into the future, »f can reason ably expect crime to increase gen the past two years we have been assembling millions d our 1 a w abiding citizens and giving them intensive training in how to kill our enemies. We call this justifia ble homicide. Many ot our fellow citizens who have been trained in the art of murder a'ong with those who have left their homes to work in war plants, will return to their native communities. The h o m e town will not be the same and the readjustment is going to result in many ha-dships. W» may as well look forward to season with a group ot racketeers and stream lined criminals, preying upon a war weary populace. We who are charged with the duty of law enforcement are con fronted with a real challenge. It is up to us not only to carry on but, at the /3me time, prepare for the future in order to cope w ith tomorrows criminal problems. Bearing these facts <n mind, the personnel of this bureau is en deavoring to not only perform the duties no.dually required of it but is preparing for what we believe to be much more responsible tasks to be performed in the future. We will continue to have at the ser vices of the' law enloi cement agn cis of this state the highest type of specialists in the various phases of criminal investigaiion. During the past year our records disclose that the types of crime investigated by this bureau have varied but little from past exper ience. Burglary comprises m ore than one-third of the total of our cases. Homicide and embezzlement are next in order, with assaults and robbery following close in their wake. A little more than one third of our total requests for ssistance come from the sheriffs depart ments: while somewhat less than one-third emanate from the police departments, with the remaining approximate one - third coming from the various oilier law' en forcement agencies throughout the state. V/e find an incr#as»d demand on the part of law enforcement agen cies for the use of our laboratory facilities for tne an&ly«jp of the evidence of crime in the determi nation of presence quantity, and character of poisons; the character of blood stains, microscopic, and other examinatins of materials as sociated with the commission of crime. Also, the examination and analysis of projectiles for Ballis tic imprints and records which lead to the determination or iden tification of criminals; the exami nation and identification of finger prints and questioned documents. It has been a pleasure to work with the law enforcement agencies and we look forward with greater enthusiasm toward extending our services throughout the state. -1—V RECEIVES D. F. C. BAYBORO, Dec 24.—For com pleting 50 missions into enemy ter ritory since July, Sgt. Grant L. Morris of Bavboro has received the Distinguished Flying Cross in New Guinea. -V PANAMA PASSAGE Average time of passage for a ship through the Panama canal is from seven to eight hours, with the record passage being f o u i hours and ten minutes._ Eisenhower Lists Italian Drive Gains WITH THE FIFTH ARMY IN ITALY, Dec. 23— (Delayed)— W— Gen. Dwight Eisenhower declared. today that the Italian campaign j had been definitely worthwhile be- j cause it gave the Allies air bases j from which to bomb central Eu-1 rope and also had tied up Ger- j man divisions and kept the enemy j strength spread thin. Prior to the Allied invasion, he! said, seven German divisions were in Italy. Just 13 days after the conquest of Sicily, the Nazis had sent 19 divisions info Italy and in addition, had been forced to keep troops tied up in southern France and the Balkans because of the uncertainty of the next Al lied move, the commander-in-chief added. Tlie American general asserted he was overwhelmed with admira tion of Allied troops fighting un der terrible weather conditions and across difficult terrain on both the Fifth and Eighth army fronts. | BY WAY | ! EXPLANATION 1 8 I For some twenty-two years now the m Friendly Cafeteria has served Wilmington- jk ians seven days a week, 365 days a year with ^ fij two exceptions. % The exceptions are the Labor Day and $ Christmas Holidays. M It is only fair to our employes—em- h ployes who maintain a seven-day week ser- || vice — to have a Christmas Holiday, ^ For that reason, the Friendly Cafeteria $1 m and Restaurant will close Friday evening and M will not open until Monday morning. & | . A 8 Tlie Friendly Cafeteria I ¥ i and Restaurant f | ; .1 . .. iHe&ZSZ"-. ,*♦»»******' CWR'StHKS III v itoodwitt ^llC^ 11 I yoV'f o J p* ill I f I II “Realtors” 201 Princess Street W. A. Fonvielle, Pres. Lloyd W. Moore, V.-Pres. W. D. Jones, Sec.-Treas. Lucile M. Ferrell Florine DeVere Paul A- Bergen „ w Eleanor Dixson Lula S. Pulliam Roger W. Hewlett Louis Q Fonvielle Q. B. Snipes Waddell Watters 8 * evvlett jp , , . —■—■———— CORDIAL ! GREETINGS and BEST WISHES \ for the New Year Sneeden Cycle Co. j 114 Market St. _ i Gotolud Gltnidmab CjnueetUUfA, and This firm extends /1 l/^. ^ ;-to its friends and pa- / 1 • (trons its best wishes Ilf [for a Happy Christmas ii m >and trusts that our ser- /I!01 Ut OYmJL Vices will merit the Icontinuance of your good will. The loyalty of our friends has been of material benefit in bringing us a little closer to our goal of achievement. We are glad that this particular world in which we live, has friends . . . and CHRISTMAS! INDEPENDENT HE (0. One of the most comforting thoughts, and the I ^ most cheerful we know, is the knowledge that we have \ £ hot only: continued to merit the goodwill of our many J§ friends in this locality, but we have also formed many § new friendships. It is to the people of this area that m this Christmas message is addressed I ^ We wish each of you all the fine things I m possible, for Christmas and a / % II l I BURNS' JEWELRY STORE I 105 Market St. j|