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fANE ARDEN MILO GETS A HEARtv. EXTORTION PLOT NIPPED BY TRAP Providence Youth Walks Into Net; Supposed Victim Collaborates PROVIDENCE. R. I., May 4— {JP) _ A 24-year-o!d Providence youth, arrested at gunpoint in an elaborate police trap, was charged today with attempting to extort $400 from Joseph Sullivan, co owner of the Providence Recrea tion center. Joseph Prior was seized late last right when he purportedly kept a blackmail rendezvous with Sulli van, victim of a kianaoing and robbery two weeks ago. Prior was booked early today and held 'A'itn out bail pendin arraignment in district, court tomorrow. Chief Police Inspector John J. Deary said Sullivan received a note threatening his wife and or dering him to "wrap S400 in a bag and throw it in the gutter" in front of a trucking company of fice. Trap Closes Dearv advised Sullivan to substi tute a dummy package filled with strips of blank paper. Five plain elothesmen were posted in darken ed doorways near the meeting place. Sullivan drove past and threw the trackage from his auto mobile. After a five minute wait pacer baa arc throw it in the =u. ec up the package and was ar rested. Sullivan was kidnaped and later . released April 23 by four gunmen who escaped witn S4.000 tra. .hey forced him to take frem the Recre ation Cer.ter safe. Two Nor.tic... Conn.. 27-year-old twins. Paul and Donald UcGuimiss. are held with out bail in connection with that crime. BETRAYED BY KISS, MASSACHUSETTS MAN FACES MURDER COUNT WORCESTER. Mass., May 4— ftj.PJ—Apparently betrayed by a kiss, James Wallent, 44. of Wor cester was cr.arged today with murder in the torch-slaying of Miss Mary M. Kiirr.urray, his 46 year-old fiancee. The woman's nude and mutilat ed body was found yesterday in the rear room of a vacant store ■'■here Wallent was employed as a carpenter and general repairman. Police said she had beer, burned to death with a blow torch. Wal lent. who called police, was ar rested when Police Capt. John J. Kalagher noticed a smear of blood on his face. “1 loved her and we were going to file marriage intentions next week,” police quoted Wallent. “When I found her body I was horrified, but I couldn’t resist kissing her. That’s how I got the blood on my face.” Wallent told police that he saw Miss Kilmurray’s body Friday night when he came to work, but didn't disturb her because he thought she was “just taking a nap.” He said he worked all night and then went to awaken her and found her dead. DUPLIN FARMERS DEVELOP PASTURES BURGAW. May 5.—There has been more interest in developing good pastures this year than any other year for residents of Duplin county, the farm agent reports. A large acreage of permanent pastures have been seeded in the county this spring and good stands of grasses and clovers have been reported. It has been recommended that the pastures be allowed to become well established before grazing is allowed as the amount of grazing will be many times greater if the pasture is given a chance to get a good start. SMILIN’ JACK VO TRY TO EMBARRASS HER PILOT WOLVES SO THE /'P STOP PESTERING HER PRE DATES, SABLE STOOP UP BOTH DOWNWIND AMD hatrace/ ^4) I N. C. PRESS WOMEN NAME FAYETTEVILLE WOMAN PRESIDENT GREENSBORO. May 4——'The North Carolina Press Women at their spring meeting today elected as their president Alene Mofitt of the Fayetteville Observer. Other officers elected were Mad eline Hoover of the High Point Enterprise, vice-president: Bonnie Angelo. Winston-Salem Sentinel, secretary and treasurer: Marian Frink, Wilmington, eastern district chairman: Annie Lee Singletary, Winston? Salem Sentinel, central district chairman; and Mary Frances (Freck) Sproles. Char lotte News, western district chair man. Contest winners in the various newspaper divisions: News: first, Cora S. Rice of the Associated Press (Raleigh bu reau); 2nd. Freck Sproles. Char lotte News: 3rd. Marrie Braddy, Winston-Salem Sentinel. Features: First."Frances Griffin, Winston-Salem Sentinel; 2nd, An nie Lee Singletary; 3rd. Freck Sproles. Columns; Allene Moffitt, Mary Garber, Winston-Salem Sentinel, and Annie Lee Singletary. Layouts: Ann E. Cantreh White, Greensboro News. Annie Lee Sincletarv. Mary Garber. Judges were D. Hiden Ramsey and John E. Jones, both with the Asheville Citizen-Times. TYPHOID HITS MANILA MANILA. May 4 — (ff) — Dr. Mariano C. Icasiano, Manila health officer, said today there was a mild outbreak of typhoid fever in Manila suburban towns, aggravated by water shortages which nave forced outlying resi dents to use unsafe wells. , Such Popularity! >081 y*-ii rmtlAN MARTIN Everyone knows how becoming are drawstring bows! Pattern 9012 stars them on the shoulders of an easy frock! No s:de-seams in skirt! No shoulder-seams, just two parts! This pattern gives perfect fit, is easy to use. Complete, illustrated Sew Chart shows you every step. Pattern 9012 comes in sizes 12. 14, 16. 18 and 20. Size 16 takes 3 1-4 yards 35-inch fabric. Send TWENTY-FIVE cents in coins for this pattern to Wilming ton Morning Star, 173 Pattern Dept. 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE, NUM BER. TOMORROW: CHILD’S OUTFIT. f.OFW 1947 */ NfA gTRVICf.. INC. T. M. FfO. U. «. FAT. OFF. “I'm glad you sent me to the store, Mom—I found that cereal and bought 19 packages of it so I can get that secret message rinor'" mm 'GOOD morning, ratrace { PIP you EN JO/ THE PAUCE WITH DOWNWIND f VLA-ST night?/ NEW SEX MURDER I BAFFLES POLICE Los Angeles County Coroner Says Woman Victim Strangled LOS ANGELES, May 4—(ff)— Mrs. Dorothy Montgomery, 36, whose nude body was found on & vacant lot under a pepper tree yesterday, met death by strangula tion, the coroner's office reported today. Sheriff’s officers continued their investigations of the fourth slay ing in Los Angeles in four months. Lt. Fred Wolfe of the sheriff’s criminology section said tests were being made of stains on a “T” shirt found near Mrs. Montgom 21. City (Fr.) 22. Plunge into water 23. Pay out. as money 26. Governed 27. A chunk 28. On the negative side 29. Ancient 30. Type of spaniel (pi.) 34. Mulberry 35. Canine 36. Swabbing device 37. Lukewarm 39. Cat 41. Ripped 42. Toward the lee 43. Plant ovule 44. Obstacles DOWN 1. Rascal 2. City in Oklahoma ^ LISTEN.YOU \ COUSIN TO A L' CORAL SNAKE, THAT WAS ABOUT f TH'DIRTIEST TRICK. A &IRL \COULD_PULL ON v/ ery’s home to determine if they were blood. Mrs. Montgomery, mother of three children, had been criminal ly attacked, mutilated and strangl ed. sheriff's investigators said. Her husband. Thomas F. Mont gomery. 45, an aircraft worker, reported her missing Friday night when she failed to return home after leaving to pick up their daughter. Maycille, 15, at a play ground. The victim’s bloodstained auto mobile was found near the play ground and investigators said they believed she was taken to the vacant lot some distance away in another car. Oil is Mississippi's newest natu ral resource. First discovered in 1939, there now are 14 producing fields. Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service i This Funny World McNaught Syndicate, Inc.—® Collier'a “I figure, what the heck, if HE doesn't murder Beethoven, somebody else WILL” DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS 3. Part of 22. Dip food 1. Pierce with "to be" into liquid a sword 4. Foundation 23. Young hog 5. Terror of a railroad 24. Young hens 9. Heal 5. Noxious 25. Conclude 10. One of the 6. Epochs 26. Fabulous Great Lakes 7. Breeze bird 11. Formed into 8. Aloofness 28. Gear-wheel a bundle 11. God of tooth 12. Ankles pleasure 30. Put into 14. City 13. Covered code (Prussia) with ink 31. Live coal 15. Belonging 15. Bewitch 32. Garments to him 18. A social of state 16. Half an em class 33. '-Vatch 17. Boxed sci- 19. Free secretly entifically 20. Trouble 35. Terrible Satarday’a Aitver 38. American author 39. Flap 40. A winff CRYPTOO.UOTE—A cryptogram auotation NA LHKGZ F GJKZK NI DSMDFI CDS SDVF, DAP IHUKGNUKI CNVGNHA ! V H G O. Saturday’s Cryptoquote: BASELESS RUMOURS ALSO ADDED TO WELL-FOUNDED FEARS—LUCANUS. THINK TWICE THESE DAYS I WON'T TAKE THAT FKOM ANY PAME— ITS AN INSULT TO MY deputation-^ FOR. TWO CENTS It? f** QUIT/ I mu.,Goop/ HERE'S THE TWO CENTS PLUS . TWO WEEKS bALAKY NOTICE U3 OOV W BYE/ SER. LETKTHH'IIC ERI WOULPN'T vant you to >0 ANYTHING IN THE SPUR. -TH'MOMENT UATyoyp BE SORRY FOR— 1M7. iw 7-r/ Y ““ Tlil“" / DON’T l S-SZs* WASTE v / MY TIME, , ( SHE1EUOCK.' BUT iTsN TIME WE I MADE AN. | ARREST/ BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES 6000 MOC?NtN6, V«A-r<=> THft I tAtftR. f\&OUT VOUR MO'OlKJfe’ R VT CAN'T e>£ I "TOO <jOOM fOR — WASH TUBBS WITH ALLEN VISITING ^ RELATIVES/ MR.PETTIFER. AMP I HAVE BEEN KEPT . (SUITE BUSY.’ \A GASOLINE ALLEY "THERE’S HACK filVIN’ ORPERS AGAIN. HE THINKS IT'S HIS SHOP. iL)R. BOBBS NEVER -AND THAT L COVERS THE AMERICAN STAGE FROM JOE JEFFERSON TO MY OWN BROADWAY TRIUMPH-HAVE I S SEEN SUCH WOODEN POSTURING/...WILL YOU TRY TO LOOK f LESS LIKE... LIKE f 1 ...DOCTORS.1; pL-\ I'HE GUMPS AH-HA- ITS GOOD TO BE HOME - WHERE K A WAN CAN TAKE OFF % HIS NEW SHOES ANPPUT ON HIS OLP MANNERS ____ ORPHAN ANNIE success! the formula! THE DEFENSE AGAINST THE ATOM ! look! in the lining of THE BRAT'S SUITCASE— j OUT OUR WAY X DOW'T KWOW IF IT’LL WORK, BUT THAD’S MA USES RUBBER GLOVES TO PUT TH' PILL IKJ TH’ DOG’S > MEAT—THEY'RE \ > suspicious ! ( OF A PIECE / i YOU HAMDLE / ^ too much; -\i—-—■— t KNOWthe ANSWERS ON SrrHlS CStEEEP ■»L MureDEe now, , //^INSPECTOR! I SUPPOSE I’M ALL vx/raoNG/ ’ ME. PET-?? 1 OH 11 SEE I H&VE * B\T OF NEWS... The’s justI I MAKING , / SOME < SUGGESTIONS, „ SARGE. y “ YES.®' WONDERFUL •\ DEAR- - ' ___ ■irn ' I’LL PUT IRON GLOVES ON IF IT WILL HELP GET A PILL \ DOWN HIM J , WITHOUT / NEARLY \ , THROTTLING V him.' J THE MAJOR OPERATIONS HAVE A OSAI2., INSPECTOR— I BOUGHT VT E3PECIAUUV FOte VOU/ tm<=> vysto to ft MNct NfcA &HBORAOOD BUT NT S NOT MW VNOWt.'. p_.__^= BUT WE’VE COT THINGS TO BE DONE HERE, BIX. WHEN WE NEED HELP HE’S OUT THERE BOSS1N’. -J WELL, PROFESSOR, THAT'S n WHAT WE ARE....AND WE WERE 11DIOTS TD EVER FQ35ET I Till I HAVE FOUND IT! SEE? By J. R. WILLIAMS r I THIMK HE’S ABOUT l HALF SUS > PICIOUS/ V T. M. KCC. U. •..MT. orr. 5-3 YOUR COUSIN WHO'S BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL HAS IWPROUED ENOUGH / <TO COWE HOWE VERY SOON!/ THAT'S 'WHY I'M ANXIOUS X TO HAVE ONE OF OUR OWN _ AFTER ALL,THIS IS ANPY'S ANP MIN'S HOME- NOW PUT THOSE TIGHT RIGHT BACK ON OH, WELL, IT WON’T BE LONG NOW’ DA? AND DO YOU SEE THERE? H’M/ \ WE-U_—1 DON'T MIINDMFi I DO/ ( WHV, VJttfVT ON 'e.HWTH Oo VOQ l N\t.PiN 11 THINK . lT'“5 Pi NtVSH^OP-HOOD 1 i LET ME LIGHT IT Foe VOU- / VOU vaouxoi WD THM'S WWW X ^ THAT'S SWEll] CLEO! SORRS I CANT STOP AND VISIT,,,BUT I'M SO SUSV FOR A FEW kJWS THAT-Jl fOKAV. 1 CAN TAKE A HINT... ILL GO l > AH, FOOL THAT I AM.... TO L RORGET S'JCH AN IMPORTANT INGREDIENT OF CONVINCING J“ —» ACTING AS..../~~* WE'Re GOING ) HOUSE < HUNTING OUR BOARDING HOUSE DON'T make ME LAUGH, MAJOR/ IP SOU HAD A DRESDEN VASE FROM. * THE COLLECTION OP CZAR NICHOLAS 1, IT WOULD B1 WORTH ALL TAG DOUGH •400 COULD STUFF INTO A LAUNDRY S BAG/ lfc_ WE GAVE IT TO f MRS. BRANNIGA!^ r XXI KNOW, BIX, I’M BEGINNIN’ TO THINK THIS PLACE AIN’T BIG ENOUGH FOE HIM AN’ ME, TOO. ho! MvCrraE tiger cat! but do not kill HER- YET-NOR HER DOG> sm6ke/)have r7^GOT°OKl \ \ VOUI2.MIND MlSHERUXK? vois cPiN et proud of - NOUR tAOTV\%R, o^. - D\DK>'T ‘bPV F\ WORO iktvu PO\_\<c, DtStRMt P\TV r** NOT CONTEMPT S, ' CLEO GETSlT THAT'S A GOOD GieF’cTar' THE WAV, HOKJEv!. HERE'S^ KITTEN I PROVED vJnW v. A FEW DAVS A~-v V EXPANDING OR SHRINKING IN THKEE W2B<S MOKE IT WIU. 3E TWICE A5 SIC. ANYWAY, I THINK VOU’KE NUTS! , —/....AS L, ATMOSPHERE! THE HONEYMOON IS OYEH HM-I NEVER REALIZED HOW COMPLICATED , MARRIED LIFE .. COULD,BE--^1. ro HAVE 'AND TO siui' 06* COMES somebody! With MAJOR HOOPLA X thank: J F^ voo, MR. I vJORfALEiew ^ 6000 ^ ■ OAV Sid'l • (3k£^ . ► CAE SA®' r Vvi^At P KEEPS l ME T 'EC^ ‘ PALUI^ : piAlOfS, MS FACE?