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Rrr f i i' 5?‘; ij;. f'! HARNETT CONSTRUCTIVE... Harnett’s OnliV ... PROGRESSIVE Vol. XXXI~No. 3 $2.00 PER YEAR—Sc A COPY Lillmcti^ N» CXf' l^ursday, January 20, 1949 Tf It Concems Harnett, It’s In THE NEWS” Grand Jury Harshly Criticizes Conditions In County’s Schools URGES S^lb^Y -'i*. .--I RECOMMENDS DUNN COLORED UNIT BE CLOSED AXI> AND BUSES BUSES AND AND finds DE- DE- FJINDS PECTS HERE AND THERE; OTHER INSTITUTIONS O. K. Bale Minimum The harshest criticism over di rected at Harnett county's schools and buses by a Grand Jury was con tained in the report submitted to Judpe Clawson L. Williams, presid ing at court here last week, by Foreman My res Tilghman of Dunn and the Jurors serving with him. All other county Institutions were Inspected and given approval by the jury, most of them in a complimen tary way. In his report. Foreman Tilghman stated that his Jurors had Inspected all of the schools and buses, most of the latter being found in good con dition. When it came to the schools, the report went into detail with each tinit, citing conditions that need to he remedied. One school, Harnett County Training School (for Ne groes) at Dunn, the Jury recom mended to be closed till repairs can be made. Following is a complete report of the Grand Jury: To His Honor Clawson L. Will iams, Judge Presiding: We, the Grand Jurors of Harnett County Superior Court, respectful ly submit our final repo>*t for the week ending January 14, 1949. We have examined the County Jail and find it to be clean, sanitary and well kept. The inmates' appear to be well cared for. We have in spected the city Jails at Dunn and .‘Vngier and find them clean, sanitary and well kept. We find everything at the Prison Camp in excellent condition. All buildings are well kept, clean, and- sanitary. All bills received and j>a8sed on with the exception of Case No. 1176 in which* the witnesses, Ralph Jack- son and Juanita Fowler, could not be located. The County Home was inspected and found to be in a clean, sanitary condition, with the highest sanitary rating ever. The rating is Grade A. The foliow'ing , schools were in spected and found to be in the condi tion as follow’s; Duun Grammar School. Clean, sanitary condition considering the building is under repair. Found to be in an unsafe condition in case of fire, one end of the building Is bar ricaded. leaving an exit at only one end upstairs, which In event of fire would be a very hazardous condition and could result In the loss of many lives. We recommend that this con dition be co’irected at once iby erect ion of a temporary* fire escape or that the stops in that end of the building be completed and the bar ricade removed. When the Principal was questioned about this situation, sho stated she had reported this in September to Mr. Johnson and Mr. Ross. Buses at Dunn High School. Maple Grove Indian School. Bus In good shtipe, in need of good building and two more toilets, addi tional facilities needed for teaching above eightli grade. Smith Grove Colored School. Not served by iiuses. Building in good shape with exception of front porch, which is in need of repair, needs a new pit for girls* toilet and another outside door in building for use in event of fire. Beaver Dun; Colored School. In good condition and buses which serve schoo!, reported by Principal to be in good condition. Buses park ed at Harnett County Training School. Dunn High School. Needs steps at one of the back doors. No soap in toilets as dispensers are out of or der. Toilets need deodorizers, not adequate fire protection with respect to extinguishers, not sufficient stor age for school supplies or lunch mom supplies, toilet facilities start ed last summer for colored lunch room help should be completed, need I'.olf-closing val'vo on foiintain on play ground. Bus No. 67 emergency brake broken, reported in Septem ber. Bus No. 6$ brakes need ad justing. When loaded, not sufficient. Bus No. 53, emergency brake no good. Inside of this bus needs re pair, lug nuts on right front wheel will not stay tight. Bus No. 60, back door will not open, emergency ifyrake needs adjusting, no lights at all Bus which Involved in recent wreck in Dunn, driver says he reported (Continued on page eight) Cotton yleld.s of fanners partlci- patlng in the 1048 Plve-Acre Con test have boon unusually high. Preliminary estimates Indicate that the yields will range from slightly more than one hale per acre on up, with a majority of the growers averaging more than 800 pounds of lint per acre. These figures are for all contestants in the county, landlords and tenants, whites and Nepcroes. In no case will the yield of a contestant l>e below a bale of cotton per acre. TB SEAL SALE STILL RUNNING SHORT OF GOAL COU.NTV HAD QUOTA OF ¥1,700 AND MISS LASSITER REI*ORTM $l.iU».87 TURNED IX OX .STAMP SALE ROSS EXPRESSES APPRECIATION FOR JURY REPORT IN LETTER TO GRAND JURY, .SU PERINTENDENT . OF SCHOOLS POINTS OUT THAT WORK IS PROGRESSING With a goal set at $1,700, the Harnett County Tuberculosis Asso ciation sale of Christmas Seals (the little TB stamps) is still short around $300. Miss Irene Lassiter of the County Health Department, who Is In charge of the Seal Sale, reports that $1,- 385.87 has been received in her of fice from the season’s sales. Miss Lassiter stresses the fact that funds from the sale of the little seals has accomplished much in the way of detection and prevention of the spread of tuberculosis In Har nett county. She points also to the .fact that TB, the ruthless killer among all diseases, is still taking entirely too many lives. Although much progress has beou made toward the eradication of this dread disease, there Is much yet to be accomplished.'And the.funds de rived through the Seal Sale is aiding wonderfully In this work. Seals were mailed out to those who were thought to bo interested in the anti-tuberculosis work, with the request that they remit a penny for each seal. Those who have not yet respond ed to that appeal may yet contribute to the elimination of tuborculosis in Harnett count.v by sending the mon ey to Miss Lassiter at the County Health Departmient. Those who may not hpve received the seals can also help by making a contribution—as much as they de sire. NATIONAL SAEB^V CX>UNOIL AND STATE SAFtirri^iHVIsiON GIVE 1tUI.fiS FQR (j^FB DRIVING ITk’i Moi^RlSTS Judge Williams Sentences 14 To Serve Terms In State Prison oner* against traf- "Be a ‘winter fic aceWents!” That’s the adf^e of S. L. Oay- nor, Jr., Assista^ Director of the Highway Safety 'nyislon of the Do Dances Being Held At Cambro Pond The members of Anderson Creek Home Demonstration Club are spon soring a series of dances beginning Thursday, January 20, at 7:30 p. m. These dances will be hold at Cambro Pond, the proceeds to be used in the building of a Community House. Chaperones will be Mrs. Will Lasater, Mrs. Carroll Wood and Mrs. Angus Shaw, HARNETT GIRL HONORED The Teachers Playhouse, drama tic club at East Carolina Teachers College, has announced the. election of a large group of both active and honorary members of the organiza tion. Those chosen as active members includes: Betsy Sue Stafford, Buie’s Creek. Upon receipt of a copy of the- re port of the Grand Jury serving at the January term of Harnett Supe rior Court, Superintendent of Har nett’s schools, C. Reid .Ross, address ed the following letter to Mr. Myres Tilghman of Dunn, foreman of the J ury: January 13, 1'949. Mr. Myres Tilghman, Foreman, Harnett County Grand Jury, Dunn, N. C. Dear Myres: I want to express to you my ap preciation for your promptness In making available to me a copy of the Grand Jury Report. I would like to give you a preliminary report at this time as many of the things mentioned in the report have already been taken care of and 1 will file a with you a complete report before your next meeting. Dunn Grammar School: The new stairway at the end of the second floor hallway is not completed but It is .in condition to be used as a fire exit. A door has been cut in the tern porary partition at the end of the hallway making it available for use ill an emergency. The two tempor ary ladders which were put up at the beginning of the school year will no longer be needed as an emergency exit. Maple Grove Indian School: There are no . funds available for the con struction of a new building. Every effort will be made to keep the old building in a usable condition. No provision can be made for teaching above the eighth grade as there are not enough pupils for the State to establish a high school. You pro>ba- bly recall a number of years ago the State aided in the construction of an Indian high .school over in Sampson county. Since we do not have enough Indian students In this county, for a high school, the State will pay as much as $10 per month per pupil for transportation for Indian pupils living in Harnett .\nd wo have had some pupils in the past to take ad vantage of this. The two additional toilets are scheduled to be built and will be installed as soon as possible. Small Negro Schools: The repairs recommended for the following schools, which are more or less of a minor nature, will be made just as soon as possible; Smith Grove, John- sonvllle, Ridgeway, McLean’s Chap el, Bethlehem, Erwin, Mt. Pisgah, Cedar Grove, Norrington, Angler, Coats, In regard to the stoves at Cedar' Grove, school, 4 might say these have already been' re-worked with needed replacement parts. Mary Stewart School: The con dition of the stove referred to has been remedied. The other items men tioned will be corrected. LaFayotte School: A plumber has been sent today to check on the toi let facilities. The insufficient stor age space and cafeteria space can not be. corrected until additional funds are secured for the building of an agriculture shop which will re lease the space needed. The Board of Education has plans, for such a building and it will bo built as soon (Continued on page eight) JUDGE SCORES JURY’S VERDICT IN M’NEILL CASE pariment of Motojf Vehicles. “'When driving in raln,..^sleet, or snow," Qaynor said, “ev^ motorist^ should be especially alerj^:,at the wheel and. have the proper ^ulpment to cope with' winter conditions.’’ Statistics show that «accldeiit rates increase from 24 to 53 ,p^r cent during ice and snow months,r according to the National Safety Opuncil. Gaynor urged all North Caro-, lina motorists to . study endorsed methods of redu0ng accidents and fatalities caused thy poor ivlslbillty and other hazards of the winter season. The National Safety Council, through testing and scientific re search, has prepared the following rules designed to help all of us win the battle against the traffic hazards of winter;. 1. Get the “feeF' of the road sur face when you start out. Test break ing and acceleration ability when no other cars are near and before you are faced with an emergency. 2. Reduce speed when load sur faces are snowy or icy so you can stop In time. Remember at only 20 miles per hour it takes 4 to 12 times more distance to stop on unow or ice than on dry concrete, 3. Keep windshield and windows clear of snow and ice on the outside, fog and frost Inside. Che^ik your de froster and wipers. 4. Use tire chains when snow or ice conditions prevail. They reduce braking distances for cars' and trucks from >40 to 70 per cent, and provide “go” traction often needed to start or climb hills. 5. Carbon monoxide poisoning is dangerous! Never warpa. j'p^. car itp. in a closed ga«f^e,’' ::^‘eck7 exhaust systems and'floor; boardii for. leaks. Manifold type heaters shiauld not ibe used unless frequently eiiamined for leaks and other detects, 'j 6. Good tire treads at;e desirable because they Improve stopping' on wet pa’/ement, but do not depend on only new treads to 'help on Ice or packed snow. JURY FAILED TO AGREE, PRO SECUTOR ACCEPTS PLEA OF ACCESSORY AND JUDGE PRO NOUNCES LIFE SENTENCE Potslto Man Ed Gilchresi^ wlio fanrs on the Dr.. Younfc fann in .knderson Cr^k township, lost week, brought to Th» News offio^ one of the od dest looking .sweet potatoes ever seen In these parts. The potato had the appearance of three pota toes grown together and had the resemblance of a Uttle fat man. Ed'may not be the biggest potato man in the county, but he is the only one to date who has grown a potato man. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Another Jury was scored by Judge Clawson 'Williams last week when the twelve men bearing the case of Troy McNeill, charged with the slaying of his wife, failed to agree on a verdict after nine hours delibe ration. McNeill went on trial for the sec ond time for the slaying, having se cured from the Supreme Court a new trial after being convicted last May and sentenced by Judge Paul Frizzelle to die in the State's gas chamber. The high court ruled that there was error in the Judge’s charge. Solicitor Jack Hooks and Assist ant John R. Hood were again asking for a first degree verdict in the sec ond trial. Following the failure of the 'Jury to arrive at a verdict, the prosecuting attorneys accepted a plea of accessory before the fact of murder. Judge Williams, after lecturing the Jury and condemning McNeill, sentenced the defendant to'serve the remainder of his life in State Prison. The Judge directed Clerk Hovrard Godwin to make an entry'6n'*the sen-'^ tence to the effect that, no pardon or parole would ever be. recom mended. McNeill was charged with killing his wife, using several deadly wea pons—a fire ,pokor, a stick, an ax and a shotgun. The Judge also men tioned the fact that the defendant’s daughter Is serving a term for man slaughter. Judge Williams declared the evi dence supported a verdict for firpt degree murder, and he stated that the Jurors were derelict in their duty in not agreeing on such a ver dict. It was understood that the Jurors stood eight for *second' degree and four for'Yirst degree. This was the last case tried for the term. It was concluded at IfiiSO p. Saturday. The Jury took the case SUPERVISOR SAYS LISTING IS SPEEDING UP ONLY TWO OF SK MURDER CHARGES CALLED TO TRIAL BUT SOLICITOR HOOKS CIjEAKS DOCKET OF .MANY MINOR CASES . IN SESSION THAT 1.A.STKD ONLY ONE WEEK URGING CITIZENS TO LIST PROP- ERTlf^ PROMPTLY SO THAT BOOKS WDjL be COMPLETE WHEN 'TURNED IN Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Blanchard of Puquay Springs announce the en gagement of their daughter, Miss Catherine Blanchard,’, to Wilbur \yava Gilchrist, son of W!r. and Mrs. W. C. Gilchrist of bilUn.?ton. m. at five minutes after six o’clock Frtdar afternoon. Late in the night Judge Williams ordered them to get a night’s rest. They deliberated a- gain Saturday moyning. Finally at noon the Jury reported they were (Contfnued on page eight) Tax Supervisor Berios Johnson’s appeal to citizens of Harnett county to list their property promptly is having the desired effect. Listing- is proceeding this year faster than usual. Although thi3 County Commission ers have extended the listing time .to Fetbruary 15, Supervisor Johnson is anxious that all abstracts'be fill ed out this month. “The earlier we can finish the Job of listing,” he^ says, the sooner we can determine; the total valuations we will have this jear. This will in turn enable County Auditor Carson to estimate the tax rate necessary for 1949 after be has made up -his budget.’’. The Supervisor’s appeal for early listing,, is prompted by the fact that if there are no “late listing” the complete valuations^ will be booked when 'the list^ers .turn„4n. Jbh- stracts^ Then, too, there-is a penalty of ten per cent that is added to all late listings, .and the Supervisor doesn’t want a single entry of that sort to go into the records. Reports from the thirteen town ships state that the work is pro ceeding satisfactorily, and they hope to be .able to turn in the final re ports with no property owner left out. Supervisor Johnson states- that in- asmuclt as the Commissioners have extended the closing listing date to February 16, there will be no listing after that date without the ten per cent iienalty being applied. Trial of many criminal cases in Superior Court last week, included two murder trials, thinned the heavy docket down, but five of the murder cases listed were left I over fot the March term, ^ Judge Clawson Williams sentenc ed 14 to serve terms in' State Prison. Following are the cases tried: James Grice, who .plead guilty of being an accessory before the fact of murder, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the State Prison. Nol pros was taken in the case against Carl Eldward .Barefoot, care less and reckless driving. I The case against B. E. Westbrook, operating auto while' intoxicated, was also uol prossed,' Johnnie Walker, who plead guilty to larceny of a Cushman Scooter, was sentenced to not: less than 3 years nor more than 5 . years In State Prison. James .Bowden and Alton Leroy Ruffin plead guilty to larceny and were each given 3 lo 5 years In State Prison. John L. Spearman,, Jr. was sen'- tenced to not less than 3 years and nor more than 5 years for house breaking and larceny. An ' appeal was taken and a,ppeal bond was sot at $100 and appearance bond at $3,000. Judson Jackson was given 12 months tor larceny. Berry Griffin plead guilty of breaking and entering other than burglariously at home of Nassle Chance, with intent; to commit a Time Shoit Foi New Acies HEARING FOR COMPLAI'^ANTS Town Board to Meet Monday Night (o Hoar Allegations and Objec tions to Street Assessntsnta Levying On Personal Property Will Hit Prominent People Harnett county departed fr.pm its usual custom of the past decade or two when the Board of Commission ers at its January meeting ordered Tax Collector W. D. Harrington to immediately begin levying on per sonal property to satisfy unpaid taxes. Personal property includes auto mobiles—In fact tlio autos wore mentioned flrdt in the board’s order, A tax collector’s levy placed on an automobile generally brings ' In the cash. Nobody, prominent or otherwise, likes to have his or her modern vehicle tied down with a tax sticker. But, If the collector proceeds ac cording to the board’s order with the levying on personal property, there will he a lot of automobiles, maybe come trucks too, tied down —until the past-due tax is -paid. Collector Harringter’s books show that quite a number of Harnett citizens have not settled their li948 .tax bill with the county. A great many of them are prom inent people. Believe it or not, some of them are county officials. But the Commissioners' evidently were bent on pushing collections on past-due taxes when they ordered Collector Harrlng^fbn to start the levy process. Taxe^ for 1948 fell due last Octo ber ■ 1st. While Collector Harrington is mailing out letters to some , 7,000' on his list who have not paid’ their 1948 dues to the county’, he is also giving warning to all of them that he will levy on their personal; prop erty if they don’t come acrostf right away. . What that "right away” may .be taken to mean is: as soon as the collector can get around to where the personal property is. It will he a big Job, and tide col- j lector has no help. It may talice him quite a while to go all' over the county locating personal property belonging to delinquents. The roll of street paving assess ments has been compiled and placed on file in the Town Coramlssioners’ office in the Lillington. Municipal Building for Inspection by property owners In the town. The Town Commissioners will meet next Monday night, January 24, at 7:30 o'clock, for the purpose of hearing allegations and objec tions, if any, in regard to the assess ment roll. Many property owners have paid their assessments. Some paid before the paving was begun by the Zeiglor- Cline Construction - Company last summer. In the event that any of the assessments remain uppaid, the Town Board will order that their assessments .be .placed, against prop erty the same , as regular taxes. - Plantbed Time If yon notice cwrls of smoke rising from the woods here and there throughoat Hamett county, almost nay day now, you needn’t notify Sheriff Bill Salmon or 'any of his d^pities that you've seen evidence of a maaufactory of 11- Melt beverage. Just lay off of It. It's plaatbed time la Harnett, aad farmers iriio expect Hkppy times to come again next fall are “temlng ofT* preparatory to sow ing the seeds that bring, after much hard labor, those happy times. FEB. 1 FINAL DATE TOBACCO ALLOTMENTS NON-ACREAGE FARMERS CAN GET ALLOTMENTS IF THEY QUALIFY BEFORE THAT . DATE, SAYS CAMERON ILL WITH PNEUMONIA Miss Adelaide Shaw, who is asso ciated with the Board of .Education office, has been 111 for the past sev eral weeks.at,'her home with pneu monia. Her condition ie. improved. Safety Council Meeting , Secretary O. H. Hood of the Harnett County Safety Council la notifying members and all others interested of a meeting irf the- Council in the courtiito^ise audi torium tomorrow (Friday) plght at 7:80 o’clodk. Hie pnbHc is cordially invited to attend meetings of 'the Conniell ben;^^ ,aU nm^f^ .epiysiiflaw^ awe 1^, .Vjital ceniJM»,. bn- •vjfrwue. , Cottage Prayer At Buie*t Creek The Presbyterians of ‘Buie’s Creek, their friends and connections, will have a cottage prayer meeting at'the home of Mrs. Q. G. Page in Buie’s Creek Friday night, January 21st, at 7:30. AH. members and friends are urged to attend tliis first prayer meeting service and to bring thqir children. Rerr. Donald Mc Mahan, the pastor, will deliver a sermonette and prayer and this v^ill be' followed by a social hour. Come out and,eaJoy^ this hour of spiritual blowing and felijowship. To Hot Springs Mr. and Mrs. Nichols of Coats left last' Sunday for Hot Bprlnfs, Arkan sas’, where they .expect to stay till February .15.. Thi8..,.ls .their second trip. to.the health resoi^ Mayor and Mrs. Charlie Loving also left Sunday for Hot Springs, where they expect to rejnutn for a while. Ur. and Mrs. J. O. Sutton and -Mr. ai^ -Mrs. Charlie Morton are speed ing sometime, aj(, Hot- Spring*- MoBryde Cameron, chairman of the Harnett County AAA Committee, states .that farmers who have never been allotted any tdbacco acreage on their farms may become eligible for allotments If they can comply with the stipulations set up for the distri bution of surplus acreage^ allotments. new Applications for new growers’ allotments', must be filed ibefore Feb ruary'!, 1P49, lor the current crop, unless the applicant was discharged from the armed services subsequent to December 31, 1’948. The following conditions must be met iiefore growers may obtain al lotment's for new farms. The opera tor shall be largely dependant for his livelihood on the,farm. The farm covered by an . application shall be the only one of an individual opera tor for which a tobacco allotment is eptabliffhed for, 1949. The operator shall have had experience in grow ing i|lue-curel ■ tobacco during two of th^; past five-yeant, veterans be ing, .eligible, with one .' year’s experi ence.' The .farm shell not have a .194'9 {allotment of tobacco, other tlian,ithat for which applioation Is mgde,- New grower tobacco allotment can not exceed th« smaller of, 15 per cent 0S3 the. oroprland on the farm, or 75 per ‘^nt- of - the, allotment for old fjlue-iinned tarms vwhich are similar. felony therein, towit, larceny. This plea was accepted by the State and he wag sentenced to 1 not less than 7 nor more than 10' years in State Prison. J. B. Seaberry was sentenced to 3 to 6 years in State Prison' after pleading guilty to larceny. Raymond Elliott, charged with larceny, was sentenced To *3 to 5 years, suspended upon condition he pay cost and repay his father $200, and help his father | U’ork on ' the farm and remain of good behavior. Robert Stewart piead guilty of larceny of ies.s thanj $50. He was sentenced to 18 month to 3' years, suspended for 3 years upon condi tion he remain of good behavior. Buddy George Smith was sentenc ed to the roads for :l months after being found guilty of larceny from the person. | Ernest McNeill w.a8 found not guilty of housebreaking and larceny. Willie Price, being tried in the same case, was given 3 1:0 5 years in State Prison. Anthony Harris plead guilty reck less driving and was fined $100 and cost. J. Lee Langdon plead guilty of operating auto while under in fluence and was fined $100 and cost and ordered to surrender his driv ing license. Isaac McKeithan plead guilty of temporary larceny of and auto and was given 2 .years on'the roads. De fendant also .plead guilty operating auto while intoxicated with opera tors license and was given 6 months on the roads, sentenced to begin at expiration of 8eni;ence for tem porary larceny. Fred Pollard and ; Clayton Hurd wei[e sentenced to 6, months each after pleading guilty .uf larceny of a Jeep automobile. Peyton Eklward Garner and John Strickland plead guilty of breaking and entering and weije sentenced to not less than 18 months nor more than 3 years. Golden B. Faircloth was found not guilty of operating auto while intoxicated. In the cotton stealing case Wil- ford Patterson was iientenced to '3' to 6 years in State Prison. The other defendants, John D. ! Black, Felton Black, William Hair 1 and Winfred Jackson were given 7 to 10 years in State Prison in each of several' clfarges, the sentenccis to run con currently. In another! case, the last four named defendailts were given 5 to 7 years, the seutenees to b^ gin at tbe expiration of the 7 to 10 year terms. The 6 to 7-years sen tences. however, were; suspended up on condition the deltindanta remain of good behavior for 6 years after the miplratlon of tbe 7 to Id yoar tarms.
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