THE WEATHER:
FAIR, CONTINUED RATHER
COLD TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WEDNESDAY EAEILI
CLOUDY AND A LITTLE
WARMER.
VOLUME L
IKE TO COMMAND NORTH ATLANTIC
Slot Machine
Bill May Be
Passed Today
%JICK ACTION SEEN;
CHIEF OPPONENT
CAN’T FILIBUSTER
By UNITED PRESS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19—
(UP) The anti-slot ma
chine bill, its most outspoken
foe reduced to a whisper, ap
peared certain of Senate ap-
Iprovel today.
Sen. Edwin C. Johnson D., Colo.,
Chairman of the Senate Commerce
Committee which sponsored the bill,
said there was no roadblock to a
ivote before nightfall since Sen
George W. Malone, R., Nev., is un
able to filibuster against the mea
sure.
Malone, who once promisod to
talk against the legislation "until
idrop,” had to quit after only 50
inutes yesterday because of a
severe attack of laryngitis.
The bill would ban inter-state
Shipment of slot machines and
other gambling devices into states
which do not specifically exempt
themselves from the act. The mea
sure was drawn up by a senate
house conference committee from
versions passed earlier by both
chambers. The house has not act-
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Gals Will Get
Their Privacy
In Local Jail ►
A lady is a lady, even |n the
hoosegow, and she’s entitled to her
privacy, according to T. A. Early,
inspector of c orrectional institu
tions for the State Department of
Public Welfare.
So Dunn will have to put up a
screen to separate the fractious
menfolks from the erring women,
the inspector recommended.
The city council agreed with
Early and decided Monday night
look into the problem of screen
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MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY And everybody’s getting “Merry Christ
mas” cards through the mail these days. Pictured here are some of the Dunn Post
Office RFD mail carriers, shown this morning just before they started out on their
routes. Note that practically every box is stuffed. Left to right are: H. H .Weeks, sub
stitute on Route 2; Gordon Reddish, carrier on Route 2; Ben Schneider, carrier on
Route 5; Roy Weeks, substitute on Route 5; and Roy J. Brown, carrier on Route 4.
The regular carriers had to call in their substitutes to help them deliver the big
loads. (Daily Record photo by T. M. Stewart.) •
Employees Os Town Os Dunn
Put Under Social Security
VARIED MATTERS UP
BEFORE COUNCIL
MEMBERS LAST NIGHT
All groups of city employes eligible
to parUcipate in the revised Federal
social security plan will begin chip
ping into the pot beginning Jan.l,
the city council decided here Mon
day: night.
Meeting in the final- session ot,
1950, tne council acted to enter the
program and to provide the funds
required by the Social Security Ad
ministration
Under Federal statutes, each em
ploye kicks in 1.5 per cent of his
salary, which is matched by tlie
employer—the Town of Dunn in this
case. Total cost of the plan for the
rest of the fiscal year, which ends
June 30, will be about $650, City
Manager R. Thomas Hobbs esti
mated.
“This is the first step toward
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State News Briefs
KINSTON, Dec. 19 —(UP)— A
South Carolina sawmill boss was
ufider $2,000 bond today awaiting a
grand jury hearing Jan. 22 into the
slaying of a Negro worker. ,
Woodrow P. Cato of Loris, S. C.,
told deputy W. S. ClemefiTS,' JFTT h&
shot Robert Swearinger, also of
Loris, near here Saturday night af
ter the Negro attacked him with a
knife
FAIRMONT, Dec. 19 (UP)
Clyde Lupo found 'the body of his
son. Robert Earl Lupo, 29, in a
burned over section of woods near
their home near here yesterday.
Coroner Chalmers Biggs said the
younger Lupo apparently died in a
fire which destroyed the woods
Saturday. No inquest would be held,
he said.
i
i RALEIGH, N. C., Dec. I»— , VT>‘J
The State Highway Commission is
sued a report today which virtually
killed any hope of bridges over the
Alligator River and Croatan Sound
in eastern North Carolina.
The report was a survey of some
10,000 drivers in the area, inter
viewed to determine if tolls would
pay the cost of the $5,500,000 project.
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C., Dec. 19—,
(UP) M. E. McDonald, 30. was under
a six months sentence today, sus
pended on condition that he drink
no alcoholic beverage for two years
and not molest any member of the
congregation of a nearby Holiness
Church.
MenTbers of the congregation
charged that McDonald marched
into the cfiurch, brandished a cap
pistol and ordered the preacher to
leave the pulpit.
“I’m taking over the services
here,” he announced. He did—until
the police arrived.
ROXBORO, Dec. 19 (UP)
Drivers of two cars were under
SI,OOO bond each today following a
head-on collision which killed Willie
Sale For Blind
Will Be Held
Citizens will have an opportunity
to purchase some fine Christmas
presents on Friday and Saturday of
this week and, & doing so, v3l help
the blind citaens of this area.
W, V. Sizemore of Dunn, head of
Motor Credit Company, announced
today that a sale will be conducted
by and for these handicapped citi
zens these two days at the Motor
Credit Company offices on South
Fayetteville Avenue.
Mrs. Hattie Faircloth, case worker
for the blind in Harnett County,
will be in charge of the sale. ,
The public is invited to see and
inspect these, beautiful and useful
items of handiwork.
LODGE TO MEET
Local Master Masons are invited
to attend a stated communication of
Palmyra Lodge 147 at 7:80 tonight,
according to Charles R. Storey,
lodge secretary.
DUNN, N. C. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1950
Talley, 57-year-old Person County
Indian, near here yesterday.
RALEIGH, Dec. 19 —(UP)— Dr.
.Clyde A. Erwin, state superinten
dent of schools, today urged pay
raisesTf)r some 2,300 North Carolina
teachers, principals and superinten
dents left out of this month’s $7,-
200,000 salary raise.
He asked increases for some 1,089
sub-standard teachers, 829 classified
principals, 172 superintendents and:
107 trades and industrial teachers. 1
BULLETINS
By UNITED PRESS
The East Coast and the Southland shivered today in
some of the coldest weather of the season. A cold front
swept as far south as Florida, dropping temperatures to 30
at Jacksonville, 25 at Tallahassee, 19 at Atlanta and 12 at
Nashville. Frost was reported in many sections of Dixie.
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec 19—The 12 Atlantic Pact Na
tions ended months of wrangling and compromise today
by giving a go-ahead to limited German rearmament—if
the Germans are willing—to help defend Europe against
Communism.
A TOKYO, Dec. 19 —U. S. 3rd Division forces in the Hung
nam Beachhead in Northeast Korea have abandonded
Yongpo Airport and are backed up into an area only two
miles wide and five miles long on the sea coast, it was dis
closed today.
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NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 19—Two seamen were washedover
board from the Submarine Sea Lion in rough weather last
night 50 miles east of Cape Henry, the Navy announced
today, and one was rescued a short time later. The rescued
man was reported “in good shape” in a message from the
submarine. Names qf the men were withheld.
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TOKYO, Dec. 19 —A U. S. Air Force C-54 transport carry
ing 30 passengers and a crew of seven disappeared today
on a flight from Okinawa to Clark Field, in the Philippines,
and bfficials feared it had crashed.
MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 19—A 24-year-old Miami bank teller,
who the FBI said went on a brief spending spree with part
of the $30,586 he slipped from the bank, was arrested last
night in Memphis.
Edmund D. Mason, special agent of the FBI here, said
Raymond Earl Irwin admitted flying to Atlanta and New
Orleans with the bank’s money after leaving work last
Friday..
TOKYO, Dec. 19—The North Korean Government said
in a broadcast tonight that the Communist Army intends
to invade South Korea, capture Seoul, establish a unified
Korean government and drive American troops from the
country.
Beachhead
Battle In
Final Stage
AMERICANS PULL BACK
TOWARD HUNGNAM
WATERFRONT TODAY
By EARNEST HOBERECHT
U. P. Staff Correspondent
TOKYO, Dec. 19—(UP) —
The battle of the Hungnam
Bfeachhead appeared to be
entering its crucial final
stage today as the revived
North Korean Army for the
first time joined the Chinese
redsiege forces.
The U. S. 3rd Division, apparently
now alone defending the beachhead
perimeter, fought with its back to
the sea to hold open the escape
Port of Hungnam against Commu
nist “Banzai” attacks.
Charging Chinese Reds overran
two American outposts just before
dawn, but Gl’s rose from their
frozen foxnojes and restored the
line by daybreak. Big guns of
warships offshore, rrom the Batcle
ship Missouri to destroyers, joined
massed artillery and air fleets in
bombarding the enemy.
‘Although the enemy assault had
slackened again by noon (10 p. rn
Monday EST), front dispatches re
ported that North Korean units lor
the first time had joined the siege.
They were drawn from among 13
reorganized North Korean divisions
which Gen._ Douglas MacArthur’s
communique’ today reported prob
ably totalled 150,000 men. Another
50,000 North Korean conscripts and
recruits were believed in training
in Manchuria safe from allied air
attack.
MADE GOOD TIME
, .."TJwfie full mpepis have elapsed
since the disorganized North Korean
army f(ed north from the United
Nations perimeter after the Inchon
landing and the North Koreans,
evidently with obvious- assistance
from their allies, have made good
; use of this time in reorganizing
their forces," the communique said.
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DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
Eisenhower Is Still
Seen As Candidate
By LYLE C. WILSON
U P Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—(UP)—Gen. Dwight D. Eisen
hower’s new military command will not disqualify him
from the Republican presidential nomination in 1952.
No one is counting him out of
politics merely because he was nam
ed today’ to be headman of Western
Europe Is defense against Commu
nism.
Since Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
struck out in 1948 as Republican
Presidential candidate there has
been a growing Republican boom for
Ike. There is opposition, too.
But the Ike-for-President move
ment has gone too far to be stopped
beore the Republican convention by
anyone except the General himself.
There is neither established tradi
tion nor law against putting a mil
itary man in the White House.
Under those circumstances the
General’s boosters can whoop it up
tor him during the next 18 months
just as loudly as if he were in civ
ilian clothing administering his dut
ies as president of Columbia Un
iversity.
Ike has been a General through
out his tenure at the University.
He and other five star commanders
of World War II were not retired
when their time came.
The top brass were maintained
on the military rolls at full pay and
in semi-active status. They were
entitled to the services of an aide,
a military office and, if desired,
military transportation.
DISAGREED WITH TRUMAN
But the new job will silence
Eisenhower politically. Since accept
ing the Columbia presidency in 1948
Ike has made speeches which show
ed increasingly his disagreement
with the Truman administration
and Democratic policies.
Left wingers were trying to nom
inate the General for president or*
the Democratic ticket in 1948. They
were shocked and angered when
they finally found out his views on
public questions.
An organization called Americans
for Democratic Action was booming
him for the Democratic nomination
in 1948 ADA is made up of-Roose
velt New Dealers. During its nation
al convention a year ago,denounced
Eisenhower as an “advocate of a
jungle state.”
ADA turned against him ater a
speech In whiqji Ike directly at
tacked administration spending and
its individual security policies.
In his European defense post
Eisenhower will not be able to make
more speeches like that. But he
already has caught the Republican
ear.,
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey got in
front-of the Eisenhower parade in
mid-October. Dewey said he was
for Ike for president. He said Ike’s
political philosophy was right. Un
less, Dewey decides to run himself,
the absence ot his candidate in
Europe will not make any difference.
Dewey admitted In October that
he didn’t know whether Ike was a
republican. But along with many
other Republicans, Dewey said:
“He’s Republican enough for me.”
TWO ARRESTED
Two persons were arrested on
charges of public drunkenness Mon-
Scott Replies
To Doffermyre
RALEIGH, Dec. 19 —(UP)—Court
officials aren’t supposed to base ac
tion on any case on an assumption
concerning- what the Governor will
do, Gov. Kerr Scott said today in
Commenting on the Governor’s
reply this afternoon, Mr. Doffer
myre said:
“Now isn’t that a dumb statement
for the Governor of North Carolina
to make.”
He said it was "shining example
of the Governor’s ignorance of the
law.”
reply to a Dunn criminal lawyer
who contended he should have
spared the life of Emmett Garner.
Garner was convicted of beating
his wife to death and was sentenced
to death by Judge Luther Hamilton,
who later recommended mercy in a
special letter to the Governor.
Hamilton said he had no course
but to sentence Garner to die but
said he felt the case contained suf
ficient doubt of premeditation to
urge commutation.
SCOTT BLAMED
Dunn Attqrney Everetye L. Dof
fermyre said there was sufficient
evidence in the case for it. to be
submitted on the question of first
degree murder and blamed Garner’s
execution on the fact that Scott
“did not have the intelligence and
wisdom to follow the advice and
counsel of a person who is learned
in the law.”
Doffermyre said defense Attorney
L. M. Chaffin did not perfect Gar
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Dunn Hi Band One
Os Best In Section
Some people keep diaries and
others write autobiographies in
order to remember their personal
histories.
But Director W. L. Burrage of the
Dunn High School Band has a
much simpler way of keeping in
touch with the vital statistics on
grew.
Two large wall calendars, each
measuring three by two feet, serve
as the band’s permanent memory.
On it are inked at the appropriate'
dates—such milestones as the band’s
first appearance, the day it got its
uniforms, its rating in district con
tests and the wide variety of events
at which it has performed.
The last entry Jc for Dec. 15,1950,
when the Dunn High School band,
in with the Girls’ Glee
Club, gave its first free concert.
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Will Defend
Europe
Against Reds
GEN. EISENHOWER TO
TAKE OVER EUROPEAN
COMMAND NEXT MONTH
By DAYTON MOORE
U. P. Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19—
(UP) President Truman
named Gen. Dwight D. Ei
senhower today as Supreme
Commander of Unif ie d
North Atlantic Armed Forces
to defend Western Europe
against Communist attack.
United Press Staff Correspondent
Eisenhower, who led the Western
Allies to victory over Nazi Germany
in World War 11, was the unanimous
choice of the military, defense, and
diplomatic leaders of the 12 North
Atlantic Pack Nations.
In designating Eisenhower for the
top post, President Truman said his
“experience and talents make him
uniquely qualified to assume the
important responsibilities of this
position.”
Eisenhower’s appointment follow
ed promptly the formal notification
by the pact’s foreign and defense ■
ministers that they had completed
arrangements at their meeting in
Brussels to set up a single armed
force under a U. S. Supreme Com
mander for the defense of Western
Europe. They expressed “earnest
hope” that Eisenhower would be
designated.
Eisenhower’s appointment, al
though a certainty for more than
three months, came in an atmos
phere of extreme urgency resulting
from Communist China's aggression
in Korea. ,
Underscoring the danger of new
Comfnunist move, in. Europe—Sfi£=
retary of State Dean Acheson and
Army Secretary Frank Pace warned
the other pact nations yesterday
that they must make greater efforts
to arm themselves to meet the
threat of Russian aggression.
TO GO NEXT MONTH
Eisenhower, who stepped down as
Army Chief of Staff in 1948 to be
come president of Columbia Uni
versity, was expected to go to Europe
on his new* assignment next month.
Fontainebleau or Versailles, both
near Paris, have been mentioned as
the site of his Supreme Headquar
ters. Fontainebleau has been head
quarters for the Western Union
High 'Command of Field Viscount
Montgomery of Britain, which will
be absorbed by Eisenhower’s new
command. • ■
In contrast to the great allied
fighting force uijder his command
in world war 11, General “Ike” will
inherit only a paper army—and a
big headache over the arming of
Germany.
The plan, approved by the de
fense and foreign ministers after a
U. S.-French deadlock over the use
of German troops was broken, calls
for a fighting force of 55 to 60 divi
sions.
About one-fifth of the force would
be made up of Germans in 5,000 to
6,000-man “combat teams” in num
bers equal to 10 to 11 divisions.
It will be up to Elsenhower to
persuade the West Europeans to ac
cept- Germany, their historical en
emy, as a comrade in arms and So
persuade the Germans, who have
insisted on equality, to accept limi
ted rearmament to make possible
a defense line along the Elbe.
The land army would be backed by
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silent from then until Sept. 20,
1948—the first day of school that
year.
Then the school made Its first
appearance, putting on a concert
for the students who had returned
and the new ones just arrived. After '
that the band staged performances
for the school Parent-Teachers
Association and the Rotary Club. :
The young band looked like a <*
going, concern by the first week ot'h
November, so Director Burrage took :
steps to make it look more like a
military-style music group. He had