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*W EAT HER* NORTH CAROLINA Fair ami warmer today and tomorrow. Little change in temperature tonight. VOLUME II tfeki COY LUCAS Democrat FOR COUNTY BOARD r •''77; " IliTMti ' Be »L ■ J. O. WEST ia Republican % FOR CITY JUDGE 3 W " V -77 •'; O. W. GODWIN Republican FOR COUNTY BOARD ¥7¥^MtKBBSBt ,7 j j V*|pf v. 5,7- jgjßHSk D. E. LASATER, JR. Democrat FOR COUNTY BOARD Pictured above are some more of various candidates who filed for Toffies in Harnett Saturday. It Is the desire of The Record to publish photos of all candidates. It te re quested that all candidates whose pictures have not been published call The Record office and arrange for a picture. Aikens Expected *To Resign Rost City Manager Oliver 0. Man ning said this afternoon that he has information that Suspended Policeman Tom Aikens will resign from the Dunn police force. Police Chief George Arthur Jackson said, however, that he has not yet received the resigna tion. “I believe Mr. Aikens’ resigns m. tlon will solve the problem,’' said W the city manager, who had keen debating whether or not to take him back on' the force. >' * Aikens was suspended after his Indictment on a charge of m . gttilty W Ml® ThurSLtl TELEPHONES: 3117 - 3118 - 3119 Atom Bomb is GOP Leaders Will Convene Hers Friday Some of the State’s top Re publican leaders will gather in Dunn Friday night at 7:30 o’clock for a Young Re publican Rally and a meet ing of Eastern Carolina’s de legates and alternates to the national convention. Harnett Republican Chairman J. O. West of Dunn, who is handling the arrangements, said todhy that everything is in readiness for the event. More than 100 Republican leaders are expected. Principal speaker will be John A. Wilkinson of Washington, N. C„ prominent attorney and Republican leader, and former candidate for the U. S. Senate. BROYHILL COMING Another speaker will be John E. Broyhill of Lenoir, prominent fur niture manufacturer and national committeeman. Bill Stevens, Jr., also of Lenoir State Young Republican president wil lalso be present for the gather ing and will speak briefly. Vic Lee of Coats is in charge of arrange ments for the Young Republicans. Delegates and alternates who will attend the meeting are expected to hold a caucus. Mr. West is one of the delegates. “There Is much enthusiasm in this meeting and we’re expecting a big. enthusiastic rally," said Mr. West this morning. TwoHeld For liouor Count Two Harnett County men were facing trial on whiskey charges to dav. Federal ATU agents and Cum berland County ABC officers des troyed a 200-gallon submarine tvpe still in Anderson Creek Townshin and arrested Leavy Barrett, 40, of Bunnlevel, Route 1, on charges of manufacturing non-taxpaid whisk ey. Two other men escaped from the scene in a truck. Barr est was bound over to the next term of U. S. District Court in Raleigh under SSOO bond. Trie officers seized 34 gallons of bootleg whiskev and destroyed 900 gallons of mash. , Lindberg Ryals, 22, of Erwin is facing trial in the Cumberland County recorder’s court on charges of manufacturing non-taxpaid whis key. Douq Overman To Head Dunn Hi Students Douglas Overman, a member of the Junior Class of Dunn High School has been elected to serve as president of the Student Govern ment for the year 1952-53. Students went to the polls yes terday, climaxing a week of spirit ed campaigning. Campaign speech es were heard in a snecial assembly program in the High School audi torium on Friday. There was a second primary held today for the office of vice pres ident. The two runners-up were Skeet Carr and Exum Kirby. Other officers named for the coming year are Barbara Parker, as treasurer and Jo Hackett as sec retary. Both girls are outstanding members of the Junior Class. Much interest was shewn this year to the elections. Clever posters were hung throughout the school building and campaign managers were doing everything they could to keep their candidates name before the voters. There was even a turtle wandering around the school with the inscription “Voite' For Doug” painted on his back. Doc Corbett, who is President of the Student Government this year, announced that plans were as yet indefinit” as to when the new of ficers will be installed. Ladies Nite Held By Dunn Jaycees Members of the Dunn Junior Chamber of Commerce entertained their ladies last night at a barbe cue supper at Maynard’s Lake near Hrwln. About SO persons attended the event »; : Then was no formal program and po business transacted during this meeting. The evening was devoted m STSpiEh "hkrffiwM IIIm 11 S I v . M&HHBms jh 7 y ;-W ! : :WM GIVES TO CHURCH SCHOOL Mrs. Lula Lamm of Lucama, is shown counting out the $5,000 contribution she 'made to the Emmanuel College, of Franklin Springs, Georgia. Pictured are, ’eft to right; Billy Wellons, chairman of the Eastern North Carolina Laymen’s Association for expansion of the school; Rev. J. W. Wellons; Rev Bane Underwood, chairman of the Board of Education of the school; end Mrs. Lamm. Mr. Wellons is the father of Billy and Johnnie Wellons of Dunn. . , .’ 1 ‘-vw . —77 Tfcpg? —r David P6e To Head County Educo Club A talk by Dean A. R. Burkot dean of Campbell Col lege, and election of new officers marked the annual La dies’ Night program given by the Harnett County Educo Club last night at Anderson Creek School. The gathering, last of the schoc*. year for the men teaqhers, was at- j tended by ground 90. A fried chicken | dinner was served by the home 1 economics department under the direction of Mrs. Betty Lou Rogers Atkinson and there were favors for j the ladies. David Poe, social science teacher | at Benhaven High School, was elected president, succeeding A. B. 1 BULLETINS ZURICH, Switzerland (IP) Sir Stafford Cripps, “Mr. Austerity” of Britain’s post-war Labor government, died last night in a Zurich clinic after a long illness. PANMUNJOM, Korea (IP) The United Nations com mand disclosed today that it has opened six new camps for Communist war prisoners in South Korea. (Continued On Page two) Wullenwaber Heads State Locker Group A1 Wullenwaber, prominent Dunn business than and a leader in. the frozen foods field, this morning was elect ed State president of the North Carolina Frozen Food Locker Association. . < . He was elected at the annual I meeting which is now in session at I Durham. Last year, Mr. Wullen- I waber served as first vice president. I Mr. Wullenwaber. manager of 1 Colonial Lockers in Dunn, also won! another honor. 1 He won the first prize in a con- ] test held Tor the finest ham in the I 15-pound and under class. Mr. Wul- I lenwaber developed the famous cur* ing process for Colonial Hams, which are becoming known all over the count*?. Mr. Wullenwaber was elected pre sident over Wesley Harvey of Green ville, the other candidate for State president INVITED TO DUNN An effort is being m*de to h*y» the State Association hold its 1953 meeting in Dunn. Invitations were sent to the convention today by PreeMgat Clarence M**mb of the (Cmubho Qn rage w DUNN, N. C„ TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 22, 1952 Johnson of Dunn. R. D. Warren of j Anderson Creek was made viee j president, and C. H. Hood of Lill -11 ingtoo .who has served 12 years as, 1 1 secretary-treasurer, was renamed 1 to that post. I. K. Stafford of Buie’s I Creek served as chairman of the i nominating committee. | Poe, the new Educo president, is ;j a native of Lee County and was . 1 (Continued on Page Six) Dropped At Yucca Flat Causes Desert To Rise As Mighty Cloud YUCCA FLAT, Nev. (IP) An unseen airplane marked only bv a vaoor trail across the clear desert sky, drop ped an atom bomb on this remote Nevada Valley at 12:30 p.m. (EST) today. Two thousand observers braced themselves against 'he majestic fury of the blinding blast that fol lowed. The explos'on occurred at an ele vation of 3.500 feet over the target. It r°ouired 42 seconds for the bomb to dive from the bomber to the point of detonation. The cloud formed by the great explosion was orchid and pink in colon totally unlike either burst at Bikini witnessed by correspondents. DESERT RISES The entire desert floor seemed to rise up behind the atomic cloud in a curtain of gray dust. The atomic cloud turned to pure white three seconds after the blast and rose rapidly. It was now at 35,000 feet and an ice cap was forml ing at its top. First effect felt by the obser vers after the great and blinding flash was a heavy heat wave. Next came a thunderous roar, as if a barrage of high explosive shells had been turned toward. “News Knob." where correspondents and officials were assembled. Ike's forces Counting On flew York, Pa. WASHINGTON (IP) Eis enhower supporters viewed the New York and Pennsyl vania primaries today as golden opportunities to pick ud important delegate strength without much risk to their absent candidate’s vote-getting prestige. Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., (R-Mass.), campaign manager for Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower, said the Pennsylvania voting left Sen. Robert A. Taft (R-O) in the same position as Eisenhower in the re cent Illinois preferential primary. The important balloting in heav (Continued On Page two) BREAKS HER ARM Little Miss Elaine Purdie, Jr. of Dunn suffered a broken arm Friday afternoon in a fall. She was playing at the home of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Myres Tilghman, and fell off the porch. Her arm was broken in two places. Her condition today was reported as satisfactory. Local Resident's Grandmother Dies Mrs. Alfred Parnell of Park ton, N. C. died this morning. She was the grandmother of Mrs. Furman Turnage of Dunn. Funeral services will be con ducted Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 from the Baptist Church at Parktoa. ♦MARKETS* HOGS RALEIGH‘W Hog markets; Goldsboro. Wilson. Wilmington, Jacksonville. Washington. Smith field. Rich Square. Woodland: Steady at 16.25 for good and choice 180-240 .pound barrows and gilts. Tarboro, Rocky Mount: Slightly strouger at 16.75. I Whiteville, Pembroke, Dunn, War aaw, Burgaw, Kinston, Lumberton, Marion: Slightly stronger at 16.50. Mount Olive. Fayetteville. Flor ence, Clinton: Steady at 16.50. .• COTTON NEW YORK (IB Cotton fu tures prices at l p. m. EST today: 1 New York May 40.31: July MM New Orleans May 40.38; July 3M3. * f ■'■ -'j i*H-\-***.- B x',; I H IH "3 Ht I R i ■ I§^ I?' H « “CARBINE" VISITS DUNN SCHOOL Marshall “Carbine” Williams of Godwin, the famous gun ! inventor, visited Dunn High School students yeste day morning and made a brief chapel appearance before the student body. Fay Ridenour, his press agent, told the 1 students about the movie and then -- Williams spoke. On Thursday, the Dunn High School Band will parade at Fayetteville as part of the ” “Carbine Williams Day” celebration. Pictured heie, left to right, are: Mr. Ridenour. Mr. Williams, 2* Principal A. B. Johnson and Band Director Willard Burrage. (Daily Record Photo by J. W. Temple, m Jr.) Garbage Schedule Arranged Starting today the trash garbage will be cqUect efL«n a regular schedwt-by vrafds, it was decided at the meeting of the town “board last night. The schedule has been arranged so that col lections will be made twice each week. The move was made in answer to the complaints of many citizens who feel that the placing of gar bage cans in front of homes de tracts from the appearance of the town. With regular collections, the cans will not need to be placed out on other than collection days.. Collections in Ward 1 and 2 will be made on Tuesday; Wards 3 and 4 on Wednesday: Wards 1 and 2 • again on Thursday and Wards 3 and 4 on Friday. On other days the garbage cans may remain in tlie yards and need only be placed out on regular collection days. The board also asks the cooper ation of the citizens in the mat ter of brush and tree limbs. Per sons are asked to cut up refuse of this type into three foot lengths to facilitate collection. It was pointed out that the new sanitary ordinance still has points that need ironing out and that it will be necessary to experiment un til the best methods of collections are worked out. “If the citizens will cooperate with us in working out methods,” City Manager O. O. Manning pointed out, “we will be able to handle these collections to the best ad s Can tinned on page tw»> : ERWIN ANNUAL IS DEDICATED - The “Hourglass”, the Erwin High School annual dedicated this morning in exercises held in the aud’torium to Mrs. a >. - Bnd—w 'Of dim 1 J Hudson, left, is shown receiving the annual from Stacy Wood. edttor-tn-ehM, T. Stutts. right, looks on. The front of the book bears a cotton boll, alluding .tnihfc years eoitfl*». Principal Stutts^rongritulatcd^the^staf of Jhe publication on the FIVE CENTS PER COPY You it— And They'll Do It! Need a baby sitter? Want somebody to remind you of your wife’s birthday—and also get the present, wrap it and deliver it for you? Do you need a practical nurse J an errand boy some letters written. ] mimeographing done? Want some- j body to get plane or train reser vations for you to the Democratic Building Dedicated At Spring Branch: Spring Branch Baptist Church dedicated its new 7-room parsonage Saturday afternoon and turned over the keys to the pastor and wife Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Smith. | The dedication began with the singing of "I Love Thy Kingdom I Lord” by the congregation, followed by scripture read by Mrs. Sam Strickland, Jr., and prayer by the pastor. The three organizations of the j church were represented by their; leaders, Wayne Lee. Sunday Schdol' 10* I National Convention in Chicago— jor the Republican convention? , I Want somebody to go shopping | for you, mow your lawn, want to I know the time of day? Want some ■Cnntinued on Page T»»l , - superintendent, spoke on “We En list to Teach”: Miss Grace Aider man, B. T. U. director, on "We Train for Service”; and Mrs. £l - bert Glover, W. M. S. president on "We Give to Live”. :y. , HISTORY IS GIVEN j Sam Strickland read a brief his tory of the parsonage, highlights of which follow: two years ago the I raising of funds was begun by plafps ' for a Harvest Day in the fall. TO - suiting in-cash gifts _of neatly 1 (Continued Og Page tIK) T NO. 97
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