+WEA7HER+
,i ■ • ■ - -
PWdiay with widely scattered after
aaan tbundenhowere in south to
day and In west Friday.
VOLUME 4
STEVENS DENIES MCCARTHY CHARGE
v 'VIP Bff
ft-.
1 wssn!; * r «PHHIPP!IfI
“ ÜBEPCAR UIT - Pictured above is the new sale, Dewey Whittenton of the company said to
>
offlcla I ®Pen Ing tomorrow and Sat- ten ton. (Dally Record Photo,
urday. Prices have been alashed for the two-day
JJISL&S!
* <£tib
JhinqA
V J+ WQQV** ADAMS
Roy Lowe will toD you quite
frankly that there’s a whale of a
difference in working in a bank
being a talesman for any other
type of business.
The popular youth came to Dunn
with the First Citizens Bank, then
took a better paying Job In the
automobile business.
aCW’When I was in the bank.”
fHjaghed Roy today, ‘T could walk
Rmwn the street and everybody
i*would wave at me, pat me on the
hack and welcome me like a long
ot lost brother. Then, when I went out
selling automobiles, the same glad
handers acted like they didn't even
know me."
“The difference,” he explained,
“Is that a banker has what every
body wants. It doesn’t take selling
•to get r|d of money.''
So Roy's going back into tha
hanking business. He’s leaving this
wpekent to take a job as Cashier of
Use Tar Heel Bank In Lewiston
Roy thinks it might do all bank
officials and employees good to
have to get out and make a living
as a salesman.
“They would certainly be more
sympathetic to the problems of the
average fellow,'' he declared.
Roy |s an outstanding young man
and the people of punn will hate to
see him leave. The same goes for
■mtn. Lowe.
L3TIUI NOTES: Harnett will be
weH represented In the nation s
capital this week . .Both the Dunn
and Lining ton senior classes left to
day for Washington.. M. J. Nor
lands air-conditioning the Central
Barber Shop, which will make rest
ing in his chairs even more restful
.. Attorney Max McLeod will go
to Georgia soon to take another de
<Cnlbnd on Page lbs)
Five Divorce Cases
Are Set For Triql
2 Five uneoritested divorce cakes are set lor hearing
Monday morning on the opening day of the May session
of Superior Court, civil term. r „ -
, divorce are:
Motor Company n Sd
TELEPHONES >ll7 - Silt
W. and S. To Open
New Used Car Lot
W. and S. Motor Company, local Plymouth and De-
Soto dealer, will hold the official opening of its new used
car lot on North Ellis Avenue on Friday and Saturday of
this week.
, It Is one of the prettiest and
used car lots in this
The new used car showplace was
recenUy completed on a vacant lot
on North Bails adjoining the Dur
ham and Southern Railroad tracks.
Plans for the opening were an
nounced today by Dewey Whitten
ton and Charlie W. Surles, owners
of the company, who extended the
publi4 a cordial Invitation to attend
Ih£ eVent.
* 1 PRICES CUT
“Prices on all used cars have been
slashed to the boue,” pointed out
Mr. Whittenton. He said prices
ranged from S6O to $895 during the
opening avent.
A number of old cars will be
marked low in order to move them
during the special sale.
Good used cars will also be
marked down. Whittenton pointed
out.
Delmas Whittenton is manager of
the new used car lot. assisted by
Dutch Maynard.
News Shorts
CHAMPAIGN, 111. IV) A barber
faced a charge of assault and bat
tery today far allegedly shoving a
white minister out of his shop in a
tiff over racial discrimination. The
Rev. Theodore Frank, pastor of the
First Congregational Church, sign
ed the complaint against barber
John Barthelmy Wednesday. It was
the latest flare-up in a squabble
ever discrimination la barber shops
near the University of Illinois cam
pus. •
RALEIGH (VI Candidates for
almost one-third of the 179 seats
in the IMS General Amendy today
were unopposed In thair party pri
maries and many of them were as
(Continued an pays she)
Pope and Mixon Inc., vs Paul Hob
son; Pope and Mixon Inc., vs Paul
Hobson; Pope and Mixon Inc., vs
Paul Robson; Motor Credit Com
parer Inc. vs M. Vann; and Bank of
umngton vs David Dodd Jr.
Trials set for Monday include:
J. *. Wicker vs wC R. O. (Rory)
Matthews: and Theodore Judd vs
H. M. Jackson, trustee.
OTHER
th^*wwk' :^*iud > : *Dan3 r<l l^te n *
®t£ Jtaitg |\ttmb
Zsa Zsa, Rubi
Having Fun On
London Visit
LONDON (V) Zsa Zsa Gabor
said today she and Porflrlo Rubl
rosa came to London “for a few
days fun.”
Rubiross piloted the beautiful
Hungarian born film star here
from Paris In the plane given him
by his estranged wife, Woolworth
heiress Barbara Hutton.
-“Zsa Zsa refused to discus.* Miss
Hutton.
“What have I to do with her?”
the Hollywood actress said. “I'm
not married to her.”
As to whether she will marry
Rublroea, Zsa Zsa said, “don’t ask
that, Pm not divorced yet.
Woman Held
In Kidnapping
_GARY, Ind. (if) A tatooed wo
man, believed to be a Cherokee In
dian, was under mental observation
today as the. alleged kidnaper of a
three-month-old Kentucky baby. '
Bertha Jane Miller, 36, Newport,
Ky„ was arrested by Gary Police
Chief John Foley yesterday as she
entered a saloon here.
■He Identified her by her “long
black hair" and tattoos on her arms
as the woman wanted by federal
agents for kidnapping Janie Marie
Kemplln of Newport on April 13.
The baby was found safe last week
at Nashville, Tenn., and was . re
turned to her mother.
Foley said Miss -Miller fainted
“two or three times" from weak
ness during questioning.
“She said she tried suicide a
couple of times and had scars on
her wrists from slashes. She was
full of scars and tattoeshe add
ed.
Betty McClain
Gets New Trial
RALEIGH I*l A case Involving
the alleged use M a swank Raleigh
home as a house of prostitution to
day was on its way back to Wake
Superior Court,
The State Supreme Court yester
day ordered a new trial for Betty
McClain, «, of Raleigh who was
convicted last year of engaging in
prtttitUUM] aod occupying , house
DUNN, N, C. t THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 29, 1954
Ike Objects
To Limit On
His Powers
WASHINGTON (IP) Pres
ident Eisenhower today ob
jected strongly to a proposal
in Congress to limit his pow
ers to send American troops
anywhere in the world with
out congressional approval.
j The President was guarded in
discussing at a news conference
American assistance to the French
in Indochina pending the outcome
of the Geneva Conference.
But he was quite specific in his
opposition to an amendment to
the defense appropriations bill in
troduced by Rep. Frederic R. Cou
dert Jr. <R-NY) to restrict the
right of the President to send
troops to Indochina or anywhere
without congressional assent.
CALLS IT ARTIFICIAL
He called it an artificial restric
tion which could not fall to dam
age the flexibility needed by a chief
executive to deal with a fluid Inter
national situation.
As for the prospects of this coun
try becoming involved in combat in
Indochina , he repeated that the
United States will not get Into a
war except through a declaration
of war by Congress.
However, he said that until now
this government had upheld the
terms of the mutual assistance and
equipment to the French In Indo
china. That, he said, is as far as
we have gone. He declined to spec
ulate, on the future because of the
Geneva meeting.
Administration forces in the
house also denounced the Coudert
proposal. Coudert was under pres-
withdraw It. but 'Said he
had ho intention of doing so.
Pope's Slates
Grand Opening
Pope's 5c to 85 Store in Lilling
ton, the county’s only self-service
dime store, will stage a grand open
ing on Friday at 10 a. m. in its
newly remodeled location on Front
St.
The self-service system, an In
novation In this section for dry
goods, will also include a self-service
shoe department. New features
added will be a pop corn machine
and a soft drink counter.
A store painted In varied hues,
equipped with modeln lighting and
featuring a new neon encircled
marquee, has made the store one
of the handsomest In Lilllngton’s
business districts.
VALUABLE PRIZES
In honor of the grand opening,
valuable prizes will be given visitors.
The first 25 women to enter the
< Continued On Page 81x>
BULLETINS
MONROE, La. (IP) Gen. Claire ChennauN, war-time
ch ‘ ef o f the famed Flying Tigers today had a different de
scription of “don’t give a damn’’ volunteers who fly trans
ports for the French in Indochina. Chennault, who heads
the line flying arms and supplies to the French, said the
*“ ot * recruited by an employment agency under a
Don t Give a Damn” slogan are actually responsible men.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. <ff> Detective George
-Packwood listened in his parked patrol car to a radio de
scription of a 13-year-oid boy who ran away from home.
™* n he made short work of apprehending the youth.
'Tfou, he said, pointing to a youngster who itood nearby
listening in on the broadcast.
“Yeah,” the lad replied.
DALLAS, Tex. (IP) - A leprosy jexpert predicts the dis
ease, one of the oldest known to man, will be brought un
(Continued On Pag* Twe) 8
+ Record Roundup +
CONCERT Following its custom
tor yean the choir of Campbell
College will end iU 1953-54 season
at home with a concert in the
Buie’s Creek Baptist Church next
Sunday, at 8:00 p. m. The public
is cordially Invited to hear this var
ied program of sacred music, in
cluding solos, spirituals and classic
numbers by the 44 student choir.
Thschoir began iU spring tour^in
clude the four day ti-tp at Wallace
High School.
1H ' jjj|S'-
lim T < ? ”° L ? OWNING Pictured will, feature a big array of free gifts and prizes. It
zf« o? ,ront the newly-remodeled Pope’s i, Harnett’s only self-service variety store. (Daily
5c to $5 Store, which will hold its grand opening Record Photo by T. M. Stewart.)
Friday and Saturday at Lilllngton. The opening
Ike Says Congress To Decide
Anytime Troops To Be Used
WASHINGTON (IP) Pres
ident Eisenhower gave new
assurances today that the
United States will not get
into a war without \ enn
gressional declaration of
war.
This was the President’s reply to
a news conference question on the
prospects of this country getting in
volved in combat in Indochina.
But he objected vigorously to a
House proposal in the world with
out specific congressional consent.
He refused to get into a discuss
ioh of the Army-McCarthy dispute
and whether the current State
hearings are delaying his legislative
program. But he expressed a cer
tain amount of what the considers
natural impatience to get his pro
gram enacted. He said he hopes
the whole controversy over Pvt. G.
David Schlne Is concluded very
quickly.
INDOCHINA PROBLEM
Questions about the Indochina
crisis dominated the President's
news conference, hlg first In three
weeks.
He refused to discuss the possi
bility of sending American alrpower
or troops Into the battle. He said
he didn’t want to answer some of
the questions because the entire
(OMtinaed On Pan Five)
TEACHER RESIGNS Robert R.
Phebus, for the past two years
head of the dramatics and speech
department here at Campbell Coi
fege, has resigned his position here
td go abroad to serve as a teacher
of American Children In Europe
0*» North Africa. After several
gs
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
7Vo Polling Places
Relocated By Board
The Harnett County Elections Board in a special ses
sion yesterday relocated two polling places for the May
29th primary.
Love Potion
Is Fatal To
Young Girls
LONDON HP) Scotland Yard
searched today for a practical joker
who may have administered a fatal
dose of cantharic acid Spanish
fly—as a "love potion’’ to two pret
ty secretaries.
June Maltns, 19-year-old beauty
contest winner, and Betty Grant, 21,
died Tuesday after eating cocoanut
ice cream served in the drug firm
office where they worked.
Tests of the ice cream showed It
contained cantharic acid, a drug
made of dried beetles which Is a
stimulant and irritant. Medical men
doubt its usefulness as a “love po
tion.”
Arthur Ford. 44, office manager,
also was taken sick, but recovered
and was released from the hos
pital today. Detectives questioned
him for a lead in the case.
IN VIRGINIA
Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson and
children will leave Friday for
Petersburg, Virginia to spend the
weekend with relatives.
Lennon To Make Barnstormiifl
Tour Os Harnett Area Moimh
United States Senator Al-i
ton A. Len.ion will vij'.t a
least nine communities m a
barnstorming tour of tWf
Harnett area Monday after
noon prior to his address
Monday night before the
Dunn, Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
Hie motorcade Is being organised
to take the Senator on a tour of
the area, with a brief speech sche
duled et each place.
Ha will speak over a loudspeaker
system now belnc inrtalVfd mi a
brightly decorate?truck, whichwlll
be In the motorcade.
The schedule of appearanoee was
The Record Is First
IN CIRCULATION ... NEWS
PHOTOS . . . ADVERTISING
COMICS AND FEATURES
However, no changes were made
in the registrars and judges pre
viously announced.
In its official advertising notices,
released earlier this week, the
board had changed two voting
places, one in Anderson Creek
township and another in Neill’s
Creek No. 1.
For many years, the voting place
In Anderson Creek had been located
at Hill’s Garage but *’as transferred
to the community building. In
Neill's Creek No. 1, the polling place
was switched from Butt’s Service
Station to the Cape Fear Com
munity Building.
‘ LACK OF TIME
Roger Mann, chairman of the
board, said today the changes were
made in the light of public con
venience and that it was the
board’s policy to use public build
ings wherever possible. However, af
ter an Informal conference with the
State Ejections Board. Mann said it
was found that there was not suffi
cient time between now and the
primary to make the 20-day ad
vertisement required by law. He said
the board was told that under the
law any change In a polling place
must be advertised for 20 days.
So the board reversed its action
and returned the Anderson Creek
voting place to Hill’s Garage and
that of Neill’s Creek I to Butts’
Station.
Mann voted not to reverse the
previous action, but wrj overruled
by Woodrow Hill of Dunn and B. F.
McLeod of Buie’s Creek, the other
(Cenilaaad On Fag* Six)
I announced here this morning by lo
' -"non supporters who are ar
ranging the tour.
"All we want,” said: a spokesman,
LENNON'S SCHEDULE
MOTORCADE LEAVES
DUNN 1:15
LINDEN 1:M *
BUNNLEVEL 2:00
ERWIN 2:15
BUIE’S CREEK 3:00
dSn? *?i?
NO. 10a
Says He Didn't
Try To Block *
McCarthy Probe
WASHINGTON (IP) Army
Secretary Robert T. Stevens’
counsellor was accused to
day of trying to get the com
mander of Ft. Monmouth to
cancel recommended secur
ity suspensions at a time
when Sen. Joseph R. Mc-
Carthy was investigating
the radar center.
Cross-examined about the Inci
dent, Stevens denied any memory
of ordering such an attempt.
The charge, aimed at
John G. Adams, was a highlight
of today’s session of the Army-MZ-
Carthy hearing being conducted fay
the Senate investigating.
It was produced in support of
McCarthy’s charge that Stevens
tried to block his investigation of
alleged Communist infiltration at
the New Jersey Signal Corps labor
atory.
COULDN’T REMEMBER
Stevens several times pleaded in
ability to remember giving Adams
any instruction to ask the Ft. Mon
mouth commandment, Maj. Gen.
Kirke B. Lawton, to withdraw sus
pension recommendations.
The secretary said at one point
(Continaed on page seven) „
Roosevelt Seeks
Divorce Friday
1 PASADENA, Calif, (ff) James
risevelt goes to court tomorrow
seek a divorce from his wife, -
Romelle, in what she calls a “care- a
(ully conceived plgn" to obtajn the
[divorce without damaging his poll- |
tlcal career.
Mrs. Roosevelt filed a memoran- ;
dum in Superior Court yesterdWa
accusing her estranged husbknd wf
originally filing a separate maln-J
tenance suit and then asking that
it be amended to one for divorce ’
because he felt "a divorce
would prove unpalatable to the vtMM
ers of the electoral district
which he had just moved.’*
Larceny Case 1
Is Continued fl
Despite the comment of SoUoBHI
Neill Ross that “it is not the
of this court to continue larceny *|B
non-support cases,” Judge
Lee allowed George Allen M&JH
26 year old Lilllngton Negro ajH
tinuancy of his case In
Recorder’s Court Tuesday. ‘
McLean is charged with latijH
of corn from Lonnie Cameron..
year old breaking and
charges against Buddie
of Angier also were
Bozie Harrison, Lilllngton .MBs
drew six to eight months omßy f
(Continued On Page FI*3H
Atomic
Puzzles Strauss 1
NEW YORK I*l - uJ9
Strauss, chairman of tin
Energy Commission said WeflNfli
day night that the NavS
telephone directory lists Mudfl..
and sellers of such diverse MU
as atomic books, fuel,
“even underwear.” ,
“I am puzzled as to whd|g|
atom can do for that last M
Straoss said. fM
J j-hB
"is for the people to hav#J| ivf
portunity to meet and flj
Senator If they do tInAHHr. o’.'.ll'sS
He w°ili q be*
Monday night wuTbe^ 1 *