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IS DEFENDANT IN SUIT F™ here A-rronxEY.s e'ok .mis.s i.sabelek YOUNG OE' l>i:\'N INSTITUTE IWe.OOO-Af'TIOV POU HURTS .SUSTAINED i?; UOlilJSION Whai iy believed to be the largest cItII action over in.'.tltiited in Har nett SUDerior Court wa.s flKd last Saturday when Attorneys .1. II. Young of Dunn '.ind Neill Salmon of Ellllngi.on, roDreseiitlug Miss Isabelle Young of Dunn! started suit to re cover from Swift & Company $66.- BOO, the extent to Which'Miss Young alleges she w'As damaged last fall in « collision with oitv, of the meat packlug firm’s trucks. Although several; $50,000 suits have been filed iii this county and one $51,000-action — the action brought by Commli-slonor L. R. Byrd againat Woodmen jof the World for injuries >to his son {in an initiation ritual, (he Young case is the first to I i ask for eomp^n»at^on amotuulnp: to $56,500. ; ■ The action on' v^hlcli the salt la based occurred last' November ..at Laurel Creek Bridge, which is on highway 421 ahonj. :15 miles this aide of Wilmington.The car Mis.s YoujigT was driving,' a now Bnlck, was slde-swlped by a truck bolong- ing ito -Swift & Company and scut scuttling over a fill or embankment. In the complaint,' attorneys for the wJl-known Dunn woman allege that the accident rosulied from cara- loit.s operation of the truck, which was driven by Howard Miller. Miss Young claims that 'she tvaa on the light side of the ro.'id, proceeding slowly tthe car was biwnd new, with lens than 1,000 mil; s showing on the speedometer) when the truck passed her and pulled over too sharply, smtishlug Into her' automobile and scndilng it off the highway. AS a result of the wreck, Miss Young remained in James Walker Memorial Hospital, Wllmlnglun, for nine %veeks. For tlie first week she wfts uncon.selous iiird, for three or fo-ir wvok.s thereafter she was .seml- «‘orisious. Her Injuries consisted of i> fractured skull and injuries about her asms and ankles'that neces.sltat- cd grafting and left deep soars. Miss Young w-s In a pHtstor ca.st for nine monlini. The sum Miss Young is seeking to recover is divided into three sec tions. She Is seeking the amount of the hospital bill. Incurred,as a result of j the wreck, which- amounted to •$5i600. She is asking $1,000 for the new car, which was totally demolish- (dl and $50,000 for injuries and ,\tmages to her. No answer to the complaint has yo( been filed by Swift and Compaiiy, a nation-wide comrany. Heads DriY'e WILSON HEADS DRIVE TO $WELL PARALYSIS FUND NEW BEAVER DAM SCHOOL FINISHED lluilOing. UonstrneRid To Replace On* Burnell Early This Pall, Com pleted La>t Week .'Phe new Beaver Dam School for Negroes, bnlU to leplace the bttl’ld- Ing .which was burned In September on [the night befoi;e the school was to .commence svorkifor the fall term, wan completed last' week and Is now occupied by he sudents, who have been uiiing a nearby church for class rooms. School authoritl(!.s expressed the befljef that the hulldiug was set firo to momhfi of .the communi ty |who became angered during tHe summer about a coutemplated change in the faculty’s personnel. Th« debate between two factions waited strong. Tjn an attempt to Uad to 'the arrest- of the incediarist, the Board of Edu cation ofered a llOO-reward but no trace of ‘the criminal, .if there was one, or clues as to his identity were discovered. The only money the county had with which to construe he building wail the insurance,; S4760. This was not sufficient to equip the school as it should be and >to finish the in terior. Enough, desks and make shift supplies were! bbought in from other schools, however, to tide the Boftver Dam pupils jthrough this year und funds will be | included in next year’s budget for the purchases, A; V. Halrr of| Fuquay Bprlugs oootitucted the building. DUNCAN WILSON Duncan C. Wilson of Dunn . will 'have charge of the partl6.s .v/hlch, will, be hold ilate in January to itommemot irat.‘ President Roosevelt’s., birthday liiul to raise turnKs to assist in i the.- 'nation-wide -fight against infantile I para lysis.' TOWN OF ANCilER DONATED LEASE I FOR PUBLIC PARK I jf. ’. WIIAAAM.S I'ONl) PLAUK GIVEN »V DURHAM H SOUTH- , ERN RAILllOAl) AND CARY LUMBER ( 0. JOINTLY FOR i PURPOSE I , For the purpose of allowing th',' iown ol .-Vnglo' to construct a public .park, the Durham & Soulhoru Ilall- ,vay Company and Cury Lumber Ooihpany Jointly have deeded, their 99-ycar lease on tlio o!d .J, 'C. Wil liams pond property to (he town. Angler officials have vnlready sign!- j'l d their intention of ^utilizing the property for the purpose moi',tloned by starling nogoiiatlons for VYPA partlelpailou In the projeeL The pond will bo drained and work' be gun on the park -as soon as prac- llcablo,| The town council of .-Vngier has Adopted resolutions of adccivtauce and thanks for tlK generosi|iy of the lallroad and- lnm))er company. When the Durham & Southorn!'Railroad ex tended Its lines ^south to roach An gler, the young town was named In honor of Angler Duke,' prombtey of Ithe road. The lumber jeompany ac quired -considerable acreage! in lim ber lands and operated extensively in that area In years gone by. The lease was acquired byj'the rail road and lumber compai'y IniJlDOl, Attorney Henry C. Strickland '.statts that the town councljl of An gler hail adopted moasuiibs to Insure the boautlflcailou of .the park, and that as'iurances of WPA aid lends strength to the belief that the pro- ilcct will ho hastened to coinpl.ulbn svithln a short time. I This is 'another of tao forward- looking, moves made by Angler since the Installation of modern facllilies for an adequate water supply. Other projects, It Is understood, will follow soon. I) U N N ATTORNEY .APPOINTED 11 HARNETT CHAIRVIAN FOR .SPONSORING BAlliLS ON il l»REaiDBNT’S birthday Celebrating Chrislmaii is the up- ptrmost thought In the minds of Harnett citizens but alrejkdy prepara- ions are underway forji^^the parties and dances which will ba held- on or ii'iar President Uoo8eyej|t’s birthday —January 3bth-—as a part of the part nation-wide campaign .tdj raise funds lor combatting Infttntlle|jpa,ral.v8l8., Duncan 0. Wilson,'ptjnn attorney and Juclg'o of the Recor'-i'er’s Court, lust wock acceipied app'Mntmen-t^ to head the -work In Harlieii county and Tommy Ho.rrell of |i Dunn and James Hockaday of Lllllngton were appointed to make arrangements tor the halls in their eomniunltles. While detailed- plar.s for the parties honoring President Roose velt’s birthday are stlllijIn-,jthe/em bryonic stage. Chairman: Wilson- haa. stated that at least twoidancei^.wllL be conducted In 'ihlsij,,county^—In ■Dunn and In Llllington~;and,chanc''e8 are that - some- sort of celebration 'will be sponsored In lother com munities. . 'j| Regardless -of whdther more Difjftpirited A “.splrltid" Clu'istiuftH for many ivas destroy^ last Friday niomiiiK when o corps of depntloH froin the shoriff’s office seized and crjmflscatM two huno stills and 38 iMrrelH of beer In the lleuvci* Dam lisectlon of Stewart's 01*0011. I The largest! of the two held ap- pi*o.\Tniately |BSO gallons and tlie seeoiid was at BSO-gaJlon eapacily. Neither was jin operation, but alt Signs showetl jtlmt the owners w-ere rapidly getting ready “for a run.” Thost* who have some knowl- etlge of whiskey-making say that one barrel of{| beer-usually dij^tllls from five to .seven gallons of liq uor. With this Hs a gttlde, it is estimated thej i^tl destroyetl mort* than 250 galllons of whiskey that would have I'beeu lii circulation •i> ' about Christiiiaittbne. Officers In’ithe raid were Dei>ii- ties Ken Mailtliews, Fletcher B4>« thPiie^ L. 1>, 'Hubbanl and Claude Avery. more than man Wilson couii'ty-wlde dances are conducted it two communities. Chair is anxlou.s that they he events,, rather than con Ined to the limits of a, town or to|vn8hlpt.and- sub-chalrmen for - localiti es wllP ho appointed at a later dat|s., , Especially In Lllllngtbn has .the (liincc given on Prosldehl 'Roose- veli’.s birthday becomeij aiv, event looked for,ward to by younger per-; sons,'especially., More tlxon anything else It has boconie a soijl of “home- (Contlnued on pagoj eight) REWARD WILL BE GIVEN GROWFJIS WHO FOLLOW AAA .SOIL CON.SERVATION PROGRAM PROVIDES PAYMENTS TO TO BACCO PRODUCERS FOR CON- FINING CR6P TO ALLOTMENT STEWART GIVES DETAILS FATAL ANGip WRECK RECOVERING AT HOME OF AUNT NEAR WILLOW SPRINGS, YOUTH HAYS GIRL DRIVING CAR WHEN IT CRASHED Wayne Stewart, sole survivor of .he one-car smush-up which lO’ days ago snuffed out the life of Lizzie , ' I Rambeau ncni' Angler,, Monday morning told Coroner J. Melvlir'Mc-1 Leav^ andi Deputy Sheriff Ken Mat-;! thews that the girl was driving thci automobile when it struck n; tele phone pole and overtiiniod several times. Stewart, a 21-year-old youth, was quizzed at the home of'his aunt, Mr^ .Maud Stewart, • with' whom he lives and where he la now reco-veriug^f-rom hijuries he sustained in the wreck which killed his companion, Mrs. Stewart’s home Is between Angler and Willow Springs- and' the girl whb was fatally injured^ lived south of \ngler, within ;one mtle...of -the spot where the accid'ent occurred'., \ ; Questioning Stewart was-the'tlvsl CIVIC ORGANIZA'nONS, INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING CHRISTMAS FOR NEEDY Reappointed CAR RECOVERED IN BUIE’S Greek Automobile stolen Wednesday NIgliit Fi*om Emin Worker Fojund Thurs day By Jolin W. G|regory A Ford coach, stolen In Erwin Wednesday night whlle'j! Its owner was working in the Erwlii.mills, wa-s Vecovered date’ Thursday afternoon when John W. Gregoi’yj| of Buie’s ;Ci'eek reported,-lo’ofnceis a car had been standing In a road' near his home all day. ji ' Mr. Gregory, who came to the sheriff’s office here to .('eport a car had been abandoned nea’i' hts .house, gttve officers the license jaumber and a description of 'the. automobile. A lelophone call., to State Ifatrol'head quarters in italelgh ellcjited the in- fonnailon that the, car!' hail been .stolen from J. M. McLanib of Dunn, route 6. I, • U t An investigation Into the car-theft I'tvealed that.McLamb jja^orked on the late-shift lu the Erw'In mills and- that on 'the night his car! was'istolen several other automobil-es had been tampered with. A car belonging ‘to X. L. Oldham, one of thl'e mlU, fore men, showed‘Signs that someone had been trying to steal it. h Mr. Gregory said that j the car was' noa-r his house'* early ^Thursday morning. He ipald little atten>tlbn to it, however, because h'ls thouglitjt belonged to hunters. IHils curiosity and suspicion were arou!)|ed whenjhe, failed to hear gun-shots In, the; woods nearby. Toward nlght-i'all, he 'de cided 'that the car, had jbeen stolen and nvade 'his report to officerjs,. Thy ear was^ uiidninoged. Although compulsory cron control as applied to tobacco was voted down- .in,,the December, lOth referendum, the soil '.conaerjyatlou ^program,, was not affected.',and'^ the .Agricultural .iddustmcjnji ;j. AdminIstratlou- Js at tempting'to'h6id'''down ‘the. tobacco .crop by i! encou'iiaglng ' producers, to qualify .for AAA payments by' con fining ,their 1939 plantings to the number of acres recptly n,Hotted by the-county coinmlMee.’ Just as It was Inj 1937, ‘the pro gram for tobacco producers la optional but a concerted effort'will' be made by agrlcultui'ul leaders to .icquatnt' grow^ap -with benefits .they ;wlll receive by,;■ complying with ‘SoU conservatjou, requirements. - 'Because the special'election called :o determine j’whether compulsory; control of tobjicco would be aban .loned or contli\ued Into ,;1939 was voted down,, mony growers gained I he impression Ahai all . bans were remopd and^h'at next year’s tobacco crop .was' removed from all A.AA .'.ctlvHles. TJio Tffemidum nullified the I'ounciage quotas recently allocated by the county committee taut the ■'.creage, allotments ■will still be lu '.'ffect||and will b.e used as a guide In (lots rrrJnlng whether or not the grower is eligible for soil conaerva-; lion ijwiyment, . Those who coniine their jl939' crop to the acreage al lottedi|will be rewarded with AAA checks, A further attempt to encourage compliance wltli soil conservation : t'andards may ;!arlse as a result of the con^templated move to ask Con giessuto increase the scale followed In making out jthe checks. ■Under the present schedule, tobac lO growers who |comply with the pro ;;ram lln 1939 !!wni receive between .$7.5f)innd $9..50| per acre for keeping their drop within the acreage allot- •ted. ' Grpwcr6''i^re. paid- '8- cents a pound on the adjusted normal iivarketlngs—tins figure ranges from 800 'to 1000 il pounds in Harnett DOZEN FAMILIES PRESENTED LAST WEEK ARE TAKEN GH'^TM AND IH>OD WILL BB GIVEN ALL U.%SKS ON LIST FURNISHED 1 THE NKW.S BY WELFARE l)KPAKT.MKNT )l)l)oi’tnnity officers ,have^' had' .to-, lolve into clreum8tance.s surround- ng the girl’s death. Although.‘the, Rambeau girl lived for an, hour,i„oi’. ouger -after the mishap—she dledLlnt Dr. C. R. Young’s office'* in. Angler,, ihe was unable to give any details- IS she regained', consciousness,,, onlp long enough to murmur her 'name'10'; ■he attendiug p^slclan. ' Stewart, unconscious,., w-as' picked] up after the -wreck and ' rushed-'to'Ui Raleigh hospital'where, lie r^emalued'' In ‘A coma-toso state until tl'te 'tol’lowr ng (lay. Reports from his bedside! .stated thathe was at the point oi -death but as .soon .ts he regained .iWsclousness he was permitted- to .‘cturn to the home of his aunt. ‘ (Continued-ou page eight) MRS. J. B. SPILMAN Govefjnor iHoey Inst wc'J'k reap- pointed'Mrs. J. B. Spilmun a member of the 1)1. C. Unemploynu'ui Compen- isation.Commission' for a term of siXj lyears.' Mrs, Rpllman spriugboarded. from -the ’State Democratic vice ;Chalrmanshlp into the position. LADIES HONORED BY ROTARY CLUB ('iii'istiiius Dinner Given Thursday Niglit At Teachcrage; Muslciuns Render Excellent l^rograni Federal Officers Leading Air Raids On Bootleggers eount;jj—and frl)ni $1.00 to $1.60 for soil'buildiug practices on each unit. farmer .who {has au'adjuet'ed nor mal inarke-tlngjl (average production over a period’;oI ^^years) of" 1000 pouiKl^ will receive $9.50 per acre it be dot's not exceed) his allotment and '.f he'lplan-ts lnj|scB-con8ervlng crops ilu acres taken from soil-depleting crops. , ,j • cement for growers Members of the Lllllngton Rotary .Jlub ushered) lii! the Christmas sea son last Thursday night, by enler- .aiiilitg Rotary-lvnns i with' an ela- tiorate dinner and musical, .program in ‘the dining room at the leacher- 4'ge. The dining room was appro- .jrlately decorated for' the occasion lud favors for lioih the^^ ladiesr. and gentlemen-served as place-marks.', Al the conclusion-of the dlune.r,' which was served by members of the' Paiont-Teacher" Association, .Presi- Jent Stedman., McLean, extended treetlngs to ‘the visitors;] and 'then turned the meeting over to Joe Jourlay. -Before preseullug the on tertalners, Joe motioned.that the dub provide Christmas gifts and food for one of 'the -families listed-. In] The 'N-ews, Hisi.motion was second ed and adopted. 4, .■ In Introducing''Ills' program', Joe explained' that ;,too often talentt]d artists-are-Invitiid from outside com-; . inunities wheui|'just as capable per formers can *bje*!secured- in this sec tion. 1 Little Cl/lt Ammons, Jr., .son of Rotarlan and{Mr8.]C. R, Ammons, sang a Christmas-carol. Mrs. Wellie Sutton and^'B. P.‘ Williams, of Angler were next on the program, singing .several carols. ..j, Mr. Williams,^ who, lias an excelle?!! voice, rendered sev eral solos. Mrs. ICaylfiesB, Brown serv ed as accompanist.v'.T'he entertain ers were greeted with several rounds ojt applause and.many Mne commen'ts' were heard. “ The Club will meet tonight, (Thursday) in 'the Hotel Ltlllngtou. OFFICER GIVES RESULTS FIRST MARKET SURVEY HALF OK STORKS IN t'OirNTY * ' 1 KELlilNG FRK.SH MEAT GIVEN .s.Vnitarv rating of BK- . TWEEN m ASn 1M> On ooinpt ntou of his (tr.d inspec tion of all meat markei.s in Harnett county following the preliminary tour to acquaint nuvehanis and butchers with del-ails of the saniin- tlon law, Sanitarian K. W. ‘Ballen- line last week made puhlic -the sant tary scores which had been given ('■aoh market. Of the more than 40 stores .and markets graded, one-fonrtlv were In the'highest group, wllh scores of 90 or‘‘more. iH'ulf of the markets were Iii ih^ middle class, which includes -those rated .between 80 and 90 and the remaining oue-fonrth tell in the group which were gmded bet wren 70 and 80. Since Dallentlne’s preliminary in spectlon- e.arly ihis;fall. not-able im- [provemenis have been made in 'practically all of the markets and' 'ttlie' merchants and butcher.s have ibeen cooperating, almost -to a man 10 comply with the law. .Many of those In the -lower groups fell under 90 because of some relailvely un importniu defect and' Ballentiue’s '.next Inspection will probably show the majority of Harnett’s meai- [Sellei's In the group graded 90' or above. The rul.'s and' regulations govern ing sanUaiton of meat markets with ^hich Harnett butchers were nn- famillar before 'Ballentlnc started the inspection are so minute ur.d (Continued ou page eight) Ind.y ^ Frequent reports hayc ‘ been re ceived of aerial raids on bo)tleggors' In weslWn and southern Harnett' I I . . ! ‘ i township which have ros-tijlted iu^the (japtiirel and confiscation,-jof i| seyev'al, stills.'! These reports conii'ecto'd -.these raids with Sheriff W. B, Salmon’s office but The 'News Icovited Tuesday ]vi* { * that they are conductedl -ludopond- ontly ,aiul ure In no way assoclat.cd with actlviiios of the lociU depart- nion't. According to accounts of these raids, la plane swoops low'' over a swamp ior spot In which! officers be lieve bootleggers are at] \voi;k. ; An autompbIk-load of officers .follows as nearly as possible tlieXroutej.'the plane Is taking until they jiro direct ly under It. An observer in 'the.shi^'; spots stills and with ..an umplltying system If guides the gronn'd-ci ew' to the- site. , , Planes directing the raids In this county are a pan of the U. S! Army’s fleet. On -the side of erne 'of them was written “U. S. Coast Guard." Tlieso drives on. distillers' In iHarnett county were directed) byjl'Pederal of; fleers and It Is presumed they were sponsored. ,by, the Cumberland!!Alco holic Bot;ernge. Control ^j|Board’ but this coitld not be,.verified. . ..■Week before last, lelght. or 10 stills were spotte.d .by tn& aerl&l ob server’ and again, last .-week the iplane wjas.zooming lpw.],>ye«’ s.wam'ps, and creeks where 'leggeris arCjlmost likely to. set up a plant. Exact1]| hoV many men and stills'^ were caijtured was not known here as thji prisoners wjere cited -to court In iPayeiteviae and Fod'^ral officers confiscated the sti'iis. i' , ' I-Although Sheriff,'Salmon and hU ;crpw of dep'utle^’haven’t yet taken id .planes to spot,bootlegger|i,~thejf'have bden maklngJlfe misdrft.ble.loij'thpse 1n Harnett who persist lin muiifac- turlng whiskey by destrjoyinari' stills alost >88 soon-.as they, are Install^ ■and)-prepared, for the run,. ^I^veral' h'ave been, taken, In "recenij' weeks and' two '‘glant8"* wer6 'dieitrt)yed'‘Friday. ' Another (Continued! oh page eight) » h M Shop Early In Hamott jlcounty December Is Uic niOdt ]>opi)iiar month for nuur- rlagcH and irKure cwe)monles are pci^orincd on', or near Gtartotmiis , Day than al any other- i>erlod of the year. - Kofti^leeH i| of the reason— whether It b^ja natnral reaiilt of hearts - overfidirlnig -w4th love for fellow men. orj ‘women or. whettser It be bceiHwe j,Christmas Is n con venient time td be marricd-^'Mi’s. Inez Hunington, ReKister of Deeds,] and heir dqmty. Miss Elsie Bagirett, are {' nrftng prospecUve bridesrooms lio seenre their It- . censes‘beftK'e 'Saturday, Christinas Eve. |i - The office will be closed from . Friday^.thiroUKh Monday and those Who to sec th^r license hy to morrow ' (Frhiay).' may have to waltrontu Tneiiday or go elsewhere to bo momled. News Office Closed The first cooperative movcinen-t by The News and iHarnett's Department of Welltlre to provide a bit of Christ mas forh* group of' poverty-stri'cken- famlllesj W.IS n.s8urcd of"success' Tues day when- (he last of 12 casea pub lished In last week’s paper was “asked for and assigned. As a matter of fact, .the Initial- project was more than a success :b’e-' cause Miss Lillie Davis, welfare su perintendent,, had to, add) an, extra f'amily. i-o the list to take care,.of- all! the, reqtio^is received-.’ Not only" was- ^ another ease added but donations re-', ocived for some of he families wore large enough to allow- Miss Davis ,10 parclrasO' fruit and candles and dls- irlbute them among persons in .al--' most as| stralt-ened circumstances as lUo.se who app(*ared ou the list. Scoutmaster Johnny Blackmon and his'Ulllngtou-Troop also assist ed by rounding up -toys which had been discarded and needed repairing and mei;tdlng' them for distribution among 1 children in ihe\ .poverty- .4U‘lckeU| f-amilies. The Scouts also .tskert for one J)f the cases as their (^hrlsimas project. Following are the cases and the organizaiions or Individuals to whom I each was assigned: ' Case.'l—Man (mentally and. physi- Really inoapacitated), wife and two ohlldren'. Taken by The i.Sews. Case -2—tVidow and six children. -Taken by Joel Layton, Jr,. Lllltng- lon'. , Case i—Husband and wlI'C,. unable, to work.'' Taken by Rotary Club. LU-, llngtoi'i.! ' -' Case .4—'Wojaan and two smallt boys. Taken bj! Lillington Scouts! ; Case 6—Wife, vtnd seven children.,', .‘Mnerioaii Legion .-MtxDlary! Lining- | ton Post. I Case 15—Man, wife and four chil dren. Business Women’s Circle, Lil- tlngton.! ’ Case 7—Negro wldow and, seven children.] Men's Bible Class, Lllling- t'on Methodist Church. Cast 8—Husband,, wife and six children.' Sunday'School of Ant loch ■;) Baptist Church. Case 'S'—.Man and three small chil dren. Men's, Bible Class Lillington Presbyterian Church.’ Case 10—Man and five sma'll chlldren.t Chalybeate Springs .Bap tist Church. Case U—Man and woman. In valids, and-.six sme nr children. H. S;’ Freeman! Linington. Case !12—Woman and five chil dren. Men’s ‘Bible -Class Lllllngton ' Baptist Church. Case :i3—Mother and three chil dren. Employees Lllllngton Post- office. In order that all who help to publish- The Now.s may.have the privilege, of enjoying the Christ mas holldj^ys, tbis.offlw* will be closed- from Thursday night till ne.\t Tuesday morning. The next Issue of Tlio Ncw.s, on December SOth, closing the year's publications, ^wlll apitear os usual next week. DANIEL C. DAVIS BURIED .MONDAY Final Rlites For' Ulllngtou BnalneoK Man, Who Huccninbcd Httnda)'* Cou- ductel At Antioch Church 1938 Will Show First Drop In Road Fatalities In Six Years For the first time in six years, there probably will be a decrease this year in tne 'total number of per sons who were 'killed on North Car,o- lin« highways. Not since 1932 has there been a decrease) eachl year, has seen a larger number of lives snuffed out in road laccldents than did Us predectiaor. Ronald; HociiM, director of the State Safety Division, reported re cently that 836 persons had' been killed in automobile accidents through November, compared with 9,99 by the same time last year and a total of 1,'1«3 Inwall of 1987. For 'N-ointa Carolina' -to reach last yMV’s total, a phenomenal number of fatalities would have to occur, 1S8, and Hocutt has appealed to motor- lats to be cautious du-ring-the closing days ot the year so..that' the State might close the year with 'a'better December “than -we have -ever had." The sharp drop iiv accident, deaths is attributed to increased "safety consciousness,” an imensive safety campaign, vigilan'bc of, State patrol- nieni and motorists’ cooperation in -enforcing laws and rules of safo driving. Seventy-nine persons were killed in November, 114 in October, and 112 In November. 1937. Last monthis)-total was^ tht lowest for 'No,v^ember^ since 1932,, when th’ere were,only ’’65. The total for oil of 1'932 was. 674. 19S8’b record was made despite In creases Id gasoline consumption and the' number of autoinobtles. Apparently,', the most dangerous time, place and condition during -the month were Sundtay.at dusk- 'ou- a straight stretch ot highway In a rnral aeatlon. , Funeral services 'u'ere con-lucied .Monday at-ternoon »t Antiooh 1 iaptist Church tor Daniel C. Davl*.' well- known Lllllngton busineas miitl, who .*(Uccumb6d Sunday afternoon [about 4 o'clock’! ni the home of Mr. and .Mrs. Lawrence Parker near Lllllng ton. He was 49 years old. Mr. Davis had been 111 for several days and j his condition became orltt-1 Ijcal -Sundiiy,. Preparations*were , being made 40 Veinove him to a hoapltal- When he passed away: Mr. DaVls, a son- of the late Silas and Mar;* Campbell Davis, was a member jof a prominmit Harnett county .family. Since moving to Lillington several years ago, he had been' proprietor and manager ot the Central [Service Station. ' He -also owned several! farms In- the, oectldna surrounding'Lillihgton. The esteem with which he and' members ot his family are held>'-was evldenoed by. the number -of persons who attended the funeral. Surviving Mr. Davis are two brothers.j'Cavinees Davis of Buna- level, route 1, and-'Brneet Davis of Roxboro;Uwo.sisters, Mrs. Morrison McCormick and Miss Bliss Davis ot the Flat Branch CoBamanlty.