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f , ' ' • ‘‘j’'^‘ ‘"\‘ ■'* ■• ^ ''“ « . “ *’ ^ s L-^r^y/" ‘ Y i> HARNETT COUNTY NEWS CONSTRUCTIVE ... Harnett’s Only Countyseat Newspaper . . . PROGRESSIVE Vol. XXVIl—No. 31 $2.00 PER YEAR—5c A COPY Lillington, N. C.| Thursday, August 1, 1946 "If It Concerns Harnett, It’s In THE NEWS” FIRST “SHOWING’ OF1946HARNE1T TOBACCO TODAY BORDER MARKETS OPENING AND FIRST OP HARNETirS, 1946 CROP, WILL MAKE ITS TEST FOR HIGH PRICES Prices Still Soaring Despite New Lease On Life For OPA Warehouses at 17 points compris ing the Border BoJt tobacco market are scheduled to open this (Thurs day) morning, and at least some of Harnett county's 194'ti crop will make Its appearance In its first test of the season to find Us way to “the top dollar." Markets on the Border Belt in North Carolina are: Chadburn, Clark- ton, Tabor City, Pair iBluff, Lumber- ton, Whltevllle and PayeUevlllc. The latter is the latest of the Border markets to enter the sales field. In South Carolina the Border markets are: Conway, Darlington, Dillon, Kingstrec, Lake City, Loris, Mullins, Pamplico and Timmonsvllle. Very few Harnett growers over take their tobacco acros.s the border into South Carolina for sale, ibut quite a large amount of It goes to the North Carolina Border floors. Prices that are holding steady on the Georgla-Florlda markets at around 45 cents are expected by war. housemen and growers to re main firm on the Border markets, with possibly a slightly higher trend when the better grades go on sale. With no celling prices and no llnalt to amounts bid in by buyers, the warehoustmeu on the Border markets e.\pect to see tobacco this year climb higher In price than it did last year, whoa the average was 44 ctnts a pound, although the n’elghted average colling was 44 1-2 cents. The United States and North Caro lina Departments of Agriculture is sued a statement saying this year’s crop would compare very closely with last year’s as to quality, color and weight. Transplanting began somewhat later than last year be cause of blue mold attacks in some areas, but good weather enabled growers to plant tholr full allotment. Harvesting Is well advanced, al though heavy rains have caused sec ond-growth and slow ripening in' some sections. Some tobacco was lost from drowning. Rate of sales this year will be 400 baskets an hour, with a limit of 2,000 a day for each set of buyers. Maximum weight for Individual baskets will remain at 250 pounds. Buyers will he restored to markets that lost a set during wartime, Plue-curcd tobacco will have gov ernment price support under the re cently chartered Tobacco Coopera tive Stabilization Corporation, The support, price will he available to farmers but will be Inoperative as long as market prices for the various government grades are above the loan rates. AUDITING FIRM STARTS WORK Geo. E. Scott & Co. of Charlotte Au- Auditlng All Bodes at Court house Except For Schools Auditors from the firm of Geo. E. Scott & Co. of Charlotte arrived Monday morning and started work on the auditing of all accounts of officials in the courthouse. Books and accounts of all county departments except the schools, will be audited, and Ctninty Auditor Her bert Carson estimates that the work win require ten days to two v/eeks. Judging by the time required here tofore. Auditor Carson is awaiting the completion of the audit by the Scott Co, in order to render a financial statement showing the condition of the county’s finances. This state ment Is published once a quarter, but has been delayed for the quarter ending June 30 because of the pend ing audit of the officials’ accounts. No Inquest Into Ashworth Death Coroner C. D. Allred states that no Inquest will bo held Into the death of Albert Ashworth, 38-year-old white man who was killed when a Norfolk Southern freight train struck his car on the railroad track near Duncan two weeks ago. The Coroner says that most of the witnesses and others expressed (bo^ lief that the fatal accident was Ash worth’s own fault. The Coroner made no ruling to this effect, how ever, simply stating that Ashworth died as a result of his vehicle being struck by the train. It was stated that Ashworth ap parently did not see the approach ing train and drove his car onto the track. Another man In the car sus tained only a slight Injury to his Jtaad. Regardle.ss of the fact that OPA is trying to stage a comback In some what emasculated form, consumer prices in stores In Harnett. county seem not to be hindered in their upward flight. Pood articles, In the main, are not under OPA regulation now, and they seemingly vie with each other In attempts to promote Inflation. , As a sample of the height to which some price.? have attained, fat hog meat la selling In stores—where it may be found—at 46 cents a pound. Other meats- are selling at prices ranging anywhere from that figure to a dollar a pound. Common re port from housewives Is that-they are paying 75 cents to a dollar a pound for steak—some "passing fair,” some not so good. Stores In Harnett county are not finding any difficulty, however, In disposing of anything and everything they are able to put In stock. They do not evtn regard their foods as ‘‘stock’’ any more, they say, because all of it is gone soon after being put on the counter. No merchant In the county is will ing to openly predict what Is to be the outcome. Most common comment, "off the record," Is that "this thing cannot last very much longer," Most dealers fee) sure that supply will catch up with demand in .the near future and prices will begin to "level off" when this occurs. If they are askfd whether in their opinion prices will go any higher, most of them, ^vill. answer "luaybe a little higher, hut not much, and not for long." Dry goods counters are mostly empty of the most-needed articles. Men’s shirts, for example, are re ceived by the dozen and are gone soon after they arrive. They are offered only to veterans by most merchants. Suffering. mostly from the Inflat ed prices are the class known as' "fi.vod salary” worker.?—thos? who must live within a certain Jncome, whether prices are high'or low. Baptist Speaker Dr. Harold W. Tribble of Louis ville, Kentucky, author, popular as sembly speaker, as well as effective radio speaker, will be the Baptist Hour speaker for the four Sunday mornings In August, as announced by the Radio Committee, S. iB. C., S. F. Lowe, Director, Atlanta, Georgia. This is a return engagement on the Baptist Hour according to the At lanta announcement, his former en- gagoment being on January 23. 1944. •His four subjects announced for August will he, as follows: August 4 '"Man’s Eonemy—Sin." August T1 "‘Getting Christ’s Viewpoint—iRepentanco.” August 18 "Life’s Anchorage— Faith.” August 25 “Answering Christ’s Prayer—Sanctification." BOY SCOUTS TO HAVE WEEK IN MOUNTAIN CAMP SCOUTS' . J5 YEAR.S OR OLDER HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR GREAT OUTING BEGINXING AUGU.ST 4 SELF-PAYING VETERANS CAN GET REFUNDS VETERANS WHO ENTERED SCHOOL WHlIiE WAITING FOR DISCHARGE MAY RECEIVE TUITION BXPENHBS Citizens Urged To Vote In School Bond Election Tuesday MANCHESTER MAN KILLED; TWO HURT Marvin A. SUnonds Dead, Ray Rh»: des and David Matthews Injur«1 As Result of Wreck When the car in which he was riding overturned at the entrance to the Green street bridge half a block from the police station in Fayetto- villo, Marvin A. Slmonds, 2'3', of Manchester was Instantly killed and ■Ray Rhodes and David Matthews, both of Manchester, were Injured. Rhodes, it was stated, sustained a fractured skull. No details explaining the cause of the crash were given, but It was sta ted that Rhodes was driving the car at the time of the accident. •Matthews’ Injuries were loss seri ous. On .^ugust 4 th the Occoneechee Mountain Camp will open at Smoke- monl, ill the Great Smoky National Park. Participation in this camp .Is rcsirictod to Scouts who are 15 years of age or older. The camp will operate only for a period of one week. The base camp will be set, up at Smokeniont, near the North Carolina entrance to the Great Smoky Moun tain National Park, From this base camp, hiking expeditions will be taken to many interesting points within tho Park. Part of the hiking will be over a section of the' famous Appalachian Trail. This Trail extends from Main to Georgia, and crosses tho Great Smoky Mountain National Park near the base camp. •Scouts participating in this trail adventure will be responskblo for fur nishing tholr own equipment other than tents and food. Each Scout Is "on. his own’’ -until he reports to the base camp, and until he reaches home after the close of the camp period. While on the trail, each Scout will- pack his own equipment, which will, consist of food, bedding, clothing and eating utensils, toilet articles, etc. Three of the seven days at camp will be spent on tho trail, While at the base camp In Smoke- mont, opportunity will be given each Scout to do some fishing, nature stqdy or handicraft ifrork. An oppor tunity will also be given to visit‘‘the Cherokee Indian Reservation. This camping okperience proniises to.he an outstanding event In the lives of a large ivumher of Scouts from this area. •Bruce M. 'Boyers, field executive, win serve as director and will be as sisted by Holt Thornton, Durham, and William Hewett, 'High 'Falls. It Is not stated how many Harnett Scouts will attend the camp. Veterans who entered school at their own expense while they were on terminal leave or while they were hospitalized and waiting , discharge before Dec. 28, 1'9'46, may receive re funds for tuition,'books and supplies under a recent new Veterans Admin istration iprocedure, L. iB, McLean, county service officer, announced to- today. No provision' was made for such eases In the original G I Bill passed In June, .'1944. But the amended G 'I ■Bill (Servicemen’s Readjustment Act) approved Dec. 28, 1945, did cover them. 'Under the procedure set 'Up by VA, refunds will be ‘handled through the VA regional office having Jurisdic tion over the area ' in which each veteran lives. VA will pay the re funds to the educational Institution after it has reimbursed him. Requirements Regional Manager, J. D. DeRamus, of Winston-Salem said' the procedure is as follows: 1. The veteran must obtain a cer tified statement (rom the school he attended, giving the period he was enrolled, the course of studies he pursued, and the money 'he paid for tuition, books and supplies. The .statemtnt must Indicate that the In stitution has relnabursed hiin for the money he spent. 2. The veteran must submit this certified statement to the VA region al office at iWinston-Salem. If he was on terminal leave at the time, he must Include a photostatic copy of the service order placing -him on terminal leave. If he was hospitaliz ed and awaiting discharge, he must include a statement by the proper official of the station, post or hos pital In which he was receiving treat ment, including information as to the date of his discharge or, if he still Is hospitalized, of theVproibable dis charge date. Whether be was on ter minal leave or whether ho was hos pitalized, hei must include an official VA application. for •education or training in event he has not already filed one. 3. The institution must submit to the same regional office a public voucher covering tha amoiunt refund ed to tho veteran. VA explained it can make refunds only If the In.stltutlon In which the veteran was enrolled had been ap proved by the Veterans Education Ooramittee of the State Department of Public Instruction. The money-re funded must not exceed the amount which VA would have authorized for .education or training under Instruc tions in effect during the period lor 'which the -veteran Is asking reim bursement. TOBACCO STATE LEAGUE MEMBER FEELING SHAKY SMITHFIBLD MAY DROP OUT IN FAVOR OP SOME OTHER TOWN IF LOCAL SUPPORT DOESN’T PICK UP SOON BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Darnell Matthews of Fuquay 'Springs announce tho birth of a son, Donny Wayne, July the 'IS-. Mrs. Matthews was formerly Miss Adlene Smith. With Claws Clipped, Here’s The Way New OPA Looks 1. Revives tho Office of Price Administration until June 30', 1947. 2. Prohibits price ceilings before August 20 on meats, dairy products, grains, cottonseed and soybeans, and food and feed products made from them; .poultry and eggs, food and feed products made from them; w- bacco and Us products; ind poiro- toum and Us products. 3. Empowers a new three-man control board to ho named by the President and confirmed by the 'Sen ate, to decide 'before Aug. 20 whether those items will be ifestor'ed to price control or left free of ceilings. 4'. Provides that if this board fails to act, one Vay or tho other, Opa bn Us own initiative may restore controls on meat, dairy products, grains cottonseed and soybeans, and food and' feed products made from them, 6, Permits OPA on direct au thorization of the board, and only on that basis, renew ceilings on poul try, eggs, food and feed products made from them, tobacco and its pro ducts, and petroleum and Us pro ducts. C. Revises without change the 'Federal rent controls which expired June 30 with President Truman’s veto of the original OPA extension hill. ‘ 7. Provides for "reasonable pro fit" to manufacturers in a pricing formula 'based on tho. industry-wide average in 1940, plus' industry-wide' average cost Increases since then. '8. Fixes March 31, 1946—Instead of June 29, 194C, as the Senate had voted”as tho basis for percentage discounts and markups to be allowed wholesalers and retail distributors In sotting their maximum prices, 9. Transfers price controls, over farm commodities to the Secretary of Agriculture. 10. Grants an additional 81,000',- .000,000 for subsidies but bans any food subsidies after April 1, 1947. Ill, Guarantees automobile and appliance dealers full prewar margins and discounts until sales return to tho ,l'9i3'9-41 average. 12. 'Kills OPA’s maximum aver age price regulation which was , in- ; tended to assure n supply' of low- priced clothing. Miss Dunn Dies Of Heart Ailment Miss BeVdle Dunn, who is remem bered In Harnett county for her many visits here when she was con nected with the State Board of Health as a public health nurse, died suddenly at her summer home at Black Mountain at 11 a. m. July 28. Miss Dunn, who was approximately 66 years of age, resided In Raleigh during the winters. Two girls who roomed with. Miss 'Dunn ■ at her home on Church Street found her lying dead on the bathroom floor upon returning to the house follow ing church services. Funeral services were held in the cbspel of 'Harrison Funeral 'Home at Black Mountain Sunday night with the Rev. Grady Hardin, pastor of State Street Methodist Church, of- ficating. The body was sent Monday to Durham for cremation. Miss Dunn, who had been in 111 health for some time, is snrviv^ by bne consln, Mrs. H. 3. Gill of Raleigh. Addresses Students Smithfleid will lose Us franchise in the Tobacco State League before the end of this season unless. the Leafs receive greater support from tho fans throtugh increased attejidance at home games, officials pf the iSmlth- field Amusement 'Company, which operates the local' hall club, has. announced, says the Smithfleid Her ald, The company president, 'Brodis Smith, said several North Carolina towns were Interested In purchasing the Smithfleid club and definite, of fers had been submitted. Among the towns interested in taking over the Leafs’ franchise are Lumberton, 'Whlteville and Henderson. _ “'We do not want to Sill the ball club and will not sell'if we can gel enough support to'keep us out of the hole.” said President Smith. "‘iBut we are facing, heavy financial losses If the present rate of attendance at home games is continued. Attend ance has fallen off so much In ro;' cent weeks that we are beginning to lose money.” President Smith said average at tendance at the -Smithfleid' park was le.sa than 400. “We • are the only club in the league not making money," he said, declaring that the teams at Angler- Fuquay, Clinton, Dunn-Erwln, San-, ford and Wilmington were receiving' flne public hacking. "It’s up to the fans,now," Presi dent Smith said. “The way they support us in the coming days will determine whether Smithfleid./ con tinues to have a baseball team." O. O. Phillips, secretary of the chamber of commerce, Joined club officials In an appeal for greater backing, /'“Professional baseball is an asset to •Smithfleid,” he said. “It provides recreation for sports lovers and it Is an advertisement for' the town. To lose our franchise In the Tobacco State League now would give us, a black eye and T'would hate to see baseball leave' Smithfleid.” . Meanwhile officials of the hall chib have taken steps to rejuvenate the team, which is currently playing; just above .500 ball and Is soven^ games out of top place. ' -Manager Gaitter Riley, it was, an nounced today, has ordered ;morningi workouts and a number, of new'play ers are being brought in and other arc sought. LT. GOVERNOR BALLENTINE The student body of Campbell Col lege, a group composed largely of veterans, was addressed by .Lt., Gov. L.. Y, Ballenttne Friday, morning. He ch'ose as-his'su-bject, “The Need For And 'Importance of Education In So ciety Today,"' The governor was sponsored by the International Relations Club, an ac tive student organization. The club ha.s begun a-series of chapel pro grams III which the studepls and fa- cully alike will', be addressed by prominent' m'on of the State. Last week,,Dr., c. C., Crittenden, Director of '.theArchives and Historical., Com mission of North Carolina gave a lec^ turo In which outlined' certain parallel.? between efforts^' toward peace today and those of '1918 and years before. Mr. Tripp, head of the Social Science Dopartnient, Is the sponsor of the cluli; Clarence Barbour is the president; ..Lee Satterfield, Roger •WililanW,, Gene Palmer, Paul' Wat kins and Robert Barbour constitute lUo program committee. IF ISSUE FAILS TO CARRY, HIKED TAX RATE SURE SCHOOL BOARD WOULD DEMAND IMMEDIATE FUNDS TO MAKE ADDITIONS DEEMED ESSEN. TIAL U. S. Navy Now Procuring Nurses CARD OF THAN1» Red Cross Meeting Friday, August 9 A meeting of the board of direc tors of Harnett Chapter of the Red Cross has been called by Chairman W, A. Johnson for 'Friday, August -9', at S' p. m. in the. Red Cross room in the Layton building. The meeting Is' for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year and to consider such other -basineas ns may come before the Chapter. A full attendance Is urged. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth iB. Jackson announce the tbirlh of a son, Ken neth, Jr., at Rex Hospital on July 23. Mrs. Jackson is the former MIm j'anle 'Wray Williams of lAsgler. We wish to express our apprecia tion to our many friends for their kindness and sympathy shown us during the Illness and at. the death of our Dear Husband and father.' Mrs. T. C. Cults and Children. The Bureau of Naval Personnel, Nafvy Department, Washington, D. C., has advised the Office of Naval Offi cer Procurement that Registered Nurses^.who are between 22- and 30 ■years of. ago and are High School Graduates may now apply for a com mission In the (Navy Nurse Corps. Interested applicants can receive detailed- in formation by contacting the Office of Naval Officer Procure ment, 1'320 “G” Street, N. W. Wash ington, D. C. Half Price On your neiv car, if you can get one, or tm nn old enr, if you con buy one, you can get a “North Cnmiinn sticker’’ for only half price, now tliat half the year la gone. 'riie Sit«te is generous enough to reduce the price of its license tags to half price July Ist. Ill former years this has'meant a great saving to many people, but it won’t mean much' this year be cause cars of any vintage ure so hard to get. Tax Rate Can’t Be Fixed Till After Bond Election Upon the outcome of next Tues day’s school bond -election depends the amount of taxes Harnett proper ty owners will be charged for the year 19'46. That fact Is inescapable since It must be decided whether needed school' improvements, will -be financed out of 1946 taxes or Will be sprea'd over a long period of years; This much Is made clear by reason of the fact that not enough funds are Immediately available,, even after using all of the slnkinr or reserve funds, for making the improvements which the Board of Education has declared afsolutely essential to main tain the schools. ■ Therefore, if the voters favor the 1750,090 bond issue, the Hoard of Commissioners may go ahead' In fix ing the couhtywide rate, schools in cluded., Best calculations ore,, though,. that (because of increased demands due to inflationary* prices this rate will be this year around 10 cents higher than the- 19'45 rate af I1.3S. 'But if the voters turn down the bond proposition,, then the demand of the School Board for funds for needed improvements will be placeil' squarely before the Gom'mtseioners, who will -be compelled to boost' the, countywlde tax rate to around -Sfl'.-OOV "It may be ten cents less than that, or it may be ten cents more,"' esti mates County Auditor Herbert Car-' son. .'Because of these contingencies, the Commissioners cannot fix the 1946-tax rate when they meet Mon day for their August session. It will ■be necessary for them to wait ’ till some''day after next Tuesday before they' win definitely know “where .they’re nt” In the matter of tax-rate fixing tor 1996. The sinking fund; or reserve, now is dlvld'Cd into the following ac counts: Roads, '889,000; schools, 75,- ;0p0: county debt service, 88,37'1'. For roads and',schools the figures are ap proximate.. Delinquent taxes carried on the books, for .all years, amount to 8l'4'3j3'96.7'6., ' Auditor Carson pointed out that in' recent years the collections' on delinquent taxes-have been‘running Into attractive figures, hut he says tKat eo much of the over-all delin quent hag. been collected It will now run rather low. Therefore he will-not- estimate 'very highly the amount to be raised, through collections' from delinquents. Of the •8143,‘3'96.76 delinquent taxes on the books, much of It— It would', be bard to-'say' exactly how imuch-~i8 uncollectible. -'Much - of It, 'the Auditor points' out, results from (errors in listing,' doublis ttstlhg,, and' that sort of thing, and' should'^ have' been charged off the hooks, long ago. Harnett’s school board and county executives are urging every cltlEen to vote in the special school' bond election next Tuesday, August/6tb. They want a full expression, on..the question whether the county' shall issue 8760,00,0 in' bonds to_obtaln: funds to construct new buildings,„to, make additions to present structures and repair old buildings—all of whiclii. is deemed' afbsolutely essential to the proper -maintenance of the county’s school system. .Fear that the tax rate will be boosted If the issue is carried may he entertained by some, and Super intendent C. Reid R-oss has secured from County' Auditor Herbert Car- son some figures which show that the annual levy need not -be raised on account of the schools If the bonds are voted. These figures show that since the school ludebtednes has been reduc ed to'such a low amount, the addi tion of the 1760,00-0 to the, school' ■bonded debt will not call for an In crease in the tax rate for bonds, notes and interest. In fact, accord ing to the figures, -Harnett county will pay less for debt obligations dur,-' ing the term of the bonds than It has been paying heretofore to retire the old debt. On the other hand. Auditor Car- son sees a sizeable boost, in the tax rate if the (bond election falls. Supt. Ross declares that the Board of Edu cate will he forced, in that event, to call on the Board of Oommlasion-' ers for funds needed immediately to- construct buildings and make re- ' pairs and additions that are abso lutely essential. Appropriation of this-sum, it is stated, will make it necessary to place the tax rate at somewhere"near -82.00. Chairman H. C. Strickland of-.the Harnett County Board of Elections, has prepared .the ballots' for the special election and delivered, them, together with the -boxes and ^ other voting parapliernalia .fo the regis trars in the 21 precinc.tS'ln the coun ty. The polls will open at'6:30 a. m. and close at 6:30 p. m. The school board and the execu tives believe that right now when interest rate: on borrowed money la very low is the proper time for the county to enter into the school- con struction and expansion (program. It is generally agreed that the system sorely needs , some - expansion . in plant and physical- equipment, also' that many plants have (become in adequate, and others are badly in need’of repairs. For one Instance of needed con struction, It is -pointed out that Neill's Creek district must have- a building. Heretofore this district has been accommodated by use of . one of Campbell College’s buildings. All of the other proposed structures, additions and repairs are just ai$ ur gently needed, too, the school board emphasizes. At one time -Harnett’s school sys tem was one to which her citizens could point with pride because It was accommodating its pupils In a rather handsome as well as adequate way. The population of the county has grown tremendously,- however, during the past couple of decades, and facilities that were twenty years' ago considered adequate cannot''•be- - so termed- now. -In fact, almost the opposite Is true, as every' well-4>osted . person knows. Chairman Strickland of the Blec- ,tlon 'Board, points out that only- a majority of' those-' .voting In the'-epe- ctal election next Tuesday is needed- to carry the Issue: -Items that would have required a majority: of the reg- ' Istered. voters' for -victory bare been eliminated.' W. H. HAWLEY W. H. Hawley, 61, of Willow Springs R-1,' died suddenly at hla home Friday at 1 p. m. Funeral - services were held Sun day, at 4 p. m. from the Willow Springs’ Primitive Baptist Chudeh, with Elder-J. Q. Lewis of Angler 11-2, officiating. Burial was In- the church cemetery. Surviving are hla wife, Mrs. Amelia Austin Hawley; two sons, Andrew and.Leon Hawley of the home; two -brothers, Jesse and Lather Hawley Of Luca;ma., Mr. Hawley was a roter- an , of World. IWar I. He 'was a nhilre of Wilson' County.' Ail 'fi , , > 1 f, ' . ■* « * ‘
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