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C-- 1^' 1"^ I Hi .'f.'t.#U. •i J ' !', ’ { **>. est'- »#^ !lVt II I’J'' 1 IfK li'." in HARNETT COUNTY CONSTRUCTIVE ... Harnett’s sOtily Countyseat Newspaper ... PROGRESSIVE $2.00 PER YEAR—Sc A COPY Lillington, N> C*, Thursday, August 14, 1947 *Tf It Concerns Harnett, IPs In THE NEWS’* Harnett Hospital to be Enlarged If Federal Agency Approves EXECUTIVES 0. K. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY Annual Farm Tour To Start From Lillington Tomorrow GASOLINE TAX BILL SOARS AS MOTORISTS PAY STARTLING SUM OP 919,420,064.76 rOLIiECTKD FROM MOTOR VE HICLE OWNERS FIRST 6 months OP 1947 COUNTY TO REITNQUISH ALIi FI- XANCIAL INTEREST AND AT LEAST $."14,000 TO BE SPENT IN ENLARGEMENT PendiuK the api>»oval of Philip B. Fleming, Federal Works Administra tor in Washington, plans are virtual- « )y complete for Harnett county to re linquish all financial claim on Har nett Cotinty Hospital at Dnnn, the Jnstitufion to be turned over to a corporation known as Dunn Hos- j)!tal, Inc., and extensive additions to 1)6 made. For making the additions, $54,000 Is now available, and The News is reliably informed that this sum is only a starter toward making the hospital one of the most commodious in this soction. Partle.s who are making the dona tion of $54,000 to the institution* are not now revealed, hut it is stated that they are ready to increase their gift considerably in order to make the hospital one of the host equipped in the State. At a special meeting last Wednes day, the Board of County Commis sioners agreed with officials of the hospital to turn over all rights and financial Interest in view of the fact that the corporation which was form ed following a special authorization act by the 1947 legislature, is willing to undertake all responsibilities of further operation and enlargement. Attorney I. R. Williams of Dunn, acting for the conporatlou, and Coun ty Commissioner Perd D. Jackson, representing the county executive hoard, wont to Washington yesterday (o' confer with Administrator Flem ing in regard to sanctioning the- transfer. It the administrator ap proves, the corporation will imme diately take charge and proceed with its plans for enlargement of the hos pital. Reason for the necessity of obtain ing approval of the Federal Works Administrator is that the Govern ment put money into the establish ment of the hospital, and that pro cedure could only be followed in the instance that it was a publicly-owned institution. Transfer, therefore to a private corporation cannot he per fected until that fund is restored. The $54,000 will be held in trust for that purpose, or used as the Federal Works Agency may direct. Harnett County Commissioners were only too glad to yield the coun ty’s Interesi to the corporation agreeing to continue the operation of the hospital and enlarge it, because Its financing and operation had been more than a headache to the County Executives by reason of the fact that too much detail devolved upon them while they were exerting all their efforts to manage the county’s af fairs. It was seen soon after the hospital was established that it was imprac ticable for the County Commission ers to undertake direct responsibility for its operation, and a hoard of di rectors was appointed, some of the Commissioneis being included on the board. The hospital has made a remark able record. Although crowded far beyond its limited capacity, it has come through with an enviable rec ord of service. The staff has been highly commended. C. R. Ammons, county farm agent, T. D. O'Qulnn, assistant. Miss Rachel Herring, homo demonstration agent, and Mi.ss Loraine Vail, assistant, have addro8.sod the following invita tion to farm leaders in the various communities in the county: “The annual farm tour for Har nett county farm men and women will ho held on Friday, August 16, starting promptly at 9 a. m. from the Agriculture tBuilding in Lillington. “This is a one-day tour and will Include visits to eight different proj ects being conducted on the farms and in the homes by farm men and women Jieic In Harnett county. “Airangements for lunch have been made by the Agriculture Com mittee of the Dunn Chamber of Com- meiv.e. and this will he served in Dunn about 12:45 p. m. The expense of this meal will be at a nominal price to each individual. An address will be given at this time by a rep resentative of the Nortli Carolina Farm Bureau, “This farm and home tour in cludes activities of .both farm men and women. While we realize that farm people are very busy at this time, the Farm and Home Agents are anxious that you malce arrangements to attend this tour, if at all possible. May we suggest that the neighbor hood leaders arrange to assepible one car from their respective neighbor hoods and go on this tour? “The lour will include projects along the following line.s: 4-H Club work: home management and reno vation; hybrid corn, both foundation and regular hybrid; and farm man agement; food conservation and pre- •soi vation. “Business men and civic club mem bers are cordially invited to attend and participate in this tour.*’ LILLINGTON TO HAVE EXCLUSIVE SHOP FOR LADIES MRB. S. H. AUSI/EY AND MRS, CHARLIE MORTON 'I'O OPEN “THE FROCK SHOP" HERE ABOUT SEPr. 1 Newest business firm now assured for Lillington is “The Frock Shop" which is scheduled to open not later than September 1. It will be located in the brick building on Front street next to Hotel Lillington. Mrs. S. H. Ausloy and Mrs. Charlie Morton, two of the most experienced and export ladies in Lillington in handling ladies' goods, are the pro prietors of the now shop, which has boon renovated, remodeled and dec orated and fitted especially for their use by the owner of the bnlldlng, Mr. Joel G. Layton, Sr. It will be the first business house of that nature’ to locate on the north side of Front street, which holds the bulk of retail dry goods and other stores of the town. Mrs. Ausley and Mrs. Morton are now busy selecting ready-to-wear items that they through long experi ence have learned that are the choicest. They state that they will stock the most wanted Items, and will cater to the wishes of ladies who know good materials when they see them. The proprietors of The Frock Shop are announcing in this issue of The News that prospective customers and all 'other interested may begin now to look forward to . their opening date which will be announced soon. Tl)elr formal opening will be an nounced later. BENSON-ERWIN ROUTE AWARDED SAFEWAY LINES SAFEWAY LINES GIVEN FBAN- CHISE TO SERVE ERWIN, COATS, BUIE’S CREEK; LH.LINGTON- BUNNLEVEL REFUSED Auxiliary to Have Annual Picnic Youth Fello'W’ship To Meet in Fuquay The Cape Fear Suhdistrlct of the Methodist Youth Fellowship will liave its meeting on Wednesday, August 20, at 7 p. m. in Fuquay Springs. Visiting Fellowship teams will be present. Everyone is urged to attend and bring a picnic l)asket. School Openings Given oiioire of two daites for tlieir o|>oiiliig;.s for the 1947-48 term, all |>riiiel]>ul.s of white .sehool.s ill Harnett eount.v have ehoseit 'I'uesduy, S“ptember 2nl, with the exception,of Angier and Benluu-eii. 1‘i’ineipal Carr of Angler has «lo- elded to o|M'n August 20, and I*»'ln- clpal Knox llaiTlngton of Bei)- haven will probably oiH‘n on the same late, although he has ^toi yet definitely decided. So as to conform to the college dates, Buie's Creek school will open on September 9. , N«gfo gdiools will .open on jM- . •» .’h, The Woman’s Auxiliary of Lilling ton Presbyterian Church will .have their annual ipicnic supper and pro gram in the homo of Mrs. Charles Ross on Tuesday, August 19, at 6:30 p. in. Mrs. W. D. Pearce of Raleigh will be the speaker. All members are asked to bring a covered dish and to contact tholr circle chairmen for transportation if necessary. Safeway Suburban Lines, Inc., was last week granted by the State Utili ties Commission a franchise to ope rate its buses between Dunn and iBensbn via U. S. Highway 301; from Erwin to Coats via N. C. 55 from Coats to Buie’s Creek by an unnum bered highway; and then over U. S, 421 to Erwin, Ttie Safeway Lines had also asked for franchise to operate Erwin and Lillington over U. S. 421 and from Bunnlevel to Lillington over U. S. 15-A. This request was denied by the Commission. Safeway’s original application, calling for a much longer route, was lu'otested at hearings before the Uti lities Commission. Protestants were Carolina Coach Company, the Dur- ham-Dunn Bus Company, and Queen City Coach Companr. iBy its own Initiative, Safeway some time ago abandoned the part of the original request calling for authority to oparate b'etwoen Dunn and Clinton over U. S. 421 and from Salemburg to the Junction of U. S. 421 with.N. C. 242. Revenues from the 6c state gaso line tax paid by North Carolina mo torists during the first six months of 1947 totals $15,422,054.96. ac cording to S. Gilmer Sparger, Execu tive Secretary of the Nortli Carolina Petroleum Industries Committee. This represents a 18.7 per cent In- ciease over the first half of 1946, setting a new high in the 27 year his tory of gasoline tax collections. During the first six months of 1941, when , automobile registrations were at their peak, gasoline' tax re venues amounted to $14,648,335.00. Special taxes paid by motor vehicle owners rose from a 1941 figure of $80.27 per vehicle to $94.66 In 1947, reflecting the increased use of, and dependence of the public on cars and tj-ucks. The total 1947 gasoline tax bill alone is expected to reach $39,- 500,000.00, Mr. Sparger said. “In terms of highway construc tion.’’. he added, “this means that motorists will pour $51,700,000.00 in gasoline taxes and registration fees into the state highway fund this year. “Even though we have become ac customed to talk of roads In thous ands of miles and road funds in mil lions of dollars, there is dn element of awe in the fact that North Caro lina motorists alone paid a gasoline tax bill of $19,422,054.76 during the first six'months of 1947.” Phillips Gets His Second Death Sentence On Murder Charge WAR HAS‘ENDED, FOR PROGRAM OF VET ADJUSTMENT JULY kiS, 1947, SUBSTITUTED FOR TERMINATION DA'TB WORLD WAR 11 REGARDING ALLOW- •ANCES HOOKS SEEKING INDICTMENT Solicitor is Reported to be Consider ing Charges Against Person Who \Yrote “Snlcide Note” Home Ec. Teachers Elect Officers The Harnett County Home Econo mics teachers met Thursday, August 7 at Boone Trail School to make plana for the year. The following officers were elect ed: Chairman, Mrs. Evangeline Thompson, Dunn; secretary. Miss Winifred Kernodle, Lillington; FHA adviser. Miss Bernice Godley, An gler; reporter. Miss Myrtle Parnell. LaFayette. , Some of the programs planned for the year are: Publlolty, Field trip to Singer Sewing Machine C6., for teaching aids. Handicrafts', Adult Program, Care and Use of Equipment and Fancy Foods. Farm and Home Week of Red Letter Days Solicitor Jack Hooks is reported to he considering charges against the person who wrote" the suicide note purported to be«i4ihat of Mrs. Etta Mae Philllprfxbut which the Jury last week discarded in rendering its ver dict of first degree murder against Charlie Phillips. •' Broad statements made during the trial seemed to indicate that the prosecution felt ceriain of the iden tity of the writer of the note, and claim was made that it was someone other than Mrs. _ Phillips. Rumors since the trial ended have been flying thick and fast, and one report reaching Lillington yesterday had it that the Solicitor was about ready to issue charge against a per son whose name was not brought into the trial. Inquiry by The News failed to bring forth anything of a definite nature, but the reports continue to float around that an Indictment will soon he brought. July 25, 1947, has been declared the termination date of World War II under the program of readjust ment allowances for both unemploy ed and self-employed veterans as a result of Congressional action, Henry E. Kendall, chairman of the Employ ment Security Commission, which ad ministers the Servicemen’s Readjust ment Allowance Act, is advised. Congress has substituted the date of July 26, li9'47, for the words “ter mination of the v^ar” as they ajypear Sunday Speaker R. W. COUSAR CONDEMNED MAN SAYS ‘NOT GUILTY’ AS HE FACES JUDGE JURY DEL.IBKRATES LESS THAN HOUR IN RETURNING VERDICT OF FIRST DEGREE; DEFENSE PROMPTLY TAKES APPEAL in title V of the Servicemen’s Read justment Allowance Act. This means, Chairman Kendall explains, that World War 11 veterans of North Car olina who were discharged prior to July 26, 1947, will have until July 26. 1949, to draw their allowances. Veterans discharged after July 25, 1947, will have two years from the date of discharge to draw. However, the termination of the war for veter ans who enlisted or reenlisted be tween October 6, 1946, and October 5, 1946, will be the end of their first period of enlistment or reenlistment and the July 25 date will not apply to them. Many veterans now have rights tinder both the Servicemen’s Read justment Act of 1944 and the North Carolina Empliyment Security Law, provided they have worked in cov ered employment in North Carolina since their discharge from the service and built up sufficient credits un der the State law. Too, they are not eligible to draw benefits from.both the Federal and-State agencies simul taneously. Chairman Kendall pointed out from now on it will become increasingly important for such veterans who ibe- come unemployed to consider the ex piration date of their rights under both programs, if they are to be as sured of maximum- protection under the two systems. Both typos of claims are filed through the local of fices of the State Employment Se curity Commission and the personnel of such offices will explain the dif ferences with -respect to the amount payable, duration- and expiration rights. The veterans may then elect the law under which he desires to file his claim. ' The speaker on the Presbyterian Hour network next Sunday morning, August 17, will be the Rev. R. W, Cousar, D. D., of Chattanooga, Tenn. Dr. Cousar is a native South Caro linian. He took his undergraduate work In Davidson College,' and his professional work at Union Theologi cal Seminary in Richmond. The de gree of D. D. was conferred upon him by King College. His work has been preeminently in the pastorate. He has served churches in Norfolk, Qraddock an'd Waynesboro, Va. For two years he was assistant professor of the Bible at Mary Baldwin College in Staun ton. In 1939 he became the pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church In Chattanooga. For the past several years he has carried on a most suc cessful radio ministry broadcasting his services on Saturday evenings. His subject will be “Triumph of Modern Christianity.” This broadcast can- be heard in this community at 8:30 a. m. PHILLIPS STILL HAS FRIENDS Man Condemned to Die for Slaying HIh 'Wife Now Penniless, But Friends May Support His Defense Master Sgt. Stewart Visiting on Furlough Master Sergeant, Walter Stewart, son of Mr. D. A. Stewart of Lilling ton R-3', with his wife and children, is visiting relatives and friends in Harnett county. He has been in the service for about 18 years and serv ed overseas with Air Transport Com mand in China, Burma and India during the war. Master Sergeant Stewart Is now located at Stanton, Va., and is on recruiting duty. He expects to return next Sunday. Vet Service Officer Has Busy Month In submitting a report of activi ties of his office for the month of July. 'Harnett’s veterans service of ficer. L. B. McLean shows that at his 2 offices, one at Lillington, the other at Dunn, a total of 1199 ser vices were rendered to veterans. At the Lillington office there were 642 -various services rendered and at the Dunn office 557. On-the-Job training services .ran 19 for Lillington and 18 for Dunn. Those Bored Trees Since its beginning forty years ago, the biggest Farm and Home Week .ever .held is contemplated by Joliii W. Goodman, secretary, and assistant director of thfr. State Col lege Extension Service as he goes over the events planned for August 25-29- with Director R O. Schaub. and homemaking will be covered in activities on the State College cam pus, includi^ng exhibits, toui's, dem onstrations and lectures. ^.'List- of prominent speakers Includes Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Miss Doro thy Thompson, Congressman Stephen Paco, Representative Harold D. Cool ey, Jv B. Hutson, Thomas J. Pearsall, f.- 'ikft farming Dr. T, B, Huichedon,. and. others. Asked about the removal of the elm shade trees into which van dals boreil holes cau.ilng them to whJker away, Mayor Charlie Lov ing told The News yesterday that the town would remove the large elm on Front street, but that It was liai>ed at least some of the others might “perk U]P’ and grow again. The huge Front street ebn is dead. Some of the others ore showing faint signs of reviving. No clue iias been found as to the identity of the party or parties wlto'did the boring and supposed ly inserted poison. Rev. Calcote Accepts Mt. Pissrah Pastorate Rev. C, I. Calcote of Laurens, S. C., has accepted the call extended by Mt. Pisgah Presbyterian Church to become its pastor. The church has been without a pastor since the resignation of Rev. P. H. Biddle sev eral months ago to go to a group of churches nea-r -Blshopville, S. C. The Mt. Pisgah church is* grouped with I.«aflet and Raven Rock, and Rev. Calcote will be pastor of the group. Prom Fuquay Springs and iBule’s Greek come reports that quite a number of people in those commun ities are not satisfied with the out come of the trial of Charlie Phillips on the charge of killing his wife last .\UgU8t 18. The News learns that certain parties do not feel that the Jury acted in accordance with the evi dence (all of it circumstantial). Some people who do not agree with the Jury's verdict go so far as to hint that "there are two sides to that .'ffair,” meaning the incident result ing in Mrs. Phillips’ death. Defense i Attorney Neill Salmon states that he will continue to tight for Phillips. The case will not >be re viewed by the Supreme Court till some time next Spring. Meantime Phillips is on Death Row, with a death sentence stayed by his appeal. Judge Burney sentenced him to die September -19, but an appeal was taken to the Supreme Court. ' Recreational School To Have Program The children of the Recreational School will present a program Fri day evening, August 15th at the high school building at 8:00 o’clock. Numbers on the program will in clude songs, folk dances, rhythm band selections and games learned during the summer activUtes at reacreational school. The children will dramatize “The Elves and the Shoemaker." « Home Coming At Cameron Hill The Homecoming at Cameron Hill Church will be held Sunday. August 31. There -will be Sunday school at the regular time 10:00 o’clock. Preaching service at 11:00. It is hoped that a former pastor can be obtained to speak. Picnic din ner at the noon hour. In the after noon there will be singing. Any choir or quartet that will honor the crowd with songs, are cor dially invited to do so. The public is cordially invited to attend and bring a basket lunch. On August 16 there will be a clean-up day in preparation for the Homecoming. Town Board Waiting For En gineer’s Street-Water Report Mayor Charlie Loving Informs The News that Engineer -Paul Van Camp of Southern Pines has promised to make a complete report sometime i this week on his recent survey of improvements needed in LlUingten’s water supply and streets. The preliminary estimate by Van Camp threw a. scare Into the -board members in regard to constructing a filter plant. The -board' had under stood that the cost* would be around $16,000 to ISO.'OdO, but the engineer said it might run to nearly twice that sura. Pending the complete report, from the engineer, board members have been discussing the feasibility of boring another well to take the place of the last and third well which has -been .the offender in producing -water with an odor and sediment. Mayor Loving said that an engage ment has -been arranged for a -repre sentative from the State Board of Health to meet with the board when Engineer Van Camp makes his re port. “Just as soon as we can get the plans and arrive at tbe approximate cost, we Intend to proceed with tbe water and. street improvements,” said the Mayor, who gave it as his opinion that a majority of the people of Lillington would endorse a bond Issne to finance thd improvements. For the second time within a year Charlie Phitlips, tenant farmer of Black River township, has heard the death sentence pronounced upon him. He heard it last September from the lips of Judge W. H. 8. Bur- gwyn. He beard it again from Judge John J. Burney last Thursday night about 9:30 o’clock after a second trial had lasted ten days and tbe Jury which sat through the case and listened to the mass of testimony had deliberated less than an hour. When Jurymen reported their ver dict of guilt in the first degree, At torney Neill McKay Salmon, who has fought unceasingly to save Phillips, entered an appeal to the Supreme Court, but not until he had request ed Judge Burney to poll the Jury. Each of the Jurors answered the same verdict as that returned by the foreman. Judge Burney released the Jury men and they filed from the court room with a feeling of relief plainly stamped on their countenances. Followingjidjournment and as the auditorium emptied Its packed audi ence, a court attendant was approach ed by one of the Jurors with the eager question, "What did the Judge give him?” As Judge Burney read his prepar ed Judgement to Phillips, the con demned' man stood erect and ans wered “Not guilty” to the Jurist’s question, “What say you. Charlie Phillips?” The death sentence was then pronounced. Phillips was sentenced tp die in the State’s gas chamber on Friday, September 19, but the appeal auto matically stayed the execution. Judge Burney gave defense 90 days in which to prepare and file brief in the case for the Supreme Court. The Solicitor was allowed 60 days thereafter to file answer. That will throw the case into January be fore it can -be heard -by the higher court. The Judge told Sheriff Salmon the defendant was in his custody. Sheriff Salmon took Phillips to Death Row Friday morning. Throughout tbe second trial, as ln| the first, Phillips stoutly maintained, his innocence. He stilt believes, he says, that the State will not kill him for something which he declares' he did not do. Attorney Salmon, who has with Attorney Charles Ross defended Phillips, now declares that his client is penniless and is unable to defend himself against the Slate’s charge that he killed his wife, Mrs, Etta Mae Phillips, while they were at the dinner table last August 18th. Phillips was granted his second trial after a paper-writing said to be a suicide note and written by Mrs, Phillips was produced. Written in red Ink on a leaf from a patent medicine calendar, the note was pro duced in court and aroused a heated controversy -between handwriting experts from the State and Federal. Investigating agencies. The 8BI agents testified that the hand-writ ing in the note was strikingly similar to other writing of Mrs. Phillips. Federal experts contended to the contrary. The temperatures ran high dar ing the ten days and nights of the trial, but the courtroom was packed and Jammed with people to catch every word of testlmoify and follow the trial to its final resjht. The Sabbath Day fell In the midst of the hearing, and Judge Burney told Officer Sauls that he could take the Jurqrs to a ball game and movie' show if they wished to go. Asked by Attorney Nelil Salmon if tbe men might not attend religious worsbtp if they so desired, the judge firmly, answered in the negative, citing tEat on a former trial of like nature he bad allowed tbe Jury to attend church and the preacher delivered a sermon on tbe case. During the second trial of Phillips, as in-the first, there was no undue excitement but spectators, includiiTg many of the county’s -practicing at torneys who were not connected with the case, manifested intense Interest. Many expressions of surprise were beard following the Jury’s return of . the first degree verdict. Most com mon expectation, according to va rious persons who expressed them selves, was tbst a prison aentenee would bs meted out to PhilUpt. a II y. , -4 f ■'.Vi V"1 '
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