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HARNETT COUNTY NEWS
CONSTRUCTIVE ... Hani«U’s Only Covuity—aA Nnwsp«p«r ,., PROGRESSIVE
Vol. XXX—No. 19
$2.00 PER YEAR—Sc A COPY
LillinfftoHy N. C.,; Thuriday, May 6, 1948
«II It
llamatt, IPs In THE NEWS^
Sheet Improvement Begins
STREET PAVING
PROGRAM BEGINS
HERE THIS WEEK
ZIQLEK & CLINE, CONTRACTORS
FROM FAYETTEVILLE, TO PAVE
BI.OCKS AGREED ON BY
. PROPERTY OWNERS
Paving of Lillington’s streets will
actually begin this week, according
to Mayor Charlie Loving, when Zig-
ler & Cline, contractors from Fay
etteville, start work on certain sec
tions in which property owners have
agreed to put down the cash in ad
vance to pay for it.
The property owners will pay for
the paving between the intersections
and the town will pay for the inter
sections. This, said Mayor Loving,
v/ill just about balance the cost
otiually—the property owners paying
one-third and the town one-third.
Material used will be what is'call
ed "plant mix," the same substance
that was used by the Highway Com
mission to pave the LlHlngton-Port
llragg road. This type of construction
is said to withstand wear and wea
ther better than the ordinary grjtvel-
tar mixture.
Sections on which property owners
have agreed with the town to pay in
advance are:
Two blocks on 8th street from
Grayson Biggs home to Presbyterian
Manse.
Block facing courthouse sauare on
Main street.
Block leading from Front street
on .T street.
Possibly three blocks on lOth
street.
Mayor Loving told The News that
other property owners have signified
their willingness to pay In advance
mid have streets paved .by their
homes.
The town is going ahead with its
proposal for a 'bond issue to pave nil
the streets. This procedure, however,
requires much time to complete all
details and it will be 30 days or more
before street improvement can start
on over-all program.
May 2-8 Is National Home
Demonstration Club Week
By 'Rachql Herring,
Home Demonstration Agent
This week. May 2-8, is National
Home Demonstration Club Week—a
time when people all over the U. S.,
Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico are
omphasizi 'g club work. Home dem
onstration work' is that part of the
.-Vgricultural Extension Service pro
gram which deals with the home. The
theme of National Home Demonstra
tion Week Is "Today’s Home Builds
Tomorrow’s World,” and it is par
ticularly fitting this year.
Possibly some people wonder why
the nation celobrntes National Home
Demonstration Week at all. The
whole purpose of sotting aside a def
inite week is to tell more people
about home demonstration work.
Harnett county alone has twenty-
one Home Demonstration Clubs with
a moniborshlp-of 450 rural women.
There is a County Federation of
Home Demonstration Clubs of which
Mrs. W. R. Lnngdon of Coats R-1, is
president; Mrs. 'Rod Dupree of An
gler, vice prosldent: and Mrs. T, L.
Caviness of Fuquay Springs R-1, is
secretary treasurer. This organiza
tion is composed of the officers of
each Home Demonstration Club and
acts as an advisory group to the
Home Agents.
Last year 'Home ' Demonstration
Club work helped rural women in
food preparation', food preservation,
house furnishings, clothing, garden
ing, and many other phases of home
making, Club women alone canned
©•vor (96,592 quarts of fruits, vege
tables and meats and froze approxi
mately 27,648 pounds of fruits veg
etables and moats. In addition to this
they did quite a bit of sewing, re
modeling rooms, and 'beautifying
lionios.
.Mrs. Edison Davenport, past pre
sident of tho State Federation of
Homo Uemons.tration ClU'bs, express
ed Home Demonstration work In this
way: "A happier, more efficient and
more'- beautiful home is the goal of
every Home Demonstration Club wo
man, but in striving to reach that
goal, lot us remember in this Na-
iloin'll Home Demonstration Week
that the mo^t important room in any
home is tho room for self-improve
ment.”
TAX PAYMENTS
SHOW LIGHT DROP
FROM LAST YEAR
OOIiLEm’OR HARKlNO'rON, IN
FINAIi REPORT FOR 1047, HAD
0.37 PER CENT OF L15VY ON
BOOKS AT END OF APRHi
BEER LICENSES
TAKE MOST TIME
OF EXECUTIVES
I'OSIMISSIOXERS FIND MANY MAT-
TER.S BESIDES ROUTINE TO OC
CUPY THEIR TIME AS HECTIC
MONDAY ROLLS BY
A goodly portion of the day Mon
day. was taken up by the Commis
sioners in considering applications
for beer licenses. Because there were
protests against granting some of the
yermlts. the Executives found it im
possible to run along through the
petitions in routine manner.
First came Jesse Morris of the
Rock Hill filling station, Bunnlevel
U-1, who asked for free license be-
fause he is blind. The license was
given to him without fee.
The petition of Alonzo Williams of
Erwin R-1 was held up 'because of
complaints and protests. Mr. Will
iams withdrew his petition.
The Commissioners sold two pieces
of Dumi property to; Narcisse Mel
vin, a lot on north Fayetteville aven
ue for $200, formerly owned by Mi
chael A. Wllliaiiis; Callle Smith Tew,
a lot on Ham street for $200. The
prices include Dunn city taxes and
Agent Jackson’s commission.
Charlie Loving, Mayor, and W. P.
futton. Councilman, of .Lilllngton,
rppeared before the Board and asked
the county to pay for paving Main
street as it runs by the courthouse.
.Mayor Loving stated that other
owners of property facing the court
house block had agreed to pay. The
Commissioners gave their agreement.
The Commissioners voted an ap
propriation of $3,0'00 for the erec
tion on courthouse square of a mem-
oilal lo veterans of the Spanlsh-
.\merlcan war. World War I and
World War II.
The board granted the Board of
Elections permission to return the
f 16.80 filing foe to E. L. Doffermyre
of Dunn, who filed as a candidate
for Judge of the Dunn Recorder's
Court.
Mrs. 0. J. Hodges of Averasboro
township was granted a release of
$21.36 charged against her for late
Hating of her property in 1947.
The resignation of Miss Rachel
Herring, Home Demonstration Agent,
was accepted and Miss Loraine 'Vail,
.'Assistant Agent, was named as Home
Demonstration Agent. Her dutios will
begin June Ist.
The following road 'petitions were
approved and ordered forwarded to
(Continued on page two)
Tax Collector W. D. Harrington
mado his final report preceding the
delinquent sale Monday, and tho re
port showed that payments on the,
1947 levy lagged a little over 3 per
cent from last year.
The report gave $2,881.38 as the
collections In April, as follows: Cur
rent taxes $11,614.82; delinquent
taxes $1,266.5'6.
I Other revenue: General county
I $4,273.96; school .fund $12,324'.70;
I old age fund $6,747.75; aid to de-
I pendent children $2,976.00; child
feeding program $3,399.41; veteran
farmers training $9,495.41.
Total amount taken in during
April was $52,0'9'8.61.
Collections to the end of April
were $229,424.16, or 90.6.3 per cent
of the levy. Last year at the same
time the percentage of collections
was 93.35.
There remained on the books $44,-
40'0',56 when 'Collector Harrington
opened his delinquent sale Monday
morning.
Coats School
C ommencement
Principal R. Hal Smith of Coats
school has announced tho following
pommenceniont program:
May 12, 8:00 p. m.: Primary Pro
gram.
May 14, 8:00' p. in.: Grammar
Grade Program.
May 20, 8:00 p. m.: Senior Class
Night.
May 21, 8:00 p. ni.: Baccalaureate
Sermon by Rov. S. L, Morgan, Jr.,
pastor of Dunn Baptist Church,
May 26, 8:00 p. ni.: High School
Music Recital.
May 27, 8:00 p. m.: Graduating
Exorcises — .Address by Dr. D, B.
■Bryan, Dean of Wake Forest College.
CANADY GIVES
CAFES, MARKETS
HEALTH RATE
K.'WITARY SCORES GIVEN FOR
ALL CAFES AND MEAT MAR
KETS OPERATING IN HAR
NETT ’OUNTY
M. H. Canady, Sanitary Officer
for the Harnett County Health De
partment, has released for publica
tion the following scores for Cafes
and Moat Markets operating in Har-
rett county. These scores are for the
period ending March 31, 194'8':
Markote
Llllington: Butts' Mkt. & Grocery
73.0; Bullock & Bullock 84.5; John
son & Bryan 84.0; LaFayette Grocery
93.0: W. A. Tucker Kkt. 90.0; Wbm-
ble’s Food Store 90.0; 'R. A. John
son’s Mkt. 89.6.
Dunn: Alphin Bros. SS.O; Ben
nett’s Mkt. 80.6; Colonial Frozen
Foods 94.0; Community Ser. Sta.
92.0: D & E Mkt. 76.0; Floyd's Mkt.
90.6; A. C. Godwin Mkt. 77.5; M. F.
Hodges Mkt. '91.0; Ideal Mkt. & Gro,
79.6; J & 'yv Mkt. 91.5; Floyd Jack-
son Mkt. 82.0'; Sexton Lee’s Mkt.
S5.5: Wesley Lee’s Mkt. 87.6; D. R.
Lee’s Mkt. 89.6: "M” System Mkt.
i83.0: Norris Groc. 93.5: Neighbor’s
Mkt. 86.5; Overman’s Food Center
85.5; Pender No. 112 86.5; Pure
Food Store 93.6; Rl'Vor-Vlew Mkt.
92.0; Sessoms Groc. 8'4.0; Sam’s Mkt.
JO.O; Marlor. Smith's Mkt. (90.0;
Tow’s Mkt, 81.6; Turnages’ Mkt.
84.0; Tiny Tim Groc. 81.0; Twin City
Mkt. 90.0; Howard Tart Mkt. (8'4.6;
Gasper Tart Mkt. 95.0; The Marlwt
Basket 92.5; West Broad St. Groc.
91.0; West Groc, & Mkt. 91.5; Wade
Groc. & Mkt. 84.0.
Angior: C. C. Adams Mkt. 81.5;
A. T. Brown Mkt. 91.0; Crawford
Mkt. 90.5; City Mkt.’ 81.0; Cotton
Groc. & Mkt. 7(9.5; Jackson’s Mkt.
82.5; R, M. Mangum Mkt. 90,5;
Clyde Smith & Son 90.0.
Erwin: Moe’s Mkt. 82.5; Carl Lu
cas Mkt. 89.6; Brock’s Mkt. 82.5;
L. B, House Groc. 84.6; J. A. Holmes
Mkt. 90(.0; Pate’s Groc. 86.6; Pauline
Davis Tart Mkt. 81.0; Three Star
(Continued on page two)
Jurors Drawn To Serve
For June Civil Term
The following jurors have been
drawn to serve for thif two wee'xs of
civil term of Harnott Superior Court
beginning .Tune 14:
First Week
J. L. Haddock, Cameron R-2: E. L.
Matthews, Manchester; Rupert J.
Bradley, Lilllngton; Herman B. Tem
ple, Bunnlevel R-l; Earl Stanley,
Dunn R-3; George Jannott, Dunn;
Miss Mattie Stewart Llllington R-l;
0. A. Register, Dunn R-'3: T. L. Cavi
ness, Fuquay j^R-l; Edward H. Wade,
Dunn; C. A. McLean, Dunn R-3: B.
C. Carroll, Fuquay R-l; Leon Pope,
Angier R-2: Geo. B. Upchurch, Dunn;
J. H. Cain, Fuquay: R. H. Mills, Fu
quay R-l; Hubert McNeill, Llllington
R-3: J. B. Warren, Dunn R-l; Carlie
Cotton, Fuquay R-2; James Hartley,
Dunn: G. W. Norris, Dunn R-3; Wil
lie B. Matthews, Erwin R-l; C. M.
Carroll, Fuquay R-l; Martin L. Byrd,
Erwin R-l; L. I. Williams, Jonesboro
R-2; Willie Howard Strickland,
Dunn; A. B, Carroll, Fuquay; A. M.
CamoroUi Jonesboro R-l; Clyde Tart,
Angler R-2; Roibort Carroll, Fuquay;
L. C. Maynard, Dunn.
Second Week
Clifton Hamilton, Linden R-l;
■lames D. Reardon, Angler R-2; Char
lie James. Angler; J. H, Morgan,
Lilllngton 'U-1; Gerald Hayes, Angler
R-2: J. C. Ammons, Dunn R-4: Ju
lius C. Wade, Erwin; David Hayes
Phillips, Dunn R-l; J. H. Tart Jr.,
Dunn R-4: Roger W, Lyon, Olivia;
B. J. Williams, Angler; B. W. Wes
ter, Lilllngton R-l; Malcolm Roy
Cordwell, Dunn 'R-2: Freddie BroiYn,
Lilllngton (R-S'; James E. Glover,
Erwin; H. G. Barefoot, Dunn R-2;
Alex' Womack, Broadway R-l; Ev
erett McNeill, Llllington ■R-2; Otis P.
Harmon, Coats; Mrs. J, F. Coggins,
LHlIngton; Ctjlarlie R. Smith, Angior
R-2; Bill Sirilth, Bunnlevel; Noah
Ogsbort Barel'oot, Dunn R-2: Curtis
Stephens, Lilllngton R-2; J. D. Camp
bell, Angler n-2: B. L. Griffin, Fu
quay R-l; J. F. Avery, Erwin''R-l;
Robert Griffin, Dunn R-3: Floyd
Whittington. Dunn; Theodore Tripp,
Dunn R-S; Staqy L. Whittington,
Erwin; Frank McNeill, Broadway
R-l.
SCHEDULE OF
EVENTS LISTED
FOR ‘FIELD DAY
SUPT. BOB8 GIVBB PERMISSION
FOR ALL SCHOOLS TO TURN
OUT AT 12 r^N TO TAKE
part" in .EXERCISES
Democratic Election Machinery
Starts With Precinct Meetings
Publication Of Children’s
Photos Begins Next Week
The annual spring sports festival,
known in school circles as “Field
Day,” will be held tomorrow (FH-
da'y), May 7, beglpnhig at 1:30 p. m.
on tho athletic grounds at Lilllngton !
school. j
The athletic committee has formu- j
lated the rules toCsvern the various
events, and has airanged a schedule, j
all of which is glT«A herewith; j
Rcguliitloiis I
1. A participant may enter only ^
three events. ■ j
2. Dashes will run In heats.
3. Each school'/ may enter three
contestants in each^event except the
wheelbarrow race,-, the 3-legged race
and the team contlSBts.
4. In the relay .rtsces a baton must
bo carried. i
5. In chinning Qie bar the %rms
must be fully egtonded witbonf
swinging the 'bodyj.
6. Diving will not be permitted in
the high Jump.
7. In the wheelbarrow race the log
will be held at the ankle.
8>. Jutpps and throws will be lim
ited to two trials.
9 Markers on the field wilt show
the starting place and time of each
event. Contestants must be in place
at specified time.
10. Score cards for all events fur
nished by Miss Hockaday.
11. Races and dashes will be start
ed 'by gun.
12. All pupils participating must
be regular enrolled high school pu
pils, 8th grade not Included. No post
graduate or part time students will
be eligible to participate.
Every school is given a num
ber. All participant^^ from each school
must wear this number on the front
and back of their shirts. Nunibers
are as follows': Anderson Creek, 1;
Angier, 2; Benhaven, 3; Boone Trail,
4: Buie's Creek,‘”6; Cbats, 6; Dunn
7; Erwin, 8; LaFayette, 9; Lilllng
ton, lO-,
Eligibility based on NCHSAA
rules.
Time Schedule
1:30-1:60—Tug of War (boys) €
man team.
1:30-1:40—Basketball relay, girls,
10' girls.
1:40-1:60—Sack race, girls, 200
lb. sack, not oats,
1:50-2:05—lOO-yard dash, boys,
first heat.
1:.50-2:06—Soft ball throw, girls,
distance.
2:05-2:10—60-yard dash, girls,
first beat.
2:10-2; 15 — Wheelbarrow race,
■boys.
2:15-2:20'—3-loggod race, 'boys.
2:20-2:30—100-yard dash, finals.
2:30-3:00—High Jump, boys.
2:30-3:00—High Jump, girls.
2:30-3:00—Chluning the 'bar, 'boys.
2:30-3:00—Running broad Jump,
boys.
2; 30-3:00'—Running broad Jump,
girls. ^
3:00-3:06—60-yard dash, girls,
finals.
'3:06-3; 20—60-yard dash, boys,
first beat.
3:06-3:25-r-Ba8eball throw, boys,
accuracy.
3:30-3:35-^60-yard dash, boys,
finals.
3:36-3:45—Relay race, girls, 220
yards.
3:45-3:55—Relay race, (boys, 400
yards.
Supt, Ross has giveu permission to
all schools to turn out at 12 noon
for Field Day.
Mother's Day Speaker
The pastor of one of the largest
churches in Methodism, Dr. Paul “W.
Quillian, First Methodist Church,
Houston, Texas, will be 'heard
Mother’s Day on The Methodist Hour
net work radltr program. He will
,Bt'''ak on "The Holy Bonds of Matri
mony." .
Dr. Quillian may be , beard over
station W.P.T.F. at 8:30 on Sunday
morning, May 9th.
The first group in a series of pic
tures of children of this section will
be published in next week's issue of
The News.
This series; “Citizens of Tomor
row,” will include pictures of all of
the children photographed several
weeks ago at Hotel Lilllngton. The
News made arrangements with Wots
Studios of Des Moines, Iowa, to
photograph the children whose pic
tures are to. be published.
The News Is highly pleased with
the response by the parents of this
section in bringing their children to
Lilllngton to 'be photograiphod and
takes pride in publishing this fine
group of youngsters.
Upon the shoulders of this group
of "Citizens of Tomorrow,” will rest
the future welfare and progress of
this section. From them will come
our county officials, doctors, lawyers,
business leaders and church leadeni.
The News deems it fitting that they
should 'be recognized as such and
calls attention of the public that the
home training, schooling and church
and Sunday School training given
them now will in a large measure
determine the type of leadeni and
citizens they will become.
Watch for the publication of the
pictures of this grand group of fu
ture citizens. A few will be published
each week beginning with the nerit
issue of The News. The News be
lieves that you will agree that they
are a fine looking group. You' will
no doubt agree also that this section
is indeed fortunate in having such a
likely looking group of "Citizens if
HARNETT’S 21
PRECINCTS WHl
HOLD MEETINGS
CGUNTY CXINVBNTION SATURDAY,
MlAY 15, WILL NAME CHAHUWAN
AND OTHER BXBCUTIVK OFFI-
01AI,J4 FOR TWO YEARS
Tomorrow” to carry on the affalis
Of the world In the years to come.;
BIDS ARE ASKED
ON THREE OTHER
SCHOOL PROJECTS
AGRICULTURE SHOP AT BOONE
TRAII., ELECTRIC FIXTURES
FOR ERWIN BUILDINGS AND
REPAIRS TO GYM THERE
Listed in the category of most
needed improvements of buildings In
the Harnett county system, the
Boone Trail and Erwin schools are
to get; an agriculture shop at Boone
COUNTY IS NOW
OFFERING $308,000
SCHOOL BONDS
BALANCE OF TOTAL AUTHORIZED
ISSUE OF $750,000 TO BE MADE^
I
AVAILABLE FOR BUILDINGS
1
AND REPAIRS
Trail, and installation of new elec
tric fixtures in the elementary and
high school buildings, home econo
mics and cafeteria buildings and re
pairs to gymnasium at 'Erwin.
”■ Bids are'being* asked'^by"the ‘Board
of Education on these projects. The
bids will be opened at 2 p. m. at the
Board’s office in Lilllngton on May
10.
Plans call for the general construc
tion of the shop building at Boone
Trait, the Installation of the plumb
ing, and the electrical work on the
above mentioned jobs.
These projects are to be financed
from the $750,0,0(0 school bonds au
thorized by the voters of Harnett
county In 1946.
From funds realized ■upon sale of
the final installment of tho $750,000
bonds, the Board is expecting to com
plete the building .program insofar as
the cost can 'be covered by that issue.
High cost of building have to some
degree limited the Board in carrying
out its intended program of moder
nizing all of the school plants in the
county. The ever-increasing school
population is serving to emphasize
the necessity for continuous expan
sion to afford tho needed facilities.
Deterioration, too, is making its
mark on school property as It does
on all other such construction. Many
of the school plants, erected numbers
of years ago, aro' now in need of such
things os; new paint, renewed light
ing and heating apparatus, more
space for vocational, hmnO'economic,
and other practical adjuncts of the
schools.
On phase of school operation in
Harnott- county worthy of note is that
patrons are more emphatic than ever
In their demand for vocational fa
cilities.
County Attorney Henry C. Stride-
' f
land has made the necessary prepara
tion for sale of the final installment
of the $760,000' school bonds au
thorized 'by a special election in 194ii.
The 'balance of the authorized issi:|e
is $308,000, and bids will -be received
for 'the purchase of these 'bonds un
til May 11.
Sate of the bonds will be through
the Local Government Oommisslo.i,
which state agency is now advertis
ing for bids.
The bonds wlU be dated November
1, 1947, and maturing annually on
May 1 as follows: $2,000 195(i;
$2,000 1951; $5,000 1952; $11,0«5>
1-953; $8,000 1954; $21,000 1955 to
1957 inclusive; $17,000 1958 to iscist
Inclusive, and $10,000 1969 to 1971
inclusive,, without option of prlc>r
payment.
Denomination will be'$1,000, with
delivery on or about June 1, 19411.
No bid of less than par and accrued
interest will be considered.
With this issue' of the last Install
ment of the three-quartdr million
dollar school construction fund ati-
thorizedi'by the voters of Harnett
county, plans for the various projects
regarded' as. most needed by the
Board of Education have been pre
pared, and the work will go forwart.
In summing up for *1116 News the
various 'Projects to be completed out
of the $750,000 'bond issue, Sup't.
Reid Ross makes note of the future
building needs of the county's
schools as follows:
Anderson Creek, gymnasium and
Harnett county's Democratic elec
tion machine will get in motion next
Saturday, May 8, when the chairmen
of the 21 precincts call members of
the party together to name a chair
man, appoint delegates to ibe County
Convention, and transact such other
business of a local nature as may be
presented to the meeUngs.
The chairman elected in each pre
cinct automatically becomes a mem
ber of the County Executive Com
mittee, remaining as such for the en-
suiing two years. Usually, at precinct
meetings, it Is decided unanimously
that all who attend the County Con
vention be declared delegates.
County Chairman I. R. WllUams
ha‘3 notified the precinct chairmen to
call the meetings for Saturday.
The County Chairman has aiso
notified all Democrats in the county
that the County Convention will be
hol'd in the courtbouse auditorium in
Llllingtou on May 15 at 10:30' a. m.
.8t the County ConTentlon' dele
gates will be named to the Congres
sional and State Conventions, and
transact such other business as may
be presented.
The State Convention will be held
in Raleigh on Thursday, May 20. It
has been the custom of the County
Convention lo declare as delegates
all who attend the State Convention.
Chairman Williams has not an
nounced anything other than the
reipilar routine to come 'before the
County Convention.
Before the County Convention fin
ally adjourns, the County Executive
Committee will assemble and elect a
chairman, vice chairman (who must,
according to party rules, be a wo
man), secretary and treasurer, to
serve until the 1950 convention.
•Chairman Williams is anxious th'at
the County Convention have a large
attendance. Ladies are especially urg
ed to attend.
four additional classrooms: Angier,
additional classrooms; Benhaven, cti-
feteria; Boone Trail, remodel caftl-
teria;'Coats, gymnasium; Dunn hlgb
school, cafeteria; LaFayette. four
classrooms and agriculture shop; Ei'-
win, library 'building; Lilllngtori,
home economics department an'l
cafeteria; Harnett County Training
School and Shawtown, permanent
cafeterias.'
Executives Pass Resolution
Endorsing Dunn Warehouses
For the benefit of Harnett tobac
co growers, warehousemen, buyers
and opiers interested, the 'Board of
County Commissioners passed a re
solution Monday endorsing the estab
lishment of sales warehouses In
Dunn.
Buck Currin of Angier, who is to
manage the Diinn tobacco market,
told The News that he would have
two warehouses ready for operation
this fall, and others would -be ready
for the season in 1949.
The Commissioners in their resoul-
tlon set out that in 1947 31,4M>0,000
p« unds of tobacco was prod.ttced in
Harnett, this 'being one of 13 large
tobacco producing counties in the
State. North Carolina produces
around 70 per cent of all flue-cured
tobacco grown in this country.
The Elxecutives resolved that in
asmuch as Harnett farmers are urg
ing sales* warehouses in Dunn, such
sales within their own county would
facilitate their sales.
Buying companies were urged to
send buyers and graders to the Dunn
market.
Mr. Ourrin told The News ho
couldn’t expect more than one set
of buyers for the Dunn market this
year. He stated it would requira
several years operation to get enough
warehouses and enough tobacco to
Justify more than one set of buyers.
He is hoping, however, that the Dunn
market will be received with sucU
onthusiasm by growers In Harnett
and surrounding counties that it trill
liecome necessary to add new ware
houses and secure more buyers.
Asked about his present outlool;
for tobacco sales at his two ware
houses that will be ready when the
Middle Belt markets open, Mr. CniTii:|
stated he is receiving the greatest en-j
couragement from all parties inter
ested.
Most of Hameit's tobacco is grown
in the upper portion of the county,’
and it is the aim of Mr. Currin to in-;
dues these growers to bring their to-'
bacco to Dunn.
It is well known in warehouse cir
cles that Harnett produces some of
the best grades of 'bright leaf to
bacco, and warehouses are amdouaj
for It -because its high price builds’
up the sales price average.
MOVIE SHOW
OF WILDLIFE
To Be Ehown At Meeting Of Harnett
Wildlife Club At School Audl-
torinm Here Tonight
President S. Q. Howell of the Har
nett County Wildlife Club has called
a meeting of the club for tonight
(Thursday) at 7:'30 in Llllington
hii;h school auditorium.
Special guests will be President
F. G. Heath of t-he N. C. Wftdiife Fed
eration and Hayden Olds, chief of
Game Division of N. C. Wlldllto Re
sources Commission. Both will deliv
er short talks, and Mr. Olds will pre
sent a 30-minute moving picture of
wildlife.
The public Is cordially invited, and
ladies are especially urged to attend.
WAR MOTHERS
SPONSOR SALE
Glirl Sconta to Sell CamatloBS Sotnr*
day. May B, for Benefit of Disabled
Vets and FuuiUes
Llllington Community Chapter,
War Mothers of America, will spon-
soi* the annual sale of carnations next
Saturday, May 8. Proceeds from the
sale will be used for the -benefit of
disabled veterans and their families.
Local Girl Scouts will sell tbe car
nations.
Mrs. Norman Lewis is chairman of
the sale, and other officers of the
local chapter are: Mrs. Neill Fuquay,
president; Mrs. Norman Lewis, secre-
tai-y; Mrs. Charles Ross, vice presi
dent; Mrs. Allen Shaw, treasurer.
To Start New Pump
Mayor Loving Is imafldently ex
pecting his water supply worries to
be over noon.
Next Monday the crew from tbe
Sydnw Pump A WeU Co. of Rtch-
ntond will be here to hufnil a
pomp in the new well—No. 4, re-
mtly drilled near the oU nUll.
nie pnasp In Well No.' D»4hr
bad aoUMc^^U be sfopped and
for emergency. In the mean
time it will be examined to see If
the offense can be remedied.
Mayor Loving says the wntor
supply will be anvie wfaen the i
is