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Jtl* w L' i' > x 'i’ P-. ifS'- CONSTRUCTIVE.., H«nt«tt*ti Only ..PROGRESSIVE VoL XXX—No. 21. $2.00 PER Y£AR-~5o A COPY Uliiii$tdtt, N. C, IMS V. ■ **if U CineiMrw Hamott, IVa ht THE liSWS^ Party Leaders Gather Steam For November Campaign Opening TOWN I0W HAS AMPU StJPRY OF GOOD WATER I. R. WILLIAMS IS RE-ELECTED CO. CHAIRMAN Vice Chairman Chairman r O X V E N T 1 O N APPLAUDS BOB VOUXG AND UNANIMOUSLY BX- nORSES HIS OANDIDACY FOR OOXORESSMAX It was a great day for Harnett Democrats as they carried through their second program in geaflng tho Jiiachinery for the campaign to roll ui> huge totals In the November elec tion. That campaign will get imme diately underway when the primary nominations aje over. Last Saturday’s convention vvas •Quite largely attended, more than the usual number ibelng present although • the season is pressing the farmers for every minute of their time. It is rare that more than half a hundred party members attended their county convention, but this time there were double that number In courthouse auditorium when Chairman Body WiUlams’called the meeting to order. The chairman asked Neill McK. Salmon to preside. Mr. Salmon askod for the roll da$. Upon the roll call by Secretary Henderson Stedle, the chairmen of the 2l precincts banded In their lists of committeemen select ed at their meetings on' Saturday, May 8th. Ctrairman Salmon directed atten tion’to the State Convention i" Ra leigh today (Thursday) and upon motfon all Democrats who attend thp convention were declared delegates." Resolutions were offered and adopted In respect to, the deatli of Arthur P. Fowler. Hugh Ray, J. B. Ennis and Dr. C. Q. Puquay; also in praise of the services of retiring members of the 'Board of Commis sioners, A. A. Cameron, Lonnio 'Byrd, II. Yi. Pate and Ferd D. Jackson*. C, G. Fields, who is a candidate for Commissioner, tendered his resig nation as executive .treasurer. Chairman Salmon recognized the various carididates, including J. R. Young of Dunn, candidate for Con gress from the Seventh District; Mr. Young is Harnett’s only candidate for that high position,- and half a dozen or more of the delegates gave words of praise for him and urged all Democrats in Harnett to help roll up a big majority. for him in the primary May 29. Mr. lYoung ga?o a glowing picture of the reception ho liad been accorded in other counties in the district, expressing tho belief that his nomination is assured. It was a harmonious convention, and it had humora-plenty when some of the primary, candidates openly asked for “big majorities’’ in their favor. Paul Strickland and Shop Bryan, candidates for Judge of the Dunn Recorder’s Court, sat side tby side and bantered for the benefit of the convention. They almosrcame to a pledge to vote for each other. THie. delegates got, another big laugh when Waiter I..€e Johnson- said: “All this talk we are making for Bob Young won't’ be worth a (water barrier) unless we roll up the wotes for him*.’’ Various delegates agreed to ’he “more truth than poetry” virtue of Ills speech. There was not a shadow of doubt about how the convention stood on Harnett’s candidate for Congress— ■ Boh Young of Dunn". After unanl- riously declaring support for Mr. Young, the delegates eclioed tho * ballenge of Walter Lee Johnson to “get out and -work for him.” One precinct went on record as en dorsing Its candidate for Comrals- sioner, Duckhorn adopted'a resolu tion favoring E. T. Tutor, who is run ning against C. G. Fields of Angler tor Commissioner from the Third District. Among the ladles attending -the oonwention was Mrs. A. L. OvePby, wife of the candidate tor the House. ' She 0i^pres8ed her pleasure In taking part in the proceedings. Introduced as an “oldtime” Demo- crat of long standing, W. J. Olive of Olivia admitted he was a ticket “scratcher” when a.candidate hap pened not to suit him, and said -he flight “have to scratch it ^hls year." The resolution committee WM com-; posed of Charles Ross, L. M. Chaffin and H. C. Strickland. While the convention was deliber- atlntg on the resolutions, the l^ecu- tl've Committee, compoeed of ohatf-- (Contteoed on page 12) MRS. W. .E. NICHOLS Mrs. Nichols was the unanimous clioice for Vice Chairman of the •Harnett County Democratic Execu tive Committee at its session Satur day. Mrs. Nichols took over the gavel at the closing of the convention and pleaded for participation by women in politics. I. R.. WILLIAMS Mr. Wlliiams was unanimously re elected Chairman of the Harnett County- Democratic Executive Com-; mittee .when the committee met Sat- ui'day during the session of the County i)onvbntion. Mr. Williams (has led the paYty to success in many elections. MONUMENT TO BEAR NAMES OF FALLEN HEROES OOMMITTBE ASKING I'HAT ALL NAMES OF HARNETT SERVICE MEN WHO IXWT LIVES IN WA*tS BE GIVEN The Harnett County M'^morla] As sociation Is seeking the names and date of death of all servicemen from this county who lost their lives in the thVee wars — Spanlsh-American war. World War I World 'War II. Ferd D. Jackson of Bnio’s Creek is.chairman of the committee, Har nett Service Officer L. B.-' McX^ean Is secretary and Carl Byrd, commander of tho Veterans of Foreign Wars, is publicity chairman. The committee is asking that all persons report the names of all fal len heroes as soon -as possible, giv ing the date of their death. The names are to be inscribed on a plaque to be,placed oh a monument on courthouse square. All information should be sent to L. iB, McLean, County Service Officer, Box 232, Lillington. It is quite a difficult task to ga ther all the names desired, and tho committee, realizing this, is calling upon all people in Harnett county to aid la the completion of the list. Names and death dates of every serviceman from Harnott county is wanted. This, of course, includes both white and colored. The list -must be completed before the plaque is designed, for the reason that it-must be know eixactly what size the plaque must be in order to carry all the names and dates. ' This appeal is urgent. All mom'bers of the Association, as •u'oll as the committe, is requesting that evpryone take part in compiling tho list. BEACH TRIP WITH EXPENSES FOR WINNER FARM RUBEAU SLOGAN CONTEST TO CLOSE JULY Ij-IiOOAL., I>RESIDENT CITBB CONTEST rules Girl Scouts to HolH May Day Friday The Girl Scouts of Lillington will celebrate May Day Friday afternoon of this week at 5:00 on the lawn of Mrs. O. S. Atklnu. Miss Betsy Ross, President of the Lillington Girl Scout Association, states that each Scout will Invite her mother to the May Day -and a special place of honor will be givbn to the mo.thors of the Scouts. Mothers 'of the Scouts are especially urged to at tend, ■ If the weather is not sultaible Fri day the May Day will 'be held Satur day afternoon. Collins Reunion Next Sunday —Ht — The Collins fqmlly reunion will be held next Sunday, May 2i3*, at the home of Mr and. Mrs.- J. 'B. Collins on Lillington R-3. It will, be the oc casion of Mr. Collins’ list birthday anniversary. All relatives of the .family are In vited. to attend and bring a ^basket luaoh. A trip to Atlantic City with all ex penses paid is the reward for the Slogan Contest winner in the North Carolina Farm [ Bureau Slogan Con test, stated MoBryde Cameron, Presi dent of Harnett County Farm Bu reau, -here today. Members of the Harnett 'County Farm. Bureau-and their -families are oliglhle to . participate in .this Slogan Contest. Participants should write a slogan of not more than lb- words for the Fall Menrhership Drlye of the North Carolina -Farm .Bureau, and their slogan should be applicable -to the 1948 Mem'bership Drive, em- phanizing the value of-Farm Bureau to, North Carolina farmers . at this time. Slogan should ,'be short, and not too long and should not .exceed lb words: something short and catchy should be selected: for example, "Insiire Against Falling Prices— Join' Your Farm Bureau”, or some other equally suited slogan. The deadline for writing these slogans is July 1, 1948, an'd any member of the family Is eligible to participate. All slogans should he mailed to State Farm Bureau Office, Greensboro, N, C. Town of Angler Discusses Paving At a masa* meeting called for the purpose last Friday night, citizens of Angler discussed the. paving of tho town’s streets. A civil engineer was present to give an idea of the cost, which -was estimated at nearly fbO,- 000, for 20-foot strips. Those attending the meeting were almost equally divided pro and con on the question of paving,..and A^gyor S.- Glenn Wilson Intends to. pursue the matter further at another meet ing. ^^ttehtibn V eterans! ■ 'Veterans who are receiving on-the- job-tralnlng’who ■desire to apply for tools shouldj see L. iB. McLean, Ser-. vIcc,^QffIcer, at' the c^rthottse In Lil- llngtoh on or before May ’iS'lst. i I ■ ' J , Resolutions Five lenity xtmolntlons were adopted by tlie .County Democnitle ; Convention here last Saturday. .They wetre: In respect to the death of Mr. HttgE McD. Ray, County ' Conimlssioner. J. B. Eunbi, Dr.. O. - G. 'FaQony, member of -tlte -Board ' of Bdncatlon, and Arthiur ]F. -Fow ler, mexAber' of the -Boaiint of 'EleoiioM: -.also, in pratoe of tlm retiring memblBm .of .tbe 'Roartf ot ^CkrutRy.OonuHllsUonem, Messrs. An gus- OsaaerMs, iVMrd D.; .4wkso« . Lewttie IlfFd. and IL l^. Pms. NEW WELL F^WING FAR IN EX- CESS OP EipBcrrsao gallon- AGE; T'Wa IVELLS NOW . • > KEEP STiOIlNnpB PULL Mayor Chaiila^ Loving and his Town Councllnen may not be the >. » happiest grou^ in Lillington, but they are extremely gratified for the fact that at least one of their major prolilems is soEod for sometime to conm. The new --■we!! which' started flowing waterthe mains and standpipe last ttnek is far exceeding the expected gallbnage. " It was first fought that probably the new well vr|^Id not furnish more than forty gali^s.a minute, but now it seems that U'-Sl nctually fumlshing somewhere near 70. A test will sodK be- made to deter mine bow much 'tie new well Is fur nishing, but wi^ two other good wells the Mayor and Conncllmen think Lilllngtoit^ an ample supply. The third vaMl wblcta: was furnisb-. ing water with an'^or and Mdlment 'has been put .put:bf commission for t'he time being. Mter it will 4>e ex amined to determine whether it can be used agsW’ ' Tucldentally,^.'4niidor from the new well is “Good.’^'.^hat' is emphasiaed by a telophone^; Message •to Mayor Loving, which while The News was interviewiij^iihe M^or, from a lady who simpjlf^anta^ to remind Mayor- Loving -while the had complained offensive water, now she just-^ii^ted him to know "this new 'wa^^.lB;-good.'' SwRching tnbid fhe-water. suiiply to the other -prifdiilimi' eonfrontl^ the Mayor and «||belal election .•wllijMI-ilbCMA^ At Aihioh time thelvotii^ asked' to decide whether |4M0» In bonds will 'be issued for street Iqt- provemeut,^ wil'i go ahead on sche dule, said the Mdyor. • Mayor Loving and City Attorney W. A. Johnson were questioned Whether 'any opposition is developing to the 'ho.nd issue, “None that I’ve heard a'bout,” was the exact response, from each of them. Mayor Loving thinks. the town' will get an even lower price for pav ing -dll the streets. The paving done by,the45iegler-Clihe Company a week or so ago. when six blocks-were -pav ed, came to around 84-^cent8 a lineal foot. It is the same type constru^on as that used in paving the -Llllington- Fort Bragg highway. Merchants of Lillington Put Forth Attractive Trade Bids ^'Citizens of Tomorrow*’ Top'Row; Alien, age 16 -mon-tbs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Byrd, Lillington; Glenda, age -3 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kelly, Lillington; Duayne, age 2 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mack McDonald, Lillington. 'Bottom Row: Kathryn, age 15 months, daughter of Mr, and Mrs; Ned Matthews, Lillington, -R-1; Linda, age 8 months, ciaugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. H.-W. Blalock, Linden. R-1; Samuel, ago 2% years, son of Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Byrd of Lillington. JUDGE THINKS POLITICS GOOD FOR EVERYBODY Mrs. Nichols Named Women’s Chairman Mrs, W. E. Nichols of Coats has been named by Charles M. Johnson, candidate for Governor, as maha'gev of women’s activities in the primary cafhi'paign. Mrs, Nichols is one of the county's most prominent and Influ ential women. . TELLS GRAND dVRY THAT Al^ CrrKeRNSflHiOITLD STAND READY TO SERVE IN PUBLIC OP- PICE WREN CALLED Revival Services At Mt. Pleasant Revival services'will 'begin at Mt. Pleasant Free 'Will Baptist Ch-urch on Sunday night at 7:45, and con tinue each evening for two weeks. Rev. C. W. Kirby of Dunn will proach. The public is cordially invited to -all services. Harnett’s Choice BCm YOUNG ■ • ' . ' ' Mr. 'Young luesIveS the QaanWetons md hearty endorseafent- of.-Storttett Democrats ta his race for Congireda nrhen the Demecrats eenwned -here lest Battttdiiy. .DetegMAM proehstewl: timt Hamwfct cdnil^ «|'alte|Mi$a7 2^ Mr. Youagv Judge J. 'Paul PrisseHe of Snow. Hill, holding court here this week, beiieYes it to be the duty of all cltf- zens to take part la political, activi ties and Identify themselveB with one of the parties—the "party of their efapke. The Judge told the Grand J-urors Monday •when court convened that it would- 'be a healthy omen for demo cracy if people would -manifeBt more interest In politics, and let that In- terMt iekd them to thVs .point where they -would be willing' to serve in a public capacity when the voters •wanted t-hein. Judge Frinelle emphasized bis ad herence to ' the. oldfashloned idea that the,public’s business is the di rect concern of every citizen, and when, a citizen fails or refuses to participate in political affairs, he or she is shirking duty,' Only a comparatively light docket" faced the court when it convened for a' wpek of criminal trl^r. although* Clerk Godwin's list ■boI^''dn868 that' would ocou'py the time 6t the court for several weeks- If all 'ca8es should 'he tried. This is the final criminal term till fleptember -unless a special term is called. - - Judge Frlzselle 'briefly outlined the jui7's duties, and told the meml^' -bers if they ran up against any proh^’ iem to come back to him for adwice.' 'With Kyle "Harrington as foreman, nine new Grand Jurors were sworn in to serve ■ for the next twelve months. New members are;'^ J. G. Broad-well, Graham Prince, D. E. Woodley,,jC. N. Wilson, M. E. Fish, Edwin Williams, Myres Tilghman, W. E. 'Temple, Jr., W. H.. Sanford. They take the "places of W. Guyton Sml^, C. P. Mitchell, J. G. -Hodges, Herinu H. /Godwin, Jr., Brantley Matthews, Mack Black,. Arthur Tripp, A. H. Langdon, Ralph Roberts, who have served for the past twelve months. / , • As-The News goes to press, the tolloUrIng cases have -been heard: John Hardy Hayoor, operating a car while drunk—sentence' to be pronounced. PHace Jones was found guilty ot aiding and abetting in 'househreak- ing and larceny and was given two years isal the roads.- The Grand Jury returned a -true bill kgaiost 'A. B. Jaggers and wife for violating the prohibition law. - The Jury returned “Not a true bill’’ In 'tiie 'case agad^t Prank Gilmore, charjiea with roA^vy. •ROduey Johnson- was found • not gnlKy ‘ of operaUng a car while drank. • lipcoln Burgesa. was tonnd gntl^ of assault*-on' a fbmala—■eantence' to he' wbuouiiced’. C. J: Gakley was found guilty on t-hiee clotents 'Charging, false pretense and "bad oMck.' HISTORICAL COUNTY SPOTS TO BE MAR KED SMILEY’S PALLS AND PLANK ROAD IN HARNETT DESIGNATED FOR MARKERS BY HKTORI- OAL COMMISSION ViM» -'OaoltwUl'.lNMni- Two spots In Harnett coilnty' that made history in the earl}* [days of this - country -will be. designated . by suitable niarkere, aooording to the State Historical Commission I Smiley’s Falls is one ot them. The Falls, located just above tho old site of Averaaboro, helped to make navi gable the Cape Pear River In the. days when traffic 'by watcir routes was popular because of the absence of railroads. The project called for a canal six miles'long with two looks. 'Hie-Cape Pdar Navigation Company wont broke on high.costs, and it was :aot until 1819 that steamers flnaily began to ply the Cape Fear. Accoi'dlng/ to Cminty Historian Malcolm I'owler of Lillington.-'it, was a nervy and ,cap able Bngli.'ih engineer, -Hamilton l>'ul- ton, .who finally made it potislble for the -boats to traverse -the rD'er. The old plank road fromi|>Fayette- ville west came 'by Spout E^^rings in Harnett , county: -It was the principal inland traffic route for many years. Sherman’s soldiers used the planks for firewood in the closing! dayti of the Civil War. Some years ago a man from The 'News was strolling through the -woods along'|he -plank rwid route and ran across a pine suike. The sta^e had 16 -notches cut on Its tri angle sides, denoting, it wasileamed, that the' point -was 15 ml'ies from Fayetteville. Thinking to preserve the old roadmark, he -took ii' to town and kepY'it for awhile, only to dis cover later that a young; recruit printer bad -ui^ it to kindle a fire in The 'News’, 'wood-barnini; stove. BIG BARGAIN^ TO BE FOUND AT ALL STORES CHAMBER OF COMMERCES RE TAIL TRADE (KIMMI'TTBB GOBS INTO ACTION ’TO PROVE RIER- ('HA NTS MEAN BUSINESS HalUtoties Monday Missed Llllinsrtbn A severe hailstorm t'lat liimtedjfor a quarter'' of an hour and 4lid much damage in areas nearby, j Mon'day afternoon, gave Lillington. the- ‘-‘go- by” except, tor a strong wind 'that seemed at times to achieve hurricane velocity. Six Harnett Men Enlisted In April The O. S. Army and U. 8. Air Force Recruiting Station in j Payette-; vine enlisted six Harnett county men during the month of April,, M. Sgt. Doan.has announced. Men irho were enlisted are: ^ IdlUngton:. Jack L. Blan:hard; ' Rrwln: -Hubert M. BImmotis, Elbert H: Jackson, Gene L. Moss, -lamei H. Mdln,-Jr., Merle H. ^rrd. -g ’niomas Duvall Guin, sob of Mr. and Mrs. Simpson Guln of Erwin, en listed this wee^ in ' the ' 'Regular Ari^. through the Ai)my and Air Force :R6crUltlng Station In 1'Fayette ville.'Quinn-''eleetod to .attend JAedl- jqal. Gorpemau Sohod' and wite o)*der> ^ to Lditiand, Tdos, tor tliat '.pur- Manager Joseph Miller of the Ltl- lington Cham'ber of Commerce tells The News he is right -proud of the cooperation given the Retail Trade Committee in its first effort to In augurate Goodwin Days on Friday and Saturday, May 21 and 22. The showing made in the Initial step to exemplify what is meant in the Oham'ber’s slogan, “The Town of Goolwlll,” Is plainly sufficient to favorably impress e\'eri.v reader of The News. In today’s issue are two pages ot advertisements by the various busi nesses in the community, and each ot these ads is punctuated by real •bar gains. Many of them can be called rare bargains in this day of high costs. In addition t(f'*the bargains they' are offering, the local baaineu peo ple are emphasizing that not only are they anxious for a huge trade volume at the quoted figures, but they are seeking a visit from their neighbors throughout the county whether they wish to buy anything or liot. Thus they are stressing the Good will feature of the.trade event. 'Said several -merchants to.The News; “We -want to welcome everybody on Prl- dasr and Saturday, May 21' and 22, regardless of whether they -want to buy." Manager, Miller did a big week’s work in rounding up't'he ads. It was an unusual task because it was de sired that the 'bargains be as many and varied as possible instead of duplications, the merchants agreed to each offer something different, something unusually attractive, end withal .bearing a price.tag that will command interest from all shoppers. Manager Miller and- the merdhanta are ex-pecting large crowds in Lil lington Friday and Saturday of this •week. ' Punctuating' the invitation to mo thers to attend -the trade events, ar rangements 'have been -made for the Girl- Scouts to care tor babies on Saturday, May 22. from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. This nursery service will be given in the upstairs space in Town Hall. •Friday and Saturday, May 21 and 2-2, will be Goodwill Days In Lilling ton. -They- -will be Good Days for all who •vlsitlthls ^own. The 'bargain festival -wilt open Friday morning and continue through Saturday. The' merchants believe many people in the neighboring ter ritory will .be pleasantly surprised when they see the big stocks and the bargains they have to offer. The .-merchants have put on no fanfare for the occasion, depending •upon the merits of the collection ot bargains to make the impression. To Preach at Kipling BISV- A. L. TBOMfBOS The' pastor, Rev. F. -R, Dolt, and membbrs of the Kipling ilethodlat Church have announced that their animal Revival will -be held each evening, May blMone 4, at 8 b* «. The gueat.-minister is Rev, A. L. Thompson of Raleigh. Rvenrone ta eanUi^/twiiiki .to Attend, omIi. of MrviMi. ^
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