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CRIMINAL CASES
JURORS DRAWN FOR TERM TO
START JUNE 28; EXPIi^BD
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THA'T JUDGE PAUL PRI56-
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Following the request of Solicitor
Jack Hooks, the Harnett Board of
Conimissioners Monday Issued a re
quest to CJovernor Oregg Cherry to
order a epecial criminal term of court
to begin here on June 2S. to continue
tor at least two weeks or until the
docket is cleared.
The Harnett criminal docket 'has
been allowed to 'become badly con
gested. Cases that hare dragged
along for many months and have
been continued -from term to term
are still on the docket.
Clerk of Court Howard Oodwtn has
estimated that to clear all the cases
off the docket would require several
weeks*—if no more speed, is shown
than at preceding terms of the past
several months.
Local authorities desire that Judge
Paul Frlsaelle of Snow Hill be as
signed to preside at the special terra.
He is the regular Judge in this judi
cial district for the 1948- spring
terms, which will close with the end
of the June civil term now in session.
It may ibe. however, that some other
Judge will be assigned for the special
term.
Following are the Jurors drawn
Uonday >by the Board of Commission
ers to serve for the special term to
twgiiu June 28:
WeeX Beginning June SB
Noah Register, Dunn 'R-3; Henry
H. Sandlin, Dunn; Namou Denning,
Coats, R-1: Hubert Byrd, Coats R-1;
D. A. Rollin, Fuquay R-l; Eli Knight,
Chalybeate Springs; William A. Buie,
Broadway R-1; Carl C. Byrd, Lllling-
ton; John A. Hodges, Dunn; C. W.
Sessoms. Dunn; Leo J. Hessman,
Chalybeate Springs; Herbert Thomp
son, Dunn R-1; H. L. Dean, Lilling-
ton; Gilbert Porter, Dunn; Lornaan
J. Stone, Dillington; James' E. Jor
dan, Ltllington; Edward Ennis, Dunn
R*i3'; Samuel C. .Mann, Lillington;
■Walter 8. Barnes, Angler R-2: C. P.
■Mitchell, Buie's Creek; J. A. Strick
land, Broadway R-1; A. Clayborn
Williams, Coats R-1; Marvin 0.
West, Erwin; Handy S. Warren, Er
win; Clarence M. Holder, -Broadway
R-1; Eugene Baker, Lillington R-3;
Josefph H. Williams, Erwin R-1;
George Baker, Fuquay R-1; Edwin S.
Harrington, Lillington; H. B. Pope,
Erwin R-1: Garland Allen, Dunn 'R-2:
Grady Earp, Dunn R-2; W. R. Moss,
Bunnlevel; James D. Hodges, Dunn
R-3: Charles H. Blanchard, Lilling
ton R-3: J. Q. Talley, Angler R-2.
Week Beginning July ff
Reddin E. Wheeler, Angler; H.
Cosley Jackson, Dunn R-2; -Lamar
Simmons. Lillington; Joe Wilson, Fu
quay 'R-1; Betti© Keith, Fuquay R-1;
Levi Johnson, -Fuquay R-l; Millard
Dawson, Dunn; Claud J, Halre, Cam
eron R-2: Sam A. Dowd, Dunn; J. C.
'Byrd, Dunn; Clarence Thomas,
Breadway R-l; Henry Mason, .Bunii-
level; William Hobson, Dunn 'R-4; A.
W. Blanchard, Dunn; Archie McCor
mick, Jonesboro R-l; Robert Wood,
Angler; J. P. Burgess, Lillington';
A. D. Fowler, Dunn R-3; Cecil Mann,
Angler R-2; W, B. Page, Lillington
R-3; R. L, Avent, Fuquay'R:l; R. A
Puryear, Fuquay R-2; W. B. Slaugh
ter, Lillington R-3; Ralph' Stewart,
Olivia; George Holder, Lillington;
W. M. Thompson, Angler ■R-2; J. A.
Tucker', Lillington; Ernest Matthews,
Lillington; John Douglass, Holly
Springs; T. J. Barnes, Angler R-2;
Albert L. A'Utrey, -Lillington R-2;
C. V. Parker, 'Bunnlevel; Mrs. J, L.
Marsh, Bunnlevel; V. R. Jones, An
gler R-2: Shaw McLean, Lillington
R-2: O. C. Graham, Cameron '11-2'.
Top Row: Bobbie Jean, age 9 years, daughter of Mrs. Moaelle Mooney,
Lillington: Donald, ago 6 years, son of Mr.'and-Mrs. LooruKelly, Lil
lington: Marilyn, age -3' years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mc
Kinney, Lillington. -Bottom Row; Devon, age 10 years, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. L. Woodley. Lillington R-2: Bella May, age 9 years, daughter
ol Mrs. Margie Stewart. Liliingtoii; Lloyd, age 11 years, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy B, Coleman, Bunnlevel.
OVERBY CALLS
FOR RUN-OFF IN
'race FOR HOUSE
Re-appointed
HOWARD PARKER WA.S JBADER
SX fJRST race, with HARVEY
O’QUIXX THIRD; SECOND
BATTLE JUNE 20
After deliberating for several days
and hearing pleadings from his many
friends, 'Allison L. Overby of Angler,
Second highest candidate In the May
29 primary for t-he House of 'Repre
sentatives, filed late Monday, after
noon with Chairman H. C. Strickland
of the County Board of Elections a
demand for a second primary to de
cide the winner in the House race.
In the May 29 primary Parker re
ceived 2,1S'8' votes as against 2,074
for Overby. O’Quinn received 1,564.
It will be noted from the above
figures that Overby is so close to tbe
“high man,” .Mr. Parker, that "It
cbpld be’’ that he might finally be
declared winner. ,
In making -his announcement in
The News as a candidate in the sec
ond primary, Mr. Ovenby said be has
decided to stick to it, and -calls j»n
all of his friends “to do their best
for him."
Ttio BomrtI of Coinsnissloners at
tbetr session Monday re-appolntcd
for another year the following:
W. D. Harrington, tax collector,
R. Ammons, farm agent.
T. D. O’Quinn, assistant farm
agent.
Ijorraino Vail, homo agent.
L. K. Boston, Negro farm agent.
Ila liinnant, Negro Iiomo agent.
w. KBRRR^HCOTT
Mr. Scott, who few thousand
votes behind ChajA- M. ' Johnson,
high man In a slx-i#fei race Tor Gov
ernor; has demand^- a run-off, and
the second primary'll! be held Juno
26. Mr. Scott aflM his campaign
workers are now; air Busy as ever.
;on Streets To Be Pav^
With All Weather Construction
COUNTY PARK
IN COURT AREA
IS PLANNED
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ALBO
SKKKS XllW IHJB ROUTE FOR
JOHXHONVILLE ROAD
RESniENT.S
HUGE BUHIHNG
prograIJunder
WAY ^ ERWIN
PRESIDENT RUFtTO OF ERWIN
MILLS ANNOUNiiiw ANOTHER
BIG IVOLL PLA^T ViLL ALSO
BE ERECrHBfiO
Radio Preacher
Next Sunday
Dr. John W. Branscom'b, pastor of
First Methodist ■Church, Orlando,
Florida, will -be the guest preacher
on the Methodist Hour . Sunday ■morn
ing,-June 13th. .
He 4vill preach on "Christian Roots
and Democracy’s Fruits," a presen
tation of our responsibility lor
■Christian living as presented in the
teachings of Jesus.
This sermon may be heard over
Radio Station WPTF at 8:3'0>on Sun
day 'morning.
Erection of a thlr.j| naill lAant with.
164 looms to employ;:AboHt '666* more,
workmen is added »' the hug® 'Con
struction program of the Brwin Cot
ton Mills Company; ^^ordlng to an
nouncement made ibjf’iFrfjaideni W. H.
Ruffin of the, Brwfti''mils Company,
In adreaslng t-ha RalAry Club
Sensing the m\ed‘ for a recreational
area in Lillington, as well as a park
adjacent to the courthouse, the Lil-
liugton Chamber of Commerce began
plans kt their regular ^ meeting on
Moudaqf evening. June 7, to. clear the
brush and clean the property lying
Just behind the county library build
ing. , '
' There has been thougllt of mak
ing this a convenient spot for those
who attend -to county businesa;' and
a restful' area for those who would
enjoy'the taeilitles of a-iitcnlc ground,
in the past! The'land 'Was' available
but nothing much was done about it.
Tbe Chumbsr thinks that this plan
will now come to fruitage.'
The land is wooded and needs fo
Ibe cleared. There will be an abund
ance of natural beauty cn the area,
and a fine spring 'Sows through the
pvaparty. Tables, fireplaces, etc., will
,;j|fW.|>|tticed at conye^i^t spots In the
Attends Class Reunion
Eight Harnett Women
•’ Confed. Pensioners
CARD OP THANKS
We wish to express our. apprecia
tion for the kind expression*of sym
pathy shown us during the illness
and death,of our wife and mother,
Mrs. Martha Jane Brown. May God
bless you ail.
A. G. Brown and children.
There are eight Harnett county
ladles remaining on the roll of pen
sion recipients .because of their hus
bands services during the war 'be
tween the states.
Two of these rdslde near Lilling
ton, Caro Atkinsv McLean and Lizzie
Stewart. The others are; Martha H,
Buchanan, 'Broadway, Sarah Adams
Partin, Angler, Sallle J. Pittman.
Jonesboro, Lillian 'B. Pridgen, Coats,
Mary J, T. 'Strickland, Dunn, and
Barbara Truolorve, .'Fuquay Springs.
tion 60' oew homes for. employee*,
and plans have been completed for
several other structures to accommo
date new business houses.) a new
postoffice and professional offieee.
The Erwin Mills Company has re
cently acquired two other plants 'to
add to its chain of mills at Erwin,
Durham and Cooleemee.
,The two mills at Erwin have been
operating on a three-shift ochedule
for .sometime. The new'mill will not
only add materlaU:^ to the eipanaive
operation there, but will greatly in
crease the population, ij^yroll and
business enterprise of the town. It is
Row^ Harriett county’s largest town in
point of population,
E. H, 'Bost is in charge of the Er
win plants, and hfs management has
become noied for Its ability' in pro
duction, harmony In labor relations
and the general excellence of the
company’s town of Erwin.
The BrWln Mills Company has pio
neered in fiffordlng ample acbool
facilities for Erwin. The contpany
erected at Its own expense the teach
ers’ home there, which bas no super
ior anywhere, and later dofiated it to
(Continued on page eight)
' 'Residents of tbe JohnsonvlUe road
will. •welcome the news that efforts
arb being launcHed to initiate bus
service between Lillington and points
along the highway. Re'ports are that
two local business men are seeking
eqplpnitent for the project.
Manjsgsnr 'Jobepti-Mtller tO'attend'-
the Institute for Chamber of Com
mute Executives at Chapel Hill 'the
week of June 29-28.
He stated this week that the erec
tion of the sign posts along the ma
jor highways is underway.-The signs
will welcome, and invite back, all
visitors to the city. They are being
placed on the Fayetteville road, about
one-halt mile outside the town lim
its, on the Sanford road, about one
mile out, and -at the foot of the Will
on the Raleigh road Just inside the
city line.
, The posts are 8 feet high, of natu
ral oak, supporting S' 5 foot wooden
circle painted In white and black.
The name "Lillington’’ will be in
luminous paint, making it legible at
night. ‘
The Chamber of. Commerce voted
to meet monthly, Instead of 'bi
monthly, starting next month. They
will meet on the, second Monday of
each montb hereafter.'
H. T. SPBARH
Mr, Sipears found only one of hid
r “buddies” at Chapel Hill when 'he
went there last week to attend the
reunion of his Class of 1879i There
were Others there, of course, but;
they were not of the orlgiqal Stn-
dents’ Club to which Mr, Spears ‘1»0'|
longed.
Mr, George MoCorkle of Tue-;
caloosa, Ala., only other member ol!
the Student's Club of 1879, was
there and Mr, Spears and Mr. Mc-|
Corkle "had a grand old time" re
miniscing over "school days."
Mr. Spears is riot quite as old as
his classmate of ’79, Mr. McCorkki
is 9,0 years old. Mr. Spears wlirbo
89^ .on the 21st of this month.
■Reports from. Chapel .Hill staki
thgt both of these boys had a fine
291 IN FAVOR
OF PAVING;
10 OPPOSED
TOWN WILL HAVE MORE THAN
ONE HUNDRBD PAVED BLOOKA
WHEN PROJECT IS
CXJMPIjBTED’
time' and epoke confidently of being
.present, next yeay.
Gommissioners Take Extra
To Handle June Items
Day
194849 SCHOOL
BUDGET CALLS
FOR MORE STUDY
Deitdline For Free
Cars Is June 30
Veterans of World "War II who
have suffered tbe loss, or loss of use
of, a leg at or above the ankle have
until midnight, June 30, to apply for
free cars, or other conveyances.
The vehicle is not to coet over
$1>600, including all special attach
ments.
ntstrlct Offloer Prank T.' Farrell
of Raleigh fa asking that last-
minute applications tbe tiled at once
to allow time for proper procp^slng
before the Jnne llO degdllae.
ROAD PETITIONS, BEER LICENSES
AND SELECTION OF SPECIAL
TERM JURY MAIN BUSI-
NESS MONDAY
The Harnett County Board of Com
missioners met on Monday morning
at 10 o’clock, but had only covered a
portion sof their June Items when
they adjourned at 4:30 p. m. to meet
on Thursday morning.
Superintendent of Schools C. Reid
Ross handed the-Board a number of
copies of the 194*8‘-49 County School
Budget previous to the adjournment,
and the ■ Board thought it advisable
lo study the budget fully before the
Th-ursday meeting.
Supt. Ross had appeared before
the morning session with his budget,
but tbe Board wished a more detail
ed account of the expenses tor tho
coming year, and Mr. Ross 'had com-
. (Continued on page eight)
Tysinger Calls For Second
Primary In District Five
Harnett county’s Commissioner
from District 6 will, not be known
until after June 26.' Who Is to serve
'from that district must be 'decided
in a second primary called by Paul
B. Tysinger, who was runner-up on'
May. 29. J. R. Mason was high man
with 2'8'6 votes. Tysinger got 234.
But,there wore 581 votes divided be
tween throe other candidates.
The other three candidates and
their votes wore Mack Holder 205,
Vance Cameron 188, .D. T. Adcock
188.
District 6 is composed of Upper
Little River, Baribecue and Johnson-
yllle townships. 'Mr. ’Tysinger lives
in Johnsonvllle township and Mr.
•Mason in Upper Little River.
Time allowed by law for Rllng call
for second primary IS/five days after
the results of the first primary ha've
been declared* by the Board of Elec
tions. This time expired Monday
night. Mr. Tysinger filed his call with
Chairman Strickland Last Friday.
Following is tho letter written
to Chairnian Henry C. Strikland of
the Harnett Cotton ;Board of MleN>-
tfons by Mr. Tysteger riekiiig for a
R-2
run-off primary:
Cameron, N. C
June 4, 1948.
Harnett County iBoard of Elections
Lillington N. €.
Gentlemen: ’
In tbe recent Democrats Primary
Election wh^ch was bteki May ,21,
1948, I -was a candidate for office
of Harnott County Commli^oner
from District No. 6. There wewi four
other candidates. No candidate re
ceived a majority of the. votes -cast,
the high'eet candidate, Mr„ J. )^ lie-
son, received 289 votsq,' and 1, aa
the next highest candidate, 'received
votes.
The result of the May 29 'Primary
Election having ibeea officially de
clared, suod having been, notified By
your Board of Election*. HU* ki to in
form you that -I deeire to eater a aec-
ond Mmary for th*. office of Sfn-
nett 'County ComiaiRSioaer from XH*-
trlct No. 5. and I itorehy requeat that
my name be put on the,' tkket for th*
Primary: Eieetion to be^JuBd June .28
in xiaraett County for the ofllhe.aMgi-
tforiiod. , . ..
Rani E. Tyaiwitr
ANGIER KIWANIS
OPENS A PARK
FOR THE PUBLIC
MODERN EQUIPMENT AND CEN
TRAL LOCATION SHOWS WISE
PLANNING FOR THE CHIL- ..
DREN’S USE
IN DUKE NURSING SCHOOL
Mis* Edith Ann Ca'vlness spent
Friday here and will return Thurs
day to spend the week-end. Miss
CavlnesR is a member of. the Duke
Nursing School In Durham.
Editor ’Honoried
FRANk H. JBikR
' Mr. Jeter, for 32 Tfoara agricul-
t.ural editor of North Carolina State
College, and an outstanding wylter,
radio announcer,^ and pnhiic speaker
on agticuRural Ufe>,,wa« awarded the
honorary degree of Doctor of Science
by Glemseu College,,his alma onater.
during the college’s coimnencemeut
otr June f.
Pr^ideBt Robert F. Poole coalerr-
ed the degrew and spoke highly of
Mr: Jeter's'long period, of servlee in
mutn^ald to the farmer of the
soutlri ah'd especlaily -in North' Caro-i
Una.-. . ' ''
. Mr. Jeter has tbe. unique dtotlae-
UoB of being the finst.eoUega fdm.
editor In the U.. S. tp tfacelve w dOe*
The town of Angler became th)>
recipient^ of a most modern play
ground this 'Week when the Ki'wanis
Club installed the equipment, and
opened, the gates for the boys and
girls to' enjoy th'emselves.
Located on tbe Raleigh Highway
opposite Ward’s Hatchery, the lot,
which measures 60 by ISP feet, i'S
inc,losed by a high wire fabric fence,
and 'has 'been preilared for the hun
dreds of feet expected to run, slide',
Junip,''^'o)' tall upon it this summer
and autumn.
The Angler Kiwanis Clwb has pur
chased fl^OO worth of onodern play
ground equipment lor the children.
One large slide, two children's slides,
eight 12 foot swings, six chlldren’u
swings, merry-go-round, horizontal
ladder, eight see-sa-ws,, sand boxes',,
shadbd benches, and .dTlnklng to'jin.;
tains are within the. playground. '
All equipment is of sturdy make^
moat of it in galvanised steel.
The Kiwanis Clnb officers In An
gler are: President Thomas Ward,
Vice President J. S. Sanders, Trea
surer D, W. ^Denning, and Secretar;r
Earl Johnson.
The Clnh raised the large fund for
Angier'e newest community ventur-s
at their Annual Fall Fair.
Lillington took another step’for-
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ward in civic growth on Tuesday
when the voters 'went to the polls and
voted, to issue $46,000 In -bonds tor
general improvement of the city. As
a result of this favonibl* report,
stxty-jbhree town blocks are to be
covered with a hard surfaet 'pave
ment, to make LllUngtoni equal. It
not better'when site and population
is considered, with Dunn and Eryrlo
in number of city streets to bs paired.
Previous to tbe election, Ztoglor ■
and Cline, PayetteHlle .contractors,
had covered six city blocks with' the
type pavement thought bast for the
streets In'Lillington, and the voters
had ample time to see and test the
materials before voting.
In the sections previously paved,
the property owners had entered into
an agreement to meet the eypeneas
out of their own pocketbooks. Under
tbe bond issue provision, tbe owners
are expected to pay ai^out one-third
of the total cost.
The ne^ .pavement, which is prac
tically composed of the same mater
ials' as that on the Fort Bragg-LIU-
ingtob Highway^ will add comfort,
convenience, prestige, and Ibeauty to
the sections soon to he paved.
The six city'blocks jmred previous
to the election are: One block. Front
Street to I Street on Twelfth, two
blocks,'-Front Street to-J Street on
Tenth, two blocks, J Street to L
Street on Eighth, and one block.
Main Street to First Street on J. ^
The streets running east to west
that are to be paved are:
Courthouse square, Main to Third
on Front.
1 Street, from the school to the
Norfolk, Southern R. R. tracks.
J Street, Main to Third, near the
depot.,
K .Street, from the school to Sec-
'ond Street.
L Street, from city limits to Sec
ond Street.
M Street, from city limits to 'Main
StrMt.
The streets running north arid
south that are to'be ,paved are:
Thirteenth 8.treet, from L to .M
Street.
Tenth Street, from Front to'“01ivl8
Highway.
Ninth Street, from G to Front', and
from K to Olivia Highway.
Eighth Street, from Front to
Olivia Hlgh'way.
Second Street, from Front to Pri
son Camp Road.
The town has hopes that the State
Highway Department 'will pave the
street near the school from Front to
Olivia Hlgh'way.
Tbe project to .pave tliu streets is
not a year old yet, baving commenc
ed in concrete form last August, and
the progress made so tar speaks well
of the community.
There are at present about 88
paved blocks in the town. 'This In
cludes t'he major highways which
traverse the town. With the com
pletion of the 83 blocks, Lillington
will have over 100 city blocks on
hard surfaced roads, or concrete
(Continued on page two)
Harnett’s School Budget Calls
For Increase Over Last Year
Hgmett county’s school budget
for .the fiscal year 1948-49, submit
ted to the .'Board of Commleslonets
by Supt. C. Reid Roes Monday, cplla
for an increase from local taxes of
|44,a99.60. The budget calls for
1221,011.88, as against |lK8,41l.i8
last ycar._^
For current wpense $89,479.88 Is
asked. This, ds is the case with ail
other item totals, includes cost of
collecting taxes.
. ‘For capital outlay $117,812.00 Is
•called for; tor debt service, 211,280.-
00. ■
'Pm $7fi»000i00 agpropriatadt an-
.tbe.,coflipletien ^ the Bute’s' Orwik
tor’s degree in reaogaitiOfa. of hia*ach«»r'ball4liig is Included in file
edttorisl;-aklsiaiR«uti. . j capital outlsy fJgufus.
Mr. Jetsr rutddes in Ralsiidi. ' Ross emdalns that tks rs-
malnder of procseds of sale of the
last Instalment of Che $7i0.000.0p
school bonds will be allocated In the
building program by Che end of the
present flseal year, June 80.
The total csllsd for la tbs bud
get for the fiscal year If48-4I Is
$40-8^101.00. Last year It was $284,-
OSd.liS'. These figures include both
revenue from local taxes and from
j^ther sourcsi.
The Commissioners were Infonued
on the varlouB items by Supt. Ross,
who explained the needs In dotaUs.
The Board memhers fe|t thuy must
have ntere time than is avallahle on
first Monduyw to go through thu
budget, so thmr deellsd to mast
today (thnrsdSy) to furthsr
into the hudget before nualM
approvliig it.
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