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**w,r N ISK'i' 3K; >,Tt* Lillington To Begin With Huge Street Paving Program Soon ENTIRE TOWN TO HAVE PAVED 2(HF00T STRIPS TOWN rOMMISSlONERH HiWB SIGNED PETITIONS FROM PRO-- PERTY OWNERS TO START PROJEOT All streets of Lillington not here tofore paved are to have a 20-foot covering of asphalt one and a half Inches thick under a program adopt ed by the Town Commissioners at a meeting July 6. Front street will re ceive an extra width of 30 feet 4 Inches thick. Petitions were circulated bjt Mayor Charlie Loving and the Commission ers, and It was found that practically all property owners were anxious and waiting for the opportunity to join the program by lending their ap proval to a proposition that they pay for the patvlng except at intersec tions -which will be paved at the ex pense of the town. Cost of the paving will he pro rated to property owners according to the number of feet thulr property faces the street. Voters at a recent special election approved overwhelmingly a proposal that the town issue |45,000 in bonds to cover its dhare of cost in the paving program. Only paved streets in Lillington at present are the main highways run ning through' town, the streets used 'by school buses, and a few blocks paved at private expense by certain resldenrts. Following are the street sections listed to be paved under the program which is to start as soon as the Mayor and Commissioners award the contract: That portion of First Street be tween Front Street and "M” Street. That portion of Second Street be tween Frottt,JKii!»et .and "M” Street. That portion of Third Street be tween Front Street and "J” Street. That portion of Front Street be tween Main Street and Third Street. That portion of 'T" Street -be tween Main Street and N & S Right- of-way. That portion of "J” Street between Main Street and Third Street. That portion of "K" Street be tween Main Street>and Second Street. That portion of "L” Street be tween Main Street and First Street. That portion of Eighth Street (be tween Front Street and the Johnson- vllle road, excepting that portion be tween “J” & "L” Streets, already paved. That portion of Ninth Street be tween Front Street and "O” Street. That portion of Ninth Street be tween “K” Street and the Johnson- ville road. That portion of Tenth Street be tween “J” Street and the Johnson- vllle road. That portion of Eleventh Street between "I” Street and the Jobnson- vltle road. That portion of Twelfth Street he- tv'een Front Street and the Johnson- ville road, excepting that portion of land abutting directly upon Twelfth Street on which is situated the Lil- liugtOQ School. That portion of Thirteenth Street between "L” Street and "M" Street. That portion of 'T" Street between Main Street and Twelfth Street. That portion of "K" Street be tween- Main Street and Twelfth Street. That portion of "L" Street between Main Street and Thirteenth Street. That portion of “M” Street be tween Main Street and Thirteenth Street. Open Bids Tuesday Btdn for paving Llllingtoa’s atteets, building cnlvertfi, laying etonn sewers and catch basins, will be open at Town Hall next Tues day, July SO, at 2 p. m. by Mayor Loving and the Town Board of Comnlssloiiers. Paul M. Van Camp of Southern Pines Is the consnltlng engineer. Mayor Loving told The News today that he expects some active bidding on the job, bat couldn't say how the price would range. Mr. Alex 'VFhlte, local contrac tor, la eoq^ected to put In a bid, and so will the Zeigler-Clfne eom- |iany which a few weeks ago laid fllx Mocks of paving here. Culled for are S,000 cubic yards «f eitcavatlon over one Inch deep, and d4JMS square yards of sand- acphalt or attemate bltomlnons surface course. Mirror Loving stated he fully eiipecCs the paving wvnic to be nn- Sani^ within the next two or time weeks. u Cilizens of Tomorrow TOWN FK Ci^imihal Ciiurt Is Slowly SETtiXRMi BVDGBT CAkiLHi^ SM,«K1 ANH TAX RATE 1^.74,, SAME AS HAS f*w|K^UDLBD FOR A tentative for "the flacal. Top^Row: Evelyn, age 11 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Pace, 'Broadway; Andrev/, age 4 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Jack- son, Lillington; Ann, ago 11 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.'A. R. Jackson, Lillington. Bottom Row: Mrs. E.’ K. Parker of Linden H-1; Frank, age 11' years, sou of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Farrell, Lillington; Robert, 10' years, and Patricia, 3 years, children of Mr. and Mrs. Hughes Hunt, Lillington. FURNITURE CO. OPENS MODERN STORE IN FUQUAY HOKE C. POWELL ACQUIRES FULL Ownership of largest fur niture STORE IN FUQUAY SPRINGS AREA On Thursday, July 15, the Fuquay Furniture Company will officially open their new and most modern fur niture store for the general public to visit and ' Inspect. For several weeks the'firm has been in iprepara- ration for the event, and the spacious display rootn is stocked with some of the .very -best of 'household goods. Previous to the acquisition of the located on -North Main Street, and was operated jointly >by Hoke C. Powell and R. E. Aiken. Mr. Powell has bought out the Aiken interests, and is the sole owner of the firm. A former veteran of World War II, Mr, Powell has become one of the city's most progressive -businessmen, and the new store will mean a for ward step both to the owner and the town. The building Is of cinder block and brick construction, the floor being 67x30 feet. It is well lighted and heated, and possesses large display windows facing South Mlain Street traffic. The building is directly opposite the Fuquay Motor Company, Practically every lino of furniture (or every room Is on display and prices have boon drastically reduced for the opening week. Store hours have -been extended until 9:00 p. m. through the opening week. Mr. Powell is to be comme-aded for his enterprise and ho has extended a ivery warm welcome for the public to see 'his now plant. TOBACCO MEN ELECT MWEN AT LUMBERTON RUFUS A. McQUEBN NAMED PRES IDENT OF LUMBERTON TOBAC CO BOARD OF TRADE; MARK ET OPENS AUG. 8 Lumberton, July 14.—'Rufus A. McQueen, popular and veteran ware- 'houseman, was elected president at the annual organisation meeting of ^ « the Lumberton Tobacco Board of Trade here last week. He succeeds W. E. Elmore, gen eral' manager of the ^.Interstate To bacco Company, onb .of the three preeent'-bttiMlng,- company-‘w«F' T-ir^t' Ind^wdent" 'COB»panfMr‘’wfth' FOOTMANS HAVE VISITOR Dr. Margaret Camp-bell of Talla hassee, Florida, arri-ved Friday to spend a 'Week here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Footman. Dr. Campbell- is a menvber of the faculty of the Uni versity oi^ Florida. Prior to her visit to Lillington the visitor was in Chapel Hill for several days. Dr. Campbeil has visited here on a num ber of occasions and will be well remembered' 'by friends in town. factories here. The other new officers are Neill A, McKeithejn, warehouseman,' first vice-president; B. K. Howard, resi dent manager of Person-Qarrett's local plant, second vice-president; R. A. Hedgpeth, warehouseman, treasurer, and Marlon B.-/Alexander, the sales supervisor, &ec(|etary. • After a general ibusiuess - session, the Lumberton Tobacco* Warehouse men’s Association held a short meet ing to adopt a sales--schedule and complete plans for the'season, which opens August 3rd with all indica tions for another -banner year. The local market, which ranks as the 10-th largest'In tqo -whole coun try and a .close '2nd .on the Border, has had a phenomenal gro,wth from -3 to 39 million .pounds, a season In only 26 years, and the crop through this section is said (by many to be about the best in the Bright Belt. The personnel of'the Lumberton market, which has three sets of buy ers, six firms operating eleven 'ware houses, and six sales every day, or a sale by each firm, will 'bo practi cally the same as last year except that Mr. Alexander^ 'has replaced R. C. -Rankin as sales .supervisor. year 1943-49 fo ^on has been S' of ComnitB&loni set-up of |S1,' for the year, has been fixed valuation. This has prevailed years. In view of rls' sitate- CommlMloners to hold to the I another year, some Improveini also, and thjs funds. Present debt few thousand d sue aiitborlted crease the deb'i'^ The ’Commissio: mence the "'stre gram right awa; The budget OenentL fund 'Debt Service All members for adoption of which is publia! A copy is on Dispo^g Big Docket Sgt. James H. Tripp to "Be Buried bn Sunday town of LllUng- the City Board p-a]^ based upon ktecessary revenue, 'Ux rate* for 19441 11.74-on the f 104 ' is the same as the past several eests. which wecee- penditures, the t-J ed it expedient 7i rate at least for rd W' town anticipates in its utiitttes call for •more le town is on]^'# bist a .hoj^' lih 5,0OI}' .-0' in- ice.for ijiftrMt. jprppdse to dinn- 'iVement pro- * • -j|^,000. Connell voted ; tentative budget, in today’s News, in the office of Town Clerk H. l^Hsmllton and will’ remain open for^b^ days betere its final adoption ai^^e permanimi. bud get for l'9'49-49 Based upon t total of 931,000 finance 'the town, cal year, the mously adopted as follows: - For general f For debt ser The bond isi authorised tt improvements, revenue from other im,provei ti|tlixuit»'>tkat a I'-be need*d to ;the ci^rrent fls- lonerc unani- me bf 91.74, ILSl)- 9 .94 dir lAMOO was jEor lUreet .oirraiti amid for GOING TUESDAY Judge Floyd 'Taylor and Selldtor M. O. Ijee Also Find IBieIr Orlmlaal • Docket Onnvded S. SOT. JAMES H: TBIPI^ The remains of Staff Sergaant James H. Tr^p of LilUMjlw^, R-1, arrived at his home. on.d|p|iF> and the funeral of the former youiig man who died over France in November, 1944, will be conducted on Sunday afternoon, July 18, at 9:99 o’clock at the Bternett Memorial Park • near) . Elder )j;ame8 S. . CqUHm of the Primitive ^pUst Church, Angler, FlU he Dm afflclatlng minister, and- mtimboni of Ernest. Simmons Ptmt Vrtt, UlUsgten, will assist. JBgt. ‘fripp hail entered the service in NovenKber 1942 at Fort Bragg. He bad attended -Lilltngton high school before 'volunteering for the armed service.* At the time of bis death he was with the Ninth Bmnber Com mand- in HO. bad:jjn 96 had'.NlMii«|rd- ed. Che avMliiiMb1lU^’-Ai»’'^M04ai: ana \C|il|^ys 'pOstlHtasiimslar. ,bl8 ipatenl^ Mr. and Mrs. in Tripp, bie si suiwlv^ by tiro bYdthaiis. WllD^m H. anrf ttor- SleUaS 'B. TrtpK, gtl of LHllngtm,' IM Ristunii.^lJcbJNajfcive Soil For Last Reit souerroR says COURTWILLOUrr AT END OF WEEK Local Poetolfiee Henry A Powell of Lillington R-2 and Carl Byrd of Lillington have been notified 'by the U. 8. Civil Ser vice Commission of their appoint ment to positions of -mall carrier at the -Lillington postofflce. Powell -has already taken o-ver bis job of carrier on Route 2, that posi tion being vacated by the resignation of Ernest Wilder, Jr. Byrd is scheduled to take over Route 3 on August 2, replacing M. P. Crews, wha has held the tempor ary appointment. 'Both Powell and Byrd are nroter- H and -were MOVES IN NEW HOME MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED iMr. and Mrs.'Homer Measamer of Olivia announce the -marriage of their daughter, -Miss Doris Jean Mea samer, to Mr. 'Hales L. I&arbonr, son of Mr. and- Mrs. Mallory Harbour of Cameron, on July 2 in the Oitvla Presbyterian Church, * Some Farmers Report Heavy . ». Loss In Present Tobacco Crop To what extent the various set backs in the 1948 tobacco crop is af fecting Harnett farmers would be hard to state without an extensbve checkup. Hail and wind storms 'have ■wrought heavy damage, and so have the extremely, try periods that have come too frequently since the plants were ready to set in the fields. Farmers exp-erienced some trying times, too, in bringing their pidnts to the setting stage. The presoni dry period, which has lasted for several weeks In most sec tions, has caused the bottom leaves to ripen (or burn) and in many in stances they are -being cured. It is not expected tfiat they will be of any thing, except very low ttuallty. All this, coupled with the 27.62 per cent cut. In acreage, is causing Harnett farmers to estimate their Income from tobacco this year at not above 50 to 60- per cent compared with 1947. This is not to discount the fact, however, that there are hundreds of fine fields of tobacco to (be seen in Harnett county. “My tobacco is look ing good and holding up fine,’’ is the -a-ay numbers of farmers have ro- Mark it lUp for Judge Floyd Taylor of the County Recorder’s Court: he's not going to allow bis docket to be come too congested. And Solicitor M. O. Le»e feels the same way. about it. 'When -Superior Court used the courtroom Tuesday to clear up its -big docket. Judge Taylor and Solici tor Lee simply .commandeered -Lil- llngtbn’s Town Hail anditorlum and went about the business of -wiping ans of World -War off the cases that threat^nded to con- , wounded In action, gest their docket. It -was a 'big day lor Town Hall. Mrs: Marjorie Taylor, the town’s" of fice clerk, remarked .to The News: "This is the largest number of visi tors we’ve 'had in a long ttate:” Deputy Sheriff Ken-Matthews was -handling the crowd as well as the -defendants. And Judge Taylor and Solicitor Loe were going through tee docket In regular clearing-house or der. ‘Deputy - Clerk of Court Duncan Ray, who always “clerks’’ (or the Recorder's Court, told The News: "We have a big docket today, hut watch as -wade through it.” No time is'allowed to drag County Recorder's Court. SOT. LAURIE J. GRIFFIN ; Among the 1'64 North Carolina dead to be brought home for burial aboard the United States Army Transport Oglethorpe Victory -^jras Sgt. Laurie J. Griffin,, son of hbrs. Nannie K. Griffin, RFD 1, Bro^- waF, N. C. Sgt. Griffin was killed in action! in France -Noveu^r' 16. He had hten overseas several .months and iiwk part in tee Invasion of France l>-!.ay. Sgt. Griffin li-ved in the Broadway section all bli life. He reeelved his education in the 'Broadway and Boane Trftil schools. He entered fervice Jan. 28, 1949, and received his trntn- .ing at Canopy,San Lonta Obispo. Calif., Camp Rucke," Camp Butner, and on., inaneiiivers. in Tenneniee. When he went overseas he -was first stationed in Bnglsdd and then went to fTance. * • - dlufvivlng.ln addition .to his aotber arei.hli: wife and little daughter and ther fottowing hite^iets - and Olsten: Mrs. CoF -IMj^SiiM' aiM Mrs. Ruth Holt of Htidl|pi§|K Walter ) O’- Qui^te.'ad)iKliU9Kl|K67*ey.'‘’Ih«idiat. of ot saniord Fellawship Supper In Exfysuiiiatioxu For Br-dadway, Poatof fice sponded to tho Inquiry of The News The United' States Civil Service Commission annonnem an open-'com- petltlve- examination ter the position of .Substitute Clerk for fillii^ vacan-. cies in the Post Ofkw at Broadway, North Carolina. The, usual enttancs salary of this position is 9-79 per In regard to the crop’s condition. . Most farmers in Harnett are now beginning to put their .tobacco* in ■barns. So.far, no report has been re ceived as to tee “looks” of the leaf -after it is taken from the barns. Most ot the curings are bottom leaves. The News has been told by several farmers that they, will have tobacco ready for the opening, of the Border Belt tqarkets on August 9. Many of the markets heretofore opening; with the Middle Belt are en- deayoring to secure., opening dates with tee Eastern. Belt, -which-oipens on August 14..The Middle Belt opens Sept, 9 ' ; If these markets succeed in gain ing tee earlier opralng , date, no '.doubt many Harnett fatnuers .will hold off celling -ihelr .better gradas till August 19„ Mfi^ of them, him- ever, will-undpubt-^br i^glu (hauling tholr tObaoco to the Bor(Le,r marhate as soon as thoy open. hour. Competitors will be requested to report for -written examination, which will be- held as soon aa practi cable after the „ date sat for the close of receipt of apidloations. Full Information and applleatlon blanks may be obUlned from the Postmaster at Broadway, N. C. Neill McLeod G^ets Ariniy Pramotioti. Mr. and Mrs. N. F.. Lewis have moved in their new home that 'has just recently ibeen, completed. The' Methodist Yonth Feilowahlp of the Mt. Ariel Church, Lillington R-2, -will hold tholr ice cream sup per on Friday evening, July 16, at 7:30 o'clock ^the Mt. Ariel Church The church Is located four -miles out of lillington on the Johnsonvllle Road. The young people are endeav oring to raise funds ter the Methodist Youth Orgaliizatlon, and cordially in vite's the public to attend. CARD OF THANKS, We wish to thank our many friends for their act of kindness and sympa thy shown us at the tragic death ot our father, B. G. -Rambeaut and two daughters, Virginia Joyce and Shirley Jean. We are -most grateful ter every thing done on our behalf. Mrs. B. G. Rambeaut and Family Tax Rate Fixing For 1948 Is Hard Job By command ot Brigadier General Shoe, ,Tec. 4 Neill McLeod.^ the 991st Armiy postal unit (has bean, pin- moted to .Staff Seri^t. SWU Leod is assignad'to Kcms Batw Com ma^ loci^-apprisi^teiy twraiv mliw from.Seoul, tea Oapiital City of Korea. 8ft Is the soik of Mrs. M. iL'^MoFarli^ and the Idle Mr. Bnooh.MoLeod. 1^. MeX^ is a gte^fteto oj^Bo^e Trail deh^, eltas cf 19^. Rle shllsted la tlia-Ai^ jin Novfliinbar 1949. .B^ has .-hasp la, Matcfa' i. lllf. ' Harnett’s -Board of County Com- mlasloners will meet In extra session on Monday, July 26, lor tho purpose of finally passing upon the -budget for the fiscal ybar 1948-49, and then, or soon thereafter set the rate of the new tax levy.. , In tackling that Job the Commis sioners are ,up. against, a -bard propo sition.. Most property owners are's«- pecting the 1948 rate to be sulbstah- tlally reduced. They . were ted to be lieve-it would .be.r^nesd' w^n they, learned, that re-apprataiUs^ had put 8 million .dollars of-new ta^Meson tee. books. • Raising the county's taxable values from 30 to 98 miUlons, or more than 85.- per cent increase, afforded tee Comdkissionen good reason for be lieving they could do—^what they, hoped and expected, to do—lower the; tsx rate' -by, -a amount, which would be 28 per cent. That, would mean, if -carried out, a tax rate' ter 1848 of 91-92. The Cbtemissloners ■ were .elated ovsv the success of Tax Shipexwlsor Berlea Johnson and his re-appralsers in finding S mUjions of new values. And. -fiiey were even mere ^ated wl^ thw held thMr sesrions as a Bieard..of EquaUsatlcia and Review. Of. all ^ prqiterty ownass invited by Sujpsjrtjsor Johitson ,to come' before the Board and- regteter complaint. H they hnd any aifatast their re^nP- prafsalSf only a few pnt in appear-. aa«e,' '•’Tber4, .ws*.’almost , no kioh at all,’’ is tea way th^'»«fervlsor jjut It. 48j|so,,^l|*.Wtte»-by ^th the,: tramsadeus lift in values, both the Supervisor and the Board felt they had accomplished something won-der- ful. They had. But the Supervisor and the Board also thought that a substantial reduction in the tax rate would follow as a matter of course. In, the latter assumption they vrere sadly -mistaken, Thoy found that out -when) the. Board mot July 6. When Auditor Herbert Carson preseiitod the figur^ of the 'budget, teovTug that in. reality no cut in taxes In 1948 In Jtutified it the county is to stay out 1 of the “red,” ofttclal coun tenances .dropped to a gloomy-level. Probably no'one was more sadly dis appointed than 'Tax Supervisor John- Boto„ Herman Holloway and Chsrlle Thornton, who canvassed tho county along With local appraisers, no dc^t also felt tholr'“feathers fall.” -After tl^^r diligent work they too felt (.bat a.great strR^ had been made tow,ard lowering th* count’s,,tax rate. Eight million dollars la a lot of money in ai^ country, even in those' flush times right around here. j W'hat 'Will the Commiuioners do when they meet to finally thresh out the matter of the budget and the tax tax ratot. Then's, not much they can do exceipt to ^optjthe budget .per- m^ntty as ^It^stan^ uow tentatirve- ly and set. the taic rate.at what Aadl- tor Canon aeys ft-mnst -be—9ll27,. or 8 ce||ts below last year and sev-sral yeai^S; , Ai^41tor Qhteou says it would be wise te, retain the old figure of- 91:^.. Oohiiderlhg the.om^Uon of the trea sury, he's about right. COY LUCAS, DANIBL DARROOH CASES OCCUPY ALMOST ONE WBB» OP SPECIAL HAHIOm' \ CRIMINAL OOVlVr Still going strong In its ssconR weph, and promising ,to praetlealty clear the docket, the special sesston of Harnett Connkf Criminal Court is doing its best to wipe the slate elean of long standing and controversial charges ranging from speeding to -murder. Assigned by Governor -R. Gregg Cherry to preside over the court-. Judge J. Paul Frluelle has been ordwed by tha.niveraor onoe more to remain th TIamatt until evary case has been heard. Tha original order' signified his tenure as one. week’s duration. Solicitor Jack (Hooks is eohednled to prosecute the docket In anotlMr county next week. This makes it nec essary ter the special term hers to come to an end with this week.'' Regarding the congested dwteft he found-wben the special term-opened. Solicitor Hooks told The-Nhws. yes terday: “We will adjourn the special term at the end of this week after having reduced the big docket to a normal sise. There will not be much, of "eon- ^uence left on the docket -when we adjourn Friday.*’ The warmest weather of the year has been. registered since the court (^ns'dk and judge. Jury, lawrers, witnesses; defendants and spectators: have practically sweltered from day to day. ' . As In most court sessions, saearm trials were tinged wHh humor. In one, JemoB Cteartse Bins, colorod of was-. eiihsgliy.erHih-dieading,jte ■before he pleaded nolo contendare, gave the court to linderetenlT teat “he was going about 79 or 75, but not 90,” A number of eases of more serious nature have held the attention of tho court for several days. The Ooy T. Lucas case In which burglary waa the charge •began on Wednesday, JMy 7th, and did not close until -Friday, July 9. The jury could- not reach an agreement in the case, and a mistrial was..the culmination ot three doors in court ter the principals Involved. The Daniel Darroch case In which (be, bis son Bunk Darroch, and' Ralph Creech (Continued on page two) Hailstorm Strikes In Angier Section Another damaging hailstorm struck in- Harnett county oh Wednesday ot lut -week, this time hitting tee terms of P-reaton Butts, Tahnedge Gardner, Tom Matthews, Tfan Upscomb, Mil lard Matthews, Woodrow Hockaday, Sidney Gregory and others in teat neigbboihood. The deetruettou led to Buie.’s Creek where the damage waa tighter. In some tobacco fields, where the plants were well leafed out, the damage resulted in complete loss. Cotton -was also' beaten to the ground. ACA Aiding Farmers In Ajj^iilying Lime It -was announced here toda;r by McBryde Cameron, -dhairman ot'|the Harnett County A. C. A., thatj all Harnett farmers who are Interaitted In, using lime on their tarmlaad can now receive assistance through the Harnett C9uniy A. C. A. program. To get this assistance, a faimer must mske appl^atlon at tee AAA Of fice in -LtllUigton: and, at the tfma the application Is made, the farmer will have to dapoiidt 9l!90 per ton. This la the total coat to the farmer to have this materlol delivered aiM spread oh his farm. , /!- ** 'ji Better Pay Up! Llllinglou’s passed a new tag water bills, and it’s be t4»o bad for tluw who.fall to pay th^ water MBs ThejrTl )be gidiig “Hour dtp 1 Vhb water bUIp ugut be paid bp tl|s tontlt of the aaoiatti ta are rendsredf; or -^ee the daUR^ qneni enst«mMr*e smely wfll bO tmt. leit. the MU fa podd. af i. ' ope denar tf
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