'4:%\■••■:'‘■'?;■■ ?;■•■■ ■ 1a£ '.\ ‘ c ' ^ . -.. M -‘i ’ , > . ’' ‘. '/If: I'k m" f f ^ t** ‘ lUjL^ i I.' ’ w. I: k. * i*' [,r, iki VoK XXX—No. 38 $2.00 PER YEAR-~-8e A COPY • *»HUOTi!i*t*a. Only. CowrtfiaMr .. PROCRgttlVE lilHagUn, N. YMiAoy, 3«|^^ lii, IM «If It Hwmtt» IP* la tm iqnmr 0 GoodWd 7 Murder Cases Left On Docket For Nov. Criminal Court Term 4-DAY SESSION TAKES 28 CASES OFF OF DOCKET LAROE NUMBER OP “HEAVY’ CASES REMAIN FOR TRIAI^; ONLY ONE MORE REGULAR CRI>IINAL TERM THIS YEAR II no other murders occur in Har nett county 'before the convening of the November criminal term, seven t of such charges will he listed on the calendar for that term. This nuniber was left over after the four-day ses sion last week. The November term will be the last for criminal trials this year unless a special term Is called. Solicitor Jack Hooks has given no Intimation of intention to ask for a special term. The seven murder cases left over last week Include the case of Mrs. Ruth Howell, who shot her husband to death. She is still In State Hospi tal. and medical authorities seem to think she may become a permanent patient there. The murder charges also include the cases of Worth Weaver, Lewis Wilburn, Janies Grice, Sam P. Can- nady, Emma McLeod, Ransom Tyn dall. True 'bills were returned by the Grand Jury against all of these. Judge Burgwyn directed a verdict of not guilty jn the case of James and Lilly McLean, charged with murder; but James McLean was given four months on the roads for assault on a female. Other charges against defendants whose trials were left over for the Xovem'ber term Include assault, reck- 1^8 driving, larceny, rape, burglary, drunken driving, housebreaking, abandonment, etc. After The News went to press last week, the following cases were dis posed of before the court adjourned for the term 'Friday: Cleo Moore pleaded nolo, con tendere on two charges of assault with a deadly weapon. He was given IS months, suspended upon payment of S500 into court, and good behav ior. After court costs are paid, the remainder goes into the school fund. Marion B. Zollocoffer was charged with hit and run driving, but the Grand Jury failed to find a true bill. William H. Beard, Jr., was found not guilty of operating an automo bile while intoxicated. For operating an automobile while Intoxicated, Jasper Bryant was or dered to pay ^100 and cost. The court directed a verdict of not gntlty in the case of John W. 'Bent ley, charged with driving with im proper brakes. A mistrial was ordered In the case of Herman Barefoot, charged with assault on a female. Found guilty of public drunken- ress, Charlie Aycock, Jr. was fined ;i0 and cost. Warren G. Tart was given 6 months suspended sentence for being drunk and disorderly and resisting arrest. He is to pay $200' and cost. Jack Hugh Hines was grlven 6 months suspended sentence and plac ed on probation for two years after being found guilty of stealing an automobile. Solicitor Hooks was detained in Sanford court till Wednesday, end daring his absence Attorneys Bver- eit Doffermyre of Dunn and L. M, Chaffin of Lllllngton prosecuted the docket. The court did not convene till Taesd&y morning, and considering the fact that the term lasted only four days, the 28 cases disposed of represented four days of fast work. The dbckot is still rather heavily loaded, however, for the coming November term, at wblch the resi dent Judge, Clawson L. Wlllia'ms of Sanford, is expected to preside. leaver FOR LBNOm RHYNE Mr. Jennings Pulley, -son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Pulley of iBule’s Creek left last Rhyne College. week for ' Lenoir BACK TO SCHOOL Harold Smith, son of Mr.' and '.S, .CnMtk, has entered Davidson Col- Davidson, N, C., where he will AM etadlcs for this year. Service Ended With the adjournment of tlie September criminal term of Sa- perior Court last week, nine of tlie IS Grand Jurors completed their la months service and are automatlrally relieved Trom farther duty. The nine are: Kyle Harrington, foreman: Claude Lticas, Jr., C. 'W. Howard, Elton Warren, Hector L. Mason, C. H. Hood, W. A. Cameron, Samuel Brown and Earl Spivey. The nine renudnlng on the Grand Jury to serve tOl next May term are: J. O, Broadwoll, Oraluun FHnce, 1>. E. Woodley, C. N. Wil son, M. E. Fish, Edwin Williams, Myie.s Tilghman, W. B. Temple, Jr., and W. H. Sanford. Nine iiew Jurors will be selected at the November term. REVIVAL BEGINS AT METHODIST CHURCHSUNDAY HOMECOMING OBSERVANCE WILL BE OBSERVED SUNDAY ALSO; PARSONAGE NOTE TO BE BURNED DUNN MARKET SAI^ES CLIMB TO 4 MILLION MARK HARNETT FARMBRlSCONTINUE TO BWST COUN-^S ONLY MAR- KE'f; MANAGER OURRIN BOOSTS FARM BUREAU * Dr, Sam Maxwell, widely-known pastor of the Oxford Methodist Chufch will bo the guest minister at a series of revival services at the Lillington Methodist Church which begin next Sunday and last through the followl^njg,, S^day/vehlhg.' The services will be held each evening at 7:30 and the public is cordially in vited to attend. 'Rev. W.' A. Tew, pastor of the church, in announcing the revival services stated that he was highly pleased in being able to seenre iDr. Maxwell to preach. Dr. Maxwell Is considered an outstanding preacher and his appearance here will no doubt draw a large congregation to each of the services. The local 'Methodist have also scheduled next' Sunday as the day for their Homecoming. TRev. Walter Neill McDdnald, a native of LlUlng- ton, will .preach the Homecoming ser mon Sunday •morning at ■ 11:04)' o'clock. A large num'ber of imem'bers of the church "wbo have moved away are expected to. attend this Home coming observance. At the Homecoming the Methodist have planned to burn the note on the new parsonage to celebrate the final 'Payment of all debts against the handsome brick structure erected adjacent to the church. Following the 'Homeco|ning service a picnic dinner will be served on the church grounds at 12:>S'0. CHKNAULT8 RETURN HOME Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Ohonault of Buie’s iCreek, returned home last week from a three weeks' visit at Mr. Chenault's former home, CBeuton, Illinois. Previous to bis moving to Buie’s Creek, Mr. Chenault was a banker in Benton where he now owns several oil -wells. ' ' Manager Buck Currin of the Dunn tobacco -market, in eispressing his ap preciation to Karnett farmers for not only bringing their' tobacco to- the county's only market but generously lending their aid in boosting the mnrket by '“talking up for it,” an nounces that sates have reached the four-minton mark-, ’ Sanguine predictions earlier in the selling season that the Dunn matket would sell six million pounds d'uring the season have now ibeen raised. Observers now 'believe the total sales may reach -up to eight or proba/bly ten million pounds.' County Agent C. R. Ammons tells The News 'ho is confldont the market will sell far above six -mlllton pounds. This he considers as a fine-, achieve ment for a new market. Considered one of the biggest tasks facing the maVIcet at-the opening of the season was inducing Harnett farmers to take .their tobacco to Dunn. If local farmers could be in duced to imtronize their own market, Manager ■burrin. said, . their action, would influence growers In adjoin ing ‘Cohnfies to patronize the Harnett market also. . ^ Mahage'r .Qurrto. now Jttniieves-.the bulk ef the btg task’ds'aceompliah^. He says Harnett’-foroierB,''after bii- dorslA^ the 'market at'the last May primary .by pledging .sell th'hre, have “come anross” "with all of the cooperation that could be expected of tHem. Mana^ghr Currin is liivlsh In his praise of local farmers for their .help in making the.Dunn market a success. 'Average' p'rloes .paid on the Dunn market have, “tallied” up with those of. the .loldeV and Mgger markets whore .'high 'pr^s have-been boasted of through the .years. 'Manager o'uVrln is now boosting tho^ Far^i, Bu'roau, -In . his'' advertise^ ment .thls week be is urging all Har nett farmers to Join the .Bureau and help it to reach Its gdal of 1-3*0 new mem'b'ors this • To At^eiid Council Charles Eoss of LiUlngton la. among the represontatives and mem bers invltisd .'to attend the twelfth annual-meeting,of the North Caro lina; Council- ‘ of . I Churches at fit. Mary's, College In 'K,aleigh next week. Mr. Ross U» an dfficiai ■representa tive. fpr tl^e U; S.. Presilyllarian Synod of “North Carolina! I'ho general ses sion of' the Council will be held Tues day the 21st at 10:30. -a. ih. A special session of the North Carolina Cdui^cll of IChuroh Women, a department .of; the Connell, of Oburchos, will be'held Monday the .20th at the United Church, 141:00' a. m. The programs for both meetings will emphaaixe the spirit of ecumeni cal Christianity ipresent 'ln the recent World Council'in-Amsterdam. Auto Inspection Lane To Visit Lillington Agam Next Friday This is a reminder to all owners of motor vehicles, and It may be taken as a solemn warning to owners of models of IDS'? and il'94li.. The inspection lane operating in Harnett and Sampson counties’ will be in Lillington next week, set up and ready to make inspections, in the block on J street facing Nortbam Motor Com-pany. The warning indicated- to owners of 1987 and 1946 model cars comes direct from the schedule laid down -by the Department of Motor Yeblijlcs, which stipulates that .all such cars must be Inspected by September 34). The lane operating here beginning next Thursday'-'Will remain 'here f6r tbe balance of the montb. This will, afford all owners of the '87 and '46' models an opportunity to visit the lane before the deadline. Quite a ’number of cars- of these two models have already been in spected and it, Jc not 'known Ijtdw many more remain to pass through j-the lan'e,'’ ■ The lane, of course, will, inspect cars -of other models tor Which other dates ht^ve'ibeen .fixed in,the schedule. AH'cars uj>’10,1936, and- models and ■1'94‘8', were required ’ to be In spected "before August' 3If' Anyone driving one- of ' thoM ,models now, without an inspection' tog, is liable to arrest. , ' ' "When the lane •was hero In August thor'e w^ 4ttite a rusli, b'uMnefm done, •Thb. inspection .crew; was i kept busy ,practically' all of the' time, ^rom morning till' night. Inasmuch all motor. vehicles 'must be.inspected lieforb'Decemiber i;3’li .there, ;will .probably be .capacity ibusiness for the'lhspMtbrs from'iKw until the end of 'the.V^r. ' ' ' - .'-i' iBaiance of'the's^edule .reads: -Models 19»8. im, ms, I9'44, iai|id"l946must be Inspeoted by O^- 'Obet 'SiL ■ ' '■ Mofejls knd’’must be 'InspMti^ by Koven^r 84). Models'1=941'>fcjiiI'''lA49i must cbeck^ 'by' .£)£e'^b«r 'ii:" STREET HARD SURFACING TO BEGIN WEEK KKIGLBR-CLINB COMPANY TO PIN- ISH JO)B OF’PLA^O BP-lNklT 8TRIPB ON ALlf BTIKKKTH OF LILLINGTON Mayor Charlie tells The News that the Zelgler-Cllne Construe- N '• I ^ i tion Company, opi^Ac’tbrs for Ltll- ington'a street.pa'^g,.’^!! begin lay ing tbe 24)kfbot stt^ps ai “-platit mix” tar surfacing of the town's unpaved streets thm-week. The construction jcbmpaay has ibeen for the past several .weeks seari- fying and smooiblng tite^'^rWtS pre paratory to laying the surfacing. A couple of machines Inwe ibeen em ployed in this preliminary work, and Merchants Put On Attractive Bids For Trade Sept. 16,17,18 A Spedbil Invitatioib—The Latch String Is Out! they have just abbut finished that part of the job. ' All but. two of- tiis town’s streets are 66 feet wide. The'imrrow ones are Blgbth and -I which are '49 feet. Front and'. Main, are lAO feet wide and are already iparvsd:,'belng part of the State highway System. Nlne other blocks are already pav- eil also. Three blocks, on Ninth street vtere pared some tlsie' ago -by the property owners .ait those blocks. Recently the Sei^dur-Cllne Com pany 'gave a demoBsiration of its raving by laying''fiO-^foot strips on six blocks on various' streets. The construction company’s ma chine ca'n lay a dexen Or more blocks of paring a day. The^ contract calls for. completion of the' entire' job by November *1, and Loving says bb'is: informed' by the company that it-'has plenty of time, to fintsh before the deadline. t A canvass is bel9(i-made of all property owneta 'In^jjiown, with an argent appeal to pay^p In advance the cost of paving.atr^ro running by their property. MWer;ls>viug reports that the markable response. In order to complete-the’Faring program' and provide storm’, sewers where needed, the town has called;for f. bids for its $4S,'000 In bonds author ised by - the voters. -A 'problem -has bOCn met in the paving program ibeoause-ot the fact that many trees stand outside .prop erty lines; also the telephone and electric poles, and even water hy drants, stand In the right of -way of the streets. Mayor Loving states, however, that this will not interfere iwlth the pav ing program, which will, go forward immediately. Removal of trees, poles and' hydrants will be the headache to coum when s^ldewaiks and curbs are bUllt. • ‘MAN ON STREET QUIZZES WILL BE STAGED DAILY 8BOOND GOOD WILL BVHNT OP 1»4S PRCmiSBS TO BB MOGUt AND BEST YET; BIG VOLUMB OF BARGAINS OFFBRBD GOOD WILL DAYS ARB HBRB AGAIN! Fiamett Man Drowned When Boat Ohrertunu James S. 'Parrish, 46-year-old white farmer of Angler R-1, 'Was dr-owned In Dresser’s ^nd on Mon day of last week when the boat in which hh' and two companions were fishing capsited. The companioBs, Tony and Hubert Johnson, also of Angler R-1, swam to shore. Funeral ‘ services were conducted Wednesday afternooh at 8 o’clock from theiFaliowshlp ft-lmltire Bap tist lhurch at Angler OR-1. Officiating were' Elder. Shej^erd Stopb'itnaon of Vtlrina, aind .bwlal WM in the Bnnls- Kdneycutt Cemetery nMr McGee’s CnoesroadS. Siurvlvlng are his wife, Mrs, Callie McGee Pm^rlsh of the hc^e; one son, Earl Parrish of the home; two dangh- ters, I^aura Lee and liena. Parrish, both of the home; his mother, Mrs. Liiittt’tnie A. .’PalTlBh at Angler -R-l; two dirotbers, H. J. Pairlsh of An gler R-i; and W. iB. Pawieh otSmith- field; and one sister, Mrs. L. T. -Basis of Bensbii., f • L«'e Gets Silence Jb^es . l^almer,; 8S-y!!^-H4 Ime couW ,*Ie:iTO ''farmoir > and' ansMhant, wa6s«&itejitced last xieek in Lee- Su- poMctf Qoorrt 'to' did in the l^td’s gas .chamber d»,'^tdher If afl^r-to was .found'guilty! of .murdering Ottls McNeill, Negro, last Mareh 1«, The deiid 'man’s '’tiddy; was foimd March 20; weighted down In fttter near . - ■ - ■ Palmer’s son. Janie* Jr., tried' a« accdsimry, .iTas glimn 16 In State-JTIson. -J Attorneys' for 'V^sHger gave ilottoe of -and ■ this imtomattenlly. stays the exs^uHon -.till tlto cni^ T^he trljil; ran' orer Info'Taut -week, th«g;d»iiq)tBg';SoUcit^>.'.a8e«lt« I'ln' Tdachiag Haraett ceunty-ditf Hw.-tNip- erlmiilul'Wm'WinK.'^ " '■HC-*'- • O'- 'V '' vi ■ I'ln announcing .Good Will Days' In Lillington Thursday, -Friday and Sat urday of this week,.the Retail Trade Development Committee of the Cham ber of Commerce wishes to emphasise that you are always welcome to "The "Town of Good Will.” Your visits here are always Invited, however, r it,. . the'local merchants are patting forth a ei^ial .effort to make’'your visits exceptionally pleasant on tbe Good will T^ys of this 'week. The friendly Lillington .merchants are emphatic in their statement, “Visit Lillington Thursday, Friday and Saturday, you will be glad you came.”-.^ DoTe Season Opens The first scetioiL of open son for hunting doves begins to day Thiirsday).and remains open thMMwh October N. Shooting hours as annosnuned by the N. C. 'Wildlife Rusouxees Ceomnisslon will bo firou noon to sunset thronid’toiit both parts of the split seanm. The second sec tion of the split season Is, from Januaiy 1, lfM0i,..throaid^ Jpaiusy so, IfMP. Bach hunter Is allowed ten doves In the dally hi^ .w In peesessienu SqiUlrrel season Is next In line for hunters in this section. The nssson opens October IS and reins through January 10, with a-daily hag of 8, poasMslm- limit at ,10, semon 190. Onihr, one fox^squlnel Is pemdtted In the - 4hdil^ bag, tiro allowed-in the posseindon lin^i and a total o 10 for the season. Carroll Brown Takes Hts Own Ufe "A Clear case, of suicide” was the 'ruUag of Coroner C. -iB.' Allred last Thursday night, after he and- Sheriff ■BUI fiatmou had' Investigated Brown’s death at' his home' bn the' Stfokland farm near Bunnlevel. £troyr'n'’8 ‘body ,«wu found oin his doonitep with a ' gunshot wound' that penetrated the' chMC and came out through 'the' 'shoulder. "'A .12 guage shotgun 'was used. Brown was 28 yeani old-. Coroner Atired estimated thkt he had .bean dead 'a couple of hours *I>eforcr hls badqu. x^as discovered. THREE SCHOOLS ARE DELAYED Dunh and Mrwtn to Open Hapt, 00; Bale’s dkedc, 8^»t. 00; Polio Scare StlU Prevailing Supt. C. Reid 'Ross tells The News that’ the Dunn and Erwin schools, postponed due to the preralence of polio, arb scheduled to open Monday, September lOth and that he antici pates no further delay in the open ing. These are two of. the largest schools' in the, county. Because the finishing touches can not bo put on. the new hulldtng at Buie’s Cre,ek before September 29, that school’s opening has been push ed to that date. Coats school is opening on Wed nesday of this week. All other.-schools in the county system, both white and colored, hare already start^ on the 1(948-49 ses sion. Tbe .case of Dr. C. L. Corbitt of Duun, who was taken to Rex Hospital last week, has been decided as other than, polio. The merchants of Lllllngton are looking forward to a very successfnl Pall Series of Good Will Days. Thto special bargain event, which will run Thursday through Saturday of (his -week, will tbe one of the outstanding events of this type in this section of the country. The merchants are slashing prices O'.) piRCtlcaliy alt their merchandise and it will be long remembered as one of the sincerest bargain evento, since this is not a clearance sale, but a sensational reduction through out the town on all current stock merchandise. In planning this event the mer chants wanted to provide something extra to interest their customers. Therefore, t)ie Chamber of Commerce has arranged to conduct “Man on the Street” uuiszes, awarding vatuabln merchandise certificates for correct answers. The quts will be conducted every dky during the Good- Will Days at 3 p. m. in the business district.. The certificate awards hsvs besn contributed by the merchants and will be redeemable in the oontribut- ing merchaiti!B,.«tora. -These Uttitses will be m unique addition to- the bargain event, but will be enter tainment 88 well as profitable to tho contestants. Following Good Will Days In liU- ington, “The Town of Ctood Wilt,” last May, many (visitors were heard to express a desire that the chants repeat the event “often.” gave Indhmtlon of appreciation for the May event and since that tlm* many peupie who had not made- it a practice to trade here regularly have been seen here very often since. It is to put a clincher on that good will and encourge frequent vtslts that the merchants hare decided thin time to do even better, by their Good Will Days customers by'offering eveis rarer (bargains. A glance at the advertisements on the two pages in this issue of The' Nows will prove that tbe merchants ere sincere in what they are tryfau to do. Everyone who can by any posolbla chance visit Lllllngton on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this WMk will find themselves very profitably benefited. Coroner Rules Suicicle In McNeiirt Death TO TEACH IN WALOTONBURG Miss Catherine Campbell, daugh ter of Pres^ent and Mrs. Xeslle H. Campbell' of' Buies’ Creek left Wed nesday for NYalstonburg, iwhore she will teach science and Home Econo mics in the Walstonburg high school. She'.was. employed by radio station W'CKB In Dunn -during the summer months. MIm, Campbell Is a grodn- ate of Campbell and Meredith Col- leg*. LiEitiigtoii C^annery WiU Finish Vegotalbie C^nniiEig This Month The IdUlhoton Cannery will' com plete another' vege'tabis canning sea son by the end 'df this month; tlimi odliiWg api^oximkiel^’12,006 cnns-.iOf vegetobles and traits to the food en tries of itifpaQrons. This knount Is iW one-Eslf of . thq total goods''«ann«d ' dtttihg the ’- pre-vioas yea^'d^', ,to the dry' ■neatiier In .tKe " ear'll port' of tiid vegetal^ .Itssyon. - .Tha .tos^ry .,wiU;-operi^ during tha.i^jiipa^tad^i’ (at,Oiis. month .only ok W««MMSiay.ajRm|Htf^,,^ lata the November It WiU efawe uata to February canning season. Meat canning .will Ibe done on Wed nesdays and; Fridays during Novem ber,’ Oecember, January and Feb ruary by .apiiointment only. Tbe LilHn^n cannety Is one of the; most nuadernty. equipped canner ies in the county, -with antomatle water Injector, stoker,, electric chain hoist, steam heater, and electric jnloei^, The connery was orlgh|aUy.spon sored, by the Ulllngton Rotary Club and to a, part.,oC. the. school's sdnea- tionsl program'^ Coroner C. B. Allred ruled “a plain case of suicide” In the death of Octavius McNeill, SS-year-old far mer of Upper Uttle River township who wu found dead' loat Wednesday on the roadbank In front of nto home. McNetll’s body was found at noon time Wednesday by members of bis faimily when they went to dbutat. He was sitting on the roadbank in front of his h,ome and hod shot Ittan- self with a 12 gauge shotgun, Allr^ said. He had apparently been dead about three hours. Tbe McNeill home is located bo* tween -Lillington and .Broalwiv near Holly Spirlngs church. Mrs. MdNilll said her husband oeked' her Wed nesday morning it she planned to- wash or grade tobacco that day. This indicated, she said, that he hod plan ned the suicide and waited ter 'his family to get into the tobacco (wmh. Funeral services were held ifiri- day afternoon at 2 oVslock from tiie Holly i^rings Baptist churCh, con ducted iby Rev. C. B. Ruffin of Brood-: way, pastor. Interment was In the church jmmetery* Gurvlving are hls wife, the former Lula Lockamy: three sons, Carol Mc Neill of Apex, Gkcnn and Bltom Me- nelll both of Broadway R-l; throe, daughters, Mrs. Beulah' Davta of Onr- hom, Mrs. Allen MOwords and Miss Doris McNeill of Jbnesboro iHetgfais Station Ri-f: atae gikndehlidrsa. and three -brothers; Cnrtta MoNeiU, 'B. H. MiNem and J. D. lf«NalU oU of BrMdway R-1; two sisters. Mho. Maggto' LocKonw of Mrwtn and Mrs,' Zolma McNsUl of Rroadfkay fUli '“-1 jY'». ■J , . Ji fei;.;:-

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