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J. ,■ ■■ . ■ ■ ■■ -r" -■• ■ •■■ ■ ■■ ’ --■■‘■p:?"^'' ■•F'T*?’-" !-”■ - ( ’ '* ^ , . ^ • ’ ' -i- 3 4 ,.%/:' .f*‘ s.-- Sj ‘•“.-r-*.- ., ^ ) .V ‘‘v.w ” ' 4 ^ ' , • S.‘. \ ^‘•, * /' f , ' ' ' ' , ' ‘ ■ i- ' - • \ I .' \ ■' ■•■ ''••,'•■ '• ; ' ‘ ‘i,iT= For More Than THIRTY YEAJiS goimfar^^ Newspaper BUY IN LILLINGTON Be loyal to your home town merchants . . . Buy all your home needs at home. HARNETT COUNTY jCON3TftU^irri^j|ji»2^ CowntyKat Nswi^spir ...PRCKrUKffliiVB Vol. XXXl^No. 43 $2.00 PER YEAR-^ A COPY Date For Vote On Acresige LiUiiittaa, N..CL» lOtarMby, OetolMr 27, IMO ii «i# II HmmII, IP* la THE NlWaP^ Control Of Cotton Has Been Set GROWERS WILL VOTE ON COnON CONTROL DEC. 15 Secretary Brannan Places Allotment At 21^000,000 Acres The Sate Production and Market ing Administration is making plans lo hold a cotton referendum on Dec ember 15, 1949, in every cotton growing county in the State, accord ing to McBryde Cameron, Harnett PM A chairman. The statement fol lows the October 13 proclamation of Secretary of Agriculture Charles P. Hrannan that a national cotton ref erendum M’ill be held on that date. The Secretary also announced a na tional cotton acreage allotment of 21,000,-000 acres. Chairman Cameron advises that the national allotment will be ibroken down to states, counties and farms and that every effort is being made to get the figures to farmers before the referendum. County PMA offices In recent weeks have ibeen getting production records from farmers upon u hich farm allotments will be 'based. Under the law, the chairman ex plains, the Secretary of Agriculture must proclaim marketing quotes when the total supply of cotton 'Will exceed the normal supply. Normal supply Is the amount needed to take .'are of domestic and export needs plus 30 per cent. The law also places a 21,000,000 acre minimum on the national acreage allotment for >1950'. This acreage at average yields will produce 11,7>33,000' bales which is the marketing quota for 1950' The total supply of cotton-for the current marketing year is estimated at 20,659,000 running ibales and the normal supply 16,250,000' bales. The normal supply figure includes an estimated 8,000,000 bales for domes tic consumption, 4,500,000 bales for export and a 30 per cent carryover of 3,750,000 bales. amett's Cotton Cnp Dwindles Mnch Lowei AVOIDS HITTING t DOGS BUT KILLS MAN INSTANTLY William McLamb, Coats Man, Killed When Truck Strikes Him To avoid hitting a pack of dogs, a truck driver cut around and killed William Irving McLamb, young white farmer of Coats R-1, about noontime Monday near McLamb’s home. Mr. McLamb was walking on the highway near his home 'When the track, driven by Joe Neighbors of Cunn, struck him. He died Instantly. Coroner Grover Henderson of Dunn has set next Monday at ‘4i p. m. as the date for the inquest. Charlie Williams, mail carrier and the only other eye-witness, told the coroner he saw the truck through his rear mirror and it appeared to be going fast. Funeral services for McLaiMb were held Tuesday at 3 p. m. at Bethsaidie Primitive Baptist church with Elder Leslie Lee officiating and burial in the chnroh cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Huth Barefoot McLamb; three soiis, Roy, Larry and Jerry McLamb; two daughters, Erma Gean and Helen Gray McLamb, all of the home; three brothers, Wallace, Herbert and Arthur McLamb, all of Dunn R-S; his father; five sisters, Mrs,. Zola Mae Jackson of Erwin R-l, Mrs. An- ~«a Christine Barefoot, Gladys Susan McLamb, Mrs. Alice Marle Jones and Shevia Gean McLamb, ali of 'Dunn R-3. and his grandmother, Mrs. lana McLamb of Dunn R->3', HIGHWAY TOLL Killed October- 18 through Octo ber 21—8; injured October 18 through October- 21—62; kilted through October 21 this year—647; killed through October 21, 19'4'8— S53; injured through October 21 this '..ear—7.162; injured through Octo ber 21, 1948—5,811. Nov. 1 Last Day McBryde Caaneron, chalmum. of the Harnett County PMA Commit tee, announced today that doe- Inc date for issnlng purcbase ordeni through bis office for seed ing iMstiires this fall will be Nov- lat, ia4». As picking and ginning Is pro ceeding to a rapid wlnd-U;p of the 1949 cotton crop in Harnett county, the actual yield is Tunning far below the number of bales anticipated earlier in the season, and even small er than was expected at the (begin ning of 'the harvest. Mr. Sidney Howell, manager of the Farmers Cotton Oil Company in Lil- lihgton, told The News yesterday his estimate now of the 1'9'49 cotton yield will be between 13,000' and 14,000 bales. "But,” he added, "I feel inclined to put my estimate at not over 13,000 bales." Mr. Gordon Long of Lillington R-l told The News of cotton growers in his community who had (virtually cleaned out their fields and had got ten two bales from ten acres, one and a half bales from six acres, and the like. 'Mr. Long told of one farmer, how ever, who was gathering a bale to the acre. When 'this report was re peated to other growers, however, it was emphaticalijy stated that this was a notable exception to the general rule this year. In former years a bale or more to' the acre was a common yield. Cotton growers In Harnett county will receive with mixed emotion Mid news that they are called to vote December 15 on again 'placing con trols on acreage ^o cotton. As in former years when cotton was under acreage control, Harnett farmers would in normal conditioms favor the measure. But with their yield this year re duced below 50' per cent of last year’s crop, they will no doubt 'Won der "what for?” The demand for curtailment of cotton production, however, stems from the fact that this country ac tually has this year a bumper crop of cotton, believe it or not. COBLE ASSURES TOWN BOARD OF STREET REPAIR Says He Hopes That Within a Year Street Worries Will End GIRL SCOUTS TO OBSERVE WEEK OCT. 30-NOV. 4 BOORS OrpHt^OR REGISIRA^NIN ABC MtiON « * Regutran. In All Predu^U Will Take Newcomen* Names Highway Commissioner George S. Coble has assured Mayor Loving and members of Lillington’s Town 'Board that the State Highway Commission will take care of the town’s street problems from now on. In a conference with the Mayor and members of the Board, Coble said that he hoped that within a year district highway forces would be able to lift ail worries from the Lillington authorities in regard to streets hero. The conference was attended, with Coble, by District Engineer Poindex ter and the local prison work en gineer from Sanford.. Coble’s head quarters are in Asheboro. The prison work forces have com pleted the laying of concrete storm drain pipe from the corner of Eighth and J streets around the corner of Northam Motor Company on Main street. All other storm drains needed In the town will be laid by the highway forces, Coble told the 'Mayor and Councilmen, There is quite a lot of that sort of woyk to bo done here, according to' Mayor Loving. Storm drains and culverts were laid by the Zelgler-Cllne Construc tion Company when that concern paved the town's streets, ibut this work was done only at points where it was absolutely necessary in order to 'properly outline the right-of-way and pave the streets. Lack of proper drainage, at many points in town. Is causing the shoul ders of the ptreets to 'become badly washed out during hard rains. Program Starts With Service At Baptist Church on Girl Scou.! Week is celebrated Juliette Gordon Law’s birthday, every year during the week of October 31, It is the Girl Scouts’ way of honoring the memory of Juliette Law, the founder of the Girl Scouts in the United States of America, Juliette Gordon was iborn in Savannah, Ga., but, after her school days were 0(Ver she married an Englishman, William Law, and made her home in England and Scot land. Among her English friends were Sir Robert (now Lord) and Miss Agnes 'Baden-Powell. Through them she soon found herself interested in the newly organized Girl Guides, an organization for girls to teach them how to work and play together and to 'be useful citizens. While on her annual visit to America in 1912 sh^ organized the first Girl Guide company in the United States. In 191i3' the name iwas changed'to Girl Scouts. The idea spread and' (by 1919 there were 34,081' members. Juliette Law died on January 17, 1927. During Glci Sedut Week ail Girl Scouts make special efforts to shO’W their'comhrunlty what (they are do ing. The Lillington Girl Scouts are starting .their week witfi church ser vice at the Baptist Church on Sun day morning, October SO. at 11 o’clock. On Wednesdaiy afternoon, November 2, at '3': 16 o’clock the Scouts win have the 'Brownie Fly-Up Service In the Lillington high school auditorium. The Brownie 'Troop will have charge of the refreshments. The (Continued on pago eight) (Registration (books ia each of the 21 voting precincts of Harnett coun ty opened Saturday and will be kept open next Saturday and the Saturday (following to all aewcomert and others who ntlkir be qualltled io enter their naneejor ToUng in the county wide ABC election on Tues- .day, November IS. , Notice of the election given by Chairman H. C. Rtrickland of the Harnett' Electlona^toerd stetee: "That the regialmtlon books shall be open in all pi^tncts In Harnett County on Safurfey, October 22, 194k, Saturday, prober 29, I'tdf, and be cloeed at sunset Saturday, November 5, 1949; and that Satur day, No(Vem'ber 12, 1(9*49, shall be Challenge (Day. "This is not a special' registration, and all persons wlko are now regis tered on the general registration booj^s will NOT 'lUive to register again _Jor this SpMlal Election. If you are not eertate you are prop erly registered, ohe^ with your pre. clnct registrar on one of the three Sa'turdays mentioned above. "Date of ElectiM; Tuesday, iNov- em'ber '15, 1949. vWing hoars: d:S0 a. m. to 6:30 ®. A." To qualify for r^iatratlon, a per son must have (been a resident of the voting precinct for tour months and of the. state for one. year. Names of the registrars and pieces of voting are published in another column of The News. Composing ithe lUections Board are, besides Ghalrinan Strickland, Dougald McRae, secretary, and Judge Franklin T. Dupree of Angler Thlg is the seooi^ special election to (be held this year on .the question of legal sale of alcoholic beverages. On September 6 tke voters of Har nett county outla'Jbd the legal sale of beer and .wine by a- vote pf nearly three to one. AUDITOR’S OUART^LY REPORT SHOWS COUNTY FINANCES IN GOOD SHAPE WORK BEGUN ON COMMUNITY CLUB BUILDING Fund Now Stsuuda At $6,86a.70 Excluding Many Gifts In Kind Construction was started this week on Lillington’s Community Clu'b Building, a community project that is dally attracting the enthusias tic interest and active support of an increasing number of cltisens. The banding is being built by * R. M. TnrUngton, l0(^ contmetor, who Kas generonsly donated his time and tlud of his organisation and the nse of his eqnlpsneat free. This will probably amount to the largest single donatlcm to the fnnd. Only Eight More Days For Legal Beer-Wine in Harnett Only eight more days arc left in the "Days of Grace” for beer and wine ic (be legally sold in HarnS'tt county. The election on September 6 outlawed tke'se alcoholic beverages, but dealers' were allowed'60 days in which to close out their stocks on hand. The time w’ould ibo nine days, but November 6 falls on Sunday, and of course no beer or w.lno can bo sold on the Sabbath J>ay._ ^ There Is probably veny little If any beer or wine left in dealers’ hands at (this late day in Harnett’s totally dry ‘history. At the outset of the time limit of sixty days in which .to close out stock on hahd. State Beer-Wine Di- rej^tor A. iB. Upchurch issued dire warning to all dealers that they must "walk the chalk line still” while winding 'UP their beer-wine business. If bo caught 'em (Violating the law, he’d- Indict 'em, be declared, {and he kept those 'Warnings fresh (before all beverage dealers by Issu ing new warnings ever so often. Ghances are, therefore, that beer and-or wine dealers en masse thought they had migh(t as well.close out and call it prohibition, since time was running against them, also the "rovenooers” were .watching thqm so closely. Anyway, it will (be unlawful to sell either beer or wine in Harnett coun ty after November Sth. * The lesser-alcoholic beverage deal ers are probably not Watching the outcome of the ABC election on Nov ember 15 so closely. Bince their profitable business was taken away from them, neither they nor anyone else is anticipating that the (voters will go to the polls on that da(y and vote In hard Ugaor after outlawing the softer drinks by such an overwhelming majority. And no one has been heard tp make the bold predtotipn that A*r- nett voters will license ABC stores. INSPECTION INVITED Members of the Community Clu/b committee have issued a cordial In- ivltation to all of the .citizens In the community to visit the club (building site and note the progress being made. The clu'b la dally reoekrlng addi tional responses to. Ms ' appeal for funds to aid in the erection of the building. Since last week's report, several donationa have heen received and also articles in kind. Following is the latest report: 6.00 10.00 0.00 60.00 Total reported last .week |6,816.CS Mr. and (Mrs. B. C. O’Quinn Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Parish The Frock Shop Dr. 'B. P. Marshibanks, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. J. K. Williford Progressive, Store Mrs. W. P. Byrd Lois Byrd '•— Pope’s '5]C to '$6 Store J. L. McKay Leo Kelly, Jr. W. L. Smith Anono*m6aa — Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Ray Jr.- M.OO td.OO 10.00. 7.00 10.00 H.00 140 1.00 0.00 M.OO Total lO.ttO.TO •Byrd (Bros., Bunblsvel, 1,000 feet roofers. Rev. Keith to Proach At Ephesus Sunday (Rev. A. M. Keith Will services at Ephevsui Prssbytavtaa Chureh Sunday at 7:20 p. to. .A Mo- nic sapper .will be served on Um church grounds nt-Sp.au Sftosrons is, cordiaUj ^ .**4 n .pl^te hnakot «n4 rwiata iibm evening nervkst. County Auditor -Henbert Car(toa’s quarterly report for the qfuartor end ing September 80, shows the finances of Harnett in gopd shape. leeuance of the report was delaygd on account of the annual audit of the county’s fiscal affairs, ' The report shows there was no borrowing made necessary on ac count of an/ departmental funds running short. Auditor Carson enters as inter-funds receivable none, inter- funds payable none. The practice of (borrowing from one fund for the benefit of another fund has -tiecome obsolete, says the Auditor, and he Is thinking of eli minating this item from, his report. The "luter-fund" item, a sure in dex to the financial condition of' the budget 8et-(up, has been rendered un necessary because of the •fact that Auditor Carson, in forming budget requirements, has been placing at the credit of each department a suf ficient sum to adequately tkke care of all expenditures. On the "assets” side of the ledger, 1568,521.Ml Is shown as uncoUseted taxes for all years. Including the cur rent. levy. This item has bean reduc ed by the amount coUeetod since Septemiber M, both on the current lenry and on delinquent taxes. The total bonded debt of the county is show-n as |1,'S46,200.M. This Includes the $750,000 -bond 1$- sue for (M^ools. An operating surplus of $253,706.- 28 is shown, and capital surplus Is placed at $2,127,612.05. The treasury has a ibalance of $251,0'98.17, and the county has fix ed or capital assets of ■.$S,40$(,'P12.05. Expenses to date (for the fiscal year beginning last July Ist have been . $2M,020.40. with the exception of the school bond issue, the cou-nty -will be free of 'bonded debt within the nut four or five years, says Auditor Carson. PRIZES AWARDED IN IQO BUSHEL CORN CONTEST Willard Johnson, H. Ennis, and L. Dawson Winners Veteran Farmers enrolled In the Veteran Farmer Training course of the Llllktgtoa-high iMlMol'''hsl(d'tlMl» annual banquet Wednesday night, Oct. 26, In the school cafeteria. Rev. R. E. Brown, paator of Duke Memorial Church, 'Durham, was the principal speaker. Rev. Brown, ori ginally 'from Texas, is knowu'far and wide for his entertaining speeches. Another highlight of the ervening's program was the awaMing of the 'lOO Bushel Corn -Club ^rtlflcates and prise money. Recognized as becoming members of the >104) 'Bushel Corn Club were: Willard Johnson, 112 (bushels per acre; Herbert Ennis, 100 •bushels per acre; Luther -Dawson, 104 (bushels (per acre, and Halford Bell, 101 bushels per acre. First prize of $50.00 was awarded to Willard Johnson, ‘Whose crop -was raised on Mrs. R. 'H. Thompson's farm on -Bunnlevel R-l; second prise of $30.0-0 was awarded.'to Herbert Bnnfe, and third prise of $20.00 was awarded to Luiber Dawson. C. Reid Ross, County Superinten dent; H. H. Hamilton,- Principal; A. W.' PecHle, Chairman school board; V. W. Bordeax, Advisory Committee; Moffett Hester, Advisory Cwnmlttee,' and Frank Steele of Harnett County News, were among the guests attend ing the banquet. WAKE FOREST STtlDBNTB HBIUB Alvis' Black, a'(Student at Wake Forest, spent the week-end -with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Colin Black. He had as his guest, RlUy Mason of Wilmington, who la also a studsnt at Wake Forest. fuouay-varina MERCHANTS HAVE BARGAIN DAYS CONDEMNED MAN MUST ENTER GAS CHAMBER NOV. 4 Wife-tlayer*s Appeal Has Thumbs Turned By Supreme Court 'Dollar Days* On Profirram Today, Friday, Saturday It’s "Dollar -Day” today, Friday 'and Saturday. In Fuquay-Varlua. The 'toefehah'td''of the'twin towns hate arranged for observance of October 27-2(8^29 as a bargain-giving event of major importance. Farmers -who sell their tobacco at the Fuquay-Varina markets and oth ers 'have a double opportunity to sell on a high market and then emit themselves of the money-saving bar gains. "This Is not Just another 'sale' by the merchants,” stated RDl Van Hoy, executive' secretary of the Faquay Varlna Chamber of Commerce "but it is a group of unselfish merchanto sharing their profits with those who will take advantage of reductioBa of fered.” Shoppers may be assured that there are many bargains that they can atillse in their homeu, on their farms, clothing and food and other satoble • items that he^on ' to the custbrner; The (meiohanU of Fuquay-Varlua plan -to make the "Dollar’ Days” semi-annual event. In order (that shoMers (may he acquainted with the variety ot merMumdise and - the money laifinga that- cnstomerB may obtain by;dotiig their (hoylag In Fu- quay-VarIna away from the high rento and' high overhead eapenesd that prevail la the stores In larger towna. -v VISIT IN FAYSTTBVILB Mr.-and Mrs. Andrew Jackson and children-(Visited friends and relatives in ..Fayetteville Sunday. iMU Pir Us To Avoid Fo(niElosnio •1' 'County Attorney W. A. Johnoon told The News this wmk that be has filed around -fifty suits tor foreclo* r tors of (tax liens on preppTty in Har nett co(nnty' upon which takea have not been paid. Starting of these suits has canoed many delinquents to visit the oftlee of Tax CdllAetor Duhean Ray with the catoi to 'i4deem thetf' ptopetty Mid avoid the ektra cost aad -ad-dad phnalty:' ■ ' ’ ; ' QbllOotor Ray s|yi that he has'- (heed -itirhlttg into the county’s treur ohry oitteahle 'Mmii'roaltmid on theoe dollAquent Mtttotaetito. ' Thio' Is 'bonohoi4ted' by County- AudltoIr 'HeflM^t' cation, who not chip -tosClftoo to 4he settlements, vnt says '"Am" bow (badly we need the moaeyl the dsilndnito^ setileiiisnti eoa- thme/' says . i-dilltor OonAon, "tto udii be able to meet our bpdget.re* ofitik wtthote any wdfry/''‘ €iM ^e NViiri he' had only somewhere around a hundred more suits In proesM, bat -he Is not hurrying to file them.' He Is still hoping that more add more de linquents will pay up. Undw the special act of the 1949 legUtoinre, ' Attorney Johnson ' has until'Juns 30, 1950, to congptete the fiHhi' of suits toi^ toreclosnre on the property' on wUeh taxes' have been allowed to aocamutote. , Completion of this clean-up of the delluji^iat list will, ft Is -hoped, al- iow^the bounty’s tax depurthtoat to ststt Off With a cMnn Mate ni»t year jasMar' hi "hock” toxM' are ' eoa-^ CirttM. ^Uetoor Ray thinks it wilt 'cause blia"^ Itatf'k'miMll shorter list tor his'diUn^udnt'huid^ into totot May. 4hkt ‘irMl '”tor4MMk” doUi^aonelaB sto i^ied oft dto d449 ^tWtiOhs wilt ih- hqbt.'''a'^^lilM«r pihitiiiitaia'' o('-“paUh upi^'iutii''ll).aahliy fiiua.' ^ toi the IbMahhiiabMi. la tome 'ciulW^' iwi 'j Unless Governor Kerr Scott can be persuaded to intervene, Tom Wood, Erwin textile -worker who was con victed in Harnett court last March of killing his, wife, will enter the gas chamber at State Prison on No vember 4 to pay with his life tor his crime. The Supreme Court last Wednes day found no error In the conduct of the trial of Wood. The opinion WAS written by Chief Justice Stacey. B. L. -Doltermyre of Dunn, attor ney tor Wood, appealed the cahe to the high court on grounds that the judge who heard the case. W. H. 8. Burgwyn, erred in two partlealars: speaking lightly of college protauora and falling to fully define "reasdn- able doubt.” “On Che record m presented,” the optnlon stated, “bo rcrreralhle error has been shown. Hence the verdict and Judgment will he up* held.” Wood was convicted of the kllUng of bis wife on the night of December 12, 1948, The story of the crime goes: STABBED TO DEATH Wood lured his wife f(rHn their home in Erwin out toward a creek a short distance awi^r. On the hank of .the creek he etaibibed her to deato and threw her body In the creek where it was later found by offloert. At first Wood 'denied the killing. Later, however, he admitted It. Two paychiatrlets. Dr. Leslie B. Hohman of the Duke 'Untversitly medical school and Dr. George Silver, testified at the trial laat March that Wood was unsound men tally. JUDGE NOT IMPRESSED Prom his remarks. Judge Bur- gwyn was not favorably Impressed by the psyohiatrlats’ testimony. He remarked to the effect that “protae- sors- don’t know much about any thing accept what they teach.” Wood's counsel took exception to this remark and mode It the basis of appeal to the higher court. The jury convicted Wood of mur der ia the first degree and made no recommendation for mercy. This vsr- dict carried, with it punlshmeat by death In the gas chamhar. APPEAL TO GOVElUfOR Wood’s counsel will no doubt ap peal to Governor Scott tor commu tation of the court’s sentence In or der to Mve the condemned man's life. If the Governor sees fit to inter vene In Wood’s sentence, he will be running out of form,” coaslderlng the fact that heretofore he has re fused to shbw clemency in such oases. Robbers BreaJc In The 0*Quinn Store Robbers who broke into the O’Qnlnn A O'Qulnn store on Front street sometime Sunday night stole two corduroy sport costs, two pairs of shoes i^d two pairs of ponu. About $100 In the cash-register Oras not touched. Entrance -was etfacted through tha baclE door,' which was bald shut by bars. (Mr. R. B. O’Quinn told Tha News he was now watching in the belief that he might spy soma of tho goods boing worn on the streets here, Jnst as be did once before when his store wop robbed. A man was seen wealing ona of the stolen shirts missed at that time. He was convicted and ssnt to the roads. Leffion Giving Fish Fry 0 ' And Barbecue At Broadway Thursday All you can eat for $1.09”, la the- generoua promise to those who attend the barbeeue and fish fry suppar sponsored by the 8road(war ihMtt American Ijeglon ait tha Legion Building ' In- SrOadway Thursday night; Oetobor 17, tnun i:SO* until 9:00 JZroesads from, ths suppar will to uasil' bir'tha toaoflt of the Lsgtoa ■ Vgid; ■ ' • , V,* J uiUtiiaaiUiai^ V i. m:
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