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Vol. XXXlI—No. 22
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Ullinffton, N. C| Thursday, Jfijne 1, UKSO
“If It
Hmett, IPs In THE NEWS”
Harnett Democrats l^oO Huge Total Vote
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In and
ipbell Fbals To End
Out of jFiiday With Awards
Lillington
“WHAT’S A COMMUNIST?”
That question was asked during
the past several weeks possibly more
than any other question. Half the
peo >le of North Carolina couldn’t
glv( the answer, half of the other
hall couldn’t be definite about it,
and half of the rest wouldn’t of tbeir
'owi knowledge, be able to make it
cles r.
I’s like the old colored farmer
who was engaged in conversation
wit 1 some of his fellows the othdr
day.
“What’s a Communist?” asked one
of Ills neighbors.
“The commonest I know of is
then ’tater bugs in my garden.
Thty’s downright common. They do
the most of their dirty work in the
nighttime. Yes. sir, theys the com-
nioiest in the world, I think.”
JOHN W. HARDEN
WILL DELIVER
FINALS ADDRESS
Dr. Perry Crciuch
Preached Sermon
Sunday Morning
KHtST OF ITS KIND
Chances are you dont kno.v what’s
going on around here—that is, you
doii’t know all of it. If you take a
rid? over town, you’ll find more new
buildings, more going up, and more
being repaired, painted or added’ to,
then at any other time l.i Lilling-
ton's history.
There’s one unique building Lill
ingtoa can boast and be proud of.
It't the new Turlington Building.
Melvin Turlington, LillingtoU’s en
terprising contractor, has built for
his ow use one of the most complete
and attractive buildings in this sec
tion. perhaps in this entire part of
the country.
.ts located at the intersection of
SanfoVd high and River road. Just at
th(! western edge of town. It Isn’t
complete yet. Mr. Turlington is hav-
int; his construction force put in
lie is on it as they have time out
frera his many other Jobs. But
enrugh of it is finished for business
USi).
But it’s worth your time to take
a .ook at this two-story brick struc-
tu'e with supply room at the rear.
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A1>R1L .SHOWERS l^TS
Those “regular April shower” fall-
in s last week were worth quite a ibit
to farmers and gardeners. The
sprinklings came In such desultory
faihion that at one moment the sky
would be dark, the next bright and
shining.
Often the rain was falling while
the sun was shining. Some folks B&y
that's a sure sign it will rain again
the next day. Others say “the devil’s
beating his wife.” We’ve never even
learned whether the guy if married.
D) CRDAR.S “DRAW” BUGHT?
Blight has taken heavy toU of
many.'types of vegetation during the
post several years, and many people,
etpeclally fruit-growers, wilj not al-
Icw a cedar on 4^r near their
premises.
Mrs. Ralph Izzard, mother of Mrs.
'Vi[. B. Hunter, who spends part of
h?r time in the great apple-growing
country in and near the Shenandoah
'Valley, says the orchardiats up there
piace a strict ban on all types of ce
dars. They are con'vinced, Mrs. Izzard
8.iys, that cedars “draw” blight.
Blight is one enemy of vegetation
tiat has so far baffled all the ex
perts, and they do say It’s practlcal-
1;' impossible to be entirely rid of it
where fruit is grown.
A UDITIONED BY 3
011a Ray Boyd, Pinetown idg
raiser and candidate for the United
State Senate in the campaign that
sounded off f^r him last Saturday,
v.-ent over to Greensboro to make a
speech last week. He was given a
try-out by three persons, one of
irhom wag a news reporter.
Arriving late tor his scheduled
f.peech, he explained that he “could
n’t find the courthouse.” Report is
that be lambasted almost everytUing
and everybody in and out of sight.
His “audition” failed to land him
:n the spotlight on Capitol Hill. Per-
tiaps it is well. He would-have had
:oo hard a time finding the Capitol.
TOO BfUCH TRUSTING
/
James Campbell, worthy colored
man at Lillington Hotel, Is not much
sold on lending money to friends to
bny automobiles—not now he isn’t.
He has tried it, he says, mqch to
bis sorrow.
(Continued on page two)
Dr. Perry W. Crouch First Baptist
pastor of Asheville, delivered the
commencement sermon at Campbell
College Sunday evening to more than
100 members of the graduating
classes.
"Life is more than an equation,
more than a syst?m,” he began, as
he spoke on “Light for Living”, as
suring the group that life has possi
bilities for each of them, “but you
must learn to fight with your mind
and adjust your spirit to God’s
spirit.”
“One of Life’s .paradoxes is that
every individual is born needing to
know all he can possibly learn be
fore he dies. The most Important
lession is not learning mere facts to
fill the mind or amassing material
possessions, but developing a person
ality that can discipline itself and
learn to make up one’s own mind,
free from prejudices. The Light for
such' living is Jesus Christ,” he as
serted. “Factors entering into your
personality or your native talent and
your heritage of environment, but
you alone determine your reaction
to them. In each of us are three
selves, our dominant self on a mid
dle plane, a lower self tempting to
drag us down, and a high self draw
ing us upward.”
Antheins were sung by the college
chorus, directed by Allan Guy, with
Bonnie Lynch accompanist. Mrs. Bes
sie Campbell .Lynch .played the or
gan prelude and processional. Rev.
J. E. Ayscue of the faculty led the
invocation and Dr. J. W. Angell of
fered the prayer. President Leslie
Campbell presented the minister.
Other features on the commence
ment program calendar are; Class
REV. PERRY CROUCH
/ JOHN W. HARDEN
Day on Paul Green Theater Thurs
day afternoon at 4:30, and Oscar
Wilde’s “The Importance of Being
Earnest’’ at 8' by members of the
college graduating c}ass.
John W. Harden,' vice pre^dent
of Burlington Mills, Greensboro, will
address the graduates Friday morn
ing at 10:30, after which President
Campbell will award diplomas and
Dean A. R. Burkot will announce
honors.
Wildlife Official to Be Present
At Barbecue Here Friday
Ross Stevens, Executive Secretary
of the North Carolina Wildlife Fed
eration, will attend the barbecue
that will be held Friday night, June
2, by the newly formed Wildlife
Club for Western Harnett county.
Mr. Stevens will help the club in
discussing with them and advising
them on the projects (hat the club
contemplates undertaking.
It is expected that some of the
State Wildlife Commission people ,
will Also be present at the barbecue.
The barbecue -will be held Friday
night at the new Legion Hut on
Little River near Lillington. Every
one is urged to attend, particularly
all persons who are interested In the
promotion and conservation of wild
life in the county.
The tickets are a dollar each and
entitle the holder to a supper of
barbecue, slaw, hush puppies and
iced tea.
Tickets may be secured from
Worth Byrd, F. A, Bradsher, Ray
Johnson, Frank Steele, M. O. Lee,
ROSS STEVENS
Joe P. Smith, Andrew Jackson, S. G.
Howell, A. C. Barefoot and Carl
Byrd.
Letting of Contracts on School
Buildings Fostpemed for Week
Bids for contracts for work on the
Harnett county schools, which were
due in on Ma^ 30 and May 31, may
now be taken as late as June 6, for
the former, and June 7, for the lat
ter, it was announced Tuesday by
Chairman of the County Education
Board Sidney Thomas.
The bids that were due in by May
30 were for work to be done on the
Cpats and LaFayette scbools, and
the bids due in on May 31 lor work
on the Angler and Anderson Creek
schools and the Harnett County
Training School at Dunn and the
Shawtown school at Lillington.
The postponement was made at
the 'urging of the contractors and
the architects lor the projects. The
contractors urged that more time be
given them in which to prepare their
bids to be turned In,  and the archi
tects said they Urere of the opinion
that if a little extra time were al
lowed that a better set of bids could
be obained.
The School Board will have its
meeting on Monday night, the 12th
of June now. instead of at its sched
uled meeting date of the night of
June 5, the first Monday in June.
Broadway Legion
Sponsoring Fish Fry
.There will be a fish fiy with all
the trimmings at Broadway Ameri
can Legion Building in Broadway
Friday night, June 2, from 6:30' to
9:00. Legionnaires promise all you
can eat for only ll.O'O. t
Proceeds will be used for the
Building Fund.
MJB TOO
- (Red Springs Citizen)
If you run across any interesting
oewBy items let me know.
To Conduit Citywid(3
Evangelii^^c Campsign
In Fuqua#fVarina
TabnlatioD SSiows 6499
JLMMIE JOHNSON
Jimmie Johnson is to conduct a
citywide evangelistic campaign at
Fuquay-Varlna. The meeting Is to
begin June 4 and Is to be held in
the Farmers Warehouse located on
the main street, which is Highway
15-A. These meetings will continue
nightly for two weeks. Scores of
people have expressed their interest
in having Mr. Johnson come to this
area, and have declared their inten
tion to do everything possible to
make the campaign a great success.
Some two dozen leading citizens
have signed a statement extending
the invitation to Mr Johnsonj'
Jimmie Johnson is a gradiujte of
Ballots Cast Last Satuiday
COUNT OF VOTES LEAVES THREE CON
TESTS IN COUNTY SUBJECT TO RtN-OFF
Bob Jones University and a gradu
ate of Wheaton College, Wheaton,
Ill. His evangelistic work during the
past few years has taken hlnj sev
eral times abroad on preach' - and
missionary' tours. He spent ^even
months in England and Ireland in
campaigns. He tourned South Amer
ica in 1941. I *
During the fir^t three months of
this year he wag lu five large cam
paigns in California. He is founder
of “Your Dally Devotional Program”
in Raleigh. He is also toundec of
Kings Mountain Camp Gonfcirence,
which has been changed this year
to New Life Bible Camp. Mr. i John-
on recently held a citywide cam
paign in the la^'ge city auditorium
at Memphis, Tenn. The mayor of
the city made the opening speech.
He lias been invited back fo|r this
tall.
Pbnzi Pennington will be soloist
and choir director during the cam
paign. He is known as the “hymn
singer” over WBT at Charlotte.
Dick Hamilton, former rijidio an
nouncer and manager of a | station,
and now connected with j Tommy
Steele In Raleigh as director, of New'
L.ifo Bible Camp will be associated
with Mr. Pennington in directing
the music. J
A large numbe’’ of delegations
from surrounding towns will be ex
pected at the opening service Sun
day night. Special arrangements are
being made for such. |
There is an excellent sjpirit of
cooperation among the local church
es in this matter, The mee^ng will
be entirely of an interdenomination
al nature. All are invited.
The DenuKratic primary voting last Saturday left three contests sub
ject to run-offs, in case the runners-up should decide to call tot a
second primary. !
In the contest for the State Senate, the count of votes showed Bob
Young, the high man with 2174 votes. Charles Ross was second with
20S9, and .'il. M. Jernigan third with 2023. Mr. Ross has a right to
call for a .second primary, and he Ims until June 12 to | make his
decision. '
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In the Thinl District the race for County Cooimissioiier tesnlted as
follows: C. G. Fields 487; R. L. Mangum 457; J. Leo Betts 351. Mr.
Manguui can call for a run-off if ho so desires. ^
In the Fourth District, the Coinmis.sioner*s race resulttid: Worth
Byrd 625; J. E. Womble 420; J. A. Senter 284. Mr. Womble can call
for a second primary It he deems it expedient to do so. I
In the Fifth District the vote was decisive. B. P. Ingram beat
W. B. Olive 706 to 463.
There were no contests in Ute First and Second Districts. I
In the Sheriff’s race, W. E. Sahnon got 3168; C. R. mW« 3025,
tiius making the incumbent Sheriff the elected nominee. |
The contest for the House of Representatives was also decided.
Carson Gregory got 3503 votes; M. O. Lee 2202, and Louis DearbiHa
394.
•SENATE RACE
DRAWS HIGHEST
NUMBER VOTES
Harnett voters turned out strongly for Frank Graham for the U. 8.
Senate. His candidacy was approved by 1027 more votes those
for Willis Smith. Graham receive4l 550 more votes in Hakmetf than
his other three opponents combined. i
CLEAN UP WEEK
IS PROCLAIMED
FOR LILLINGTON
Mayor, Councilmen
Urge Citizens To
Aid In Campaign
Bible School at Antioch
Starts Next Monday
Vacation Bible School wili begin
at Antioch Baptist Church in Ma-
•mers Monday, June 5. Sessions from
8 to 11 o'clock Will be h^ld each
morning.
Ail children of the community
are invited to attend.
Nominated
CARSON GREGORY
In a field of tltree. coiutestants
in last &atwrday’s Dctmoccntlc Pri
mary, Mr.' Gregory received
votes, snfticieat U> noztdiiato
for Harnett’s Bepo’eeentative.
Mayor Charles S. Loving and the
Board of Town Councilmen have
proclaimed the week of June 5-10—
next Monday through Saturday—as
Clean-Up Webk in Lillington.
In issuing the proclamation, May
or Loving urpes all citizens, both
property owners and renters, to use
every effort to make Lillington not
only clean, beartiful and attractive,
but healthy as well.
All rubbish removed from pre
mises can be placed where the gar
bage truck can get it and haul it
away.
Although the Mayor did not men
tion it in his proclamation, both he
and the members of the Board would
no doubt ba happy to see property
owners adopt th? occasion as a good
time for painting and repairing
wherever it Is needed.
The main idea—and in fact the
only idea—of the Mayor and Coun
cilmen is to urge, all residents to
make a unit.d effort to maintain
Lillington’s reputation ar. an attrac
tive and beautiful town.
All residents can be assured that
not c ily will Mayor Loving and
members of the Board appreciate
their cooperation in this effort, but
each resident can also be assured
that their neighbors will like it too.
Assurances have already been
given that there will be cooperation
in the undertaking, and this Is taken
as a guarantee that all will Join in.
No resident wll want bis or her
premises to show neglect when all
around them is clean and attractive.
Everyone is urgently requested to
help in this effort.
NEGRO MAI^ IS
HELD IN KIL^G
MONDAY NIGHT
Hugh Donal^dson In
Jail Withouil Bond
For Shooting Wife
In the Recorder's Court Tuesday
morning Hugh J. Oobaldson, Negro
of Broadway R-1, was| bound over to
Superior Court after probable cause
was found against him In the shoot
ing of his wife Theltca on Monday
night of this week. 
Deputy Sheriff'Keh C. Matthews
and other officers investigated the
shooting, which occured at about
10:30' Monday night. Matthews said
that Donaldson gave as the cause of
the shooting that hi^ wife t?ent off
Race For Sheriff
Follows Near With
Six Votes Less
UOUXTYWIDE TOTALS
Following are the ofttcinl total
votes cast in Haraett county:
State Senate:
J. R. Young 2174
Cluoies Ross
M. Jernigan
House of Representatives:
Carson Gregory
M. O. Lee
K. Louis Dearborn
Sheriff:
Bill Salmon t
C. R. Moore
U. S. Senate:
Frank Graham
Willis Smith
Robert Reynolds
Olla Ray Boyd S4
Justice Supreme Ooturt:
Emery Denny 3474
Oscar Bfird 170S
Commissioner of Insuranoe:
Waldo Cheek S8S8
Hoke Bostian 1213
M'ember of Ckmgress:
P. Ertel Carlyle 2088
James Parker 1114
Edward Snead 207
Harnett Democrats wpnt' to their
respective polling precincts Saturday
evidently bent on rolling up a record
tally of ballots. The count after the
polls closed proved they accomplitii-
ed their purpose.
Highest number of ballots were
cast in the Senate race'. In that
contest there were 6499 votes cast.
Next highest number was In the
race for Harnett's Sheriff. The
total in that contest was 649d' votes.
'Bbrank Graham proved to ba the
choice of a majority of the Harnett
Democrats. They gave him 3529 to
25G2 for Willis Smith, the sharpest
contender for the honor.
The figures given in the following
tabulation are not official, but any
alterations made by the Board of
with another Negro man Sunday, and I Ejections on official count will not
that Monday night; was the first
time that he had seen her since that
time. After an investigation, Mat
thews made the arrest and brought
Donaldson in at about 5:00 o’clock
Tuesday morning. I
Coroner Grover C. Henderson em
panelled a Coroner’s Jury on Tues
day morning, and the decision of the
jury was that Thelma Donaldson
died from wounds, inflicted by a .22
pistol. The report isaid that she was
shot three times, in the chest, the
right hip, and the left thigh. The
Coroner’s Jury also reported that it
found that the pistol involved was
In the hands of Thelma Donaldson’s
husband, Hugh, and it recommended
that Donaldson j be beld without
bond. ' I
In Recorder’^ Court probable
cause was found |and Donaldson was
ordered to be held without bond un-
T
til be can be brought before Superior
Court, the next] criminal term of
which convenes bn the first Monday
in September, with a charge of mur
der placed against him.
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High Man and Runner-Up in Primary
J. R. (BOB) YOUNG
CHARLES ROSS
In the State Senate contest Mr. Young recrived 2174 votes to 2052
for Mr. Boss and 2025 for M. M. ,Jent4PA> Mjir. Rosa to mititled to a
roB-off if iM BO
change the result.
ANDERSON CREEK
Senate: Jernigan 46, Ross 211.
Young 60. House: Dearborn 12. Gre
gory 82, Lee 223. Sheriff; Srimon
260, Moore 71. Commissioner; Sen
ter 25, Byrd 231, Womble 69. Con
stable: Stewart 214, West 104.
U. S. Senate; Graham 227, Rey
nolds 16, Boyd 1. Smith 85. Supreme
Court: Denny 149, Eflrd 101. Con
gress: Snead 16, Carlyle 250, Parker
41.
AVERASBORO No. 1
Senate; Jernigan 96, Ross 22,
Young 61. Sheriff; Moore 94, Sal
mon 96. House: Dearborn 20, Gre
gory 90, Lee 39.
U. S. Senate: Graham 70. Boyd 1.
Reynold 8, Smith 109. Supreme
Court: Denny 65, Efird 41. Ins.'
Com.: Bostian 30, Cheek 88. Con
gress: Snead 27, Carlyle 78. Parker
32.
AVERASBORO No. 2
Senate: Jernigan 160, Ross 36,
Young 159. House: Dearborn 35,
Gregory 206, Lee 78. Sheriff: Moore
196, Salmon 168.
U. S. Senate: Graham 169. Rey
nolds 25, -Boyd 2, Smith 160. Su
preme Court: Denny 107, Eflrd 171.
Congress: Snead /26. Carlyle 225,
Parker 54.
.AVERASBORO No. 3
Senate: Ross 28, Young 168, Jer
nigan 170. Sheriff: Salmon 169,
Moore 209. House: Gregory 224,
Lee 97, Dearborn 34.
U. S. Senate: Graham 169, Rey
nolds 15, Boyd 2, Smith 184. Su-
pceme Court: Denny 232, Sfird 72.
Ins. Com.: Bostian 63. Cheek 239.
Congress; Snead 37, Carlyle 291,
Parker 23.
AVERASBORO No. 4
Senate: Jernigan 166, Rosa 46,
Young 226. House; Dearborn 49,
Gregory 271, Lee 89. Sheriff: Moore
279, Salmon 169.
U. S. Senate: Graham 216, Rey
nolds 37. Boyd 1, Smith 184. Su
preme Court: Denny 268, Bflrd 86.
Ins. Com.: Bostian 87, Cheek 167.
Congress: Snead 3i8v Carlyle dll,
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