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Lilllaftoii» N. l^iirsdoiry June IS, 1980
**lf It Caecoft Haraott, IPs In THE NEWS^
In and
Out of
Lillington
LIKES BDRDS—BERItlBS POO
Mr«. Jim Shaw likes the pretty
aong4>lrls that spend their happy
hours around her home. 1*he birds
seem to like the place, too, she says,
berause a goodly number of them
skip hop. fly and chirp and eat
there.
But that “eat"—ah!
Mrs, Shaw declares she thinks the
birds ought to -be satisfied with the
numerous articles of diet they are
able to secure without devouring
all of her strawberles,
"I like stawberries, too but the
birds act as though they think
don't care tor them. They're just
about eaten them up so fur, and it
looks like I won’t get very many.
The birds act as though I planted
the berries solely for their benefit.
And the worst part of it is, I don't
know how to convince them other*
wise.’’
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PVSK PROPHET
One reason why The News hesi
tates to “go out on a limb ' in mak
ing predictions is that too many
predictions too often makes one a
punk prophet. It was demonstrated
to our complete humiliation one
time, during winter, when a good
and faithful subscriber came in to
renew.
He asked If in our opinion it was
going to snow. “No, It won't snow
today,’’ was the utterly foolish re
sponse we gave the good man. But
—within the hour after bo left this
sanctum the fleecy stuff was coming
down.
That ought to have cured us. But
it did not.
When the late primary) was going
on. we rashly predicted that the tote
would be light. See what happened?
The heaviest vote in year.}!
It's no use to say “Never again,”
because—well, you know the way ol
punk prophets, '^bey get caught
napping again and again.
• as
HIT IT ONB TIMR!
But The News has been patting
itself on the shonider ail of the past
week. In the last issue it almost put
on a second primary for the V. S.
Senatorship. No announcement had
been made, and it seemed an inde
finite time before a 8tate]nent from
Mr. Smith would be forthcoming.
So, not being willing to deny Its
subscribers the privilege of reading
their favorite newspaper on Thurs
day, The News went aheaft, as far as
it was sate to do so, in announcing
a second primary.
Thanks to Mr. Smith ter cwnflrm-
ing our “announcement’’ soon after
the paper wont into the mails.
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NO TAX HIKE. PLEASE
State Senates Bob Young and 'Rep
resentative Carson Gregory have
been reeciving congratulations since
they were nominated In the recent
primary. But the prospect of a four
or five months stay in Raleigh nmtt
Spring isn’t calculated to make them
feel as though they should be con
gratulated.
The Palmetto Scions (it. C.) have
JnJst adjourned after five months
session. They hiked the tax on cigar
ettes three cents and on gasoline a
penny.
Since which, Harnett citizens are
hoping their chosen Solona will not
stay in the State Capitol that long.
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THE WOMEN THEY LEFT »BHIN1>
A citizen of the highest Integrity
relates this story (altbou,9h he does
not stake his reputation for veracity
on its exact truthfulness).
He says a couple of couples took a
trip to Florida last winter, with one
of those sleeping trailers attached to
their auto. All went well, and de
lightfully so, until on the return trip
they stopped at a filling station near
Jacksonville 'way in the night for a
tank refill, drinks, sandntriches, and
so forth.
By some chance, 'wheii the hus
bands got ready to go, not seeing
their wives anywhere, concluded
they were In the “sleeper.” And so
they cranked' up and were oft—ItO
miles off before they stopped again
intending to spend the remainder of
the night asleep themselves.
When they looked in the trailer,
there were no •wives.
Meantime, the wives were trying
as best they could to make ft appear
alright to the filling-station operator
where they bad been inadvertently
left by tbeir husbands.
The man was reasonable enough,
bnt he urged upon them the import
ance of his own sleep. He couldn’t
stay at bla place of inaln^ all
(Continned on page two)-
School Row Comes
To Education Board
For Further Hearing
ANDERSON CREEK
QUESTION HEARD
AGAIN BY BOARD
Oakdale Asks For
Naming o£ Ennis
To Coats Committee
The Anderson Creek question was
raised again Monday night at the
monthly meeting of the Harnett
County Board of Education. The
meeting, which was scheduled to be
gin making recommendations on the
contracts for the school building
program to get under way this sum
mer, made little progress in that di
rection Monday night as most of the
session was taken up with three dele
gations from the county.
A committee of three from Ander
son Creek, Mr. Earl Lasater, Mr.
Raymond Moss, and Mr. Lauchlin
Shaw, appeared before the Board
with the request that the Board give
further consideration to the question
of local dissatisfaction with Principal
L. M. Yates. The delegaton express
ed to the Board the opinion that the
people of the Anderson Creek section
are still not satisfied with the situa
tion and still want some action taken
in the matter.
Another delegation that appeared
before, the Board iwas the Buie’s
Creek School Committee, headed by
Chairman Hugh Green. They brought
before the 'Board the request that
there be an investigation into the
possibility of the increasing of the
Buie’s Creek School District. This re
quest is the result of the loss of a
high school teacher and* an elemen
tary teacher to the district in the
1'950-81. teacher allotment which was
given out a few weeks ago.
The purpose of the increase in the
district would be so that there would
bo more students at the Buie’s Creek
school which would allow the allot
ment to -be restored to last year’s
level.
(Continued on page ten)
Pershing' McLeod
Graduates at State
John J. Pershing McLeod ot Llll-
ington was one of the students gra
duating from North Carolina State
College during the institution’s Gist
commencement service Sunday after
noon, June 11.
McLeod 'was awarded a Bachelor
of Science degree in Animal Indus
try.
As a student at N. C. State, be was
a member of Ag Club, Future Farm
ers of America, and Animal Indus
try Club.
TELEPHONE CO.
ASKING ANOTHER
RATE INCREASE
Carolina Joins With
Bell In Application
To Raise Rates
Re^val Sei*vices At
Union Methodist
Revival services began Sunday
night at the Union Methodist Church
on the Mamars Charge. Services will
continue on through this week and
until Wednesday night (June 21) ot
the next week. There will be old time
singing and straight gospel preach
ing. Services each night at 8:00
o’clock. Everyone is Invited to attend
any or all of these services.
The 'pastor, Rev. H. H. Cash, will
do the preaching.
Revival To Be Held
At Spring Hill Church
-Revival services will begin Thurs
day night, June 22, at the Spring
-Hill Methodist Church and will con
tinue until Sunday night, July 2.
There will 'be services each night at
8:00 p. m. Yor are invited to at
tend all ot« these services.
The pastoi. Rev, H. H. Cash, will
do the preaching.
The Carolina Telephone &. Tele
graph Company, which serYes Lill
ington and all other towns in Har
nett county in addition to several
other counties In the southeastern
part of the state, is asking the State
Utilities Commission for permission
to increase its rates.
The company was granted an in
crease by the Commission about a
year ago amounting to a total hike
of $60'3,»58.
The Carolina is Joining the Bell
Telephone Company in seeking the
increase in rates. The 'Bell company
was granted an increase at the same
time a year 'ago as was given the
Carolina, h total of $2,427,136.
Carolina’s long-distance service is
operated out of the station in Dunn.
The company's headquarters are In
Tarboro.' It has-no operator station
ed in Lillington, the dial system be
ing located in a small building near
.Vlr. and Mrs. J. T. Northam’s^ home.
Although operated separately, both
the Bell and Carolina companies are
members of the American Telephone
& Telegraph Company.
Service by the Carolina Company
in Lillington, as in many other towns
It serves, is dependent entirely on
the automatic dial system stationed
locally. When something goes wrong
and puts the system out of order,
telephone service here is absolutely
“quits” until a service crew out of
Dunn can be notified through other
means and a working crew can lo
cate the trouble and start the system
going again.
Mayor Loving was out of town,
and members of Town Council con
tacted by The News stated they were
definitely opposed to the increase.
The Utilities Commission has not yet
set a date for the hearing.
MARINE UNIT
CITATION iSENT
TO LOCAUMAN
Sonny Hairrington
Gets Pres^ential
A
Citation Insignia
Edwin S. (Sonny) Harrington of
Lillington last moii(^ was notified
b
the Bureau of Ni^yl Personnel in
Washington that First Marine
Division, Reinforced^, ot whtc)i he
was a mem-ber durlnf World War ll,
has been awarded ';^e Presidential
Unit Citation fur Hi) action during
the invasion and ensuing fighting on
Okinawa. • .
A unit citation is presented io the
unit as a whole, and not to an in
dividual, but each 'member of the
unit which is cited is'sent a tacnimiie
of the citation, an^ is allowed to
wear the citation ribbon as part of
his uniform. '■
During the war , Sonny was a
pharmacist’s mate trd class in the
Fleet Marines, attached to head
quarters of the First Marine -Oivi-
slon. During the Invaaion of Okinawa
his division was Joined by other Ma
rine, Navy and Army units for re
inforcement. It was for its heroic ef
forts in that invasion and the fol
lowing campaign on >the Pacific Is
land that the reinfor^ division re
ceived the Presidential Citation.
The letter of notification came
through the mail during the latter
part of May, and it contained a fac
simile of the citation and an im.ignia,
a ribbon and a star. The letter ac-
JAMES TO SPEAK
HERE IN BEHALF
OF SEN. GRAHAM
Says He Will Give
Facts on Race and
Other Questions
Hon. Josh James, member of the
North Carolina Utilities C'pmmisaion,
will deliver an ad.-ress io the voters
of Harnett county next Tuteday
night, June 20, at 8:00 o’clock, in
the courthouse andltorlum in Lll-
Hugton. '
Mr. James will speak in -behalf of
Senator Prank Graham In his cam
paign for renomination to the tlnited
States Senate. '
Mr. James Is a native North Car
olinian, knows its history, is thor
oughly familiar 'With its traditions,
* J X * V. struggles and auccessds, its
companyng these stat^ that forchis amicable relations between all races,
. „ . . ^ ^ . . .creeds and political .lUances. -He
Sion, Reinforced, during the -period i^nows North Carolina’s advance-
o£ time mentfened In the citation. Irecognition as
Sonny is authorized to wear the cita- -progressive states
tlou ribbon and star ak part of his union; and he knows that it
has come about by reason of the
uniform
The Presidential Unit
presented to the division
follows:
"For extraordinary heroism In ac-
Citetion
reeds as
well-recognised fact that Jthe Old
North -State has always put its best
foot foremost, not only in its' eco
nomic devetopmont but also by se-
tlou against eneihy Japanese foitces to Tspre-
during the Invasion and capture oti^ ^ of the na-
Okinawa Shima, Ryukyu Islands,'
from April 1 to Jj^ue^|, 1946. far
ing its assigned area il the mtrth-of
Okinawa by a series of lightning ad
vances against stiffening resistance,
the First Marine Division, Relpforc-
ed, turned southward to drive steadl-
(Continued on page ten)>
HOMECOMING DAY
AT METHODIST
CHURCH, KIPLING
Special Feature Will Be
Honoring All I^embera j
70 Years or Older i
Clean-up Day At
Cool Sprinsrs Church
There will -he a clean-up day at
Cool Springs Methodist Church on
Saturday morning, June 17. Everjn-
one is asked to come and help.
Mayor and Councilmen Not
Averse to Extending Clean-up
Taking the lead and setting the
example which it pleads tor all citi
zens to follow, the Town of Lilling
ton has been doing some clean-up
work of Its own. The street dumip-
truck has been hauling- out debris
from nooks and coroners that, though
possibly never seen by the average
citizens, was nev-ertheless there—and
bad no bustness remaining there.
Although the town-wide clean-up
drive was officially set for last week
—June 6-20—M^yor Charlie Loving
and members o)! Town Council are
not contending that it end with only
a week.
“Go as -far as you like' and- as long
as you like—and please keep going,”
may be summed up as the sentiment
of the town authorities in regard' to
making Lillington ‘"Rhe Clean
Town.”
With banners heralding -’’The
Friendly Town" and "The Clean
Town” worthily won Mayor Loving
and tbo Conncllneo feel that Lill
ington can really, and truly set up.
valid claim to being a good town in
which to live.
The bid advanced -by the Rotary
Club at its meeting last Thursday
night for locating retired army per
sonnel in Lillington, the idea that
can he put forth that this is a clean,
healthy and friendly town should ap
peal to the retired servicemen and
others as well.
Almost dally there are requests
for living quarters In Lillington by
people who seek to make their
homqs here.
An invitation to “come, look,” Is
expected to make its appeal to quite
a good many families seeking homes.
With many new residences going up,
itnd others being -planned, Mayor
Loving and Town Councilmen have
set in motion a drawing card of no
mean proportions.
The Mayor wishes it known that
the Clean-up Drive le not ended. It
may go on and on. In fact the longer
it goes on, the better.
Homecoming -Day will be observed
at the Kipling Methodist Chuijch on
Sunday, June 18i, it is announced by
the pastor, Rev. F. RoderLb Bail.
The day’s activities will begin at the
Sunday School opening, when mem
bers of the Vacation Church t^hool
now in progress, will -present a.spec
ial program. At the 11 o’cloc): -wor
ship hour the sermon tvIU be brought
by the pastor, after which a' picnic
dinner will be served in the ohurcb
basement. An afternoon service will
be conducted at 2:80. one feature of
which win be a love feast Isd by
Rev. E. G. Durham, a former jpastor.
A special feature of the morning
worship service wtil he the honoring
of all members of the congregation
who are 70 years of age and older.
It is hoped that many former
members will be able to return for
this first homecoming in the history
of the Kipling Church. Frteuds of
the church are also cordially I invited
to attend.
tion.
Mr. James is one- who realises
that North -Carolina has maintained
its even keel for 'advancement
through its all-time refusal to be
swayed by “isms” or. factions that
have''sometimes held forth with
some effect' in other states.
. All voters of Harnett county are
cordially invited and urged to hear
Mr. James in his address in Lilling
ton next Tuesday night. Ladies are
especially invited.
Mr. James, by occupation, is a law
yer and -farmer.
Sprinsr Hill Bible
School Begins Monday
The Vacation Bible School will 'be
gin at the Spring Hill Methodist
Church on Monday morning. June
19-, and close Fiiday, June 23. The
time is from 8:00 a. m. to 10:00 a.
m. All the chlldnm and young -people
of the community are invited to at
tend.
RECREATION
SCHEDUI,E GETS
UNDERWAY
Buie’s Creek Civic
Club Sponsoring
Play foi' Youngsters
Mr. Yates to Preach
At Mt. Ariel Church
Furniture Loaded
Truck Burns Saturday
Traffic was -blocked for a while
about three miles out of Lillington
on the Fayetteville Road Saturday
morning when a ton-aud-a-half
truck loaded with’ furniture was
completely destroyed by fire.
The accident took place at about
9:30 Saturdair morning at Wie Little
River -Bridge on Highway lii-A. Pa
trolman Dlaclf Leonard, who -Investi
gated, said that the 1948 Studebaker
truck belonging to Vann McPherson
of Fayetteville was loaded with
household furniture belonging to
William Ira Warren ol Fayetteville
and Wake Forest College. Leonard
said that both -the truck and the fur
niture were completely destroyed.
He said that the origin of the lire is
unknown.
Mr. L. M. Yates, Principal ot the
Anderson Creek high school, will ti])
the pulpit at the Mt. Ariel Methodist
Church next Sunday night at 8:0-0
o’clock for the pastor. The members
are urged to attend this service as
Mr, Yates will have a message well
worth hearing.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Ray of
LllMngton R-3, announce the birth
ot a son, 'Hugh Michael, May 31.
Mrs. 'Ray Is the former .Mary L. Pri-
vett of Edenton.
Dr. A. Paul Bagby was unani
mously elected president of the
Bale’s Creek Civic Club at its regu
lar supper meeting last Tuesday
night. Other officers tor the succeed
ing year are Preston Butts, vice-
president, and Jf. K. Stafford, secre
tary and treasurer. The guest of hon
or at the meeting was Miss Jose
phine liSssater, newly appointed rec
reation direotoi, who gave a brief
outline of her plans for Jhe young
people ot the comnuinity tor the
summer.
As has -been previously reported,
a full program of soft hall, tennis,
swimming, children’s games, track
and field events, horse-shoe pitching,
and volley -ball will be undertaken.
The younger children will assemble
for the morning honre; the older
ones “up to tkie age limit of 199”
will occupy the late atUmoon hours.
In inclement weather Izctivities will
be carried ind'iors -with ping-pong,
darts, ring toss,, etc.
The progrant will last for nine
weeks, starting at the close of the
summer Bible school, which began
this week.
Torrey Johnson, retiring -president
of the club, offered all the resources
of the school building and grounds
to further the program. Upon the
motion of L. B:. Campbell, a special
committee was autboilted to work
with Miss Lastater upon details of
schedule, age limits, etc. Johnson.
Worth Lanier, Wade Stewart, B. P.
Marshbanks, and B. H. Lassater
form the committee, which will take
over the work of the older commit
tee, headed by Rev. Charles B. Ho
ward, which so. etfecUvely brought
the recreation plans io fruition. The
club unanlmouuly endorsed the work
ot the older cc-mmittee.
Supper was served to the club by
Mrs. Agnes Upchurch and Mm.
Marie Butta.
GRAHAM STARTED
OFF WITH 53383
LEAD OVER SMITH
Voters Not Surprised
If Real Fireworks
Now Break Lo€>se
4 Run-offs for Commissioners,
Constabies in County Race
Bible School Besfins
At Manners Churcli
Vacation Bible School brtgsn last
Monday morning at the .Ifa'i^ers Me
thodist Church. The opening time is
8:00 a. m. All the chlldreol of the
comjaittiilty fure Invited to . attend.
As many people .predicted, the an
nouncement of Willis Smith that he
would call.for a second primary In
the Democratic race for the candi
dacy for the U. 8. Senate brought
with it' other announcements cf sec
ond -primaries on the county: level.
In Harnett there are four run-off
elections that will be held- on June
24 for County and township offices.
Two of these races are for County
Comm'issioner, and the other two
are for constable^. In the third dlsr
trlct race tor County OommlMtoner
R. L. Maugum is asking -for a seetmd
primary with C. G. Fields. In the
first primary Fields polled 487 votes,
and Mangum was second -with 457,
only 3-0 votes difference b.etiween
them. The third man in th-ls race in
the first primary wm J. Leo Betts,
who totaled' 361 votes in the first
count.
The tSird district -Is composed of
Neill’s Creek, Keetor’a 'Creek, Buck-
horn, and Black River To'wnships.
In the fourth district J. Early
Womble, who ettme in second in the
May 27 balloting, is staking for a
run-off with high man In that elec
tion. Worth -Byrd. The rMnlts of the
first primary shbw that iBjnrd had
629 votes and Wouble ‘419, vrlth tha
third man in the race J. A. Senter
receiving 294-. The fourth district is
composed' of I/Bllngton, Stewart's
Creek, and Anderwm Creek Tovm-
ships.
In Duke Township Preston Porter,
-who was second high In the- lour-
way race for constablev is asking for
a run-off with R. H. Butler who
came in first on May 27. Butler had
262 votes and Porter was second
w4th 218. The other two men in the
race in the first primary were J. D.
Hubbard with 168 votea and Shelton
Sills with 82 votes.
The other second primary in the
county will be tn Stewnrt’s Creek
Township where Eli Manning is call
ing for a run-off with C. O. M«-
Dowell in the race for constable ot
the township. In the May 27 primary
McDowell came in first with 89
votes and Manning was second with
66. The other two contestents in the
four-cornered race were C. J. Pe-
gram with 62 votes and Alonso WH-
Nants with 29.'
In the commissioners races, the
men who win in the ran-otCs In the
third and tour districts will serve on
the five-man County Board with L.
A. Tart from the first district, Bob
Pate of the second district, and -B. P.
Ingram of the fH li dtotrlet.
Ask anyone and you’ll get the an
swer “Don’t -be surprised It the real
fireworks break loose.’’ You know
the question, and that’s the answer.
Only ten days remain for the most
exciting polHlcal campaign in North
Carolina’s history—that of Attorney
Willis Smith of Ralegh, who is try
ing to make a comeback and over
come the lead of 53,383 votes given
Senator Frank P. Graham in the pri
mary of May 27.
Graham lacked only 5,636 votes ot
securing a majority; over his three
opponents—Smith, Bob Reynolds of
Asheville and OBa Ray Boyd of
Pinetown.
Smith waited ttll the afternoon ot
June 7th to make his demand for a
second primary—he had, under the
rules, till June 12th to make his de
cision.
So far, there has not been any too
much ado in the run-eft; but most
o'bservers are viewing it as "the
quiet before the storm." What trend
the campaigning will take in the
next ten days is anybody’s g^ess;
but it is hinted from followers ot
both camps that “Negro” and
“Socialism” may -be mild in compari
son to the thugging words to be
hurled within the next few days.
WHISPERINO STARTS
In the meantime the voters can
hear almost anything. One whisper
is that “Graham’s supporters are
flocking to Smith by the thousands."
Invariably, however. It comes from
supporters of Smith.
Listen to the supporters ot Sena
tor Graham, and you’ll bear the
same confident -predictions put out
in the first primary—that “Graham
will beat Smith even worse this
time.”
There is a difference to be noted,
however. No whispering is heard
from the Graham supporters. They
talk out loud.
HARNETT SIOPPORTBD GRAHAM
In the'primary of May 27, Harnett
voters gave Senator Graham 3629
votes to 2502 for Smith, 434 lor
RoF-noIds and 34 for Boyd. The beat
politically posted observers put it
this way for the voting on June 24:
Graham’s margin in Harnett county
w^U be even greater.
There are four run-offs on the
local level: two County Commission
er races and two constable contests.
These races will pull out the vote,
however, only in the individual dis
tricts' and townships In wWch they
are to be held.
UGHTER VOTE EXPECTED
No one anticipates that the record
vote of 61-8,479 on May 27 to be re
peated on June 24. Best estimates
yet advanced place the total around
690.000.
In many countiee there are local
contests yet to he decided, many of
them Involving the office of Sheriff,
which generally boosts the total vote
amatlngly.
All contests except those cited
above were decided in the May 27
primary, and it the forces waging
the Senatorial fight are able to get
out a tttll-stze vote they will have
accomplished a remarkable achieve
ment.
William S. Martin
Gels Promotion
(Special to The News)
Newark. Del., June 14. — An
nouncement of the 'Promotion ot Wil
liam S. Martin to the position ot as
sociate professor was made last week
-by the Uu'iverslty. of Deleware. Mr.
Martin is on the faculty of the Divi
sion of Health, Physical Edneation
and Athletics.
A graduate ot Duke University in
193-1. Mr. Martin was athletic coach
at Rockingham, N. C. high school;
Children’s Home, Winston-Salem, N.
C.; and Kentucky Military Institute,
Lyndbn, Ky.. before coming to Dela-
waro.
Mr. Martin it a native ot Ltlllng-
tOB.