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Vol. XXXH—No. 36
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liliinstmi} N. C.y Thursday, September 14, 19S0
“If It
Harnett, IPs In THE NEWS’*
In and
Out of
T illindton
gets MONEY FOR
BIDDINO-UP SIGNAL
You’ve heard about the tobacco
auctlontloneer’s cry being sweet mu
sic to tho ear but there's a ware
houseman’s yell thaiti sounds good to
Harnett farmers.
Mrs. Blanche Johnson The News'
popular agent and correspondent in
Upper Harnett was in the office a
day or so ago and told of one of her
tenants taking a load of tobacco to
a warehouse.
He watched and listened of course,
and he got a big thrill when (he
auctioneer came to bis pile and the
warehouseman yelled out:
“It’s Harnett county Mbacco!"
That was signal enough. Mrs.
Johnson’s tenant came home with
more money lor his tobacco than he
had ever realised before.
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ANOTHliR SIGNAL
A few weeks ago Mrs. Johnson
announced to the folks up her way
that “It's subscription time’’ and
that she would be around every
body’s corner looking for everybody.
It was the signal for everybody to
be looking for “Miss Blanche.’’ And,
if we are to Judge by^the lists of
“new and renewals’’ she is turning
in, everybody’s holding her to her
word that she’ll be around.
By the way, she told us that every
family living on a certain link of
road was subscribing to “my news
paper,’’ meaning, of course. The
News.
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.REASON APmi SEASON
It’s Just one season after another,
insofar as landowners are concerned.
Soon as the fishing season wanes, it’s
time to get out the gun and call up
the dogs for hunting.
That’s the big reason for the large
Tolnme af sales of Land Posters at
The News office.
It’s the reason, too, why the post
ers are worded to cover fishing,
hunting and all other forms of tres
passing that some people don’t seem
to take cognisance of when they go
upon private property without first
obtaining permission from the
owner.
Note: The posters are now in great
demand by farmers who want to pro
tect their birds.
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**HBRKI.SG“
Mrs. John Spears ancl young son
Johnny had Just come from.the han-
ber shop where the bright youngster
bad 'beea given one of those so-called
"permanents”—male style.
The Newsman stepped pp, chatted
T*lth Jo’hnny a bit, then asked: “And
what fcave you been doing with
yoursell?’’
"I’ve been Jerking,’’ the youngster
replied as his mother explained that
she had a time keeping him still
long enough to get his hair-trim.
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MIRACLES EVERY DAY
There may be a lot of people who
don’t believe in miracles in these
modern days, but not among them
will be found anyone who has ob
served trucks and automobiles com
ing into Lillington over 421 east.
Countless numbers of people have
been heard to remark: ' “It’s a
miracle how those drivers manage to
run 50 to 60 miles an hour over
three blocks of Main street without
killing somebody.’’
So far the miracle has worked—
bui how long, is the iiuestlon.
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THEY'IjL do it every TIME!
Mr. Eldon Sloan sends word that
the Broadway iLegion Is having an
other of its wonderful fish frys, and
be wants The News to be sure that
notice of it gets in the paper.
Mr. Sloan declares that at all of
the numerous fish frys his Legion
Post has held, ihere has been ex
cellent attendance.—except one time
when he forgot to send us notice of
It.
That’s Just another fine tribute to
ads in ’rhe News. ,They bring results.
They’ll do it ev^ry time.
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INSBCir BOMBS?
A depositor stepped up to the win
dow being cashiered by Mrs. M. P.
Crews at the Bank of Lillington, and
noticing a can under the little win-
dowglais. asked:
"What’s that?’’
“Oil, that’s Just to held up the
windovrgiass,’’ she explained.
Said the customer: "Everybody’s
so lUmsy with money 1 thought it was
an Insect bomb you had therb.’’
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NO COMPARISON
A ma» of the mountaina. ?not the
"«ld man’’) was talking , to The
(Continued on page 2)
UNCLE SAM PAYS UP;
NOW HEll EAT STEAK
MEALS MliSSED
Government Pays
$1 a Day For Meals
While War Prisoner
Lamar Simmons of Lillington has
received a check from the govern
ment totaling $490 for food he didn’t
get while he was a prmner of war
in Germany. The government figures
that it sp^nt a dollar a day for each
man in the service during the last
war for his food, and that It owes
that much to men who were in the
service but due to being held prison
ers of war were unable to receive
the food. CongreEs recently passed a
bill ordering this sctlon.
Serving as a piilot during the war.
Lieutenant Slmoions was shot down
on January 11, 1944 and remained
a prisoner of war in Germany until
the end of the wav when he was
liberated In 1945. That came out to
be 490 days as a German prisoner,
during which time what food he got
he received from the Germans. Dur
ing his "visit’’ aii a prisoner of war
Mr. Simmons spent bis time in the
prison camp Stalaguft I ah Barth,
Germany, which is on the Baltic Sea.
When asked if he had any plans
about what he is going to do with
this iponey from the government, Mr.
Simmons said that since it is ’for
food which was so inadequate In the
German prison cainp, he thinks he
will buy a steak every day until the
sum runs out.
THREE SCHOOLS
TO HAVE SIX-
MAN FOOTBALL
Principals Meet
With Coaches; To
Start Training Now
Principals and coaches from five
county schools met in Superinten
dent C.. iReid Rosa’ office Monday
night to discuss the idea of baVlng
six-man 'football teams at the
schools. Three of the schools, Boone
Trail, Coats and Lillington, decided
In favor of the venture amigthe other
two, LaFayette a^ Benhaven, de
cided to wait until! next year before
Joining.
The six-man football team, which
is gaining poputlartty every year in
school unable to support the regular
eleven man squads, enables the
smaller schools to jparticlpate in the
sport the same aa larger schools.
The teams that are Organized in Har
nett will meet commtition from sur
rounding counties ghat are organiz
ing similar team»|or have already
done so before 11)18 year.
Thursday night of this week the
principals and cofttij^eB of the three
schools will meet a^gain for the pur
pose of purchasing the necessary
equipment for their teams. Repre
sentatives of several companies will
be on hand for the meeting to dem-
lonstrate equipment from whic^ the
Evs»r Hfklcl Anvwli«>rs» will select their needed foot-
EiVer neia /\nywnere syppUgg superintendent Ross
said that it was estimated that it
will take about |1,Q‘00 worth of
equipment for the year for each
school participating.
The coaches at the Boone Trail,
Coats and Lillington schools say that
they are starting practice for the
season immediately. It was estlmaK
ed that their first games-will begin
sometime early in October, possibly
about the second week.
Officer To Make Regular
Rounds to Detect 'Hoolders
He’ll Eat Steak
OCT. CALENDAR
SET BY BAR AT
DUNN MEETING
First Calendar Meet
But in Clerk's Office
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For the first time in the recent
history of the county the County Bar
Association met elsewhere than the
Clerk of Superior Court’s office to
set the calendar for a term of Su
perior Court. This happenedf this
Monday morning when the lawyers
Judge Burgwyn Wants Boot-
leg^ng in Dunn Broken Up
FIRST CALL FOR
INDUCTION FROM .
HARNETT COMES
Local Draft Board
Gets Ordern To
Send 29 jTor Service
The Harnett County Draft Board
has announced that it has received
orders to send men to Fayette-
vlli’e for actual induction into the
service. So far the local board has
received two' pre-induction orders,
but this Is the first induction order.
The men included in the 29 will re
port in Fayetteville on September
25.
This call for induction is limited
to the men who were examined in
the first pre-induction call on August
14. At that time there was a call for
80 men to be sent for examinations
in preparation for the service. They
will leave Lillington «tt 7: SO' in the
morning of the 25th.
The second pre-induction call lor
this county was received 'by the local
board two weeks ago when orders priday Night
met in Dunn to set the calendar for l
the twe weeks civil term of court. ! HUBERT HARMON
The Dunn lawyers extended an in- j. .
vitation to the other lawyers of the ' ENGAGED AS
county to hold their meeting there
when they met on August 28 to set NEWS’ AGE^T
the September calendar. This luvlta- *
J|^udge W. H. S. Burgwyn of Wood
land, presiding at Harnett’s criminal
term of court here last week, became
aroused over what seemed to -be con
clusive evidence that a lot of boot
legging is going on In Dunn.
Another case was being tried when
one witness testified that he had
bought liquor from three alleged
Dunn bootleggers “at least' 400
times.’’ Judge Burgwyn reasoned
that that was sufficient evidence to
warrant the bailing of the accused
parties into court.
He forthwith ordered that war
rants be Issued for the three, all
Negroes.
Prominent citizens of 'Dunn, have
stated openly that bootlegging there
“is quite common." 'Declared one
substantial citizen to The News last
week: "There are. at least 40 places
iu Dunn where liquor is sold.’’
Continuing, he said, "Yes, I voted
for the legal sale of beer in Dunn.
I am not ashamed of it. There are
hundreds of other good people who
did the same. Why shouldn’t we
make beer legal? Beer and liquor
are widely sold in the town under
cover.’’
Oi) Saturday, September 2. citi
zens of Dunn voted in the legal sale
of beer by a margin of 55 votes. On
September 6, 1969, citizens of Har
nett in a countywide election voted
against legal beer by almost three
to one. On November 15 last year
Harnett citizens voted down ABC
stores by a similar margin.
Citizens of Dunn have told The
News that the big reason why the
town’s late election on >beer was not
made to cover ABC stores also was
the fact that under the law such an
election (on ABC) cannot be held
until after the expiration of a three-
year period following a former vote
on the same question.
It is also stated by prominent
people of Dunn that If an election
on the establishment of ABC stores
there were held, the advocates of the
liquor stores would win.
The News hears that a fight wlU
be waged in the il-SSl General As
sembly for a special act under which
towns of 5,000 population and up
can hold an election on ABC stores
at any time when the required num
ber of signatures can be secured to
a petition.
were sent that 80 men were to re
port for examiiaations. This group
will go to 'Raleigh for their pre
induction check-ups and are to re
port there on September 22.
No word has been received yet by
the board as to when those out of
this 8'0' who pass will have to report
for induction.
tion was accepted and the Dunn law
yers acted as hosts to the Bar Asso
ciation at a-luncheon after the meet
ing.
. Host lawyers at the meeting were
te. L. Doffern-yre, Vice-President of
the Association, J. Shep 'Bryan, I. R.
Williams, J. A. McLeod, Max Mc
Leod, H. Paul 'Ctrlckland, J. O. West,
W. B. 'Barefoot, and D. C. Wilson.
Out of town lawyers who attended
the meeting and dinner included
'F^ranklln T. Dupree of Angler, and
W. A. Johnson, Charles Ross, Neill
McK. Robs, and L. M. Chaffin, all of
Lillington.
(During the calendar 'meeting the
assembled Bar Associetion passed a
resolution supporting Judge H, Paul
Strickland in his operation of the
Dunn Recorder's Court. This was In
way of an answer to some criticism
of the conduct of the court recently
heard.
Representing The News
In Territory North and
East of Cape Fear River
Lillington Legion To
^ There will be a regular meeting of
Lillington Post No. 28 of the Ameri
can Lsgion on 'Friday night, Septem
ber ll>, qt 8 o’clock at the Hut on
Little River.
All memibers are urged to attend.
A special Invitation is extended to
all veterans.
Supt. Ross Says All Repairs
Mentioned By Jury Are Made
In its report to Judge W. H. 3.
Burgwyn last Friday, the Grand
Jury made mention of some repairs
needed at Benhaven, Boone Trail,
Anderson Creek, and the colored
school at Angler.
At Benhaven, .Supt. Ross said, the
repairs and cleaning needed and
which was noted in the Jury’s re
port had already received the atten
tion of PrincipeJ Harrington, and Is
now In good oirder.
Regarding the rest rooms and
water pressure at Boone Trail, the
Superintendent said this condition
was due to inadequate water 'pres
sure and that a I'OuOOO gallon tank
is on order amrwUl be installed as
soon as it arrives. This, he said, will
cure the detects at Boon^ Trail.
Supt. iRpsa t'aid that the broken
windowpanes found by the Jury at
Anderson Creok must have buen
.done by boys throwing stones, or
something of that nature because the
damage was not apparent at the last
inspection of the (school. Stopped up
plumbing was caused by apples in
the cominbdes. All of the needed
repairs, including the banniitera on
the stairs, have been made, the su-
has
been engaged and is now
agent for The News in that territory
north and east of the Gape Fear
River. People in his territory who
have met Mr. Harmon have given
him a cordial reception.
The News’ new solicitor served
four years in World War II as Staff
Sergeant in the Paratroopers, most
of which was In Germany and
France. He wa'a wounded In Nor-
mand]^ and spent 14 months in the
hospital. He received his discharge
at the end of hospitalization.
Mr. HUrmon volunteered for ser-
rdee before completing . his high
school education, but upon his re
turn he again took up kis studies
and graduated with the class of ’48*
at Coats High School. He is now
studing under the QI farmer^tralaing
program with classes at Boone Trail.
He Is married to the former Miss
Elizabeth Holder of Broadway B-1.
They have one son Neill Benton Har
mon, 9 months old. They live on
Broadway R-1.
Rev. Baker to Preach'
At Layton Chapel
Revival Services
There will be revival services at
Layton’s Chapel Baptist Church with
service each night during the week
of Steptember 117-23. Rev. H. O.
Baker of MooresviUe is to be the
visiting evangelist. Rev. R. E. Moore,
AssociationallMlssionary, is the act
ing pastor at the present.
Rev. Baker is a popular preacher.
M,-. Huber. Beutou H.rmon ^
ac ve as Wake Forest College, and the
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary. He served as pastor at Roles-
ville for a number of years, went
from there to Oakhurst Church la
Charlotte, and about a year ago
went as pastor of the Southside .Bap
tist Church* of MooresviUe. During
World War II he was a Chaplain in
the Army. He spent many months in
Italy having >the rank of Major.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the service's each everying at
7:30. The church is located on the
Ft. 'Bragg Highway near the Ander
son Creek school. °
To Conduct Revival
JUDGE GODWIN
TO PRESIDE AT
OCTOBER COURT
60 Jurymen Chosen.
To Serve at 2-Week
Serperior Civil Term
perintendent stated.
The. Jury also mentioned the lack
of water supply at the Angler color
ed school. Supt. iRobb said 'the pump
at this school was-out of working
order, and that the same is now
remedied. A new pump was Installed
last week.
Supt. Ross told The News that ten
of the new buses allotted to this
county’ will' be used to replace old
worn out buses that have been used
since j^rewar ■ days. ■ Othjr new buaes
will be added to fleets' in order to
eliminate double runs on long
routes.
It is the ultimate aim of the school
board to secure a sufficient number
of buses to convey all students to
school In one haul, so that no chil
dren will be required to wait tor
their turn for transportation.
In some instances the lack of
ibuses is working a hardship on some
rural students especially in two-trip
bauds where the children taken to
school first are' the last ones to be
taken home. This (makes rather a
long day for these students, (but Is
unavoidable where two, rune are
necessary.
JUDGE GODWIN
Judge Howard Godwin, former
Clerk of Superior Court in Hamatt
County, will (be the oireslding Judge
at the two-week «lvil?teriu of Su
perior Court here in October. The
B(Mrd of Commitwloners has ehesen
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LILLINGTON:
VACATION SPOT
It Isn’t an oansual news item
for a family to padk up and go
some place for a vacation. But it
makes extraordinary news when a
family in We(stem North Carolina
comes to LUllngton in the summer
time for a vacation.
That’s what Highway Patrolman
Hui^es J. Hunt, Mrs. Hunt and
their children of Newton did. They
visited their friends, Mr. and Mrs.
N. R. Seasoms.
Tito Rants lived in LUllngttm
for several yean.
REV. H. O. RAKER
Not Our Fault
.Attendance at the initial
ing of the Lillington PTA for the
1050-St school term last Thursday
nlglit was much smaller than at
the meetings last term. •
The News fwinted the date of
the meeting as Sqttember 14,
whereiBS It should have been Sept
ember 7.
President Bill Johnson of the
PTA understood that the meeting
was to be hdd on the ii4th, and so
informed The News.
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The News and President BUI
will exert super effort not to let
any such mistake occur again.
All parents and others
ed in the. local school should
to it that nothing keeps
attending the PTA meetings whidi
are h^d heniwfortfa
Thursday night in the
Spring Lake Folks Willing To
Wait Another Year for School
Folks in the sprung-up little vil
lage , of Spring Lake haven’t (been
satlsUed for a long time about their
having to send their children to the
Anderson Creek school in Harnc^tt
county. Spring Lake is In Cumber
land, but that didn’t matter so much
If everything else had been alright.
Of cqurse 'they had rather hare
their chllrden go to school in their
home town: but there not being a
sufficient number of them hereto
fore to justify a school at Spring
Lake, they were content to send them
to Anderson Creek.
Content that is, unless a fuss de
veloped at the Harnett school, which
somewhat drew most of the Spring
Lake folks into it. They got rather
vexed over the .whole matter, and at
a hearing held at the Anderson
Creek brer the school row, smne of
the Sprt^ Lake folks took occasion
to expreap themselves In no uncer-
ta^» teidis about their daiire for a
BCMol in their own oonunnnlty for
their chlldrtiB.
They took the matter of a school
building-to the State 'Board of Edu
cation and that body has been mull
ing over the situation for some time.-
One day this week the Spring Lake
folks appeared before the State au
thorities and stated that it they are
promised' a school next year they
will be content to send their chil
dren to Anderson Creek for another
term.
About 40 students^ from Spring
Lake have been attending the An
derson Greek school. They stilt will
be rather short of stndenti; if they
get a school building In their own
community next year. But that’s
probably Just an assumption. Spring
Lake has been one of the fastest
growing villages in this part of the
country and if keeps its pace it will
probably have almost as many stu
dents as Anderson Creek—^whlch by
the way. will miss the Spring Lake
students when they leave. .
The ((hunbeylaad Beard of Bdoca-
tlon has agreed-to building a school
at Spring Lake.
’SCHEDULE OF
ATTENDANCF
OFFICFR GIVFN
Began Visits On
Monday; No Friday
Visits Are Listed
Beginning on Mcnday of this week
the Harnett County Attendance Of
ficer foi‘ the schools, Mr. R. T. Dixon,
started on his rounds of checking up
on absentee students. Superintendent
of Schools C. Reid Ross’ office has
released the schedule for Mr. Dixon’s
regular calls at the schools of the
county and has advised the princi
pals of his ‘bi-weekly calling days.
On the days that Mr. Dixon visits
the schools the principals are in
structed to turn over to him a list
of pupils that are to be checked by
the officer. Before any name of a
pupil can be turned over to the At
tendance Officer, however, a teach
er !s note must be sent to the parent
or guardian of the absent student.
On the schedule that has been re
leased tor Mr. Dixon Fridays have
been left open. The purpose of this
is so that it will >be possible for him
to have some time to work on spe
cial problems which come up during
the week. Although the regular
visits 'by Mr. Dixon are two weeks
apart at each school, the principals
are instructed that they may keep
in touch with him between these
visits through the Board of Educa
tion office.
The schedule for the Attendance
Officer, beginning on Monday, Sep
tember 11, is given as follows:
Monday: Dunn, Mary Stehsrart.
Maple Grove. Smith Grove.
Tuesday: Erwiu, Erwin Colored.
Beaver Dam, Mount Pisgah.
Wednesday: Angler, Angier Color
ed. Coats, Coats Colored.
Thursday: LaFayette. Buckhorn.
Bethlehem, Buie’s Creek, and Cedar
Grove.
Friday: -No schedule.
The schedule for the second week:
Monday: Lillington, Shawtown.
Anderson Creek.
Tuesday: ' Bunnlevel, McLean’s
Chapel, Harnett County Trathing
School.
Wednesday: Boone Trail, Norring-
ton.
Thursday: Benbaven, Ridgeway.
JohnsonvUle.
Friday: No schedule.
This schedule is repeated every
two weeks and principals may know
the exact day on which to expect Mr.
Dixon’s visits by keeping track of
the w’eek on which the first visit to
made. The regular visits can be ex
pected on the same day of the week
every other week after that.
BELGIUM RED
CROSS VISITOR
TO BE HERE
Lillington
For Southeastern
Area Study Visit
Mr. Sidney Howell, chairman of
the Harnett County Chapter of the
American Red Cross, has recetvsd
word that Miss Simone Vercamer of
fielginm will come to Lillington this
month to study the admlntotratioi
and organisation of the Red CriMS
at the chapter level. LHlington was
chosen as one of the two chapters
In the Sontheastern Area of the
United .States that Mtoa 'Yercamer
wlU visit.
The dates for the visit here by
the Belgium Red Cross representa
tive were set at Beptmnber 22 and
22 by the Regional Director, and Mr.
Howe'l has notified the regional of
fice that those dales will he con
venient to the workers here.
Broadway Legrion
To Give Fish Fry
Tke Broadway American Legion
Post will sponsor a fish fry at the
Legion Balding in Broadway Friday
night'. September 15, from 6:30' to
9:00. Prodeeds will be used for the
Legion Building Fond.
"Drive-in service" will be ottered
for the benefit of those who wish to
take 'platea home-
BOGNB TRAIL PTA
The Boone Trail FTA will meet
tonight (Thuraday) at 8 o’clock in
the' school auditorium. AU parents
and. Mends of the school are urgod
to attend.