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Lillintton, N. C.« Thursday, September 21, 1950
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Haniett, IPs In THE NEW
In and
Out of
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Lillington
ONE MORE FISHING YARN
This may .be the last fishing story
of the season, seeing as how it has
Just about ended. This one comes
from C. .8. Allred via his son-in-law,
Selwyn O’Quinn.
*Mr. Allred hied himself to one of
his favorite spots, anchored his boat,
placed hJs bait—but let him tell it;
"I just knew there was a big chub,
maybe tiro, over behind that log, so
1 got set for pulling out a whopper.
I watched and watched and watched
—and sat there for half an hour—
without .even getting a nibble.”
New Mevie Home
Ready to Open
NEW THEATRE
IN LILLINGTON
OPENS SEPT. 27
“^Lillington’* to Have
Modern Equipment;
Seating !^apacity 600
FURTAGnONS GONE
The car had had its day as a pas
senger conveyance. Some iboys were
the latest owners and they had fixed
it up to entice the gals for rides.
On its sides and ends were all sorts
of flirtatious legends—^you know the
kind—“Come in, baby, and rest,”
“Walkln’ll ruin you,” “Kllroy aint
been in here,” "Bored of Educa
tion?” eic„ etc.
A colored boy was rubbing off the
bright sayings at Sexton Motor Co'm-
pany's garage. And what was the ve
hicle to be used for now; Of all
things—a wrecker!
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DISASTEIR ADVICE
Lately we've been reading about
what to lo in case an A-bomb strikes
anywhere close by. It reminds us of
the story told >by John (Hood, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hood of iBuie’s
Creek.
John, one of the brightest lads
we’ve sesn around here, took a Job
with DuPont right after he graduat
ed from State College. He was being
given hi; “briefing” before starting
work in the DuPont plant. By the
way, DuPont means "'Dangerous.”
“And what must I do in case of
an exploidon?” John wanted to know.
He was told; “Just remember
where you hang your hat. If any
thing happens, tiook for your hat. If
it’s there you’re O. K. If not, don’t
mind, you won’t be around here
either.”
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NOW HDB’S'“HORSESHOE HARRY”
You’ve heard about horseshoes
being good luck pieces, and if you
don’t pick them up you'll have bad
luck?
Don’t tell that to Harry Shuford,
Harnett County Newsman. He not
only thlaks different—he knows dif
ferent.
'Last Wednesday morning as Harry
was driving to the office he found a
horseshoe—or -rather his car found
It. And he picked it up—or rather
his car picked it up.
Yep, you guessed it. A tire was
“sQUshed.”
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BIO BllJi.S IN EVIDENCE ‘
Payments for millions of pounds
of tobacco at prevailing prices for
the 1950 crop are distributing lots
of money around and about. And it’s
not only big sums, much of it is com
ing in big bills. Hundred-spots are
becoming quite common around the
countrysides.
Mr. J. Bennett Barnes, merchan’t
near the Crossroads Just across Cape
Fear Rlrer from' Lillington, was in
The Nev's office a few days ago and
told:
“Last Saturday I took in twenty-
two $100 bills. It seemed that al
most everybody had ’em.”
• * *
SOME TARHEELS ARE FUNNY
While up in the hills last month
we had many varying experiences—
and some of our observations proved
rather disgusting. You simply can’t
help feeling disgusted when you
meet Tarheels who don’t know their
v/ay around in their own State, now
(Continued on page 2)
The “Lillington,” the new local
theatre which has been under con
struction for the past few months,
is now about ready to open its doors
to the public. The opening date has
been set as Septenber 27. next Wed
nesday, at '6:46 In the evening with
the first show beginning at 7:00
o’clock.
The management of the new
theatre is the same as that of the
Lyric”, which is at present the
only movie in Lillington. Bob Brand,
manager of the “Lyric” will be the
manager of the new theatre and the
old theatre will close its doors.
The seating capacity of the “Lill
ington” will be 600, which is nearly
twice that of the “Lyric”. It will be
one of the most modern theatres in
this area.
There will be draperies hung from
all four walls of the Inside audi
torium. The dra])erles will be of a
“flame proof” construction and is a
fire proof feature of the brick and
cinderblock structure. A floral de
sign pattern has been selected for
these draperies emd a scenic studio
has been engaged and will come
here this Friday to take charge of
this aspect of the interior. This is the
only theatre in this section that will
have any such draperies as these.
The lobby will be panelled with a
stralted ply wood and the lobby and
aisles will be carpeted. The rest
rooms will be done In ceramic tile.
A decorator from Atlanta will be
be here beginning this Friday to
work on the interior, which will be
done In many colors.
The seats for ihe new theatre will
arrive here earljr Friday morning
ready to he Installed. There will be
40'0 seats for the downstairs and
200 more for the balcony. All the
seats will be upholstered both in the
seat and the back. The cushions in
the seats will be of about an inch of
foam rubber.
The arrangemont of the seats will
be so that there will be maximum
visibility for the audience. On every
other row there will be a love seat,
which system will make staggered
seating from one row to the next.
Sound and projection engineers
have already been to the “LiiIllngton”
to get everything from the m^hani-
cal end ready for the opening next
Wednesday evening.
Honored by Rot$try
CIVIL COURT
HAS 40 GASES
FOR OCliokR
Pre-Trial Hearings
Scheduled Monday;
Godwin to Preside
The October Herm of Superior
Court is schedule^ to hear 40 cases
during the twwweek civil court.
Judge Howard ^win, former Clerk
of Superior Oot^ in (Harnett, will
preside over thee only court in the
month of Octobw.
Court will opejl on Monday, Octo
ber 2, and the 'jlnorning session of
the opening daFt^as been set aside
as pre-trial day« Daring the pre
trial session, w^h is required by
divorce cases will
afternoon session
Tobacco Waiohonses dose
Foi An hde&iite Period
C. REID ROSS
‘THE HURRICANE’
ROUTS ‘THE BLUES’
AT ROTARY CLUB
law, uncontest
be heard. At t
on pre-trial day
cases set on the
into the court
that should be
before the tria:
During the
there are 22 c
There are no
Friday, October
of court has a
cases, and again
duled for Frldi
11 attorneys having
alendar may bring
matters and cases
Ided at hearings
' 'begin.
Bt week of court
on the calendar.
Iieduled cases ior
The second week
llendar of only 18
no cases are sebe-
of that week,
October 18. fj
The Court Calendar for the two-
week civil itepm\ln October, as re
leased by Clerk
Chaffin, Is as
MONDAY,
Divorce cases
Tucker vs Luth
Tucker Takes Group
By Storm Into
Real Happy Time
"Hurricane” Tommy Tucker (he's
not as young as the name sounds)
took Lillington Rotarians and their
guests right straight into a happy
time last Thursday night.
"The Hurricane” admitted that he
stopped counting his birthdays when
he reached 66, and Judging by his
physical appearance aud his Jovial
energy he must have right-about-
faced and aged back to youth again.
Tommy Tucker, of national fame
as a “sound effects” producer, had
been engaged by the Rotarians to
entertain them and their guests, the
faculty of LiMington school, at the
Teachers’ Night program.
One of the 1,500 of such celebri
ties in the nation, Tommy is tempo
rarily making his headquarters in
Raleigh. He stated he "has som»
the Court L. M.
lows:
2
follows: Ella G.
Carl Tucker; Eu
nice Lucas Gtlo'vef vs Woodrow Glov
er; Rosamond #j*snces Williamson
vs Jesse Frank Vi^lUiamson; Morde-
cal Vann, 3r. va Kellie H. Vann.
Other cases -sAuduled: 8. T. Tart
vs J. C. Messej^ Sadie Hinton vs
Ed W. Holder;;'E. M. Ourrin vs
'Percy Pen-ell/ -7
TUESDAY, Oodpm, «
Conrad P. vs Agnes 8. Hunt;
Kathleen iSmitii|/VB City of Dunn;
K. W. Ballen^ vs E. J..'Pipkin;
G. J. Leutis Va.^i^bin 'Holmes et ail;
Southern JohnS^blne. vs J. G. Abel;
Dayton Brown'WY. J. StepdieBS et
al; Bank of Fuquay vs Robert M.
Long et al.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4
W. H. Salmon vs Superior Seed
& Feed Co.; Mirdred Bailey vs J. A.
Senter et al; S. A. Gregory et al vs
Lee Annie West: Sam Norris vs D.
Archie Edwards et al.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5
V. M, Hodges vs D. Archie Ed
wards et al; Way land (Mitchell vs
D. Archie Edwards et al; Dollie E.
Langdon vs Atlantic Coast Line R. R.
Co., Inc.; V. 'M. Hodges vs 'D. Archie
Edwards et al.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9 /
Rhada P. Slaughter et al vs (Dur-
Hanna
SIX MAN BALL
SCHEDULE FOR
COUNTY SCHOOLS
First Games Oct. 5;
Fnals on Nov. 16 and
22 For Champion
Safety Exhibits
At Dunn Fair
Broadway Legion
Sponsors Square Dance
The Broadway Post of the Ameri
can Legion will sponsor a square
dance Saturday night, September 23,
at the Legion Building.
The dance will be from Sr'OO until
11:30. Everyone is Invited to cOme
and enjoy themselves.
business” in this section for awhile
Walt Disney’s characters and the [ham Life Ins. Co.'et al; C. J
animal “noises” '(he called it talk
ing) were given voice in a manner
that might well be imagined from
the sound as coming directly from
the screen or over the waves.
In the storm sounds and the buzz
ing of airplanes. Tommy made the
sounds so real that little was left
except Imagination for one to be
looking such thing "square in the
face.”
“The Hurricane” was good. This
can be verified by everyone present.
'President Malcolm Fowler told the
faculty members that Rotarians were
proud to have them as guests. Prin
cipal Henry Hamilton who had
charge of the program, introduced
the entertainer, ailso the new mem
bers added to the faculty this year.
(Continued on page 8)
The office of the Superintendent
of County Schools has released the
schedule for the six-man football
games to be played 'by the three
high schools in Harnett ithat are
starting the sport this fall. Lilling
ton, Boone Trail and Coats schools
decided to begin work on teams at
a meeting a week ago Monday night.
Benson, in Johnston County, has
agreed to play each of the three Har
nett teachs twice during the season
to complete the six week schedule.
After the last regular game of the
sea^oa there will bo a play-off and
then a championship game If present
plans go through.
Game time for all games will be
at '3 o’clock on Thursday afternoons
unless there is an agreement upon
a different time'by both teams in
volved. The games will be playd at
home teams unless a school wishes
home teams unless a schaal wishes
to play at another location 'that is
satisfactory.
The schedule that has been re
leased is given as follows:
October 5: Lillington at Benson,
Boone Trail at Coats.
October 12: Coats at Lillington,
Benson at Boone Trail.
October 19: Boone Trail at Lilling
ton, Coats at Benson. '
October 2.6: Benson at 'Lillington,
Coats at Boone Trail.
November 2: Lillington at Coats,
Boone Trail at Benson.
November 9: LUlington at Boone
Trail, Benson at ‘Coats.
Play off November 16: Team No. 1
vs. Team No. 4, Team No. 2 vs.
Teach iNo. 3.
Champipnsbip November 22: Win
ner of No. 1 vs. No. 4 will iplay win
ner of No. ‘2 vs. No. 3.
The play-off and championship
games scheduled to come at the end
of the season will be played at Camp
bell College if arrangementc can be
made.' Superintendent of Schools C.
Reid iRoss says that as yet the col
lege has not been contacted for
securing the use of a playing field
there for those games. However, he
feels sure that the necessary ar
rangements can be made.
The Department of Motor Vehicles
is presenting highway safety exhibits
at the American Legion Fonr-Coun-
ty Fair being held in Dunn. The
fair is running from September 18
through 2-3.
The Department of Motor Vehicles
announced that it Is also presenting
safety exhibits at 60 other fairs
throughout the state during Sept-
em'ber and October. This will include
the State Fair at Raleigh which will
be held this year from October .17
through 21.
FIRST AH) KITS
BEING SENT TO
COUNTY SCHOOLS
Junior Red Cross
Donating Money To
Replace Material
SALES YESTERDAY
WERE LAST UNTIL
NEW DATE IS SET
Board of Governors
To Decide Monday
On Reopening Date
DALLAS POPE ENTERS STATE
•Dallas Pope, son of Mr. and Mrs.
F. E. Pope of Lillington R-l, has en
tered State College at Raleigh as a
Freshman.
Results of Beer-Wine Elections
Get Some People‘Wrought Up’
& Son, Inc. vs Herbert Phillips et al;
Lucille N. Bass vs Boris Young; J.
H. Wicker et als vs W. R. 0. (Rory)
Matthews et al; Mrs. Doris P. Byrd
vs L. E. Page, Admr.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10
W. C. Register et al vs W. L.
Gray et als; Emma Mae Hobson vs
D. A. Langdon: R. H. Jackson, Next
Friend vs Thelma Fowler; 'H. f.
Johnson al al vs C. K. Gracnis et als.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOKER 11
Johnson Cotton Co., Incl vs Joseplr
.W. Stephenson et al; Johnson Cotton
Co., Inc. vs R. H. 'Barbour et als;
Pour County Agricultural Credit
Copp. vs J. Carlie Adams et al;
Leannie J. (West)' Ryals vs J. B.
Jackson, Admr.
IHURSDAY, OCTOBER 12
Pete Hollingsworth vs Excelle
Hollingsworth: Giles Franklin West . v, ^
vs Southern Oil Transportation Co., o* » '!>*« D«mo-
Inc et al; C. J. Hanna & Son, Inc. ^cratic rally at Swann’s Station on
vs Marvin Wade et al; Lee-Moore Friday. September 26, 1868.
New first aid kits will soon be
sent to all the schools needing them
in the district covered by the Har
nett Chapter of the Junior Red
Cross. Money for this project is be
ing donated by the chapter and or
ders for the kits are already on their
way.
In all there are 26 schools that
will receive the new kits. Twelve
larger ones to the larger schools and
13 smaller ones to the smaller
schools. The cost of all 25 comes
to $177.16.
The schools which are covered by
this project are only those within
the area of the Harnett Chapter.
This area iii^ludes all schools In the
county except those in Dann-Erwin,
these being covered by another chap
ter. Every school in ^he district, ex
cept the Buie’s Creek School, which
wa'i found to already have a first
aid kit in good condition, will receive
the new kits.
The order tor the new supplies
went in on last Saturday and it is
expect'ed that they will arrive at
the Health Department within 16
days of the time that the order was
pul in. The individual schools will
receive them as soon as they can be
distributed.
Revival Begins At
Senter’s Store Sunday
All tobacco warehouses closed yes
terday (Wednesday) following the
completion of the day’s sales. The
closing is for an indefinite period.
The Board of Governors of the
Bright Belt Warehouse Association,
meeting in Raleigh last Saturday,
declared the selling holiday...
Fred S. Royster of Henderson,
president of the association, stated
that the Board of Governors will
meet next Monday to decide on a
reopening date.
Cause of the calling of a selling
holiday, which may be considered as
strictly an emergency measure, was
that tobacco was moving onto the
warehouse fioors in such huge vol
ume that not only were the ware
houses glutted but the redrying
plants became so swamped with to
bacco that entirely too much of ii
was piling up, thus entailing a heavy
loss from mold damage.
Vote by the governing hoard re
sulted 26 to 3 in favor of the closing
down of the warehouses for a pe
riod.
Royster expressed concern over
the amount of tobacco that would
probably -be left unsold after Wed
nesday’s sales, fearing that it the
warehouses were overcrowded on
the last selling day it would result
in loss to the farmers who were
offering it for sale on the final day.
Argument in favor of the “recess”
in baying was that it would result in
stronger buying power on all fioors.
thus restoring confidence among
farmers.
Although It was reported that some
tobacco was coming to market In bad
order thus reducing the price, the
consensus of opinion seemed to be
that the huge volume that continuod
to be offered day after day was the
compelling reason for the step takmi_
to halt sales. Operator of redrying
plants stated that it was utterly Im
possible to handle all of the tobacco
coming in before damage started to
lower its value.
A Revival will begin at Senter’s
Score, 6 miles beyond Clark’s Bridge,
Sunday night, September 24 and will
last for one week. Service will be
held each night at 7:30.
Rev. Bob Kyser of High Point
will do the preaching. The public is
cordially invited to attend each of
these services.
Democratic Rally at Swann’s
Station Friday, Sept. 25, 1868
This being the season for political
'rallies. News readers will be Inter-
Oil Company vs O. J. Cooper; J.
Hatley vs Parrot Clark.
C.
Over'iiills Youth Is
Aiins.polis Alternate
WUliam N. Spence of Overhills
has received an appointment as a
first ahernate In the selection .of
men to go to the United States Naval
Academy next year. The appointment
was maiie -by Senator Frank iP. Gra
ham.
In an examination held on July 17
by the Civil Service Commission
Spence made the second highest
grade of those ai'plying for the ap
pointment by Senator Graham and
therefore received the first alternate
position. The principal appointment
went tC' George W. Greene, Jr., of
Salisbury. If for any reason Greene
does ii.ot enter Annapolis, then
Spence will be moved up to the prin
cipal position and will go to the
academir.
Results of 'be3r-wlne elections in
some counties have caused Some
people to get “worked up.” An Im
mediate instance is shown in the re
cent election in the town of Dunn
where citizens there voted in favor
of the beverages 'following a county
wide election last September 6
when Harnett county went dry by an
overwhelming majority.
Towns in other counties have tried
out the efficacy of the special act by
which a town ce.n vote wet after its
county has gone dry, and some of
them have >been victorious, llkl
Dunn.
Wadeaboro, iri the county of An
son, recently voted "In” the legal
sale of beer and wine. ^
In some instances, however, the
drya have won ;ln such special elec
tions. notably the recent election in
Clayton.,
An entirely now angle tq the turn
of events, or rather a proposed turn,
coiues from Moore county where
beer-wine' was recently outlawed in
a county-wide otectlon.
The fesorc Unrhs of Southern
Pines, PlnehUFst and iiberdeen, all
three of which voted wet in the re
cent ©lection, are .reported to be
considering the advancement of a
HD Clubs Will
Make UN Flags
John McL. Harrington, publisher
of “The Times,” writes of It thus in
his issue of October 2. 1868f
’’Last Friday we spent one of the
most pleasant days that it has been
our fortune to spend in a long time.
We attended a large Democratic
speaking and barbecue at Swann’s
Home demonstration club womdn
proposal that Moore county be divid- becoming modern Betsy Rosses, Station. And leaving aside all poll
ed by act of the (1961 General As- for they will be busy during the next tics, we must say the speakers did
sembly. I ojonth making United Nations Flags ' themselves great credit.
The proposal is that the county be for display in every community in , ‘Col. McDuffie, Col. W. McL. iMc-
dlvided north-south by a line Just' the Nation on October 24, which has Kay, Capt. J. W. Baker and a host of
west of Pinehurst.
'Mayor Page of Southern Pines is
reported as belittling the proposal,
terming it as mere "gossip.”
The resort keepers of the three
towns, however, slmiply can’t see why
it is that the people In the balance
of Moore coun'ty can be allowed, as
been designated at United Nations
Day.
A flag making program will (be
held in each county with the.clothing
leaders in the home demonstration
olubB assisted by club women' and
4-H club members taking the lead.
The flag, measuring three by five
they put it, “to put our 'business out yrill be mude of Indiknhead or simi-
of commission,” which they claim
'the banning of beer-wine will do.
The proposal to divide Moore
county, if it is put forward, .will
meet with q cold shoulder from the
General Assembly, as so many other
such proposals have been received
since the establishment of the “Baby
County” of Avery—^the 100th county
that rounded out the century count,
and imajority opinion has (been that
that's enough countiep toe North
Carolina.
lar material in a bright blue which
By.m'boliies 'bravery. On the blue
•background is the gioibe which is a
symbol of the United Nations and
snrroundiiig the globe are olive
leaves sigisifying peace.
Any church, school, civic group or
business house in the county may
obtain a i'lag by paying for the cost
of materials which will 'be around
three dollars. Orders should be sent
to the home demonstration office in
Lillington.
other speakers were present. About
3 o’clock the ladies were invited
down to the Depot 'House and par
took of a splendid diflher, after
which the gentlemen ‘pitched tp and
helped themselves.’
“About 6 'p. in. the booming of a
cannon announced the approach of a
detachment of the Fayetteville Fire
Company who came up on a special
train.
“Speaking was continued until
about 10 p. m. when the crowd be
gan to retire, and by 12 o’clock
Swann’s Station was left ‘alone in its
glory'.”
Publisher Harrington was the only
newspaperman known in these re
gions who wrote his entire paper
with pen and ink. And he had a snb-
seripUon list, too, because in the
October 2 issue the price Is stated
KNOWLEDGE OF
AMENDMENTS IS
URGED BY CARR
Court Opened With
Recommendation
By Presiding Jqdge
PUBLISHER HfiRRINGTON
* ... in haadwiitlng
as $2 per year.
There were advertisements also,
and these were all written in ink by
hand by the publisher.
State of the weather was given In
The Times by Sion H. Harrington.
Mr. John Harrington, who lived at
Harrington, N. C., near where Alt.
Pisgah Presbyterian Church now
stands, put under the masthead of
The Times on the front page, **The
world is governed too much.”
There are many people who will
agyee with him, and that the condi
tion remains to this day.
Judge Leo Carr, presiding over
the September two-week term of
civil court now in session, opened
court Monday morning with a talk
in which he urged that people take
notice of the Constitutional amend
ments which will come up soon. The
amendments of which he spoke will
be placed before the voters in I’le
general election this fall.
Judge Carr said that he deemed i:
important that the people get ac
quainted with these amendments.
Some of them relate to the couris,
and those a.re the ones that the
Judge dwelt on in his talk, although
he said that not Just those but all
of them should be given careful con
sideration before' time to vote.
“These amendments are of special
concern to the voters”. Judge Carr
said. He continued that the Legisla
ture had given them 'much thought
and that the people who go to the
•polls to vote one way or the other
should do likewise.
Four of the amendments have to
do with the courts, and they were
outlined by the Judge. The first pro
vides for the election of more than
one superior court Judge in the
same district. At the present time
the law allows only one per district,
he explained. This amendment would
take care o^ crowded districts, such
as the one including Charlotte, he
said. He expressed himself in- favor
of au^ a change and said that'he
thought it was good.
The second amendment he aitoke
of would increase the Jurisdiction of
special Judges in the superior court.
Under present law special judges
have no jurlsdicUon except during e
regular term of court. Oaring court
(Continued on page 2)
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