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For More TKan THIRTY YEARS Harnett County’s DEPENDABLE Newspp^ IT’S YOUR COMMUNITY Do something to help make your community as good as you think it ought to be HARNETT COUNTY NEWS CONStRUlPTIVE.., Harnetfi OiUy Countyseat Newspaper ... PROGRESSIVE VoL XXXII~.No. 38 $2.00 PER YEAR~.Se A COPY LUlinfftoat N. C.* Hiursday, September 28, 1050 “If It HarMtt, IPs Ib THE NEWS’* In and Out of Lillington KEEP OPF! • A local sportsman fells of seeing posters stuck up on a tract of land'. But they were not the usual land posters such as those furnished hy The News. Close inspection of the signs, be said, revealed that they carried the folloa’ing warning, scrawled in pencil on a piece of pasteboard: No Huntin No Fishin No Nothin « * « EATING GOVEIINOR .4 constant reader of the news papers was talking to The Newsman the other day and observed: “Kerr Scott is the eatingest gov ernor we’ve ever had. Every time I read anything about him he’s eating somewhere.” The observer was reminded that Kerr Scott is a farmer and has al ways been accustomed to having plenty to eat. “Yes. and I don’t hiame him for keeping it up.” the observed chimed in. « * « HARNETT’S FIRST PUR1.ISHER Bark in the days immediately fol lowing the War Between the States was a time when almost everything was done the hard way. It had to be, for the reason that there was no easy way. Readers of The News who may wonder why it w’as that John McL. Harrington, publisher of The Times, Harneit county’s first newspaper wrote Ills paper in full by hand with pen and ink, should be reminded that although there w'ere type and presses In those days, there was little of the wherewithal to secure such material. The New’s will publish more of the items Publisher Harrington printed in his paper back in 18'68. a » 0 MOWER AND FOOTBALLER The young rolored boy was mow ing the lawn out our way, when all of a siiddr t he stopped to Inquire: “Hovr much do I get for this?” Being assured he would receive ample pay. he eame back with: “I got to stop now and go get a haircut and clean myself up, I’m on the f not ball team.” « * 4> FIXE .SCHOOL: FE4V PUPILS Students and faculty of Buie’s Creek public school are wrought* up over the fact that this year the faculty has been reduced to ten. Including the principal. It seems that although there are plenty of children iii the neighbor hood contiguous to Buie’s Creek, most of them are attending other schools not so far a'vay. To remedy the situation, the Buie’s Creek public school folks are seeking both a fiat from the county’s school authorities and the coopera tion of parents for enlarging the school district. The Buie’s Creek school cost Har nett county around a quarter of a million dollars a couple of years ago, « * « SEND IT TO THEM One of the very finest things that parents can do for their children away at college or university or in other training to send them the Harnett County News.' Ever been away from home and happen to get hold of your home town newspaper? If you have, you’ll be able to appreciate how welcO'me the paper will be to students away from home. The cost is small and the morale- building benefit will be great. Better do it today, parents. Belgian Visitof Entertained fieie “DRUNK AS A PISH” You’ve heard the old expression, “Drunk as a fish,” referring to a fel low mellow on “soak-em” Juice. But you’ve no doubt wondered where the expression originated. Well, here's one version: A lisberman had Ashed for hours witbout a nibble, when a man from out of the woods came by, asked what luck, and was told “none.” ".Lemme see your book,” said the stranger, who had a Jug under bis arm. He tilted the Jug, doused the ibalt, and banded it back to the Asher- mati. No sooner than the hook hit the water a seven-pound bass grabbed It and—well, who says Ash don’t get drunk? DON'T OOM» TOO CLOSE One of those accidents (happily no fatalities this time) which The (Continued on page 2') MISS VERCAMER GIVEN TECHNIQUE OF ORGANIZATION Learns How Ameri can *Drive’ Met^ds Prove Successful Seeking to learn how American methods for organization and ad ministration oi' Red Cross chapters are made effective, the Belgian Red Cross sent Miss Simone Vercamer to this country to study the situation here by meeting and conferring with ofAcials and workers in chapters. After consultatin and study at the national headiuarters in Washing ton, Miss Verctimer set out on a visit to chapters in the Southeastern area. Two chapters in this area, Lilling ton and Wilmington, were selected for her to visit in order to gather the technique and “atmosphere” both in small and large organiza tions.’ At the meeting held in Lillington last Friday night, 24 ofAclals and workers of 'Harnett,Chapter told the Belgian visitor in detail how the local chapters are organized and their method of procedure. Of Arst concern to the Belgian representative was the method of raising funds. It seems that Miss Vercamer’s organization is quite well prepared to ettrry on the mission of Red Cross but the greatest ditAculty over there is the raising of funds. They have no canvassing, she said, and she at once realized the disad vantage, but when asked why they made no such campaign, she replied that “there’s never anybody home; we must depend on voluntary con tributions that are sent in.” The Lillins'ton Junior Woman’s Club served the supper In the audi torium of the Community Building. Representatives from various com munities in Ihe Harnett Chapter’s Jurisdiction were present, as were also some from the Dunn-Brwln Chapter. After being told of details in con- (Continued on page 8) Smoke Moves In; Sun Lavender Shade People who took a second look at the sun early this .week probably took that second iook with a bit .of a start. The reason—the sun had ap parently turned to a lovely shade of lavendar. Local people Monday afternoon were seen to be casting occasional inquisitive glances at old sol and pointing it out to their neighbors. Although it is not definite, it is thought that this peculai" turn of color for the usual brilliant sun was caused by heavy clouds of smoke drifting down from Canada where large forest fires are raising dense coilumns of smoke. Sunday night the moon was the same shade of lavedar, and a good breeze coming out of the north seems to have brought down enough smoke to give the sun the same color scheme. / MISS O’QUINN IS TITLED “MISS BOONE TRAIL” win* in Contest Sept. 21; To Compote At Sanford on Sat., Oct. 3 Miss Ernestine O’Quinn was named Miss Boone Trail” when the Boone Trail High School student body met in the auditorium September 21 to select a student to enter a beauty contest Ipontiored by the Sanford Lions Ciub m connection with the Lee County l^alr to be held Tuesday night, October 3.' Girls selected by the grades for this contest were: iMary Jo Strick land, Betty Jean Patterson, 12th grade; Ernestine O’Quinn, Rozena Holder, 11th grade; Betty Jean Gil christ, Barbara Parker, 10th grade; Peggy Coe, Jean Harrington, ■Sth -.crade; Peggy 'Moss. 'Helen Thomas, S'th grade. Misses Barbara Baker and Rozena Holder were runners-up in the con test. HARNETT FARM BUREAU STARTS MEMBER DRIVE Buck Currin Named To Lead Drive For Increased Roll At a meeting in A'ngier school auditorium last Friday night, around 104)' Harnett Farm Bureau leaders selected Buck Currin to head the annual membership drive which this year will strive for an increase from the present 800 membership to 1,500. The state organization is striving for 120,0&0' members. 11. Flake Shaw of Raleigh, state executive vice president, was the principal speaker. 'Harnett Bureau officials are: Will Rogers, president: Carson Gregory, vice president; McBryde Cameron, secretary; 41, E. .Womble, treasurer. I In addition to farmers, the Bu reau has a large list of professional and business memberships. These are recruited each year from friends of the organization. Attending the meeting in Angler last Friday night were members from practically all parts of Harnett county. New Pastor Comes To Antioch Nov. 1 'Rev. L. M. Woolweaver has ac cepted a call to become pastor of Antioch 'Baptist Church at Mamers and will assume duties of the pas torate on November 1. He is now- pastor of two churches In Wake county. Upon Mr. Woolweaver’s arrival a series of meetings will begin at An tioch and continue for a' week. MR. CLARK HERE Mr. A. W. Clark of Portsmouth, Va., was here this week. He was palled here by the death of his brother, Mr. John Edward Clark. Re siding in 'Portsmouth for the past 20 years, Mr. A. W. Clark was form erly a resident of Harnett County. He is now retired, after holding a position with the same company for 20 years. New Federal Withholding Tax Effective Next Week The same worker, if not married and without any dependents, will be required to pay $8.70 a week. The $100-a-week worker with two dependents will pay $9.20, while If single he would pay nearly twice that much, or $16.10. If the wage should 'be as much as $190 a week, the single man will pay $32.'80, while the married man with two children will pay $26. All images or salaries $200' or over are subject not only to the withhold ing tax but a surtax of 16 to 18 per cent of all over $20'0' a week. Since there are tew people now working for a wage as low as $25, the new tax hits practically every- /bodyr The wage-bbur law requires that a wage of at least 76c an hour be paid, thus lifting practically all- wages above the $25 level. Employet's must begin deducting the tax at the new increased rate beginning all 'payrolls paid out after October 1, 1960. Uppance of all federal withhold ing tax rates becomes effective next Sunday (October il), and employers will begin deducting from wages and salaries at ihe new rates with the first payroll following that 0ate. Beginning at the $25-a-woek level an employee must pay: Single $2.i30, married notliing. Another dollar In wages would make him pay $2.60' If single, 20« if 'married. The higher 'the salary goes, the more rapid the rate of tax increases, but a married man with onq child can make as much as $3'9 a week before he pays anything, and then only .20c. A mar-ired man with two children can draw as high as $62 a week be fore beginning to pay tax, and then only 20c. Exemptions for dependents, such as wife and 2hildr;en, rate high in tht schedule, the $60-a-week worker with wife and twp ebUdren paying only $1.70>. LEAF MARKET OPENS AGAIN WEDNESIAY A.M. Farmers Still Have Nearly One-Half of Tobacco Yet to Sell * Wednesday morning was a big day for the tobacco farmers as the warehouses opened up again at that time after a one week holiday from sales. The recess was ended Wednes day after the Board of Governors of the Bright Belt Warehouse Associa tion came to the decision Monday at about 1:30 p.m. that the market should reopen the middle of the week. Farmers In this area have been taking their toba^o to the markets for nearly two months now, but there is still plenty of it left to be sold. Tobacco warel;ousemen, who al ways keep a close check on such things, estimated that about 60% of the 1350 crop has been taken to market from this area to date. This leaves about 40% still in the hands of the farmers, assuring the market of many big sales yet to. come. iHarntt TJounty Agent C. R. Am mons gave the same figure of 60% sold and 40% yet to go as his esti mate of the amount of tobacco the farmer lias already taken to market. Of course these estimates are for the crop as a whole and Harnett County has u very good crop this year, for the most part of a better grade and of a larger quantity than surrounding counties. Estimates on the percent of tobacco sold out of this county place the amount at probably not more than 60% sold and 60% yet to go. The warehouses were closed on Wednesday, September 20 as an em ergency measure because there was such a targe volume of tobacco being turned loose on the floors that the selling floors were ibeing swamped and the redrying plants were getting rhoked with more of the leaf than they could handle. In declaring the reopening of the warehouses on r-Ili^diiPsday, Septem-r her 27 the Board of Governors, meet ing in Raleigh, said that they did not think it necessary to keep the sales halted any longer as there is not an excessive crop this year and that sales should continue normal after the reopening Wednesday. The Board also said that it is confident that prices that prevailed before the closing would continue after the warehouses opened again Wednes day. It is the opinion of many people that the same good prices will con tinue after the reopening, but that at the same time it is illkely that the prices may climb back up to where they were when th^ market first opened this season. County Agent Ammons expressed the opinion that the one week recess from sales would be of some help to the tobacco farmer in that it would give him a little time to catch up on other necessary activities. Lately, he said, the fanners have been tied up with grading tobacco and taking It to market. This week of rest for tlie market gives them a chance to get in some licks at other work that must be done around he farm. When the Board ot Governors of the Bright Belt Association met Monday they at first thought that they would .reopen the warehouses on Thursday morning of this week. They tentatively considered that date for the opening, but finally decided that Wednesday morning would not be too early to get the market going again. Fred S. 'Royster of Henderson, president of the Association, was spokesman for the group. Aimy Needs Ncne Hantett Reemits To Head Polio Drive m&NK PHILLIPS Frank Phillips of Charlotte, who has accepted appointment as State Chairman of North Carolina’s 1961 March of Dimes campaign. The ap pointment was made by Basil O’Con nor, New York, president of the Na tional Foundation for Infantile Pa- ralysi.s. Mr. Phillips succeeds Dr. Ralph W. McDonald. SQUARE DANCE IS POSTPONED TO FRIDAY, OCT. 6 Junior Woman’s Club To Raise Funds To Help On Community Buildinir The Lillington Junior Woman’s Club, which io sponsoring a square and round dance to raise funds for the local Community iBulldlug, has decided to postpone the event to Friday, October 6. It was at first planned to hold the dance Friday, Septenrher 29. Cake dances and a cake auction -will also be held during the even ing. The dancing will begin at 8 p. m. ami the festivltieti will continue till 11. The Charges will be $1 per couple or 60c a person. All of the proceeds will go to the Community Building fund. Committee members were publish ed lu the last i(pue of The News. The dance was postponed because it would conflict with the 'barbecue suiH>er being hqld by the 'Lillington Post of the American Legion which is also scheduled for this Friday night. WILMINGTON SITE OF JR. CATTLE SHOW About Six Harnett Youths Expected To Enter Cattle As^stant County Farm Agent T. D. u'Quinn has announced that about six Harnett County boys and girls are expected to enter dairy cat tle in the annual Southeastern North Carolina Junior Dairy Cattle Show to be held in Wilmington this year on October 12 and 13. The show, which is attracting ex hibitors from 'B6 or '30 counties, is being sponsored by the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce. Committee chairmen for the show say that al ready more than 100 head of cattle have been signed up. Exhibitors are white boys and girls under 21 years of age who live in the Southeastern district. Assistant Agent O’Quinn says that probably two agents from the county will accompany the exhibitors from Harnett. He stated that since both boys and girls are making entries, there would be 'both a n^ale and a female agent to accompany them. Revival Begins Monday At Cedar Rock Church Revival services will begin next Monday night, October 2, at 7:30, at Cedar Rock Presbyterian Church, of which tlev. T. A. Gulton of Lilling ton is pastor. Rev. F. M. Phillips, pastor of the Erwin Presbyterian Church, will preach. The services will continue through Sunday, October 8. The pub lic Is cordially Invited to attend. PRAYER MEETING AT WOODSIDE Rev. James A. Faucett of Lilling ton R-3 will lead prayer meeting Thursday night at 8 o’clock at Wood- side Church at 'Mamers. TGALL FOR MORE MEN RECEIVED BY DRAFT BOARD 83 Men To Report Oct. 18; Names Of Inducted Men Given The Harneit County Draft Board has received a call for 83 more men to report for their pre-induction ex amination, it was announced by Miss Helen Hofmann, clerk to the board. These men will be ordered to report at the local board office af 7:3'0 a. m. on October 18 to go to Fay etteville for their examination. 'Miss Hofmann said the notices to the men who will be called for pre- induction under this newest call will be sent out sometime during • the week preceding October 18. She said this 8'3-man group will dip down Into the 21-year-olds, and that both 22-year-olds and 21-year-olds will be included in the*first October call. Meanwhile on Monday morning of this week 29 Harnett boys were or- I dered t o report for actual induction into the Army, These 29 will be sent to FayettevBle from the local of fice. The boys who were ordered for induction Monday were: John Rober^ Smith, Erwin; Shel ton Ray Gray, Puquay Springs R-1; John W. Thomas, Olivia; Neal B. Yarborough. Broadway R-1; James L. I.ee, Benson R-l; Edward D. Par ker, Dn^n R-3: Robert H. Butler, Jr., Erwin; Dallas J. Collins, Angler R-.l; Luther R. Johnson, Dunn R-2; Brmon A. McNeill. Dunn; Claxton S. Freeman, Mamers. Roy S. I.Angdon. Coats R-1; John nie H. Crowell, Dunn; George L. Me- Iver, Chalybeate Springs; Wayne Grimes, Coats R-1; Hal L. Byrd. LIl- lingion R-2; Edward A. Janette. Dunn; Leodell Hamilton, Durham R-4: Floyd Hollingsworth, Fayette ville K-4: Thomas E. Clark, Came ron R-2; Eddie Draughon. Dunn R-5; William Bryson Stewart. Er win R-1. Laura James Stewart, Lillington R-1; Wade H. Holder Jr., Lillington R-3; Marshall B. Ashworth, Holly Springs R-1; Devaul G. Langdon, Angier R-2; Reid Byrd, Coats; Lar ry C. .McKoy, Dunn R-3; and Jesse C. Neighbors, Dunn R-S'. As this is the first order for actual induction of men from the county. Miss Hofmann said that all men who are still delinquent with the local board were also ordered to report for indue iou with this group. The list of delinquents who were ordered to report Monday is as follows: Eugene R. Brummnltt, Ringgold R-1, Va.: David Q. Gilmore. Dunn R-4: Fred T. McKoy, Linden'R-l; Beverly H. Currin, Olivia, Thomas Warren, Dunn: Elijah B. Smith, Dunn; Early Womack, Broadway; and Lewis H. Smith, Varina R-l. ALL READY FOR FIELD TRIALS NEXT WEEK Fox Hunters To Be Here October 3, 4 And 5 For Meet Preparations for the annual field trials ot the Central Carolina Pox Hunters Association, to be held in Harnett this year, are about com plete now, it has been announcea by Mr. Hill Murchison who has been busily engaged making arrangements for the yearly affair to be h^ld in Harnett tor the first time. The trials will be held on October 3. 4 ^nd 6 The trials will be held at Elliott’s Swamp which is about 12 mile.s south of Lillington off the Fort Bragg road. The public is invited to watch the events, and for general convenience signs will direct the public to the site of the trials. Those w’ho wish to attend should follow the signs west out cf Lillington on the Fort Bragg road. During the three days of the trials, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the dogs will be turned loose each morning at 6:00 a. m. and called in at 11:00 a. m. The starting place will be the home of John Junior Sarles, which is now known as the Qrannis Farm. The Master of Hounds, term ed' by Mr. Murchison one of the best in the state, will be Maynard Keith of Fuquay Springs. Two of the Judges wQI be from Harnett, Red Mason of Lillington R-3 and Murph Wester of Kipling. .Among the Harnett hunters who will enter dogs in the trials will be Hill ' iMurchison, Hunter Bethube, John McCormick and Landon Mc Neill. All dogs will be numbered at the Sanford Ball Park on Monday, October 2. During the trials all of the dogs will l>e kept on the grounds and quarters for the dogs have al ready been arranged for. The logs will be ted by the Graino Feed Mills of Greensboro. It is expected that there will be from 364 to 400' dogs entered. Many ot these are among the finest in the state. On'the last day of the trials, Thursday. Ocober 5, here will be a big barbecue dinner. 'Mr. Brantley ot the Green Heights Grill will prepare the food for the barbecue which will be a dutch affair with tickets at $1.00 apiece. The public is invited to attend. At this time there will be at leas: •10 prizes to be awarded to the wiU'i ning dogs. These prizes will Include •both trophies and ribbons. Other than official prizes, there will also be some awards of feed made which will be donated by various teed mills. Mr. Murchison has announced that the public is invited to witness these field trials and to purchase tickets for the barbecue dinner, but by the rules of the organization only mem bers of the association may enter dog.s in the competition. As many as 1,000 persons are expected to be on hand fou.ihe annual fox hunters' event, which promises to be one of the most successful ever held. WEBK-l^NDvVISITOR Mr. Norman Matthews, music teacher in the public schools in fife- (bane, visited with relatives in the county over the week-end. Mr. Mat thews was formerly the music teach- ei and leadfr of music activities at the LaPayette School. Buie’s Creek School Folks Want Their District Enlarged The faculty and patrons of Buie’s Creek public school, which has been allotted two teachers less than it had last yeat*, are striving to gain more students and the best way to do that, as they see it, is to have the district enlarged so as to bring, students out of adjoining dlstrlets. The News has received the follow ing letter: September 2'(l', 1950 Buie’s Creek School Buie’s Greek, N. C. Dear Sir: Doubtless you are acquainted with the school proWem which we are now experiencing at the Buie’s Creek School. Because of a slight shortage of pupils enrolled In our school last year, the county board has seen fit to limit our number of teachers this year to ten. Including the principal. This has made it necessary for the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades to be divided between two teachers in the grades; in high school the principal and two teachers toach eighty-three etudents. The fact Is that in 1(948' the coun ty spen. one quarter of a miUlon dollars t build our new school ibulld- Ing, Now we have two large class rooms empty! Nearby schools are so crowded that it Is necessary to build extra rooms to house the students. This condition exists in Harnett County, and we at Buie’s Creek feel that the only answer to this problem is to increase 'the district in and around Buie’s Greek. This cannot be done, however, without the coopsra* tion of every citizen concerned. Enclosed is an edltorloil on this controversial subject written by (Bill Henshaw, a Junior in high school here. I hope you see fit to publish it as it so aptly expresses what each of us feels in relation to our situa tion. . Thank you, Dorothea Btewart High school teacher Buie’s Creek. N. C. Following is the “editorial.”: “We. the students at. Bale's Cre*k (Continued on page •$*) TRUCK AND CAR CRASH ON MAIN STREET TUESDAY No One Injured But Considerable Dnmnge Results From Collision A truck and an automobile came front-lo-front in a ' crash on Main street in LlUlngton at the corner of Eighth at 10:36 Tuesday morning, resulting lu considerable damage .to both vehicles. No one was injured. The truck, driven by Bradley Tay lor for the Wellons Candy Company of 'Dunn, crashed into the right front of the Pontiac driven 'by Mr. Nathan Wester as he was making a left turn at the Intersection. The front section of Mr. Wester’s ear was badly torn, bumpers, lights, fenders, hood and a door all being either bent, twisted or broken. The right front of the truck was also smashed and the radiator began leaking. 'Patrolman Carroll and Chief of Police Frank Hockaday investigated the wreck. Northam Motor Com pany’s wrecker hauled the car to the garage. Mr. Wester told The News be saw the truck coming, and he Judged that he had plenty of time and space to complete the turn. The West«‘r car was about the middle of the street when struck. Mr. Taylor said: “I eaw the car. but 1 couldn't stop in time to keep from striking it.” No stop-light has been placed at the busy corner—a place which bears at times ss much traffic as a similar area In big cities. Often vehicles pass through the Intersection of Main and Eighth at rather high speed.