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yillBIltCNEi* R. Cpi Thursdbiy, March IS, 1981
“If It Coacemt Harnett, IPs In THE NEWS’*
UADIO 1‘EIGOKRS BALE 'KM l'J»
XoVKi>iU>er« on occaKlon, make bad
onowKh blunders, but radio coinmer*
cialevs are "out of this world” when
it osmes to balllns ’em up.
The other morning wltile wo were
nt breakfast there was a fellow on
the air plugging for shaving lotion
anti .shoo polish. Here’s how he twist
ed the two conimodhios:
"Save your face with Hlank lo
tion.'* and ‘‘Shave your shoos with
lilank polish."
if 4 *•
A \ISK OF KAFH
Howard Farquhars..u. genlai sales
man for the Old Hoininion Paper
Company of Norfolk. Va,, was in The
News oftice hist Thursday and re
ported iliat Im.^lness was good tml
supply was poor.
By that ho meant there were
shortages in some kinds of paper.
.\nd he told this story of tlie days
■of World War 11 when shortages hin
dered trade right much;
Walking into a printing oftice. the
proprietor torthwitli asked him what
kind sof paper were .short,
citing him a list of the shortages, the
proprietor immediately said:
"Ship me a case of each."
Superior Conrt To
Cmvene Monday
TRAIL CASES
LISTED FOR MARCH
CRIMINAL TERM
32 Cases Listed For
Trial; 3 To Go Be
fore the Grand Jury
Clerk of Court Ilobert .Morgtin litis
prepared tlie rnlendur of eases to lie
tried at tlie Maroli criminal term c.f
Hiirneit Superior Court, The list cou-
•atns trials and tl to go before the
Gland .liiry for indictments.
’I’lie term win begin on Monday,
.Mtireli in, tmd I'oiitinue foi' one week
with Judge \V. H. S, Bnrgwyn of
Woodland iireslding.
I'killowiiig ! tlie docket;
To Labor Dept.
>IONl>AV, .MAiiCII HI
Non-.sup- i
Krnest T, Tucker, .Ir.
port; ElDrothy Graham. Larceny:
ISstc) Butler. Operating Auto while
liuoxlaaled: .^ 's. Wade Johnson,
Forgery: Carl Johnson, Transport-
GOVEkNOR URGES
OBSER^CE OF
WILDLI^ WEEK
March 18-24 Da.e
For Restoration
And Conservation
Governor W. Kerr Scott Is urging
that the people of North Carolina
observe the week of March 18-24 for
lestoratton and conservation of wild-
life. In a statcinont issued from Ral
eigh. the Governor says:
"Once again Democracy is faced
!wlth a powerful force. Our nation
[and our Stale can be only n.s strong
ns their tihilliy to draw upon our
renewable natural resources—sollo,
uuters. forests, and wildlife. These
jrcsource.s are Inlerdependent. and
lone cannot be depleted wlUi';ui af-
j feeling the others.
I "Many North Carolinians enjoy
i wildlife ihrougli its veereatlonal
j value in hunting and fishing or
.through its e.sthotie value in the oii-
'joyment of nature.
I "Because people enjoy those
value.s, many millions of dollars are
been :ip])ointcd to the post of defense total wealth ol the
I manpower administrator in the C. s. •■'’i-M® ettch year.
I Labor Dcp.arunont.
I.
FRANK I*. GRAHAM
Dr, Graham, Lirmer president of
U.NC and fortner L’. s. Senator, has
After I Warren McNeill. No'i-«MPho>': j COMMITTEEMEN
'Che.ster Stewart. Abandonment, etc.;
iMVOItlTK BlX>.‘«t.SO.M.S
'riiis column doesn’t itrofoss to
know the botanical names of all the
nawer.s that bloom In the spring
time. bU'i we’ll stick a nock out In
venturing the guess that jonguils
•Hid spirca are the favorites lii this
section.
Why? Well, not for any iiarticular
rea.-on other than that they ari
more in evidence right now.
» « V
(•A,V’'J' GUT I'SKl) ’rO.'I’HKM
■Airplanes have become so com
monplace nowadays that 'practically
110 one notices them very much. That
Is to say, we humans don’t.
But we doubt very seriously If the
■birds over become reconciled to the
fact that mechanical blrdn can nego
tiate the airways.
.Tnst the otiier day we noticed a
large flock ■of birds Hying around
uoncbalantiy ns usual, when an air
plane approached tlio vicUiity,' In a
twinkling the liirds scattered to
eover.
Kt 4 9
IT’.S AGAINST THK LAW
This is a free country, nil right,
but tiiat doesn't mean you can be
*oo free aboiii using another man’s
pr.'periy, It’s against the law to
hunt on someone else's property
without permission.
If you’re a hunter, and you’ve
been bunting Just wherever you
please .you'd heitcr take a look at
the law and you’ll learn that a fel
low can have yon Indicted for tres
pass if yon don’t get his permission
before hunMng on his land.
That’s what it .says in the law
liooks, and if you’re bothered by
hunters on your land, jiiat let Jeff
Turlington know about it. His ad
dress is Dunn K-3.
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TjnBY’BK FIOt’RI.VG OX YOl’
Tax Suervisor Berles Johnson’s
office is a mighty busy place these
days. The figurers arc totaling up
the amount of property you own.
and as .soon us they get through, the
Hoard of County Commissioners will
come along and say how much tax
you will have to pay on October Ist.
The rate won’t bo fixed until about
the middle of the summer, but you’ll
know how much your tax ihill is long
iietcre you are ready to pay it.
^
1, r. OniR; NOW ). G.
Today (March !.'>) is time for you
to quit worrying over the buslnoss
of' In Come.
Now you can begin with Ute bother
of Out Go.
4 4 4
WHAT WK HAVK .MOST OF
It’s a safe guess that wlieu the
1'951 Legislature adjourns tbere’U
be no shortage of laws.
Come to think of It, laws are
s.;tncthing that we have most of.
.Mitchell .McDougal, Abmulonmefit,
etc.: Benard Elmo Coggins. Forgery:
Arnold Stone. Larceny; Maggie
Hugos, Housobrogklng & Larceny:
Bertie Wright Allen, Ojjiorating Auto
while Intoxicated; Troy F, Ivey. (4
cases). Forplcation and Adultry,
Assault on Female. (2 charges), Vio
lating Prohibition Law; Nancy Stil
ton, Violating Prohibition Law; Ty-'
son Stewart, Operating Auto while j
Inioxicnted; Jasper M. Johnson, As-,
suult with Deadly Weapon, intent loilfi
Kill: John Bull.cek. Larceny: Charlie
Ba.ss, (.1 cn.scs), lift and Run, Oporai-
ing .\iito while Intoxicated. Operal-
ing .\uto without License.
The following cases are t .. g.i be
fore the Grand Jury.and arc to be
".Ml cf us mus't become aware of
the need for conserving our wildlife
and oiir other natural rcsource.s.
Tilts awavcne,ss can be brought about
only by teaching the fundamentttls
upon which the future of ihe.se re
sources depends. Until evety Ameri
can is aware of hi.s dependence upon
natural resources, there will bo an
urgent need for education to this
end.
"I therefore urge that during Na
tional Wildlife Restoration Week,
.March IS through 24, the people of
North Carolina place special em-
... , I Phnals on the restoration^and conser-
On April 1 the threo-yoar terms jvatioii of onr wildlife resources,
! W. KERR SCOTT.”
SOON UP FOR
REAPPOINTMENT
Terms Up April .1
For 19 of District
School Officials
r Harnett’s school district com-
miltoemon will expire and they will
come up before the board for reap
pointment. As a usual thing the
school board rcappoiiHs the com-
mii'tecmenl if they will serve again.
The terms are for throe years,and
called 11! the pleasure of the Solid-jare staggered so that hot more than
tor; I wo committeemen in the same dis-
Billy Ray Baker and Earl Brown,
Breaking und Entering. Larceny;
Clarence McGrcgory, Breaking and
Entering. Larceny; Charles Couiidl,
Breaking and Eniering.
TrKSDAV, .MARCH Ofi
Urlct will h.ave expiring terms in
jilie same year.
The committeemen who will be up
for reappointment at the next meet
ing .if tlie hoard of education are:
j .Anderson Creek: E. L, Hill, Bunu-
I level IM, and Troy D.irden, -Over-
James E, Thompson. Non-support; I hills.
James Mallard. Rape; Richard Jones, Angle
•Murder: Charlie Siophens, Murder:
William E. Brown, Jr,. Rastardy;
S. F. VVoodell, .Assault with Deadly
Weapon. Intent to Kill: Daniel J,
Everet.e, Imrcony; Earl Cameron,
.Assault with Deadly Weapon; James
Marvin Riddle, Careless and Reckless
Driving; Make Porter Jr., Henry Lee
Porter, George M. Hawley (2 cases).
Housebreaking and Larceny.
Evangeline Stewart
Elected May Queen
Buie’s Creek. March Evange
line Stewart, daughter of Mr. and
.Mrs. H. C. Stewart of Coats, has
been elected May Queen nt Campholl
College for this year.
Miss Stewart, who is 19 years old,
is an attractive brunette with brown
eyes and a fair complexion. She is
fi feet. 3 inches tall.
She came to Camphelt College
from Co.Ats high school, where she
played forward on the haskelball
team. This is her second year at
Campbell.
Aficr graduating irom Campbell
College this Juno. Miss Stewart plans
',0 go ti! Wilke Forest to further her
education.
A. C. Barefoot anti Thom
as -M. Ward, both of Angler.
lionhaven; T. N. Holmes and R. A.
Cameron, both of .Tonoshoro Heights
R-C,
Boone
Trail:
J. K. Stewart,
Broadway
Mamcr.s,
R-1.
tiiid Brnoo Ray.
Bitie’.'i
Crook:
B, F. McLeod.
Buie’s Creek.
Cont.s:
Horberi
Johnson, Angler
R-2. and
Mrs. 0.
K. Keene, n.'i.ois.
Ditmi:
nr. c.
L. Corbett and
METHODIST
REVIVE 1. TO
MONDAY
Dr. A. J. U4hh» To
Frentch At Locol Church
Eftch Evenins Next Week
Rev, W. L. Loy, pastor of the
Llllington Methodist Church, has an
nounced that Revival Services will
be held at his church beginning
Monday night ^at 7:30 and lasting
through Sunday morning, March 26.
Dr. A, J. Hobbs, District Super
intendent of the Rocky Mount Dle-
Irici will the guest speaker and will
deliver the message each evening.
Dr. Hobbs will also pretich on'
Easter Sunday morning af ilitbO
o’l I’ock.
Rev. Loy and ratanbers of his
church- are issuing a cordial invita
tion to the public to attend these
we r vices.
Commissioners Want To Raise
Salaries of Harnett’s Officials
Ralph Wade, both of Bunn,
Erwin: Charles M. Crawford
Z, E. .MulthowH, both of Erwin.
l.aFnyettc: J. P. Bradio** Kipling,!
and Mr.s, Clare ITarftngtoi., Puquay'
Springs n-1.
I INVESTIGATOR
ATTACHED TO
HEALTH DEPT.
Lllllngion .1. B. Banics, LIllingNin, I RoUort Watson of EUaabethiown
and R, E. Byrd, Erwin R-1. began his duties here early laat week
'a.s venereal disease investigator with
'the Harnett County Health Depart-
jinent, Watson, assigned 'here by the
'state Board of Health, will have
The P.T.A, of the Btinnlcvol school I charge of that typo ct Jnveatlgation
will meet March 19. at 7:30 p. m.'in bmh Hauiett and Johnston coun-
Mrs. H. J. Stephens of Willow 1 ties.
Springs. Director of No, G District | watson is a recent graduate of the
of N, u. Congress of Parenis and I Unlvorslty of ' North Carolina at,
Teachers, will bo the guest speaker. Chnpel Hill. He* finished up there In
SALMON URGES |
NEW DOMESTIC !
COURT SET UP I
Asks Legislators For J
Harnett-Lee Court of
Domestic Relations !
•A domestic relations court to serve '
botti Harnett and I,oe eonutios b.is ,
been suggested and reeommendod to
this comity’s rereseutatives in the,
State Logi.slatnrc by prominent local ,
•Altorney Neill Salmon, The fact that
ho had made tlie re'.'onunondntlon
was brought to light Tuesday morn
ing of this week durliia a hectic trial
in Recorder’s Cotirl,
Mr, Salmon, who was representing .
the del’endanl in the case being j
heard, told Judge Floyd Taylor and
the apectator.s in the courtroom that
he thought the case In which he in
volved at the moment was a good
example of the need for a domestic
rolatlonH court in which .such cases
could be heard.
.According to Mr, .Salmon he has
recommended to Harnelfs legislators
that they approach the Leo county
reproesnlallves on the subject of es
tablishing through the General As
sembly a joint Harnoil-Loel.Counties
Domostic Relations'C^urt. In the
event that the Lee County legislators
would not go along with .{ho plan,
then Mr. Salmon turihor recommend
ed that the Harnett repretentalives
undertake to estabUsh .such a court
to serve Ilanett alone.
The importance of having such a
court deal with fa.nily problems,
which without a domestic relations
court, would-soon arrive at'llecord-
er s Court, woa urgen 'fiy Jlr. Saiiuon.
He .sold that he had witnessed the
opor.AHon of the domestic relations
court in Wake County where .they
have Idvostlgators, both white and
colored, to look Into cases .before
they come before the court. He said
that there every means wan'used to
get to the roots of such trouble and
to make the best adjustments 'pos
sible concerning both sides in all
cases.
No word has been received yet as
to what progress, if any. the Harnett
legislators have made toward con
sidering the matter and contacting
the Lee County representatives on
the subject.
State Seal Chairman
Bunnlevel PTA To
Meet March 19
It is lioped that a large number
of patrons of the .school will be on
hand for this meeting.
Friday Is Strike Day At
Enrin if NeoetiationsFail
Girl SconU Sponsoring
Game Tournament
The Senior Girl Scout Troop 16
will sponsor a g"me {hurnament at
the Llllington Community' Building
Thursday, Morch 15, at 8:00 p. m.
Bridge, cangsta and set back prizes
will be awarded. A doo/ prize will
also be awarded. Admission is 50c
per person. Proceeds will go to help
finance a troop comporee at Carolina
Beach.
PMASB SAY “I SAW IT IN THB
THANK YOU.
Should negotiations for a settle
ment of demands of Textile Workers
Ualcn members fall, tomorrow (Fri
day) is strike day nt Erwin Cotton
Mills and other textile plants
throughout the nation.
On the 'part of the iinton, local
I'ommtttces are authorized to either
come to an agreement with the com
pany or order a strike.
The two mills at Erwin employ
around 2400' people, and the weekly
payroll is in excess of $100,000. The
company has three other plants in
this state—at Durham, Cooloemee
and Neuso, all of which are affected
toy the demands of the union—the
TWUA,
The recently started sales of mill
homes to workers In Erwin has al
most been completed, some of the
workers'buying for .cash, but most of
them on the instalment plan.
The Erwin Mllla -have esporloaced
December of 1960. While at Carollnat
he was a mnjcr in radio und studied
at the Communic.Ttio'ns Center at
Chapel Hill,
His duties a.s venereal investiga
tor will keep him busy between Lll-
Itngton, Dunn and Snvithfiold. At
presen: his schedule every 'week calls
for one full day of investigation in
each of the three centers, with the
rest of the week spent where needed.
For the time being Watson Is living
Kirlkcs before. One of tlie strikes J*® definite-
lasted for about five months. ly decided what to do about living
Although ,JJie union's negotiating |0"ar(er8 since most of his time will
committees report little progress to-'be divided between Llllington and
ward an agreement, in certain quar-jSmithfield.
tore it is deemed probable that a ,
settlement will be reached in Erwin i Clorrcction
before the deadline. . j'"''
Girl Scout Troop
13 Has Meeting
Girl Scout Troop 13 met In the
giMinmar school building March 7.
Keeter Baggett had the devotional.
After the hnsinoss we went to the
Preshytorlan Church to pratlce for
County Home program Sunday.
.March 11.
By tlio Troop Scribe.
Revival At Macedonia
Holiness Church
Revival sorvicc.s will begin at the
.Macedonia Holiness Church, one mil©
west of Olivia, beginning Wednesday
night, 'March 14, at 7:30.
The services will bo eonductod by
Rev. Harvey Thomas. The piihlie is
oordinlly Invited to attend.
,IOHX W. HARDEN
Mr. Harden of Greensboro is state
chairman of Ihi* 1951 Easter Seal
Sale, and urges ilii.i generous re
sponse lie given to the appeal this
year.
Siipi, Reid Ross of the Harnett
eouniy schools is county chairman,
and ho tlny.s all ol the principal are
on the committee, 'flic county cam
paign for sale of the seals will be
carried on by the schools.
The Easter Seal Sale is .sponsored
each year by the Lillipgton Rotary
Club.
HARNEH HAS
FIRST FATAL
’51 SHOOTING
Cliff McLean, Negro
of Western Harnett,
Dies of Leg Wound
The Harnett county sheriff’s office
has repotted that the first killing of
1951 for the county occurred Sunday
night when Cliff McLean, colored
man of Western Harnett, was shot
by Sam Hallman, 26-year-old white
man of Broadway R-1.
The incident took place about 8
miles west of Llllington. Hallman',
the officers reported, said that young
McLean was coming on him with a
knife when the shot was fired. The
fatal blast came from a .22'rifle and
It is reported that only one shot was
fired, and that that one shot “.truck
McLean in the leg.
Investigating officers, headed by
Sheriff W. E. Salmon, wont to the
scene and apprehended Hallman who
was 'brought to Llllington and lodg»
ed in the Haruetl county i.alt without
bond.
Coroner Grover Henderson ordered
that Hallman be held in jail witlunit
bond until an investigation hy the
Grand Jury which will meet next
•Monday.
IMPROVING
Mr. Troy Byrd, who htm in.eu ill
at his home here for the past ten
days, is gradually Improi'lng.
’BOARD PASSES
RESOLUTION FOR
SALARY RAISES
Request Legislation
In Raleigh; Put Off
Action on New Court
The Hanieii t'ouiiiy Board of C'om-
luissioiiprs reiiucHled Moadtiy ol this
week tliai they be aiauted the power
10 raise the pay of ei'.ctcd offlel.als
ill the eouniy hy as much as 2i) per
cent if .I'.cy see fii to dn .so. Tile
Commissioner.s lu.ide tills reqiiesi in
the foi’iii of ii resolution in which
tile two legislators fr.im lliis county.
Senator .1. R. (Bob) Young and Rep-
lOseiiiaLiVf Cnrsuii Gregory, .are re-
! (jiteslod to Introduced a bill to that
effect in the General Asaembly.
Board Chairman L. A. Tart was
not present for the meoling tbecauoe
of Illness. ‘Vice-chairman C. G. Fields
prebided in liia place. At the last
flrtil Monday meeting Mr. Tart wac
aho absent and was sent a letter by
the Board, along with a resolution
wishing his speedy recovery.
At the regular first Monday meet
ing of the Board last Monday, March
6, tlie mcmbor,s discussed the pvopo-
siilon but deferred action. The moot
ing this Monday was called, for at.
tliat linte but for the purpose of go
ing furlhei into the suggested
county-wide court idea.
After some discussion under the
i advice of County Attorney W, A
Johnson, the commissioners came to
the conclusion thtu they already
hov > the 'Power to raise the salaries
of appointed officials of the county.
The bill that they are requesting be
parsed, therefore, would apply only
to the elective officials.
qne.st it was sot forth that the power
to make the pay raises is needed be
cause of the increased cost of living.
However, the bill. If 'passed, would
not make.it mani.aiory ihci the com
missioners grant the salary hikes, it
would only empower them to do so If
they felt that there was need for it.
The Dunn Town Board met with
the commissioners early In th© ses
sion as was agreed at the last meet
ing on March 6. At this joint session
the committee which went to High
! Point l.'mt week to study the county
court system employed there made
their report.
Although yoport“ have .now been
made to the commissioners and lo
the Dunn Board on the county courts
used in both Wllscn and High Point,
action on whether or not to recom
mend to the legislators that a simitar
couiuy-wide court bo established In
•Harnett was not pushed.
After the reports were hoard from.
Commissioner R, L, Pate made the
motion that no furthc.' eonslderatiou
to the matter of establishing a
county-wide court he made at this
liinv. The motion did not come to
.n vMte as it was not seconded.
It is the opinion of 'the two mem
bers of iho Logislntitro that if the
(See COMMISSIONERS, page 8)
Liiiington Rotary Club Elects
Its Officials For Coming Year
For Campbell College
Stoppage of work at Erwin will
sorlcu.sly affect business in the
neighboring town of Dunn, only a
couple of miles away. Much of the
imyroll money finds iiS' way to cash
drawers of merchants In Dunn.
Demands of the union are; (1)
an lanndal "improvement factor”
wage raise of 7 per cent; (2) cost
of liVug IncreaBos; (3; monthly
llOfi pensions far workers of 26
yeais service at ago 66; (4) broader
insurance protection; (6) dght paid
holidays and -a mtutlmum of three
weeks of paid vacation annually, and
(C) severaneo pay.
In fho plncp of the pictw©
"Harriot GraiK" on Tneeday and
Wednesday, >fnrch 90 and 91,
listed in tlie Angier Theatre- ad-
vertisenwnt on page three of tills
isK-ne s>f The Xen's, Maaager Carl
». Bnctoior of the tl»eatre has an-
noattc^ tiiat a double feattiro will
tie shown.
On vJw» doaMe teatnre bill will
bo "Oil BnMHiBA’*, witb ftod Cam-
oroR amt AtMaat Bootti and
‘NOfiSttblliw Houee", eritai Victor
MatHiw a«ut WBUmi Wkmttx. Also
on the same prewnsHi will 'lM> a
BomM IHMdC OutOMU
Mrs. Layton
dvesnOOOO
Boosts Drive For
Funds in College’s
Expansion Program
Mrs. Joel G. Layton, Sr. of LUi';.
ington, widow of the late Joel G.,
Layton, has made a donation of $10,-
000 to the Campbell College Expan
sion Fund, It has been ■annonneert by
President Leslie H. Campbell.
This boosts the fund raised in the
expansion campaign in the Ltlllng-
Don area to nearly $20i,00'0.
At last report, the local area had
raised nearly $9,000 of Us .allotted
quota of $12,000.
Both Mr.s. Layton and her late
husband, longtime friends of Camp
bell College, have at varloua tlmea
made generous contributions to the
iAttltatlon.
Lillingion R.,iiirlani* named their
now offieers for the coming year at
9
their reguhir weekly suppor memlng
hast Thiii'.Hday night at the high
school riifeterltt,
Ummimoimly recli.teii as secre
tary-treasurer Wits Johnny Blackmon,
who has held the post for .several
yo.srs. He remlndisl the club (hai
although he wonld gladly serve
again, he might at any time he call
ed lutck Into the armed service,
whore he holds the rank of Major,
ftlembers told him the dub would
release him only when Uncle Sam
satkil him. Ho has made such a .sat
isfactory off Ida] of .the cluto that no
one was nominated against him by
the nominating commlt'ieo.
Elected president to succeed Mal
colm Fowler was D. B. Dean. Upon
aecoptlng) Mr. Dean stated; "If 1
have tho cooperation of the mem
bers 1 will 'make a good president;
if I do not have that cooperation I
will make a toad presiden'l.” His
challenge was accepted.
Named os vice president was one
of the newer members, Billy Sexton.
Two directors were elected: Rob
ert Morgan and Henderson Steele,
The new officiaia take up duties
in May.
President Fowler responded to
President-elect Dean; “I hope you
may be able to avpMl any suietakes
> ';S ;
sScJi;
D. B. DSAN
1 'have made, and iprofk itheroby."
The club decided to meet at 8:80
instead of 7:00 on the night of
March 22', in order that members
may attend rpecial servlcea at the
local 'Methodist Church.
It ■was decided to turu over 76
per ceU't of the net receipts from the
recent entertainment sponsored by
the club to .the Community Building
'Fund.
Visito»*B were: President Marvin
Raynor, Dr. .0. 'L, Hooper, ’Dennis
atrlekland and M. H. Winston of the
Dunn club.