/ '' ' i;A,>;^^H^iKtft, ->?:f-y-' ■'Tf> Y1 ri ’■>■ I,,' \ * ■^''' f- fV I'r.- .r^_.. ,r.-7,cf/^'v'TI;- : J' t^**-''^"''^ ITS YOUR COMMUNITY Do aomethingr to help make your community as gocMl as you think it ought to. he COUNTY NEWS VoJ. XXXIII—No. 13 $2.00 PER YEAR—Sc A COPY CONSTRUCTIVE,.. HKiiictlft. Only Ccwmtyeat Wcwipapw ... PROGRESSIVE Ulliiiftottf N. C.t Thunidaj, Mainch 29, 1951 “If It Coftcenu Harnett, IP* In THE NEWS’* In and Burlington Mills Will Build Big Out of Lillington HOW PIOXEKU.S IJVE1> .Announcement that the Pioneer Museum, at the entrance to the ^rounniinci'Jo Theatre near Cherokee, win he opened to tUe public on .tDiil I.-?! will prove Interesting to those who find keen delight In view ing the oldtlmo methods adopted by e.ivly settlors in the hill country. Harnett county people who visited I he Museum last summer say their I'iist wonder was "how they did It" —that is. how the pioneers managed to get along and live so well with such crude Implomenls for "scraping up a livelihood" in a time w’hcn modern convonicnces were not even dreamed of. If yon Imven’i visited the Pioneer Museum, by all means do so at your (fist opporttinity. Incidentally, if y;;n are there during the summer months, yon can witness "Unto Those inns." the stovy of the Cherokee In dians, at the .Mountainside The-ttre, i 4i 1 ""riMK IS SHOUT D. P. Ruy. Harnett's tax collector, will tell yon. if you t/e In a certain group of taxpayers, that the time is short. The time he will have In mind is applicable only to those who have not settled tholr 1950 tax hill. And ihe time? It's only two weeks from today when the list of delln- gnents will appear in Collector Ray’s •'.Votice of Sale of Property for Un paid Taxes." The notice is due to he published on .April 12. The sale will come off May Tth. di M M A orx(; rp.iMixAus Tne editorial headed "A’oung f'riinJnals" in last week's issue of The News was written several days before Judge AV. H, S. Uurgwyn of Northampton county came to I.illing- ton to preside at the March term of Harnett Superior Court. .lodge Burgwyn's choke of a topic for his charge to the Grand Jury was purely coincidental. But the fact that he talked to the Jurors about Young Criminals goes to show that the sub ject i.s given serious thought by people wlio ob.serve the trend from one end of the country to the other, and all through. Judge Burgwyn doesn’t havo The News thank for suggesting his topic, but The News feels indebted to the distinguished jurist for plac ing further stress upon a matter that should he given deep thought by iitl people. M • X EW.iiP.l PER ni.U.XDKU.S If The News were to offer a prize, any sort of prize, for pointing out iypographical and other blunders In its eoluntns, it would probably moan financial ruin for Harnett county’s favorite news medium. Therefore, we refuse to he templ ed into mentioning errors and blun ders in other papers. However, It was indeed hard ,to overlook an item hi a paper the other day that gave .*111 account of a man entering a hos pital "for reconditioning." a If * THK GUEMLIXS: What "the gromlhi.s" can’t do. or don’t do, to newsp.titcrs .shouldn’t h.tppen to a dog. Try as hard as we may, tbc little devils sneak hero and there perpe- (vatliig the most dastardly crimes upon hardworking newspaper folks. Why. we wouldn’t be surprised, iltOHgli dismayed, If wo were some (lay to find a glowing account of a swelling wedding mixed up in n story from ibo Reorder’s Court. M O .1 .ALLEGATOUK There’s no telling what sort of language a politician may use when engaged in a heated campaign. We once hoard of a candidate who, when told that' he was alleged to have done something which no re spectable candidate would think of doing, recounted the rumor to an audience with the loud exclamation: "I deny the allegation and de nounce the allcgatorJ’’ * * * HARNETT’S PROFPIT And up comes tlie Town Wit with (he bright t'nought that—- “.It’s an 111 wind that blows no pood; here wo get a Prof fit through' the iresignatlon of Reid Ross." • * • .SO MANY PREACHERS’ Looking over The News last week, a subscriber pointed to the front page and remarked: "I've never seen so many preachers’ pictures on the front page.’’ (See IN AND OUT, page *) Plant Near Lee County Home ACQUIRES 113 ACRES JONESBORO HEIGHTS AREA Citizens Agree To Efect 100 Houses For Employees Following an Interview with the Sanford Hora’1, the Lee county pa per reveals that fite Burlington Mills Corporation has nc(iulrod 113 acres of land 111 the Jonosboro Heights acc- lion for I lie erection of a large plant that w'ill manufacture synthetic ma terials .siicli JIM rayon, etc. Construetiiiii of the plant will be gin as soon .as possible, and it will rctfuire about a year to got it in operation after ground is broken for the buildings. .Materials are already on order, including equipment. Blue prints will be drawn up immediately so that work can be started on construction ns soon as possible. The i)lant will employ from 800 to 1,000 people, with about half of tliem key personnel of the corpora tion, and the other half from local talent tliat wjl! bo trained for their jobs at the miU. This will bo the .second plant to be erected in ' Ills area by the Bur-1 lington Mills. The corporation has already acquired 320 acres of land nbonl a mile north of Lillington on Highway ISA, which It purchased Pre&cluRg &t Kipimsr Judge Howard Godwin To Preside at Term Here Monday REV. RARCLIPT Rev. C. D. Barcllft of Wiiinlngton, N. C, will be the guest minister at a revival at the Kipling Methodist Church 10 be hi,d next Sunday through Friday, April 1 througli 6. Services will bo held every evening at the church beginning at 7;30' Rev. Barclift is the district super intendent of the Wilmington District of the North Carolina Conference of Mefhodist Churches. Rev. F. R. Dail. pastor of the Kipling Methodist i Church, states that Mr. Barcllft is an "outstanding and able preacher, a man who it is well worth ycur time to hear speak." The pnWlc Is cordially invited to attend the revival every night. from Sheriff W. E, Salni.';n several ; months ago. , j Mrs. John Harden, vice president I of Burlington Mills and in charge of j public reliitlon.s, has stated that ‘ work will begin on the construction j of tlie Lillington plant as soon as materials and equipment can be sec- j urod. Local GirU Play Ball at MereditK Two Harnett girls, Jean Dula of Kipling and Margie Stewart of Lil- llugton, recently won honors as bas ketball players at Mcreditli College The Burlington Mills Is one of the | '•» Raleigh whore they arc students, largest textile corporations In the MIhs Dula received a'sterling silver South. Pioneer Museum Opening April 1 Cherokee, N. C., March 28,—The Pioneer Museum ixmr here, display ing example of the craftsmanship of early seltlor.s in the Great Smoky Mountains, will be opened to the public April 1 for the 1851 season. It will be opened at any time, however, for special parties wishing to visit it prior to the regular open ing (late. Arrangements may be made through the Chamber of Commerce at ncanby Bryson City. The museum is in the Oconaluftee Ranger Station on N. C. 107 ba.sketball for having been picked on ithe honorary basketball varsity team. Miss Stewart was a member of the ' champion freshman class team. Jean l.s the daughter of Mrs. Beula Dula and Margie is the daugh- i ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Stewart. Supper, Square Dance At Buie’s Creek Buie’s Creek.—At a meeting here the American Legion planned a Bar- becuo Supper and Square Dance to be held Saturday night, April 7. Supper will be served from 6 to 8 o’clock and the dance will follow. Tickets are $1.00 and are being sold by several members of the Post. Dr. Hobbs Tells Rotarians Ideas Must Have Moral Force Pooplo.s of the world are con- linu.ally lu search of new Ideas, but ideas to bo successful must havo moral force behind them, Dr, A. 3. Hobbs told Lillington Rotarians at llteir regular weekly supper nieccing last Thursday night in the local high school cafeteria. Br, Hohbs, District Superliuondcnt of the Methodist Church In the Rocky Moun: District, was assisting Pastor W. I,, i.oy of the local church In re vival services last week. Tho services oppro.sslcn. "To do away with high moral con cept.” he declared, “is to do away with God: but God doesn't die, His powers continue. Hitler’s idea was powerful, bu; it lacked moral force.” There are good people in all na tions, he ebi-ervod, and they cun be found with tin* spirit of coopetmiion. Denying any intention of disparag ing the defense effort, which he (‘o.tsldors entirely essential In view; of world conditions, Dr. Hobbs GOOD REPORT GIVEN JUDGE BY GRAND JURY L.iAt of Delinquent AdministratorA Only Black mark on report The Grand Jury in the Superior Court turned In its rcKuIar report to Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn lant Wed nesday while the court was silling for the one-week March term of erlmlnal cotirt. In general the report was a good one, altlivUgh it was a routine one except for a list of do- Unquent administrators that the Grand Jury had been .iskcd to get together at a iirovIou.s term of court. In tho report, signed by S. G. Howell, foreman of the jury, » list of 231 names of delinquent adinin- Isiratcrs was given, the information having been requested by Judge Leo Carr at the .November term of court last ye.ir. - One recommendation that * the Grand Jury made was that a new pipe be put on the ‘’ook .stove in tho jail. The Grand Jury report for the March term of court reads as fol lows, omitting the 231 names of de linquent admlnlsirutors: To His Jionor Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn: We the Grand Jury of Kurnett County Superior Court submit our final report for week ending -MniTh 23rd. 1951. We have received .and pas.sed on all bills brought before the Grand Jury. We find the County Jail to be In a ele.'tn and a^itary condition. Wo recommend however that the pipe on the stove In tho Jail kitchen be replaced. j An inspection of the County Home shows it to be tu a clean and sanitary condition and the inmates well cared for. Wo inspected and examined a re port made by the highway patrol on the condition of jhe school buses in the County on March 1st. All of them appeared at that time to be in good condition. At the November term of court the presiding Judge Instructed the Grand Jury to furnish the court a list of all delinquent Administrators in the county. The said list is hereto .attached. We sincerely thank the Honorable Judge and all officers of the County' for their cooperation. This March 21. .1961. S. O. Hnwell, Foreman. > Seals Help Her Walk coittlitued through the Sunday morn- raised tho question, YVhy can't, men lug worship. Ho was introduced to iho club by Hondersou Steele, who had cliarge of tho program for the cUhl) meeting. Pa.stor Loy was also a guest. Dr. Hobbs gave illusirailons of the manner in which material things can aid in accomplishing great good la the affairs mankind. But unless there Is moral force behind the ideas for which those materials aro used, the results will invariably be dis astrous. He told of his rommale at Duke University, who, like himself, was financially embarrassed. The room mate had an idea. It was, morally good, and he put himself into it with such success that todt^ he Is man aging a concern using that -Idea and' grossing 15 to 20' millions a year.- Franklin Roosevelt bad an idea-— the Now Deal that would bring mil lions out of distress and put them, on their own again. The idea was successful b(»aU8e It was moral. Winston (Ghurchill did the same thing when he offered bis country men. noihicg but "blood sweat and tears," but his idea of world freedom was conqueror over the Idea of Adolph * Hitler who. sought world domination through brute force cooperate? Even the lower animals are staunch in their cooperation one with another. He cited the example of a bird dog which would 'Ibaek- Btnnd" its companion in the hunt and would remain perfectly still on tho "point" in tho direction of the game. The oagle Ic thwarted In Its aim t(?, destroy the family of the tiny hummingbird while the mother is on the nest when the male furiously thrusts at the giant killer till It scampers away. Man’s ingenuity has achieved great things, he said, pointing out that tho atomic power tmn bo brought into successful use for world better ment. ‘ "Under God’s protection and with Uts support. JVC can achieve friend ship and coopevatiou throughout the world," the .speaker concluded. During the business session D. B, Doan, now president of the club, was appointed delegate to the Rotary C(>nference. ^ Pre^^ent MalcolmFowler an nounced that the Club, will (meet this week at the Community Build ing proindlMg arrangements can be completed. The matter is In charge' of a comulttee. Janice Faye Jonen; eight-year-old daughter of Mr! and Mrs. 0. B. Jones of Belma R-l, urges generous con tributions to the Easter Seal cam paign and Lily Sale now under way in North Carolina. .The youngster, who was severely crippled and weakened by an attack of infantile paralysis when she was iWo years old, hw been ashtsted in her successful fight to walk agalu by the North Carolina League' for Crippled Children, sponsor of the Easter Seal campaigu. Janice is shown witli her pet dog, Trixie. BAPTISTS HOLD REVIVALS FOR GOSPEL CRUSADE Ail Churches In Little River Group Are Joining In The Baptist Simultaneous Revivals are off to a good start. The pastors, visiting preachers and sing'ers jnot at the Buie's Creek church Monday for a lunc: eon meeting. At this moot ing reports were made and Rev. For rest Maxwell, Erwin pastor, brought an inspirational message. His sub ject was "The Kind of Man God Wants Me to Be.' At least 26 of .the 28 churches of Little River .Association are having revival services this week and next. All the churches are cooperating In the simultaneous effort. Schedule of the revival services with preachers: Angler, March '25-Aprll 8, Rev. G. Van Stephens, pastor, Antioch, March 25-Aprll 8, Rev. L. M. Woolweavor, pastor, pastor. Baptist Chapel, Rev. C. E. Ruffin, Baptist Grove, 'March 25-31, Rev. 0, T. Grey, pastor. Bethel, April 8-16, Rev. Reeves. Broadway. March 26-April 1. Rev. Bill Elliott. Buie’.s Creek, April 1-S, Rev. Low ell Sodeman. Chalybeate Springs, March 25- Aprll 8, Rev. R. E. Moore. Coats, March 2B-Ai)rll 1, Rev. J. Ben Eller, pastor. Cumberland Union. Rev, Franklin Pearce. Duncan, March 25-Aprll 1, Rev, 6. Scott Turner, ,7r,, pastor. Dunn First, -iprll 1-8, Rev, E. P. Russell, pastor, Dunn Second, March 25-Aprll 1. Rev. E. C. Keller, pastor. East Erwin, March 25'Aprll 1, Rev. O. W. Pulley, pastor, Erwin First, March 25-Aprii 8, Rev, P. C. Maxwell, pastor. Friendship, March 25-AprlI '1, Rev. A. S. Tomlinson. Harmony, April tl-8. Rev. Claude Graham, pastor Holly Springs. March 2S-Aprll 1, Rev. Francis Chesson. Kennebec, April f-8, Rev. R. E. Atkins, pastor, Layton's Chapel, April 1-8, Rev. Howard. Lillington. April 1-8, Rev. W. B, Pittard. Macedonia, April 1-8, Rev, Her man Moore, pastor. Neill’s Creek, iMarch >2'5-Aprl] 8. Rev. G. S, Turner, pastor. Oak Grove, March 25-Aprll 1, Rov, Fultdn Thomas, pastor. ■Ptney Grove, March 25-April 4, Rev. J. L. Atkins, pastor. Pleasant Memory, Rev. 1. K. Staf ford. pastor. Rawls, 'March 25-April 1, Rev. 1. K. Stafford, pastor. Swann Station, March 25-Aprll 1, Rev. Leary Knight. In addition to preaching in the churches, the Little River Associa tion is providing special services by radio preaching and. street preach ing. Rev. E. P. Russell is preaching each morning over station WCKB, Dunn, at 9:'30. Next week the broad cast will continue wltlf different preachers preaching each morning. This is a special service to provide the Gospel message to those who are not able to attentd church. There will be street preaching In tho live towns of Harnett county each even ing before the time 'Of the services in the churches. At Erwin tho preach ing will be in the afternoon as the mill workers aro changing shifts. JUDGE HOWARD GODWIN BENSON YOUTH CONFESSES TO LAW OFFICERS Kidnapping Suspect Admits He Threw 2 Boys in Black River Erash Fire Behind Shoe Shop Friday The Lillington volunteer tire de partment answered a call to put oht d brush fire behln'd ihe W.' 9. Lee Shoe Shop at about,the middle of the momins ijLsiTftrtday^’Tbe jflTemon exUniiQisttod ,'tho. blaxo is short order nad. 1M> daauige ww dom m the fire WM ftlviiB a flhance to do aottoh sfMttdiat. 4 Boys Enlist From Dunn Area Sgt. 'Winfield .Pickett, Array and Air Force recruiting officer for Har nett County, has announced that fonr boys have signed up with the service during last 'week. Two of these took the Air Force and the other two chose the regu''ar Army. Gwynn Dolen Johnson of 'Fuquey Springs Tt-D and James Allen Smart of Ruhnlevel chose the Air Force and enllsUd for four years. They went to Lackland Air Force totso for their training. James Cohen Knox of Dunn B-5 and Larlo A. King of Dunn picked the reguJktr Army for three year en- Iletuents. They went to Fort Jack- son, South Caroline, for their train ing. Boyd Morris, 15 year old Benson boy, admitted in Jail Sunday .morning that he Is tho one who kidnapped two Buie’s iCreok boys and threw them into Black River near Coats. He made this confession to Deputy Sheriff K. C. Matthews after being confronted with evidence of witness es who saw the act at the river. Matthews said that Morris, who had denied having any knowledge of the episode up until then, told him the whole story when he found that he could be Identifled by witnesses at Black River. Three witnesses saw Morris throw the Buie’s Creek boys ill the river and two of them said they could identify the person who did it. When faced with this evidence Morris told Matthews the story. However, Matthews said that Mor ris would admit nothing until he was sure that the offleers had tho proof of his act. Morris could give no reason for his deed, Matthews stated, all he would say about it was that he was the one who did It. No .hearing will be held for the Benson boy until the April term/Of Superior Court meets. His records show that he has been sent to Jack- son Training School more than once and that the superintendent there finally rejected him, saying nothing could be done for him there. Doctors at Duke Hospital examined him and recommended that he have treat ment for a mental condition. Rela tives have told officers that Morris is an epil(>ptic, and there is some evidence of this from tho medical report from Duke Hospital. ' When Morrin was first apprehend ed there was some confusion as to bis age. Certain cards on him set bis age at 18 and 21 years of age, and Morris himself claimed to he 15. Officers have determined that he is 16 as be insists, however, with the confirmation of relatives. The two victims of the alleged kidnapping were Danny Pulley, age 5, and his smaller brother Rodney, age 3, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Pulley of Buie’s Creek. Mr. Pulley Is a ministerial student at Campbell College. According to tho best description that can be pieced togother, Morris allegedly drove «p to where the two youngsters were playing in their yard and offered to buy them some ice cream it they would get in his car with him and show him where tho Buie’s Creek school was. The hoys got lu but Morris is then said to havo driven on through Bute’s Creek to Coats where he took the Benson road. When they reached the Black bridge Morris is then said to have stopped the car and dragged the two hoys to the river bank and thrown them into the water, gotten •back into the car and driven off. The youths were able to wade out of the river back onto the bank as ihe water was shallow at tho point where they were thrown in. They then went to the nearby home, of Paul Pollard who imme diately notified law enforcement of ficers and tbc boya were returned home. Sheriff W. E. (BUI) Salmon made a iperoonal Inveatlgatlon of the matter and aeslgned Deputy Xen Matthews to the case. Morris was picked up late Thurs day night and Friday be was tdentl- fitd by the Pulley boys ihi the one •(8m BENSON TOUTH. page » *35 CASES SET FOR TRIAL AT TWO-WEEK TERM Seven Divorce Trials Appear First To Come Before Court Judge Howard G. Godwin of Dunn will be the presiding judge at the April term of Harnelt Superior Court which will conveuo next Monday, April 2. The term is for two weeks, but Clerk Morgim has prepared a ratber short calendar, only five cases being set for trial during the second week—three on Monday and two on Tuesday. Following Is '.he docket for the term: MONDAY, APRHi 2 Leola Ryals Robertson vs Robert Robertson; Lucille McLamb Elliott, by Next Friend vs Douglass M. El liott; Lee Cecil Moore vs Grace Syl vester Moore; Bonnie 3. Willard vs Earl S. Willard; Jane Snyder Bel lamy vs Marsden Bellamy, Jr.; Janice Scarboro Collins, by Next Friend vs Leo Collins; Evelyn W, Amos vs Hubert D. Amos. Commercial Bank vs A. M. Rouse; Register Bros. Lumoer Co. vs W. L. Gray et als; C. J. Hanna & Son vs D, Herbert .Phillips; Coy L. Guy et als vs Louis Baer et als; State of N. C. vs Breke Ferguson; Nessie Chance vs T, J, Corbin et als; W. K. Overby vs Henry Elliott; Gene Wall et al vs J. L. ’Wicker et als; W. R. Beasley vs Floyd Johnson et als; Milton L. Baker vs W. R. Beasley. TUE.SDAY, APRIDL 3 R. T, Claytoi, Dec’d vs H. B. Clayton et als; K. W. Ballentlne vs E. J. Pipkin; Savannah A. Baker et al vs Clyde F. Arnold et al; 'Mrs. Doris P. Byrd vs L. E. Page, Adrar.; ,H. H. Jackson, Next Friend vs Thel ma Fowler. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 Lee-Moore Oil Co. vs O. J. Cooper: J. C. Hatley vs .Parrott Clark; Mary W. McKay vs Romic Lee McKay; J. C. Bales et al vs Ava Lc*? Bayles Page et al. THURSDAY, APRIL 5 Florence ■Mc)'’arland vs E, E. Johnson; Mrs. Janie Hall Bass vs R, Tate Naylor; Clurence J. Bass vs R. Tate Naylor, FRIDAY, APRU « H, P. Johnson Oil Co. vs C. K. Grannts et al. MONDAY, APRIL ft Dayton Brown vs I. J, Stephens; Ellis Langdon el at vs J. M. Neigh bors et al; W, H. Holliday et als vs Wilbur Byrd et als. TUESDAY, APfilL 10 Benjamin P. Parker vs Leon W. Monds; Willie L. Walker vs 0. J. Humphries et a'.s. MASS MEETING MONDAY TO NAME CANDIDATES Mayor, Councilmen To Be Selected To Serve Next 2 Years All citizens of Lillington are re minded that next Monday night. '.April 2, Is the date for the biennial muss meeting when candidates for Mayor and Councilmen are to be selected. The meeting will be held In court house auditorium and the hour Is 8:00 o’olcek. Every eligible voter in the town is entitled to 'be present and participate In the nomination of the candidates, who will ibe voted on in the general election on Monday, •May Tth. Registration books for the general election will be 'open at the 'Mnnlcl- pal Building from April 7 through .April 28, for such voters as are en titled to register. Mrs. Marjorie Taylor Is register, and Mayor Loving has appointed R. B. O’Qutnn and Veneble Baggett as pollholdes. At least five candidates for Conn- ctlmen are to te named at the mass meeting next Monday night. On the incumbent board are: Joel Lay* ton, Casey -Fovrler, H. H. HsoMlton, Grady Johnson and Paul Phelps. Mayor Charlie Loving urges tbei the meeting be largely attended. IBs' Mayer has stated that he would tike to retire but imnifaa^nt Msme (e predomiiMnte thet he .serve another tens.