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LiHington, N. C.» Thursday, April IS, 1961
**lf It Coocomt Harnett, lt*s In THE NEWS'*
In and
Out of
Lillington
SKKIOUS THHKAT
Hoard a llttlo filrl and a llitlc bpy
lalkhiK outaiUo tho o'Hco door one
aftornoon last week. Evidently tlic
little boy was Koing somewhere
iljwn tho street and she didn't want
him to.
"Do you know what’ll happen it
you go?” she asked him.
And without waiting for an an
swer s!>e told him in a iiushod voice
"The had man'll gel you.”
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KllEK AI)
In Ray Johnson's barber shop yos-
lorday wc saw a sign: "For sale,
fi.shing worms, red-wlggler.s. Esso
kiallon, Iluic’s Creek.”
This good newspaper is always
willing to uelp out a follow who Is
trying to help out a llsberniaii.
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AVIRE-GRASS
Whoever put across evtre-grass pro-
(iiiciion In this country Is deserving
of nothing hotter than being shot at
.sunrise, midday or sunset. It’s a'
Mirse and a scourge.
Sa.v.s Napoleon McDougald, our
gardener helper-outer: "If you bi; n
that stuff. 1)0 careful where you
throw the ashes, 'cause they’ll shore
c^une up."
«
ItKMINnKU OK 01.1) DAYS
The passing of Nat Town.send
brings back ineniorlos of days when
ilaructt County was beginning Us
expansion program. Polks here dld-
ii’i realise the old county was em
barking eii an expansion program.
In fact lliere wins no sot program.
It simply wasn't planned. Things
began moving forward in a way
that bespoke the advancement we
see today.
The reason Townsend's death
bring.s back the memory so keenly
Is that ho with his law pnrtner, the
late Judge Clifford, wore part and
parcel of the forward movement.
They wore among the loaders who
saw great (hings ■ for Harnett
County,
The modern schools and roads,
the plioiiomlnul development of
farms and homes — all of U wan
siarted hack I bore in tho days when
Ibis county was, as tho saying goes,
bursting at the seams. There are
newer and stronger seams now, and
they can't burst. Harnett Is rated as
one of Dip most progressive in tho
state.
Unmet I owes much to its loaders
of three decades ago.
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WANT.S TO UK.^I) THK NEWS
One of the uowc.sl as well as one
of the youngest of The News’ sub
scribers is Master Neill Flcmmon
McDonald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Flem-
mou .McDonald of I.illington R-2,
who came into the office recently
with his Aunt Claudia.
.\flor having his name placed on
The News’ mailing list. Master Nelli
said ho would be looking for tho
very next Issue.
"And when can I expect It to
roach me?" he wanted to know.
Master Neill is one of tho bright
est chaps ever to visit The News
office.
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HA HI) TO JH.RA.se
It looks us If people are getting
linrdcd t.i please every day in this
modern age. Right now wo have in
mind the goings ou In Superior
Court.
During crtmimil court tho specta
tors Hsunlly pack Into the courtroom
and stand in the aisles but In civil
-ourt there Is usnally all tho seating
apace empty you could ask for. The
first of last week wo noticed a case
going on In civil court with two op
posing lawyers that would have
drawn a packed house during crim
inal court. In the trial they v«i'o
on, however, there probably were-
ii’l enough spectators present to fill
two rows.
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"IlOX CARS" ON HKIHWAYS
While the legislature has been in
session we have heard more about
the huge trucks on Uic highways
than ever before. Just the other day
ns we were among a group at the
‘ Square" talking about the things,
up rolled one of thorn that looked
as If a mere passenger cor v/ould
have not a Chinaman's chance of
passing It on the highways.
Taking up all -the half of the road
It is supposed to take, and the oper
ator usually running iusl as near,
sometimes over, the middle Hue as
possible, these monsters are enough
to give a motorist the creeps.
And they do that very thing, only
in too many .instances.-they don’t
give ’em the creeps, they fix ’em so
they oen’t creep. "*
CANCER DRIVE
IN FULL SWING
NOW IN HARNETT
Locftted Here
Drive Chairmen Are
Shooting at Goal of
$1800 For Harnett
The .‘Vmertoan Cancer Society has
begun lt.s annual drive for funds,
and Harnett County Is joining in
the nation wide effort for support
for this life-saving cause. Tho entire
month cf April has been designated
for tho drive and already half of
the time has elapsed.
Mrs. Meredith Senior and Mrs.
H. F. do Court are co-cli,"Irmeu of
the drive in Harnett and theirs is
Die Important jobs of pushing their
orgnniisntlun toward reaching the
goal of ?1800 41101 has been set for
the county. Drive chairmen for tho
different communities have iheen
named and the campaign Is now un
derway in e'irnost.
Other county officers In the Can
cer Society are Mrs. Grady Johnson,
county commander; Mrs. W. A.
Johnson, drive tr-jasuror; Dr. A. W.
Peede, medical advisor: and Mr. C.
Reid Ross, educational chairman.
State chairman for the 1061 drive.
Major Gon. Ira Wycho, U, S, Army,
retired of Plnehurst, touched oft the
campaign shortly after his appoint
ment to the'position last month oy
Issuing a statement urging gener
ous donating to tho cause ou the
part of citizens.
in his statement calling for a .suc
cessful drive, the General stated that
"The great cducutlonal campaign 'be
ing carried on by the American Can
cer Society cannot bo done without
adequate funds. The source of these
funds Is the good will of our cltl-
2CUH."
He continued by urging that peo
ple not leave the success of tho drive
up to the local chutrmon and work
ers. Instead, he asked that during
April "Every citizen take the Initia
tive whether contacted 'by tlio local
organization or not, and bo sure to
make his contribution."
in conclusion, ho added "I hope
that every citizen will consider tho
opportunity of giving to this drive
u privilege which allows him to con
tribute not only to the savings of
thousands of lives, but nlso to our
national strength.”
Hero in Harnett County the local
drive chairmen .'iro; Coats, 'Mrs.
Hayward Roberts; Dunn, Rev. A.
.\ustln Amorinc; Erwin, Mrs. L. W.
Griffin; Buie’s Creek, Mrs. Elljcli
Doan; Angler, Mrs. A, L. Overby;
Kipling, Mr. and Airs. Olonn John
son; Chalybeate Springs, Mrs.
Frank Motley; Sluiwtown, Prof. ,1.
.S. Spivey: Bunnlevel, Mrs. David
Blalock and Mrs. William B. Byrd;
Mamers. Mr. R, G. Banks; Anderson-
Crcck. ,Mrs. Janie M.irsh; Lillington,
Mrs. Leon Kelly: and Olivia, Mrs.
Lawrence Cameron.
LAYTON TAKES
NAME OUT OF
COUNCIL RACE
Joel Lajrton, Jr.» Has
Withdrawn From
May Eie^ion
Lejrion Commander
J. L, RORKRTS
Mr. Roberts Is now stationed In
Lillington as representative of the
Carolina Power & Light fjo. to look
after any trouble that may occur In
the company’s service system. He
will move his family here ns soon
as he Is able to find living quarters.
LAFAYETTE HOME
MAKERS STAGE
FASHION SHOW
Parent* Invited To
Barbecue Feast
And Entertainment
REPORT IN ON
FIRST SCHOOL
BUS ACCIDENT
The first accident of the year in
volving a Harnett County school bus
occured ou Thursday, March 29,
when a cur struck a Shawtown bus
on 16A about two and a half miles
south of Lillington.
No one was Injured in the crush
%vhlch did only small damage to tho
’.)us and not much more to the car
(hat hit It.
A report on tho accident has been
made by school authorities and has
been turned In to the Highway Pa
trol,
The wreck occured when a Sli.aw-
towj) bus driven by Fletcher Price,
a student, wan hit In tho rear by a
1940 Ford driven by Mrs. Carey
Pliolps of Lillington 11-2. According
lo tho report the bus was slovtlng
for a stop to discharge students
and Mrs. Phelps apparently did not
notice the stop flog out. Damage to
the bus was mostly confined to the
rear emergency door.
Mr. o. H. Hood superintendent of
transportation and supply for the
county schools, commented on the
matter that no far this year tho
schools have been very fortunate In
its school bus accident record.
When minor accidents like this
one do happen however, ho observed,
generally the car is damaged mucH
more than the bug and the students
are usually unhurt. Both the ear and
the bus in this accident were travel
ing a comparatively slow speeds.
The ,LaFnyotle Chapter of the
Future Home Makers of America
entertained their parents at .i ban
quet In tbo school library on A.prll
9.
The welcome was given by Gene
vieve Johnson. /Mr, Guy Daves gave
the invocation. After a delicious
barbecue unoal the parents were In
vited to the auditorium for the re
mainder of the program.
The highlight of tho proi.tvni v/a.s
the fashion show entitled “The Old
Woman In the Shoe.” The old w'oman
vas Lena Faye Bmltti, the neighbor,
Rozelle Ttttor, and the pianist Jean-
pltc Bradley Ragsdale. Tho winners
of tho fashion show were:
Cotton School: Mary Joyce Har
dee, Peggy Johnson, Lola Tucker.
School: Lois Smith, Patsy Ste
phens. Barbara Siophens.
Sun Dresses: Polly Lowter, Faith
Sanford, Mildred Holt.
Sullii: Annie Laurie JohiiHon, Bet
ty Smith, Aime Lawrence.
Sunday Cotton: Grace Newton,
Betty Jo Bailey, Lida Belle Tucker.
Sunday Silk Dresses: Shirley Hol
land, Lois Smith, Shirley Baker.
Evening: Evelyn Sherman.
Play Clothes: nillio Dean, .loyre
Brown, Frances Smith.
Pajamas: La Verne Wllhorn, Bet
ty Uoss Medlln. Frances Hayes.
The Judges of the fashion show
wore Mrs. Ruby Parker, Miss Lor
raine Vail, and Miss Margaret Rus
sell.
The remainder of the program
consisted of special songs, by Polly
Prince. ShlVloy Holland, and Lois
Smith, a recitation. "She Says She
Studies," by Polly Lewter.
Other guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Daves, Mr. Henry Rawls, Mrs.
Sue Betty Gardner. Miss Sully Moore,
and 'Mr. Parker,
Annl^ Laurie Johnson Is the
Joel Layton, Jr., local business
man and momber of the Lillington
town board for the past eight years,
his withdrawn hie name from those
that will be voted on In the couiu-l!
election on May 7' He announced his
decision not to run for alderman
again on Monday morning of this
week.
His only reason for tjie tincxpect-
ed move was that he had been on
the t^'u hoard for eight year;) now.
"Thai's long enough", he comment
ed. "I’ve served on four boards and
under two mayors, Sutton and Lov
ing". he continued, "and ! think
thal’s long enough."
While he was about it, Layton
made the observation that the pre
sent board was ns smooth a one as
he had over scon. "Wc all worked
together”, ho said, "and when we
wanted something done we got It
done without any fuss,"
During his eight years on the
board Layton said he had put time
and energy Into It and he had en
joyed doing U, but that now he
thought It was time for someone else
to take his place.
Venahlo Daggett annonncod his
withdrawal soon after the nominat
ing convention.
With Layton and Daggett out of
the race for town council there are
eight condidates for the five offices.
The eight now running are H. H.
Haiullton, Paul Phelps, Grady John
son, Casey Fowler (all four incum-
bants), W. H. (Billy) Byrd, K. G.
Mace, Sidney Howell, and Dewoy
Johnson. Mayor Charlie Loving Is
the only candidate for mayor.
COMMANDER HIGH Ai.EXANDEK
STATE LEGION
HEAD TO BE AT
MEET IN DUNN
SduMriaasteB In
'StHl Final Meet
Injunction
Dunn Po*t To Have
Supper and Ladies
Night; Many Guests
NAT TOWNSEND
DIED LAST WEEK
IN WASHINGTON
Chapter Reporter,
Practiced Law For
Long Time In
Harnett County
Recruiting Officer
On Furlough Now
Mr, Tart Out
Lofton Tart of Dunn, chairman of
the Board of County Comtuissionors,
is able to bo out again after several
weeka illneas. He waa here Monday
to attend the oiMting of. the Board
of XeaalisatioB and Heview.
Sgt, Winfield Plokct.t. Army and
Air Forces rocruUlng officer for Har
nett County, left the county on last
Friday to begin a furlough that will
last until May i. On his reurn to
duty the 1st of May Sgt. .Pickett will''
return to bis regular rounds which
have previously been published In
The Nows.
During hlb period of absence. Sgt.
Pickett has left word that anyone
who wishes to enlist in the Army,
Air Borne or Air Force can go to
207 Franklin St. In Fayetteville,
which Is tho recruiting main station
for this area.
“Spirit of Liberty’’
At Buie’s Creek
On Friday, April 20, at 7:30 p. m.,
in the school auditorium, the stu
dents of Buie’s Creel: school will
glvo a pageant on .rr^d Peace.’’
Tho pageant is an outgrowth of
classwork done In thti school.
The script was written by mom-
bers of the Bute's Creek school fac
ulty. Every student In the school
wilt participate.
The pageant gives the history of
our country and culminates in the
btory of the United ‘NtittonS; Coknrful
coBtnmes, sonta, choriU refcdins.Mtd
folk .dai|eea.%l«kM9ht..^4h» profrint.
Judge Newman A. (Nat) Town
send, former Harnett lawyer who
for the past 17 years had made his
homo In Washlngtou, O. C.> passed
away last Wednesday following a
short Illness. Ho was TO years of
age.
Judge Townsend represented Har
nett County In the legislature for
two terms, 1931-23, and was later
appointed a special Superior Court
judge -and served 1927-80, and serv
ed ns executive counsel for the late
Governor O. Max Gardner 1930-31.
Funeral aervicea wore held in
Washington Thursday at 3 p.m., with
graveside services at Greenwood
cemetery In Dunn at 11 a. ra. Fri
day.
Before beginning tho practice of
law In Washington he served for
hino years In the Department of
Justice as chief legal consultant to
the Assistant Sollrhor General. On
several occa8lor.s he acted as solici
tor general. He framed many presi
dential executive orders, notably
those dealing with air bases and
supplying destroyers -before the U.
S. entered World War II.
He Is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Myrtle Wade Townsend of Washing
ton; two sons, Newman A. Town
send^ Jr., of Atlanta and Second Lt,
Ben O. Townsend,' and one daughter,
Mre. William P. Mochrane of For-
reatllle, Va., and one sister, Mrs,
Belie Ramseur of Mullins, 8. C.
■ 'Townsend miarried‘ the 'former
Myrtle- Wade dl Dunn; daughter ol
Dtuoi’s first mayor, the iate J. J.
WeSe.
Hugh Q. Alexander, commandor of
the department of North Carolina of
the American Legion, will be one of
the distinguished guests at a supper
meeting of the Cunn Post No. 69 on
Thursday night, April 19. At tho
same meeting iho now onicors of
the Dunn post will ho Installed for
the eoming year.
Alexander, a 38 year old attorney
from Kannapolis, Is a veteran of
World War II with 44 months in the
Navy. He has served two terms In
the state General Assembly and has
held Legion posts from Commander
of the Kannapolis po.st lo tho Na
tional Legislative Committee. A
graduate of Duke Unilversity and
the University of North C.trolina
Law School, he has mulntnined a
law office In Kannapolis since 1937,
except for the time he served In the
Navy,
The preseuett of Alexander at the
meeting In Dunn will be a big boost
to the ceremonies to be held, which
include ladles’ night with legion
naires and veterans and their wives
from nil o\or the county invited, A
dutch supper will ho the opening
event at the Legion Hut In Dunn,
which'is located on West Broad St.
Another dignitary lo be present
Is T. L. Smith of Slier City, who la
^commander of the Itlth district of
the Legion. One of the events of the
evening will be a speech delivered
by Claude Pope of Dunn, eoutity and
district winner of the recent Legion
sponsored oratorical contest. Pope,
who reached the 3rd division finals,
will give Ills winning speech.
Mr. Paul 0. White of Dunn, re
cently elected as the new command
er of the post there, will bo Installed
to office at tho Thursday night eore-
nionk's. as will the other new offl-
4;or.s for 1961-62'. Other officers to
1)0 Installed are 0. W. Godwin, Jr.,
first vlce-commandor; A. L. .Poarch,
second vice-commander; Earl Lover,
.Tdjulunt; E. T. Quigly, sergeant-at-
arms: L. A. Gavin, finance officer;
Roy A. Brown, historian; Ralph
Wade, service officer; and Carl Flt-
•'hett, Jr., athletic officer. W. M.
"Kyc” Hudson Is the retiring com
mander.
Every Legion .post In Harneil
County has been notified that all
their members arc invited to be In
Diinii Thursday night for the supper
and meeting, as well as all veterans
even If they do not belong to the
Legion. Tift wives of the 'Legion
naires and veterans are also Invited.
'I'lie itinnugoiiont of Erwin
Mlllh Inis ol>tiilncd nn injunction
agHtnst (lie .strOdng mill woricerx,
reslraining (hem from crowding
the gale.s nt the mills in fir^vln.
The oisler Is returnable before
Judge t'law.s>ii Ji. Williams of
.Sanfoisl, ivlio granted the injunc
tion, on April
The niili iiianagement says that
some of,(ho workers ais* returntng
to (hell* i>os|s til the inUI.s.
'ommlssarlo.s have 'been set tip
in Erwin (u distribute fooil to the
strikers.
ANNUAL STOCK
SHOW AND SALE
OPENS MONDAY
Four-County Event
A^ain in Du nn For
Two Day Esihibition
Legislature Ends
Session Sunday a. m.
The North Carolina General. As
sembly called it quits In Raleigh at
exactly 12:17 n.m. Sunday morning
this past week-end after having wad
ed through a 102 calendar day ses
sion. By a joint resolution calling
for ndjournmont nt 11 p, m. Satur
day night the clocks in both House
and Senate were stopped nt that
hour, but actual adjournment came
over an hour later.
During the three and a half month
session the Legislatnre passed a
record high of more than $660,000,-
090 appropriations for the budget
while at tho same time holding fast
ng-tlnst any major tax incfeases.
Fire Saturday Night
Does Little Damage
The Lillington volunteer fire de-
pa tment answered a call late Sat
urday night to the house of ^ David
Campbell, Negro, on. Rose Road.
The fire department was on the
scene shortly after the alarm was
turned in and was able to put out
the email .tire before niuoh damage
was done.
The iiunual Ponr-t.'oiinly Baby
Beef and Fut Stock Show and Sale
will open Monday April 23, in Dunn
for farmera in Harnett. Johnston.
Cumberland and Sampson counties.
This Is the fourth year that the four-
county event has been held.
The baby beef and I'at stock sale
and show, hieiiidlng Iiogs. will be
held next iMouday :iud Tue.sda.v,
April 23 and 24. The show starts at
9 a, m. Tuesday and the sale at 1
p, m. the same day. Site of the show
and sale will be the 'Xow D!g-Foiir
Warehouse in Dunn.
Tho show l.s open t,') .iuyone who
is farming and living in any of the
four coiintie.s. County Agent C. R.
.\mmon.s says that the outlook for
the event next week Is very good,
and ho is working to 'itiake it oven
better than the one la.st year whirl*
was termed very successful.
SANFORD NFLA
MEETS TOMORROW
MORNING, APR. 20
The stockholder.^ of ihc Sanford
•National Farm Loan i'.ssoclatlon will
hold their annual lueetfng nt 10:30,
Friday morning, April 20. in the Lee
County agricultural building. South
Sloole Si., In Sanford, It was an
nounced today hy D, P. Ray. Jr„ the
ns.sonlatlon’,s dlrccto); hi Harnett
County, and who Is alao count^ tax
collector and formerly deputy coun
ty clerk.
The org.inlzatlon makes long
term farm loans through The Fed
eral Land Bank of Columbia, Colum
bia, S. C., in the counties of Harnett,
Chatham. Lee, Montgomery, Moore.
Randolph and Richmond, and mem
bers from throughout that area are
expected to attend the meeting.
Henry S. Johnson, Director of In-
foriunttoii for the F.trni Credit Ad-
minislrntlon, will address the stock
holders. He has been a leader in
agricultural credit for many years
and Is widely sought as a speaker on
such subjects throughout the south
eastern states. He has taken an ac
tive part In the development of the
nation-wide farmer-owner coopera
tive credit system of which the land
banks and the farm loan associations
are units.
Annual reports on the orgaiilia-
lion’s progress are to be made to the
stockholders at the meeting Friday,
and one member Is to be elected to
the board of directors. Each .me«a-
l>er has one vote In the business
meeting.
Having been chattered by A«t of
Congres.s In 1917, the Sanford NFLA
is celebrating Us thirty-fourth anni
versary this year, tt has served far
mers In Harnett and other counties
continuously since that date, and has
helped many hundreds to become the
owners of their farm homes.
Mr. Ray said sereral asaoctstlon
mensbers from Harnett would attend
the Sanford meeting, and that the
public also is cordially Invited.
William N. Mason
Joins Fraternity .
William N. Mason of Lillington
was one of thirty students st Vast
Carolina College In, Oreenvllle. who
have recently :been initiated as mem
bers of the Tan Chapter of Phi
Sismn PL national edtMatlon frater
nity tor man ttndnsta.
HUMOR, FUN AND
GIFTS ARE ORDER
OF THE MEETING
Assistant Attorney
General C. BeckwitH
Is Guest Speaker
Harnett County Educo Club, in
Htaglng Its final meeting of the 1960-
61 school year, resolved the event
Into a veritable love feast packed
wit!) humor, fun and gift-presenta
tions, at the Angler school cafe
teria -Monday night. The Invited
guests joined heartily in the merry
making, appreciative of the spirit
which marked the approaching end
of the annual grind of school work,
First on the program, following
the sumptuous feast prepared by the
ladles In charge of the cafeteria,
President Torrey Johnson recogKlz-
ed guests which Inclniled, besides
wives of members, representatives
of the press and others oinsely Inter
ested In Si'hool work.
Speaker for the ooeaHiaii was Clif
ton Beckwith of Raleigh, nsslstaitl
attorney general. Ho was iutrodiic-
ed by Supt. Reid Ross.
Mr. Beckwith’s i:ilk was mostly on
the humorous side, declaring at the
start he had no pnrthMilar topic, but
finally landing one ho called "Us."
From this simple text he po'nted
out tho invariable transformation
■from rivilized human to “snarling
beast” almost ove."ybody who climb
ed to the steering wheel of an au
tomobile. "It’s going lo kill us all If
we don't stop It,” he declared, "but
none of us seems to c.are. At least,
none ■a'ants lo change It.”
That was the only serious note
In his 46-minute^ speech. 'Whether
he was tipped in advance that it was
to bo a fun session did not appear,
but the speaker proved himself an
e.\cellent chlmer-lnner. ,
Presldenl Johnson called on Chalr-
mnn Tom Banks of the Athletic
Committee for report of the Field
Day program. Chairman Banks ex
plained that the event will be held
at night, 'May 10, at .gule’s Creek.
Details are to b'e announced later.
Principal Hal Smith of Coats,
chairman of the nominating corn-
mil tee, gave the no:ninee list lor
officers of the club for the ensuing
year: President, A. B. Johnson of
Dunn: vice president, Johnny Pecora
of Erwin; Secretary, C. H. Hood of
Lillington. Pecora succeeds J. V.
Fowler of Benhaven. Tlie club re
fused to let Mr. Hood, who has been
secretary for several years, turn
loose his Job. Election of the nomi
nees was unanimous.
Supt. Ross expressed the club’s
ai>preclation for Torrey Johnson's
excellent leadership during the past
year. Various members who attend
ed the NCEA meeting in Asheville
g.ive exhilarating reports of the
“time they had.” Then, In sonis-
Ihlng of a sympathetic note for
Principal Hamilton of Lillington In
his not being able to go to the
mountain session, Supt. Ross step
ped over to .Principal Hamilton and
presented him with a very "loud”
necktie, which he said was sent to
him by a "very pretty girl" 4n Ashe
ville'— after first snipping Hamil
ton’s cravat close to the collar. That
afforded the fudlcrous aspect of the
gift pi'esentatlons, and other gifts
went to the head office force, and a
funny-looking corn-cob pipe for Sec
retary Hood.
It was an excellent session, braced
by one of the Angler cafeteria’s
satisfying meals. Everyone regretted
It was the last session of the year.
.Killed in Action
The Department of Defense has
•'innounced that .Private Eldward M.
Smith son of Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Smith of Erwin, has been killed In
action in Korea. He was previously
reported Injured and returned to
duty.
PeflTffed at 50.1
The Asricnltarel Pepertmetet
hiu aanoittKed that the 199$ flocK
eared toltiKeo (rrop will have •
loan mlnlmhin of fiO.t ecteto •
poottd.
This is 8.1 cents a potnd esrar
the 1008 lalaimnm htNe vaMe^
which WM ■40 cents » yo—ttlj
Other of tohecee. were
IMwed at » UUte lew- thMs the
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