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■X-c*\ ... 1^,' •v:- -^* 't • „•% ,, .1 W 5 ; ' ' • • -/? '''s; HELP FICaiT CANCER Do your part to help stamp out Cancer by donatmi^geBeroutly to the Cancer Dnve Fund HARNETT COUNTY NEWS CONStHUCTXVE..% HtthMtl** Only CotntyMiit Nmp«a«r ... PROGRESSIVE Vol. XXXIV~~No. 1» 92.00 PER YEAR~-Sc A COPY liRbgtam N. C.. ThunHlay^ May % 1992 **ll It CmuMMvs HarmrUt IPs In THE NEWy In and Out of Lillington WRONG SATCHBI. Folks nround hero have heen talk ing hiiito n lot about “the Utile black aatohels”—you know, the kind that iho political hander-outers carry. The other day a fellow walked into Tax Collector Dune Ray’s office and. nottcluc a black handbag on a de.sk, yelled out: “Where's the man whose black sniohel this is?” .\bout that time « lady clerk picked up the bag and tucked. It •ewny Into a drawer. It contained her lunch money, social security card, and maybe sonic few other small Items, ‘T need a new handbag anyway,” she said. ‘T never did like thia black one.’’ rONSlDKR THK WANT ADS If there are any householders in or near Lillington who have aiiart- ments for rent, they will do us a double favor it they will adopt the Want Ad method of un-vacaniing them. It's getting to be quite a bother to tell 30 many visitors to The News office that we know of no apartments for rent. Thank you. « * * SHOT HIS WAY OUT Many people are finding Interest in the story of “Garbine” WllHams, who while an inmate of State Prison invented guns that would shoot bet ter and faster and more accurate than other guns. The U, S, government adopted the guns and bought 8,000,0d0. .some of which are now being used against the Reds in Korea. It goes to show that a human be ing never drops so low Ja the scale of society that he can't stage a come back—provided of course there's something in him to start with. You might say Williams literally .shot his way out of prison—though 1j» a nice .sort of way. « * * wr; AGREE kVTTH JESSE Chamber of Commerce Manager Jesse .Jones of Fuquay-Varlna was a visitor in The News office one day last week, and of course if you know Jesse you will understand very well that he had quite a few words to say in praise of his twin-city. Folks In this office liked every w'ord of it, too. because they know Fuquay-Varlna is one of the most up-and-comlngest places in this sec tion of the country. T ore’s one big reason—end It’s not necessary to state any all of them—the people In Fuquay-Vgrina are the get-together, pull-together kind who. when they undertake anything, see it through to success. If you know Fuquay-Varlna and its people. It’s an easy matter for you to agree with Jesse Jones In what he says about tbe place. HARNETT IlKSTS Perhaps few people in Harnett county know that Senator WllISs Smith appeared in his first lawsuit In the courthouse here. In a letter to The News, Senator Smith tells about it, and how his friend, the late Attorney J, 11. Baggett saved him when he was about to lose his case. That makes two illustrious law- }'ors who started out on their great careers with “firsts" in the Harnett courthouse. Judge W. C. (Buck) Harris pre- rSee IN AND OUT, page 2) At Anderson Creek Tonight They Got Their Start In Courthouse Here FOUR PETITIONS FOR ROADS GET BOARD APPROVAL Other Matters Taken Up and Considered In All-Day Session j In U.S aU-d8.v session Monday, the [County Board of CommlsBlouers con- New School Budget Lowei Than Executives Expected iSidereri and passed upon many mat- ranging'from free peddler's .iVIKJE M'. f. HARRIS .Sh.N.VTOR WILLIS SMITH In a letter to The .News, United States Senator Willis Smith, having rend in Tiie Nows about the proposal to build a new courthouse, says; Harnett County News. Lillington, N. C. Gentlemen: In looking over an Issue of your paper the other day, I not iced that there is some suggestion of your county building a new courthouse. This took me back a long, long time to ,ny first Superior Court trial when 1 began practicing law. and 1 bad my first trial In your Superior Court, although I tried my best to keep those present from knowing that it wos my first. I succeeded, though, in disclo.sing that fact and but, lor tbo timely Interteronco of my associate counsel, Mr. J. R. Bag gett. would have lost the case. My good friend, Chief Justice Devin, still razzes me good naturedly about a break I made. Anyway, if you should have a picture of your present courthouse, 1 wl.'th that you would send it to me so tlnat I may have It as a memento of my first effort at trying a lawsuit In a Superior Court anywhere. With kind regards, I am, Sincerely yours, Willis Smith. In udditiuu to Senator Smith, Ihere l.s another imminent member of the Bar who had his "first” in Harnett county In starting out on ills career. He is Judge \V. C. (Buck) Harris of Raleigh, who presided at his first Superior Court term la Harnett af ter ho wuH elevated to tho bench. j license to .''pproval of ii 595,000 :budgei for tlio county's schools. , Reports were received and aji- proved froi:' lite,': Hurringtoii, Iteg- ilster of Deeds: D. P. R.'iy, Tax Col- ilector; L. iJ, McLe-Hi, Service Offi cer; U. H. Sellars and j. L. Bishop. I I-.’k'cti kiil Insiiectora; Eli;;abetb Mat- , Ac ling Clerk of Court; h. K. [ J;o::tnn iiiid Ida Illiinmit. Nepro fi.rn) iiml homo ngenl.s. ' Tbe Board granted free peddler’s I license for One year to Jesmond C. EXECUTIVES WILL ! Candidate For the [SECURE PLANS FOR I NEW COURTHOUSE ' I Duncan of Wake County. World 89.27 PER CENT OF 1951 LEVY PAID THROUGH APRIL War vdteran. The following road jmtltlons were approve'.! and file* for consideration of tbe State Highway Commission; Tn Averasboro; Tho road known as Ditnu-Long Bi^anch Road to the Cumberland county line—ilit miles. In Johnsonvllte: Extension of Highway 27 where It enters near •Cypress Churcii road on the road to Cameron. In Hector’s Crook: Prom Kipllng- Chrlstian Light rOjhd to Bnckhorn road— old Olive ^hncli road—1.5 miles. Tn Stewart's Cr right of Lo.st' Ta dergrnss road—■9.10' The board alim Health Department budget from Dr. *W. B, Hunter. It will be taken up at a meeting to be set when all other budgets will be Ansidered. The Board drw the June court tern* Jurors bofoiff adjourning. The Board will meet in special 'session at 9 a.m. Tnesd.ay, May 1.1. j x>m 16-A at 111 t« Pon ies. received tho $72,778.09 Remains On Books Out of Prayer Meeting Total of $678,307.62 There will be prayer meeting at ^Ir.s, Bessie Rogers, home near the Spring Hill church, Thursday night. May S. at 7:30. Rev. Jamo.s Faucett I will be the speaker. PROF. G, A. TRIPP ROTARIANS HEAR TALK ON CURRENT STEEL MUDDLE Prof. Tripp, Campbell Science Teacher, Relates Labor-Management Dispute frank - •Fraok Jeter, agrkultnral editor at State College, will aSdreed the '•AuSersoB CiWk Rurltsa ■Olub ei Its aisstlHg tohUrSt (Thmnidkr) at 7 The trend of thought In govern ment In this country In recent years has seemed not to bo able to become stabilized, but h.is swung from left to right, then back again, according to the view of G. A, Tripp, professor of Science at Campbell College. Professor Tripp was tbe guest speaker .nt tbe Lillington Rotary Club’s regular weekly meeting Inst « Thursday night In the school cafe teria. He was introduced by Dr. W. B. Hunter, who had charge of the ;n\ ter tain meat program. The speaker gave u brief rgsume of the current wrangle between labor end management, resulting in gov ernment intervention, in the nation’s huge steel industry. Mo then discussed the probable implications of government’s seizure of the Industry, It such procednre cun be followed legally in peacotlmo, (See ROTARIANS, page 8) III his final report of tho fiscal \e:ir, before conducting his land sale for delinquent t.axes Monday, Tax Colloi'lor D. P. Rnv showed that ho had collected through April lb a total of 5605,629,63 or 8^.27 per cent of the 1961 levy of 5878,307,62. This left on the books as of the last day of April $72,778.09 to be paid. Tbe collector did bettor than last year when the report was made as of the same. The percentage of tho levy collected then was 87.60, Collections during April the last f month before the land sale, amount- :cd to 515.318.3.1—$13,676.91 from .•current taxes and '51,'642.42 from de- I linquents. Other revenno was as follows: General county fund 56,148.63; I county school fund 52i0',378.49; old age assistance 51C,7'90.76: aid to de pendent children 511.998.00': APTD fund $806.00; veteran farmera traln- jing fund $9,621.27; child feeding program 53.852.77—making a total 'of $68,595,9.1. Collector Ray stated that he ex pected many delinquents to pay up before his sale started Monday at 10 a. m. Buie's Creek's New Pastor Friendly HD Club Meets Monday Night The Frlondly. Home Demonstra tion Club will moet iMdnday night, ■May 12, at 8 o’clock with Mrs. Rex Johnson and Mrs. Jack Upchurch as hoteasps. at the home of Mrs. .Tohn- Hon. Rev. We.ldon Johnson of near Dur ham has accepted Buie’s Creek’s c.'tll to the local Baptist pastorate, made vacant by the resignation of Dr. W. J. Angell January 1. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and family will move to Buie's Creek about July 1. They have three children, a son, 7. and twin girls, 4. He frankly admits that in return ing to Buie’s Ci’cek ho doesn’t re member much of his early days there, “for \ left there, I’m told, at the age of 1.8 montlis.” His father, the Rev. Joel Johnson of Cumber- I.'ind County. wa.s In Buie’s Creek high school to prep!.re himself for the ministry. Women Voters League Wants To Know If Candidates Fitted The N. C. League of Women Vot ers wants to know if the candidates for Congress arc fitted for the jobs they seek, and a sharp questionnaire Is being mailed to them. . Besides asking for various ' and .sundry pieces of information con cerning ago, .party affiliation, ad dress, etc., thp sharp,question Is .put to the candidates: “What particular training and ex perience have you had that would qualify you tor this office?” In a' tetter to The New-s. Mrs. Frances T. mil of Durham, spokes- man for the League, saya: .“Tte aotswrt. to these or the lack of answera, will be made public In advance of tbe .Democratic primary May 31, so that voters may know the stand taken on certain isBuea by the dilterent candidates.” The letter also says: “The League of 'Women Voters of N. C. includes nine local gronps 'within the state, located at' Ashe ville, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Dur ham, .Fayetteville, Greensboro, High Point. Raleigh and Wlnaton-Salem. In these localities, .the League plans to bold during Mhy open .'meetings to which candidates running for Iwal and otate ■ offices and tor Gongr«» are invited to .ftpiieer and speak li»r themselves to pdmtlnaat qwNRloas.”- Mr. Johnson's college educatiou began after service In tho Navy in World War II. He graduated from Wake Forest in three years (with auramer school) with Phi Beta Kappa rating. While there he was assistant to Dr. Reid In philosophy and to professor of biology. This summer Mr. Johnson expecu to complete’ three years’ work in Duke’s School of Divinity, with his B.D. He is presently serving aa pastor of Cedar Fork Baptist Church fco- ! tween Durham and Chapel Hill. • Supply preachers in Buie’s Creek jlUe last two Sundays were Dr. Car- ■lyle Campbell, April *7, and Rev. luartwelt Campbell of Gj^eenville, jMay .d'. Both are udtive sons of the icoWHiianiiy. The Meredith president Us the kon of Mrs. J. A. Catapbell All Further Action, However, Subject to Approval by Voters .\t Its meeting here Monday, the UoiLt’d of County Comnilssionei’S iiriopted 11 resolution calling for securing plans for a proposed new roiiiihouse by an architect. Further than the resolution, how ever, the Board did not go. That will be left to the voters at an olec- llon to he called for the purpose of securing approval of the venture by a bond Issue or otherwise. The architect secured to draw the plans will be asked to submit them at the June meeting of the Board, together with an estimate on the cost of the building and of the equipment and facilities needed. The resolution recited the dlpalt- dated condition of tbe present struc- lure, its bad state of disrepair, and Us Inadequacy to afford ample space for the various offices needed. It has been proposed that Harnett follow the example of some other counties and Include a Health Cen ter In the courthouse. By this means considerable aid can be secured from the Medical Care Commission, It is stated. .Members of the Commission Board were outspoken In their favor of the proposed new building, and stated that tbeyJMtd liqard no. one speak In disfavor of U. The only restriction they had heard mentioned, they said, was that the old building' be torn down completely and a new structure erected. The Commissioners are expected to take some definite action at the June meeting when the plans and estimates are received. •CALLS FOR ONLY 3 CENTS RAISE OVER LAST YEAR .lI'tKJK II. Hl’XT BARKER .Ind.v"^ Parker, who is well known and quite popular In Harnett County, having presided a number of times at sessions of Superior Court here, is .-juid to be in the lead of all tbe candidates for Supreme Court Jus tice. Those with whom The News has talked express the opinion that Judge Parker will run far ahead of the other eandidate.s in the Harnett primary May .11. Closing Exercises At Coats School Principal Hal Smith has announc ed the following schedule of com mencement programs at the Coats school: Sermon, M.ay 18, 7:30 p. m.. Rev. J. W. Lineberger. pastor First Meth odist Church, Fuquay Springs. Music Kecllal. May 20, 8 p. m. Class Day Exorcises, May 28, $ p. m. Graduation Exercises, May 26, H p. m. Spe.aker, Leslie H. Campbell, president of Campbell College, CARNATION SALE Players Needed For HERE SATURDAY Local Softball Team The Lillington Chapter of Amerl- War Mothers will sponsor a (^trnatlon Sale Saturday, May 10.- The proceeds will go to the dis abled war veterans. The public is urgently requested to lend its wholehearted support to tills worthy undertaking. An effort is being made in Lil- iiiigtou to form a softball team and all interested persons are requested to meet at the school ball park on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thurs days at 6:00 o’clock in the after noon. [ Male players from 16 vears of age '.mid up »ip needed to form tbe team. He Doesn’t Fish on Sundays— Hasn’t Since He Was a Boy and tbe late Dr. Campbell, The other ■lOauipbaU man. the ton of Prealdoat '«Md Mf«. L. H. Otaaifbon. tt naaaiwr '«f..Ckn vwMo atAtkw Ju anNnvIUa. "1 don’t go fishing on Sunday— that la, not any more. I went once when 1 was a boy. and that was the last time.” The man speaking was Mr. Frank Byrd of Lillington, a noted fisher man, It sounded like a good story of human Interest, and Tbe News listened. “Some of us boys knew where there was a hole that had almost dried up. It had been a good fishing hole, but for some reason the water had lust about left It, and w'e won dered If the fish were still there. "Well, It was on a Sunday, and we boys had got together. We didn’t think It was any harm to go see the hole and find out if the fish had left before the w.'iter had got too low. “So, ivhen we got there, lo and behold the big fellows were swishing around In a little bit of si How wa ter. The temptation was too grout tor us and we shed our Sunday clotlies! got some ‘brushes and cor nered the fish St the edge of the water, picked them out, put them on a willow withe, and fastened them at the edge ao that they would keep alive In the water, “We dared not take them home, so we left them there. When J got home 1 couldn’t v/Hbstaiid the temp tation to tell my mother what big whoppers we had caught In the old fishing hole. “She said: 'What did you do with those fish?" "I told her. “She said: ‘Go get -those fish and bring them home,' “I went back to tho fishing hotat and the fish were gone. A hog bad eaten every one'Df then. “WeU, I knevr whtpe there wm FRANK BYRD another liule about the same size, so 1 went there and found the water bad almost gone from that one too. But 1 caught a little string of small lones and took them home. I "My mother took Ihem and dress- I ed them. Then she sat down in front of me, reached out her hands to me —and simply wore me out.” Mr. Byrd had to stop a minute to reflect oh that memorable occasion, then with a laugh: ,“No, no, she didn't use a twitch on me: but she gave me one of the worst and most complete tongue- lashings I've ever heard. "since that time I've never toeen fishing on Sunday, and I don’t In tend to ever go again," declared the old fisherman. “Mr. Frank,” as he la affeettoo- ately known, is a Spaalsh-Amerkan war veteran. He w«a 83 yean old on his last birthday, Oet. 34, IfiSlv No Provision It Made For Any New School Buildings ffiinicn (’i)uniy’a Board of Ednca- (o i.ho Board of Com- mi'^-ioiicru .Miiiukiy a budget for the ucNi school year that calls for only .3 cents increase over last year In the t:«.x levy for schools. ftcr tuey received It. Item by item an* explained by Supt, Glenn Frofflt. i!ic Bxecittives expressed surprise that the increase asked for was so small; they thought it would “be a great deal more,” they said. Auditor Herbert Carson was pre sent when the budget was presented, and he expressed the opinion that the Increase could be met without any over-all increase In the county- wide levy. In the “current expense” portion of the school budget the amount asked for increased the rate 7,cents -r-'from 12c to :i'9c, but In' the “capital outlay” the rate was out 2 cents—from 32c to 30c. The same was true in the case of the “debt service”—from 20c to 18c — thus leaving the over-all Increase for school purposes 3, making the coun- tywlde rate asked for schools 67c as against 64c last year. Supt. Prof fit explained that no new buildings had been provided for in the new budget, stating that it was anticipated that tbe 1864i legis lature will make some provision for aiding the counties in acquiring new buildings. The Superintendent did, however, emphasise the imperative need tor additional ibulldtngs and facilities for the Negro schools. He said that if tbe next legislature should come to the aid of the schools, the Negro schools In Harnett County should get the lion’s share of it. He also stressed the need tor now buildings at many of the schools, and stated that at some time In tbe near future this provision must be made. There are repairs that are needed also, and for some of these the Board of Education had provided for in the budget he was submitting for the 1962-53 school year. The budget is quite lengthy, of course, since the School Board had gone into detail to state the needs for the schools as of now. Also submitted was a 'budget for the Dunn District schools, which have a special levy of 16c only In that district. Tho budget was tentatively ap proved. Final approval cannot be made until a report Is received from Tax Supervisor Berles Johnson which will give the- total valuations upon' which the 1952 tax levy is to be made. Terry Sanford To Talk To Democrats Attorney Terry Sanford of. Fay etteville, former YDC chairman, will address Harnett Democrat's at their County Convention Saturday, May 17. Mr. Sanford is a graduate of I'NC, a member of the State .Port Authority, and was a Paratroop Cap tain In 'World War II. All Democrats iu Harnett County are urged by Chairman W. A. John son to attend the convention. Ladles are especially invited. Precinct meetings will be held Saturday. May ;ld, to elect commit tees and delegates to the county, convention. May Civil Term Hat Been Cancellfkl Acting ClcHc of Oonxt. BUiabeth Matthews vms notified momlng' that the Mag civil of Hanaett Snpecior .OMai be canoelled.dne to tlw .Jndge W. O. Mawrto, preside, vnis itt and that Judge- wna 'nvdllaNet. ^ TIk. canMilatlMi wm net Mcelv^ cd I to .time, to matlfg, da.. 4d the ' court attoeheo-wd Itoom, tomib id uhem' canto.to JTiWthietodi MBmdMr mofuing emptottog .tlto tohdem to eoNveno. . totodinl wtoe feiUto.iom fito(giff.Hn8r.^tfc,
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