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W. E. Winston
Winston Ends 31st
Year With Hospitals
By ARNOLD SNOW
Record Staff Writer
A talk with M. E. Winston, administrator of Dunn Hospi
tal, is a quick lesson in hospital management.
For Administrator Winston, going on his 71st. year, has
recently completed 31 years service wrt& various hospitals
in the state, all this time on tfie managerial erid of the
business.
-A list of the hospitals he has
Wrved includes some of the largest
and best institutions in the state:
Rex Hospital, Raleigh; Duke Hosp
ital, Winston-Salem, and James
Walker Memorial Hospital, Wilm
ington.
When he came to Dunn Hospital,
that institution was laboring un
der financial difficulties. With in
deptedness of SIB,OO0 —a full month’s
budget—the hospital was not look
ing too confidently to the future,
vjn a year, Winston had cleared up
flbse debts.
He mentions this modestly, and
with good reason. Back in 1932,
when the whole country’s finances
Were in a bad way, he took over
management of Rex Hospital with
a deficit of $25,000 and cleared that
up in 18 months. With much bet
ter conditions prevailing recently,
he considers the economical ad
ministration of the local hospital
comparatively easy hiatter.
Winston is a pioneer, and like all
Poneers, he is accustomed to do
ing difficult things with maximum
success. When he went into hosp
ital management, he points out, it
was a woman’s field. There was less
specialization, and the superinten
dent of nurses, always a woman,
; also took care of administration.
I Winston was one of the first to
enter this field.
HE WATCHEU DEVELOPEMENTS
Having been long engaged in the
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BULLETINS
NEW YORK, Dec. 21—(UP) — Margaret Truman soon
may be earning more than the SIOO,OOO a year her dad
makes as President. The National Broadcasting Co. offered
an exclusive long-term radio-television contract
imat may top the president’s salary by $20,000 or more. And
It appeared today that the vivacious, blonde soprano would
accept,
MOSCOW, Dec. 21—(UP) —Premier Josef Stalin cele
brated ]ais 71st birthday quietly today probably working
as usual on affairs of state at his desk in the'Kremlin.
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Dec.—(UP)—Mrs. Hattie Cara
way, 72, first woman ever elected to the U. S. Senate, died
e 01 a sanitarium today after a long illness.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21—(UP)—HOUSE action today
on President Truman’s request for two emergency war
powers was delayed until Jan. 1 because too many mem
bers went home for Christmas.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21—(UP)—Charles E. Wilson took
over the massive task of mobilization today and promised
to do “whatever is necessary to - prepare the nation’s eco
nomy for any eventuality.”
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WASHINGTON, pec. 21—(UP) — today
announced settlement of the long railroad wage dispute
with a three-year, no strike agreement.
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Hundreds View
Tableaux Here
Last Evening
Performances of the Nativity
tableaux in the yard of the First
Baptist Church will continue
through Sunday night, according to
Evelyn Straughan, director of the
pageant. Hundreds of people saw
and admired the scene last night.
Three-hour shows will be given
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
nights, followed at 9 p. m. Sunday
night by a single show.
Through Saturday, - the perfor
mances will be staged between 7 and
10 p. m.
Some 112 persons are taking part
| in the three tableaux, Miss Straug
han said. The first performance
was given Wednesday night. '
Scenes represented are the angles
appearing to the sheperds, the
manger scene and the coming of
the three wise men.
Live sheep, donkeys and other
animals are used in the showing,
Miss Straughan reported. Only a
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Senate Acts
To Provide
Defense Sum
PRESIDENT TRUMAN TO
GET 20 BILLION
FOR GRIM EMERGENCY
By UNITED PRESS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—(UP)
The Senate moved quickly today to
give President Truman $20,197,000,-
000 to arm the nation in its grins"
emergency.
Some Senators, led by Styles
Bridges, R., N. H., and Guy Cordon,
R., Ore., want to trim some “fat”
from the huge supplemental defense
appropriations bill. But there is
no doubt the President would get
most of the money he requested.
The new funds would bring the
country’s defense spending to a
total of more than $42,000,000,000
since the Korean war broke out.
The Senate appropriations com
mittee, which approved the bill
yesterday, urged prompt action and
asked the administration to halt
the “monster of inflation.” Its re
port said inflation already has cut
20 cents out of every dollar approp
riated for arms.
ELSEWHERE IN CONGRESS
Foreign Affairs—Secretary o f
State Dean Acheson, just home from
Europe, was expected to report to
Congress on the Atlantic Pack Con
ference at Brussels, Belgium, which
set up a 1,000,000 man European
Army under Gen. Dwight D. Eisen
hower. He said he had “no” com
ment on blistering Republican
criticism of himself and his handling
of foreign policy.
Hoover—Republicans and Demo
crats split sharply over Former
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STATE NEWS
BRIEFS -
RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 21—(UP)—
Haywood Robbins of Charlotte was
named by Gov. Kerr Scott yester
day to succeed D. E. Henderson as
a Decocratic member of the State
Elections Board.
RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 21—(UP)—
North Carolina’s hospital syster got
ready today* to do its own con
struction work at Kinston’s Caswell
Training School because it couldn’t
afford to pay contractors.
Roy Purser, State Hospitals busin
ess manager, said low bids were
almost twice as high as the amount
of money available for building a
new kitchen and renovating dining
rooms at the school.
RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 21—(UP)
Haywood Robbins of Charlotte was
named by Gov. Kerr Scott yester
day to succeed D. E. Henderson as
a Decocratic member of the State
Elections Board.
RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 21—(UP)
North Carolina's hospital syster got
ready today* to do its own con
struction work at Kinston’s Caswell
Training School because it couldn’t
afford to pay contractors.
Roy Purser, State Hospitals busin
ess manager, said low bids were
almost twice as high as the amount
of money available for building a
new kitchen and renovating dining
rooms at the school.
TARBORO, N.C., Dec. 21—(UP)—
W. J. Smith, former chairman of th c
Pitt County Board of Commission
ers, was to testify before a federal
court here today regarding the call
ing of negroes lor jury duty. At
torney’s for convicted murderers
Bennie and Lloyd Ray Daniels are
seeking to prove in the hearing that
negroes are discriminated against
in selecting Pitt Juries. If the point
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READY TO ROLL The Dunn High School Band lines up like rows of com for a quick practice inarching session, with five delightful drum
majorettes leading the crew. First organized in 1948, the band gave its premiere marching performance at Dunn High’s homecoming game
that same fall. The band is now a familiar sight in parades staged in Dunn. There last marching performance was given Dec. 9 when the annual
Christmas parade rolled down Broad St. The white-clad drum majorities are, left to right: Jenme Smith, Adelaide Coats, Patricia Snipes, Linda
Aycock and Nancy Abernathy. Director W. L. Burrage, who organized and trained his classy band, stands at the far left. (Record Photo by
Lewis Studio.) _ ‘ . . ; #
fiUNN, N. C. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1950
JEEP WRECKAGE Two persons riding in this
jeep, a Negro father and son, were treated for injuries
at Dunn Hospital following the accident on highway
421, near Lillington, late Wednesday. The driver of a
truck, which was also involved in the crash, ascaped
injury, but patrolmen estimated damage iat $450 to
SSOO.
Father , Son Badly
Hurt In Accident
Father and son were taken to Dunn Hospital for treat
ment after an accident near Lillington Wednesday evening.
Injured were Leon Surles, Negro,
Dunn Rt. 3 who suffered lacerations
on the face, a fractured jaw and
crushed hip; and his son, Marshall
Surles, with a lacerated jaw, loss
of several teeth and possibly a
broken jaw.
TRIED TO PASS TRUCK
Driving a jeep, the property of
Bob Young, Surles collided with
a 2‘i-ton truck driven by Lee Clack
of Lillington. According to highway
patrol investigation, the jeep at
tempted to pass the truch on high
way 421, about two miles east
of Lillington, in the face of
traffic , approaching from the
opposite, direction. Both vehicles
Juyalve* were toward Liß
mgtori. Failing to make the
passing, the jeep apparently cut
back and forced the truck off the
road, patrol spokesmen said.
Considerable property damage was
done. Patrolman Bill Grady, who,
investigated, estimated damage to
the truck at $450 to SSOO and damage
to the jeep at avout SSO. The truck
is the property of R. M. Turlington
of Lillington.
West Funeral
Services Set
Mrs. Rossie Irene West, 56 died
suddenly at her home on Dunn,
Route 3, this morning at 12:30
o’clock. She had been in ill health
for the past two years, hut her
death was unexpected. >
Mrs. West was a native of Samp
son County, daughter of the late
Henry and Virginia Jones Brad
shaw.
Funeral services w.ill be held
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at
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Dunn Passes
Seal Quota
Mrs. W. W. Carroll, local chair
man for the Christmas seal sale,
announced Thursday that collections
reached $1,602.48, slightly above the.
quota set for Dunn.
The chairman said she is now
confident that the sale, lagging
soinewhat for a while, wfil return
SflfOO orjjwfi. -She expressed deep
gratitude foe the cooperation of the
public, and especially for the help
given her in the schools.
Mrs. Carroll announced winners*
in the school contest w*iich has
been conducted by the Dunn Tuber
culosis Association. The competi
tion offered prizes /or drawings o*
essays on the seal and its meaning.
First prize for the first grade was
awarded to Wayne Hopgood, and
second prize was given to Parnham
McNeill of Harnett County Train
ing School. Second grade prize went
to Faye Stewart of Mary Stewart
School. Third grade prizes were
awarded to Bobby McLeod of Har
nett County Training School and
Mary Coats of Dunn Grammar
School.
SEAL COLORING PRIZE
From first to third grades, the
contest consisted of coloring a
replica of the Christmas seal. Prizes
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PROGRAM SET
The Mary Stewart Sunday
school will have a program and
Christmas tree Sunday morning
at 9:45 for the entire Sunday
school. All that can—please
attend.
WITH GAS
Gas Grenades
Hurled At
3rd Division
WAR DEPARTMENT SAYS
ALL TROOPS ARE
EQUIPPED WITH MASKS
TOKYO, Dec. 21 (UP)
Cold, smoke-grimed U. S. 3rd
Division thoops held firmly
to their five-mile wide beach
head in Northeast Korea to
day despite probing attacks
by Communist troops armed
with gas grenades.
A delayed dispatch from the
Hungnam Beachhead said Chinese
Reds hurled the gas gernades at the
defending forces for the first time
during thrusts against the defense
perimeter Sunday.
An official spokesman in Tokyo
confirmed enemy use of the gernades
and said they were filled with a
combination of smoke and tear gas.
“It is not what is usually thought
of a poison gas,” the spokesman
said, “although it obviously possesses
qualities not beneficial to humans.’’
The gas-gernade attack was made
against the 3rd Division’s Puerto
Rican 65th Regiment, but no other
details of the engagement were
available.
(In Washington, a War Depart
ment spokesman said all American
troops are issued gas masks, but he
did not know whether the Hungnam
forces actually'were carrying them.)
BOMBARDMENT CONTINUES
Front dispatches and communi
ques reported that an around-the-.
clock land, sea and air bombard
ment still was preventing the Com
munists from attacking the shrink
ing beachhead in strength.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s com
munique also reported the ominous
appearance of enemy reinforcements
opposite the Northeast rim of the
new United Nations Bth Army’s
defense lire above Seoul.
It saiq Communist Battalions
'were moving into position south of
Kumha, 53 miles northeast of Seoul
and 20 miles notrh of the 38th
parallel, and northeast of Yonchon,
36 miles north of Seoul and six
miles aixye the parallel.
Qriver Freed
In Two Deaths
A Jacksonville, Fla., truch driver
has been cleared of blame in a wreck
which took the lives of two Dunn
men on Oct. 28.
A cornorer’s jury in Palatka, Fla.,
absolved James W. Scales of guilt
in the death of Lucian Norris, 84,
and his son-in-law, Leslie Strick
land, 50, both Dunn men.
The wreck, which occurred seven
miles north ‘of Palatka, resulted
when the Dunn men’s car struck
Scales’ gasoline tanker. Both North
Carolinans were cremated in the
following two-hour glaze. Scales
received only slight injuries in the
accident.
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SOMETHING FOR TEACHER W. D. Burrage, direc
tor of Dunn High School’s Band, received a present
from his pupils at the end of the 1950 fall term. Presen
tation on behalf of the band was made by Claude Pope
of Dunn. The band’s organizer and director came off
with two shirts and a key chain in this encounter. The
presentation followed the regular practice session
Tuesday afternoon. (Record photo by Lewis Studio.)
Retailers Contused
On Price Roll-Back
By UNITED PRESS
Merchandisers are willing to conform with the govern
ment’s, request fqr voluntary pride rollbacks but Xirst
they must know exactly what’swanted of them, a survey
showed today.
Users Os Gas
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Hard Hit By
Railway Strike
Arthur (Tit) Tart, local Sinclair ,
distributor, today appealed to Con- ,
gresSman F. Ertle Carlyle for assis
tance in finding additional supplies i
of bottled gas for the Dunn section.
Mr. Tart reported that approxi
mately 1,000 families here are faced
with the possibility of their supply :
being exhausted.
In fact, said Mr. Tart, many fami
lies are already out.
He said he had made attempts to
get the bottled gas from several
towns, but found Goldsboro, Fay
etteville and several other cities
completely out.
Mr. Tart said he was “finding a
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BE A CHARTER
RECORD SUBSCRIBER
NO. 12
The survey, conducted by United
Press, indicated that thern is con
siderable confusion concerning the
order. •
And most retailer* emphasized
that they want manufactures and
wholesalers to cut their prices bade
before retail price tags can be mark
ed down to Dec. 1 levels.
Many retailers said there had been
little price boosting since the first
of month, however. Some indi
cated they felt the government was
pulling the snaffle after the run
away was over.
However, Dun and Bradstreet re
ported that wholesale food prices
for the week ending Tuesday
reached the highest level in 27
months.
International Harvester Co. an
nounced last night that it will
conform with the rollback order on
its farm tractors, implements and
other goods although it said * the
measure will work a “hardship’*' on
the firm.
The firm had hiked prices an
average of four per cent on Dec. 12
and added a 1.8 per cent hike on
some motor vehicles the following
day. The cutback, I-H sard, will
cost the firm $36,000,000 during the
coming year
MILLS TO SELL HOMES
The Erwin Mills at 2:10
this afternoon announced
that the Alester G. Fur
man Company of Green
ville, S. C., has been em
ployed to handle the sale
of worker’s homes in Er
win to the employees liv
ing in those homes. This
company has handled
many sales of this nature
both in North and South
Carolina.
A notice which has been
ny a wm e opeTXce i™£-
on January 22,1051, where
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