■ THE WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY AND NOT QUITE SO COLD TODAY AND TONIGHT dfOLtjME I. New Chinese Offensive Is Launched Wmm wmgammmmm § o ' i nnn #r: v :09Efl9|HflH»»|X ••< f i-, lf£f| $ *|Jw ®|*| : m up in 111 f s i|, ■ i |l§L * W&Lm km * H e JHBBr fe. •*♦>**ll % IMP r Jmßt floWfe fe Tf ' fftfiiiitllßnHßf jyl - Hn IwW BKJ jraffinf # ..SEE £? Bi Hi? : ;r.;( :: T - v m ■ HR >; 1 */<<% 'JswSbsswPSKSla « vj»«s*>®-.. ■ n jrts * HP y H I, '' _ HAMS FOR CHRISTMAS Employees of Erwin Mills, Ine. today were making plans for a real feast on Christ mas day. Each of them has been presented a big, delicious Colonial Ham by the company. Manager E. H. Bost is shown in this picture as he presented a ham to Mrs. Joyce Herring, who beamed all over as she felt the weight of it. Next to Mr. Bost is his secretary, Mrs. V. C. Swanson. Assistant Manager W. H. Muse, General Superinten dent Bill Miley and other members of the official staff are shown in the group as they helped present the more V than 1950 hams. (Record Staff Photo by T. M. Stewart.) * R- IWWY Tax Listing To Begin On January 2 SUPERVISOR JOHNSON SENDS OUT REMINDER TO HARNETT TAXPAYERS Tax listing, for property owners and persons required to pay poll taxes, will Begin o?) Tuesday, Jan. 2. Tax Supervisor Berles C. Johnson • Utfay urged that all property owners be as prompt as possible in making their listings, to avoid the inconvenience of a last-minute rush.’ The tax supervisor’s office once more made it known to taxpayers that only a signed listing will be accepted, and no abstracts will oe copied. If a property owner fails to list during the period set aside for that purpose, a penalty of ten per cent *1 be charged. Listing is scheduled to end Feb. 15. Minimum penalty for failure to list for taxes is one dollar. FARM CENSUS Information for the annual farm census will be taken at the same time that listing for taxes is made. Johnson asked that farmers have complete information ready, in order to save time and make an accurate census. tax supervisor’s office will provide list takers in the county with posters to distribute in their townships advertising who they are and where they may be found. The following persons were named as list takers at the Dec. I meeting of the county board of commission ers: * Anderson Creek, J. Hartwell Butts; Averasboro, Mrs. Ruth Gavin and Mrs. Frances Stewart; Barbecue, D B. Holder; Black River, Lester YJbodall; Buckhorn, E. M. Blanch ard; Duke, Mrs. Mildred Cameron; Grove, Mrs. N. S. Hudson; Hector’s Creek, T. C. Kendall; Johnsonvllle, E. E. Perkins; Lillington, R. B. O’Quinn; Neill’s Creek, Leon E. Davis; Stewart’s' Creek, Thomas (Continued On Page Seven) UN Cease-Fire Bid Rejected By China By ROBERT VERMILLION UP Staff Correspondent TOKYO, Dec. 22.—(UP)—Com munist China rejected today the United Natiqns bid for- a cease-fire in the Korean War. by declaring the United Nations; cease-fire resolution was "illegal” because Communist £hlna was not a UN member. China’s rejection of the UN med iation effort was dlscloeed v in a news broadcast In the Chinese language NewChlna NewsA*ency < which was The broadcast said a note reject the XTJw 8 mediation swiots vtS Sjt to the United Nations three man mediation committee at Lake .jjremler and "Foreign Minister Chou Employees At Erwin Begin Yule Holiday Employees of Erwin Mills, Incorporated began their Christmas holidays this morning—each of them with a big tender country ham for a Christmas feast. The big textile company yester day presented each of its employees with’ a Colonial Ham and at 6:30 o’clopt this morning the mills shut down operations until Tuesday mid night. Manager E. H. Bost, Assistant Manager W. H. Muse and members of their staff personally vpshed each of the employees a "Merry Christ mas,” presented each of them a big ham, and added their wish that they’ll enjoy the period of rest and the happiest Christmas ever. Presentation of the hams as an extra Christmas bonus took place in the Erwin school gymnasium. They were distributed yesterday from 10 a. m. until noon and from 3 to 4 p. m. WEIGHING OVER 26,006 POUNDS A total of more than 1,950 hams were given to the employees at Erwin. Many of them had already enjoyed Colonial ham and they beamed with pleasure as they re ceived their gifts. The hams were cured by Colonial Frozen Foods Lockers, Inc. of Dunn by a special and secret formula worked out by Manager A1 Wullen waber. These hams are now in great demand and are becoming widely known. Erwin churches are planning special Christmas programs, ' with emphasis to be .placed on the ser vices Sunday. The Erwin Local 250 of the Textile Workers Union of America, under leadership of President Cecil Tur nage and Business Manager Lacy Dawkins, has planned an outstan ding Christmas program for children pf the town this weekend. Another program for the children is planned by the Erwin Woodmen of the World. sent of the Chinese people’s gov ernment’s delegates," the broadcast quoted the note. "ILLEGAL AND INVALID” "As the Chinese Peoples Govern ment has stated Umt and again, this type of important resolution, passed ; without participation of China’s formal representatives And espec ■ tally an important resolution con -1 ceroing Asia, is illegal and invalid. | “Therefore, neither the Chinese ‘ Government nor its representatives ! are prepared to have any, contact with this illegal three-man commit • We.” I , Chou’s note was in reply to two ■ requests for a cease-fire conference t Peking *OO^ b * en i man committee apprised by tho United Nations General Assembly 1 Dec. 14 to seek a cease-fire in 1 K - _ hniA (Eto Bailu Jlvmrfr Woman Badly Hurt In Wreck Mrs. Rachel Lee Morris is in Dunn Hospital today in serious condition as the result of an accident near Angier last night. The crash ocCtMF* "about two miles from Angier on highway 210. A Ford, driven by James Leslie McNeill, Negro going east on the road, passed a farm tractor. McNeill could not complete the pass, and he cut far left to the shoulder of the road, to miss the oncomipg vehicle according to the highway patrol. The Morris car, driven by Ed Morris, cut right to the road shoulder, then left again to avoid the McNeill car. The bumper of the Morris car caught the other vehicle and turned over in the highway. Mr. Morris, thrown from the car, was pinned underneath, and her condition was described as very serious today, with the probability of a fractured pelvis. Neither of the drivers was hurt. Mr. and Mrs. Morris are residents of Lillington Rt. 1. County Seat Drive Lags Lillington’s drive to pay off a $7,000 dept on the new Community Building has .(alien well behind schedule, according to a progress report by Mrs. Joel Layton, Jr., finance chairman. > Only S6OO has been collected dur ing the past two weeks in a drive which was originally scheduled to run one week. The campaign was begun two weeks ago when the directors, head ed by Mack Norwood, Communiay Building Committee c hair man, found that interest on the $7,000 was piling up swiftly. Mrs. -Layton said that the drive Will continue for an indefinite period. She urged that Lillington citizens who wish to contribute get in touch with solicitors in their districts. Yule Postal Receipts Up The Dunn Poet Office will be closed both Sunday and Monday for the Christmas holidays, Pdstmaster Ralph Wade announced Friday. He said that an attempt will be made to deliver an incoming mail Saturday. In addition, the post master urged that anyone wanting to mail Christmas packages vdo so roHS y ° U hC Postmaster Wade added ttttt the' (volume of mail handled during the K UjTrolume^or'the' same last year. r-. •• i ■ DUNN, N. C. TRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1950 Pigs Is Pigs ; Pigs Is Also Cash In Hand Pigs is pigs, according to a noted author. And pigs is also money in the hands of the young sters who maintain the Harnett County Pig Chain. The chain has taken S6OO worth of pigs and turned them into $14,140 worth of potential ham, bacon and sidemeat. County Agent C. R. Ammons reported to the Lillington Rotary Club recently.