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Weather AND WARMER TODAY, PARTLY CLOUDY. TUESDAY, FAIR AND WARM. POSSIBLE VOLUME L - I '.' ■>”?!?-”■ 11 -' • 11 ‘-T '.. — —— ! — ! —"— —-- Reds Open Attack, Smash UN Lines m XH A TOTAL LOSS Shown above is one of cars involved in a head-on collision | "New Year’s Eve night on Highway 40, two miles east of Coats. Driving this machine was Elmon Barnes of Angier, Rt. 2, who was sent to Dunn Hospital with a fractured jaw. Mrs. Garland Beales of Goldston and her seven-year-old son, R. G. Beales, pas senger in the second car involved in the wreck, were also admitted to the hospital for treatment. Photo by Gene Stewart of Coats.) PROPERTY DAMAGE Only property damage wate reported Sunday night when the 1949 Plymouth shown went out of control, sideswjped another car, then l ~ 4‘piled Into adltch in frdfttbf Mary Stewart School, BeTwgefrOuhß ing the car shown here waa William C. Strickland, 19, of Dunn. The other was driven by Danford McLamb, Dunn, Rt. 2. Charles Holmes and Shelton Beasley, passengers in the Strickland car, escaped without injury. Investigation was made by State Highway Patrolmen David Matthews (holding flashlight) and Joe Whitaker. (Photo by Lewis Studio.) ' ~I " Z I ~ January 11th. * Is The Last Day To Be A CHARTER SUBSCRIBER I To The Daily Record All Who Subscribe During The Next 11 Days Will Receive A Certificate Certifying That They Are Char ter Subscribers. Many in every community in this area have already taken advantage of this SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY SAVINGS. You still have time to JOIN THEM. THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER BARGAIN IN NORTH CAROLINA BY CARRIER:.2O cento per week; 18.58 per year in advance; $5 for afac month*. S 3 for three month*. IN TOWNS NOT SERVED. BY CARRIER AND ON RURAL ROUTES INSIDE NORTH CAROLINA> S&9O per year; SAW for six months; S 3 for three months. OUT-OF-STATE: fSW per year in advance; 35 for six months, $3 for three month*. t i Save One Dollar A $1 DISCOUNT WILL BE GIVEN ON ALL ONE—YEAR SUBSCRIPTIONS DURING THE NEXT 11 DAYS AS A SPECIAL IN TROPUCTORY OFFER. ' ; Use This" Convenient Subscription Coupon Today: TO: THE DAILY RECORD DUNN, NORTH CAROIOA Enter my subscription for— months to THE DAILY RECORD. Enclosed is $ in paymmf||fF \ * NAME *— STREET OR BOX NUMBER — ( STATE «£ #*4, ,-M /• 1\ ~ r | —t : ! 11 ■ ■ ,l> (Eto J3ailu Court Docket Lists Rapes, 3 Murders Three murders and two rape cases will grace the Harnett Superior Court docket when Judge Q. K. Nimocks opens the January term next Monday. Two men are being held on murder warrants for consideration by the grand Jury. Both were in volved in Christmas holiday killings, A third, Clutrlie “Geech” Stephens, who allegedly shot 16-year-old Carl McNeill, Dunn Negro, on Christmas Eve, is still being sought by police. The grand jury is expected to re turn bills of indictment against Major “Buddy” Byrd. 30-yaw-old Dunn Negro accused of the slaying of Julia Adams on Dec. 26. Byrd was arrested by Dunn police Friday night. Richard Jones of Lillington, Rt. 1, is being held for the fatal Dec. 24 (Continued on Page Eight) Girl Is First Entry In 'sl Baby Contest ‘ The first entry In the 1961 stork race checked in at 4.02 a. m. Mon day, Dunn Hospital authorities re ported today. Mr*. Loi* Parker of Dunn, Rt. 5, was presented with a girl, weighing in at seven pounds, four, ounces, who may be. the winner of the contest for the first baby of 1951. No reports have yet come in from physletatte who may have officiated at home/deliveries earlier than 4 a. “as the New Year baby of 1951 the child,, who has yet been named, will be showered with gifts from Dunn merchants, the parents, too, will be included lb the shower. * DIVORCE SUIT A suit fqr divorce has been filed hi the office of the clerk of Harnett Superior Opurt by Shirley Matthews jjt3krtffiaJ bF *er next friend, Alice |1 Matthews, seeking absolute divorce I fnSm George Griffin. Grounds for II dfvarce given as two years’ , ? m - If® ; If ; DUNN, N. C. MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1951 House Meets On New Year's First Time Clean-Up Session Held Today By Lame Duck Congress WASHINGTON, Jan. I. (UP) The House held a New Year’s session for the first time in history today to clean up last-mnute legisla tion of the “Lame Duck” Congress. At the top of the list is the com promise $3500,000,000 tax bill re quiring corporations to set aside most of their boom-time profits for the government. Other emergency bills up for a vote are conference versions of the $20,000,000,000 military spending bill, the $3,100,000,000 civil defense program and new war powers leg islation. The Senate hopes to wind up its work tomorrow so the 82nd Con gress convening at noon Wednesday can start out with a clean slate. It has passed the tax bill but must dct on the other measures now before the Rouse. ELSEWHERE IN CONGRESS Foreign Policy—The bitter Dem ocratic-Republican debate over the administration’s conduct of foreign affairs continued despite a plea by Sen. Paul Douglas, D., 111., that 1 Americans "stop fighting each other and start fighting Communists.” Preparedness—The Senate com mittee on preparedness was ready to hold public hearings on administra tions plans to raise a 3500.000-man military force without hampering the defense production effort. Top Pentagon officials were scheduled as the first witnesses. McFarland slated {Leadership—Pre-election claims from both sides indicated ■*£ at Sen. Ernest W- McFarland, D-, Aria.., wi|l be - dec ted Senate Democratic (Continued On Page Seven) | STATE NEWS BRIEFS By UNITED PRESS Accidental and violent holiday deaths, which hit a record high in North Carolina over Christmas, hugged a new low today as the state entered the last day of'a long New Year’s’ weekend. A United Press survey showed nine violent deaths in the state, but few of them could be contribut ed directly to holiday causes. WINSTON-SALEM, Jan. I—(UP)1 —(UP) —Mayor Marshall Kurfees announc ed yesterday that .he will ask the board of aldermen to support him in seeking a local election on al coholic beverage control stores. CARTHAGE, Jan. I. (UP) Moore County officers reported to day arrests of 14 persons during the weekend in a drive to clear the county of bootleg operations. AmonS these arrested was Marcellus Chal mers-of Harnett. RALEIGH. Jan. I.—(UP)—Gov. (Continued On Page Two) BULLETINS NEW YORK, Jan.' 1. —(UP)—Frank M. Folson, presi- i dent of the Radio Corporation of America, said today there \ were 10,000,000 television sets in homes throughout the nation at the end of 1950. During 1950, he said, the Ameri- t can people spent $1,500,000,000 for television sets, an in- i crease of 100 per cent over 1949. 1 WASHINGTON, Jan. I.—(UP)—The Defense Depart ment today identified 534 more casualties in the Korean c War. The 190th list included 161 dead, 257 wounded, 16 1 injured and 100 missing. J LONDON, Jan. I^—(UP) —Radio Moscow said today that t Russians will get 50 per cent more meat, butter and milk I in 1951'than in 1950. They gave no specific figures. SAN-FRANCISCO, Jan. I.—(UP)—Shapely Erma Leach * started the New Year today with a check for $7,500 in her c pfcrse, a new fur coat in her closet and a gleaming new * Cadillac in her garage. That’s what she got .for spending 1 152 days atop a flagpole to earn the title of “World’s Cham pion Flagpole Sitter.” •. • U -v’ j I ' I t WASHINGTON, Jan. I.—(UP)—A bigger, broader-and \ costlier—federal Social Security program went into effect { The expanded program will add 10,000,000 workers and t (Continue* On Page Seven) / \ JBk JKtm I Jk; BENSON LODGE OFFICERS P. B. Wood, Jr., left, has been elected worshipful master of the Benson Masonic Lodge and will be installed along with other new offi cers Wednesday night at 7 o’clock in the'school library. George R. Ellis, center, was elected junior warden; and Julian Godwin, right, was elected as secretary of the lodge. (Daily Record Kioto.) Three Hurt In Accident Three persons injured Sunday night when two cars met head-on near Coats were reported “holding ported-’holding their own” St Dunn Hospital Monday. ) Victjms oi the collision, which) happened about 9 p. m..on Highway 40 two miles east of Coats, were Elmon Barnes of Angier, Rt. 2, driver of one car; Mrs. Garland Beales {of Goldston and her feven year-oicl son, R. G. Beales. No complete list oi injuries can be made nnUl after X-rays of the three victim* have been taken, hospital authorities reported. BOTH LEGS BROKEN Barnes is thought to be suffering from a fractured jawbone. Mrs. Beales received lacerations on her face and may have some fractures while young Beales is believed, to have fractures of both legs. The New Year’s Eve accident 04- .. (tytftaoed On Page Seven) \ Harnett Leaf • Growers Will i Hear Bennett i i All Harnett farmers are j urged to attend a county- ] wide tobacco meeting to be held in the courthouse at Lillington on Tuesday, Jan uary 16. County Agent C. R. Am mons announced that all phases of tobacco production will be discussed at the meet ing with special emphasis being placed on tobacco di seases. R. R. Bennett of Raleigh, State Extension Service to bacco specialist, will lead the discussion and show slides which should be of much value to tobacco growers in Harnett County. “In this county,” explained Mr.’ Ammops, “the major disease caus (Continued On Page Two) Doctors Will Plan For War Emergency Harnett County doctors, hospital staff members and others associated with the medical profession will tackle the problem of “Emergency Medical Care As Related To An Atomic Bomb Attack” on Wednesday night at 7 o’clock in the Dunn Armory. The doctors will hear an address on the subject and will then discuss a set-up to handle the work in the event of such an emergency. “SITUATION SERIOUS” Ih announcing the meeting today, Dr. W. B. Hunter, county health officer, asserted, "The situation ir, a lot more serious than some people think.” The speaker will be Dr. Walter Kitchen of Clinton, head of the Sampson County Hospital, who is chairn'in of the Emergency Medical Communion for this district. Dr. Kitchen pas had special training in this subject. ' Two Hkmett doctors, Dr. Hunter and Dr. Clarence L. Corbett, recently attended a meeting of Eastern Caro lina doctors for a discussion on the subject. i Dr. Hunter said today that in ad dition to the doctors of the- bounty, members of the staffs of Dvfnn Hos pital in Dunn and Good Hope Hos pital at Erwin, and others associated with medical work had been invited to attend. Daily Prayer Periods Held I Noontime prayer meetings will j be held every day this week at the Stewart Theatre for the conven- ! ience of businessmen and uptown | shoppers. A local minister or layman will . be in charge of the short daily services. t A blast will be sounded on the city’s fare siren about five minutes bffore services begin at noon to remind those who would like to gather for prayer. Truman Offers Peace Prayers By MERRIMAN SMITH UP White House Reporter ABOARD THE MOTORSHIP LEXINGTON, Jan. I.—(UP)—Pre sident Truman welcomed the- New Year today with a prayer for peace. As the Yacht Williamsburg plowed through the icy Potomac on the last leg of a four-day cruise, Mr. Truman flashed this greeting to the'Nation: “I hope that 1961 brings peace to the world.” The President ended the old year alternately resting and working on his State Os The Union message for the new Congress. He hopes to have the message whipped Into something like final form by the time the Williamsburg docks in Washington late this afternoon. Joseph Short, White House press secretary, said Mr. Truman plans to observe the start of the New Year and the inception of the 82nd Congress by attending services Wed nesday morning at the National Presbyterial Church. . PRESSURE MOUNTS The President, who has became noticeably more irritable under the recent domestic j Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham,! Happy New Year Half Million Flocking To Bowl Games By JOHN GRIFFIN Sports Writer NEW YORK. Jan. 1— (UR) Eleven football Bowl Games, premis ing ttWtifr gplmity and decked 1 out with all the pageantry that have made them a part of the American New Year’s Day scene, drew half a million fans today to stadiums in the “sunshine belt” And many millions of other fans were following the action on their radio or television sets. There promised to be plenty of action, for the experts would not name any team as a favorite by more than one touchdown. And the weather man promised that all 11 of the games would be played under clear skies in balmy sunshine. The Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Cal., “Grand-Daddy” of all the bowls, ■was expected to draw the largest | crowd, about 100,000, and also to I provide some of the hottest gridiron • fireworks California, representing the Pacific Coast Conference, was I listed as only a three-point choice | over Michigan of the Big Ten. SEEKING REVENGE Revenge is the theme for Cal’s Bears, for they represented the P.C.C. In 1949 and 1950, too, and lost both times. This time they boast the superior record, unbeaten with a lone tie against Michigan’s three losses and one tie, but will have to find away to stop the pass ing of the Wolverines’ Chuck Ort mann to vindicate the odds. The Oklahoma Qooners, ranked (Continued On Page Seven) DuPree Is Promoted By Insurance Firm Loroman C. DuPree, Jr., widely-known Dunn insurance . man and prominent Dunn business, civic *nri religious leader, has been promoted to the position of superintendent of the Life and Casualty Insurance Company of Tennessee for Harnett and Johnston counties. I** €> IMjNp&BE) JR* NO. 19 Over Million Chinese Are In Reserves Chinese Launch New Offensive; One UN Unit Collapsed TOKYO, Jan. I.—-(UP) Massed Chinese Reds tore huge gaps in the U. S. Bth Army’s defense lines and sent Allied forces reeling back toward Seoul. Red Vanguards were believed only" 18 to 20 miles north and northeast of the half-abandoned South Ko rean capital. Launching their long-expected offensive on New Year’s Eve, the Chinese smashed the United Nations Imjin River line, collapsed at least one battle-seasoned UN division and threatened the main supply routes of the rest of the Bth Army. HIT ON 140-MILE FRONT At last reports, the Reds were six to seven miles beyond the Imjin River north northwest of Seoul and attacking all along the 140-mile front across Korea—from the Yellow Sea in the west to the Sea of Japan in the East. United Press War Correspondent Robert Vermillion reported from the front that the Bth Army had with drawn to new positions and a tight er perimeter around Seoul under a plan completed days ago. Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, who succeeded the late Lt. Gen. Walker as commander of the Bth Army less than a week ago, went to the front to direct the defense. Under his command were 200,000 to 250,000 United Nations troops charged with the defense of Seoul and the rest of South Korea. The Communists unleashed their predicted offensive with an estimat ’’ed 250.000 Chinese and North Kor eans, backed by 1,000,000 reserves. RUSSIAN INFILL# ~ Two -South Korean agents sent * Into enemy lines returned with word that they had seen a Russian officer at Changdon northwest of Seoul. This was the first report of Russian officers in the field with the enemy (Continued On Page Five) Sangar Buck Dies At Wade Funera-’ services will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. for Sangar H. Buck, 83, of Wade, who died at 8:40 p. m. Sunday at his home. Services will be conducted by the Rev. D. M. McGeachy from Wade Baptist Church of which Mr. Buck was a charter member. Pallbearers will be A. A- McLaurin, R. T. Walkef, S. R. Jones, Stacey Lovick, Aleck McNeill and N. M. Bullock. Surviving are: the widow, the former Alice West of AtlanSk, Ga., of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Josephine Clemmons of Concord and Slizabeth Buck of Raleigh: two sons, Heroert Buck and E. A. Buck of Rocky Mount; three grand children and three great-grand- ■ children. Promotion of Mr.. Dupree was an- r nouneed today by Guilford Dudley, * Jr., vice of the company f in Nashville, Tennessee, and comes ’ as recognition of an outstanding * record with the company. As suDerintendent Mr DuPtm will -5 head tte sJf of with the Life and Casualty Com-' § pany in these two counties. At present, there are three other agents
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