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w 0 oth 0 ¥ !.U» TONIGHT. LIGHT RAIN ; BEGINNING IN NORTH CAR OLINA MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR TO NIGHT. . VOLUME I. Fall Os South Korean Capital Hear » (hound Capital Squate By LYNN NISBET # RALEIGH CORRESPONDENT PORTRAIT Now that North Carolina’s star Is back on the panel in the hall of the house of repre sentatives in Washington, maybe something can be done about gett ing Henry Olay's portrait off the wall of the house of representatives in Raleigh. Nobody seems to know just how the big picture of the Kentuckian got its place of honor on the south wall of the capitol, Ciost honored position in the hall, while George Washington and Zeb Vance take less honored positions on the sides. INAPPROPRIATE— So far as most historians can learn, Henry Clay's association with North Car olina is not such as to justify great tribute from the state. He sat under an oak tree in Raleigh and wrote the letter embodying his famous statement, "I’d rather be right than president,” and someone has said he succeeded in being neither. He was a candidate for president and was defeated by ames K. Polk of North Carolina. A statute of Polk is included in the group on the capitol grounds with Andrew Jackson and Andrew John son, but long before that statute was erected Henry Clay’s portrait adorned the capitol. $ PROTEST The late A. J. Maxwell protested vigorously and in his campaigns for governor in 1932 and 1940 made doaens of speeches in which he called for more careful attention to North Carolina history. Maxwell did not get to be governor, and the Clay portrait remained where it was. Hope was expressed in some Quarter* last month that the picture would not be rehung after the painting job in the house Abut it is back again behind the speaker’s dais dominating the scene as the new legislature convenes. One member suggests that there | might be an element of appropri- , ateness for this special occasion since Henry Clay was known as the * (Continued On Page Four) t j January 11th. J Is The Last Day To Be A CHARTER SUBSCRIBER '* To 7 He Daily Record All Who Subscribe During The Next 10 Days Will Receive A Certificate Certifying That They Are Char* ter Subscribers. • Many in every community in this are* have already taken advantage of this SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY SAVINGS. You still have time to JOIN THEM. 1 THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER BARGAIN IN NORTH CAROLINA ’ BY CARRIER: .20 cento per week; $8.50 per year In advance; $5 for tiv months. SS for time numtiHL IN TOWNS NOT SERVED BY CARRIER AND ON RURAL ROUTES INSIDE NORTH CAROLINA: 9&M per year; RN far six months; 92 ter three months. OUT-OF-STAIR: RM per year in advance; 95 for six months, $3 for three months. . , . ' ' v ; . : i.S ,: j -j? i ' Save One Dollar A $1 DISCOUNT WILL BE GIVEN ON ALL ONE—YEAR SUBSCRIPTIONS DURING THE NEXT 10 DAYS AS A SPECIAL IN TRODUCTORY OFFER. Use This Convenient Subscription Coupon Today: TO: THE DAILY RECORD \ DUNN, NORTH CAROLINA Enter my subscription for years months to THE DAILY RECORD. Enclosed is S in payment NAME STREET OR BOX NUMBER CITY am OH TELEPHONES 3i17 - 3118 • 3119 r< ~ * r> i ' >. MX v - FIRST ’sl BABY BORN IN DUNN HOSPITAL—Mrs. Lois Parker, wife of James R. , Parker, of Dunn, Route 5 is pictured here in Dunn Hospital with her newborn daugh ter—the first baby bom at the local hospital this year. The pretty little girl, who hasn’t yet been named, arrived at 4.02 a. m. January 1, and so far is the first baby re ported bom in this section this year. The u aily Record contest for the first baby will not close until January 10th, however. The winning baby will receive a big bundle of gifts from Dunn business men. Pctured here with Mrs. Parker and the baby is Mrs. Lucy Cain of Dunn, nurse at the hospital. Dr. Marvin Poole was the at tending physician and Mrs. Elizabeth Lawrence was the attending nurse. Mr. and Mrs. Parker have three other children. Mr. Parker holds a position with the H. P. Johnson Oil Company here. (Daily Recor i Photo by T. M. Stewart.) Senator Young To Introduce Referendum Bill Tomorrow By WADE LUCAS Record Correspondent RALEIGH, Jan. 2—Sena tor-elect J. Robert Young of Harnett today was poised to toss into the Senate hopper a bill -tomorrow to allow a ' ■■; ' iH - “' * .4% *» -' •' * >r ‘rT ~^ (Ste B ailu JXtmrfr St a t e-wide referendum on ” the sale of legal liquor any where in North Carolina. -The Harnett senator, returning to hie State’s legislative halls for the ! first time since the early 1930’s 1 when he took the lead in offering legislation that led to the State's . taking over the public schools’ sup port, said today: “In offering the bill for a State- , wide referendum on the sale of legal liquor anywhere in North Car- ( olina, I am merely carrying out a , promise I made to the people of ‘ Harnett County In my campaign for , the Senate nomination last sum- , mer.” GREGORY FOR ROYSTER ; Meanwhile, Harnett’s Represen- 1 tative-elect Carson Gregory, a first termer, is reportedly set to vote tonight for Fred S. Royster of Vance for Speaker of the House in the 1951 Harnett. Had Six Murders During 1950 : Harnett County’s murder rate 1 isn’t nearly as high as a lot of people have been led to believe. Records show that the county’s homicide rate Is in the lower bracket - among counties of the State. 1 The county got a bad reputation 1 a couple years ago when five horr- . ible homicides—each one seemingly mor brutal than, the previous one— ( occurred in only three weeks. ! THREE IN FOUR DAYS ; And during the past two weeks, 1 Harnett bad three murders in four ] days. That was the last week In , December. But Harnett Coroner Grover 1 Henderson reported this morning that there were only six homicides during the entile year in Harnett I Two of last week’s slayings happen- ] ed In Dunn. Dunn also took credit . for two more qf the killings During the year. Coroner Hender- 1 son also was called to Investigate four suicides, two of which happen- | ed In Dunn, 12 automobile fatalities, , an.accidental shooting; an electre cution of an electrician; and the' 1 death of a person who was killed when he fell out of a chair. The figures were compiled today ’ by Ed Black, assistant to the < coroner. i Coroner Henderson also investi gated numerous other deaths in 1 the county in which no violence or 1 foul p)ay was involved. The coron- 1 er investigates only when death is violent or when there Is some un DUNN, N. C. TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1951 . session Os the General Assembly convening tomorrow -at noon. Roy ster Is regarded rather generally as holding the underdog role in his fight for the speakership with the veteran and conservative W. Frank ; Taylor of Wayne. , The Taylor lorces said they had : “given up any hope” of getting Gre gory’s vote in what could be but which is not expected to be too ] close a fight for the speakership. i As the 110 Democratic members 1 of the 120-member House of Repre- i sentative squared off today for the < caucus tonight at which they will i name their speaker and other offi- I cers, Taylor claimed support of “al most two-thirds” of the Democratic ] membership and Royster said he < “would win by a margin of from 10 < to 15 votes.” ] Governor Scott will address a 1 joint session of the Senate and ] (Continued On Page Seven) ' BULLETINS SEOUL, Korea, Jan. 2.—(UP) —The South Korean cabi net met in three emergency sessions today to decide wheth er to join the Korean populace in its flight out of Seoul. It was believed a decision on the government’s withdrawal from the capital—the second in six months—would be made tonight. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. (UP) Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker, who died defending freedom in a strange land far away, was buried today with the highest honors a grate ful nation can bestow on its soldier dead. The rotund little Texan who led American troops in the hard and bloody battle of Korea before a jeep accident cut short his brilliant career was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery, the shrine of fallen American heroes. NEW YORK, Jan. 2.—(UP) —The nation’s war worries toned down the annual New Year’s celebration and the number of dead in traffic accidents was the lowest in years. A nationwide check showed 256 died in highway crashes from six p. m. Friday to midnight this morning. LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y„ Jan. 2—(UP)—The United States drew up proposals today for get-tough action by the United Nations against Red China declaring that the Communist drive on Seoul had all hut blown the Arab-Asian cease fire peace plan “out the window.” . BONN, Germany, Jan. 2—(UP)— U. S. High Commis sioner John J. McCloy and West German Chancellor Kon rad Adenaer began the second round of discussion today on German rearmament. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UP)—Douglas MacArthur warmly approved the latest U. S. note to Russia urging an early Japanese peace treaty, it was learned today. The note, handed Soviet UN Delegate Jacob A. Malik in New York last Thursday, stated openly American plans to keep troops in Japan but asked Moscow to join in peace talks In which thfe Sotfet veto would be barred. WASHINGTON, Jan. today f. . ■ .• , " 1 li', • -3.- - ’ i V. ■ , 35 Congress 1 Wind Up ksWorktoday Action On Defense Spending Is Schauled Today W ISHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UP The 81st Congress met' Or perhaps the last time toda to complete action on “mui t” bills of the Lame Duel session. Bar ng a last-minute hitch, the House ' and Senate will adjourn sine < [e sometime today to clear the w ,y for the new 82nd Congress convei ing at noon tomorrow. A d adlock on any of the pending bills ( >uld delay adjournment until tomor ow morning. The jig ones awaiting final action in the Senate would provide almost $20,00< 000,000 in emergency de fense {pending and wouid set up a $3,100; 00,000 civil defense program to pro ect U. S. cities against atomic attack ThejHouse must enact a Senate approv *d bill revivirA the PreATent’s World War II powers to permit renege .iation of defense contracts. It completed action yesterday on the $1,300 000,000 corporation war tax bill and" se<A it to the White House | for President TriVjian’s sig nature! ELSEWHERE IN CONGRESS Leadership—House and Senate Democrats and House "Republicans met to elect party leaders for the new Congress. Sen. Ernest W. Mc- Farland. Ariz., was expected to be elected Senate Democratic leader over Sen. Joseph C. O’Mahoney, Wyo. House leaders of both parties were assured of re-election without a contest. Challenge—Ben. Clinton P. An derson; D„ N. M., planned to ask the pemogratlc conference to look Into tanpjaints against “slanderous” Mteratfire- used during the Maryland campaign in which John Marshall Butler, R., defeated Sen. Millard E, Tydings, D. It was believed un likely that the Democrats would do anything to prevent Butte: from, taking his seat. “TOO SLOW” Defense—Sen. "Paul H. Douglas, D., 111., protested that the Nation’s rearmament target has been too low and progress to slow. He said a “quick beellng up of the military” and methods of financing the cost are Hie most urgent matteft facing the new Congress. Procedure—The American Civil Liberties Union urged the house to defeat any attempt to restore power of the rules committee to prevent legislation from reaching the floor. It said no restriction should be placed on “the ability of Cbngress (Continued On Page Seven) FIVE CENTS PER COPY II ■ •; , Ik ■ § I m jyfl Ilia • 1®;- if J * fill MMmk Br i Wztfi 1 8 NEW CHAMBER DIRECTOR Henry M. Tyler, shown here at his desk this morning, has been an nounced as the third new director of the Dunn Cham beh of Commerce for 1951. He will go on the board with Ottis Warren and Charles Skinner, the other two new directors. Charles D. Hutaff, Sr., was also named to the board, but was unable to serve. Mr. Tyler, promi ’ nent in the business, civic, social and religious life of Dunn for years, is district manager of the Carolina Power and Light Company. He has served three times , I as president of the Dunn Chamber and js also a leader ' in other affairsJDaijy Record Photo by T. M. Stewart/) Harnett Cuts Road Toll 20 Per Cent In the face of a State highway toll of nearly 100, Harnett County cut its road fatalities 20 per cent in 1950, Corpofai William O’Daniel of the State Highway Patrol reported to The Record this morning. Oniy 12 fatalities were recorded on the county’s primary and secondary roads during the past 12 months, Corporal O’Daniel said. The 1949 figure was 15 deaths over a year’s time. “We’re very proud of the reduction in fatalities this year.” Corporal O’Daniel remarked. ’The credit is due to the patrolmen and the co operation which we got from motor ists. “Let’s see if we can cut it out all the way In 1951,” he added. The 1950 total was also under the mark for 1948, when 14 traffic deaths were reported, the patrolman said. SEVEN DIE ON MAIN ROA&S Seven persons died in accidents on main U. S. or N. C. highways, according to Corporal O’Daniel’s re port. .The remaining five were killed in accidents on secondary or rural roads. Two multiple deaths occured in accidents on N. C. 210 and U.S. 421. In each case, two persons died in the accidents. ■ , The remaining eight fatalities re sulted from accidents in which only one person was killed. In all, there were 302 accidents in Harnett during the past year. In addition to the 12 fatal wrecks, there were 128 in which personal injury was reported, ranging from slight to serious. Property damage alone was mark ed up in the remaining 162 road scrapes. ALCOHOL WAS CAUSE Other fatal accidents, each of which was responsible for the death of one person, occurred on: N, C. 87 near Olivia, U. 8. 301 south of Dunn, Jonesboro Road, N. C. 55 between Erwin and Coats, a rural road near Buie’s Creek, Brock Road west from Bunlevel, a rural road just ipff N. C. 210 south of Lillington and Johnsonville Road south from UDingtoh to N..C. 87. RUSSIA HAS IT „ WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UP) Chairman Garden Dean of the Atomic Energy Commission said flatly to day that “Russia does have the A-bomb.” Evening Hour Are Reading Hours 1 ' Officers Get ; 264 Stills i ■ During 7950 The year 1950 was a rough one I for bootleggers in Harnett County. Harnett Sheriff W. E. (BUI) Sal mon reported to. the county board ! of commissioners today that a total of 264 stills were captured and destroyed In the county during the , past year. In addition, the deputies 1 rounded ’ up 14 still operators. t Thousands of gallons of beer and I mash were poured out at the stills. I The stills ranged In size from a tiny 50-gallon submarine still to a pair of 1200-gaUon outfits. STURGILL IS CHAMP Deputy Sheriff B. E. SturgUl of (Continued On Page Four) Speakership Race Will End Tonight RALEIGH, Jan. 2.—(UP) —Democrats of the State House of Representives wall clash in caucus at Bp. tonight over nomination of ther presiding officer for the 1951 swMinn, but Senators are expected to nominate R. Gray Rankin of Gastonia as president pro tem by a unanmous vote. Candidates in me liveliest con test for the House speakership In a dozen years are Fred Royster, Henderson tobacconist, and Frank Taylor, Goldsboro lawyer. (Harnett Representative Cam* ' Gregory disclosed to Record Csr respondent Wade Lacas in Raleigh this morning that be wiU cast Us veto fee Royster.) Both already have moved into the Hotel fsir. Walter and campaigned •< «■ » » 1« nnUDMuJ which wUI be as good as election 1 since the lower rhnmhri haa onlvl .. .iA -wki® N 0.20 Eighth Army Retreating Under Assault South Korean Cabinet Awaiting Word To Abandon Seoul TOKYO, Jan. 2.—(UP)— Crack Chinese troops spear heading a 300,000-man Com munist offensive smashed within 15 miles of Seoul to day and the South Korean Capital’s fall appeared near. The defending U. S. Bth Army reeled back in retreat up to II miles all along the 140-mile front across Korea under furious assault by Chinese und Korean Reds twice their number. , South Korean President Syngman Rhee called his cabinet into special session in Seoul to await word from the U. S. Embassy on final abandon ment of the Capital. Civilians strea med south from the city by tens of thousands. Launched New Year’s Eve, the Communist offensive already had carried naif-way from the 38th parallel to SeoiA, split up and trap ped parts of two South "Korean divisions and ripped big holes in the Bth Army lines from coast to coast. An Bth army spokesman said the United Nations forces still were making “limited withdrawals” today and called the general sisuation “serious, but not critical.” He said the Bth army troops withdrew in orderly fashion to stabilize their lines. EAST END MORE SERIOUS Front dispatches said develop ments on the eastern end of the front were “more serious” than ’above Seoul, where the main enemy effort was concentrated. The Red forces in the east ap parently were trying to turn the Bth army's flank and cut Seoul’s i main reinforcement and supply lines running from Taegu and Pusan In the southeast., . Up to three enemy divisions— -30,000 men—slashed into the United Nations forces south of Yongpo, 73 miles east northeast of Seoul and 25 miles inland from the East Coast. But a security blackoQt (Continued On Page Four) Two Petitions Are Approved The Hamnett County Board of Commissioners this morning ap proved two road petitions. One petition calls for the hard surfacing of three miles of road in Grove Township, leading three miles from Coats to the intersection of Highway 421 at Hiram Stewart’s filling station. The road is used as a school bus and mall route. - The other petition calls for a sand, clay and gravel-surfaced road in Upper Little River. The road leads from Malcolm Dickens' residence to (Continued On Page Four) FOUR ARRESTS Dunn police arrested Felton Bare foot, 35, Dunn Rt. 3, Monday on a charge ot passing a worthless check. Three others were arrested, one on a peace warrant and two on capias warrants. ■»* : ' FULL COWKRAOS The North Carolina General D^'towd , you complete covenire pi the en tire session. to addition to the large United **■—*.*?»
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