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VOLUME!
j Gordon Gray To Address
/ Banquet At Dunn Armory
Ft. Bragg Commander To
jtntroduc* UNC President
At Annual Banquet Meet
Members of the Dunn
Chamber of Commerce, with
memters of Dunn’s civic
clubs, will gather at the ar
mory at 7 o’clock tonight for
the annual banquet of the
chamber.
A group of between 300 and 500
persons 's expected to attend the
dinner meeting, at which Gordon
Gray, president of the Greater Un
iversity of North Carolina, will be
the principal speaker.
Manager Joe McCuUers of the
Dunn chamber reported today that
ticket sales have been fairly good,
and he is looking forward to a highly
successful meeting tonight.
LEONARD INTRODUCES GRAY
* Major-General John W. Leonard,
general of Fort Bragg,
has accepted an invitation to be
present and introduce the speaker
of the evening.
Preparations were virtually com
plete fbr the annual membership
banquet this morning. Wade’s
flower Shop and McKay Floral
Gardens have contributed decora
tions for the armory, without
charge, McCuUers said, and Mr.
and Mrs. James W. Snipes have
f loaned a piano for the occasion.
Special music will be ' rendered
during the dinner, including selec
tions by a string quartet from State
College and several songs by the
Campbell College chorus.
Officers for 1951 will be recognized
at the dinner. The membership of
the board of directors will dress
formally for the occasion, but dress
Is optional to the public.
The public Is invited to the affair,
* Manager McCuUers pointed out to
v day. He said he has had numerous
persons ask if this it true, cmd also
ask if men attending may bring
their wives.
OPEN TO PUBLIC
“By aIT meahS,’’ he said today.
“The banquet is open to the public,
and the ladies are welcome."
Thg banquet is a high point in the
activities of the Chamber of Com- j
mere* each year, when members
vytop tor a moqgpnt Jh sWtfM* the
It work of the past 13 months and
begin looking forwanl to new ac
complishments for the folloidhg
year.
Accentuating this phase of the
annual meeting, Guyton Smith, pre
sident, will summarize the activities
mid accomplishments of the past
year.
During a busy 1950, the local
‘chamber sponsored a Produce Auc
tion Market, which in its first year
(/ranked second in the State in sales
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By LYNN NISBET
RALEIGH CORRESPONDENT
SPEED—Apparent efforts to rush
through at unusual speed some of
the pet projects of certain members
leaves sponsors of these bills vul
nerable to claims for consideration
on part of other causes. The Judge
•retirement pay, or “Hamilton
~ Bill”, is one example of this undue
haste. Another are the proposals
seeking allocation of $175,000 for the
agricultural building annex and
$750,000 for mental hospital con
struction, even while there is pend
ing a complete stqdy of all unex
pended permanent improvement
funds allocated in 19*7 and 1949.
While these spenders were speeding,
the group expected to oppose addi
tional taxes and appropriations have
| made little headway. No one has sug
gested that the objects of proposed
expenditure are not entirly worthy.
Even the opponents of the fair
ground coliseum admit the build
ing is desirable. The point is that
these special Items are not being
weighed against total state needs and
resources as was the case with bud
get consideration of the whole mat
ter.
STUDIOUS—One reason sot the
LSlow start is that more than usual
'number of legislators are really
/studying the unusually large num
ber of reports and recommendations
last session. The assembly may
not follow any of the recommenda
tions in the studies on highway
safety, ntfttr-mnnHpftl ro&ds,
others/ 1 in
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NEW CHAMBER PRESIDENT—Eugene W. Smith,
shown here, vice president of. The Commercial Bank
and prominent Duhn business, civic and religious lead
er,will be announced tonight at the annual banquet
as the new president of the Dunn Chamber of Com
merce. Smith, member of a pioneer Dunn family and
long prominent in the affairs of Dunn, will succeed
President Guyton Smith, who is retiring after a very
successful year as head of the chamber.
Tax Congressmen's Expense
Accounts, Solon Proposes
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—(UP l
Sen. J6hn J. Williams, R., Del,
predicted today thafr
will start off Presidents Truman’s
tax “till It hurts” program by Jlg
ging Into their own pockets—and
his.
William has proposed removing
the tax exemption on the expense
accounts of congressments, Vice
president Alben W. Barkley and
Ttuman. Williams said he thought
Congress will approve the idea.
Congressmen would b.tad«J
extra ssso a ysar on their $2,500
money. " : W:»’
OTHER CONGRESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENTS
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Ste Batin IXtmrd
Rent Controls—A new tough rent
central law, now being drafted by
administration experts, was sure
to stir up some Congressional op
position unless the world crisis gets
worse. Housing Expediter Tighe
E. Woods has tentatively proposed
asking Congress to extend rent
controls until June 30, 1953, restore
full control to federal authorities
and slap rent ceilings, in defense
communities that never had them.
Troops To Europe—Sen. styles
Bridges, R., N. H., said support Is
SaSxaSoS
sent to to
agreed
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DiTNN, N. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1951
May Rescue
Annex Bill
For State
Coltrane Says Present
Agriculture Department
Quarters Insufficient
| RALEIGH, Jan. 25. —(UP)—Some
senators planed a move today to
rescue and pass a bill enabling the
State to let contracts for a $1,000,000
agriculture building annex.
The special committee investi
gating the coliseum at the State
Fairgrounds planned, to draw its
report today, either recommending
the project be halted or that the
General Assembly play hands off.
But Sen James H. Pou Bailey,
a sponsor of the investigation, said
he did not expect the reoommeo-.
dation to be ready by the time the
House xnd Senate convqned at
noon.
The move to rescue the agriculture
annex from death in a sub-commit
tee was begun yesterday after Assis
tant Budget Director D. S. Coltrane
made his second appeal to the
Joint Appropriations Committee.
“If industry was to operate under
conditions that exist on the fifth
floor of the Agriculture Building,,
I think the Labor Department
would Indict them,” he said. ,
n CRAMPED FOR SPACE
“It would be hot enough up there
under that flat roof if there were
no labs, but there are labs with
burners going everywhere.”
He said there was only one-third
the space needed for soil testing,
no space for insecticide testing al
though farmers were buying “tre
mendous amounts of insecticide,”
and that the drug control program
approved previously was never set
up because cf lack of space.
“The bids on that building have
been extended through tomorrow,”
he added. “If this legislature wants
to take advantage of them it can
get that building bjf passing that
little $175,000 bill sometinf! tomor
row.”
The’.House already has approved
AddHlaaM «ts. ■ But the Senate
Appropriations Committee list met
acted to doom the project by send
ing the bill to a sub-committee with
the understanding that it would
not be reported out before contract
deadlines expired.
Glitter, Glamour, Orchids
Mark Opening Os New Store
Dunn’s beautiful new Colonial
Super Market opened in all its
glittering glamour this morning on
N. Wilson Ave. and a huge crowd
which filled the new food palace to
overflowing was on hand for the
gala occasion.
In fact, a half hour before the
doors opened, housewives were
lined up for about a block in each
direction, eagerly waiting to get
Inside the spacious and complete
super market.
Inside the store to greet them
was a score or more of high-rank
ing officials of the big grocery, con
cern and Manager J. R. Nunnery
and the other members of his staff.
FLORIDA WINS FIRST
The distinction of being the first
person inside the store went to a
48-year-old Negro woman, Florida
Murphy, who had pressed her nose
against the cold glass anxiously
awaiting the moment for the doors
to open.
Officials of the company stood
at the door and pinned a beautiful
Hawaiian baby orchid on „ each of
the flrsf 500 ladies who entered. The
orchids were flown to Dunn from
Hawaii especially for this occasion.
A Record reporter present for
the opening stood inside listening
to comments.
CUSTOMERS PAT TRIBUTE
They went something like this:
Burial In Charleston Set
For Maurice Steinberg
Maurice Steinberg, 46, prominent
ErwljD merchant, business and civic
leader, died about noon Wednesday
In Good Hope Hospital In Erwin.
He had been in ill health for more
than a year and had been critically
ill for about a week.
Mr. Stelnburg had resided In
Erwin tor a number of years and
operated Stelnburg and Company
a large mercantile establishment.'
Hie body was taken to Charleston,
B. a Wednesday afternoon and
funeral services will be held there
sanm*bom-*? I prayer
held to the First Baptist Church in
Erwin. »
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MINUTES AFTER the opening of Dunn s new Colonial Super Market
MS’ morning, the store was packed with customers and visitors to such an extent
Mit the doors were closed periodically to let the crowds move in the store. Pictured
BjPve is part of the happy throng. (Daily Record Photo by T. M. Stewart.)
Manager Tells How
To Win Big Prizes
By Bill and Doris Gnpton
Contest Editors
Have you ever had questions hurl
ed at you so fast that you hardly
kenw which one to answer first?
That’s what happens nearly every
day to the manager in charge of
the Record’s big "Everybody Wins”
prize subscription contest, just start-,
ing.
yesterday afternoon, for example,
there came tripping into this office
IgMung lady who wanted to enter
the contest and compete for that
goAeous 1351 Packard 4 Door Sedan,
worth/ over $3600.00, and other rich
eql attractive prizes soon to be
naedutder our unique “weeitty
She came to the point right awly.
“Well, count me in on that con
test and tell me all about It.”
“Yes, Indeed.” replied the manager
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“It’s out of this world.” “Isn’t
it beautiful.” "They’ve got
everything here.” “I never sa#
such beautiful displays in all my
life.”
Such tributes came as a reward
to the local store staff and to the
visiting assistants from other stores
and from Colonial officials who had
worked diligently to make the open
ing a great success.
Among company officials here
for the opening are:
H. W. McCullough, division man
ager of store operations: C. M.
Tuttle, general superintendent: H.
G. Poole, grocery and produce sup
ervisor; W. D. Horton, superinten
dent in charge of store openings;
J. H. Wallace, sales manager; E.
H. Vickery, Jr., grocery merchand
iser; R. B. Escue, meat merchand
iser; E. L. Reeves, produce mer
chandiser; A. P. Love, advertising
manager. All these officers of the
company are from the CS division
headquarters in Columbia, S. C.
Manager J. R. Nunnery and the
other members of his staff were
openly pleased with the success of
the opening.
OPEN TILL 8:30
Tonight, Friday and Saturday
nights, the new store will be open
until 8:30 pro. for the convenience
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The family requests that no
flowers be sent.
POPULAR CITIZEN
Mr. Stelnburg was a native of
Charleston, son of the late Samuel
and Annabelle Oaminsky Steinberg.
He was a popular resident of Erwin
and took part in various activities
of the town and community.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Violet Steinberg orßrwln; one son,
David Steinberg of the bomfe; one
daughter, Marylin; four toothers,
Leon, Irving. Jack and Dr. Matthew
Steinberg, all Os Charleston; four
Levy of Batea
burg, a C.; Mrs. Joseph O. Fisher
of New To* City, and Mrs. Ed
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Attend Two
Funerals In
Two Days
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Williford of
Godwin prepared today to attend
one funeral on Friday and another
on Saturday.
Mrs.; Williford’s mother, Mrs.
Johnnie Ann Starling, died .Wed
nesday-morning at Godwin, and will
ni Buried Friday afternoon.
Mr. Williford’s mother, Mrs. Es
ther Tew Williford, also died Wed
nesday morning in Portsmouth, Va.
They died only a few hours apart.
Mrs. Williford will be burled Sat-
urday afternoon.
MRS. JOHNNIE ANN STARLING
Mrs. Johnnie Ann Starling, 87,
widely-known resident of Godwin,
died at her home Wednesday morn
ing at 11:15 o’clock. She had been
in ill health for sometime and her
condition became worse about two
weeks ago.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day afternoon at 2 o’clock at
Black’s Chapel Methodist Church
at Godwin. The Rev. Joyce V. Early
of Dunn, pastor, the Rev. Mr. Mc-
Geathy, and the Rev. Forrest Hed
den of Lumberton will officiate.
Burial will be in the Antioch
Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Starling, a native and life
long resident of Cumberland Coun
ty, was the widow of George H.
Starling, who died about ten years
ago. She was the daughter of the
late John S. and Elizabeth Maxwell
Starling. She was a member of
Black’s Chapel Church and a char
ter member of the Woman’s Cociety
of Christian Service of the church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
Harold Williford of Godwin, Mrs.
Edward Parrish of Chatham. Va.;
.three sons, Oscar Starling of Wade,
Ralph Starling of Heath Springs, S.
C„ and M. G. Starling of Rose Hill;
one sister Mrs. R. O. Autry of AU
tryvllle; also 13 grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren.
MRS. ESTHER TEW WILLIFORD
Funeral services will be held
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
Lee’s Chapel Free Will Baptist
Church for Mrs. Esther Tew Willi
ford, 75, of Portsmouth, Va. She
died early Wednesday morning St
the home of her son, Theodore
Williford, in Portsmouth.
A native of Sampson County,
Mrs. Williford w« the daughter of
the late Joel J. and Mary Draughon
Tew. She was the widow of Jease B.
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Lindley Is
! Speaker Here
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Dr. D. Ray Lindley, president of
Atlantic Christian College, will
speak at the graduation exercises
; to be held by Dunn Public Schools
May 30, Principal A. B. Johnson
announced today.
The hn/»r.aianrMi<» service will be
delivered the preceding Sunday,
I Both addresses are set for Bpm
6ecli
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State News
FORT BRAGG, Jan. 25.—(UP)
Sgt. 1-C Daniel R. Herman of
Knoxville, Tenn., was reported in
critical condition here today of
injuries received in a plane crash
which killed Capt. William B. Castle,
30, of Eufsula, Oklo.
Army officials said the light Army
I.lane crashed while on a training
mission over the military base here.
Both men were attached to the
82nd Airborne Division.
WILMINGTON, Jan. 35.—(UP)
State Port Authority Director
George W. Gillette said today
North Carolina has lost almost all
chance of obtaining a Navy dry
dock for the Wilmington port.
Gillette said the Uavy had asked
a definite statement by yesterday,.
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Casualties Mfitthief Problem
In Atomic War, Says Medic
Not the kind of injuries, but the
enormous number of casualties, will
be the chief worry of doctors if the
atomic bomb is dropped on an
American city, Major Spurgeon H.
Neel told members of the Harnett
County Medical Society Wednes
day evening.
The group met at the armory for
dinner and the lecture. Special
guests were the boards or directors
and administrators of Dunn Hos
pital and Good Hope Hospital, and
civil defense directors of the towns
in the area
The speaker, who is head surgeon
for the 82nd Airborne Division,
reviewed the characteristics of
Superior Height No Trouble
As Benhaven Tops Salembprg
The Benhaven girls have done it
again. Same as last year,, they
were facing a taller team, a team
that was supposed to beat them be
cause of this height and because
of the fact that they had a shoot
ing specialist. But tqe girls from
Western Harnett refused to let the
tall girls make use ol their height,
they wouldn’t allow the shooting
specialist to dominate the basket.
Benhaven won another ball game.
The Benhaven girls took an early
lead and held it nearly the entire
> game, to win by a 40 to 37 score.
> The game was close and interesting
all the way through with the differ
• ence in scores widening only twice,
> and both of these times the Ben
i haven girls were the nes on top.
GAVE BENHAVEN TROUBLE
The opposing team put up a
’ very strong defense showing two
i very good guards that caused the
BULLETINS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25—(UP)—Orders rolling practi
cally all prices back to Jan. 2 levels and freezing wages an* ,/J
salaries awaited final government clearance today. : ',#|l
Some officials believed the price-wage freeze would'tedßfff
by nightfall. More cautious estimates were that leglfcj
formalities might not be completed until tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25—(UP)—Retail food prices soafcv
ed 2.8 per cent from mid-November to mid-December and
led Wgh ° f 178 '*‘ —'
All cost-of-living items in the index during that period
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Defense, For Your Own
Profit, Security.
UN Patrols Seek "Wisp
Armies" As Reds Build Up
For Possible New Strike
TOKYO, Jan. 25
UN patrols searched in vain
for the Chinese Reds wisp
armies today amid specular
tion that the bulk of the
Communists have pulled
back closer to Korea’s 38th
parallel.
There were reports of a. buildup
of 3,000 Chinese and North Kor«ap£
11 miles northwest of Yoju and of
r 2,000 to 3,000 North Korean guer
rillas or infiltrators moving south
through the rugged East-Central
Mountain?.
But nowhere else did Bth Army
patrols find more than 400 Reds at
one time in stabs up to 11 miltai
across no-man’s-land.
MAY PUSH TOWARD SEA
Most lield officers believed the
Chinese Red? were following their
usual tactics of massing far behipfl
the front for a new offensivfe -and
may strike in force at any time IB
an attempt to push UN forces into
the sea.
A pooled dispatch from the front,
however, said some intelligence
officers believed the Reds had made
a “large-scale withdrawal to the
north.” Arothei suggested that they
may have decided to break off
contact during the United Nations
political debate over a possible
cease-fire.
With slackening ground action,
the Allied Air Forces struck deep
into the enemy rear on long-range
armed reconnaissance flights. „
B-29 Superfortresses dumped 180
tons, of bombs on five enemy-held
railway centers—four of them on
either side of Conjin on the north
east coast and. the other at Sinmak
on the Pyongyang-Seoul line,
F-84 Thunderjets simultaneously
threw another challenge at Soviet
built MIG-15 jets with an attack *
on the railroad bridge at Hugu in
northwest Korea’s “MIG alley.” But
for the firs! time in five days they
met no aerial opposition.
ONE PLANE HIT
During last night, however, six-
Russian-built YAK propeller-driven
v fighters made three attacks on
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atomic explosion, pointing out the
I types of wounds which result. Ex
cept for the internal irradiation re
ceived from dust or water in a
ground or underwater burst, he ex
plained, the wounds received differ
only in quantity from the wounds
received from the explosion of a
conventional bomb. 'J§
PANIC WORST KILLH* u
Injuries form blast effects wou»
account tor half the injuries, he
said; burns would account.for an
other 35 per cent. Irradiation, which
has caused most concern' among
the public, would usually account
for only 15 per cent of casualties.
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winners lots of trouble, but the
shorter Benhaven guards outplayed
them as they turned in splendid
performances which was the differ
ence in the ball game.
Coach Hudson of Salemburg flg
! ured that if he could heffld down
Graham and stop Olive from driv
ing in for lay-up shots that Wb
team could win the game without
too much trouble. This was very
good logic and his team dicLa good
job of carrying out these dutjs£
however, three big things had been
overlooked—the all-around hustle
and scrap of th Benhaven’ team,
the point-making ability of Mona
Brown the third forward, mid the
fact that the opposing guardreould '
hold down his own team’s attack.
This was a victory won because Os
I fine play, not a game lost because
of poor play.
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