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WRECKS INJURE 10—At least 10 persons, passengers in the cars shown above,
wei% injured in two accidents early Thursday morning. The top car, a 1946 Mercury
driven by Max L. Avery of Dunn, Rt. 3, struck a freigt train at Hodges Crossroad.
The lower picture shows a 1951 Ford involved in a head-on collision near Lilling
ton. Five of its occupants were taken to Duke Hospital in Durham. The driver,
William Claude Avery of Whiteville, will face charges of careless and reckless driv-
in. (Record Staff Photo by T. M. Stewart)
Five Injured When Automobile
Hits Train At Crossroad
.*, By ARNOLD SNOW
Record Staff Writer
Five young men, of six rid
ing in a car together, suffer
ed injuries last night when
their 1946 Mercury collided
with a Durham and South
ern freight train near Hod
ges Crossroads.
'Vthe other three were bruised and
lacerated in the aocident, which oc
curred about 6:50 p. m. Worst of the
injured was suffered by John F.
Parrish, Dunn Rt 3, who sustained
a fractured Skull and lacerations of
,the scalp and face. He was un
conscious on arrival at Dtfhn Hos-
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1 Contest Editors
fust as sure as the sun sets in
the west today, the Record will
dtftribute thousands of dollars in
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March 17th, Just six weeks from
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pital, where he was X-rayed and
sent on to Duke Hospital in Dur
ham. Parrish in 17.
STILL UNCONSCIOUS
Stacy Byrd, 19, of''Coats, was also
badly hurt. In Dunn Hospital, be
was still unconscious late last night,
with a possible fractured skull and
serious lacerations and bruises about
the head.
Only one of the six men riding In
the car, which plowed into the
moving freight, escaped without
injury. He was Hoover Johnson,
18, of Dunn, Rt. 3. Rudolph Miller,
17, Dunn Rt. 3; Delano A. Whitting
ton, 17, Dunn, Rt. 3; and Max L.
Avery, 17, of Dunn Rt. 3, were
bruised and lacerated. Miller and
Whittington were treated at Dunn
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Hospital and released last night
Condition of Avery and Byrd, who
are still patients at Dunn Hospital,
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New Bermans
Are Held On
Morals Count
NBWBKRN, Feb. I—«JP)—Two
New Bern civilians were under bond
today while Federal, State and mili
tary investigators probed reports of
sexual perversion practices Invol
ving Cherry Point Marines.
The practices allegedly involved
officers and more arrests were ex
pected.
"We don’t know how far the In
vestigation will go,” said Col. F. D.
Weir, chief of staff of the Cherry
Point Marine Base.
Louis Shipp, 30, New Bern in
terior decorator, was held in default
of $1,500 bond following a prelimin
ary hearing before Magistrate C. T.
Midyette. ,
James Louis, civilian employe at
Cherry Point, was ordered held
under $2,500 bond for the April term
of District Federal Court,
r Both men were charged with
"crime against nature Involving an
other human being.”
H. V. Collins, civilian Investigator
for the Cherry point Marine Air
DUNN, N. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1951
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Vets To Get Second
NSLI Check In April
WASHINGTON, Feb. I.—(UP)
The Veterans Administration an
nounced today it will start paying
a second GI insurance dividend of
$685,000,000 in April to about 8,000,
veterans.
Administrator Carl R. Gray, Jr.,
was unable to say what the most
any one holder of a National Ser
vice Life Insurance policy would
receive. But it was certain to be
less than the maximum of $528
paid under the first dividend.
In that dividend, a surplus of
$2,800,000,000 was available for dis
tribution among 16,000,000 policy
holders. The dividend covered
from 1940, when the National Ser
vice Life Insurance Law was pass
ed, through the anniversary date
of policies In 1948.
PAYMENTS IS AUTOMATIC
The amount of individual pay
ments will depend on the number
Hoey Urges Businessmen To
Smoke Out Five Percenters
Seek 2 Per Cent Rate,
Few Exemptions; Capitol
Elevator Topic Studied
WASHINGTON, Feiv, I—(UP)—
American businessmen Were asked
today to team up with Senate in
vestigators to smoke out “five per
centers” trying to chisel fees on
defense contracts.
Chairman Clyde R. Hoey, asked '
businessmen to tell his Senate in
vestigating subcommittee anything
tjiey knpw about the “influence ped- '
dlers” k pho claim to be able to get
government contracts through their
“oonnebtions” —and then- nsk for V
“irroT dffhe contract in return.
Hoey added, however, that the
investigators did not intend to in
terefere with “bona fide represen
tatives” hired by companies to make
sure they get “just consideration”
in the defons< production program.
ELSEWHERE IN CONGRESS
EISENHOWER—Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower was expected to'tell
Congressmen that Western Europe
will fight if attacked but needs
American troops and more modern
weapons. Hs was scheduled to ad
dress an unusual joint session of
Congress at the Library of Congress,
Eisenhower is commander of the
Western European defense army
now being built and has just com
pleted a three-week tour of Atlantic
Pack nations.
Hubert H.
Humphrey, D., Minn., said the Taft-
Hartley Act is “inadequate” to meet
national emergency labor disputes.
His Senate Labor Subcommittee is
studying possible changes of the law
to keep defense industries rolling.
Taxes—House tax writers predict
ed President Truman will get most
but not all of the $10,000,000,000
first installment he wants in new
taxes to pay rearmament costs.
They thought Truman went too far
in some of his proposals and pro
mised to make a “complete review”
of his recommendations.
Home Front Corps—Rep. Edwin
Arthur Hall, R., N. Y., Introduced
another bill to mobilise a borne
front volunteer corps to light any
invaders. The volunteers would use
their own weapons under Hall’s plan,
but the government would provide
the aHknunttion.
BULLETINS
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LAS VEGAS, Feb. I—(U.P) —The third mighty jitomic
test explosion within six days was set off today at the
Atomic Energy Comission’s proving grounds 100 miles ;
northwest of here. n ;
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MIAMI, Fla., Feb. I—(U.P.)—The Miami weather
bureau Issued a special warning today that a cold wave J
was expected to hit north and central Florida tonight with .
temperatures dropping to as low as 18.
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THREE RIVERS, Que., Febj I*-(U.P.)—Quebec Pram- <
■ of months the policy was in force,
. the plan of insuracne, face value'
, of the policy and the age of the
; insured at the time it became effec
tive. The agency’s insurance ex
, parts are still working on rate
schedules but expect to have them
, completed soon.
; Unlike the first dividend, it will
not be necessary for a policyholder
I to apply for the forthcoming p»y
--s ment. VA said it will automatically
I send his check to his last address
on the ayency’s records. In cases
' where there Is a question about the
• address, it will sent the policy
• holder a two-part postcard for ver-
I ifleation of the address before mail
■ ing the check.
The agency said the first checks,
i those for polices with aniversary
dates in January, will be ready for
maining in April. Others will fol
• low in order of their anniversary
- dates.
Meter Dimes
Benefit Drive
During the next week, all dimes
found in the parking meters its
Dunn wUI be turned over to the
current march of Dimes campaign,
according to city officials.
The board of commissioners of
the-City agreed to this move at the
reguest of County Chairman Joyce
VTRarly and Earl Jones, who Is
leading the Shrine Club in local
*Whfen you use a dime in the
parking meter during the next
week,” Chairman Early pointed out,
“you won’t get a bargain on your
parking time. The dime acts just
like a penny in the meter. But
your dime will purchase a degree
of satisfaction, in that you will
know it goes to help restore health
and happiness to those afflicted
with polio.”
Chairman Early reported that,
through Tuesday, he has received
reports of collections totaling $5,240
.25 toward a goal of SIO,OOO in the
county. Not all working units
have submitted a preliminary re
report he said and be urged that
these reports be made as promptly
as possible so that the county
chapter.will know where It stands.
Through Tuesday, Erwin reported
collections of $2,100, the drive chair
man said. Ullington reported more
than S7OO collected. In Dunn,
collections of about SI,OOO have been
turned in, toward a goal of $4,000.
However, not all the members of
the Shrine Club, who are working
on the drive here, have made re
ports of their solicitations.
Attention
If y*n have received one of our
contest receipt books through the
mail and are celling subscriptions
to this paper, please report to The
Daily Record Contest department,
Dunn, or telephone 3118.
This will be necessary in order to
obtain full credit on the free votes
offered by this newspaper.
V Ten are not selling, we would
appreciate it very much, if you
would return the contest book to
our office, or give it to one of our
contestants. •»
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Police Car
Has Accident
Not even the policemen can
always avoid having accidents in
these days of heavy traffic.
Patrolman A. A. Cobb, driving
the police department’s Ford car,
was involved in an accident on
Ellis Ave. Tuesday. The depart
ment reported that Q. C. Parker,
of Benson, Rt. 2, was driving his
Ford south on Ellis Ave., when
he made a left turn into Harnett
St. and dtove in front of the pat
rol car.
Both vehicles were slightly da
maged in the frerit. with the major
damage done to grills and fenders.
In another accident at the in
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UN Assembly Meets To Put
Aggressor Brand On China
LAKE SUCCESS, Feb. I.—(UP)
—The United Nations General As
sembly met today to brand Com
munist China an aggresor in Korea.
The lop-sided 44-7 majority by
which the American-sponsored ag
gressor resolution passed, the Polit
ical Committee Tuesday night as
sured final approval by the General
Assembly by a comfortable margin
beyond the required two-thirds ma
jority.
U.S. WANTS RESULTS
The U. S. hoped to get a quick
vote In the assembly without a
prolonged debate. Under assembly
rules, debate on a committee re
commendation may be omitted un
less one-third of the assembly’s
60 members request it.
It was considered likely, however,
that the Soviet-Arab-Asian com
bination which fought to the last
to delay a committee vote, would
muster enough strength to insist
on a full debate in the assembly,
SHP&ktmesf&iffGiL
Four O f Five Wrecks
Dense early-morning fog contrib
uted to four highway accidents near
Lillington and Dunn between 6 a.m.
and 9:30 a.m. Thursday, the State
Highway Patrol reports.
A fifth accident occurred near
Lillington when a passing auto
mobile caused the driver of another
machine to lose control of the ve
hicle, and hit a third car.
Patrolman R. B. Leonard, who
Investigated four accidents around
Lillington between 7:45 and 9:30
a.m. said that five passengers in
a car driven by a Whiteville man
were taken to Duke Hospital in
Durham after their machine met
head-on with a car driven by
Willie □. Franklin, 31, of Coats,
Rt. 1.
Franklin and two Negro passen
gers—Roscoe Holliday, 27, and Ray
mond Elliott, 26—were treated for
injuries at Lillington then released.
WILL BE CHARGED
William Claude Oliver, 24, of Box
286, Whiteville, driver of the 1949
Ford which ran head-on into the
1950 Ford driven by Franklin, will
be charged with careless and reck
less driving, Patrolman Leonard
said.
Injured in Oliver’s car were the
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Merchants Set
Closing Dates
At a mass meeting In the city*
courtroom Wednesday afternoon,
Dunn merchants decided td close on
Wednesday afternoons from the
second Wednesday following Easter
until opening of tobacco season.
Easter Monday will be a full holi
day, as will July 4 and Thanks
giving. Christmas, which comes on
Wednseday this year, will be observ
ed with two closing days, on Tues
day and Wednesday, Dec. 25 and 26.
Longer opening hours preceding
Christmas will be held on Thursday,
Friday, Saturday and Monday before
the holiday, when stores will be
open toUI *^ cCuUers
Dunn Chamber of Commerce, who
n nmrfiinnfi tn ‘lhlrffi hv the
3,000 Communists Attack
UN Armored Group On Five
Sides In Pre-Dawn Assault
French And American Troops Battle Encirclement
After Banzai Charge; Troops Take Wonchon While
Reds Pull Out To North; Superforts Strike Again * •
TOKYO, Feb. I—(U.P.) —U.. and French forces bat
tled desperately against Communist encirclement on the
Korean central front today, but Reds below Seoul began
a retreat across the Han River.
which might delay the final in
dictment by a day or two.
Tlie relatively mild attitude dis
played in the committe by Russia
—handicapped by the illness of its
delegation chief, Jacob A. Malik,
whose place was taken by Semyon
K. Tisarapkin who lacks his super
ior’s aptitude for a parliamentary
fight—led observers to believe the
Soviet might touch off fireworks in
the assembly.
RUSSIA SILENCED
But Russia had no fireworks yes
terday when it voted with the
other 10 members to remove the
Korean question from the Security
Council's agenda. This action was
necessary to conform to the UN
charger provision that the assembly
may not take a decision on any
subject before the council. Tsarap
kln said simply that Russia believ
ed the Korean question had been!
put On the council’s agenda illegal
(Continued On Page Seven)
Ask Reduced
Sales Tax
RALEIGH, Feb. I—(UP)—A re
duced sales tax with almost no ex
emptions was under consideration
today as the General Assembly con
vened at noon goaded by growing
demands for a more generous bud
get.
A bill to install an elevator in the
Capitol, however, was expected to
occupy the immediate attention of
House members.
The project, discussed for 15
years, got Senate approval in jig
time when it was introduced last
Friday. But .House Speaker Frank
Taylor channeled it to Appropria
tions Committee.
The group made two clarifying
amendments last night and gave the
bill a favorable report although
discussion left members uncertain
whether the elevator would meet
standards of a State code enforced
by the Labor Department.
WOUID BOOST INCOME
Earlier requests for increased ap
propriations totaling about $2,000-
000 during the biennium were head
by the Joint Appropriations Com
mittee anl a Finance Committee
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—— “ “O'* • "V/ WUkgk.
Students Will Rule
Dunn Next Monday I
Seniors of Dunn High School will
have an opportunity to see how
democratic processes are put to
wont in the city govern "rent next
Monday, when elected representa
tives from the class take over city
Offices for a duy.
Abe Elmow. president of the
senior class win be mayor for the
Rant More
COTTON ,
For Your Country’s
Defense, For Your Own
Profit, Security.
More than 3,000 bugle-blowing
Chinese and North Korean troops
hit an armored Franco-American
regimental combat team from five
sides, before dawn in a Banzai
assault some 10 miles north of Yoju,
38 miles southeast of Seoul.
Both sides threw in reinforce
ments and the battle still was raging
at noon (10 p. m. Wednsday).
ever, the Reds’ first attempt to com
plete the encirclement of the Allied
tanks and infantry had been beaten
off and a 10th Corps officer said the
assault was “under control.”
Farther west. Communist resist
ance decreased in the face of an
eight-day Allied offensive. American
pilots reoorted that "large numbers”
of Red troops below Seoul have be
gun retreating North across the Han
River behind a screen of well-en
trenched rear guards.
Tank-led American infantrymen
jabbed into and out of deserted
Wonchon, a tiny village three miles
east and 19 miles south—southeast
of Seoul
CHINESE FLEE VILLAGE
They wo-e hunting for Chinese
! Reds who have been blocking the
CJN ad/ance through that key vill- |
age. But inside Wonchon, they ;
found only civilians who said the j
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Fund-Raisers
Will Stage
Victory Meet
A joint victory report meeting
will be held in the dining hall at
Caippbell Colege by two of the
Home Area centers which have
“gone over the top” in obtaining
funds for the building of W $150,-
000 gymnasium at the Hartiett
County junior college. '
The two centers are the-Buie’B ■
Creek area and the Neills X!rdek-
Pleasant Union area. The i|tst”tt!Ml
a combined quota of $20.000—510,-
000 from citizens of Buies Creek,
$6,000 from Campbell faculty mem- " >
bers and $4,000 from the students.
The quota for the other area was
$5,000. *'
Presiding at the meeting when it
begins at 6:30 p.m. will be Dr. A.
Paul Bagby, chairman of the Bujjw
Creek fund-raising
Green and Berles Johnson "Use Oo- IS
chairmen of the Neills Creek-Plea- , f ?j
sant Union group. aojjH
Earl Westbrok of Dunn, ■ chair
man of the Home Area, wQ(h)MS 1
attend the meeting.
The Home Area comprises the
territory immediately surrounding
th college proper, from which funds
for the projected gymnasium are •
expected to come. The other etaJlfrMi
areas, spread over most of the
State, are looked to for funds .to
finance future expansion which
may double the present size of this
college.
third ward, and Ruby SurlesL Mftallsl
th ward.
Richard Monds will take over m
chief of police, with Archie Whfigj
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