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Weather SHOWERS AND WINDY, TURNING COLDER OVER WEST PORTION TODAY AND OVER EAST PORTION THIS? AFTERNOON. # VOLUME I. TRUCK WRECK TAKES TWO LIVES *Broken Wire Electrocutes Albert Register; Driver Os f Truck Is Dead Os Injuries Acting Coroner Soys No Inquest Necessary; Third Man Injured When Truck Sideswipes Car, Clips Telephone Pole, Rams Front Porch At Home Os E. H. Jernigan, Jr. By JIM HENDERSON Record Staff Writer One man was electrocuted and a second died of injuries after a flatbed truck loaded with bricks sideswiped a car, clipped off a telephone pole and smashed into the front Iporch of a house on E. Broad St. Extension about 6 o’clock this morning. Albert Register, 47, of Dunn, Rt. 5, driver of the damaged car, was electrocuted and burned to death when he stepped on a broken live wire in the rain while going to the aid of two men trapped in the cab of the truck. Henry Goodman, 21, of 408 Maple St., Sanford, driver of the truck, died of Internal injuries shortly %ifter Dunn firemen released him / ■ Only Slim Edge Separates Leaders In Contest Tussle By BILL AND DORIS GUPTON, Contest Managers « The first published vote standing of contestants in The Record’s “Everybody Wins” prize subscription contest shows that more general and concentrated effort has taken place during the past few days than at any time since the race began and the “battle royal” now in evidence is at tracting area-wide attention. Hundreds of thousands of votes were cast for various con tqgtjtnts and numerous positions in the line-up had under gone changes with every report dmof the past week. The standinga, here indicate the, positions *)! the contestants as «rrebniary 6 their votee iflwWßi oh this front page wwre tabulated. * m So closely arrayed are the con testants of this nee that any one of the three remaining days in this, our "Booster Week” may see many notable changes in the relative standing in the field. Just a hand ful of the “full-limit” subscriptions by any one of those listed can be the means of nosing out one or more of the participants. _ The crucial test is now at hand WATCH 'EM GO! —IN— -0&&SM |g| SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST GRAND PRIZE PAjCKARD AUTOMOBILE WORTH $2694.94 Contestants listed below in numerical order with votes cast publication up to date. Mrs. David Clifford .. Dunn 781,900 Mrs. George R. Souders .. Lillington 754,500 Mr. Bill Hinton Dunn 728,850 Mrs. Charles Johnson .. Dunn 718,050 Mrs. Pauline Tart .. Erwin 708,000 Mrs. NeU Byrd .. Benson 321,600 Mrs. J. W. Whittenton .. Dunn 300,500 Miss Mamie Butler .. Dunn 270,800 Joseph Odel Jackson .. Dunn 220,000 Mr. bG. Johnson Dunn 162,500 Mrs. Edith 3. Lloyd ~ Erwin 161,400 ' Mrs. G. W. Ferrell .. Dunn 129,500 Miss Faye Denton ~ Coats i 124,500 Mrs. Robert H. Alphine Dunn 123,000 Miss Ann Vann .. Dunn 133,000 . .Mr. Harold Bass .. Dunn 113,700 Tks Werid b faß es Starters, “BOOSTER WEEK” LEADDING TO BATTLE ROYAL TELEPHONES 3117 - 3118 - 3119 from the crushed truck oAb. His father, oteve Hector Goodman, 63, of Sanford, was returned to Lee County Hospital in Sanford for treatment. FATHER IS INJURED The elder Goodman sustained severe cuts and a possible fracture of his right leg. No inquest will be held in the two (Continued On Page Six) for potential grand prise winners as Saturday night ends “Booster , Week” which will to a considerable degree change the positions of con r tenders. TWO DAYS LEFT The matter of success lies entire ly in the hands of contestants them selves. We can help them by tell ing them how, and by urging them (Conturned On Page Seven) J ite Batltt TSktarxi mjj mmmt agm WHERE TWO MEN DlED—Pictured above show the scene where two men died in a freak accident early Wednesday morning. At top is shown the spot (bottom arrow) where Albert Register, 47, of Dunn Rt. 5, fell and burned after he was electrocuted by a broken wire from the smashed telephone pole (top arrow). Pictured at the bottom show the truck in which Henry Goodman, 21, of Sanford was him and the damage to the front porch of E. H. Jernigan’s home on E. Broad St. Extortion. (Daily Record Photo by T. M. Stewart.) Man Jailed In Theft Blames Sleep-Walking Daniel Junior Everette, 26, of Dunn, Route 1, was being held in the Dunn jail today under SI,OOO bond on charges of stealing more than SBOO from the home of his moaher-ln-iaw, Mrs. Haley Grant ham of Dunn Rt. 1. Everette, a Navy veteran, was arrested by City Policemen K. M. Fail and F. W. Hall about 1 a. m. I (Continued On Page Six) DUNN, N. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1951 Officers Hear Police Authority at Meeting Harnett County law enforcement officers, at a meeting held last night at Johnson’s Diner to promote better cooperation and understand ing betwe icn the various agencies, heard an address by Carlisle John stone, director of public safety at Raleigh, heard various officials present pledge their cooperation to , each other, saw a training film , and witnessed an exhibition in judo. The meeting, arranged by City Manager Tommy Hobbs, was the first of its kind ever held here and those present expressed hope that other similar get-togethers would be held from times to time. , Hobbs presided over the dinner meeting and introduced the speakers and special guests. JOHNSTONE SPEAKS Spteker Johnstone, former Chief of Police in Montgomery, Alabama and a former Marine captain,,pre faced his address with a qoutation from President George Washington: “True administration of Justice is (Continued On Page Six) jfajt Allied Troops Push Within Sight Os Seoul While Reds Dig In For Suicide Stand Jersey Train Wreck Toll May Reach 87 WOGqBRIDGE, N.J., Feb. 7 (UP)—The death toll rose to 81 today in the derailment of a rush hour commuter train and may go as high as 87—the worst rail disast er in the United States in 33 years. More than 500 of the 900 New York to New Jersey commuters aboard the Pennsylvania Railroad's Broker Express were injured when the engine and eight of the train’s 11 cars plunged off a temporary trestle at 5:30 p.m. yesterday in the center of this small town. The engineer of the train blamed the trestle giving way under the weight of his train for the accident. County authorities said they were investigating to determine if crim inal negligence caused the wreck. Seventy-seven bodies had beer recovered from the wreckage up to 6 a.m. authorities said several more bodies still were trapped in the twisted steel of two coaches which plunged down a muddy 26-foot em bankment from the trestle which (Continued on Page Seven) GOP Opposes Troops Plan for Congressional approval or send ing American troops to Europe. Senate GOP Floor Leader Ken neth S. Wherry, Neb., protested Democratic plans to seek the green light after only two or three days of closed committee hearings pext week. The plan is to bring the proposal before the Senate for a vote be fore the end of next week. Sen. H. Alexander Smith, R„ N. J„ said Democrats should remember that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower advised that Congress and the nation (Continued On Page Seven) Wade Farmer Wins 5-A«re Cotton Contest For 195§ : 1 RALEIGH, Feb. 7—First prize in the 1950 North Carolina Five-Acre Cotton Contest was awarded today to J. R. Bullard, Rt. 1, Wade, a Cumberland County farmer who produced more than two bales of lint cotton per acre. Bullard and his tenant, C. W. Mathews, were awarded SBOO worth of savings bonds at a district cotton meeting in Fayetteville. By using an eight-row tractor -luster and applying 12 dustings of benzene hexachloride, Bullard and Mathews obtained a yield of 5,600 pounds of lint on five acres, averag ing 1,120 pounds per acre. The estimated State average yield for 1950 was only 152 pounds of ' lint per acre. Runner-up in the. State contest j was W. D. Goodnight of Cabarrus ! County, who received S4OO worth of bonds at a district meeting In Charlotte Tuesday. Goodnight and his tenant, Ed Moss, produced I, pounds of lint per acre, or 5,285 pounds on the five acres. They treated their crop with nine app lications of benzene hexachloride dust. 2 OTHER WINNERS FROM CUMBERLAND District winners in the Five-Acre Cotton Contest, as announced at district meetings this week, include: District I; First, Ralph Sigmon, Catawba County; second, J. A. Miller, Davie County; third, J. T. Parker. Anson County. District D: First, G. E. Bullard and Paul Roberson, Cumberland County; second, Wllkinsod Farm, Sam Jones, Scotland. County; third, J. A. McLamb, Cumberland County. District IH: First, Curtis Lewis and . . Solomon, Halifax County, second. Bryant Bottoms, (Continued On Page Two) Cbwwid (^apliol SqjuuaM By LYNN NISBET RALEIGH CORRESPONDENT PRIVATE—Senator Junius Pow ell has been a bit surprised at re ceipt of several telegrams and let ters from county commissioners asking that the Highway and Pub lic Works Commission be given a “private” hearing on the municipal street aid bill. As chairman of the Senate Roads Committee Powell had set a public hearing on the measure, which ,was signed by 39 senators, Wednesday morning. The highway Commission asked for an earlier chance to discuss the matter with the Senate committee. Chair man Powell declined, on the ground that all parties interested should be heard in public and at the same time. Some senators were disturb-, ed hy the county commMftoner re of having legislative hearing))' pub lic, custom the breaking of which occasioned criticism for the Fair coliseum study committee. It also indicates friction between county and municipal governments, rural and urban people, in that it implies opposition on part of the county commissioners to additional State aid for municipal roads. STEEL—Governor Scott is con cerned but not alarmed about pros pective retardment of bridge and other construction because of steel (Continued On Page Seven) * . ' ' ' ' ■ ' •• •' . and his tenant, C. W. Matthews, right, produced 5,800 pounds o flint cotton on five acres to win the NorthgH| Carolina Five-Acre Cotton Contest for 1950. Bullard and Matthews received savings bonds valued at SBOO. of*Cat^rrus 11 CountyTwho°wfth h?toiant control recommendations of the Stftte College EJcten* sion Service were followed on both the Winning farms Plant More COTTON For Your Country’s Defense, For Your Own Profit, Security. Red Reinforcements Move Into Final Defense Line » Below Korean Capital City TOKYO, Feb. 7—(UP)— Tank-led United Nation forces smashed within sight of Seoul today on the heels of Red troops falling back to the last Communist defense line south of the former Ko rean capital. American, Turkish and Puerto Rican infantry shoved the Bth Army's western front up to within six miles of Seoul in advances of four miles or more. Scrambling over slippery, scrub covered ridges, the Allied riflemen seized mountain peaks within sight of the city. Only the smoke of battle obscured the tall building of Seoul. Eighth Army artillery also moved north and brought all Seoul wlth * in its range. REDS DIGGING IN Z But air observers said massive 5 Chinese and North Korean reln ■ forcements were digging in along 1 the new and final defense line 1 covering both sides of the Han ' River just below Seoul. 1 Every available hill on the six ■ mile stretch from the UN front to * the embattled city was studded * with foxholes and gun emplace i ments. Some 10,000 to 15,000 Red (Continued On Page Two) [ Streets Bill Hearing Held r RALEIGH, Feb. 7—(UP)—A public > hearing was scheduled before noon r sessions of the House and Senate to -1 day on a bill to give the State added ; responsibility for construction and ’ maintenance of city streets. 5 The measure introduced by Sen. Junius K. Powell of Whitevllle over signatures of 37 other senators would make the State build and j maintain all city streets that form : a part of tile State Highwjy system. 1 It also would appropriate $5,000,000 (Continued On Paga~fiix) m.M I
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