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Weather PARTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER TODAY AND TONIGHT. VOLUME I, RELIEF COLUMN ROUTS RED TROOPS 1 £-4- City Manager Is Fired, Hired - Again, Stripped Os Authority No Tax Hike Seen Before Next June WASHINGTON, Feb. 15— (IP)—House tax writers virtu ally promised taxpayers to day that taxes will not be increased until summer. They refused to rush through a l quickie tax bill to take an extra $10,000,000,000 to help pay for re armament. President Truman asked Congress to jack up income taxes on individuals and corporations and raise excise taxes by that much. But the House Ways and Means Committee refused to okay the bill without holding exhaustive hearings. That means the bill will be delayed until June or July. The chances are, however, that f Congress will then give Truman most of the extra tax money he has asked. OTHER CONGRESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTS Draft—Democratic leaders shoved the 18-year-old draft aside to take up the controversial troops-for- Europe fight. They were confident that the Senate will approve low ering the draft age as well as the Universal Military Training pro- I gram. ’ Marshall Defense Secretary George C. Marshall was called to give two Senate committees the facts on American troops needed to bolster European defenses against (Continued On Page Four) Cops, Car In Wreck - Again Occupational hazards have caught I up with Dunn’s police car again. For the second time in less than a month, it was back in the repair shop having its nose patched as the result of an accident. State Highway Patrolman David Matthews reported today that the Police Department’6 1960 Ford suf fered severe contusions and abra sions after it slammed into the ret ’ of a confessed speeder who a was being tailed by Sgt. W. M. Den -9 ning. Herbert Grimes. 33. of Angler, Rt. 1. who had the misfortune to star in the accident, has been in dicted for speeding, said Investiga ting Officer Matthews. DAMAGE TOTALS *385 Damage to the police car amount ed to about $175. he said. Repairs to Orimes' car. also a 1950 Ford, will rim to $l5O. he added, a Sergeant Denning was clocking Grimes a« he sped east on Cumber land st Wednesday afternoon Just (Continued On Page Four) bulletins WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 —(W—Defense Secretary * George C. Marshall said today present plans call for keep ing about six divisions of U. S. ground forces in Western He said this is the recommendation of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and has the approval of President Truman. ATLANTA, Feb. 15—(TO—A bill was introduced in the Georgia House of Representatives to levy a SIOO a year fee on old maids and bachelors. Hep. Nat F. Walker of Roberta introduced the measu ftfc ure. It would levy the fee on all unmarried persons over 35. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15—(IB Announced U. S. com bat casualties in Korea reached 48,035 today, an increase of 647 over a week ago. —• __ ON THB CENTRAL FRONT, KOREA, Feb. 15—— figs on mountain End winter wetletb, wes promoted to* *er of the U. S. Bth Army in Korea. uVSO v • i — 1 ""'W' H I 4Bi I|PM| mm ” “ Bj| jw* Bs Ilk mFim wLM H (Ztu> Bailtj llcniri) TELEPHONES 3117 - 3118 - 3119 Watchtower Official Will Speak In Dunn M. Z. Cummings of New York City, traveling missionary of the Watchtower Society of Jehovah’s Witnesses, will speak Sunday after noon at 3 o'clock at Kingdom Hall in Dunn. Mr. Cummings arrived yesterday, and F. N. McLamb, local leader of the organization, said today that he was being given a fine reception by local citizens. A large crowd is expected to hear Mr. Cummings Sunday afternoon and the meeting will be opened to the public. Mr. Cummings will speak on the subject, "They Shall Not Labor In Vain.” EXCELLENT ORATOR He is an outstanding speaker and Mr. McLamb said today that the local group feels unusually fortunate in securing him to speak. He is a native Texan and this is his first visit to North Carolina. He has been in great demand for speaking en gagements in Texas, Oklahoma, and other sections of the Middle West. Mr. Cummings, commenting on the rapid growth' of the Watchtower Society, pointed out today that membership increased by 49,000 dur ing the past year alone and that membership the previous year show ed gbPgt the same gain. PRAISES DUNN GROUP He offered high praises for the work being done in Dunn by Mr. McLamb and local Jehovah’s Wit nesses, and complimented them on their modem and attractive King dom Hall. Harnett Has 12,000 Cars Harnett County ran in thirtieth place in the registration of trucks and automobile# during 1950, ac cording to a report released today by the Department of Motor Vehicles. There were 12,510 vehicles regis tered in this county during the past year, the report said. For the whole State, registration hit a record peak of 1,171,228 machines, of which 1,147,233 were trucks, trailers or automobiles. Mecklenburg County led the State with a total registration of 66,823 vehicles. Guilford ran a close sec ond with 64,898, followed by Wake, with 56.426. On the bottom were Clay County, (Continued On Page Four) Calls Law, Lands In Jail Deputy Sherrif Oscar Pearce re lated today that he had found a very obliging offender of the law— so accomodating that he called the officer. Earl Stewart, a plumber who has been working in Durham, was over at Donald Dyer’s taxi office in an intoxicated condition and with a half gallon of whiskey. Dyer and his employees warned Stewart that he’d better go home and behave himself or he would find himself in the custody of the law. the law,” swore Stewart. “I’ll call ’em myself right now.” Somebody handed him the tele phone and he did just that. “Come over here; I want to see you,” he told Deputy Pearce over the telephone. Peace said he rec ognized that, the voice sounded a Utile under the influence. When he arrived, Stewart wasi “reeling drunk,” he said and had I (Continued On Fage'FJW. . State News Briefs OBSERVER EDITOR DIES FAYETTEVILLE. Feb. 15—Harry Wild Hickey, 47, telegraph editor and an editorial writer of The Fay etteville Observer, was found dead in bed early this morning at his home, 506 Rush Rd. Death was at tributed to a heart attack. Physicians said Hickey apparently had been dead about two hours when the discovery was made by his wife. He had worked as usual yes terday and his death came as a shock to his newspaper associates and friends. He had been associated with The Observer since 1942. In addition to his duties as telegraph editor, he was largely responsible for the gen eral makeup of the paper. Since the editor, Capt. Bob Gray, was called into military service several months ago, Hickey had been one of the chief editorial writers. Bom in Chicago Aug. 15, 1903, he was educated there, attending the , University of Illinois. He also held a master of arts degree from Colum bia University. Hickey was a school ' teacher before entering newspaper work. He taught at Long Island College, Brooklyn, N. Y., and New (Continued On Page Seven) Meat Thieves CaughtßySHP A routine check by State High way Patrolman Joe Whittaker of Dunn last night led to the arrest of two Fart Bragg soldiers who later confessed the theft of 57 pounds .of meat—including steak—from the mess hall at Bragg. Patrolman Whittaker said he stopped a 1939 Ford being driven by Sgt. Neal A. Cagle, Jr., of the 449th Filed Artillery Observation i Battalion for a routine traffic in- Just before he started to tell the . soldier that everything was in order DUNN* WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1<1951 Council Runs City; Hobbs Is Figurehead City Manager R. Thomas Hobbs, fired and later re hired by the city council, to day is filling the town’s No. 1 position virtually stripped of all authority. His present status is merely as a figure-head, with the Mayor and four commissioners making or ap proving all decisions. These facts were confirmed this morning by Mayor Ralph E. Hanna and Mayor Pro-tem Joe A. Wilkins. There had been rumors circulated about town for about a week and today the officials verified the re ports. BOARD TAKES POSTS Mayor Hanna has reassigned members of the board to their former positions as head of the various • departments the same system used before the city man ager plan went into effect. Mayor Pro-tem Joe A. Wilkins is head of the finance committee; Commissioner B. A. Bracey is head of the water department; Com missioner Earl Vann is head of the street department; and Com «oner L. L. Coats is head of the ls and armory department, jpndfir the new. setaffi. tyf jager Hobbs is required to consult I the commissioner at the head of the department involved before any I action other than routine can be i taken. The officials said he agreed to these conditions at the time the board reconsidered and allowed him to continue serving. FIRED TWO WEEKS AGO Agreement to fire Manager Hobbs was reached at a special meeting of the board held about two weeks ago, at which time Mayor Ralph E. Hanna was designated to in form him that his services would not be needed after February 15. When Mayor Hanna broke the news, to Hobbs, the pity manager .(Conttnned On Page Six) - f> : ■-* ? w • v.r\,K- * ■ v.'*- • ■ •• *Tibha£L wSii SALE OF HOMES GOING WELL AT ERWIN-The Alester G. Furman Co. of Greenville, S. C., which several weeks ago began the sale of homes now owned by Erwin Mills, Incorporated to employees of Ivera! weeks ago began the sale of homes now owned by Erwin Mills, Incorporated to employees of manager of the Erwin Mills, on the progress of the sales. Mr. Furman said he progress made to date. The sale of the homes has been the main topic of conversation for weeks. (Daily Record Photo by T. M. Stewart.) Corbett, Currin Are UFE Co-Chairmen Dr. Clarence L. Corbett of Dunn and Joe D. Currin of Angler have 1 been elected co-chairman of the United Forces for Education in Harnett County and will spearhead I the movement to keep the General Assembly from slashing school , funds. i,-' The organization was set uu at a meeting q{ county lead's hgii in | the offices of the Harnett County Board of Education. Mrs. Beulah B. Dula of Kipling was named to serve as secretary of the organization. Both Dr. Corbett and Currin have been leaders in behalf of a better school program In Harnett for years. Present at the meeting were the • representatives elected by local school districts and Other county 1 leaders. Earlier, the district princi pal, the district board chairman and the PTA president in each com munity had designated their reprs , sentative to the county meeting and • these representatives comprise the (Continued On Page Six) Young Has Paint Scheme Harnett’s Senator J~ .Robert • Young has a plan which may relleve the worries of motorists Who can’t tell a patrol car from a kid’s hot rod without a program. Senator Young Introduced into the State Senate Thursday a bill asking that the State Highway Patrol’s fleet of cars be painted in colors of “such distinctive nature as to make every such vehicle readi ly recognizable on sight.” At present, about half the State’s 400 patrol cars are painted black, while the other half sports a black and-sflver color combination. Some argument has been noted previously concerning the proper color arrangement for highway patrol vehicles. The present set-up, whereby halt the cars are black, the other half silver-and-black, was in tended to pacify both sides in the argument. (hound Capitol SquaJui By LYNN NISBET RALEIGH CORRESPONDENT DEFINED Legislative senti ment and probable courses of action is rapidly crystalizing. Lines are being more clearly defined as im portant issues come to vote in com mit teess and on the floor of the Sen ate and House. Until the appropri ations committee takes a few record votes on the very large Increases requested by State departments and institutions It will not be possible to make the lines more distant. And it may require a few public hearings before the finance committee fol lowed ,by test votes to determine accurately the temper majority of the legislature. DIFFERENCE Procedure in appropriations and finance com mittees are considerably different. sered business enterprises affected I - 5 Plant. More r COTTON * | For Your Country’s Defense, For Your Own Profit, Security. Beat CoHee Price Boost The high cost of coffee-drink ing was licked in Dunn Thursday morning before it could get a good start. ■ Three Dunn men spiked the guns of restaurant owners who voted yesterday to boost the tariff on a cup of java to a dime, rather than the classic cost of five cents. Councilman B. A. Bracey, “Fat” Williams and Herbert Hodges st>- ; rolled into the Min-it Grill on W. ■ Broad St. this morning and ordered a cup of coffee—together. Then with great poise they calm ly mooched two extra saucers from other customers, split the steam ing coffee three ways, find slurped it down. No details were available as to how they split the dime bill three ways. j More dissatisfaction with the boost in coffee prices was voiced Continued On Page Three) Honors Are Almost Even As First Period Nears Conclusion J By BILL & DORIS GUFTON Contest Editors Honors are about equally divided as the “first period” positively ends the maximum vote value for new and renewal subscriptions in the Record’s' big “Everybody Wins” contest this Saturday. Relative standing of contestants as reflected in yesterday’s report released for publication covers the first two days of this week, up to Tuesday night. The four remain ing days, will be reflected in report released for publication next Wed nesday. Practically every one of the lead ing contenders have changed places since the last published report, but none to a degree that seriously hampers their progress or removes them as a real threat for top hon ors. VOTE TOTALS SOAR While usets mark the entire field of leading contestants, vote totals reach astronomical proportions, with distance between the partici pants of so little consequence that anything can happen In the fever ish race for $5,000 in prizes, headed by that new 1951 Packard 4-door sedan, worth $2694.94 and folowed by other grand prize of $750 in cash, bonus cash awards and liberal commissions to all participants. Mrs. Geo R. Souders, favorite of many, steps out In front in this hotly contested race and heads the list for first honors. Following closely on her heels is Mr. Bill Hinton. By garnering many new subscriptions and votes since the last publication I and so close that only a meqp “SOI I 'i l i • • A Bth. Army's Stand Balks j Red Offensive TOKYO, Feb. 15—(IP)—An American relief column from the south smashed the three day Communist encircle ment of Chipyong on the embattled central Korean front today and put the Red siege forces to flight. United Nations iorces were slaugh tering atta :king Chinese and Korean Reds all across Korea by the thousr, ands. Enemy dead and wounded yesterday totalled 10,993 and one U. S. division alone killed 148 Com munists for every man it lost. The Bth Army's stonewall stand at Chipyong, 34 miles east southeast of Seoul, and Communist-flanked Wonju, mother 20 miles to the southeast, slowed the four-day-old Red offensive on the central front i to a walk ABANDON AIRFIELD On the svestern front. American ( forces were disclosed belatedly to have abandoned Kimpo Airfield, i eight miles northwest of Seoul on the southwest bank of the h&ji ; River, and withdrawn to strong pO sitions to the south yesterday. A front dispatch said Kimpo, once the biggest and best airfield in Korea, had been so battered by Al- | lied air raids that it would take j months to repair. There was no in dication that the withdrawal was made under attack, although the Reds have been stepping up their thrusts across the Han river from Seoul. MARINFS HOLD ISLANDS The Bth Army clamped a security blackout on operations at the big Communist east coast port, of Won-, C sarc-80. miles north of the 38th J allel. where South Korean Marino# landed yesterday under cover of a 3 Naval bombardment. At last reports, the South Koreans | had occupied Rei and Cho islands | in Wonsan harbor without opposi- j tion and on the mainland drove to j the outskirts of Wonsan itself. The landing was believed a com- | I (Continued On Page Six) — A Few Subscriptions To The Daily Record Could Change Lead Contestants and friends ofjj contestants in the Record’s bigjf-’i “Everybody Wins” prise *ib-|| scription contest figure this OUtßyj for yourself: j| Twenty-five thousand votesll are issued on each 24-ff 3 months subscription during COn-fH test (only $15.00 when delivercNß| by carrier or SIO.OO by maUf|| outside Dunn) providing sapttjßj is received at this the maximum vote schedule isjj in effect, terminating this Sat-® urday night, Feb. 17. || Just 20 new 24-months sub-Bp scriptions by carrier (amounting® to only S3OO in subscriptlOUßj collections) would entitle anyl} contestant to 500,000 .Xbgularfl ; votes; and, as 50,000 extra votOJHyj are issued on each and* evenly S3O “club,” that many tion: would constitute more thanll ten complete “clubs” on whUdnS 500,000 extra votes—aU erf whlcfcßpJ adds up to exactly 1,000,000 votes jl Friends of contestants, this till addressed to you: !j Would you not be one of aB ' small group of 20 truly goQiHi! friends willing to help, yiif I favorite pile up more than ml million votes toward wining new 1951 Packard “200," seda&i|i| worth $209454, the grand ital prise? 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