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Weather COOL TODAY. CLEARING AND COLDER TONIGHT, LOW 30 TO 36. VOLUME L Solons Bottle Liquor Question After Hearing RALEIGH, Feb. 21—(TO— The General Assembly Joint Propositions and Grievances Committee bottled up the perennial liquor question to day for action at a future date after hearing a two hour wet-dry debate yester day. The Allied Church League, the Central Conference of Freewill Baptists and other dry forces turned out at a public hearing to urge a favorable report on two bills calling for Statewide “all or nothing” referendums on liquor, beer and wine. Speaking against the bills were city managers and mayors of larger cities and several law en forcement officers. Eight persons appeared for the proposals and eight against them. Francis O. Clarkson of Char lotte, representing the Allied Church League, headed the dry I forces. He said the legislature “has put liquor Into the State piece meal” and contended the liquor question should be decided by the people of the State rather than the legislature. Supporting Clarkson's argument were L. W. Powell of Northamp ton County, Paul R. Ervin, chair of the Methodist Board of Tem perance, Dr. M. H. Higgins, chair man of the Baptist State Conven tion, and C. L. Patrick, represen ting the Conference of Freewill Baptists.. Otis Mull former speaker of the House, said the committee should refer the question to the people and "get it out of politics. Then we could be plain old fash (Contlnued On Page Six) Lillingtoniarc Collect RIG The Lillingtoq center hit 34.6 per cent of lt« goal In the Camp bell College Expansion Program by Monday, Chairman W. A. John sdn said today, In his first repdft on. collections. £'■*-•—— -- A total of $4,145 has been brought in by the three vice-chairmen and the ladies’ team, he said. A second report tonight is expected to show even better results, he indicated. The report supper will begin at *•0. Top fund-raiser was Vice-Chair man Howard Watkins, who brought in $1,825. The ladles’ team was Second, with collections totaling SBSO. Next were Vice-Chairman H. H. Hamilton $750; and Vice- Chairman Charles Loving, $720. “This assures us we can reach our goal,” Johnson said. “The fu ture of our college depends on our efforts, and we can win. IT'S A RED HOT RACE « IN THE SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST GRAND PRIZE PACKARD AUTOMOBILE WORTH $2694.94 Contestants listed below in numerical order with votes east for publication np to dafe. Mr. Bill Hinton—Dunn 1,809,550 Mrs. GOO. R. Souders— Lillington 1,551,4«$ Mrs. David CUfford—Dunn 1,792,700 Mrs. raußne Tart—Erwin 1,606,10$ Mr. Charles T. Johnson—Dunn 1,278,054 Miss Mamie BbUmv-Duui , 580,200 Mrs. Nell Stewart Byrd—Benson 536,600 Mrs. J. W. Whittenteo—Dunn 401,000 Mrs. iPUHe Glover—Erwin 404,000 Mr. Jqseph Odell Jadfcoa-Dunn 285,500 Mr. D. G. Johnson—Dunn 203,500 Mrs. Edith B. Lloyd—Erwin 161,400 Miss Batty Lou Saaitb-Clement 148,500 Miss Faye Dratan-Ceats 142,500 Mrs. G. W. Ferrell—Dunn 129,500 Mr. Harold Bass Dunn 113,700 WINNERS NEVER QUIT QUITTERS NEVER WIN TELEPHONES 3117 - 3118 - 3119 LOOK, MA—ONE HAND—An expert lesson In the almost lost art of building a cigarette with one hand is given by Carl Fitchett of Dunn at a Soconv-Vacuum dealer’s meeting at the armory Tuesday night. Learning the tricks are, left to right: Fr«d Herbst of Baltimore, Md„ assistant marketing di rect*! fir Socony-Vacuum oil company; Bruce Colton of Charlotte, Socony industrial f or | North Carolina; Fitchett, local oil dealer arfl master cigarete maker; and Claiborne Johnson, local oil executive. (Record Staff Photo by T. M. Stewart)- State News Briefs INVESTIGATE “CRIME SCHOOL WILMINGTON, Feb. 21—(UP) —Police believed the trial of O. L. Lanfer, former Wilmington case operator, today might reveal the existence of a “crime school” here. Lanier was to appear in Re corder’s Court while six youths under the age of 16 faced a Juve nile judge. Officers said 96 counts of larceny and receiving had been placed against the seven. Investigators reiused to dis closed any of their evidence be fore going Into court. However, they intimated the trials might show a connection between La nier and gangs of youngsters who have robbed garages, service st ations .and used car lots here during, the last two months. AtlwanohUe accessories, gasoline, thus, wheels and batteries were taken in the thefts, officers said. Meanwhile, Janies Alvin Rich, a small merchant, and William Henry Robinson, a Negro ice de aler, were arraigned yesterday on charges of receiving stolen goods. Four warrants charged Rice with receiving cigars, cigarets and an automobile spotlight from three juveniles. Robinson Is charged with receiving automobile bat teries stolen by the youths, both men will be tried Friday. COLLEGE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS WINSTON-SALEM, Feb. 21-t (Continued On Page Two) She JBailtt Harnett Oil Dealers Attend Meeting Here Barbecue and motor oil mixed well Tuesday night when a mar keting specialist told a group of Harnett distributors that this county and the rest of eastern North Carolina will soon make a new market for Socony-Vacuum petroleum company’s “light” pro ducts. Fred Herbst of Baltimore, Md., formerly of North Carolina and a graduate of State College, treated some 20 county dealers to a lec ture, a movie and slides on So cony’s motor oils and gasolines. EXPECT LARGE SALES After tracing the history of So cony-Vaouiun. he told the dealers that his company, which came to the Southeast and North Caro lina jn 1046. expects to sell a mil lion gallons of gasoline ta this .region during 1951.- Socoriy Mo blloil products were taken out fft. ago. He pointed -out that Socony’s MObiloll is the world's largest-sell- Oontinued On Page Three) USAF Needs Skilled Vets The Air Force has an urgent need for former servicemen who possess various skills and trades, Sgt. Winfield Pickett of the local recruiting office said today. The men are needed both as In structors and on the job, Pickett said. He did not specify which skills were concerned, but said that can get their old rates back “in most cases” If they qual ify. One veteran discharged in 1945 as a private was recently tai/jn back In as a technical sergeant, he pointed out. T)s2 man had attended an accredited school after dis charge and received a diploma in a field useful to the Air Force, Sergeant Picktftt explained. Veterans desiring further inform (Continued On Page Six) Aid Os Friends Determines Winner Os Record Contest By BILL A DORIS GUPTON Contest Editors The contestant who the beautiful new 1951 Packard 4-door sedan, grand capital prize, is The Record’s big “Everybody Wins” subscription con testy ajs well as those who win the second grand, prize of $750 cash or the other cash Bonus Awards will do so through the cooperation and help of friends. Yet, paradoxically, the par ticipant who has the most friends may not be the one who will win the Packard sedan. Quality as well as quantity counts In friendship. One might have dozens of “fair weather friends” and yet not have a single one who Is willing to stand behind him or go to a little trouble lq enabling him to achieve a most worthy am bition. Here Is Opportunity Here is an opportunity to show the true worth and value of friend ship. If an acquaintance is com peting for one of the big prises In The Record’s prise subscription contest, he would not have en tered the drive unless he felt he would hove the wholehearted sup port of many, many friends and neighbors. Bifa contestant —ln other word*-thrown his or her hat in the ring and publicly staked his faith in friends against any who would challenge him. » x 1 DUNN, N. C.,' WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1951 CofC Leader To Visit Dunn i *■ ** Ifg Duane Strawbridge of Washing ton, D. *C. program advisor for the southeastern division of the Cham ber of Commerce of the United States, will speak here February 28, before going to Benson to ad dress the local chamber there. The announcement was made to day by Joe McCuller’s manager of the Dunn chamber. Strawbridge, a former Merchant Marine officer, will deliver his ad dress here at the Municipal Build ing Courtroom at 4 p. m. February 28. His Benson speech will be given the following Sunday at the Caro lina Hotel In Benson, according to Lewis Lawrence, manager of the chamber there. A native of Dallas Texas, and a Continued Chi Page Three) Don’t let him or her down Remember —this contest is more than a dry tally of competing votes. It is a trial of courage, persever ance and determination. Above all. it is a test of true loyalty of friends who are willing to "go the limit.” The winner will be the one who has the staunch, enthusiastic back ing of true friends—and his great est award will.be the heart-warm ing gratification of discovering just how many REAL friends he or she has, and how much they think of him or her. The contest is fast reaching the final stages with less than 21 working days remaining before the? closing day, Saturday, March 17. Your favororite contestant is do ing his best to contact all of his or her acquaintances. It would be impossible for them to see every body, however, in the short time remaining. If you know someone in the contest and have been “thinking about” helping them, but have been putting It off, now is the time to offer them your sub scription. Even If you have to go a little out of your way. Friends Are Best “We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight and our clothing sufficient, but who prostates wisely that he shall not ba wanting In the best Lk. :r- .. ' JReds Flee Central Front Stiffen Western Defenses IH-- Iwin Workers Nay Strike in tfarch Walkout '■he management at Erwin Mills ittgErwirv had more than produc tha problems to wrestle with Wed nesday morning. Irwin local No. 250 or the Tex tUjf Workers Union of America haiided it two headache-makers— a spinor one and a real skull-split- J. Thomas West, union man age*. said the local will “ab solutely walk oat” March 15 in A nationwide strike of cotton and rayon mlUworkers called by Hie union’s feadtrs unless wage Mid pension negotiations are Httled satisfactorily by then. ! AFFECTS 470 PLANTS The walkout was called last night by < TWUA. It will effect some workers in 470 plants throughout the country. Already woOlen and worsted plants are idle ftlfci a five-day-old strike of 70,000 CIO union members. The union is asking a 12 pier cent increase in wages, plus other bene fits. West stated that he was not at liberty to say whether or not the Erwin local will strike if directed to do so, even though negotiations with the Erwin chain have been completed by March 15. lie said that the required 30-day notice has been served informing Erwin’s management that the un ion will strike on the date speci fied. West indicated that the notice is a legal technicality. Actual ne gotiations on wages and pensions will begin about'March 1, he add ed. DRAWS RESOLUTION A lesser trouble was visited on the mill owners when the Erjvin lo ’ Continued On Page Three) POBT OFFICE CLOSES ;«#he qunn Host Office Will be rinsed Thursday for WaahtfgienW Birthday, a national holiday, Post master Ralph Wade announced to day. There will be no deliveries except special delivery mall, he said, but incoming and outgoing mails will be distributed as usual Boutkard Resigns As Head Os Cape Fear Music Group Joseph Bouchard of Raleigh, di rector of the Cape Fear Festival Asociation for the past two years, has tendered his resignation, effec tive at the close of the curent sea son. His resignation was anounced this morning by Manager Joe Mc- Culers of the Dunn Chamber of Commerce, who serves as president of the organization for the pro motion of culture and higher type entertainment in the Cape Fear area. Bouchard expressed much regret at being forced to relinquish the position, but pointed out that the growth of his studio in Raleigh and his various other activities re quire so much of his time that he would not be able to give the fest ival association position sufficient time to do it justice another sea son. EXPRESSES APPRECIATION He expressed his appreciation to the people of Harnet and the other Florist Shop Has New Head Mrs. John H. Blackmon, owner of the Friendly Flower Shop of Lillington, announced today that Mrs. Joe Lanier has assumed the management of her shop and will be in charge of all its floral busi ness. - Mrs. Lanier has had experience in the florist business in all cap acities. She and her husband own ed a florist shop in Warsaw and one in Wilmington for several yean. Mrs. Lanier has plans for enlarging the display room and adding new features. Her ability to arrange, cut flowers and potted plants as well as make corsages and funeral designs comes from practice and study of the public’s demand. Mr. and Mrs. Lanier live south of Lillington on the J. J. Lanier They are longer residents of Draft Law Stymied By Troops Problem WASHINGTON, Feb. 21— (UP) —Quick passage of a law lowering the draft age appeared to be sty mied today by the controversial troops-for-Europe issue. The House Armed Service Com mittee has informally approved a bill dropping the draft age from 19 to 1814. But Rep. Harry L. Stowe, R., N. J.'. a committee member, demanded that the mili tary settle the troops problem. be fore the draft measure is passed. In the Senate, Democratic lea ders said they may sidetract the troops issue in favor of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s bill lowering the draft age to 18. Such action would reverse pre vious plans. But some senators feared the draft then would bog down In debate until the troops issue Is settled. ELSEWHERE IN CONGRESS Troops—Chairman Tom Connal ly of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee rebuked RepubUcan Clark Says Trainees May Replace Veterans In Korea Negro Farmer Is Lint Champ Russel Freeman, a Negro tenant farmer who resides on Dunn, Route 4, was announced today as Harnett County’s cotton-producing champion of 1950. County Agent C. R. Ammons re ported. that Freeman took top ihokors among a field of about 35 f&Aners who competed tor the *wird. FtOfeman produced 707 pounds of lint cotton per acre in the five acre cotton contest sponsored by the various members of the cot ton industry in Harnett. The champion said he poisoned (Continued On Page Two) communities served by the festival asociation, and expressed the hope that the organization will continue to grow and show progress. President McCullers offered high praise for the work which has been done by Director Bouchard and Mrs. Bouchard, who has served as accompanist for many of the pro grams. McCullers said a successor prob ably would not be appointed until the anual organizational meeting next fall. In the meantime he said, officials wUT Interview pros pects. A large and appreciative aud ience was on hand at Campbell College last night for the presenta tion of Bizet’s famous opera, "Carmen." A. J. Fletcher’s Grassroots Opera Company turned In a splendid performance. BULLETINS WASHINGTON, Feb. 21— (IP —The Defense Depart ment today identified 188 more casualties in the Korean war. The 232nd casualty Hst included 13 dead, 148 wound ed, 13 injured and 14 missing. ALDERGROVE, North Ireland, Feb. 21—(IP>—A top secret, twin-jet British Canberra bomber roared west over the Atlantic today in a four-hour race with time to Gan der, Newfoundland, 2,000 miles away. The Canberra, claimed by the British to be the best two-engine jet bombers in the world, will attempt to set a non-stop transatlantic speed record on its way to Gan der. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21—flF>— I The National Produc tion Authority today banned use pf aluminum after June 30 injvindows and heating, ventilating and air condition-1 Work on residential types of aluminum windows and on ducts may be completed up to June 30 if their manu facture or assembly is begun by April 30. | leaders who demanded more ex ; act estimates of the cost of send ing troops to Europe. The Texas Democrat charged Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry, R., Neb., tried to “drum up witnesses’’ against sen ding U. S. Troops overseas, but Wherry countered that Connally “hasn’t called for a word of testi mony on the cost of the pro gram.” Crime—Chairman Estes Kef auver of the Senate Crime Com mittee said he would recommend sending to U. S. Attorney George Morris Fay the conflicting testi mony off a Philadelphia police of ficial and a former numbers oper ator. The Tennessee Democrat said either George Richardson, assistant police superintendent, or Harry Stromberg “made a false statement.” He added he believed Richardson’s statements. CHARGE FEE—TAKING RFC—A Senate subcommittee (Continued On Page Six) On the western front, Korea, Feb. 21—(IP)—Gen. Mark W. Clark, commander of U. S. field forces, indicated today that the Army may begin bringing U. S. troops home from Korea and replacing them with trainees on a large scale this summer. “A rotation plan is desirable and we wouldn’t want the burden of this war carried by the people al ready here ” Clark said as he boarded a plane at a Korean front line airfield for a return flight to Tokyo. “But before rotation von a large scale can begin, we must build up our the Far Eastern Command. It’s going to take some time several months at least” He said the start of any rota tion program will depend upon the number of replacements who can be trained and brought to Korea. Lay Preacher To Speak Here Dr. J. Rufus Moseley, outstand ing spiritual leader and non-de nominational lay preacher, will be gin a series of services at the Di vine Street Methodist Church Thursday night. He will speak there Thursday and Friday nights at 7:30 P. M. and at both the 11 A. M. and 7:30 P M. services Sun day* as well as at 10 A'. M. Friday and Saturday mornings. Next week Dr. Howard P. Powell, popular pastor of Edenton Street Methodist Church, Raleigh,' will continue the services at the local church. Thus a continuous 10-day series of ser vices will be held. IS IN DEMAND Dr. Moseley Is in great demand and is a very vigorous speaker de spite his advanced age. He is in continuous services witnessing in the power of Christ in his life. Dr. E. Stanley Jones says of him: “In Plant More COTTON For Your Country’s Defense, For Your Own Profit, Security. Enemy Repulses Allied Attempts To Enter Seoul TOKYO, Feb. 21—(W—Red armies retreated north all along the central Korean front today abandoning their dead and supplies in hasty flight. On the western front, however, Chinese and Korean Reds served bristling notice that they will de fend the Han River against any Allied atempt to force it and take Seoul on the north bank. Entrenched Communists poured a deadly rain of fire into Allied positions on the south bank of the Han and threw back two United Nations spearheads which crossed the river. REPORT LIGHT FIGHTING But nowhere across Korea were more than patrol actions reported. The fighting seemed to have en tered another lull such as that which preceded the start of the Bth Army’s “limited offensive” Jan. 25, That carried the Allies 30 miles north to the outskirts of Seoul. Gen. Douglas MacArthur order ed the UN forces to “resume the initiative” during a batiefront vis it yesterday. At sea the 45,000-ton U. S. battleship Missouri thundred back into action off the northeast Kor ean coast. The “Mighty Mo’s” 16-inch guns knocked out three bridges and re duced railway installations I to a mass of twisted wreckage yester day at Tanchon, Red-held port 170 miles north of the 38th Par allel. Other U.S. warships bombarded the Wonsan area 120 miles to the southwest for the seventh consec- j lutive day and also hit the Seoul “ area. FLY RECORD SORTIES J Allied pilots destroyed or damage ■ 3 ed at least 15 tanks and three Communist trains whjle flying a record 1,335 sorties yesterday. jS The toll of six enemy tanks de stroyed and nine damaged was the largest since mid-December. They were spotted all the way from Wonsan to a few miles behind the Communist front lines. Even more Russian-built tanks (Continued On Page Six) CUwjumd- j (fapifol By LYNN NISBET RALEIGH CORRESfpNMMF CAUTIOUS— Those* "pfeoWß-are prone to complain that the Gen eral Assembly enacts,, too eaany foolish laws without adequate Con sideration might be enttgNie&4& .If they would spend a day ‘ with a news reporter cover the committees. And sona. others who complain about SWT''progreas !of the legislature might, change their ideas to wonderment ti)kt any bill ever got bjf tHt otoee scrutiny of the committeemen | charged with responsibility sos. .re commending final acflop .to" the | full body. Incidentally,* one dt the J finest examples of faith and .trust * in one’s fellowman is thS‘“t*m9 members of the General AssetiSMgitfl accept recommendations of- com- 1 mi t tees on bills which the aVW* age legislator cannot possibly tabs .l time to study in detail lor himself, « For that reason committees move cautiously. Here are jUst a. tow to instances picked at random" fltotti 11 a notebook filled with almost utl-' A decyherable pencil ma'ricthgs: WILLS-There was a little bill before house Judiciary nto cone* J errors in recording wills tome yean ■§ ago in one county. It was simple 1 and it looked innocent. Just before NP-M