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WEATHER % Fair and warmer today. Fair and cold with scattered frost tonight. VOLUME J. BTH ARMY SWEEPS TOWARD 38TH PARALLEL • ! Shortage Os Materials Is Holding Back Construction »Os Factory At Lillington Truman Offers Russia Chance At Disarmament KEY WEST, Fla., March 15—(IP) President Truman kept the door wide open to day for Russia to join the free world in establishing a “fool - proof” disarmament program and a “just and lasting peace.” But he sharply warned that the free nations must, in the mean time, arm quickly and vigorously. By doing so, Truman said, “they may be able to convince potential aggressors that the control and reduction of armaments is a de sirable policy.” Truman’s major foreign policy pronouncement was contained in a 1,500-word letter to Sen. Ralph E. Flanders, R., Vt„ made public by the Little Whiti House last night. He said that the West’s build up will have the effect of dis couraging aggression and may eventually lead to a change in the tactics of the Soviet Union and its satellites that would ease inter national tension. "That is our great hope,” he a«UML m v In any case, he said, the free world must rearm to .bM4.4tfL World War tn and to meet such 5 conflict “if it is forced upon us” by Russia. * Truman’s letter was in reply to a letter last month from Flanders and 81 other members of Congress urging the United State to follow up fit the United Nations. Truman’s October plea for peace through dis armament. The 82 proposed lifting the Iron Curtain, complete disarm ament of all nations under UN dir ection and surveillance and estab (Continued on Page Two) Young Votes For ABC Elections Senator J. Robert Young of Har nett voted today to give favorable report to bills calling for special ABC liquor store elections in Win ston-Salem and Greensboro. The only negative vote cast against both came from Senator Adam Whitle yof Johnson County. Action was taken by the Senate Propositions and Grievances Com mittee shortly before noon. Said Senator Young: “I think that a local unit should have a right to conduct an election oh any local matter that affects it.” He tdft reporters that there is a move under way ,in Dunn for a special ABC election. Senator Young indicated that he favored calling such an election here, since Dunn is “sahdwiched” between liquor stores in Fayette ville and Raleigh. “I rather think there will be a raft of local option ABC bills in troduced” if th Oereensboro and Winston-Salem bills pass both houses, he said. ; ,-, _ , Record T.o Announce Winners On Monday By BILL and DORIS G UPTON Contest Editors Next Mondays Record will have a full 8-column banner headline at the top of page one. It will con tain the name and announcement fttory of the winner of a (2694.94 R Packard 4-door sedan. The winner * will loom in the entire Dkran area as a distinct personality. The indi vidual with incentive, initiative and drive enough to lead the par ticipants in the Records big "Everybody Wins' prise subscrip tion contest will not have to be a back seat driver in any line of en deavor. That top salesman or saleslady will step into a shiny new automo g pULttof oT ‘at thrill! The driver will sit behind Vjj* Bailu BttsnA TELEPHONES 3117 - 3118 - 3119 Burlington Hills Awaiting Government Okay On Critical Interior Equipment For Plant Blueprints have been completed for the big multi million dollar Burlington Mills refinishing plant to be erected at Lillington, but construction is being held up due to lack of critical materials needed to equip the building., Three Die In Train Wreck TRENTON, Mich.. March 16—(IP) 1 —The New York Central’s “Ohio Special” bolted the tracks as it passed through this Detroit sub urb early today, killing three per sons and injuring 35. Five of the seven cars that Jump ed the tracks overturned, trapping about 50 persons inside. Firemen and police cut through the twisted steel with metal-cutting torches to free them. A dozen passengers were thrown from the train into the quagmire of ; mud along the tracks. NONE CRITICALLY HURT Police said two women and a child . were killed. None of the 35 injured was reported in critical condition, i although all required treatment at - iK Sftours after k£ldenC scort* of passengers still milled arouhd the tftekage searching tar companions add belongings. Bome ; were so drenched in mud that friends couldn’t recognize them. The dead were identified as Mrs. i Horace Shepherd, 58, St. Petersburg, . Fla.; Mrs. Grace Allen, 25, East . Lansing, Mich.; and her daughter, Janet, 1. Mrs. Allen’s Husband, R. F. Allen, . 23, was shaken up and a second child, Linda, 3. was uninjured. Al len said it was like a nightmare (Continued on Page Two) Cooley Will Speak At Conference Here • Congressman Harold D. Cooley of Nashville, chairman of the House i Agriculture Committee, will be ■ among the speakers at the State Conference of the Reserve Officers ’ Association, to be held in Dunn , on May 5 and 6, it was announced ’ today by Major Roy J. Brown, head i of the Harnett unit and State of i ficial of the organization. The veteran Tar Heel congress ! man, a colorful figure in the i nation’s capitol, notified officials ’ of the organization yesterday that ■ he definitely will be able to attend the meeting and will make a brief i address. , OTHER SPEAKERS ROOKED 1 Major Brown said the appearance i of Congressman Cooley will add much to the program, and said of i . m Doubtless, friends or relatives win be in the back seat, basking in the success and glory of sudden lame and good'fortune, skimming along smooth highways, to the moun tains, or the sea-coast, to Carolina Beach, Atlantic Beach or to any one of a great many places of beauty and interest in this great state of North Carolina. « The prestige of owning that brand new ltel Packard sedan will : step up the entire tempo of the winner's life, whether business or , private. If in business, there will be no worry about breaking down on the road or keeping any ap pointment on time. And pri vately, anybody will be happy to : accept an invitation tar a ride in ; that glamorous wheels. i [tag*ttaJt^poMiSMrtt^* l v«y short l time. •jy = /v John Harden, vice president of the big textile company, told The Daily Record today that applica tions for the heeded materials have been filed with the government and as soon as they are allotted construction will begin on the building. He said the Lillington plant def initely would be the next finishing mill to be erected by the company. Mr. Harden said materials need ed for construction of the building are available, but that the com pany does not plan to proceed wth the project until interior equip ment can be obtained. Just how long it wil be before the scarce materials can be secur ed, Harden declned to say. He said it could be a matter of weeks, months and even several years, depending altogether upon the allotment of these materials to the company. “The company takes the posi- 6 0n,” said Harden, ‘‘that even tough the project has progressed to the completion of blueprints ‘ the building until equipment we ‘ “SSSTwi,” he pointed out, “in dustrlal designs change rapidly, and even a year’s delay could make the difference.” He said the com pany wants the very latest-type building with last-minute innova tions and improvements when it is erected. Burlington Mills acquired the site for the new building last No vember. The plant will be erected on the property purchased from Sheriff W. E. Salmon beside the Cape Fear River. ficials were delighted that he had accepted their invitation. Among other speakers at the two-day convention will be Brig. Gen. E. A. Evans of the Reserve Officers Association, numerous other military leaders and State dignitaries. There is also a possibility that Lt. Gen John Hodge, famed Army commander of World War 11, will also be able to attend the conven tion. Major Brown said today that ar rangements for the convention are progressing rapidly and that the program will soon be completed. Dunn Youngsters , Rate "Average" Dunn’s youngsters are just about average, if polls have anything to say about lt. Some 70 members of the Junior and Senior Tri-Hi-Y groups and the Boy’s Hi-Y met at Hood Mem orial Chrtttian Church Tuesday night to take tests on "Boy-Girl Relations." ’ After .the poll was taken, the groups came up with a score of “average." The results were com pared with those taken by students in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The president oI the Senior Tri- Hi-Y, Dapbine Hawley, presided over the meeting. Stacy Johnson and Jennie Barbour presented the devotional on "Forgiveness,” after which Patsy Cromartie sang as a prayer “Dear Lord, Forgive.’’ Federal ATU Agents Nab Still Operator James O’Dell Byrd, 33, of Coats, was bound over to Federal Court under (800 bond on charges o! oper ating an illicit distillery at a pre liminary hearing held here this morning before Mrs. Mallie Adams miaiioner. DUNN, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1951 FBI Jails tDth | American Atom j Spy Suspect ’ NEW YORK, March 15— (IP)—FBI agents jailed today a 32-year-old Columbia Unpl versity instructor charged! with being the 10th Ameri-J can connected with thCT Gold-Fuchs Russian atomici spy ring. William Perl, described as the? nation’s second - ranking aerody-4 namics engineer, was arrested last' night in his book-lined mid-Man-; hattan apartment. F?I agents also’ seized some of his personal papers,' 4 The tall scientist, whose father was a native of Russia, was to be 1 arraigned, today before Fedei&t Judge Henry M. Goddard on char ges he lied four times to a grand jury investigating espionage last August and Septmebfer. INDICTED TUESDAY He was indicted Tuesday and the sealed charges were opened yest erday a few hours before the Fafi went to his apartment A member of the U.S. district attorney’s office said the indict ment charges Perl lied before the grand jury about his acquaintance with five persons. The spokesmen said the first two counts accused Perl of perjury in testifying he did not know Morton Sobell and Julius Rosenberg, now on trial in New York for atomic espionage. “Charge number three,” the spokesman said, “was that he lied when he said he was not acquaint ed with Max and Helene Hitcher, and, number four, that he was not acquainted with Michael and Ann Sidorovich.” Eiitcher; a civilian ordance ex pert for the Navy, was the govern* r \ (Continued On Pafe 81x) George Blalock Commands VFW George F. Blalock was elected commander of Dunn Post 6724, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at a supper meeting of post members Wednesday night. Blalock will succeed Donald Langdon, present post commander, who presided at last nights meet ing at the Legion Hall here. All officers elected at the meeting will be installed at services to be held the first Wednesday in April. Tentative plans call for the ap pearance of State VFW officials at the ceremony. OTHERS ELECTED Nelson Lee was chosen senior vice-commander of the post, while" Russell Dorman was elected junior vice-commander. Other officers chosen were: Harry Thompson, quartermaster; Earl Lever, fxjst advocate; William Wade, chaplain; Dr. Oscar Pearce, Jr., surgeon; and Edward T. Quig (Continued On Page Six) BULLETINS TOKYO, Friday. March 16— (IP) —United Nations troops captured the big Communist supply, base of Hong chong in central Korea Thursday and sent tank spear heads slashing north toward Chunchon, eight miles south of the 38th Parallel TEHRAN, Iran, March 15-dW-The Iranian Parlia ment voted unanimously today natton^s \KLAND, Cal., March 1 m *;■<; ■ H / / v ' h I ■t t *' K fr *■ • fcgkfrA: V hit 11 ' 1 :v | mm i JIMMY BYRNES VISITS STATE—Governor Jimmy Byrnes of South Carolina, the South’s No. 1 po litical figure and frequently mentioned as a presidential candidate in 1952, is shown here last night with Governor W. Kerr Scott, right, and Lt. Governor Pat Taylor, standing, at the annual banquet of the North Carolina Citizens Association held tost night in Raleigh. The South Carolina governor received a big ovation in the Tar Heel capital Byrnes Asks Junking Os RFC, Support Os Foreign Policy itffaoufbcF tfapitat SquuaJisi By LYNN NISBET RALEIGH CORRESPONDENT POWELL BILL Only the for mality of affixing signatures by presiding officers of the Senate and House stands between the Powell bill and the Powell law. Having passed the house by a roll call vote of 66 to 45 Monday night, the am endments were given swift concur rence by unanimous vote in the Senate Tuesday morning and the highly controversial street-aid bill to all practical purposes became the law of the State. Briefly sum marized the act provides that the* State Highway Commission shall maintain all portions of State high ways Within ■ corporate limits of towns and cities, and in addition shall pay to municipalities, for other road work the proceeds of one half cent a gallon gasoline tax, estimated to be from four and a half to five million dollars a year, distributed on a formula of population and street mileage; to effectuate use o( the money municipalities may do the work by force account, under contract with the State Highway and Public Works Commission or withja private contractor. This act supersedes existing provisions for expenditure of two and » half million dollars a year on streets forming links in the State primary highway system. " FINIS Hhus ends, so far as this General Assembly is concerned, one of the bitterest legislative bat tles in many years. Governor Scott threw the whole force his ad ministration, particulary the high way Commission into the battle against the bill. To that, extent (Continue* Os Pag* tax) J ' Raleigh, N. C., March 16—OPV— Congressional critics of the Recon airuotton Financk Corporation <Xtm -powerful support -today from Gog». James F. Byrnes m a grow ing clamor to abolish the big gov ; eminent lending agency. ' The South Carolina Goverm/r demanded in a speech last night that the RFC be junked by Con gress. Byrnes made another slash ing attack on the Truman Fan- Deal program but lined up solid ly behind the administration for eign policy and the troops for Europe program. Byrnes tabbed the disclosures of a Senate committee investigating the multi-million dollar lending agency shocking. And he called on Congress to promptly enact legis lation to liquidate the corporation. The former Supreme Court Jus tice, Secretary of State, Assistant Roosevelt in 1945 realized the dan gers lurking in the RFC. He said Mr. Roosevelt planned to junk the agency at the close of the war but died before he could do so. Worse than the loss of money is the loss of confidence in the hon esty of men who have occupied 1 responsible positions in govern ment r *Bymes told the N. C. Citi zens Association. Why should your government lend public funds to manufacture automobiles and fab ricated houses or to build tourist hotels in Florida? He said a borrower can obtain a loan from a private bank if he has character and collateral. He said defense mpbilizer Charles Wilson can make necessary loans to man (Continued On Page Six) State News Briefs CHARLOTTE, March 15—(ffl— A 13-year-old sixth-grade student was in critical condition in a local hos pital today with a shotgun wound in his stomach inflicted by a class mate. Juvenile authorities identified the victim as Robert C. Guin, a student at Dilworth School. They said George Harold Fain, 13, admitted firing the shot from a 16-gauge shotgun that wounded Guin. Fain told officers Guin led a group of boys who followed him j home from school with threats after he <was accused of stealing money ’ from yschoolmates. Fain said he had nothing to do with the thefts. He said the money j was taken by another studept from | several pocketbooks. Fain said he only turned the pocket books over j to his teacher. The youngster said he got his father’s shotgun to ‘bluff’ the srSSsjwsjc ally and woopded Guin as he j wafted up on tite Fain front porch. ■’ ] UttieMlke Honeycutt, a victim Plant More COTTON For Your Country’s Defense, For Your Own Profit, Security. Registration Books Open Registration books were opened at Dunn's city hall this morning for the election to be held on Ap ril 14 to determine whether or not Dunn is to retain or abolish the city manager form of government. City Clerk Charles Storey em phasized this morning, however, that this is not a new registration. Books are opened for the benefit of those citizens who have not regist ered to vote in Dunn. City officials had hoped that a new registration could be held in time for the city manager vote, but the April 14 date for the elec tion did not allow time for a new registration. NEW REGISTRATION A new registration will be held, however, for the general city elec tion to ibe held on April 21, and books fOT this election will be open ed on April 2. This new registra tion was provided by an act just passed in the General Assembly. Citizens not already registered may register for the city manager election anytime during office hours of the city hall. l£ayor Ralph E. Hanna today an nounced the appointment of Joe Creel, Jr., as elections registrar. Judges are Thad Pope and Robert Draughon, and alternates are Em pie Hall and Tommy Harrell. RENT CONTROLS EXTENDED WASHINGTON, March 15—(TO— The House Banking Committee to day approved Senate-passed legis lation to extend present limited rent controls for another 90 days to June 30. Erwin Soldier Escapes From North Korean Trap 11 •' ■ CpL Joe Norris NO. 78 Reports Place * Army 15 Miles 1 From Parallel | TOKYO, March 15—flR— The Bth Army occupied Se oul in force today and swept north toward the 38th Par allel all across the Koreaii peninsula in search of flee ing communist armies. ‘ v £f| Censorship cloaked exact wherfir abouts of spearheads of the 200,- 000-man UN army, but armored patrols were believed within ar tillery range of the Parallel—old border, between North and South Korea. Day-old reports put patrols within 15 miles of the Parallel. One task force on the central front struck across the Hongchon River, where the Reds had been expected to make at least a delay ing stand, by-passed Hongchon it self. and cut the road running northwest to Chunclion, only nine miles south of the Parallel. MAY TAKE HONGCHON U. S. Marines expected to occupy abandoned Hongchon. former heap quarters of the Chinese 66th Army, sometime today. Other Allied columns pounded north through the Eastern Moun tains without opposition after cap turing the road junction towns of Changdong. Soksa and Hajinbu, all about 25 miles south of the Par allel. Nowhere along the front from the west coast to the east did the ad vancing Allies run into more than a few scattered enemy rear guards. In most sectors, they found no communist troops at all only abandoned weapons and defenses. The U. S. Marines alone cap tured enough enemy equipment to outfit a regiment South of Hong (Continued On Page Four) Defendants Face Whiskey Charges Too close association with old John Barleycorn brought 10 de fendants into Jtidge H. Paul Strick land’s Recorder’s Court this morn ing. In addition to four men booked for public drunkenness and two for public drunkenness and trespassing three defendants were charged with breaking prohibition laws. Franklin D. Jernigan v;as brought in for allegedly manufacturing whiskey, while Townsend Ferguson was booked for possessing illegal whiskey for sale. Two others—John Surles, Jr., and Robert J. Burkholder—were to face charges of possessing illegal whis key. In other cases, Donnie Norris was charged with assault a deadly weapon. A count of assault was registered against Gilbert Percell. . Help! We’re swamped! The response V; to The Record’s subscription ; campaign is exceeding Vaßything ■ A we expected, and as •*, result | we’ve not been able to keep our subscription Ust posted as geour- j ately as we’d like. . 4 Therefore, if you’ve subscribed .■s' to the paper, and haven’t recehr- 3 ed it yet, please give ns a Httle , more time. If you’re getting two copies of each issue, won’t yon please notify us so we many eltewif || inate one? Any other irregularly \ about your paper, we’d apprec- j iate your reporting, and eifrMMt ly solicit your patience and nn- j derstanding until we can .get things once again under control. | ■■■ . '■■■■a-frj • £9l I Luck and an Army issue pistol || kept a young soldier from Erwin, M ing on a casualty list. ?