WEATHER
Fair Mid slightly coaler today and
tonight. Scattered frosts tonight.
VOLUME I.
LAST RED FORCE DRIVEN FROM SOUTH KOREA
FBI Head Asked
To Testify At
Crime Hearing
WASHINGTON, March 26
—(lP)—Senate Crime investi
gators called on FBI Direc
tor J. Edgar Hoover today
for advice on hpw to smash
organized crime.
Hoover and Attorney General J.
Howard McGrath, testified before
the crime committee (at 10 A. M.
EST) as it began its last scheduled
week of Existence.
McGrath told another Senate
committee almost a year ago that
he knew of no “great national
crime syndicate." The present com
mittee, headed by Sen. Estes Ke
fauver, D., Tenn., has uprooted two
syndicates! one in Chicago and
the other in New York.
Sen. Charles W. Tobey, R., N. H.,
a committee member, plans to ask
the Senate to order at least a
60-day extension past the Satur
day expiration date. He said Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey of New York
should consider a “talk-fest” with
the committee about alleged col
lusion between New York State Pol
ice and gamblers at famed Sara
toga Springs.
ELSEWHERE IN CONGRESS:
Tax Concessions —The joint mo
bilization watchdog committee soon
will hit mobilization officials with
an investigaton of tax concessons
of billions of dollars to business.
Chairman Burnet R. Maybank, D.,
S. C., Is asking Congress for SIOO,-
000 to investigate the entire mobil
isation setup. The committee also
wants tp know whether five per
centers wain are trying to make
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By LYNN NISBET
RALEIGH CORRESPONDENT
RE-DISTRICTING—It is almost
certain there will be no re-distric
ting of North Carolina by this
General Assembly for purposes of
more equitable representation in
the national House of Representa
tives and in the General Assem
bly. Experienced political observers
have doubted there would be any
changes made this year, but some
hopefuls introduced bills designed
to effectuate the constitutional
mandate for reapportionment after
each decennial census. Attitude of
a- majority of the House Commit
tee on Senatorial Districts express
ed at-the first session of that groujf
Thursday proves that prospect of
correcting existing inequities falls
in the category of wishful think
ing. Similar attitude has been voic
ed in meetings of thd committees
on congressional districts.
SECTIONAL —Partisan politics,
that is conflict between Democrat
and Republican parties, has much
less Influence on the situation than
does sectional rivalry. Small coun
ties in the east and in the west
are highly favored by the present
district Hues, both as to repres
entation in Congress and in the
General Assembly. They have more
' votes in the General Assembly, and
it is quite obvious they intend to
use whatever advantage they pre
sently have to perpetuate the In
equities. Members are frank to ad
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INSURANCE MEN MEET Shown above Is a group of insurance men from this area who*met for
a luncheon last Thursday at the Cotton Dale Restaurant. Included on the agenda was a discussion
of problems common to insurance underwriters in this section. (Daily Record Photo by T. M. Stewart).
Argentina's
Atom Project
Called Joke
NEW ORLEANS. March 26 —0?)
—W. McFadden Duffy, who visit
ed Argentina last month, said to
day the people of San Carlos De
Barlloche took as a joke the atogge,
experiment announced by Presi
dent Juan p. Perpij. ,
the experiment was announced
Saturday as Graving been carried
out on Huemul Island, seven miles
southeast of San Carlos De Bari
loche, a resort center.
Peron said Argentine scientists
- had effected the controlled release
of atomic energy on the island last
Feb. 16.
Duffy, assistant publicity direc
tor of International House, was in
San Carlos de Barlloche Feb. 14.
He said the townspeople “Jus*
grinned” whenever the project was
mentioned.
Duffy said no attempt was made
to maintain secrecy about the pro
ject. A large billboard sign, he said,
identified the island as a "project
of Juan and Eva Peron-*-pilot plant
for atomic energy.”
Only the island, which is located
in Lake Nahuel Huapl, 850 miles
by air southwest of Buenos Aires,
was guarded by Argentine soldiers,
Duffy said.
The place, Duffy said, just
didn’t have the atmosphere of a
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Byrd Named Head
Os Baptist Group
Carl Byrd, widely-known Erwin
civic and religious leader, has been
elected president of the newly
organized Baptist Brotherhood at
Erwin. Horace Easom of Shelby,
State Secretary, was the principal
speaker at the organization meet
ing.
Charter members of the Brother
hood are: President Byrd, Gilbert
Woodworth, Jr., Alton Stephenson,
Fred Stephens, D. W. McDonald,
Carl E. Lucas, D. C. Woodall, M.
F. MfcLamb, Willie Pate, J. C.
Pollard, Ottis Honeycutt, O. T-
House, T. R. Johnson, Roy G.
Cameron, J. R. Ennis, W. O. God
win, A. A. Jackson, M. S. Williams,
D. J. Bethune, D. F. Gower, Mer--
win A. Turner, Richard C. Webb,
A. D. Woodworth, Sr. and Malcolm
Morrison.
Wxt Bat In
A. B. Johnson Is Elected
Rotary President For 1951
Arrest Foils
Murder Plot
Hussien Hejazi, military governor
of Tehran, has been thwarted -with
the arrest of rour men, police
sources said today.
The four men were said to have
confessed that they belonged to the
extremist Moslem politico-religious
sect Fidaiyan Islam (Devotees of
Islam) whose members already
have assassinated Premier Gen. All
Razmara and his education minis
ter, Hamid Zanganeh.
Zanganeh died yesterday from a
gunshot wound inflicted a week ago.
Razmara was slain at a Tehran
Mosque March 7.
Police sources said the four
would-be assassins of the Hejazi
were arrested on suspicion yester
day while hanging around police
headquarters. They were found to
be carrying loaded pistols. ■-
Questioned, they confessed they
were plaftntng to kill Hejazi, infor
mants said.
School Will Have
Vocational Meet
A unique , vocational guidance
program will be inaugurated at the
Dunn- High School April 3 when
a number of prominent citizens
who are outstanding in their re
spective trades, businesses and pro
fessions will address student groups.
“Career Day” was originated by
Principal A. B. Johnson for the
purpose of allowing students to
hear about the vocation in which
they are Interested.
Under the plan, each, student
will be allowed to attend any group
he desires.
Plans for “Career Day” are being
handled by a committee headed
by Stacy Johnson. Other members
of the committee include Ruby
Surles and Rogie Tyler.
ACCEPT INVITATIONS
Among those who have accepted
invitations to speak to the stu
dents are: Orville T. Smith, presi
dent of King’s Business College in
Raleigh, Mrs. Verna Stanton, as
sistant State Home Demonstra
tion Agent; Mrs. Jeanie Austin,
field representative for the State
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Three Violent Deaths
Recorded In Johnston
BMITHFIKLD, March 26 —OPI
Homicide, drowning and a traffic
accident claimed three victims in
Johnston County during the
Easter weekend, Corimer Durwood
Troy^An”
killed when struck by a car, Creech
DUNN, N. C., MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1951
A. B. Johnson, principal of the
Dunn district schools and prom
inent civic, social and religous lea
der, has been elected president of
the Dunn Rotary Club for the
oqming year.
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He was elected at the annual
organizational meeting of the club
and will take office in July to
succeed Marvin Raynor, who is
retiring after a very successful
term of office.
Johnson has been a leader in the
Dunn Rotary Club for the past
six years and prior to that helped
organize and served as an office: 1
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IKnemy May Make
final Stand At
ith Parallel
j. I TOKYO, March 27—(IP)—
potnerican tanks and infan
-1 ymert drove the last large
1 >dy of communist troops
i it of South Korea Monday,
] ut there were indications
’ le Reds were preparing to
| ake a stand along the 38th
£ irallel.
4rwo American tank and infantry
Sumns linked up north of Seoul,
cing 30,000 or more Red troops
t flee north across the parallel
i ther than be trapped.
two columns joined above
fongbu, 10 miles north of Seoul,
the area where the Chinese
Communist 26th Army and rem
n ints of the North Korean Ist
Corps have been holding out.
Jbate front dispatches said how
ever there were indications the
Rfds have halted their pellmell
withdrawal along the 50-mile cen
tral front.
{These reports said communist
tifiops who fled before the savage
United Nations attack are filtering
squth again and taking up pos
itions on high ground just below
the 38th Parallel.
i PATROLS CLASH
'Fighting tapered off to brief
Cashes as the Bth Army advance
stewed up at points about 10 miles
of the border all along the
western half of the_ front.
Tank patrols clashed briefly with
imouflaged Red outposts dug into
nkers on hill slopes northeast of
iunchon. Other Allied patrols
und small communist blocking
rces on high ground overlooking
e main highway north , from
mgye, 15 miles east of phupchork,
®*Sr'
warplairtes into the air in droves
again. The sth Air Force flew 685
sorties. 1 >
Along the eastern half of the
front the Allies were on the fron
tier. At' a number of points and
South Korean patrols apparently
were stabbing across at will.
State News
Briefs
RALEIGH, March 26 (UP)—
The American Academy in Rome
has awarded the Prix de Rome
Fellowship in landscape architec
ture to Richard C. Bell of Man
teo, North Carolina State College
officials said today.
Bell, 22, is a native of Elizabeth
City and a 1950 graduate of the
North Carolina State College
School of Design.
Dean Henry L. Kpmphoefner of
the School of Design said the
fellowship is valued at more than
$3,000 and is considered the high
est award open to students in
landscape architecture.
GASTONIA, March, 26 (UP)—
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LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT—Erwin’s Police Chief C. H. Avery beams happily at the town’s first—
and only—traffic signal light. The apparatus was put up Friday over Erwin’s busiest intersection, at the
juncture of U. S. 421 and N.C. 217. Formerly a stop sign held up traffic coming into 217.
(Daily Record Photo by T. M. Stewart.)
Baptists Plan
Improvements
Members of the First Baptist
Church of this city have inaugu
rats(d a program of church build-
Russell, pastor.
Max E. McLeod, prominent Dunn
attorney, business and civic leader,
is chairman of this committee,
which will lead the campaign for
funds and will also direct the work
to be done..
This year’s Easter offering has
been set aside for the purpose. A
total of $2,000 is needed to com
plete the program.
OUTLINES PLANS
Chairman McLeod said 'today
that the church plans to make
improvements and repairs to the
Primary and Beginners Depart
•ment, the Intermediate Depart
ment, the basement, two of the
nurseries, the Fidelis Classroom and
the rest room on the third floor.
In addition to this,- the church
plans to buy some badly-needed
chairs for the Nursery and Primary
Departments.
Other members of the com
mittee, in addition to Chairman
McLeod, are: Willard, Mixon. Mrs.
C. T. Latimer, Mrs. Clarence L.
Corbett and Paul Strickland.
MORE TRAVEL
Travel in North Carolina Soared
to record levels in 1950. Automatic
traffic counters showed nearly a
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Plant More
COTTON
For Your Country’s
Defense, For Your Own
Profit, Security.
$3,000 Load Os
Milk Spilt In Wre<
Pormitory Nabied
For Joel Laytons \
Campbell College’s newest dor
mitory will be named Layton Dor
mitory In honor of Mrs. Joel G.
Layton of Lillington arid the late
Joel Layton, friends and benefac
tors of the Baptist Junior College
for many years, it was announced
today by President Leslie H. Camp
bell.
This action was taken unani
mously at a meeting of the Camp
bell board of trustees, held in the
ojiccs of Chairman Harry C.
Carter in Greensboro.
Mrs. Layton, who formerly ser
ved on-the college board of trus
tees, recently made a contribution
of SIO,OOO to the Campbell expan
sion fund in memory of her de
ceased husband.
For many years Layton was pro
minent in the Little River Baptist
Association and built two churches
and presented them to the as
sociation during his lifetime. He
died two years ago.
Mrs. Layton likewise has been a,
leader in the Little River Associ
ation and has,held a number of
positions in the organization.
FUND TOTALS SIOB,OOO
At this meeting of the trustees,
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t There was plenty of crying oVcs
Spilt milk—s3,ooo worth—Saturday
Wight when a tractor-trailer loaded
the TstnfTifiashed rit contents m
over the road. t
Patrolman David Matthews of
the State Highway .Patrol said to-,
day that the road was not entirely
cleared of broken milk bottles and
other debris until 7 a. m. Sunday,
although the acident took place
Saturday night at 8:25.
He added that the driver of the
truck, Robert Lee Cornell of New
port News, Va., was booked for
careless and reckless driving.
Witnesses said that Cornell,
driving a truckload of milk in
tended for Fort attempted
to pass a long line of traffic and
rammed idto a car driven by Al
win B. Barefoot of 511 S. Magnolia
Ave.
Barefoot, at the head of the
line, signalled to turn, the witnes
ses pointed out. Cornell’s truck .
hit the car, jackknifed to the
right, overturned and wound up
on the right side of the road point- ;
ing north.
Damage to the tractor wal set ;
at S4OO, while the trailer suffered
$3,000 in damage. Total damage §
was $6,400.
Barefoot’s 1948 Chevrolet was
damaged SSOO worth.
• Cornell was treated for lacera
tions of the leg and forehead, s
Matthews said.
Patrolman W. F. Grady of Aaj|Sj£|fl
assisted in the investigation.
A wreck on the Benson high-:.;
way at 3:30 this morning injured 4i
two men, one slightly. •
James Gilbert Woodall, 23, an
employe of Bell Bakeries, told Pat
rolman Matthews that he ran off -
the road and overturned when an f
oncoming driver refused to dim his
lights.
An occupant, Robert Jefferson of *
Newport News, Va„ was
when the car operated by Woodall
left the road. Jefferson, a Coast
Guard seaman home on sick leave,
suffered an injured shoulder; Wood’ 'M
all’s Up and knee were injured, .
Baptists To Preach m
At Street Corners
Streetcorner preaching sendees 3
will be conducted each evening.
Tuesday through Saturday, at mM
p.m., at the intersection of N. WE* v
son and E. Broad St. in connection!?
with the Baptist
The Rev. Ernest Russell, pastor