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WEATHER Cloudy and mild today. Showers in wrest this morning and In east this afternoon. Fair and cooler to- N night. VOLUME 1 TELEPHONES 3117 - 3113 -311 S DUNN, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1951 FIVE CENTS PER COPY * NO; KT: UN FORCE SWEEPS 8 MILES INTO NORTH KOREA *r''• V '• . v No Strike' Appeal Is Sent To Mill Workers O * / • Vice-President Writes Note To *Jrwin Employes vgjHHpaorkers at Erwin Mills’ plants have been urged by a top mill executive not to let themselves be “used by the union for a test case.” The appeal was made in a letter sent to all Erwin Mills employes by Dr. Frank T. de Vyver of Durham, vice president in charge of labor relations for the textile £ chain. Dr. de Vyver pointed out that the 12)4 per cent wage increase asked by the Textile Workers Un ion of America for plants at Er win cannot be granted without the approval of the Wage Stabilization Board. He also stated that Eric Johnston, Economic Stabilization director, “has made it clear that he will not approve any wage in creases above the 10 per cent limit while the labor representatives of W the board are still on strike.” LABOR WALKED OUT Labor representatives o n the nine - member Wage Stabilization Board—lncluding TWUA President Emile Rieve—walked out recently When a majority of the board vot-, (Continued on Page Two) Russian Attack 'HH Com Now WASHINGTON, March 30—Oh- Top mobilization officials believe Russia must attack the United States now or never, it was dis closed today. Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson told a House appropriations subcommittee recently that the _ three-year rearmament drive now “ underway will enable the nation to light all-out war. The United States will be “very strong” by the end of this year, Wilson said in testimony made public today. Economic Stabilizer Eric A. Johnston said the United State? has been “too conciliatory” toward Russia, but that chances of a Sov iet attack shrink with "every day that goes by” because the Western powers are getting stronger. 9 READY IN A YEAR National Production Administra tor Manly Fleischmann said the United States will be "ready” in (Contlawed on Page 7) State Department Man Speaks Here _ Richard Friedman, informstlon -9 al specialist few the State Depart ment’s division of public liaison, wilA Ow.. guest speaker at the first meeUnjL of -the Dunn Information Clinic it the ; armory Thursday night at 7 p t m. 4 The announcement was made to day by Jim McMillen, News dlred*- tor ’ or Statiop WCKB, Who is or ganist!* tb* clinic. McMUlen will act as moderator at the meeting, which will be turned into an open forum following the speech. <9 McMUlen said the clinic is being organtmd in order to help Dunn citizens to gain a better under standing of local. State, national gnd international affairs. He said particular stress will be put on politics, elections and foreign re lations. : * > ~y. - ■ p.' He indicated that officers may be elected after the clinic is for med and tbit a director for the clinic’s affairs may ix hired later. ■« <■—» et I Harnett Trio Fined In fealelgh Court frmnrf in* car Sat- .m . -... % | TOBfro iC y1 T f* AAkmsgm • g f •• llrte IT I j n J- " —.. Sw im ■ § ' > r M '.r , <■ »» * ‘* f" ■ HI I HHHHB I HPR-1- " e d^* nt ** S,tUrl ?S^ V g^ td M- Stewart!) Who Is Sweetest Girl Contest Begins Today Who has Nahcy O’s face? t \ Possibly some girl in Harnett County will prove to have* the "sweetest face” cartoonist Al Cfipp is looking for. Quinn’s Furniture Company of Dunn is beginning today a search for the girl who may qualify as the “Sweetest Girl” in a contest sponsored by United Feature Synd icate. Closing date for the contest is April 21. At that time the con test judges will select photographs of the five most likely contestants and forward them to Al Capp, creator of “Lil Abner.” The master cartoonist, himself will select the national winner. Judges in the local contest are (Continued On Page Six) Baptist Revival Is To Bogin Sunday The Revival at the First Baptist Church will begin Sunday night at 8 o’clock and continue throughout the weeks. This revival is connected with the Southern Baptist Simul taneous Evangelistic crusade. All churches east'of the Mississippi are staging a revival. The Rev. Ernest P. Russell, pastor of the church will preach each evening at 8 o’- clock. The music will be under the direction of Mr. David Smith. BULLETINS TOKYO, March 30—(IF)—American B-29 Superfortress es Masted at the doorstep of Communist China today. The most concentrated air bombardment of the war was aimed at four key supply bridges linking Red Manchuria and Korea. ' ’' m-.- -- -a , * * . ;V j&ar-- ■%'• h a ' %'i WASHINGTON, March 30-fIIV-The Army mtinyited I mid prisoners and non-battle casualties. • . Site Bailtt lE itmtd Heat Is Still On Gangsters WASHINGTON, March 30. —flP) —Senate crime investigators, with a new lease on life, warned gang land big-shots today that the “heat” is still on in the underworld. Ben. Lester C. Hunt, D., Wyo., ( gave racketeers the word. He said the crime investigating comittee will recommend that the federal government keep riding herd “in some form” on criminal activities across the nation. The Senate voted late yesterday without dissent to extend the crime committee until May 1, and mem bers buckled down to the task of writing a final report and making legislative recommendations. The committee planed two hear ings during the 30-day extension period. It called a halt to active investigating work in the field. But it held out the possibility it would act if any “extraordinary" situa tion is brought to its attention. CRACK DOWWN ON GMABLERS Throughout the country, law en v, (Continued on Page. 7) Crossing By American Patrol is Unconfirmed TOKYO, March 30—dis united Nations forces swern 8y 2 miles beyond the 38&i Parallel on the east cow and stabbed near or acrosN the old communist frontier all along the rest of the Ko rean front today. The South Korean Capit al Division, first across tlie Parallel in this second liN invasion of communist North Korea, captured Chosan' sjp l the east coast highway arid Karapo, some six miles in land, in a mile-and-half ad vance. A spokesman for a U. S. division on the western front above Saeul announced at 5:18 p. m. (3:l®s». m. EST) that an American patiDl had plunged four miles across the Parallel into North Korea dmdpg the day. CROSSING UNCONFIRMED* But a few minutes later (he spokesman said he could not cob firm the He said the patrol encountered fire from a Chinese :»lfpropeUed gun south <A the Parallel on the road running from Seoul through Uijongbu to Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. It was apparent, however, that Allied divisions all along the Par allel were poised and able to cross the pre-war border between North and South Korea any time they chose. r United Press War Correspondent Jack Burby reported from the western front that the Chinese began withdrawal across the Ptp (Continued On Page Bix) ft a*i» || ■ 11 .y fllmkiiK Mat l Ijll H l\tf inqi II |n In Election Mayor |talph E. Hanna of Dunn is expected to file (for reelection Monday morning and there is a good possib ility that he may be oppos ed by one of his own board members. Mayor Protem Joe A. Wil kins said this morning that' he may also file for the town’s No. 1 office early in the week, but was still un decided. The. filing period opens Monday and a number of , persons are expected to en ter the race. Wilkins said various groups in the town have been putting pres sure on him to make the race, but that he has not pet definitely decided. INDICATES RELUCTANCE He indicated that he was some what reluctant to oppose Mayor Hanna in view of their close friend (Continued On Page Six) Durham-Dunn Changes Name DURHAM Announcement was made today of a change in name of the Durham-Dunn Bus Com pany to the Southern Coach Com pany. The announcement was made by Stacey W. Wade, presi dent of the company, following the recent granting of permission for the change by the North Carolina Utilities Commission in Raleigh. The company operates three through-service buses daily to and from Wilmington,’ through Apex, Fulquay Springs, Dunn, Clinton and Burgaw. Daily schedules are also (Continued On Page Four) Scouts Will Begin Scrap Roper Drive ** I ?e056 (Continued OuPageTWo) °^- T ■ JL * r v • -. ' . *S f --jjig Harnett NCEA Meet Turns Into testimonial For C. Reid Ross . 1 I - vP■ t.M ||gg|: * GUEST, PRESIDENT AND BKAKCR—A shot t aken at the annua) banquet of the Harnett County ,1 unit of the North Carolina Education Association caught Representative Carson Gregory of Angier V* (left), Mrs. D. T. Stutts of Rrwfat, retiring NCEA president (center), and Dr. Clyde A. Erwin (right), t State superintendent of PUllic luMidbn. Dr. Erwin was featured speaker at the banquet, held In fthe lundßboom at Angier Schpei. (Daily Record Photo by T. M. Stewart.) | Spe N«ws f "friefs rriktJßtdH; Mardf -/The «W 1,563,000 budget bill was llp for saytnd.JMatoß IRhtbe Homjr to voting OR it. The .group successfully (tilled a move yesterday designed to', push the bill through the lamer cham ber before the weekend. But a mo tion to postpone consideration on second reading until next Tuesday was left hanging by a sudden ad journment. Meanwhile, the House-fgutgoved tax WH was scheduled' to reach the Senate together wlfiUferHawse (Continued nil -Page Two) ' Vann Is Facing Assault Charges Ennis -Vann, 38-year-old Erwin resident, is facing two charges of assault in Cumberland County—one charge tor assaulting Ruth Haire, a waitress and the other case for stabbing Danny Theodoras. The Harnett man was arrested after he allegedly stabbed Theo doras, who resides at 2527 Mc- Neill Circle In Fayetteville. Theo doras told police that he had in tervened when Vann attacked Miss Maire, the waitress. Vann was first charged with a deadly weapon for the attack on Theodoras. He has also been charged with assault on Ruth Haire, by attempting to force her into an automobile. —_i___ ■T* ; : ——. . —.. .> , - . UmUTIH ■ 1 Assembly Gets Weter Ml HXLEIGH, March 30—Harnett Carson, Gregory to wS thM'fflf Sen ator J. Robert Young to authorize and empower the Town of Dunn to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire from the Erwin Cotton Mills Company the water distribu tion and sewerage systems in the unincorporated village of Erwin. Representative Gregory earlier this, week had the bill recalled tom the enrolling office after it had passed the House March 22. Sc explained he had the measure recalled at the request of “some 88 or 75 Erwin citizens”, among them James Glover of Erwin. But, Gregory taict today, Glover had telephoned him to say “that Everybody is satisfied in Erwin now about the water bill. EVERYBODY SATISFIED “I just wanted everybody satis fied about this bill, especially after I got those requests from Erwin,” said .Representative Gregory. The bill was introduced in the Senate on March 19 by Senator Young after officials of the town of Dunn and representatives of the Erwin Cotton Mills had agreed to the contents of the measure. The self-explaining caption of the Young act as it passed the House today and will become law upon ratification probably next Monday night follows: “To authorize and empower the town of Dunn to purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire the water dis tribution and sewerage systems in the unincorporated village of Erwin (Continued On Page Two) taf*) - t ,/j .■■v'S'Jhf siycS For Your Country’s Defense, For YoHrOYa Profit, Security. Gas Tank Incident Turns Into Braw|^ JBAYpppviLM&iNaroh Wm- Three Fayetteville men went to court on assault charges tod»y. accused of taking part in, a milw dent for a trucking charged that Chestiy Gilbert Cur rin,' 24, James Henry Murchison and David Floyd Mcßae attacked him after he fired Currtn’s younger brother from a truck drtvhig job. Thhrttan A. Currin. 16 of near Lillington drew a suspended sen tence yesterday on charges of damaging two company trucks by pouring raw eugar into the gas tanks, „ 9 Councilman said the older brother and his cohorts “jumped” him after charges were brought against the boy. They also caused trouble with two truck drivers who identified the youth to police, he said. Sale Os Municipal Building Granted RALEIH, March 30—The bill of Harnett Senator J. Robert Young to allow the City Council of Dunn to sell the Municipal Building there subject to a vote of the qualified voters of Dunn has been ratified into law. The measure was introduced Jan. 31, but was held up so as to be amended to provide for Dunn Voters to vote on the sale of the building after a bona fide bid had been made and accepted for the ancient structure. Harnett County was also taken out of a bill introduced by Senator L. H. Fountain of Edgecijmbe to (Continued on Page 7) Officers Sworn In; Or, Erwin MakesiMdre* What bqgfcn at Angier School Thursday night a* a ■ year-end banquet of the Karnett unit of the North | Carolina Education Associa tion—complete with a speak er—wound up as a testimon ial to C. Reid Ross, the < county’s capable superinten dent of schools. Ross, who resigns his post July 1 to become superintendent of Fayetteville schools, received praise from teachers, school board mem bers and Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, State superintendent of Public Instruc tion, who was guest speaker. RECEIVES GIFTS The county’s appreciation of Ross’ able work was shown hi gifts as well as words. Henry Hamilton, principal of LillingtSbi School, presented Ross with an enormous silver tray on behalf of Harnett’s district principals. A silver cream and sugar set was added by Mary Pridgen, acting for the teachers of Harnett County. I’m kind of overwhelmed,” Ross commented with emotion. I {ftJUgnt during the banquet ses ’TrofrTSs Glenn T. Profitt. superin ’ who Ross’ place when the latter moves out July 1 . J Profitt, who taught for 12 years Cbwund Qapiloi Squwa By LYNN NISBET RALEIGH CORRESPONDENT CONTROVERSIAL The ap propriations joint sub-committee handed to the parent full joint committee a highly controversial report. Oddly enough, the chjef controversy is not over dollars and cents but over proposed changes in long-standing practice with re spect to administration of State : : government. Amounts had been pretty well estimated in advance. It had been reasonably certain i&r , two weeks that school teacher would be pegged at the ttIHH S3IOO scale; that State i inpliuuin ’ other than school personnel would get a small raise in pay; that wet- 1 fare and service agencies wobte'i get a boost—and that all of gS|J would add up to between 35 atre| 45 million dollars above budget recommendations last fall. The ! actual figures In the sub-committee (Continued On Page Si*)
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