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VOLUME 1
ERWIN WORKERS GO OUT ON STRIKE
Chinese Reported Massing Up
*To 300,000 Fresh Troops For
All-Out Spring Offensive
Signs Indicate
1 Reds fill Try
Human Sea Push
TOKYO, April 2—(W—Red
China was reported massing
40 to 45 fresh divisions—
more than 300,000 men—to-
day for an all-out spring of
fensive against United Na
tions forces crowding up u>
and cross Korea’s 38th Par
allel.
More than 2,300 communist ve
hicles were spotted on the move
through North Korea—the heaviest
communist traffic of the war. At
least 150 of them were destroyed
or damaged by Allied air fleet last
m night and today.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur warned
in his daily communique of the
ominous increase in enemy traffic.
He said the majority of vehicles
delivered their reinforcements and
supplies to the Chorwon-Kumha
wa-Hwachon triangle behind the
central front.
MAT HIT CENTER
All signs indicated that the
of the Allied line in an attempt
to vbwnk -through with “human
sea” tactics such as rolled back
the Bth Army 60 miles last New
Year’s Eve.
Allied divisions moved up to
the 38th Parallel in strength at
will almost all across the 140-mile
wlde Korean peninsula.
Only in the central sector did
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BUDGET The appropriations
committee substitute bill hit the
House hopper Thursday, but
created little commotion for the
reason it had been pretty fully
discussed and discounted in Ad
vance. The subcommittee made
its report to the full committee
Tuesday afternoon'' in secret ses
sion, and the full Joint committee
| spent two days talking about it.
Although the sessions were "ex
ecutive,” outsiders experienced no
difficulty In finding out what was
said and who said it. Unlike com
parable bills in previous sessions
of the dollars and cents items in
the current measure are of less
interest than some extraneous
legislative provisions. It is true
that school teachers, departmental
and institutional employees and
State agencies are disappointed at
1 failure to receive as much money
as they feel they should have.
There will be a token contest on
some Items, but the big fight will
be over provisions in the bill
changing traditional policy in ad
ministration of State government,
and, as many people believe, in
violation of the constitution.
DISTINCTION The contro
versial changes would substitute
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Harnett Board Hears
Road Petitions And
Other Matters Today
The Harnett County Board of Commissioners this
mnming approved two road petitions, granted a State re
quest that two sections of road be added to the State net
work, and disposed of a number of other matters.
Road petitions approved called
for hardsurfacing of a road lead
ing south of A. L. Sewell’s home
to the intersection of the highway
running west from Olivia, and for
.7 mile in Barbecue Township, run
ning by Morris Chapel Church in
Lee County.
The board renewed a fire and
lightning insurance policy for
$12,333.00 on the county courthouse.
Vice Chairman C. G. Fields, who
presided, read a request from Dis
trict Highway Commissioner George
Coble asking that two sections of
Harnett roads be added to the
State nework.
The first road runs from the in
tersection of U. S. 15A and NC 210
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Land Sougfif
For Cemetery
Dunn’s city council, at Its meet
ing tonight, will make a decision
on the purchase of additional land
for Dunn’s Greenwood Cemetery.
Practically all lots In the cem
etery have been sold and local cit
izens will soon have to begin look
ing elsewhere unless some addition
al land is annexed.
City Manager Tommy Hobbs said
this morning that work on a map
of the cemetery area will be com
pleted In time for presentation at
the council meeting.
The town is considering the pur
chase of land owned by L. Busbee
Pope, who has already sold some
land to the town for the purpose.
Approximately two and a half or
three acres Is Involved in the pro
posal, Mr. Hobbs said.
SB,OOO PER ACRE
Under an agreement reached sev
eral months ago, Mr. Pope would
receive 25 per cent of the sale price
of each cemetery lot, ranging from
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Balancing Os
Spending And
Income Asked
WASHINGTON, April 2 KP)
The Senate-House economic com
mittee recommended . today that
Congress spend no more money on
defense than It is willing to raise
in higher taxes. .
The committee endorsed Presi
dent Truman’s proposal to pay for
defense preparation as the, bills
came due —and then went much
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“It feels,” the committee said
in an report, “that the
defetise gahnent should be cut to
the revenue cloth. Measuring with
care the things that must be done,
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Action Token On
Budget, Revenue
RALEIGH, April 2—(IFi —North
Carolina’s half-billion dollar bud
get bill comes up for final action
in the State House of Representa
tives this afternoon while the Sen
ate takes its first look at the
House-approved revenue bill to
night.
Appropriations leaders who have
beaten down earlier efforts to in
crease State spending expect the
fight to continue today.
However, political observers see
little possibility that the propon
ents of additional appropriations
will succeed.
A hot three-hour battle during
the second reading of the bill last
Friday killed off efforts to add.
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DUNN, N. C., MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1951
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OLD LANDMARK TO have begun the task of remodeling and renovating the
old Hatcher-Skinner Store on Broad Street, a landmark here since 1912, to turn it into a modern shoe
store for Belk’s Department Store. The building adjoins the present Belk building and will greatly in
crease the size of Belk’s. Manager Marvin Raynor expressed hope today that the new shoe store will be
ready to open in about seven or eight weeks. (Daily Record Photo by T. M. Stewart.)
Benson To Elect
Mayor, Council
Benson citizens will go to tjie
polls Tuesday to elect a mayor and
four councilmen to serve the pro
gressive Johnston County town
during the next two years.
There has not been too much
activity in the campaign and a nor
ma) vote is expected, veteran politi
cal’observers predicted today.
liayot Levinson, who wax
elected two years ago in a heated
contest that brought out a large
vote, is being opposed by a former
mayor, J. Ed Johnson, a Benson
merchant. Mr. Johnson served the
town for mayor for six two-year
terms previously.
FIVE SEEK POSITIONS
There are five candidates for the
four positions on the city council.
They are: Commissioners C. M.
Blackman, Garland McLamb, Em
ery L. Miller and Ralph P. Whit
tington, and Ernest Moore, who is
seeking to unseat one of the in
cumbents.
Town Constable David Wood is
unopposed in his bid for re-elec
tion.
The polls will be located in the
Benson Fire Department adjoining
the Town Hall and will be open
Tuesday from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
A. T. Tart is the registrar and F. V.
Watson and Howard Denning are
the election Judges.
School Posts
Filled Today
The Harnett County Board of
Commissioners, in session this
morning, filled vacancies on the
ten district school boards by reap
pointment of present members, in
most cases.
Those appointed or reappointed
to the various local boards were:
Anderson Creek, E. L. Hill, Troy
Darden and Edward Bruce. Mr.
Byrd suceeds Roy Butts, who re
signed.
Angler, Thomas M. Ward. A. C.
Barefoot had been renominated,
but will take a seat on the county
board. This vacancy was left open.
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Postal Receipts for
Quarter Near sls/200
Receipts at the Dunn post office
for the quarter ending March 31
totaled $15,198.03,-Postmaster Ralph
Wade announced today. The re
ceipts for the same quarter in 1960
amounted to *13,834.48, making a
gain of $1,555.55. Percentagewise,
this represents a gain of approxi
mately 12 uer cent.
The Post Office has withdrawn
the sale of Postal Notes effective
March 31. These notes have been
on sale for past few years and were
intended for the transmission of
small amounts of $lO or less. How
ever the Department will place in
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Belk's Planning Complete,
Modern Shoe Store In Dunn
Water Measure Is
Set For Passage
JtALEIGH, April 2 —The bill
authorizing the Town of Dunn to
JBtijase. • lease or otherwise): ae
sewerage systems in the Town df
Erwin was on the House’s lock!
calendar-for final passage this af
ternoon. 5
The measure, which was offered
b y Harhett Senator J. Robert
Young several weeks ago and which
had passed the Senate, was recalled
from the enrolling office by Har
nett Representative Carson Greg
ory after It had passed the House
on the ground that several Er
win citizens were dissatisfied with
provisions of the bill.
Gregory, however, announced late
last week that he had been as
sured by James Glover of Erwin
“that everybody is now satisfied
with the bill” and the Harnett
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MR. ROSENFELD DIES
I Rosenfeld, 60, of Fayetteville,
owner of Rosenfeld’s in Dunn
and other clothing stores, died
yesterday in Highsmith Hospital
at Fayetteville. The prominent
merchant had been ill for some
time.
BULLETINS
WASHINGTON, April 2—OP)—A member of the House
Armed Services Committee said today that draft direc
tor Lewis B. Hershey broke his word by not extending the
new draft deferment test to high school graduates not yet
in college.
PARIS, April 2 (IF) —Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
today appointed a French admiral, Vice Adm. Andre
Georges Lemonnier, as his top naval assistant on all
naysj problems concerning the defense of Europe.
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Dunn will soon get a big, complete
and modem shoe store. It will be
the first for the city.
Workmen have begun the task of
remodeling, renovating and, in fact
—practically rebuilding—the old
Hatiber-Skinner Store, which has
beeh purchased by Belk’s Depart
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The building adjoins the present
large home of Belk’s and when
work is completed will be part of
the Belk store. The wall which sep
arates the two buildings is being
removed.
Architect for the project is L. O.
Puckett of Charlotte and R. M.
Turlington of Lillington is the con
tractor.
WILL REQUIRE WEEKS
Marvin Raynor, veteran manager
of Belk’s, said today that the proj
ect will take from six to eight weeks
for completion, barring any unex
pected delay.
A modem new front, new lighting
' fixtures, new fixtures throughout
and a sprinkler system is being in
stalled.
Mr. Raynor said the big shoe
store will carry a complete line of
men’s, women's and children’s
shoes.
Plans for the opening will be
announced after the construction
work is completed.
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
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ASKED AS UNION CALLS 43. W M
OFF JOBS IN4SOUTHERN STATES
By Wade Lucas
More than 2,000 employes of Erwin Mills, Nos. 2 and 5,
were on strike today, although skeleton staffs operated 45
portiohs of the machinery in both plants.
The local workers joined last night in the strike that 4
has affected cotton and rayon mills in six States !
and thrown an estimated 43,000 employes out of
the time being. Efforts of Federal mediators to settle
long-standing wage dispute between mill management
and workers in Washington, Durham, Greensboro, and IK
other points collapsed Saturday.
Wilkins Won't
Oppose Hanna
Mayor Protem Joe A. Wilkins
announced this morning that
he defhtftfgy will not be a can
didate for mayor, but indicated
that he will ran for re-election
as Commissioner in Ward 111.
Mayor Ralph E. Hanna, who
had originally planned to file
this morning, said he would -
probably do so either tomor
row or Wednesday.
“I’m not going to run against
Ralph.” said Mayor Protem Wll- ,
kins. “I think it would be best
not to.” *
A movement to draft Former
Mayor Earl McD. Westbrook
was reported during the week
end, but Mr. Westbrook said
this morning that he definitely
is not interested in running for
Mayor and win not becogw a
candidate. He served < several
terms on the board and for two
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Three Caught
Running Still
Three Harnett County men arc
scheduled to be given a hearing in
Dunn before Mrs. Mallie A. Jack
son. local United States Commis
sioner, on charges of violating
Federal whiskey laws.
The three men are: John Arvie
Norris of ■ Dunn, Route 2, George
Lloyd Johnson of Dunn, Route 2
and Oliver E. Douglas, Negro, of
Lillington, Route 3.
They were- arrested during a
raid conducted by Cumberland
Count,%AßC officers and Federal
ATU agents in a raid conducted
in Upper Little River Township.
The agents confiscated 2,500 gal
lons of mash and nine gallons of
non-tax paid whiskey in the raid.
Stills destroyed by the agents in
cluded two 750-gallon stills and
four 350-gallon stills, all located
close together in a wooded area.
Judge Godwin
Has Birthday
On The Bench
Superior Court Judge Howard
Godwin opened a civil session
of Harnett court this morning
and in doing so marked his
first anniversary on the bench.
It was at the April term a
year ago In Harnett that Judge
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Plant More
COTTON
For YoUr Country’s
Defense, For Your Own
Profit, Security.
Officials of the Text® .Work
ers Union of America (Qfp) led
by Thomas West, business, agent ot
the local union, began" posting
pickets shortly after 9 o’clock last
night.
100 AT WORK
Mill officials estimated “at least
100 workers” entered the two mills
last night to work the third -ablft,
which normally ends at 8:30 ‘turn.
Most of the citizens of the torn
were awakened before 5 o’clock this
morning by blasts from a loud
speaker in the hands of West and
in a car driven by Wilson Lucas
of Dunn as they drove up and down
many of the streets' exhorting the
workers “to Join the picket line
and cooperate with us for your
rights.”
There were relatively few pick
ets at the 10 entrance gates to
the two mills. Several workers en
tered unmolested. Pickets asked
several not to enter the mills, but
those who desired to work were
allowed to enter.
There was no apparent disturb
ance at any of the gates as the
Erwin workers entered into What
may be their first full-fledged
itrike since 1944 and 1945. Police
Avery, tlui fiwrti
oiily paid officer, reported no dis
turbance, saying he had to Jail
only one person for alleged dunk
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Local Resident
Taken By Death
Mrs. Florence E. Troville, 82, died
at 8 p.m. Sunday at the home of
her sister, Mrs. June Guy of Dunn
after a prolonged Illness.
Funeral services will be conduc
ted Tuesday at 3 o’clock from tbs
Hatcher - Skinner Funeral Home.
The body will remain at the fun
eral home until the services.
She is survived by one brother,
W. Rowland Early of Paulsboro, N.
J.; one sister, Mrs. Guy of Dunn
and by several nieces and nephews.
A native of Bertie County,- she
had spent most of her life lnT$«V
folk, Va. In 1943 she cam» to OU&E
to make her home with her sister.
She was a member of the First
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Briefs
CHARLOTTE, April 2 «B —4
reluctant thief robbed cab driyefe
W. C. Haefner of $8 last night, Bttt
promised to return the money to
day. “I hate to do this to
Haefner quoted the bandit as
ing. “I'll send it back to you tO«
morrow.” He even took doirisj
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