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WEATHER Increasing cloudiness und mild to day. Light showers to west portion this afternoon. Showers and warm- * er tonight. Volume i TRUMAN FIRES M’ARTHUR Committee Opposes Reelection Os Hanna Hanna Says He Has Backed Clean-Up Group Dunn’s Citizens Commit tee for Law Enforcement, clamoring for a “clean up” of the city, is opposing the re-election of Mayor Ralph E. Haryia, it was disclosed this morning. But Mayor Hanna .accept ing the challenge and the opposition hurled at hiih, pledged his continued sup port to the committee’s pro gram and defied any citizen *to show how any mayor could have done-more to pro mote law enforcement. Chairman Oliver Godwin of the Citizens Committee personally call ed on Mayor Hanna yesterday afternoon and informed him of the committee’s decision to work against his reelection. STILL FRIENDS Godwin told neswmen, hewever, that he and the Mayor were “still the jjMt of friends." added Godwin, “I give hDtf my insurance business.” l Mayor Hanna statod'ttM* hetaL “nd'Better friend than Mr. God win. ‘ Earlier this week, Chairman Godwin anounced that the Citizens Committee would support the can didates who would carry out their progriun. “It canie as a great surprise and also as a great disappointment to me,” said Mayor Hanna this morn ing, “because that is the one group I thought I could depend upon for its full support.” Mayor Hanna charged that the committee in its demands for a (Continued on Page 71 Rape Case Studied By Supreme Court RALEIGH, Auril ll—(UP)—The State Supreme Court studied the cases of two soldiers today after hearing lawyers argue the military , aspects of rape. A Harnett Superior Court jury tried Sgt. Harold D. Roy and Pfc. James D. Slate last January and found Roy guilty of assault to com mit rape and Slate guilty of as sault on a female. Attorneys. Charles Roes and Neill Mck. Roes contended Slate only acted under orders from the ser geant. “The only testimony offered by the State to sustain a conviction (Continued On Page Six) CbupAjnd Capitol SqimM By LYNN NISBET RALEIGH CORRESPONDENT BEDLAM—Members of the hoiise of representatives might resent ap plication of the primary definition s&’ttssuLse Friday morning win question ehr rectness of the derivative defini tion. The dictionary says that “bed lam” la a madhouse, a place filled with lunatics; and, hence, -has be come tried to describe any scene of uproar and confusion. There was uproar and confusion aplenty to the house chamber when three com- “needs* oTthe state dtuto£ leg- TRIPLE—On the main floor of of the JJaifaj Jl ttmrU TELEPHONES 3117 - 3118 - 31JC Senator Young Gets Seat On University Board Os Trustees SEN. J. ROBERT YOUNG Union Officer Deplores Communist Interference Strikers at Erwin were urged today to ignore circulars being mailed to them by the Communist Party in North Carolina. J. Thomas West, manager of Local 260, Textile Workers Union of America, said “we want no part of it.” “We think the party is trying to horn to on the strike.” he added. West said he knew rank-and-file TWUA members were receiving mimeographed circulars from the textile section of the party, located to XJurham, but that Local 250 officers had not been reached by them. j- ■• *. He stressed that all responsible union officers were required under the Taft-Hartley Act to sign non communist affidavits. West warned that the Reds, by Car Dealers Organize, Name Sandlin MMStorF l AstaLtt^l^ted o m^^a!£SU S^ta| B shown^hwe^th Brack Wilson, seated at right, termer State president, and Area Chairman Earl McD. Westbrook, stand tag at right Left to rlghtare, sitting, Secretao-Treasurer Paul L. Strickland «t Dunn; Dimeter CHften Brick o^LMßngton,^ Director W. IL (MB) Laughtaghouse <rf Mr. Witten; standing, Director Dun; and Mr, WeultawWk. (Daily Record PhohTby T. M. Stwpart.) fits - v ’ ft v • - ■ RALEIGH, April ll—Harnett I Senator J. Robert Young, a Dunn I lawyer and graduate of the Uni- I versity of North Carolina, is one I of the 27 new members of the board I of trustees of the 100-member I board of the Consolidated Univer- I sity of North Carolina. I Young was nominated last night I at the joint meeting of the House I and Senate committees on trustees I of the university. Out of 46 votes I cast, Young received 25, or three I more than he needed to win a nom- I ination for an eight-year term. I VOTE IS CONFIRMED I A member of the 1931 and 1933 I sessions of the State House of I Representatives from Harnett and I a member of the 1951 Senate, I Senator Young is believed to be ■ the first Harnett County citizen— -1 he is a native of Harnett —to be | elected to the University board since the late George K. Grant (Continued on Page 7L following policies advocated by the union in this strike, could play on the sympathies 'of strikers. He asked that those receiving the cir culars put no belief in them. TWO ENTER PLANT The union manager said that only two persons entered the plants at Erwin today. An overseer and his assistant went to No. 5 weave room and turned on 24 of the looms there, he stated. “They are trying to make it sound as though the place in run ning full tilt,”, West observed. However, hq continued, there are some 2,000 looms to the two plans. As far as union and non-union workers are concerned, the union officer added, the strike has reached the 100 per cent mark (Continued on Page Eight) took place at a meeting called by lUMi Chairman Earl McD. Weal brook after an enthusiastic a4lQ}fln by Brack Wilaon of Smithfleld, pest president of North Cuelina Automobile Sealers Association. The meeting was held at the Auto Sales and Service Company, DUNN, N. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1951 General Is Relieved Os AH Commands; Refuses To Make Comment On President's Act WASHINGTON, April 11— (IP) —President Truman to day fired General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. The President’s orders relieved the five star general of all his commands in the Far East and named Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway to succeed him. Lt. Gen. James A. Van Flefet will replace Ridgway as commander of the Eight Army in Korea. Tuman charged MacArthur with refusing “whole-hearted support” of United States and United Nations policies. The White House made public exchange of past messages and other documents de signed to make the charge stick. But the White House announce ment expressed "regret” both to the public and personally to Mac- Arthur that Truman had deter mined he must replace the general, DECISION WAS SUDDEN Van Fleet’s orders reached him in Florida on vacation. He is en route to Washington today, indi cating that the president’s decision to fire MacArthur was sudden. It was announced at the White House in a special press conference at 1 a. m. EST. Political explosions at home, and' a blast from Tokyo were sure to follow the president’s sudden and unexpected stroke. Newsmen were turned out of bed shortly after midnight by a White- House summons. Upward of 50 re porters and photographers crowded: into the office of Presidential Secretary Joseph Short.* At 1 4*. m., behind locked doors, he distri buted the president’s order and Ivoniinueg wi ‘ State News Briefs RALEIGH, April 11—TO—Mid rit ualistic pomp today, the Most Rev. Joseph Lennox Federal was to be come the first North Carolinian ever made a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. The stately consecration cere mony was to take place in the Sacred Heart Cathedral, of which the new bishop is former pastor. Officiating was the Most Rev. Am ieto Giovanni Cicogani, apostolic delegate to the United States. Assisting consecrators were Bish op Vincent S. Waters of the Ral eigh diocese and Bishop Eugene J. McGuinness of the Tulsa, Okla homa City diocese, formerly of the Raleigh diocese. with the local Forf^at^Chevrol Republicans Protest Firing Os Top General WASHINGTON, April 11—(UP) Most Republicans in Congress today denounced Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s ouster as tragic and a blunder. Most Democrats rallied to President Truman’s support. Demands were made for Mac : Arthur’s appearance before a joint session of Congress and a com plete investigation of Far Eastern policies. : Typical of the GOP comment was that of Sen. Robert A. Talt, jj Ohio, who said the firing of Mac , Arthur was a “terrible tragedy”— ‘ the result of an “obstinate course” . pursued by the White House and State Department. ; ? On the other hand, Democratic SbC, Robert S. Kerr, Okla., said the ) fokKeraPa .Jab was too iaraartant %'be handled by any maJ who is unable or unwilling to cooperate with his superiors.” MAY CAMPAIGN ISSUE Some Republicans said Mac- Arthur’s discharge torpedoed the last vestige of cooperation by both parties on foreign policy. They were ready to make it a national issue in next year’s elections.. One thing was certain law makers of both parties were stunn ed by the suddeneas of President Truman’s action although it had been apparent some disciplinary action had been anticipated. Rep. Overton Brooks, La„ second-ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, said a general "should be able to (Continued on Page 7) Jaycees Plan To Improve Library The Dunn Public Library will get more additional books and new shelves to put them in—from a project begun this week by the Dunn Junior Chamber of Com merce. The Jaycees, according to a club spokesman, found the library in “deplorable” condition and decided to spruce it up. Shelves will be built and installed this week. That project is being aided by the Sash, Door and Mill work company and Langdon’s Wood Works. Books will be collected by the Jaycees the latter part of this week and all during next week. Dupli cate copies will be turned over to the Negro library . Anyone who has some books to (Continued on Page 7) Cope Fear Baptists Moat In Smithfleld SMITH FIELD —Delegates from Harnett, Johnston, Lenoir, Samp son, Wake and Warren counties gathered today at the Smithfleld Free Will Baptist Church to ob serve toe district meeting of the Capes Feer,**ee Will Baptist Con ference Auxiliary. Theme tor the one-day meeting r * With 00,1 Through Kwißtment. Registration began at »:30 and the delegates, pastors and visitors olosed out tUe session at 3 pm. Convention officers were Mrs. Almond Warrick, Clayton, Rt. f. president; Mrs. H. T. Hinson, Dunn, secretary; and Mrs. Herman John son of RFD, Smithfleld, treasurer. Officers giving reports were Mrs. Lewis oMSewton Grove, pub- Christian onutniiciu, wmwmmn. •• • - A'/v FIVE CENTS PER COPY ***** - ft _ : jJH x ’ fr -Mi L : ELECTION TIME AGAIN With the deadline for the Saturday special election roaring up—and the biennial city election not far away—Registrar Joe Creel has been busy penning names for the new •Mgistration. Here Registrar Creel (seated) enters the name eP " Voter Cooper Jackson of 401 E. Cumberland St. Saturday punn’s Newman Townsend Dies In Washington Newman A. (Nat) Townsend, about 70, a former Dunn lawyer who rose to the position of As sistant U. S. Attorney General, Acting Assistant U. S. Solicitor General and -advisor to the late President Roosevelt, died early this morning at his home in Washing ton, D. C. - ' NEWMAN A. TOWNSEND He was also a former Superior Court Judge and legislator, and at one time was one of North Caro lina’s top political leaders. Judge Towsend had been ill for more than a year and seriously 111 for several weeks. The body will be returned to Dunn for burial, but arrangements had not been completed this morn ins. During the 20 years he practiced law In Dunn before going to Wash ington in November of 1934, Judge Townsend was in partnership with the late Judge John C. Clifford. He went to Washington to as , (Continued on Page Eight) 1950 lint GSpln Harnett Suffered :::: The terrible drubbing which Har nett’s cotton crop took from boll weevils and the weather showed up In a report released today by the Bureau of the Census in Washing ton. ■ , In a cotton ginning report for the period prior to March, the bureau Showed that 61115 bales of show Tthflit rlO 050 bales gtn* Plant More COTTON For Your Country’s Defense, For Your Own Profit, Security. Stone Os Scone Found On Scotch King's Throne ABBROATH ABBEY, Scotland, April 11—(If)—The historic corona tion stone stolen from London’s Westminster Abbey on Christmas morning was found today on the altar of King William the Lion. It was the 631st anniversary, al most to the day, of the historic “Declaration of Arbroath” in which Scotland proclaimed eternal in dependence from England. Officials of the ancient ruined abbey, still the most magnificent edifice in Scotland, said they were satisfied the red stab of sandstone found on the altar this afternoon was the stone of Scone. The stone was found on the high altar over the grave of King Will iam, who dedicated the abbey in 1178. * It was in Arbroath Abbey, 45 miles northeast of Edinburg, that a Scottish parliament met on April 6, 1320, and proclaimed the independence of their country. The proclamation said Robert the ‘Continued on Page 7) DUNN MAN PROMOTED Mrs. Alvie C. Sutton of Dunn re ceived word Wednesday from her husband, now serving with the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea, that he has been promoted.to the rank of corporal. Corporal Sutton is also a candi date for the Bronzy Star for the third time since the beginning of the Korean War. .y: "•' I WASHINGTON, April 11—OP) — Republican leader a secret meeting today discussed the possibility of ' to impeach President Truman for firing Gen. Do* MacArthur. NO. 87 Red Resistance f Is Stiff Along I 105-Mile Front j TOKYO, April 11—(IP) United Nations and infantry smashed ahead ©.gainst stiff # communist resistance a t ' - both ends of a 105-mile front north of Korea's 38th Par allel today. The Reds abandoned Inje, key town four miles north of the Par- ; ? allel on the eastern front, ' but - North Korean rear guards still ? fought bitterly to delay U. S. and South Korean forces closing in . . from the southwest, south, south- V east and northeast. Chinese Reds on tne west-cen tral -front at the same time fell back under attack toward the Jj strategic road and rail junction, of Chorwon. 17 miles north of the Parallel. B-29s IN NIGHT RAID A from dispatch said Chorwon, f believed headquarters of three ! Chinese Army edrps, had been, destroyed by Allied artillery and planes. B-29 Superfortresses made a night attack on troop concentra tions near Chorwon last night _ -i- A security blackout cloaked pro gress of the fighting for the Hwachon reservoir and its im portant dam on the central front. ■ Communist rear guards appar ently still held tire dam, seven miles north of the Parallel. They have opened at least 10 of the (Continued On Page Six), -.Jj Senate Ponders Toll Road And Bonus Measures RALEIGH, April II—Ilf) —The spotlight was on the Senate today for decision on two bills attract- ■ ■ ing Statewide attention, the veter- . ans bonus referendum and the measure to allow building of toll charging superhighways. . *? > ***’wfß The turnpike bill was giverr final approval by the House yesterday 59-24. But four amendments to the sharply contested bill made it hec essary to send the bill back to toe Senate for concurrence. ~**jf!Sl Even in its final form the bill j drew harsh criticism from Rep.' Clifton Blue of Moore County. CRITICIZES BILL § “This is one of the worst; bills to come before the 1951 General Assembly,” he protested. "The people don’t want toll roads.”** But the measure was chamriftned ' by House Roads Committee Chair - i man Oscar Barker of Durham- He ‘S] (Continued On Page Six) Sural Telephone Project Completed . i W. G. Patrick, Manager of the Dunn telephone exhanse announ ced today that the Carolina Tele phone and Telegraph Company haS " 1 ' completed a major rural project ..■§ in the area between the Newtqn Grove and sfae .Clinton highways, out of the Dunit The manager stated that 27 new * subscribers have been served to date on the project and that facilities were provided for coimd erable future growth. Providing'-tofgHj service required placing about orißSwj and oqe half miles of telephotte | cable, building about nine mfies as new pole line and placing addition-;,-*;, al circuits on existing -poles*'TSbrSl|; cost of the project was (tooafevS added. Patrick said.
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