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WEATHER Portly cloudy and cooler today and tonight with scattered showers in south today. VOLUME 1 COMMUNISTS ROLL BACK ALLIES ABOVE SEOUL Explosions Rock Erwin Eridw As Violence Flares In StriHe Charges Fired Off At Homes Os 3 Workers .Smouldering violence broke out at Erwin early this morn ing as the Southwide strike of more than 40,000 textile workers moved toward the end of its fourth week. Explosive charges were set off before the homes of three non-striking Erwin Mills workers during the early hours this morning. Pete Gaster, 16, son of mill worker James Gaster, said today that a “homade bomb” exploded In the yard of the Gaster home at 102 East “J” St. around 3 o’clock this ■ morning. The explosion caused no damage, young Gaster added, but left “a big hole” in the front yard. “It was Just something to scare us” the youth said. Although t»w* house was Jarred, none of its oc cupants was Injured. Living there are Gaster, his wife and son Pete. Similar explosions during the night were reported at the homes of Dick Royals and Herman West, of 404 West “E” st. non-striking employes of Erwin Mills, Inc. The nature of the explosives was not ; (Cantinned On Page Three) I ~** . . "jmiw. Heavy Vote h Expected Here Dunn citizens will go to the polls Monday to elect a mayor and four councilmen to run the town during the next two years, and most pol itical observers are predicting a heavy turn-out of voters. Voting will take place from 6:30 a. m. to 6:30 pjn. at the fire station. Citizens must choose among three candidate for mayor, three candi dates In Ward No. n and Ward No. IV and between two candidate in Ward No. 1 and Ward No. 111. All three of the candidates for mayor, as well as the candidates for commissioner, today expressed con fidence of victory. Mayor Ralph E. Hanna, who de feated two other candidates two years ago for an easy victory, this morning predicted that about 1500 votes will be cast. Herman Neighbors, one of his op ponents, predicted that the vote would not be over 1200 or 1300. The third candidate, Earl G. Vann, predicted that practically all of the 2,360 citizens who book their names in the book during the new (Continued On Page Six) BT "’r.* : ¥ . 7VI f7. ;* * : -t** '" j 1 :#1 • " . J - - •’ fel mm ER MP I " x : v;; j LEADERS PLAN FOR LITTLE THEATRE A group of promtnent Dunn business and civic leaders are shewn here yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce offices during a meeting to plan for the orghtaitlm of a Little Theatre Group fee Dunn. The Movement wee originated by^Jto^ McMUMan oTteSa SSmImS SSSTriiSdS *fa*wSm! WUBam h Newsome, to U atfaiijl vddlanlhv’s mpptlnf TlKatlw ks V M nweno jwwwfi umuuf. |u»uy rno *” UJ • t - k > fj, \i'M AAiinrlfi 1-r v% - JjjL ■ q • •! ■Ql I w H 5 I OUI wJ%M\kjfi AIIU wk I .’:ts-&i£-r ■ V* - ' ’’ t•’ ir.'M. ••,'%•'{• ii~ Iw : y# '^»fs V; ,' !V - **J. ; ’ ' ;'. •• -. •'*■ .."fciir”.'.. ' • • 43WPI*«a%-J' ♦• •• *• • • "•. 't?ss"H ■ y TELEPHONES 3117 • 3118 • 31Y Nancy O. Contest Is Won By Jean Wilson Pretty Jean Wilson, n-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs., O. T. Wilson of 405 E. Cumberland St., Dunn, is the winner of the local Nancy O. contest, and she and the four other winners will now com pete in the nation-wide contest be ing conducted by A1 Capp, creator of LIT Abner, to find “the sweet est girl in the world.” Os all the entries submitted in the local contest sponsored by Quinn’s of Dunn, Incorporated, the judges thought Miss Wilson was the sweetest. As her reward, Grover C. Hen derson, owner of the progressive local furniture concern, will present her a beautiful lane Cedar Chest. The presentation will be made Sat urday afternoon. OTHER WINNERS WERE: Kay Cooke, daughter of Mr. and (Continued On Page Three) (Ete JUailn Jtemrd Housing Sought For Army Personnel Use Manager Jpe McCullers of the Dunn Chamber of Commerce today Appealed to local citizens to make as many rooms and apartmeuts'as possible available for Army use, beginning June 2. McCullers said that at least 200 snch accommodations are needed and possibly more. First troops will begin arriv ing Juno 2 and the Chamber Os Commerce has agreed to use its office as a “clearing house” for housing facilities. McCullers said that both fur nished and unfurnished rooms and apartment are needed. “Even one room will be of great he**-” said Mr. McCullers, (Continued on Page 7) DUNN, N. C., FRIMf APRIL 27, 1951 British Amnfl Ship Explodes At Gibraltar If GIBRALTAR, April 27pO> —The 1,000-ton Britsifi, ten munition ship Bedehßkm blew up while unloading in Gibraltar harbor t o djt y, spreading death and desteuc tion through the Britishjjr tress town. Unofficial reports said it atas feared 12 of the 25 crew mejqphs of the Bedenham were killed; ter tually every window in Glbrifter was shattered and some walls. Col lapsed. Hospitals were jaraded with casualties. All available doctors, nurses and volunteer workers were called in. The blast shattered windows 20 miles away and hit heavily at the Spanish town of-La Linea, on the mainland four miles away. Chunks of the vessel Were flung Into the air. A section of" mast crashed down into a sand spit more than a half mile away. Other pieces of the ship ware scattered all around Several hours after the' Must jj only traces of the Bedenham dmpjK he seen at the vessel’s. anchbgige in Gibraltar harbor where she hsuj i: been discharging ammimlttaeU The explosion occurred at Jto < a. Jh. (5 a. m. ESTV WithtSSK! MBT it wag accompanied by an (Continued On Page Five) State News Briefs | .WILMINGTON, April 27—(UP) ' —FBI Agent Charles W. Brown of Charlotte reported today that two Camp Lejeune Marines and a civ ilian have been charged with lar ceny of federal property in the theft of a landing craft engine from Camp Lejeune. Brown identified the Marines as Douglas Ensor, 27 Knoxville, Term., and James Walter Currie, 23, of Rockingham. The civilian is Lou is Edward Morton, 23 of Hubert, Brown said. RALEIGH, April 27 —(UP) I,ouis V. Sutton, president of Ed ison Electric Institute and the Carolina Power surd Light Co., de dicated a new $1300,00 engineer ing laboratory building at North Carolina State College todayr The Riddick Engineering Lab oratories building was named in honor of the late Dr. Wallace Carl Riddick, fourth president of the college. -, , f iWnHiMWi mMMA 1 A Ejfe -j wf 9 *■ .fR - WsmM tmmm MM TAKING IT EASY The car shown above was turned on its side early Friday morning at a mill parking lot in Erwin. No witnesses to the act were found. The machine is believed to be the property of a strike-breaking worker. A small sign attached to the rear license plate admonished: “Let’s Take It Easy.” (Daily Record Photo by T. M. Stewart) MacArthur Returns To Hometown Today CHICAGO ,April 27 Gen. Douglas MacArthur be gan a 90-mile automobile ride today to Milwaukee, his ancestral hometown where he retained legal residence during an absence of 39 years. He rode in triumph from the moment he stepped into his car out side the Stevens Hotel here. Al most 2,000,000 persons were expected, to see him during the day. f , [j Crowds lined up to greet him "along almost the entire rmrtet'MMfe, followed historic Sheridan Road through a score of Illinois and Wis consin towns. The day offered perfect “Mac- Artbur weather”—the same clear skies) end mild weather that pre vailed during his receptions in San Francisco, Washington and New York. The conqueror of Japan rode in the same tomato-colored Cadillac he used in yesterday’s big parade and reception here. Fifty motorcycle policemen escor ted him and scores more were ready to join the column along the route to the Wisconsin border. At least 7,000,000 persons were to greet him in the Wisconsin city whose normal population of 632,000 was swelled by visitors from the surrounding territory. In his journey to Milwaukee, Mac (Continued on Page 7) Governor Claims Truman Would Win RALEIGH, April 27—(W—In his first preqp conference since the North Carolina General Assembly adjourned nearly two weeks ago, Gov. Kerr Scott turned his atten tion to national politics yesterday. “If there was an elecetion tomor row,” he said, "President Truman would be elected in North Carolina and in the nation. I don’t think the MacArthur fuss has changed the situation at all.” Scott said he thought the dis missal of the famous general touch ed off a national emotional jag brought on by tensions of the inter national situation. “A thing like that lets people Mow off steam,” he said, “but when they sober up they’ll be for Tru man.” The governor said he invited the president tr speak at a North Car olina Democratic rally on the eve of the next presidential election be cause he wants to make certain the State voles with the Democratic “Well probably have some move (Continued on Page 7) Dynamite Fuses, Caps Found in Home , Os Union O&iiai DANVILLE, Va., April 27—(UP) --Police found dynamite caps -and fuse# in the home of a Textile Workers Union official today 'and arrested the man in connection with * wave Os dyamiUng in strike Acting on tips after the latest blast damaged the home of a non iFsc ibR-Iv, city uctcCvlvfis rakted the home of John Howard (Cetfjftqg on Page Two) FIVE CENTS PER COPY Four Whiskey ■SisTakeft Authorities reported today the capture and destruction of four , whiskey stills in Harnett during the past few days. Federal ATU agents and Cumber land County ABC officers destroyed two stills in Anderson Creek. They got one 200-gallon still and one ! 175-gallon still. During the raid, 800 gallons of mash and 66 gallons of non-tax paid whiskey were confiscated. An ! arrest is pending in this raid. Deputy Sheriff O. R: Pearce and Deputy B. E. Sturgill destroyed two , stills, each of about 200-gallon cap acity, Just north of the old fair l grounds in Dunn. None of the stills were in operation at the time. Sampson Negro Is Executed RALEIGH, April 27—(IP)— John Henry Rogers entered the tiny Central Prison gas chamber today . and died in 11 minutes for the rape-murder of a white woman. The small, 26-year-old Sampson County Negro entered the chamber calmly and watched as guards strapped his arms and ankles to the chair. Before the leather mask was slipped over his face, he told Chaplain William H. R. Jackson ! and two other men in the joom that he had made “only one mis take” and was sorry for it. “I want everyone to do right,” he said. Jackson said Rogers told him that walking the last few steps from Death Row to the execution chamber “wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.” Prisons of ficers said his final statement was the longest ever made in the glass walled little death cell here. As the chaplain and guards left the chamber two of them shook the condemned man’s hand. Rogers left his hand extended waiting for the third and last handshake —but the last man in the room (Continued on Page Two) Hitt t Irrwwm • PUljljlJi M MIT tT WASHINGTON, April 27—<W—The Army estimated to day that United Nations forces have inflicted 35,706 cas ualties on Chinese and North Korean communists since the Red offensive started Sunday night. LONDON, April 2i-M—Winston Churchill! today can vania on May 8 hecauae of the British political rates. "" » hwwrrrriTit *' i Tiii .. .■ __ m . j , __ _ . ***** Congress Snubs Controls Bid WASHINGTON, April 27—0P1— Congress turned a frosty shoulder today on many of President Tru man’s requests for more power to control inflation. Even the president’s congressional lieutenants conceded there was no hope off getting all the far-reach ing control powers as asked. Many Republicans denounced the new program as a power grab. There was little chancd EMIiMI would approve a freeze of farm parity. #lil6h' : in effect .wduld put a loose ceiling on farm prices. Tru man had a fair chance to get somdwhat broader rent conjtroi authority—but not oh commercial buildings. Despite his renewed request for a $10,000,000,000 tax increase, the president. would likely get only a part of it, perhaps $7,000,000,000 or so. Congress planned on going slow on the President’s requests. , ELSEWHERE IN CONGRESS Dawson—Sen. Karl E. Mundt, R., S. D„ said “there is no question in the world” but that the Sen ate Investigating subcommittee will call White House Aide Donald S. Dawson to, testify next week on federal job-selling in Mississippi. Dawson was named as the man who arranged for the pro-Truman (Continued On Pzge Six) Mdn Jailed After Shooting Scrape Alfred Allen, 36-year-old driver for Doer’s Taxi, was jailed here this morning on charges of pub lic drunkenness and discharging firearms within the city limits aft er he allegedly “shot up” the place at Supreme Service Station. Attendants at the station told police that Allen drove up to the station, took out a pistol and fired three times, then drove off. He later was arrested by Police men K. M. Fail and Gaither Riley. Allen denied the’charges, officers said. No reason for the episode was given. Police said they understood that Allen did not fire at anybody or anything, but just fired away. His action was attributed to his Intox ication. He was jailed and police said $l5O bond would be required for his release. Plant Mote COTTON For Your Country** Defense, For Your Own Profit, Security. Fall Os Seoul Is Seen As Red Push Continues TOKYO, April 27 Chinese communist forces smashed into the Uijongbu area today only 11 miles nor th of Seoul today and rolled tack the Allied line all across the front to the east. Retreating Allied forces jammed the highways south from Uijongbu through Seoul. The fall of the South Korean Capital appeared near. An Bth Army spokesman said Un ited Nations forces were “disengag ing” from the onrushing Chinese communist offensive all along the western, west-central and central fronts. The Red Drive roared down on Seoul in two columns. One was ripping straight down from the north through Uijongbu. A second drive was flooding along the high way from Munsan to the north west. The Reds also renewed their *ix day-old offensive on the central front. Allied units withdrew in the face of the attack. Front dispatches said one enemy unit was spotted “northwest of Chunchon.” On the eastern front east of Yanggu the Reds hurled hew North Korean forces into battle. Heavy fighting was reported going on east of Inje. Lt. James A. Van Fleet, com 'mander of the Bth Army, said his forces neither had ended their withdrawal nor established a per manent defensive line against the communist spring offensive. HAN RIVER IS LINE He vowed to stop the six-day-old assault north of the Han River—3o lo 35 miles south of tne 38th Par ‘allel—but it was doubted be. .would . slight -to save bpmbed-out Seoul w | the north banks. QvHtaha already f were fleeing the former South Ko- ' rean Capital and it Was no strateg ic value. , “We are withdrawing in order,’ Van Fleet told newsmen at a fronts line press conference. “We are tak ing a tremendous toll of the enemy while Insuring only maximum loss es to ourselves. I The Red offensive already has ■ driven the Allies 10 to 17 miles south of the 38th Parallel all across the western half of Korea, but communists have paid for their gains with nearly 40,000 dead and wounded. | COwund I QapiJtol SqjuunM By LYNN NISBET I RALEIGH CORRESPONEDfcfrr BIG YEAR Spokesman for the f State Department of i and Development think 1981' toaf 't be the “big year” for tile location | of industrial plants. Industry hair? been steadily looking southwardly for new locations for a long tlmat and during the past three years there has been accelerated develop- ~ ment, especially In the 6touthaaafcj:-i North Carolina has gotten a, fMjPif share of this new business, si- ;J though State representatives frank- g ly admit we should have more if we are to maintain poaittanl of outstanding leadership txx. M§if9 area. During 1980 alone aftajjfiH thing like one hundred and million dollars worth of -jfeSla plants were authorised for eSm small projects aggregating several millions more. On some of ; atoopi@ plants construction has been •fifwnSh j P^^rW S °Meß^tim m ot^ k flS are looking for suitable location* and North Carolina is after this year there may w NO. 99
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