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+WEATHER+ Partly cloudy and warm tonight and Friday with a few scattered showers In extreme east today and in mountains Friday. VOLUME 1 RESISTANCE FADES AS RED ROUT CONTINUES Acheson Gets Credit For Proposing U.S. Entry In Korean War WASHINGTON, June 14—(IP)—Former Defense Sec retary Louis Johnson said today that it was Secretary of State Dean Acheson who first proposed American military intervention in Korea. Johnson also stated that Ameri can troops in Japan were “not equipped" to fight at the Ume they were ordered into action in Korea TesUfying before the Senate Mac- Arthur investigating committee. Johnson said Acheson suggested at a June 26 meeting with President Truman, the military Chiefs iof Staff and other high government officials that American naval and air forces be committed to the Ko rean conflict. Johnson said the decision was made prompUy to do so on Ache son’s “motion." Johnson said he then put Gen. Douglas MacAr thur “in charge” of the Korean operations. Ground Troops Needed A few days later. Johnson said MacArthur reported to Washing ton that “nothing would be ac complished” toward stemming the Ministers Plan Events For Soldiers On Maneuvers Here Cbwund sopiiol net ho By-LYNN NISBET UUDOH CORRESPONDENT LEADERSHIP Because of the currently keen Interest in the racial segregation issue, one of the most signlflcent statements made by Governor Scott at a recent press conference was missed by the news men present. The reporters caught and amplified the Scott pronounce ment that he believed majority of the Negro leadership in North Carolina preferred continuance of the segregation policy in education al institutions. They overlooked the statement of equal, or greater, significance as to why he thought Negro leadership, felt that way. It had to do mostly with size of the institution, rather than its racial element, and emphasized the fact that smaller units tend more cer tainly to bring out. the best quali ties Inherent in individual students, and thus to develop real. leader ship. NON-RAOIAL The governor dlsgressed a bit from the racial angle and channeled his observa tions at size. He favors small churches, in which every member can have an integral and import- I ant part. He said he often won-' dered how “you fellows in the big city churches with 3,000 or more members can take care of your re ligion." (A reporter facetiously quipped that maybe we didn’t bother too much about that—and the governor smiled.) He also thinks smaller educational insti tutions afford more advantages tor students, not only in closer per sonal contacts and establishing en during friendships, but in develop i ing leadership. There can be. for example. Just one president of a student body with 6,000 members. That same number of students dis tributed into six institutions of 4,- 000 each provides student body presidencies tor six people. Entire ly aside from the segregation Is sue, the governor said he thinks the potential leaders among the < Centime* On Pafe Six) , WAVE Age Lowered The Navy has lowered the mini mum age requirement for enlist ment of women. Chief Petty Offi cer Ernest W. Fox, local Navy re- The age limit is now 18-28, Fox said. He added, however, that theiehu been no the said the change was madc topan-. (Eh? jHailu, TELEPHONES: 3117 • 3118 - 3119 North Korean Invasion of the South Korean republic without use of ground troops. The decision to use ground roops,, the former secretary ad led, was made within 24 hours of VCacArthur's warning that without nfantry the operation would be ’abortive.” Johnson, who was ousted from the cabinet last September, told the senators that on a Far West ern inspection trip which ended the day the Korean fighting start ed he found American military forces in Japan were "not equipped" to fight. He said they were pre pared for occupation duty only. Johnson said he first learned of the Korean fighting officially from the State Department, but that this was preceded by telephoned reports from press wire services. (Ccntlnued Os Page Six) Dunn’s churches will be opened to servicemen based in this area for the maneuvers this summer and the churches will soon initiate social services for the soldiers. The Rev. Joyce V, Early secre tary of the Dunn 'Ministerial As sociation said today that the de cision to open Dunn’s church fa cilities to the soldiers was made |)i | special meeting at the asso ciation Wednesday morning. In addition to welcoming the soldiers to regular Sunday ttOMUbft and night services an« Sunday school classes each church will sponsor social events for the visit ing G. I.'s the Rev. Mr. Early said. To Open Social Rooms Present {dans call for the opening of church social rooms for the sol diers each day from 4 through 16 p. m. In addition special social gatherings will be planned for Saturday nights. Posters will be distributed around town and in the Army en campments to advertise the date, time and place of religious ser vices, the Rev. Mr. Early added. “I want to encourage the mem bers of each church to invite the boys home to Sunday dinner,” the association secretary said. “We are interested in their spiritual, as well as social Use, while they are in our community,” he added, stressing the need for giving the soldiers a cordial welcome to all church and social activities. FIRE-FIGHTERS MEET By-laws for the Dunn Auxiliary Fire Department were set when the organisation met Tuesday night. Drills Mil begih June 36 and will be held thereafter on the sec ond and fourth Tuesday of each month. Anyone desiring to Join the aux iliary department may contact Brady Hollingsworth or any of the truck captains. oomm-rnt ingprn wn>m ■*> iteMte.fw* omteptenu ommittee met tw» unite; to tafia werkta* aat slut far InanitUtair ; 4ta«Mgf nf Dunn’a recrestion etaM. Left te right SSST ZZtvZZZ: SS.'KS-KE’St "SS SSfWLf '- .*'» .. 2* . eg_-M4»5 . * !u ..t* •. ■•#>«■■... . $7.5 Billion Tax Bill Ready For Approval • ’ WASHINGTON, June 14 —(W—The House Ways and Means Committee went through the last formality today in reporting out the largest tax bill ever to be re commended to Congress. Despite last minute Republican objections that the tax load would be too heavy, the committee was expected to approve formally a bill Increasing taxes by $7,600,000,000. The bill falls $2,600,000,000 short of what President Truman recom mended to put the ecenomy on a "pay-as-we-go" basis. Even at that, Republicans Joined in criticizing the increased tax levels that will appl;) on everything from paychecks to cigarets. Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins, R., 0., high ranking GOT* member of the Ways and Means Committee, said the bill “goes entirely too far” and raises personal and corporation in come taxes to “limits that are be yond all reason." Jenkins termed the measure a “soak everybody bill that puts tax es even on many necessities which should not be taxed at all.” Other Congressional Develop ments: Controls Senate and House committees made little headway in the race to draw up a new bill to continue economic controls after June 30. The House Banking Com mittee took time out to hear De fense Secretary George C. Marsh all outline his views on the ad ministration request for an exten ded and tougher Defense Produc tion Act. The Senate Banking Com mittee meanwhile was sidetracked into a vote on a proposal to extend the present controls for wi year. Meat—The Joint congmaskmaf “watchdog” committee on econom ic controls called on Price Stabfli (Continued On Page Six) ! Germans Fear New Blockade BERLIN, Oermany, June 14. (UP)—Fears of a new blockade arose in Berlin",today as Commun ist police were reported to have halted several shipments of goods in and out. of the city. West German police and Com munist officials confiscated $23,000 worth-of goods early today moving from the West over the super-high way to . Berlin. ,' Truckloads of butter, soap, can ned meat and other products were confiscated on grounds of “insuf ficient documentation,” West po lice said. They reported that 10 1-2 tons of scrap metal being shipped by truck from Berlin to the West also had been confiscated. On Monday, Western occupation authorities had demanded that the Russians lift restrictions on the westward movement of Berlin made goods. A formal note accused the Soviets of violating . the 1949 agreements ending the historic starvation-blockade of Berlin. So far, the Russians have not replied, unless today’s action rep resents an answer. DUNN, N. C„ THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1951 *ft m&tm ■' FOUNDER OF SlNG—Pictured here is Simon P. Honeycutt of Benson, who iounded “The Sing” and has fathered it through the years. Mr. Honeycutt was a visitor, in Dunn this morning and .laid that this year's event would be (he biggest and best ever held. (Daily Record Photo.) j . Annual Bebson Sing To Be Held June 24 '‘*k We’re Marching to Zion"— “Beula Land”—"Nearer My God to Thee”—“Shall We. Qather At the- River?"—“ln the Sweet Bye and Bye”—and a hundred other hymns. They’ll all be sung in Benson at The Grove on the fourth Sun day in June when North Caro linians from the Piedir.—iC to the coast gather here for the 31st State Annual Singing Convention. On this one day, the population ol the town of approximately 3,000 is increased 13 times. This year •r/lIT " T Grading Begun On Orphanage Road A crew of workmen from the State Highway Department has started work on grading the dirt road leading .’from the Dunn Free Will Baptist Orphanage into town and the road will be hardsurfaced within the next few months. Roger Weaver, head of the high way forces in Harnett, said .grad ing would take about three weeks. Originally, the highway was supposed to connect with Duke St. and then come into Highway 301, but some of the property owners objected, so it will be con nected with South Elm Avenue and run northward to Join with E. Pope, St. i Contract for the paving has not yet been let. The city board had agreed to pave one block on Luke St., but that will not be necessary now that the route has been changed. are expected than at ime/University ol North fdotball games. ' ’ ling early in the morning, sing hymns and spirituals until sundown for the throngs which come to Benson to hear them. Only once is the program broken. This is in the morning when the one and only speaker, some im portant civic, State or government official is heard. The variety of the program comes in those who sing—from soloists, duets, trios, mixed quar tets, quartets, composed of the va rious singing elubs of families and individuals. COUNTIES COMPETE A pre-feature of the sing is held on Saturday afternoon as a pre lude to the big event OQ Sunday. This is the four-county singing convention when contestants from Johnston, Harnett, Sampson and (Continued On Page Six) PALMYRA LODGE MEETS An emergent communication of Palmyra Lodge No. 147, Dunn Mas ons, will be held tonight at 8 o’- clock. Work will be done in the fellowcrafts degree. All master Mas ons are invited to attend. State News Briefs CHAPEL HILL, June 14—W—Fes tival Director Bascom Lamar Luns ford said today that more than 700 persons will take part in the four th annual Carolina Folk Festival opening here tonight and continu ing through. Saturday. The participants will include bal lad singers, banjo players, square dance teams and clog dancers. CHAPEL HILL, June 14-flB— 1 11* annual North Carolina Bays State, sponsored by the American L*S*m. will open here Sunday with some 300 high school youths attending, officials announced today.- The week-long event is designed to give instruction in local. State and federal government proced ures and Is climaxed by the hoys electing their own State officer^. CAPE HATTXRAS, June 14—W— A Coast Guard search plane spot ted a battered pleasure yacht with 17 persons aboard yawing in run ning jseas off this “graveyard of snips” today |iri two rescue ves sels began a race against time to the damaged vessel. The tOMesfc "Evening Btar” a FIVE CENTS PER COPY Allies Seize Red Invasion Staging Area By Ernest Hobercht UP Staff Correspondent TOKYO, June 14 OP) The Communists stepped up their retreat all along Ko rea’s central and eastern fronts today after giving up Pyonggang, 29 miles north of the 38th Parallel. Even rear-guard resistance fad ed on an 85-mile front from the Imjln River above Seoul to the east coast. Only on the western front approaches to the North Korean capital, Pyonggang. J 2 miles to the northwest, was the enemy holding fast. Mass Communist withdrawals were reported north and east of Pyonggang, northern anchor of the former Communist “iron tri angle” in central Korea, and above the Hwachon reservoir, Yanggu and Inje to the east. The fall of Pyonggang yester day completed the Bth Army’s conquest of the mountain-rimmed triangular plateau from which the Reds have launched three in vasions of South Korea. Front dispatches called the seizure of the plateau the great est Allied tactical victory since the Chinese entered the Korean War. Two mighty Allied tas*. Xorces, paced by monster tanks and coh ered by a day-long unbrella of warplanes, drove into the heart of deserted, bombed-out yesterday. One rumbled unopposed 15 miles up the road from Chorwon, south west anchor of the former “iron triangle.” The other slashed north west from Kumhwa and linked qp •***“ the am column Inside Bg onggang an hour later after des troying an enemy roadblock on the way. United Press War Corrtopondent Continued On Page Three) M'Arthur Readies New Attack On Administration HOUSTON, Tex., Jirne 14—(W— Gen. Douglas MacArWiur readied new attacks today on the men he charges “plunged us into a war which they now seem afraid to win.” The eyes of Texas were on Mac ’ Arthur as he prepared to speak to night in the Houston Stadium of Rice Institute in the second of his five Texas speeches. He was ex pected to continue his personal war on the Truman administration’s policy of fighting a limited war In Korea. MacArthur came here late yester day after a fiery address before a special Joint session of the Texas legislature in Austin. He blasted the Truman administration as one mot ivated by fear in its diplomatic con duct and dictated to. from abroad on Its political and military pol icies. TRIBUTE IN BLOOD The five-star general told the legislators and a crowd of 25,000 gathered in the State Capitol grounds: “In Korea today, we have reached that degree of moral trepidation that we pay tribute in the blood of our sons to the doubtful belief that the hand at a blustering po tentate may in some way be thus stayed.” ; > Accusing the administration of ■appeasement on, the battlefield," (Continued On Page Bix) f REVIVAL IS SET The Rev. Douglas Stephen, pas tor of Beulah Baptist ChiaeA will open a. revival at the church Sun day. The public is Invited to at tend. "j, ■ »■' , - Mil ; Hi ■ ■in ..smte ,UI .rr - nfTT tbt JQp BL/ *■ jJK.’ os3f LONDON, British submarine As-1 The Record Gets Results First Casualty Os Maneuvers Occurs As Soldier Drowns The first casualty of the maneuvers being conducted in this area was recorded last night when a young Read ing, Pa., soldier drowned while swimming in Little River a few milks south of Lillington. Headquarters of the 301st Logis tical Command at Fort Bragg iden tified the dead man as Cpl. Ken neth J. Gougler, 23, who arrived in the bivouac area from Camp Pick ett. Va , yesterday afternoon. A statement released by the Army said that Corporal Gougler was drowned while he and othei soldiers were taking part in ’or- i ganized recreation” at the river. Failed To Answer Roll Before the drowning occurred tlie soldiers had been marched to the river for swimming. When Cor poral Gougler failed to answer roll Two T rent on Six Negroes Found Guilty TRENTON, ,N. J., June 14—IIP)— A.n all-white jury which deliber ated almost 20 hours found two Negroes guilty of first degree muf der today but acquitted ftfur others. It was the climax of their third trial for the 1948 robbery-slaying of an elderly shopkeeper. - The jury of six men and six women who received the case at 12:55 p. m. yesterday and had con sidered it without let-us urltil they, returned to the courtitom shortly ss'i.isrsrtSS a Collls English, both 26. They recommended mercy, which made mandatory a maximum sen tence of life imprisonment. STIRRED CONTROVERSY The Jury verdicts meant freedom after three years for four men in volved in the case, which had evok ed bitter controversy from New York to Moscow and had been termed by some liberal groups a “Northern Scottsboro Case.” Those who went free were Mc- Kinley Forrest, 38, John McKenzie, 28, James Thorpe, 26, and Horace Wilson, 40. Foreman Edward Kerr announc ed the verdicts to a sleepy-eyed court-room group composed, mostly of court officials, attorneys and rel atives of the defendants, who had apent the night there. Judge Ralph Smalley had slept all night in his office chair. Cooper and English accepted trie . guilty verdicts stoically. The four 1 acquitted men seemed relieved. De fense attorneys did not ask for a jury poll. The men were tried for the slay ing of William Horner, 72, in a $35 robbery in his second-hand fur niture store Jan. 27, 1948. This Angler Has A Real Fish Tail Tie Dally Record photographer who snapped a shot Tuesday of Mrs. L. L Pate of Sooth Erwin holding two prise fish mined Mrs. Pate’s Mg story. Yesterday Mrs. Pate was back at her old stand at Holland’s Late, where she has been fishing for p numb-r of years. She feH * tog at the end of her line and. Judging by the poll, figured she had a catfish. So. Mrs.'Pate jerked (a her line. What she had wasn't a cat fish, bat a poond-and-a-hslf targemeeUi bass tested through the tali T; > iwfl the first time I ever saw fish bttiag at both end*" Mrs. Pate commented. . , NO. 133 call at the end of the swimming period, the detachment Joined hands and formed a unit chain across the river to search for his body. He was recovered within 30 min utes and was given artificial res piration. A rescue unit from the Fayetteville Fire Department was summoned with a pullmotor. and later an ambulance arrived from Fort Bragg. Efforts to revive the drowned man were futile. He was pronounc ed dead on arrival at the" tT. S. Army Hospital in Fort Bragg at 11:25 p. m. Civilians Aided Search Three civilian witnesses, David Blalock, Jim Renn and Town Com missioner Casey Fowler, all of Lil lington. aided In the attempt to revive Corporal Gougler. The three men were at the Lillington Ameri can Legion Hut, near the soldier's bivouac area, at the time of the tragedy. All three of the men are quali fied lifesaving instructors. Fowler said that he and the oth er two men -.were working in the Legion hut about 8:30 Wednesday night with a group of soldiers! came up and asked to porrow a flashlight. When they learned what had (Continned On Pag* Six) Record Gets Results The progressive merchants of . Coats have found that ad* j vertising in The Daily Record p 7r\r£,. c—: business firms inaugurated a series of ads in The Record. t jb Roscoe Thornton, managor of Electric Sales and Service, re ported today that he sold an of his washing machines ex cept one as the result of the ad in The Record. Walter Weeks, manager of Wellons Mercantile Store In Coats, said today that 366 people went into the store to get a lucky key to unlock the refrigerator in the current Hot point Contest advertised in The . Record. Other Coats merchants re ported equally as good results, And another in the series of ads appears today In The Rae*;Ji ord. H BY HOOVER ADAMS , , BUCK CCRBIN BUYS BACK HIS PAJAMAS If you want to hear a story Os. real woe, then pull up ’a* chair aMijj listen Us Buck Currin- tell abONg his trip to the Dunn. HospitoJjgl via foot—and what a hard UnSt” he had getting into the hospital. ! *" Three weeks ago, Mr. Currin drove up to Bristol. nessee, to see their daughter grad* l ' uate at Virginia Intermoht COIMte Buck got sick and the doctor ed him to go to the hospital. “Nosslr" said Buck. ’Til go teK to Dunn and go to the hospital.Tjjjgj not here.” The dotetor fumM agreed, provided Buck would f)l home. First problem: No plane riiiwy vation. But that was solved another passenger cancallailfmt). /' Hank, his brother, met the Fayetteville airport > y-
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