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*W EAT HER* Partly cloudy and continued hot tonight and Friday with widely scattered afternoon o r evening thundershowers. UTHUTAIE 1 RUSSIA ASKS NON-POLITICAL CEASE-FIRE IBhBbB 11 pH x - A - * nK ■• • 4isi. ff ; i * r Tl 1 fHIW * »s ' 1 fgVjpßlt? - Ik|* ? ■ j-| 9 £ j *sij| - ?i BARGAINS GALORE Bargain Days opened this morning in Dunn stores and The Daily Record photographer caught this group buying up bargains in a local department store. Shoppers from far and near flocked here today to take advantage of the lowest prices offered in years. The customers were unanimous in expressing plea sore at the bargains they are finding. Bargain Days will continue through Saturday, and local stores will put out new bargams every m oraing for the benefit of those not able to attend the first day. (Daily Record Photo by T. M. Stewart.) Price Gouging Brings Comment The old price-gouging bugaboo has cropped up In Lillington, ac cording to. “The Harnett County News,” and that paper's comments today brought forth observations by Joe McCullers. manager of tha Dunn Chamber of Commerce. "Any person caught holding the soldiers up ought to be tarred and feathered and run out of town," was McCullers’ succinct remark. He referred to a passage in The News which stated: “Those who have informed The News that over charging is practiced (in Lilling ton) say in the same breath that in the town of Dunn, where a por tion of the visiting units of the Army are stationed, there is in evi dence the very opposite of what is alleged here? Bending Backwards “They say (The News article con tinued) that the people of Dunn are “bending backwards to give sol diers every reason for being glad they are located there.” Every courtesy and consideration within the bounds of reason are accorded the visitors there, they declare.” All is not quite that rosy, how ever, McCullers pointed out. In one Isolated Instance, he said, an Army officer complained that a local landlord wanted to charge him $125 rent a month for a house which, before the soldiers came here, rented for a much lower sum. On the other hand, McCullers stated, rents of apartments and houses have generally “been some thing we can be proud of. The prices for most houses and rooms are the same as before the soldiers came. Every Effort Made “As far as we know,” he added, “the merchants have made every effort to go along with the soldiers, and in some instances have given them cut-rate prices.” The chamber manager said that more than 50 apartments and near ly 100 rooms have been rented to servicemen and servicewomen since the Army units began to arrive in Dunn. More apartments are need ed badly, he stated, and those who wish to rent them may phone him at 3350 or 3381. Millworkers To Take Vacation Vacation time will close the doors of Erwin Mills In Erwin next week. Employes will knock off work for 'a nine-day rest and will be back on the Job again by July ». The workers will get roughly a week’s pay apiece to tide them over the vacation period. Parts of the mills had already closed down today, with the rest scheduled to cease operations Friday at the end of the second Only a few office and mainten ance will be at work during the vacation slack period. Get In The Swim - Dunn Bargain Days Are Here Again l •/ . . * r? ' TELEPHONES: 3117 - 3118 - 3119 Bargain Sale Draws Crowds Despite Steaming Weather Steaming hot weather didn’t de ter thousands of shoppers who set out on the first day to see how far a dollar would stretch during Dunn Bargain Days. Bargain-:hungry, and weary_aL high prices, the shoppers flocked to town before the stores opened, ready to rush in and take advan tage of the opportunity to get something for nearly nothing. Many of them were “repeaters” who had helped make the previous three Dunn Bargain Days events successful operations. In general, both old and new shoppers said they were well pleased with the low prices. The annual affair Is promoted each year by the Retail merchants committee of the Dunn Chamber of Commerce, headed by James Snipes. During the bargain days Thursday through Saturday merchants who are members of the Chamber of Commerce make an Tax Rate Cut Seen Dunn taxpayers may get a reduc- i tion in the city tax rate when I Dunn's city council meets Mon day night to adopt the budget and | fix the rate. Acting City Manager Charles R. i Storey disclosed this morning that i approximately (400,000 worth of I new taxable valuations have been ( placed on the books since last year. Dunn’s taxable property, both real and personal, was listed at $7,880,000 last year and this year is listed at $8,200,000. The increased valuations were added through new construction during the past year. Storey declined comment or spec ulation this morning as to what the new tax rate will be, pointing out that this matter is up to the city council. MORE REVENUE The increased valuation, however, BULLETINS WASHINGTON, June 28—(IP)—The Senate today overwhelmingly defeated an effort to permit rent increases up to 37 per cent in some cases. Washington sources said today they believed govern ment seizure of strike-bound United Air Lines is immin ent, and three railroad operating unions turned down a proposal to end a two-year-old wage dispute on govern ment operated rail lines. WASHINGTON, June 28—<W—Secretary of Treasury John W. Snyder asked the Senate today for bigger per sonal income and excise tax increases to help meet—and quickly—President Truman’s demand for a $10,080,800,000 revenue boost. . ~ —.... ■ . ..I - Wav JUailg honest effort to pare prices as close to the bone as possible and to offer real bargains, Snipes points out. URGED TO SHOP EARLY ■“lfcrarnto-'three -day cdCrKle spree opened, Snipes urged shoppers to do their buying as early as pos sible, since previous sales had shown that the choice goods were gobbled up as fast as they could be put on the counters. Delay in taking advantage of the low pric es, he remarked, may leave some shoppers out in the cold—even In weather like this. An intense advertising campaign begun this week was designed to in form prospective shoppers where the bargains could be found. But to be sure the participating stores are not bypassed, the retail mer chants committee has issued yellow window banners which identify each i of the business establishments tak ing part in the yearly event. mpans considerably more revenue for the town. Dunn's present tax rate is $1.70 per SIOO valuation. City Manager Storey said this morning that he would recommend a budget of $346,260. This Includes $208,750 general fund. $115,950 wat er fund, and $237,60 tax service. Storey said he had whacked a few thousand dollars off the budget recommended by Former City Man ager Tommy Hobbs. “It’s still quite a big budget for a town the size of Dunn,” obser ved Storey. He pointed out that the $400,000 additional values indi cates the continuous growth and progress of the town, however. Included in the general fund bud get is $23,760 which the town is scheduled to receive from the Pow ell Bill Fund for specific use on city streets. It cannot be used for any other purpose. DUNN, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1951 Controls Get 30-Day Reprieve WASHINGTON, June 28—(UP)— The House Banking Committee vot ed 21. to 3 today to extend federal controls over prices, wages and re&s for 31 days to'July 31. Administration leaders planned to call up the stopgap extension bill for a- House vote tomorrow less than 36 hours before controls are scheduled to expire. The House committee vote came as the Senate drove to complete ac tion today on its bill to revise and extend controls for eight months, with a ban on virtually all price rollbacks. Chairman Burnet R. Maybank, D., S. C., of the Senate Banking Committee has threatened a fili buster against any attempt to stall Senate action on permanent legis lation in favor of the House ex tension measure. New Law “Impossible Chairman Brent Spence. D., Ky., of the House Commltte said, how ever, that it is “absolutely impos sible” for Congress to enact new legislation before the deadline. He said he is confident the Senate will accept the temporary extension. If it does, Price Stabilization Michael V. DiSalle will be able to go ahead with scheduled July 2 (Continued Oi # .’age SIX) Driver Cleared In Death Os Child Lexie Weaver, Benson truck driv er, has been absolved of blame in the death Monday of a one-year old girl who died under the wheels of his truck. Johnston County Coroner Dur wood Creech said today that the I accident which took the life of Mary Elizabeth Wimbley in the driveway of her Benson home was unavoidable. The child’s parents, Mr. and Mi Chas. T. Wimbley, agreed that the accident could not be avoided. They appeared to testify when an in quest into the child's death was held Monday night at the Benson town hall. Weaver, driver of a Town of Ben son garbage truck, said the child apparently ran under the wheels when he backed his machine out of the Wimbley driveway. The girl I was rushed to Dunn Hospital, but i died despite efforts to save her life. FUNERAL SERVICE HELD Funeral services for the girl were held Thursday at 2:30 p. m. from Beulah Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. The Rev. J. D. Capps officiated. She Is survived by her parents: two brothers, Charles T. Wimbley, Jr., and Robert Eugene Wimbley of the home; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Cox of Benson, Rt 2, and Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Wimbley of Benson; a great-grand mother, Mrs. Ethel B. Tart of* Dunn, Rt. 5; and several uncles and aunts. Headquarters Os AIOC Seized As British Leave TEHRAN, Iran, June 28 (IP) —lranian officials to day seized the Abadan head quarters of the Anglo-Iran ian Oil Company after Brit ain ordered 130 key techni cians out of the oil fields. THURS—FRONT Premier Mohammed Mossadegh sent to President Truman a per sonal appeal considered by official quarters as tantamount to an in vitation to the U. S. to use its good offices to settle the ojl crisis. WORK OR GET OUT 1 Seizure of the Abadan building 'and ousting of the acting manager and his staff came at the expir ation of an ultimatum to General ■ Manager Eric Drake to work for Iran or get out. Drake had already gone to Iras at the order of the British govern ment. Britain had ordered the 130 tech nicians to report to the Abadan headquarters within the next two days but told other British work ers to stay on the job for the time being. Britain’s 54 tankers lying off Ab adan started moving down the riv er to the Persian Gulf. Nine of them, loaded with oil and preven ted from leaving until skippers ac knowledged Iran's title to the oil, were pumping tne oil back into storage tanks in order to pull out with the others. APPEALS TO U. S. Mossadegh’s letter appealed to the U. S. to “help the national as pirations of Iran.” The premier explained Iran’s ef forts to negotiate a settlement with the British-owned Anglo - Iranian ,<JI Company after nationalization *Bfis voted by Iran's parliament. He* said there was no threat to Brit ish lives or property and blamed company agents for creating “anx iety and discord.” TOP ROAD BUILDER RALEIGH. June 28. (UP) North Carolina spent more money on highways than any other state except Pennsylvania and New York last year, the American Roadbuild ers Association said today. nils State topped all others in the number of miles of new paving added during the year. The State spent $115,348,000 on its roads, compared with $149,089,000 in Pennsylvania and $117,000,000 In New York. The State paved 12,348 miles of new road. The next high state was Texas with 3,139 miles. HOG MARKETS RALEIGH, June 28— (ID Hog markets: Fayetteville, Kinston and Lum berton: Slightly stronger with top 22.50 for good and choice 180-240 lb. barrows and giiti.. Washington, Rocky .Mount: sligh tly stronger at 22.25. Greenville: stronger at 22.25. Dunn: steady at 22.25. WHO FOOTS THE BILL? The ladles treat their feet, tat it’s papa who foots the MIL However, he probably won’t wince when he eees the MU, since the women shown above are taking advantage of egt-rate prices featured In the shoe department of a local store daring Dunn Bargain Days. The Bargain Days event, staged again this year by the retail merchants committee of the Dnnn Cham ber eg Commerce- opened Thursday morning and wfli cloae Saturday evening when the last shopper la ehaoed heme. (Daily Beoord Photo by T. BL Stewart. — , , ——— • FIVE CENTS PER COPY LITTLE THEATRE GETS CHARTER Mayor Ralph E. Hanna, left, is shown here as he presented a charter to President Earl R. Mahone, president of Stagecrafters’ Guild, local Little Theatre Group. Rehearsals are now underway for the presentation of “Dear Ruth” here in August. (Daily Record Photo by T. M. Stewart.) Allied Forces Push Closer To Kumsong TOKYO, June 28 (ill United , Nations forces beat off thousands of attacking Reds today and drove jL’mlle closer to the enemy’s cen tral KSrean stronghold of Kurtr* | song. Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet, i commander of UN ground forces, said his Bth Army would keep on pushing north despite Russia’s pro- : posal for a battlefield cease-fire ' conference. ; “We’re not letting up on the erie- { my even though in our hearts we all want peace,” he told newsmen during a tour of the front: Build-Up Seen He said the Chinese appeared to be “building up for a future ef fort,” but were not yet in a position to launch a heavy attack. One UN column drove a mile closer to Kumsong, the enemy’s main supply and offensive base 29 miles north of the 38th Parallel in central Korea, the communique t said. The thrust met only light to mod erate resistance, it said. ' Farther west, UN troops forced two enemy platoons to withdraw after a six-hour fight. Southeast | of Kumsong, the Allies likewise overcame stubborn enemy resistance In a six-hour clash and forced the Reds to retreat. < The Record Gets Results i * gr. Cuthrell To Mark 50th Year In Ministry Sunday i Dr. George Cuthrell, paster of Hood Memorial Christian Church, i president of the Dunn Ministerial j Association and president of the 1 North Carolina Disciples of Christ, will return to the scene of his first sermon at Broad Creek Chris tian Church in Pamlico County Sunday to mark his 50th anniver sary In the ministry. It was In the little country church, located three miles from ' New Bern, that Dr. Cuthrell I preached his first sermon while still a ministerial student at Johnson Bible College in Knoxville. On the following Easter Sunday, April 22, 1902. he was ordained into the j mlriistry. I Dr. D. Ray Lindlsy, president of Atlantic Christian College in 1 Wilson, will fill the Dunn pulpit Sunday in the absence of Dr. Cuthrell. j The beloved Dunn minister grew up in the Broad Creek Church and his family has been attend ing that church for more than • i Continued Or Fwge Six) NO. 143 Generals Would Settle Military I Terms In Field j WASHINGTON, June 28 ' I —(IP) — The State Depart- 1 ment announced today that I Russia wants the battlefield J commanders in Korea, in- I chiding representatives of I the Chinese Communists, to I negotiate a purely military cease-fire without regard to Jj political questions. In the first official statement on ' j I Soviet-American exchange for a cease-fire, the department said Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister ■; Andrei Gromyko yesterday told U. S. Ambassador Alan G. Kirk that: | The cease-fire sould be negoti ated by the UN command and the South Korean commanders on the one hand, and military repre sentatives of North Korea and ] “Chinese volunteer units” on the other. The cease-fire negotations would be limited strictly to mili tary questions not involving any politica. or territorial questions. NO SPECIFIC STEP 3. The Soviet Union has no further .specific steps in mind , looking toward a peace settle ment. 4. “The parties" in Korea should decide what later arrangements would be necessary on political and territorial problems. 5. The Soviet government is not aware of the views of the Chinese Communist regime toward the peace talks. Authoritative sources said the 1 reply left the United States neither j elated ivr dejected. State Depart ment officials immediately con- | suited Individually the represen tatives es all 16 United NS-fbns that have fighting troops In South Korea. They will meet' in a gredp morrow to try to decide what to do. The United States, meanwhile, <ecli".ed to say whether any new' instructions have been sent to the UN military forces in Korea. , FORMOSA NOT A FACTOR Secretary of State Dean Acheson had said about an hour earlier ■ that the future of Formosa and the ' question of admitting Communist J (Continued On Page Six) . . 3 Warren Continues Attack On Senate Crime Committee ’1 TALLAHASSEE, Fla.. June,'’3B. ? —OF Gov. Fuller Warren, cob- s turning his bitter attacks against I members of the Senate Crime "Sq Committee, charged today that the 4 recent formal reports of the con#- Jj mittee ab-jt him were based on 3 “false.... latrine gossip.” Warren is under subpena to test-*'>gi ify on Florida' gambling before \a the crime committee In Washing- M ton J»dy H. His latest blast was direoted at Sen. Estes Kefauver, D., Tenm, A former chairman of the conunittpkifl He challenged Sen. Herbert O’- .“S Conor. D., Md„ present head of the committee, to clean up his J own “mobridden” state In a state ment Tuesday. He charged that Kefauver had ,1a “shamelessly prostituted and" e*- plotted” the Senate Crime Con}- dm mittee to promote his campaign^|» ■ Continued On Page Six) % _ "Ib Few Cases Tried In Local Court '4i The Dunn Recorder’s Court doc ket was loaded with cases Thurs- ’ll day, but the larger part of thsm§9| were continued until later cogi# days. Two Dunn men hauled In f«f|« possessing non - taxpaid whiskey Ja were let off withvfinee and suspwa* • ded sentences. Claude Ferguson p paid $25 and costs and received a 3 suspended 60-day term. The £(jn|Q|J§ of the suspension is 12 moi)@». Si during which time, the court ered, he must not have non-ta*-\3 paid whiskey in his possession, ® Elwood Vann got a lighter t&B» »m —3O days suspended for 12 months 1 on payment of $lO fine'and WSifeSf Mutual assault between a whiMg| costs of court for both'memjSl
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