+WEATHER+ Partly -lr~tT , dfciß Ifcmlii A* dSME nr,«»re 1 Treaty Conference Ahead Os Schedule; Gromyko Is Gagged RIMWAY DEMANDS NEW PEACE PARLEY SITE Signing Os Ract With Japan Seen During Week End By DONALD J. GONZALES UP Staff Correspondent SAN FRANCISCO ((IP)) The 52-nation pease con ference today moved ahead of schedule toward jw/ek end signing of the Japanese peace treaty with Andrei Gromyko prevented from filibustering by gag* rules. The Kremlin representative shot his wad during Initial sessions and found himself helpless to obstruct Allied progress for the first time at a post-war international parley. From Secretary of State Dean! Acheson on down, the American i delegation was surprised that the conference was far ahead of sched ule. U. S. officials predicted the treaty would be signed Saturday by all nations except Russia, Poland, Czechoslovakia and, perhaps Indo nesia. FEAR NEW OFFENSIVE This surprise and optimism was clouded, however, by pessimism over what the Soviets and their Communist allies may be cooking (Continued on Page Seven) • JhoAo e tittle JhinqA BT HOOVER ADAMS TWO DUNN CITIZENS HELP PROMOTE SELMA The Town of Selma can thank two Dunn citizens for thinking up and designing a slogan for that Johnston County town. Layton Norris, who operates a jewelry firm there, entered a con test sponsored by the Selma Cham ber of Commerce to find a suitable slogan and emblem design for the town. He originated the idea, "Selma— Heart of Tobaccoland,” and J. W. Temple, Jr. did the art work. Norris’ idea was good and so was (Continued on Page •) COTTON RALEIGH. (W Today’s .open ing cotton quotations based on 1 1-32 Inch staple length: Dunn: Middling 34.25; strict low middling 33.50. Shelby: Middling 35.62; strict low middling 32.87. Lumberton: Middling, 35; strict low middling 33.50. NEW YORK. (VI Oct. 34.18; t night. He confined his speech to political generalities and made no mention of his own intentions. Earlier, however, the 61-year-old diplomat said he had decided not to announce his decision in High Point, his home town, but "wait until Thursday and do it in Raleigh.” SUPPORTS POINT 4 i Waynlck spoke briefly in support of President Truman’s Point Four program, which he helped Inaugur ate. In an apparent reference to Secretary of State Dean Acheson he commended "capable men who are working hard for the nation de spite criticism.” Turning to a peisonal topic, Way nick said the North Carolina press has called him "a leftist and defi nitely a liberal." But, he said , “I j look upon myself as fundamentally a real conservative.” Waynlck has been in public life for the greater part of the last 20 years but has held only two elective offices. He left the editorship of the Greensboro Record to represent (Continued on page two) KHm Sits Bor Accident Record Harnett Connty marked np one of it* worst accident rec ords in years dpring the Labor Day week end. Corporal Rom mie Williamson of the State Highway Patrol reported today. From 4 pun. on Friday until midnight Labor Day, there were 10 accidents In the county and 14 persons injured. Eleven of the injured were hurt badly enough to require hospitalisa tion. There were no fatalities, how ever, several of the injured are reported to be in a critical condition. Corporal Williamson pointed out that the Labor Day week end was much worse for acci dents than the Fourth of July. CIO Told To Choose Murray's Successor WASHINGTON ((B)) Philip Murray,- CIO president', is getting ready to quit and has alerted his vice presidents to start picking a successor, a CIO official said to day. The official, who did not want to be named, said Murray himself brought up the subject of his re tirement at a meeting of the nine CIO vice president last week. RETIRES IN 1953 indications were that Murray would have stepped down immedi ately except for the fact that the (Continued On Page Two* > * - y|f| o f JtekMß I ? Uff: vr ; ; - Wxt B ailtj i WHITE GOLD Bale upon bale of cotton is shown here at the old Cotton Yard at the Atlantic Coast Line Railway yard on W. Cumberland St. Following a disastrous crop last year—most of it dedicated to Mr. Boel Weevil—cotton growers throughout Harnett County, as well as those in all other lint-growing areas, are enjoying a bumper year of cotton production. The old Cotton Yard shown here used to be the largest mart ot its type in the world, but has declined sharply in the past few decades. At present it is being used for cotton being shipped away from Dunn by the Johnson Cotton Company. (Daily Record photo by T. M. Stewart). Market May Hit 2 Million Mark Sales at the Dunn Tobacco Mar ket today were expected to hit the 2,000,000-mark for the season. A full sale was. underway at both warehouses an d today's volume should put the market’s tytal for the season over two million pounds. Through yesterday, the market had sold 1,769,288 pounds for $880,054.40. Buck Currin’s Big-4 Warehouse yesterday sold 159,028 pounds for $78,891.63,. an average of $49.60. Dick Owen's Growers' Warehouse apld 62,582 pounds for $32,258.12, an average of $51.53. Total sales yesterday were 221,- 620 pounds for $111,149.75, an ave rage of $50.15. Sales Supervisor Joe McCullers said today that the quality had been poor all this week, but that a greater percentage of good to bacco is expected to begin arriving within the next few days. Scott, Gray Speak For Nickels Drive RALEIGH. Governor W. Kerr Scott and Consolidated University President Gordon Gray will appear on a radio program Friday evening. Sept. 7, in connection with county meetings to introduce the "Nickels for Know-How” plan to North Carolina farmers. E. Y. Floyd, State chairman of the “Nickels for Know-How” drive, announced details of the broadcast today. In the 15-rainute transcrib ed discussion, the two State leaders will review the need for more re search and education in agriculture. They will also discuss details'of the plan to finance this work through a five-cent-per-ton contribution by farmers on all feed and fertilizer they purchase. The program was transcribed to give radio stations more flexibility In scheduling It, Floyd explains. Some county leaders plan to tune in the broadcast during their meetings. Other radio stations will doubtless present the broadcast either before the meeting or at a later date. “All farmers, homemakers, 4-H club and FFA members—everyone who Is eligible to vote In the No vember 3 referendum—will want to hear this broadcast,” Floyd de clares. Consult your local newspa per for the time and station. BULLETINS BTH ARMY HQ, ty>rea, Friday (OB)—The Chinese Communists opened their second savage attack in 24 hours late last night on Allied lines north ol Seoul and reports today said the battle still was raging. NEW YORK (OP)) — Series wiU begin VV’ed or Highway Patrolman Paul G. Al t bergine of Coats yesterday after- r noon arrested Dorman a few hun r dred yards from Shug’s place on the Dunn-Erwin highway. At the > time Dorman, who was alone, was i driving a home-made truck loaded . with 20 cases, or 480 bottles of beer, i The beer, in cardboard cartons, was . hidden under a large piece of pa i per roofing. S3OO bond posted The driver, the truck and the [ beer were brought to the court ! house in LilUngton where Dorman ■ was jailed but shortly posted bond » of S3OO. Officers said they had recent re • ports that great quantities of beer was being sold illegally at Shug’s and all children will be admitted tdtjhe grounds free during ttye as- Legionnaires are on duty \aeh night at the lair. Winners in livestock exhibits en tered by Harnett 4-H Club mem bers were announced by T. D. O’- Quinn, assistant county agent. RIBBON WINNERS Included were: Dairy cattle: Bull, first prize, Howard Lewis, Dunn, Rt. 3; heif ers, Guernsey, first place, Chester Johnson, Dunn, Rt. 3;- Hereford, fir/:, place, Chester Johnson, Dunn Rt. 3; Hertford, first place, H. A. Turlington, Ja., Dunn, Rt. 3. Swine: Junior pig, second place, Linwood Mot thews, Fuquay Springt, Rt. 2; junior pig, first place, gilt, Owen foung. Angler, Rt. 1; jun ior pig, sow, first place. Curtis Bal lard, Fuquay Springs, Rt. 1; sen (Continued On Pare Five) I place. "Apparently business was good,” they said, “if nearly 500 bottles were ready for distribution.” In the bill returned by the grand Jury and signed by Mcßryde Camer on, foreman of the grand jury the charge Is as follows: “Clarence (Shug) Avery and Herbert Dorman did unlawfully, willfully combine, (ConVnued on Page Seven) ERWIN SMCKE-EATFRS - Members of (hr Erw.nVolun, err n re Department, a progremive. .'tSjM.-t***- firefighting «*, are atewn here with one of the department’s twq fire engines. Ipc hided In the ptotare ate: I. W. Pdge, Terence fMHagMH Johnson, Hose. House, Roy Maoon, Thsd Hardin. Deward Tew, W Hbert Tyson, Chief R. ML New, CapfcJam m E. Glover, Secrete* aw.*.— chief B. P. Leonardaad the Rev. Ferest Maxwell, depart ment (Daily Record photo by T.M. Stewart)/' ' FIVE CENTS PER COPY Prices Vary On 3 Tobacco Belts By UNITED PRESS i Average prices climbed yester day for flue-cured tobacco sold on the .Middle Belt but eased off for i most grades of Eastern and Border belt tobacco. Losses were generally $1 and $2 on the Border and Eastern markets but some lower quality leaf and lugs dropped $3 per hundred pounds. Volume was fairly heavy on both Border and Eastern belts but ranged from light to medium at Middle Belt points. General quality held up in East ern sales but dropped on the other two belts. Eastern offerings were mostly common to good leaf, fair lugs and nondescript, while the bulk of Border sales consited of com mon and good leaf, low and fair cutters and lugs, fair smoking leaf and nondescript. Middle markets sold more low and fair leaf, fail) and good lugs, low and fair prim ings and nondescript. The Border Belt reported Its heaviest volume of the seaijgn Tuesday, when - 11.018.206 pounds sold for an average of $52.80. The average was $1.33. higher than on Friday. Quartet To Sing * Members of the Dunn Lions Club ’ tonight will hear a musical program l by the Lee Brothers, well-known ■ Negro quartet. ■ Ted Burwell has charge of the ■ program. This quartet is heard ) every Sunday morning at 9:30 o’- ■ clock over Riuiio Station WCKB in Dunn. The. Record Gets Results Communist sWarned To Stop "Deceit” Or Break Off Talks By ROBERT VERMILLION UP Staff Correspondent TOKYO ((IP)) —Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway today de manded a new Korean cease-fire conference site and told the Reds to halt their “constant deceit” unless they want to break off the talks for good. Miss Alabama, hi Long Take First Contests ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. (im probably the most nervous gal in America today is Jeanne Moody, of Cherokee, Ala. She is the Miss Alabama of the Miss America contest. And what happened to her last night?? She won the preliminary judging in the talent division of the Miss Amer ica contest. And who was Miss America last year? Miss Alabama—that would be Yolande Betbeze, of Mobile. Jeanne wowed a few thousand people by shaking the rafters with a terrific performance. NO COPY-CAT ,■-* l Mis Alabama this time was no r copy-cat. The former winner sang., r Miss Tdoody-did « dramatic ditty to pick up what you might call i the lead in the run for the $50,000. s This time she did a condensed I version of the radio script called l “Sorry Wrong Number.” r She did right well. I There was no judging in the ; evening gown section last night, (Continued On Page Five) ■ Young Demos Ready [For Rally Friday President Archie Taylor of the s Harnett County Young Democratic i Club said today that everything is ; in readiness for the fall rally to . be held Friday night at 7 o'clock \ at the Legion Hut in Lilllngton. Several hundred young party leaders from every section of the county are expected to be present to feast on barbecue, hear political oratory, mingle with candidates for State president, and to enjoy spe -3 cial music and fellowship. i Richard T. Sanders, prominent > young Durham attorney and Young Democratic leader, will deliver the s principal address. 1 A1 Williams of Asheville, State - president, has notified President i Taylor that he will attend the meeting. ? .■ ; NO. 193 The United Stations supreme commander threw back at the Reds as “false and malevolent" their charges thatV. N. forces had violated Kaesong’s neutrality. The Reds themselves, he said, manu factured the evidence and he caßpd in the name of the U. N. tor an end to “these despicable practices which have received worldwide condemnation.” CHALLENGE TO REDS Ridgway’s message to North Korean Premier Gen. Kim II Sung and Communist Chinese Gen. Peng Teh-huai was viewed as a “put up or shut up” challenge to get the (Continued on page two) I Mule Day Opening El wood Mintz, manager of the Benson Chamber of Commerce, i reminded citizens of this area today that the annual three-day [ Benson Mule Day event will be gin at 9 a.m. Friday with mule I contests. The Tarboro Hig h , School band will give a concert at 2:15, followed at 3. p.m. with a feature address by Gov. W. Kerr Scott. > Also set for Friday are: Par ■ Jade. 3:30 p.m.; crowning of r beauty queen. 9:30. pan.- street I • dance. 9 p. m. A wood-chopping contest- will I be held Saturday at 10 a.m., I followed at 3p.m. by a horse show. Continuation of the hw*e show Sunday at 3 p. m. will end the celebration for -this J j - CANDIDATES TO COME At least two candidates for State president. Bill Staton of San ford and Vaughn Winbome of Ra leigh, are expected to be present. President Taylor is on record* as opposing endorsement of either candidate for this affair- The barbecue win begin at 7 o’clock. A deliciqus plate of barbecued chicken will be served,' at $1.50 per plate. ,l, ■ Special music will be presented by the Southern Echoes, a Negro . quartet from the Lillington sec tion. During the business session, dele gates will be elected to the State convention at Carolina Beach. President Taylor is urging a largo attendance. *". __ ; *-