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Funeral Tuesday
Fjor Erwin Man
James Thomas Johnson, 43. of
Erwin, died at his home this morn
ing at 12:30 a.m t He was a textile
worker, employed by the Ervin
Mills. He had been in ill health
since 1948, and seriously ill a short
time. He was the son of Mrs. Flor
ence Johnson and the late James
Claude Johnson.
Surviving are: his mother, Mrs.
Florence Johnson of Coats: his
wife, Edna Avery Johnson of Er
win; two sisters, Mrs. Marvin Earp
qt Coats and Mrs. Lloyd Lawrence
o I Coats.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 from
the Erwin First Baptist Church,
with the Rev. Forrest Maxwell of
ficiating. Burial will be held in
s)e Coats Cemetery. The body will
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Officers Take
34 Stills
Last Month
Thir,ty-four stills, twelve 6f them
last night, were destroyed by Har
nett County officers during the
month of November, it was reported
to the Harnett County Board of
Commissioners today by Sheriff W.
i E. Salmon.
The sheriff received permission
from the board to include the 12,
captured in Upper Little River
township, in the report, in order
that they might be destroyed and
clear the jail yard.
The Dunn Hospital declined the
offer of seized liquor, but some was
given to Good Hope Hospital in
| Erwin, after ABC stores refused to
|. bujf the contraband. The board in
structed the sheriff to dispose of
.it at their last meeting.
The remainder of the seized li
quor is to be destroyed this aftfer
[ noon by ax together with the il
, belt distilling aoparatus. Sheriff
i Salmon needs the room it occupies
j in hi - <•*«. up asserts.
STURGILL TOPS LIST
I DJmitv Sheriff B. E. Sturgill tops
the list for the month with 12 eao-
I tures, six in Upper Little River
| township with 2.650 gallons of beer
i and six in Averashoro township
I with 700 gallons of beer,
t Constable Leo McGee, broke up
; two tin stills ir BucVhorn township
j and destroyed 700 gallons of beer.
[ Constable Preston Porter cut dow T n
j three tin stills in Stewart Creek
! township and destroyed 700 gallons
of beer.
Constable W. B. Castleberry broke
up two in Barbecue township and
pomed out 300 gallons of beer.
Deputy Sheriff K. C. Matthews
capture! three in Upper Little Riv
e~ township and destroyed 1,250
gallons of beer.
I Constable Eli Manning took five,
lie in state for one hour prior to
the services.
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County Board
Meeting Today
The Harnett County Board of
Commissioners has taken no act*
1 ion as yet in recommending ap
pointment of a successor to C. G.
s Fields, who resigned from the board
• recently. « . •
f Clerk of Court Robert Morgan,
. told the members of the board
that he expected to have an ap
i pointment ready within a week. He
, Said he wanted to confer further
r with the Harnett County Demo
■ cratic Committee, particularly those
I in the townships which Fields ser*
ved, before making a recommen
: dation.
i Pending the appointment of
i Fields’ successor, the board decid
) ed to table the matter of appoint
■ ing One .of their members to fill
I the position on the County Board
of Welfare, which Fields held as
■ board representative.
two in Upper Little River, one in
’ Liilmgton and two in Stewart
> Creek townships with a total of
1,1 no gallons of beer.
Deputy Sheriff O. R. Pearce had
four, three in Averasboro and one
in Stewart Creek, with a total of
■ 410 gallons of beer.
Constable T. R. Brown, Jr., had
> one in Lillington with 200 gallons.
Constable E. L. Morgan took two
1 cooper stills in Grove township with
> 400 gallons of beer.
Musical. Varieties
Mrs. Reta Whittenton announc
es the following shedule for her
program Musical Varieties, heard
over WCKB each week dap at 2:30.
MONDAY—Organ program.
TUESDAY—Recordings, featuring
Pa”l Roval.
1 WEDNESDAY—Dunn Hi.
THURSDAY—VocaIs by Mrs. Co
hen Tart.
FRIDAY—Organ program.
Benson Paper *
Is Sold To !
Maine Couple
The Benson Review, weekly pub
lication, has been sold to William
W. Wilson of Bath, Maine, it was
disclosed today by Howarc) Ben- 1
ton of Benson, the former owner. 1
Mr. Benton said today that the 1
Maine couple planned to take over 1
the newspaper within thi next 1
few days. ;
The Benton family decided to sell i
the newspaper, which was founded
in 1909, after the death of J. B.
Benton, Sr., editor, publisher and
founder of the publication.
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ERWIN
Teen Chatter
By GAIL BYBOr
Hi! Let’s start right in with our .
reading:
Who’s been dating Peggie Warren ■
lately? Ask a certain Senior boy; \
he’ll probably know Huh, Stacy?
Looks as though Marilyn had ,
plenty of fun over the Thankagiv
ing holidays. Was he cute, Marilyn?
What’s this I hear about about
Mary Louise Miley and George Lu- ,
cas? Keep the good work up and
luck to both of you!
The Erwin Glee Club Sang
Tuesday night at the P. T. A. meet
ing. Mrs. Gray sure is doing a
fine job with the group of boys
and girls.
“It’s obvious that rm growing !
old,” sighed the lady. "The conduc
tor never helps me onto the bus
any more.”
What Is He:
At sunrise he’s a giant ball;
At noon he’s withered, lean, and
small;
At sunset he regains his height.
And covers all the land at night.
A shadow.
Can You Imagine:
Betty Ann, Marilyn, Pat Whit
man, and Mary Louise learning to
knit?
Janice Byrd liking Edward Uc-
Caskill? You lucky gall You ’sho
can pick ’em sweet and cute!!!
Betty Ann and Tommy getting
angry with one another? fit’s Just
love, I Jappose)!!
Everybody liking last period typ
ing?^ Itt’s not the typing. I.‘don’t
think. It’s our sweet teacher, Mis 4
suggs>: v
Betty .Hope Byrd still going' with
Ron? Cilte!tt' «.:**. >.
Frank not in love anymore?
Everybody getting such good
grades on Algebra.
Billy Odom writing such Inter
esting stories in Ei^lish?
Donald Royal not wanting to join
the “Navy” but the “Coast Guard”
instead? ■
Sue be lie wearing Bobby*! dsn
ring and singing. “Are You Loue
mwnm Tonight?”
A certain Sophomore Just lea v
ing to travel on the Dutm-Erwln
highway? (Coukl be that someone
lives along the way between Dunn
ipiMl Erwin.) :
So king for now. Be seeing yal
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Five Enlist In
1M DitLt ascokb. Bftm, Aft
Benton PTA Met Monday
The Benson P. T. A. met Monday
evening, November 26 at 1:30 with
the president, Mr. J. W. Smith pre
siding and with Mrs. Roy Langdon
reading the minutes and Mrs. An
nalean McLamb Johnson giving the
treasurer’s repeat. . ,
Mrs. Slocumb’s sixth gradt gave
an informative program entitled
“Text Books Speak Up and Who
Make Them.” A piano solo was en
joyed which was given by Patricia
Thornton.
Mrs. McLamb's third grad, Mrs.
Slocumb’s six grade and Mrs.
Smith’s twelfth grade won the at
tendance banners far having the
highest percentage of attendance
at the P. T. A.
Mrs. Bailey was in charge of the
devotional and Mr. Hunter Woodall
led in prayer. Mrs. Annalean John
son gave an informative talk on
“How Our Money Taken in at
Benson Rites
Held On Monday
Mrs. Glady Carr Benson, 40, died
in Rex Hospital, Raleigh, at 4 a.
m„ Sunday after a brief illness.
Funeral rites were conducted Mon
day ,at 3:30 p.m. from Elevation
Church and burial was in the
church cemetery. The Rev. J. D.
Capps officiated.
Surviving are her husband. Vir
gil Benson; two sons, Cpl. Wilmer
Benson, Fort Bragg, Virgil, Jr„ of
the home; two daughters, Mrs. A.
J. Browning, Raleigh; Angelia Ben
son of the home; her mother, Mrs.
Nettie Carr, Dunn; a brother, L.
H. Carr, Dunn; a sister, Mrs. Hu
bert Mills, Charlotte; two grand
children.
LILUNGTON
PERSONALS
VIRGINIA VIBITORB
Mrs. Ralph Izard of Richmond.
Va., arrived last week to visit her
daughter and son-in-law. Dr. and
Mrs. W. B. Hunter. Mrs. Izard spent
most of the summer in Uniontown,
Pa.
VISITS MOTHER
Miss Evelyn Byrd of Danville. Va.,
spent Sunday and Monday with her
mother. Mrs. W. P. Byrd. On Sun
day Miss Byrd was the guest of hon
or at a dinner given by her mother.
Guests included the honoree. Miss
Adelaide Shaw, Miss Lois Byrd,
Mrs. J. N. Rigby, Mrs.. Robert
Winston and Mrs. Byrd.
FROM FLORID*
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Monrie
of Coral Gables, Fla., are spending
several days ,in Lillington.
Olivia News
HOME PROM HOSPITAL !
Mrs. D. E. Graham of Olivia
spent two weeks in Dunn with her
mother, Mrs. Minnie Warren. From
there die entered Duke hospital in |
Durham November 13 for examine- 1
tions and treatments. Bhe ‘return
ed to her home in Olivia Tues
day and Is much improved. Her
many friends hope she will soon be
well.
VISITB DAUGHTER I
Mrs. Minnie Warren spent several
days last week in Durham with her
daughter, Mrs. y. E. Grom. While
there they visited another daughter,
Mrs. D. E. Graham, who was a
patient at Duke Hospital.
SUNDAY IN DURHAM
Mr. and Mrs: W. Blake Warren
and son. Ronnie, H. M. Warren and
children, H- M.. Jr., Sandra Faye,
and Jerry Mack, spent Sunday in
Durham visiting the T. B. Crosses
and Mrs. D. E. Graham. Mr. to. E.
Graham of Olivia spent the week
end in Durham with the CroaOea
and his wife who was a patient
at Duke Hospital.
Bobby A. Matthews, Jack K. Saun
ders, Janes L. Hatley and Johp D.
Johnson.
They are currently stationed at
Lackland Air Force Baae in Texas,
where they wiU receive their basic
indoctrination course.
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School is Accounted For.” Mr. |
Barefoot made a committee report
and also announced that the Christ
mas holidays would, begin on Dec.
31 and last until December 31.
There was a good attendance
and Mr. Smith recognized the ad
vertising committee for its good
work.
Alien Funeral At
Willow Springs
Jessie J. Allen, 05, of Apex, Rt.
I, died at his home early Satur
day night. He dropped dead after
a heart attack. He was a merchant
and farmer hear McCullers for 21
years.
Surviving are his wife, the form
er Bessie Lee Rowland; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Russell W. Catlett and
Mrs. R. Jack Myers, both of Apex,
Route 1; a son, Thomas R. Allen
of the home; two sisters, Mrs. A.
J. Mangum, Fuquay Springs, Mrs.
Minnie Temple, Greensboro; a
brother, Dewey Allen, Detroit.
Mich.; a grandson and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral rites were conducted
Monday at 3 p.m. from the Willow
Springs Presbyterian Church by
the Rev. J. Robert Phipps, pastor
and the Rev. M. O. Sears. Burial
was in the Willow Springs Free
WiU Baptist Church Cemetery. The
body will lie in state an hour prior
to the rites.
Groups At Benson
To Gather Toys
A canvass of the homes in Ben
son in the search for usable toys
for underprivileged children is to
be conducted Jointly by the Boy
Scouts and the FFA.
The scouts wiU be directed in
their canvass by Johnas F. Hocka
day, 'Jr., mathematics teacher at
the Bensbn School.
The FFA members, under the
direction of D. D. Robinson, voca
tional agriculture teacher, will re
pair the toys and get them ready
tor distribution.
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| Benson May Form
National Guard Unit
The poesibllity of the formation
•of a National Guard Unl( in Hen
son will be discussed at a meeting
tomorrow night* in the American
Legion building there.
A group of National Guard offi
cers will be present to explain the
details of the - organization and
' answer any questions with regard
to the setting up of an anti-air
craft unit in Benson.
Setting up such a unit has been
discussed with Mdyor Ed Johnson
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by officers of 725th Anti-Aircraft
Battalion of the National Guard,
and the meeting has been called
to determine the public Interest.
, If formed, the unit would con
sist of about 150 men, including
six officers, one warrant officer,
and an unusually high complement
of non-commissioned officers, in
cluding three master sergeants.
Anyone in the area of Johnston
County surrounding Benson is
urged to attend this meeting. Pa*
to produce separatejnodplaT^/^
MEAN MAN
WOODRUFF, WiA TO—Wiscon
sin’s last surviving buck elk has
been shot by a hunter who appar
ently. wanted a genuine elk’s tooth.
Wardens who found the carcass
of the 600-pound “old man’’ yester
day, said the killer had removed
all of the elk's teeth.
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rents of prospective members of
the uhlt arq especially Invited.
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