»P C *ft C IvT " ' .v :, * > r >‘- yw>fe s** teday. with riuwly rising -. »¥. : -’-.y> tty .VfIT L 'HBpg sSfeS £ V ‘t. .?- :■ • I VQLUME n I CITY WILL REJECT RECREATION VOTE Town Os Dunn Debt Highest In State For Town Its Size At a time when one faction of Dunn’s citizenship is asking for a special tax levy to finance recreation, the records show that already the Town of Dunn owes more money than any town its size in the entire State. Dunn, with its 1950 population of 6,316-, owes a total of $759,000. The largest amount owed by any other towm of less than 7,000 population is Oxford, with a population of 6,685 owing $486,000. Out of all the towns in the State in the 5,-8,000 popula tion range, only the Town of Lenoir, with a population qf 7,888, owes more money. Its indebtedness is $951,000. , Only two towns in the 8-10,000 population range, Tar boro and Washington, owe more money than the Town of Dunn. Tarbpro, with 8,120 population, owes $920,000 and Wash ington, with 9,698 population owes $1,608,000. Several towns of over 10,000 population owe less money than the Town of Dunn- TAX RATE IS HIGH Dnn’e present city tax rate is $1.65 per hundred. In ad dition to tjiis, Dunn citizens, along with other residents of Ayerasboro, pay an extra 15 cents per hundred for tire Dunn school district, and Dunn citizens also pay an extra tax'on their water bill totalingfilS per cent or a minimum of .50 cents per month. These figures were obtained from the North Carolina Lca|UiM)f Municipalities, which has to approve all bond Dunn's bonded indebtedness is so high that officials point out it would be difficult for the town to get per mission ta hold a bond election even in the event of an exjratmeemergcncy. TftMfc favoring a city-financed recreation program are advocating Shat from 5 to 10 cents (the latter is the max wp) bemadded to finance the play program for white app edfottw eLfjcit AWf present tax rate, thrTown of Dunn is oper ating currently under a deficit budget. . Dunn is in a much worse shape, financially, than any of population of 4.414, owes only $140,500; amglwtyld, with & population Os 5,574, owes only 447,000; With population, owes only $420,500; ®j*d"WQrd, with a population of 10,013, owes only J* * break-down of the population and in debtedneasof comparable North Carolina cities. Sgvfey 1 POPULATION INDEBTEDNESS On*** ... 5,026 > 491,000 S&W; 5,061 . 284,000 KSjm^ Mountain ~,. 7,206 . 313,000 Wlwig ...; 7,134 563;000 ............... 7,888 9514)00 Lincototon .;; 5,423 . 416,000 JKWS?? M* 657,500 ' - • 6.685 486,000 , Smithfield 5,574 447,000 , . (Continued on rage two) ' j ■ \ . x jm ■*-V; WW ' : UhM r arty - fiawi km a tire staff «t mhc Dupartrecat Start t> D«i% WftMi M K» Christas* party MfcNhy at Jahmsa** Restaaraat. The mat mM t tllhDf ‘"^haar*' an unfslsliln inif ass ' gaa. astfT'^W'' Maoa SSSr $ a burden. S,"tOO HIGH ALREADT” are too high already,” de- Ma y° r Protem R.- G. Tart thynnoming. “I don’t beUeve the want or would approve any inereare at this time.’’ Mr. Tart is of the finance committee QBlclals point out that the Town OfJHIliUj already owes more money Igfeßß «»» than any other town in MPP- The city tax rate is M6 *'»wttsrewl Mpp alB ) Pa> dVPh| ‘ + j ' ’S ■ * V SANTA: ■ ■'n.'iiiiiii■ ■ Dear Santa. We are two UttW boys named Mike and Bobby Turner. NBke is four years old and Wants a bicycle, doctor set, a drum and a cow boy suit. Bobby is three years old and he wants a trike, drum and a car. ~~ .HfeaadlWkby Dear Santa Claus, I am writing you a latter. We are good little children. I have 8 sisters-and 1 brother. I am nine years old. Jeannle is 4 and Sue is 3 and 3. P. is 5 months old. I work at the saw,mill and t want a big doll and ray sister a big doll too and my little sister a little doll and my tCeoMrewd «• page twe) FIVE CENTS PER COP , , ■' - - j ■ - M m +-r4M I jD I PIHhI ' 1 * v^| f x7; - V\'V\; .• , ' \ / - <4 y; y- MRS. WHITE WINB CROSLET CONTEST T. H. Sansom of Johnson Cotton Company “iSHH here u he presented a S3OO merchandise certificate to Mrs. Howard tVhite of Dunn for her pmlil | winning entry in the Crosley American Way Contest. Second place winner was Mrs. J. W. WkMttH |E head, shown with the Crosley clock radio presented her. Mrs. White designated that the Diinjf| j Presbyterian Church receive the SIOO cash award, and' the Rev. Richard Rhea Gammon, right, rifft eetvod it for the church. Standing behind are Marvin Godwin, left manager of the appliance depawfij raent, and B. C. Pridgen, right, [manager of the furniture department. (Daily Recod Photo by W. Temple, Jr). Three Accidents Are Reported Postmaster Predicts Big Christmas Gains 3 Postmaster Ralph Wads, in a last appeal to citizens to get their Christmas cards and packages in the mall, predicted this morning that Christmas mail will be about 30 per emit greater in volume this year than last. The Christmas rash is already underway here and this morning the Port Office was loaded down with letters, cards and parcel post. OPEN ALL DAY SAT. As a special sevtce to citizens, the Post Office remained open all day Saturday and will also remain open all day next Saturday. Extra employees are being added this week to handle the back breaking volume of mail. Four of { the extra employes were on duty this morning. They are: Dick War- j ren, Willie Pate, Carol Summerlin (Continued on Page Two) I Mrs. White Winner In Crosley Contest Mrs. Howard White of Dunn has been announced as winner of the Crosley American Way Contest bv Johnson Cotton Company and will receive 8300 worth of m irchandise as her award. In addition. Mrs. White was giv en the privilege of selecting any church or organization to receive 4100 additional prize, and she dir ected that the money be given to the Dunn Presbyterian Church. Marvin Godwin, manager of the appliance department at Johnson Cotton Company, said hundreds of entries were received in the con test. Judges were Raymond Cromartie. li::., 1 . i. —ll ■ , a== ♦MARKETS* EGGS AND POULTRY RALEIGH W - Today’s egg and Douitrv markets' Central Hprth Carolina live poul try: Fryers and broilers, about aßftti&te to nlenti «**•*£’3£ wv. mew pßiu rm. Fryers and heavy hens 38- : • The Record Is FIRST In Circulation .. Newt Photos . . Advertising Cofnics .. Feature* j License Plates Are Going Fast A total of 1,186 license plates have been sold at the Purdie Equipment Co., in the two weeks since license plates have been on sale there, it was reported today by J. W. Purdie, Jr. Os this number, 1,340 have been purchased for private cars: five for motorcycles: 239 for private trail ers: 48 for farm trucks; .216 for [farm trailers: and seven, for com mercial trucks. HOURS OBSERVED Plates are sold at Purdie Equip- I (Continued en Page Two) Eugene Smith and Mrs. H. C. Tur lington. MRS. WHITEHEAD SECOND The second best entry was sub mitted by Mrs. J. W. Whitehead of Dunn. Although no second prize was originally scheduled, the com pany presented Mrs. Wh’tehead a (Continued en Pago Twe) Dunn Tourist Grodi Busy Raising FunMl A group of businessmen, mem bers of- the newly formed Dunn Tourist Bureau, met Friday after noon at Johnson’s Restaumnt and raised the needed amount to pay dues in, the Highway 301 Associa tion. as the first (ten in raising 1 1.640 to be used to attract tourist trade to Dunn. The latter amount was decided upon as the minimum amount needed at once, at a meeting of j ssxffs.'sgflEd and SBOO for foktere *** **“] It was decided to Male minimum B The advantage of the association ' V. ’% iki&dt y rjtfsut NO. 8 In spite of clear, cold weaa§p-;: good visibility, and dry roade.“jjp> usual accident causes, Patra*HHL| Paul Albergine had three ‘ m widely separated parta at9K3 l county over the week-end. jSS Three cars were involved night 40 about* two miles from OafMWm WiUys jeep, driven by Wifflrf Washington James, colored, caugHß between two cars was ay%TtxjfjSmi and nearly demolished., * 51! J James was attempting .s’,*ll] a left turn when a 1948 PlyadKg driven by Leroy Tart df COdt|, ; directly behind him. cut to '(Ms left and nearly cleared the jML , clipping the left front. 3JX Melvin Grimes of Coats, drtHref ’ a 1941 Ford behind Tart, NkMi to the right and oollidad wittHttij rear of the jeep .leaving-ll6