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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 ,
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Twenty - Nominated
For ChamberPastS
DUNN, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 17, 1351
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AT ERWIN TONIGHT Sants Claus has to bring so uur toys
to the Mother Goose Kindergarten at Erwin tonight at the Erwin
Methodist Education Building that he has to bring his wife, Sherry
Ann Lambert, fire-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Lambert
of Erwin. Both are second year Undergsten students at the school
operated by Mrs. William Newsome of Dunn. The pogrom tonight
will begin at 8 o’clock. (Daily Accord Photo by T. fti. ftewsrt) .
STATE NEWS
BRIEFS
KITTY HAWK, N, O. W—Flash
ing Jets, silvery blimps and gravity
defying helicopters—all symbols of
the modem air age—circled in \tt* <
pressure tribute abdve a granite
marker today, honoring the men
who achieved the first heavter
than-air flight here 48 years Ago.
STATESVILLE (» A Southern
Railway freight train orashed into
a passenger car at a crossing at
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Twenty Dunn business men have
been nominated .for the three va
cancies oil the Board of Directors of
the Dunn Chamber of Commerce
and balloting is taking place -this
week by mail
The nominations were revealed in
a letter sent to an members by Pres
ident E. W. Smith.
Under rules of the organization,
three members retire each year,
those retiring at the end of this
year are: At Wullenwaber, Ottis
■Warren and Guyton Smith.
THREE TO RETIRE
Members whose terms have not
expired are; Earl Westbrook, Hen
ry Tylert Looke Muse, Gene Smith,
Charles Skinner and Mayor Ralph
B. Hanna. The mayor is an ex
officio. member.
Voting, however, is hot limited
to those nominated. A member can
vote on any three members of .the
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BULLETINS
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WASHINGTON m The CIO, In # series of re
commendations ranging from rent control to social secur
ity, has urged President Truman to increase the national
minimum wage rate from 75 cents to S)2S an hour.
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WASHINGTON <W Moscow and the P«ily Work- ;
er are having a propaganda clinic ovor th* tax graft and J
corruption investigations in this countiry. the general \
idea of the Bed comment is that the scandaW prove com
munism’s long arguments that capttailism and crime are i
bed-fellows. 1
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PUSAN, Korea (V) South Korean CoL Oh Ik Kyung,
blamed for the massacre of EMM* than SO3 villagers shot
without trial by his troops last PebruaTy, has been sen
tenced to life imprisonment, the gpverahMhi announced i
SWANICK, England fln Nine bellringers of St
Androwt Chlurch were on strike today because the Rev.
L. H. Roper, the view, said they must attend his services i
as as do the beHiiryteC
MONTEVIDEO m - Uruguayan voters have approv- 1
ed a Swjss-mldei federeU eoundl to the nat&Ll J
President, nearly complete rifcikn sbowed todiv 2
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ertean fwliHrr was kinwni 1%! i
Officials Say
Dunn Tax Rate
Too Hiqh Now
| U"nn’s city council tonight will
r*J*ct a request that a special elec
; Uon be called to vote a special tax
levy for recreation in the city.
Members of the council, polled by
; The Daily Record, are almost un
aniraous against any extra tax bur
; den en the citizens and likewise
are opposed to holding an election
: on the issue.
Thus, it was apparent this mor
vnlng, that the proposal for adding
five or- ten cents per hundred dol
lar valuation will die a natural
* death tonight.
Under the law, the city cannot
. iMaliy spertd a cent of tax monev
for recreation without a vote of
the people. Ten cents would be the
ptoximum which could be voted for
recreation, which means the town
jgbuld spend up to ta.QOO a year for
me purpose should the vote carry.
. City Manager Oliver O. Manning
Will propose the election in an ef
f«Rt to settle the issue, which has
been the subject of considerable
(gMussion.
of the board interview
ed by Tire Record, while express
-1 inr M interest in recreation and
t cwnf ttoe need, were emphatic in
beuw opposed to further taxation.
The present board gave citizens a
’ flVjf-detit reduction hi taxes this
yng and are in no mood to add
eX|>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
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SANTA:
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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
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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
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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.
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♦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-
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The Record
Is FIRST
In Circulation .. Newt
Photos . . Advertising
Cofnics .. Feature*
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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-
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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
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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 '
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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<fei@P» :
skid marks in his wake,
turning the jeep. j' s-S
Occupants of nil three nßßra
suffered minor cuts and laceeatNMt
and were treated at
Hospital in Erwin. , ♦OH
Albergine’s second
vestigation also involved ' j
vehicles, a 7 Up ’1
driven bv Thomas Rosene Wi(tßpH
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GRAFT IN GOVERN**®"
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Todav, Drew ZSn3H|
who pioneered
stories on tax fnw3£oH:
gins a series of vIMOyH
portant columns -on COn
ruption in goverOm^Mß
responsible,
cure. Read the ~Q»I»
these columns
torial’ age- .
membership for *hlcl£iSgßpiijj
raised the money. lieaJT HMSi'
that through the assot&jEfflffMifl
wav 301 is advertised at i
with publicity in MetromiSqjH
Florida newspaper*.
“Unless you get them QV* 1 •
way 301 to start withr-mBS; .s
expect them to atop' 'ji !» ;
pointed out Earl I
He pointed out that wlttrtfcft#-
of traffic slohoned tlroum®
over this highway, the
lem would be to gat marr«B
to atop. 7u«i '
The latter portion of the. JR
up have done more to pTI
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