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MAYOR RALPH HANNA
YOUR CITY OFFICIALS
, Mayor Ralph Hanna
Wanted Toße Doctor
V By LOUIS DEARBORN
***** Writer
Ralph Hanna had foW
loftohis original Intention it wodld
£ pwffiSttWT career when he enro-
Careipa' .'far pre-medical studies.
However, after completing two
years, financial considerations and
the. fact that his father’s health
repaired his assistance in the bus
in*# -Which the elder Hanna had
lam&bd in Dunn, combined to
djaa&his course to other channels
Tjii' MayorV parents, Mr. and
Mnt U. J. Hanna, came to Dunn
£ in 1818. from Hurry County in
“ South Carolina. The future Mayor
enrolled in the schools here and
completed his primary education in
tbit Dunn High School before en*
ter»s UNO. .
He returned to Dunn and entered
to*. insurance business which his
father' had started in 1931. From
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MARRIED ALL OVER AGAIN - On lari March U Mlm SyWa
TELEPHONES: 811? • 3118 • 811#
STATE Jgjgs
i RALiaOH on -4 This Rotary. <3tel
of Raleigh had presented the nanu
es John A. JPark, editor-puWishe
of the-fufcigh Times, as a cand
id ate for the presidency of Rotari
International. ■
SMITHFIELi) ffl Funeral aer
vices Were scheduled today for f
14-year-old victim of a hunting ac
cident. Edgar. Ray Dixon, son o:
Mr. and Mrs. Ettoar Dixon m
nearby'PrUicetoh, Was killed yester
day when the 12-guag# shotgun dis
charged: after he had propped it ot
a log.
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ICoattaped Oji pfcge Three)
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RELEASE OF FUERS IS DELAYED
Glover And Williams
To Head Polio Drive
In Harnett County
A meeting will be held tomorrow
night between Roy Camerbn, Har
nett County Chapter Chairman and
campaign Co-Chairman Floyd Glov
er of Erwin and Rev. Ted Williams
of Lillington to discuss plans for
the fund drive for the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
this year.
QUOTA IS SU,M9
tin announcing the meeting.
Chairman Cameron pointed oU t
that the quota for the county this
year has been set at 811900. Far
this reason, he said, it was decided
to have two chairmen, one in each
end of the county.
Due to the increase in the quota,
the drive time of the drive for
funds has been extended and the
drive will open on January 3, in
stead of January IS. Harnett exceed
ed its SIO,OOO quota last year, and
Cameron fefels sure that the ad
ditional amount needed this year
can be raised.
350 Expected To
Die On Highways
During Holiday
CHICAGO (ft *- Traffic acci
dents may MU 350 persons dur
ing the four-day Hew ’Fear’s
weekend, the National Safety
Council warned today.
Connell president Ned H. Dear
born urged drivers to "make one
old year’s resolution —to drive
soberly and cautiously for the
nut four days.”
“If we do, I’m sure that the
traffic death toll can bo hdt to
leas than S 00,” he said. FAgR
U might start-,* immMRR
- haMt tbsr wwliff nMnHQflHik ’
The UonctTs estimate of 358
traffic deaths was for the 181-
hour period from 6 p.m. Friday
to midnight Tuesday and cover*
only these persons dying immed
iately from weekend accidents.
Kiver Moore, 70,
Dies In Hospital *
Wißiam Kiver Moore, 70, of Dunn
Route 4. died early this morning ip
Highsmith Hospital in Fayetteville.
He was a native of Johnston County;
son of the late Wright and Mary
Moore. Funeral arrangements are as
yet incomplete.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lela
Yonce 'Moore, of Route 4 Dunn;
one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Stan
dock of Fort Bragg; two grand
children.
Negotiators Begin
New Peace Attempt
PANMUNJOM, Korea, Fri. Iff)
United Nation and a communist ne
gotiators starts a new attempt to
day to complete a Korean armistice
after falling in their special 30-day
effort.
Both deadlocked truce Subcom
mittees will meet at 11 am. (3
pm.) Thursday EBT.
The 30-day drive for a truce end
ed last night (10 am. Thursday
EBT). Failure to reach an agree
ment wiped out the tentative cease
fire line and buffer sone based on
the Nov. 37 battleline.
Henceforth, the opposing armies
can keep any territory they capture
In battle. But there was no sign
either plumed any Immediate large
scale attack.
No new cease-fire line and buffer
sone will be drawn across Korea
until tlye rest of the armistice
term* 'have been settled. The new
line will be based on the battle
line existing at that time.
BLAME EACH OTHER
No extension of the 30-day cease
gggt
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DUNN. N c„ THURSDAY ftFTERNOQN, DECEMBER 27, 1951
Pridgen Rites|
To Be Friday
Mrs. Mary Eliza Pridgen, 77,
pioneer Dunn resident and- widow
of D. L. Pridgen, died suddenly at
her home here Wednesday at 6:00
p.m. She died suddenly in .her kit
chen.
Funeral services will be hetf at
the First Presbyterian Church. J'ri
day at 11:00 a.m. with the Ref. R.
R. Gammon officiating. BuriUiwlU
be in Greenwood Cemtery. •
Mrs. Pridgen pros a native of
Cumberland County, daughter of
the late James Alexander and Louise
Culbreth Wade. Bhe had lived In
Dunn for many years and had been
an active participant in the social
and religious life of the community.
Surviving .are three daughters
Mrs. E. M. (Babe) Boat of New
Orleans, La., Mrs. Arthur Jatoes
of Clinton and Mary Shelton Prid
gen of Raleigh; six sons, Dr. D. %i.
Pridgen of Fayetteville, A. Wide
Pridgen of Raleigh, Linwood &.
Pridgen of Richmond, Vs., Conoipy
Pridgen of Troy, B. C„ and Hocfte
Pridgen of Dunn; one brother,*!.
M. wade of Godwin; trie sisters,
Mrs. C. M. Faircloth and Mrs. Julia
Perry of Clinton; seven grandchild
ren. fv
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PIKEYILLE, Kv. an A» un
dertaker said today a speetallv
constructed casket would be need
ed to bury Virgil Tackett, the
jelly ftrtbej es Robinson Creek.
Tackett, 26, died es a heart at
tack yesterday la his heavily-re
inforced chair where he spent
most of Me time watching the
White Reck chickens he raised.
Hl* welrht was estimated at
between .588 and 688 pounds. He
was six feet, one-inch tall.
Tackett’* parents said he never
had been sensitive about his
siae and often Jaked with friends
about his 78-inch waistline. Tack
ett weighed 13 pounds ut birth.
By the time he reached school
age he was so heavy that he
could not go to school.
other tor failure of the 30-day ef
fort. ,
In* the prisoner subcommittee, the
U. If. offered to give "worthy con
sideration" to the Communist de
mand for an aU-for-aU exchange of
war prisoners if the Reds account
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BULLETINS
N*W ORLEANS <W A pteel-nerved ninnum held 15
employes of a finance company prisoner for an hour and
I half today while he waitoafiH' toe cashier to arrive, then
stole a large amount of cash and fled.
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MINISTER PRESENTED WITH NEW CAR Pictured are the Rev. and Mrs. Joyce V. Early ttond
*n d the new “Fewer Glide” Chevrolet, n Christmas present from members of the Divine
Street Methodist Church of which he Is pastor. At the conclusion of the services Sunday, the pastor
w*s presented with the keys to the car by Willi, m M. Biggs on behalf of the congregation. The
Christmas present was entirely unexpected and took the popular minister entirely by surprise. Biggs
headM the committee which raised the funds for the new car. (Daily Record photo by Bill Biggs).
Murray To Call Off Steel Strike
PITTSBURGH —OB— ClOfireot
dent Philip Murray will tdll top
policy-makers of his United Steel
vital basic steel industry, informed
source* said.
Compliance was virtually cer
tain. The union’s executive board
and 170-man wade policy commit
tee'wHT act today. A special ..dto*
vention of 2900 delegates will vote
on., ratification Jan. 3 at Atlantic
City. ■ '• , >. '
Murray will be complying with
President Truman’* ' strongly
forded request that steel produc
tion be continued in the “national
interest’’ until government stabili
zation boards cam bear the union's
demand, for an Id f-t cent an hour
wage increase and the companies'
plea for {nice relief.'
MEETING THIS AFTERNOON
The wage policy committee,
which acts on all important moved
of the steel union’s chief, last wdHr
re-affirmed the USWs “no am
tract; no work” position. It was
expected at Its 3 p. m. meetfAg to
modify its resolution and TDgo”
members to continue on their jobs
until the special convention acts.
Murray answered all questions
with “no comment’ 'since he tamed
Monday his recall of the policy
committee- However, he was re
ported “satisfied” with Mr. Tru
man’s proposal for stabilization
board hearings.
U. S. Steel Cqrp., Republic Steel,
JOnes Sc Laughlin, Youngstown
Sheet Sc TUbe, Sharon Steel and
other leading producers- already
have accepted the President's offer
of both WMQB>iKnd price hearings.
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Biggest Christinas
By LOUIS DEARBORN
lteebrd Staff Writer
"That's the most these children
ever had for Christmas," Mrs.
Myrtle D- Wilkins said gratefully.
“They have so many toys they
just don’t khow which ones to tdsy
with.” ■■ •; ;C: :
There were doHs for the girls,
alphabet blocks for the younger’
members of the family to play with,
and even a mechanical train, A
load of toys bad been sent down
from Sears in Raleigh, in addition
to the numberous gifts from local
cßiaens.
; "If you can make the children
happy on Christmas, that is all
Federal Roster Hit
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By Varied Scandals
WASHINGTON ah - Tax and |
other scandals which hit toe ad
ministration this year tom sizeable
holes in the roster of federal of- 1
fieials.
They also made at least a couple
of mink coats too warm to be worn
with comfort in public.
A number of high officials were
fired. They included an assistant
attorney general, three preeident
ially appointed tax collectors, and
a number of Reconstruction Fin*
ance Carp, officials.
Some other key officials resign
ed, and are now under congrro
gional investigation. More than
190 lesser officials were ousted or
quit under fire. And the entire RFC
board was abolished add replaced
by a single administrator.
M INDICTED
At least 16 former- federal offi
cials were arrested or indicted in
connection with various scandals.
Charges included bribery and per
jury. Grand juries are studying a
number of additional cases as a
result of congressional disclosures,
In Congress, Rep. Walter E.
Brehm R-O was convicted of
taking salary kickbacks from one
of hit government-paid em»ioym
sentence^ and stayed in theJKouse
togt .really counta.’'.,Mra. Wilkins
said. "And they have oertainly beep
wefi taken cue of thk CSbrktonas.”
Toys were not all thfct' we*e
brought to the WUlfias home on
Durrn Route 3. There was warm
clothing for all of the nine chil
dren staying with -.Mrs.. WUkins,
food;' and a ton of coal and many
other gifts from groups, organiza
tion* and individuals. ’ ; ‘
“We will be able .to get along
for a long time with What we have
now*. “Mrs. WUkln? said,” It we
onlt had a better place to ttve In
everetolng-would be fine,” she added
. )(VMWtnned On Pare Three)
ftary of Treasury John W. Snyder
and Atty. Gen. J. Howard McGrath
because of scandals in their de
partment*.
CAUDLE TOOK,FAVORS ‘
Prominent among officials fired
during toe year was Assistant Atty.
Oen. T. Lamar Caudle, who had
; been in* charge of tax fraud prose
cutions. He took favors, including
free airplane ride*, from people
with tax troubles. He also got a
88,099 commission for helping sell
an airplane to a man who was
Interested in a tax fraud trial post
poned three times in Caudle’s
request.
Mr*. Caudle got a mink coat At
bargain rates through an attorney
whose firm bandied tax eases.
The Agriculture ObßNfenant
fired Jack Cowart. ««»<■*—** nro
duction and maricattoc
(CmltmMl ’Ok J4aa# V)nad
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Dunn Jaycee Un
To Be Reorganized
Chamber of Commerce liioagcr
s Hormb Buttle# extendi * apeci»l
! ttMtinc *t Johnson’# Restaurant *t
noon on Friday, to discus* the r»-
«Wite*tion of * Junior Chamber
«f Qmmmm b«.
mrrr is MK3>ra
The /?ecoMH
Is FIRSTS
In Circulation . . MlgiH
Photos .. Advertising
Comics ~ Features
NO. 15
Official Says
He Can't Tell
When It'll Be
VIENNA. Austria (W Hun
garian Foreign Office officials ;
the United States charged aft Mis
in Budepest this afternoon that
they '’could not tell” him when
four American fliers held by the
Communist government would .he
freed. ** '1
Three U. S. embassy automobiles /
waited here to speed so the ff(in~
tier as soon as- news was received
of the fliers’ release. But as night
fell, hope of thir release tonight
dwindled fast.
Hungarian Foreign Under Secre
tary Bern! told Abbott that it
"hardly likely” the four' airmen
would be freed so late in the day,
and passes for most American (Rfi
cials picked to meet the fliers hod
not come from the RussianzwSat
5 p. m. 11 a. m. EST. The area
between Vienna and the border.,J®
in the Soviet zone. . ’j ;S||
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WASHINGTON HP) SOI,
Wayne Morse today demanded'., a
Senate investigation of the arzato |
of four American filers whose re
lease from a Hungarian prison ifilt
hoped for soon. "T
fSn’iai
have pledged an estimated 5400,ff)9
to pay the 8120,000 ransdm demand
ed by Communist Hungary for faqr
imprisoned United States atrmdh.
This news was given Charge - d’- I
Affaires George M. Abbott at .*
time when it was believed cagf£-
Force men, held in 8130,000 ‘WM|e -
som” for straying across toe Kp'lj
garian fontier in their transport
plane, would be free in a few hausp. U
Abbott and Ameican Minßtor
Christian M. Ravndal had kMO J
pay the “fines” of 880,000 eachjgi';
ied against the fliers Sunday
Hungarian Communist Mili|ajiijg %
estate agent, is a man who buSB M
heavily on Daily Recprd ctoMfe
fRd ads to help him seU and ijKt ~
All during the season. heX'h*3|
using The Record "andj ’Bsrr<9M% -
missed yet,” declared Mr, JohaHß
Here are a couple of good
FOR RENT: Nice farm, sixty
under cultivation, nineMretcME
least'‘nlJe'tohen*rofl| |
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UDserver, m ftuuiuoii to inc *mh
munltte* Involved, end a |
ive organization here. SutUe* Stfm-M
would fiU a need £ot aoeM III?*
civic activities among ifvs youagf
n»n in i*. -■ .JmM
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