THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 3, 1952
BULLETINS
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Korea now total 103,739, an increase of 321 over last week’s
report, the Defense Department said today.
WASHINGTON (IP) Haloid E. Stassen said today he
plans to enter the Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Ohio
primaries in a direct challenge to Sen. Robert A. Taft tar
the Republican presidential nomination.
NEW YORK UP) Frank Costelib, reputed king of the
underworld, will go to trial on Monday on contempt of
Congress charges and will take the witness stand in
his own defense, his attorney announced today.
DAVENPORT, la. (IP) The Salvation Army told police
yesterday that thieves had stolen $867 which had been
collected to pay for Christmas dinners and winter relief
for the poor.
LONDON (IP) Gale-lashed seas threw the battered
American freighter Flying Enterprise into an 80-degree
Wist today as her heroic skipper battled alone for the
sixth day to save the stricken vessel.
PHILADELPHIA (IP) Postal stamps commemorating
Betsy Ross as the maker of the first American flag go on
sale throughout the country today.
WASHINGTON (IP) W. Stuart Symingft n plans to
resign soon as administrator of the Reconstruction Fin
ance Corp., it was learned toejay.
PHILADELPHIA IIP) A bandit held uo Grocer Louis
Gardner, 36, last night and escaped with S3OO after a
40-block drive during which he was hidden in the trunk
compartment of Gardner’s automobile.
QUANTICO, Va. (IP) Lt. Gen. Clifton B. Cates, former
commandant of the Marine Corps, took over duties today
as head of the Marine Corps school here for the third
time in his career.
NEW YORK (IPI Two men accused of using a bootleg
radio transnmter to take gambling bets were ordered be
fore federal authorities today on charges of operating a
station without a license.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. (IP) CIO President Philip Mur
ray accused the steel industry today of conducting a
“sit-down strike against collective bargaining” on a new
contract.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (IP) Mrs. John Mitchell had $165
rent money ready yesterday when she answered a knock
at her door. She was expecting a visit from the landlord.
The caller turned out to be a oandit, who took the money
and fled.
PHOENIX, Ariz. (IP) Seachers labored today at the
grim task of bringing the bodies of 28 persons out of
, the Sierra Ancha "Mount* uns, where they died in the crash
i,of a transport plane. £ w J
fTTfmnrritr. tt rulin ' 1 VitWlriliiKC 1
made a new appeal to the CIO United Steel-wmrkers to
hold oft a threatening industry-wide strike that could
cripple defense production.
JACKSON, Miss. (IB The arraignment of 10 members
of the Mississippi “pro-Truman ’ state Democratic com
mittee on job-seliing charges was postponed today because
of the illness of Federal Judge Allen Cox. <*
LONDON (IB The destroyer John W. Weeks radioed
tonight that weather in the Atlantic had-suddenly im
ps oved and that tJic Flying Enterprise is “riding easily.”
WASHINGTON (IB Sen Estes Kefauver said today he
wcsild welcome a heart-to-heart talk with President Tru
man on this year’s “political situation.”
PARIS (IB Sculptor Jo Davidson, 68, often callled the
“Biographer in Bronze,” died yesterday of a heart attack
in Tours, the U. S. embassy announced today.
WASHINGTON (IB Dr. Raymond B. Allen took over
yesterday as director of the National Psychological Strat
egy Board.
„ NEW YORK (IB Hugh Baillie, president of the United
mss today announced the election of Leroy Keller and
Mims Thompson as vice president of the company.
„ A man tentatively identified as
Neil MqLamb Crumpley, 22, of Clinton, N. C., was one of
two men killted in a headon collision near here last night.
ARMY HQ., Korea (IE) United Nations forces drovo
the Communists off two heights on the western front in a
surprise attack today.
. ,Pl The * ?ederal Tower Commission
? utho J T iz * the merger of Tide Water
Power Co WUmington, N. C., into Carolina Power and
ugot Co., Raleigh. .
State Briefs
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the short and long terms on the
Supreme Court.
RALEIGH IW Gov. Kerr Bcott
today appointed Cot Claude T. Bow
ers of Warren ton a brigadier gen
eral in the National Guard. Bow
ers, filling a vacancy created by the
retirement of Maj. Gen J. Hall
Manning, will command the 30th
Infantry Division.
%w»»*ewe of PMtrsee Arttlng from
mkt* excess acid
HOOD’S DRUG STORE
Bunnlevel Woman
Is Struck By Car
Mrs. E. L. Jones of Bunnlevel
was hit Wednesday morning at
11:16 by a passing motorist as she
was walking on highway 16-A near
the Jones residence a little north
of Bunnlevel.
Mrs. Jones’ right leg was bruised
and she suffered fjom shock but
after treatment at the office of
Dr. Charles Byrd In Dunn she was
released and returned to her home.
Patrolman R. B. Leonard who In
vestigated said Robert Kenneth
Bloom, 36, of Hagerstown, Pa.
driving a 1860 Plymouth convertible
south was the driver of the car
which struck Mrs. Jones. Witnesses
on the road behind Bloom
J»* 09 o “ to * r Mr * Jone « walked
,° f th * car - No charges
were preferred.
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Lillington Boy Gets
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BILLY JOE JOHNSON
Billy Joe Johnson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Grady Johnson of Lillington
has been notified of his appoint
ment by Congressman F. Ertel
Carlyle as the principal appointee
to the U. S. Naval Academy at An
napolis, Md.
Johnson who is a student at
Georgia Military Academy in At
lanta, Ga. was notified yesterday
of his appointment. His entrance
to the Academy will be subject to
examinations to be given in tHe
spring of 1952. A first and second
alternate will be- also be named.
Johnson's appointment \to the
U'. jS. Naval Academy magics the
firSt that nas ever’ come to a Isl
ington representative. Lt. A. J.
White, Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs.
County Home
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version of the matter. Mr. Tart
said that most inmates of the home
appear to be well satisfied, but
that, judging from Taylor’s talk
with the board, he can find nothing
at the home that pleases him.
Students Given
Recognition At
Lillington Church
Lillington Methodists observed
Student Recognition Day on Sunday
morning with a special service con
ducted by young people in high
school and college.
Miss Mary George Kelly, student
at Duke University, presided and
scripture readings were by Miss Sa
rah Kelly and William McKay John
son, high school students.
Miss Grace Gastineau, student at
Woman’s College in Greensboro
spoke on the topic, “Secret of True
Greatness’ and others who partici-
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Alex White of Lillington was grad
uated from the Academy but at
the time of his appointment was
. residing in Tennessee.
Johnson is the second son of Mr.
and Mrs. Johnson. An older brother,
Robert (Bobby) Johnson is a lieu
tenant in the Air Force. His father
is the assistant cashier of the Bank
of Lillington. His mother is ' the
: former Miss Virginia Redfern , and
i his grandmother, Mrs. J. F. Red
i fern, also resides in Lillington.
The new appointee to the Naval
Academy is well known in county
sports circles playing base be#,
basketball, football, and track With
Liltihgton High School
ball and basketball at the Georgia
. school where he enrolled this fail.
Polio Campaign
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tion of Superintendant of Schools,
G. T. Proffitt. Workers in Ergfin
and Bunnlevel have not yet been
contacted.
These leaders will meet at i the
Lillington Community Bftwdtmg
Friday evening at 7:66 .jk . ini .Sat
which time complete plans for tjhe
campaign will be mapped
County Chairman, Roy tfaikpr-;
on. pointed out that these leaders
will require all the volimteqj: help
they can Secure and urged anjjone
interested r In taking part in -the
drive in their locality to .get! in
touch with the leader In their dis
trict. * ;y.v
pated in the service were Leo Kelly,
Jr., Joe P. Smith, Jr., C. H. Brook.
Miss Laura Mae Edwards and Idles
Jane Cranford, all high' school pu
pils. ~ • -•
Special music was rendered tot the
choir under the direction of Nor
man Matthews. ‘ „•
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missing wallet, which had been
found In the chimney by her daugh-
Confronted with the missing wal
let, Cobb testified, Oscar ran his
hand into the lining of his coal
and produced $176.
Judge H. Paul Strickland found
probable cause on the larceny and
receiving charges and bound the
Ipair over to Superior Court under
bond of SSOO each.
Judge Strickland decided that
Anne Russell would have to wait
elsewhere for her husband who is
being discharged this week-end at
Jackson, Miss., after finding her
guilty of possession. He ordered her
to leave town within 48 hour*
She was arrested at five this
morning with a male companion,
Herbert Edward Raynor, by Ser
geant A. A. Cobb and Policeman
Francis Hall in Raynor’s car. The
two had been drinking and had a
bottle of white liquor in their pos
session.
Mrs. Russell told the court that
she rns in Dunn to wait for her
husband, whom she was to meet
here this week-end after his dis
charge from the Army. “I don't
think he would approve of your
being found with another man at
five in the morning,” the judge
commented.
He sentenced her to 60 days, sus
pended 12 months on payment of
$lO and costs on condition she
leave town. Raynor drew 90 days,
suspended 12 months on payment
of $25 and costs for possession and
transporting. In addition the judge
recommended that his license be
revoked for a year.
Neail Beil and Henry Bell proved
’.to be forgiving prosecuting witness
es, and wanted to dr6p the charges
against Ed Junior Smith, Herlene
Smith and Marvin Smith, all col
ored.
Neal had charged Ed Junier
Smith with temporary larcenry of
his 1946 Buick, Marvin Smith with
breaking out all the car windows as
well as the windows in his home
and Herlene Smith with assaulting
1 him with a knife and being drunk
and disorderly. Henry had charged
Ed Junior with hitting him with a
shotgun.
" Since the prosecuting witnesses
Thanks To The People
( Os Dunn
As my friends hove no doubt already learned, I have sold my inter- -
est in Dunn Pharmacy to Mr. C. O. Warren and am no longer connec
ted with that drug store. ~ .
Announcement of the dissolution of partnership is appearing else
where today in The Daily Record. Since so many of my friends have
shown such an interest in my future plans, I am making this public
statement.
But, first of all, I want to express my great appreciation for the won- ;.T ~
derful friendships which I have enjoyed since I came to Dunn on Janu
ary 6, 1946.
It has been a pleasure and a privilege for me to have had the oppor- “7..
♦unity to serve you, and I have done so to the best of my ability, and •'
with great appreciation arid gratitude for your continuous support
and patronage.
I cannot find words to adequately express my appreciation for your ‘ *
warm friendship throughout these pleasant years, and particularly to \i
those of you who have been so kind in offering your friendship and J
your physical means to enable me to remain in Dunn. ' j
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Dunn is now my home and the home of my family; we have no desire ' j
or intention to live anywhere else. We feel that we're living in the fin- * M “
est community to be found and among the most wonderful people on : ;
the face of the earth. 1
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in addition to my pleasure at serving you in a business way, it has also 7
boon our happy experience to be associated with you In our home, in the J
school, fraternal orders and those other splendid organizations ' s
As yet, my plans for the future are still indefinite, but I am particular
ly proud that so many of you have asked me to stay in Dunn and to 7
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Bp' I have great faith in the future of this town and surrounding sec
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still be outstanding at the end of
1951.
11 PER CENT GAIN
In pointing out the telephone
gain the petition stated that the
Company had increased its num
ber of telephones by 10,075 or 11
per cent during the period between
July 1, 1950 to October 31, 1951. To
make this gain the Company had to
install 39,339 telephones and re
move 29,264. On October 31, 1951
the Company had oh hand about
13,000 unfilled orders and stated
that in its opinion there was an
unexpressed demand for service
which could not be measured.
The Company’s petition stated
that wage increases during IVjI
had further increased its costs by
an estimated $342,000 per year.
The petition stated that the de
clining rate of return would make
it very difficult for the Company
to raise the necessary capital to
continue its present and- proposed
were uhwilling to testify, Judge I
Strickland ruled the prosecution ma
licious and frivolous and they were
taxed with costs.
James Cox and Moses Autrey were
each given 30 days, suspended 12
months on payment of costs for
trespassing on the premises of
Louis Bass. They are to keep away
from his premises.
MORE JURY TRIALS
Attorney D. C. Wilson requested
jury trial for three of his clients,
charged with drunken driving.
Trial of William Gordon Norris
is set for 10:00 a:m, Jan. 16: trial
of Jack Melvin Rowles for 2:00 p.
m. Jan. 18: and trial of Howard
McLean Tew for 10:00 a m. Jan. 8
Prayer for judgment was con
tinued six months on payment of
costs in the case of William Ba
den Caspari, Jr., charged with
speeding.
William M. Elliott waived ap
pearance through his attorney, E.
L. Doffermyre on charges of hav
ing no operators license. Prayer
for judgment was continued six
.months on payment of $25 and
costs.
Millard Johnson drew a 90 day
sentence, suspended 12 months on
payment of SSO and costs on charg
es of drunkenness and possession.
| plans to improve and expand its
service to meet the demands of the
I public it serves. To secure an ad
, I equate return, the Company re
quested $900,000 per year after
I taxes and additional expenses. The
I Company requested the Commission
' to fix the earliest possible date for
: a hearing so that further evidence
could be presented,
j In a statement concerning the
i petition for higher rates, L. W.
I I Hill, President of tht Carolina
' Company said: “If the Carolina
• j Telephone and Telegraph comp
i any is to continue to play its
‘ part in the growth and expansion
I j of Eastern North Carolina, we must
i: keep our Company on a firm fin
• • uncial basis. We have, therefore,
j petitioned the North Carolina Util-
II ities Commission for an increase in
J telephone rates.
' The increase in our costs and
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Markets
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middling) based on 1 and 1-32 inch
staple length:
Dunn: 42.00 : 40.00.
Monroe: 42.00 ; 41.00.
Lumherton: 42 00 : 41.00.
-. Tat boro: 42.00; 40.50.
IIOGS
RALEIGH (U’l Hog markets:
Washington, Wilmington, Tar
boro, Goldsboro, Wilson, Dyfln, Kin
ston, Rocky Mount, Smithfield,
Lumberton, Marion, Fnyetteville,
Florence and Clinton; Slightly
stronger with top 18.25 for good and
hoice 180-240 lb. barrows and gilts.
the corresponding decline- in bur
earnings makes it necessary that
we seek this increase now.”