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+WEATHER+ NORTH CAROLINA Cloudy, turning colder today. Friday, fair and much colder. , VOLUME II CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN HERE NEXT WEEK ON MODERNISTIC NEW SHOPPINN DISTRICT E *;>■:* ■-- :>s-- -' 's>- 11 ■ -, m ~§B| ■to IP mBB ii * * •' M- ra JUDGE, PROSECUTOR NOTE ANNIVERSARIES The totting was the same, but there was a span of 10 years shd many a court case between them as Superior Court Judge W. C. Harris and Solicitor Jack Hooks talked over (rid times today in Harnett Superior Court. It was exactly 10 years ago this week that Hooks began his notable career as solicitor. He took his oath in Harnett before the same judge, imp Harris, incidentally, also began his career on the bench in the same courthouse exactly 25 ‘years ago Ails week. (Daily Rspord photo/by T. M. Stewart). . , Grand JuryPequests Adequate Deputies For Sheriff Salmon By LOIS BYRD Record Staff Writer The Harnett County Grand Jury, “surprised” to find that the sheriff I is the only law enforcement officer paid a salary by the county, today had on file a report called on the county commissioners to pro vide the sheriff with sufficient paid deputies to give the citizens 24-hour police protection. “We feel” said the grand Jury in its report made late Wednesday, “that a county the size of ours and with a population in excess of 45.000 people should have more I police protection than that which is furnished by only one full-time paid official.” After “strongly recommendlpg” that the commissioners provide the needed paid deputies, the grand jury went a step further and. added that if it is found that commiss ioners should' lack the authority then “our repysentative ip the next General Assembly should be directed to have such legislation en acted as will provide such full time I paid deputies as are needed to pron erly police every section of. the county.” JUDGE ASTONISHED Ts the grand tutors were “sur prised” to find the scarcity of po lice protection in Harnett. Judge (Continued On Page Star) Heroic Capt Leaves Sinking Ship FALMOUTH. Eng. <W Capt. j. Henrik Kurt Cart en and Mete j Kenneth R. Dancy were taken I! aboard a tug today when the Fly- j-| ine Enterprise started sinking un- j i der them. The British rescue tn«j Turmoil radioed that it had pioked up the j j two men. The U. P. destroyer W'lHrd * i Keith cr a »V'«d radUv | Inns i-hr o ,.<*H to the Turmoil: “Beautiful Work.” ■H KEPT HIS VOW Orrlren had W HUt/enw tl»* *e Would ride h's eWn- to port, unless j'; it etartert gn ! ng i<»yn under hhrr. 1.! The TV*ww»fl>nd'rwr* that Oarhen and henry ft'b>l'«d nff the ton of j the Fnternrlre’a hmnnl Just before f the gtncfc went under. j Orisen and Danrv were taken' to the i"Ns (» Capt. pan Parker , of, .the, **“•—ru*ij. •'«• They told they wen **o j The Turn|<ril said it would keep I TELEPHONES: 3117 - 3113 • 3119 Crawford Islnstal led By Masons At Erwin C. M. (Mike) Crawford was in stalled .as Master of Neill S. Stew art Lodge Number- 556 of Erwin in ceremonies conducted at the stated communication held Tuesday even ing. ’ A. A. Jackson, a Past Master of the. Lodge, conducted the install ation. in the absence of District Deputy Grand Master John Lynch, who is at Hot Springs undergoing treatment. Another Past Master, R. D. Caldwell served as Marshal. Officers elected in December who were Installed were* Worshipful Master Crawford, Senior Warden, James E. Glover; Junior Warden, John Moore: Treasurer. G. Wood worth, Sr.; and Secretary % F. Godwin. ' Appointive officers installed were Lee Surles, Senior Deacon; Otis House. Junior Deacon; Clyde C. Crawford and L. 8. Besaoms, Stew ards: and Ray Luopld, Tyler. The new Master succeeds Ernest (Eire JJaihj %tmvfr ■ O. Davis,. Who served as Master during 1951. At' the conclusion of the cere mony each of the new officers gave a short talk to the members of the lodge. ♦MARKETS* COTTON ' RALEIGH (V) Opening Cotton 1 quotations (middling and strict low ' middling) based on 1 and 1-32 inch ’ staple length: Dunn: 43.00;" 41.00. Monroe: 43.00, 42.00. Lumberton: 42.50. 31.00. Tarboro: 42.50, 41.25. i HOGS RALEIGH W Hog markets: Goldsboro,' Wilson, Dunn. Kin ti Duo tinned On Pag* Two) DUNN, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 10, 1952 j Truman Says He Won't Relieve WASHINGTON 'IPI President Truman said today that he wi'l not releive Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in Europe unless the general re quests it. The President, in a long news conference discussion of Eisen hower’s prospects as a Republican, presidential candidate, said he did not think this country would do well under any Republican. But he was high in his praise for Eisenhower, saying that until very recently he had thought the general was a Democrat. He said the general at the age of 18 had been a Democratic precinct work er in a Kansas state election. i The President said he would def initely make known his own political plans before a Republican candidate is chosen. WON’T STAND IN WAY Under questioning the President said he could run easily against a man he held in such high regard as Eisenhower. But he did not say he would do so. Mr. Truman said he assumed Eisenhower would have to ask to be releived if he received the Republican nomination. He promised not to stand in the gen era’s -.way if he is nominated. ! -:.*HbMt Us.* •TlqmaijCNbi'L- "ht had it In writing from the general would stay on the job as supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe as long as nec j essary or as long as he, the Presi- I dent, thinks it is necessary., - The President said quite firmly that he would not ever relieve [ Eisenhower except at Eisenhower’s request. A reporter, hearing frequent praise of Eisenhower front the President, said she judged *that if a Democrat could not be elected, Eisenhower would make the best President. The President stopped smiling and said he had not said that. He added slowly that he did not think that the country would be good un -1 der any Republican. Lunchroom Is Sought By School At Benson Bchool officials in Berteon are asking the aid of the Johnston County Board of Education in sec curing funds for a lunfchroom and for renovation of other vacant rooms to be used as classrooms. They ask that the county board include in' its budget for 1952-53, funds*- sufficient to renovate and put in usable shape for a lunch room, space that will be available in their school buildings next fall. They’'request the project to be gin as soon as possible after the completion of the budget and state that any help that can be giyen toward equipping the lunchroom will be appreciated. Several other rooms are vacant in the school and they ask that these be renovated and altered .so, that they may Be converted to the! use of the larger pupils. I BILI.ETINS BTH ARMY HQ. Korea (W Allied raidinß parties ladled out at the Communists under cover of darkness today on both ends of the snovy-oovered Korean (tent but ran into stiff.reaistance. . CHARLOTTE (W The American Cotton Manufac turers Institute told the government today that price stabilization regulations on cotton good! are unnecessary I and should be removed. WASHINGTON <* - At lz*t one and possibly two more super aircraft carriers are to be built by the Navy, it was learned today. IV NEW YORK OB - British Prtoe jfenfator Winston 1- TEXAS Oil HEIR, Sheppard “Ab dullah” King, sits oriental fash ion in his New York hotel suite while his Egyptian dancer bride, Sarnia Gamnl, goes through a,rou tine from her “Virgin of the File” - dance. Thu couple will wave soon for Dallas. (IriKmattmatf'- Belly Dancer To See Mom NEW YORK (W Egyptian belly dancer Sarnia Gamal said to day she would give her ‘.‘blue book” mother-in-law a chance to snub her and wanted to “bet the best five years of my life that it doesn’t happen.” The sinuous siren of the Nile and her husband, Texas playboy Sheppard W. King 111, are sched uled to leave by plane late today (Continued from page 3) > - They point out that the citizens i of the community contributed ap proximately $7,500 in cash, labor [ and materials to the building of the present Vocational Agriculture Building, that they are due some consideration in their efforts to- I ward a lunchroom. A conservative ■ estimate of the value of the Agri- I qulture Building, which now belongs i to the county, they point out, is ' $15,000. They express it as their consid ered opinion that the people of the > community will make contributions 1 in cash for the equipment of the i i lunchroom if they are assured of > sufficient space. The request was signed by Prln , cjpal W. J. Barefoot and the entire ; school committee, chairman Kyle 11 V, Stephenson, Secretary, I* A. ■' Massengill, Jesse M. Denning, A. H, Pleasant and A. H. Ryals. FIVE CENTS PER CORY Men Awaiting j Sentence On j Rape Charges Superior Court Judge W. C. Harris is expected to pronounce sentence this afternoon on William Fowler, young farmer of near Dun can, on charges of committing rape on ar 11 -year-old child. Testimony was heard this morn ing after Judge Harris cleared the courtroom of all spectators except the jurors and the lawyers and court officials involved with trial of the 6ase. Fowler allegedly took the girl, her brother and sister, and her mother, Mrs. Pa Mae Holland, on a wild-ride during which he is al leged to have attacked the minor girl. He was on a “date’' With her mother at the time. MOTHER INDICTED The mother has been indicted by the grand jury on charges* of con tributing to the delinquency of a minor and is to be tried later in the week. District Solicitor Jack Hooks said he believes the case against the mother to be the first Os its kind ever reported in the State. • Since the crime the girl has been adopted by a good home and for that reason, Judge Harris asked that her name be omitted from the press and barred specta tors front the hearing. According to the sitijs story, £gjvle} took the child, free mother and the others into various'aectfchs of the county and also to White Lake. Fowler pleaded nolo contendere. Manning Davis, a Negro, was (Continued oa pace Steal Sawmill Worker Is Fatally Hurl Jasper Bell. 48-year-old Wade sawmill employee, died in the Dunn Hospital Wednesday night as the result of injuries received earlier in the day at the C. L. Tart Lum ber Company in Wade. He was brought to the local hos pital shortly after noon. Doug Butt, one of the officials of the company, said that Bell step ped between two dry kiln convey or trucks, got caught in some way and was crushed between them Cumberland County Coroner Joe Pinkston ruled that it was a case of accidental death, and no in quest was held. Bell was the father of nine child ren. PLAN BIG DEVELOPMENT - Alfred Bialork, left, aud Pr W. W. 'S&»tM«4 intecesta. (Deity BuudNl gfreta by J. W, Temple, Jr.) Piggly Wiggly Food Store , Walgreen s Have Signed Lease Contracts will be let here tomorrow and construction will begin Monday morning on a. big, new modernistic shopping center which will be one of the finest to be found anywhere in Eastern Carolina. Plans for the new shopping cen- I ter were announced here this morn ing by Alfred Blalock and Dr. W. I W. Stanfield, prominent Dunn bus iness leaders, who will erect it on a half block they own at the corner of Broad and North Magnolia Avenue. Tne new shopping center will provided business locations for at least four business firms and will have ample parking facilities. Mr. Blalock said the new shopping district wiM be patterned after Raleigh's Cameron Village, though on a smaller scale, and the build ings wiU be constructed of the same material, Tennessee Crabor chard Stone. DISTINCTIVE STYLE The buildings will be of a dis tinctive modernistic design and architecture, with each bpilding built to connect and blend with future buildings to be added later. Only two buildings will be erect ed immediately, although negotia tions are now nearing the final stages for two others to.he erected I before the end of summer. AH of the buildings, %. Blalock. , mid,*-will be located 48 frtf ’fHMT the iidewalk. to allow double park ing in front and at the sides, each of the store fronts will be solid glass from ceiling to floors and will be completely air-conditioned. Mr. Blalock disclosed that Piggly- Wiggly Stores will occupy one of te buildings, to be 50 x 115 feet in size, for a large, modernistic super market which will be one of Dunn's lareest and finest food stores. Henry Milner, president of the big, successful food chain, and several of his officials were in Dunn yesterday conferring with Mr.‘ Blalock on the plans. The super market will be the latest thing, from an electric-eye door to the most minute details. The second building, 23 x 115 feet in size. ”111 be a Walgreen Drug Com ie.iv, nationally-known drug store chifn, for an agehc** hi Dunn. It will be known as Thor*-s’ Walgreen Agency Drug and whl carrv the famous Walgreen lines of drugs and other nationally-adver tised drug products. Both of these firms will an nounce complete plans for their new *tor»« at en enrlv date. OTHERS NEGOTIATING M* Blalock d(4 not disclose the a (Continued On Page Three) The Record Is FIRST In Circulation . . News Photos . . Advertising Comics .. Features r I W. PAUL LYMAN, of Raleigh, 'industrial sales manager for Car- A olina Power and Light Company, . who vrin addrey the Dunn Lion’s | meeting will be heM in the Gen eral Lee Dining Room of John son Restaurant on US 391 south, with Waite Howard, club presi dent. in charge. Lyman, a deputy district governor of Lions, will speak on “Lionism.” Ford Unveals Car Os Future For Newsmen DETROIT OP A dazzling car of tomorrow stole the apotUght today as the Ford Motor •lifted the curtain on its neering laboratories for»4ho- first time in its 48-year IgsiOTy -•* j Attention of more than 300 news men from across the nation Hwdtafl to spend “a day neers” centered on the Oentmiental X-100 Ford’s answer"*'!® experi mental cars of the future aIMMi by (Continued On Page Threat NO. 25
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