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+WEATHER+ * NORTH CAROLINA Mostly cloudy today and tonight, showers today mostly in West and North portions and in East and Central tonight; colder ton:»'at Tuesday mostly cloudy and colder, showers. VOLUME n Famous Economist >Will Address Dunn Information Group Dr. Benjamin Ulysses Ratchford of Duke University, one of the nation’s top economists and a member of the President's Stabilization Beard, will address the Dunn Information Clinic on Thursday night, February 21st. m / I •1 rm I DR. RATCHFORD Cross Drive Leaders Meet •To Map Plans Members of the executive board of the Dunn-Erwln Chapter of the American Red Cross met Friday at Johnson's Restaurant With Miss Antoinette Beasley, Red Cross field worker, to start planning for the fund drive. , ‘ Miss Beasley told the group that thg NhtlonaLgitota for this year will, be 16 milllftci dollars, the saaoe a-' ft OWiAffes $W$ millions were spent, mainly due to the increase in the armed forces. A 78 million dollar surplus, ac cumulated during the peak war years has been exhausted, she de clared. Five million collected by a special disaster appeal during ■ the midwest floods only partly covered the costs which ran to 14 million dollars. The National Red Cross, she ex plained. tries to keep a balance of Aten million in case of a major dis aster. However, she pointed out, there is no surplus this year, al though some chanters have funds left over. They have been asked to apn'v such surplus to their bud get this vear. Miss Beaslev said she had no ticed a revival of interest in Bed Cross this vear. “People are begin ning to understand that Red Cross is not lust a svmhol.” she declared, “but nenn'o working together to Phelp other neonle. THEM* 1 FOR *a “People Relohlng People’ ’she | said is the the*»>o for :->:s , y«ors j fund <y>mn»ion. rwre—is. she said. . the International Rod Cross assures 1 the fnnds ooioo to tt)« proper de«- i tinatton. She c't»d t.h» floods ip the PVRI-'e- ip Ttplr sH to South j J[ P resn ref**o«os end the earth- I ounke in South America as examp- i les . The Chspfo-S, -he raid. form | 0a netr’n-k through whieh aid is ; siphoned. flererit” tv>-o-rit. of the } mono” cont. tn VflHnnsl finds tts Wav hooir *n loos* Ch°nt«r she de- J clar-a »»..oh of th« remainder goes t to tho TYno<) Copters. ■ Fxpon-rs of the Mood oenters. j she pointed out. s'* tys|ned work- ■ ers inch’-tinor » doctor »nd eieht I nurses. Shipping the blood to the (Continued On nir Target 'New Negro Police Begin Duties Soon Tentative selection of the two Negro policemen to work in the colored sections of Dunn was an • nounced today by City Manager. r Oliver O. Manning. One of these is John Broddngton. whose name was presented at a town board meeting recently. The other is -Ale* Thompson, who has lived in Dunn since 1928. Brockington, whose name was offered group of ccdwed^clU ate* the^ Hanuctt 18 ™^ 8 out l TELEPHONES; >ll7 - 3118 - 3118 Selection of Dr. Ratchford as the next speaker in the clinic’s winter series and his acceptance was an nounced today by Jim McMillan, founder and moderator of the clin ic which is bringing outstanding personalities to Dunn. The not“d author and economist has served on many Important na tional world economy groups. In 194 Q, h» was cn-n"thor of the re port for the National Planning As soc’atlon’s Committee of the South and in 1950 was named chief eco nomist on n 13-mnn 'team of spe cia'i-t” y'dch will make a survey of Turkey’s economy. In March cf I°sl. he was co author with Dr. Calvin B. Hoover of the book entitled. “Economic Resources imd Policies of the South ” published by the MacMil lan Co. "nd sponsored bv the National manning Association. Mr. McMillan, in announcing the sneaker todav. said he felt the clinic and citizens of this section are “exceptionally fortunate” in securing this outstanding person ality to speak to us.” IN GREAT DEMAND In great demand for speakers at big events. Dr. Ratchford will ad dress a large audience in Milwau kee. Wisconsin the week before he comes to Dunn. Mr. McMillan said civic groups and other organizations of the city and surrounding areas would be invited to join the clinic to hear- Dr. Ratehford. Dr. Ratchford Is a native Tar Heel, bom September 7, 1902 In Gastonia, son of Joseph and Mari etta Hanna Ratchford. He received his education at Davidson. Cornell. Harvard and Duke and taught %t (Cornell aLi at the* University, of k Vlfatpta IWore Joining the faculty of the American Economic Association, the Ameri can Association of University Pro fessors and in November was elect ed first vice president of the Southern Economics Association. His particular field 6f Interest Is taxation and State debts and in 1941 he published an important book, "American State Debts.” During World War n, he taught at the Army Finance School at Duke and served on the Durham price and rationing board and as chief price officer of the OPA in Raleigh. From August 1945 ,to February (Continued oa Rage Two) * Lions Sponsor Dance Series Plans are complete and com mittees to handle every chase of I the arrangements for the Washing i ton’s Birthday dance, sponsored by j the Dunn Lions Club have been j appointed, it was announced to i dav bv Paul Hester, who is gen ; a*-”' chairman. j The dance will be the first tn a , series of such events to be spon | sm-ad bv the Dunn service club, j Scheduling of other dances will depend mvm the suoceas of this [ venture. Music for this event will be snoplled bv Russ Olsen’s band | a well-known Durham group, i Bach member of the’ Dunn Lions 1 niub bas anpUentions for bids to i the dance. No tickets wIH be sold • st. the door, the admission wIU be |bv invitation only. Persons recei ving a bid will be allowed to in iconttnnrii On PA re Three' that if the two are sworn In. they will be assigned to duty only In the colored section of the com munity. They Will not replace white officers or work in the white sections of the town. , The two were turned over to . Chief of Police Charge Arthur j Jackson, Saturday morning, for briefing in then- proposed duties^ must have a thorough knowledge of their duties, before they can be , sworn in. .. ; zrzrJEtoFmV & two new officers would not idle Sto jUaihj Jl tmtfr DUNN, N. C., MONDAY AFTEROON, JANUARY 28, 1952 UN Seeks To Break Peace Deadlock STATE HOBPITAL CHIEF HERE Dunn Rotarians Friday night heard an address by Dr. David Young, second from right. State superintendent of mental institutions. Left to right are: Dr. Ran dolph Doffermyre, Dr. Charles W. Byrd, Dr. Young and Dr. Glenn L. Hoope, who had charge of the program. (Daily Record photo by J. W. Temple, Jr.) Arrest Os Juveniles Ends Major Crime Wave In Dunn By LOUIS DEARBORN Record Staff Writer A major crime wave in which safes were broken into, stores were burglarized, and petty thefts com mitted. proved. to bs the worfc of a gang of Juveniles, * under 3Tthe Jsadmrtfe) ,oi a .Hilqen-ig&old m^sasilsSf -ft series of crimes which included safecrackings at Johnson Cotton Company and Wellons *Candy Com pany. At the former entrance was made to the aafe, but the safe at Wellons resisted their efforts. In both cases the hinges on the heavy safe doors had been labor iously sawed through. At Johnson's the safe was of the type that opens from the middle and sawing the hinges at one side afforded en trance. The Wellons safe, however, was of the type in which the door swings outward, and although the hinges were sawed through, the bolts still held the door In place. Knocking off the combination and prying at the top of the door, still (ailed t*r open the safe. TRACKED DOWN BY PEARCE Abandoning their efforts, the (Continued On Pace Three) Health Center Plans Pushed Only three minor problems stand in the pathway of the Health Cen ter here, and these will be solved at the next meeting of the Har nett County Board of Commission ers, it was revealed today by Chair man Lofton A. Tart. In, a letter, to the chairman, Dr. John Ferrell, head of the Medical Care Commission, asks the board to designate the person who will have authority to act for the board In all matters pertaining to the pro ject. He also asks,for assurance from the board that the county has suf ficient funds on hand to hear its portion of the. costs of the pro- Doted structure. Dr. Ferrell also asks the deslgna <Continued On rage Three) •MARKETS* POULTRY RALEIGH M - Today’s egg and live poultry markets: Central North Carolina live poul try: Fryers and broilers steady, supplies fully ample; heavy hens steadyfl supplies plentiful. Prices paid producers FOB farm: Frjetrs and broiler mostly 89, few 29tt. Heavy bens. 38-27. Eggs: Market steady, supplies anode, demand fair. Price* paid pro ducers end handlers FOB kMgl grad ing stations: A large 46. A medium 41, B large 40, current collections 4? •COTTON ;*■ ! > i ajw arises HIWWaM ~M«ch 41.84; mmw nmjtm M Mtli i, Little Theatre Group mUPmentClaudh g Dunn's Little Theatre Group will present ns its next production the popular Broadway and movie hit, "Claudia” by Rose Frankeii and l( promises to be the meat popular of all performances presented here by the dramatic group. “Claudia'' was selected as the next production at a meeting of the officers and board held Friday night in the city courtroom. Among those present were: President Earl H. Mahone. Mrs. Henry W. Whit tenton. Mrs. Earl Jones, Director Earl Olmstead, and Jim McMillan, founder of the group. A large number of plays were considered, but the group was unanimous in selecting the one which made such a big hit during a long run on Broadway and in the movies. The group felt that “Claudia” would particularly appeal to local citizens. TRYOUTS SOON Assistant Director McMillan said that tryouts will be announced fol lowing another meeting of the board. Copies of tije script, cos tumes. stage settings and other materials are now being ordered in nreparation. "Claudia” was first produced at The Booth Theatre in New York, BULLETINS WASHINGTON (IP) The United States, Britain and France will keep occupation forces on ?uard in Aus tria until Moscow agrees to a peace treaty, diplomatic in formants reported today. FRANKFURT, Germany (IP) Police repotted that three Germans were killed and one injured today when a disabled tS S. Atr Force C-82 “Flying Boxcar” smashed into two houses in Raunheim village near Frankfurt. . *ii» i. m v WASHINGTON (IP) A confidential international bank report holds out Uttle hope for settling the Anglo- Iranian oil dispute, it was revealed today. BTH ARMY HQ. Korea (IP) U. S. Jet fighter planes tangled with Communist MIG-15 Jets ‘over North Korea today in a brief and scoreless air fight. CAIRO, Egynt dP) New Egyptian Premier Aly Ma her Pasha won the backing of three major parties today in rapid moves to prepare for new dealings with Britain in the exphadve Near Extern crisis. WASHINOyOM -■ntt MCTrt rente ated nationwide drive crime moved out the country. YORK (VI _ Herbert Boom mßbt I starring Dorothy McGuire as "Olaudia.” Others in the prlgipa] broadcast included: Frances Starr, > Donald Cook, Adrienne Gossner, Frank Tweddell, John Williams, Olga Baclanova and Audrey Ridg well. Mr. McMillan said today that he expected a large number of citi zens to report for the try-outs, at a time and place to be announced later. First productions of Dunn’s Lit tle Theatre group proved highly successful and drew large crowds. An increasing amount of interest is being shown in the Little Thea tre. THE SYNOPSIS Following is a synopsis of the plav: "Unpredictable as a June morn ing and twice as rare,” as one of the critics said. Claudia is married to David, a promising young architect and they liv» on a farm outside New York. They have made the place most attractive and have re cently hired n perfect couple with a slight “past." Although Claudia is phvsicallv of a*”*, she is mentally still a little girl with an attachment to her mother which has prevented her (ConUnaed On Fage Three) FIVE CENTS PER COPY Blueprint For POW Exchange Is Given Reds PANMUNJOM, Korea (IP) The United Nations gave the Communists today a blueprint for the exchange of war prisoners in their se cond effort in two days to break the Korean truce dead lock. The Reds agreed to study the new 14-article plan. But they first accused the U. N. once more of using Korean prisoners for “black mail.” The prisoner-exchange pity* was the companion piece to the u. N.’s lengthy proposal for truce super vision which was presented to the Reds yesterday. COMPLETE SOLUTION Described by Rear Adm. R. E. Libby as "a complete solution” to the prisoner problem, the proposal includes the same demand for vol untary repatriation which so far lias blocked agreement on the issue. North Korean Gen. Lee Sang Cho ripped into the proposal although (Continued on Page Three) Bain Services To Be Tuesday Oscar E. Bain. 74, brother of Dr. C. D. Bain of Dunn, died at his home in Ponchatoula, Louisiana on Saturday. Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church there Sunday Brief servWfei will be held in Dunn at the home of Dr. and Mrs, Bain Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. ) TneJlev. Robert Wilson, of Poocha^ * p 6elmcil Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Bain was a native of Cum berland County, son of Angus and Margaret Taylor Bain of Cumber land. His first wife, Mrs. Betty Royal Bain of Salemburg, had been dead for several years. Mr. Bain was a member an d leader of the Ponchatoula Baptist Church and was also active in Masonic circles. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Turlington Bain; three sons, Weth erell Bain of Cleveland, Ohio, Har (Continued On Page Three) County Wildlife Clubs Combined The Dunn and Lilllngton Wild life clubs have been consolidated Into the Harnett Wildlife Chib and a reorganization meeting will be held on Thursday night, February 14th. A groi'D of members from both clubs met Friday night in the city rourt.room and heard an address tw Ross Stevens of Raleigh, State Wildlife Director. J. Fuhnan Tumap- of Dunn pre sided over the meeting. In his address. Mr. Stevens re lated somp of the activities end functions of the State Wildlife D*- oartment and also toM of the nro r»n* being conducted bv some of the vflrions wntv organizations. DISCUSSION HELD Accomnanving Mr. Stevens to Dunn was Colonel Clvde P. Pat ton head of the North Carolina Wildlife Research Commission. He also snake briefly and a round table discussion was held by those present. At the February 14th meeting, the sneaker will be Rod Edmunson of the State division. He whl also show a film entitled “Wildlife In North Carolina.” ’ % ' Representing the Lilllngton club at the local meeting were Sidney O. Howell and Carl Byrd, veteran leaders In the organisation. Harnett Resident Carl Mims of Cumberland coun ty has Hied a SBO,OOO civil action against Weldon Vaughn of Har nett county In superior court etark** office to recover damages allegedly sustained In an aeddent on Jan uary 10 on the Dunn-Coats road at Lji Hi \ 3 S K HR* f Mil > Sir Wk ’ L *.^ll » J JHB I PLAYMAKER STARS Laurence Stith and Virginia Wilson will sing the major roles in the forthcoming Carolina Playmaker showing of “Spring For Sure,” being presented in Uules Creek a( the D. Rich Memorial Auditorium on the campus of Campbell College oc . j the night of Feb. 5. Mr. Stith is a baritone from New Bern, N. C. and will sing the role of Jeremiah, a Smokey Mountain boy who long! for the big city. His sweetheart Cindy, Is sung by Miss Wilson of Jackson, Miss. Football Field Most I DangerousAtSchool ■—l ~ .. - ■ By LOIS BYRD Record Staff Writer The football playing field and the school ground were rather danger ous spots, if the accident record of the past six months is any indica tion, G. T. Proffit, county school head, said today in releasing safety statistics compiled from the first day of school through January 21. Proffit made the study in an ef fort to determine how the safety record can be improved in Harnett schools where a new voluntary ac cident insurance program is in ef fect this year for the first time. TOTAL OF 133 Proffit discovered that out of the 133 accidents noted as worthy of receiving benefits, the largest num ber of mishaps happened on the football field where 43 pupils were Injured. Next most dangerous spot wa« l the school grounds where 52 stu dents were hurt. Twelve met with accidental harm in the school build ing. Ten punils were hurt on the basketball court, seven by play-< ground eouipment, five on school buses, onlv one on wnv to school and 13 were accidentally injured in unclassified wavs. Both of the two accidents re ported In Negro schools occurred on the school grounds. The amount, of the individual claims varied from two dollars na<d for a slight side injurv to $344 50 for medical service needed by the punil who broke a leg. Other tvnical inlurtes and the bills paid included: «167 for a hov hit on knee in football field: S2OO for a pupil whose leg was broken In a fall from a tree; $lB7 75 for hand iron tinned Or. Pure Three' Sawyer Will Address Veteransßonus Meet A large crowd is expected to- ] night, when veteran* from through- \ out thia section will gather in the city courtroom to discuss ways and means of securing a State bonus for World War n veterans. Msrvln Wight, commander of Dunn’s AMVETS, and Paul Hester.. who art in charge of local ar rangements, said this morning that everything is in readiness for to- i night's meeting. «f ■ State Senator Tom Sawwm off > Durham, a oombat veteran of World < n and a rev* State Commander of i ' s TvLlm **" “^J The Record Is FIRST In Circulation . . Newt Photos . . Advertising Comics .. Features Senator Smith To Pay Honor To Billy Graham WASHINGTON. North Caro- Una’s fwilv Graham, who la now eondi'ctinr a four-week revival hi the ration’s capital, will b( < honored here at a congressional (.•noheon to be rh’-n bv B»natoc W'lils Smith on February 4th. The Reverend Mr. Graham Is o*ir**Hnr hone iw-h to hi* nlrhtlv serrlr—i In Washington Smatrr «m<ih *<•»* Invttod tht entire North Carolina dolocaHoß to ott-nd. "'-sr —itu oieht <m*-r srnators. The rh*nl*l"s of the -nd *hr Q-nnlr Congo *pn||tN> r-apow-t 1 f Inijenv r Wltr -1 r-n > —u- I, turn. 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