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VOLUME 11
DEATH OF KING GEORGE SHOCKS WORLD
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KING GEORCE AS HE OPENED THE FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN
One of King George’s last formal public appearances was at the
ceremony last spring when be opened the Festival of Britain. In
a brief speech from the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral in London,
King Geerve VI expressed hope that the scientific marvels to be
shewn would be used far peaceful purposes and not In war. Members
'Two-Million Dollar School
Building Project Studied
By lois Byrd
added building services at tlje
county schools, which if granted,
would cost around two million dol
lars.
“There is not a single school.”
County BuDerlntendent of Schools
O. T. Proffit told the beard at its
monthly session Monday night at
the county education building, “but
where some need is urgent. Your
_task. as you start work on drafting
fthe budget for 1953-53. will be to
determine whet projects are most
needed in the light of the money
available." (
Promt told the education board
that he felt it was helpful to list
together needs of very school at one
time, in order to get the total pic
ture. School budget requests are
due to be ready in May, although
they are not presented to the coun
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EdnaAldredge
Is Given Role
Os "Claudia"
The final tryouts for the Dunn
Little Theatres production of
19 “ClaUdia” were held in the High
School Auditorium late night with
a good crowd attending.
Jim McMillan, assistant director
of the glroun and the founder un
nounced today that the following
parte have been taken.
The leading role of Claudia will
be portrayed by Mrs. Barnett Al
dredge and the part of her hUs
band David Na><«hton wih be ac
ted by Edwin Stewart. Mrs. Delsie
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TELEPHONES: *ll7 - 8118 - 8118 DUNN, N. C„ WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 6. 1952
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He Was For Smith
By RECORD BUREAU
WASHINGTON, Feb. .8 Billy
Graham, the North Carolina
evangelist who has been setting 1
religious fires in Washington for
the past two weeks, told s story
about himself this week in dis
cussing a visit to President Tru-
Graham. who hails from Char- I
lotto, said Mr. Truman greeted
him with great warmth and ex- I
pressed enthustosOo admiration
for the success of revival in Wash
ington. Graham thanked the
President, and then Mr. Truman
said:
*T. know why yen are able to
be inch a great success. It Is be
cause you are the bephev of a
man I love better than anyone
else—Dr. Frank Graham.”
Evangelist Granan- quickly dis
illusioned the President, teßbtg
him he was not former Senator
Graham’s aenhew. and moreover,
that in the boated 18M primary
which unoeatod Dr, Frank Gra
ham. he had voted for Senator
Willis Smith.
“After I aiade that confession,
the President never said another
word about what good week I
waa deter here.” the evunreHet
told a" group of Sasith’s fellow
Setetors.
Graham waa a neat es Sen
ator Smith y eater gar at a tench
ran to toe Vandenberg Room at
the Capitol. Senator |BMi. R.
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the Senate Joined Smith at thq
luncheon as did all members of
the North Carolina Hoorn delb
gotten except three.
Making it short talk, the evan
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■When the time comes, I am
going to try to tell you whatthe
I right result Is,” he said. But he
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of the British Royal Family at left include Dowager Queen Mary
Queen Elisabeth, Princess Elisabeth, Princess Margaret Rose, the
Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of Gloucester. At right are top
government officials, Including Prime Minister Winiston 'Churchill,
Clement Atlee and Lord JowelL (International News : Photo.)
relist said the people of America
i’are shocked at revelations of
aetivktfm in Washington, but
'there Is plenty of hope for our
day If we will Just ’ turn to God’s
word.”
STATE NEWS
BRIEFS
WINSTON-SALEM MI State
Rep. Fleet L. Cobble said today
he will seek his sixth term In the
House of Representatives in the
May 31 Democratic primary.
WALNUT COVE MI Glenn
Miller, 41. of Kemersvllle was held
without bond in Stokes County Jail
today in the fatal shooting of Mrs.
Dora Emma Wilson, 41. a pottery
stand operator
police said Miller admitted the
shooting In a quarrel over a $63
debt.
GREENSBORO —Ml— Forty-two
special veniremen reported in Su
perior Court today to bolster the
regular jury list for the trial of
F. D. George Smith and four
former policemen on 19 lottery,
conspiracy and bribery charges.
KINSTON —HP— More than TOO
striking AFL construction workers
returned to their jobs at the site
of a new 840 000,000 duPont plant
near here today, ending a five-day
work stoppage..
RALEIGH —Ml— State and pub
lic services must be expanded .at
a more rapid rate to meet ever
increasing demands from a rising
population with a higher rate of
Income. Got. Kerr Scott said yes
terday.
ASHEVILLE MI Police re
ported toddy that Eugene Jones,
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RALCOH —Mi— Hog markets:
Damage Suits
Will Be Aired
Four damage suits arising out of
an automobile accident wets ex
pected to engage the Harnett Su
perior Court most of Tuesday as
Carr of Burlington presiding. i
W. B. Adams is the defendant in
all the actions in which the platn
tiffs include RUth Karp. B. H. Run
yan, Louis Silverman and Mae Leo
pold. The cases of Karp and Runyan
were consolidated for trial In the
interest of time. E. L. Doffermyre
is the attorney for all the plain
tiffs.
Seven of the 36 Jurors summon
ed for the week were excused and
•the panel was exhausted before the
completion of the jury to try the
damage suits. It was necessary to
draw 3T additional names from the
Jurv box late Mondav afternoon.
Judge Carr instructed Sheriff W.
E. Salmon to summon the jurors
most easily located out of the list
which included the following:
Oeor*e Russell Ferguson, Lilling
ton. Route 2: N. M. Johnson. Dunn:
B. C. Johnson, Dunn: Hubert Byrd,
Coats, Route 1: Henrv Ferguson.
T.flUneton. Route 2: Jame* Felton
Stancil. Dunn, Route 3; James
Griffith. Spring Lake- H. T. Dean.
LilUngton: B. L. Thomas, Bute's
Creek: Mrs. W. P. Holt ErWIH:
William B. Byrd Bunnleve.l; James
Temnel. Erwin: Ed Dorman. Dunn:
J. Clyde Adams. Angler Route 2-
Willis F. Messer. Erwin: C. O.
Stewart. Coats: H. A. Rogers. Ma
mers: A. K. Harrington OlMa: C.
,L. Parker, Erwin: F. P Blalock,
Angler. Route 2: Edward Upchurch,
Broadwav. Route 1- J. C. Melvin,
Erwin; R. M. Oaklev Bunnlevel,
'Route 1; A. W. Wicker. Erwin;
Gladys Williams, Jonesboro Heights;
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BULLETINS
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WASHINGTON (V) A move developed in the House
to prohibit the start of Universal Military Traininf until
the draft is halted.
CHICAGO m The Chicago Police Department to
day placed an order for 1,400,009 traffic tickets, to be han
ded out to motorists in 1952.
LEESVILI.E, S.C. (IP) Thomas L. Hamilton, chief
of the Carolina Ku Klux Klans, today proclaimed him
self “Imperial Wisard” of klans in the Eastern U.S.
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King George Dies
In Sleep At 56;
Elizabeth Queen
LONDON <W King George VI died peacfully in
his sleep early today and 25-year-old Princess Elizabeth
became reigning sovereign of the British Commonwealth
and Empire.
The new queen, who will reign over one-quarter of
the world’s surface and population, was vacationing in
Nairobi, Kenya, an African colony, when the death of
her 56-year-old father elevated her to the throne.
She made plans to return at
once to England with her husband
prince consort, Philip, Duke of
Edinburgh.
Buckingham Palace announced
that the king had died unexpectedly
in his sleep at his country estate
at Sandringham, Norfolk, 60 miles
north of London.
Widespread unofficial medical
opinion was that the king might
have died of coronary thrombosis,
a blood clot having formed after
the lung operation. Another but
less likely medical opinion was that
the king suffered a stroke.
It was unlikely that the exact
cause of death would ever be offi
cially revealed.
REIGNED 15 YEARB
He had reigned through 15 of
Britain’s most momentous years. He
succeeded to the throne Dec. 11,
1936, when his brother, Edward
VIII. abdicated for the “woman I
love.”
The death came tea stunning
shock to Britain add the empire.
The monarch had bken believed
well on the road to recovery from
his dangerous operation Os last
Sept. 23. when all or part of. one
lung was apnovad. v- , (
The klng.'TWph the queen 3«a
Take a crutoe in MaObAnittigtNthr
warm waters of the penth Atlantic
to South Africa in Jpn attempt to
speed his recovery.
News of the sovereign’s death |
spread rapidly throughout the
country. Flags were lowered to
half staff. The House of Com
mons adjourned. Theatres and
music halls dosed. The British
Broadcasting Corp. cancelled all
but news broadcasts.
HUSHED CROWDS GATHER
Hushed crowds began gathering
outside Buckingham during the
noon lunch hour.
There was no Immediate announ
cement of the date of the king’s
burial. However, he will be laid to
rest alongside Britain’s long line
of monarchs in hallowed Westmin
ister Abbey.
It is In Westminister also that
the new Queen Elizabeth will be
formally crowned six months hence.
But Elizabeth. In fact, became
reigning sovereign over 14.435,000
souare miles and 539.870 000 persons
who make up the British Common
wealth and Empire Immediately
upon the king’s death.
As soon as Elisabeth returns, the
Privy Council will meet in the
throne room at Bt. James Palace
to approve a proclamation formally
namine her sovereign.
Parliament will be summoned to
take aw oath of allegiance to the
pew 'ruler. She will broadcast to
(he nation and emolre.
FIRST QUEEN SINCE VICTORIA
Elizabeth Is Britain's first reten
ing queen since the memorable Vic
toria. Her husband is the first
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Record Editor
Recalls Visit
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' By HOOVER ADAMS
The visit of King George and
Qlieen Elizabeth to the ' United
States back in 1939 was both a
memorable and historic occasion.
We were among those .acky
enough to get a good look at the
royal couple. The shocking news of
hit death today brought. back viv
id: memories.
Ring George, by any standard,
was a handsome map—and a color
ful figure in his royal attire.
Just how we managed to get
■o close to the King 1* etlil some
thing of a mystery- We were young
—knd quite a bit smaller then—
aqd -U; wosnt too hard to fight tbei
throngs of people to get through
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to grab him Iqt The ark*
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We won’t, ever forget th* ekprete
ioti he wore.-He Waved at tbe crowd
for a moment And then—like other
ruhber-neckr tourists, took « look
up. at stood
and gawked sos. ‘or so--
Jute like' tou««:f' X
Y^rk
out. They- stoßi the hearts »I every
body. -
We saw- thaw : 'the ; - negt 'day at
th« World’s Itelr-and , the reception
was Just as great—and the King and
Queenjww ’
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QUEEN ELIZABETH This pictare of England’s new Queen was
made as she waved to a crowd which watched her departure tram
Clarence Heuse for a Buckingham Palace reception honoring Nor
way’s King Haakon last year. Wearing a Jeweled tiara, she waa
subatitutteg for her father during his illness at the time.
Queen Begins Reign
In Tears And Sorrow
NAIROBI, Kenya <® Britain’s sovereign queen be
gan her jeign today in tears and sorrow.
The former Princess Elizabeth broke down and wept
When a radio-telephone call from London informed her
That her father, King George VI, was dead. /
’We personally ordered i plane
prepared at once for her <tamrtiwe
top LOpdao to takerher. plaqr JA the
haad of the empire. She U due to
arrive in London about 6 p.m.
Thursday (1 pm. EBT).
jmt official call was routed
through a small country post of
fice to Mombasa, where Elizabeth
and Prince Phfllp had spent the
ailght te a ju’tigie tree-top bunga
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It tpbk nearly 30 minutes to get
the- cprinection through.
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• / When the princess received the
h«Wa the wept openly but recover
ed quickly to prepare for her de
parture. . • V
Thq, queen spent happy hours to
the bungalow last nq,ht. watching
big game come to the watering
pole at the foot of toe tree.
Clad In brown , slacks and a yel
nw bush shirt, she watched by
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moonlight the parade of African
teg game which included a rhi
noceros. ’ •*>'
On the way to toe bungalow on
foot, she passed within 12 yards
of a cow elephant which had stray
ed from a herd o< 50. White hun
ters protected her "but the cow ig
nored the party. ~ ~£■ »
At 8 p.m. (12 midnight EST),
Elizabeth came down from the tree
top house and returned to the royal
hunting lodge where; six hours later,
the news came of her father’s Atojwtf
It first reached Nairobi at the
offices of a local newspaper which
informed the royal household. The
staff decided not to tell REMfe
beth until confirmation cam* -|BHK
Buckingham Palace The London
call came through ~qulckiy ; -; y
The flight home Will >
same route taken on the outwsffd
Journey, through El AdertL Lihy*,
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