TKUIISQAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 1, 1952
Tax Collector
MfilrAC ftiiiiApf
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During January. Harnett County
tax payers paid *74*17.2# in taxes
over the nigh counter into the
office of fax Collector D. P. Hay.
Jr., p sum which way over *IO,OOO
more than they sent in that direc
tion in December.
However, op a percentage basis
the tax collector, to paraphyse
football terms was *0.73 percent
down and had 1*27 percent to go
before the goal of total 1051 col
(feetions Is gained.
Out of the original charge of
*618307.*? which the collector was
instructed to coljeqt, Ray told
commissioners yesterday that *547,-
57* 46, or 80.73 percent, had been
collected. That leaves *130,734.16
or 1827 percent of the 1861 taxes
yet to be collected. At the same
time last year Ray hod collected
80.45 peroent of the i 960 tax charge
Chief drawback to a better per
centage showing in January was
(She addition of around *3,000 to
che original tax charge which first
way listed as *<75.65123.
Hay reminded tax payers that
on February 1, a one percent pen
alty went on all taxes due. He ask
ed taxpayers mailing in tax checks
to remember to add this one per
cent to the total.
Mrs. Harrington
Renders Report
Paper work was heavy' in the
Harnett Oounty Register of Deeds
office during January, Judging from
the report made by Mrs. li*»a
Harrington, Register of Deeds yes
terday to County Commissioners
which showed that for recording
receipts the office collected $1262.-
50. Only tan marriage licenses were
issued during the month. Reports
%ot marriage license fees, which are
ur dollars each, are made only
latterly.
HOME FROM HOSPITAL
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Taylor,
dhd their young son Woody, spent
the weekend here with Mrs. Tay
lor’s mother, Mrs. Charles Ross.
Mm wltfioutra^ingle-attachinent,tha>aiitazihg 1
on Mttonsj,
, i makes; buttonholes,. blindistitclies, mends
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9 takes*the handwork;out of yoursewing'jGb! ,
fvaitilt me limeTcTmake your \ *' — — l
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with a Nccchi. This machine not -only r
stitches straight, it stitches zig-zag too.
It does most of the jobs you now have to do
by hand—and does them without attachments.
Come in and let us show you. Or, if you prefer, ob
J we’ll gladly give you a free demonstration
at home without obligation. Console and desk
Models te match your furniture; portables c ~ r
Service and parts throughout the country. . PIS
EASY.TERMS! SMALL ROWH MYMENT!
LIBERAL TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE an your old machine!
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CAR OVERTURNS ON BROAD STREET Pictured is the 195* Ford, driven by Floyd Mallard
of Fir Bragg which overturned Sunday morning at 1:20 a. tn. as If rounded the curve on West
Broad Street, Just Inside the city limits. Mallard lust control, flshtailed back and forth across the -
highway and turned over twice. He suffered cuts on the head face spd neck and a broken right
arm. His companion, A. C. Honeyoutt of Erwin, had a cut right hand bud a possible fractured skull.
(Daily Record photo by Robert Strickland). --
Bridge Club Holds
Supper In Honor
Os Anniversary
The Friendly Bridge Club, a card
club composed of eight LUllngton
women, marked the first year’s an
niversary of its organization with an
informal tpaghetti supper given on
Friday night at the home of Mr.
and' Mrs. M. 8. Senter.
Supper was served at 7 p. m.
and afterwards one table of can
asta and three of bridge were in
p,ay
George Carroll,. Jr., won high
score award for men in canasta,
while the top score prise in bridge
for the men players went to Dr.
John Ashe, and Mrs. Ashe scored
highest i among the ladies-
When club members added bridge
scores for the year, Mrs. Senter
emerged in the lead place and was
rewarded by the club with a set
of Chinese porcelain book ends.
Attending the party were: Mr.
and Mrs. M. S. Senter, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Bordeaux, Dr. and Mrs. John Ashe,
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Carroll,
Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Ray Johnson,
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Ray Matthews.
Miss Virginia Coggins and Gentry
Johnson. Charter members who
have moved out of town since the
organization of the club are Mrs.
Henry. De Court and Mrs. Ben
Warner.
H. D. Carson has returned home
from Baptist Hospital in Winston-
Salem and Is reported improved.
TWWTWoqwaociWL a n
LiHinyton PT A
Meet Postponed
Llllington's Parent-Teacher As
sociation, scheduled to meet Thurs
day night, has been postponed un
til Thursday, February 14 -at 7:30
p. m. at the Llllington High school.
The change was made In order
to avoid a conflict with the an
nounced meeting of the United
Forces for Education Which wlll.be
held on Thursday at 8 p. m. in
the Campbell College auditorium
in Bule'J Creek. -
G.. M. Norwood, Jr., president of
the LUllngton P.-T.A-. said that the
majority of the people who at
tend the P.-T.A, are the group
which should evince an Interest
In the affairs of the United Forces
and he was glad to re-arrange the
local for the county meeting.
Meantime, the members of tbe
Llllington P.-T.A. may look for
ward to an interesting program on
February 14 when two films deal
ing with mental health and fami
ly relationships will be shown. The
first will be entitled “Who Is Boss?"
and the seoond will be “Why
Won’t Tommy Eat?” Mrs. J. B.
Gouflay is in charge of the pro
gram- :
Dr. and Mrs. John Ashe have
returned from a two-weeks trip
to IMlda. While they were away
their Awing daughter, Elaine, re-
HwwSTSSi
Barbara Ann Howell, student at
Woman’s Collage, Joined the fami
ly on the weekend.
VISITS MOTHER
Lieutenant Richard. Fuquay, who
has been based at Kelly Field, Tex
as, with the Air Foroe arrived dur
ing the weekend for a visit with
bis mother. M**- J- N - Fuquay.
Mrs. Fuquay spent several days
last week with her daughter, Mrs
Harry NeeUey in Greensboro, and
Lieutenant Fuquay pent for her
on the weekend. The LUllngton
officer plans to report to a new
overseas assignment shortly.
GAME TOURNEY
Lillington's senior Girl Scouts
sponsored a game tournament on
Thursday night at the Community
Center. Member* of the Delta
Oecka bridge club were among
those who played at tbe benefit
tournament. Mrs. Andrew Jacksqn,
who was ho*teu to the dub, invited
the members to meet et the tour
nament. Funds realised win go to
ward summer camp activities.
MfsSes Ann and Pat O’Quinn,
students at Meredith College in
n.
- McFaddln
home with them on Sunday for a
visit.
Matthews, Jr, who is sta-
Mr. and tbTT. VYMattbewT
u|| ■■■ Hate B
An IT WAhEii
Jot Bordeaux *
li Honored At
Farewell Party
Joe Bordeaux of LttMnfton, who
Will be induotad Into the Army on
February U, was recently honored
at an attractive dinner party given
by Mr. and Mrs. 6. Ray Johnson
Os LUllngton at Johnson's Restau
rant in Dunn.
A three course ham dinner was
*erved to 38 guests, they included
Mr. end Mrs. Joe Bordeaux, Mr.
and Mrs. Winston Hester, Mr. end
Mrs. M. 8. Senter, Mr. and Mrs.
Q. U. Carroll, Mr- and Mm. done
BaUr, Mr. and Mm- Telford MU-
Mr and Mrs. BlUy Ray Matthews,
kfts and Mrs. Kenneth Searcy, Mr.
and Mrs. Selwynn O’Quinn. Miss
Virginia Coggins and Oepiry John
son and Mrs. Jimmy Hatley.
Craig Smith of Lillington. Rt. 3.
who has been a patient for sev-
JAI Weeks at Veterans Hospital In
Fayetteville is reported Improving
following a leg operation there last
weak. His mother, Mrs. a. O. Rick
man, visited him at the hospital on
Monday.
TITANIUM SOUGHT
ELIZABETH CITY, N C. (IB-
National Load Company plans to
■eerph the waters of Albemarle
Sound, N. C., for ihnenite, an ore
containing titanium used in paints.
If the miners is found, the firm
Man* to mine it and will pay the
State 80 cents a ton few the non
exclusive lease.
WHAT BECOMES of OLD MODEL
JOHN DEERE TRACTORS?
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John Deere Two-Cylinder Tractors Koep On "Dellv«ring The Goods-
Down Through Tho Years.
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John Doom two-cylinder engine has beena comers value for
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service, and 7n'"addition to*these’ basic, proUt^Screaslng°ad^nt4«».
John n. in *f, 7 . haem __ *a nn j ,1 [ --a
p — vrtur John Ttrrrr gtaler fnr full infnr mitinn m
lot aunrv farm cron nuraosM JOHN DttRE Trac
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Othtnan
(Contlnaed From Pago Two)
Beg. Cain said he hoped some
thing waa oomtag to a hell- Ho
said ha was confused about this
prtse-llght business. Overnight it
looked nice champion Joey was
bogring far a fracas with the
Challenger Bid, Furthermore, he
CHANCE OF A LIFETIME!
Forth« horn# of the future# pick the site that z
corresponds with your dream house.
In the near future# Guy's Development will open
on the edge of town.
Buy o lot where you will find the benefits of the ~
country combined with the advantages of the city.
CONTACT:
MRS. C. L GUY, SR.
M. M. CRADLE; SHOP PHONE 2954 DUNN
laid he'd never heard of a Senator
bafpre pleading t>» j* *
prize fighter <0 the floor of the
no other reason than that he eould
get out of a business about which
he obviously knew nothing.
Be the investigation of the big
baring club apparertly fell through.
Sen. Matnuaon bad his lunch with
the Kid, but learned nothing much
PAGE FIVE
except that Matthews and Me man
ager don’t want te do jriflnQr
under International auspice*. Fur
thermore, the Kid now whnta -to
fight Jersey J*e Walcott, whotja
a full-fledged heavyweight an* »a
champion to boot. ..... •
Where that leaves the stiNßtaetal
prize-fight promoters I do 'TM
know. Neither does the fienSpi
Anyhow, it's worrying now about
taxes. - Z'