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+WFATHER+ NORTH CAROLINA Consider able cloudiness and warm with showers and thunderstorms today and tonight, exeept becoming partly cloudy and cooler In West portion tonight. VOLUME II Civil Rights Issue Enters *The Campaign / WASHINGTON (IP)— Some highly - placed Democrats predicted today that the rash of “he is, he isn’t,” statements from white House callers will protTPres klent Truman into dfeclar ®ing his political intentions soon. The President sets another chance at his weekly news confer ence today to surmly fresh dues as to whether he will seek re-election. Meanwhile, the civil rights issue was inject'd into th» pre-conven tion campaigns of both the Repub licans and Democratic parties to day by the Nations'* Association for wthe Advancement of Colored People. w It* Washington director, Clarence Mitchell, voiced fear that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who is avail able for the GOP nomination or Sen. Estes Kefauver (Tenn), Dem ocratic presidential candidate, would reverse the trend against racial se gregation in the armed services. Testifying brfore the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mit chell credited Mr. Truman with the “excellent progress” made by the .armed forces in breaking down seg regation. OTHER DEVELOPMENTS In other political developments r 1. Sen. Robert A. Taft (O). can tOwllmmt On i-n-r Three. Wildlife Group tPlans Meeting A large crowd is expected here Thursday night for a reorganisa tions! meeting of the Harnett Coun ty Wildlife Club. The meeting will be held at 7:30 o'clock in the high aehool auditorium. - V J. Furman Tnrngge, who ling ihe grmpgements, announced this'.morning that speakers will be Hfeel WOdlire," made mrlorth Car olina. Mr. Turaage said all -fishermen, hunters, sportsmen, 4-», FFA club members and farmers have been especially invited to attend. Purpose of the organisation is to bring more wildlife to the country and to preserve that already here. Mr. Turnage said the meeting will be of great interest to all who at tend. ‘ ' flo Time For Tears Chuck Had One Burning Desire: To Be Aide To Spend Christmas At Home. The Doctor Gave Hiqa A 12-Hour Leave Bui No One Could Keep Him In The Hospital After That j. - AN UNFORGETTA3LE CHRISTMAS It was two weeks until Christmas I drove in past the main building and stopped in front of Chuck’s window. Reflection of the hot sun on the pavement outside threw alright light into the room, and we saw instantly that, the. respirator wasn’t there. I .was alarmed. "Gosh, It looks like Chuck's been moved to another room. There’s someone else in there; on a bed.” “It’s our boy!” She almost it. ; were out of the car and at the windows in two seconds. Sure enough, there was Chuck, propped up on pillows, in a bed! Breathing on his own again! Cal the day nurse, saw us stand "y ■ Driver Is Absolved In "Manhole Death " A Jury impaneled by Harnett Coroner Grover a Henderson has absorbed Mrs. Billy BorreH Os Dunn: Route 3 of an blame to the “man hole death” of Herbert Smith, 48- year-old dty employee. Smith, who got his bead hit when he stuck it out of a manhole MM Thursday morning, died duly Tues ty morning la the Dunn Hospital. ■ Mrs. Sorrell did not testify at the inquest but told investigating officers that she did hot see Smith until after she hit him and looked beck and saw him lying to the road. She said she thought she had bit a bump and promptly went Sl|§l3^ &rd. ... f* tijmir TELEPHONES: 3117 - 8118 - 3119 ! ' # A REAL VALENTINE Valentine’s Day has more than the usual significance to pretty, four-year-old Lucy Kate Welborn, daughter of Mr. and Mn. Ed Welborn of Dunn. She was born on St. Valentine's Day and today is celebrating her birthday. Lucy Kate goes to Mrs. .George Marks’ Kindergarten. She has two sisten. (Daily Record photo.) Chamber Due Credit For Many Benefits Officials of the Dunn Chamber of Commerce, in launching their membership drive, today cited some of the benefits now being enjoyed by the town as the direct result of the chanfrf;rs activities. > . •*, --»V - *> *' r ‘s *• ” '« .-Only thev major accomplishments | President Clarence E McLamb said Jtoday that the drive will con tinue until every business'firm m the town has had opportunity to affiliate with the organization. INVESTMENT—NOT EXPENSE “Paying dues to the Chamber of Commerce isn’t an expense,” re minded President McLamb. "It is an Investment—and an investment which has shown proven dividends 1 for the town.” tog outside and nudged Chuck. He looked up at us, and the smile on his face told us volumes. The metal trachea tube in his throat was neatly corked up, and the cork stuck out like an absurb large wart. ■ ‘That boy is certainly doing beau tifully” Cal said. “We're all so' thrilled to see him sitting up in bed. He’s been out (Continued On Page Peer) til he came almost upon the man himself that he had been hit. Ail three of the Tity employees said they were on the. other side of J the street and that the automobile was between them and Smith and they did not see the accid§B&' r ■ NO SIGNALS ERECTED Coroner Henderson and members of the Jury questioned the witness closely as to whether or not bar- Manias, flags or other warnings signs bad bean placed around the manhole. Each witness said no such signals had been put out to warn motorists that a man was working in the manhole. ■ Attorney L. L. Levinson of Ben. son Mrs. and shock of the tragedy* (Shi* JHaihj DUNN, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 14, 1952 I A letter from the membership committee, composed of LAcke share their part of th#cMMßp|il ity to hei> build a gwdtcrfhmn. "Through .Doperation,” said- the letter. ‘‘everilßng that He need in Dunn can be brought about, Ifyou are not now a member sharing your responsibility, do it today.'?.'oto Ur ■ Dunn Chamber of Commerce, Trie.” SOME ACHIEVEMENTS Following w a list of Just a few of the chamber’s achievements: REA—IBSI payroll |B»A4a.S6. This money spent by local, em ployees in Dunn. There were lIAM visits to the office of the REA. by out of town people. Many stayed over and shopped to Dunn after visits to pay their bill. Cotton Market and Center: Thou sands of dollars paid to farmers .within a twenty-five to fifty mile radius here in Dunn through sale of their cotton crop.’ Much of this money found its way into every cash register in Dunn. Tobacco Market: Two million dol lars paid out to local farmers to 1951 for their tobacco crop. Much of this money spent locally. Auc- I Continued Ob Pt-ge Three) STATE NEWS BRIEFS ASHEVILLE (IP! The blue rib bon federal grand Jury investiga ting organized crime to Western North Carolina took time out to day after three days of hearings. The 23-member group will meet tBBPeb. 38 and is expected to up its hearing here in two ■ The Jury will then go to MURPHY. N. C. m - Veters streamed to the polls today to cast ballots in the hoUy contested «f --erendum on tagnl beer soles. A vie tory for the wets would make this town an oasi« in dry Cherokee Coun ty. This Weetem.tip of the state M* fradlUonaHy dry. . Kerr Scott t Oonstoued On Page Three) RALEIGH (to- Today's egg and live poufey markets: Probe Interference Is Charged Negro Leaders Opposing Ike, And Kefauver 1 ’ ;■ *9 ' j WASHINGTON Oft The Nation- I al Association for the Advancement of Colored People expressed fear today that the elecUon of either Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower or Sen. Estes KefauVer (D-Tenn) might halt the breakdown of racial seg -1 regation in the armed forces. Eisenhower is available for the Republican presidential nomination, and Kefauver is seeking the Dem ocratic nom|nation. ■ Clarence Mitchell, Washington director for the association, singled them out testimony prepared for the Senate Armed Services Com mittee' on the universal military training bill. Miteheli urged that racial segre gation be prohibited in any universal training and other reserve pro grams., He Raid the armed services are making “excellent progress' in eliminating segregation “almost entirejy” because President Tru man has encouraged them to do so. Reminding that 1952 is an elec tion year, Mitchell said that “at least two of the candidates running apparently would not carry out the program of the present administra tion ... if we are to Judge them by their past records. He testified that Kefauver had voted to maintain segregation in a Senate vote June 21, 1950 and that Eisenhower once testified that col ored soldiers would be at a dis advantage if integrated with white troops. Harnett Group Is Inducted Twgiity-one Harnett men were induced yesterday morning at tlffe be on March 12 for 11 men. FoUowfpg sea list of those in ducted yesterday: Lewis McKay, Erwin, Route 1; t«rp»- ***-’*». Bunnievel, Route I; sit 'joy, Erwin, ignite 1: Richard L. Hopkins of Holly Springs, Route 1; David L. Pope I of Angier; Paul G. Fowler of| Erwin; Charles R. Norris of Lin den, Route 1; Joseph E. Rogers of Mamers. Coil H. Sexton of- Lillington, Route 1, David A. Ennis of Erwin, WUUe B. Jernigan of Erwin, James H. Bowden of Sanford, Edward L. (Cantinned On Pare Three) Carlyle Challenges Tally s River Issue Congressman F. Ertel Carlyle of Lumberton, In his first statement since filing for re-election, today challeng ed a claim made by his opponent, Mayor Joe Tally erf Fayetteville, that the Cape Fear River has been neglect ed by Congress and invited him to "read the record.” T think,” declared Congressman Carlyle on a visit to Dunn, “that Mr. Tally should read the record and acquaint himself with the facts.” Mr. Carlyle reported that. “Right at this very moment, the Federal government is working on a 923 mil lion ammunition depot at Sunny Point, five miles north of South , port, to eay nothing of all the other work done by both the Federal gov ernment and the State.'' The -Seventh District Congress man, seeking his third term,, re i minded that long ago Congress pro ; vided funds for having the Cape Fear dredged and had three locks installed. i “Wilmington." he pointed out, “has become the second largest pe i troteum port on the entir» *Han BULLETINS I «« faTtte'lSlSjfnSS t ßSpuWi^ sssgss? sssfaga- bfsarg^ fore next Monday’s deadline '"^T PHILADELPHIA (W The weii-dressed toun* man asked tiie shopkeeper* wife far a Mnr baa, which he wt W» his iiand to conceal - pistol which lie drew from his pocket as he an wow need" a Ikoldttii. Tin bandit —— —_jAt _ a i adA .- ■> • ► escapea wun about foil. ‘ aMMawaiMnMMkMMHW mmSim rTn.M^^rnifT 0 ™ if tit ii ii itofi' , H , I r RE ~ ““W Mllner ' renter, of Raleigh, president and owner of the y North Carolina, Is shown here to Dunn as he conferred with Manager Norman Ch *™ b * r i of Commerce, and V. M. Cooley, right, advertising manager of the food Cham. Mr. Milner was here looking over the progress on the big new Piggly-Wiggly Super Market being erected here. (Daily Record photo ay J. W. Temple, Jr.) Federal Agents Make Big Haul Federal ATU agents and Cumber janiMCounty ABC officers, in -one Sited three alleged bootleggers, con fiscated an automobile and a truck and salt'd li* gallons of whiskey a .few-te Jes from Dunn in neigh b&iiit sfjppson County. Arrested as defendants were: Jada Alton. Beasley and John Arvin West, | both of Dunn. Route 2, and Clayton | Linwood Jernigan of Dunn, Route 5. The government charged the three men with possession of a non-regis tered distillery, removing and con cealing 114 gallons of distilled -spir its and possession of property for (Continued On Page Three) tic Coast and Fayetteville has also become an important port for pe troleum.” * “If Mr. Tally doesn’t think ex penditures totaling more than $35 million dollars is a beginning, then I'd like to know how much money he thinks it would take,” demand ed the veteran law-ihaker. / SATE TALLY NOT INFORMED Congressman Carlyle said he was “both surprised and amazed to find suob an ill-advised statement com ing from my longtime friend and current oononent/' “Certainly, Joe has not kept him-' serf informed ;!te true facte,”’ annoanoed for Coogrem: “The Cape ifhnttoaiii an Pace Severn! *f ’’ ■«' LW'V "■ J' •«} ■ ■ FIVE CENTS PER COPT pbfgly-Wiggly Plate Modern Food Center The new Piggly-Wiggly Super Market, now under construction in Dunn, will be one of the largest, finest and most modem food stores in Eastern Carolina, of ficials of the company said here today. Henry Milner of Raleigh, founder and president of North Carolina’s group of- 44 Piggly Wiggly Stores, and V. M. Cooley, advertising man ager for the State-owned chain, were in Dunn checking on progress, of -the new- building. The handsorpe new structure is one of several modern new buildings j being erected on East Broad Street l by Alfred Blalock and Dr. W. W. Stanfield, who are developing the new shopping center. One of the adjoining buildings will be occupied by J. I. Thomas’ Walgreen Drug Agency and negotiations are now . underway for the other two build ings. EARLY IN’jiML diver ,W. Godwin, contractor! for the big' building project, ex- > pects the first two buildings to be 1 completed by April 1. The entire ■ : L' g •tejjK | sL i H ' block is being laid off and built ; along modernistic lines and offer , tog ample parking facilities. The slipping center will be the ■ latest type of modem architectural styling, with such features as all- I glass fronts, seeing-eye electrical "doors, a canopy extending all g , | round the buildings and illuminated I by indirect lighting fixtures; a pastel green sidewalk, and flood lights to illuminate the parking area, Specially-finished brick are being used in the basic structure, which I will be fronted with Tennessee Craborchard Stone such as that { used in Raleigh's Cameron Village. I Dunn’s Piggly-Wiggly Super Market will be 60x115 feet in size, will have an all-glass front from ' floor to ceiling to afford complete (Continued On - Pagf“4) > The Record ( Is FIRST J In Circulation .. Now* Photo* Advertising is; Comic* .. Feature* King Accuses Treasury Os Trying Stifle WASHINGTON OP) Cecil R. King charged -to day that the Treasury de partment tried to £a£Be” the congressional tas/'sean-> dal inquiry by “interferfiig with our investigattofe New York.” -> : T, The California Democrat; chair man of a House ways and means subcommittee which has unearthed nationwide irregularities lq'the In ternal Revenue Bureau,. said he “took such measures as 1- detened necessary" to "safeguard Vital evi dence” in the group’s files. “ DOCUMENTS REMOVED U. S. Attorney Frank Parker said in New York yesterday that the subcommittee had “impedtvP’ a grand Jury investigation 3 alleged tax scandals in New York by taking key documents to Washington Just as his office was preparing to use , them in the inquiry. The papers, which were ■toeastl gative reports compiled by tote 'ln ternal Revenue intelligence agents, had been in the subcommittee’s custody in New York. Subcommittee staff members took them to Wash ington shortly ’after midnight Tues day. t King said the document* would remain in the custody of the House sergeant at arms “pending further clarification of the situation.” '■ -j OFFICIALS INVOLVED It was learned that the docu ments involved former Internal Rev enge Commissioner Joseph D. Nun an Jr.; James B. E. Olson, who quit last August as supervisor of the Alcohol Tax Unit in Hew York; Carroll A. Mealey, former deputy ctenmissioner in charge of the >l - Unit, Dykri A.^B^ statement issued headquarters here. 17)0 Sulteoqalthit tee is now in San Franciseo inves tigating irregularities nal Revenue office -tb*n»« King said “certain’ ,teF yirngmiy Officials ’ instigated the'grind. *ory inquiry in a move "to inurtere' qdth our investigation to Neyf said the committee has uniltopUSbie eVidenC6 ' '' V-vVc Mrs. Pat Lynch Endorses Clinic. Dunn’s Information OUtdc m&g. received an endorsement fftp tetosr Pat Lynch, president df Woman’s Club and one -of town's most prominent .Sternness leaders. ■ Meanwhile. Founder Jim Mc millan reported that sales are gofem well for dinner tickets for the IW ruary 21st meeting when Or. B. Ratchford of Xluke Unlvertlty w# speak. '. ~, . .. S THE STATEMENT g Following is the statement ral 1 «*»tto«ed On Pag. Thrae) ** NO 80
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