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lawyer Says
( Board Action
’ To Be Costly
Attorney Everett* L. Dot
fermyre charged today that
the city board’s “stubborn
refusal” to compromise a
$25,000 lawsuit against the
town for $1,250 will cost 'the
taxpayers of the town at
9 least SB,OOO and possibly “a
whole lot more.”
Doffermyre represents two de
fendants in claims against the town
Tn one ca'-e, Mrs. Alva Moore has
filed suit for #25 non for injuries
rereived when she fell on the side
walk here.
In another cose, Herbert Smith,
a Negro efunlcvee. was killed when
he stuck his head out of a man
hole and was killed by on antoma
* bile driven bv Mrs. Bll'y Sorrell.
W In the latter case. Smith’s fam
ily has two alternatives.'One is to
reauest Btnte Emnlovment Security
Commission to order the' town- to
pay SB,OOO. the amount of compen
sation due In the case.
The" other alternative . was to
brine suit against the lady wl>o was
driving the ear. Mr. Doffermyre had
decided to follow this course of act
ion.
WAS MAYOR’S IDEA
.m Mayor Ralph Hanna aPDrnnrhed
W Doff«rmvre recently and urged t»>«t
he aUow town tn compromise
the Moore Woman’s suit *#he law
yer agreed to do so for $1 500 The
mavof went bock to the city board
and returned with an offer to Jjdy
81250.
. Doffermyre said he and Chief
Counsel Roacoe Barefoot agreed to
do so reluctantly.
At a special meeting of the coun
cil Wedneadav n»<rt>t. the board “hv
- voice vote” decided asainst paying
W anything, in the case. Mayor Hanna
advised Doffermyre of the decision
this morning.
“li\ that- case " Doffefmvre advised
the Mayor. “I’m eotng to let the
* town nav the *BOOO m O-uth’- «•*«*
and also go ahead with the Moore
lawsuit.”
Mayor Hanna like Doffertnvre
Tin «rniiß\jf town ,WBra tvt j
failinr tnaWent the eomnm mise he
and the tewf* had waited ouL
*- tbs mills [wysi i—
-4 offre/tait'that
they refused to do an.
“I was merely, as a citizen, try
ing to look out after the lnter»r»
of my town •# wgp »s the Interest
of my-client” declared Doqfermm
can see the oonunts
sioners do not-want to, coooerate
and a couple of jaw*iUU,"#n
iVn CBtow fc kt them h«8 .’<Nfc
WAfc going -to f v ;.. V
* Credit Bureau
Id Own Soot
The Dunn Retail Credit Bureau
will be .officially opened for Ml*:
iness on Tuesday April 1. and
Chamber «i Omhmerce hpmager
Norman Buttles urges the merchants
to " take ; the fullest advantage; uJ
this nfew service. :.
9 The new service win be opened
In the offices of lire. MfclUe Japk
sori on the second How of the
First-Citlsena Bank Building. Mrs,
Jackson will supply those interested
with details regarding member
ship. j:
PUBLICITY MANAGER
RALEIGH m - William B.
Whitley, farmer state editor of
the Darham Meralng Herald. wo*
named pobUrlty manager far Urn
* gabernaUrial eamaalgn of tartn
er IT. s. Sea. William B. Urn
stead today.
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TELEPHONES: till * 811$ - Silk
Russell Plans Full-Fledged Campaign
Criminal Term
Os Court Will
Convene Monday
; Judge William T. Hatch of Ral
| eigh will preside over the, March
| criminal term of Harnett Superior
\ Court scheduled to begin on Mon
day morning. The one week of
! criminal term will be followed by one
( week of civil matters with the same j
1 judge on the bench.
Trialp of Charles H. Haire. elderly
Olivia farmer for murder of
his son-in-law Clyde Powell has
; brtn booked for Monday. Haire has
. been at liberty on a SIO,OOO bond
j since a short time after he came
; into the sheriff's office and calmly
. announced he had “shot a man.”
. Halre's daughter who was separat
*ed from Powell, -was living with
! her father at the time the fatal
I shooting Cook place.
i Defendants In an action charging
i conspiracy to violate the prohibition
; laws are Clarence “Shug" Avery
rand Herbert Dorman Os Erwin,
j Their trial is also set for Monday.
J VARIETY OF OFFENSES
Other cases set for ths first day
include those of Richard Jones,
charged with murder; Walter Bea
sley careless and reckless driving;
Sam Hallman, careless and reck
less driving; Charles E. Pope em
bezzlement; J. E. West, worthless
check; Hard, Ray Draughan, lar
ceny and receiving; Talmadge Jer
nigan, forgery; Hubert L. Oomner
and Edwin Lee Wade, abandon
ment; James Talmadge Byrd op
erating an automobile While in
toxicated; Lind berg Ryals, violating
the prohibition law; and IJpgene
Barefoot public drunkenness.
•’ Tpree men will be cited to court
for non-compliance with previous
court orders. They include George
Griff ip. J. C. Reardon and Allie
Urge WhMfcey
Outfit Taken
Federal ATU agents and Cumb
erland County ABC officers “bit the
m «t. 'rald stoducted In
ttotMji Countjr 3»stwuy
* In' 9o e .of jte'tefriM# -rejda lp
recent months. the .offipeka swoop-,
ed down on a'3Bo-gaUnn-btUl in the
, woods in Anderson Creek Township
,1 and destroyed t large tpmnUUes of
i mash and illicit whiskey.
l , 'Operators of the Mg dJutlilerv
« were hot in sight .When the of
* Doers arrived, -but ths officials
* said today thev expect** make sev
dl era* arrests ' shortly.'
They expressed belief that the
. still operators had been tipped off
5 about the raid and had escaped be
d fore their arrival. _ _
: ’ MILL IN OPERATION
The’;Soo-eaUon still was in op
eration when the law enforcement
officers made the raid. :
'■ The tUll. along With teven 850-
pallon fermenting boxes. 1.888 gal
lons of mash add 40 gallons or
whiskey, was destroyed.
Several raids have been made by
this group of officers in Harnett
reesnUy.
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IN RECITAL AT ERWIN Shown are the principals in the re
cital given but night at the Erwin Teacherage under the direction
of Joseph Bouchard. Pictured are, left to right; Mrs. Donald Moore,
soprano; Mrs. Joseph Bouchard, accompanist; and Ms. J. K. Bruton,
pianist. The recital concluded with a reception at the teacherage.
(Daily Record photo by Bill Biggs).
Tally Hits Federal
Smndimi&pdWgste
» Mayor, Jog Tally of Pay
’gress in the Seventh District
that the economic collapse
Communisj3*fquicker and su
"America." he said, “can be Just
as fatally stricken by economic
coUaspe . as/ to be struck by the
entUny in /physical combat”',
Thg youhg Fayetteville Chief ex
ecutive delivered a blistering in
• dictment' against Federal spending
and waste and inefficiency in gov
ernment. - s
We. called for adequate defense
against Communism, maintenance
of our. economic structure and the
promotion of Rise and moral lea
dership in government.
Mayor Tally, who. Is opposing
Congressman F. Ertel Carlyle, was
presented to the club by a past
district Lions governor, Dewey W.
i Edwards of Fayetteville.
LOCKE MURE IN CHARGE
Lion Locke Muse had charge of
> the program and presented Mr.
’ Edwards to the club. President
Waite Howard presided.
Mayor Tally referred to Presi
dent Truman’s request for a bud
get of $5 biUion dollars as . “a stag
; geripg sum of money” and said he
frankly did not know whether or
> not the taxpayers' dollar is being
• spent wisely and with Integrity by
t the Federal government.
He pointed out that 55 of . the 85
i billion dollars is requested for mili
t tary and defense purposes, but ex
pressed tear and belief that there
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DUNN, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH/4, 1952
jetteville, candidate for Con
t,- last night told Dunri Lions
of America could bring on
irer than outside aggression.
, is too much waste of money and
manpower In the military progAim.
He cited the bitter rivalry be
tween the Army, Navy and Air
Force Sind pointed to recent testi
mony in Congress that an import
; ant military issue had been decid
ed “by the flip of a coin.”
The speaker asserted that the
4 American taxpayers could not help
i being resentful of having hard
• earned dollars paid out in taxes
> spent on a decision reached by a
mere flip of a piece of money.
; “That just illustrates the bitter
; and unnecessary rivalry between
t the branches of the armed forces,”
. declared the speaker.
CITES DUPLICATION
Mayor Tally also cited the fact
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Lee Motors Named
GMC Truck Dealer
Lee Motors of Dunn, Inc., local
Oldsmobile dealer, has also been
appointed as dealer for GMC trucks,
it was announced here today.
- Lee. Motors is owned and oper
ated by Mr,, and Mrs. Wilbert Lee
and their son, George Lee.
Appointments of the firm as the
local franchise dealer for this na
tionally-popular line of trucks was
announced by T. A. Nlsbet, Jr., of the
Charlotte division.
Lee Motors will handle the big.
complete Upe of OMC trucks—from
the smaH-stoe pickup to the huge
highway diesels.
NOW ON DISPLAY
* One of the new models is now
IHUJETINS
PANMUNJOM, Korea (WF— Armistice talks between
United Nations and Communist negotiators hit a “dtsanal
new low” today. “We touched I think, a dhsy new Freight
Seeking Support
In Every Section
Os The Nation
WASHINGTON (IP) Sen.
Richard B. Russell, outstan
ding Southern candidate for
the Democratic presidential
nomination is preoaring to
set up a full fledged cam
paign organization to seek
support outside of Dixie, it
war disclosed today.
The Georgia senator hon»s to
pick up some convention delegates
in the Prairie and Western states.
He can already count on most of
the Southern delegates, according
to most surveys.
STRONG IN WEST
Sen. Pat McCarran (D-Nev>, who ;
informally endorsed Russell last
weekend, told a reporter today that
he expects Russell to win the sup
port of delegates from Nevada and
several other Western States. *
Russell believes he has his best
chance to muster non-Southern sup
port in the Midwestern and West
ern farm states because of his rec
ord on farm legislation.
Russell said last night he is con
vinced Mr. Truman will., not run
again. It would be “incosceivable.”
he said, “that the President would
let the Democratic party become
as “confused” as it is if he plan
ned to seek another term. ,
NO PLANS FOR REVOLT
Russell said he had “no plans”
to lead a party revolt in the South
but could not promise to support
the Democratic candidate or the
party platform without knowing who
and what they will be.
Russell expect to set up his cam
paign organization within a few
days.
Gov. Herman Talmadge of Georgia
said yesterday he had told Russell
he will do anything he cap. U| help
* UNABLE TO CAMPAIGN ,
Russell chairman of the Senate
Armed Services Committee and the
agriculture appropriations subcom
mittee, has notified Florida support
ers that he cannot escape from Sen
ate duties to campaign in that state
until about May 1.
Florida Democrats hold their
presidential preference primary May
3 and elect convention delegates
May 26.
Russell will face Tennessee Sen.
Estes Kefanver in the Florida pri
mary. *
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RALEIGH (IP) Today’s egg
’ and live poultry markets:
Central North Carolina live poul
try: Fryers and broilers steady
; supplies adequate demand fair.
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I on display in the showrooms on
i North Wilson Avenue.
Late in April, Lee Motors will
move into its beautiful new home,
now being constructed on the Fay
etteville Highway on the site with
Lee’s Truck Terminal. The two
i business firms are ’cling consolidated
into one big, modernistic building
which will be one of the finest
automobile showpieces in Eastern
The Lees today extended to the
public a cordial invitation to visit
their firm and see and Inspect
the 1862 GMC truck.
This Ann also has the franchise
for U. & Tires.
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NCEA OFFICERS INSTALLER New officers of the Harnett County Chapter of the North Carolina
Education Association were installed last night at the annual banquet last night by Mabe'. Stephens,
Field Secretary. Shown are, left tor right, standing; J. F. Denny, new president; Torrey Johnson, new i
vice-president; Miss Cornelia McLauchlin, retiring president and the installing officer. Seated left to
right, Mrs. A. B. Gibson; A. B. Gibson, NCEA president; Dr. Amos Abrams, .guest speaker; ahd Mrs.
| Abrams. (Dally Record photo by Louis Dearborn). ,
! Teachers Hear Dr. Abrams
Dr. Amos Abrams, Associate Edi
tor of the N.C.E.A. Magazine, placed
the main responsibility for public
relations directly with the school
teachers themselves, in an address
at the annual banquet of the Har
nett County Chapter of the North
Carolina Education Association at
the Dunn School cafeteria last
"‘puiLVniiiitf.AiWir -
ttog, r*» l - ’’ v-rff - -h’s« a “ ft *
apt
he considered It a high honor to
be asked to address the Harnett
Count; Chapter twice in three or
four yA*.
“■Jbo# .all my bosses.” he, said,
“and aflCoroing to the old provertj, I
the one who pays the fiddler is en
titled to call the tune. “If I /tep on
anv tender toes.” he said, Mease
believe me when I sav that there
is no malice intended.”
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He had long been convinced, he
' said, that in public relations there
was no substitute for good elemen
tary teaching. “Public , education.”
he declared, "is never better than
the public's understanding of what
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Candidate Wonders
What's Going On?
BARABOO, WU. W) A 18-
yemr-old boy seemed to have
i everything wrong, at least as far
as Gov. Earl Warren of Califor
nia waa concerned.
The bev wore battens display
ing the faces of Gen.. Douglas
Mac Arthur. Sen. Robert A. Taft
and Harold Stasscn when he ap
froached Warren yesterday for an
autograph.
“I couldn’t find any Warren
battene," the boy explained.
The governor chuckled.
I “What’s your name?” as asked.
“Tom MacArthur,” came the re
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Harnett Could Cut Taxes
Or Build New Courthouse
Harnett County Auditor Herbert D. Carson said today
lhat at trie vftHch H^etyaadding'new property,
on ha (tex bHflh» an(* i, rts mdebtedness is being
paid off Ik new courthouse can bo. bdflt at Lillington with
out increasing the tax rate.
It would mean, however, that cit
izens likewise would get no tax re
duction when the county’s present
I indebtedness is paid.
Ho estimates that a new court
house to rerl°ce the countv’s an
cient and dilapidated courthouse
wo"ld coot in the vlrtnhv of *XSO 00f)
Others, hoirerer, believe that, an
adequate huildinv would cost at
lean a million dollars.
Mr. Corson points out rtmt, th*
county bonds will be ,retirt*d in
195#, rood bonds will be r»tired in
1964 and school byods will be re
tired in 1927. In ml. unless now
debts are added, the countv would
be out of debt. A new bond issue
would be needed for a new court
; house^
Harnett is now one of the State’s
37 counties which has a bonded in
debtedness of over a million dollars
Harnett’s total bonded indebtednes
as of February 29 was *1.125.000.
Only 29 counties tn the State have
a population greater than that of
Harnett, which is showing much
growth.
Tax (valuations In Harnett are
expected to reach 47 million dollars
All citizens of the county agree
on the need for a courthouse to
replace th» present inadequate
structure. However, there are two
groups in the countv—one favorin'*
a big. handsome nem»ntrtioture a*
the oresent time and the other
group desiring to wait for cheaper
« prices. _____
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The economy-minded bloc favo.-s
reducing taxes when the present
indebtedness is paid off instead of
maintaining a lante indebtedness.
FAVOR PERMANENT
STRUCTURE’
All groups favor *the type court
house which will stand for a half
century or longer without further
additions on
They feel it would be Useless lx> ■
pronose such a small nilnre ®as
$350 000. only to have to dig down
in the treasury at a later date for •
mo-e appropriations. ' '
Those behind the project, how
ever. feel that they could ’'sell" the
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THE CANDIDATiff
The Daily Record today is nut
lishing the first in a series as foH
page features on North CarnEigni
candidates for governor.
Today’s feature is on William
B. (Bill) Uinstead of Durham and
was writtea bv one of Umstead’s
hometown newsnapermess, Rqy
■ Brantley of the Durham Herald-
Sun.
The next feature, on Jndg* Hn
hert E. Olive, Is being written for
The Recced by Able Unchurch,
i the candidate’s press agent.
Similar features wi'l tye carried
on Ernest Gardner of Shnlby JM
Manlev Dunaway of TtmlHß
the other two annwweNrteMK ■' ’
dates.