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NORTH CAROLINA Fair and slightly cooler today, preceded by scattered showers in East portion this morning. Fair ana cool tonight. Tomorrow fair and mild. VOLUME n Wm K RECEIVES AWARD During the recent meeting of the ladies of the Fayetteville Presbytery an award was given the Rev. C. Gibbs by the ladies f f the Presbytery. A life membership pin was given him for his work with the ladies. Mrs. Lacy Godwin, president of the Presbytery is shown above pinn ing the award on the Rev. Gibbs. At the left in Dr. Price H. Gwynn, Jr. who had the Bible Study for the meeting. At the right is Rev. Richard R. Gammon, pastor of the local Presbyterian Church. (Daily Record photo by J. W. Temple, Jr.) .Ban Lifted On TV Stations Newbold Morris TELLS INSIDE STORY OF WHAT HE LEARNED IN WASHINGTON 9 On February 1, Newbold Morris of New York City was sworn in as a special assistant U. S. Attorney to clean up corruption in Washington. Last Thursday, after two months in office, he was fired by Attorney General J. Howard McGrath. Three hours later, President Truman fired Mr. McGrath. In "What I Learned in Washington.” Mr. Morris, in an exclusive interview, tells his revealing story of vicious undercurrents, double-talk, broken promises and leaderless government, which combine to protect officials from irjvest.ivation. Mr. Morris’ story will be presented in several installments, of which this is the second. / __ ... Bv NEWBOtD MORRIS ' . m NEW YORK—The government in Washington is in sut9T . a chaotic state that an honest investigator, no matter how capable, can be made to look like a fool. I learned this in a two months’ experience as a Special U. S. At- j torney General assigned to clean up corruption in Washington. The method is simole. Cabinet members and i high officials ignore Presidential directives if they don’t agree with them. As a result, the government is * not being run by the President of the United States but by a collec tion of self-interested, determined men well schooled in politics. This fact was made clear when J. Howard McGrath was the At torney General and my boss, and when James Patrick McGranery was named to succeed McGrath. TRUTH COMES OUT I had plenty of hints that this 9 Dunn Scout Troop Plans Open House Troop 14 of the Boy Scouts of America will hold a parent’s night open house program tomorrow night at 7:30 in the recreation room of the Divine Street Methodist Church, ft was announced by Herman God win, Jr., Senior Troop Leader, who ~ will be in charge. A special program, designed to acquaint the parents with the act ivities incidental to scouting will be given. All of the troop programs will be highlighted and there will . be a film showing activities at Camp Durant. Charlie W. Surles * Receives High Award C. W. Surles, who is employed , ip the service department of W & S I Motor Co., received one of the na tion’s most coveted awards for automobile service men Monday when he was honored by his em ployer and the Chrysler Corpora tion. Mr, Surles lg a partner in the I 9 firm. The award is official recognition of his successful completion of 3 years of continuous study in the Chrysler Corporation Master Tech nicians’ Service Conference. Surles received a beautifully Inscribed and Mounted certificate from top (Sirysler Corporation service offi cials As an added memento of his accomplishment he was also given ► fine cigarette lighter bearing the \ Myignia of the Master Technicians’ fe Service Conference. . The completion of 3 years in the Urge program pieces Surles among the best informed automo bUe servicemen in the country. The TELEPHONES: 311? • 3118 - 3119 was the truth, almost with mv | arrival in Washington. But the full truth burst into the open in the la*t dnvs qf McGrath and the first day of McGranery. I To the first place, -Attorney G*n p-qi McGrath, reneatedlv disregard ed the president’s" directives about thy (orostigatioh. I can prove that god w’jl. Tn th» second place, after Mc- Grntb fired ree and. the Presi dent fired McGrath. Mt. Truman I „,„s pev-ed- “Are vc" dtssatt'Oed with Mr. Morris?” The President j «qid K« wouldn’t, answer'that oupr- I Hen When asked ‘f he would riar>d hohind me the President raid h» ■t'qs mine to leave mv oese up to the new Attorpev General, This war the President’s deo'sion after he had given me complete Simnort, In mv nndertavlng and aronted every request I had made of him. In the light of these facts, who is runnine fhi® country anyway? POLITICIANS BOSS There were other indications that ' the entrenched politicians are boss ing thines In government and that their will Is felt, through hints or direct order, even in the lower brackets. They were the men who set up all kinds of undercurrents 1 because they feared an investiga tion and were determined to pre ! vent one. * This was made clear In many 1 ways. It was shown In the hesi i tancy of employees to work for my (Continued On Png* Two' 131 Wat Jlaihj Jtmmt WASHINGTON (IP) The government has opened the dcor for the nation to have 2,053 television stations in 1,291 communities, most of which now have none. By FRED MULLEN (United Press. Staff Correspondent) That does not mean that a couple of thousand new TV stations will spring immediately into being. The whole country now has only 108, and probably no more than a score of new ones will be operating by the year’s end. But the Federal Communications Commission at long last lifted the freeze imposed on new stations Sept. 30. 1948, and had adopted a plan Jffoadenpugh to permit \2,053 «t*Usw«n iniindeflmto futupr: - *■- Th|. 1948 freeze was imposed be cause Interference between stations had developed. In removing the freeze last night, the TCC at the same time announced it had work ed out plans for insuring against such interference when new stations are built. Although not more than 20 or so new Sre expected .by .the end of tills year, some 200 probably will go into operation in 1953. There are 523 applications for new stations: already on file. And great numbers are expected to (Continued on Page Two) Wrial Easier Services Held Special Easter services In church es throughet this area yesterdav drew of wnrehinners tn "bn* instore of the area termed one of the most emnhaMc "-nffirmations of faith in recent years. Tha traditional Easter sunrise ser vice bald in Greenwood Cemetery brought out. nna of the larg“st "rowds )n its Vii>-forv to hear tha Rev. Bane T Underwood, nastor of the Goanel Tabernacle deliver the Eastey message. Re”. F.. F. Gammon, pastor of the Presbvterian Church cia'ivered the Invocation and the So-intue was read bv the Rev. E. C. Keller. op«tor of the Second Bantist Church. The musical nrranaom»nts were under the direction of Rev. Jovce v. Ferlv of the Methodist Church and W T.. grrrflca director of the nunn.Hleh School Band. Dr. George Cuthrell d»Hrer»d t**e K »oedlction. HEIN AT ERWIN Rev. Charles L. Hein, nastor of Bt. Paul’s Church in Smfthfield. conducted a Holv Commimion ser vice at »:iki a.m. at St. Stephen’s Eniseoon) Church In Erwin and de livered if short Easter message. Rav. Mr. Hein was guest nastor for this "hurch which currently has no pas tor. Evening services in churches where thev were conducted drew unite, aifinanv of the congregation and visitors as the services earlier In the dav. and most, churches cap acity crowds for all services. teip-.'-.jjfc -- Dunn Man Taken With Beer Load RICHMOND, Vm. IRI State pellet seised a cargo track loaded with 17.9 M battle* of beer today and charged the driver Jehu Ro bert Mavnard, 32. of Dunn. N. C.. with literal transportation of I alcoholics beverages. feUe'i said the truck Maynard - was driving was registered tn the nfaw es the CAM Transoorta tten Co. as Dunn test toiled to [ eater (eg aired rente papers and a MB es rating for the beer targe. >sei be stations DUNN. N. C„ MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 14. 1952 Harnett Voting Officials Named Taft And Ike To Lock Horns I In New Jersey NEWARK, N. J. (IP)—Sup porters of Sen. Robert A. Taft and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower fired last min ute broadsides today before the candidates clash headon tomorrow in what mav be a “turnin'? point” primary for both men. Fiscnhowpv ncc'iou a .“clear cuf” "Wor” in the indust-ia) state tn keen his camnai<*n rolling ! n hi" rV ' kecr. A strong vote fer Taft wm’ld offset, the damage his vote-piOUng reputation suffered in the New Hampshire and Minnesota primar ies and bolster his stock tremen dously. CONCEDED TO IKE Political observers generally con ceded New Jersey to Eisenhower. But there was ample evidence the voting may be close, a factor fav orable to Taft, and Eisenhower backers have urged a heavy turn out. With mild weather in the off ing, election officials predicted that almost a record 1.000,000 of the state’s 2.490 000 eligible voters would partcipate, far outdistancing the old record 588.000 ballots cast in the 1940 presidential primary. Former Minnesota Gov. Harold E. Stassen also was entered in the GOP primary, but he was given little chance despite a week-long speaking tour throughout the state. KEFAUVER UNOPPOSED Sen. Estes Kefauver, who moved into the state today for a brief whirlwind campaign, was unoppos ed on the democratic ballot. How ever, delegates are not bound by the result. rlsmii over the weekend. Mrs. Smith is a resident 6f Roanoke Rapids. FIDELIS CLASS TO MEET The Fldelis Class of the First Baptist Church will hold their reg ular monthly meeting Tuesday eve ning, April 15, at 8:00 at the home of Mrs. L. J. Gardner. All mem bers are urged to be present. Dunn Woman Gets 6 Months In Pen Judge James Mcßae in Cumber land County Superior Court Friday gave Irene Young of Dunn six months in prison for public drunk enness and vagrancy. This was the woman’s second trip before Judge Mcßae. Coy Lucas Opposing Bob Pate For Board Coy Lucas, widely-known resident of Duke Township, has filed for County Commissioner in District IT, which is comprised of the townships of Duke and Grove. Mr. Lucas thus became the first I to oppose a member of the present I board of commissioners, all of whom are expected to seek re-election. Mr. Lucas is opposing R. L. (Bob) Pate of Erwin, veteran member of the board and county purchasing agent. Mr. Pate is in Florida on vacation and could not be reached for a statement today. Chairman Lofton A. Tart of Dunn said today that he expected all members of the county board to seek .re-election. Mr. Tart added that he, personally, would prefer to . retire. LUCAS’ STATEMENT In his announcement today, Mr. BULLETINS SEOUL.Korea 1— The Communists have built up enough supplies in Korea during the hill in fighting to launch a major offensive lasting 10 days to two weeks, Gen. James A. Van Fleet said today. WASHINGTON (IP) Government-sponsored steel wage talks droned on today as federal officials waited for prices or politicMo break the impasse. CLEVELAND (IF) The Ohio Bell Telephone Co., and CIO Communications Workers of America signed an agreement today ending the week-oDd strike of 16,000 phone workers tn Ohio. NEW YORK <m The Progressive party, which ran Henry A. Wallace for president in 1942, planned to hold its national convention at Chicago over the July 4 weekend. Continued On h|l Vm) Purdie Announces Plans For Goodyear Store Here Purdie Equipment Co. of Dunn, one cf the largest and fastest-growing farm and home stores in this section, is getting ready for another expansion. J. W. Purdie, Jr., owner and president of the progressive Dunn concern, announced this morning that this company will soon open a Goodvear Store here. It will be the first big. complete store of its kind in the Dunn trade area and will be located in the building occupied by Purdie’s big, complete furniture store. Today. Purdie is announcing a big furniture remodeling sale. Prices I have been slashed drastically be cause everything has to go—every piece has to be sold—so that the remodeling can get under way. The entire Purdie building, lo cated on South Wilson Avenue across from the Hotel Cotton Dale, is being remodeled to make way for the Goodyear Store. Purdie’s big Allis-Chalmers farm machinery department is going to a new location, opposite Register. Brothers Lumber Co. on the Fay etteville Highway. BIG, COMPLETE LINE The new Goodyear Store will carry a complete line of Goodyear products, tires, tubes, accessories and Goodyear home needs. “We have long felt the need for such a store in Dunn, and we feel particularly fortunate to have se cured the franchise for a Goodyear Store,” declared Johnnie Wil bourne, manager of the store, this morning. Counters, shelving, panels and other equipment for the Goodyear store is now being manufactured at the factory and installation will get underway as soor\ as possible: The store will be complete l and pany carries a large number of outstanding nationally-known lines for farm and home. ' Among them are; Allis-Chalmers, New Holland and Iron Age farm machine^: Fairbanks Morse, Pou lan Chain Saws. Martin Stell pre fabricated corn cribs and silos, Briggs and Stratton air-cooled mo tors; Johnson Outboard Motors, Jamesway Hog Feeders, Peerless Furnaces and Goodyear tires and LEADS IN APPLIANCES Among the appliance lines car ried are General Electric, Westing house and many smaller appliance lines. Purdie is the largest appli ance dealer in this area. The company , has shown remark able growth .since it was establish fContinued On Page Two) I Lucas stated: I “I have filed as a candidate for county commissioner and will ap preciate your support for me as a county commissioner. “I have lived all my life in this county as a farmer and business man and I am interested in my county. I will appreciate your vote.” Mr. Lucas is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lucas. He is a prominent farmer and realtor. He married the former Miss Iva J. Johnson ol Johnston County, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. C. J. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Lucas have one 1 (Continued On Page Two) J. C PURDIE, JR. Hard Work Brings sU€C&ssr Purdie John Wesley Purdie, Jr. is a hustling young business man who has accomplished the “impossible” in less than one decade. It was in February of 1945 that he hired a Negro helper, went down to the old, dilapidated stables on South Clinton Avenue and swept out the place to make way for a new business venture. Working day and night, they cleaned out the place and the two of them- poured a concrete floor over the mule-trodden ground. Mr. Purdie brought in his first shipment of Allis-Chalmers Farm Equipment and he was in busi ness. The farm machinery field was young but already crowded back then and some of his competitors and old-timers shook their heads and predicted that Johnnie n’t last long. Some of them starte i guessing as to how long It’ would be before the sheriff tacked a bank ruptcy sign on the door. To their surprise, the business grew by leaps and bounds and the skeptics soon realized that Purdie Equipment Company was here to stay. A few years later, young Purdie (Continued on Page Two) Stock Show Plans Pushed Final details of the Fat Stock Show and Sale to be held at the Big Four Warehouse on April 28th and 29th will be ironed out at a meeting of the committee to be held at the offices of the Chamber of Commerce Thursday afternoon. The committee in charge of the program will meet with County Agent C. R. Ammons to complete the arrangements. The group plans to make this the most successful of these events held thus far. Other items which will be dis cussed will be the prospects of a produce market for Dunn and dis cussion of thfe holding of a Farmer’s Day here sqme time shortly before the opening of the Tobacco Market. The growing interest of the res idents of the agricultural area sur rounding Dunn, the committee feels will make such an annual event here feasible. The group will ask the advice of the County Agent on both projects. All Wullenwaber and Gene Smith are co-chairmen of the stock show committee. Committee members are, Drs. T. E. Darden and Belmont Klttrell, Louis Baer, Herman Green, Eric Bass, John Fowler, R. H. God win, T. H. Sansom, Billy Hodges, R. L. Cromartie. Jr., Lincoln Faulk and Bob Dickey. The complete committee was sel ected tt-V meeting Friday after noon and, the meeting Thursday will be the first of the full com mittee. FIVE CENTS PER COPY Carbine Film To Be Shown On April 24 A little bit of Hollywood will be coming Fayetteville’s way on April 24, with the World Pre mier showing of MGM’s much publicized film “Carbine Will iams”—the life story of the famed North Carolina gun ex pert. According to an announcement mkde yesterday by MGM offi cials, the film will have its first public showing In the Colony Theatre in Fayetteville at 7 o’- clock that evening, with a second showing set for 9 or 9:30 o'clock. Marshall Williams, on whose Hfe the film is based, will be among the celebrities expected to pour into Fayetteville to take part in the fan-fare accompany ing the, picture’s premiere per formance. As yet. it is not known what film-1 and stars and officials will be present for the showing. The film, which stars James Stewart in the title role, support ed by Jean Hagen as his wife, (Continued On Page Two> Dunn Woman Gets National Honor Mrs. J. W. Thornton, Sr., i of Dunn was elected Presi- j dent General of the Nation- i al Society of the Colonial L Dames of the XVII Century in an election held Thurs day in Austin, Tex, it has • been announced. Mrs. Thornton is state nres'd-nt of the Colonial Dames of the XVIIJ Century, is organizing president of the Huguenot Society of North Car olina, is past regent of the Cornelius Harnett Chapter of the D-A.R. and | she is a member of several geneo- (. logical and historical societies. I among them the Magna Charta 1 Dames and the Order of First Fam-1; llies of Virginia. Mrs. Victor McGuire, also of t North Carolina, was elected to the! office oi Recording Secretary Oen-t eral of the sorieto at the Texas,} w* Dougald Mcßae Heads County Election Board Dougald Mcßae of Lilling ton was elected chairman of the Harnett County Board of Elections at the formal organization of the new board Saturday morning. Mcßae, Democrat and holdover member of the board was sworn in with J. Thomas West of Erwin who was elected Secretary. JEey took the oath of office before ac ting Clerk of Courts ElizaSgh Matthews. Henry Strickland of Angier who recently resigned was present and turned over the election board re cords to the new board. Headquar ters of the election board w ill be in the office formerly occupied by the late Charles Ross. Mrs. Thomas McPhail was em ployed to serve as clerk to the board. MCLEOD GOP MEMBER Bernard F. McLeod of Bute’i Creek, the new Republican member of the board was not present but is expected to qualify this week. He was recently appointed by the State Elections Board to succeed Franklin Dupree, resigned. The books will be open for filing until April 19th at 6:00 p. m. which leaves only one week before the deadline. Registration books will be open in all precincts May 3. 10 and 17. Challenge day will be May 24 and the primary will be May 31. Election officials, registrars and judges were re-appointed. They are as follows; Anderson Creek; polling place, Hill’s Garage; Marvin West (D) registrar, E. L. Hill (D) judge, Arnold West, (R> judge. ‘ AVERASBORO 1 Averasboro 1: polling place. Har riott -Sales, Rbbert’ Drarfhon Coats Judge, J. J. Weaver (R> judgfe; Averasboro 2; polling place Dunn Municipal Building. J. A. Creel’ (DF registrar, Jesse Capps (D), judge. Alvip Tart, (Ri judge; Averas boro 3. polling place Woman’s Club. Rodney Chestnutt (D) registrar, 'Cwnttnned »n Have t»»• CHAIRMAN McRAE Man Choked On An Easter Egg VALLEY STEARM, N. I. IP A 70-year-old Brooklyn man choked to death on a hard-boiled Easter en last night. The tragedy occurred at an Easter party. Witnesses said John Tyburcys’s face turned blue after he began I eating the egg. He died before a I doctor arrived. NO: 91
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