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ORAL ROBERTS WITH THREE OLD FRIENDS Oral Roberts of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the world-famous healing evangelist, who is
now holding a campaign at Fayetteville, has many ties in Dunn. He preached one year at the Falcon Camp Meeting and Johnnie and
Billy Wellons, prominent Dunn business men, and Rev. Bane T. Underwood are among his closest personal friends. During recent years,
Roberts has climbed to fame, has received publicity in various national publications and conducts a nation-wide radio broadcast each
Sunday. Pictured left to right at the Fayetteville meeting are: Johnnie Wellons, president of Wellons Candy Company; Mr. Roberts;
hilly Wellons president of Wellons Mercantile Company; and the Rev Bane T. Underwood, pastor of the Gospel Tabernacle. Long before
Mr. Roberts rose to fame he and Mr. Underwood did youth work together. Last night, more than 13,000 people attended- the revival. So
far, over 4,000 people have accepted Christ at the meeting, which has been acclaimed by many as “one of the greatest spiritual events in
the history of this entire section.” The meeting will continue through Sunday. Among special guests at the service last night was Walter
Anderson, State Prisons Director. (Daily Record photo by G. H. Montgomery).
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MR. MAC GETS PROOF
OF FISH HE CAUGHT
Clarence McLamb, president of
the Chamber of Commerce,- was
feeling a whole lot better today. In
fact, he was beaming all over and
laughing at the doubting Thom
ases.
Mr. Mac returned a week or so
ago from a vacation in St. Peters
burg, Florida and, of course, every
body wanted to know how many
fish he caught.
He gave them a good, honest
account of his fishing luck, told
them very frankly that he caught
some big ones.
But there are always those skep
tic, doubting souls—like his brother.
Mince. Jesse Capps, Woodrow Hill
and Norman Suttles.
“Just wait.” Mr. Mac admonish
ed them. “The proof will be along
f n a few days.”
w And today it came. Nobody ever
had better proof.
A special edition of “The Florida
News” arrived, with a 120-point
headline all across the front paee.
which proclaimed, “CLARENCE
McLAMB MAKES RECORD
CATCH.” The headline is about
three or four Inches high, the kind
used only when war is declared or
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flLions To Elect
Officers Tonight
Dunn Lions will efect new officers
tonight.
Mayor Ralph Hanna and Locke
Muse of the nominating commit
tee today announced that the fol
lowing nominations have been
made:
For president, Mince McLamb
and J. N. Stephenson; for aecre- I
fifory, Dan Matthews and Ed Black:-)
for tail-twister. Paul Hester and (
Jesse Capos: for first vice nresi- |
•■'ent, Ed Galloway and Joe Wilkins;
Radio Parson Taxed
J With Court Costs
Charges of assault with a deadly
weapon brought by Bobby Wood of
Erwin against Robert (Bob) Porter,
self-styled radio parson, came to
an unspectacular end yesterday in
Harnett Recorder’s Court.
Porter tendered a plea of guilty
to simple assault, a .plea accepted
by Solicitor Neil Ross after none
of the witnesses against Porter ap
peared in court. The announcer was
the costs.
” D. C. Wilson, attorney for the
private prosecution, objected but
was overruled when records show
ed the case was set on that date
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Prisoners Demand
Food Fit For King
JACKSON, Mich. (IP) Mutinous convicts at Southern
jMichigaji Prison signed a formal surrender today buttre
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"Stumble Inn" v
Stumbles Out,
Is Padlocked
“Stumble Inn” will no longer,
cause its patrons to stumble or
even stumn their toes. It' has
stumbled out of existence by or
de- of th» court. jjjrtU©.-
Roger Elliott. ' SS-year-olCi-w
rro nroorietor of the inn. yester
dav began serving a fiO-day road
■Prttence following his convict
ion Tuesdav in Harnett. Record
er’s Court of violation of the pro
hibition law.
Judge M. O. lee In nrnnnnne-
Ing sentence ordered Sheriff W.
E. Salmon to padlock Elliott’s
small "onntry store and JnVe
joint West of Runnlevel on a dirt
road leading from Bunntevel to
Ft. Bragg.
“I have had a lot of complaints
about this place.” said the Judge.
“Citizens in that vicinity are en
titled to some -relief.”
ElUott. an elderlv Negro with
a handle-bar mustache, was
fonnd rniltv after nrotegtlne his
Innocence. The sheriff testified
that when he raided the place,
Elliott, who tried to rnn. was
seen discarding a half-filled jar
of whiskey.
The nronrletor was charred
with possession of whiskey for
the pumnse of sale and also cU«d
for resisting arrest. Elliott was
under suspended sentence for
previous liquor violations.
for director. John G. Thomas, Jesse
CapDs, Paul Hester and Charles
I Whittenton.
) Additional nominating can be
( made from the floor, but ordinar
| ily recommendations of the com
mittee are accepted.
Wood with a gun on January 28
during an argument in which Wood
protested the alleged
mistreatment of Wood’s teen-age
slater, Ina Mae Wood.
A counter assault suit brought by
Porter against Miss Wood’s father
and two brothers was tried several
weeks ago. The Woods were con
victed of trespass on Porter In his
Erwin studio, but appealed the ver
dict to the superior court.
Trial of Porter on the more ser>
ious charge of attempted rape of
the young Erwin girl ended in a
mis-trial on March It in superior
court. Decision to re-try the case
rote with District Solicitor Jack
(Site & aihj JiUtstncl
To save the lives of the guards,
some of them held at knife-point
since Sunday, Gov. G. Mennen Wil
liams bowed to 11 demands by the
171 felons for “reforms” at the
prison.
Although the surrender was
signed today, end of the mutiny
was delayed until tomorrow by the
caprice of their psychopathic ring
leader.
Earl „Ward, 28-year-old criminal
psychopath, added the price of an
“abundant meal of steak, ice ccfamt,
. anil ~ to**- m
giving mr",, . •■> *"
the dinner at the end of the worst
riot in Michigan prison history
were not known.
ENJOYING PUBLICITY
But one of the mutineers, who
sneaked out to find a “nice, warm,
snug little cell,” said Ward was
“enjoying the publicity.”
“He said he thjrks he ought to
be in Hollywood,”; Commented Ken
neth Moore, 26, w -» took advan
tage of the excjto,..ent in the re
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Dunn Firm Gets
Large Contracts
The East Carolina Construction
Company of Dunn has been a
warded the contract for construc
tion of two school projects, it was
disclosed here today.
Largest contract Was for an ad
dition to the Branch School at
Kenansville in Duplin County. This
contract calls for *43,518.
Second contract was for an aud
itorium addition to the elementary
school at Battleboro in Edgecombe,
County, to cost (33,491.
HARTSFIELD PRESIDENT
Ben Hartsfleld is president of
the Dunn construction concern and
Bill Corbin is the vice president.
The - company is now engaged
on approximately a dozen other
large projects in various sections
of the State. The concern was for
med here less than two years ago,
but is making much progress. A
number of big projects have al
ready been completed.
‘MARKETS*
COTTON
NEW YORlfc —* IW Cotton
futures prices at 1 p. m. EST today
New York May 40.06; July 39.43;
New Orleans May 40.00; July 39.40
ss*
R*.LEIGH O - Hog Markets:
Tar boro, Hamw-on, Rocky Mount
ML OUve, Jacksonville; tßeady at
10.78 fro goog and choice 180-240
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DUNN, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 24. 1952
Alleged Liquor
Dealer Freed
“I think he’s guilty but that
technicality forces me to find him
not giiilty. I believe June Cameron \
was going exactly what the officers
IDli# Jjljkt- ” ~Ti’ Strickland.'
dedlSVd In Dumv'grfty Court this
momilltt. '.d: ‘ ’ -
“I bnvo the greatest, respect, for
the efforts i)f these officers in try
ing to nut a stop to bootlegging.”
the judge continued. "However. I
do not make thP laws, I only ad
minister th<*m. Mr. Pearce made a
mistake in mining th» screen door
before he let the defendant know
the i» ,r Do*P of his visit and the
authority for it,.”
John, alias June. Cameron, had
hestr arrested otj chnrees of oos
s,essjon -fee*. s.c'e ' as the result of
' nremises by Con
... R. Pearce, Sergeant A.
A. Col'> and Policeman AarOn
Johnson.
According to the testimony of
the office-s. t.hev went to the
Cameron house and while one of
ficer went around to the rear, the
other went to the front. Constable
Pearce sa'd he knocked, then pulled
open a latched screen door and
enferpd.
When the officers entered thev
found that Cameron had just
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SEOUL. Korea (IP) Allied planes and ships sank or
damaged 23 Communist junks today in an attempt to
jnterrup movement of enemy supplies by sea.
WASHINGTON (IP) The Internal Revenue Bureau
is planning to get tough with gamblers who do not buy
wagering tax stamps, it was learned today.
WASHINGTON (IP) House leaders scheduled a vote
today on legislation to revise and codify all immigration
laws adopted piecemeal during the past 154 years.
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Operator Os Still
Given Four Months
Tnimsut Bowles, Cameron, Route
1, who ighnLtted «h the stand he
had been lit" the liquor business
“on and off” for 14 years, Tuesday
In Harnett Recorder’s Court sub
mitted to charges of operating an
illegal distillery and drew four
months on the roads.
Though his attorneys. Jackson
and Gavin of Sanford, Bowles ap
pealed to superior court He is also
under Indictment in federal court
dn llauor charges.
Constable W. B. Castleberry testi
fied he “flushed” Bowles and
Stephen Puckett, Broadway, Route
1. at a 400-gallon copper still in
Barbecue township. The constable
said Bowles fan, but was over
taken, while Duckett who had been
asleep, was easily stopped by
Charlie McNeill, johnsonvUle Mack-.
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HST Sent Stalin Ultimatum
Divorce Cases
Head Docket
At Civil Term
Six d'vorce cases and a
variety of other civil actions
are scheduled for trial at
the civil sessions of Harnett
Superior Court which will
convene Mondav morning at
thn county seat.
Judge W. C. Harris of Raleigh
will preside over the one-week ses
sion.
The calenri-." was released today
by Mrs. Elizabeth Matthews, act
ing clerk.
Those seeking a divorce are;
Mildred F. Lawrence from Samuel
Lawrence, W. T. Sauls from Ila S.
Sauls; Geneva Autry Pittman from
Elmer Pittman; Rita Barbour Jor
dan from Joseph B. Jordan; Clara
Eliza Flippo from Francis Wood
Flippo; and James W. Bryan from
Emma M. Bryan.
All of the divorce cases are
scheduled to oe heard on Monday.
CASES ON MOTION
Several cases are scheduled to
be heard on motion Mohday. These
include: Janet L. Stewart vs. Thom
as C. Stewart; Eunice P. Jackson
vs. Juijius E. Jackson; Lenora J
Strickland vs Lewis W. Strickland;
Durwood A. Young vs Josephine S.
Young and Malcolm Cameron vs
Jessie Ruth Cameron.
Following is a list of the other
cases to be tried:
MONDAY, MAY 5
R. G. Johnson et al vs R. E.
(Rory) Matthews; G. J. Hodges vs.
Maude E. Hodges; Wilbert Lewis
vs. Ray Johnson.
TUESDAY, MAY 6
Malcolm Cameron vs. Jessie Ruth
Cgmeron; John F. Scarborough, by
his next Friend vs. N. V. Stephen
son; W. R. Peoples, Adm., vs. David
G. Moore, et al.
2S$HUhr-
Jessie 1 Mae Strickland Blackwell, by
her next Friend vs. William Lee
Blackwell; Wilbur Carr vs. A. Gus
Register et al; Coy L. Ouy, et al vs.
Louis Baer et al; Mattie W. Burton
vs. Colon McDonald.
THURSDAY, MAY 8
Motor Credit Co. Inc. vs. Mrs.
Robert M. Bynum 111 et ai; Motor
Credit Co. Inc. vs. G. H. Younger
et al.
FRIDAY, MAY 9
E. C. Nordan vs. J. P. Gardner
et al.
Defense Chief
Cites Apathy
WASHINGTON IIP) No Ameri
can state, territory or city is pre
pared to meet an enemy attack.
Civil Defense Administrator Mil
lard F. Caldwell said today.
Caldwell made an unhappy first
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to help the officer.
Three cases of non-tax paid
whiskey were found at the site.
Puckett testified that he “had
come” on the still the day before
his arrest, and seeing it was almost
ready to run, had returned “to get
a drink.” He denied having any
financial interest in the distillery
and said he drank too much and
promptly went to sleep. However, he
was found guilty of manufacture
and fined (100 and costs.
Oris Peedin, a third defendant
linked by Castleberry to the same
sUB, was cleared. “I think you were
there, “Judge M. O. Lee told Pee
din," but I will give you the bene
fit of the doubt" Peedin was ar
rested a day after the raid and
through his attorney D. C. Wilson
made out a case of mistaken iden
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Aikens Says Crime
Situation In Dunn
"Almost Hopeless"
Tom Aikens, former Dunn city policeman who spent
a month here battling the criminal elements and found
what he described as “shocking conditions,” is convinced
that “the situation in Dunn is almost helpless.”
Before donning a uniform as a,
policeman, Aikens. a former private j
detective, spent a month calling on j
bootleggers, buying whiskey for
evidence and gathering facts for
the files of the police department.
Declaring that there are “at least
75 bootleggers in the city limits of
Dunn,” Mr. Aikens said, “There’s
more whiskey in and around Dunn
than I’ve ever seen in a town.”
“WOULD TAKE SQUAD”
“It would take a whole squad of
undercover men many, many
months to really clean up this
town,” said Aikens.
“But it would take more than
that,” he told reporters today. “It
would take a desire on the part
of the majority of the citizens to
want the law enforced and to co
operate in bringing about a cleaner
community.”
“I frankly haven’t found that
spirit here, I’m sorry to say,” de
clared the officer, but added
quickly: “I’m glad that there are
some mighty fine people here
some of the finest people I’ve ever
know—who honestly and sincerely
Coats Mayor Heads
Fraternal Council
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Mayor J. D. Norris of Coats has been elected councilor
of the 18th District of the Junior Order of United Ameri
-1 ican Mechanics. He was elected at the annual district
; meeting held in Lillington.
The district is comprised of three
counties, Harnett, Cumberland and
Robeson.
Mayor Norris, prominent Coats
business and civic leader, has been
prominent in the Junior Order for
years. Last year, he served as vice
councilor of the district.
Other officers elected were:
Garland Coats of Coats, vice
councilor; W. M. Gregory of Buie’s
Creek, recording secretary; J. E.
Womble of Lillington, inside sen
tinel; E. B. Dean, of Buie’s Creek,
outside sentinel; Boyd Turlington
of Buie’s Creek, chaplain; Hardy
Johnson of Erwin, warden; Robert
Womble of Lillington, conductor;
Officials Honor Dunn Scout
For Interest In Defense 1
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DALRYMPLE, JOHNSON, YOtfNG AND HINCHCLOTE.
’ Johnny D&lrymple, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John R. Dalrymple of
Dunn, bad been, reading in the
papers of plans being made (Or civ
il defense, and of the possibility of
air attack oh his country b; a hos
tile air force.
He and his buddies in Troop 711,
had often discussed this possibility,
and wondered What their part
might be if a civU defense net
work were set up. The boys were
al! anxious to help, but they knew
of no source of information.
w>*
i want to clean out the riff-raff and
1 1 have an orderly town. But they’re
1 ) in the minority.”
During his undercover work.
Aikens rounded up. a number of
bootleggers and broke up other
bootlegging establishments. and
won convictions in every case but
: one.
In that case, a jury acquitted
Mary Roberson, “and I have no
criticism of the jury,” declared
Aikens. “I know the woman is
vuilty. but the greater weight of
the evidence was on her side. The
jurors were on the spot and I think
their verdict was correct according
to the evidence.”
The former officV declared that
“Most of the rank-and-file citizens
of Dunn have no idea—they can
not conceive—of the stronghold
which the criminal element has
on this town. They would be a
mazed ti> know how far-reaching
the situation is.”
CITES INFLUENCE
“And, unfortunately, “added
Aikens, “some of the ring-leaders
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A. B. Campbell of Fayetteville,
| trustee of the Children’s Home;
and G. O. Bennett of Erwin, past
councilor.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
i Speakers at the annual meeting
' included: State Councilor W. G.
1 Suggs of Sanford and State Vice
Councilor Bradley E. Dancy of
North . Wilkesboro. Mr. Campbell
gave a report on the Children’s
: Home.
The Lillington lodge was host to
the meeting. Officers of the Lilling
ton council are: J. C. Croom,
councilor; Truby Powell, vice coun- I
cilor; Robert Womble, recording j
secretary; and J. C. Bullock, chap
lain. I
Johnny, however, decided to find
out more about it, and determine
whether or not there was a spot
where boys such as he might serve.
He wrote to Adjutant General’s
office in Washington offering to
serve in any way that he might
and asking for information.
Johnny’s letter was referred toj
Colonel Jensen, who is to Charge of I
this phase ot activity. The letter j
went from Colonel Jensen to Cot-1
S.’SUSK&Sj
NO. 99
Russian Troops
Forced Out Os
Iran In 1945
BULLETIN
WASHINGTON (IPi Pres
ident Truman said today
that he sent a secret ultima
tum in 1945 to force Russian
Troops out of Iran, but the
White House two hours later
said no such ultimatum was
i ever sent.
WASHINGTON (U>) Pres
ident Truman disclosed to
r day that the United States
forced Russion troops out of
1 Iran shortly after WoTld
War II by sending an uHi
i matum to Soviet Premier ]B>-
i sef Stalin.
I The President, relating some of
; the crises of the past which had
forced him to take sudden emer
: gency action, told a news confer
: ence that in 1945 he had to send
; an ultimatum to Stalin, telling Rus
sia to get out of Iran by a cer
tain date or the United States
i would move in with its own naval
and ground forces.
I The President said that the RUs
: sians got out before his deadline.
He also said that when the gov
; ernment of Yugoslavia was plan
ning to take Trieste, he ordered
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to send
three American divisions into Nor
thern Italy and dispatched the U.
S. Mediterranean Fleet into the Ad
riatic Sea.
Consequently, Mr. Truman said,
there was no march on Trieste.
On the ultimatum to Russia, Mr.
Truman asked that his staff check
the specific dates later, but it was
his impression that the message
to Stalin was sent in 1945.
* { MOBILIZED THEN
jSe said he was able to deliver
s«ch ah ultimatum tq-Jthe Russians
because the United States at that
time had a mobilized Army and
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Schools Plan
Finals Events
With the end of school only a
bout a month away, schools through
out the county are busy with plans
for their annual commencement
exercises. In several schools the
program is complete, others are
still winding up last minute de
tails.
I Dates for commencement exer
| cises have been set in most schools.
I As reported by Superintendent of
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against a possible invasion
mulated.
Colonel Fletcher referrril Abs' <im- : :
ter with his comments, to Capfefo
fleer of Detachment 3, of the tfßfe