i-WEATHER*
NORTH CAROLINA Partly
cloudy and not so warm today.
Fair and slightly cooler tonight.
Thursday fair and a little warmer.
VOLUME II
Erwin Union
Bars Rieve
Administrator
Llcyd H. Davis, of Birm- j
ingham, Alabama apuoint
ted by the national TWUA I
executive cojmcil as admin
istrator to take possession
of the affairs, funds and
■property of Erwin Local
dumber 50, TWUA, said to
day that Business Manager
J. Thomas West had refus
ed to allow him to do so.
He said he presented a copy of
the resolution adopted by the coun
cil to West and that the Business
Manager refused to recognize it or
turn over any property to him.
He said West asked him not to
come on union property again or
*tie would charge him with tres
pass.
Davis was appointed under a
section of the constitution which
reads:
“In the event it finds it neces
sary to protect the interests of
the International Union, the Exe
cutive Council, acting through an
administrator, or administrators,
may for a period determined by it,,
take possession and administer the
affairs, funds and property of any I
Jocal union, joint board of subor- |
Ihinate organization and assume
and perform the duties of its of- j
fieers cr any of them.”
Davis said, “Regardless of the j
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Baptist Leader
J.auds Umstead
RALEIGH HP Gubernatorial
candidate William B. Umstead had
a new supporter today but head*
quarters for his opponent, Hubert
E. Olive, said immediately that
the support came as no surprise.
State Sen. Irving Carlyle said
in a radio broadcast last night
that ilo group or individual has
ever hfeen able, a gqy-'
■4ernqr and., whenever an atto«7V
is made to do'sor'it falls. ’*• ?
0 HITS MACHINE RULE ,f.
Announcing his support for Urn-'
stead, the Winston-Salem attorney
said, “We hear a lot about the
Byrd machine in Virginia, the Tal
hadge machine in Georgia, the
Duff macJjjjje in Pennsylvania, she
Long machine in Louisiana, and
the Crump machine in Tennessee.”
“Regardless of how well or how
poorly these and other personal
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*Guyton Smith Heads
Chicora Golf Club
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Guyton Smith was elected per- |
0 manent president of the newly
famed Chicora Country Club at
the first stockholders meeting of
the new corporation last night
Other officers elected were: Earl
McD. Westbrook, Ist vice-presi
dent Willard Mixon, 2nd vice
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HERE FOR OPENING OF LEE MOTORS Thursday is th* date for the opening of the beautiful
new building of Lee Motors of Dunn, Inc. and Lee’s Truck Terminal and officials and representatives
of the automotive industry began arriving today for the event. Mr. Lee, holding Cadillac sign, is
pictured here with three Cadillac representatives. Left to right are: Robert Taylor, service manager of
Wilson-Uzzle, Inc. in Raleigh; Karl Eichenauer, service representative of the Washington, D. C. Cad
illac Motor Car Division; Mr. Lee, and Harry Hutchins of Durham, parts controller for Uzzle Motor
Co., Cadillac distributor. The opening will be at 9:30 Thursday morning and will continue until 9
p. m. (Daily Record photo by T. M. Stewart).
ohn Garfield Is Found Dead
•Democrats Arming
for State Meeting
RALEIGH (IP) Hotel lobbies were crowded with
hand-shaking politicians here todajpkas some 4,500 North
Carolina Democrats began tomorrow’s State
Convention.
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-fars foliar first iim elected at
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Sen. Richard B. Russell of Georg
ia was generally acknowledged as
the man most likely to get the
state’s 32 votes in the national
convention but a coonskin cap has
been dropped in the Georgian’s
path.
R. Mayne Albright, chairman of
the Fourth Congressional District,
group backing Sen. Estes Kefauver,
said headquarters for the Tennes
sean will be maintained right
through the convention.
“He is the one Southerner who
has a real chance to be president:
and he is the one Democrat who
can beat any Republican,” Albright
said.
Traditionally, the state sends its
delegation uninstruct»d, although
there have been exceptions. Russell
supporters want the convention to
endorse the Georgian, if not in
struct the 40-member delegation to
support him.
NO FIGHT SEEN
However, State Democratic Chplr-
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t" '
Harnett Scout
Officials Meet
8. P. Gaskin, recently anpoint
ed Boy Scout executive of the Oc
coneechee Council, was introduced
to the scouters of Harnett County
at the regular meeting of the dis
trict committee at Erwin Monday
night. J. B. Brookshire, field exe
cutive for Harnett and Wake Coun
ties made the introduction. Waite
W. Howard of Dunn, district chair
man, presided.
“These are important times and
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New York July 38.48: Oct. JWOT:
New Orleans July 38.50; Oct. 38.80.
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DUNN, N. C. WEDNESDAY AFERNOON, MAY 21, 1952
NEW YORK UP) Actor John
Garfigld, a problem child who be
came’-famous as a tough-talking
actor’ of Jtage and screen,, was
found dead today in an actress’
apartment facing aristocratic Qra
mercy pm-
A doctor called to the apart
ment shortly after 10 a.m. found
that Garfield, 39, had died of a
“cardiac condition.”
Police who investigated his death
in the apartment of Iris Whitney,
an interpretive dancer as well as
an actress, said Farfield went to
the apartment last night.
Shortly after he arrived he com
plained of feeling ill and Miss Whit
ney had suggested he lie down on
a couch, police said.
Miss Whitney told police that
when she tried to wake him this
morning he did not respond. She
called the doctor.
NOTHING SUSPICIOUS
A surgeon from the medical ex
aminer’s office reported there was
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Dunn Group Recalls
Hodges AidToTown
A group of prominent Dunn citizens, recalling how
Luther Hodges helped secure the .paving of the Dunn-
Newton Grove Road, today issued a statement in which
they endorsed the prominent industrialist for the office
of Lieutenant 5 Cfovsmor.
Citizens who signed the state
ment were: J. Shepard Bryan, Hqn
ry M. Tyler, Herbert B. Taylor and
Carl E. Fitchett.
Follow ing ls the "'text of theii
statement:
A Community which forgets its
friends itself deserves to be for
gotten!
This little bit of Dunn history
will bring to mind to older citi
zens that about fifteen years ago
there came into being a paved
highway into Dunn as the result
BULLETINS
DENVER (IP) : Apmoximate'ty one-third 'of the na
tion’s 90,000 striking oil workers were baek at work to
day and a ranking union official Said he hoped the rest
will return to their jobs by the end of the week.
WASHINGTON (IP) American battle casualties in
Korea now total 108,707, an increase of 294 since last week
the Defense Department reported today.
WASHINGTON (IP) A Democratic leader said at the
White House today that President Truman had endorsed
the California primary a slate of convention delegates op
posed to Sen. Estes Kefauver for the presidential nomi-
HOLLYWOOD (IP) Composer-arranger David M.
Barbour, 31, former of ringer Peggy Lae, man-
Taft's Lead
Lengthened
By Montana
WASHINGTON (IP) A
Montana victory lengthen
ed the lead of Sen. Robert
A. Taft in the contest for
Republican national con
vention delegates today.
Bi’t supporters of Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower were counting on
the Washington state Republican
convention lute- this '"pek to bring
up their delegate score.
Montana's state GOP convention
last r!°ht, elected an “uninstruct
ed” eight-man deleeat'on to the
party’s July 7 presidential nomin
ating convention in Chicago. Sev
en of the delegates were avowed
Taft supporters, while one said he
fa”crs Eisenhower.
That brought the United ' Press
tabulation of delegates committed
or publicly announced to 386 for
Taft, and 360 for Eisenhower.
Washington Republicans elect 24
delegates Friday and Saturday. A
few months ago. Taft was favored
to win a substantial majority of
the state’s delegates.
Since Eisenhower’s victory in the
i primary in neighboring Oregon last
! week, however, Eisenhower forces
j have become optimistic about their
i chances of winning most of the
Washington delegates. At the same
time, the Taft camp has become
pessimistic.
Maryland Republicans also choose
24 delegat> s at their state conven
tion Saturaay. Both the Eisenhower
and Taft organizations expect to
get some "second choice” support
from delegates who will probably
be pledged to Gov. Theodore R.
McKeldin on the first ballot.
GOING TO SOUTH DAKOTA
Taft leaves tonight for Srtjdh
Dakota where he faces his last
test June 3: The Ohio sen
ator and Eisenhower have been
entered in a contest for 14 pledged
delegates in the final primary in
the Middle West, which has been
Taft’s strongest territory.
Both camps have much at stake
in South Dakota in the two-man
test of vote pulling power. The re
sults presumably will be publicized
while Eisenhower is making his
homecoming speech at Abilene,
Kansas on June 4.
RUSSELL TO FLORIDA
Among the Democratic candidat
es, Sen. Richard B. Russell of Geor
gia leaves tonight to begin his sec
ond campaign in Florida.
Russell defeated Sen. Estes Ke
fauyer of Tennessee in Florida’s
presidential primary “popularity
contest” May 7. They are matched
again, however, in another pri
mary next Tuesday, when Florida
Democrats elect 24 delegates to the
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of the efforts exerted by Luther
Hodges on behalf of the commun
ity of Dunn.
Prior to the intervention of Lu
ther Hodges in behalf of Dunn,
leading citizens of Dunn over a
long period of time had repeat
edly tried to induce the Highway
Commission to pave the Dunn-to-
Newton Grove Road; but these cit
izens were never able to make any
headway, due to the fact that more
powerful adverse influences were at
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CONGRESSMAN F. ERTEL CARLYLE, right, is pictured here
as he discussed his campaign in Harnett with Earl McD. West
book, prominent Dunn business, civic and political leader. (Daily
Record photo by Louis Dearborn).
Carlyle Says Tally
Using Oldest Trick
Congressman F. Ertel Carlyle of Lumberton, now
seeking his third term in the House, today accused Mayor
Joe Tally of Fayetteville, his opponent, with “resorting
to the oldest political trick in the bag,’’ and predicted
that the “voters of the Seventh District aren’t going to be
misled and fooled by idle talk and empty campaign prom
ises.”
In Harnett for another round of
campaigning, Carlyle declared he is
proud to be running for re-election
on his record and challenged his
opponent “or anybody else to say
how they would have done dif
ferently had they been in my place.”
He also challenged Mr Tally to
show “how any Congressman could
have done more for our district.” [
Now engaged in a hot fight for ;
re-election, the Congressman who
two years ago carried every county
in the district declared:
“The oldest political trick in the
bag is making a sweeping allega
tion without any proof or evidence
of any sort to back up the allega
tion’”
He said Tally had talked in
broad generalities, had made care- I
less and ruthless accusations with- j
out cause and has “talked glibly
about what a Utopia he would bring
into being if he could just get
elected to Congress.” “And, said
Mr. Carlyle, "getting elected seems
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WOW OFFICIALS HOLD MEETING HERE—Officials of the Woodmen of the World from this area
met yesterday at Johnson’s Restaurant to discuss problems of the organization and outline plans Imm
increasing the membership. Shown are the state officials who led in the discussion. Pictured are, left
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H»1 .Daily' Record mb to C»b Deaton,!. "
Hearing Highlights;
! Manning Statement
j Dunn citizens on Monday night
filled the city courtroom almost to
overflowing to protest the firing
without notice of veteran Police
| Chief George Arthur Jackson in!
one of the “hottest” public meet
! ings in the history of the town. 1
Following are some highlights and
quotes from the meeting:
j CHIEF JACKSON “For 28 years
| I have done the best I could with
what I had. to do with. I want to j
ask Mr. Manning just why I war.
dismissed and whether or not he
consulted the town board and if
it met with their approval." Jack
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The Record
Gets Results
Jury Took Only
15 Minutes
For Conviction
Richard Jones, 40-year-old
Lillington tenant farmer
charged with the knife slay
ing of a neighbor, was con
victed of manslaughter by
a jury in Harnett Superior
Court this morning and
Judge W. C. Harris senten
ced him to serve from 1 to
5 vears in State's prison.
Jones killed Otis Johnson, r t
neighbor, by cutting him to death
in a mysterious affray on Christ
mas Even night of 1950.
District Solicitor Jack Hooks
who had the case docketed every
court term for two years, asked the
jury to convict Jones on a charge
of second degree murder.
It took the jury only 15 minutes
to return the verdict of manslaugh
ter. Jurors said they found no
motive for the killing.
Johnson, a few years younger
than Jones and also a tenant farmer
was found dead at Jones’ home nine
miles from Lillington on the John
son ville Road. The slender, frail
defendant now lives and farms on
Lillington, Route 3.
WIDOW TESTIFIES
First witness for the State was
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Eulas Tart Dies
On Dunn, Route 2
Eulas F. Tart, 69, well-known
; farmer of Dunn, Route 2, died Tu«s
diy night at 11 o’clock at his home.
Hfe had been ill for sometime.
j 1 Funeral"-services -wih~he Mid,
Thursday at 3 o’clock at the home. •
Elder Lester Lee and Reir. M. E.
Godwin will officiate. Burial will be
: in the Lee-Johnson Cemetery, near
the home.
Mr. Tart was a native of Johns
ton County, son of the late Aus
tin D. and Louthemia Daughtry
Tart.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bettie
! Johnson Tart of Dunn, Route 2;
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SOME OF THE BASIC REASONS
FOR THE RELEASE OF MR.
JACKSON FROM THE DUNN
POLICE DEPARTMENT
1. Who would be in a better
i position to know of the situation in
relation to 'our Police Department
and for the need for a change than
I was, after having had a chance
' to work directly with this depart
: ment for eight months. I came to
work with an absolute neutral at
titude on the matter and reached
the decision by what I personally
observed and learned.
2. A Police Department should
' be active and efficient in all mat
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