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*W EAT HER* NORTH CAROLINA Partly cloudy and a little warmer west. Considerable cloudiness and scat tered showers and thunderstorms east portion today. Rain, ending by late afternoon. Mostly fair and mild tonight, VOLUME II FAH DIALERS FOLT CONVENTION \ Jr | <if if lg rs; f ’ JWM f . elm CARRYING AN EFFIGY of the party emblem, Fair Deal Democrats raise placards high as they walk out of the Texas State Democratic Conven tion at San Antonio. The meeting split into two factions and fist fights broke out when it came to approving a pledge that delegates support tlie party candidate no matter what candidate is chosen at the coming national convention in Chicago. (International Soundphoto) Olive , Umstead Ending Campaign RALEIGH (IP) William B. Umstead and Hubert E. Olive, principals in a three-way race, close out their 0 campaigns for the Democratic nomination for governor tonight and await the decision of 506,000 Tar Heel Demo crats in tomorrow’s primary. The race for governor highlights >t a long list of races, ranging from a seat on the Supreme Court to constable to be decided at the polls . tomorrow. Bijt witi. no nationaf issues or candidates involved, the primaries have attracted little attention out siflex-the staßh There are nine contest for Con gress with North Carolina certain \ to get at least two new represen tatives in November. Several -other congressional races have incumbent democrats facing stiff opposition. Tn addition to Umstead, Olive and Charlotte real estate man Man ley Dunaway on the gubernatorial ballot, there is a, four-way race for the Democratic nomination for : - lieutenant governor and a two way race for the GOP nomination 0 for the same post. Carlyle And Tally In Final Appeals Congressman F. Ertel Carlyle, 0 predicting that he will receive the biggest majority tomorrow in his entire political career, said today that he is confident the citizens ■of the Seventh District' “aren’t go ing to turn their representation' over to the CIO bosses.” “Until recently,” declared Con gressman Carlyle, “the people of the dlst rlc t weren’t aware of the fact that the campaign against me Is being conducted by those who Want a puppet instead of a man 0 who -will stand on- his own feet.” OPPOSES REGIMENTATION “My record is good,” he said. “The people have seen fit to endorse tpy record in previous elections. The n only opposition to me now is com (Continued On Page Three) Ten Couples Seek * Divorce In Harnett Judge William T. Hatch of Ral eigh is scheduled to preside over a two weeks term of Harnett Civil Court which will convene June 9. This wIH be the final session of Ore spring terms of Haimett Superior Court. The next term will ‘Se criminal, to start the first week 0 ih September. Acting Clerk Elisabeth Matthews ; • has -listed 57 hearings for trial, iii cluding ten divorce actions which head the calendar. Following is the calendar for the term: MONDAY, JUNE 9. Divorce Actions Mildred F. Lawrence vs. Samuel Lawrence; W. T. Sauls vs. Ha S. Sauls; 6eheva Autry Pittman vs. Elmer Pittman; Clara Eliza Flippo A vs. Francis Wood Flippo; Martha N. w Calhoun vs. Donald Leroy Calhoun; Rulqr Warren Tew vs. R. Jethro Tew; Jacqulyn Lucas White vs. Jack ij. White Jr.; HUa Jackson Strick ‘ land vs. John Strickland; Margaret "a .’ll* Sawyer Orymes vs. Howard i: % \ i-;k ■m# r- : ■ ‘ Yf •' - ’ t r :- •* TELEPHONES: 3117 - 3118 - 3119 SIX RUNNING FOR COURT I Six candidates are running for i a single seat on the State Supreme Court and two men are vying for I state insurance commissioner. | Umstead, former U. S. senator, i will be (eted tonight in Durham, his hometown, while OliVCfe* for mer superior court Judge who has the blessing of outgoing Oov. Kerr Scctt, will attend a rally of his supporters at his home in Lexing ton. Both candidates are expected to come here tomorrow to await re sults of the voting. The polls will open at 6:30 a.m. and dose at 6:30 p.m. SPEECHES TONIGHT Umstead and four of his cam paign leaders will speak in a 30- minute broadcast tonight over a 17 ■ Continued On Page aai “I am confident of victory at the polls of the Seventh North Carolina Congressional district Saturday,” Joe Tally, Jr., said here today as his campaign to replace Rep. F. Er tel Carlyle neared its climax. “My observations during the five months I have spent visiting prac tically every community In the sev ere counties of the district convince me that the people are tired of do nothing representation. The plat form I have offered of integrity, economy and democracy in govern ment, a strong national defense and earnest, hard-working repres entatibn has been accepted by the great majority of voters with whom I have talked. . “When I began my campaign (continued on Page Three) Crymes; Eli Roy Bell vs. Ruth Mo bery Bell. I MOTION DOCKET < ■ Janet L. Stewart vs. Thomas C. Stewart; Durwood: A. Young va. J - sephlne S. Young- Malcolm Cam l eron- vs. Jessie Ruth Cameron; : Gene Wall et al vs. J. L. Wicker et al; Ruby W. Long vs. Jeter Clark i et 8ls; L. M. McDonald et al* vs. ■ James A. Wilson ?t Rl- ’ ' i TRIAL DOCKET R. O. Johnson et al Vs. R. E. (Ro i ry) Matthews;- O. J. Hodges vs. Maude -E: Hodges; Malcolm Oam eron vs. Jessie Ruth Cameron. TUESDAY. JUNE U 1 E. C. Nordan vs. J. P. Gardner . et al; John F. Scarborough, by his . next Friend vs. N- V. Stephenson; > Gladys Odell Burles vs. Norfolk .’ Southern Railway Co. et al; James ; F. Stories vs. Norfolk Southern Etall > way Co. et al. "■ ’ ■ [ WEDNESDAY, JUNE U Lonnie Taylor vs. R. S. Smith; t Jessie Mae Strickland Bleckwell, by She Bailu ilemrii Heavy Barkley Sixth Democrat Out For President WASHINGTON (IP) Vice President Alben W. Bark ley’s formal entry into the Dresidential race gave the Democrats six announced candidates today for their free-for-all national conven tion. First ballot votes also will be cast at Chicago for several favor ite son candidates. The 1,230 votes will be so divided at the outset that no candidate will have more than about a fourth of the total. Many Democrats believed a dead lock is a serious prospect. With Barkley announcing that he will not actively seek the nom ination, his friends regard him as a strong compromise possibility who could benefit from ’ a stalemate. The 74-year-old vice president said yesterday he would not cam paign for the nomination but would accept if it were offered to him. Democrats generally had counted him an available candidate since President Truman announced he would not run for reelection. The other announced Democratic candidates are Sens. Estes Kefau ver of Tennessee, Richard B. Rus sell of Georgia, Brien McMahon of Connecticut and Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma and Mutual Security Director W. Averell Harriman. RAYBURN MUM Friends of House Speaker Sam Rayburn intend to push him for the nomination if the convention is deadlocked. But unlike Bark lev, Rayburn expected to keep mum until and unless he decides to malge himself available^ OTHER HAPPENINGS Other political developments: 1. president Truman (said his whistle-stop campaign for the Dem-- erratic presidential nominee will j cover the substantial foreign aid 1 cute favored by Sen. Robert A„ J Taft of Ohio. * ' fi 3. Taft announced Me will make I a major foreign policy speech over > the National Broadcasting Co. net work at 1:30 p.m. EST Sunday, 90 minuleg before Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, nis chief rivai Tor the Republican presidential nomination is scheduled to land here from Paris, /;■'£. ■■ Hooded Parity Raiders Fail At Campbell ■ The second attempted party i panty raid on the girl’s dormi tory by . some 50 to 75 boys last night, failed to materialise when the boys Spotted two officials of I the college and the Student Council -President watching the dormitory from the shadows. The boys, their heads covered ! with hoods, made from tee shirts, 1 with holes cot for the eyes, were t converging on their objective r when Dean A. R. Burkot, Coach l Hargrove Davis and Student 1 Connell President Tom Register J were spotted. t r The group scattered and made their way back to their own I quarters, but leaders expressed i the determination to stage an- 8 other panty raid or similar event during the final seven days of t school, c >. . —I c ■ ■ ■ , . . S ■ 1 i i 1 ] ■j I I I MISS JULIE BEARD of Erwin, | student tune at Wafts Hospital . 1 to Durham, who has been chrsen as one of the representatives of that hospital for the convention of the National Norses Assoc ! DUNN, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 30, 1952 Vote Is Predicted Tomorrow Sounds Warning T / V Ms . .IP BHIi . M Ur L. M 9 ELDER STATESMAN Bernard Bar uch tells legislators in Washington that the gap between lagging ' American defenses and Russia’s “terrifying” military strength must be closed “before peace can become possible." Testifying be fore the Senate Preparedness Committee, he said that the na tion’s mobilization program “may fall to pieces” if a let-up is al lowed while “waiting for the next crisis to hit us.” (International) Her Entire^Term Mrs. Hazel Young, candidate for Dunn city judge, charged today that somebody has done her a grave injustice by spreading the false report that she wouldn’t serve out a full term If elected. “If I didn’t want very much to serve the citizens of Averasboro as judge, I wouldn’t be running for the office and I can assure (Continued On Page Three) Erwin Union Leader Scores AFL Tactics A Vice-President of Local Union 250 of Erwin, and one of the dele gates to the convention In Cleve land, who joined in the disaffilia tion movement, confessed this morning, that; he was disillusioned by the tactics of the leaders who led the bolt to the AFL, which he joined. He warns Erwin workers that the democratic principles are now in danger. , Hardy Johnson, vice president of Local 250 Erwin mill workers, which bolted from CIO to AFL two weeks ago issued a statement here saying'. “I am completely disillusioned at the tactics and lack of democracy of Lewis M. Conn and the handful of leaders who engineered the switch from CIO to A. F. L.” Johnson’s statement continued," I attended a’ meeting of the Erwin Chain Council here yesterday. Its proceedings were a perfect example of dictatorship in action. I was a delegate to the TWUA-CIO con BULLETINS WASHINGTON (IP) Russia’s build up of long-range air power and its growing atomic stockpile are “the most ominous threat” ever faced by America, according to Gen. Nathan F. Twining, acting Air Force chief of staff. BERLIN (IP) East Germans barricaded as least six | roads running between Western Berlin and the Soviet none of Germany today in a further Communist effort to Beal off Allied-occupied sectors of the city. WASHINGTON (IP) Advocates of “atomic firepower unlimited” endorsed President,Truman’s $4,200,000,000 a tomic expansion program today but suggested that it . isn’t big enough. ~ ' ITHACO, N. Y. (IP) Cornell University barred 85 students from the campus <o ne year today far seizing a broadcasting station and announcing tmit Russian piffles had bombed France and England. she stranded*"’her four-year-oDd girl while try- Polling Places Will Be Open 6:30 To 6:30 By LOUIS DEARBORN Record Staff Writer Upwards of 6,000 Harnett County Democrats are ex pected to go to the polls Sat urday to nominate local, county and State officials to climax a campaign that got off to a slow start but has picked up momentum. The polls will be open in the county's 21 precincts from 6:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m., and County Elections Chairman Dougald Mc- Rae skid today that everything is in readiness. Mr. Mcßae expressed belief that the vote will be heavy. Harnett or dinarily votes about 5,500 in its Democratic primaries. Nomination is usually tantamount to election in this overwhelmingly Democratic county. HOT RACE FOR CONGRESS Principal interest in tomorrow’s voting lies in the races for Gov ernor and Congressman. Supporters of all candidates today issued last minute predicitons of victory. Candidates to be nominated in clude a Governor, Lieutenant Gov ernor, a Judge of the Supreme Court, a Congressman and a host of county officials. Probably tops in interest is the three-tyay race for Governor between former Sen ator William B. Umstead of Dur ham, Hubert E. Olive of Lexington and Manley D. Dunham of Char lotte. Four candidates are offered to choose from for the post of Lieut enant Governor, Luther Hodges, Marshall Kurfees, Ren J. McDon ald and Roy Rowe. • Three names. )Vill appear the ballot in the -slots'-Yor UoatresaMjlß fib •’Aha Seventh Congressional District, F. Ertel Carlyle, fQcttjntent, j. O. Talley, Jr., of Fayetteville and Ernest Mayhan of Wilmington. Six men are running for the post of Judge of the Supreme Court, I. T. Valentine of Nashville, the incumbent, William H. Bobbitt, Oscar 'O. Efird, Allen G. Gwynn, R. Hunt Parker and F. D&nald Phillips. Waldo C. Cheek, the incumbent, is opposed in the race for Com ■ Continued On Page Six) vention in Cleveland and was on the losing side which supported George Baldanzl right up to the end. I signed a UTW-AFL mem bership card.” RESENT CRITICISM “Yesterday I questioned some statements made at the Erwin Chain Council meeting. I was critical of some of the tactics. Lewis Cony then said ‘I would ask you not to attend any more meetings unless you can be with us. I believe you owe it to us and yourself not to attend.’ ” “Although Conn is not elected to any post I offered to leave the meeting after Conn suggested that it be adjourned. I then remarked that my leaving the meeting would mean I had succeeded in driving Conn and the A F of L staff mem bers underground. “The meeting ad journed before I left the hail.” “Tonight I read that the mem (Continued On Page Six) Manning Asserts Officials Should Lay Aside Politics City Manager Oliver O. Manning, whose firing by the city council was an nounced earlier this week, today suggested that coun cil members rise above “pet ty politics and personalities” and move forward with the business of building a better town and community. The city official, who must leave ■office not later than June 15i blamed “a small pressure group” for his ouster, but said he frank ly didn't know the members of the group. He said it was unfortunate that the city counctlmen had to let the pressure group sway them into doing something hasty and taking action which they might regret la ter. , “They’ve taken little minor issues and irritations and built them up,” said Manning. “I thought they ought to use some good, common juogment.” PUTS COMMUNITY FIRST Mr. Manning said the welfare of the town and community ought to come ahead of all personalities and all other matters. “It doesn’t matter what happens to me as an individual,” asserted the city manager. “I’m unimport ant. But it does matter Whether or not we have good government. Coats Denies Voting To Fire Manning; Others Sav He Did «v : w . .-,Cilv Commissioned Leek Co£ts early this afternoon iasUo4 a statement denying tliat he voted to. request the Resignation of City Mana ger Oliver O. Manning and pledged his full-support to the ousted city manager. ' Mayors Ralph E. Hanna and other members of the council, when told of 'Coats’ statement, promptly con tradicted him and declared empha tically that he voted for Manning’s resignation. In his statement, Mr. Coats ex plained that at the meeting he did not oppose “the unofficial action of cur board in sending the letter requesting his resignation’’ But said he. did not. vote in favor of it. APOLOGIZES TO MANNING He said in the statement that,he now realizes his mistake and add ed. “I ar>olo<?bp pnbliclv to Mr. Manning for being a ‘politician’ who vested at his exoensp and at the expense of citizen* who rightfully wonder when political plums or personal erudves or pressure groups cease to be the determining factor in our' mutual welfare.” Coats said hp is willing to “stand behind him (Manning' and cunnort him until pvidencp of inefficiency or dishonesty is shown to justify a reversal of this stand ” He also challenged other mem bers of the board to “let’s get and give reasons to oust Manning or be men enough to rescind this un official action officially and to back him with connective effort.” OFFICIALS DISAGBFE Mavor Ralnh Hanna, called for comment, reiterated emphatically that Coats voted in favor of firing Manning. “I don’t care what he says noiw.” declared Commissioner ,T. V. Rass “be voted for It at the meeting." Mayor Protem R O. Tart and Commissioner B. A. Bracey also said Coats voted in favor of the resignation. COATS' STATEMENT Following is the complete text of Mr. statement: May 30, 1952 To The Citizens of Dunn: T didn’t vote for requesting Mr. Manning's resignation nor have j voted to dismiss him from his du ties as City Manager of our town. I’ll have to admit I ijid not oppose tiie unofficial action of our board in sending the letter requesting his resignation. You could say T agreed to let the sentiments of some pre vent my making an issue of what seemed a determined course of act ion. But because it has become a public issue, and to answer critic ism and clarify any misgivings I wish to let you know whyT “agreed” and also why I am pot only will ing but desirous to rescind my FORMER DUNN PASTOR Rev. William a MR* former pastor of tbs Hood Memorial Christian Cton*. and now of Vb4™i FJa„ will MMpp^fMs' 1 • ss? ipiiii • • •' - FIVE CENTS PER COPY "This is my town,” he contin ued, “I love Dunn, and I’m going tn fight for what’s right because I’m going to raise my children here. I want them to have a good town and a good community in which to grow up and live. Mr. Manning w'as undecided today whether or not he’ll state his case to the people at a big mass meet ing of citizens scheduled for Mon day night at 7 o’clock. “I really don’t have anything to say,” he declared. “The board took its action and there’s nothing left for me to say. He said it was possible, however, that he might change his mind and have a few remarks to enlighten the citizens at the mass meeting Monday night. “Somehow," he added, “I just don’t think all that talking does a lot of good." Reports persisted today, how ever, that a large delegation will be on hand Monday night to de mand of the council its reasons for firing Manning. Indications point to a record crowd. So mnch interest has bean manfest In the current uproar that a citizen telephoned The Daily Re cord this morning and suggested “away to help pay off the town’s indebtedness.” Instead of having It in the courtroom which can only accom modate a few fundred people, they “weak’,’ position anfl endorse arjd, support, the man. \,. * ’ At this meeting called log the purpose of “putting the skids” un r der Manning, let me remind you of its unofficial nature by saying no clerk was present and no minutes recorded. As I listened to the dis cussion which led to the letter, I recall that it was not criticism of his work and that no reasons were given that would warrant a dis missal—just a get-together or hud dle, to accomplish what apparent ly was the desire of some. (You are now familiar with the way “pol iticians” operate—the unofficial thinking, and acting being accept ed as, a prescribed routine and let the public always wonder what the real motives or reasons were for this or that. A study of the let ter will bear (his out.) As I “went along” at the meeting I felt that if it were put to a vote I’d be forced to vote against it because I had T | Operetta Proves | Big Success Here s 1 The musical “An Old Kentucky ‘ Garden” an operetta in two acts based on the music of Stephen C. Foster was received with distinctive enthusiasm by a sizeable audience at last nights performance at the Dunn High School Auditorium. The choral numbers and the individual I numbers received ovations through out the entire operetta. The op-1 eretta was presented by the St, Mary’s Dramatic Club of' Golds- [ boro under the direction of Sister j Mary Josetta, of the Order of the I Immaculate Heart of Mary. Miss Rosette Farfour of /Goldsboro ac companied at the piano. I BISHOP WATERS PRESENT | In the audience were found many ; distinguished people from the Ike Will Became j Civilian On Tuesdami PARIS (VI Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower gave up su preme command today and announ ced he will take off his uniform Tuesday to "assume the privileges of an American citizen"—obviously including the right to speak freely on poll tics. Eisenhower formally turned his, command over, to Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway in a ceremony on the lawn of supreme headquarters and prepared to fly to Washington to morrow. * : bseenss effective tester-! JL , .flj * \ | The Record Gets Results could hold the meeting in the ball park and sell tickets at a premium. They wouldn’t have any trouble selling ’em at any price, either,'” suggested the caller, who asked to remain anonymous. Mr. Manning reiterated this mor ning that he had been given no reason and knew of no reason why he should have been asked to re sign. “I have done everything the board ever instructed me to do,” he said. “I have carried out every single order. Whatever I did was done because the board wanted it done.” He said this also applies to the firing of Police Chief George Ar thur Jackson after 28 years of con tinuous service. COUNCIL WANTED IT “It’s true,” said Manning, “that the city council didn’t hold a for mal meeting and formally request me to fire Jackson. But they let me know they wanted it done and I knew in doing it that I was carry ing out the wishes of the board." He indicated that he would not have done so if the board had not let him know Its wishes. Manning said he was advised when he first took office—in fact, that he had read it in the papers —that the board wanted Jackson fired. “But I wouldn’t fire him until I had made up my own mind,” con- I Continued On Page Three) him HrEteTflope to find one that would complete a team. That was - my mistake. I realise now that if need be we should stand alone to defend a man—at least consider reasons why he needs replacing— and to give the man ample op portunity to defend himself. You who are familiar with the letter in question know that NONE erf us stood by him or his own righto. I apologize publicly to Mr. Man ning for being a "politician” who “cessed" at his expense and at the expense of citizens who rightfully wonder when political plums, or personal grudges or pressure groups 1 cease to be the determining factor in our mutual welfare. Until We can officially cite reasons for in efficiency or dishonesty in any pub lic servant, and listen honestly to (Continued on Page Three) Town of Dunn and Harnett County who praised the production aa a fine musical. Bishop Vincent S. Waters, D. D„ Bishop of the Catho lic Diocese of Raleigh was in the audience and was introduced by Father Francis A. McCarthy, Pas tor of Sacred Heart Church i the finale. Bishop Waters laudsd ] the efforts c< the St. Mary’s -j Dramatic Club for providing an evening of fine entertainment. “In J our times” Bishop Waters stated “it is refreshing to witness whole some entertainment. When in our . 1 day we find so many examples at 3d poor entertainment, it is worth while to review a presentation de signed at helping to put Christ- \ (Continued On Page Three) row. Arriving in Washington BM)#J day, he will spend Monday Tuesday reporting to America^.aj il and military authorities and "bn m Tuesday night I will take c*fd£§| uniform. , ,-f* “Then I will assume the gM eges of an American citizen,” 1 NO. 125
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