*WEATHER 4-
NORTH CAROLINA Fair and
continued bot today, tonight and
Friday, with afternoon tempera
tures 96 to 100.
VOLUME II
SENATOR RICHARD B. RUSSELL
Richard Brevard Russell. . . . Born Nov. 2, 1897. . . . Winder, Ga. ...
English ancestry. . . . Now six-foot, 180-pound bachelor. . . . Cooks
hominy grits, country ham, steaks in his Mayflower hotel apartment,
i ... At age eight or nine spent night in Georgia governor's mansion...
I Determined then to be politician Became state's youngest gov
ernor in 1931. . . . University of Georgia law degree. . . . World War 1
apprentice seaman. . . . Baseball, football player as schoolboy, amateur
leagues. . . . Now baseball fan, Monday morning quarterback. . . . But
%' favorite is hunting. . . . Reads extensively, mainly biographies, mili
tary affairs. . . . No card player. . . . Conservative dresser. . . . Delib
erate talker. . . . Not active in social life. . . . In Senate since 1933.
Distributed by Central Press Association
Latin Lover Relates
- Woman
Dunn's Frozen
Robbery Makes
National News
By UNITED PRESS
The ooutii ceared today under a
brassy sun that carried a sustained
heat wave into its - third week and
’ gJS&ve South Carolina the honor of
the hottest .spot in the na
tion. ,
The- Weather Bureau said slight
relief was in sight in .scattered
areas. For the rest of the South,
more heat.
106.5 DEGREES
Mamberg. S. C., had an unofficial
but accurate reading yesterday of
-06.5 degrees which would hiake
It the hottest spot in the nation.
Presidio, Tex., came in with an
With the heat there also was a
scarcity of rain and parched crops
turned browner. At Nashville, which
has-a normal rainfall of- four in
ches 'fa dune, precipitation for the •
month has been .18 of an inch.
COOKING BOLL WEEVILS
Only the cotton farmsers could
look over the shimmering country
side and say anything king about
the lteat. The sun was cooking
boll weevils right out the cottpn
Diants'
« The: Bamberg reading was taken
ny DC. B. F. Green, volunteer, but
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PRINCIPALS AT THE DEBATE Pictured here are the principals at last night’s debate between Congressman F. Eld el Carljle and hit
opponent, Slayer Joe Tally of Fayetteville. Left t/ right are Mr. T»*y, Jim McMllien, founder of the Dunn Information (Clinic, Manager
Norman buttles of the Chamber of fCommeree, City Judge H. Paul Strickland, who served as moderator, and Congressman Carlyle. (Dally
Record photo by BUI Biggs). - G’* <• -
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ST. LOUIS (IP) Jose Romero, j
23-year-old confessed killer, lan- ,
guished in his jail cell today after
telling police the lurid details of
a midnight rendezvous at which
he said he strangled his ex-danc-i
ing teacher and former sweetheart.
Romero is under arrest on a first
degree murder charge and is held
for a grand jury investigation.
The swarthy, smiling Mexican,
- object of a nationwide search,
walked casually into police head
quarters last night and gave his
version of the slaying of Mrs. Irene
Thompson, pretty 30-year-old mo
ther of one.
Romero told police “I pull the
ironing cord tight” around her neck
as the couple struggled on the floor
of the hotel room that Mrs. Thomp
son took to get a vacation.
The brunette was found Sunday
nearly naked, kneeling on blood
soaked pillows, with her left breast
pierced and an ugly gash on her
neck.
HAD STIFF DRINKS
Romero said he and Mrs. Thomp
| son had renewed their love affair
Friday night and had several “stiff
drinks” in her hotel room before
making a round of St. Louis tav
erns.
In one of the taverns they met
two men who told Romero “not
to run around with Irene anymore."
One of the men attacked hirti
with a knife, Romero said, cutting
hmi on the arm. Mrs. Thompson
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Large Crowd Hears Candidates Debate
Candidates For
President All
Predict Victory
WASHINGTON (IP) Re
publican and Democratic
presidental candidates broke
out in a rash of victory
claims today in an effort to
spread “bandwagon fever”
among still - uncommitted
convention delegates.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s
campaign manager predicted in
Denver that the general will win
the GOP nomination on the ‘(sec
ond or third ballot"
Sen. Robert A. Taft's campaign
headquarters prepared a ••conser
vative” tabulation claiming at least
601 convention delegates for the
Ohio senator—just three short of
the number required for nomin
ation.
RUSSELL HAS 300
In the Democratic race. Sen.
Richard B. Russell tD-Ga) said
he will have 300 delegates on the
first ballot and will gain steadily
thereafter until he wins the nom
ination. His managers asserted that
he has gained strength rapidly
during his current Western tour.
Sen. Estes Kefauver <D-Tenn>
derided Russell’s claim, and stood
pat on his own forecast that “it
will be Kefauver on the fifth or
sixth ballot.”
But tile concensus of leading
Washington political writers W'as
that neither Russell nor Kefauver,
but Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson ol Il
linois, was the most likely Demo
cratic presidential nominee.
Newsweek magazine polled 50 of
the pundits and found that 30 ex
pected Stevenson to win the nom
ination despite pis insistence that
he doesn’t want it.
I (.Nine picked Kefauver, five nam
! ed Vice, President AUteti W.-Bark
id en Tor
I one for Foreign Aid Admihistra
! tor W. Averell Harriman.
WRITERS SPLIT
The photo-finish quality of the
GOP race was reflected in an al
most even split; 25 of the writers
i guessed Taft would win', 24 thought
• it would be Eisenhower, one held
out for Gov. Eqrl Warren of Cal
ifornia.
A month ago, before Eisenhower
returned from Europe, 35 of the
writers picked him to win, while
only 11 placed their bets on Taft.
OTHER EVENTS
In other political developments:’
1. Eisenhower scheduled a major
I address tonight from Denver at
9.30 p. m. EST over the CBS ra
dio network.
2. Taft devoted the day to catch
ing up with Senate work and long
distance telephone talks with his
regional campaign managers. He
will go to Charlottesville, Va., to
morrow to meet with the state’s
convention delegates and deliver an
evening speech.
3. Sen. Edwin C. Johnson (D-
Colo), Russell’s campaign manager,
said the Georgia senator is making
“steady headway” in gaining West
ern delegates. Russell conferred'
with New Mexico Democratic lead
ers today at Albuquergue.
4. Senate Democratic Er
nest W. McFarland, (Ariz.) Invit
ed a number of convention dele
gates from 15 Western states to
meet with Sen. Robert S. Kerr <D-
OklaV, a Democratic presidential
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DUNN, N. C. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 26, 1952
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FIREMEN FIGHT FIRE ON HOT DAY Dunn firemen are shown here this morning as they
battled a fire at the home of Adele Monk on North Fayetteville Avenue. Twenty-one firemen an
swered the call at 12:38 and prevented the house from being totally destroyed. Howard M. Lee,
secertary-treasurer of the department, said Considerable damage was done. The structure was owned
by Ruth Ham McNeill. (Daily Record photo by T. M. Stewart).
White Warns South Will Revolt
If Snubbed By Party At Chicago
JACKSON, Miss. (IP)
j Gov. Hugh White declared
today that Mississippi Dem
ocrats will “join with fellow
f ion
Southern platform proposals
are snubbed at the Chicago
convention.
In a rowsing keynote address at
the States’ Rights-dominated party
convention here, the 70 - year -old
governor spelled out a "declaration
of Southern Democratic independ
ence.” He said it has the endorse
ment of Gov. James F. Byrnes of
South Carolina, Herman Talmadge
of Georgia, Robert Kennon of
. Louisiana and Allan Shivers of
Texas.
NO OTHER CHOICE
“If the national Democratic Party
refuses to recognize the requests
of the South -for recognition in
party affairs,” he thundered, “then
we can only join with our fellow
Southerners in appropriate action
do as we did in 1948 cast our
votes in November and in the
electoral college for a real States'
Rights, Jeffersonian Democrat.”
The governor said Southern
Democrats must “know our candi
dates before we promise them our
support.” He said delegates from
the South will “insist on our right
to accept, or reject candidates and
platforms that may <;ontain poli
cies that would destroy the very
foundation of our • Southern life.
“We refuse to issue open notes !
signed in advance that delivers j
the South to the support of men j
and measures that are unacceptable
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Dunn Gjrl.Rescues ►
Boy Froj^ffimg
Thirteen-year-old Jan Aycock of
Dunn today was being acclaimed a
heroine for saving the life of a
small boy at Wrightsville Beach
but she modestly disclaimed any
credit for her heroic act.
. “Anybody else would have done
the same thing," she insisted.
But those who saw how the Dunn
girl fought the waves and strug
gled to rescue the boy who had
gone under his last time, said it
was a feat to make anybody proud.
She’s the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
C. B. Aycock, Jr. .
NO THANKS GIVEN
The mother, who had been
screaming hysterically, was so fran
tic that she grabbed the boy when
Jan got him to shore and rushed
off without bothering to introduce
herself or even give Jan a word
of thanks for saving him.
Jan related this morning that
the boy, who appeared to be about
nine or ten years old, had floated
out on a raft beyond the safety
zone and over his head.
ANSWERED SCREAMS
When his mother saw him fall
off the raft she starred screaming
and Jan heard her. A lifeguard was
a short distance away, but appar
ently did not hear the frightened
mother.
Jan didn’t wait for the life
guard. She started swimming to
ward the drowning boy to pull him
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THE WEATHER AND THE DEBATE WERE HOT - Picture here Is a portion of Ihe .watering crowd that bra,* the htotert -,***
of the year to hesfr a debate last night between Congressman F. Erie) Carlyle and his oni*n.~it Mayor Joe Tallv at VKtmMaSm
was a lively affair. W. D. (Peavine) Reynolds, former Harnett official and now county manager of Robeson, Is -a—~ at es*Mam
Sea* photo hTfcfo W*nT lter ”* rt *° J ° hn BnlPeS " Th “' B CUotc D ‘ r * c ** r Jim McMUten headed toward l>e exit on the left. (Daily
JAN AVCOCK
in. As she swam toward him, she
kept shouting instructions to him,
but the boy was so far gone he
couldn’t respond.
The event happened a week or
so ago and Jan is so modest she
didn’t even tell anybody about it.
It was only after others returned
from the beach and told the story
that the news got out.
FIVE CENT’S t*EK COFY
TALLY
Following are highlights of Mr j
Tally’; remarks during last night's
debate.
"The people of the Seventh Dis- j
trict have not had good, dawn-to
| earth representation. The people
of this district deserve to be heard
from, but so far their representa
tive has not spoken for them
"Not once has he (Carlyle t stood
up to speak in behalf of the farm
j program.
“Great and important issue
been debated, but not once during !
all this time has the present Reo- j
resentative stood up to speak He ;
either hasn’t felt any conviction
or he has had nothing to say.
"lie has remained silent when
we at home have read about cor
ruption, about money being hauled
out the back door in internal rev
enue scandals Washington has
sunk to new low levels.
The people can speak only
through their Congressman. They
expect him to speak and work ior
them.
“Because of a silly Coast Guard j
bureaucratic rule that classified
Nitrate of Soda as an explosive j
:he port at Wilminrton could no,
be used so the farmers of this dis-1
trict had to pay a third of a mill
ion dollars more for their soda.
The Representative should have
called the bureau on the carpet for
this. But, as usual, he did nothing. I
Action came onlv after a Congress
man from another district inter
vened.
1 “On test ballots like the REA.
we found our present Congressman
voting against it six out of seven
times.
“A campaign ought not to be
conducted on slurs and rumors, but j
on the record. I have here in my
hand two bills—his record for his
entire two terms. One is a bill for J
the relief of an alien and the other
is a bill for the relief of a Rep
ublican.
“As sour renresc.native I prom
’ Ise that I will >york hard for you.
■ wfCrv citizen deserves to ve re\p
resented.”
THE REBUTTAL
Following are highlights of Mr.
Tally’s remarks on rebuttal:
“Mr. Carlyle has had a lot of
fun over the fact that mv home
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CARLYLE
Following are highlights of Con
gressman Carlvle’s remarks during
last night’s debate:
“I recognize that we must have
a good, wholesome, clean govern
ment in Washington. When I first
went to Congress. I aligned myself
with those who opposed corruption
in government and who opposed
the waste of public funds.
“I believe that by the ellmina- |
tion of waste, we could actually j
reduce taxes.
“I am not asking you to vote for
the on the issue of personalities,
but upon the record. I am stand
ing on my record I have made.
And I might say in passing that
the people of Cumberland County
think I’m doing a good job. Cum
berland County gave me a majori
ty on May 31st; Cumberland Coun
ty has always given me a good ma
jority.
“If my county wouldn’t give me
a majority, I wouldn’t want to go
to Congress because I'd have no
business there.
“I have tried to follow the dic
(tH*nilnu«-d On Pag- Two'
The Record
Hr Results
Carlyle, Tally
Discuss Issues
Os Tie Campaign
Congressman P. Ertel Car
lyle of Lumberton and his
opponent, Maydr Joe Tally
of Fayetteville, debated the
issues in the Seventh Dis
trict congressional campaign
here Wednesday night be
fore a crowd of more than
500 in the sweltering heat of
the Dunn Grammar School
Auditorium.
Sentiment, reaction and applause
seemed pretty evenly divided. The
heat of the issues seemed almost
as hot as the weather and at the
end of the hour and a half-long
event, few among the sweat
drenched crowd could determine the
winner of the political oration. The
debate was sponsored by the Dunn
Information Clinic. City Judge H.
Paul Strickland presided.
“NO SPOKESMAN”
i Mr. Tally, who led off the de
bate, accused Carlyle of being a
"do nothing Congressman" _ who
had failed to speak for his dis
trict, who failed to speak out a
: gainst corruption and waste, who
voted with the administration on a
foreign policy that failed.
He also said Congressman Car
lyle had failed to defend the farm
program and had voted against
REA six out of seven times.
“The people of the Seventh Dis
trict,” said Tally, “have not had
good, down-to-earth representation.
1 They have had nobody to speak
for them in Washington.”
He said Carlyle had sat silent
while the national government in
Washington had sunk to its low
est level in history.
HITS WORLD FEDERATION
Congressman Carlyle, in fine
form and fighting hack furiously,
fflsap’Sß sas
alist who wants to abolish,our form a?
of government and set Bp some
sort of world federation iq which
the United States of America would
be sold down the river."
“I love the United States of
America,” said Congressman Car
lyle. “I love this great form of
government of ours. How in the
world can any man bring his mind
around to wanting any other sort
of government but that of the good
old United States of America?” he
asked.
He said that under Mr. Tally’s
proposal Russia, India, China and
other poulous foreign countries
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CIO Says West
Statement Was
Not Authorized
Scott Hoyman, official •
CIO administrator who is
now directing activities of
Local 250, TWUA at Erwin,
said today that Tom West
had no authority whatever
for issuing a statement ves- 1
terday saying that the CIO k
is not backing Mayor Joe
Tally of Fayetteville for .4
Congress.
Congressman F. Ertel Carlyle of .2
Lumberton has charged that
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