*W EAT HER* NORTH CAROLINA Partly cloudy and continued hot today, tonight and Tuesday. • VOLUME II ../THE MAN OF THE HOUR 7 ... mam i - v m fIMMHfe/" ... -smm ** flnHMfiir ■wk jjjjm\ mfr llpf wEm .g&ra«Bgiteg % S t m • /\ M ~pC<. 1-sf f Bk. JB p| VICTOR IN THE BATTLE for the Democratic Presidential nomination, Gov. Adlai Stevenson has a warm greeting for newsmen as he leaves the home of his administrative assistant, William M. Blair, in Chicago. Stevenson, through an aide, disclosed that he had ordered alternate to vote for Harriman on first ballot. ■ (International Soundphoto) #.. _ EX-WIFE CONGRATULATES NOMINEE JFf K mm * ; « - •** f j DEMOCRATICVRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE Gov. Adlai Stevenson, of TlHnnin, 4s shown with his former wife, Ellen Borden Stevenson, in a photo made during friendly negotiations for their divorce tat 1948. Mrs. Ste venson sent the Governor a note of congratulations, calling him “the t finest available Democrat for President” (International Sovndphoto) I *Sen Brier) McMahon Dies In Georgetown WASHINGTON (IP) Sen. Brlen McMahon, father pf American atomic energy legislation and un #til a few days ago a presidential candidate, died today at George town Hospital. The 48-year-old Connecticut De mocrat “passed away quietly” with out coming out of the coma, into which he lapsed several days 'ago. IJe died at 10:10 a.m. EST. His physician Dr. Philip A. Caul field, said the cause was cancer of the lung which spread- to the sen ator’s back and pelvin. 'Mississippi Demos WiH Bolt To Ike BILOXI, Miss. (IP)—Some Missisippi Democrats are planning today to bolt the party and ps “independamts” to support Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, it was reliably reported to United Press. i- W A slate of independent electors . pledged to Eisenhower and affil iated neither with the Repub lican nor the Democratic national parties will be placed on the gen eral election ballot, it was report ed This unimpeachable source said the move is backed by men who were prominent in the Stated* Rights bolt of 1948. They domin _ ate the organization whose dele w gatlon was seated at the nation ol convention just ended. Party officials meantime are postponing the scheduled date to 8.. . . ' j- ■ V "-'T- TELEPHONES: 3117 * 3118 - 3119 McMahon, chairman of the joint Congressional Atomic Energy Com mittee and proponent of atomic dis armament, had been hospitalized for four weeks with what was des cribed as a “sacroiliac condition.” Dr. Caulfield said only his youth and vigor kept him alive as long as this. FAMILY WITH HIM All of the senator’s family was with him when he died—his wife Rosemary, his mother, Mrs. Wil liam H. MaMahon, two sisters. Mrs. (Continued On Page two) . reconvene the Democratic state convention to gain > time to study the outcome of- the national con vention ' before naming their slate of presidential electors, he said. The officials had recessed, in stead of adjourning, the conven tion last June 99 to enable them to use the electoral slate as a tool for bolting the party If they were not the national (Eire slailts Jlmird Stevenson Preparing For Campaign City Council Delays Action On New Budget Although the meeting of the Dunn City Council Fri day night was called to dis cuss the budget, presented by City Clerk Charles Storey, every topic except the one scheduled was taken -up, ranging from water to the selection of a new City Man ager. A. B. Uzzle of Hickory was pick ed as the new city manager. As one result of the meeting, however. City Clerk Storey was in structed to accept no further re quests for city water and sewage facilities from the persons ouside the present corooraVJ limits of the town of Dunn. Mayor Ralph Hanna touched off this move by pointing out that many residents of the areas bor dering Dunn were reoeivine water, sewage, police and fire protection, without contributing to the main tenance of these services by pay ing town taxes. * “If they wish these advantages.” Mayor Hanna declared, "they should be willing to come into the town.” City limits have already been extended to include the new Latimer addition. NO DISCRIMINATION The first proposal was to deny these privileges to bordering areas for a distance of a thousand feet beyond the present corporate lim its, but Mavor Hanna pointed out that it would be unfair to discrim inate between these persons and others, farther down the town line. “We couldn’t very well turn them down,” he declared, “and then tie in people living in the Black River section, for example.” The board adopted a motion made by Commissioner J. V. Bass instructing the City Clerk to ac cept no farther applications, wlth- Although ttr. s. EL Boat, Mas*, ager at the Erwin Mills at Ek wln, presented a good case in favor of supplying water to Erwin at a rate tower than the 16 cents per thousands approved by the board, the board held to this rate. Mr. Boat pointed out that the figure of 16.9 cents, worked out bv former City Manager Tommy Hobbs as the cost of manufacturing the water, included the costs of cler ical work and maintenance of the Dunn water system. Under these (Continued On Page two) Church Calls New Minister Officials of the Liliington Pres byterian Church todav announced that Dr. David A. Hufflnes has accepted the call to assume the pastorate of the Liliington Pres byterian Church. In a recent congregational meet ing, Liliington Presbyterians voted one hundred percent to extend the call to Doctor Huffines, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. D Huffines of Olivia. During the ’ weekend the minister notified the church of his acceptance. The Liliington church has been without a minister since the res ignation last October of the Rev. T. A. Guiton who accented new 1 work gt Belk Memorial Church , in Anderson. S. C. ~ Doctor Huffines who recently won his doctorate at Union Theo logical Seminary. Richmond, Va., has been preaching recently at a church in the Mecklenbere Pres bytery. Doctor and Mrs. HuffineS, who is a native of Greensboro, plan to move to the Liliington manse shortly. The new minister will preach at the church on the second Sunday morning in August. • Church members who served on the pulpit 'committee were H. T. Atkins, chairman, E. C. Gastineau, Neil Kelly, Mrs. J. N. Fuquay and Mrs. S. G. Howell. EGGS AND POULTRY , RALEIGH (If) Eggs and live J poultry? Central North Carolina live poul . try: Fryers or broilers steady. Heav ier weights In light supply. Heavy . hens steady. Supplies plentiful. Prices at farm up to 10 i if 1 / rrye f* °r broilers 2%-3 lbs. i ■»» ncivy hem 20. 1 M * rkyt JK§hhMM^^H 'Hip*''' V-: f w--j® >. mS 3sr ■■ "ML >■ • aSEm -iTaßv wg Ma! ■ LEDER BROTHERS OFFICIALS Pictured here are four executives of Leder Brothers, which has purchased B. Fleishman *. Sons Store in Dunn. Left to right are: J. Pan! Hatley, seerctaMH treasurer; Morris Leder, vice president; J. Herman Leder, president; and A E. Heafner, atwribU manager. The Dunn store will make 13 for (he popular Eastern Carolina mercantile chain. Date fan reopening of the new store will be announced later in The Daily Record. (Daily Record Photo).■ T. M. Stewart). ' •' -5? i ■ -SSn-sY*.r-WB&MKHfIISg X* i ' j 11 FIVE CENT’S FKK COPY 4C "" HW \ 0 v f % : 'tjr : jH Bill .wB IHI ■ , - v ■ aft I ■ ■ FIRM CHANGES HAND J. Herman Leder, left, and Sam Fleishman, right, are pictured here this morning as they discussed completion of the sale of B. Fleishman and Sons to Leder Brothers, Inc. Fleishman's is one of Ducn*s oldest and largest mercantile establishments and has been operated here continuously for more than 50 years. (Dally Record Photo by T. M. Stewart). ftrfrisi B, Fleishman and Sons, Inc., one of the oldest and largest mercantile firm in this section has been sold to Leder Brothers, Inc., and the Dunn firm was closed today as preparations were underway for reopening of the new store. . -Via| •Joint announcement of the i change was made this morning by Harry. Will and Sam Fleishman I and Herman Leder, president of I Leder Brothers. Fleishman’s was founded here more than 50 years ago by the late B Fleishman, one of the pioneer merchants of eastern Carolina and one of the most beloved men in the history of the town. Since his retirement and later his death, the firm has been op erated here by the three sons, all of whom are prominent and popular residents of the town. BEING AIR CONDITIONED The store will be closed until ! further notice for the purpose of i .inventory, replenishing of the large stock and for air-conditioning. Mr. Leder said this morning that the large store will be air-conditioned immediately. Here today with J. Herman Leder, Ihe Record Gefs Results NO. 166 j president of the company, were: I Morris Leder, vice-president: J. I Paul Hatley, secretary-treasurer, I and A. E. Heafner, advertising manager of the company. Leder Brothers is one of East ern Carolina’s largest and best- .. known mercantile establishments. The Dunn store will be the 13th for the company. Other stores are located at Whlte (ConUnued On Page Five) Baby Strangled To Death At Home In Wade John Wayne Baker, 6-months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jamas A. Baker of Wade, was acciden- - tally strangled to death this ‘Continue,; Go Pace Two) .