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■rWEATHER* NORTH CAROLINA Mostly fair and continued rather warm to day, tonight and Tuesday. VOLUME II DUNN LEAF MARKET OPENS THURSDAY MBBBsßngr, . jH Bp HL JH 'V .* ■■■ H BE^5 tf ' : ~3^:f" J<r ~" <,?4Mtt V'; „, 9k */: '4iEgpi y^’iljlaß WSStimr '^CTiTßiliSi li r^M *; 41 Js * , *'* < ™^ ; W 1 ” 84 . |l ;: ;y| V " <f . ..' , . f V g| | shh :-’ / & mm, xx.liiftSLiS 62 KAtM * F COTTON David Tew, right, of Dunn, Route 5, yesterday brought the first /Ij“'** etetop to thei I*B3 season to tow*. Myres W. Tilghman, owner of General Utility Co., ginned i tha cotton!in his braqgj new gfa and pal#Mr. Tew a record 5* cents a pound tor the bale, which sLeigh- AJ XdLWijteuhds. shown at Ois left jp 4. RC. Godwin, owner of the tend on which Tiw. farina ft was hard to tell who was happiest abdttt the new bal%»Mr. Tilghman, shuiut •» center, dr Mr. Tew.-(Daily Record Photo by J. W- Temple, Jr.) ■ S n .. ’ *•...' • • * ”"■ ’-■ *■■■■ ■*■*_■ ■ ■ ■■■ — b —.a l - 1 , ■■* i; t-..'» ■ ■».■, ■>— -OT-.0 Cotton Brings 50 Cents * Ikes Headquarters To Be In New York DENVER, llP)—Associates of Dwight D. Eisenhower said today the republican presidential nominee will move his campaign headquarters gto New York’s Commodore Hotel, reaving only a rear detachment. jP) Eisenhower’s main case of opera tions. on or after Sept. 14, will be a headquarters on wheels—his campaign train—and that most of his advisers would travel with him. It was also disclosed that Eisen hower would make a strong pitch for the support of organized labor in an address to the American Federation of Labor convention In New York next Sept. 15. Since the convention will be re called to order at the time Eisen- hower had planned to put his train on the road, the general is expected to delay his tour a day or so. DUFF CHEERED Eiemhower supporters cheered Sen. James H. Duff, R-Pa for immediately pouncing upon a state ment by Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois, Democratic presidential * Harnett Lad Proves To Be Real Quiz Kid Last week when Harnett Coun ty 4-H club boys and girls were « camping at Camp Millstone W they attended classes on elec tricity. Teacher Bill Mitchell of the Duke Power Company asked the question, "Who discovered el ectricity?” Eight-year-old Grady Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Phil lips of Holly Springs, knew the answer. "Thales, an old Greek teacher," said little Grady. And Mitchell's M eyes popped. It wss the first ™ time in lecturing hundreds es school children he had received the correct answer. "What’s more, Grady—a third grade pupil at Bnekhom School explained he had “read about tt — 1 feajtfcfa; TELEPHONES: 3117 • 3118 - 3119 nominee, that the “mess in Wash ington” needed cleaning up. Duff, referring to a letter Stev. enron wrote to the Oregon Journal of Portland thanking the newspaper for its support of his candidacy said it proved there was a need for a change of administration in i Washington. “As to whether I can clean up the mess in Washington. I would ; bespeak the careful scrutiny of j what I inherited In Illinois anc: what has been accomplished in I three years,” Stevenson’s letter said. SEEK LABOR SUPPORT Sen. Richard M. Nixon of Cali ! fornia, Eisenhower’s running mate. 1 and others close to the general believe the Repubicans stand a I good chance of getting substantial •support from organized labor for < Continued On Page two! in a oemic book”, an educational oomie distributed several months ago by his 4-H Chib leader. An# Grady told how In 690 R C. Thales rubbed a piece of amber with cloth and found it would "tm win,” said Mitchell He explained that often school child. set the Idea Benjamin raflnfwaa the first to dis- <y«|ainn, little Grady's chib leader, noted that ten years Is Hie age limit for 4-H Club hoys, hot that on Neemmendat ion of the child’s school princi pal an exception eras made for the PhiniM boy. "I was told he road well, said “now I know it.” j &«&■»•*•> **irvk.** •?* 3Mte»AiSSfeiai- : » *iste' <i Dunns Tobacco Market Will Open August 21 (Sht JJailij jilenrrd . The season’s first bale of cotton was ginned and sold in Dunn yesterday afternoon and brought a record 50 cents a pound. David Tew of Dunn, Route 5 brought the cotton to the General Utility Company here and Myres W. Tilghman, proprietor, paid him $242 for tlje bale which weighed 484 pounds. Mr. Tilghman pointed out that the present market price Is only 42 cents a pound for jd cotton, but said he was paying a premium since It was the first bale of the season and because of the fact it was the first, bale processed at his new gin. HAS GOOD CROP Mr. Tew said he has 50 acres of tobacco and predicted he’ll yield 75 bales of cotton. He farms on-the land of J. B. Godwin. Veteran cotton men here said it was the first time they’d ever ' known a bale of cotton to bring a l half-dollar a pound here and said the price might set a new record for the State. Last year, the first bale brought 40 cents, although the market price (Continued On Page two' Neill McDonald Dies At Age 85 Neill Buie McDonald. 85. wide ly-known resident of Lllllng ton, route 2, died Monday afternoon at 2:15 o’clock at hes home. He had been U1 since early In the spring. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Flat Branch Presbyterian Church. The Rev. O. M. Gibbs of Fayetteville and the Rev. GUI Clary will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will lie In state for one hour prior to the services. EARLY SETTLER Mr. McDonald was a native and lifelong resident of Harnett and one of the early settlers of his - community. He was ordained as an elder in the Flat Branch Church January 23, 1911 and was elected Clerk of Bentons February 26, 1911. He was serving as clerk at the time of his death. Mr. McDonald married the for mer Flora Eliza Bain on January 27. 1197. Surviving are one son, Hugh Duncan McDonald of the home; five daughters. Mrs. Cedi F. How lOurilsM •* Pag* Two) V£4&>Uf. * y >*% ■ vW “ DUNN, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 19, 1952 Truman Won’t Make Whistle Stop Campaign WASHINGTON, (IP)—Pre sident Tinman has aban doned plans for a whistle stop campaign tour this fall, but will deliver a series of speeches on behalf of the Democratic ticket in pivot al northern ctiies, it was disclosed today. Authoritative sources said Mr. Truman “readily accepted" this restricted campaign role, assigned to him by Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson, the party’s presidential nominee, and other Democratic strategists who met in Springfield, 111,, last weekend. The conferees deemed that Ste venson's big job is to make himself better known to the American peo ple, and that any cross-country speaking tour by Mr. Truman would detract from Stevenson’s own campaign. Informants emphasized that Ste venson and his advisers had no de sire to shunt Mr. Truman out of the campaign entirely. On the con trary, they said, the presidential role is regarded as the Important one of “trouble shooting” for the Democrats In critical areas. TO SPEAK LABOR DAY Mr. Truman’s first campaign speech will be delivered in Milwau kee on Labor ’Day. While no de finite schedule has been worked out for his subsequent appearances, informants mentioned New York. Chicago and Detroit as likely spots sos Truman speeches. f* lie is exacted to carry thing* for (the DetMVtltte it A suatf soqchy Issues' -a*. dm aigh’i ahgL, labor legiritation. The Ihecky appta/yjtly is that Mr. Trumart can woo Negro and untold votes with hre-breathing speeches on these subjects, without necessarily stirring up as much protest among Southern Democrats as would ensue if Stevenson him self made such speeches. Says Death Os FDR Made Him A Red WASHINGTON lff) Holly wood screen writer Bernard C. Shoenfeld testified today the “shock” of President Roosevelt’s death in 1945 prompted him and_ writer Stanley Roberts to become Communists. He said they joined a-Hollywood group of the Communist political Association—as the Communist party was known during the war after deciding it offered the best place for them to work for the lib eral goals of the late President. Burkot Tells Club Advertising Vital The importance of advertising In our everyday lives was stressed by Dean A. R. Burkot of Campbell College last night at the Ladies’ Night meeting of the Dunn Junior Chamber of Commerce. In the course of his short talk, Dean Burkot reiterated the impor tance and potency of advertising, not only in the things we buy but In the things we do. He demon strated the ways in which adver tising affects everyone, particular ly by using a tendency to “follow the leader.” In addition to Its actual effect on our dally lives, advertising has an additional psychological effect, often of which we are unaware. Some advertising slogans have be BULLETINS NEW YORK, (O’)—A t«levisiori set without a screen win go on che market soon tor Mind persons who want to hear the programs'their friends with sight talk, about. LONDON, iff)—Wildlife experts will shoot nylon nets* into the air with rockets next month in ah attempt to catch flying geese, it was disclosed today. JERUSALEM, (V)—-Israeli Premier David Ben Gurien. said yesterday that Israel must have strong defenses be cause a single spark could start a “blase of unforseeaMe re sults” in the tense Middle East. LONDON, (IP)—George Allen, U. S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia, lunched marshal Tito at the Purdie's Inc. Ready Id Open New Goodyear Store Thursday Purdie’s, Inc., of Dunn [ will hold the grand opening of its beautiful new Good year Store here Thursday morning at 8 o’clock in t.he ,’oinnany’s newly renovated building on South Clinton Avenue. j Plans for the opening were an- ] | nounced this morning by John W. j (jurdie. Jr., owner of the company ! and Johnnie Wilbourne. general i j manager of the large firm. J Opening of the Goodyear store [ j is part of this rapidly-growing con- I cern’s expansion program. The | j company has shown remarkable j ! growth and a continuous increase | in volume since it was founded by Mr. Purdie in 1945. The new Goodyear Store is lo- ! cated In the section of the build- * ing formerly occupied by the-fur niture department. The new furniture department 'Continued On Page two) Ike Put On Independent Ticket In Mississippi JACKSON, Miss. (IP)—An independent slate of electors pledged to Dwight D. Elsen hower will be offered oin the bddJif } in Mississippi this NoYvrnber S' Dembcrats disgruntled th yesterday’s, endorse ment of Gov. Adlai Steven son, it was announced here today. Col Howard Stoavall, a World War n aide to Elsenhower, made the announcement at a meeting of a Democratic faction which favors tke general over the Democratic party nominees Stovall Is chair man of the steering committee of the so-called “Democrats for Eisen hower” movement. Mississippi Democrats in conven tion yesterday voted to pledge the party electors to the national Demo cratic ticket. PETITION DRAFTED Stovall announced that a petition has been drafted to qualify inde pendent electors pledged to the general. Such electors, he said, will be offered under that title, “indepen -IContinued Or. Page Three) come part of our language. President Bill Biggs appointed a committee consisting of Bob Leak, Floyd Furr and Woodrow Carroll, to work with Jim McMillen on plans for the drive to get out the ballot, which the Jaycees are spon soring. Tentative plana have been made to use all means possible of em phasizing the importance to the citizens of the area of exercising their franchise on election day. President Biggs reported that ap proximately S2OO was realized on the recent bread sale, the major-, lty of which is being turned over to the recreatlen fund. After discussion revolving around iCanUnned on Page Two) JOHNNIE PURDIE JOHNNY WILBOURNE fobb Clears Police% Injured Man Worse The condition of W. R. (Turk) Lewis, 38-year-old Dunn war veteran who claims he was brutally beaten Sunday night by two Dunn policemen, today was reported to be “quite serious”- by doctors at the Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville. E. H. (Chick) Lewis, his brother, said today that doctors at the hos pital advised him that the man’s foot “is completely crushed,” with numerous bones broken in his foot and ankle. Examination of his head in juries, allegedly inflicted by the police officer’s blackjack, has not been completed. Doctors reported that Lewis’ temperature was so high they could not complete the examination yesterday. Lewis, along with several neigh bors who witnessed the incident, says Policeman Frahcis Hall and Policeman Garland Stone beat him unmercifully with their blackjacks after arrestnig him on a simple charge of public drunkenness. Lewis and the other witnesses contend that Lewis was not drunk at the time. OFFICERS DENY CHARGE After the beating, the man says, the officers threw him in jail with the handcuffs still on and left him lying, profusely bleeding, and refused him medical aid. The of-, ficers deny the charge. , Meanwhile today, Police Chief Alton Cobb told reporters that his investigation showed the two of ficers are in the clear and used only as much force as necessary to arrest their prisoner. He said, how ever, he had only talked with the two officers. Chief Cobb said he had confidence in Hall and Stone and was con vinced they acted only In line of duty. The chief said he planned no disciplinary action against the of ficers and had no plans to sus pend them from duty pending settlement of the case. Policeman Hall received facto! scars and an injured hand. City Manager A. B. Uzzle, who has just taken over his duties, told reporters this morning that since he Is new here and unfamiliar with any of the persons involved that (Oeatfaued On Page Twe> ♦MARKETS* COTTON NEW YORK (01 Cotton futures prices at 1 p. m. EST today: New York, Oct 36.84; Dec. 38.78; New Orleans, Oct 38.19. ■' .. N> j HOGS RALEBOH (W Hog markets: Kinston—« cents tower at 21.75 for good and choice 180-246 U>. bar- Tarbdro, Hamilton, Rocky Mount, (Cantoned O. ftg. twn, FIVE CENTS PER COPY Sparkman Sets Second Welcome ALBERTVILLE, Ala. (IF Sen. John J. Sparkman, first Alabaman in 100 years to appear on a na tional ticket, received a second homecoming welcome here today. This Northeast Alabama city fes-'j tooned itself for a parade and ball park rally for the one-time tenant, farmer boy who became the Dem ocratic vice presidential nominee. Sparkman came to Albertvilla, his wife’s home, after his return | to Alabama, was cheered by an j estimated 60,000 persons yesterday ■■ at Huntsville. He greeted his friends and neighbors with a brief, infor mal speech. “I am glad to see the Republi cans are showing an interest in the , South,” he told them, “but I am curious to see just how long they will remain interested. “Any other time the GOP has ! shown any interest in this region, 1 the interest has been of very short ] i duration. Crops In Harnett Worth 18 Million In spite of the drought three crops in Harnett Coun ty will bring in nearly eight een million dollars this yeas, according to the estimate of County Agent C. R. Ammons. Tobacco, as usual, will head the list of money crops for the county. Ammons estimated that farmers In the county will realize about eleven million dollars from this crop alone. Cotton will rank second with an estimated Income of $4,600,000, while corn will bring in an ad ditional $2,016,000 to Harnett far mers. The total for the three crops J win amount to $17,616,009. Cotton suffered very little from the drought but the loss In toba- i cco and com will probably run I dose to $2,500,000, of which all but I a million will be in tobacco. ( The Record Gets Results No. 181 Local Houses Are Ready For x Fifth Season Thursday morning the [ chant of the tobacco auction | eer will again be making sweet music for the farmers of this area, as the Dunn ! Tobacco Market opens for have been cleaned out and its fifth season. Warehouses baskets strategically placed m readiness to receive the flood of golden leaf that is sure to come. Warehousemen confidently pre dict that this will be the most '"cressful vear since the market first opened in Dunn, not only foi* the warehouses but for the farm ers as well. They point out that the drought has cut the crop in moat of the states in he flue-cured belts, and that, consequently, good leaf, by being scarcer, will command a high, er price. Buyers will be prepared to pay the top dollar for good leaf, < THEY’LL BE BACK t ) Then too, farmers who have been selling on the Dunn Market since its opening, have always been : sure of courteous and efficient ' service, and the finest treatment they could possibly receive any. where and they will all be reunit ing to sell their leaf here Oils year. With five big warehouse* and * * total of more' than 480,000 square feet of floor space, the farmers are assured of the best faculties foe speedy and convenient handling of the tobacco offered for sale here. displayed to the best ad von The market will have pany buyers on the market this year, one foreign, three domeattc and six independants. This win be the largest number of buyers far any one-set market in the state, and perhaps anywhere. Companies who will have buy ers here are; Imperial: American: | R. J. Revnolds, Liggett-Myers: A. C. Monk; O. W. Dudley; Garrett-Fto klin; Greenville Tobacco Company; North State Tobacco Company; and Bright Leaf and Burley. FRONT DUNN TOB MK Buck Currin and his associates. Hank Currin, Jack Calhoun and Tom Smothers are again operating the Old Big Four and the New Big Four warehouses. The Old Big Four is Dunn’s original and first tobac co warehouse. Operating the Growers and Far mers warehouses will be J. R. | (Dick) Owen, and his associates, C. P. Brewer will be his office manager and the auctioneers will be Henry Legett of Hahita, Georgia 1 and Joe Cutts of Oxford. Other associates will be I. A. Barefoot, Warren Ennis, W. A. Sawyer, Faison Joyner, R. A. Chest- I nut, L. M. CoUier and Frank Owen, ! all well known in local tobacco S 1 circles. ! Auctioneer at the Big Four'" warehouses will be Hank Curri*- and Alvin Tart will be the floor manager. ENLARGED STAFFS All of the warehouses have en gaged more help than any yearn j since the market opened here in readiness for a bigger season. B !is expected that last year’s sales l of 9,000,000 pounds will be J i ed by nearly one-third this year, fe W (Continued on Page Three! . CORN YIELD CUT In corn the drought will pmK| ably cut production from tltelspM bushel to the acre yield of iH year to about 30 bushels to ;jjqPg9 acre this year. This will bring IBtoli total yield for the county's 42M1l acres to about 1,260.00(L-.!gtob*to, Tobacco, too will prObaMy mto, from the 1,250 pounds to tips aCfe of last year to an average of be tween 1,000 to 1,100 this year. result of the dry weather. In cotton, Ammons looks fgr about 22,000 bales from the tween 22,000 and 24,000 acres pM|” ed to this crop, basing his ■miUton ln dXs!°S^^ffl
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