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THE NEW COURTHOUSE
In a short time now the citizens of the county are
going to have an opportunity to vote on the question of |
whether or not bonds should be issued for a new courthouse j
in Lillington.
I personally am sola on the idea, although I’ll admit
that when tne question first came up I was not very enthu
siastic. 1 believe the figures from those who should be in !
a position to know the facts, show that a new building can
be built now, with no increase in the tax rate.
One point brougnt out by attorney Neill McKay Sal- !
mon at the recent meeting of the Bar Association deserves j
some stressing. He pointed out that the trials of criminal
and civil cases comprise only a small proportion of the
work accomplished at the courthouse, although most citi
zens have the impression that this is its main function.
I don’t believe that anyone who is familiar with our j
present seat of county government can deny that we defin-!
itely need a new building. Furthermore, I do not think we |
will ever be in a better position as a county to finance a
new structure.
If you agree, the time to say so will be on September ;
6 and the way to say it will be by voting yes on the bond j
issue. The county buildings are the property of the people
of the county, and how good or how bad they are depends
entirely upon those people.
PICTURES AND SUCH
Every once in a while a reader becomes peeved because
we are unable to fit a picture assignment in on our sched
ule. A person will call the office about ten or fiifteen min
utes before a party concludes and want a photographer
to show up right away.
It’s not quite as simple as all that, particularly on a
daily newspaper. Time is something you never seem to
have quite enough of, and it is necessary to budget what ;
time there is in order to get the job done.
We are always glad to take pictures of events in our |
area, but in order to fit them into our schedule it is nec-
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essary to plan ahead. We can’t always do it on short notice.
So if you plan a party, a tea or a reception, or some
thing on that order, and want a picture taken, let us
know far enough in advance so that we can plan on fitting
it into our schedule. The guests are invited ahead of time,
why not show us the same courtesy.
Taking pictures of events of this kind is not something
! we are obliged to do. It is a courtesy on our part and we
should be entitled to the same measure of courtesy by
i being informed well ahead of the event, otherwise we may 1
j not be able to work the photography in with the schedule
of the day’s work.
ON GETTING OUT THE VOTE
The “get out the vote” drive being sponsored by the
! Dunn Jaycees and other organizations is one that deserves j
the fullest cooperation of the citizens. Far too few take ad
vantagf of this franchise, possibly because it is voluntary. ,
In countries behind the Iron Curtain you can be sure
that all the eligible voters do vote. They do—or else, and I
for the candidate they are told to vote for.
Here, we can vote for the candidate of our choice and j
the party out of power can freely criticize the power that,
happens to be in without fear of reprisal or being sent to
a concentration camp.
One of the best ways I know of in which we might i
lose this privilege is by not taking advantage of it. That
is what happened 111 many unfortunate countries, and
allowed a well-organized minority to seize the reins of
government and enslave the majority of the population.
Sc when the Jaycees ask you if you have voted, be ,
ready to flash one of the red, white and blue shield tags :
which will be distributed, and which will read, I have •
voted, have you?” 1
Hope to see you all right here again. _ ]
ERWIN SOCIETY
FROM GREENSBORO
Mrs. D. O. Sessoms and daughter
Mary Ida of Greensboro are visit
ing relatives here.
ILL AT HOME
Tommy Stevens is ill at his home
here.
TO DURHAM
Mr. and Mrs. Otis House and
Sondra and Gail Strickland spent
Wednesday in Durham.
THE DAILY RECORD, DUNN, N. C.
Janet Hollingsworth
Has Birthday Party
Mrs. Haywood Hollingsworth en
tertained at a party at her home
Saturday afternoon from 4 until
6 o'clock feting her daughter Janet
Carol on her tenth birthday.
During the afternoon the child
ren played games and Janet Carol
opened her gifts.
Later they were invited into vne
dining room for refreshments.
The table was covered with a
white cloth and centered with the
pretty pink .green and white birth
day cake, with 10 white candles.
After the children had sung Happy
Birthday” and Janet Carol had
blown out her candles, Mrs. Holl
ingsworth served popsicles, cookies,
potato chips, and candy. Balloons
were given as favors.
Present to wish Janet Carol a
happy birthday were Sondra
House, Judy and Barbara Raynor,
Danny Byrd, Bonita Stephens,
Patsy Brantley, Pat Morrison, Betty
Jo Dorman, Brenda Hollingsworth,
and Elaine, Carolyn and Jean Al
phin of Dunn.
Erwin Brownies
Meet On Tuesday
Members of Brownies Troop 29,
had a very busy meeting when they
met at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon
in the Park Center.
The first part of the meeting
was taken up with games, and
then the Brownies pointed sit-up
' ons.
1 At the close of the meeting Mrs.
l Byron Stevens, brownie leader ser
f ved ice cream to: Sandra Ralph
Judy Dyer,- Drusilla Moore. Eliza
beth Faircloth, Karen Ann Bethune,
Judy Taylor, Frankie Messer, Carol
Toth, Betty Jo Dorman, and Car
olyn Tyson.
Erwin Church Group
Hold Weiner Roast
The Young People Service Lea
gue members met in the back yard
of the Rectory Sunday afternoon
at 5 o’clock for their regular meet
ing.
The meeting was opened with a
shortened form of Evening Prayer
led by the Rector, the Rev. Robert
Insko.
, Following this the group enjoyed
roasting weiners. Those present
were: Roger Sessoms, Diane Ralph,
Emily Grant Thomas, Judy Har
per, Johnny Stevens, Bill Thomas,
Thomas Cameron, Buck Bost, Mrs.
Ronell Johnson, Mr. and Mrs.*
Frank Ralph, and the Rev. and
Mrs. Robert Insko.
CONFINED TO HOME
Frank Ralph Jr. is confined Ao
his home with a virus cold.
Several Youths
Enlisted Here
The following men were enlisted
in the service recently through the
recruiting station in the Post
Office in Dunn.
Waylon A. Barefoot, Route 3,
Benson enlisted in the Airborne
for three years and was sent to
Fort Jackson, S. C. for his basic
training.
Clarence E. Moore, Route 3,
Dunn, G. W. Langdon Jr. Erwin
and Larry O. Pope, Route 1, Dunn
were enlisted in the Air Force for
four years and were sent to Lack
land Air Force Base Texas for their
basic training.
Five Accidents
Are Reported
Five weekend wrecks in scat
tered parts of Harnett County
sent seven injured to the hospitals
the highway patrol reported and
one victim was reported in serious
condition.
Patrolman R. B. Leonard tfenty
fied David Ennis of Benson, Route
X as the seriously injured man. En
nis, who was hurt in an accident
near ifie Harriett Speedway, % ’ta
New Church Is Dedicated
At Lillington Sunday Morning
Dedicatory services foi; the new
Negro First Baptist CJiurch of Lil
lington were held Sunday after
noon at the newly completed sanc
j tuary on highway 210 near Shaw
town.
A crowd of nearly 300 was pre
; sent to hear the Rev. E. A. Par
ham, pastor of Trinity Baptist
| Church, Columbus, 0., and a for-
I mer pastor, call for a rightful and
proper use of the building in the
I “Work of the Lord.”
The present minister, the Rev.
A. A. Heartly, served as master
of ceremonies and representatives
from - five sister churches which
serve the Lillington Negro com
munity extended greetings. They
were Eunice Ferguson from Lil
lington Star; Evander Murchison.
Jr., from Wesley’s Chapel; Charlie
Bailey from First Presbyterian:
Mabel Harrington from Church of
God; and the Rev. J. D. McKoy
from Lillington Grove.
Rev. T. A. Williams, pastor of
Lillington’s First Baptist Church
and two Negro physicians Dr. C.
B. Codrington of Dunn and Dr.
J. B. Davis of Fuquay Springs, also
spoke briefly. Principal J. S. Spiv
ey of Shawtown recognized visit-
Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville
with serious chest injuries.
Two mishaps took place on NC
87, one on highway 210, one on a
rural road, and another near Angier.
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1 1 ors from various parts of the coun
• | ty and Carrie L. Atkins and W. T.
■ ! Fuller were cited as the church
j organizers.
■ 1 Appropriate music heard at the
service was the duet "Bless This
House,” sung by Mrs. B. G. Rhue
arnd Mrs. L. K. Boston.
J. B. Cameron, Broadway contrac
tor, who built the brick structure
praised the cooperative spirit of
, the church building commit tee and
presented the keys of the building to
W. T. Fuller, committee chairman.
Others who served on the churcV
building committee were J. S. Spi
vey, L. K. Boston, E. J. Rhue and
Mack McKoy, Jr.
An unusual feature of the ser
vice was the dedication of all de
vices used in the church, includ
ing hymn books, communion plates,
and even cleaning articles. The
articles were brought to the front
of the church and a dedicatory
prayer was led by the Rev. A. M.
Mmter, pastor of the Lillington
Star Churcn.
The new Baptist Church has a
membership of 45. The handsome
brick church auditorium features
a '.tall steeple and a portico in
front with white columns. The
building and site cost around SIB,OOO
; Members of the building commit
tee said a debt of only $4,000 re
| mains, although the church is now'
using temporary seats.
A brief cnurch history, carried i
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 27, 1952.
in the bulletin at the dedicatory
service, credits Carrie L. Atkins
and W. T. Fuller with encourage
ment from the late Joel G. Layton
of Lillington as church organizers
A Sunday School was organized
on April 17, 1937 at the home of
Fuller, and a later meeting was
held at the home of Henry Wil
liams when the Rev. John D.
Spears offered the use of one of
his houses for a meeting place.
Rev. G. W. Moore of Raleigh was
the first pastor and the rrfember
ship stood at 12. In 1938 the Sun
day School attracted 29 members
and a second pastor, the Rev. H.
R. Holt of Durham, was called.
The same year a church site was
bought.
Other preachers with the years
of service include; J. R. Stanford,
Nov. 1940 to Oct. 1941; A. K. Ma
son, June, 1943 to January, 1945;
supply ministers from Shaw Uni
versity from January to Septem
ber 1945; E. A. Parham, September
1945. . f
School Buses In
Good Condition
Parents of rural Harnett County
school children today could free
their minds from anxiety about
children rising the school buses.
The Highway Patrol, after a two-
Parole Sought
For Call Girl .
NEW YORK —OP)— A former city
magistrate sought today to have
Patricia Ward, a central figure in
the SSOO-a-night call girl scandal,
paroled in his custoday.
j. Roland Sala. now practicing
law, said he would serve as at
torney for the 19-year-old woman
who is believed to be the person
who exposed the case society vice
ring to police.
Erica Steel, 28, a maapne
model, was Indicted by a grand
jury yesterday on charges of con
spiring with oleo heir Minot Mick
ey Jelke 111 to procure “clients”
for Miss Ward.
Miss Steel pleaded innocent to
charges that she served as a
“madam” of high price “house
of ill fame.”
Jelke, was indicted Monday on
eight counts of procuring and
prostitution, also has pleaded in
nocent.
day inspection of the fleet of 102
school buses, reported only minor
mechanical difficulties were found.
All recommendations for repairs
will be made before September 3
when the buses go on the roads.
Patrolmen Paul Lucas and R.
B. Leonard, who made the inspec
tion, praised the thorough over
hauling done by C. H. Hood school
traffic supervisor, and his staff of
mechanics at the county ga«gc.
Lights, steering, brakes and many
other phases of the buses werj
checked.