Newspapers / The Daily Record (Dunn, … / Oct. 6, 1952, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Daily Record (Dunn, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
t-WEATHER* NORTH CAROLINA Partly cloudy and much cooler tonight and Tuesday and cooler west portion to day. Possibly light rain tonight, and over extreme west portion this af ternoon. VOLUME II Dunn Building Permits Shew * Sharp Increase A total of $130,500 is re presented in the building permits issued during ♦.he month of September, accord ing to the report of John E. Norris, building inspector. It was the biggest month this year for new construct <3 ion. Most of the permits were is-ued for new dwellings, the bnlk of these for dwellings being built bv C. T. Latimer in his new subdivision at the western edge of town. Permits issued to him call for one dwelling at $7,500 on West Broad, six costing $22,500 on West, Pone Extension, five costing $38,500 on Sue St., and one costing $7,500 on Joy St. $ CHURCH ADDITION Two other building projects which will cost large sums are an ad dition to Glad Tidings Church cost ing $12,000 and the Health Cen ter which will cost $20,000. Other permits for new dwellings include: D. C. Wilson on North Sampson, $2,000: Mrs. Fannie Tew on East Edgerton, $3,000: and T. Hodges on South Magnolia, two dwellings, $6,000. ~ A permit to build a 'washhouse fr on Townsend Street costing $l5O was issued to Annie B. Massey and a permit to build a garage on West Carr Street, costing S3OO was is ,sued to Herman Green. Additions include. W. H. Weeks, South Elm, $150: E. C. Edgerton, North Wilson, $600: and L. A. Mon roe, East Broad, $5,000. Plumbing inspections were re ported as follows: C. T. Latimer, two; Lewis Godwin: Lee Plumbing Co.; Wilson Williams: Letlow Mat thews; McLamb Plumbing Co.; an Blalock and Stanfield. Stanley To Get Trial By Jury A request for a trial by jury of hiij client. James Rohie Stanley on O-irges oC-drunkep driving was granted to attorney Joe Wilson in City Court this morning, but no definite date was set. This is the first case in which such a request had been granted since Judge H. Paul Strickland started a policy of' holding cases in which jury trials V" esk“' l Thad Hobbs was fined $5 and 1 costs with prayer for judgment I continued for a stop sign violation, j Floyd E. Jones drew six months, j suspended 12 months on payment of j ((ft $25 and\Msts for possession. John EcTC’ard Lilly drew a sen-! (Continued on P.,ge 8: Democrats Plan Rally In Rowan SALISBURY (IP) State Demo „ cratic leaders, waging their strong <.o est general election campaign in years, continue their march across the state tomorrow with a ninth district rally here. The campaign, with meetings planned for each of the congress ional districts, got underway at Murphy last Tuesday and moved to Marshall and Morganton. Leaders expressed pleasure at the turn outs. The rally here will be held to morrow night at Boyden High if Sschool Stadium. Speakers will in clude Gov. W. Kerr Scott. Sen. Clyde R. Hoey. Rep. Robert L. Doughton and gubernatorial candi- I date William B. Umstead. Also featured on the program will be Hugh Alexander of Kann- | aiiolis. Democratic cand’date for the ninth district congressional seat being vacated by Doughton. 1 > Stevenson SPRINGFIELD, 111. (IP) Adlai E. Stevenson’s cam paign aides today laid out a 14,450-mile itinerary which will keen the Democratic presidential candidate on the road almost continuously until election day. It startfe tomor-ow with a flight to Saginaw, Mich., and then to Detroit where he plans his maior speech of the campaign on the menace of Communism, at home and abroad. Excent for four davs in Spring field Oct. 12-13 and Oct. 19-20 Stevenson will be on the campaign trail continuously until Nov. 4, hit ting a total of 24 states in the final four weeks. ” Wilson Wyatt, campaign man ager, said except for the Detroit speech on Communism and one about a week later on corruption in government, Ithe candidate’s TELEPHONES: 3117 -3118-3119 Dunn Judge Relents; To Grant Jury Trials Malenkov Blasts US. In Address To Russian Congress "TSaevUU*"" 1,1 ® ip I BEAUTIFUL FLOATS, BEAUTIFUL GIRLS AT BENSON Pictured here is one of many beautiful floats entered in the Mule Day Parade held Friday afternoon at Benson. Pictured riding on this Parrish Motor Company float are, left to right, Katherine Parrish, Billie Jean Jones, Evelyn White Jones, and Anita Morriss. The annual celebration was a big success. (Daily Record Photo by T. M. Stewart). Benson Mule Day Big Success Thad Pope Releases 10-Point Platform A 10-point platform of progress was announced here today by Thad H. Pope, prominent Dunn businessman and Republican candidate for the State House of Re presentatives. Mr. Pope, a former Register of Deeds and longtime leader in the Republican Party and the business, civic and religious affairs of the county, said this morning he is planning an active race. If elected, said Mr. Pope, he will appoint an advisory committee com posed of citizens of both parties in every section of the county to help him determine the needs of the county and the best legislation for the county. Union Controversy Goes On At Erwin The following statement was re leased today by Howard Parker, j official of the UTW-AFL: The Erwin Chain Council voted ! on yesterday to seek short term agreements for textile workers at | Durham and Cooleemee plants of Erwin Mills where the AFL has been j approved as bargaining agent in election held lasti week. The Council, which is composed ' | of about 100 delegates from mills | in Durham, Erwin, and Cooleemee met at the union hall in Erwin I « oitimnp.l «mi mur two* Planning Long Trip speeches will be largely an elabor tion of the issues he discussed dur ing the month of September. HEAVY TV SCHEDULE The windup schedule includes national radio and television hook ups each Tuesday and Thursday through a big rally in New York City's Madison Square Garden the night of Oct. 28. \ Wyatt said he did not believe . President Truman would share the , platform with Stevenson at the big I New York rally because he has an other commitment for that date. The itinerary was broken down ■ into three separate trips. The one . beginning tomorrow will take Ste ) venson into Michigan, Wisconsin, - Missouri, Oklahoma. Louisiana, Flo l rida and Tennessee. Although some southern gover nors have bolted and announced t their support of Eisenhower, Wyatt e said there will be many southern i Democratic leaders at the New Or i leans meeting next Friday. (Eh? Jlailtj jiuwrd Mr. Pope is opposing Represent ative Carson Gregory, who is seek ing his second term. Following is the program announ ced by Mr. Pope: 1. Honesty in State government. 2. Better schools for all child ren of North Carolina. 3. Reduced pupil load and ade quate pay for teachers. 4. A much improved health and welfare program. Uimiinn.'Ml On Page Two; Following is the text of a state ment released today by Wayne Der noncourt, assistant State Director of the Textile Workers Union of Am | erica, CIO. The Erwin workers at Durham 1 and Cooleemee will not get their contract back, said Wayne Demon court, Assistant state director for the Textile Workers Union of Am | erica. CIO. We have it on good authority, he continued, that the Erwin Company will refuse to grant the UTW-AFL a contract as good ■ 'Continued On Page two' Mules Killed In Accident * BLOODSHED SCORE The following bloodshed record for Harnett was reported today by Corporal Rommie Williamson of the highway patrol. Quoted are comparative figures for 1951 and 1952, as of midnight last night: 1952 1951 Accidents 282 316 Killed 18 11 Injured 146 183 Property Damage, 1952, $351,655. Two mules were killed when struck by an automobile Sunday afternoon in a freak accident which occurred four miles east of Coats on High way 40. (Continued On Pngs two) DUNN. N. C., MONDAY AFTEKNOON, OCTOBER 6, 1952 Commissioner of Agri culture L. Y. Ballcntine told the Mule Day audience at the Eenson Singing Grove Friday, that his appreciation of the good qualities of the lowly beast of burden, stem med from his personal ex perience. “I have often walked behind the north end of a mule going south,” he joked. He said it was regrettable that the mule might soon be ob solete, since the animal was rapidly being replaced by the tractor. He complimented the group on this activity which showed a com munity working together which is the real spirit ot Democracy and the kind of tiling that goes to make up this great country. Miss Fay Barbour, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Barbour was selected as the Senior Miss Benson in the beauty pageant that was part of the festivities. The crown of Junior Miss Benson went to Miss Sue Johnson, daughter of Mrs. An , nie Laurie Hudson Johnson of Benson. Mrs. C. W. Sanders and Mrs. War ren Mitchell were in charge of this portion of the program and the commissioner of Agriculture was one of the judges. The best mule on display was ■ (inuinued on Page 8) West Will Conduct Vigorous Campaign J. O. West, prominent Dunn attorney and Harnett Republican chairman, today promised a vigorous, all-out campaign to unseat City Judge H. Paul Strickland and said Democratic leaders of the township have promised to help him. . "In fact.” pointed out the popular | Dunn attorney this morning, “one j of the I offered to become a candidate was because so many Democrats asked me to run.” “I realize,’ said Mr. West,' “that there aren’t enough Republicans in the township to elect a judge, but I am confident that with both l BULLETINS NUORO, Sardinia (IP) Ten masked bandits block aded a road outside Ozieri and robbed 250 persons before fleeing into the hills. They stopped five buses, one private car, three farm wagons and five motorcycles. . . INDIANAPOLIS (IP) They met only a week ago, but Charles Featherstone, 90, and the former Mrs, Evia Phegley, 70 were honeymooning today. They were intro duced by a mutual friend and married here Saturday. UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (IP) The creation of a 60,- 000-man United Nations “national guard” has been pro (CoßUnned On Pap Iwt) U, S. Accused Os Planning Kcrld War 111 MOSCOW (IP) Politburo! member Georgi M. Malen- j kov charged at the opening i if the 19th Soviet Cornmu-j nist party congress today that a Hitlerite regime in ;he United States is rushing the West toward a new world war. But, he told 1,500 cheering dele gates, “there is no force in the world which can halt our progress." Keynoting the congress for the first time in the place of Premier Josef Stalin, Malenkov said the | Soviet Union is “strengthening and will continue to strengthen” its de fenses against the possibility of an American attack. WON’T ATTACK WEST He said Russia "is not afraid of war.” but promised ,tl# Soviets would not attack the West. He said Russia believes in the possibility of "peaceful co-existence between capitalism and communism.” Stalin sat apart on the platform, his chin cupped in his hand, listen ing as his trusted lieutenant made the opening address he himself had delivered at every previous party congress since the death of Nicolai Lenin in 1924. Malenkov, wearing a simple tunic; without a single decoration, lashed out repeatedly at the United States during a four - and -a - half hour speech on internal and foreign 1 policy that lasted from last night into the early morning hobrs to day. MOLOTOV SPEAKS L Viacheslav M. Molotov, acting chairman of the congress and also a Politburo member, likewise rip ped into the United States on grounds that America and its allies were arming “ever further, fanning (Continued on Page 8) Officers Named By Bunn Church The General Officers and Com mittees for the various Departments of the Gospel Tabernacle of Dunn for the coming year were installed yesterday it was announced by the Rev. B. T. Underwood, the pastor. Church Official Board: Secretary - W. C. Marshburn, Treasurer - W. E. Turner, Deacons - Lewis Whittenton, C. A. Roberson, D. B. Register. John H. Wellons, Dr. J. A. Jernigan, A. G. Register. Ushers and Welcoming Commit tee: C. A. Roberson, Chairman, Earl O. Henry. Everette C. Warren, : Sexton Lee, Murphy Pope, Charles j Jackson, Hughie Pope, Earl Warren, i Continued On Page Three) | Rpublican and Democratic support I that I shall be elected.” “After all.” reminded Mr. West, "justice knows no political party.” PROMISES DIGNITY In his formal announcement, Mr. West made it plain that he in tends to run his court, and with (Continued On Pave Three) Falcon Dedication Draws Large Crowd Dr. Messick Is Heard Every seat was taken and it was necessary to bring in additional chairs and place them in the vestibule and aisles to accommodate the overflow audience at both the morning and evening services yesterday in dedication of the Culbreth Memorial Church at Falcon. The new house of worship was | named in honor of the late Julius . A. Culbreth. who for more than a half century lived at Falcon and directed an inter-denominational meeting, founded a high school and an orphanage, and operated them on a “faith plan.” In the dedication sermon at the morning services, the Rev. John W. Brooks of Falcon paid tribute to ; Mr Culbreth and said that it was a fitting tribute to “set this new building apart for the advancement j of the Kingdom of God and as a place where the people could get help strength and courage to meet their problems ” DR. MESSICK SPEAKS Speaking on "Democracy and Re ligion” at the afternoon services, Dr. John D. Messick, president of East Carolina College pointed out that Christianity must be not only a profession of faith, but must be a part of every Christian. "We must put into practice the teachings of Christ in our work and in every activity in our com munity," he declared. The afternoon services opened wit!h the laying of the cornerstone by* the Rev. Jerome Hodges, follow qd by the report ci the Chairman of the building committee, H. E. Cooper. Remarks followed by Al umni secretary, Rev. James W. Butler. The afternoon conitribu tions, totalling $2,500, were set aside for the building fund. The new church, $40,000 brick structure, becomes the sanctuary for the Falcon congregation, Vid fronts the “little round tabernacle" | bui't in 1898. It is furnished with! the latest in heating equipment, pulpit furniture, comfortable pews and other fixtures and will seat 500. THOMAS GIVES WELCOME The Rev. Woodrow W. Thomas is the pastor and he made the wel coming address at the morning por- ! tion of the dedication services. The opening prayer was delivered by the Rev. A. H. Butler of Falcon. | All six of the speakers had been | intimatelv connected with the | founder in his work and each paid high tribute to the faith and cour age which made Falcon synony mous with religious endeavor in this area. Series Tied At End Os Third NEW YORK (IP) The Yankees and Dodgers were tied 0-0 at the end of three innings in the sixth game of the World Series today. BROOKLYN HP! The New York Yankees called on Vic Raschi, their big righthander, today in an effort to keep their World Series hopes alive. Trailing three game to two the Yankees faced sudden death and Manager Casey Stengel, in a move to get more batting power in his lineup, benched right fielder Hank Bauer, who has made only one hit in the series. He put in Irv Noren. who bats lefthanded. The switch gave Stengel five left handed swingers against Billy Loes, the Dodgers’ young hurler. Raschi beat the Dodgers 7 to 1 in the second game of the series and was gunning for his fifth ser ies victory. If he gets it, it will tie (Continued On Pag* two: ♦MARKETS* EGGS AND POULTRY RALEIGH (IPI Central North Carolina live poultry: Fryers or broilers steady, sup plies plentiful; heavy hens steady, supplies fully adequate. Prices at farm up to 10 a.m.: Broilers and fryers 2*4-3 lbs. 28; heavy he»s 24-26, mostly 24.-25. Eggs steady following advance to one to three cents. Supplies short on large, adequate on others. Prices paid producers 57-60, A me dium and B large 48-49. (Continued on page two) FIVE CENT 1 ? PER COPY I :1 jmL DUNN GIRL HONORED Miss Jacquelyn Johnson, a junior at Queens College, was this morn ing accepted into the Olympian Circle of Alpha Kappa Gamma in a ceremony in Belk Chapel. Alpha Kappa Gamma is a nattonal hon-v orary leadership fraternity fax t women. Miss Johnson is also a member of Alpha Delta Pi, a so cial sorority. Elected into mem bership of Alpha Kappa Gamma at the same time were Miss Car men Carter, Charlotte ,N. C.; Miss Kathryn Hickman, Malden, W. Va.; Mis; Betty Lipe, Landis, N. C.; and Miss Jacqueline Hen ley, East Orange, N. J. Miss John son is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan M. Johnson, Sr. of Dunn. She has made an outstand ing record at Queens. Phebus Named As Birector Robert Phebus, Director of Speech and Dramatics and Assistant Dean jof Men at Campbell College, has consented to serve as director of the Dunn Little Theatre Group, it was announced today. President of the Dunn Little Theatre Group, Earl Mahone. to gether with Jim McMillen. founder of the group here, visited Mr. Phe bus at the college offices Thurs day and won his consent to serve. He has agreed to direct at least ! two plays, which w ill be selected at a meeting Monday evening at j eight o’clock at President Mahone’s. This will be the first opportunity | the group has had to get together | this season, and h° urges all those j interested in the Little Theatre to I be present. Sheriff And Aides - Cut Down 31 Stills Sheriff W. E. Salmon said todav that during Sept-", ember raids bv his duputies and township constables put * out of commission 31 illicit stills in Harnett County. ’1 One man, Javev Williams, was arrested at a still. Officers also captured 10.000 gu liens cf beer, four and a half gallons of whiskey and one case of whiskey. ULR LEADS The largest number of illicit whis key making outfits, ten, was found in Upper LitUe River Township, j Seven stills were discovered by of- j fleers in Averasboro: Six in Neil’s Creek; three in Black River; two in Buckhorn; two in Duke and one in Grove township. The box score for the individ ual officers as regards the number of illegal whiskey apparatus each is credited with taking, follows: Cyrus McNeill, 10; C. E. Moore, who also made the only arrest, 5; B. E. Sturgill, 4; R. C. Monday. K. C. Matthews and Wade H. Stewart, 3 each; Lee McGee, and O. R. Pearce, ,two stills each. Dunn Stores Open All Day Wednesdays NO. 215 Expresses Hope Legislature Will Change Law City Judge H. Paul Strick land today relented on his previous refusal to grant jury trials in his court. An nounced that he will grant jury trials to all defendants who request it. and issued a statement in which he sou ght to clarify his position in the matter. In a surprise move, Judge Strick land reversed his earlier decision not to allow jury trials and ex pressed the hope that the 1953 leg islature will settle the issue. Judge Strickland pointed out that "it appears now that it would be after January 1. 1953 before it would be possible to get the Supreme Court of North Carolina to pass on that time the 1953 General Assembly the question ’’ and that, "By that time the 1953 Gen. Assembly will be in session and will be in a position to pass the necessary laws to clarify this question." WON’T TRY APPEAL Thus, he indicated that he will drop efforts to have the Supreme Court rule on the question which has raged here since he announced a few months ago that he would not allow jury trials in his court, but would transwer all requests for jury trials to the Superior onnrt. Two Superior Court judges ruled* 5 that the Dunn Recorder could nab: ■ do this and reversed him on case decided. “The four cases in whie)i Jury trials have been request»d%ai* which have been held in abeyahai during the pendency of this .Rites tion -wiK be tried by A. juxs, ..T*» 4 Court will also try any other rases (Continued On Page Three) Here’s Text Os The Statement Following is the complete text of a statement issued this morning by City Judge H. Paul Strickland ' rcr.verning bis views on jury trials in the Dunn Recorder’s Court: H. Paul Strickland. Judge of the Recorder’s Court of Dunn, today clarified his position on thp ques- i tion of jury trials in the Record er’s Court of Dunn; and also at the - same time clarified the question * itself by auoting the opinion of the Attorney-General cf North Caro lina in respect to the law as now written. The Attorney General's opinion * was set forth in a letter to J. Shep- . ' ard Bryan. Solicitor, who at the re- j quest of Judge Strickland asked the | Attorney-General for an interpre tation of the 1949 statute relating to jury trials. After reviewing the statutes per- taining to the court relating to (OonUmiKP nr Page Two* : L LIONS CLUB TO MEET The Lion’s Club Board of Di rectors will meet tonight at 7:30 at the Commercial Bank. All mem bers who missed the last meeting ; are urged to attend the meeting tonight. Catholie Group J Will Meet Here j The Raleigh District of the TTf l Bjjj Carolina Catholic Laymen'* ciation will meet in Dunn. Carolina, Sunday, October IY ■qt 3:00 p. m. The meeting will be Imm in the American Legion Hall Dunn. Mrs. Mary Virginia Patrick, j NCCLA Chairman of the Sacred Heart unit, will serve as hostaOß with the other laymen of H)f pnrMo to the delegates and gueatref jHS seventeen Darishes from this anaj of the Catholic Diocese of Mrs. Margaret Marks of is the acting district leader fMeaj i Continued On Page Two)
The Daily Record (Dunn, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Oct. 6, 1952, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75