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VOLUME II
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ICE CREAM AND CAKE FOR ALL REGISTRANTS The’ refresn ment tables were all set at Gardner’s Dairy this afternoon for the
big Registration Party which will begin at 5 o’clock and continue as long as necessary to get all citiiens of Averasboro registered. All
registrars will be present with the books and all citizens are urge d to check by to make sure they’re registered. Manager James Surles
of Gardner's Dairy has provided plenty of free ice cream, and Manager John Weddle of Leder Brothers Department Store and G *« n n
White, owner of Dunn-Rite Bakerv provided the big, beautiful 50-p ound cake. Note the patriotic decorations on the cake. I Like Ike
is at one end, and “I Like Adlai” at the other, along with the two p arty emblems. Mr. Surles says there s no limit to the amount of ice
cream he’ll furnish that wonderful, delicious Gardner’s Velvet ice cream, too. Left to right behind the refreshments are. Bob Leak,
vice president; Mack Andrews, secretary, and Bill Biggs, president of Dunn Jaycees; Mr. Surles and Mr Weddle Everybody is invited,
so hurry on down this afternoon and tonight and register. The non-p artisan drive is sponsored by Dunn Jaycees. (Daily Record Photo by
T. M. Stewart). ,
HST Pins War
Lah 1 On Ike
* WITH TRUMAN OP) Presi
dent Truman said today the elec
tion of Dwight D. Eisenhower
might result in “the most disastrous
war” in the world’s history.
Taking his “give ’em hell” cam
paign into New England. Mr. Tru
man said both national prosper
ity and world peace “are wrapped
up” in this year’s election.
The President told a crowd of
1.500 to 2,000 at North Havjtij,
Conn.:
“When you go to the polls on
Nov. 4, you either keep this coun
try in the right groove or you may
send it into the most disastrous
war in the history of the world.”
TIDELANDS ISSUE
In a Hartford speech, Mr. Tru
man charged that the Republican
presidential candidate is “Tying to
auction off the oil-rich tidelands
for votes.
At North Haven. Mr. Truman
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Dodge Announces
Price Reduction
DETROIT (IP) The motor in
dustry studied a surprise Dodge
price cut today amid speculation
it may have set off the first big
automobile price battle since be
fore World War II
Dodge caug’alt competitors tfi
.j, aware Wednesday with an announ
" cement that price tags on half its
10 new body styles for 1953, to be
unveiled Oct. 23, will be reduced
more than 5 per cent on one model.
It will be the first time in more
than seven years that a major
auto maker has introduced a com
pletely restyled car and chopped
prices at the same time.
* Harnett Teachers
Hold First Session
R. J. benny, new president of the Harnett County
Unit of the North Carolina Education Association at the
first county-wide teachers meeting on Tuesday night at
Lillington, called on his co-workers to learn more about
their own professional organization and know each other.
The president welcomed touch
els new to Harnett County for
the first time and pointed out that
many other instructors, while not
new to the county, this year are
serving in posts new to them. He
urged experienced teachers to of
fer newcomers 00-operation in all
fields of work.
Announcement was made of three
meetings which will engage the at
tention of teachers this fall and in
»meeting of the North Central Div
meeting o fthe North Central Div
ision of the NCEA on November 7
In Raleigh, highlighted by an ad
dress. by Dr. Andy Holt of the
University of Tennessee: the next
county unit meeting on February
16 in Lillington when the teacher
sponsored legislative program will'
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Ike Is Accused Os
Using Expediency
EN ROUTE WITH STEVENSON (IP) Gov. Adlai E.
Stevenson accused Dwight D. Eisenhower today of making
political expediency ‘ too much of a habit.”
And he said the Republicans,
were talking out of both sides of
their mouths in campaign speeches, j
The Democratic presidential
nominee said the GOP knew it J
could not win the election on the i
Republican record so “it has to j
be swept under the carpet for a.
while.”
Stevenson turned to Sen. Rich- i
ard M. Nixon, Republican vice j
presidential candidate long enough!
to accuse the California senator
Ike Asserts Demos
Would Spread War
NEW YORK (IP) Dwight D. Eisenhower, feeling fine
but fearing a Democratic victory in November might
cause the Korean conflict to spread, wooed New Jersey
voters today.
The Republican presidential can
didate was slightly hoarse Wednes
day night when he returned to his
Morningside Heights home from a
tour that had taken him through
Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee.
Eisenhower’s two-day Jersey tour
will be interrupted twice. He will
speak tonight at the eighth an
nual Alfred E. Smith Memorial
Foundation dinner here and on
Friday at Wilmington, Del.
be discussed; and the annual din
ner meeting of the Harnett unit
on April 10 in Dunn when the
featured speaker will be Charles
Carroll, new state superintendent
of Instruction.
Since monthly gatherings have
been discontinued and replaced by
feature meetings of the year, com
mittee assignments assume major
importance in the operation of the
teachers organization, Denny said.
The new chairmen who made
their first reports Included the fol
lowing: Professional Services, Mrs.
Edith May of Lillington; Public
Relations. Mrs. D. T. Stutts of Er
win; Legislative, M. O. Phil Ups of
Coate, but in his absence report
was made by Hal Smith; Federal
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She Bailu Menird
DUNN, N. C. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 16, 1952
of misrepresenting his Congress
ional voting record to convince
western voters the Republicans
were power and conservation con
scious.
TRAVELS SAME PATH
In a bid for California’s 32 im
portant electoral votes, Stevenson
retraced the path taken a week
ago by Dwight D. Eisenhower, his
Republican rival.
The schedule included a motor
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It was at Memphis Wednesday
that Eisenhower voiced fears that
a victory for the Democratic par
ty on Nov. 4 might lead to a con
flict even greater than Korea.
RIGHT TO BE WORRIED
“We have a right to be deeply
worried by the terrifying possibil
ity that the same leadership that
let us drift into the Korean war
might bungle us into still greater
conflict,” he said.
“We have a right to be distrust
ful of a leadership which has al
lowed the godless Red tide of Com
munism to engulf hundreds of mil
lions of people who once were our
friends and allies. >
“We have a right to be suspic
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Students Held In Beating
Principal's Son Go Free
By LOIS BYRD
Record Staff Writer
Charges of assault and
disturbing the peace brou
ght against a group of Boone
Trail High School students
following an affray Friday
night at the community fair
were dismissed Tuesday in
Harnett Recorder’s Court
when the prosecuting wit
ness failed to appear to tes
tify:
Constable Cyrus McNeill said
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Church To Hold
daymen’s Event
The Hbod Memorial Christian
Church In Dunn will observe Lay
men’s Day on Sunday with a
special program in charge of lay
men of the church.
Bill Carroll, chairman of the
church board, will preside over the
morning services and Eugene Hug
gins will lead the choir.
SANDERS TO SPEAK
The speaker for the service will
be Professor D. W. Sanders of
Raleigh, principal of the Hugh
Morson High School. Mr. Sanders
is an outstanding layman and a
leader in his church.
Dr. George Cuthrell, pastor of
the local church, today extended to
the public a cordial invitation to
hear Mr. Sanders and to take part
in the service.
Currin Admitted
To Harnett Bar
Harnett County has a new law
yer licensed to practice.
He Is Ernest Lucius Currin, Jr.
son of E. L. Currin of Overhills,
who was sworn In at the recent
term of civil court. Currin who took
his oath from Judge Susie Sharp
was presented by Neil McKay Sal
mon.
Currin did not state what were
his immediate plans about prac
ticing law.
BULLETINS
WASHINGTON (IP) The Supreme Court has upheld
a California law which entitles workers to take two hours
off, with no pay deduction, to vote on election day.
WASHINGTON (IP) The United States today urged
Britain and Iran to continue their efforts to settle the 18-
month-old oil crisis, respite announcement that Iran will
break diplomatic relation with Britain.
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Jerry Fouts, son of Boone Trail
Principal C. L. Fouts was hit on
the head by a group of boys who
“ganged up” on Fouts as he got
out of a car In the yard of the
teacherage. The Fouts family re
side in the teacherage located across
the highway from the school.
The fight took place around 9:30
p. m. during a night program of
the community fair was in progress
in the auditorium, McNeill said he
believed only his hasty arrival sav
ed the Fouts boy from serious in
jury. He said Fouts had several
large bumps on the back of his
head and seemed dased by the
licks.
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Leaders Os Both
Unions Predict
Victory At Polls
Tomorrow the workers in
the mills in Erwin will once
more go to the polls in order
to decide, in a runoff elec
tion, which union, the UTW
AFL or the TWUA-CIO.
shall represent them as bar
gaining agent with the Er
win Mills.
This morning, leaders of both
rides expressed confidence in a
favorable outcome for their side
in the voting tomorrow, as they
prepared for a last minute bar
rage in favor of their position by
press, radio and word of mouth.
Polling places will again be the
same as they were for the pre
vious election. Number 2 mill work
ers will vote in Number 2 dye
house. Workers in Number 5 mill
will vote in Number 2 and 5 spool
and warp deparment. Cloth room
workers will vote in the cloth room.
HOURS OF VOTING
The polls will be open from
5:00 a. m. until 9:00 a.m. and from
2:30 p. m. until 5:00 p. m. All
will be under National Labor Re
lations Board supervision, and no
person, except an NLRB man can
assist a voter in preparing his bal
lot.
A new development was report
ed this morning by the CIO.
James W. Bamford, southern dir
ector for the TWUA-CIO, issued
a sworn statement in which he
said that Howard Parker and Ted
Thomas, Erwin UTW-AFL repres
entatives, have during the past week
been making deliberate attempts
to get back with the CIO.
Scott Hoyman, CIO administra
tor at Erwin, this morning predic
ted that the CIO would win over
whelminglv in tomorrow’s (Voting.
CIO STATEMENT
“We came out ahlead’of the AFL
in the last election here and the
feeling of many non-members of
the union as reported to us is that
they prefer to keep the same union
which has served Erwin workers
for the past 1 years.
“Their only objection to the CIO
in the past was in the local lead
ers, who have now gone into the
AFL,” Hoyman said.
He said the fact that work loads
in Durham were increased on the
first working day under the AFL
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Grammer Takes
Witness Stand
BALTIMORE (IP) G. Edward
Grammer, accused of murdering his
wife for the love of another woman,
testified tod;ay that police mis
treated him while investigating the
CS The balding defendant, a World
War II counter-spy, was called as
his own star witness in an at
tempt to prevent statements he
made to police from being admit
ted into the trial record.
Oirammer, in a matter-oNfact
voice, said he gave the statements
to authorities only because of “the
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The constable said Fouts, who is a
freshman at East Carolina College,
told him he had Just driven in
from college for a week end at home
when he was ordered to “get out
and fight.” With Fouts was his
visitor, Bryce Coats, a college class
mate. Coats was not hurt.
OLD TROUBLES INVOLVED
The constable said he believed
the affray was a flare-up of old
difficulties between Principal Fouts
and a group of unruly students
seeking to disturb the principal.
He said he wax told some Os the
i student* allegedly angered by what
i young Fouts wrote last year for
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HOLD CONFERENCE HERE Officials of the John Deere Implement iCo., met here with some at
the officials of the Johnson Cotton Company with reference to the operation of John Deere in towns in
which they have franchises. Shown are, front row, left to right; C. Haas), Atlanta, Division Manager,
of the John Deere Atlanta Division; N. M. Johnson, President of Johnson Cotton Co.; W. J. Thompr
son, Vice-President; W. C. Janney, John Deere Territorial Manager; Standing, left to right; W. G-
Smith, Secretary-Treasurer; John Tulloss, Vice President and General Manager of Rocky Mount John
son Cotton Co., C. V. Boyd, John Deer, Division Sales Manager; and Avery Burkhalter, implement de
partment manager of Smithfield. (Daily Record photo by T. M. Stewart).
Bootlegger Gets Small Fine,
Avoids Prison In Dunn Court
James Massey accepted!
responsibility for the liquor
foimd at the home of him- j
and his wife, Essie, in City !
Court this morning, but un
der the judgement rendered
by Judge H. Paul Strickland,
any further liquor found on
his premises, will be defi
nitely his responsibility.
His wife, Essie Massey, had ap
peared in court before on liquor
charges, and the search warrant
under which the officers searched
the place was directed against her.
The officers found the liquor in
an ingeniously contrived trap un
der the floor and when Massey.
claimed the contraband as his, he I
too was arrested.
SOURCE UNKNOWN
Policeman K. M. Fail told the
court that Massey claimed the
liquor and the defendant told the
court it had been delivered to him
at the premises by “a man in a
black Ford.”
Defense attorney D. C. Wilson
asked the judge to only make him
responsible for any liquor found on I
the premises that Massey himself I
owned, but the judge replied, “I
think that the defendant’s wife •
will go along with him in order
to keep him off the roads. He’d
better buy bottled in bond.”
He gave Massey 90 days, sus
pended theree years, on payment
of SIOO and costs, on condition
that he does not have in his pos
session or on his premises, any ille
gal liquor, and permits officers of
the law to search his premises, with
or without a search warrant.
“But, Your Honor,” protested at
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Junior Order
Meets Tonite
Lillington’s chapter of the Jun
ior Order will be host to the an
nual fall meeting cf District 18
tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. in
the Junior Order Hail.
J. C. Croom, councilor of the
local chapter, said members were
antltipating with pleasure the
visit of state and national of
) fleers. Gurney P. Hood of Ra
leigh, rational vi(R-c«fril»r,
Forest Shearin of Scotland Neck,
state secretary; and State Coun
cilor Dancy of North Wilkesboro
are expected to be present.
A dutch supper will be served
at 7 p. m. and the meeting will
follow Immediately, relegates
from Robeson, Cumberland and
Harnett counties compose the
18th district.
Lillington’s Junior Order Chap
ter has 43 members.
♦MARKETS*
HOGS
RALEIGH (W Hog markets:
Siler City, Tarboro, Mount Olive,
Wilson, New Bern, Dunn, Golds
boro. Washington!, Wilmington,
Jacksonville, Kinston, Rocky ML,
Smithfield, Lumberton, - Marlon,
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A&P Celebrating
Its 93rd Birthday
Another milestone was reached today by the nation’s
oldest food distributor, the A&P Tea Company, with an
anniversary celebration featuring a “special food value”
for each of the firm’s 93 years of existence.
“To further demonstrate our
faithful adherence to A&P’s 93-
year-old policy of giving more food
for your money.” said a Company
official, “we are celebrating this
occasion by offering an unusual ar
ray of outstanding values.
P. M. Bealer, Jr., of Charlotte.
Both Unions Issue
Final Statements
Reports from all departments of j
the three shifts at the Erwin Mill
were showing that there was a big
shift of sentiment to the AFL in the
election which will be held on to
morrow at Erwin.
Tom West business manager of
UTW-AFL at Erwin said “We have
been making a check of what is j
going on in each department, and j
w e find a large number of the
workers who voted CIO in the first
election because they thought Dur
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West Takes Over;
Insurance Agency §
R. A. West, well-known Dunn insurance man,
taken over the Dunn agency of Farm Bureau Mutual Inf
surance, it was announced today.
Mr. West has assumed full man-1
agement of the Dunn office follow
ing the resignation of John Snipes,
who dropped out of the organization
to go into business for himself.
Offices of Farm Bureau Mutual j
are located in the Dunn FCX Build- '
ine on North Clinton Avenue.
Young, alert and agressive, and I
thoroughly sold, himself, on the j
value of the services offered by the
company he represents. West, who j
has been with Farm Bureau Mutual
for the past three years, is well;
suited for this type of sales work. 1
He handles the Insurance business j
through this office on a friend I
to friend basis, rather than sales- I
man to customer, and is always.j
willing to go out of his way to help .
in insurance problems or to expedite
the settlement of claims.
This policy, he has found, pays
off, and some of his best advertis
ing has been received through cus
tomers whom he has aided who 1
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Dunn Stores
Open All Day
Wednesdays
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•, N. C., vice-president in charge of
A&P operations in this area, said
1 that the anniversary festival will
continue through October 25.
Dunn's A. & P. Store, man
aged by Locke Muse, has been
serving the people of this section
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i James W. Bamford, southern dir
ector for the Textile Workers Un
ion-CIO has issued a sword state
ment revealing that Howar Parker
and Ted Thomas, local UTW-AFL
representatives have in the past
week been making deliberate at
tempts to get back with the CIO.
Parker and Thomas had bolted the
CIO last May. joined the UTW-AFL
and then lead the attempt to take
Erwin workers put of the CIO and
into the AFL.
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