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VOLUME II
Expect Thousands Here Tomorrow For REA Meeting
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ADMIRING THE NEW DESOTO The beautiful new 1953 DeSoto went on display here this morn
ing in the showrooms of the W. and S. Motor Company. Shown here admiring one of several new
models are. left to right. Rev. R. W. Tedder, Paul Walker, Elton Warren. Jule T. Mann, and Dewey
Whittenton, head of W. and S. Motor Co. The public Is invited to see the new DeSotos. (Daily Record
Photo by T. M. Stewart).
Vets Hear Bonus Discussion
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Fields Is Indicted
For Embezzlement
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v C. G. ! .-Fields, once-prortrinent Angier banker and for
vice chairman of the Harnett County Hoard of Cora-
V missioners, was indicted on a cnarge of embezzlement to
day by the Harnett County Grand Jury.
The bill of indictment charges
Fields with missappropriation of
approximately $5,000 from an in
surance company he represented.
District Solicitor Jack Hooks im
mediately announced that he will
place Fields on trial Monday.
Fields is represented by Attorney
Neil McK. Salmon.
- NOW ON PROBATION
Fields is already under two 18-
months suspended sentences given
him in Federal Court last Oct
ober 22 for embezzlement of ap
Policemen Go On Trial
Corporal Francis Hall and Pol
iceman Garland L. Stone of the
& Dunn police force went on trial
in Harnett Superior Court this af
ternoon for an alleged brutal as
sault on W. R: (Turk) Lewis, a
prisoner they were arresting.
The two officers entered a plea
of “not guilty” when arraigned tris
afternoon.
INTENT CHARGE DROPPED
District Solicitor Jack Hooks an
nounced that he was dropping the
charge of “nintent to kill” from
the indictment and will seek a con
•M viction for assault with a deadly
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SPEAK TO VETS ON BONUB ISSUE State Senator Tom Sawyer of Durham, left, and Andy
DelVeaoOva, right, bead of the AMVETS, spok# to an interested group of veterans at a massmeeting
In Llltlngton last night regarding Hie proposal far a voter ana bonus in this state. Sawyer charged that
the measure calling for a state referendum, introduced into the INI General Assembly, was killed by
a small group of maohino politicians. Vsscova told the grenp that he feR the people should decide
the issue and premised to abide by that decision. (Daily Record photo by T. M. Stewart).
TELEPHONES: 3117 -. 3118 - 3119 DUNN, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 13, 1952
11 proximately $9,000 while serving as
[ | cashier of the Angier branch of
the; First Citizens Bank and Trust
Company. He was placed on pro
■ bation for two years.
1 Fields has heir several public
; offices and positi of responsi
bility in Harnett. addition to
serving as vice chairman of the
board, he was chairman of the
county welfare board, was treasurer
i I of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee and held a number of other
positions.
weapon and inflicting serious bod
ily injuries.
The solicitor said he didn’t think
he would be able to prove any in
tent to kill.
Hall and Stone were flanked by
a big battery of lawyers. Defend
ing them are Chief Counsel Ever
ette L. Doffermyre, Neill McK. Sal
mon, Glenn L. Hooper, Jr., and
City Attorney I. R. Williams.
Assisting Solicitor Jack Hooks with
the prosecution are: Attorneys Dun
can C. Wilson, J. Robert Young
and Archie Taylor.
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“I believe that the people
should have a chance to de
cide once and for all wheth
er or not the veterans of the
state should have a bonus,”
Andy DeVescovo, head of the
AMVETS declared at a mass
meeting of veterans held in
the courthouse at Lillington
last night.
Del v.-bcovo and Tom Siiwytr
of Durham were speakers before
the group which had been called
to consider this question. Sawyer
introduced a bill in the 1961 Legis
lature calling for a referendum,
but the bill was killed.
"Whatever their decision may be.
we will abide by it," he promised,
“but at least let the people have
a chance to vote and make then
wishes known,” he concluded.
The question of paying a bonus
is deemed to be a controversial one.
although 28 states have .paid then
veterans one, Senator Sawyer said.
“Any controversial issue should be
submitted to a vote of aU the
people,” he declared.
• BLAMES “MACHINE”
He charged that the ’last bonus
referendum bill was killed in the
1951 General Assembly by a small
group of “machine politicians' by
effectively using the “gag rule.”
These ‘Old Guard” politicians
demonstrated that they felt no ob
ligation to the people of North
Carolina,” Sawyer charged, and m
the recent general election these
same ‘Old Guard” politicians, in
many sections of the state proved
that they had no loyalty to the
Democratic party.
“Their loyalty then as in the
1951 General Assembly, was only
to' the Almighty Dollar/’ Sawyer
declared. “If we are to have poll
itical parties, there must be stead
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Cabinet Members
Mill Sit In On
Ike-Herry Talks
WASHINGTON IIP) Se
i cretary of State Dean Ache
i son and at least two other
! cabinet officers will sit in on
j the Truman - Eisenhower
meeting at the White House
next Tuesday, it was learned
today.
Tentative administration plans
call for an initial private talk be
- tween President Truman and
President-elect Dwight D. Eisen
hower, followed by a full-dress
conference with their top advisers.
High administration officials
said Mr. Truman’s ’team” for the
talks will include Acheson. who
will make a special trip here from
the United Nations meeting in
i New Yo’k; Defense Secretary Rob
ert A. Lovett; and Secretary of the
Treasury John W. Snyder.
IKE'S ADVISORS
The administration does not
know yet who will accompany
Eisenhower to the White House. It
is assumed, however, that his ad
visers will include Sen. Henry
Cabot Lodge Jr. (R-Mass.i, who
is expected to arrive here tonight
to serve as the president-elect’s
: personal "liaison” with the outgo
: ing administration, and Detroit
j banker Joseph M. Dodge, who
| came here Wednesday to scout the
1 administration’s budget for Eisen
hower.
Planners believe it is impera
tive that the meeting develop con
crete plans for consultation on
I quick notice should any emergen-
I cies develop in the United Natrons.
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jy>cal Paving
jnork Started
I Paving of about a mile of streets
I in Dunn was started this week by
I workmen of the F. D. Cline Pav
] ing Company of Charlotte. The
paving was started after citizens
I had petitioned the town board and
j agreed to pay for their share of it.
| The project includes 1,685 feet
on North Fayetteville Street, be
j tween Vance and Cole; 992 feet
on West Divine Street and 150
I feet on Warren. The total in the
I project amounts to 4,108 feet.
This will be the first of several
| paving projects which will be car-
I ried out in the next few months.
The work was scheduled to begin
earlier this week but was held up
by bad weather.
Grand Jury Renews
Plea For Deputies
The Harnett County Grand Jury finished its work at
noon today and again cited the need for paid deputies for
the sheriff’s office, called for improvements to the county
jail and the county home cemetery.
“We again recommend,” the
Grand Jury said, "that the Sena
tors and Representatives in the
General Assembly of 1953 do all
they can to secure passage of leg
islation that will enable Harnett
County to provide an adequate num
ber of paid deputies to assist the
Sheriff’s office in proper law en
forcement.”
ACTION ASSURED
The report showed that (the
Grand Jury had already contract
ed L. A. Tart, chairman of the
county board of Commissioners
about conditions at the county home
cemetery and about the leaking roof
in the county jail.
They said that Tart assured them
BULLETINS
Cool, bracing breezes caressed most of the nation to
day with only the Pacific Northwest bearing the first hard
brunt of vrtnter.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (IF) The 30-year-old son of the
mayor of Birmingham, Ala., faced six months in the Indi
ana state penal farm and a SI,OOO fine today after his con
viction for bigamy.
WASHINGTON UP A change in United Nations
staff regulations and strict enforcement of the employe’s
oath quickly would dispose of the dispute about U. N. em
ployment of subversive citizens of the United, Nations.
A well-edited magazine, “The Freeman,” has add.
NEW YORK (IF) The Army disclosed today it has re
moved the files of Gen. Douglas MpcArthur from a Brook
(Oaattaaad m pec* toe)
Tart Indicates Board n ■ y -
Pleased With Carson mi Be Burned
L. A. Tart, chairman ol
the Harnett County commis
sioners, said today that if
any opposition had arisen to
retain County Auditor Her
bert Carson, Jr., it had
come from outside the pre
sent board as now constitu
ted.
1 “The matter has never been dis
| cussed at a meeting of the board,”
| the chairman said in reference to
! the rumor that Carson would not
be re-appointed at the end of the
I year.
Some resentment to Carson, it
was reported, in various parts of
the county, had arisen because of
I his failure to contribute liberally
; to the Democratic party campaign
\ funds. His critics complained that
! while he had given some, it was
j not in line with his job, one of the
better paid county posts. The aud
itor’s office, however, is an appoin
tive job and considered a non-po
litical assignment. Carson has giv
en liberally in the past but was
financially unable to do so this
year.
UP TO NEW BOARD
However, Tart re-emphasized that
[ with two new members recently
| elected to the county board, he
was in no position to speak for the
new board. Rufus Mangum. of Lil
lington. and D. E. Lasater, Jr., of
Erwin are the two new mehbers.
Bob Pate of Erwin and H. S. Hol
loway of Hector’s Creek are the
two members of the present board
who will finish their terms in De
cember.
Pate declined to run for re-elec
tion after long service on the board
and Holloway was defeated in the
primary by Mangum. >
Tart declined comment in the
rumored replacement of Miss Wil
ma Williams as county welfare su
perintendent. “That is not really
up to the county commissioners”
he wid, referring to the fact that
county superintendents of welfare
are paid largely by state and fed
eral funds and must have approv
al of the State Board of Public
Welfare. “I think we can work out
our difficulties.” said Mr. Tart.
CITIZENS PROTEST
Since news leaked out that a
movement is underway to oust Car
son for his failure to contribute to
the party, a storm of protests have
arisen across the county and many
citizens are expected to go to bat
for the popular countv official.
Harnett Democratic Chairman W.
A. (Bill) Johnson has declined to
comment on the matter.
“I don’t want to become involved
in the affair,” said Chairman John
son.
> that by the next term of court the
board will have a report on the
; action taken and that both mat
-1 ters have been under discussion
- at board meetings.
t i The jurors said that G. T. Prof
- fit, county school superintendent
: "gave us a report of the progress
■ made in the various schools and
several definite improvements have
been noted.” The report went on
’ to say that Proffit stressed the
■ need for larger maintenance crews
: to keep the schools in good repair,
i The report complimented the
> schools maintenance crew, the me-
F chanics and the Board of Edu
cation "for the splendid work they
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FARMERS’ NIGHT SPEAKER Pictured here is Thomas G.
Lynch of Charlotte, Director of Industrial development and Public
•Relations for the Piedmont and Northern and Durham and .Southern
railroads, who will address a Farmers' Night meeting of ttie Dunn
Rotary Chib Friday night. Mr. Lynch, former manager of tie €har
-Adtti (Chamber of Commerce, is an'outstanding speaker And will—
address the Rotarians and their farmer guests on the State’s con
servation and development program. Rotarian Bill Cobb has charge
of the program.
Progress Reported
On Finer Carolina
Chairman of the various projects in the Finer Caro
lina Contest reported cn the progress of their projects at
a committee meeting, held at the Chamber of Commerce
office yesterday afternoon.
New items reported were a com
plete register of all available nur
ses which is now being kept at the
Dunn Hospital, and the hospital
visiting program of the Dunn Wo
man’s Club, directed by Mrs. Pat
Lynch.
H. M. Tyler pointed out that the
deadline is nearing and urged that
all chairmen get in their reports
as soon as possible. In line with
this, the group plans another meet
ing on November 25 for these re
ports.
STREET MARKERS ERECTED
Mayor Ralph Hanna told the
group that by the first of Decem
ber, there will be street markers
at every intersection. "They vould
Spears Elected President
Os Harnett Farm Bureau
John Spears, Lillington
banker, was elected Presi
dent of the Harnett County
Farm Bureau at a meeting
held last night at the Lil
lington High School.
Other officers elected for the
coming year were; Walter Johnson,
Johnsonville, Vice-President: Early
Womble, Lillington, Treasurer; and
Carson Gregory of Angier, Secre
tary.
Secretary of State Thad Eure
pointed out to the farmers present
the value of organization. “Doctors,
lawyers, and practically every trade
or progression is organized,” he
said. “Even we Secretaries of State,
although there are only 48 of us,
have an organization.”
He counseled caution because of
the change of party in national
control and pointed out that the
new party in power was bound to
make some changes.
"These changes may be for the
better or they may be for the worse.
Only time will tell.” he declared.
He Invited his listeners to visit
his offices in Raleigh at any time
and aee how the government of the
- have been completed by now, ’he
■ said, “but there has been a heavy
1 casualty list from autos knocking
I the | posts over.”
Mr. Tyler pointed out that' now
: is the time to begin lining up pro
jects for the coming year. The pro
■ jects must be turned in by Dec
. ember 15.
! He told the group that an option
i al project may be set up for next
• year, making six in all. The op
! tional sixth project is to be drop
ped by July, leaving the necessary
five.
I I With the large number of pro
•! jects being completed here. Dunn
> j should stand well up on th? list
I ! in the competition.
state operates. The government
and all its offices belong to the
people, he pointed out.
PRAISES BUREAU
"It is the duty of everyone to
work and build together for the
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Gets Results
NO. 242
A record crowd of several
thousand people is expected
j here Friday afternoon at 1
o’clock for the annual meet
ing of the Scuth River Mem
bership Corporation.
The local REA unit, which has
7,300 members in five counties is
one of the State’s outstanding REA
associations and has a splendid
record of service to the area it
serves.
R. R. Edwards of Dunn, manager
of the South River REA, announ
ced this morning that everything
is in readiness for the big meet
ing, which will feature an out
standing program, about SISOO in
prizes and a splendid program of
entertainment.
TO BURN MORTGAGE
The big highlight of the meet
ing, however, will be the burning
of a $270,000 mortgage, which was
the first loan made to the co
ooerative to provide their members
electricity.
State REA Chairman Ow.vn Price
of Greensboro will be present ani|
will participate in the burning of";
the note.
The South River REA, establish
ed in 1940, has grown from 841
members in 1941 to 7 300 in 1952,
which means that 7300 families
are served. The coop owns 1.750
miles of line in Harnett, Cum
berland. Sampson. Johnston and
Bladen counties. It now has one of
the lowest rates of any REA unit
in the State.
Much of the credit for the ef
ficient operation of the organiza
tion is given to the wise manage
ment of Mr. Edwards, who is re
garded as one of the best REA
managers in the State.
HOWARD TO PRESIDE
.-L n .Tiaaarrt i.'i «haigaan pf the
board of directors And will fwvflßf ,
over the meeting, during which re- '
ports will be heard.
The rrinc<oal speaker will be
W. T Crisp, executive manager of
the Tarheel Electric Membership
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MR. W. T. .CRISP
Corporation. He will be introduced
by Mr. Edwards.
Norman Suttles. manager of the
Dunn Chamber of Commerce, will
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j benefit of all,” he concluded, “anii
1 you are able to do this through such
associations as your Farm Bureau/’
Retiring President Alex Camer
on presided at the meeting which
was well attended. Reports from the
township chairman of the mem
bership drive, indicated that somfl
townships were still behind on their
quota and the membership drive waa
extended to November 24.
The group consumed 300 pounds
of excellent barbecue in the bgfl.
Dark adjoining the school, prepared
for the event by Rock Raynor at
Erwin.
To facilitate getting acquainted,
each guest was given a tag to wegr
with his name written on -it end
many new friendships were mads
as the result of this Informal me l -.
thod of introduction.
County directors of the organi
zation named at the meeting an
as follows;
Anderson Creek, Averaaboro and
Duke, failed to select directors
the coming year. The remaining
directors selected are as fottodi; r
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