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+WEATHER+ NORTH CAROLINA Partly cloudy today, tonight and Wednes day. Not so warm northeast por tion Itoday, With “Prestone” Anti-Freeze You’re set, you’re safe, you’re VOLUME II Hunting Accident Kills Li Kington High School Student Harnett County’s first fatality of the 1952 hunting season occurred late Monday afternoon near Lillington when Barton Clack, 17-year-old ninth grade student in Lillington High School was accidentally shot to death by his 14-year-old hunting companion, Joe Biggs. ■ Hpife 4E&** f BARTON CLACK Adiai Wants To Build Up Party CHICAGO IIP) Gov. Adiai E. Stevenson, Unsuccessful presiden tial candidate, said" today he would dy like to help strengthen “weak J spots’’ in the Democratic ya.-ty in the next four years. He said he also intends to come ' back to Chicago, where his law { firm is located, and “start making j a living.” He will be succeeded by j a Republican as Illinois governor in January. Stevenson returned here by air today from an Arizona vacation. He said that in the next four years ‘"I, would like the privilege of eXr * pressing mysdff front time to time ■it *on important issues.” There had been widespread spec ulation as to whether Stevenson would accept or seek the role of spokesman for the Democratic par ty. As he stepped off the plane to day he told the United Press that he would indeed like to make him self heard on “issues of import- J ance." Stevenson said he was not “con sidering” and public service posts. | such as a United Nations admin istrative job or the presidency of, a university. Dunn Jaycees Plan Big Variety Show President Bill Biggs of the Dunn Junior Chamber of Commerce announced today that arrangements have been completed for the staging of “Shooting Stars,” the big mmsical variety show to be presented by the Jaycees here on December 11th and 12th. Mr. Biggs said the show, which has met with outstanding success in other towns throughout the country, comes to Dunn highly rec ommended. It is unusual and something en tirely different in the field of home talent entertainment. From start to finish it is a big four star hit parade of comedy and music. The show has it’s setting in the central studio of Nationwide Tel evision Inc. on the day that the Money Sought For Telephone Survey Contributions from twenty-five cents to a dollar are being requested by the Dunn Chamber of Commerce in order to make a survey of the telephone situation in an effort to determine whether or not the increase in phone rates being asked by the Carolina Telephone Company is justified or not. A letter asking for these con- t r ibutions is being mailed to every Dunn telephone subscriber thh week from Chamber President Clarence E. McLamb. " Chamber of Commerce Manager Norman Suttles points out that the idea is not to oppose the rate increase as such, but to try and find out whether or not the facts justify an increase. In order to do this, it will be necessary to employ someone who can get the necessary Information for us and then the Chamber cam decide whether or not to go on re cord as opposing the increase, about the situation at present,” TELEPHONES: 3117 • 3118 - 3119 A jury impaneled by Harnett Coroner Grover C. Henderson of Dunn ruled the shooting was acci dental and Biggs was absolved of blame. < j Clack was shot one time -.through the neck and died from loss of blood. ; Biggs told the jury that he and Clack, a longtime friend, had just finished hunting and had started in when they started playing with their guns. He said Clack pointed his gun at him and pulled the trigger and then he pointed his gun at Clack and pulled the trigger, apparently at a distance of about 10 or 12 feet away. Biggs said he though he had cof pletely unloaded his gun. Clack fell on the railroad track and was dead when Biggs return ed with help. Dr. J. K. Williford Lillington physician, said the main artery in Clack’s neck had been severed. The victim was too far away to receive powder burns and too c’ose for the shot to spread. The entire load entered his neck. SUMMONED HELP Mack Norwood, owner of Nor wood Brick Co. and L. B. Smith, an employee, said Biggs ran up to them for help, reporting that he had shot Clack. When they reached the body, however, Clack was dead. OTHERS TESTIFY Among other witnesses wrf e: Ralph Lett, John Henry Evans and Mack McLean, Negro employees of the brick mill, who went with Nor wood, Smith and Biggs to the boriv The coroner’s jury ruled that: “Barton Clack came to his death as the result of loss of blood from gunshot wounds in the right neck caused by a 12 gauge shotgun in [ the hands of Joe Biggs. We find it to be an accidental death, both boys playing with what they thought j to Jje unloaded guns.” Members of the Jury we-e: F. A. Eradsher, C. E. Vaughn W. P. Sut ton, James L. Roberts, W. R. Tur- I lington, Jr., and J. M. Nipper. Firemen Sponsor Turkey Shooting Since most of these who have been participating in the weekly turkey shoot sponsored by the Dunn j Fire Department are planning to go hunting on Thanksgiving Day, the main shoot on that day will ‘“ontiniiori On Page Twoi cable goes through to to make TV a reality coast to coast. A special hand painted backdrop in full color showing television cameras, spot studios is used to give the produc tion an authentic background. From the minute the curtain goes up the audience is given a glimpse of life backstage in a TV studio. Chorus girls, singers, dancers, emcees and special entertainers are discovered warming up for the I nntlniieO <•!> dm' tw«> i “We Just do not know enough Suttles said, “and we feel that the subscribers should be inpireste*’ enough to finance the survey and get at the facts." LETTER SENT OCT The letter being sent to the sub scribers reads as follows: “Dear Telephone User: “Your Telephone Company I s making application to the Utility Commission on December 9 for an other Increase in telephone rates. “We do not know If this Increase is justified or not, but feel that we should make every effort to find out and present those findings to (Continued on page two) (Eire Litmrfr DUNN, N. C„ TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 18, 1952 Capfto! Gives ike A Big Welcome -sag* YOU’LL BE GETTING THESE LETTERS The first batch of letters containing Christmas Seals were sent out by the Harnett County Tuberculosis Association yesterday, with more to follow until in the area has been mailed some seals. Shown preparing the letters for mailing are, left to right; Mrs. H. C. Turlington, Mrs. C. G. Dunnk. Mrs. John Dalrymple, secretary of the association, Mrs. Ed Purdie and Mrs. Cecil Jernigan. Mrs. Dalrymple enlisted the services of her neighbors in this work. (Daily Record photo by Louis Dearborn). Judge Orders Jury List Purge Harnett County jury lists will get closer scrutiny in the future if Judge Henry Ste vens, Jr., has his way. ■ The jurist, presiding over a term of superior court in Lillington yes terday called for a more careful check of the jury lists following an unexpected turn of court events. A jury was being selected to try Manuel Batencourt, a Ft. Bragg soldier on manslaughter charges arising out of a fatal automobile accident, when Solicitor Jack Hooks excused one juror on grounds he once had been convicted of a felony. This prompted the judge to re mark, “Jury boxes should be purg ed so that they include no person who has been convicted of a ser ious crime. The law not only de sires,” the judge said, "but requires, that jury lists be purged. They should contain only names of men and women of good moral charac ter.” This marks the second time this year that jury lists in the county have been the subject of criticism. Last January, A. R. Taylor, court appointed counsel for James Tay lor, Negro facing trial on a first degree murder charge, asked for a dismissal of the indictment on grounds that Negroes were system atically excluded from the jury. NO DISCRIMINATION After an examination of county officials. Judge W. C. Harris the presiding judge, ruled no evidence of discrimination was found. In the past Negroes have served many times and ar? serving this term on the petit jury. However, at that time none had ever served on the grand Op Pace Two* Local Contractor Awarded Big Job The East Carolina Construction Company of Dunn has been award ed the contract for construction o f a new building for the Peosr Cola Bottling Company at Kinston, il was disclosed today. Total amount of the general con tract was’ $132,490 and construct ion by the Dunn firm will begin immediately. East Carolina Construction Co operated by Ben Hartsfield and Bill Corbin, has completed a num ber of . large projects recently. +MARKETS* HOGS RALEIGH IIPI Hog markets; Hillsboro: Steady at 17.75. White ville, Lumberton, Marion: Steady at 17.25. Fayetteville, Florence: Slightly weaker at 17J25. Smithfield: Slightly weaker at 17.00 to 17.25. Tarboro, Hamilton, Elizabeth town, Siler City, Benson, Warsaw, Dunn, Wilson, Mount Olive, New Bern, Goldsboro, Burgaw, Clarks ton, Scotland Neck, Washington, Wilmington, Windsor, Harrellsvllle, (Continued on page twe) Negro Slayer Giv&n 15 To 20-Year Term Roy Lee (Junior) Aikens, 32-year-old Negro farm youth, was given 15-to 20 years in prison today for the slaying of his father-in-law, Huri Murphy, 53, of near Lil lington. Aikens pleaded guilty to charges ; of manslaughter and Solicitor Jack Hooks accepted the plea. The slaying occurred on Satur day night, June 7 at the Aikens home, near Lillington. According to the evidence, Mur phy accused Aikens of being the father of an illegitimate child by Murphy’s daughter. BECAME ANGERED Aikens became angered, went in BULLETINS WASHINGTON (IP) Sen. John J. Williams today at tacked as “utterly indefensible” the appointment of In ternal 1 Revenue Cmmissioner John B. Dunlap to a civil service tax post. CHICAGO (IP) The government ouened its anti trust suit against the vast du Pont industrial empire today with a charge that never in history have “so few had "such dominant control over so much.” SOMERVILLE. N. J. (IP) A. Harry Moore, former U. S. senator and New Jersey’s only three-term governor, i suffered a heart attack and died today at the wheel of I his automobile. He was 73. HANOI, Indo-China (IP) Drink-crazed Communist rebels, attacking against murderous fire, stormed a French armored column today and inflicted “serious” losses, a French army communique said tonight. NEW ORLEANS (IP) Gov. Herman Talmadge of Georgia today was elected chairman of the Southern Gov (Continued on page two) Wade Negro Killed In Tussle Sunday A 28-year-old Negro was shet and fatally wounded late Sunday afternoon when a .32 Italian automatic pis tol was allegedly fired acci dentaly during a “tussle” be tween two Wade Negroes. David McPhail of route one was pronounced dead upon arrival at Highsmith hospital after he was allegedly shot while “tussling” vlith John Stedman, 44, Negro, of Wade. Sheriff L. L. Guy said this mor side and got a 16 guage shotgun, returned and shot Murphy as he leaned against an automobile in the yard. Murphy died the following morn ing at 1:20 in the Dunn Hospital. Solicitor Hooks today took a nol pros in the manslaughter case a gainst Earl Colville, driver of a car in which his mother was killed* Colville had been released from (Continued on page two) ning that Stedman had been lodg ed in the Cumberland County jail with privilege Os bond in qom nection with the shooting and will be charged with murder. Stedman allegedly admitted shoc'ting Mc- Phail, Guy revealed, but maintain ed that “it was an accident.” According to a preliminary in vestigation by sheriff’s officers. Mc- Phail arrived at Stedman’s house near Wade about 4:50 p. m. Sunday. Stedman told officers that he and McPhail and another Negro (Continued on Page Twe) FIVE CENTS PEK COPY Arrives For Conferences With Truman WASHINGTON (U>) Pres ident-elect Eisenhower flew here today for a face to face talk with President Truman and a rusing welcome by the city which will be his home town after Jan. 20. The 2 p. m. White House confer ence between the incoming and retiring leaders was dedicated to problems, worldwide in their scope, with which Eisenhower will have to grapple for the next four years. High on the agenda of the con ference was a discussion of world danger points—such as Iran, the Near East, Korea. Indo-China. No joint communique is expected at its conclusion. TUMBULTUOUS WELCOME But before the two arch foes of the late campaign got down to the grim and difficult business which pulls them together now—the busi ness of planning how to switch pilots without throwing the ship off course —the capital city paid its tumultuous respects to the World War II hero who will become the 34th president of the United States. Regardless of politics, this was 1-Like-Ike day for the capital. The crowds were rendering tribute nojt to a candidate but to the victor, the man chosen to take the helm by a majority of the American electorate. The day was cloudy but balmy, the temperature hovering around 58, Showers were headed this way but they put off their arrival, the forecasters said, until tomorrow afternoon. It was a tanned and relaxed Eisenhower who turned on the throngs assembled to greet him the wide and warm grin which has won him the affection of millions, both here and abroad. < WORKERS TURN OUT *resi#Tott Ti-ghsn hlmseh, fie {Continued On Page two) Taft Suggests Cabinet Folks WASHINGTON (IP) Sen. Robert A. Taft said today he recommen ded to Dwight D. Eisenhower men for the president-elect’s cabinet. The Ohioan did not know if his selections would be accepted. Taft told a news conference that he acted on Eisenhower’s request for suggestions. He declined to specify the men he suggested for cabinet posts. “NOT RUNNING” At the same time the Ohio Re publican said that while he is “available” for the Senate floor leadership he is “not running for anything.” He did not see “any necessity for Eisenhower’s intervention” in selecting a senate GOP majority leader. He said he believed Re publicans in Congress would “work out an amicable solution” of the knotty problem. Health Workers Now Arriving First of the group of state pub lic health workers who will as sist with the county-wide TB x-ray survey arrived in Lillineton yest°r day. The survey will start on De cember 10 and run through Jan uary. F. W. Sellers, health eductaov Miss Iris Turlington, secret* employee, and Alfred G. Chiswell. chief technician, are already on the job. Paul Johnson, the Negro edu cator. will arrive on Thursday. Object of the survey is to hav every person in the county over 15 years of age report for a free chest x-ray. Four mobUe x-rar machines will move around the county to accomplish this bi«r task Chiswell and power companv of ficials were out yesterday checking to see if suggested locations arc adjacent to transformers. nec“ssß-" to the operation of the electrr x-rav machines. Announcement o' the locations from which the mo bile machines will operate is ex pected to be made by Thursday Volunteers in every community will be called on to furnish hos tesses who will Invite passers-by to come in for x-ray pictures Church or civic groups will also be asked to make a hougewto house canvass and see if residents have taken advantage of the free x-rays. Dr. W. B. Hunter, county health officer, said Sellers win confer with community leaders in every section where the x-ray machines will be stationed. Plans will be drawn to fit each community. Hiram Rose Elected To Head Shrine Club Hiram Rose of Eenson, was elected President of the Dunn Shrine Club at its regular meeting, held at John sons Resturant last night. Other officers elected Were: Vice- President. That! Pope; Secretary. Ed Welborn; Treasurer, J. I. Thomas. Sam Strickland and Bobby Strickland were elected to serve as Marshals. The new officers will be installed at llie December meeting of the club and will lake over the duties of their offices at the meeting in January. Retiring President. Joe Wilkins will automatically go on the Board of Directors and the new officers will compose the remainder of this board. No program other than election of officers had been planned for this particular meeting and the remainder of the time was consum ed in the many items of business that had been tabled at prior meetings. Mother Feels Sure Her Son Is Alive SEOUL (IP) Mrs. James A. ; Van Fleet has a mother’s faith i that her missing son is alive in j North Korea. It’s faith that overrides the I evidence. She has studied the cold facts compiled for the young pilot’s fa ther, Gen. James A. Van Fleet , b$ ’ till -Air Force Army since* Jim, Junior, 28. messagdtF , *mit of gas" and disappeared last April 4 on a bombing mission over North | Korea. An exhaustive search failed to; locate young Van Fleet or the B -26 light bomber he was flying. But seven months have not dimmed Mrs. Van Fleet’s stub born conviction. “I know Jimmy is alive,” she tells friends. “When I picked up his old hat at home I felt it was a part of him and I know h# is alive.” NO WAVERING There was no sign this morning that her faith had wavered be fore her husband’s soldierly ac ceptance of the fact that young Van Fleet probably will never re turn. “She has, in her way, deduced Bryan Returning To Civilian Life SAN DIEGO, Calif. After almost two years active duty. Lieutenant J. Shepard Bryan, Jr., USNR, is return ing to civilian life in North Carolina. Since his recall to* active duty Bryan has been serving as Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Vice Admiral I. N. Kiland, USN, Commander of the Pacific Fleet Amphibious Force, based at the Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, Calif. Bryan, the son of Mr. and Mrs. 1 J. Shepard Bryan of Dunn, N. C..! reported to Admiral Kiland’s staff in June 1951 aboard the USS El dorade (AGC 11) when the admiral was in Far Eastern waters as Com mander of Task Force 90. He re turned to the Coronado headquar ters the following September with the staff. ANNAPOLIS GRADUATE A graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy, class of 1945, he served aboard the destroyer USS Mans field for three years following grad uation after which he was released to inactive duty fn the Naval Re serve. After his return to civilian life he attended Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Mass. Bryan was an assistant director of the Institute of Government of the University of North Carolina following his graduation from Har vard Law School in June 1950 un til his recall to active duty one year later. His plans for civilian life in clude returning to this position. The Bryan’s have two daughters, Ann, 1 1-2. and Frances, 2 months. Mrs. Bryan is the former Miss Mary Ann Shands, daughter of Mr. arid Mrs. Joseph W. Shands of 1917 Montgomery Place, Jacksonville, Fla. He is a Licensed Attorney of the North Carolina State Bar, a mem ber of the North Carolina Bar As sociation and American Bar Asso ciation. The Daily Record Gets Results NO. 245 HIRAM ROSE from all the facts that young Jim j is alive somewhere in North Ko rea.” a friend told United Press. “She doesn’t say he is a prisoner. She just says he must be alive. It’s just a matter of faith and mother instinct.” The general and Mrs. Van Fleet, who is in Korea on a “little visit” as the guest of President and Mrs. Syngmaa Jlhee, spent last. the Eighth Army headquarters compound in Seoul, ft was r tho first time they had been together ( in 19 months. She arrived hero i Monday Bazaar Officers Express Thanks On behalf of the Womens’ Aux iliary of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Mrs. J. R. Young of Dunn, President, and Mrs. E. H. Bost, Chairman and Mrs. Fred Thomas, co-Chairman of the Bazaar, wish to thank the people, who by their support, made this project such a success. They regret that there were more requests for the turkey dinner thait * ontlnned On Page two) ■ Rig^jT
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