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*W EAT HER* NORTH CAROLINA Some cloud iness and mild today and warmer tonight. With “Prestone” Anti-Freeze You’re eet, you’re safe, you’re sure. * VOLUME II Mental Health Program For Harnett Slated “V A cooperative program of mental health promotion launched jointly in Harnett County by the county health and school departments will gain momentum this month and next. Dr. Royer M. Howell, professor of mental hygiene at the Univer sity of North Carolina. Will give the first of a series of lectures in- for parents of hilling ton pre-school and elementary children on Tuesday. Nov. 25, at 7:30 p. m. in the high school library. "Understanding Growth and De velopment” will be the theme of the Howell lectures which are to be presented under the auspices of the Pa rent-Teachers Association, and limited to parents. Dr. Robert M. Fink, a resident of Chapel Hill but employed as the -coordinator of the North Carolina • State School health unit, will give a series of five lectures for the coun ty's Negro teachers. Doctor Fink is the psychiatrist who last year taught a similar coins? to Lillington teachers which was the subject of wide and favqr able comment. The county mental health program was started in Lil lington on an experimental basis, TO TEACH CLASS Dates for the Fink lectures to be given at ShawtoWn School are De- Jjcember <2, 8 and 15. January 27 and 'February 18. Exact time will be an nounced later, but probably in the afternoon. Fink will also teach a class for par ents and teachers on December 6 in Angier, and on December 8 in Dunn. Miss Irene Lassiter, public health educator, who is directing the men tal health program in the county, will be present to organize the fi st of each lecture series. She said that the cooperation given by school pat . irons and officials to this program attracted state-wide notice and made it possible for Harnett County to attract top-notch authorities in their field for the lectures. Miss Dorothy Boone, mental hyg ienist of the State Board of Health in Raleigh, will also observe several of the classes. , J/tMS <mtk JhinqA By HOOVER ADAMS it JUDGE GODWIN GETS A BIRTHDAY PRESENT Superior Court Judge Howard G Godwin of Dunn celebrated his 50th birthday recently and among hi' gifts was one of the most unusual probably ever received by a judge. Believe it or not. his Wife and son presented him a beautiful bicy cle. All his life he had wanted a bike and they made an old dream come B true. W "I was tickled pink.” declare' Judge Godwin, “because I neve" had one as a boy (because my mothe" could never afford to give me one l and we men are just little boys grown up.” The real reason Dunn’s popula" judge wanted a bicycle was so that he could ride with his boy duriiv the little bit of time he has at home during week-ends. Judge Godwin is one of the hard est working judges in the State (•really pushes himself boo ha d. Hi position takes him from one end o r the State to the other and as a r suit he has to neglect his famih in order to give everything he's got to do a good job on the bench. So if vou see a big. distinsuishe-' looking ‘ fellow peddling along o’ one bike, with his son peddling an other bike beside him. .you’ll kno’- its Judge Godwin. And he’s ar (Continued on page two) “Three Held After Running Gun Fight Three men were being held in the . Cumberland County jail today I after a wild ride in which they ex- | tjx changed bullets with two members ! of the State Highway Patrol. Patrolman Paul Albergine, sta tioned at Coats, driving the pat-ol car said neither vehicle was hit. He said, however, that a bullet “came within three inches of my head” before the chase began. Charles Sherwood Fish, 34, of Spring Lake, Route 1, driver of the car that reached speeds up to 90 miles an hour before stopped bv a patrol road block In Cumberla"' 1 . l county, has been charged with aT '* saulting an officer, drunken driv ing and careless and reckless driv ing. Riding with Fish were Walter TELEPHONES: 3117 • 3118 - 3119 Alger Hiss Is Denied Parole From Prison ; are* •S’ ;• '"' v - - **DUNN ROTARIANS HONOR TART Dunn Rottarians Friday night held a special program Laying tribute to Lofton A. Tart, 73, oldest and only charter member of the club. Mr. Tart has been in Rotary for 28 years. Former District Governor J. Shepard Bryan spoke on the life of Mr. Tart, and jjold of his varied activities here including that of carpenter, lumberman, contractor, chief of police, bus iness man, farmer, banker and public official. Mr. Bryan is shown here as he presented Mr. Tart a handsome leather wallet as a tokne of appreciation from the club. (Daily Record Photo by Bill Biggs). Taber Favors Defense Cuts Mobile X-Ray Unit ScheddTe Released VDr. W. B. Hunter, county health officer, today announ ed the schedule of stops for the four mobile x-ray units which will offer all adult county residents free chest x-rays on December 10 through December 20, and January 6 through January 31. The survey is being made for the purpose of detecting tuberculosis | and other long diseases in the county. The county health depart ment, the board of county com missioners, the state board of health and the Harnett Tuberculosis As sociation are the sponsors. Doctor Hunter explained that [ any person may go whever they wish for their x-ray. Hours are from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. for the operation of the machines, unless otherwise stated. No-xraying will be done on Sundays and Mondays. THE SCHEDULE The schedule of stops follows: Dunn —by the First Citizen Bank, Dec. 10 through 20; Jan. 6 * Koreans Shatter Red Attack Force SEOUL, Korea (IP) Alert South Korean soldiers shattered a Chinese attack force forming near Sniper Ridge today with an “iron curtain” of bullets while American night bombers handed the Reds simply system of of the worst blows of the Korean war. Matthews, Jr„ 25 of Coats, Route 11, and Herbert Columbus Gregory 1 37 of Coats, Route 1, who hav- I been charged with assaulting an of ficer. Patrolman Albergine, who had as his companion, Patrolman W. O Grady of Edwin, said he had gone to the John Sorrells place just in side the Harnett County line to make an arrest when he was fired upon. “I think all of them were shoot ing at me,” the officer declared “and the bullet just missed my head.” He said he gave chase immed iately to the 1951 Plymouth In which the men were riding and chased them 25 miles before they (Continued m page Am) (Eh? Jiailg littnrfr through Jan. 31, 1953, except Sun days and Mondays. Lillington Kelly’s Drug Store, Dec. 10 through 20; and Jan 6. through 31st, 1953, except Sun days and Mondays. LaFayette School Dec. 10, 11, and 12. Buie’s Creek School Dec. 10, 1, 12, 13 and 16. Buckhorn School Dec. 13 and 16. Boone Trail School Dec. 17 and 18. Harnett County Training School Dec. 17 and 18. Anderson Creek School Dec. 19 and 20. ' Continued On Page two) The ROKs loosed deadly-accurate rifle and machine-gun fire on some 400 Chinese fanning out along the slopes of Sniper Ridge in an at tempt to surprise South Koreans on Pinpoint Hill. But the ROKs were ready for the Reds. A withering fire blunted the enemy advance and the Reds inched their way back to their hideouts on the northern tip of the ridge. BIGGEST FORCE IN DAYS It was the biggest force the Reds have mustered in the open for sev eral. days. The Reds also tried several smaller attacks last night and today, but all were repulsed. Two platoons of Chinese nuisance raiders probed ROK defenses short ly after dusk, but U. N. mortar and artillery fire stopped them be fore they could reach the South Korean trenches. U. S. B-26 Invaders wrecked 200 Red trucks moving to the front laden with supplies. Moving boldly with their headlights glaring, the trucks were an easy target for U. N. airmen. THE ANSWER TO SEOUL, Korea (VI Beside a winding road leading to the Korean front is a Urge sign read ing: Marilyn Monroe Stretch.” Two miles and 23 corves later another sign says: “See why?” DUNN. N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 24, 1952 AUBURN, N. Y. (IP) Rep- John A. Taber R-N.Y., pro bable “hatchet man” in a budget-chopping Republican Ccxngress, said today tbejja- Tidn’s defense “readily” be cut and should not be increased “under any circumstance except war.” He described as “ridiculous” a $50,000,000,000 defense request which it has been reported may be included in President Truman’s 1953-54 budget to be submitted to the new Congress. Taber, who most likely will be come chairman of the House Ap propriations Committee in Janu ary, issued a statement at his home here analyzing current spend ing in the Defense Department and four other government agencies. (Continued on Page Eight) Police Say Report Os Case Not True Chief of Police A. A. Cobb today denied that the agents of the State Bureau of Investigation had been called to Dunn to aid him in the investigation of an attempted tape case, and declared that he knew of no such case in Dunn. When the report of such a case i published Friday in a local paper was called to his attention, Chief Cobb declared that was the first that he had heard of the incident, which related the story of an at tempted attack at gun point on Mrs. Floyd Loveland "on South Wilson Avenue.” Chief Cobb said that on'Wednes day night a report was received from Mrs. Loveland, who incident ally lives on North Wilson Avenue, that a Negro had entered her home. FOUND NO TRACE He said that Corporal K. M. Fail and Policeman H. F. Pope BULLETINS BERLIN (IP) American army headquarters said to day three American soldiers and their German girl com panion were arrested at gunpoint by Communist police when they strayed into the Soviet zone yesterday. CHICAGO (IP) Lawrence Taylor, 35, who police said is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Taylor, Kinston, N. C., was killed early Saturday in a West Madison Street stab bing and his assailant escaped, police said today. WASHINGTON (IP) Discovery deep inside Indo-Chi na of a large cache of Red weapons—including Soviet-built trucks and ammunitition —marks the opening of a new and “sinister” phase* of the cold war in Southeast Asia, American officials reported today. < CHICAGO (IP) A man holding bis stomach com plained of an ache as he walked out of a restaurant wash (Coa tinned «a Pag* T*») Vote Os Parole Board Reported As Unanimous WASHINGTON 'IPi The Federal Parole Board today rejected Hiss's request for a parole from prison. Hiss. Conner high State Depart ment official convicted of perjury. ; is serving a five year term in Lewisburg, Pa.. federal prison. Dr. George G. Killinger, chairman of th» five-member pa-ole board, said the board’s decision was un animous. He said the rejection was voted “after a careful consideration of the official record”. ALLEGED TRAITOR Hiss was convicted of perjury for denying that he ever slipped secret government documents to Whitta ker Chambers, confessed courier for a Communist spy ring. Hiss be came eligible for parole last Friday. | Killinger gave him an on-the-spot hearing at the prison on his parole application on Nov. 14. OVER 50.000 LETTERS Since then the parole board has been bombarded by more than 50,000 letters about the Hiss appli cation. 1 1 "*ll 1 The board’s decision was made in a ohe-sentence announcement by Killinger who said: “In the matte? of the application for parole for Alger Hiss, the board of parole, after a careful considera tion of the official record, unani mously voted to deny the applica tion.” Hiss, who has been described as a “model” prisoner at the peniten tiary has been working as a clerk there. Hiss began serving his sentence March 22, 1951. after his conviction was upheld by an appeal court. Under federal regulation, he be came eligible for parole Nov. 21 after serving 20 months of his five year sentence. He had sought a nek trial on (Continued On P»|» two) SapeCtarge ! Archie Mason of Erwin is being held in the County Jail without bond charged with the rape of his sister-in-law, Miss Leona Norris 28 of Erwin. Miss Norris told Erwin Chief of Police Claude Avery of the at tack and he immediately started looking for Mason. However, Mason had vanished so he notified neigh boring officers to be on the lookout for the alleged rapist. Friday night, Chief of Police (Continued on page two) | were immediately dispatched to investigate. The officers, he said, looked all around the premises and the adjacent territory, but found no trace of anyone who might have entered the Loveland home. He said the officers responded to the call immediately and were on the scene within minutes, too soon for tracks, if any, to have been washed out by the rain. As far as he knows, he declared, that is all there was to the story. The SBI men who were in Dunn, he stated, were aiding him in the . investigation of an entirely diff i erent case. •■ i I3Kk b m * B|. jf wL m WfM Itl l AT FFA FATHER AND SON BANQUET Shown are the speaker and some of those at the speaker’s table at the annual Father and Son Banquet of the Future Farmers of America held Friday night at the High School cafeteria. Pictured are, seated; R. J. Denny, agriculture teacher, R. S. Dunham, Cary agriculture teacher, the speaker, Glenn Miller, Chapter President, and his father G. H. Miller. Standing, left to right; Superintendant of County Schools, G. T. Proffitt, Dr. C. L. Corbett, Duim School Board head and Floyd Altman, member of the school committee. (Daily Record photo by Louis Dearborn). Eisenhower Has Busy Day And Variety Os Appointments NEW YORK —(W— President - elect Eisenhower scheduled a heavy list of appointments today, I including a visit to United Nations headquarters here, as he put the finishing touches on preparations for his visit to Korea. Callers at his Commodore. Hotel headquarters here during the mtf wfif include tM> who hifve. Hgwrfed in speculation TOr posts in the new cabinet—Ezra T. Benson of Utah, mentioned prominently for secretary of agriculture, and John Minor Wisdom, a GOP national ’ committeeman. Eisenhower also will meet today < with Vice President-elect Richard M. Nixon in their first conference since the election. Cabinet posts remaining to be filled were those of agriculture, labor, commerce and postmaster general. It was said the president -elect hoped to complete these ap pointments before leaving for Korea. The Korean trip-depart ture time, arrival there and time of return —will be clothed in se- j crecy for security reasons. Eisenhower rested most of Sun day at his Morningside Heights 1 residence except for attending j church services and for a confer- | ence with Paul G. Hoffman, head ! of the Ford Foundation and former j chief of the Economic Cooperation Administration. After the meeting, Eisenhower I issued a statement in which he expressed “regret” that Hoffman, one of his principal suuporters dur ing the campaign, would be unable to accept a post in the new ad- 1 ministration. John Foster Dulles, named last week as secretary of state in the new cabinett will accompany Ei sen to United Nations head quarters, U. N. Secretary General Trygve Lie will guide them on a tour of the U. N. buildings. Other listed callers at Eisenhow- j er’s headquarters today included Prig. Gen. David Sarnoff retired, head of Radio Corporation of America; Kenneth Weils, president of the Freedom Foundation; Thomas J. Watson, chairman of the board of International Business Machines Corporation; Ernest Weir, chairman of the board of the National Steel Corporation, and John Jacob Astor. owner of the London Times. Nixon will lunch with Eisenhow er. The vice president-elect has been vacationing in Miami Beach since election. Turkey Shoot In Linden It has been announced that there will be a turkey shoot and barbecue supper at the Linden High Schoo’ on Tuesday afternoon. The shoot will begin at four p. m. with SI.OO charge for a chance. The supper will begin at six. Plates are also $1.90 each. Proceeds of the day will eo to the Linden Atheltic Associa-! tlon. •MARKETS* HOGS RALEIGH —(W— Hog markets: Mount Olive, Dunn, Tarboro, (Continued on page two) FIVE CENTS PEK COPY Dunn FFA Holds father - Son Event “Getting The Most Out of Life” was the theme of the address Fri- : day night at the Father and Son ! Banquet of the Dunn Chapter of j j the Future Farmers of America. I by speaker R. S. Dunham of Cary, j Dunham, agriculture teacher at the Cary High School, told the j group that it was important to de cide whom they would serve when j they chose their vocation in life. The choice of a field of work, the choice of associates and in par ticular the choice of the girl they This Week Deadline For '53 Soil Survey Kyle Harrington, supervisor of the Harnett County Production Marketing Administration, today reminded all farmers that this week is the deadline for a survey of soil conservation practices desired for 1953. Harrington asked farmers who have not already been contacted by their local committeeman to try to get in touch with the committee man themselves. Local committee men were entrusted with the big task of interviewing every farmer in Harnett County and asking what form of agricultural soil conserva tion practice they want to see in effect on their land next year. “Naturally, this is a big job,” Har rington said. “The deadline is Nov- ; ember 30. The committeeman is supposed to go to see you,” the su- ; pervisor said, “but some of our com- Catholics Planning For Clothing Drive It was learned today through an announcement by Father Francis A. McCarthy Pastor of the Sacred j Heart Church here that a Thanks giving Clothing Drive will be con ducted by the local Catholic Lay men for the victims of war in Korea and the Far East. The Drive will last until next Sunday, Novem ber and already much clothing has been collected which will be ear marked for the war fronts. COMMITTEES NAMED Mrs. Virginia Patrick of South Elm Avenue who is the Chairman of the local Catholic Laymen’s As sociation is General Chairman for the Drive. Other depots where clothes may be brought are at the homes of the following: Mis. Na than Cannady for, the people of North Dunn, Mrs. Lillian Ammons of BoUth Dunn. John Pecora for Erwin, Mrs. Eileen Williford for The Daily Recorc> Gets Results NO. 249 married, were of the utmost im- I portajice, he said. BILLY JOHNSON SPEAKS i Billy Johnson, a member of the • local Chapter, gave a brief talk ■ outlining what his membership in the FFA had meant to him, and ; outlined the benefits he had re ceived through his association with the organization. Shelton McLamb introduced the FFA Sweetheart, Louise Brown, who was chosen from a group con ■ ~imt:uiieu. on Page Two) mitteemen are going to have to get cooperation of the community if the survey is finished on time.” FUNDS IN HARNETT The information collected in the survey will be used as a basis for al locating the $96,000 in federal funds for Harnett County in 1953. County committeemen will study the total requests and bring them into line with the budget. However. Harring ton pointed out no farmer may share in the program without a spe cific request to do so. Purpose of the personal interview -•■>unu<-u Oil rite Two i Lillington and Alvis Weiss for Angier. When all the clothes are collected, they will be shipped to New York. CLOTHING GREATEST NEED It was noted that America’s tra ditional national holiday of Thanks giving brings into sharp focus each year the contrast between the plenty that is America’s and the still meager, miserable existence eked out by millions in other lands. Yet for many a year the Americans have not let Thanksgiving week go by without remembering and doing something practical and effective about the plight of their less for tunate friends overseas. It was also pointed out that ‘lack of clothing, blankets and shoes remains the greatest single need facing the world’s refuged populations as an-