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ROTEERDAM, The Netherlands OP) The Holland-
America passenger liner Maasdam knifed into a tiny Ger
man tanker today and six crewmen of the capsized smaller
vessel were dead or missing. The 15.015-ton Maasdam. leav
ing Rotterdam for New York with passengers, resumed her
voyage after participating in rescue operations. The liner
was not damaged.
WASHINGTON (IP) About 175 ArnoM Lines bus
line drivers went on strike at 6 a. m. today and stranded
thousands of Washington commuters in the north and
central sections of Arlington County, Virginia.
CASABLANCA, French Morocco (IP> French troops
stood ready today to smash any new demonstrations by
Moroccans now burying the dead from three straight cloys
of rioting.
ABOARD TRUMAN SPECIAL ilPi President Truman,
faced with a steadily-growing crisis in his economic stab
ilization program, kept in close touch with developments
today as he returned to Washington by special train from
his home at Independence. Mo.
WASHINGTON 'IP I Republicans in Congress were
elated today by President-elect Eisenhower’s announce
ment that he will seek Gen. Douglas MacArthur's advice
on ending the Korean war. They credited Eisenhower with
a shrewd move in passing the word from the cruiser
Helena that he already has been in communication with
MacArthur about obtaining his views.
CAIRO, Egypt IP I Premier Gen. Mohammed Nag
uib abolished the Egyptian constitution today and prom
ised a new one setting up a government “by the people,
for the peopPe and of the people.”
SEA ISLAND. Ga. (IPS—Sen. Richard B. Russell (D-Ga.)
declared Tuesday night that United Nations members
should be strongly urged to send more fighting men to
Korea.
Man Held
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of where the car supposedly was
parked, the case worker reported;
she found two contraceptives.
The case worker said when she
fit st investigated the report shf
found the girl in bed and at her.j
request an examination was made :
by Dr. A. W. Peede. first at his
office and later at Good Hope Hos
pital. The physician testified the
girl had had recent sexual rela
tions.
The firm of Wilson and Johnson
are representing the defendant.
Questions indicated they will seek
to prove a mentally incompetent :
brother of the victim of the alleged !
assault may have been the guilty !
party.
Masons
(Continued tiom Page One)
This speaker cited the importance
of loyalty among people and loyalty
to the vital institutions of the com
munity.
"Be loyal to the ideals you have
and you cannot be false to any
man,"" he said. He called on the
Masons to renew their loyalty and
to strengthen their strictability.
The address was hailed by Mas
ter Alabaster as one of the finest
ever heard bv the lodge.
ENNIS GIVES HISTORY
A history of the lodge was presen
ted by Curtis Ennis, newly-elected
secretary. Mr. Ennis gave very in
teresting sidelights of the first cen
tury. Mr. Ennis disclosed that the
history will be published at a later
date and made available t° all the
Masons.
In introducing guests, Mr. Leslie
disclosed that a former member of
the lodge. Attorney David Williford,
had come all the way from Wash
ington, D. C. to attend the cen
tennial celebration but was taken
ill ea lier in the day and had to
be removed to Highsmith Hos-
Jaycees Big Variety
Show Opens Tonight
Promptly at 8:03 p. m. tonight
the curtain will go up at the High
School auditorium for the first
performance of the laugh-packed
variety show “Shooting Stars" being
presented by the Dunn Junior-
Chamber of Commerce. The big
home talent show will be presented
tonight and again tomorrow night
for the park playground fund.
Mrs. Lola E. Shafer, who is di
recting the production, said this
morning that the final rehearsal
last night was eminently success
ful and that all those who attend
are assured a wonderful time.
The entire cast will appear on
the stage in one portion of the
shew, which depicts what goes on
before and during a telecast, while
Milton Berle, portrayed by A)
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i mercial and public buildings, hos- j
pitals and schools, and other types
of community projects.
It also will allow builders to i
I build theaters, stadiums, bowling
alleys, nightclubs and other types
of amusement and recreational
facilities without prior NPA ap
| proval. provided they use no more
j than five tons of steel for each
project.
MORE STEEL ALLOWED
The order will permit use of 3,800
j pounds of steel per house, com- j
j pared to the 2.300 pounds allowed
! now, the sources said. It also will
• permit use of up to three tons
of steel per unit for apartment
1 houses without prior NPA approv
al. It will raise from five to 25
| tons the steel allotment for con
-1 struction of commercial and public !
i buildings, hospitals. universities,
| and schools, transportation facili- i
i ties, public Turlies and water and
| sewage fs&ilfrres without prior!
I approval.
Pageant
(Continued Lora page one)
Night" and directed by Mrs. Eug
ene Smith.
A complete list of the play's cast
. will be announced late; this week.
] ! pital in Fayetteville.
. ! ladies assflmg; with arrange
> j ments were Mrs. Frank Wilson. Mrs.!
• | Frank Spruill, Mrs. J. W. Temple.!
:' Sr. and Mrs. Bert Alabaster. Organ!
j music was rendered during the din
- ! ner by Mrs. Blanche Jackson of
f | Erwin.
j Fred Byerly. the newly-elected \
• I master and other new officers who j
■ i will take over in January, were j
i ! presented to the group.
>! The big cake was baked by Glenn j
] White at Dunn-Rite Bakery.
Compton, tries to bring order out
of chaos. Music for this bit will be
by Linda Whittenton and Louise
Brown.
Mrs. Ruby Newsome, portraying
Fran Allison, will have charge of
"Story Time." As she tells the
story of Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs, pupils from Dunn
and Erwin Schools will pantomine
the parts
Dickie Gupton as “Howdy-Doody"
will direct 13 Grammar School
kiddies as they appear in a story
time scene as the “Peanut Gallery
Kids."
James Thornton of Benson will
have charge of the “Happy Hayride
Show" in which he introduces a
number of excellent musical acts
and the Happy Hayride Chorus, a
group of girls who will perform in
an intricate dance routine.
The “Kate Smith Hour" will be
conducted by Mrs. A1 Compton and
Jamea Snipes will conduct a take
off on the Fred Waring show with
18 High School girls.
Mayor Ralph E. Hanna will pre
side over the “Queen for a Day”
program at which one of the ladies
present, selected by audience app
lause will be presented with a num
be’- of worthwhile gifts.
The “You Asked For It” portion
of the show will depict some of the
top TV stars as they would have
appeared when they were but three
years old. This is one of the most
amusing skits of the show.
The show will close with the en
tire cast ou the stage in a rnu-
jgPQQf njygpr
OPEN FOR BUSINESS The sign on the side of this mobile X-ray unit “Get Your Free Chest
-rav Here" is excellent advice and a large number of residents of the area have been taking it
todav. The mobile unit opened its ten day stay here alongside the First-Citizens Bank at ten o’clock
this morning. The entire process takes only a couple of minutes and is eminently worth while. Tub
erculosis. if detected in Its first stages is easily curable and the free X-ray service is designed to detect
the smallest spot. (Daily Record photo by T. M. Stewart).
Markets
(Continued From Page One)
adequate, demand good. Prices paid .
producers and handlers FOB local
grading station: A large 57, A
medium and B large 48-50.
HOGS
RALEIGH HP Hog markets:
Fayetteville. Florence: Steady on
good and choice 180-240 lb bar
rows and gilts at 17.00.
Tarboro, Rocky Mount: Steady
at 16.75.
Smithfield: Slightly weaker at
16.50 - 16.75.
Dunn, Mount Olive. Wilson. New
Bern. Goldsboro. Washington, Wil
mington, Jacksonville. Kinston:
Slightly weaker at 16.50.
Mrs. Parrish
Services Today
Mrs. Mary Overby Parrish. 48. of !
Can-boro died at her home Tucs- |
day afternoon following a long ill
ness. She had been in declining }
health for two months and criti
cally ill for a month.
Surviving are five daughters. Evon j
Williams and Lois Parrish of the !
home, and Mrs. Morris Gray Tuck- |
er of Sou thru Pines. Mrs. Alma Reid
of Pine Bluff, and Mrs. Alice Jones
of Aberdeen: five sons. Artemus R.
Williams of Knightdale. Billy Wil- 1
hams of the home. Morton Parrish
of Pinehurst; a sister, Mrs. Nomie
Johnson of Lillington; five broth
ers, E- x*st Overby of Lillihgton,
and Jack Overby and Bnrnice Ov
erby. all of Erwin. Funeral services j
were held Wednesday afternoon at
1 o'clock at the Carrboro Baptist
Church. Tile Rev. Troy E. Jones,
pastor officiated, and burial follow
ed in the Williams family cemtery ]
in Harnett County.
Birthday Party
Honors Emmie
Thomas Tuesday
Mrs. John Thomas entertained j
for her small daughter, Emmie, j
on the occasion of her third birth- |
day on Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 j
o'clock.
Mrs. J. W. Barbour and Mrs. j
David Adams assisted in directing ]
games and serving the children j
birthday cake and ice cream. i
Emmie enjoyed opening her j
pretty gifts, after which she pre
sented the guests party pops and
hats.
Friends enjoying the party were
Mary Ann Russell. Lynn Tew.
Donna Ruth Ennis. Glenda Bar
bour. Kathy Adams and Pate
Turnage.
Mr. Ernest Russell and Beth
Russell were invited in for re
freshments.
Lions Plan Big
Christmas Party
A special Christmas program in
which the members of the Dunn
Lions Club will hold a Christmas
party for their ladies, will be held
at Johnson's Restaurant Thursday
night at 7:00. it was announced
today by President J. N. Stephen
son.
Door prizes amounting to approxi
mately $l5O will be distributed to
| the feminine guests, all timely gifts
i for the holiday season, Stephenson
I said.
I The entertainment portion of the
! program will be provided by a
: group from Fort Bragg. All mem
; bers are urged to make every ef
fort to attend this special meet
| ing.
sical finale including “Marching
Along Together," “May the Good
( Lord Bless and Keep You" and
I concluding with “Show Business
Is Lots of Fun.”
The Tiny Tot Contest, being run
in conection with the show, will
end Thursday and the winners will
be announced on the Fran Allison
portion of the show Thursday night.
The parents of the contestants will
be special guests.
The Jaycees have put a vast a
mount of effort toward making
| this the best local talent show ever
to be presented here. Their all-out
I efforts to provide exceptional mer
riment are well worth the price of
• admission.
tut nsn » «»rTWN n n
Latimer Says
(Continued from oage one;
ed and ready for action by the i
city council at an early date. He
said that at least 100 citizens had j
voluntarily called him and asked
to be allowed to sign the petitions.
Following is Mr. Latimer’s state
ment. released this morning:
THE STATEMENT
It is at all times a painful and j
unpleasant matter to open old (
wounds where no part of the wound j
has ever healed, but many times!
such is necessary in order to effect
a cure.
For many years the citizens of
Dunn have labored under the City
Manager form of Government
which has caused many harsh
things to be said, and many friend
ships to be broken, not to men
tion the heavy and unnecessary
financial drain of the taxpayer’s
money, for which the taxpayers
of Dunn have received so little
value.
As a fair example of what the
taxpayers of Dunn are receiving
for their money paid in connection ;
with the City Manager form of
government, we respectfully cal! j
the attention to the Activity Re- j
ports presented by that office.
CITES EXTRA COST
We all remember with regret
these unpleasant conditions which
have existed in the past and are
existing today. The $6,000.00 per
year salary paid that office, to
gether with a tremendous amount
of other bxpenses in connection
with maintaining same, has no
only proven to be unsatisfactory
from the standpoint of receiving
value from the cost, but the City
Manager form of Government has
caused more dissatisfaction among
our citizens, than any other one
thing this town has ever had a
endure.
In our desire to create a bettei
form of government, we, the cit
izens of Dunn, voted to try thL
form of Government. We all know
and fully realize the dissatisfaction
it has caused, and at a meeting
of a number of our citizens, re
cently held, it was unanimously
decided to allow the citizens of
Dunn a chance to abolish this form
of City GovOrnment, by voting:
and within the next few days the
citizens of Dunn will be presented
with a petition calling for a vote
on this very important matter.
It is strongly felt by many of
! our leading citizens that the City
j Manager form of Government has
I had a fair and impartial chance
j to be an economical and satisfac
tory form, and due to the fact
i that it has made such a complete
I failure it should be abolished.
Less than one-third of cities in
the United States with populations
of 25,000 or more, and less than
ten percent of towns and cities
! with populations of less than 25.000
have adopted this form of City
I Government. Within the last few
months, 46 of these towns and cit
| les have abolished this form of
i Government and others are doing
I so from time to time on the grounds
j that it is not only unsatisfactory
! to the citizens, but that it is high
! ly unprofitable. Mason City, lowa.
! a city somewhat larger than Dunn
! tried the City Manager form ol
Government for a long number o!
I years. They recently abolished th:
form on the grounds that too much
power given to any one man lead
to nothing short of Communism.
Mayor Clark, of the City of Phil
: adelphia together with, the City
Commissioners of that city state
that the City Manager form ot
; Government is unprofitable and
' unsatisfactory in every way.
SAYS ORDINANCES
UNWORKABLE
As soon as time will permit, a
; few of the City Ordinances recently
adopted upon recommendation
coming through the office of the
• City Manager, will be printed in
our local paper. Two of these or
dinances are the same as those or
dinances adopted in cities with pop
ulations like Raleigh, Greensboro
and other large metropolises. Those
ordinances for cities of that size
are workabe, but under no circum
stances could they ever be made
to work in an agricultural town the
size of Dunn, where industry with
it’s high salaries is lacking, and
where the average building lot has
been and will have to continue to
sell for approximately $1,000.00. To
meet the requirements of the two
above mentioned ordinances, this
Dunn Firemen
(Continued From Page One)
Banquet by Dean A. R. Burkot of
Campbell College.
Picking names at random from |
among the group of firemen pre
sent, he explained the origin and ,
general derivation of their names,
delving into historical background
and outlining the changes from the
original.
The musical portion of the pro
gram consisted of a number of ;
selections rendered by the Camp- j
bell College Quartette under the
direction of S. David Smith.
GIFTS EXCHANGED
The wives and girl friends of the
firemen exchanged gifts and there
were gifts for presentation to all
of ihe special guests at the gather
ing in the fire station.
Special guests included Dr.
George Cuthrell, associate Chap
lain; Dr. A. R. McQueen and Miss
Flora McQyeen; Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Andrews; Miss Louise McGugan;
Mr. and Mrs. S. David Smith; Dean
and Mrs. Burkot; Pawl Ferrell; and
Mrs. Edwin Stewart.
One of the highlights of the
banquet was the distribution of !
checks to the firemen for the calls
they had answered during the past
year. Approximately $3,100 was i
distributed to the members.
same average price would have to |
be increased to approximately ;
$2,000.00.
The two above
red to ordinances together with
othij s recently adopted by 'the
City Board, without apparent con
sideration by the Board of the coin
sequences has completely .'rifled
further expansion and development
of any new areas, and under no
stretch of the imagination will en
able anyone to again increase the
City Limits of the Town of Dunn
for the purpose of development,
and is, thereto e, the full reason j
why my company is being forced to |
cease operations, therefore, dis
charging a large number of skill
ed carpenters, brickmasons. plumb- !
ers and electricians, who have for
years depended on this company’s
operations for their family’s sup
port; not to mention the revenue
the Town will lose in connection
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Postmaster
(Contlnmil imm page one)
| December 25. And many a Christ
mas package has suffered the same
fate.
What to do about it? Well, here’s
the Postmaster’s answer:
"This perfect Christmas card of
mine would be mailed befor; De
cember 15, if it was going outside
this state. Or at least a week |
before Christmas if to a local ad
dress.
“I’d send it by first class mail
because you get better postal ser
vice for only a penny more. Put
a three-cent stamp on your Christ
mas card envelopes, and they will
be dispatched and delivered first.
Also they will be forwarded or re
turned if necessary.
“What’s more, you can write a
personal message on them, which
isn’t . authorized for third-class
mail. Just a little note makes your
Christmas cards a lot more excit
ing to receive.”
Christmas card etiquette is eq
ually impoCtant. the Postmaster
explains. He points out that the
trend is to be as informal as pos
sible.
So sign your Christmas cardt
like this: "Bob . . Alice ... or
“Alice and Bob”, if married. The
names of children, or even “Tabby’
the cat, may be included —sind
Christmas is truly a family af
fair.
‘Mr. and Mrs.” may be and is
used, but mainly for formal or bus
iness acquaintances. However, per
sonalized Christmas cards (on which
j the signature is imprinted) freq
i uently use "Mr. and Mrs."
I postmaster Wade emphasizes that
you should address- the envelope
in your very best handwriting. A
I carefully addressed .envelope is
I helpful to the mailman, and a
! welcome sight to your friends. So
jbe sure to include the full name
house number, street, city, zone
state, and return address in up
per left hand corner of the en
velope.
If all of us follow through on
; the Postmaster’s plan for a "pc
i feet Christmas card” the rest wil;
be comparatively easy.
By next week the Pest Office
will be swamped with Christina;
mail Postal cancellations normal
ly average about 5.000 pieces of
mail per day. But at the peak o(
the Yuletide season, they will ave
rage 40.000 per day.
To handle this sudden increase
and the heavy shipment from out
of-town. the Post Office Service
windows will be open from 8 a. m
to 6 p. in. . • ...
Postmaster Wade points out tha,
the crowds are larger at lunch time
!He recommends you mail your
Christmas cards and gifts before
10 a.m. or between 1:30 and 3:3f
with the loss of new buildings
; being erected.
I in being forced to cease our op
• orations, we wish for it to be
! understood that we have advisee’
I the City Commissioners that we
! are perfectly willing to pay for al
necessary materials to meet then
requirements rin connection witl
installing sanitary sewers, wate:
lines, and fire hydrants, as we
have done in the past, and that
we are perfectly willing to in
stall all streets and sand-clay and
gravel them, as we have done in
the past, but cannot under any
circumstances, meet the other un
necessary and unreasonable re
quirements.
1 it is no- t-.’r intentions to b
critical of our present City Man
| ager, or any other one individual
It is only a matter of having a
| situation existing in our Town
] that has, since the beginning o1
its origin proven to be unprofit
able unwise and unsatisfactory.
C. T. LATIMER, INC.
By C. T. Latimer, Pres.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 10, 1952 t
Dear Santa
(Continued From Page One)
school at Mary Stewart. I am a
good little girl at school and a
home I am Yery thoughtful of
others. I want you to be real nic
to all the little children, especiall.
the orphans, I want you to bring
me a desk, lamp, and typewriter
We’ll be looking for you real soon.
Phyllis Ann Miller
Dunn, N. C.
Route 1
Dear Santa,
I am a little boy 6 years old
but I can’t go to school yet.
help my daddy run his stoe. Pleas'
bring me a tractor and trails
some fruits and nuts. I go tr
church every Sunday. Santa, pleasr
bring my twin sister and brothei
a Roy Rogers plastic riding horse
They are one year old.
Bye. Bye. Santa,
Jerry Tart.
Dear Santa.
" "ra a little boy right years old.
I live on a farm. Please bring me
an air rifle, and don’t forget my«
uttle brother and two sisters. j
Love,
Johnny Dixon
My parents are Mr. and Mrs. Mil
lard B. Dixon, Bunnlevel, Rt. 1.
Garland, N. C.
Dear Santa Claus,
I am a little school girl just 12
years old. I listen to your pro
gram every Saturday. I want to
learn to make music and I want;
you to bring me a guitar Christ-;
mas if you please. I also want you j
to bring me some fruit.
I will close for this time. I hope j
you can read my letter. I hope to j
hear from you soon.
Bye, Bye,
Eloise Caira.
Slayer Os Mother
Commits Suicide
STAUNTON. Va. —IIP)— A former
drug store clerk carried out his
threat to kill himself despite a
24-hour watch set up by police after
he was jailed on a charge of
strangling his aged mother to
death.
Paul Moses Roller, 42. made a
rope of blanket strips and hanged
himself in his cell here last night
p. m.
The important thing of course, i
to do your shopping and mail early
—befo e everyone else gets the
same idea!
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Young Mother
(Continued From Page One)
breast and lower abdomen and
mutilated internally with a jagged
stick.
The lanky sailor, described as
a “friendlly, good-natured kid,”
was quoted . by -investigators as,
saying he picked up the womr.nV
at a bar. had sexual relations with
her at the secluded spot, and then
bound and tortured her after they
began arguing.
Whaite had been free under bond
to await trial for assaulting a
woman with a brick while on shore
leave from his Ship, the USS Thu
ban. A Marine duty officer’s tip
led authorities to question him.
while a trusty on duty to watch
him was across the street Retting*
Roller’s supper. Sheriff R. L.
Shaver said.
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