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+WEATHER+ Considerable cloudiness and mild er today. Sunday partly cloudy and cool preceded by showers in ex treme East portion. With “Prestone” Anti-Freeze You’re set, you’re safe, you’re sure. VOLUMN 3 Erwin Mills Speeds Up Production; Now On 24-Hour Schedule Erwin Mills in Erwin went on a full, three, eight - Jaour shift schedule, starting this morning at 6:00 a. m. The first shift will start at 6:00 a. m. and work until 2:00 p. m.; the second shift from 2:00 p. m. until 10:00 p. m.j and the third shift from 10 p. m. until 6:00 a. m. These hours were arranged in accordance with the results of an election held at the' mills recently to determine the time at which the majority of the employees desired to start the shifts. ’M Until today, the first shift had Parted at 6:30 a. m. and ended at 3:15 p. m. with 45 minutes for lunch. Second shift hours were from 3:15 until midnight, with a 45 minute supper period, while the third shift had only worked six and one-half hours, from midnight until 6:30 a. m. In order to avoid starting the third shift on Sunday night, this shift will start its week on Mon day nights, except when there is /S six day week in prospect, when '<@iey will start at 10:00 on Sunday night. HOLIDAYS ANNOUNCED Since the new around-the-clock schedule does not allow any lunch AMVETS Position On Bonus Is Stated With the convening of the 1953 session of the North Carolina legislature only two weeks away, Paul R. Hester, of Dunn, State Commander of the AMVETS, said today that he wishes to plainly state the position that his organ ization is taking on any bonus referendum legislation which might be introduced. -i , ‘Thrthely too many versions have given as to our position on a Btate bonus.” said Hester, ”and T should like to clarify this once and for all." Our 1951 State Convention passed the following resoluUon: ‘Whereas ,twenty eight states have already paid adjusted com pensation to World War II vet erans for war time service, and Whereas the right to vote was one of the constitutional rights Which' we fought to preserve, and f Whereas, North Carolina AMVE 5 neither approve nor disapprove e issue of whether the State pf North Carolina shall pay adjusted compensation to North Carolina Veterans for their war time ser vice, now therefore be it Graham Prays For Gl Who May Die ABOARD JUTLANDIA, Korea HP The wounded man never opened his eyes as evangelist Billy Graham knelt beside his bed on this Dan ish Hospital ship. Sobbing moans escaped his al most lifeless lips. “Dea‘ God, we pray that this man's life may be spared," Gra #am whispered. While he prav“d a nurse bent over the wounded man holding a pan beneath his lips. Blood dripped from a bottle through the tube lead ing to the man’s arm. "Save this man, dear God” Gra ham pleaded. A doctor shook his head. HE WON’T LIVE “He won’t live,” he said in hush ed tones. a* Early this mo:ning, a mortar she 1 ! Boy, /3, Never Drove Before, Steals Car , Drives 110 Miles a Corporal Rommie Williamson of Stoe State Highway Patrol today disclosed a storv of how a 13-year old Dunn boy who had never driver a car before in his life stole an automobile and drove it 110 miles before he was apprehended. “That car run mighty good,” the lad told the owner at a hearing before Mrs. Elisabeth Matthews. Harnett Juvenile Judge. “I got her up to S 5 and she Just sailed along.” Names of the two boys tried for stealing the car and names of person* involved were with held due to the agaa of the young offenders. The 13-veer-old driver and Mi 13-year-old friend admit iad that «***»«'« the lock cotta dear anl located TELEPHONES: 3117 • 3118 - 3119 or supper hour, the workers will be allowed to eat in the mill, as the third shift on Sunday night, this shift will start its week on Mon day nights, except when there is a six day week in prospect, when they will start at 10:00 on Sunday night. Erwin Mills will stop operations at the close of the third shift at 6:00 Monday morning, December 29. Cards entitling the employes to their usual Christmas present have been distributed, and they will be given out in each department tomorrow. The nature of the pre sent this year has not been revealed. FOREIGN FLAVOR IN TEXAS DALLAS, Tex. (111 -r- Texas towns and post offices named for foreign countries include China, Egypt, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Pal estine, Scotland, Turkey and Trin idad. BBSOIVed. that North Caro lina AMVETS recommend that Hie question of paying adjusted com pensation to Norih Carolina Vet erans for their period of war ser vice to be submitted to a vote of the people of North Carolina so that veterans may Join with all of the citizens of the state in settling the issue once and for all in a state-wide referendum.’ RECALL'S INCIDENT ”1 believe that this should elim inate any confusion as to our .of ficial position,” Hester added, “and certainly no persons or groups of persons should object. to ,‘We the People of North Carolina settling an issue at the ballot box. We saw (Continued On Page Four) exploded and shell fragments rip ped through the man’s lungs and stomach. The doctor said the wounds were mortal. The man way rushed from the front to this hoe* pital ship anchored In a harboi near Seoul. Graham, now on a Christmas tour of Korea, arrived aboard the Jutlandia only a few hours after the Danish doctors laid the badly wended American on white sheets | and entered his name on the crit j ical list. [ The evangelist finished his prayer and rose to his feet. ‘God bless you, son.” he said. The e was no answer—only an other of those haunting groans. O'-aham's head wps bowed as he walked away from the bed. “I wish every American could I see that man,” he said. the car kevs under the sun visor. ARRESTED IN -VASS Thev were arrested Friday af ternoon more' than 34 hours later —by a deputy sheriff at Va»s in Moore County, who returned them to Harnett. The boy had' driven a total of 110 miles apparently In a round -about direction to Vaw. Thev told Judge Matthews thev were enroute to Temwßiee. They «*ld thev didn’t know anybody in Tennessee, had no special reason for going there, but just wanted to take a trip to* the neighboring state. VvW - - # The 13-year-old, who had a prior ~“'*t record, admitted te Corporal Wi'llams on he had OgVOr driven before, but Mid he hM carefully I watched hie father drib* Add ha (the failu Mernrii Christmas Buying Sets Record Here Heavy Weekend Traffis Brings Four Accidents Four weekend accidents in volving serious personal and property injury were report ed today by the highway p;v trol during a weekend which saw the heaviest traffic here in years. There were also c ther minor accidents. Corporal Rommie Williamson of the highway patrol said traffic on Highway 301 Friday, Saturday and Sunday Was tile heaviest in his memory. Others who operate business firms or live along 301 made the same observation. The highway was crowded with motorists making trips for the holidays. The traffic was so heavy that it appeared like one continuous funer al procession. “It's a miracle,” said the officer, “that we didn’t have more acci dents.” Saturday afternoon at five o’- clock, Corporal Williamson investi gated a crash on Fairground Road three miles from Dunn. Involving ears driven by John Les'ie Lane ley. Dunn Rout-. 3 and Mrs. Regina Dare Beasley. Dunn Route 3. The Beasley car was proceeding toward. Dunn and the Langley cat headed in the opposite direction. Langley went over to the wr.rig side of the road and it was almost a • head-on collision. Injuries were minor, but the cars were damaged between S3OO and S4OO. Langley was arrested and charged with drunken driving and driving 'after his license had been revoked. Sunday iiroruiftg at. I:3ft, ta .Car -l iven by Sergeant Robert Bruce McPhail Route 1 W%ie. accompan ied by Corpora! James W.,.Capos Route 1 Wade, was proceeding to ward Fayetteville, when the lights of an oncoming car blinded Ser geant McPhail. T* int off the side of the road rind overturned. Capps suf fered a possible fracture of the right knee. Ironically, he had just eturned from Korea, where he re ceived four battle stars but had never been injured Dimage to the car was about *750. DRIVER FACING CHARGES Edward Havifs. 4.1 year-.old Smithfield Negro, today was fac ing trial on charges of driving drunk, speeding and careless and reckless driving as the resu't of an accident that occurred Sunday af ternoon at 2 o’clock on the Jones boro Road. Patrolman David Matthews said the accident occurred when the 1952 Mercury sedan driven by Har ris failed to make a curve, ran off the left side of the highway, then skidded back to the right into a field and turned over several times. He skidded a total of 810 feet, the officer said. Harris was brought to the Dunn Hospital for treatment. He was not seriouslv hurt. FOURTH ACCIDENT Another accident occurred Sun day afternoon at 3:15, about four miles north of Dunn on Highway ->Ol when a 1949 Chevrolet conver tible operated by .Elton Stewart 26. of Coat*. Route 1 was forced off the highway and hit a ditch em bankment on the right side of the road and turned over. Stewart said a motorist who pull »d out of the line of traffic into his path forced him off the high way. Patrolman Matthews ruled that Stewart was not at fault. Stewart was brought to the Dunn Hospital with head injuries. . had no difficulty. > ! A check of the car showed, how -1 ever, that the transmission had 1 1 been slightly damaged - and that 1 1 one tire had been damaged ap- I parently by the wild and reckless manner in which it had been 1 driven. Corporal Williamson admitted that It takes a. pretty smart per r son to drive ah automobile the r first time without some prior In i Btruction particularly In heavy i 'holiday traffic. •' I “The little Mknt was,Just as t bright arhe could be,” darisj-ed the , officer. % ’ ™ \ r Mrs. Matthews ordered the toy I confined to the Saet Carolina I Training School for an Indefinite r period and put his little friend on i probation. DUNN. N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 22, 1952 Jh'W 1 ||t g» r W 4 Jfjß tgSp/m SANTA VISITS BAPTIST MISSION Old Santa Claus was a special visitor yesterday when the Branch Sunday School on North Clinton Ave., amission of the First Baptist Church, held its Christ mas party. The mission Sunday School was founded in February with only 29 members and now has 104 members. W. E. Cobb is superintendent and L. L. Coats is associate superintendent. Pictured here are some of the leaders shown with Santa Claus and the happy children. Left to right are: Mrs. James Tew, Mrs. Mack F. Hodges, Mrs. Coats, Lonnie R. Norris, Santa Claus, Mr. Cobb, Mrs. K. M. Wood, and Joe Norris, who was stooping down to help Santa. After Santa distributed gifts to the happy children, a special Christmas service was held. (Daily Record Photo). Churches Plan Yule Events Churches throughout the area had capacity congregations yesterday with special events throughout the day at most churches. Events in cluded, recitals, .cantatas, church and Sunday School Christmas Tree parties; and many special services. In all churehM, the-.etpphdsis was on the Christmas theme, with ser mons. Scripture readings and other features of Sunday services design ed to carrv out the general theme of the birth of Christ. Americans, being inordinate trav ellers, the majority of the churches scheduled their Christmas service for Sunday, anticipating that many of the members of their congre gations would be awav from liorrv during the long holiday week-end OTHER RITES PLANNED However, for the stay-at-homes there will be services during the Week at many of the churches, with midnight services Wednesday night at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Erwin and the Dunn Presbyter ian Church and the Sac ed Heart Catholic Church in Dunn The musical score for the servic es at the Dunn Presbyterian Church lias not yet been completed, the pastor, Rev. R. R. Gammon said but the theme will be “Christ Is Light.” Scripture passages will deal with, the birth of Christ and the music selected will be Christmas hymns and carols. There will be no for mal sermon, and the services will conclude with Holy Communion. No special services during the week are contemplated for the Dunn First Baptist Church, the pastor, Rev. E. P. Russell said. The church, depicting scenes from the living tableaux cn the lawn of th' birth of Chrst. will continue through Christmas Eve. + Dear Santa Clafus + Dear Santa Claus, I am a little boy five years old and my name is Mickey Hodges. I stay with my grandfather and grandmother and help them work. I want you to bring me a cow boy suit and watch for Christmas. Mickey Hodges Dunn, N. C. Rt. 3 Dear Santa Claus, Hi, Santa! How are you liking the cold weather this week? I guess you are used to it since you livn at the North Pole. I am so glad that the month of December has BULLETINS WASHINGTON (IP The government’s farm loan agency approved {£12,242,141 in loans to 96,500 farm families in 1952, it was announced today. Dillard B. Lasse ter, chief of the Agricußture Department’s Farmers Home Administration, said about half of Hie loans went to vet erans. WASHINGTON (IP The National Secmity Resources Peart recommended today enactment of legislation to en courage private industrial production of electric power , from atomic energy. CAMDEN, N.J. OP Someone in or near a 500-apart- I (Command « Pm Tv*) No Road Sentences For Druhk 1 Drivers Drunken drivers paid fines and costs in Dunn Recorder’s Ctourt this morning. Judge H. Paul Strickland did net impose road sentences, fines totalling $350 and costs were im posed on two defendants in this category. Donnie Norris, for a second of fense of drunken driving and re istlng arrest, drew six months, sus pended 2 years on payment of S2OO and costs with the recommenda tion that his license not be issued for two years. Quincy McKay was given six months, suspended 12 months on payment of *l5O and costs, for d:unken driving and possession. It was recommended that Iris license be revoked. A fine of $25 and costs with prayer for judgment continued 6 months. imposed on William R. Johnson for speeding and having no operators license, snowballed to $47.10, because a capias had to be issued to make him appear to ans wer the charges. Marvin Edward Shipp, charged with no operators license, drew 30 days, suspended on payment of $25 and costs. Leo Levitow. charged with speed ing 55 in a 35 mile zone, waived appearance and pleaded guilty. He was taxed with costs. CORN STILL IN FIELD A landlord-tenant dispute was I rolled around so you can visit us again. I am looking for you al although I am 11 years old. A Ju nior projector, 6 Viewmaster films, punching bag, space fleldglasses and a surprise, is what I want for Christmas. Love, Donajd Barefoot 508 S. Wilson Ave. Dunn, N. C. Dear Santa, I lam a little’6 year old giT and II go to school every day and like 1 'ContlnwMt <iri mure (**• left open for two weeks in order that the two parties might come to some amicable arrangement in the meantime. Mrs. Alton McLamb charged her tenant, Junior Bradley, with disposing of crops without mak ing a financial settlement with her. Meanwhile, corn remains ungath er*d in the field. Judge Strickland continued prayer for judgment un til January 8 after finding Bradley guilty, but warned him that if he picked the corn, he must not dis pose of it until a settlement had been reached. Prayer for judgment was contin ued on payment of costs In the case of Lemuel Honeycutt, charged with a stop sign violation. J. C. Leach, charged with as sault and David Jones, charged with assault with a deadly weapon, plead ed guilty to charges of affray. They admitted that they cut each other in a knife fi?ht. MUST PAY FOR SEWING Judge Strickland continued pray er for judgment until January 8. and told the pair that they must show receipted doctor bills at that time “I am not going to have you boys cutting each other and then not paying for being sewed up,” he told the two Negroes. A Jury trial was set for January 2 at 10:00 a.m. In the case of Clar ence B. Lovick, charged with drunk en driving. The remaining cases on the doc ket, prosecuted by Solicitor J. Shep ard Bryan, involved public d-unk enness and the offenders drew sus pended sentences and fines. Mother To Risk Life For Baby LOS ANGELES, Calif. (IP) A young mother who will risk probable death the day after Christmas so that ly!r unborn fourth child may live, said today, “IH die happy if I can have my baby.” “Death is the least of my wor ries,” said Mrs. Jean Garrett as she talked cheerfully about prepar ing "the best Christmas ever” for her husband and three children. (Continued on page two) 'MARKETS* EGGS AND POULTRY RALEIGH (W Central Nort’ Carolina live poultry: Fryers and broilers weak: Supplies plentiful trading very light. Heavy hens steady, supplies plentiful, supplies at farm up to 10 a. m. today: Frv ers and broilers 214-3 lbs. 27-28 heavy hens 23-26, mostly 24-25. Eggs: Bteady Supplies short to adequate, demand good. Prices paid producers and handlers FOB local grading stations: A large 57, A med ium 48-50. B large 48-50. (Coftttnned On Pag* Six) FIVE CENTS PEK COPY Stores Report Heavy Buying , Big Traffic It looked like Christmas Eve in Dunn storv” tnday as Christmas shoppers filled the town and engag- 1 : n brisk buying which may set a new record for Christm s season sales here. By 10 o’clock this morning, many stores were packed and jammed with shoppers and many of them had to call in extra sales person nel to handle the crowd. I’ve never seen so much buying at Christmas before," declared one prominent Dunn merchant. SATURDAY’ WAS "WHOPPER" Practically all merchants filter viewed in a cross-section survey to day by Tile Daily Record described business on Saturday as ”a whop per.” They said business on Saturday was better than it normally is on Christmas Eve. Marvin Raynor, manager at Belks Department Store, said his business on Saturday broke all records for any one day. Hugh Prince, manager at Prince” Department Store, said business Saturday was much better than last Christmas Eve. This seemed to be the story all over town. One of the large variety stores said today that business this Dec ember will be the best in history for his store. NEW GOODS FLOWN IN In order to meet the demands, many stores have ordered and already received much additional new merchandise for the season Merchandise has been arriving by air mail and air express, and phone lines have been kept busy between Dunn stores and the wholesale outlets. Drug stores, which started re maining open until last week, have reputed Exceptionally hefvy buying, along with furniture stores stores, food stores and every other type of business here. Many merchants said they were surprised in view of the farm con ditions this year. Most farmers have reported a drop in income for the year. But there was no sign today of a shortage of money in the stores. Report Is Made By City Manager A report of the activities of him self and the city departments un der his diiection. was turned in to the City Council at its meeting Thursday night by City Manager A. B. Uzzle. Jr. The activities report, covering the period from December 4th to De cember 18th, is as follows: Public Works Department Re ported by Sup’t. J. A. Bass: 1. Cut tree limbs hanging over street so new Elgin Sweeper could operate. 2. Put up two “SLOW” signs on N. Fayetteville Ave. near Durham and Southern Railroad shops, disposal and street cleaning. 4. Started installation of storm sewer on N. Gen. Le» Ave. Property owne:s paying for pipe. Town fur nishing labor. Cemeteries and Parks Depart ment—Reported by Sup’t. Joe T. Jackson: 1. Routine maintenance and op eratic)) of two cemeteries. 2. Worked on tbe making and in stallation of street sign posts in ward No. 2. Catholics Slate Christmas Mass Father Francis A McCarthy, Pastor of Sacred Heart Church here has announced the complete plans for the annual Oh-istmas Midnivh! Mass to be offered in the local latholic Church commencing at '2:01 a.m. Christmas Morning. The local priest also stated that Jhristmas Carols and Organ music vlll begin at 11:30 p. m. on Wed 'esday evening. LARGE TURNOUT EXPECTED Father McCarthy has suggested hat those planning to attend this Christmas Mass should arrive at the Church early as a large turn* >ut is expected to come. The local oastor has declared that “this Mbit mutation is extended to the Pro testants, Jews and Catholics of Stint) and Harnett County. Hs also no ted that the Mass to be offered on Christmas morning at 13.01 Is the same Holy Mass that la offered every Sunday and weekday In the DUNN STORES OPEN "TIL 9 P. M. 'TIL CHRISTMAS no n TRADE CENTER GROWING Norman Sutties, manager of the Dunn Chamber of Commerce, pointed out today that Dunn is growing as a shopping center and that "more and more people throughout this section are learning that they can find any and every thing they could possibly want and at lower prices in Dunn than any where else." Traffic on Broad Street this afternoon was reminieent of foot ball games, with cars crawling along bumper to bumper. Most persons, however, seemed to have heeded the shop early mail early slogan, and, although there were occasional lines, and lots of mail, the windows at the post office remained generally clear. Club Raises Over 51,200 J. Shephard Bryan chairman of the Dunn Rotary Club’s fund drive for the benefit of the Dunn Free Will Baptist Osphanage. told the club last night that the reports were nearly complete, and that he estimated that this year’s contri butions would run better than $1,200. The amount raised this year, he said, is the highest ever. Whet) the few canvassers that have not re ported do so. the money will be converted into a cashier's check. HwabW Vb'-’Jf- orphanage, and the check will be- present*# at the jsc phanage board of directors meeting on Jauray 1 at the orphanage. As another portion of Rotary’s program last night. J. Edward John son, suDerintendant of the Dunn Free Will Baptist. Orphanage, gave ■ tpe group a resume of the orphan age since lie took over the super n tertdancy. Hi- said that tbe funds contribut (Centinned On Purr two' 3. Maintenance and operation of Christmas lights. City labor costs for installing lights was $232.90. Water and Sewe: Department— Reported by Sup’t. Fernie Hartley: 1. Installed 210 feet of Sanitary Sewer for C. T. Latimer on Little Ave. from Pope St. toward Pope road. Mr. Latimer paid for mater ials $79.51. Town paid so- labor and equipment $284.00. Total cost was $363.51. 2. Unloaded 300 bags of alum at water plant. 3. Cut off and on 150 delinquent water customers. 4. Repaired break in 0" V I. water main on S. Wilson Ave. City Manager’s act: itUv 1. Inspected “STOP usa at cor ner S. Wilson Ave. an, 'Janary St. to see if it should be removed. It was placed there several months ago to slow down fast drivers on Wil son Ave. in vicinity of Colonial Fto zen Food Locker Co. 2. Ran levels for Storm Sewer crossing N. General Lee Ave. 3. Ran City Limit Line N. Gen. Lee to L. H. Sills residence. local Church. “The only difference In the Christmas Midnight Mass" Father McCarthy stated, “is the ex tra ceremonies that surround the Holy Sacrifice.” TRANSLATIONS TO RE GIVEN Because of the many non-Cath olics who will attend the Midnight ceremonies a special translation of the Mass prayers will be given to all those attending. “The Holy Mass Prayers are said in Latin by the priest throughout the wortd to sig nify the Unity of the Church” the priest stated, “but translations are available for the congregations to they can Pray th* Maas with the Priest offering the Holy Sacri- BLESSINO OF THE HtW CRIB pan Os the pre-Mass ceremonies Will consist in the Processional In to the church by Che Altar Boys, the Celebrant of the Holy Masai and
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