+WEATHER+
Part.y cloudy with little change
in temperature today, tonight and
Thursday.
With "Prestone” Anti-Freeze
Toa’re set, you’re safe, you’re
sure.
VOLUMN 3
jke Names Morse Undersecretary Os Agriculture
CHRISTMAS IN A NEW LAND For Mrs. Robert M. Stewart and her two daughters, Renate, 12,
and Elfriede, 14, of Lillington, December 25 marV.s their first Christmas in America. It is also another
memorable anniversary. Seven years ago, Christmas Day Corporal Stewart, then in Munich,
Germany with the occupation forces,, was aske d by his commanding officer to take home from the
Communications center a German girl named Rosemarie. That started a romance with the petite blond
widow which culminated in their marriage last May. Corporal Stewart now at Ft. Bragg brought his
wife and lovely adopted daughters to America last August. The happy famil yis shown with a tree
trimmed the American way. The soldier is a native of Clinton, but his parents now own a farm near
Durham.) Daily Record photo by T. M. Stewart).
Soldiers Huddle In Trenches ,
Bunks On Icy Christmas Morn
Christmas Rites
Set At Churches
services for Christmas
Eve are scheduled for a number of
churches in this area tonight. At
each church holding services, a
cordial invitation is extended to the
general public to attend.
The living tableaux of the Nati
vity, presented on the lawn of the
Dunn First Baptist Church will
continue through tonight. Incidents
connected with the birth of Christ
are presented in tableau form bv
•jfc cast composed of most of the
members of the church.
At St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
In Erwin, a special Christmas
Ece Eucharist service will be held
This Man To Have
A Dry Christmas
William McNeill, 26-yea.r-old
Dunn Negro will have a dry Christ
mas. About five pints of white
whiskey, which the unhappy Negro
had dedicated, for Christmas cheer
was confiscated- this morning in
Dunn Recorder’s Court arid he was
fined enough so that he probably
won’t be able to purchase another
supply.
Christmas Observance
Expected To Be Quiet
s Citizens of this sectien to
da,v looked forward to a
quiet and 'happy Christmas
holiday season and officials
joined in expressing hope it
will be a safe one for all.
In Dunn and In other towns in
the same area today, stores were
flfled to running over w ,h shop
pers preparing for Old Santa’s
visit tonight and for big family
gatherings tomorrow.
Several Christmas church services
are scheduled but, most Christmas
observance will center around the
home.
Travel by automobile, bus and
TELEPHONES: 3117 - 3118 - 3119
with the Rector, Rev. W. Robert
Insko officiating.
Services will start with a special
song service of Christmas music
and will conclude with a service
of Holy Communion. Services here
will start at IV: 30 p. m.
A special Christinas Eve service
will be held at the Dunn Pres
byterian Church by the pastor, Rev.
R. R. Gammon, beginning at 11:30.
This service, too, will conclude with
Holy Crmmunlon.
MIDNIGHT MASS
At Sacred Heart Catholic Church
there will be a special Christmas
(Continued On Page Five)
McNeill was proceeding east on
Cumberland when something about
his driving of the old model truck
attracted the attention of officers
Aaron Johnson and John Black, late
last night.
Thev overhauled the defendant
and found the liquor, one pint in
his racket and the rest on the
(Continued On Page Five)
tiain away from Dunn and this
section began picking up this mor
ning as many persons who have
the prospect of a long week end
ahead, began leaving for visits to
relatives and friends in other sec
tions.
Err. in Mills In Erwin ceased oper
ations at the end of the third
shift this morning at 6 o’clock and
will not resume operations until
Monday morning, December 39.
Many Erwin employes immediately
took oft to visit in other places.
OFFICES TO CLOSE
In Lillington, County employee
will also have a long weekend and
the county offices will remain clos
ed until Monday. Many at the busi
(Ehv JJaiUj Jitmrft
SEOUL, Korea, Thursday, Dec.
25 IIP) United Nations soldier;
huddled in bunkers and trencher
on this icy Christmas morning
tensely alert for any fresh Commu
nist attempt to make good their
boast to be “in Seoul by Christ
mas.”
The last major,action along the
snow-bound battllfront took place
yesterday when U. N. troops
crushed with staggering losses the
first Chinese attempt at a Christ
mas invasion to the south.
An estimated 1,000 fanatic Chi
nese were hurled into an assault
near T-Bone Hill on the west cen
tral front, but Allied machine guns,
artillery and rifles chewed the
attackers to bits.
REDS USE PROPAGANDA
For at least a week, the Com
munists had been blaring ’ over
loudspeakers and warning in pro
paganda leaflets dropped bv planes
that they would be in Beoul by
today.
In the air, U .S. Sabre Jets under
scored the Reds’ defeat on the
ground by ripping apart a “large
force” of Communist MIG-15’s in
a battle Just south of the Yalu
Piver. Two MiG’s were probably
destroyed and nine others were
damaged.
Except for scattered patrol ac
tions. the front remained quiet and
u. n. soldiers looked forward to
the traditional Christinas feast
Cooks up and down the front be
gan working yesterday to have
everything ready. Their Job was
more difficult because turkeys ar
riving at the front were frozen as
solid as ice In the bitter Korean
winter.
CHRISTMAS MENU
The Christmas menu included
(Continued On Page Five)
ness firms In the area have follow
ed suit and will not reopen until
Monday.
In Dunn, the city offices closed
at noon today, but they will reopen
Saturday morning. The Saturday re
opening was decided upon at the
last meeting of the city council be
cause of the necessity of making up
the weekly payroll. The Police and
Fire Departments, however, will
function as usual.
Store employes, tired after the
last minute rush, will have until
Saturday to refresh themselves and
enjoy their Christinas dinners.
Stores will reopen on Saturday mor
ning after closing tonight. ITV„
(Cce Waned en page two)
DUNN, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 24, 19
Three Murders,
Two Raps Oases
Rill Be Tried
Five capital cases, three of
murder and two of rape are 1
set on the calender of the
one-week criminal term of
Harnett Superior Court
which convenes Monday,
January 5. with Judere H.
Paul Frizzelle presiding.
One murder case, that of Beulah
Brov n, charged with the murder
of her husband, is slated for action
by the Grand Jury. The others are
those of Charles H. Haire and
Charles Ferguson.
Charges of rape, both cases to
be heard by the Grand Jury are
those of Archie Mason of Erwin,
charged with the rape of his sister
in-law and Rex Holleman.
GRAND JURY CASES
Other cases to go before the
Grand Jury and be called at the
pleasure of Solicitor Jack Hooks
include; Roosevelt Matthews, for
gery; Jesse Bill Ragland, and Okie
Bernice Monk, breaking and en
tering and larceny; Marie Massey,
embezzlement; and Lemon Lee, as
sault with a deadly weapon with
intent to kill.
Cases set for trial Monday Jan
uary 5 are; in re W. L. Senter,
respondent; Talmadge H. Jernigan,
forgery; Clarence (Shug) Avery
gnd Herbert Dorman, conspiracy
to violate prohibition laws: John
Mack Wood, Jr. et al, trespass;
Jodie Ferguson, assault with a
deadly weapon; William Preston
Holland, careless and reckless
driving, speeding; John Davis, pos
session for sale.
John Woodard Barnes, speeding;
Joe Brewington, reckless driving;
Monroe George Coats, drunk driv
ing, no operators license; Henry A.
Johnson, abandonment, etc,; Earl
(Continued 00 page two)
Last Minute
News Shorts
NEW YORK UP) Gen.
Douglas Mac Arthur's spokesman
laid today “there Is no substance
to any reports that MacArthur
Mans to make a trip to the Far
East.”
GILBERTOWN, Ala. (IP) A
15-year-old schoolboy was killed in
id explosion last night when he
ilimbed to the top of an oil storage
tank and opened the lid while hold
ing a burning carbide lamp. He was
hunting possums.
PARIS —<lo President Vincent
Auriol today asked Socialist leader
Guy Mollet to see if he could form
% new French government.
METZ, France —IIP)— A French
(Continued on page two)
+ Dear Santa Claus +
Dear Sahta Claus,
I am a boy seven years old.
Please bring me a set of building
brick, a viewmaster, doctor set, and
football. Be good to all the boys and
girls.
Love, Charlie Pope
800 S. Washington, Ave.
Dunn, N. C.
Dear Santa Claus,
I am a little girl 6 years old and
in the first grade at Coats School.
My teacher is Miss Phyliss Buck
ner. She is a very good teacher so
please bring her something nice.
I would like for you to bring me
a doll carriage, some doll clothes,
a cash register, and anything else
you would like for me to have.
Don’t forget my brother, Jerry.
BULLETINS!
WASHINGTON (IF) The Navy will promote about
2,500 ensigns to lieutenants junior grade on Jan. 1.
WASHINGTON (V) The Defense Department an
nounced today that U. S. battle casualties in Korea now
total 128,083, an increase of 216 over Bast week’s sum
mary.
BEIRUT, Lebanon (IF) —■ Scores of shipwrecked Christ
mas pilgrims who prayed to a 20th Century miracle
turned today toward Holy Land shrines to give thanks
for their deliverance from the sea.
WASHINGTON OR Coach Harold Bradley «f Duke
University, who collapsed In the droning room at Uline
.Arena Monday night after Duke lost 113-87 to George
Jjgi
EMMETT ALDREDGE
Chamber Directors Elected
Emmett Aldredge, O. W.
(Billy) Godwin, Jr. and Bert
Alabaster this morning were j
announced as the three new
directors of the Dunn Cham
ber of Commerce and will be
gin their duties in January.
All three are prominent Dunn
business men and active leaders in
the civic, social and religious af
fairs of the town.
Announcement of their election
was made jointly by President
Clarence E. McLamb and Manager
Norman Suttles.
The three new directors were
chosen from a list of 20 nominees
voted on by mail during the past
two weeks.
Mr. Aldredge heads the Machine
and Welding Company; Godwin is
P'esident of Godwin Building Sup
ply Company and Mr. Alabaster
owns and operates the local West
ern Aiito Supply Store.
RETIRING DIRECTORS
They will succeed three retiring
directors. President McLamb, Earl
Westbrook and Gene Smith. Their
terms exi ire this month.
Other members of the board are;
Locke Mcse, Grover C. Henderson,
Henry IJ. Tyler, Charles Skinner.
Waite Howard, Henry Sandlin and
two ex-officio members, Mayor
Ralph E. Hanna and Willie Biggs,
president of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce.
The new board of directors will
elect one of its members as presi
dent and the new officers will take
over in January. Plans for the an
nual banquet will be announced at
an early date.
THOROUGH
HARTFORD, Conn. (IP —There's
such a thing as doing your work
too thoroughly, police said in ar
resting Edward Ahern, 39. A lo
cal drinking parlor missed SSO
from the safe. Ahem was employ
ed there as a cleanup man.
He wants an air rifle. Please re
member all the boys and girls who
didn’t think to write to you.
Merry Christmas to you and tlrs.
Claus.
Love,
Elizabeth Nell Capps
Pine Dale Farm
Coats .Route 1
P. S. Santa, please drop a note in
everyone’s stocking reminding them
that Christmas is Christ’s birthday.
Dear Santa Claus,
I am a little boy In the first grade.
My teacher is Mrs. Jones. Please
bring me a bicycle and anything
else you want me to have. I have
a brother who is in the fourth grade
He wants a bicycle too and a BB
i Continued on Page >'
' O
BILLY GODWIN
Next Edition On Monday
With the publication of today’s edition. The Daily Record begins its
Christinas holiday.
There will be no paper issued on Christmas Day or Friday in order
to give employees a ’ong holiday weekend. Business and editorial offices
will reopen Saturday morning, however.
Christmas is the only holiday observed by The Record. To make
up for the issue which will be missed on Friday, a special edition was
published last Saturday.
Issues of The Daily Record yesterday and today are filled with
Christmas messages from oun advertisers.
Members of The Daily Record staff join these business firms in
extending to everyone best wishes for the happiest Christmas of all.
We are grateful to all of you who help make The Daily Record
possible.
Woodmen Hold Party
For Two Orphanages
Last night at the Grammar School, orphans of Fal
con and Dunn Free Will Baptist Orphanages, 111 of them,
were guests of the Dunn-Erwin Camps of the Woodmen
of the World at a big Christmas party.
Church Holds
Holiday Party
Lillington Methodists, in keeping
with a long standing custom, had
a Christmas tree for Sunday School
pupils on Tuesday night at the
church. Feature of the program was
a play, “Lighting the Christmas
Candles” in which around 25 child
ren from the primary through the
intermediate departments partici
pated.
Mrs. Joe Hudson and Mrs. Leon
Kelly directed the play in which
portrayed in costume and dialogue
the different, ways in which the
birth of Christ is celebrated in var
ious parts of the world.
Jane Cranford had the chief role
of the American mother as she ex
plains to her daughter “Betty”, play
ed by Margaret Layton, the Christ
mas customs of many lands.
The young actors and actresses
(Continued on page two)
Student Event
Will Be Held
Student Recognition Day, a pro
gram designed to inform church
members on the rede college stu
dents are playing in the church pro
gram, will be held on Sunday, Dec.
28 at the Lillington Methodist
church.
Laura Mae Edwards, student at
Wake Forest College will be in
charge. Others who will participate
in the program are Mary George
Kelly. Duke; Grace Gastineau. Wo
(Continued on page two)
Minister Held
On Rape Count
GASTONIA (IP) A 50-year-old
minister charged with raping a 16-
year-old choir girl today awaited
action by the grand jury Jan. 12.
Magistrate D. B. Price ordered
Rev. Ervin Lynch, pastor of the Jes
us Christ Church, held without bond
for the trial.
Price said the warrant, signed
by the girl and her mother, charg
ed the alleged assault occurred Dec.
9. Price said the gilt told him she
had been intimate with Lynch a
number of times. C'~' V 7
The girl, who saagVgn religious
radio programs Lynch conducted,
lived with her grandmother at Low
ell.
FIVE CENTS PKRi COPY
BERT ALABASTER
The call to order by J. E. (Fats)
Williams Wes' followed by the bene
diction by Es. William Howard
Carter of Goldsboro, who was also
the principal speaker.
District Manager Gene Hood, of
Dunn, recognized the officials pre
sent, who Included Braston Jackson
Head Camp Officer of Dunn Route
5 and Assistant State Manager Hir
am A. Melvin of Charlotte, who or
iginated the orphanage parties, and
his wife. Mr. Melvin introduced Dr.
Carter.
District Manager Hood also re
cognized the members of the var
ious Camps in this area who were
present for the party, and express
ed the thinks of the local Camps
to them and to the merchants, whose
fine cooperation had aided in mak
ing the party a success.
Special music was rendered by
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dupree of
Raleigh and Mrs. Lenwood Hall of
Dunn.
At the conclusion! of Dr. Car
ter’s talk. Santa ejaus took over
and presented individual gifts to
each of the orphans from the two
orphanages, together with candy,
fruit and nuts.
Thirty door prizes were distribu
ted to adult holders of tickets drawn
from a box and then a huge box of
smaller toys, candy, gum’ and sim
ilar items were distributed to every
child there, those from the orphan
agse and the children of the Wood
men present as well.
Negro Bound Over
On Murder Charge
Judge M. O. Lee found probable
cause Tuesday in Harnett Record
er’s Court against Bailey Lee Mc-
Neill. 38 year-old Negro charged
with the murder of his wife Rachel
Mae McNeill near Linden on Dec.
19.
McNeill Is held in jail on a first
degree charge without the privilege
of bail.
Hie judge also overruled the
motion for arrest of judgement of
the six months prison sentence
imposed in the case of Mary Bailey
McNeil, accused of possession of
whiskey for sale. Motion was made
on grounds of the improper word
ing of the warrant. A. R. Taylor,
defense counsel, immediately posted
notice of appeal to the superior
court and bond was set at SSOO.
Meantime, Solicitor Neil Ross in
formed the court he had asked
Attorney General Harry McMullan
for new rulings on two points raised
by the McNeill case in search and
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
TO ALL
NO. 13
Has Conference
With led Cross
Leaders Today
NEW YORK (IP) Presi
dent-elect Eisenhower rec
eived an hour-long briefing
today from E. Roland Harri
man, president of the Amer
ican Red Cross, which Elsen
hower will head as honorary
chairman after he takes of
fice Jan. 20.
Eisenhower, operating under ?
slowed-down holiday schedule, earh
er named True D. Morse a former
Democrat who assist in. writing
the farm plank of the fst? Repub
lican platform, as hi* under-sec
retary of agriculture
Harriman said he ‘ talked” to the
gene:al about the Red Cross and
only the Red Cross.” Under the
organization's congressional charter
the president serves as its honorary
chairman and performs “certain
duties,” Harriman said.
Included in those duties, Harri
man said, was the appointment of
eight members of the 50-member
board of governors. The eight ap
pointed by the White House deal
directly with governmental agen
cies, such as the Defense Depart
ment, the Treasury Department an
the State Department.
VOTES REPUBLICAN
The next under-secretary of agri
culture said in St. Louis, where lu
heads the Doane Agricultral Service.
Inc., that although he was reared
a Democrat he has voted the nation
al Republican ticket for the last
20 years. Morse, 56. sai| he view
ed his appointment as "a wonder
ful opportunity to serve the natior
and agriculture.”
During the Republican presiden
tial campaign of Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey. Morse headed a group of
fart leaders working to get aht the
■vote for Dewey. A farm boy, he
was; invited to help with the GOP
farm plank this year and worked
on the plank prior to the Republ
ican convention.
A spokesman for Morse said that
has been his only activity in poli
tics. He voted for Eisenhower, the
spokesman said.
James C. Hagerty, Eisenhower's
press secretary, said Morse was “an
Eisenhower supporter” during the
campaign. However, in St. Louis it
was said that Morse did not cam
paign for Eisenhower.
As No. 1 man under the secre
tary of agriculture, Morse will re
ceive a yearly salary of $17,500. He
will succeed C. J. McCormick, pre
sent undersecretary of agriculture.
LIGHT SCHEDULE
Eisenhower had a light schedule of
appointments at his Commodore
(Continued on page two)
Christmas
Sidelights
CHICAGO OP) Pullman Co. of
ficials said today a passenger ap
parently last his Christmas spirit
cn an eastward trip from Seattle,
Wash.
The man left a seven-foot undec
orated Christmas tree on the train.
JACKSON, Miss. HP When
Richard Cutrer told his mother he
killed a “big wildcat” during his
hunting trip with his Christmas
cap pistol she skeptically told him
to “bring it home.”
Half an hour later eight-year old
Richard returned pulling a 30-
pound bobcat in bis little red wagon.
(Continued On Page Five)
seizure. The requests were made by
the solicitor in behalf of the
sheriff and other law enforcement
officers. So far no reply has been
OF ASSAULT
Robert Lee Morris, 17-year-old
Negro youth of Coat*, entered a
plea of guilty to assault with a
knife on Leroy Holiday following
arguments in a Coats case. He drew
60 days on the roods, suspended on
good behaviour and payment of
$25 fine and costs.
Fatter fines for highway ’traffic
violations, particularly driving with
no operator’s license, were noted
in other judgements of the court.
Frits Norwood, found guilty .at
operating a car with no driver's
license, was fined $25 and costs.
But Arron A. Gilbert who entered a
plga of guilty to same offense eng
fined $M and coats. But Gilbert
earlier had been charged with driv
(Conthraed OB Vhgs Five)