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+WEATHER+ Increasing cloudiness and slightly warmer today and tonight, with showers and thunderstorms Friday With “Prestone” Anti-Freeze You're set, you’re safe, you’re sure. VOLUMN 3 Ak Jf » # U I ml Fiifjiwyr. i ? vzmtjt&izfail H ■««(^^^^HB^^^^E!| f ’’ ,,ll^^MS^*N "* •a. waHHHHiffiKi. _ _^HHBIi NEW CADILLAC ON DISPLAY The new 1953 Cadillac went on display today at Lee Motors here and customers flocked in to see the smart new 1953 model. In the photo, Wilbert Lee, center foreground, owner, is shown explaining some of the new features to an interested customer as two others in the background look the beautiful new model over. Lee is proud of the latest model, which he terms one of the most beautiful and expertly designed cars he h as seen since he has been in the automobile business. (Daily Record Photo by Louis Dearborn). »i Legless Man Finds A Home ; Is Jailed For Seven Days Officers Elected By Bank At Lillington Officers of the Bank of Lilling ton were. re-elected and one new post crea'tad yesterday at the an nual meeting of the stockholders and board of directors. Jolp Aaron Senter, farmer and owner of the brick mill (which bears hfs inune,.'was r Select id president the bank which this year be gins its 50th year of operation. H. T. Atkins was returned to the vice presidency. John W. Spegrs was re elected cashier and J. Grady John son was re-named assistant cashier. Chamber Report Is *Record Os Progress • v \ The Dunn Chamber of Commerce last year enjoyed one of its most successful years and made great strides in practically every field of civic and communuity endeav or. A report on the year’s progress will be made tonight at the annual banquet meeting of the organization by Retiring President Clarence E. McLamb. Here’s Text Os Chamber Reports President Clarence E. McLamb and committee chairmen of the Dunn Chamber of Commerce to night will deliver the following re ports at the annual banquet meet ing of the organization: McLAMB’S REPORT 1962 has been a good year for Diton. Much l hah been made. During this year your Chamber of (Jommerce has been ever alert to promote activities which have affec ted not only the economic side of our community, but also the cul tural and spiritual side as well. You are the Dunn Chamber of Commerce. It has been successful as you have made it successful. $> Outside of those general things handled by the Chamber office (Continued on page two!' ,C- E. McLAMB > TELEPHONES: 3117 • 3118 - 3119 The new position'created was that of another assistant cashier. The new post will be filled by Roger Mann, who was Ht'cmoted from bank tellqf and assistant in the loan division. £ ; \ ... Re-elected cqraritmcs vifcre H- T. Atkins, tilling tap;'W.,,.M. Pearson. Chalybeate Springs; C. Reid Ross, Fayetteville; J. A. Senter and Mere dith S. Senter, Lillington; John W. Spears, Lillington; and Marshall T. Spears, Durhard. Mr. McLamb devoted a great portion of his time during the en tire year to promotion of the chamber’s activities and is one of the best presidents ever to serve here. WILLIAMS TO PRESIDE Captain I. R. Williams, prom inent Dunn attorney, will serve as toastmaster at .tonight’s banquet, which will be held at 7 o’clock in the high school gymnasium. The speaker will be George Col clough, manager of the Burlington Chamber of Commerce and a lea der in State chamber circles. He will be introduced by Lester Rose, manager of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. One highlight of the meeting will be announcement of Dunn’s man and woman of the year. Another highlight will be the annual report of Retiring Presi dent Clarence E. McLamb, and the induction of President Henry H. Sandlin and other new officers. “During this year,” pointed <out (Continued on page two) l R- WILLIAMS (Ehv JJaihj By LOIS BYRD Record Correspondent Clarence Leon Bryan, 63-year-old man minus both feet and any place to stay, today had gained a tem porary shelter—seven days in the county jail. Bryant's volunteer attorney A. R. Taylor, on Tuesday in Recorder’s Court entered a plea of guilty to public drunkenness in hopes of drawing Bryant a compulsory six months sentence at the county home, from which Bryant was evic ted on orders of the welfare de partment. “If the welfare department yrili not act, perhaps the court shemld," I said Tayli*. But Hg jnw was quickly informed tiimF since the conversion of the county hAtne into a boarding home, the court can no longer sentence any offender to the institution. Judge M. O. Lee, faced with little evidence of public drunkenness, sus pended prayer for judgment for two years on condition Bryant re main sober. The elderly man re-' luctantly hobbled out of the warm . court room into the cold where hej has spent his time for the past week. | NO PLACE TO SLEEP | However, later in the afternoon informed that Bryant had no place, to sleep, Judge Lee immediately en tered an order for seven day com mittment in jail. Meantime, irate citizens of Lil lington and Summerville Commun ity, which adjoins the county home, made the Bryant case a rallying point for long slumbering criticism of the county welfare department. (Continued on Pago 8) County Board Visits Schools Members of the Harnett County Board of Education on Tuesday vis ited Johnsonville Negro school, Boone Trail and Benhaven high . schools in the second of a series , of visits to determine the county’s . most pressing school needs. , Sidney G. Thomas of Broadway, A. C. Barefoot of An ! gler, and Bob Baggett of Lilling ton made the inspection tour and conferred with members of the lo cal school committees. W. E. Nic hols of Coats and Charles Skin , ner of Dunn were’absent. County • Superintendent G. T ' Proffit also accompanied the board 1953 Mash To I Go On Display Nash Motors today announced its new 1953 Ambassador and States- I man models, featuring original con tinental styling and numerous me | chanical advancements. The new Nash will go on display here to morrow at Larry’s Nash Motors ir I Dunn and Manager L. F. Watkins today extended to the public a cor dial invitation to see the beautiful new models. Highlighted by the advanced sty ling of Pinin Farina, renowned Eur opean custom body designer of Tu [ rin, Italv. the new models will b” | In disolav in dealer showrooms throughout the country tomorrow [ (Jan. 16). Mr. Watkins today revealed that the 1953 Statesman is powered by the new “Powerflyte” engine, and [ a new optional LeMans Dual Jetfire engine is offered in the Ambassador. New Nash power steering is avall- ICmWsm* on page two) DUNN, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 15, 1953 40 Injured In Station Wreck Ike Appointees Face tuitions Fret!) Senators By JOHN L. STEELE United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON (IP) John Foster Dulles and seven o ther top appointees of the Ei senhower administration fa ced Senate questioning to day on their finances, affili ations and fitness for high public offices. Most Republicans were certain to vote for confirmation of the ap pointments. And there was no im mediate sign that Democrats planned to oppose President-elect Eisenhower’s choices lor his offi cial family. Dulles, prospective secretary t of state, was called to testify at a public session of the Senate For eign Relations Committee. CLOSED DOOR MEET Charles E. Wilson, defense sec retary-designate, was to meet with the Armed Services Committee be hind closed doors. Ezra Taft Benson of Utah, agri culture secretary-designate, was called to testify in public session at 2 p. m. e.s.t. before the Agri culture Committee. The Interior Committee called in coming interior secretary, Douglas McKay of Oregon, behind closed doors. The Eisenhower appointments actually are being considered in formally because the President - elect cannot officially submit their names to the Senate for confirma tion until he is inaugurated next Tuesday. The rush action is being taken] at Eisenhowers’ request. He want* his cabinet sworn iu on .In .AM&Mfation Day and the Senate ‘will vote on them then. There were advance reports that Dulles would be questioned about testimony recently given to a House committee that he first suggested Alger Hiss, convicted perjurer, as president of the Car negie Endowment for International Peace. Dulles was a trustee of the endowment at the time Hiss was hired. WANT BACKGROUND However. Sens. H. Alexander Smith (R-N.J.) and Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minn.), both Foreign Relations Committee members through the questioning would cen ter more on Dulles’ “general back (Continued On Page Six) Scout Leaders Meet In Raleigh Scout leaders of the Occoneechee Council met last night at Raleigh to make plans for the council’s activities during the coming year. District Commissioner John Fol lett and S. David Smith of Buie’s Creek and District Chairman Glenn Hooper, J>:.. and Bar bour, a member of his staff, rep resented Hqrnett. Plans were outlined for the for mation of several new troops in the Harnett County District, and pros pective outdoor during the summer months ahead were outlined by the council leaders. Commissioner Follett promised to 'ncrease the number of neighbor hood commissioners i n Harnett County from the five at present to eight The inspirational meeting was a valuable source of ideas for the im provement and extension of scout 'ng activities throughout the dis trict BULLETINS CHICAGO (IP) Mrs. Sonja Bimbaum won a divorce when she testified that her husband clocked her long-dis tance telle phone calls with an egg-timer. She said it em barrassed her in front of her friends. CINCINNATI, O. (IP) Grace and Graham Hunt Jr., noticed three ducks frozen in a lake and risked their necks by walking out on the ice to free them. The ducks prompt ly jumped back in and remained frozen there until the weather broke. WASHINGTON OP) Rep. George Bender has called an Congress to admit a new state to the Union—Ohio. The Ohio Republican claims the midwestem territory never was officially admitted because of a slip-up in 1803 when Congress ignored the Cotistitution it forwarded for approval, WASHINGTON (V)—President-elect Eisenhower should (Contlneed an me two) * Art-, l r: K , M ii ||jp TO APPEAR ON NATIONAL PROGRAM The Smile-A-While boys, popular local radio broad casting team composed of James Thornton and Hayden Ivey of Benson, who have been heard here for the past six years will appear Saturday evening, January 25, on the Grand Ole Opry program from Nashville, Tenn. They will sing and play several of their own compositions including "Highway 301.” They present a varied program of hillbilly tunes, love songs and hymns. (Dally Record Photo). Umstead Better, Pip To Name a TV Study Group RALEIGH (IP) Gov. Wil liam B. Umstead, reported in “very satisfactory condition” in a Durham hospital, was expected to name 12 legis lators today to a study com mittee authorized by the General Assembly to survey state use of educational te levision facilities. On Umstead’s recommendation, the legislature set up the study commission yesterday. The group wIH determine what use North Carolina can make of ultra high frequency TV channels allotted to the state for educational and cul tural purposes. The governor said the state must decide by June 2 whether to accept use of the TV channels offered by the Federal Communications Com mission. ONE MOVE LEFT The only organizational move now left before the full assembly can (Continued On Page Six) Fire Destroys Tenant House Fire destroyed a five or six room tenant house Wednesday morning on the farm of J. H. Tripp, a mile and a half north of Lillington. Stella and “Shortie” Wright, Ne gro couple, who resided In thr house were not at home at the time of the fire. When discovered the blaze was beyond control. The Lil lington Fire Department answered the call but the house was prac- I Continued from page two) Two Benson Men On National Programs By STELLA CREECH Record Correspondent Next Wednesday, January 21, two Benson men will em bark upon an adventure which well might have fairy tale results. On that day James Thornton and Hayden Ivey, Benson’s hill bills mus icians, will leave early in the morning for an automobile trip to Louisville, Kentucky District Senators In Committee Posts Two Senators who represent the 12th District, which includes Har nett, were assigned to important committees by Lt. Governor Luther Hodges yesterday. L. F. Ross of Randolph was made /ice-chftirman of the insurance com nittee, and was assigned to Banks ind Currency, Finance, Manufac turing, Labor and Commerce, Re tirement-Employment Security, Sal aries and Fees committees. Senator J. B. Thomas of Hoke vas made chairman of the Com nittee on Salaries and Fees and vas assigned to committees on Banks and Currency, Conservation ind Development. Agriculture and ?enal Institutions. State Senator Henry Vann of Sampson was named chairman of the Committee on Journal, Engross ing, Enrolling and Printing arid was assigned to committees on Ap propriations, Banks and Currency, Conservation and Development, In surance, Manufacturing, Labor and Commerce. Senator Adam J. WhiUey, Jr., of Johnston was made chairman of the Propositions and Grievances committee, was named vice chair man of the agriculture committee, and was also assigned to the Edu cation, Finance, Rules and Inter state and Federal Relations com mittees. Final Rites Set Fortloward Baby The one-day-old Infant son sf Mr. and Mrs. Waite Howard Os Dunn died Thursday morning In Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Graveside services will be hold Friday moraihg at 10 o’clock In Greenwood Cemetery here. Other! details wore Incomplete at noon today. FIVE CENTS PER COPY 'Where they will be special guests that evening on Pee Wee King’s television show from 10:30 to 11:00 o’clock. They will present a program of their own composition. On Thursday the Bensonites will motor to Cincinnati, Ohio, where I they will be received by King Re j cording Studios to record six tunes I with King Records. The recording will be their original words and 'music which include "Highway 301,” (Continued on page two, Traffic Court Set In Harnett Nothing is wrong with your eye sight, or with the clerk of court’s secretarial staff, if you happen to get a summons to appeal' in Har nett Recorder’s Court in Lillington on a Wednesday. Under a new policy announced yesterday by Judge M. O. Lee. a special traffic violation court will be conducted on. Wednesday morn ings in an effort to clear the crowd ed docket. This will be in addit ion to the regular weekly sessions on Tuesday. ‘Continued nn Pare 8< Truman Valedictory In Address Tonight WASHINGTON (if) A large, turnout of reporters was expected : at President Truman’s 324th and | last official news conference at 4 p. m. es.t. today. Tonight, at 10:30 e.s.t., he will ’ deliver a farewell "fireside chat” to the nation. It will be carried i nationwide over all radio and tele- | vision networks. Except when he was out of' town campaigning or vacationing, I Mr. Truman has held weekly news [ conferences ever since he en-, tered the White House nearly eight years ago. He even met re porters occasionally when vaca tioning at Key West, Fla. Accustomed to regular question and answer sessions with Mg.! Truman and the late President Roosevelt, Capital reporters have { been waiting anxiously for Preei THE RECORD GETS RESULTS Runaway Train Crashes Barrier In Washington WASHINGTON (IP) A - Pennsylvania Rail road passenger train crashed at high sneeH through the barriers at Union Station to day and the engine and two coaches plunged through the concourse floor to the lower level. More than 40 persons, all pas sengers. were injured. At least three suffered se:ious fractures. Others j were treated for cuts, bruises and shock. Officials said apparently no one was killed. As the train hit the barrier wit nesses estimated its speed at 55 to 60 miles an hour. Air brakes of the electric engine of "The Fedeial" the Pennsylvan ia’s crack train from Boston, failed and the train hit the barrier at high speed. JAM AT DOORS Crowds in the concourse, seeing ; the train bearing down on them, rushed toward the station doors and jammed up there. As the engine and first three coaches smashed into the concourse the concrete floor gave way and they plummeted in to the lower level. The train left New York at 4:30 a. m. and was due here at 8:20 > a.m. The accident occurred shortly j after 8:20. Among the first victims was a man with a broken back, a colored woman with fractures of both legs, and a man with a broken leg. They were among 12 taken from the coaches and rushed to a Casualty Hospital. Edward Coch of Baltimore, Md.. an employe of the Washington Post, was aboard the second coach be hind the engine when it plunged j «nto Ore concourse RUNNING FAST “The train went into the yards and the station at a high rate of speed.” Coch said. “The conductor came running through my car and told everyone to lie down on the floor, grab something and brace themselves because ‘we are going straight through.’ The engineer was blowing his whistle all the time.” In smashing through the barriers (Continued on Page Eight) .. Home earning Set At County Seat H. H. Hamilton, principal of the Lillington High School, today said that plans are being formulated to celebrate on February 6 the first official Homecoming the school has ever observed. Former students are being In vited to return for the festivities highlighted by a basketball game in the gymnasium between Lilling ton and Erwin. Alumni will have re served seats at the game. During the half a Varsity Queen will be crowned in appropriate ceremonies. Members of the boy’s basketball team will select the Queen from a list of nominees, one girl’s name submitted by each of the home rooms. Following the came tentative j nlans call for a dance and open house at the Community Center for alumni. Several classes have in dicated they will stage individual class reunion suppers, earlier the same niaht. Miss Cathryn Creasman is serv- ' ing as general chairman of the Homecoming celebration and is as sisted by a corp of committees from the faculty and the commun ftv. dent-elect Eisenhower to annoimoe j : his policy on news conferences. Eisenhower recently told Hugh Baillie, president of United Preaß,-,; i that he would hold news conter- >: ences after he got in the White . House. But he has not yet aaM ', whether the news conferences wIR be held regularly or whether he • | will submit to free-fer-aU ques tioning. ..'49 An aide said, President Truman -( j has enjoyed the “give and take” I of the weekly meetings with ra*Jf porters. He always has pridejtfig himself on getting along wlffl... and columnists. Unlike President Roosevelt, Truman has not often used jflttj ; news conferences to tend up ffflM (Continned On Pago two) ■' ffigpßfe-i --wM NO. 27
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