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* WEATHER * Partly cloudy, warm today and Thnrsday. Chance sot feswers Thursday. YOLUMN 3 Probers Insist Evidence Backs ‘lp Spy’s Story < WASHINGTON (IP) Sen. Herman Walker revealed to day that Senate investiga tors have "evidence” to back HP the story of a former General Motors worker who said he stole engine plana for the Communists during C-World War 11. A OM spokesman said that Thad Mason was not "believed” to have had access to blueprints when he feorked In the firm's Cleveland die sel p’ant in 1944 and 1945. Walker said he understood whv SM officiate would find the plot ird to believe. But he said there was ‘‘corroborative evidence” to show it existed. Mason, a former Communist, tes -9 titled yesterday b»fore a task force of the Senate Internal Security subcommittee. He said he stole blueprints from the file room of the plant, smuggled them to the plant cafeteria, and. turned them over to a confederate who had them photographed. NO BASEMENT The GM spokesman not only said Mason was not believed to have access to the file room but that the plant has no basement. A Walker, who heads the task force, ® observed that company officials were “verv busy” at the. that "saboteurs were very cute” so that it was easv to see whv OM executives “can’t believe that it happened.” “Whether or not General Motors believes this existed, the subcom mittee is convinced that it did exist and we have corroborative evt jfcnce to this effect,” Walker said. He added that the group is study- , ing that evidence together with I I number pf names supplied by Mason but not made' public and 'will try to trace the spv ring from the cafeteria into its higher ech elons. .. Mason, Polish-born and raised In a Catholic family, said he Joined the Communist party In Cleveland Jn 1996 after a “liberal” education and association with “radicate” had pulled Mai away from his faith. IWMMyfc .returned to it aftm* a vl|U to Pnletad where he became mflMfisftlr'affd had to sneak thtteCrthtey to escape fee Polish Last Minute News Shorts _ WASHINGTON Hi Army eM -1? elate said today the beat techniques of modern psychiatry will be ap plied to help a “Milan group” of American soldiers who apparently sneenmbed to Communist “brain washing” during long months of captivity as Korean war prisoned. The Defense Department refused to say exactly how many of the 149 former POWs repatriated last week have shown symptoms of failing for the Coouannlet propaganda. iM 1 , WASHINGTON (th— To cele bjrate the end of the Senate flU bbster on ttdetends, Vice President fUehard M. Nikon sent a box of (hUfomia fruit to fefe Senate’s re ,j iContinued on page two! , ■ -Jm ji m * P 1 ly'-y zamtm- jm- A , *‘4.. TELEPHONES: 8117 . 8118 - 8119 i ~ j Bf SUSIE AND HEK GRAND CHAMPION Pretty Miss Susie Tur lington of Dunn, Route 3, is shown here with the prised Duroc hog which won the grand championship in the swine division of Duran’s sixth annual Fatstock Show'and Sale Tuesday. Susie Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Henry A. Turlington. The hog brought 60 cents a pound. (Dally Record Photo.) Retirement System Would Raise Taxes ..*> • . », 1. i -The of Commissioners of of Dumirfe a retireideni system for all' the employes M fee town OS Dunnfei the coming General election, it wtes announced today. The Board of Commissioners has the legal authority "to eefebfith such a retirement system, without a vote of the citizens, but, inas much as setting up such a system will cause an increase In the tax rate, they fee] that the matter should be put to a vote. The total valuation for tax pur poses of property In the town of Dunn is currently the sum of Harnett Camporee Will Start Friday Mild weather always signals the beginning of outdoor activities amqng Boy Scout Troops, and Fri day Scouts from the Wake and Wxt i&ttntix $9,190,000. This figure includes both real and personal property.' mind by tie town «f Dunn for the first year would rim b ahuwen SB,OOO and 610,005, the amount being de pendent upon the number of em ployee who participate in such re tirement system. To raise such a sum would re quire an increase In the present rate of approximately eleven cents on each SIOO of tax valuation. The ballot for this proposition will enable the voters of the Town of Dunn to vote either for or against such an increase In the tax rate-to set up this retirement system. Harnett districts will begin arriv ing at the Bost and Parker place between Erwin and Bunnlevel for the Wilderness Camporee. Plans for the big outdoor event were complete, It was announced today by Bill Sewell of Erwin, chairman of the Harnett District Camp and activities committee. Jimmy Chambers, chairman of the Wake committee will supervise the Wake group Chairman Sewell extends a spec ial Invitation to parents of the boys' to drop in at the campsite during any phase of fee three-day pro gram, especially Saturday night during the period from 7:30 un til 9:30 p. m„ when the campfire program will be devoted to stunts and skits. On Friday the period from 3:00 until 6:00 p. m. will be devoted to setting up camp. Supper will be from 6:00 to 7:30 p. m. From 7:30 until 6:00 p. m. there will be a flashlight parade followed by a sig nal game from 8:00 until 9:00 p. m. I Continued on page tw») Dunn Hi School Will Graduate Largest Class The Dam High School this year *W rraduate the largest class es seniors la lie history. There Win be a tetal es 72 graduates this year, as oetapared with only SI last year. Dr. Charlie Camfe Male Bn nertnteadent es Public Instruct ion, will deliver fee commence ment address ea Thursday Bight, May Mfe. Class sight exercise# will be hrideoTueoday night May 20th. hy fee Her. Bam Fhaewaik a es Urn sealer mdferi DUNN, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL fiC 1953 Truce Talks Still Bogged Down Assembly Goes All-Out To End Lengthy Session RALEIGH OP) Leaders of the General Assembly began an all-out drive for final adjournment by tomorrow as the House took up today what was hoped to be the last of the trouble-making bills. \ The lower chamber was sche duled to start consideration of a bill passed by the Senate to set up a State Milk Commission with wide regulatory powers over production and sale of milk. It has brought endorsement from some dairymen and condemnation from others. The big snag holding up adjourn ment had been the Senate amend ments to the bulky revenue bill. They had to be approved by the House on three separate days. Rep. William B. Rodman of Beau fort sounded the adjournment tem per of the House when the bill was sent over from the Senate late yesterday. He told them if they concurred in the Senate amend ments they should be able to go home b f Thursday or Friday. If not, ne said, It would next week at the earliest. His statement brought a resound ing chorus of ayes and one timid i Continued , m Page Two • Negro Is Jailed On Check Charge James Thompson, alias Robert James Jenkins, 23-year-old S. C. Negro dish washer, is in the Har nett County jail awaiting trial on forgery charges and return to 73. C. to face trial for theft of an automobile. Ha was arrested by State Pat passing Worthless checks in the vic inity of UUlngton. Early last week, Thompson al legedly stole an automobile In South Carolina owned by Robert James Jenkins. He then stripped the car of identification and aban . doned it. Later, he stole a conver tible from a delegate attending a bankers’ convention at the swank Myrtle Beach hotel where he was employed. A number of calcelled checks, signed by a Helen M. Hammett of Charleston, S. C. was found in (Continued On Page Four) , Former Pastor To Speak Here The Rev. F. W. Wiegmann of Indianapolis, Indiana, former pas tor of Hood Memorial Christian Church In Dunn, will return to North Carolina the latter part of May to receive an honor at At lantic Christian College and to All the local pulpit. Plans for the visit of Mr. Wieg mann were announced here today by Dr. George F. Cuthrell, pastor of fee local church. SERVES LARGE CHURCH The Rev. Mr. Welgmann is now pastor of the Downey Ayenue Chris tian Church hi Indianapolis, which ’ is the "headquarters church" of the denomination. The Disciples main offices are located in Indian apolis. The Rev. Mr. Welgmann will re ceive bis Doctor’s Degree at At lantic Christian College and will come to Dunn to preach on Sunday morning. May 31st. He served aa pastor of the Dunn church from 1937 to 1944 and made , a splendid record here. While in Dunn, Mr. welgmann took a lead ing part in all the various affairs of the town and community. BULLETINS HONOLULU, T. H. (W Thirty-five sick and •wind ed American soldiers and Marines took off for California today on the first “Freedom Airlift” returning former prisoners of war. The C-47 transport bearing the returnees homeward took off from Hiekam Field at 12:13 a. m. HST 6:13 a. m. EDTj . V MS. V ' ■ A. ~,■■■■ PANMUNJOM, Korea (IF, _ The United Nations Com mand handed over 500 more rick and wounded Communist prisoners today at the Panmunjom exchange center. In the 16 days since “Operation Little Switch” started, toe U. N. has freed 1,984 prisoners. When the exchange Start ed. it promised to deliver 6,683. \ The communists delivered 684. MIAMI (ff) John Lee Diamanti has confessed toe armed robbery of Western Union offices hi New York and * . L (CialteH aa page tea) ' " 1 a fvmmm * * ' jk. " limp f GRAND CHAMPION Glenn Ballard, right, student at the LaFayette school, is shown here with his calf, which was adjudged the Grand Champion Tuesday at Dunn’s sixth annual Fatstock Show and Sale. At the left is his father, E. W. Ballard. Glenn had his hands full of trophies so his father held the calf. The grand champion brought 60 cents a pound. (Daily Record Photo). Stock Show Sets Record For Prices In State This Year A pretty Dunn, Route 8 giri and old Lafayette school twy flwfr top honors Tuesday in Dunn’s sixth annual Four- County Fatstock Show and Sale. Miss Susie Turlington’s prize Duroc entry, weighed 230 pounds, was adjudged the grand Qhampion in the individual swine division, and won for her a beautiful trophy. The hog was sold for 60 cents a pound. She’s the daughter of Chief De puty Marshall and Mrs. H. A. Tur lington. Glenn Ballard’s handsome calf, three-fourths Hereford and one fourth Shorthorn, was adjudged grand champion in the cattle div ision and brought him a big trophy and 60 cents a pound. Ballard, a student at tiFayette who entered four previous shows here, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. ■Cm*tinned nr Cure Two' Motor Vehicles Aide Faces Driving Count - . . /,. I, » i M u L S 4U a ~A . es A%» An employee of the State Motor ( Vehlcl fc Department at Raleigh I today was awaiting trial In Dunn’s I city court on charges of , careless and reckless driving as the result of an incident which brought both fear and excitement to a lpeal res idential area shortly after mid night Sunday morning. The defendant is listed by Dunn police as Beatrice Potter Lang. 29, ol Raleigh. Police said residents of the neighborhood were awakened short ly after midnight after the auto mobile allegedly being driven by Miss Long failed to make a curve FIVE CENTS PER COPY Week At State June 8 To II The 45th annual Farm and Home i Week will be held on the campus | ■ at North Carolina State College • June 8-11, it was announced yes ■ terday. I ] The 1953 event is being held : • two months earlier than the tra- ' ' ditlonal August date to avoid a conflict with the harvesting ctf i . crops, according to Oland F\ Peele > of Pikeville, president of the Far- I mers Convention, and Mrs. R. L. Yancey of Norlina, president of , the North Carolina Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs. Mrs. • Yancey and Peele serve Jointly as i president of Farm and Home Week. The June date will allow fami nes attending State College gradua- and crashed Into the yard of Ar thur Godwin. IN AREA OF TRAGEDY This was the same curve on which anoth/x car lost control about a week ago and crashed Into a yard killing Warren Hudson, five-year old scat of Mr. and Mrs. Kie Hud son. Residents ol the area have been frightened since by speeding and reckless driving in the secluded area. Mickey Rouse, local business man, (Continued On Page Four) WEIGHED 12 OUNCES Cap (City Farmer) Lee advised The Daily Record today that the fish he caught through prayer— reported In aa. earlier news story —weighed only three-foorths of a pound Instead of throe pounds and a half. The Record was mis informed and is happy to make tide correction. ' •MARKETS* HOGS RALEIGH ftps Hog markets: Lumberton, Marion: Market steady at S3XS for good and choice 190- 240 lb. burrows and gilts. Fayetteville, Florence: 25 lower at 22X8. Kinston: 25 cents higher at 22X5 Clinton, Siler City: 25 cents high er at 22.26. Tarhoro: Steady at 22.00. m a A. Ml_. n nllfnlini n VV, Mt . Mount OHre, qowsdoto, Dunn, (Oeatfaaed On Pago um 1 THE RECORD GETS RESULTS tion ceremonies on Sunday, June 7, to stay over for Farm and Home Week. i Appreximately 200,000 persons, have attended past Farm and Home Weeks, which are designed “to give farm people new informa tion and ideas that will help them do a better job of farming and (Continued On Page Four) feis ' ISF TERRIE BRANTHAM JAMES LOCKAMY jflp >v ' ff j |£sf *f|^tt§|| •■', m« I ■<• 4 ■ : :lf fjjiiife * jap ** H " fgm^jjjplm LITTIE POPE TOMM^JO&MA^ RECORD CONTESTANTS - Shows *t* four more of the NO. 101 1 Still Split On Vital Points In Prisoner Swap PANMUNJOM, Korea OPI Communists gave ground for the first time to day in the resumed armistice negotiations. But the Com munists and United Nations truce teams remained com pletely split on two vital points regarding repatria tion of war prisoners. “We made some progress,” said senior U. N. truce delegate Lt. Gen. William K Harrison. Tues day he had threatened to break off negotiations unless the Reds stop ped stalling. Communist senior delegate Gen. Nam II said at today’s 64 minute meeting that his side would be willing to nominate an Asiatic na tion to take custody of 46,918 North Korean and Chinese Communist prisoners who refuse to go back to Red-ruled territory. This is believed to have removed one point at issue, for Nam is ex pected to name India and that country is believed acceptable to the U.N. TIME LIMIT Nam said also he was willing to negotiate the length of time dur ing which anti-repatriate prison ers shall remain in neutral cus tody. But then Nam said he would not name the Asiatic country until the U. N. agrees to send ail anti repatriate prisoners there. • & The U. J*. insisted they must be kept in Korea. Harrison again rejected the Com (Continued Ob Page tWB) Property To Be Sold For Taxes The’^ai£ r Uf iV sots for”taxes will be held on May 7, starting at 10:00 . a. m. it was announced this morn- . ing by City Manager A. B. Uszle, , Jr. Both town and county taxes are due on the land and the sales will be to satisfy both, * The sale will be a sort of travetl -1 ing auction, and the sale of each 1 lot will be held on that particular property. The first lot to be sold i* near Wake and Fayetteville streets and the sale will travel from there to the 19th lot on Godwin and Magnolia. Ahyone interested In learning the. locations of the various pieces of property to be sold can consult the 'map In the City Clerk’s office,'
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