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&WEATHER+ Partly cloudy and cooler today, with Mm chance es Mattered showers «r thundershowers. Partly cloudy with little temperature change tonight and Tuesday. VOLUMN 3 Gaity, Pageantry, Excitement Reign In Britain! An Open Letter To Dunn's City Council (AN EDITORIAL) GENTLEMEN: We are in receipt of a mimeographed copy of & letter addressed to the Editor of The Record asking us to retract an article “stating that the meeting of the city Council held on May 25, 1953 was a secret meeting.” The Record is happy to publish your letter in its en tirety. However, we very definitely will not publish any such retraction as that requested because this newspaper has published no such statement to be retracted. We invite the council as well as our other readers— to read the article again and we challenge yob to show that anywhere in the news article did The Daily Record say you held a “secret” meeting. We also challenge you to prove that there was one word in the article not absolutely The amazing thing about your letter is that Com missioner J. V. Bass, who originated the letter, admitted to The Daily Record that he had not read the article. The same admission came from another member of the board. It is hard to believe that an official duly elected by the public would sign his name to a statement concerning a news article which he admits not having read. We hope that other official matters are not handled in such a care less manner. \ , The Daily Record, realizing a solemn duty to the public, vttty properly reported that: “Dunn’S» city Council last night held a special, unannounced, unscheduled and unpubflcized meeting at the city hall.” As far as we’re concerned, that adds up to the same thing as a secret meeting because the public waS not in formed of the meeting and citizens were not given an op portunity to attend. But nowhere in the article did The Record brand the session as a “secret” meeting. Whenever this newspaper makes a mistake (and we are the first to admit that me make plenty of them) we are always happy to make a correction and always do so willingly and cheerfully. But we are not going to publish a false retraction tc save the hide of any politician or group of politicians. It conies as a surprise that the Jpayor Hanna and the two old members of the council should suddenly become aroused over the subject of secret EMetinta, because they have not be#n uncommon during the past four years. They hau&.heen held frequently . and Always w some member of the council. If the council how realises the mistake of holding secret sessions which are also against Afc law this newspaper feels that it has Won something of a victory] in pointing Out the evil. 7# - *‘lß Taking another unfair swing at tote newspaper (which appears to us to be obviously metenr polltibal re taliation), the board asks for less ‘ ■ rumored 5 * criticism of the council, but fails to cite a single instance of “rumdred 7 criticism. It should not be necessary to remind toe council that a newspaper is liable for the statements it publishes. We feel sure that had such “rumored criticism” be# published that this newspaper would have been sued by the Council men long before now. We believe this letter frdtoi the board to be inspired by nothing more than a desire for political revenge because this newspaper has had the courage to oppose the board on those matters which we felt to the best interest Os the public. ' ‘ . ' ; . It is true that this newspaper has fought and cam paigned against reckless and wasteful pending; we have fought for a reduction to Dunn’s outrageous tax rate; we have opposed the firing of good and faithful public ser vants in secret sessions without giving the public a reason; < Continued On An Av, . pPWPIP sfj JM gk\ jgk w L * lip Wf i ■ Br | .... if i Tnlni * u ,l *i l ****** ” WW *' * lUwrd TELEPHONgS:HI7 • 8118 - 8119 China Issue Being Debated By Congress By UNITED PRESS j The controversial proposal to cut ’ j off U. S. funds for the United . j Nations if Red China is admitted I came up for debate in the Benate today. Some OOP senators predicted privately that President Eisen hower will intervene personally to ' block the move—a rider tacked on an appropriation bill. They said the President has decided to exer cise more leadership to put his ad ministration programs across. CALLS IT DRASTIC Mr. Eisenhower already has called the proposal very drastic But it appeared likely his direct Intervention would be needed to prevent the rider from passing. The Senate Appropriations Com mittee, headed by Sen. Styles Brid ges (R-N.H.) overwhelmingly ap proved the rider, sponsored by Sen. Everett M. Dirksen (R-Ill.). Only four Democrats dissented. Other congressional news: Taxes: Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey was the lead-off ad ministration witness as the House Ways and Means Committee open id hearings on the President’s re quest for a six-months extension of the excess profits tax. A majority of committee Republicans want the tax to cUcTOn schedule June 30. Defense testimony Defense: A Senate Appropria tions subcommittee today called Navy Secretary Robert B. Ander son and Adm. William M. Fech teler, outgoing chief of naval oper ations, for testimony on President Elsenhower's defense budge which kipped $6,000,000,000 off Air Force requests for new funds. At the same time • leader in the Demo cratic attack on the proposed de fense budget predicted it will pass Congress “pretty much" the way U was submitted. DANGEROUS RETREAT Atomic: Rep. Chet Hollfield,. (D- P|*f ) Piktoard netting Today I jJßamtU County commissioners K r were busy Monday considering 80 written applications for the ’ posi tion of paid deputies. At noon no action had been taken on any op pojntments, but the board was ex pected to act on this item and bud get matters after lunch. The county fathers set a spec ial meeting on Wednesday, June 10 at 8 p. m. to allow county banks to present arguments why they should be selected as the county’s official depository. The First Cit izens Bank and Trust Co. of Dunn Is the present depository,, but the Bank of Lillington and the Bank of Harnett also seek to render this service. The Commercial Bank of Dunn is automatically eliminated because its president, Lofton Tart is chairman of the county board. DUNN, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE I, 1953 Route Queen Elizabeth Will Follow to and From Coronation COACH OF STATE (left), drawn by eight horses, will carry Queen | (right), where she will be crowned, and back to the palace. The ven- Elizabeth through famed London streets on the long and winding erabie and ornate coach, incidentally is regarded as one of the world's route she will follow from Buckingham palace to Westminster Abbey | most uncomfortable vehicles in which to rida (International) Erwin Workers To Hear Bamford James Bamford, Southern Dir ector of the Textile Workers Un ion of America (CIO- will speak to tim members of Local Union 350 of Erwin at their regular meeting Tuesday night, it was announced. 4bdg| by 'Business Manger Lacey} Bamford will discuss the purchase of stock in the Erwin Mills oy the Abney Mills and its* possible ef fect on the workers in'the mills at Erwin. The- mills at Erwin have a two year contract with the CIO local, and if the mills are taken over by the Abney interests, the status of this contract is S source of woi- r ry to workers there, union and non union alike. Bamfords talk is expected to clear up the major points in thi> prob lem for the membership of the lo cal. He is also coming to Erwin to check the progress of that local and offer suggestions on what might be done for future progress and stability. Ai-ea Director Julius Fry and ad ministrator for the Erwin local Scott Hoyman, are also scheauicd to be present at the meeting. BULLETINS * WASHINGTON <lP> President Eisenhower called his National Security Council into special session today to get a report from Secretary of State John Foster Dulles on his tour of the Middle East and South Asia. WASHINGTON (IP) Some Senate Republicans said privately today they believe President Eisenhower will intervene personally to bloek a move to cut off U. S. funds for the United Nations if Red China is admitted. They made the forecast as the controversial proposal, a rider tacked on an appropriation bill, came alp for debate in the Senate. ■ - '■ ■■■ ■ —: — '* j, LAS VEGAS, Nev. W! ~W An atomic explosion, ex pected to be the most, powerful ever detonated in the United States, will be held befoge dawn Tuesday. The blast, originally scheduled for earPy was postponed for 24 hours because of unfavorable yCeather conditions. n miUnord Swat * Record Roundup + HAPPY Corporal Rommie Wil liamson, head of the highway pa rol in Harnett, was a happy m«* today. Harnett County went throust the month of May, including Mem orial Day weekend, without a single highway totality. It was the first perfect month in many for Har nett. Tfcerejvere 243 highway fatol- BACK from UNC Corporal Williamson, incidentally, haa just returned from a week’s stay atAe City To Supplies By LOUIS DEARBORN | Record Staff Writer „ Over the objections of Mayor Ralph Hanna, the tawn boarnKm [ a special meeting- Friday itight, decided to let a resolution adopt ed M a previous meeting to furnish supplies for the operation of the swimming pool: remain unaltered. The resolution, adopted at the meeting held on May 21, ordered: the following: “Be it ordered by the Board of Commissioners of the town of 1 *_ —■ ■ Council Unhappy Over Criticism Dtmn’s city cottncil has request-b ed The Daily Record to retract a, statement never published in The | Record, and at least two members of the council who signed the letter admitted they hadn’t read the story Although secret meetings have ,jr ■ yW/. KStrolman Paul Albergina is the course this week and will take turns. WEEKEND lt was also t and happy weekend for t Coroner Grover C. Hend- The popular county official day It .was one of the quiet (kends in months. tO SEE CORONATION i der colorful* corona- Furnish To Pool ) ; Dunn, that the City Manager be; (and he is hereby authorized to furnidh the necessary supplies to Pool during the 1953 season, and that the said supplies to be paid out of funds not in excess of SI,OOO to be appropriated by the Budget for the. fiscal year 1953-54, said : appropriations to be made from I proceeds of Shedule “B” License Tax and or proceeds of Beer Tax tConttnueO no page two) jeen customary frequently during , the last four years, it seems tnat j Mayor Hanna and other board I members became infuriated when The Record reported last Tuesday that on Monday night the council held “a special, unannounced, un scheduled and unpublicized meet ing at the, city hall.” Nowhere did The Record say the council had held a secret meeting, although most people will agree that when the board meets without announcing it and giving citizens an opportunity to attend that it adds up to the same thing as a secret meeting. BROUGHT PUBLIC CRITICISM One commissioner told The Re cord that so many citizens had “gotten on us about it, that we just couldn’t stand it.” Even the letter denying the sec ret session did not originate at the council meeting, but apparently Was prepared—and mimeographed—ear lier by the board or its aides. Mayor Protem J. V. Bass, who ad mitted he hadn’t read the article in The Record, merely pulled out (Co 'tinned on pace two) Duties Os City Manager Defined Again For Board City Attorney I. R. Williams on Friday night had to straighten out Mayor Ralph E. Haunt once ■sore on the duties and powers of .the city manager. The matter of hiring a city tax collector came >p and Mayor Hanna started talking about how the hoard should begin receiving WiUtentjTspoke's C nnl ifn|?m Mayor the tiring of a chief of pettee hero gryg tog&m* tj+sz | FIVE CENTS PER COPY Local Masons Plan Events Palmyra Masonic Lodge is plan ning for its stated communication tomorrow night and: for its -reg ular Past Master’s night on Friday night, it vis announced tpd-if by Curtis B. Secretary f ¥he sttoed wSmmbniqatijsn vtH be ' held in the Masonic Hull to morrow night at eight o’clock. A very interesting program has been planned and all members are urged to make every effort to attend. The annual Past Masters’ night will be held Friday night, starting at 7:00. The examination of candi dates for the Third Degree will be gin at that time, followed by the Third Degree work. Last Minute News Shorts WASHINGTON (W Secretory of Treasury George M. Humphrey, one of the nation’s leading financ iers, said today, “it’s harder to spend Oil 'Von Tae Believes Reds Will Accept Rian By LEROY HANSEN (IP! Staff Correspondent SEOUL, Korea (UI South Korean Foreign Minister Pyun Tong Tae said today his-country believes the Communists will ac cept the latest Allies truce propos al. "The new proposal is exactly what the Communists have de manded,” Pyun. who also is acting premier, said. “And now we come to the point where we cannot com promise further.” “If the Communists still (sis- j world war,” he said ‘“lbis I do | world war,’ ’he said. "This I do not believe. Therefore, they will agree this time to the United' j Nations proposal.” Prowler Bound Over* To Superior Cot ■ 9 Three positive identifications of Arthur Matthews, Dunn Negro, as a peeping Tom and burglar, proved. Claude Cheek testified that on THE RECORD GETS RESULTS Millions Will Line Route Os Great Parade By JACK V. FOX J (IP) Staff Correspondent London (IP) Queen Elizabeth 11, radiant in a summery cream - colored dress, entertained 11 prime ministers of her common welath at a state lunch today while thousands of her su jects set up camps—com plete with cooking stoves along tomorrow’s corona tion parade route. :~'sm Little Prince Charles, year old heir to the throne, delighted the thousands massed outside Buck- 1 ingham Palace by appearing at a window to hear a guard’s band : play “Teddy Bear’s Picnic” while his mother received the premiers. The great coronation invasion ap proached its peak. BAD WEATHER FORECAST Only the weatherman rdfusecf ; to cooperate. He forecast occasion* . al showers, blustery wins and “pip4s haps hail” with only an occasional glimpse of the sun in prospect. Ocean liners, channel steamers, planes, trains and buses brought more thousands to London, ifcirsj than 2,00,000 persons will line the parade route tomorrow. ?<■; The wide Mall leading from the palace to Trafalgar Square resem bled a battlefield strewn with bodies at dawn, but it soon became a scene S of great activity. Overnight' campers rolled out mm their blankets and started maAttHa coffee and frying bacon. A DISTINGUISHED GUESTS 1 3 The queen’s guests at the palas' 1 lunch were Prime Ministers Win* j] ston Churchill of Britain, LoqMgg Lt. Laurent of Canada and they premiers of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Northern Ireland Malta, j Queen Elisabeth received holi Quests in the palm* picturejftßgi| of a portrait dfjOng who lost the American coionan. The queen wore, with her Cream dress, white gloves, White pC<fr* aed shoes and a spray of diamonds. •*'’■•■M QUEEN HAFPT AND GAT She was smiling, bubbling with happiness as she talked gaily to the statesmen about her tion tomorrow. After the mimH the lunch was held in the -MjjHH dining room. Present, in addition to' the premiers, were members of tfie royal family and high commias|aiMl ers of commonwealth countrtoo -J So great was the crush la Wjjsm of Buckingham Palace this after- ?* noon that ChurchiH’s limousine Vu.* brought to a halt as he left after lunch. He grinned and wavjd at thd« people who rawed on the oar win dows before police cleared a, pahhi rn unnfiMi An !*%#• ina«Br^ The Communists are. expected give their reply to the last V. N, formula to break the war prisoner deadlock next Thursday IB {jH| truce hut at Panmunjom. Lt Gen. William K. Harrison, chief U. N. negotiator, handed th*& proposal to the Communists or May 25 and both sides then agreed to a seven-day wuPtM Reds asked for a three-dip dOMH sion Sunday. Pyun reflected his governmental view on the CommunttSf «ttM| totem dent Syngman Rhee at the aged south coagt. ’ NO. 184 Jjj
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