Newspapers / The Daily Record (Dunn, … / July 1, 1953, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Daily Record (Dunn, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Mostly fair and continued hot to day, tonight and except for widely Mattered afternoon and tnulac thundershowers. J ■' • j|r ;• jWLIJWLN 3 Big Crowds Expected In Dunn For Bargain Days Eisenhower Predicts Satisfactory Solution To Korean War .. it - ' ' . iLSSaT-...: # Willis Smith Paid Tribute p The Senate — OP) Senate colleagues paid par ting tribute today to the late Sen. Willis Smith of North Carolina who died last week after a series of heart attacks. Pausing in debate on the foreign aid bill, senator* eulogized their former colleague in the Senate’* traditional memorial cervices. Smith’* funeral was held Sunday at Raleigh. N. C. The Senate chaplain, the Rev. Dr. Frederick Brown Harris, spoke of Smith’s services in his prayer which opened the session. - Sen. C&de R. Hoey (D-NC) said Smith’s services were so extensive and his activities so varied that It is ’’impassible to summarise his achievements and accompllsh- appraisal of his characiel* ans In* should take Into account ot *h« outstanding wlrtUg* asp* attributes which marked his everyday service," Hoey said. “The virtue* of an Weal- citizen V flowered In him. He was a man rlevery dav in the year and every hour of the day. "Among the attributes which so impressed themselves op all with whom he came in contact might be classified as 1, loyalty; 2, cour age; 3. Integrity; 4, ability; S. patriotism. ALWAYS LOYAL . “Senator Smith was loyal always to the hast he knew and he knew the heat. He was ,a loyal friend As a lawyer he was loyal to his client, as a citizen he was loyal to his state and nation, as a humble believer in a great God be was loyal to his faith and to his pro fession. He was so intensely loyal to America that he could not tol erate disloyalty In anyone, and he behaved with ah hie heart in lib tnd' freedom.** Senate Democratic and Republi can leaders followed Hoey. Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Tex.) called Smith "one of the ablest members of his body" and added that hi* record wftt "equalled by few men in public ttfe." , Sen. William F. Knowland <R- Calif) said Smith, in his relatively short Senate service, made a ‘deep impression’’ on all hi* colleagues who saw his J-great devotion to public service" and^t^lnterest and said -he would ‘"always chetish (Continued OntFijr* rwei l. _ 4, _ m Dunns City-Wide Bargain Days Will Begin Thursday TELEPHONES: 3117 • 3118 - 3119 A v mm MMHIImI' ifjfl 1 JOHN M. RILEY Riley Is Resting , Doesn't Like It Bv HOOVER ADAMS They say John Riley is going to sit down and rest. That wouldn’t be news except that the boys in the machine shop at Erwin say they’ve watched him at work for 22 years and have yet to see him sit down. j, . ■■■■■■ Last Minute News Shorts LONDON * - Russia has call ed tt* ambassadors to the United States, Britain and Prance to a Moscow meeting to prepare a new tarilib .Os “peace” propaganda, possibly designed to distract atten tion from anti-Rod rebellions In Soviet satellites states, if was re ported today WASHINGTON im The State Department today announced ap - I potntment of Leonard F. Erikson of Greenwich, Conn., radio and ad vertising executive, as new chief of the Voice of America. I CHICAGO (81 The National Maritime Union today made a I wtidrat ririke by Great Lake. .A. __ : (Elt# JHaihj Jlratrd Last week, Mr. Riley retired af ter a half-century as a machinist; and his buddies are waiting to see what he looks like in ,a sitting pos ition. If. they find him in a rooking chair—which will be seldom—they ought to pick him for same of the fascinating tales he can relate 3us os bis 68 years. .CAME HERE IN IMS* John M. Riley first came to Dunn in IMS, and he remembers the town as a village of wooden store buildings and dirt streets. The un paved streets were frequented by cattle that roamed free of fences. Sidewalks were made of planks that rattled with every step, and store fronts had shed roofs exten ding over the sidewalks. The (streets resembled sets fiom mod fern cowboy movies, and Mr. Riley recalls thrft they often rattled i with gunfire a lot more danger ous than that in the movies. RECALLS BOOTLEG DUELS Some pistol duels were serious business between feuding bootleg gers; others were the over-exuber ance of the “boys’; whose Idea of fun was taking potshots at the other fellow. Mr. Riley is said to have manifest his own boyish ex uberance once by driving off with an entire train to the distress of the excursion party that had char- feemantead Mr.*RUey Bncfs. his* happiness in DUNN, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 1, 1953 Harnett Gets Two New Nurses Two new public health nurses have been employed by . the Harnett County Public Health Department- Dr. W. B. Hunter, county health officer, said today that Mrs. J. • H. Taylor of Turkey and Miss Ver ifelle Cameron o f Jonesboro Heights, Route « will be the re placements. for Miss Mabel Alston and Mrs. Clifton Brook, resigned. , Mrs. Taylor reported for work ; today and Miss Cameron will join the staff the middle of the month. , Mrs. Taylor comes to Harnett ; from the nursing staff at Camp , Don Lee, the Methodist Youth ; camp for Eastern North Carolina located at Arapahoe and in 1951 j was a member of the nursing staff at Sampson County Memorial Hus-. 1 pital in Clinton. Previously, she 5 (Continued rn pace two» JMP mJMJmuA JL MIY WASHINGTON (IP) The Treasury began the 1954 ‘ fiscal year today by preparing to borrow upwards of $5,- i 090,000,000. Officials said red ink financing will begin at - once and probably will continue throughout the new fiscal year, which is expected to produce a federal deficit of close b to $6,000,000,000. I BOGOTA, Colombia -i— OP) Milton S. Eisenhower, t brother and special representative of the U. S. President, e leaves today for Quito, Ecuador, ending a four-day good » will visit here. ", f CHICAGO (IP) DuPont anti trust trial has coat - the defense a hotel bilT estimated at $750,000 and has -■vy* # ***i*hF mi fmge twm a i n - PfifAfil mmMmkm jl ▼ nciuiu nuuiiiiuu T - -• *' * 3 ~ .;■ -» . ; NEED PAVING?—Frank Potter Os " the Kline Construction C'.mpaay, { - fold the City Manager that, his *• e ucern will i-e working u. ant ® around Dunn in about t<ro weeks 18 Persona wishing paving are urged , a to get in touch with someone at >- City Hall with their request. —— Unusual Values |j Offered By \\ Local Merchants ii *•"> ‘ , v ; : • t The big sales event that thrifty j shoppers in tlfls area have been [ j waiting for. Dunn’s Bargain Days, ! j will start with the opening of the j i stores tomorrow morning at 9:00 | j a. m. and will last for three value- J packed days. There are bargains galore :n ev ery type of me'.chandise from handkerchiefs and sox to refrigera tors, air conditioning units and even farm implements and trac tors. /. These bargain days afe put on by the merchants of Dunn in co operation with the Dunn Cham ber of Commerce as a means of saying “thank you” to their many friends and customers by passing on to them savings made through careful buying. As a matter of fact, much of the merchandise ydu will see dis played during the bi? three day wats purchased ahead of time Just to be offered at this event. Merchants who saw an op- ~ portunity to make a “good .Suy" qn some specialty, laid the Iteyi aside in preparation for fchr sklaLASffipW ' In addition to thanking their old customers, of course, the Bar* gain Days" are a means of intro ducing new customers to Dunn stores and convincing them that Dunn is as good a shopping center as can be found. FINE COOPERATION Dave Kimmell, chairman of the retail merchant's committee of the Dunn Chamber of Commerce said today that a tour he had made of some of the business houses, show ed universal cooperation oc the part of Dunn merchants. “The price tags you will see on some of the items in the stoces, Thursday, Friday or Saturday, will really open your eyes,” he de clared. “Shoppers are assured of 100 cents of value for every dol lar,’’ he said. All of the merchandise slated for sale is new merchandise and the prices are scaled at the absol ute minimum. It Is an exceptional opportunity for shoppers to make substantial savings. OPEN JULY 4TH. Dunn stores will remain open all day on July Fourth but will close at the end of that business day and will not reqpen again until Tuesday morning in order to give their employes a chance to observe the holiday. • In order to handle the extra volume of customers, the stores have all put on extra help for the three days. , j The merchants of Dunn extend their invitation to residents of the area to shop In Dunn awr, save. . nnftr-T HU f- Hoffman, FIVE CENTS PER COPY Ihhs i m ; j| 1 - JUDGE GROVER MARTIN ( Grover A. Martin Takes Oath Today Grover Adlai Martin, prominent Smithfield attorney, civic and religious leader and a brother of Dr. J. P. Martin of Durin, today was sworn into office as one of five new special Superior Court Judges.' McLeod Fined I For Assault Chester McLeod, Buie’s Creek farmer and service station pro prietor, Tuesday was convicted of assault on his wife, Stella, and fined SSO and costs .in Harnett Recorder's Court Mrs. McLeod currently Is seeking in another civil court a divorce and alimony from McLeod and custody of their eight year old daughter, Carol Ann. Vice Recorder L. M. Chaffin found McLeod guilty after lengthy hearing in which repeated efforts were made by private prosecutor Neill Salmon to get before the courts references to another divorce suit in which McLeod was a party. A little over ten years ago Mc- Leod sought unauccetbfuUy in Harnett to secure a divorce from his wife, then Mrs. Mary Stude baker McLeod but later won a divorce from her in Wayne Coun ty. He. and his present wife were married in February 1943, However the Judge ruled out as Prevalent any queattan -17 after first taking the precaution to remove the light fuses. She said THE RECORD GETS RESULTS - He took the oath this morning lat 11 o'clock in the office of Gov ernor William B. (Jmstead. Dr, and Mrs. Martin were among those present for the ceremonies. Judge Martin is well known throughout Harnett County as well as throughout the rest of the State. He has many friends in Dunn and Harnett and hU ap pointment has received wide pra-.se. The new Judge is recognized as one of the Eastern Carolina's out standing attorneys. His appointment came as no sur prise for he had received the en dorsement of prominent attorneys and others throughout the State. Judge Martin has been a dace friend of Governor Umstead since their school days at the University of North Carotins when both wore members of the debating team. Martin had been an active sup porter and worker for Umstead in his campaigns for U. S, Senator and Governor. • NATIVE OF YADKIN Martin 1* a native of Yadkin County, son of the late W. Dan and Mary Gough Martin. He was i Continued sa Page ii Town-Country Day NO. 145 Advises People Not To Become Too Discouraged WASHINGTON - “rtfT President Eisenhower ad vised Americans today not to be too discouraged about the lagging truce negotUr ttons in Korea. He predicted a satisfactory solution will bf achieved. The chief executive, at his first ■ news conference in two weeks, »H* ; had words of encouragement tot Jig the rebellious people in Soviet sat- * - ellite countries. He said the eri“ % dence of dissatisfaction with But* sian control has reinforced the Western belief that repressed peoples still regard freedom as the highest human value. The President said the Korean situation is admittedly confined, but the United State* should re . member that the enemy is still in leaked are an scute example of diffiriiLles that arise among allies although they are dedicated to the mom Ideals. . ;Sfcjg He said this k 0* history of coalitions and the people of thin country should not be too did* couraged, even though the differ ences among the allies In Korea \ are very real. BLAMES EMOTION Evidently referring to South Ko- | rean President Syngman Rhee. he said that officials In an emotions! State are quite likely to over-state. , and exaggerate their case. . “Jg But he added that deep In hi* •? heart he believes a satisfactory sol- ution will be reached. >, JB At the outset of his conference, Mr. Eisenhower volunteered some f generalised comments about UWHjj unrest in East Germany and oth er areas behind the Iron He sharpened his position later un» ’ He discouraged any thought Os physical actictn by the Western democracies that might be class ed as intervention, in the affairs q£ the countries. But ja ; people ■SJSSSTKISSJ M Hcitt* — Mrs. Hattie Woods 67, of NewJlaj Grove, Route 2, died in the Dunfelsg Hospital Wednesday morning M health for sometime. rervloes will bo JheM ■ at Robert’s Grove Church, tteat^ the churchy cemriwy. yjtH i hour prior to 'the i Mrs. Wood was a native of ‘ s Harnett, daughtak ' (bf the lati
The Daily Record (Dunn, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
July 1, 1953, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75