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sW.tAlHtk v Mostly fair and continued hot and humid today, tonigEt and Fri day. Widely scattered thunder showers this afternoon or evening and again Friday afternoon. VOLIiMN 3 Ike's Representative Seeks To Break Deadlock Bargain Days Get Off To Good Start In Dunn Stores Fffw w 9PHOr ' U|*vlP|, 'mM WBWimP--- .lr w ■ mk, JmmJ UP* Mm ifli & It .'■ W ■k ]L • H \ 9 ;,&«£.: jylß : M * 1 ■-; Hy ,'j pj\ ;,i s -UawßElHMil mA . it i >S HplKp HHH^ ■'- ' "V.,’; ’•• " '" v •-• '7’. •' ‘V*" • ’ i M@raEraSr i I * iHfei 1 < ERWIN LIONS OFFICERS Shown are the new officers of the Erwin Lions Club who were in stalled recently by Part President Z. E. Matthews. They took office as of July 1. Shown are. left to , right, seated; Ist vice-president Roy Cameron; Matthews; President E. M. Brandon; 2nd vice-president t Richard Webb; standing; 3rd vice-president Floyd Glover; Tail Twister R. L. Pate, Jr.; Lion Tamer Buck Godwin; and secretary-treasurer L. A. Harris. (Daily Record photo by Louis Dearborn). .. , . ■< Fields Ordered To Serve 78 Months In Fed era f Pen Last Minute ] News Shorts I WASHINGTON Wl Strauss, New York financier, was ] sworn in today as a member of : the Atomic Energy Commission and President Eisenhower immediately designated him as chairman. Strauss, a reserve admiral, served ] as a member of the original com- ] mission in 1«M-M. He succeeds , Dean as chairman. i ——— -i WASHINGTON * The Fed erai Communications Commission proposed a new - rule today that would require applicants for tele vision stations to advertise their intentions in newspapers in the cities where they seek a station. WASHINGTON iff) Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (D-N.Y) sain today that Negroes are boycotting the Navy because they are not “In terested in fighting communism. . . by shining shoes.” Powell, one of the two Negroes in Congress, said in a speech prepared for the House that half the Navy's Negron “are serving as mess men, nothing more than manservants to the admiral clique. WASHINGTON it) The House Education and Labor Committee today approved. II to % a bill to boost federal grants for school con struction $123,900,000 above Presi i Continued On Page Mai Patrol Wants Safe Holiday Weekend Tom Harnett County Highway «m # ®wte UftP roprui of July weekend sftfe, H wt» re- HriintnilSii rjTnfSf^S* 'K !V ' • - - Dunns City-Wide Bargain Days Now Going On TELEPHONES; 3117 - 3118 - 3119 Federal Judge Don Gil liam this afternoon ordered C. G. FieldA, former Angler banker and one time Har nett political leader, to be gin serving immediately two 18-months terms in Federal prison. for embezzlement charges after fields violated terms of probation. The Federal Jurist turned down pleas of defense attorneys to give Fields still anothm or"nee and re minded that he had already been given a chance but failed to take advantage of it. Assistant U. S. Attorney Cicero Yow made the motion that Fields probation be terminated and ar gued the case for the government. ONETIME LEADER Fields, former vice chairman of the county welfare board and for many years treasurer of the Har nett Democratic Executive Com (Continued O* Page Six) Umstead Names Board Members RALEIGH TO Gov. William B. Umstead announced appointments to four more state boards and agencies yesterday. He named Drs. A. T. Jeannette of Washington and E. M. Mediln of Aberdeen to new three-year terms (Continued On Page Six) way mused tt percent of Hat year’s accidents. was P pe t ln>£4!£ wmSwT'nnd Corporal* wTllttm i dangerous. The best way to be i highway in dear .weather with Went Betilu :i Rural Officers f Begin Duties Harnett County’s new rural law ’ enforcement officers today are : officially on the job. The five new rural policemen 1 who will work on a county-wide : basis under direction of Sheriff W. 1 E. Salmon took their oaths of office yesterday at 10:30 a. m. in the courthouse. Clerk of the Court Robert Morgan administered the oath as a small crowd gathered to witness the ceremonies. Officers include B. E. Sturgill, Dunn; Wade Stewart, Buie’s Creek; A. W. O’Quinn, Mamers; and Julian S. Byrd, Bunnlevel. So far, they are plain clothes men and two-way radio equipment has not yet been placed in their cars which they furnish. Installa tion of new radio equipment is pending approval of the FCC of a new frequency which will avoid the highway partol cars and other communications; systems. Appointment of the extra law enforcement men climaxed long time promotion on the part of Harnett citizens in various parts of the county for more law en forcement staff members. County commissioners this spring took necessary financial and legal steps . necessary to employ the officers. After Harnett Representative Car son Gregory introduced necessary legislation in the General Assem bly. ♦MARKETS* COTTON NEW YORK OPI Cotton fu tures prices at noon BST today: New York July 32.97; Oct. 33.70; New Orleans July unquoted; Oct. 33.70. I RALEIGH- Hi Hog markets: Slier City, Tarboro, New Bef*, Smithfielct Lumberton, Clinton i [|^ W and 4a choice Ste ißo-240 lb bar ;b* DUNN, N. C„ THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUI.Y 2, 1953 Shoppers Well Pleased With Values Offered It was just like Saturday in Dunn stores today as Bar gain Days got off to a big start. Shoppers were on hand early to take advantage of .(the bargains being offered > today, Friday and Saturday in Dunn stores. Parking spaces were at a premium and trading in the participating stores was brisk. Chairman Dave Kimmell of the Retail Merchants Committee of the Dunn Chamber of Commerce said he made a spot check today before noon and found merchants highly pleased. “It’s just like Saturday,” de clared Kimmel. “It’s proving much better than we had hoped for ot expected.” Other merchants interviewed by The Dally Record said sales today are proving much better than on the first day of Bargain Days last July. SHOPPERS HAPPY Customers also were highly pleas ed. A Record reporter interviewed scores of shoppers to get their re action and all of them were de “The only regret I have,” declar ■ed-ta-lady from Fbur Oaks, Route T 1 is that | don’t have more money to take advantage of these prices. the only complaint I have.” TWo shoppers complained that they had trouble being served in a few stores but added: "It wasn’t hard to understand. The stores were packed and the clerks just had too much to do.” A. number of stores which had already put on extra sales help called In still more clerks this af ternoon and one manager said he would increase the number again for Friday and Saturday. Shoppers are finding many items priced at. below pre-war levels. The merchants, it seems, tried to outdo each other in price-cutting.' Purpose of Bargain Days is to at tract new shoppers to town and as a. gesture of good will on the part of the merchants. PAYS TO ADVERTISE Mr Kimmell said he checked and found that the - stores that have iContinued On Page Six) BULLETINS WASHINGTON (IP/ -v- President and Mrs. Eisen hower celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary last night at a surprise buffet supper given by the members of the White House staff and their wives. / RALEIGH OB The names of Mrs. Willis Smith : and Willis Smith, Jr. were among the latest received for | consideration by Gov. William B. Umstead as a possible r successor to the late junior senator from North Carolina. » BRYAN. Tex. ID Democratic National Chairman - Stephen A. Mitchell tried to resell the National Democratic i Party to Texas voters today after predicting the party . would rebuild on “the rock of the Solid South.” HwiiiiKi Mff t*>< ?§ Record Roundup ! • HOLIDAY DANCE—The LlUingtoh • poet of Veterans of Foreign Wars i will hold its traditional July 4 holiday dance. But It’ll be on Fri day night, July 3rd instead of July 4th. Post officials -pointed obt tftgt they are holding it -cm Friday night to enable those who WUh to do so - to go to the beach cm Saturday. », The dance will be held at the VF.V t, home, outstanding .nude will be B furnished and a big time Is in store hi for all Who attend. " R|NKS TO CLOSE, - Banka m' O. W. GODWIN, JR. r Glover And Godwin Elected To Head Red Cross Chapter James Glover of Erwin was • elected chairman and O. fT. Godwin, Jr., was elected co chairman of the Dunn-Erwin Chapter of the American Red Cross for the coming year, it was announced" by Henry Sandlin, orient ' chatewmh. Mr. SandfeoMili; - become a member of the ; important finance commit tee. , Earl Jones was elected to the ' post of Treasurer for the Chapter and In this position will also be an ex-officio member of the finance committee. i The finance committee of Dunn will be headed by Earl H. Mahone i as cOrsOfcairman. with T. J. Harper i of Erwin, representing that com munity as chairman, i Other members of the Dunn fl > nance committee are Charles Sto > rey and Earl McD. Westbrook, On the Erwin finance committee • in addition to chairman Harper will i be Z. E. Matthews. Fred Thomas t and Harold Byrd. Other, committee chairmen for Erwlb and co-chairmen for Dunn l have been elected, but their names s are withheld at the request of (Continued r.n pare two) master Halph Wade announced to day that the Port Office here will be closed Saturday and open Mon day. There wiU be no rural deliv ery on Saturday. Other Port Os ! ,flees will observe the same sche ; HOLIDAY FRIDAY—AI Matasav. ' age. manager of the Dunn plant Os i Benjamin and Johnes, said today i his 87 employees here will get a holiday on Friday since the plant ordinarily does not operate on Sat i i»-da.V. Regular hours win be te ! * med Moott *? r ' r DOUBLE THREAT . ' ’ ’■ FIVE CENTS PEK COPY 1 r t t j 1 EARL JONES JAMES GLOVER 77 Harnett School §us Drivers Honored •. •• ■ "*******£.!' -I Seventy-seven Harnett County children won Special Safety Award certificates today for outstanding safety records as school bus drivers during the .1952-53 school term. Announcement of the awards was made by the N. C. State Auto mobile Association. This statewide iflotor club and the Higwhay Safety Division of the North Carolina De partment of Motor Vehicles joint ly sponsored the safety program which culminated in the awarding of certificates. i John G. Frazier, Jr., president of the Automobile Association, con gratulated the Harnett winners for being adjudged among the best of some 20,000 students who were trained last year as school bus dri vers in North Carolina. Out of the 20,000, less than half me certified to handle the 7,000 school busses. The qualified drivers travel 220,000 miles daily to haul 427,000 children. ’Some 3,000 safety certificates Were awarded. DESERVE PRAISE “These young people deserve thanks and praise from the entire community,’’’Mr. Frazier said. “Day* after day, in all kinds of weather, they consistently drove carefully. uicy cuiißJsrcnuy aruve careiuny, wn«nuni on rmc «« One Killed, Three Hurt In Accident One man was killed and a young mother and her two children were injured in a truck-car collision Wednesday at 3:46 p. m. at the in tersection .of Coal Springs Road and highway 431. Edward Mils, 32 of Four Oaks, Route 2. driver and owner of a 1953 Ford was dead on arrival at the Lee County Hospital after his car struck a 1063 Ford truck which entered the highway from the Cool Spring road. Charles Daniel Wilson, 25 of Bear Creek, Route 1, the truck driver escaped Injury. Mrs. Maverene Barker, 25,' of I High Point sister of Ellis, and her . two children wore passengers in the . Ellis car. Stratoje! Crew 7 iiifif Im I Mfli 1 iJ|Cj 111 wl ujMi t. „ „ OXFORD, But. D - 4 Stmtoiet' bMOtbei” ■ biMd aft lic -MfHnplp Ob Foigi fell THE RECORD GETS RESULTS kept their busses in clean condition, and had no accidents. “Transporting students to and from school is a large responsibility yet these drivers can-led out their duties without mishap.” The winners abided by. a set of rules prepared by the Highway Safety Division. They had to drive a minimum of 120 days without ac cident. They had to keep their busses clean, be punctual, show a good attitude and disposition. Dri vers were disqualified if (heir prin cipals received any verified reports of careless driving or if the young sters were responsible for accidents in their family cars or other pri vate vehicles. HERE'S THE LIST The Harnett County winners: LilUngton High School Fred Brock, Jack Byrd, Jesse Temple, J C. Suggs, Dorothy A. Matthews, Wyatt Ansley and Harold Colville. 1 Boone Trail Hkh—Oordon Patter . son, Glenn McCormick, Tommy 'Continued an Page li Mrs. Barks* suffered a broken leg and cute and bruises. Janice Louise Barker, age seven, received a brain concussion. Jimmy Wayne Barker, age 20 months suffered severe cuts and bruises. All were admitted to the Lee County Hospitalt in Sanford. Patrolman R. B. Leonard of Ullington and assistant coroner Ed Black are investigating. Group To Reque Jackson s Return A group fill appear before Dunn’s in statement snHsht$ nHsht I young political loader, said he NO. 14t New Proposals Are Taken To Syngman Rhee I SEOUL, Korea, Friday (IP) President Eisenhower’s personal envoy is drafting new proposals in an attempt to break the deadlock be tween the United States and South Korean President Syngman Rhee on armistice terms,' it was made knowi .today. Assistant Secretary of State Wal ter S. Robertson, the envoy, i* expected to deliver me to Rhee this morning. Rhee’s latest note to RobertMlA failed to break the deadlock— even tightened it. i . But there were indications th#f negotiations were in the “hors* trading” stage and there might tw a break soon. TWO DEVELOPMENTS y With Rhee still holding out, them were two new developments which might embarrass the United No tions truce negotiations with the Communists. It was disclosed that France ha# freed and sent to Formosa, 24,000 Chinese Nationalist troop* who had been interned in Indochina since late in 1949. They are to be incor porated into the Nationalist army which is training for an eventual : about 1.000 North Korean prisoners i freed by Rhee have volunteered for service in the South Korean army and poHce. A government spokesman denied that .there is any organized plan to induct the volunteers. WRITES OUT STAND The 78-ye»r-old South Korean « leader wrote out his latest stand on his terms for an armistice is Korea after Robertson had accused him of agreeing verbally to a trace and then demanding additional con cessions. Disclosures that Rhee had not veered from his demand for a 90- day time limit on "a post- armistice political conference on Korean (Centfwued On Page Six* »g| McLamb Riles Are Held Today John William McLamb, 88, at Dunn, Route 1, died Wednesday afternoon at 2:46 to’cloOk at Ufil home. He had been in ill health for several years. Funeral services were he!#' Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home. The Rev. Richard Smith, pastor of the Spring Branch Church, officiated. Burial VH fiirjj the family cemetery, i * S JOHNSTON NATIVE Mr. McLamb was a native of Johnston County, son of the lata Mr. and Mrs. J. W. MeLamb. ll| g has been a member of the Beulah ; Church for about 40 yearn. Ass ! Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mart*' s i nolia Tew of the home ona B*L s J. W. McLamb of Dunn, Route J; * 1 one stepson, E. T. Tew of Dunn, Route 1; two daughters, Mrs. Hmfh . : Sills of Dunn and Mrs. D, R. Lee, also of Dunn; also 23 grandchildren f and several great-grandchildren; .d r one sister, Mrs. George Smith ci - , - ■■imt 's BUI Bryan alter dtecuasin* !- them the re-instatemeiU of ohlsC Jackson. He indicated that tUay,'- had proraiaed, or led him to ;■ ii m*» ctm ummm ie There appear* itttfe posed to Jackson and althoufh hid
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