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-i-WEATHER* NORTH CAROLINA Meetly cloudy with showers and thunder-- storms today. Partly cloudy tonight nnd Friday. Not much change In temperature. Volume 3 r/pyf BmT I '^WKkto.-. MmWM | - rtwWPgaW jfl *T XJ ML- - j^j&j , jw- I; _ w I ... -1 VSI SS3Pf IfmMa ~ Mu ■l I ■§ - . . . f '” „ •,' . v*" I l 31 \ m-- • wHR9P& * 'j -/ ■ r,. J . .**»• *** v - x£*jSHHMHppM^Mp^ '■. WINNING FISHERMEN Winners in the fish Inf rede# yesterday included, Leslie Ctarfc, left, sen of Mr. nnd Mrs. J, T. Clark, who took first place for the boys, Billy Overaaan, sen of Mr. and' Mrs. t. L. Overman, runner-up; and Carolyn Goodman, daufhter of Mr. and Mrs. Vann Goodman, took first place for the (iris. (Daily Record Photo) • ■>" Plenty Os Fish Are Hooked At Dunn's First Rodeo Event ’■ —— —-—- Harnett Beard To Meet Monday. The Harnett County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Monday morning, July 27 at 10 am. to finish work on the I 1943-64 budget, it was announced r today by Lofton A. Tart. A tentative budget was adopted earlier this month and the rate was again set at $l3O. The /act that taxable values In the county | increased over two and a quarter f million dollars during the past year prevented an Increase, t Chairman Tart said today that ibe mad other members of the board "winked to give the budget a final review before adopting it. n addition to approving the bud get a number of other smaller mat ters are slated to came before the hoarrf at th|<i special meeting. Dr. C. C. Jernigah Dies In Charlotte V. CHARLOTTE to Jerolgan, who became president TELEPHONES: 3117 • 1118.3119 Children of Dunn under 12 years of age had a “fish ing good time” yesterday afternoon. Approxim a t»e I y 100 gathered At fish pond at 2 p. m. for the first children’s rodeo Wfer held here. Sponsored by Better Fishing, Inc. a non-profit organisation of Chi cago, the rodeo was under the local supervision of Charles T. Hildreth of the Dunn Jewel Box, and the Dupn Lions Club. Tbe opportunity for such a rodeo had been offered three times before, but this was the first time a local organization has spornsored the fishing, r-. Assisting in the contest were the Dunn Boy Scouts headed by Brucr McLean and Ray Brewer. Adolphus Williams assisted Hildreth in keep ing tract of the catches, and Judging the winners. Hildreth expresses appreciation to ICmlisHd an page twai 0 W * Convict Begs To Be Sent To : Gas Chamber 'SAN RAFAEL, Calif (HI A 34-year.old Can Quentin convict who admitted tracking down a fel low Inmate and stabbing him in a prison classroom begged to be sent to the gas chamber. , ~ ' “I’m taking for the death pen alty," James F. Silva said. “And I deserve it." Silva, already serving a life term for murder, related in detail, over the protests of his attorney, how he knifed but did not MU Kenneth X*og,V. last March 4. He saU he did It because King was a prison ensmv and “you can’t be pushed around” bv other in mates who will “bully you and get ahead af-yote* WANtS TO DIB Silva said be wanted to die be cause he was afraid of being sent to the state prison for the crimin ally Insane at Mendocino Calif. "Nobody wants to go to Mendo cino." be said. 7m asking for the death nenaltv." As h(» attorney Morton Colvin par ij Quentin. . / . | T,,*l I .*** <i>- DUNN, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 23, 1953 Korean Truce Agreement Is Ready To Be Signed Prayda Attacks Western Powers; Favors Meeting MOSCOW IIP) Pravda 1 denounced the Western pow- 1 ers today for using “behind [ the back” diplomacy before proposing a Big Four con- 1 ference, but indicated thp ; Soviet Union would favor such a meeting “under cer tain circumstances.” The official Communist Party newspaper was highly critical of the Washington conference of Big Three foreign ministers and the agenda, they suggested for a meet, ink with Soviet representatives, j! The invitation was extended July I, ,16 after the meeting; of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, { French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault and Acting British Foreign Secretary Lord Salisbury, Their proposed agenda for tbe Big Four meeting included discussion of tbe fflexi ssr, *“ “ ! FIRST REACTION Pravda,. In the first Soviet reac tion to tbe proposal, skid in a front page editorial that tuch a high level conference could “under cer tain conditions have important slg niftcanee.” But the editorial laid the pro- Three wanted “to utilise this four posed agenda showtel the Big power conference for purposes which have nothing & do with in terests furthering Place or with the tasks of reducing international tensions.” It laid toe WesterhJoreign min. is tors in their Washington meeting failed to. advance p single one of the bunting problems of inter- y ; JwiSa said all thq Western pow ers really wanted <p; (o consoll date Chancellor Kotejud Adenauers position in WKestQtoteumy. and teat was the reason . for the West ern decision to continue toe plan for a European army, ■ - “Everyone knows that these Plans ate designed to make ger many a military state again." the newspaper said. i Registration To Begin Sept. sth. -RALBIGH to The State Board of Elections said today that voters' registration books will be open from Sept. 6-19 preceding a $72,000000 statewide bond referen dum- Oct. S. Voters already registered do not have to re-register to be eligible to vote to the bond election. Chairman J. Hamilton Price of i Leaksville called a meeting of the 1 board for Monday to adopt for rContinued on Page Eight; Light Docket Tried In Dunk Court Today Judge H. Paul StrieMknd hand led a light docket in Dunn Re a. lS.tr— J Melt asx iianecr Mcivoy, iounu guii- '» ■ »';■» - g JOJBB ON TT-FvL Wbtor^i- o'Dwyer Won't Come Home To Defend Tarnished Reputation NEW YORK OP) Former New York and U. S. Ambas sador William O’Dwyer won’t come home from Mexico to defend his tarnished repu tation, but he cherishes a dream of a triumphal return in which he can stare down the boos of thA crowd and “win them over,” Collier’s magazine reported today. “Clear my name?".. O’Dwyer was quoted as saying, "How can any one ever clear his, name before an investgation committee when every question Is ah accusation anti every accusation is • screaming headline that convicts you aB over - again before millions of people? ... I want to come back but. later, when I can get ®y story across to the people. Perhaps in debate on a political platform.” LIVING ON TENSION v * 8 O’Dwyer has been charged toto from 1046 t0* 1960. Coster's writeT Lester Villa said be was presently living, however, pn half, his city pension of $0,670.6* a year and a salary from a Mexico auto (Inn for which he obtained an American distributing franchise. The other half of the pension— from hte years as .a policeman. Judge, district attorney and mayor —goes to his estranged wife, Sloan Simpson o’Dwyer, Belie Vrote. There ls -no evidence that O’Dwy er has atiy other funds, Velie said. (Continued an puge two) Last Minute News Shorts WABHINGAON to - Senate Re- P*bM«—e today expected to beat dewOr Democratic moves to beset Ale Force funds and then pass a defense money bill providing *l,- 000,600,000 lees then President Eiaeahwwwr requested. (OOF loud en wen sure of a vote by night rail on tbe SS4JU,NMti measure. The Senate faßed to get around to a veto an tbe Mil during a it boar session which ended late Wadatodky night BERLIN to -Z. Qaewen military units bkve been rushed to tbe uranium mines in Saxony to crush e new uprising, the Genmm.lan twage newspaper of; tbe D. 8. high onwnl—ten said today. CHARLESTON, W. Va. to - AI soft ' eekl industry, leader bluntly warned Mue L. Lewie today that bo wm drive tbe Bieul hernoealearp (fTamflpiM.l am Rblka 4 M a; fl/WVtowOß toBO • euepended on of $6 end m without S! : . D t,“SSSii , KSS 1 1 ■* +* *•' nlmih tit ...I, FIVE CENTS PER COPY -- Est ,'. t ■ 94MED TO ZONING BOARD Dewey Wblttentdn, left, and Hama Neighbors, right have been appointed to Dunn’s Btining Boars to succeed Dr. Marvlu Fbete and George Fynkbo Bteteck, " Neighbors are well known’ horeMO leaden in affairs of the twwtL Harnett Valuations Up O ver Two Million Harnett County's taxable values, including real and personal property, have Increased more than $2,250,000 during the past year, according to a report made today by County Tax Supervisor Berles Johnson. The additional $2373,126,000 1 brings total valuation* in Harnett County up to $81,659,584,000. Os the total amount $39657,1« te in teal property and $19618316 - 00, Is In peraonaL property. Supervisor Johnson said that figures on corporate excess have I not been received from the State. Last year this sum totaled $3367,-! 784,00. Ah Increase te expected this Denies Killing Him; Says It Was A Kiss HOUSTON, Tex. to Patty Jean MonteQo, 31. who said she . kissed her fifth husband and "blooey, be fell over,”’ we* held today fpr hte murder. 1 , Wayne Howard Montello, 24, a 1 railroad machinist was fatally •hot yesterday on a lonely road along the banks of the San Jacinto . River near surbUrban Humjttie. Mrs. 1 Montello waa charged with the •toying. llrs. Montello and a friend, Mrs. Beatrice Helen aimer, 49, were with Montello when he wee shot. Mrs. Sttmer was Jailed on e drunk charge. She said the trio had been drinking all day. SATO HE SHOT HIMSELF Mbs. Moritello, who said the dead man waa her fifth husband, denied killing him. She insisted that tee shot bbaarif. * Mrs. Blmmer said she, Montello and Mrs. Mostello had driven out the Old River Road and the mar ried couple got out of the auto i' - i. - i-fc.i. Stork Is Giving Tha Weather Man Some Competition W. CHARLES, Me. to, - The , Meek le ttvtiMr the weatherman fiyiiil ±j i year. Harnett has experienced con siderable building since the war and tax valuations k.~ve been climbing every year. The increase in valuation this year prevented an increase in the I county’s tax rate. Several new ser- I vices were added during the year, I which otherwise would have nec ; eealtated an increase In the rate. f mobile "because they wanted to .have a private talk.” Mrs. Montello, whom officiate said was too intoxicated to question ■ last night, told newsmen; 1 “We eat dojvn behind the car. I kissed him and, blooev, he fell over. I thought he was playing * "I then picked up the gun and started down the road to shoot rabbits,” she said. PANTS BURNED OFF ATLANTA to Tbe trial of Cleveland Maddox u> charges of weMilias mischief was quieter transferred from tbe regular court roam te, a mere private •pet Mm Max. a Neeva. had Me pants burned off when he lit a stove mad fell asleep, resulting bt tbe mischief charge. —~~— ™'>. Bjv H IBi B Bj 1 B f BB m j Bj m J MiJ I B [B3B WASHINGTON (ffl • The N&tloniJ ~ THE RECORD GETS RESULTS NUMBER 161 Rhee Informed There Will Be No Concessions SEOUL, Korea (IP>^—The Korean truce agreement was ported by reliable sources today to be completed and ready for signing Only the final approval of the govern ments concerned is said to be needed before the formal signing takes place. United States Ambassador Elite O. Briggs called on South Korean President Sygnman Rhee this after noon, presumably to inform him of the completion of negotiations. He bluntly warned the rebellious Rhee that there will be no further United States concessions to hte ob jections to the armistice terms. This left the final decision on signing the agreement ending the war up to the Reds. The U. N te prepared to make the agreement official. The Reds, however, have *no. formally reacted to Rbee’e latest threat to bolt the agreement times ijfflflyßF 1 Chinese .tcaogwtese. withdrawn from" Korea SO days after a police conference bn'Korean unity begins. Briggs went tq. Rhee’s presiden tial mansion during the afternoon to give him and Foreign Minister Pyun Yung Tae the firm Ameri can- stand on armistice policy in korea. BAYB U. S. GENEROUS During the conference Briggs told Rhee and Pvun the United States certainly had been generous as any body could expect Briggs’ meeting was delayed be cause of Rhee’s visit to the front to speak to South Korean and American troops in the Kumaong bulge. Informants said staff officers of the United Nations and Communist sides had ironed out an of details in the armistice document and that the United Nations was ready to sign it. These sources said mil that is needed no* 1 *•* • meeting of tbe full delegations for ratification of the armistice terms end setting the date tor the elaborate Signing cere mony at Panmunjcm. WOULD BE VIOLATION WASHINGTON to The Unit ed States made it dear te the world todev that Svenman Rhee wUI be guilty of breaking a solemn Diedge if he wrecks a Korean truce. By formally announcing that Rhee promised In writing not to obstruct a truce, the edmintetm. tion also provided justification in advance for any measure It might have to take against tbe South Ko rean president. Secretary of state John Foster Dulles (llhrlnend Wednesday Rhee had written President Eisenhower a letter promising “he wouK not obstruct in sdy manner the imple mentation of the armistice terms.” He Issued the statement Just a* puma uma nluimino any nViwrte nM nnee was Claiming any piegea am to imenere wun a ,in*oe ware “conditional*’. Dimes said the United State# an. demtandes Rhee has “misgivings” about the truce Met eaMtem *d ing on him to live up to & vtortL
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