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+WEATHER* NORTH CAROLINA Mostly fair and warm today and Satur day. Partly cleudy and mild to night. VOLUME 3 Pepper Canning Plant Appears Certain For Dunn ‘ '••}: : : :i • : v '^^r : v - "y V v ‘* a -ij a***ty. 4 « -V. J w" MT H mBKm * n| m- W flp h'i v:. s’-'*'*!' * vx '‘ •' DUNN’S NEWEST RESTAURANT Pictured here is the beautiful new Big-4 Restaurant, which will hold its formal opening here Sunday. The new restaurant, one of the most modern in the area, is located on the Dunn-Benson highway. In front of the Blg-4 tobacco Warehouses. A large crowd b expected for the big opening event. (Daily Record Photo.) l * « , Korean Aide Threatens To * Disrupt Truce PANMUNJOM, Korea UP President Syngman Rhee's provost marshal threatened >oday to disrupt the Korean truce agreement by halting the delivery of anti - Communist prisoners to neutral Indian guards. Lt. Oen. Won Yok Duk, who re<- leased 25,000 antl-Communist North m Koreans last June on orders from * Rhee that delayed the armistice, accused the Reds of Intimidating captives resisting repatriation. Won said he woutd halt the turnover of the 2,700 anti-Ked pns l oners still in Allied custody unless K the Communists. quit using "pres ” sure tactics.” TRYING TO USE FORCE The provost marshal said the Communists had been trying to force the prisoners to go oack to Red China and North Korea against their will by threatening reprisals against their families. He objected also to the Com -0 munlst practice of taking the names and addresses of prisoners as they are released to Indian guards who have been assigned to protect them. Under the armistice agreement both sides in the Korean war must hand over to the Indians all pris oners who refuse to go home. They will remain In Indian custody tor three months, during which time “explainers” of gpth sides will at tempt to convince them they should be repatriated. Those who refuse to go home after hearing the “explanations” iContinued as pace five) • Four - County Fair Mill Open Monday Dunn’s business district took on a festive .appearance today as flags and bunting were hung welcoming visitors to Dunn’s sixth annual Pour-County Fair, which will open here Monday night and continue through the week. The agricultural exposition, which annually attracts thousands of* people tram Harnett. Johnston, Sampson and Cumberland counties, is sponsored by Dunn Poet 59 of the American Legion. Chairman J. O. West of the Le , gion committee said today that ' plans for this year’s fair have been the most extensive yet and that the fair will be bigger and better than ever before. Approximately $1)000 will be giv en In premiums for the agricul tural exhibits. A record number of entries Is expected in the swine and cattle division. V TENTS RISE THU WEEK C. It. Rumley of Durham, gen ii eral manager of the fair, arrived “ this week to assist with the Anal Dunn Hi Vs Raeford In Dunn Ball Park Tonight 8 P. M. I TELEPHONES: 3117 • 3118 • Big - 4 Restaurant Plans Big Opening Everything was in readiness today for the grand open ing Sunday of the* beautiful new Big-4 Restaurant, Dunn’s newest eating establishment. The new restaurant Is located on • the Dunn-Benson Highway in front j es Buck Ctirrin's Big -4. Warehouse , ’’WWuufrnf the prettiest and most i modern 1 ' restaurants in this section. ! The restaurant is owned by Josepn Dunn Yam Market To Open Tuesday Sweet potato growers in this section will,have a con venient market this year for their yams when the Godwin Produce Company opens its Sweet Patato Market Tuesday, Septembrt 22 in the Big-4 Tobacco Warehouse here. The market is operated by Enoch Godwin, prominent Benson, Route 2 fanner and potato merchant and one of the biggest sweet potato producers in this section. POPULAR BUYERS Mr. Godwin and his son have been buying sweet pitatoes here for years and are well known to fanners throughout this section of the state.. They also operate on the Benson Sweet Potato Market. Godwin Produce Company offers farmers the very highest prices for their sweet potatoes «uid also gives oourteous and efficient service. The company sells empty baskets throughout the year. Mr. Oodwin said today that the sweet potato crop this year appears iboot normal and that a good sea son is expected. arrangements Die huge exhibit tents will be erected Friday of this week. This will be the second year the fair has been staged at the Legion's new grounds on the Jonesboro road. Judging of the exhibits will taka place Tuesday morning. Tuesday has been designated as FFA, YMW, 4-H and Boy and Girl Scout Day; Wednesday win be Farmer's Day; Thursday will be White Children's Day and Friday will be Negro Children's Day. Saturday; the closing day, will be Veterans and Fraternal Day. Rumley said today that the Mighty Page Shows will provide eigteßtainment on the mRe-kmg midway of fun and frivolity. Wxt flaiJhj ]Utmvfr DUNN, N- C. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 18, 1953 ■ E. Santa, who also owns restaurants j | in Charlotte, Sharon Hills And i Concord. I CHAUVIN IS MANAGER ~ - { Serving as manager of the restau (CenUnued On Page Five) Lions Broom Sale Is Given A Boost By Former Member The Dunn Lions Club’s an nual broom sale for the blind to day got an early boost from a former member of the club. As soon as he read about the forthcoming drive to raise funds for blind of the area. Lt. Fo Galloway, now stationed at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, sat down and wrote Lions President Just Caopa a letter. “I wish yon a thumping suc cess with the broom sale,” be wrote, “and- I want to be the first to buy a broom.” He enclosed his check for the broom, which will be the first to be delivered after the drive gets underway here next Thursday. "That’s a wonderful spirit and I Just hope other cltltens fall in line.” declared President Capps today. Galloway, former employee of the First Citlsens Bank here nn til be was recalled to service, served as secretary of the Lions Club. Hell Drivers Will Perform Citizens throughout this section will have an opnortunlty to see an outstanding exhibition of Hell driving when Careless Curley's fa mous Hell Drivers will appear at the Harnett Speedway Sunday af ternoon at 2:20 o’clock. This Is one of the country’s best known hell driving attractions and it will be the only show of Its kind In the Harnett- Cumberland area .this season. .It win be an hour and a half show of exciting thrills, spills and chills as the hell drivers will completely demolish Dodge and Plymouth ears (CuaOMMd O* Page Five) Erwin Juniors Visit Record Twenty eight juniors from Erwin High School were guests of The Dailw Record this morning. During a 55 minute tour of the I plant! the group saw the operations df daily newspaper from the fdartt_ room developing lab to the pfffKlng press. Thomas Patterson, sponsor of the junior class, escorted the group. He stated that the tour was made in connection with an English class study at the Erwin School. Stu dents are currently studying news papers. Students in the tour were: Jimmie Surles, Peggie Ann En nis, Wanda McLaurln, Barbara Pulley, Ann Thomas, Eugene Har den. Dorothy Turnage, Marlene Wiggs, Elizabeth Vann, Lamar Mc- Gill, James E. Griffin, Howard Lee Norris. Winifred Rowell, Dwight Byrd, Milton Stephens, Lucrecia Ann Bass, Gerry Matthews, Mary Jo Allen, Emily Thomas, Barbara Hudson, Diane Ralph, Syvinne Price, Sammy McLamb, Jerry En nis, Ray Butler, Jarvis Taylor and Jerry Morgan. The tour was conducted by Carl G. Conner of the Record staff. BULLETINS WASHINGTON UP Judge James M. Proctor of the United States Court of Appeals died yesterday of a heart attack. He was 71 years old and had been a Court of Appeals judge since March, 1948. COLUMBUS, O- UP Columbus mothers charged to day that the Army recruiting service was trying to “trick” their 18-year-old sons into enlisting. The Army denied it. The-mothers raised their cry of protest after 200 high school graduates got envelopes in the mail marked “of ficial business’ from the Department of the Army. The envelopes contained cards inviting the draft-age youths to “come in and see us about a special assignment” WASHINGTON UP The Civil Service Commission said today federal agencies could keep workers about to •« itiiwS <n< wir tire) + Record Roundup + BEER LICENSER Dunn’s City Council granted beer licenses to two concerns In Dunn last night, pending State action. Receiving a license are. The Big-4 Restaurant, and R. D. Stewart on E. Board Street. WATER BILLS—City Clerk Charles Storey disclosed last night that 40 persons In Dunn will get their water cut off soon because of over due water bills. Council Instructed the Water Department to go ahead and cut the water off without fur ther notice. Oast of getting the water again will be one dollar and the over-due MIL RACK TAXKB City Attorney L R. Williams will begin today to take back action against IS persons Farmers Pledge Acreage At Mass Meeting By JOHN FOLLETT Record Staff Writer H. P. Cannon &. Son, Inc. of Bridgeville, Del. plan to build a pepper canning plant in Dtinn provided local far mers will contract to plant at least 500 acres of bell penpers, a meeting of about 100 farmers and Dunn busi ness men was told last night in City Hall Court Room. Much of the acreage was pledged on the spot, and committees were appointed to obtain the rest. C. R. Ammons, Harnett County agent, who presided at the meeting, pointed out that that the expected surplus of cotton this year will un doubtedly lead to marketing quotas next year. Raising peppers will take up the slack caused by cotton acre age restrictions. I GUARANTEED PRICES Albert A. Banadyga of State Col lege Extension Service spoke briefly on pepper cultivation. He stated that yields of red peppers of from 250 to 500 bushells per acre can be expected when the peppers are pick ed for canning. He emphasized that growing peppers for a canning company must be on a contract basis, the company to take the entire crop at a prearranged price —no peppers to be sold on the fresh market before they are ripe for canning. \ «ga further pointed out ers growing, to he profit able. must be a family project, Ute average family handling from three to five acres without outside labor. Unlike most truck crops, red pep pers provide a leeway of 3 or 4 days during which they remain in prime condition, so that families can pick them more at their own convenience. Furthermore containers do not have to be supplied by the grower and the peppers are not graded. Hugh Martin of the Division of Marketing, State Department of Agriculture added his endorsement of the plan. CANNON BFEAKS H. P. Cannon, president of the Delaware company spoke briefly on the history of the family concern. J. W. Eckhardt, the principal spok esman for the company, stated that the proposed plant would have to process about 150,000 bushels of peppers the first year in order to i Continued on Fuse Sevan) in Dunn having back taxes due. Those under consideration have not paid taxes In four yean or more, and in some cases the bQI Is in the thousands of dollars. CURBS AND GUTTERS A. B. Uxzle, City Manager, was authori sed to spend not omm« than $2,000 tar the purchase of curb and gut ter forms at a meeting of City Council last night. WIDENING WILSON Members of City Council approved the wide ning of Wilson Avenue at a meet ing lari night, but sosclfled that the trees will not be cut WOW TO MKBT—Dunn Camp SO4 i of the Woodmen of the World will i* to—m—a m woe ss—i FIVE CENTS PER COPY F # so-, | ijHpHjHp aL Wm ■ m CONFER HERE ON PEPPER PLANT Officials of the H. P. Cannon and Son, Inc., one of the nation’s laregst canning concerns, conferred here yesterday afternoon with County Agent Cliff Ammons, officials of the Dunn Chamber of Commerce and others on establishment of a pepper canning plant hare. Last night they met with farmers of the area. Shown, left to right, are; Mr. •" Ammons, Albert A. Banadyga of the State College extension service; Henry P. Cannon, 11, president of the canning company; J. W. Eckhardt, field representative tor the company; and Hugh Martin of the marketing division of the State Department of Conservation and Development. If enough fanners sign np to grow pepper, the plant seemt a certainty for Dunn. (Dally Record Photo.) Attorney General Says Bunn Sign Ldw Is -Legal North Carolina’s Attor ney General Harry McMul lan has ruled that Dunn’s stgn ordinance is legal and can be enforced- In a letter written to City At torney I. R. Williams, and read at laSt night’s City Council meeting, t'-te Attorney General gave his "op inion’ of the ordinance. The opinion of the Attorney General was given on request of the City Attorney. Williams wrote a full description of the Dunn sit uation, and quoted from Btate sta tutes which it was believed had bearing on the ordinance here. Previously. Williams had requested Council to revoke the ordinance because he believed it was in con flict with State statutes.- Until the ordinance should be contested and taken to a higher court, the Attorney General’s rul ing is final. McMullan gave a detailed run down on the State statutes regula ting sign placement on highways. He stated, however, that the State statutes apply to the highways and not to signs in municipalities. The statutes “refers only to high way signs, guide signs, and warn fContinued on pagp two) H lii t . i n 11 U1 Rv I ■ if I MMI B .*• ■ -1 m ■ ■ ■ j -■ llpsKt ■ m H B life HI AL HANGS tJP A COUPLE HORB AI WBmwrabsv. manager of (MoaM Frexen Food Look ers, Is Aw km this m—lag as ho hag np two ttspblm won bp Ms Colonial Rmi at the Na- Umml FVonok Food Inornate Is Chksdh* The trophy In the center wno the one awarded last peas far the bast haas la North Carolina. (Daily Record Photo.) The Record Gets Results Colonial Hams Win National Awards Al Wullenwaber of Dunn was back from Chicago to day with two national awards for his Colonial hams at the National Frozen Food Lockers Institute. Wullenwaber is manager and part-owner of Colonial Frozen Food Lockers here and is immediate past president of the North Carolina Frozen Food Locker Association. He and his associates also operate locker plants In Fayetteville amt WiUtamston. Out of a total of 10 national awards. Mr. Wullenwaber’s hams won two of them and he brought home two beautiful framed ribbons as his trophies. FIRST TO WIN TWO He was the first locker plant op erator to be presented two awards the same year in the national com petition, and received a great ova tion at the convention, attended by plant operators from the 48 states at Chicago’s Morrison Ho tel. NO. 201 This morning, Wullenwaber hung his trophies beside • another prized trophy given him last year for the best ham in the State competition. Mrs. Grace Boatwright, secretary to Mr. Wullenwaber, observed that the wall in the office will soon be covered with trophies. Oddly enough, Wullenwaber, who flew to Chicago, started not to even bother to enter the competition, but finally decided to take a couple of hams along . anyway. He sent O’Dell Faircloth out to the huge ham house to pick out a couple, “and I didn’t even look at them until time for the judging,” related Wullenwaber today. "Neither of the prize-wimitng hams were among my best,” de clared Wullenwaber, who has dev l Continued on Page f)
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