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+WEATHER+ . North Carolina—Clear west por tion. Partly cloudy east portion to day; light showers north coast this morning. Cooler today. Clear and cooler tonight. ... VOLUME 3 Humphrey Promises Income Tax Cut By Jan. I HI x jcJwiiMp .. JH NEW LAWYERS—Two native Harnett copnty men were sworn in as attorneys Monday before Jndge W. H. S. Burgwyn in the county courthouse in LUlington. They were James Spence, left, and WUUam Taylor, right. Spence, who is the son of Mrs. G. B. Spence of LUlington, Route 3. and the late Mr. Spence, will practice Shriners Plan Ticket Drive Tickets for the Methodist-Ox ford Orphanages football game to be played in Raleigh at Riddick Stadium October 24, went on sale last night at the Shrine Club meeting. Lincoln Faulk and Louis Baer were appointed as co-chairmen to handle the drlv* with a committee compqaed of John Worn Me and. Cliff Ammoni, Tilllngton: Carl Lu cas, Erwin: and Curtis Ennis and Paul Strickland, Sr., Dunn, assis ting with sales. Proceeds from the sales will be divided equally between the two 0 orphanages. The football game has been an annual event between the orphanages for the past six years. QUOTA 18 MO . Besides the sales by Shriners, the ; 'ocal Methodist Church will also \ ell tickets. A quota of 400 tickets has been set for Dunn’s share of the sales. Besides the appointment of the ticket sale; committee, Lincoln Faulk war, Initiated into the club last night. John Womble -of Llll lngton was In charge of the cere mony. Ed Welbom announced this mor ning that the ticket sale this year would be different from what has *been done in previous years. Sale “bf footballs with signatures will also be used to raise money. Shriners will continue to sell tick ets up to the time of the game Welbom said. Coats Han Gets Year In Prison i Thomas Layton Stone, 28, of i Route 1, Coats, was . convicted 'n - Raleigh Recorders Court yesterday of aiding and abetting in prostitu- ' tkm and sentenced 12 months <n Jail. ' 0 Stone was alleged to have been seen with a Negro woman. Lucille King, 21, of Sawyer's Lane last Sun \ day evening as they if ft the viaduct ■ '-. under West Martin Street in Ral f>elgh / Police arrested them on the soot and said that the woman had two dollars in her hand at the time In Raleigh court yesterday, the woman drew a 12 months sentence for prostitution. Stone filed notice of appeal and bond was set at SI,OOO. I + Record Roundup + •SACK AND JILL SCHOOL The Jack and Jill kindergarten in Lll lington opened for the Fall term on Monday, Sept. 21. Mrs. Catherine J. Baggett is the director of the pre-school classes which meet in the LUlington teacberage. UFD . MEETING The Executive of the United Fund Tprlve met last night to. make plans --Tor the collection campaign tent-, atively scheduled for OcUjbgr >l, , ■ GRAIN MEETlNG!— (Farmers of f Harnett aM the area will meet I tonight at the LUlington Courthouse I at • o’clock to discuss varioai as- I poets of planting and housing of TELEPHONES: 3117 - 3118 Big Crowd Attends Opening Os Fair The Four County Fair, sponsored by the American Legion, opened here last night with the largest attend ance ever recorded for an opening night, C. M. Rumley, general manager said today. . The big khow moved into town .over the Weekend with all of the trjmnglngsiAhat goes with a falr.«^ A good part of the fair is com posed of agricultural exhibits By various clubs, and business firms of Dunn. Judges were busy this morning pinning the prize winning ribbons on each of the exhibits. Chairman J. O. West of Dunn said today that the fair will remain open until Saturday nifht. Approximately 83,000 will be giv en in premiums for the agricultural exhibits today. Special awards will also be made for the prize winning animals. Hamm Ordered To Return For Trial Joe Hamm, Dunn Negro named as an important fig ure in a powerful, nation-wide dope syndicate, was on his way back to North Carolina to stand trial on Federal nar cotic charges today after losing the first round in the gov ernment’s case against him. Hamm’s New York attorneys tried to have trial of the case removed to New York, but the U. 8. Com missioner in New York ruled at a hearing there yesterday that he must return to Fayetteville for trial. Assistant U. S. Attorney picero Yow said today that he had been In conference with Federal auth orities in New York today and re.- quested that Hamm be returned immediately for trial this week. SET FOR THIS WEEK Yow said he hoped to reach trial of the case during the present court term. , W. T. Atkinson of Oreensboro, chief of the Federal narcotics squad in North Carolina, has described the Dunn Negro ex-convlct as one of the biggest suppliers in this part of the country and said the government had been after him for at least three years. small grains. Cliff Ammons. Coun ty Agent, urges all farmers to at tend. CONDITION IMPROVED The condition of Little Miss Ines Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moore of Erwin, ran over by a car over the weekend, is still in Dunn Hos pital where her. condition is im proved. , Ca£f S Sanford Feeder Calf Sale, to which Harhett County farmers will < participate, will be held on Friday, September 36. at 1:00 p. m.. stated C. R. Ammons today. The following beef cattle pro- (Ehv JJailtj Jlratrd DUNN, N. C-, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 22, 1953 in Wilmington where he has formed a partnership with Lloyd El kins. Taylor, son of Mrs. Floyd Taylor of Buie’s Creek and the late Judge Taylor, will be associated with I. R. Williams, Dunn attorney. (Photo by T. M. Stewart) Several days will be devoted: to special groups in the county includ ing the FFA, YMA, 4-H and A**, and girls scout groups day, today. To morrow has been designated Far mers’ Day, Thursday will be white children’s Day: Friday will be Ne gro Children’s Day, and Saturday has been set aside as Veterans and Fraternal Day. The popular Mighty Page Shows are back on the midway and mak ing a big hit with the crowds. A record crowd is expected to night and throughout the rest of the week. In 1932, Hamm escaped a death sentence by turning State’s wit ness in a famous Dunn murder case in which one of his accom plices went to the electric chair and another got life imprisonment. Hamm and two others escaped with light prison terms. : Two of his brothers, Avant and; 1 David, have been convicted on nar- j j cctic charges. Avant recently com- | pieted a prison term and David is now serving a term in New York. flanim, a flashily-dressed Negro 'who drives a large Cadillac con vertible, operated a Negro night club here and has apartments in [ , both Dunn and New York. ■ Hamm allegedly made a sale of , S2OO werth cf heroin in Fayette*. ’ ville during July to a federal agent, . and is alleged to have subsequent ’ ly arranged for the delivery Of'.two (Continued on pace two) Harnett Educo Members Hear Armstrong Address Students selected for scholarships should be the leaders, and not necessarily needy students, Roy Arm strong, director of admis sions at the University of North Carolina, told the Educo Club last night. OlTnOTlrtg ])ch / *i* r> fhipt Available at Carolina and other universities ami colleges in the State, Arm strong said that too much em Dunn Hi Band Wins Honors Dunn High School band took .first place for marching bands in a parade in Clinton yesterday yhich marked the opening of the Sampson County Agriculture Show and Live stock Fair. The band this year is under the direction of Harold Grant of Selma. During the parade, a number of State i dignitaries reviewed the matching, of the Punn group which Tlaiineen acclaimed as one of he best high school band in the State. Included in the list of dignitaries ut the parade yesterday were Congres sman Graham A. Rarden, State Senator Henry Vann, State Repre sentative Percy Vann, Tom New man, chairman of the Sampson County Commissioners, and A. P. Winfrey, mayor of Clinton. Grant is currently working on an enlargement plan to add 15 new jiersons to ihe band from each grade five through 12. A band instrument demonstrat ion was held last night at the High School for parents to assist their children In selecting an in strument. Tobacco Sales Over 5 Million Sales at the Dunn Tobacco Mar went over the five million mark yesterday as the average hit $58.25, the highest for the season. Sales yesterday totaled 174,242 pounds for $102,230.72. Total sales thus far this sea son are 5,024,450, for 32,776,432. The average for all sales was $55.25 at the close of yesterday’s sales. BULLETINS SPRINGFIELD, 111., Sept. 21 (UP) A Sen. Everett M. Dirksen R-lil said today the story ol the alleged escape of Lavrenti P Beria fro Russia “first came out of Stock holm, Sweden-” “I know where he is alleged to be but I cannot disclose any further details,” Dirksen said. . SANTIGO DE CUBA, Sept. 21 (UP) A group of 100 opponents of President Pulgencio Batista went on trial j today charged with taking part in an abortive revolt here last July 26. The defendants were brought before the \ urgency court of Oriente Province handcuffed and under [ heavy military guard. Twenty lawyers were assigned to defend them. .-j ’OnMlnMg «■> Mfr «*•< phasis has been placed on select ing the needy student and not enough on the leading one. Armstrong addressed 6 members of the club last night at Dunn High School. Meetings of the club rotates from school to school in the County. Principal A. B. John son was host last night Among other scholarships avail able to student leaders are Usage from the Morehead Scholarship Fund. Armstrong stated. J. Shep Bryan, chairman of the Durkin Charges Ike Reneged On His Promise ST. LOUIS, Mo. (UP) Former Secretary of Labor Martin P. Durkin today di rectly accused President Ei senhower of reneging on a private agreement to support major changes in the Taft- Hartley law- Durkin asserted that the Presi dent last month had "fully agreed” ♦n "o a’ong with 19 proposed a mendments to the labor-manage ment law. However, he said Mr. Eisenhower later "changed his position” and declined to send Dur - kin’s proposal to Congress. The 59-year old AFL Plumbers' Union president gave a blow- by blow description of the background leading to his resignation in a speech prepared for delivery be fore the 72nd national AFL con vention. Durkin is attending as a plumbers, delegate. MILD IN TONE While Durkin pinpointed his dif ferences with the President, his re marks were mild in tone. He point ed out that “I have only the warm est personal feelings of friendship for the President. . . ” The Taft * Hartley Issue, he said, was a ‘‘matter of principle.” He said he advised the President he could not remain as labor secretary because “I could not disregard my (ConUnned an paw tw«) Parents Clinic Gets Underway Parents of students attending me Dunn Grammar School began class es in mental health, or s clinic in understanding the growth and de velopment of their children, last night with Dr. Roger W. Howell, dean of the mental health division of the School of Public Health at UNC, as teacher. The first session, one of 18 class* es to be held here for was an organizational meeting. During a business session, the group of 25 parents divided into two groups with a chairman and recorder selected, far each. Judge Howard Godwin will serve as chairman of the group guided by Dr. Howell, and Mrs. J. C. And rews will serve as recorder. Miss Irene Lassiter served as temporary chairman of a group under the guidance of Dr. How ell’s assistant, with Mrs. Earl Jones acting as temporary recorder. The two groups selected a list of topics which will be discussed dur ing the next 12 classes. Parents attending the meeting decided to hold classes every first and third Monday evening until April, the month of December excluded. The classes are being held to help parents better understand the growth and development of their (Continued on page two) Morehead Scholarship fund, atten ded the meeting last night and In troduced the speaker. Other mem i ben of the Scholarship committee are, Hugh Prince. Mm. Louis Bte i phens, G. T. Proffit and John Strickland. SCHOLARSHIPS COVEN Last year 8W candidates filed for - Morehead it was an* i noweed last night. Os this num > ber, 11 students received four year i scholarships worth *6,000 each. (teWMI m pngs two) FIVE CENTS PER COPY » 9 r ir in ,- J - ♦ «B INSECT EXHIBIT—Tom Kinsey, U. S. Department of Agrlcul ture, put up the last section of an exhibit at the Four County Fair yesterday informing farmers of the new beetle which has moved into the "four-county area.” The beetle can be destroyed by usrug DDT, Kinsey said. (Daily Record Photo) Hew Type Beetle Found In Harnett type of beetle wfiich attacks the roits bi ffetm crops, flowers, and vegetables may have invaded Harnett and the area bounties, Tom Kinsey, U. S Department of Agriculture official stated yesterday. In' announcing the Invasion, Kin sey stated that an exhibit has been I placed At the Four County Fair 1 this week to acquaint the fanners of this.area with the new type of beetle. ' Known as the White Fringe Beetle the new insect Is a native of South America. Since he can not fly, a good deal can be done to stop his infiltrating to other areas, Kinsey said. The beetle has been found to spread through moving of soil, plants, farm crops, and Industrial supplies; he added. These Insects pass the winter as grubs, or larvae. In the spring or early summer most of the grubs change to adults In little cells which form in the sofl. The grubs are white, legless, and about half inch long when full grown. The adult beetles are about seven-sixteenths of an Inch long. While the grubs eat away roots of plants, the adults eat the leaves, and the areas around the top of the ground. ACTION ADVISED Kinsey said that, a good deal oould tie done to head off the spread of the beetle which has already in filtrated 25 of the 100 counties in I - ‘ ..y ■'*> ijlß AT EDUCO MEETING Roy Armstrong of the Univalsity of Carolina addremed the Har- The Record ' Gets Results North Carolina. Small areas a- I round Harnett, Johnson, Cumber -1 land, and Sampson Counties al ready have the beetles. Land which contains the beetles should be sowed with DDT. Kinsey explained that this can be done by sowing approximately 10 pounds to the acre, and disking It in, or by placing from two to three pounds (Continued m page two) Last Minute News Shorts LONDON 111 Roman Catholic Bishop Cseslaw Kacsmarek was convicted of espionage for the Un ited States today and sentenced to 12 years in prison In Poland. The conviction and sentencing by a : military tribunal were annoanced by Communist Warsaw raoio. WASHINGTON Iff) President Eisenhower, In response to a re (Continued on page eight) PvtoctS’ A. B* y johnm»n WPunn, who NO. 203 Plans For New Tax Revenues Not Disclosed WASHINGTON (UP) Secretary of Treasury George M. Humphrey promised anew today that Americans will re ceive the income tax cut due by law next Jan 1. ■ In a speech before the 79th an nual convention of the American Bankers Association. Humphrey al so pledged again that the excess I profits tax on corporations will be allowed to lapse at the same time. | His address left unanswered the i administration’s future plans for , raising new revenue. He merely said j "many further adjustments in tax -les are now under consideration by i the Ways and Means Committee • and the Treasury for submission to , the next Congress.” I Humphrey spoke after Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benscn urg led the bankers to extend help to ; farmer clients who face "adjust ments” because cf declining income. IHe asked the bankers to “stay with” the farmers. IKE IS HEARD President Eisenhower spoke in formally to 5,000 ABA delegates and their wives in Constitution Hall. He thanked them for their ”he‘p and patriotic interest’’ in national problems, particularly sale of de fense bonds. Os his administration, Eisenhow er said it is not one “that thinks it knows al the answers." He said its leaders will not “sit in an Wary tower of lonely isolation and give words of wisdom 'and orders which , eyeryone must obey.” Humphrey said “As I promised, the excess profits tax will expire jp«, 31. .gad there will be bo re quest for renewal. He said the scheduled 10 per cent cut in per ’ sonal income tax due at the same time, “will become effective.” Humphrey said the administra tion has "made substantial ■pro gress” in its efforts to balance the federal budget. District Bar To Meet Here Attorneys from five counties in North Carolina will meet in Dunn tomorrow evening for the annual get together of the Fourth District Bar Association, Judge H. Paul Strickland announced today. Strickland is president of the Association. Counties included In those to i meet here are, Wayne, Jhonston, Harnett, Lee, and Chatham. * Last year’s Republican candidate : for Governor, H. F. Seaweli of , Carthage, prominent Tar Heel at ! torney, will be the principal speaker during the meeting. Officers for the coming year will be elected at the meeting which is i to be held at Johnson’s Restaurants ; j Lindsey Warren, Jr. of Goldsboro, - l ls secretary-treasurer of the dis trict.