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+W EAT HER* «>. ‘,*®p . siigmiy warmer today- Cloudy and mild tonight and Batarday with rain Hkely in coast >V al areas Saturday. With “Prestone” Anti-Freese yea’ra set, you’re safe, yeoVe sun. VOLUME 3 SEVERE STORM HITS WEST FLORIDA p. & S. Orders 3 Diesels ; Shops To Be Moved To Apex -■ • , - : ■ ■■ m ' * " mH . 9l H . - -, , jfl I B || ,:iSi SCHOOL PALS MEET School pals met it 3®^g»jaa«aa*; N«rth Carolina at Urn same till., took *fewSto u\Vjr'.ttl|)»imi ill l)i»,.■,,>■>>, rnod Eure Hints Wat He May Take On Squire Scott ■■: w. ■ %Eure Cites Apathy Toward Government v too few people In this State pay attrition to ’ 3™* Eure . Secretary of State told the r Speaking loyalty, sure t deplored the lack of interest in f fitete affairs shown by the major! <W of the people in North Cantos. iSftSJ® 8 Mt WS* than 1,800,000 persons are me&ttd to eo*e in North Carolina, Mw stated that less than 300.000 of these peapfeVgvalttd themselves of Pie jMtrtoy y, voting the recent Bure praised the work at Lions •and especially their financial as sistance of the blind. “The Lions an the only civic club to actively identify themselves with the State government.” he stated. a Further pointing out the lack of Btat/ pride. Bure said that of the ■ many doaens of schools constructed in the past four or five years, practically node placed a pole on Ik of the buildings to fly a flag. F BATS BOOTH KNOW LITTLE -And the youth know little H -"anything about the State of North TCabtoa, BurhkSfmphastted. He J y .' ' T* I ,' ‘ -•-- - ' - - ---'-- -' -- ii jii s - Baptists At Erwin Begin New Building t ff* :•, •mm -gj-'-V ...^ [ The First Baptist Church of ft win has begun work on a new edu cational bfojto, which is due to HB,-. - HJCW ' CHUIbUB <; m m mm mm. m m r% If* | / JF% I • I f ftoh f mm •%*;. #**. m i l\g g JWBBwBfc- f 1 / IM m ■ m -f IJW N V *4 Sj TELEPHONES; ttl7 ■ mg . tries to recall old times. Both Jernigaa and Ease were member, of the Carolina class of 1811. While students at UNC, they toefc part Ip debates on the •am* team*. (Daily Beoord Photo.) 1 pointetepug that requests come in information on the State figg,'and for the words and music of the State sons "If there was ever a time when we should 1 know something about North GaMlina and its history, it’s today,” Bure said. Describing the function of various offices In the State govern ment, he pointed out that the Sec retary of State Is the only official required by law to attend the ses , slons of the General Assembly. In his closing remarks Bure etUfd for an awakening of cittten ship among out youth. Pointing out that the State population has doubled ever 40 years, he said that unless something la done now to build, citizenship, in 40 yean the, State will nave more than rigjt? million peolpe who know almost nothing, and cam leal, about the operation of the state. Eure was Introduced by (Mann Hooper, Jr. President Jesse Capps presided wer the program. Dieted Just time years ago at a coat or 1103,000. buiUUng ready for use in five mo** the, it was announced. J. A. Holme** &T tortwToK L. Jackson. “A"** l - . I JJail# 'jlXtmtb Secretary of State Thad Euresaid here Thursday night that it is “not entirely beyond the realm of possi bility” that his own name might appear on the ballot In the race for the United States Senate and added: “Judging from present sentiment, it’s going to take somebody besides Senator Alton'A. Lennon to defeat Kerr Scott for the office." He declared that' if the election were held today and Lennon and Bcott were the only candidates Scott would defeat Lennon Setter "sSSifcL* *..*,>,«,■ The veteran^;secretary of State reminded an interviewer that the filing tttne has not yet closed and it was then that m commented that hit own name might be on the tick et.... ;. >;:■■■/ Mr. Bure said it would take a Haw SAY? SCOTT SUBS PREJUDICES He pointed out that throughout the yearn Oov. Scott has been sr ikytns class againgt class, pitting rural citizens against townspeople gnd stirring up prejudices between te b»» while Lennm has meat of ms appearances to" chrle *Oto|v tot.” painted •tri Becntaip Ban, *i dent pa M either eWramea. Pm % mao who ‘ • ft|| dggggg,^ ! to thought »Ka nrnnli A# Mko fl»I»a wtunlnd tha s^sl Sgttd he nftaow^e& W T of Scott to DUNN, N. C., FRIDAY APTBKNOON, OCTOBER 9, 1»53 New Operations Slated To Begin Early Next Year W. I. Rankin of Charlotte, president of the Durham and Southern Railroad, an nounced on a visit here to day that the company has ordered three diesel engines and that they should be in operation early in 1954. Mr. Rankin said he expected re moval of the shops from Dunn to Apex and the rest of the dieseli zatlon program to be completed late in the first quarter of next year. Mr. Rankin, who is also pres ident of the P. and N. Railroad, came to Dunn with several other officials oi the company to confer with his local staff. He said the addition of the diesel engines ia in keeping wMh the company’s forward march of pro gress. Concerning the removal of the shops from Dunn to Apex, the cen ter of the line’s operations, Mr. Rankin said the decision Is pretty definite and plans are going ahead on that basis. New shops will have to be erected at Apex, .v-* , The Dunn Chamber of Oommerc* and other group* have been wag ing a vigorous campaign to keen the town ar.d ktutofale pay roll. Locke Campbell is head of the shops. ' ' - *' PREFERS DUNN "I have a great many friends in Dtmn,’’ said Mr. 'Rankin, .“arid I naturally would prefer to keep the shops here. That is my per sonal desire, but sometimes a pee sonal desire is outweighed by more Important business reasons.” *He said l£ would be dditcult to Justify maintenance of shape in Dunn from a practical business standpoint since Apex la located in the center at the line. SOIR BEAT COMMUTE As for personnel be said it was quite likely that many of the em ployees, especially those who own (C«srit—ed On Page Vbnr) ' Scout Tickets To Go On Sale Ticket sale* for the one day Bmr Scout circus to be held in Raleiwi November 21. will go on sale in Harnett County tomorrow, James Snipes, ticket sales chairman an nounced today. The circus, a giant show giv ing a view of the various activities of scouting, will be held at the fair ground arms on the evening of November 31. Scheduled for an hour and a half show, the mass dem onatratlon will have more than rboy scouts from the Ocoonee Council participating. Several prises will U given to scouts participating in the ticket sales. Merchants of Dunn are fur nishing the prises which win be givni to the person making the ' —1 1 ■ 11 . .■ . rr — 7— — ♦ Record jHVpiHn 4^ CUBPI MARKET—Dunn housewives I who have not formed the jSsMUtt by the Duj» Curb mar*# aTS* Armory wale reminded today by. Miss Lett Huntley home figtirtTl that they are overlooking ago Men opportunity to <uid variety to tbeiri •witita rnTbi^Hw^atoTtol pipe’ ~ ;-i ■ ’*£j 1111 . B m IBw . ’ * ** ; -- v NEW PCA BUILDING The new Dunn Pro jection Credit AtoectatHea Betiding vritt epen tomorrow miwnlgg at M o’clock far their farauti opening The wslsrn new brisk bulldlnt is located Dunn PQA Unit To Open iQhiWmMuildmg Saturday . RALEIGH <B?) A hot shaped up nual convention. 'l* •• ~ U. Sr Sen. Alton A. Lennon ar rived- last nightlong- Junw phead *f his expected,- opponent in the Senate race-next' yem, former GoV. Kerr Stott. >l{rk>ij The Haw . River man is said to have written letters and made con tacts for Kiss Edith Marsh Os Ra leigh, as a Candidate for the YDO presidency, but Scott has neither confirmed nor denied the report. A Harnett politician say* Soatt oaU ed<hta|'to support Mist Marsh. Other contenders ftr the post are Horace Karnegay of #ieensboro, W. Lamont’Brown of Southern Pines, add George Morrow of Forest Ctfy. •Brown' and • Bornsghy arrived early' yesterday and hung banners across the Sir -Walter Hotel lobby before their handshakes .- • BUM* . GIRL OUT : Bob '■pence of Smithfield »n --nounred he U running for vice • 'Zlu* i 1.,', ’ twpb 'cl^b*wflf O %^tto,fh!Sp^yperspgi;4^that j \ 1 toosd on OcL C « Hbra “l 1 fc' 1 ..• "i -7 V a-- FIVE CENTS PER COPT am B. Cumberland. Offices were formerly main tained in the Turlington Building. (Dally Record rhoto) Ifee Dunn Production Credß A*sociation wOl hold “Open House” ,at its beauti ful new home on East Cum berland Street Saturday and a large crowd is expected to Attend the grand opening e vent. . ■ , > One of the. outstanding Credit’ Aaadßtot|i|itota tiw Btoto. UN Doan itolt msnM into its handsome new .The nevrane-etory structure was erected by H. W. Jemigan, local BCOtractijr. whope father. ;WBg; a pioneer, in the organization, -, J : Tomorrow’s event win begin at 10 ii. m. and continue-until 4 p. m. Occupied on August 38, the bund ing opens tomorrow for official business. Previously, the concern' was located in the Turlington Building at 171 fV. Wilson Avenue. OFFICIALS TO ATTEND Herman P. Green, executive secretary of the organization will .'be on hand tomorrow along With manihai. A# tka hoard ’nt memoers ox tne .oocura oi airecvor* jto welcome guests. ,• i Bquigped with the latest in office equipment, tkf modern building Will housetthe central officet tie >'■, nPisglisiig On Hal Aeo)' Kidnapers Waive Hearina; I ■ 1 • ■' [ '- lx 1 ' " Sure Conviction Is Seen > err. louis, mo. up —The two confessed anAfear gtrfc fiMt loaßl steps on what the jfaLtopi ’ honed would road tothe Cari Auriin HaU. narcotic addict oW divome who abducted the boy, \ The Record ] Gets Results A.&P.Ab M Birthday j NEW YORK, N. Y. Ralph W Burger, president of The Great At lantic to Pacific Tea Company, to day urged the nation's food indus try to strive far greater efficiency in its operations in order to fur ther narrow the spread between farm and retail prices. In a statement launching a mon th-long celebration of the nation's oldest food chain's Mth anniver sary, Mr. Burger cautioned the in dustry against wasteful practices that might tend to Increase the coct of food to consumers or reduce returns to producers. “The entire food industry, from producer to distributor, has given the American people the highest standard of eating in the world to day," Mr. Burger said. “The ave rage family in this country ha* a batter and more varied diet and spends a smaller percentage of Its (CfcMtoH Ok toga Ha) Sad Funeral Rites AreHeWFor Bobby With a choir of children's Votcssi NO. 216 Homes In Miami Are Flooded; Some Evacuated FT. MYERS, Fla. UP A new tropical storm of near hurricane force smacked in to the “millionaires fishing ground” on the West Florida coast today, drenching the already water-logged penin sula with more torrential rain. " Hundreds of thousands of acres of rich winter vegetable farms and ranches were flooded and winds of 60 to 70 miles an hour pounded the coast In the vicinity of Ft. Myers, Punta Oorda and Boca Grande—fishing hangout of the wealthy. An 11 a. m. advisory from the Miami Weather Bureau said the storm was movlgig northeast at about 18 miles an hour. At that hour the storm center was about 35 miles offshore but advance winds were already whipping the coast line. Full hurricane force winds of 75 mph or above were not anticipated for the storm-battered state but serious water damage was expected in some areas which have already been flooded by excessive rainfall torts of the state's 8350LMM80 citrus crop tty In We path nTf** storm ea it roared across the pen insula toward the Atlantic Ooeaa. The beach front hotels from Clearwater to Naples, which were being prepared for a new winter season, boarded up large windows on the ocean side. Small boats were' moved up into the swollen bayous of the Everglades to ride out the blow. ON FUU, ALERT i The Coast Guard went into "eon- • dition one,” or on full Mart for its own protection and that ai any i vessels getting into trouble on th» turbulent sees. -Tt* The Highway Patrol and peUto departments of Sarasota, Bra drip i ton, St. Petersburg, Tampa and other cities went on 34-hour call for any disaster work. • v The Red Cross opened shelters - in the storm are* and ptthu were made to evacuate naidenfal should it become necessary. The Red Cross had boats reedy to lend setistance in evacuation. In Miami, where unusually heavy winds have flooded homes, five fa milies were evacuated by the Red Croat this morning. The of|tai« zation said it aiao was ramoving stock from some flooded fe«*n|, fUf higher ground in the HUeeh am. *•*+•*«•*» , return wiere, RiOTif wpsi.-iwpwt^; TBEISTLIKr A.rh bl wXSSr»i* SWT^WS' to thg. awgW
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