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. +WEATHER+ North Carolina Cloudy and cool today with rain and occasional snow over east portion. Clearing west tonight and in east portion early Saturday. With “Prestons” Anti-Freese Tou’re set, you’re safe, you’re euro. volume s Disputed Trieste Wracked By Bloody Riots LITTLE CHICAGO—M. A. Thompson, man ager of Durham and Southern shop here, It shown above with his “Little Chicago” of model trains. In two pears Thompson has purchased more than |UN worth of trains, track, and other equipment Dunn Trainman Operates Private Line In Oft-Time iSchool Bus Driver Cleared In Wreck A charge of ‘‘following too close ly'’ behind another truqk wac dis missed in Harnett Recorder’s Court on Tuesday against a. young Lil lmgton sqhool bus driver, Wavman C. Parker. 17 of Linden. Route 1. He was thf driver of a bus which Solid ed with a mule and wagon on Monday afternoon as the bos head er toward Bunnlevel on Hlvhwav 19-A. No children were hurt in the mishap. However, the driver was Instructed bv the court to take care of the damages to the wagon. . Mack K. Taylor, 47 year old Negro driver of the wagon was not in court, but his injures were re ported as minor. John Lewis Pope, Jr. of Dunn, charged with being the driver of a hit and run oar which ]oßed Benjamin Wood of Erwin, waived a preliminary hearing on the enwg ew and posted bond of 93,500 for bond was signed by Myers TUgh appearance in supperior court. His man and pat Lvnch. Jr. of Dunn. > ADAMS CLEARED In other cases the court dis- You Cant Lose In Record's Contest \ Next Wednesday marks the first Announcement of relative vote standings in the ble rice fin* the Dodge Roval V-8 sedan to be awarded to the winning Contestant In The Daily Record’s “Everybody Wins 1 ' subscription drive now un- SrtptiM U c4 n sStio e ns Tto and iV'r i. WKI '» i) - ‘r x? • \ i TELEPHONES: Sll7 • SIIS The entire collection is homed hi the loft of hto garage when he entertains visiters almost every evening. The collection was began when he bought a train two Christmas' age far grandson. (Daily Record Photo) June Gw Dies At Age 0175 June T. Guy, age 75, died at 7:15 p. m. Thursday night In the Dunn Hospital where he had been seriously ill for several days. Funeral services will be bonducted on Saturday afternoon at 2:so p. m. from the First Baptist Church in Dunn. The pastor. Rev. Ernest P. Russell, will officiate and burial ; will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. The body will lie-in r state at the church for one hour prior to services. A native of Cumberland Coun ty, Mr. Guy came to Dunn as a young man and spent the remain ' j der of his life here. He was a . barber by occupation and at one . time was cm the Dunn Police De -1 •Cmtihtoed On Pate Three) including turn-ins for tomorrow. For this reason, and the fact that ”otes issued cm new and renewal -übscrintions 1 are at present larger than they will be during guy other period of the contest, people participating in this interesting race an calling on aB prospects possible for lDun64iftU support. * FRIENDS. MlATim s'as... the most .£> halp thwto f,TOrtte •jjsjSrSrSsSi subscriptions, if turned in now JJathj TXtmvfr By CARL CONNER N Record Staff Writer [ You would think a man l who works five days a week on railroads, and has 37 years such work to his cred-. it, would like to relax and forget tracks and cars once he darkens the doors of his home. But not so with M. A. Thompson of Dunn. Away .from the office of the Durham and Southern Railroad, Thompson hangs up his cap and climbs the stairs leading to his The loft is one giant string of garage loft to put in three or four more hours on the railroad, cars, tracks villages, oil wells, coal yards, tunnelsnnd hills. Altogether there are 500 feet of tracks wind ing around the tables which hold the rail yard. Looking from the door of the loft, the tracks look like a “Little Chicago” with it surrounding (Oawthmed On Page Six) Church Plans Men's Program Phws for a three day program I “for men onlv” to be had etch evening at 7:30, November 15, 16, and 17, were announced today by Cooner Jackson, publicity chairman of the program. ? C"’. Nov T-eg draw. Atlanta, one of the nation* most outstanding I sneaker* for church premmma ha* been obtained as special speaker for the three days of services, Jack son stated. Emphasising that the service, are to be for men onlv the oroeram has been designated, “Mission for Men" During the urogram, men will Oil the choir, do the playing, and aing- I Committees aooointed to handle i the arrangements include. General Arrangements heeded bv J. C. An , drews; Attendance. David Black man, chairman: Visitation,. Locke Muse, chairman; Music, Frank Be tote, chairman; Finance, X Har are, Johnnie Purdle, chairman; and Cooner Jackson will head the pub DUNN, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 6, 1953 Dunn Tobacco Market Will Close Nov. 12 Dunn’s Tobacco Market will close next Thursday, November 12, for this sea son, Sales Superviser Nor man J. Suttles announced today. Sales should reach 10 Vi million pounds, an all time record for the local warehouses by closing time. Through yesterday, sales totaled 10,150,384 with the average for the year hitting $54.73 per hundred pounds thus far. With the market nearing the end of the season, sales have been off this week. Yesterday the total for the warehouses here was 66,934 lbs. for 933.486.90 or an average of *48.54. PAST RECORDS BROKEN Sales this year have exceeded any nrevlous record -made by the mar ket by almost a million pounds, i Six years ago when the market opened a record of approximately 9.800.000 was set which has not been exceeded until this year. Warehousemen have been well I pleased with the Increase In sales } this year, according to Suttles. While there are always a few scat ! tered farmers who are dissatisfied with prices, most of those selling here this year have been wen pleas ed, it was reported. ACL Will Erect Safety Signal,. City Council approved a request by the Atlantic Coast Line last I night to remove the watchman from the crossing at Edgerton Street and place gates and flash-, ing red lights in his place. The railroad company stated that they would place the gates at the crossing If the town would not require them to place the watchman relieved at that cross ing on another one. The request was grtated and a resolution drawn. \ Federal Agents Capture Four Four alleged bootleggers were ordered held for trial in Federal Court Friday shortly after their capture at a whiskey distillery in -Tohnston County. The defendants were listed as: Willie Johnson. 45, of Benson; William Taft Suggs, 37, of Ben son, Route’S: Carl Averv, 36, of Soring Lake. Route 1, and Edward Harper of Benson. They were seized in a raid con ducted by Federal ATU agents and Cumberland County ABC of ficers, assisted bv Constable Al bert Jackson of Dunn, Route 1. The government warrant char ges them with operating a distil lery and removing and concealing non' tax-paid spirits. The officers found 550 gallons of mash and a gallon and a half of whiskey. The run apparently had just been started when the 6fflcert arrived. At a hearing held before Mrs. George .Arthur Jackson, local I United States Commissioner, the four defendants were bound over to the 'April term ot U. S. District Court at Raleigh under bonds of SSOO each. + Record Roundup + 4""”" ■ 1 " 1 . KICK-OFF DINNER— A kick off dinner for tbe United Fund Os Dvnn will be held at Johnson’s Restaurant Mondav evening. Nov ember 6, at T o’clock, aocordlnc to an announcement today by Nor wood Stephenson. FOB instructions ana iniormation tor completing me drivO) will at the dinner, Rewis, Dunn candy and cigar sates? man, came to City Council last j** DIGNITARIES AT WOW MEETING r.c tured here are some of the speakers and officials who took part in the annual log rolling of the iGapMoi District of Woodmen of tbe World, held Thursday at Erwin. Left to right are, seated; Warren Jackson of Spivey’s Corner, new presi dent; Former Governor Ed Rivers of Georgia, the Warren Jackson ■ Elected To Head District WOW Warren Jackson of Dunn was elected president of the Capitol District of the Woodmen of the World at the annual log rolling ses sion of the fraternal order held Thursday at Erwin. The Erwin session drew the larg est attendance in the history of the district. Delegates from approxi mately 50 camps In the 11-county district were present. Officials said the program was also the beat ever held. Mr. Jackson, who was elevated from the vice presidency, succeeds another Dunn man, J. E. (Fata) Williams, who retired after a very successful term of office. PROGRESS REPORTED In the annual report. Retiring President Williams cited a substan tial growth in membership and In activity, in keeping with the theme of the year. “Fraternalten In Act (Continued On Page Three) • " "I Thomas Not Red, So He Gets Job John Thomas of a local news paper, swore last night that he is not and never has been a member of any political party which attempted to overthrew the government es the U. 8. by force. It was aB part es • ceremony which Mayor Ralph Hanna read to Thomas aa he heeaam Dun’s Civil Defuse Director. Hanna, In announcing the appointment, said that Thomas wanted to aee someone appointed and so he was appointing him. At the time Thomas was seated in the City Connell meeting as reported. Thomas replaced A1 Wallen waber who resigned due to the heavy lead es ether duties. Wul - lenwaber I, now heading Dm was about to open a business In Dunn and would need a license now. SAL* CONFIRMED Sale of a lot to C. O. Warren on S. Broad for 61400 was confirmed tost night fHty rv.mell stotadMMt about that number ha. main speaker, and Charles A. Hines of Greensboro, national director; standing. Dr. W. H. Carter of Goldsboro, secretary; J. E. (Fat,) Williams of Dunn, retiring president and newly-elected chap lain; W. E. Spell, consul commander of the Erwin camp; and State Manager Nick Ifrwberij of Charlotte. (Daily Record Photo.) Now It's Law ; You Must Buy City Tag After approximately four months of battling back and forth, Dunn’s City Council last night officially adopt ed a new ordinance requiring Dunn residents to purchase city tags for their cars. Need for the ordinance Wai discovered about four months ago when the council attempted to enforce purchase of tags. City Manager A. B. Uzzle reported that 104 persons had failed to obtain the tags. City Attorney L R. Williams made a march of the local or dinance and told Council he could find no ordinance on which to bese enforcement. Councilmen were of the opinion that the ordinance was in existence, but It was never found. J. Leon Godwin worked with Williams in drawing up the new tow, The ordinance, which expiree at the end of the year, set the, cost of tags at 91 as provided under the State Statute, but also added an additional cost ot 9 .50 for duplicate plates. A new or dinance must be adopted each year. The ordinance requires tags for the following cars and trucks: Legion Adopts New Projects The Dunn Post of the American Legion has adopted plans for re furnishing its club budding and for resumption of American Leg ion Junior Basebau, it was an-.| nounced today by Commander Roy J. Brown. At a meeting of the poet Thurs day night, the Legkmnaira voted to spend $1,500 on new furniture md a television set for the Legion building and to spend $750 on the baseball program. Commander Brown pointed out that the poet recently paid off all indebtedness on its property. kadi member of the port will be given a key to the Legion build seas mass ot recreation to be provided. ***** FIVE CENTS PER COPY “(a) Those automobiles and trucks, which are owned by or under the control of the residents of tbe Town of Dunn and used wholly or partially within tbe corporate limits of the Town of Dunn. (b) Those automobiles and trucks regularly maintained and used In connection wHb any business oper (Con tinned On Page ttx) Sidewalk Rummage Sales Are Stopped Dunn’s Commissioners passed an ordinance last night aimed at putting sidewalk and street rummage sales out of business following a protest of East Broad resident! to sales being held in front of their homes. Tbe Commissioners received a petition signed by 15 reel dents at E. Broad calling for an ordinance that would take the rummage sales off the streets Council went fur ther and ordered that all eeßers of rummage on private property shall pay a license fee of $35 if they wish to continue in business. Councilmen felt that selling rum mage constitutes a business es i United Fund Uses Pay-As-You Go Plan The United Fund Chanter i Plan, headed by Paul Walk er, offers an opportunity for I contacted. may law hi# ms p'->yer SHi-Oe s» The Record Gets Results At Least 10 Killed, Many Others Hurt TRIESTE (UP) Dis puted Trieste was wracked soday by bloody riots. The violence, fanned by strongly nationalist Italian elements, brought death to at least 10 per sons, injury to scores and touched off international chain reactions including: 1. Armed intervention by U. S. and British troops to restore order. 2. A formal Italian protest to the United States and British against the shooting of Italian demonstra tors in Trieste. 3. Anti-American and anti- British demonstrations and rioting in Rome. GUNS SET CP American and British troops set up machine gun positions *»■<( pa trolled Trieste’s blood-stained streets in armed jeeps under or der to use bullets and bayonets if necessary to preserve order. At least temporary calm was restored after the appearance of the Western Allied Troops, but the situation was tense and explosive. U. .8. and British soldiers in full battle kit were called out when local Trieste police reported the .Continued on Page Throe) Wade Opens New Equipment Finn Morris Wade, Dunn businessman, has announced the opening ot a new business next to Keith’s Shot Shop on N. Wilson Avenue. The ■ establishment, win be known as Norris Wade Sales Company and win handle office machines and of fice furnishings. Wade has operated his business from his home at 40$ S. Orange for the past three or four years, but will discontinue work there now that the office is open in the busi ness district, he said. Besides offering office machines and furniture for sale, the new business win also handle machine repairs and offer typewriters for rent. Included in tbe machines offered for sale will be typewriters, calcu lators, check wrtters, and other business equipment including fils cabinets, desks, and chairs. Wade has been a native of this area for the post 40 years during which time he has been engaged in various businesses here. The new office here will be open from 9:90 to 4:70 six days a week, Wade am nonhead. much as a dry goods st ore, and therefore included the hoense to* to the ordlnanoe. SATURDAY LAST DAT While the wording of the Ordi nance was not completed tori night, Councilmen agreed that as of No vember io. next Tuesday, ft shaft be illegal to aril rummage on streets acid illegal to sell on private pro lOeothraed On Page Start g&nlsationa u the Dunn Recreation Center, the Dunn Free Wm Bap tist Orphanage, the Fkteoh OrphMli. »«e, the Red Creea, PoMo Relief, Cancer Relief, Heart Relief, T» other off animations which h&¥#&©#» ivitk* and needs in Dussq* ;Sjjjj3g||tf NO. 23ft
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