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DR. D. C. CARPENTER
, Wake Forest Group
Will Convene Here
f Dr. C. C. Carpenter, Dean of thp Bowman Gray School
of Medicine of Wake Forest College in Winston-Salem, will
be the principal speaker at an organizational meeting of
Medical and Dental Alumni of Wake Forest College of the
Fifth Medical District of North Carolina to be held in Dunn
Wednesday night.
A Plans (or the meeting, to be held
at 7 p. m. in the General Lee Room
of Johnson's Restaurant, were an
.nounced today by Dr. Randolph
Doffermvj-c, prominent Dunn phy
sician, wita «h#a charge of the ar-
Mna counties will ome to DumUTor
the session.
HARNETT GROUP HOST
Medical and Dental Alumni of
Harnett will be host to the meet
ing.
Dr. Doffermyre, a former presl
Tiny Tots Compete
For Titles Here
A tiny tot popularity contest Is 1
being conducted In conjunction
with the Dunn Junior Chamber of
Commerce variety show “Shooting
Start” with nine entries each for
King and Queen.
Mrs. Hubert Peay and Mrs. Mack
Andrews are In charge of this
contest. Large photos of each con
testant are on display In the Butler
9/ and Carroll drug store window and'
smaller, pictures with coin collectors
are on display in various business
places sponsoring the entries.
The contest started Monday and
the votes are Collected daily and
the tabulation posted each day at
> noon in the BuUer and Carroll
window. Votes are one cent each.
The children who receive the
largest nnmber of votes will be
declared King. Queen, Princess,
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dent of the district and a member
of the State Board, said today the
group feels extremely fortunate in
securing Dr. Carpenter as the
speaker.
an hour prior to the,
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at their home on West Harnett
Street
Dr. Ernest Ferguson of Plymouth.
State president of the Wake Forest
Medical and Dental Alumni, will
also be present for Dr.
Doffermyre will serve as temporary
chairman.
Prince. Duke Duchess of Toylapd.
Valuable prizes including a tricycle
and a red wagon will be given the
winners.
Winners will be announced at the
final performance Thursday. The
show wljl be presented Wednesday
and Thursday nights at 8:03 p. m.
in the Dunn High School audi
torium
THOSE ENTERED
Children entered in the contest
and the stores which sponsor them
ere as follows;
Queen; Sylvia Elisabeth Andrews,
Soda Shop; Andri Hartsfield, Sean;
Dolly Peay, Plggly-Wiggly; Beth
Wellons, Hood’s Drug; Kathrvn
Carol Riddle. Butler and Carroll;
Betty Jo Welbom, Thomas Drug;
Vickie Wsde, Dunn Pharmacy;.
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Police Question Suspects In Robberies
Supreme Court
To Hear Debate
On Segregation
WASHINGTON (IP) The
Supreme Court takes up one
of the most explosive issues
in American life todav at an
historic hearing on the con
stitutionality of racial seg
regation in public schools.
Two famed attorneys, one Negro
and one white, are pitted aguir.s
each other in the courtroom drarr.r.
which climaxes a 30-year legal sigh.
by Negro groups.
Before the high tribunal are five
sepa:ate cases, all raising the same
question: does the mere fact of seg
regation put the stamp of inequal
ity on Negro students, even if they
are provided school facilities as good
as those provided for white child
ren?
The oral arguments beginning at
1:30 p. m. e.s.t will run into Wed
nesAy and perhaps Thursday. On
the court’s decision, which may not
come for several weeks, depends the
continuance of the South’s time
honored doctrine of "separate but
equal” educational systems for the
two races.
| SOUTH CAROLINA READY
i The intensity of the feeling which
the court test has aroused in the
South was indicated last month
when South Carolina voters repealed
the section of the state constltuion
requiring the maintenance of free
public schools Gov. James F.
Byrnes sponsored the repealer, as
serting that ithe state must be
ready to abolish its public school
system if the Supreme Court should
require non-segregation.
The first of the five cases to be
argued arose in Kansas. That stats
does not require segregation but
permits it in cities of more than
16,000 population.
Other cases *ome from South
Key Negro lawyer is Ttiurgood
Marshall, 44. New York, represent
ing the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People.
Marshall has won outstanding Su-.
preme Court victories for Negroes
In such fields as housing, trans
portation and political rights, as
well as education.
KING RESIGNS
Eddioe R. King, superintendent
of Dunn’s city and water sew
age plants, resigned this after
noon, effective Dec. 31. In mlet
ter to the board he said, “Fleas*
do not forget there still are a lot
of Improvements swer angry to
bring ft (the plant) np to stan
dards.” When a reporter asked
him to elaborate, he replied,
“They know what’s wrong.”
Fog In Loudon
Kills Over TOO
LONDON (W London's worst
soot-laden fog in modern history,
' which In fMe*, days ha/s caused
more than 100 deaths and an esti
mated $38,000,000 damage, began
to Uft today.
Weather forecasters said warm,
rain-bearing winds would blow
away the fog which since Friday
has paralysed transportation and
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COTTON GINNER’S MEET: The Four Comity Ginner’s Association heard L. Y. “Stag" Ballentine speak
when the group met at Johnson’s Restaurant last night. Left to right in the above picture are Myres
Tilghman of Dunn, who is president of the Carolina Ginner’s Association, P. K. Keller of Clayton,
Mr. Ballentine of Raleigh, Averette Patterson of Raleigh, and Vernon HIU of Raleigh. (Dally Record
photo by Biggs).
Official Lauds Cotton Sinners;
Sees No Need For Acreage Cut
L. Y. Ballentine of Raleigh,
State Commissioner of Agri
culture, declared here Mon
day flight that North Caro
has leveled
Mr at the point of produc
tion and that he sees no need
or reason for a reduction in
the State’s 700,000 acres
next year.
Declaring that, “Cotton is still
a most important crop in North
Carolina,” Ballentine dedßred that
cotton fits In well with other field
crop* and with the industrial life
of the State.
The State official addressed a
meeting of Four-County Dinners
held in the General Lee Room o t
Johnson’s Restaurant. Ginners of
Harnett, Johnston, Sampson and
Cumberland counties were present.
Everette Peterson of Clinton,
president of the group, presided.
Also present was Myres W. Tilgh
man of Dunn, president of the
Carolina Ginners’ Association.
PREDICTS HIGHER YIELD
Ballentine predicted that even
with the same acreage, North Caro
lina farmers should Increase their
cotton yield again next year thanks
to better soil and planting prac
tices, insect control, and the out
standing work of the State’s gin
ners in providing better and more
efficient -equipment with which to
serve the cotton farmers.
Quoting from the official gov
ernment report and estimate re
leased earlier in the day. Ballen
tine hailed the fact that cotton
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BULLETINS
i SEATTLE, Wash. (0) Basil O’Conhor, president ol
the NRtional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, predicts
that more than 1,300,000 children will be treated with the
new temporary polio preventative, gama globuline, next
year. “It’s the first big break in the fight against polio,”
“O’Connor said. ’’However, it alone won’t lick the dread
disease.”
PARIS (IP) Premier Antoine Plnay today called up
on the French National Assembly for a vote of confidence
(hi his nine-month-old “save-the-fraiic” government. Th»
alternative, he warned, is “disillusionment and anger” in
the year ahead.
TOKYO » Evangelist Billy-Graham arrived in Tok
yo today for a visit <» Javan and Korea and said he will
tsk President-elect Eisenhower to call a day of national
P™yer in the United States for an end to the Korean war.
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Program Announced
For Corot Festival
The program for the Second Annual Christmans Car
ol Festival to be held Sunday night at 8 o’clock in D. Rich
Memorial Auditorium at Campbell College was announced
today by S. David Smith, director of the big Christmas
musical event.
Two dozen or more churches are
expected to participate in the
community-wide event, designed to
help preserve and revitalize the
true Christmas spirit.
THE PROGRAM
Last year’s program brought wide
Organ - Pastoral (Messiah) - Han
repeated by popular request.
The following Is the advanced
release of the program;
Introit; O Come, O Come Emanuel
- 13 Century Latin
Invocation: Rev. E. Weldon Johnson
Hymn; Joy to the World—Handel
Handel'
Tableau No. 1- Herod and The
Wise Men
Choir: Let All Mortal Flesh-French
Carol
Mat.. 1:18-36; 3:1-9 Rev. Weldon
Johnson
Tableau No. 3: Shepherds and
Angels
Choir; While By Their Sleepirj?
Flock They Lay '
Luke 3:1-16
Tableau No. 3: Manger
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tat is a nurse art, piano my size
a Mother Goose giant mb ryhnse
bock, seme Jtrult and candy.
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Sweet Little Jesus Boy Mrs.
Preston Stephenson
Organ: Overture (“Messiah”)
Choir: God Rest You Merry Gen-
Uemen Traditional English
Carols: 1. O Come All Ye Faithful
Latin 18th Century
2. O Little Town of Bethlehem—
Phillips Brooks 1868
Solos: 1. Unannounced
2. O Holy Night Adams Mis.
Preston Stephenson
Carols: 1. Hark, The Herald Angels
Sing Medelssohn
2. Silent Night German 19th
Century
Messiah Selections G. F. Handel
1. He Shall Feed HU Flock
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1953 Mercury
Will Be Shown
Featuring seven new and dis
tinctively different models, the new
1963 Mercury will go on display
tomorrow morning in the showrooms
of the Auto Sales and Service Co.
here.-
The emphasis on thU year’s model
U on safety. The one-piece wind
shield, gracefully curved for wide
visibility, and with no center bar
to limit vision, gives the maximum
view. Slender windshield posts per
mit better vision also.
The brakes are the latest “Duo-
Servo" type hydraulic brakes. Saif
energizing action decreases pedal
pressure required for quick straight
line stops and eliminates that
“going way down” to apply the
brakes in an emergency.
For riding comfort, the new 1953
Mercury is equipped with variable
rate springs for better riding over
any road. Springs stiffen under
heavy loads and return to normal
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EGQB AND POULTRY
RALEIGH —IB) Central North
Carolina Uve poultry:
Fryers or broilers steady, sup
plies adcquitc to plentiful* flumsTifl
fair to slow; heavy hens Steady,
supplies plentiful, demand fair.
Prices at farm up to II a. m.:
Fryers or hfoOera 3 1-3-3 pounds
81; heavy hens 33-28. mostly 23-34.
snort to aaequate, demand good.
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
Wave Os Burglaries
Is Believed Solved
Dunn police this morning were grilling four Negro sus
pects in connection with the recent series of break-ins dur
ing the past few weeks. The burglary series was climaxed
this morning by the burglary of the Farmer’s Supply Co.
More than a dozen places were ,
entered some of them looted during i
the wave of burglaries.
This is the third time this par- j
ticular store has been entered in !
the past few weeks. Entry was !
gained by breaking the plate glass .
window in the front corner of the I
store leaving an opening large |
enough for the intruder to crawl
into the store. i
Nothing was reported missing
after a check-up except some boxes
of 22 calibre cartridges. The shells
had been on a shelf at the rear
of the store and apparenUy nothing
else was disturbed.
CONFESSION REPORTED
It was reported this morning, but
not confirmed, that one of the four
suspects has confessed to eight of
the robberies here.
Names of those being questioned
was witheld pending formal charges.
The loot in none of the series of
burglaries amounted to any con
siderable value. In many cases
nothing at all was reported missing
and the greatest loss was often
through the damage o.used by the
entry into the burglared premises.
POLICE VIGILANT
Chief of Police A. A. Cobb had
redoubled the vigilance of his of
ficers but the thieves had evidently
maintained a constant vigilance and
had managed to strike at business
house while the officers were else
where.
Probably the most renumerative
of the burglaries was at the West
brook Chevrolet Company where
the thief or thieves shatteipd-iW -
door casing at the side M the
building and rifled the cash tß|*u
lstar. An’undetermined
cash in the stamp drawer was also
overlooked.
Stakeouts in some of the down
town business firms proved fruit
less, the thieves apparently sen
sing that someone was on the
premises waiting to receive any in
truder.
FINGERPRINTS USED
Fingerprint agents of the State
Bureal of Investigation have work
ed with local officers on some of
the cases but so far the clues I
developed have not resulted in |
positive leads to the culprits.
Officers assisting in the ques- I
tioning of the group of suspects
this morning revealed that one of I
the four has implicated himself In
eight of the burglary series. , |
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Scott Claims
No Bi{ Errors !
RALEIGH (W Gov. Kerr Scott 1
said today that he made “no ma
jor mistake” during his adminis
tration although he did make :
“some minor ones." .
“You’ve heard the expression I •
a.bout the British muddling i
through,” he said to re Dorters at
his press conference. "Veil. I’ve <
blundered through a lot of things I
but I always knew where I wanted .
to go.”
Scott contended that the “goal”
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Carolina Oil Co.
Given Dealership
The U. S. Rubber Company announced the appoint
ment of Carolina Oil Company and its affiliated stores as
dealers for U. S. Royal tires and tubes in this area.
W. B. Warren, owner of the com- i
pany, said that a complete lln“ !
of p. S. Royals has been added at
Carolina Oil Stores In Dunn and
Erwin, at the Dunn Bargain Store
at W. B. Warren Co. on Ihmr
Route 1 and at Qodbold Service i
Station in Newton Grove.
In a statement addressed to th
people of this section, Mr. War
ren aaid:
“Pm ve*s pleased and proud to
announce our appointment as dis
tributor for the complete line of
world-famous U. A Royal products
“Now, we’re set to bring vou
this eteutavz U. 8. Royal Tire Life
* nd P***?-*? ■« D>u and your
car through the years to come.
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Station Group
Picks Officers
The Third meeting of the Har
nett County Chapter of North Caro
lina Service Station Operator's was
held last night in the General Lee
Room of Johnson’s Restaurant at
7 o’clock.
Officers were elected at the
meeting with Elton Warren being
nominated chairman of the asso
ciation.. Oscar Strickland was
elected as vice-chairman.
Directors elected were J. L. Ham
ilton. Meredith Senter, both of
Lillington, Ted Malone, Coats; Ed
Matthews, Angler and E. W. Snead,
Erwin, M. E. Strickland was elected
as secretary.
After the supper the group dis
cussed the Legislative program to j
be presented at the next Oeneral .
Assembly meeting in Raleigh. ‘
NORRIS EXPLAINS RILL
W. E. Norris, field representative
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