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tWEATHER* , North Carolina Fair aad some what warmer today. Generally fair aad net quite so eald tonight. Lew temperatures 15-PS west portion and ft-St east partlip. Sunday, partly dandy aad cool. ) VOLUME 4 1 ■ b MRS. PARKER WINS RECORD CONTEST \ WELLONS’ CANDY COMPANY Employees of WeUens’ ,7. last night at the Dona High School cafeteria. Pictured above are Wellons, general manager; John H. Wellons, president; and ant anise manager; W. E. Turner, efftoe manager; William C. And Jack Bailer, department superintendent. Not present for the ’department superintendent; and Hugh Heaton, shipping clerk. Ap p Attended the dinner and party. (Dally Bcoerd Fa.oto) Scout Goals Wellons Employees Arh Cat Un ’I"" Ts ’ Odalg for the 196* scouting year , .and a list of committee heads was released today by O. T. Profflt, chairman of the district In malt* ing- the appointments, Profflt call •ed for greater cooperation this yea* to put the goals over. I’V Working with Profflt as assis- I tant chairman of the district will he Dr. D. O. Woodall of Erwiq; with OharUe Hildreth of Duqn ser ving as district commissioner. Committee heads include. Bert Alabaster and Nick Joseph in charge of organization and exten sion: Bin Sewell in charge of camping activities; a B John son, leadership training; Bill Twy ford JBr.. advancement; Dr. J K. Williford, health and safety; Robert Morgan, finances; and Leon Mc- Kay. Special events. Gowls set up for the year include, a establishment of 13 new units for a total of 43 units with leadership two (deep; and 43 top unit leaden with hade training. The goals also Includes recruitment of U com missioners, to get 150 boys to at tend summer camp; to advance 400 happ; to have 300 scouts with a first class or higher rating; to Obtain 375 oubaeribers to "Boys Life,” and haas at least 500 boys enrolled in the scouting program in Harnett by IMS. Profflt said he hopes no units will be dropped. At present the scouting program of Harnett is serving 500 youth. OFFICIAL JUDGES' STATEMENT Jmert* sroSTtl^ektog^flgSJ* ta the sealed ballot hex and adding veiee due on aubecripttons een tatned thereto to last puhUehed veto flgaroa, together with re serve votes previously earned- bat as* east far pabtteettea. de hereby declare, to the beet e< ear knowledge ead bettef, the fel lewtng GRAND TOTALS OP VOTEB to be carnet and the eea- Isataat* Haled betow are wtaaere to the order named: ffltaMt tflMtoHdDnri air New Dodge Sedan MRS. MARGUERITE SIMMONS 15,708,160 Winner es leeead Grand Award es USOO la eaeh MRS. ARTHUR CAWS ... 7,040,*00 Winpar es Third Award as MM la eaeh MRS. JANET SIGNOR 6,608,800 THUBPHONKB: 8117 . MM Honored At Dinner John H. Wellona, presi dent of Wellona’ Candy Company, told employees last night that 1958 has been the most prosperous year in 7 the history of £he company. Wellons spoke at the annual Christmas din ner attended by approxi mately 265 employees, their wives and husbands, and guests. In previous yearn, the company bat obtained , a special speaker, but the party last night was mine In formal with friends, employees, end families all sitting together with out a head table. During the barbecue dinner, Mrs. Data Whittenton entertained the group with several selections bn the piano assisted by six local la dies tinging Christmas music. DINNER The dinner included, barbecue, slaw, potato salad, com bread, cof fee and apole pie. William C. Marshbum, sales man ager of the company, opened the meeting and introduced Carl G. I Conner who save the Invocation. Following the dinner, an efflclen cv award was presented to Mrs. Mery Young for her work to the pleat during: th<* year. She wss sel ected bv the 135 employees as the i- rrget -outstanding person in the plant during the year. John H. (Continued Os Face Peart Wxt Jtailu Jt tmtfr DUNN, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 19, 1953 Candy Company were entertained at their annual Christmas party (front row, L to r.) Howard Bryant, assistant plant superintendent; Bock Tart, machinist. Second row (L to r.), M. T. Maxwell, assist- Marahbnrn, sales manager; John H. Parham, plant superintendent; picture were, BUI Newsome, purchasing agent; Sanford Jackson, proxtotatoly 265 persons, including wives of employees and guests, i • Last Minute News Shorts WASHINGTON (B) The gov ernment’s 11 man advisory com mittee on weather control has agreed to decide as soon as possi ble whether the government should regnlato rainmaking and similar experiments. f * > HANOI, Indochina 181 Fernch . Union authorities said today Viet I Nam forces killed <4 Communist . Viet Minh rebels in a weeklong mopping - np operation In the Red i. River delta. Military spokesmen said > 92 Reds had been Captured dnrinc l the search of vintages in the Thai . Binh sector between the river’s left bank and the Gulf of Tonkin. '• WASHINGTON HR The rov ‘ eminent announced today that if will hold hearings to see whether * three food dyes nsed widely to f color soft drinks, candy, bakery '• oroduets, and oranges are “harm less,” as presently listed. I; TEHRAN, Iran IP Court e officials announced today that osst ’ ed Premier Mohammed Meeaadegh . may hear the verdict today or i tomorrow In his trial for treason. The military court trying Mossa _ degh and Army Chief of Staff Taqgt Ralhi was scheduled to re convene in the afternoon. CHICAGO IP A Judge has \ (Continued on page six) * i Church Choirs i Plan Program ■ i The senior and Junior choirs of Glad Tidings Church will be pre- , sen ted to a concert of Christmas ' music Sunday evening at 7:45, Rev. A. A. Amerlne, pastor, announced today. The senior choir wIU also present a special selection on the morning broadcast at 11 o’clock Sunday, mor ning, Amerlne stated. The program Sunday night will . be entitled. "Chrime* of the Holy Night,” and will consist of a num- I her of selections. Soloists on the’ program will include Sara Conner, 1 Faye Godwin, Doris Norris, WH- doss dfo# loid Causes ■■ 'Tig •Hilll I/vCmIIj ATLANTA (tP) Residents of a mostly sunny but solid ly frozen South hoped to day’s temperature plunges , marked the end of a five day siege that has killed two persons and indirectly caused six other deaths. One weatherman had a name for ’he freakish weather that brought sub-freezing temperatures to Flor ida, pre-Christmas tragedy to scat tered points and odd mishaps to others. He called it "unusually un usual.” While no relief was expected un 'dly cold Southeast, weathermen Idly cold Southeeat. weathermen predicted milder weather and cloud blankets would roll into parts' of the Mississippi Valley area late today and tonight. A Coast Guard spokesman said "freak” conditions spurred a use less. two-dav search bv Navy, Coast Ouard, Civil Air Patrol and pri vate planes for a plane which was nowhere near the center of the search. The conditions caused an emer , erency signal sent by the pilot near . San Antonio, Tex., to travel about , 450 miles farther than its normal + Record Roundup + ANNUAL TO PRESS—FinaI proof* of “Footprints,” LiHington High School annual, have gone to the printers, reports Miss Belle Hock aday, advisor. “The 56 pages rep resent quite an ambitious publica tion for high school pupils,” said the teacher. Lloyd Coleman Is the editor, assisted by scores of staff members, drawn from each of the high school classes. CAR OVERTURNED—Three young Negroes from Linden, Route 1 were treated this week in Dunn Hospital after the car in which they were riding overturned last Saturday night around 10:30 p. m„ two miles BULLETINS SYDNEY, Australia (UP) Two etactric suburban trains carrying Christmas shoppers rad their children collided today at the peak of the rush hour. The collision killed at least one woman Mid injured between 76 to 106 shoppers, authorities reported. WASHINGTON ———————— 11 ’«L V ~ via. .'i <. .. t »*f< v * ’ * Mrs. Simmons Second; Mrs.' Capps Third After holding the general public’s unwavering interest during the past few weeks, The Daily Record’s big “Ev erybody Wins” prize sub scription contest came to an official close at 11 a. m. this morning. Mrs. A. C. Parker won the top award after having held the top spot during the entire contest which in itself, is an unusual ach ievement ih contests of this sort. Rarely does anyone grab top spot and hold it every week during the contest. Mrs. Marguerite Simmons of Lil llngton won the SIOOO in cash which was second grand prize and, she too, held that same spot all dur ing the contest. Mrs. Arthur Capps won the third grand award of 6500 in cash after having moved up and down be tween third and fifth places. Mrs. Janet Signor of Dunn took fourth prize of 50% of her earnings added to commission; Mrs. Susan Black of Dunn won fifth prize of 33 1-3% of earnings added to com mission; Mrs. Elizabeth Godwin won sixth prize of 25% of earnings add ed to commission and Mrs. M. M. Driver won seventh prize which was 15% of her earnings added to commission. BAREFOOT BREAKS NEWS The winners werv announced by Mayor J. Roscoe Barefoot of Ben son. speaking for the Judges. "You people in Dunn do things In a bie way,” said Mayor Bwe 'foot. "That’s why counting the votes was such a tremendous Job.” The task took an hour longer than had been anticipated, due to the unusually large number of sub scriptions turned in the last week, x It was a strenuous time ah the (Ceptinned on page two) Good Business t In 1954 S«en ; Bv T«n Official WASHINGTON Iff) Business In J°s4 efll be “senersllv rood.” In the rmfnlon of Amt. Secretary l of Commerce Lothatr Tee for. i In hie fleet news . conference i late veeferdav. Teeter said the e nmenert* for next veer »r* “orob y ahlv” onlv second to this veer. Some We Industries. such m j electrical and const ruction, should - feel thev wto have an even b**- t ter ve*r In 1954. he renorted. He - said hnstaeas has been goto* s thenorh a “re-adbie’ment” of C anunMes this veer and that these should he back to normal bv Jan - nary. Stocks of rood* were hniM r | inr nit ’ "faster than looked it healths” during the lint h»H of il IWS Imt have been going down since then, he said. i south of the intersection of Brock 1 Road and Wire Road. William Ar ; chle McKethan, 17,’ had cute on his ! face; Ben McDougald, 37, neck to . lurles; and Etberta Williams, 17, [ taw injuries. MOKetheo was driv : ing the car which ran oft the road : on the left side, then came bade i onto the highway aad overturned. Patrolman R. B. Leonard who reached the scene around 3 am. re ; ported he had difficulty later to i finding the driver, and filed the re i port a week late. McKethan has i been cited to reoorderis court far driving on the wrong side of the (Continued on page aht) FIVE CENTS PER COPY THE WlNNEßS—Pictured here are the seven top winner* In The Dally Record’s big circulation contest, which came to a close this morning. Mrs. A. C. Parker won the new Dodge, Mrs. Lamar Simmons of Lillington won $1,900 to cash for sec ond, and Mrs. Arthur Capps of Coats, Route 1, won 3500 as third prise. Mrs. Janet Signor won UN Makes Final Appeal To U. S. Unrepatriated Soldiers In Korea PANMUNJOM, Korea (IF) r— 'She United Nations sent “come home” letters today to"z2 unrepatriated Ameri can war prisoners and made plans to remind them of better days by broadcasting 1960 “hit” tunes. Indian custodial forces received the mimeographed appeals but a spokesman said the Neutral Repa triation Commission must examine 1 the 12-page letters before passing them along to the prisoners. It was announced by the Indian authorities that the prisoners would not see the statements until Mon day at the earliest, two days be fore the explanation program ends. The U. N. letters stated a "frte choice principle” that guarantees every prisoner of war the right to choose his allegiance. The state ments, however, contained no promises of Immunity for crime* committed while the men wer* orisone-s of t.h* Gn—nnlcts. SEVEN SUGGESTIONS Seven “suggestions” to assist the *>rtsoner in making his rhoice were listed; "1. Examine vour decision to in sure that it has been made free of coercion and duress. "3. Make sure that the alterna tive choice has been adequately I presented. “3. Be certain that 70U have full and adequate Information and not Just one-sided propaganda. ’cake cannot be had and eaten, too.’ "5. Evaluate carefully any ■Promises of future rewards.* Ask yourself; 'Are they consistent with your talents and interests?’ “6. If you are prompted by a sense of public service and a de -1 sire to servie mankind, can you do this best among your own people... or In some foreign land. ”7. Finally, it is of the ‘utmost . importance’ that each prisoner un | dex stand the Communists methods ' or indoctrination, *0 he will ‘not 1 have been misled by sly and clever | methods*” 1 ■' Dear 1 Santa; DEAR SANTA CLAUS, I am in the second grade at Dunn Orammar sniwJ My teach er’s name i* Miss Jane Wiutama. I love her very much and please come to see hsr too. Please bring me a big truck if you have any, also TT nlLitor wtux I1 M anwiM * tka Siva AkClIMr WSil? ** T ® RUUBB Wax! Street from me I lore you. Santo Claus, ’ STJSSSL’Sr l, wiw, »■ c. DEAR SANTA CLAUS, I MR'A. Brae bog eight yean old. I *° josEuTU* 1 BaBBlev S* ) 1 " n THE RECORD GETS RESULTS fourth, Mrs. Edgar Black, Jr., won fifth, Mrs. Elisabeth Godwin won sixth and Mrs. M. K Driver won seventh. Lett to right are: front row, Mr*. Capps, Mrs. Simmons, Lloyd Flora of Liner Circulation Service, manager of the contest, agd Mrs. Godwin; back row, Mrs. Signor, Mrs. Paitab Mrs. Driver and Mrs. Black. (Dally Record Photo.) HaJI, Heady Buried In Seperate States By UNITED PRESS Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Brown Heady went to their graves today in cemeteries separated by 200 miles of rolling Missouri-Kansas prairie. Dunn Chief Gets leave Today To Become Poq Aqain Policemen cave Chief of Police A’ton A. Cobb a tomnorary "leave of absenee” this morning to be come a father. Mrs. Cobb gave birth to a five pound baby rirl early thl* mor ning at the Dnhn Hospital. Both Mr*. Cobb and the hdby were doing wefl. Chief Cobb survived the ordeal and was reporting for duty agate thl* morning around H o’clock. Chief aad Mrs. OeM have two other children, one son and one daughter. Ike And Mamie Mail Yule Cards WASHINGTON (W President and Mrs. Eisenhower mailed out their Christmas cards Friday. . The stmnle, white cards carry the presidential seal - embossed on the outside along with "Seasons Greet ings” in large, #dd old-E|agU*h script letters. Engraved inside is: "The Presi dent and Mrs. Eisenhower extend their best wishes for Christmas and the New Year.” • - Mr: Woman Convicted Os Illegal Begging The strange woman with a Nor thern accent aad outstretched hand Rescue Amy. Inc ” picked the wrong man to approach to Ul NO. 11 I Mrs. Heady was not granted one lof her last wishes—that the be | burled beside the man with whom she plotted and carried out, t*" $600,000 Bobby Greenlease kid- — ing. , - , I They did die together, hewm— strapped in chefrs In the grt-’v gas chamber at Jefferson City. Mo., a few minute* after mldnlxhl Friday. Ibe bvb> «t **-• U-I** —bn ffnvg her )n—r end —e-w -In - "rime a n«*Hn» ».i«* nnoib be fore tbev died w»s token to M*-v --rille. Mo . Frideo ts b’—Kl in her family plot mont at an undisclosed Onlv a hendfiiT of re’*fve©|(*A old family friends, alone yelth three reporters, were echedntgL to attend the brief burial rttecss Hall’s bodv remained to ajpoff* erson City funeral parlor unUMAr ly today, when it w*s sehednfp to be taken in a hearse with police escort to Pleasanton. K«n a-tewn t Just across the Missouri UnAfNptm t Hall was bom aad went school. e Hall’s grave was dpg f*we * night in the famDv phA wnrap<'e - fattier and mother and 1 who died in chHdh.xxi amMyro buried. A spokesman for the Re**- - anton mortuary said I'satgßs.wt i bad "pretty wall died ’■§* ' 1 among local townspeople oEM the • turned with the costs. 3B*-"- Roes sold the women few Jh«r home town as OnMocd Mew JBpn* shire and told him she haJMNMn on^trip^to to lm 1,1 .she was ~ ions to the headquarter* whrtteSht gw m « A Howard 81, jgg|s ' . . ..
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