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+W EAT HER* North CaroUaa Fair and some what warmer today; generally fair and warmer tonight. Saturday in creasing cloudiness and mild with chance of rain in mountains by night VOLUME 4 Latimer Planning Big Housing Project In Dunn Reed Continues Fight To Get Slash In Taxes WASHINGTON (IP) Rep. A. Reed, staunch tax cut advocate, will make a last - ditch fight against President Eisenhower’s plea to hold corporation and ex cise taxes at their present high rates, his friends said today. The New York Republican, chair /man of the tax-writing House Ways ' and Means Committee, has already gone on record in opposition to ex tension of the levies past their April 1 reduction date. Mr. Elsenhower asked Congress in his State of the Union message to postpone for "another year" the scheduled cuts in corpor ate income taxes and excise levies _on certain items Including llouor, kAobacco, gasoline and automobiles. Tpe said this would ore vent a rev enue of 3 billion dollars. Ir House Sneaker Joseph W. Mar- I tin Jr. (R-Mass.l admitted the OOP I House leader-shin would have the I “greatest difficulty” in passing the I President's orooosal. I STIFF BATTLE I Reed, who waged a stiff bottle I e«elp«t extension of the excess pro- I fits tax last year, would not com- I roent dlrectlv on the President’s I recommendation. But he indicated I ' he was in no hurry to act on that Upart of the administration program. I 1 Meanwhile, an influential mem- I ter of Reed’s committee offered a I politically appealing compromise I which might break the deadlock I looming between Reed and the Pres- I Went.. ' I pep. Richard M. Simpson (R-Pa) I proposed ah- extension of the pre- I sent overall 53 per cent corporate I tax rate, but with a shift in nor | mgl and surtax rates to give small I corporations a tax break at the ex- I pease of larger corporations. Net I loss in revenue would be about 300 I million dollars he said. Lconcert Hare Will IjSpotliaht Bands tp A foul-high school band clinic I win end hene tomorrow evening I at eight •’clock with a concert I hr 1 select band of around 75 I places, Harold Grant. Dunn Band ■ Director Mid this afternoon. ■ The oeocert win climax a two ■ (Contained On Page Two) Former Missionary [Will Speak In Dunn The Rev. David A. McLean, re turned missionary from the Bel gium Congo, and friend of the Rev Richard .Gammon—both from Da vidson College days and from Seminary work in Richmond, Va- Will be guest speaker at the Dunn Presbyterian Church Sunday mom bog and evening, Rev. Gammon an- Bounced today. Rev. McLean was a missionary in the Belgium Congo from IMB un til 1963, with one year leave at which time he returned to the U. 8. Before the Jervtces at the Dunn • ‘ ' ■ >’■» - - [Smith Sets Record {With New York Lire mi—., a B. Smith, Jr., local agent for fattis New York Life insurance Com (&, has qualified for the com ■Sftar'b fop Club Council for 1963, I and win among agents honored by I t*s> oompany pt a banquet at the I nOtei Waldorf-Astoria in New York I I Announa£d»t of Mr. Smiths I production record teJwas made hsm today by Irwin T. H&i inr Jr.. manager of the I Raleigh district. and Mrs. Smith will leave |:«SrNew York on Sunday and wiU |jfrnato there for several days. He tor the New York Life’s new Ridgeway said Smith ended Si amnti*The comp < My P has*mme ■jfyg'-Va&au c . TELEPHONES: 1117 • tilt • GUTTED BY FIRE The one story frame month-old Infant minutes before a slab of fire house (pictured above), located at 801 E. Edger- fell, landing on the spot where the infant had ton, was gutted around 12:4b this afternoon when been lying. Howard M. Lee, secretary - treasurer a faulty flue set the building on fire. The home of the Fire Department, stated that an estimate wae owned by Mrs. L. J. Best and occupied by of the damage had not been made. (Daily Recor^ Furman McNellL McNeill’s wife snatched up a Photo) Youth Is Acquitted Os Rope By Harnett Jury Methodist Men To Hear Waite Jim Waite, superintendent of the Butner Youth Center, and an out standing worker with youths, will be guest speaker at a meeting of the Methodist Men's Club Monday evening at 7:16, James Snipes an nounced today. The meeting will be held in the Fellowship Hall. Snipes said Waite will be brought (OsßtbNMd On Pan Three) Presbyterian Church, Rev. McLean will be the speaker at the Baenville HiUCrest Chapel at' 10 o’clock Sun day morning. He will return to Dunn to be the morning speaker at 10 o’clock and will speak again Sunday evening at 7:30. During the Sunday evening serv ice. Rev. McLean will give time for an informal question and answer period. Rev. Gammon stated to day. He will speak again Tuesday evening at 7 o’clock at a dinner meeting of the men of the church. iCsutlnued On Page Tt^eet ' . * flat hi, J faan& DUNN, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 8, 1954 Sherwood Barefoot, 17 - year-old ninth grade stu dent at Meadow High School, was acquitted this afternoon of all charges in the alleged rape of pretty Ruthlene McLamb, his 15 - year-old next door neighbor. A jury of all men returned , Its verdict at 3;40 this after noon after deliberating for only about an hour. ■H' SKL tj R SHERWOOD BAREFOOT The verdict was announced in a hushed courtroom, packed and jagu med with spectators who sat and stood through three days of sensa tional testimony. Presiding Judge Joseph W. Par ker made no comment on the jury's N decision. SPECTATORS APPROVE However, a murmur of approval swept through the spectators and | there was scattered applause, but I the Judge quickly rapped, for or* I der. \ ....... I It was a 'tremendous victory for I Chief Defense Counsel Everette’ L. I Doffermyre, who refused to put on I defense witnesses..but .staked his I chances with the Jury. X I „ Doffermyre' beaded with stplles | when' the Jury verdict was announ- I sed and tutnedto' cohgfatulatd. the I defendant. A number of spectators I rushed up to congratulate Doffer- I myre, who was assisted by Attor- I neys D. K. Stewart and J. Roscoe I Barefoot. I District Solicitor Jack Hooks, who I had demanded the death penalty, II was plainly angered by the II Jurp’s verdict and Immediately II drew a warrant charging Barefoot II with a new crime, carnal know -11 ’.edge of a girl over 12 and under I Judge Parker set bond for the new II offense at $2,500. The oaee will be ■leaned at the next court term. (Osattnesd On Page Two) News Shorts PANMUNJOM, Korea Iff) Lt. Gen. K. S. Thimayya said today that if the 21 unrepatriated Amer ican prisoners will cooperate he will give them another chance to go home. Thimayya, Indian chair man of the Neutral Nations Repat riation Commission, said Ms guard troops will conduct a “head count” in the north camp, where 350 pris oners who elected to remain with the Reds now are held. LONDON OP) European news papers expressed hope today that President Eisenhower wag not Just "whistling in the dark” when he said the West is taking the initia tive in the cold war. Some papers considered the President’s State of the Union message a "cause for confidence” In the free world, hat others expressed considerable skep ticism about his views. WASHINGTON (01 The Els enhower administration today was embarrassed and disturbed over re ports it was taking a "new look” (Continued on page two) Pepper Plant Calls Meeting Os Farmers Meetings will begin here Wed- Tew pointed out today, nesday, January 13, to allow persons In- order to facilitate reglstra planning to grow peppers for the tion and signing of the contracts, H. P. Cannon and Son Cannery, to Dunn has been divided into four discuss terms and sign contracts, areas, Tew pointed out. The sec- Roy V. Tew Jr., field represents- tlons will be cut ‘thru Dunn, East tive, said today. and West by Highway 421, and All meetings will be held at the North and Bouth by Highway 301. Dunn Armory beginning at 1:30, (Continued On Page Two) HST Denies Statement , But Transcript Doesn't Agree WASHINGTON All Former President Truman today denied ma king the famous “red herring” re mark widely attritxited to him in connection with the congressional Investigation of After Hiss. The former President, said a re porter ‘attending a* White House news conference to 1946 asked If the action of the House Un-Amer ican Activities Committee “was not to the form or s red herring to oov er up stoat the Republican admin istration in the 80th Congress had not don*.* "I said it might be,” Truman Mid. "And that’s where it all star Federal Agents Capture Three For Bootlegging Three men arrested near several whiskey stills in the vicinity of Dunn by Federal officials yesterday, today were bound over to U. S. Dis trict Court under bonds of SSOO each. The defendants were listed as: Edward Lee, 41, of Dunn, Route 2; Matthew James Stevens, 35, Negro of Faison and William Leech, 55, Negro, also of Faison. The three men reportedly were captured near two 500-gallon sub marine type stills and two 200-gal lon aluminum pot stills. Federal officers said that a total of 1,200 gallons of mash were in their possession. Four other stills were destroyed by the officers. These consisted of two 200-gallon submarine type stills and 300 gallons of mash, in another section of Averasboro. A 400-gallon submarine type still was found in Banner Township in John ston County. This still was not in operation but 1200 gallons of mash had been run off. Assisting the Federal ATU agents and Cumberland County ABC offi cers in the raid was Constable Al bert Jackson of Sampson County. The defendants were gdven a hearing here today before Mrs. Mallie Adams Jackson, local United States Commissioner, and hound over to the next term of Federal Court in Raleigh. Erwin Mills To Sett Land Erwin Mills announced today through a real estate company of Winston Salem that all employees of the company buying land in a sale to begin Monday, at 9 o’clock, will be given a 10 percent discount. J. W. Ferrell Company, a large real estate concern of Winston Salem, announced that all employ ees and tenants of Erwin Mills will be given priority for a period of three weeks, beginning Monday, January 11 and ending Saturday; January 30. Full terms of the purchase will be explained to employees on a visit to the main office building on 15th Street to Erwin, the release stated. The office will open for sales at 9 o’clock. Monday. The general public may also make application to purchase any of the property offered for sale, subject to the purchases of the employees, the real estate company announced. Property for sale has been sub divided Into large building lots, small acreage tracts, and large farm tracts, and will include several nice homes, the announcement stated. A large number of the farms will carry a tobacco allotment lt has been reported. Most of the land is on paved streets and highways. ted.” "I never made any statement that there was a red haring, al though the Republicans when they’re in power always try to cov er up their mistakes by attacking somebody or some Institution." CALLS PEARSON SOB He made the statements during s filmed interview at Kansas City with columnist Drew Pearson, to be used as part of a new television series starting next week. Truman once described Pearson at a "liar" and an “5.Q.8." Truman also said Democratic ad ministrations indicated Communists FIVE CENTS PER COPY jpr* * i K - > vX REF. SAM RAYBURN (D-Tex.), House Democratic Floor Leader, holds the cake presented him on his 72nd birthday at « party to his Wash ington office. The veteran Congressman expects the next year to be one of the most active to his political career. (International ) Dunn Recreation Group Appointed Dunn’s recreation program came up for discussion again last night when City Council began working on the selection of members for the newly created Commission. BULLETIN City Manager A. B. Uzzle sta ted this afternoon that the five members of the newly created Recreation Commission have been selected and announced the nam es of the list selected by City Council. On the Commission will be Wayne Justesen, Raymond Cromartie, Mrs. Paul G. White, Dr. C. B. Codrlngton, and A. B. Johnson. Five ex-officio members were named last night as Council at tempted to round out the Commis sion before talk of an election to set a recreation tax comes up. Named last night were, J. Leon Godwin, chairman of the Council’s recreation committee; Grover O. Henderson, newly elected president of the Chamber of Commerce; Dr. C. L. Corbett, chairman of the Town School Board: Roy Lowe, president of the Dunn Jayoees; and Mrs. W. W. Carroll, president of the Dunn Woman’s Club. Ex-officio members will change as the represented organizations elect new heads, lt was pointed out. During the discussion of the Commission's! members, Council temporarily declared an executive sessions at the reouest of Cltv At torney L R. Williams. Wllllatos pointed out that lt would not be fair to discuss names openly until the five members are named. ' STAGGERED TERMS City Manager'As B. TJSzlrwas gfl en a list of 10 persons to contact to select five members to the Com mission. Terms of the members will be staggered so the entire Commis sion will not retire at one time. The Commission will be allowed to select its own chairman when the group meets. Godwin will call (Continued on Page Three! working for the subversion of the government "long before” Sen. Jo seph R. McCarthy (R-Wis.) "ever heard of a Communist.” He said laws against subversion and espio nage were passed during his ad ministration and those of Presidents Wilson sod Roosevelt ■ “I have never beard of any being passed to the Republicans’ 12 yean between WUaon and Roosevelt," he said. Truman was asked whether be agreed with arguments "that Mc- Carthy despite his methods is nee essary to this country to order to (Osaßnod m rage Ms) r THE RECORD GETS RESULTS Dunn City Council News Briefs ATTEND MEETING Norman J. Buttles, manager of the Dunn Chamber of Commerce; Grover C. Henderson, newly elected president; and J. Norwood Stephenson, active member of the Chamber, attended a meeting of City Council last night to discuss the Dunn recreation pro gram. However, Council did not go into the program fully. WEATHER MAN Jim Reid, radio 'man who appeared before Dunn Council last night, is the fa -1 mous “weather man” heard each morning over radio station WPTF. TABLE IT Discussion of signs in Dunn got a quick brush over last 1 night when Councilman B. A. Bra oey told the members to wait until after the elections. Bracey has sta ted that he will not be a candidate 1 for re-election. TAX FORECLOSURES Coun cil voted last night to give City I Attorney I. R. •Williams the go ; ahead signal to take action on tax , foreclosures. Williams stated that , there are around 16 persons who i have taxes behind. Action will be taken within the next 30 days, Williams said. NOT FOR POLITICS Ed Kirk, ’ WPTF radio man, told Mayor Ralph ! Hanna' to a joking manner last night that he doubted that the new ' TV program could do much to help I re-elect mayors. [ ALLOWS 60 DAYS-W. B. War -1 ren, Dunn businessman, was told last night by City Council that , (Contained sn pan tws) ' UVTI T pU Bjßjßj M Mlw 9 * BLADENBORO, N. C. (IP) Authorities today planned to continue their hunt for Die mysterious “vampire beset* which has killed dogs near here and drained their bodies of blood. Four pecks of trained hunting dogs and kept dreds of eager hunters have joined in the search for the beast. Police Chief Roy Rotes said yesterday that thetP* for the animal had actually been hampered by the ttOEte ber of hunters taking part COLUMBIA, S. C. (W’— A fire yesterday turned the piangof young urntronKbedided Who reesar» ed to save her trousseau from the flames. NO. 25 Work To Begin Monday On 25 New Units Here C. T. Latimer, president of Latimer, Incorporated of Dunn, said today he will be gin a $176,000 to $200,000 housing project on Joy Street extension and High way 421 next Monday. In an announcement of plans, Latimer stated that this will be the largest such home building project ever undertaken in Dunn. During the past four years, the company has constructed around 100 homes, Latimer said. The new project will 'bring the number to 125, he added. Latimer appeared before City Council last night to present a petition requesting that the new housing project and Joy Street ex tension be taken into city limits. Council unanimously approved the request and City Manager A. B. Uzzle began plana today to make water and sewer lines available to the new section of town. INCLUDES 25 UNITS The housing project will Include 25 constructions with from five to 10 being at one time, and the entire lot of homes to be completed in about eight months, Latimer said. Houses will be of the two and three bedroom type with a value ranging in the $9 to $12,000 brack? ets. However, tne homes will be sold for much less, it was stated. Constructions will vary in style and materials with some of brick and wood, and others of wood only. "I feel very optimistic far the future of Dunn,” Latimer said, “if I didn’t, I wouldn’t begin this proj ect,’; he added. previous constaiotiwtf by C. T. •Lstßner, incorporated have In cluded the Jtraildtob projects on W. Divine extension and on Joy Street. The site of the new homes to be built within the next few months was secured from Henry O. Shell. ORDINANCE AMENDED In order to accept the addition to the town limits. Council passed an amendment to the subdivision or dinance allowing land to come to on one side of the street only, pro vided the land coming to was side of the street by another. The owned by one person and the other amendment was made necessary be cause Latimer owns only part of one side of Highway 421. Hie or dinance bad required that sub divisions added to the city limits take to both sides of streets to facilitate garbage collection. City limits were extended to the • Old County Road last night with Joy Street being extended to the Road. The addition is also bordered by Highway 421 and runs back down the County road the length of two lots. In accepting the addition, the corner of Highway 421 and the Old , County Road was excepted be cause Henry O. Shell declined sell that part of the property. Tito lot is now occupied by a farm tenant house, it was stated. New Set Shows Two Programs At Time On TV / NEW YORK (*) A IlilsflslM manufacturer came up today with a new TV set which will altew the kids to watch a cowboy show and the Mks to see a different pro gram at the hum time. The ALLEN B. DuMQNT Laboratories, toe- anveOed its “Duoscopic receiver" as a solution to the peter pre Memos contact ing TV tastes. The Dusucepe projects programs simultaneously on tito .Continued on Page Throe)
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