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. warmer we**. awl saUta perNena •v : V-fi22f* Um *—»«*e«eree tenight Wggnr \ CONGRESSMAN F. ERTEL CARLYLE of Uaktrton, North Carolina, la bidding farewell M*®" Gloria Nichols of Wilmington, who has : Tory valuable Member of Us secretarial 111 Washington states IMA She has accepted - * V T. V . 'v \ , ' _ Seven Boats Are Wrecked; 100 People Saved In Heroic Rescue jhsL&£ * dCibtle ■ I Arthur (Tit) WggesLCadlllac in ■mb/? .-.IP* * seven-passeeiger IM, but Tit says nine people can I Sit in. it in oomlort and without I seen- touching each other . . . Otis I Warten met Rubinoff, the famous IvidtliUst, on his recent trip to Hot I Spriggs, Arkansas . , . They rode I together from the hotel In Mem lEhi. to the airport ... He said BCfcSnoS held tightly to the violin |Cd wouldn’t let the porter handle I jp*. fill - • . That Strad U Insured ■ fob *IOO.OOO . . . Interviewing Rub- IlndCf fa Durham several years ago, Iwe Vasked him if hie violin was worth thflt much money*** was a very foolish question, Im&ed . . . He glared back and liSSm. “Do 1 look like a crook?" i’clvllames Butler of Fklcon, as leistuHto the president at East I Carolina CoUefe!reported while ■ here today that ECO is really going ■ joyn«r of Raleigh, former State iDeindiratic Chairman and one of I (Continued on Page Three) k homos Will Head f Erwin Church Men ■ TELEPHONES: 111? . 1111 , an appointment with the United States Air Force and has been assigned to Ankara, Turkey. Before leaving for Ankara, Miss Nichols will undergo a four-weak training course in Washington. (Daily Reesrff Photo by B*th Muse) STV PETERSBURG, Fla. (W Wind-Whipped waves which wreck ed seven boats tamed the gev OasparlUa Festival into tragedy with one teen-aged boy dead, an other missing and 100 persons res cued in dramatic fashion. As a multitude of boats at end ing the annual celebration at Tam pa, across Tampa Bay from this west coast winter resort, began thJ trip back Monday, winds up to 45 miles an hour stirred up, seven foot waves which disabled a motor vessel carrying a small Skiff with tour boys aboard. The occupants cf the pleasure ship were towed to saf ety In robber rafts. The youth's eraft, A, 14-foot mo tor boat, was capsized on a sand bar by pounding warn and two of the boys, Larry Roberts, 1. and 15, and Chat Akins, 16, attempted to swim here to Ming help for their compenlkins. William Griffin, 18, and Bob Caruthers 16. Young Roberts was dragged out of the chilly waters at Tampa six hours later, exhausted and nearly incoherent. Akins was still missing today. A Coast Ouard amphibian pick ed up the two youths who remain ed with the overturned craft but young Griffin, son of Dr. Martin Griffin, prominent St. Petersburg psychologist, died en route to a ho* pita], Caruthers was in very ser ious condition. LONDON m Mate Minister ; Winston Churchill said today that ’ there may be a blg-pewer confer , cue* en Per Eastern problems af ter the foreign minister* conferv eneein Berlin. > The men of St. Stephen’* Church at their monthly cupper meeting j In Bt. Stephen’s parish House, Er i win, last night, elected new ofri -1 A tk CTf) Thomas was elected SPresident; J. Kenneth Bruton, vice I President; Ray D. Caldwell, Tteas- I urer, and Joseph Johnson, Secre [ tary- Ray D. Caidweu, retiring (| president, presided at the meeting 1 Henry Tyler was iptwlrtrt senior I Wards: lor toe year and K. H. I} Beet was appointed Junior Ward- I fft_ , . V %7?ZiT r >'W.} - 'V £ ■ jJailt* TXtxmfr “PPNN, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 9, 1954 Harnett Slayers Appealing Case nine young men who drew long prison terms for a Harnett County murder laid appeals before the State Bupreme court yesterday. They were John Spencer, Bobby Bpencer and Lacy Murchison all of whom drew 25-30 year terms In Harnett Superior Court for the Slaying of Thurman McNeill in a Islington Juke joint on January 8, 1953! All three men pleaded innocent to the billing of the 21-year-old Mc- Neill, Who was shot and stabbed besides a piccolo in Moore’s Case in a section known as 'Shaw Town.’’ McNeill was 31 years old and lived near Buie's Creek. Witnesses told the Harnett jury and Judge Clawson Williams that the three men converged on Mc- Neill as he stood beside the picco lo. An argument had come a few minute* before as McNeill tried to step between two men wbo had been wfeestltog inside the case, which was nln by McNeill’s bro ther. The place was described by one witness as. a “typical piccolo Joint’ John Spencer had the gun as they converged upon McNeill, wit nesses said. Another of the three had a knife. Gunman Robs Bank 01 S3,DM DANVILLE, Va. OB A young bandit forced an elderly bank man - ager today to stuff $33,500 in bills into a sack and then knocked him unconsdom, making a dean get away while the victim jay on (he bank floor. The robbery occurred at approx imately 8:46 a. m. as Robert Da vis, 88-year-old manager of the North Danville branch of the First National Bank, arrived to open the bank for business. Davis told police that a gunman met him at the office door, forced him to open it and then made him open the vault in the office and help fill a bag with $33,500 In twen ty, ten, five and one-dollar bills. TRIED TO GRAB GUN him cm the bead, knoofclng him out Davis said he believes be wee un conscious for about five minutes. Five studies had to be taken to the robbery anoarentlv was well rlan nedta adduce. He said that Ture- Reds Send Reinforcements As Germans Demand Free Election Democrats Give To Help Boost Party Treasury Twenty Democrats of Dunn contributed $5 each this week to mike it possi ble to send twolielegates to the Jefferson - Jackson Day dinner to be held at the Sir Walter Hotel Saturday eve ning. Fred Byerly, who was in charge of raising the funds, said today that Al Wullenwaber and Coy Lu cas were drawn as the delegates. Names of those contributing are placed in a hat and two names drawn. The drawing was made by E. H. Mahone, Byerly stated. Woodrow Hill assisted Mr. Byerly here. In the meantime, LllUngton, had not completed tnelr drawing this morning, it Was stated. Duncan Ray, County tax collector, was in charge of raising tne funds in t.ii. lington. Bill Johnson is the Har nett County Democratic Party chairman. Those attending the dinner from Harnett will hear Senator Spee sard .Holland of Florida, principal speak* for the annual Democrat ic afffir. Emm* collected from the dinner are tApd in tne election ot Demo crats m North Carolina. This year a large part of the funds will be used in the Tenth Congressional District where Republican Charlie Jones will be seeking re-election. Democrats are expected to concen trate their funds on the election . of the candidate who wins the 1 Democratic primary vote. Fund raising in North Carolina this year is aimed at equalling the r $29,000 collected last year,- it was ’ stated today. Harnett County will i contribute S3OO of this sum-in pay ing tor six plates at SSQ each, i Besides Byerly, Woodrow Hill , has assisted In making the col lections In Dunn. ; News Shorts WASHINGTON (W—Defense See ' re tary Charles E. Wilson said to ’ day that “come spring" the em ployment situation In Detroit will i he “all right.” The Labor Depart ment yesterday declared Detroit an I area Os “substantial” unemploy ment, making it eligible for gov | eminent aid in obtaining govern , ment contracts. * DETftOIT W The president ’ I o t the American Psychiatric Assn. . said today there still are some I ,i«» u t-iqpr ltuee BULLETINS NUERNBERG, Germany (TO One of two Caech air men who crash-landed • training plane In West Germany Friday has decided to remain here as a political refugee, it was announced today. An official announcement said CpL Jeri Sorm, 22, has asked U. 8. occupation authorities for political asylum and that file request has been grant ed. A spokesman for file U. S. High Commission said the other man in the plane, a 26-year-old colonel who was not identified by name, “evidently grants to return to Csecho slovakia.” TALKEETNA, Alaska W Ground crews battfed waist-deep snow and an Alaskan biixsard today as they searched for seven men missing in an Air Force C 47 crash near Mt. McKinley. Six survivors of the explosion which lipped apart the big plane last Friday were recuperating - at Bmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, Alaska, and tile bodies of three victims had been recovered. Seven of the lOoaUMoi *a peso m> ■m - ■ ■■a a EIRE Plre*j«t-. No one wa« bam at the ttan* tne .' , ' • .’rt gmis&zaNSm F!,‘i,*i - A 26-TON ARMY TANK Is shown atop one of five autos that It ran over In Downey, Calif., after it rambled out' cl oontroL The tank, driven by Warrant Officer Robert B. Duke, was on Its way to Pasadena. According to police, Duke lost control of the vehicle when a car suddenly came out of a driveway. He was traveling at about 35 miles an hour when he first struck a light post, then four other cars In succession. The tank finally came to a halt on top of a fifth one. No one was injured in the freak mishap. (International Soundphoto) Wilson Declares U. S. Planes Won't Be Sent Into Indo-China WASHINGTON (IP) De fense Secretary Charles E. Wilson declared emphatical ly today th«t ho AfneriSSi pilots will be sent to aid the French In Indochina. * Wilson also told a news confer ence a military victory over the Communists without direct Amer ican intervention Is “both possible and probable.” He did say, however, that Lt Gen. John W. O’Dahiel, comman der of the U. S. Army forces In the Pacific, “might he sent” to Indo china. Presumably he would head a new military mission. But Wil son was vague In discussing what O’Daniel will do after completing conferences here with .the Joint Chiefs of StafT and high civilian officials. FRANCE ASKED PILOTS Wilson’s statement that no Amer ican pilots will be sent to Indo china followed disclosure that France had asked this country for transport pitots to bolster its air communications in the battle with Commuhist rebels—a move that would have put American airmen cloeer than ever before to actual combat operations in the Indochina war. - ! Wilson answered with an em phatic “no” when asked If Ameri car pilots would be sent to Indo china. I This followed, assurances by Re publican leaden in Congress that the administration does not at pre sent intend to tend military force* to Indochina. < *, ' ; L ~ - FIVE CENTS PER COPY Davidson Ordained By Erwin Church Rev. Frank A. Davidson was or dained as a minister of the Pres byterian Church at Erwin Sunday night in solemn, impressive cere monies conducted by four ministers and two ruling elders of the church. It was the first such ceremony ever conducted in the Erwin Pres byterian Church, which was found ed June 5. 1906. The ordination sermon, which was heard by a large congregation of Presbyterians and members of oth er denominations, was delivered by Jackson Announces For Constable Here Lonnie B. Jackson of Dunn, Route 4, who has been prominent ly identified In law enforcement circles for many years, today an nounced his candidacy for the of fice of Constable of Averasboro Township, subject to the May 29th Democratic Primary. Averasboro, which includes Dunn, is the county’s largest township. Mr. Jackson announced today that he was throwing his hat into the ring and sold he would pay his filing fee within the next few days. He is seeking the post now held by Constable Oscar Pearce. Mr. Pearce Is reported to be interested In running for the office of Sher iff. but has not yet made an an nouncement ID*. Jackson Is a former Dunn police chief and also a former dep uty sheriff and constable. In announcing today, Mr. Jack- Dunn Featured In Two Articles City Manager A. B. Uzxle stated today that Dunn was featured In two msgaxtoe* published this month. One of the articles pre sented figures on the progress of the town since World War n. The American City, • magazine circulated for city officials, con . t stood a graph showing such things m income from property tax. yearly budget growth consumer price in dex. and the tax rate per SIOO ttaTMUtataMl mrmber*of f«toS, relative to made to ] the Rev. Dr. William B. Ward, pas- \ tor of the First Presbyterian Chur ch at Spantanburg, S. C. It was Dr. Ward who. while serving a Pres- i byterlan Church as Pastor at El kins, W. Va.. advised the Rev. Mr. I Davison to become a candidate for the ministry while the latter was a student at Davis and Elkins Col lege, Elkins, W. Va. GAMMON GIVES CHARGE ' Rev. C. M. Gibbs of Fayetteville, (Coattoaed On Pag* Two) son said: “I have had the honor ' of serving the township and the . county previously and I feel that : the citizens already know of the ! type of law enforcement I stand for and the kind of service which I would render.” Mr. Jackson served as Dunn's < (Continued On Porn Three) Conner Will Head ( ECC Alumni Group East Carolina College alumni residing In Harnett county Monday evening elected chapter officers, naming Carl G. Conner, news editor of The Dally Record, of Dunn, The business meeting followed addresses by James L. Whitfield, Raleigh newspaper editor, presi dent of the ECC General Alumni Association, and Alumni Secretary James W. Butler of OreenvlUe. Other officers chosen at the meeting at which the ohapter con stitution was adopted, were, Mrs. John Snipes of Dunn, first vice president; C. J. Howard cf Buie’s Creek, second vice president; Mrs. Cart M Damn, secretary reporter. These offices constitute the executive committee of the chap ter. The I THE RECORD GETS RESULTS NO. 46 Unrest Among Workers Is Still Growing BERLIN (IP) Communist po lice sent reinforcements to- East German cities and dis patched special squads to confiscate hundreds of thousands of lea fle t s de manding unity through free elections, Western anti-Red sources reported today. Reports from major Soviet Zone industrial areas said the unrest of workers still was growing, with the Communists to some cases turn ing their headquarters buildings and key factories Into strong • points to resist possible attacks. The West Berlin “Free Jurists Invetlgation Committee’ said that alerted Communist police rein forcements were sent to all major cities in the East zone. Particularly strong units were said to have been sent to Dresden, Chemitz, Jena and Madgeburg. Lelpstg, Halle, Alterburg, En glesdorf, Brandenburg and Hen ningsdorf were described as other points where unrest could break into open revolt. The U. 8. High Commission news paper Neue Zeitung said East Ger man police had tightened controls pt all railway terminals, bus stops «Hd highway crossings to a search for the antl-Communlst leaflets. But many thousands of the leaf lets explaining the Western foreign ministers plan to unify Germany have been spread throughout ths zone, and East Germans were re ported demanding acceptance of the proposal In order to gain free dom from Communism. Umstead Names Special Judge Raleigh rtft Gov. William B. Umstead today named W. A. Leland McKelthan of Plnehurst, former president of the State Bar Assn., to the superior court bench as a special judge. McKelthan succeeds Judge Fran cis O. Clarkson who became reel dent Judge of the 14th Judicial District last week when Judge Wil liam O. Bobbitt wag elevated to the State Supreme Court. McKelthan will take the oath of office here Thursday. McKelthan, 42, was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Davidson Col lege and received hfe law degree from Duke. He Is a member of the judicial council of the State Bar Assn. His appointment complete* a full compliment of special superior court judges. CARL G. CONNER
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