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-1 toaCbaateOr #f Commerce, named last night, are
I limmM atatee. Harold Medlin, elected the Young
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dent Pictured (1. to r.) front, are: Medlin; Mrs.
s Lib Ferguson, secretary and manager; and Willis
; McLamb, first vice prseident. Back row: (L to r.)
H. D. Denning, second vice president; and Brant
ley McLamb, treasurer. (Dally Record Photo)
Harold Medl in, popular
young businessman of Ben
son, was re-elected president
of the Benson Chamber of
Commerce at a meeting of
the Board of Directors last
night at the Carolina Hotel.
Medlin was recently named the
outstanding Young Man of the
Benson Chamber of Commerce. He
also seme on the town ward.
Other officers named last , night
included, Willis McLamb, first vice
president: H. D. Denning, second
vice president; Brantley McLamb,
treasurer; and Mrs. Lib Ferguson,
secretary and manager.
Members of the Board of Direc
tors met last night to draw up plant
for the year, hold elections, and to
install five new directors. Named
directors for 19M were, Ralph
Delano, Bantley McLamb, Noel
Auman, and R. B. Whittington who
was elected to the Board. “
OTHER MEMBERS
Old members of the Board include
lOentinued an Page Three;
Gleason, Wife
Won't Divorce
NEW YORK (01 . Television
star Jackie Gleason said today that
divorce was “out of the question”
in the triangle Involving himself,
his estranged wife and dancer Mar
ilyn Taylor. , . ' ,
Recovering from a broken leg in
i a Park Sheraton Hotel Suite, Qlea
fContinued on Page Three)
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DUNN, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 10, 1954
News Shorts
VATICAN CITY W) The Vati
can said today continued improve
ment in the Condition of Pope Pius
XII gives hope that he will have
”a quick, general, recovery,”, hut
every precaution is beinr taken to
safeguard against a. relapse.
Vatican sources warned that the
extreme weakness of the Pope, and
the fact that he is nearing 78 yean
es age, mean that even with con
tinued improvement it probably
will be months rather than weeks
before he is able to resume public
audiences.
HONO KONG » Successors
to the famous “Flying Tigers”
may fly again for the French in
Indochina, it seas reported today.
RELIABLE sources said Mai. Gen.
Claire L. Chennault’s Civil Air
Transport, a peacetime holdover
of the ‘Tigers," was asked if it
oonid supply pilots and crew* to
operate Cll9 Flying Boxcars. The
answer was yes.”
BASS AC, B. W. a. m The 78-
foot yawl Escapade of Detroit ap
parently baht 24 Other yachts to the
1 finish line today in the annual
; Miami - Nassau yacht race. .. ..
RICHMOND, Va. IF) —, to
Sea. Marvin Min ter announced to
day he will ask the Virginia Gen
eral Assembly to cancel reciprocal
agreements on Truck taxes between
Virihria and other states.
. RICHMOND, Va. m Two
Caban stowaways agreed today
that their destination isn’t as sweet
as the ride.
Juan Callus# Calderon, a, and Jose
Peres Viltauumre, *B, were ‘arrest
ed whqn a sugar boat from Havana
docked la Richmond Monday. They
had scooped a “nest” in the
ship’s sweat cargo, and Calderon
said they lived ca “cracker*
i tittle fish sardines,” and a couple
: of bottles of water.”
President Gale Plasa of EdSador
Win detfvsr the annual series of
Wett Lectures at the University of
I North Carolina March U-IJ, Dr
I ftfrT-Vt'T Heard, lecture eenunlt*
(Continued on Page Eight)
Vivian Leigh Hurt,
.But Show Goes*On
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Unrest Growing
In East Germany
On Vote Issue
BERLIN (IP) East Ger
many’s Communist regime
today was reported to have
cancelled all leaves and
called back all men on fur
lough to crush spreading
unrest and mounting de
mands for Wester n-type
free elections.
The Red police underscored with
gunfire, which wounded one Ger
man on Berlin’s city frontier, their
orders to deal ruthlessly with any
one suspected of agitating against
the regime.
The West Berlin “Fighting Group
Against Inhumanity” reported that
the Communists have brought
their maltia-like police force up to
its full, 200,000-man strength ih fear
of a new workers’ revolt, similar
to that of last June 17. Official
confirmation of the report was not
immediately available.
SPREADING RAPIDLY
The U. S. High Commission's
newspaper Neue Zeitung said dis
content is spreading rapidly as' a
result of the refusal of Soviet For
eign Minister V. M. Molotov, to
accept the West’s plan for free all-
German elections and reunification
of the country.
A fuel shortage was reported to
be so acute that many cities in the
Red zone were without bread be
cause bakeries had no fuel for their
ovens. Power cuts limiting service
to eight or 12 hours were said to
be Uju-effect In many areas.
Workers’ demonstrations, work
stoppages and similar manifesto.
tionsUtf, deep-rooted unrest . were
reported from Halle, Leipzig and
many other East German cities. -
Poet's Slayer
Admits Crime
NEW YORK (IP) A vagabond
dishwasher has confessed he shot
poet-novelist Maxwell Bodenhelm to
death in a Skid Row rooming house,
police announced today.
Hie dishwasher is Harold Wein
berg, 28, a scar-faced ex-convtet.
He is being questioned about the
brutal stabbing of Bodenhelm's
third wife, Ruth Fagan, 35, whose
body was found Sunday with her
husband’s In the 85-a week room
rented by Weinberg.
Weinberg, who had been sought
ifrom New York to Florida, was
captured in a basement room today
less than 10 blocks from the 3rd
Ave. room where the Bodenheim's
bodies were discovered. ■
Police said Weinberg had not re
vealed his motive for shooting the
poet. They smd he confeaeed using
a J 22 caliber revolver for the mur
der but that neither the pistol nor
iContlnaed On Pago Vivo)
BULLETINS
WASHINGTON (01 - The Air Force announced yea
terday it will present to Congress soon a 1954 construe
tion program providing for 1$ new bases in this countr
and the expansion of a number of current facilities. I
said the new bases are needed to expand the Ah’Force t
the proposed 137 wings. The Air Force did net estimat
the cost of the program, but said use es seme planne
bases depends on reaching satisfactory agreements will
local communities.
WASHINGTON W The “Gillette MB” to nut coffc
trading under federal supervision was assured, of eai
Senate passage today. The bill, to subject the New Yor
Coffee Exchange to regulations imposed by the Comraoc
ity Exchange Administration, gathered dost for thre
years after it was first drawn up by Sen. Guy M. GiOett
D-lowa following a 1959 coffee price investigation. Bs
when congressmen's mail recently startad,gettinf protest
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‘NATIONAL GUARD Ed Wode Dunn, tor potenntow: Cto
of Dunn Nation*! Guard stated to- *nea W. Jackson. V7, alao white,
day that the local unit pal* out Route 4, Dunn, far driving drun
tt***Arran? anT* foT iwmT Gregory oMfcote,. MB***
pairs, he stated. injuries in an acctdsnt in Duu
TWO ARRESTED Tw persona Gregor*
24 hours aceortiinf to the Dunn BroecL Bit fjj Mt jy »
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ERWIN METHODIST CHURCH OBSERVES ANNIVERSARY
REV; I>. A. PETTY
Lions To Welcome
District Governor
Members of the Dunn Lion* Club
today were preparing to welcome
District Lions Governor J. D. Pea
cock of Lumberton when he makes
his official visit (to the club Thurs
day night.
The meeting win be held in the
General Lee Room of Johnson’s
Restaurant at 7 o'clock,: according
to an anhounoement made by Presi
dent Jesse tfapps.
District Governor Peacock will
address the Lions on the club pro
gram for the year. He will be *c
companied by Deputy District Gov
ernor H. Putman Blue of Aberdeen.
(Oswlla—d On Pape Five)
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Erwin Methodists
Plan Celebration
The Erwin Methodist Church announced plans today
tor *• week-long celebration oi their Golden Anniversary
begmning Monday. Rev. D. A. Petty, pastor, who made
the announcement, stated that the Erwin Church will be
50 years old this week.
Every effort is being made to j
make next week the biggest cele- i
bratlon In the history of the Erwin
Methodist, it was pointed out today.
Histories of various phases of thj :
church work are being written, and *
friends of the church, both old and f
new, have been Invited back for the
week of celebration.
Rev. Petty said today that all <
former pastors of the church have .
been invited to the week of cele- ,
bratlon, and that a number of them ]
will be speaking during the week. ,
The observance will end Feb j
ruary 21 with an afternoon meeting
3 for an informal time of fellowship
e in which everyone will have an op
* port unity to speak. Pastor Petty
8 states. Dinner will be served on the
* grounds, or in the basement if
weather Is unfavorable, and all
e famine* have been asked to bring a
* basket of food for the final get to
8 gether.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
.. Observance of the 50th anni
u versary will begin Monday evening,
’* February 15 at 7:30 and will con
tinue through the week with serv
* ices every afternoon at that hour.
*■ The Rev. W. L. Manes*, Elm City,
who was pastor from 1816 to 1817.
win be the Monday evening speaker
A history presented by S. 8. Yar
fe Homer J. Lanier
X Dies In Raleigh
A Homer J. Lanier, 60, mmfent
Raleigh merchant and husband of
® the former Miss Elsie Baggett of
d Dunn, died Tuesday night in Rex
h Hospital. He had been critically ill
.. for about a week with a heart ail
ment.
Mr. Lanier was well known In]
« Dunn and visited here often. He I
■V was the son-in-law of Mrs. Fred
£ Baggett
, Lanier was a partner with Jamea
** B. Womble and George B. Richard
-96 son in the men’s clothing firm of
to Lanter-WomUe, Inc. in Raleigh.
lt He entered business for himself
” several years ago after many yean
“ connection with other stores in Ra
- ite -*
Mr. Lanier suffered a heart at
. tack a few yean ago, but recovered
k and was able to continue in hi*
I business until several day* ago
when he was stricken again.
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THE RECORD
GETS RESULTS
borough, Durham, and Mrs. E. G.
Purcell, Erwin, will also be high
lighted Monday evening.
Rev. J. J. Boone, Durham, who
was pastor from 1926 to 1931. will be
the speaker Tuesday evening, and
B. B. Hudson, superintendent of the
Erwin Methodist Sunday school, will
continued the history high light;.
Wednesday evening, the Rev. E.
G. Purcell, Jr. of Ahoekle will
preach. He is a native of Erwin,
and a former member of the church.
He joined the North Carolina Con
ference in 1943. Mrs. D. T. Stutts.
Erwin who Is writing the history of
(Oenttned on Page Vive)
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i Lennon Says Scott
Is Not Qualified
” RALEIGH (IT) Former Gov.
. W. Kerr Scott makes the first
.. speech of his newly - announced
r rampniyq for the U. S. Senate in
l Chapel Hill tonight but the first
blast in the expected struggle was
fired yesterday by his principal op
ponent, aimed directly at Seott.
Sen. Alton A. Lennon, making a
"non-political” address in Char
lotte, declared “there’s a lot of
difference between being a gov
ernor and being a senator.” He
did not mention Scott by name, but
added “when you’re governor you’-
Gregory Announce $
For A Third Term
Harnett Representative Canon .
Gregory of Angier, Route 2 today ■
announced his candidacy for re
election to a third term and said , *WT 4
he would pay hi* filing fee with- . |jjgl
in the next few days. :* M :
he would be a candidate, but to
dav he made It onclal. W*9k M
in a brief statement issued to- W* JK
day, Rep. Gregory said: -
NO. 49
Says Program
For Good 01
Entire Nation
WASHINGTON (DP) Pres
ident Eisenhower said today
he thinks it is untrue, polit
ically unwise and foolish to
say that all Democrats are
tinged with treason or
amount to security risks.
As for Democratic pleas that he
halt charges of treason by Repub
lican leaders, Kisennower told a
news conference there Is no way
a President could stop this except
among nis own branch or govern
ment.
Thoughtfully and slowly, he then
said he doubts that any great dis
play of partisanship by his execu
tive staff is particularly appropri
ate at this particular time.
CALLS NO NAMES
Elsenhower called no specific
names. Nor would he entertain any
discussion of specific individuals,
particularly Ben. Joseph R. Mc-
Carthy R-Wls, who have been at
tacking the last two Democratic
administrations.
After the President’s brier dis
cussion on his distate for extreme
partisanship, a reporter asked
whether lt was accurate to con
strue his remarks “as meaning
that you could counsel the offi
cials of the executive branch of
government nbt to Indulge in ex
tern tinned on pogo aipnt)
Dunn Rotations
To Attend Meet
f 'The Dunn Rotary t!Wb Ka4
chartered two big buses to take lo
cal Rotarians and their wives to
the 279th District Conference at
Goldsboro Friday night-
President John Strickland aald
the group would leave from the
Dunn Armory at 5:30 o’clock. Ro
. tartans Paul Walker and Charlie
i Hildreth are in charge of the *r
l rangements.
The Rotay group will attend ttw
l Governor’s Banquet, which Is the
. highlight of the annual conference,
. to be attended by representatives
t from 40 clubs.
, Three members of the Dunn club,
. A1 WuUenwaber, Hoover Adams and
■ Norman Buttles, are on the con
; ference committees for the Golds
t boro meeting.
re the big bom, but when you’re »
senator you’ve got 90 other boeaei ‘
as big as you arm.
CITES SCOTT WRANGLES
“That mean* you've got to woe*
pretty doeely with other folks and
some people Jute don’t have the
capacity to get along with others,”
Lennon said.
Despite Lennon’s opening round
blast, there was confidence In the
Scott camp today. Scott named
i State Sen. Terry Santad of Fay
etteville as his campaign mans*
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