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+WEATHBR+ North Carolina Pair today, somewhat wanner west and central portion*. Generally fair and cold tonight. Low temperatures in np* per 3Ta in moan tain* and 30-55 elsewhere. VOLUME 4 HEAVY GUARD PUT AROUND CAPITOL w . ■—a 'i‘ - -•■'krc-Li- .. f- ■: . . . . f I - \ '**>. ™ Mff:%&mP •' •sS* ! :'! 1 -m •-• ' | VOTERS AT POLLS Voting was alow this toft, the Rev, Francis McCarthy, pastor of the morning at the polls located la the Dana Fire Sacred Heart Catholic Church la Doan, puts his Department, pictured at the right, Woody Myers ballot In the box. At 1* o’clock this morning only tshss aiiHUlot and looks at It before going fd the • Its persons had voted. However, voting had picked > voting booth, Mrs. J. C. Andrews, one of the poll op this afternoon. (Daily Record Photo) K beepers, te shown, sitting back of Myers. At the •, •; .V~ ■ - i.- .~.&r s. Balloting Light Here Today On ilssue Os Recreation Tax Levy 1 JJI£M <mtk I JhinqA •,> By HOOVER ADAMS I chocTchoo justice K STILL POPULAR HERO Rev. Bob Insko lives Just a block ■ from the Erwin school, but he dld ■ h’t know about the big storm that I ripped off the roof until he walked 9 / into The Record office late ye»ter | day morning "Oee whiz,” he said, M'« n really must sleep soundly." ■ Charlie (Choo Choo) Justice Is still * hero....Vou should have seen the L. girls at Johnson’s fluttering around 1. when the handsome fellow walked ■ in for luncheon yesterday.—.Choo ■ Choo not only is a great athlete, 1 £ (Cgntinnod On Page Two) LBilly Sexton Heads I Lillington Chamber ■ Sexton, owner of the de i store that bears his name w pr udent of the Lilling nber of Commerce. was elected to succeed irock at a meeting of the on Friday night at the Wf: * lV f^? a^f fleers chosert at the ‘9ft same time were John WHboumq TELEPHONES: 1111 . Sill Voters were going to the polls today in light numbers to express their opinion on the 10 cents per hundred valuation tax for recreation. As yet there is no indication Os how the vote will go since polls do not close until 6:30 this evening. At 10 o’clock this morning, 100 persons bad voted. At 2:30 this afternoon 340 had voted. Many of the people* who came out were ex pressing their opinions but proa and cons seem approximately equal ly divided. Keepers of the polls said that one man came in and asked for a ballot and commented, "Sere goej one more against It." The polls wera opened thjg morn ing it 0:30 and at V o’clock N. M, Johnson 8», became the first per son to cast a vote. Around the poll ing place were numerous signs toll ing people *how to get in and out of the fire station. One sign read: i “Step high—pull—push—vote—etoop , low. step high." The pdl keepers iconttwaod on Fate ■» - W. K. SEKTON JJftilu JlMurd Myers Funeral Services Set Mrs. Pauline Wade Myers, age 6), of Norfolk, Va., formerly of Dunn died early Monday morning In a Southern Pines Hospital of pneumonia. A native of Dunn she was a member of one of the pioneer fam ilies of the town and the daughter of the late Martin L. and Maggie Cook Wade. She was educated In, the Dunn Schools and was a grad uate of Flora Macdonald College In Red Springs and taught hi the Dunn schools for several years. . Mr*. Mver* was the widow of ■ t*e Hte Dr Edward Mvers and af hl« death made her home In WslefvH for severs! years moving from there to Norfolk a few year* p-rft, Sh* wa* ah active member of tb- Norfolk Presbvterism Church *nd a former member of the local Presbyterian Church. ' The body ha* been returned to r*unr and wiP be at the Cromar tle Funer«l Horn* where funeral serytees wlll h* h»'d Wednesday af fernorn at S:flO. The Rev. Richard R G*mjr M » will officiate. Burial w«t be in Greenwood Cemetery. She Is survived by one daugh ter. Mrs. Hugh Bolling of Ba'eigh. two brothers. M. Loon Wade of Norfolk. VA.. and William R. (Bill) , Wade of Shreveport. La. One sister. Mrs, Msrvsret Wade Leerentveld of Montgomery. Ala. Graham Turns It ■ A n I LONDON m A caust/c critic j^saws DUNN, N. C„ TUESPAV AFTERNOON, MARCH 8, 1954 Public Is Given Explanation On Fired Workers WASHINGTON OP) The administration gave the* first public explanation of the 2,224 “security risks” re moved from government jobs to a Senate Committee today. Chairman Phillip Young of the Civil Service Commission was cal led before the Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee to ex plain the partial breakdown of the ousters he made public last night. His breakdown showed that of 1,782 employes removed, 355 had "subversive" information in their flies. The others were fired for sex ual perversion, conviction for fel on; or misdemeanor, or for "other reasons.” The breakdown covered all em ployes separated as "security risks” from all government depart ments except Defense between last March and December. Young said a breakdown of the 442 others In the Defense Department would be supplied later. Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, who declared In a speech last month that the “vast majority” of the 2,200 “have had some connection” with subversive groups, said today: "I assume It la a completely honest breakdown.” OTHER DEVELOPMENTS McCarthy —McCarthy Indicated he will put his suggestion for spe cial labor camps for draft-eligible Communist up to Army Secretary (Continued On Page Two) New Shorn WASHINGTON (W Son. Jo seph R. McCarthy said today that he la "very, very concerned” about Scott McLeod being stripped of au thority over State Department per sonnel. The Wisconsin Republican, a good friend of McLeod, served notice that be Intends to find out' why Secretary of State John Fes ter Dulles ordered the mere. WASHINGTON m The ap pointment of Julian T. Gaskin aa C. 8. attorney for the Eastern Dls . trict of North Carolina was con firmed by the Senate . yesterday. Gaskin, a Republican of Goldsboro, succeeds Charles P. Green of Loutsburg who resigned. > ' TOKYO (VI The cabinet ap ’ proved today two bills which would give Japan military, naval and air force* for the first time In eight years. CAIRO, Egypt (V) President , Mohammed Nagnlb returned from (Continued an page three) I BULLETINS WASHINGTON (IF) Rep. A. L. Miller, angered by the terror attacks of Puerto Rican Nationalists, suggested to day that the United States might free the island to make its people subject to U. 8. immigration laws. Miller R-Neb, chairman of the House Interior and In sular Affairs Committee, raised this possibility after thre« Nationalists wounded five congressmen in a wild shooting spree in the House of Representatives. Miller’s committee handles legislation affecting Puerto Rico. COLUMBIA, S. C. (IF) Both houses returned here today to begin the eighth week of the 1954 session of the Legislature with the state appropriations bill still unpass ed and headed for a conference committee. The House and the Senate each was scheduled to name three mem i (OiuHmui uA pa— tool + Record Roundup + FIRE OUTS HOUSE Fire gutted a home in Bast Rrwln Saturday afternoon when aa open ooal stove popped out Into the room. Tbc Howard Ht •OBTwIWIy MSB treasurer of the Dunn Firs Depart ment, reported. Firemen wen able to save adjetatng homes. ' ' - -- JU T . : |B 9 ' v . M . ■L*W m , Slfe '9l K g iI w Mk - MORMON LEADERS HERE President and superintendent; President Nslder; Grady BunsST c - W. Nailer of Raanoke, Va., head of the president of the local group; and Mr*. Nalder. Mormon Church In the Central Atlantic States, Formed here in 1047, the local group has are pictured hero on a visit to the local church, rapid strides, and recently acquired th-*- own which is showing rapid growth and progress. Left church building, it is located on West Mr sort to right are: Vic Anderson, local Sunday School Street (Dally Record Photo.) i . _ ‘ 1 ' »ir l ■ ' 11 | County Board Votes To Employ Juvenile Probation Officer Harnett County commissioners telescoped many important mat ters into one busy morning session on Monday. County fathers in brief: (1) Appropriated >25,000 from the county surplus fund to take care of repairs to the win(l-damaged Er win school. \ (2) Voted ttf-apaod >1.839 for im mediate improvement of the court house square. In addition, the courthouse will get a new roof, new gutters, down spouts, and windows win be puttied and outside trim of the courthouse painted. The wel fare building will also get a coat of paint. (3) Employed school truant offi cer Ted Malone of Coats as county probation officer for the Juvenile court during the summer months .when he is aot working for the board of education. I (4) instructed county health offi cer W. B. Hunter to seek a price from the H. T. Spears estate heirs I (Continued em page two) CONDUCTS CLASSES Sr. Woodrow Flannery. Professor of Education at East Carolina Oot —. . I 1 .0 . FIVE CENTS PER COPT Ii ‘ , Republican Chief Critical Os Joe • ' ' • .••A' . „v i-, s . '! WASHINGTON (IP) Republican National Chairman Leonard W. Hall said today at the White House that he “can’t go along” with Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy when the senator attacks Army generals whef are fighting commu nism. Hall made the comment after a conference with President Eisen hower. He calls on Eisenhower at fairly frequent intervals to discuss political matters, and told report ers frankly today that he came in to discuss “the so-called McCarthy situation.” He said he thought the “sltua ■ ■■ ■ ■ i ■ ■■ " ■ i ■ ■ ■ ■ i . . i ' _ — '■ j . >i£tA CHOO CHOO JUSTICE HERE - CtarH* kil Smith, Jr., «m*fc«7 «f ilte tel ***+, IOM Cta*) j«tk», Cmtte’i f«**a AU-Amwl Ac ompaßy.D, Jwrttee t* Dmm mm 9mm Mp in, m4n^T > * >im ** ** ....... ' THE RECORD GETS RESULTS tion” tended to befog the true pur poses of the Elsenhower program as far as the public is concerned. Asked whether he thought Me- i Carthy is still a Republican asset, as he had said recently. Hall ans wered: “I don’t like the situation as it developed last week.” “My feelings are that while Joe (CewtiMed On raga Twa) NO. 63 Wounded Solon Is Still In Grave Condition By REX CHANEY And VINCENT J. BURKE WASHINGTON (W The government moved swiftlj today to guard against nev terroristic acts by Puerto Rican Nationalists who shot up the House of Represents tives yesterday, woundint five members, and all out standing cards of admission to the House were cancelled. Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. Is sued 10,000 new cards to House gal leries and warned members to t careful about giving them out. District Police Chief Roba Murray and House officials agree at a 50-minute secret conferent cm new security measures to be tak en. The Senate also was restrioi ing gallery visitors to persons wit passes from members BULLETIN WASHINGTON IS - Gov. LSI Monos Marin of Puerto Rico *<lr here today to express te Presloer- Eisenhower and five wanted eon gressniwi the "deep indignation” *( his people over th* ihwstfng at tack in the Bowse yesterday. Puerto CommflMtaMr A. Feraos-laern also formally spate gtsed to Howae messbsrs far Rr , attack by fear Foerto Bican toftep i n«—ini arersntiens tsts takar 1 to prcvvßt repetition anywherq eke of the fan tastic gun attack la the BoUW> that left one member critically wqunded and four others less srrlqinte Biiyt. The assassins, a quartet tea Bf a demands for Puerto Ricah froMim, were captured shortly after firing upwards of a dozen high velocity bullets from German-made guM from the House ' Gallery. BENTLEY GRAVELY WOUlMtifP Gravely wounded, his lqng, ritM kidney and diaphram pieroed and his liver smashed, the 35-year-old Rep. Alvin M. Bentley (R-Mich) whose physiciah said his tote is *%» the hands of tile Lord.” Bentley, despite the pain of- Ida wounds and a complicated opera- ; tipn, spent a “fairiy restful night” st Casualty Hospital. , • For the assassinq. members « the violent If small Puerto Rieqtt Nationalist Party, the outcome of Bentley's struggle could mean th* difference between life and decßl for themselves. - -V They are now charged with as sault with intent to kffi. If BenUoy dies the charge would be changed (Continued on pg(a twa) . —' '•">£> '
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