PAGE TWO BULLETINS RALEIGH (IP) North Carolina Negroes today began a campaign to have 500,000 Negroes registered to vote in the state. Clarence Mitchell, director of the Washington bureau of the National Association for the Advancement of the Colored People, set the goal in a speech at a “regis ter and vote” conference here Saturday night. CLIO, Ala. (IP) The town’s banker, who returned empty handed after allegedly disappearing with $85,000, promised to restore “every penny” today. Royat Reynolds, free under $7,500 bond on three embezzlement charges, said he would start repaying depositors with money on hand and "other assets.” ATLANTA (IP) An official of the National Associa tion for the Advancement of Colored People has accused Gov. James F. Byrnes of “MoCarthyism” in his reoent crit icism of the NAACP. Walter White, NAACP executive sec retary, said Byrnes made a “vicious attempt -to smear” the NAACP Hast week. He said Byrnes was “guilty of Mc- Carthyism at its very worst.” WASHINGTON (IP) A Senate-House conference com mittee is expected to hold its first meeting later this week on bills to authorize an academy to produce officers for the Air Force. The conferees have three main differences to iron out between a bill passed by the House and one later approved by the Senate, officiate of the Senate Arm ed Services Committee said. WASHINGTON (IP) The Supreme Court’s decision on racial segregation in public schools will not be forth coming before April 5 at the earliest, the Court’s next meeting day. The justices are now in a three-week recess writing opinions. After handing down opinions on April 5 the court will hear arguments on several cases. They include a case to decide whether companies that gather natural gas and sell it to interstate pipelines are to be regulated by the Federal Power Commission. NEW YORK (IP) Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower was named the best-dressed woman in public life today by the Fashion Academy, a school that teaches fashion design and illustration. The first lady, who was dropped this year from the 10-best-dressed women list put out by the New York Dress Institute, won the nomination for the academy’s list for the second straight year because “of her fashion awareness at the many international' gatherings she attends with the President.” WASHINGTON (IP) French Chief of Staff Gen. Paul Ely was expected to ask President Eisenhower today for more American planes to bolster the fight against attack ing Communist troops in Indochina. Informed sources said Ely is looking particularly for 826 bombers, Cll9 transports and helicopters. He ateo may suggest the as signment of more Air Force technicians to service the planes. Ely was invited to the White House after an early morning conference with Adm. Arthur W. Radford- chair man of the U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. WASHINGTON (IP)—Republican leaders were private ly gloomy atraut their chances of unseating Sen. Dennis Chavez D-NM as the Senate launched debate today on a GQP resolution declaring his election “no contest.” The Democrats, on the other hand, were optimistic about be ing abl6 to beat down Hie Republican move and formally to remove the longstanding threat to Chavez’ position in the Senate. TOKYO (IP) Scientists at Kyoto University said to day they believed radioactive ash from the Bikini hydro gen blash that burned 23 Japanese fishermen also had fallen on Japan. The physicists reported that the Geiger counter in their laboratory had shown an extraordinary high count an March 3, two days after the device was set off 1,609 miles away. PRINCETON, N. J. (IP) Adlai E. Stevenson may com ment further today on Sen. Jpseph R. McCarthy’s 20- count “indictment” of the Democratic Party and charges that 'Stevenson “Communist methods.” At least, re porters will question him again on McCarthy’s charges when the 1952 Democratic presidential candidate holds a joint press conference with Gov. Robert B. Meyner at the ssate capital in Trenton. . , . . ~ NEW YORK (IP) The executive board of the CIO opens a two-day meeting today at the CIO Textile Work ers Union offices. The board, made up of the executive committee and 35 representatives of OIG Unions, wi© re view the CIO-AFL no-raid pact, the rise in unemployment and the current tax bills before -Congress. LONDON (IP) Two London Sunday newspapers, the News of the World and the Sunday Express, said Prime Minister Winston Churchill will retire before summer. The News of World would sssSKI s C fiSJljbr ’ stcSSSnS in Scil Homer FCTgusßn jj-flfech Little Thiegs (Continued from pace one) on,- some of the poor have become well-to-do, some of the young girls have grown up and now have child ren ... A Johnston County man Saturday night heard the results of Johnson's liquor election and re marked: “Well, that just goes to prove that that man (a prominent Smith field bootlegger) is still run-i ning things in Johnston . . . Little Manley Johnson, son of Mr. and; Mrs. Nathan Johnson, Jr., says he’d' rather play Tarzan than go to school . . . If you’re thinking about getting married arid are short on, money for a honeymoon, you might, be interested in a plan just an nounced by Eastern, National and Capital Airlines and three big Mi ami Hotels . . • Under this plan, honeymooning couples can stay at_ either hotel for six nights and’ 7 days for only $67.95 ... In ad dition, they get free taxi service from airport to hotel and return, a honeymoon album, water-cruise, a four-hour sightseeing trip, a sweetheart portrait, two bottles of iced champagne, and other gifts and courtesies . . . Only catch is that the “Sunshine Honeymoon” must take place be tween April 25 and December 20th. THINGAMAJIGS: The oil portrait of Dr. Angus McQueen, unveiled Sunday at the Presbyterian Church, is so good that members of the Mc- Queen family wept when they first saw it . . . Connelly Pridgen, the artist, told us it took him a total of 60 houfs to paint it ... We were interested in how many mem bers of the church were here when Dr. McQueen came to Dunn in 1907, so we asked Mr. Ed Black, Sr„ who probably knows more about the Dunn church than any other living man ... Mr Black, who has been Clerk of Sessions for 16 years, didn’t come here until three years after Dr. McQueen . . . Among the mem bers still living who were mem bers when Dr. McQueen came here are: Mrs. Wes Purdie. Mrs. Julia Sanders and Lloyd Wade . . . Wil liam Maynard, reminding that next year will be the 100th anniversary of Harnett County, is already wear ing one of those little string ties . . . Says it’ll probably take him. a full year to grow a beard . . . Quite a few Dunn people have taken up painting as a hobby . . . The kind you do by the numbers isn’t too hard . . . One of the first persons to take up the hobby here was Mrs. Beii Hartsfield . . .Among others who enjoy the hobby are: Mrs. Alcy Johnson. Mrs.’ John Wel bom and Mrs. Peggy Bryan . . The popular ditty, “Make Love To Me’’ climbed to the top of the hit parade last week . . . Mrs, Lillian Benson and a group of her, friends left Saturday for a month’* vaca tion In California . . . Mr a, Jean, Wilson will substitute for Iter as Rhody Williams’ secretary* mhjfc she’s gone. SEEN ABOUT TOWN: Mrs. Leona Johnson helping some of the Cub Scouts fly kites Saturday . . . Pre ty Miss Becky Lee. one of the’ beauty pageant entrants, having dinner last night ■with her mother,- Mrs. Wilbert Lee, at Johnson’s . . . Becky not only is one of the pret tiest girls In town, but also one of the smartest . . . She led the honor roll for commercial students sit. ■Peace last semester, with an ave rage of 96.4 . . . She hate beauty and brains . . . Mrs. Mack Jernigan, eating at a nearby booth, praising' the music or Howard Manley, the new organist . . . Sheriff L. L. Guy of Cumberland in town on a quick business trip . . . Dougald Mcßae, Coy Lucas, Fred Byerly and Wood row Hill in a street-corner conver sation ... No doublt about their subject strictly politics .... Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bost and Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Bruton having dinner together . . . Mr*. Mary B. Hinton filling up a grocery basket at A. and P. . . . Buck -Currin and the Rev. O. S. Young of Angier in' town surveying a piece of property . . . Mr. Young, a good Primitive Baptist preacher, recalled that the first surveying he ever did was about 30 years ago for Buck and his fa ther ... "I earn my money sur veying and farming,’’ said the pop ular minister, “but I make my liv ing preaching." ... He reminded that there’s a big difference in mak ing money and making a living -, . . “It’s when you are serving the Lord that you’re really living" he pointed out. “The amount of money you get doesn’t have ahythtog to do with it.” ;. . Very few Primitive Baptist ministers make much money preaching . . . They do it because they’re really called . .The new Sign at Upohuroh’s .. . Corporal Hommte Williamson and Patrolman David Matthews conferring on West Broad Street ... 1 ■- i - We W Continued From t age One, the famous Army carbine while serving a term in State prison for pgryaosnss A movie of Williams’ life was made about a year ago. t ' REAGAN IN LEAD Taking Ofc leading role of Wll- Mtaw.--- THE DAILY RECORD, DUNN, N. C. -jfi * Jr ■I H 81 APRIL BRIDES-ELECT FETED—Miss Jeanne Goff and Miss Hilda Sorrell shared honors Fri day evening at the delightful bingo party and John W. Johnson with her daughter, Mrs. Ben miscellaneous shower given at the home of Mrs. Goff, associate hostess. Miss Goff will wed Roy Mrs. Jernigan (Continued From Pace One. gan asking that &rious policies be voided on grounds that he made false statements in his applications for insurance. Mrs. Jernigan is represented by Attorneys Duncan C. Wilson, W.A. Johnson and H. Paul Strickland, who say the claim that Jernigan is still alive is “to ridiculous to be MAHONE TO TESTIFY Earl H. Mahone, vice president of the First Citizens Bank and Trust Co., co-plain tiff in the suits against Jefferson Standard, will al so be examined at the same time. The bank became a party to the suits after it loaned Mrs. Jernigan money on the insurance policies, which were then assigned to tne bank as security. The insurance company attorneys, claiming that Jernigan is still alive and did not drown as reported, say they will also prove that Jemigan’s estate was insolvent and that Jer nigan was insured far beyond his ability to pay. Smith and McLeod argued at a. recent hearing on continuance of ,*Oe trial that- Jernigan was bank rupt. They also claimed that Jer nigan and his wife and other mem bers of their family hdd entered: into a scheme to “kite" checks be-’ tween banks and that they had about *IO,OOO in worthless checks out at the time of his disappear ance.” In one of their affidavits, the Jefferson Standard claims that Jer nigan for some months prior to his reported drowning “had entered upon a program pf obtaining a large amount of insurance, parti cularly during the period from a bout the middle of June until short ly before the day of the reported' drowning.” CHANGED COURSE The company .awyers ’also claim | that Jernigan had established a course, of practice of paying his premiums late until Just before the date of disappearance and that he suddenly changed this course and paid premiums in advance of their due date. The insurance company also con tends that after Jernigan went in to bankruptcy in 1951 he made a composition with Ids creditors, “but has not in all respects compiled with said composition’’and that for several months prior to the date of disappearance “was again in ser ious financial difficulties.” “We will attempt to prove that these circumstances support our contention gs a well-conceived plan, for disappearance,” Smith said. Mrs. jernigan’? appearance Sat urday wilf be her'-first sworn statement about her husband.. disappearance. *>, Recently, however, a deposition hearing was held to take testimony from two of her witnesses,-Thomas Araan, whp was with Jernigan ou •the fishing trip and the only eye .witness to the reported drowning, -and Floyd Cox, who lives nearby. FRAME—UP DENIED At that hearing, Attorney Smith, charged, through cross-examination of Aman that there was a “frame . up” for. Jernigan s disappearance. Insurance company attorney:, .asked Aman if ite did not know •that “three witnesses saw Jernigan Climb out of -Hue water, walk across ,a vacant tot and-get into an auto mobile.” ■ “As far as I know,” Aman re plied, “he 1 is at the bottom of the < oi yiu&- ] MONDAY AfT¥»NOON, MARCH 22, 1954 Jury Trials yi Set At Benson Jury trials will be held Thursday and Friday of this week in Ban son for nine motorists, six of whom are charged with driving under the Influence of alcohol. Clerk of Court Joe Norris an nounced the Jury list "Wednesday of last week to hear the casta. They are: Olem Ennis, Orbrey Raynor. J.' M. Frye, Dwight Johnson, Roy Laridon, L. C. Johnson, Emery Mil ler, c. H. Stoval, C. N. Bostic. Al onzo Barbour, Hiram Rose, J. W. Parrish, Jr., E. H. Parrish, and J. Sherman Morgan of Benson) Brant ley Penn and Clyde Denning of Benson, Route 1; Monroe’ Moore and W. A. Peacock of Four Oaks, ■Route 3; and L. R. Upchurch of Benson, Route 3. Cases to be tried are: Ollie Henry Glover, Carl Dean Jones, Bradgston McLamb, Benny Howard Barefoot, Eric Wood Lee, and Allen Westbrook Johnson, all charged with driving drunk; Mur ray B. Ballinger, charged with dri ving atfer license revoked; R. B. Jackson, charged With speeding and with failure to halt at a stop sign; and Charles Holmes, charged with careless and reckless driving, speeding and failure to stop for a police siren. Safely Official Speaks al Benson “Highway tragedies do not end on our highways." Major Charles A. Speed of the State Motor Ve hicle Department stated at a meet ing of the‘Benson Lions and Kiwanis Clubs last night at Mea dow High School. Elaborating on the statement. Major Speed l told the civic clubs that the tragedies often leave widowed mothers who are left with the problehi of supporting children and giving them an education. In many cases the mothers are 'forced to leave the home to make bread for the family. Speed told the clubs'. The State official urged the clubs to work with the Department of Motor Vehicles to ehd slaughter of human life and the destruction of property -on North Carolina Highway*. Speed told the group of the many problems facing highway patrol Who are plamd on the law en forcement staff- He also cited many highway accidents and told the results of the tragedies. The speaker was introduced to the .group by Joe Abdaila. Paul Johnston, assistant director of the Institute of government at Chape l Hill, was also introduced to the civic clubs. C. N. Proctor is president of the Benson Kiwanis. and Shelton Moore jieeds the Lions Club. fro tafered in Four-Way Wreck Two people are in the Dunn Hos pital ’badly injured as the resuH of a .four-vehicle accident involv ing an ambulance and three other vehicles late Friday afternoon. The Injured are: Mrs. Hattie R Vann, 58. ot Dunn. Route 2, and her -son, Mack B. Vann. 17. Mrs. Vann suffered book injuries and side injuries- Her son received bruises, lacerations and possible in ternal injuries. The accident occurred when the 1951 Mercury, driven by Mrs. Vann, went out of control on the slippery pavement, san off the left side of the road and overturned. An ambulance driven by Paul Drew of Dunn was called to the- Scene. The ambulance skidded to the left side of the road and ran into a 1951 Chevrolet pick-up truck, which had been parked there by Robert Draughon of Dunn. The pick-up truck was knocked into a-J 1946 Ford, owned bjr O. D. McNeill and also parked by the road The truck And the w ord had been park ed by motorists who stopped to view the accident. Damage to the Mercury was es timated at *300; damage to the ambulance *3OO, and damage to i the Ford was put at *IOO. .1 Patrolman David Matthews, who Investigated, said no -charges were Nona TO MASONS ftemoon at 2 o .clods. T Dum, ¥o*h win. Snagging top position m thJ Southeastern District Typewriting! Elimination Contest at E. E. Smith! High School. Fayetteville, March] 5, was Raymond H. Oodringtonl senior of Harnett County Traln-1 lpg School, Dunn. . j Raymond was winner In Division! I Students who have had onljl one semester of typing. His typtoji| speed was 31 words per minute w«H a total of 914 strokes and 7 errors! He will go to North Carolina Col-1 lege, Durham, ’North Carolina! March 19 to' oompete against wlti-1 ners from other district# to thd finals.' . 1 Ravmond is versatile in othei! activities at H. C. T. S. He is J member of the Glee Club, Bod Scouts, Varsity Team—Baske-tbSM and Football. Dramatics Glub ana Commercial Club and member ofl the staff cf the -Harnett Bcho. ■ Other students participating fronfl Harnett Countv Train'-ug School were Helen Smith, Lois Woodard awl Dorothy Holiday. 1 Other scnools participating to thil Southeastern Distric contest werta Central High, E E. Smith, Ana Chestnut, nowland Southslde, Gar-1 land, Upchurch and St. Paul. The insturctor of -the CommerdH Department at Harnett Couirtl Training School is Mrs. C. J. nigjjJ Carlyle To (Continued From Page One) going to try for the other first 1 said a spokesman for the comj mittee today. j President Strickland of thi Rotary Club today expressed gratl tude for the interest shown bj Congressman Carlyle and for thi action he is taking. “It is significant,” he said, “thd Mr. Carlyle didn’t wait to ta asked to take this action. He toS the initiative himself and tm people of Dunn and Harnett predate It,” He was the nation's top 'sß thority on airborne warfare. AfH | establishing Atoerica’s first am I borne regiment and the parachuti school, he was named coramawflS of the famed 101st Airborne Dmj sion, trained it and took it England to preparation for the in] vasion. He suffered a heart attack ; however, and was returned to tlw States Just before the invasion. TH died about a year later. j President John Strickland of thJ Dum Rotary Club recently names a committee to ask North C&flN Una’s General Assembly to lish a memorial here to Gen. Lflj On the Rotary committee are Qa Glenn L. Hooper, chairman, Adaqul Dr. Charlie Byrd, George Frankna Blalock and Edward Wade, y •■SI As soon as Congressman CartoM read in "the papers «bout the moVM ment, he began working on the bid He was awaiting the arrival o] the Rotary Committee in Washing] ton today before introducing thi bill. 1 TO NEW ORLEANS j Mrs. J. c. Byrd of Bunntevel ans Mrs. Alta Melvin of Linden arejfl a motor trip to New Orleans *9 other places of interest in the d 9 South. Mrs. C. L. Sexton of iM rence, S. C. and her sister all went with them. J VISIT IN DUNN 1 Brother Johnson, a student a] Davidson College, visited his paN ents, Mr: and Mrs. N. M. Johnsoi Sr., in Dunn over the week-end He left Sunday to ■'visit to Chapd Hill for several days. -..Sfl ( it i ii\J z ? v - I! Ni ! 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