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+WEATHER+ Partly cloudy and eooier today, preceded by few showers near coast. Mostly fair and cooler to night and Saturday. Low tonight around fleeting mountains, 38-44 elsewhere. [VOLUME 4 VIOLENCE BREAKS OUT IN DOCK STRIKE 1 - I WITH NEW TRUCK Member* of the Erwin Fire Depart- and employees of Erwin Mills responsible for construction of Hi new fire truck for the Erwin Department are pictured a bore. Ptc tured are (1. to r. (Theron Miller, foreman of the mill shop; K. O. ■ Berne, Jr., machinist; G. L. Elderbaum, master mechanic; and [ JhjL&£ | dtibtfa I JhinqA i I *' L.—.... ■ ...... . - IN OLD FRIENDSHIP B RENEWED IN DUNN ■When Mrs. Mary Byrd came to i Knn to take over the management ■ the Woman’s Club building an i ■d friendship was renewed. ■ Mrs. Byrd and Mrs. Jesse B. Rouse Hr. of Dunn were together at James Krnnt Institute, in its day a very ■attsive Presbyterian school, back Hms-uai. WThev had not seen each other until Mrs. Byrd came here Hbre. That was 32 years between ■The woman’s club hostess was Km Mt. Olive and Mrs. Rouse Km Wallace. Mrs. Byrd married ■d moved to Florida. Mrs. Rouse Erne here 30 years ago when Dunn ■aimed the distinction of being ■(e World's largest wagon cotton Krket and has resided here since. ■Wallace is the world’s largest Kawberry market and for years Hrs. Rouse hauled her strawberries Kelt to Wallace to sell them. She ■ proud of the fact that she once ■ft the largest check ever paid to Em, person for one load of berries. ■Mow the Rouse family Is in the Happing business and, says Mrs. Hpe, “I prefer recapping to rais- K strawberries." ■Mrs Rouse and Mrs. Byrd are ■ill catching up on their talks ■iftut the old days. Been ABOUT TOWN; Mr. and KT Garland Bobbitt of Raleigh Hying dinner last night at John- Hfe , . Garland is a longtime Kite leader In the American Le ■on i . . Miss Fannie Sue Tum- Ke buying a new bathing suit for Hi Jaycees’ beautv pageant con ■ft . It’s the latest, thing .. . Hal snazzy and has a big flower in He front . . . Should wow the §g. (OeaNaaed n «a*e two' pat Woodworth In I Pageant Contest Hpatricia Woodworth, 20 year old ■aughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hoodworth, Jr., 306 E “E” Street, Er- Kin, today became the seventh Hauty to file for the Jaycefis Beau ■f Judging will be held here Friday, I Hq g, Worth Vannoy, chairman ■ the contest stated today. , Baum Woodworth U a student at |®npbell College where she is a HyT of Delta Psl Omega. Be sides being one of Campbell Col ■E’* beauties, Miss Woodworth is HE'the most popular students i df hobbies, Miss InlfS&gand tennis. TELEPHONES: *ll7 - till Erwin Machinists Build Fire Truck The Erwin Fire Department put a new fire truck into operation today according to Chief R. M. New. News Shorts i TOKYO (V) The tether el te \ tan Rothschild told a court today , how ho found the body of his ataaa gled 9-year-old daughter, but not once did he look toward the awn , accused of the crime. MONTEAGLC, Twun. <B An ! educator accused of dealing with a Communist at hie mountain sehsol has accused' Ben. James O. East land (D-Mlss) of making a ."kang aro court” of a dosed Senate bear ing. MURPHY, N. C. im Bishop Homer Tomlinson of New York and a group of his Church of God fol lowers come here today far the post round in a battle with Tomlineoa’s brother’s Church Os God of Pro phesy. Tomlinson will go en trial in Superior Court hare Monday on a charge of destroying property of the church headed by his brother. Bishop Milton Tomlinson of Cleve land, Term. POINT OP ROCKB, Md. (IS Supreme Court Justice William 0. Douglas and a weary band of hik ers moved into striking distance of the capital today in their 189-stile tourney down the CAO Canal. RALEIGH m Teachers and state employes probably went get a 844 per cent salary snpptaasaat the 19SS General AaeemMy provid ed if general fund income should reach tI9tR,IM during the cur rent fiscal year, Assistant Budget Director D. 8. Cottrane said today. WASHINGTON ■) Racketeer Joa Adssils waa free en SIMM bond today whfle Ms lawyer prepared to appeal hte fetes* eenvietten—for (Continued Ob Page Two) i n T wMMvm Wxt JJailaj JXtxvvit Herbert Mish, welder. The new truck was constructed at a cost, in cluding labor, of approximately $6,994, Chief R. M. New stated to day. The truck was completed yesterday when Strickland Motor Company at Dunn *.’ve it the last coat of paint. (Daily Record Photo) i The new truck was constructed i by the machine shop of Erwin Mills , under the direction of Theron Ml)*' ; ler. Miller also drew plans for tlte ' truck. Other members of the mat j chine shop forte who assisted-wH# ( the construction were K OTHarne Jr, and Robert Mish. . , The new and handsome home-*< made truck was delivered to the fire , Sighting force of Erwin yesterday , after having a new coat of paint < put on at Strickland Motor Com pany In Dunn. t The truck chassis, a heavy duty ' fiord Model F7OO, was purchased , from Auto Sales and Service of ; Dunn. The fire pump Is a Chry sler 5000 PM, and is equipped with twb, one and a half inch booster lines. A 740 gallon capacity booster tank is also constructed on the frame of the new truck. MUXS PROVIDES MONET Cost of construction of the truck was estimated at 86,000. Funds for the truck were donated by the Er win Mills, Erwin Merchants, many public minded citizens of Erwin, and through the sale of City lic ense tags. To look at the truck one would think it had Just rolled from the production lines of the finest pro ducers of fire trucks. But, most of the work was done right In the Er win Mills‘machine shop. Founded in February. 1962, the first Erwin Fire Department was under the direction of the Office of Civil Defense with Edward Byrd serving as fire chief. The early Fire Department consisted of one 500 gallons per hour unit, > Mack Pumper, one QMC truck, and 31 men. The new Ford truck Just com pleted will replace the old GMC truck. Bince It was begun In 1953, the I Erwin Fire Department has atw-J wered more than 300 alarms. Dur ing that time It boasts a record or never having a total low on any residential structure In the city limits of Erwin. BENDERS OTHER SERVICES Erwin Fire Department has not been limited to tees alone. It has been called to act in other tragic events such ss drowning*, plane craahea: and in the flood day* of 1948, member* of. the department continued action for five day* and nights pumping water for both Br , , DUNN, N. C„ FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 26, 1954 Piggly Wiggly Has Birthday Dunn's Piggly Wiggly Store is celebrating the 33rd anniversary of the popular, food organization with the biggest anniversary sale in its hi#tory and Manager Willard Price today extend fd the public a cordial invi tffUSfrto attend the event. The Dunn Piggly Wiggly Stare, I the town’s largest food store, was opened here almost two years ago and is one of the finest and most modern stores in the Piggly Wiggly organization. Henry Milner of Raleigh, owner of the stores, was a visitor In Dunn today and while here expressed appreciation to citizens of this area for their loyal and enthusiastic support, MILNER EXPRESSES THANKS “We have endeavored,” said Mr. Milner, head of Milner Stores Com pany which .operates the .Piggly Wiggly group, “to bring to the (Oowttnaod Ob Pag* fire) Newton Grove To Get Phones Telephone facilities for Newton Grove will be more than doubled upon completion of the installation of a 75 line automatic dial office and construction of a new outside cable plant to serve that com munity. According to L. A. Corbitt, local manager for Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company, work has begun on the installation of central office equipment In the new bulld (Continued On Page tar) BULLETINS WASHINGTON ID American officials said today that France’s failure to act on the European Army plan may force the United States to carry out its threat to “re fW*^ 8e ”«*.P olic y tow * rd Eu»P*. They said the admin istration still wants to avoid a showdown on the Issue. But with delay piling on delay, they said the time is fast coming when this country must take drastic action. FORT BUSS, Tex. ff) Twenty-two congressmen rose before dawn today to begin a personal inspection of the newest guided missiles, rockets and •radar-con trolled anti-aircraft weapons. Most of them were mem bers either of the Houae Armed Services orAppropriation Wtadtetei *■ gage two) " P + Record Roundup + NEW LAW OFFICE— Jame* | Spence, new Lillington lawyer, has located hi* office on the second floor of the LaFayetto Drug Star* building 1n the county seat. Hie of fice & acroct the ban from the Tjn*— aaurtem KELLOGG COMMITTEE - The Utttafton School Library. The I fourth UflHitKß to Mglj ij Mutotii w..* New Witness In Jemigan Case. Reported Today An attorney for Mrs. Al berta Jemigan of Dunn, who is seeking to force in surance companies to pay off more than $280,000 on the life of her husband, day claimed a surprise wit ness who he said “will prove once and for all that Hous ton Jemigan is dead.” Jernigan, prominent Dunn mer chant, was reported to have drown ed during a hurricane last August 13th at Wrightsville Beach, but his body has never been found and in surance companies have refused to pay off claims, contending that he is still alive. Attorney Duncan C. Wilson of Dunn made the statement about the surprise witness today on the eve of an adverse examination to be given Mrs. Jemigan Saturday morning at 10 o’clock in the county courthouse in Lillington. SAW HIM GO DOWN "We hava found a witneaaf said Wilson, "who saw Jernlgan’s body being carried, out into the ocean and saw it mi It went down into the water tM but time." “His testimony," said Wilson, "will put an end to an the ridic ulous talk about the so-called mysterious disappearance. There’s nothing mysterious about the death es Houston Jernigan. He was swept out into the ocean dur ing the hurricane and drown ed, Just as the witnesses say.” 1 Wilson declined to name the wltA nese, but said. “He’ll be in court t!)i proper time, and he's a member of one of the State’* most outstanding families and a man whose word cannot be questioned." Mrs. Jemigan will be examined (Continued On Page Five) Lover Kills Girl Trying Abortion LINCOLN, HI IF) Bernard Bantow called police to the fur niture room of a department store last night, showed them the body of a young woman sprawled en a display bed and then calmly puffed a pipe as he said, "I guess I killed her.” Bantow, 29, sat 19 feet from the body of 19-year-old Rose Marie Turner as he smoked his pipe and told how he attempted to perform an abortion on the girl. She may have died of shock, authorities said, but an autopsy was scheduled for today. Bantow, who- said he was Miss Turner’s lover although he is .married, win be charged with a specific offense during the day, police said. I Bantow 1e d officers Art >■ Steffens and Robert Awe to the I second floor of Montgomery Ward I turned on the lights and said, "I gat a girl back here. She’s dead, well, I guess I killed her." to the fifth Monday. This will ap ply. to* March only: In April the j committee .will resume its meeting on the fourth Monday. I NEW JUDGE —"jiidg* Howard H. Hubbard o< CMnhmwffl presto* at to»°Hmett ‘auperioTorort*!hi FIVE CENTS PER COPY [▼l I A NEW ORGANIST AT JOHNSON’S J. D. Barnes, owner of Johnson’s Restaurant, is shown here welcoming Miss Mlssie Mahone, the restaurant’s new organist. Mias Mahone has an outstanding mu sical background. She has appeared en CBS television, at most big jmtortMnment events in Raleigh and,for (vs -summers played at the Wtrlntts la Myrtle Beach. (Dally. Record Photo.) Padlock Actions Made Permanent Judge Joseph W. Parker yesterday granted padlock orders against three Harnett County places of businesses alleged to be dealing in illegal liquor, but action in a fourth case was dissolved when evidence was found in sufficient for the order asked by District Solicitor Jack Hooks. The hearing was held in Sanford. Padlock orders were made per manent on a store belonging to Russell Godwin between Dunn and Erwin; a place belonging to Clar ence “Shug" Avery, also on the Dunn-Erwin Highway; and on a store between Dunn and Benson operated by William “Nub" Jemi gan. The property will be con demned and sold by the court. Judge Parker held that evidence was insufficient to close a place of business on the Coats-Benson Highway belonging to John Mack Lee. Solicitor Hooks had ordered the places padlocked Wednesday. Mlarch 24, on their record of deal ing In liquor. With the exception of Lee, all of those named in the padlocking actions have records of selling liquor. Lee has a record of minor traffic offenses. Everett Doffermyre, attorney for Avery, appeared at the hearing to (Continued On Page Fear. Hepburn, Holden , Eternity Win Movies Academy Awards * HOLLYWOOD OB A story once considered use less as movie material, a big-eyed Hollywood new comer, Audrey Hepburn, and veteran actor William Holden won coveted Oscars Thursday night at the 26th Academy Award ceremonies. “From Here to Eternity' reached the rank of a film classic toy right separate awards * (CmttMti Om Pftf* Tim) * ( THE RECORD ’ GETS RESULTS T New Paint Job For Courthouse Not one, but two coats of white paint, seem to be in store for the Harnett County courthouse. County purchasing agent Worth Lee Byrd said yesterday that Frank GUes, Lillington painter, was the low bidder qn the paint Job. A water proof coat will be ap plied first, followed by a high glo6s white. Defective bricks will be re placed and 11 chimneys no longer needed will he removed. The roof of the courthouse will be painted red. Already all out side trim has received a coat of white paint. (Coatlnaed Ob Page Four) NO. 81 Three Beaten By Hoodlums; Ike Requested To Act NEW YORK (IP) Vio lence broke out on the New York waterfront again to day as longshoremen lost another round in their bat tle for union life % The port of New York has been virtually shut down for the last 22 days by a strike which is part of ,ti<e struggle for control of the docks between the International Longshoremen’s Assn. (Ind) and the AFL International Longeshoremen’s Assn. Three AFL longshoremen were reported beaten by unidentified hoodlums in two separate incidents In Brooklyn and Manhattan today. In Washington, 1i National Labor Relations Board trial examiner re commended that the AFL-contested election between the independent International Longshoremen’s Assn, and the AFL-ILA be thrown out because of "felonious mass assault" and intimidation by ILA hoodlum* during the December balloting. LOSE SHUTDOWN TRY The ILA had apparently lost also today in attempts to shut down the entire East Coast to enforce the three-week-old strike caused by the jurisdictional battle. Tags steamed about their busi ness throughout New York harbor despite union orders to Join up with the fight of their fellow ILA un ionists. AFL longshoremen continued to return to work In increasing num ber*. i TugSien, affiliated with the strik ing litametional Longshoremen’s Assn, tout working under contract with * different set of employees, were ordered by, the ILA yester day to observe picket line* of the striking dock workers. Lindbergh's Son Is Wed Secretly EVANSTON, m. Wl Publicity shy Jon Morrow Lindbergh, 21- vear-old son of the famed New York-to-Paris filer, was wed to blonde Barbara H. Robbins In a secret ceremony last Saturday, mar riaee records showed today. The bride, an outdoor girl and Alpinist, was a good match for ad venture-loving Lindbergh, himself a mountain climber and marine bio logy student Mrs. Cordell Hull Dies At Ape Os 79 . WASHINGTON m Mrs. Oor dell Hull, wife of the former secre tary of state, died today at Staun ton, Va., it was announced here. She was 79. State Department spokesman Lincoln White said Mrs. Hull bad gone to Staunton Wednesday to visit her sister-in-law, Mrs. Irene Witz. She died at 1:30 a. m. today Mrs. Hull, the former Rose Fran ces Wits had nrn. Liter tented 82- year-old husband through a succes sion of grave Ulnoeseo in recent years. They were married cm Nov. 24, 1917, and in recent Fears have made their home in a Washington apartment Private servicro for Mrs. Hull will be held at 4 p. m. Saturday in Washington National Cathedral. Burial will follow at the cathedral. • ft _
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