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+W BAT HER* Pair and colder tonight with scat tered frost In mountains. Wednes day fair and cool. 1 VOLUME 4 LENNON EXPLODES SCOTT ROAD MYTH j j | SENATOR LENNON AND A PAIR OF QIIKENfr U. 8. Senator Alton A. Lennon is •* , *V l * WNt 4*»t night at the Jaycep banquet with tw#y ot Da na‘> lOTelleat young ladits, Miw Fannie m 484 Mias Becky., right. JhsM JjjUlp f JhinqA Bf HOOTER AD AW L y • • —n — h--* — LITTLE NOTES ABOUT " PEOPLE AND THINGS > Mr*. Alton Lennon, the very at tractive wife of the State's Junior Senator, is . finding the campaign very enjoyable, she said here yes terday, but she’s also learning that a State-wide campaign can be very strenuous. One of the big problems, she con fided to a reporter, is that of get ting laundry done. ; "I Just have to get honfc once In a while,” she laughed, "to wash out my stockings.” Those who met Mrs. Lennon found her to be a very delightful person. “She's a better campaigner than I am," admitted the Senator. When the motdrcade returned to Dunn, somebody asked Senator Lennon where she was. believe.” he replied, “that she's ross ate street in Hugh Prince's tre doing some shopping." That, too, is one of the prerogatives of being a woman. LITTLE NOTES: Harnett Coroner Orover C. Henderson attended a (Continued en Page Eight) * " ' **——■*■**■■' «■! I I 111 I I I I Pretty Blonde Being Wooed By Both Os Her Husbands LOS ANGELES, Calif. OP) —• A pretty blonde smiled sweetly—but made no com |[ mltpient as each of her two “husbands” tried to lure her today with prom toes. j Otoe offered her a half-interest |in A hotel. The other promised her K* A judge tried to determine whe ther she is married to either of the fpuitot*—and, if so, which one. x k Both wen accompanied Mrs. TELEPHONES >ll7 - 8118 Miss Lee has been named “Mlse Dunn of 1954” and Miss Tarnage won second piece in the beauty pag eant Batfi had part on last night’s program. (Daily Record Photo.) 7 - ■ ■; -V „ School Board Asks Million Bond Issue I * '*, * if f .By LOIS BYRD < \ "Record Staff Writer The Harnett County Board of Education, facing class rooms already bulging at the seante and no place to house the growing number of student* and teachers, yesterday asked county commissioners to call for a million dollar bond issue to be spent exclusively for new buildings. No action was taken by the com missioners on the Important de cision pending more study. How ever, no opposition was voiced by the commissioners, and the hoard is expected to follow the education board’s recommendation ahd set machinery in motion shortly for a popular county-wide vote on the question. Sidney G. Thotr.ue of Broadway, chairman of the board of education, said the request far the million dollar bond issue was being made “after careful consideration." “I speak for the boys and girls of our county,” he said. “This 1* a special appeal on their behalf. Their needs are so many, for classrooms, gymnasiums, lunchrooms and other buildings. The board has been as conservative as it knows how.” A. C. Barefoot of Angler, C. V. Skinner of Dunn and W. X. Nich ols of Coats, accompanied Thomas and County Superintendent a. T. Profit as they appeared before the commissioners. Bob Baggett, of Lll- I Con tinned On Pege rear. While Wolfe, held the shapely blonde’s right hand in the court room, the third member Os the marital triangle. William Hinoh. 4T, clasped the left hand She married Rlrsch, e Tku na tural gas operator, at, Las Vegas. Nev., Oct, 4, 1952. Wolfe was there (<». as beat m«m Wolfe later marked actress Bev ; trly Marsh, but that marriage also ended in a Mexican divorce. When Mis* Marsh attempted to obtain . alimony, however, the validity of < the Mexican divorce waa challenged and idcordln, to tttororo. totted Matin, |\ttnvfr Man Wants To 6b A Woman To Be Married SAN FRANCISCO W> John Cabell Breckenridge, millionaire son of a pioneer California family, said today he planned to go to Den mark this August for surgery to become a woman so he could return here and get married. Breckenridge. great-grandson of United States Vice President Oen. John C. Breckinridge, said a Brlt lesh doctor would perform five or six operations on him. Theh, the 50-year-old international socialite said, he planned to come back to California in January as “Olorl • (Continued on Page Eight) ’ “That makes him a bigamist. - too,” she smiled back. “If peggy Lou divorces me. then . we’re legally married, and my sec ond marriage isn’t legal and can ■ be annulled," continued Wolfe, still . smiling. “While we’re waiting for the final decree—a whole year—l can try to win . her hack.” Hlrsch then squeesed Peggy Lou’s haj*d tenderly and announced— with WmMb-** had no intention* of giving her up. • loth “husbands” kissed their “flfS” on the cheek for photogra teXffK'rsiSsS Urn for i mate. J - “If abe comes back to me, shell linterest in the hotel.” DUNN, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 4, 1954 Joe McCarthy Offers To ! Take Stand WASHINGTON (IP) Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy offered today to take the witness chair immediately in the in vestigation of his row with the Army today. Democratic members of the in vestigating subcommittee balked, 1 however,, and efforts to speed up the hearings collapsed for the time being. The committee held a closed ses sion at 10 o’clock, and then met in public session from 10:47 a.m. to 12:07 p.m. It adjourned early so members could attend the joint session of Congress which was ad dressed by the governor-general of Canada. WANTS TO CUT IT SHORT A propoal to stop the question ing of Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens was broached by Republi can members. They have been under administration pressure to cut short the televised spectacle, now in its ninth day. This proposal called for reducing the number of "principals” in the investigation from six to two—Mc- Carthy and Stevens. The Demo crats refused to go along. Only about 20 minutes of the morning session was devoted to testimony by Stevens—all the rest to wrangling over the ways to speed up the hearings. Roy M. Cohn, McCarthy’s chief counsel, asked Stevens if he be (Continued On Page Four) Safes School Slafed Here Retail merchants of Dunn today tentatively get May 20 and 21 as the dates for a sales school here. The decision will be subject to fur ther study, however, Norman J. But tles, manager of the Chamber of Commerce announced. Members of the Retail Merchants Division of the Chamber of Com merce heard a report during the meeting by A. Lincoln Faulk on sales schools. Faulk pointed out that he attended the Fred Palmer School and found it worthwhile. Suttles said today that the Palm er School holds a number of sess ions for various businessmen, and covers different angles for different businesses. Session* are scheduled, however, so anyone missing a ses ion will have a chance to hear It at a later date, It was stated. Paul Walker, chairman of the re tail merchants, presided over the meeting today. BULLETINS RALEIGH HP)— Convicts nearing the end of terms at 10 “youthful offender” state prison camps will be given Mfe driving courses. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Ed Scheldt announced plans for the “safety rehabilitation program” to be carried out with the cooperation of prison department officials. Prisoners who volunteer will be glv en six hours of instruction over a three weeks period r£ ei 1 t «P ,a . ined y«s*«rd»y. but that will not Include any behind-the-wheel instruction. NEW YORK (If) More polio cases have been reported in each of the past four weeks than in comparable weeks hi any past year according to the National Foundation for tefantile Paralysis Dr. Hart K Van Riper, foundation medical director, said 118 polio cases were reported for the week endbig April 24, bringing the national total fox the year to 1,857 25 per cent above average. (Osattw—A On Page Two) + Record Roundup + NOTIFY DRAFT BOARD The Harnett County draft beard U now In the process of reviewing the fie* of all men In deferred classifica tions of any kind. Mis* Louise Me- Lauchlin, clerk to the board, points odt that “it is vitally important," that all men of draft age Answer promptly any request of any type received from the selective service. Failure to do *O. will place the registrant In the delinquent claas. And the clerk requests co operation of friend* in locating six draft board in Lilllngton their names be to tbe^dU m *#.*:*£• ■ a NEW ■COMP ANY - Members of Dunn’s newly formed const me- Uon company are plctnred above. They are, (1. to r., standing) Pres ton Parker and W. 8. Mason, t Seated is R. R. Raynor. The office of the company will be located lit the Raynor insurance office on Luck now Square. (Daily Record Photo) * New Firm To Erect Buildings In Area Dunn has a new home and commercial building com-* pany. Organization of the company was announced today by R. R. Raynor, Preston Parker, and W. S. Mason, part ners in the concern. i Raynor stated the business will engage in the construction of homes : and commercial buildings in Ben- 1 son, Lilllngton, and Dunn, through FHA loans. Buildings constructed on the terms of the new company- will be for long periods of payment it was stated. Persons having buildings ; constructed by the new, company will have from 20 to 25 years to complete payments. Raynor said OFFICE ON LUCKNOW Offices for the company will be located in the Dunn Insurance and Realty Company office on Lucknow 1. Dunn and Lindsey Hampton Byrd, Rt. 3, Dunn; and four colored men, ; including* John William McDougald, Rt Broadway, John L. Spearman, Rt. 1, Bunnlevel; Edward i Lucaa, 506 & Clinton Are- Dunn; and David Jones, Rt 1, Box 100, Dunn. ELECTION BOARD QUARTERS The Harnett County Elections Board has set up it* quartet in the cham ber of Commerce office on the sec ond floor of th# LUtinrton Tbwn Hall. Mrs. James Morgan will be the secretary for thg board. CROP PURVEY Hyie Harring ton, manager of the Harnett Coun ty Agricultural Staffiltette and (OewteMl ea Pat* B*h4) FIVE CENTS PER COPY Square. f 1 - Parker, who has been living in Dunn tor the past 12 years, will be in charge of contracting work for the new homes and buildings. Local employees will be used to do the work, it was stated. Mason, resident of Dunn for the past 14 years, will have charge of locating new property for homes. Raynor stated today that persons having property and wanting ft home constructed may give their lot as the first payment, and se cure a loan. -- ( A me- ■ - V. .. The Record Is Fir si IN CIRCULATION ... NEWS PHOTOS . . . ADVERTISING COMICS AND FEATURES Senator Is Opposing Sending Men Tolndo United States Senator Alton A. Lennon, in a public address delivered before Dunn Jaycees Monday night, ‘‘de stroyed the myth” that one man is due all the credit for the State's secondary read system and accused one of his opponents, Kerr Scott, with feathering his own nest with highway funds. " He reminded that the ex-governor went all over the State before his election opposing the expenditure of funds for secondary roads, but that after the legislature and the people made the roads possible Scott grabbed $300,000 worth of the money for 19.5 miles of paving around his own farm. The Junior Senator, in a hard hitting speech that pulled no punch es. did not call Scott by name, telling the Jaycees and other lead ers from all sections of the county: “I don’t have to call names: you know who I am talking about; you know who the guilty candidate is.” He later told newsmen that he . was referring to what he defined ' as “Scottism.” GIVEN STANDING OVATION Senator Lennon received a rous ing standing ovation when he be gan his address, delivered after an afternoon spent touring the coun ty in a motorcade. He was introduced by Manager Norman Suttles of the Dunn Cham ber of Commerce, a State Jaycee vice president. Retiring Jaycee Pre sident Roy Lowe presided, and Hu bert Peay was' inducted as the new president of the organization. Senator Lennon listed first his positive platform of action in be-’ half of the people and then, point by. point, poured it on Sctttt for: Opposing legislation whict) guar antees every man the right to work without being forced to join a la , bor union. SCOTT FOR BRANNON For his endorsement of the Bran non plan of socialized agriculture, which he said would destroy the high standard of living for farm ers. . For trying, while governor, to rob State employees of “their sa cred right to vote for whom they pleased at the ballot box without fear of losing their Jobs.” For his policy of divide and des troy, for pitting rural citizens a gainst town dwellers and for stlrr , ing up strife and dissension among different classes of people in an ' attempt to grab political gain. SCOTT RAPS CIVIC CLUBB For Scott’s bitter denunciation of civic clubs as being worthless and ; of no value. For trying to gain high office ■ through prejudlcian appeals and i for his failure to admit the written record of his own failures. For his failure to take a stand on any of the important national (CutlsueA mi page twa) R«v. Mr. Hawaii toU Umk, Kmm l.ftMfr' »nd f t he MWftm' M -2S^3b' < s£3%i‘s3’^ NO. 108 Teachers Plan Meeting Here Harnett County Class room Teach iers will hold their annual banqupt on Wednesday, May 12, at 7 p. ip. at Johnson’s Restaurant in Dunn when Miss Patsy Montague of the State Department of Public In struction, will be the guest speaker. Miss Cornelia McLaughlin of LU lington, president of the Harnett Classroom Teachers, urged a large attendance at the annual event. She also announced that Miss HelSn Wells of Raleigh, a past State Pres ident of the Classroom Teach ere and new field secretary of the N. C. Education Association, will l)e present. Miss Wells will install new county officers to be elected at that • tyne. Present officers, In addition to Miss McLauchlln, include: ’’MM. fHadys Phillips qS Coats, vtoe-RTHft fdent, and Miss Blanche Grantham of Dunn, secrets ry-treaaurw. RDra, B. C. Pridgen of Dunn, social chalk man. is chairman of the arrange ments for the banquet. Hufaff To Give' Plans Tonighf , Members of Dunn’srßeorfaUftn Commission win meet the first time with the'newly pointed director. Henry .Hutaffi ’jhe meeting will be at t o’clock at’Weft brook Chevrolet. , Hutaff is expected to present geh eral plans for a full time’Tecrgjt tion program tonight as the Gq*h mission meeting. . .jtf. The Commission will , also nftme a new chairman to Jypjace ,’.R6y Lowe who resigned recently to<; B*> come cashier of a bank In Le#it ton, N. C. . . -2H TO DISCUSS BUDGET »? During the evening, the coquails-v (Cawttmmi m pace -
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