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+ WEATHER + Partly cloudy and mild tonight and Thursday. Low temperaturea to - night upper 40’s mountains and 54- 86 elsewhere. VOLUME 4 IKE WONT RESCIND HEARING ORDER , - a- v... ■ i A 9a - .v'.':. ’.xm&m.* > v ■ ••• Vk ‘ t-f r >* ■ i Jk £X§F; nl /M « i z?'-.&■■ m WsFkt HPH> % . - jffl il. > k*-’ .f, ■ , b , .; H , ■ WH ■ * 'f KINO AND QCEEN OF HEALTH Harnett Ceunty 4-H Club members held a county contest dL day an Saturday at the Lillfcngton Presbyterian SiW Church. Climax of the day was the coronation of «tae county Kin* and Queen of Health. Here’s Qlenn Ballard, 14-year-old son of My. and Mrs. Jfans Jtittte Ptyw By BOCTAJt ADAME j> HEBE’S OPFOBTDNITT FOB ALL YOU ROMANTIC GIRLS LITTLE NOTES: D. K. Muse of Burlington, brother of Locke (Scott for Benator) Muse of Dunn, has' been elected chairman of Alamance County Democrats.... He's the tax collector there... If he’s. half, as Sd a politician as Locke, he’s nd to be a goad one-. Locke i popular fellow . The Record received a letter from Duffy Perdew of 8008 Hodge Bt., toy- I etteville Inquiring about our ad rates . The poor fellow Is lone some and wants to know how much It would cost to run the following ad: “Gentleman wants to corres pond with a lady or ladles between the ages of 20 and 10 years old that wish to get married.” ..We aren't going to answer his tette. Instead, we’re giving him this plug free of charge A guy that ro mantic shouldn't have to pay tor It So, If you’re a lonesome tal Within that age limit, go ahead and •tart writing.... And may the girl who writes the sweetest letter win Alonzo Parrishof the Star-Vue Drive-In was in the office yester day bubbling over with enthusiasm About the Cinemascope pictures he's going to show, beginning Sunday With “The Robe” a truly wonderful Movie.. He hag already booked, fSfcfoe Counts In A Fountain.” * (Continued On Page Two) Scouts Advanced \At County Court K Around 40 Boy Scouts received ■merit badges and ratings at the ■Lynwood Williams Court of Honor ■held over the weekend at the Lu lling ton Presbyterian Church. The ■Ceremony honored Williams who Mras presented his Eagle Badge. I. Bill Twyford Sr., chairman or ad ■vancement In Boy Scouting for ■Harnett County, was in charge of ■the service. Working with him on ■Hie court committee were Charles ft. Hildreth, R. Dennis Strickland, Heoo McKay, Ernest L. Sewell, Dr. HD. C. Woodall. Rev. W. Robert In jtko. W. C. Fowler, John Bnipes. and ■Hairy Hutaff. pHroop 81 of I4l!ihfto> was host ■mop for the evening and was in Kjgpiiyip of the opening and closing Eeremony. * E Frauen ting the tenderfoot awards ■Ms Charles T. Hildreth who U ■district commissioner. Those re- IKrlng this award Included, Jim ■pK-SgSKS!: ■tt .Wallace, Luther O’Quinn, J. Witen, Ray Black, Waldo Bu*,!% TELEPHONES 8117 - 3118 Earl Ballard, LaFayette High School, the King, and Joyce McKinney, senior at Benhaven School, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. McKinney, the Health Queen. Miss Bessie Massengill, county ele mentary school supervisor, crowned the royalty. (Photo by Carroll Vaughan) J Slayer Os Brother ! Given 70-20 Years ]New Senator To Be Named [After 31st i RALEIGH (VI Gov. William s 8.-Urnstend said today he has de i elded not to appoint a successor T to the late Sen. Clyde R. Hoesr ( urftll after May 31. ’’ Observers had predicted that the ■ governor would delay' naming a 1 successor to Hoey until After the ’ Democratic primary for the U. S. 1 Senate on May 29. Umstead said ' he made the decision not to an nounce an appointment until after 1 May 31 “after careful constdera,- 1 tion.’” ; The names of 81 persons have . been suggested tg the governor In ; endorsemehts for an appointee to . serve until the Nov. 2 general election. i A new state Democratic execu tive committee, which will choose a candidate to go on the ballot In ! November to fill out Hoey’s unex pired term, will be chosen tomor row at the state Democratic con vention. ENTERS REX Mr. C. H. Pope entered Rex Hos pital In Raleigh today for treat ment. Receiving the awards were, Bey-j moure Taylor, Steve Edwards, Bry an O’Qulnn, Billy Watkins. Robert Wins ton Johnny Harrington, all from Troop 81; and Woody Mat (Coutiiwed On Pag* * | c gg I I ' J* '■* “V •? ”» ■ ’ • *** - * 'i _ j- - The Daily Record Trial of James Howard Phillips, 27 year old service station operator of Ander son Creek township, for the shotgun murder of his brother, John Harvey Phil lips, 31, ended unexpectedly this morning in Harnett Su perior Court when the de pendent entered a plea o& guilty to manslaughter. Judge Joseph W. Parker Imme diately sentenced Phillips to 12 to 20 years in State Prison. Earlier attorneys A. R. Taylor and Bob Young, who were defend ing Phillips, had entered a plea of Innocent to the second degree murder charge—for the defendant. They had Indicated he would plead self defense. John Harvey Phillips, father of six small children, was shot in the back on August 6, 1953 at a country service station In Anderson Creek township. His brother, operator of the place, fled and was later ar rested near Benson at the home of his mother. The defendant Is married to Nor ma Phillips but they have no chil dren. Recently commuted to the (Continued on page twe) Phone Company To Issue Stocks The Board of Directors of the Carolina Telenhone and Telegraph Company In their regular quarterly meeting held In the offices of the company at Tarboro on Mav 14. 1964 authorized the Issue by the company of 66, 640 full paid and non assess able shares of the common capital stock of the company. In recommending tha action to the Board L. W. Hill, president of the company, stipulated Qiat short term loans now owed to banks bv the company total 57,379,000 and that by the end of November 1954 auch loans would probably reach the presently authorized maximum of ten million dollars. Mr. Hill fur ther stated to the board that there was a continuing demand for addit tonal-telephone service In the area served bv the company and appar ently this demand would continue with the further development of Eastern North .Carolina. SOUND PLAN Hill advised the Board that It wa« apparent that several issues of additional common stock would have to be made in the immediately fdr seeable years ahead In the maintain ing of a sound financial structure and In order to secure the capital required in the continuation of the j taniMQy'i expansion and improve* DUNN, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 19, 1954 Bill Would Ban I Ads On Smokes j And Alcohol \ By UNITED PRESS The. House Commerce I Committee fired up an oldi battle today over a proposal] to bar press or radio adver-j tising of beer, wine and liq uor. It scheduled hearings today on a bill introduced by the late Rep. Joseph R. Bryson (D-SC) to pro hibit advertising of intoxicating beverages in newspapers or maga zines or on the radio. Bryson fought unsuccessfully for years to get the measure to a House vote. A long list of Qonfressment temperance group leaders, ( adver tising liquor and brews represen tatives lined up to be heard on the proposal. The committee also has before it a bill sponsored by Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich) which would apply the advertising ban to ciga erts. cigars and all other tobacco products. OTHER CONGRESSIONAL NEWS Housing: The Senate banking committee bagan work on legisla tive measures to end the multi million dollar frauds' in the home improvement loan program. Farm: Key members of the con gressional farm bloc predicted a sharp drop in the market value of nert year’s cotton and wheat (Continued On Page Two) : Sales School ; Is Postponed , Fred Palmer, aalea consultant of Ohio, called the Chamber of Commerce office today to poot - pone the sales school originally scheduled to be held here Thurs day and Friday, May 30 and 31. Paul Walker,' chairman of the Retail Merchants division of the Chamber, said the school was postponed due to unavoidable circumstances. However, Palmer promised to set a new date, pos sibly the first or second week in Jane, for the school. Announcement will be made as soon as the date Is cleared. Walker stated. + Record Roundup + CARROLL TO SPEAK Judge Seavy Carroll of Fayetteville, can didate for Congress, will address the Godwin Lions Club at Oodwln tonight. BANKS TO CLOSE The Com mercial Bank and the First Citi zens Bank and Trust Co. In Dunn, along with other banks of the State, will be closed Thursday In obser vance of Mecklenburg Independence Day. COOKING SCHOOL A Frlgl datre cooking school will be held Thursday and Friday at Rose and Company in Benson, it was an nounced today by Hiram Rose. It Insurance Officials Hold Session Here Agents of the Life and Casualty i Insurance Co. ifrom all section* of Eastern Carolina arrived In Dunn today for an afternoon session and lj banquet tonight. Loroman C. Dupree, Jr. of Dunn. fl superintendent of the Dunn dis- H trict, and his agents art playiiig.il host to the meeting, being held at Johnson’s Restaurant. , /II Dunn was selected as the place II for the meeting because of the out-1I standing sales production record of the local staff. H TO HONOR TILLEY . II Tonight’s banquet will be in hon- j| or of E. L. Tilley of Durham, head I] of the company in Easton Caro- j j lina. on the occasion of hit 34th |j anniversary with the company. H This afternoon’s session was to H be devoted to a general discussion 11 of business matters. 11 Mr. Duftee will deliver the ad- ] baa-J j I Gregory Declares j ißuling Offers New j I State Problems * ■ ' 1 j State Representative Carson Gregory of Harnett re- ; j iterated today tl*t he is against the abolition of segrega tion and would favor whatever action necessary, to cope with the problem. J “l am hoping,” declared the vet eran lawmaker, “that North Caro lina and the other Southern states will be able to Work apt a solu tion without a mixing qf the races and without ill-feelb)g qr violence. Rep. Gregory agreed with U. S. Senator Dick Russell of Georgia, who declared the problem should have been left up to thg individual states. “The people of the oopth. white and colored, are satisfied with the principal of separate but equal fa cilities and desired nd change," continued Gregory. He pointed out that during his two years as a member of the coun ty board and his four years in the House of Representatives “not one single person in elthef race has ever come to me advocating, or fa voring abolition of se&cgation.” FAMILIAR WITH NEEDS As a county commissioner and as a State Representative, Gregory has worked close with'county and State school officials .and is fa miliar with the State’s educational problems. • There is. some speculation that States Democrats To Meet Thursday RALEIGH tU»*— democratic leaders from across the state will gather .fypre Jtonight for thfcir biennial state con vention and the'overtones of senatorial nomination are expected to swell attendance to neatly 3,000. ATHOL, Mass. (UFl’— Rn> lgt ter carrier William Peacock didn’t make his appointed : founds Mon day. Somebody stoW Aail' four tires from his car, parked in ttie ) ’drive- way beside his hoinA ■'* , Will be conducted by. Adas, Frances Maness, Frigid a Ire home, economist, and Mrs. Alene Mint?, home econo mist tor Carolina Power and light Company. Classes will be held Thursday at 2:30 and Friday night at 7 p.m. There will be free door gifts and a number; of valuable Pries. FIRES Howard M. Lee, secre tary-treasurer of thq local Fire de partment. has already reported 2 fires this week. Monday morning the trucks were called to . the farm of E. C. Edgerton, Dunn, Route 4, when a barn caught fir*. The farm is tilled by B. H. Trty. The bam & fcsr I I ■ll ■ . FIVE CENTS PER COPY Governor Umstead might call a special session of the legislature to discuss, the problem and Gregory , said. "If a special session is need ed, I’m ready to go and stay as long as necessary to work out this problem facing us in this great crisis." Rep. Gregory is a member of the important House Appropriations Committee and pointed out today that he felt his seniority and ex perience on this committee would he helpful in view of the fact that the segregation issue also Involves serious financial aspects. RUNNING ON RECORD The Harnett farmer and dairy man Is now seeking his third term in the House. “I am running on the basis of my record’of service to the people," declared. Gregory. "The people know what I have stood for : ia the past and I shall endeavor td’ lender the same sort of service: if the people see fit to re-elect h>e to the House," he said. Mr. Gregory cited the Importance of seniority in the legislature and pointed, out: “In order for any rep- Delegales will sound each other out for predictions on the outcome of the senatorial primary contest between .’Sen. Alton A. Lennon .for mer Ge£ W. Kerr Scott and five other aspirants In next Saturday’s primary- nomination. Speculation will be rampant con cerning selection of a successor to the senate .seat left vacant by the death last week of Sen. Clyde R. Hoey. Some five dozen persons hate been suggested to Gov. Wil liam B. Umstead for appointment to the post. ....CARLYLE 18 KEYNOTER . . The important issue will begin to resolve' with appointment tomorrow of the state Democratic executive committee, < the group empowered to nominate a party candidate for the November election. It is ex pected to work with the governor in naming their choice for the re maining two years of the late Sena tor Hocy’s term. Umstead is ex pected to appoint the nominee to serve ln Washinglon until the gen eral election. Among the likely nominees is convention keynoter Irving Car lyle, Winston-Salem attorney and former state senator. The preliminary draft of the state party platform now Is being drawn by House. Speaker E. T. Bost Jr. of Concord. Delegatee of the 12 congressional districts will hold meetings begin ning at, 10 am. ‘ tomorrow before the noon convention opening. Sister Os Dunn Women Dies Mrs. Mary Thornton Lee, 76, of Rooky died Monday at the home of her daughter and son-in law, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Tee tenon of Whitakers. She whs the Anight*- of ’ ’.f : Tyros and Sarah Dmugbcn Thorn ton. and Rev up in the Thornton home near Dunn. She taught in the public schools in this area for some time. . ' She is survived by her husband, T. 9. Lee ot Rooky Mount, three eons, T. R. Lee and W. F. Lee, both far Rocky Mount. «ud J. W. Lee of Wileon; four daughters, Miss Mil dred Lee and Mrs, Oeorge Worstay, beat of Rocky Mount. Mrs. j. c. p. ££* o. wTSSfoTduadMJe.'Sto The Record Is First IN CIRCULATION... NEWS PHOTOS . . . ADVERTISING COMICS AND FEATURES Advises South | To Be Calm On Racial Issue WASHINGTON (IP) Pres ident Eisenhower said em phatically today that he has no intention whatsoever of rescinding or relaxing his order against administra tion officials testifying in the Army - McCarthy hear* ing on their confidential talks. And, just as firmly, he said he thinks the hearings should con tinue until all the principals have testified. The hearings were recessed Mon- ! day for a week pending efforts by the senate Investigating subcom mittee to obtain a clarification or modification of the President's or der. Some members of the subcom mittee have said there is no use going ahead unless the President modifies his order, which forbade administration witnesses to testify about a Jan. 21 meeting of White House, Justice Department and Army officials. The President told his news con ference that his executive order should not keep the subcommittee from getting any of the pertinent facts. WANTS FACTS Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R- Wis) said yesterday “we can’t pos sibly resume the hearings unices we are allowed to get the facts.” He called the President’s order an “iron curtain." Let the chips fall where they may, the President said; let’s have the facts. He MM he Is extremely concern ed that the hearing Is diverting attention away from the more im portant world and domestic issues and delaying enactment of his leg islative program in these serious times. Army Secretary Robert T. Ste vens later Issued a statement say ing the “Army alone" is respon sible for Its charges. With some feeling, he said that he has no intention whatsoever of relaxing or rescinding It. He said that it was a very moderate state ment of the division of powers be tween the President and Congress. He Mid he was astonished when he saw that hi» order was being used as an excuse for ending the hearings. WASHINGTON OP) President Eisenhower advised the South to day to be calm and reasonable about the Supreme Court’s ruling that segregation in public schools Is unconstitutional. He told his news conference he agreed with South Carolina Gov. James F. Byrnes’ statement that the people should be calm and look the situation in the face. The President said he had no other specific advice. Asked about the political effects In the South, he replied sharply that the Su preme Court Is not under any po litical administration. H—A Fast «) Revival Will Open At Glad Tidings Revival services will begin Sun day evening. May 22. at Glad. Tid ings Assembly of Ood Church with the Rev. Dans H. Spence of Port Elgin, New Brunswick, Canada, as guest speaker. Services will start each evening at 8 o’clock. The. Rev. Robert Palmer, pastor I of the church, announced today that i services will be held each evening, '■■*'** the week. Including Satur ■uj ,*.:.ht. J Rev. Spence attended Eastern Pentecostal Bible College Toronto ! niß * I NO. 119 By ■ ' T JiH I v ‘ ELECTED Buck Currin, prominent Dunn tobacconist and founder of the Dunn market, was elected as a director of the East ern Carolina Warehouse Associa tion at the annual meeting held yesterday at Greenville. Mr. Cur rin has been prominent In the organization for many years and is one of the best known tobac co men in the business. Mr. Cur rin this year will operate the Planters group of warehouses in Dunn. Shuford Dies At Age Os RALEIGH Iff) State Labor ; Commissioner Forrest H. Shuford 1 died in Washington early today of a heart attack. He was 58. Shuford suffered the fatal selz ■ ure yesterday afternoon while oq a ! trip with his wife to the capital. Shuford’s two sons, Forrest IH . and Harry, of Charlotte, were ; called to Washington last night. Shuford was elected state labor : commissioner In 1938 after serving a brief appointive term. He was appointed to the office by the late Gov. Clyde R. Hoey. Hoey died a week ago today at his desk in Washington. ELECTED FOUR TIMSB Shuford was re - elected to four consecutive terms. He won re - election for his current term in the 1953 general election. Shuford was in Washington to attend a conference on migratory labor problems . .A Democrat. Shuford was a for mer teqtile mill worker and Itltll er and had served as buy's commissioner for the eity of High Point. In 1933 he was appa|aU« chief Inspector of the State Ba - partment of Labor and In 1934 wao granted a leave of absence to serve as NRA labor compliance officer for North Carolina. He was bom in Cleveland County and attended public schools there. He was graduated from Piedmont High School. Lawndale and attend ed Bera College, Kv., the textile school of North Carolina State Ool lesre and Duke University. - He worked In textile mills in Rhode Island and in Gastonia be fore becoming principal of Ellen boro High School in 1934. In 1925 he served as principal of Splndale School. Funeral arrangements were In - complete. i -.t
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