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PAGE TWO BULLETINS I Continued Pram ft|t On) SAN JUAN, P. R. (IP)—A federal court jury today hears additional testimony of alleged defective construction in the low-cost housing projects erected under the FHA pro gram in Puerto Rico by Leonard D. Long of South Caro-' Una. Defense attorneys sought vainly yesterday to blocK admission as evidence of' photographs and samples of mduUng materials submitted by a special FBI iiivestiga tor to support the prosecution contention that construc tion was Substandard. ! ” :J ' 1 f ■ >. } i NEW YORK (IP) Concerning Poison Ivy, science still has no easy,, sure-fire way of preventing people from be ing poisoned by it. At the beginning of a new poison ivy season, I asked the top scientific double-domes and multi-million dollar research laboratories what progress, if any; has been made sinee last season. “Like the common cold,) poisofl’ ivy still has us licked,” said one director of scientific research.' “Come back next year.” 1 ! ' • 1 RALEIGH (IP) Gov. William B. Umstead and Atty. Gen. Harry McMullan today considered'ifivitatiOnS to two proposed conferences on problems' arising'from tht* - St» J preme Court decision outlawing l segregation in public schools. Umstead received a telfegtam ’ yesterday ffOm OoV. Thomas B. Stanley of Virginia inviting him to a meeting in Richmond in early June. Ini-, t :< “ CHICAGO (IP) A doctor today said that flowers, can dlelight and wine are as good fbr the digeSHOn as they are for romance. Dr. Frederic T. Jimg, writing in a magazine of the American Medical Assn/, said U happy atmosphere at* the dinner table is good so# 1 digestion'and advised;that fun while you are eating should* be 0' must at the table. • Li,in- .1..-,' _ ta.» iabli TAIPEH, Formosa (IPi Authoritative Nationalist sources said today they believed a v Cbthihuffiht' attempt' to storm vital Tachen Island north of Fbfmosh has been stalled and expressed confidence reinforced defenseS would hol'd. Major credit for beating back, 1 ’irt' teajst temporarily, the tightening Red noose around the northern-ovrt post of this Nationalist bastion went to'ia'herdte'bahd of young air 'force pilots who badly battefcd Communist seta' power in the area. M - r . ... RALEIGH (IP) Seventy-four candidates for N. C. State College’s' new “Talent for* Service v scholarships ar rived here today for two days of filial tests and interviews. They were chosen by local and district committees who have been screening hundreds of ‘applicants siitee eafrty this spring. “ -- 1 . 1 -** ‘ WASHINGTON (IP) The Agriculture Department to day offered for sale its huge surplus stocks ol corn, bar ley-, oats and rye for export at cut-rate prices sharply be loW U. S. levels.' Department spokesmen staid 'the new. eta* port program for feed 1 grains gwek into effetot this afternoon is expected'to open *neW outlets’’ fbr government stocks by • boosting commercial exports. The government will lose monejy on the program since it will sell the grains at world market prices whietr artless than it paid 1 for them under the price support^Ww.' l >* v ts INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (IP) The AFL International Typographical Union reported today unofficial returns so far have-given President Woodruff Randolph'll,2Bo-votes to 10,205 for George Bante, Chicago candidate to unseat him. Randolph has ITU 1 chidf ‘ since 19lf. 1 WASHINGTON (IP) The Air Force, in a change qf plans, • announced today the afi ROTC gfaduatCS ’ this l spring win receive'commissions thrdugH an arrangement With Hie Air National Guard. The Air Force last fall an nounced that only Bore graduates Volunteering and qualifying for flight training wow'd 'receive 1 cAmmissiorn. 'Bte' remainder would receive their commissions 'dtfiy after two yeam in an enlisted status. r.-snr : ■ • 1 t. . SEOUL, Korea (IP President Syngman Rhee lost a test of strength on South Korea’s domestic-affairs today. Official returns from 180 of '230 districts showed that tan didates backed by Rheewori onty73> assembly seats in Tuesday’s'elections and led itt 10 others. Opposition 6an-) didates won 67 seats and were ahead in 28 other races. l DUBLIN, Ireland (IP) lreland speculated today on the politieal future «4 Eamon De Valera, prwnierfor 1# of the past 22 years whose party was aefeatod' iri Wednes- general elections. De Valera coricfededdefe&t last night and it appCared certkin' John A. Costello would be named premier as leader of the coalition whose victory ' ended an epoch in Irish history. Parliament meets JUne 'S to bheose De Valera’s successor.' ni > . i-.>. i \. \ y t . V*- NEW YORK (HI Stocks climbed to new highs in all major'groups hr early trading today’ with a TW issues providing Special interest. General Electric soared 2 & points to 118 When directors! declared a dividend of 40 cents a share on tlie new common’ to result fromthethwee tor-one stock spiit— equivalent te an increase of >2O cents a'share. „ IPI Tll , e Communist Romanian le f*“® n Wently Operating ‘tab ill I radio officials said today. ssurned the legation was trying to contact * tahoard the liner tinted -Stabu!!*^’ ** • »i- • > ««i» •- 1000 d nd t„ir. ~ A co#l min * fir *« r *gmg — i -- laager. , ~ ■■Hi/ mmutm ■EL 'w§f' 'PW : . -■ >■ - .Wv w ■ '■ LIFE AND CASUALTY .-.GENTS MEET HERE Pictured here are officials, superintendents, supervisor* and 1 agents of Life and Casualty Insurance Co. of Tenn. who met Wednesday at John son’s Restaurant in Dunn. First row; (standing)- R, J. Melton, Dunn; Deima Wood; Benson; Winded Jerntgon, Erwin; L. C. Du pree, Jr., Dunn; Bill LongUnghbose, Durham- and Dunn. Second row: sitting.- C. E. Stewart, Rbxboro; B. A. Reardon, Rocky Mount;) Al Johnson, Raleigh; Mr. Roberts, Raleigh; D. O. Ferrell, Wilming ton; L. T. Hobgood, Fayetteville; J. K. Boyette. Fayetteville. Third Duim Board < I L>i' -.*« y.s sUttSfi* k# Continued from page one ’ delivered and placed on old meter i poles. • P- Since the May 6 meeting. City l Manager* A. B. Uzzle has heard I that the Duncan Meter Company . made a lower bid than offered " here, in New Bern. However, New 1 Bern did not purchase the meters. Tompkins appeared at the meet ing last night to again point out . that his meter is one of the meet, automatic now in use. He cited contracts which the company has with a number of other cities, in cluding Monroe, N. C., and- told the Board that they are being of fered the same type of terms. ' Following considerable discus sion, the Board voted to have CJtp Manager Uzzle obtain prices from a number us companies and report at the 'June 3 meeting. No action' . hws taken. N<> , >n Record gfc ■ ■ aa mm ■ ■ Kounaup : i.' ■ (Continued Pram Page One) MACHINERY BEING PLACED j , Elmer Harrington, manager of the j H. p. Cannon Plant in Dunn, is |) busy this wetk placing machinery. I - Field Representative Roy -V. Tew I said today the machinery should i be set up in a few days. : LATIMER PAID City Council . yoted last nigb't' to give C. T. Lat imer $l3B refund from water and ' sewer work in the Latimer subdi vision on Joy Street extension. News Shorts WASHINGTON (W Protection j raindefr Republicans reacted • h*p- 4 i pily today to Preiident KlsenhoW- i ■ ert suggestion that Congress for- .; get about authnriaing any new tar iff cuts this year. WASHINGTON (W The House Armed Services Committee tujjay, uOanimously recommended approv al'eP a new military eonstraeUon program to cost an -estimated Sl3- miUion dollars. WASHINGTON Ufl Federal Cemmohleatiena Commissioner Fri eda *. Hennoek wept today as ste chided senators for. “usliig sena torial .pressure” to speed televMmi. service for their home communi ties. ■ INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (VI The AFL International Typographical tojfon Uday thwt nnpffl - ,rn(f) Randolph trailing '(jytSl votes In his bid for a sixth two-year term. • • «$> ) -George Bante. Chicago candidate to basest Randolph! Mtd -21, 4»S votes and Randolph RW iod. the basls ofj repbrtJ -Mm 210 of 700 local unions. . } ii }, .. ■)• ,l— . WASHINGTON (IB The United’ Qf us r«. *—— malaimi ■ j wyt-j m *e wmav welcomed ivmni|US at Htta Prt. * Cftiios P. Tntimon th& u.ll*' I***®*® DAILY RECORD, DUNN, R O. K > Democratic Precinct Committees Named i** ■ ' * i j Following is a list of Harnett I County's newly-e*ected Democratic , | precinct committees: Anderson Creek: Marvin West, j chairman; Mrs. Robert Lasater. vice chairman; Bruce Howard. | George West, John Neill Shaw. Averasboro No. 1: Robert A. Draughon, .chairman; Mrs. Harvey! Tyner, vice chairman; L. C. Du pree. Averasboro No. 2: A. N. Hudson, chairman; George Williams, vice' chairman: Mrs. Mallie A. Jackson, see.-treas.; Lonnie Jackson, J. - V. Bass. Averasboro No. 3: Howard G. Godwin, chairman; Mrs. H. Paul, , Strickland, vice chairman: Charles Skinner, D. C. Wilson,, Mrs. H. C Turlington. Mrs. John K. Snipes- PauT.Heater. J.-fn .. b tu Averasboro No. 4: Charles Lee Guy, chairman; Mrs. John Thotn- I as, vice ohalttnan; Fats Williams. 1 Fred Byerjy. /Woodrow Hill, John; Thomas?: ■! m > Barbecue: D. B. Holder, chair man; Mrs. Hoyle Kelly, vice chair-- many Jim Cameron. W. B.- Olive, Rufus Harrington. I Black River:- J. Clyde Adams.! chairman: Annie Matthews, vice chairman; Thomas M. Ward, sec retary; :R. M.; Mangum, Ellis Par ker, H. A. Wells, Davis-Woodall. D. R. Barnes. W. B. Williams, Ed Mat- I thews, L. I. Ogbum. | - Buckhorn: Bobby Johnson; chair jman; Mrs. Clara McWhirter, vice {chairman: M. L. Tutor, T. T. Jef fries, A. L. McLean. Duke No. T: Denver Bethune, chairman; Mrs. Alice Harrington, vice chairman; L. G. McLamb. Mrs. Addle O’Quinn, Mrs. Herman Wea ver. ■* ,- Duke No. 2: George W. Stephens, chairman; Mrs. Lillie West, vice chairman; Webster Tyson. Jessie McDonald, Henry H. Johnson, Her bert Byrd, John Page. Duke No. 3: To be reported. Grove .No. i: Everett Barnes, chairman; 'Mrs. Naomi Hudson, vice chairman; E. L. Parrish; Mrs.’ M O. Phillips, M. O. Phillips. Grove No. 2; H. Ai Turlington Sr., chairman; Mrs.. Haywood Rob erts, vice chairman; A. L, Foarctt, Mrs. E. H. Lnsater, Haywood Rob erts,- ■ -Hector’s Creek: H. S. Holloway, chairman; Mrs* - R. Glenn. John son, vice chairman; Hake Smith' Bt -F. Kendall, Frank Motley. Johnsonville: K J. Gilchrist, chairman:" Mrs, Minnie Mse> Gil christ,-vice chairman; Andrew Tay lor, Paul Tyslnger) B, E. Perkins. Lillington: A. R. Taylor, chair man) Mse. John Spears, vice chair man? W.’ H. <BiMy-» Byrd. Frank Giles, Mrs. Dewey Newton. NeUi’s creek No.- 1: Grady Mat thews, chairman: Mrs. Harold Butts; vice chairman; C. P. Kelly, Cecil Wilkins. Reid Johnson.' I- Neill's .Greek -No. 2:. Howard Hlght, chairman; Mrs. Wade Stew art. vice chairman: JefT Stewart, Lloyd Reardon, Preston Butts. Stewdrt's Creek: Thomas J. Byrd, chairman; Mrs. D. C. Parker, vtoe chairman; Willis Si Byrd, -Carlyle Williams, Wilton Byrd. Upper. Little lliver No. 1: Fulton Patterson, chairman; Mrs. Harvey Q'Qulnn. vice chairman;. Misa Jo-, sip (Ste Wart, X. H. Brown .Gordon Upper Little River No. 2; Clsr (3iU)Cl^rripg^n!,hQdte Patterson With a grtwa* trend among folks In MS Jurisdiction to get lost, ’ BtcWed Wednesday to do some tiring about it. \ "Z22C ■ ■ .. ihU house burned down ! I Wednesday in the role of chief row, sitting; F. M. Weeks, Wilson; E. L. TUley, Jr„ Durham; A. A. Gregory, Henderson; W. P. WilhamS, Tarboro; J. D. Helms, Fay etteville; A. E. Shepard, Washington)'N. C.; Calvin Jones, Durham t Mr. Matthews, Goldsboro. Standing: R. H. Sheppard, Rockingham; Ralph Sheppard, Rocky Mount; John Malkins,- Rapid*; .D. B. Wilson, Durham; R. W. Black, Durhamt District Manager E. L. Tilley, Durham; D. Moore, Morehead'Cityr-Jerry Bowman, Durham) E. E. Fletcher, Durham; Frank A. McLeod. Dunn. (Dally Record- Photo.) i - .<><). . . ■ ] Little Things (Contained from pace one* | sited Williamsburg, Va. lost week | while in Richmond to visit her [ daughter, Martha ... She came back home ahd found a house full of company... Mrs. Washburn Is a •woman who knows how to enter tain royally You can now buy canteloupee in the Dunn stores . Forty-eight cents apiece But they’re g00d..... Watermelons are cheaper this year than- last Members of Miss Jane Williams’ first grade can write unusually well We received a fetter from each of them,They’re nice children. . .. - • . »v.,;, --1 j CONVENTION SIDELIGHTS-**!** lobby Os ) the Sir WOlter- Hotel ih Raleigh last 'night 'Was a busy piace .iv.lt-) always is ..You', can- usu ally ttnd out what’s going on over the-. State by spending:, an hour (there On the night of the' State : IDemncrattc"Conventton, it was bu-! ,*ter:than ever, ,-l Most of those ga- i thered there .were'politicians . . . men and women who eat, sleep, | live and breath politics ~, They I can- usually tell you which way the wind is blowing .... All' the bife wheels were there Former Gov- \ ernor Cherry, Congressman Bob ; Dough ton, Congressman -Carlyle, j Former Congressman. Monroe Red-| den and enough, other' big names : to. fill -up the column We asked | Governor Cherry, who's really a! grand fellow, if he was acceptable ! to the idea of Governor Umstead! appointing him to the United States -4' v - W'-wy* •>--»***' : a s, x:y t -'y' ‘ '•hrfrrtf'TTfWP *** - [||ii: cvm preperty at Uri. Cmetbrn bmich. (Phot, by l. B*.' Stewart) J. Senate .. The good-natured Cher rj? beamed all over and replied, coy ly, “I would certainly be happy to consider it,". Congressman', Car lyle reported that things Took good for him this time ...He’s- expect ing the biggest majority, l ever >: State Treasurer Edwin Gill and Iris close buddy.- Hathaway Cro6S> were eating in the'coffee shop and —' talking politics One of' the most impressive-a- and also most pathe -11 c—figures we saw was that grand old Democratic war horse from the j mountains, Congress man Bo b Doughtow, who sat In a "big eisy !chair leaning on his cane ...Mr.. Bob told us he didn't get'down to the- auditorium, for the convention but'was bavin? a big'time Just the same . Had he served another term,, he would -have served in Con gress longer-than any otfier mam in history... He looks well for his 90 years..Senator-’Alton Lecpon has been on television for weeks now... . 'Last night, he saw himself on television for the'first time., He slipped out after the convention with Manager John Rodman to see one of his film... It was definitely a pro-Lennon convention r.-.- It w s«emed that most of the-State’s lea ders., are for Lenfvm. For .example, Irving Carlyle, the convention spea ker, John Larkins, the convention chairman.’ -Everette' Jordan, the. State Dembcratic chairman, Mon roe Redden, Governor'Cherry, Hu bert oave. praetftftlly all *Bbstte officials, nearly aIL of the State’s | congressmen are all for Letanqft.. Bat- Scott had hW- supporters on hand, too, and observers said both l I made- about .the 'Mine amount Os j noise . Stag Ballentlne told us jthat he hasn't missed predicting right in 30 years, -but- said, -"This is; , the hardest one yet. I’m making no prediction." . )• I ' MOTHER DIES ’ Mrs. Ida 'E'Hott»,“V9, wife of ! the'Tate'Willie Hopps of Cltoton died early Wedneaßay nlgtit at a Fkyettevllls reat home. Mrs. Tal madge Barefoot ’o* • 'Dunn ■ -Is’ J a daughter of Mrs. Hopps. - FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 21, 1954 i Uzzle Reports On Labor Costs . flf * *’ ] City Manager A. B. Uzzle re- ) ported this week that labor furnish- i ed by th*> Town of' Dunn>since No vember, 1953, for laying of sewer , and water lines has totaled *lO,- 807. In addition to labor, engineer ing for which the town was paid nothing, would have totaled 31,- 409.91,-he added. The labor was used In nine de velopment in Dunn where the town participated by furnishing labor to speed up the projects. .City Councitohas recently aban doned the'idea of'doing such ser vices for residents and citizens of the area. The decision was made after eonsidnwble’disagreement oc curred over the charge made in street and water and sewer Une work in the C. T. Latimer develop ment, ‘ '• Development recently complet ed by the town and the costs listed by City Manager Uzzle included; Jacksbn Heights; November, De cember, 1953—water and- sewer: materials, *3222.14; • labor and e quipmenV *2,53120: Total *5,753.64. Fleishman development; Janua ry, February, 1964—water and se wer; materials. *6.4*1.M; labor and equipment by the town, *4,- 242., and labor by others, *55. To tal, *10,778.68. Wellons development on Park Av nue, March, 1*54:- water and aewer: materials, *243.62; labor knd e quipment, *399: Total *642,62. - L. Busbee • Pope development on Pearsall Street: water lines, March, 1954: materials. *2.400.96: labor and equipment, *51160: Total, *2,912.46. C. T. - Latimer development on Joy Street: March, 1954: t water lines: materials, *1677.82; labor and equipment, *Uta3. Total. *3,102.82. Sanitary sewer.'Cole Street from Fayetteville to King, and King- Av- And- lie Only Received 43 Votes JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. (UP) —BriseOe Holt repettad tbe kissed 115 baMea, walked <4Bl miles, shook 9,*47 hands and spoke vol umes-daring his unsuccessful- c*m paign for Republican nomination as shrtiff. -n (. 4 fi», vuMi't- . Holt placed an ad In the weekly paper tie repyrt on his futile ac tivity. The ad- also said: - * “I gaVe away two calves and five goaga for -tsiOßta).- I i(itt away five-pah* o* suapendera. atx ladles’ dresses and 15 ;babyr»wt tln. “For prospective voters, I plowed 17* acres and c Spread 63 - Mads of barn yard fertiliser. I drew 1 24 buckets of- water, 1 puVnp 14 kitchen stoves,- ktodtod’ 17 fires. * " * *T lest two front teeth and some haiV IA a personal encounter with a -supporter -of an opponent. I a*J tended M> revival meottnga -and song in< ad- tMe choirs. -I- made love to nine grass widows and got dog-bit 30 times. it:- -. J•- (| “I want to thank my 43 friends,} and they are Mends, for casting l ! their votoa for mert-"' ■ 1 1 1 Ex joy tool, Comfortable Breezes In Year Heme, Nlqht and Day I Sumnier heat, collected in your attic, continues to blanket IT yttiri- ttoins ldng part midnight. Exhaust this hot, sttle nir— II bring In Cool, invigorating breezes with low-coot Coolair Breeze II Condittompg. You sleep better, eat better, fine better In ahouX 1 that’s kept comfortably cool—with a breeze. Ask about tho SI Coolair Unit for your home. F. H. A. terms from 010 per bmF 11 I I I | Cos to Msfcd h asp Imsm «6* a minimum of hm .. ]' | j 4?fkloi»< optratfiint * Owi *1 »igM bn eiSss f 1 ■BKH' 9 , Qtnyint SKF, ftiitiwy lEWirqllri hiS- Ho—,, for Ol'lrttl, 100 l j enue from Cole to Granville, Ap ril, -1956: materials, *481.48; labor ahd equipment. *BOO. Total. 81, 4 M 281.48. M I«Sanitary sewer, N. King Avenue ‘f from Barrington Street extension) -- southward 200 feet toward Gran-, ville, April, 1954: materials, *166;- . labor and equipment, *193. TotaL # *359. Cannery plant* S. Fayettevillo AVenue. Apfll. 1954: water and sew er, materials, $2,246.73: labor and equipment, *797. Total, $3,043.73. J Sanitary sewer on Canary Street from Layton i Avenue west toward, McKay, April, 1954: matertal* 1 *171.38; labor and equipment, *20& ; Total, *37938. In all projects, 1.614 feet of two Inch water pipe was laid; 5.309 feet of six Inch water pipe, for a total of 6,923 feet of water lines. Sewer lines,lncluded-8M feet o(- slx Inch pipe; 5,922 feet of eight' : inch pipe, for a total of 6316 feet of sewer lines. Total cost of the materials used' In all projects was listed at- *l7,- A 391.21 by City Manager Uzzle.' Woman Rned ( (Continued From Page One) I jail, suspended on payment of '*ls * and court cost. . » •' Roy W. Dorman, engaging In an affray, prayer for judgement con tinued for 12 months. Delbert Faxon Hobson, speeding, fine of *25 and court coat. Willie Jones, no license; prayer for judgement continued • for six inonths on payment of *25 and court cost. Napolean McLamb, drunk and al lowing a non licensed operator to drive his car, 90 days in jail, sus- rt pended on payment of *SO arid ccurt cost. ■’ Roger McNeill, drunk, 30 day* <n jail, suspended on payment of *5 and court cost. v> .•' J| ! John Clarence William*, no li cense, 60 days in jail, suspended on payment of $25 and court costrft. Moses Wright, drunk, 30 daw ■ In jail, suspended for 12 montiuMl on payment of court cost. i.Y - 1 1 John Mayo Bmith, engaging In an affray, taxed the cost of court. * Barite -Lee Matthews, failure to yield the right ol way, prayer for Judgement -continued for 30: days on-payment of court cost, arid da mages of *6O. >0; Carl Jernigan, public drunken- ” ness, 30 days In jail suspended for 12 months on payment of *5 and court cosfc- rL: it.-! di i 1G IS 7/i unnp SERVICE s’ PHONE 3306 W u.'f< T HI II
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