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V<MJDMK 4 TELEPHONES Sit? . 31U DUNN, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 28, 1954 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NOl2«
RECORD VOTE EXPECTED IN HARNETT
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THE MOMENT THEY WAITED FOR— Prfn- to right waiting for their diplomas are Dick Tart,
eipal A. B. Johnson of Dunn High School Is shown Bobby Barefoot and Pat Norris. (Dally Record \
hen last night after the high school graduating Photo.)
•sareMs signing diplomas for the graduates. Left
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I By BOOWEB ADAME
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NORDAN BETTING ON
SCOTT AND LENNON
Ml*. John Thornton, Jr., of Dunn
will bo watching the election re
turns from Columbus County to
morrow night with more than ordi
nary interest ... Her father, Wade
Oreen. Is a candidate for sheriff
there and Boise to betting on him
to Wln . . . Dunn Legionnaires, par
ticipating in the "Back to God”
movement, win attend the First
Baptist Church Sunday morning In
a group . . . Rev. Dick Gammon,
PWtor of Dunn’s Presbyterian
Church, has been awarded a schol
p arshhip to attend a one-month spe
-1 cial school on alosholic problems
this summer st Yale University. . .
He has done an outstanding Job
hen working with Alcoholics Anon
ymous . . . if J. Nordan of Cen
tral Barber Shop is playing It safe
. . . He has bet one steak dinner
on Soott. another on Lennon . . .
Maybe he Just wants to eat out
-■ • .. Attorneys Charles Lee Guy.
Jr. and Howard Oodwln of Dunn
i ara, a defendant In a
Mg 939,000 lawsuit In Cumberland
i County ... Attorney Everette Dos
! farmpe and Bob Ba» started out
i w Rwrette’s plane for Richmond
J «“* ® or, }. ln «’ n«t got grounded in
I (Centime* «a Pan Ctetolt
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I Cromartie Honored
For Bond Service
| Raymond L. Cromartie, Jr., suc-
I ceaaful businessman of Dunn, was
I honored at a meeting of the Dunn
I il ‘* Qa * clut> l«*t night for 10 years
■Of service to the government as
of the Harnett County
lHy* Mahone, cashier of the First
Bank here, gave a brief,;
■ talk on current bond sales and j
I outlined the needs of the govern-
I local banker explained the
lyyt rf** types of Donds
m?** “Pd the Lion. Club to con-
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To Vote Saturday - Polls Open 6:30 To 6:30
IBhe Jl&iixj TjXtxft Eft n l SisT
Awards Presented
At Dunn High School
Around 30 awards were presented to students of Dunn
High and Grammar School this week during the closing
ceremonies of the 1954 school year.
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.. 'Moat of the presentations were
• naftcte during the morning assembly
: al the school Thursday, May 27.
, Those receiving awards and
those, making presentations includ
ed:
Betty Sue Tart, presented the
UDC Cup for the best seventh
grade paper on the War Between
the States by m£s. Guy Hardee.
Linda Whlttenton, presented the
Olee Club Art on award by Mrs-
Henry Whlttenton.
Frank Wilson, presented the
Band Arlan award by the local Ro
tary Club.
Mrs. Dolan Hertdg presented
award*, for the Daughter! of the
American Revolution to:
Alice Prince for U. 8. History
achievement; Virginia Turlington.
DAB Home Economics award; and
Mary Oall Tart and Becky Jo
Cannady for the best seventh
grads paper on a Revolutionary
War subject
band honors
Harold Grant, director of the
H'gh School Band, presented let
ters td: Manly Pope, Charles May
nard, Carl Byrd, Allee Lou'Jackson,
Herman Godwin, Lindv Wood, Lin
da Aycock, and Billy Woodall.
Student Government awards
were presented to the following by
Oodwln, assistant coach and
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RAYMOND CkOSCARYIS
Nisbet Sees
Victory For
Sen. Lennon
RALEIGH Lynn Nisbet, Ra
leigh political columnist for North
Carolina’s afternoon newspapers,
predicted flatly here last night
that United States Senator Alton
A. Lennon will be elected.
He predicted that LShon would
win In a second primary but de
clared that Lenon may be high
In the first primary and that no
second would be called.
Wrote Mr. NUbet, the State's
moot widely-Syndicated political
columnist:
“Developments of the pact 1#
days definitely Indicate there will
be no portfire nomination for the
United States Senate In the first
primary Saturday. ,
“The same trends Indicate that
a runoff to be hold on Jane N
will result in nomination of Alton
Lennon, if a second primary Is
necessary. There to a chance,
though less than even at the hour
this Is written, that Lennon may
bo high In the first primary.
“In that event, according to re
liable Information, there win not
be a runoff called,’* He concluded.
Nisbet to a careful, cautions re
porter who seldom deals In pre
dictions.
Erwin Students
Given Awards
During the graduation ceremonies
at Erwin High School last night,
ground 18 awards were presented
to outstanding students of the
school, D. T. Stutts, principal, said
today.
Included In the top awards Was
the valedictorian medal presented
to Patricia Warren, and the salu
tatortan medal given to Rachel
- Other awards given during the
° < yh»^ce n ß<S Book cnublaip
Race For Senate
Holding Top
Interest In N. C.
RALEIGH IIP) North Carolina
Democrats vote tomorrow to try to
nominate In the first primary one
of seven candidates in a race for
the U. S. Senate climaxing a cam
paign that was almost a two man
i 'affair.
As the final hours of the bitter
ly - fought campaign ticked away,
headquarters of both Sen. Alton A.
Lennon and former Gov. W. Kerr
Scott predicted victory in the first
primary.
Each of the others In the field,
however, indicated a run-off 'pri
mary was likely June 26. If no
candidate receives s clear major
| lty. the runner-up may demand a
j tecond primary.
BIG VOTE SEEN
A total vote of almost 500,000
was predicted —a relatively light
turnout, although heavier than in
the first primary for governor six
j years ago In which Scott, a former
I state agriculture commissioner,
j came through to win a run-off.
| Many observers considered that
Scott victory an upset but proof of
his popularity as a colorful cam
paigner.
Soott has campaigned on his
record as governor and on the
"go/ forward" program be btitiat
“Sd. 1 During fils administration, the
state paved thousands of miles of
secondary farm -to - market roads
and Scott credited his program
with extending farm electric and
telephone lines, construction of
new school buildings and growth
of industry.
Lennon, an appointee who now
is the state's only U. S. senator,
has campaigned on a “middle-of
the-road" platform and has as
sailed Scott’s record, accusing the
former governor of being a “high
taxer and free spender."
The Senate seat left vacant by
the death of Clyde R. Hoey on
May 12'Is not at stake. Hoey’s
death occurred too late for candi
dates to qualify for this primary
and his successor will be named l
to an Interim appointment by Gov.
William B. Umstead, the man who
appointed Lennon in July, 1953, to
succeed the late Sen. Willis Smith.
Five of the seven senatorial can
didates are seeking both a regular
six - year term and a short, two
month unexpired term.
OTHER CANDIDATE
In addition to Lennon and Scott,
candidates In the Senate primary
are Alvin Wingfield, Jr., of Char
lotte, real estate dealer Mazon E.
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BULLETINS
GUATEMALA CITY (IP) Guatemala proposed an im
mediate non-aggression pact with neighboring Honduras
Thursday and said the recent acquisition of arms from
Communist Czechoslovakia was purely for defense. The
proposal was made to Honduran Foreign Minister Edgfjr
do Valenzuela by Guatemalan Foreign Minister Guiller
mo Toriello who suggested the drafting of a treaty could
start immediately here or in Tegucigalpa, the Honduran
capital.
PARIS (IP) Police today seized copies of a magazine
containing army chief of staff Gen. Paul Ely’s top-secret
t Con tinned On Pm Tw)
+ Record Roundup +
ELECTED Wanda henry of Dur
ham and Kay' Kinder, of Warwick,
Virginia have been elected presi
dents as the Women’s and Men’t
House Councils of Campbell Cal
lege tor the next year. Miss Henry
to a member of the Angler. Avenue
Baptist Church In Durham and
sings In the Campbell Chair as well
as being past president of the Y.
W. A. Mr. KJnder Is a veteran of
three years in the United Stater
Ah- rorce.
HOWARD HONORED The 19W
edition of the "Plneßurr.” Camp
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M- Tyler, who to retiring as district manager of the Carolina Power
and Light Company here, and moving to Richmond. Mr. Tyler has
been one of Dunn’s outstanding leaders for more than a quarter of
a century and the event to being held to show appreciation to him for
his service and contribution to the town and community. (Daily Rec
ord Photo.)
Cohn Says Schine
Should Be Officer
WASHINGTON (IP) Roy M. Cohn testified today he
thought—and still thinks—G. David Schine should have
been .given a direct Army commission.
Cohn, chief counsel for Sen. Jo
seph R. McCarthy’s Investigating
subcommittee, was put on the de
fensive about young Schine’s value
to the group under cross-examina
tion in his second day of testi
mony.
Schine, son of a wealthy New
York family and formerly an un
paid consultant to the McCarthy
subcommittee, was drafted Nov. 3.
He is a private. Cohn and Mc-
of the Annual. Reverend Mr. How
ard was recently presented by Misr
Pierce the first copy of the 1954
yearbook during a special ceremony
in Chapel at Campbell.
SCHOLARSHIPS Dr. Doris Kink
professor of History and Govern
ment at Campbell College has been
awarded scholarships to both the
University of North OarbUna and
Duke University for advanced stu
dy during the oomtag summer. Un
der a scholarship provided by the
North Carolina Council for Eco
nomic Education, Dr. King will par
ticipate In a workshop on Economic
materials for teaching Hconomiet
Carthy are accused by the Army
of using “improper means" to try
to get a commission for Schine
and, lated, preferential treatment.
Under cross-examination by spe
cial counsel Ray H. Jenkins, Cohn
conceded that he told Maj. Gen.
Miles W. Reber, former legislative
laison officer for the Army, last
July 8 that he thought Schine
should be given a commission.
“I thought he was entitled to a
commission and I still do,” Cohn
said.
WHITE HOUSE COMMENT
Reber, who was called home from
his European command to be the
first witness when the hearings
opened on April 22, had testified
during 10 years as liaison man be
tween the Army and Congress he
never was put under such pressure
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Officer Shot
As He Begged
For His Life
PASCAGOULA, ML:. W—A young
Californian told authorises today
he killed a policeman as the offi
cer pleaded for his life because “I
had to get rid of him."
The suspect, charged with slay
ing Ernest Beaugez and robbing a
Mobile, Ala., bank during a seven
hour Gulf Cos-t d-ink 1 .-.- -re*
yesterday, told Jacfc.n Or it y
Sheriff Leo Byrd the 33-yoar-oil
officer “begged and pleaded for his
Us».“
“But X had to get rid of him and
I told him so” George Gall ego was
quoted as saying in a confession be
fore his case went to a grand Jury
here.
GaUego said he overpowered the
officer and seised his gun at the
Ocean Springs Jail and forced
Beauges to change clothes with
him.
“Then I mad* him wafc a short j
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Both Democrats
And GOP Have
Primary Races
Harnett County elections
officials today predicted 1
heavy balloting, and possi-!
bly a record turn-out of vot- !
ers, in Saturday’s Democrat
ic and Republican prima-1
ries.
While the race for U. S. Senate j
is holding top interest, there is
also a spirited six-man race for
Sheriff in Harnett and lively con- ?
tests for various other offices. !
For the first time in history, Har
nett Republicans are holding a
primary to select nominees for five
county posts. Ordinarily, Harnett
Republicans nominate their candi
dates in convention.
Chairman Roger Mann of the
county elections board said today
that registration in Harnett has
now exceeded 19,000, althqugh nor
mally only about 6.000 votes are
cast in a Harnett Democratic pri
mary.
Thee races for U. S. Senate and i
Sheriff are expected to bring out 1
a heavier vote than usual.
Polls will be open in the 21 pre- j
clncts from 6:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. !
SHERIFF'S RACE
The hot sheriff’s race devel
oped when Sheriff W. E. (Bill) Sal
mon announced that he wag retir
ing after 22 years of continuous
service to the county. . «
A second primary in the Vac* for
sheriff appears certain. Candidates
am: A. J. Collins, D. E. Lasater.
Jr., Ken C. Matthews. Claude E.
Moore, O. R. Pearce, Sr. and Staley
A. Spence.
Candidates for State Senator are: '
J. Robert Young, incumbent, and |
Robert B. Morgan.
State Representative Carson
Gregory is opposed by Mayor W. |
B. (Red) Williams of Angler.
Candidates for Clerk of Court •
are: Elizabeth F. Matthews and j
William A. Taylor. The present I
clerk, Robert Morgan, is a candi- I
date for State Senate.
IN COUNTY BOARD
County Commissioner Lofton A.
Tart of Dunn, chairman of the
board, is unopposed in District I,
which is comprised of Averasboro
Township.
Other candidates for the county
board are:
District Two, Duke and Grove
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Jurors Undecided
In Case Os Dyer
GOLDSBORO A Wayne Su
perior Court Jury was dismissed
at 8 p.m. last night after falling to
reach a verdict In the case of
Donald Dyer, Dunn taxi stand op
erator charged with purchasing 55
cartons of cigarettes, knowing them
to have been stolen.
The jury, Including one woman,
deliberated two hours. Judge Jo
seph W. Parker ordered the Jury
to report back at 10 o’clock Mon
day morning when he will decide
whether to declare a mistrial or
W. E. Nichols Dies
On Trip To Bermuda
1 w> * nichom '
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THE BALLOT
STATE CANDIDATES
The following is a list of the can
j didates for State-wide offices to
I be voted on Saturday:
For U. S. Senator
Regular Term
j W. M. BOSTICK
OLLA RAY BOYD
| ALTON A. LENNON
W. KERR SCOTT
HENRY L. SPRINKLE
I A. E. TURNER
ALVIN WINGFIELD, JR.
For U. S. Senator
Short Term
l ALTON A. LENNON
W. KERR BCOTT
HENRY L. SPRINKLE
, ALVIN WINGFIELD, JR.
For Congroas
F. ERTEL CARLYLE
; SEAVY CARROLL " '
For State Treasurer
EDWIN GILL
JOHUA S. JAMES
Insurance Commissioner
JOHN F. FLETCHER
CHARLES F. GOLD
COUNTY CANDIDATES
Here's a list of the Democratic
candidates for State and county
offices to be voted on Saturday by
Harnett citizens, listed alphabeti
cally:
For State Senate
i ROBERT B. MORGAN
' J. ROBERT YOUNG
For State House
CARSON GREGORY -
; W. B. WILLIAMS
For Sheriff
A. J COLLINS
D. E. LASATER, JR. :
KEN C. MATTHEWS
, CLAUDE R. MOORE
i O. R. PEARCE, SR.
.1 A, SWBgCSy. *
ELIZABETH F. MATTHEWS
WILLIAM A. TAYLOR
For Commbatoner
District L
L. A. TART (Unopposed)
District It
I COY LUCAS
R. L. PATE
JARVIS M. PLEASANTS
ANDERSON SAWYER
District tit
CHARLES H. ADAMS
j R. GLENN JOHNSON
RUFUS L. MANGUM
District IT.
WORTH L. BYRD
TROY C. EASON, SR.
W. R. MOSS
J. E. WOMBLE
District ▼.
ALEX M. CAMERON
B F. INGRAM
FOR CONSTABLE
Averasboro
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have the deliberations continue.
Dyer to charged with buying %*
cigarettes on Jan. 1, 1983, from
Harold Cashwell. one of three OoJo
nial Store employee later indicted
for the larcency of some MJBOO
worth of merchandise from - the
company.
Cashwell, who pleaded guUtwfa
the November, 1983, term of Su
perior Court, testified be daitvered
the cigarettes to Dyer at his plane
of business in Dunn and was paid
(Cantinaa* an Faga Sight)
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Walter Edmond Nlehob, 68, ,of
Coats, member ot the Hurottt
County Board of Education and one
of the county* most prominadt
Bermuda.
Mr. and 'Mrs. Nicfaato .jOt Wm.
s£nfc«L had Just*arrived