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* WEATHER* North Carolina Partly cloudy and warm with widely scattered evening thundershowers through Thursday. VOLUME « JINNY ROOSEVELT IN LANDSLIDE WIN ' PREPARING FOR TRlP—Lookin r over plans fer the two-day sight-seeing tour hi New York ~ and week cruise are, (L to r.) Bobby Parker, Ray Brewer, BUI Joyner, and Preston Parker. The ex JJuIM -i f'Mto JfurufA By loom ADAMI little notes about people and things ijTTLE NOTES: Henry Tyler, who B being honored here today, and Xduls Sutton, his boas, who wIU be the principal speaker at the event, both attended VPI... .Ur. and Mrs. Merchant Nottingham have moved into the home which they recently purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Stephens at the comer of Pear sall and Layton... .Mr. Cottlngham ia an executive ot Erwin Mills, Inc. He was an official of Abney Mills In Oreenvllle, S. C., and last year went to Durham when Abney gained control of the Erwin chain ... They're an awfully nice young couple and have three children .. Tor most people, eating out to a treat... .For Mrs. Henrietta Barnes, eating at home to a treat so she rented an apartment at Myrtle Beach last week and did her own cooking—The only trouble was that her son, Jerry, who had the Job of waahlng dishes, got homesick and came home so Henrietta found herself washing dishes as weU as cooking . .“It was good to get back home.” she confessed.... Dick Laa ater, candidate tor sheriff, says he didn’t wait tor Claude Moore to make up his mind about asking for a second primary... .He took for granted there would be a run off and kept right on running fOswUMsd On Page Two! I County Constables I Capture 13 Stills SB A complete report, filed today by county constables i» with Sheriff W. E. Salmon, showed that during May local §1 officers seized 13 illegal liquor stills and destroyed a total ■ of 2,660 gallons of beer. record of the constables bettered by one, the rec- Wm ord of the county rural policemen who had a dozen still §■ captures to their credit in the same length of time. Ifl' However, constable? reported no ■ arrests of liquor violators, in con to the policeman who arrest- three med,; ' ' ■L Constable Preston Porter who lo * -Batted five Stills, all in Stewart's |M Township, snd Constable W 11b. Castleberry who found the same ■number in Johnsonville Township. #■ toed for the honor of having the of fttiig captured. TELEPHONES 8117 - 2118 plorer scouts will leave Raleigh Friday for a nine day tour and cruise. Parker haa been (elected as adviser for the explorers during the trip. (Daily Record Photo) See Story on Page 2. Lillington Will Get New Shirt Factory Lillington citizens inter ested in hearing about a new men’s shirt factory to be located here are asked to attend a mass meeting on Thursday, June 10 at 7 p. m. at the Community Building. A free barbecue supper will be served. "We hope every interested citi zen in Lillington or the vicinity will attend,” said Selwyn O'Quinn, chairman of the industrial com mittee of the Chamber of Com merce. . , "There are no ifs and anda about it” said Billy Sexton, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce. ’ ‘Til ling ton has a new industry' want ing to locate here. W 6 have the in dustry, we have the site, w ehave the workers. But we'need a new building to house the plant.” TO INFORM CITIZENS Purpose of the meeting, Sexton said, will be to inform all the citi zens of the community about the new industry and. to offer them an opportunity to buy shares in the construction of the new 'plant building. * The industry approved by the local Chamber of Commerce and State Conservation and Develop ment engineers manufacturers a high class grade of men’s sports shirts. The industry will employ, at the start, around 150 workers and It will mean a new regular payroll for the county seat. Sexton said the A. N. Wad ell farm, adjacent to the Southern side of the A and W railroad. Just (Continued On Page Five) ship and Cyrus McNeill who lo cated one In Upper Little River Township. Castleberry also seised five con densers to match hto five stills. He ftg eond^W . paid constables for stills to ten s dollars each, and they receive 130 i Tl”inr t Tlrrt»tnr' M |i . JJathj ftetord DUNN, N. C. t WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 9, 195* Cancer Drive Neb SUM Generous Harnett County citi zens contributed a total of SI4OO to the American Cancer Society during the recent oounty.wlde drive. Miss Irene Lassiter, county com mander, today thanked all donors whose gifts will aid cancer research, promote educational work of the society In Its fight to win early di agnosis and treatment of cancer, aijd assist needy cancer patients. Volunteers in each community who helped with the collection of the funds also received words of praise frpm the county commander. In Lillington, Mrs. Roger Mann headed the fund drive and Archie Woodworth, Jr. canvassed the busi ness district. They turned in around S3OO. Mias Billie Taylor was fund chairman in Erwin and reported donations of $320. Mrs.. W. B. Olive was in charge Os collections in Western Harnett, and Mrs. J. B. Huffiness in John sonviUe. Mrs. Harvey O’Quinn em ployed the ‘Good Neighbor" sys. tern of house-to-house collections In Mamers cmm unity. Home demonstration clubs throughout the county cooperated with the fund drive and presidents of every club' assisted with the campaign. the Leaflet Presbyterian and the ' Union Methodist churches, the lat- Speclal collections were taken in ter turning in gifts of $18.75. Opening Dates For Schools Announced Harnett County schools already are forgetting what is past and taking a forward look for the year 1954-55 The official school calendar, an nounced today by County Super intendent O. T. Proffitt, fixes Au . gust 25 and September 1 aa the dates for the opening of schools! The ninth month of next year*! . term will end, either on May 20 r or May 27, depending on which of the two starting dates a school fd * lows. » Holidays have been flxtd aa fol l Jons: meeting of North Central i District of the N. O. Education As. t soclation, Nov. 18, for white toa s chen; Thanksgiving holiday. TUsa » day. Dec. 31 and resume classes 0 beginning with the school - day, , ' chars. . .. Board Delays Appointment Os Farm Agent No action on any county appointments was taken by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners at its reg ular June meeting this week, but the board concentrated on budget matters. Final approval has not been ta ken on the budget, but the com. missioners and County Auditor H. D. Carson, Jr. said there was little likelihood that the tax rate would be changed. The present rate Is $l2O. “Cer tainly the rate will not go anywhere but downward," said Carson. He worked with the board most of Monday as they went over each 1- tem in an effort to trim the budget and effect, if possible, a reduction in the tax rate. Under the law, the appointment of farm and home agents is made the first Monday in June. No men tion of the matter—a controversial subject last year—was made by commissioners, who are slated to hold two other sessions later this month. /LASATER OPPOSES AMMONS [ Last year. Commissioner Dick La iater led an unsuccessful movement to fire County Agent C. R. Am mons, but farmers and other citi zens rose up in arms and Ammons mas reappointed. / Lasater is now involved in a runoff for sheriff and it was thought that factor was involved tin the dejay In making the appoint ' OTHER MEETINGS They were ssfcgduied to meet a gain today at 3 O’clock With' Divi sion Highway Commissioner a A Hasty to discuss road problems. A second session was set for June 29th at 7 pm. A five-year lease by Mr. and Mrs. John Mason of the Cornelius Har nett Boarding Home was approved. The lease has also been approved by the State Board of Public Wel fare, the inspecting agency. Board members set aside July 3 through 5 as holidays. H. D. Canon, Jr. was named to collect prepayment taxes for the year of 1954 and ordered to make daily deposits. I Cap (time $ on Togo Five) Tobacco Company Is Named In Suit SAN FRANCISCO James O. French of Fresno, Calif., has su ed the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco o. for $1200,000, charging he deve loped lung cancer frOm smoking ci garettes manufactured by Reynolds. In a suit filed In federal court, French alleged the company “fraudently” represented to the public through Its advertising that smoking its brand of cigarettes was not harmful to health. BULLETINS COLUMBIA, S. C. (IF> George Bell Timmertnan, Jr., South Carolina’s choice for governor, called hhi nomina tion In the Democratic primary election ycaterdw a “vic tory for the peopDe.” “As I stated throughout the cam paign, my main objective was to maintain and to pre serve separate and ,£qu*l school systems in our state, he said in a victory statement last night. “Working With the General Assembly, I am sure we can accompHA this re sult. This is a victory for the people of South Cifettaa for good government In our state.” LONDON (Si Gen. Alfred M. GruenflM*, supreme Allied commander in Europe, said Cast night “Russia, would suffer a severe defeat if it launched an sttpek one Europe this year.” Tise NATO commander spoke to a meet • lOessttotoad Ob JO— Two) , , . + Record Roundup + i ! MERCHANTS TO MEET Fault Walker, chairman of the Retail Merchants Division of the Chamber . of Commerce, has eaOed a meeting i for tomorrow mornint it 10 t 1 meJul, bargain | ! days. ■ T o'clock. M)r Hotoff, imltt I Y\ ’ - \ LYw p|Psi Winters Frees Mate ja- Kj- MM SHELIEY WINTERS, 31, manages a smile a* she leaves court in Sants Monica, Calif., after win ning a divorce from Vittorio Gass man. Italian actor The blonde star tearfully told Os her hus band’s theories on European-style marriage with freedofjv Shelley was given custody of her. 15- month-old daughter, Victoria. Plot Suspect Ends His life 1 BARTOW. Fla. ® An elder-, ly lawyer charged with a cruel plot to slay three wealthy persons for their money killed himself to day after the carefully-worked out scheme blew up with the help of one of the Intended Murder vic tims. . Emmett Donnelly, M. of Lake Wales, Fla., took htt oftt life one day after he and an associate were formerly charged with > conspir acy to murder for profit. Deputy Sheriff O. C. Stringfellow announced the suicide.' Dohnelly used a shotgun 'which, wks found beside hto body. No further details were learned lmmtoUattty. ■ a hard-working sheriff, Fav Gordon, who drew an intended .woman vic tim in on a fahe kidnap deal in order to spring the trdp oh Don nelly and cantract&r Wllllard Dur den, 38. of Orlando. Only last night Gordon bad prom mtoed “hot new developments" to day in the fan tattle case, but he did not suspect so fan tastic as what happened. Gordon and hto deputies had staged on Sunday a thock murder of an attractive widoef, before ar resting Donnelly and lXcrden. irTt , rrufay evening liMißUg* CASES POCriTOMSDF 4,Jpu6arlQr Court Judge jSKl.tt&Tre.- £* «t <tm ufeljiijif iijmS SL’V&fflßSL't I. • ' ■ " • 5 FIVE CENTS PER COPT Morals Charges ] Prove No Bar In House Race By UNITED PRESS James Roosevelt has won a landslide victory in his bid for a California congression al nomination and Lt. Gov. George Bell Timmerman Jr. is South Carolina’s choice to fight for racial segregation as its governor. Roosevelt outdistanced eight pri mary rivals in the heavily Demo cratic 26th district yesterday de spite heavy handicaps —his wife’s charge that he was unfaithful with a dozen women and the Demo - cratic national committee’s re - fusal to support him. But Southern California Demo - carts railed behind the late Presi dent’s eldest son. in Tuesday’s primary, giving him 2,736 votes to his nearest rival’s 476 with 115 out of 801 precincts counted. The 46-year-old Roosevelt hailed his victory early today as a return to "party unity In California.” Despite ftoosevelt’s strong show ing. lt appeared unlikely that he would score a double victory by capturing fche Republican nomina tion, too. This had been rated a possibility under California’s cross filing law, but Theodore R. Owlngs (Continued « page twa) Both Senators May Testify Washington hpi Sen. stu art Sjtpiington (D-Mo) offered to day “to testify under oath” in the Army-McCpfthy hearings if Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Wls) will give sworn testimony before a spe cial Senate committee on hto per sonal flnsjkCM. McCarthy immediately accepted provided that Vice President Richard M. Nixon and the Senate want to appoint a committee to . Investigate what he called the "smears” against him. Symington announced shortly af ter the opening of today's session that he had made the offer in a . letter to McCarthy, who has been , demanding since Friday that Sym t ington testify on what part he had in investigating Army charges a gainat the Wisconsin Republican and hto chief counsel, Roy M. Cohn Symington proposed the creation ' of a special Senate committee, to be named by Nixon with the advice of Republican and Democratic leaders, to investigate questions about McCarthy’s affairs raised in a 1952 report by the Senate Rules | Committee. Assailants Deny Mental Troubles WASHINGTON <W Four Peurto Rican ' revolutionaries on trial for the March 1 shooting in the House of Representatives vigor ously protested today a defense suggestion that they were mentally unsound at the time. “Not Nut Not,” cried ring-leader Lolita Beßron in a shrill staccato while Imr three male confederates shook their heads violently. The Peurto Ricans steadfastly nave refused to allow court-appoint ed defense attorneys to enter a plea of mental Instability. They in sist that their sensational attack, which wounded five congressmen, was Justified as demonstration de manding freedom for their home land. Grid Star Held In Rape Os Coed ■AST LANSING; Mich. Hi Halfback Howard Graves, the prise freshman on the Michigan. State football squad, has been ac cused of raping a’ college coed. It was learned today. Graves, 24, aa ex-Marine from Westfield, N. J, has denied the chargee sad demanded a prelimi nary examination. He to tree on .1286 bend. Hto erreet marked the third ttgw in recent weeks Michigan State football players have run Into dif ficulty with authoritlea. Two ft ttw schools stars have been suspended. •r- . ‘ ■ >'A - s * ? - The Record Is Firsi IN CIRCULATION ... NEWS PHOTOS . . . ADVERTISING COMICS AND FEATURES i i 1 pBI 1 L | HENRY M. TYLER Dunn Is Honoring Henry Tyler Today Tyler Appreciation Day was in full swing today at the newly named Tyler Park where ail facilities, includ ing the pool and train were free to the children. The full days activities will be climaxed this afternoon at 6 o’- clock with a talk by Louis V. Sut ton, president of the Carolina Pow er and Light Company. During the afternoon Henry Hu taff, recreation director, has been in charge of volley ball games, tub races, horse shoe tournaments, and other athletic events. Parti cipation in the field day has been open to the public. Worth Vannoy, publicity chair man of the event, has emphasized that Tyler Appreciation Day is a family affair. Everyone should come out and enjoy a vacation, he , stated.” TO DEDICATE CANTEEN During the ceremonies this af ternoon, Hutaff will accept the newly constructed canteen at the park on behalf of the Recreation Commission of Dunn, and Mayor ' Ralph Hanna will accept the park . and officially declare ite name to i be Tyler Park. Grounds for the swimming pool i and other park faculties were pre ■ sented to the town by Tyler In 1938. However, it had never been > named. , In making plans for the celebra i tlon, plannjng chairmen took into consideration that stores close here • on Wednesday evening, and plann. , ed for a full day of events. (Con tin Bed On Page Five) Eleven Couples Get Divorces In Court Eleven dlvosces were granted Tuesday as a two weeks civil term of Harnett Superior Court opened in Lillington. Judge Joseph W. Parker of Windsor to presiding. Trial of the divorce suits, all based on two years separation, con sumed all the morning and the afternoon was devoted to aigue ments on motions. In several cas es the question of the custody of children of the divorced parents ors that to toft to the discretion of the eourt and to not amateur to be submitted to the Jurors. A divorce was granted to Doris bSKAKUB the three children bom to the NO. 134 Clean - Up Week At Lillington Mayor Joel Layton, Jr. and the town council have proclaimed the week of June 14-19 as Clean-Up Week in Lillington. Written notices to this effect were mailed to aU town tax payers yesterday reminding them that Lll lington, as the county seat," to looked upon as an example of lead ership to all the surrounding com munities." The Finer Carolina committee, which to hoping to place LUlington in the winning column this Fall in the state-wide contest for civic Improvement, is asking cooperation of every citizen “in making LUling ton one of the cleapest, best kept and most beautiful communities In the OaroUnas.” Mayor Layton has announced that during the week the town trucks wIU “collect anything, and everything.” Any one with debris seeking to have it haule dfrom their premises Is asked to call the town hall. 2.801. The Chamber of Commerce $1 the organization which the Finer Carolina committee selected to spear head the Clean-Up Week. AU property owners have been asked to take a look kt their property, “front, back and sides”. Paint deal ers are also cooperating with spe cial discount on paint for the Fin er Carolina program. from Cleveland L. Eason. Mrs. Ea son said that she has the custody of their six children, three of Wham are of minor ages. SCOTCH WIFE DIVOKCED Seth E. Tart, received a divorce * from Katherine M. Tart. Be testi fied he did not know where Ms wife now lives. The couple lived together for five months. 12 yearn in adtvarSe sons were married in 1948 and have
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