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+ WEATHER + Putty cloudy T»wnijUy with Wide, ly scattered afternoon or evening thundershowers. Mostly fair and warm tonight with low tempera ture mostly in 78-84 elsewhere. VOLUME 4 J ■” MCCARTHY SWEARS HIS CHARGES TRUE COMPETE FOR 'MISS PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER' TITLfc ~ ' ’ —1 c $ * I sWI *1 fa. Wm m ms mnfl I Jr vc ” Tl|Bg r l|| - ■ba Jl/"I* pi ■ . THIS! 14 OURS are competing for the “Miss National Press Photographer” crown In Atlantic City, N. J. The contestants (left to right) are: Sally Jens, Wisconsin; Mae Allen, New Hampshire; Donna Lee Johnsen, Oregon; Patsy Carter, Houston, Tex.; Nancy Greiner, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Dlann Boulware, Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex.; Reggie Dombeck, Chicago; Carlene Johnson, Miss New England; Martha Ann Caldwell, North and South Carolina; Laura Jane Holmeo, St Louis, Mo.; Tine Glidewell, Ohio; Bettye Jo Hickman, Atlanta, Ga.; Clara J. Robinson, Virginia, and Eugenie Burke, representing Scranton, Pa. (International Soundphoto) JhsM dtitilc JhinqA By HOOm ADAM* EVERYBODY, IT SEEMS. IS RUSHING ABOUND Rhody Williams has been known for a long time at a good attorney. fcUtpMstpeopie probably don’t know ' tint he’s also good at playing cou ple. Several Dunn couples can thank him for helping them walk down the aisle. Among them are Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Johnson. It happened like this. 1 Back during the war, Dr. Johnson was up In Mr. Williams office, Doc was single and Mr. Williams was a ft'idower so the talk naturally got /Around to girls. "There’s one girl in town I’d sure like to date If she were about rive yean older," confided Doc. “Who's that?” asked Rhody. "Leona Drake," replied Doc. “Well," said Rhody. “maybe some thing can be done about that.” As fate would have It, Leona hap pened to be In Mr. Williams’ of fice a few days later. He told her what Doc had said. "Well,” replied Leona, blushing prettily, “you tell him that I feel like I was five years older." Just a few weeks later, the wed , ding bells were ringing. LITTLE NOTES: The Harnett mur der last weekend got big headlines all across the street and beyond. . . One newspaper, The Charlotte News ran a photograph on its front page and got poetical In a big 4-column ' headline, biggest on the page. . . . It said "Harnett Triangle Trail Ends in Death And Jail." .... A num ; her of nn Lions attended the con vents. in Raleigh. . . Marvin Raynor has Just bought a big new 1 | (Continued On Page Twe) W ; —— m Dunn's City Council Bierces Busy Session §■ . Dunn’s City Council will again |9 face the question of who owns the !■ npots In town tomorrow evening When Attorney Charles Ouy ap j» nears before the board on behalf m at f. K. Summerlin who is seeking ■ damages for roots which grew into ||KiH> sewer lines some time ago. A. Bummerlin appeared before the ■■board a few weeks ago and asked ■ tor damages of approximately sll9 roots which he alleged grew Hfrom the street mains into his sew lines. At that time the Council ■ decided they had no responsibility ■after hearing a report from City ■Manager A. B. Uzr.Se and from ■waiters of the street department. I Ouy U expected to present briefs HlpMtrow evening In which he hon §iH» * faow liability on the part of - ■the town. He will allege that roots ■m from the town mains Into . •Kte private lines of Summerlin and Smutted in damages estimated at TELEPHONES 3117 - 3118 Billy Graham Gets Biggest Reception HELSINKI, Finland (IP) American evangelist Billy Graham carried his religious crusade to within the shad jw of the Iron Curtain today and got “the most tremen dous reception I ever had anywhere in the world.” Thousands of men, women and children Jammed the customs house and pier as Graham came ashore from the Finnish liner Aal lotar accompa lied by six assis tants. A mixed Saivatlon Army . Pen tecostal band struck* up “How Glorious la the Name of Jesus” as the revivalist appeared. Helsinki’s famed Academic Male Choir, re turning aboard the liner from a Seandanavian '.our bagan a folk song from the deck but the voices were drowned out by the thousands ashore. NEW EXPERIENCE “I have never experienced any thing like this.” said Graham. Crowds of wellwishen stormed around the tecepf.cn hall outside the customs house and young and old scrambled to shake hands or touch the evengelist. All traffic stopped as Graham, bare-headed, walked the 600 yards from the pier to the Palace Hotel where his party will stay during their visit. Graham, who drew almost two million perrons during his revival campaign In Britain, said he thought the reception was a grat fyng omen for his two-week Euro, pean crusade. His tour will take him to six countries. Graham met with his Finnish in terpreter this morning and said he planned to Instruct him “to ac -1 company my poses and gestures as > well as the pitch of u<y voice in 1 order to make the preaching fluent.” LEGION WONT MEET i ft was announced today by Keith. ■ Finch, post commander, that the American Legion will not meet i Thursday night aa originally sche ’ duled. Announcement will be made of the next meeting date. When Summerlin discussed the matter with Council some weeks ago. City Attorney L R. Williams told him to come by his office and he would look over the matter. However, Williams gave him to un derstand he wouldn’t do It over, night. OTHER MATTERS In addition to hearing Guy, Council will also face a number of other municipal problems. Beit Alabaster and Ottls War ren are expected to ask Council to leave the bus step In front of the E and W Restaurant on East Broad Street. Seme weeks ego Mrs Wesley Coats requested Council to have the stop moved. other problems to he consider ed win Include: (1) Inspection of bookkeeping machines manufactured by Nation al and Burroughs. , , «> DtiCßOton of deHnqtjpt t«- Mhe Jtaiiig Jfcmßnfr DUNN, N. C„ WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 16, 1954 Cover Girl's Hubby Will See Her Today LONDON (If) Deserted bride groom Jaime Ortiz Patino arrived here today and indicated he was summoned by his missing wife. New York’s “Most Beautiful Debu tante of 1948.” Mrs. Patino, the for mer Joanne Connelly, skipped a cross Europe after running out on a honeymoon in Rome. Patino, member of the wealthy Bolivian tin family, flew In from Geneva, Switzerland, this morning and Immediately telephoned some one named “Freddie” from the air port. “I have been called over to see her Immediately,” he r\id in the phone conversation. “I haven’t yet talked to her.” Patino married the 23-year-old former model and cover girl in Paris last April 22 five months after she was divorced from Amer ican banker-golfer Robert Sweeny. Dominican playboy Porfirio Rubi rosa was named co-respondent In the divorce case. On Monday the 26 - year -old i bride-groom announced his wlfa had been missing since Thursday from the Rome Clink; where she was recovering from one of her .frequent overdoses of sleeping tab . lets and beneadrine. Naval Cruises Available For Explorer Scoyts Plana for two Naval cruises aval, table to Explorer Scouts of Har nett County were announced to day by Leon McKay, special events chairman. Cost of the cruise, with the exception .of transportation to the port of embarkation, will be only sls McKay stated. The cruise will be available at two times during the summer. Mc (Continued On rage Two) Boy Robs His Dad To Wed Girl, 13 INDIANAPOLIS, tad. (ID A 16-year-old boy admitted robbing his father of SIOO so he could marry his 11-year-old girl friend. The youth whose name was not revealed, confessed yesterday aft er flunking a lie detector test. He said he was one of two youths who held up his father, filling station attendant Herbert Miller, 46. Miller said one boy held a shot gun on him while the other stood oonwr gS U S$°«S voice whan the bidden bandit “Put that gun in his belly and keep |g »,»»» Defense Bill ! Expected To | Win Approval WASHINGTON (IP) The Senate called up the ad ministration’s $22,861,584,- 485 defense appropriations bill today and the Demo crats appeared ready to ac cept it without a major fight. But key Democrats had misgiv ings about the pared-down military burget for the coming fiscal year. However, they did not plan to make a floor fight to increase it on grounds the move would meet cer tain defeat. Sen. Richard B. Russell (D-Ga), ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he was “not too happy" with the de fense budget which the administra tion cut $5,500,000,000 below last year’s level. "But I am aware of the facts of life as they apply in Congress,” he said. The Democratic position ap - parently assured quick victory for the administration in its first Sen ate test on the “new look’ military budget. Sen. Homer Ferguson (R. Mich), chairman of the military appropriations subcommittee and Chairman Leverett SaitonstaU (R- Mass) of the Senate Armed Serv ices Committee predicted the mea sure would win Senate approval with “no t.-ouh’e.” OTHER CONGRESSIONAL NEWS Foreign Ail—The House Foreign Affairs Committee went behind closed doors to tackle the problem of cutting off military Aid for Franqe and Italy until the ratify the propound European army plan Including German tioop* Surplus Administration leaders hoped to win House approval today of a new program fog shipping abroad $1.300 000 000 of the govern ment’s six billion dollars worth of farm suroliu's. Farm—Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Mlnn) attv.ked Agriculture Sec retary Ezra T. Benson in a speech prepared lor Senate delivery. He charged Benson with using “half truths” In an attempt to divide farnftrs into squabbling tactions. Former Dunn Han Killed Gordan McLamb. 39, of Sanford, Fla. and fermerly of near, Dunn, was killed instantly yesterday morning in a two truck collision In Pennsyl vania, relatives reported today. McLamb had driven'up from Flo rida and left his wife In Charlotte to visit relatives. After leaving Charlotte, he was driving a truck north through Pennsylvania when the collision occurred. Officers reporting the accident to North Carolina relatives stated that two trucks, one driven by Mc- Lamb, were meeting when a chile darted into the road. The driver of the other truck (unidentified) swer ved to miss the child and collided head-on with the truck driven by McLamb. He was killed almost in stantly the report stated. Hate her-Skinner funeral home was called to go for the body, but arrangements were not complete to day. McLamb'B wife told funeral directors that her husband will be buried In Fayetteville. McLamb was tfie son of the late Mr. and Mzs. Add McLamb of near Dunn. Hi* mother, Mrs. I rene McLamb, died here a few years ago. In addition to bis wife, Mrs. Fan nie McLamb, the deceased Is surviv ed by two sons, David and MichaeL Funeral arrangements will be com pleted tomorrow it was stated. + Record Roundup 4 WIDENING PROJECT U The Town Street Department is nearly through with a widening project on Bast Divine. When completed, the wide street will afford more pf|4ring Space. | PARKING LAW XNPORCBKENT j the jow^park- Was She Naked? ■U I * ■ SUSAN HAYWARD stands at the gate of her swimming pool in Hollywood, Calif., after the trial of hex divorce suit vn moved to the scene of a battle, described by the first witness, the next-door maid. She told at seeing a “naked, red-haired woman about the same build as Miss Hayward” run from the house to the pool shouting ‘•don’t kill me.” The actress charges her husband, Jess Barker, with dunking her in the pool. News Shorts BARABOO, Wls. W) Editor Le roy Gore was to appear in Justice Court today, but vowed he would “go to Jail” rather than obey a subpens to surrender petitions de manding the recall of Sen. Joseph K. McCarthy. Gore, founder of the “Joe Must Go” movement, safd he “definitely would not* have the 335,060 anti - McCarthy signatures with him when he faced Justice of the Peace John Terbilcox. LONDON m Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Foreigp Secretary Anthony Eden win tain to Washington a British view that Moscow may be secretly pleased to see both a European army and a Southern Asia Defense Pact (SEATO), a high government source said today. Churchill and Eden will fly to Washington June 24 to try to reforge the tight Anghfcg American alliance in direct talks wih President Eisenhower and Sec retary of State John Fester Dulles. WASHINGTON OR Sen. Jo seph R. McCarthy teak the stand In what could be the final day of the Azmy-MeCarthy hearings to day and warned' Senate investiga tors against trying to fire his two top aides. MILWAUKEE Aft James C. Petrillo was unanimously nominat ed for Ms 15th term aa president of the American Federation of Mu sicians yesterday. He accepted the nomination with a plea for “tol erance and understanding in la bor." DURHAM (W A Duke Univer sity educator says some school au thorities have carried “beyond rea son” the practice es specifying courses required far pubUe school teaching certificates. Dr. William H. Cartwright, chairman of the Duke education department, spake here bat night at a conference on iftw ■ttfindkifl by school ad miiiitratora, coDoye tOMhcn tad fOoatiß—d f>i Manager A. B. Uzxle said today the town wIH he Joined to enforce the parking meter, after the new . ineff are iwmaUfd Enforcement of the parking law* wee one of conditions under which the town was abb to Purchase the me taa. and that was inehsded in tha contract R In Clinton tote wham he la oggripg wluTSMab of the FIVE CENTS PER COPY Long Hearing Is Expected To Close Today WASHINGTON (IP) Sen Joseph R. McCarthy swore today that all his charges against Army officials “are true.” McCarthy said that if he noti fied government officials every time he receives any information aout subversives in government “I’d be on the phone all day long.” The Wisconsin senator returned to the witness stand as the turbu lent Army-M cCar th y hearings neared their end exactly eight weeks since they began. This was the 35th day of actual hearings. McCarthy, the last scheduled witness, emphasized he did not consider his allegations against Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens and Army Counselor John G. Ad ams to be “charges.” He said they were “answers” to charges raised by the Army against him and his aides. “I am convinced that everything in these answers they are not charges is true,” McCarthy told Sen. John L. McClellan (D-Ark), who got the first chance to ques tion him as the morning session opened. HEATED EXCHANGE McCarthy, in a heated exchange with Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D- Wash), said It would have been “silly" for him to have called Ar my Secretary Robert T. Stevens in the spring of 1953 about a so-call ed “FBI letter” on alleged secur ity risks at Ft. Monmouth, N. J., because it was already in Army files. / -. Aft soon as he took the wttnfess stand McCarthy tangled with all three Democrats on the permanent investigating subcommittee and Swore to the truth of all of his charges against the Army. The Army charged that McCar thy and two of his aides Roy M. (Continued On Page Five) Summer Play Program Set Summer play ground activities ' will go Into full swing here Mon day when both the white and Ne gro parks open, Recreation Direc tor Henry Hutaff said today. White play grounds are located In Tyler Park and Negro youths will use the Harnett County Train ing School grounds. Tentative hours at the grounds win be from 9 until 12 in the morn ing, and from 2:30 until 5:30 in the afternoon, Hutaff announced to day. Two directors of activities will be on hand at both of the play grounds to assist in carrying out supervised play. Heading the white park will be Miss Vara Lee Thorn ton, assisted by Katherine White. Willard Wooten win be director of Negro activities, assisted by George Fitzpatrick. Hutaff stated today that the play grounds will be open five days a week Monday through Friday with special activities for the weekends. Games which will be in progress during the day wUI Include, base ban, softball, volleyball, croquet, table games, and horseshoes. Director Hutaff announced today that plans are being made to have a full, and wen rounded program for an youth of Dunn. In order that the activities may be carried out, aU youth are urged to turn out and join the fun. he added. Flourine Ruled Legal By Court OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Aft The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled yesterday that citis-? --Ja;. legally add flourine to their water. The decision upheld a district court ruling brought by a number of Tulsa, Okla., citizens, who said adding flourine to their water was an “unwarranted exercise of po lice power;” and a violation of free dom of religion. The Supreme Court said addition of the chemical. In an attempt to cut dagiy chiM o? P<,, vaotoßttoM of . I lift un aia In amdlnm 'the court mid. ’ * v •j&J. * V ’ -f A V'>: The Record Is Firsi IN CIRCULATION... NEWS PHOTOS . . . ADVERTISING COMICS AND FEATURES EARL WESTBROOK MYRES TILGHMAN New Officers Head Board Os Hospital Henry M. Tyler, retiring manager of Carolina Power and Light Company offices here, stepped down as chair man of the Dunn Hospital Board last night and Myres Tilghman was appointed as the new chairman. Tughman had been treasurer of the Board. Named treasurer was C. W. Ban- I hetman, and Earl Westbrook was named to the Board to fill the spot left by the resignation of Ty ler. Raymond L. Cromartie will con tinue to serve sis secretary to the Board. Other members besides the of ficers and Westbrook, are J. R. Byrd, Dr. Ralph Johnson, Dr. C. L. Corbett, L. A. Tart, and Dr. A. R. McQueen. REPORTS HEARD Members of the Board last night heard a report of the month’s op erations Tyler has served on the Board for a number of ydhrs and has shown a continued interest in other Eight Are Arrested In Series Os Raids Six alleged liquor dealers, includ- - ing two 18-year-old boys, were bound over to Federal Court for violation of liquor laws at a preliminary hear- i ing held here today before Mrs. Mallie Adams Jackson, local United States Commissioner. Two others caught In the same series of raids are scheduled to be given a hearing later in the week. Alsey Parker and Helen Parker of Meadow Township In Johnston County were arrested on a charge of transporting non tax-paid whis key in. Harnett County Saturday morning about 1 o’clock. Federal ATU agents, Johnston County officers and State highway patrolmen seized their 1953 Mer cury sedan and 30 gallons of whis key. They were released under bond pending a hearing before Commts (Continued On Page Five) Hadley Is Named j To Succeed Tyler Robert N. Hadley, local manager for- Carolina Powqr , -1 and Light Company in Wadesboro for the past four years. J has been promoted to manager of the company’s - District and will assume his new duties on July 1. i I > ■ • V,V . ±0 '. $-b ft ,*: „ $ NO. 138 [ Dunn organizations. He was nam ; ed the first Man-of-the-Year in 1940, has served as president of the Rotary Club, has twice served as president of the Dunn Chamber of Commerce, several times as Har nett Boy Scout Commissioner, has headed the Dunn-Erwin Red Cross, and taken an active Interest in all other drives, and community projects. The civic-minded leader will re ; tire this week after 29 years with . Carolina Power and Light Com pany. Raymond M. Hadlef wes announced as his successor today I by the Public Relations Office of • CP&L. *■’; Ammons Gets Another Honor Harnett Farm Agent C. R. Am mons, whose reappointment hqs been held up by the county board board of commissioners, today eras recommended for selection as North Carolina’s “County Agent at the Year.” The Four-County Dinners Asso ciation, composed of ginners of Kamett, Johnston, Sampson sad Cumberland counties, adopted the resolution at their meeting and sent it to David 8. Weaver, dime ter of the State College Extension Service. A copy was also sent to Chair* (Continued Ch» Page Five) _ - V Hadley succeeds Henry Tyler, who retires this month. The tori* tory over which he will have stf* pervision includes Dunn, Erwta. Lillington, Four Oaks, Coats, Bui* Cheek, Spring Lake. Fort £>Mf| The new manager for Dunn tato ed CP&L In May. 1940, in Raleish
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