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* WEATHER + Partly cloudy with high tem peratures in the 80s today. To morrow partly cloudy and some what warmer. | VOLUME 4 DUNN MARKET OFF TO GOOD START Hli AT WAREHOUSE OPENING Officials of Dunn and Harnett County are pictured above as they greeted L. Y. Ballentine, State Commissioner of Agriculture, (second from left) who spoke this morning at the opening of the Dunn Tobacco Mar ket. Others with Commissioner Ballentine are, (1. JksiAS c mis JhinqA BJ HOOVEB ADAM* LITTLE NOTES ABOUT | people and things I^VTelevision has a new star He’s (Mr. Tobacco) Currin of L. H. Barnes, were guest stars "Country Style TV” show on WNAO Saturday night on James Thorn ton’s Corporal Rommie Williamson says the patrol has orders not to arrest drunks without a warrant. . Many people will agree that about half the people arrested for public drunkenness should have been al lowed to eo home anvwav... A lot of them have been thrown in Jail whether they were creating a dis turbance or not... But the town needs that court costs And they really rake it in here. Georgia : Gibbons' recording of “More Than I Ever” should reach the Hit Parade in a hurry... .Beulah Heflin points .out that the new Sears catalog lists over 1,000 price cuts. . Several Dunn Rotarians are already mak ing plans to attend the Golden ; Anniversary convention in Chicago next summer... Ike is scheduled to !, be among the speakers... Carlton Barefoot says it isn’t fair—he had to work on his birthday.. .Elizabeth ' •Godwin goes to the bank every morning loaded down with money. ; .. Says she enjoys that t BIRTHDAYS: Today is the birth day of James Cromartle, Lackey j Belote, Mrs. C. A. Wilson, Mrs. Joe (Continued On Page Two) | Campbell Concert Series Announced | Campbell College’s Concert Association changed its name to the Mutual Concerts Association of Campbell ii-College today and announced its 1954-65 program list for the coming season. S. David Smith, music director of ? Campbell and chairman of the iophcert group for Campbell, said lilillgy That the change in name was ptytused by the acceptance of an yjbvltation to the college from the Vllutual Concerts Association to join [ “The name was changed” said | Smith "because all of the publicity gtaeterial, program* and tickets from |fh» Parent association bear its Kalb «aid that he felt that the in- Rotation to Campbell to join the BMlhnal group was a “distinct Bp»ui' and a tribute to the many PM*e» workers locally who have I TELEPHONES 3117 • 3118 to r.) Mayor Ralph Hanna of Dunn; Ballentine; Rep. Carson Gregory of Angler, Harnett’s repre sentative in the State Legislature; and Ed Carroll, manager of the local Chamber of Commerce and sales superviser of the tobacco market. (Daily Record Photo) 8 Are Arrested In Weekend Raids Harnett rural policemen, in a concerted series of raids during the weekend, swooped down on 11 suspect ed bootleg establishments and arrested eight persons on charges of possession for the purpose of sale. It was the biggest roundup Off al leged liquor violators in Harnett in several years. I Making the raids were Rural Po liceman Clarence E. Moore, B. E. Sturgill, A. W. O’Quinn, Wade Stew art and J. S. Byrd. An area of about 40 miles, all the way from Dunn to Olivia, was in cluded in the raids. Among those arrested were two women and two restaurant operators Following is a list of those ar rested and bonded or cited to ap pear in court: Claude Byrd. 55, arrested on the old fairground road near Dunn with two gallons of whiskey. Howard Stewart, about 40, opera tor of the Blue Moon Restaurant In Dunn, a quantity of beer and bot tled-in-bond whiskey. Mrs. Melvin Monds, about 30. arrested on the Newton Grove road (Continued Op Page Vive) Compromise On Red Bill Seen WASHINGTON (IP) President Elsenhower and Republican con gressional leaders agreed today on compromise legislation which would take away the rights and privileges of the Communist Party. House Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. said he expects the House to pass soon uch a compromise bUI ha would be aimed at the party as a political organization and not at members of the party a* indi viduals worked so hard over the years to bring good music to OmbpMl and the area.” * He said that members of the as sociation here should lie reminded to renew their metnbeahlpe during the period of August 16-28. While actual deftbife dates have not been set here is the program list for the Campbell concerts for the s6MOn ft new vocal auartet Ml former members of the famed Rob ert Shaw Qha*il* 'kj C November or i— "Gram (Continued On M* Tww, Wxs Jim ivfr NewsCloseßy, But Reporter Didn't Know It Hoover Adams, local newspa perman, had a red face today. He had a murder story right in his lap and didn’t realize it. Working In his office at The Daily Record about 1:45 Sunday afternoon, Adams heard some thing that sounded like a muf fled pistol shot and then heard a woman give one short scream. The reporter rushed outside the office and looked around in ev ery direction, bnt saw no sign of activity and heard no further noises,. 1 ■ 1,1 He forgot about it until early Sunday night when a check witjs Coroner Grover C. Henderson disclosed that an alleged mur der’ had taken place just a block from The Dally Record office. Adams’ only consolation was that nobody else, except the man who did • the shooting and fled, knew about the murder either. Even the closest neighbors didn’t know about it and the body was not found until almost dark. The Record office is located on a busy highway, where there’s plenty of noise from passing ve hicles. Tm particular!v sorry,” said Adams, "that I didn’t investigate a little further. I might have been able to get Hie woman to the before she died.” Gloria Grafiame Weds Cy Howard BEVERLY HILLS. Calif «P) —Slone film star Gloria Grahame. 48. and writer-producer Cy Howard, 33. pocked for a Hawaiian honey moon today after a wedding which was rushed because the bride - groom was so nervous. The couple exchanged vows st Howard's plush Beverly Hills home yesterday. The civil ceremony was held an hour earlier than scheduled because of Howard’s case of pre wedding jitters. Superior Judge Stanley Mosk. who granted the actress a divorce from one of her two previous hus band*. performed the ceremony In the presence of only a half-dozen ■ at he eouple’s relative* and close DUNN, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 16, 1954 New Tax Bill Is Signed By President WASHINGTON (IP) Pres ident Eisenhower signed to day a $1,363,000,000 tax-sav ing revision measure which he described as a good la,w that would “benefit all Americans.” Thrf President said the new law is part of a comprehensive tax pro gram which since Jan. 1 has pro vided tax cuts totaling $7,400,000,000 —“The largest dollar tax cut in any year in the nation’s history.” He signed the law in the presence of the congressional leaders who pushed it through. They included Rep. Daniel A. Reed (R-NY), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Sen. Eu - gene D. Millikin (R-Colo), chair man of the Senate Finance Com mittee. COMPREHENSIVE REVISION The new tax law is the first comprehensive re-writing of federal tax laws in more than 50 years. In addition to giving tax relief to corporations and individuals, it gives individuals an extra month to file returns. The President flipped through the 929 pages of the bill and remarked with a laugh. “Boy. there is a lot of work in there for the lawyers.” In a formal statement about the bill, he recited many of the pro visions which he said would bene fit millions of taxpayers. He men tioned more liberal allowances for medical expenses, special deduct ions for working widows and widow ers with small children, and the special consideration given persons who live on retirement income. “In addition, to removing inequi ties in our tax system, this law will help our economy expand and (Continued On Page Two) Man In Hospital With Bullet Hole Ollie Ferrell, 38-year-old farmer of Wade, Route 1, Is in the Dunn Hospital with a bullet wound in his right leg. Ferrell claims he doesn’t know who shot him. He said he was riding along the highway and felt the pain and then discovered he had been shot. Whether or not he was shot through the car door was not known. Dr. W. W. Stanfield, local sur geon, treated Ferrell He said his wound was not too serious. The shooting occurred in Cum berland. Falcon Camp. Meet Draws Big Crowd The Falcon Camp grounds were children during the singing were filled yesterday afternoon for the Mrs. Blanche Jackson, playing the annual Falcon Orphanage program Hamond Organ; and Shirley Nunn presented by some 150 children who at the piano. Mrs. Joyce Hayes of live just across the road from the Fayetteville directed. 54 year old Pentecostal Holiness Following the program, an offer meeting grounds. * ing was taken for the support of Mr. and Mrs. C R. McCartney, the orphanage located In the Fal superlntendents of the orphanage, con community, were in general charge of the pro- Camp services will continue to gram, and the Rev. W. Eddie Morris, night with members of Boy Scout of Goldsboro, superintendent of the Troop 782 of the Gospel Tabema- Conference, presided. memorial to the late J. A. Culbreth Included on the program were tri- who founded the Falcon, camp 54 os by Jessie Miller, Bobby Reece, years agi. Expected to be present H. C. Reece; and Rachel Turner, for he memorial services Is Bishop Rosetta Murphy, and Shirley Nunn. Rev Morris announced yesterday Solos were sung by Bobby Reece, that memorial services will be held and H. C. Reece. Accompanying the (Continned era Page Two) * Record Roundup * FOURTH SUNDAY SING The Fourth Sunday Sing will be held Sunday August 22 at the Hodges Chapel Church, Benson, Rt. 3. The singing will begin at two o'clock. All singers and the public are in vited to attend. AT M/VRKET OPENING—Among the guests attending the opening of the Duma Tobacco Market this morning was Norman J. Buttles, manager of the Fayetteville Cham ber of Commerce. Buttles, until recently manager at the Dunn *** fvn * sk,. I 1 JHIHFtHEL HERE COMES, NO, NOT SANTA This isn’t “ Santa Claus this hot summer day, but Chess Cart ney, belter known to those who saw him in and around Cumberland and Harnett for the past few days as the Goat Man. Cartney has traveled all over the U. S. with his family of 40 or more goats and two junky carts. Accompanying him is an 18 year old son. His wife (third one) eloped with an other man 12 years ago. Not that the Goat Man Dunn Negro Woman Slain By Hubby; Claims Self-Defense Robert Gaddy, 45-year-old Dunn Negro railroad em ployee, was being held in the Dunn jail today in connec tion with the slaying of his wife, Annie Gaddy, about 40. Gaddy, veteran employee of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and a highly-respected Negro, surren dered to Dunn police early Sunday night and told them he had shot the woman to death about 1:45 o’clock in the afternoon. He said he fled from the scene after shooting her because he was soared, and went to Fayetteville, but later decided it was best to surrender. Harnett Coroner Grover C. Hen derson, who investigated, said an inquest would be held later. Gaddy said he and his wife re turned home from church Sunday afternoon and had some words about another man with whom ho said his wife was keeping com pany. WIFE GOT PISTOL He quoted his wife as saying, “I’m going to see my man and I (Continued On Page ?io) Chamber, had high praise for the local market DVBS—Daily Vacation Bible school began this morning at Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church at the corner of Canary Street and Magnolia Avenue. The school will begin each day this week at 9 o’clock and run until 11:30. All children are invited to attend. SHRINE CLUB MEETING—The Dunn Shrine Club will meet to night-August 16, at 1:39 in the (Continued On Page Two) FIVE CENTS PER COPY dislikes washing, but some say he hasn’t had a bath in 18 years. Part of the flock of goats is pic tured above. The Goat Man himself is pictured in the inset. Just as the tobacco market was about to open today Goat Man pulled in at Planters Warehouse. He almost stole the show the crowd gathered to see and hear the opening. (Daily Rec ord Photo) L V. Ballentine Raps GOP Farm Plan Erwin Mills Shows Loss For Period Directors of Erwin Mills, Inc. have decided not to declare a dividend in view of operations which showed a net loss of $721,401.60 over a nine month period. In a report to stockholders to day, President William H. Ruffin, said that, subject to audit adjust ments, net sales for the nine months period ending June 30 were $39,- 518,000. Profit from the operation was listed as $49,592.40. Ruffin said that “it has been ne cessary, however, to absorb very un usual and severe losses totaling $770,944.” “Included,” said Ruffin, “were losses on sales of obsolete and off grade goods, a good portion of which goods were accumulations of sev eral years and other Inventory ad justments.’ London Scene Os Race Riot LONDON API Negroes and whites battled yesterday in a rare race riot in the narrow streets of North London and today police anxiously patrolled the area as a precaution against bloodshed. The trouble first flared Friday over the presence of a Negro room er in a white home. But tension gropped the neighborhood until late last night when a hoere r ’ ! ’*(’•? Baynes St., in Canaen Town, burst into flames. Police are investigat ing the possibility of arson. The dispute reached its height late yesterday when 40 TTegro fen. armed with razors, axes and knives marched down the street yelling; “come out you white—, and well kill you all.” White resident* joined the battle. Police poured into the street and broke up the fighting before anyone wee seriously hurt, but sporadic fights continued In the neighbor hood thrtughout the evening The Record Is Firs * !N CIRCULATION ... NEW? PHOTOS , . . ADVERTISING COMICS AND FEATURES L. Y. Ballentine, State Commissioner of Agricul ture, predicted here this morning that if flexible price supports adopted by the Republican Congress are allowed to stand that “the days of our very successful tobacco program are num bered.” Speaking at the opening of the Dunn Tobaoco Market Monday morning, the State official des cribed passage of flexible supports by the Republicans as “the modem tragedy of agriculture.” Even though the tobacco pro gram still calls for a fixed parity price, said Ballentine. “all of us realize that tobacco can not stand alone and the demise of the tobac co program as we know it is only a mattqr of time.” HOPES FOR CHANGE But I am hoping.” he continued, “that we can get a Democratic Con gress next year that will knock out the flexible support plan before it ruins us.” Ballentine explained that the to bacco program, as the lone crop en joying a fixed support price, would be the target of vigorous and bitter (Continued On Page Two) Dunn FCX Adds Farm Machinery § If: ■ - - ~. v | l *•• •; .“'y v NO. 182 Farmers Happy With Prices Received Today The 1954 tobacco selling season began today in Dunn. Tobacco warehouses opened here this morning with an official ceremony held at Planters. Special speaker for the opening was State Agri culture Commissioner L. Y. (Stag) Ballentine of Ra leigh. Included in the list of dignitaries who were presented to the farmers this morning were, Commissioner Ballentine; Mayor Ralph Hanna oT Dunn; Rep. Carson Gregory of Angier, the County representative in the State Legislature; Grover C. Henderson, president of the Ip- Chamber of Commerce. Also C. R. Ammons, County Fora Agent; Buck Currin, manager -of- Planters Warehouse and president of the local Tobacco Board of Trade; Ed Carroll, sales superviser on the market and manager of thp Chamber of Commerce; and Nor* man J. Suttles, past manager df the Chamber here and now man ager of the Fayetteville Chacpbdt of Commerce. Commissioner Ballentine blasted the Republican administration In Washington for the adoption flexible price support for farm products. He told the fanners IMS unless something is done about tbi GOP program, tobacco support “days are numbered.” HARNETT PROGRESS ' Ballentine had high praise for the farm program of Harnett County and for growth of the lo cal Tobacco Market He told the farmers that the Dunn tobaeoe (Continued On Page Two) - Tobacco Bam Lost In Fire G. W. Henry, well-known Dunn businessman and farmer, sustained a loss of approximately $2,500 or more early Sunday afternoon when a tobacco bam filled with tobeooo wa destroyed by fire on one of his farms. The fire occurred about 2:45 o’- clock and apparently was started when a stick of cured tobacco INI on one of the oil burners. -- Dunn firemen were called ta the scene, but the blaze had made such headway that It was impossible to save the bam, pointed out Sebtk tary Howard M. Lee. However, the firemen kept the blaze from spreading to another bam nearby and other buildings. In addition to the bam, a Stor age shed and other equipment destroyed. There were 630 sticks of top-grade tobacco m the barn. Mr. Henry said he didn’t have a cent of insurance on the property. The tobacco was being cured by one of his tenants, James Rober son, Negro. The bom was located (Continued eat Page Two) Dunn’s FCX Service has taken a new line of farm equipment hart and discontinued the Coop UAe previously carried. Ray langdon will serve as manager of the stow business. The farm equipment division of the large FCX store here will be located next door to the present business. The new line of tom machinery will be known as dOMP shutt Farm Equipment. NATIVE OF COATS | Langdon is a native of ObAtt and a veteran of » number of years in the sales kiwlti— Prior tb accepting the poattion with M9C he was a car nskwnaii with Bkwek Chevrolet in TltlHw|tna. farm J in gp ottoft mptotol
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