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* WEATHER + Tomorrow partly ctob&y with widely scattered afternoon thunder - showers VOLUME « I ' I i v Bfk - , ' 's&kff - s* - Jjfl FIRST SALE ON DUNN TAM MARKET Emmett 'C. Edgerton, Jr., center, made history here late yesterday when he sold the first load of sweet potatoes on the new Dunn Yam Market. General Manager Enoch E. Godwin, right, said Mr. Edgerton's 240 bushels of Puerto Ricans were of good quality and brought a good price. Mr. Ed* JhfL&£ <£ubU# JhmyA By HOOVER ADAME UMSTEAD, GRAHAM HENRY MRS. CAPPS, OTHER NOTES PL ' Governor William B. Umstead has Accepted an invitation to address the Dunn Rotary Club in Novem ber It will be the chief execu tive’s first address in Harnett since taking office According to his wishes, it won’t be a big public event, although a number of the Governor’s close personal friends in Harnett will be invited ..Among them will be Dr. W. P. Holt of Er win, who attended Governor Um stead’s mother when he was born . ..Rotarians are planning to make the night an enjoyable one for the Governor as well as for those who will hear him ..The “Goat man” is' getting famous.. Ed Welborn phoned last night to report that 1 Morgan Beatty featured him on his broadcast last night... The high-smelling “goat man" created quite a problem out at Johnson’s Restaurant... Every time he came in. the hostess would politely steer all other customers to an opposite end of the restaurant .. He told us that he drinks goat’s milk by the quart—and he smells like it, too .. Enoch Godwin’s new tobacco warehouse here is one of the finest best-arranged and most convenient to be found anywhere .. “Magnifi cent Obsession’ will play here six days next week-. ...The story is by Lloyd Douglas, author of “The Robe” and other bestsellers. BIRTHDAYS: Celebrating birth days today are Mike Lynch, Allie Hobson, Annie Ruth Carroll, Mrs. Irene Stewart and Bill'Johnson.... Those having birthdays Saturday will Include Tootsie Taylor, Glen (Continued On Page Two) Erwin Mills Back On Five-Day Week There was good news at Erwin today. Erwin Mills, Inc. this week re turned to a five-day work week schedule for the first time in sev eral months. [. Last week, the mills were on a ■ four-day schedule and this week It Was increased to five days. Manager E. H. Boat, head of the Mills at Erwin, said today that things “are looking up In the tex tile field.” He appeared optimistic over the months ahead. ’ Mr. Boat sai, however, that be. «auae the mill returned to five day* TELEPHONES 3117 - 3118 gerton, who has 18 acres of sweet potatoes, said he was highly pleased. At the left is Emmett Ed gerton, Sr. The potatoes were bought by Godwin Produce Company and shipped to A. and P. Tea Company. Mr. Edgerton’s yams were early. Ordi narily, farmers begin harvesting potatoes about the Middle of September. (Daily Record Photo.) TEEN-AGE CRIME Girl, 16, Shot By Attempted Rapists MEMPHIS (IP)—A pretty 16-year-old high school soph omore was in fair condition today and police said she was shot by two teen-aged youths who held her captive and threatened to criminally assault her. Elizabeth Ann Key was struck in the upper abdomen by a 22-caliber rifle bullet yesterday when she tried to flee after, she said, the boys ordered her to “start strip ping.” Homicide inspector Pete Wieben ga said James E. Shaffer, 17, and Benny Pruitt, 15, surrendered at police headquarters shortly after the shooting. Teenagers Admit Rape And Murder TOLEDO, Ohio (IP) Police said today that a 17-year old boy had confessed the rape - slaying of Mary Jolen Friess, 17, last Aug. 12, and had implicated a 12-year-old boy as his accomplice. Held on an open charge was Bernard Schrelber, 17. Sheriffs deputies planned to question him further about the crime and also the 12-year-old, whose name was not disclosed. Schrelber calmly told the dep uties last night how he and the younger boy watched Miss Friess from a hiding place in the bushes ride by at the same time three days in succession, then attacked her on the fourth day. Capt. Alfred Bartkowiak, who conducted the Investigation and in tensive search of the area for the girl’s killer, said Schrelber was picked up last night on a tip from (Continued on nage dx; this , week does not necessarily mean the same schedule will he ha effect permanently “Unfortunately, he said, “we «te setting up the schedule on a week to-work basis as the company* or ders and buslnaes Justify.** During the summer months, aper tlons at the big Brwto mlDs INN reduced to three day* a week. I. Although tile seMq* M not yet definite, Erwin otfieWa today wore : optimistic over the outiMtk far the future. ■ ■ ■the mill operates ttoto i Shifts. ’/ 3 ht DUNN, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 20, 1951 Werbenga sad the youths gave a signed confession. He was to confer with Atty. Gen. John Heis kell today over charges to be filed. Miss Kay said the two boys took her to Shaffer’s home, saying they wanted her to meet Shaffer’s moth er. Shaffer’s parents were not at home, she said. “We sat around for quite a while (Continued On Page Two) Sears Issues New Catalog A second Southern "tribute to trees” section highlights Seal*, Roebuck and Co.’s 1954 fall and winter general catalog being dis tributed this week to customers in this area. Haw scientists in Southern for est proved money DOES grow on trees is graphically explained on the cover and an Inside, two-page spread, Mrs. Heflin Sears local manager announced. From three to four million men and women owe their livelihood either directly or indirectly to wood, •the . heavily-illustrated section points out. Second in a series o nthe South's forests which began in the 1954 spring-and-summer general catalog, this special section appears in the current general catalogs being dis tributed by the Atlanta. Greens boro and Memphis mail order house of Sears. Merchandise wise, the big story in the fall catalog is prices. Ac cording to Smts, prices In this book are the lowest since 1950. A comparison of a broad samp ling of current prices with those Os the two most recent general catalogs showed that prices in the new book average around 2% per cent lower than last spring's edl (Owdtoasd sb gage twe) Ground Is Broken Today For Big New Lillington Industry Ike Raps Italy, France For Treaty Failure WASHINGTON (IP) Pres ident Eisenhower warned to day that failure of France and Italy to ratify the Euro pean army plan poses a “se rious” obstacle to the “ade quate” defense of Western Europe. Mr. Eisenhower said the United States has poured more than 6 bil lion dollars into Western Europe for fighting equipment since 1949. This has helped to provide a better defense now than at any time since the end of World War 11, he said But the President d eplored French and Italian reluctance to ratify the European Defense Com munity treaty. He said “The latter deficiency constituted the most serious single obstacle to an ade quate European defense posture.” ISSUES FOREIGN AID REPORT The President made the state ments in a report to Congress on operations of the U. S. foreign aid program during the first six months of this year. His criticism of the French and Italian stand came as the six EDC nations met at Brussels to act on the treaty. French Premier Pierre Mendes- France urged the other five nations to water down the plan but they rejected his proposal Farmers Given Largest Cuts RALEIGH (UP)—North Caro lina farmers today faced the pros pect of the “largest cut we’ve ever experienced” under next year’s federal crop acreage allotments. State Agriculture Commissioner L. Y. Ballentine said here yester day “farmers haven’t realized yet how severe the cuts are. It’s going to be very difficult to figure out what to use those diverted acres for. . . what the land is adapted to. . . what he can market.” It will be weeks before the fin ancial effects of the cut can be calculated. Ballentine added. 12,000 ACRES CUT Tire land devoted to cash crops in the state will be cut by 712,000 acres, it was estimated by Horace Godfrey, state administrative offi cer for the Agricultural Stabiliza tion and Conservation Office. He said the allotment program announced by Agriculture Secre tary Ezra Taft Benson would cut corn planting by 300,000 acres, cot ton 262,000. wheat 137,000 and pea nuts 13,000. Ballentine said he ha'd urged Rep. Harold Cooley to block a pro vision In the Farm Act requiring that a farmer comply with acreage allotment on all crops in order to qualify for price supports on any. Cooley wired that he had offered “an amendment in conference in an effort to prevent multiple com pliance and control of diverted acres but the amendment was de feated.” + Record Roundup + CLUB PICNICS —The Friendly Home Demonstration Club of Lil lington, Route 1 will hold Its an nual club picnic on Saturday. Aug. 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs N. W. Maness In Lillington. Other outings, an annual feature of each August, are slated for next week. Three picnics are planned for Fri day, Aug. 27. They are as follows: the Ephesus Club at 6 pjn. at Mrs. Wilkins Pond, near Lillington; the Angler Club at 8 pm. at the club house; the Goodwill Club at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse. On Saturday, Aug. 28, three other clube will fete their members and families. The Buie’s Creek Club will meet at 5 pm. at Klevtt’s Pond; -the Kipling Club will gather at 6:46 pm. at Pullen Park in Raleigh; and the Anderson Creek Club will have a party at the Fayetteville Country ; .m- £ jp' B 8$ - J * «:•? < jam? - ,*■ H' “Ig £ f jB v /''» ' *1 tMHB isWfW§ ** • • v • •• p| P JWafl. Bfl NEW INDUSTRY FOR LILLINGTON Bil ly Sexton, president of the Lillington Chamber of Commerce, turned the first shovel of dirt at 11 a.m. today for the new 2135,000 industrial build ing which will house the Lillington Garment com pany. Looking on, center is Mr*. E. M. Jackson of Morehead City president of the new manufactur Claude H, Pope Left Estate Valued At About SIOO,OOO The late Claude Harris Pope, prominent Dunn businessman and farmer who died here last week, left an estate valued at approxi mately SIOO,OOO, according to the will and estimate probated yester day by Superior Court Clerk Rob ert Morgan. Attorneys John Allen McLeod and Max McLeod of the law firm of McLeod and McLeod are repre senting the estate and filed the will for probate. It was one of the longest wills ever filed in Harnett and v contained two codicils. His estate consists chiefly of farm lands and rental property. THOSE SHARING Sharing in the estate are his (Continued On Page Six) Bank Robbers Go To Prison RALEIGH (UP) A baby-faced 19-year-old boy today began serv ing a 10-year sentence for bank robbery, a punishment federal Judge Don Gilliam said he hoped would help curb North Carolina’s current epidemic of bank robberies. As he passed sentence on the small teen-ager, Lemuel Carr Tyn (Continued On Page Two) Club. MUSICAL VARIETIES SCHED ULE—Mrs. Reta Whlttenton an nounced today her sohedule of pro grams for next week’s Musical Var ities program, heard each week day at three o'clock pm. over WCKB. On Monday, Mrs. Whlt tenton will render organ selections and on Tuesday Mary Lou Frink will sing. Wednesday's program will feature a sacred male quartet under the direction of Olive Grey Herring. On Thursday, Mrs. Thad Pope wU be guest vocalst Lada Whlttenton will end the week* programs wtth piano selections Fri day. FOR H. D. CLUB LEADERS— One of the most important meet (Ondbaei On Bate **e) FIVE CENTS PER COPT tag firm, which will occupy the buUding. Her com pany makes men’s sports shirts. Mrs. A. N. Wad del, right, of Lillington, sold her land and home for the plant site. Company already has 54 em ployees at work in temporary quarter* at the Com munity Center. (Photo by T. M. Stewart.) Godwin Also Freed On Assault Charge Homer Pat Godwin was found not guilty of assaulting Tom Chase this morning in a special trial before Judge H. Paul Strickland. Yesterday Judge Strickland found Godwin not guilty of shooting at : his wife and Chase on the evening I of July 29. At that time Chase told I the court that he might as well I drop the assault charges. “You’ve let him go on the other charges, I may as well drop the assault charge, Chase told the court. Meanwhile, Chase was found guilty of assaulting Godwin on the weekend of the alleged shooting. Judge Strickland delayed passing Judgement in this case until Mon day. DON’T CALL POLICE City Manager A B. Uzzle today request ed residents of Dunn to refrain from calling the police station when the fire alarm goes off. This ties up the police lines and might keep them from being on the Job when needed, Uzzle emphasized. Baptist Meeting Set For Sunday Baptist churches throughout Harnett County are expected to send representatives to the asso ciational rally to be held on Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Campbell College auditorium in Bule”s Creek. Julius Holloway, association mis sionary. has announced th * ‘ leading speakers from the Eapi st State Convention will speak. They are Dr. E. L. Spivey, secretary of State Missions, who will talk on “State Missions” and Dr. Earl Bradley, secretary of Promotion, whose topic will be “Stewardship and Church Finance.” Holloway said he had set 25 re presentatives as a minimum each church in the Little River Associa tion win be asked to and to the rally. “Tbteee men know aomer thing we ought to know” said Holloway and “we ought to have at least 800 peasant to hear them.” The Record Is First IN CIRCULATION... NEWS PHOTOS . . . ADVERTISINGS COMICS AND FEATURES WATER LINE TO BE LAID— City Council voted last night to lay a new water main in front of the local High School to give water customers in that block greater water pressure. The decision was made after a delegation presented the Council with a water pipe com pletely filled with rush and told them that tjvis was a sample of ‘the water main in front of their homes. Opening Os Street Still Undecided Local City Councilman told a delegation last night that they are in favor of opening N McKay Ave nue, but that the Individuals in the area will have to bear the expense if the project is undertaken. Appearing before the City Council in behalf of the opening were Mrs. Lillian Adley Hood of Dunn; Mr. and Mrs. Elwood M. Edwards of Greenville; and Lee Adley also of Dunn. All members of the dele gation own property in the McKay Avenue area under consideration. Mrs. Hood told the Board that !v -reject had been under study by local residents for a number of years. She explained that she has given the street area and thought the town would do the rest. “I moved my house at a great expense to me,” Mrs. Hood told the Board, “and I thought you would do the rest. Under an existing City ordinance, no street development is undertak en by the town where street* have to be opened. committee composed of BUI Bryan, chairman; City Manager A. B. Us tle; and Councilman J. Leon God win to study the project. NO. lift Work Started On $135,000 , Plant Structure By LOIS BYRD Record Staff Writer A ground breaking cere - mony for Lillington’s new in dustrial plant to house the Lillington Garment Com -. pany was held today at the site where work already has. started on the $135,000 buil ding. With the turning of the first sho vel of dirt by W. K. Sexton, pre sident of the Lillington Chamber, of Commerce, and Mrs. E. M. Jackson, president of the new in dustrial firm, went the fullfillment of the hopes of many public spiri ted citizens who have long desired and worked for a major industry: in Lillington to balance the town’s., agricultural economy. The modern concrete and steel building containing 31,900 squat* feet and exemplifying In its design, the latest In functional architec ture. will be built by R. M. Tor« ling ton contractor. Cost of its e* rection will be defrayed by money already subscribed by LUUngtob ci tizens who will own the building and the land on which tt la situ ated. Site of the new plant win be os a tract adjacent to and West of highway 15-A and also adjoining the A and W. Railroad, just out side the Southern town limits of Lillington. Land for the building i was sold to the Lillington Deve lopment Company by IDs. A. N. Waddell. Mrs. E. M. Jackson of Morehead City Is president of* the Lillington Garment Company, a manufactur ing firm which makes men’s sport shirts and has sighed a long twin lease to occupy the new induttial building. JOHNSON PRESIDES W. A. Johnson, Lillington attor ney selected by the stockholders to head the management at th* (Continued On Pag* M* Harnett Board Receives Calls The Harnett County Draft haa received the following calls for the month of September; On Sept. 14, a call for 40 men to report for physical examinations; On Sept. 23, a call for 1* man All men will report to 118 W. Hargett St. in Raleigh where the joint examining and induction sta tion is located for this area. > Men called for induction ltj Au ! gust will leave Lillington nsott i. Tuesday, August, 34. Property owners in the area have Indicated that they will contribute the trees In the street right-of-way when the avenue is opened A number of area resident* have also indicated a desire to see the street opened. NOT WILLING TO Mt However, Mrs. Hood charged met night that the residents Want to see the street opened, but aren't willing to “pay a cent” Should tite project go thwsndti with the aid of imMeaga in the area, Mrs. Hood lnhcatM that she might contribute eneggh land for the opening of Suriae EWsit. Whfah crosses H. McKay in the unaenntibti” ed area. w Myras TUghman, ttto meeting « another tetd the ward he would Vjm to aid the street opened. Hk ehj*titi ttet opening of McKay would ML 9MB traffie on N. BBia. . City Manager 1*444 *tt» todtir that the dbmmttiMl -dJgjBT possibility of jgu.toto mm opened. He added titatdSZdbi| using the money to tttod torjHMR men wIB tie atoned 4T dtipHl the project. bOMM*.
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