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Harnett Leaders Back School Bond Election * WEATHER + Cloudy and cold today with oc casional snow. Tomorrow partly cloudy and cold. Snow accumulat ing tonight, in central Carolina. VOLUME 5 ASKS POWER TO DEFEND FORMOSA 0 ONE OF THE REASONS WHY AVA HAS A WAY WITH MEN Beautiful Ava Gardner is shown here doing a sensuous Spanish dance in a scene trom her newest hit, “The Barefoot Countessa,” ava knows she has away with men The Truth About Ava Gardner otubtli? JPunqA By HOOVER ADAMS { DUNN OUGHT NOT TO ) NEGLECT YOUNG WOMEN 1 Libby Raynor’s ipapa, R. R. j , (Railroad) Raynor, gave her a new W Plymouth convertible as a going- I away present . . . The pretty Dunn girl is going to Chicago to manage the horse stables of a rich Chica go matron ... We had a fatherly talk with Lib and suggested that she latch on to one of those rich guys out there, and she should have no trouble doing it She liked the idea . . . Dunn furniture men who have already attended the High Point show (others are going this week) report the new styles are dazzling . . . Crafton Tart, owner of the Open Air Market, (Continued On Page Twoi iDunn Girl To Run * Famous Stables Miss Libby Raynor of Dunn has accepted a position as manager of Mrs. John Kerr. Ott’s famous Ara bian Horse Stables in Chicago, and will leave this week to begin her new duties. The Dunn girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Raynor, has been studying horsemanship for several years and she and her horses have won numerous awards in shows. stables, she will teach horseman ship at Idleton Hunt Club at Hens y. dale, one of the exclusive suburbs f Chicago. Mrs. Ott is the wife of John Kern Ott, president of Acme Steel Co. Last year, Mrs. Ott’s horses were entered in the Olympic races and Miss Raynor will probably ride one of the horses in the Olympics this \ year. She is the mother of Jane (Oantluncd ea Page I) TELEPHONES 3117-3118 which has been acclaimed as one of the ten best pictures of 1954. She has come a long ways, from her barefoot days in Johnston County. Photos copyrighted by United Artists Studios.) This is the second in a series of articles on Ava Gardner, the God dess of Love from Johnston County. Copyright 1955 by The New York Daily News. BY JESS STEARN It. is hard to say where the siren of the screen leaves off and the actual femme fatale carries on Ava is fully conscious of her power over the male animal, despite all the blather about her naivette and her being a “crazy mixed-up hillbilly.” z By virtue of an impish sense of humor, which has been known to appreciate a joke at the owner’s expense. Ava sometimes turns her animal magnetism off and on for practice and laughs. “One evening,” a friend recalls, "we were sittiing together in a case when Ava looked up and spotted these two young men watching her and giggling to themselves. Ava glanced over at their table and I could see her lips droop in the sug gestion of a smile as she gave them that downunder look with those green eyes of hers. “The boys just flipped. They got flustered, looked at each other help lessly and gulped. I thought they were going to fly. They were so up in the air. “One look from Ava and they weren’t sure what they were any- 1 more.” (Continued On Page Five) *.V•' v 5 '•- LIHBY RAYNOR The Daily Record Child Bride Has A Baby At Age 13 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (IP) Mrs. Helen Anita Schneider, who at 12 probably was one of the nation’s youngest brides, now may make that claim to motherhood. The girl, now just 13, gave birth Friday to a 7-pound, 12-ounce baby daughter. She says, "I feel won derful.” Mrs. Schneider left the seventh grade at Howard Junior High School here last April to marry Ray Schneider, 21, a construction worker. But youthful marriages and motherhood is nothing new in her family. Helen’s mother, Mrs. Bev erly Holley, is only 28. Mother Os Dunn Woman Is Dead Mrs. L. E. Gable of Iva, S. C., Route 2, mother of Mrs. J. W. Lineberger of Dunn, died Sunday night at her home. She had been ill for sometime. Funeral services wll be held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Shiloh Church in Anderson, S. C. Burial will be in the Silver Brook Cemetery in Anderson. A good spMfctr should bt britf and have something to soy. That's why there's a shortage of good speakers. exue DUNN, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 24, 1955 ! Says He Would Use Troops If Necessary WASHINGTON (U>) Pre sident Eisenhower today as ked Congress for specific au thority to use United States armed forces “if necessary” to defend Formosa and the nearby Pescadores Islands a gainst the threat of Red Chinese attack. The President said that as com mander-in-chief he has the author ity for some of the actions which might be required, but that he wants a congressional resolution to provide clear and public authoiity for the prompt employment of the armed forces if in his judgement it becomes necessary. The chief executive did not spell out the precise measures he might take. But he said the United State., must be prepared to fight should the Chinese Communist forces ob viously undertake a move threat ening to overrun Formosa. He said his request was based on “a series of provocative political and military actions” by Commu nist China with the announced aim of capturing Formosa. Can’t Wait for U. N. He said the situation had become sufficiently critical to require plan ning by this country “without awaiting action by the United Nations.” Therefore, he asked Congress “to participate now, by specific reso lution, in measures” which “would contemplate the use -of the armed forces of the United States if ne cessary to assure the security of Formosa and the Pescadores)” He said the United States must be ready to assist the withdrawal (Continued on Page tight) Naylor Rises To Be Tuesday Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jer nigan on West Cumberland Street. The Rev. Ernest P. Russell, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will Mrs. Penny Naylor, 79, one of Dunn’s oldest and best known citi zens, died Sunday morning at 7:30 o’clock at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Mack M. Jernigan, in Dunn. She had been in ill health for sometime but seriously ill for only a few hours. (Continued on Page Two) Cooke Dies After 380 Transfusions DURHAM, N. C. (IP) “Bleeder” William Cooke, who re ceived a record number of blood transfusions in a fight to halt his steady loss of blood, died today. Cooke, who began bleeding after a tooth extraction Jan. 6, died at l 11:10 a. m. at Duke Hospital. He t suffered from hemophilia. 1 Cooke is a brother of Carl Cooke of Coats, Route 1, and his t grandmother resides in Erwin. c Cooke, 31, a Four Oaks, N. C., t radio repairman, had “taken a s very decided turn for the worse” r yesterday, doctors said. A hospital spokesman last night said his con- i dition was “very poor.” + Record Roundup + IN HOSPITAL—Former Sheriff William E. Salmon was taken by ambulance Sunday afternoon to Highsmith Hospital in Fayette ville. The former sheriff has been receiving treatment for a circula tory ailment for more than a year and suffered a new attack at his home around noon. NEW PlANO—LilUngton School DUNN’S CIVIC AWARD WlNNEßS—Pictured here are Dunn’s Young Man of she Year, Woman of the Year and Man of the Year for 1954. Hubert L. Peay, left, won the Jaycees’ Distinguished Service Award; Mrs. Bill Carroll, center, was named “Woman of the Year” and Herman Green, right, was named Man of the Year. Peay is Boards Hold Joint Meeting A $2,000,000 school bond election for Harnett County appeared certain today fol lowing a joint meeting of the county board of educa tion with members of the county board of commis - sioners and leaders of the various school districts of the county. Members of the county board of commissioners assured members of the board of education that they would approve their request for a bond election on the issue and the action will probably be taken at the next meeting of the two boards, j More and 100 officials and district (Continued on Page Eight) Cooke had been on the critical list for two weeks, having bled continuously for more than 400 hours. In addition to the bleeding from the jaw, Cooke had a .bleeding ul cer which complicated his condi tion. The hereditary disease causes a blood condition that prevents natural clotting of blood. “He made a fight of it as long as he could,” his doctors said. .Oontinuen on Page Bight) is the proud possessor of a new concert spinet piano. The new In strument, which has been placed on the stage of the high school au ditorium, was made possible by funds realized from the Halloween carnival last fall. A small fund of donations, made by recital goers over a period of years, totaled around $l5O. Around S6OO was add (Con tinned on Page Eight) Three Civic Leaders Presented Awards The manager of a farm loan agency, a school teacher and a fuel dealer today possessed Dunn’s top civic awards of 1954. Herman Green, manager of the i Dunn Production Credit Associa- i tion, is Dunn’s “Man of the Year.” Mrs. William Carroll, a first grade teacher, is Dunn’s “Woman of the Year.” Selling Is Stressed Stressing the important place of selling in the Ameri can economy, and the American way of life, Fred A. Pal mer told more than 200 people at Dunn’s annual Cham ber of Commerce banquet Friday night that the future of Dunn’s growth and progress 'depends almost entirely on how well its citizens sell the town Palmer. Nationally-known sales consultant of Columbus, Ohio, urged members of the chamber to resell Dunn to themselves and to everyone else in the community. “Such a community sales job,” he said, “would gird th Town of Dunn to meet increasing competi tion between cities. A good selling job will help people to realize the fine opportunities the city has giv REFUSES TO EAT, THROWS FOOD, TEARS UP JAIL Sanity Hearing Is Debated For Linzo Harnett officials toaay considered requesting a sanity hearing for Linzo Hinson, 41-year-old Dunn man held in the county jail on multiple charges, including first de gree burglary. : He was captured last w'eek end during a wild spree in which he al legedly broke into the home of a . girl friend, fired shotgun blasts into the home of her father, and threatened to kill Sheriff Claude R. Moore and two of his deputies. County Jailer Lee Upchurch said today that Hinson, a Dunn restau rant employee, was trying to prove The Record Is First IN CIRCULATION... NEWS PHOTOS . ADVERTISING COMICS AND FEATURES FIVE CENTS PER COPY president of the Jaycees, Mrs. Carroll is president of the Woman's Club and Green is president of Ihe Rotary Club. The awards were presented at Dunn’s annual Chamber of Commerce banquet. (Daily Record Photo.) And Hubert Peay of Dunn, who owns and operates a fuel oil con cern in Lillington. won the Jaycees' Distinguished Service Award for 1954. The coveted trophies—the lop (Continued ou Page Eight' en them. . .and the fine traditions and history of the community.” Mr. Palmer, who travels 25.000 miles a year teaching salesmen how to sell, was the principal speaker at Dunn’s banquet. He was introduced by A. Lincoln Faulk, who secured him for the event. Palmer spoke for move than an I hour, but he held his audience al. (Continued on Page 8' himself to be “a tough customer” in the county jail. At first, Hinson refused to eat and threw a plate of food back through the bars into the face of a Negro jail aide. He also succeeded in tearing the plumbing out of one jail cell before being moved into another. “I’m going to be as hateful and as mean as I can in jail,” he was NO. 35 Local Buyers Visit Market Citizens throughout this section will be assured of all the new fash ions and innovations in furniture this spring and summer.fl Practically every furniture store in the area is sending buyers to the High Point Furniture Market. Some attended last week. Others will attend this week. Attending the market today are: Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Hender son of Quinn’s of Dunn, Inc., A. W. Blanchard, Gene Johnson, Mrs. W. M. Brannan and Mrs. Bert Carr of Dunn Furniture Company, Melvin Johnson and Hassie Johnson of Johnson Furniture Co. Among those attending Tuesday will be: Bruce Byrd of Purdie’s; Charles Tew of Centerville Furni ture Co. Attending Thursday will be Hu bert Garland, Gene McLeod and Howard Johnson of Dunn Furni ture Co. | ATTENDED LAST WEEK Among those who attended last week were: D. E. Brewer of Tucker Furniture Co., Tye Thomas of Er win Furniture Co. at Erwin and Johnnie Wilbourne of Wilbourne Furniture Co. in Lillington. During the week, buyers will also attend from Thomas and Warren Furniture Co.. Johnson Cotton Co., E. Baer Co. and Home Furniture Co. Being Hinson quoted by Jailer Upchurch as boasting. ACTING CRAZY He said he overheard Upchurch telling another prisoner, "I’m go ing to act like I’m crazy because they won’t kill a crazy man. Rural Policeman Clarence Moore, who walked right up on Hinson and took him into custody in the face of a cocked shotgun, said Hin son boasted to him that he had once served 120 days in the State Hospital "because I played off crazy , I to keep from going to JafL” (Continue* On rage Two) «
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