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* WEATHER * Partly cioudy and a little warmer today and Friday with chance of a few showers in south portion. Frl_ day afternoon. VOLUME 5 BOLT KILLS 1, HURTS 30 AT ASCOT jB flfli jm fl KEf • -3*" ■ Bj JQ9 .■■'• ; A i IBRItI j flB X. f t- J9BK E&gi | J i^H HOST RECEIVES APPRECIATION GIFTS “lt seems a little like Christmas right here in the middle of July,” declared E. Hj Boat, Sr. of Erwin Wednesday night alter administrative and supervisory personnel of Erwin Mills, Inc. pre sented him and Mrs. Rost a beautiful stiver tray i L > ~ Truman Says "Hell, No;' Won't Run CHICAGO (IP*—Former President Truman, in town for the Shriners’ convention, enjoyed one of his fav orite pastimes Wednesday quipping with' reporters. Sun-tanned and jocular at 71, he baid a surprise visit to the office of Mayor Richard J. Daley and was swamped with questions. One reporter asked him if he in. tended to run again for public office. The ex-president guffawed and replied: •‘Hell, no.” Asked whether he missed the White House, Mr. Truman joshed: “Hell; no. I'm glad to be rid of it.” The dapper Democrat, decked out in a white summer suit and white panama hat, Joked about his tenure in the White House, but added seriously: “No man can fill that job. You Just have to do the best you can.” Mr. Truman said a president “must be able to laugh at himself. (Continued On Page Six) Fitchett Is Named Railroad Director T CARL FITCHETT, SR. TELEPHONES 3117 - 3118 and a set of matching service in appreciation for his 36 years service with the company and as a token of their personal affection for him. The 75-year-old executive retired as manager of the company's operations at Erwin on July 1. (Daily Record Photo.) j —— y WILL RUIN GOOD UHfe" Vice Expert Thinks Ban On Girls Bad SEOUL, Korea (IP) An American general’s ban on Korean women in Army clubs will ruin good girls and bolster bad ones, Seoul’s female expert on prostitution problems charged today. It's liable to play havoc with Korean customs on dating, she said. “The ban brands many decent girls as professional prostitutes,” ; said Kim Chong Ho, head of the women’s police force. "It will only make things worse.” The ban was ordered by Lt. Gen. John H. Colier, top U. S. com mander in Korea. He told his offi cers they had until the end of this month to stop bringing Korean girl friends to Army clubs. The order infuriated hundreds of [ officers. It aggravated thousands i of enlisted men who figured they would hear the order next. South Klorean officers, whose headquarters are next door to Bth ‘ been allowed to bring their giris Army headquarters, netler have into ROK army compounds and enjoyed seeing the Americans get the same treatment. Carl E. Fitchett, Sr., prominent Dunn business and civic leader, this morning was sworn in as a new director of the State - controlled North Carolina Railroad Company. He was appointed to the post Wednesday by his long-time close friend, Governor Luther Hodges of Leaksville. The swearing-in ceremonies took place this morning in the Jeffer son Standard Building in Greens boro. Membership on the railroad’s board Is regarded as one of the choiciest political plumb handed out by the governor. The board meets, ordinarily, only once each year; the directors receive a sal ary, free railroad passes and other courtesies by virtue of their of- Continued an Page Six) t (Site Jtailtt |lmtrd Policewomen Kim one of the four female police chiefs in the nation, said the order “will simply force the Gls to go to the homes of their Korean girls.” She Indicated this would be bad no matter what kind of girls they are. She said that if the American homes, "the girls will become known as prostitutes and their neighborhood will become inde cent.” Record Roundup TO SHOW SLIDES 4-H Olub members throughout the county are invited to attend a showing, of slides on Thursday, July -4 at 7:30 p. m. in the county agriculture building. The pictures will depict scenes made at last year’s State 4-»H Club Week. The interesting collection of photographs is intend ed to focus interest on attendance on the 1956 4-H Week which will be held the last week this month at N. C. State College. OFFICERS ELECTED - _ The official board of the Divine Street Methodist Church met Monday night, July 11 to organize the new fiscal year. Officers elected were: Chairman, Mr. Marvin Ray nor; Vice Chairman, Mr. W. L. Corbin: Secretary, Mrs. M. D. Parker, and Treasurer, Mr. E. H. Mahone. NOT SOON ENOUGH 'BLOOMINGTON, 111. (IP* Wil liam O’Brien was in Jail on a drunk driving charge when he learned the City Council had ap proved his $1,500 . claim for injur ies received when he was a city employee. But city officials said he wouldn’t get the money soon enough to pay a $29 fine to avoid part of the Jail sentence. DUNN, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 14, 1955 South's Crops Reported As j One Os Best I ATLANTA OP) Tsf South is harvesting one ttl its best crops in recent yesflls despite skirmishes w® drought and freezes, but* market' glut already threalM ens to wipe out extra fa® profits. A United Press survey of asc Southeastern states showed thAt with the exception of fruits wip® out by the late winter freeze, vi# tualiy all crop stands are good Stf some promise record yields. Wf But the late arrival of crop* replanted after the frefejgl along with a bumper summer ha® vest, is jamming markets with ptrfl duce and cutting into profits ins pected from the rare yields. An example of how a surplua.Af perishables drivese down prices was shown at the state farmers market In Atlanta, whre fine watermelons sold three for $1 and vegetables went at hargain prices. The prospects by states: ■ North Carolina: Flue cured to bacco, “good to very good” except In drier northern Piedmont coun ties. Corn, very good and rapi<6y j maturing in the east, lagging somewhat in other sections. Cotton good in most areas, with weevil Infestation less than last year’s and cultivation 80 to 85 per cent complete. Peanuts and soybeans good. Apples and .j£§du& less than Id p*r oeift yftftfTfexpisef^ South Carolina: Best general outlook In recent years despite (Continued on rage Two) Bible Expert On Sullivan Program NEW YORK fW—Mrs. Catherine E. Krietzer, of Camp Hill, Pa. who chose “moderation” anj $32,000 for answering Bible questions on a tel evision quiz show, will' read Bible selections on Ed Sullivan’s ‘Toast of the Town” program beginning in October. Sulfivan said today. Mrs. Kreiter also will appear on the program this Sunday as a special guest. Sullivan said, read ing passages from the Bible. She will receive $2,500 for this appeat -1 ance. Sullivan did not reveal how ' much she will receive for later shows. COURAGEOUSLY FIGHTING FOR LIFE Susan Ball Feared Dying With Cancer HOLLYWOOD llP)—Courageous Susan Ball, feared dy ing with cancer of the lungs, fought for her life in a san itarium today while her film star friends offered hopes and prayers. SUSAN BALL Wzm 1 i n i^ nr -£ IMB mFM ■ PROMINENT EDUCATOR HERE Dr. John D. Messick, second from left, president of East Carolina College at Greenville .was a visitor in Dunn yesterday. The noted educator and Mrs. Messick are shown here having luncheon with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cooper of Falcon at John son’s Restaurant. At the right is another Fal con man, James W. Butler, who is now ECC alum TOOK GIRL INSTEAD OF COFFEE Man Tells Os Rape, Murder JOPLIN, Mo. (IP) An iter ant farmhand, in a new and detailed statement, told to day of raping two- year -Jpld jPpnna Sue Davis of Sii*ux and then hitting her until he “went to pieces.” Audrey Earl Brandt, 42, gave de tails which tallied on “seven of 10 major points’’ in the slaying, act ing Detective Capt. Johnny Show ers of the Joplin Police Depart ment reported. In his statement, Brandt, known at LaPorte City, la., by the nick name of “Mugeye”, said that “on or about last Sunday” he hitch hiked from LaPorte City to Sioux City, arriving shortly after dark. He said he asked a policeman how to get to a highway which would take him to Tucson, Ariz., and was directed to U. S 75. “I walked down the street, up a hill and over a bridge.” he said, “Before the bridge I passed a house and saw a woman sitting on the (Continued Page Two) The beautiful 22-year-old actress lost her right leg to cancer 18 months ago but refused to aban don her career. * City of Hope Sanitarium re vealed Wednesday the malignancy has spread. An official announce ment said she was admitted July 5 l for "tumors and allied diseases" and is in “serious condition .” But hospital sources revealed further she suffers from cancer of the lungs. Several times in the past week she has been on the brink of death. Susan often is in a noxygen tent to help her breathe. Her weight had dropped below 100 pounds. Special nurses watch her around the clock. Actor Richard Long, who i married her a year ago following | the amputation, stays much of the | time by her bedside. 'Hollywood stars who knew Suzan . at Universal-International Studio were saddened by her illness. Victor Mature, her co-star in “Chief Crazy Horse,” the come back picture she made on her arti ficial leg. pointed out, “Suzan has won a lot of battles.” “I can’t believe she’ll lose this (Ctattwi Tw) ni secretary and assistant to Dr. Messick. The State institution has enjoyed Rs greatest period of progress under the leadership of Dr. Messick. He married the former Miss Magdaline Robinson of Falcon. They came to Dunn to attend the fu neral of the Rev. J. Luther Davis. (Daily Record Photo.) Dunn-Erwin Band j Director Resigns Harold Grant, band director at both the Dunn and Erwin High schools, has resigned to accept a position as band director at Rockingham High School. *' • : ► His resignation was announced today by District Principal A. B. Johnson of Dunn. In addition to directing the Dunn and Erwin bands, Mr. Grant was 1 also in the process of organizing a band at Lillington High School. Mr. Johnson expressed regret at Mr. Grant’s resignation and had high praises for his services here. GOOD RECORD HERE During his two years in Dunn, the local band received a rating of “Superior” each year at the State contest. Dunn High has an out standing band and it makes an ex cellent showing in all of its appear ances, locally and out-of-town. Principal Johnson said he assum < Continued on Page Two) I Ik Jb ■ ■ mK&Kmf P QUEEN GETS A SENDOFF Pretty Miss Peggy Ruth Barfield, “Miss Dunn of 1955” is pic tured above as she gets a big sendoff for her trip to Wilmington to participate in the state beauty pageant, there this weekend. Pictured with her are, left to right; Corky Cretini, E. J. (Red) The Record Is Firs* 4 IN CIRCULATION . . . NEWS PHOTOS... ADVERTISING COMICS AND FEATURES FIVE CENTS PER COPY —, Ennis Family ill Gather The annual Ennis Reunion will be held on Sunday, July 17. at the Primitive Zion Church on route three, 1 Dunn. A business session is planned for eleven o’clock so ra formal election of officers and a board of direc tors. The following names have (Continned On Page Six) Sealey, her official escort, Mayor Ralph Hanna, and Jaycee President Bob Leak. They are pic tured in front of Johnson’s Restaurant when Mm was honored at a luncheon, previously. A large group of Dunn cKisens and dignitariee are as* ( peeled to attend the «hwdnE went, ... M NO. 157 Royal Family Not Present At The Time i ASCOT (IP A bolt of | lightning hit the grand- I stand at the crowded Royal ' Ascot race course today. At least one person was killed : and 30 others injured. No member of the royal family was present. | The bolt of lightning hit the oon | ductor atop the King Edward VII I stand and flashed into the gaily | dressed crowd on the lawns before 1 the royal box. Police called on all hospitals In | the area for aid. The lightning ; struck between races and the 4:20 p. m. race was postponed for 40 minutes to allow fmbulances to cross the course. The lightning climaxed a sum mer storm which rumbled across the Thames Valley and sent race goers running for shelter. Queen Elizabeth, her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. Princess Margaret and other members of the royal famiiy were at a garden party at Buckingham Palace. It was the first day this season that, some member of the royal family had not attended the Ascot races. Ascot Is one of Britain’s most brilliant and fashionable meets. It provides the country with one of its finest fashion shows. Normally, the three days of racing here come in June, but this year they were postponed until July because of the nitionwide railroad strike. Gordon Gray Takes Office * WASHINGTON. OPi—Qgrdon Gray, who served as Army secretary in the Truman administration, today was sown in as assistant defense secretary for international security affairs. He succeeds H. Struve Hensel as boss of the Defense Department’s multi-billion dollar foreign military aid program. He told reporters he will return briefly to Chapel Hill, N. C.. where he is President of the University of North Carolina, but will be on full-time duty at the Pentagon by the end of this month. He said he expects to do “a lot of traveling” in administering the global mili tary aid program.
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