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* WEATHER <■ Partly cloudy warm and humid today with a few afternoon show ers in the mountains and in the extreme portion. Highest tempera tures in the mid 80’s in the moun tains and 8 to 93 elsewhere. Wed- VOLUME 5 DULLES SAYS WAR UP TO CHINA SpRS 'J^Klr' - - Be * BHnf 9 9k !■ Br 1 ■ ‘^S?*-.j^ >^i , '"* , *^"a,|f|^ f... ''T-j S 4. .j B . ''f ':*ijk so | ’ '^%9Q3^J|V ffsjr' '’”* *—W'”4B. >j/ >'- %. , '* '*% 'fc *£ : *f <Hj i Jm tlr a- ~' r T^B | -i | i l j&wSjl ’’ /'Sj 3 v 1 . Ksj^K I l •«?. T••.•'••» ; j iK t .'■ '^E*vvS^. Bp* ,jj 1 I I / CLARK GABLE THE GREAT GABLE Fact and Fable His Search For 'Another Carole' His Life With Sylvia Ashley By JESS STEARN (The love story of Gable and Carole Lombard, eighth of a series of articles on the life of the King of Hollywood). Copyright 1955 by The New York Daily News. Prior to his marriage to Kay Spreckles, whenever Clark Gable spoke of my "wife" he meant the late Carole Lombard. Although he had married four times before eloping with Kay last Monday and has had countless romances, the Great Gable kept searching for something ‘of Carole in all other women and now ob viously thinks he has found what he was looking for. JhsM Mils JhinqA By HOOVER ADAMS MICKEY, SIDEBURNS, MAMIE, MERCHANDISE. BAERSVILLE Despite all the cynacism, there are still a lot of good, honest peo ple in the world ..Crafton Tavt. the good-natured proprietor of the Open Air Market, is convinced of this.... The other day in the mail Crafton received a card from Jack sonville, N. C., to which was ‘at tached a dime and a nickel . .Said the note: “We realized after leav ing your place last Friday noon that we didn’t pay for three Coca Colas. As we still had a long hot ride ahead of us, we didn’t 'turn back. Please accept our apologies.” .*. The card came from Mr. and Mrs. Lester Simpkins Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carr have just returned (Continued on Page five) TELEPHONES 3117 - 3118 Friends, who have thought the actor was pursuing a mirage, hope that his newest bride, recently di vorced from the Spreckles sugar millions, may be a more reasonable facsimile of Carole than was the actor’s fourth wife, blonde, Eng. lish-born Lady Sylvia Ashley. Therein, they say, lies the key to the new marriage’s success. Ac tually, how much like Carole is Kay? Like Sylvia, Kay resembles Car ole in her blonde comeliness, but unlike Sylvia, she like* to do the things Gabie does, or at least, as with Carole, effectively appears as though she does. Although Gable’s intimates rec ognise how difficult it would be for any flesh-and-blood woman to live irp to and replace a romantic idyl hallowed by years of tender remembrance, (they feel that Kay, having known Gable so well for 17 years, has a good chance to make a happy reality of the mirage. Gable’s restless quest of 13 years, since Carole’s death in an air crash is over at last, they hope. “Other women,” a friend de clared. “ have been measured aorainsF Carole and found lacking Clark didn’t remarry until seven years after Carole was killed in that plane crash, and then perhaps (CoßttaNMMl On Page Eight) 3to JWltt IRutrord Griffe Offers Buftons, Bows, High Bosoms PARIS W Fashion designer Jacques Griffe entered the annual Paris fashion battle today in the wake of Christian Dior with a col lection which featured buttons, bows and high bosoms. But the bosoms weren’t quite as high as those shown by Dior. The cpntroversy over Dior’s new “Y” line still was reverberating in the press of Europe when Oriffe unveiled his ideas of what women should look like for the 1956 winter season. He was one of the last of Paris’ famous designers to show his new collection. Griffe placed himself somewhat between the high bosoms and tight corsets decreed by Dior and the shapeless look of Hubert de Gi venchy. His silhoutte followed the feminine curves broader shoul ders topped by high bust, dropping to easy waist lines and slim hips. Buttons in double and single rows marched across the hems (Conttaaed on rage Two) DUNN, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 2, 1955 Says Pledge Must Be Made By Reds WASHINGTON ,«ft Sec retary of State John Foster Dulles said today that Red China must make a cease fire pledge and renounce use of force or there almost sure*- ly will be a war in the Far East. /Y^QhS| Dulles told a news oohMreftc#- that use of force in Formosa region would bring into play tiul mutual defense treaty jjetWejp the United States and China. Tfi urging Red Chin* to avoid what he called the considerable danger of war, Dulle# At the fame 1 time expressed pleasure* that Ch2-‘ nese Communist Chou En lai has indicated willtoEneaa to go farther than before .to renouncing the use of force. §y **; ..* Dulles said Chou’#- statement fast Saturday—if sincere—together with release of American civilian priso ners—ls attained—and the happy news of the release of II U. 8. fliers could mark the beginning of a new phase of Communist China’s relations with the rest of the world. But Dulles reminded that “one swallow doesn't make a spring ” Dulles also: 1. Said he does not see any early settlement on the, Formosa ques tion. He said it -te one of those unsolved question#; which he be lieves the world dW have to live with tor quite a Jk time. 2. Rejected ■-T*T(M.'‘Y l *fk fjd l the-Chinese Communists' nttSsSsrP' ly could achieve their ambitions by undertaking a cease-fire pledge or through foreseeable negotia tions. 3. Flatly rejected again any prospect that the United States would agree to abandonment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza tion or the Southeast Aslan Treaty Organization as part of any peace settlement with the Communists. 4. Discosed the during current Geneva talks the United States will present the Red Chinese with a list of almost 500 Americans whose fate to the Korean War is not exactly known. Princess Margaret Has New Romance LONDON (ID A handsome blue blood bachelor with a million in the bank pushed Group Capt. Peter Town send out of the royal romance gossip today. He is tall, blond Earl of Wilton, Princess Margaret’s constant com panion during the brilliant sum mer “season” to London society. Court circles figured the wealthy 34-year-oid nobleman could read ily fit into the princess’ future and they anxiously waited to see where he stands on two big dates coming up. The first is Aug. 21 when Prin cess Margaret turns 25. On that she gets the right to wed with + Record Roundup + INTANGIBLE TAXES J. C. Be th une, secretary of the board of assessment, announces that Har nett County will receive $27,225 back as itff share of intangible tax es. The amount being returned to the four county area consisting of Harnett, Johnston, Cumberland and Sampson Counties is $145,893. GODWIN LIONS The Godwin 'Community will be the scene of ;the Godwin Lions Club meeting to morrow night at 8:00. FIRE The second tobacco barn fire in a week was reported Sun day on Paul Tripp’s farm bringing the total to six the number of fire calls outside the city limits ans wered by the Dunn Fire Depart ment. Two local calls brought the July fire number to eight. Damage was estimated at approximately SI,OOO or more. |j[p |, 3B«%jFT.Mi ygy'"*" ' '"' Tr^yflMWMWKnW!^ya— MBIWy. ■». 1 Kk r ' v «9r Ts vs i arPWP iffr: JL tehjya** * k ■ nM* t * IBIHIISf liBPW 'dniT hi r/'Mlffc* ' Hlli * jSjmSt 'wßmr * BHlfP* iM * fq&r *m f * Tmni^TwKmmW% W$ L p I ' gBjiKJ ml 81l :J9| w mt.'W? f93t|p9 J 9 fc||.. i9m « | ■ ■ IN STOCKADE As LUUngton Junior Chamber of Com merce members began a check Saturday to see how the sale of Cen tennial Fund beard and cosmetic permits were going they had quite n bit of fun on the courthouse square. Jaycee members John Pat Hamilton (left land Joe Cavinesa, Jr. (in Texas hat) and Billy Ray Matthews, (far right), impersonated ‘the high sheriff” and locked up leading citisens in the stockade as they checked their wallets for ■ * permit. “Judge" Bob Baggett presided over the mock court. Peef ing through the barm are former mayor Joel Layton, Jr. of Superior Court, Clerk Elisabeth Matthews, former mayor C. S. Loving, Mrs. Ave Predicts Election Os Adlai DUBLIN, Ireland <lß—Oov. Aver, of New Yack toot ed today tharAdlai Stevehson Milt be elected President of the United States next year, if he has to op pose President Eisenhower. Harriman said he himself would not seek the 1956 Democratic nom ination. , “I am not standing for the nomi nation,” he said. Harriman told a press confer ence that “I am satisfied” the Democratic Party will win next year’s presidential election and that Stevenson will become chief executive “regardless of who runs under the Republican banner.” • out the consent of her sister, Queen Elizabeth—providing she tells Par liament and then waits a year be fore going ahead. The second big date comes at the end of the month when the Queen gives her very private house party at Bklmoral Castle in Scot* land. If Lord Wilton is included in the royal guest list, he will rise to the summit in royal romance gossip. (Caattuse on !*«■ Two) ALERT SLATED Dunn will par ticipate in “Skytrain VI.” The Ground Observer Corps here will be on practice alert for the Air Force from 9:00 am. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday the 7th, announces GOC Supervisor Edward Carroll. HORTON NAMED Charles Hor ton has been named to the posi tion of director of music at Camp bell College in September, replac ing S. David Smith. Horton was the former minister of music at the First Baptist Church in Rocky Mount. ■MRS. HARRINGTON REPORTS— Mrs. Inez Harrington, county re gister of deeds, reported this week to the county commissioners that during the month of July her of fice collected a total of $752.20 for recording various types of legal do cuments. Dunn Man Is Electrocuted Seth Hodges Named Tb FHA €ommittee Seth T. Hodges of Route 3, Dunn, N. C. is the new member of the Harnett County Committee for the Farm ers Home Administration. His appointment became effec tive July 28, 1955, Howard W. Watkins, the agency’s Coun ty Supervisor, announced. 0 s ’ Mr. Hodges succeeds Jarvis M Pleasants whose term on the 3- , member committee expired this j i year. Mr. Hodges is a farmer and lives [ ir. the Mary Stewart community. The other two members of the coin- | mittee are Roy T. Milton, who liv es in the Anderson Creek commu- « nity and Curtis D. Gregory, who lives in the Buie’s Creek communi ty. Mr. Milton and Mr. Gregory are farmers also. There is a Farmers Home Ad ministration county committee in every agricultural county in the country. The committee determines the eligibility of applicants and helps the county supervisor adapt the agency’s loan policies and ser vices to local conditions. Each member is named for a 3-year term, and one appointment expires each year. A member completing t his 3-year term cannot succeei himself. At least two of the mem bers must be farmers The Farmers Home Administra tion makes loans to farmers to buy, ' improve, enlarge, or operate effi * cien t family-type farms, it also 5 lends money to farmers or their ■ nonprofit associations to establish i and carry on approved soil and . water conservation practices. Pur • poses include establishing and im proving permanent pastures, ter racing, soil erosion practices, and many other conservation measures, as well as irrigation and farmstead water improvements. Most of the soil and water conservation loans and loans to buy, improve, or en large farms are made from funds advanced by private lenders and ■ insured by the agency ; agency makes emergency 1 (Continued on Page Five) Marines Facing Trial For Theft Three marines arrested here Sat urday night for suspected robbery have been taken by authorities to Wilmington, N. C., to face charg es of stealing tires and a 10 horse power outboard motor. The sheriff of Hopewell, Va„ wai ved claims to the three till after Wilmington is through with them. They admitted taking combs, ci garettes, Candy, sun glasses and a little change from a filling station there. • The Marines are: Charles M. Cal ahan, 20; Charles Forsee, 18; and Shealey E. Roberts, 20. * the Record Is first 4 IN CIRCULATION . . . NEWS PHOTOS... ADVERTISING COMICS AND FEATURES FIVE CENTS PER COPY James Morgan, Deputy Sheriff Romona O’Quinn, with Rural Police man B. E. Sturgill behind her, Rural Policeman Leon Smith, busi nessman S. G. Howell, and drug store proprietor Leo Kelly appar ently happy over the company he keeps. Clerk Matthews and other ladies quickly produced permits. Men had to either find the five dollar shaving permit or were given a week to show some evidence of a mustache. I.illington Centennial finance chairman J. T. Lamm and State Senator Robert Morgan prosecuted the docket. County fi nance chairman Bob Hadley will make his first check on the Cen tennial fund drive this week. (Photo by T. M. Stewart.) five Whiskey Stills Taken Sheriff Claude R. Moore yester day reported to the county com missioners that during the month of July rural police destroyed five stills ,one copper worm, six gal lons of whiskey, and arrested two men so rillicit whiskey making. The bootleggers captured on July 26 at a still in Johosonville Town ship were Lacy McCrimmon and Ashley Cameron. The six rural po licemen who were on the raid were B. F. Temple, C. E. Moore, Leon S Smith, A. Walker O’Quinn, J. Stan ley Byrd and B. E. Sturgill. Other raids were made as fol lows: on July 6, one tin still in Stewart's Creek Township; on July 10 one still, six gallons of whiskey and 600 gallons of beer, Anderson Creek Township; on July 22 one tin still, 500 gallons of beer in Anderson Creek Township: and on July 29, one tin still in Stewart’s Creek Township. School Board Gets NAACP Petition A petition signed by seven Negro parents seeking re lief from “compulsory segregation in Harnett County schools’’ has been filed with County Superintendent of School G. T. Proffit and the county board of education. The petition accompanied a let ter signed by William Steele of Lillington, Route 2 as president of the Harnett County branch of the National Association for the Ad vancement of the Colored People and Harry E. Groves, counsel. The letter dated July 6 said briefly, “Enclosed find a petition representing parents of children attending Harnett County schools seeking relief from compulsory Clifford West, about 23, of Dunn, was electrocuted at 11:55 today in his frozen custard stand in East Er win on the Dunn - Erwin West had just finished cleaning a fan and was replacing it in the window when his back, covered with perspiration, brushed against an uninsuiafbr spot in a 220 volt line. It hit him in the back behind the heart. He was killed instantly. > WIFE? AT SCfSNE > His wife, who was up frorjt, 'had just finished giving him a hammer when she heard a groan from the rear of the stand. She stepped back to investigate and saw her husband frozen in a standing position. As she cried out, he fsli over. West was taken to the Hatcher- Skinner Funeral Home and ar rangements wih’ be announced ia„- er. Coroner Grover C. Henderson investigated and ruled it was S plain case of accidental death. No inquest was held. County Board Goes To Jail ; Enjoys Food County Commissioners went to jail Monday. But they found the food was ex cellent. They were guests of Sheriff Moore and Jailer Lee Up church and Mrs. Upchurch for dinner. Ail of the commissioners were present except Commissioner Bob Pate of Erwin who was home nurs ing an infected foot. “It Is the first time I ever went to jail,”’ com. mented Chairman L. A. Tart. segregation of Harnett County schools for themselves and others similarly situated. 'We sincrely trust* the letter continued, "that we may hake your cooperation on this Important project." The patrons signing the petition were ail from the vicinity of McLean’s Chapel School, a Negro elementary BChool which 1« earmarked for consolidation with (Continued On Page Eight) NO. 171
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