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FASHION SHOW BIG SUCCESS Pictured
here is a small portion of the crowd which at
tended the colorful FaH Fashion Show held last
night at Leder Brothers Department Store In
Dunn. They saw the newest fall fashions mod
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n.eeting spies ••. iby rtrow r Ro
gers and iiixsvi r-3r«»:r.tatives
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tion in the North «nd y.u’h Caro
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Cotton Supply May
Drop Off In 56
WASHINGTON (IP) The nation’s cotton supply may
dip slightly in 1956 for the first time in five years.
THe Agriculture Department
made the forecast in a publication
on “the cotton situation.” It based
its views on estimated supplies
and probable consumption.
The 1955-56 cotton supply is esti
mated at 23,900,000 bales, about
400,000 bales larger than in 1954-55
and the second largest on record.
The department said consumption
In 1955-56 may approach 13 mil
lion bales compared with 12,400,000
in 1954-55.
If these estimates hold, the de
partment said, the carryover of
cotton on Aug. 1, 1956, the begin
ning of the marketing year, will be
slightly below the 1,110,000,000-ba'.e
carryover on Aug. 1 this year. The
Dunn Schools Ready
To Open Next Week
Summer vacations for school pupils of Dunn will end
with the opening of school on Thursday, September 1,
1955, at 8:30 a. m. A short day schedule will be observed
the first two days of school, with a full schedule with caf
eterias open Monday, September 5. Principal A. B. John
son announced details of the opening today.
All pupils who have not register
ed are requested to report to the
building they will attend and get
registered. Pupils who were In
Dunn Schools last year are al
ready registered and do not need
to register unless some change is
necessary. Those needing to regis
ter are transfers, those who did
not get registered for the first
grade, or for any other reason
have not registered previously.
Registration will be at Don
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eled by this section's loveliest models. Manager
Albert Dockery and all those who attended ac
claimed the affair a great success. (Daily Record
Photo.)
$131,200 Sought
In Accident Cases
Tw«l damage suits glowing out of highway accidents
and seeding a total of $131,200 have been filed in Harnett
Superior Court. By coincidence, both suits seek damages
of $65,600 each. '
Roy S. Godwin of Erwin has filed
a $65,600 lawsuit against Maylon
Avery of Coats, Route 1, claiming
injuries to himself and automobile
in an accident which occurred July
29.
The suit was filed with Court
Clerk Elizabeth Matthews by At
torneys Everette L. Doffermyre and
D. K. Stewart of the law firm of
Doffermyre and Stewart.
Six hundred dollars of the claim
is for the damage Godwin alleges
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carryover has increased each year
since 1951 when it totaled 2300000
bales.
The estimated total supply for the
1955-56 crop year includes the
starting carryover of 11,100,000,
bales, estlmad metiports of 150,000
bales, and a 1955 crop estimated on
Ayg. 1 at 12,600,000 bales. The 1955
crop is 7 per cent smaller than the
1954 crop.
The department said present in
dications are for a domesUc mill
consumption of “somewhat more”
than 9 million bales and exports
“probably in excess of 3 1-2 million
bales.” The department said it
could not now make more precise,
estimates of consumption
Grammar School 10 A. M. to 1:00
P. M. Monday and Tuesday Au
gust 29 and 30. Registration at the
high school building any day ex
cept Saturday and Sunday. Pupils
transferring from another school
should bring their report card. First
grade pupils must bring birth cer
tificate Showing they will be six
years old on or before October
i 15, IMS.
There win be a general Faculty
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Power Cutoff
Here Sunday
Work to relocate Carolina Po
wer and Light Company poles so
South Clinton Avenue can be wide
ned will require two power inter
ruptions Sunday August 28, 1955,
R. N. Hadley, District Manager,
said today.
The Southeast and Southwest
sections of Dunn, including Long
Branch and Spring Branch Roads,
will be without electric service for'
10 minutes begining at 4:21 AM.
until 4:30 A.M.
On Clinton Avenue beginning at
Pope Street, U. S. 301 South, God
win, Wade, Baptist and Falcon
Orphanage areas, power will be
interrupted from 4:20 A.M. until
7:00 A.M.
South Clinton Avenue from Pope
Street to Duke Street, Magnolia
Avenue, Jackson Heights and Long
Branch Road will be without elec
tric service from 1:30 P.M until
4:30 PM.
As much of the preliminary work
as possible has been completed on
energized lines without endanger
ing linemen, but these interrupt
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Col. Jackson Dies
In California
Col. Anson Jackson, 64, retired,
suddenly last night at his home in
Ontario, California. He was a for
mer resident of Sampson County.
Funeral arrangements which will
be held in California are incom
plete at this time.
Surviving are his wife, Christina
Jackson; one brother. Clarence
Jackson of Creswell, Oregon, who
is a retired naval officer: and
three sisters. M” Haney J. Peters
of Dunn, Mrs. E. Paul Barefoot of
Dunn and Mrs. Jack Baggett of
Erwin.
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I Income Tax
I Cut Likely
| Next Year
WASHINGTON HR r- Key
members of Congress today
j regarded a new reduction in
government red - ink spend
ing as fresh evidence that
everybody’s income taxes are
likely to be cut in the 10£>6
election year.
The Eisenhower administration
were outlined Thursday by Sec
tary of Treasury George W. Hum
phrey and Budget Director Row
land R. Hughes.
They made public a revised fed
eral budget. It showed that boom
ing prosperity has boosted tax re *
venues beyond expectations. It
also showed the administration has
now reduced from $2,400,000,000 to
$1,700,000,000 its official forecast of
red-ink spending in the current
fiscal year.
Hope To Balance Budget
Moreover Humphrey and Hughes
said, “barring some unforeseen de
velopment, we think we can" elim
inate the deficit entirely and “bal
ance the budget” before the fiscal
year ends June 30, 1956.
Some Democratic tax experts
believed the report was a tip-off
that the administration, which
blocked a Democratic ta-cutttag
drive earlier this year, is nm
planning one of its own in advance!
of the 1956 elections. They called
it "phutics.”
Speaker Sam Rayburn (D-*Bex.F
foresaw the pomfbtllty of a parti
san fight over the issue of “who”
gets tax relief.
‘‘When- they the Republicans
go to cuting taxes, we are going
to look at whom they are propos
ing to cut them for,” Rayburn said
in a telephoned interview from bis
Bonham Tex. home. '
Rayburn would not elaborate,
but he has charged that the 1954
tax cut enacted by tne Republi
can Congres favored the wealthy
and discriminated against the
“little folks.”
Expect Tax Cuts
Three Democrats on the House
Ways and Means Committee agreed
that Congress, with an eye to the
election campaigns, will probably
cut taxes next year, even if the
administration doesn’t recommend
it. Reps. Noble J. Gregory (Ky„)
Frank W. Karsten (Mo.) and Her
man P. Eberharter (Pa.) said it
would be a Democratic tax cut de
signed primarily to benefit low and
middle income families.
Like Humphrey, Sen. Eugene J.
Millikin (Colo.), senior Republican
on the Senate Flavine '’ommlttee,
shied away lrom promising a tax
cut next year.
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, iß
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Hairy Ghost Bothers
Seamans Family
PLYMOUTH, England <IP> Seaman William Hamp
son admitted failure today in his efforts to rid the fam
ily attic of a headless ghost with hairy arms that keeps
his wife and children awake nights.
The first sailor ever to get home
leave to exorcise a ghost, was
granted it after he approached his
commanding officer aboard the
aircraft carrier Eagle in the Medi
terranean and said, “My wife is
having trouble with a ghost, sir”
The navy flew Hampson hero
from Malta.
‘‘l’ve been home on leave for
two weeks and the ghost is still
there,” Hampson said. "That means
I have still got the ghost keeping
my wife awake nights.”
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MUSICAL VARITTES Mrs.
Reta Whittenton announces the
schedule for her “Musical Varities”
radio program for next week: Mon
day - Mrs. William Newsome will
read with a soft organ background;
Tuesday- Roger Stanley will be
the vocalist; Wednesday - Annette
Barefoot will sing; Thursday -
The Baptist Branch choir will
sing; Friday • Lib Lewis will ren
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and buyers moved right down the line this morn
ing as second day tobacco sales went into high
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Liquor Cases
Charles Blackman of Route 1,
had a SIOO fine levied on him
Thursday in Dunn Recorder’s oourt
for possession and transportation
of non-tax paid whiskey. It was
also recommended that his driver’s
license be removed for six months.
On a similar charge, Alec Wash
ington, Moore St., was fined SSO
and costa, given a 90-day suspend
ed sentence. He had pled not guil
ty.
Rosetta King, 910 North King
Ave., was fined s’o and costs for
possession with a six-months sus
pended sentence. Court made
sentence conditional on her allow
ing officers to inspect her prem
ises without a search warrant.
Two charges of possession were
not prosecuted by the state on its
own motion. These were against
Joseph James Moore, Erwin, and
Trolledge Norris. Charles Jordan
was given a sls fine for possession
Mid sentenced to days sus
pended.
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Dorothy, 29, who has the nick
name of Betty said the headless
and hairy - armed ghost wanders
through the attic calling “Betty”.
She said ‘‘two of the children,
Dorothy, 7, and Tony, 5, have been
bumped in the back by an unseen
hand.”
“I have felt unseen hands tug
ging my skirt and touching my
shoulder. It terrifies me.”
When Hampson’s leave expired
the navy reassigned him here and
be has been seeking a new home.
der piano selections. The program
is heard each afternoon at 3:00
pun.
FARMERS NOTE: Buck Cur
rtn at the Planter Warehouse ad
vise« that tobacco now be brought
in about two days ahead of time of
sale.
gear at the Tobacco Warehouse. Most of the buy
ers in this picture are strictly pros but the “open
market” which Dunn has means anybody can bid.
Ipjf, Goodman Get
Suspended Terms
A fracas between two South Erwin men in which
they traded knife blows was aired Thursday in Harnett
Recorder’s Court where both faced charges of assault
with a deadly weapon.
Harry To Give
'Em Hell At
French Lick
FRENCH LICK, Ind., OPt For
mer President Truman invades
Republican Indiana tomorrow for
the first of his campaign “give
’em hell” speeches.
Truman will launch Indiana’s
Democratic campaign with a ban
quet speech before the Indiana
Democratic Editorial Assn.
A sell-out crowd of 1,300 party
faithful was expected to pack the
French Lick Springs Hotel to hear
the former President blast the Re
publicans. Truman has scheduled
similar speeches in Michigan and
California in weeks to come.
Truman, who will be speaking in
a state which hasn’t gone Demo
cratic since 1936, will fly from
Kansas City, Mo., to Louisville,
Ky., tomorrow afternoon.
A group of Democratic officials,
headed by National Chairman Paul
Butler of South Bend, Ind., will
meet the former President and
motor here.
Specific occasion for Truman’s
appearance is the editorial group’s
75th anniversary celebration. The
outing got under way today with
hand-shaking and entertainment.
The Democrats will get down to
business tomorrow morning when
Butler, who will also speak, arrives
from an Alaskan trip.
Man Tried For
Whipping Sen
Whipping his nine-year-oid boy
with a belt drew a 90-day suspend
ed sentence for Quinton Williams
of Erwin who was told by Judge
M. O. Lee that hereafter he should
leave disciplining up to his wife.
Williams appeared in Lillngton
Recorder’s C ouixlt yesterday.,
Through his attorney A. R. Taylor,
he stated that he had not whipped
any of his children in three years
because of his “high temper."
SENTENCE SUSPENDED
The judge suspended sentence on
condition that Williams refrain
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Thomas Tart, 40, husky business
man, was present with a slashed
neck he testified required some 40
stitches to close. Bandages were
still in place of his wound, Tart
accused Ed F. Godwin with the
cutting.
Goodman, 40, tall and husky also,
told the court he was nursing two
stab wounds in the stomach. He
said Tart was the man who stabbed
him.
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Clues Sought In
Death Os Heiress
PHILADELPHIA OP) Authorities today studied a
series of medical reports for a clue to the strange death
of a22 - year -old bride who was heiress to a food chain
store fortune.
The bride, Mrs. Doris Jean Sil
ver Cestreicher, collapsed and died
Thursday while vjsiting friends
here.
Her physician Dr. A. Samuel
Manstein, who attended the girl
when she died said her death was
“a mystery to me.”
An autopsy ordered by Dr. Mel
ville J. Aston, medical examiner,
apparently failed to reveal the
cause of death. Dr. Astom reported
that the cause of death “will be
determined at such a time when
Schmidt , Wife Say
They're Happiest
PORTLAND, Ore. (IP) Airman Danny Schmidt and
his 20-year-old wife Una reported from their second-hon
eymoon beach hide away today that “we’re just about the
happiest couple in the world.”
During a telephone conversation
with United Press, Sehmidt said
♦hat no one had bothered them for
the first time in days an i that
both he and “Tippy” were enjoy
ing the rest and quiet.
The 23-year-old airman and his
wife were reunited at the home of
his mother, Mrs. Nellie Peters,
here Wednesday night. Schmidt
said it took him nearly three years ;
to get home from a Red China
Farmers Well
Pleased With
Prices Here
Though not up to last
year’s prices, first-day sales
on the Dunn tobacco mar
ket were from 85 cents to
$1.58 higher than the aver
age on the eastern belt.
Farmers were reporting slightly
improved sales today although fi
gures for the second day of selling •
had not been compiled as the Re
cord went to press. At the Big
Four warehouse several farmers
reported that they considered
prices somewhat better than yes
terday’s.
Complete figures for yesterday
show' the opening day market av
erage was $49.05 per hundred
pounds. The Planter Warehouse
sold 182,800 pounds for $90,384,11
for an average of $49.44. The Big
Four averaged $48.71 on the 214,-
472 pounds sold for $104,469.41.
About a third of the sales from
each warehouse weent to the flue
cured tobacco stabilization corpor
ation. It bought 63,476 pounds from
the Planter Warehouse and 72,200
at the Big Four.
United Press reported that else
where a bumper crop of tobacco,
combined with a delayed sales op
ening, and farmers fearing further
damage from rain and storm
btought, a record-smashing volume
bjt low prices to initiaj sales of
"the Eastern North Carolina tobac
co belt."
The general price average for a
record 14,297,168 pounds of flue
cured tobacco was only $47.86 per
hundred pounds for the belt, the
Federal-State Market News Service
announced today.
In comparison, only 3,606,870 _
pounds was sold on opening day
sales of the Eastern Belt last year.
The 1954 opening day corrected
general average was $53.33 per
hundred pounds.
Yesterday record amounts of to
bacco went under the stabilization
corporation loan program at gov
ernment price support levels—thu3
helping to keep the average price
up.
Gov. Luther H. Hodges and other
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all necessary laboratory studies
can be completed.”
Dr. Samuel H. Katz said he had
been treating the attractive, red
haired socialite for five years He
said her health was good except
for minor ailments. Dr. Louis Tuft,
an allergist of the Temple Univer
sity Hospital staff, said Mrs. Oe«
strelcher had been his patient since
childhood and had been receiving
hay fever treatment until last May.
Funeral services for the young
heiress were scheduled for today.
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prison camp and two weeks to get
together with “Tippy", who mar
ried another man bile he wag In
prison.
“But it took us only about five
minutes alone to decide we belong
ed to each other,” he added.
Schmidt said they hadn’t been
out of the house since arriving st
their beach hideaway yesterday
morning.
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