* WFATHER *
NORTH CAROLINA Mostly
fair in east, partly cloudy in west
and a little cooler in south portion
this afternoon. Highest temperat
ures 77 to 81 in north and 81 to
86 in south.
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PICNIC BREAKFAST County roads were thick with fire victs. Said one: “I’ve been chainganging a long time but this is
engines last night as the departments of four towns including Dunn, the first time I even had a picnic breakfast.” It was cooked in a
rushed to the site of a fire at the 100-man mess hail in Lillington former barbecue pit and enough dlaites were found so nobody h *‘ l
prison camp. Talking It over this morning were a group of con- to eat with his fingers.
Harnett Prison Camp Mess Hail Burns
Senator George
Favors Tax Cif
For Next Year
WASHINGTON IIP» Sen.
Walter F. George (D-Ga) to
day stood by his proposal for
tax cuts next year despite
opposition to such a move
by some economy - minded
congressional leaders.
Sen, Harry F. Byrd <D-Va.) and
Rep. Daniel A. Reed <R-NY> both
have urged a cautious approach
to tax cuts on grounds they might
impair the nation's economy.
But George, influential member
of the Senate Finance Committee,
told a reporter that “ I have
thought that next year being an
election year, both parties will ad
vocate some tax cuts.”
The administration last month
touched off renewed congressional
demands for early tax relief when
it said the budget can be balanced
this year if spending can be cut
3 per cent or income increased by
that amount.
Reed, senior GOP member of thp
House Ways and Means Commit
tee which handles tax legislation,
only last week criticized members
of both parties for urging early
tax cuts,
Reed said it was natural for con
gressman to think about tax trim
ming in view of next year’s presi
dential election. But he said “poli
tical expediency” should not be
placed above the nation’s welfare.
Moore Is Acquitted
Os Murder Charge
Cleo Moore, 38-year-old Wade merchant, farmer, re
puted bootlegger and ex-convict, was acquitted on mur
der charges in connection with the shotgun slaying of
Leon Goins by a Cumberland County jury which agreed
after lengthy deliberation that he killed Goins in self de
fense.
The verdict of acquittal came
at 2 a m. Saturday lifter the Jurors
had wrestled with the question of
guilt or innocence for three hours
and 40 minutes.
Testimony in the hard-fought
case, which had lasted for three
days, was sharply conflicting. Some
witnesses said Moore fired his shot
gun at Goins, a Negro farmer and
also an ex-convict, as Goins ad
vanced on him with a pair of ice
tongs. Others testified that Goins
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The mess hall at the Lil
lington Prison camp (604)
burned to the ground last
night, but nobody went
without breakfast this morn
ing.
| They jlad sausage, scrambled
••as, bakery bread—normally it
would be prison -made—and cof
fee. Breakfast was cooked up in
a former barbecue pit with Camp
Superintndent N. R. Sessoms pre
siding.
An early start has also been
made on replacing the mess half
with a temporary building. F. R.
Bell, maintenance supervisor for
state prisons in this district, was
busy with plans this morning.
Camp Supervisor J. R. Hooks
said the temporary mess hall will
be complete by tomorrow after
noon, and work wifl immediately
begin on the new permanent quar
ters.
Fire engines from Lillington and
four other towns, including Dunn,
Buie's Creek, Angier and Fuquay
Springs went streaking for the
prison camp fast evening at 11:30
when the fire broke out.
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Harnett NCEA
Meets Tonight
Social security will be the topic
of the chief speaker scheduled for
a teacher’s meeting tonight in Lil
lington. Under present law, teach
ers are not included under socjpl
security but they are to have a
chance to vote to include them
selves in October.
The speaker, wno will appear pe
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was shot as he attempted to flee
from Moore.
Moore, who witnesses termed a
reputed bootlegger, fired two blasts
the first striking a gasoline tank
and the second striking Goins
Goins body was found In Moore’s
automobile after Moort had a
collision with another vehicle at
an intersection in Dunn. The Ne-
I gro was dead when his body wge
found.
! The shooting occurred July 8
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May nor Gets 2-3
Years For . Lying
Ernest Mayor, about 35, Dunn Indian, began a 2-3-
year prison term today for lying in a court case while on
trial for an offense that could have given him only 30
days in jail at most. The usual punishment is $25 fine
and court costs for driving without a license.
Hurricane
Hilda Brews
In Atlantic
MIAMI UP Hurricane Hilda
boiled up almost in the back yard
of the Bahamas Islands today and
the Weather Bureau warned the
string of British islands and South
Florida to remain on the alert for
the 75-mile-an-hour storm.
The new tropical blow, only 850
miles southeast of Miami, aimed
its restructive winds at a point be
tween the southern tip of Florida
and Cuba. It was moving in a west
northwest direction at a speed of
13 miles per hour.
Shortly after the Miami weather
bureau issued the first advisory on
Hilda, the San Juan, Puerto Rico
weather bureau issued hurricane
warnings for the Dominican Re
public, less than 100 miles south
of the tempest.
Another Dock
Strike Ordered
NEW YORK (W—The president
of the International Longshore
men's Assn, ordered dock workers
put on a “general strike” today
from Canada to Houston, Texas.
Cwpt William V Bradley, head
of the independent union, said in
a telegram to all locals it was ne
cessary to call a general strike "to
preserve the ILA.
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| DUNN, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 12, 1955
Superior Court Judge Malcolm
Seawell of Lumberton passed sent
ence on Maynor in Harnett Su
perior Court after Maynor pleaded
guilty to the charge of perjury.
In passing sentence, Judge Sea
toell reminded Maynor that he
could give him up to 60 years In
prison for the crime, but was giving
him consideration for pleading
gulty to the charge.
“But lying in the courts is too
serious a crime to escape without
some serious punishment” admon
ished the judge.
District Solicitor Jack Hooks and
Sheriff Claude Moore had declared
that something must be done to
stop some of the lying in the
courts.
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Pretty Nebraskan
New" Miss America'
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. (IP) The new Miss America,
a lovely auburn haired 18-year-old from Nebraska, says
she cooks nice fudge cake and would like to continue the
study of drama. And after she gets through the coming
strenuous year, that is exactly what she has in mind.
The new beauty queen, Sharon
Kay Ritchie, already has a $5,000
scholarship and $7,500 in cash plus
the promise of a car and many
more prizes.
Sharon is devoutly religious. She
said a soft prayer on Saturday
night of the finals —that God
would be on her side. The prayer
was answered. * s.<
. SISTER A UEACTY QUEEN
Beauty prizes are nothing' s new
to h# family,- Her sister, Mrs.
Merle Stever of -Denver; was a
runner-up in the Mias Universe
+ Record Roundup +
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST ASSO
CIATION—The Seven Mile Primi
tive Baptist Association will meet
at Plain View School five m’les
South of Dunn, Friday at 11:00 a.
m., Saturday at 9:30 a. m. and
Sunday at 10:00 a. m. These are
all day services. Everybody is in
vited to attend. Eider Lester E. Lee
1955 Edition
is Hailed As
The Best Ever
By TED CRAIL
\i Record Staff Writer
The great mud crisis cir
cumvented, this year’s big
Four - County Fair gets un
derway at six p. m. tonight
jfct a special site near Han
•na’s pond.
IH When soggy ground at the reg
ular fairgrounds threatened to im
peril whaf is, for many children
jyland adults, too) in this community
ytrae of the year’s great events, the
American Legion moved sw’iftly to
eoun eract the mud.
•, The Legioh is the sponsoring or
ganization. and it will pay the rent
on the “special” fairgrounds set up
for this year.
“We don’t have as much room as
teat year, but all the room there
is will be full up.” said Ed Boyette,
Commander of the local American
legion post.
/He reminded children hereabouts
tonight is free night for the
folored children and tomorrow
£fght will be free for the whites.
• ’ “Os course, anyone is welcome at
any time.”
; Regular admission fee for ehi.-
■teen. which an will have to pay
ffkrting Wednesday, is twenty
#tnt£. Rides are 10 for a dollar,
and there are twelve of them in
the carnival section of the fair, ln
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Several Given
Prison Terms
Judge Malcolm B. Seawefl gave
the minimum sentence of five
years asd ordered a mental exam
ination for a sex offender who was
charged with a “crime against na
ture” in Superior Court Friday.
James Hanes was before the
court for making an assault on a
cow. Judge Seawell stated, before
sentencing Hanes, that such an act
was itself an evidence of mental
abnormality..
Two young Negroes accused of
forgery were sentenced to two to
three years. Judge Sea well told
Lindsey McKinnon and Randolph
Manning that the crimes they
#ere accused of could have carried
a maximum sentence of sixty to
eighty years. ,
“I’m going to assume that you
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contest this year.
Sharon is an All-American girl.
She has poise and she has a sens-:
of humor.
At her first press conference,
the photographers were wearing
her out. Sharon had been up all
night at the Queen's Ball. Well,
one lensmen started to shoot arid
his speed gun took a bad turn.
Sharon looked the photog square
'in the eye and said: “I'm so home
ly, I broke that poor guy’s cam
era.”
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is in charge of the meeting.
DORCAS CLASS TO EOT—The
Doscas Sunday School Class of the
First Baptist Church will have its
regular monthly meeting at the
home of the teacher,. Mrs. C. D.
Baine, 510 W. Broad Street on
Tuesday at 8:00 p. m.
THE WATCHERS Though the fair didn’t
start until today there were plenty of early birds
out for that ‘first look” at the special fairgrounds
near Hanna’s Pond yesterday. Among them were
this group of children who watched an experienc
ed carnival hand put the Merry-Go-Round to
Judge, Solicitor Indicted;
Leave Office Pending Trial
The Harnett County Grand Jury Friday night in
dieted the judge and solicitor of the county recorder’s
m i^ ndU £* and^dd^^h^
of Harnett’s lower court.
“We regret to report,” said the
jurors, “that we have found suf
ficient evidence to support many
of the derogatory reports, and
! found the court publicly referred
■ to in profane terms and that soipe
1 officials of the court are ineffi-,
' cient and morally unsuited to per
form their duties a« officials of the
‘ court.”
i
: Foreman Cecil Fuquay read the
; lengthy report in open court at
[ 6:10 o’clock before a hushed court
room audience that hung on to
[ every word.
| The jury indicted Judge M. O.
t Lee with unlawfully and willfully
r attempting to discharge the bust-
I ness of the court “while under the
( influence of intoxicating bever
ages, therefore willfufly and cor
j ruptly violating his oath ”
County Solicitor Neill McK. Ross
was indicted on four courts. 1. Be
ing under the influence of alcoholic
beverages while holding court and
failing to call cases. 2. At various
times fail to call cases and ter
minated and rol-prossed cases. 3.
Another charge of being under the
influence of intoxicating beverages
while holding court; and 4. That
he made agreements with various
, defendants, their agents and at
tornevs to terminate, dismiss and
i loi pros cases to the injury of the
. public interest.”
The report said that cases were
nol-prossed and thrown out of
court without any of the State’s
. witnesses being called or permitted
> to testify, and that cases had been
nol-prossed in large numbers
“without any apparent reasos or
, explanation.”
! RECORDS DESTROYED
It charged that “Evidence indl
j cates that Recorder’s Court re
cords have been wrongfully taken
? and retained or destroyed by a
. member of the bar, the taking oc
. curing while records were in the
courtroom.
Presiding T - 4 ~’ ''a!c-' — S»a
well of Lumberton. who earlier or
dered records of the lower court
impounded, and District Solicitor
I Jack Hooks listened intently as
Foreman Fuquay. young World
War II veteran, continued to read
charge after charge.
Judge Lee was not present, but
e Solicitor Ross w»as in the courtroom
* during the whole proceedings. Ross
s is a son of the fate Charges Ross,
e distinguished Harnett attorney and
'• for many years chief counsel for
1 the State Highway Commission.
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gether as though it were some form of jigsaw puz
zle. Watching are (from left) Jean Oldham, 7;
Etta Oldham 9; Shirley May Lee 11; Brenda Kay
Lee, 7; Hilda Lee (in back) 8; James David Tart
12 and Johnnie Lee (extreme left), 13.
Bonding Firms
Rejected By
Grand Jury
; The Harnett County Grand Jury
'has ruled that two North Carolina
bonding companies are unreliable
and has directed that law enforce
ment officers and courts of the
county discontinue accepting bonds
from them.
Names in the grand jury re
port as “unreliable” were the Mack
Bonding Company of Burlington
and the State-Wide Bonding Com
pany, address not listed in the
report.
The grand jury said in its re
port that, ‘‘As a result of state
ments made by legal authority that
Harry King, bondsman of Dunn,
and Mack Bonding Company of
Burlington, for which he is agent,
are unreliable, and It is the re
quest of the grand jury that the
use of the services of the afore
mentioned be discontinued by the
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Mother Arraigned
In Abortion Death
PHILADELPHIA (IP) Mrs. Gertrude Silver, 49, sob
bing almost uncontrollably, was arraigned before a mag
istrate today on conspiracy and accessory charges in the
abortion death of her 22-year-old daughter, the bride of
a Miami Beach, Florida, policeman.
The defendant, wearing a black i
dress and no makeup whatsoever,
entered the courtroom on the arms
of her physician and her psychia
trist after magistrate Elias Myers
had cleared the room of photo
graphers at the request of a de
fense attorney.
j
The courtroom was packed with I
about 100 persons, including 25!
newspaper reporters. Another 250
persons, who had waited more than
two hours, were unable to get in
side. They crowded around the
door in the hall outside.
(Mrs. Silver sat in the courtroom
dabbing at teaf-puffed eyes with
a handkerchief while her attorney,
Thomas D. Mcßride, petitioned the
magistrate to release the defend
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Ross Lee Say
Ti r ai
They re Clear
JJudge M. O. Lee and Solicitor
Neill McK. Salmon of the Harnett
Recorder’s Court, indicted Friday
night for gross misconduct in of
, fice, have voluntarily,
the duties of their office pepding
trial on the charges. ;
Both of them expressed com- •
plete confidence that they will be %
exonerated of all the charges when
the case reaches court but sp4d
they do not feel like serving while
the matter is pending.
Solicitor Ross, who represented
Harnett in the State House or Re- ;
presentatives in 1931, said he w:j(j|pJ’ |
like to have a special term of cogrt
now for trial of the case instead
of waiting until the regular term*H|
! November.
District Solicitor Jack Hooks said,
how r ever. there was no possibility of
this since he has court scheduled
every week in the meantime.
Judge Lee, who filled out one
: unexpired term and is now serving
, his second elective term, Friday
night declined comment about the
■ matter until after he had an op
portunity to read the report and
1 the indictments.
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MRS. SILVER
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