* WFATHER * Cloudy and warm today. Cooler Friday. VOLUME 5 DULLES OFFERS RUSSIA PEACE PLAN FIT AS FIDDLES At Hood’s Drug Store, holding its Grand Opening this week with com plete renovation accomplished, partners Paul Hood (left) and Herman Lynch felt pretty good. They He Used 4 Names, Now Has Number Spencer Lindberg Williams has at least four names he has gone under (the other three are Lonn:z Wlggs. Lindberg Wiggs and Lind - berg Jones). Now he's about to get a number. Williams was sentenced to a year on the roads today by Judge H. Paul Strickland in Dunn Recorder’s Court. The charge was "assault with a deadly weapon.” He fired a pistol bullet through the right arm of Thomas Holmes. His plea was not guilty. Judge Strickland found "prob able cause” this morning for the action against Edna Williams and Junior Presley, so they have been bound over to Superior Court under SSOO bail each on a charge of as saulting Benjamin Milliford with a knife. The warrant alleges) there was “intent to kill.” Mack Everett charged with tres passing, plead guilty. A 30-day jail sentence was suspended on condi tion Everett stay away from the premises of L. C. Coats. The state took a nol pros in the case of Earl Long, who had also been charged with trespassing. Richard Graham, who pled guilty guilfy to assault on Wade Graham his wife, was fined $lO and costs. Two charges against James Ver non Smith, 507 E. Vance Street possession of non-tax paid whiskey and obstruction of an officer brought him a SIOO fine and costs, with a six months suspended sent ence. (Continued On Pace Six) Fifteen Competing In Tiny Tot Race Fifteen local children are competing in a Tiny Tot popularity contest, sponsored by the Woodmen of the World,,which offers a loving cup for the winner. Parents who want to enter their children—boys or girls under six should contact Lee Pollvan. Cotton Dale Hotel 3166. The penny-a-vote balloting is already in progress in various places of business in Dunn. Pictures of the children so far entered are placed with the cups which take donations for the Woodman of the World's building fund. Results of the balloting will be announced Tuesday, Sept. 27, on stage during the production of "Holiday Ahoy,” at Dunn High School auditorium. TELEPHONES 3117 • 3118 have a stiff but interesting three days ahead of them as Hood's started on a sale-and-pri/.e win ning program to advertise the reopening. (Daily Record Photo by Ted CraiL) Remodeled Hood's Is Holding Opening Hood’s Drug Store, the new remodeled one which has been taking shape for several weeks, is celebrating its Grand Opening today, Friday and Saturday. One of the oldest firms in Dunn, the store has undergone renova tions which make it one of the most completely modem drug stores in North Carolina. As a proper way of celebrating the opening, the store owners, Paul Hood and Herman Lynch, have scheduled a giant sale and are go ing to give away many prizes. History of the drug store goes back to 1891, but not in more than slrty years of tilling prescriptions has it ever looked as it does now. Corai and colonial green is the color scheme, with touches of can ary yellow arul a specially designed gold wall paper, give it a clean, bright cheerful interior. ALL NEW FIXTURES The all new fixtures, booths glass counters and soda fountain have been installed so each depar*- ment is a unit unto itself. The gift department, with brass and china, the toy department, baby needs and cosmetics sections are ail well .developd. In this area, flood's has an exclu sive on Helena Rubinstein cosme tics, and Mrs. Claude Cheek is In charge of the department where they are sold. Prescription service has been modernized, for efficiency and speed. Free ice cream and favors will go to children during the (Continned On Page Two) Girls entered in the Tiny Tot contest include Debbie Signor, in first place, at the moment, and (In the order' of their standing) Jo- Ann Pope, Pamela Precopio, Betsy Ross Guy, Cathy Jones,. Sheila Hood, Marsha Godwin, Debra Phil lips, and Edna Raeford. Among the boys, Dallie Wayne Jackson currently leads. He is fol lowed, in this order, by Danny Tart, Ernest Alphln, Carl Ross Langston, Bill Royal, and Don Melcher. Standings are posted dally in the window of Prince’s Department store, where pictures of all con testants can also be seen. <3to Jiatlu JlMvrd Vickie Happy; She Cries All Night CHARLOTTE, N. C. (IP—Vicki the wayward elephant, was so hap py to be back home that “she cried all night last night,” her owner said today. • "Big tears fust rolled down her face,” said Jack Partlow, who was “Pretty tickled” himself that Vicki’s 11-day hide-and-seek game with searchers had ended. ‘I think Vicki is just as glad to be back home as we are to have her back,” he said. A throng of some 100 elephant hunters captured the 2,700-pound pachyderm fast night after flush ing her from a heavily-wooded area near the airport amusement park where she fled the zoo. ‘She’s in excellent condition, bet ter than we thought she would be,” said Partlow. ‘But I’m having a veterinarian give her a few shots of penicillin for some minor scratches that got infected." Partlow, who purchased Vicki for $3,200 several months ago in New York for an attraction for the amusement park, said he doesn't know yet what plans he will make for Vicki. “She’s the world’s most publiciz ed elephant and some people are pretty crazy with their money," he said. ‘But I’ll tell you frankly I don’t know what I’m going to do." Partlow said a swarm of persons (Continued On Page Six) Dunn Man's Brother Died L. S. (Swede) Poole, 44, died Wednesday about 10 a. m. at his home in Wake County. Mr. Poole made his home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Poole. Mr. Poole was a brother of Dr. M. B. Poole of Dunn. Funeral services will be held from the Mitchell Funeral Home Chapel In Raleigh Friday morning at 10. Burial will be in National Cemetery. • DUNN, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 22, 1955 | New Hurricane Named Janet On The Way MIAMI (IP) Hurricane Janet generated 115- mile an-hour winds today before she was 24 hours* old and bore down on the Windward Islands in the West Indies with all her fury.- The San Juan Weather Bureau located the storm at 11 a. m. EST 140 miles southeast of Martinique 12.9 north latitude, 56.6 feet longi tude. It moving westward at 15 miles an hour. Janet’s present course would take her across the Caribbean Sea and into Central America. The Weather Bureau raised hur ricane warnings in the Windward Islands from St. Lucia to Grenada and storm warnings north of St. Lucia to Dominica and south of Grenada to Tobago. Th| powerful hurricane, discovered by khlps only last night blasted Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados Island, about noon. The 10th tropical tempest of 1955 passed a few miles south of Bar bados but the big ajbrm sent Its gale force winds outward 120 miles in the northern half and 80 miles in the southern half. The San Juan Weather Bureau said the already-powerful blow’ would continue to increase in in tensity and siee. On Display Safety features offered for the first time by any automobile com pany, power equal to the Thunder bird, and lower body silhouettes are available in 1956 Ford cars which 6.800 Ford dealers place on display Friday. It will be shown in Dunn at Auto Sales and Service Company. • The new Fords will be bujlt in four series offering 18 body styles —two more than in 1955. They are available in 13 solid exterior colors, or 21 two-tone combinations. A “Thunderbird Y-8” engine leads the power selections available for 1956. It is installed on Fairlane ana Station Wagon models, and develops i 202 horsepower for Fordomatic, or 200 hp for overdrive or standard transmission. Customline and Main line Fords offer a Y-8 engine de (Continued On Page Seven) Benson Man Fined On Liquor Charge A Benson man, Oliver Creech, was given four months or S4O fine in Benson city court for possession of bootleg whiskey for the purpose of sale. He was also ordered not to violate the liquor laws for a period of one year. The session was a light one for Judge J. Ed Johnson. Following is a list of the other cases heard: George Walter Sanderson, Ben son, Route 2, improper lights, costs. John B. Hairr, Benson, assault 12 months on the roads suspended on payment of costs and the con* + Record Roundup * YEAR STUDY PLANNED A program planning conference to map a program of work for Harnett County Home Demonstration and 4-H groups was scheduled to be held at 2:00 Thursday afternoon in the Agriculture Building In Lil lington. Miss Thelma Hinson, Har nett County Home Agent, Is in charge of the program. Approximately 60-60 persons were expected including county project leaders county committee chair men county Home Demonstration officers and club presidents, and 4-H Club officers and council mem bers. WITH A PORKER ON TOP Just returned from Cincinnati, the general manager of Colonial Frozen Foods, A! Wullenwaber, hold the giant tro phy won by his company for the top “heavy coun try” ham in a national competition. Casting his Colonial Hams NationV Best -7-4 15 Killed Plane Crash In Desert TRIPOLI, Libya (IP) A British airliner carrying 47 persons dipped a tree in a midnight landing at tempt today and crashed in the desert, killing 15 of those aboard. Thirty -two others, belted in by safety straps fastened for their landing, survived. Most of them re ceived injuries but only one was reported seriously hurt. First reports said the British Overseas Airways Corp. Argonaut, a four - engined airliner, crashed three - quarters of a mile short of the runway at Idriss Airfield out side Tripoli after crossing the Med iterranean from Rome. / Continued mi Page Six) . dition he not assault his wife for i 12 months. Earl Stewart Benson, publicly i drunk, costs. Aaron Phillips, Dunn Negro, im i proper lights and speeding costs. Arland Wood, Benson, publicly • drunk. 30 days suspended on pay ( ment of costs. Jerry Delma Smith, Benson, Rt. ■ 2, failure to stop at a stop sign, . costs. t James Dillon Crumpler. Gar l ner, Rt. 1, possession of non-taxec. (Continued on Page Two) WEDDING PERMITS Mar riage licenses were issued from the officer of the Registrar of Deeds in Lilllngton on September 16 to Jo seph Broverio, Valdese, N. C., and Bobble Jean Whittenton, Erwin: on; September 17 to Billy Bascum Isom, Pocahontas, Tennessee, and Thelma Lee Nordan Gardner, tAn gier; on September 20 to Stephen David Core, Coats, and Martha Virginia McLamb, Erwin. RECREATION COMMISSION The monthly meeting of the LU lington Recreation Commission was (Continued on Page Five) eyes on the rogue pig which .sits atop the trophy looking like he produced the prize - winning ham himself is Herbert Monte, Jr., sales manager. Wui lenwaber’s ham was adjudged best in the nation. (Daily Record Photo by Ted Crail.) By TED CRAIL Record Staff Writer The most succulent, flavorful, best smellin’ country ham in this whole great nation was chosen at a food lock er convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, this week and where do you suppose it came from? From Dunn. And where is it going? To some-, body’s mother-in-law in Texas. Immediately after Judges had chosen the ham, entered by Dunn’s ever-more famed Colonial Frozen Foods, the Colonial General Man ager A1 Wullenwaber, sold the ham at the regular retail price of 93 cents a pound. “You aren’t going to keep a grand champion harft like that?” he was asked. THOUSANDS LIKE IT Wullenwaber shook his head and said there was nothing special about it—not in Dunn, anvwav. ‘‘We’ve got six or seven thousand just like it,” he said. “I just took a look at all the people rushing up trying buy the ham from me,” said Wullenwaber today “and I sold to the ones who got there first. I figured that was fair. “They were a Mr. and Mrs. Ca’- vin Johnson of Conroe. Texas, and Mr Johnson told me his mother in-law did love the country-style ham, they wanted to do something for her.” Wullenwabier himself just re-i turned from Cincinnati this morn ing, but he’s already starting to feel the effects of the big win at the convention. THE RUSH IS ON A gentleman up in Raleigh, who's KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ANNIE AND FANNIE Their slap-happy antics will set kids howling, get Pa chuckling and bring more mirth to Mom. Starting Monday In The Daily Record 4-The Record Is First 4 IN CIRCULATION ... NEWS PHOTOS ... ADVERTISING COMICS AND FEATURES FIVE CENTS PER COPY doing his Christmas shopping early, has sent down a SSOO payment on a large selection of Colonial Hams. He says he wants to give them ad Chirstmas gifts. Hams from all over the country were entered in the national com petitions—where Colonial had taker, third and fifth prizes in 1953, in cidentally. Os course, the real com petition In the “heavy country” class came from other Southern states where they concentrate ni this sort of thing. North Carolina as a whole was doing all right in (Continued on Page Two) Defendant Placed At Murder Scene SUMNER, Miss. (IP) A witness testified at the mur der trial of two white men that he saw a Negro resembling slain Emmett Till being taken toward a barn from which he later heard “hollering” and that he spied a co-defend ant coining from the building wearing a pistol. Willie Reed, 18-year-old Negro farm hand, was brought to the stand at the murder trial of white half-brothers Roy Bryant and J. W. Milam as the first of five ‘‘sur prise” witnesses turned up by the state. He followed Mrs. Mamie Brad ley. grief-stricken mother of the 14-year-old Till, who said the body Governor Hodges Salutes Harnett Governor Luther H. Hodges in a statement isstjed from his office today wished the Harnett County Centen nial every success and added the “sincere hope” that all the people of Harnett County and the surrounding area will attend and give wholehearted support to the observ ance. On Wednesday Oct. 12 Governor Hodges will be the guest of honor in Angler’s area celebration and will attend the showing of “The Highland Call” that night. Miss North Carolina, Faye Arnold of Raleigh, also will be an honored guest at the Angier Day and will serve as grand marshal for the parade. NO. 208 Delivers Major Policy Speech At UN Meet UNITED NATIONS. N. Y.