Dunn Church Ousts Six Members For "Subversion” ♦ W FATHER - Fair to partly cloudy. Little change in ‘emperature this after noon and tonight. Friday partly cloudy and warm. 1 VOLUME S IKE IS STILL SHOWING IMPROVEMNT ■ > iBH I? li- ? •*** «• / f J Ht $, 1 * / : TfiFTr jf' • 1 ! ‘ \ JLI i* Qfcf'B | 4 ~ • .188888 Jk J .OT' V‘ : siUfi > ! i 8 ii' \ j, m S.''?. D j'„ Ell ,l D ' mr EE f“'2 S H 0^ 0H - Industrial C.U., .1,. hu S3p2sStp2ri?tss arasssawr kWJss; aSKrASSSBia E£ ~££ "■saraars «Ol >»W »» a. CMwi^Sj.fa J/I£AJ2 Jjttle JJwtqA By HOOVER ADAMS EARL AND AVA; FATE COMING, OTHER NOTES Earl Wade, well-known Dunn youth who now holds a top-flight administrative post with a high ranking congressional committee, has been rubbing elbows with that peorgeous glamorous female. Ava Gardner, over in Madrid, Spain Earl is in Europe on an inspection trip and wrote to us from the Am erican Embassy in Madrid.... “We have had a wonderful trip so far," writes Earl . ‘‘it has been an eye opener in many respects.. Madrid is a beautiful city and Americans are extended a warm welcome. This is unlike some of the countries we have visited.” Among other things, Earl attended a reception given by Ambassador Lodge; saw I Continued on Page Two) • WALLACE DIXON NEW PRESIDENT ~ “* Club's Scholarship Fund Will Honor Dr. Cuthrell DR. CUTHRELL TELEPHONES 3117-3118 Drive Is Scheduled For Concert Series The Community Concert Series for Harnett County and surrounding area is conducting its annual member ship campaign from September 26 to October 15 Two Johnston Men Are Held In Theft RALEIGH rtf'—The State Bureau of Investigation disclosed today it has made two arersts in connec tion with thefts of possibly as much as 1,000 gallons of Highway Department paint in the Johnston County area. Arrested were John T. Ferrell, a highway truck driver, and J. B. Conner, dis.rict superintendent of the sign division at Kenly. The first word of the arrests was announced by Gov. Luther H. Hodges at his news conference. He said he had been advised by SBI Director James Poweil of the ‘‘nasty”' business. Members of the Club of the Hood Memorial Christian Church voted last night to establish a Cuthrell Scholarship to Atlantic Christian College to be given each year to some young person in the church. Dr. George Cuthrell, for whom the scholarship is named, is a former pastor of the church. The program for the meeting, the first since last spring, was given by the pastor, Rev. Jack Daniell who presented an interesting talk on Atlantic Christian College, the church supported school in Wilson. Officers for the new club year were aiso elected at this time with Wallace Dixon being chosen as the new president. Wayne Justesen will serve as vice-president and Woodrow Hill la the new secretary treasurer. Twenty-six members at tended the meeting. OTHER OFFICERS NAMED Other new officer* have been chosen by several organisations in JAj s£?sfx& This group, formerly known as the Mutual Concert Association, plans to bring five to six outstand ing cultural programs to the stage of D. Rich Auditorium of Camp-) bell College, Buies Creek, during this season. Charles Horton of Campbell Col lege, assisted by John Warren Shel don Community Concert represen tative from New York City, is dis tributing literature to workers in the surrounding communities for their use in contacting members. Memberships will be available from local representatives or Lon nie D. Small, business manager of Campbell College. An entirely new program of con certs is scheduled for this coming year. The highlight of the series will probably be the famous West (Continued On Page Seven) the church. Two weeks ago. new officers of the Christian Youth Fellowship were elected and they were installed last Sunday night. Officers include, Russell Carter, president; Cecelia Crabtree, vice president; Becky Jo Cannady, sec retary, and Betsy Jeffries, treas urer. . Committees chosen include study commifee, Sarah Frances Carroll, chairman; Carolyn Hill and Bill Crabtree: recreation committee, Russell Carter Carter, chairman, Billy Carroll and Jane Jackson; enlistment committee, Becky Jo Cannady, chairman, Jimmy Britt (Oantfauud on Page Two) DUNN, V C„ THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 29, 1955 Members Claim Denial Os Their Rights Half a dozen members of the Second Baptist Church were voted off the church rolls last night, following charges that.vthey engaged in “subversive activities” & gainst the "Bylaws of tj& ! church. ? i ' I One of them. Benny O. Slaughter. 42, a charter member of the chufch which was started eleven years ago and one time chairman of the,, board of deacons, said they were accused of holding secret meetings and “trying to tear down the church and run the pastor out of town." “Our case last night was that" we had a right to present our views and our proposals, and that as Americans and church members we may express whatever we like or meet whenever we like, secretly or otherwise,” Slaughter said. ; “I believe there was flagrant l violation of our rights as iadlvid- * uals.” KELLER DECLINES COMMENT 1 that he did not want to ** make a statement and that he be- 1 lleved the situation was understood ‘ by persons in the church and 1 others. < All those on the congrega tion voted were “dismissed by er- s asure” from the church rolls with .< the exception of M. B. Faircloth Mr. Faircloth, in his seventies, is 8 a charter member of the church t ai}d a deacon. v The congregation i voted not to expel him. s (Continued on Page Two) jggp •" ssaKp .*' ** ■rw ‘Jjk ' t la ll ..■•■‘•Hit - m JOYCE GODWIN REPRESENTS DUNN Pretty Miss Joyce Godwin, pictured above, has been chosen to represent the Dunn High School in the Princess contest for the Centennial. Miss God win, who is a popular member of the senior class at Dunn, was cho sen to compete with a number of other girls from various schools In the county for the Centennial princess title .The girls are cho sen on beauty, poise, and personality. Miss Godwin Is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. & Godwin, Jr. of Dunn. ... “We have a right" Baby-Snatcher Is Under Guard SAN FRANCISCO UP Mrs. Betty Jean Benedicto, 27-year-old accused kidnaper of baby Robert Marcus, was under guard today m a psychiatric ward where she was being treated far a “convulsion.” Mrs. Benedicto, a buxom blonde Who admitted taking the baby from the nursery at Mount •Zion Hospital Sept 19, was arrested early yester .ter in Stockton. Calif., and brought yer to fact ybarges. ,- - puSHTiur prison. Four hours later, she broke down completely, weeping and sob bing and suffering excruciating cramps in her abdomen and legs. She fell to the floor in convul sions and then apsed into uncon sciousness for a few minutes. She was removed to the psychia atric ward at San Francisco Hospi tal, where Dr. David Wilson, clin ical director of psychiatry, said she would remain under observe (Continued On Page Seven) DERWOOD GODWIN • i . Defends Accused HE NEEDS A RACE TRACK Speeder Convicted Clocked At 105-Per Hamnett Cjwpty won’t sec many speeders like George SaWjiStr Wells. He was arrested for .going 105 mites per hour and tried in Tuesdays recdrder’s ®ourt at Illling* ton. Ike's Mamie Sustained By Prayer DENVER ilPi A close friend disclosed today that “prayer and the conviction that Ike had the best doctors availabe” sustained Mamie Eisenhower in the darkest hours of her husband’s heart attack. This friend, who has been a service wife for 40 years herself, said that “Mamie has been dread fully worried and upset about all this, naturally, but she is taking it like a good soldier.” The continued progress toward recovery of the President “without complications” and presidential press secretary James C. Hagerty pointed out that “without complic ations" are the key words in bulle tins on his progress—has lifted the first lady’s sprits. TO STAY AT HOSPITAL Besides helping her son John, who now has returned to his Army post at Ft. Belvoir, Va., pick out relaxing phonograph records for his father yesterday, she also got a shampoo and hair set and caught up with part of her accumulated correspondence. (Cantinned On Page Seven) Generals Must Give Up Mistresses SEOUL, Korea tOT—The gov ernment has warned Republic of Korea army generals to get rid stars, Korean newspapers re of their mistresses or lose their ported today. The newspapers mid the army planned a massive drive to “en hance the prestige of the service” by ending the ancient practice of taking concubines. When two hfgh school students get their heods together they con do wonders with the modem dance steps. <■ The Record Is Firs* 4 IN CIRCULATION . . . NEWS PHOTOS... ADVERTISING COMICS AND FEATURES FIVE CENTS PER COPY * -■ - —m —i nn . n wv& fi ; H m A §B3M&£KbBKb JjjjSgSUR - REV. ED SELLER *" 1 ... He has n