* WFATHER *
Considerable cloudiness throuvh
Saturday with occestonai scattered
showers or thundershowers tonight
and Saturday asd in wes and cen
ral portions his afernoon.
VOLUME i
CABINET SAYS U.
' Jp®*; iii f
Sj* ;h i ; 3| a
■ WF&I *34 .• Jf BG3B
9 Jr . ..... f
IMPORTANT MAN —Vice President Richard Nixon emerges from the Senate Office Building flanked
by a detail of Secret Service men who now guard him around the clock. Prior to President Eisen
hower’s illness a single guard was assigned to Nixon and he usually took up his guard duties after
Nixon arrived at his office-
Dunn's United Fund Budget
Os $34,462.65 Is Approved
Jh&M
dCM?
By HOOVER ADAMS
THE DUKE IS DEAD
There was sadness today at the
home ow Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Strickland on North Orange Ave
nue, at the Supreme Service Sta
tion and among all the hundreds of
of people who knew “The Duke."
The Duke is dead. He departed
this earth for Canine Heaven bright
and early Monday morning.
Duke was the big English bull
dog owned by Oscar Strickland,
prominent Dunn business man. The
Duke was four years old. Mrs.
Strickland" gave him to her husband
and he w&s Just like a member of
the family.
Wherever Mr. Strickland went,
The Duke went, too. Just about
everybody knew The Duke. Hun
dreds of tourists and truck driven
would make special stops at the
Supreme just to see this big fine
dog.
Os all the dogs we’ve ever seen,
in dog shows or elsewhere. The
Duke was the most colorful dog
we’ve ever seen. He weighed about
70 or 80 pounds and was all bull
dog. He had really great character
istics. Once you saw him you never
forget him. In away, he seemed
almost human, was really an intel
ligent canine.
(Continued on Page Two)
DISOBEYING COURT COSTS FOUR MONTHS
Young
Judge
Maybe Leon Young of Benson, Route 2 will learn now
that Judge Ed Johnson of the Benson city court means
exactly what he says.
Last month. Judge Johnson gave
Young another chance by putting i
him under a suspended sentence, i
But Young didn’t comply. He was
convicted of allowing his automo
bile to be driven in a careless and
reckless manned after his ckr was
involved in a wreck. He was ordered
to pay damages done to the other
car lnvplved, but he failed to pay.
At this week’s session of court,
Judge Johnson told Young to serve
the four months for failing to live
up to the conditions of the suspend
ed sentence. Young is off to the
roads for 120 days.
In another case, two Elevation
Township farmers were set free I
after being found not guilty of 1
TELEPHONES 3117 - 3118
A budget of $34,462.65 was
approved this week for the
Dunn United Fund, Inc., by
the organization’s executive
board, and October 24th was
the date set for a one - week
campaign to raise this a
mount, it was announced to
day by R. N. Hadley, Dunn
US’. president.
Ten agencies were approved by
the budget committee for partici
pate in the Dunn United Fund.
These ten are largely the same as
those participating last year, ex
cept that in the Dreaded Diseases
group, all these have teen included
in the allotment set out for the
United Medical Research Found
ation of North Carolina, an agency
founded this year for research in
North Carolina hospitals on Polio
Tuberculsols, Canc*r, Heart and
Crippled Children and Adults. The
budget is within a few dollars of
the same amount budgeted last
year and with nearly two^thirds of
the fund alloted to a local groups
and all of it to be spent within
North Carolina.
Mr. Hadley stated that the soli
citation of funds on a, town-wide
basis would begin on October 24th,
end it was expected that this part
of the campaign would require only
a week. The advanced Mfts com
mittee will do its work the week
previously. Hal Jordan is chairman
of the campaign this year and Wil
lie Biggs Is vice chairman.
Open Office
This year’s campaign will be
conducted from a new office which
is conveniently located at Railroad
Avenue and East Cumberland street.
Mrs. Marjory O. Warren, executive
secretary of the organization, will
(Continned On Page Three)
Finds Out
Meant It
charges of larceny and assault.
Danford Roberts and Charles
Smith of Benson, Route 1, were
charged with taking "between se
ven and eight” dollars from Alton
West, also of Benson, Route 1. They
were also charged with throwing
West into a "mud hole” after
"threatening to drown him in Black
Creek”. » **
However, West was unable, under
direct and cross-examination; to
tell Judke Johnson where he had
gone to eat with the other two men
before the alleged assault and ad
mitted he had been drinking with
them. The defense testimony show
ed all were “wallowing in the mud
I hole” so Judge Johnson dismissed
(OirttiH «i rage flva)
\
ite jp&iltj
Red Cross
Has Advice
For Bums Fans
NEW YORK TP The BrooHjlf'
Red Cross put out today its an
nual cautions for Dodgers fans at
the World Series:
1. Avoid high blood pressure-just,
remember there is always another
pitcher.
2. Try to remain seated at all
times. Jumping up and down leads
to strain, fractures or nasty bruises.
3. Avoid failing around. There’s
no sense in slugging your ball park,
office or living room neighbor-he
might hit back.
4. Keep your head covered-avoid
sunstroke.
5. Don’t yell too hard-can pro
voke a dislocated jaw or laryngitis.
6. Eat only between Innings or
while the Yankees are warming up
a relief pitcher-. Then you won’t
bite your tongue with the hot dog
in an exciting moment.
7. No fisticuffs. Yankee rooters
are human-sort of.
8. The ladies should put their
hat pins away before game time.
Lady fans with a tendency to jump
around should eschew high-heeled
shoes.
9. Act like ladies and gentlemen.
10. Don’t throw thnigs.
11. Take a first aid text book and
a Red Cross trained first aider
along with you, in case you forget
any of the above.
PLOT AGAINST DAVY
CROCKETT DIES A- HORNING
(MILWAUKEE W—The depart
partment 6{ore elevator passed a
floor displaying a Davy Crockett
figure and a line Os boy’s clothing.
Mrs. Margaret Riordan over
heard this exchange between two
men on the lift:
“Let’s shoot that feilow and put
an end to this nonsense," the first
one said.
‘Tt wouldn’t help,” the other re
plied. “It would be like Santa
Claus. Another pop up at
the next comer.”
With all the building going an,
it looks Hk« the contracting busi
ness Is expanding.
DUNN, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 30, 1955
Ike Is Better;
Now Able To
Have Visitors
DENVER (IP) President
Eisenhower, after an “excel
lent night’’ outside his oxy
gen tent, was able today to
have a fairly lengthy talk
with a member of his staff
and listen- to newspaper edi
torials of his condition read
to him by Mrs. Eisenhower.
The mid-morning bulletin on the
President, who is recovering front
a heart attack suffered last Satur
day, said: “The President’s prog
ress continues to be satisfactory
without complications.”
Early this morptng the chief ex
ecutive’s physicians said he had an
excellent night, the first time tire
normally - cautious doctors used,
such an optimistic word.
Mr. Eisenhower has been shifted
to a new motorized hospital bed
shipped to Fitzsimons Army Hos
pital where the President Is a pa
tient.
White House —-peggs secretary
James C. Hagerty was with Mr.
Eisenhower fee about 15 minutes
this morning, Hagerty’s longest"
session with the President
latter suffered a coronary throm
bosis early last Saturday.
Pulse Stable
Shortly after 6:30 am. MST
8:30 am. EST when the Presi
dent awoke after his first full nigift
outstdfe the oxygen tent, he nig
given his daily cardiogram.
TheJ CWdlbgram shows
ual evolution,” the mid-morning
bulletin said. “The President's tem
perature is normal. His pulse and
blood pressure are stable.”
After the Cardiogram, the Pres
ident breakfasted on fresh grape
fruit, a scrambled egg and a piece
of beef bacon which he asked for.
He also had a half slice of whole
wheat toast and a glass of skim
med milk. *
Around 8 a.m. he had a brief
visit with his wife who is staying
across the hall from the President’s
room.
Hagerty said his 15-minute visit
with the President did not involve
governmentall affairs but was “a
personal conversation.” He said
Mr, Eisenhower “looked fine” and
was in good spirits.
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
was officially made the national
anthem by Congress In 1931, al
though already adopted as such
by the Army and Navy.
Three-Way Tangle
Ends Up In Court
A three-way wrangle which went
into Dunn Recorder’s court yes
terday was settled by Judge H.
Paul Strickiand who found the ac
tions brought by Clara McNeil and
Army Mclntyre 'malicious and fri
volous” and taked the complaint
ants with costs.
Clara McNeil had charged James
Mclntyre with bastardy on the one
hand and assault on the other.
She charged that he was the fath
er of her ih'egitimate child, also
that he had hit and kicked her
and used vile and profane language
+ Record Roundup +
DINNER AT ERWIN CHURCH
The Erwin Methodist Church
will observe an all day Rally Sun
day, October 2, and there will be
a dinner on the grounds. Everyone
is invited to attend and bring a
basket.
MOVIE TO BE SHOWN “The
New World Society in Action” a
movie film showing tha activities
of Jehovah’s Witnesses world-wide
will be shown at the Harnett High i
S. RUNNING 0. K.
- If - .jB I
lit# 'A
> y aSu l^...»■**£Bl
-TvPW ■wßmiylhßmß L
■1 AT CAMPBELL NIGHT SCHOOL lmpro
ving their clerical skills by burning “late-evening
oD” are these members of tho Campbell College
i night school. From left to right in the front row
are: Pm Jones, Erwin", Doris B. Jernigan, Dunn;
Jean Skatall, Erwin; Betty Lou Frailer, Bunnlev
el; Frances Lee. Dnpn. Second row: Albert L.
Little Flock Church Split;
Court Action Instituted
Two church rows were going on
in Harnett County this week—the
second taking form of a civil suit
between factions of the Little
FBdfcr-Tlrfmitive Baptist Chugch
Each side in the dispute claims
exclusive use of church property.
The ruckus alleged dates back to
a meeting in 1954 when delegates
from Rehobeth Primitive Baptist
Church were refused seating as
delegates.
The suit, fifed m Harnett Su
perior Court, was brought by J. P.
Pope, a trustee and deacon of the
church, and L. G. Pollard, another
deacon. It was filed against J. S.
Stephenson and L. N. Hayes, the
complainants identifying them as
“former pastor" and “former
trustee" of the Church.
Pope and Pollard, “in their offi
cial capacity as deacons” on Sep
tember 27, 1954, asked Stephenson
to remain out of the Little Flock
pulpit until the charge of “disor
der” against the Rehobeth church
had been lifted. The only refer
ence in the complaint as to the
nature of the Rehobeth "disorder"
indicates that certain members of
(Continued On Page Three)
to her.
WOULD NT TALK
Mrs. Mclntyre, though, said
Clara and another woman, Carrie
Jones, had threatened her life with
a butcher knife and a stick, and
hadn’t talked to her nice, either.
In court, however, none of the par
ticipants oared to testify.
Tt cost them some money. Costs
of the actions were put on the two
who signed complaints.
Other verdicts rendered in Dunn
recorder’s oourt yesterday:
(Continued on Page Five)
tonight at 8:00 p.m. Everyone is
invited to attend. No admission or
collection will be taken.
MUSICAL VARIETIES Mrs.
Reta Whit’enton today announced
next west’s program of “Musicai
Variety’ 1 * f*fßjSentation«, heard
each a-ftemoon at 3 p. m. over
WCKB. Monday, organ numbers by
Mrs. Whittenton; Tuesday, Bar
bara Barefoot of Four Oaks, vocal
(Co* tinned an Pag* Five)
Oldham, Erwin; Madie Wood, Dunn; Edith Jerni
gan, Dunn; Clifford Hargrove, Erwin; Juanita
Britt, Dunn. The night school la comprised of a
two-clam offering In quick-hand and in account
ing under the direction of B. W. Jenkins, bead of
the college department of business education.
PARKING METER TEST
J (Ouf Qf 4 Meter
"Violaters" Freed
The first of 52 local persons who received warrants
for overtime paking appeaed in Dunn Recorder’s Court,
and all but one emerged vindicated.
Carroll Paid
High Honor
Forty members of the Durham
Filter Center who came to Dunn
in a convoy of station wagons as
well as state officials and members
of the local Ground Observer Corps
were present last night when Ed
Carroll was given a special medal
for his work with the organization.
Instrumental in starting the
Dunn Ground Observers’ post, Car
roll has been acting as Its super
visor but last night the reins offi
cially were transferred to the new
supervisor A. S. (Corky) Cretini.
Carroll received his medal, and
Cretini was pinned with the super
visor’s insignia, by Colonel John
Gresch, Ground Observer coordi
nator for the state of North Caro
lina.
General Edward Griffin, expect
ed here for the ceremonies last
night at the high school auditorium,
had to send regrets. At the last
moment, he was sent off on a dif
ferent mission by Governor Luther
Hodges.
But Colonel Gresch and two other
officers. Major Vance R. Corbin,
commander of the Durham Air
Defense Filter Center , and Lt.
(Continued On Page Six)
Expelled
Express
Still shocked, they say, at their
expulsion from the Second Bap
tist Church in Dunn, the group
of men accused of “subversive ac
tivities” issued a joint statement
today.
They deplored what they felt was
the emotion - dominated action of
their fellow church - members In
erasing their names from Second
Baptist rolls.
The United Press carried a full
story on the expulsion last night,
stating, “It was believed to bo the
+ The Record Is First *
MG 105... ADVERTISING
COMICS AND FEATURES
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
There is still some question as to
whether they won’t Indirectly have
to pay up later. Three car owners
found not guilty each made his de
fense around the plea that he may
have owned the car but he wasn’t
driving it.
Chief Alton Cobb said today that
he hadn’t made up his mind yet
whether he would pick up the same
cases and try to determine Who was
(Continued On Page Three)
Albergine Rescues
Boy From Wreckage
Highway Patrolman Paul Alber
gine rescued a boy he knew well
last night, climbing into the incred
ibly twisted wreckage of what had
been a ’55 Chevrolet to free Dalton
Wade Matthews, 22, who was pin
ned by the leg.
It took 15 or 20 people to lift the
car enough so Albergine could gee
into it. There were plenty of peo
ple to do that work because the car
—though it skidded 429 feet by act
ual tape measure and turned over
three times —had come to rest right
in the middle of the highway.
The wreck blocked all traffic on
Church Members
Views On Issue
firzt time in the history of the
Baptist State Convention that
church members were expelled for
other than moral reasons."
In his statement to the press,
one of the expelled members. Al
ton C. Bennett claimed, “If the
principles for which we (his group)
stand were in operation the Second
Baptist Church would be North
Carolina’s greatest churrh “
Bennie O. Slaughter, Dunn to
bacco fanner who was chairman
of the board of deacons two years
NO. 214
Nixon Presides;
No Delegation
Os Authority
WASHINGTON OF) Pres
ident Eisenhower’s Cabinet,
meeting under the chair
manship of Vice President
Richard M. Nixon, agreed
today “no obstacles’’ exist
to the orderly conduct of
government business during
the President’s illness.
The Cabinet announced ita con
clusion after a session of almost
2 1-2 hours at the White House.
In addition to regular Cabinet
members, the meeting was attend
ed by a number of other top
government officials. J
A formal" statement issued by
the White House as the meeting
was concluded said: “The mem
bers of the Cabinet were greatly
cheered by the reports of steady
progress and improvement in the
President’s health.
After full discussion of pending
matters, it was concluded that
there are no obstacles to the order
ly and uninterrupted conduct of
the foreign and domestic affairs
of the nation during the period of
rest ordered by the President's
physicians."
The Cabinet statement appeared
to rule out officially any oonsid
atlon of a formal delegation of
presidential authority to Vice Pres
ident Nixon, unless there Is a
change in the situation.
Murray Snyder, assistant White
House press secretary, annotaced
presidential assistant Sherman
Adams wbtdd fektr ts mCitary
plane for Denver this afternoon’to
set up shop at the summer White
House.
He said Adams would be avail
able in Denver, “In consultation
with the President’s physicians,
whenever it may later become ap
propriate to present any matters
to the President."
About 21.5 of Michigan’s wage
and salary workers are employed
by the auto Industry.
• ♦ •
More than 70,000 retired Army
veterans are drawing retirement
checks amounting to approximate
ly $15,000,000 (M) a month.
• • •
Detroit has more factory work
ers than any other major city on
a per capita basis.
Highway 40, two miles East of
Coats, for at least half an hour.
The car had gone off the road
once but hitting a bank threw it
back on. It came to rest upside
down.
Patrolman Albergine knew the
boy he rescued because he had
arrested him before. Once he ar
rested him for drunk driving. Once
he arrested him far careless and
reckless driving.
• He has a long string of convict
ions against him," said Albergine.
The patrolman state dthat Mat
(Continued on Page Bw)
ago but was expelled with the otlas
ers on Wednesday night by vstg
of the congregation, explained thd
principles of the group ha belongs
to this way:
INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM
“We stand for freedom es thd
Individual. We beltona any Amer
ican or any church member should
have the right to say, and to pro
pose, what he chooses.”
Slaughter said that the action
which led to their erased