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Continued fair and cooler today
and tomorrow.
VOLUME 5
IKE GETS REPORT ON FLOOD RELIEF
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ONE OF THE PRETTIEST The Dunn prettiest of all. Center of attraction in the float,
Lions Club entered a float in Dunn's Centen- aside from the pretty girls, was the old buggy,
nial Parade Saturday and it was one of the gaily decorated. (Daily Record Photo.)
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By HOOVER ADAMS
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MARILYN COULDN’T COME;
WE WERE THREE DATS LATE
Marilyn Monroe, that lovely, lus
cious, lovable little lady, didn’t get
to Dunn Saturday for the Centen
nial Celebration—darn it!
OK, so you say that isn’t
that nobody really expected her. t#
oome. Go ahead and laugh t #
the idea.
Brother, you don't know how
close Miss Monroe came to paying
this town a visit—real and in the
voluptuous flesh, too.
But don’t blame us. We tried.
We did our best.
In away, though, it’s really our
fault. Had we gotten a brainstorm
and invited her just three days
earlier than we did, the little lady
probably would have been right,
here. ■
Yep, laugh again, but we Invited
her.
It Isn’t nearly as impossible as
the average person might think,
not by a long shot. And there’s
nothing bashful about us.
We just picked up the telephone
and extended the Invitation.
Before our good friend Dr. Leslie
H. Campbell and other members
of the centennial committee get
the idea that we were acting with
out authority, let us explain that
the invitation was extended solelv
in behalf of this newspaper and
James Yates, local theatre man
ager. We just used the centennial
as an excuse to try to get her here.
We figured that Dr. Campbell,
staunch Baptist leader, might not
think too highly of inviting the sexy
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Two Given Jail
Terms At Benson
Two Jail sentences were included
among -.he 33 judgments handed
down in Benson Recorder's Court
Monday. The court, heard the fol
lowing: , ,
Charles Bryant, Ft. Bragg, public
drunkenness, costs. , •
David Lee, Reman, Rt. 2, care-
I less and reckless driving, costs.
Bernard Lee, Newton Grove, Rt.
1, Improper brakes and improper
registration, costs.
J. T. Ybung, Benson, Rt. 2, pub
lic drunkenness, costs. ,
R. B. Hudson, dayibon, Rt. 2,
public drunkenness, costs.
Eamie McLamb, Benson, assault
asl property damage, costs and
sl4 damages to an automobile of
TELEPHONES 3117*3118
Carlyle Lukewarm
Toward Stevenson
Congressman F. Ertel Carlyle believes the Demo
cratic Party might make a mistake if it nominates Adlai
Stevenson for the presidency.
1 He said in an interview here that
be wants* the Democratic Party
this time to pick a sure winner and
that he has grave doubts about Mr.
Stevenson.
“I certainly do not share the
same enthusiasm for Mr. Steven
son now being voiced by some
.others in the State,” declared Carl
yle- , . n
The Congressman pointed out
that, “Mr. Stevenson had h ? s
chance and failed. Why take a
chance on him again? Why not pick
a sure winner?”
LOST TOO MANY STATE 9
He said that Stevenson lost too
many States, not only in the South
but elsewhere, to justify taking a
chance on him again. He also cited
the fact that already many prom
inent Southern Democrats have
come out unequivically against;
Stevenson and threaten to bolt
the party should he win the nomi
nation.
“I doubt the wisdom” he said,
“of nominating a Democrat who
can’t carrv the solid South solidly.”
Congressman Carlyle made It
plain that he will support the na
tional ticket regardless of who is
on it. but added. “I can see no
point in the party taking chanc s
on a loser.”
He said Senator Russell would
have been his first choice, but
Russell has declined to run. Asked
about Governor Averill Harriman
of New York, he replied, “Gov.
Harriman has proven that he’s a
man who can get votes; he has
never been defeated and the party
needs a vot-gttr.”
Mrs. Be vie Thornton, atid sot mo
lest Mrs. Bevie Thom’on or her
family for two yearn. *
Lacy Garl Caidder, driving drunk,
costs, SIOO fine and license sus
pended for a year.
.Johnny J. Polkt. Ft. Bragg, public
drunkenness, bond of $25 forfeited.
Floyd Williams, Benson, assault
upon refusing to testify, the court
decared the prosecution frlvilous
and ordered the prosecuting wit
ness, Frances Williams, to pay
costs.
itommle Royal. Benson, Rt. 2,
assault, costs and to remain os
good behavtol for a year. ,
Jonathan McOants. Ft. Bragg,
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The Daily Record
Supreme Court
Frees Provoo
WASHINGTON OP) The Su
preme Court today freed former
Army Sgt. John David Provoo,
charged with treaso nfor collabor
ating with his Japanese captors
during World War 11.
The high tribunal upheld a lower
court decision that the government
violated Provoos’ constitutional
right to a speedy trial. The 33-
year-old ex-GI from Salt Lake
City, Utah, has been held In cust
ody for sl<>5 l <> years.
In another celebrated criminal
case, the Supreme Court ordered
a lowr court hearing for convict
author Carlyl Chessman, who has
held off execution in the California
gas chamber for seven years
through a series of legal maneu
vers.
Jhe muiihin WlowiDß Sioty
PART II
For all her uncertainty,
Marilyn Monroe is a wom
an with a good deal of na
tive shrewdness.
With keen instinct, she has
acquired a circle of friends
that includes Lee Strasberg,
her acting teacher; poet
playwright Norman Rosten;
actor Eli Wallach and
significantly, their wives.
Mas: of her new-found intimates
have several qualities in common.
Their creative work is public, but
their ways of life are determinedly
private and unpretentious.
They accept Miss Monroe with
all her limitations, without making
demands on her, and they are,
uniformly, more eager to shield her
than to exploit the friendship.
Indeed, shielding her has occas
ionally been necessary to forestall
panic and possible mayhem. Her
visits to the suburban homes of
her friends can some’imes be a
strain on the community honored,
the hosat, or both.
MOB SCENE AT THE BEACHES
She has divided her out-of-town
week-ends among the Westport,
Conn., home of her good friend
and business partner, Milton L.
Greene, and his wife; Strasberg’6
summer cottage on Fire Island;
and ait Routen’s summer place near
Fort Jefferson, L I.
Celebrities at Fire Island's Ocean
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DUNN, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 17, 1955
Centennial
Celebration
Big Success
Harnett County’s week
long Centennial Celebration
commemorating 100 years of
Harnett growth and prog
ress came to a conclusion
Saturday with one of the
biggest celebrations in Dunn
history, and the final per
formance Saturday night of
Paul Green’s drama, “The
Highland Call.”
A crowd estimated at between
25.000 and 30,000 people thronged
the streets of Dunn Saturday morn
ing to witness the largest and most
beautiful parade in the entire hi
story of the town.
“It was one Helluva’s parade
purtiest one I ever saw in my
whole life,” declared one bearded
old-timer. It was twice as good as
I expected.’’
He seemed to express the senti
ments of most people, who came
here from far and wide,
Mayor Ralph E. Hanna, who
has, been participating in parades
here for two decades as mayor and
fire chief, declared the crowd to
day was by far the largest ever
to assemble here for a parade in
his memory.
"In fact," he said, “it was com
parable to crowds I’ve seen in lar
ger cities of the State at such
even tn
The huge parade, which contained
more Ithan 50 units, was a jjpJflrftjL j
mixture of the old and hew, with
scores of floats carrying pretty
girls, headed by Miss Faye Arnold,
the current “Miss North Carolina.”
People started lining up for the
parade two hours before starting
time.
COLLEGE PROXIES
HONORED 1
Saturday was set aside to pay
honor to the college presidents of
the State, but the program also in
cluded such varied other events as
a big community sing at the high
school auditorium in the afternoon,
presentation of The Virginia Reel
by a group of dancers, a tour of
the historic homes of the city,
and visits to historical displays In
store windows. For the celebration,
merchants took out merchandise
and turned over their windows to
various civic and social groups.
Colorful and historical scenes
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MARILYN MONROE —She Looks Relaxed
IS PRINCESS UEC’S BIC MOMENT NE.R?— EMs, Eer ...... ....... 1 F...U M.car...
i 25, headed for London from Balmoral, Scotland, as RAF Group Capt. Peter Townsend, 40, arrived in
London to spend a month’s vacation from his job as British air attache in Belgium. Neither Town
•end or Princess Meg, shown above in recent photos, would comment on the increasing speculation
that they will be married. The pretty sister of Queen Elizabeth II has not met Townsend publicly
tor three years but rumors of their romance will not die down
wax LOVE WIN OUT
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Princess, Lover Back In London
Big Turkey Shoot
Begins Wednesday
The fire department's annual
turkey shoot will begin Wednes
day night, October 19, at Hanna’s
Pond, 7:30 p. m. Turkays will be
given away every Wednesday night
until Christmas.
Contestants, who pay II to shoot,
should bring their own shotguns.
Ammunition will be furnished. Ten
to fifteen turkeys will be won
nightly, winners may claim them
any time before Christmas.
The prize turkeys weigh about
15 pounds each. Proceeds from the
shoot will be used for local charity
and benefit of the fire department.
LONDON (IP) Princess
Margaret ended her week
end with Peter Townsend
today and sped back to
London for a behind - the
scenes fight that may win
her more than a “second
class’’ marriage with the
dashing RAF war hero,
Margaret left Allanbay Park, the
nearby country home of her cou
sin, Mrs. John Wills, and drove by
limousine back to Clarence House
accompanied only by Iris Peake,
her lady-in-waiting.
However, Margaret indicated
there would be no marriage for at
least two months, since she an
nounced acceptance today of invi-
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Farmers To Elect
Officials Tuesday
Tomorrow is the farmer’s chance to help select these
who will help administer the agricultural stabilization
and conservation programs in 1956.
Pc”s open in various Harnett
County townships tomorrow at 3
a.m. They close at 5 p. m. Any
farmer who is "an owner, operator,
tenant or sharecropper on a farm
participating or eligible to parti
pate in any of the programs admin
istered by the County ASC commit
tee is eligible to vote.”
Those elected will help adminis
ter the program, and will serve as
delegates to the Harnett County
Convention where the ASC com
mittee for Harnett will be elected. 1
T. W Garriss, County office;
manager of the county ASC office,
has announced the following slates
NO. 225
Death Toil
Is Now Over
The 400-Mark
DENVER (IP) President
Eisenhower today received
with satisfaction a brief re
port on the extensive activi
ties of the federal govern
ment to provide relief assist
ance in flood - stricken areas
of the East. Already, the
flood has claimed 400 vic
tims.
The chief executive received a,
generalized report on federal stor a
relief work from his press secre
tary, James C. Hagerty, as he
awaited the arrival of Defense
Secretary Charles E. Wilson ana
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, chair
mah of the Joint Chiafs of Staff.
He was able to sit up in a cha r
beside his bed for 30 minutes this
morning and return to his bed f r
a morning’s sun bath on the eighth
floor terrace outside his room.
He expected to confer with Wil
son and Radford in his hospital
room. Following an established
medical routine, the President's
doctors planned to have him sit
up for another 30 minutes la’e
today.
The 10:30 a.m. report on his
condition said:
"The President’s condition cou
without complications. After a good
night's rest of more than eight
hours, the President awoke feeling
refreshed and cheerful.’’
Harriman, chairman of the Ameri
can Red Cross, a message inform
.jjgjwm ih» Red Gross had decided
Jot to make a disaster fund appeal
at this time, but would finan*»
disaster relief for victims of week
end floods from money on hand
Harriman pointed out, however,
that Red Cross chapters across the
country would be happy to accept
voluntary contributions.
There are about 221,000 miles of
railway line in the United States,
not including mileage of yard
tracks or sidings or parallel track
age.
• * *
More than 50 per cent of the
chronically sick people in the
United States are less than <ls
years old.
Record
Roundup
GOLF MATCH—Campbell Golf
ers will play a practice match
•with Pfeiffer Oolege at BacMn
Tuesday, October 18.
A return march will be plac'd
November 3 at Chicora Country
Club. Dunn, according to J. V.
Myers, Coach. ,
ATTEND ANNUAL SAILS
MEETING Bryce C. Peacock
will attend the annual sales meet
ing of Swift and Company Plant
Food Division, to be held in New
York October 17 and 18. Officials
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of nominees:
ANDERSON CREEK Polling
place, Hill’s Garage—L. D. Black,
Robert Butler, Hartwell Butts, Ja
mes Fowers, Edison Hayes, Gilb> r#
Lasater. Malcolm McArtan. Mal
colm Shaw., W. M. Thomas, Wil
liam West.
AVERASBORO NO. I—Polling
place, Floyd L. Altman’s store.
Carlyle Barefoot, C. B. Barefoot;
Worth Barefoot, Floyd Norris, Wai
ter Stewart, J. W. Thornton, Arthur
Tripp, Elbert Tripp, H. A. Weeks,
Melvin Weeks.
AVERASBORO NO. 2 Polling
3 (Continued on Pago Five)