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* WEATHER * Ra:n and cold this afternoon with rain, gradually ending tonight. Sat urday cjearing windy and cool. OLHME 5 ROSS DENIES STATE’S ACCUSATIONS i ■' > ——■ — * i j. « ...f? FOR A SELECT CLIENTELE— This Christmas tree is worth $18,750, because it’s made of 60 mink tails and is decorated with jewels. Displaying it is its creator, Mrs. Alice Daly, San Fran- artist and designer. She design* Christmas cards and bizarre gifts for “people who have everything.” Her collection includes $2500 pearl dog collars and a $25,000 Christmas card. Grand Jury Begins Prcfbe Ink) Shooting MIN EOLA, (Ui A Nassau County grand jury Hegan Its investigation today of the shotgun slaying of kurfcnan William C. Woodward Jr. by questionihg socialites > who had been to the party that preceded the tragedy. JhsiM JjutUb JhinqA By HOOUB ADAMS THOSE "GIRLS* AREN’T WEARING RED PANTIES Belk’s Department Store In Dunn has one unusually pretty Christmas window... The entire color scheme of this particular win dow is red and all the female man nikins are wearing red —from red Shoes to red dresses and frilly red petticoats . Late the other after r noon an old,Negro man stood ad miring the window He was quite impressed with it and those red outfits on the mannikins particu larly seemed to lascinate him Fin ally, his curiosity got the best of him and he walked over to Manager Marvin Raynor, tipped his hat po litely and asked: “Captain” he said. "There's one thing I'want to know.'* What’s that?” asked Marvin “Are the gals wearing red britches too?” Naked truth of the matter is that those "gals” are wearing no panties at all .. But, if any of his customers are intereste ed in buying some red panies, Mrr vin gives assurances the order can be filled at Belk’s BIRTHDAYS: Celebrating birth -*'!?s Tuesday were Belle Latimer | nd Thelma Gilbert... Wednesday i was the birthday of Dwight Leon <Continued on Pare Two) • Death Tell Reaches 177 By UNITED PRESS Thanksgiving Day, a holiday not ordinarily marred by a high traffic death rate, resulted In a "shock ing number of fatalities, a compil ation showed today. The United Press counted 144 traffic deaths across the country between 6 p. m. Wednesday and midnight last night. , . TELEPHONES Sll7 -1118 Among those called to the court house were David Gimbel, depart ment store heir, and his tall, red haired wife Mrs. Fern Taller Gim bel. Mrs. Ann Crowell Woodward, who said she shot her husband ac cidentally while searching for a prowler, iis to appear be fore the jury of 17 men and five married women this afternoon. The Gimbels were expected to tell the grand jury of the Wood wards’ concern about a prowler at their Oyster Bay, N. Y, estate only a few hours before Mrs. Wood ward blasted her husband fatafly with an English shotgun. Party for Duchess Mrs. Gimbel is the granddaugh ter of Mrs. George Baker Sr., who gave a party for the Duchess o Windsor which the Woodwaixk at tended only a few hours before the slaying in the early hours of Oct. 30. The duchess was not expected to be called by the grand jury. Dist. A tty. Frank Gulotta sup pled the jury with a map of the Woodward estate and the shotgun, used for big game hunting, was brought into the jury room. A Adetal of 22 police, the largest in years according to veteran court house employees, was thrown around the courthouse and its parking lot in expectation of crowds of curio sity seekers. However, the crowd failed to materialize. The Jury must decide whether or not to indict Mrs. Woodward for homicide. INFORMAL OPEN HOUSE The Woman’s Missionary Union of the First Baptist Church will entertain at an informal open house, as a courtesy to their state president, Mrs. C. Gordon Mad drey, Saturday evening from 8:00 to 9:30 o’clock, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E P. Russell, 110 Bouth Layton Avenue. Heretofore Thanksgiving has been more like an ordinary Thurs • day so far as traffic fatalities were 1 concerned, according to the Na ionaf Safety Counci. The council makes no prediction on the number of traffic fatalities expected dur i ing Thanksgiving, r I However, a council compilation for Thursday Dec. 2, 1964, made She Batltj Record Hooks To Try Cases Thrown Out By Ross District Solicitor W. Jack Hooks has announced that defendants in cases nonpros sed by County Solicitor Neill McK. Ross will be prosecuted in Harnett Superior Court. District Solicitor W. Jack Hooks said he would try the cases while engaged in a verbal exchange with James R. Nance, Fayetteville at torney who is defending Ross of “gross misconduct’’ charges. In three of the four counts in the in dictment against him Ross is charged wi h illegally noi pressing or failing to call cases for trial. Nance has based his defense on the premise that a solicitor has the right of unlimited discretion in de- \ ciding whether a given case should i be tried or terminated, providing he acts in good faith. In cross-examining a witness, s Nance suggested thac Hooks also ] frequently nol presses cases. "I’m going to try all tho~e cases.” ; Hooks shot back, referring to the j cases nol pressed by Ross. On Monday, Hooks presented j Ross with a bid of particulars al leging that he illegally disposed of 54 recorder’s court cases. Twenty three of those casese were no pros ed or nol pressed with leave: one case wa« never calfed for trial. Tiie 23 cases nol pressed or nol pressed with leave are: I<wrie -Mwtttoew* possession of whiskv; Arthur Ransom Beasley, driving; Everett Preston Bethune, drmAren driving wnd cab les and reckless driving. Otis Earl Stephenson, drunken driving: James McLean, possession for safe; Everett C. Jones, drunken driving: Carl C Demmine. driving drunk and drivine after revocation of license: Kenneth E. Holder, drunken driving James W Wade, drunken driv ing: Neill Baker, careless and reck less driving, possession and trans portation: John Gerald Smith, receding 80 mnh; Rober* E. Cofe. speeding more than 35 in 35 mph zone, careless and reckless driving: Kenneth L. Pierce, oareVss and reckless driving: Ernest West, driv ing with expired license David L. Shaffer, speeding 80 mph; Del T. West. drunken driv ing: Alohonzo Bailev. speeding 87 mnh: Douce Elton Auslev. driving after revocation of license: Wdii am Pre«ton Holland driving drunk: James Louis McNeill, hit and run driving. David F. McCray, hit and run driving, failure to stop for siren and red fight: Eugene Bain, driv ing without a license and speeding 87 mnh: Eugene Bain, driving after license revoked. Leaf Meeting On December 9 RALETGH —A special belt wide tobacco marketing commit* ee will meet here Dec. 9, to study the protofem of tobacco acreage cuts. The question of taking a stand on acreage reductions in tobacco ■was the knottiest of the questions turned over tothe special commit tee by the North Carolina Farm Bureau (Federation. In adopting a tobacco resolution, the federal urged development of tdbacco varieties that are superior (Continued On Page Two) in the interest of the first Safe- Driving Day, showed 81 deaths in the United States. This includes delayed deaths. A council spokesman informed of the Uni ed Press count said it was a “shocking figure.’’ Fires killed 11 persons and mis oeilaneous accidents 22 ySeterday for a total of 177 violent during the holiday. DUNN, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 25, 1955 JK- vfIKT JPi S jBWr H ADDED ATTRACTION— Bringing new sights to the Eternal City are these twin sight-seers in Rome, Italy. Dressed in Eskimo clothes. Britte, left, and Kersti Stable attracted much attention as they visited the qld city as guests of a trans-Polar airline they work for. » And They Deserved Happy Thanksgiving WASHIftGTON, Pa. W—An in valid wid6w and six of her ctoll-1 dretr Sp9nt a happy Thanksgmng with relatives, undismayed at be- j irig homeiess for the second. t*n» j m smetr yeer.s in . the. J(tl -tT long series of misfortunes. Mrs Blanche Homer. 40, con fined to a wheelchair with arthri tis, and five of the six children fled safely from their home here Wednesday when fire swept the one-s ory frame dwelling. “I’m just thankful no one was hurt this time." she said at the home of her sister, Mrs. Grace White. “I'm not going to worry about anything else . . . Just as long as my children are happy today.” The fire came a little more than seven years after itwo of Mrs. Horser s Children were burned to death -when their home at nearby Woilfdale was gutted in October 1948 That w-as only the beginning of Judge At Benson Hears 38 Cases A total of 38 cases were disposed by Judge Ed Johnson Monday in Benson’s city court. Most of them involved minor infractions of the law. Following is a list of the cases heard: Leonard Higgins of Willow Sp rings Rt. 1, public drunkenness costs. Harry Ledger Talton, Benson, failing, to stop for a stop sign, im proper brakes pulling into face of oncoming traffic, costs, $l7O dam ages to car of W. A. Lee to be paid Ransom Sherrill Beasley, Four Oaks, Rt. 2, speeding. $25 fine and costs. ♦ Record Roundup + REVIVAL SERVICES—The Rev. Frank Davison, .pastor of the Er win Presbyterian Church, announ ces a revival service which will be gin at the church Sunday. Novem ber 27 at 7:30 and continue through Thursday, December 1 with the Rev. Thomas W Apper .son as the speaker. Rev. Apperson is a graduate of Davidson College and the Union Theological Semi nary of Richmond. Virginia. M the present time he is the pastor of the Comfort Presbyterian Church In Fayetteville, a long string of troubles for the J Horner family. A short tiepe later, I another child died of meningitis. 1 Two years ago, Mrs. Homer’s hus | band, James died of cancer., ■ 'James became the-famtiy's sol# meaqe of support toy doing odd jobs and working as a part-time farmer. But recently he was inducted Into the armed forces and the family went on relief. From her wheelchair, Mrs. Hor ner saw to it that her children got the best care her meager income would allow r . Her niece, Gertrude White, said “she never cared about herself. She was always looking out for her youngsters." But the Homers, with the ex ception of James Jr., were ah' to gether today for a big turkey din ner in the Whites' home. Mrs. Homer was far from unhappy. She smiled and said. “It could have been worse.’’ Boyce Hudson, Benson, public drunkenness, costs. David L. Whiittle, Cayce, S. C, I passing on a curve, S3O bond for- I feited. Robert Lee Stewart Spring Lake, speeding, costs. Charles Aaron Beasley, Benson. Rt. 2, pubic drunkenness, costs. Joseph Lee Rhodes, FoUr Oaks Rt. 2, allowing a minor to operate a motor vehicle, $lO fine and costs Earnest Jackson, Benson, Rt. 1, no brakes, costs. John Hugh Ward, Benson Rt. 2, larceny, costs, $5 damages and ordered to remain on good be (Continued on Page Two) That Fire Plug Too Inviting HOLLYWOOD iW Cheri, a male poodle cast for a local stage production of “The Women,” was fired and replaced in the role by a female poodle named Judy Ba con. Cheri got fired for having the habit of lingering too long near a stage prop fire plug. U Witnesses To Testify In His Behalf The State today closed its case against County Solici tor Neill McK. Ross and de fense attorneys this after noon started putting on wit nesses in an attempt to re fute charges that the prom inent Harnett political lead er and former State repre sentative has been guilty of gross misconduct in office. ROSS ON STAND Solicitor Ross, as his first de fense witness, took the stand this ' afternoon, and swore that he has never accepted “any offer or gratuity, monetary favor or oth er asset” in addition to his reg ular salary during his services in the office. He also denied that he was drunk on August 30th, as testi fied to by Cecil Fuquay. foreman of the grand jury which indicted him. A total of 82 defense witnesses were sworn when the defense -* •HecJ its case this afternoon. Among them are law enforce ment officers, attorney two physicians, county officials, pro minent political leaders, busi ness men and ordinary citizens. f District Jack Hooks .brought l>fc case t° an '’odramat )c close putting on witnesses to try to prove that Ross tried to conduct business of the court while intoxicated, that he nol-prossed 18 cases without reason and wrongful ly gsduced the charges in seven other cases. (Continued On Page Three) Pale Faces, French Twists Newest Style NEW YORK (IP Pale faces and French twiists are the two latest fads among this town’s pret tiest females. , It sounds a little like a descrip tion of nervous secretaries eating French pastry during the morning coffee break. Actually it describes new make up and hair styles. The pale-faced look first popped up in Italy, where young glamour girls started pint ing their mouths with almost colorless lipstick. In recent months it has been catching on with in creasing numbers of sophisticated fashion models and actresses. “It makes you look a little bit (younger, for one thing,” Candy Jones Conover, model agency di rector, said. “It suits a fairly sop histicated personality, though. A naturally vivacious girl with high color shouldn’t wear it.” The former model said some of the girls also mix a little white talcum powder wth their regular face powder to give a paler, trans l Continued on Pare Two) Pretty Waitress Charges Ma With Assault , Attempted Rap< Raymond Bullard. 40. of Fresno. California .formerly of Sanford, is being held in the Harnett County jail on charges of attempted rape and assault on the mother of four children. (Mrs. Clarence (Mildred) Hut chins a pretty brunette who is em ployed as a waitress in a Sanford restaurant told Harnett authorities that Bullard offered to take her home Wednesday night after she finished work asd a tempted to rape her and assaulted her on the way home. State Highway Patrolman C. M. Cummings, who took Bullard into custody when he found him asleep -f- The Record Is Firs* f i IN CIRCULATION . . - NEWS PHOTOS... ADVERTISING COMICS AND FEATURES FIVE CENTS PER COPY i BETTER BE COOD —Carmen Lonergan, 7, proudly points to her ' name in Santa’s Good Book. But the little lass from Los Angeles, ’ CaliL, knows she’s got to be good right up to Christmas for the I whiskered gent from the North Pole to visit her Christmas Eve. DOES FRANKIE STILL LOVE AVA? Visit Os Sinatra Brings Speculation HOLLYWOOD (IP) Frank Sinatra’s Thanksgiving Day visit with his first wife stirred up comment today in Hollywood, where some circles believe he still loves A gat Gardner, his estranged wife. The crooner was reported to have spent the day with Nancy Sinatra, their children and his parents. There was considerable talk about Sinatra’s showering Ava with gifts, letters and telephone calls again. Considerable signifi cance was attached to the fact that Ava started to divorce Sinatra a year and a half ago but still hasn't got around to it. LONG ESTRANGEMENT It’s been 18 mon*hs since Ava established residence in Nevada for a divorce. She took off to live in Europe without filing suit. Hoi- President Getting More Rest Today GETTYSBURG, Pa. (IP) President Eisenhower’s schedule for today: More relaxation with a lot of time devoted to his three grandchildren. The President had a brief morn ing appointment to discuss routine business with a White House aide at his downtown Gettysburg office But otherwise he planned to con tinue his Thanksgiving holiday to day and through the weekend. On Monday he w r ili confer with in his automobile, said the young waitress put up an effective fight. He said Bullard’s face was cover ed with scratches and there was blood on his clothing MOUTH BLEEDING Patrolman Cummings said Mrs. Hutchins was bleeding from the mouth when he saw her and that , her uniform was splotched with blood. Mrs. Hutchins said Bullard, who 1 had been boarding at her home for about ten days, picked her and & companion up at the restaurant Wednesday night about 9 o’clock after they had finished work and > offered to give them a ride home.: NO. 254 lywood has labeled.Jtfpir estrange ment one of the longest In Fifth town history, and pals are wonder ing what will happen next. One friend of Ava’s who recently returned from a visit with her in Madrid says, "they are much friendlier now r than they used to be. But what will happen, I don’t know. They may get together.’’ Oher pals insist ‘‘they're Just friends and nothing more.” After Ava cracked up her fancy foreign car last summer, Frank wired her twice. He also shipped over his last year’s Cadillac for her to use. Republican National Chairman Leonard W. Hall on party politics. The President and Mrs. Eisen hower served Thanksgiving d’ for seven guests at 5 p. m. y. day Helping eat a 40-pound i were their son John and hi: (Continued On Page Foi She said he took her corrpani' . hoane immediately and their ask her to accompany him to Ollv ► where two of his four children a staying. She said she declined the ir.v? ' tatlon at first, but that Bullar ' ■ insisted she accompany him Th» [ drive to Olivia, she related, w-a# w ithout Incident. , But enroute home, Bullard stop • ped the car near the site of hi brother Elton’s burned out horn • and started making advances K. ; ward her. I She said that when she resist*# i (OaattMMd Om n# Xtoafc m
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