pmi 1 / F * WEATHER * Occasional light rain early Fri day becoming partly cloudy and •somewhat warmer in the afternoon. Some cloudiness and turning cold er Friday night and colder Satur Three of the Dionne quin tuplets, Yvonne, Annette and Cecile, arrived home early today and were affectionately greeted by their parents. Olive Dionne Jr.. 19. called for hit three Bisters at their Montreal apartment last night on hla way home for a weekend leave from the RCAF station at St. Hubert, Qu« He said the girls were happy to be home and warmly hugs bnd kisses with their parents. TELEPHONES 3117-3118 Sff (there are four of. them) because she did hea t share in painting then. But somebody's in for Iff arm-ache when they- start to dismantle herVon derful manger scene (shown here) and the wise men riding on camels (not shown) which made Quinn’s just about the most decorated place in town. Superior Court gets un derway in Lillington once more a week from this com ing Monday, A number of murder and manslaughter cases are on the trial dock et. Public attention is most likely to focus, however, on a case described in the cal endar as “2240 State ver sus M. O. Lee Misconduct in Public Office.” This Is the second half of the big show which began in the last term of Superior Court. Curtain raiser was the dull, occasionally sensational trial of Neill McKay Ross, solicitor of Harnett Record er’s Court. Ross was acquitted on ah’ of se veral counts of misconduct includ ing the allegations that he had been drunk while prosecuting and dismissed eases without cause. Judge Lee, who presides in Har nett Court, has only one count hanging against him. It was brou ght by the same Orand Jury which made a scorching report on Soli citor Ross and brought his Indict ment. Judge Lee is accused of In toxication while presiding In the last term of Superior Court, Judge Lee’s attorneys at tempted to get his case aired theta and there. B ufc Solicitor Jack Hooks, who prosecuted in Superior Court' was Intent on trying Rom first. The subsequent trim/ of the Solid (Con tinned On Page Two) The parents were glad to see the girls and had been traHing for them, he said. Oliva said he didn’t know what the family plane were far the weekend. The warmth of the family greet inf irtdicated whfls tae girl (Eh? B&iUj Jltmtd- Sfephenson Is Facing Prison Term The way of the straight and nar row apparently proved too difficult for David Stephenson, Dunn man who has already spent IS of his 37 years in prison. He was convicted in Harnett Su perior Court last month on charges of breaking and entering. A Dunn man had offered Stephenson em ployment. He begged the court for a chance, said he was ready to go straight. Judge George Fountain gave him a chance; Stephenson said It was the first break he ever had. Judge Fountain gave Stephqpson five to seven years in prison. One of the conditions of probation was that he not possess or drink any (Continued On Page Six) \ gssr.y.-Hvr-fnr"--.T Ready for Anything! Captain Easy laves nothing better than a gead scrap— bat he doesn’t negleet ro mance aad honor. The ver satility of Leslie Taraer’s ramie strip here has made him a universal favorite with every type of reader. Ten’ll find exciting enter tainment for the whole fam ily isithe comic strip CAPTAIN EASY Begins January 9 fn The Daily Record DUNN, N. C., FRIDAfiAETERNOON, DECEMBER 30, 1955 President Editing Speech To Congress KEY WEST, Fla. (IP) —Resident Elsenhower today edited an “almost completed’*'‘draft of his State of the Union message which will be dispatched to Congress for reading on January 5, * An Air Force courier during the night rushed a new draft of the message from Washington to Key West. Riding with the court*, was Kevin McCann, the chief "White House speech writer. During the morning, the.Pijbi dent planned to run over thfjflk sage draft with McCann tthflKfe mes C. Hagerty, press seci*Ettßn.o the President. Once a fimwMgß ing- draft qf the message Mratt pleted, McCann will fly Washington during this sfSwfr Today’s program appetw®*#? leisurely than that of his fki(|l day here Thursday, whicbgQmflpt mostly in a session of swings, a long stroil abotWKle K' and jn work on two paife||;si>* - After clearing weathjPsJied %IM from ' thu vmdsrtr . SE-i Ifae take fS TbiTt full golf sfclfi^diWfc his heart attack. STROLL FOLLOWS GOLF After 30 minutes of this perform ance before a gallery consisting of his brother, Dr. Milton S. Eisen hower, Maj. Qen. Howard McC. Snyder, the White House physician and Hagerty, the President took a leisurely stroil about the base. The President seemed in a pleas ant, relaxed mood during the hour’s walk in which he was conducted about the base by his naval aide, Cmdr. Edward L. Beach, and trail ed by reporters. Beach pointed out a route along side the quarters once occupied by ex-President Truman and which now serve as the home of the base commandant, Rear Adm. H. H. Henderson. Mr. Eisenhower paused briefly and said to beach: “You lead on the sign says no passage and I don’t want to get shot.” Dignity And Hamor Beach, a former submarine com mander »f imperturbable dig nity but not without humor, re plied drify, “The admiral lives here and if he shoots you, he’s got to answer to me.” The President returned to his quarters to rest before dinner. Hagerty then announced the Presi dent had declared flood-disaster (Onittaaed on Page Two) Pat In New York Does South Proud NEW' YORK (W—Pretty Pat Cowden. who will reign as 1966 Maid of Cotton, did the Southland proud today in the opening 34 hour* of her visit to New Yortc. Lightly dad in a lacy cotton dress, Pat was led onto an outside balcony of a hotel by photogra phers eager for a “skyline” sil houette picture of the 21-year-old Raleigh, N. C. beauty. She glanced at ominous clouds on the horizon and predicted: ”Mv goodness, it’s going to snow again.” But the cold winds and 31-degree temperature failed to ruffle the Maid of Cotton. She did confide * Record Roundup + MUSICAL VAKDETEBB Mrs. Beta Whittenton announces the schedule of her “Musical Varieties” radio program ter next weak which is heard each evening at 3:00. Monday Mrs. Whittenton will play the organ; Tuesday-Oean ette Warren will be the vocalist By.’ | I V” I HHB \ pi QUITS HOLLYWOOD Lovely, t. urvaaeous Ann Sheridan, the “Oomph Girl” of the movies and One of Hollywood’s most durable glamour girls, now spends all of leisure time in Mexico City, where she has a home. “I fell in love with Mexico long ago,” declared Mias Sheridan. Girl Steals To Buy sth Ave. Clothes NEW YORK (IP—A young woman told police today she had stolen a dress, coat and accessories from a department store so she wouldn’t look too shabby to shoplift in a smart Fifth Avenue shop. Lillian Squassina Bow, 34, was caught in the act in the second shop—s4ol along toward a fancier wardrobe, police said. The young woman said she work ed sometimes as a photographers’ model and other times as a scrub woman. She had her heart set, she said, on some new clothes from (Continued On rage Two) ; letar she was glad to come back I inside for a cup of coffee. Then she told reporters of her joy and t surprise at being chosen 1956 Maid of Cotton over 22 other finalists at Memphis, Tenn., two days ago. Pat, whose full name is Patricia Anne, will spend the next few weeks completing a cotton ward robe in preparation for a special appearance before the fashion press. WILL GO TO NASSAU On Jan. 31 she will flv to Nassau, Bahamas, for a four-day visit at the resort before officially begin - (Continued Ob Page Six) accompanied by Olive Gray Her i ring; Wednesday Deane Lou ' Hanna will sing; Thursday Mr. Jack M DanJeD wtH read with a soft music background; Friday—A small boys band will play under the direction of Charles Holmes of Benson. Miss Williams ; Defies Board; Won't Resign By TED CRAIL Record Staff Writer - Harnett’s Superintendent of Public Welfare, Miss Wil ma Williams of Angier, head of the office since 1942 and periodically under fire, yes terday received a letter from the Welfare Board request ing her resignation. The letter asked her to state her intentions to the board by January 1. Miss Williams told the Daily Re cord today “I have no intention otf resigning because they (the board) have not given me any reason to.” County Commissioner J. E. Wam ble, who is chairman of the three man board, said her resignation was requested because of com plaints against her from groups in the community who don’t approve her handling of welfare cases. RAPPED BY DOCTORS Most /active opposition to the welfare f superintendent has come from tfte county medical associa tion, which recently held a meet ing, closed to the press, at which the welfare program was discuss ed. Earlier still, three doctors went before the county commissioners to discuss the welfare program. Re portedly, they claimed that admin istration of the welfare money ac tively encouraged women to have Illegitimate babies. (Continued On Pngs Six) New Reliqious Feature Slated Beginning Monday readers of The Daily Record will be Invited to join ten million people around the world In sharing a Bible text and a brief prayer each day The prayer and Bible verse are already being used in 28 languages on every con tinent and many Islands of the sea The verse and prayer are taken from THE UPPER ROOM, dally devotional guide which is distribu ted in more than seventy thousand churches in the United States and Canada and In thousands of church es in other lands. Those who write the prayers and select the texts come from all parts ofg the world and from all walks of life as wefl as from every denomination. Select ions are made without regard to denomination, nationality, race or language of the writer. Languages in which THE UPPER ROOM is currently available In clude Arabic, Armenian, Cebuano (Philippines), Chinese, Finnish, French, Oreek, Gujarati, Hindi, Hungarian, Locano (Philippines), Italian, Korean, Japanese. Norwe gian, Persian, Portuguese, Rus sian. Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog (Philippines), Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, “Urdu, English, English Braille, English Air Mail, Austral asia English, British Isles English, and India English. (Sunday School Teacher Steals Nearly Million NORFOLK, Va. (ffl A motherly 52-year-old Sunday school teacher with a reputation for benevolence has ad mitted taking what officials said may amount to almost one million dollars from the accounts of a building and loan company. Miss Minnie O. Mangum, assist ant secretary treasurer of the Com mon wealth Building end Loan Association here end a feeder in the Sunday school of the Port Nor T’:«V. v’v '• jp- THE RECORD IS FIRST FIVE CENTS PER COPY ;*T- •~ r - » v®* ■ ■ _ / , a ' K ' * i %£ C«a4 v ,J* 0 HOBEItr H.HMIES ■ . . I ..I i. .1 fa Takes Reporter Role In Local Productions Robert Hodges, 19, who graduated from Dunn High School in 1954, will play one of three leading roles in “Bom Yesterday,’ the first Little Theatre presentation. Director-Manager Lee Crail an nounced today that he has been selected to play the part of Paul, an idealistic newspaperman who at tempts the conversion of a dumb blonde into a beautiful brainwave. “Born Yesterday,” one of the great hits of the Broadway stage in recent years and a movie which won an Oscar for Judy Holiday, whose career has been permanent ly identified with the role, will go into rehearsal after casting is completed. The part which Robert Hodges will play was taken by William Holden in the movie. During the holidays, the little theatre group formed In Dunn and known as “The Players” has sus pended its weekly meetings, but Mrs. Crail has had run-throughs with a number of persons trying out for parts. Those who will fill the Judy Holiday and Broderick Crawford roles (from the movie production) will be announced shortly. FINED $1,600 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. So utheastern Conference Comm is sinor Bemie Moore fined the Uni versity of Alabama SI,OOO today on a charge university alumni gave gifts to a high school quarterback as an tnticement to play for Ala bama. folk Baptist Church for the past SB years, was charged with grud larceny after an audit of the com pany's books. She was charged specifically with < taking about SIOO,OOO during the Free Chest X-Rays Start In Dunn On January 10 Harnett County citizens wili have an opportunity to have free chest x-rays during the month of Feb ruary. Dr. W. B Hunter, county health officer, said today that two mobile x-ray units will go Into action next Thursday, Jan. 4. X-ray technici ans are furnished by the state board of health. . * There will be two clerks to eacty of the truck-trailers housing the equipment. The individual x-rays takes only a matter of minutes, Dr. Hunter said, and alt persons in the county are urged bo take advantage of this opportunity for a check. Persons who receive notice that their x-rays revealed possibility of an unsatisfactory condition are re ferred to their persona! physicians. Angler, Jan. 4, 5. 6,7; Olivia, Jan. 4,5; Dunn, Jan. 10, 11, 12, 12, and 14; Boone Trail, Jan. 6; And erson Creek, Jan. 7; Bunnlevel, Jan. 10; Buie’s Creek, Jan. il; Coats, Jan. 12, 13; Lillington, Janl 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21; Erwin, Jan. 17, 18, 19. 20, 21. past 12 months, but Roy F. Phil* lips, president of the firm, said about SBOO,OOO more is believed to have been taken over a five-year period. A police court hearing tor MIM Mangum. called “Mi* M” by her fellow workers, was postponed to day until Feb. T to permit Htrt examiners to investigate beg so- NO. 17