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V + WEATHER * Fair to partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. High today 50 north east and 60 southwest. Low tonight near SOfe mountains and JO-a else where. - THE RECORD IS FIRST VOLUME ft TELEPHONES 3117*9118 DUNN, N. C.,.TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 3, 1950 : FIVE CENTS PER CO**Y . * » Nb.- if ! fm tm, ■. • ■ ■jj^ w* B ■ HI HI BHr I PWST UP IN *5* — The drat Why bora in Dm fa 1M4 to mmmm Girl Tort.-* but daddy *nd friends wtU mil her Dobra Jeon. 8be Is the of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Tart of Benson. Nana who so Wttondy raised the Wby tor her drat look at the manna (which she didn’t take) was Janie Bette Jaefceott, In sttaryt of the W* *** Utt* iW was lha tint and baby of the New Tear to arrive an to yesterday. an Non Tear's Day, IS at StSft St birth. Bank Of Former Treasurer Robbed RICHLAND, Kan. API — Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark Dray, former treasurer of the United States, was held prisoner for about an hour last night by three men who forced her to open the vault at the bank which she heads hens. Officers said the bandits obtain ed approximately (3.000 tram the Richland State Bank, of which Mrs. dray is president, and an ad ditional (167 from the general store operated by Mrs. Gray and her husband, Andrew J. Gray. Mrs. Oray told a reporter the men did not trreaten her life. Composed, but with tension In her voice, she turned back all other question* Officers said the three men, armed with pistol*, appeared at the Oray home and left Oray bound and gagged while Mrs. Oray oe companicd them to the bank. She later was released unharmed, and the men fled in the Grays* station wagon. It was found abandoned near here later. ”Three men said to answer the general description of the bandits were arrested early today at 0 Dorado. Kan., and Mrs. Grey rushed there In an attempt to iden tify them. However.' Mrs. Orar'said they were not the bandits and they were released. El Dorado police report «*• RALEIGH HR—State officiate have promised action to Implement recommendations mad{ in a re port on long-range hurricane and disaster rehabilitation steps. JhsM JjHto JhinqA By HOOVES ADAM MINISTER INVESTIGATED • orrs, dolls and thinos Dr. E Norfleet Gardner of La ttrtnburg, former paster of the First Baptist Church of Dunn, got quite a surprise a few nights before Chris, turns when a committee from his church called at his home and ad vised him; in a rery serious and business-like manner: “Since they 're Investigating Dr. Tribble art Wake Forest, members of our ehurch felt you could stand a little investigating, too.". . . The popu lar little minister was quite taken hack. . . For dnce in his life, ha (Centteaed On Fags Two) 341 Killed On Highways By UNITED PRESS Holiday traffic deaths set a record for a three-day Hew Year's celebration, but an all-out safety campaign sav ’ ed 70 lives. The United Press count from S p* m Triday until midnight lest ntfht showed that Ml persons died la truffle soddents. There were M deaths la fires, 12 la plana crash es, and M la miscellaneous acci dents for an overall holiday death toU of MS. The traffic dean count topped the record of MS fatalities set du rias the three-day, IMS New Tear's holiday. But It wasn't dose to the 430 predicted by the Mkttawl Safety Council, which would have set an ali'-Ume record of <31 set during “Block Christmas" week end just; one week ago. The Safety Council estimated that the final New Year's death tally would stop at about 3M That meant a earing of TS liras which the council had previously written off. The oouncll credited three fee* ton for the saving of dree: i: An tapreoedented national traffic crackdown, innate** # »»*U army of policemen. Nation al Ouardamen and even planes. They had orders to enforce ah laws to the limit in order |» present Another massacre. J. Wide publicity given to the "Black Christmas'* slaughter by press.' radio, and television. 3. A refreshing demonstration of safe and sane driving by holiday motorists. ■ABN TAKES FIKK 8mall damage resulted from one of the first tine of the New Tear. A barn caught fire at 602 Townsend at. behind a home owned and oo copied by Annie Elliott, a negro. The fire-department's secretary treasurer said the cause of the fire w* grass fire in back. Twenty five volunteer firemen answered the alarm at 9:10 p. m. yesterday: -V ■ - f Welfare Chief Is Ready For Ouster Meeting By TED CRAIL Record Staff Writer The chairman of the coun ty commissioners, Lofton Tart of Dunn, said today that the commissioners defr initely would sit in on the meeting of the welfare board tomorrow but that he does n’t believe they have, any power to reverse the action which the board may take about Miss Wilma Williams. Alias Williams, Superintendent of Public Welfare for Harnett County since 1942 and under fire from one quarter or another for an almost equally long time, is threatened with firing because she has refused to resign. Thursday before New Year's she received a letter frbm the three man board requesting that she re sign. and board members privately said they hoped it could all be managed without a large public fuss. Miss Williams fired back that she had no intention of resign ing. a The Beard Mid the superinien •eat wH meet Hum to face at the state dspartsaant el welfare to de termine if he would qualify for the Superintendent's Job which she Chairman Tart said he comd hot rive any opinion an the split wdich has arisen between Miss Williams and the board. His oiu'y comment (Continued On Page Pour) Record Roundup LEMON MEETS — Dunn legion naires are being called to a meet ing Thursday night at Johnsons Restaurant, 7:30 p. m. Adjutant L R. Norris urges all members of the local post to attend, says, "Come very important business will come up.” CHUN WOUND—David Bari Eas on, 12, of Wade, Route 1, is being treated in Highsmith Hospital for injuries received when a stalk cutter hit him. He received chin cuts, a puncture wound in the thigh (Continued On Page rear) Snack Bar For Poor Republicans CHJOAOO (W—Republican lead ers today announced accomoda tions for OOP members who can't afford to pay MOO a plate at a "Solute to Elsenhower’ dinner Jan. 20 A snack bar will be set up in the balcony with prices cut to $12.80 a person. '55 REVIEWED: '56 PREVIEWED Sfatesmen Bumble, Cokes Get Digger By TED CRAIL Record Staff Writer New Year’s reminds us, in the words of A. E. Hous man, that “the world, it is the old world yet.” People are still kicking off from the effects of bootleg liquor. The statesmen and diplomats, in their massive wisdom $nd great humanity, continue to bumble into situations in which thousands of people needlessly lose their lives. Is anything really better, this 1956. than It was in the years that have gone-before? Well, Coca-Cola has come out with a bigger bottle. We haven't seen much of it in Dunn yet, but presumably it is on the way. George Gobel. the rookie TV sensation, has yielded some of the limelight to Phil Silvers, an old - timer who finally found the range. Ike is well, Peron is blue, Truman is still full of pep per, Kefauver hasn’t been photo graphed in a coonskia hat in monthf I would say the world is better. (Crattamed mi Page Twe) He Saw Three Games At Once MEMPHIS, Tenn. OP—Evan Pellman solved the problem that often perplexes television foot ball fans when more than one food fame is on at the same time. Fellman stacked up three television sets, one on top of the ether, to watch the Oranee. Cot-' tan and Sufat Bowl football fames. He used a radio for the sound and tuned in the fame that at the time seemed most excltinf. SHE COMES UNDONE It Couldn't Happen To Shapelier Gal LONDON (m — Well, It finally happened to one of those girls with a strapless, low - cut eve ning gown. The girt was‘Anita Ekberg, the bosomy Swe dish actress. The scene was London's Berkeley Hotel. The time was New Year’s Eve. The mishap was reported by London Daily Sketch Correspondent Simon Ward who describ ed himself as an eyewitness. Balloons were popping, champagne corks zooming as she reached the hotel for dinner," he said. “And then it happened. As she walked through the foyer , , . zip! , . . ping! “The stitches of her $380 black velvet dress — it had a plunging neckline and was tight to the knees with a froth of tulle to her shapely ankles — had snapped. "She flung her arms around her body to hold it up — and dived 30 paces for an ante room.", Ward said his wife followed Anita and gave this report: ; “Under tt (the gown) was Just Anita . . ' - I Political Air Hangs Heavier At Opening WASHINGTON tip) _ The second session of the Demo cratic - controlled 84th Con gress opened today in holi day mood but with election year politics already begin ning to simmer. Oavels calling the lawmakers to order were banged promptly at noon EST by veteran Bpeaker Sam Rayburn In the House and by Vice President Richard M. Nixon In the Senate' Chaplains pravered, the rolls were called, and Congress again was ready for busineaa. Not much besides routine was on the opening day agenda. This was Just as well, since members milled in the aisles, shaking hands and exchanging greetings, almost precluding the transaction of bus iness. The good feeling, as always at the start oi a session, was bipar tisan. The exclamations of pleas ure and well-wishing were In ap parent disregard of party lines. This seemed unlikely to last. The political charges and counter char ges of a presidential and congres sional election year already were beginning to sound, and were sure to get‘steadily Inode*. AWAIT Tiers MESSAGE — TMbe memBdrs tost no time hi starting to drew is the brewer bills on some orf the issues that will be freight steadily between now and election dav. Senators, by custom, don't Introduce bills until after the President's State of the Union mes sage. The message will be head by clerks on Thursday rather than delivered personally bv the Presi dent. t*») is recimerating from his heart attack at Kev West. Fla. Both chamber, planned to re cess after today’s brief sessions until Thursday. Marlowe May Have Written Shakesaeare CRTSLFNraWT. England W— A nartv of literary sleuths will oo en a 300-vear-old tomb here next week in search of paoer* provine the wre*s of William Bhakesneare aotuallv were written by Christo pher Marlowe. Calvin Hrtffman. American au thor of a book esoousing the "Mar lowe write Shakesoeare" theory, is expected to fly here for the <A> (Continued On Page Three) HAS TOURIST COURT — J. L. Ayers moved here from Green ville. where he |ue up s business Interest, to take over Ms's Kitch en snd Tourist Court on the Fayetteville Highway. Yesterday Ayers was outside looking at his grounds as he laid plans for putting up more outside lighting, to attract the steady stream of traffic up and Heslip Is Ordered Returned For Trial Edsel Heslip, Detroit Ne gro, who has spent more than a year fighting extra dition to North Carolina to stand trial for the murder of Private Sammy Long, Ne gro soldier stationed at Fort Bragg has been ordered re turned to Harnett County. » However, there were indication* that it may , be a month or two before Heslip actually arrives In Harnett County, as hla attorneys make a last ditch fight to prevent his return. Sheriff Claude R. Moore, whose speedy investigation otf the murder linked Heslip and Long's 23-year old wife with the crime of last De cember a year ago, has been noti fied bv Marvin O. Lane, Chief of Detectives for the City otf Detroit that a writ of habeas corpus, in voked in behalf of Heslip. has been ■ dismissed. On December 19 hi Wayne County Circuit Court. Judge Mile* Culehar dismissed the writ, and ordered Heslip. now held in Detroit, returned to North Caro lina for trial. However, attorneys for Heslio requested and were granted a 20 day stay, pending an appeal to the Simreme Court of the State of Michigan. In the event the appeal is perfected, the return can be de layed two or three months, anL wrote. -v Meantime. Detroit police author ities report that Dorothy Long, voung wife otf the dead man, testi fied at the lengthy habeaus corpus hearing. They said that they have assurance from Dorothy and her Parents, that ahe will testify at the Heslip trial in North Carolina. The woman has confessed her cart in the crime, and implicated her lover Heslip. Criminal action against the Long woman wae dis missed in the Recorder’s Court otf Bank Robbed Of mu VXD ALIA, Oa. 0JV_Thre« iwell organiaed bandit*, armed and farted, abducted a bank president from hi* home iaat night and forced him to open the mutt of the Vidaliai Banking Co. which they robbed of $18,000 in cash and checks. The three highwaymen came to the home of banker Gilbert Oib so nabout 10:30 p. m. Monday after the family had retired. When CMb son answered the doorbell they told him “this is a stickup” and forced their way Into the home. After binding Oibnonb wife and two children, the bandit forc'd Gibson to drive his own ear to tire bank, omen up and take them to the vault. They made no effort to get into an inner safe where CHb son said at least $50,000 waa a**! cured. That safe was locked with a.time device. ;*£.' The men scooped up about $14. 000 in currency and other $4,000 worth of checks from tellers’ too®*' es in the mult. Gibson was returned to his home unharmed and waa bocnd and gagged. The thieves left in till banker’s oar but abandoned It about five miles from town. W. C. Handy, 82, Critically lit NKW YORK IW—W. C Randy, 82. the "father of the blue” waa critically ill in a Harlem hospital todav. Handy, who wrote "Memphis Blue*,” “Beale Street Blues* and the classic, "St. Louis Btues* was admitted to Sydenham Hospital Saturday. 1 Dead, 86 Jailed In Strike Violence COLUMBUS, Ohio <W — One man died and 86 strikers were arrested today when violence flared during a matt demonstration of strikers at the local Westinghouse plank. Sheriff* deputies reported H men end 12 women were jailed. Cars of workers attempting to en ter the plant were smashed and at least seven persons suffered injur ies during the uprising staged hy some 3,000 members at the Inter national Union of Electrical Work ers. Troy Tadlock, tl, of drove City, Ohio, died during the demonstra tion. There were me mart* oa Mi \ I body, died of natural The M strikers who ed were held in the ballpen Franklin County Jail on Inciting a riot, said chargee of contempt of probably would be filed h All available police and ere sent to " Company officia ■MMM of the of court
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