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* WEATHER + Partly cloudy and cold thl* after noon. Sonne cloudiness and colder tonight. Saturday mostly fair and somewhat wanner. Etæ B aily Kieme THE RECORD IS FIRST VOLUME 6 TELEPHONES 3117 -J11S DUNN, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 20, 1956 ___ ___ FIVE CENTS PER COPY NO. St - H ■ * I 1 •.vat CHARTER MEMBER WILLIAMS Building & Loan Has Best Year Ike Speaks Tonight; Will Raise Funds WASHINGTON <IP) — Pres ident Eisenhower makes his first major public appear ance sipee his heart attack tonight to help the Repub lican farty raise millions of dollars for the 1956 cam paign. The Chief Executive will he prin cipal speaker at one of hundred* of "Salute to Eisenhower” dinner 1 rallies being staged by the OOP National Finance Committee from coast to coast. The occasion is the third anniversary of Mr. Bsenhvw era Inauguration. Mr Eisenhower will not attend the eating part of the Washington dinner. But he will motor to the Shearton Park Hotel in time to ad dress fellow Republicans across the country by closed circuit television and over the radio networks on a 30-minute program beginning at 10 p. *m. ESrr. Fall Campaign Effort The President probably will de (Continued on Page Five) Marilyn Obscene? He Thinks So MILAN, Italy (H—A school tea cher has charged a magazine edi tor with “obscenity’ for publishing pictures of actresses Marilyn Mon roe and Anita Efcberg The teacher took the charge to court when he discovered his stu dents admiring picture* of the tightfy-elad actresses Instead of igchool books. WAR Pays Honor To Dr. Campbell Dr, Leslie H. Campbell, President of Campbell Col lege and Chairman of the Harnett County Centennial was presented an “Award of Merit,” as the first presen-* tation by the Cornelius Harnett Chapter D. A. R. at the chapter meeting Thursday^ evening. 'roe ciwuun Louis Stephens, the conUuts of which follows: • On behalf of the Cornelius Har nett Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, it gives me great pleasure to present our 'Award of Merit' from the National Defence Committee, to Dr. Leslie Campbell, in appreciation of out standing accomplishments to the American way of life. Keeping before our people, and especially our youth, the signifi cance of patriotic education, and the value of good American citizen-* ship la,one of our alms. J In consideration of these Ideals. | seems that we should give honor I “ to one who have worked diligently I and falthsftdlv to carry <m the work * The Building and Loan Association, which has been going strong in Dunn since its start in 1922 on $20,000 capital, took the biggest jump in its history in 1955. R. L. Cromartie, Jr.. longtime secretary of the association, report ed following the annual share - holders meeting this week that to tal assets were up 191.000 Jin the past year alone. That brings the assets to well over a half miLlon (exact figures: t572.768.17i as of December 31. 1955. Not only that, reports Cromartie, but the Association has been runn ing. in all departments, with ul timate smoothness. "I haven't got a single loan 30: days delinquent on my books." he: said today. "We're paying three and a half percent dividend on savings — ^aid out tlf.000 in that say in the past- year — and we have ample reserves." E. B. Culbreth, Dunn business nan and a reader in business and El vie affairs, was re-elected presi lent of Building and Loan this week. It Is a position he has held itnce the early 1930's Cromartie has been secretary- treasurer since 1932. and was re-elected on Tues iav night. The stability of the official “fa nily" which guides the Asaoda don is matched by the stability pf Its financial condition. Super vised by the state insurance de partment like other organizations )f Its type, it has maintained an Kxcebent record throughout its history. Cromartie said today that a re sent examination of the books re vealed there are ho past doe loans, rhe Association's money is loaned so persons in Dunn only after care lul study, and Building and Loan has shown that it can conduct this justness and maintain its high rate »f dividends to shareholders with treat success. Although the 'Tuesday night meet vas strictly for business purposes, .hose who attended were gratified sy the annual report which Cro nartie gave (those interested trill CuUmcd m Page Tmi I Man Drowns Another Hurt Near Godwin One men drowned and another was injured when a pickup truck crashed through a wooden bndge abutment Into South River near here yesterday. Rescue squad members recover ed the body of Charle* Junior Smith. 18, Oodwhj, several haul* after the accident. Vernon Deamon 27. Godwin, was treated at Dunn hospital for a fractured leg and Internal Injuries. The state highway patrol said the truck apparently skidded on the wet pavement at high speed. Deamon leaped clear as the truck plunged Into the river. I I Dr. Swann Dies After illness Dr. George Rogers Swann, 66, o<f Buie’s Creek died early Friday morning at Watts Hospital In Dur ham. He was a teacher In the English department at Campbell College. Funeral arrangements are incom plete. The body is at Cromartie Funeral Home in Dunn. Dr. Swann was a native of Va., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Swann. He received an A. B. De- 1 gree at Furman University in S. C. and his Master’s Degree at the i University of Va., his PH. D. at the University of Pa. He received Ms Th. M Degree at Crosier Theolog ical Seminary’ in Chester, Pa., and a B. D. Degree at Union Theo logical Seminary in Richmond, Va. He had taught at Elon College, John Brown University in Arkan sas. Pembroke State College and had taught at Campbell since 1063 He was a member of the Buie's Creek Baptist Church and. as «n ordained minister, had filled the pulpit on numerous occasions. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Vir ginia Truitt Swann of the home; two daughters, Mias Virginia Rog ers Swann of Washington. D. C. and Miss Linda Elisabeth Swann, a student at Union Theological Sem inary in New York City. Who Wouldn't, Laurence, Sir! ROME Sir Laurence Oliver, famed for hi* Shakespearian roles, said today he would enjoy working with Msrilvn Monroe in a movie but doubted that previous commit ments would permit him. Olivier, who Hi? visiting Rome. sakl he had been approached to co star with the sesy blende actrws in the film "Sleeping Prince.” VE LOVE YOU, SAYS HIS HONOR, BRING THAT TV SHOW TO DUNN Mayor Hanna Invites Big Jim To Switch From Benson To Dunn tInnnM A# Hun I who Is also the town’s fire chief, I today went clanging into the con- I troversy between nearby Benson' and Its ones-fla write son, Jim I Thornton. And Big Jim, king of the hQl- | billy music-makers, can now sing with gusto—and complete accur acy—the words to a popular tune that says: "If yon don’t want my lore, then 1 know who I'D five it Because Mayor Hanna made it clear In a letter dispatched to tele visions top hillbilly star that he and the people of Dunn stlB love Jim and his Country Style TV Show, even If his native Benson doesn’t. The town s live-wire mayor told him so In no uncertain terms. Fur ther, he invited Thornton to make Dunn his home ad to move the big Saturday night television show to Dunn’s big armory or to the city auditorium in the municipal build in?. His Honor told Jim that Dunn would furnish enough admiring ?mectators to fill the armory with at least 3.000 people every Satur day nlsrht. If Benson Is tired of being called “Capital of the Broad Slab" by Thornton — then Dunn would be Ehid tnj have the title. Hanna said "That way I aee it, Thornton and tmm program could mafc* k t*wr *o famous people will be making special tours Just to see It. "Why. you carry this thing far rnough, and pretty soon the map makers would put a dot on the map to indicate Broadsiab—they’T Iraw the lines' to show it. We would like to have them be a su burb of Dunn. “That’s fame. Nobody looks down m you because you’re famous. In his baliad, “The Broad Slab 3rag,” Thornton is Indelicate en mgh to refer to Dunn a good step •head of Benson in population. W Just a suburb of the “Capital >f the Broad Slab.” Mayor Hanna said it’s his feeling (Continued On Page Two) + Record Roundup + MUSICAL VARIETIES — Mrs. Re. A Whitten ton announces the sche lule of her radio program ovei WCKB which is heard each de\ Monday through Friday at 3:!X >.m. Monday — Teresa Godwin wii; dng; Tuesday — Mrs. John David Cee will play the piano; Wednes iay — Alice Stewart will be the irocaliat; Thursday — Peggy Hod res will render piano selections: Friday — The Dunn High Schoo Glee Club will sing under the di rection of Miss Jean Gayle. MASON’S NIGHT — Dunn- Chap ter 50, Order of the Eastern St ai will observe Mason's Night oi Monday evening, January 23 al 8:00 in the Masonic Temple. At Mason’s and guests are invited a 8:15. TAKES IT EASY—Earl K. Long takes the news of his election in the Democratic state primary as* Louisiana governor lying down In his New Orleans hotel suite. Earl, 60-year-old brother of th*( late Huey P. (Kingftsh) Long, won an easy victory over Nesfe' Orleans Mayor Delesseps Morrison, polling 364,687 votes to 172,319' lor Morrison. With him is Mrs. Long. Ear the first time in 20 years a run-off la unnecessary. MAYOR RALPH HANNA The North Ellis Avenuer; ►resented their petition t< he Dunn City Council Iasi tight and won a quick vie ory without opposition. They had been aroused by a prt 'osal to widen the street, and to he past few days had collective! xpressed their opposition by sign ig a petition which said widen ini Apparently the Council felt thei rotest was Just for they voted un nimously to leave well enougl lone. The reason for widening Nortl llis was apparently because th< Cate Highway Commission believ d that its present narrowness pre mts a safety hazard. But the petition presented to th< duncil by j. A. McLeod, local at irney and a property oyner or (Continued on Page live) Senators Ask Foreign Policy Be Reviewed By WARREN DUFFEE United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON IW — Two Democratic senators and one Republican today proposed a full congressional review of foreign policy as a result of the controversy over Secre tary of State John Foster Dulles’ “brink-of-war” state ment. Sen. Mike Mansfield, <D-Mont>, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, planned to take the Senate fl^or tafpropose a “complete *revfew” of foreign policy. Another committee member! Sen. John J. Sparkman D-Ala, told reporters that “we are going , to have to re-examine the facta” , of foreign policy In light of the furore over Dulles* statement and ' President Eisenhower’s all-out de • fense of his secretary of state. Mr. Rsenhower said at his news conference Thursday that he con i' siderv Duhes the beat secretary of 1 state ne has ever known. He said 1 he has complete faith in Dulles as ■ a man devoted to peace, r But Dulles came under immedl - ate attack in the Senate from a • member of his pwn party’s more conservative wing. Sen. William E. i Jenner, (R-Ind). Jenner described Dulles as an “identical twin” of Dean O. Acheson, President Tru man's secretary of state who was a frequent Jenner target. Jenner called for a “complete re-examin ation” of foreign policy by Con gress. But Dulles was defended by Sen. William hanger (R-ND), an unpredictable Foreign Relations Committee member who frequent ly criticises the Eisenhower ad ministration. hanger said that “there Is a feel ing of security that as. long as Dwight Eisenhower is in the White House there isn’t going to be any war, even if his secretary of state may have taken us to the brink.” Mansfield woiud not comment before his speech on the Dulles controversy itself. But the scholar ly Montanan! said he thinks the time has come fog a thorough re view of foreign jldlicy. ' Benny Is Invited To Carnegie Hall HOhhVWOOD — Comedian Jack Benny on his invitation by the New York. Symphony Orchestra to play his violin at Carnegie HaH, said: “I shall try to sound like I think I'm good enough to play with the symphony even though everyone In the audience knows I’m not. I’ve been practicing with the hope something like this would happen. It takes practice even -to play lousy.-’ Urge National Gas Allotment Prodded by some of thej concerned cetrmnler Dunn’s town council last night moved to urge the Federal Power Commission that it make a natural gas allotment for this area. Dunn has flirted for some time with the idea of having natural gas here. Last night's action was passed unanimously ss councUmen .agreed to a resolution stating that there was a definite need ta this are for the gas. ", PS, 4 With resolution from a number of other North Carolina communi ties—ouch m Oreenrrtlle. Rocky Mount, Wilson, New Bern, Golds boro. Sanford—this will be put be .'ore the gavemfpent agency. City Manager A. B. Uzzle, Jr., said the government would no doubt agree to the allocation “un less there is another area whew they think the gas lx needed mow than here; K might be tHere isn't enough to go around.’* Firms urging this resolution In cluded Barry and Oo. engineers of Baton Rouge. They wet* repre sented at the comma eemton last night by Simmons Barry Mmsalf. J. It Broughton, RaMgb attor ney, represented Trans CBmiHub Natural Gee Pipe line Co. hi Bw I lengthy discussion preceding pass age of the resolution. Trans Ctw Una also had aa engineer present for the proceedings. ----- ■ i Tomorrow Final For Froo X-Rays ' Tomorrow fc the test day JC-r a? uni* from the state board of health wm he in the county to giro Safe empty When Found In Sampson The story was spreading fast today that the safe •obbers, who took a large 3ut undisclosed amount of money from the home of W, r. Webb on Jonesboro Road, have been captured. Not so. say officers. While this rumor was apparent ly groundless, progress has been reported in the case. The safe has been recovered. Officer* actually recovered it on Tuesday, but news of its having been found was with held in the hope that they would be able to close Is on the bandits. The report from Clinton is that the small iron safe turned up in a dry drainage ditch on the farm of Freeman Baas in Plain View town ship in Sampson County. Baa and a. crew of men were cleaning out the canal and came upon the safe completely covered with dirt. Webb’s name was on the safe, and officer* were notified. No money was recovered, but valuable papers were found strewn on the ground. The robbery, one of tne coolest In Harnett history, was pulled off while Webb was out of the house. Mrs. Mattie Webb, and an Infant, were in the house when the men mtered. One man held a gun on Mrs. Webb and told her she would “nt be hurt while other* searched out the safe. The Smithfield sheriff’s office, which is m charge of the infresti sation, denied they hake made any arrests as yet and said they do not know of any other police or sher iffs office doing so. Dunn's police gave a similar an swer. So did the sheriff s office in Ulhngton. William O'Daniel, of the State Bureau of Investigation in Raleigh, said no arrests had been made as far a« his office knew. And added, “I’to sure we would know.” SCRAMS "ESCAPE - PROOF" JAR. Six Times Killer Is Loose Again r'KIJN CJETON, Ind. (W — | State police armed with saw ed-off shotguns and tommy guns today guarded officials and witnesses who helped convict Leslie Irvin, the “Chinese execution” killer who slipped out of an “es cape proof” jail Thursday. Irvin had killed six persons be fore he was trapped, tried and condemned to death. Police said he probably is armed and *vont hesitate to kill again since his own life is worthless. Authorities in Indiana, and Ken tucky — scenes of his crimes — aiso were warned to be on their guard against Irvin, who became known as the "Chinese execution" killer because he made his vic tims kneel before sending a bullet through the back of their heads. The escape of Irvin terrified citi aens of Evansville, home of two schoolboy members of the Junior Sheriffs Patrol who had • linked Irvin’s car to the murder of three Kentuckians and led to his cap* ture. CitteM Boy Weapons Frightened Evansvide citizens bought practically every available gun in town. Store owners had to set up waiting lists and there ware angry complaints at a state law requiring fingerprints and a one* day waiting period for gun pur chases, * , • .% ■ Roadblocks surrounded Evans ville, site of two of his crimes, and Princeton, but the manhunt appeared to be centering in Ihln ois. A nervous man believed to be Irvin was seen in a Wataeka. I1L bar late Thursday night He bolt* ed out the back door when a police car happened to puQ up outside. Television ' station WCLA in Champaign, Ilf. Hashed a United (Continned On Page Tw*' DOC’S LIFE—La«to, the fa mous dog star ot movie*, is now faring better in TV. He drew ' only >263,000 in seven year* of movie stardom. Hi* home screen earnings last year, plus personal appearances, earned >100,000. ' Got Evidence Off Floor Erwin Long of Erwin pied guilty to possession of non-taxpaid whis ky in Harnett Recorder's Court Thursday morning. Rural policeman B. E. Sturgill testified that hi a search at Long’s house Dec. 24 he found white whis ky poured out on the linoleum flow. He said he mopped up eneutrh from the floor to absorb a pocket handkerchief for evidence. ("Sixty days in jail- mid Judge Lee. Hie Court doesn't take a friendly attitude toward this. When youre caught, you’re caught. tomey who was trying his first case by defending Long, reminded Judge Lee that Long was too sick to work and had been ill for sev eral months with a stomach ail ment. He bad a previous good re cord, Williams said.
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