$ Trial Opens'
Johnston Court
S£
lut
ffi — Farmer De!
to death in the
-ear, pleaded not
fmpda of “transitory
as ha want on trial for
id time for murder tr
Superior Court yesterday
„ sentenced to death
for the slaying of farm
er Raymond tfe Hayes. He
death W* «t
: Central Prison in Ra
___ tMUali Hi* *M» 8upreme
Court granted him a now trial.
The high court heW that Judge
n««p(a wffltauM of Sanford erred
In charging the Jury which convict
ed Adams, of BentonviUe.
MRS. Sl’RLES TESTIFIES |
Only two witnesses were called
as the trial began yesterday. Mrs., i
Junie SUr les, owner of a store where,
Rayas was shot July I. 1956. said 3
she was in the store with Hayes <
When Adams entered with a pistol <
and ordered her to leave. She said
she ran to a nearby barn and heard
a shot ring out as she hid there.
Hayes' testified that she heard '
the shot from her borne nearby.
Mrs. Hayes said her husband had '
left her a few minutes earlier on an ■
errand.
Attorneys for Adams asked each
prospective juror the question: "If
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Two Are Hurt
In Auto Wreck
Two persons were brought to the
Dunn hospital Saturday night after
in automobile wreck at t:lS on the
dd Pope road near Newton Grove.
According to investigating High*
ray Patrmolmen J. A. McColman
ind Fred T. Hand, a 1951 Ford
our-door car driven by David Tyn
iall. seed 33. of Route 1, Dunn,
leaded east failed to take a curve
>n the rural paved highway and
>verturoed into a ditch.
The driver was taken to the
lospital and admitted for serious
iruiaes and abrasions as was a
uutsenger. Miss Dori Tanner, and
l*. of the same community. She
vas treated for a possible fractured
skull. The car was a total loss. The
nvestigation is continuing. .
'ou are shown evidence which
hows that Adams’ wife told him
hat Hayes made Improper ad
anees to her and that Adams be*
ame emotionally and mentally un
j&lanoed. will you give that evi
lence as serious consideration as
my other?"
Stewart i
fCmHmeS from Pare Owl
THREE COMPANIES SITED
Mrs. Stewart, a sister of Mia.
’hoebe Leona Drake Johnson, wife
>f a prominent Dunn physician
ind surreon, has brought action
igainst three insurance companies.
She asks a payment of a 330.000
xdiev on Stewart’s life held by
southern Life Insurance Co., poil*
■ies totaling 313.000 by Jefferson
Standard Life Insurance Co., and
i 33.000 policy held bv the Life tn
uranee Co. of Virginia.
Mrs Stewart sets formth in her
vsnnlsint that proof of her hus
iftnd’s death was furnished the
companies on July 13. 1953. although
there was no body or physical
woof of death.
tinder North Qarodim law, a
ratting period of seven years is
-equtred before a person can be
ieclared legally dead without a
aody or a witness of death.
After his disappearance, avia
tion experts expressed bebef that
Stewart had been caught in a
squall and his plane blown out to
sea. A long search failed to turn up
any sign of his body orhishght
plane.
Confesses
fCsntlooed from Page One)
young people’s meeting at our
church, she began nagging me
again about coming to too late.”
be told police. "It was shout 9:00
o’clock.
“We both went to bed but I was
restless and couldn’t sleep,’’ Lewis
continued. "Finally, about halfway
through the night, I decided this
was the day so X went to the kit
chen and got a knife and stabbed
her while she wa» sleeping."
The youth first told police he
found his grandmother dead when
he returned horns hem a trip but
later confessed killing her before
leaving on the trip
Lewis had served time In s vo
cational school few breaking ar.d
entering and lived with lAx, Lewis
since he was released.
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| Mrs. Sessoms
Spoke Monday To
Club Members
The Lillington Business *nd Pro
fessional Women’s Club, which has
given a helping hand to the around
! Observation Corps, heard a ta.fc
on this phase of civilian defense
by Mrs. R. N. Sessoms, as the club
met on Monday night at the Com
munity Center.
Mrs. Seasoms. chief observer tor
, the local ground observation post,
was the guest speaker. She was
invited by the club's national secur
ity chairman. Mr*. Frances Murray,
who arranged the program.
The speaker told how the local
post, — located at the county prison
camp, operates on a 34-hour sehed
! ule. She reported that there are
now 101 accredited plane spotters,
with eight others In training. How
hardship on present volunteers, she
ever, in order to prevent working a
said, many other workers are need
ed. Ten hours are required to win
the wings that signify that an ob
server is an accredited member of
the Ground Observation Corps
t Mrs. Sessoms reported that only
Dunn and LillingSon have Grou-.«
Observation post* in Harnett Coun
Ity. Carl Lucas of Erwin Is the
county civilian defense chief but
so far no appropriations — • have
been made by the county for ex
pense of civilian defense activities.
During the business session.
’ members voted to hold a "white
* elephant'’ sale in either March or
1 April to raise money to contribute
' to maintenance of the Community
1 enter, site of club meetings Ciuo
r members also went on record end
orsing the entrance of Lillington in
\ the 1956. Finer Carolina Contest
* Active participation of members
was pledged.
Ice cream pie and sailed peanuts
were served prior to the program
: by the hostesses Misses Irene Las
si ter and Betsy Row. Attecbng were
j Mis Mamie Haighwood, club presi
dent, Mrs. Inea Harrington, aeeret
. ary; Mrs. Iva Sloan, treasurer; and
* Mrs J. H. TSylor. Miss Margaret
* Shaw, Miss Adelaide Shaw, Mrs.
Gladys Phillips. Mrs. C. K. Bass,
Mrs. A. R. Jackson, Mrs. Irena
. Byrd. Mrs. Hattie Barnes, and Miss
l Lois Byrd,
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Bridge Chsb
Mrs. Prentiss Sloan entertained
the members of the Chatter Bridge
Club and several additional guerta
on Friday night at her home on
Lillington, Route One.
Bridge was in play at two tables,
where players were ciub visitors
Mrs. W. H. Byrd, Mrs B. O. O’Qu
inn. and Mrs. Lewis McKinney, and
members Mrs. Venable Baggett,
Archie Taylor, Mrs. James Renn,
Mrs. C. 8, Fowler, and the hostess
High score prise for members went
to Mrs. Renn and for visitors to
Mrs. McKinney. The travelling
award was won by Mrs. Baggett.
At the ci'ose of progressions. Mia
Sloan served coffee and cherry pie
topped by. ice cream. Next meeting
of the club will be held with Mrs.
Archie Taylor.
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Mrs. Sidney Winstead of Rost
bore, former LUUngtcn resident, un
derwent major surgery an Monday
u Watts Hospital m Duham. Mr.
amf Mrs. Leo Kelly of Lillington
visited Mrs Winstead at the hospi
tal on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs Win
stead Used In LOdngton while Mr
Winstead was stationed for mon
than a year at Ft Bragg.
I M^fhorlfcfs To
Hnva Sturlv Course
The Woman’* *oeiete of Christ
ian Service of th- Ullinrton Meth
odist Church will sponsor a aeriea
of four Bible study courses during
Lent.
first class of the aeries win to
held on Tuesday. Feb. » at 7:X
o m. at the home of Mrs. Cbr
Kelly. Dates of the other clasae?
will be March (. at the home ol
Mrs W. If. Bvrtf; on March IS a
the home of Mrs. J. A. Walker: or
March 90 at the home of Mrs. E
C. Shoaf.
Circles of the Woman’s Societj
will take turns as hostesses foi
each seeslon. At the Kelly home th*
hostesses wm be members of thi
Euls Parker Circle; at the Byre
home the Sara Lanier Circle; at
the Walker home, the Annie eas
iness Circle; and for the meetinj
at the parsonage, the Ruth John
son Circle.
“Introduction to Five Classics'
will be the topic of the stud]
which deal with the writings o:
Amnietine, Thoms* Kempt* Broth
er Lawrence, Wiliim.-, liw, am
Thom** Kelly. The study win be o»
for which credit wflf be siren to
the Southeastern Jurisdiction o
the Methodist Church
ill order to qualify, certain stand
ards must be met. such as readim
the text in advance, attendance am
participation. Arrangements for th
study will be In charge of Mrs
Walter Lee Johnson, Spiritual Lif
Chairman for the society.
Miss Sharon Wllbourne and he
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John WU
bourne had as weekend guests, Mia
Pat Walker of Henderson an
Miss Carol Porter of Dunn. Mi
and Mrs. J. Paul wadur of llsn
demon ware hare Sunday to' retan
home their Senator.
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Per
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BAIT LIMAS 2 35« i OVMBaajkim 1
COT CORN 2 ££ 28s
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