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FUN ON THE MERRY-GO-ROUND—Hundreds of
kids throughout the Dunn-Erwin tn* had fttn, and
lota of It. last weekend on the Wonder Bread OMn
panys "Wondrr-Go-Round," at Crafton Tart*
Open Air MvM mm
BUfk, ritht, — *
Enria highway. Bart
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A OAL AND HER ORCHIDS;
CLYDE AMONG FRIENDS
Daw Kimmei, a very astute fel
low, predicts that V. 8. Senator
Stuart Symington of Missouri will
be the Democratic nominee for
President . He sees no possibility
of either AdlsI or Estes getting the
nomination and sees Adlai as "the
Tom Dewey of the Democratic
Party" "Of the two, Dave
thinks. Etest is best. . Mrs. Hank
Currtn is now wearing her hair in
a ponytail . Looks good on Helen,
too . Pony-tails make a girl
look so Intriguing—like Lee Sharon,
for instance In the first place,
pony-tails always give a girl that
mysterious air. . You wonder if
they’re real . In the second place,
we just love long half on wimmen
. Short hair was never meant
for the feminine gender. . . .It
makes a girl look masculine. . .
Go back to your history boots,
gals, even as far back as Delilah
and Cleopatra to Lorellei or the
other mythical Goddesses of love,
to the great Courtesans of yester
day and we challenge you to find
that a single one of them ever wore
'""a short hair-do . Even that old
autttir in the art of love,Ovid, In
his writings of centuries ago ad
vised women that long hair is one
of the pre-requisites of a seductress
..A former Dunn resident. Lay
ton JJorrts, who now resides in
Spring Lake, is running for the
county board of commissioners in
Westing house Plans
Biggest Campaign
NSW YORK OH—Westinghouse Electric Corp. today
mapped plans for a gigantic sales campaign to regain
markets lost during the recent 156-day strike and to boost
sales of consumer products to $1 billion by 1960.
Westlnghouse’s efforts to get its
toasters, refrigeratory sad other
consumer items back into Ameri
can home* win be spearheaded by
the biggest advertising campaign
irt the company’s 70-year history.
The nation’s second biggest ap
pliance manufacturer has ear
marked *32 million for advertising
in 1050, the bulk of it for consumer
products ranging from Christinas
tree light bulbs to color TV sets.
To Use rull Resources
Chris J. Witting, who heads Wes
tinghouae's consumer products di
vision. told a news conference Mon
day the full resources of the giant
corporation will be thrown into this
dramatic tight for a bigger shaie
of the consumer’s dollar.
In 1055. when WesUnghouse
sales dwindled because of the
strike, it spent $24 million for ad
vertising.
The long strike is estimated to
have cost Westing house some $300
million in lost business, about $100
million in consumer products alone.
Witting said that Weattnghouse
expects its consumer product sates
in the remaining • months of this
year to equal or surpass the vol
ume for any 12-month period.
Starts Mid April
The huge advertising campaign
gets into high gear April 16 with
a sweeping "product pre-sell cam
paign" in 15$ newspapers In 1*7
key markets aerots the nation.
Top spokesmen for Westlnghouse
noted that production is rapidly ap
(Conttawad Os Tag* Three)
Young Mother
Sex Parties
WATtttUX), Iowa. OR—A young
mother was Jailed today on charg
es ot recruiting three teen-aged
Kiris for *hcpiiftin« spreea and sex
parties in her home.
Mia. Mary Ebaugh, 38. whose
children range in age from 2 to 8
yearn, was charged with larceny
land contributing to the delinquen
cy of minora.
She was Jailed when she could
not post 8600 bond yesterday.
Police said the girls signed state
ments admitting they accompanied
Mrs. Kbaugh on 10 shoplifting
raids. They lived in her apart
ment from two to six weeks and
had sexual relations with boy
friends there, police said the girls
admitted.
One of the girls 18. was charged
with larceny and sentenced to 16
days in jail. ‘The others, aged 16
and 18. wore turned over to juve
nile authorities Mrs. Bbaugh's
children were put in the custody
of Juvenile authorities.
Is
Three Young Italian Girls
Attack Unfaithful Lovers
HOME on—Three girls in differ
ent Italian towns attacked their
unfaithful lovers yesterday with
axes, revolvers and scissors. There
were no fatalities, but plenty of
blood.
Thousands of pilgrims at the
shrine of the Madonna of the
A nA near Naples saw Oonoetta
Fak-o. 31. stab Gennaro Blfuloo
with a pair of setaxrs because he
broke hie engagement to her. Bt
fulco, 20. was hospitalised In criti
cal condition today.
RospfTAUZKn n son.
In Afellino, 17 year old CMuaap
pina Ftrrm engaged in a Woody
duel in the countrywide with Re
nata Lombardi which i»i«w^ them
both in the hospital with aerioue
wound*.
Giuseppina and Renata went out
for an Boater Monday walk. The
Kiri asked her lover to many bar.
They quarreled and Renata (tab
bed the girl in the head and body
with a knife.
The giii, bleeding, profusely,
grabbed an a» ud k(fk hiWtafj
Rena to until ahe ooBagaa^ nUag
: i
era found them both unconscious
end- rushed them to i hospital.
In Otbellina, Sicily, 21 year old
Margherlta Capo quarreled in the
main street with Olrolamo Bal
santo, 21, wham her family has
sued for allegedly seducing her
Farmer Pietro Zummo, a relative
of the girl, joined in the dbpute.
PUTS BULLET IN CHEST
ByewUnetses are a bit contused
on what happened newt. There was
“a lot of Hwrttaf on' both sides
and M year old Vtto Pbrrara.. an
(OeaHaasd Oa Pag* Tbme)
County Boantf
Has Meeting
Easter Monday
By LOIS BYRD
Record Staff Writer
County Commissioners in
ui Easter Monday holiday
meeting paid bills, approved
road petitions, heard month
ly reports and drew names
>f ninty jurors to serve in
the May term of superior
:ourt.
All members of the board, with
exception of R. L. Pate of Erwin,
were pre-tent. They included
Chairman L. A. Tart of IXom, B.
P. Ingram of Manners. Glenn John
son of Kipling, and J. E. Womtte
if LUllngton. County Attorney W.
K. Johnson. Auditor H. D. Carson
snd JAs. Inez Harrington, clerk
to the board, also met with them.
James P. Davis. Ulllngton. insur
mge agent and Mills Roberta of
Charlotte, representative at the
Maryland. Casualty Company, ap
jeared in behalf of the bonding
company. They sought to interest
he county In buying new one
il&nket bonding protection tor all
■mjrtoyees who handle money. Ma
for ity of office holders now furnish
required by
aw. DavU was asked to
woposal and confer with the board
t a later date.
An order was given that die
elting in the basement of the
gylculture building should be re
laired.
Dog Warden Earl WeBs appeared
n person to read his moodily re
port. mid reports of other county
Jfioers were presented In writing
OPERATIONS PRAISED
On recommendation of X E
Vdmble, representative Worn the
oramiseionera on the welfare
oar'd, the oommlsstaners went on
ecord as praising the operation of
he Seminole Boarding Home A
esohition commending Mrs. Mar
ie N. Douglas and her husband
or their operation of the home
ras prepared. This home support
d by the county and by donations
com school and civic groups pro
ides a home for Negro wants of
he county juvenile court. Mrs.
louglas Is a teacher in die John
onville School.
In January the board turned
town a welfare department pro
io«ition to license the home and
ecehre state funds for upkeep.
"our children would be the mini
num such a home could care for
nd meet state boarding home re
tirements. Commissioners and
he judge of the juvenile oourt,
rtorfc Elizabeth Matthews
GRIPPING ROMANCE-With a firm grip on each other’s
band, Swedish screen actress Anita Ekberg and her fiance,
British actor Anthony Steel, pose happily in Hollywood after
she announced their engagement. Wedding date depends on
their future screen commitments. Anita is new working in
loco's “Back From Eternity.”
Four Aten Are Arrested
^ M Tcor
Up Liquor Stills
Rural policemen, working under the direction of Sher
iff Claude R. Moore, captured six illegal liquor stills and
arrested four men during the still raids in March.
Erwin Mills
Chief Slated
To Preside
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. an—Cotton
textile executives,.’ representing SO
per cent of the nation's cotton mill
spindles, will consider foreign com
petition. imports, merchandising
and other matters at the annual
American Ootton Manufacturers
Institute convention here this
week.
Top speaker for the convention
will be Sen. H. Styles Bridges
(R-NH) Who will toe heard at the
closing session Saturday.
The convention wiH open Thurs
day when close to 1JM0 executives,'
associate members and guests will I
(Coattnwod On Face Ttoae)
Joyce Godwin Trios For "Miss Dunn"
Joyce Godwin New
Entry In Pageant i
The fiery batons of Joyce Godwin will be twirling again
—this time at the “Miss Dunn Pageant” on April 19 and 20.
Joyce uoawm, uunn Hign senior I
whose startling tricks with the ba
tons have already impressed many
local persons, has been announced
as the fourth approved entrant in
the beauty and talent contest.
The daughter of Mr and Mrs. A.
B. Godwin, Jr.. Joyce has blue eyes
and brown hair. She is only five
foot tall and weighs one hundred
pounds.
Woodrow Myers, publicity chair
man for the “Miss Dunn” contest
which is being sponsored by the,
Junior of Commerce, announced
her candidacy late yesterday after
noon.
Next year, said Joyce, she hopes
to go to Eastern Carolina College
at OreenvUle to prepare herself for
a career as a music teacher. |
A centennial princess, she is ad-,
ept in a number o fflsMS besides
(CssOaaii Oa rags Three) >
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JOYCE GODWIN.
in a. mommy report rpea yrescr
dsur with county commislonCrs. 8*“
Sheriff reported that other evidence
taken included »three- condenser*
and 20 gallons, of whisky, while 2,250
gallons of beer were destroyed.
Humber of stills seised was tea
less than IS seised in the month of,
February. However, policemen cred
ited the decline to the fact that a
heavy term of criminal court kept
officers close to the office and ene
policeman was out sick lor two
weeks.
Stewart's Creek and Anderson
Creek, were two stills were found
in each township, had the doubtful
honor of being the location of the
most captured stills. One other eras
found in Johnsonville and one lo
cated in Buckhom townships.
ARRESTS MADE
Arrests were made on March 9
in Buckhom Township when George
Baker and Percy lire Jarman were
arrested at a tin still where 350
gallons of beer also was found. On
March 29 in Stewart's Creek town
ship. officers found Willie Hugh
McNeill and James Albert McMeUl
busy at a still. All have been charged
with illegal manufacture of whiskey
Rural policemen who worked as
a unit in almost every raid were
J. S. Byrd. A. W. O'Quinn, B. F.
Temple. B. E. Sturgill, C. K. Moore
and Leon S. Smith.
For the second consecutive month,
no report of still captures waa re
ported by fee-paid deputies or cop
stables.
neamer Plays
Havoc In Six
Restem States
By UNITED PRESS
Tornadoes and dust storms
spread havoc through six
Western states today and an
ice storm crippled portions
>f South Dakota.
Tornadoes ripped through cities In
Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri,
killing at least seven persons and
injuring more than 80.
The worst dust storm in mem
ory struck the Odessa, Trx., area
and more dust storms hit Okla
homa,’ southeastern Colorado, east
ern New Mexico and southern and
central Missouri.
In South Dakota, freezing rain
formed up to an inch of ice on
utility lines In the south central
portion of the state Monday night,
leaving 30 communities with a com
munications blackout.
. Largest of the isolated commu
nities was Pierre, the state capital.
*I5ie weather bureau wamde that
freezing drizzle and heavy fog would
be folowed by four to eight inches
Of new snow.
The tomadpes. dust storms and
icing wen caused by an early spring
storm growing more vigorous as it
moved due north through eastern
Nebraska. The storm centered this
morning was in the Omaha and
Norfolk, Neb., and Sioux city. Iowa
TomadA warnings issued *arber
tor west central and northwestern
Illinois and southwestern Wiscon
sin were canceled at mid-momlng,
but the weather bureau said strong
gusty winds would continue.
SAT MEN TOO STODGY
LONDON «t-A hatrdwmsr
gy” walled H. A. Ttiwnr premi
ers Federation. 'They de net
want tbeir women to change."
Nude After
Rape Fails
V* " ' * 1 . , ^
FAYETTEVBLL® (W—A you*
waitress was left nude in a woods
early yesterday toy three serrioe
men whom, she said, she iirnuart
Smiling Shares ef Herself
Wanta Buy Share
Of Pretty Blonde?
HOUSTON, Tex. (IP) — A
tall, curvy blonde actress
who is selling $15,000 worth
of stock in herself to finance
a Broadway career said to
day she was confident her
[acting ability would pay off
her investors.
The Texas beauty, Caroline Rich
ter, said the novel idea of incor
porating herself was thought up by
friends, one of whom is a lawyer
who is handling the legal phases
of her contract.
Already, she said, her friend*
and fans who have seen her on the
stage have bought $6/100 worth of
stock at $1 a share.. And she satf
she felt confident of raising _
rest of the *15,000 very quickly
since the recent publicity about
her venture.
However, if you’re thinking
buying a dollar’s worth at
forget it. In order to keep the__
ber of investors down, shares Are
being sold, at least for the present
time, hi 500-share blocks.
Caroline is married to an InafiMr*
a nee salesman and has three chil
dren. At 28, she feels she is throagh
having children and wants to test
her ability in the big time. ‘ j
Big Expenses
She said tl&OOO should tide her
over in the expensive Mg city at
I least a year.
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Irwin Woman Bring* Chargos
Coats Teacher Charged
With Indecency, Assault
IMMfi
«*y 1UI vMlu
Record Staff Writer
„ Clifford Z. Adams, 26-year-old math and history teach
er at Coats High School, is expected to plead innocent
Thursday afternoon to an accusation of indecent exposure
and assault.
On* of the state* most noted
crtmtatl luwym. Juk j^mg ||
KUwtoa, reportedly has tasn rs
caas comes to Mai at 2:SO p. m.
Thursday.
by 1M. Lett hmfoand vu traced
to his ear.
mtatmm who win appear for
the state include Dorothy and
Wilma Loom who haws claim t
Adame did "the same thing wfth
UwKn.1 -
Mpdap hmmm Margaret B.
Mrs. Lee stated in her '
charge that Adam
and wiltttiUy go upon the
(her) by taking her
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