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THE RECORD
IS FIRST
VOLUME 8
TELEPHONES 3117 - 3118
DUNN, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 8, 1956
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MAT DAT ROYALTY — UlUngten Girl Scouts
st«H the tenth annual Me; Mini on May 3
In the high kM gymnasium. Brunette Becky
Matthews (seated! m chosen by her tMer Scout*
to reign as Queen. Here Mlaa Etta Beth Adcock.
11K Queen, and now a student at Teuee College,
Is shown placing the crown on the Queen. The
Maid of Honor. Mbs Willie Jean Bowling Is at
left, and children who are flower girls, Brenda
Murray and Mona Aiken, and trainbearers, Mar
garet Lynn McKinney and Bart Heed. Crowns
bearer Norsaan OmmM, Jr. was Just oat of the
camera's range. "CVr American Heritage” waa
the theme of mug and dance numbers dramatis
ing the history of oar nation. Some 122 Scouts
took part in the festival. (Photo by T. M. Stewart t
JJlSLM
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By BOOVEB ADAMS
LITTLE-NOTES ABOUT
PEOPLE AND THINGS
Some dentists advise parents ag
ainst giving candy to their chil
dren, but Dr Oordon Townsend of
Dunn is on the children's side—
As a matter of fact, the popular
local delist keeps a big container
of Wellons candy in his office to
give the brave little boys and girls
who parade across his dental chair
_The kids really like him, too..
And the particularly like that Wel
lons candy.... The squabble at the
of talk about the town’s water
water plqt has brought on ar lot
supply .. Some of the comments
are quite interesting— Charlie
Upchurch, for instance, is an old
time resident of Dunn but says
he hasn't drank a drop of Dunn’s
water la years— T can’t stand
the stuff." said Mr. Charlie, “I go
out into the country and bring my
drinking water into town." .... W.
E. Debnam, popular radio commen
tator and candidate for Congress
Cwutlii—a ms Paas Mil
14 STILLS CAPTURED
Officers Diminish
Springtime Spirits
Springtime spirits, that is the liquid variety, will not
be as plentiful in Harnett County as would have been
true had it not been for alert rural police and constables.
The month report of fSheriff
Claude R Moore, made to the!
county commissioners yesterday,
showed that a total of 14 stills and
3.250 gallons of beer, seven conden
sers. 21 1-2 gallons of white whiskey
and five men were captured in still
raids made during April.
Rural police accounted for nine
stills, six condensers and all five
arrest*. Men charged with Uiegal
manufacture of whiskey, included
Wilbur Brower. Steve Puckett, Wal
ter Oillis, Wilbur Smith, an<| Ro
land Smith.
Brower was arrested ou April 14,
when police captured two tin stills
In Johnson vibe Township. At the
same time one copper condenser
and three and half gallons of whis
key were taken.
Other arrest* were made two days
later on April 18 . in Barbecue
Township when the quartet of
Puckett. Oillis, the two Smith men
were captured while busy at still.
OTHER CAPTURES
| Other captures by police includ
ed on April 4 one tin still in Stew
art's Creek township; on April 18,
one tin still in Johnson ville Town
ship: on April 17, two tin sails
in Johnsonville Township. April 19,
one tin still in Anderson Creek; and
on April 19, one 400 gallon tin still
in Upper Little River.
Rural Policeman C. E. Moore as
sisted with the April 4 raid,
but was not present at the others.
Men on all others, except one. were
A. W O'Quinn, B. F Temple. B
E. Sturgill, J. Stanley Byrd, and
Leon 8 Smith. Temple and O’Quinn
worked together on April 19 on the
raid in Upper Little River • town
ship. • iww
Constables Lonnie Jackson and
L L. Holder accounted for the five
stills reported by constables. Holder
found three tin stills 200 gallons of
mash, one cap and one condenser
on April 9 In Upper Little River
Township.
Jackson captured one still on Ap
ril 18 in Stewart’s Creek Township.
He found 150 gallons of beer at the
galvenlzed and wood outfit. On Ap
ril 23 he located one tin still and
200 gallons of beer In Averasboro
I Township.
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO GET ON TV
Talent Hunt One Feature
Of Dance Here On Friday
Television’s search for talent will come to Dunn Fri
day night of this week when Jim Thornton brings his
big aggregation of WTVD “Saturday Night Country Style”
TV stars to the Dunn Armory for a gala round and square
dance and show.
It will be the town's third “Broad
slab Drag" this year The first two
drew capacity crowds aand a still
larger crowd Is expected on Friday
night.
A feature of the evening will be
a program of entertainment by Jim
Banes, famous Grand Ole Opry
Star and the singing hillblliy who
made “Blue Suede Shoes" a nation
wide song hit. Banes is noted for
his rock-and-roll type of singing
and playing and his numbers are
sure to score a hit with the audi
ence.
ONLY APPEARANCE
This will be Banes’ only appear
ance in this part of the State du
[ring his current tour.
Jin) Thornton "kin* of the hill- *
billies" will bring with him Mos
elle. pretty featured female .vocal
ist of "Saturday Night Country
Style" and the other entertainer)
who have made that show origin
ating each Saturday night at 11
o'clock over Durham's TV station
the biggest and most popular live
TV show in the two Carolina*. It
is heard by an audience of morj
than 300,000 every Saturday night.
ENTERTAINERS WANTED
The big attraction of the evening
however, will be' the Big TV Talent
Hunt, which may weJ open the
!
Ike And Estes
Battle It Out
In Corn Belt
By UNITED PRESS
A corn-belt battle between
President Eisenhower and
Sen. Estes Kefauver in Iln
diana attracted major na
tionwide attention among
five state primaries today.
Other primaries in Ohio, Wes'.
Virginia, Florida and New Mexi
oo featured some hot state races.
Mr. Elsenhower and Kefauver
were unopposed in Monday's Mary
land race and in today's Indiana
primary. As a result, the President
picks up 24 Maryland OOP con
vention vote* and 32 in Indiana
for a total of 56. while the Tennes
seean frets 44 Democratic votes -eg
1* from Maryland and 26 from
Indiana.
in aacuuon, Mr. Eiscnncnwri »>u
get a bonus of 5# Ohio votes, al
though they w»U be ^nominally
piedged to unopposed favorite son
Sen. John W. Bricker.
APATHY IN INDIANA
Apathy marked the Indiana pri
mary, despite its significance. There
are no big contests and only 700.000
voters are expected to turn out.
It is the first Midwest primary
since President Eisenhower’s con
troversial farm bill veto. Kefau
ver’s supporters hope to make capi
tal of this. Both parties expect Ha
nders to vote 4-to-J Republican.
And Kefauver supporters win claim
a ‘‘tremendous” victory If the TeO
Keasae senator gats twa-tturds as
many votes' as Etanhover.
It is not a head-on teat of stren
gth because voters cannot cross
party lines.
Other primaries at a glance r
Maty land — Former Sen. Milliard
Tydings was the apparent victor
and scored a political comeback
In one of the closest Maryland con
tests m years. With all but 28 of
1,287 precincts reporting, he led
Baltimore contractor George Ma
honey. 130,468 to 128,178. Tydings
claimed victory.
NICE WEATHER IN OHIO
Ohio — “Nice" weather was
predicted and 1,487800 voters, one
fourth the state’s total, were ex
pected to cast babots. Five-term
Gov, Frank J. Lausche, now eyeing
a Senate seat, appeared assured
of the lion’s share of the 68 votes
in the Democratic presidential pri
hi ma fight. There were hot guber
mary. although eight delegates gave
natorial battles on both sides.
West Virginia — Coon tests for
the Senate, governorship, and other
offices were expected to draw 50
tc 55 per cent of about 1,080.000
eligible voters. OOP and Democratic
convention delegates will be elect
ed an dKefauver backers entered
almost full slate. But s United
Press poll of the 67 delegate candi
r+mHits** Ml War- Twn ’
SLAP HAPPY-Katy Jurad*
above, tossed an ad lib slap at
Anthony Quinn during the film
in* of their new movie, “The
Ixmeiy Gunman.” The fiery
Katy fired when rite thought
Quinn slapped her too' hard
during one of the acme*. Quinn
retrained from retaliating and
the show want on.
\
No Agreement
On Wage Hike
At Erwin Mills
Textile workers tit Erwin Mills
sttil have reached no accord with
the company on a wage raise.
Lacy Dawkins, manager of the
local of the Textile Workers Un
ion at Erwin, said today that the
next meeting between company and
union has not definitely been
scheduled.
A meeting was held last week,
and there have been other con
tacts between union and company
in the past three months.
However, Dawkins declined to
say whether any progress was be
ing made. “I still feel strongly that
the company should grant the men
a raise.” he commented.
Boyd Payton. Southern director
of the Texthe Workers Union, an
nounced earlier that Erwin and
the Neuse plant would iead text
ile workers in an attempt to set a
pattern of 15-percent wage in
creases.
The present contract which the
union has with the contact will
run until next January said Daw
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Clan Shows Talent
For Long Survival
Members of the Smith -
Hood - Peacock clan appar
ently have a Spartan prg -
clivity for survival
As 200 members or the manv -
rooted family met in Benson for
their annual reunion on Sundav,
it* was announced by Mrs. Lucille
Peacock that in the past year there
have been U births in the family,
one marr 1aae and,two deaths.
The reunion, one of the largest
of its kind in Eastern Carolina,
was held at the American Legion
Building in Benson.
After a picnic lunch, members
of the clan gathered around for
group singing led by Blake Tho
mas. Joe Overby of Smlthfield wel
comed family end visitors alike.
Mrs. J. W. Moore of Plymouth
(formerly of Smlthfield) won a
prize far being the oldest member
of the clan in attendance. She is
‘r’mnltmmt Oa Pare Ta*<
* Record Roundup ♦
CILBRX REPORTS—Mrs. Eliaa-:
TCth F. Matthews, clerk of the!
■Samett Superior Court, yesterday
■epoetsd to the county cotnmission
*r» that April collections in her
"d#ce amounted to $981.47, Fees
*ro«n probates were $388 22. and
*rarn civil and criminal actions and
"pedal proceedings in the Superior
Court totaled $323 25 Fines levied
readied $37000.
BIO SING COMING—There will
be * Jubilee Sing Friday. May 11,
at 7:48 p. m . at Hodges Chapel
Free Will Baptist Church. Singers
and public are invited to attend.
.KBOITAiL FRIDAY—(Mrs C. C.
Upchurch win praaani her nvuaic
pupils at a piano recital Friday,
School auditorium the public la
(Centfnacd Oa Fage Twa)
.
Other Hatters
Come Before
?
County Board {
By LOIS BYRD
Record Staff Writer
Harnett County commis
sioners in a day-long session
on Monday approved the re
quest of the county board
of education to set in motion
arrangements for the imme
diate market of one million
dollars remaining from the
two million dollar bond issue
voted last Spring for school
plant building needs.
A variety of other business mat
ters handled Included the resign -
ition of the assistant home agent,
Mrs. Margaret Ray Randall, and
the employment of her successor,
authorization of the annual audit
af county boolts, approval of road
petitions and a preview of the
county welfare budget.
State Senator Robert Morgan,
attorney for the county achool
board, presented the formal request
for the new bond money. The re
solution. passed eanier by the school
board, pointed out that school con
struction now underway has prog
ressed in a satisfactory manner
and “It is now desirable to let con
tracts for further construction in
various schools. Two new Negro
elementary schools. North and
South of Lilllngton, and improve
ments at Harnett High and Dunn
High pchool are the projects al
ready Underway.'
Funds on hand have been allocat
ed for the buildings for which con
tracts have been let, and “the new
bond money is needed to be applied
for the purpose for which they were
voted.” Every school in the county
was to share in the program and
only yesterday. Boone Trail and
Angler sent delegations to the
school board asking that work be
gin immediately on their promised
projects.
County attorney W. a. Johnson
was asked to check with the local
government commission and make
arrangement for the sale of the
bonds.
Mrs. Randall, who has served
three and half years In the county
resigned as assistant home agent,
effective on May 31. She is a na
tive of Boone and ts married to W
H. Randall. Lillington pharmacist
Her successor will be Miss Sarah
Flcquette, of Sampson County now
a student at Woman’s College,
Greensboro. Miss Ficquette will re
port to her new job on July 1 on
completion of her college work.
AUDIT CONTRACT
Carl Parnell, member of the
Dunn accounting firm of Thurman
C. Ennis and Co., ..requested that
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COLONEL JACK BROWN, Jr.
DUNN OFFICER GETS EAGLES
Colonel Jack Brown
Heads Abeline Base
Colonel Jack O. Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Brown of Dunn, has been drawing attention in Texas
where he is the commander of Abilene Air Force Base.
The young colonel, according
to the Abilene Reporter - Newt
“has watched a cow pasture turn
into , a multi-million dollar mill ■
tary installation” since he came
to Abilene in 1953.
At tire time of his arrival, the
$40,000,000 construction program was
just getting underway. He was a
lieutenant colonel then and had
been liaison officer for the Eighth
Air Force and the 15th Air Force.
As the head of fa Strategic Air
Command base, he Is responsible
tor keeping it operating to support
the two wings which "home” there.
This is to provide continuity for
the base personnel and to enable
the fighting wings to be transfer
red into any part of the world
on a moment's notice.
(Continued On Page Three)
Hospital To
Open Doprs
Tomorrow
Hoyle Greene. the pleasant
young administrator of Dunn
pital, has released some fii
which clearly indicate the rol<
hospital has been playing In
nett County.
One of two hospitals In
county, the Dungi institution
given a welcome assist earlier
year alien the fcord Foundation
revealed a decision, to contribute
$29,600 toward tts improvement,
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"STOLEN LOVE WILL BRING YOU SORROW"
Wife Tells How Martha
Raye Stole Her Hubby
WESTPORT, Conn —
SmalMown girl Barbara Ann I
O’Shea, 20, former high I
school cheer leader, onetime
bank employe and a new
mother, told with tears yes
terday her story of how she
lost her handsome police -
man husband to five-times
mamed corned .
tha Raye — wl.ose pc *1 onal
magnetism, she said, exerted
a pull stronger than the com
bined force of a wife’s plead
ing, a child’s need for a fa
ther and the admonitions of
his priest.
In the modest partner's home
of her parent^ hi Westport, Conn.,
where she now Uvea with her In
fant ctawhter, Kathleen Ann, Mrs
O'Shea, a pert 5 toot 1, held noth
ing tow* as rihe told how O'Shea
left her for *ta woman Old enough
(CmHawed On rife Two)
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AtX'L'SED LOVE THIEF AND CAUL GIRL — Movie and TV
comedienne Martha Ray*, right. Monel ad a love thief by the
wife of a young policeman, b pictured hem with pretty rat Ward,
famed call gtrt and ex-uUatreae of Mlnet Jelke. The two am eleee
friend* and Pat once attempted suicide In the sntreae' apartment.
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