* WEATHER * Owwrally fair and a little cooler Thursday. High 78 to 85 in the mountains and 84 to 00 elsewhere. Friday, fair to partly cloudy and warm THE RECORD IS FIRST VOLUME 6 TELEPHONES 3117 - 3118 DUNN, N. C„ THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 28. 1956 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NO. 146 . —■■■— —i »'"■■! """■iii .■■KM ... in. i.im.— LOVE ME. LOVE MY DOG—And Marilyn Monroe, who’s won Arthur Miller's heart, appears to base captured the complete affection of his pooch. Hugo. Their wedding? Well, it’ll be held awhile, Marilyn Is “resting* at the playwright’s nlne-roosn farmhouse, Roxbury, Conn. DESPITE HOUSE ULTIMATUM JIUL&B •» loom ammi ike TO SMILE on TRAD; JAMES. BRIDES. KISSES When Republican Thad H Pope. -8r. takes the oath as Dunn's act ing postmaster Saturday afternoon and settles down to his new duties hell find something new in the rather plush postmaster's office :n the east comer of the local Federal building. . it will be-thanks to ’retiring Democratic Postmaster ■Ralph Wade — a huge picture of President Dwight David Eisenhow er smiling down at him. . At his own personal expense, Postmaster Wade had the picture of the chief executive framed yesteaday and hung it up In the honored spot on the wall facing the postmaster’s desk. . Actually, Mr. Wade re ceived the picture of Ike from the Post Office Department In Wash ington a year or more ago but had n’t ..gotten around to doing any thing about it . Now that a Re publican boas is taking over the Dunn Post Office he thought It wouid be appropriate to have the picture framed and hung and he did just that . . “It’ll be sort of a present for Thad,“smiled Mr. Wade yesterday afternoon a* he showed the picture to visitors. “It’s a wonderful picture of Mr. Eisen hower, too," he said, and then add ed. “He looked a lot better then than he does now.’’. . To Repu blican Postmaster Pope, any pict ure of Ike looks good arid he will be grateful to Mr. Wade for this un usual act of kindness and courtesy to him and to his party. Inci dentally, there are quite a few Re < Continued On Page Two' Miller, Marilyn Planning Wedding ROXBURY, Conn. API — Playwright Arthur Miller went ahead with plans today for his marriage to Marilyn Mon roe wespite an ultimatum to purge himself of a possible contempt of. Congress citation. • x nr aouse uji-auk-i wau avviti ties Committees gave Miller 10 days in which to divulge names of alleged Communists he once knew or face possible prosecu - ttOO. Hie author of “Death of a Sales man" also faced passport troubles which may prevent any European honeymoon with the actress. GET BLOOD TESTS But blood samples of the play wright and actress were taken by Miller's cousin, Morten Miller, to the state laboratory at Hartford as required by state law before any marriage. The House committee voted the contempt citation ultimatum by a unanimous 6-0. But members said even if Miller refused to comply with the demand there will be no attempt to interfere with his mar riage plans. - The playwright admitted to past Red-front associations in an ap pearance before the committee last week but said "his con science" prevented him from identifying writers be once knew as Communists or Red sympath izers. He complied yesterday, how ever, with a State Department re quest for an affidavit to answer “derogatory information" prevent ing his being issued a passport. He was then asked if be wished to volunteer any more information. Miller is studying the question. Negro Shoots Wife, Then Tells Sheriff Letter Lanier, 3®-year-old Negro of Chalybeate Springs walked into the office of Sheriff Claude R Moore in UlUngton yesterday and •aid “Tve Shot my wife." injuries to the wife, the sheriff found on investigation, were not serious, and after treatment at the office of Or. Cossart at Fuquay Spring* the woman returned home. Sheriff Moore said the wife was shot through the thigh and the couple’s two-year-old son, who was in hie mother’s arms, wae hit in the face and foot by the same blast from a shot gun Lanier confessed he fired. The shooting took place as the man and wife stood Quarreling next door at the home ct Lanier's mother-in-law, Annie Belle McKoy Meantime, no warrant had been issued against Lanier who waa be ing kept in jail after giving him self up Sheriff Moore said Lanier claimed his wife had been “hang ing around with other men” and he lost his temper. Jailer Lee Upchurch assisted the sheriff in the invesdigaiHon. Court Slight Robbers Hit Six Lillington Firms \ c Robbers left plenty of broken glass behind, but aside from one haul of $80 didn’t get much ready money as they broke into half a dozen Lillington businesses last night. Town police, rural police and the " State Bureau of Investigation today were checking on the break-ins, all of which occurred on a single two-mile stretch on Highway 15 A, parallel to LUlington’s main street. They reported several person/ had been questioned in connection with the crimes, but no warrants had been issued. Pieces robbed were Two-Way Restaurant, the Lilltngton Res - taurant, the Amoco Service Sta tion, Louis’ Super Service, J. F Barnes store, and Robert Johnson's Market. The first four of these are in Lillington proper, and the other two are a mile north of — Sinners On Vacation? An hour and a half from the time jit started session. Dunn Re corder* Court mas fresh out at defendants this morning. It ms the third or four consecutive ses sion in which the flow of the ac cused has been slight. •'Ma^be,” said a court official "the sinners are on vacation." Among the few who did appeal before Judge H. Paul Stricklarx thi* morning was R. D. Stewart Stewart, who lives on Bast Broa Street, was accused of public drun kennees and possentob: Be piled guilty to drunkenhee and other charges were droppa (Coatteaed On rage Twe) For 35 Miles Of Street-Way About $26,800 The town of Dunn can expect about $26,000 from the Stat* of North Carolina, as its share of the gasoline tax. City Manager A. B. Cade. Jr., said today that he is preparing a report which must be submitted to the state by July If. Any town’s share of the gas tax money is based on two factors, the population and the street mileage which has to be maintained. The be used for street construction and money which Dunn will receive can maintenance on ali streets other than those which are kept up by the state. The 'city manager said that Dunn now has a total street mileage of almost 35 miles <34.92). That is a 'very little bit" more than last year. Slightly leas than half of this is in hard-surface road. There are 1618 miles of hard-surface against 10.13 miles of gravel type surface, and 8.61 miles of unsurfaced street. The town also has 3.73 miles of street - way (the city manager belie es it is mostly alleys) which are narrower than 16 feet wide and I therefore do not raise the amount which comes to the city from the gas tax. Winners Listed By Paint Store More than 2,000 persons visited the new Sherwin-Williams branch, in The New Quinn Shopping Cen ter during its grand opening last I week. Branch Manager Lawrence j Marshbume reported today. He also announced the names of winners to the prize drawing, a feature of the opening. Winners are: Tony Ray Tew, 706 N. Ellis Ave., Dunn; S. Dewey Edwards. 700 N. Ellis Ave.. Dunn; Mm. W. T. Weeks, 1403 W. Divine St., Dunn; Mrs. (Owntinned Op Page Six) ♦ Record ! BIBLE SCHOOL — Commence - ment exercises for the Bible School to Spring Hill Methodist Church will follow a picnic supper on Fri day evening. June 30, which starts at 7 p. m. o'clock. The church re Dog catcher Bit, Must Take Shots Dog Warden Earl Wells, move a sick dog, received a his forearm *Then the dog died. Now Wells is having to take ra bies shots. Wells doesn't actually believe K was * mad dog. but Harnett has a troubled canine population and every dog that bites must be con sidered ma duntil proved other wise. The dog warden won’t have an authoritative report from the state hygiene office in Raleigh for 10 days yet. Until then, he must continue taking the treatment. Almost as bad a# the shots, he will have to endure a lot of chid ing remarks about *T>og bites dog warden—dog dies.” The pet which did this dirty deed was an aging retainer which lived with Mr*. Qeorge Naylor at 311 South Magnolia Avenue in ! Dunn. Harnett's dog warden, who took 1 office several months ago, has ■ waged incessant war against loose dogs—and negligent dog owners. > He has been striving to reduce 1 the great number of stray* which (Centime* On rage Seven) ANDERSON CREEK SCOUTS — Anderson Creek has a wide-awake hustling Boy Scout troop. Here are the boys with their Scoutmaster Fred Taylor, snapped at recent supper meeting; with Ruritan Club members and parents of the boys. Front row, left to right are: Johnny Usater, Ronny Maye, Bob Thomas (Scout of the Month) and Jack Lu cas; back row, Tommy Lasater, Johnny Carey, Bob Butler, Sonny Maye and Scoutmaster Taylor. More than a hundred person* attended the com munity affair held in the school cafeteria. Se lection aa “Scout of the Month" is a sought-after honor leading by a point system to citation as “Scout of the Year.” who will be eligible to at tend the National Scout Jamboree next year at Valley Forge, Fa. (Other boys absent when picture was taken are listed In story.) (Photo by T. M. Stewart) Lions Outroar T hunder i MIAMI «F> — Lions out * roared thunder last night while thousands of frolick ing members of the Lions international service organi zation paraded through downtown Miami. An estimated crowd of 90.000 turne dout to jam curbstones and bleacher seats along the parade route. Dark clouds and thunder threatened a downpour shortly be fore the procession began. But skies cleared in time for the firs' marchers to ate pout. There were doeens of gaily - lighted floats and over 55 march ing bands in the parade, which Roundup + ports there has been good atten dence at the school. Friday even ing will be Family Night. AU^O LIABIUT — There were 57 (Continued On Page Eight) making a routine call to re deep, semi-circular gash in Council Will Act On Years Budget A rough draft of the proposed budget for the town of Dunn is now in the hands of city council members. It sails for appropriations of approximately $506,000. Vlvy Mau»»CT rt. o. mid today that it will not doubt have to be pared to some extent. He also warned. “In another ye" or so. if we’re to keep up the same sendees, we’ll have to find addi tional revenues.” The council is expected to make budget consideration part of the order of business at the next bi weekly meeting on Thursday, July 5. Or there could toe a called meet ing before then. "Hie estimated budget is sup posed to be voted upon by July 7 and the final budget approved by July J*.” said Uzzle. Prophesying the likelihood that new ways of adding to city reve nue must be found. Uade stated that the difficulty facing town au thorities has come about because “property tax income has not in creased the way the cost of mater ials pal church tow* tocttde Pratt to % conduct the ceremony toeca to both Rooeevelt and hi* bride-to io are divorced. Both have been mar >di Agents un Hand; Sheriff Seizes Records Judge William Y. Bick* ;tt. resident judge of thH 11th Judicial District, yes * erday ordered that election locuments from the recent irimary runoff in Anderson Jreek be seised and probed. Three residents of Anderson ’reek township complained of lr- v egularity in the count to Judge Sickett and were successful in get ing the court order. The _Jud*e nade the order from Smithfleld. Yesterday, when the board of •lections met, there were signs hat a rumble was developing over he Anderson Creek returns. Coun :y Attorney W. 'A. Johnson—who laid he was not appearing in his jfflcial capacity—asked that the 3BI be requested to investigate. He rave as his reason rumor** that here had been irregularity! Though the board earned ttote request no further, today Judge Bicketfs order was effective in ao mmplishing that result. The green xx containing Anderson Creek 3ftllots wa» impounded with Clerk if Court Elizabeth Matthews. SBI ON HAND On top of the boa—perhaps A sign that investigation would go •ight ahead—was an SBI mans mt. w. W. Melvin, agent of the date bureau, and another agent tre to make the check. ’The records of the voting in A» ierson Creek were impounded last light by Sheriff C. R. Moore, in lal political observers state that here have been a number at earn Haipts in years past about the rating In Anderson Creek. One of the three men who went la Judge Bickett, requesting the :ourt order, was W. R. Moss, a farmer of Anderson Creek town hip. On Saturday, Moss puked (Is car outside the polling place ind made, as it has now devel d. his own count of the number •i persons appearing to vote. ‘Continued On Page Right)