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❖ WEATHER * Generally fair and cold Friday. High mostly In the 40’s. Saturday Increasing cloudiness with slowly rising temperatures and a chance of rain or snow by night. ’ X T- .(E« THE RECORD IS FIRST VOLUME 7 TELEPHONE 3117 — 3118 DUNN, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 15, 1957 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NO. 51 END OF A JOURNEY — For Isaac Tart the en of a journey to Dunn came swiftly last night The car he drove plunged off the highway on i curve, turned over three times, landed on hin I 1 killed him. Arrow points to his body still caught under the wreckage. (Record Photo by T. M. i Stewart.) i* T rathe Violator Given Choice-170 Years Or $20,000 Gromyko Succeeds Shepilov MOSCOW OP) — Andrei Gromyko 1ms been appoint ed Russia’s foreign minister, replacing Dmitri Shepilov, it was announce4*#>day. Shepilov had served in the post only nine months, marked by un rest in Poland and armed revolu tion in Hungary. The action was taken following secret meetings of the Soviet Com munist Party central committee Wednesday and Thursday. Shepilov, 51, former editor of the Communist Party organ Pravda, replaced V. H. Molotov only last June. The few new foreign minister was first deputy to both men. (Continued on Pare Five) PARIS (IP) — Garage owne 'about serving.a sentence of 1 $20,000 fine for being the v But Barrier hoped the court would consider his* record as a wounded war veteran and let him off with a light sentence, say 35 years in Jail. Barrier, a middle-aged man who weighs 250 pounds, pleaded inno cent to charges he ignored 2,500 parking tickets over-a two-month period. He had this explanation. He didn't violate the parting laws at all. But other people parked in a nearby no-parking lot and went across the street to the cemetery to put flowers on graves. Tore Ttyem Up Barrier told p\s attorneys .police apparently were giving tickets, in his name for all the cars found, parked in front of his garage and in the adjoining, 4 forbidden lot. That’s Why he tore them up, he said. , Police had another version. “We believe Barrier may have found an easy way of making mo Principals Say No, Earl Says Yes Did Anita, Hubby Brawl Over Statue PALM BEACH, Fla. (IP) — Some 700 society and Holly wood celebrities frolicked at Horace Dodge’s benefit ball until the early hours today but none would or could con firm a reported beach fight involving actress Anita Ek berg. Columnist Ean Wilson reported that Miss Ekberg’s husband, actor Anthony Steel, and Cuban sculptor Joseph Dubronyi hurled chairs at each other in a battle over Du bronyi’s nude statue of the actress. The party was attended by such personalities as Errol Flynn, Peter Lawford, Ann Miller, Joe DiMag gio, and Sen. John Kennedy (D Mass). Steel, awakened after only a few hours sleep following the big ball, said he did not know Dubronyi and said he did not get into any fights. Dodge heir to an automobile for tune, backed up Steel. "Tony and Miss Ekberg are my guests," Dodge said. "If he had been in a fight, I would have been in it too. I think this is a shame... what they are saying about my wife’s party.” The party was given by his wife, former blonde actress Oregg Sherwood, for the benefit of the Heart Fund. •Why, I’m' sure she must have raised more than $60,000,” Dodge said. \ $■ ■ \ : Jean Barrier worried today 70 years in jail and paying a ■orld’s No. 1 traffki^JM»wfffi%. ney,” a spokesman for the pre - fecture said. The spokesman said Barrier al legedly took more clients in his garage than the space available and then shunted others over to (Continued on Page Five) Miss America (No Less) Coming To Dunn For May Beauty-Fest Miss America of 1957 — sparkling Marian Ann Mc Knight — has turned the hearts of local Jaycees topsy turvy by agreeing that she would be most "' happy to come to Dunn and preside at the beauty pageant here'on May 1 and 2. Her acceptance of the bid touch ed off a major effort to make the corning beauty pageant to select a new Miss Dunn the most gala of many similar events that have been held here. ; > ' Never before has Dunn had a Miss America in its midst. Never before has America .had a beauty queen like Marian Ann McKnight. For one thing, she’s a good old Southern girl — .bred in Manning, South Carolina, and her drawl proclaiming to all the world that she sure does come from south of the Mason -Dixon. Beauty, charm and a good sense of direction have carried the five foot-five-inch blonde to the kjnd of fame that usually exists only in day dreams. Woody Myers, publicity chairman of the Junior Chamber of Com merce, said that a dramatic pro gram will be arranged for May 1 and 2 with Miss America as the most spectacular of the invited guests. Fond of writing short stories to her spare time, Miss McKnight has happy thoughts about such diverse idols as Frank Sinatra. She is cur rently seeking an A. B. degree in business from Coker College but wants further study in dramatics and voice. On the go since she was chosen Miss America at the Atlantic City pageant earlier this winter, she has learned what a girl can get into by joining one of those jay. oee-sponsored contests. The winner of 11 beauty titles before she became Miss Am»ru»* Marian started on her way by tak ing a first in the South Carolina pageant after a near miss in 19S5 (OssHnui On Fags Six) STATISTICS, TOO — Marian Ann McKnight, the ’57 Mias Ameri “ *- South Carolina, haa learned to deal with,statistic* in her «»*r»e at Coker College. Her admirers will be more In to* the vital statistics of Miss McKnlgbt herself; bat don’t ; applying year own tape measure when she comes to Dunn ' ’ * \\Jr > ’ ' 1 ’ Senator Ervin, Brownell In Rights Row WASHINGTON OP) — Atty, Gen. Herbert Brownell Jr. said today a major aim of the administration’s civ4 rights bill is to remedy a “mass disenfranchisement of Negro voters.” Brownell promised to give a Sen ate Judiciary subcommittee a list of hundreds of recent court cases to back up .his charge of a mass denial of the ballot to Negroes. Southern witnesses have denied Negroes have been deprived of vot ing rights. . Brownell said the -cases “could have been handled better" by civ il court action, which is a key fea ture of President Eisenhower's 4 point civil rights program. But Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr. (D NC), a subcommittee member op posing any civil rights legislation, Continue* on Paco Six) Widow, Child Escape Injury Frorii Explosion Out/in the yard hanging cloth es, a Widowed negro woman named Sarah ^Bunting and her child were saved from serious injury today when ran oil stove exploded, scat teoingf flaming oil through the' kit chen. By the time the Dunn fire de partment arrived, said Howard M. Lee, neighbors had the fire vir tually out by throwing water on it from dishpans. The house at 617 East Harnett Street belonged to (Continued On Paco Six) Wealthy Tobacco Heir Is Visitor In Dunn Nill Says South Facing Opportunities Unlimited Percival Smith(Val) Hill of Ne ar York City and Green wich, Conn., member of a family long recognized a>. giants in the American to bacco industry, arrived in punn yesterday for a short Visit. ’ ^ And the suave young business executive, scion of one of Ameri cas wealthiest and most famous families. proudly. admits that he has a warm spot in his heart for this section of the country. It was in this region of tobacco land .that his famous father began ft fabulous career that firmly es tablished him as more than a le gendary figure in the fields of tobacco, high finance and adver tising. He is the son of the late George Washington Hill of 960 Park Av enue, who, as president of the vast American Tobacco Co. and Its far flung subsidiaries, created the slo gan-craze that swept the nation, started millions smoking Luckies, ainassed a huge personal fortune and died a few years ago as the highest salaried business man In the world. Subject Of Movie Qne of the most colorful per sonalities of “big business,” Httl’s was the inspiration for Frederick Wakemans best-seliuig book, "The Hucksters,” which la ter was made into a movie starr ing Sidney Greenstreet and Ava Gardner. Personal Visit Young Hill’s mission in Dunn is strictly personal and social. He’s (Continued on Page Five and a flair for making money. Floor Fight Looms On Soil Bank Pay WASHINGTON (IP) — House Democrats accepted today a Republican challenge to a floor fight to determine whether subsidies for farmers under the soil bank program wijl be increased, curtailed or restored to last year’s level. Under the 1.2 billion dollar soil bank farmers receive government checks for taking surplus-produc ing acres of certain crops out of production. The Democratic decision broke the' deadlodhwhich had threatened to bottle up in administration re quest in the »House Agriculture Committee. The administration wants legislation jo restore last year’s soil bank benefits to com mercial corn growers In the Re publican Midwest. The Democrats insist upon a bill that also would include granting new supplemental soil bank bene fits to growers of wheat, cotton and other basic crops. The result could be a bitter floor fight that might result in killing both the com benefits (Centinned oa Page Five) Astor Must Pay Both Of His Wives NEW YORK OP) — The New York Supreme Court refused Tuesda/ to solve the two-wife delemma of mil lionaire John Jacob Astor III. Justice Samuel Gold said the dilemma was “purely abstract” an yway. Astor had asked the court to decide whether he was legally married to the former Gertrude Gretoh of New York or to Dolores (Continued on H|e flrt) Royal Doll Pulls OH Shoos At Rock 'N Roll Princess Megs Curves Attract Attention, Too . n Annnm K _ United Press Staff Writer LONDON (IP) — I was rockin’ ’n rollin’ with Prin cess Margaret Thursday night and may I tell1 cats everywhere that this royal chick is cool, real cool, We were neighbors at a rook and roll film, "The Girl Can't Help It,” which stars all 40 Inches of Jayne Mansfield. The producers spent a fortune publicizing this vital statistic of the blond actress. It was - counted on to glue all eyes to the screen. But Princess Margaret had on a deep-slashed green dress that made me wish I had a tape meas ure handy. This blue - blooded young woman packs astonishing amount of curve* into five feet, 95 pounds. When I saw her by chance hop- *\ ping out of a Rolls-Royce in front >f the cinema, I followed, close be hind. No one could have blamed me. In fact I was maneuvering so intently for position that I did not notice till later that the Prin cess was accompanied by her al most constant escort these days, Billy Wallace. This stalwart among h#r few remaining eligible boy friends tells his chums he is not a candidate for the tiny hand of the Princess. But she recently advised him on the furnishings of his new house and they spend a lot of time to gether. One of the features of the film is a series of rock *n roll acts. Margaret and her party of 10 gig gled to each other at the first un believable close up of Hollywood’s bosom champion,—jggp The* tners, artists phrases and Lincoln With '57 Motor Turns Over Three Times By TED GRAIL Record News Editor Twenty-two year old Isaac Junior Tart and a compan ion stopped in a Lillington gas station last night and boasted about the speeds at tained by the ’52 Lincoln they were driving. Half an hour later Tart was dead, pinned by the wreckage of his Lincoln into deep mud "that covered his fate to the ears and may have suffocated him. The companion, suffering from severe shock, was being rushed to the hospital. There was a reason for the youpg men to boast about the car. Under the ’52 hood raced the powerful n T Inooln The accident which toos Tart’s life occurred on the old Prison Camp road two miies out of Lul ling ton. Highway Patrolman Her man Ward said' the car had ap parently come to the neck of the j curve at tremendous speed. I It didn’t go around the curve, it went through—plunging into a triple spin that carried it 675 feet from where it first left the highway. Ward said the left rear tire of the cpr had blown, and this may ■have been either the cause or the result of the accident. But the wreck couldn't have resulted sim ply »om a Mown 1* -the car had been cruising at 50 or 55 miles an hour Claimed the patrolman. Carl Vaughn, the companion, is in. Betsy Johnson Hemorial Hos pital in Dunn. He is suffering from extensive cuts and bruises, possibly a brain concussion. This morning he was able to talk with patrolman about the wreck which occurred at approximately 7 p.m. last evening. Tart is a Harnett youth who for merly lived at 108 Prince Street in Dunn. The son of Mr. and Mrs. James Garland Tart of Route 1, Broadway, he has recently ’ been living with his grandfather, John W. Tart, on Lillington, Rt. 3. From what Vaughn told him, said the patrolman, the pair became acquainted while in the service and when they were mustered out a few weeks ago, both of them came here where Tart’s relatives were located. The Lincoln belonged to Vaughn. It carried Baltimore num-, bers on it. The two had been living with Tart’s grandfather and were cut ting railroad ties during the day time, the Patrolman said. Last night, by Vaughn’s account; they had decided to go to Dunn. First they visited the gas station where the conversation about the capacity of the big Lincoln took piace. Then they pushed on to a grill in Italy Hill, a section of Lillington. “Vaughn said they’d both been (Continued on Pago Five)
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