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PRESSING JOB—As the nicely-formed foundation garments call off the line at the Blen Jolie plant, they are given a pressing by WUladean Bryant, a proficient hand with the big Iron. Like other Blen Jolie workers, she was trained on the job, now can proceed expertly. Wllladean lives at 408 E. Pope St., In Dunn. (Record Photo by Ted C'rail.) ♦ /» Ufa Tta cmUlnolu f*om. I Bien Jolie (Continued From Pare 1) thetr feet to pay brief tribute to the economic opportunity provided by the settling and continued growth of Bien Jolie in this area. Mayor Ralph Manna soberly gave the audience a picture of the frus trations originally encountered when local businessmen set out to provide a new, modern plant for the garment factory. "We worked about a year and a half and it looked like we were Just bogging down.” Hanna said. “Then we got some new blood headed by Elm mett Aklredgc and he just about quit his Job to get this thing accomplished." Aldmige, recently succeeded as head of Dunn Investors toy Guyton Smith, took the floor to say that “no one man" could accomplish anything as big as the building which ien Jolie now has. He ex pressed gratification that all the officials of enjamln and Johnes had turned gift to be pleasant to fecal '• ,T- w ! "They‘d not- Rurt ordinary Yan lt'-es, they’re good ones," Aldredge ;said the group which had come idownjfrora Newark, New Jersey, {for -thp 'housewarming. "We’ve hnadt % Southerner out of one and a»re working on another." Besides- Yaffe, Bhgi Jolie offi. elate who came in for the Saturday event were Miles Friedman,* vice president, and Sam Lazar a, factory manager. Also Introduced were lo cal manager Harry Fisher, fore lady Velma Benson, and her as sistant Doris McLamb Dunn Investors, the group which raised the money for the new plant, figured prominently in the speeches. And finally the whole board of directors was asked to stand. The board included Gqyton Smith, president, Emmett Aldredge, vice-president, R. L Cromartie. Jr., Louis Baer, A. B. Burnette, Thur man Ennis, Dennis Strickland. Dr. O, L. Townsend, and Earl West brook. They were introduced by Treasurer, Earl Mahone. Guyton Smith added his own re marks on the satisfaction of seeing the new ien Jolie plant actually mented that he and Emmett AJ dredge had a deal about the pre sidency of Dunn Investors through which he agreed that "after Em mett had done the work,'' he would take over. Among the out-of-town guests In troduced by R. L. Cromartle were Dan E. Stewart of Raleigh, man ager of the area development de partment, Lester Bronson, Indus trial development department, Rob ert Thompson, from the Wilming ton branch of Carolina Power and Light, C. C. Tart of Clinton, Dur wood Everett, of Raleigh, and Charles Phelps of Durham. Bill Outhrle of the state's de partment of conservatoln and de velopment said that the garment factory's rise here In Dunn is an example of what his agency Is try ing to encourage throughout the state. Tucker, Hooper Going To Meet Some 500 Presbyterian Minis ters arid Ruling Elders from N. C. will meet at Montreat, N. C. Tuesday for the 144th annual mee ting of the Synod of North Caro lina. ■ Dr Harold J. Dudley, ’Execut ive Secretary of the Synod cited the merging of Peace College In Raleigh, Flora Macdonald College In Red Springs and Presbyterian Junior College In Maxton as one of the most Important moves of the Synod. The Synod this year will "recommend that the project Is finished as soon as possible.” The largest budget In the Synod's council’s history will be presented Tuesday night. "The recommen dation on benevolences calls for giving in excess of two million dollars to Assembly and Synod causes alone by the Synod In 1958.” said Dudley. The council of Synod will also recommend, an "Immediate” campaign to raise $300,000 for work on campuses of non-Presbyterian institutions. The se would Include the University of North Carolina, Woman's College at Greensboro, State College at Raleigh and East Carolina Col lege at GreenvHle. ■ i WE WILL BE CLOSED A WEEK The Week of JULY I to 8,195/ Please let us have your Dry Cleaning as early as possible next week so we will be able to get it finished for you Thanks- j By C. H. STRICKLAND, BENSON SOCIETY KNJUYS WEINER BOAST Mias Phylll* Allen enjoyed in evening at a welner roaat on her : 12th birthday on Tuesday with a {roup of friends in Benson at the < Legion Building. REPORT FROM SERVICE MEN Pfc. Elijah O. Holmes, who was stationed at the Coast Guard Base M Alemetta, California, has been transferred to Camp Hanford Was hlngton. Pfc. Holmes is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Holmes of Benaon. Pvt. Dale Holes, who la with the National Ouard here, has gone to Fort Stewart, Oa„ for flfjteen days. He is also a son of Mr. and Mrs. Holmes here. 1 FISHING TRIP Mr. and Mrs. Walton Coats and ' son, Buddy went to Morehead City on a fishing trip last Sunday and i returned to .their home here on i Monday night. i HAVE MOVED HERE Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Beasley and , family of Raleigh have moved their | residence to Benson on 105 Cath erine Street, ATTEND CONVENTION Mr. and Mrs. Jesse T. Morgan ' have returned to their home here I ■ after having spent a tew days at. Ridgecrest, where they attended the > Baptist State Convention. .They were accompanied by Mrs. Kenneth Lewis, who is their daughter, of Chapel Hill. &ICK UST Pat McLamb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom McLamb has return ed to her home here after a few days stay at Johnson Memorial Hospital In Smlthfield where she was a patient. She Is reported to be getting along satisfactorily. PERSONALS Mr, John W. Davis of Eureka was a weekend guest of Mr and Mrs. Ben Vemrlson in Benson. Mr. Davis Is Mrs. Vemelson’s father. Mrs. Lillie Wiggins of Wilming ton is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper . Barbour In Benson. Owen Dixon of Clinton and Hol lle Dixon of Smithfiedl visited their sisters. Miss Ruby Dixon and Mm. H. C. Alien of Benaon, Route 3, last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Cameron and a niece, Johnnie Crawley and nep hew, Walter Oray Crowley aad Lar ry Peacock spent, last weekend it Carolina Beach. Elder Shepherd Langdon of Dur ham visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Langdon last Sun-* day. \J Mr. and Mrs. John Creech f'Jgle and children, Sheila and Neil, went to White Lake Beach iaat Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Langdon went to Fayetteville on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Barbour and daughter and Mrs. LUlle Wiggins went to Fayetteville on Tuesday, Mr. ann Mrs. 8herlll Dixon and daughter, Debbie and Mr. and Mrs. W W. Moore of darner, spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M: F. Matthews, parents of <M*a. Dixon and Mrs. Moore in Benson. Mrs. Opal Moore, who is also a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthews, and son, Donald of Raleigh stopped by to see her parents for a while last Sunday enroute to Carolina Beach. Mrs. Alonso Parrish Sr., spent last week end in Smlthfteld visiting her son, John Parrish sad his family. Mrs. Osrtha Dudley, who is go ing to summer school st Chapel Hill spent the weekend with her husband, Mr. Dudley and aim, Phil lip m Benson. lingerie shower Mrs. Daxie Byrd and Mrs. James Floyd Langley of Raleigh, honored Lena Faye Barbour, a bride-to-be with a lingerie shower on Tuesday night. June 11th st the home of the honoree of near Benson. About 25 guests were in attend ance. Delicious refreshments were Miss Barbour received many low ly gifts, which were opened and viewed by ail present. WEINER ROAST Mrs. A. M Jonas of Benson, Rt. -, gave a welner roast on Monday night. June 10th at bar home, hon oring her guests, who were. Mrs. <*>ra Lee Byrd and children, Phyk hs, Bonnie and Sammy of Camp Butner and Mrs. Roy Jones and children. Vicki and Diane of Ben. eon. Weiners, rolls and safl toed drinks were served out on the lawn, where all enjoyed themselves im mensely. miscellaneous sown Patricia King and saagiu iellaneoua shower on Friday ngiht it Pleasant Grove Community Building, near Benson. ? Many invited guests were pres, mt. Refreshments were served. -i- * A CELEBRATION £ Mrs. Dade Norris was honored on Ur birthday last Sunday, June »th at her home in Benson. Those attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Howard Roy Lee, a laughter and son-in-law and son, Kenneth of Dunn. Other children yl the honoree were: Stacy, Peggy, Danny and Brenda of the home. A two tiered birthday cake cov ered with green icing, decorated vlth yellow and white rose buds vith Happy Birthday to Mother vas very attractive. A delicious birthday dinner was terved. There was: ham, potato talad, chicken, peaa, deviled eggs, :nd many other delicacies along vith iced tea. The cake was cut and served for lesert. The honoree received a num >er of lovely gifts. SICK LIST Craig Jones, six year old son of Hr. and'Mrs. A. M. Jones, Jr., of 9enson, Route 1, is recuperating at Us home, where he has been con fined with the measles for several lays. Mrs. N. L. Austin of Benson, Rt. 1, Is suffering from a fracture. She received three weeks ago,' when she fell and hurt her left arm, Mrs. Austin, is recuperating slowly at her home. Four of the Jones brothers, who are: 1st Lt. A. M Jones, Jr., 1st Lt. Roy Jones, Sgt. 1-c Rudolph Jones and Cpl. Jaylon Jones, sons of Mr and Mrs. A. M. Jones Sr., of Ben son, Route 1, are representing the N. C. National Guard at Camp Ste wart, Oa„ where they will be in training for two weeks. Miss Linda Carol, daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Carol has re turned to her home on Route 1, Benson, after visiting her aunt and uncle. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Byrd at Smlthfield. Mias June Jones and Mr. Jimmy Olive spent Sunday at White Lake Billy D. Jones, son of Air, and Mrs. A. M. Jones Sr., Is home foi summer vacation from East Caro hna College to Greenville, where he will enter this fall as a junior majoring as an accountant. Pvt. Ira B. Tart, Jr., who was first stationed at Fort Jackson, S. C., and was later moved to Ft. Beruling, Oa., has been transfer red to Ft. DU, N. J., will go over seas now soon, as reported by his mother, Mrs. Ira B. Tart Sr., of Benson. Miaa Mary Lou Elks of Thomas vllle, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Ellis in Benson. Mrs. Fred Sen ter and son, Phil lip of Kipling are visiting her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Nordon on Route 1, Benson. T. Sgt. and Mrs. Jesse C. Weaver and children, Homer, Jean and Corby of Spring Lake and Mr. and Mm. Wade C. Weaver and son Dwight of Winston-Salem, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs w O. Weaver and other relating in Benson. Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Bills and eon, Randy are spending a few days at Nags Head. Mr, and Mm. Robert Warren and children, Davy and Gary spent last week at Carolina Beach. Mr. War ren attended the Agriculture Tea cher’s Conference at the city hall during their stay. Mm. A, M. Jones, Jr., and child ren. Mac, Craig and Denise of Ben aon. Rt. ‘I, returned from visiting her mother, Mrs. Clara Moss irfi Angler. Route I. Mr. and Mrs. Oeonge Ellis attend •d the funeral of Waldo cheek at Asheboro last Friday. The deceased was president of The Sky land Insurance Company 111 Charlotte, former commissioner of Insurance. T-Sgt. Jesse C. Weaver of Pon «eld Air Force Base of Spring Lake has notified that he will re dUty in J*P^ on July dtk T-Sgt. Weaver is brother to Mr. W. O. Weaver of Benson ADULTEKY BRINGS DIVORCE LONDON (UP)—Foreign Secre tary Selwyn Lloyd obtained an un con tested divorce today from his wife Ellas bet h on the ground that she ooaunitted adultery with Lon don buaineeaman Mara Lubbock The 83-year-old foreign eecretary •od his wife had lived apart CAROLINA CARAVAN By JAKE WADE Chapel Hin, June—One of Len nie Rosenbluth's wedding presents was an apartment for the summer fbr him and his bride . . . Gift of basketball fancier Lou Vine, well known Chapel Hill veterinarian , . . Lennle’s in summer school . . . Speaking of weddings, Bud Carson, newest addition to Jim Tatum’s football coaching staff, took the step a few days ago which elimi nated him as the staff’s only bach elor. Tatum hopes to be in his hand some new residence, now under construction, by the time football season opens . . . It’s a home with two furnaces, how do you like that? !. , . And loyal alumnus Tatum is finishing one of his several bath rooms completely in Carolina blue 1. . . Big Jim, ever Carolina consci I ous, wears school ties most of the time on the banquet circuit. • Ronnie Koes is back in school and hopes to be ready to move into his old center slot on Carolina’s football team this fall . . _ He was out of school and missed spring practice ... A beautiful booklet which tells the story in pictures and text of North Carolina’s fabu lous national champion basketball team, comes off the press this week . .f. Contains box scores of all 32 victories, and loaded with piayer autographs . . . Can be ord ered by mail by addressing basket mil Book, Box 51, Chapel Hill . . . Priced afcr 50 cents each (plus 10 cents for postage and handling), Walter Webb, University of North j Carolina baseball coach, Insists he is giving up baseball NCAA chair manship of district three . . . Jim Whatley of Qeorgia, who has been Rabb’s right hand man In the com mittee, likely will take over . . . Everett Whatley of Atlanta is cap tain-elect of next fall’s North Ca rolina cross country team . . . He s distance runner . . . AP’s Ken Aly ta of Charlotte is ope of those who still plays scrabble regularly He’s a lover of words. Jim Gill, popular former mem ber of the UNC coaching staff moves soon to Chicago, but has been given permission by his com pany (Wilson) to spend several weeks a year in Chapel Hill . . . Jim has been climbing fast with this organization . . Tackle Leo Russavage has token off 15 pounds since spring practice, playing hand ball, etc., and expects ito report for early football practice in prime condition . . , Halfback Buddy Sas ser will go to the wedding altar the latter part of this month A half dozen of next fall’s varsity Players wm be benedicts . . . Ray Stanley, the handsome basketball iwoapect who was Ineligible last mson. has left for Quantico for si* weeks ... A half dozen of the great 1957 cage champions are in summer school. * ATTENDING GIRL'S STATE Misses Jean and Joan Godwin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Godwin are representing Dunn High School at girl’s state at Wo man’s College In Greensbro this I week. NATIONAL DEATHS By UNITED PRESS RYE, N. Y. — Charles B. King, 8*. a pioneer In the automobile industry who designed, built and drove the first automobile in De troit, died Sunday. NEW YORK — Mrs. Mary San ders, 60, a writer, of children’s stories, died Sunday of cancer. IN HOSUITAL Glenn Foster, manager of the Hotel Cotton Dale, is a patient in | Watts Hospital at (Durham. He may have to undergo surgery. Erwin Lions Installed New Officers At Supper Meetina Tuesday Niaht The Lions Club held their tegu lar semi-monthly meeting at the recreation center on Tuesday ev ening and installed new officers for the year 57-58, at a very im pressive Installation ceremony in which the following officers were installed by Z. E. Matthews, pre sident. Mr, W. O. Godwin, first vice president; Byron Stevens, second vice .president; J. A. Holmes, third vice president; Eldridge Taylor, secretary and treasurer; Leon Wade, tail twister; D. C. Woodall, lion tamer; Otis Wade, j director; J. K. Bruton, director; I Fred Strickland, Woodrow Tur lington and Ernest Coats. A delightful meal was prepared and served by Mrs. Ralph Ennis and Mrs. J. C. Pollard to the fol lowing members, Theron Miller, Fred Strickland, Floyd Glover, W. O. Godwin, S. H. Harrington, Jr., W. H. Harrington, George Jo seph, Z. E. Matthews, J.C. Pol lard,, Byron Stevens Eldridge Taylor, Leon Wade, Otis Wade, Gilbert Woodworth Jr., Woodrow Turlington, David Ennis, Ernest Coats and J. A. Holmes. + Jacksons Corner + REVIVAL SERVICESS There will be a revival at | Spring Branch Churchy beginning | June the 23. through June 29,. Mor j ning serve! es wUl begin at 11 o 1 clock Monday through .Friday, eve ning services will be at 8 o’clock, Sunday through Saturday night. Rev. Robert Costner, of Durham, N. C., will be guest speaker at these services, come on out and lets enjoy these services together, IN NEWPORT-NEWS James Kilby Strickland, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Strickland, Sr., of Dunn, and a 1957 graduate of Dunn High School, is attending The Apprentice School, at ithe Ship yard and drydock company, New port News, Va. Kilby was home this weekend and says he likes It fine up therer Mrs. M. T. Strickland Sr., and Mrs. M, T. Strickland Jr., Sheron Rose, and Debbie Strickland, mot ored to Durham N. C.. Sunday aft ernoon and took Kilby to meet a ' friend whom he was riding back to Newport News with. Good luck Kilby. Mrs. A. T. Dickson, of Rt. 1, Dunn, underwent an appendectomy at the Betsy Johnson Memorial Hospital, last Thursday night. We are glad to hear that she is" im proving nicety, and hopes to be home soon. We were very sorry to learn that Mr. Junus (June) Barefoot of Dunn Rt. 1, fell from the back of a truck on which he was riding recently and is now a patient in the Betsy Johnson Memorial Hos pital in Dunn. Dorothy Pleasant spent last week with Dwanda Glover. Freddie Brown visited the Glov ers Sunday. Frances Barefoot visited Mr. and Mrs. Bill Williford from June the 9 through fthe 16th and attended Vacation Bible School at Spring Branch. Mr. and Mrs. Carlie C. McLamb, Mrs. Maylon McLamb and Janice Strickland, spent Sunday at Caro lina Beach. Mrs. W. J. Olive Buried Sunday Mrs. Daisy .Webster Olive, wif« of the late W, J. Olive of Olivia died Friday at the home of W. B Olive, at Olivia. She was 84 Hei husband died April 12. Funeral services were conduc ted Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Olivia Presbyterian Church by the Rev T. E. Nelson of Biscoe, a formei pastor. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are three sons, W.B and Henry Rucker Olive of Olivia and Obed O. Olive of High Point; three daughters, Mrs? D. A. Mc Neil of Olivia, Mrs. H. W. Spies of Washington, and Mrs. Roy Dow ney of Charlotte; 17 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Daily Record Ads Pay Riding Scooter, UNC Boy Hurt Joe Bryan Biggs, IS, of Lillington Is in Cape Fear Valley hospital a Fayetteville with a broken leg as the result of a collision between the motor scooter he was riding and a car driven by Mrs. Howard' Jenks of Bunnlevel, Route 1. City Policeman James Temple of Lillington said the accident oc curred at 10:15 a. m., today, at the intersection of Ivy and 8th Streets. Mrs., Jenks, accompanied by her two children, was driving her 1954 Ford headed west on Ivy. The Biggs boy told officers he had gone up the street for fishing supplies, had turned off Front St., onto 8th and was headed south to his home a block away. Temple said Mrs. Jenks told him* she had stopped at the stop sign, looked right, then left, and as she turned her head back to the right on entering the intersection, she came upon the scooter. Ambulance driver Selwynn O’ Quinn said the boy’s leg was bro ken in two places, between the ankle and the knee. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Orayson Biggs and is a UNC student. No charges have been made and investigation is continuing. A good thing to remember ■When you think of radiator service think of FACTORY METHOD RADIATOR ;■ CLEANING and REPAIRING by IrolwRd radiator tpociellMa Every Job FLO-TESTED for your added protection OUARANTEKD Barefoot's Radiator Shop At Dunn Auto' Parts Phone 3228 4 NEW..! DIAL-DEFROST REFRIGERATOR with the new Magnetic Safety Door STOREWIDE CLEARANCE SALE NOW GOING ONI 3 W Model LB-1 OP MG W-Cu.-Ft. 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