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* WEATHER Partly cloudy and mild this afternoon. Considerable cloudiness tonight and Wednesday. Ehe D ailg Kernrd THE RECORD IS FIRST VOLITME 7 TELEPHONE 3117 — 3118 DUNN. N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 22, 1957 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NO. 23!i BIG-TIME EDITOR VISITOR HERE—Frank F. Bauer, Jr, Copy Editor of the Hartford, Conn., Times, seated at desk, was a visitor in Lilling ton and Dunn yesterday and today. He was the giuest of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Wilbourne of Lil lington. Mr. Bauer, who holds a key position on one of the outstanding big dailies of the East, is a brother-in-law of Mrs. Melbourne's sister. Mrs. Harriet Graham Panto of Springfield, Mass. Well impressed with Harnett, Mr. Bauer is shown here looking over a copy of The Daily Record. W'ith him are Mr. W'ilbourne and daughter, Sharon. Mr. and Mrs. Bauer left to day for a vacation to Florida. (Dailv Record Photo.) To Clear Up Docket . Long Criminal Term Scheduled Prime Minister Leaves For U. S. LONDON (UP) — Prime Min ister Harold Macmillan departed for the United States tonight for talks with his “old and trusted” friend, President Eisenhower. The Prime Minister left London aboard the same British Overseas Airways Corp.. DC7C that brought Queen Elizabeth II home from her trip to North America about seven hours before. Macmillan met the Queen’s plane, spending a few moments welcoming her home. He met with her later in Buckingham Palace to advise her of the agenda for his talks with Eisenhower. The Prime Minister referred to his flight to Washington in a speech tonight to the Royal So ciety of St. George. “Tonight as soon as I have finished speaking,” he said, “I j have to leave for North America. I I look forward to another meet-1 (Conttnnwl On Page Two I A three-week-long crimi nal term of Harnett Superior Court will be held, starting Nov. 4, in an effort to clear up the growing number of cases that have clogged the calendar. Assistant District Solicitor Glenn Hooper, Jr., Dunn attorney, said that roughly 150 cases are sche duled for trial. He recalls a si milar three-week term before he began the practice of law but no such lengthy term has been held in recent years. It is normal practice in Harnett to have four one week criminal terms a year and one two-week term. The November session would have lasted two weeks if the decision to extend it had not been made. At least four murder cases are scheduled for trial with W. M. Keene, Carley Cotten, Louise Wil liams and Margie McNeill all list ed for prosecution. Stil on the calendar is a two year-old charge against Fred Moore, Coats man who was in dicted by a grand jury on testi mony that he had attempted to ifhiittnnnt On Par* Tw«< Fun And Free Gifts For Everybody Comet Rice Quiz At Muse's Thurs. A state-wide broadcast of The Comet Rice Quiz will be recorded Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock in Muse Super Market in Dunn. Jim Reid, popular WPTF com mentator and one of the best known radio personalities in the State, will be at Locke Muse’s big food center to interview housewiv es of this area on the popular pro gram. The program will be taped Thursday afternoon and the actual broadcast will be heard over WP TF Saturday morning at 8:30 o’ clock. Housewives appearing on the program will receive an assort ment of Comet Rice products. Free Gifts For All There will be a free gift for every person who attend. Jim Reid, who conducts this program each week for WPTF, Is well known in Dunn and has many friends here. He has served as master of ceremonies at the last vContinued Ca i~a*e r»», JIM REID <7 Far West Is Hit By Snow Storm By UNITED PRESS A snow storm whipped by north erly winds of up to 35 mph swirled across Montana, and weathermen warned the snow will spread as far south as Wyoming today. The wintry invasion sent read ings skidding into the low 20s in parts of Montana during the night, and a two-inch snowfall blanket ed Cutbank, Mont. Forecasters predicted continued snow and strong northerly winds today in Montana with heavy snow accumulations likely in the mountain sections. Snow also was seen for Wyo ming and portions of the Dakotas. To the south, heavy rains soak- : ed the Southern Plains and the ! lower Mississippi Valley during the night. San Antonio, Tex., was hit by a two-inch deluge in a six hour period Monday night, and a number of points, including Law ton, Okla.,; Waco. Tex., and Alex andria, La., reported more than one-half inch. Young Pastor In Revival Through Fri. A twenty-four-year-old minister from Beaufort, S. C., with a boom ing evangelical voice, launched a week-long revival here last night at Dunn’s Hood Memorial Chris tian Church. Rev. Jack Hudson spoke last night on “A Noble Boast” (“We Preach Christ Crucified”) and to night will talk on, ‘‘This Busi ness of Being Christian.” The revival is conducted night ly at 7:45 in the church on Cum berland Street at the intersection of Highway 301. With him to Dunn came his wife, Geraldine, and his seven month old son, Robert. He just completed a week of evangelism at Belvedere, S. C. He is pastor of the First Christian Church in Beaufort. Rev. Hudson studied for the min I istry at Johnson Bible College in Kimberlin Heights, Tenn. His final sermon will be deliv ered Friday. Sen. Sparkman Says South Won't Change KARACHI, Pakiston (U] —Sen. John Sparkman 9: Alabama said today he tofc people throughout the Fai East President Eisenlrowei has made a major blundei in handling the Little Rod school integration issue. Sparkman, a Democratic mens ber of the Senate Foreign Rela tions Committee, told the Unitet Press the people of the South art not going to change their habit! and traditions regardless of th* U. S. Supreme Court Asked if this was what he told the colored peoples of Viet Nam, Cambodia, India, Ceylon and Pak istan, Sparkman said it was. Sparkman said he feels “the ori ginal mistake was made by the Supreme Court in 1954 when the court threw all legal precedent tc the winds and ordered integra tion.” The 1952 Democratic vice presi dential candidate said the civil rights amendments to the U. S. Constitution were not truly repre sentative of the feelings of the people in the South. "They’re nothing more than amendments pushed through dur ing the Civil War era when the South wasn’t even represented in the federal government,” the sen ator said. Sparkman said the Soun was making progress on the race tis sue until the Supreme Court and Eisenhower “stuck their fingers in to it.” “Now the entire matter has set us back many years,” he said. Col. Joyner Resigns As Highway Chief RALEIGH (UP) — Col W. T. Joyner of Raleigh today resigned from the State Highway Commission because of physical strain. Joyner has been chairman of pointment in July. The chairman the newly reorganized State High- of the 14-member highway body, way Commission since his ap- <Oontlnu«<i no rwoi EVANGELIST HERE — Rev. Jack Hudson (left) of Beaufort, S. C., will be at Hood Memorial Christian Church through Friday. With him here is the pastor of the church, Rev. Jack Daniell. (Record Photo.) WINDBLOWN CANDIDATES — A breeze was stirring, and faint flecks of rain coining down, as these windblown candidates for tb?" title of Homecoming Queen at Erwin High School had their picture snapped. Twice postponed due to flu among the football players, the Home ■oming game is now scheduled definitely for to light. Girls shown here are (back row, from eft) Betty Dowd, Barbara McKaskill, Rebecca Fowler and Margaret Deck. In front row are Indy Williams, Hilda Avery and Penny Gail lohnson. (Record Photo.) Says Clayton's Death Suicide Coats Farmer Dies Yesterday From .22 Bullet In Brain I Coroner R. L. Pate, Sr., has called ‘ probable suicide” the incident which1 took the life of Clarence Thomas Clayton, 44, a farmer of An gier, Route 2. His body was founl in a wood cd. He had six children, four of been dead half an hour or more when discovered, the coroner stat ed. He had six chillren, four of them living at home. I’ate said that a bullet from a (Continued On -age wot I Seven County Leaders Will Tour County Harnett Places Of Interest Will Be Visited On Oct. 30 By LOIS BYRD Record Staff Writer Places of interest in Har nett County, which will be visited by leaders of the Capital Area Development Association on Wednesday, Oct. 30, were announced to day by John W. Spears, vice president of the development group. Community leaders from a sev en county area will inspect the new Lillington filter plant, built near the Cape Fear River by the I'own of Lillington at a cost ol around $150,000; the Becker Coun y Sand and Gravel plant, a few miles South of Lillington; Lilling on Roller Mills, makers of flout and feed; C. R. Meadows farm no abe for its Angus cattle, on Pris >n Camp Road, east of Lillington; Erwin Mills at Erwin, county’s largest textile plant; Wellons Can ly Company, Dunn, rapidly de veloping into a national concern; and Campbell Junior College at Buie’s Creek, the county’s only college. To Show What’s New uisrricr Lawyers noia Annual /vieer nere The tour is designed to show what’s new in industry and farm practices. It will begin at 2 p. m., from the county seat. Chartered buses will transport visitors from Granville, Warren, Vance, Frank lin, Wake, Johnston, as well as a large group of Harnett County people. Supper will be served at Leaf let Presbyterian Church. South west of Lillington. This church re cently completed a handsome edu cational building and has an ad joining manse, typical of many fine rural church plants in Har (Continued On 1’ift Two! Judge Williams Proposes Intermediate State Court By LOIS BYRD Record Staff Writer Judge Clawson Williams of Sanford, resident judge of the Eleventh Judicial Dis trict, recommended to mem bers of the district bar asso ciation Friday night in Dunn that a new intermediate court, if set up between the present Superior and State Supreme Courts, would serve a useful- purpose. Judge Williams suggested that such a new, middle court, pat terned somewhat after the federal judiciary, would tend to screen important cases for the State Su preme Court. This would leave the state’s highest court free, Judge Williams said, to decide] constitutional matters with long range legal effects. The middle court could make final decision ir other suits where no constitutional or unusual legal point was involv ed. Lawyers from Harnett, Lee and Johnston Counties met for a din ner, held in Johnston’s Restaur and. New officers were elected and a talk by Robert H. Dye, vet eran Fayetteville attorney, featur ed the meeting. Dye, who has practiced law 55 years, drew on personal recollec tions of his long service in his pro fession to cite colorful cases and personalities in the Cumberland County courts. Williams Presides Larry F. Wood, Smithfield was elected president to succeed I. R. Williams of Dunn, who presided. Other new officers are Harold Gavin of Sanford, vice-president; (Continued »n Page Two) King Saud To Mediate The Dispute LONDON (UP) — The Sy rian-Turkish' border crisis eased considerably today. Efforts at mediation began. Soviet-Syrian charges against the United States and Turkey con tinued, but with less virulence. Syria, after first denying it, an nounced through its embassy in Washington that it had accepted an offer by King Saud of Saudi Arabia to mediate the dispute. Saudi Arabia said meetings would begin “in the next two days.” The Syrian army chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Afif el Bizrl, was re ported flying from Damascus to Riyadh, King Saud’s political to day. In 1949, Adenauer was elected chancellor by a single vote ma jority. In 1953, he W'as re-elected by a vote of 304 against 148. On the eve of the vote, Ade nauer was reported working out final plans for a new two-party coalition government pledged to speed up German rearmament and retail the close ties with the free West The Christian Demo crat coalition partner will be its Byrd Released In Death Of His First Cousin William Ernest Byrd, 18-year-old Negro youth held in the fatal shoot ing of his first cousin, Roy Dixon Jacobs, was set free yysterday after two nights and a day in custody. Coroner R. L. Pate, Sr., said a hearing, not an inquest, was con ducted yesterday morning and on (Continued On Page Two) JUDGE WILLIAMS
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