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THE RECORD
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VOLUME 8
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lH'NV N. C., FKID.W 1FTERNOON JI I > IS, I9S8
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NO. 1!»7
KHRUSHCHEV
BEAUTY AT THE POOL — The queenly bath
ing beauty shown here is none other than lovely,
luscious Betty Lane Evans of Greenville, the new
ly-elected .Miss North Carolina. The pictuie was
made by prize-winning photographer Charles N.
Cooper of The Durham Herald, one ot the na
tion's lop news photographers. And you ran mt
for yourself. Miss N. C. fills her bathing suit
very nicely. The figure is as perfect as the fare
is htantiful. Vep. this year’s Miss North Carolina
has everything: (A Charles Cooper Photo —
special to The Daily Record.)
Largest Religious Event In N. Y. History
Witnesses
15 Seeking
Crown Toniaht
LONG BEACH, Calif fUPI'—
Fifteen beauties match curves
and personalities tonight for the
title of the world’s most beautiful
woman and the Miss Universe
crown.
The field of the pageant was
trimmed to 15 Thursday night by
an international panel of judges
before 4,000 persons jamrryed in
the Municipal Auditorium.
Eurlyne Howell, blonde, blue
eyed Miss United States, made
the finals and will represent her
country in tonight’s judging.
The poised, 18-year-old coed, a
Grace Kelly type standing 5 feet
6 inches and measuring a near
perfect 36-23-35t4, was a popular
favorite to win the crown.
Most of the 20 foreign beauties
who lost took their defeat in good
humor although some had sar
castic comments about the “heavy
weight" of some of the 15 final
ists.
In New York
NEW YOHK 1UPI i — More than 150,000 Jehovah's Witnesses gath
ered today for the largest religious convention ever held in New
York and a demonstration oof how such an enterprise can he run on a
shoestring.
The Witnesses, each paying his
own expenses, have come from
all the states and from 122 for
eign lands for the Divine Will In
ternational Assembly, which opens
Sunday.
Both the Yankee Stadium and
the Polo Grounds will be used
July 27 through Aug. 3 to accom
modate the faithful gathered for
the convention, designed to serve
as an advancd minsterial train
ing program.
The Witnesses, governed by the
W’atchtower Bible and Tract So
ciety, have prepared for the con
vention in keeping with their be
lifs. They believe that all bap
tized Witnesses are ministers of
Jehovah and that each is bound
by conscience and teaching to de
vote his time, his earnings, and,
in fact, his life to God’s work 1
Witnesses attend religious meet
•ings five nights a week and in
(Continued on Page Six)
Girl, 18, To Wed
Great Grandfather
DAYTON, Ohio lUPI) — “It's love," 18-year-old Ida Jane Caudill
said Wednesday in announcing she will marry a 73-year-old great
grandfather next Monday.
i never gave ms age a seeunu
thought,” the bride-to-be said. “I
accepted as soon as he propos
ed ”
Miss Caudill will marry Steve
Horsky, a friend of her family
for 35 years.
Horsley, a widower, has out
lived two previous wives. The
urs», »[Him nr mamm wnrn
he was 16. died after about 22
years and the second after 35.
He has two children, seven
grandchildren and six great
grandchildren.
"A body needs some to come
home to at night, somebody to
(CeoUnued N«* Three)
Miss Universe
Crown Pearl
Found In Sink
LONG BEACH. Calif (UPI)—A
$100,000 pearl missing from the
MU* Universe jewel-encrusted,
gold and platinum crown was dis
covered early today in the drain
of a wash basin.
James B Boutross, designer of
the crown, reported to be worth
one million dollars, found the miss'
ing jewel when he returned to his
hotel room with officers from the
I>ong Beach Municipal Audjtor-,
ium
The pearl, a large, blue heart
shaped piece an inch and one-half
long, was reported missing Thurs
day night by Gladys Zender. Pe
ruvian beauty crowned Miss Uni
verse last year.
A score of Long Beach police
officers were called out to look
for the missing pearl.
PROVED HIS POINT
LONDON (UPI»—Harry Pickles
got tossed out of a tavern here
I when the hand of the pub's clock
[reached 3 p m — closing time.
Police said he arrived back a
few minutes l^er -with a clock
| which showed the time was onlj
2 5b. Now he's going on trial on
charges of stealing the clocfc aftei
smashing a shop window to get it
Better Mail
Service For
County Seat
Beginning Saturday. Lillington
will receive mail twice dally by
the Highway PiMrtofflce truck
Mail will arrive from the north
at 7:30 p m and from the south at
4 30 a m.
The truck, coming from Rich
mond. will make stops at Vartna,
Fuquav Springs, Angler. Chaly
beate Springs. Kipling. LUllngton,
Coats, Erwin and Dunn and '»n
to Fayetteville in the evening
Coming from Fayetteville in the
early morning, the trucV will stop
at the same points as It travels
through this section
Since the Highway Postoffice
truck mail services was discontin
ued. together with the Star Route
mail service between Raleigh and
Fayetteville, both of which furn
ished LUllngton and the immed
iate area service daily, morning
and afternoon, mall has arrived
in a sort of haphazard manner.
Considerable complaint was re
gistered. hut no relief was given
until Senator Everett Jordan con
ferred with the Postoffice Depart
nu n in Washington It was through
Senator Jordan’s efforts that the
improved mail service is being in
augurated. _
When is was serving this area
before, the Highway Postofflk-e
truck had Sanford as Its s<mthern
terminus. The new schedule will
have Fayetteville as the final stop
ping point.
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Prince Called
Fatty, Fights
LONDON (CPU — The heir to
the Hritish throne has been fight
ing again because a schoolmate
called him "fatty,” it was reported
today. .
The London News Chronicle said
Prince Charles, a well-built young
ster. accidentally trod on the foot
of another boy during a soccer
game at school the other day.
"Get off, fatty." the prince was
told Th<- Chronicle said a scuffle
ensued inuring which the prince
"made it quite clear" he prefer*
the name of "Charlie."
Watermelon Day Program Begins Sat. at 5 P. M.
Lillington Expecting Crowd
Saturday win be "Watermelon
Day" In Llllington the town D
prepared to welcome a throng of
visitor* to the most unique event
of Ms kind ever staged in this
] area
President Johnnie Wit bourne
j said purpose of the event l* to
• focus attention on Harnett's new
Cooperative Growers Association
| which has 75 farmers engaged In
growing and marketing about MSI
j acres of watermelons.
At least SO of the 75 growers
will have samples of their finest
melons on display and cash prlte*
will be awarded to the three top
watermelons
There will lx- an outstanding
program of entertainment, a wa
termelon eating contest and then
a free watermelon feast for all who
attend the event
The festivities will get underway
at 5pm
The watermelon show and ex
hibit will take plate In front of
the county agricultural butldlng
Growers of the Charlestown Grey
and Congo types of watermelons
have been requested to put on ex
hibit at least two of each alul they
will receive ■ half dollar iplne
for tin s* melons The best melon
will also get $25 rash $15 for the
second and $1d for third plain
After the judging, 'he three
prize-winning melons will bo auc
tioned off by Jim Graham, man
ager and auctioneer of tin Raleigh
Karim rs Market
Lincoln Kaulk will tie master of
cere mo n ie* at the event Plierr
will tyc music, dancing and other
forms of entertainment Ma\or
Coney Fowier will he on hand to
welcome visitors
President Wllhminwi commit
tee on arrangements fs composed
of Mayor Fowler, Ray Womb!''
W. K Sexton. Selwyn OQulitti
Johnnie Blackmon. Cliff Ammon
Bobble Franklin and .lolm \aron
Senter
ANNOCNCK.W COMtT Pitot.It \M
CINCINNATI Ohio M Pt <
iXbvier UnfveitMsy. A lion.d In
vitation Tournament champion
last season, lias scheduled 21
games for tl>s* 1958-50 basl'ethail
program. Coaeh Jim MeCafferty
said the Musketeers will make
their first West Coast appearance
when thev play at Se.d'tt t id
v entity Feb. 5.
Tobacco Prices Expected To Top Last Year
Go.-F/o. Markets
Will Open Tuesday
V1DALIA, Ga. <UF*I> — Some 200 tobaccomen from Georgia,
Florida and Alabama met today — four day* before the start of the
flue-cured auction season — to sign stabilization contract* and hear
annual reports. ,
Fred Royster, managing direc
tor of the Bright Belt Warehouse
Assn in North Carolina, was to
address the meeting at the Vidal
ia County Club
Sales on the Georgia-Florida
flue-cured belt open Tuesday, 11
days later than last year, for
what observers expect to be a
season of record prices for a
high-yield crop on restricted acre
age
Price* are expected to lop the
S55.88 per 100 pound average of
the 1957 sea ton. which in turn wa*
SI 79 at>ove the previous high *et
in 1953 Governoient price sup
porta average S3 HO higher than
last year.
Harveatlng, although delayed
somewhat by rain, in reported in
(C’entlnoed fin Pace Three)
Two Given Probation
For Stealing Dummy
Two Angier youths, Billy McLamb and Hershell Barnes, wen
given 12 month* each on the road, sentence suspended upon condition
that they pay the court costs and be placed under probation lor a
term of three years upon conviction in Fucjuay Spring*. Recorder'*
Court Wednesday.
They were charged with the lar
ceny of a dummy which wa* being
used by the State Highway Patrol
for a safety display.
The dummy was taken from
Highway 401 between Fuquay,
Spring* and Raleigh and the evl-1
dence disclosed the youths had |
given it away In Angier
They were represented by J Ar- j
ciue Taylor, LUlington attorney.
Other cases included
Sam Allen Down. Dunn speed
ing greater than reasonable lifl
fine and cost*.
William Kay Sexton, Utiingtofi
exceeding safe speed. $2.‘> fine and
costs.
Thomas Wilbert Parrish, Angle/
speeding 8* mph; *5 fine and cost
Annie Morgan Bethune. Lilting
too, improper passing, costs.
MKS Cl \ It I \< I l»l\ON II M N sit
Illness Fatal To Prominent Baptist Worker
Bain Rites Set
For Sunday At 4
FufMU&l M-nin ■ will '»«• hr Id .
}lii'i»* Sunday aftrri%i#on foi Mr* [
Lydia Valfn Ha In of Dunn, one of {
North ( »rolina » N'*l known Map
fl«d women and wlfr of l)r t'lar
{ «'!)< <* Dixon Main Nr prominent
Dunn dontfivt
Mrs ft,»in dli*d Friday morning
jd ,'l o*< lock in Memorial Hospital |
I at Chapel Hill She had been ill
for ieveral month* and had re |
i ently undergone a major o|H*ra
tton there 1,
For more than year* Mr*
| Bain had served as an Areredited *
I Sunday Srhoai worker for the i
Slate Baptist Convention and w.»
1dumn to M iptlst leader* through ,
<ait th» South
Throughosit the years, she had
conducted Sunday Sehool ellnh
| and campaign* churt'he* in rv ,
< rv state in the hit; Southern Map
l< ontlnurd On Page H*i»r|
Guy Clan Plans
Reunion Sunday
Descendant* of William Anth
ony and Samuel 1’ Guy will gath
er Sunday at the home of Cum
berland County Sheriff and Mr*
t>con I. Guy for the annual Guv
family reunion
Plan* for the vent were an - I
nouneerl here thl* morning by ;
Charles Ijre Guv. Jr . prominent
■ Dunn attorney and solicitor rtf the
Dunn Iterorder’* Court
A record attendance in expected
at the event thl* year The fami
ly ha* tern prominent In the life
of Kastern Carolina for many
year*
A picnic luncheon with all farn
Hie* attending bringing a basket
will he held In the yard
After lunch there will In, a pro
gram of songs with the entire
group participating and also sev
eral impromptu stunt* and act*
A buxine** -.e-sion will l«- called to
elect new elan office r* and to dis
cus* plan* for the completion of
the- ‘Guy Family History "
Mr* L I. Guy clan president,
urge* all Guv relative* In thl* ar- j
ea to prepare list* of immediate
families with picture*, if possible
and bring them to the reunion to
be included in the volume being
prspared for future publication
During the buslncs* *e*xion the
scholarship committee will make
recommendation* for the awards
this year.
Erwin Chief
Again Heads
Policy Group
Y Vs Grli'i of Clr«*ei»w*>od S
chilli tnnii of the txiHrrl of
Erwin Mil!- hi*** been i« appoint
*d chalrnwm of the Kixmoinlc
l*olli y Committee of th» \rneri
an Cotton Vlanuf»«tu rerx f ft •« 11
till#' ll w a* ;trmnunred \ i sfer«I.«v
by \CMI president f f.»!!»«• 11 M
tones of | ,j*iirdnbtirff
Ofh i past p» of \< Vtl
ifit) a pitf pre Idciif of the South
’arolfna Ti’nfilr Manufacturers
V**n is pM'HliIcnt iff \bney
Mill- in Crernwood and chairman
»f the board at p.rwin Mill*? here
11m- n»mmil!ni' wan organized
last year to tfiv*- advice and tfutd
• nee to ACM I * newly organized
Kcmiomic Research Division Its
[nirpoxe |x to develop and prtfvldc
data fi/r usi In determining the
position of the Industry on public
proy ra m* or policies which iffwf
ih»- entire Industry and to develop
and provide for the textile In
diistry reliable representative,
and timly In for in at Ion which will
tic useful to Individual rncridwr* in
evaluating the various economic
factor* affecting th»* textile* In
dustry of enabling member* of thin
industry to perform a progressive
ly better job of management
Says Meeting
Must Observe
Rules Of U. N.
u NSHIVtJTuN IUM presi
dent foi«| Soviet [*rt
ml«*i Nikita Khrushchev t n it i v
that iny summit meeting at thf
t nlfed NuMoni mint br held un
der l N Srcwfltv C ouncil rule*
In » new m»tc to the Soviet lead
rr the President also ruled nut lim
itln* the age ml \ tn Khrushchev ‘a
chartfea of British and l S <*£
wtesslon in Jordan and Lebanon.
II*' cU«l it rmt*f include Middle
Fvsr problems generally
KUrnhowtf also said that nest
V|«>i|iiiv the date proponed h\
Khrushchev tor ttegiuning a sum
mil conference, would l»e too
*' »11v for us
Udiils tor c «*uu4'il
KUenhovvei proposed that the
iH’iinarWnt members nf the Se
• iiritv C ouncil exchange views un
d* i m angemcnU made b> Hoc
letaiv Cletiet d I )i»a Mnmmarsk}o|d
to determine if a summit confer
**im* limb i conditions outlined b\
»he Pro sider»t is generally accept
able
It aNo would In left up Ui them
fo agree upon I generally *atis
f;ictor\ dal**
White ftmin t*ri s«i Se» ret ary
Jamo-s C lUlrtty s•»t<t In making
•Ml |*i rsideft' » I iMHi word letter
t ** Khnulu’hev public t tne t ,*nt
j » *uii » Fuwmhowc, would ittrnst
j if 1 here i ;i confei cure
K h rustic he v hud informed tin*
1*1 c«ddmd that he w t - ready to
IlWdd * ummtt conference *c
in/ at Monday and had pr*e
l»«. . d that British Prime Mini*
(s i It oold M • < niilhin, French
Premier rharie do Chtulte Indian
Premier l.iwarhilat Nehru Him
in/tr«kjold and re|»i *' ierttatlves of
fhi A i ill d.tbra t»*' present,
in its jNmifioti tJuit. the rule* for
The I lilted .States will <d«nd pit
I «M»iin«ed On INfs kauri
Texas Senate
Campaign Ends
DAI.I,AS, Tr» HI PI > In
cumin lit n *lph V.ir hormiyh and'
wealthy lawyer .mil < nttbman Wil
h im Blakely ended up bitter and
loud i.impilKn* fur Democratic
nomln.i'lon fit 'hr II S Senate to
day
Thry art* thr main contestants In
it primary Saturday In which ari
estimated I 250 000 Texans will
rtomlnatr some 2 V>0 candidates,
from II S senator to constable
Democratic nomination usually
Is a Hood as election In Texas
The Hep’ ’'llcan* also have n
prim ir omparatlvely few
'ric •• Is between
<".r. 'on presi
de. ,„d Mlcan”
•e.lr» been
for tw.
Ottv Pr
ator, la rum..if
\ He Is opp..- ed ic
B flonzales, an •
Joe A Irwin, a retired » i
suranre man, and former Gov and
Sen W Lee Pass the Biscuits.
Happy O'Daniel
Liquor Cases Tried
In Harnett Court
The hot weather in closing in
on some folk* judging from the
Amount of rate* involving liquor
In Harnett Recorder’* C'ou^t in
Ullington
In the f!r*t ea*e Tommy Wil
liam* waa charged with the pos
session of non tax paid whiskey
Since there »a> no evidence of
sale, he wax fined 12 month* sux
pended on the condition that he
violate no prohibition law*, pay
the fine of $10 00 and cost*
Junior Isodifla* was charged
with the possession of equipment
for the manufacture of illegal
whiskey. He pled guilty He was I
given ti month* suspended on coil
ditlon he violate no liquor law?,
pay fine of $100 and coat of court
Heber Honeycutt was charged
with public drunkenness He pled
guilty Judge Hubert Morgan gave
him five days in Harnett County
Jail to sober up
OIIIKK CASKS
lewis Bass was charged with
failure to support, his illegitimate
children He pled guilty Prayer
for judgement continued on con
dition he pay into court $8 for use
and benefit of his two children be
ginning July 28 and continuing
ll«aUaa«4 Of rag* U(ht|