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♦ WEATHER 4 P*rtlv c;oudy and warm tod if ton.^hi aod Saturday with »'<v y •Stuttered thundershower* toni’ it and showers and scattered thun dershowers Saturday. Ehe D aitg Keka THE RECORD IS iFIRST VOLUME 8 TELEPHONE 3117 — 3118 DUNN. V C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 8. 1958 i i\ i » i vi s pi r ( nr\ NO 807 ALL THE WAY FROM HARNETT — Con gressman Alton Lennon and members of his staff had their pride blown pp watermelon-size because they were able to display this prize-win ning Harnett County product on the steps of the national capital. Grown by Mitchell Thomas of Bunnlevel, il was bought b> tVCKB for $16. de livered to l.ennon by Lincoln I ,iulk. Mrs. Lennon is on the congressmans right, others (from left* are Ml John L. Campion, Miss Anne Itnie and Miss Jean McLean, members of his staff Church Gives Parents Advice I.OVDOV (TIPI) — The Churrh of England newspaper urged Us readers today to stiU “infantile squawks'* during Sunday services by feeding their children hearty breakfasts before taking them to church. “A baby full of breakfast will most likely sleep through a hun dred hymns.” the church paper said. “If he does not. it is likely that he Ls teething, and should eitherbe taken out of church or left at home for a Sunday or two.” SAX FRANCISCO fCPIl — The San Francisco Housing Authority has been given permission to spend $1.25 a month for peace and quiet. Many of the 2,000 mothers from the city’s housing project bring their small children with them when they pay the rent. The $1.25 will be used to give the children lollipops. Cope Fear Basin Study Is Underway Engineers from the U. S. Soil Conservation and the U. S. Corps o Engineers, now busy at work in the Harnett and Lee areas, are at tht ! half-way point In their survey of the water resources of the Upper i Cape Fear River basin. The joint study, financed jointly by the Sate of Yorlh Carolina, U, S. Soil Conserva tion and the U. 9. Corps of en gineering, was promoted by the late Sen. W. Kerr Scott as the first step in long range water resources program. Flood control, water flow, and many phases of water study are un der study. J. W. Hanna, Raleigh, engin eer in charge of the Soil Conser vation phase of the work, told The Hearld today that engineers began the big task about a year ago, and it “may take another (Continued On Page Two) Hoffa's Spending Spree Is Related WASHINGTON UPI — A Philadelphia restaurant union leader testified today that a group backed by Teamsters President James R. Hoffa invaded his bailiwick and went on a $44,000 spending spree before * hev were ousted William J. Brennan, adminis trator of Restaurant Workers Lo cal 87, told the Senate Rackets committee that leaders of a union set up in 1956 to organize Phila delphia luncheonette workers were removed in less than a year aft er numerous complaints about thir methods He said the union got its start with direct help from Hoff*. Committee Counsel Robert F Kennedy said the episode showed “the results of gangster control” on unions. He said most of the union's leadership nad long police and prison records. The Philadelphia restaurant un ion situation was another facet of the committee's current Investiga tion of the teamsters and Hoffa (Contused On Page Two) His One Drink About A Pint/ Witness Says In Recorders Court, when Sollr tor Jake Lamm questioned a wit ness about how much liquor h< had to drink. Ruck Curtis replied "Just one drink, your Honor, bu one drink fo' me is ‘bout a pint' Curtis was testifing in his own behalf against Moses Dixon, whon he had charged with assault. Judgi L. M.. Chaffin found Dixon guilt] 0 fassault with a deadly weapon He sentenced him to six months 01 the roads. , Juanita McNeill was tound no guilty of a charge of breaking ant entering. She pled not guilty. Jerraed Louis Ross pled guilt; to a charge of operating a moto; vehicle with operators license. Hi was given a continued prayer fo judgement and fined $25 and th< court cost Mrs. Florence Wood wa charged with assault with a dead! weapon and using profanity. Sh was found guilty and given months suspended for 2 years o: the condition that she rrnain o good behavior, not molest the Ke !y family in any way, and pay th court cost 1 Monroe Atkins was chargei (Continued On Page Two) ! Employment Up, Jobless On Decline WASHINGTON tl’PI Employ | ment rose slightly while unem • | ployment ed :<-d dounsud in Ju ly. hut both changes were less fn I vorable than had been expected, the government rported today. As a result, the rate of unem ployment. a figure adjusted to take account of the normal sea sonal swings, 'climbed to 7 3 per cent last month from 6 8 per cent in June In July 1957 it was 4 2 per cent A joinnt monthly report by the Commerce and I.abor depart - ments said employment increased by 194.000 to 65,179,000 in July and unef' Hovment dropped by 143 000 to s'^t.000. The report said these develop ' ments meant that the "over-all job picture did not change signif icantly in July " Hea\<* rains curtailed farm and other ouMoor work In many parts of the nation, the report said In addition.Aiiring of vacationing stu lents anil June graduates was slower than in July of most pre vious postwar years Smaller Than I'sual The report said, however, thal in durable goods manufacturing, where the recession has hit hard est. the mldscmmer decline In employment was smaller than usual I U.S. May Seek Agreement On Mid-East u kSHINGTt >N UP! The | United States is expected to seek j a firm commitment b\ all mem ! bers of the United Nations to re frain from further meddling in I the Middle East while U N Se cretarv-General Hair Mammarsk - jold seeks a broad formula to guarantee the area against "in direct aggression " This was reported today by of ficial sources as President F.isen hower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles shaped up \merican strategy for the emer gency U. N. assembly on the Middle Fast scheduled to get underway late today but not get (Continued On Page Fight) WAY TO HI SI' KI Mm t ohm I art , ,t rfmil ffr<jurnlrr to thr Itunn |hio| but no trouble |4I thr llfr niaf'b nl*|ilava an olil faoMmint frtrnd of Ihr rrrlllrx ilui imitdlrr l*H**t«> hj I >■») ('rail i ■ llr.unl - Lifeguard s Headache - The Kids Who Know They Know Marilyn Happy For Her Arthur HOLLYWOOD Actress Marl lyn Monro*1 expressing happiness at the dismissal of a contempt of Congress conviction against her playwright husband. Arthur Miller declared’ ' I'm very happv for m\ hu> hand, but I am even happier for the truth and Justice that do ex ist in our country ” (IITTOV BOMS «PKN Charles Jernlgan of Dunn Route 3. reported today that he has -iy eral bolls of cotton open He was the first to report a cotton bloom I earlier this year County And Towns Receive Tax Splits The biggest distribution of State-Collected Intangibles taxes In history is being made this week Cheeks aggregating tfi.2H4.ZH2 10 are being mailed by the State Board of Assessments to 100 counties 374 municipalities and one private business Harnett county towns a'<- to re ceive the following check An gler $634 62: Coats $267 02: Dunn $4,584.22; LlUington $980 97. The , county receives $23,468 03 to bring the town and county total to ; $29,934 86. . Linden. In Cumberland county, receives the smallest check mailed In th state — one for $3 !tfi Other cities in that county receive checks as follows Fayetteville $22,178 17. Hope Mills $517,68. Spring l.ake $553.98; Stedman $34 82 Cumber land county as a unit receives $55 851 42 Convicted Ot Illicit Love Woman Fighting Court Sentence ‘ Her attorney disclosed today • that Mr*. Viola Hudson will fight ■ an either-or court sentence passed in Lillington that she get out of ! the county or go to prison r Judge Robert Morgan had told ? Mrs. Hudson, convicted of illegal 5 cohabitation and non-support of 1 her children, that if she departed f Harnett County by Thursday (yet - terdayt she would not have to ;; serve a year’s Jail term. She is still here, revealed at ! torney Bill Taylor today. and planning an appeal to Harnett Su j Perior Court Mr*. Hudson 1* cur | rently free on a $500 appeal bond Tried in the IJilington Record er* Court on the neglect charg ea, Mr*. Hudson was without coun sel and con sen ted to appear on l the stand When »he admitted liv j irtg with a man. Robert Porter, who wm n<»t her husband, a itench warrant for cohabiting was *worn out against both of them Taylor wa* retained to defend her He said today that he did not think the sentence would stick in (f ontityied On Page Two) Jnrkif fWurglll. lifr* guard at tin- Dunn pool (ImU that nun ewim 1’her* get along till right whet 4m turn out lot ah Afternoon* f.«u in the tuk r. It f the otirs who know tiow to swim who get into trouble I ve pulled out nlx this tear. said Jaeltie Ittnitnv Thotii|ixttft I’ltue In mill saved ahout the isin itumix i We haven » pulled out i single non »liormo ye' A full time llti* guard this year Sturgill ha* also he*'n at tht*t po-’ through part of tin* two previous season* Ills most unusual expetien.i was (lulling out two at a time \ j pair of bov« N>n and twelve year old had ventured Into the deep 1 water one cans Ing the othet plggybui k Moth got strangled, he said anil I had to jump in aft,.r tlurt.i | 1 ,,0"n '"'<l ""Hod "it thi Is,it,,,,, pgshln, them ..loin! In front <C •»(i(ii^i• fI rln |*4*r r«o) Whether Ike Will Attend Still Unknown WASHINGTON • I'PI Pres ident F. Wctnhower endoraed today I the l’ S challenge to Huvala t<* j hroariraat (he I'nltrrt Nation* On ■ al P*»mNv p' oceedlnga on rhe Middle Favt behind the Iron Pur t a tn W hit*’ lltsusr I'rpo Srrrrtiry Jamrv (' lUurriv valtl the Prac Idenl Wi< glad that (hr I’ N $e ruritv Council adopted i resolu lion catling for the cpeciat i»wm t)|\ veaaintt on the Middle Fact, HaferlV vaid the Preatdent wa« ‘particularly pleaacd" by the j i hatlengc h^ued b> I'S linhu ' «».|or llcnrv Cabot Podge Jr for the NuiiUni to carry the a«aem hl> proceeding* hehlnd the Iron rurlaln hv radio an that the peo pie there could “Judge the true fart* for themaelvea.'* The White tlmiae gave no hint whether Ihi Prcaldent will make a pc omul appearance at the A* arwiblv to lead off the American part ift the debate He told hl« inewa conference Wedneaday he . would fU witting to partlrlpata in I 'W ettl» Tnnrv <t winn if neeea | « Apv, i tv the eecairtti the Putted ■State* I# capecfed to «e«'k r firm pledge I that all natiotN refrain from med dlhig In the turbulent Middle Ka*t Thla would give t S -iecrefarv General Dag Hammarakjold time to work mjt a long-range formula to guarantee the area again*! “ln dlreef aggre**|on " Kathy Crosby Awaiting Baby j Hor.r.vwoon i »m trtr«t* Kaths * < • r ,1 tit. t rrnnri w|fo of I crontwr Rfrif Cro*H>, wan admit* !rd to Qti*»t*n of \na»’ld Iff*pita I •**r|> t od ft v to «u/tit th#* hlrth of thi'lr first ohilet s»|| I »( \NS| I III stS PI MNHHKIJ) \ J I P 1 Mai k Truck* Inc , annotinii'd th* of 10 rt#-w trmuUt bijsr* t#» th#* Hoifnii trtnif Authority for t|^** on romtitutrr rowtrs pi th** i i Hnninn »r* i for .in undlM lon»ft • pHr#» $50,000 Damage Suit Being Tried Trial of a case Involving a $V) •MtO nit filed by Mn Phoebe j Weber of Olivia again-t the At Untie Coast Railroad for the wrongful death of her htiiband, Jesse Clinton Webber, continued in l.ee Superior Court to I iy Weber allegedly died of injur ies received when hi* truck col lided with a train at Olivia In May of 19MS Mr* Webber Is also ! asking $400 for damage* to the truilc f OH I’..ST KIRK PUT OCT A forest fire (hat broke out < ne mile south of I.llllngton near the stockyards was brought under con trol late Thursday afternoon under the direction of J Kills Byid. Harnett. County forester, who said that five acres were burned n/rr m W H v. i •• ' on Pi< Marguerite A i IJs, 71, novelist and autiiorlty on early N»w England tnuslc. died here Wednesday NEW YORK (UP! — Charles Hal! Speights, M, prominent in . shipping crkles, died suddenly ^ Wednesday evening. Town Council Reviews Policy Weedy Lots Still Troubling City City Manager A B I'dlt, Jr ha* been in*trat'tad to proceed with plan* for adding lot clearing charge- to the In* hill* of the lot ow ner* llixle ha* conducted a lengthy campaign against the fairly com mon practice of allowing vacant land within the city to Become ov erg ro*» n and a breeding ground ; for peat* Where owner* have not taken the Initiative In ( tearing their own lot*, city crew have moved tn to do the Jot) for them The coat la l then added to their ta*e* The city council reviewed this practice at their meeting la*t nlte and approved It Other aetlon They did not buy an asphalt ml*er of the K F Craven Co hut did decide to advertl*e for . bids ' They beard the tax collection I report of collector J E Williams 1 ICc naitl July collection* were Wvm 13000 , f It for l!«8. pre paid, mil ti t* l hr l»">7 taxes Tb* v ordeied yield right of way signs to !>■ instilled on Harnett. Sin i • at the corner* of King and I.ayton where they replace atop sign* A loo alxii was ordered In stalled on H-st S’reel at Elm Ave riue Davlit Nelson and VI. Mutter were put on the schedul for ru*-t> and gutter vir* E I’ l)avl< wa« given permission to have a side walk hull! on Ellin Ave provided *he would pay the cost of storm sewer In addition to the sidewalk costs Mrs (lrover Henderson will he permitted to put curb and tfutter on her protierty on West Harnett street. Herman Neighbor* was granted permission to pick up garbage out side the city limits mji to investigate Fluke Theft Seized Pickup Stolen While ATU Men Busy Dynamitina The KB I has been called In t Investigate the theft of a confisi cated pickup which was driven of a* ATU men prepared to blow uj , a Meadow township still • C. S. Coat*, hardy veteran o the bootlegger wars, said five ft > more gawking onlookers should • have known pretty well who stole f the pickup since they were Just > ten feet away. "Biit that crowd wouldn't tell f you If somebody raped their own ■ mother." Coats said. I Though the pickup had been government property )ust a mat ter of minutes, there’s no doubt, said Coats, that the case would be treated Just like any other lar ceny i( iintinaird On Page Two*
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