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+ WEATHER + Rain east likely ending except along coast this morning. Other wise^* partly cloudy and cool to day. Partly cloudy and somewhat colder tonight coast. Wednesday partly cloudy and continued cool. THE RECORD IS FIRST VOULME 9 TELEPHONE 3117 — 3118 DUNN, N. C. TUESDAY FIVE CENTS PER COPY NO. 70 HENDERSON : Mf . JPW . ■ QUICK EXIT — Jim Thompson, Raleigh exe cutive accused of misrepresenting the value of stock, hitched up his pants as he strode from Harnett County courthouse today. Behind him was attorney James H. Pon Bailey. They were preparing; to file $10,000 bond so Thompson will be free pending trial. (Record Photo by Ted Crail.) Securities Salesman Gives Himself Up “ -Mi. ' - * T~T Thompson Trial Set For May Ike Willing To Meet Nik At Summit WASHINGTON (UPI) — Presi dent Eisenhower is willing to meet Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev at a summer summit meeting to reduce the threat of war over Berlin. The Chief Executive says the Soviets have forced this Country to face the possibility of war, but he will make "every sincere ef fort” to achieve peaceful settle ment of the Berlin crisis through negotiation. Eisenhower went before the American people Monday night with a grave-voiced TV-radi© re port on the Berlin situation, cou pled with a stout defense of his military policies and a worning that congressional Cuts in his for eign aid program would seriously weaken America’s allies. Qualifies Summit Agreement The Chief Executive’s agree - ment to a summit .conference was qualified. He refused to accept Russia’s original deadline of May 27 for the conversion of West Berlin into 'a free city. He said, however, that the Soviet note of (Continued on Pare Two) Raleigh securities salesman Ja mes W. Thompson, Jr., 58, pilo^-1 ed by his attorney, James 11. Pou Bailey appeared at Harnett Cou nty ,i courthouse today and made preliminary arrangements for pos ting bond. He never uttered a word from the time he entered the courtroom until he stepped-Into the car dri ven by Bailey and set off for Ra leigh again. ‘fjj A grand jury yesterday ordered Thompson arrested and tried for allegedly obtaining $2500 under false pretenses. Thompson Is ac cused of misrepresenting the va lue of stock bought for 12-year old Brent Adams—money that had been given the boy as a Christmas present from „ his grandfather. Wearing his customary dark glasses, immobile except for a nervous tapping of his fingers, Thompson waited while his attor ney conferred with Solicitor Ar chie Taylor and Judge Heman R. Clark of Fayetteville, who is pre siding at the current criminal term in Lillington. Solicitor Taylor said that Thompson left Lillington for Ra leigh to have bond certified but that he. would have to return to Harnett later in the day to actu ally post the bond. The Raleigh execuive, vice-pre sident of the failing firm of Kir cbofer and Arnold and in tempo rary charge of its affairs until he resigned last Friday, will not be (Continued On Page Three) "Played Around/' Got Pregnant Woman Divorced After Adulteries A 19-year-old Harnett County woman who “played around” while her husband was away in the ser vice has been divorced for adult ery. Sherwood Lee Pope was given an absolute divorce from his wife, Dollie Mae Pope. Testimony in Harnett Superior, Court showed that the couple were married in Dillon, S. C. on June 25. 1956 and in July of 1957 ba was sent to Hawaii with the arm ed forces. MEN NOT NAMED He did not return to'the States until August 21, 1958, he related, and upon his return found his wife pregiiant. Pope alleged .that prior to and during the month of May 1958, she committed adultery and be came pregnant. The father of the baby was not named. It is alleged that she committed adultery with varied and sundry other persons after May of 1958, She did not contest the allega tions or the divorce. Father, Daughter Both Hurt Stephen McCoy and his four year-old daughter boPh. suffered slight injuries when the family’s 1950 convertible ran into a tree on Sunday night. Policeman Paul Stogsdill who investigated the accident said Mc Coy’s wife and a baby were also in the car at the time of the wreck but were not hurt. A Negro resident of South Lay ton Avenue in Dunn, McCoy was proceeding west on East Duke St and rounding a curve when he list control. The automobile was a total loss. His daughter had a head injury and McCoy himself had to have stitches taken In his lip. No charges were filed. Gov. Hodqes Is Hopeful RALEIGH (UPI)—Gov. Lyther H. Hodges told textile union lead ers today that he hopes a sched uled conference Thursday would bring about a settlement of the bitter strike at the Harriet-Hen derson Cotton Mills. The governor met briefly this morning with Boyd Payton, Caro linas Director of the Textile Work ers Union of America (AFL-CIO), and the presidents of the two union locals at Henderson. He emphasized to the union of ficials that they should do every thing In their power to prevent any further outbreak of violence in connection with the strike. He reiterated his stand that, as gov ernor, he could not condone *»y acts of vMence. Hodges had been criticized by union leaders for sending some 150 state troopers to Henderson to help local police maintain or der along picket lines. Union officials and management are scheduled to meet again Thursday amid reports that both sides were near agreement on ai arbitral ion clause demanded by the union for a new, contract. 'You're Drunk,’ Says Judge Defendant Demands! 'A Higher Court' Herbert Hall, a Baersville man, - was dissatisfied with the kind of justice he was getting. He proclaimed that he ‘‘wanted to appeal to a higher court.” The trouble was that he hadn’t even been tried. Judge H. Paul Strickland, after a good look at him, realized that Hall was drunk and had him re manded to a jail cell. That happened yesterday and, by today, sobered up, Hall faced ;■ the judge again. A’ charge of non-support had been brought against him by his wife. His children are grown but bis wife complained that he would J not go to work to support her. 1 Hall, in beitter ^hape Uoday, ^ pled innocent to the charges. | Judge Strickland found him l guilty and ordered him to pay $15 ’ pev week for his wife’s support.' ** So far, he hasn’t appealed to a , higher court. | INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (UPI) — Prospective jurors were knocked off one by one in the Connie Nicholas murder trial today, some because they opposed the death penalty and others because they attainted prejudice against the 42 ytaNOld divorcee who killed her married lover. Not a single juror had been picked at midday, and it appeared it might take a week to find 12 men and women to pass a ver | diet in the slaying of Forrest Teel j 54, drug company, vice president, 1 who began an affair with Mrs. I Nicholas when she was 27 and who left her last summer. Typical of the jurors disquali fied by the defense today was ; Mrs. Bessie Oberting, a widow | and Bible class teacher, had to prove innocence, whether { (Continued on Page Two) V Trial f Is Slow In PRETTY PEACH — There’s nothing: prettier, shapelier, sweet er, more tempting or more de licious than a real Georgia peach, so says the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Shown here is another type of Georgia peach equally as popular. She’s pretty Miss Il*ene Kuchler of Atlanta, Ga., a student at Bass High School. Oh yes, the peachy doll is also an accomplished pian ist and sings in her church choir. Pass the peaches, please! -—For Lifting Car$= Bobby Baker Goes To Prison Bobby Lawrence Balter, a 19* yeur-old Erwin youth who looks closer to fifteen, wa§ reluctantly ordered to prison yesterday by Judge Heman E. Clark. •The whole time you’re in pri son’,’ Judge Clark instructed the' youth. “I want you to keep your mind on the fact that you don’t belong there.”1 A sentence of 12 to 24 months was pronounced after probation Jfficer Ted Malone said that he (Continued on Page Two) Moore Retiring At Erwin Mills mm JAMES T. MOORE AND FRANK BOYD, JR. Mr. James T. Moore in the ab ove picture is receiving his paid up insurance policy from Mr. Frank Boyd, Jr., overseer of No. 2 Card Room. Mr. Moore was bom in Harnett ' County March 30, 1891. where he ha's lived all his life. He married Miss Veatinie Stewart in 19X2 and they have eight living children, 4 sons and. 4 daughters and 5 grandchildren. Mr. M ;e went to work for (Continued On Page Seven) 150 Patrolmen Keep Peace At Mills Today HENDERSON, N. C. (UPI) — Re-enforced highway patrolmen maintained order along noisy picket lines at the Harriet-Hend ersoh cotton mills today while a union leader predicted that an end to the bitter strike may be in sight. Some 50 patrolmen, summoned after a near-riot here Monday af ternoon, arrived at the mill gates before the 7 a.m. shift reported for work. One officer said the strikers ‘were noisier than usual,’ but were orderly. There was no ] rock-th rowing or other violence. Boyd Payton, Carolinas director < of the Textile Workers Union of J America, said in a radio broad cast this morning that both man- i agement and union officials looked “very optimistically" * toward a meeting Thursday. Agreement Expected Payton said management- has relaxed its. attitude toward an arbitration clause demanded by the union for a new contract. The clause has been the bone of con- i tention in the long walkout o! some 1,200 workers. Payton said that “we hope to reach agreement” on Thursday and submi^the contract to union members for a vote on Sunday, possibly leading to a return to work next Monday. The additional patrolmen brought to around 150 the num ber of 4tate troopers aiding local officer* tQ maintain order. Two investigators from the Na tional Labor Relations Board ar rived to probe charges that the firm has refused to bargain with the union over the question of an arbitration clause. The violence broke out Feb. 18 when the ’ company resumed ope rations on a limited basis and has continued sporadically since that time. Monday’s battle, which led to the arrest of 26 persons, began as the shift at the South Hender son plant ended at 3 p.m. Break U» Fight Highway Patrdl Lt. R. D. Chad wick said a group of 35-to 40 per sons began stoning the cars of (Continned On Page Six) 1 I Dr. Roberts ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Dr. C. E. Roberts, Dunn, N. C., Dentist, ' has registered to attend The Thom as P. Hinman Dental Clinic to be held in Atlanta, Georgia,, March 15 through 18. Doctor Thad Mor-1 rlson, Jr., of Atlanta, Georgia, is I General Chairman of the 1959 meeting. More than 2,000 dentists and dental hygienists are expected to attend. The Hinman Clinic, which is sponsored by the Fifth District Dental Society, of which Dr. Na than Blass is president, is a scien tific meeting for the purpose of promoting education and dental science in the Southeastern-United States. Guest speakers and lecturers will be Doctor Percy ft*.'Phillips of New York, who is President of the American Dental Association; Doctor S. Walter Martin, Presi dent of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; Doctor Louis I. Grossman, Professor of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Penn sylvania; Dr. James R. Hayward, Professor of Oral Surgery, Uni versity of Michigan; Doctor Philip M. Jones, Professor of Prosthod ontlcs. University of Kansas City; Dr. Charles L. Pincus, Beverly Hills, California; Dr. John F. Prichard, Fort Worth, Texas; and Doctor Joseph Charles Muhler, Associate Professor of Indiana University School of Dentistry. Scientific exhibits will be sup plied by the University of Alabama, University of Illinois, Indiana Un iversity, Loyola University, Rut gers University, U. S. Army, U. S. Department of Commerce, U. S. Public Health Service, American Dental Association, United Cere bral Palsy Association, and the American Cancer Society. Takes Course i STILL A THREAT — Wake County's polio girl this year, symbolizing the still-potent danger of this disease, is Martha Barefoot, formerly ol Dunn. Raleigh Mayor W. G. Enloe was chatting with Martha, who suffers from paralysis in both legs and face—cannot smile but is a fine singer and an honor student. Smashed Victim On Head With Chair Harnett Killer Gets Four - Yea? Term Mack McCoy, Harnett Negro who killed Adam bates by smash ing him over the head with a chair, was sentenced today to ser ve four years in prison. •The judbment was handed down this morning shortly after McCoy tendered a plea of guilty lo manslaughter. He was origin ally charged with murder. J McCoy’s court appointed attor ney was Rohert Young of Dunn. Solicitor Archie Taylor accepted the Manslaughter plea. Mo«t dramatic moment in the brief? trial came when Quinby Oates, wife of the man who was killed, took the stand. Beginning quietly Mrs. Oates leaned for - (Continued On Page Two) Godwin Tried for Robbing Janitors Shoe Was Well Stocked Gordon -Godwin stood accused of robbing more than the socks off Dunn school janitor W. T; Moore Moore claimed in Harnett Sup erior Court on Monday that he gave' up two twenty-dollar bills after Godwin grasped him around the neck and said he would “cht his head off and throw it out the window.” The money was in the janitor’s shoe. , The jury returned late Monday afternoon with a verdict of not ! guilty. The defendant had pled not guilty and Judge Heman R. Clark of Fayetteville, presiding at the 1 criminal term which “pencd yes terday in Lillington. charged the jury that they could either acquit the defendant, find him guilty of assault with a deadly weapon as well as robbery or of common-law (Continued on Page Two) Shoplifters Fined In Local Court Crosley W. Durden of Swains boro, Ga., a 54-year-old white man, was intercepted by Highway Pa trolman W. O. Grady op March 15 and charged with driving under the influence. Yesterday, in Dunn Recorder's Court, Durden pled guilty and was sentenced to 90 days by Judge H. Paul Strickland, who lifted the jail term on condition the defend ant pay a fine of $100 and costs. Durden will lose his license for a ' year. v Stealing bologna and bacon from the Piggly Wiggly supermarket re sulted in a suspended term of six ! months and a fine of $10 and court Y - * \V costs for Van Davis LeaK. a Negro woman who lives in 108 East Duke Street? Pleading not guilty, she contend* ed that she had tried to pay for the articles but wasn’t allowed, to. The state presented testimony that she passed the checkout stand without paying. Charges were brought against her by pro prietor Ottis Jackson. Another shr plifter, Glenn Mo Neill, an 18-year-old colored youth, pled guilty to stealing two cakes at the Often Air Market. He was given 60 days in county Jail, su- * spended on payment of 910 fine (Cantinned On rage Two)
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