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1 + WEATHER + Partly cloudy and warm today with scattered showers and thun derstorms this afternoon and ev ening. Little cooler tonight. Fri day mostly cloudy and cooler. THE RECORD IS FIRST ^ VOULME9 TELEPHONE 3117 — 3118^ Jim DUNN, N. C. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 9, 1959 FIVE CENTS FEE COPT ---- no. n T ALWAYS SOMETHING AHEAD — In recent months both Durham (where a new shopping center has been established) and Dunn, which is their center of operations, has had occasion to take note of the fast-moving Wellons .brothers. Shown above are several members of the family and associates in their newest venture—Billy Wellons, Jessie Wright, sales manager at the Durham office, Edwin W. Fuller, special agent for fire and casulty of Life Insurance of North America, Joseph R. Lorine, state head erf the Life department of the company, Mangum Butler, Johnnie Hubbard, bookkeeper, Becky Allen, secretary in Dunn, Hazel Hicks, secretary to Wellons Realty in Durham, Calvin Wellons, and Charles Wellons. (Record Photo.) _ Bill To Freeze pporfs OK'd WASHINGTON (UPD—A Hous* agriculture subcommittee todaj approved a bill by Rep. W. Pal Jennings (D-Va.) to freeze tohac co price supports at 1958 levels The bill would head off in creases scheduled for tobaccc supports under present law. The subcommittee, headed bj Rep. Watkins M. Abbitt (D-Va.) took less than five minutes in closed session to okay thfe measure and send it to the full House Agriculture Committee. Ab bitt said the vote was unanimous. “The bill will stop the rapid in crease in the tobacco support level,” Abbitt 'said. “In my opinion it will prevent the pro gram from pricing our tobacco out of the export market, al X though it does not provide for a £ ^ rollback.” Abbitt said the full committee will probably meet to approve the bill early next week. Then, he said, it will be sent quickly to the House floor under a special no-amendment procedure requir ing a two-thirds vote for passage. The bill drops a “modernized” parity formula ks the basis for (Continued On Page Eight) Will Oppose Jesse Capps John Hardy Files For City Board John H. Hardy, merchandise wholesaler, filed for the town board this morning, assuring that all can didates for city office will have opposition at the April 21 primary. A resident of 302 East Pope Street, Hardy will -fun against Jesse Capps for the commission ership of Ward Two. One other rumored candidate for the town board—attorney Bobby Bryan—said today that he has de cided not to file. He conceded that he had "considered” running. Hardy, a 40-year-old native of Winston-Salem, has lived in Dunn for the past twelve years and has never run for political office be fore. He is a wholesaler dealing in candy, drugs, dry goods and other products. His wife, Marie, works at the Sears office here. they have two children—Char (Continued On Page Eight) Wellons' Start Gl Development Six Dive Harnett's Six divorce cases and a wide variety of other civil actions are scheduled ror trial at the civil session of Harnett Superior Court which will convene on Monday, April 20. The calendar was ire. leased today by Clerk Elizabeth Matthews. , v j Judge Heman R. Clark or Fay etteville will preside. AH divorce cases will be heard on the opening day. Those seeking a divorce are: Nadine Davis Barley from Ro_ bert Albert Barley; John Corbett Elmore from Dorothy Pryor El more: Ruth W. Godwin Ws Milford E. Godwin: James Omage Moore from Barbara. Alice Surles Moore; Louise Brown, Wood from Bobby B. Wood; and Dorothea S. Hales from Joseph Hales. Other actions scheduled to be heard on the opening Monday are: MOTION DOCKET R. O. Tarkington vs. Starlite. Thea. (Continued On Page Five) ►rces On Docket tres; Teddy Casey vs. J. E. Rose Bulck Co.; George W. Williams vs. Willie Money; Johnson Cotton Co. (Continued On Page Six) aown payment nouses— striotly for former GI's—will b« sold in the Brookwood subdivision half a mile from Dunn High School on the Guy Road. W. F. Wellons, a spokesman for a growing realty and insurance operation, disclosed the Brook wood plans this morning along with several other projects cur rently planned. He said 40 lots would be avail able, some in wooded areas, and (Continued on Page Two) Crosby Is Named In Paternity Suit HOLLYWOOD <UP)I — Dennis Crosby, 24, ond of crooner Bing Crosby's four grown sons, waited to be subpenaed today as defend, ant in a paternity suit naming him the father of 17 month old Denise Michelle Scott. , “I’ve never admitted it and 1 never will/' the now-married dl6k jockey said when asked about fatherhood of the girl. “I haven’t Drink Up, Pal, No Hangover BOSTON (UP*) t- Hangovers may soon be < a thing of the paoff* according to Dr. Robert B. Car roll of Greenwich, Conn. Carroll, who said he drinks “just about everything,” told the American Chemical Society here Wednesday that he and fellow workers had identified the ingre dients in whisky which produce a hangover. Even more important, the sci entist reported, elimination of the culprits — fusel oil and acetalde hyde—apparently would not harm the flavor ipr taste of whisky, ac cording to his studies. Carroll disclosed he was also working on another project which should warm the heart of any drinker—instant liquor. He said it might be along the same lines as instant coffee. As long as hangovers still exist the scientist recommended vodka ss the “cleanest” drink—giving the least amount of hangover. Next on the list were gin, scotch, bourbon, and rye in that order. received any papers yet so I can’1 say more than that.” (Continued on Page Five) NEW RESTAURANT OPENS — A downtown restaurant featuring drive-in service and an unusual doughnut-making machine opened its doors today. Owner and manager Is Weal' Coates, who formerly ran the EAW Restura ' on the same site. Called the Dunn Res tan m:;, its staff includes veteran restaurateur Gilbert Porter, Rr head chef and employe in charge of personnel.* | Coates and Porter are seen in background above. Waitresses in foreground are, from left, Ruby Blackwell, Joy Pope, Judy Main and Helen Wilson. (Record Photo by Ted Crafl.) t Hagerfy Tersely Rejects Notion, Ike Golfing AUGUSTA. Ga. (UPI) — The ! White House today tersely reject ed a labor suggestion that Presi dent Eisenhower end his golfing holiday here and undertake a per sonal inspection tour of areas where unemployment is severe. ■Press Secretary James C. Hag erty brushed aside the suggestion which was made at Wednesday’s AFL-CIO Washington conference on unemployment, saying. “I have ao comment whatsoever.” Hager ty at the same time made it plain that Eisenhower intends to „ re turn to Augusta after his over night speaking date in Washing top next Monday. Eisenhower worked in his office at the. Augusta National Club early today, then played golf during the morning because of showers forecast for the afternoon. Hagerty also, in respdnse to questions, emphasised that Eisen hower and ailing Secretary of! State John Foster Dulles had not come to any decision or agree- j ment on whether the Cabinet of- | ficer, convalescing in Florida from his latest bout with cancer, would return to his Dost. Ha per- l ty said such a decision would aw- j ait completion of Dulles’ rest. Dulles figured in the news con ference because of a story pub lished fft Washington the effect that DuH'eitS would return to his post and handle the May 11 foa. , eign ministers’ meeting. Kagerty declined to be dr Awn into a discussion of whether the, President on March 27 asked Sen. Thurston. Morton of Ktntccky to take the Republican national chairmanship, replacing Meade \lcorn. A group of Republicans will fly to Augusta Friday to discuss the chairmanship with Eisenhower, who is reported to want Morton for the job. Two, Over JO, Injured In Wreck Two persons over 70 years old are in Betsy Johrfson Memorial Hospital here as the result of an intersection wreck yesterday after noon. , Donnie Norris, 71 year old retir ed insurance agent of 302 South McKay, and Mrs. Irene Stroud, 75, were both confined to hospital (Continued on Page Two) Famed And Controversial Architect Frank Lloyd Wright Dies At. Age 89 PHOENIX, Ariz. (UPI)—World famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, 89, founder of the modern school of building craftsmanship and storm center of artistic con troversy most of his life, died to day in St. Joseph’s Hospital. "The ‘‘rebellious ola gentleman” as friends referred to him in his later years, succumbed following an emergency operation Monday for treatment of an intestinal also named Taliesin—Welsh for “Radiant Brow.” He is survived by his widow, a noted architect son, Frank Lloyd Wright Jr., and a motion picture actress-granddaughter, Anne Bax ter, as well as numerous children grandchildren and great - grand children. Wright’s life was a battle with (Continued on Page f ive), Johnson Now Mayor-Apparent Of Benson J. Ed Johnson far outdistanced two opponents to become mayor apparent of Benson in a record primary that turned out 889 vot ers. He snared 448 votes to 194 for Whitley Hood and 230 for Jesse McLamb. The only other candidate to (Continued On Page Six) iinu uuaw utuuu. uc uau ics^uiiu* ed well to the surgery, hi$ doctor said, but apparently his age made recovery impossible. Critics often disputed whether Wright was the greatest Ameri can architect of the 20th Century but all agreed he certainly was the most famous for his style—a blending of precision machine-age lines with nature's living form in stone, steel wood or glass. His most recent building, now nearing completion, is the start ling circular structure which will house the Guggenheim Museum on New York’s Fifth ^Avenue. Home in Desert Wright maintained a home and school called Taliesin West on the de*ert near here; although he nor mally spent his summers in Wis consin where he built a spacious, low, native-stone, rambling house Delegate to Nation-Wide Assembly Rev. Tucker Going To Atlanta Meet This Sunday afternoon the Rev-1 erend Leslie C. Tucker and wife will leave for a week’s visit at his home in Canton, Mississippi, j before going on to a national meeting in Atlanta. Reverend Tucker has been of ficially certified as a commission er to the 99th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States. The General Assembly is ‘‘the highest court of the Presbyterian Chprch” and will meet from Ap ril 23 to April 28. Dr. E. C. Scott, stated clerk of the General Assembly, announc ed Rev. Tucker’s certification as a commissioner to the meeting. An equal number of elders and ministers are elected as “com missioners” by their respective Presbyteries. He is one of 12 com (Continued on Page Five) “W«*r» alrtfuHv rtiitarnwini? ** Connie Identifies Letter To Her Lover lNLUAINAb’UL.IS, Uld. tUFtt — Coqnie Nicholas identified at her murder trial today a letter she wrote to a friend but never malted, asking her' to take care of arrangements after her suicide. The divorcee took the witness stand again after a day’s post ponement of her trial for the slaying of the wealthy Forrest Teel. Within 15 minutes, the trial was halted again in me pontica hassle ovei/'the appointment of a clerk of the county court. Mrs. Nicholas was calm anc apparently not nervous as sh< looked at the letter, but she begar to cry when it was read to th< ail-husband jury. It asked a Mrs Harold King to notify Mrs Nicholas’ former husband, Curt (Continued on Page Five) said county, librarian Mrs. S. R. McKay. “If I hadn’t opened these two libraries we’d have books on the floor.’’ She was referring to a branch opened at Angier last year and a new library which will be unfurled at Coats this coming Tuesday with some book-conscious voluhteers ready to donate services to keep it operating. ^ . Through Harnett, a considerable surge in library service will come 1 to'head-next with the opening of the Coats branch, the shift into [ new quarters for the library in Dunn and an open house at the county library in Lillington. A gentle woman with more than (Continued on Page Two) Hardest, Coldest I Ever Saw Boy, 16,Dug Grave, Stalks Man, Kills SIERRA BLANCA, Tex. (UPI) —Texas Ranger Jim Nance said today that “the hardest, coldest youngster I ever saw" dug a grave beside the lonely Rio Grande, stalled a man for a week and then killed him for his money and buried him. Nance said the 16-year-old boy confessed the slaying of Miguel Ramos last November and led ! him to the grave. The boy is [ held as a delinquent on another charge, Nance said, and no charges have been filed • as* a result of the imurder. The ranger1 announced solution of the five-month old case after more than 50 persons had been questioned about Ramos’ disap pearance. The boy shot Ramos from am bush with a .22 rifle, Nance said, (Continued On Page Five) Stolen: Bed sheets And Bulldog Puppy Whoever broke into the apart ments of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Lockamy and Marvin Jernigan nay be intending to set up iglit housekeeping, complete with i pet puppy. Rural Policeman E. C. Johnson, nvestigating the odd break-in hat stripped the home of a whole tassel of belongings including >ed-sheets and a bulldog, puppy, laid no arrest has been made as 'et. The offictr said he had “ideas ' bout the case but did not want to disclose them as yet. Thieves broke into the apart ments behind a skating rink (lo cated between Dunn and Erwin) on Tuesday night. Johnson' said they broke glass in a side-door at the rink and then opened the door from the inside. Jernigan and the Lockamy’s were off attending a drive.in mov ie. They returned to find a radio, a bed lamp and all of their bed ding, as well as other item*, missing.
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