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+WEATHER+ Fair today but becoming cloudy. Warmer with high ranging from 50s in the mountains and the coast tc the 60s elsewhere. Cloudy with rain or showers tonight and Thurs day. Ehr B aity Kewrd THEY SCORED ON SMITHFIELD — These front-office employes of Carolina Telephone and Telegraph scored what division headquarters de scribed as an 18-0 win over Smithfield. They made their yardage by outselling the Smithfield phone force on vaiious ‘‘extra services.” Mafiager Henry Bridges had his not-too-brawny winning team suited up to commemorate the occasion to day. Left to right are Mrs. Betty Lou Caldwell, Mrs. Mae Parkers, Mrs. Madeline Stanley and Mrs. Geraldine Byrd. (Record Photo.) Jh&M Jjttte JkJunqA By HOOVER ADAMS KNOW ANYONE WHO HAS A PICTURE OF THESE? Herman P. Green, who recently wrote a very excellent history of the 107-year-old Dunn Masonic Lodge, has made remarkable pro gress on a project that seemed next to impossible. A few years ago, the Dunn lod ge decided to hang large por - traits of each past master on the wall of the lodge hall. Easier said than done, when you stop to think that the organization dates back to 1852, Most of the past masters are deceased, of course, and in some cases it has been difficult to even locate their families or anyone who knew them. But Herman, the live-wire man ager of Dunn Production Credit Association, is not a fellow who lets a tough job stop him. He got to work on the project about a year ago and since has written dozens and dozens of letters, made Innumerable phone calls and per sonal visits in search of the “miss ing mugs.’’ He reported today that of the 56 men who headed the lodge, he has secured portraits of all but six of them. Getting blow-ups was another problem. In one case, a small newspaper photo had to be enlarged. Pictures are still needed of An son Parker, who served the lodge as master for 12 years, from 1860 to 1871; Isaac Taylor, master in (Continued On Page Six) Dr. Gayle Johnson Heads Medical Staff Dr. Gale D. Johnson, surgeon son of the founder of Betsy John son Memorial Hospital and grand son of its namesake, today was named president of the institu tion's medical staff. At the regular monthly meeting of the staff this morning, he was named to succeed the outgoing president, Dr J. R Johnson Hospital administrator lloyie 1 Green cnnounced that Dr. M B. Poole was named vice-president, Dr. W. H. Lilly, secretary-treasur er and Dr. Charles W. Byrd, chiei of staff. Dr. Lilly, it will be a consecu tive term as secretary-treasurer. Dluring the past year he has al so held the post of chief of staff. Dr Poole succeeds Dr. C. L. Cor bett vice-president. Homes on North King Threatened Dunn Firemen Stop Broom-Straw Fire A broom-straw fire that raged through two hug's vacant lots and threatened an entire line of houses along North King Avenue was brought under control short of the houses yesterday afternoon. Firemen used water and big flat fire-brooms to cut it off w'hile it was still several yards from the , nearest home. Howard M. Lee, secretary-treas urer of the Dunn fire department, said only prompt action can the fire, of unknown origin, from hav ing extremely serious consequen ces. Four trucks and 11 men fought the fire which raged through the ten and 1100 blocks on North King. The property belonged to Miss Lily j Hodges of Dunn. The fire-brooms used to stamp out the flames have large rubber flaps on them. Firemen were called out at 2:10 p.in. and had the blaze under con trol in less than 20 minutes. Sandburg Likes Windy City Best CHICAGO (UPD — Chicago still has it all over Los Angeles or New York, according to poet Carl Sandburg, who or.ee immortalized the Windy City as the “city of big shoulders.” “New' York — why, it’s tired,’’ Sandburg told newsmen. “And Los Angeles — why, traffic is so bad out there the mayor won’t let the city buy any more Cadillacs because other cars aren't as long and don’t take up so much room 'on the streets.” Jim's Wife Charging Adultery Jim Thornton, hillbilly band leader of Garner, is being sued for divorce on grounds of adultery and extreme cruelty, according to court papers filed in Jackson ville, Fla. Thornton as of yesterday had not filed an answer to the com plaint. Today is the deadline lor the defendant to file, the Jack sonville court clerk said. Mrs. Wandaline Thornton filec the action last October 30 and al leged in the complaint that hei husband has an annual income oi $75,000. Court officials said she charged Thornton with “commit (Continued On Pag* Six) I <D*m I | $ania... | The turkey skeleton had hardly been picked clean when the first Santa letters arrived at the Daily Record office. As local youngsters know, the Record is glad to see that their communications to St. Nick reach him in time. And each letter received here at the newspaper office is print ed (just the way it’s received, in cidentally, and without those an noying changes in punctuation and spelling which the sender has a right to resenti. Here are 1959’s first Letters to Santa: Dear Santa Claus. I want a cow boy suit. I want a set of maverick gun s. Would youD ear Santa. Clause bring this to me From Junior Jernigan Dear Santa Claus, I want a tiny tear doll, a car riage, clothes, crinolin, basketball From Mary Jernigan. Other Towns Have Exceeded Goal Quotas By J. SHEPARD BRYAN Publicity Chairman There are a lot of "reasons'’ stated for the failure of the Com munity of Dunn to meet its United Fund requirements, but the sad fact remains that other communi ties of our size and financial standing have raised their quota— and have done so 30 days ago. It might be interesting to know that the following named towns had raised more than 100'. of their United Fund quota by November jo. 1959: Wilmington, Burlington, j Clemson, S. C.. Asheboro. Rocky I Mount. High Point, Hickory, Ra i leigh, Reidsville, Salisbury—and by this time dozens of other towns have gone over the top 100%. Major Blalock, Campaign Chair man, prophesied that the United Fund would be abandoned in fav i or of multiple drives if this 1959 year did not meet with success. That abandonment of the United Fund would not look so bad if it were not true that failure of Unit ed Fund this year would cause industries seeking progressive towns in which to locate their fac tories to pass by Dunn in favor of the community of town which did (Continued On Page Six) 5100,0(10 Suit ~ Being Tried FAYETTEVILLE — A $100,000 damage suit against a Harnett County Marine entered its second day in Superior Court this morn ing and court officers said the ease may not end until sometime Thursday. The parents of a four - year eld girl, seriously injured in a two-car collision in front of her home near Lillington in October, 1956, are seeking to collect dam ages from 22-year-old Rex Bell Johnson. : Thu youngster, Damon Lynn Ma son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bradley Mason, suffer ed a sever head injury when the cars collided at the intersection of Highway 27 and Spring Hill Rd., Continued On Page Four BEAT HIS DAD — Taylor Stephens, Jr., shows score-card, neatly drilled in middle, which won a turkey for him while his pop, Taylor. Sr., (right) was frozen out. (Record Photo by Ted Crail.) — He Wins Again ~— At 9, A Baffling Marksman It's hard for turkey shoot men to understand — especially those who never did manage to draw a perfect bead on their bird Taylor Stephens, a 9-year-old who last year outshot a dozen a dull marksmen to win himself a fine fat turkey, has done it again He placed a slio* dead center, against another eld of twelve, at the Godwi ..ons Friday night •hoot at *•' ,n Bi'"S. store Anion • use beaten hLs daddy. (Co...timed On Pace Six) YOUNGEST CLOWN — Tcu-month-old Loretta Sue Jones, the youngest clown slated to ride in Dunn’s Christmas parade land probably anybody else'*', is tickled beyond words at her own fancy costume. Her mother, Yvonne Jones, whipped It up. (Record Photo by Ted Crail.) Beauty Queens and an Infant Clown Santa Comes For Xmas Parade A 10-month-old clown, a roller skater in his sixties, that foun tain of youth. Captain Five, and ageless, matchless old Saint Nick himself will all be in the Dunn Christmas parade which starts at 5 p.m on Friday. It was a harried Wesley Coates, general chairman of the parade, who raced about town todaj’, put ting a final touch on arrange - ments. This year’s big Christmas jump (Continued On Page Six) Truck-Thief Not Apprehended $15,000 Cotton Load Stolen, Then Found A stolen truck loaded with 50 bales of cotton and valued at $15. 000 was recovered this morning on a curve of the river road near : Erwin. i "Nothing had been touched,’’ said Police Sergeant K. M. Fail of Dunn. "The key was in the truck. Apparently somebody just went for a ride.” The truck and its valuable load were sneaked off last night while Webster Baldwin of Fairmont, N. C.. stopped to grab some supper at a Negro restaurant on East Carr Street. The restaurant is known as the "Old Hotel.” When Barfield finished his sup per. he discovered the truck, parked on a side-street, was miss j mg. Dunn police issued an alert and the abandoned vehicle was found this morning by Highway Patrolman W. C. Grady. Sergeant Fail said it would have 16-Year-Old Boy Ambushes Ma NEW YORK (UPH - A 16-year old boy ambushed his mother when she entered their darkened home Tuesday night, firing two bullets into her with a 22 caliber rifle equipped with a home-made silencer. The wounded woman, Mrs. Marie Murphy, 39. staggered across the street to a neighbor's ; home. 1 "My son shot me. I don’t know ! why,” she gasped to the neighbor Mrs. Elizabeth O'Malley. Police said the shooting appar ently climaxed a feud between (Continued On Page Six) boon almost impossible to market the cotton without a marketing card and the thief presumably die not have it in mind to convert the pay-load into cash. The truck was owned by Barfield Trucking Line* of Nichols, S.C. Says It Would Be Morally Disastrous WASHINGTON 'UPD — Presi dent Eisenhower today firmly op t posed involving the federal gov ernment in any way with assisting other nations with birth control advice. Eisenhower told his news con ference he could not imagine a subject more improper as a ma‘ ter of government responsibility or function than birth control. Furthermore. Eisenhower said that as long as he is president the United States government will have absolutely nothing to do with advising other nations on their birth control problems. If another country wants birth control ad vice. he said it could seek pro fessional information, i The birth control controversy i flared anew after the Roman Catholic bishops of the United i States charged last week that a "propaganda campaign" was be ing waged to pave the way for U. S. support of "artificial birth pre vention" programs in underdevel oped countries which are experi encing population pressuies. Declaring that this would be a (Continued on Page Two) Girl Kisses Stranger ■Wins $618 CHICAGO (UPH — A farm girl kissed a stranger Monday and won $618 for her fiance. As a result of that kiss. Black Jewel, the grand champion steer of the International Live Stock Exposition, (sold for $22.35(5 and its owner, Roy Maass. 21, o f Remsen.rowa. will plow a few I extra acres next spring. The kiss climaxed the bidding on Black Jewel, a 1.050-pound Aberdeen Angus, at the exposi tion auction. The top price of $22,356, or $2160 a pound, was paid by rthe Howard Johnson restaurant chain. The bidding had reached nearly $20 a pound when Ellard Pfaelzer, representing the Johnson chain, pointed to Maass’ fiance, Darlene Hansen. 21, and announced: "If this little girl will kiss me I'll raise it a dollar.” Darlene, a pretty, auburn-hairs ed farm girl obliged happily, and the bidding continued until Black Jewel was knocked down to Continued On Page Four Honored At Review Col. Bill Terr all Retires From Army FORT BENNING, Ga. _ Fort Benning’s Chapel Field was the scene this morning (Nov. 301 of a review honoring Lt. Col. WiLlliam S. Terrell of Dunn, N. C’., and Ma jor George A Worth of Jackson ville, Fla , as they retired from active duty, each with more than 20 years of service. Mrs. Terrell is the former Mi'S Margaret Johnson of Dunn Music for the parade was furn ished by the U.S. Army Infantry Center Band An honor guard, com manded by Capt. Raymond P. Sin ger of Chicago. 111., was formed by Company C. First Battle Group, 29th Infantry. Brig. Gen. Chester A. Dahlen, assistant commandant of the U S. Army Infantry School, was re (Continued On Page 1*0) Joseph New Master Of Masonic Lodge Nick Joseph became the mast er of Palmyra Lodge here last night. He succeeded druggist VV W Carroll, Sr., ;o the top Mas onic post. A jeweler who moved to Dunn a decade ago md has been a Mas on here for a half d<'/eu \ears, Joseph is currently associated with B & J Jewelers in Lilting ton. He continues to make his home here H. A Westbrook succeeded Jo seph as senior warden last night and Curtis Ennis is the new jun ior warden. Re-elected were R L Cromart ie. Jr., treasurer, and Ralph Wa de, secretary. Howard Johnson (Continued On Page Six)
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