+WEATHER+ Fair and not much change in temperature tonight. Lows in 30s in coastal sections, in 20s south west. Increasing cloudiness Wed nesday and little change in tem perature. THE-tu- ZLB aily Kewrd VOLUME 10 TELEPHONE 3117 — 3118 DUNN, N C. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. JANUARY 2G, 1960 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NO. 37 Erwin Party Survived Sea Explosion We Felt The Presence Of Death' By TED CRAIL Managing Editor An Erwin minister, back from a trip to the Bahamas that al most ended faiaiy for a thousand persons, described the extraordi nary stillness that came over the passengers of a small luxury lin er when they piled on deck after an explosion that threatened to carry the ship to the bottom. “The were no outcries,” said the Reverend H. T. Durden, “no panic. "Everyone was quiet. “Some had their lifejackets on ver their pajamas. Others had just pants on. One man was in shorts. “We felt—I d say what we felt was the presence of death.” A pastor in the Church of God, Reverend Durden is a big man with a big man’s air of physical confidence. His whole family was aboard The Bahama Star with him —his wife. 24-year-old daughter. Also on| board were Eva Tyn dall, Laura Turner and Clyde Ed wards, till from the Erwin church which he serves and which had sent them as a party of delegat es to a missionary meeting in the Bahamas. Of the thousand persons on the ship, all but 200 or so were re turning from that same meeting. When Reverend Durden calls The Bahama Star a “luxury liner,” (Continued On Page Six) Two Stills Destroyed Last Night Two vat-type stills were des troyed two miles south of here Monday night by Harnett county sheriff’s deputies. According to Sheriff Wade H. Stewart, officers raided the illicit whiskey operation at approxima tely 7:30, some 200 yards into the woods off Highway 87. In addition to the stills, 14 cases of whiskey and a 1951 Ford was confiscated. Officers said they spotted the cur coming from the stills to the highway, but the driver fled the scene before he could be appre hended. They said a ‘run” had appar ently just been finished. A Case Of Bootlegging On Big Scale BOSTON (UPI) — The Boston Traveler said today U. S. Treas ury agents are investigating the smuggling of millions of dollars worth of liquor into the United States aboard Air Force planes. The newspaper said a special task force is conducting "an un precedented probe" of smuggling activities at Grenter Air Force (Continued On Page Six) ACT OF SALVATION — The Reverend H. T. Durden of Erwin uses a telephone receiver to demonstrate how courageous crewman on The Bahama Star plunged hands under-water, found valve to shut off oil and saved ship from second, greater explosion that might have taken all hands with a thousand persons aboard. (Record Photo by Ted Crail.) But Plans Aren't Defitile Erwin Bank Has Expansion Coming Polio Rise In State 'Very Bad' RALEIGH (UPI) — The State Board of Health today described the incidence of poliomyelitis in North Carolina during 1959 as “extremely bad.” Dr. J.W.R. Norton, state health director, estimated that at least 40 per cent of the state’s popu lation had received no polio vac cine and urged local health di rectors to begin planning vaccin (Continurd On Page Six) By Tape Recorded Sermon Sweet Daddy Will Preach Own Funeral NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (UPI) | —A three - hour funeral service . was scheduled today for Bishop Charles M. (Sweet Daddy) Grace, the leader of a three million mem ber religious sect. The service at the House of Prayer for All People, a small, red, white and blue church he founded 39 years ago, will feature a tape recording of one of Sweet Daddy’s sermons. He died in Los Angeles Jan. 11. Following the ceremony, the re ligious leader who was said to be 75 to 80 years old, will be borne I to a tomb in Oak Grove Ceme tery with the mourners, expected to number more than 6.000, walk ing: behind he $19,000 hearse. A huge picture of Sweet Daddy, e. native of the Cape Verde Is lands, was on the atar behind the $20,000 casket. Signs on the flews inside the flower - filled church read, “Welcome Home Daddy.” Hundreds of mourners from practically every state in the union, wept as they passed the hermetically sealed, glass cover (Continued on Page Three) “We're either going to remodel the bank we have,” said Erwin’s Bill Harrington, “or build a build ing.” Harrington, cashier of Durham Bank and Trust Co. and the top local official in the bank, admitted that he Is awaiting a go-ahead on the expansion project. “I don't know when it will come,” he said. “We have two more banks to build this year.” Business at the bank has been growing each year, he said, ana the need for more space is be coming imperative. Harrington said there was gen eral discussion of banking prob lems and community needs at a (Continued On Page Six) Tucker Begins Dufies Today Barbecue Presbyterian church is playing host to the 3Slst stated meeting of Fayetteville Presbytery today. Around 160 ministers and ruling elders were expected to at tend. The meeting began at 9:30 a m. with the Rev. W. O. Nelson, of Robbins, moderator, presiding. The Rev. C. W. Wallace, missionary to the Belgium Congo, was the principal speaker at 11 a m. The communion service was con ducted by the Rev. Owen Nor ment, pastor of Cameron Hill and Cypress churches, and the Rev. Bill Howeli, pastor of Olivia and Barbecue churches. Lunch was served at 12:30 o’clock. In the afternoon session to be (Continued On Page Six) / Tabor Dares U. S. To Send More Troops HAVANA (UPI)—Cuban Justice Minister Alfredo Yabur warned Monday night that “there will be millions of American bodies" if the United States sends Marine reinforcements to its naval base at Guantanamo Bay. Yabur referred during a telvi sion broadcast to government press reports that “thousands of U. S. Marines have landed at the base. However, the base commander,. Rear Adm. F. W. Fenno, denied that any new Marines, other than normal rotation replacements, ha ve arrived at Guantanamo. The minister said, ‘there are (Continued On Page Six) I Will Combat Illegal Acts to Territory WASHINGTON (UP!) — Presi dent Eisenhower assured the Cu ban people today that the United States has no intention of inter fering in their domestic affairs or becoming a party to afty re- j prisals at this time. The President said he and sec- j rotary of State Christian A. Her ter were concerned and perplexed I by recent attacks on the United States by Cuban Premier Fidel Castro. Eisenhower added. however, that the American people still have the greatest affection for the Cuban people and expect their “firm and mutually beneficial friendship” to continue. The President discussed the | Cuban crisis at his news confer ence. Immediately following the con ference, he issued a five-point restatement of U. S. policy toward Cuba which was critical of Castro for promoting the “unfounded’' illusion of aggressive acts and conspiratorial activities aimed at the Cast'o government by the United States. Hits at Insults While professing close friend ship for the Cuban people, Eisen hower said recent statements of Castro and membgr.s of his gov (Continued On Page Six) Coats' Lawmaker Won't Announce Until February Hodges 'Running Hard' For Vice - President Says Carson By TED CRAIE Managing Editor Stale Representative Carson Gregory, the Coats lawmaker who L‘ a ten-year veteran of the sta te's political wars, said todpy he has no doubt that Governor Lu ther B. Hodges has his eye cock ed on the Democratic vice-presi dential nomination. “In my opinion," said Gregory, “he's trying to be vice-president just as hard as he can. I think he's had his mind on it for the past 18 months.” The governor, Gregory said, is “too old” to run for the Senate { because he doesn't have enough | years ahead of him in which to J build up an imposing seniority status. Usually an early declarer, Coats' ebullient farmer-politician said that he will make no formal dec laration about the House of Re presentatives race until February. "I thought I'd let the governors get their announcing out of the way first,” he suggested. “But I'll let everybody know in j plenty of time what my plans are.” A supporter of Addison N'ewlett ! when he ran for speaker of the ■house, the Harnett representative said he was sorry when his fri end , bowed out of the governors (Continued On Pa«-» Th'jJel | Trial Faces Delay from Flu Prosecutor Believed Carole — At First' LOS ANGELES (UPI> — The state was almost set to rest its case against Dr. R. Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff today but it appeared the murder trial might be delayed a week by the illness of a minor witnss. Judge Albeit H. Miller, who presided at the preliminary hear ing for Finch, had the influenza that has stricken Southern Cali fornia. He was not expected to be able to testify until next Mon day and a postponement until then was likely. The dramatic trial took a biz arre twist Monday with the chief prosecutor himself on the stand r.nd an attorney for Miss Tregoff, 23, coming close to accusing him of tricking Carole into a murder charge. The red-haired mistress flashed angry looks as Dep. Dist. Atty. Fred N. Whiehello testified that he at first believed her story that she went to the Finch home July 18 but had no direct connection with the shooting of Mrs. Barbara Jean Finch, 33. Miss Tregoff had testified at Henkel Enters Race For Lt. Governor Veteran Democratic Senator C. V. Henkel, merchant, farmer and former manufacturer, today form ally announced his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor, For four! consecutive terms he has repres ented the 25th senatorial district, composed of Iredell, Catawba and Lincoln counties. Senator Henkel long has been prominent in Democratic affairs at all levels, serving from precinct chairman to finance director of the statewide party. In a statement fn his candidacy, Senator Henkel said: “The years that lie immediately ahead will be critical ones for North Carolina. On the basis of my experience within State Gov ernment as a member of the Ge neral Assembly and in my own private endeavors I believe that I (Continued On Page Six) fg^p- .M. EfaO C. V. HENKEL the preliminary hearing July 27. Whichello called himself as a state witness and underwent ex amination by colleague Clifford Crail in an effort to get into the record the story Carole told at the July 27 hearing. Whichello said when Carole first began to testify he did not con sider her a suspect. But as she went on he gradually changed his mind and began definitely to sus pect her when she broke into tears on the stand and was led into the judges chambers. She resumed the stand and. as (Continued On Paje Three; Third Arrest For Campy’s Stepson, 16 NEW YORK (UPI) — Former Dodger catcher Roy Campanella’s 16-year-old stepson had another strike called against him today. He was charged with petty lar ceny, his third arrest within a year. “I don’t want to talk about it,” Campanella, who is paralyzed from a broken neck he received in an auto accident two years ago said ‘‘I don’t know any details yet.” David, the son of Campanella’s wife Ruthe by a previous mar riage, was arrested Monday nite with three other teen-agers. They had a carton of candy, cigarettes and groceries from a grocery in Queens. The youths claimed Morris H. Kessman, the owner of the store, gave them the groceries, but he denied it, police said. Lennon Won't Run For Senate Congressman Alton A. Lennon won’t oppose U. S. Senator B. Ev eretle Jordan, but is a candidate for re-election to a third term in the House. He will announce his official de cision at noon tomorrow. The Daily Record learned this after noon. 1 NEW SYSTEM — Tommy Harrell (above) will become city hall office manager in time to study new bookkeeping system which council ha^ ordered implemented. He will be first oceupant of newly-created post. < Record l'hoto oy Ted Crail.) Works Directly Under Storey Tommy Harrell Fills Key Post Come February 1 Tommy Harr ell will be taking on new duties at city hall, stepping into the newly created post of office manager and assistant city clerk. His appointment is probably the most important of a number of projected changes. Setting up the new position on a trial basis, the city council spelled out that there would be "no usurping of city clerk authority.” However. Charles Storey, long in failing health, will be working on a half-day schedule, at a slight drop in salary i$5200 annually to $4800 aRi:!;«llv > One of Harrell’s chief functions will be in connection with a new bookkeeping system which certi fied public accountant Thurman 10-n -. 11, is*-* i «»n page Sixi Charlotte Morticians Take Action Funeral Homes Drop Ambulance Service CHARLOTTE (UPI) — Unless local morticians change their minds by March 1, the Charlotte City Council will have to come up with a plan to provide em ercency ambulance service here. Complaining about recent crit icism of the ambulance service they provide, the funeral direct ors notified the council Monday they are going out of the ambu lance business March 1. They also complained they were losing money by providing a ser vice which they feel is the respon sibility of the city. Mayor James Smith and some (Continued On Paife Six) Regional Convention Slated For Erwin A great Regional Sunday School and Youth Convention sponsored hy the Erw'n Church of God. starts next Saturday with all faiths in : vited. There will be twelve workshops at the all day session. These work shops will be taught by trained and experienced men in Sunday ichool and youth work. There will be special features in each session. A question and an swer panel, a "Gem of an Idea,” and for the evening session a -kit, "Dr. Sunday School Special ist ’’ The evening session will be cli maxed with a sermon by the Rev erend J. K Easom. Pastor of ths (Continued on Page Three)