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* Cloudy to part cloudy and cool this afternoon and tonight with some rain likely in west portion . late tonight. Friday considerable cloudiness and cool with occasion al rain likely. End D aixg KEWW 1962 RED CROSS FORD When you help ... we can help •<V> VOLUME 12 TELEPHONE 3117 — 3118 DUNN, N. C. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 22, 1962 ---m FIVE CENTS PER COPY NO.-fit -*«r •M SHERIFF CANDIDATES RAY THOMAS, WADE STEWART, INCUMBENT, CLAUDE MOORE .As they appeared at debate. Dr. John Bunn Will Conduct Baptist Services Dr. John T. Bunn of Braggtown Baptist Church in Durham will conduct the'1 morning and evening services this Sunday at the First Baptist Church. The interim pastor, Dr. E. Nor fleet Gardner, will be engaged in an International Student Week end program sponsored by the Ro tary Club of Henderson. Dr. Bunn^is now head of the Department of Religion at Camp bell College. A graduate of Wake Forest Col lege and a Southern Seminary Th.D., he spent a year in Jeru salem at the American Schools of Oriental Research before accept ing the Braggtown pastorate in 1957. He is the son of Rev. John H. Bunn, pastor of Edgemont Bap tist Church, Durham. Mrs. Bunn was Lois Webb of Morehead City. The Bunns, including their three sons, are now living in their new home at Lake Small in Buies Creek. Think Sheriff Should Boss Rural Police Stewart, Moore Don't Like Policy Harnett Sheriff Wade Stewatf and one of his opponents, former Sheriflf Claude Moore, agreed on one thing Wednesday night dur ing a debate of the candidates held In Dunn’s city courtroom under auspices of the Harnett Young Democratic Club. Both Stewart and Moore agreed emphatically that whoever is She riff should have authority to hire and fire members of the rural police force. “We have to take the blame or credit for whatever they do,” said the two opponents for the county's No. 1 law enforcement spot,” but we have no control over them oth erwise.” The third candidate debating was Ray Thomas of Bunnlevel, who was granted a leave of absen ce as county dog warden to run lor the office. Stewart defeated Moore last election and now Moo re seeks to tmake a comeback. Danny Watkins of Angier ser ved as moderator at the meeting. ' (Continued on Pace Five* Henderson, Lennon Backing Proposal Congressman David N. Hender son announced today that he had joined with Senators Ervin and Jordan; and Congressmen Kitchin, Lennon, Kornegay and Governor Sanford in urging the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors of the Department of tbe Army to proceed without delay to ap prove the construction of the Cape Fear River Basin Project as re commended for the upper Cape Fear by the Corps of Engineers. The joint telegram is as Ifollows: We Join in recommending that Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors act favorably, and without further delay. on the Cape Fear River Basin project. We strongly believe that construction of dams at New Hope, Randleman, a nad Howard’s Mill is essentiaj to the future growth and deve lopment of North Carolina. With an ’ unusually high bene fit-cost ratio of $2.50 in bene (Continued on Page Seven) Baring Trash Costs Taxpayers. Those City Fires Costing You Money “It costs the town $75 every tlme firemen receive a call,” said City Manager A. B. Uzzle, this morning. Firemen were called to the scene of a trash fire yesterday that had gotten out of control. “A person ihust have a permit from the fire chief,” reminded Mr. Uizle, “before any trash can be burned unless you have a spe cial place set Up for burning trash. A wire mesh enclosure does not require a permit,” he said. Dunn firemen have received several calls during the past months due to grass fires and trash that had gotten out of con trol and “it looks like we might have to amend the Town Ordln (Con tinned on Pate Seven) ■jer— ---- ■■■ * -j No Ducktail Haircut In Atlanta School ATLANTA (UPI) —The Georgia Board of Education ruled Wednes day that 17-year-old Stanley Sor rels may not attend school with a ducktail haircut. “This is not America,” said Stanley’s father, Walter C. Sor rells, upon learning the board had affirmed a school’s right to out law the ducktail. E. P. Hulbert, attorney for the Houston County School Board, said the ducktail is “a symbol of revolt against society” and car ries a “undeniable- connotation of delinquency.” John P. Nixon Stanley’s attor ney, said his client bad been de prived of constitutional rights and indicated he may go to court. Stanley was suspended from Perry High School tfor 10 days last fall for violating the school’s edict against the ducktail. Board member Francis Shur ling, who cast the lone pro-duck tail vote in the 7-1 decision, said, “We don’t want all children in this state poured into one mold. In this country we have constitiu tional freedoms.” Mrs. Kennedy Presented Horse LAHORE Pakistan (UPI) — Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy went to a horse show today and was pre sented a prize bay gelding to add to an earlier gift of two Indian tiger cubs. America’s first lady and her host, Pakistan President Moham med Ayub Khan, rode to the show in a black and gold-trimmed car riage pullled by six magnificent horses ridden by crimson-coated Jockeyis wearing black-billed caps with gold braid. ’ At the end of the show, Presi dent Kennedy’s wife was given a Pakistani horse named Sardar (Chief), which won three events in last year’s horse show. It was a gift from Ayub. IN ERWIN HOSPITAL Carl Lucas .of Erwin is a pat ient in Good Hope Hospital iu Erwin. He entered Monday. Tart Funeral To Be Friday Mrs. Maggie Butler Tart, 55, widely-known Dunn woman and wife of Cohen P. Tart, died early Thursday morning in Betsy John son. Memorial Hospital here. • She had been ill for about a year or longer and critically ill for the past several days. One of Dunn’s most talented vo calists, Mrs. Tart was a longtime ' member of the choir of Hood Mt- | (Continued on Page Seven! 10 Men Aboard Bomber On West Coast Flight PORTLAND, Ore. (UPI) — A Navy patrol bomber with 10 men aboard was missing in stormy weather today on a flight between Washington State and California. The plane, a twin-engine P2V Neptune, had developed engine trouble. It left Whidbey Island naval air station north of Seattle, Wash., Wednesday afternoon en route to its home base at Alameda, Calif. The two officers and eight enlist ed men in the crew were reserv ists from the San Francisco Bay area serving their two weeks an nual training. A spokesman for the 3045th Air Rescue Squadron at Portland said two Navy planes and six helicop ters were hunting the Neptune this morning. They were hampered by “miser able” cloudy and rainy weather with a ceiling of 1,000 to 2.000 feet. The search centered around Mt. St. Helens in southwestern Washington, where the missing craft was last seen about 7 p. m. PST. The pilot reported engine trou ble and said he was forced to feather one engine over Eugene. Qre. At that point, he turned back to the north in an attempt to re turn to Whidbey Island. T^e plane had enough fuel to stay ajtjit until about 1 a. m. today. Air Force planes were dispatch ed from Eugene and Portland to guide the Neptune to a nearby airport. Their crew's sighted the plane but tvere unable to make radio contact. The Air Force said two F89 jets (Continued on Page Seven) BULLETINS GENEVA (UPI) — The Soviet Union and the Western powers declared themselves hopelessly deadlocked on the question of a nuclear test ban today and decided to report their failure to the 17-nation disarmament conference Friday. JACKSONVILLE (UPI) — A Richlands businessman whose gro cery Store was robbed and possibly deliberately burned has offered a *500 reward for the arrest and conviction of those responsible. Earl Baysden offered the reward Wednesday, in the wake of an announce ment earlier -this week that a Monday night fire at his store had been classified as arsbn. 4 ALGIERS, Algeria (UPI) — The Secret Army Organization (OAS) warned French troops and riot police today to keep out of its strong hold in Algiers. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UPI) — Prize-winning journalist John Sei genthaler, an administrative assistant to Atty. Gen. Robert F. Ken nedy, is the new editor of the Nashville Tennessean. (ContinreS *n Kn Foot! ^■•CONGRATULATIONS’’ — A^^Stephenson^j^^nTntftoir Route 1, right, is shown here congratulating Danny Watkins ot Angler after his election as president of the Harnett County Young Democratic Club here last night. Stephenson resigned to campaign as a candidate for County Commissioner in District Three. (Daily Reoord Photo.) WINS $6,705.35 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL — Charles Whittenton of W. & S. Motor Co. is shown here as he congratulated Earl Hinson, right, after giving; Hinson the keys to a new four door Southampton custom Imperial this morning. Hinson won the ‘handsome new car simply by registering with the local dealer during an “Open House” celebration staged by the Chrysler Cor ;- 1 11 * poration. The new car has just about everythin* in the way of deluxe accessories, including belts and air-conditioning. Hinson, of course, plenty happy. Unable to sell him a new car year, Whittenton told Hinson, "Well come around and win one free-” He did exactly that. (Daily Record Photo-) ' -:—3 in* County's Most Famous Court Trial ; Twice-Condemned Harnett I Man Paroled From Prison Charlie Phillips, 44 - year-old Angier tenant farmer twice con demned to die (for the slaying of his wife in one of Harnett’s most famous murder, cases, has been paroled £rom prison after serving 13 years, 11 months and 15 days. Phillips was twice convicted of first degree murder the first time in September of i.946. Awarded a new trial by the State Supreme Court, he was convicted again in August of 1947 and again sentenc ed to die. The late Governor W. Kerr Scott commuted his sentence to life imprisonment, and on Tues day of this week Phillips walked out of Central Prison to make his home with a sister and brother After Two Hour Conference Rusk And Gromyko Fail On Deadlock } McBride Fined For Liquor Will'e Lee McByrde. Negro, of 06 N. Magnolia Avenue, was charged with possession and trans porting a quantity of non-tax paid whiskey in this morning’s court session. Judge yjoodrow1 Hill ordered that McBryde pay a fine of $50.00 and the costs or go to the roads for ft period of six months. The Judge also ordered that the 1953 Oldsmobile involved in the case be sold by the town. Other cases on the docket in cluded: Robert John McLean, 21, Negro, 403 E. Cole Street, assault (Continued on Pa«e Seven) GENEVA (UPI) — Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet For eign Minister Andrei Gromvko f riled again at a two-hour confer ence today to break the Be:l> dead'oek. Gromvko said, howevo’ the talks would co-tinue. The inconclusive session, the latest in a long series, follow, announcement earlier in the da t by the nuclear Big Three that they had reached a stalemate on test ban treaty terms. They planed to report this Friday to the general disarma ment conference. The Russians and Americans blamed each oth er. With time running out before the Big Three ministers leave for home and turn matters over to their deputies, the East - West stalemate on critical cold war is sues., was tighter than e^er. The (Continued on Page Seven* in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hayes at their Harnett County farm on Fuquay Springs, Route 2. Phillips outlived both the solici tor who prosecuted him both tim es and the last judge who senten ced him to die. ~ CHARLIE PHILLIPS Outlives Judge - Judge John J. Burney few years ago and Judge W. Hooks, then solicitor, died recently. (Continued On Page In Axe-Slaying Of Gregory Lambert Given 27-30 Years For Slaying : Graham Lambert, 29-year-old unemployed Erwin construction worker, today in Harnett Superior Court was sent to prison for a term of'“not less than 27 nor more than 30 years” for the gruesome axe-bludgeon killing of his friend, Charles Gregory, 33, of Dunn, Route 4. » Judge Clarence W. Hall, de scribing the slaying as “one of the worst killings ever to come be fore .me,” turned a deaf ear on pleas of Lambert’s court-appoint ed atorneys to show leniency. Indicted by the grand jury for 1 first degree murder earlier this j week, Defense Attorneys Robert C. j Bryan and D. K. Stewart of Dunn today pleaded Lambert guilty to second degree murder. District Solicitor Archie Taylor, who described the slaying as “a case of first degree murder ot the worjt sort," said he was accepting the plea “with great reluctance* and only because there were no eye witnesses. He expressed doubt he could get to a jury with first degree. murder. NO EMOTION Lambert showed no sign of ?mo» (Continued on Page Seven*
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