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By Russell Bassford
Record Photographer
Today’s Question
What does modem or abstract
art mean to you?
Mrs. ftddes Wi »#%#llps
Secretary to City Clerk Mad
Part Time Artist
“It obviously bag a meaning to
some but. not to me. In most
cases it looks as though the re
sults are accidental.”
i Twinf mr—ihiimiii—i—
Byron Johnson
Dunn High Student
“To me it means nothing. In
most pictures, one finds g rea
son for their having been paint
ed, but not In the so-called mod
ern art.”
Mrs. Hank Curia
Housewife and Teacher
Tm sure it has a meaning and
when I went through the New
York Museum of Modern Art, 1
looked for it or even an excuse
tout failed to find either.”
Tar Heel Lawyer Who Defended Reds
Gilliland Is Slain;
Wife Is Questioned
WARRENTON (CPI) — Contro
versial Warrenton Attorney James
D. Gilliland died of a bullet wound
in the neck Monday night and
Warren County Sheriff M. H.
Hundley sad he is holding Gilli
land’s wife for questioning in the
matter.
Gilliland, who created a state
wide furor in 1986 wlhen he de
fended 11 alleged Communists at
a congressional hearing in Char
lotte, was brought to Memorial
Hospital here by his wife. Gilliland
died shortly afterwards.
Sheriff Hundley said Mrs. Gil
liland, a native German, has had
no charges filed against her yet.
He said the woman refused to tell
him anything about the shooting,
however.
Hundley said he found blood
stains and a revolver at a cabin
owned by Gilliland some six miles
from here. The sheriff said he
sent Gilliland’s body to Memorial
Hospital in Chapel Hill where an
autopsy was to be performed.
' Gilliland first attracted state
wide attention during a House
tTnamerlcan Activities Committee
h«HWtrfc Cn«rt*tb-t» mx"Chair
man Francis E. WWteis, D-Pa.,
called 11 alleged Communists to
testify and Gilliland served as
their counsel.
At one point in the hearings
he told Walters that the resist
ance of state officials to racial in
tegration in public schools deserved
more Investigations than did com
munism.
‘ Following the hearings Gilliland
was ousted from the Warren Lions
Chib and the Warrenton Country
C lub. There were unsuccessful at
tempts to remove him from the lo
cal American Legion and as solici
tor of Recorder’s Court.
Gilliland was disbarred in 1956
on charges of alleged fraud In two
divorce cases and alleged duplicity
in representing a collection* agency
managed bv his secretary.
In I960 Gilliland won a disbar
ment trial but was fined $280 for
co^temot of court.
Gilliland b«came the first white
attorney In Warrenton’s hlstorv to
enter practice with * Negro lawyer
Kenly Sank
Robbed Today
KENLY (DPI) — A slender white
man robbed the Lucama - Kenly
Branch Bank here today of be
tween $4,000 and $8,000.
Cashier Tom Lucas said the
bandit entered the bank shortly
after 11 a. m„ handed one of the
bank’s two tellers a paper bag and
ordered her to fill It. Lucas said
the man was armed with a .46 cali
ber automatic,
during the holdup.
The robber foroed Lucas and
the other teller to lie on the floor
The stick - up artist was de
scribed as being 30-38 years old.
(Continued on Page Six)
when In 1961 he and Theaseseus
T. Clayton opened a law office.
Clayton, a Roxboro native, con
tinues to share the law office with
Gilliland although the two dls
solved their partnership In 11MB.
A native of Warren County, Gil
liland was a graduate of Wake
Forest College, where he received
his law degree.
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WHISTLE - BAIT SECRETARY — Sandra O’Neill plays the rote
of Hedy, the curvaceous office gal of World Wide Wicket Company,
me., in the Broadway musical “How To Succeed in Business Without
Really Trying”, coming to the new Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
for three performances on November 1 A 2.
State Legion Chief To Speak
Lillington To Fete
World War 1 Vets
L. J. Phipps of Chapel Hill,
State Commander of the American
Legion, will address a Veterans'
Day Rally on the courthouse
square in Lillington on Monday
night. Not. 11 at 7 pjm, It was
announced today by Commander
Neill McK. Ross of Lillington Post
38 of the Legion.
Commander Ross said the Le
gion gpost is sponsoring the event
in cooperation with the Ernest
Simmons Post of the VPW at Lfl
Iington.
It is planned to honor veterans
of World War I and the V.F.W.
is cordially inviting all veterans
of World War I, their wives and
widows of World War I for supper
at the V.FW. Hut at six p.m. on
that evening.
STREET DANCE, FREE PRIZES
Tickets are on sale that will en
| title the purchaser to participate
in an old fashioned street dance
and drawing for some thirty val
uable prises contributed by the va
(Continued on Page Six)
House Clears
Way For Bill
Hore Moderate
WASHNGTON OJPI) — The
House Judiciary Committee hand
E President Kennedy a major cl
rights victory today by clearing
e way for approval of a mode
rate bill in place of one he re
garded as too tough to pass Con
gress.
The committee delayed until its
next meeting a formal vote on the
compromise bill.
It is designed to remove racial
harriers in many private busi
ness enterprises serving the pub
c. guarantee Negro voting rights
federal elections and give the
vernment wider power to lnter
de in civil rights suits brought
by individuals.
The committee first rejected the
stronger bill by. a vote of 19 to 15,
and then voted 30 to 14 to substi
tute the compromise measure
worked out by the White House
jjrith both Democratic and_ Repub
lican leaders of the House.
Approved a Formality
Chairman Emanuel Qeller, D
N.Y., said the final vote on the
new measure would be taken at
the next committee meeting. This
appeared only a formality. Caller
Jg t (Continued on
Millionaire Wife
is Slain Today
MIDLAND, Tex. (UPI) — Mrs.
Fred Turner Jr., wife of a mil
lionaire sportsman whose horse
won the 1960 Kentucky Derby,
was bludgeoned to death today at
her $S00,000 mansion. Police ar
rested a man and booked him on
murder charges.
Authorities first said Mrs. Juli
ette Turner had been shot. Justice
of the Peace David M. Ellis said
there was no evidence of a bullet
wound. A Jammed pistol was
found on a bedroom floor by the
body.
A Negro, who was hiding in the
house when authorities arrived,
hit Mrs. Turner’s daughter on the
head with a pistol, and then fled.
The younger woman was knocked
uneonseious.
Officers lost the trail at a down
town office building, then found
the suspect about noon hiding in
an alley. He was not immediately
identified.
Call Girl Denies Framing Lover
Christine, Father
Reunited In Court
LONDON (DPI) — Red-haired
call girl Christine Keeler, cen
tral figure of Britain's Profumo
scandal, today was ordered to
stand trial in Old Bailey crimi
nal court on charges of perjury
and conspiracy.
For District 1 County Commissioner
Tart, Hanna, Byerly Or..??
Names of three prominent Dunn
business men today were being
mentioned for appointment as
Averasboro’s District 1 represen
tative on the county board of
commissioners to succeed the late
Chairman Lofton A. Tart.
Funeral services for lir. Tart,
chairman of the board for the
part 17 years, were held hers
Tuesday morning.
Harnett Democratic
Chairman
Neill McK. Rom of Ulllngton has
indicated that the chotoe of a suc
cessor to Mr. Tart will be left up
to the four Averasboro precincts
involved and he is expected to call
a meeting of the eight precinct
ehatrmen and vice chairmen with
lr the next few days.
Vice Chairman Alex Cameron
will head the board until a suc
cessor to Mr. Tart la named, said
Chairman Rom, and the board
will then reorganise.
Meanwhile, political maneuver
ing for the post wee well under
way how today.
SON HEADS LIST
There Is strong sentiment for
appointing Clarence Lee Tart,
wiedly known lumberman, farm
er, and cotton ginner to fill out
the unexpired term of bis father.
Mr. Tart has not yet said, bow
(Continued on Face Six)
Three co-defendants also were
ordered to trail on the charges
which grew out of allegations
they all conspired to "frame” one
of Miss Keeler’s discarded West
Indian lovers into Jail.
Plead Innocent
All pleaded Innocent after a
five-day pre-trial hearing and
were allowed freedom on ball.
Ball for the 21-year-old Miss
Keeler was set at 3,000 pounds
$8,400 and In lesser amounts for
her friend, Paula HamUton-Mar
shaU, 23, her housekeeper Mrs.
Olive Brooker, 56, and Rudolph
Fenton, 30, a West Indian chauf
feur.
Counsel for Miss Keeler and
the two other women said at the
end of the hearing that the entire
case was based on lies and that
evidence by some of the witnesses
had been given "apparently with
the side Object of wounding my
clients. In particular Miss Keeler.”
(Continued on Page 0)
"MR. HENRY” HONORED — Henry Slocumb, a veteran of 51 years service with the First Citi*e®8 '
Bank here received a happy surprise Friday on his 70th birthday when lady employees of the ban%
presented him a birthday cake topped with “Happy Birthday, Mr. Henry.” Mrs. Effie Wright and sooir.
of the other girls arranged the party in an upstairs office. Called upstairs "on business” he was show
ered with congratulations and best wishes. "But we couldn’t get him to make a speech, ’ said Mrg.:
Wright Gathered around Mr. Slocumb, left to right, Mrs. Anne Hodges, Mrs. Barbara Byrd, Mrs.
Doris Norris, Mrs. Jean Skatall, Mrs. Rex Godwin, Mrs. Betty Jean Register, Mrs. Agnes Jackson.
Mr*. Maxine Whitman, Miss Jean Blackmon, Mrs. Audrey Ennis, Mrs. Carol Baker and Mrs. Myrtle
Hall. (Record photo by Russell Baagford) _ ^ . ,.>■•; ’ :y.. T ...
Over 70 Exhibits; Winners Named
Achievement Night Staged
An array of 70 exhibits and pre
servation of awards marked annual
Harriett 4-H Club Achievement
night in LilUngton at the Firemen’s
Hut.
The exhibits demonstrated in
many fields the 4-H club methods
of “making the best better.” All
represented approved projects on
which records were kept.
Haywood West of the Lilling
ton club and, Helen Harrington ol
the Cokesbury club won the cov
eted Key Awards that recog
nize the county’s most outstand
ing club members. They re
ceived their awards from Miss Mar
garet Clark, District 4-H
leader.
Mrs. L. N. Shaw of Anderson
Creek deceived tHe adult lead
er’s adward that took note of hei
five years service as a volunteei
adult club leader.
Alumni awards went to Wayne
Faircloth, adult leader of the
Ephesus club, and to Mrs. Shav
leader of the Anderson Creek club
Helen Harrington. LaFayette
club, vice president of the Har
nett Couny 4-H council, presid
ed in the abence of presidest
Phyllas Gardner, also of LaFfcy
ette. Oliver Ennis of the Dale
dtub led the club pledge, and
Judy Faircloth, Ephesus, th<
pledge to the flag. Kathy Kintor
served as song leader and Misi
Harrington also led the de
votional.
Talent acts were preformed bj
Teresa McDonald, Ephesus Club
who did a Charleston dance, Jll
Klnton of Duncan club, a vcoalls'
and Robin Kinton. who gave i
musical reading.
Mrs. Ruby X. Parker, home
economics Agent welcomed the
approximately 50 parents and
friends present. Ralph Jemigan
Ephesus Club responded. Bill Ran*
dall, Lillington pharmacist, who is
chairman of the Harnett 4-H le»
(Continaea on Page Six)
And 18 Months On Roads, Too
Wanted Blame-Got It
A man who claimed ownership
of whiskey found on his friend’s
car during trial In Harnett Re
corder’s Court ended up with an
18-months active road sentence.
Deputy Sheriff B. E. Sturgill
caught Ernest McNeill of Erwin,
Route 1 transporting three gallons
of whiskey on his 1963 Ford truck
on October 7 at the home of Rosa
Mangum, where the vehicle was
parked.
When the case came up for
trial, George McNeill, who waa
riding with the defendant, took
the witness stand and swore the
liquor belonged to him. He said
he had placed it in the truck and
that the defendant didn’t know
about it.
Judge Robert B. Morgan im
mediately issued a bench warrant
for George, charging him with
Continued on Page 6)
Tobacco Sales To End Here Thurs.
Hardee Reelected
To Head Market
i Norman Hardee, president of the
Dunn Tobacco Board of Trade, an
nounced today that the Dunn To
bacco Market will close for the
season after sales on Thursday.
A meeting of the board was held
; this morning at which time Hardee
was re-elected president for next
year. Re-elected vice president
was J. M. Smothers and
to the secretary
was John G. Thomas.
Through Monday, the
ket sold 10,470,000 pou
golden leaf which will
at least the third lar
the market’s history.
(Continued on Page
After Threatening To Pistol - Whip Him
Congressman Slugs Anoth
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Rep.
Ed Foreman, R-Tex., told the
House that Rep. Henry Goneale*,
D-Tex„ slugged him Just outside
the House chamber today after
first threatening to pistol-whip
him.
Foreman said Gonzalez “com
pletely lost Ihis head” in anger
over comments Foreman made
about Gonzalez' voting record in
a speech last weekend at Houston
before the Teams Federation of Re
publican Women.
Foreman, amplifying his ac
count for newsmen, said Gonza
lez aproachedhim as he sat in
the House during a quorum call
and said he understood Foreman
had called him a Communist.
Foreman said he replied that
this was not correct, but that
be had discussed Gonzales’ liberal
voting record. Gonzalez shot back
that if Foreman ever did make
such a charge he would pistol
whip him, Foreman re]
Foreman Mid he re pi
Henry, why don’t you,
At that he said <
ed him outside the
her.
As they stepped tl
into the speaker’s
GGonzalez swung ai