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I iVsuodtksh Sunny and mild this afternoon with highs generally in 70s. Party cloudy tonight and Tuesday with a chance of showers in mountains tonight. Not as cool tonight. VOLUME U TELEPHONE 892-8117 - 8U2-3US DUNN, N. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 18, 1983 FIVE CENTS PER ('OPT For Home ,., Delivery of THE DAILY RECORH Phone 892 . 3117 For non-delivery of your paper, phone The Record office before 7 p. m. and a copy wi|. be sent to you by special carrier. Funeral Today For Marjorie Barefoot Byrd Popular Young Woman Killed PIGS OFF TO PASSAIC — General Manager Lewis Peggs, left, and plant supt. T. C. Callicott of Dunn Meat Packers, Inc. are shown checkins another load of dressed hogs as they left DUnn for a brokerage house in Passaic, N. J. The new Dunn plant is now slaugh tering about 250 hogs daily. (Daily Record photo by Russell Bass ford.) Or. Doffermyre Harnett's Chairman ■ 11 ■ . Yule Seals Mailed To 4500 Homes President John F. Kennedy of ficially launched the 1963 Christ mas Seal Campaign at the White Rouse on Nov. 13 when he re ceived seals to be used on White House Mailing from Ann Landers, hetman relations columnist and the National Honorary Christmas Seal Chairman. In North Carolina Oov. Terry Sanford received the first jseals from Or. Robert B. House of Chapel Hill who Is N. C. Honorary Chair man for 1963. Dr. House lg Ex chancellor and University Profes sor Emeritus of the University of N. C. and he states, “It affords me great satisfaction to participate with the Governor and with thou Contlnued on Page 6) Housewriqht Retuminq To Vanderbilt Christian Church Pastor Resigns UV. NHL HOU8EWKIOHT The Rev. Alfred Housewright has resigned the pastorate of Hood Memorial Christian Church in Dunn to resume his studies at Van derbilt University. He came to Dunn in the sum mer of 1961, succeeding the Rev| John Oardner. The Rev. Mr. Housewright tend ered his resignation at a meeting of the church board on Sunday, ad vising them that he plans to return to Vanderbilt to work toward his Doctor’s Degree. His resignation will become ef fective the middle of, January. The Rev. Mr. Housewright, pop ular with local citisens, has taken an active role in affairs of the community during his pastorate here, along with -Mrs. Housewright. He has served as chairman of the radio committee for the. Dunn Min isterial Association. William b. diddle) Tart is chair man of the church board. Mrs. Marjorie Barefoot Byrd, 32, of Dunn-Erwin road; was kill ed early Saturday morning when the ear she was driving failed to make a curve on the old Dunn Coats road and - careened into Black River. State trooper jiVUson Horton and Harnett Coroner W. A. (Bill) Warren, who investigated, said the accident occurred about 2:45 o’clock as Mrs. llyrd was driving west, toward Turlington’s Cross road*. FOUND BT RESCUE SQUAD The car went 'out of control swerved past the bridge and plunged into the river. Mrs. Bare foot’s body was thrown out of the vehicle and wasi recovered from the river about slo’clock by mem bers of the Erwin Rescue 8quad, under direction * of Erwin Fire Chief R. M. New. Her body hai- floated all the way under the pridge and was a bout center of. the river when found. She had apparently been dead for about two hours. Coro ner Warren eaftressed belief she had died from i wound on the head and not from drowning. Her husband, jJ. D. Byrd, was still sitting in ttye car, which was resting in About ifive feet of water, when taken out and brought to the Dudn- hospital. The automo bile was a total Iasi. Byrd told officers he and his wife had altjeady retired for the night when they received a call from Mrs. Curtis Byrd, wife of his cousin, that his car was in a ditch and needed help. It was af ter helping Byrd remove his car from the ditch that the accident occurred on their way back home. Coroner Warren said today that an inquest may be held after Mr. Byrd is able to leave the hospital. He received a bad gash on the head but Is expected to recover. Officers said the accident ap parently resulted from high speed. Mrs. Byrd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther (Luke) Barefoot of Coats, was a native of Harnett County. She graduated from Coats High School and attended Camp bell College. She had served as bookkeeper for Dennis Cadillac Olds Co. in Dunn since Nov. 19, 1954 and was well known throughout the Dunn Erwin community. Her husband holds a position in Dunn with Motor Credit Co. and had returned from a business trip to Virginia earlier in the day. Funeral servces were held Mon day afternoon at Hodges Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. C. W. Kirby and Elder J. T. Lewis officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving Mrs. Byrd are her husband; her parents; and two brothers, Thomas Lee and Thur man Barefoot, both of Coats. Three Given Prison Terms Three area men received active sentences In U S. District Court Ir Clinton, for violation of Fede ral laws. Judge Algernon Butler presided. George Lloyd Johnson of 204 West “C” Street, Erwin, received a year and a day sentence for via tation of the Federal Liquor Law. The same sentence was also given to William Henry Sanders of Route 1, Erwin. Charles Aaron Beasley, Route 2, Benson, found guilty by the Jury was sentenced to one year In prison. A six months additional prison term was suspended and he was placed on a three years probation In that case. fp '» * OTHER CASES ameet Jeffrey Holmes, Route 2, Dunn, received a year’s sen (Continued on Page Six) viuinur - inc rnnii — naicign uusmess «*»n rviuu mcwer us scheduled to enter prison soon for Influence peddling. He’s shown here Sunday afternoon at a "Going-Ifi” party at his swank hilltop home. Declaring the charge against hitn alleged no loss to the State and1 that he offered no defense, “It seems,” he said philosophically, “that all I owe the State is a term in prison.” Declaring he had no ill will toward any man. Brewer said he had lost many things during the court ordeal, but added, “If my reputation has suffered., my character has been strengthened.” (Ddily Record Photo. 1 Second Week of Harnett Court Opens .11 -Ml ■ I I mm....*■"" In Demonstrations District Solicitor Archie Taylor today continued until the next term of court cases against 27 de fendants charged with trespass during the summer’s racial dem onstrations in Dunn. The second week of Harnett Superior Court for trial of both criminal and civil cases opened this morning with Judge Edward Clark of Elizabethtown presiding. Solicitor Taylor has announced determination to try each of the cases unless blocked by Federal Court. He expects an attempt to (Continued on Page Six) Tourist Killed The body of Mrs. Sarah Rosen Saviello, 47, of Massapque, Long island, N. Y., fatally Injured in an automobile accident Saturday aft ernoon at the Long Branch cross ing on 1-96, was shipped back to her hometown for burial today by Cromartie Funeral Home. Mrs. Saviello’s car went out of control and crashed. No other ve hicle was involved. She died Satur day in Betsy Johnson Hospital. Her husband,- Ralph, received only min (Continued on Page Six) Benefit Game Here Friday Night Clowns, Has-Beens To Play Football A fotball game between a team being organized by Dunn High Coach Whitney Bradham and an other being organized and coach ed by Dunn attorney Duncan C. Wilson, former captain of the Wake Forest football team, will be played Friday night at 8 o’clock ir the Dunn park, with enter tainment provided by the Dunn Shrine Clowns. Plans for the event, being stag ed to raise money to help pur chase an activities bus for the lo cal school, were announced today by Paul L. Strickland, Jr., one of the Shrine downs and a well known Dunn businessman, who was still sore, bruised and batter ed from working out Sunday with Wilson’s squad of “has-beens.” There’ll be lots of laughs as well as good football, he said. It will be a regulation game played by all the reles. ■'* ‘ “And believe it or not, the has beens, me included, are in better shape than we thoughl,’’ added Strickland, rubbing his bruises. Among Coach Bradham’s Play ers will be two Dunn High coach es, Olenn Varney and Dick Knox. Among Wilson’s "has beens” who hope “to be” again on Fri day night are such well-known (Continued on Page Six) im ggwpjwff-^ :<&ntL • CLOWN LEONARD ALLRED Mata Most Medical Man and Head Cheer Leader. Other Hotels Also Razed In j Philly Blaze - ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. (UPI) — A pre-dawn fire turned a ho tel-convalescent home Into fune ral pyre for at least 23 elderly persons today and spread to eight other Boardwalk hotels. Fire Marshal Michael Bloom berg said indications were that only seven of the 30 guests regis tered at the 120-unit Surfside Ho tel had escaped. By noon EST, firemen had re moved three charred bodies from the smoldering rubble, police Capt. Ted Frolow reported. The blaze also destroyed the six story Stratmore, the Leonard, and the Imperial hotels and the Breyer guest home. It also dam aged the Nixon Hotel, the Holly wood, Palm Hall and Virginia. With the exception of the Surf side, the hotels had no guests and contained only token main tenance crews. At least 12 persons were In-, Jured, including a woman guest who was reported in critical con dition. One policeman and two fireman also were among the In jured taken to Atlantic City hos pital. Firemen Helpless * The fire’s early start and Its extreme heat and smoke forced firemen to stand by helplessly as the Surfside burned to the ground. Screams and walls of the per sons trapped Inside could be heard above the noise of the fire-fight ing equipment. The fire was discovered shortly after 4:30 a.m. EST and 30 min utes later the general alarm was sounded, ONE KILLED, TWO HURT Annie Pipkin, elderly Ne*ro wo men, was killed instantly and her two small children, Ethel, 4, and Karen, were serlasdj Injured at 2:M today near Erwin when struck by a car driven by Ernest Carlton .tones, about 6«, of Bonnlevel. Coroner Bill Wanren said Jones who was on the wrong side of the road at the time, Is being held. Light Docket In Dunn Court Dunn Recorder’s Court heard only routine cases Monday morning. Nick Melvin. Dunn Negro, was Indicted by Rosetta King for as sault with a deadly weapon. Roset ta claimed that Melvin hit her on the head with a wooden club. Judge Woodrow Hill gave Mel vin a 80-day suspended sentence upon conditions that he pay the court costs and pav into the court the amount of doctor and hospital bills fr Rosetta. Willie Davis, Negro, of Route 1, Angler, received 30 - days suspend ed upon payment of the costs for safe movement violation. Prayer for Judgment was con tinued in the case of Darwin Step henson of Route 3. Dunn. Stephen son. charged with driving with operators license, was ordered to pay the costs and obtain license. Vehicles Collide On Curve A 1864 Dodge, operated bv Betty Lee Young of Route 2. Benson, sideswiped a 1864 Chevrolet Sat urday on the curve of North Clin ton Avenue and Jonesboro Road. Reports are that the Chevrolet, being driven bv Clawson H. Webb of Route 2. Dunn, was traveling north on Clinton and the Dodge was headed south. The Young woman told police that as she entered the curve the sun blinded her causing her to side swipe the other vehicle The im pact caused the Chevrolet to skid (Continued on Page 81*) CLOSE CALL — William V Stogsdill, 33. of Erwin, had a c|o*e at 12:12 Saturday morning when his 1949 Chevrolet stalled in the path pf an ACL train at thj Divine Street croaaln* Stogsdill got. out and fled to escape injury This is what waa left of the car. Police* man Jack Black investigated. (Daily Record Photo.> After 25 Terrrts Plans To Retire WASHINGTON «TPI> — Rep. Carl Vinson, D-Ga., one of the most powerful and colorful figures in Congress, announced today he | Nickels Vote ■ if -■ 'T Is Tomorrow The Nickels for Know-How pro gram will be voted on Tuesday. Farmers may vote at the polling place nearest them. Any person using feed or fertilizer is eligible to vote in this referendum, stat ed C. R. Ammons, county exten sion chairman. POLLING PLACES Angier Vo-Ag Dept.; Angler (Continued On Rage Five) would not run for redaction. He said 39 terms in the fiance arc enough. In retiring at the ant at non year, “Uncle Carl" Vanaan will have served a month more than 50 years, setting an aH-time iecord for House tenure. The veteran of the Arased Ser vices Committee toM a reporter he would leave Congress secure in the knowledge that the country was in fine shape. Rivero la Mentioned Vinson’s departure will put Rep. L. Mendel Rivers, M.C., in line to become chairman of the Armed Services Committee provided the Democrats maintain control of the House. Today was Vinson’s Nth birth day. Vinson came to the House a (Continued on Pass Sis) Big Gains Made During His Leadership Walters Promoted To Atlanta Post Richard T. (Dick) Walters, Har riett County Boy Scout Executive 'or the past (our years, is being ransferred and promoted to the WAL1 position of Seoul Mecutive for the Atlanta, Oa. ana council. "It’s a nice promotion,” saM Walters today, “but I bate Isa*, ins Harnett County and the many friends I ban nude ben slace January of 1SP0.” The transfer becomes effective December U. Under Walters’ leadership. Scouting In Harnett County grown from M units and IMS in IM to H packs, troops explorer poets and 1600 boy the present time. In fact, aeouting rapidly tat Harnett that ty has lust been divided Into districts, the Eastern Hat District comprised of tbs Erwin-Coat* snd the SoM Leaf District In the test of the Harnett district st the an
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