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VOLUME (x)srdksh Fair and rather cold tonight with risk of some scattered frost in low places east portion. Lows in lower 30s mountains and mostly mid to upper 30s elsewhere. Tuesday gen erally fair and wanner. 14 TELEPHONE BAKER PROBE MAY BE CONTINUED One of Town's Biggest To Be Held Wed. At 4 Beauties In Hospital Parade The Hospital Bond Program an nounced further plans, today, for the large parade to be held in Dunn at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 25 to stimulate interest in the vital Hospital Bond which lo cal residents are asked to support at the Polls on Saturday, March 28. Miss Benson, Miss Erwin, Miss Midway, Miss Newton Grove and our own lovely Miss Dunn will be participants in what should prove to be one of the finest parades ever held here. “Whitey,” the Skating Clown from Erwin will be, present as will the popular Ray Stewart and his “Cowboys." Ray and his sons, Rocky and Terry are well remembered from the 1963 State Pair, in Raleigh, when their Ponies won all of the honors. The Hobbton High School Band from Newton Grove is joining the festivities and Mr. and Mrs. A1 Wullenwaber will ride their often admired horses for the children’s enjoyment. Among the eight beautiful floats will be Cinderella and -her Pump kin. A Midget Float is also expect ed to make its way along the pa rade route which begins at the National Guard Armory .. will move down Broad Street .. make a right turn at Clinton Avenue .. another right and Move west or. Cumberland Street. The parade will be reported, live by Radio Station WPYB, Benson, from Campaign Headquarters at 206 East Cumberland Street as it passes that point. Eight Professional Floats seven excellent bands and Henry D. Hood, driving a Novelty Auto - l- ' t-' ..II ] WESLEY COATES mobile from Edenton, will be-pre sent. Prizes of five Silver Dollars each will be awarded in the Child ren’s Division previously an nounced. From all signs it would seem (Continued on Page Six) PAGEANT CONTESTANTS HONORED — The ten contestants who will vie for the title of “Miss Erwin” Friday night were guests of honor at a dinner - danoe Friday evening at Chicora Country Club. The gala affair was given by the Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. who plays a big role in both the Erwin and Dunn pageants. Shown here with the reigning queen, Becky Stephens, seated, are Betty Burkot, Earl God win and Ray Weeks of the Pepsi Cola Co., and Linda Whittington- (Record Photo by Russell Bassford) Over Divided Authority, Fees, Pressure New Ruby Lawyer Quits i^aujjas? i un; — r amcu uiuj lawyer Percy Foreman of Hous ton quit today as Jack Ruby’s chief attorney because of ’‘divid ed authority,” the question of his fee and pressures from the Ruby family. The successor to ousted Melvin Belli wrote a three-page letter to the condemned slayer of Lee Har very Oswald, saying that his ef forts were handicapped and it is •'not worthwhile to discuss fur ther my employment in your case.” The letter said Ruby’s sistei Mrs. Eva L. Grant, insisted 01 holding power of attorney fa Ruby and that Stanley Kaufmar the family lawyer, felt crimins cases should be treated like civi cases. Foreman had been hired onl; last Friday to bring Ruby’s cas into the appeals court. He visitei Ruby in jail Sunday. The lawyer said “A family cor Poration owns the only asset which could be converted Into i Clothing Torn Off for Souvenirs Liz, Burton Mobbed BOSTON (UPI) — improper Bos tonians have given Liz Taylor and Richard Burton anything but a pro per reception. “My wife was almost killed,” Bur ton thundered, trembling with rage. One-thousand shouting, clawing admirers swarmed the newlywed stars in the lobby of the usually staid Sheraton Plaza Hotel Sunday night tearing at their hair and cloth Ing for souvenirs. Miss Taylor suffered back and irm injuries. She was treated by a Elected Sect. - Treas. By Bemco Marshburn Honored i William C. (Bill) Marshbum, well-known Dunn business man, was elected national secretary treasurer of Bemco, an organiza tion of mattress manufacturers in both the United States ami ©ana da, at the annual convention just concluded in Chicago. Mr. Marshbum, a partner of C. A. Roberson in the ownership of Romar Mattress Co. in Dunn, has been active in the Bemoo organi zation for sometime and is also chairman of its advertising com mittee. Next meeting of Bemco manu facturers will be held in Philadel phia in July and the fall meeting will take place at Miami Beach in November. While in Chicago, Mr. Marsh bum also attended the annual meeting of the National Associa (Continued on Page Six) BILL MARSHBVRN doctor, given a sedative and pul to bed in a plush suite once usee by the late President Kennedy former President Eisenhower am other notables. Dr. Charles Grapek, who treat ed Miss Taylor, said he probably would examine her again today Detectives were on guard outside their 10-room John Hancock suite on the third floor of the hotel to prevent anyone from disturbing the stars. Burton, here to perform in the Shakespearean tragedy “Hamlet” which opens Tuesday at the Subert Treater, threatened to lodge a for mal complaint with Boston Police Commissioner Edmund L. McNam ara regarding improper protection. Clay May Lose Boxing Title NEW ORLEANS <UPI) — Emile Bfuneau said today Me expects Cas sius Clay to be toppled from his heavyweight throne before nightfall for “acts detrimental to boxing.” Bruneau, president of a New Or leans finance company, is chairman of the World Boxing Association’s (WBA) powerful eight-man world championship committee. NEW YORK (UPI) — Cassius Clay, threatened with the loss of his heavyweight championship by the World Boxing Association, was assured today of continued recog nition as champion by the New fork State Athletic Commission. fee.’* i “I’m not accustomed to repre r senting five or six people,” Fore , man said. 1 “Jack Ruby and I get along 1 fine. But due to the fact that the family is a close-knit corporation, r (Contlnueo on Page Six) JI — Senators vote To Consider New Witnesses WASHINGTON (UPI) — The Senate Rules Committee agreed today to consider a list of witness es submitted by Republican mem bers in the hope of prolonging the Bobby Baker investigation. It was a key victoroy for GOP members in their fight to keep the Democratic majority on the rules committee from bringing the five month-old Baker investigation to a halt. The motion to consider was adopted unanimously? It was the first indication that the Demo crats were willing to discuss the suggested witnesses. The next step sought by Republicans was to get agreement that some if not all of those on the list should be called to testify. One of those on the list is Pre sident Johnson’s aide. Walter Jenkins. There are 15 others. Rules committee counsel L. P. Mc Lendon has said before that there is no need for new witnesses to be called because he believes their testimony would be comulative or tepetitive. Under the motion adopted to day, each name on the prospec tive witness list would be examin ed individually. Women Invited To See Mrs. Preyer All women of Harnett County are invited to meet Mrs. L. Rich ardson Preyer (Emily Harris Preyer) at the Dunn Woman’s Club on Tuesday afternoon from 4:30 to G:00. This will be a very informal affair so “Come as you are” any time during these hours, said Mrs. John K. Snipes, Chair man, Harnett Women for Preyer. News Roundup ATLANTI CITY, N. J. (UPI) — President Johnson appealed to the United Auto Workers Union today to avoid a settlement in auto negotiations this year that would choke off economic expansion or start a price - wage spiral. WASHINGTON (UPI) — Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson will visit the Marshall space flight center at Huntsville, Ala., Tuesday to match a test firing of the mammoth Saturn I rocket which will be used in the first U. S. manned flights to the moon. BOSTON (UPI) — A task force of 50 Massachusetts inte grationists, including Protestant and Catholic clergymenfl will travel to Williamston, N. C., within the next two weeks to stage anti-segre gation demonstrations, it wdas announced Sunday. DR. WILLIAM H. LILLY HENRY D. HOOD I heyravorBonds Citizens Tell Why Henry D. Hoed of 303 West Pearsall Street and owner of Hood’s Cleaners, North Wilson Avenue said, “I hope all of the Citizens of Dunn will go to the Polls and Vote ‘Yes’ on March 28 for our new hospital. One beauty of the modern plant will be in its de sign .. we can, in later years ' make additions economically as ' our town continues to grow! Sup porting this community under (Continued on Page 8) 1 Candidate And Wife Will Tour Harnett Preyer Rally Slated Tomorrow At 3:30p.m. Gubernatorial candidate L. Richardson Preyer of Greensboro will highlight his return visit to Harnett County Tuesday with a mammoth county - wide rally from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the coun ty courthouse at Lillington. , Johnnie Wilbourne of Lillington and Robert C. Bryan of Dunn, county co-managers for the front running candidate, said today that everything is in readiness for the series of appearances they predict will put Harnett in the winning Preyer camp when the votes are counted. . Mrs. Emily Harris Preyer will accompany her husband to Har | nett and will be with him for the rally at the courthouse but other wise will maintain ,her own busy separate schedule of appearanaces. Mrs. Preyer will be honored at a “Come-As-You-Are” tea at the Woman’s Club building in Dunn from 4:30 to 6 p.m. after malting a swing through the county. Mrs. John K. Snipes, chairman of Har nett Women for Preyer, is in charge of Mrs. Preyer’s itinerary, which also includes a luncheon at | Campbell College from 12 until PREYER MJtS. PREYER SIMMONS Worth Up To $9,600 Each Angier Youth Gets Duke Scholarship DURHAM (UPI) — Duke Univer sity announced today the names of 30 recipients of Angier B. Duke Scholarships from the Carolinas, $26,887 Sought For Accident A Sampson County couple have filed suit in Sampson Superior Court seeking damages totalling $26,88755 as the result of an auto accident September 27, 1963. Catherine E. Jacobs and her hus band, James H. Jacobs, entered the suit against Barefoot Oil Company of Dunn, listing Percy B. Barefoot as owner of the firm. The accident occurred near Her ring school on U. S. 421 highway. Catherine Jacobs was operating a 1959 Ford owned by her husband, James H. Jacobs, who is seeking the sum of $523.10 for damage to the vehicle. The Jacobs car was In collision with a 1963 Mack tractor oil tanker owned by the Barefoot Oil Com pany. Catherine Jacobs is seeking the sum total of $25,887.35 for injuries allegedly sustained In the accident, plus doctor and medical bills. bia. The scholarships, worth up to $9,600 each over a period of four years, went to 13 more sRfftents than is customary. Robert L. Thompson, executive secretary of the university’s Scho larship Committee, said that “after carefully reviewing the outstanding qualifications of the 85 finalists in the 1964 competition, the Scholar ship Committee has approved a warding 13 additional scholarships this year_” Thompson added, however, this did not mean that the number would exceed 17 in years to come. The scholarships, which will be effective next fall, went to: North Carolina — Catherine Ruth Babcock, Grady Wilson Miller, III, John Evans and Linda Davis, all of Raleigh; Anita E. Dresser, John Eg gleston, Frances Hiller Lynch and Meredith Park, all of Charlotte; Lamar Cecil Ratcliff Jr., Durham; Sarah Daniel Vaughan and Daniel Ross Snodderly, of Greensboro; Samuel Clarkson Sugg, Jr., Kinston; Frederick Parkinson Nate, Wilming ton; John Charles Boger, Concord; Philip Alan Fox, Angier; Stephen Ferrell Lee, Shelby; Douglas John ston, Chapel Hill; Susan Posey and James Sapp, of Asheville; Grant Morris Jr., of New Bern and Philip Jones, High Point. i ; i I i ] c 1 < t t t I c s t t i a t a c o f! ri c; ti U fi f< 1:30 p.m. All Harnett ladies are invited. Judge Preyer’s Harnett visit will begin at noon when he will ad dress the Dunn Kiwanis Club at Forter’s Restaurant. From 1pm. to 1:35 p.m., he will visit various industrial plants in the Dunn area. His tight schetule will cohtinue at Erwin when he will appear in the Erwin Mills parking lot for the change in shifts from 1:45 to 2:20. Next stop will be at the John son & Norris insurance and real estate office in Coats from 2:30 to 2:45. He will be at the depot in An gier from 3 o’clock until time for the Lillington rally, at which he is expected to deliver a major ad dress of the current campaign.. Mr. Wilbourne said today he is expecting a capacity crowd for the county rally and an all-out ef fort is being made for that event. There will be plenty of campaign hoopla and free soft drinks and cookies. Lamar Simmons promi nent political leader and Preyer’s Lillington manager will introduce him at the rally. At 4:45 Judge Preyer begins a half-hour visit at the Campbell College administration building In Buie’s Creek. Climaxing the day will be a barbecue business session with his ccuiity workers at Louis Baer’s (Continued on Page She) Homes, Church Hit By Fire A fire that struck a small Indian levelopment a mile north of Dunn Friday night destroyed one home, >adly damaged a frame church milding on one side of it and a ■esidence on the other side of it. Secretary Howard M. Lee of the )unn fire department said the home f Fleming Brewington was a total oss, on valued at several thousand ollars. One side of Walker’s Chapel Holi iess Church, located nextdoar to he Brewington home, was badly urned. The Rev. B. B. Walker, iastor, estimated damage to the hurch structure at about $1500. The home of Mrs. Roberta Robin on, located on the other side of he Brewington home, was damaged 3 the extent of about $1,000. She i a sister in law of Brewington. Lee, who estimated total damages t between $5,000 and $7,500, said ie frame homes were located only few feet apart, would have been jmpletely destroyed and possibly thers except for the work of Dunn remen. The Brewington house was al ;ady gone when firemen got the ill but they saved the church and le other homes. One fire truck had i shuttle between the fire and a re hydrant back in the city limits >r water to fight the fire. Holds Nationalization of U. S. Property Legal High Court Rubs For Cuba WASHINGTON (UPI) — The Supreme Court ruled today that iJ.S. courts must treat as valid Fidel Castro’s nationalization of American property in Cuba. As a result, Cuba can legally col ect $175,000 realized from the ale of some sugar beglonging to i seized American company. The ;ase wil have a bearing on tnany >thers with millions of dollars at .take. ‘ > Since Congress has frozen all Tuban funds in this country, how er, the Castro regime cannot get its hands on the money. The 8 to 1 decision will have a bearing on numerous other court challenges here to Cuban nationalizations. The government reported 37 cases in New York alone. Justice Department Upheld The Cuban devision upheld the position of the Justice Depart ment, which argued that gene rally speaking U.S. courts must recognized foreign government af fecting ownership of property in that country. This is known as the “act of state" doctrine. The department contended that TJ.S. foreign rela tions could be adversely affected if TT.S. courts made judgments in this area. Today’s case dealt with Castro’s seizure of a shipload of sugar on Aug. 6, 1960, in Jucaro Harbor. The sugar belonged to one of 36 companies seized by the Castro regime on that day. Justice John U. Harlan spoke for the court today in a 99- page opinion.
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