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VOLUME 14 (tfsudh&h Partly cloudy and warm tonight and .Thursday with afternoon thundershower* Thursday. Lows tonight 55 65 mountains, 65-75 elsewhere. h TELEPHONE 898 . 8119 — 89* - 8118 WINSTON SAIEJf, N. C. DUNN STORES OPEN ALL DAY WEDNESDAYS Na m Humphrey Regarded as Certain Running Mate Democrats Plan Great Ovation For Johnson ATLANTIC CITY (CPI) — De mocrats sought to suppress furth er public squabbling over Southern convention seats today and give Lyndon B. Johnson an unpreced ented nomination by acclamation for the presidency. Delegates to the 34th Democra tic National Convention were set to do this tonight and also to "-r ” *• TW LBJ ALL THE WAY — Workmen arp shown putting in place one of many huge pictures of President Lyndon Johnson in preparation for tonight’s sessi >n when he’ll be acclaimed as the Democratic nominee for re-election. (NEA Wirephoto.) Mrs, Gladys Whittenton Injured Jemigan Killed In Crash Today John B. Jernigan, 64, of Route 1, Dunn, died about 8 a. m. this morning in Betsy Johnson Memor ial Hospital from injuries received shortly before in a two-car acci jgfenjti at the comer of Sampson ^Vehue F . Street. and East Cumberland THESE Little Things y Hoover SEN- MORGAN IN HIGH COTTON, OTHER NOTES Dunn city councilman O. W. (Bill) Godwin, like most other citi zens, has been watching avidly proceedings of the Democratic Na tional Convention on television this week. “I really think,” wryly observed the popular official this morning, “that the Republican National (Continued on Page Eight) He died a few minutes after reaching the hospital. A passenger in Jemigan’s 1953 Chevrolet, his son, Wayne, 6, was not injured. Coroner Bill Warren and Police man A. H Ivey. Jr., said Jernigan failed to stop at the Cumberland Street intersection and was struck by Mrs. Gladys Wood Whittenton driving a 1951 Plymouth. Mrs. Whittenton was quoted as saying she blew -hpr horn and thought the car would stop* but that he didn’t look in her direc tion. She slid 20 feet after applying her brakes before striking the Chevrolet. At the time of the impact both cars traveled side by side into the yard of Mrs. Adner Monds on the comer of Sampson and Cumber land. Negligence Blamed Coroner Warreta ruled negUjehce on the part of Jernigan. Mrs, Whittenton was hospitalized with cuts ahd bruises. Funeral services for Jernigan will be held Friday at 2:30 p. m. from Beulah Baptist Church with Elder Lester Lee and Rev. H. A. Stephenson officiating (Continued on Page Eight) ratlly jonnson s cnuice iur a vice presidential running mate in the campaign against the GOP’r Barry M. Goldwater and William E. fill er. The President still had not id entified his choice for the No. 2 post, but a new development today made it practically certain 't’s to be Sen. Humbert H Humphrey. The man considered most llicely to get the vice presidential nod. if Humphrey didn't, bowed out and in a telegram to Johnson urging selection of the Senate Demo'-atic whip, The telegram was sent by Hump hrey’s fellow Minnesota senator, Eugene J. McCarthy. He told the President that by Johnson’s own standards Humphrey was the right man for the role. AWAKES TO NEWS Humphrey himself was report ed asleep In his hotel room when McCarthy made his gesture of re unciation. An aide said the sena tor was awakened to hear the re port of the news. A member of Humphrey’s staff said he did not believe McCarthy had told Hum phrey in advance of his intentions. In Washington, Johnsons’ press secretary, Oeorge E Reedy, had ‘■nothing to say” about McCar thy’s telegram. But few delegates had any doubt that the choice would be Huoa^bey,->the 63-year old former small town druggist who became mayor of Minneapolis and went on to the Senate and p place of power in national poli tics Mrs. Wellons' Brother Dies Thomas Howard Crocker, 71, of Rocky Mount, brother of Mrs. An nie C. Wellons of Dunn, died Tuesday. He was a retired trainman, a member of the First Baptist Church, veteran of World War I, and a member of the American Legion. Funeral services will be conduct ed by Rev. H. C. Lowder Thurs day at 2 p.m. In the chapel of Gay Yost Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Crocker family Cemetery. He is survived by two sisters. Mrs. Ellen C. Gaylor of Wilming ton and Mrs. Wellons. Agents Arrest Erwin Man Rufus Craven Buries waived pre liminary hearing before U. S. Com missioner Abe Elmore yesterday afternoon and was released under a $500 bond. He was charged with possessing, removing, concealing and transport ing 20*4 gallons of non tax wild whiskey on a I860 Plymouth. Buries, 30, was arrested by lo cal ATU agents in the driveway of his home at 2X0 East “F” 8t., in Erwin. The car was confiscated. In December of last year, Bur ies was arrested in connection with an unregistered distillery found in an outbuilding at his home and is currently under federal probation. The arrest yesterday was made by Art Bryant, agent in charge of the local post, Leonard E. Bevis and ABC officer Woodrow Herring. Sanford Endorses Party's Civil Rights Action Moore Blasts Rights Plank ATLANTIC CITY (CPI) —North Car:'.;na gubernatorial nominee p-n i: Moore said here Tuesday ho was opposed to the Democratic Party’s platform support of the civil rights law although Tar Heel Gov. Terry Sanford had endorsed t he plank. Said Moore, who long haa op posed the measure, “as I have said previously, it would be dishonest for me, as Democratic candidate for governor, to pretend to the people of North Carolina that the Civil Rights Act of 1064 is either constitutionally acceptable or fund amentally proper as an approach to the solution of the racial prob lem. Our people clearly understand the nature of this legislation. Jhey are aware of its motivation. They ■regret its enactment.” Moore said he shared "with all Democrats an abiding desire to be fair and just with all people, whe ther a minority group or other wise,” Webb Expected To Keep Post Report Compromise On Move To Oust Webb From Office ATLANTIC CITY — Tar Heel | delegates to the National Democra- j tic Convention today reportedly reached a compromise agreement under which Billy Webb ol States* ville will get final approval as Na tional Committeeman at a caucus set for tonight at 7. He was picked for the post by Democratic gubernatorial nominee Dan Moore and is also the favor ite of Dr. I. Beverly Lake. Both have indicted they’ll go down the wire for him despite attempts of the Sanford faction to deny him the office. A caucus slated for 11 this morn ing was postponed and Moore and Gov. Sanford then held a private conference which lasted an hour and a half. Opposition to Webb came from the Sanford-Bennett-Preyer fac TAKES SPECIAL, COURSE Mrs. Minnie Artis McNeill, lo cal beautician, is back on the job again after pursuing advanced courses in her area at the De Sha zor Beauty School In Durham, Mrs. McNeill is the wife of the Rev. G. D. McNeill, Counselor at the Haroete High ftohodf. ’ *~ CHLRCH PICNIC The First Baptist Church’s an nual fanvily picnic will be held tonight on the church yard at 6:30. All families are asked to bring a picnic basket. Drinks will be fur nished. tions of the party. Senators B Everett Jordan and Sam Ervin and former Gov. Luther Hodges have all made appeals in behalf of Moore’s right to pick the man. HELPING LBJ — Harry Brock Roberta, popular young CoaU TOKflhrWM t>f 2&Ta*-Heel youths taking part In activities for President Lyndon Johnson in At lantic City. A Campbell student and a leader among Coats Jay cees and in other affairs, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hay wood Roberts, prominent Coats residents. Expected Harnett Enrollment Over 12,000 Pupils Harnett school Supt. Olenn Profflt said today that he expects enrollment of county schools to total from 12,600 to 13,000 stu dents when classes resume in the county’s ten districts on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Classes originally were schedul ed to begin on August 28 but the opening was delayed to allow stu dents to help harvest the late tobacco crop. The expected enrollment is a bout the same as lagt year> Point ed out Mr. Proffit. Enrollment has not increased in the last year or two. Harnett this year will have 336 white teachers and 153 Negro teachers. The number of white teachers is the same as last year, but the county lost two Negro teachers this term because of a drop in enrollment. Supt. Proffit noted that while elementary enrollment has drop ped1, high school enrollment has increased. This indicates the suc cess of the campaign against drop outs, headed by Mrs. John Spears of Lillington. School buses will operate the opening day and students will re port to pay fees, receive text books, lesson assignments, etc. and will return on Wednesday for a full day’s schedule- Lunchrooms will be reopened on Wednesday. Ginned By Tart At Wade First 1964 Bale The first bale of 1964 cotton re ported in this area — and in the entire two Carolinas, in fact — was ginn?d Tuesday by Clarence Lee Tart, Sr. at Tart’s Oin No. 4 at Wade. This first bale of cotton was produced by D, L, Baggett of Godwin, Route 1 in Sampson County and weighed a total of 562 pounds. As a premium for having the first bale. Mr. Tart paid Mr. Bag get 60 cents a pound for his bale, a total of $281. GMnning it running true to form, Almost every year, without ex ception, the first bale is ginned her# the same week the Dunn To bacco Market opens. News Roundup DETROIT - The United Auto Workers union meets tonight to select the strike target for the 1964 auto negotiations. NICOSIA Cyprus — Anglo-American attempts to mediate the Cyprus crisis appear to failed, diplomats here said today. PRAGUE, Chechoslovakia — Czechoslovakia today hung out the red flags in preparation for Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khru shchev’s arrival Thursday for four days of speeches and political talks. HOUSTON — An outbreak of encephalitis that began in Houston last week today showed signs of spreading to all of Texas. BALBOA, Calif. — Republican presidential nominee Barry M. Ooldwater was embarked today on a “no politics’’ pre-campaign holiday, cruising and fishing off the California coast. Outlook Bright For Tobacco Farmers Here Dunn’s Tobacco Market opens its 1964 season at 9 tomorrow naming. There will be no opening ceremonies. Farmers will know shortly af ter nine Just how prices are going and tobacco men predicted they would go well. One of the largest opening day break of tobacco on the market was forcast here. 'Die golden weed started coming into the Ware houses Monday and has been com ing in steadily ever since. Lloyd and Gilbert Stevenson will be the auctioneers this year on the mart. Norman Hardee, Jack Calhoun end Tom Smothers will again ope rate the Big Four Warehouse on 301 north while Leland Lee and J. M. Smothers will again ope rate the Planters on 301 south. First sale tomorrow morning will be at the Planters at 9. Sec ond sale will follow at the Big 4. PREDICTS 15 MILLION Warehousemen predicted a 15 - 000,000 pound sales season this year. The market will sell tomorrow and Friday and then skip, as us ual, to Monday. There will be a sales holiday on Labor Day. Both tied and untied tobacco will be sold the flest seven days of the market with untied bring ing 6 cents a pound less in sup port price than the tied. In three years time Dunn’s To bacco market has grown from one that sold between five and seven million pounds each year to one that has started selling between 10 and 15 million pounds a year. Every major buying company and many small ones have repre sentatives or the market here. John G Thomas will again be supervisor on the market. Dunn Market Promoters, head ed by Louis Baer, local merchant, are also assisting in the promo tion of the mart as is the Dunn Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Baer said that he hoped that the market sales would reach another all time high this year. He also urged all farmers and their families to stop by Dunn’s friendly stores when they come here to bring their tobacco. Moore Infant Dies At Birth Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Moore of Erwin announce the birth and death of a daughter, Angela Moore, Tuesday. Graveside services were held Tuesday in Erwin Memorial Park by the Rev. Weldon Byrd. Surviving Ibesides the parents are the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Wade of Er win; the paternal great grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Wade of Erwin; and Mrs. Archie Moore, paternal great grandmother. SHRINES DEPART FOR CEREMONIAL — A group of Dunn Shrines, members ot the Oriental Band and Dunn Clowns, flew fron* Raleigh today for the Southeastern Shrine Ceremonial in New Orleans. At the ceremonial. J. W Temple, director of the clown*, will be elevatt 7 to the position of president of the Southeastern Shrine Clown A^soc., the largest group of clowns in the world. Thin is the first time ",uch an honor as been bestowed on a N. C. man; Shown in the photo boarding the bus that will take them to Raleigh are Henry Bridgers, Mickey Rouse and Enos Parrish. (Record Photp by Russell BassforJ) Martin Held In Death Of McLean Willie Herbert Martin of Route 4, Sanford, was ordered held for grand jury action in the death of John Redge McLean of Route 1, Lillington at a coroner’s inquest last night in the Dunn recorder’s court room. McLean, a passenger in the Mar tin car, was killed in a car-truck collision July 15 at the intersec tion of Highways 421, 210 and 401 just two miles north of Lillington. Martin was critically injured tn the accident and had been hog ! pitalized for some time. Three pas sengers in his car were injured in addition to the truck driver and a passenger with him. According to State Trooper C- W. Rogers, an eye witness. Martin ran through a stop sign into the path of a 1961 International truck load ed with sand and operated by James Frederick Byrd of Raleigh. The truck was owned by Raleigh (Continued on Page Eight) In Death of Woody Matthews $pOO Verdict A jury in Harnett Superior Court yesterday awarded Mrs. Lucille Matthews a verdict of $8,000 damages in the fatal injury of her son, Aaron (Woody) Hay wood Matthews, 23, of Dunn-Er win road, In an automobile acci dent that occurred at 12:05 a.ra. Jan. 1, 1963 between Coats and Angier. It was North Carolina’s first highway fatality recorded in 1963. Defendant in the was Ron nie Upchurch, 25, alleged driver of the car in which the two were riding, eon of former Deputy Sheriff Lee Upchurch and Mrs. Upchurch of Buie’s Creek. The suit was brought for Mrs. Matt hews by her counsel, Attorneys Wiley C. Bowen and Duncan C. wuson or uunn. The automobile, headed south on Highway 55 between Angiir and Coats, went out of control near Bryant’s Monument Work*, ran off the road and landed in Sa ditch. Upchurch denied he was the driver, testifying the dead youth was operating the car at the time. However. Attorneys Bowen and Wilson put on three witnesses who testified that physical ap pearances after the wreck indfr cated Upchurch was driving. Thes were State Trooper Paul Lucas, Selwyn O’Cuinn, Lillington fune ral director, and Dr. Randolph Doffermyre of Dunn. Testimony showed that the drt* (Continued on Page Eight) *«. In Dunn Schools Next Week Nine Negro Children Seeking To Integrate Seven Classes Nine Negro children will inte grate seven different grades in the Dunn public schools when classes begin on Tuesday, Septem ber 8 if their applications for transfer are approved by the Har nett County Board of Education eta meeting to be held early next week. ■ -. County Supt. Glenn Proffit dis closed today that a total of nine Dunn Negrj children have made applications ror transfer. Of this number, four are among the total of 14 applicants whose parents brought suit in 0. 8, Die trict Court at Raleigh to force their integration into the local schools. At least one of them, Deborah Felder, daughter of Harnett NAACP president Rev. B. B. Felder of Dunn, is sure to enter the local second grade. DEAD LINK HAS PASSED Judge Algernon L. Butler, at the hearing concluded August 13th, specifically ordered the board of education to admit her. He also directed tne school board to act on application of the other 13 pe titioners. He provided, however, that the parents must maze ror mal application to the school board no later than August 30. All of the petitioners did not request transfer, however. In fact, pointed out Supt. Profflt, three of them graduated from high school during the past year. Those requesting transfer are! Mamie E. Felder, to the 0th grade; Boyce B. Felder, UtlT grade; Willis McKay, Hth grade; Margaret lildgell, 13 grade, a* of whom were among plaintifM in the suit. I*^a ft*
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