(rf&alhsih Generally fair through Satur day. Somewhat cooler today. Little change in temperatures Saturday f The Record Gets Results AWL U ME 14 TELEPHONE 892 - IIP - 892 - 8118 DUNN, N C FRIDAY AfTERNOON, NOVEMBER 6. 1964 FIVE CENTS PE* COPT NO 237 School Having BBO, Proceeds For New Bus Dunn High School is sponsoring n barbecue supper next Friday night (Nov. 13) wi'h proceeds being used to help pay off the debt of $3000 Still owed on the activity bus. Superintendent A B Johnson and Milton Bass, chairman of the sup per said several local people are donating pigs for the feed. Tickets arc being' sold by all Dunn stu dents. It will be held in the high school cafeteria beginning at 5:30. This is also the night of the Dunn - Erwin football game and fans from both towns are invited to attend the supper prior to the game. Terf Awarded $301) In Lawsuit A jury in Harnett Recorder’s Court yestei'day awarded Sher wood Ray Tart, 30, of Dunn-Erwin road a verdict of $800 for damages ‘o his automobile against Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Wilson of Old Post Road, Erwin. At Ah-? same time,. the jury denied $5,MX) to Mrs. Wilson for hnr Injuries and $1600 damages to the Wilson car- Mr. and Mrs. Wilson had brought a counter suit against Tart bift jurors fail ed to find him negligent. Tart, who had sued for $1600, was involved in a wreck with the Wilson car or Oct. 27, 1961. Each party blamed the other for the accident. Dunn attorney D. K. Stewart represented Tart and Ed McCor mick of the lawr firm of Morgan and Wiliams at Lillington re presented Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Burch Won't Quil As Party Chief WASHINGTON UPI — Dean Burch sail today that he would itmain as chairman of ‘the Re publican National Committee as long as the party wants him. In a statement, Burch said he would call a meeting of the nat ional committee after the first of the year for a discussion of questions of Interest 'to the party including his chairmanship. TWO ARRESTED WASHINGTON (DPI) — The Justice Department announced to day the arrest of two Mississippi white men on charges of killing two Negroes from Meadvllle, Miss last spring. NEW HOME OF DUNN POST 59 OF THE AMERICAN LEGION Open House Sunday From 2 to 5 Legion To Open New Building The handsome new $40,000 home of Dunn Post 59 of the American Legion will be formally opened to the public Sunday afternoon for t hp first time. Comrr.-ai’.Jer James Hall an nounced today that Open House will be held Sunday afternoon from 2 until 5 p. m. and extended to all citizens a cordial invitation to sep and inspect the modern new f'aclttties. 'i Members of the American Legion Auxiliary, headed by Mrs. Alvis Carver, piesident, will serve as loint hosts with the Legion for this event and will serve refresh ments. Presiden t Hall said dedication of Ihe building will take place later and many Legion dignitaries and other out-of-town guests will be invited to thaft event. The new Legion home is locat ed at tho Legion fairgrounds on the Jonesboro road, on a 25-acre tract owned by the Post of sev eral hunded members. Facilities for Hundreds Constructed of brick, the new building is 125x38 feet, with an assembly 3iea large enough to seat 600 people or 300 alt tables. Its big stainless steel kitchen fea tures all wh latest innovations and is completely equipped »to handle any typft occasion. At' the entrance is a large lobby, lounge and cloakrooms. Also in cluded in the building are separ ate offices for the Legion and Auxiliary. The building is complete ly air-conditioned. The committee in charge of erecting the new building was headed by Belvin Strickland, well known Dunn contractor, a form er commander of the post and currently Sergeant-at-arms of the State Department. Serving with Mr. Strickland on 'he committee were: Alvis Carver, a key figure in ’the State Depart ment who has held numerous State-wide and several national legion posts; Paul G. White, Local Strikes At Nine Plants Ford Hit By Strikes DETROIT TJPI — The United Auto Workers Union called crip pling local strikes at nine Ford Mcrtor Co. plants around the coun try today. More than 26,000 work ers were involved in the walkouts tnat began at 10 a. m. EST. The walkouts occurred despite a national agreement between the > ompany and union nearly a month ago. Plants involved were locat ed at Sterling Township Detroit, Ypsilanti and Wayne, Mich.; Shef_ field, Ala.: St. Louis; Chicago Heights; Louisville; Dallas and Buffalo, N. Y Shortly before the strike dead line, the UAW came to agree ment at a key stamping plant aft Bedford, Ohio. But Stamping piants at Chicago Heights and Buf falo were 'the key operations and the shutdown of either of them would eventually have a drastic effect on Ford’s production cap abilities. A Ford spokesman said the Cleveland enginft unit would be allowed to work without a con tract. Ken Bo:;non, TJAW Ford De partment head, said: “There are nine plants wfth unresolved is sues I assume they are now walking out.” Unusual Case Being Tried In Harnett Court Gives Away Her Property Now Suing To Get It Back A Harnett County woman who give her property to a grand daughter last year and then decid ed she wanted it back is suing to recover in an unusual lawsuit now being heard in Harnett Superior Court. „ Trial of the case started Monday end there were indications today it might not be completed this 7’ek. Attorneys said it Was the first . case o.' its type ever tried in Har nett. Judge Q K Nimocks is presid ing A tract of 16 acres of land valued [ at approximately $8,000 is involved Mrs. Mamie Kennedy, eo-year olci widow, is plaintiff in the case and Mrs. Pat Barbour Fore, the granddaughter, and her husband, D J Foie, are the defendants State Senator Robert Morgan, re. presenting Mrs. Kennedy, has sent a parade of witnesses to the stand to show that Mrs. Kennedy was wrought with grief and emotional ly upset almost to the point of being out of her mind when she deeded the tract of land to the granddaughter. It happened just a few days after the death of Mrs. Kennedy’s bro ther, Watson Cameron, who was aescrioea as ne1 iiiracai. icumrc and the one she had depended on most since the death of her hus band about ten years ago. Witnesses testified that Mrs. Kennedy was highly emotional, that she was so grieved that she fainted at her brother’s funeral Testimony also brought out that she had a disagreement with her sister. Mrs. Maggie Price of Raleigh, mother of Mrs. Fore, and had changed her will and made the granddaughter heir to her pro perty Eight days after Mrs. Kennedy (Continued on Page SOD Glenn Cox and C. T. McGugan. Officers of the post, in ad dition to Commander Hall are: Mott Thornton, vice commander; Lewis Le3 Whitten ton, adjutant; and Robert Lee Smith, treasurer. Trustees are Alvis Carver, Belvin Strickland, Paul White, C. T Mc Gugan and Glenn Cox. Dunn Legionnaires will climax Veterans Day next Wednesday night with an Armistice Day Sup uer at 7:30 p. m. for Legionnaires and 'their wives. State Senator Robert 3. Morgan will be the (Continued On Page Six) Jpiinson Victory Is Praised By New Red Leader MOSCOW (UPI) — Soviet lead erfLeonid X. Brezhnev today called foe a world Communist unity con ference i Srezhnev, who succeeded the ou ted Nikita Khrushchev as first se( retary of the Soviet Communist pa ty, made his appeal in a speech marking the 47th anniversary of tha Bolshevik Revolution. Among the 6,000 persons listening to him in the Kremlin’s Palace of Congresses was Red China’s Pre mier Chou En - lai, who sat on the speakers’ platform. rezhnev, in a major policy speech, today praised the election of President Johnson. hinese Communist Premier Chou En - lai listened impassive ly as Brezhnev repeated many of the policy points on which Moscow differs from Peking. JOHNSON CITY. Tex. ) (UPI) — The White House said today there are no plans for a pre-inaugura tion trip to Europe by either Presi dent Johnson or Vice President elect Hubert H. Humphrey. It knocked down speculation that either or both of them might make such a visit in an effort tc help firm up the Atlantic Alliance WASHINGTON (UPI) — Vice President-elect Hubert H. Humph rey and his family flew to the Vir gil: Islands today for a two-week vacation — to “unwind” from the election campaign rigors. News Roundup WASHINGTON — The GOP found itself in a chair-throw ing family fight today over the blame for Tuesday’s election dis aster and ways to rebuild or remodel the Republican party. PHOENIX, Ariz. — Sen. Barry M. Goldwater headed east today for a short stopover in Washington, to be followed by a post-election vacation — probably in the Caribbean JOHNSON CITY, Tex, — President Johnson continuing as indefinite post-campaign rest at his Texas ranch today, had a schedule free from callers. But he’s been keeping the telephone lines humming. AUGUSTA, Ga — Former President Dwight D. Eisenhow er said Thursday the Republican party had been hurt “but not ir retrievably” by the landslide vote for President Johnson. O. W. Godwin, Sr. 1st Vice Pres. Hanna Renamed By Dunn Meat Packers Ralph E. Hanna, former mayor and prominent local business man, has been reelectled president of Dunn Meat Packers, Inc., the town’s new million-dollar meat processing industry. Officers were elected and four directors whose terms had expired were reelected at the annual stock holders meeting. O W Godwin, Sr., retired Dunn contractor, was elected as first vice president of the company, succeed ing R R Edwards, manager of South River Membership Corpora tion Mr. Edwards has been in poor health, was unable to attend the meeting and officers said they made the change to relieve him of the burden. Harold Russell of Raleigh was re named second vice president. Directors reelected were: Dj\ W W Stanfield, Bill Corbin, John Wel lons and R R Edwards. Jesse Alp hin was re-elected secretary and Emmett Aldredge was renamed treasurer Directors whose terms had not expired are: Emmett Aldredge, Jes se Alphin, O W Godwin. Sr., O O Manning, Harold Russell, Paul Perry. Operation of the big plant has been leased to Burrows Lundy of Clinton, who also operates Lundy Packing Co. A financial report on the busi ness was not made since the fiscal year did not end until Oct. 31 and auditors had not had time to pre pare their report. RALPH E. HANNA Poundage Up Over 1 7-2 Million Dunn Tobacco Market Closes After One Of Best Years TENSE MOMENT — Fellow students drag a hysterical girl demon strator out of the reach of police during a riot at University of Puerto Rico in San juun. Students were protesting alleged brutality by police in repressing student political demonstrations. (NEA Telephoto) Saturday At 3 P. M. TWUA Executive To Speak In Erwin William Dechessi of New York, national vice president of the Tex tile Workers Union of America (AFL-CIO) and director of COPE, the union'? political arm, will ad dress members of Erwin Local No. 2.r0 Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock p.t the union hall in Erwin. It will be Vice President Deches ri’s first visit to Erwin and Busi ness Manager Lloyd Byrd said to day he was expecting a large at lendance to give him a big re ception. Mr- Deehessi will discuss the new one-price cotton legislation with the Erwin union members. The union contends that mill own «rs throughout the country have failed to pass on to workers a lair share of the windfall of profits resulting from the one-price sys tem which is financed by the tax payers. “This will be a very important meeting and. I urge all members to be present,” said Mr. Byrd in his announcement today. President Joseph L. Smith will preside at the meeting. Dunn’s Tobacco Market closM yesterday after one of its most successful years in its history. It sold 1.639,336 pounds more this year than last and sold a to tal of 12.240,170 pounds for a total of $7,223,424.04 or over a million dollars more than last year. Even the last dwindling days of the season, Dunn sold a total of 350,000 pounds Averages during the season con tinued to keep up well all season and good leaf sold as high as the $70 a hundred mark and went at times up into the $80 brackets. It was the second biggest sea son in the last ten years of the market. The biggest season was two years ago when the mart sold over 13 000,000 pounds. Dunn Tobacco Board of Trade P-esident Norman Hardee said he was satisfied with the way things turned out He said that buyers, graders, warehousemen and farmers had cooperated wonderfully during this year to make the mart one of the top markets in Eastern Carolina’s | sprawling 17 market belt. Dunn Han Gets Prison Term Johnnie Alvin Jackson, 17, of Dunn, convicted of breaking and entering in Wake Superior Court, was sentenced Thursday to two to three years in prison. The prison sentence was sus pended, however, and Jackson was placed on probation for three years. Jackson and another Dunn res ident, Herman Glenn Dunn, were convicted Wednesday on charges of breaking irtto C. P- Oollin’S Score at WiUow Springs. Dunn was sentenced Wednesday?, to serve two to three years in Prison. First Federal Group To Miami President John H. Wellons and three other officials of First Fed eral Savings and Loan Association will fly to Miami Sunday for the annual convention bf the tJ S Savings & Loan - League. The other officers are Execu tive Secretary John T. Simpson, Dr. W W Stanfield and Dr. Ran dolph Doffermyre, directors Mrs. Simpson, Mrs Stanfield and Mrs Doffermyre will accompany them. About 5,000 delegates represent ing combined resources of 110 bil lion dollars will attend the Miami sessions. "You Hove To Fight 24 Hours A Day/' Says Blalock Mayor s Life No Bed Of Roses Dunn Mayor Franklin Blalock can g.vc first-hand testimony to prove the fact that the life of a mayor is no bed of roses. Discussing the hospital issue, which he cites to prove his point, Mayor Blalock emphasizes his be lief in democracy. ‘‘X am honest and sincere in my efforts and I accept constructive criticism if it is based on knowledge and not ru mor.” “But in return for honest pub lic service,” he continues, ‘‘an of ficial should not be subjected to villification and criticism just for the sake of being butted.” Citing his service to tht town as a councilman and mayor since 1947, as well as 24 years of military service, Blalock reviews some of Ms accomplishments and head aches. In return for his forthright, hon-1 est stands, he says he’s been vili fied on the street corners, via ra dio and from the pulpits. “I have no apology for my pub lic record and what I have contri buted in every phase to my town,” he said. “But no one man should have to fight 24 hours per day to give his town clean, honest gov ernment.” Following is part of the text of hi. statement: My friends, I have served off End on in public life since 19*7.. I have taken abuse, criticism and vinification for many stands. I re call some of them to you. Cumber land Street picked in 1947 for the city bypass, now the only adequate street in Dunn. I helped put in 177 blocks or 12 miles of pavement then to get this city out of the irgid. I assisted on a $425,000.00 bond issue in I04o to build a sewage plant and eliminate outside toilets from our town and provide in side water in every house, after it becain, necessary to pump raw sewage into open ditches. My fam ily had the largest pavlnt and (Continued on page a*)

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