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CVaatfwi Coludy to partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Mild tonight and Tuesday. Mild tonight. Lows 42 to 5‘i in mountains and 50 to 56 else where. Turning a little cooler Tues day. 3h» Batin lU'rnrfl The Record Gets Results VOLUME .14 TELEPHONE *92 - 111’ - «92 - 211* DUNN, N. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 16, 1964 five CENTS PER COPT NO. 243 Racial Row At Night Spot Ends In Brawl Indian Slain, Three Injured iret;-lOl-all ngxn uuu uiun^c out early Sunday morning when four Indians tried to integrate a Negro night spot near Lillington left one Indian dead and three oth ers slightly Injured from beatings given them. Mrs. Leola Johnson, about 40, operator of the Pine State Tourist court, two miles north of Lillington at the Fuquay - Buie’s Creek cross roads, was jailed as an accessory to the murder of James Carl Dunn, 27, of Angier, Route 2. Harnett deputies Buck Griffin and Charles Wilson said late Sun day that the man who stabbed Dunn to death still has not been identified or apprehended. The Johnson woman still claims she knows nothing about it. Sheriff Stewart today announced the arrest of James Thomas McPIatter, 32, Negro, of the Wil low Springs section of Wake County. The Sheriff said he ad mitted the slaying, saying, “We were just having a fight.” Coroner Warren said no inquest would be held. The grand jury indicted him today. Coroner Warren described the slaying as “purely a racial mat ter.” Warren said Dunn and his wife, Dovie Locklear Dunn, and another couple, A.*R. Bfirnes and his wife, JUnujbelle, arrived at the cppbina Sfori^-estaurant, juke joint and pool room .shortly after-^nidnight. They were told the Johnson woman they would have to leave, that she didn’t allow any race mixing at her place. Barnes *sajd they ordered a pint of liquor and a round of beer and refused to leave despite the warning. He related that all of a sudden somebody starting beating him over the head with a cue stick and that a group of men surrounded Dunn. Mrs. Dunn said a woman in a red dress grabbed her around the neck and a man held her around the waist and that another couple held the Barnes woman when they start ed to the rescue of Dunn. All three of them said they knew nobody there and couldn’t see who p'unged a knife through the center of Dunn’s neck, and then stabbed him in the (back all the way through his lung into the hollow of his neck. Dunn ran out of the night spot and fell dead just across Highway 421. Coroner Warren said the wea pon obviously was larger than an ordinary knife, that it left a stab wound three-quarters of an inch thick in his back and penetrated for about six inches. Barnes suffered two knots on his (Continued On Page Six) SEARS CITIZEN OF DUNN — Mrs. Marjorie B. McDuf.'ie was chosen Sears Citizen of Dunn by em ployees of the local store. Cited for her work: with various community organizations and religious ac tivities, Mr? McDuffie, wife of Owen McDuffie, lo al mail clerk and mother of three, was honored at a special ceremony today. She will receive a certificate signed ty Chamber Mgr. Charlie MeCullers: L. E. Oliver, Sears vice president; Store Manager Fr-d Watts. She will compete with winners in other Sears stores for the South-wide title. With her are MeCullers, left, and Watts, right. (Daily Record Photo by Russell B&ssford.) __ Injured Man Beaten By Trio CHICAGO (UPI) — It was a quiet Sunday afternoon. The Chi cago Transit Authority bus moved slowly through the rain down a West Side street. Inside the bus, a thin 44-year old man — his jaw wired shut since an auto accident last month — clung desperately to the steel coin changer. Three young men stood over him. They slapped him in the face. They punched him. They taunted him. They threatened to throw him in to the Chicago River. Twenty other passengers were on the bus. They did nothing. The victim was Tommy Rembarz, a vendor at sporting events. The assailants, arrested after the bus driver notified police, were Negro employes of a car washing esta Car Hits Bridge Railing Angier Student, 17 Fatally Injured William Taylor Watkins, 17, An gier high school student, was killed instantly about 11:45 Friday night when the 1964 Ford he was driving went out of control and hit a bridge between Hodges’ Crossroads and Turlington’s Crossroads. Harnett Coroner W. A. (Bill) Warren of Dunn said the car left the pavement, ripped a 30-foot railing off the bridge, and then overturned. The car was a total loss and Watkins suffered massive head in juries. He was dead before anybody reached the scene. The youth ap parently was traveling alone, and at a high rate of speed. Warren identified Watkins as the driver of a car in which a com panion was killed last February. (Continued on rage Six) Gate Receipts Total $1700; Over 2,000 At Bar-B-Q Throng At Dunn-Erwin Game A record crowd turned out Fii day night to see competition re newed between the Dunn and Er win High football teams for the fii st time in about a decade oi longer and it was an unusuallj colorful event. Pans, estimated to total 3.50C or more, saw a good, clean foot ball game In which both 'teams fought hard and exemplified the best in good sportsmanship. Coach Whitney Braejham said today that ticket sales for the Friday night game totaled $1700 This did not include season tickets held by students and others. The visiting Erwin Redskins received a flat guarantee. When the two teams meet next year at 'the Erwin Dali park, Er win will get the gate receipts and Dunn will receive a flat guarantee under the agreement. A barbe cue held prior to 'the game foi benefit of the Dunn activities bus netted over $3,000. Both teams had first-class sup port from their boosters, with the crowd pretty evenly divided be tween fans of the two towns. There was plenty of razzle-dazzle and the pretty cheer leaders from berth schools did their stuff. A popular Erwin player, Johnny Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moore, suffered a head injury in the second half and was hospital ized Friday night. He was back in school today and reported In good shape. Fan Has Heart Attack One other incident marred the game. George Stephens, well known Erwin citizen, suffered a heart attack just before the hall and had to be rushed to Good Hope Hospital, where his condi tion today was reported to be satisfactory. Dunn High Coach Bradham to day had the highest praise for Coach Daryl Allen and the Erwin Redskins. “Erwin has a good, tough, hard hitting ball team, and they play good, clean ball. It was a pleasure for us to play such an outstand ing team of good athletes.” Bradham pointed out that every thing went smooth. There were no arguments or flare-ups during the entire game, he said, and nothing but good sportsmanship was evidenced. “I think we had a little better team; perhaps some of our boys were a lfttle stronger as the re sult of some of the teams we’ve been up against,” said Bradham. “Or,” he added, ‘‘it could have just been an off-night for Erwin. We all have them.” He noted a number of out standing players among the Red skins and especially singled out fullback Max Vann, “who ran hard all night,” halfback Bill Horne, and Quarterback Bill Price. Friday night’s game marked the end of a successful season for both teams. Erwin ended the sea son with eight wins and only two losses. Dunn won seven and lost three. Dunn was the winner Friday (Continued on Page Six) blishment. Police identified the men as James Walker, 28, Henry Knox, 31, and David Hunt, 26. Rembarz told police he encount ered the three men when he board ed the bus. He quoted one as say ing, “here comes a segregationist.” Police said the men slapped Rembarz across the face and punched him in the stomach. They knocked him to the floor and threatened to throw him In the Chicago River. Rembarz grabbed the metal coin box. "Where’s your white friends now?” one of the assailants asked him. Rembarz pleaded through clench ed teeth: “Someone help me, plea se.” The other passengers ignored him and his assailants laughed. When the three men left the bus, the driver, Frank Kifiazek, noti fied police, who arrested the as sailants as they walked down the street. In the lockup, one of the (Continued on Page Six) Bonanza Liner Goes Down In Bad Snowstorm LAS VEGAS, Nev. UPI — The scattered wreckage of a Bonanza airliner that apparently carried 28 persons to their death was found today on a mountain ’top about five miles southwest of Mc Carran Field. Clark County sheriff's deputies said there apparently were no survivors. Charles Nichols, a pilot for Alamo Airways which aided in ‘the aerial search said "it’s pretty well scattered,” "I'd say there are no survivors,” he added. "It's right on top of a mesa and parts of r; are scat ter* d over 200 yards.” A Bonanza spokesman said the ! Rirline is “proceeding with notifi es tion of next of kin on the as sumption there are no survivors. ’ Near Former Crash The wreck site is approximately five miles from the spot where actress Carole Lombard was kill ed in 1942 when a twin-engine plane crashed on Potosi Moun tain. The actress, then married to the late Clark Gable, was re turning from a war bond sales campaign. A ground party sighted the wreckage of the Bonanza plane shortly after dawn on the moun tain between Sloan and Arden I near Interstate 15, the main high way connecting this gambling center with Los Angeles. The plane, Flight 114 en route to Las Vegas from Phoenix, Ariz., disappeared Sunday night in the worst snowstorm to hit this area in 15 years. It carried 22 passeng ers, three crewmen and three Bonanza employees making the flight to Las Vegas as extras. Furstrated By Storm An all-night hunt for the plane was frustrated by the storm, darkness, a power failure and dis rupted communications. The fact the plane was silver and white further hampered searchers. I McLean, Wife Badly Hurt A retired Harnett official and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Burt McLean of Erwin, were hospital ized with serious injuries and three other persons received minor in juries in a four-car collision that (Continued on Fa«e S1X> News Roundup TOKYO (UPI) — Communist China claimed today it had shot down a U. S. hig'n-altitude reconnaissance plane over south central China Sunday. Radio Peking, in a Japanese language broadcast heard here, said the plane was ‘“unmanned." LONDON (UPI) — Viscount Montgomery, former Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, was admitted to King Edward VIII hospital for officers today for “investigations,” spokesman announced. CHICAGO (UPI) — Meetings between federal mediators and leaders of six railroad shop unions got under way today in a showdown effort to avert a threatened nationwide rail strike. Plans Already Underway Dunn Yule Parade Is Set For Dec. 4 Dunn’s gala Christmas Parade will be held on Friday night, De cember 4 at 7 p. m. and plans are underway to make it the big gest and best yet. Darrel Garris, manager of Mc Crary's and secretary - treasurer of the Dunn Retail Merchants Association, said this morning that the retail group had agreed to assume sponsorship of this year’s event. The Chamber of Commerce earlier decided against a parade this year, but the retail merch ants voted today not only to have the parade, but to make it the best in this part of the State. Mr. Garris said a list of the bands, floats, beauty queens, etc. will be announced later. Wesley Coates is chairman of the float division. Dunn stores will be open un til 9 p. m. the night of the par (Contlnued on Page Six) Warns Dunn Facing Other Financial^ Problems Town Advised Against Hospital Undertaking Ernest H. Ball of Raleigh, gen eral counsel of the North Carolina League of Municipalities, today, ad vised the Town of Dunn that it "should not become involved fin ancially in the operation or sup port of a hospital.” Ball pointed out in a strongly worded letter to Dunn Mayor George Franklin Blalock that oper. ation of a hospital is not a pro per municipal function, and said: “It is my considered opinion that municipalities which are not now operating or supporting hospitals would be wise to refrain from doing so,’’ The chief attorney of the organ ization which advises and sets po licies and procedures for cities and JUDGE W. H. S. BURGWYN Criminal Session Gets Underway Judge Burgwyn On Bench In Harnett Superior Court Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn of Woodland, patriarch of the North Carolina judiciary, opened a two-weeks criminal term of court at Lillington this morning, with a dozen murder cases and a heavy docket of other offenses set for trial. The distinguished Northampton County jurist, as usual received a warm welcome from members of the bar and other friends who greeted him at the opening. Known as a stern but fair man on the bench, Judge Burgwyn has established a reputation as a jur ist who conducts court with dignity and all due deliberation, often add ing a touch of Shakespearean elo quence to his oratory. Distinguished Career Judge Burgwyn has held public office since 1917 when he was first elected to the State Senate. He served in the Senate also in the 1921 asd 1923 legislative sessions and was President Pro Terri of the Senate in 1925. During the 1923 legislature Bur ?wyn was Northampton representa tive in the House. The judge’s judicial career be gan in 1932 as a district solicitor, a job his son, W. H. S. Burgwyn, Ir., now holds. In 1937 Burgwyn moved to the other side of the bench upon re ceiving appointment from Governor Slyde R. Hoey as a superior court judge. He has served continuously since then as a judge. In 1953 Burgwyn began an ac tive retirement, becoming an emer gency judge rather than circuit jud ge. He still holds court regularly n difficult assignments, being one >f the most frequently called on of the half dozen emergency superior court judges. Burgwyn served as a trustee of the University of North Carolina from 1916 to 1937. LIGHT BULB SALE Erwin Lions Club members will cover the town and vicinity Tues day night beginning at 7:00 selling light bulbs. Proceeds will be used for their projects - civic improve ments and work with the blind. towns of North Carolina said that general statutes provide authority for a town to operate a hospital, but added: “Xfi the historical division of public functions in North Carolina between counties and municipali ties, all aspects of the public health have generally been viewed as pro perly a county function. As you know, many counties operate pub lic hospitals: on the other hand, only a few cities do so and one of them is at present removing itself from the hospital business.” Mayor Blalock has already re commended that the town abandon plans for a $2,070,000 municipal hospital in favor of a county hospi tal, warning that such a project could bankrupt the town financial ly, in addition to raising local tax es a minimum of 51 cents per hun dred. Knows Dunn's Problems Attorney Bell today supported Mayor Blalock’s position, pointing out that he is ‘‘aware of the very large capital expenditures which will within the next few years be faced by the Town of Dunn for se wage plant improvements, water plant improvements, a new city hall, a new elevated water storage tank, and an expanded water dis tribution system.” In view of these problems facing the town, Bell said, “I could not in good conscience say otherwise than that the town should not be come involved financially in the operation or support of a hospi tal.” He said "the capital improve ments mentioned are all properly within the scope of municipal func tions; public hospitals are proper ly within the scope of county func tions.” Blalock had warned earlier that if the town proceeds with the hos pital project, it will not have funds available to meet other needs now seen or emergencies which might arise. Earlier this month, the county board of commissioners named a special committee to study .the possibility of establishing a county hospital in the Dunn-Erwin-Coats area which would be large enough and adequate to serve the entire county. The committee is to report back on a site and with other recom mendations no later than January 20. During Alimony Hearing Doctor Is Jailed Dr. Donald Johnson, a Garner physician, was jailed during the noon recess of Harnett Superior Court today pending completion of a hearing into his failure to pay $300 a month alimony to his wife. His estranged wife, Mrs. Ruth Dare Tart Johnson of Dunn, told the court this morning he made only one $300 payment on Sept, 25 ' and had paid nothing since. At )$he original hearing, Mrs. Johnson said she worked to help send her husband through medical ' school and that after he started (Continued on Page Si*) On Rotary Foundation Young To Address Rotary Tuesday The Rotary Club of Dunn will join the more than 11,800 Rotary clubs in 125 countries and geo graphical regions in participating In this week’s world-wide obser vance of “The Rotary Foundation Week,” Nov. 15-21, according to club president Pete Skinner. “This year’s celebration is es pecially important in view of the legislative action taken at the Ro tary convention in Toronto this year making available funds for ex pansion of the activities of the Foundation,” he said. ‘The conven tion made available $700,000 for 1964-65, $750,000 for 1965-66, and $1.« (Continued On Mb)
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