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(OmiJwi Considerable cloudiness and a lit tle wanner tonight. Highs today 48 to 56. Lows tonight 36 to 46. Thurs day variable cloudiness and some what warmer. She Jtaiiu JU’twrd Dunn, Erwin Stores Open 'Til 9 P. M. Until Christmas VOLUME 15 i TELEPHONE 891-3117 — 892-3118 DUNN. N. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. DECEMBER 23, 1964 FIVE CENTS PER COPY NO. 13 Dunn Woman Badly Hurt In Accident Mrs. Sam Morris of Raleigh, the former Mrs. Bert Carr of Dunn, was seriously injured in a two-car highway collision Thurs day morning about 8:15 while en route from her home in Raleigh to her office in Dunn. Mrs. Morris has headed *the of fice staff at Dunn Furniture Co. here for m«ny years. Her hus band is a prominent Raleigh at torney. The accident occurred at the Leonard Johnson Crossroads north of Benson, Mrs. Morris’ car and , the one 'that collided with her were both demolished. Mrs. Morris suffered a broken leg. severe facial lacerations which will require plastic surgery and other injuries. She is in Wake Memorial Hospital in Raleigh. The driver of the other car was not hurt. Complete derails of the acci dent were not immediately avail able. Elvis Gives $68,000 To Charity MEMPHIS (UPI) — For the fourth straight year entertainer Elvis Presley has honored a prom ise never to forget 'the needy, and donated $68,000 to charities here and across the country. The 29 - year - old singer-actor v^k^promised *to gemember thdSfe less fortunate after his early hardships, donated $38,000 to 38 Memphis and Midsouth charities and $30,000 to charities hi Miss issippi, the Los Angeles area and Omaha, Neb. Presley, resting at his home here and preparing for his film schedule in 1965, was represent ed by his father, Vernon Presley. Burlington Pays $2.3 Million Bonus GREENSBORO (UPI) — Christ mas bonus checks totaling $23 mdlion were being distributed to day to production employees of Burlington Industries Inc: rais ing to $5.8 million the amount of bonuses paid by the company during 1964. Charles A. Mclendon, vice pres ident in charge of personnel, said the payments would go to more than 50,000 Burlington employees with individual amounts depend ing on length of service. Nearly •two-thfirds of Burling ton’s eligible employees will re ceive the equivalent of two weeks’ pay, Mclendon said. OUNN COUPLE’S GRANDDAUGHTER IN FRANCE — Little Sara Register, granddaughter of Mrs. A. F. Lee, of Dunn, Rt. 1, and of Mrs. Luci'etia Blakeiy, Route X, Fall Branch, Tennessee, shares some of her Christmas favors with Red Cross Recreation Aide Sally Mysiftg after the holiday party at the Red Cross Center here last week. Sara is the five-year-old daughter of Master Sergeant and Mrs. _ Louis B. Register of the Army’s 2d AviatlaatCdm’hahy ir Vettfttrt. Bringing the Christmas spirit to military families and dependents in their areas is an important part of the year-round activities of the American Red Cross Centers. (American Red Cross Piioto by Copeland) Necking Parties Prove Problem In London Party Petting Curb, Protests LONDON — Britain’s govern ment-owned Central Electricity Generating Board took action to day to lower the temperature of its office Christmas parties Officials directed the board’s score of offices to appoint pa trols to break up necking at the annual get-togethers. The patrols will be instructed to discourage Cuddling couples, and 'to clear dark corridors and smoky cor ment of amorous couples Tha directive was met by an editorial blast from the London Sun, which said: “Somebody always wants to knock the fun out of Christmas, This year the Scrooges are crack ing down on staff parties. “The Central Electricity Gen erating Board is sending their Judge Frees Her As Christmas Gift Woman Who Stole $1 Gets Another Chance CINCINNATI, Ohio (UPI) — Mrs. Ruth Lance, a 66 - year - old widow who Slept in theaters and public restrooms because she could not afford to pay rent, received for Christmas a chance for a new life. Mrs. Lance appeared In Muni cipal Court Tuesday on a charge of stealing a $1 headscarf from a downtown department store. “I took it because I was cold,” she told Judge George S. HeRz ler. “I’ve never stolen anything Harnett Revenue Chief Popular Leader Cashion Promoted; Going To New Bern Jimmy Cushion, Sanford, who has been in charge of the State Revenue office in Harnett Coun ty for the past three years has been promoted and re-assigned to New Bern. Cashion will head the State Rev enue office for both Craven and Pamlico counties. He will re port to his new Job on January 4 in/ New Bern. ''fnce residing in Lillington, ^.ehion has taken an active part 7 civic affairs of that town. Many Honors He is currently president of the Lillington Rotary Club and in 1962 was selected by the Li Hinton Jay cees as the “Man of the Year” In recognition of his work with Cub Scouts. He is a member of the finance committee of the Lil lington Methodist church. The revenue official is married to the former Miss Betty Saund ers of Jonesboro Heights and they have two sons. Tim, 8, and Ted, 5. Prior to Joining the State Revenue staff, Cashion was employed for around 10 years in the Sanford post office. He is the son of the late John A. Cashion of Sanford. before.” Mrs. Lance’s husband died 20 years ago, leaving her no estate, she said she receives $32 a month in Social Security payments, most ol’ which is spent for food. She said she sells nameplates for door and mail boxes but earned little from it. "I don't have enough money to rent a decent room anywhere,” she said, “and I prefer to stay in downtown theaters and sleep in the ladies’ lounge at an all night garage.” She told the court she has a Golden Age card which admits her to theaters at a re duced price. Mrs. lance said she had been living in this manner for the past two years. The judge reached in his pocket for a dollar to pay for the scarf and dismissed the petit larceny charge against her. Mrs. Ida Bruner, the depart ment !• tore’s security officer, re fused to take the money. “Mrs. Lance is a nuisance and besides we don’t sell scarves in court rooms,” snapped Mrs. Brunner, who had made the arresft. The Judge said he would mail the $1 to the store. Then the manager of the gar age where Mrs. Lance has been sleeping stepped forward and of fered her a job keeping the ladies’ lounge clean. He said she could stay there as long as she liked. The Sisters of ‘the Poor also offered Mrs. Lance a home for life. staff chiefs a briefing on Chirst mas parties. The message ad vises that anti-petting patrols should roam the corridors and break up affectionate situations. “Anyone who thinks he can keep romance out of offices is going to have his work cut out . . So long as there are men and women in the world they will meet somewhere. And people who are adult enough to earn a living should be adult enough to control their own behavior with out being spied on by office vig ilantes.’» The Central Electricity Gener ating Board was not only the only government-owned authority to take note of Christmas office par ties. The gas board said it wasn’t worried so much about morals as hangovers. The board’s northwest region staff journal suggested five ways to ease the morning-after feeling. They were: A pint of milk, an ounce of olive oil, a large steak, a plate ful of tripe, or, a raw onion. Lord Robens, chairman of Britain’s Coal Board, when told of the electricity board’s action said: “I wouldn’t think of insuring our employees this way.” All Residents Of Yuba City Urged To Leave - SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) — j Residents of Yuba City, Calif., •Scent* of a Christmas flood dis- j aster, in 1955 began leaving towri today following an official warn ing that the swollen Feather and Yuba rivers would reach the danger level late today. City and county officials were hopeful that new levees would hold hack the waters where the two rivers join. But they sug gested that all of the city’s 16,000 residents leave when the rivers reach 77 feet and a 79-foot crest was expected later today. A Sutter County deputy sher iff said "a pretty heavy stream of traffic” was headed oift of town during the night. Civil defense officials began moving patients from the county hospital and rest home to an emergency 200-bed hospital 10 miles west of Yuba City. “Our people are very gun-shy here." civil defense Director An drew Clark said, “We lost 32 in 1955.” Yuba City is the main danger spot in the storm-battered West, j The governors of Oregon and Cal- i ffornia proclaimed disaster areas and the Nevada governor declar ed an emergency. At least eight persons were dead and more than 6,000 person fled their homes. Weather forecaster William Denny offered a ray of hope. He said rafn, sometimes heavy, would continue through Thursday, but that the total in the next 36 hours would probably be only half of the downpour of the past 24 hours. Judges Raided Af Yule Party CHICAGO (UP) — Federal of ficers felt right at home when they staged a raid on a Christmas party where illegal drinking was going on. In fact, they were at home when they entered the press room of the new federal building and ordered about 50 guests Tuesday, including tr. S. district judges, to break up the party. U. S. guards of the General Services Administration carried out the raid. In the room- were at least three federal judges, Abraham Marovitz, Joseph Sam Perry and Julius Hoff man. There were also nine fed eral prosecutors, a dozen U. S. marshals and newsmen assigned to the building. The GSA acted under law ban ning drinking on federal reserva tions. The crackdown was the first in memory of veteran federal court house reporters. Christmas par ties were an annual event In the old federal building, now sched uled to be razed. NEWS ROUNDUP NAZARETH, Israel: Giant Christmas trees along the street where Jesus once walked marked mounting preparations today for the celebration of Christmas. UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.: The United Nations moved to ward its Christmas recess today, its financial deadlock and the Congo dispute still unsolved. JOHNSON CITY, Tex.: President Johnson, finding cause for optimism in hi? budget cutting drive, turned attention today to the controversial money matter of foreign aid. PONTIAN, Malaysia (UPI) — More than 20 Indonesian guerrillas landed on Malaysian territory at dawn today from two boats in the Straits of Malacca, according to officials here. Notice To Subscribers And Advertisers The Daily Record issues of Thursday, Dec. 24, and, Friday, Dec. 25, will be combined in one issue to be printed Thursday, Dec. 24, 1964. There will be no reduction in the weekly subscription price. Two Killed, Several Hurt; Houses Burn Jet Crashes Between Homes SANFORD, Fla. (UPI) — A Navy jet crashed in the nearby retire ment village of Debary today, re portedly killing two persons and injuring several others. The state highway patrols said the twin-engine jet crashed and ex ploded between two homes. One of the victims was the pilot of the plane, which was based at the Sanford Naval Air Station. The other was a resident of one of the MESSAGE FOB MOTORISTS — State trooper Sam Johnson of Four Oaks is shown here with one of the posters being distributed by the highway patrol urging motorists to exercise extreme caution to assure a safe holiday season. Troopers in Harnett, Johnston and throughout the Slate will 'oe cut on the highways in force during the season. (Daily Record Photo by Russell Bassford.) Patrol Urges Accident - Free Holiday Safe Driving Best Gift “The best Christmas present Harnett County motorists and pedestrians can give themselves is an accident-free holiday,” says Corporal J. B. Pierce, commander oi the State Hihway Patrol in Harnett County. Cpl. Pierce suggests that mot orists obey the traffic laws, use Dear SANTA PEAR SANTA, My name is H. B. Byrd, Jr. I live in Erwin. I have been a good boy this year. I would like to have a train, a baby doll, a table and chair, atea set, and a tricycle. I would like a surprise. Love from, H. B. BYRD, JR. Erwin, Rt. 1 Dear Santa, I have been a good little girl. I go to school at Plain View, and I am in Mrs. Lee’s room, first grade and I am six years old. Please bring me a desk, a tea set, a baby doll, also some surprises and boots. Don’t forgdt all other little boys and girls and mother and daddy and my little sister. Love, KAREN BAREFOOT Dunn, Rt. 2 DEAR SANTA, My name is Alice Smith. I am 12 years old. For Christmas I want bedroom shoes, hose, and some money. ALICE SMITH 206 E. Cole St. Dunn P. S. I will leave you some cake and coffee. good judgment in driving, drive courteously, and consider the rights and safety of others. Cpl. Pierce points out that poor driving during the holiday period this year could result In another record year in number of per sons killed in motor vehicle ac cidents in the courtly. homes set ablaze by the crash, the | highway patrol said. The retirement village of Debary is about eight miles northwest of here. "It sounded like a bomb went off,” said assistant postmaster Bob Finn of Debary. "One house was demolished and the other was about halfway de stroyed,” Finn said. "Five or six others were damaged by falling de bris. Some of them were set on fire.” The highway patrol said ttfe crash set an automobile on fire and injured the vehicle’s occupant. Finn said witnesses to the crash reported two men ejected from the plane before it hit. “There was a parachute hang ing in a tree,” he reported. “There were pieces of plane and pieces of houses scattered 100 yards in all directions from the crater.” Packages For Needy Ready The old Presbyterian Church building in Dunn was as busy as downtown * stores today • as needy families flocked there by the score to pick up Christmas cheer pack ages for their families. Chairman Wesley Coates said to day remaining packages will be dis tributed Thursday and asked reci pients to call for them before S p. m. For kind-hearted citizens whb want to help make Christmas happy for others, Chairman Coates said he has plenty of names of still other families who failed to register for help before the dead line. “Any citizen who wishes to pick up the name of a family to provide it with Christmas cheer will have a far happier Christmas himself by doing so,” said Mr. Coates. Mr. Coates, popularly known to literally hundreds of families as “Mr. Santa Claus” because of this yearly service he renders, has been helping the needy here for years. WINNER ANNOUNCED Jerry Ashley, manager of Leder’s Department Store, today announc ed that Mrs. Clima Faircloth was the recipient of a $2500 gift cer tificate. The drawing was held December 18. For Miss. Negroes From Dick Gregory 15,000 Free Turkeys JACKSON, Miss. (UPI) — Poor families, largely Negro, across Mis sissippi receive 15,000 free Christ mas turkeys today in a handout or ganized by Negro comedian Dick Gregory and columnist Drew Pear son. Gregory was to fly here at noon EST, in a chartered plane to dis tribute 1,000 of the birds. The other turkeys were shipped in re frigerated trucks to nine other dis tribution points in the state. "Bob Hope will be in Viet Nam this Christmas and I will be in (Continued on Page Six) Motion To Be Heard In Goff Lawsuit Three Divorces Head Jan. 4 Civil Court Three divorce cases and a var iety of other lawsuits are sched uled for trial at a one-week civil session of Harnett Recorder’s Court which will convene in Lil lington on Monday, January 4. County Judge Robert B. Mor gan will preside Those seeking a divorce are: W. p. Stewart from Iva Owens Stewart; Elton Stewart from Ma vil Norris Stewart ahd Beverly Howard Avery from William I. Avery. The court will hear a motion in •the lawsuit of Roland XX Goff, Sr. vs Nu-Home Builders Sup ply Co. Attorneys Dunean C. Wil son and Edgar Bain representing Goff and Attorney* J. Shepard Bryan and Robert C. Bryan rap (Continued on Baca Sfe)
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