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OOstaihah Mostly sunny and continued cold today. Highs in 30s except in lower 40s along the south coast. Fair and not quite bo cold tonight. JEteiltj The Record Gets Results VOLUME 15 TELEPHONE 892-3117 — 892-3118 DUNN N. C. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANl ARY 19, 1965 five cents per copy NO. 31 ROBOT-PILOTED MISSILE IS FIRED INTERVIEWING THE GRAND DRAGON — Mrs. L icille May of The Daily Record staff is shown here interviewing J. Robert Jones, Grand Dragon of th» North Carolina realm of United Klans of America. The soft-spoken, mild-mannered polished Klan chief points out that the new Klan is far different from the KKK of earlier years. (Daily Record Photo by R ussell Bassford.) Says White Man's Lot Is Growing Harder Klan Chief Is Visitor Here J. Robert Jones of Granite Quar ry, Grand Dragon of North Caro lina’s Ku Khix Klan, said here that “it’B getting harder and hard er all the time to be a white man in this country.” “All the laws, the courts, ipid t£e M mm l A Sr A $ LITTLE » W 5? « f ■LwPWY^" rttiwiiis THINGS DULL IN DUNN; NO MURDER IN OVER 48 HOURS! Mayor George Franklin Bla lock isn’t too happy over some of the references .made to Dunn’s Pope’s Bottom by the Harnett Anti-Poverty Committee. The mayor’s family owns Pope’s Bottom and he says it’s no poverty area. It came into being when the old Pope lumber mill was the town’s largest industry. The mayor points out that the houses there are good, well-kept, and he’s willing for them to be compared with any similar neighborhood anywhere. Pope’s Bottom actually includes an area of only a few blocks. The mayor thinks that’s where the confusion came in. “Appar ently, they consider that whole ward a3 being Pope’s Bottom, but it isn’t,” he pointed out. The mayor’s brother-in-law. County Commissioner Willard Mixon views the situation with his typical good-humor. Mixon’s office, incidentally, is located almost smack in the mid (Continued on Page Six) whole government appears to be on the side of the minorities and very few people ever speak up tat fihe white majority,” declared the Klan chief. " 'jfones; visiting Dunn In the $7100 'Caftlillae tivfca him as a Christmas fg(ft Aw ♦North Carolina Klansmen <vvith no contribution over 25 qents) and service to the organization, said Ht North’ Carolina counties have already been organized by the Klan and said units would be organized in the other 30 counties before the egj$gkf the Stummer"; fi Blames Liberal Press The State Grand Dragon said the left-wing, liberal, one-sided press is to be given much of the blame for the trend against fair represen tation for the white majority. “Nigger Congressman Adam Clay ton Powell made a speech and de clared niggers will abide only by the laws they like and the press had no criticism of that,” said Jones, who always says “Nigger” and not Negro. i •Trigger leader Malcom X went on television and advised niggers to buy up shotguns for use against white citizens and the press didn’t raise its voice in protest,” he con tinued. “And Nigger Martin Luther King said when they marched on Wash ington that the final argument on ftitergration will be settled in the white man’s bedroom and that was all right with the newspapers, too,” he added. “But if you open your mouth in behalf of a white man you’re lab eled a bigot, a demogague, a racist and every other nasty name in the book . . . I’ve been called all those things, but that’s all right with me. They said the same things about Patrick Henry, John Hancock, Ben Franklin and Gov. George Wallace, lidii fof his leadership so I figure I'm in good company.” “If those same newspapers ever said anything good or decent about me,” he observed, “the Klan would lose about half its membership be cause they don’t want to be put in (Continued on Page Six) Slow Motorist Pays Court Cost Judge Woodrow Hill apparently was in good numor yesterday in Dunn city court. Of 11 defendants tried, only two were given ffnes and others escaped with only the court costs. Grady Green Funderburk, 25, of Winston-Salem, was fined $5 and costs for speeding, and David Grant Kaufman, 19, of Fort Bragg, was fined $25 and costs for driving with out license and improper lights. Judge Hill continued prayer for judgement in the case of Lona Dud ley Phillips, 51, of Benson, charged with littering the highways. The following paid court costs: Junius Rheu, 32, of S. King Ave. and Woodrow Lewis, 40, of N. Wilson Ave., both charged with public drunkenness. James Felton Hhodes, 48, Four Oaks, for driving too slow; John Edward Rider, 22, Pope’s Field, failing to stop at a traffic sign; J. D. Tally, 20, Mobey Sound, Fla. and Ruthleen Weaver Sexton, 34, Lillington, both charged with fol lowing too close; Richard Black bum, 33, Thomasville, exceeding safe speed; Charles Corbett Tanner, 32, Erwin, driving without license. 15 Top Stars Perform For LBJ^ Inauaurat Gala Was Biggest WASHINGTON (TTPI) — It was a party only a king could af ford or a president command and the president in question was 34 minutes late. The great names of show bus iness formally opened the three day inauguration festivities Mon day night at a two-hour, Demo cratic party gala honoring Lyn don B Johnson and about 11,000 of the Party workers who helped give him his ffov. 3 victory. The climax comes Wednesday when Johnson takes the oath of office for a full four-year term of his own. But Monday night’s festivities were strictly for fun, frolic and the party. The crowd included 0,000 of the biggest con tributors to the party coffers. The entertainers volnteered their services and th eshow was free to invited quests. It was put together in Just a few hectic days and forced the temporary closing of some major Broadway shows so that the en tertainers could be present. John son was 34 minutes late getting there, but no one minded. Fifteen individual stars along with the Ernest Platt Dancers and the Folklarico Ballet de Mexico, performed for the President. There was some light kidding of Republicans in general, but much more of it was pointed at Texas and at Johnson: “First time I ever saw a tux edo with spurs, said TV enter tainer Johnny Carson. Julie Andrews and Carol Bur nett brought the house down with a (medley of old songs capped by Miss Andrews' rendition of ‘Tm Just A Oirl Who ‘Oahn’t Say ‘Cain’t * » Bobby Darin came prepared with his own song, titled "The Great Society." But the audience gave Its big gest applause to singer Harry Bel afonte and to a ballet sequence by Dame Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nnreyev. Nureyev, a former member of Moscow’s Bolshoi Bal let troupe, defected to the West in Franca , Other performers included Al fred Hitchcock, John Itearon, Woody Allen, Carol Channing, Ann-Margaret, and Barbara Strei Clears Way For Nation's First Two-Man Flight CAPE KENNEDY (UPI) — A robot - piloted Gemini capsule soared more than 2,100 miles through space today, opening a “clear road ahead” to America’s first two man flight into orbit this spring. A 109 foot tall Titan - 2 rocket hurled the two-seated spaceship into the Atlantic Ocean only 24 miles short of its planned target - a "pickle barrel shot” that ended with the successful recovery of the craft. Jubliant. Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom said the long awaited suc cess left a “clear road ahead” to the flight that will send him and fellow spaceman John W. Young on a three orbit, hour voyage around earth in April or May. “We can’t see any problems,” said Grissom. "I doubt that anyone is any happier than John and I.” It was a storybook shot that sent the 6,900 pound capsule more than 100 miles into space under control of two astro-robots that used cam eras, timers and electronics to put the compex craft through its 30 minute paces. Mrs. Miller Dies In Nursing Home Mrs. Sarah (Sissy) Miller, 82, of Coats, died Monday night at the Adams-Kinton Nursing Home near Lillington. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 from Prospect Free Will Baptist Church The Rev. R. E. Johnson of Clay ton, Rev. R O Byrd and Rev. James Briley of Coats will officiate. Bur ial will be in the church ceme tery. The body will remain at Overby Funeral Home in Coats until one hour prior to the service. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Flonnie West of Erwin and Mrs. Mavle Norris of Coats; two sons, Luther and Melvin Miller, both of Coats; two sisters, Mrs. Lula Roy als of Route 1, Erwin, and Mrs Moll>e Williams of Route 1, Coats; (Continued on Page Six) Former Indian School Being Converted Adult School At Maple Grove GIFT FROM BELK’S _ Dr. L. Stacy Weaver, lei t, president of Methodist College, receives from Rich ard Hensdale checks totaling $5,050.00 as a gift to the college from the nine Belk-Hensdale stores of this area. <? Manager Raynor, Dunn Employees Contribute To Fund Belk's Aids Methodist College A *6,050.00 contribution has just been made to ethodist College by the nine Belk-Hensdale stores of this area. Announcement of the gift was been made to Methodist College by ecutive director of the Fayetteville College Foundation. During a recent visit to the college campus Richard Hensdale presented the checks to Dr. L. Stacy Weaver, president of the college. In ex pressing his appreciation for the gift President Weaver said, “such evidence of interest in the develop ment of Methodist College is a source of real encouragement to us in our efforts to provide an oppor Year's First Cold Wave Hits Fla. Beaches Empty By United Press International Florida beahces were deserted to day because of the severe cold wave that damaged salad crops and forced vacationers to wear heavy sweat ers. Meantime the Great Lakes “snowbelt” got a fresh covering from heavy squalls. The first cold wave to hit Florida this year set low temperature re cords at several points Monday -15 degrees at Tallahassee, 27, at Day tona Beach, 30 at Tampa, 30 at Miami and 38 at Miami Beach. The state’s famed watering spots were deserted while dealers in heat ing appliances and bottled gas were swamped with orders. A frost that nearly covered Florida from one end to the other, damaged tomatoes, lettuce and beans in the big truck farming area around Lake Okeechobee, on the lower east coast and In the Homestead area. South Florida's sugar cane crop received extensive damage and win ter strawberry crops also were hit, but there was apparently only spot damage to the state’s big citrus crop. The cold mass continued to hang on today from nothem New Eng land to Southern Florida. Meanwhile, Californians basked in temperatures that reached 85 at Point Mugu and 84 at Santa Ana and Long Beach. NEWS ROUNDUP UNITED NATIONS — The United States today was re ported hopeful the Soviets will quietly pay some of their U_ N debts this week to avoid a showdown Monday, when the fns General Assembly vote is taken. WASHINGTON — Barry M Goldwater and Richard M. Nix on, the last two Republican presidential nominees, plan to attend the GOP National Committee meeting at Chicago Friday and Satur day. | ■ ! NEW YORK _ A former Central Intelligence Agency official challenged the agency today to disclose evidence that a defector Polish spy is actually the son of the last Russian czar. WASHINGTON — Vice President-elect Hubert H. Hum phrey and 4 governors shared the spotlight today at inaugural festivities which will reach a climax Wednesday with the swear ing-in of President Johnson. WASHINGTON — President Johnson looks upon his in auguration to a full four-year term a« a springboard for bringing all elements of the nation together ‘‘to make this a better world for all people.” tunity for more young people of this area to obtain a college edu cation.” Each year since the college op ened the Belk-Hensdale stores have contributed to a special fund which ultimately will be used to build the chapel at Methodist College. Students and staff of the college look forward to the day when the chapel becomes a reality. Belk - Hensdale stores with their managers from the following towns participated in tiie gift: Whiteville, Charles Register; Lumberton, Ch arles Gardner; DUNN, MARVIN RAYNOR; Elizabethtown, Milton Register; Raeford, Cecil Phillips; Laurinburg, Archie Hampton; Rock Ingham, Dave Gibson; Fayetteville, John W. Hensdale; B & H, Fay etteville, Frank Faulkner. Richard Hensdale expressed ap preciation to employees in all the stores whose efforts have made possible these contributions. Basic Classes, Wiring Course Offered Free The abandoned Maple Grove Indian school building on the out skirts of Dunn is being turned into an adult school for elemen tary, high school and vocational courses under Harnett's anti-pov erty program. Chairman Jack Brock of the county board of com missioners anounced today. Instructors will be provided by the Lee County Industrial Edu cation Center and night classes will begin about the middle of February. Registration for these classes will be held from 7 to 9 p. m. Feb. 1 through Feb 4. Any person over 18 years old may attend. “The idea,” said Chairman Brock, “is to teach and train cit izens to earn a living and become self-supporting citizens. By doing this, we can reduce the welfare rolls in Harnett.” Chairman Brock, Commissioner : Willard Mixon, Aast. School Supt. ' Robert Gray and two represent* I fives of the Lee industrial center, i George Ressequie, director of ad ult instruction, and Tom Pember ton, an instructor, visited the school building Tuesday morning. The building is in good condi tion and is regarded as idai for the purpose. It was abandoned at the close of the last school year when remaining Indian students (Continued on Page Six) Funeral Replaces Wedding Groom Collapses ST. PAUL, Minn (UPI) — Au thorities today sought to learn what caused a young bridegroom tc collapse at the altar and die Edwards Is Speaker District Governor Visits Dunn Lions The Dunn Lions Club held its | regular meeting at the Woman’s j Club Building. President Robert i Cannady called the meeting to order and Lion Chaplain Marshal Early gave the invocation. The Club was honored with a visit by the Lions District Gov ernor of 31-F Glen Edwards of Sanford. Governor Edwards was presented by the program chair man M M. Jernigan. Governor Edwards talked of the honor and privilege of being a Lion, and of the many services Lions perform. He reviewed the work of Lions with the blind and sight conser (Continued on Page Six) a few hours later. Ramsey County Coroner Thomas Votel said tests to solve the mys terious death of Bruce Stanton, 22, may take about two days. The bridegroom, a Wisconsin State University sophomore, and his bride, Sharon Cosgrove, 22, were standing before the altar in St. Michaels-on-the-Hill Roman Catholic Church Saturday. Stanton suddenly keeled over and struck his head on the floor. He was taken to Riverview Mem orial Hospital where he died Sat urday night. Stanton’s parents were unable to explain their son’s death. The elder Stanton said his son had suffered headaches but “nothing unusual.” The bride was report ed to be in shock. Relatives and friends who went to church for the wedding will gather again in another church Wednesday morning for Stanton’s funeral mass. Merchant Says Sources Plentiful; He's "Being Mad e Goat" Suggs Says He Did Not Sell Pistol To Husband-Slayer Jimmy Suggs, well-known young Dunn business man and owner of a local pawn shop, denied today that he sold Mrs. Deanna Ennis Byrd the pistol she claims she bought from him and used to fire five bullets into tfie body of her husband as he lay sleeping here last Wed nesday. *.; i As a restrtt of the homicide, Suggs has been charged in a war rant Issued by Oity Solicitor How ard G. Godwin with selling fire arms to a person without a permit. Suggs, former Shrine Club presi dent, former Jaycee president and a former Jaycee “Man of the Year" award winner, said today that he is completely innocent of the charges and will plead “not guilty” when the case reaches court for trial. After killing her husband, Mrs. Byrd told police that she bought the weapon for $20 from Suggs, the town’s only licensed gun deal er, at his pawn shop here. Different Version Mr. Suggs gave an entirely dif ferent version of the matter today. He said Mrs. Byrd came into his shop an hour or so before the kill ing and asked him if he would sell her a pistol. '?"l will if you have $ permit,” he said he replied. He said Mrs. Byrd told him die „ did not have a permit but had talked with Deputy Sheriff Carson Hall about a permit and was in the process of securing one. Mrs. Byrd picked out a .22 call bre revolver, continued Suggs, and asked if she could take it home and get her husband’s approval before making the purchase. He said he emphasised that he could n’t sell it to her even with her husband’s approval without a per mit but that she insisted an talcing it home and showing it to him, anyway. . - Since both Mr. and Mrs. Byrd (Continued on Page 8U)
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