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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.”
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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
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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
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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;
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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