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u)sjodthaA Partly cloudy afternoons, other vise generally fair and warmer throughout Friday. IOLCME U TELEPHONE NMUi — «*-«« tK * nvt CENTS PEE COPE The Record Gets Results DUNN, N. C. Lun«™. NO. 141 ladles a re working hard for the coveted Okie of Mtos Harnett County. The MiflB HARNETT CONTESTANTS » These 10 pretty Han title will be awarded late Saturday night, JtgC&J* the gponaored hytfae LUUngton Junior Chamber ^JS^mSS Cotts; La Verne Johnson. Buies Creek; Judy Hardee, U lington; Agnes Patterson, Boone Trail; Dean Wicker, Be Photo) f the annual street dance and 1* Lilkngton. The event* jfe-Aye (seated) June .WMaM^-TABlngton (Bfllsuui, He»W» Langdae. d Marie Darroch, Anderson Creek. Standing are Donnie ColemaM, Ui fcfoy Hall, fcrwin, and Jackie Pleasant, Angier. (Harnett County News Hr 'M.y. Davis Receives Prison Term James Arthur Davis, 46, of Dunn was given a sentence of two years today when he appeared before Judge Woodrow Hill on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Davis alao received a sentence of 90 days for disorderly conduct and 30 days for'public drunken ness. Other cases heard were William Henry Parker, 45, Linden, improper brakes, cost; Charlie Sullivan, Dunn, assault, case dismissed because it was out of the Jurisdiction of Dunn Court; Charles Wesley Maloy, 41, Dunn, D. C., cost; Lawell Fox, 21, Dunn, GS1410, Cost and $79.91 to proprietor of Ma’s Kitchen; and Raymond Holt, Wondertown, as sault nol pressed. In Double Harnett Fatality Inquest Is Slated Harnett Coroner Paul announced today that he w*U hold an inquest Wednesday night at 7:30 at the county courthouse into the fatal injury of two people in a head-on collision that oc^ red May 8 on Highway 87, two miles east of Olivia. Wilbur Q. Seawell, Sr., 45, of O 11 via, died in Duke Hospital at Durham Saturday morning at 10:45 o’clock. He had been un conscious ever since the crash. Killed instantly In the acci dent was Ray Severance, 31, a (Continued on Fhqp *1.^. . Mrs. Mixon In Hospital; Other Injuries Mi Mixons Are Injured Enroute To Beach Harnett County Commissioner Willard Mixon of Dunn escaped with minor injuries, his Wife was hospitalised with a concussion of the head and their three children received painful bruises anit lac erations in a head-on automobile collision that killed the driver of the other car Saturday after noon. Killed In the crash was Frank Bass, 3!T, a merchant who lived between Clinton and Wilmington. The accident occurred about 4:30 west of Clinton as Mr. W*on and his family were traveling in their 1963 Mercfiry station wagon to their beach cottage for the weekend. | The popular .Harnett official said Baas apparently lost control of his 1958 Chevrolet, which left the highway on the right side of the road then careened back to the left in front of the Mixon vehicle which was in the right lane. ' Mixon said Bass, who was traveling alone, apparently lost his grip on the steering wheel and was thrown over Into the passenger’s seat When his Car got out of control because he was on the right side at the time of impact. "At first I thought, there were two people in the car,” he said. The vehicle , traveled for about 30 yards after hitting the Mixon station wagon before it stopped. Mr. Mixon expressed belief that slick tires and high speed of the Bass car caused him to lose con trol of it. Mrs. Mixon was treated at (Continued on Page •) Negro Leader Blasts Moore DURHAM (UPI) — Negro civil rights leader and Durham attor ney Floyd McfCissick Saturday charged Gov. Dan K. Moore usei a “policy of exclusion by and because of race" In not naming a Negro to the Speaker Ban Stud? Commission. McKissick said the omission had “knowingly, unknowingly or through oversight, affirmatively upheld the principles of the Ku Klux Klan.” “Your act of omission,” Mc Kissick said, "clearly implies that Negroes are unimportant and shoul dnot participate in deliber ation of state affairs.” Farmer Wants To Sue For Tractor Not Delivered „ Questions of Fraud, Forgery Raised Against Tractor Firm A Johnston County attorney told judge Ed Clark In Cumberland Sup eriof Court Friday that he was con cerned about the manner In which «? J'.’SJ “To' • «»*»■ ® t°A^rCtliC«bett, Bmlthfleld U*y -r iL appearing «* *«“? ®T* i4 m « whO IS MW0u «■ «■»> ** ixacvui ~~ now In ra cnS^op*«* « oelvgrsWp mw DOT" der the same general ownership. "We’re concerned about whether there was fraud in securing this contract,” Corbett told Judge Clark in Cumberland Superior Court "And there’* a question of for gery, also," he added. Corbett said that Lee had ap proached the Dunn firm about buy ing a tractor. He said that later officials of Four County Tractors asked him to sign papers "to estabish his cre dit" t Corbett said Lee thought he w*a word later that a note had been sold and discounted to a lending agency. He never received the tractor, Corbett said. He said he understood the tractor was at Fayetteville Tractor and Equipment Co., but with both firms now in receivership, he was tinable to get possession of the tractor. Corbett asked Judge Ed Clark for and received permission to sue Fayetteville Tractor. Judge Clark, however, denied his request to file the suit in Johnston County. 100 Viet Cong Killed, 110 Buildings Hit SAIGON (tTPI) — U. s. Air Force Jets filled the skies over five Communist North Vietnamese cities today with an estimated 2.7 million leaflets accusing the Han oi regime of bartering rice for Chinese Oomm,unists guns. In the south, American B27 jet bombers hit a Viet Cong staging area 210 miles southeast of Sai gon ad killed an estimated 100 Viet Cong. The attack with 500 pound and 750-pound bombs des troyed 116 buildings, pilots re ported. Despite the air attacks the Com munists broadened their monsoon offensive, attacking the Nha Trang naval training station 200 miles notrheast of Saigon with mortar fire and bombarding the district capital of Nghia Hanh near Da Nang. Three Americans Wounded In the attack on the naval training station the Viet Cong tired 80 rounds of 0l mlllmete* mortars fire killing one Vietna mese sailor and wounding 18 oth ers. In an attaek on an air sta |yQ miW til tHi Kwliii tUe C*m» wo—dad fliree *««• than* and el* Vietnam**. . U. S. planes atrdefc hsch ®* Nghia Khana #tth bombs,. ma efainegnn Are and oartnon, inflict lag what a eptokeaman called “heavy lossm* on the Rods. Two American military adviser* were wounded. During the action the Viet Cong wounded lour Vietna mese in an attack six miles to the west. Mystery Mane Crashes U. S casualties In the War con tinued’ to motiht. A spokesman reported two Americans dead in the mystery crash of a transport Plane Sunday night near Saigon. Two enlisted men of the 173rd Airborne Brigade were killed at the Bien Hoa Air Base 15 miles northeast of Saigon by the ac cidental discharge of a shotgun by' another American. The transport plane crashed into a Roman Catholic refuge vil lage killing at least three villag ers. The plane - not even iden tified as an Air Pbrce plane - appeared to be carrying long range fuef tanks. Sixteen other (Continued on Page Six) Rev. Chas. Taylor Was State Overseer Retired Minister Passes At Erwin Rev. Charles L. Taylor, M, of Er win died Saturday morning. Funeral services were conducted Monday at 2 p. m. at the Church of Ood of Prophecy by the Rev. Rufus Nunnery, the Rev. Earle West and the Rev. M. S. Curry. A second funeral and the burial will be In Cleveland, Tenn. on Tues day. He was a retired minister and served as State overseer for twenty years. He helped organise several churches and Taylor’s Chapel near Dunn was named iti his honor. Surviving are tote Wife, Mrs. Lis Continued on Page Six 3 Cars Pile Up Near Village Open Air Six Hurt h Crash Lawrence Harry White, a colored soldier from Fort Bragg, has been charged with reckless driving after an accident on 421 near Erwin Sat urday night about 10:36. Trooper John Owaltney said White driving a 1*58 Ford, was traveling west on H. C. 16. He fail ed to stop at the stop rign on 421 and crossed into the path of a IMS Ford operated by Hell Edward Parker of Rt. 4, Dunn, which was traveling east on Ml. The hum Ford struck the right ride of the 1668 Foard. The Ford driven by Wfcftte continued and hit head on with a 1662 Chevrolet tfSfcfc mt tfKfthg «t * «ga south of 421. It Was operated by RAy Oliver Chatham of Hampton, V*. Mrs. Mary Williams Chatham and eon, Ray Oliver, of Hampton, VA.; MIm Linda Moore of Rt. 3. Dunn; Otfs Giles and LllHe Mae Olles of Rt. 3, Dunn; and Mary White Of Ft. Bragg Fare all hos. Investigating Officer John Gwat ney said In reporting the accident that ha would personally take this opportunity to express appreciation to the Brwth Rescue department and Harnett County Sheriffs office for the assistance given hlin during Adopt Merit System; Cut Raises, Abolish Positions I County Board Saving Over $40,000 Taxes STUNNING SUNNER — The summer is barely Underway but Katie Simone 19 already has done the season up brown. Prov SSbSSSiTi „« m.nopo,y the d-P-u» Katie acqiired her seasonal coloring on home grounds at Grin nell, Iowa. (NEA Telephoto) ___ Variety of Cases In County Court Gardner Is Held On Forgery Count Bobby Gardner, a Rt. 2, An gler ex-convict, charged with giving worthless checks and for gery pleaded guilty in Harnett Recorder's Court to worthless checks. The court found prooauie cause and the defendant was bound over to Superior Court under a bond of $750. Next term of Superior will begin the week of August 3. Gardner has served time for breaking and entering twice. Judge Morgan gave Gardner 30 days on the roads in each case. He suspended the sentence on the condition he pay the amount of the checks to Curtis Adams and Ashworth, Ino., -*»nd pay court costs. Gardner gave notipe of appeal and all three cases will be tried in Superior Court. James Monroe, Angrier Negro, charged with trespass, use of pro fane language in the presence of two or more people, and assault on Eddie Scott, pleaded not guil ty but the court found him guil ty and he was sentenced to 90 days on the roads, suspended for two years on the condition he (Continued on Pare 6. Chairman Jaqk Brock and mem bers of the Harnet County Board of Commissioners, forking hard tc keep the new county tax rate . as low as possible, has made cuts - in the proposed departmental budgets which will save the tax payers between $45,000 and $3®, 000. It was also disclosed today that the county board has adopted a merit system pay schedule for all county employees, which, will pro vide standard pay for the same type work performed in each of the county departments. “We’re determined to keep the tax rate Just as low as possible and we also intend to see that citizens of the county get full 'Val ue for every tax dollar spent. That’s how every member of the board feels about it,” said Chair man Brock. MRS. WEST NAMED Chairman Gatthi Thomas of the Harnett County anounced this I dent at the Harnett tWIUH Do . partment until a replacement k secured to succeed Robert Stewart • of Coats* Who Ms resigned to tmMa a promotion with the State IM partment. Mrs. West, wire or iom is a veteran cue worker with the Harnett department, with about 15 years of outstanding service. She is president of Erwin PTA and prominent in other affairs. Complete details of Mrs- West's appointment will he published !!* tomorrow’s edition of The Dally Record. The $40,000 to $50,000 savings wil result from the board’s ae tion in abolishing five vacancies and in cutting back the amount in the county welfare department of pay raises required under the joint Federal-State system the welfare, health, and civil de. — fense departments. No employee will receive a re~ duction in pay in these depart- — ments. Each employee will re ceive a small Increase, but the in. (Continued on Pas* 6> - _ Represented Children, Grandchildren - r Plenty of Candles On J Enoch Godwin's Cake # Mr. Enoch E. Godwin, Sr., of Benson, Route 2, celebrated his 66th birthday Sunday, with his 13 children, their husbands or wives, and his 38 grandchildren, all present. Mr. Godwin is a prominent farmer and business man and owns Godwin Produce Company in Dunn. The family gathered at the Catholic Church at Newton Grove at 9:30 for mass especially pre pared for the occasion. At 10:30 the family assembled in the dining room of the Henry Brock Restaurant at Newton Grove for a breakfast-dinner. They were served barbecued pork/ and chicken, with all accessories.* . On the table was a large three tiered birthday cake. The bottom tier held 3* candles, representing the number of Mr. Godwin’s Continued on Page Six Mrs. Godwin Wins Three Trophies Throngs Attend Benson Sing The Gospel Melody Quarter of Raleigh led by J. R- Blackwood won the Grand Champion Award at the 45th annual State Singing Convention in Benson. The con solation prize, in one of the most competitive conventions ever held in Benson, was won by the Twin State Trio of Tabor City, led by Ken Lovell. , ... The nation’s oldest and best known Singing Convention drew a i record number of 106 singing i groups, with i record 97 groups I registering in competition for the sixteen loving cups. On this year’s agenda were sev eral non-competitive groups who sang for the crowd. They included: The Hopper Brothers and Connie of Madison, who are the national amateur champions of gospel sing, ing; The Master’s Quartet of Bur lington^ sod The flvorlMMn Quartet of Winston Salem. Thousands gathered in the Sing ing Grove on Saturday in spite of the cloudy skies. from 2 pm to 6 pm the singing grove overflowed with a capacity crowd of approximately 15,000. THB Sing officials stated that not only did a record number enter the sinfc in competition but the quality e« contestants was the best in years. Winner* in Saturday’s compett* tion were: Junior choir - Pleasant fflll Junior Choir. Mr*. Sally® leader, Bt. t Benson; B«sh» OhoM . Lee’s Chapel Choir. Johnny Woodall, R* I [Duet - West Sisters Duet, Witt, BtM- - -if*
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