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CdsaUwA Thursday partly cloudy and mod erately warm. Highs today 80 In the mountains and 78 to 84 else, where. Lows tonight in the 80s in mountains and 86 to 63 elsewhere The Record Gets Results tfOLUME U TELEPHONE 688411% — 8-1118 DUNN, N. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 8, 1965 mi CENTS PER oor» ALL-AMERICAN BEAUTIES — Contestants from the SO states line up on the Boardwalk at Atlantic City tor the start of the 19C5 Miss America pageant. (NEA Telephoto) Leaf Selling Holiday Friday HENDERSON (UPX) — A sales holiday will be observed on all flue-cured tobaclo markets Fri day, It was announced. Fred Royster of Henderson, managing director of the Bright Belt Association, announced the declaration of the sales holiday after Universal Leaf Tobacco an nounced it would remove its buy ers Friday. Universal complained of a flood of leaf Jamming its processing facilities and asked for at least three holidays last week or for shortened selling hours. The Bright Belt Association agreed to cut sales time by one hour per day beginning Friday but changed this to declare a sales holiday after notice that the buyers would withdraw. Miss Campbell Enters Pageant One of the seven contestants who will compete for the Miss Angier title on September 18, is Miss Martha Ellen Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs- David Campbell of Route 2, Angier. The pretty 17-year-old blonde has blue eyes, is 5 feet 3 tall and weighs 119 pounds. Miss Campbell is a rising sen ior at Angier High School. She is a member of the Glee club, Future Teachers of America, Beta Club, Student Council, Annual staff and the FHA. Martha is also quite active lih the Angier Baptist Church, where she plays the piano for Sunday School. She also takes part in the Girls Auxiliary and the YWA’s. Her plans for the future in clude going to college and be coming fn elementary school teacher. Martha’s hobbias are swim ming, dancing and playing the piano For her talent presentation at the pageant she will ptay a num ber on the accordion. Miss Campbell is being spon sored by Collins Soda Shop and 'T'ha WahHf ShOD. Highest Day's Record In History Leaf Sales Average $67 Dunn Tobacco Market sold 422, 985 (pound* fop an average of |67 43 a hundred pounds yester day. It was the higre6t day’s aver age on the history of th market and one of the highest averages in the history of the entire 17 market Eastern Flue Cured Belt. The tobacco brought a total of $285,232 96 for the day. It brought total poundage sold on the market here for the season just slightly under the 3 000,000 pound mark in nine days. A large percentage of the tobac co Tuesday of good cigarette qual ity, sold over the $70 a hundred mark and some of it brought $78 and $80 a hundred pounds, it was reported. Auctioneer Leslie Hobbs of Clin First Tim* l* History Pope To Visit U.S. VATICAN CITY (UPI) — Pope Paul VI, deeply troubled by the India-Pakistan war, will make a flying visit to the United Nations In New York on Oct. 4 to plead with world leaders to negotiate a last ing peace, the Vatican announced today. It will be the first pontifical vi sit to the United States and the Western Hemisphere, although Paul made three visits,to America before his election to the papacy. The Pope will not go to Washington but Pre sident Johnson may take the” op portunity to visit him in New York. College Beginning New Year V Campbell Faculty To Hear Crouch Or. Perry Crouch of Raleigh and Henderson Belk of Charlotte will be the principal speakers as the faculty ahd staff of Campbell College convene Wednesday even ing to begin the new school year. Dr. Crouch, who is executive secretary of the North Carolina Baptist State Convention, will dis_ cuss the relationship of the Con vention to the seven colleges that the denomination sponsors in North Carolina. Belk, as chairman of a state wide friends-of-Campbell com mittee, will discuss the role of tht faculty and staff in current projects of the school’s develop ment program. In other orien tational meetings for the faculty this week, Professor W. D White of St. Andrews College wiil speak Wednesday evening on “The Christian Teacher”; and Rev. Eu gene Ensley. pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Dunn will address the group Friday evening on the relation of science and rtligion. Freshmen and transfer stu dents, convening for orientation at 10 am., Monday, will begin a fall enrollment process expected to involve at least 2175 students before classes begin at Campbell on September 17. The Rev. James C. Cammack, pastor of Snyder Memorial Bap tist Church and a trustee of the collegei will deliver the main ad dress at the formal convocation of the student body at 10 a m. Monday morning, Sept. 20. According to A. R. Burkot, ac ademic dean, 25 new faculty mem bers will be assisting in the reg istration and helping to make pos sible the increase of two hund red in the size of Campbell’s stu dent body since September of last year. Dismantling of Military Demanded Ota Protests To India ivaded Pakistan 500 miles -Sbuthwest of Kashmir today, open ing what is called a second front to forestall a Pakistani attack. A si milar thrust Into East Pakistan lr 600 miles to the east appeared to be in the makfac. India reported the first Pakistan air raid on New Delhi but said there was no damage. Communist phina renewed its threat of » »*w border war with India, accusing India of a series of border violations and demanding the withdrawal of Indian military installations and armed forces from the border area. Tuesday it declared its full support for Pakistan. Most of the free world and the Soviet Union were trying to halt the undeclared war they believed would benefit only Peking. In Gen eva Secretary General Thant of the United Nations told newsmen he was taking “certain suggestions" to both sides. He left New York Tuesday night for Karachi and New Delhi. Fighting raged on land, sea and air. Pakistan claimed it had de stroyed 60 Indian planes — one fifth of the entire Indian air force. Pakistani planes and said "our own losses have been substantially less." ton, spent much of the day keep ing the bidding in the $70 bracket. It was almost a record day a'-o. It brought the average for the season up above the $63 a hun dred pound mark. Sales twill continue normally through tomorrow and then the market, along with all others in all of the belts, will go on a four and a half day instead of a five and a half day in order to un clog redrying plants The sales committee of the Bright Leaf Belt ordered the cut down in hours at a meeting Mon day. Actually what it means for in stance, in Dunn, is that the 1,100 baskets sold each day in each Dunn warehouse will be cut to around 900 baskets. Currently the sales day cut will last only a week. There is no indication at present the Sales committee will curtail sales after that. Duke Professor Takes Own Life DURHAM (UPI> — A Duke Uni versity law professor died here Tuesday night from a self-inflicted pistol wound. Coroner D. R. Perry ruled suicide in the death of Dr. Gillette Brain ard Currie, 53. He had been shot in the head. Three Killed; Six Ft. of Water In Hotel Lobbies MIAMI <UPI) — Huge Hurricane Betsy slammed through southern Florida with 140 mile an hour winds and heavy rain today and then headed into the Gulf of Mexico, leaving the Gold Coast a shambles. 'Three deaths were attributed to the mighty storm and at least 15 persons injured. A freighter ran aground near Palm Beach, and the Coast Guard was looking for nine persons who were on houseboats. At least 500 persons were report ed marooned at various high points along the flooded east coast Of Florida. The ‘‘eye’- of Hurricane Betsy ripped through the Florida Keys some 40 miles south of Miami at daybreak, churning out of the slate gray Atlantic Ocean after days of keeping the mainland guessing Where she would strike. Hammering on a due west course at about 12 m.p.h., Betsy blasted its center through Key Largo, a. cross Flo-ida Bay and on into the Gulf of Mexico - leaving the Gulf States wondering if she might turn and strike the mainland again. Tanker Goes Aground Betsy’s relentless winds drove a 441-foot Panamanian tanker, thf Ajmarylis, aground near the Lak« l^oi'th inlet south of Palm Beach T*he Coast Guard said it, was help Wss to aid the vessel while the hur rFcfthe raged. The storm, which had kept th< whole Atlantic coast guessing foi days about its destination, finally came roaring out of the ocean ,1us1 3s day was breaking. Moving for ward due west at about 12 miles per hour, Betsv tossed its gale winds as much as 300 miles in all direc tions. The screaming winds, clocked as high as 110 miles per hour in the Miami area, slammed Into the plush Miami Beach hotel row and left it a shambles of smashed glass, rip ped awnings, debris, and water. Main Streets Inundated Collins Avenue past the famed Miami Beach hotels was a mass ot debris. In Miami. BLscayne Boule vard was under water in places and at one snot where a sea wall was beached hv leaping waves in Bis cavne Bn v, emoty 50-gallon oil drums floated across the street. Causeway between Miami and Miami Beach were inundated in low-lvine area. More than IS oon persons, accord ing to the Red Cross, had taken (Continued on Page 6) Wide Variety of Cases Two Given Road Terms At Benson Two defendants were committed to the roads after being tried be fore Judge Clarence P. Trader in Benson District Recorder's Court. Herbert Hoover Raynor of Ben son, convicted of drunken driving, received a six-month road term suspended on payment of a $100 fine and cost*. Unable to comply, he was sent to the roads. Raynor also was handed a 30-day sentence for public drunkenness and speed, ing too fast for existing condi tions. Jasper Simmons was Judged guilty of public drunkenness and drew a 30-day term, suspended on payment of eosts. Unable to com ply he was committed to the roads. Suspended sentences were or dered for 13 of the other 14 de fendants convicted of charges in the court. Jimmy Barefoot of Benson was judged guilty of violation of the prohibition laws He was handed a six-month road term, suspended on payment of a $75 fine and costs. Bennie Johnson of Benson was convicted of a charge of stopping [ payment of a check. He was giv en a 30-day road term, suspended I on payment of costs, including the amount of the check, Johnson gave notice of apeal to Johnston Superior Court, and bond was set at *50. Franklin Gordan Colville of Coats was convicted of reckless driving. He drew a 30-day road term, suspended on payment of a $10 fine an costs. For reckless drivine. William Talmadge Higgins of Benson re ceived a 30-day road sentence, sus pended on pavment of costs. Roy Earl Adams of Four Oaks was Judged gudtv of driving with_ out an operator’s license and pub lic drunkenness. He was handed a 30-day road term, suspended on pavment of a *25 fine and costs. David Boyd Matthews of Ben son was found gulltv of driving too fast for existing condition and wa3 gjven a 30-day road term, suspended on pavment of costs. For speeding, Gerald Eugene Crosby of Colorado drew a 30-day (Continued on Page 8) Friday Dnies Leftist Trends at UNC RALEIGH (UPI) — The chan | cellors of the four campuses of the University of North Carolina i -said Wednesday the Communist speaker ban law Is damaging fac ulty morale and imparing the itmosphere of freedom. Former Chancellor William B. TESTIFYING FOB COMMUNIST SPEAKER BAN — State Senator Robert Morgan of Lillington, left, and Jotuj G. Thomas of Dunn, right, are among witnesses appearing in support of the law pro. hibiing Communist speakers pn college campuses at hearings being held today and Thursday in Raleigh. Sen. Morgan was to appear this afternoon and Mr. Thomas will testify Thursday. Mr. Thomas has won a number of Freedom Foundation awards. (.Dally Record Photos.) *• > *„ Funeral Frday At 3p.m. Mrs. Malissa Butler Dies After Illness Mrs Melissa Lee Butler, 77, | died this morning' in Betsy John j son Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. She was one of Dunn’s pest j known and wealthiest residents. She was born in Sampson Coun tyt daughter of the late Black ! raon Westbrook and Colon Wilson Lee. Mrs. Butler had made her J home in Dunn for over fifty years. She was a member of Spring Branch Baptist Church and wid ow of Marion C. Butler prom, inent Dunn merchant who died in 1938. She had been a prominent figure here for many years. Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 p.m. from Spring Branch Church. The Rev. C. Gary Long, pastor, will officiate assist ed by Rev. Lela Sills Garner of Goldsboro and Rev. Waldo Smith. Entombment will be in the Lee mausoleum at Greenwood Ceme tery. The body will remain at Cro (Continued on Page 6) Ayc&ck asserted that allowing Communists 0 person banned by the law Chancellor William ot the Consolidated called for repeal or of the law. “We believe the law jured state-supported ucation in North Carolina continue to do so if left present form,” said Friday* Watts Hill Jr-, chairman offjfte Board of Higher Education, chaorgr ed “considerable damage has al ready been done” to higher edu cation in North Carolina by t Mm law. He warned of the ‘‘vicieus circle" that would ensue with £•£*, ulty rrombers leaving the' state supported schools should they lose their accreditation. M "There Is every Ind'cotion ttyat the Southern Association of Qol leges and Schools will act and none that it will not. The real see continued improvement in choice is whether we want . to the quality of education we offer North Carolinians or Whether jye are willing to settle for a gradual deterioration.” . Hill and the leaders of the Consolidated University were first up as the Speaker Ban Study Com mission began two ot hearings into the law which has cast a cloud over accreditation of state-supported schools. The Executive Council of the Commission on Collages of * the Southern Association has held the law represents “political Interfer ence" with the operation of the schools. The law bars Comfttu nists and fifth-amendment plead ers from speaking on tax-sup per ted campuses, Friday said “universities useful and effective only If are free from unnecessary polit ical control." (Continued on Page •) In Continuing Assaults 44 Viet Guerrillas ■ Are Reported Killed SAIGON (Ufl) — Al leasi n Communist guerrillas were report ed killed today in a continuing as sault by American and South Viet mmese troops against a Viet Cong stronghold 20 miles south of Chu l<ai. The Viet Cong casualties were a mong more loan juu uominuij^pii killed in three separate actlopfThp — which Allied forces attacked in hgt> talion strength or more. In the air, V. S. Air Force bombers made their 20th strike the war today, raiding a kn< (Continued on rage l| Gets More Endorsements For YDC Presidency A. J. Stephenson, Jr., of Lilling ton, the front-running candidate for president of the Young Demo cratic Clubs of North Carolina, to day announced that fourteen coun ty Young Democratic Clubs have passed resolutions backing his candidacy. Mr. Stephenson said, Dare, Beau fort, Duplin, Martin, Randolph, Jackson, Graham, Cherokee, Swain, Clay Macon Harnett Johnston and Pamlico Counties have endorsed his candidacy for president of the Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina. The State Convention of the Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina will be held in Charlot te, North Carolina, September 24 26, 1965. Calls For Unity Mr. Stephenson, in commenting on his candidacy, stated. “Since I announced my candidacy for pre sident of the Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina, I have been into fifty-seven counties, met several hundred active Democrats, Tstbmoton. « ■ attended several Y. D. Club meets, ings, and made contact with many. Leading Delnocratic Party officials. Because I have been espouaing ma lty In the Young Democratic Club*, of North Carolina, a large number. of the county Democratic PaMfe’ chairmen are supporting my canjttj^ dacy. “After the hard fought Democra tic Party primaries for Ooverniof in 1904, I believe that unity m)3| be achieved now. If the Democratic, Party is divided in the general elec tion of 1960, we stand a'Chance losing the Fourth, Fifth, Tenth and Eleventh Congressional Districts to the Republican Past& Therefore, since I repreant a Hfljtf dle-of-the-road political philoso phy, I believe that more Demit crats — both young and older - could acttvely support my can<£ dacy“
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