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I I it)eaih&t Variable cloudiness and warm to* night and Saturday with scattered showers or thundershowers in the mountains becoming heavy Satur day. The Record Gets Results TELEPHONE Mt-Slft — M* DUNN, N. V. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 10, 1965 nrr cents pee oorr ,TTME U *118 Preview Set For Saturday Night; Shows Arriving Legion Fair Ready To Open Record Crowds Predicted For Biggest Event The 1S65 edition of The Ameri can Legion's annual Pour-County Agricultural Fdir and Livestock Show will open here Monday night and continue all next week. It will be the 18th annual fair sponsored by the Dunn Legion and Commander Glenn Cox and Fair Manager Robert L- Smith promised today that it will be “bigger and better than ever. ’ Several thousand dollars in prize money will be given away for agricultural premiums, live stock, farm, home and school ex hibits A special preview will be held Saturday night, when gates will open to the public at • p. m. Tuesday and Wednesday will be Kiddies’ Days, and other fea tures of the week will Include a tractor rodeo, free aots and spec ial promotion*. A nightly feature will be the famous Zaechini Cannon Act, in which pretty Madalena Zaechini will be, shot out of,* cannon sev ver*l hundred feet thto the air. Amusement and entertainment attractions will be oh the mid Being returend to Dunn by popular desggnd, the Endy shows closed a 10-day engagement at the Maryland State Pair on Wednes day and the carnival company started arriving in Dunn today and wUl be set up in readiness for the Saturday night preview performance. “We’re doing everything pos (Continued on Page Eight) Dr. John Bunn To Speak At Second Baptist Dr. John Bunn, professor of re ligion at Campbell College, will speak at the Second Baptist Ch urch at the 11:00 morning worship service Sunday. He has recently returned from an archeological trip to the Holy Lands. Rev. Oliver Murphy, the pastor, has Invited persons Interested in hearing Dr. Bunn to attend this •ervlce. COLORFUL FAIR MIDWAY — Pictured here are views of the David B. Endy Associated Amusements attraction which were returned to the American Legion’s Four-County Agricultural Pair and Live stock Show to be held in Dunn all next week.. Sections of the big carnival company have already arrived from the Maryland State Fair and are being set up today at the fairgrounds on Jonesboro Road.vRie cafniV^wiif fe in readiness for a PrtwleW' Showing Saturday night, while exhibits and Other fair events begin Monday night. , ■ _ Loses Force, Heods Toward Ark. NEW ORLEANS (UPI) — Hurri cane Betsy tore through New Or leans and Louisiana"s capital city of Baton Rouge today with Winds up to 125 miles an hour, dropped quickly out oX the hurricane class, and headed north as a pounding tropical storm. Its strength sapped by its drive across land, Betsy fell below hurri Powell Funds Grants Listeq Dunn Gets $26,763. The Town of Dunn has been al located *36.763 33 In State High way Commission Powell Fund monies for maintenance of Its st reets not on a state or federal road system. The law, whieh took effect in 1951, requires that a sum equal to the amount produoed by one half of one per cant of the regular slx-cents-per gallon state motor fuel tax be allocated to the total list of active and qua’itying muni cipalities. , t Other Harnett towns received the following amounts: Angler, *7,087.73; Coats, $6,099 37; Llllington, $8 686 21 The Town’ of Linden received $929.07 and Spring Lake got $29,329.58. Both are in neighbor ing Cumberland. Criminal Term Opens Sept. 27; Special Term Oct. 22 Seven Murder Trials Set ! Seven murder cases, including th at of Kenneth Jackson Barefoot, charged with the robbery-slaying of Dunn cafe operator Ray Lee, are set for trial at a special cri minal term of Harnett Superior Court to convene Monday, Sept. 27. Judge W. H. 8. Burgwyn of Wood land will preside. Another special term of criminal court has been ordered for Oct ober 22. Following: is the calendar of the Sept. 27 term, as released today by Clerk Elizabeth Matthews. On the grand }ury docket for opening day is Chester Levi De Berry who has been charged with forgery. Post conviction hearings for var ious cases will Tie heard .for Ulys ses Stewart. David Jones Haire, James Marvin McLamb. Leslie Nor (Continued on Page 8) Cult Leader Was "God" To Thousands PHILADELPHIA <U*I> — Fath er Divine, the pudgy Negro cult leader who was “God on land, sea and In the air? to thousands throughout the world died of a heart attack today at his plush estate in rii bur ban Gladwyne. The &on of a slave, whose age *, -Jlfonted at between 85 and IM tkn, was attended by his white xv “spotleds virgin bride” and 18 “secretaries" when he died at 2:20 a. m. There were po records of his. birth. The five-foot, two-inch, “Mess- ( slah,” who had running battles with authorities in three states during his career, extended his “heavens" to Sydney, Australia' and Zurich, Switzerland. After ruling wlU\ complete au thority over his “angels’- for many yew«> Divine's health begun to de cline about two years ago. He made no personal appearances and grant ed no interviews during that per iod. , .. ; Supervising the far - flung ’’hea vens’. was .wpiother.” the fonner (Continued on Page Eight) cane strength .and all warnings were lowered after it passed through Baton Rouge and pushed on toward Arkansas. Its highest winds at mid morn ing were 70 miles an hour in sq ualls near the center. Betsy was headed through north east Louisiana today and through eastern Arkansas, western Miss issippi and western Tennessee to night, the New Orleans Weather Bureau said. Betsy Kills Seven A woman died . of a heart at tack in a New Orleans shelter. Betsy killed seven other persons earlier in the week. An estimated total of 250,000 per sons fled from Betsy’s wind and water - 100,000 of them in New Orleans and 50,000 in Baton Rouge. Damage in both cities obviously was in the millions of dollars. Daughter Of Minister, Man Arrested FLAGSTAFF, Ariz (OP) — A bi.pectacled ex-convict and a 16 jfjur.old p-eaiher's daughter both fijom Ohio, were held today as ^aspects in a tout killing, nwlti itote crime spree that began when they 'went out to buy ice cream. Arrested by Coconino County sheriff's deputies were Donald Melvin Bogs, 23, Londonberry, and his sweetheart, Dixie Lee Rad cliff, Amesville, who met at a revival meeiyig. Boggs, who waived a prelimi nary hearing, was to be . arraign ed; today before Superior Judge [Lawrence T. Wren A decision dwas pending on wheiher to treat, the girl as a juvenile or adult “I don't know, I Just don't know Why I did it,” Boggs was quoted rjs saying when questioned by deputies about the robbery-kill ings of four men in Texas, Utah and Arizona. When Boggs surrendered meek, ly to deputies, he had only $28 They said he told them a doubu killing »e£r Ash Fork, Ariz, had netted a mere $29. planned 'To Sepa ate Investigators, who Look the gir into custody in a stolen car short ly after Boggs fled it on foot r. seek shelter in a store, Said the suspects had planned to split up The pair asserteuiy were trying to ,<rtl articles taken from then victims to,raise bus fare. Detec tives said the couple planned to separate and hoped to meet later in Alaska Their capture ended one of the most Intensive searches in the history of the Southwest. The case was compared with the 1958 reign of terror in Nebraska by boastful Charles Slarkweather. The alleged victims of the (Continued on Page ») One of TO Most Wanted Is Killed MOUNT WASHINGTON, Ky. (UPI) — A fleeing accused killer on the ‘TO most wanted list” of the FBI was killed Thursday night when his car left the highway dur ing a high - speed poliee chase south of here. Warren Cleveland Osborne, 45 of Nashville, Tenn., wanted for the fatal shooting of a Nashville beau ty shop operator last year, was thrown from the car and was dead when pursuing officers arrived at the crash scene. In Charlotte, N. C., earlier this week, Osborne’s brother, Charles L., 59, fatally shot his 60-year-old wife and then took his own life with the same .38 pistol. Farthing To Speak Church To Hold Homecoming Event The North Clinton Avenue Bap tist Church will observe its an nual horn scorning services Sunday The Rev. Earl Davis Farthing, who was the first pastor of the bhurch while it was a mission, will be the guest, speaker. Rev. Far thing is a native of Dunn and well-known in churches through out the convention He and his wife have Just re turned from a furlough after serv ing four years as missionaries to Japan. The pastor, Rev. Gerald Rig!?3, today extended a cordial invita tion to attend the service and al30 to enjoy dinner which will be .served following the morning services Rev. Riggs also invites all former members to the ser vices- • • Sunday School will be held at 9:45 andthe morning service at! 11:00. Ji‘ Mainers Group Protest "Why Can't We Join Lee County?" Asks One DUNN beauty ON TV MONDAY — Pretty Alexis Parker of Dunn, the current "Miss Spartanburg, S. C.” will be featured Monday be tween 9 and 10 a. m. on the popular Betty Elliott program over WRAL-TV, Channel 5, in Raleigh. Miss Parker, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. John H. Parker, will sing a medley of hit tunes from Broadway shows and will also be ;nt«rviewed by Mrs. Elliott. She will make her TV appearance Monday enroute back t® her studies at Converse College, where she is a music major. (Daily Record Photo by Russell Bassford ) Man Is Assaulted Thrown From Auto Lillington Rt. 3 man and a companion were assaulted and thrown out of a moving car ow ned by one of the assaulted men sometime around 8 pm. Tuesday ty two unknown men they had previously picked up at Mason’s Store near JLillington, according to Harnett Sheriffs deputies. Ralph McDonald reported that his companion, "Fiddler" McKoy of near Mamers, were joined by the two men, whom they failed to describe at the store, and after ilding for a while the two men attacked MeKoy, and threw him from the moving car. A short time latu, the men assaulted McDon ald and threw him out of his car the account said. McDonald and McKoy both suf fered superficial facial lacera tions. According to Harnett deputy Roger Lyon, the investigating of ficer, the unkonwn assailants took the car owned by McDonald, a bandoned and burned it on the Loop road between NC 27 and Continued On Page Eight Harnett County commlssioiMap* after hearing of complaint# at lawlessness again from MaJHtH# community citizens Thursday, w* treed to deputize any two rtpltt tab'e non in the ai-ea willing #0 serve subject to the approval ift the board. A delegation ol more than !• c'tizens cf the c mmunity <r** newed a p’ea made last monH» for assignment of a full-time deputy sheriff to police the are#. Chairman Jack Brock explain*# thecounty had no funds for aftr other deputy. He said those dep utised under, the p’an offered Thursday would receive fees only. They asked for an extra deputy sheriff Spokesman for the group was Rev. Sam O. Stevens, pastor of Holly sp-ines Church and Mrs. Josephine Tankersley. Accusations were made by Terry PatteT son that rural policemen and the highway patrol are not doing their job of patroling the ore#. "If we can’t get police protec tion In Harnett County,” he ask ed, "<tehy can’t we be annexed to LeP County?” ’’That’s a legislative matter," Solicitor Archie Taylor answered. Mr. Taylor served as acting court* tY attorney at the morning see, sion of the board in the absence of County Attorney Neill McJC Ross, who was tied up in a court trial. Mr. Ross was present in the aflfemoon When asked by Chairman Jadlt Brock if anyone of the group would be willing to sign 'affidav its to the effect Of wrong doing and officers not doing their duty, on# member of the group stated that they were afraid to testify because their homes might be burhdp and he told of a case that happened recently. He did not mention the case by name. The naitaes are to be given to Sheriff Wade Stewart and they will be appointed. Sheriff Stewart said that he would investigate the persons first. ‘Tn> not going to appoint some, one who says he bought $1000 worth of liquor from one in that neighborhood,’’ Sheriff Stewart raid v. . Cecil Thomas, merchant said he would pay $50 toward an.offijer’i salary to have one on call all the time in that precinct. Thomas Hunt, part owner of Thomas’ Farm Service, lost sev eral hundred dollars recently Continued Oh Page Sight SERVICES SCHEDULED The Pull Gospel Tabernacle Church will hold services on Tues day an Saturday nights In the building formerly occupied by the Rocket Dance Hall on highway 55 just outside of Dunn. With Rev. Russell Pope as pastor, the church will have Sunday school. Sunday morning at 10 a. m. morning wor ship at 11 a. m. and Sunday night services at 7:30 p. m. Duke Soph Makes Hit With Talent Nevada, S. C. Beauties Win ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. (UPl) — Nevada’s Kathryn Bilikie, the tall, shapely granddaughter of a minis ter, slipped into a fiery red outfit Thursday night to win second round swimsuit competition in the 1966 Miss America Pageant. Miss South Carolina, 18-year-old Nancy Moore, won Thursday night's second round talent event with a quick-tempo piano arrangement of the “Miss America" theme song. She said she hid practiced the number for 14 months on a rented piano. Preliminary competition in the 39th pageant ends tonight. Semi finals, finals and the crowning of the 1966 Miss America are slated Saturday. 8tatuesque Miss Nevada, Kathryn Balikie, who 5-10% frame supports 36-24-36 statistics, is the tallest in the SO girl competition. She said she "eats and eats and eats’’ with out damaging her charmingly surv ey silhouette. “I felt great „out there. No* ,bad at all. i’m used to being in a bith ing suit,” said the; deeply tanned Nevadan from Carson City. “X do a lot of swimming at nearby Lake 1 al-oe.” She -aid she acquired her (Continued on Page E’ght) Miss N. C. Tq Do ATLANTIC CITY (UPI) — Penny Clark, Miss North Carolina, gets a chance to display her talent as a ballerina tonight in the Miss Amer ica Pageant. Miss Clark, from Sanford, ap peared In "one of my two good cate gories - evening gown” Thursday night. As usual, the winner of this preliminary was not annoupced. A Duke University student,. Ifancy . t. Janice Moor* who is Miss SouOf* Carolina, won the talent division^ Thursday night with her own pi interpretation at Around The Wori Miss' Cltfk,' North Carolina trained lit ela studdied Bourtnap. 's yfw
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