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NlW VARIETY STORE ALL SET FOR OPENING —' District Super intendent I. J. Terry of Florence, S. C, is shown here in front of the
beautiful new Eagle Store which will hold its grand opening Thursd ay, Friday and Saturday in Dunn’s rapidly-growing Wayne Avenue
Shopping Genter on West Cumberland Street. There wiU be free gif ts, valuable prizes and lowest prices on high quality merchandise
during the grand opening celebration. (Daily Record Photo by Rus sell Bassford.)
Carol Is Still
Far Out At Sea
HttAMI (UPI) — Hurricane Carol
remained a <tepp water storm, and
stayed far Wt sj* on a rtomi-north
west course today, no threat to land
and perhaps eveii too far away for
weathermen to experiment with.
Officials at the national hurri
cane center here and the TJ. S. Wea
ther Bureau in Washington are still
looking for a hurricane to seed
with silver iodide crystals to see
if one of the powerful storms can
be destroyed.
But forecasters here speculated
Carol would not do unless it moved
a little closer to a land are from
which research planes can operate.
Free Prizes and Gifts Thurs., Fri. & Sat.
New Eagle Store To
Eagle 5 & 10 will open in the
Wayne Avenue Shopping Center,
here Thursday morning at 9:00
a. m., Sept. 23rd. Representatives
of the company expressed an op
timistic air about coming to Dunn.
The handsome new store, com
pletely modem throughout, Is the
newest laddltioh to the rapidly
growing Wayne Avenue Shopping
Center, conveniently located with
plenty of free parking, On West
Cumberland Street.
Welfare Dept. Will
Get Building Annex
The Harnett County Board or
Commissioners, in a special ses
sion, approved plans for a tempon
ary office annex to help relieve ter
ribly overcrowded conditions in the
county health department.
Chairman Jack Brock said a
building similar to the portable
school classrooms now being used
Jn some sections of the county
would be erected.
It will be 24 x 33 feet in size
and will be erected at the end of
the present building1.
Total cost, including a heat
pump, is expected to run about
$2500, possibly a little less.
Chairman Brock said the welfare
department is constantly expand
ing. offering new services and that
flies are now having to be piled up
top of each other, aisleS in the
building are crowded, and it is dif
ficult to walk through it.
The county has discussed plans
for a complete new welfare build
ing in the past but money for this
is not available at present point
ed out Chairman Brock. The county
recently purchased the Spears pro
perty across from the courthouse
with the idea of erecting a county
building there sometime in the fu
ture.
‘Were having to get by as best
we . can with the money available
now,” said Brock.
opposing law
Congressman David Henderson
says he will oppose the new Fair
Labor Standards Act because it
would put farmers and many small
firms out of business.
Keith Pinch’s Merit Construction
Company was general contractor
for the new store.
Superintendent X. J. Terry said
today that everything is in read
iness for the grand opening of
Dunn’s newest variety store, Ls.rge
crowds sure expected.
In announcing plans for the open
ing today, Mr. Terry said: “We are
happy to become a part of the Dunri
business community and invite all
citizens to come in and visit our
new store. Our aim is to give value
for each dollar and good service.’
Durirfg the grand opening Tliurs.
day, Friday and Saturday there
will be many free gifts, and prizes,
in addition to unusually low prices
on the quality merchandise fea
tured by the Eagle store.
Two hundred green plants will be
given away each day, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. There will
also be free gum, balloons and Life
Savers for the children and a free
book of needles will be given to
all ladies as long as they last.
Free nylons will be given away
each of these three days to the
first 200 ladies visiting the store.
Among the larger prizes to be
given away are: One General Elec
tric Clock Radio on Thursday; one
boys’ 26-inch Sky Rider Deluxe Bic
ycle to be given away on Friday;
and a beautiful RCA portable tele
vision set, black and white, com
plete with stand on Saturday.
Eagle Stores Company is a
corporation with a total of 64
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Benson Ready For Four-Day Celebration
Mule Days Will Benin Thursday
Benson’s 16th annual Mule Days
celebration will begin Thursday and
continue through Saturday, spon
sored by the Bensop Chamber of
Commerce.
Co-chairmen In charge of the
event are C. M- Blackman and
Charles Stevens
On Thursday night the Jayeee—
sponsored Miss Benson Beauty
Pageant will be presented at the
Benson High School auditorium at
».
4 trick horse exhibition will be
offered at Benson’s Singing Grove
on East Mail Street *• m.
jrttday. Mule Judging will follow
at 10 a. m. and mule pulling will
be at 10:30 a. m. Presentation of
awards to the champion mules will
be at 11 a. m.
Invitation Lunch
An invitational luncheon at 12:30
at the Parrish Hotel will honbr Lt.
Oovemor Robert W. Scott, who will
speak to Benson civic leaders and
guests. ' ‘
Starting at 3:30 p. qi. Friday the
annual parade with scores of floats,
marching hands, the newly crown,
ed “Miss Benson” of 1M6 apd Miss
North Carolina, Miss Penelope
i Clark of Sanford wHl take place.
The Junior Beauty Pageant will
follow immediately at the Grove.
Young Benson lasses, 4-10, will, be
judged, on appearance only, for
the title of Miss Junior Benson.
A street dance at 9 p. m. featur
ing the music of Bill Joe Austin’s
band will be thfe last feature of Fri
day’s program.
On Saturday, there Will be a rodeo
at the old ball park, starting at 7:30
p. m. Bull, bronc and calf riding
will be featured, along with steer
wrestling and barrel racing.
A fireworks display will be fea
tured at 10 p. m. On Sunday, the
rodeo will repeat at 2:30 p. m.
Cotton Tour
Is Scheduled
The Harnett County Agricultural
Extension Service »s planning a
I cotton totir on Monday, Sept. 27
for farmers of the county. While
some farmers have had a complete
crop failure, we still have a few
good crops in the county. Two of
the stops will be at all-practice de
monstration fields.
Vance Hamilton, ass’t agricultural j
agent, stated that this has been an
extremely difficult year to grow
cotton. He feels that farmers will
see, on this tour, the practices ne
cessary to produce good cotton
under the unfavorable condition we
had this year.
The schedule of stops and apprci
ximate times are as follows:
Meet at County Agents' Office,
Lillington 2:00.
First Stop — H. E. Gardner, Rt.
1, Angler 2:30.
Second Stop — M, R. Hudson, Rt.
1, Benson, 3:15.
Third Stop — Earl Stewart, Rt 1,
Coats, 4:00. ,
Anyone interested in cotton is
invited to attend the tour. Trans
portation will be provided from the
Agriculture Extension Office in Lil
lington.
roperfy
; Estimated
$12 Million
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UPI) — An
hibit building at the Tennessee
ate Fair burst into flames Mon
y sight, touching off a blaze that
ured 18 persons, caused an estl
ted $12 million In damage and
luced a grandstand and side
uws to ashes.
housands fled from the billow
ng smoke and flames. At least 10
|| the injured rushed by ambulance
H city hospitals were firemen.
A search of the smoking ruins
y^s started today to determine if
itpvone died in the fire.
|'ire Chief Russell Campbell, who
Aide the damage estimate, con
’iifned there had been reports of
igfesing persons but he said many
gf these could have been tied up
j|| a huge traffic Jam which fol.
ojged the fire.
■♦he fire chief said he was told
'.ha l the blaze started about 10:15
p.ijpn. in the women’s exhibit build
ing "where they do the cooking"
inQ st>read rapidly to a nearby
jgi|ndstand which had been pack
scfia short time before by a crowd
witching a free variety show.
Approximately 200 firemen rush
ed to the scene to fight the blaze,
finally brought under control a
bout midnight. Police units also
rushed to the area to help control
traffic and orevent looting.
Metro Homicide Officer Thomas
Cathey said he saw several p«
aokvj Jump “30 to 40” feet from
the women’s building.
“It will be a miracle if no one
was killed," he said.
Several cars parked near the
grandstand were destroyed, and
some of the gas tanks on the ve
hicles exploded.
Hal Eifort. general manager of
Goodings Million Dollar Midway,
said rides and exhibits on the mid
way were not damaged.
Homecoming Sun.
At Union Grove
Union Grove Pentecostal Frte Will
Baptist Churc hon Route 1, Dunn,
will observe its annual Homecom
ing and Harvest Day Sunday (Sept.
26). Sunday School will be at 9:45
and worship service at 11:00. The
Rev. D. A. Hardin, pastor, will de
liver the messagt.
Dinner will be spread in the fel
lowship hall with an afternoon sing
following.
Everyone is cordially invited to
ittend.
Winn-Dixie s Staff
Gets Annual Bonus
Employees of Winn-Dixie and
Kwik-Chek Food Stores have re
ceived $1,115,260.29 in year-end pro
fit sharing bonuses, according t°
r. C. Rigdon, vice president and
division manager of the firm’s Ra
leigh Division.
The distribution was made to 5,
704 eligible employees of the Winn
Dixie Profit Sharing Retirement
Program. In addition t° the cash
payments, it is estimated that $3,
000,000 will be allocated to the par
ticipants’ retirement accounts for
the firm’s fiscal year which closed
June 26.
Each year since 1946, Winn-Dixie
has set aside a portion of its pro
fits for distribution to qualified
employees. All employees of the
firm who have completed five years’
service participate and are not ie
quired to contribute any part of
their salary to the program.
The assets of the fund are held
in trust tP provide retirement in
come to employees in addition to
social security benefits.
The Profit Sharing Retirement
Program is part of the comprehen
sive employee benefit program of
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., which also
I includes lift, health and accident
insurance, sick pay, Christmas bon
uses, stock purchase plan and a
college scholarship program for
children of employees.
The company operates 672 Winn
Dixie and Kwtk-Chtk supermarkets
throughout the Southeast.
LEONARD JACKSON
Chairman McRae Announces Registration
Road Bond Election
Machinery Is Set Up
SHELIA DUPREE
Crowned As Climax of Festival
;
Sheila Dupree Gets
Title of MissArrgier
Miss Shelia Dupree, a petite,
brown haired senior at Angler High
School, is the new Miss Angier
for 1966.
The brown-eyed 5-3 Shelia was
named at the high school auditor
ium as the climax of the “Harvest
Festival.”
Miss Penny Clark of Sanford,
reigning Miss North Carolina led
a parade of beauties including Miss
Aptx, Miss Benson, Miss Clayton,
Miss Dunn, Miss Erwin, Miss Gar
ner, Miss Smithfield, Miss Hamett
County and Miss Wake County.
The new Miss Angier received a
floral bouquet, a trophy, numerous
. <__nn/4 IfTlII
be sent to the Miss North Carolina
Pageant to be held at Guilford Col
lege in June of 1966.
The other cohtestants were: Mar
tha Campbell, Debbie Broswell, Vir
ginia McLeod, Linda Glasgow and
Jane Monday.
JAMES BROWN COMING
James Brown and His Famous
Flames, one of the nation's top
rock and roll attractions, will ap
pear at the Dunn Armory in Dunn
on Saturday night of this week. An i
all-star troupe of top performers
will appear with Brown and an
-varflms I'rnwA Is eXDected.
Hftrhett County voter* in cpm
tnon with those across the .state
will vote November 2 on a proposed
$300,000,000 road bond issue.
Machinery for the election- will
move into action the second, third
and fourth Saturdays in OcflSber.
Registration books will be ppen
October 9, 16 and 23 with Chal
lenge Day set for October 30£The
vote will be the following Tuesday.
Announcement is expected short
ly from Raleigh and the Governor’s
office on aopointment of a state
wide committee to promote inter
est in the bond in each county.
Dougald McRae, chairman of'the
elections board, said that dtjttng
the time the books are open- for
the road bond issue, any voters
coming of age, new to the coun
ty, 6r who for any reason has pot
registered previously may do ao.
The registration will be effective
for all county, state and natipnal
elections. A separate registration
applies o municipal elcions ta Stan
ford. i
Ah persons registering In Har
nett County must be 21 years of
age, have lived in North Carolina
one year, and within the precinct *
for 30 days, and be able to read
and write a section if the Consti
tution. t .
Registration and polling places
I will be announced later this waek.
New Service
is Offered
A new service of particular In
terest to North Carolina hog pro.
ducers has been announced by
John A. Wlnifedl. markets dhris.
ment of Agriculture.
Ion director of the N. C. Depart
William J- Felmster. marketing
specialist with the department's
market news service, said com
plete market reports are now be
ing released on five of the stae*s
leading markets holding Quality
feeder Pig Sales.
“There has been ah increasing
Jenian dby hog Producers wltttn
the state for these reports,” W
iur state and buyers outside of
sister said. -'And we are pleajjdd
that we are now in a position -to
make this information available."
A report will be issued t^jgf
monthly on tha Rocky Motfttt
market. The Fayetteville, Hills
boro and Dunn markets will a*
reported monthly and the Greens
boro market, quarterly. Feimster
said this was the schedule of these
isles at present adding that If
ihere should be a change In the
schedule the Department’s re
lorts would change according^*.
Pricsea for each sale will be re
sorted on a hundred weight basis.
Woman Tried on
Margie Tart Woodley of Bunn
level was tried in Harnett Record
er’s Court on a charge of bedding
and cohabiting.
Judge Robert B. Morgan con
tinued prayer for Judgment on con
dition that she not associate with
Oscar Woodley in the future.
Nicky Ionnia, Erwin, was order
ed to pa y to Harnett County gen
eral fund the sum of >8 for damage
to a light, while confined hi Har
nett County Jail, and also pay a
fine of $5 for public drunk, and
the cost of court.
Margie Tart Woodley, Bunnlevel,
had Judgment continued on a char
ge of bedding and cohabltating on
the condition she not associate
with Oscar Woodley.
Joe Sealey, Clayton, charged with
trespass on the premises of A. B.
Chevrolet Co., pleaded guilty, and
judgment was continued fof 13
months on the condition the de
fendant violate no law,, pay a $28
fine and cost of court.
Two Dunn youths, John Mac
Oodwin and Milton Lyfcn Jernigan,
were charged by officer H. T. Lea
ry of Buies Creek with resistinj
arrest. They pleaded not guilty an<
the court found them not guilty.
Bennie Moore, Rt. X LilUngtoi
Negro, charged with wwauUmg hi
wife. Flora Moore, with a tobecc
stick, had judgment conunueu w
the condition he not assault or
molest his wife. He was not tuftM
with the cost. *
Moore, who has been in court;
other occasions tor tha,
tense, was told by
n, “Ob b*m
sell.”
Madison Coiait Smith,
was Kiwi #0 days on the
suspended toe 12 months on the
ditton he pay «8& fine
violation ot prohibition law,
ing akrnt, and driving under the
flaenee. He pleaded g«U*y to —
add reckless driving arid j
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