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;.Contimted mild. Lows tonlgh} most'
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and 53 to '63 elsewhere.
BASKING IN BERLIN—Arranging a beach party in iso
lated West Berlin isn’t the easiest thing, so an worship
pers have to take their pleasure where they can get it—
in this case at a roof top-level window.
2nd Erwin Victim
Death h« claimed another vic
tim in an auto fatality which oc
cured Sept. 16 at Oberline, Kansas,
and took the life of William C.
Parker of Denver, Colo., formerly
of here.
The latest victim is his wife,
Gay, about 28. who was critically
injured in the collision. .Mrs.
Parker died Sunday morning in
St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver.
The Parkers and their two chil
dren Kenneth Ray, 3%, and Ca
rol Ann, 5 months old were en
route here for a visit with his par
ents Mr. and MS’s. L,. C. Parker,
who reside on.Route 6
The family had been residing in
Colorado for the past years.
This would have been their first
visit hom«.
Mrs. Parker suffered a badly
crushed leg. injury, ievere cuts on
her face and cutest , d?ep gashes
on both legs in addition to broken
Jaw bones.
The children were not injured.
They are with Mrs. Parker’s par
ents Mr. and Mrs. Otis Lassiter
in Sandy, Utah, a suburb df Salt
Lake City, *'/.
Mr and Mrs Parker left far Den
ver after receiving Word about
the accident «j|d arrived about
two hours after their s<jn died
They arrived bdtae Mynday after
noon'and word wtt'aWSiting them
ab ut the death «f their daUghter
in-law
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Joins GM ln Holding Line
Ford Cuts Prices
DETROIT (UPI) — Ford Mo
tor Co, Wednesday announced
prices for Its 1966 model cars that
are slightly below similarly equip
ped 1965 models.
Ford, the No. 2 auto - maker,
thus joined General Motors, the
giant of the industry in holding
the line of new car prices. Ch
rysler, the No. 3 auto firm, was
the first to come out with prices
and they boosted theni
The Chrysler action set
furor in itongress' because It was
felt that Chrysler was pocketing
some of the profits available when
the federal excise tax , on cars
was cut.
Ford said it decreased prices
on 49 models and increased them
on 13 models. The increases were
limited principally to the all -
new Comet line. — — - •
As with General Motors cars,
the Ford price* wer* actually hi
gher than last year. But that was
because of the addition of extras
that had been optional in past
years but now ate standard due
to new government safety require
ments on vehicles sold to the
government, fits* seven safety
items now are standard on all
cars. Last year, they 4ere option
al V
Slius, for mmpc, ► "stripped
down” Ford nd3oo<ger5fs airaUaMe.
The buyer mast take the equip
ment that previously was opUonal.
Ford said its fin* averaged $68
below prices of’ comparable 1965
models. Of *h*l aatount 658 re
flected the excise tax reduction In
effect since Jtim 22. Ford said
the other 66 reflects additional,
price cuts, on t§l6 models
Hundreds Dead,
Thousands Not
Accounted For
TANADN, The Phllllplnes (TTPI)
—Herrified Filipinos who thou
ght it was the end of the world
told today of watching loved ones
die hi the horror of Mt. Taal -
a killer volcano that burled hun
dreds under a river of superhot
lava.
The lucky ones who escaped the
holocaust Joined an army of 50,000
refugees abandoning villages In a
100-square-mile area for fear that
the volcano might erupt again
even more violently.
It was impossible to tell, move
than St hours ofter the first ex
plosion, how many had perished
As many as 6,000 persons could
not be accounted for around the
base of the volcano.
Rescue teams landed in the
disaster area today, but they were
hampered in the search for bodies
by mud several feet deep.
Even as Workers tried to, mite
their way through the mire, the
volcano belched, forth black smoke
every five minutes or so in a
continuing series of after - erup
tions. Volcano experts warned that
Mt- Taal was unpredictable; more
giant eruptions might occur in
( the next 48 honrs
Funeral services will, be held
Thursday afternoon for Young Wil
ey Eldridge, 75, of Route 2, New
ton Orove.
Mr. Eldridge, brother of Dr. Har
vey A. Eldridge of Dunn, died Tues
day about 6:25 of an apparent heart
attack.
A native of Sampson County, he
was the son of the late John and
Della Barefoot Eldridge. He was a
retired school teacher and farm
er, a member of Westbrook Orange
and Oak Grove Church, and a mem
ber of the Woodman of the World.
The services will be conducted at
8:00 Thursday at Oak Orove Free
Will Baptist Church. Rev. Felton
Godwin, the pastor, will officiate
and burial will be in Hillcrest Ce
metry in Newton Orove.
Surviving are „two sons, Julius
W. Eldridge of Rt. 2, Newton
Orove. and C. Lee Eldridge of Rt
4, Dunn; two daughters, Mrs. Wal
lace Giles of Dunn and Mrs. Carl
O. Britt of Wallace: four brothers,
John G., J. Robert and Jasper Eld
ridge, all of Rt. 2, Dunn, and Dr.
Eldridge; also It grandchildren.
Board To OK
Bond Issuance
A special meeting of the town
board baa been called Yor Friday
afternoon at 2:05 for the purpose of
passing a resolution eta the Issuance
of $475,000 bond anticipation notes
for water improvements. '
This will be fof the pipeline from
the Cape Fear River to Dunn, for
the new elevated storage tank be
ing built about one block behind the
present tank, and for the access
road to the site. •* • .ij
Must Move Into Tra t far Parks ^1 •' * <
aViI
The Dunn Area Planning Board
held its regular meeting: Monday
night, September 27, 106ft at 7:30
P. M. at Vhe H^Urt Savings Ac Loan
Association otffee with Chairman
John Simpson'presiding and Oth«*
members present asfollovrs: Calvin
Wellons, Graham Henry, J. I.
Thomas; Bplvln StrleUand,' Carlyle
Core, Ci&er fart,; Baht* Maynor
and Frank Sanders.
Other*
van, who
in*
Mike tJono
vor at 'W£Wr.
Chari}e Surle» *i»4 Airl It
William V. ■*•***'*’af iM'T W.
Cumberland 8tW*t Who asked that
the south' hide ttf Cwnberlajxt
Street **, theit property,)*
,u'Two letter* wit presented to the
PlanWhg Board from citizens who
were unable to attend the meeting
« person. One wa* from Mrs. Myr
tle fVeyfwhe Wnotoin faW of al
lowing stajfle'B'ailers on tots^ and
future, to be in *rafl<£ i
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i* ST n*V a~ WORK. These ueiftvan anepfteid dogs,
trained and handled by security Officers at the state’s Prison
Personnel Training school at Sanford, will go through their paces
demonstrations at North Carolina State Fair the week of
timber 11-16. This feature, to be staged severaltimes daily in a
pecially constructed compound adjacent to the Arena, Is one
of the many free attractions offered to F&irgoere this year.
Shown above with the dogs ts Security Sgt. Gene Cousins, and the
sad-faced onlooker in the upper rtihthand corner U one of the
s taloodijjpunds also trained at th* school. .***
State's Third Big Bktie This Week
Fire Hits Booths
At State Fair
RALEIGH (UPI) _ Pire de
stroyed 340 feet of concession
booths being readied for the open
ing of the annual North Carolina
State Pair only 12 days away, the
state fair manager said today.
It wos the third destructive
pre-dawn fire in two days In
North Carolina. Tuesday, fires
destroyed the Atlantic Beach Ho
tel at Atlantic Beach and heavily
damaged an elementary school at
Winston - Salem.
Arthur K. Pitzer, fair mana
ger, said the fire was in a row
of 68 concession booths near the
famous E>orton Arena “Cow Pat
ce.” He said six of the booths were
destroyed or heavily damaged.
Two received damages not as ser
ious
Pitzer said the booths will not
be rebuilt before the fair starts
Oct- 11. He said workers will
clear out the burned area and set
up tents for the concessions.
He said it was too early for an
estimate of dmage but some of
the booths already contained some
equipment of the concessionaires.
He said the fire will not affect
the opening of the fair.
Three trucks from the falrgr
grounds volunteer fire department
and one from the Raleigh Fire
Department battled the blaze for
about a^ hour. It was first report
ed shortly after 4 am. and the
firemen had it extinguished by
3:30 a.m.
LBJ Forces May Revive Bill
Home Rule Killed
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The
House on a non-record vote tenta
tively agreed Wednesday to kill the
administration’s controversial bill
to restore self-government to the
nation's capital. The vote was 144 to
140. 7
Administration forces muster
ed an immediate effort to reverse
on a Toll call the upset action. Ad
vance indications were that they
would succeed.
The teller vote - in Which mem
bers "pass doWn the center aisle to
be counted for and against *- came
I on a motion by Rep. Wayne Hays,
| D-Ohio, to kill the bill by striking
i out its enacting clause.
Hays coupled the motion with an
| impassioned speech against the
plan to put the conduct of local
affairs into the hands of Washing
ton residents.
He charge^ that the bill was
drafted and prompted by a “small
Minority” of Washington residents,
and said their motive was to “man
ipulate the nation's capital in their
own interests."
Lt. Gov. Visits Dunn Today ?j,
Scott Says Sentiment
On Ban ts Unchanged
Lieutenant Governor Robert
Scott said in Dunn Wednesday
that' lie has been unable to detect
but little change, If any at all in
the sentimeiif of the people re
gal-ding1 thk Communist Speaker
Ban ' Law Since1 public hearings
held by the commission studying
tie issue. *• -to ' si.* ,,
Scott alSd expressed belief there
would be no special session of
the legislature to dtal with the
question and put the burden lor
aay change back on UNC officials.
the Lieutenant Governor was
at the new King's Arms Restaur
ant in Dunn for .lunch with a gr
oup of Campbell CWlege official*
after speaking there during the
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Loss Reported At Over $5,000
Stanley's Jewelers
Is Hit By Thieves
Dunn police today were seeking
clues in the theft of more than
(5,000 worth of jewelry from the
window of Stanley’s Credit Jew
elers at 214 K. Broad Street- *
Huber E. Register, owner of the
firm, said today he had not com
pleted his inventory of the miss
ing items but was sure their val
ue would total well over $5,000.
Police Chief Alton Cobb said,
thieves - apparently professionals -
took a glass cutter and neatly re
moved a section of glass about two
and a half feet square on the side
of the window facing, the entrance
and helped themselves to the con
Kyle Is Elected
By Gas Group
FAYETTEVILLE — A Fayetteville
'utility executive has been elected
president ot the Southeastern Gas
Association.
Volney H. Kyle, Jr., president ol
North Carolina Natural Gas Corp
oration was chosen to head the re
gional, trade association at the an
nual convention of the wy k
Boanoke, Virginia, last weekend.
Kyle, a native of Louisiana, was
one of the principal organizers ■ of
N. C. Natural Gas in l*?- The
utility svstem serves 31 Tarheel
communities along its transmission
network which extends from Albe
marle to the coast
Other officers elected during the
two-day session were Howard P.
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P.T.A. MEET
The first meeting’ of the Duun
P.T.A. is scheduled for next Tues
day night at T:45 in the auditorium
of Dunn High School. President of
the organisation, Willie Biggs, hast
urged a- good attendance. >.
SALES HOLIDAY
Dunn’s two tobacco warehouses
will observe a sales holiday Fri
day, but will be receiving tobacco
for Monday's sale. The sales ho
liday will be for the purpose Of
unclogging redrying plants.
Wallace May
Seek 2nd Term
JACKSONVILLE. ALA. (UP!)
— Gov. George Wallace Wednes
day indicated that he will call
a special session of the Alabama
legislature for Thursday night. He
is expected to ask authority to
seek a second term.
Wallace, here for Governor’s
Day ceremonies at Jacksonyillf
College, bought statewide ‘radio
and television time beginning at
6:80 pm Thursday- 1
He called tlw' chances for the
session “a good bet"
His office said he had recei
ved more thtt 50.000 letters most
of them favorable and urging him
to run again for governor. The
state Constitution now prohibits
Wallace’s candidacy for any pub
lic office within a year after his,
term expires. .
tents.
Mr. Register said the window
was practically emptied of two
dozen or more diamonds, watches,
biithstones and an assortment of
other jewelry. Only a few inexpen
sive items were left.
The robbery was discovered ah
out 5: ID W'.CBiesaay raorm/is uj
Police Sergeant J. L. Jones.
The <tore is located only about
a block and a hall! from fbHfce ;
I headjuarters but the thieves ap
I parently made little or no noise.
I Chief Cobb said the thieves left
[ little behind in the way of dues.
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OOMPAH-OOF! — Loyall Allen of the University of Wisconsin
marching band had problems during rehearsal for Band Day
at the Madison campus. A free-floating balloon threatened to pin*
up his sousaphone and put him out of action- (NEA Telephoto)
If Right-To-Work Called Up
Dirksen Promises
Filibuster On Bill
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Ben
ate Republican Leader Everett
M. Dirksen served notice today
that a filibuster will be started
against the administration’s right
to-work repeal bill at the first
move to call It upMonday in? the
< Senate.
The GOP leader said he ,and
other opponents of the measure
"don’t, want to overlook a single
opportunity” to block action on
the move to abolish section 14
B of the Taft-Hartley Act. The
section permits states to enact
laws to ban the union shop.
He agreed with Democratic
Leader MiKe Mansnem tnat me
test of strength on hatting a fi
libuster could eome in 10 days.
Both sides expect a cloture ef
fort to fail meaning the move to
pass the Ull this session would
be dropped in all likelihood.
The House was ready to begin
voting on the administration ,>111
to give self _ government to She
District of Columbia. ^
Rep. Silvio Conte, R-Mass., In
troduced a resolution calling on
the House to go on record in favor
of cooperative defense to coinbat
aggressiOQ ond subversion in the
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GASTONIA — Burlington Yam Co, a division of Bur
iingjpn Industries" Inc., will spend $5 million to expand facilities
at its R. C. 6. Love and Flint plants here.
WARRENTON, Ga. — An angry crowd of 16 to 3-;
men pulled a Negro teenager out of his car and pummelled him todfcy
When he attempted to Integrate a white school. ;
Engineers Find Ground Here Is Herd { .
A delay to Dunn's we tar., ex
panaion effort* emerged when the
piling which: is to support, the
foundation of a new ..propoasdq
million gallon tank refused
driven deeper thafl ^n .^et, S.ti,
turers
of
'mantrfSc-'
'HtePf
piles irrtist
-tin* flown t}^ piUngs. and Resign-.
teftSStutariotu
ysst^ws
foundation ' f " :’ * 'i‘l)‘
■.atrtW&e/i*.; badi-s,.
>qrty“ Manager Archie Utile re
poH^a *od*y tftet the noetaneO.
t&iiim
had finally succeeded in drfrinc ■
piling 25 feet and he thought this
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