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Record
Results
DUNN, N.
NO. ttt
FIFE CENTS FEE COTt
MANN FILM LABORATORY
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WINSTON SAIEM, N. C.
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Judge Burgwyn
Flays Jurors
For Freeing Trio
A Jury that took less time to
reach a verdict of acquittal than it
took for the verdict to be an
nounced and recorded received a
stern rebuke from Judge W. H. S.
Burgwyn in Harnett Superior Court.
He termed the acquittal of Wade
and J. D. Ashworth, brothers, and
Bill Taylor, all of the Mamers com
munity, as “a terrible miscarriage
of Justice.”
Directing the Jurors to be seat
ed after the verdict was announced,
Judge Burgwyn told them, ‘1 dis
agree with the verdict- I don’t like
to criticise a jury but this is one
of the biggest travesties on Justice
In the history of he county."
It took the Jury only about five
minutes or less to return its ver
dict and longer for Court Clerk
Elizabeth Matthews to have to make
entries on the three different
charges against each defendant.
Jurors from Upper Little River
Township, where the crime occur
red, had been excluded.
The three men were tried with
assault with a deadly weapon on
Landon Womack, a white man,
and Wallace Douglas, a Negro, at
the home of Womack, and with for
cible trespass. Taylor and Wade
Ashworth were also charged with
larceny.
State Senator Robert Morgan,
who defended the trio, took excep
tion to the judge's criticism of the
Jury and asked the court for per
mUfgfbn to speak. *'
‘‘No, Sir,” replied Judge Burgwyn,
refusing to hear the attorney.
Sen. Morgan said later that-did
was glad Judge Burgwyn hadn’t al
lowed him to be heard. “He pro
bably realized J might havg said
the wrong thing and the adtuplly
was doing me a favor," said Mor
gan.
It was ft hotly-contested case
growing out of the Community in
Western Harnett whera large .de
legations of citizens have appeal
ed to the county board of commis
sioners on two occasions for bet
ter law enforcement.
The subject of law enforcement
ran through testimony of various
witnesses.
There was intense interest in the
tj^ and a large crowd of citizens
fjHjk th«4 community was on hand
aft Jhe proceedings.
■Douglas and Womack claimed
that J. p. Ashworth held a gun on
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Lewis To Preside
At Photo Meet
John (Red) Lewis, well-known
Dunn photographer and president
of the Eastern District of Pro
fessional Photographers of North
Carolina, will preside over a meet
ing of the group Sunday at the
College Inn in Raleigh.
The outstanding program ar
ranged by Mr. Lewis will include
talks en<j demonstrations by the
following: Charles Kraft of Mt.
Olive, on “Posing and Lighting:”
Bugs Barringer of Rocky Mount
on “Advertising and Promotion;”
and Miss Hallie Siddell of Raleigh
on "Something New and Different
in Color.”
Registration will begin at 10 a.m.
and adjournment will be at 5:30.
Mr. Lewis has been a leader in
the State organization for years.
Judge Denies Petition; One Gets Extra Time
Prisoners Lose Their Cases
Judge W. H. S
requests for new
0a for two pris
ack Into Harnett
rior OoP for post-conviction
Inga og the contention they did
|Sipe a fair trail earlier,
ngtfessed the paying earlier
P^waa a conviceted alayer
ry now contends he didn’t do
and the other defendant waa
trials
'•erving 25 months for an accumu
lation of sentences.
The convicted killer was sent
■jack to prison and the other de
fendant ended up with an addi
tional six months on the roads
for escaping
Judge Burgwayn, noting the
large number at post-conviction
hearings before horn, observed
that he had little patience with
them and expressed belief that
nearly all defendants reveived fair
trials.
"They’ve got a lot of these
“courthouse lawyers,” as he de
scribed the convicts, “who think
they know a lot of law. They
know Just enough to petition for
a hearing and then they claim
they didn’t have a good lawyer
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LEAD IN ERWIN_Meeting at the King’s Arms restaurant to launch Erwin’s effort In the statewide
Mlllion-DoUar-Oabinet drive for Campbell College Thursday night were (seated, 1. r.) Rev. Douglas
Farmer, Mike Crawford, Rosamond Oodwln, Mrs. E. H. Boat, Tom Sherman, Bill Harrington, and
(standing) President L. H. Campbell, Bruce McLamb, Wayne Dunn, W. h. Corbin of Dunn. (Harnett
County chairman) and C. W. Howell. Harrington and Howell are co-chairmen for the drive in the Erwin
community.
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Harrington And Howell Co-Chairman
Erwin Backs Campbell Drive
With art orjjSnfiatlSnal
at King’s Arms rMaUrarit ‘Thbrs
day evening, the Erwin commun
ity Jdinfe&f feser.Rve *J#{
have already organised formal
campaigns to help make up Har
nett ^C&unty’s^ quota in th^
jws^'issmj
County groups are working to
1 rais/e . dne-tenth of tW*. $t '■ tnillion
'thgt''Heh'derson Bfclte'of'Charfctte
and a bltte rtbbon teairt of busi
ngs? then are seeking in the state
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Being Formed Aledr UHington
District
Petitions for a new rural vol
unteer tire department in the
center of Harnett County are be
ing circulated this week.
The petitions, when completed,
will call on county commissioners
to establish the Summerville Plre
District. It would serve an area
tour miles from the center of
Lillington.
Also, a petition is being cir
culated t°establish a similar dls
trict for the Flatwoods volunteer
fire department^
Both petitions are expected to(
bepresented to the county 'com
missioners within two weeks. The
commissioners would then call.for
a vote In the amis to dete<4nlne
if a special tax may be* levied "to
support the operations of the de.
partments. Such a vote likely
would, be held in December.
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Other Coses In County Court
Damages Awarded
Three In Accident
Judgements totaling' $7,700 were
awarded three defendants in law
suits growing out of the same
wreck tried yesterday in Harnett
Superior Court.
Georgia Mae Palmer, a minor,
was awarded $600 for hospital
medical expenses and doctor bills
for injuries sustained in an auto
mobile accident, by presiding
Judge Robert B. Morgan, during
Tuesday’s session erf Hameot
County Civil Recorder^ Court
The defendants in the case
were Henry Larry Williams and
Alice Burres Williams.
In the companion case of Nel
ler Mae Palmer, administratix
of the estate of Glenda Palmer,
deceased, the defendant was
awarded $3,000 in a consent
judgment from the same defend
ants.
A third action, all of which
stemmed from the same accident,
$4,100 was awarded to Maurice
McLean, a minor, against the same
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f Blit Harrington.
the' group aud that he is <
that the parttoM*tioe qnntfrg|e;tf
the Brwin community wtiJ.be jtygfc
and that the. Urine, is almoat peg.
tain to succeed from that stand
point’ '•%«*» ; bf >• otir yotong
Morte
enrolled in the col
lege," .^Harrington said, -'••We hat*
the5 best 'if' reatonis to be intere*
tei In it.” fhe' bounty at Hrt-g*
has 316 students at Campbell this
fall. i u , ■ .. . .... .
W. L. Corbin .of Dunn, member
of Belk’s- ‘•MUUon Dollar Cabln
et,” told the group that he it
much pleased ..by the progress
made in the county since organ
i^ ^etfert. feag^n here' let?, iwt
month. ‘'lively Where 1 have1 gone,
the people have been enthusias
tic abftut helping with this thing,"
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Carl's Dance
Tonite At 8:30
A large crowd i6 expected to be
in Erwin tonight to attend a f tee
street dance in connection with
Erwin’s annual Overall Days Cele
brations which began yesterday.
Bill Joe Austin’s band will play
for the big event.
Carl's Super Market’s in Dunn
and Erwin and Carl’s Sundries In
Erwin are observing the big ex
travaganza with a bevy ot spec
ials.
Carl Lucas, proprietor of the
three business firms, has extend
ed a cordial invitation to attend
the event.
Money Being Raised For Bills
Frat Pledges Badly
Beaten; One Loses Eye
DENTON, Tex., (UPI) — Fra
ternities of North Texas State
University worked today to raise
money to pay medical bills of
students beaten by other frater
nity brothers In "senseless” at
tacks In which one youth lost an
eye- , H
The ysaid they were concerned
that fraternities would get a bad
image.
President J. O. Matthews sus
pended PI Kappa Alpha fraternity
because of the fist and bottle at
tack*. Three Pi Kappa Alpha bro
ther* were accused of the attacks.
Members of Delta Sigma Phi
fraternity started the drive to
raise money for medical expenses
of the beaten students.
Pour students were charged
with aggravated assault and maim*
lag, committed upon three other
students who were complete st
ranger*. Three of the four charged
were Pi Kappa Alpha members
•Hd the fourth was a pledge.
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m.
naval Hospital
Now Serving
As White House
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Prest
dent Johnson underwent two hours
ind 15 minutes surgery today for
'etnoval of his gull bladder and a'
tldney stone came through the
iPeration in good shope
Press Secretary Bill D. Moy
a's reported that the Chief Ex
K;utive experienced "mild discom
’ort," however, as he came out of
lie anesthetic about 10 a.m. EDT,
5 minutes after the operation
as completed- ‘
Moyers told reporters at a 12:15
P-m. briefing at Bethesda Naval
togpital that Johnson was able
to carry on a conversation by 11
a.m. The c^eratiop started at 7
a.m. and was over at *:15 am.
After the surgery was complete
Johnson remained In the recovery
tnom until about noon when he
returned to his third floor suite.
A medical team headed by Dr.
fceorge A. Hallenbeck of the Mayo
Clinic at Rochester Minn-, remov
ed the President’s gall bladdei
ich contained one stone and i
Iney stone from the right Ur
:r, the tube connecting hi» rlgh
>y with the b’adder.
., —oyers earlier had describe
l the operation' as "a complete sue
ceA.” He gutted Dn James Cain
Julmadn'v family, physician, • j as
saying ‘•eVtjrything.: want .
beautifully as i expected.* -j.,-,
i jfihi*. r.'dJ mo'ii. V . • • : Cl
Mr*. Johnson, and Luci Were At
the hospital when the operation
Waa. penfbrmed. They were fn-l
formed of the outcome immediate
ly 'upon the conclusion at the
surgery. Jl J'
Moyers said the surgical pro.
cedureS were routine; The 5T-yeer
•old Johnson, who suffered a heart
attack in 1855,-' displayed no car
diac irregularity today.
Manslaughter Term Suspended
Owen On Probation
Ezekial Omen, 22, ht Isling
ton, Route 2, convicted Monday
in Harnett Superior Court for
manslaughter in the March 28th
rifle slaying of James Campbell,
about SO, of the same community
was sentenced today to three to
five years Jn State's prison and
placed on probation.
“I believe this is basically a
good man who made a mistake,”
declared Judge W. H. 8. Burgwyn,
in approving an appeal from
State Senator Robert B. Morgan
to place Owen on probation.
Sen. Morgan cited Owen’s good
character that he operated a
farm for his grandmother about
eight miles from Lillington and
had not been in trouble previous
iy
Solicitor Archie Taylor prose
citted Owen for second degree
murder but the Jury returned a
verdict of manslaughter
According to Owen, Campbell
had shot at his car as he was
enroute home with a girl friend.
Jesse McDougald. He said he
went home, got lb rifle bullets
an^ “we had a war”. He said he
fired all the shots although only
two of them hit Campbell, who
fell dead about 500 yards away.
Owens claimed Campbell had a
gun but officers said they found
no weapon and no evidence he
had been armed at the time.
Sen. Morgan offered witnesses
who testified that Campbell was
a man of violent temper, that
the slain man was already on
probation for shooting another
man and some of the witnesses
swore they heard Campbell threa.
ten earlier In the day that he
planned to kill Owen
Chairman Tilghman Says Plans Nearing Complettion
Hospital Work Set For March
Chairman Myres Tilghman of the
Betsy Johnson Hospital board of
trustees told Mayor Bill Marshbum
and members of Dunn’s city council
last night that plans are progress
ing nicely toward construction of
the town's new hospital.
Officials now expect that con
struction can be started In March.
Issuance of the $550,000 municipal
bonds for the hospital is scheduled
for March 14.
Mr. Tilghman told the board that
the architects are now working on
their third set of plans for the
building. The first sets of plans
proved too expensive, he said, but
the new set will be within the
available money.
The town has agreed for the hos
pital to put a $200,000 mortgage on
the present property, If necessary,
to begin work on the new building.
Officials hope they won’t have to
borrow this amount, however- *’*
The board formally dedicated the
Casper Tart land as the hospital
site and provided it could not be
used for any other purpose. A re
solution was also adopted provid
ing that present hospital property
cannot be used for hospital pur
poses after the new one Is com
pleted.
Mrs. Louise Lee, town treasurer,
was designated to handle funds
during construction of the hospital.
Following is a report on Inst
night’s meeting ss prepared by ,Cit|,
Hall:
The Board of Commission
the Town of Dunn held Its j
meeting on Thursday,
at 1:90 P. M. in the
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Mass Meeting Set For Tuesday Night
Erwin Fire District Proposed
A Mass Meeting wl'l be held at
the Erwin High School Auditor
ium, Erwin, N. O , Tuesday night,
October 19, 1965, at 7:30 p m. lor
the purpose of discussing a pro
posed Fire District for the Erwin
Fire Department.
The propsed Fire District will
be from Erwin to Black River go
ing East. an,j from Erwin to a
■point extending four (4) miles
North, South and West of Erwin
Fire Station.
All property owners residing
with the proposed F>re District
are urged to attend
"Tills is a very Important meet
ing! Your presence Is requested,”
said Fire Chief R. M. (Red) New
in calling the meeting today. Dr.
New is also chief of the E'win
Rescue Squad.
Chief New and others favoring
estab’ishment of the fire district
plan to ask the Harnett County
Board of Commissilners to call
an election in the district, to be
known as the "Erwin Fire Dis
trict-”
If approved by the voters, a
special tax on all taxable pro
perty In the district would be
levied t opay the cost, not to ex
ceed 15 cents P‘r hundred dol'ar
valuation for the purpose of pro
viding fire protection in the dis
trict
Farm Bureau
BO Mangum of Rugemont,
president of-the N. O. Farm Bur
eau Federation, will be thp guest
speaker Oct- 35 M the annual
Harnett Farm Bureau meeting
The meeting will be held in the
Ullington School cafeteria. Bar.
>ecue will be served. President
3arson Gregory will preside.
Mangum owns and operates a
197-acre farm pear Roxboro- He
>as served three years as a di
•ector of the American Farm Bur
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UNDERCOVER — No, Virginia,, they are not swimsuits, the
models ire actually wearing one-piece temale under-garments
[’’f V< presented'by V^omen TJndefw^ir in Paris. Ensemble at lett is
done in a tiger design, and the one at right is done in a cobra
pgtttrtr. The apparel Is designed for women who do not Wish
to wear (he conventional three items of feminine underwear.
(UPI Telephoto)
Six Miles East of Benson
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Jones Will Speak
The United Klans of America,
In., will present a program on
Monday, October 11, at 8 p. m.
six miles east of Benson on High
way 50.
The Grand Dragon of North
Carolina, Bob Jones of Granite
Quarry, is scheduled among the
speakers, according to J. W. Me
Lamb of Dunn, Route 2, 'whd
made the announcement here.
A 'handbill insulated in the
i area stotes that the meeting fe
for the white public only and |a
authoried by the board of d,: rec
tors of the United Klans of A
merica, Inc.
Parents Will Lose Welfare Cash
Truancy Crackdown
*rtie Harnett County Board of
Commissioners is beginning a
strict crackdown on parents who
allow schoolage children ti miss
c'asses.
Among other things, such ab
sences will cause parents to lose
their welfare payments, if they
are now receiving them. It can
also lead to jail sentences for
the parents.
Commissioner Willard Mixon
moved at this week’s meeting of
the board that law enforcement
officers be requested to question
every child observed out of school
during school hours, to ascertain
the reason and to report to the
prper school authority the name
of the child. Mixon has been very
interested in enforcing school at
tendance for some time. . *.
Board chairman, Jack Brock,
later stated:
“Welfare Assistance rleodpients
must either put their children in
school or be terminated on wel
fare. We will not give them sufc
sistance, and proride the children
with food for breakfast at school
In hardship cases,andthen see the
children not going to school.*’
Brock further thought that not
only is the children’s attendanoe
necessary whe nthe parents re
ceive welfare subsistence, bttt
thaOFthe board gives subsistence
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