dJfuaJtmA Fair and not quite as cold most of state tcnight but with risk of scatered frost inland sections 4K.UMK 15 tflepbone smaii. _ sm-jm The Record Gets Results DUNN, N. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON, fccTOBER 25, 1965 NO. US I ; •. . ' y.Sgk'/ \ . .1 DUNN BEATS LUMBERTON 14 WINSTON SALEM, N SEE STORY ON PA& E. Baear & Sons, Inc. Badly Damaged By Smoke Fire Destroys Dunn Pharmacy Both Business Firms To Reopen Soon As Possible F:re early this morning de stroyed Dunn Pharmacy, one of the t>wn’s oldest and lurgest drug stores, and heavy smoke damage was done to E. Baer & Sons, Inc. nextdoor6 It was the worst and most costly fire to hit the main street of Dunn’s business district in years. Damages to the drug store and building were estimated at from $(>0,000 to $80,000 and damages done by smoke to E. Baer & Sons, In:., a department store, applian ce and furniture store, were esti m ited by firemen at from $25,000 to $50,000, possibly more. The drug store and Its con , tents were owned by C. Otis War ren, one of the town’s oldest drug store operators, and his daughter. Miss Allene Warren. The build ing was- owned bv My. eafid Mrs. Otis Warren and J. 'W. Whitehead III and his brother, Preston, of Richmond, Vfl. E. Baer and two sons, Sam’ and Bob, own the other firm' and its building. Dept. Secretary Howard M. Lee said the call was received at 5:52 this morning- When firemen ar rived, they found the building fill ed with dense smoke and entrance had to be made at the rear. Part of the roof had already caved in and firemen had t® force their way through heavily barred doors. Interior of the modern drug store was left a shambles of burn ed debris. The Baer firm was also forced to close but owners said both bu siness firms will be reopened as soon as pohsible. Stanley Jeweler’s on the west side of the drug store, also suffered smoke damage. Hu ber Register, the wner, said dam age there was small and the jew lry store is still operating. Mr. Warren said the fire had to originote in the furnace. It came on for the first time this fall dur ing the coldest night so far and Mr. Warren expressed belief It must have exploded when it cut °n The local Rexall dealership Was a complete loss. Nothing was saved. Mr. Warren said the loss wos partially covered by insur COIN CLUB TO MEET The Dunn Coin Club will hold its annual meeting Wednesday ni ght at 8 o’clock in the Community Room of the Home Savings & Loan office. A dcor prize of a 1938 D BU Buffalo mickle will be given away. The public is cordially in vited to attend. ance. Neither Warren or the Baer brothers would give any estimate as to the amount of damages. The figures came from firemen and others. Police Sgt. Hood Alphin dis severed the fire- Chief Ralph Hanna ena a men wurwu hours to extinguish the blaze and prevent Us spread, to other firms iri the block. ^ *3 AT KVrt OWNER OTTIS WARREN SURVEYS THE DAMAGE . . A Lifeimte of work gone up in smoke t INTERIOD VIEW OF SHAMBLES Agena Launched Smoothly And Then Disappears | CAPE KENNEDY (UPI) — His tory’s first attempt to couple two space craft in orbit ended in fail ure today when engineers lost radio contact with an Agena ro cket. The Agena, whose role was to serve as target to a separately launched Gemini 6 spacecraft, rose smoothly in which looked at first like a perfect launch. It soartd firm Pad 14 Just four sec onds after the 11 a.in. EDT lift off time. ? Astronauts Walter M Scliirra and Thomas Stafford had been scheduled to leap in pursuit 101 minutes later aboard the Gemini 6 capsule. But at a critical moment en gineers lost contact with Agena’s main radio transmitter and there was no way of determining' whe ther its engine fired as planned to kick it into orbit, and no way to tracking it past downrange 4a t ions. v • The radio loss came at 11:(K pm. EDT. - jft 11:54 a.in. EDT, W»»Vj^p< tracking Station at Carnarvon Australia, had reported failure to spot the Agena. the mission was officially oanoeled. “We oai, assume the Agena ve hicle went into the Atlantic,” an official said The failure, which came as a heartbreaking surprise after a perfect countdown, meant that the meeting and mating mission, cru cial to future moon flights, would have to be delayed until I960. Sacred Heart Plans Bazaar The Sacred Heart Catholic Ch urch will have a bazaar on Thurs day, Oct. 28 at the porish centert lo cated corner of Cumberland Street and Ellis Avenue. Barbecue pork and barbecue chicken will be served for $1 a plate Serving time begins at 11:00 a. m. until 2:00 p. m. and from 5:00 p m. until 8:00 p. m. Tickets can be purchased from any church mem ber. The meals may be eaten three or ordered to go Following the bazaar, which be gins at 8:00 p m, a drawing will be held for a $100 and a $25 saving bonds t® be given away to the lucky ticket holder Rev. Roger Patterson, the min ister of Westfield Baptist Church, will speak at the business men’s weekly prayer service at 10 am. Tuesday in the conference room of Home Savings & Loan. It is open to the public. Officers And Workers Announced SymohonyDrive O pens T onighf m - Tie membership drive of the Dunn Chapter of the North Caro lina Little Symphony will begin to night with a kick-off meeting at the home of Mr* E P Davis, Jr at 8:30. The drive will end Friday, October 29 Memberships will not be available after the drive is over Officers and workers who will participate in the drive are: Pres.., Mr. and Mrs. E W. Smith children’s chairman - Robert Can ' nadv: secretary - Mrs Taylor Ne