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740 CHATHAM ROAD
WINSTON SALEM, N. C.
The Record
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Officer Slain
At Farmville
FARMVILLE (UPI) — A Farm
ville policeman was fatally shot
tliis morning, apparently while
trying to make an arrest.
Lyman Eason, about 53, was fa
tally shot near a telephone booth
at h* Farmville bus station, less
than 2d0 feet, from the police sta
tion.
Authorities said he was appar
ently trying to make an arrest
when he wag shot one time- He
died at the spot.
Eason had been with the Farm
ville Police Department for a
number of years. He was former
ly with the Pitt County Sheriff’s
Depar ment.
Area law enforcement officers
were called t° the area. Road
b'ocks were set up around Farm
ville.
The shooting occurred shortly
before 7 a.m.
Suicide Ruled
In Dull Death
Harnett County Coroner Paul
Drew ruled the death Monday of
William Harold Dull, 50, Route 6
Sanford farmer, as suicide and no
inquest will be held.
DBU was pronounced dead on
arrival at noon Monday'*ttt Lee
County" Hospital from a rifle
wound.
Drew quoted members of the
family as saying Dull shot him
self with a rifle. His wife and
a daughter-in-law were in the
house with him at the time the
shooting occurred.
Dull had been confined to his
bed for about a year and was
very despondent, members of1 the
family said.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Tuesday at 2 pm. at Oliyia
Presbyterian Church by Rev.
James MacKenzle. Burial follow
ed in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife' the for
mer*. Hildrith Patterson; one
daughter, Mrs. Alvin Holland of
Richmond, Va.; two sons, Wil
liam Harold Dull Jr. and Ray
mond Wesley Dull of the' home.}
two brothers, Paul Dull and Clydd
Dull of Sanford; and two sisters,
Mrs. Cyrus Brown of Sanford and
Mrs. Cecil Yarborough of Rust
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PROBATION OFFICERS MEET HERE — Member i of the local Recorder's Court staff, Judge Woodrow
Hill and Mrs. John David Lee, Assistant Clerk of C iurt, are pictured above with Mrs. Gladys Sliihghter,
State Probation Officer; Gordon Sauls. Assistant Dir ;ctor for this area; Harold Woodall and Malcolm
Stout, the HftrP$tt County officers; left to right. T le group gathered for luncheon following the morn
ing session of court. (Record Photo by Russell Bass lord)
Trustees Threaten Suit; Attorney Says They Can't
Ross Says Harnett Will Sue
Hospital, Not Medical Care
County Attorney Neill Ross said
today that legal ao ion to pre
vent the B(m.e Medical Care Com
mission from spending all State
and federal funds available to
'.Harnett on a new hospital in
'Dunn will be filed against the
Dunn hospital and not against the
threaten Suit For Any Damages
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Board's Letter
Trustee* of both the new and old
Betsy Johnson Memorial Hospital1
have advised county , commissioners
that ’ they will fight the cburity's
injunction "in every legal njanner”
and that they will seek to recover
day and all damages which may
result by reason of delay to the
new hospital. They ask for a bond ;
of one million dollars.
Following Is the.text of the let
On Multiple Charges At Benson
Dunn Man Is Given
90-Days On Roads
David Earl Lee of Dunn was
committed to the roads for a 90
day sentence after being tried Fri
day before Judge Clarence P. Tra
der in Benson District Recorders
Court
Lee was convicted of charges of
reckless driving, driving without
an operator’s license, speeding 100
miles an hour, and falling to stop
for a red light and siren- The
road term was suspended on pay
ment of a $125 fine and costs, but
the defendant was unable t° com"
ply and took the time.
Suspended sentences were hand
ed to 10 other defendants during
the one-day court session
Melvin Barefoot of Dunn .was
found guilty of drunken driving.
He drew a six-month road term,
suspended on payment of a $100
fine and coats.
(Continued On Page S)
ter, Addressed to Chairman Jack
Brock: •
At a special call meeting of the
Board of Trustees of the new Bet.
sy Johnson Memorial Hospital and
the Board of Trustees of Betsy
Johnson Memorial Hospital, Inc.,
“at which meeting Honorable W.
C. Marshburn, Mayor of the Town
of Dunn was present held at 10:30
A.M., November 8, ’l9”5, In the
Town of Duiin it was deemed ad
visable by the members of both
boardB to write this letter to you
in order to explain the positions
to be taken by each organization.
By way of passing, I might state
that the members of these boards
were highly disappointed in the
actioh taen and endorsed by the
County Board of Commissioners
at its meeting Monday night, No
vember 8, .1965.
The main purpose of this letter
is to notify you and each commis^
sioner that our position is solid.
We will oppose the position taken
by your board in every legal man
ner. In addition, we want your
board to be keenly aware of the
fact that we will seek to recover
any and all damages which may
accrue by reason of delay, etc, to
either the Betsy Johnson Memor
ial Hospital, Inc., the new Betsy
(Continued on Page 8)
But Everything Generally Peat
Six warrants charging five em
ployess of Wellons Candy Co- with
assault with a deadly weapon as
the outgrowth of incidents con
nected with the strike now under
way at the plant have been is
sued during the past 34 hours.
However. Noland Pittman, gen*
eral manager of the Mg candy
company, reported today that
“production is still underway,
strikers are still picketing and
things are going about as or
derly as could be expected in
such a. situation.’*
The strike was called Monday
' mmm-.
morning by Local 3ft3 of the
American Bakers and Confect
ioners Union, organized here in
August, after a meeting of the
workers Saturday night rejected
an offer of a company raise. The
compgify has between aBO and 300
employees.
Only about ISO fo 190 employees
are affected, those In the produc
tion, shipping, parenouse and lab
oratory departments. f ■
Some of the employees In those
departments hare returned to
work, enough to enable produc.
tton- to continue.
Deputy Sheriff Carson Hall re
ported that serious violence al
most broke out Wednesday morn
ing when at least two persons
were pulled from their cars by
picketing workers. He identified
them only as a boy and his aunt
and said he was too far away to
see who did it.
Bach of the warrants, sworn out
by pickets agamst company em
ployees, charge that they were as
saulted when struck by automo
biles of toe five indicted.
Medical Care Commission.
He said members of the board
of trustees Of both the present
B^tsy Johnsojj Memorial Hospi
tal and the new Betsy Johnson
Hospital would, be named as de
fendants.
The injunction will direct that
the trustees “cease and desist”
until a survey can determine the
county’s overall hospital needs
and urn'll a bond election can be
held on construction of a coun
ty hospital to be financed county
wide.
Members of the county board of
commissioners Monday night in.
structed Attorney Ross ito -proceed
with this legal action at the re
quest of a group of petitioners
headed by At'omey M. O- Lee of
LUlinSton and Angler banker
Haywood Hall, also contended it
Continued On. Page Eight
1/ More Are
bunded Last
feefc In Viet
SAIGON (UPI)—Seventy Ameri_
ns were killed and 237 wounded 1
it, week in battle against Com
iun;st forces, ,a U. S. military
kesman reported today- The U.
losses were the heaviest of the
for any one-week P3riod.
I Two other Americans were list
ed as missing in action.
P AmericaTr officials said most of
the casualties were suffered by
the TJ .S. 1st Cavalry Division air
Mkobile during operations near the
S. Special Forces camp at Plei
We On the Central Highlands.
Da Communist siege of the Pie
e garrison was broken last week
id the 1st Cavalry troops took
e offensive to clear Communist
the area.
Cong Casualties
More than 100 Communists were
Wiled in one major bat le with
American troops near Plei Me last
Week.
I American authorities said the
Oommunists are apparently con
centrating on Americans and that
it. S. forces are becoming increas.
Jftgly aggressive
r Of 300 small units which made
contact with Communists last
Week, 214 were American squads,
(Platoons and companies.
*i Infantrymen of the U. S. 101st
Ail-borne Division killed seven Viet
<&ag ' Shrink & two-day sweep
near Qui Nhon, 275 miles north of
Siagon, it was. reported today. The
paratroopers killed 12 other guer_
riltas and wounded seven in spora
dic contact earlier in the week.
Ope Viet Cong was captured.
The victorious but battered
troops of the 173 Airborne Brigade
returned to their base from the
zone “b” battle Tuesday night
The Americans virtually annihilat
ed a well-equipped, hard-core bat
talion in their biggest battle to
date.
NO COURT THURSDAY
Judge Woodrow Hill announced
today that there will be no court
Thursday in tribute to veterans on
the observance of Veterans Day.”
SALE POSTPONED
Herbert Johnson of Coats an
notraced t°day that the bird dog
sale get for Saturday night has been
postponed- He said a new date will
be announced.
Arrested For Shying of Wife
Officers Say Smith
Admitted Killing
Willie Smith. 35-year old Bunn
level Negro who was arrested in !
conection with the death of j
his wife, Hazel Lee, has
admit; ed the shioting, according :
to Harnett authorities^
Harnett ^County Coroner Paul |
Drew said today ; that no in-,
quest would be held and that
Smith is awaiting a hearing in
Harnett Recorder’s Court< prob
ably sometime this week.
Smith allegedly shot his wife to
death at 12:30 a. m. Monday as
she lay beside their sleeping 4
year old son.
The victim was shot with a 25 i
caliber pistol in the left breast
and .died Instantly when the bul
let pierced her heart, Drew said.
Drew quoted witnesses as say
ing that Smith walked into the
house, wi.h the pistol apparent
ly concealed in a pocket, and went
straight into his wife’s bedroom
and shot her. Smith then left
with the gun still drawn, Drew
said witnesses s ated.
The witnesses said they know
of no argument or trouble be
tween Smith and his wife. Drew
reported. The baby was not harm_
ed<
Carver To Speak
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Legion Event Tonight
State Commander J. Alvis Carv
er will be the principal speaker at
the annual Veterans Day supper
to be held tonight at 7 o’clock
a*t the Legion building on the
Jonesboro road.
Poet Commander Glenn Cox re
ported that all is in readiness for
the. annual affair and that ap
prcaimately ISO veteran* and
etna are expected to attend.
State Senator Robert Morgan.
State; Rep. Carson Gregory and
various other special guests are
expected,
Mr. Carver Is expected to dis- *
cuss the Communist Speaker Ban
Law. i
Dunn banks, the Post Office and
other federal agencies will be ]
closed Thursday in observance of 1
Veterans Day. 1
ALONE IN a CROWD - Britain's nMctssJ***!Str^The couple toured the
Had Comfortable Night
AUGUSTA, Ga. (UPI) — For
mer President Dwight D. Eisen
hower, hospitalized Tuesday with
chest pains, awoke at 4 a. m. EST
today in good spirits and wiith a
good appetite and called for
breakfast, his doctors said.
But the 7S-year-old statesman
didn’t get anything to eat right
away because doctors said tests
Plained early today demanded an
empty stomach.
No Complaints
“He didn’t complain and prom
ptly returned to the business of
sleeping.” a statement by the doc
tors said.
The five-star general spent a
comfortable night in the Fort
Gordon Hospital, still in an oxy
gen tept, and awoke again about
7:15 a.m. Doctors repeated .‘hat
if he suffered " a heart attack
Tuesday “it was a light one.”
A diagnosis on Eisenhower’s ill_
ness was scheduled to be an
nounced at 11 a.m. EST. by Dr.
Thomas B. Mattingiv one of sev
eral doctors In attendance and
the one who attended h’it> when
the former President suffered a
sever eheart attack in Denver In
1P55
Eisenhower has been in the hos
nital since about 2 a- m. Tues
day when he was brought in an
ambulance from his cottage on
the Augusta National Golf Club
where he and his wife Mamie had
been vacationing
His doctors said today Eisen
hower’s blood pressure was “sta
ble at 145.”
“He is still in good spirits,”
the statement said.
After the tests this morning,
Eisenhower was to have a low
salt. low-fat and low calorie
breakfast.
The statement said Eisenhower
‘feeds himself.”
Mattingly, who rushed here
From Washington, said in his first
medical briefing Tuesday that the
* tvto- ime president "and ' Worlif
I War II Supreme Allied Comman
I der was in “very satisfactory con
' dition."
I1
Victim
CHICAGO <UPI)a — Salesman
Herbert Jones drove his wife and
daughter to': the Illinois Cen'ral
commuter station Tuesda, kissed
them goodbye and boarded... the
train forthe ride to work.
Moments later the train ptilled
out and Jones unfolded his morn
ing paper. After going a -few
blocks, the train s opped. There
had been an accident.
A car had gone out of control,
crashed through the crossing
gates and ran Into the path of
the train,
There was a long delay. After
35 minutes, the wreckage was
cleared off the tracks and the
train started' for downtown again.
Jones glanced out' the window as
the train .passed' the crossing.
The car in • the accident was his
own.
At the next stop< he got off the
train and - raced back to the scene
of the crash. There, he watched
firemen pull his wife and daugh
ter from the wreckage. His wife,
EV'nof, 46, was dead. His daughter,
Kath|ryn, *10, was critically in
jured.
Police said Mrs, Jones was driv_
ing Kathryn to school when the
accident occurred.
Bears Down On Defendants
Judge Hill Lauds
Truancy Officer
Harnett Truancy Officer Robert
Perkins was praised by Judge
Woodrow Hill for his efficient
work in the court’s anti-truancy
drive in Averasboro Township.
However^ the judge added he
thought the principal of Harnett
High School should be brought
into court if he gave a s'udent
two days off in order to get a
haircut to attend school.
Judge Hill had Officer Perkins
take the name of a- 14-year-Qld
white student’ at Erwin High
School who was in the courtroom.
When questioned by Judge Hill,
the youth said “I’m not in school
today because I didn’t feel good.’*
Judge Hill said, “ I can’t find
the truancy officer who is sup
posed ' to* take eare of students ..
like this young boy,” and had
Officer Perkins take his name so
he could be reported to school of.
ficials. > . :4‘;p|
The judge had a couple spendt
most of a day in jail for failure
(Continued on Page l>
it!
Blackout Investigation Ordered
NEW YORK (UPI) — History’s
argest electric power failure de_
nonstrated today how vulnerable
America is to a single mishap. It
jrtjughlt (hardship to 30 million
jersons in eight states and Cana
ia—and a hopeless snarl to New
fork City transportation.
Power was virtually restored
hroughout 80,000 square miles
>lunged into darkness at 5:28 p.m.
DST Tuesday. But, with the lights
rack on, new troubles mounted:
, Even with service restored, the
cause of the massive power fail
ure remained an incredible puz.
zle, one that could take days, per
haps weeks^ to solve. The failure
produced frig-fat in darkened cities
—and anger in Washington.
Failure Impact
The blackout:,'
—Stretched from Ontario to
southern Pennsylvania, producing
a cold, dark and sometimes fear
ful night for a sixth of the B&_
•ions ptrpuiauuu
Stranded
five hours and
way tunnels
Thousands of
reach their s
the night
or bars.
Caused
and
rast and
It finding
more