I. I XHrME 15 (jJsucdthsJi Generally fair with no important change In temperatures this after noon, tonight and Wednesday. TELEPHONE SM4U'. — SM-MHI DUNN, N. C. TUESDAY AFTEHNOON, NOVEMBER 23, 1965 The Record Gets Results MVlr CENTS nu COP* NO. » Merit Test Scheduled For Coats High Students who expect to complete their secondary school requirements jit Coats High School and enter col lege' in 1S67 can register now at the school cffice for the 1966-67 National Merit Scholarship Pro gram, Principal J. O. Hawley an nounced today. Thg first step for all students who wish to enter the nationwide competition is to take the Na tional Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT), which will be given in the school at 9:00 a. m., Tues day, March 1, 1966: Participating students pay a $1 foe, which is remitted by the school to the testing agency, Science Re search Associates. If a student is unable to pay, the testing fee will be paid by the National Merit Scho larship Corporation (NMSC) if re quested by his school. Students can take the test to ob tain information useful in plan ning their further education or careers as well as competing for the scholarships awarded by NMSC Along with his NMSQT scores, each participating student will receive a handbook to help him understand his educational strengths and weak, nesses, evaluate his scores, and compare his performance with that of other high school students a cross the country. The handbook and other interpretive materials are furnished-bv the testing agency at no extra cost. The highest-scoring students in each state will be named Semifin alists and will receive further con sideration in the Merit Program. In addition fo these awards made by NMSC, more than 280 business corporations, foundations, colleges, professional associations, unions, trusts, other organizations, and in dividuals give scholarships through the Merit Program. Some 2,000 Merit Scholarships were awarded last year with stip ends ranging from $400 to $6,000 for four , college years. A winner’s stipend is determined by assessing the amount of financial assistance he will need at the college he will attend About 11,000 students have won Merit Scholarships in the first ten annual programs. Ministers' Wives To Meet Here All ministers’ wives of the Cape Fear Conference have been re ouested to meet at the Dunn Chapel Church Friday, December 10, at 7:00. The nurpose of the meeting is to reorganize the council and become affiliated with the state and na tional bodies. The National Association of Min isters wives will meet in Norfolk, Va. in June and it is hoped that someone from this area will at tend. Mrs. Clara Murphy will be in charge of the meeting and the Dunn ministers wives will be hos tes-aes. All wives of ministers of the two Conferences are urged to attend this important meeting. Dlllltv ■w«il IV L m.: ii— CAUSE FOR THANKSGIVING — A Harvest Train loaded with food, clothing, money and other items rolled into the Falcon Children’s Home this morning with gifts from Pentecostal Holiness churches throughout the State and beyond. Rev. Raymond Potter, left, pastor or Dunn's Gospel Tabernacle, and the Rev. J. Doner Lee, new superintendent of the N C. Conference, are shown here at the miniature train engine that headed vehicle after vehicle of Thanksgiving blessings for the orphan boys and girls. (Daily Record Photo by Russell Bassford.) Legion Going After Those Who Opposed bpeake r ban Political Writer Predicts 50 Solons May Not Return By EULA N GREENWOOD FIFTY GOING? . . . Between the American Legion on one hand and loss of population on the oth er, it is estimated that upwards of 50—and possibly even more— of the 170 legislators here last week for the changing of the Speaker Ban Law will not be pres ent when the roll is called out Tonight York NEW YORK (UPI) — Britain’s perky Princess Margaret and her husband, Lord Snowdon, bid fare well to New York tonight with one last sampling of America - a pot luck supper. But the late evening repast will be served in the kitchen of one of Manhattan's most famous gour met palaces, the royally priced Four Seasons Restaurant. More than 200 guests were ex pected to Join the Tislting royal couple in passing through the gl eaming ldtehen each selecting their supper, buffet-fashion. Following the dinner and dance. (Continued On Page Six) Traveled ACL Through Dunn Eisenhower Back At Walter Reed WASHINGTON (UPI) — For mer President Dwight D. Eisen hower, traveling by hospital train and helicopter, today arrived at Walter Reed Medical Center with his doctor predicting he should be “ambulatory” in two weeks. Eisenhower, traveling: on the At lantic Coast Line Railroad, appar ently came through Dunn shortly after midnight. W. E. Ryals, local agent, said his office had no ad vance word about the special train, but pointed out that local offices are not always notified. Judging from his schedule, I (Continued os Pare Six) Christ's Ambassadors To Gather At Glad Tidings Dunn Church Will Be Host To State Youth Meeting • A state-wide convention of the f Christ’s Ambassadors, the youth or ganization of the Assemblies of God, will be held in Dunn at Glad Tid ings Assembly Thursday night, and throughout the day on Friday. Various activities related to the yeuth program will be a part of t«ie convention. The program was arjnounced today by the Rev. Wll \ * Tfa'm P. Register, pastor. Special speaker for the conven tion will be Rev. Roy A. Harthem, pastor of Calvary Temple Assem bly of God, in Jacksonville, Florida. He will speak at 7:30 on Thanksgiv ing night and again at 11:00 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. on Friday. Rev. Charles Brown, President of the C. A.’s of the North Carolina District, will be directing the ac tivities and services. Aside from the worship and evan gelistic services in which Reverend Harthern will speak, special fea tures of the convention include showing of the Ooepel film “Mis fit” at 10;90 P. M. Thursday night and a large fellowship banquet at the cafeteria of Dunn High School. Ail the meeting of the convention with the exception of the fellowship (Continued On rage Six) yonder in February of ’67. Reapportionment, now widely regarded as good as here, will take a big whack. The Legion awful ly powerful in some areas and now burning mad, will get in many good licks at some legislators who voted to soften the Ban. Just how strong is the Legion? This seems to be a question no body can answer- How much does it hang together on issues like the Ban? How political is it? Mow much money, time and effort will it put out to defeat these candi dates? IN OWN HOUSE . . . Among the big daily newspapers honest ly and earnestly calling for a change in the Speaker Ban Law were the Raleigh dailies, the News Sc Observer and the Raleigh Tim es. With them, it was a matter of great import from the very be ginning. They accepted the amendment without great grousing, would prabubly have T-rcferred outright repeal. And now we go to the New Tes tament, sixth chapter of Mark third and fourth verses (King James Version): ■‘Is not this the carpenter, the <' " "V.ed on Page Six $ Americans Are Killed In Single Day ©AIQON (UPI) — U. S. planes anti ships of the U. S. 7th Fleet tqday bombarded a Communist, ft&ce of 2,000 men which had in- ! flitted heavy casualties on Stuth Vietnamese troops in attacks on government coastal strong points near Tuy Hoa. WASHINGTON (UPI) — The De fense Department Monday made public the names of 85 American servicemen killed in Viet Nam. it the longest list issued in a le day since the United States me involved in the war in late I. With the exception of the past Ml» weeks, Monday’s list was even her than any previous weekly totjal of identifications. In the air war a U. S. spokes man said U. S. Air Force planes attacking with ‘uni rockets swept in through a barrage of anti-air cfraft fire and destroyed two missile sites in North Viet Nam Monday and crippled a strategic airport 50 miles from Hanoi. No U. S. losses were reported. The Communists began the fight ing at Tuy Hoa, 50 miles below the big port of Qul Nhon and 220 miles northeast of Saigon with an attack Monday night against a government company defending a bridge 15 miles to the north. Most of the company was wiped out. Second Major Attack The assault on Tuy Hoa was the second major Communist at tack in two days against govern ment coastal positions and repre sented at least a temporary shift in Communist strategy away from U. 6. troops who inflicted a series (Continued os Page Six) —X—‘— Rev. Don Bowen Tctlks To FHA'ers The LHlingfon Chapter or the Future Homemakers of America held their monthly meeting Nov. 17. Tbg meeting was called to order by till president, Nancy Brown. The buditiess was discussed for the chHatmas Buffet Supper to be held Dec- 18.. In honor of fathers of the glri*. Our new student teach er Miss Ann Thomas was introd uCed. She is a student from Camp bell College. The report was given that W member* of the F.H.A. at tended the District III and TV rally in Raleigh. The roll cgll was given by Peggy Williford, secretary. Ttie devotion was given by Debby Matthews and Lydia Senter, ex plaining the importance of Thanks giving. Rev. Donald Bowen, pastor of The Lilllngton Baptist talked on the topic “Morals Do Matter.” — Joyce Bradsher, Reporter. State Highway Chief, Top Aide Here Joe Hunt To Speak To Rotary Tonight Joseph M. Hunt, Jr. of Greens boro, Chairman of the State High way Commission and one of North Carolina’s top political leaders, will address the Dunn Rotary Club tonight at 6:30 o’clock at Porter’s Restaurant. Chairmar Hunt will be accom paniec. tc Dunn by his top aide.*:; George Willoughby, a Dunn native and now head of the State’s sec ondary road system. Willoughby is the son of Mrs. David WilSOh of Dunn. Plans for the program were an nounced today by President *»*! Vann, who will preside, Rotar tan Hoover Adams has charge of the program and will jntroduee the speaker. Chairman Hunt Is a five-term t^terfcn (of the legislature and served as Speaker of the House Of Representatives in 1961. ReBarded 'a* ope of the- two of three moat Influential men In North Carolina politics, many are predicting that Hunt will be a candidate for Governor next term. is also the man given mos of the credit for the election of Governor Dan Moore. He was one of Mtore’s original supporters and helped direct his campaign from the beginning. Chairman Hunt is expected to discuss the State's current high Continued on Page Six Will Succeed Abe Elmore As President Godwin Heads Dunn Chamber Tommy Godwin, well-known Dunn , business man, has been elected pre- j ident of the Dunn Chamber of Commerce for next year and will take office along with other new | officials at the annual banquet of the chamber on January 18th. Godwin, head of Ku-Home Build PRESIDENT GODWIN VICE PRES. TEW treasurer mahone SECT. McCCLLERS Admitted Shooting Former Girl Friend Solomon Given Two Years For Assault Charlie Solomon drew two years on the roads for assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious death, and pleaded guilty to the lesser charge. Attorney J. Shepard Bryan of Dunn served as private prosecutor in the case. Bryan and Solicitor Archie Taylor agreed to accept a plea to the lesser charge of ‘‘as sault with a deadly weapon,” and dropped the intent portion of the original charge. Witnesses testified that the wo man was enroute home in a taxi driven by Matthew Brown when So lomon follwed her in a truck. When she got out of the taxi, they related. Solomon called to her, but she refused to go to him. It apparently angered the man and he shot her at close range. The bullet entered the stomach and remains lodged in her spine. One witness testified that Sola mon had been looking the Sand ers woman, a former girl friend, earlier in the day and had threa tened then to kill her if he found her. Friends said he was trying to resume their former relationship. Attorney Bryan told the court Continued on Page Six ;rs Supply and long active in pub ic affairs here, was elected to suc ked Abe Elmore, who is retiring as president after one of the cham ber's most successful years ever. Under Elmore's leadership, a new ndustry for the town has just been mnounced and progress made in jther fields of chamber endeavor. Mr. Elmore declined a second term is president. Other new officers are: Roy Tie*, trice president; Earl H. Mahone, re flected treasurer for almost as many years as the chamber has been in existence; and Charlie McCullers, re-elected executive secretary and manager. Mr. Tew is manager of the H. P. Cannon Co. here and Mr. Mahone is vice president and manager of the Dunn branch of First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. in Dunn Dr. A. Purnell Bailey, a radio preacher who resides in Richmond, Va„ will be the banquet speaker. Recently-elected as directors of the chamber for three-year terms are: Crafton Tart, Marvin Raynor, Dr. Charles Byrd, J. I. Thomas, and Herman Oreen. Those who have two more years to serve are: Joe Burnette, Ray mond L. Cromartie, Jr., William C. Marshbum, Leon McKay and Paul White. Those who have one more year to serve are: Paul Drew, Abe El more, H. E. Godwin. John T. Simp son and Roy V. Tew. Those retiring at the end of this "year are: Ellis Barbour, PatilPorry, Henry Sandlin, J. N. Stephensbn IfiH Jamas M. Yates. Mrs. Woodall, 80 Pies In Suffolk Mrs. Minnie Price Woodall, 80, formerly of Oarner, died at the homg of her djtushter. Mrs. J. M McCabe, in Suffolk. Va., Monday night 1 Funeral Services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 from Rose jKineraj Chapel In Benson, Officiating will be the Rev. H. D. Pillar of Suffolk and Rev. Donnor Lee of falcon. Hurial will follow In Bethesadia Cemetery. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. W. J. Capps, Mrs. McCabe, Mrs. A E. Askew, all of Suffolk* Mrs. H- P- Stancil of Erwin and Mrs. Eldin Booth of Newport News, Va.; four sops, J. G. and J. A~ Woodall, both of Durham, E. B.* Woodall of Hampton, Va., and J» F. Woodall of New York City: two sisters, Mrs- Genny Strickland of Smithfteld and Mrs. Camille Dan iels of Four Oaks; also 52 grand children. Adjourns Court In His Memory Judge Burgwyn Pays Tribute To Kennedy Superior Court Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn of Woodland, describing John P- Kennedy as “one of the greatest of all American Presi dents," paid tribute to him Mon day on the second anniversary oX his assassination and adjourned court for the day in his memory. "The greatness of this young man from Boston is impressed upon us more and more as time goes by but few of us are yet able to realize his true greatness. •‘I think it appropriate for all Americans to pause in tribute," said the udge, “and I want the record to show that we are doing so here today in this court" Judge Burgwyn recalled that on the same morning the President was shot to death an advertisement appeared in a Dallas newspaper declaring the President should have been impeached as a traitor. “The unfortunate man who pull ed the trigger on John F. Kennedy ■ must have been influenced in some (Continued oe Page Six) In Pistol Slaying of Marvin Mooney Duke Murchison Is Freed A jury in Harnett Superior Court Tuesday morning acquitted George (Duke) Murchison, well-known 141. lington Negro, in the slaying of Marvin Mooney, 41, a Lillington mechanic, in an argument over a plate of barbecue. Hinnant Convicted Harvey Hinnant, a brick mason i who also operated a Juke joint hear Lillington, was convicted of man slaughter this afternoon in the slaying of Sidney McGee, a Fort Bragg soldier, on May It, 1963 Judge W. H. 8. Burgwyn said he would sentence Hinnant Wednesday. state Senator Robert B. Morgan, attorney for Murchison, told the jury it was plainly a ease of self defense and that Murchison was justified in killing Mooney, the jury took only a short period of j deliberation to return a verdict at * Continued on Page Sbt .1