The daily record., 1952-01-01

SCllke was VA d6aAhi-
After a close race, Mrs. David.
clifford was awarded the Packard
automobile as first prize in the
Daily Record contest on March
18th. Judge Burgwyn ordered de-
lnquent administrators to file re-
ports or else, on the 22nd. Sam
Holman was freed on murder
charges on the %, and two Buie's
Greek youngsters. Danny and Rod
ney Pulley were thrown into a
river by Boyd Morris. On. the oath
the Textile Union set the strike
for April.
On April End, Erwin employees
walked out. demanding Is cents
more per hour. Dunn politics be-
gan warming up on the 9th. On the
11th, the big news broke that Tru-
man had fired Macarthur. April
Is, Judge Clawson Williams issued
an injunction in the Erwin strike.
April l6. the returns came IN re-
tanning the city manager form.
On the nth the old soldier (Mac-
arthur faded away before Con-
aress. Walter b Lucas, Linden
was wreck victim on the 2srd.
April %, City Manager Hobbs re-
signed and succesSof was sought.
AUTO MEN PAY IN SILVER
A flood Of cartwfeels was seen
in this section on the 26th when
auto men paid off in silver. Erwin
homes were dynamited on the 9th
In an outbreak of strike violence.
Jean Wilson was selected as Nancy
%.
On the 3oth the election showed
Ralph Hanna still Mayor and H.
D. Coats, j. v. Bass, r. @. Tart and
B. A. Bracey Commissioners. Vann
announced on May 1st that he
would not ask runoff for Mayor.
Goats got a Highway Patrolman
on May 7th and a vote to end the
Erwin strike ON May 9th failed.
The battle of Averasboro was re-
lated at Memorial services at Chi
cora Cemetery. On the 14th, work.
ers in Erwin returned to their jobs
and the six weeks strike was over.
DR.. c. B. Codringto1l received &
plaque from the Rocky Mount
Academy of Medicine in recogni-
tion of his 38 years work on May
Is. On the 10th Betty Ann Ed
wards, Ellington teacher was an
accident victim. Hobbs in parting
submitted record $346, 500 budget
on May %. r is
,Kidnapper Boyd Morris drew 20
TO 80 years from judge ak. MINI
ocks on May %. On the. oath, Roy
Cameron was named county polio
fund head, and the Erwin High
School Year Book was dedicated to
=. H. Bost. Hobbs turned down
a 81 500 bonus-it wasn't legal any,
way as Attorney General McMul-
len ruled later, on May 25th, Joe
McCullers got the call from Uncle
on the 26th and GTs started NOV
ing in from, -maneuvers on the 81.
June 1st featured the opening Of
Johnson's- new restaurant On the
18th another contingent of troops
mued in. Benson opened its hog
market "a that date. Corp. Ken
meth ]. Coular. first maneuver
casualty, drowned 4.,}Little River
on the IA. Father Fraacis McCar-
thy was installed as pas Or of Sa-
cred Heart Catholic Churcis on the
18th. '--!s
June 81 the Army installed IS
communications center here. Nc
Cullers got a deferment on the
22nd, and the Benson Sing drew
10000 on the 25th. Another soldier
drowned while swimming on the
t26th. Allsbrook spoke to the YDC
at Ellington on the 9th and the
Wildcat reunion took the spotlight
on the 28th,,
WILLIAMSON TAKES OVER
July End, Corporal Rommie viii
hanson took over the Harnett
County Highway Patrol. On the 3rd
the town board cut the tax rate
Jy nickel to $1.65. G. T. Proffitt
was sworn in as new Superinten-
dant of Schools on July 4.
The first tour of Army installa-
tions by civilians took place on
July IL. On the 10th dynamite de-
stroyed the home of Dock Reid
and Allen Newton was charged
with the crime. Four soldiers we're
hit by lightning on the 18th. Lin
wood Harris became Manager of
Efird's in Erwin on the 10th. On
the rs, Rory Matthews, well known
Harnett character was hurt in an
accident.
Catholic dignitaries held a field
Mass for the maneuvering Soldiers
on August 5th. Or ,the 9th a car,
driven by Wiltoi Wv of Dunn
Route 5, lost a deuss.5n to a slow
train, with no injuries. On the 18th
the ACL Champion was derailed
between -Four Oaks and Benson.
A safecracker wrecked the Sash
Door and Millwork offices on
August 16. and John G. Thomas
took over as Dunn Dispatch Editor,
after resigning his 5000 a year
Job with the Wilson Chamber Of
Commerce. Dunn's Guard unit
left for Fort Mcclellan on the nth. |
The Dunn Tobacco Market got off |
70 a good start on the oath. LuIong
miss North CarolinaD Ogburn en-
tertalned naneuvering troops on
The 81.
On September Ord the legion |
Fan opened. o. o. Mannire took |
over as new City Manager on the
eth. Ferd jackson died on Sept.
sth Benson had Capus waynick