The daily record., 1952-01-01

ess to the District School Of IN
struction. Manning names his lead
ership group on the 17th. Marvin
Hartley dies after falling from boat.
Many projects are proposed for
civic bettelanent at q meeting on
the 18th. Goats Baptists announced
plans for a new church on the 25th.
Herbert Taylor offers his Knee
pants League to the town on the
18th.
On Octnber /, DR.. Charles Byrd
was selected to head the Harnett
County TB Association. Charlie Hair
shot his son-in-law, Clyde Powell
on the End. Erwin Lions held La
dies Night. Benson-Dunn Potato
Markets consolidate on the Srd. Nc
Kay Square IN Lillington Is bought
by Sexton Brothers on Oct. S. ~
Mrs. John Dalrymple became the
first paid worker for the Harnett
County TB Association on Oct. s.
On Oct. 8, Negro leaders met with
City Manager o. o. Manning to
map out plans for civic improve
ment. Norman Suttles was named
Manager Of the Chamber Of Com
merce on Oct. .. On this date Le-
roy Cox addressed the District
nurses, plans were made for a Com
rnunity Building and Dunn was Wis
tied by a group Of movie artists.
E DAVIS RETIREE
On Oct II. Rev. J. Luther Davis
announcer that he was retiring
as pastor lof the Gospel Tabernacle.
Gubernatorial candidate William B.
Umstead addressed group at a
Linden church on the 14th, and
was introduced by Rev. William
Howard Carter as "our next Gov
ernor."
Better bus service was assured on
Oct. Is, when Southern Coach took
over the bus lines. The town board
discussed fluoridation Of water and
approved the project. Dunn receiv-
ed national publicity on Oct. 18 as
the model OPS town.
Two wreck deaths, Olden p.
(Pete) Jernigan and Edna Kathleen
Patterson were chalked up on the
22nd. DR.. H. D. Mabe took over
the practice Of ailing DR.. w. E. Adj
air, Jr., in Erwin Oct. a. At the
Little River Association meeting on
the 18th, the Baptist group went ON
record as opposed TO the appoint
ment of Clark to the Vatican.
Popular Clerk Of Courts Robert
Morgan found that Uncle Sam still
needed him on November 5th. On
the 9Th the town board officially
approved fluoridation. At a joint
meeting of the Woman's Club and
representatives of the civic organi-
cations plans for the Community
Building took another step forward.
The success of the project hinged
on securing title instead of a lease
on the property.
On November 10th, the McLamb
fish fry proved one of the biggest
event of its kind ever held here. A
new poultry dressing plant opened
on the 18th. After inspecting the
Health Center on the 14th, the
Grand Jury recommended improve
nent in facilities. - sa.-.s4' /,
Suttles beSalA his new duties as
Chamber Of S1lmnerce Manager on
Nov. Is. On lie 10th the Benson
Chamber of Commerce held its an
nual Banquet slt the Legion Build
ing. Newton was freed on dynamite
ing charges and the big REA meet
ing was held here.
The town board offered lot for
the proposed new Health Center
on the nth. On the 2Srd. the Err
win Mills rs Year Club, held its
apnual banquet. c. G. Fields tend
eied his resignation as County
Commissioner on the 26th and Spec
ulatpn began concerning a success
Sor.
NO MINK COAT
Eure tSld the Dunn Information
Clinic that ais wife "does not have,
never had, and I hope she never
does have, pink coat" on the
10Th. makiig hin sound like a pos
sible gubenatorial candidate. On
Nov. 80 tn Harnett County Board
of Health vent ON record in favor
OF a new Lealth Center.
Decembe- opened on a somber
note when a patrol car was wreck
ed injwfrg popular Highway Pat
rolmaniJoe Whitaker badly ard Ed
win Clief iof Police claude Avery
and Parolman David Matthews less
seriously. Dunn grew larger Son De-
cembei 3, with the extension of the
city limits. Leman Evans dieo ~in
IA car+ruck wreck.
On lee. 5th 1t was announced that
att0rny J. o. West would be in
charge of the Eastern Carolina Lin
coin Day dinner A group went to
Raleigh on the 9Th and won tenta-
tive approval for the new Health
Center from DR.. John FerreIl
Health Commission head.
On the 7th, E. v. Gainey, popu-
lar Dunn businessman was badly
injured IN a wreck Rev. Balm I'm
derwood was named to succeed Rev.
J. Luther Davis as pastor of the
Gospel Tabernacle on the 10th. The
entire area was sadden when
Charles Ross and E. v. Ga.ney died
on Dec /.
TOURIST BUREAU
Dunns new Tourist Bureau with
Howard Hodges at its head was
formed on Dee. 18th. On the 18th.
the town board turned thumbs |
down oh the recreation vote. Cam |
sron was reelected to head PIMA. |