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Weather Generally lair through Wed nesday, and a little warmer Wednesday. Low today, 57; high, near 90. Comment Times Why Is It that talk, among all the other commodities, re mains so cheap? Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Serving All Of Franklin County T?l. 0Y 6-3283 Fiva Cants Louisburg. N. C-. Tuesday. June 30. 1964 (Ten Pages Today) 95th Year? Number 37 County Goes For Dan Moore; Supports Blue Over Scott Franklin County voters gave Dan K. Moore an overwhelming majority over L. Richardson Preyer In the Governor's race and reversed their first pri mary support from Bob Scott to Clifton Blue In the Lt. Gover nor's race, In Saturday's Pri mary. ' Moore received 4896 votes to Preyer' s 1407 and Blue received 3212 to 2663 for Scott In Satur day's voting. Moore carried the state while Blue was defeated by Scott, son of former Gov ernor and Senator Kerr Scott Moore's county campaign was headed by Wallace Tlppett, Loulsburg farm Implement dealer with Mrs. Arch Wilson being co-chairman for the women. Tlppett received assis tance from supporters of Dr. I. Beverly Lake In the second primary campaign. Walter Long and Charlie Davis, Lake supporters were advisors In the runoff race. Roger Mitchell, local building contractor was manager for Preyer In both campaigns with Mrs. Hugh Perry, chairman of the women groups. Scott had no announced local manager, but Blue had named Loulsburg Attorney, E. C. Bul luck to head his second primary campaign. "With 2,160 of the 2,164 precincts In the state report ing,. Moore led Preyer 480,120 to 294,241. Preyer conceded at 8:45 p.m. Saturday night. With 2,159 of the 2,164 state precincts reported, Scott led Blue 371,605 to 356,400. Moore Is the fourth winning gubernatorial candidate to re ceive Franklin County's sup port In sixty years. The county supported Blckett, Morrison and M Scott prior to Saturday's sup- H port of Moore. Moore carried H all 11 precincts In the county. H Cliff Blue carried Dunn #1 and I #2, Harris, Sandy Creek, Gold I Mine, Cedar Rock and Louis- I burg. Scott took Youngsvllle, H Frankllnton, Hayesvllle and | Cypress Creek. Dan K. Moore Antique Auto Club Visit Shown above are officials in last Saturday's visit of the An tique Automobile Club of Ameri ca. Left to right, Raymond Bur nette, F resident of the Louis burg Business Association; Da vid Hinkle, President of the I Carolina Region of the Auto Club and Louisburg Slayor Louis Wheless. The 75-car group paraded through the downtown i section and put the cars on dis- '? play at Louisburg College. -Times Staff Photo, j . i Autos Visit Louisbura The Carolina Region Antique Automobile Club of America paid a visit to Loulsburg Satur day afternoon, and paraded 75 antique cars through the down town section and later displayed them on the Loulsburg College campus. The parade came from Satter whlte Point at Kerr Lake in Vance County, led by Mayor Louis Wheless and Raymond Burnette, president of the Loulsburg Business Associa tion, and moved south on Blck Town Council Sets Budget ^ The Loulsburg Town Council announced the tentative budget for the Town 'of Loulsburg to day, showing an expected ex penditure in the coming year of $457,155.00. The break down of spending Is as follows: General Government, $42, 840.00; Police Department, $42,985.00; Fire Department, $17,855.00; Civil Defense and Rescue Service, $4,13.1.00; Street Department, $18,316.00; Cemetery Expense, $2,432.00; Sanitation Department, $23, 025.00; Electric Department, $164,223.00; Water Depart ment, $67,921.00; Sewer De partment, $15,799.00; Recrea tion Commission, $4,115.00; Contingency Funds, $1 l^XXl.OO. Total Departmental Expense Is $414,642.00. Debt Service Is as follows: Bonds to be retired, $27 ,000.00; Interest on Bonds, $15,513.00. The total Debt Service Is $42,513.00. * The Grand Total of Depart mental Expense and Debt Ser vice is $457,155.00. ett Blvd. to the Bunn Road and iurned onto Main Street. The Mayor and Burnette had met the group in Henderson to make the trip with them to Louisburg. They rode in the antique car with David Hinkle, president of the organization. The tour, which began in Greensboro Friday, ended Sat urday evening at Raleigh. The members met at the Sir Walter Hotel for a banquet at 7:30 p.m. Their stop over in Louisburg was co-sponsored by the Busi ness Association and the Town of Louisburg. Refreshments were served the members at Louisburg College. A large number of local auto fans and spectators gathered at the col lege to inspect the cars. Leo Pugh of Greensboro was chair- ' man of the tour. Woman Reports Robbery Here ? i A local dental assistant had j reported to police that she was slugged and robbed last Satur day afternoon In her office on I West Main St. of $57 in cash and an $18 check. Mrs. NadUie Joyner Collins reported to Louisburg police j Chief William Dement that an unidentified person entered the upstairs office of Dr. Marvin Pleasants on West Nash St. i around 3 plm. and struck -her on the right front forehead from behind. The blow, reportedly \ stunned the woman, and the alledged thief took the money from a pocketbook inside of her pocket. CMef D&mmf' said he ami SBI agent L. M. Harton are Investigating the alledged as sault and robbery. Tax Rate Set At $1.90 For ? County \ In the annual Budget Estimate, made public by the Board of ; County Commissioners last , week, the tax rate was set at < $1.90, ten cents above the rate , last year. > i Current Expense for schools , received a five cent Increase : while Capital Outlay expense , got a two cent -cut. Welfare received a six cent increase and a one cent Increase was added to the Debt Service. Property valuation In the j county was listed as $30,176,139, an Increase from the reported $28 million, of last year. In other actions, the Board declared Monday, July 6, as a Holiday for county employees. Chairman W. P. Chllders' mo tion to adjust salaries of sev .eral county employees was de feated by a 3-2 vote. Chllders and Commissioner Norrls Col lins voted for tire motion; Com missioners Norwood Falkner, George Harris- and Claude Arnold voted against It. The motion would have raised some salaries of county employees, Including office clerks and ve teran's officer. ? > The Commissioners agreed to participate in the micro filming of county, records by , the State Department of j Archives and History at no expense to the ttfwity. j. Rescue Calls j 'The Loulsburg Rescue Ser- !' vice answered a call to the ' ho?n? M Mr; W. O. Ftrtler; 9r?' on tfie River Road last Friday ; evening around 6:30 p.m. Mr. |' Fuller had fallen from a horse. ! Speed Wins Saturday Runoff For House Seat Office To Be Closed Friday Clint Fuller, Managing Editor, today stated that The Franklin Times office would be closed all day Friday In order to give their employees a holiday for the 4th of July. The office will lie open as usual on Monday, July 6. Local Man Hurt In S. C. I A Louisburg man was Injured In a wreck which took the life of a small child In Denmark, ' S. C. last Wednesday. N. C. Mullen, 69, of Louisburg Is In a Bamberg, S. C. hospital where he underwent an operation for a knee Injury Monday. Mullen was Injured when a late model car driven by Mrs. Betty Keating of Brunswick, Ga. skidded on a wet bridge and struck his car. Mrs. Heat ing's baby, one'of sli children rlBWc In her car, was killed In the accident. Mrs. Keating suffered a broken leg and pelvis injuries. Injured In the Mullen car was Eugene Jones, a hitch-hiker. None of the other Keating child ren were seriously Injured. Incumbent James D. Speed I captured nine of the eleven i county precincts as he won re election to the House of Re- ! presentatives over James T. ! '?Joe" Moss of Youngsvtlle in Saturday's Second Democratic Primary. Speed's victory margin was 400 votes, polling 3363 to Moss* How House Race Went 2963. He picked up lour pre cincts carried in the first pri mary by Moss. Dunn No. 1 Dunn No. 2, Harris and Frank - linton fell into the Speed column. Each had given Moss a majori ty over Speed in the first pri mary. Frank linton went for Norris Collins of Frankllnton in the first race. Moss' carried Loulsburg by the exact margin of 51 votes as he did in the first primary, and his home precinct of Youngsvllle. He picked up 90 votes more In Youngsvllle than' he polled In May. Speed picked James D. Speed up 45 more In Youngsvllle pre cinct. Collins had received 141 total votes in Youngsvllle in the first primary. In the early returns Saturday night, Speed led and was never topped, with the all Important Frankllnton precinct being the last to report. Collins' 607 first primary total In Frank llnton was expected to be a factor In the outcome of the race Saturday. The first precinct to report was Gold Mine, giving Speed a 390 to 97 margin. Dunn No. 2 and Harris followed, both re versing their first primary sup port of Moss and the trend was set. Moss Increased the num ber of votes he received over the first election In nine pre cincts, polling fewer votes in Dunn No. 2 and Harris. Speed Increased his May vot ing total In nine precincts, re ceiving fewer votes In Hayes vlll and Sandy Creek, three fewer In one and four In the other. A total of 6789 votes were cast In the May Primary. There were 6326 votes cast In the House race Saturday, 6303 tor Governor and 5875 for Lt. Governor. Racial Leaflets Are Used Here In Saturday Elections Unsigned leaflets listing Richardson Preyer, Bob Scott ind James T. Moss as the can lldates which "If elected, would serve the best Interest of the Negro race," were reportedly llstrlbuted at a number of poll ing places In Franklin County In Saturday's runoff election. The letters, printed on an ifflce duplicator machine, were reported to have been distri buted In Loulsburg, Harris, Franidinton and some other precincts early Saturday. The letter, dated June 5, 1964, Franklin County, N. C., was signed, "Truly yours, Franklin bounty Citizenship Com mittee." There was no sig nature other than the typed :ommtttee name. A search around the area reveals no such committee can be found. The leaflet said, "We are not telling you how to vote In the runoff on June 27, 1964 but to the best of our Judge ment, we believe that the fol lowing candidates, if elected, would serve the best interest of the Negro race: Richardson Preyer for Governor, Bob Scott for Lt. Governor, James- T. "Joe" Moss for House of Re1 presentatlves. Don't forget to Autopsy Due In Death Of . j Negro Woman Fronle Coppedge, Negro wo man of the Cedar Rock Com SllJnlty was dead on arrival at Franklin Memorial Hospital, Monday afternoon around 5p.m. She had reportedly suffered a dead Injury at her home. Franklin County. Sheriff's De puty Dave Batton reported that ? in autopsy will be performed' 3n the body to determine the [ :ause of death. Her husband, Johnnie Coppedge, 82, has been questioned In connection with the death. The woman was brought to tfie losptlal on a private car by (SEE Autopsy page 5) go to the polls on June 27, 1964, and vote for these men." The date was underlined and the word "serve" had been erased and corrected. The Preyer camp Issued a public statement denying any part in the leaflet or any knowl edge of it, in a radio broadcast Saturday afternoon. The an nouncements were paid for by Mrs. Hugh Perry, Co-Manager for Preyer in Franklin County. Preyer received 1177 votes to lead Dan Moore in the first primary in the county. Both ran behind Dr. I. Beverly Lake. Moore received 4896 to Pre yer* s 1407 in the voting on Saturday. Cliff Blue reversed the first primary results when he carried the couhty over Bob Scott. Scott won tlje May1 pri mary 2800 votes 1943 for Blue. In Saturday's voting, Blue totaled 3212 to 2663 for Scott. *' James D. Speed, winner in j the House race, led James Moss In the first primary by 118 votes, carrying five precincts. Moss carried five precincts and Norrls Collins, third man In the race, carried his home precinct of Frankllnton. In Saturday's voting, Speed defeated Moss by 400 vot^s and carried all county precincts except Loulsburg and Youngs vllle. No public statements have been made by any of the can didates except ;the radio an nouncements by the Preyer people on Saturday. Election law states that It Is unlawful "To publish or have circulated any derogatory re ports concerning a candidate with knowledge of falsity of the reports or In reckless dlsre- I gard of their truth or falsity I G. S. 163-196 (10)". Also, "To ; publish derogatory material I concerning a candidate without signing the name of the party responsible G. S. 163-196 (9).'? ] Official Vote Count The Official Vote Count in Saturday's Second Primary, as announced by Mrs. Susan Gyp ton, Secretary to the Board of Elections, Is 6371. Of these, there were 6303 cast in the Gov ernor's race; 5875 in the race for Lt. Governor and 6326 in the House contest. The first primary voting was officially announced as 6,789. The otfi cial vote by precinct appears elsewhere in today's Issue of The Times. First Cotton Blooms In Mr. E. L. Avent of the Dad dyville Community is the first to - report the appearance of a red cotton bloom this year. Mr. Avent's farm is on Rt. 2, Zebulon, and the bud appeared last Friday. This morning Mr. W. C. Coley brought Into The Times office the first white cotton bloom. Mr. Coley lives in the Wood Community, Rt. 2, Loulsburg. The people are to be taken In very small doses. Dunston Death Ruled Due To Natural Causes Franklin County Coroner James Edwards has ruled that Willie Lee Dunston, 30-year old, Rt. 3, Negro died of na tural Causes. Dunston* s skele ton had been discovered last week In the Alert community. The remains had been examin ed by authorities in Raleigh and based onlhelr report, the Coro ner ruled that there was no foul play in the death of Dunston. The skull had been found by Sheriffs Deputy Tom Powell while on a routine investiga tion in the area. A further search brought the discovery of the torso portion of the re mains in a wooded area about fifty yards off State Rural road 1407 in the Alert Community. Dunston lived inJ New Jersey and was reportedly visiting his mother, Ethel Susie Dunston, at the time of his death. Boxscore Raleigh? The Motor Vehicles Department's summary of traf fic deaths through 10 a.m. Mon day, June 29: KILLED TO DATE 687 KILLED TO DATE LAST 'YEAR 578 Election Scenes Shown above are scenes of Saturday's run off primary in Franklin Gounty, At left is Mr. EtTP arrt str of the~H ltrfcrrry Rock Com munity preparing to vote at the Louisburg Precinct Saturday morning. Mr. Parrish was one of the oldest voters in the county Saturday. He is 87 years old. At right is scene ^at tne Tmresr-orftee -Saturday rrtght, ;" as the returns came in. -Times Stajf Photos.
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