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WAYNE FORSYTHE TACKLE CHARLES GOSWICK FULLBACK MIKE COLLINS END Bams Open Season Friday it Helena The Frankllnton Rams open the 1986 football season Fri day night as they meet the Helena Hornets at Timber lake. Frankllnton High School Principal D. M. Sowers re ported this nornlng that a special request had been m.ide to the N. C. High School Ath letic Association (or per mission to play the game even though Frankllnton school opening has been delayed. Sowers said he felt certain the game would be played as scheduled. Coach Stan Bowles reported that likely starters (or Frl day's opener will be: Dennie Carter HB; David Secor QB; Jim Hefner HB, Charles Gos wlck FB, Mike Collins E; Gordon Wilder G; Wayne Forsythe T; Freddie Cbats E; Brooks Bennett C; Andrew Frailer G; and one tackle position was unannounced. The Rams (ace a new entry In the Wake-Nash-Edgecombe Conference In the tjornets. However, they are both arch foes, having met several times before. Helena, with a larger squad than the Rams, has twelve re turning lettermen from last Suspect r (Continued from page 1) ?tor* around 10 a.m. Monday. An argument resulted and tlx Negroes were ordered to leave. Foster reportedly told the three boys that he was going to return and kill Shea ron. He and the three youths returned to the Shearon store ?round 2 p.m and Shearon, according to Foster's story, again ordered Foster to leave. | He reportedly said that he was pushed by Shearon. At that time, and standing near an open drink box, Fos ter reportedly said he hit the 63-year-old gr?ceryman with a cleaver-type knife which Foster had tucked un der his shirt. The blow struck Shearon on the forearm. Fos ter continued the assault, ac cording to the report, until Shearon was downed. Dement, who had gone with out sleep for most of the time since the crime occurred, ex pressed his appreciation to the Franklin County Sheriff's De partment, the State Bureau of Investigation, the State Highway Patrol, the Loulsburg Rescue Service, private cltl ?ns who aided, to all who called In Information and to hl? own department, including auxllllary policemen for their assistance in the Investi gation. Mayor V. A. Peoples expressed the appreciation of the town to "all concerned." Mayor ftopies also dis closed that a reward of |500 was to have been posted Wed nesday morning at ?:30 a m tor Inform itlon leading to the capture of the murderer by ?>? Franklin County Im- ' provement Society. Oilef Otment said his department ^^"?'tUrnd0Wn County Solicitor W. H. (Jack) Taylor said the youth may be " tried for first degree murder, that the law allows this when only age Is Involved In such eases. The youth reportedly has an L Q of S3 and spent three years In the first, three years in the second grado and failed to pass the third grade. He was sent to The ? Berry Cen ter, a mental hospital at Ooldsboro, In IMS and was returned home against the re commendations of local Wel fare officials, School prin cipal C. A. Harris and Ju venile Judge Mph Knott. He has previously been charged In three break Ins, and was expelled from Riverside School at least once tor threatening a teacher. Foeter was born August 17, 1881 and Is the oldest of four children. He lived with his mother, Sophia Foeter Kear ney at 100? South MatnStreet, near the Shearon store. He had been placed tn the cui tody of his mother by Clerk of Court Ralph Knott, county Juvenile Judge , following his latest charge of breaking and entering last March 31. Knott said he and the local Wel fare department "have been searching for a place for him." Both the Judge and Wel fare authorities acknowledge that the Foster boy was a problem for the community, but facilities were not avail able to take care of him. The suspect In one of the worst crimes In the area tn many years reportedly told officers there was only $5.00 In the cash registers and no money at all In the two bill folds taken from Shearon's body. The billfolds and a cash box were found earlier by officers and Foster told where he had hidden them. The murder set off a wide spread search of the area by hundreds of law enforcement officers and private citizens Monday afternoon and lasted well Into the night. Thousands of spectators visited the area. Officers kept their movements a well-guarded secret Tues day night as they cleared the way for the arrest. Some ten sion had been evident in the area as a result of the brutal slaying. season's team which ended with a very respectful 8-2 record. The Rams finished In the cellar In the conference last year. They won one and lost five In the conference and won three and lost seven over all. The Rams lost to the Hornets last year 8-0 on a blocked kick and a sustained Helena drive of sixty yards for the TD. The two teams have met every Franklinton (Continued from page 1) Board held buck the final de cision. It was announced Saturday and again Monday that school opening would not be delayed. However, at the special meet ing on Tuesday, with five members of thentne-member Board In attendance, the vote was unanimous for delaying the opening of schools. It was also reported that F. B. L agents were In Frank linton Wednesday questioning School Board members and others concerning Saturday's mas meeting and reports of threats. It was not learned whether the federal Investi gators were to return today or what, If anything, they un covered In their Tuesday questionings. The controversy began last week when a four-man team from the Department of Health, Education and Wel fare visited Franklinton * to "aid the Board complying to the HEW guidelines." Se veral meetings between the Board and the Washington of ficials ended with a watered down request that the two seventh grades be moved from the Negro school to the pre dominantly white Franklinton High School. A petition bear ing 584 names was presented to the Board Saturday after noon urging i that the Board not agree to ^transfer of t&fe classes which would have re sulted In the addition of about 78 more Nfcgro students In the white school. year since 1959. Frankllntori his won three of the games and the Hornets have won five The worse shellacking the Rams have given the Hornets came In 1960 when Frankllnton gained a 46-6 win. In 1964 the Motorists (Continued from page 1) to duty on the . primary and Interstate highways where the bulk of the holiday traffic will be concentrated. "Nothing Is more effective than being seen stopping ac cident-producing motorists, blue lights flashing on every contact," Guy declared. "Operation Total Strength" begins at 6 p.m. Friday and terminates Monday at 12 mid night. Tragedy (Continued from page 1) and entering the M and OD1 nette on South Main Street here. He reportedly stole $4.00. On March 31, 1966, he was charged with entering the home of Maxlne Moore, a Negro neighbor, and takl|g an undisclosed amount of money. He was placed In the custody of his mother by Knott, "subject to further orders of the court." > , A former teacher of the sus pect reported, "David has very little energy; spends most of his time sleeping; needs medical attention. Ano ther reported, he "does not make good use of his time; needs medical attention.' Still another said, "Spends most of his time sleeping, keeps a cold most of the time; needs medical attention; craves recognition and love." When the youth was arrested Tuesday night and charged with first degree murder, he was watchlng"The Fugitive," a television show about a man accused of murder. His principal's prediction apparently had come true. His return was Indeed a tragedy. I Hornets downed the Rams 21-0 for their largest edge. Coach Dave Hodge of the Hornets reports his squad has 33 members In an early season report and the Hornets have made Improvements on their playing field. The Hornet Club, headed by Floyd Hicks, has Installed new bleachers and a chain fence. The visitor side will seat 400 to 500 people, Cd^View * GOOD FAMILY DRIVE-IN IN A GOOD COMMUNITY Robert MlTCHU blasts the screen! FRI.-SAT. uiawiir I gf|||u 1 urfntlM "McLINTOCK! 0@ K0?Rf)aiMJ?0iR],u,B TFCMilCfll M* PAHAVKIHN SUN -MON -TUES. HIS NEWESTI HIS BIGOESTI EtUIS PRESLEY ? Biradise HawaiianStyle HMWflWS. WED.-THURS HUMPHREY AUDREY WILLI BOGART HEPBURN HOLDEN ? WAITER HAMPOCN JONN WIUIAMS MARTHA HYtR JOAN VOHS *?*? ?? ????? t. BILLY WILDER ? ?? icm* * hit mon m 1 Davis Takes Win At Franklinton Frankllnton - Benny Davis of Haw River took hi* fifth feature win of the year here Wednesday night, beating out David Massey of Burlington In the feature race for late mo del Sportsman cars. Third place went to Glenn Slmpklns . of Raleigh, fourth to Roy Mur phy of Durham, and fifth to David Trawlck of Raleigh. Chly one Franklin County car participated In this divi sion. The Dick Collier car driven by Earl Moss was still out with engine trouble as was Sandy Tharrlngton's No. 3 Plymouth. Both cars are ex pected to be In top shape for next week's program. It was left up to Foots Ar nold of Loulsburg to uphold Franklin County honors In the Sportsman division. Arnold Was driving his newly built Oldsmoblle for the first time and finished seventh. This Is the only car being raced equipped with automatic transmission. Davis a Is* won the first heat race with Massey second and Slmpklns third. Murphy took the second heat with Trawlck second ""and Bill Taylor of Morrls\(llleJhlrd. ? Kent Fogleman of Durham edged Wayne McGhee of Hills borough for the Hobby division feature win. Pete Dease of Ox ford was In third place, Donnle Lloyd of Creedmoor driving a Frankllnton car owned by J. C/\ Griffin was fourth, Howard Turner of Raleigh fifth. McGhee's car tangled with one driven by Jack Jones of Frankllnton coming out of the final turn of the race. McGhee straightened out and held on to his second place, but the car driven by Jones rolled several times. He escaped serious Injury despite the fact that his safety belt pulled loose In the crash. The first Hobby teat race was won by Fofleman with Ernie McBroom of Hills borough second and Oeas* third. In the second beat Mc Ghee was the winner with Lloyd second, and C. D. Nichols at Durham third. Allen Person, left, who did much of the work on No. 21 shown In the background, and Foots Arnold, driver who finished seventh In the Sportsman Division race at Franklln ton Wednesday night, are shown above. Both men are from LoutSburg and have recently joined the growing number of Franklin County facers participating in the Speedway events. The hot sun makes men mad In the daytime and the romin tlc moon makes them (polish it night. To get something out of a sermon, one must take himself within the range of the speaker. I auifburn SUN.-MON.-TUES , SEPT. 4-5-6-7 V CLAUDU ROCK HUDSON ^CARDINALE BLINDFOLD " LhtKCHNICOLOR' PANAVISION'I THURS -FRI.-SAT., SEPT. 8-9-10 A film with many scenes so terrifying, a built-in The motion picture with the FEAR FLASHER and FORD'S WAREHOUSE We Are Ready - 2nd Sale Thursday, September 8th. We Are . ' Now Prepared To Floor Two Sales For Your Convenience. Please Make Your Baskets As Near 200 Lbs. As Possible CALL US FOR FLOOR SPACE 496-3520 i I I ' ? ?
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