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WEATHER Variable cloudiness with gusty northwesterly winds and cool today. Friday generally fair and not quite as cool In the afternoon. Low today, 45; high, upper 60*5. "1 The Fra NO. 1 IN THE NATION IN COMMUNITY SERVICE Published Every Tuesday & Thursday ' ? ?-A Serving All Of Franklin County Your Award Winning County Newspaper Tel. Gy 6-3283 Ten Cents Louisburg, N. C. Thursday, October 19, 1967 (Ten Pages Today) 98th Year-Number 70 Farmers Not Participating In AC Program Franklin County farmers who are not participating In the 1967 Agricul tural Conservation Program are en couraged to visit the County Office and file their request for Government as sistance to seed winter cover. Octo ber 31 Is the last day to file a re quest. There are approximately 2800 farms In Franklin County and only about 700 are participating In this program. No doubt producers will want to seed some type of cover be hind row crops for the winter. Cost sharing rates per acre for seeding winter cover Is $2.00 for wheat, oats, rye, barley and crimson clover. Pro ducers who plan to seed one or more of these crops for cover should conr tact the County ASCS Office on or be fore October 31 and file their re quest. It appears there will be a large crop of corn and soybeans. It Is most Important that producers use good Judgment about marketing these two crops. The Government Price Support Program for corn and soy beans Is very important in that loans r may be made to farmers for storage on the farm, provided that adequate storage Is available. The loan rate Is $1.24 per bushel on corn and $2.51 See FARMERS Page 4 Christmas Parade To Be Held As a result of a poll taken earlier . this week by the Loulsburg Business Association, Mrs. Juanlta Pleasants, Executive Secretary of the organiza tion, announced this morning that the annual Christmas Parade will be staged In Loulsburg. The date Is set as Wednesday after noon, November 29, at 3:30 P.M. Mrs. Pleasants reports that all churches, school groups and civic clubs are In vited to enter non-professional floats. She urged all Interested In doing this, to contact her office In the Perry Building In Loulsburg. As In the past, three prizes will be given for the best non-professional entry. First place will receive 925, second place $15 and third place, $10. The Secretary also reported that professional floats are available for businesses Interested In sponsoring or co-sponsoring this type of entry. She added that her office is contacting out-of-town firms and inviting them to enter floats In the parade. Many firms, who supply the area, have floats already made for such events. Memories Are Made Of This Justice Street youngsters are, shown above, taking advantage of the work now In progress there. Dirt poshed up by bulldozer* becomes amunltlon In a make believe attack on the fort, background. Inside the tort are Kent Henley and Marsha Person. Battlers outside are left to right, William Person, Gregg Saunders, Gary Davis and Howard Fleming. Juvenile ingenuity found something to do on a dull Sunday after noon. Memories are made of this. ' Four Hurt In Two Accidents Shown above Is the scene of the Tuesday afternoon accident on N. C. 56 two miles west of Loulsburg In which three members of a Youngsvllle family were Injured. Robert Edward Fuller, his wife, Linda Wilder Fuller and their two year-old daughter, Angela, were riding In the car, fore ground, and were taken by the Loulsburg Rescue Service, to Franklin Memorial Hospital for treatment of Injuries des cribed as not serious. Arnold Mitchell, w/m/23, driver of the pulpwood truck, background, was uninjured. The accident occurred, according to reports, when Mrs. Fuller ran off the right side of narrow N. C. 56 and In attempting to cut back onto the pavement, cut across in front of the truck. Damage to both vehicles was extensive. A State Trooper alerted a Seaboard Railway freight train, which was traveling east toward the obstructed tracks at the time of the accident. A single car accident Wednesday morning around 7:30 A.M. on the Fire Town Road, near Dickens' Store sent Mrs. Joe Turner to Franklin Memorial Hospital with back Injuries. She was transported by the Loulsburg Rescue Service. Market To Operate On Two-Day Schedule u The Loulsburg Tobacco' Market and others on the Middle Belt will operate Monday and Tuesday only next week. Prices on the local market dipped Tuesday and continued their downward trend Wednesday. The Flue-Cured Tobacco-Marketing Committee voted Tuesday night to limit next week's auction sales to only two days--Monday and'^esday. Markets will operate on their present dally schedule ? three hours a day in the South Carolina- Border NorthCaro ltna Belt, and four hours a day in the Eastern, Middle and Old Belts. -? The committee will meet again- in Raleigh on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 2 p.m. to set the schedule (or the following week. A three-day sales week? Monday through Wednesday ? has been In effect on all flue-cured markets for the past several weeks. The Industry com mittee ordered the shortened week in an attempt to deal with massive con gestion on warehouse floors and in redrylng plants. A tremendous increase in the volume of looseleaf marketings, coupled with a shortage of labor and trucks and Inadequate processing capacity within the Industry, has resulted in con gestive conditions without parallel in the history of the flue-cured industry. General Manager L. T. Weeks of the Flue-Cured Stabilization Corp. told the committee that for the first time In the co-op's 21-year history, this week It received over 10 million pounds of leaf under the prloe support pro gram In a single day. Receipts on Monday, he said, totaled 10,435,000 pounds. Flue-cured tobacco prices showed Murder Trial Continues In Superior Court Here The second-degree murder trial of a 44 year-old New York Negro en tered its third day today In Superior Court here. Judge Hamilton H. Hob good is presiding. A host of 'witnesses were called Wednesday and testimony Is expected to continue today. At one point Wednesday afternoon July Retail Sales Drop Gross retail sales for the month of July, as reported by the North Caro lina Department of Revenue, show a drop from June's high io both Franklin CoUnty and the entire state. Sales amounted to $2,763,992 in Franklin for July, 1967, a decrease from June, 1967, of $31,896. The June figure, 15 percent above June of. of 1966, was reported at $2,795,888. However, July, 1967 exceeded July of 1966 by $230,337 showing a prowth in sales for this traditionally slow month in retail businesses. The State totals for July, 1967 show $774,609,090 or $23,521,181 less than June retail sales. This was, however, $15,268,806 more than July, 1966 sales. - . - _ Sales for the month of June this year showed the greatest gain over the same month a year ago, recorded this year for Franklin County. Figures are published monthly by the N. C. Merchants Association. Pruette Addresses Local Lions Lion Governor C. Ray Pruette of District 31G addressed the Loulsburg Lions Club last Tuesday evening. He spoke on the greatness of Llonlsm. Llonlsm, began Governor Pruette, Is the greatest service organisation In the world. Llonlsm claimed 50,000 new members last year. It is a tre mendous success. Yet, It does not grow without successful men. It grows because there la a continuing love for people and, as a result, a burning, passionate desire to help people In need. Llonlsm, continued the Gov ernor, It the hope for someone some where. The light of Llonlsm continues to shine through the establishment of eye banks, camps, parks, playgrounds, and various other services to aid the blind. May every member have Llonlsm "all over himself' this year. After his address, the Governor in ducted two new members: W. B. Jones, 4Jumnl Director at Loulsburg College; and John Green, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds of the county schools. There were numerous guests: Will iam Benton, Deputy District Governor of 31G from Littleton; Winifred Turner, Zone Chairman of 31G; F. P. Whitley, President of Warrenton Lions Club; Pete Burrows, Past President of the Warrenton Club; John Andrews, a mem ber of the same club; Hal Humphreys, Loulsburg Army Advisor; and Erie Morgan, math teacher at Loulsburg High School. heated exchange took place between District Solicitor W. G. Ransdell, Jr. and defense attorney Hill Yar bo rough, according to reports. The argument stemmed from credibility of a de fense witness according to reliable reports. Benny Fogg Is charged with the shoot ing death of Haywood Crudup, a 27 year-old Bunn Negro on the night of August 27, 1966 at a Negro nightspot near Frankllnton. Fogg eluded officers following the shooting but surrendered shortly after noon the following day. He was injured at the time of his sur render and was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital for treatment be fore being Jailed. The case Is ex pected to take up the remainder of the week-long session. Other cases disposed of during the session Include: Shirley Yarborough ??- assault with deadly weapon Inflicting injury not resulting in death. Defendant falling to comply with terms of probation, probation is revoked and sentence im posed at the October, 1966 Term of Franklin County Superior Court Is ordered Into effect. Ben Crudup?assault with deadly weapon inflicting serious Injury not resulting In death. Defendant pleads guilty. Not less than 12 nor more than 18 months In Jail. Above judgment was rendered at the May, 1967 term of Criminal Court. Defendant gave notice of appeal. Appeal was never perfected, and defendant is to be com mitted. Earlene Strother Nowell? operating auto Intoxicated. Upon recommenda tion of Solicitor, the State takes a nol pros with leave. Katherlne Ann Ray? operating auto intoxicated. 6 months in Jail. Exe cution not to Issue upon defendant pay ing a fine of $100.00 and costs and surrendering her operator's license to the Clerk of Superior Court. Hugh Splvey? motor vehicle violation. Prayer for Judgment continued upon defendant paying $10.00 Into Court. William Robblns? speeding In excess of 100 mph; motor vehicle violation; failing to stop for stop sign; operating auto while license suspended. Court directs a verdict of not guilty to the charge of operating auto while license suspended. Judgment in other charges was: defendant) to pay a fine of $100.00, to pay the costs of court and that he not operate a motor vehicle upon the public highways and streets of North Carolina for 12 months. Samuel Davis?burglary. To be sent to Dorothea Dlx Hospital for 60 days observation. ? Kenneth Steed ? operating auto intox icated. 90 days in Jail, suspended on payment of $100.00 fine and costs and to surrender his operator's license to the Clerk of Superior Court. Richard Gupton? forgery. Not less than S nor more than 7 years in prison. Richard Gupton? forgery. Not less than 5 nor more than 7 years In prison, to be concurrent with sentence Imposed in above case. Richard Gupton? breaking and enter ing; larceny. Not less than 5 nor more than 7 years in prison, to commence at the expiration of the sentence here tofore Imposed. Mozelle Massenburg ? forgery (2 cases). Defendant to be confined to prison for not less than 2 nor more than 3 years; Judgment suspended for 5 years and defendant placed on pro bation for 5 years during which time defendant will not violate any of the criminal laws of the State of North Carolina; that pay into court $30.00 for use and benefit of Glenwood Bur nett e; $32.00 for use and benefit of Thomas Wynne; and that she pay the costs of court and this be set up by the Probation Officer. Ernest Cecil Wilklns? forgery. (2 cases) Not less than 3 oat more than 5 years in prison. Mother Of Seven Held In Slaying A 41-year-old mother of seven children la being held in Franklin County jail today, charged in the rifle slaying late Wednesday afternoon, of a 48-year-old Negro man. Elnora Carroll Perry, c/f/41, Rt. 2, Loulsburg, admitted the shooting of Zollle Oupton, c/m/48, Rt. 3, Loulsburg, at her home near Sandy Creek Baptist Church shortly after 4:30 P. M. Wednesday. The shooting, according to reliable sources, followed an argument between the woman and the man over Support for two of his children living with the woman. There was, reportedly, a scuffle In which Oupton attempted to take the rifle from the Perry woman. It was during the exchange that a shot was fired, striking Oupton In the forehead. He was pronounced dead when members at the Loulsburg Rescue Service arrived. The Perry woman was immediately taken into custody by Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Oupton and brought to the jail In Loulsburg. Improvement Wednesday on markets^ of the big Eastern Belt, but edged lower on other markets In the flue cured belt. The percentage of leaf going to the Stabilization Corporation under the go vernment price ' support program con tinued to rise. Stabilization receipts amounted to 37.9 per cent of sales on the Eastern Belt Tuesday, 43.9 per cent on the Middle Bell, 37.6 per cent on the Old Belt and 47 per cent on the South Carolina- Border North Caro ? lina Belt. Volume continued heavy at most points. A general downward trend marked Wednesday's sales on the Middle Belt. Most of the losses were $1 to $2. However, some selected baskets of cutters were bringing )76 a hundred. Sales Wednesday totaled 4,441,547 pounds for a new low season average of $58.37, down $2.09 from Monday. Sales for the season reached 99,989,166 pounds at a $62.77 average. Childers To Head County Cancer Unit . W. P. CHILDERS Mr. W. P. Childers of Centervllle was elected to serve as President of the Franklin County Cancer Unit of the American Cancer Society for the coming year at the annual meet ing of the local society which was held In Loulsburg on Monday night of this week at the Murphy House. Outgoing president, Mrs. N. A. Brown, presided at the meeting. Special com mittee reports were given by Mrs. J. T. Allen, Mrs. Ralph Beasley and Mrs/ Julia Carr. Field Representative R. B. Owens of Fountain, N. C. was recognised for remarks. Invocation was by Rev. L. J. Phil lips, Pastor of the Youngsvllle Bap tist Church. Mr. Charlie McCullers of Dunn, N. C., who Is a member of the State Board of Directors, was guest speaker at the meeting. Introduced by Mr. ~ A. E. Hall, Mr. McCullers spoke on "The Importance of Getting The Job Done", In relation to goals of the American Cancer Society. His humor ous and stimulating speech was well received. Mrs. Brown, after her dosing re marks to the group, welcomed Mr. Childers as new President. The complete slate of officers for the new year are: President? Rev. W. P. Childers; Vice Pres.? Louis A. Thompson, Jr.j First Vice Pres.? Dr. B. L. Patterson; Secretary? Mrs. Vernon Stone; Asst. Sec.? Mrs. John Shllllnglaw; Crusade Co- Treasurer ? Esther Andrews and Lucy P. Burt; Unit Treasurer? Mrs. Wlllard Tim ber lake; Publicity Chairman? Mrs. R. E. Cheatham; Service Chairman ? Mrs. Julia Carr; Public Relations? Mr. A. E. Hall; Education? Mrs. Grady Snyder; Memorials? Mrs. Richard Tlmberlake Henderson; Crusade Co-chairmen ? Mrs. Wlllard Tlmberlake and Mrs. Power Interruption Carolina Power * Light Co. In Nash ville announced today that the power will be Interrupted Sunday, October tt, 1M7 at 6:30 a.m. lor 30 minutes and again at 1:30 p.m. for 30 minutes. This will effect the customers In tin Stalling Crossroads area of Franklin County. See CHILDERS Page 4 ?*.1
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