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Don't Fret, Joe Baby Will Return By Joe Falls In The Sporting News Fret not, tans. Broadway Joe will play again. It wont be quite the same as before since he finally has met his match in Pete RozeUe-but you may rest assured that Joe Namath again will be calling the signals and turning the world upside down for the New York Jets. Retire? Sure, he's going to retire. I am sure he meant every work of what he said in that tear-fllled press conference in the back room of his nightspot, Bachelors III. But it was his emotions speaking. Broad way Joe is that way. He's an emotional man. When these emotions subside and he realizes his responsibilities, hell be back. I'm just glad to see Rozelle stand up him. Without doubt, Namath is the biggest name in sports today. He is bigger than Ted Williams, Vince Lombard!, Arnold Palmer, Mario Andretti and Bill Hartack. His name carries more weight than Andy Granatelli and that's a lot of weight. Who else could have taken the headlines away from horse racing's Triple Qrown and "D Day" all at the same time? Nobody but Broadway Joe. He even may be bigger than life himself. But you can be sure of one thing. He isn't bigger than Rozelle. Nobody, as you know, has ever been able to get the best of Joe Namath-not Weeb Ewbank, not the Baltimore Colts, not those bevy of beauties he courts around Manhat tan Island. But now he has met his match, and more power to the commissioner of pro football for facing up to him. ROZELLE SHOWED COURAGE Rozelle told Namath only one thing. He told him the game of pro football is bigger than he is. It took guts to do that. Rozelle knows exactly what Namath means to the game. He knows he is a multi-million dollar property-that he has had more effect on the pro game than any single player In history. As long as Broadway Joe pulls on those white sneakers for the Jets, he brings a special sort of magnetism-call it sex appeal, if you want-to pro football that simply doesn't exist in any other sport. He can turn more people on with a single look from those dark eyes than most people can do in a season. Broadway Joe is some thing special, all right. But even so, Rozelle is to be applauded for not making any compromises-even if it means the loss of millions of dollars in revenue. The whole point is that Rozelle is doing something for the good of the game for the whole, rather than the part. He can only be commended. Technically, Namath is right in saying he has done nothing wrong. But when you examine this thing closer, you find he did do wrong. He violated one of pro football's strictest ruies-the one which emphatically states you' cannot be seen in the company of known gamblers, even if you don't know them. Namath knew of this rule and was re minded of it again and again, until Rozelle was finally forced to act by telling him he had to choose between his nightclub busi ness and his football business. Whether such a rule is fair can be hotly debated but, nevertheless, it is still a rule and Namath-like everyone else-has to live by the rules if he wants to play. What complicates the whole matter Is that Namath is more than a man who lays he is not going to play football anymore unless he gets his way. He is a symbol of his times. Namath is a born rebel who is bucking "The Establish ment". You can almost hear the young voice of the land crying out: "Go get 'em, Joe Baby." They say he is a winner, and he is. But he is really the idol of the losers-the hero of the little man. The Mets and Jets have bucked "The Establishment" here in New York because they have become the "People's Team". And Namath is the "People's Man." AN OBVIOUS DISDAIN FOR AUTHORITY He does what every little man would like to do. He flaunts society and defies conven tion. He wants to grow a mustache, he grows a mustache. He wants to take, a drink, he takes it. He wants to go out with beautiful women, he does it. Namath is almost like a one-man student protest. He has a disdain for authority and he lets it show. But alas, Joe Baby is going to lose. He is going to lose- because there is no way he can win. Unless we have a wholesale revolution, this thing the young people call 'The Estab lishment" is still in control. And as long as It is, the Joe Babies will continue to run second. It may be a fighting, snarling, sneering second, but it's going to be second. You see, tM Joe Babies owe something to society whether or not they want to pay it. Why do you think Namath is so popular? Because he grows hair on his face and drinks and goes out with girls? He is up there because he can throw hell out of a football. The rest foUows. Football is first. His frolicking is second. Earl Morrall could have grown a beard to the ground after the Super Bowl and nobody would have cared. That's why Namath will play again. That's why he MUST play again. It's the only way he can be heard, and Joe Baby wants to be heard. Why do you think he called his own press conference? He could have simply picked up the phone and told his bosses that he was quitting. Instead, he got word to the press, radio and TV to meet him at his bar and gave them a show that 'would have pleased the likes qt Sarah Bernhardt. HE CANT HAVE IT BOTH WAYS Namath is no different than most mo dern day athletes. He'd like to have it all his way. He'd like to make his living off the public, but he'd also like to be able to tell the public be darned when he is not playing football. But you cant have both. The athletes cant seem to understand this. They figure it Is their right to do whatever they want when they're out of uniform. It doesn't work that way. They're making the dough they make because they are public figures. And because they are, they have certain responsibilities to the public. In the case of Namath, one of these is not to be seen in the same place as gamblers. Namath is a hot property now and, if he sits out the 1969 season, he'll become even hotter. Hell become a martyr, and martyrs are big these days. Anyone fighting for a cause is accepted by the youth of the land. But what happens sfter that? Everyone cools on yesterday's heroes. We've gone to the moon-what next, fellers? That's the way the world is. No, Joe Baby will be back. He owes too many things to too many people. He owes something to his teammates, he owes some thing to the people he's In business with and he owes something to himself. This will bring him back more than anything else. SHOE SALE JUNE 30th Through J?ly 4 ALL SHOES MEN'S & LADIES' Reduced 20 % CHILDREN'S SHOES Regular $4.95 \ Reduced To (To rn white $2.50 r LADIES SAMPLE SHOES SIZES 4 TO 5% $3.50 P* BALL SHOE STORE STATE RURAL ROAD NO. 1002 BETWEEN EDWARD BEST HIGH SCHOOL AND JUSTICE OPEN DAILY 9 A. M. TO 9 P. Kl. SUNDAYS 1 P. M. TO 9 P. M, Two Franklinton Men Arrested In Raid Three men were arrested, a pickup truck seized and a mammoth distillery destroyed in a pre -dawn maneuver within a stone's throw of a busy highway Saturday morning in southern Granviflfc County. Mike Zetts, in charge of the Raleigh ATF station, with members of his organization, Granville County ABC Chief Arthur Ray Currin and Wake County ABC officers participated in the raid, which took place on the west side of the Stem-Creedmoor road and within a short distance of a private owned speedway. Arrested at the scene were Thomas Jones, 32, white, of Franklinton, his younger brother, Bobby Ralph Jones, 27, also of Franklinton, and Wayne Clay (Rooster) Miller, 35, also white, of Rougemont. They are to be given a preliminary hearing before a U. S. Commissioner in Raleigh Thursday, with trial to come later in U. S. Eastern District Court. The outfit situated in a thick wood ed area, included two 750-gallon stills operated by ? 960 gallon low-pressure steam plant, with a 750-gallon ply wood pre-heater mounted on top of the stills. Officers said the plant had a ca pacity of 12,100 gallons of mash, with about half of the capacity filled. Zetts estimated the daily capacity in illegal whiskey at 484 gallons. A gasoline engine powered pump was used for moving water from a nearby stream. When officers moved in on the operation, they found a 1961 model Chevrolet truck being loaded with one-gallon plastic jugs of whiskey. Officers found 355 gallons of whiskey at the scene. Zetts said the three would be charg ed with (1) Failing to post bond with the Secretary of the Treasury as a distiller; (2) Removal, possession and concealment of distilled spirits; (3) Falling to register a still; (4) Unlawful ly producing distilled spirits; and (5) Conducting the business of a distiller with intent to defraud the govern ment. Stacked at the scene were over 1,000 plastic bottles for filling, col lapsible cases in which to store them; a large quantity of coal and coke and scores of barrels, including a large number of pickle barrels, the large wooden barrels which are a favorite witb-*ie illegal whiskey trade. Ni^re than a score of charges of TNT were used by agents to destroy the whiskey plant and the array of supplies found adjacent to the manu facturing enterprise. Southeast Has Bright Future - A Seven-Pounder Julian Nelms, ion of Mr. and Mia. Clemon Nelma of Centerville, la shown above with three terrapins found at his home. The largest weighs around seven pounds and is one of the largest found in this area, according to Mr. Nelms. Staff photo by Clint Fuller. 'There is a bright future for agriculture in the South east in spite of the fact that farmers, growers and ranchers are being plagued with a cost -price squeeze and mounting labor problems," according to Mr. T. W. Allen, vice presi dent of the Federal Land Bank Association of Hender son, who has just returned from the annual conference for directors and managers of Federal Land Bank Associa tions held at the Ocean For- - est Hotel in Myrtle Beach, S. C. "As farrhs become larger, there is an increasing demand i for larger amounts of credit," ' Mr. Allen explained. "How ever, our Associations have the people and the tools to meet the Increasing sound, productive and constructive long-term needs of farmers." The Henderson Associa tion is one of 46 farmer-own ed Land Bank Aaaodations which make and service long -term loans for The Federal Land Bank of Columbia, S. C. The bank now has approxi- , mately 40,500 loans out standing In the amount of . $585 million with farmers, growers and ranchers In Flori da, Georgia and the two Caro lina* - with four states served by the Bank. Officials of the Henderson Association attending the conference were Jack E. Bur roughs of Henderson, Direct or; N. E. Davis of Roxboro, director; Arqh C. Hoyle of Henderson, ' director; and Gerald S. White, manager. The Henderson Associa tion handles the making and - servicing of loans for the Land Bank in Vance, Frank- . Un, Warren, Granville, Person, Durham, and Orange Coun ties out of the association office in Henderson. Ball Game (Frk. B.W.) The Union View Baptist Church Softball team played the ladies of the" church Monday night in Franklinton. The men won 28 to 6. It was the first win of the season for the Union View team. -SAVE YOUR TAPE GAME Be A Winner -Trade IGA LUCKY TAPE WORTH $125.00 ?u 3 Of TABLERITE CANNED 3 2.59 ? ?" '* a a 22$ SWIFTS PREMIUM 65$ WEEK-END SPECIALS FRYERS P0UN0 TABLERITE CANNED 3 HAMS ?? IGA CREAM PIES hoz. iWIFTS PREMIUM BACON POUND TEA ROLLS ROLL PKG. - 10$ MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE w.roo/o!;,8'6 DAWN TOILET OCA TISSUE 4 ROLL PKG. wC SWIFT PREMIUM A Q* FRANKS 12 oz. pkg. LETTUCE 2 HEADS 29$ PEACHES 2 ids. 39C WATERMELONS e. 99$| MILK gallon $1.09 CANNED COKES 6 t.r 49$ GREEN GIANT OR STOKELY'S 1 aa CORN 4 303 CANS MMj LOOK FOR WEEK-END SPECIALS IN YOUR NEWS t OBSERVER. Softball Results (Frk. B.W.) In pnw pUy ed Tueeday night, Franklin ton Fabrics beat Youngsville Teens, 8 to 0. In the second game Franklinton Town beat Schrader 4 to 2. And in the third game Wake Forest beat Union View 12 to 2. In the first game Thursday night, Youngsville Teens beat Union View 20 to 1. In the second game Wake Forest edged Schrader 3 to 2. And in the third game Franklinton Fabrics edged Franklinton Town 8 to 7. ? Standings Won Lost Franklinton Town 10 1 Franklinton Fabrics 9 2 Youngsville Teens 6 S Schrader 6 6 Wake Forest 3 9 Union View 0 11 FRONTIER INN Presents The Vibra-Sonics For Your Dining & Dancing Pleasure JUNE 28th DOORS OPEN AT 7:30 P.M. Dancing From 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Located 3 Miles S. Of Bailey, Highway 681 COUPLES ONLY STEAKS A SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN THUR8.-FW.-SAT. irermmr mw w wTHg$f ?wwi Finders Keeper!!... l??Ver* Wee|ieni ! 4 ...it nm m it in i I iimn?ti m mi mum Iran Ever wonder why Wives WANDER? LORNA IORNA MAITt AND ? Incredibly voluptuous' SUN. AND TUES. (NO SHOW MON.) Julie Andrews r^ ROSS HUNTERS at MILLIE ^HOROUQHL? Millig TECHNICOLOR* and Ovcca ? a?d ? track cart"4ga ONE SHOW ONLY AT 9 O'CLOCK WCO.-THUR8. ????HIGHEST RATING! 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