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Weather Cloudy and mild today with some rain likely, tonight. Low, 45; high, upper 50*s. Frtday partly cloudy and cooler. Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Serving All Of Franklin County T?l. ?Y 6-3283 Five Cents A Copy ' L&uisburg. N C-^T^ur sday. February *7, .1963 (Eight Pages Today) News Cast Listen to WYRN Radio, 1480 on -your dial, each evening at 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, , for yogr TUnes Reporter with ? all the local news. 93rd Year-^umbir 100 EiUl Of The Rod (I Mattered car HPS 1 n m urtrty r>r.rn - field after running off the road in a curve eight miles northeast ol Kpunhlmtwi pa rty W'pui'ipsvIhv morning. A FrankliMon youth was severly injured in tWcrash. Passenger Hurt In Crash A 24 year-old FrankJlnton man was? injured when the car In which he was riding overturned on the Slmms Bridge- Bobbitt road shortly aflfer 1 a.rn. Wec^ --nesday. ? ? Efcvid > Allen1 -was ? taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital suffering from shock and loss of blood from severe head la cerations. Allen was a passenger in a car operated by WiljUe Arnold, 19, also of Frankllnton. Neither Arnold, a Louisburg department store employee, nor Bobby Mc Ghee, a second passenger in the car, were Injured. State Trooper W. S. Ethridge said that Arnold apparently lost control of the car in a- curve, skidding a considerable dis tance before overturning in a ..corn field. Ethridge said his Investigation showed that nearly two hours elapsed from the time^ of the accident until the injured youth was admittedlo the has ? Arnold, who was charged with careless and reckless driving, claimed sT number of items were stolen from his wrecked auto before it was towed from the scene. The car was heavily k damaged. Heart Fund . Drive Heads : ? George Champion, Fund Raising Chairman, for the Franklin County Heart Assoc la?, tlon, today announced the follow ing Co-chairmen for the vari ous communities. Mr. Donald Ayscue, Epsom, .^Mrs. W. B. Pearc^, Red Bud, Mrs. Bradshaw, " Mineral Springs Section Louisburg (Co lored), Mrs. E. M. Sykes, Cedar f. Rock, Mrs. C. B. Harris, Jus tice, Mrs. A.C. Stalllngs, Seven Paths, Mr. Hugh Mosley, Alert, Mrs. Lloyd West, Sandy Creek, Miss Erma Cuptorf, Gold Sand, Mrs. Maude GliptdH ^Hickory Rock. . Mrs. Elsie Tlmberlake; Youngsville, Mrs. Margaret Johnson, Frankllnton, Mr. La vsrne Gupton, Wood. Mrs. Edith Griffin, Centervllle, Mrs.C.W. Southall, MaplevlUe, Mrs. Lucy , Cheaves, Bunn, Mrs. Paul Gup ton, Pearces, Mrs. Ola biscoe, Whit* Level, Mrs. Bennle Wil liams, Pilot, Mr. Rock King, Louisburg. ift. Champion met with his co-chairmen Tuesday night in ^ order to get tlw annual Heart Fund Drive underway. -? Trail To Destruction Black tire marks clearly point the wjyioear on side of field ??s the cold, gray dawn breaks on the accirffent ftene. Times ^hoto. Potato Program A program for" the purchase . of sweet potatoes., for distrii'n-~" tion to the School" lunch pro - pram and other eligible out lets was announced todtfy by E. G. Brewer, Chairman of the Franklin ASC .Comity Commit tee. _ Sweetpotatoes must I* .of the "Porto Rican'* variety, or va rieties of similar varietal cha racteristics" and packed in n+w^s tub bushel baskets, fcontaininfc not less than 50 pounds net weight. The sweetpotatoes mijst ;>e of U. S. No. 1 Grade or better. with not more than l^ tole ' ranee ft? soft rottoi| wet Wseak tfown, and must tv? inspected by the f ederaj-gtate Inspection Service. Purchases- will 'be limited to growers, cooperative. a ssocia- . Hons of growers, ox ,grbwer*^__ authorized, agents. Further de- ? tails of the program may bf--"' obtained from the county A5CS yOftjce. Grower's desiring "to sell * sweet -pot&to&s under^t^xU pro-".' gram should submit tlteir offer to the^ county ASCS -Gtt&Wnot later than .5:00 p. m. , Fr73ay\ YoillllS <Mkl Terms For Burning -Four negro teen-agers re ceived 4erms ranging of from 3-5 to 10-15 years in Crimi nal Superior Court here this weeC for1 setting fire to.a num ber of vacant fa^m houses in. the southwestern section of the county last fall. All but one of the four re ceived actjve prison terms from \Judge William Y. Bickett after bfrtag found guilty of charges of burnin^^unoccupied buildings under G.St^M-M. ? The youths alHltheir terms ' if* as IPH6W5: jtakvin inri Green, 18, 3 to 5-year sifch^rles Hayes, Jr., 17, 3 to 5 yei*fi Robert William Harris, 18, 7 to 10 years; and James Thomas Young, 18, charged with three counts, 10 to 15 years. Green, Hayes and Harri? all live of Route 1, F.ranillrrton. Young listed his ^dress as Route 2, Frankllnton. Hayes was the only one of th^ four not getting active Sen tences. Judge Bickett suspended his active sentence on condition he not Operate a motor vehicle on the highways of the state for i period of two years and" that he continue In school until he graduates. In another action, BrodleWil klns, 48 year-old local negro, -was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison on a chafge of mur der. Wllklns was charged In the last December shotgun slaying of Dave Perry, 64, also colored, in the Mineral Springs section. A Jiegroj woman, Mary Mit-'v chell, In whose home the shoot ing took place, was found not guilty on, charges of accessory to murder. The docket: Willie Roberts (Alias Lonnie' House) forgery. Judgement: not less than one nor . more than three years In prison, said sen tence to begin at the expiration of" the sentence TOmororF im - * posed in Vance County, Jan uary Term 1962, on the charge of forgery. ? , Chester M. Ball, assualt with * a deadly weapdn. Jury verdict: '* not guilty. Luc ious Alston, operating auto TTifoxlrated. 90 days In Jail, sus pended (or 18 months on^ pay ment qL $100.00 fine and costs and defendant not to operate a motor vehicle for one yea t. Henry Banks, Operating auto after license revoked (3rd of fense) 4 months in jail* sus pended for 42 months on pay ment of $20fr;00-firre and costs. Eddie Lee Walker, larceny. ? Judgment ? not less than Hirer nor more than live years in prison. N. James Thomas Alston, br*?ak ih* and erfterlng In the nigh* I timeSMqJ_ less than five nor ' more than seven years In jail. Leonard )Hnston, Needham ceny. Judgment: Leonard Wln ? ' "~"~ee to five years on B arge. Notice of appeal, l>ond set at $200.00. Needham Winston -five to seven years on B & E; two to three years on * ~ - t-.arr?ny appeal-honrt set at $200/00 Shirley Winston-^ two to thlrfce years on B & E; one to two years on Larceny. Notice of appeal -bond set at $200.00. David Perry Brantley, care less and reckless driving; mo . tor vehicle violation. Nolle pros with leave to careless and reck less driving. Defendant to pay costs on MVV charge. Joseph Daniel Blaeknall, Mur der In the second, degree. Plea of manslaughter accefrte^.by the Statf. Judgment: not less than thrtee ner more tharvflve years in prison; execution of sentence suspended on payment of $250. 00 fine and rosts and to violate no laws of the State of Federal ? Government for three yerfrs and "Wpay unlay 1 ami flue by ? May Term 1963. Edward Vinson Lloyd, car$ lfss and reckless driving. $5?? one to two years on Lar ASC Officers Seek Service Improvements Each county farm program office in North Carolina* la be-, ing asked, "What steps need tp be taken to Improve service to farmers and program adminis tration?", E.G. Brewer, Chair man of the Franklin ASC County Committee, sattTtddayT" "County Committeemen, county, office managers, and farmer fleldmen are to evalu ate the work and service In each ASCS office, ^ Brewer said. "The benefits are expected 4o be in the form of letter, faster service for farmers," Brewer continued, "and to make sure that the public business is kept In public view." Training programs for com mitteemen : and employees in 1963 will be based largely on needs identified In this self study of county \SCS offices. Tfie ASC "SefvicV has begun :an extensive program to im prove service and management efficiency. All employees have been asked for their sugges tlons Qti how to better dospeci fic jobs. In accord with, recommenda tions of the cltliens committee wjilchjWLS Just completed a study of the farmer committee sys 2 tenf, Brewer said, a major ef fort will \? mily iir 1*63 to en courage more farmers to take part In the election of ASC committeemen. Secretary of Agriculture Or vllle L. Freeman has announc ed that the farmer committee system will continue to be the farm program field force and ? that It will strengthened .as re commended by the citUens committee. County Man Has Attack John W. Chamblee, 61 year old Route 1,. Louisburg farmer, Is in serious condition in Frank lin Memorial Hospital following a t^eaxL-Jttack Tuesday n^ght. Chamblee, a former County ASCS Tobacco Marketing Re corder, Preformance super Visor and Community Commit teeman, was stricken at his home In the New Hope Com munity about 8 d*clOck. Cliainuiw was lieated by i physician. at his home and rush ed to the hospital here under oxygen by the Louisburg Res cue Service. Franklin Solons For Strict Spending The 1963 N. C. General A? sembly opened In Raleigh yes terday with bbth of Franklin County's law makers ready to fight to the finish against any new forms of additional taxa tion. Both State Senator w. M. Jolly and Representative, James D. Speed advocate a hold the ltte attitude on taxes and a strict spending plan for the coming biennium. Senator Jolly, who'U twglntllhg his third term In 'the Senate, thinks the 1933 General Assem bly should submit highway, improvements bond issue with ?definate provisions for spend ing same to a vote of the peo ple. "We ( haven't had any roads in three admlnistrations-since ..... Governor Kerr ^eott," Jolly said. "The larger counties have taken up the larger portion of the funds and the rural counties have Just gone wanting.-" MJL ^rduld be very much In fa vor of a road bond issue If the money wen.t for secondary roads* to counties pro rata according to the number of secondary roads in each*" he added. \ The senator also expressed* vital "Tbncern ?yer franklin County's failure to shafe Tnajiy .primary road construction mo ney during the past several years ^whlle neighboring Wake County has received mill ions. 4 He Indicated that he might well make ah issue of this matter during the current session. Jolly can count on Support - from his counterpart over lit7 the House of Representatives in regards his thinking on roads and taxes, toon Representative Speed, a fSrmer-tobaccoman . himself, knows what good -sec ondary rqads mean to the rur,al people. while favoring some forms of additional taxation during the last session of the Ge?eral Assembly io provide the net- . {Sdary funds -tor educational , purposes, Speed wis cool to wards the food taxation plan, especially as it applied to tax ing drugs and agricultural in secticides, etc. 4 The lawmakers are expected to get right down to work on the business at hand and some at the things that will get their\ at tention besides taxes and raids will Include a look into the Ccrai- * pulsory insurance Law, Auto Mithanlcal Inspections, Com- 1 munity Colleges, Court Reform ] &nd other forms of highway < safety legislation. 00 fine and costs; Clarence E. Dove, worthless check. Twelve, months in Jail, execution suspended on payment of $40.QCUo Ursl Citizens Hank Trust Co., Franklinton, and costs of court. % Ray Lawrence She lids, break ing and entering. Judgment: not less than two nor, more t^in three years in jail on ciiafge of breaking and entering; not less than one year nor more than two years on the charge (it larceny. These sentences to run concurrently. ? Forrest Must lan, public drunkeness; use of profane language .?30 'day-. in Jail, mis- ? penned for \t months f defend ant not to violate any laws of the State of North. Carolina and not to_hfiCome intoxicated in any public or private places ?and to pay costs 61 court. J. T. Huff, public drunkeness. Thirty days In Jail, to run con currently with other sentenced. John T. Huff, non support. 12 to 18 months In Jail. Defend ant to i?e given psychiatrie ex's? aminatlon. J. T. Huff, public drunkeness. 30 'days in Jail, to run con-v* currently with other sentences. JaJt? Redmond R?h?cci Parker JVetfl Issf. farm Home Agents Here New Assistant Farm and Home . Economics Agents have taken over their duties In charge of the wide?praad Frankllm'oiintjL 4-H Club activities. here. They are .Jake R. Redmond. " a Jan uary graduate* of N. C. State College, and Miss Rebecca Anne Parker, a December graduate - of East Carolina College. The new Assistant Farm Agent, a native of Wayne'svlll*. ln* Haywood County, replaces Agent John Davis, who resigned to become Franklin County ASCS County Office Manager. Raised on- a farm, Redmond comes to the county with an excellent background in agri culture. He was active* in 4-H club work at WaynesviHe High School from which he graduat ed in 1958 and in addition to 4-H work he also likes working with livestock. The new agent attended West ern Teachers College in?ulo whee for two year, transferring to State College where he ma jored in Agriculture Education. At State he was a membe?r of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity and took an active part it intra mural athletics. r Redmond Is married to the formei^rtrftfla itfunnis, of TH tusvilleK Fla. They have a son; Jake, Jr., age 4 and will make theirs home at 120 Person Circle. - The new Assistant Home Eco IHlllll'.-. I xlfiislon Agent re places the former Miss \nne Curl, who resigned after be coming Mrs. Jim Myrlck. Miss Parker, who majored in Home 'Economics at East Carolina, - comes here with a long list of noteworthy achieve ments'** 4*H club activities, a field that will make up a considerable part of her duties. Her particular, interests are In clothing and textiles which she persued through her college career after graduation from Meadow High School near Ben son ki her home county of Jkck son. ? - She was a winner of the. na tional 4-H ciothing corppetion in 1959 and won" t hi? National Achiqjjemfent Award ^ In 1960. In addition to receiving two scholarships, she wxas also pre sented with a chest of silver from President Eisenhour a{ the 19 0 even^: ~ While at East Carolina, Miss Parker served as Secretary of the Home_.->Ecdnomics Club, Vice-Priiidejit and President of Jier Dcflrmitory and was honored by being listed in Who's Who of American Colleges and Universities. Y * f In Play Here Pr'of. H'umph'rey -Lee and the Rev. W. ff. Mc Donald both play roles, in the forthcoming Lo.uisburg College Players production of Shakespeare's "A Midsu"n?mer__m Night's Dream.'-' - College PHntr^ lin Area Coin Clubs Hold Meet Here Fi/ty-ntne dollar* for a dlmel? Thirty - five bucks for a penny/ . V you don't happen to be a coin collector these prices may sound unreasonable,, but these prices were paid In Loulsbut-g for the colhs on Tuesday night - and not only were^Tfiey* iSSflti, .hut those doing the buying thought they were felling a bargain. ? TU? rfvraslon w?i tlm r'.p.i,, Sppnthly meeting of the Vance warren-Franklln County Coin Club. "jBi'ine 75~mpiuben and guests - were on hand .for the regular .meeting of the group with visi tors .from a number of other counties being, present for the p'l.rppse of buyfng - selling - swapplng-or just talking coins. Lest you start looking through your pockets for change to sell - to coin collectors, we had better mention that the afore men tioned prices weren't paid for Just any dime and penny* but for two reasonably rare col lectors Items; the dime lielng a Mercury 191', D and Ihe penny lielng a Lincoln 1909-s loth highly sought after Items to those following the hobby. Tuesday nlghtts "meeting saw the largest numlwr of folks yet on hand to attend one of the monthly affair*. In addition to the usual afictlon sale ?f coins ? numlwr of door prizes were given to the lucky numlier hold ers. Re-elected V. A. Peoples, veteran local fireman and rescuer, was re stated Chairman of the Louls Jwrf Fire Department Fire man's Relief Fund BoArd of Trustees at a.- meeting of the Board here Tuesday night and the Rev. w. M. Latta was re | elected Secretary-Treasurer. | Peoples welcomed A. F, Jbhn *0". Jr., newly appointed City ^Council representative to t|,e Hoard of Trustees, and Tom Denton, who was re-elected by the Fire Department as ttielr representative to the Boird. Other- members of' the Board include City Councilman J. p. Lnfnpkjn, and . Fire Chief w.' J. Shearln, ex-offlclo member! Rescue - Tlir L?nl?h??'l. Jtesrne Ser- ? vice was summoned out to a re^Klence construction Job ad jacent- to the airport about 9 o'clock this morning where a workman had become suddenly. Ill and passed out. The Rescuers, however, found Sidney Bullock, 38, an eniployee of the Farmer Construction Co., of*Rocky. Mount, apparently re covered by -the time they ar rived aft the scene. College Play Professor Umphrey Lee, head of the Department of-- English, and the McDonald; head of the Department of Re ligion at Louisburg College, will play roles In" the forth-, coming production of Shakes-* peare's**A Midsummer Night's Dream" by the Loutsburg Col lege* payers. The piny, to be. given on Feb ruary 14, 15 and 16, "at 8 P.M. in the college auditorium, is direc ted by Robert John Ver steefc. The play stars Linda Haley of Raleigh; Myfanwy Ward, Aurba, tfetherlands^An tilles; Jay Buttner, Covington, Va.i and Bill William son, Rich mond, Va. Lauded Chief H. V. Mitchell of the' crack Dunn Rural Volunteer Fire Department, had words of praise for another group of firefighters this week. The Bunn Department was cal led out to the old Moses Sykes homeplace early Monday morn ing and on arriving fountl that -owner James McGhee and family had ripped a section of the roof? up, formed a bucket brigade and extinguished the ilrt. . ^ Mitchell said he informed M<f Ghee that he had a 11 pretty good" bunch of firefighters. Masonic Notice Work will be In the F?UskcmR*?F** Tuesday evening, February 11," _7:S0 at a stated Com municatlon of Loulaburf Tddfe 413. All F?Itol?craft?nd*l*?t?r Masons ar? eordtmnrTtnttad. -r "* 4 ' \
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