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Lou'Sburg. N C . Thursday. August, 15 ,1963
(Eight Pages Today)
94th Year? Number BO
Champion Dragster
Champion dragster Jack
Strickland is pictured al>ove with
the tires and transmissions used
in his '6Q, Chevy to collect the
28 or more dray racing trophies
displayed on and around his car.
Posts 15 Wins In 16 Starts
A local service station em
ployee, Jack Strickland, Jr.f
has earned a reputation (or
himself and a roomful of tro
phies as the result of his win
ing ways on various of the
States drag strips.
Strickland's best perfor
mances have probably been
turned In at the Person County
strip where lie currently holds
the record of 90.77 M.P.H. for
the F-Stock class, which In
cldently Is only slightly less
than the world mark of 98.20.
In addition he has competed
at the Emporia, Va., strip (our
times this year, winning his
class everytlme. He also ran
In the Lynchburg record runs
on May 5th whure he won his
class 'event, Initialled to set
a record. In the two day meet
at Sportsman Park near Wln
stou-Salem, July 4th and 5th,
he won In his class both days.
As a matter of (act, he has
entered 16 drag events on var
ious strips so far this year
and won fifteen times, A re
cord nearly as perfect as one
could expect.
Strickland uses a 1960 Chev
rolet (or his drag strip com
petition, equipped with a 348
cubic Inch, 280 H. P. engine,
3 two barrel carbs, S 4 S
headers and a hydrullc tappel
cam. Power Is transferred tc
huge 8:50X14 rear tires b)
means of a Hurst 4 speed, floor
shift transmission and 4:11 tc
poaltractlon rear end.
He does all of his own main
talnence work.
To Dedicate New Post Office
Bunn's new post office wtll
be dedicated at 2 p.m. on August
23. Postmaster Evelyn B. Gay
announced today.
The new facility, located at
Bunn, Is part of tUe POST
OFFICE DEPARTMENT'S
lease construction program, the
local postmaster explained.
Under this program, invest
ment financing is used to ob
tain needed facilities which re
main under private ownership,
pay local taxes to this
community, and are leased to
the Federal Government.
At the same time, the need
for large outlays of money from
the Federal Treasury for con
slructlon purposes Is elimi
nated.
Like most of the new postal
buildings that are going up
across the country, this post
office Is leased to the Post
Office Department. This gives
the Department some flexi
bility In adapting Its building
program to changes in mall
volume, transportation and
population.
The Department Is now con
centrating on constructing new
postal units only where they
are most urgently needed. In
areas where It is practical to
do so, existing buildings are
undergoing renovation.
"The fact that Bunn has beer
chosen for a new post office,"
postmaster Gay said, "reflect!
credit on our growing contrl.
button to the economy and lift
of the nation." The posta
receipts of this office haVe In
creased from $1700 to $2<XX
In the past ten years.
Meanwhile, for the local postal
dedication, the postmaster an
nounced that the following arc
among the guests expected tc
attend: Congressman L. H,
Fountain, Judge Hamilton H,
Hobgood and Mr. Jack R. Wil
liams. Post Office Department
Field Service Officer.
Dr. Lake To Speak At Rally
V
Dr. I. Beverly^ake, a lead
ing authority on constitutional
law, whom Franklin County
voters overwhelmingly sup
ported for the pemocratic gub
natorlal nomination last time,
will be the guest speaker at the
second meeting of Franklin
JocalJruck
In Virginia
Chain Craph -
--s. n
A Warren Oil Company" gaso
lllje-trjick, driven by Billy Mor
ris Biell, of Frankllnton, was
involved In an eight vehicle
eWlaj'eiCtlon crash In Peter
burg, Va., Tuesday afternoon
In which 12 persons were re
ported injured. t
Petersburg Police Sgt. H. M.
Taylor was quoted as saying
that the truck, driven by Bell,
skidded Into a car at a traf
fic light during a light rain.
The car was propelled forward
causing a chain reaction In
volving another truck and five
other automobiles.
Rush hour traffic on the heavi
ly travelled Washington Street,
where the' accident occurred,
was tied up for 45 minutes and
police had to re-route traffic
for several blocks.
Parking Meters
=*fcoolsburg Chlefof Police Wll
11am T. Dement announced this
week that parking meters In
Loulsburg would be policed all
day Wednesdays beginning Sep
tember 1.. j
The meters are not policed
Wednesday afternoons during
the summec. months.
County Citizens forthe Preser
vation of Constitutional Govern
ment here next Thursday night.
The meeting will be held at the
Loulsburg High School Audi
torium, beginning at 8 p.m.
Spokesmen for the group, Just
organized last month, state that
they are both pleased and grati
fied with the favorable response
that has been received, from
both citizens from the county
and other areas. t "
Officials of the organization
stated that anyone Joining the
group through next Thursday
night would be considered a
charter member, but they urge
all Interested persons to con
tact members of the organiza
tion before then If possible.
Over three-hundred members
and guests are expected for the
meeting.
Allotments Still In
Effed Oi 64 Wlnot
The rejection of marketing
quotas (or 1964 crop of wheat
did not eliminate the allotment
phase of the program. Allot
ments are still In effect as a
condition to receive price sup
port at 50 percent of parity
or about ?1.25 per bushel,
National average.
Planting In excess of the 1964
farm allotment will result In
some reduction In the farm
wheat allotment In 1966 and
future years. Noncomplylng
farms will probably take an
allotment reduction of from 6
to 7 percent beginning In 1966.
This reduction would apply to
til (arm* with allotments about
15 acres. 'Overplantlng would
also reduce the regular al
lotment on farms with allot
ments under 15 acres.
Each wheat farmer Is urged to
consider these provisions In
making plans for his 1964 wheat
crop. Overplantlng of the allot
ment will result In loss of price
support and some reduction in
future allotments. Individual
farms should contact the
county A3C8 office for details
about his individual farm. Each
farmer should study all the facts
before making plans for next
year's wheat crop.
1963 Feed Grain and Wheal
Stabilization payments are
being made now. A total of $26,
853,39 In final payments were
disbursed last week. Each par
ticipating farmer will be noti
fied when his check Is ready
Wake Forest
Surgeon To
Practice Here
Dr. Robert Franklin Mobbs,
surgeon to the Wake Fores)
Clinic, has become; associated
with Dr. John T. Lloyd her?
In surgery at Franklin Memo
rial Hospital.
Dr. Mobbs Is qualified for the
American Board Examinations
In Surgery, which represents
the ultimate In modern sur
gical qualifications.
A native of Massachusetts,
Dr. Mobbs la married to i
Carolinian. They have four
children.
He will hold office hours b)
appointment at ill JollyStreet.
Lightning Hits Barn
Storm Damages Crops
In Rocky Ford Section
A heavy thunderstorm hit
Franklin Connty Tuesday after
noon, bringing needed rain to
some !>arts and thousands o (
dollars In damages to crops
In other p^rts.
Hall, accompanying the Storm,
hit various localities across
the northern section of the coun?
ty and at least one tobacco
barn loss was reported In the
southern section due to light
ning.
The Icy deluge, which re
portedly began In the FatrpOTt
section of Vance County, cut a
swath across the Klttrell, Bob
bin and Rocky Ford sections
! and continued on Into Warren
County. Heaviest damage was
. reported to tobacco crops In
. the Rocky-Ford-Epsom sectlonl
I of Franklin County with damage
, to some tobacco fields estl
I mated at from 75 to 100%.
^-Tke storm was the second In
, the past few weeks to cauM
r severe losses to county farm
? ers with crop damage In the
, earlier (torm estimated In
excess of $1/2 Million.
Fire Chief H. D. Mitchell of
the Bunn Rural Volunteer Fire
Department, reported that his
department was called to two
tobacco barn fires almost slm
ultanlously during the storm.
The Bunn Department took the
first call , to the J. E. Land farm
1 at Five Points, and dispatched
their water tanker to help out
1 the Zebulon Fire Department,
' called in to take the second barn
'? fire at the Ivan Prlvotte farm
' near Pearces.
, Chief Mitchell said that one
of the barn fires was believed
! caused by lightning. Both barns
and contents were total losses.
Barn Lost,
But House
Is Saved .
Members of the Centervllle
Volunteer Fire Dept. lost sleep
Tuesday night as the result of
two alarms, one coming at about
11 p.m. Tuesday night and the
other at 4 a.m. Wednesday
morning.
The 11 p.m. call sent mem
bers of the department rushing
to the home of Franklin Re
presentative James Speed, near
Gold Sand. Rep. Speed, upon
preparing to retire, had found
the floors of his home hot to
his bare feet and called the
department.
Investigation found the undue
heat coming from faulty wiring
which was corrected before any
damage was done.
Fireman returned to their
homes and got a couple of hours
sleep before being called to the
T. K. Allen farm where iWull
barn of tobacco owned by Earl
Boone was ablaze.
t The conflagration had made
i too much headway to bfe stopp
. ed, however, and botfi barn
. and contents were destroyed.
Hail Damaged Tobacco
The ground Is littered with
tobacco leaves following hail
storm Tuesday afternoon. Far
mer John Blacknall, of the Rocky
tord section, had pulled only
one priming from field above be
fore the hail struck. Times
Photo.
Negro Bound Over For
Blinding Wife In Assault
A 40 year-aid Route l,Young
svllle negro was bound over
to Franklin Criminal Superior
Court under $10,000. bond by
Recorder's Court Judge W. F.
SheHon here Tuesday (or a
savage July 7 assault on his
wife that" left her permanent
ly blinded..
? 10 year-old James Albert
Hartsfteld testified. thai his fat
her, Albert, beat his mother,
Myrtle, 46, with an electric Iron
until the Iron fell to pieces and,
then continued - beating her In
the head with an old-fashioned
flat iron.
Then, the youth testified, his
father threw -his mother out
the door Into the yard, kicked
and stompped her and pulled her
hair out by the roots. Follow
liH this he gat his shotgun and
shot her point-blank In the face.
In finding probable cause on
charges of assault with a dead
ly weapon with Intent to kill,
Judge Shelton said that It was
one of the most savage and
brutal attacks he had OVer had
before Him.
In?other action In Recorder's
Court here Tuesday Judge
Shelton .sentenced a 37 year
old former local salesman, C.
K. Mustlan, Jr., to two 1 year
prison terms on charges of
assault wlfTTa deadly weapon;
careless and reckless driving
and speeding 90 mph.
A charge of Receiving stolen
goods against fctfustian was or
dered continued until further
notice and Mustian waived pre
liminary hearing on charges
of breaking, entering and lar
ceny and was bound over under
$1,500. ball. He gave notice of
appeal on the tw**-piison terms
-and_i bond was fixed at $750.
k on each of the two cases.
His alleged accomplls, 36
year-old Daniel Webster, of
Wilmington, was bound over
under bonds totaling $3,500.
on fhree' counts of breaking,
entering and larency.
Both men are also wanted by
tj?e Suffolk, Va., police on
charges of breaking, entering
and auto theft. Webjter is also
to face auto theft charges lji
Beaufort County.
The Docket:
Thomas Odell BakerrC/Tri/19,
non-support. All arrears for
given. Beginning 25th of August
not to further fall in making pay
ment*;
Clyde Mustian, Jr., w/m, as
sault with deadly weapon. This
court finds as a fact the de
fendant has violated terms of
suspension. Commitment to
Medical Clinic Open House
| Open bouse will be observed
fit the Oakcrest Clinic In Frank
> linton Sunday from 2 until 5 p.m.
, The Public IS Invited and Frank
linton's two new doctors, Dr.
Larry A. Tyree and Dr. James
If. Rasher will be present to
meet visitors. - Times Photo.
Issue notice of appeal. Bond
fixed at $200.
Jesse Junior Perry, c/m/25,
no operator's license. New bond
for compliance, extended to
September 10, 1963. $200.00
Rufus Soloman, non support,
6 -months In Jail suspended, it
Is ordered the defendant pay
Into CSC (1) the costs of this
action (2) $250 lump sum settle
ment tmder provisions of G?S.
to be paid to Emma Richardson
and her counsel.
Daniel Webster, w/m/36/
Breaking and Entering; Lar
ceny, Receiving. Waives hear
ing. $1,500.00 bond toSuperlor
Court.
Tom Williams, c/m/17, as
sault with deadly weapon with
Intent to kill. Hearing waived
$M0^.00^ond. ^ ^ ^
sault oti female-Nol Pros with
leave.
James Curtis Lamm, w/m/18,
careless and reckless driving.
Pleads not guilty. Verdict guil
ty. $25.00 fine and costs and
to surrender operator's per
mit for 60 days to C.S.C.
Frances Ann Alston, c/f/30,
no operator's license. Pleads
guilty. $25.00 fine and costs.
To comply by September 3rd.
Helen Rose Branch, c/t/1^6,
no operator's license. Pleads,
guilty. 30 days tn^Jall, sus
pended upon payment of $25.00
fine and costs.
Daniel Webster, w/m/36,
Breaking and Entering. _I*ar
ceny. Hearing waived. $500.00
bond.
Daniel Webster, w/m/36,
Breaking and Entering; Lar
ceny.' Waives hearlng-$500.00
bond,
C. K. Mustlan, Jr., w/m/37,
Receiving stolen goods. Con
tinued until further orders.
Wallace Lundsford Peed,
w/m/23, speeding 95 mph In
55 mph zone. Pleads guilty.
$50.00 fine and costs.
Clyde K. Mustlan, Jr., Break
ing and Entering, Larceny Re
ceiving. Waives hearing
$1,500.00 bond.
Jessie Wlllard Tant, Jr.,
w/m/25. Careless and reck
less driving. $50.00 fine and
costs.
Western Governors fight land
sale frauds.
College Grad
Killed In
New Jersey
Myles Roberts, Fanwood.New
Jersey, was killed Thursday as
lie worked on a construction Job
hi Fanwood.
According to Information re
ceived, the Loulsburg College
student who had this spring
completed two years' work here
and planned to transfer to East
Carolina College tills fan, was
laying sewers for a construction
company when the sides of the
10 foot ditch gave away, letting
a pipe fall on Roberts, killing
him instantly.
Funeral services were held
Saturday. He leaves his mother
father and two sisters.
Roberts, or Butch as he was
known to college students had
won many friends In Louls'burg
during Ills stay here.
Late County
Club 1*rexy
Is Honored
The Board of pirectors of the
Green Hill Country Club Tues
day honored the memory of late
Club President F. w. Wheless ?
In (he for m of a resolution.
The resolution stated, In part,
"that the members do hereby
express onr sincere esteem for
the life and service of this
splendid m^n, whose sense of
Justice, loyalty and devotion
earned for him the respect and
admiration of all who knew
him."
Hicks Presides
At Council
Meeting Here
The Loutsburg city Council
last Friday night voted to pro
ceed with the construction of
an electric feeder line to serve
the Loulsburg High School ath
letic field and ordered a 1956
truck used by the Loulsburg
Rescue Service declared sur- "
plus and sold.
The Council also, asked for a
report from the Town's engi
neer on water pressure avail
able for a sprinkler system at
the old Youngstown Manufactur
ing plant relative to a request*
for service to the building and
oked the extension of water and
sewer service on Tucker Drive.
Mayor Pro-tem Robert M
Hicks presided at the meeting
In the absense of Mayor Louis
A. Wheless.
Cancer Clinic
The Cancer Detection Clinic
for the month of August will be
held at the Franklin County
Health Center on August 22,
beginning at 1 p.m.
This Is a free service and
anyone wishing an examination
should call Miss EsitiefXn
drews at GY6-3553 fcr an ap
pointment. n.
Dr. B. L. Patterson ha Just
returned froin<a-2cdaj_jBicer
Meeting In Boanoke/ VxJ con
cerning new method Kjo/ treat
ment of cancer. j. t
OES To Meet\v
The William B. Barrow Chap-^
ter #39 will have k meeting
Tuesday night August 20, it
8:00 at the Maaonlc Temple.
All members are urged to be
present.
J
On Futuri
Washington? Vice President
Johnson told a youth semi
nar recently that he hopes that
within SO years "the world will
have accepted universally a
common standard of dignity and
liberty for the Individual."
Johnson also told these stu
dents who have summer Job#
In the capital, "we do not an
ticipate a world free at Ideo
logical difference."