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Pearce Named Chaiiman At Democratic Convention Here The Franklin County Demo cratic Executive Committee elected Addison E. Pearce of Harris Township as Chairman (or the next two years In a meeting held following the gen eral County Convention Satur day. Elected, In addition to the new chairman, was Mrs. A. E. Hall of Youngsvllle, First Vice Chairman; Norwood Faulkner, Loulsburg, Second Vice Chair man and Douglas J. Williams, Cedar Rock, Third Vice Chair man. Josept. T. Lane, Louls burg, was elected Secretary and Walter E,. Fuller, Raleigh, Treasurer. In the Convention, helfl In the Courthouse here, the dele gates heard an Inspiring key note address delivered by Na tional Party Committeeman, W. W, Staton of Sanford. Sta ton told the group of over 200 party faithful, "It Is no secret that In North Carolina we now have a true two party system. Let us examine the position of our party. C'et us take a look at Its alms, and Ideals; Its principals and aspirations." He added, "We must know how to attract more young people Into the party." Staton was Introduced by Superior Court Judge Hamilton Hobgood. Walter E. Fuller, long time county Democratic leader, was elected Permanent Con tention Chairman and presid ed over the meeting. Hill Jfarborough gave the Wei Students Hurt In Accident Five Loulsburg College stud ents and the parents of a student were Injured In a two car collision near Creedmore last Thursday afternoon. The stud ents, on their way to the Hurricane-Duke Frosh baseball ;ame In Durham, ran head on Into a car occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Norman Yancey of Clarksvllle, Va. i It Is reported that both cars ran off the highway In a effort to miss each other but still collided. Injured were students, Marvin Brown, Portsmouth, Va.; George W. Harriett, Jr., rrenton, N. C.; CharlesSheets, Portsmouth, Va.; George Mallls, Arlington, Va. andSteve Lamm, Rt. 3, Loulsburg, N. C. Also Injured wer^ Mr. an< Mrs. Yancey who were on their way to visit their son, Allen, a student at Loulsburg College. Harriett reportedly, was the most seriously Injured. coming address, calling on the group to "Remember the fight ing Democratic Party o t many years ago." He said, "Don't become complacent, stop sitting on your hands and start to fight. The Democratic Party has been attacked from within and from without." Fuller told the group, "We can see signs of complacency and weakness In Franklin County. We must stop our people from selling their birthright for a pittance. In the last general election, 1,039 people In this county left the Democratic Party and went over t to the Republicans. <V'e must not allow this small trickle to continue to eat away at the dike." Charles Yarborough, Presi dent of the Young Democratic Club, paid tribute to a form er Franklin County Democrat that served as governor of the state, Walter Btckett. Mrs. Louis Oxnevad, President of the Democratic Women said, "Our women want to help our party and we hope to be called on." The Convention elected seven teen delegates to the State Con vention on May 20th. Chairman Pearce and Mrs. A. E. Hall, First Chairman, were elected (See CONVENTION Page 6) Convention Principles Pictured tebove are principles attending County Democratic Convention held here Saturday. Left.to right, Walter E. Fuller, Convention Chairman; W. W. Staton, National Committee ? I man who delivered the key note address; Mrs. A. E. Hall, First Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee and Judge .H. H. Hobgood who introduced the speaker. -Times Staff Photo. I ? ? Industrial People entertained Here A "get acquainted party" here Friday afternoon and evening brought some 34 guests to Franklin County for a first hand look at this area's expand ing economy and readiness for Industrial expansion. The party and supper was ar * ranged by W. J. Benton, Execu tive Director of the County In dustrial Commission. Out-of town guests Included Industrial representatives from the Com merce and Industry Division of the State Department of Con servation and Development, Carolina Power and Light Com pany and Seaborad Railway. The visitors, many of them accompanied by their wives, were given a guided tour of this area and shown a number of Industrial sites and the lo cation of a soon- to -be -con structed shell building which could be adapted for almost any industry. Over 100 local people took part In the planning and attend ing the tours, party and supper, which was paid for entirely from donations made by local people attending. During the supper, Benton presided with remarks of wel come being made by Mayor Louis A. Wheless, and brief remarks being made by W. L. Lumpkin, Louisburg attorney, who was a member of the State Legislature when the Depart ment of Conservation and De velopment was formed. Allen de Hart, Acting Chairman of the Franklin County Industrial Commission, had charge of the program and presented several outstanding Louisburg College performers. Benton said that quite a few local people deserved credit for assisting in the planning of the event, and expressed his appreciation to all who helped make the affair a success, "ft? this get-together," Benton ad ded, "we have, I belleVe, shown these state and privately em ployed Industry hunters that Franklin County has much to of fer any prospective Industry. And, of course, It was a way of expressing our thanks to these people for what they have al ready done for this area." Rescue Call The Loulsburg Rescue Ser vice was called out around 9 p.m. Saturday to aid Robert 0. Mitchell, Rt. 1, Castalla man. Mr. Mitchell, apparent ly suffering a stroke, was trans ported to Franklin Memorial Hospital and 'was later moved to Veteran's Hospital, Durham, N. C. Industrial Representatives Industrial representatives at tending the "Get Acquainted" dinner-party here last week are shown above, left to right, James Gregory, Industrial Represen tative of Seaboard Railway, Richmond, Va.; Dan E. Stewart, Vice President In Chai-ge of In dustrial Relations for Carolina Power & Light Co.; Robert \ Whitfield, Assistant Admini strator of Commerce and In dustry Division of State Dept. of Conservation and Develop ment; W. J. Benton, local In dustrial Development Director and Bland Pruitt, President, Louisburg-Franklin County De velopment Corp. -Times Staff Photo. A I The Times Published Every Tuesday A Thursday Serving All Of Franklin County 95th Year ? Number 23 Louisburg, N. C . Tuesday. May 12. 1964 (Six Pages Today) Five Cents Woman Held On Murder <li?ir?>r Franklinton Chief Issues Warning Frankllnton Police Chief, Leo Edwards, has announced that the clamp down has begun on park ing violators and lack of display of city tags In Frankllnton. Ed wards said that purchase of the tags alone would not suffice. He warned motorists to have them displayed or face charges. He said that parking on the wrong side of the street, over time parking and parking In c?strlcted zones would bring charges.1 This announcement according to Edwards marks the clamp down on these violations as beginning immediately. Centerville Rescue Unit Praised The Centervllle Rescue Ser vice, which answered a call for aid to a wreck near Cas talla two weeks ago, received a letter of praise and a dona tion this week from Scout Troop at Rocky Mount. The wreck occurred on Sun day afternoon and six Rocky Mount Boy Scouts were Injured as they were raturnlng homv after an overnight encampment In Franklin County. The letter reads: "UntUSun day, May 3, 1964, I had never heard of Centervllle, N. C. To be only a few seconds be hind an accident such as the one last Sunday and to be so closely Involved with Its vic tims Is a horrifying experience. I will never forget the sight of your rescue squad coming down that highway. I have never been more thankful In all my life. At present, the two most seriously Injured boys. Jay Bobbltt and Davis Hewett, the two you carried, are the only ones still In the hospital. Both of them are Improving rapidly and I hope that they will be released sometime next week. Please accept the attached check with my sincere thanks. Maybe It will help In some small way towards the pur chase of other equipment. You're a fine group of men. None of us shall ever forget you or your town." (signed) Jimmy Kabu, Assistant Scout master Norman Chamblls, Scoutmas ter Industrial Training Planned A meeting was held last Thursday In the Industrial De velopment Office to discuss and explore the Initiation of an In dustrial Training program for Franklin County. The meeting was arranged by William J. Benton, Industrial Develop ment Director for the county. Benton said that no local mon ey would be needed for financ ing the program and that It would permit Franklin County residents, who were Interest ed, to become skilled In one or more trades. ' In addition to Benton, those present for the meeting were John Fleming, Manager of the Raleigh Office at the Employ ment Security Commission; James Ellerbe, Supervisor of M.T.D.A. Training Dept. of Commerce; Carl Newton. ARA. M.T.D.A. Group Central Of fice; Clint Fuller, member of Franklin County School Board; Warren' Smith, Franklin School School Superintendent; and Howard Stalllngs, Loulsburg High School principal. Benton said that several train ing fields were being considered and that a training program should get underway In the next few months. A 26-year-old Rt. 2, Zebulon woman is lodgedin Franklin County jail charged with first degree murder in the Sunday slaying of a 42-year-old night spot operator. Mrs. Florestine Ross Felts, mother of four, reportedly shot George Thomas Lock lear of Zebulon, Rt. 3, around 2:30 a.m. Sunday mornliig as he sat In an automobile Murder Scenes Shown above, top photo, is night spot where George T. Locklear was shot from an up stairs window (see arrow) re portedly by Mrs. Florentine Felts, early Sunday morning Bottom pKoto shows automobile in which the victim was sitting when shot. -Times Staff Photos Series No. 6: . . Labor Commissioner Race Quiet Thts Is the sixth In a series of eleven articles dealing with public offices to be voted upon in the May 30th Primary. The Times, in presenting this se ries, Intends only to inform its readers. There is no endorse ment of any candidate ?for any office Intended or implied. COMMISSIONER OF l.AROR *The Commissioner of Labor Is elected every four years by a vote of the people. TheCom mlssloner Is a member of the Executive Department of the state and Is also a member of the Council of State. , The Commissioner Is head of the Department of Labor, whose duty It Is to secure the bealth, Minimum Wage Law, Child La bor Law, Maximum Hour Law and Safety and Health Regula tions. 5. Compiling and publish ing statistics on employment, wages, hours of work, building construction, and other matters of public Interest. The Department, under the name of Bureau' of Labor Sta tistics, was formed In 1887. The functions of the Department are performed by seven ad ministrative divisions: Divis ion of Standards and Inspec tlons; Conciliation and Arbi tration; Apprenticeship Train ing; Statistics; Bureau of La CD Group Meet The Justice Community De velopment Organization will meet Thursday night, May 14, it 7:30 p.m. at the Justice Fire House. Mr. Robert Sutton and Mr. Sari Martin, teachers at Ed ward Best High School, will present a program on highway safety. bor for the Deaf; Information Service and Administration and Budget Accounts. In general, the Commissioner is an administrator* It is his duty to supervise the functions of the various departments un der his Jurisdiction. He is to the Secretary of Labor on the National level. There are three In the race for the Commissioner's post this election. They are In cumbent, Frank Crane, John B. Wardell, Jr., and Ff'ank Castlebury. The seventh In this series will appear Thursday. ' belonging to a New J York woman. The shooting occurred in front of the night spot operated by Locklear Just inside the Franklin County line near Moc casin Creek bridge on Highway 97. Sheriff Joseph W. Champion gave this version of the inci dent: Mrs. Wllma Miller of New York had returned home bringing her brother, Donnle Medlin, 21, a fugitive from Franklin County. She, her brother and his wife stopped by the Locklear place. Medlin and his wife got out of the car K and walked a few yards from * the night spot. Mrs. Miller said she had never seen Lock lear before, but that he came and sat In her car under the steering wheel with the door open and his feet on the ground. David Carlyle was sitting on h the front seat of the Miller car and Charles Cone was sit ting in the back. White sitting In the car, Locklear was re portedly shot from an upstairs window by Mrs. Felts, who had been living In the establish ment. Jealousy was given as a suspected motive. Mrs. Mil ler said she believed that Mrs. Felts had mistaken her for her sister, whom the victim hadal Ilegedly tried to date. Locklear, father of five, was shot with a .32 caliber pistol, the bullet entering his left tem ple. Medlin, hearing the shot, returned to the scene and trans ported Locklear to Wake Me morial Hospital where he died | around 3:45 a.m. I Donnle Medlin had escaped from an officer's car while un der arrest for assault on a fe male, several weeks ago and fled to New York. He Is held under $ 1 ,000 bond on this charge and was free under $400 bond for an assault charge in Zebu Ion. Mrs. r eits told arresting ox - fleers that she was shooting at the car/ The shot flrefl from about 30 feet away, with [ the bullet lodging behind the victim's rlgfSt ear. Mrs. Felts is being held with out privilege of bond awaiting a preliminary hearing sche duled for May 19th. Funeral servicef. for Lock lear were conducted Monday at 4 p.m. from Beulah Christian Church by Rev. Elmo Powell with burial In the church ceme tery. Locklear is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Alvis Lock lear, two sons, Thomas and (See MURDER Page 6) Gold Sand Rockettes Pictured above are the Rock ettes of Gold Sand who will per form at the "Miss Louisburg Pageant" on Friday night. The Rockettes under the direction of Judi Hinton of Louisburg will present a tap and jazz dance routine at the pageant which will be held in the Louisburg College Auditorium. From left to right, the Rockettes are: Betty Bow ers, Claudia Speed, Pan Lan caster, Susan Lancaster, Toni Gupton, Paulette Gupton and Phyllis Radford.
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