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The Franklin Times
Published Every Tuesday & Thursday
1 Serving All Of Franklin County
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Tel. ?Y 6-3283
Ten Cents
Louisburg, N C . Thursday October 8. 1964
(Ten Pages Today)
95th Year? Number 66
Negro Held For Assault
On Louisburg Woman
A Lou Is burg negro man Is be
ing held without bond. In Frank
lin County )all, charged with the
capital offense of rape against
a Louis burg white woman. The
Incident reportedly took place
at the home of the woman Mon
day afternoon.
? Willie Perry, Jr., 41, whose
home address Is Blckett Blvd.,
Loulsburg, Is charged with rap
ing a mentally handicapped
white woman In Loulsburg. IXe
to the condition of the victim,
the crime was not discovered
until Tuesday night when It was
reported to Loulsburg Police
Chief William Dement.
Dement sald>he arrested Per
ry around 12:30 a.m. Wednes
day and placed him In the county
jail. The name of the victim Is
being withheld. The negro, a
former dellveryman for a local
grocery store, had reportedly
been In the victim's home on a
number of occasions. He had
also painted the home sometime
ago, It was reported. It was
also reported that Perry threat
ened the life of a woman, If she
told of the attack.
A preliminary hearing will be
held for Perry before Record
er's Court Judge, W. F. Shelton,
probably next Tuesday.
Rescue Calls
The Loulsburg Rescue Ser
vice answered two calls Wed
nesday afternoon to the general
Mo^lton area. The first, around
1 P-^V, was to aid a man Iden
tified a? Mr. Lambert, who had
passed out. He was taken to
Franklin Memorial Hospital for
treatment. ,
The second call, around 4:30
p.m., was to aid an unidenti
fied negro woman on the Per
due farm near Moulton. The
woman had accldently cut her
leg wtth a rake. She was
transported to a Loulsburg
doctor's office.
Judge Hears 33 Cases
The following cases were dis
posed of during a session of
Recorder's Court on Tuesday,
October 6:
Benton Hedgepeth, c/m/13, no
operator's license, motor ve
hicle violation. $25.00 fine and
costs paid.
Marshall Gaylord Clayton,
c/m/30, speeding. Pleads guil
ty under waiver statute. $10.00
fine and costs.
Francis Macon Boyd, speed
ing. Pleads guilty under waiver
statute. $10.00 fine and costs.
Daisy Jewel Goodwin, w/f, as
sault with deadly weapon with
Intent to kill. Dedendant dis
charged. Prosecuting witness
to pay costs.
Calvin Dean Connell, w/m,
speeding. Pleads guilty under
waiver statute. $10.00 fine and
costs.
Otis Sidney Davis, w/m, as
sault with deadly weapon. Costs
assessed against N. P. Davis.
Reginald Barnard Branch, c/
m/24, speeding. Pleads guilty
under waiver statute. $15.60
fine and costs.
Mack Roy Fuller, w/m/ 40,
speeding. Pleads guilty under
waiver statute. $10.00 fine
and costs.
Robert Allen Person, w/m,
speeding. Pleads guilty under
waiver statute. $10.00 fine and
costs.
James Edwards, c/m/51, non
support. 6 months In Jail, sus
pended on payment of costs.
Balance of Judgment continued.
William Arthur Yarborough,
c/m/25, larceny, assault with
deadly weapon. Not guilty of
larceny; guilty of ADW. $p
days In Jail, suspended on pay
ment of costs.
Larry Worth Baity, v/m/2f,
speeding. Pleads guilty under
waiver statute. $10.00 fine and
costs.
Willie Gray Mitchell, w/m/27,
speeding. Guilty of exceeding
speed limit. To pay costs.
Wlndfleld Richardson, c/m/
31, motor vehicle violation. 30
days, suspended on payment of
costs.
Audury Jones, c/t, assault
with deadly weapon. 6 months
In Woman's Pi'lson, suspended
on payment of medical bills
of Willie Perry and costs. To
remain of good behavior for 1
year. To comply by Nov. 17.
Hurley Benn Redd, w/m/28,
assault. Nol pros.
Dorene Upchurch, w/f/33, as
sault with deadly weapon with
intent to kill. Nol pros with
leave.
Ennls Upchurch, w/m/42, as
sault with deadly weapon. Nol
pros with leave.
Ennlp Upchurch, w/m/42, as
sault with deadly weapon. Nol
pros with leave.
Dale Denton, w/m/23, assault
with deadly weapon. Nol pros
with leave.
Nathaniel Presley Davis, w/
m, assault with deadly weapon.
Defendant discharged. Prose
cuting witness to pay costs.
Edd junior Wood, assault with
deadly weapon. 30 days In Jail.
Cornelius Perry, c/m/26, no
operator's license. 30 days,
suspended on payment of $25.00
fine and costs, by Oct. 13.
James Osborne Sweet, w/m,
non support. Nol pros on pay
ment of costs to save county
harmless.
Mary Lois Griffin, assault
with deadly weapon. Nol pros
with leave.
T-ommle Pearce, w/m/18,s
larceny of auto. 60 days In
jail, assigned to work under
supervision of N. C. Prison
Dept., to run concurrent with
Judgment In Nash Co. Super
ior Court.
Herman S. Powell, w/ra/46,
motor vehicle violation. Nol
pros with leave. !
Ernest Wtisoiv embezzle
See COURT Page 4
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Laying Tracks
_W orkmen of the Seaboard Rail
way are shown above laying the
side track to the new Gay Pro
ducts plant here Wednesday af
ternoon. The mainline running
between Franklinton and Louis
burg can be seen in the fore
ground. Work is expected to be
completed on the new plan't by
December 1;
Brrrr It Was Cold
Louisburg weatherman Glenn
Kennedy is shown above at the
local weather station this morn
ing where the thermometer
registered a low of 32 degrees,
the lowest thus far. this fall.
The reading taken at 7 a.m.
matched a similar reading on
Oct. 5, 19W aiidwas one degree
below the 33 degree reading on
Oct, 6, 1963. While the cool
temperature surprised local
residents with ice on wind
shields this morning, it was not
unusual for this time of y^ar.
-Times Staff Photo.
Democracy's Brightest Hour:
The Presidential Elections
By Clint Fuller
Editor's Note: ThU Is Part II ol an eight-part series on the Presidential Elections. The
series will cover the thirty-five men that have held the office and the current campaign,
Including platforms, voting procedures, the candidates, plus points of Interest pertaining
to Democracy's Brightest Hour: The Presidential Election.
Part II
The visit to North Carolina
this week of the President and
Mrs. Lyndon Johnson prompted
Raleigh Mayor Jim Held to
recall that for many years both
political parties had ignored
North Carolina. Reid said that
the Democrats felt they had
"It sewed up" and the Republi
cans knew there was little
necessary for them to make an
appearance here. The Mayor
pointed out that these things
have changed. I 1
Already, Sen.. Barry Gold
water, thi Republican candi
date, has visited the state;
Rep. William Miller, Republi
can ' Vice Presidential candi
date, spoke In Ashevllle the
same day President Johnson
appeared In Raleigh. Things
have changed. North Carolina
now gets to see and hear the
candidates In person.
In the 1960 elections North
Carolina voters gave Richard
N|?on, the Republican candi
date, 655,424 votes and John
F. Kennedy, the Democratic
candidate, 713,136-. The vote
was close In the governor's
race also. From appearances
North Carolina Is headed toward
a two-party state.
Looking back over the years,
to the beginning of Presidential
Elections, one finds that after
Washington's unanimous selec
tion as the first President, the
other thirty four men that have
held the position have had to
scrap for It through an ever
Increasing complex of political
maneuvering.
John Adams, a Harvard lawJ
yer, was the second President,
followed by Thomas Jefferson,
also a lawyer, who was a gradu
ate of William and Mary Col
lege. Both men died on the
same day, July 4, 1826. Adams
was 90 years old and Jeffer
son was S3. Adams defeated
Jefferson In the elections of
1796 on the Federalist ticket,
the same party to which Wash
ington belonged. Jefferson, a
founder of the present day Dem
ocratic party, was victorious
In 1800 running as a Demo
cratic-Republican. Jefferson
defeated Aaron Burr In 1800
for the presidency. There fol
lowed two more members of the
Democratic-Republican party
in power as James Madison de
feated Charles Plnckney, a Fed
eralist, In 180B for the office.
Jefferson had defeated the same
man In 1804 for his second
term.
In 1812, Madison won over De
Vltt CHnton, Federalist, for the
office. Four of the first five
presidents came from Virginia.
John Adams came from Qulncy,
Mass.
Andrew Jackson, from Lan
caster County, S. C. , was elect
ed In 1828 from Tennessee as
a Democrat, following John
Qulncy Adams, who had been
elected by the House of Repre
sentatives In 1824. Adams de
feated Jackson In 1824 as a
Democrat-Republican. Jack
son defeated Adams In 1828,
when Adams ran as the first
National Republican.
Of these six men that followed
George Washington, two had
been signers of the Declara
tion of Independence, John
See ELECTIONS Page 4
A Night At The Fair
There seems to be a thing
about getting something free
that motivates people to go out
even on the coldest nights. Wed
nesday was Children's Day at
the Franklin County Fair, and
parents being ever alert to the
wishes of their youngsters were
compelled to use the free child
ren's day passes.
If the old folks were hesitant
to leave the fireside, It didn't
show at the fairgrounds. For
the most part, they seemed to
be enjoying the bright lights
and other assorted activities,
?ven moreso than their off
springs.
Most came early and stayed
late. The youngsters, full of
vim and vitality, cdfcld be seen
pulling their somewhat heavier
parents ardtond the fairgrounds,
In a vain attempt to take every
thing In at once. Youngsters
for the most part, but Some
adults included, continued the
age old efforts to beat the
[Carnival ? folks at their ovn
gjmes. A quarter would get
you a nickel comb, If you were
lucky enough to knock over the
doll, or ring the pole or shoot
the cork gun In the general
direction of the back of the tent.
Franklin County Sheriffs de
puties were their in numbers
land with their uniforms freshly
pressed. Some wrtnjjles could I
,be 4een*W?-top coats, Indicating
|that they had been brought out
| of storage hurriedly for the
Ifalr trip. Quite & lew could
be seen shivering, having tor
gotten that October nights bite
like a night In December.
The cold did not dampen the
spirits of the youngsters, who
rode the wind whipping rides,
screaming and yelling as If
expecting the end to come any
minute and then hurriedly get
ting in line for more of the same,
?AS soon as the machines stop
ped. The little fellows seemed
to have the best of it. Mothers
seem to have a knack for bund
ling the youngest up for all types
of weather. Several looked like
living dolls with their red noses
sticking out pf heavily furred
hoods and cpatsi^ "?
Many cfilldjr^n seeirtBTTto get
deserted by "their fathers at
times. The times seemed to
always coincide with the blare
of music from the girlie shows.
One wonders how they manage
to stay irt business, never being
able to find anyone who admits I
to having attended their per- |
formances. 1
All in all, the Franklin County
Fair, unchanged oveFthe years ,
still offers a degree of excite -
ment for young and old that is
not matched by any other
occurance In these parts. And I
while the heavy rainfall dam- I
pened the fairgrounds over the 1
weekend, the laughter of child- 1
ren has warmed the area so, 1
that It no longer is notlcable.
If you go, take a heavy coat J
and a child. The fair Is more ]
fun that way.
Commissioners Study
Food Stamp Program
The Franklin County BoahftjT|
Commissioners are in the pro
cess of studying the Federal
Food Stamp Program, a plan
designed to help the needy and
to move more farm commodi
ties through the regular ave
nues of trade. The Board has
discussed the plan at recent
meetings and have heard the
plan explained by program offi
cials^
Sam Wi Pope, Project Super
visor of Rocky Mount, who In
in charge of the program now
going on in neighboring Nash
County, has spoken to the Com
missioners at a recent meeting
in behalf of the program.
The Stamp ^Program is in its
pilot stages. The plan, as
executed? in- NaSh County, is
designated as a pilot program.
4t was established for two pur
poses according to the U. S.
Department . of Agriculture,
(1) Safeguarding the health of
the Nation's low-income fami
lies .through better nourishment
and (2) Increasing the flow of
foods from the Nation's farms
through normal trade channels.
The wsfy the program works
is reasonably simple. Partici
pating families exchange the
amount of money they could
normally be expected to spend
for food or an allotment of
coupons of higher monetary val
ue. The difference between
Patrol Issues Warning
To Pedestrians Here
Trooper D. C. Day of Louls
burg has Issued a warning from
the State Highway Patrol urging
pedestrians to walk properly
and to observe the laws per
taining to pedestrians. Day
said that 20% of the fatalities
thus far this year in North
Carolina were pedestrians.
He warned that people should
walk facing traffic when they
find It necessary to walk along
the highways. He also warned
bike riders to observe safety
rules and to help reduce this
high per cent of pedestrian fa
talities.
The department pointed out
that there were 17 persons
killed on our highways over
the Labor Day holiday. Of
this number, nine were pedes
trians. It was noted that 92
pedestrians were killed on
North Carolina highways In the
first six months of this year.
State motor vehicle laws con
cerning pedestrians states that:
1. Where traffic control sig
nals are not In place or In op
eration, the driver of a vehicle
shall yield the .right-of-way to
a pedestrian crossing the road
way within any marked cross
walk or within any unmarked
cross-walk at an Intersection:
2. Every person crossing a
roadway at any point other than
within a marked cross-walk or
within an unmarked cross-walk
at an intersection shall yield
the right-of-way to all vehicles
on the roadway.
3. Between adjacent intersec
tions at which traffic control
signals are In operation, pe
destrians shall not cross at
any place except In a marked
cross-walk.
4. It shall be unlawful for pe
destrians to walk alpng the trav
eled portion of any highway ex
cept on the extreme left-hand
side thereof, 2tnd such pedes
trians shall yield the right-of
way to approaching traffic.
5. Every driver of a vehicle
shall exercise due care to avoid
colliding with any pedestrian
upon any roadway, and shall
give warning by sounding the
horn when necessary; and shall
exercise proper precaution
upon observing any child or any
confused or incapacitated per
son upon a roadway.
Endorse
Bonds
The Louisburg Lions CJub met
at The Murphy House last Tues
day night. Mr. Maurice M. Per
son, Jr., the superintendent of
Franklin County Memorial Hos
pital,' 'was the guest speaker.
The purpose of Mr. Person's
speech was to show through
facts and figures that Franklin
County M^rporial Hospital must
expand. In 1955 the hospital
admitted 814 patients, 2,040 in
1960, and 2,914 in 1964. In
addition, there is an average of
325 newborn babies each year.
Occupancy varies from 90%
to 115%.
Even though the hospital con
tains only 50 rooms, it is fully
accredited by the Joint Com
mission on Accreditation of
Hospitals, located in Chicago.
There are 75 full-time
employees with an annual pay
roll of $240,000. The hospital
admits three types of patients:
the paying patient, the certi
fied welfare patient, and the
Indigent patjent. *
The total cost for expansion
will be $900,000. The federal
government will pay $495,000,
the state medical care, $80,000.
That leaves Franklin County to
pay $325,000. Immediately
after Mr. Peqson's talk, the
Lions Club endorsed the bond
issue.
J what each family pays awj the
total value of its coupon allot
ment represents the Govern
ment's contribution to the pro
gram.
Coupons or stamps, as they
are called, may be exchanged
In approved food stores for all
items of food other than cer
tain items which are import
ed. They cannot he used for
non food items such as ciga
rettes, soap, etc. Food out
lets are Inspected as to their
prices Tielore they become ap- _
proved tQij stamp redemption
centers. Stores may then use
the stamps through their autho
rized wholesale distributor or
cash them In at the local bunk.
Public welfare agencies de
termine which families are eli
gible for participation In the
Stamp Program. Eligibility
In Nash County, and supposed
ly the same would apply in
franklin County should the pro
gram be adopted, depends on
cooking facilities In the home,
monthly Income, assets and
number of persons In the house
hold and, of course, the person
obtaining the stamps must be
a resident of the county. The
amount of stamps a family may
obtain free depends on the
amount they buy. For example,
In Nash County, a participating
family of four with a gross
monthly Income of $100 would
be expected to purchase $38
worth of stamps and would then
receive an additional amount
of free stamps worth $24. Each
head of a household is supplied
with an Identification card which
myst be presented when stamps
anil food are purchased under
the plan.
The stamps resemble a dollar
bill and come In denominations
of fifty cents and $2.00. Stamps
are generally sold by the local
bunk.
There is no Indication at this
point whether or not the
Commissioners will approve a
Stamp Program for Franklin
County. There was a free food
program that was abolished
after three months operation
earlier In the year. But the
Board is making a study of the
program In an effort to deter
mine if it would be in the best
Interest of Franklin County to
adopt it.
Reapportionment
Washington, D. C.? The Sen
ate, by, a vote of 44-38, has
adopted a nonbinding request
to federal courts to go slowly
In reapportioning state legis
latures on a population basis.
This was a victory for liberal
Democratic senators who since
August 12 have been conducting
an on-and-off filibuster against
a proposal to impose a manda
tory delay in district courts'
application of the one-man one
vote ruling.
LINDLEY B4JTI FR - RON BCHAEFFER - BOB BUTLER
College To Inaugurate Program
Louisburg College will begin '
i series of hall hour programs, i 1
produced by Sally Versteeg, i
ind broadcast over the local I
radio station on Sunday, Oc- <
tober 11, according to a re- i
lease from the college today. I
The new educational series c
will feature Interviews, college
talent and campus activities and
will originate from the Louis
airg College campus. The
>penlng program of the series
vlll be a conversation with
lobert and Llndley Butler con
cerning life in Latin America.
Llndley Butler was on duty in
Puerta Rico during the past
summer and Robert Butler was
In Chile. Both men are mem
bers of the college faculty. Ron
Schaetfer will emcee the pro