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Careful drivers never kno#
when they save their own lives.
T?l. 0Y 6-3283
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L.ou'Sburg. N C Thursday June 17 1965
(12 Pages T odary) _
96th Year ? Number 34
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Legislative News
by Representative James O. Speed i *
Adjournment Due Todsy
At the close of the 1965 Ses
sion of the North Carolina
Legislature, we can look with
pride to the many accomplish
ments made by this Session and
the hard work that has been done
to continue good government in
North Carolina and promoting
the growth and economy of our
State. Likewise It Is disappoint
ing to see many shortcpmings
of this Session which In my opin
ion could have made the Session
more productive to the people
of North Carolina. Time and
apace will not permit me to
discuss each of these matters;
however, I shall briefly point
out a few of the things whljh 1
believe are of special Interest
to the people of Franklin Coun
ty as I have done through this
column for the put several
months.
1 also wish to again thank
the management of this news
paper for permitting me to use
this means of letting the people
back home know as much as
possible about the legislative
events In and around the State
House. I am positive It has
created a much better under
standing and relationship among
us.
Among the disappointments of
the Session was the defeat of
House BUI SIS -"Utility Fran
chlse Tax Distribution." This
bill passed the House but died
in the Senate Finance Commit
tee and was a big loss to us
In Franklin County as well as
to the towns and counties
throughout all of North
Carolina. If this bill had passed
the Senate, the following bi
annual distribution would have
been made to us: County of
Franklin -$47,000.00; Town of
Bunn - $1,873.00; Town of
Youngsvllle -$2,507 00; Town
of Frankllnton - $13,213.00;
Town of Loulsburg- $14,122.85.
The cost- of local governments
In North Carolina has contin
ued to rise (more than 300%
since lS50)'for a number of
years and has especially
drained the home owners and
land owners of said areas. The
State has a much broader tax
base and Is able to return a
small portion of this revenue
to the local governments of the
State. House Bill 915, If pass
ed, would have returned .wily
a small portion of the franchise
tax that is collected and seht
to Raleigh by the various coun
ties and towns of North
Carolina. I am disappointed
that this bill did not pass, and
I am surprised that Governor
See SPEED paqe 8
Officer
Saves Life
Of Woman
"A 20-year-old Rt. 1, Elm City
woman, wife o I a county resi
dent, was saved from an at
tempted V suicide Wednesday
night by a Loulsburg Police Of
ficer, with the help of an un
identified negro youth and a
local grocery store employee.
Mrs. Carl (Shorty) Moore was
found hanging by one hand on
the river bridge on MalnStreet,
Wednesday around 6:30 p.m.
by Officer Thurston Bottoms,
wjio quickly grabbed the wo
man's arm and held on until
his call for help was heard.
Two unidentified negro youths
ran to his assistance from a
nearby cafe and a passerby,
Pete Aycock, also* assisted In
the rescue.
Officer Bottoms transported
the woman, who is known to be
subject to some type of
seizures, to the local Jail and
summoiinded a physician to ex
amine her. No reason for the
attempted suicide was given and
Mrs. Moore Is still tn the
Franklin County Jail this morn
ing.
Recorder's
Court
The following cases were dis
posed of In Recorder's Court
on Tuesday, June 15th:
Charles J. Lloyd, w/m, ar
son. Case bound over to Su
perior Court. Bond set at
11,000.00. "
Crawford S. Wilson, false pre
tense. Guilty. }20.00 fine and
costs.
Barry Joseph Aiford, w/m/
18, .speeding. $15.00 fine and
costs.
Llnwood Green (alias Llnwood
WUllamston, Jr.), c/m, assault
with deadly weapon; damage to
personal property. ? 6 months
In Jail, assigned to work under
supervision State Prison de
partment. Suspended on pay
ment of 1100.00 fine and costs.
Notice of appeal to Superior
See COURT page 8
Federal, State And Local Officers
Investigating Shooting At Moulton
Unknown assailants sent a hall
of shotgun and rifle fir* Into
two. Negro homei near Moulton
late Monday night, without In
Jury to any of the occupants.
One of the homes had been
fired at about two weeks ago In
the same manner.
The family of Lenwood Ar
lington escaped Injury in both
Incidents and no one was In
jured In Monday's Incident In
volving the Sandy Jones
residence. Both families live
a few yards apart, a short
distance from a paved rurjd
road which runs from Highway
401 to Moulton.
Franklin County Sheriffs De
partment U Investigating the
May 28 Incident and the one
taking place Monday night
around 11 p.m. The Federal
Bureau of Investigation has two
agents In the area Investigating
the latest shooting. One
stated they were here to de
termine if the civil rights o *
the two negro families had been
violated. Both families have
made application for their chil
dren to attend the white Loyls
burg High School next fail.
An automobile parked in the
Arrlngton yard received con
siderable damage, as the
gunfire tore out the reaf win
dow, punctured the trunk,
fenders and gas tank. Shotgun
pellet marks are visible at the
right of the front entrance of the
Arrtngton home and rifle bullet
holes were seen Just to the
left of the door. Several. win-,
dows were broken. Bullet* en
tered a side window of the Jones
home and traveled through a
bedroom coming oat a window
at the back of the house.
The Sheriffs Department
called In the State Bureau of
Investigation to assl?t In the
case. This was before the FBI
entered the case. Charles Mc
Claln, Field Secretary of the
NAACP, was In the area Mon
day, also Investigating the
Incidents. It was reported that
he would request the state to
rurnlsn protection ror tne rwo
families Involved.
R was learned that the Ar
lington family had received
several telephone threats, the
contents of which were not
stated. A reliable source re
ported that It was believed that
race was not Involved, as such,
In the case. The Informant
said nothing had been uncov
ered to Indicate that the shoot
ing was anything more than'an
Isolated incident.
Officials are closemouthed
about any clues or evidence
they might have In the case
and say only that they are
continuing their Investigation.
i
Homes Blasted
Pictures above show dam age to two Negro
home* In the Moulton Community Monday
night when unknown assailants blasted the
dwellings with what appeared to be a shot
gun ,and rifle. Hobse at left, above, Is
home of Lenwood and Irene Arrlngton; one
at right is oocuppled by the Sandy Jones
family. Bottom photos show, left, holes
near front door ofArrlngton house, middle,
damage to oar sitting In the Arrlngton yard,
right, window of the Jones home. The
FBI, SBI, and Sheriff's Department are in
vestigating.
-Times Staff Photos.
Meningitis Scare Subsides:
Hundreds Treated At Franklinton
Following Death Of 14 -Year- Old
The meningitis scare, which
grew to extensive proportions !
In the Franklinton"trrea Tues- '
day following the death of a '
14-year-old boy, has subsided 1
somewhat today.
Cecil Blake As
kew, 8th grade
student at
F ra nk 1 In t o n
HFgh School,
died Tuesday Askew
morning around 4:30 p.m. In :
IXike Hospital after being sent
there trom Franklin Memorial
Hospital following the discov
ery that the youth was suffering
from , Meningococcus Menin
gitis.
Warnings were Issued im
mediately following the youth's
death to all persons with whom
he might have been In contact
for a 72-hour period prior to
his death. The warning cam*
from County Health Director
Dr. J. B. Wheless.
Dr. Doyle Medders, a private
Loulsburg phySlcUn, diagnosed
the aliment and much of the
tflple sulphur drug prescrip
tions have been dispensed In
his name, according to Frank
llnton druggists. Bill Johnson,
Corner Drug Store pharmacist,
The Rains Came And
. The River Rises
Photos above show Tar River flowing
over the dam here In Loul,sburg, making a
beautiful picture of wh'lte caps as It rose to
14 1/2 feet this morning. Lower photo
shows Loulsburgf weatherman G. O. Ken
nedy doing what has become a dally task
recently, measuring the rainfall. Kennedy
reports the area has had 7.25 Inches ln"the
past week. . . -Times Staff Photos.
Area Gets 7.25
Inches Of Rain
- The Tar River If nearlng a
record height following heavy
rain for six of the past eight
days here. The river mea
sured 14 1/2 ft. this morning,
according to G. 0. Kennedy,
Loulaburg weatherman. The
recorded peak Is 18 ft. on
January 8, 1982. It reached
16 1/2 ft. on February 8 of
this year. Records have been
kept only since 1980.
The area has had 7.29 Inches
of rainfall since Wednesday of
last week, reports Kennedy,
with 2.5 recorded Tuesday and
Wednesday. Kennedy gave this
rundown of measured rainfall
for the past jtreek: Wednesday
0.08; Thursday, no rain; Frl?
day 1.34; Saturday 1.02; Sunday,
no rain; Monday 0.?5 and Tues
day' and Wednesday 2.8.
C. T. Dean, County Extension
Chairman, reports that some
tobacco has suffered from the
heavy rainfall In the county.
He says, that mostly, the need
for additional fertiliser to re
place that washed away,l will
tie the biggest problem formost
farmers. He also stated that
he thougft damage would be
relatively small If It continues
cloudy for a few days.
On Excise Tax Cuts
Washington, D. C.?The House
has passed +01-8, legislation
for a $4.8 billion slash In ex*
else taxes . tt will bring pric
es down on goods from automo
biles to lipsticks.
Meningococcus
Meningitis
Meningococcus meningitis,
the disease which proved fatal
for Cecil B, Askew, 14-year
old Frankllnton boy Tuesday,
Is defined as "An lnflamatlon
of the meninges." Menlngs,
(from the Creek, meaning mem
brane,) consists of three dif
ferent layers, dura mater,
arachnoid. and pla mater. ,
The top layer of the protec
tive cover for the brain and
spinal cord, the dura mater,
(Greek meaning' "t^ugh moth
er",) Is the" "tough fibrous
membrane that" envelops the
brain and spiral cord external
to the other two meninges."
The middle membrane, called
the arachnoid, (Greek "like a
cobweb")- Is composed of soft
loose hairs or fibers. ' The
inner membrane, pla mater,
(Greek, meaning "tender moth
er",) Is a thin vascular tissue
and contains blood vessels.
? The meningococcus bacterium
effects these membranes caus
ing meningitis. Symptoms of
the disease, according to re
ports, are nausea, sore throat,
headache, backache and the
drawing of the head bacljwards.
These are followed by fever
and sometimes spasms.
Local health officials reports
that the disease Is not as con
tagious as feared by some.
However, early treatment Is
necessary, but a person must
come in direct contact with a
carrier. T. H. Pearce, County
Health Inspector, said it was
unlikely that the disease could
be contacted Just by swimming
In the same water a? a person
with the ailment. *
Asst. Town
Clerk Hurt
In Accident
Mr?. CurtlaaSaundars, aaala
tant LouiaDurg Town Clark, ra
calvad painful Injuria* In an
automoblla accldant Tuaaday
morning. Tha car which Mri.
Saundara waa driving wal ram
mad from behind by an unldant 1
flad woman, aa tha Saundara oar
alowad for a atop, according to
ra porta.
Mrs. Saundara auffarad nack
and chaat lnjurlaa, not ballarad
to ba aarloua. Thla Youngavllla
woman la raportad to ba In Waka
Foraat Hoapltal. Har lnjurlaa
ara not know. Tha accldant
ocurrad on tha Paach Orchard
road batwaan Ldulaburg and
Youngavllla around 11 a.m.
Tuaaday. Conaldarabla damaga
waa dona to both Tahlclaa.
laid he filled several hundred
prescriptions for the tablets and
other drugs for those unable to'
tolerate sulphur on Tuesday
Charlie Hlght, pharmacist at
Henderson Drugstore In Frank
llnton, reported that he had
tilled 307 orders on Tuesday
and did not quit work until 1
a.m. Wednesday morning. As
high as thirty to forty persons
were seen waiting In line tor
prescriptions In the drug stores
at Frankllnton Tuesday.
Young Askew evidently came
In contact with a host of peo
ple during the period of con- ?
taglon. He was knowp td have
been at White- Lake Frlday.and
Saturday of last week. Return
ing to Frankllnton late Satur
day, he attended a dance at
Lake Donna near Youngsvllle.
He spent most 'of the day
Sunday In swimming at Lake
Donna and spent Sunday night
at the home of a friend, Tony -
Dorsey, on Mitchell Street in '
Frankllnton. He reportedly
complained of not feeling good
Monday morning but did not
become 111 until Monday night.
He was brought to Franklin
Memorial Hospital after re
portedly seeing a Yeungsvllle
physician, by private automo
bile and walked Into the emer
gency room without assistance.
It was reported that at the time
his body had become drawn,
a late symptom of the disease.
He was taken to Duke Hospital
by private car following the
diagnosis here. At Duke, he
was reported able to again
walk Into the hospital.
State Highway Patrolman Bill
Ethrldge If reported to have
clock 725 miles Tuesday In
transporting drugs Into Frank
llnton from Raleigh, Durham,
and Wilson.' By mid-day Wed
nesday, both drug stores were
out again and Trooper E. M.
Roberts was dispatched for
another load. Some children
were being. given liquid. Dos
age of the tablets were eight
tablets Immediately, and two
four times a day thereafter.
The treatment lasts three days.
Some persons were prescrib
ed lesser starting dosages when
the drug became scarce during
the day.
Young Askew lived In a trail
er camp south of Frankllnton
with his mother, Mrs. Alma
Dorsey Askew, and his sister,
Connie Marie. His father, the
last Matthew C. Askew, was
killed In a shooting Incident
on May 2, 1962, In which Alvln
Wheeler, a brother-in-law to
Askew was tried and freed of
a first degree/ murder, charge
fcst February1. The sister,
Connie, reportedly was swim
ming Sunday In the Frankllntdn .
Club pool. County Health au
thorities have taken proper
measures to safeguard the sis
ter and mother, It was reported.
Funeral services were held
tor the boy Tuesday at Sandllng
Funeral Home Chapel, conduct
ed by Rev. W. M. Dameron.
Burial was In the Askew family
cemetery near Bobbltt.
Negro Held
In Shooting*'
A wild shooting spre* n*r
th* Taylor-Thayer Lumber Co.
late Wednesday afternoon netted
the arrest of a Railroad Street
negro man here. Napoleon
Stoke*, a/m/U, waa charged
with public drunken*** anddls
ord*rly conduct by arreatly
officer Thur?ton Bottom*.
Bottom* waa aaelited in the
arreit by Deputy Sheriff Tfom
Powell, who wa* called to the
scene when It was believed the
Incident took place outside th*
town limit*.
Stokes was reportedly1 sitting
on his porch and firing a rifle
toward the lumbar company
yard, apparently without Intent
to hit anyone. Bullet* did, how
ever, strike a, lat* modal car
belonging to Di C. Carter of th*
lumbar company Inflicting con
aldarable damage.
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