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Weather Generally fair tojlay and Wednesday, with 40 per cent chance of showers this after noon. Widely scattered showers Wednesday. Low today, 69; high, 90. , Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Frankjin Times '$dav & Thursday ^ J ^ Ser.ing Alt Of Franklin County j , Of course you're a little bit smarter than the others around you, and why spoil their pink cloud by telling them about It? / Tel 6Y 6-3283 (Ten Cents) Louisburg, N C . Tuesday. July 5 1966 (Si* Pages Today) 97th Year ? Number 39 RIDER INJURED DRIVER KILLED * 'J j ' !? y~ TRUCK DEMOLISHED Wrecks, Fires Mar llolitlaiv Weekend y 'i #/ Franklin County recorded its fifth highway fatality of the year in one of the four weekend accidents which, coupled with u fire and other rescue calls, kept the local service orga | r nizatlons and officers on the Jump during what was other / wise a quiet holiday. / Stephen Virgo Mullen, 48 year-old Louisburg Negro died instantly Saturday morn ing around 10:15 when the 1965 GTO Pontile he was driving ran out of control and wrecked one mile -north of Louisburg on U.S. 401-N.C. 39. Mullen, alone at the ilme of' the accident failed to maneuver a curve, leaving the /b'jjhway on the right side, 'p hen he apparently attempted to steer the vehicle back onto the highway, he lost control. He apparently was partiallfy thrown out of the car jugt l>efore the left door was* slammed shut on his head when it hit the embankment on the left side of the road. Mullen was the fifth highway fatality of the year in the county. Six persons have been killed in automobile accidents, including a death on the then unfinished Franklinton Speed way last March 13, which was not counted as a highway fa tality. James Beddingfteld, 19 year-old Bunn man was pain fully injured fast Friday when the motorbike he was riding J collided with a late model Ford at the intersection of N. C. 39 and N. C. 98 In Bunn. Witnesses on the scene reported that the car. driven by Nathan Bodie, w/m/21, a native of Chipley, Fla now residing in Raleigh, attempted to turn left onto N. C. 98 and Beddingfield, heading east, swerved.# to miss the car. The motorbike struck the car on the left front fender and skidded to a halt at the near by curb Beddingfield received multiple skin abrasions and was t;|ken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by the Loulsburg Rescue Service. Mrs. Lois Bodle, wife of the driver, and two unidentified passengers in the Bodie car were not injured. Let Freedom Ring Loulsburg teen-agers Pete Joyner and Sandy Versteeg are shown above ringing the courthouse bell Monday afternoon at 2 p.m. as part of the local "Bells For Freedom" observance of the Fourth of July. The occasion was sponsored by local teen-agers, headed by Tucker Meyer Mayor V. A. Peoples, who earlier Issued a proclamation proclaiming the day, was on hand to witness the bell-ringing. Other teen-agers were stattonec) at churches in the area and per formed ^We four-minute bell-ringing \ritual, --Staff photo by Clint Fuller. Bells For Freedom Break Silence Of Tranquil Fourth At ej&ctly 2 p.m. and for four consecutive minutes the bells rang here Monday. Loulsburg teen-agers, armed with a Proclamation by Louls burg Miyor V. A. ftoples, were celebrating the Fourth with a traditional bell-rlnglng. Miss Tucker Meyer was In charge of the Committee and Blake York and Jane McKlnne assisted. , Pete Joyner and Sandy Ver steeg were assigned to ring the courthouae bell and A1 Peoples, son of the Mayor, rang the bells at the Loulsburg Baptist Church. Miss Meyer rang the bells at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Church St. here and Meredith Jones, son of the new Metho dist pastor, rang the bell* at the Loulsburg Methodist Church. Members of the Loulsburg Fire Department drove the fire truck around town ringing the bells on the vehicle. -t Few local citizens^. braved, the extreme heat to come out side to hear the Impressive sound as the temperature hit a searing 90-plus degrees The streets of Loulsburgwere deserted and there was no movement In the area at all as the belli rang out the story of the nation's birth. Mayor Peoples, attending the courthouse bell-rlpglpg, viewing the fire engine and witnessing the fcell^lnglng at the Episcopal Church, re* ported he was "very pleased" Vlth the project He again praised the local teen-agers for their efforts and stum of patriotism. Wheelous Speaks At Franklinton (Frk. a W.) Johnny Wheel ous, ? rising senior at Frank llnton High School, was the guest speaker at the meeting of Frankllnton Post #52 of American Legion on Tuesday evening at the Legion Hut. Introduced by Commander Bruce Honeycutt, Johnny gave an account of his experiences at Boys State which he attended at Wake Forest College. While attending Boy?. State, the participants heard sixteen lectures concerning city, county, and state governments and how they operate. Elections were held and va rious boys assumed the various positions In the state government. A mock session of the state legislature was held. During the business session Bll Cyrus was welcomed as See FRANK LIN TON Page' 6 A two-car collision near White* Level around 9 p in. Sunday night injured several, according to reports. Most seriously injured was the wife of the driver of one of the vehicles, Robert Richardson. Lucinda Richardson was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by theCentervllle Rescue Ser vice and later transferred to Duke Hospital in Durham Richardson and their two children were not reported to be seriously injured. The driver of the second car, identified as a man named Collins, and two passengers in his car, were also reported not seriously injured. Trooper James Byrd is Investigating I the accident All Quiet . Fourth In County Tradition True to the Franklin County tradition, the Fourth of July passed without fanfare. Oily a Proclamation by Mayor V. A. Peoples of Loulsburg call ing for the ringing of bells at 2 p.m. Monday held an sem blance of an observance of the birtlKlay anniversary of this country. A check at random through the files of The Franklin Tlm?s shows t^at the Fourth passed in a ndmber of past years without l>eing noted at all by local elttzens. In the years 1&10, 1913, 1925, 1927, 1930 and 1935 then appears no 'reference to any observance of the Fourth In See COUNTY Page 6 Barden Is Epsom Ag Teacher Hugh Barden Mr. Hugh Barden, a gra duate at H. C. State Unlver slty i has assumed his duties as Agricultural Teacher at Epsom He began work on July 1. Mr. Barden taught agri culture for 2 years at Wilton High School In Granville County and worked for 3 years with the Farmers .Home Ad ministration In Vance and FranKlln counties. He has also served with the were Negroes A huge tractor-trailer, owned by Jack's Trflck Lines of Jackson, N. C., ranoff N.C. 561 this morning around 6a m and burned. Injured in the accident was Will Lindsey Price. n/m/21, driver of the vehicle. Price was seriously injured in the accident and could give no details as to the cause of the accident lie was transported to Franklin Memorial HosplUl by the Loulsburg Rescue Service. He could not tell Rescuers at the scene whether anyoher else was In the burning cab, but it was later deter m r.ed that Price was the sole occupant. Centerville Fire and Rescue departments answered the call with the Loulsburg Rescuers. The Centervllle ' Fire department extinguished the blazing (TTick. which was a total "loss. Parts of the vehicle were strewned .several yards along the -highway. The accident occurred near fcldeii's Store atKHit five miles east of - Loulsburg. A fire at the home of Mrs L. J. Peoples sent the Louls burg Fire department to the scena a few miles west of Loulsburg Just off the Hiver Road Saturday aroun<i 1:30 p.m Fireman "quickly extin guished the fire which was in the engine of a farm tractor. The blaze threatened for a time a nearby wheat field and surrounding out-houses. Mrs.' Peoples reported she had dif ficulty getting the fire depart ment by telephone because someone on her party line had left the phone off the hook Damage to the tractor was .estimated by one fireman at around $25:00. _ The Centervllle Fire De partment answered .a rail Monday around 1 p.m. to the Thomas Jones residence, Rt. 1, Castalla tor extinguish what was described as a trash fire No damage was reported. ' 11 The Loulsburg Rescue Ser vice also was dispatched' to aid two victims of sudden-ill ness during the holiday week end. James N. Edwards, w/m/ 41 of I'ruitt Town, Louisbnrg, was taken to Franklin Highway Commission Says: "Something For Everybody" In Record Road Lettings 7 f RALEIGH - State Highway Commission Chairman J. M. Hunt. Jr today railed the-, Tuesday, June 28 highway let ting the biggest in history ;Aid at the same time announced the shift of the Commission's meeting from July 8 to Thurs day, June 30 In Kalelgh. Chairman Hunt noted that In terms of mileage, nurhto^r of projects and counties in volved, Tuesday':* lettlrtfj wa* the biggest ever recorded by the North Carolina Highway Commission qids totalling $13,873,973.04 were accepted by the Com mission in a session which lasted about two and one half hours l>eglnnlng at 10:00 a m The bidding covered 71 -pro ? Jects In (exactly half) of the State's counties and Involves more than 670-mlles of road construction Commenting on the letting, Chairman Hirtit saf<j, "This letting has something for everybody. It Involves work in counties ttll the way from Pas quotank In the Northeast to. Macon In the Southwest. There ! are urban projects like the '? first link of the Northwest Expressway In Charlotte and US*311 or Main Street in High Point. It also Includes a num ber of projects on the primary system, including work on re surfacing of US 25-70 In Mad!,* ?on county and VS-17 in Ons low and Pender counties. We have now let the last section of 1-85 between Charlotte and China Grove, and there's even Included a project for the en largement of a roadside rest area at Selma on 1-95 east part of the Beautlflcatlon Pro gram V * In announcing a change in the Commission's meeting date N, C. Extension Service as assistant county agent and county* agent In Vance County. Before accepting the position at Epsom, Mr. Harden taught for 3 years in Cumberland County. Mrs. Barden will teach the fifth grade at Epsonr, It was also announced. from Friday Thurs day June 30 at 1 1:00 a.m., Chairman Hunt Said, "We want to keep cnir highway construc tion program going along at the best possible rate, and since we're corning to ^he ?*nd of the fiscal year, awl since this June letting was such a big one, wm feel ttiat we can get well ahead of the game by going ahead now fppr^'val of these pro with t t )f the iiftv counties repre .sauted In the highway letting, only Wake and Durham, of the seven counties in the Fifth Division, receive*! funds. Jn an earlier letting in June, only Wake was among Fifth Divi sion counties included in the eighteen counties involved. . In both lettlngs, Franklin County received nothing. Vance, Warren, Granville, and person counties also were ex cluded* from these highway improvements \ Memorial Hospital Saturday night around 7:30' p.m. suf fering from what was believed to l>e internal bleeding. J Ellis Joyner, w m 80 of Highway 561 near Louisburg, was taken to the local hospital Monday around noon suffering what was descried as either a heart attack or a stroke, by the Louisburg RescueServlcp The highway fatality was ibp-f first in the c ounty since April 7 this year when. William A. Carter died from injuries re ceived in an accident Just off U.S. 401 north of Louisburg on April 6 ? The county had ojily three I fatalities by this time in 1965 j and four in 1964. Negro Farm Agents' Office Moved The Negru ExtejisJon' Agents 1 have rribved from their old location on River Road to the Agricultural Building, 901 East Nash Street, Loui.sbtrg, according to C. T Dearr, Jr.-, County Extension Chairman. The move was not made at the request at the local Ex tension At*ents\or any local group, but it was made in order to Comply \ith guide lines handed down from Wash inton in' compliance with Civil Rights Legislation, said Dean. New Legion Officers Pictured above are the new officer* of the Jambees Post 105, American Legion Post. Loulsburg. Standing left to right, C C. Gupton, 2nd Vic* Commander; City Mt Bride. 3rd Vice Commander; Lee Murray, Adjutant; Jesse M<bon, Sergeant at Arms, Kncillng, left to right: "George Champion, 1st Vice Commander; Huberjt Roberts, Commander and Zeb Wheeler, P%st Commander. Installation ceremonies were conducted last Friday night at Leonard's cabin near Loulsburg as the Leglonalres enjoyed a 'cook-put. --Staff photo by Clint Fuller.
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