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Louisburg, N. C.. Tuesday, April 18, 1967
(Six Pages Today)
98th Year? Number 17
Man Shot
Over $4
A 25-year-old Rt.3 Wait*
Forest Negro, charged In a
July IB, 1966 slaying, was
wounded In the hip as a re
sult of an argument over the
theft of 94 early Sunday morn
ing, according to Sheriff Wil
liam T. Dement.
McCoy W lgglns was shot with
a .22 caliber pistol at the home
of Willie Grey Dunston near
Moore's Pond here after Dun
ston accused Wiggins of steal
ing $4 from him.
Sheriff Dement reported that
he was called around 4 a. m.
Sunday to go to the scene and
found Dunston holding Wiggins
at gunpoint with a shotgun and
& pistol. Dement said he char
ged Dunston with assault with
a deadly weapon and Wiggins
with carrying a concealed
weapon after finding a pistol
on him. /
Wiggins was taken to Frank
lin Memorial Hospital for
treatment and Dunston was re
turned home. Both are sched
uled for trial on May 2 In Re
corder's Court here.
Wiggins Is awaiting trial In
the pistol slaying of Larry
Eugene Brodle on July IS,
1966 at a Negro nightspot 3
miles south of Frankllnton.
One Killed _
One Jailed
A 26-year-old Negro from
Wake Forest Is confined In the
local Jail charged with the
murder of hi* coualn In front
of a Negro nightspot here early
Saturday morning.
Loulaburg Police Chief Earl
Tharrlngton reports that Wil
liam Henry Harris is charged
with the fatal shooting of
James Dennis Harris, Jr.,
alao of Wake For eat while the
latter sat in his car in front
of Maxlne Moore's Place on
Perry Street here around 4
a.m. Saturday.
Chief Tharrlngton said no
apparent reason had been
given for the shooting. The
victim was shot with what
Tharrlngton reported was a
.12 guage sawed -off shotgun.
William Harris accompanied
his cousin to the local hospital
after the shooting and was
picked up a short time later
and Jailed.
The Truck
Th0 Car "Staff Photo? by Clint FulUr
Franklmton School Hearing Set
The on - again - off - again
bearing for Frankllnton City
Schools by the U. S. Office of
Education la now set for Mon
day of next week. School of
ficials will travel to Washing
ton next Sunday and plan to
stay In the capital until the
bearings are completed.
Ten officials and a local
minister will make the trip,
Including the Board's attor
neys, W. P. Pearce of Frank
linton and Irvin Tucker of
Raleigh. Superintendent Fred
S. Rogers and seven members
of the Board are also sche
duled to attend. The group
will be led by acting chairman
of the Board, Dr. Richard C.
Whitfield with Board members
C. H. Weston, Rupert Pearce,
William A. Wilder, Howard
Conyers, Brodle Green and
Joe R. Whltaker. Rev. Arnold
Pope, pastor of the Franklin
ton Methodist Church will also
attend. Board chairman John
Moore and member Pete Col
bert are not scheduled to m%ke
the trip.
The Hyde County Schools be
gan their hearing yesterday;
Fremont Schools are sche
duled tor Wednesday of this
week. Elm City will follow
the Frankllnton hearings next
Wednesday.
Frankllnton's troubles be
gan last August with a visit
from a team of Health, Edu
cation and Welfare Depart
ment personnel. Negotiations
between the Board and the
HEW officials resulted In the
Board agreeing, first to trans
fer two seventh grade classes
from B. F. Person-Albion
School to the predominantly
white Frankllnton HlghSchool.
When word of the agreement
leaked to the public, Franklln
ton citizens called for a mass
meeting on Saturday, August
27, to ask the Board to re
verse Its decision. Other
meetings followed and on Sep
tember 7, the Board did re
verse Its original decision.
Shortly thereafter the unit was
placed on the deferred list
and future federal assisted
projects were halted.
Official* said the cases of
three other North Carolina
school districts had been
scheduled for hearings In the
same period, but proceedings
See FRANKLINTON Page 6
Man Wanted Here
Sentenced In Mass.
A 37-year-old Massachu
setts man, wanted here lor the
latal shooting of a carnival
worker last October, has been
sentenced to two concurrent
long terms In Pitts field, Mass.
for assault on his wife.
Herbert Gene Earl, 37, Is
charged with shooting B. J.
Mulkey at the Franklin County
Fair grounds around 4:30 p.m.
last October 6. Mulkey re
mained In critical condition
In Duke Hospital until his
death on November 9. While
Mulkey remained alive, Earl
was tried In Franklin Re
corder's Court and given 18
months on the roads (or as
sault. He was sent to the
Vance County Prison (arm.
He escaped while on work re
lease a few days before Mul- .
key died, made his way to
Massachusetts and, accord
ing to reports, stabbed his
See MAN Pace 2
Franklinton School Case
The following are the dates and occurences which
have resulted in the Franklinton School system being
faced with a hearing Monday in Washington. The dates,
In some Instances, are estimated as all actions were
not made public on the date they occurred.
August 27, 1965: Franklinton High School integrat
ed with 13 of 15 Negroes assigned reporting for open
ing day, without incident.
August 25, 1966: A team from Office of Education
visits Franklinton.
August 27,1966: Public meeting held to ask Board
not to go through with decision to move two seventh
grades from B. F. Person to Franklinton High School
as agreed upon with federal team.
September 1, 1966: School opening delayed.
September 7, 1966: Schools open. Talks continued.
Board reverses decision.
September 22, 1966: Congressman L. H. Fountain
asks Harold Howe, II, Commissioner of Education to
resign.
October 4, 1966: Franklinton unit of NCEA backs
administration in controversy.
November 17, 1%6: Rep. Fountain asks Howe to
explain Franklinton Case.
November 25, 1966: HEW launches enforcement
proceedings against school unit.
December 1, 1966: Franklinton Board will answer
charges, seek hearing.
December 15, 1966: Charges answered, hearing re
quested.
December 22, 1966: Unit loses National Defense
Education Act fands.
January 4, 1967: Unit loses Vocational funds.
January 27, 30, 1967: Board holds public meetings
to explain new plah.
January 30, 1967: ' Board adopts Freedom of Choice
Plan for 1967-68 school year.
February 21, 1967: Hearing date announced as
February 23, 1967.
April 15, 1967: Hearing date announced as April j?4.
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Eight Injured In Head-On
Collision At Franklinton
A grinding head-on crash of
an automobile and a pickup
truck one mllesouthof Frank
Unton Saturday night resulted
In eight persons being hospi
talized, some In critical con
dition.
An unofficial report this
morning said that all the vic
tims still In hospitals are im
proving. Reports Sunday Indi
cated that at least two and
possibly tour were In critical
condition.
_ The accident occurred, ac
cording to State Trooper W.
S. Etherldge, on U.I S. 1-A
when a 1960 Chevrolet, re
portedly driven by Raymond
Fogg, c/m/25, a soldier sta
tioned at Ft. Bragg, whose
home was listed as Route 1,
Youngsvllle, rounded a curve
on the wrong side of the high
way and plowed Into a 1967
Dodge pickup being driven by
Clarence Winston Mitchell,
w/gd/32 of Raleigh, formerly
of Frankllnton. Both vehicles
were described as total
losses.
Mitchell was described as in
"poor condition" Sunday by
Trooper Etherldge. Fogg un
derwent an operation at Duke
Hospital for possible brain
damage Sunday and was re
ported In "fair condition"
Monday.
Mrs. Jo Ann Mitchell Mc
Lamb, w/f/25, sister to the
driver of the pickup, was listed
as In critical condition Sunday
with massive cerebal hemor
raglng. Her 3-year-old daugh
ter, Pamela, also a passenger
In the truck, was released
from Duke Sunday alter being
treated for bruises and abra
sions. Bobby Council, w/m/
28, riding In the rear of the
truck, was also released. He
suffered minor leg and head
Injuries. Mitchell and theMc
Lambs reside at 3905 Fayette
vllle Road, Raleigh. Council
lives at 428 Grlssom St., Ra
leigh. Mrs. McLamb and
Mitchell lived at Frankllnton
until about a year ago.
Passengers In the Fogg
car Included Edward Lee
Teasley, c/m/14, and his sis
ter, Carolyn Teasley, c/f/17.
The boy suffered internal In
juries and the girl, first re
leased after examination, la
ter 4fent Into unconciousness
Locals In Durham
Livestock Show
The 22nd Annual Durham
Junior Livestock Show and
Sale, Involving eight counties
-and some 65 steers and 74
market hogs is history. Ac
cording to the judges, the qual
ity of the animals at the Show
and Sale was the best ever.
Of the 65 steers - 11 graded
prime; 46 choice; 7 good; and
1 standard.
Franklin County 4-H'ers en
tered 15 steers and 15 market
hogs. Of the 15 steers, 2 gra
ded prime, 12 choice, and 1
good. Eleven of the market
hogs received blue ribbons,
3 red ribbons, and one was
too light and was not Judged.
Billy Moss of Youngsvllle
showed the Reserve Champ
Ion steer at the Show and
Sale. His steer graded prime
and was purchased by Hart
man's Steak House of Dur
ham for $40.00 per hundred
pounds. Two other Franklin
County steers placed first In
their groups. These steers
were exhibited by Dexter and
Wesley Denton of Centervllle.
A Franklin County 4-H Judg
ing team made up of Dexter
Denton, Wesley Denton, Randy
Thomas and Joe Duke Radford
won third place. The Judging
teams have 2 classes of steers
and 2 classes of market hogs
to Judge. They have to give
Centerville
Gets Race
For Mayor
Edward Radford, Centervllle
businessman and tobacco
warehouseman, has filed for
Mayor In the May 2 elections.
Incumbent Mayor John Neal
had earlier announced his fil
ing and his intentions to seek
reelection. Radford has made
no public announcement.
Thus far, this is the only
race for Mayor In the county.
Only one candidate, Incumbent
Mayor V. A. Peoples, has filed
In Louis burg and Frank Col
lins has filed at Frankllnton
with Incumbent Frankllnton
Mayor Joe Pearce not filed
as of B p.m. Monday. Youngs
vllle Mayor Marvin Roberts
la also thus far unopposed.
At last report only three per
sons have filed for the three
?eats on the Centerville town
council. Incumbents Mrs. Ag
ues Leonard and John Plea
Mnts and newcomer L. S.
Ward. Incumbent member
Buck Denton has not filed for
reelection.
The filing deadline was noon
today.
reasons for 1 class of steers
and 1 class of market hogs.
Jimmy Boone, Wesley Den
ton and Jimmy Moss received
recognition for their good
work In keeping records of
their projects.
Franklin County steers ave
raged $32 per hundred pounds
at the sale. This was made
possible by the generous sup
port of our local business
firms..
The following business firms
purchased or supplemented
Franklin County steers:
Joyner Wholesale Building
Supply Co., Loulsburg; Louls
burg Tractor and Truck Co.,
Loulsburg, First Federal Sav
ings and Loan Association,
Loulsburg, McCracken Oil Co.
Loulsburg, Youngsvllle Mill
ing Co., Youngsvllle, First
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.,
Loulsburg, D & J Pontlac
Olds mobile, Inc., Loulsburg,
Roses' Stores, Inc., Louls
burg, Hodges Insurance Co.,
Loulsburg, Farmers Tractor
and Truck Co., Loulsburg,
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Franklin County Farm Bu
reau, Loulsburg, Tar Heel
Production Credit Associa
tion, Loulsburg.
and was listed in serious con
dition Sunday at Duke. James
Muldrow, c/m/19, received a
broken ankle and was released
after treatment at Duke.
A Witness reported that Fogg
was driving 110 miles per hour
and ran the stop sign coming
off U. S. 1 onto U. S. 1-A Just
before the accident. The same
witness said that Fogg had
been drinking and that he was
driving around 70 miles per
hour around the curve when
the Mitchell pickup was
struck.
The Impact drove the pickup
54 feet backwards and carried
the car 33 feet from the point
of impact. Trooper Etherldge
said the point of impact was
three feet across the center
'lne' i.
No charges have been made
pending further Investigation
and the outcome of the Injured.
Seven of the Injured were
transported to Franklin Me
morial Hospital by private
ambulance and the Loulsburg
Rescue Service. One person
was taken directly to Duke
Hospital in Durham by pri
vate ambulance.
One veteran observer noted
that the Inside of both vehi
cles were more Severely da
maged than any he had ever
seen. Another described It as
a miracle, if all survive the
accident, which took place
around 11:15 p.m. Saturday.
Bill To Up County
Salaries Revealed
A bill expected to be Intro
duced In the House of Repre
sentatives today by Rep.
James D. Speed, calling for
pay increases for a number
of county offices, reveals that
the Register of Deeds office
came In second best to others
In the matter of money.
The bill will up the Clerk of
Court's salary from $6,450
annually to $7,000, the She
riffs salary from $5,800 to
$6,400 and the Register of
Deeds from $5,800 to $6,200.
The Register of Deeds and
the Sheriffs salaries have
been the same for a number
of years and no explanation
has been given as to the dif
ference In the proposed mea
sure.
One reliable report stated
that the bill was subject to
change, giving more to the
Sheriffs Department and
making the additional deputy
mandatory Instead of leaving
it to the discretion of the
County Commissioners.
A widespread feeling among
county citizens that the She
riffs salary should be raised
and that more officers should
be added, undoubtedly ac
counts for the Increase pro
posed for this department.
The Clerk of Court Is expec
ted to Jump to a $9,000 salary
under the new court reform
In December 1968, which per
haps accounts for this In
crease. The Deeds office,
however, falls short of match
ing other departments In sa
laries for assistants as well.
For example, the Assistant
Clerk of Court position gets
a raise from $3,750 to $4,150
while the Senior Deputy Re
gister of Deeds gets a Jump
from $3,500 to $3,650. The
same Is true (or the Deputy
Clerk and the Junior Regis
ter of Deeds.
The Judge of Recorder's
Court Is slated to get an in
crease from $3,800 to $4,000
annually and the Solicitor
jumps from $3,400 to $3,600.
The Coroner Is raised from
$870 to $950 In the proposed
legislation.
The bill as now stands "au
thorizes, in its discretion"
the County Commissioners,
"to approve the appointment
by the sheriff of one or more
additional deputy sheriffs In
addition to those listed . . .
and to fix compensation" at
not more than $4,000.
Deputy Sheriff No. 1 (Chief
Deputy) is raised in the bill
from $4,350 to $4,800, No. 2
Deputy gets an increase from
$4,000 to $4,400 and No. 3
gets an Increase from $3,900
to $4,400.
The bill also calls for the
Clerk's salary to be the total
compensation for all duties
of the position, including Judge
of Juvenile court.
The measure, when passed,
Is to become effective July 1,
1967. Rep. Speed has Intro- '
duced bills previously raising
the pay for members of the
county Board of Education
from $10 per meeting to $15
and members of the Industrial
Development Commission
from $5 to $10 per meeting
not to exceed 12 meetings per
year.
Six In Franklinton School Board Race
With the filing deadline set
for noon today, five late filers
have brought to six the total
number of candidates vying
for the three seats on the
Frankllnton City Board of
Education.
Filing last week were in
cumbent board member Ru
pert Pearce and Frankllnton
attorney Hubert Senter. J. W.
Dicker son, Jr. was the first
to file. Three more candi
dates filed Monday. These
Included Byron a Burgess,
Bruce Honeycutt and Clifton
Conyers.
The three seats subject to
the May 2 elections are pre
sently held by Pearce, acting
chairman Richard C. Whitfield
and chairman John Moore.
Whitfield and Moore have said
they would not seek reelection.
The race is expected to be
one of the most interesting in
the off-year municipal voting.
Frankllnton Schools are In
volved in a dispute with fed
eral officials over the degree
of desecration in the two
schools in the township. A
hearing In Washington la slat
ed for the next Monday.
As of B p.m. Monday, for
mer Mayor pro-tern Frank
Collins was the only candidate
for Mayor. Incumbent Mayor
Joe Pearce, however, is ex
I r
pected to be a candidate al
though he has made no public
announcement.
John Henry House and Larry
Robblns are newcomers In the
race for the five seats on the
Frankllnton Town Council. All
five Incumbent members bad
filed earllar. They are: W.A.
Shearln, C. A. Payne, Charlie
Hlght, Jr., Henry Franklin
Holmes and James S. Joyner.
Former Deputy Passes
Walter Clayton Bartholo
mew, 67, a former deputy
sheriff and lyw officer, died
at his home on Loulaburg,
Route 4 Monday of what was
W. C. BARTHOLOMEW
believed to be a heart attack.
Mr. Bartholomew has recently
suffered such an attack and
was hospitalized for a short
time to recover. He was a
farmer and made annual trips
to Canada to aid In the housing
of tobacco there.
Funeral services were held
today at 2:30 p.m. from the
White Funeral Home, conduc
ted by Rev. Aubrey 8. Tom
llnson and Rev. Wade Golds -
ton. Burial followed In High
land Memory Gardens with
Masonic graveside rites.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Bessie Dickens Bartholomew,
two daughters, Mrs. larl Car
ter of Loulsburg, and Mrs.
Otto Bass o(<8pnsgHope;l9ar
grandchildren; four sisters,
Mrs. 8. T. Murray, Mrs.
Thurston Bottoms, Mrs. Set
tle Swans on and Mrs. Beasts
Champion at Loulsburg; three
brothers, Obis, a C. and
Herman Barthpaasw of
Loulsburg.