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Louisburg, N. C.. Thursday, May 18, 1967
(12 Pages Today) ? 98th Year? Number 26
Franklinton Man
Freed Under Bond
Following Shooting
Louis E. Conyers, 57-year
old, Frankllnton Route 1, man
was (reed under $2,000 bond
Wednesday afternoon, a short
time after he allegedly shot
his cousin, J. Howard Cony
ers, 38, also of Rt. 1, Frank
llnton.
The younger Conyers was
wounded by .2? caliber rifle
shots In the left leg and left
arm and was taken to Watts
Hospital In Durham, where his
condition was listed as sat
isfactory late Wednesday
afternoon.
The Incident reportedly took
place on the young Conyers
farm on the Pocomoke Road
west of Frankllnton about 11:30
a.m. Wednesday. According
to Investigating officers, the
elder Conyers stepped from
Inside a nearby barn and be
gan firing at his cousin, who
was riding on a tractor In the
ileld. The younger Conyers
Jumped from the vehicle and
stooped behind the tractor
wheel after being wounded.
The Franklinton Rescue Ser
vice was called and transport
ed the man to Durham. Ar
rested at the scene by Frank
linton Police Chief Leo Ed
wards, Conyers was trans
ported to the county Jail in
Loulsburg by Deputy Sheriff
Dave Batten and SBI agent
Billy Crocker. Conyers is
charged with assault with a
deadly weapon with Intent to
kill and secret assault. One
source reported that trouble
had existed between the two
men prior to the shooting.
Young Conyers is a member
of the Franklinton City Board
of Education. Both men are
farmers.
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Franklinton Negro
Charged In Assault Case
A Rt. 1, Frankllnton Negro
youth Is one of three charged
with raping a Wake Forest
white woman on the night of
May 6.
Miss Linda G. Carpenter,
22, of Rt. 2, Wake Forest,
Identified Willie Burch, Jr.,
22, of Rt. 2, Oxford; William
Lee White, 20, Rt. 2, Creed
moor and Harold McDonald
Eaton, 17, of Rt. 1, Franklln
ton, In a line-up at Frank
llnton Police station.
Tobacco
Meet Set
Tobacco warehousemen of
the Middle Belt will hold their
annual meeting in Henderson
on Thursday of next week,
May 24, In the Holiday Inn.
The business session will be
held In forenoon, followed by
a luncheon at the Inn, with
visiting warehousemen as
guests of the Henderson To
bacco Board of Trade.
All ten flue-cured markets
In the belt are supposed to
be represented. These mar
kets are Durham, Henderson,
Oxford, Fuquay-Varlna, War
renton, Loulsburg, Sanford,
Carthage, Aberdeen and El
lerbe.
Market conditions will be
discussed, with particular
emphasis on warehouse re
gulations for the coming sea
son. Officers for next year
will be elected. Walker Stone
Is President, wltlf C. Brooks
Turner of Henderson secre
tary.
The annual meeting of the
Henderson Tobacco Board of
Trade is expected to be held
In the near future, but no
specific date has been an
nounced as yet.
The men are being held In
Wake County Jail without pri
vilege of bond.
Wake Deputy Sheriff R. A.
Branch said Miss Carpenter
told deputies she was driving
north on U. S. 1 when she was
forced off the road near Capl
tol Auto Parts by another car.
Miss Carpenter, who was
alone In her car, told police
one of the three men In the
other car forcibly removed
her and put her Into their car.
Miss Carpenter said the men
then drove onto a dirt road
not far from where she was
.forced off the road and each
man railed her twice. She said
they threatened to kill her.
Miss Carpenter said she was
driven back to her car after
the attack and the men took
$9.00 from her. They then
drove off towards Raleigh and
she drove to Capitol City
Truck Stop where she called
Wake County Sheriffs Depart
ment, she related.
Escapes Injury
Henry Stewart House, 13
year-old son of Mr L and Mrs.
Nelson House, Rt. l.Castalla,
escaped with minor Injuries
late Wednesday afternoon
when his bike was struck by
a car In the White Level Com
munity.
Reports say that young House
rode the bike Into the path
of a car being driven by Ben
Foster, a Negro farmer In
the community. The bike was
completely demolished with
little damage to the Foster
car.
Young House suffered minor
bruises and abrasions and did
not require medical attention.
The accident occurred around
S p.m.
Gl Gets More Honors
Spec. Four E-4 Sidney R.
Seal, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
N. Mustlan of Frankllnton, has
been awarded the Army Com
mendation Medal for his ser
vices In Vietnam, according
to an announcement received
today.
Sgt. Seal, who la married to
Sgt. Seal
the former Joy Ward of Cen
terville, Is presently stationed
with the 101st Airborne Divi
sion at Fort Campbell, Ky.
The citation reads: "For
distinguishing himself by out
standing meritorious service
in connection with military
operations In the Republic of
Vietnam during the period
October 1665 to July 1966.
"Through his untiring ef
forts and professional ability,
he was quick to grasp the Im
plications of new problems
with which he was faced as a
result of the very changing
situations Inherent In a coun
terlnsurgency operation and
to find ways and means to
solve those problems . . .
"His Initiative, seal, sound
Judgment and devotion to duty
have been In keeping with the
highest traditions of the mili
tary service and reflect great
credit upon himself, his unit,
and the Un.ted States Army."
Sgt. Seal had previously re
ceived citations and other
honors for his service In Viet
nam.
Louisburg Students Take Over
Town Government Today
Pictured above are members of Mrs. Jewel Bartholomew's Louisburg High School Govern
ment Class who are running ihe Town of Louisburg today. Shown front row, left to right, Carol
Goodwin, Tucker Meyer, Blake York and Ann Avent. Second row, left to right, Leon Dlllard,
Robert Patterson, Terry Nash, Dickie Broome, Billy Faulkner and Curt Dunn. Louisburg Police
Chief Earl Tharrlngton and Mayor V. A. Peoples are seen standing on the back row.
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Once each year, the reigns of government In Louisburg are turned over to the local high
school group. Students follow town officials on their scheduled rounds and standby In the
various departments.
Holding one-day office today are: Mayor Billy Faulkner, Administrator Curt Dunn, Clerk
and Treasurer Betty Lavender, Chief of Police Terry Nash, Superintendent of Utilities Leon
Dlllard, Chief of Rescue Service Maurice Jones and Fire Chief Dickie Broome.
Members of the Town Council are Ann Avent, Carol Goodwin, Tucker Meyer and Blake York,
which everyone will agree Is a much better looking group than the old hands who usually carry
the load of town government.
Citizens Receiving $151,952
Monthly In Social Security
$392,302,000 In social se
curity benefits was paid to
residents of North Carolina
last year, up over 11 percent
from the year before.
At the end of 1966, 2,964
men, women, and children In
Franklin County were receiv
ing benefits at a monthly rate
of $151,952, Robert A. Flynn,
social security district man
ager In Raleigh reported to
day. 2,059 were older people,
he said, receiving benefits as
retired workers, the wives and
husbands of retired workers
and as the surviving widows
or aged dependent parents of
workers who have died.
"But social security la not
Just for older people," Mr.
Flynn pointed out. 547 young
widows and children In Frank
lin County were receiving
benefits amounting to $23,683
at the end of December. 249
disabled workers and depen
dents were receiving benefits
at a monthly rate of $14,090.
" Practically every young
family In North Carolina has
survivors protection under
social security that can be
worth $75,000 or more, and
equally valuable disability In
surance protection.
The averageworker,hesald,
can expect to collect more than
the value of his social security
tax contributions just In the
benefits payable to him and
his wife In retirement. If he
does not live to retirement,
his family stands to collect
far more than the contribu
tions he has paid; and the
same will be true if he should
become totally disabled for
work before 65.
Monthly payments to the
family of a worker who dies,
leaving 2 or more children,
can range from $66 to $368
a month, depending on the
worker's average earnings
under social security.
Social security survivors
benefit* Mr. Flynn said, can
be paid to the family of a
young man who has worked
and paid social security con
tributions tor as little as a
year and a half during the
three years before his death.
Benefits to the mother and
children continue until the
youngest child reaches 18, or
Indefinitely, If the child has a
disability -which began before
his 18th birthday and makes
It Impossible for him to work
and become self-supporting.
Under a change In the law
enacted In 1965, a child's
benefits can be continued up
until age 22 If he or she con
tinues In school.
Under the schedule of taxes
In the present social security
law even the group of young
workers who will start work
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Mayor Unopposed, bix
Seek Council At Bunn
The Town of Bunn will hold
municipal elections Tuesday
with Mayor W. A. (BUI) An
drews unopposed for a se
cond two-year term.
Four Incumbent councllmen
are seeking reelection and two
others, one or both of whom
are past members are seek
ing positions on the four-man
board.
Incumbents are: Wayne Win
stead, Joe Edwards, Thurston
Bailey and Lewis Debnam.
Macon Morris and Daniel A.
Johnson are also seeking
seats.
* Some over 100 persons are
expected to vote In the elec
tion. Voting place is de
signated as the Bunn Fire
Station and polls will be open
from 6:30 a.m. EDST to 6:30
p.m. EDST.
Franklinton Officials
Set Bond Vote
Mayor Joe Pearce reports
that the Frankllnton Town
Council, meeting In special
session Tuesday, authorized
the town attorney to set In
motion plans to hold a bond
?lection to acquire needed
funds for the proposed water
project there.
The Council also authoris
ed the Finance Committee,
headed by councilman James
Joyner, to draw up a water
department budget to specifi
cations of the Farm Home
administration request. This
was In order to meet require
ments with guidelines for ob
taining a federal loan and
grant.
Frankllnton officials, re
questing first a grant of 9285,
000 and a loan of 9205,000,
recently received approval of
a grant of $100,000 grant and a
$440,000 loan. Frankllnton
citizens voted approval of a
$350,000 bond Issue to cover
the original loan, but with the
approval of less grant money
and a larger loan amount,
another bond vote Is necessary
to finance the difference.
Mayor Pearce said that the
proposed bond Issue will be
for $100,000 Instead of the
$90,000 needed. He also stat
ed that, the money would not
be spent unless needed.
In other actions, the Council
clarified the status of fireman
M. O. Perry as a paid fire
man. His duties were set as
being a Justice of the Peace,
signing warrants, taking balls
and he was directed to work
under instruction of the town
Fire Commissioner.
Robbery Suspect Caught
Ride To Louisburg Friday
A young Negro man, fitting
the description of the one who
robbed the Bunn branch of
First -Citizens Bank and Trust
Co. last Friday morning, Is
believed to have been given a
ride to Loulsburg late last
Friday.
The suspect is thought to
have backtracked after having
eluded officers following the
robbery and Instead of head
ing west toward Loulsburg,
moved east toward old US 64
highway near Webb's Mill.
A man matching the des
cription, reportedly, stopped
at the home of Charles Vlck,
a Negro farmer, and offered
Vlck a pistol In exchange for
a ride to Durham. When
Vlck refused the offer, the
youth left walking and was
next believed to have stopped
at the home of George Harris,
another Negro farmer in the
area. The suspect reportedly
offered Harris the pistol and
a ring In exchange for a ride
to Durham.
Harris, too, refused the of
fer, although It Is believed
that the suspect spent about
an hour at the Harris home.
Reliable sources say that the
suspect then walked to new
US 64 and somewhere between
the Tar River bridge and
Strickland's Store was picked
up by a Negro man Identified
as William Thomas Wiggins.
It Is reported that Wiggins
received $3.00 In cash to take
the man to Durham.
Wiggins, however, Is re
ported to have become sus
picious when he sighted a
number of patrol cars along
the route to Loulsburg and
put the man out at the Inter
section of the Bunn road and
Blckett Blvd., telling his pas
senger that he was In Frank
llnton.
Sometime later, a Negro
man, matching the description
given by SBI and FBI agents,
was sighted at the local drive
In movie by an alert ticket
seller, who notified police that
the man had asked directions
to Durham.
A little over an hour later
a 20-year-old Columbia, S, C. ,
Negro was arrested by De
puty Sheriff Lonnle House, two
miles west of FrankUntonon
NC 56. The man, Identified
a, Charles Ellers Williams
is lodged in Wilson County
jail charged with armed rob
bery of the Bunn bank.
It is reliably reported that
officers believe the ?u?Pe<;1
walked from the Bickett Blvd.
Intersection to the drive In
movie and that he was pick
ed up shortly alter leaving
the movie and given a ride to
Frankllnton. One report says
It is believed that he was put
out of the car at the railroad
underpass Just west of Frank
llnton and walked to the point
where House picked him up.
The suspect reportedly told
those he approached seeking
a ride to Durham, that he made
his living shooting pool and
that he had lost all his money
playing poker. He Is also
reported to have said he had
a wife and two children In
Durham.
It was not disclosed that the
gun, believed used lnthe hold
up, was given to Wiggins. It
was learned, however that the
gun, a German make 7.05
caliber, Is In the hands of the
SBI or FBI.
No word has been received
concerning the car believed
carrying other suspects in
the case.
Franklin Selected For
Mental Health Project
Chapel H1U - Franklin
County, a predominantly rural
county In the northeastern
Piedmont, today was named
the second of two North Caro
lina counties to participate in
a unique community mental
health demonstration project.
The first county to be se
lected was Vance.
The purpose of the project
Is to develop new methods to
meet the mental health needs
of a rural area. Findings of
the study could be useful in
developing new mental health
program patterns for the
nearly 1,600 other rural coun
ties In the U. S.
Dr. William G. Holllster, a
psychiatrist, and Dr. J. WU
bert Edgerton, a psychologist,
are co-directors of the pro
ject. Both are in the Depart
ment of Psychiatry at the Uni
versity of North Carolina
School of Medicine here.
"We propose to work In two
ways," Dr. Holllster ex
plained. "We will provide as
sistance for acute mental Ill
nesses which need psychiatric
attention and we will work with
citizen groups In the county
to Identify the human , rela
tions and behavioral problems
which families have.
"We hope to find ways to
lessen or prevent these pro
blems--hopefully,. short of
psychiatric treatment."
A family counseling and edu
cation center will be set up
In Loulsburg, the county seat.
A nurse or social worker, to
be known as the program co
ordinator, will be on daytime
duty at the center "to help
people who need help to get to
help."
Others on the staff of the
Franklin County project will
include part-time local phy
sicians to make medical de
cisions and to administer
drugs and a field worker to
provide transportation to the
university or state mental
health facilities for people
needing emergency help.
The local physician and pro
gram coordinator will have
24-hour telephone contactwith
psychiatric consultants at the
UNC School o f Medicine here.
Mental health specialists
will visit the center In Louls
burg to consult with people
needing help and to work with
local physicians and com
munity leaders. v
"The purpose of the visit
ing clinicians," Dr. Holllster
explained, "Is to strengthen
the local care of patients, to
back this care up with re
sources at the state level and
to make the care more readily
available to those who need It.
"We envision the family
counseling and education cent
er as a unit for providing
top-level help for people with
acute problems."
Plans also call for establish
ing an emergency fund to care
for patients for 24 to 72 hours
In the Franklin County Hos
pital. In the last three years
of the project, costs of Indi
gent emergency hospitaliza
tion may run as high as $2,
000.
A second phase of the Frank
lin County project will be to
develop "community self-de
finition of Its problems and
self-declslon as to how to
me<-t them."
In this phase, a coordinator
will organize various com
munity mental health councils
to help Identify mild problems
which can be detected early
and dealth with locally.
The research ingredient of
the project will be to deter
mine if this two-phase
approach is feasible In de
veloping an effective com
munity mental health service.
The Franklin County Board
of County Commissioners will
serve as a county mental
health authority. A mental
health advisory board will give
close guidance.
Costs of the project will be
reimbursed by UNC to the
county, the latter acting as
fiscal agent.
The demonstration project
has received funds from the
National Institute of Mental
Health to operate for five
years.
Landmark Comes Down
A Loulsburg landmark presents a striking silhouette as workmen near the and Of the Job of
tearing down the near 100-year-old home, known lor yeara as the Murphy house here on Nash
Street. The structure la being demolished to gain more room tor the Flrst-Cttlaena Beak ?od
Trust Co. facilities nest door.