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Louisburg, N. C. Thursday, January 18, 1968
Ten Pages Today
98th Year=Number 96
Raids Net
Whiskey
Charges ?
The Franklin County Sheriffs De
partment made two raids In the Cedar
Rock area Tuesday, according to re
ports, and made two separate arrests
on Illegal whiskey charges.
Robert Lee Boore, 35, was arrest
ed and charged with Illegal possession
of whiskey, when officers raided his
home and found a quantity of non
tax paid and taxpald whlskeyyHe was
charged with possession for the pur
pose of sale and will face charges
In Recorder's Court next Tuesday.
Clara Belle Coppage, 40, also of the
Cedar Rock community was arrested
and charged when several Jars of
nontax paid whiskey was found at her
home. She will face charges In Re
corder's Court next Tuesday.
Trio Bound
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Over In
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Murder Case
Three Creed moor Negro men are
being held In Franklin County Jail to
day followli* the waiver of a hearing
In Recorder's Court Tuesday In the
slaying of Robert Lee Mitchell, 21,
Rt. 1, YoungsvUle Negro on Christ
mas Eve.
Wilson Greene 24, June Greene, 22,
and John Wllkerson, 18, all of Rt. 1
Creedmoor are charged with the
pistol death of Mitchell and with dump
tng his body In a heavily wooded area
about a mile south of Frankllnton.
Mitchell's body was discovered by
two small boys searching for a rabbit
box on the morning of December 27. .
The investigation was headed by Frank
lin Sheriff William T. Dement and
SBI agent Billy Crocker.
The trio was arrested wlthln twenty=-?
four hours after the body was dis
covered. According to reports, the
three soprS told officers the slaying
-'came "as a result of^an argument over
a girl. No date has been set for trial
of tte men in Superior Court on the
charges.
Youth Gets
Appointment
Washington, D. C. - - Congressman
L. H. Fountain today announced the
nomination of Jackie Wayne Wright,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Wlllard E.Wright,
Box 51, YoungsvUle, North Carolina,
to compete for admission to the United
States Air Force Academy.
Wright, 17,. Is a senior at YoungsvUle
High School. Described as a "JoUy,
good-natured boy", he Is said to have
held a life-long ambition to Join the
Air Force.
He has been a member of the basket
ball team for two years, served as team
manager for two years and has driven
a bus. He Is a member of the Beta
Club, the F. H. A., Glee Club, school,
store manager and a member of the
annual staff.
C RAY PRUETTE
Pruette
Honored
(FRK. B.W.) Lion C. Ray Pnielte, J
District Governor of 31G, was pre
sented a life time membership cer
tificate' In the North Carolina Asso
ciation for the Blind at the meeting
of the Franklin Lions Club on Monday
evening at the Community House.
Lion Bill Johnson, president of the
local club, presented the certificate
on behalf of the club to Lion Pruette
as a token of appreciation for the work
he has done as District Governor.
Lion Herb Smith, chairman of the
Community Calendar Drive, present
ed detailed plans for the drive which
Is now being conducted In Franklin
township.
Industrial
Office Moved
The Franklin County Industrial De
velopment Commission office has been
^ mei? rf from its upstairs location on
Market Street to new quarters, accord
ing to W.J. Benton, Director.
The office Is now located In the newly
renovated Owen's Dime Store building
. at 107 Court Street.
Benton reported Wednesday that he
was pleased with the move, which gives
the organization a ground floor office.
He said the move wqu^dtje completed
by today.
Fronklinton Police Officer
Killed By Deputy Sheriff
hranklinlon Police Officcr Carlvlc llrecd lo\ c . 2.?, was fatally wounded
laic Wednesday night, following a meeting at the Franklin County Peace
Officers^Cabin According to Franklin Sheriff William T. Dement, Hrecdlovt
was shot in the head by Deputy Sheriff l.onnie House ,
Dement said that House is confined to Franklin Memorial Hospital this
morning suffering from shock The shoaling ?ys termed "unintentional"
hv Hrunklinton I'oliee Chief l.eo Kd wards, who was present vvhenthe acci
dent occurred.
Sheriff Dctnent .said his department had turned the ease over to the Slate
liureau of Investigation and would have no part in the investigation
According to the Sheriff,* a large
number of law enforcement officers
held their regular meeting at the cabin,
located about three miles west of
Uoulsburg Just off the Peach Orchard
rokd. The meeting ended around 11
P.M. and all but four officers left
the cabin. Frankllnton Chief Leo
Edwards, Frankllnton Officer Tom Al
len, House and Breedlove remained at
the cabin.
The shooting occurred around 11:30
P.M. and Breedlove was taken to IXike
Hospital In Durham -where he died
around S A.M. this morning.
The young officer joined the Frank
llnton force In January of 1961. He
lived with his mother and father, Mr.
and Mrs. Alvln C. Breedlove, 209 West
Mason Street In Frankllnton. He was
a former employee of Frankllnton Fa
brics. Funeral arrangements were
Incomplete this morning.
House, 41, was appointed Deputy
Sheriff In December of 1966 by Dement
and works the Frankllnton- Youngsvllle
area.
Edwards declined any comment on
the Incident when contacted this morn
ing other than to say the shooting was
"unintentional".
Sheriff Dement said that House has
been suspended pending the completion
of the Investigation. Late this morn
ing, SBI agents on me scene declined
comment saying they had nothing to
report at the time.
Officers Elected
Loutsburg Police Chief Earl T. Thar
rlngton was named Charlman of the
Franklin County Peace Officers In
elections held Wednesday night at the
organization's cabin.
Elected to the Board of Directors
were: Sheriff William T. Dement, Dep
uty Sheriff Dave Baiton, Frankllnton
Police Officer Tom Allen and ABC
Inspector Willis Perry.
Charged Aiding Wake Escapees
A 37-year-old Frankllnton woman
Is being held In Wake County Jail sus
pected of aiding two men In their
successful escape from the Wake jail.
Mrs. Joyce Lawson Mooneyham Is
being held In lieu of *10,000 ball
charged with harboring and aiding es
capees.
..The woman was found with Joseph
Michael Plnyatello, 44, convicted safe
cracker of Raleigh and William Fran
cis Burgess, 28, convicted burglar
from Springfield, Mass. when they
were recaptured by Durham police
shortly after making goodtbelrescape,
according to reports.
The three were captured in an auto
mobile reportedly owned by Mrs.
Attorney Enters Judge Race
Julius Banzet,Warrenton attorney and
Judge of Recorder's Court of Warren
County, announced today that he will
be a candidate for one of the three
Dlstrltttfudgeshlps of the Ninth Judicial
District/ >
Banzet has practiced law In Warren
and neighboring counties since 1925.
JULIUS BANZET
He Is a graduate of University of North
Carolina and received his legal educa
tion at Wake Forest Law School. He
served as County Attorney for Warren
County from 1932 to 1943, Is a past
president of -Third Judicial District
Bar, and represented that district for
six years as Councilor of North Car
olina State Bar. He resigned that post
to become Judge of Recorder's Court,
serving continuously as such for fifteen
years to the present time. He has
served as Chairman of WarrentonDls
" trict School Board, President of War
renton Golf Club, and is currently a
member of the Official Board of Wesley
Memorial Methodist Church. He Is
married to the former Helen Hawks,
and h?s one son, Warrenton attorney
Julius Banzet III.
Banzet made the following statement
In connection with his announcement:
"I believe that many years In the
active practice of law and fifteen years
experience as Judge of Recorder' i
Court of Warren County qualify me for
a District Judgeship. In asking the
citizens of the District for thair support
I wl?h to make known my views about
the matters pertaining thereto. I be
lieve in the dispatch of the work of the
courts, fair and impartial treatment foi
all litigants, consideration for parties,
witnesses and Jurors, and strict en
forcement of lit* criminal laws. I:
elected I shall be guided by these
principles."
Mooneyham when police stopped them
on the Chapel Hill highway. ? ^
A Wake County Deputy said that an
Investigation Is being conducted to
determine who slipped a .32 caliber
pistol to Plnyatello while In the jail.
Mrs. Mooneyham visited Plnyatello
Tuesday, according to reports.
Stone Announces
Dr. Raymond Stone, a native of Frank
lin County and President of Sandhills
Community College at Southern Pines,
announced this morning that he is a
candidate for the position of State/"~
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The announcement came at a news
conference held In Raleigh today at
10 A. M. ;
Stone, who gave consideration to mak
ing the race in 1964, had been expect
ed to announce that he -would be a
candidate since Dr. Charles F. Car
roll disclosed earlier this week that
he would not run again.
The Franklin native Is expected to
get opposition from either or both
Everette Miller, assistant to Dr. Car
roll and State Representative William
D. Harrell of Rutherford, dean of
Southwood College at Salemburg. Late
reports today said that a third pros
fleet for the post, Clyde Erwin, Jr.;
son of a former Superintendent and
President of Wayne Community Col
lege at Goldsboro had announced that
he would not be a candidate.
Banker Talks
To Lions Club
Lion John Collins, the Installment
and loan manager of First-Citizens
Bank and Trust Company, addressed
the Loulsburg Lions last Tuesday even
ing. His subject concerned the Federal
Reserve System.
The central purpose of the Federal .
Reserve System, according to Lion
Collins, is "to provide money and
credit conditions that will foster sus
See LIONS Page 6
Business Association Leaders
Officials of the Louisburg Business Association are shown
above at the organization's annual meeting. Pictured standing,
left to right, are: Clifford Joyner, Wallace Tippett, Jimmy
Hill and Sam Wood, all members of the Board of Directors.
Seated, left to right, Mrs. BreattieC. O'Neal, Board member,
James Grady*, president and Mrs. Juanita Pleasants, Ex
ecutive Secretary. Other members of the Board, Billy G.
Parrish, Freddte? Right, Hoke Steelman and H.D. Jeffreys
were absent when the picture was made.
Business Association Holds Annual Meeting
The Loulsburg Business Association
held Its annual meeting here Monday
night and disclosed that the local or
ganization has been accepted into the
Associated Credit Bureaus of Amer
ica. The organization has also been
accepted Into the Credit Bureau Re
ports, Inc. a Houston, Texas associa
tion.
Mrs. Juanlta Pleasants, Executive
Secretary of the group, told in her
. annual report, that the name would
soon be changed to the Franklin County*
Business Association and Credit
Bureau.
Clint Fuller, past president of the
Association and editor of The Franklin
Times was the featured speaker.
Fuller, Introduced by Wallace Tlppett,
also a past president, told the group,
"If a town Is to become great, It
absolutely must have a healthy
economic community. When our people
are complacent a&out their businesses,
when they place their emphasis on
- other things, as long as they are
> satisfied that someone else Is looking
after it, Loulsburg will not be healthy
economically, and Loulsburg will not
grow".
Fuller said, "Healthy economiccom
munitles do not Just happen. They
require a great deal of work, sacri
fice and the eager cooperation of all
its citizens. Loulsburg has no place
to go that the Business Association
can't carry it".
He compared Loulsburg* s lack of
growth with the growing cities of Dur
ham, Raleigh and Wilson saying "The
decision was made for us 181 years
ago". The reference was to the tarly
decision by settlers here to place
emphasis only on education.
Sprinkling his remarks with Louls
burg history, Fuller recalled that Gen
eral William T. Sherman had once
asked "Loulsburg, What and Where
Is It?" He called on the Association
Ambulance
Meeting
Tonight
A public meeting to discuss the am
bulance service problem Is slated for
tonight in the county courthouse. The
meeting, called by County Commis
sioner Chairman Richard H. Cash, will
begin at 7:30 P.M. r
Cash has urged all Interested citizens
to attend the meeting so that the Board
can get all the ideas possible on the
subject.
t ? .
to "Build a spirit among our fellow
citizens" and he said we need to
promote our community and to adver
tise it and to "build for it, good
public relations".
He reminded those present that
"membership is a responsibility and
there is a great de&l more to it than
just paying one's dues".
He closed his remarks with the sug
gestion that "We ^trike out toward a
goal of building a strong, healthy
economic community and all other
things will come to us".
Mrs. Breattie C. O'Neal gave the
nominating committee report and she
and Freddie Hight, local clothing store
operator were elected to two year
terms on the Board of Directors. Other
Board members include Billy G. Par
rlsh, Hoke H. Steelman, H.D. Jeff
reys, Clifford Joyner, Wallace Tt|>
pett, Jimmy Hill and Sam Wood. James
Grady ts president of the Association
and presided at the meeting.
in her report, Mrs. Pleasants an
nounced that the three major promo
tions of the Association in 1967 were
successful and said the annual Christ
mas Parade, the major project was
"the test ever". She also Teported that
a total pf 750 credit reports were
processed in the Association office dur
ing the year.
The Association voted on a motion
by W.H. Riggan, to send copies of
Fuller's speech to all members of
the Association.
British Nl. P. To
Speak At College
Dr. Norman St. John-Stevas, Member
of the British Parliament, author, bar
rister and journalist, will lecture at
Louisburg College on Monday, Jan
uary 22, at .8:00 p.m., in the College
Auditorium. His subject will be on
"Conflict in the Atlantic Community,"
or "Morality and Censorship."
The lecture, third on the College's
Lecture Series, is open and free to
the public.
Dr. Sit. John-Stevas was born* in
DR. JOHN-STEVAS
1929 in London. He was educated at
Ratcllffe College, at Fltzwllliam Col
lege, Cambridge, from which he grad
uated In 1950 with First Class Honours
in Law, and also received his M. A. de
gree in 1954. He was president of 'the
Cambridge Union, and won the W.hlt
lock Prize lnl950. From Christ Church,
Oxford' he received a B.C.L. degree
in 1954, earned his Ph.D. from London
University in 1957, and In the same
year won the Yorke Prize at Cam
* bridge, became a fellow of the Yale
Law School under a Fulbrlght Award,
and In 1958 was a Fallow of the Fund
for the Republic. In that year he re
ceived the S.J.D. degree from Yale.
Following service as legal adviser to
Sir Alan Herbert's Committee on Book
Censorship, Dr. St. John-Stevas joined
The Economist In 1959 to edit the
collected works of Walter Bagehot,
"Victorian economist and theorist, and
became its legal and political cor
respondent. He is now editor of the
Wiseman (Dublin) Review, and was
present for part of each session of
Vatican n.
. The publications of Dr. St. John
Stevas include "Obscenity and the
Law," "Walter Bagehot," "Life, Death
and the Law," "The Right to Life,"
and "The AgonlzlngCholce." His study,
"Birth Control and Public Policy" was
made for the Fund for the Reputylc.
He edited the first two volumes of VThe
Collected Works of Walter Bagehot"
(Harvard University Press, 1965) and
" Bagehot' s Historical Essays" (New
York University Press, 1965).