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-THE A Your County Newspaper 10c A Copy $4 A Year Winner of 26 State National Awards For Newspaper Excellence Volume 74, Number 8 Nashville, N. Thursday, February 22, 1968 2 Sections, 14 Pages This Week New Town Library Project Will Honor Cooley Fountain Files For Re-Election Congressman L. H. Fountain formally announced his candidacy today for re as Second District Now Dean of the North Carolina Congressional Delegation, he will be seeking his ninth term. "I believe my 15 years in the Congress have placed me in a position to be of more service to the people of the Second District and the entire state," Fountain said.

"There very much, unfinished business both abroad and at home which needs the attention, the concentration and the dedicated efforts of all of us. "The war in Viet Nam must be prosecuted vigorously and without recriminations "Here at home we must concentrate on crime and dis- Mrs. Clayton Is Candidate Charging that Congressman L. H. Fountain has failed to provide leadership to eliminate poverty in the Second Congressional District, a Warrenton housewife has announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the Second District seat now held by Fountain.

She is Mrs. Eve Clayton, wife of T. T. Clayton, an attorney. She is a graduate of Johnson C.

Smith University and holds an M. S. degree from North Carolina College at Durham. Mrs. Clayton said the Second Congressional District is "at the bottom of progress in this country," ranking 425th among a total of 435 districts in income.

While America enjoys the greatest prosperity in its history, there are millions of people without the bare necessities of life, she said. New leadership is needed to attract new industry and jobs, provide adequate housing, improve health facilities and educational opportunities, and bring an end to the Vietnam War, Mrs. Clayton said in her announcement. "The problems of the poor represent a great challenge to be shared by all she said. Services Are Held For Joe Coley, 79 Funeral services for Joe Coley, 79, of Whitakers who died last Thursday, were conducted at 2 p.

m. Sunday in the Fishing Creek Baptist Church by Rev. Lee Batchelor. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs.

Sarah Coley; two daughters, Annie Lee Coley and Georgiana Coley, both of the home; one brother, Ben Coley of Nashville; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. order. While the basic responsibility for law enforcement and public safety lies with officials at the state and locals, there is room for federal leadership and participation in this domestic war. "I have worked for proper Federal legislation in this area and will continue to do so. "Our farmers find themselves in the impossible position of having to pay 1968 retail prices set by others for the tools essential to their production, which then must be disposed of at what amounts to wholesale prices also controlled by others.

"This, of course, is intolerable and must be corrected." Fountain said another serious issue facing the American people is sound fiscal policy which demands greater prudence and caution in federal spending. "We have quite a number of programs which are beneficial to all our people, especially the less fortunate among us, and I have voted for many of them," he said. "But we also have some programs which penalize individual initiative," self-reliance and too often place a premium on the hand-out. "We can and will meet the essential needs of our people. But we must also realize that the patience and the resources of the nation's tax-paying citizens are not without limit -a fact which must be considered when establishing national priorities." Fountain concluded this statement by saying: "I deeply appreciate the opportunity the people of the Second District have given me to serve them in the Congress of the United States.

If reelected, I will continue to exert every effort at my command to merit their continued confidence and support. the people of Nash, Northampton and Person Counties, let me say, I know you were happy where you were before the last legislative redistricting took place; however, I want you to know how happy I will be to have the privilege of representing and serving you in Washington." Gregory Edge Dies At Age 4 Funeral services, for Gregory Britt Edge, 4, who died last Thursday, were conducted Saturday at 3 p. m. in Pleasant Grove Methodist Church by Rev. Dan Meadows.

Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Edge of Branchville, two sisters, Cynthia Lynn and Sheila Jo. both of the home; the maternal grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Wade Stott of Route 1," Bailey; and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Edge of Wilson. CAMPAIGN PLANS Gubernatorial hopeful paign managers, Nashville's Mayor Rex Melville Broughton (right) discusses cam- Paramore (left) and Roy A.

Cooper, Jr. paign plans with his Nash County cam- (Graphic photo.) Scott, Broughton Name Nash Campaign Leaders Nash County campaign managers were named this week by Lt. Gov. Bob Scott of Haw River and Melville Broughton, of Raleigh. candidates for the Democratic nomination for Governor in the May primary election.

Scott's Nash lieutenants are Bart Strickland of the SamariaSpring Hope section and Sullivan Fisher of Red Oak. Broughton named Nashville Mayor Rex Paramore and Roy A. Cooper, local attorney, as co-managers of his campaign effort in Nash. Both Strickland and Fisher serve on the board of directors of the Nash County Farm Bureau and both are district supervisors of the Nash County Soil Conservation Service. Strickland is currently vice chairman of the Nash County Extension Advisory Committee.

Sullivan was named national "Young Farmer of the Year" in 1958. Broughton Workers Mayor Paramore is a graduate of Needham Broughton STRICKLAND High School in Raleigh and holds a B. S. degree in pharmacy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He owns and operates Ward Drug Company in Nashville and is currently serving as vice president of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce.

He is also chairman of the Northern Nash Athletic Association. Before winning election as mayor last year, he served as a member of the town board. He is married to the former Margaret Hudson and they have three daughters and a son, Sherry, Marcia, Rhonda Kay and Rex. Jr. Cooper, a member of the law firm of Fields, Cooper and Henderson, was county manager for Governor Dan Moore's campaign four years ago.

He is a graduate of Wake Forest University and holds a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a former solicitor of the Nash County Recorder's Court, a former president of SULLIVAN FISHER Hospital Gets First Memorial Gift The first memorial fund for Nash General Hospital has been established in honor of the late Ronald E. Stevens, chairman of the Park View Hospital Board of Trustees, who died Jan. 19 at the age of 65. Announcement of the "Ronald E.

Stevens Memorial Fund" was made by Bryant Aldridge, administrator for Nash General Hospital. The fund was initiated by a $1,000 contribution from Rocky Mount Cord Company, where Stevens served as secretary. treasurer. SERVING, NASH COUNTY I Since 1895 Jaycees Plan Fund-Raising Drive To Build 'Harold Cooley Library' A fund-raising drive to finance construction of a new town library to be named in honor of Former Congressman Harold D. Cooley was launched this week by the Nashville Junior Chamber of Commerce.

Jaycee President Paul Shaw said the club has obtained an option on a lot at the corner of Church and Alston Streets on which the "Harold Cooley Library" will be built and has placed $500 in a library trust fund to kick off the moneyraising effort. "We will solicit donations both from individuals and from civic organizations for this worthwhile project," Shaw said, "and we will welcome ideas and suggestions from all interested persons." Shaw said the total estimated cost of the project is $12,000 to $15,000 for the proposed building plus $1,800 for the lot, which is 100 feet by 226 feet in size. Frank Adams, local attorney, has been named chairman of a committee to head the fund-raising effort. Other members are Gene Briggs and Charlie Taylor. Bob Raines, Nashville school principal, was appointed chairman of the library trust fund.

Cooley Pleased Shaw said Cooley had been contacted about the project and that he was pleased and the honor graciously." As president of the Jaycees, Shaw is contacting local clubs and organizations to enlist their support. He discussed Last Rites Held For P. E. Bass Payton Edwin Bass, 62, died Tuesday morning at his home after an illness of several years. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3 p.

m. at Johnson Funeral Home Chapel in Nashville. Rev. L. P.

Jackson of Nashville and Rev. Bill Denton of Hickory officiated. Burial was in Forest Hill Cemetery. He was born in Nash County, April 4, 1905, son of the late Charlie W. and Florence Collie Bass.

Until his retirement he had operated a restaurant in Nashville for 30 years. He was a member of the Nashville Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Lesbia Jenkins of the home: four brothers, Russell of Rocky Mount, C. W. of Jackson, Howell of Spring Hope and Ralph of Nashville.

Pallbearers were Bobby Jenkins, Steve Bass, Will Batchelor. Woodrow Griffin, Andrew Smith and John Sidney Smith. Local Officer Hospitalized A Nashville policeman, Perry Wayne Harris, was hospitalized Sunday due to an accident which took place while riding in a beach buggy at Atlantic Beach. Police Chief Thurman Hyde reported that Harris and three others went to Atlantic Beach Saturday night to do some fishing Sunday. It was reported that the men were riding in the beach buggy and getting ready to come in from surf fishing when they ran over a sand dune.

Harris, who was sitting in the back seat, reportedly fell across the front seat and hit his head on the right side of the windshield. He was hospitalized overnight at Atlantic Beach. However, he has been moved to Rocky Mount Sanitorium with a broken jaw, a cut lip and several missing teeth. the project at a meeting of American Legion Post 110 Monday night, and Post Commander W. C.

Cooke appointed a committee composed of L. E. Porter, Andrew Smith and Willard Joyner to work with the Jaycees on the fund drive. Shaw said he had also contacted the Nashville Lions Club, Morning Star Masonic Lodge and representatives of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce. He pointed out that the need for a new town library has been discussed for many months and the Jaycees decided to take the lead in making it a reality.

does not mean, however, that the Jaycees will not need a lot of help," he said. "We are asking other groups and all interested citizens to join with us." Golf Tournament Among other projects, the Jaycees are planning to sponsor a golf tournament in April at Birchwood Country Club, with the profits to be applied to the library project. Gene Briggs, Birchwood golf pro, and Carson Turnage are co-chairmen of the tournament project. The Nashville Public Library is presently housed in a downstairs office of the Municipal Building. Town officials say the space is needed for town HAROLD D.

COOLEY use, however, and a new location for 1 the library has been talked for more than a year. The proposed location of the "Harold Cooley Library" at the corner of Church and Alston Streets is in a residential area, but only a block from the main business district. Shaw said the Jaycees have 24 months in which to exercise the option on the purchase of the property and he feels this is ample time to get the project under way. the Nash-Edgecombe Bar Association and a member of the Seventh District Bar. Association.

He is currently serving as secretary of the Nash County Democratic Executive Committee and is a member of the Nash General Hospital Board of Trustees. He also serves on the Board of Deacons of the Nashville Baptist Church. Cooper is married to the former Beverly Thorne Batchelor and has two sons, Roy, III, and Pell Carlton. Both Scott and Broughton are expected to name Rocky Mount campaign managers in the near future who will coordinate their efforts with the county managers. Lady Charged In Accident Estell Richardson Solomon, 43-year-old Negro woman of Route 3.

Nashville. was charged with failure to see that intended movement could be made in safety following a two-car accident Sunday at 4:30 p. m. Nashville Police Cheif Thurman Hyde reported that John Arthur Woodruff, 51, of Route 1. Rocky Mount, had pulled out of a drive way on Barnes Street when the woman's car struck Woodruff on the right side.

Woodruff was driving a 1967 Chevrolet, which was damaged an estimated $250. Mrs. Solomon's car, a 1963 Ford. was damaged an estimated $25. The woman said she did not see Woodruff in time to avoid the accident.

She has submitted costs of court, Hyde reported. Last Rites Held For Mrs. Davis Mrs. Fannie Collins Davis, 85. of Rocky Mount died Friday of last week.

Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 3 p. m. at Gay Yost Funeral Chapel by Rev. Marion Stephenson. Burial was in Pineview Cemetery.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mable Blackwell Dye: two sisters, Mrs. Clara Collins Drake of Nashville and Mrs. Kate Collins Goddard of Rocky Mount; two grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.

Court Upholds Decision In Nash Hospital Case In a decision handed down Wednesday, the newly-established State Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Nash General Hospital Board of Trustees and the Nash County Board of Commissioners in a legal controversy over the location of the proposed new county hospital. Jimmy Keel of Rocky Mount, county attorney, said he was notified by letter this morning by Ted Brown, clerk of the appeals court, that a lower court decision in the case had been affirmed. He said he expects to receive the text of the court's opinion later. The court heard arguments in the case at its first session in Raleigh on Jan. 30.

Harry E. Jones of Easonburg, plaintiff, sought to prevent location of the new hospital on a site adjacent to land he has leased for a rock quarry and asked that the case be heard in Nash County Superior Court. The court ruling rejected this request. The county commissioners and the hospital trustees, defendants in the action, argued through counsel that proper authority was exercised in selecting the site. This argument was upheld.

Jones said yesterday he had no comment on the court's decision. He said he would discuss any possible further action with his attorney, Rom Parker of Enfield. The hospital site is located on the U. S. 64 Bypass 1.7 miles from the present Rocky Mount city limits.

The site decision brought about a stormy controversy that is expected to have political repercussions for many years to come. BART Stevens served for 21 years as a member of the Park View Hospital Board of Trustees and had been chairman of the board for two years at the time of his death. He served as a member of the board's Finance Committee. Donations Accepted In announcing the memorial fund in honor of Stevens, Aldridge said that several persons had expressed an interest in participating. Anyone interested in contributing to the "Ronald E.

Stevens Memorial Pupd," Aldridge said, abould make checks payable to "Ronald E. Stevens Memorial Fund, Nash General Hospital." These contributions should be presented or mailed to one of the following: J. Lyman Melvin, executive director of Park View Hospital; W. H. Stanley, president of Peoples Bank and Trust Company: Archie W.

McLean, president of Planters National Bank and Trust Company; Frank Baldwin, chairman of the Nash County Board of Commissioners; Bryant Aldridge, Nash General Hospital administra- tor, P. 0. Box 1423. Anyone desiring further information concerning the fund may call Aldridge at 442-0903. Specific Area Aldridge said it is expected that the fund will be used to memorialize a specific area within the proposed new million Nash General Hospital.

widow, Mrs. Frances Smith Stevens, lives in Rocky Mount, as does one daughter, Mrs. Lee S. Gravely. Another daughter, Mrs.

Ann S. Allen, is a resident of Spartanburg, S. C. RED CARPET WINNERS- -Miss Alvarata Thoraas of Castalia (standing) was first place winner in the Red Carpet Days drawing this week. First place was worth $75 in merchandise.

Mrs. J. E. Davenport of Nashville (seated) winner of second prize, which was $50 a Hodges Arrington of Nashville was third winner in merchandise. Another drawing will be six-weeks trade (Graphic.