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4 SeBteiiee to Circuit (Conrt Three men and one woman have been sentenced to )all. terms In the state penitentiary In Simpson Circuit Court action had the butcher knife In her hand in self defease and that the actual wound was inflicted accidentally. v. Judge Goad overruled a motion by the court-appointed attorneys for Roberson for a change In venue for trial of the case and approved a motion by the attorneys five men, deliberated for one hour and 20 minutes before returning the verdict. -v Miss Hogan was tried on a charge of Thursday on a charge of forgery.

A charge of escape from Jail was dismissed after Lucas pleaded guilty to the forgery count, Judge Goad will consider formal sentencing tomorrow of those already given preliminary sentences during this term of court. 7' of guilty to a charge of storehouse break ion way "nrjta 'toou--'. Gann was char eed with a breaWn VtMMV a HIV I ItUIUIUVVIIVtViV Blocks Company. A charge of escape from Jail against Gann was dismissed. Harp, Lucas and Gann were all Involved "lii same escape" from the SJinpsonCou nty Jail which occurred May 21.

FRANKLIN, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, A simple majority, one over half of the votes cast, Is necessary for passage of the request for. legalized sale of alcoholic beverages. The last local option election held here here. A Bowling Green man, Indicted for murder, has entered a plea of not Mft-flwifTrT'-'-r- wwu -wuw ,7 Lucille Hogan, 12, Brecldarkig Ai.m?JT,.-i..,tr.--.i--J ihi, iuiuuw uumwiuH uuium her penalty at five years in the penlten- tiaryv ic The Jury, composed of men women and -4 1 v'V 1 HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT crews put up. direction signs on the northbound exit from Interstate 63 at U.S.

31-W, south of Franklin. The final 2.3 mile stretch of the Interstate In Simpson County Based on FBI Standard Is Filed Asking I Option Election Cooperation Asked In Curbing Rash Of Break-Ins Here Grime Rate in Simpson County Is Projected More than Double murder in connection with the fatal stabb- -rHt-t-f w--" Vestimonv ifi lhe trial revealed that Vnifa n-rfw. 1.ft ami In 'JZ'ZZ: mT i uT" the-rronr yard at the home of Margie located next door to Miss Horan's xhe defense claimed that Miss Hogan was opened for traffic Monday. It goes from the 31-W intersection to the Tennessee state line and completes the superhighway In the Bluegrass State. dard to comparison.

A study on the first three months of 1970 show 2,838.4 crimes per hundred thousand. ik i The County figures may be compared to a Regional rate of 1,416.3 in 1969 and 1805.7 in 1970. In Simpson County, the total number of crimes reported for the six months In Dr. Roy Clemons Will Not Reopen Franklin Office A Franklin physician has announced that he would not reopen his practice here. Dr.

Roy L. Clemons announced today that be has accepted a residency in pathology at the Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Fla. The doctor said his Franklin office would remain open through Tuesday, June 30, to enable patients to pickup their medical records. Dr. Clemons practiced general medicine in Franklin for a little more than three years.

a Staff photo by Stan Portmann nliy, told the club that she had tra- veled 5,000 mUes in behalf of the dairy Industry in Kentucky, but this was ner first official MM to her home dis- trict. She wiU reign as dairy princess throughout the year of 1970. J- Wallace Reld Roberson, 29, Bowling Wflsterday morning la Circuit Gtirt Roberson was Indicted bythe June-grand jUTJ OB ft WUIIttl mUttier COWS UCOOMC- furvbna willful murder tlorwiflrthe fatal stabbing-on May 23 of- ww.w. Zrr.T: anora Ray Moore, so, ranuin, l. ordered 'Roberson held in the local Jail without bond.

Staff photo by Div Wawt The opening also eliminates the bottleneck situation that has occurred during peak traffic periods by 1-65 travelers trying to exit at the 31-W intersection. ,1969 was 72, with burglary accounting for 37. In the three month nerlod of 1970. th total was 89, with brto'artf tttfftf totallag71. Franklin, crime rates are also rising based on ft comparison of the total felonies.

There were 110 felonies in 1969 and 144 in 1970. The 1970 figure Is an annualized projection based on 48 crlmes-ln the first four months of the year. The projection for surrounding commu- allies showed that Glasgow was the only city with a falling crime rate. Bowling Green, Russellvflle and ScottsvUIe all showed rising crime rates, according to the projection. The Council notes that complete statistical data is Increasingly Important to maintaining the study.

Although Bowling Green and Warren County had the highest totals in the 10-county Region, the Council believes that Improved statistical methods will Show a greater effort must be made to meet the problems of crime in the Region, which touch the lives of all citizens. Final Stretch Of 1-65 Opened In Simpson Co; The final stretch of Interstate 65 In Simpson County was opened for traffic Monday. Highway Department crews moved barrier and barrels Monday morn- lag which had blocked entrance to the 2.5 mile stretch of 1-65 from the Interchange on U.S. 31-W south to the Tennessee line. 1 -f Also opened was an 8.5 mile stretch of 1-63, beginning at the Kentucky-Tennessee line and extending south to Tenn-essee Highway 25.

The Simpson County stretch of 1-65, which is the last section of the highway in Kentucky to be opened, has been completed for some time. But opening was de- layed until the Tennessee stretch was ready for traffic. The opening' of the final section of 1-65 here is expected to alleviate the major traffic bottleneck which has occurred often at the 31-W Interchange. During peak periods, traffic has been known to back up as much as three miles in the southbound lane as vehicles waited to go onto 81-W. Zt'l'" Now, most of the southbound traffic, is expected to continue along the newly-opened stretch of 1-65.

The other section of 1-63 In Simpson County, beginning at the Warren County line and running to the 31-W interchange, about 14 miles, has been open since '1964. A rest area is to be constructed be-: tween 31-W and the Tennessee line on the new stretch of the Interstate. ,4 A I i i for Roberson to undergo. a. psychiatric wencea rwo Pentten- wW'OT Last TWa Last Thursday.

Billy Joe Harp. 28. re- calved one year each on charges of grand larceny and escape from Jail V. Bobby Lucas, 28, drew two years last VOLUME IU NUMBER 28 A petition asking for local option election in the city of Franklin has been filed with the office of the Simpson County court clerk. Simpson County Court, after a study of Kentucky statutes and the petition, is ex-; pected to set a date for the election to de-'i clde the question of legalized sale of al-i cohollc beverages In the city.

The petition, submitted last Thursday afternoon by Michael Rowland and Burns Crowder, both of Franklin, bears 732 signatures. Under Kentucky law, a petition bearing the signatures of 25 per cent of the votes cast in the last general election is necessary for an election to be called. S's thought slightly more than 400 signatures were required to Justify the election here. The law says that after a petition Is submitted the county court is to direct that an election be held no less than 60 days and no longer than 90 days after filing of the petition with the clerk'sofflce. "i This could putthe vote somewhere around the mkkSe of August i Contract Is Awarded For Major Additions To Kendall Plant A contraQt has.Jeen awarded for construction of major additions to the Polyken plant of the Polyken Division of the Kendall Company here.

Almand Construction Company, Franklin, is expected to start work immediately on the additions. 1 Plant manager Bob Bowen said a 57,000 square-foot addition will be made to the factory area and a 3,000 square-foot addition to the office area. He said work on the additions is expected to be completed by the middle of December. A 35,000 square-foot addition was made to the plant in 1968. Production started at the original building in 1957.

Annual Lodge Picnic To Be Held Friday Night The annual picnic of Simpson Benevolent Lodge 177 and New Salem Lodge 462 will be held tomorrow night at the VFW Park on the Gold City Road. Serving will start at 7:30. All members and their families have been invited. lions IN CEREMONIES Tuesday night, Ray Malchow was installed as te new pre- sldent of the Franklin Lions Club to succeed Dumont Stringer. RoyGautier, zone chairman and a member of the local club served as the Installation officer.

From the' left are Petition For Loca i i 1 iimmii.i; 1 nimmuii it mMMrinn'TTrrnTrrrrnTM 1 "i torJJfeaiwHalU JgasUrecldttidge uifttot; man ueuiuu iiy JutijjV GoaQkonoay. -ww -T------- during, a heaiu la Ms chambers. A circuit court Jury found Hall guilty Jujvi a charge of voluntary Continued, back page JUNE 25, 1970 PRICE -was in -1954. that election, legalized sale of alcoholic beverages was defeated In a city vote of 1,310 to 585 or a 725-: vote margin for the dry forces. There were 1,895 valid votes cast in the 1954 election.

Plastics on Finn Street Sunday night At the lumber company, a quantity of change and cakes and cutting pliers were reported taken. 1 City Patrolmen Marion Covington and Louie Simmons said entrance to the building was gained by breaking a glass In a window v. At falrnfl oniranr.a was olsn mlnori hv hwAaVlnf. rrlfl 4ty a wfalmir VnltnA kaf. no report of anyttiing takea in the break-in.

t. City Patrolmen Luther Brooks, Don Pinson and Kenneth Catron were the in-, vestlgating officers. Local Industry Raises Wages By 7 Per Cent Potter 4 BrumfieW employees were notified of a general wage Increase of 7 per cent this morning at a meeting at the Clubhouse. Plant manager William Eldred said the pay hikes would go into effect July 13, when employees return from vacation. The pay hikes range from 12 to 29 cents an hour.

senice pins were awarded to 182 employees at the local plant. Smorgasbord was held at the clubhouse. will be closed tor vacation for two weeks beginning June 28, with regu-, lar work Monday, July 13. There are 774 employees at Potter and Brumfield. SUff photo by Portmun picture were Billy Wantland, second v-p; Leon Thornton, third v-p, Clarence Mayes, lion tamer; and Dr.

A. Wllwayco and Ronnie Ferguson, direc tors. Stringer was presented a plaque wmmva ww vvmvw rmw and Jeweled past president's pin in appreciation of hisrarvices. Franklin Police have asked the cooperation and help of the citizens of the community in curbing the rash of break-ins here. City Police Chief Robert Kennedy has asked that anyone spotting a suspicious person or persons around a business at night to notify the Police Department Immediately.

He urged anyone with any Information at all In connection with the vtify the department. It's also suggestedthatbusinessesleave their establishments as well-lighted as possible at night. Four break-ins Were discovered Tuesday morning all apparently occurring Monday night or early Tuesday morning. At the Franklin Laundry and Cleaners on- East Cedar Street, thieves were unsuccessful In an attempt to pry open a safe. Nothing was reported taken in the break-in.

City Patrolmen Marion Covington and Louie Simmons said entrance to the building was gained by prying open a door to the boiler room. At the Standard Oil Company on Water Street, about $1 in change was reported taken and the office was ransacked. Police Lieutenant Sam Eldrldge said entrance was gained by breaking a window. A radio was taken in a break-in at Spears Electric Company on Water Street. Eldrldge said a back door was pried open to gain entrance.

The other break-in was at Davidson Meat Market on Water Street. An electric razor was reported taken in that one and the office was ransacked. Police Chief Kennedy said entrance was gained by breaking a window at the rear of ing. City Police Investigated break-ins at Stewart Lumber Company on North Water Street Monday morning and at Cairns The crime rate in Franklin and Simpson County appears to be rising, accord ing to a stndx Just cmf tz 0 Barren River Regional Crime Council. The Council notes that based on a six-month tabulation in 1969, the crime rate for Simpson County was 1,146.6 per hundred thousand, which is the FBI stan- Planmng CommUtion Scheduki Public Hearing On Proposed Zone Change.

The City-County Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing for Monday night on two proposed zoning changes. The hearing is scheduled for 8 p.m. at the Municipal Building. One Is- a proposed rezonlng of the area known as Hines Trailer Court from business to residential. It's located between North Main Street and Clair Avenue and fronts on Clair Avenue, The other is a proposed rezonlng of the area known as Hunter Trailer Court from business to residential.

It's located adjacent to Legion Drive, Slaughterhouse Street and North High Street. mm niwi iiiiiii 1'i iiini rii Tim 'tbi immw r-rm i 1 i TTiiiiini iimwiw i iittt Install New'. Officers Dairy Princess Visits Kenneth Compton and R. D. Lawson, directors; Gautier, Stringer, Malchow, Charles Chisholm, first vice-president, Ray Sanderson, elected to a 16th term as treasurer; Smith Ware, named 'Wi lli eV9 UVewUlVlj uuiuu rvu, ueuuvu to a fourth term as secretary; and Joe', Dawson, tall twlster.Not presenter the MELINDA SNIDER, Kentucky Dairy Princess for 1970 from Franklin, was the featured shaker; at the regular I tJZt vnvun i.inn Club held Tuesday night.

Miss Snider, the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. James D. Snider of the Lake Spring commu-.