Central Florida Future, Vol. 10 No. 09, October 28, 1977

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Vol. 10
Friday, October 28, 1977
No. 9
One student charged,
one injured in mishap
Luke Sky walker (Barbarella) lifts
the light saber during an interpretive dance as part of the Star
Wars Explosition held Saturday.
See more photos on page 11.
(photo by Tony Toth)
by Dale Dunlap
managing editor
A traffic accident on Alafaya Trail in front of Haystack
Apartments involving two FTU students resulted in minor
injuries to one and a traffic citation given to the other;
Jean Sullivan suffered minor contusions, bumps and
scrapes when her 1973 motorcycle swerved to avoid an
automobile driven by Rock Myers. Sullivan was northbound
on Alafaya Trail when Myers' vehicle ventured out of the
Haystack Apartment access road into the path of the motorevele. Sullivan managed to brake, but skidded 20 feet before
coming to a stop on the shoulder of the road.
Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Don R. Hardin, who was
dispatched to the scene, said Myers was charged with improper start. Sullivan was taken to Florida South Hospital
and was released the same day according to records kept at
the hospital. Sullivan was not hurt in the incident.
Traffic was interrupted on Alafaya Trail only briefly as
trooper Hardin arrived along with an ambulance. The accident occured "around noon" during one of FTU's peak
traffic hours. FTU campus police arrived on the scene to offer assistance, but police director John F. Smith said the
trooper  had  the situation   under  control   and  needed  no
assistance.
Hardin, who has patrolled the FTU-Alafaya area for the
last four years, said he has had a great number of occasions
to "answer calls in that area." He added. "About 90 percent
of the accidents involving students are because they become
lax. They drive that area every day and they just let down at
times when thev should be most alert."
Hardin said Alafaya Trail was a slick-pavement road that
is very susceptible to slips and slides during the slightest of
rains. "Drivers don't seem to understand this and they drive
around those curves just slightly over the speed it allows and
thev pav for it," he said.
He added that the curves themselves, along with the
downward slope of the road, "throw drivers off"
Hardin blamed the recent upswing in accidents in the
FTU-Alafava Trail area to "poor judgement" and said the
traffic fluctuations from moderate to heavy do not help but
little can be done to alleviate the situation.
"That road has it's surges just like any other road with its
peaks in the early morning, afternoon and early evening
hours. The motorists in the area should be aware of it and be
especially alert at those times," said Hardin.
Spend the night in that house?
Never...no way...she exclaims
by Sunni Caputo
staff writer
The events and accounts of the
following story are true. Because of the
nature of some of the material within
the story it was necessary to change the
names to protect the family involved.
Set back on a hill amidst the, tall
magnolia and cypress trees is a large,
four story, white house. There are
several porches on the different floors,
with four sturdy pillars reaching up
around them. The windows, framed
with shutters, look out over the
stillness of the two acres of . land.
nestled against the Halifax River.
The wind softly rustles the leaves
and sets the long clinging moss
swaying. The only other sound is the
water relentlessly lapping against the
sandy shore.
An idyllic setting, conjuring up
peaceful and pleasant thoughts, right ?
Not according to Marti Franklin,
secretary for the Future.
"Never, no way. I will never spend
the night in that house again," she said
as she told me the .story of this "real"
"Slowly the hands began to
tighten; she struggled to free
herself ...It was choking her..."
haunted house...
Marti's relatives, Richard and Emily
Johnson, have lived at this house in
Daytona Beach for the past ten years.
The history of the house, however, goes
back even further.
It was built about 65 years ago and
was eventually purchased by Charles
Stanford, the wealthy grandson of a
famous inventor. He was married to an
East Indian woman and had two
children, Catherine and Phillip.
Over the years, tragedies seem to
plague the family..
Catherine had been married and
divorced several times. She had
become spoiled and reckless. She
would drive back and forth to Orlando
in her flashy sports car, sometimes late
at night, with little regard for speed
limits.
One night,  as  she was  returning
home down a deserted road, her car
suddenly was out of control and went
crashing off of the road.
When the police found the wreckage,
it was so severe that they couldn't even
find a solid piece of her body within
the tangled metal. No one was ever
sure exactly what had happened to
Catherine that night...
Stanford and his wife were said to
have become alcoholics. During
Prohibition they hid liquor in a
basement wall and even had a buzzer
warning system installed.
Shortly after Catherine's death, the
maid found her mother's body in the
sewing room. The apparent cause of
death was said to be from her excessive
drinking...
Phillip had left home to attend law
school. While away he met Isadora
Duncan, the famous dancer, and they
began dating. It is said that they were
having an "affair", when he received
the news of her strange and sudden
death.
While she was in Europe, she had
been riding in an open car. She was
wearing a hat with long flowing scarves. She wrapped one scarf around her
neck and casually tossed it over her
shoulder. It tangled in the tire spokes,
practically decapitating her...
Charles had become a recluse. He
spent most of his time in the master
bedroom drinking. He would tap on
the floor for the maid whenever he
wanted her to bring another bottle.
One night, shortly after taking him.
his liquor, the maid noticed the dog
begin acting strangely. He started
whining and did not stop for two
hours. Later Charles was found lying
in bed—dead.
Phillip never returned home,
deciding to sell the house instead.
After being sold a few times, the
home was finally left abandoned. An
occasional drunken straggler would
sleep on the floor overnight, but none
Horror, page 7
letters Future!
Senate follies
A disappointing-turnout to the student
senate elections last week highlights
this week's episode of the SG follies.
For further developments tune in. See
story, page 3.
In memory of...
The crash that killed rock group
Lynyrd Skynyrd took away a valuable
contribution to today's music- Find out
the reaction to their loss. See story,
page 10.
On the run
Two FTU cross country runners had to
struggle through five miles of rugged
terrain in Melbourne last week. Bet-
Ween gasps they talked to us. See story,
page 14.