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Five Cents ?
Louisburg. N C . Tuesday. January 28. 1964 (Si* Pages Today)
94th Year? Number 97
Local Area Construction Projects
Some of the new construction underway
here is pictured in composite photo above.
Across the _top is where site grading and
clearing is underway for the new shopping
center west of the Boulevard at Tar River.
At Bottom Left, is the new addition to the
Ford Village Shopping Center. Center photo
is the new Louisburg Motors building and
to the right is site clear-h*g---?ext to The
Franklin Times - Times Photos.
Construction At All Time High Locally
More construction Is under- 1
way and planned for 1964 than
ever before in the history of
Lomsburg.
Most of the new construction
is taking place in and around
the Bickett Boulevard by-pass,
but the downtown are is get
ting a new $50,000 facility too,
for First Federal Savings and 1
Loan of Rocky Mount.
The Bickett Boulevard con
struction Is taking place in
[wo areass in the Nash Street
rar River area where grading
is underway for a new shopping
center and where construction
is expected to get underway
soon for a new First Citizens
Bank Building and Griffin Mo
tor Co., dealership. The other
area is in the vicinity of the
Ford Village Shopping Center
where additions are underway
there and across the street
where Louisburg Motors is e
recting a new facility.
Coupled with these" , are
construction projects for the
town of Louisburg, begun last
summer, totaling over $400,000
and a new electrical distribu
tion change-over which was be
gun several week#* ago.
All of this plus the normal
construction of new residences
combine to produce what In all
probability will be the biggest
building boom in Loulsburg*s
history.
Bob Hobgood In Finals For Scholarship
Robert Haywood Hobgood, son
Of Judge and Mrs. H. H. Hob
good of Louisburg, was one of
the six nominees from the
Morehead Award District II
Chosen January 20 as finalists
in consideration for the 1964
Man Hurt'
When Chain
Saw Bucks
A 47 year-old Ronte 1, Louis
burg negro was severely in
jured late Monday afternoon
when a tree he was sawing with
a chain saw kicked back throw
ing the saw Into his legs.
Nat Perry was given emer
gency first aid by the Louis
burg Rescue Service for se
vere lacerations of both legs
and was rushed to Franklin
Memorial Hospital.
The accident occurred in
the woods near D. O. Joyner's
Store on NC 39 southeast of
Louisburg where Perry was
cutting logs for Joyner to use
In constructing a house.
Go-getters, as a rule, are of
ten careless about what and how
they get.
Morehead Awards to the Uni
versity of North Carolina, Roy
Armstrong, executive secre
tary of the Foundation, an
nounced.
The six were chosen in Ra
leigh from 27 candidates of the
15 counties composing District
n.
Hobgood is a student at Louis
burg High School, a top student
and a good athlete.
Other finalists were:
Leon Festus Woodruff, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Wood
ruff, Sr., of Selma, a student
at Selma High; David Frank
lin Parker, son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Parker of Rocky
Mount, a student at Rocky
Mount Senior High. t
Also, William Edward Rig
gan, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Rigffan, Sr., of Raleigh,
a student at W. G. Enloe High;
William MacNider Trott, son of
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Trott,
Raleigh, a student at N. B.
Broughton High; and James
Young, son of Dr. and Mrs. '
D.* A. Young of Raleigh, a stu
dent at N. B. Broughton High.
Alternate finalists are Clif
ford Roosevelt Butler, Jr., son
of Mrs. Alice T. Butler of
Dunn, a student at ?>unn High;
and Charles Patrick Sellars,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs* C. P.
Sellers, Sr., of Henderson, a
student at Henderson High.
Each of the seven Morehead .
Award- Districts in the state
chooses six finalist who will
appear for Interviews before,
the Central Morehead Award
Committee in Chapel Hill be
ginning Feb. 28. A total qf
32 nominees from the 16 pri
vate schools on the More
head Foundation's selected list
will also be interviewed at this
time. Those chosen by the
Central Award Committee will
be Interviewed by the trustees
of the Morehead Foundation,
and the final winners will be
announced on television in the
state on March 3.
Members of the Morehead
Award District 11 Committee
are chairman Thomas W. Alex
ander, Jr., of Raleigh; Jojin W.
Labouisse of Durham; Thomas
J. Lassiter of Smithfield; Bux
ton Midyette of Jackson; Gra
ham Poyner of Raleigh; Wil
liam Haywood Ruffin of Dur
ham; W. Frank Taylor of Golds
boro.
Mystery Merchants Identified
| Claude Arnold of Louisburg
Tire and Recapping Co. and
Mrs. A. C i Daniel of Popes
were the correct identifications
of the silhouettes appearing in
last Tuesday's issue for the
third series of "Mystery Mer
chants."
Cecil Medlin of Louisburg was
the first ii^to identify Mr. Ar
nold for th J $5 certificate, C. F.
Stone of ftoute 1 for the second t|
place and Bud Clemmons of <
Route 1 for third place. J
At Popes, Mrs, W. H. Hor- ;
ton, Jr., was first, Rosa Eaton j
second, and Shirley Mae Al
ston third. They were all of \
Louisburg. ?
Silhouettes of two more local \
merchants ( appear in today's 1
"Mystery Merchant" series on <
i
*
?age 2. The prizes are identi
;al and the identifying date is
Saturday morning, February 1,
ind the early bird gets the top
?rize. / ?
Be sure to register for the
>ig $100 grand prize at each
Df the merchants whose ad ap
pears on the special full page;
Register at each store once a
lay.
Silhouette Photos Identified
Claude Arnold, left, and Mrs. A. C. Daniel "Mystery Merchant" series In The Frank
are pictured beside the silhouettes of them- lin Times. See page 2 for the Mystery Mer
selves that appeared in last Tuesday's chants for this week.
1st Federal Lets
Building Contracts
Henry Gregory, President of
First Federal Savings and Loan
Association of Rocky Mount, an
nounced today that contracts
have been let for the construc
tion of their new Lomsburg
Branch Office.
The new building is to be
constructed at 200 North Main
StVeet on the lot which was
recently acquired by the As
sociation.
In making the announcement,
Gregory .said, "We have tried
to design a building that will
provide adequate space for
future growth and service. The
building will include two pri
vate offices, conference room,
customer's lounge, lobby, tel
ler area, vault, kitchen, baths,
and storage space."
"We have also included a
drive-in window idt^itical in
every respect to the one in
our Rocky Mount Home Of
fice in order to serve the mo
toring traffic, and our lot will
provide adequate parking space
for our customers.
We feel that these added fea
tured will offer more conven
ience to our customers; how
ever, the building will be con
venient for the walking traf
fic since it is only one block
from the downtown area," said
Gregory.
The building, designed by
Shields and Wyatt, Architects
of Rocky Mount, will be a one
story masonry building cost
ing approximately $50,000.00.
Bids were presented by a num
ber of contractors, and the un
successful bidders were: Gen
eral ? O. K. Tharrington&Sons,
Henderson, North Carolina;
Plumbing? Proctor & Lamm
Plumbing Company, Rocky
Mount, North Carolina; Wir
ing?Hodges Electrical Serv
ice, Rocky Mount, North Caro
lina; Heating arl^ Air Condition
ing? Temptrol Heating and Air
Conditioning Company, Rocky
Mount, North Carolina.
"We are very pleased with the
contractors, and Mr.Tharring
lon has advised us that he is In
the position to start construc
tion within ten days," continued
Gregory.
Carolina Tel
Delivers Check
For Taxes
Louisburg--H. T. Pitts, local
manager for Carolina Tele
phone, one of the county's larg
er taxpayers, this week pre
sented a check for $10,450 to
the Franklin County tax collect
or.
The check was in payment of
1963 ad valorem taxes on the
company's properties within the
county; ' Also, a check for $1,?
835 for municipal ad valorem
taxes in Louisburg was handed
to the city tax collector. Checks
covering municipal ad valorem
taxes in other towns will be de
livered this week.
The company's total county
and minicipal tax bill^throughout
eastern North Carolina amount
ed to $1,008,000. In addition,
state and federal taxes came to
$ ,",00,000.
This dot s not include the 10%
federal excise tax on telephone
service which the company col
lects from its subscribers and
remits to the federal govern
ment.
Pre-School
Registration
Parents of children who will
enter the first grade of Louis
burg School In the fall of 1964
are requested to pre-reglster
their child with the schoorbf
fice at the earliest possible
date.
Forms have already been sent
to many parents. If you have
not received a foVm, you should
notify the school office Imme
diately.
I * The new office will be man
aged by Frank A. Head, -Jr.,
Assistant Vice-President and
| the Louisbnrg Branch Manager,
and we are presently obtaining
an additional employee to assist
Mrs. Emma Davis with the tel
ler and clerical work. They will
be assisted by our very capable j
Loiusbur Advisory Commit- ,
tee: J. M. Allen, .lr., T. Mort
Harris, ami J. P. Tlinberlakr,
Jr- '
Our Vice-President and Loan
Officer, Graham C. Kennedy,
a Louisburt native, will super
vise1 the branch operation from
our Rocky Mount Office. We aTe
making every effort possible to
assure the people of Louisburg
and Franklin County that they
will have a complete Savings
and Loan Office to serve them,"
concluded Gregory.
County Schools Receive Pilot Award
Mrs. W. H. Allen, Jr., local
representative for Pilot Life
Insurance, presents "Award of
Merit" to Supt. Warren Smith
and Mrs. Margaret Holmes in
ceremonies- at th*? County
Schools office Friday. - Times
Photg.
Schools Receive, Safety Award
Mrs. W. H Allen,. Jr., local
representative for Pilot Life
Insurance Company of Greens
boro, N. C., Friday presented
County Schools Superintendent
Warren W. Smith, with the' com
pany's "AWARD OF MERIT"
during ceremonies at the coun
ty Educational Building in
Louislxirg, N. C.
The award is given to school
systems ttiat "exhibit an out
Boyd New Manager
At Local IGA
Russell G. Boyd, 32 year-old
local groceryman, has been
named manager of the Louis
burg IGA food store, accord
ing to an announcement here
this week^ ^
Boyd succeeds D, L. Perry,
who has resigned to accept
other employment.
A member of the local Jay
cees and of the National Guard,
Boyd has 14 years' experience
in the grocery business, serv
ing as Produce manager for
Colonial Stores and Murphy's
Super Market.
He is married to the form
er Peggy Neal of Henderson.
They have three children
Deborah 10, Linda 4, and
Russell, Jr., 2, arid they are
members of the Louisburg Bap
tist Church.
Mrs. Boyd is office manager
of Highland Memory Gardens
here.
Russell G. Boyd
3 In Pile-Up
Driven By One
1 Two trucks and a tractor - all
| driven by the same man - were
! involved in a pile-up with a
station wagon about 2 1/G miles
east of Louisburg on the Ronald
Tharrington road during a heavy
downpour about 3:30 Saturday
morning.
Only David Williamson, 43
year-old Route 3, Louisburg
negro, driver of the station
wagon, required medical atten
tion. He was given first aid at
the scene by the Louisburg
Rescue Service and taken to
Franklin Memorial Hospital.
The chafn of events that led
to the 4-way pile- up began earl
ier when a pick-up truck
operated by David Lee Stall ings,
also colored, skidded off the'
road Into a slight fill. Stalllngs
hitched a ride in and retlirned
to the scene with an even larger
truck, which he promptly stuck
beside the pick-up
Undaunted, Stallings again left
the scene and returned this time
with a tractor and was in the
process of unsticking his trucks
when the station wagon operated
by Williamson came over the
hill and crashed headon Into the
tractor almost demolishing
both.
It was then thSt'the Rescue
Squad, the Highway Patrol and
several wreckers were called
into the act. No charges have
been filed pending completion
of the Investigation.
standing record in preventing
school associated accidents to
the students and teaching per
sonnel during a given school
year. -Mrs. Alien noted that'
the award was for the 1962-63
I school year, in which during
that period, Mrs. Margaret W.
Holmes was acting Superinten
dent of Schools.
The local school was in com
petition with hundreds of other
I schools throughout a major por
tion of the United States and
the local school system placed
"high in accident free days
among all of these- school sys
tems."
Mrs. Allen said that the Su
perintendent, Principals,, Stu
dents, other faculty members
and parents are to be highly
praised for their joint effort in
winning this award. .
County Demos
?
To Meet
February 3 ?
Rep. James D. Speed,' chair
man of the Franklin County
Democratic ExecutiveCommlt
tee, has been asked by State
Party chairman Lunsford Crew
to call a meeting of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee on
Monday, February 3, for the
purpose of recommending
nominees to serve on the Coun
ty Board of Elections.
Under the law, each county is
represented by three members
of the County; Elections Board,
two Democrats and one Republi
can. Each county Executive
committee will submit three
Democrats, In order of pref
erence, and two will be offl-w^.
cially appointed by the State
Board of Elections. The new
members of the County Board
of Elections will serve for a
term of two years. Chairman
Crew will make his recommen
dations from those received by
the county chairman.
Each county chairman has
been asked to submit the three
nominations to State Democrat
ic Headquarters no later than
February 10th. Complete In
structions and proper blanks
have been sent to each county
executive committee.