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" Fair and rather warm today. Low, 46; high, 80. Partly cloudy and continued warm Friday. \ The Times Comment Most men take themselves pretty seriously, which Is all right 11 they are really serious. Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Serving All Of Franklin County T?l 0Y 6-3283 Five Cents i Louisburg, N. C.. Thursday, May 7, 1964 (Eight Page* Today) 95th Year? Number 22 Kerr Lake Celebration To Be Held John H. Kerr Dam, Bugga Island, Va< - Governors of Virginia and North Carolina and a General of the Army will Join with citizens of Virginia and North Carolina on Monday, May U, to celebrate the arrival of the 20 Millionth Visitor to the John H. Kerr Dam since the dam was dedicated October 3, 1952. Governor Albertls S. Har rison, Jr. of Virginia, Governor Terry Sanford of the State of North Carolina , and Major General A. C. Welling, USA, Division Engineer of the U. S* Army Engineer Division, South Atlantic, will be ontheprogram for brief remarks and will Join In the welcome of the 20 Millionth Visitor. The program Is scheduled to start at 2:00 o'clock at the North Bend Rec reation Area Just northwest of the John H. Kerr Dam Itself and an Invitation Is extended to citizens of North Carolina and Virginia to attend the cere monies. It Is anticipated that the 20 Millionth Visitor, according to visiting statistics kept since the dam was dedicated, will enter the reservation either Sunday or early Monday and forest rangers win be on hand to escort this lucky person to the receiving stand and he will be the honor guest of the oc casion. He will receive prizes valued at more than $1,500 which have been contributed also by the merchants of the towns and cities. The speakers on the program and the honor guests, which Include official representatives of the States of Virginia and North Carolina, will be the guests of the Roanoke River Basin Association at a 12:30 luncheon before the main events. They will also be given a demonstration in minia ture of the operations of the dam. After the official program Is concluded on Monday the Eliza beth River SklClub Is scheduled to put on a ski carnival begin ning at 3:00 o'clock and lasting one hour directly In front of the North Bend Park Area of the lake. The Henderson, N. (S. High School band of 110 pieces will provide the musical pro gram for all of the events. Elephant To Appear In Louisburg The largest elephant In the United States will be among the many trained and performing animals to be exhibited in Louisburg when the Louisburg High School Boosters present their Children's Funday on Friday, June 5th. This giant pachyderm -- affectionately known to youngsters across the nation as 'Blanche', has been listed In the official "Elephant Census" as the largest in America and perhaps the larg est In the world. The mighty 'Blanche' weighs (See ELEPHANT Page 8) Beauty Contestant Vivian Gayle Pleasants, 17-year-old Gold Sand High School Senior, is the latest in the list of entries in the "Miss Louisburg Pageant" to beheld on May 15 in the Louis burg College Auditorium . She is the daugh ter , of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Pleasants of Route 2, Louisburg. At Gold Sand High, Gayle is one of the superlatives of her class-as well as class artist. She has been a bus driver and class officer. Gayle is also a member of the annual staff, glee club. Monogram Club, 4-H Club, andhome economics club. .Gayle is a Baptist. Gayle lists dancing and art as her hob bies, basketball as her favorite sport, popu lar and folk as her favorite music, and sea food as her favorite food. Foi* her talentpresentation in the pageant, Gayle has chosen a dance routine. Women Voters League To Release Booklet On Candidates Work Is being completed this week on the booklet containing biographical Information on local candidates and their answers to the questlonalre sent by the Loulsburg League of Women Voters and the Junior Chamber of Commerce In prep aration for the Candidates Meeting. These booklets will be available as long as the supply lasts by contacting J. M. Allen, Jr., Mrs. Troy Parker or Mrs. Douglas House. All candidates for the House of Representatives returned their questlonalres and Indi cated their plans for taking part In the meeting. The three con tending for this position are Norrls Collins, JamesT. Moss, and James Speed. Replies and answers to the questions were also received from all three candidates for Board of Education positions. Horace Baker, candidate for District # 1, Indicated that he would be unable to attend the Candidates Meeting, but Mrs. T. H. Weldon and Lloyd A. West, candidates for Dis trict # 3, Indicated their plans to participate. In the Commissioners races, three candidates did not reply to the request (or Information, but all three Indicated on the phone when called by one of the committee that they "might participate" In the Candidates Meeting. These were E. M. Sykes, candidate from Dis trict # 4, and Charles Perger son and Carl Bell, candidates from District # 2. Commis sioner candidates who returned their questlonalres and plan to take part In the meeting are Richard Cash, John W. House, and J. P. Mangrum, from Dis trict #2, and W. p. Chllders, District # 4. Winfleld Garrett, District # 2 replied to the re quest for information but indi cated that he. would be unable to participate In the meeting, scheduled for May 21. Other candidates who re sponded to the request for In formation and will attend the Candidates Meeting are W. F. Shelton, seeking re-election to the Recorder's Court Judgeship; W. H. Taylor, candidate for re-election as Solicitor; Ralph Beasley, candidate for the office of Register of Deeds, and Ale* Wood incumbent Register of Deeds seeking re-election. Two Men Named By Preyer Roger Mitchell, F?-Mln County manager for Preyer for Governor, has announced the appointment of two other peo ple to aid In the campaign. Mitchell reported that John A. Rogers of Rt. 1, Klttrell will head the Young Adult Committee for the county and W. F. Mitch ell, Rt, 3, Loulsbu'rg has beer appointed to the Farm Commit tee for the Preyer campaign Ir Franklin County. ? Shown above left, L and right, Riverside b trip home. Operati Franklin County is bi Two Held In Two negro men are being hel<* here on charges growing ou* of a disturbance at a white man's home on North Main Street Sunday afternoon. Clarence Moles, 22 and Rudolph Green, 23, both of Loulsburg are Mrs. Mitchell Gets Governor Appointment A state-wide CONFERENCE OfJ SCHOOL DROP-OUT PRO GRESS sponsored by the North Carolina Conference for So cial Service was. held at the Institute of Government Build ing, Chapel Hill, North Caro lina on Tuesday, May 5, 1964. This meeting was attended by the following Franklin County School personnel: Mrs. Wiley F. Mitchell, Mrs. Margaret W. Holmes, Mr. James V. Mar shall, Mr. Johnny H. Alford, Mr. Turner E. Felton, and Mr. Warren W. Smith. The pro gram was co-ordinated by Mrs. Virginia Grier, Secretary, Con ference for Social Service, with Guy B. Phillips, member of the State Board of Education pre siding over the panel dis cussion. Mrs. Wiley F. Mitchell was appointed by the Governor to represent this area In the drive to alleviate this problem, and Mrs. Mitchell has begun plans for procedures to be developed in Franklin County. Boarding Home Picnic Pictured above are residents of the Ben Franklin BoardingHoine enjoying an outdoor picnic Wednesday in observance of the state wide Week for the Aging. Mrs. Ralph Beasleyof the County Welfare Dept. w-s in charge. -Times Staff Photo. County Revaluation Plans Being Studied Franklin County Is scheduled (or a massive reevaluatlon pro ject to be started soon. The project must be completed be fore the January 1966 tax list ing. The County Commission ers have started interviewing prospective appraisal com panies concerning the work. The project is expected to take from a year to a year and a half fo'r completion and it is expected to get underway soon after July 1 of this year. The County Board Issued a tax levy for the pur pose of paying for the project some time ago.- However, the But Trarihporti ouisburg High School usses making the daily on of the busses In g business. The total Sunday Fight Charged -with public drunken ness, disturbing the peace and trespassing. The incidents occurred at the home of Darrell Lancaster, 803 North Main Street around 4:30 Sunday afternoon. According to Louisburg Police Chief William Dement, the two negroes were drinking and at tempted to enter the home of Lancaster. When they refused to leave, Lancaster reportedly fired at them with a shotgun. The first blast missed and the gun jammed when he attempted to fire a second time. At this point,. Lancaster is reported to have hit the ne groes with the barrel of the gun, resulting in the hospi talization of ? one of the men. Moles had been charged some time ago with making telephone calls to white women in the area and was arrested on these charges. He had recently been charged with trespassing on the Louisburg College campus at night. No Change In Youngs - Bunn P. 0. Service The residents of Bunn will not be affected by the recently announced adjustments In the parcel post and post office win dow services, Postmaster Eve lyn B. Gay said today. Recapping the local situation, the postmaster pointed out the fact that, due to recent Infor mation, the previous announce ment of the suspension of money orders on Saturday Is hereby rescinded and unless further In formation warrants a change, money orders will continue to be Issued on Saturday as usual. All other services will remain the same. Mrs. Gay said she has re ceived Information on the na tional scope of the service ad justments which Indicate very ' litti?=^verall effect Is anti cipated from the order, starting May 4. Mr. Hill, Postmaster at the Youngsvllle Post Office, said today there would not be any changes at the Youngsvllle of fice as a result of the recently announced adjustments In ser vices. The rural carrier will ac cept money order applications on Saturday and money orders will be written at the Post Of fice on Saturdays as usual from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. ition Expensive cost of- running 31 busses is $81,582.50. Broken down., costs run: Gas and oil, $12, 000; Repairs, $10,500; Mechanics, $29,076; Tires, $4,800 and Drivers, $24,706.50. -Times Staff Photos. PROGRAM Franklin County Democratic Convention May 9. 1964 - Franklin County Courthouse 11 a.m. Call to order Mrs. A. E. Hall Chairman Franklin County Democratic Executive Committee Invocation Rev. Aubrey Tomlinson Fastor, Louisburg Baptist Church Flag Ceremony Conducted by Youngs ville Cub Scout Pack 588 Election of permanent Convention Chair man Welcome Hftl Yarborough Report of Party Activities Recognition of Franklin ?6unty Demo cratic Women Recognition of. Franklin County YDC Business (1) Receipt of Certification of Delegates from various precincts (2) Election of Delegates to State Con vention (3) Resolutions (4) Presentation* of Democratic Party candidates for office (5) Other business Introduction of Speaker Judge H. H. Hobgood Keynote Address----Hon. W. W. Staton, "Nsrtional Committeeman Democratic Par ty of North Carolina. Bi-Annual Demo Convention Meets Franklin County Democrats will hold their Convention here Saturday morning at 11 o'clock In the Courthouse. The Con vention, which Is held every two years, will hear National Committeeman W. W. Staton of Sanford make the keynote address. Top business of the day will be the selection of a Chairman to replace James D. Speed who recently resigned In order to seek reelection to the General Assembly. Mrs. A. E. Hall of Youngsvllle, Vice Chairman, Masonic Notice Loulsburg Lodge No. 413 AF & AM will hold a stated com munication on Tuesday even ing, May 12, at 8 o'clock. Work will be In the Master Mason degree and all Mastec Masons are urged to attend. There will be a practice session on Monday night beginning at 6 o'clock. has been party leader since Speed's resignation. Delegates from the eleven county precincts will be on hand to hear a report of the party's activities and meet the candi dates for office In the * May 30th Primary. Hill Yarborough, Loulsburg Precinct Chairman, will deliver the welcoming speech. Bloodshed ' Boxscore Raleigh ? The Motor Vehicles Department's summary of traf fic deaths through 10:00 A. M. Monday May 4: KILLED TO DATE 483 KILLED TO DATE LAST YEAR 373 An Individual's Intelligence can be measured by his atti tude toward reading. levy will not be adequate to bring enough tax money to fl nance the project. The reevaluation is expect ed to cost in the neighborhood of $75,000 if it Includes map ping the county as well as ap praising the real property. This figure could vary con siderably, dependent upon bids received and the amount of work necessary to accomplish the reevaluation. At present the Reevaluation account stands at $28,013.55 plus Interest and the Board Is expected to levy between 10 and 15 cents additional tax In the coming budget In order to finance the project. The pre sent value of property in the county is set at $28,981,671 with a' tax rate of $1.80 per $100 valuation. One hundred per cent col lection under the present valu* at ion and rate would bring In $521,670.08 annually. Taxes are collected from September through August and generally runs around 90%. Taxes for last year collected through March of this year show a collection of 82.73 per cent. The county's fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30. It has been estimated that present property in the coun ty Is taxed at an average 20% of Its value. Under the reeval uation program, all real prop* erty will be given a full 100% evaluation. It will then be up to the Commissioners, based on the budgetary needsr of the county, to set the per cent to be taxed and to adjust the cur rent rate If they deem nece ssary. The $28 million, plus present evaluation is made up of real estate, $17,705,038, personal property, $9,799,166 and cor porate excess, $1,477, 467. Only real estate property Is to be reevaluated and the project, of course, Includes every part of Franklin County and the towns therein. Several companies have al ready shown interest In obtain ing the job and some have traveled the county, looking over the conditions, however, there have been no bids pre sented as yet. A 10$ addition al levy for the project would bring In around $28,000 to be added to the present amount of $28,013.55. The Commission ers are to decide if this would be adequate for the project. A levy of 15$ would bring in $43,472.50 plus the current amount for a total of $7 1,486.05. The project is required and has already been accomplished or started in many counties in the area. Tippett To Lead Louisburg Lions Club Louisburg Lions Club pre sented Its new officers at Its meeting Tuesday night. These officers are as fol lows: President, Wallace Tip pett; First Vice-President, Wilton Smith; Second Vice President, Galther Beam, Jr.; Third Vice-President, Paul Mullen; Treasurer, M. G. Wild er; Talltwlster, Ale* Wood; Lion Tamer, Warren Smith; Directors for two years, Rus sell Frailer and C. T. Dean, Jr.; and Directors for one year, Leslie Bullard and Aubrey Tomllnson. These officers will also serve as officers of the Louisburg Welfare Foundation, Inc. Two guests present were Rev erend Kelly Wilson, the local Methodist minister; and Or. D. E. Earnhardt, a former Loulsburg College . president and a retired minister conduct ing a revival this week at the Methodist Church. Immediately after the meet ing, the members began the yearly broom ssfM.
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