Newspapers / The Franklin Times (Louisburg, … / June 16, 1964, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Franklin Times (Louisburg, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Weather Continued warm today with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Wednesday, pertly cloudy and not quite so warm. Low today 70; high about 90. Tel. 0Y 6-3263 The Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Times Serving All Of Franklin County Five Cents Lousburg N C Tuesday June 16 1964 (Twelve Pages Today) Comment No problem of life has ever been solved by dodging facts and running away from the truth. 95th Year ? Number 33 8 Negroes Seek Assignment To Louisburg School Candidate Speaks In Louisburg Gubernatbrial candidate Dan K. Moore isN -shown above ad dressing a crd^d gathered at the courthouse l^st Friday. Moore toured Franklin County, making brief stops' In Bunn and Centervllle as well as his ap pearance in Loulsburg. -Times Staff Photo. Moore Tours Franklin County Gubernatorial candidate Dan K, Moore took a whirlwind tour of Franklin County Friday, stopping briefly In Bunn and Centervllle to shake hands with well-wishers, and making a short speech In Loulsburg. The Ashevllle attorney, se cond high man In the recent Democratic Primary, was mak ing a tour of eastern Carolina, working up support from the ranks of followers of Dr. I. Beverly Lake, who was elimi nated In the Primary. Moore's first stop In Frank lin County was at Bunn, where around a hundred citizens met his chartered bus. The can didate, alighted from the bus, all smiles, and began shaking hands and Introducing himself. His caravan was about twenty minutes late getting to Bunn, having been delayed at Spring Hope. The Moore barnstorming tour covered 42 counties last week. In the party, visiting Franklin County, were Mrs. Dan Moore, Jr., the candidate's daughter in-law, Mrs. Moore, Sr., his wife, two young ladles, sport ing "Dolls for Dan" sashes, Norwood Pope, a Vice Presi dent of First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. and several others from Moore State Head quarters. Wallace Tlppett, manager of the Moore Campaign In Frank lin County, Joined the group In Spring Hope. Walter P. Long, Lake's manager In the recent election, and Charles Davis, a Lake supporter, were also aboard. ? Moore told several hundred people gathered In front of the courthouse in f/julsburg, " This is a crusade for good govern ment In North Carolina. I make no road promises, no bridge promises. This campaign is getting hot, weatherwlse and otherwise and it will get hotter in the next two weeks." 7 ? ? Moore asked for the support of the listeners, saying, "I have confidence in your Judg ment. 1 believe that you want good, clean government In this high office." He was Interrupt Bloodshed Boxscore Raleigh? The Motor Vehicles Department's summary of traf fic deaths through 10:00 a.m. KILLED TO DATE 601 KILLED TO DATE LAST YEAR 502 ed several times for applause. The candidate, was escorted Into Loulsburg by Floyd Grif fin's antique fire trutk and E. H. McFarland's ancient Reo, with a sound truck playing the Moore campaign theme song. \ At Centervllle Judge Moore greeted the crowd of several hundred carrying two small twins In his arms as he came off the bus. A pony carrying a number of Moore signs was there to meet the candidate. The visit took on an air of holi day merriment at Centervllle, where a great deal of prepara tion had been made In anticipa tion of the visit. The caravan left Centervllle shortly before 2 p.m. on Its way to Littleton, Norllna, Hen derson, Oxford, Roxboro and Yanceyvllle. Moore spent the night In Burlington. The group made 76 stops In the 42 coun ties It visited last week. PCA Officials At Conference "The volume of credit ser vice to agriculture by produc tion | credit associations may louble during the nextdecadfc," iccordtng to J. O. Wilson, president of the Loulsburg Pro luctlon Credit Association, who lus Just returned from Bal Harbour, Florida, where he at tended the 30th Anniversary Production Credit Association Directors* Conference on June 7-9. J. -O, Wilson said, "Reports it the conference Indicated the application of capital using technology In agriculture and reorganization of farm units are continuing and the short and Intermediate term credit needs of farmers will proba bly double during the next ten years. The PCAs should con tinue to furnish an Increasing share of the credit needs of farmers. "The 77 production credltas social Ions in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Caro lina have provided approxi mately $-1 billion In credit ser vice to farmer members since organization 30 years ago. "The PCAs In the tour-state district with 90,000 farmer members made loans to 50,000 of these members In 1983 In the amount of more than $265 million, more than double th? volume 10 years ago," he said. "The Loulsburg association served 553 farmers with loans totaling over $1 million and a half In 1963 In Frankiln County," Mr. Wilson added. , Other officials of the Louls burg association attending the conference Included Directors T. M. Harris and J, G. Winston and M. L. Jones, General Man ager. If you're sorry to come to the end of the book or see the television program run out of time, you've been well enter tained regardless of ratings or best-sellers reports. Tood ? Stoi jVew A&P A&P Opens New Store One of the most modern food establishments In this area will open In Lou Is burg, tomorrow when the A&P Tea Company opens It new Super Market at 403 E. Nash Street. Company Offlcals have announced that the latest addition to the nation's oldest and largest food chain Is one of the finest Super Markets In the Carollnas and Is the first A4P to locate In Loulsburg. It Involves Invest ments In excess of $250,000. Mr. J. a Nichols, Vice Presi dent In charge of the Firm's Operations In the Carollnas, has extended an Invitation to all residents of Loulsburg and the surrounding area to visit the store during the Grand Opening Week and Indicated ample park ing space Is available at the new store. The store Itself comprises approximately 10, 500 square feet of floor space and approximately 140,000 square feet of parking area to accommodate 200 cars. The complexity of the Super Market operation Is hardly no ticeable to the average observer? the arrangement of the store being orderly Ind easy to follow. The store provides a complete self-service Meat Department. Meats are pre cut and prepackaged and are plainly marked with the name of the Item, price per pound, actual weight and total price. There will be approximately 4,500 Items of name brand mer chandise available Including the famous Ann Page, Jane Parker and other A&P label goods. Zeb W. Overton will be Man ager of this new stoi'e. Mr. Overton has been with the AtP for 8 1/2 years. GuthrleStraw brldge will be Manager of the self-service Meat Department. He has been with AtP for 14 years. Selected to perform the duties of Assistant Manager is Wayne Pearce who has been with A&P for 6 months. Zeb W. Overton Store Manager A&P's Produce Department, a highlight of the business, will be headed by Isaac Pegram, a 3 year man with the chain. Melvln Burns, a resident of Raleigh will be Supervisor of this new type store, as well as the others In this area. The Louis burg A4P Is a member of the family of more than 4,300 stores In the United States and Canada. Elsenhower refuses to com mit himself on nominee. Eight applications (or re assignment of Negro pupils to the all white Loulsburg High School have been filed In the office of the County Board of Education. The applications represent three families, two of which are requesting re assignment of three children and the third seeking to enter two children. The applications were de livered to the Education Office last Friday by an unidentified Negro woman. All had been signed and notarized last Wed nesday. The forms were pick ed up at the office on June 1st, [three days before the assign ment of pupils for the next school term. L^enwood and Irene Arrington, Rt. 3, Loulsburg filed requests for Joe Bennle Arrington 17, to be transferred from the 11th grade at Riverside Negro School in Loulsburg to Loulsburg High School; Lenwood Arrington, Jr. 14, 9th grade, from Riverside to Loulsburg and Norlne Arr ington 12, 6th grade from Cedar Street School in Loulsburg to the Loulsburg elementary school. The application/ which stated that the father was unemployed and listed the mother as a housewife, said the reason for seeking reassignment to the Louisburg School was because of "Better facilities and is nearer.'* Susie C. and St. Clarence (Sinclair) Arrlngton, Rt. 2, fil ed applications for three of their five children, Raymond Earl Arrlngton 10, 5th grade, from Riverside to Louisburg; Larry Donnell Arrlngton 9, from Riverside to Louisburg and Fred Truman Arrlngton 11, Congressman Dedicates Building Congressman L. H. Fountain Is shown above addressing the -gathering for Sunday's Dedica tion of the new Franklin County Welfare Building. Pictured left to right, seated, Judge Hamil ton Hobgood, Fountain, Mrs. E. F. Griffin, Chairman of the Welfare Board, Rev. Kelly Wil son, Jr., Pastor of Loulsburg Methodist Church and Mrs. Jane York, Welfare Director. Coun ty Commissioner George Harris maybe seen standing behind the speaker. -Times Staff Photo. Welfare Building Dedicated Congressman L. H. Fountain delivered the dedication speech Sunday afternoon as Franklin County completed a 15-year project, by officially putting the new Welfare Building Into op eration. The building was the third In a project started around 15 years ago, In which It was planned that the Health Center, Education and Welfare Build ings would be built on the same location. The Welfare Building was completed a short time ago. Mrs. E. F. Griffin, wife of the State's Civil Defense Direc tor, and Chairman of the Frank lin County Welfare Board, de livered the welcoming address.1 Mrs. Griffin expressed her Board's gratitude to everyone having a part In the project. She suggested that the property be named "Humanity Park". Superior Court Judge Hamil ton Hobgood was Introduced by Mrs. Griffin. Judge Hobgood, after a few brief remartorthf troduced Congressman Foun tain whom he predicted would continue to "grow In public of fice". Hobgood gave high praise to Mr. Howard Pearce of Frank - llnton, deceased Chairman of the County Commissioners. Mr. Pearce, said Hogbood, "had the vision and the strength to fight for his belief that these three buildings should be to gether on this spot.*1' Congressman Fountain spoke of the dedicated people that ad minister the Welfare Program saying, "They must be truly dedicated to visit and comfort the poor. We must do more than Just this." He said that while there were some cases of misuse, that welfare was a program greatly needed today. Fountain complimented the Department and the County upon the completion of these build ings. He said, "This building Office Closed George Champion, Franklin County Veterans Service Offi cer, has announced that his of fice will be closed all this week, June 15 through June 19. The Veterans Service Office will be open as usual on Mon day, June 22. Is a monument to this commu-1 nlty's awareness of the needs of Its people." Rev. Kelly Wilson, Jr., gave the Invocation and Mrs. Jane York, Director of the Depart ment, closed the ceremonies by recognizing members of her staff and praising their dedl Local College Grads Get UNC Degrees Five of the Franklin County students who graduated from the University of North Caro lina at Chapel H1U with the Bachelor of Arts degrees at the 1964 commencement exercises completed their first two years of college work at Loulsburg. Charles Bland, Nina Thayer anij Betty Atkins Bland received Associate in Arts degrees from Loulsburg In 1962. Hannah Sykes, Raymond Joyner and Maria Gupton were the other students. ? Mrs. Charles Bland, the former Betty Atkins, com pleted) her work at Carolina In January. Charles, Maria, Raymond and Hannah were members of Phi Theta Kappa, national Junior college honorary scholastic fraternity at Loulsburg. Charlesk Raymond and Maria were mertibers of Alpha Beta Gamma, national honorary science fraternity, and Ray mond and Hannah were mem bers of Sigma PI Alpha, language fraternity, at Louls burg College. ? - In addition, Maria was May Queen In 1962 and was an at tendant In the 1961 May Court and the 175th Anniversary Court. Nina was a 1962 May Court attendant, and while a student was crowned Miss Loulsburg 1962. Fire Call The Loulsburg Volunteer Fire Department answered 4 call last Friday afternoon at the nome of William Wester, 706 Kenmore Ave. around 5 p.m. A shortage In an electric stove was.blamed for the blaze which resulted In very little damage. cated work. After ceremonies, the crowd was invited to tour the new fa cilities and were served re freshments. Wood Named President Of Deeds Assoc. Alex T. Wood Alex T. Wood of Loulsburg, Franklin County Register of Deeds, was elected President, last week, of the N. C. Regis ter of Deeds Association at the Hotel Robert E. Lee In Winston Salem. Wood succeeds Duke B. Paris of Graham, Alamance County register. Other officers are Mrs. Catherine Griffin of Nash ville, Nash County Register of Deeds, First Vice President; Mrs. Audrey McCasklll of Car thage, Moore County Register of Deeds, Second Vice Presi dent: Allan Markham of Chapel Hill, an Assistant Director of the Institute of Government, Secretary; and Miss Clara Laney of Monroe, Union County Register of Deeds, historian. Officers were installed at a breakfast Wednesday morning. Wood, 54, has been Register of Deeds In Franklin County for 23 years. He will start his 24th year this December. He recently scored the high est number of votes ever giv en to a local candidate in a primary in seeking reelection., to the post. He Is married to the former Beryl Stalllngs of Franklin County. 5th grade, Riverside to Louis* burg. The same reason for reassignment requests were given, declaring Loulsburg has better facilities and is nearer, as In the other applications. Arrlngton works for the J. P. Taylor Tobacco Co. In Hen derson and his Wife helps In farming. Christine Rodwell, a widow, of Rt. 2, Henderson, filed ap plications for two children whose enrollment at Riverside could not be verified by school records. The school office has no record of Charlie Mahope Rodwell 16, and Hunter Rodwell 15. However, records do show two children listed as Charlie Mahope Mayo and Hunter Mayo, both of the age given and In the grades given on the Rod - well reassignment requests. One seeks to transfer to the 7th grade at Loulsburg and the other to the 8th grade. The Rodwell woman signed her husband's name to the applica tion, later marking through the name and writing "Dead" be side it. Her reasons for seek ing to move these children was given as the same as the others. School records show her list ed as guardian of the children and later changed to state that the children are adopted. Neither can be verified by re cords in the courthouse. All eight of the forms were notarized by John P. Mangrum, Frankllnton Negro minister, who suffered defeat In the re cent Democratic Primary In his race for a post as County Com missioner. All eight were j worded the exact same as to the reasons. None of the applications made mention of assignment by race or integration of the schools. The North Carolina Pupil As signment Law requires the County Board of Education to assign each child, and to so Inform the parents, at the end of each school year. In Frank lin County, this Is done by written notice on .the pupil's report card. Parents, legal guardians or persons standing In for parents, have ten days from notification of assignment In which to apply for reassignment of their child ren to a school other than the one to which the child has been assigned. The law also requires that such applications for reassign ment, be given prompt atten tion and that the Board's de cision be made by registered mall to the signer of the ap plication. The parent may then ask for and get an appeal hear ing before the Board of Educa tion, provided the request Is made within five days. Superintendent of Schools, Warren W. Smith stated, "The Board of Education will meet In a few days to consider these requests." Beyond this, Smith had no comment. The Board's Committee com posed of Clint Fuller, Vice Chairman of the Board; Super intendent Smith and Board At torney E. F. Yarborough have been In regular negotiation with local NAACP leaders, since the boycott of Riverside school at the beginning of this past school year. Most of the demands made at that time have been met, according to officials and one stated, "These applications are somewhat surprising com ing at this time." . The County Board of Educa tion, which has received petitions In 1963 and 1964 from Negro groups, requesting total Integration, -and have held meet ings with delegations re presenting various Negro Com mittees, Is expected to render a decision on these reassign ment requests within the next few days. The Board recently approved plans for a new cafeteria at the Riverside school and last week held two meetings con cerning long range plans for county schools, which would Include two new high school And elementary schools design ed to accomodate the growing population In certain areas now ^ervlng Negro pupils.
The Franklin Times (Louisburg, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
June 16, 1964, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75