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Weather Comment srzrssi The FMiwn Times ===== high, 89. I coj Published Every Tuesday & Thursday ' ^ Serving All Of Franklin County Tel. GV 6-3283 Five Cents Louisburg. N C . Tuesday. July 7. 1964 (Eight Pages Today) _ 95th Year'? Number 39 For A Brighter Tomorrow - - Invest In Franklin County ~ - Buy Bonds Headed For State Pageant Miss Sandra Goswlck, Miss Louisburg, 1964, is shown above this morning, prior to making the trip to the State Pageant in Raleigh. Pictured at left is her mother and chaperone, Mrs. J. W. Goswick, and at right, her Jaycee escort, Charles Moore. Picture was taken at send-olt held atlocalradlo station, where a number of friends gathered to wish Miss Louisburg luck. Tickets for the 4-day affair may be obtained at the Auditorium boxofflce in Raleigh. -Times Staff Photo. Safe Entered The safe of Seaboard Stores, Inc. here is shown above after thlevps had entered the store and broken It open sometime during the July 4th week end. An undisclosed amount of cash and checks was taken. The burglars used tools usually sold by the hardware firm to gain entry into the safe. -Times Staff Photo. Thieves Enter Local Store A Louts burg hardware store was entered during the July 4 holidays and the safe was crack ad by the thieves. Philip McKlnne, manager of Seaboard Stores, Inc. on Main Street In Loulsburg, said the robbery took place sometimes Saturday or Sunday night. The safe, located inside an office room In the canter of the store, was ripped open by wftat ci>lef William Dement termed, "Professionals" and an undisclosed amount of cashwas taken. The amount, believed to be large, Included several checks. The thieves, however, did not bother several watches and other Items of value within the safe. Entry was gained Into the building from ah alley on the south (Me of the building, where the burglars, using a ladder, climbed to the top of the build ing and removed a window pane. The sliding metal door ]ust below the window was then open ed to facilitate an escape. The ladder was removed and the , door was closed after the rob I. bery, leaving the appearance that nothing had happened. SBI agent, L. K. Harton Is assisting local officers In the Investigation. McKlnne said the business was covered by In surance. A number of valuable papers were piled on the floor, but as far as could be deter mined, none were missing. The store was closed all day Saturday (or the holiday and no one checked It on Sunday, causing the exact time of the robbery to be undetermined. Dement said the Investigation Is continuing. He added that he believed there vere at least two Involved In the robbery, Indicating that two different foot prints had been found. Draft Note For 18 Year Olds Mrs. Mary Lumpkin, Secre tary of the local Draft Board, Issued a release from State Headquarters Monday, which she said would be of Interest to It year olds In Franklin County. The release roHows: North Carolina Selective Ser* ?ice Local- Boards are forward ing 18-year-old registrants for complete examination by the Armed Forces, Mr. William H. McCachren, State Director of Selective Service said today. Mr. McCachren emphasized that the examination of 18-year olds does not mean that they face Induction In the Immediate future. The examination -of these young registrants whif are out of school and not deferred for other reasons Initiates a pro gram announced by President Johnson on January 9, 1964. The President directed the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Selective Service to begin the early examination of 18-year-old registrants after a presidential task force study determined that large numbers of young men being found dis qualified for military service (See DRAFT page S) Drive Is Now On For Plant Funds Knott On Committees Ralph S. Knott, Clerk of Su perior Court for Franklin County, was appointed to two important committees at the Forty-Sixth Annual Confer ence of the Association of Clerks of Superior Court of North Carolina. Knott was appointed to a new ly formed five-man committee for the purpose of making a study of the Court fees through out the State and come up with standard Court fees for all Counties to be recommended to the Courts Commlaslon on Court Reform. This Commit tee will also study the Clerk* salaries throughout the Stat* and make a recommendation to the Courts Commission on Court Reform on what system should be used In setting th* salaries of Clerks. Knott was also appointed by the Association President, D. M. McLelland, to the Legis lature Committee. This Com mittee will meet at the Insti tute of Government and study the laws pertaining to th* Clerk's office. Ralph Knott represented the Clerks of Rural Countle* In a very Interesting debate on what should be recommended to the Courts Commission on Court Reform by the Clerks of Superior Court Association. It Is not very difficult, In hot weather, to feel too tired to work. In Leaflet Claims: A call has gone out today from the Industry Flnanc* Com* mlttee (or another Klckoff Breakfast to be held Wednes day morning at 7:30 at Louis burg College. This latest meet ing Is being called, according to Raymond Burnette, a mem ber of the Committee, for all Teams In the Finance drive to report on their pledges. The drive now In progress, Is to raise around $85,000 In local bond subscriptions to aid In financing the erection of a At Fund Kickoff Pictured above, standing, is W. J, Benton, Industrial De velopment Director, address ing a group of local business men at the Kickoff Breakfast last Friday morning at Louis burg College. Harold Talton, local bank official, was named Chairman of the Finance Com mittee, to head the drive for funds to build a new plant for the furniture manufacturing company coming to Loulsburg. -Times Staff Photo. No Investigation Planned Says Elections Board Head Taylor W. Boone, Chairman of the Franklin County Elections Board said Monday that his Board had not received a for mal complaint concerning the alleged racial leaflets dis tributed In the recent Dem ocratic runoff. Boone said, "No report has been made to me about these leaflets . I don't know anything about them except what I read In the paper. I did hear the radio announcement that Satur day by Mrs. Hugh Perry." Mrs. Perry was Woman's manager for Judge L. Richard Preyer for the county and placed a paid political announcement on the local radio station denouncing the leaflets. Preyer' s name, with the ! names of Robert Scott for Lt. I Governor and James T, Moss, of Youngsvllle, a candidate for i the House of Representatives, ' were listed on the pamphlets I as those candidates who, "If elected, would serve the best Interest of the Negro race," Moss supporters, In a full page paid polttlcal ad, denounc ed the reported distribution of the leaflets as "A cheap, dirty, political trick." In an inter view with Moss, Monday after noon, he said he had no com ment to make on whether or not he or his followers would file a formal complaint with the Elections Board, Boone said he "could call Maxwell," referring to Chair man Maxwell, of the State Board of Elections. He also said, "We visited every polling place that day and saw no signs of these leaflets. I have never had anything like this to con tend with. What can we do?" "We don't have any grounds to go on," Boone continued, "We certainly want to do what !s legal and right and I am ] willing to cooperate and the rest of the Board Is too." Harry Rogers of Youngsvllle Is the other Democratic member of the Board and William Wagoner of Loulsburg Is the Republican member. Mrs. Perry, in an Interview Monday afternoon, stated, "As far as 1 know, Judge Preyer does not plan to file any com plaint. We know who produced the leaflets and we are on the line of who started It. As long as w ? know, we don't plan to go any further with It." Mrs. Perry added, "I plan to talk to Judge Preyer about It In Greensboro Wednesday and will know more about his plans after then." Mrs. Perry Is to attend a luncheon being given by Judge and Mrs. Preyer In Greensboro. The newspaper advertise ment, paid for by supporters of James T. "Joe" Moss, said Franklin Has Road Death Franklin County suffered the only road fatality In the four county district In June, accord ing to a report from the N. C. Department of Motor Vehicles. Other counties In the district are Granville, Warren and Vance. Granville had the largest number of accidents with 27 and the largest number Injured with 10. Property damage In Granville was also the largest with ?U, 965.00. Franklin County had twenty accidents In which 9 persons were Injured, one killed and a property dam age of ?7, 510.00. , the leaflets were reproduced In the office of a "prominent Loulsburg attorney," but did not mention any names. Moss supporters contend that the leaflets were distributed In Harris, Dunn #1 and #2 and Frankllnton precincts hi quan tities large enough to have af fected the election?. They In dicated that the leaflets were distributed In practically all eleven precincts to some degree. building to house the new furni ture plant that la scheduled to locate in Loulsburg. Harold Talton, Chairman of the Drive and President of Franklin Building Corp., the non-profit local organization G^v """-"mental In getting t?r ^ ' Inc' ot ter, Fla., to locate here, said the new plant wants to be In op eration not later than No vember 1 of this year. Raymond Bumette, Commit tee member, reported at noon today the total pledges account ed for at that time amounted to 922,500, with still others not yet reported. Burnette urged ev eryone to clip the pledge copy in last Thursday's Franklin Times lnd m*'l M or send It In. Talton, contacted around noon, stated he could account for around | $14,500 In pledges, but had not received any reports from the Teams out working. Talton's ?mount was Included In the total given by Burnette. Talton said that It will take 120 days to build the building once a contract Is signed with the builder. He stressed the urgency of every citizen to participate in the drive and to all Teams to get the pledges In by Wednesday noon. Ac tually, this is to determine a starting point for the contract with a builder. Pledges maybe made after the Wednesday dead line, but time is of the essence, says Talton. Talton was elected as Finance Chairman for the drive at a Kickoff Breakfast held last Fri day morning at Loulsburg Col lege. The affair was attended by over fifty leading business and professional men. W, J. Benton, Industrial Development Director, presided and ex plained the nature of the meet ing. Talton addressed the srroup, after being elected as hairman, urging everyone to Invest In the bonds. -Two-men Teams were chosen *d Klven several names In the rvm' contact '?r Pledges. Friday afternoon the Committee of Talton, Burnette and Jimmy Allen met with Clay McBrlde ??o station and Clint Fuller, of The Franklin nmes, to map publicity plans for the drive. A Count-Down was planned on the amount of pledges re ceived and the number of hours remaining until the Wednesday noon deadline, but the holidays interfered. It is expected that a full report will be available o owing Wednesday morning's Report Breakfast. "J*** noon- over *12,000 In pledges had been receded according to, he Chairman. C ?lenlng of a lease with Gay Products inc. was announced ? *#ek * 'ocal officials, pay manufactures aluminum furniture and expects to em Ptoy 350 people with an an nual payroll of over ?l mU_ Isn't It funny how little value other people put on your time? Hobgood's 12th Parade Participants line up for Judge Hamilton Hobgood's ,12th Annual 4th of Juty< parade lasi Saturday morn ing here on John St. Judge Hobgood and his wife have sponsored a neighborhood parade on the Fourth of July, plus a watermelon slicing for many years. The Judge, shown at left ol photo, who usually portrays the role of a clown In the parade, said, "It's Just too hot," as he failed to don the suit this year.
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