The
Published Every Tuesday & Thursday
Serving All Of Franklin County
95th Year ? Number 42
Lou sburg , N C Thursday July 16 1964
(Twelve Pages Today)
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Ground Breaking Ceremonies Held For New Plant
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Another major step in the location of a
new aluminum furniture plant near Louis
burg was taken Tuesday morning as Ground
Breaking ceremonies were held at the
building site.
A crowd of nearly one hundred attended
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New School
Councelor
Announced
Durwood S. Pegram
Durwood Stcne~ Pegram,
teacher at the Bunn High
School during the 1963-64
school year, was elected by
the Franklin County Board of
Education In regular session on
Monday, July 6, 1964 to fill the
position of Attendance -Counse
lor for all the schools In Frank
lin County, Including Franklln
ton City Schools, beginning with
the new school year.
Prior to teaching at the Bunn
High School, Mr. Pegram re
sided In Franklin County for
eleven years, his father being
pastor at Poplar Springs, Pilot,
and Pine Ridge Baptist Church
es. He attended Atlantic Chris
tian College In Wilson and has
done work at the University of
North Carolina and the Uni
versity of Virginia.
In his position as Attendance
Counselor Mr. Pegram will
Work closely with parents, stu
dents, and teachers in an effort
to control drop-outs aiol
to maintain the highest possi
ble attendance standards. This
Is the first service of this kind
to be Initiated by the Franklin
County Schools, and it is felt
that It will be of extreme sig
nificance In the over-all edu
cational program of the county.
Linesman Has
Close Call
A linesman for the local tele
phone company narrowly es
caped death today around 11:30
a.m. when he became entangled
In high voltage lines while work
ing atop a pole across from the
post office on Main St.
Earl Littleton, 27, of Hender
son, was shaken but otherwise
unhurt by the Incident. Specta
tors believed that a fuse blew
at the time of Impact which
could have accounted for Little
ton's escape. He said some
thing caught him up there; he
could not turn loose or yell.
Littleton said, "Something
caught me up there; 1 could
not turn loose or yell. Then
suddenly, It turned me loose."
Davis Perry, who operates a
service station nearby and wit
nessed the Incident said, "He's
a mighty lucky man."
The LoulsburgRescueServlde
answered the call for help.
United States farm production
In 1963 was 4 percent above the
previous record, according to
the North Dakota State Univer
sity College of Agriculture.
the event on the ianci
formerly owned byT.
Kemp on the Frank
llnton - Loulsburg highway.
Harold Talton, President of the
Franklin Building Corp. and
Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee for the erection of the
building, presided and Intro
duced several speakers.
Talton made reference to his
short time In Lpulsburg and
Introduced native born Raymond
Burnette, a member of his com
mittee, who recognized thedls
tlngulshed guests. Dr. Cecil
Robblns, president of Loulsburg
College, who Talton said, was
one of Franklin County's "most
dedicated citizens," gave the
Invocation.
County Commissioner Chair
man, W. P. Chllders, spoke
briefly and praised the efforts
of all citizens who had made
an effort in behalf of the new
plant. He spoke of the furture
of the county and the splendid
cooperation shown by. the
people.
Mayor Louis Wheless of
Loulsburg welcomed the In
dustry and pledged, on behalf
of the Town officials to "do
anything we can to help." He,
too, praised those who had
worked to get the plant to come
to Loulsburg.
Allen deHart, Chairman of the
Industrial Development Com
mission of the county, com
mended Director, W. J. Benton,
who was absent, for his fine
work and pointed out the value
of others who had devoted time
and efforts In securing the new
plant
Marshal Shephard, Repre
sentative of the Commerce and
Industry Division of the N. C.
Dept. of Conservation and De
velopment, spoke to the group
expressing his pleasure In hav
ing been a part of this develop
ment. He praised Carolina
Power and Light Co. for initiat
ing the plant location through a
power company in Texas. He
warned the crowd," Treat these
plant people right. Never take
undue advantage of them and
remember, this Industry Is in
a very competitive field. It must
be competitive to survive and If
this area Is to benefit through
Increased Job opportunities."
Shephard had visited Loulsburg
Monday afternoon with a re
presentative from Turkey, who
Is making a tour studying
methods of Industrial develop
ment.
Shephard spoke for the State
officials and was obviously
pleased with the response of
local citizens In their desire to
secure Industry.
Frankllnton Mayor Joe
Pearce, County Commissioners
Norrls Collins, Claude Arnold,
George Karris and members of
the Industrial Commission were
present for the ceremonies.
Miss Louisburg, Sandra Gos*
wick, handled the shovel in the
opening dirt moving.
Miss Goswick was followed by
Chairman Childers, Mayor
Wheless, Chairmen of the De
velopment Commission, Allen
deHart and Harold Talton. Each
moved a shov# full of dirt and
cleared the way for the huge
earth moving machines that had
sat waiting their turn, while the
speeches were being made.
Even though farms are getting
jigger, most of them continue
to be family businesses, ac
cording to ibe U. S. D. A. The
department reports that 70% of
farm products marketed come
from family farms.
0 Year Old Killed
A nine year Negro youth met
death Instantly Wednesday
evening when he turned his bike
I Into the path of an oncoming
automobile on a rural paved
road about 11 miles south west
of Loulsburg.
Leroy Crudup, son o( James
and Annie Crudup of Youngs
ville, Rt. 1 was killed instant
ly when struck by a late model
Ford convertible driven by Billy j
David Klnton, 19, of Youngsvllle,
Rt. 1, around 6:30 p.m. The
youngster died of a broken neck.
Witnesses said that Klnton
A Bike , A Boy , A Car
Scene above tells tragic story of Leroyi
Crudup, age 9, whose body lies at left after]
being struck by convertible, center, while
riding bike on a rural paved road around
6:30 P.M. Wednesday. The Negro youth was
killed Instantly while his parents watched
from the porch of their home.
-Times Staff Photo.
Mrs. John C. Pernell
Named To
Voter Post
Mrs. John C. Pernell has
been chosen Franklin County
Voters Identification Chair
man.
Mrs. Pernell will work with
the Democratic County Chair
man and the Young Democratic
Club to organize each precinct,
setting up a card (Ue on each
voter, finding people who are
not registered, and enlisting as
many Democrats as possible
to work on a precinct level to
win for the Democrats In No
vember.
Pupils must not be encouraged
to think that' there are short
cuts to knowledge.
- Bertrand Russell
Breakfast Meet Told:
Industry Fund Now $62,500
Around thirty business and
professional men met for
breakfast at Loulsburg College
this morning and heard a report
by Harold Talton, president of
the Franklin Building Corp.,
stating that the industry bonds
sales had ndw reached $62,500.
Talton told the group, "We
are getting close, but still 'not
close enough," as he urged a
renewed effort on the part of
the teams soliciting purchases
of the bonds. /
The goal of $85,000 is needed
as the local portion of the cost
Rescue Call
The Louisburg Rescue Servlcei
was called out early this morn
ing to aid Ennis Strickland, 45,
Rt, 1, Castalia Negro, who had
been snake bitten. The squad
met a private auto, driven by
Raymond Wilder, and escorted
the injured man to the Franklin
Memorial Hospital Emergency
Room.
Legion Post
To Meet
There will be a Dutch supper
held at George Leonard's cabin
Friday night by the Jambes
Post 105 of the American Le
gion. The supper will start
at 6:30 and officers will be
elected at the meeting.
of $225,000 set for the erection
of a building to house Gay
Products, Inc., an aluminum
furniture manufacturing firm.
Ground breaking ceremonies
were held Tuesday and the
erection of the building is to
begin next week.
Talton said that he, Raymond
TSurhette and Jimmy Allen, all
members of the Finance Com
mittee, would meet later today
to rework the prospect list and
coordinate the efforts of the
Various teams,
Talton said that there are
plenty of pledge forms still
available and a number of
prospects that have not yet
signed one. The pledges call
for the money to be available
by October 1, and the bonds
bear 4% Interest for the first
ten years and 8% thereafter.
Bureau Commends
County Commissioners
The Franklin County Farm
Bureau Board of Directors, in
a regular meeting Tuesday
night, commended the Board of
County Commissioners on hir
ing a North Carolina firm to
revalue property and appointed
a committee to study the method
of evaluation and compare
value* on different types of
property.-1 _
President Melvln Nelms said
that Farm Bureau Presidents
in other counties highly recom
mend local firms to appraise
property. Out of. state firms
have proven unsatisfactory in
most counties where they have
worked.
James T. "Joe" Moss of
Youngsvllle will act as chair
man of the tax committee. Ben
nie Ray Gupton, W, R. Richards,
Jr., O. T. Murphy, and Simon
Collie will work with Mr. Moss
on the committee. Mr. Nelms
said the purpose of the com
mittee is to assure Farm
Bureau members that all values
will be equitable In Franklin
County regardless of the type
oflocatlon of property .""While
we do not anticipate any In
equities in tax values, ex
perience In other counties
shows that It Is to the best
Interest of all parties Involved
to have an active committee of
this type," said Mr. Nelms.
A successful person always
encounters petty jealousies, es
pecially among his childhood
acquaintances.
was headed west on.the Tarboro
Road, meeting a truck, heading
east. The Crudup boy was rid
ing his bike behind the truck
and turned to his left to enter
the drive to his yard, when
struck by the Kinton car. The
boy's parents witnessed the ac
cident from their front porch.
The accident was ruled un
avoidable by State Patrolman
E. M. Roberts. Kinton, a life
guard at Lake Donna in Youngs
vllle and a former basketball
player on the Youngsville High
School team, was visably shaken
by the accident. Patricia Ann
Brady, 17,ofRt. 2, Wake Forest,
a passenger In the Kinton car,
was not injured.
Patrolman Roberts said skid
, marks at the scene measured
184 feet and asked that drivers
be warned to be extra careful
of bike riders and also issued
a request of parents to Instruct
their children on bike safety.
This was the "fifth road fatality
of the year of Franklin County
and the second Negro boy. Jesse
Lee Williams 6 years old was
killed while waiting for a school
bus on February 27 on highway
401, seven miles north of Louls
burg.
Weather
Warm with scattered after
noon and evening showers today
and Friday. High today, 90; low,
68.
Microfilming Of
Records Begins
Microfilming of county docu
ments Is underway In the old
Welfare building on Court St.
this week Walter R. Langston,
cameraman for the State. Dept.
of Archives and History, Is
photographing all the county and
twon records. The Job Is
expected to take several weeks.
The camera setup Is an elabo
rate affair, with floodlights and
meters, but can microfilm a
double page as fast as the
operator can turn the pages.
Langston said one 100 ft. roll
of film will hold the contents
of two 600 page books.
Admiral A. M. Patterson, As
sistant State Archivist, Is In
charge of the operation here.
He has announced that his de
partment will be happy to
microfilm any old church re
cords of value at no charge for
any that bring them In.
Each county department Is
to have all their records of
value mlcrofllmes during the
program, as well as all the mu
nicipalities In thf county. The
work Is a result of an act by
the 1959 legislature, passed as
a result of many counties having
lost valuable records In fires.
Dr. Christopher Crittenden Is
Director of the Department of
Archives and History and H. C.
Jones Is State Archivist' In
charge of the overall project.
The program consists of an In
ventory service, which aids lo
cal officials to determine which
records are of value; a repair
service for damaged documents
and the microfilming.
Microfilming
Walter R. Langston, cameraman for the
Dept. of Archives and History, Is shown
microfilming county records. The work Is
being done In the old Welfare building on
Court St. and Is expected to take several
weeks. -Times Staff Photo.