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Louiaburg. N. C.. Thursday, August 13. 1964
(Ten Pages Today)
96th Y??r? Number BO
To Use Town Labor:
Town Council Rejects Bids
For Water Line To Plant
The Lou Is burg Town Council
rejected bids for construction of
water Unei to the new Gay Pro
ducts plant last Friday night and
voted to use town labor In doing
the Job locally.
E. S. Ford, Town Administra
tor, said he could not deter
County Man
Killed
A Negro man, Identified as
Willie Williams of the Alert
Community, was Injured In a
logging accident Tuesday after
noon awl died some time later
In a Henderson hospital.
The man, was reportedly
working for Sandy Creek
Constable Perry Tharrlngton,
In the Egypt section west of
Frankllnton, cutting trees when
tbe accident ocurred. Details
of the accident were not avail
able.
Jury List
The Commissioners, with the
assistance of the Sheriff, drew
the following Jurors for a two
week Civil Term of Franklin
County Superior Court, begin
ning September Zlst, 1964:
FIRST WEEK
DUNN? John L. Ray.
HARRB? None.
YOUNGSVILLE- - David Cy
rus, Jr., James M. Wiggins,
J. R. Hall.
FRANKLINTON ? Thomas M.
Ragen, Eugene Perry, Horace
H. Hughes, Dalton Bailey,
Louise White, Gertrude Smith,
James Alston, Lucille Black,
C. C. Tlppett, Geral Sargant,
Fred O. Preddy, John Douglas
Cheatham, Oscar L. Davis, E.
T. Dement, Clyde E. Huskey.
BAYESVILLE?R. T. Ayscue.
SANDY CREEK? J. T. Good
son.
GOLD MINE? Joe Dement, J.
R. Ricks, Dale Williams, Hollls
(See JURY Page 6)
Snake |
MUd excitement was ex- 1
perlenced on Loulsburg*s I
Main Street Wednesday
afternoon, y the few cltl
lens out on a usually quiet
period downtown. A large
black snake was the cause of
It all, as he moved noncha
lantly across the thorough
fare from the bank to the
drug store.
A passerby, probably con
cerned with the snake's *
safety In crossing the street, 1
attempted to speed the crea
ture up with a heavy board.
The snake reportedly slued
when the board sagged, re
sulting In tragedy for the
snake. The remains were
removed by representatives
of the town of Loulsburg.
It was undetermined whe
ther th< snake was on Its
way to the bank to make a
deposit or to try for a loan.
Thanks to the man with un
wleldly board we'll never
know. But, lfs a certainty,
the snake was wasting Its
time, because It was Wed
nesday afternoon and the
frftk was closed,
mine how much cheaper, If any,
the cost of construction would
be over the bids, but that It
would mean a savings to the
town, since "we already have
the labor and we have to pay
them."
The FrankllnCountyCommls
Honers have let contracts for
the foundation and for the erec
tion of a water tank at the site.
The project Is on a 50 - 50 cost
basis between the Town and
the county.
In other action at last Fri
day's regular meeting, the
Board heard a discussion on
the controversial strip of land
at the Intersection of Blckett
Blvd. and Highway 561. Mr.
Phil Inscoe, local surveyor,
and Mr. James T. Wilson, who
ran a survey on the land while
employed by the Town as an
engineer, appeared before the
Board In regards to the dispute
between W. G. Lancaster, local
funeral home operator and the
town over the land. Edward F.
Yarborough, Lou Is burg attor
ney, Is representing the town In
the dispute and Charles Davis,
local attorney Is representing
Citizens Bank of Henderson,
acting as Administrators (or the
estate of the late Charles P.
Green. No action was taken In
the matter which has been under
discussion for several years.
In a special meeting of the
council Tuesday night, Bland
Prultt Industries was granted
certain requests In regard to
property owned by B, B. Prultt.
The five requests pertained
withdrawal of the dedication to
the Town certain streets in
the Shannon Village area; In
creasing the height of certain
manholes along Blckett Hvd.;
the dedication of a water line
on the new A & P street off
Nash street and Blckett Blvd.;
and a request to remove a por
tion of sidewalk on Nash Street
near the line of Mrs. J. For
est Joyner to establish a de
acceleration lane for entry to
the new shopping center.
The Board granted the request
for withdrawal of the dedicated
streets on condition that resi
dents of the area approved. The
Board asked for a map of the
exact line for the deacceleratlon
lane before approving that re
quest. The other three met
the Board's approval.
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November 11, 1918
Armistice Signed
PEACE INSTRUMENT SIGNED MONDAY MORNING, HOSTILI
TIES CEASED AT 11 O'CLOCK PARIS TIME, KAISER ABDI
CATES.
LOUISBU RG CELEBRATES THE COMING OF PEACE
BELLS, WHETLES, HORNS, ETC. ANNOUNCE
THE NEWS BEFORE DAWN OF DAY
COLLEGE GIRLS AND MANY CITIZENS JOIN IN PARADE
AND MARCH THROUGH STREETS
WAVING BANNERS AND BLOWING HORNS.
Washington, Nov. u - Armis
tice terms have been signed by
Germany, tbe State Department
announced at 2:45 o'clock Mon
day morning.
The World War will end this
morning at 6 o'clock Washing
ton time, 11 o'clock Paris time
. . .The Armistice was signed
by the German representative
at five midnight. .This an
nouncement was made by the
State Department at 2:45 this
(Monday) morning, v
The announcement was made
verbally by an official of the
State Department In this form:
"The Armistice has been
signed. It was signed at five
o'clock A.M. Paris time, and
hostilities will cease at 11
o'clock this morning.
1 The terms of the Armistice,
It was announced, will not be
made until later. Military men
however, regard it as certain
that they will Include: Im
mediate retirement of German
military forces from France,
Belgium and Alsace-Lorraine.
Disarming ana aemoDinzing 01
the Gerihan army. Occupation
by Allies of strategic points In
Germany that will make It
Impossible for hostilities to
be renewed.
The ringing of bells and blow
ing of horns awakened the popu
lation early Monday morning
announcing to them the signing
of the Armistice terms by the
German envoys and that hos
tilities would stop at 11 o'clock
Paris time? 6 o'clock here. All
through the day a most pro
nounced demonstration ex
pressing the Joys of the citizens
was In continual motion with
pop crackers, guns, horns, bells
on double duty. Possibly the
most Impressive feature of the
day was the parade of the Col
lege girls and many of our lady
citizens though the streets
waving Old Glory and Its com- 1
panlon flags.
It was Joyous news received
in the most earnest delight.
Highway 56 Project
Slated For Next Year
Public hearings are to be held
on the N. C. Highway 56 Im
provement project In October
or November this year, accord
ing to a letter to The Times
from Roger R. Jackson, Public
Relations Officer for the Stat*
Highway Commission.
In answer to an inquiry by The
Times as to the status of the
project, Jackson wrote that
survey teams have already been
In the area and there might
be more. "Preliminary engi
neering for the project Is now
In progress," Jackson said,
"and the Federal-aid public
hearing on the project Is sched
uled for this coming October
or November."
"The Highway Commission's
schedule calls for the project
to be let to contract In Septem
ber or October, 1965. I would
hazard a guess that the project
could be completed within four
to six months after It Is award
ed to contract," Jackson stated.
Jackson added that Highway
Commissioner Clifton L. Ben
son of Raleigh was "most sym
pathetic with this needed Im
provement and gave his strong
support towards accelerating
the schedule."
Highway 56 runs from Louls
burg past Edward Best School
community to the Nash County
line a few miles trom Castalla.
Efforts have been made for a
number of years by county of
ficials to get this road widened
and repaired. It has been
termed "the worst stretch of
highway In this area" for many
years by travelers using the
road.
According to Jackson's time
table, the project should fee
completed by April of 1966.
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In terms of livestock gain,
the American Grassland Coun
cil reports early cut hay Is
worth $47 per ton as cpmpared
to f SO per ton for grain.
Burn Man Says He Was Chased
With Speeding While Walking
A 43-year-old Bunn man was
(rtcd and found guilty lajt Fri
day night In Mayor's Court at
EUnn of a charge of public
drunkeness. Branch Ellington,
local appliance company em
ployee, was also charged ac
cording to the citation given
him with "Speeding 45 miles
per hour In a 25-mlle per hour
lone" Friday night, July 31.
Ellington says he has not driv
en an automobile In over eight
years and was walking along the
road In Bunn when arrested
and charged with speeding. The
citation also reads "public
drunkeness." h
The account of happenings, ac
cording to Interviews with sev
eral people Involved follows:
Ellington was reportedly drink
ing on the Friday In question
and had gone home and slept
from 6 o'clock until 10 p.m.
when he went to a local res
taurant operated by Mrs. Viv
ian Tant. Mrs. Tant says that
Ellington was not drunk when
she sold him four cans of beer
around 10 p.m.
Mrs. Tant also reported that
Ellis Rogers and Jimmy Bed
dlngfleld were In the cafe at
the time and they had testi
fied at the trial that Ellington
was not drunk. According to
reports, all three agreed that
Ellington left the cafe and was
arrested within their sight prior
to 10:20 p.m. The citation
reads 11 p.m. and the arret
ing officer was Leon " ^uddy"
Jones, Bunn policeman.
According to Ellington, Jones
and Gene Mullen, Bunn police
man, placed him In the police
car and at his request drove
to Mayor Wayne Wlnstead's.
After the officers conferred
with the mayor, Ellington was
taken home.
The citation was served Mon
day evening around 6 o'clock
at Ellington's home, charging
him with speeding and public
drunkeness. His trial was held
last Friday night and he was
found guilty and fined fl5 In
cluding costs.
Arresting officer, Jones, Is
on vacation and unavailable for
comment. Mullen was not at
home when a reporter called
and Mayor Wayne W instead,
out of his place of business
Tuesday afternoon when a re
porter visited Bunn, and when
reached this morning by phone,
said he had no comment for
publication.
The speeding charge has not
been explained by any official
and Ellington says he doesn't
understand It. Upon Investi
gation, It was discovered that
the Bunn officers use old traf
fic violation forms as cita
tions. It Is assumed that a
mlxup In carbons might have
occurred, causing the speed
ing violation on the ticket glv
Tharrington Named
To Advisory Board
Henry Gregory, President of I
First Federal Savings and Loan
Association of Rocky Mount,
announced today that the Board
of Directors of the Associa
tion had appointed Ronald P.
Tharrlngton to the Advisory
Committee for the Loulsburg
Branch of the Association.
"Mr. Tharrlngton was ap
pointed to replace J. M. Al
len, Jr., who resigned from the
Committee In May, 1964," said
Gregory.
Tharrlngton, a merchant and
farmer In the Hickory Rock
Community, Is single, a grad
uate of Edward Best High
School, a member of the
Hickory Rock Baptist Church,
a member of the Justice Fire
Association. He resides on
Route 2, Loulsburg, North
Carolina.
In making the announcement,
Gregory expressed his appre
ciation for the willingness of
Mr. Tharrlngton to give us his
time and energy In an advisory
capacity. "We are very pleased
with the progress that has been
made by the Loulsburg Office,
and we have made every effort
to make-It an Independent local
office, and a part of Loulsburg
and Franklin County. We need
local representation, and we are
convinced that Mr. Tharrlngton,
through his years of business
experience, will be able to help
keep its Informed as to the lo
cal economic condition," said
Gregory. Gregory said that the
Directors of the Association
regretfully accepted Mr. J. M.
Alien, Jr.'s resignation since
he had been very helpful to the
Ronald Tharrlngton
Association In an advisory ca
pacity.
Tharrlngton, along with the
other members of the Advis
ory Committee: J. P. Tlm
berlake, Jr., and T. M. Harris,
will meet monthly with the
Loulsburg Branch Manager,
Frank A. Read, Jr. The Com
mittee will act strictly In an
advisory capacity, keeping the
management Informed as to
the local conditions, so far as
the Loulsburg Branch Is con
cerned.
Gregory stated that the As
sociation Is In a position to
offer it full Savings and Loan
service to Loulsburg and
Franklin County, and that with
the new building presently be
ing built at 202 North Main
Street, the Association will be
even better equipped to render
more services.
en Ellington.
A sidelight to the trial oc
curred when M. L. Galloway,
49, Bunn resident, a specta
tor at Ellington's trial, ex
pressed his opinion of Bunn
court justice. Galloway, under
the Impression that Ellington
had been found guilty of a "Dis
turbing the Peace" charge
stemming from an Incident on
election night, remarked to a
companion, "If this Is Justice,
they can lock all of us up."
Galloway's remark was ov
erheard by the court and he was "
cited for disorderly conduct and
use of profane language. He
was placed In the police car
by officers Jones and Mullens
to be taken to Loulsburg and
locked up, but Instead, the of
ficers took him home.
Ellington says that on the
night of the second primary
election, he was sitting on the
steps of his home, which Is
Just back of the fire house and
town office, with his mother
and a neighbor. When the re
port came over the radio that
Richardson Preyer had been
defeated, Ellington, obviously
a Dan Moore man, let out three
"rebel yells."
The yells brought police offi
cers Jones and Mullen running
to the Ellington house. They
took Ellington by the arm and
led him to the police car, hauled
him to Loulsburg and locked him
up In the Franklin County Jail.
Ellington says he was charged
with disturbing the peace and
placed under bond. He also re
ports that the county Jailer re
leased him without bond Sunday
morning around nine o'clock,
that he walked to the bus sta
tion and called Franklin County
Coroner James Edwards, who
gave him a ride home.
This charge was dropped In
last Friday's hearings. Rum
ors have been rampart In the
Bunn community over the In
cident, especially the "Walking
45 miles an hour," as one ob
server put It.
One party;, said that he
believed the guilty verdict waa
right, but that they, Indicating
the court and officers, Just
don't know much about It. An
other said, "They've got It In
for Branch (Ellington) and when
you print this, he'll be arrest
ed again."
Nothing Indicated that these
opinions were Justified during
the Interviews at Bunn. El
lington, by his own admission,
has been In trouble before.
Bunn Mayor Wayne Wlnstead
has Indicated that he does
not interfere with the officers
In carrying out their duties.
Neither officer was available
for comment on the Ellington
case.
OES To Meet
William B. Barrow Chapter
No. 39 will hold a regular meet
ing Tuesday, August 18, at
8 p.m. In the Masonic Temple
on Jolly Street.
Nobody agrees with you telling
hlmf or her, he has a soft Job,
with good pay.
Freedom of the press, If It Is
to live, will serve the Interests
of the people.
Co. D. 120th Infantry , 30th Division 1915
Pictured above are men of Company D,
120th Infantry, 30th Division, Loulsburg
National Guard taken In 1915. Shown are:
(1) Capt. Newell, ( 2) Capt. Boddle, (3) Reddy
Paul, (4) Buck Harris, (5) Hurley Cook,
(6) "Big Pot Liquor" Dement, (7) Jesse
Ball, (8) Ed Weston, (9) Tlpperary Bailey,
(10) Champion, (11) Carl Strickland, (12)
George Foster, (13) Unidentified, (14) Ster
ling Brickell, (15) John Burt Hill, (16)
Wilson, (17) Judge Cogglns, (18) Sweet
Willie, (19) Crosby, (20) Dave Ellington,
(21), (22), (23) Unidentified. Kneeling, (24)
Dan P. Smlthwlck, (25) Claude Collins,
(26) John Griffin, (27) "Red Wing" Good
son, (28) Auburn Allen, .(29) Brush Ma
con, (30) Buck Davis Gordon, (31) Nat El
lington, (32) Edwin "Pot Liquor" Dement
(33) Hugh Perry, (34) Cornelius Stalling*,
(35) Big Hobbs, (36) Jake Alford, (37) Pete
Bunn, (38) "Hot Brother" Shearln, (39)
Hunter Harris, (40) Jonn winiree, (41) u. u.
Julian, (42) Unidentified, (43) Edmund Webb
(44) Cheatham Alston, (45) Monk Collier
and (46) Tyree Gattls.
Photo contributed by Daniel Pou Smlthwlck,
Fredericksburg, Va.