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Tel OY 6-3283 Five Cents Lou<sburg. N C Thursday August 20 1964 (Ten Pages Today) 95th Year? Number 52
Plant Officials Visit
Pictured above are hosts and guests as
officials of Gay Products Co. and their wives
visited Louisburg yesterday. Top, left to
right. Dr. Cecil W. Robblns, President of
Louisburg College, Don Meyers, Comptrol
ler of the company; W. J. Benton, Franklin
County Industrial Director, and Edgar Pitt
man, manager of the company's Texas
Plant, and named to manage the new plant
here. Lower, left to right, Mrs. Don
Meyers, Mrs. Wilbur Jolly, who was host
ess to the ladles; Mrs. C. W. RobWns-fttui
Mrs. Edgar Plttman. The College was host
I at a luncheon and Mrs. Jolly entertained at]
a party last night.
-Times Staff Photos, j
New Plant Officials Are Feted On
Visit Here; Plant Manager Named
Louisburg College And several
private citizens were host to
visitors from Gay Products
Company here yesterday. Dr.'
and Mrs. Cecil W. Robbins re
presented the college at a
luncheon honoring Mr and Mrs.
Don Meyers of Clearwater, Fla.
and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Pitt
man of Waxahacgie, Texas. Mr.
Meyers Is Comptroller of the
company and Mr. Plttman Is
presently manager of the Texas
plant, and has been named to
manage the new Louisburg
plant.
Mrs. Wilbur Jolly was host
to the wives of the visitors
during the day and she and Mr.
Jolly, with Mr. and Mrs. E. F.
Yarborough and Mr. and Mrs.
M. T. Ball entertained at a
steak dinner last night. Miss
County Men
Pass N.C.Bar
BUI King, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James King of Louisburg,
and Erwln Fuller, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Fuller, for
merly of Franklin County and
now living in Raleigh, have
passed the N. C. Bar Associa
tions exams, according to re
ports received this week.
Fuller graduated from the
Duke University School of Law
In June of this year, and was
elected to the Order of "Coif,"
a recognition given to those
attaining an academic record
in the top 10 per cent of his
class.
King attended the University
of N. C. at Chapel Hill, and
graduated from the Wake Forest
Law School In June. He will
take a position with the law
firm of Hoffler, Mount and White
In Durham.
Fuller has accepted a position
In the office of Fourth District
Circuit Judge J. Spencer Bell
In Charlotte, N. C. Both men
are graduates of Mills High
School In Louisburg.
Beth Benton, daughter of In
dustrial Development Director,
W. J. Benton, entertained the
Pittman's young daughter, Kay.
Dr. Robblns spoke at the
luncheon welcoming the guests
and the visitors to Loulsburg
and Franklin County. Mr. Mar
shal L. Shepherd, Commerce |
and Industry Division, Dept. of
Conservation and Development,
spoke praising the cooperative
effort of the people of Louis
burfc and Franklin County.
The group toured the town and
the college Wednesday and
visited the new plant site. The
Pittmans looked at several
homes, and are In town today
searching for a place to live.
Fuller Is Delegate To
Demo Convention
Walter E. Fuller, Director of
Water Resources for the State
of North' Carolina and a long
time political leader in Frank
lin County, is a delegate from
this district to the Democratic
National Convention being held
In Atlantic City next week.
Fuller's office in Raleigh re
ported that he was out of town
this morning and could not be
-reached by telephone and there
was no answer at his home
when a Times reporter attempt
ed to reach him for an. inter
view.
Nine . counties compose the
Ninth' Congressional District,
which is entitled to fdur dele
gates and two alternates to thfe
convention. Franklin was one
j of the counties drawn to have a
delegate and Fuller was named
by the county representatives to
the state convention as the dele
gate.
A. E. Pearce, Chairman of the j
Democratic Executive Com- j
Seminar
William T. Beckham, man
ager of the Automatic Retail
ors of America Slater dining
services for Loulsburg College,
and Albert H. Clarke, who holds
the same office at N. C. State,
will participate In a seminar
for college food service man
agers at the University of
South Carolina In Columbia,
S. C., Aug. 24-27.
Walter E. Fuller
mittee of Franklin County, said
In a report to party leaders
this week, "The vote for Mr.
Fuller was unanimous. He is
certainly deserving of this hon
or after serving as chairman
for eleven years and building
the party strength to what It Is
today."
Fuller Is Treasurer of the
Executive Committee for the
county at present and presided
at the recent County Convention
as temporary chairman.
Australia's Great Barrier
Reef-stretches for 1,250 miles,
measuring 12 miles at Its nar
rowest point and 150 miles at
Its widest, reports National
Oeographlc.
Their daughter, Kay, Is to be
a student at Loutsburg College
this rail
The plant Is now under con
struction and Is expected to be
completed by November 1.
Nearly $80,000 lias been raised
by pledges locally to help
finance the construction. The
balance of $140,000 Is to be
obtained from the Small Bust
jiess Administration, and this
loan has been reported as
approved this week.
? The plant Is expected to em
ploy around 350 people with an
annual payroll of over $1 mil-,
lion when It gets Into full
operation.
?
Board Honors
Late Member
At the regular meeting of the
Town Board of Comm issioners,
of the Town of Frankllnton,
North Carolina, held in Town
Hall, August 3, 1964, upon mo
tion by C. A. Payne, seconded
by\D. C. Hicks, Jr., the follow
ing. resolution was duly offered:
BE IT RESOLVED that W. a
M. Jenkins, who served on the
Board of Town Commissioners
the years of 1947-1 949, be here
by commended for his untiring
efforts and outstanding accom
plishments and for the super
ior manner In which he per
formed his duties as a mem
ber of the governing body of
the Town of Frankllnton, North
Carolina, during his term of
office as a Commissioner.
That his faithfulness and wil
lingness to serve his town and
his community will be soley
missed.
Unanimously adopted and or
dered spread upon the perma
nent records of the Town of
Frankllnton, North Carolina,
and a copy mailed to the fami
ly of W. H. M. Jenkins.
This the 3rd day of August,
1964.
Joe W. Pearce, Mayor
Soviet reported asking per
manent U. N. force.
Tourists Bring Boost
To Economy Of County
Out-of-state travelers pump
ed well over half million dol
lars into' the economy of
Franklin County last year, a
report on North Carolina's
travel Industry released thts
week has revealed.
The report, sponsored by the
Travel Council of North Caro
lina and the Travel Information
Division of the Department of
Conservation and Development,
showed that a total of $666,000
was spent In Franklin County |
durlnfc 1963 by travelers from j
outside the state.
North Carolina's travel serv- j
lng business, the third largest j
Industry in the state, recorded
a $286 million Income from In-*
terstate tourist travel.
Prepared by Dr. Lew In C.
Copeland of the University of
Tennessee, the travel business
report revealed that a total of
96 firms In Franklin County
were engaged In the service
and transportation of travelers
last year. Throughout the state
19,000 firms served travelers
Recorder's
Court Docket
The following cases were dls
pi'Sed of In Recorder's Court
August 18 and 19:
William Gary WaU,w/m/18 ?
Motor Vehicle Violation. Ver
dict not guilty of.Careless and
Reckless Driving; guilty of
speeding 75 mph in a 55 mph
zone. $20.00 fine and costs.
J. C. Lancaster, w/m/41?
False Pretense; Damage to
Property; Assault--False pre
tense charge, nol pros with
leave. Not guilty of damage to
property. Guilty of assault.
To pay costs and remain of
good behavior for six months.
J. C. Lancaster, w/m/41
Damage to property. Verdict
guilty. To pay costs and carry
out repairs to door.
EustlQe Edward Collins, w/m/'
37-JSpeedlng 55 mph In 45 mph
zone. Pleads guilty under waiv
er statute. $10.00 fine and
costs.
Davie "Nick" Richardson, c/
m/24? Assault on female. To
pay costs.
Russell Taylor? Possess ion
of materials for the manufac
ture of whiskey. Nol pros with
leave.
John Earl Strickland, c/m/
29? Assault on female. Not
guilty.
David Adams Tornqulst, w/m/
32--Speedlng 65 mph In 55 mph
zone. Pleads guilty under waiv
er statute. $10.00 fine and
costs.
Raymond Conrad Byrd, c/m/
43? Speeding 70 mph in a 55
mph zone. Pleads guilty un
der waiver statute. $15.00
fine and costs ^
Thomas Bedford Moseley, w/
m/31--Speeding . 55 mph In 45
mph zone. Pleads guilty un
der waiver statute. $10.00
fine and costs. ,
William Henry Edgerton,
Jr. ? Motor vehicle violation.
Pleads guilty to no operator's
license. Pleads guilty to' no
financial responsibility. Pleads
guilty to no registration. Nol
pros to operating on wrong'side
of road. 60 days In Jail suspend
ed upon payment of 325.00 fine
and costs and to operate no
motor vehicle on N. C. High
ways iof two years. To pay In
to C.S.C. the sum of $35.00 for
benefit of E. C. Wrenn. To
comply with costs by Sept. 1.
The fine is remitted on good
behavior for two years. Topay
balance by Nov. 3.
Carl Davis? Bad ? check.
Pleads guilty. 30 days In Jail
suspended upon payment of
costs and amount of check to
C,?,C. To pay costs today and
balance by Sept. 15.
Alexander Alston, c/m/49?
Non support. Verdict guilty.
6 months In Jail suspended upon
payment of costs and beginning
Sept. 1 to pay Into C. S. C. the
sum of $35.00 per month for
support of minor children.
Clarence qprnard Moles, w/
m/23--Careless and reckless
during 1963 for a combined
sales and receipts of $968 jml
llon.
North Carolina's travel busi
ness provides Jobs for 83,000
paid employees, active proprie
tors and others, and last year
paid out a total of $287 million
in personal income to indivi
duals. In Franklin County in'
1963, a total of 320 persons were
employed by businesses serving-l
the traveling public, and per
sonal income received amount
ed to 1751,000.
All travelers, including North
Carolinians, spent a total of
$1,191,000 In Franklin Count>
last year. Approximately 30
cents of every dollar spent by j
tourists went for transports- j
tion expenses, gasoline, auto
services, repairs and the like.
Almost the same amount of
money, was spent for meals.
Twenty cents from each dollar
went for lodging and about ten
percent of the money tourists
spent in North Caro*?na last
year went for entertainment
and recreation. %
The travel Industry Is one* of
the sectors of North Carolina
economy that Is expanding most
rapidly, the report pointed- out.
Sales In travel service have
risen 188 percent since 1948,
compared with an Increase of
131 percent for all retail trade
and service business. The an
Hiprh Ton er
Tower pictured above is being erected in
the Margaret Comm unity of Franklin Coun
ty. Already at 300 ft., the structure when
com.pleted will serve as a telephone relay
between Atlanta, Ga., and New York.
driving. Pleads guilty. 30 days
In Jail suspended upon payment
of $25.00 fine and costs and
to remain of good behavior for
period of one year; to comply
by Sept. 1.
Cleo Wall Richardson, w/m/
46--Motor vehicle violation.
Pleads guilty as charged.
$25.00 fine and costs.
James Braxton Montague, c/
m/20--Speedlng 100 mph In 55
mph zone. Pleads guilty. 30
days In Jail suspended upon pay
ment of $50.00 fine and costs
and surrender operator's per
mit to N. C. Dept. of- Motor
Vehicles until such time as
N. C. Dept. of Motor Vehicles
may see fit to return permit. To
comply by Sept. 1 and' to post
$100.00 compliance bond.
Bernlce Roberts Strickland,
w/f/24--No operator's license.
Pleads guilty. 30 days In jail
suspended upon payment of
$25.00 fine and costs. To com
ply by Sept. 1.
Wade Whitley, w/m/31 --
Breaking and entering. Prob
able cause hearing, guilty of
forcible trespass. 30 days in
jail suspended upon (1) payment
of costs, (2) a fine of $25.00,
(3) remain of good behavior.
Ben Mills, c/m/ 20- -Carrying
concealed weapon. Pleads guil
ty. To pay costs.
Worder Lee Terrell, c/m/
44- -Probable cause hearing.
No probable cause found.
Davie Nick Richardson ?
nual growth rate for the travel
trade was 7.1 percent In North
Carolina and 5.5 percent In
the nation. Meanwhile all re
tall business Increased 5.6 per
cent yearly In North Carolina
ami 4.6 percent In the United
States.
For the purpose of the study,
travelers were defined as per
sons going outside their dally
commuting zones. Persons
making shprt or long journeys
and returning home on the same
day were Included, as well as
those who stayed overnight away
from home. Short tours ac
counted for the majority of the
trips; week-end travel account
ed for a large proportion of
the days away from home and
vacation trips ran up the ma
jority portion of the milage
traveled.
Local Police
Arrest Thief
A 23-year-old Loulsburg,
Route 1, negro man Is being
held in connection with the
Saturday night robbery of a
store and home combination
?p Perry's Street In Louls
burft.
Loulsburg Police Chief Wil
liam Dement reported that he
has arrested Eugene Alston,
Jr., and charged the man with
breaking and entering and lar
ceny.* l)ement said that Alston
has admitted breaking Into the
store known as Nellie's Place
here In Loulsburg.
Dement add?*d that Loulsburg
Policeman Earl Tharrlngton
conducted the Investigation af
ter the robbery was discovered
by the store owners Sunday
morning. Dement arrested Al
ston Monday on Main Street In
Loulsburg after receiving a tip
that Alston was spending an ex
cessive amount of money.
Around $150 in cash was re
portedly taken In the robbery,
which occurred sometime Sat
urday night, but was not dis
covered until 11 a.m. Sunday.
Jaycees In
Tree Project
The Loulsburg Jaycees have
announced a new project this
week. Troy Parker has been
named chairman of the com
mittee to work on the Tree
Identification project.
Roy Boyer, Forester with
Continental Can Co. here, is
also on the committee which
is worHlng with personnel at
the college, John York and Nor
man Chadwlck.
The project consists of placing
small aluminum tags on each
tree on, the college campus and
portions of Main Street, naming
the tree bf its popular name
and by its scientific name.
According to Jayfcee presi
dent, Raymond Burnette, the
entire program will take three
weeks. , _ ?
Masonic Notice
Work will be In the Entered
Apprentice Degree at the stat
ed communication of Loulsburg
Lodge 413 on Tuesday evening,
August 25, at 8 o'clock in the
Masonic Temple on Jolly St.
All Entered apprentice, Fellow
craft and Master Masons are
cordially Invited.
If you prize personal dignity,
and who doesn't, you finally be
come resentful of the Increasing
tendency to identify everybody
and everything by number.
Trespassing. Guilty. 9 months
in Jail. $750.00 bond to Super
ior Court.
James Thomas Harris, Jr.,
c/m/16? No Operator's Li
cense. Pleads guilty. 30 days
in Jail
Joseph Weldon Hoyle, w/ m/
28- -Careless and reckless
driving. Nol pros by State.