The FrarikMn Times
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Published Every Tuesday & Thursday \ ^ \ * ? t ? ? ?? ?i >- ? . >?_ ?? ...
Serving All Of Franklin County
96th Year? Number 55
Louisburg, N C . Tuesday, September 1. 1964
(Eight Pages Today)
Five Cent*
County Schools Open Friday With All Positions Filled With "A" Certificates
The Franklin County school system will
begin operations this year with Its entire
staff of teaching personnel holding an "A"
Teaching Certificate or better, according
to reports. This is the first time there have
been no"B" Certificate holders in the sys
tem. ?
The 1964-65 school year for
the Franklin County Schools
gets underway September 8 with
a complete faculty of 225 teach
ers, supervisors, and admini
strators, according- (o Super
intendent Warren W. Smith. All
teaching positions have been
filled; 188 of these teachers
hold "A" Certificates, and 33
hold Masters Degrees. Many
of the faculty members have
ijeen working. Ht colleges ^nd
universalis this summer tak
ing-Workshops In their chos
en fields or working toward a
higher degree. There will be
31 teachers coming to Franklin
County for the first time this
year.
The teachers will report for
their first meetings and the
beginning of an orientation
period on September 2 when
county-wide meetings will be
held in Loulsburg. The re
mainder of the day will be
spent in Individual schools with
principals and other faculty
members.
September 3 has been desig
nated as teacher-prlnclpal
school orientation day at which
time classes will be assigned,
schedules made, records stud
led, and school (acuities, equip
ment, and materials surveyed.
On the afternoon of Septem
ber 3 from 1:00-3:00 o'clock
parents are Invited to visit the
schools to review any pertinent
problem that needs discussing
before schools open.
Friday, September 4, will be
teacher-pupil orientation day.
In order to cooperate with the
farmers and to allow the chil
dren to spend as much time as
possible In the tobacco, It was
decided to have the students
come from lj3p? 3:30 p.m. At
this tlme^??jdents will get as
slgyarfnts, pay fees, secure
tj6oks, and make preparation for
the official opening of school
on Tuesday, September 8, which
will constitute the first of the
180-day school term.
From the beginning on Sep
tember 8 schools will operate
on a full-day schedule Includ
ing lunchroom services.
It Is urged that students be
kept In school every day possi
ble during the school year. Ab
senteeism Is robbing many of
our children of opportunities
made available to them and op-t
portunltles of which they should
be taking advantage.
Fees are as follow:
Elementary Schools
$2.00 Supply fee
2.00 N. D. E. A.
1.75 Insurance (optional)
Supplementary Reader Fee
% .50 for grades 1, 2
.60 for grades 3, 4, 5
.70 for grades 6, 7, 8
High School
$13.50 for students taking typing
2.00 Home Economics
2.50 Agriculture
2.00 Supply all teachers
2.00 N. D. E. A.
1.75 Insurance (optional)
1.00 Science
5.00 Book rental
Tornadoes
Seen In Area
Twin tornadoes were re
portedly sighted hovering over
the Seven Paths area late Sun
day afternoon. Jimmy Perdue, J
Rt. 2., Loulsburg youth and
a student at East Carolina Col
lege, reported that he and his
mother, Mrs. J. B. Perdue, and
a brother Wayne and sister Judy
saw the storms around S p.m.
Sunday while traveling east
from Bunn to their home near
Hickory Rock Church.
Howard Carden, member of
the Justice Fire Department
and manager of a Loulsburg
oil firm, reported that he, too,
saw what he believed to be
tornadoes at about the same
time.
Several people reportedly saw
the storms In the Castalla, Ce
dar Rock areas during this time.
No reports have been received
of the storms hitting In' the
areas.
A trip through the Seven Paths.
Spring Hope and Justice area
by a Times reporter Sunday af
ternoon revealed no Indication
of the storms.
Town Employees Given Pay
Increase Effective Today
All employees of the Town of
Loulsburg area are scheduled to
receive pay raises starting the
first of September, as a re
sult of action taken by the Town
Council In a special session lut
Thursday night.
A motion by Councilman E. F.
Thomas, "that all employees
receive an Increase In salary
of 5%*' was seconded by Coun
cilman Robert Hicks and
passed. Councilman Jimmy
Lumpkin abstained voting on
the motion.
Lumpkin is out of town and
could not be reached for com
ment as to why he declined
to vote for the Increases.
The raise of 5% to the near
est 50 cents ts to become ef
fective with the pay period end
ing September 5, for employ
ees paid weekly and Septem
ber 1, for those being paid
monthly.
Councilman Robert Hicks
made a motion, "that due to
added responsibilities the fol
Mill Ill
Closings
Mrs. Juanita Pleasants, Se
cretary of the Loulsburg Busi
ness Association, announced
this week that most local busi
ness will be closed Monday,
September 7, for the Labor Day
holiday. Mrs. Pleasants also
announced that most local
establishments will remain
open Wednesday afternoons
starting this week. .
lowing employees' weekly sal
aries shall be as follows:
George Dennis, $90; Gray Moon,
$72; Roy Holmes, $66; Harold
Foster, $95; Bobby Gilliam,
$68; and Sammy Tucker, $55.
The motion was seconded by
Council Lumpkin and passed
unanimously.
Weather
Partly cloudy and somewhat
warmer today. Sunny and mild
Wednesday. Low today, 69;
high, 88.
Councilman Lumpkin moved
that the Personnel Ordinance
adopted July 1, 1980 be amend
ed by deleting the maximum
salary range of policemen
from $76 to $77.50. Council
man Peoples seconded and
the motion carried.
Mayor Wheless appointed a
committee of Councllmen Jonah
Taylor and Hicks and Town Ad
ministrator E. S. Ford to work
out the redistribution of the
Town's insurance policies.
One reason why women can't
keep secrets Is because they
tell them to their husbands.
Cleo Brings Almost
5 Inches Of Rain
Hurricane Cleo, breathing her
final dying gasp, dumped nearly
5 Inches of rain on Loulsburg
and Franklin County In the 24
hour period ending _Monday
afternoon at.S p.m., according
to Loulsburg weatherman, G. O.
Kennedy.
From 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon
to ^ a.m. Monday, Cleo netted
the area 1.33 Inches and from
7 a.m. Monday until 5 p.m. Mon
day, 3.47 Tnches fell here. The
most concentrated rainfall
occurred between 2 p.m. and
4 p.m. Monday when 2 Inches
fell within this period.
The Tar River stood at 2.25 *
Monday at 7 a.m. and had risen
to 10 ft. this morning at 7 a.,m.
Kennedy said It would continue
to rise throughout the day. The
last rainfall to equal the amount
of this period was In November
1963. At that time the exact
4.80 Inches fell In a like period
of time causing the river to rise
to 15.88 ft.
There was much flooding of
lowlands In the area and several
roads were covered with water
In some places, slowing traffic.
No reports of extensive damage
to crops or other areas have
been made.
And lhe Rains tame
Scene above shows water In
highway on N. C. 56 east of
Loulsburg Monday afternoon as
2 Inches of rain fell during a
two-hour period. Loulsburg
weatherman, G. O. Kennedy,
reported 4.80 'Inches tell In a
24-hour period ending at 5 p.m,
Monday.
-Times Staff Photo.
Man Drowns Near Franklinton
An 18-year-old Oxford, Rt. 2,
youth lost his life by drowning
early Sunday morning as a re
sult of a wild party at a pond
near Frankllnton. Perry Davis
Breedlove, a textile employee,
drowned while swimming with |
I a cousin, George Breedlove,
25, of Frankllnton around 2:15 j
a.m. Sunday.
Twelve men, riding In three
automobiles, assembled at
Rhonda Gupton's pond Just off
U. S. Highway 1, two miles north
of Frankllnton /or a drinking
party and to "play music", as
one of them said. A guitar
was found In one of the cars.
The ages of the men ranged
from years old to forty.
Gupton, operator of a con
struction firm In Loulsburg,
had no traspasslng signs posted
In several places near the scene
of the accident. Coroner James
Edwards said that no Inquest
would be held and that death
had been ruled accidental.
The LoulsbuVg Rescue Ser
vice, called Jto^the scene at
2:30 a.m., forked at the task
of dragging the pond over three
hours, recovering the body at
5:45 a.m. George Breedlove
said that the dead man had
fought him In the water, trying
to get to shore, but that he had
broken away and made It to
shore. He said that the drown
ing victim had called to him
as he walked across the dam,
after reaching shore. That was
the last heard from the vic
tim.. None of the others, re
portedly, were In the water.
Franklin County Sheriffs De
puties Dave Hat ton and Tom
Powell; and several Franklin
ton officers, led by Chief Leo
Edwards were on the scene
and investigated the drowning.
An all-night restaurant operat
or reported seeing the youths
a little after midnight. He said
the victim was very qeiet while
the other boys were talkative,
while in his place of business.
Exactly what happened to
Breedlove In the water has not
been determined. Several said
that he was a good swimmer
and It was apparent that he
must have been to have reached
the spot where he drowned from
shore, a distance of several
hundred yards from where Ills
clothes were found.
Deputy , Sheriff Dave Batton
listed those present at the pond
when the drowning occurred
as follows: Bud Goodwin 25,
Avery Lee Mitchell 28, Bob
by Jones 22, Billy Wilson 23,
David Garrett 40 and Julian
Lloyd, all of Franklinton; Wade
Johnson 16 and Billy Knight
30, both oil Henderson; A. W.
Jarrell 24, Rt. 1, Henderson
and Jim Pulley 22, Rt. 1, Klt
trell, and George Breedlove,
Rt. 1, Franklinton and the vic
tim.
Drowning Scenes
Shown above, top, Louisburg
Rese??^?ervlce drag Gupton's
Pond near^? J^anklinton for
body of P. D. Breedlove, Jr.,
18, Oxford, Rt. 2, as his buddies
look on early Sunday morning.
Bottom photo, body being re
moved from boat, three hours
after the accident. Pictured
left to right in bottom photo:
Franklinton Police Chief Leo
Edwards, Sheriff's Deputy Tom
Powell, Rescuer Dean Holton,
Rescue Chief V. A. Peoples
(with cap), Deputy Dave Batton,
Ned Lloyd and Kyle Prince (in
boat) and Joe Shearin, partly
hidden, and Glenn Murphy.
-Times Staff Photos.
One Of Every 52 Local People
Are Employed By Government
New York--How many people
are on public payrolls In Frank
lin County?
How dows the number of pub
lic employees In the local area
compare, In proportion to popu
lation, with the number In other
communities?
A comprehensive report on
the subject has Just been re
leased by the Census Bureau,
based on data gathered from all
sections of, the country as part
of its 1962 Census of Govern
ments.
It lists the number on the
payroll of each local govern
mental division? county, town
ship, municipality, school dis
trict and special district. Fed
eral and state workers are ex
cluded.
In Franklin County, It shows,
there Is ttieiequlvalent of one
full-time Employee for every
52 residents.
Compared with the rest oi
the country, this is a small
operating force. The average,
nationally; Is one such em
ployee for every 42 residents.
It is also below the ratio
found throughout the South At
lantic States, one employed per
46 people.
The actual count locally re
veals a total of 686 on the
various government payrolls,
476 of them on a full-time
basis. The remainder, who
are part-timers, were trans
lated Into their full-time
equivalent to permit compari
son with other localities.
From the standpoint of sala
rles and wages, residents of
Franklin County have been pay
ing less for the conduct of their
local government than have peo
ple In most parts of the United
States. Whether they got more
for their money or less Is not
taken Into account.
Their total payroll, during the
month for which the figures
month for' which the figures
were taken, came to $203,000.
This cost amounted to $7.21
per capita for every local resi
dent. -
Elsewhere across the nation,
the cost of meeting local pay
rolls averaged $10.59 a month
per capita.
In the South Atlantic States
it was $8.23 per capita.
The report shows that local
governments account for some
what more than one-half of all
Goldwater
And South
Washington, D. C. -- A Re
publican campaign strategist,
Raymond V. Humphryes,. said
that Southerners probably will
cast 2,000,000 more votes this
year than In 1860 and Senator
Goldwater will pick up most of
them. He said Goldwater has
vote pulling strength In South
ern states that until now have
oeen written off to the Demo
crats.
Towns and cities, like some
Individuals, seek to get rich
without earning the returns.
civilian public employment in
the United States. Of the rest,
the Federal JSoyernment em
ploys 29 percent and the states,
17.5 percent.
Ag. Teachers Adopt
Work Program For
1964-1965 Term
During a workshop recently
held here, the teachers of vo
cational agriculture of Frank
lin and Vance counties adopt
ed tentatively the following pro
gram t of work for the FFA
Chapters during the coming
school term:
Sept. 25-27? Officer Leader
ship School to be held at Urn
stead State Park and conduct
ed by local teachers.
Oct. 27?Tool Identification
Contest at Epsom.
Feb. 2? Ritual and Parlia
mentary Procedure Contest at
Mlddleburg.
Feb. 2--Publlc Speaking Con
test at Mlddleburg.
Mar. 23? Land Judging Con
Announces
Wage Increase
(Frk. B.W.) John V. Cauth
en, Plant Manager of Frank
llnton Fabrics Plant of Bur
lington Industries, announced
today an upward adjustment of
employee wages effective Sep
tember 14. "Details are now
being worked out and our em
ployees will be advised of their
new rates," said Mr. Cauthen.
The increase Is the second
wage adjustment for this plant
In less than a year.
test at Creedmoor.
Apr. 6--Livestock Judging
Contest at Edward Best,
The FFA Chapters will be
organized on a Federation ba
sis and will consist of the six
chapters In Franklin and the
three In Vance County. After
officers are elected at the first
meeting, the students will plan
farther the program of work
for 1964-65. In addition to the
Federation activities, each
chapter will sponsor its own
local projects.
Aside from the FFA activi
ties, each department of vo
cational agriculture will Con
duct a program of adult edu
cation again this year. Courses
to be offered to the public will
he announced later.
Bloodshed
Boxscore
Raleigh ? The Motor Vehicles
Department's summary of traf
fic deaths through 10 a.m. Mon
day, August 31:
KILLED TO DATE | 1020
KILLED TO DATE
LAST YEAR
821
Sunday Fire
Members of the Justice Rural
Fire Department battle Sunday
afternoon fire at Stallings.
Crossroads. The barn was the
propprty of William Stallings
ana was located on a farm op
erated by Louis Arrlngton, Ne
gro tenant. The wood burner
was saved, but most of the to
bacco Inside was lost.
-Times Staff Photo.