195th Year-Number 59 Louisburg . N C . Tuesday. September 15, 1 964 " (Eight Pages Today) F.ve Cents
Leaf Sales
Scene above taken Monday af^
ternoon at Big Franklin Ware
house here as sales continued
on the local market. Averages
picked up Monday from a dtp
last Friday. Averages for the
three-day period on the local
market are $52.95.
Local Market Sales Pick Dp
Sales on the Louliburg to
bacco market picked up Mon
day after a drop Friday from
the heavy sales of opening day.
The local market topped the
Middle Belt average on open
ing day last Thursday with an
average of $54.82 per hundred.
The Middle Belt opening
day average was <54.57.
Poundage dropped nearly
100,000 pounds on the local
warehouse floor Friday and with
it dropped the average to
950.41. Sales picked up yes
terday boosting the average
to $52.94.
Total sales for the three days
the market has been open Is
903,282 pounds for *478,358.96
with an average of $52.95. Of
ferings were heavy at all three
warehouses Monday, with low
grade untied leaf holding aver
ages down.
Sales for all three days were
running much ahead of last
year's opening. On opening
day, 1963, only 59,460 pounds
were sold for $33,159.27 andan
average of $55.76. The 1962
opening average was $55.61.
The Federal - State Market
News Service said gains of $1
to $2 per 100 pounds were
noted on the North Carolina
Middle Belt where both tied
and untied leaf Is on sale.
The service said most mar
kets had more tobacco on hand
than could be sold In the allot
ted auction time. The percen
tage of nondescript decreases
and the amount of fair tobacco
Increased.
Auction bid averages per 100
pounds on a limited number of
representative U. S. grades on
the Middle Belt with untied
listed first and tied next:
Dogwood
Blooms
Mr. M. C. Murphy, local gro
ceryman, reports dogwoods In
bloom at his cabin on Mltchl
ner's pond. He brought one
In to The Times Office for
display. It Is unusual, to say
the least, for dogwoods to bloom
In September.
Production Of
Coins Double
Harold Talton, Vice Presi
dent of First Citizens Bank and
Trust Co. here released a state
ment from the Treasury
Department today on the ac
tions being taken by the Fed
eral agency to alevlate the coin
shortage.
The release follows:
The Treasury Department to
day made two announcements In
connection with Its two -month
old program to double coin pro
duction and ease the coin short
ages which have been felt In
some parts of the country.
1, August output at the Phila
delphia and Denver Mints was
590 million coins ? an Increase
of 132 million pieces over
monthly production In July.
This byugftt production up to
an annS|^fikte of 7 billion
coins, which compares with a
rate of 4.2 billion during fiscal
1964. Meanwhile, the SO ad
ditional coinage presses now
being purchased and Installed
by the Mint will bring coin
production up to an annual rate
of over 9 billion coins a year,
by June 30. 1885.
2. The Treasury said It would
Invoke the authority provided
by Public Law 88-580, approved
by the President on Septem
ber 3, 1984, so that coins manu
tectured after January 1, 1965
will continue to bear the 1964
date.
Leaf ? Fair variegated, no
trend for untied, $67, un
changed, fair variegated
orange, no trend for untied,
$62, unchanged.
Lugs--Falr lemon, no trend
for untied, $71, unchanged; fair
orange $66, no change, $72,
up 1.
Prlmlngs--Good lemon $64,
unchanged, $68, unchanged;
fair Jemon $63, unchanged, $66,
up $3; low lemon $58, up $2,
$57, up |; fair orange $60,
down $1, $65, up $1; low Or
ange $52, up $1, $55, up $1.
Nondescript- -Best priming
side, $37, up $3, $38 up $2;
poorest $22.50 up $1.50,
$23.50, unchanged.
Chief Urges Check
Water Heaters For
Loulsburg Ftre Chief W. J.
"Pete" Shearln Issued a warn
ing today on the danger of cer
tain types of hot water heaters.
Shearln urged homeowners to
have their present heaters
checked by a reputable plump
er If there was any doubt as to
their safety.
Exploding hot water heaters
have been widely publicized the
past few weeks and Adrian King,
writing In Sunday's Issue of the
iUlelgh News and Observer
named several companies that
sell and distribute heaters of
the kind that have been known
to explode.
Among those named In the ar
ticle were State Stove Manu
facturing Co. of Ashland, Tenn.,
as manufacturer of eight of ten
heaters known to have exploded.
A hurried check by a Times
reporter this morning of local
hot water dealers disclosed that
heaters made by the Tennessee
firm are being offered for sale
by dealers In Loulsburg.
State Stove Mfg. Co. heaters
are on display In the local
Johnson Cotton Co. store and
the FCS store ?here. Both the
store manager and furniture de
partment managers at Johnson
Cotton Co. were out and un
available for comment. One
of their salesmen said he did
not know If the models dis
played had been converted to
safer material, but he had heard
someone mention It. An In
stallation folder which accom
panied the heaters stated that
they contained plastic dip tubes.
David Williams, manager of
the FCX store, said all his
heaters had been converted
from the plastic tube to cop
per, which he showed the re
porter. He also said the ex
plosions were caused by faulty
thermostats causing a rise In
water temperature, which In
turn caused the plastic dip tube
to collapse, leaving the rising
steam no place to go. Williams
said a safety valve added to
the heaters with plastic tubes
would make them safer.
The FCX store also had
heaters manufactured by Mor
Flo Ind. Inc., ol Cleveland,
Ohio. Joyner's Wholesale
Builders Supply, whose heat
ers are made by Standard
Water Heater Division, 123
South 1st St., Nashville, Tenn.,
reported that all heaters In
stock had arrived Monday and
were completely new and with
the safety features. All the
heaters <>n hand containing plas
tic dip tubes were returned,
according to the salesman at
Joyner*i.
Gerald Strickland, local Gen
eral Electric dealer, said his
company had made some with
the plastic line, but very few.
He said he was checking all
Installations out to make sure
they were safe before they were
Installed.
House Furniture Co. here re
ported that their Westlnghouse
hot water heater has never had
any plastic components. They
do sell another brand made by
Row-Con of Nashville, Tenn.,
but they have Just recently
stocked them and they contain
con>er tubing.
An Addendum to the N. C.
Boiler Law, Rules and Regula
tions, effective last June 4,
says: "Dip tubes, supply and
hot water nipples, supply wa
ter baffles or heat traps when
used In hot water supply, stor
age tanks or heaters shall be
constructed and tested to with
stand a temperature of 400 de
Officials Hear A]r Field Needs
The local Civil Air Patrol
played host last Friday night
to governmental officials, out
of-town guests and the press,
with a bar-b-que supper at the
local air field.
Numbered among the forty
men present were Franklin
County Commissioners; the ?
Loulsburg Town Council, State
Ctfll Defense Director and
members of the local newspap
er and radio station.
Sgt. Peter Egglmann of Ra
leigh spoke about the training
program which he Is conduct
ing In conjunction with the Civil
Air Patrol. Gen. E. F. Griffin
spoke brelfly on the value of
the CAP to civil defense. He
praised the Patrol highly for
outstanding services In emer
gencies such as hurricanes and
search missions.
Wilbur Raynor, local busi
ness man-flying enthusiast, was
At CAP Meeting
Pictured above are officials of
ocal Civil Air Patrol and speak
srs, taken at annual dinner
neetlng last Friday night. Left
;o right: Wilbur Raynor, Sgt.
Peter Eggimann of Raleigh; Gen.
E. F. Griffin, State Civil De
fense Director; Joe Shearin,
Linwood Gupton, and Talmadge
Fuller. -Tiroes Staff Photo.
Arsonist Strikes Near Bunn
Arson is suspected In an early
morning fire that destroyed an
'unoccupied dwelling, filled with
tobacco, near Bunn last Friday.
The (Ire was discovered about
2 a.m. Friday morning by an!
unidentified Negro man who was
Subscription
Drive
The Franklin Times will
launch Its annual Subscription
Campaign beginning Monday,
September 21. Again this year,
seniors In our high schools will
act as agents for The Times In
obtaining new and renewal sub
scriptions. The campaign will
continue through October 3.
Following the drive, subscrip
tion rates will be increased and
subscribers, new and old, are
urged to sign up Immediately
with the senior that calls on
you and take advantage of the
savings.
Of Local
Safety
grees F. without deteriorating
In any manner, and the tank so
labeled by the manufacturer."
The release also states, that
since the order could not be
made retroactive on existing
Installations It strongly recom
mends that tanks which now have
the plastic dip tubes be checked.
One dealer reported that plas
tic had not been used In heaters
longer than the past four years,
but another said some manufac
turers were using a limited
amount as far back as 15 years
ago. Chief Sheartn requested
everyone to have his heater
checked, particularly those
having recently Installed
heaters.
County To Get $23,708
In Street Funds
VThe four towns In Franklin
County will receive a total of
$23,708.34 In Powell Bill Funds,
tor non highway system streets, i
next month, according to an
announcement from the North |
Carolina Highway Commission. ;
The funds are distributed an
nually to qualified cities and ,
towns for use In non-highway ;
system street-work within their <
corporate limits. Checks are
to be mailed the lastofSeptem- i
ber so that they will reach the \
municipalities by Oct. 1. I
Loulsburg leads the list tor
the county with a $12,042.81 :
allocation, followed by Frank
Linton with an allocation of
(6,903.38. Youngsvllle Is to
receive (3,238.32 and Bunn Is
to get $1,523.83.
Powell Bill allocations are
based on a formula using popu
lation and street milage In the
mlnlclpalltles and the total allo
cation this year represents an
Increase for the state as a whole
Df $246,323.39 over 1963.
In the 14 years of Powell Bill
allocations, a total of $90,200,
561.36 has been distributed, and
the group of participating
municipalities has grown from
386- to 420.
the featured speaker. He told
of the accomplishments ol the
local croup over the years and
told of the need of the air field.
"This is Franklin Field," he
said, "Not JustLoulsburg.andlt
belongs to the entire county."
Raynor complimented local
officials on the growth of the
county and town In the past 12
months, saying, " More has been
done here In the past twelve
months than In any other year,"
but he added, "Something should
be done to Improve the facili
ties of our air field." He re
lated numerous times that visi
tors could not land at the local
field because of Inadequate fa
cilities and urged those present
to "start the ball rolling" on
Improving the local facility.
Prior to the meal and meeting,
members of the local unit and
plane owners took many of the
group for a plane ride over
Loulsburg.
Cotton Baled
F. H. Allen announced Mon- .
day that he baled the first cot
ton of the season Saturday for
E. . L. Avent, who had reported 1
the first cotton bud earlier this i
year. Avent's cotton weighed I
542 pounds and has not yet I
been sold. I
Allen also baled 452 pounds I
of cotton for Gene Mullen of i
Bunn on Saturday. I
L. H. and H. K. Dickens baled i
the fh-?t bale of cotton In Cas- t
talla September 14 tor Jo* 1
Leonard. i
employed to teep uatch over
the house and tobacco.
The house was located on the
line dividing property owned by
,T . .
Pete Johnson, and the estate of
Johnson's late father, H. H.
Johnson. The portion of the
land and house situated on the,
! Johnson estate was placed for
sale Friday noon at the court
j house.
| The tobacco, which was totally
Fire Scene
Sheriff's Deputy Dave Button
points to kerosene soaked rags
and papers found In ruins of un
occupied dwelling near Bunn fol
lowing fire early last' Friday
morning. The house, owned by
Pete Johnson and the H. H.
Johnson Estate, was filled with
tobacco belonging to Lafayette
Johnson. Officers are inve'stir
gating.
-Times Staff Photo.
Dora DumDS Downoour Here
Hurricane Dora, paying a
somewhat unexpected visit Sun
day, dumped nearly 3 Inches
of rain In the Loulsburf area.
U. O. Kennedy, local weather
man, reported 2.99 Inches of
rain over the weekend.
According to Kennedy, the lo
cal area had less rainfall than
did the Raleigh- Durham weath
er station, which reported 3.5
Inches for the same period.
They also reported winds up to
40 miles an hour In the airport
area. Kennedy said he doubted
the winds were that strong here.
No wind damage lias been re
ported.
The river reached a high of
10.20 feet Monday, which was
still lower than a few weeks
ago when it reached a point
of 10.65 feet after a 4-lnch
rainfall. Local temperatures
are below normal for this
time of year, reports Kennedy
with a low this morning of 44
degrees, lowest In a number
of years. There have been
temperatures In the forties In
September in the past few
years, but they have come lat
er In the month. The low Mon
day morning was 47 degrees.
destroyed In the fire was the
property of Lafayette Johnson,
a brother of Pete Johnson.
Sheriff Joseph W. Champion
and Deputy Sheriff Dave Batton
reported that kerosene soaked
rags and paper were found In
the ruins, and kerosene was
evident on the ground near the
structure. Both were In at
tendance before the blaze was
extinqulshed early Friday
morning.
The Negro watchman report
ed seeing an automobile pull
up to the unoccupied house
around 1:45 a.m. and again
seeing tt pull away 15 minutes
later. Shortly thereafter, the
man reported he saw the blaze.
Th?J ruins were still smoudler
lng late Friday afternoon. Bat
ton reported that Lafayette
Johnson told him that he had
his tobacco insured and the
Deputy also reported that Pete
Johnson had the building Insur
ed. Both were a total loss.
The Sheriffs department Is
still Investigating a mysterious
fire, similar to this one, which
destroyed another unoccupied
dwelling belonging to Pete
Johnson last April (12. That
fire also was discovered in the
early mprnlng hours of a Sun
day morning and the building
was a total loss. A Negro
tenant and his family had moved
out of the house Just a few
days earlier. Footprints were
found at that fire and officers
believed that arson wjj^involv
ed.
Local officers and special In
vestigators are continuing to
search the ruins and the area
for additional clues. They have
definitely determined that this
recent blaze is the work of an
arsonist.
Cancer Clinic
The Cancer Detection Clinic
for September will be held at
the Franklin County HealthCen
ter Wednesday, September 16,
starting at 1:00 p.m.
President s Ancestors Said
fo Have Lived In County
An article written for the As
sociated Press by Jack Adams
of The Wilson Dally Times dis
closes that some of the ances
tors of President Lyndon
Johnson settled In Franklin
County.
Hugh B Johnston, Jr., an as
sistant professor of languages
and history at Atlantic Chris
tian College, has completed a
genealogy tracing 10 genera
tions of the President's family
on a paternal great-great
grandmother's side.
Mrs. Rebekah Johnson, the
President's mother who died In
1958, traced the Johnson fami
ly back to John Johnson and his
wife Ann Ealy Johnson, the
President's great - great
grandparents who settled In
Oglethorpe County, Ga.
Until Johnston's discoveries,
no one had traced the Presl
Barn Fires
The Loulsburg Fire Depart
ment answered a call Sunday
morning around 11 a.m. to the
residence of Jeanette Sills, 805
S. Main St. where damage from
a stove was held to smoke
damage only.
The Justice Fire Department
answered a call Monday after
noon around 2 p.m. to fight a
barn fire on theRhylandWheel
sr farm nearSeven Paths. Ear
ly Tuesday morning, Justice
ttremen were called toa
Fire near Sledge's Store, In
volving a barn being tended by
lack Bottoms.
6n the way to the Tuesday
'Ire, a bag of lime fell off the
nek of the truck at an Inter
section, causing some firemen
o make a wrong turn thinking
he fire tj ^ck had followed the
rail of the lime. Firemen 1
aklng the wrong turn ran onto I
.nothftr barn fire on Dr. Frank <
Oford'j farm. They were
:omewhat frustrated when the
ruck, for which they were walt
ng never arrived. All terns
rere total losses.
dent's paternal lineage before
this Oglethorpe County, Ga.,
couple.
As co-author of a forthcom
ing book of the descendants of
William Johnston, Sr., (.1648
1719) of Isle of Wight County,
Va. , the historian found that
John Johnson and Ann Ealy
Johnson were married In 1786
and migrated the same year
to Georgia from Franklin Coun
ty.
Johnston also determined that
John Johnson was born In 1764,
a son of John Johnson, Sr., who
died In Franklin Q>unty In 1829,
willing the President's great
grandfather $10.
John Johnson, Sr., settled In
1776 In Northeastern Franklin
County. There are still num
erous Johnsons, In Franklin
and Nash counties, many of
whom could be and probably
are kin to the President, John-'
ston noted.
There Is evidence of some of
the President* forebears. In
cluding tombstones, crumbling
chimneys on original home
steads, and an old well, possi
bly dug by Joshua Johnson,
brother of the President's
great-great grandfather.
Joshua Johnson died In
Franklin County, and his grave
Weather
Suriny and warmer today.
Partly cloudy and mild
Wednesday. High todayj 80;
low, 47.
Boxscore
Raleigh? The Motor Vehicles
Department's summary of traf
ric deaths through 10 a.m. Mon- ;
lay, September 14:
i
KILLED TO DATE 1069 1
I
KILLED TO DATE /
LAST YEAR 890 I
lies only a few feet from the
site of his original homeplace.
Johnston has almost complet
ed his research of the
President's family, but has con
cluded that of Ann Ealy
Johnson's ancestors, tracing
back to an original Immigrant,
Robert Eley.
Eley, Johnston said, left Lon
don on the ship "Primrose"
on July 27, 1635, settling In
Isle of Wight County, Va.
Eley's descendants eventual
ly migrated southward Into
Southampton County, Va., and
on Into Franklin County.
President Johnson's ances
tors remained In Georgia until
about 1838 when they moved to
Texas.
Franklinton
Man Takes Life
Merrlman Kearney, 52, Rt. 2,
Franklinton, took his own life
Friday morning ar?und 10 a.m.
at his home. Kearney shot
himself In the chest with a
.12 gauge shotgun, In his yard,
according to Sheriffs Deputy
Dave Batton.
Kearney was alone at the time
of the shooting and there was
no note found and no explana
tion of his actions were dis
closed by Investigating offi
cers. \
He was a member of Ebenecer
Methodist Church and a re
tired farmer. Funeral services
were conducted Saturday at
3 p.m. at Oak Ridge Baptist
Church In Vance County by the
Rev. W. M. Dameron. Burial
was In the church cemetery.
Surviving are three brothers,
Odls A. and Troy B. Kearney,
both of Franklinton and Glen
wood G. of Wake Forest; five
sisters, Mrs. Elsa Pace of
Franklinton, Mrs. Zelma Flsh
ir, Miss Polly Kearney and
Miss Rebecca Eula Kearney,
ill of Baltimore, Md., and Mrs.
ida Katharine Kearney of
^oulsburg.