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. Louisburg. N C., Thursday, September 17. 1964
(Eight Pages Today)
95th Year? Number 60
7 ? .
Market To Close Three Days Next Week
Disputed Land
Shown above is a tract of land
at the Intersection of Bickett
Blvd. and Highway 561 that has
been a point of contraversy for
several years. Attorneys, for
the late Charles P. Green, re
portedly claim the land belongs
to W. G. Lancaster, local fun
eral director, while the Town of
Loulsburg claims It's the
Town's property. The Town
Council has announced a de
cision to sell the property at
public auction.
Disputed Land To Be Sold
The Loulsburg Town Coupon
In a split 4 to 3 vQte, passed
a resolution calling for the sale
of a piece of land at the Blckett
Blvd. -Highway 561 Intersec
tion, which has been a point
of controversy for several
years. The action, was taken
at their regular session last
Friday night.
Councilman Jimmy Lumpkin
made the motion, seconded by
Councilman Thornton Jones and
supported by Councilman V. A.
Peoples and Robert Hicks to
sell at public auction, for cash,
to the highest bidder that par
cel of land at the Intersection
where the town septic tank Is
located. Mayor Louis Wheless,
councllmen Jonah Taylor and
Ernest Thomas voted against
the resolution.
* The land calme to public at- j
YDC To Meet
The Young Democratic Club
of Franklin County will hold a
supper meeting at The Murphy
House Friday, September 18,
1964 at 6:30 p.m.
Election of officers will be
held as well as the selection
of delegates to the State Con
vention.
tentlon several years ago when
W. G. Lancaster, local busi
nessman, attempted to clear
the area In preparation to build
ing his funeral home nearby.
Alumni Day
Set At College
Alumni Day at Louts burg Col
lege is set for Saturday, Oc
tober, 10, according to an an-r
nouncement made by Floyd
Ammons of Fayettevllle, act
ing president.
Robert John Versteeg, head of
the Department of Drama at
the college, an author, play
wright, drama critic and teach
er, will be the guest speaker
at 5 p.m. in the College Audi
tonium, East Campus.
Following dinner, the Alumni
Association will hold a short
business meeting In the Main
Building Auditorium, followed
by a special musical program
featuring students and alumni.
At 8:30 a dance will be held
In the Benjamin N. Duke Col
lege Union with music by the
Sophlstocates of Raleigh.
Class reunions will feature
each .five-year class beginning
with 1899 and Including 1964.
Lancaster was restrained from
doing so, first by local police
and later by court Injunction.
The Town of Loulsburg claimed
possession of the land and Lan
caster claimed he had pur
chased the l?nd and held the
proper deed to It.
The matter has been discus
sed a number of times at Town
Council meetings and until re
cently, nothing was attempted
In way of settlement. The facts,
as best they can be gathered,
In the matter are that the land
originally belonged to Webb
Loy, former Loulsburg resident
now living In Florida. Loy,
It Is reported, gave the Town of
Loulsburg a deed for that por
tion of'Iand upon which the septic
tank is located. Shortly before
the Incident with Lancaster,
See LAND Page 8
Masonic Notice'
A dutch supper will be served
on Tuesday evening, Sept. 22,
at 6:30 In the Masonic Temple
on Jolly St. Work will be In
the Master Mason Degree at
the stated communication the
same night at 8 o'clock. All
Master Masons are cordially
Invited.
Stallings Resigns; Fox Expected To Be
Named Principal At Louisbure Todav
Mrs. Margaret Prultt, chair
man of the Loulsburg District
School Committee announced
today that the committee has
" reluctantly accepted" the re
signation of Loulsburg Princi
pal Howard Stalllngs. The re
signation, was presented to the
local committee at their meet
ing Tuesday and Is to become
effective at "the earliest pos
sible date."
Stalllngs gave as his reason
for resigning, "I am going into
business on my own." When
asked If farming was the nature
of the business, he replied,
"That's close enough." It Is
reported that he told the com
mittee, "Something has com#
up recently that will require
more of my time," when asking
to be relieved as soon as pos
sible.
It Is expected that the local
committee will nominate Louls
burg coach--soclal studies In
structor, A1 Fox to fill the
interim appointment, In a I
special meeting tonight. Mrs.
Prultt said It was the policy
of her committee to promote
personnel within the school,
whenever possible. It Is also
a policy of the County Board
of Education which Is expected
to approve the nomination of
Fox, In their meeting on Oct
ober 5th.
Mrs. Prultt -aald, "The school
has traveled far underStalllngs'
administration. He Is a good
school man and we are sorry
to lose him." Willis Nash and
L. C. Hasty, members of the
Franklinton
Accident
State Trooper Bill Ethrldge
of Franklinton reported an ac
cident to School Bus l\o. 81
Wednesday morning a'tTrank
Unton. The bus, driven by
Phyllis M. Bower, w/t/ln, of
Franklinton, was struck by a
car driven by Dorothy Mas
senberg, c/f/45 of Route 4,
Loulsburg, as it, attempted to
turn left Into Mitchell Avenue
off N. C. 56 east of Franklin
ton.
The Massenberg woman was
charged with passing the' bus
at a marked Intersection across
yellow lines. There were no.
Injuries reported.
Trooper Ethridge also re
leased th^ following Special
? See ACCIDENT Page 8
A1 Fox
committee also expressed re
grets at Shillings' decision.
Stalllngs, a native of Franklin
County, came to the Loulsburg
school, then the W. R. Mills
High School in 19^1 where he
was employed as teacher-coach
until the retirement of M. L.
Rowland In 1957 when Stalllngs
Howard Stalllngs
was named principal. He
graduated from Gold Sand High
School, received his Masters
degree from East Carolina Col
lege and did graduate work at
the University of North
Carolina. He Is married to the
former Emma Leigh Strange
ahd they have three children.
Fox, 31 years old, is a native
of Cary, -N:C. where he graduat
ed from high school He re
ceived his 11$ degree In physi
cal education from N. C. State
College and his Master of Ed
ucation degree from the Uni
versity of North Carolina. He
Is married to the former Nona
Wynn of Raleigh and they have
two children, Daivette, 9, a stu
dent in the fourth grade at
Louisburg4 and Connie, 6, In
the first grade.
Fox taught one year at Bra
denton, Fla. before coming to
Loulsburg four years ago. He
lives with his family on Tangle
wood Drive. Fox, who had ask
ed for some time to think It
over, when the position was
offered him said, "I am a little
Jittery. 1 think I can do it and
I will certainly do my very
best." %
Stalllngs Indicated that he
would remain on the Job as long
as he was needed. The proposed
meeting tonight Is expected to
clear the w ?y, so that the change
can be made Immediately.
The Loulsburg Tobacco Mar
ket will Join with all other
markets In observing a three
day sales holiday beginning
Monday of next week, It was
announced today. The holiday
was called Wednesday night In
a meeting of the advisory com
mittee and sales committee of
the Bright Belt Warehouse As
sociation In Raleigh.
The reason for the shutdown
of all markets was given as
a move to relieve congestion In
pi^>cesslng plants handling to
bacco for the Flue-Cured Sta
bilization Corporation. After
next week, the markets will
operate on a four day a week
schedule until the congestion
Is eliminated. There will be
no sales on Fridays after next
week.
The action taken Wednesday
was recommended by L. T.
Weeks, general manager of
Stabilization, who said th* co
operative was having difficulty
handling tobacco received un
der price support In the East
ern Belt. Weeks said, "Our
receipts under loan are rising
substantially In all belts. We
received 24 1/2 per cent of
all tobacco offered In all belts
Monday." More than 30 per
cent went to Stabilization from
Tuesday's sales. Inthe Eastern
Belt alone, there was a 4 per
cent Increase on Tuesday over
the Monday poundage.
See MARKET Page 8
Plan Subscriptions Drive
Pictured above, preparing for' the annual
Franklin Times Subscription Campaign are
Louisburg High School Seniors, left to right,
Nell Strickland, Dorothy Knott, Trudy Gup
ton with their sponsor, A1 Fox, Seniors
from Louisburg, Epsom, Gold Sand, Bunn,
Ypungsville, and Riverside Schools will
launch the drive Monday, September 21, and
daily through October 3. Subscription rates
are due for an increase following the cam
paign. Present subscribers andprospectlve
new ones are being urged to take advantage
of the present low rates and to take a sub
scription from one of the seniors, who are
working to raise money for their school
projects. -Times StaTT' Pliot6.
Hospital Reveals
Plans For Additions
The proposed additions and
renovations to Franklin Me
morial Hospital are outlined
In the above photograph. The
construction Is expected to cost
around $900,000.00, with $325,
000.00 coming from local funds,
should the Commissioners call
for a Bond election as Is Indi
cated In November ?and subject
to the approval of the voters
at'that time.
' The largest addition Is planned
for the south end of the present
building, (1) where the second
and third floors will house 26
additional beds, In ten private
and etght semt -private rooms.
The first floor of this section
will house new emergency
rooms, cast room, X-ray
rooms, film file, laboratory,
pharmacy, out-patient ad
mittance, storage and offices
for that area.
The new addltlor ? * the south
side of the front em. . .ice (2) will
house administrative offices,
bookkeeping, etc. and records.
The addition on the north side
of the present entrance (3) will
contain the'morgue, housekeep
ing supplies arid storage.
Both front additions (2 and 3)
are to be one story, all other
additions are to be three
stories, according to the plans
utawn by Holloway-Reeves, Ar
chitects of Raleigh, N. C. The
new part to be located at the
rear (4) of the present building,
a single story, will contain
mechanical equipment.
The new additions on the
northeast corner (5) will house
bulk storage and the dining,
area on the first floor, an
operating room and a future
recovery room on the second
floor and the stairway will take
up the space on the third floor.
The County Commissioners
have called for a public hearing
on the plans for a bond issue,
tor Monday, September 21, at
10 a.m. In the courthouse*
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