~y Weather MUd with Increasing cloudi ness Uter today. Partly cloudy and mild Wednesday. Low to day, 37; high, 73. The Published Every- Tuesday & Thursday Times Serving All Of Frjnk^u County Comment Life Is a wave which In no two consecutive momenta of Its ex istence Is composed of the same particles. Tel. 0Y 6-3283 Ten Cents Louisburg N C Tuesday October ^3 1964 (Eight Page* Today) 95th Year ? Number 87. Schools Closed Today All white schools of the Frank lin County system will have a full holiday today tp permit faculty members to ajttend the Cast Central District meeting of the North Carolina Educa tional Association in Chapel Hill, Supt. Warren Smith an nounces today. '* Smith urged parents who plan to take their children to the State Fair in Raleigh to do so on Tuesday while the schools are closed. Tickets have been provided for free admission of school children to the fair grounds Tuesday. The superintendent explained that If children are taken out of school 'on any other day this week for the State Fair, the absence will be unexcused, and will count against, the teacher; allotment for 1964-65 in schools. Negro schools of the county will operate as usual on Tues day but will receive a holiday Wednesday while the faculty at tend the district meeting. Jury List Franklin County Criminal Term of Superior Court Jury List, beginning October 19, 1964 DUNN--P. G. Denton, Jr., Tony N. Strickland, O. B. Perry, Norman W. Frazler, Nelson Pearce. HARRIS? None. YOUNGSVILLE ? W. M Bridges, Johnnie Fogg, W. H. Alford, William A. Strothei , Charlie E. Pearce. FRANKLIN TON --LeRoy Per ry, Alice O. Hawkins, Thomas Holden, Willie Wilson, Roger Brodie, Jr., Russell Lee Ful ler, Alvin A. Strickland. HAYESVILLE ? H. C. Las-; siter, J. L. Jones, Tom Holden, j J. P. Rowland, Roy Moss, John Henry Parrish. SANDY CREEK -- Charles Daniels. GOLD MINE? J. T. Evans, D. Dwayne S. Gupton, Mrs. Wal ter Perdue, Mrs. Tom Pearce, Eugene Dement. CEDAR ROCK? J. D. Long, J. May, Haywood Stallings, O. B. Parker, L. R Boone, Al bert Collins, Jr., J.jE. Pearce, %Tommle Barnes. CYPRESS CREEK ? Bennie Franklin, Mrs. Ruth M. Fisher. LOU IS BURG -- George Weav er, Douglas Hockaday, R. J. i Beasley, Edward M. NelmsJ C. F. Stoije, Ray Whltaker | Landmark Comes Down bcenes uhove show the smokestack atop the old boiler room at Kr anklintoa Fabrics plant, being torn down. The . landmark, which has been standing since l'9l8, still had a few more pulls ol black smoke in i,t | before giving up to the big machine that 'liited < t tenderly from its perch. The "boiler room is being" OcmoiTsKecl and the grounds arc to be landscaped where it now istands, j -Times Staff Photos. Franklinton Landmark Comes Down In Modernization Project A Frank lint on landmark ts toe ing torn down this week. In a modernization program of Franklinton Fabrics. The old boiler room tint borders high way 5G into Franklinton, which has been standing since 1918 is being demolished in order that the area may be landscaped In keeping with surrounding grounds. Mr. T. V. Pruitt, Sr., known to his many friends as " Bubba", who was employed in the Frank llngton plant when- Burlington Industries purchased the opera tion , in .August of 1942j 'and' one of the oldest employees prior to his retirement in 1959, set the date when the old toil er room was erected as 1918. Plant Manager John Cauthen said the old boiler is being replaced with a modern oil fjred boiler, which is installed inside the plant itself. He added, "The installation will be completed this month at a cost of approximately $40,000. We feel this will result in con siderable improvement In the appearance of the front of the building and grounds." The plant liad seen many im provements over the years, since its purchase by Bur lington. It was originally a knitting mill, owned by several local citizens. This year, in addition to the heat renovatldn, the plant has been equipped* with air conditioning ? in the we?*ve room and has enlarged its paved parking area. Two Women Injured In Separate Accidents; Power Pble Sheared In Another Here Two local women received minor Injuries In separate ac cidents Monday morning, to top off a weekend marred with several wrecks and Incidents. Mrs. Hobart Roberson, receiv ed broken ribs and other In juries when the panel truck she was driving collided with a truck driven by Louis Chester Vaughn, Jr., 26 year old Frank - linton man, at the intersection of Church Street and Noble St. Monday morning around 10a.m. Miss Leon Spencer, Ingleslde resident, received minor In juries Monday morrtlng around 8 when 'he car she was drWIiig struck an automo bile belonging to James Bob bin, Loutsburg, Rt. 3, Negro, - ' > ' ' ' ? < . 'I Knocks Power Off Pictured above is the truck which rammed into a power pole at the Intersection of Jus tice Ave. and Main St. last Fri day night around 11 p.m. The wreck knocked power off in the Loi\Isburg area for almost two hours. A 30-year-old Louis burg, Rt. 1, negro "was charged with drunken driving as a re sult of the accident. Photo by pent Schmidt-Nielson. which had stalled In the high way. The Spencer car ran off the road and down an enbank ment. The wreck on Church St. re portedly occured when the truck driven by Vaughn lost Its brakes and ran a stop sign Inio the right side of the Roberson truck. -A pickup truck driven by Arte mus Mann, 30 year old, Rt. 1, Loulsburg Nego, sheared a pow er pole at the (Intersection of Justice Ave.^ahd North Main St. Friday night around 11 p.m. knocking out power to a large part of town for nearly two hours. Mann was charged with operating a vehicle under the ln.'luence of Intoxicating bever ages, careless and reckless driving and speeding. John Howard Walker, 19 year old, Rt 2, Frankllnton Negro, was arrested Saturday and charged with assault with a knife and Sidney Manley, 34 year old Loulsburg Negro was arrested and charged with assault against his wife, Irenp Manltty Saluidaj. - Bloodshed Boxscore Raieigh--1iVie Motor Vehicles Department's summary oftraf ftc deaths through 10 a.m. Mon day, October 12; KILLED TO DATE* 1186 KILLED TO DATE LAST YEAR 1104 Demos Hold Rally Today Sen. Sain J. Krvln, Jr.*, will be the principal speaker today at a Second Congress total bis- ^ trlct rafly at Henderson which ( will. be. the first stop on a Statewide caravan by State r Democratic Party leaders. The party's nominee for Gov- ^ ernor, Dan Moore, and Lieu- ^ tenant Governor candidate, Dob Scott, will attend the rally C scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at the 1 E. M. Rollins School. Food will ? be served at the rally. Town Council Passes New "Halloween" Ordinance Here The Loutsburg Town Council passed a new ordinance And i mended another, Friday night In an effort aimed at the safety of local citizens with emphast> placed on the safety of #town youngsters. The Council passed an or dinance prohibiting the wear ing of masks, except in specific J cases. The ordinance declares* It Illegal to wear. a fade cover unless it is in line V' with a person's occupation, 1 such is pesticide control, painting: Itc. It speciflally mentions the wearing of masks on -Halloween ni^hl. This practice is limit {?ed. to children 13 years old or I younger. The amended ordinance nukes j it unlawful to ride a bicycle or | an animal on the sidewalks of i Louislmri; This ordinance was amended due to the recent in crease in local interest in houses, which has become a nuisance to some residents, where rulers took over the r sidewalks. The motion to amend was made by ?ouncilihan Jimmy Lulnpk'iu and carried. ? . The "Halloween" O refinance is a mqve-to bring under con trol, the4 practice of "trick or treating1' within the city limits | Registration Books Open; Places Announced Registration books opened in the county la-sji - Saturday for those Who are opt registered to vote tt> the general election Dn "November 3, according to in announcement* Monday by the fkfltrd of Elections. Book will- \w open on S.i^ur-' lay, 'October 1* and 24, and rtullenge day will be Saturday, October 31. 'Registration plac es and* registrars, as. released by the tioard of Elections are is follows:. Dunn No. 1, Dunn Hu'.h School, II. AV. Tant; Pearce's, C. hi. Pearce, Pearce's old school building, Harris, Hagwood's. Store-, B. T.. Bnnn;. Youngsville, Yoiingsville Town ) la 1 1 v Mrs., E. j. Pearce; Ffanklinton, Kranklinton Town Hall,. . Phil Whitfield, "Hayes vklle, Epsopi School, Gerald Wilson; Sandy- Creek, Oswego Store, 'Jasper Parrtsh; Gold Mine, Centerviije Vire -House. John W . Neal, c 'edar Hock, fcd ward lies! Hfgh School, William S. Boone; Cypress Creek., Stal 1 inn's Muj-e, Ml'*. Simon Collie; ami Lotilsburf, UuUbtft Arm ory, Lee Hell. PoUlnf glares for the election are the same as those listed aboVe except for Sandy Creek. Voting will take place at Gold Sand School, * while die regis tration books will l?e open at j Oswego Store. on HalloWeen night. It limits the time (or this activity to no later tlun ,9:30 p.m. and limits the wearing of masks to thoSe children under 13 years of age. ? In past years, with -increasing seriousness, there has bfeen'ati alarming number of teenagers and Old^r children taking part in "the traditional Halloween - custom. Several incidents have been reported ol destruction and disorder lias "been reported the past few* years, stemfngJlrom what officials believe, older boys and g'lrls taking part In the Halloween "Tjick or Treat" home visitations. In other action, the Council awarded the bid for a new., police car to. Griff in Motor Co., vthe low bidder. In a special meeting; on October 6, the Coun cil amended the present Zoning. Ordinance, i\nd ordered a public hearing to l>e held on this Amendment on* November 4, at 7f30 p. in/ In the Council Room. Louisburg Tobacco Market ' PouikIs Sold Last Week: 1, 854,202; Amount Paid Last Week: $1 ,074,455.08; Average Last Week: $57.95. Sold Week liefore: 1,821,998, Paid Week Before: $1,067, 075.78; Average, Week Before; $58.57. Democracy's Brightest Hour: ? : ? The Presidential Elections By Clint Fuller Part III Actually, there lias never been a President fleeted frotn North Carolina. The Old North State claims two as native sons, James Knox Polk, 11th Presi dent^ born on Nov. 2, 1795 In Mecklenburg County. Polk was sleeted from Tennessee as a Democrat In 1844; serven June 15, 1^49, In Nashville, renn. Preceding Polk- and following Andrew Jackson 'were Martin /an Duren, a New York Demo :rat, elected In. 1836. Van Bu ?en, born In Klnderhook, N. Y., ?n December 5, J 782, died at he age of 79 on July ?4, 1862. Van Buren was defeated by William Henry' Hirrison, an Ohio Whig, iji 1840.- . Harrison died shortly after taking office and his' vice president,... John Tyler, took office, , Harrison,, one of the oldest men ever t^ be elected to the presidency, died on April 4, 1841. Tyler did not "seek a, term of his own and In 1844, North Carol ina's James "Polk defeated Henry Clay fof" the office. There followed four' Presi dents before Abraham Lin coln waj? elected from Illinois. An assassin's bullet that killed Lincoln moved another North Carolinian, Andrew Johnspn, to the presidency in 1865. Zaohary Taylor, a,Whlg from Louisiana; Millard Filmore, Whig from NeW York, Franklin Pierce, Democrat from New Hamp shire; and Jame> Buchanan', a Pennsylvania Democrat pre ceded Lincoln. , The Civil War President was elected in 1860 as a Republi can. Born in Hardin (Larue) County, Ky., on February 12, 1809, Lincoln died on April 15, 1865 in Washington, D. C. at the age* of 56 from an as assin's bullet. Andrew Johnson, born in Raleigh, N. C., on December See ELECTIONS Page 4 Revaluation Work Begins In Louisburg Work on the monumental task ' of revaluing property in Frank lin County was begun Monday < by Carroll ? Phelps Co., a t Wlnston-SSUem firm. Tlie > Board of County Commis sioners had ordered the work i accomplished some mohths ago. < rhe purpose as stated by Mr. Dttis Harvell, Field Supervis or in charge of the local opera ion, is to equalize property ralue county wide. The initial work is being done n LOuisburg by a Franklin bounty native, DeWltt Thar rlngton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Tharrington, Louisburg, I Route 3, and a recent Gold Sand High School graduate. Thar rington has attended East Carolina College the past two years The job of measuring local Revaluation Begins initial work on the mapping of the Loulsburg area for reval uation was begun Monday. Pic.- 1 tured above is DeVVItt Tharring tori, Rt. 3, Loulsburg man, .neasuring the. E&rlle Tillotson residence in. Ford . Circle, as Ottls Harvell, F-ielri Supervis or for Carroll and Phelps, ?the * Winston-Salem appraising firm , looking on. The county-wide project is expected tostake 1 2-14 months for completion. -Times Staff Photo. residences started Monday in Ford Circle. The Karlie Til lotson home was" the first to be measured in the county. Tharrington is at present measuring the outside of the house and drawing a foundation floor plan of the inside. When this portion of the work is com pleted in a given area', experts from the home office in the persons of experienced ap See REVALUATION Page 4 Smith To Speak At Local PTA G. M. Beam, Jr., Program Chairman of the Loulsburg P-TiA- announces that Superin tendent Warren Smith will speak at the Thursday night meeting, on the upcoming State School Bond issue. Clint Fuller, Vice Chairman of the County Board of Edu cation, is expected to speak on lha-faalmlf nf the Bnaril urging support of the Bond Issue, ac cording to Beam. The Board endorsed the Bonds several months ago and school officials and Board members are making Appearances in behalf of the Bonds throughout the county. Smith and fuller will speak ;o the Eptom P.T.A. Monday light. Beam urged all par ints and school patrons to at snd the meeting Thursday Ught at 7:30 p.m. In the Louis >urg school auditorium.