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Comment
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consecutive momenta of Its ex
istence Is composed of the same
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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; serve<l two
:erms and dled'atthe age. of 53
>n 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.