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Dance
Reservations (or the 'Jilnlor
Woman's Club Dance at the
Lou la burg Armory Saturday
night may be made anytime be
fore 5 p.m. Friday with any
member of the club.
Tal. OY 6-3283
Ten Cants
Louisburg. N C.. Thursday. November 12. 1964
(Ten Pages Today)
95th Year? Numhar 76
General Speaks
Brig, general Edward F.
"Jocko" Griffin Is pictured
above, front right, as he spoke
to a Veteran's Day gathering at
the local armory last night. The
General, now Civil Defense head
for the State, told the group,
"We cannot afford another
war," and recalled scenes of
Verdon In World Warl andwhen
he visited the area in 1960.
Jambees Post 105 Commander
Vassar Perry is standing to the
left of the General.
-Times Staff Photo.
General Griffin Tells Veterans U.S.
Cannot Afford Another Conflict
General Edward F. Griffin,
State Civil Defense Director,
told a group of veterans gath
ered at the Loulsburg Armory
last night tor a Veteran's Day
celebration, "The UnltedStates
cannot afford another war."
Griffin said, "Wars are costly,
as all of you liere, well know.
We veterans must stick toge
? thSf ana 00 everything possible
to prevent another conflict."
The General, know affection
ately as "Jocko" to the troops
with whom he served In two
world wars was Introduced by
Llglon Post 105 Commander,
Vassar Perry. Griffin told
the veterans, "I disagree with
certain members of Congress
that veterans are not entitled
to anything." He praised the
efforts of the American Legion
In helping to pass favorable
veteran legislation.
He was Interrupted with ap
plause from the over 100 county
men gathered to hear him, when
he said, "Men and nations can
settle their differences across
the conference tables if each
will give a little." He related
sights he had seen on a I960
visit to Europe with the Battle
ground Monument Commission
of areas familiar to him and
many of the World War I ve
terans, pointing out the care
taken of military cemeteries
over there.
Griffin urged that the veterans
help keep the country strong,
stating that he believed that
strength was our greatest wea
pon. He also told of seeing a
weapon more powerful than all
the weapon power used by both
sides In World War IL
Prior to Griffin's speech, the
Veteran's Day crowd, consist
ing mostly of Legionaries, en
Joyed a bar-b-que meal and
music by the Tar River Play
boys, a local string band group.
Louisburg
Tobacco Market
Pounds Sold Last Week:
1,066,310; Amount Paid Last
Week: $618,995.42; Average
Last Week: $58.05; Pounds
Sold Week Before: 1,306,356;
Amount Paid Week Before:
$792,285.32; Average Week Be
fore: $60.65; Amount Sold To
Date: 12,494,076; Amount Paid
To Date: $7,235,830.54.
Justice Fire
Department
In Training
Members of the Justice Fire
Department are now participat
ing In a Fire Service Training
Program being conducted in co
Count]' Technical Institute.
Instruction offered by the Fire
Service Training Program
covers nearly every phase of
flremanshlp. Courses are de
1 signed not only to develop ne
cessary skills, but to develop
the fireman's Initiative and
Judgment. The entire program
of twelve Individual courses Is
designed for 120 hours of In
struction, using the equipment
and facilities owned by the Jus
tice Department.
Frank Jordan of Nashville Is
teaching at present the first
course entitled, Fire Stream
Practices. Chief William T.
Boone announces classes are
being held on the second and ;
fourth Monday nights of the
month from seven to ten o'clock '
at the Justice Fire Station and
urges all members of the de
partment to attend.
Dogs
Even the friendliest of neigh
bors will be resentful a&d angry
11 the dog next door wanders
unchecked all over their lawn,
soils their yard, and tears up
their lawn or flowers.
College
Receives
$500 Grant
Loulsburg College received
a $500 Grant from the Sears
Foundation Wednesday as Its
?hare of the 12000 allot ed for,
three Raleigh area schools.
Meredith and St. Mary's were
the other two colleges receiv
ing grants.
The Grant was accepted In
Raleigh by Mr. Robert Stanley,
business manager of the col
lege, Wednesday from Mr. W.
H. Hess, local Foundation re
presentative. It Is pert of a
$700,000 fund wblch the Foun
dation is distributing to orer
800 colleges and universities ;
throughout the country.
The money Is unrestricted
and may be used by the college
In the area of what It deter
mines to be the greatest need.
The Foundation Grants go only
to privately operated colleges
and universities to help the In
stitutions of higher learning
meet their financial needs.
Twenty-two colleges and uni
versities In North Carolina re
ceived aid from the Foundation
which also donates around
$650,000 In scholarships each
year.
Louisburg
Correspondent
Mrs. Wilson Joyner, of Blck
ett Boulevard, has this *Mk
become the correspondent (or
Louisburg Society events tor
The Franklin Times. Mrs.
Joyner Is acting correspondent
during the Illness of Mrs. Betsy
Lavender. She will welcome
calls from all hostesses, presi
dents of clubs, etc. In time to
meet her Monday noon and Wed
nesday noon deadlines. News
of events must be In to be pub
lished within the week of their
happening to be usable.
deHart Releases Statement On
Commission Salary Dispute
iiiuusii lai ueveiupmem com
mission Chairman Allen de Hart
Issued a written statement yes
terday explaining the Commis
sion's stand on the current dis
pute with the Board of County
Commissioners over a salary
question.
The Commission had recently
raised the salary of Mrs. Susan
Gupton, secretary for the Com
mission, approximately 10% in
light of the reduction of the
Director's salary 40%. Direc
tor W. J. Benton Is spending
two days each week In his pri
vate business and even though
he Is on call every day, he Is
being paid for only three days
each week. De Hart stated that
he felt that with Benton out of
office, this would require ad
ditional responsibilities of Mrs.
Gupton, and therefore the Com
mission felt Justified In granting
a salary adjustment.
The Issue, reportedly is not
on the fact an Increase In salary
was granted, but whether or not
the Commission had such au
thority. The Increase was not
designated In the budget ap
proved by the Commissioners
earlier this year. However, de
Hart explains that his Board Is
staying within their budget and
felt It was their responsibility
to handle matters such as this.
Benton said he was unaware
of these developments until
after the matter had been made
public and felt that It was of
a minor nature. He said that
he had found It necessary to
work overtime on many occas
ions when prospects were In
town and particularly during the
Gay Products negotiations. He
said that ttw secretary had also
been called on to work overtime
on several occasions. Asked
about current prospects, Benton
said that the prime matter at
hiyi ^now Is getting Gay
Products underway, but that
he was "working on some
thing."
The complete text of the de
Hart Statement follows:
The Franklin County Indus
trial Development Commis
sion has, since Its Inception,
remained within the total
budget, and within the total
salary budget. On August 1,
1964, the salary o< the Director ,
w. J. Benton, was reduced 40%
so-that he could give attention
two days each week to his local
furniture store. However, It
was stipulated that Mr. Benton
would be subject to call any
time during the week to provide
service for the Commission.
At the same time, the salary
of Mrs. Susan Gupton was In
creased 10% as heradmlnlstra
tlve responsibilities were In
creased due to the Increased
work with additional Industry
moving Into the community and
the part time employment of the
Director. Furthermore, Mrs.
Gupton has on a number of oc
casions worked overtime for the
Commission, and has In the past
See de HART Page 6
Woman Accused Of Murder
Guilty Of Moving Grave Markers
Florestlne Ross Felts, 29,
Henderson woman awaiting tri
al Jot mudera In Franklin
County Superior Court on Feb
ruary 1, 1965, was found guilty
of removing the grave marker
from the grave of the man she
Is accused of killing on May 10,
1964.
The woman was tried Wednes
day before Recorder's Court
Judge L D. GUI In Zebulon
and sentenced to 12 months
In Woman's Prison, suspend
ed upon payment of f ISO fine
and court costs. She was
charged with removing name
plates from the graves of
George T. Locklear and his
teenage daughter, Alma Lea
Locklear, who died two weeks
after her father's death from
a "rare heart disease." The
graves are located In the Beu
la Christian Church Ceme
tery In Zebulon.
Police Chief W. B. Hopkins
said Roscoe Chalk of Zebulon
testified he directed Mrs.
Felts to the burial site on 1
September 10 and watched as
she removed the markers. Hop- '
kins said she plead not guilty
to the charges and filed notice of
appeal after the sentence was
given.
Mrs. Felts Is free on $2500
bond from Franklin County, af
ter being Indicted by the Frank
lin County Grand Jury for the
murder of Locklear at a night
spot near the Wake County line
around 2a.m. onaSunday morn
ing. Locklear was sitting In a
car parked In front of his place
of business when he was al
legedly shot from an upstairs
window by Mrs. Felts.
Old Glory
Old Glory Is shown fluttering In the autumn
breeze on Loulsburg's Main Street yester
day as the town marked the observance of
Veteran's Day. -Times Staff Photo.
Vet$ Get Together
A group of veterans talk over old times at
the American Legion supper last night held
in the Loulsburg Armory.
-Times Staff Photo.
Centerville Negro Becomes Tenth
County Highway Fatality Tuesday
A 74 year old Centervllle Ne
gro man became the tenth
Franklin County highway fa
tality when he was killed around
a quarter mile east o 1 Center
vllle Tuesday night. Charlie
Lewis Burgess!, Rt. 2, Louis
burg farmer, died Instantly near
his home when struck by an
automobile driven by Mrs.
Hazel Taylor of Centervllle.
Mrs. Taylor was driving west
toward Centervllle from her
home , near the scene of the
accident around 6:25 p.m. Mon
day, when she met an oncom
ing truck heading east. She
said she did not see the victim
unttl his body was lying on the
hood of her car. She said she
believes that the truck might
have thrown Burgess onto her
automobile.
Highway Patrolman D. C. Day,
who investigated the accident,
?aid he did not believe the vic
tim was hit by the truck, al
though lie did think a truck was
Involved. An alert was sent
out In the eastern part of the
state to other patrolmen to
watch for a truck bearing the
description given.
Some observers said Tuesday
night that Burgess was prob
ably headed for a nearby store
from his home, which was a
habit with him and stepped from
behind the passing truck Into
the path of the car driven by
Mrs. Taylor. There were no
marks Indicating that Burgess
had been struck In the east
bound lane of highway 561 , where
the truck was traveling.
Very little damage was done
to the Taylor car. Mrs. Taylor
was taken tp Franklin Me
morial Hospital, but was re
leased, shortly afterwards. She
described It as " The most ter
rible thing that ever happened
to me. I did not see him until
he was lying on top of the hood."
Burgess is the sixth pedest
rian to be killed on Franklin
County highways this year,
over half the total fatalities.
Surprised
Raleigh, N. C.--A motorist
deposited a dime In a two-hour
parking meter and went shop
ping. When he returned In two
hours, he found the meter gone,
curb painted yellow, a loading
zone sign and a $5 parking
ticket on his car. He took the
ticket and story to the city hall
and was excused this time.
Tenth Road Fatality
A group of Centervllle men
are pictured above viewing the
spot where Charlie Lewis Bur
gess, 74-year-old ne2ro, met
Instant death Tuesday night when
struck by a car driven by Mrs.
Hazel Taylor of Centervllle.
Coroner James Edwards ruled
the accident unavoidable. Bur
gess Is believed to have stepped
from behind a passing truck in
to the path of the Taylor car.
Franklin County Highway Fatalities
No. 1 Feb. 23 ? Bud Bunn, N/M/44 - Car ran off Road near
Pearces Crossroads
No. 2 Feb. 26 -- Jesse Lee Williams, N/M/6 ? Struck while
waiting for school bus on Highway 401 north
of Loulsburg. 7:30 A. M.
No. 3 May 29 ? James Meldrln Pearce, W/M/56 - Truck
Car collision near Pearces. 9:20 A. M.
No. 4 June 24 ? Robert Earl Jackson, W/M/23 - Single car,
U. S. 1 near Frankllnton. Night.
No. 5 July 15 -- Leroy Crudup, N/M/9 - Struck while riding
bike near Youngsvllle. 6:30 P. M.
No. 6 July 19 ? Solomon Kearney, N/M/27 - Hit-Run. High
way 401 north of Loulsburg. 2:00 A. M.
No. 7 Aug. 25 -- Durwood Phil Fuller, W/M/25 - Single Car.
Hit bridge abuttment N. C. 39. Around
3 A. M.
No. B Sept. 19 ? James Yarborough, N/M/45 - Struck at In
tersection U. S. 1 and U. S. 1A near Frank
llnton. 9:40 P. M.
No. 9 Oct. 26 -- David Lee Faulkner, W/M/26 - Struck by two
trucks, U. S. 1 near Frankllnton. 11:35 P. M.
No. 10 Nov. 10 -- Charlie Lewis Burgess, N/M/74- Struck on
N. C. 561 near Centervllle. 6:35 P. M.
Consolidation
Com. Report Released
A 16-page report on the
Committee on Consolidation of
Franklin County Schools has
recently been released by Mr.
Frank Read, Sr., Committee
Chairman and Schools Superin
tendent, Warren W. Smith. The
report sets forth the original
purpose of the committee and
Includes Its recommendation
that the State advised plan be
adopted.
The County Board of Education
appointed members to the Ad
visory Committee for the Con
solidation of Franklin County
Schools in September, 1982 and
adopted Its recommendations In
a meeting on October S.
Officers of the citizens com
mittee are: Frank Read, Sr.,
Chairman; Ashley Jenkins, Vice
Chairman, and Mrs. Hamilton
Hobgood, Secretary. Other
county citizens serving on the
committee are: John Allison
Rogers, Carlton Eaves, May
nard Wilson, J. J. Hart, W. R.
Evans, Mrs. Fred Cash, H. J.
Richards, Carl N. Ray, j
James Alford, Zeb Wheeler, |
Donald Wester, L. L. Sturdl- ,
vant, W. D. Fuller, L. S. Ward, ,
H. T. Edwards, Lloyd West, |
Dr. Cecil Robblns, Mrs. Ruby t
Williams, C, Ray Prultt, Mrs. (
Clement Weston and B. N. Wil
liamson, Jr. The latter three
represented Frankllnton on the
committee although their
schools are not under the Juris
diction of the County Board of \
Education. (
The report has high praise \
for the late Wiley F. Mitchell, ;
long time Superintendent of t
Schools, and expressed appre- s
elation to Mrs. Margaret ;
Holmes and Warren Smith for t
their assistance In the com
mittee's work.
The County Board of Educa
tion Issued a commendation to
each member of the committee
for their dedicated work on be
half of Improved education. The
recommendation of the com- 1
mitt? states. "The Advisory J
Committee recommends to the
Franklin County Board of Edu
cation the adoption of the School
Survey made by the Division of
School Planning, North Carolina
Department of Public Instruc
tion on Franklin County, 1963,
beginning on page 32 of the
School Survey Report and par
ticularly on page 35 and page
36 of the report, with the pro
viso of a change In priorities
which are recommended there
in and modifications which
would be wiser as conditions
and enrollments vary during
the years necessary to realize
-Times Staff Photo.
Locals Form
Camper's
Organization
Local camping enthusiasts
who are members of the Na
tlopal Campers and Hikers As
sociation last week met at the
Agriculture Building In Louls
burg for the purpose of form
ing a Franklin County Chapter.
The group, which held Its first
meeting two weeks prior, elect
ed its permanent officers at
this time, and adopted a con
stitution and by-laws.
Elected president, for a one
year term, was Sidney Johnson
of Frankllnton. Leslie Bulla rd
will serve with him as vice
president and Mrs. Earl Carter
was elected secretary-treasur
er. Mrs. Wally Wright and
James W. Payne, both of Frank
llnton, were elected to serve
with the officers to make up
the board of directors.
During the meeting the name
6f "The Campllghters" was
chosen for this group.
James A. Johnson, Field Di
rector for NCHA, who Is also
a member of this chapter, spoke
briefly to the group, emphasiz
ing the alms and purposes of a ,
group such as this, which Is to
promote camping activities in
the state and to work as a group
ind through proper channels to
Improve facilities for the camp
ng public, and to help create
lalpfulness and friendship
wtween all campers.
Cancer Clinic
The Cancer Detection Clinic
tor November will be held at
:he Franklin County Health Cen
:er, Wednesday, November 18, '
starting at 1:00 p.m. This Is a
'ree service and anyone wishing
in examination may obtain an
ippolntment by calling Miss Es
:her Andrews at Gy 6-3553.
the total Improvement of the
educational system."
The County Board of Edu
cation is studying the recom
mendations listed on the parti
cular pages mentioned In the
Committee's recommendation.
The listing referred to by the
"ommlttee pertain* to five new
school plants and a listing In
priority order of 12 addltlon
U facilities plus a 7-polnt plan
tor needed Improvements.
The Board must decide which
facility Is most needed and what
>rder will best accomplish the
>nd result set when the Com
mittee was flfst formed. In
lght of the recent State School
Sonds approval, the school sys
;em will receive over half mll
lon dollars with which to start
he plan recommended by both
he Committee and the State
department.