lolly, Bulluck, King Lead
List Of Judge Candidates
The Recorder's Court Judge
vacancy, caused by the resig
nation^ W. F. Shelton, Is ex
pected to be filled by the Board
of County Commissioners in
their regular monthly meeting
here Monday.
In interviews with four of the
fivej board members, indica
tions are that action will be
taken at that time. Three,
of the four, reported that they
had been contacted by people
in behalf of two Loulsburg at
torneys, E. C. Bulluck and W. M.
Jolly. One said he had been
contacted by several people and
a number of names had been
suggested for consideration.
John W. King/ former Clerk
of Court for Franklin County,
has been mentioned In the past
two days as a prospect along
with Jolly and Bulluck. County
Solicitor W. M. " Jack" Tayloj,
whose nam? had been mentioned
earlier in light of Shelton's
resignation, could not be
reached for comment.
Bulluck said, "If it were of
fered me, I would give serious
consideration to accepting it,
providing that I would be al
lowed to resign and Judge Shel
ton be reappointed by the Com
missioners, If at any time dur
ing the two-year term to 'which
he was elected by the people,
hts health Improved and he
desired to resume the Judge
ship."
He added that he would like
to have the experience. He
said that a number of friends
had urged him to accept the
post and were working in his
behalf, but that he was not
actively seeking the position
personally.
Jolly, when contacted by
phone, said hfe would wait until
after the Commissioners met
to make any comment. It has
been reported that he would ac
cept the position if offered him.
Jolly would neither deny or
confirm these reports.
King said that he was inter
ested in the post, having
worked closely with the Court
for 16 years.
The position pays $3718 an
nually, plus extra fees In di
vorce cases. It Is expected
that under the court reforms
sponsored by the state, and
1. Industry
^2. Louisburg Fire
3. Elections
4. Highway Deaths
due for a pilot program by the
1965 legislature, that the Job
will lead to a district judge
ship under the new c^urt
structure. This position is
expected to draw a salary of
around $12,000 annually. How
ever, the program Is not ex
pected to be put into effect
on a wide scale until at least
1967 and could possibly be later.
Court Docket
The following cases were dis
posed of In Recorder's Court
on Tuesday, December 29:
James Hampton Smith, w/m/
54, operating auto Intoxicated;
leaving scene of accident. Ap
pearing the defendant Is de
ceased, let the action abate.
Freddie Eugene Kelly, c/m,
motor vehicle violation; hit and
run. $50.00 fine and costs.
John Henry Thompson, III,
w/m/23, speeding. Pleads guil
ty under waiver statute. $10.00
fine and costs.
Mary Etta Beckham, w/f/17,
speeding. Pleads guilty under
waiver statute. $10.00 fine and
costs.
Charles Steve Moore, w/m/
34, speeding. Pleads guilty
under waiver statute. $15.00
fine and costs.
James Edwin Harlow, w/m/
21, speeding. Pleads jcullty
under waiver statute. $10.00
fine and costs.
Roger Lee Franklin, w/m/17,
breaking and entering; larceny.
To be held foe Franklin County
Grand Jury. $200.00 bond.
John Lee High (alias Pap),
unlawful possession of whis
key and unlawful possession of
whiskey for sale. 6 months In
Jail, suspended on payment of
$500.00 fine and costs.
Berlle Perry, c/m/22, as
sault with deadly weapon with
Intent to kill. To be held for
Franklin County Grand Jury.
$500.00 appearance bond.
JIM BOONE
Boone Retires From
Local Bank Today
Mr. Jim Boone, assistant
cashier of First Citizens Bank
and Trust Co. here, 1? retiring
today after nearly 16 years of
service with the local banking
Institution. He was 75 years
old last November 21.
Mr. Boone began his associa
tion with the local bank In 1935
as a member of the Loan Com
mittee. Born In Cedar Rock
Township, he was county tax
collector from October 5, 1931
until October 5, 1940. He be
came county accountant, an
elective position at that time,
In 1940 and served In that ca
pacity until 1 949.
He Jofned the local bank, full
time, on April 25, 1949 and he
has served In this capacity
regularly since. Mr. Boone
and his wife live on North
Main Street and they havethfee
children and six grandchildren.
Harold Talton, Vice President
and manager of the local es
tablishment , said, "We cer
tainly are sorry to see Mr.
Boone go. He has been an
outstanding member of our staff
and we are going to miss him. **
His c^-workers voiced the same
sentiment.
Asked what his plans are for
the future, Mr. Boone said, "I
guess I will take it easy and
play with my grandchildren."
He was honored at the recent
Christmas Party held by the
bank here.
Hearing Held On Highway 56
Improvement Plans Tuesday
An estimated one hundred lo
cal property owners and offi
cials attended a State Highway
Commission hearing on propos
ed Improvements to Highway 56,
held here Tuesday morning in
the Loulsburg Armory.
The hearing was held to give
local officials and property
owners along the proposed route
an opportunity to question state
highway officials concerning the
Improvements and to voice any
opposition to the proposed
plans.
Heading the state delegation
was District Commissioner
Cliff L. Benson of Raleigh.
Other state officials attending
the hearing were: M. T. Ad
klns, Division Engineer; C. C.
Pointer, Assistant District En
gineer, F. W. Adklns, District
Chief Issues
Fire Contracts
Reminder
Loulsburg Fire Chief W. J.
Shearln Issued a reminder to
day that 1964 fire protect lor
contracts for those living out
side the city limits will expire
at midnight December 31.
Shearln urged all contract
holders and others Interested
in the protection of their prop
erty to renew or obtain a new
contract at the town office be
fore the expiration date.
Loulsburg fire trucks and
equipment cannot go\>utsldethe
city limits, Shearln pointed out,
unless the property is covered
by a contract with the Town of
Loulsburg Shearln said that
the town has a fire engine with
a 500-gallon water tank and
a 1,300-gallon water truck for
use in protecting, its contract
holders.
New Industry, Fire, Elections Head List
Of Top Local News Stories Of 1764
The acquisition of two new
Industries In Franklin County
composed the top local news
stories during the year, with
the J 1 50,000 fire, which de
stroyed Southslde Warehouse
and other buildings on South
Main Street, running close be
hind in second place.
The Democratic Primary- in
May, the runoff In June'afld
the General Elections in No
vember were the number three
stories, of Interest locally, in
1D64, while the fourteen highway
deaths placed fourth as news
producing events.
The massive switch over of
current distribution lines In
Loulsburg produced the fifth
place story, Including the
smooth manner In which It was
accomplished. In sixth place
was the news concerning the
development of- the Tar River
Basin, which could be a top
news story In the next few
years.
The action of the Franklin
'County Commissioners Input
ting a halt to the Free Food
Plan here was the seventh
ranked news story, Including
the considerations given the
program for a three-month per
iod. The coin shortage, parti
cularly In the Loulsburg area,
was chosen as the eighth place
news Item.
The ninth place news story
of the- year was the Sunday af
ternoon drowning of two men
and the rescue by th/Loulsburg
Rescue Service of two small
boys. Tenth place goes to the
Navy plane which landed In a
rural road "near New Hop* and
Its ultimate take off from, the
same road.
The most humorous news
story of the year concerned a
Bunn man who produced a traf
fic ticket charging him with
speeding while w*lklng. The
revaluation of all property In
the county Just missed the top
ten list. It will probably be
one of the bigger stories In
5. Power Switch-Over
1965.
A number of citizens dis
tinguished themselves In 1964.
In addition to the various win
ners In the elections, here are
a few names that made news
In the year just ending: Miss
Sandra Goswlck, chosen Miss
Loulsburg; Mrs. Leslie Billi
ard, selected Woman of the
Year; Harold Talton, Rotary's
Man of the Yeaf; W. J. Ben
ton, named Industrial Develop
ment Director; E. F. Thomas
was named Town Councilman
replacing A. T. Johnson, Jr.;
Bob Richards, chosen the Jay
cee's Young Farmer; and Miss
Carroll Mode was 4 National
4-H wWier In/ the meeting at
Chicago .
Death claimed a number of
prominent citizens In 1964.
Among them were: Loulsburg
banker and Frankllnton native,
A. E. Henderson; Dr. W. C.
Perry, veteran Loulsburg phy
sician; Malcolm McKlnne, local
businessman; W. B. Tucke;,
local cotton gin operator;-!,. L.
Sturtllvant, warehouseman;
former county commissioner,
W. H. M. Jenkins, of Franklln
ton, and Lee Purr, local p urm-J
aclst.
Several prominent neople
moved from the area Irk the
past year, and among tn&se
were: Rev. W. M. Latta, Rec
tor of St. Paul's Eplscopa\
Church; A. F. Johnson, Jr.,
former Times editor; Jim Ter
ry, president of the Loulsburg
High School Boosters, and J. L.
McDanlel, Superintendent of
Frankllnton City Schools: Latta
moved to Durham, Johnson to
Sanford, later to Durham; Ter
ry lives In Roanoke Rapids and
McDanlel Is studying at. Duke
University in Durham.
SEE ALL TOP tJEWS
STORIES OF 1964
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ON PAGE 6
6. Tar River Basin
Engineer; w. D. Chamble, Stiff
Engineer, and R. W. McGowan,
Assistant Chief Engineer.
Local officials Included
George Harris, Chairman of
the County Commissioners,
several commissioners, and
Loulsburg town council men.
The 13-mile stretch of high
way from Loulsburg to Nash
County line Is expected to
be, widened and. straightened.
This will necessitate the ac
quisition of private property
for highway purposes. A num
ber of property owners have
already signed rlghtaway leas
es, but there are a number who
*have not yet agreed to the
lease. The hearing was to give"
these people an opportunity to
ask questions and to express
themselves on the matter.
There was no open opposition
reported from the meeting,
although several landowners
have indicated that they are not
ready to sign the rlghtaway
leases. Local officials voiced
confidence that the leases would
be signed and that the work
not be delayed because of this.
i The project, which Is Federal
Government - North Carolina
State project, Is expected to be
completed sometime in 1967
at an estimated cost of be
tween $750,000 to $800,000.
Chairman Harris said the
County Commissioners had
been working to get this road
Improvement for over 10 years.
Foundation
Film Available
The Franklin County Chap
ter of the National Foundation
March of Dimes, Rev. V. E.
Duncan, County Chairman, has
a Sound Film on Arthritis and
Birth Defects. He is anxious
to show this film to as many
of the various clubs and civic
organizations as possible
during the months of January
and February. Several clubs
and P.T.A.'s have already put
It in their schedule.
This is an educational film,
and is very forceful in the
| facts presented.
7. Free Food Plan
8. Coin Shortage
. Drowning L
lescue
10. Navy Plane Lands