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The Woodrow Warrens Garden Club Decorations Winner The Charlie Fords Garden Club Decorations Winner , The R ii ss i>ll Boyds Garden Club Decorations Winner Garden Club Names Christmas Decoration Contest Winners The Civic Committee of the Loulsburg Garden Club has an nounced the following three win ners In their Home Decorating Contest for Christmas: the Charlie Ford home on North Main Street, the Russell Boyd home on Person Street and the Woodrow Warren home on North Main. .Three prizes of shrubs will be awarded these winners. Hon Franklinton Decoration Winners Named (Frk. BW.) The winners of the prizes (or Christmas deco rations In Frankllnton were Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Pearce, first place; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Julian, second place; and Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Glbbs, third place. These were Judged win ners on Tuesday evening. The Pearce home had Christ mas lights around the door way. On the stoop was a Santa fitting on a stool with tils re?t In a wash tub? his boots sitting beside the tub. There were three Wise Men on the panels ot the Julian carport. Beside the front door there was a painted nativity scene on canvas. The Glbbs' front door was covered with red paper with a beautiful Christmas wreath. Judges were Mrs. Cecil Capps and Mrs. Betty Gregory of Raleigh and Mrs. Wallace Tlppett of Loulsburg. The Frankllnton merchants sponsored the contest. Congressmen used to try to patch up bitter quarrels by passing the "peace pipe" every now and tben. They don't do this anymore. The pipe keeps a congressman from talking out of both sides of his mouth. orable mention went to the Ed ward Yarborough home on North Main, the Jack Cooper home, Dickens Avenue, and the Baker Harrison home on North Main. If you don't take care of yourr self properly, listen to your heart beat next time you have a chance. If M isn't beatlnc, you're dead. ? ?*r-No Times x i Next Tuesday The Franklin Times will sus pend publication of Its Tues day issue next week, In order to give Times' personnel a well deserved Christmas Holiday. All correspondents are re quested to have their material, for Thursday's Issue in the office Tuesday . Ads for the Thursday issue must be in by Tuesday noon. The business office will be closed from Fri day, December 24, until Tues day, December 28. The FraiMMn Times i <sT Published Evary Tuesday A Thursday ^ * Sarvirtfl All Of Franklin County Committee Plan Keeps Franklin In 2nd District A congressional redisricting plan drafted by the North Caro lina legislative committee, meeting In Raleigh Tuesday, keeps Franklin County In the Second' Congressional District and maintains Representative L. H. Fountain of Tarboro as this county's congressman. In a shuffle several years ago, Franklin County was taken out of the Fourth District, of Congressman Harold Cooley of Nashville and placed In the Second. There had been much speculation that Franklin might be put back Into Cooley's dis trict. Under the plan, yet to be ap proved by the General Assem bly In Its special session scheduled for January 10, Congressman and the Second District will gain Johnston and Granville Counties, lose Northampton, but keep Frank lin, Edgecombe, Greene^ Hall ux, Lenoir, Vance, Warrinand Wilson. The Committee approved the plan by a vote of 14-7 before adjourning until January 3. It Is expected that some change* may yet be made to the plan before It gains final approval of the legislature. The plan establishes eleven Mail Box Blasters Warned Sheriff Joseph W. Champion has Issued a stern' warning against the use of fireworks during the Christmas holidays, particularly to the cases In volving the blasting of mall boxes. v In a notice to The Franklin Times today, Sheriff Champion said, "We are having com plaints, and we are Investigating reports of several U. S. mall boxes being blown to pieces with fireworks. It Is unlawful to have fireworks and It carries a light stiff penalty." x Referring to the mangling of mall boxes, the Sheriff said those doing so are "subject to federal Indictment." "My advice to you that have fireworks Is to dispose of them at once," Sheriff Champion con cluded Christmas Business Reported Good Locally Most local merchants report that the Christmas season has brought satisfactory sales rec ords. With the farm income cut nearly 30% this year, there were soma doubts that any new records would be set. Ap parently, none have been. Some local businesses began observing late hours as early as last week with practically all retail outlets staying open each night this week. This, according to one Business As sociation leader, has helped hlj sales considerably. One of the variety stores re ported "nice sales Increases"; however, this was credited, In part, to the fact that several new lines have been added since last year. Clothing stores, which tra ditionally have their largest sales In the last week before Christmas, are doing a boom ing business. Most report sales a little above last year. Many of these will conduct clearance sales of winter merchandise after the Christmas holidays. At least one grocer, enjoying a sizable Increase in sale* over last year, plans an In ventory reduction sale Imme diately following the holidays. The florists are reportedly out of some Christmas plants and designs. The post office rush has begun to ease as It usually does Just prior to De cember 25. Many businesses will be closed both Saturday and Mon day for the holidays. Several, however, will be open on Mon day. Most of these have made publle announcements In their advertisements as to their In tentions. There seems to be a (rowing number of homes belnc deco rated each year, and this one Is no exception. Some beautiful yard and home decorations can be seen all over the area. Most businesses will remain open tonight until 8 p.m. with some staying open until V p.m. or later. Most will close ear tier on Friday night, Christmas 4-H'ers Entertain Hnme Residents The Loulsburg Senior 4-H Club met at the Agriculture Building Monday, December 20, at 7. 00 p.m. There were eleven members, two adult leaders, and two extension agents pres ent After meeting at the Agricul ture Building, the meeting ad journed to the Benjamin Franklin Boarding Home to visit and entertain the people. The 4-H' era 'sang Chris tm a 4 Carols, served refreshments and gave each member a Christmas stocking filled with candy. Tony Gupton played the piano while some of the 4-H'ers did a few of the mod ern teenage dances to amuse i them. Afterwards, the 4-H'ers re turned to the Agriculture i Building for a short social i period. I districts with a population vari ance of 2.5 percent from the norm of 414,196 per district. The Second District has a popu lation of 419,239, an average of 1.25 percent. No comment was reported from Congressman Fountain, but Congressman Cooley, who had * hoped to gain Franklin County Into his district, said he felt the plan was acceptable. HEW Official Fails To Gain Answer In School Dispute On Visit Here An official of the Office of Education was In Louisburg Tuesday conferring with local school officials on a dispute Involving the admission of twenty Negro students to ? the schools of their choice. Mr. John Hodgon, a native of Chicago, who calls Boston his home, spent most of the day In conference with Board Attorney E. F. Yarborough and part of the day with Superin tendent of Schools Warren Smith. He conferred briefly. withv Times Editor Clint Fuller, vice chairman of the County Board of Education, Tuesday iSmtn. \ The Harvard Law School fraduate was affable In his re quests, the local officials said, but no decisions were made and the present stalemate In the matter continues. Hodgdon left Raleigh-Durham Airport around 5 p.m. Tuesday to return to Washington, saying he would confer with '"his peo ple" to determine If he Is to return to meet with the entire Board of Education. In his conversation with Fuller, the Washington official said, "You are In violation of yqur plan/' referring to the Plan of Compliance which the Board received approval on last August. Fuller Inquired, "On whose Interpretation?" to which Hodgon answered, "Ours." Fuller then told the Office of Education representative, Vtour Interpretation of our plan Is no better than our Interpre tation." Hjxlgdon said, "It ^eems you meant one thing and ww^te another," referring to the pjan^o which Fuller answered, "You people approved one thing and mW^ranother." Hodgdon waV^given a tour of ; the Times plant and shown how a newspaper is made-up with the new offset method used here. He read an editorial which appeared in Tuesday's issue on his visit, viewing It on a negative through a light table. Fuller asked If the facts were straight, to which the young man answered, "I could take Issue with some of it." Fuller Jokingly replied, "I, didn't ask your opinion of my opinion. I Just want to know if the facts are correct.!' ..The visitor questioned the purpose of his visit being referred to as a "hearing." <. Hodgdon said he was interest ed in helping the Negro and that was why he is in this type of work. Fuller told him, "You'll get no criticism here on that statement. Our concern Is with the making of a mountain out of a problem which will and can solve Itself when school opens next fall." When the official mentioned the article on his visit and that Governors Christmas Greeting In this season, ^s. Moore and I extend our greetings to ^he people of North Carolina and wish foK^each of you the traditional joys of Christmas and the best of everything for the New Yfefl.r. Since we are confronted by U^roed con flict overseas and by domestic problems at home, It may not be entirely p^slble for all of us to have a carefree Christmas. But since It Is essentially a spiritual observance, we do wish for you and yours a Merry Christmas, and we extend prayer ful wishes for a better future In the New Year. On Matching Basis of five other federal officials last week, Fuller told him, "Let's face It. There hasn't been a federal official in Louis burg In, the past thirty years. When six come here In one week,, that's news." Fuller added, "There Isn't a white man in Franklin Coun ty that could have brought six Washington officials to Louls burg In one week." , Hodgdon replied, "Of course not. I am here to help the Negro." Fuller, Yarborpugh and Smith pointed out to the official that they and the Board of Education had worked to help the Negro and the white children alike. Fuller told the Washington of ficial, 4,This Board of Educa tion gave careful study to this plan. We did not adopt one which we could skirt around. We adopted a plan we could honestly live with and we have done so, in good faith." Hodgdon had no answer for one question posed to him by the vice chairman. Fuller asked, "Can you tell me one thing? If you people believe that we should desegregate all grades this ye^r, why did you approve a four-grade plan? Why did you not require Freedom of Choice In all grades?" Fuller told the young man there was nothing personal In his attitude, but he added, "We want Washington to do whatever it is you are going to do, so that we can get back to operat ing the schools. I didn't become a Board member to solve social problems. My interest Is In the children and 1 am tired of negotiating everything with Washington. Superintendent Warren Smith said, "Nothing was accom plished by Mr. Hodgdon's visit. A We are waiting now to hear further from him." 1 Louisburg Eligible For Airport Funds A telegram received Tuesday (Tom Congressman L. H. Foun tain, D-N. C., discloses that the federal aviation plan for the next five-year period makes Louisburg eligible to apply for funds on a matching basis for construction of a new airport. The Federal Aviation Agency recommended Tuesday airport construction and Improvements estimated to cost )23 million in North Carolina and South Carolina. In Its annual five-year fore cast of airport needs in the two states, the agency recom mended new airports to be con structed in more than 27 cities In North Carolina and In 13 Icltles In South Carolina. ?? In addition, airports in 50 North Carolina cities' would be improved and 42 In South Caro lina. The FAA said Its projections are based on a predicted rise in both domestic airline pas sengers and In private aviation. The recommendations tor North Carolina, at a cost of $17,167,000, Include: New airports --Bryson City, Charlotte, Concord, Durham, Ettln, Erwln, Franklin, Greenaboro, Henderson, High Point, Kings Mountain, Lexlnf ton, Llncolnton, Lou is burg , Marshall, Monro*, Moores vllle, Mount Olive, Reldsvtlle, Roxboro, Rutherfordton, Smith* field, Tarboro, TaylorsvllJ#, Waynesvllle, West Jefferson, Rocky Mount -Wilson. The County Commissioners appointed an Alrpprt Committee several months ?go (o study the needs at the present facility. The text of the Congress man's telegram follows: '"Under fed eral aviation ag?ncjr five-year hatlonal airport plan, Loulsburg eligible to apply for matching grants to construct new air port!'.'
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