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Lou sbp'rg N C Tuesday January 11 1966
(Si* Pages Today)
96th Yeai? Number 92
Kids Arrive At School This Cold Morning Bundled For The Weather And Loaded IT ith Hooks -
Sheriff Champion
To Seek Third Term
Sheriff Joseph
W Champion
Franklin County Sheriff Jo
seph W. Champion has an
nounced his intentions to seek
a third term in office when
the 1966 elections come around
Sheriff Champion, In his pre
pared Statement aimed at the
voter, said, "Your cooperation
and support _ have given me
great courage and determina
tion to enforce the law of
Franklin County and the state
of North Carolina, directed to
this office." * *,
Champion, who once served
as Deputy to Sheriff Willis Per
ry, was elected from a field
of three in the ,1958 primary.
He defeated Perry and R. C.
(Dick) Collier. The vote count
was: Champion, 2323; Perry,
2164; and Collier, 414.
He defeated Loulsburg
service-station operator Ralph
Lester and David L. Wilder,
county farmer, In the 1962
elections. That vote was:
Champjjm, 2932; Lester, 1679;
and Wilder, 381.
In the 1962 primary, Cham
pion carried nine of the eleven
precincts, losing in Sandy
Creek by a wide margin and
losing Gold Mine by three
votes.
In his announcement, made
yesterday, Sheriff Champion
said, "I trust you will allow
me to remain as Sheriff of
Franklin County for another
four years by voting and sup
porting me in the May 28th
primary and November elec
tion.
"My primary interest has
been the protection of the people
of Franklin County and their
welfare, to whom I have
served. I will always feel in
debted to the people of Frank
lin County for being so nice to
me since I have been your
Sheriff," he continued.
The Democratic primary is
to be on May 28 this year,
and a number of county posts
will be open. Among these
are: Clerk of Court, Coroner
and three seats on the Board
of County Commissioners.
These vacancies will occur in
the 1st, ? 3rd, and 5th Com
missioner Districts, seats now
held by Commissioners Claude
Arnold, George Harris and Nor
wood Faulkner.
Two seats on the County
Board of Education w+tt also
be vied for in the elections.
These will eome' In School
Districts Number 4 and 1, now
represented by Mrs. T. H.
Dickens and Clint Fuller.
Accidents
In County
Two automobile accidents
over the weekend, both occur
ring on Sunday, were reported
by State Trooper W. S. Eth
ridge of Franklinton.
The first accident happened
around 1:20 p.m. Sunday after
noon near Rocky Ford when a
1960 Chevrolet, reportedly
driven by Brodvelt G'lasco,
Jr., n/m/17, left the road
shearing several trees. Eth
rldge blamed excessive speed
as the cause of the accident.
Glasco suffered internal In
juries, and Joseph Burrell,
n/m/18, received head lace
rations. William Teague,
n/m/15, was uninjured. Bur
rell and Teague were passen
gers in the Glasco car. All
three were from Henderson,
Rt. 4. Glasco was charged
with reckless driving.
A two-car collision at the
intersection of U. S. Highway
1 and the Pocomoke Road
around 9:20 p.m. Sunday re
sulted in two injuries. The
accident occurred, according
to Trooper Ethridge, when Al
bert Moore, Jr., n/m/27, Rt. 1,
Creedmoor, faUed to yield the
right-of-way and struck a car
driven by Herman B. Rldder,
w/m/25%;Hopewell, Va.
Two passengers in the Moore
vehicle were Injured, Mary
Cooper, h/f/22, New Haven,
Conn., and Jake Hollway,
n/m/12, Rt. 1, Franklinton.
Sunday
Moore was charged with fall
lngSto yield right-of-way.
Nin&ty per cent of the people
who say they talk too much aj-e
Fountain Speaks On Viet Nam
Second District Congressman
L. H. Fountain addressed the
Henderson- Rotary Club last
week and made a number of
statements on the war effort In
Viet Nam and domestic
troubles. Congressman Foun
tain represents F rankl in County
In his district and his obser
vations are of Interest to local
citizens.
Some of his remarks are In
cluded here, taken from a re
port by The Henderson Dally
Dispatch.
"The United States Is In
volved In the war In Viet Nam,
by whatever means and for
whatever reason, and we can
not extricate ourselves until
freedom Is assured for that
small country In Southeast
Asia," Rep. L. fl. Fountain
said
"We have the power, but
wonder If we recognize the
responsibility that goes with
It," Fountain said. "We are
militarily strong, but let him
that standeth take heed lest he
fall. Other great nations of
the past have been strong yd
powerful but went down for
various reasons." t
The congressman said "It Is
not enough to resist commu
nism; we must be mindful of
disorders at home, the burning
of draft cards and the evil of
pornography and moral con
ditions generally. Selfishness
and greed grip the entire hum
an race, and millions of our
people are becoming conscious
of the fk?t that our own soil
could be Invaded."
What happens In Asia could
as well occur in the United
States, with the growing stocks
of nuclear missiles, and this
country has won all of Its wars
but not the peace, the speaker
declared, adding that Godless
propaganda Is being spread
abroad and moral decay Is very
much evident.
"We are confronted by many
problems and every family has
Its cross to bear. We must
remember that law was made
for man and not man for law,'?'
fountain declared. He feared
a balanced budget was far off.
He described the voting rights
bill as "the most discrimina
tory enacted since I have been
In Congress." He deplored
the growing power of the Presi
dent with policies established
by fiat or by the courts, re
gardless of Congress. The
most important things of life
are outside the .realm of gov
ernment, he said.
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The congressman had com
mendation for the legislative
committee of which Senator
Fred S. Royster of Vance Is a
member In mapping a program
tor redisricting congress and
the lo<yU districts for repre
sentation in the Legislature.
At the q,utset Fountain read
brief humorous excerpts from
letters thafeome to his offlc^
from constituents. it
Franklin Satisfied
General Assembly To
Decide On Districts
The special session of the
General Assembly, meeting in
Raleigh this week, is tackling
the touchy problem of reap
portionment of the State House,
the Senate and the Congress
ional Districts.
Legislative committees have
held several meetings and an
nouncements have been made as
to their recommendations. The
question now is whether or
not the General Assembly will
approve these recommen
dations or what, if any, changes
will be made.
Under the committee recom
mendations, Franklin County
remains In the Second Con
gressional District of Con
gr ess man L. H. Fountain of
Tarboro. Last week, a change
in the original alignment of the
Second District removed neigh
boring Warren County, i>L*cing
it in the First District. Warren
County officials have voiced
their disapproval of the change.
As presently proposed,
Franklin is joined in the Con
gressional District by Gran
ville, Vance, Halifax, Edge
combe, Wilson, Johnston,
Greene and Lenoir.
C o rn in lttee r eco m menda t ions
call for Franklin County to re
main in the same Seventh State
Sectorial .District with Vance
and Granville counties. Fred
Louisburg Student Gets
Morehead Interview
Donnie Southerland, Louis-1
burg High School student, is
among the students being inter
viewed today by the District
Morehead Committee. Th<?
Louisburg youth is an outstand
ing senior, serving as vice
president of his class and
President of the Student Coun
cil. He is also active in ath
letics and maintains- a high
scholastic average.
Seventeen high school male
seniors ft^om nine counties in
this area Vill be interviewed
Tuesday, Jan. 11, in Raleigh
by the District IV Morehead
Awards Committee. The in
terviews will be held at thn
College Inn Motor Lodge.
The 17 nominees from this
area are from Caswell, Dur
ham, Franklin, Granville,
Orange, . Person, Vance, Wake
and Warren counties. These
boys will be interviewed in
statewide competition with 178
nominees from the other nine
Morehead Awards Districts.
Thomas W. Alexander, Jr.,
of Raleigh is chairman of the
Qistrlct IV Committee. Com
mittee members are Graham
Poyner of Raleigh, John W.
Laboulsse* and William Hay
wood Ruff in of Durham, Mal
colm B. Seawell of Chapel Hill
and John Church of Henderson.
.Morehead Awards provide
four -year, all - expense - paid
undergraduate educations at the
University of North Carolina,
Survey Shows ? .. r
_ r ? r
Local Graduates In College On Increase
A survey on high school gra
duates, released this week,
shows that 42.8 percent of
Franklin County system gra
duates and 35.7 percent of those
finishing In the FrankllntonClty
school system continue their
education after leaving high
school.
The survey lists 367 graduates
from the county system and 70
from Frankllnton last year. Of
these, the county had 55 en
rolling In senior colleges, for
15 percent; 48 enrolled In Junior
Colleges for 12.5 percent and
58 enrolled In trade, business
or nursing kchools for 15.3 per
cent. ,
The Frankllntdn system had
14 or 20% entering senior col
leges, two going to a Junior
college and 9 entering trade
schools.
Twelve graduates entered
military service, ten from the
county and two from the Frank
llnton system. Most graduates
entered business with 149 or
40.8 percent of the county sys
tem graduates and 34 or 48.6
percent of the Frankllnton gra
duates obtaining gainful em
ployment. Sixty grads are un
accounted ( tor In the survey,
51 from the county schools and
.9 from Frankllnton.
Comparative figures for other
years were not available, but
in the state as a whole, there
was an Increase from 36.97
percent entering college In 1964
to 38.06 In 196S. The number
were: 19,630 In 1964 and
25,669 this past year. Gra
duates entering Junior colleges
Jumped from 3,110 In 1964 to
4,893 In 1965.
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When temperatures (all, car
windows go up, and many mo
torlsts drive during cold weath
er with their vehicles tightly
closed. This shuts out noises
you should hear, such as horn*
of vehicles and trains, warns
the North Carolina Department
of Motor Vehicles. It also In
creases the threat of carbon
monoxide, which Induces
drowsiness In the car's occu
pants. Drive with one window
Just "a little" open for Entrance
of fresh air; It's a good way to
stay awake.
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Chapel Hill. They were es
tablished in 1951 by John Motley
Morehead, UNC graduate and
native North Carolinian, who
resided in Rye, N. Y., until
his death last January.
Each of the 10 Morehead Dis
trict Committees will nominate
six candidates to be interviewed
in Chapel Hill Feb. 25 -
March 1 by the Central More
head Selection Committee,
along with ?2 nominees from
26 private preparatory schools
on the Morehead Foundation's
selected list.
Those chosen are scholarship
candidates by the Central Com
mittee will then be Interviewed
by the Hoard of Trustees of
the Morehead Foundation, who
makes the final selection. Last
year, 67 young men were se
lected for Morehead Awards.
Town Board
Holds Meeting
The LouiSburg Town Council
met last Friday night in regu
lar session. Town Admini
strator E. S. Ford presented
a request by G. M. B?am,
Jr., for 150 It. . sewer line
and 150 ft. water line for
Smithwick Place, a local de
velopment.
Councilman Jonah Taylor
made a motion that a resolu
tion he adontpd Hlrpr.tlnff th?>
extension of water and sewer
systems of the Town and the
asses ment of the cost thereof
against lots or parcels of land
abutting directly thereon.
Councilman H. D. Jeffreys
seconded the motion, and It
passed unanimously.
Jeffreys moved that a 3/4
inch plastic water line on River
Road be replaced with a 2-Inch
galvanized line. Councilman
Louis Wheless seconded that
motion, and all voted in favor
except Councilmans. C. Foster,
wTio voted in the negative. \*
Invoices In the' amount of
$6,929.24 for purchases In De
cember were approved and or
dered paid on motlop by Coun
cilman E. F. Thomas, seconded
by Wheless, and all members
voting In favor.
A smart fruit seller makes It
a point to pack his boxes so
he can turn them up^slde-down
before the customer.
S. Roysteiv Managing Director
of th*' Warehousemen's Asso
ciation, of Henderson Is the
senator from the Seventh Dis
trict presently. The three
counties have a rotation sys
tem -among the . Democratic
parties. Under this system,
Kranklln^Cdunty's Senator Wil
bur Jolly preceded Royster In
Raleigh, and the May primaries
will name a man for Granville
County to represent the Demo
crats in this year's November
elections.
Franklin County is Joined with
Warren and Vance to form a
new House District under the
present committee proposals.
Rep. A. A. Zollicoffer of Hen
derson represents Vance
County, Rep. James D. Speed
represents Franklin, and Rep.
W. R. Drake of Macon repre
sents Warren Under the new
system only two seats will be
voted on for the three-county
area, which means one of the
three men now representing
their county or their oppon
ents will not be seated In the
next General Assembly.
Most political observers
agrVe that Speed and Zollicof
fe^ have a decided edge over
Drake in the three-county shift.
Drake has Issued a blistering
statement denouncing the ar
rangement. He is. a freshman
member of the House and Is
not well known outside the War
ren area.
Th?' allghment for Frankllri
County depends, as do the
other county shifts, on the ac
tions of the Assembly while In
special session. Governor
MOore has urged the legislators
to reapportion North .Carolina
themselves in a "fair manner"
instead of allowing the courts
to do so. The realignment
comes about because of the
U. S. Supreme Courtis puling
of one-man-one- vote and a law
suit brought against the state
by Renn Drum, Jr., a young
attorney frpm Wlnston-Salern.
Annual Meet Wednesday
Business Association
Has Busy Year
A year-end report of activi
ties of the Loulsbur& Business
Association shows that the or
ganization had one of its busiest
years in 1965. A number of
projects, were cited in the re
port sent to members this week,
and these will be explained to
the group at their annual meet
ing Wednesday night at the Col
lege Cafeteria.
K. E. Strother,Supt. of Greene
County Schools, "vMll be the
featured speaker for the meet
ing, which begins at 7 p.m.
Listed among the projects of
the Association last year was
a clothing collection for Oxford
Orphanage following a fire at
the charitable Institution. This
project was held in conjunction
with the local Shrine organiza
tion.
A George Washington Birth
day promotion was held in
February with most retail mer
chants participating. The As
sociation became affiliated with
the North Carolina Merchants
Association in March, increas
ing its effectiveness as a credit
rating organization.
The Association publicized
the news at mid-year that
Louisburg led all other cities
and towns In the state in retail
sales growth for the past five
year period. This included
erecting signs along roads lead
ing into town. - 4
With help from the Credit
Bureau of Henderson, the lo
cal organization became eli
gible to complete FHA, VA and
conventional loan. Fourteen
new members were added dur
ing a membership drive in 1965.
The most successful under
taking of the year was the
annual Christmas Parade, ac
cording to the report.
The first project of the new
year Is a car glve-a-way, which
begins this week. A 1966 Cor
valr is to be given away by
the Association in April, and
tickets are to be obtained from
any member. A small donation
is necessary to obtain these
tickets. All money will go to
pay for the car and to further
the Association's promotion of
Louisburg, according to a re
port. The them&jof the project
Is to be "Shop In Louisburg."
Dr. Johnson Speaks On
School Accreditation
Dr. Joseph Johnson, Ctialrman
of The Commission on Sec
ondary Schools for the Southern
Association of Colleges and
Schools, spoke to the Loulsburg
Rotary Club last Thursday night
on accreditation for local
schools. \
Dr. Johnson explained the
procedures and requirements
for accreditation by his asso
ciation to the Rotarians and a
number of invited guests, most
of whom are? connected with
the local schools uperatlons.
"Time and. place/' said Dr.
Joltnson, "are the imjJortant
things in the a Citation of
any schools
school is
To Sponsor Exposition
"Don't lug 'It, let It ride,"
IS the theme of the greatest
display of farm automation ever
seen In the south. More than
75 exhibits of the latest In farm
materials handling equipment
will be shown during the two
day exposition to be held In
Reynolds Coliseum on the cam
pus of North Carolina State
Highway Work
Reported
Raleigh ? State Highway Com
mission forces completed work
on more than 17.95 miles of
roads In the Fifth Division dur
ing the month of December
according to Commissioner
J. B. Brame and Division Engi
neer M. T, Adklns.
State Forces completed work
?In the following counties:
Franklin, Durham, and Person.
In Franklin County: 1.0 mile
of bridge approaches on
SR-1200 about 2.3 miles west
of Frankllnton was graded and
stabilized; 1H miles of exten
sion of SR-1201, from SR-1201
to SR-1200 about 4.1 miles west
of Frankllnton was graded and
stabilized.
University at Raleigh.
Opening on Wednesday, Jan
uary 19, at 10 a.m., It will
remain open until 9 p.m. and
be open Thursday, January 20,
from 9 af.m. untlf 9 p.m. Ad
mission Is free, and there will
be plenty of Free parking.
This show, co-sponsored by
North Carolina's Electric
Membership Corporations,
Power Companies, and the
State University, Is bflng held
to stimulate a greater Interest
In profitable farmstead mecha
nization and to give farmers an
opportunity . to see the latest
labor-saving equipment and
systems. Exhibited ^111 be new
designs In motors, conveyors,
bins and coptalners for moving,
drying, storing, feeding, and
distributing farm material's and
products. \
You are urged to take\your
questions to these exhibitors.
They will be prepared to an
swer your questions and to snow
you, how you can save dollars
and time through the us* rtf
automatic equipment. This la?t>
show highly recommended to
all Interested farmers.
Local County -Extension
Chairmen have full details on
this show and will be encourag
ing farmers and pthef In
serving Its purpose In its com
munity and doing the Job welL
it can be said that this is a"
go<?d school."
He Indicated that no rigid
form could be followed In ac
crediting schools, although cer
tain criteria must be followed.
Self-study, much Ilk* that
conducted recently' by most
Franklin County schools, mast
be made. This, said Dr. John
son, usually takes about two
school years. Other conditions
which must be met include ade
quate library facilities,, a
teacher-pupil ratio of 1-25, and
??ach teacher must be teaching
in his or her field.
The educator also said that
the Southern Association sajrs
a teacher "should" be allotted
one period each day free from
instruction, In order to plan
her work and to confer with
other teachers. He said the
word "should" is soon to be
changed to "shall."
Dr. Johnson *>as introduced
by Warren W. Smith, Supt. of
Schools. Among the guests
present were Mrs. Margaret
Holmes, Director of Instruc
tion for Franklin County
Schools; Clint Fuller, Vice
Chairman of the County Board
of Education; Louisburg Advis
ory Council members Willis
Nash and L. C. Hasty; Louis
burg Principal Al Fox, and
Youngsvllle Principal H. N.
Walden.
Dr. Carey Perry, club prfsl
dent, presided, and Jimmy
Weathers was program chair
man. ?
terested persons 'in their re*
spective counties to make the
trip to Raleigh.
This event will not be a "fair."
No epteftalnment Is planned for
visitor*,* Instead, the exhibitors
will stfcw how their equipment
can make mechanisation profl
\table to'thl &rmer and agrl
eusinessman. '
It's high time to develop high
way manners when driving An
automobile. \
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