Weather Cloudy and cold today. Fri day partly cloudy and continued cold. Low, 18; high, 40. The Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Times Serving All Of Franklin ^Cc A miser Is not as bad as those who do not know How to give of. themselves. lounty Tel GY 6-3283 (Ten Cents) Loursburg N C . Thursci-a\, ? Ja n u* at y 20 1966 (Ten Pages Tocja.y) 96th Year ? Number 95 In School Suit Judge Expected To Grant Justice Dept. Motion Today * cuci a. i juuge Algernon Dul ler of the U. S. Eastern District Court is expected to grant the federal government, through the Justice Department, permis sion to intervene in the Franklin County Board of Education suit today in Raleigh. The motion to intervene was filed wtth the Court Wednesday. Scheduled for 2:30 p.m., the action was delayed due to the ? lengthy trial of three sailors on bank-robbing charges. ? ' The ' Justice Department is seeking to enter a suit brought by a group of Franklin County Negroes against the Board uciiig satisfactory, the twenty Ne groes are seeking to break the plan and desegregate all grades this yfear. In the Court Wednesday repre senting , the Franklin County Board of Education was Louis burg Attorney Edward F. Yar> borough, and Howard Lewis Fink, attorney, represented the Justice Department. Schools Superintendent WarrenW. Smith was also present. Due to the lateness of the tour (around 6 p.jn.]T when the motion was filed, Judge Butler delayed action until this morning. Yar borough told the Court, "While we do not consent to the motion to intervene, we cannot oppose It." The expected approval of the Justice Department today will, In effect, grant twenty days to Board attorneys in which to file an answer to the federal charges. Mrs. Arnold Sworn N.E. Faulkner Named Cha inn an As County Board Reorganizes V Mrs. Claude A Arnold was sworn in as a member of trie Franklin County Board ofCom missioners- in ceremonies held in the courtroom here Wed nesday afternoon by Clerk of Norwood Faulkner - - ? N*w, Chairman ?/ Superior Court Ralph S. Knott. Mrs. Arnold was appointed earlier this week by Knott to fill the^unexpired term of her late husband, which expires in December of this year. She was accompanied to the cere monies by Odell Arnold, brother of the late Chairman of the Board. A number of friends were in attendance for the cere monies. Following the swearing of Mrs Arnold, the Board met In special session for the pur pose of reorganizing. Upon mo tion by Commissioner Richard Cash, seconded by Commis sioner E. M. Sykes, veteran Commissioner Norwood Faulkner, formerly vice chair man, was named Chairman of the Board to complete Mr. Arnold's term in that capacity Commissioner E. M. Sykes was named vice - chairman. Chairman Faulkner made as signments of Commissioners to be in charge of the several county's agencies as follows: Welfare-Richard Cash; Court house, Grounds and Finance George Harris; County Board ing Home-E. M. Sykes; County Agent's Office and Jail-Mrs. Arnold. Faulkner, as chair ! man, automatically assumes the Health Department by custom. Mrs. Arnold stated, in brief remarks to the Hoard, "This1 Is the greatest tribute paid to Claude, all other expressions of kindness notwithstanding. I will do my best in the interest of Franklin County." Ste alse expressed appreciation for all the expressions of kindness by the many people of the area. In opening the meeting, Chair man Faulkner said, "We arc not happy to -welcome you at this time under the conditions, but we are glad to have you on the Hoard." The Board continued in ses sion to handle several matters of routine business. Two More Rural Break-Ins Reported In County Area The Franklin County Sheriff's department reports two more break-ins in the county Wednes day,. bringing the total since the first of the year to six. One of the newest was an en core at Cedar Street School, north of Loulsburg whfere thieves .again used ro^k?. to break windows and gain entry. The school was broken into on | January 2, in a simlllar man ner. ~ Thieves took 210 cartons of i cigarettes and an undisojosed quanltlty of beer from theMpss Texaco Service Station on High way 1, south of Franklinton. The robbery was discovered 2:30 a.m. Wednesday by Moss' son when he, noticed some cigarettes spilled In the get away. Sheriffs deputies Tom Po well and Dave Batteiv>are in vestigating this most recent break-in. Entry was made by breaking a glass inthejeptrance to the station's grease pit and from there breaking a glass and entering the station proper. The second Cedar Street break-In occurred, on Tuesday night. The Sheriffs office said It believes this to be the work of children. No new leads were announced tn earlier break-ins at the Bunn ABC Store where over $700 in cash was taken earlier this week or a robbery of a Justice Community/ store earlier this month. No report of clues was made on a break-in in Youngs vllle Qn January 2. Investiga tions are continuing in all the cases; Moss Elected Head Of N. C. Group James T. (Joe) Moss of : Youngsvllle was elected Presi- 1 dent of the North Carolina As- j sociatlon of Soil and Water ] Conservation Districts Tues- < day In the organization's 23rd annual meeting held In Ashe- I vllle. Moss, successful Youngsvllle l farmer*and civic leader, was \ . James T. Moss \ - N?w Pr?xy formerly one of the Nation's Outstanding Young Farmers ift?r having won like honors in Franklin County and North Carolina. He succeeds Thomas p. Bon tam of Ayden. Also elected were: Lloyd C. Bunch of Eden ton, first vice president; George B. Collins of North Wllkesboro, second vice president; Luther Todd of Yadklnvllle, secretary; ind Garland Strickland of Nash ville, reelected treasurer. A. C. Edwards of Hookerton mas reelected council member, tnd James D. Bellamy, Jr., of Shallotte was elected as alter nate council member to fill the unexpired term of A. W. Nes bltt of Falrvlew, who died re cently. J. T. Graham of Cleveland was reelected chaplain, and Henry Hogan of Chapel Hill was elected assistant chaplain. Twenty-five year awards were presented at an awards luncheon to three Tar Heel supervisors. They are R. A. Jackson of Gaston District, William Pressley of the Iredell Dis trict and J. Hawley Poole of the Moore District. Adult Education To Start The Lou la burg Collet* pro gram of Adult Education will begin Its second semester on January 27. The program Is open to all adults 18 years of age or older. Classes will meet each Tuesday and Thurs ,day erenlngs at 7:30 p.m. In the College Auditorium Class - roo iti Building. Each adult may choose whether he would want to take a (bourse for credit, or to audit without college cred it: In order to take a course for credit, the regular college standard (or admission ihust be met. Persons Interested In 'be ginning the second semester's program are asked to be pres ent In the college auditorium on Thursday evening, Jan uary 27, at 1x36 o'clock. Any course In the regular college curriculum wtll be offered If there are ten or more persons to register for It. For further Information, don tact Dean John B. York at Lou Is burg College. Klan Leader Acquitted Grand Dragon Robert Jones of the North Carolina Ku Klux >Klan was found not guilty of a speeding violation In Franklin County Recorder's Court held here Tuesday. He had been charged by State Trooper D. C. Day with going 65 miles per hour In a 55 mile zone on N. C. Highway 98 west of Bunn last August 3. The case was heard by a six Champion Gives Vets Reminder George Champion, Jr., local veterans service officer, Issued a reminder today that only three months remain for veterans with service-connected dis abilities to obtain the newly re-openedJJatlonal Service Life Insurance. This Insurance Is being of fered those veterans of World War II and the Korean Conflict who either failed to take out the Insurance originally or allowed It to lapse In whole or in part Deadline for the sale of the new CI policies Is midnight, May 2, 1966. The Insurance is open to those veterans who were originally eligible for GI Insurance be tween October 8, 1940, and January 1, 19S7, and whoelther failed to take It oirt or let It lapse after purchasing it. The eligible 'veteran must have a service-connected dis ability or a nonservlce-cefi nected disability so severe that he cannot purchase commercial Insurance at the highest rates. Veterans have several choic es of Insurance plans?-or dlnary life, 20-payment life, 20-year endowment and modi fled life- -and they may take out the full $10,000 coverage or as little as f 1,000. The local veterans service office will supply full details. f man jury, which received the case around 5- p.m. Tuesday and deliberated only a short time before reaching the ver dict. The Klan leader lost his driver's license for a period of 60 days on December 7' last year, following two con victions, of speeding within a 12-montn period. His at torneyship their charge to the Jury, slated that the Grand Dragon raid admitted he was speeding Un these cases but pleaded nek guilty in the lease at hand. Jones was represent ed by Attorneys J. P. Lumpkin and1 Charles Davis, both of Loulsburg. . First Lady Commissioner Mrs . ,Jeartett?' P Arnold is shown above following < erehiomes held here Wednesday making her the first woman county com missioner in the history of Franklin County. She was appointed to fill the unexpired 4erm of her late husband, iChalrman Claude- A Arnold, who died suddenly last Saturday. iHc^ured with Mrs Arnold is Ode 11 Arnold, Jeft, brother of the late Commissioner, and Clerk o^C6urt Ralph Knott, who performed ' the ceremonies, after having made the appointment on Tuesday. -Staff Photo by Clint Fuller. w . t' Attend Ceremonies Part of the group gathered to witness the swearing-in ceremonies for the new county commissioner here Wednesday afternoon are shown " atove. All are connected with the county government. Pictured, right to Jeft, are: County Accountant Lee Murray, Veteran's Officer George Champion, Mrs. Kay Hunt, Mrs. Hazel Taylor? Mrs. Edith Murray and Commissioner E; M. SykeS. Sheriff Joe Champion Is shown standing in the rear doorway. -Staff Photo by Clint Fuller. When They Carry Home District * \ ? Candidates Usually Win County Contests . by Cllpt Fuller This Is an election year for Franklin County. It Is also the year of reapportioning. Frank ltn County will elect three County Commissioners ' this year, and following years of custom, this will be done In the May Democratic Primary. A study qf elections back to Tax Listing Forms Are Mailed Kenneth Braswell, Franklin County. Tax Collector, an nounced today that his office (ias mailed tax listing forms tp the businesses Ih the county to aid In the 19(6 listing now going on. ,. ? t Braswell requested! that any business which falls to receive such forms this week, notify, the Tax Office. .J 1954, a period o( si* elections, shows that almost Invariably the candidate wins who gets the support of > the people in Itts own townships. Commis sioners and School Board mem bers run from one of the several districts In the county but are voted on by the entire county. For example, Commissioner Norwood Faulkner represents the Loulsburg-Cypress Creek Township District, Number 5, but every voter In the county his an opportunity to vote on him as a candidate. The same applies to the fol lowing Commissioners and their districts: Georg* Harris, No. 3, Hayesvllle-Sandy Creek; Ev M. Sykes, No. 4, Gold Mlns, Cedar Rock; Richard Cash, No. 2, Frankllnton- Youngsvllle; and Mrs. Claude Arnold, recently appointed to fill the unexpired term of her late husband from No. 1 District, Dunn-Harris.* Commissioners Faulkner, Harris and Mrs. Arnold coifi iute their terms this year. None have announced their in tentlons as whether j>r not they will make the race this year. In the six elections held dur ing the period 1954-64, leases where a Joint township ^district voted against a candidate, and yet that candidate won are rare. A system which leaves a loop hole for ttie county to elect a representative from a certain district against the wishes of the majority of the voters In that district, seems to be work ing well. In the May 26, 1956 prl^ marles, voters Gold Mine-Cedar Rock liN**' t gave W. P. Chllders an overwhelm ing 344-44 edge over the late R, B. May, but May was elected to represent the dlstrlot county wide, 2813 to 1681. His margin of victory came from Loulsburg and Frankllnton precincts, where he defeated Chllders al most two to one. In 1958, voters In the Dunn and Harris Townships gave T. W. Perdu* 423 votes to Brooks W. Young's 388, but Young won countywlde, 2315 to 1874. Loulsburg- voted lor Perdue ami Frankllnton went for Yourig.. In the close race In 1962 between the late Claude Arnold and Brooks Young, the home townships gave Arnqld the edge 289 to 273. The preliminary' vote count favored Young* 1712 to 1711. A recount was ordered and the race was declared a tie and a runoff was set. In the runoff, Arnold won. > The only other case where a township approved one candi date and another won the elec tion was the Board of Edu cation race In 1964 between Mrs. T. H. Weldon, the In cumbent, and Lloyd A. West. Mrs Weldon, living In Hayes vllle Township, polled 194 to 75; and West, living In Sandy Creek Township, rec?lved a 261 to margin there. 'Hie two townships together, how ever, favored Mr?. Weldon, 340 to 33