Louisburg College Homecoming Queen Contestants '
Susan Price
Elizabeth Ware
Veronika Maun
Susan I.au^hin^house
Brenda Rice
Susan Willis
Paula Justice
Mari^ Vargas
Barbara Temple
Bonnie Turnage
Susie Hill
Homecoming At
Looisborg College
Set For Saturday
Homecoming, 1966, is sched
uled for Saturday, February 5, i
at Louisburg College Welcome
parties In each of the dormi- i
tories, with the house counse- t
lors as hostesses, will begin the I
activities of the afternoon. The V
new college library will be open r
for inspection and tours. Dinner j
will be served in the Benjamin }
N. Duke College Union at 5:00 \
p.m. At 6:15 a "scrub" basket- r
ball game between former play- i
ers of the years 1956 and 1960 I
and the Louisburg College *
freshmen will /begin. Return- I
ing to play in this "contest" 1
are: Redmond Oakley, Jim I
Lancaster, Ross Lane, Louis 1
D. Felts, Bob Fleming, Lin- 1
ville Midgett, Bill Fleming, c
M. L Stall ings, Bill Varker, (
and Jimmy Dew Following S
this game the Louisburg Var- J
sity will play Danville Tech- i
nical Institute at 8:00. c
At halftime of the varsity \
game the Homecoming con- I
testants will be presented to i
the, audience. Judges Bob t
Jones of Radio Station WKIX, I
Raleigh; Peggy Mann of Tele- (
vision Station WTVD, Durham; c
along with Mrs. Ted Bissett, ?
Jr., the former Betty Lane
Evans of Greenville and a form- s
er Miss North Carolina, will t
select the Homecoming Queen.
Candidates for the Homecom
ng Queen are:
Miss Susan Price, represent
ng the Phi Beta Lambda, daugh
er of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest
'rice, Washinjgton Avenue,
Veldon; Miss Elizabeth Ware,
epresenting the Young Re
>ublican's Club, daughter of
At. and Mrs. Abbott K. Ware,
Vashlngton, D. C.; Miss Ve
onika Haun, representing the
io?4?)r Fraternities, daughter of
dr. and Mrs. Walter Haun,
Clttrell; Miss Susan Laughing
louse, representing the Ath
etic Department, daughter of
dr. and Mrs^W. B. Laughing
louse, Havelock; Miss Brenda
lice, representing Dramatics,
laughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
irantland Rice, 4th and Grace
Itreets, Richmond, Virginia;
diss Susan Willis, represent
ng the Young Democrats,
laughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. D.
Villls, Lynch Heights. Milford,
Delaware; Miss Paula Justice,
'epresenting the Student Gov
ernment, daughter of Mr. and
Ars' & A. Justice, RFD #2,
Clayton; Miss Maria Vargas,
laughter of Mrs. Lydia Vargas,
? antiago, Chile;
Miss Barbara Temple, repre
;enting The Religious Organlza
lons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
See COLLEGE page B
Rep. Fountain Calls
On Rusk For Aid
Rep. L. H. Fountain (D-2d
District) has asked the State
Department to take "prompt
and effective steps" to prevent
possible discriminatory action
against imports of American
tobacco by European Common
Market countries. Rep. Foun
CP&L Sales
Dinner Reset
The electrical appliance deal
ers meeting of the Carolina
Power & Light Company has
been set up for Thursday-night
of next week, February 10. It
will be at the Henderson Coun
try Club, and at seven o'clock
in the evening. Dealers from
over\the Henderson district are
to attend. The area extends
from Littleton on the east,.
Franklinton and Youngsville to
the sduth, and west to Yancey
vllle.
The dinner was originally set
for ' Wednesday night of last
week but was cancelled on ac
'count of the snow. E. P. Baze
more is district manager.
tain, who i/s a member of the
| House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee, made the request in a
letter to Secretary of State
Rusk last week.
In his letter, Hep. Fountain
called attention to a warning
by Tobacco Associates, an or
ganization representing tobacco
producers, that a number' of
"alarming 'proposals" for dis
criminatory restrictions in im
portation of American tobacco
are . being considered by the
Common Market. Since the
value of American tobacco ex
ported to Common Market coun
tries exceedX $100 million
annually, loss M dollar ex
ports resulting frVin such re
strictions would seriously in
jure the T nlted States balance
of payments position and seriV
ously damage North Carolina
tobacco producers.
A meeting of Senators and
Representatives from tobacco
producing areas to discuss
further action in connection with
the proposed restrictions . on
American tobacco imports was
held in WashingtoYryWednesday.
Think You Got Troubles
Traffic was Intermittently halted for several hours Wednesday
as attempts were made to pull an unlolted COWpWiSW ftg
tanker onto Highway 561, 5 miles south of Loulsburg The
I tanker skidded off the Icy highway around 7 a.m (see Inset).
A Raleigh wrecker and Hadford's drag line from Centervllle
J finally freed the vehicle late Wednesday.' Photo by Clint Fuller.
Twenty-Five Inspection Stations
In County Get Approval
The new North Carolina In
spection Law goes into effect
February 15, and twenty-five
Franklin County service out
lets have been .approved as
Inspection Stations, according
to Mr. N. O. Dickens, License
and Inspection Division, State
Highway Patrol.
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The date by which a vehicle
must be., inspected is deter
mined by the last number of
the 1966 registration plate.
The full schedule is as fol
lows: Owners of vehicles with
the last number on their plates
as 3 must be inspected by
March 31; 4-April 30; 5-May 31 ;
hrst-utizens Ketires
Two At Louisburg
Smithfield....The Board of Di
rectors of First-Citizens Bartk
& Trust Company through
Chairman Robert P. Holding,
Jr., has announced the. retire
ment of two long-time employ
ees in the Lou is burg Office.
Mrs. Maude L. Novell and
John K. Tharrlngton accumu
lated almost s'lxty-slx yeart
of combined services In hanking
before their recent retire
ments. Mrs. NowiMl completed
over _ thirty-four \yearsi with
First-Citizens' 6n Mrember 31,
1865, and Tharrlmfton had
served over thlrty-^m- years
prior to his retirement of
ficially on January 31. \
Mrs Nowell began wltb Flrst
Cltlzens in Frankllnton In 1932
but had been previously em
ployed In tepchlng for six years
In Zebulon'and with the former ?
Citizens Bank In Frankllnton for
three years. During her many
years In the banking profession
she had served In every opera
tions facet.
Educated 1(1 public schools in
Castalla, she graduated from
a special teaching course at
Oxford College, formerly op
erating In Oxford, North Caro
lina. She has, <J$er many years,
been extremely active In work
with the Flat Rock Baptist'
Church with the Woman's Mis
sionary Union, the Sunday
School, the Church Financial
Committee and as "assistant
church treasurer.
Tharrlngton, well known not i
only In the Loulsburg area but
throughout North Carolina by
the> banking fraternity, Is a
native of the Franklin County
region, having received his
early education In the Youngs
vllle public schools.
He first entered the banking
business In J924 with the Farm
ers and Merchants Bank of
Henderson In their Youngsvllle
Office. In 1926 he Joined the
Commercial National Bank In
Raleigh, and later, the Raleigh
Banking and Trust Coinpany
See RETIRES page 8
401 Icy Smabh
Mrs. Luther Finn, Rt. 1, Youngsvllle, lies on the stretcher awaiting transportation to
Franklin Memorial Hospital fcy the ? Loulsburg Rescue Service, following an accident on
Highway 401, 5 mllea south of Loulsburg, Wednesday morning around 7 a.m. Accident
occurred when a oar, reportedly driven by Mrs. Hajold Richards, Ht. 1, Youngsvllle, at
tempted to pass the Finn pickup truck and skidded on the Icy pavement. Mrs Richards
escapbd Injury, and Mr Finn and a daughter, riding ln<the truck, were also uninjured.
Mr*. Finn suffered an ankle Injury. -Stall Photo by Clint Fuller.
6-June 30; 7-July 31; 8- Aug
ust 31, ,9-Septernbei^ 30; O
October 31, 1-Nj*rwnb?'r 30,
and 2-December 3i.
Regardless of the deadline
date'; motorists may have their
vehicle Inspected at any time
prior to this date. Acceding
to Dickens, even though a ve
hicle was not N due until late In
the year, it could still be In
spected as soon as the program
begins In mid-February.
Points to lie Inspected are
Lights, Bcakes, Directional
Signals, Steering., Windshield
Officials To
Meet At
Henderson
On Thursday, February 10,
the County Commissioners of
Vance County will be host to
county officials from 7 North
Carolina counties. The meet
ings a part of the annual se
ries of District Meetings
scheduled by the North Caro
lina Association of County Com
missioners will begin at 10:00
a. In. at the Vance County Office
Building In Henderson. County
commissioners, accountants,
attorneys and other officials
froM Durham, Franklin, Gran
ville, Person, Vance, Wake, and
Warren counties will attend.
John Morfisey, the Associa
tion's General Counsel,
announced today that subjects
scheduled, fop discussion at the
all-day sesstai will Include re
apportionment and the actions
of the recent special session
of the legislature, the Tax Study
Commission, new welfare pro
grams and the defined serv
ices concept, techniques of ad
ministration, retttions between
counties and their school sys
tems, and other topics of spe
cial interest td county officials.
As a part\of the session, Fifth
District Highway Commission
er J. B. Brime will meet with
the officials and discuss the
State's road program.
Shortly after noon the dis
cussions will recess fqr, lunch.
After luncheon the sessions will
be resumed and continue until
mid-afternoon
Wipers ami Horn. The Safety
Inspection Certificate will be
Issued when the vehicle has
been approved.
Dickens Is busy checking out
new Inspection station appli
cants and more are being added.
See INSPECTION page 8
Food Stamps To
Become Available
Here March 1
The Franklin County Board
of Commissioners, meeting in
special session here Tuesday
afternoon, set March 1 as the
date for/the start of the Food
Stamp Program In the county.
The Welfare Department an
nounced earlier this week that
certification of applicants for
the program w iU begjn Mon
day, February 7.
The Board heard Mr. Paul
C. Klrby, Supervisor, Surplus
Kpod Programs, State Board
of Public Welfare, of Raleigh
explain the operation in the
Tuesday meeting. A resolu
tion Wa's adopted setting
Dunn, Cedar
Rock Extend
Tax Dates
Kenneth BrasweU, County Tax
Collector, announced a change
in scheduled listings in Dunn
and Cedar Rock Townships, due
to an extension of time. The
places and In some instance^
the hours are listed below:
DUNN -- Wayne W instead
Store, February 4; A. T. Stal- '
lings Store, February 5 (both 1
all day); J. W. Perry's Store, 1
February 10, -from 1:00 to 5:00. 1
CEDAR ROCK -- Percy
Smith's Store, February 5, Mr?>.
Jesse Bowden's Store, Febru
ary 9; Mrs. R. B.' May's Store.
February 10; from 9:00-1:00
at all three.
March 1 as the starting date.
Commissioner Chairman
Norwood Faulkner pointed out
yesterday that a number of
interested merchants were In
Quiring about procedures re
quired of thefn in order to
participate in the. program.
Faulkner said that according
to Mr. Klrby, the U.^S. De
partment of Agriculture will
inform all interested mer
chants, through the press,
shortly wh^t they will need to
do in order to qualify.
It was disclosed at Tuesday's
megling that the banks are to
receive fifty cents for each
sale under the stamp program
The Board also approved an
expenditure of $35 to aid In the
expenses of organizing the re
cently formed Franklin, Vance,
Warren Opportunity, Ine-.-, a
group established to handle fed
eral funds from the recent
Great Society anti-poverty leg
islations.
Traveling expenses for a new
case worker for the Welfare
Department, necessitated by
the stamp- program, were set
at $10 per month for car de
preciation and l(f per mile
gasoline allowance.
Klrby is to meet here Frl
ISty with local bankers to ex
plain their , part in the stamp
program, according to an an
nouncement.
Weather
Generally fair and cold today.
Considerable cloudiness and
little change in temperature
Friday. ^ow, 24; high, 38.
Hey Kids, One More Day
Franklin County Schools re
main closed today, bringing the
total lost Jays dite to4he recent
snows t6 seven. Ccujnty roads
are still unsafe for school bus
es, according to reports, and
the "neighboring counties of
Van?*e, Warren and Halifax are
.also closed today. Fraijkllnton
City Schools are operating to
day.
Freezing temperatures
caused some pipes to break at
the I^oulsburg, Riverside and
Gold Sand Schools and the
Frankllnton High School.
Similar troubles have he?n re
ported from Vance, Warren and
other neighboring counties. The
pipes involved were located In
outside walls or near ventlla-:
tors, according to reports.
Maintenance crews have been
kept busy repairing the lines
The County Board of Edu
cation will meet lnN special
c??slon this afternoon. An
ncement-of the method of
making up the \ost dayS\may
be made following the mfce\lng.
Four days are set presently
for the Easter Holidays, arid
the last day of school now
stands as June 7, 1966.
State law requires that schools
operate for 180 days. Franklin
County School opening was de
layed last fall, and the June 7th
date Is one of the latest In
recent years. Chances are go
that even that late date will
changed.
None Did Today
Sign In front of Loulsburg High School her* still holds true today as. youngsters get their
seventh holiday from the classrooms due to the weather. Bxrd of Education meets this
afternoon to- discuss make-up days. Chances are the holidays will end tomorrow, and It
Is likely that classes will be held Friday and Saturday of this week. Photo by Clint Fuller.
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