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Serving All Of Franklin County
Tel GY 6-3283
(Ten Cents)
Lcfusburg N C Thui^sday. March 17. 1966
(Fourteen Pages Today)
97th Year ? Number 8
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Business Association Spring Sale Si arts Today
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County Dog Warden
Program Extended Again
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By the same narrow vote mar
gin, the Franklin County Dog
Warden Program received its
second new lease on, life this
week as the Commissioners met
In special session here Tues
day.
The vote to.extend the program
through June 30 this year came
when Commissioner Richard
Cash moved that recommenda
tions by Health Director Dr.
J. B. Wheless be accepted. As
on the vote last month, when
the program was reinstated for
thirty days, Commissioner
George Harris seconded Cash's
motion.
Then came the identical vote
alignment as before as Com
missioner E. M. Sykes and Mrs.
Jeanette P. Arnold voted against
the proposal- Chairman Nor
wood Falkner broke the tie with
an approval vote as he had-done'
in the previous ballotting.
The Board voted to kill the
program,- effective March 1 of
this year. A plea by Dog War
den Tyree Lancaster last month
brought a motion by Cash to
have a committee look into some
satisfactory plan for keeping
Report On
Plan Given
Statements of individual ac
. counts in Burlington Industries'
Profit Sharing Retirement Plan
for wage employees are being
distributed this week to' plan
members at Franklinton Fab
rics, a unit of the diversified
textile firm.
J. R. Hefner, plant manager,
said each member of the plan
receives a personal report
showing the amount of money
v credited to hisT account.
Burlington in 1965 contributed
more than $7 million to the
plan, bringing company contri
butions to more than $16.5 mil
lion since the plan was es
tablished in 1963. Employees
do not contribute to the plan.
The 1965 contribution from
profits of the company repre
sents more than 5 per cent of
the members' total annual
wages. In addition, plan mem
bers share in earnings of the
trust fund established in don
nection withthe plan.
In addition ^o the Profit Shar
ing Retirement Plan, wage
? - employees of Burlington re
ceived approximately $6 3 mil
lion in vacation bcmus payments
during 1965!
the program and revitalized it
until such a committee could
report back.
Dr Wheless recommended the
continuation of the present pro
gram and since no veternarian
Is available to handle the rabies
program, he recommended that
a man be hired to go house to
house to give the shots.
Two pest control', contracts
were awarded to Frve Extermi
nating Co. -of Raleigh for treat
ment of the Health Center and
the Welfare Building. The
Health Center work was bid
at $185.00 and the Welfare
Building at $195.00.
Tom Marshall, -local FHA Ad
ministrator, met with the Board
to discuss federal programs
available to the county In the
area of water, sewage and dis
posal Improvements.
Talton Enters District 5
Commissioner Race
J . Harold T alton
J. Harold Talton, 37-year
old Louisburg banker, an
nounced today that he will seek
election to the Board of County
Commissioners in the May 28th
Democratic Primary from the
Louisburg -C y press Creek
District. The post is now held
by Commissioner Norwocd I
Faulkner.
Talton, Vice President of
First-Citizens Bank and Trust
Co. in Louisburg, is a former
member of the Spring- Hope
Town Council and was Spring
Hope mayor before coming to
Louisburg. He was a member
of the Nash County Welfare
Bbard, a Jaycee and served two
terVia as president of the Cham
ber of Commerce there,
A native of Johnston County,
TaltOn Is married to the former
Patricia Smith of Rome, Ga. .
'fbey have three children,
BeVky 8, John 4 and David 2.
The Taltons live on Jeffress
Drive in Louisburg.
Support To Be Higher
Several factors are Involved
In the outlook for prices for the
1966 flue-cured tobacco crop, In
the view of tobacco men, who
think It Is too eai;ly at this time
to evaluate the prospects with
any great deal of accuracy.
Government price supports In
1966 will average $58.8 per hun
dred pounds? some more, some
less, depending upon grade and
quality. This year's support
floor Is $1.1 per hundred above
the $87.7 figure In effect last
season. The figure Is based
upon what Is known as parity,
which Is the average price
farmers must pay for crop
needs, by comparison with the.
price of tobacco.
Another factor In the situa
tion W tt)e muddle In Rhodesia,
where Is grown the principal
flue-cured crop that Is com
petitive with United States leaf.
The American government has
Joined jwltlx. Great Britain In.
banning trade with Rhodesia,
which meaiA thaf the Rhodes
Ian tobacco crop will not be
sold to British manufacturers
and will not be taken by buyers
In this country. Snould the
world market shun the South
African leaf, there would be
greater demand for Amerlfcan
flue-cured.
Whether Washington'* policy
in this situation is endorsed or
not, tobacco men will respect
g o*r e Knmen.t regulation!? ,
spokesmen have said.
Another factor is the govern
ment subsidy of five cents a
pound on Stabilization Corpora
tion surpluses that move Into
the export trade. This program
is in disfavor with exporters.
If it should deprive them of
some of their outlets, they
would be less eager to make
purchases on warehouse floors.
That could affect prices to some
Generally, however, the mar
ket far flue-cured is expected
to be probably at least as strong
as in 1966. Any improvement,
would hinge upon trends in the
world market, it is believed.
Bloodshed
Boxscore
Raleigh? The Motor Vehicles
Department's summary of traf
fic deaths through 10 a.m. Mon
day, March 14:
KILLED TO DATE _ 260
KILLED TO DATE
LAST YEAR
258
Talton, presently serving as
vice chairman of the Franklin
County Industrial Commission,
said, "I believe it is the duty
of every responsible citizen to
take an active pari In some
form of their government. Hav
ing been raised on a farm 'and
presently owner of a farm in
Franklin County, I feel I can
adequately represent the agri
cultural Interest as well as
the business interest in the
county."
The Rotary Man of the Year
in 1965 was active in industrial
development in Nash County and
is president of the Frankltrt
Building Corporation, a non
profit Franklin County.develop
ment organization. He was
instrumental in the locating
here of one of. the largest plants
in the county two years ago.
In malting his announcement
today, Talton._s.ta ted, "My pre
vious experience in government
outside the county will bring
new ideas which will greatly
help to insure future efficiency
and modernization of Franklin
County government. As an of
ficial of the county, I would be
in a be.tter position to serve
the needs of industrial" expan
sion/'
"I am primarily interested
right now with this development,
since 1 am working with several
prospects with expectations of
some developments in agricul
tural related industry/' he con
tinued.
Talton ,1s a graduate of Wake
Forest College, a member of
the Louisburg Baptist Church,
a Mason, a veteran of overseas
service and chairman of the
Franklin County Airport Com
mission. ?
He is the first announced can
didate for the District 0 seat
on the Board. Three candidates
have announced for District I
(Harris-Dunn), and incumbent
George Harris -"has filed for
District 3 (Hayesville.-Sandy
Creek). ? \
Recorder's
Court Docket
The following cases were dis
posed of during a session of
Recorder's Court Tuesday,
March 15: k
J. C. King, w/m, bad check.
Defendant to pay costs of court.
Larry Wayne Clark, vlr/m/18,
speeding. $5.00 fine Aid costs.
Notice of appeal to Superior
Court. Bond fixed at 1150.00
John Robert Williams, c/m/
32, speeding.' Pleads guilty
under waiver statute. $10.00
fine and costs.
Kathleen Marjorle Perry,
c/t/21, speeding. Pleads guil
ty under waiver statute. $15.00
fine and costs.
Wayne blxon Benton, w/m/ -
40, speeding. Pleads
under waiver statute. y $10,00
fine and costs. C
Harold Thurston Allen, w/
m/19, speeding. Pleads guilty
under waiver statute. $10.00
fine and costs.
Minerva Overton Ayscue, w/f,
murder. Probable cause hear
ing. Bound over to Superior
See COURT page 8
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In Tin firing - - - -
In Uif Spring young lady's fa nee lightly .turns to thoughts of play outdoors Little-' Miss
'Meg l>avi> 2-year-old daughter of County Attorney and Mrs. Charles Davis of LoiusburK,
Is shown above enjoying her afternoon outing Wednesday. -Photo by. Clint Fuller. .
New HEW School Guidelines
To Be Tougher This Full
The United States Department
of Health, Education and Wel
fare has released new guide
lines to school desegregation
this month, and although the
HEW officials'did not eliminate
the Freedom of Choice method,
they have toughened the regula
tions.
Franklin County, with twoNad
mlnlstratlve units operating on
the Freedom ??f Choice plan,
will be directly involved In tin
new regulations. The Franklin
ton City School system elected
complete Freedom of Choice
for this school year and allowed
all children to attend where
they chose.
The Franklin county .school
system, the larger of the two
units, also submitted a Freedom
of Choice plan but limited it to
four grades for this year. The
county system was charged with
violation of constitutional rights
of certain Negro students v.lsen
the Board denied 31 applicants
to- grades not included in their
four-grade Jflan Fed. -raj
Eastern District Court denied
an injunction suit trou/ht
against the Board by ?deven
Negro parents, r '
The county system included
in its plan for ^he coming fall
term, complete freedom of
choice in all graded, as re
quired .by HEW earlier this
year.
Under the new guidelines, and
assuming that both Franklin
units will continue their pres
ent plans, certain publicj ot ices
are required. These spell out
In detail what, is. required by
Washington. A thirty - day per
iod must be given in which par
ents or persons* acting* as par
ents may., make a .choice of
schools. Last year the county
system allowed t ten" days The
choice must be made earlier
this year, as well.
No Reason may be given for
choosing a particular school,
under the new guidelines. Last
year a reason \vas required.
The guidelines also state that
"Names of students ityd the
schools they choose gr- are
assigned to under the plan will
not be made public by school
officials."' This regulation has
been- widely credited to the
Franklin County suit. -One. ??f
tlie arguments presented to the
Federal Court by the Negro
plaintiffs was that intimidation
and harrassment had followed
the publication of such informa
tion In The Franklin Times last
Spring.
Schools must In* listed this
v? HI I . The S' Ik M 1 ctx NM?W w.is
written in s t y?'.u'. Programs
of study/fln each school must
also be made public this year.
Any child 15 years old or
oldeT may take his or her own
? i
choice this year^ Previously,
only .parents l????al guardians
could do so.
"No choices will In- denied
for any reason other than over
crowding," the guidelines state.
"In cases wheiV granfing all
choices for any school would
cause overcrowding, the stu
dents choosing the school who
1 tv** closest to it will be as
signed to that school,** accord
ing to the new regulations.
Students denied their first
choice- will be notified and i',iven
the choice of any other school
ih the system.
See SCHOOL page 4
Association Signs
Go Up, Come Down
Twice in as many days this
w^ek, the Louisburg Business
Association found itself in the
midst of local controversy. The
latest development, coming
Tuesday on the heels of Mon
day's special meeting of' the
Board of Directors on the pro
posed Safurday bank closing,
concerned newly installed signs
in the downtown area proclaim
ing the "Trade In Louisburg"
theme plus "Open Friday
Nights until Nine"
The signs were removed from
across Main Street Wednesday
morning following a request
that it be done by the Executive
Secretary of the Association,
Mrs. Juanita Pleasants. CM-rc
Pleasants said she felt it was
the thing to do in light of all
the discussion it had caused
in the downtown area.
A1 Goodwin, local furniture
store manager and President '
of the organization, said, "It :
is the duty of the Secretary >
! to promote trade in Louisburg.
I, as President, and the mem- '
bers of the Board of Directors
set the policies under which
the Secretary works. Last fall, '
a number of local merchants
had Indicated, in one way or
another an interest in trying
the Friday night openings as a
means of comlwting out-of-town 1
competition. The entire., pro
posal was Intended only as a
trial to see If such openings
would be Justified.
"The Secretary was Instruct
ed -to poll members of the As
sociation and non- members
among the larger businesses
downtown to determine tlndr
thinking on the Idea. Tin* re
sult of that poll was presented,
to me and the Hoard by the
Secretary on .January 24 this
year," Goodwin continued.
Mrs Pleasants said, "As a
result of the poll, consisting of
sixteen of the larger merchants,
six declared they were defi
nitely in favor of th? openings,
five said they would IP along
with it, two were definitely
opjHised, ami three were un
committed.'*
The President explained that
tile Secretary was authorized
to order the signs which were
hung across the streets this
week and later removed.
One major merchant who had
earlier stated, according to
Mrs. Pleasants, "1 certainly
would consider staying open
?until nln?* I'v> I4- n thinking
about it and am very Interested
in It," led the revolt Tuesday
when the signs were noted.
He reportedly told the Secre
tary that he now bitterly oppos
es the Friday openings.
A number of store employees
were upset over the signs. Many
thought additional hours would
be required of them, and most
said they had not been told
by their employer anything
about the proposal.
The Business Association
stated in their Bulletin to all
members last week: "Many of
the merchants (members, and
non- members) have expressed
the desire to remain open on
Friday evenings. This decis
ion will be made by the indi
vidual and will not be a decision
of the Association.*'
Goodwin concluded, 'iTheslgn
had no bearing on those mer
chants who did not plan to stay
?pen. Certainly if* they were
closed, everyone would know
this. ? But, the signs were de
signed to boost trade in Louis
burg and to aid those busines
ses which had indicated they
would try the Friday night open- ,
Ing plan."
No indications were made
either by Goodwin- or Mrs.
Pleasants what, if any, further
steps will be taken. The Board
normally meets once a month,
iind the next meeting Is due
early in April. Meantime, the
Trade In LOliisburg and Open
*tll Nine signs are hack in stor
age.
Mitchell. Heads
Road Group
Hunii iusiut's in. in i ? ! n il
M ttcli* - 1 1 wa im?"l I'rm.in
of the Better Roads Committee
here Jast week, a he ? lectloic>
were held as the ten-man com
mittee held its organizational
meeting.
James H. Wheless was named
secretary of the group, appoint- "
?d recently by the Board of
-ounty Commissioners to push
for road improvements in the
:ounty.
The business meeting was
leld in the Agriculture Building
following a dinner session In a
ocal restaurant. Other mem
bers of the Committee are
V. P. Long, Norwood Faulkner,
Wallace Tippett, C. C. l>rry,
Prank Read, T. W. Perdue,
W. Moore and Charles T.
Saves. Most sections of the
:ounty are represented on the
Committee Indications are
hat others will be named from
iome districts not now included.
Eastern Star Officers
Pictured above are the principals In the Installation of Officers
for 1966-67 for William B. Barrow Chapter No. -39, OES, held
on Tuesday night. First row, I. to r. ; Mrs. Mamie Fuller of
Frankllnton, Installing Chaplain; Mrs. W. D. Fuller, Organist;
Mrs. N. H. Griffin, Worthy Matron; George West, Worthy Patron;
John Godfrey, Asaoc. Patron; itlrs. C, O. Henri, Assoc. Matron;
Mrs. Bonnie Gupton, Marshal; Mrs. Dot Cooke, Installing Or
ganlst. Second row: Mrs. Jamas Johnson, Secretary; Mrs.
W. B. Joyner, Installing Officer; Mrs. George West, Adah; Mrs.
Cecil Syltes, Treasurer; Mrs. John Godfrey, Ruth; Mrs. Llllle
G. West, Warder; "Mrs. George Finch, Conductress; and back
row: James Johnson, Sentinel; Mrs. Jerry Rowe, Assoc.
Conductress; Mrs, Albert Leonard, Martha; Miss Annie Belle
Murphy, Electa; and Mrs. Florence J. Wells, Chaplain.
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