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Comment
The Franklin Times
People who reach the end
of their road are often sur
prised by what is not there.
Published Every Tuesday & Thursday
Se rving All Of Franklin County
T#l 0V 6-3283
(Ten Cents)
Louisburg, N C . Thursday March 24. 1966
(Eiflht Pages Today)
97th Year? Number 10
Season Opens Friday
College Relations Director David Daniel and Coach Russ
Frazler, right, look over the new baseball field as workmen
in background finish work on one of the two dugouts. Prepara
t Ions are being, hurried for the season opener here Friday
against Williams College of Massachusetts. Second game of
the doubleheader w-iJl be played Saturday afternoon.
Civil Defense
Course
Is Offered
A four-part course in Civil
Defense Adult Education is
scheduled to be held at Louis
burg High School beginning
Monday, March 28, according
to an announcement made today.
The course, entitled "Educa
tion for the Living in the Nu
clear Age," will be held from
7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on March 28
and 31 and April 12 and 14.
There is no cost involved in
taking the nationwide course,
and all adults plus high school
seniors are eligible. The pro
gram Is being sponsored by the
\U. S. Dept. of Civil Defense,
sanctioned by the N. C. Dept.
of Public Instruction, and is
being sponsored locally by the
Louis burg B*T.A.
The Loulsburg^Band will have
the program Thursday nlghtf
according to the , announce/
, ment, and anyone interested in
; taking the course is urged to
contact Mrs. Q. S. Leonard
Lou is burg School.
Larger Flue Cured Acreage
In Prospect For State
Based on information from
producers and other sources;
North Carolina farmers intend
to plant 404,500 acres of flue
cured tobacco during 1966 for
an increase of 7.9 percent over
the 375,000 acres harvested in
1965, according to the North
Carolina Crop Reporting Ser
vice. State flue-cured allot
ments were unchanged from a
year earlier; however, produc
ers will be permitted to in
crease current, allotment to the
extent they failed to reach their
quotas last year. If the current
outlook materializes this year's
flue-cured plantings would be
less than half the record acre
age of 1939, and they would till
short of the 1960-64 five-year
average by 11.3 percent.
Flue-cured acreage Intentions
by types are distributed *as
follows: Type II (Old and Mid
dle Belts) 154,000 acres as
compared with the 147 ,000 har
vested last year; Type 12 (East
\ '
ern Belt) 202,000 'acres against
"last year's 182,000; and Type 13
(Border Belt) 48,500 acres
against 46,000 for last year.
Burley producers indicate In
tentions of planting aboftt 8,
300 acres, or 700 less than
harvested last year and 2,000
| acres less than the 1960-64
five-year average. This year's
burley allotment was cut around
15 percent, excluding "mini
mun allotment" provisions.
UNITED STATES: The intend
ed acreage of flue-cured tohac
co for the Nation is 606,600
acres, or 8 percent above the
1965-acreage of 562,700 acres.
Burley acreage is indicated at
241,200 acres down 36,000
acres, or 13 percent from the
1965 crop of 277,200 acres.
Reports from North Carolina
farmers indicate that 1,579,000
acres of corn will be planted
for all purposes in 1966, ac
cording to the North Carolina
Crop Reporting Service. Farm
ers' intentions are to plant
75,000 acres or 5 percent more
than they planted last year.
Due to continued heavy par
ticipation in ' the Feed Grain
Program, this year's acreag*1
is the fifth lowest planted acre
age recorded since planted
acreage records began in 1926.
The lowest acreage of record
was realized in 1062, the sec
ond year of the Feed Grain
Program, when only 1,427,000
acres were planted.
North Carolina faripers have]
reported intentions to plant' a
record 1,019,000 acres of soy
beans along for all purposes in!
1966, according to the North
Carolina Crop Reporting Ser
vice. On the basis of the
March intentions, the current
crop is expected to be 10 per
cent above the previous record
planting in 1965.
Intentions reports from grow
See PROSPECT Page 8
tess Than Year:
Less than a year ago a young Louisburg businessman
decided on a "Do-it-yourself" industrial project. With
great emphasis being placed on attracting new ihdustry
to Louisburg and Franklin .County, Mac, Joyner, a native
of Louisburg, decided to start an industry of his own.
While Joyner had the blessing of industrial offjcials
here and some assistance, basically he did it alond. No
subscription drives wer? launched, no hunt for buildings]
None were needed. Joyner made do with what he had and
could get.
The result was a growing industrial plant manufactur
ing prefinished wall paneling. Any way you look at it, it
was a most unusual choice for a local industry. Materials
must be imported from foreign sources. Canada and as
far away as California in the state*. The market for the
finished product stretches from Maine to Florida and
westward to the Mississippi River. ? 4
But, Joyner, long connected with his family'a business
of wholesale building .supplies, saw a need for such a
plant. l.'sing his knowledge of the building industry and
his daring as a speculator, with full confidence in its
future success, Joyner opened his plant in the old Ford
building on South Main S t r c el. formerly occupied by,
Youngstown Manufacturing Co., on April 15, 1965. The
plant started small and has grown to the point where ex
' pension Js necessary.
A new 26,000 square foot building is under construc
tion on the southern end of ttickett Blvd. here When
completed, about the middle of May, M. E. Joyner Manu
facturing Company will go from 16 em'ployees to thirty,
and operate on two shifts in order to supply their custom
ers in 27 states. ,
Industry may welH>e found right here at home. Mac
Joyner has set a very fine example. The growth of his
pla^it will mean much to the economy of l.ouishurg and
Franklin County.
Attorneys * Con ference
Set In Local School Suit
, . *?
Judge Algernon Butler ofl'.S. 1
Eastern District Court has or- 1
dered the attorneys of record
in the suit against the franklin ?
County Board of Education to a '
pre-trial conference in Raleigh
on Friday, April 1. The con
ference, a routine procedure
In this type c&se. indicates that-'
the case-in-chief against the
Board, brought by eleven locu,l
Negro parents, is about to be
heard.
Judge Butler ruled in favor
of the Board In a suit seeking
a preliminary injunction pro
hibiting the Board from further
denial of admission of twenty
Negr6 pupils to schools of their
choice Judge Butler made this
ruling last month.
The suit, which attorneys re
fer to as the case -in-chief,
charges the County Board with
violation of constitutional rights
of the Negro pupils and others
in their class. The federal
charges, similar to those
brought by the Negro plaintiffs,
ities not attack the Freedom of
Choice .plan. The Negrjo suit
and J lseYonne Chambers of
Charlotte met with Board At
torneys K. F, Yarborough of
Louisburg ~.and Irving Tucker
of Raleigh Tuesday in the office
of the U. S. District Attorney
In Raleigfi This meeting was
also ordered by Judge Butler.
At the pre-trial conference
scheduled for April 1, the Court
will, according to the orde,r:
Urge agreement with respect
to any additional facts and ex
hibits not in genuine dispute;
discuss with* counsel the issues
iii the case with a view to furth
er simplification and consider
proposed amendments to plead
ings.
The Court will also rule on
all motions at that time and
explore with counsel any pos
sibility of a settlement, says
the order And, finally, a
suitable date for trial will be
considered.
As one federal official put
It, *'The entire case hinges
on whether or not Freedom*
of Choice w.111 work in Frank
lin County. 1 don't believe, it
will. The rase will decide on
Freedom of Choice or geo
graphic zoning."
"Geographic Zoning" as de
fined in the new federal guide
lines means- assignment by the
Board of all children, regard
less of race, to the school in
their attendance (residential)
zone A map of such zones,
marked by streets, must be
available to the public. In
short, geographic zoning means
assigning the child to the school
nearest his or tier home", with
out regards to race or prior
attendance in such school
The- Board of Education con
tends that Its Freedom of
Choice plan Js working ami has
worked this school year. It
denies that such a plan cannot <
work In the coming school year. (
It Is expected that plaintiff (
attorneys will charge that the
ocal environment is not con
luclve to the present plan's
success
In the February ruling by
Judge Butler, the Court said
In effect that the Board had
icted In good faith and had
complied with federal guide
lines in the instrumentation of
the Freedom of Choice Plan
this year.
Franklin County Is the first
school system -to be tried on
the question of its Freedom of
Choice plan," arid a number of
systems throughout the country
ire watching the local case w,lth
more than a passing interest,
seeks to have geographic zoning
ordered for the county.
I S. Attorney Howard Fink,
who represented the govern
ment in the preliminary lnjunc
:ion suit last month, has been
in Louisburg the past few days
obtaining information for his
lase. Fink and Negro Attorneys
Jonrad O. Pearson of Durham
Four More Candidates File Bringing
Latest Count To Nineteen In Races
Four more candidates have
filed for the May 28th Demo
cratic Primary, according to
Elections Board Secretary John
King. Clerk of Superior Court
Ralph S Knott is seeking re
election to the post he has held
for the past four years. Louis
bur g Attorney E. C. Fulluck
filed this week for the position
of Judge of Recorder's Court.
The post Is now held byGalther
M. Beam, Sr., who has made
no statement on his Intentions
to seek another term.
The third filer this week was
Sheriff Joseph W. Champion,
who had announced his candi
dacy earlier this -month. He
is being opposed by Louisburg
Police Chief William T. la
ment for the county Sheriffs
office! Incumbent John Horton
filed for Constable of Dunn
Township this morning.
This brings to 19 the number
of candidates already announced
or filed for the upcoming elec
tions. At least one candidate
has filed for each of the ten
local races excluding- the Town
ship Constables.
In addition to these county
races, two men have filed for
the Sixteenth District House
seats. Franklin's Representa
tive James- D. Speed and War
ren Representative Wilton R.
Drake have announced for the
two jfeats in the N. C. House.
Henderson Mayor Carroll V.
Singleton announced but later
withdrew.
Wills Hancock of Oxford has
filed for State Senator fr <>#?
the three-county district of
?%
Kecorner s
Court Docket
The foliating cases were dis
posed of diir^ng a session of
Recorder's Coqrt Tuesday,
March 22: \
Willie Frank Marshall, ?xm/
21, assault Vlth deadly weaptxj.
Defendant having paid costs ana
having been sentenred in Case
No. 2789, this caie Is dis
missed.
Eddie Forest Edgerton,c/m/
19, motor vehicle violation.
Probable cause found. Defend
ant to be' held for Franklin
County Grand Jury under
1500.00 bond.'
Emellous Dunston, c/m/27,
larceny. Bound over to Super
ior Court under $500.00 bond.
Larry Wayne C^rtert w/m/
21, speeding. Pleads guilty
under wa\ver statute. 115.00
fine and costs.
Robert Vincent Cawthorne,
w/m/61, speeding. Pleads
guilty under waiver statute.
$10.00 fine and costs.
William Dwlght ShearlnjW
m/19, speeding. Pleads, gil 11 y.
V See COURT Page 4 '
Franklin, Vance and GranvtW^
Hancock, Speed and Drake are
unopi>osed. Candidates unop
posed so far in the county races
are Ralph Kn?>U; for Clerk of
<011 rt, James H Edwards for
CoHrht, George H. Harris for
Districts! Commissioner, W. H.
Taylor for Solicitor, and Walter
E. Ball for Board of Education
from Loulshurg - Cypress
Creek.
G?i Frank Hinson
Hinson Makes
Campaign
Statement
Frank Hinson, retired Burni
bus mess man, who filed several
days ago for the District I
(Harris-Dunn Township) seat
on the Board of County Corn
"rTi I ss loners, released a formal
announcement today.
Hinson, who is opposed by
?Bunn business man- farmer H.
Derrell -Mitrl.rii, an<^ former
Commissioner Brooks W.
Ydung, made the following
statement in regards to his
candidacy:
"I am a candidate for County
Commissioner for Distric^One
(Dunn-Harris Townships) in the
County Democratic Primary..
"I am\a life-long Democrat;
I have lived in Franklin County
for over twenty years.
^!My wife, the former Mary
CheV^s, Is a native of Franklin
County and is a Speech Thera
pist in the Franklin County
Public Schools.
"I grew up "as the son of a
merchant. . I have worked
throughout North Carolina in
automotive dealerships and as
a manufacturer's representa-"
tive for over forty years.
"?lnce my retirement, I have
been operating a small farm.
Thjs leaves me with time I
would like to devote to the
public service of the frebple
of Franklin County.
"I am very much interested
in the welfare of our citizens.
I feel that Franklin County
must continue to attract Indus
try and maintain a higher level
I "See HINSON Page 8
/
E C Bulluck
Bulluck
Fifes For
r ?
Judge Post
Louisburg Attorney E. C. Bul
luck Is th?* first to.-fU?' for the
post of Recorder's Court Judge,
now held by Gal the r M. lieam,
Sr., dean <>f 1"< al attohieys.
Bulluck (Slid his ' filing fee
Wednesday to Elections Board
Secretary John King.
Bulluck, who has practiced
law here since 1933, was one
of several men considered last
January when County Commls-^
sloners made the a-ppolntment
to the Judge's post to fill the
unexpired term of W; F. Shel
ton, who resigned.
He is a veteran qt World War
II and a retired major In the
U. S. Army. He has been
closely connected with Frank
lin Memorial Hospital &Jnce
1 948 and has been Chairman
of the Board of Trustees for the
past six years.
Colbert Named
To Board At
Franklinton
(Frk. aw,)* Mr. S. L. (Pete)
Colbert has been appointed to
fill the unexpired term of Mr.
F. H. Watson on the Franklin
ton Township Board of Educa
tion
For the past three Monday
nights the local Board of Edu
cation has been meeting to
review the Guidelines for School
Desegregation under the supers
vision of Supt. Fred W. Rogers.
Ralph S Knott
Knott Seeks
Another
Clerk Term
Ralph S. Knott, 32-year-old
Clerk of Superior Court (or the
past four years, flletfhere Wed
nesday for reelection to the
post, subject to the May 28th
Democratic Primary. Knott,
the youngest man holding such
office In North Carolina, has no
opjx>sltlon thus far.
In making his announcement,
the former Jaycee President
and State Director stated, "I
appreciate the opportunity I
have had to serve the people
of Franklin County as Clerk of
Superior Court for the past four
years and have made a sincere
effort to jerve all the people of
our county to the very best of
my ability."
Knott Is the son of the late
Alton G. Knott and Mrs. Mildred
Las Iter of Loulsburg. In addi
tion tohls positions In the Junior
Chamber of Commerce here
and statewide, he' Is past presi
dent of the Baptist Brotherhood,
a graduate of W. R. Mill* School,
an Army Signal Corp* veteran
and wa4~felected as one of the
Outstanding Young Men of
America last year In that Na
tional publication. He has at- _
tended courses In local govern
ment at the Chapel Hill Institute
of Government. He Is married
to the former Dorothy Mae Steed
of Frankltnton.
"I believe that the experience
I have gained during this terip
will enable me to serve the
people even better In the future
If I am given the privilege t?
remain In this office," Knott's
statement concluded.