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(Ten Cents) (Ten Pages Today) Y/^-ou,s^ur9' N. C., Thursday. April 7. 1966 97th Year ? Number 14 Easter Is Here The pretty little miss pictured above, all dressed for Easter, is 6-year-old Cathy Shearin. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge Shearin, Louisburg, Rt. 1. Little Cathy posed for the Easter picture in the garden of the Hckett Blvd. branch of First-Citizens Bank and Trust CO. here. -Staff Photo by Glint Fuller. Fuller Files For Board Of Education Clint Fuller, Vice Chairman of the Franklin County Board of Education, filed here Wed nesday for reelection. Fuller, who was appointed to the post In 1961 by the Democratic Executive Committee to. fill the unexpired short term and a full six-year term of the late Paul W. Elam, Is managing editor of The Franklin Times. In making his formal an nouncement, Fuller stated: "The past twelve months have been the most trying time In the history of Franklin County schools. All indications point to the months ahead as being even more so. We are faced with a court suit, increased federal Interference, and a growing need for consolidation. In mak ing the decision to run for another term, I feel that the people should have a choice In this important office. 44 1 also feel 'that this Is the best way to allow the people an opportunity to relay their feel ings tt> the entire board. The outcome of my candidacy will act as a guideline for the Board, however constituted, In the months ahead. As one of the five-member Board, I stand on the record, the accomplish ments and the actions taken by this group. If the people feel that this Board has done what Clint Fuller it could, this will give them an opportunity to voice that sup port. If, on the other hand, ffie people feel that I or the Board have not followed their wishes, this will allow them an oppor tunity to voice their dissent. "While both these reasons had. great bearing upon my decision to run for reelection, neither constitutes the prime reason. The number one rea son I am offering my services for another six years is the same that prompted me to ac cept the position In the first place. That is my Interest in the young people of Franklin County. The educational future of pur children Is far too Im portant to leave to chance." Fuller, 45, is a veteran of 3 1/2 years of overseas ser vice in World War II, a former sportscaster for the local radio station, and for eleven years was a super market operator In Lpuisburg. He is past presi dent of the Loulsburg Rotary Club and a recipient of the club's Outstanding Service Award in 1955-56. He is past president of the Loulsburg Business Association and pres ently a member of the Board of Directors., He Is founder and first presi dent of the Loulsburg Athletic Association, forerunner of the Loulsburg High School Boos ters. He received an Out standings Service to Sports award from" the coaches and principals of the county in 1956 Fuller, a graduate of Hender son High School, attended N. C. State_JJniverslty. He has lived In Loulsburg for the past 21 years. He Is married to the former Louise Burnette, of Franklin County, and they have one son, Larry, 11, a, sixth grader at Loulsburg. Fuller is a member of the Loulsburg Baptist Church. All Paid Out County Retires Final Road Bonds County Accountant Lee Murray and assistant Mrs. Kay Hunt are shown above Wednesday riming a check for )4,0B1.62 being readied for mailing to Chase Manhattan Bank. New York, as the final payment on county townatilp bond debts. With this payment, all townships In Frank lin County are free of road Indebtedness for the flrit time since at least the beginning of this century. The payment, made Wednesday, finishes the Cypress Creek and Harris Township bonds. Sandy Creek and Gold Mine Townships retired their bonds In 1985.' All other town ships had done so several years ago The bonds were originally Issued In 1919 and earlier. Wh#n the state took over the highway system many yearaago, tt did not take over the Indebted neM. -Staff Photo by Clint Fuller. T . .. .* ? . Businesses Report Sales Up As Easter Holiday Nears Even though the weatherman still delivers chilly mornings, it appears milady is going to Ignore the cool weather and be decked out in the traditional Easter' finery comeSunday. Ac cbjtfing to local dress shops and apartment stores, busi ness isN^tter than a year ago. Much of ftnrlncrease is scat tered among bbys and girls and the ladles. SomK^of the men are getting into the ctathingact, but_ apparently not to thtN^xtent of the children and wives, One leading merchant saia^ "Our business week by week is better than last year. We had a tremendous day yester day (Wednesday), and Tuesday was good, Easter week Is cer tainly up, although the year Is a little behind last yea?r." Others said, "Business is bet ter thin" usual." Drugstores, which normally get the larger part of the holiday candy busi ness nearer to the day, report that their business is better than usual. One store owner stated, "We are staying busy. I thinK business Is a. little better than last, year." Most businesses will be closed Monday in observance of the traditional Caster Monday holi day. Schools will be closed throughout the county. - Local . churches will hold spec ial4 services Sunday in ob servance of the Christian holi day. Mrs Juanlta Pleasants, Executive' Secretary of the Louisburg Business Associa xtion, - said a recent poll showed local merchants indicating tfiha^Nwouki be closed Easter Mono!^> As has l)een the prac tice in pfc^t years, most busi nesses closfcyhut no announce ment is madeN^y many as to their plans. Florists say their is yet to come as the heavy osiers for corsages and other floHd arrangements will come at week's end. Many variety stores in the area have reported increases in thtrsale of normal spring seas onal items, such as garden Motor Club Predicts Twenty-Three To Meet Death On N. C. Highways Two Franklin County men were seriously injured in a car truck accident Wednesday afternoon Just off Htghway 401 six miles north of Lqulsburg. Their condition has not been re ported on thj[s morning. The exact cause of the accident has not been determined at this writing. Franklin County has already recorded three highway fatalities plus another automobile death off the public highways. The three alone are half the fatalities the county experienced all twelve months of last year. The N. C. State Motor Club predicts 23 persons will die on the State's highways this Easter Holiday. Last year," dubbed North Carolina's "Bloody Easter," took 25 lives and Injured 601 persons In 920 accidents. Twelve of the twenty-five were killed on Easter Sunday. Franklin County has not re corded an Easter Holiday death In recent years. Several years afco, five persons were killed Just across the Warren County Unt?\pn Easter Sunday. TraWlc accidents killed a re cord of 1,631 people last year In our state. That figure equalled the number of U. S. servicemen killed In action in Viet Nam during the five year period, Jan. 1, 1961 to |jan. 1, 1966. , The 1,631 traffic fatalities would have completely wiped out Bunn, Youngsvllle, Cen tervllle and parts of Louts burg or Frankllnton and Other towns such as Aberdeen, Black Mountain, China Grove^Plhe vllle, Ellzabefhtown, HUlsboro, Wendell or Zebulon. There were 290 pedestrians kllle4 last year; 73% or 212 ot these met death on rural' highways. U. S. and N.. C. numbered highways accounted for 81% of the total killed on . rural highways; 93% of the total killed occurred on straight roads. The three-hour period, 6a.m. to 9 p.m., accounted for 37% of the fatal*./ Friday, Saturday and Sunday accounted for 58% of the total dead Men killed made up 77% of the fatalities, and 22% were children five to nine. These are statistics that do not make pleasant reading. With the approach of the Easter Holi days and the ever-growing con cern for highway safety, the traffic safety organizations are urging everyone to be especially careful. In the past ten years there have been 100 persons killed on Franklin County highways. This does not Include the three killed to date this year. This Is a third of the people living In the Centervllle Community, Just under a third of those living In Bunn. There have been 18,316 killed In North Carolina since 1950, excluding those killed to date ] this year. This ntimber would ' , completely wipe out "16 cities In North Carolina with over 10,000 population. This Is near ly half the 36 such munici palities lrT^he state. Included In these would be the entire population of Henderson, Roan oke Rapids, J?{ew Bern, 9*nford and Chapel Hill. Franklin County's fourth high way fatality Is around the corn er. It did not occur until July 26 last year and June .24 In 1964, but the third fatality, which happened this year on Mqrch 27, did not take place In 1965 until May 20 and In 1964 until May 29. Drive carefully during the Easter Holiday and every day thereafter. tools and lawn mowers. The stage seems to be set for an enjoyable holiday in this area All that's left la for the weatherman to deliver a pleas ant day. Franklinton, Bunn Set Bank Hours First-Citizens Bank and Trust Co. branches In Frank linton and Bunn have announced they will begin observing the new hours, announced Tuesday, oh Monday, April 18. The new hours, 9 a.m. to j 1 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m., will be in effect each weekday ex siept Friday, when all branch es}\includlng Louisburg, will remahvopen until 6 p. in:*'" The neVhours were set in light 9f theiHjcent approval by the State Banklh? Commission of the banks' requ^t to close all day onSaturdays. UMjisburg is already observing tiuNjjew hoars, except the extra hob*; on Fridays. The Saturday clos ings start on April 23. Weather Fair to partly cloudy and a little warmer today and Fri day. Low today, 32; high, 63. Dorothy Irene McGhee Franklinton Brunette Fourth Contestant Dorothy Irene MeCihee, 18-year-old da ughier of Mr and Mrs Howard I. McGhee of Kranklinton, is the fourth contestant in the Jayeee Miss Louisburg Pageant -sehe duled for Saturday. April 23, in the college auditorium, v Miss McGhee, a senior at Kranklinton High School, wiK^do a pan torn i ne as her talent. She has been or is now iN^nember of the basketball team, a cheerleader Mon graniN/ I u b, Annual staff. K II A., HalUnveen Queen, HonuVjvning attendent, Class Vice President in Her favorite spwt^is horseback riding, she likes all kinds of music and het\favorite food is sea food She has hazel eyes and browhshair Recorder's Court Docket The following cases weredlsr posed of during a session of Recorder's Court on Tuesday, April 5: s Robert Ed Parrlsh, c/m, mo tor vehicle violation. $10.00 fine and costs. Linda Inscoe Sherlan, w/f, speeding. Pleads guilty under waiver statute. $10:00 fine and costs. Robert Thomas Moss, Jr., w/m, speeding. Pleads guilty under waiver statute. $10.00 fine and costs. John Wilbert Crews, c/m, speeding. Pleads guilty under waiver statut?i?. $10.00 fine and costs. Dorothy Ann Tony, c/f/19, assault with deadly weapon. $10.00 fine and costs. Emellus Dunston, c/m/27, larceny (2 cases). To be held for Franklin County Superior Court under $5,(JD0.00 bond in each case. Julius Moore, Jr., w/'m/41t speeding. Pleads guilty under waiver statute. $ IT). 00 fine and costs. ^ Ralph El wood .W instead, w/m/27, speeding. Pleads guil ty under waiver statute $10.00 fine and costs. Everette Gelnno Pat ton, speeding. Pleads guilty under waiver statute. $10.00 fine and costs Bobby Mitchell Rowland, w/ m/36, speeding. Pleads guilty under waiver statute. $10.00 fine and costs. James Edward Lyons, c/m/ 38, speeding, no operator's 11 cense. State takeS^i nol pros as to no operator's license. Guilty of speeding. $10.(XS{lne and costs Frank Junior Fogg, c/m/28, non support. Prayer for Judg ment continued on payment Into C.S.C. of $5.00 per month for support of child and costs of court. Wilbur Williams, c/m, asault with deadly weapon. To pay $6.80 to Franklin Memorial Hospital and $5.00 for use and benefit of St. Clarence Arrlng ton and costs of court. Wljlard CXILS Manning, w/m, speeding. $5.00 fine and costs. Richard Glenn Slaughter, w/n^ speeding. Defendant discharged on payment of costs. See COURT Page 6 Two Seriously Injured In Wednesday Accident Two Epsom men were seriously Injured In the Wednesday ifternoon accident, scene of which Is picture# above Arthur fames (Buck) Dement, 21, ami William A. Carter, <8, both Rt. 1, Henderson, were Injured )ust off U. S. Highway 401 >n a rural paved road near Ingleslde, when the 1957 Ford, reportedly driven by Carter, ran Into an Allen transfer truck oadad with fertilizer. The entire left side, of the vehicle was ripped off. Carter wai thrown from the car and pement was trapped beneath It. A Carolina Telephone Company crew working nearby probably saved?Dement by using the company lilt to raise the car off the youth. Loulsburg Rescue Service administered first aid to Dement and transported him to Franklin Memorial Hospital. Carter was brought In by private ambulance. The hospital declined comment on the condition of the two men this morning. McKlnley Pope, N/m/4B, of S04 Kenmore Ave., Loulsburg, driver of the truck, escaped injury. -Staff Photo by Clint Puller.
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