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'"3 . Weather Generally fair and somewhat warmer today* and Wednesday. Low today, 55; high, 85. The Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Times Serving All Of Franklin County Comment Everyone has good traits,! If you will take the time to dis cover theip. t Tel SY 6-3283 (Ten-Cents) Lou'Sburg. N C , Tuesday June 21 1966 (Sm Pages Today) 97th Year? Number 35 Hail Damage May Hit $300,000 In Youngsville Area The Thursday night storm, which has been credited with starting a $100,000 fire in Loulsburg. brought heavy hall to the Youngsville area, causing damige estimated at one-quarter million dollars. r The storm hit the area around 7 p. m and was reported to be moving from the southwest toward the northeast. It hit the Loulsburg area shortly before 8 p. m The duration of the hail i was estimated at from tViree to five minutes on the Youngsvllle area, according to C. T. Dean, Jr., County Extension Chairmai Leelan Woodlief, Youngsvllle sypply merchant and insurance agent, and others reported that over 100 farmers suffered damage. The amount of damage ranged from five up to more than 50 per cent, according to Dean. Woodlief reported that damage would range between $250,000 and $300,000 In a 16-square mile area around Youngsvllle "The damige would have been greater, had the crops been more mature," Woodlief re portedlyfstated. The hall area, according to Woodlief, was two miles wide and eight miles long. Dean said that most of the damage in Franklin County appeared to be from Youngsvllle to, the Wake County line. Howard White, Foster White and C. W. Chalk were some of the farmers re porting damage, said Dean. The County Agent also reported that welcome rain accompanied the hail. Some rain was reported from all sections of the county. "Where heavy leaching rains occurred, farmers are urged to add addi tional topdresslng contain ing nitrogen and potash," Dean said. Farmers Reminded To Report Acreage John R. Davis, ASCS Office Manager here, again issued a reminder today to Franklin County farm operators to re port their crop acreages to the County ASCS Office in Louls burg. "Thru Monday, June 20, 1966, approximately 73% of the farms had been certified. Any pro ducer who falls to file an ac reage report at the county office by the deadline -date Will re ceive no Government price sup port on any of his commodities including cotton and tobacco," Davis warned. "Also, , a producer who is participating in the Cotton, Feed Grain, and/or Wheat Programs will not receive any of these program payments if he fails to report his acreages. Any advance payments would have to be refunded at 6% interest," he rem nded. The County ASCS Office has County Shows Increase In Tourist Revenue Franklin County slipped from 79th place to 80th in the per cent of the stat? total revenue from travelers,, a recent release from the N. C. Travel Council reveals. However,, Franklin showed an Increase in 1965 over 1964 of $125,000 in total revenue. The latest figures on 1965 show that the county received $1,454,000 from travelers. In 1964 the figure was $1,329,000 The total for the entire state was set at $560,000,000. While information on the county level is not contained in the report, some Interesting figures can be estimated based on the, per cent stated for each county. Franklin represented .30 per cent of the 1964 total and dropped to .27 In 1965 while dther counties gained at a greater rate than was done here This represents slightly over one-fourth per cent of the state total. Based on the 20,180 firms serving and ' transporting travelers, Franklin should have around fifty-five such firms Of the $345 million spent by out of-state travelers in North Carolina, Franklin County re ceived an estimated $931,500. Intercity passenger miles traveled In North CaroUr^ by all means 6f transportation amounted to25.5bitjiortlnkorth Carolina, interstate traveled by out-of-state persons In North Cardtfna amounted to 5.6 billion. Franklin County's estimated share of tha personal Income from tourists, based on the North Carolina total of $115,000,000 and on the county's .27 per cent figure, Is estimated at around $310,000. Over ninety three per cent of all miles traveled were liv, pri vate automobiles in North Caro lina or 23,900,000 miles. Payrolls to employees, earn ings for proprietors and rents, dividends and Interest took 33.4 per cent of the state total money spent. State and local taxes accounted for another 8.4 par cent and purchases from other Industries accounted for 35.0 per cent. The report disclosed there are 8,660 lodging, eating and recreational places In the state employing , Including the owners, 50,380 persons. Th^re are 11,450 automobile service places In the state, Including 6,700 gas stations, 730 handling tires, batteries and other assessorles and 4,020 auto repair and service establish ments. There are 70 businesses doing passenger transportation work with 4,600 employees. \The State of North Carolina, benefits greatly from tourists by way of tax revenue. Travelers accounted for 28 per cent of the tbtal tax revenue of $653 million ohx$180 million. Listed among those businesses which profit from the .$1.2 billion travel service s\e COUNTY page 6 been authorized to make final feed -grain, wheat, an$J' c'otton payments beginning July 5, 1966. According to Davis, these payments will be mailed to the producers. "This means no producer will have to visit the county office to receive their payments," he stated. "The sooner producers certify to the crops planted on their farm, the earlier payments can be made. "A special effort wiJlbemide to make all final payments as soon as possible," Davis c6n cluded Local Man's Painting Spotlighted An oil painting by Reuben Cannady -of Route 2, Severna Park, Md., was spotlighted Sat urday in the Festival's Adult Art Contest held this weekend at the Naval Academy Field House, Annapolis, Md. Mr. Cannady, teacher of art at Northeast High School, studied art with Mrs. Stuart Davis as a tenth grade student and with Mrs. R. A. Kornegay at Louis burg College. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jones M. Cannady of Route 2, Franklin ton. He Is a graduate In Fine Arts of the Richmsnd Profes sional Institute and has studied art at Catholic University In Washington. Cannady's painting, "Toward The City," winner In the oil classification, Is one of the four first prize winners In various, categories, chosen by a distin guished Jury fkom nearly 400 entries in this festival. Cannady has exhibited at the North Carolina Museum of Fine Arts, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Maryland Regional Show. _ o Plant Soybeans Says County Agent Due to the present; price of $3.17 per bushel (or soybeans, we are urging farmers to plant soybeans says C. T. Dean, Jr., County Extension Chairman. The price will not be this high at harvest^but should be In the neighborhood of $2.50 or $2.60 per bushel This Is still a profitable price for this crop. Many farmers are In the pro cess of harvesting small gr^ln and wl)l want to double crop with soybeans to get the added Income per acre. This Is a wise practice as long as the commodity Is selling as hlgti as It Is now. Dean said that his department recommends that farmers use good seed. There are plenty of certified and registered seed available. About 300 pounds of a fertilizer such as 3-9-18, 0-10-20, orO-14-V4mlghtmean the difference between IS and 30 bushels per acre. For a, copy of "Seven Steps to 50 Bushel Soybeans" .contact the County Agents Cfflce In Louis burg. Bunn Lions To Receive Charter District 310 of Lions Inter national will present a charter to Its newest Lions ' Club at Bunn on June 25 at 7:30 p.rfi. More than 200 people are ex pected to be present for this occasslon. The Bunn Lions Glub was organl zed two weeks ago. Serving as the first pre sicjent of the Club is Lion Gene Muljien. Tickets for the dinner m ?etlng are on sale now by Bunn Lions and the public is invited The meeting will be held in Bunn School Cafeteria. 8 100.000 l;ir?* llils Ity _ y ? l*nss Sorvioo Coiiler Destructive Blaze I*; mm ^ S?oM Photo* by Cll n all t.omvs Down Class Of '49 Holds Reunion Members of the graduating class oi '49, Mills High School, held their first class reunion V on Saturday night at Greenhlll Country Club. The following class mates were present, along with their husband or wife: Aryn C. "Davis, Wyatt Freeman, W. H. Ferrell, Jr. Jackie O. Kimball, Lucille H, W Instead, Elmo May, Frank Rose, Jr., M riarn Rose Perry, Cronly Hunt, Joseph W. Shearoii and Betsy L. Pernell, all of 'Loulsbm , Mary *Jean F. Morris, r Atlantic , N. C.; Jean E. Collins, Smithfield; Sara B. Hendrlx, Charlotte; ^ouis W. Brooks. Sifter City; Jjmmy. lulghum, Aldington, Va , Marie S. Williams, Ween vllle, M, tj. and Lelartd- iAtmam of Hal f ig h. \ During the eyejpii k^ers from thl f' ?1 low i ng rlas^mates who could not attend were read to the group: Kathryn J. West and Mrs. Gladys B. Bailey, cla*-v. tear her, both of Lou ta bu rg, Rachel S. White, Tampa, Florida; Alma M. Small, St Augustine,- Florida; Walter Smith, Asheboro; Mary Marie H. Winters, Blacksburg, Va.; Thelma D. Sykes, Rocky Mount; Shirley J. Paquette, Alexandria, Va and Bud Tunstall of Smith field. Announcement was made that ' the class reunion will be held on June 18, 1969, and all class mates were urged to-make their plans to be present at that time. Summer Begins Officially At 3:33 P.M. (EST) Today ; *>? "When the gun stands still" founds like the title of a science fiction movie, but It denotes a routine annual event? the summer solstice. Summer In the Northern Hemisphere begins officially In 1966 on June 21 at 3:33 p.m. Eastern Standard Tim*. At that moment, the sun reaches the limit of Its apparent northward Journey. On June 21 the sun shines directly overhead at the Tropic of Capcer, an Imaginary line encircling the earth at 23-1/2 degrees N., about 1,600 miles from the Equator, the National Geographic Society says For several days during the summer solstice, tfie sun's noon position seems fixed. The name for this period Is derived from the Latin tal, or sun, and slstere to stand; It means, "When the sun stands ttlll." Actually, the sun begins Its annual migration southward <t once. Six months later It shines > I ' directly over khe Tropic of Capricorn, 23-1 2 degrees south of the Equator, starting sum mer In the Southern Hemisphere. The sun seems to change posltlonbecause the earth tilts 23-1/2 degrees on Its axis In Its journey around the sun. For six months of the yearthe Northern Hemisphere receive the near-direct rays of the sun. during the other Half year the Southern Hemisphere Is facing more directly toward the suA.> But the seasons are more extreme below the Equator. Summertime there coincides with the earth's perlgee--tts closest approach to the sun. Hence, summers are generally hotter and winters colder In the Southern Hemisphere. The Hottest days In the United States usually come In late July and August whfen the oceans and air have warmed, (Qic? they have stored heat, less sunshine is needed to sustain high temperatures. The ancient Greeks had a word for this oppressive period of four to six weeks. They referred to the time of searing heat waves as "dog days," because they usually coincided with the appearance of the dog star Sirius in the "heavens. The star rises at a different time now, but the name stuck. The hottest official' temperature ever re corded on eartfy came after the dog days in A1 'Azizlyah, a village in northwest Libya. On a memorable, breathless day, in September, 1922, the mercury bubbled up to the 136.4-degree mark. To 20th-century man, the solstice signals the start of a pleasant va^tlon season In the sun, but to the ancients it was a day of cru cial concern. Solstlc?F rituals were almost universal Ancient and medieval people rejoiced in the long days of summer; Jhey dreaded the im pending slow descent of the sun and winter's approach. To encourage the sun to keep shining warmly, superstitious farmers of northern Europe kindled huge bonfires. ' In the New World, the period before the midyear solstice was a feaMtl ordeal for pre Columbian Peruvians. They lived in constant foreboding that the'sun would continue 4n Its Journey northward and never return. After fasting for three days, the Indians assembled in their cities at dawn to greet the rising sun. As it climbed higher in the sky, they lit a sacred flame by focusing the sun light with a mirror. The fire was carried to the next solst'lce ceremony. I Workmen are busy today clearing away the debris at the By Pass Service Center on Bickett Blvd. in the aftermath of one of the most destructive fires seen here In several years The huge service station-tire recapping and garage complex was destroyed by fire Thursday evening around 8 p. m. following what was reported to be a hit by lightning during a severe thunder storm. Ralph Lester,. operator of the business,, stated the building would be replaced as readily as possible. The building was owned by Herbert K. Marshall of Wake Forest. It was built in 1948, starting with the front office and the massive rear garage area was completed in 1949. Lester leased the building and began his operation In August, 1963. He said May of this year was his best month since he opened. The loss has been estimated at between $75,000 and $100,000. Only the front walls remain and some question lias arisen whethe r or not they can be utilized in the new structure. The fire l?egan In the rear of the building during a heavy downpour of rain early Thursday night following a blackout of electricity in the area. Firemen on" the scene, theorized that lightning had hit the rear portion of the building or had come rln through the electric lines. Fluid used in recapping tires was believed to have Ignited and spread quickly to the 1,000 or more tires stored in the rear of the build ing. Billowing t>lack smoke and the smell of l^ned rubber spread over tjxe entire Loulsburg area. The blaze quickly spread throughout the building and fire men were hardp^t- to contain the fire. Radio communications were out and fire, police and Rescue units had to resort to telephones for communications. Fire de partments from Bunn, Justice, and Centervllle were dispatched to the scene and Joined the Loulsburg department in l>at tllng the blaze. Firemen brought the blaze tinder control within au hour, but the ruins continued to smoke for several days. Loulsburg Fire Chief R. G. Person, said he bejleved that lightning was the cause of the blaze. He' issued a statement of appreciation to the rural fire departments and all citizens who helped during the emer gency. Several hundred spectators flocked to the area, and In . some instances hampered travel In the Immediate area of the fire. Busy BiCkett Blvd. By-Pass was blocked for nearly two hours by the fire Lester reported that "part of the loss" was covered by In surance He said his l>est es timate was that he had on hand 375 to 400 new passenger car . tires; 50 to 75 new truck tires and 300 newly recapped tires. He gave a total of bet ween. 1,000 and 1,200 casings and ties to gether destroyed. Lester himself was overcome by too much smoke Inhalation during the height of the fire and was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by the Loulsburg Rescue Service. He was re leased about two hours later. He was attempting to get some re cords out of the building when overcome. There was an earlier report that "some firemen" were In jured but a check with Chief Person, revealed That as far as he knew, none were Injured.. He said the Bunn department was dispatched to cruise the North Main Street area during the blaze In case some of the sparks from the fire should have started other fires. ? There were no cars Inside the building at the time of the fire, but at least three were damaged extensively from fall ing walls and heat. Rowe Chevrolet- Buick car lot, next door, and a dwelling - on the North side of the station were not damaged. ""*?* Lester had closed earlier than usual Thursday night because the electricity had gone off. A talking myna bird, owned by ?Lester perished from the smoke before passers-by could break into the burning building and get the bird out. Dick Collier's construction crew is in charge of the clean-up Job and indications point to the completion of the job within a few days. Lester reported that const ruction will big in, as soon as a contractor can be contacted and plans drawn for the new structure Meanwhile, he opened his gasoline business last Frlda y following the fire and lias continued to do business from the ruins of the front building. District Welfare Directors Hold Meeting Here The Central District of the North Carolina Welfare Direc tor's Association held their an nual meeting here last Thursday in the office of the county Wel fare Department. Mrs. Jane M. York, Director of Welfare for FrankllnCounty, is Chairman of the seventeen county Central Dlstridt,. She is also a 1 member of the State Executive Board. The meeting consisted, forth? most part, In discissions qt\ proposed new policy for welfare programs. There are six districts In the state, which embodies welfare Directors and departments In the 100 counties'. Chairman of each . district make up a State Executive Board which acts In an advisory capacity to state and local officials. Directors attending the meeting 1st week: Mrs. Frances Butler, Halifax County; W. W. Mullen, Granville County; Ray mond Ledford, Lee County; Miss Betsy Rose Jones, Vance ? County; Max W, Davis, Person County; Julian Facrar, Warren County; Howard Williams, Dur ham County; J. A. Glover, jNash County; Daylon P. Greene, Cas well County and Thomas M Ward, Orange County. Boxscore Ralelgh--The Motor Vehicles Department'* summary of traf fic deaths through 10 a m. Mon day, June 20, IMS: > KILLED TO DATE 701 KILLED TO DATE LAST YEAR trt
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