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Louisburg. N C . Thursday. June 23, 1966
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All Of Franklin County *
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97th Year?Number 36
N. C. 39
Franklin County
N.C. 39
Wake County
N. C. 39 " i
Johnston County
Itiimi* Franklin ton,
County Apply For
*1 Million In Loans
The towns of Bunn and Frank
linton and the County of Frank
lin have applied for loans and
grants through the Farm Home
Administration for funds which,
if approved, will amount to Just
under $1 million. The funds are
sought for improved water and
sewa^F- facilities, surveys and
establishment of such facilities.
Franklinton has takefTYhe first
step in their application by
filing a for dial inquiry. Bunn
Masonic Notice
George M. West, Master,
announces that there will be
a Third Degree at Louisburg
Lodge 413 on Tuesday evening
June 28 at 7:30 Prior to the
meeting, Eastern Star will
serve a dutch covered dish
supper beginning at 6 o'clock
Proceeds will go to help tile
^he basement floor. All Master
Masons are fraternally invited.
has already filed the formal
inquiry and is now preparing
their formal loan and gjynt
applications.
Franklin County's loan and
grant application is now in the
processing stages. No indivi
dual figures were available on
the three separate projects.
It was learned, however, that
Bunn Is seeking funds to es
tablish a in inictpal water
system and possible a sewage
system Franklinton, concerned
with an Inadequate municipal
water system Is miking appli
cation for assistance }n needed
improvements and expansion.
Franklin County Is seeking a
grant to finance an Area Com
prehensive Plan, which will
cover the entire county The
purpose of this planning will b?
to collect data to enable conmu
nities and towns, plus individual
associated groups when water
and sewer systems are needed,
to mike intelligent approaches
p
to solutions of their problems.
Mr. Tom Marshall, FHA Su
pervise r, explains that loans
and grants, under the present
program, are not onl/available
to incorporated towns, but are
also available for community
associations. His office has a
host of inform it ion on such pro
jects and will be happy to assist
all ? groups in their plans,- he
stated
The Bunn project, long dis
cussed in that area, lias brought
out the fact that the engineering
firm of Peirson and Whitman^
Inc. of Raleigh has been em
ployed to mip plans. Actually,
Wilson and Doby are the engi
neers for the Bunn area, but are
reportedly associated with the
older firm, which has for years
acted as consulting engineers
for the town of Louisburg.
All three applications are In
the early stag^ and no imme
diate action is anticipated on
them However, it indicates a
rise in concern over water and
sewer systems In the county and
could lead to increased interest
by other communities
Loans under the Financial
See COUNTY page 5
Recorder's Court
The following cases were dis
posed of during a session of
Recorder's Court on Tuesday,
June 21:
Ronnie Herbert- Tingen,
w/m, 19. no operator's license.
State takes Nol Pros with leave
Harden Jones, c/rn/43, motor
vehicle violation State takes
Nol Pros wjth leave
Fred Marshall Daniel,
w/m/30, speeding $10 00 fine
and costs.
Jimmy Cole Morris, w/m/22,
speeding, $15.00 fine and costs
James Edward Sanders, pon
support. State takes Nol Pros
on payment of costs.
Willie Andrew Thomas,
c/m/28, assault with deadly
weapon. Court finds defendant
has not complied with Judgment ,
and orders commitment to
lssue^ Sentence suspended is
paid today.
Joe Duke Radford, w/m, no
operator's license Discharged
on payment of costs
?Johnnie Let Noble, c/m/30,
operating auto intoxicated. State
takes Nol Pros id first count;
defendant pleads guilty to
second count of careless and
reckless driving $50.00 fine
and costs.
Henry S. Hawkins, worthless
check. Discharged on payment
of check and costs
Oronly E. Hunt, w/m, worth
less check. State takes Nol*
Pros.
Willie Walters, c/m 40,
speeding. $10.00 fine and costs
John Cleveland Perry, w/m,
public drunkeness, unlawful
possession of whiskey. 6 months
in Jail, suspended on payment of
$25.00 fine and costs, within 30
days.
Tommy Allen Wright,
w/n|l/24, speeding. $10.00 fine
See COURT page 5
Information For Directory
James Shearln, manager of Leggett's Dept. Store here, Is shown above, left, Wednesday after
noon giving Information to A. P. Hyler, representative of the Mullln-Kllle Company The
firm Is compiling a City Directory for the towns of Loulsburg, Frankllnton and Youngavllle.
Mr Plyler Is heading up the canvassing necessary FiUhe preparation of-<he Directory. Others
will soon be going house to house In the area seeking Information t9 be contained In the
book ?Staff photo by Clint Fuller.
In The Matter Of Primary Roads, '
Franklin Is The Have-Not County
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Miguel De Cervantes (1547 IMIjl wrote "Dos Images solos hay en mundo, como decia una abuelia mia, que
son el tenir y el no tenir' ' "Riere are but two families in the wot Id, as my grandmother used to say. the
Haves and the Have-nots."''
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In the matter of primary roads, Franklin County is very definitely a member of the "Have not" family
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A typical example of this is N C 39. which enteis^Ranklin County at Epsom in the Northwest and snakelike
makes its way through the heart of the county, splitting Frlwklin County through the middle and finally winding
its way into more fertile grounds below Pilot 111 the Southeast * ,
Through Franklin County. N C 39 is a rolling gravel based blacMop road, slightly better in someplaces
than many dirt roads The edges ai? wbin and motorists can hardly tell -when they run off ttw sp called pave
ment. The curves are dangerous, the hples aie many and the patches are beyohd^tabulatmg
But. as N C. 39 prods along its-merry way through the home of the "Have nots, ^j&Uer things lie ahead when
it passes into the county of the "Haves." For some, unknown reason N C 39 is allowed to remain in poor con
dition for 2:4 miles into Wake County But, once past that little' oversight, she does quite wellN ' '
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At the intersection of U S 264 in Wake County, N C 39 becomes, as do most roads in Wake, a wide,
smooth, freshly improved throughfare. Six tenths of a mile fuither and N C 39 enters another of the "Have"
counties, Johnston. The long straight stretches of smooth blacktop makes us "Have-nots" water at the mouth
?There 'is no excuse for this. People in Wake and Johnston pay no more and. while we're happy they have
good roads, really hold no greater right to them than we here in Franklin County.
The time for action on the part of the State Highway Commission has long passed It is obvious this august
body has nothing in mind for Franklin County, save more of the same.
We may not get the road improvements due us, but the day of quietness is over Until we do, the word is out
And it will continue to go out as long as Franklin remains a "Have not" county
Open Abandoned Well
Innocent looking -seine at left is In reality a very dangerous pitfall for any youngster playing
In the area. It Is, the site of an open abandoned well Youth in center photo measures depth of
hole and, at right, holding the mark shows that it is deeper thart, the height of him and his
sister. Children thfs size could fall into the hole anil never be discovered. The spot is located
Just off N. C. Highway 56 between the road and the county Welfare building. Whether it is the
responsibility of the Town of Lou is burg or the State Highway Commission, someone should see
to it that this booby trap is filled I >e fore .some youngster gets hurt. Children shown are Scott
and Julie pebnam. - Staff photos bp Clint MMf
Run-off For Harris Township
Constable Only Race Saturday
Citizens of Harfls Township
will go to the polls Saturday In
the only rjan-uff t?'ing held In
the county this year. Incumbent
Joe W. Joyner, front-runner
In the May 28 Democratic Pri
mary for Constable Is being
opposed by Karl Strlcklihd, who
placed second In the three-man
race Elmo Cash was third man
In the May 28 election and was
eliminated. ,
Joyner polled 260; Strickland
landed 199, and Cast) received
99 votes In the May Primary.
In 1964 Joyner was also taken
to a second primary, this time
by Cas*h. Joyner won with 243
votes to Cash's 219.
Harris precinct voted 543 In
the May 28 Primary and voted
412 In the runoff election In
.1962.
A light vot,e Is predicted for
Saturday, 1 since the Joyner
Strlckland race Is the only con
test. In 1962 there were two
state runoffs between Gover
nor Dan K Moore and Richard
son Preyer and between Lt.
Governor Bob -Scott and Clif
ton Blue. In addition, there was
a hotly contested race between 1
Rep. James D. Speed and James '
T. (Joe) Moss. All these tended
to bring out a large electorate
In 1982. '
Polls will be open at Harris,
In the old Hagwood Store^from
6:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. for
Saturday's runoff.
Doth Strickland and Joyner
have been conducting a vigo
rous campaign in Harris Town
ship since the "first election.
School Board Opens Bids
On Mobile Units Today
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The County Board of Education
Is meeting today to open bids for
two mobile kitchens anfl a
mobile office under the-ESEA
program. Bids on these were to
be opened this morning at the
Education office.
The Board Ir expected to alsp
take up the new budget, which
has been presented to the Board
of County Commissioners for
approval and to approve five
new teachers In the various
county schools,
A letter from Mr. Harold
Howe, n, U. S. Commissioner
of Education, is also slated
for discussion The letter, re
portedly, pertains to faculty
desegregation. '
Other items on today's agenda
include some repairs at Gold
Sand, Perry's and Gethsemane
Schools and employment of car
penters for the purpose of mak
ing these repairs.
A proposed salary schedule Is
also slated for action today. The
salary schedule applies to the
county garage and maintenance
personnel
Som? discussion may be held
on long . range plans In light of
the continued delay In a pro
posed cafeteria by the Frank
llnton School Board, due to the
two administrative units not
having coordinated plans. The
delay la due to the lack of state
approval of the Frankllnton ex
penditure. The County goard
has earlier endorsed the Frank
llnton proposal as -within the
Ibng range plans for the entire1
county.
Epsom Lions
Name New
Officers
New officers of the .Epsom
Lions club were elected and
Installed at the regular meet
ing last Thursday night.
Serving in the 1966-67 year
will t>e: E. C. Edwards, presi
dent, Osmond Garrard, first
vice president; Nelson Falkner,
second vice president, John Bo
wen, third vice president; Bobby
Moss, secretary-treasurer;
Julian Weldon, tall twister; B.
M. Newman, assistant tall
twister, Sam Beasley, lion
tamer.
Serving as directors for a one
year period will be Irvln In
scoe, ' Russell Eaves, W. J.
Wrenn, and John Grlssom; for
fwo years - Sam Southerland
f ed pepples.
eth Fuller, Immediate
resident, presided over
setlng and serving as in
g officer was C. Ray
Pruette, member of the Frank -
llnton Lions club.
The Epsom club Is now spon
soring a Lions club In 'Roles
Vllle, with charter night for the
new organization scheduled
Friday evening in Rolesvllle.
Mrs. Whitfield
In Boston .
Meeting
Mr*. Richard Whitfield
of Frankllriton Is presiding this
week at the meeting of the
Ladles Auxiliary of the Ameri
can Qrtometrlc Society In Bos
ton, Mass. She Is president
of the Auxiliary. Dr Whitfield
Is attending the meeting of the
Society. They were accompani
ed by their daughters, Martha
and Richie.