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Serving All Of Franklin County
T?l. GY 6-3283
(Ten Cants)
Louisburg. N C., Thursday. July 21. 1966
(Ten Pages Today)
97th Year? Number 44
This Is N. C. 58 at the Franklln-Nash County Line. Another case of neighboring counties
having resurfaced roads up to our line.
This Is N. C. 98 at the Intersection of U. S. 64 east of Bunn. The point shown Is 55 miles
from the Franklin line Inside Nash County. Still another case of Improved roads near the
Franklin Countv line ,
No Answers
But, Lots More Questions
An Editorial
For the past six weeks, editorials have appeared
here posing certain questions concerning the condition
of primary highways in Franklin County. These ques
tions have been directed at the present State Highway
Commission
This series has not placed the total blame for these
conditions on the present Commission, mainly because
many of the conditions existed prior to the term of office
of the present membership.
However, two points are clear. First, the present
Commission is the only one which can change these
conditions and secondly, this Commission is regretably
slow in answering two basically simple questions being'
asked by this editorial series (1) Why has Franklin
County not gotten it's share of road improvements and
(2) What does the present Commission plan' to do about
it
The answer to the second. question is becoming pain
fully obvious.
Citizens in other "have Rot" counties are beginning
to take note They too, are seeking answers. There
should be some forthright answers given for these press
ing questions.
Why is it, for instance, that in 1965 a man owning an
autoraoljjle in Wake County received $46 78 in road im
provement funds while a car owner in Ffahklin County
received only $16 04; in Durham County the average per
registered vehicle was $31 49; in Person, $30 33 and in
War.ren, because of heavy federal-aid, it was $71 86
Why, in the past ten years, have car owners in Wake
County received an average of S36 09 per registered
vehicle while vie in Franklin County have received only
$17.97?
While this series deals essentially with primary high
way improvements, these figures include federal-aid;
.state construction and state maintenance.
The disquieting question is why this difference in
allocations7 Franklin citizens pay the same price for
automobiles (including the same state sales tax); the
same seven cents per gallon state gasoline tax; the
same one-quarter cent inspection tax and the same foyr
cent federal tax. What makes an automobile in Wake
County more valuable, in the minds of the Highway
Commission, than the same car in Franklin County.
Why must motorists in neighboring counties ride on
highways giving up to 20,000 miles to a set of tires
when Franklin travelers must drive on roads in such de
plorable condition, some average little over 5,0d0 miles
to a set of tires'
And one final question (for today). If traffic count is
a criteria for road 'unds allocation, where does the traf
fic go in Franklin County after it comes off these newly
resurfaced highways in bordering counties?
Perhaps, this traffic, in the minds of the Commission
does as it seems to think this series of editorials will
do Evaporate But, alas, like the traffic in Franklin
County, this series, too will continue to stumble alongf
until something is done
Answers may not be forthcoming, but we still have*
a lot of questions.
Henderson Editor Urges
Attention To N.C. 39
Henry A. Dennis, veteran
editor-publisher of The Hen
derson Dally Dispatch, has
called for an end to
"complacency and In
difference" In the matter of
highway Improvements In
Vance County. The editor's
remarks were published In
Tuesday's edition of the after
noon dally in an editorial.
Mr. Dennis, who fcad recently
commented on Franklin Coun
ty efforts at getting road Im
provements, stated that N. C.
39, which runs from Selma by
Bunn, Loulsburg, Henderson
to Townsvllle In Vance County
"Is very crooked, pavement
Is narrow, and in places In
bad repair, even In Its pre
sent routing."
"Time after time," the edi
torial points out, "the Highway
Commission lets contracts
running Into the millions of
dollars and covering many
sections of the state. But It
Is extremely-jare that any
thing is Included for Vance
county."
Clint Fuller, Managing Edi
tor of The Franklin Times,
whose front page editorials
prompted Dennis' original
comments, said figures he had
collected on road Improve
ments bore out the Henderson
Two County
Businesses
Entered
Deputy Sheriff Dave Batter
reported his department Is
Investigating two reported
robberies In the county. Both
took place sometime Tuesday
night.
Thieves took around ?JOO
In cigarettes from the Cor
ner Grocery in Youngsvllle,
according to the Deputy. He
?aid entry was made by break
ing a glass In one of the front
doora of the establlahment.
Thieves were believed to have
worn gloves.
An undetermined amount of
change was taken from drink
and snack venders at the M. K.
Joyner Manufacturing Com
pany here In Loulsburg, Bat
ten reported.
J. The Deputy said he did not
believe the two breaklns were
related.
newspaperman's remarks.
Fuller said, "The data we have
shows that In 1965, Vance
county, third In the Division
In motor vehicle regis
John Church
To Attend
Workshop
Sixteenth N. C. House Dis
trict Representative -elect
John T. Church of Henderson
has been named by Governor
Dan Moore as one of twenty
state leaders to attend the
annual legislative workshopof
the Southern Regional Edu
cation Board 111 Ashevllle
July 27-30.
Church will Join Rep. James
D. Speed of Franklin Cbunty In
the 1967 General Assembly as
representatives of the Frank
lin, Vance, Wstrrencountydls
trlct.
Gov. Moore and Georgia Gov.
Carl Sanders head the list of
speakers for the four-day con
ference. The theme will be
"financing higher education."
Sanders, SREB board chair
man, will speak at the final
general session July 30.
Moore will address a dinner
meeting July 29.
Panel discussions will be
held on such topics as trends
In higher education, future
costs of higher education,
capital expenditures, budget
ing processes and student
costs.
In making the appointments,
Gov. Moore iald he was
pleased "that this outstanding
group of citizens has agreed
to represent our state at the
conference. They have con
tributed In large measure to
North Carolina's place of
leadership In the financing
at higher education."*
Reminder
The Franklin Co. Demo
cratic Women will meet Fri
day night, July 22, 1966 at the
Murphy House at 7 o'clock.
This will be a dutch supper
meeting.
, Plans will be made for the
annual hus bend-wife dinner
meeting to be held In August.
All members are urged to
attend.
t rat Ions, received the lowest
per-vehlcle allotment In the
Division While Wake re
ceived an average of $46.78
In highway funds for each re
gistered vehicle, Vance re
ceived only $10.34."
Dennis also called for action
by local governing bodies. The
editorial stated, "We think
governing bodies of the city
and the county ought to In
terest 1 themselves In these
needed Improvements. They
are the proper channel for
action."
Fuller, commenting on
Franklin county stated, "Our
Commissioners and the Road
Committee have recently
shown Interest In road Im
provements and 1 agree fully
with Mr. Dennis, local
governing bodies ' are the
proper agencies to push for
these Improvements. Our
efforts have been strictly as a
newspaperman, pointing out
certain conditions as they
exist."
Editorial comments by the
Henderson dally newspaper Is
another In a growing number
of news media- which have
expressed concern' over the
lack of road .Improvements
in what Culler earlier dubbed,
"the have-not counties."
LBA Joins
Credit Bureau
Association
The Loulsburg Business
Association has been approved
for membership In the Asso
ciated Credit Bureaus of North
Carolina. The association will
be working closely with the
leading credit bureaus
throughout North Carolina.
Assistance will be given by
their managers In developing
the services for this area.
It has been pointed out to the
association that, "we are lo
cated In a growing section of
the state and credit reporting
Is becoming a very Important
factor In the business life of
? any community."
\ Mrs. Juanlta Pleasants,
Secretary of the Loulsburg
Business Association Is re
gistered for the Southeastern
Management Institute at Cha
pel HU1, North Carolina,
August 14-19. While there she
will receive training and have
the opportunity of association
with other Credit Bireau
Managers. The school Is spon
sored by Associated Credit
Bureaus of America. Later
this year the association will
apply for membership to the
Associated Credit Bureaus
of America. Upon approval of
the application the local asso
ciation will be listed with
credit bureaus throughout
America.
Canvassing For City
Directory Completed
Door-to-door canvassing (or
the upcoming City Directory
(or several municipalities In
Franklin County has been
completed. The announcement
came this week from Mr. 'and'
Mrs. A. P. Plyler of the
Mullln-KUle Company, the
firm preparing the new Direc
tory.
The Plylers stated that they
had found generally fie co
operation In the area from
those being questioned.
Names, addreases and busi
ness affiliations are to be
listed In the book for every
citizen living in the areas
covered.
The new Directory, expected
to be published in late fall,
will Include listings of Louls
burg, Frankllnton, Binn and
YoungavUle. In each town,
canvassers worked well Into
the surrounding areas, out
Aid* the town limits, In an
effort to get as many people
listed as possible.
In addition to listing all busi
nesses and citizens Inter
viewed by the group, all tele
phone subscribers will be
listed.
"Inclusion of the residents
of the urban fringes in each of
these communities will pre
sent a more complete and
accurate picture of the avail
able labor market and add
considerably to the utility of
See DIRECTORY Page 6
Notice
There will be a stated Com
munication of Loulsburg
Lodge 411 on Tuesdsy even
ing July 26 at 7:30. All
Master Masons are cordially
<nvlt?d.
Board Reduces
Tax Rate To *1.56
The Board of County Com
missioners, meeting In spe
cial session here Wednesday,
cut the tenatlve tax levy from
a previously announced $1.M
per one hundred dollar valu
ation to $1.56. The change
came following disclosure that
state regulations did not per
mit a levy of over five cents
for Improvements tothe coun
ty Jail and boarding home.
The tentative budget,
announced earlier, contained
a levy of .04 cents for Im
provements to both the Jail
and the boarding home for a
total levy of eight cents. This
was reduced to the required
level of five cents In Wednes
Tippett Represents N. C.
At Travel-Trailer Rally
TIPPETT
Loulsburg businessman
Wallace Tlppett Is In Hershey,
? Pa. this week representing
North Carolina at tht ffctlonal
Convention of the Travel
Trailer Association.
Tlppett, a member of the
North Carolina Recreation
Commission was named by
Governor Dan Moore^as state
representative to G& rally.
Tlppett and his family left
for the meeting last weekend.
Every state In the Union and
Chnada la represented.
The purpose ' of Tlppett's
trip was stated as "fostering
better relations for the state,
among the traveling public
from all states and to promote
North" Carolina recreation
facilities."
Tlppett carried a heavy load
of material on Nbrth Carolina
to be distributed to others at
the nation-wide rally.
Ha was appointed to the NC.
Recreation Commission sev
eral months ago by th? Gover
nor Tlppett was campaign
manager for Moore In Frank
lin County In the 1964 cam
palfn
He, hu wife and two daugh
ters plan to return by Wash
intong, D. C. for a short visit
with his son who ls\ln service
stationed In the nation's rapl
tel. \ \
day's meeting.
One cent was added back to
the budget to afford some
raises to certain county em
ployees.
It was noted by one official
that the Welfare Department
t?ad received a grant from the
State which covered Increases
for that department and that
the Health Department had
enorigh Surplus left frprn last
year's budget to cover In
creases In that department
The one cent levy was Issued
to cover raises for clerks In
the Tax Collector's office and
the Auditor's office. All those
receiving raises were not
announced, but It was learned
that several departments
could not be given raises be
cause of limits set by the
State Legislature. It was noted
that the Janitor and the dog
warden were not Included In
the salary Increases.
In other action,, the County
Planning Board met with the
Commissioners and adopted
a resolution calling for the
hiring of a firm to make a
comprehensive survey and to
come up with a water and
sewer plan for the county.
The Commissioners approved
the resolution adopted by the
Planning Board. It was ex
plained that this was part of
the procedure recommended
by the Farm Home Adminis
tration office here, agency
charged With Issuing grants
and loans for water and
st?wer projects
Paula bays:
"Well WorthThe Work"
An article In the Smlthfleld
Herald's Tuesday edition by
staff writer Mary Ann Mar
chant, quotes Miss Loulsburg,
Paula Justice, as saying shf
was "well satisfied with her
talent presentation. The
audience reaction and ap
plause to the comedy part wis
well worth the work I put Into
it."
Paula Is quoted as saying, In
commenting on her having won
the coveted Miss Congeniality
Award, "That trophy meant
more to me than the Miss
North Carolina crown. I
thought they were going to have
to pick me up off the floor when
It was announced. It took me
Jaycees Plan Welcome
Monday For Paula
The Loulsburg Jaycees are
planning a big welcome home
ceremony on the courthouse
square here Monday afternoon
at 4:30 p.m. for Mlas Paula
Justice, Miss Loulsburg, who
was named Miss Congeniality
In the State Pageant last Sat
urday night.
Jaycee Vice President and
Publicity Chairman William
CTNeal announced that Miss
Justice, whose home la In
Clayton, N. C., will arrive
tn Loulsburg next Monday
afternoon and will be pre
sented to the crowd In cere
monies which will Include a
number of speechei, music
and picture-taking.
Representatives of the
various governing organiza
tions in the town and county
are expected to be on hand,
along *lth representatives
from LouUburg College where
Miss Lou Is burg Is a student
Local civic and business or
ganizations are also expected
to have representatives pre
sent. WRAL-TV In Raleigh
has Indicated they will air an
Interview with Miss Congeni
ality on1 their Monday 8 p.m.
Dateline News program, In
cluding coverage of the home
coming festivities.
O'Neal said the Jayceea were
urging everyone to attend the
event, which la aimed at show
ing Miss Loulsburg the com
munity's pride In her accom
plishments.
Following the afternoon
actlvltlea, Mlaa Justice will
be guest of the LouUburg
Jayceea at their regular
dinner meeting beginning at
6:30 p.m.
the longest time to (at to the
mlcrophonj0 At first I Just
stood there. '*?
The article states that
Paula's mother and father,
Mr and Mr*. Roy A. Justice
of Clayton, N. C. and brother
and boy-friend were In the
audience.
"I could see my mother and
father from where I was stand
ing and I think they were
astounded. My brother and the
boy I date Just looked at each
other and never did get around
to clapping," the Loulsburg
College coed la reported to
have said.
Paula celebrated her 19th
birthday Tueaday. She
received a handsome trophy
and a $100 acholarshlp for
having won the Mlsa Congeni
ality honor.
The Herald article continues
relating the fact that Paula
saya the thing which Im
pressed her moat about the
whole event was "The fact
the glrla got along so well
together. There waa no
>alousy, or U there waa 1
didn't see It, and this la aome
thlng you rarely find In a
group of girls that large. Each
accepted defeat as well as ahe
could. We 1r ere told when we
arrived that the challenge la
not to win, but to be a good
loeer."
Asked if ahe' made any new
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