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Louisburg, N. C., Tuesday. September 13, 1966
(Si* Pages Today)
97th Year? Number 59
Freshmen Arrive , College Starts 180th Year
By Clint F uller
Some four hundred young men and young women, armed with
paraphernalia varlng from books to baskets, pillows to palltes,
curlers, combs and cuple dolls and accompanied by mothers,
fathers, little sisters and big brothers, arrived on the campus
of Loulsburg College Sunday afternoon.
The arrival of the freshmen marked the beginning of a new
chapter In their lives and In the life of Loulsburg College.
No official count was taken, but a well qualified guess
estimated that by dark, some three hundred ninety odd of
these youngsters, having yaved fond farewells to families,
pets, and particularly to the car, were suddenly taken with
a malady, known the world around as homesickness.
There Is seemingly no cure, although time they say, will
lessen the severity of the ailment.
Thus It Has been since Matthew Dickinson, first Head
master, a Yale graduate from New Haven, Connecticut, rang
the first bell In January, 1805. This Is perhaps one of the few
things that has not changed at Loulsburg College since It
was chartered as Franklin Academy In 1787.
There were. on hand some old masters at the first-day busi
ness. One could spot these debonair second-year men from a
block away. Self-assured and eager to help, they made the day
a little less dreary for the newcomers. No poll was taken of
these to determine how they fared after the noise ended, In
tackling the home-sickness malady. Perhaps some better than
most.
Watching the activities from the decided vantage point of
being neither a student, a parent or college participant, one
could find much human nature to observe. One car arrived
from Warrenton with a steaming cloud of smoke to unload one
boy and perhaps a home full of pleasant memories. The mother
was concerned. She wanted him to study and not play she said.
Don't all mothers?
Little sister viewed from a distance as though she Just might
let the big lug know she was going to miss him, If she came to
close. Father hastened off to get some water for the car.
Sitting In the shade of a giant oak, which has seen more of
these opening days than any living thing, was a late model
station wagon. Bulging at the seams with baggage, somewhat
like a balloon which Is about to receive that final puff, It would
seem that surely all that luggage must account for half a
dozen girls. Not being too famllar with girls per se, we were
somewhat surprised to find that all this baggage went with just
one single cutle.
Somehow It struck us, here Is some sort of injustice, having
Just seen a boy carrying all his belongings In one footlocker.
But, perhaps, It takes more for girls, they being prettier,
usually, than boys.
One proud father from Jacksonville, X C., giving off some
sense of pride that he finally made It, spoke of an unusual
occurance In that his daughter would be occupying the very
same room he used when he was a student here back In the
forties. And, somehow, this makes some of us feel anci&nt.
All around the campus there were youngsters Just sitting
It out. They had either come early and gotten It over with or
they had tired of the whole thing and decided to do nothing In
the hopes that this procedure would result In the fewest mis
takes.
Whole families were spotted Just sitting in the rooms in the
dormitories staring at each other. Baggage was l??ft un
packed. Efeds were unmade. Everybody was trying to say'
something funny or make idle conversation. All were waiting
like an expectant father for the time to come. The time being
in this case, the time to part.
?f'Bt?have yourself. Stay out of trouble.- Call me. Don't forget
to write. Study." A nickel for every time these words were
uttered Sunday afternoon on the campus and who'd need a
college education?
A family across the hall was helping Junior get settled. Pop
fumbled for a time with a closet door. Just as mother arrived
to aid, the handle came off. Pop Just stared, looked around,
and replaced the handle. He didn't really break It. It might
have been there since the price "for Instruction In Reading,
Writing, Arithmetic et al" was ten dollars per annum as
advertised in the Raleigh Register on December 17, 1804.
They teach more than the "Three R's" at Loulsburg Cbllege
now. It's been a long time since 1787 and many like institu
tions have fallen by the wayside. Hit not Loulsburg College.
Not It's spirit; not it's dedication; not it's devotion and not
It's effectiveness.
The homesickness, the sad farewells, the confusion of the
first day will vanish. In its sted will come development.
Development of young minds and young hearts.
It has t>een this way now for 1*79 years. It will continue to
be this way as long as there are young minds willing to be
developed and there Is a need for Christian education. This
will be forever.
Tharrington Named
Assistant Police Chief
\feteran Loulsburg Police 1
Officer Earl H. Tharrlngton 1
was named Assistant Chief {
THARRINGTON
Robbery Of
81 -Year-Old
Investigated
Deputy Sheriff Dave Batten
reported this morning that the
Sheriff's department 4nd the
State Bireau of Investigation
are continuing their Investi
gation Into the early Sunday
morning robbery of an elderly
New Hope-Harris Community
man.
Batten reported that two
young white men entered the
home of Jesse C. Fuller, 81
year-old man living alone In
the Harris _ Community near
New Hope around 7 a.m. Sun
day. Fuller was told to lie
?ttll and not to cause any
trouble and the two men tied
him up uslflg torn pillow slips,
according to reports.
The elderly man was not
harmed as the two men de
scribed as being between 25
'and 30 years old made off
with |9M In cash. The bandits
were carrying pistols and en
try was made by releasing
an old-type pull latch on the
back door of the home. Fuller
was asleep at U>e time In an
upstairs bedroom.
3l Police for Loulsburg In
ictlon taken by the Town
jDunctl In a meeting last Frl
lay night. A motion was made
by Councilman E. F. Thomas
and seconded that a secret
ballot be taken to name the
new Assistant. Tharrlngton
won over former part-time
Police Officer Ralph Lester,
only other applicant for the
position, by a vote of si* to
one. i
Mayor V. A. Peoples saia
Monday that TharrlnjMSn was
appointed "to work under Wll
11am (Chief William T. De
ment, nominee-elect for
FVanUin Cbunty Sheriff) for
the purpose of training."
Asked if this appointment was
a forerunner of naming Thar*
rlngton Chief when Dement
becomes Sheriff in December
the Mayor said, "We have a
Chief right now and no one
can be Chief until the Cbuncll
makes such an appointment.
This action does not name a
Chief, nor does it mean that
the new Assistant will not be
made Qilef."
Speculation around town had
read Into the Obunc it's actions
that Tharrlngton was, In ef
fect, named to take over when
Dement vacate* the office;
The minutes of the meeting,
however, show only that he has
been appointed Assistant Chief
of Police. The fact that this
is a newly established poet
and carries with it no addi
tional duties or salary, In
dicates that the CbunfU is at
the present time moving Thar
lngton Into position to be
named to the head poet later.
The 32-year-old Tharrlng
ton has been on the force for
the past six and a half years,
and has been employed by the
Town of Lou Is burg for the put
eleven years. A graduate of
Gold Sand High School, he la
married to the former Sue
Callcutt of Montgomery Coun
ty. He U the father of two sons,
Tony, 11, and Greg, 2. The
Tharrlngtons live at 10# Mid
dle Street here.
The new Assistant Chief
said, "I would like to express
my appreciation to the Council
tor the confidence they have
placed In me." He has re
ceived special training In po
lice work through various
courses given to the loqal de
partment.
Market Averages $66.67 Monday
After a slow start which
had tobaccomen worried last
Thursday morning, the local
tobacco market picked up
steam as the sales day moved
along and ended within reach
of the Middle Bftlt opening
average of $66.61. The Louis
burg market closed on open
ing day with an average of
$66.28, well above the average
estimated following early
sales Thursday.
Ther market Monday aver
aged ' $66. 67 selling 287,526
pounds for $191,692.54. The
prices Monday were some
what higher than last Friday
or opening day.
On opening day last year,
the Loulsburg market sold,
350,800 pounds for
$219,134.26 and an average of
$62.60. Cpenlng day sales this
Intensive Labor
Survey Underway
A group of community
leaders from throughout
Franklin County met here
Monday night to map plans for
distribution of 50,000 Labor
Surrey Forms to citizens In
the county and surrounding
areas. W. J. Benton, Director
of Industrial Development for
the county explained the pro
cedures to the group.
The survey, which got
underway Monday, was called
last Friday following the dis
closure that a "major Indus
trial plant" was considering
locating In the area If labor
was available.
Six thousand forms were
mailed over the weekend to
all routes coming Into the
general Franklin County area.
Other forms are being dis
tributed through the six thou
sand school children. StllL
others are being passed out
by volunteers and placed In
stores and other businesses
In the area.
, Everyone willing to accept a
Job with a new Industry are
requested to fill out the forms,
whether or not they are pre
sently employed. All Informa
tion contained In the forms are
to be kept confidential, It was
reported.
J. H. Talton, Chairman of
the Development Commission
and head of the Labor Survey
Project, stated that both men
and women would be needed
by the new firm and that
skilled and unskilled labor
would be used.
Officials have refused to
disclose the nature of the busl
ntss, where It Is now located
or any details of the operation
(or fear that such a leak might
result In the loss of the firm.
Benton stated last week that
work hid been going on with
the company for the past two
months. Local officials are
being helped In fhe survey by
the State Employment Security
Commission.
year were lower with 203,366
pounds going for $194,-146.10.
Sales Friday reached
283,142 pounds and sold for
$187,388.96 and an average
of $66.18.
Total sales for the three
day period, Thursday, Friday
and Monday, totaled 864,034
pounds for $573,527. 60. <
William Boone, SalesSuper
vlser, repnpted tliat he was
concerned about the low start
last Thursday but was pleased
with the final average.
Full sets of buyers were re
ported active en all operating
flue-cured tobacco markets
Monday. Demand was strong
and prices were good.
There had been indications
late last week that some-com
panies might pull their buyers
off the markets unless sales
were curtailed further to allow
processing plants to catch up.
Effective Tuesday, sales in
the South Carolina - Border
North Carolina Belt will be
reduced from 4 1/2 hours to
three hours a day. The Eastern
ftlt continues on a 4 1/2 hour
schedule, while the Middle
Belt for the first 10 sales
days will be on five hours
Helicopter Makes
Emergency Landing Here
An Army CH-21Btwln pro
pellor helicopter made an
emergency landing at the
Franklin Airport near Louis
burg late Monday afternoon
enroute back to 'Ft. Bragg.
The plane, carrying thirteen
men, was forced to land due
to fuel shortage.
Two Warrant Officers, Par
ker and Upchurch, Were In
command of the craft and
reported they had about five
minutes of fuel left when they
landed here around 4:45 p.m.
The plane carried an honor
guard to the funeral of a
serviceman at Warrenton
Monday afternoon.
The local airport, which ac
comodates only light aircraft
did not have the 110 to 130
octane gasoline needed to re
fuel the big "Banana." A call
was made to Raleigh and a
truck of fuel arrived early I
Monday night. The craft re
sumed Its Journey to Ft. Bragg
about 8:30 p.m.
The unusual landing of such
a craft here, broO'ght out a
number of spectators, who
waited for the after-dark take
off. One of the officers had
said earlier he was afraid he'd
mill hla bowling date back at
the ' army bese. The Crew
Chief apparently had some
thing else In mind when he
said something to the effect
that he would miss his date,
too, but not with a bowling
bell.
Officers laid the fuel short
age to engine trouble wtilch
was causing "a much fasffr
rate of consumption than nor
mal. They had first attempted
to reach Ralelgh-Durharfi
Airport .but decided while over
Prankllnton to land at Louls
*>urg Instead.
dally.
Demand was stronger Mon
day for flue-cured tobacco on
the Eastern North Carolina
Belt as tied tobacco was of
fered In heavy volume for
the first time this season,
the Federal - State Market
News Service reported.
Prices by grades were gen
erally steady on the South
Carolina - Border North
Carolina Pelt and the North
Carolina Middle Belt.
On the Middle Ifelt, fluctua
tions of $1 and $2 per hun
dred pounds occurred for
about half of the grades. Gains
and losses were about evenly
divided. Volume was heavy
with all markets blocked. The
quality of the offerings Im
proved. A larger percentage
of smoking leaf was sold and
less primings and non
descript.
Franklin To Get $26,106.92
In Powell Bill Road Funds .
Four of the five municipa
lities In Franklin County are
to receive a total of $28,106.92
In Powell Bill funds for non
state-systew .highways within
the towns participating In the
allocations Centervllle has
not yet qualified for receipt
of these funds.
Loulsburg leads the four with
an allocation"! $13,121.78
followed by 'Fftmkllnton with
$7,792.83, Youngsvllle with
$3,490.48 and Dunn with
$1,701.83
Funds are allocated among
cities and towns on the basis
of relative non-State System
local street mileage anl re
lative population. The latest
certified Federal decennial
census Is used as the source
of the population data. Each
municipality furnishes Itsown
local street mileage data,
along with qualifying data,
properly certified, according
EDA Funds
Approved
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Con
gressman L. H. Fountain was
today advised by the Economic
Development Administration
that they have approved
$50,562 to provide assistance
In financing engineering man
agement services to small
industrial firms and Increase
job opportunities In 17 coun
ties of Eastern North Caro
lina, including Franklin,
Greene, Vance, Warren and
Wilson. EDA funds -will, be
supplemented by $25,536 pro
vided by the applicant who Is
the North Carolina State Uni
versity at Raleigh. Total pro
ject cost Is $76,098.
to the announcement accom
panying the release. \
Municipalities establish
their eligibility annuahy by
submitting data concerning
their municipal elections, ad
valorem tax, other sources of
Income, and budget ordi
nances. Some "legally Incor
porated towns do- not qualify,
for tfj^se funds.
The latest allocations for
Franklin County show an In
crease of $1,439.56 over the
$24, 66"?. 36 allotted last year
and a $2,398.58 Increase over
1964 figures.
The funds ar^ allocated from
one-half cent of the regular
six-cents per gallon motor
fuel tax levied by the state
and returned to participating
towns and cities annually.
Under the 1966 all icatlon,
Bune shows a population of
332 persons and gets a popu
lation Increment of $808.36
JBunn has 1.77 nun-system
miles and gets $8S3.47 mile
age Increment for a total of
$1,701.83.
Frankllnton receives from
this years allocation
$7,792.83 based on a popula
tion of 1;513 giving an lncre
See FUNDS page 6
Rotary Hears
District Governor
The Loulsburg Rotary Club
heard an address by S. Car
lysle Isley of Burlington, Dis
trict Governor, here last
ISLEY
Thursday night. The visit by
the top Rotarlan In the dis
trict is an annual highlight of
the Rotary year.
Isley spoke on Increasing
membership and establishing
new clubs In neighboring com
munities. Prior to the dinner
meeting, the District Govern
or conferred with Dennle R.
Saunders, President of the
local club.
Isley is one of 27S Rotary
governors In all parts of the
world who are serving as the
sole representative of Rotary
International In districts com
prised of member clubs. Each
district leader is responsible
\fOr supervising the clubs in
his area. More than 12,400
Rotary clube In 133 countries
are supervised by Rotary gov
ernors.
A member and past presl
See ROTARY peg* ?