97th Year? Number 75
Louisburg. N C , Tuesday November 8. 1966
(S>x P?fle?-Tod?y) (T*n C*r>t?)
Sadie Hawkins Day
Wholesale "weddings" took place on the Louisburg College campus last Friday afternoon as
the girls chased (and caught) the boys and led them to the "Marrying Sam" In the annual
observance of Sadie' Hawkins Day at the College. Gerald Shinn was "Sam" and following brief
explanations of the charges for his performance, couples were Joined in due order by readings
from a Sears catalogue. The campus festivities were followed by the traditional parade
downtown. / ?Staff Photo by Clint Fuller.
Board Ups Graduation
Requirements, Orders
Construction At Bunn,Louisburg
The Franklin County Board
of Education approved a re
commendation by the princi
pals of the c6unty on require
ments for high school promo
tions and .graduations, In the
regular monthly meeting held
here Monday, 'the new action
places Into effect new regula
tions governing the numberof
units necessary for promotion
In the high school graded and
eliminates the practice of
students taking more than one
year's English at a time. It
heads all schools In the county
system toward the eighteen
unit requirement for gradua
tion. Loulsburg already re
quires eighteen unit for
graduation. . 1 .
The Board approved plans
for the renovation of the Bunn
gynmaslum to Include a new
entrance, additional seating,
renovations to the present
dressing room facilities and
other Improvements. The bid
by Clancey and Theys Con
struction Company was $S3 ,
500 and did not Include heat,
wiring, painting, boiler room
and dressing room Improve
meats.
The Board also ordered Supt.
Warren Smith to proceed with
the conatructton-of fpur class
rooms at the Coulsburg ele
mentary building The four
rooms had been left out of
the original plans when money
gave out In 1M1 when the
school, was built.
In other actions, the Board
acted to Insure that parents of
students participating In ath
letics understood the status of
school insurance In cases of
Injuries by requiring that par
ents be notified prior to a
student's participation. Regu
lar school Insurance, which U
optional at the beginning
at each school year for all
students, covers athletes In
activities other than varsity
football.
Dr. J. L. Pierce, Director
of School Planning, originally
scheduled to meet with the
Board Monday was unable to do
so due to Illness and the Board
limited discussions of long
range plans awaiting the De
cember meeting when it Is
expected that Dr. Pierce will
be present.
Red Cross Checks On
Local Storm Damage
County Red Cross Chapter
Chairman Warren Smith re
ports that Arthur Paradeses,
Red Cross field representa
tive has checked on storm
damage In the Franklin County
area to determine If assis
tance from the national or
ganlcatlon la needed here.
Smith aald Paradeses re
port disclosed that In Frank
lin County last Wednesday's
(torm damaged one major
building (Gay Products plant),
Second In ^
Injuries
For October
Franklin and Warrencoun
tles each had one highway
fatality during the month of
October In the Troop C Fourth
District. Franklin was second
In the number of Injured be
hind Granville. Twenty-one
parsons were hurt In accidents
In Granville and It were In
jured In Franklin. Flfty-nlne
were Injured In the four county
district.
Franklin was also second in
the amount of property dam
age In October. Granville led
with $20,135.00, Franklin had
(11,190.00. The total district
recorded property damage as
*(2,275.00.
There were 124 accidents In
the entire district with 27
occufrlng In Franklin County.
Granville led with 51 followed
by Vance with S3.
2 homes suffered minor dam
age, one farm building and the
storm damage affected two
families. . Smith asked that
any families suffering dam
age which had not been re
ported to call his office and
report J??Sed Cross aid Is
needed.
Paradeses report showed
damage In Wake and Harnett
Counties to be the heaviest,
according to Smith
Smith also reminded every
one that a drive Is now un
derway for funds to aid In
keeping the lo?U chapter here.
Wallace Tlp0ett, Lou Is burg
businessman, Is heading the
drive with Workers In all sec
tions of the county siding
The gojl' Is Just over $2,006'
and thus far, no reports have
been received on the amount
raised to date. Community
leaders are busy organising
drives In their own sections.
The drive Is slated to end
next week.
T tit1 following cases were
disposed of during a session
of Recorder's Court Jury
Trials October 31st through
November 2nd;
Badgle Burrel Cash, w/m/
21, speeding. flO.OO fine and
costs.
Sanford Warren Leonard,*/
nv'37, operating auto Intoxi
cated. 6 months In Jail, sus
pended on payment of $100.00
fine and coats.
Thurston Dunston, c/m, bad
check. State takes Nol Pros
with leave.
Pearl Carpenter Hunt, w/
1/26, carrying concealed wea
pon; unlawful possession of
whiskey; public drunkeness.
Defendant withdraws request
for Jury trial and pleads guilty
to first two counts. State
takes a nol pros to Public
Drunkeness charge. Defen
dant to pay 125.00 fine and
costs.
David Carter Neal, w/m/37,
operating auto Intoxicated.
Legion Post To
Observe Veteran's Day
Members of the Jambees
Post lOt, American Legion
will gather Friday nlfht for
thslr annual Dutch Supper In
the Lou is burg Armory In ob
servance of Veteran'* Day,
according to Post Adjutant
George Champion.
Music, food and featured
speakers are on slat* for the
?rent. Retired? National Re
habltatlon Officer B. A.(Bsbs)
Brook* of Raletfh will be the
main speaker. The time 1*
set at 8:10 P.M. and Cham
pion urged all Leflonaliw
to attend and wear their capa.
Champion alao Issued a r#-<
quest for all homes and busi
nesses In the area to dis
play the fla( on Friday In re
membrance of' thoae who
aerred their country.
LOUISBURG PRECINCT THIS MORNING - 400 HAD VOTED BY NOON
Recorder's Court Docket
Defendant, through his attor
ney, withdraws request for
Jury trial and pleads guilty to
careless and reckless driv
ing. $50.00 fine and costs.
Claude Hudson, w/m/66, op
erating auto Intoxicated. De
fendant withdraws request for
Jury trial and pleads guilty
to careless and reckless driv
ing. $35.00 tine and costs.
Court orders defendant to turn
driver's license Into CSC until
Jan. 10. 1967.
James Henry Browin w/m/
27, speeding. Defendant with
draws request for Jury trial
and pleads guilty to speeding
75 mph In 60 mph zone and
pleads guilty to aareless and
reckless driving. $50.00 'fine
and co^ts.
Vance- Champion, Jr., w/m/
33, speeding. $10.00 fine and
costs.
David Milton, c/m/25, lar
ceny.. Defendant, through at
torney, withdraws request for
Jury trial and pleads guilty. 6
months In Jail, suspended on
payment of Court Goats and,
to pay for chickens. Placed
on probation for two years.
Ananias (High, Jr., c/m/ZS,
motor vehicle violation.
Prayer for Judgment continued ?
on payment of costs.
Robert Samuel Branch, w/
m/43, operating auto Intoxi
cated. Defendant withdraws
request for Jury trial add
plead* guilty to careless and
reckless driving. $50.00 fine
and coats.
Ben Kelly Burnetts, w/m/
44, operating auto Intoxicat
ed Request for Jury trial
withdrawn, and plrad* guilty
to careless and reckless driv
ing. $35.00 fin* and costs.
Ben Crudup, worthless
check. (4 cases) Defendant
withdraws request tor Jury
trial and pleads guilty. 3
months In Jail, suspended on
payment of $127.75 for use and
benefit of W. C. Hart and costs
of court.
Layette Johnson, w/m, as
sault with deadly weapon
State takes a nolle pros.
Joseph Dennis Eakes, w/
m/43, motor vehicle violation
Request for Jury trial with
drawn and pleads guilty to
following to close. State takea
a nolle pross to first charge
of driving on wrong side of
road Dot in passing. $5.00 fine
and costs. <
Kenneth Horton, assault on
femals. $25 00 fine and costs,
Percy W. Joyner, w/m/54,
carrying concealed weapon.
Withdraws request for Jufy
trial and pleads guilty. $25.
00 fins and costs. To sur
render pistol until further or
ders of the Court.
Ernest Earl May, w/m/23,
motor vehicle violation. De
fendant withdraws request for
Jury trial and pleads guilty to'
careless and reckless driving.
$50.00 fine and costs. '
Joe Henry Williams, c/m/
33, assault. Defendant with
draws request for Jury trial
and pleads guilty. 6 months
In Jail, suspended on payment
of doctor's bill Into CSC for
doctor, and costs of court.
Place* on probation for two
See COURT Put 6
Carnival
Worker
Escapes
Herbert Gene Earl, J1, con
victed In Recorder's Court
here recently of assault on
a fellow carnival worker, B.J.
Mulkey 31, at the Franklin
County Fair on October 6, has
escaped from a Vance County
prison where he was serving
18 months for the crime.
Word has been received by
Sheriffs officers here that he
Is now being sought In
the Springfield, Mass. area
where he Is charged wtth stab
bing his wife and perhaps
one other person, leaving one
or both In serious conditions.
Earl was charged here wtth
assault with Intent to kill In
the shooting of Mulkey, who
remains In critical condition
In Duke Hospital. Tried on
the lesser charge of assault,
Earl would be required to
stand trial again depending on
the outcome of Mulkey's con
dition.
No word was given as to the
details of the alleged stabblngs
or how Earl managed his es
cape, but a reliable source
said he was assigned to a
work-release section and Just
walked away.
Boxscore
Raleigh? The Motor Vehicle
Department's summary of
traffic deaths through 10 a.m.
Monday, November 7:
KILLED TO DATE 1377
KILLED +0 DATE
LAST YEAR 1333
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Local VolW T<f p?LU
p}ati?n
Franklin County voters, as
predicted, moved to the polls
In small numbers today tn
what has been locally, one of
quietest elections In several
years. Just before noon, re
ports from eight of the eleven
precincts In the county, in
dicate that today's balloting
will ' considerably short
of the 6638 votes cast tWb
years ago In the General Elec
tion.
Loulsburg led with 300 votes
cast at 11 a.m. today followed
by Frankllnton vlth215. Cedar
Rock seemingly was setting
the pace as 109 of the 994
registered voters had cast
their ballot by 11 a.m. Voters
In Dunn precinct had number
ad 77, slightly above the 73 in
Gold Mine precinct. Harris
precinct recorded slightly
over 50 votes round 11 a.m.
and Sandy Creek had 52.
Youngsvtlle had counted 60
voters. Other precincts were
not reported.
The latest figures disclose
11,127 registered voters In
the county with a round 6600
balloting in any election being
the top figure. In the May
primary 6342 votes were
counted
The main contests affecting
Franklin County voters is the
race tor County Commission
er between Democratic In
cumbent Norwood Faulkner
and Republican newcomer
Willis Dupree. Some Interest
has been shown tn the race
for the Second District Con
gressional seat now held by
Democratic Incumbent L. H.
Fountain of Tarboro. He ts
opposed by Klnston Republi
can, Reese Gardner. Little
activity has been witnessed
In the race for the U. S.
See VOTE Page 6
Receives Plaque
Members of the Board of County Commissioners are pictured above In the regular monthly
meeting held here Monday, In which the Board paid honor to Mrs. Jeanette P. Arnold, recently
retired Commissioner, for her services to the county. Shown left to right are: E. M. Sykes,
Mrs. Arnold, Chairman Norwood Faulkner, who presented the plaque and George H. Harris.
Mrs. Arnold was appointed earlier this year to serve the unexpired term of her late husband,
Claude Arnold. She retired recently and Brooks W. Young was named to the Board, having been
nominated In the primary to serve a four-year term starting In December.
: L ?Staff Photo bv Clint Fuller.
Poverty
Program
Gets Grant
The Head Start Program of
the Recreation Council of the
Memorial Recreation Park,
representing Franklin, Vance
and Warren counties has been
(ranted 190,190.00 In a three
month federal, continuance.
The program, which raised
a great deal of controreray
a few months ago When It waa
disclosed that the business
manager of the organization
was a former prisoner, sen
tenced to long term*', la being
extended for\a three month
period with this latest grant.
An annourctnWnt from the
Office of Economic Oppor
tunity Public Affairs Director
Fred A. Forbes states In art*
lease to The Franklin Tlmea
Monday that, "The local share
for the grant la *10,017 and
the program Is designed to
benefit 300 pre-school child
ren. The program Includes
the regular Head Start curri
culum, along with full medi
cal, dental, hearing, aoclal
and psychological services."
The staff, according to the
OEO announcement, constats
of 24 professional and 74 non-y'
profeaslonal employees.
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Commissioners Honor
Mrs. Jeanette Arnold
in a meeting oeiayea uecause
only two members of the Board
of County Commissioners
showed up, Monday, the Board
honored Mrs. Jeanette P. Ar
nold, Recently retired member
of the Board, with a bronze
and wooden plaque.
Commissioners Norwood
Faulkner and George HarrK,
reported for the 10 a.m. ses
slon on time. Some time
later Commissioner M.
Sykes appeared to form a
quorum for the conducting of
business and the relatively
short session began. ,
Mrs. Arnold was presented
*lth the plaque reading:
"Mrs. Jeanette P".. Arnold for
services rendered to Franklin
County as a County Commis
sioner 1966." The plaque bore
the names of Commissioners
Faulkber, Harris, SyJtes and
Richard Cash, all if whom
served with Mrs. Arnold, and
County Attorney Charles
Davis, Register of Deeds and
Board Clerk Alex Wood and
Clerk of Court Ralph Knott,
who appointed Mrs. Arnold to
fill the unexpired term of her
late husband, Claude Arnold.
Mrs. Arnold retired earlier
. i .
One Killed, In Shooting,
Two Hurt In Accident
Monday morning brine*
about th* umi story to Frank
lin County each week. Highway
accidents , shootings and other
assorted acts &4e almoat a
certainty following each week
end.
The past weekend was no
exception. A 37-year-old Rt.
1, Youngs* tile Negro, Is Jailed
charged with murder In the
Saturday night shooting death
of another Negro man, identi
fied as Al?M? Perry bt Rt. 1,
Lou Is burg. Sheriff Joseph
W. Champion said Monda/ttut
he had not discovered what led
to the fatal shooting at the
home of David Lee Mann, who
is charged with murder.
Two persons were Injured In
a "head-on collision Sunday
nlgtit around 11 p.m. on NC S61
about six miles fast of Louts
burg In the Oswego com
munity. ? Injured In one of the
vehicles was Percy Gilliam,
w/m/48, Rt. 2, Loulsburg.
The driver of the other car,
William Henry William*, c/m,
Rt. 2, Loulsburg also reced
ed Injuries. Both car* vera
heavily damaged. Injuries
ware not believed to be very
serious Ho details were
available on the cause of the
accident other than specula
tion that one or -both cars
were over the center line.
The Sheriffs Department
reported an attempted breakln
at the home of Mrs. Morton
Bartholomew In the Hickory
Rock Cemmunlty around 3
a.m. Sunday. The would-be
burglar reportedly attempted
entry through several win
dows, finally breaking one.
Bloodhounds were rushed to
the seen* but lost tne trail
several yards from the house
where apparently the burglar
caught a ride. Sheriff Cham
See WEEKEND Page ?
mis rail .and, Kht.lt named
Brooks W. Yoilhg, Democratic
nomine^ fdr the. seat, 'to fill
the vacancy.
In other actions, the Board
ordered Invoices totaling
$6,187.26 (or pipe lines to the
Dean Farms plant on NC 56,
psili}. . The Tpwn flir Loulsburg
Installed the pipe on a Joint
venture with theCommisalon
ers. The Board also ordered
a February 5, 1962 motion be
carried out granting the
Franklin County Development
Corporation $1500.00 to "pay
the necessary obligations In
curred by the organization."
The Board has granted like
sums to the Corporation since
the group located the Sports
wear plant here four years
ago.
In one of the shortest meet
ings In ^ recent months, th^
three members present ad
journed at 4 p.m. Monday 4
following routing approval of '
departmental reports.
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Roxboro Mayor
Leaves Hospital
Reports from Dr. Thomas
Long, personal physician of
Roxfcro Mayor J. W. Green
who was Injured here In an
automobile accident last week,
aay the Mayor Is "much
Improved".
Mayor Green, a passenger
In a car being driven by
Charlie Pulllam husband of
the Mayor's niece, received
back Injuries when the car waa
struck while attempting to
cross US 401 at the inter
section of NC 98 Sunday night
around 6 P.M. Also Injured
In the accident was Roy Sam
uel Jones, who received a
broken ankle.
Jones was admitted to 4
Franklin Memorial Hospital ,\[
following the accident. Mayor j>\j
Green was treated and r?r J
leased. He was admitted to!
Person County' Memorial
Hospital a few hours later,
around 2(30 A.M. Monday
suffering from a rib fracture
? which , lead to a "pnemon
thorax" condition or air from
the lung, seeping under tissue
andl Into the neck region, ac
cording to reports.