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Weather Fair and cool today. Partly cloudy and warmer Friday. Low today, 32; high, 57. The Frati'Min Times - -? - ? , Agriculture Industry Education Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Serving All Of Franklin County Tel. 0Y 6-3283 Ten Cents Louisburg. N. C.. Thursday, November 24. 1966 (10 Pages Today) 97th Year ? Number 80 - - The Highway Commission's House Will Be Put In Order Dan K. Moore 1964 Judge Dan K. Moore came to Franklin County on March 18, 1964. He came looking votes. Judge Moefe1 came again to Franklin County on June 12, 1964. He came this time looking votes. On his. second trip, Judge Moore toured the county. He spoke at Bunn, at Louisburg and at Centerville. In fact, it has been reported that he said the reception given him at Centerville surpassed any, he received' \during his three campaigns. Candidate Moore spoke of many thirigs on his trips to this county. One thing he spoke on was roads. He was critical of the Sanford Highway Commission and has been quoted as saying during the campaign: "The people of North Carolina are presently saddled with the most expensive and politically-charged High 1 way Commission in the State's history ... In thinking of a road bond issue, it would be utter folly for the people of North Carolina to place in the hands of the present Commissioners multi-millions of dollars to be spent on our highways . . . ." Does the Governor mean that it's alright for his Com mission to be "politically-charged" but it was wrong - for other Commissions to be so? It was "utter folly" to "place multi-millions of dollars" into the hands of HIS Commission. Candidate Moore also stated, according to reports: "Activities of the present (Sanford) Commission have justifiably caused many people in North Carolina to lose confidence in that body." Has he, as Governor, really "What," Candidate Moore asked in 1964, "has hap pened to our point system and the priority system for building and paving roads based on merit and need alone." What, Governor, indeed has happened to them? "We must build highways and roads not just for to day but for the future, under the policy supervision of a Commission, THE MEMBERS OF WHICH REPRESENT ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE," the candidate remarked in a campaign speech. Then candidate Moore is reported to have made this key statement: "THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE DEDICATED SOLELY TO THE BEST ROAD-BUILDING PROGRAM FOR ALL PEOPLE AND NOT FOR POLITICAL AND PERSONAL GAIN." I pledge to you that the Highway Commission's house will be put in order!" Obviously candidate Moore, since becoming Governor Moore, has not been paying attention. If he has restored confidence in the State Highway Commission it isn't showing. If he has put the Highway Commission's house in order, nobody lias noticed. If HIS Commission represents all the people, the popula tion has shrunk greatly. If highways are being built on need alone, the Commission hasn't looked anywhere but in their own neck of the woods. We rest our case. TookingVotes In Franklin County local School Lunchrooms In Trouble The county school lunchfoom programs aj-e 1n trouble. At Loulsburg only S3 percent of the 657. students eat In the lunchroom; at Gold Sand, In a new cafeteria, only 69 per cent of the 329 students participate ln-the* program. Other schools record somewhat better percentages, but all are losing money with every meal. The lunchroom program, for years ? break-even pro position, Is now headed toward deep trouble. The curtailment of federal surplus commodities and the rising cost of food has been blamed for the present- sltua- ? tlon. The price of a lunch was increased five cents by the County Board of Education at the start of this year. Already rising costs have eaten away practically all of this Increase, Payments on equipment In some- cases are straining the budgets. Hems purchased on time, with the expectation that Income would renialn stable arid "expenses would not rise by such leaps and bounds, has caught some schools In a tight sqgeete. In one case, a lunchroom Is $1547.75" In the red already this year with little hope of pulling out of It from lunchroom Income alone. Still another has dug Into .* surplus, thtOGgh careful administration over the By Clint Fuller Times Managing Editor yeaty, of around $S,000. The balance la now down to aroutid $1400 with over tlx months to go In thla school year. The State recommendation la that labor In lunchroom* not amount to more than 28 to 32 percent. Some achoola report labor Is costing as much as as. 3 percent. Bunn i School Is l?* the best shape labor-wtee holding their labor costs below the average. Epsom la In the most trouble In labor expenses, with Gold Sand close behind. Lunchrooms fre charging 30 cents per lunch with a 3 cent reimbursement from the state program. In the month of September, cost of lunches ranged from 43 cents at Edward Best High School down to 32 cents at Riverside. Supt. Warren Smith, undelr direction of the County Board of Education began an Investigation Into the rising coats of these operations. In his report to the Board this month, Smith pointed to a much Improved situation. Cost of lunches had fallen from a top 39 cents per meal at Epsom down to 29 cents a it Bunn and Perry'a Schools. Edward Best Ele mentary, Louisburg, Riverside, Youngsvllle High and Youngsvllle Elementary, In addition to Bunn and Perry'a, had brought the coat of lunches below the 13 cent mark In the month of October. What la this doing to the child? What has happened to the lunches themselves? Most agree that cafeteria managera ' are doing an outstanding Job of feeding the youngsters nourishing, If not alwaya appealing, meals. Somewhat like the television commercial, school officials are saying, In effect, "Eat It. It's good for you." Meat la appearing on the menu In far less frequent times than In the past. Substitutes are not as appetizing to the youngsters. Participation Is decreaalng and thereby caus ing the cost per meal served to rlae. The vlcloua circle contlnuea. Until the quality at the meal lmprovea, fewer and fewer students will want to buy; until more students eat In the lunchrooms costs cannot be cut and better variety cannot be offered. One achool menu today posts peanut butter and Jelly and plmlento cheese sandwiches. Nourishing to be sure and X See SCHOOLS Page S Hospital Project Passes Halfway Mark Franklin Memorial Hospital Administrator M. M. Person, Jr. ' reported today that con struction on additions to the Talton Gets CADA Post J. R Talton, Vice President at First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. In Loulsburg, was elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Capital Area Develop ment Association at the an nual meeting of the Associa tion held at N. C. State Uni versity Tuesday night, No vember 22, according to C. T, Dean, Jr., County Extension Chairman. Tow As and rural communi ties In the seven-county Capi tal Area Development Aiso See TALTON Page B local hospital Is about 55 par cent completed. The entire outside walls have bean err ected on the south side and at the rear of the northeast side of the present structure. Person said the entire Job Is expected to be completed sometime In March, 1967. The Administrator Issued a statement on behalf of the Board of Trustees and hit staff expressing their appreciation to the public and particularly to patients and visitors, for the splendid cooperation dur ln| this time of construction. The project consists of a two-story wing connecting with the present building on the south side, plus an ad dition to the dietary depart ment and a supply and equlp ment-room added on the north side. Construction and furnishings are to cost around $800,000 according to the announce merit , and will Increase the present 50-bed capacity to eighty, plus expanded space (or the various departments. , Contained on the ground floor \>f the new wing are: new X-ray department, labora tory. pharmacy, drugVoom, blood bank, new out-patient department and a new emer gency room. Where the build ings connect, there Is to be a fire escape stairway. All of the second floor of the new wing will be taken up by patient rooms, nurses sta tions, examination and treat ment rooms and two ' new waiting rooms. The patient rooms will be divided into fourteen private rooms and 12 semi-private. A new heat ing system for both the new See HOSPITAL Page 8 Market Closes, Notes Good Year The Loulsburg Tobacco Market closed Tuesday, Nor ember-22, after experiencing one of (is best years. Un official figures show that the market sold 10,269,147 pounds at an average of close to $85. New South Wing 00 per hundred This exceeds last year's sales figures by about two million pounds. Grower*, warehousemen and others appeared pleaaed with this year's results after a growing season 'hat produced several extremes In weather. There was aome disorderly marketing throughout the to hacco| area caused by limited loose leaf sales, market con gestion and price fluctuations. Local agricultural officials report that the orer-all yield In the county was better than In 1965 when the county fell See MARKET Page 6 Approve " Nickels " Issue North Carolina farmers ap proved their unique "Klckels For Know-How" program for another three years In a re ferendum Tuesday, according to C. T. Dean, Jr., County Extension Chairman. Dean aald the margin of approval was approximately 90 per. cent. Franklin County returns showed (84 favoring the program and 66 opposing it. Guild Slates Drive Mrs. Helen Lloyd, Presi dent of the Franklin Memorial Hospital "Guild announced to day the start of a fund rais ing drive by the Guild to raise funds for the purchase of a hot-cold food cart which will be needed when the new wing of the hospital opens this Spring, The cart, reportedly to cost around $1800, will be used In the cirt of patients it the hospital. Mrs. Lloyd said that iriVone wishing to make a contribu tion, which Is tax deductible, could do so by contacting any member of the Guild. The drive starta November 20 and last through December 23, according to the announce ment. County Clunbs In Total Industry Franklin County, now In the process of changing from a predominantly agricultural community toward more Industrialization, has climbed a long way In the past few years. Franklin Is 63rd amoung the 100 counties . In North Carolina In the number of employers listed as In dustrles. Franklin has 131 such establishments. The leader of the state, Mecklen burg County had 3,896. . Franklin County Is 70th In the state In the number of per sons employed by Industry and In the annual payroll. The county has 2,038 persons em ployed In Industry within the county with an annual payroll of 96, 76S, 883.00 Mecklenburg has 114,246 persons employed and an annual payroll of $600 220,447.00 to lead the state. The average weekly Income of those employed In Industry In the county Is 963.97 and Franklin ranks In 77th place In this category. The leader Is again Mecklenburg County with an average Income of $101.03. The state weekly average per worker In 1965 was 983. 99 having climbed from $46.77 In 1950. Neighboring Warren County Is In the same grouping with Franklin In the number em ployed In Industry , but Is below Franklin In each cate fory. Vance la ahead with 261 Industries employing 6,462 persons. Nash County has Sm COUNTY Page S Franklinton Legion . Is District Host (Frk. B.W.) Franklinton Post #52 American Legion was host to the Fifth District Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Legion Hut. District Commander B. B. Beasley of Henderson Poat #60 presided Commander Honey cutt of the Franklinton Post received 100% membership a warded from North Carolina Division for local poat reach ing Its quota In 1967 Mem bership Drive. There were representatives from the Henderson, Oxford and Roxboro Posts as well aa from the local post. \ Shriners Give Check Members of the Franklin County Shrine Club ere pictured above with state Shrine official! as the local organization presented a check to the Crippled Children's Hospital Fund In ceremonies here this week. Pictured left to rlfht are: Herman Spencer, Chairman of the fund-ralsln< fish fry stated ? ? . J "? . , < ? , ? ' ? . by the local (roup; Charles Barker, Potentate A Ida, |L H. Joba of Wilson, President of (ha local clutr, T. Bruce Boyette, of Wilson, Potentate, Bernard Walters, local Treasurer; and Charles D. Haley, Chairman, Crippled Children Activity Committee. ?Staff Photo by Clint roller.
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