r*l. 0Y 6-3283 Ten Cents Louisburg. N. C.. Tuesday, December 6, 1966 (Eight Page* Today) 97th Year-Number 83
* Waiting For Santa Claus: Christmas Is The Look On A Child's Face '
Santa
Arrives In
Louisburg
The annual Louisburg
Christmas Parade, witnessed
by what was estimated to be
the largest crowd ever, has
been termed a huge success by
local cltlaens. The 34-unlt
march began at Allen Lane last
Friday afternoon around 4:30
p. m. and terminated at the In
tersection of Kenmore Ave.
and Perry Street.
The Louisburg Woman's
Club won first prise for non
commercial floats. Second
place went to a pony cart car
rying three children , Cindy
Carter, Vincent Wood, and
Bonnie Lynn Wood. George
Leonard's antique car placed
third and the Civil Air Patrol
gained honorable mention.
The theme of the parade was
Mother Goose and commercial
floats sponsored by local mer
chants all were designed alone
these lines. One of the more
outstanding floats was entered
by Long Meadow Farms of
Durham which depicted the
space program with a bright
ly colored rocket ready for
launching, accompanied by
three lovely young girls.
Louisburg High School led
the parade with Webb High
School Band at Oxford and the
South Granville High School
Band at Creed more also part
icipating. There were Cub
Scout marches, a marching
group from Youiysvllle Ele
mentary School and others.
The traditional horse riders
brought the end at the parade
with Santa Claus riding atop
the largest float, waving and
volctng greetings to the hun
dreds of youngsters along the
mile and a quarter route.
Franklinton
Parade
Thursday
The Frankllntor. Christmas
Parade will be held Thursday
night at 7 P.M. according to
an announcement this weak. A
larfe number of commercial
and locally-made floats are
expected to participate.
Announcement of prizes for
entries by children last weak
la expected to draw an un
usually large number of en
tries in the bike and pet divi
sions.
Franklinton usually stages
the largest parade In the
county each year with a num
ber of out-of-town entries.
Several bands from the area
are expected to participate
along with marching units
from various schools and civic
groups.
Here Comes Santa Claus
Buildings At Plant Site Sold
Buildings at the Boarding
Home on NC 56, where Caro
lina Fine Woods, Inc. Is ex
pected to start construction
next week, were sold at pub
lic auction by the Board of
Commissioners last Friday
T. T. Kemp, land owner who
sold some of his land to the
corporation handling the new
plant, was high, bidder on the
dwelling house which (Its next
to the Boarding Home. Kemp
bid $1275 for the dwelling with
out fixtures.
Gray Moon was hljfr bidder
on the smoke house at 910 and
Rufus Place bought a small
atorage shed for $3. R F.
Lewis was top bidder on the
large storage house at $70
and Rufus Place bought the
garage and storage house
combination (or $850. C. H.
Newton purchased the huge
Set BUILDINGS Page 5
Voters Approve Bonds
Frankllnton citizens, plagu
ed with a year-long water
shortage, expressed their de
sires for a change Saturday by
overwhelmingly approving a
bond vote for $350,000 water
improvement?!* The vote was
295 (or the bonds and only 14
against.
The money coupled with a
grant from the federal govern
ment of around $285,000 Is to
be used to build a new water
plant near the present site and
to establish Cedar Creek as a
new water supply source.
Cedar Creek has a flow of 3
million gallons of water per
day during normal times, ac
cording to Mayor Joe Pearce
and said that this would be
more than adequate for Frank
Unton's needs.
Mayor Pearce and Water
Commissioner Charles Hlght
were leaders In the push (or
paesage of the bonds.
Two Suspects Captured In Franklinton Case
Two mm, accused of tht
holdup- robbary of t Frank
llnton hardware and fmd
?ton on Monday nlfht, Nor
George Rudolph Glass
?mt>*r 21 h?v? b*?n captured
In Charlotte. A third impact
la still at larr*.
FranUlmon Ppllca Chief Lao
Larry Keith Summersett
Captured
Edwards reports that Char
lotte police are holding Larry
Keith Summersett and Georre
Rudolph (Haas In connection
James Thomas Knight
At Large
with UM robbery of Thomp
son'! Feed and Hardware
Store In Frankllnton around
li p. m. Mr. Lewis Thomp
son, Sr. entered bis store to
discover three men In the pro
cess of ripping open his safe.
He was Joined a short time
later by his son-fn-law, Cle
mont Weston. The two Frank
llnton men struggled with the
robbers, Thompson receiving
a minor handwound when ? pis
tol discharged in the scuffle.
A third man, Identified as
James Thomas Knight Is still
at large and Is wanted for
questioning In the crime.
Charlotte officers reportedly
caught the trio redhanded as
they attempted to cut a hole
In the back of a safe In an un
dlacloeed business In Char
lotte last weak.
Edwards said, "1 cannot
praise the Charlotte Police
too highly. They were most
cooperative In their deallnga
See SUSPECTS tag* 5
Ward Gets
State Post
A Franklin County (nan,
Lemuels. Ward, has b?n ap
pointed by Governor Dan K.
Moore to serve on a committee
of the State Emergency Food
Resources Planning Task
Group. 11
The (roup will assist In dev
eloping preparedness plans In
the event of a national dlsas
ter.
Mr. Ward, a native Virgin
ian, attended Poquoson High
School, Poquoson, Va. , la a
World "War II Veteran, having
served J- 1/2 year* with the
U. S. Navy, pert of which wai
In the Ailatlc-Yaclflc Thea
ter. He la a merchant In the
town of Centervllle and has
resided there for the past It
yet re.
For the past seven years he
has served as President and
Fire Chief of the Centervllle
See WARD Page <
Lemuel S. Ward
Sykes Named Chairman
As Board Reorganizes
E. M. (Buck) Sykes, Com
missioner from Cedar Rock
Gold Mine Townships was
named Chairman of the Board
of County Commissioners
here Monday replacing Nor
wood E. Faulkner. Commis
sioner Richard Cash was e
lected Vice-Chalrman.
The Board operates under a
rotating system of chairman
ships. Sykes Is beginning the
second half of his first four
year term. Commissioners
Faulkner, Brooks W. Young
and George Harris were sworn
In Monday to new four-year
terms on the Board.
Young was named to be In
charge of the Welfare Depart
ment and the County Library
In Monday's reorganization.
Cash heads the Courthouse,
drounds and Finance Com
mittee, Harris drew the Ag
riculture Building and Faulk
ner Is In charge of the County
E. M. Sykes
Jail and Is Fir* Com million
er.
In other actions, the Board
approved a number of routine
agency reports and approved
the audit of the County Ac
countant's office. Also ap
proved was the sale of cer
tain property at the Bin
Franklin Boarding Horn* at
public auction last Friday.
December 17 was announced
as the data (or sale of the
Boarding Home , Its contents
and equipment. Tim* of the
sale was set as 10 a.m.
The Board sat January 3
through February 3 as tax
listing time and named list
ers for the various sections
of the county. It was also an
nounced that the county offi
ces will close Thursday, Dec
ember 22 at 9 P.M. for the
Christmas Holidays, reopen
ing on Wednesday, December
U.
A discussion on what sctlons,
If any, the Board might take on
Franklin County's highway
needs, was held Monday after
noon. Board attorney Charles
Davis Introduced Times Edl
See SYKES Page S *
New County Officers Sworrr
A long line of county offi
cers took part In swearlng-ln
ceremonies here Monday be
fore Superior Court Clark
Ralph Knott, moat of whom
took the oath of office for four
year terms.
Leading the group were
County Commlaalonera Nor
wood Faulkner, Brooks W.
young and George H. Harris.
Faulkner and Young won aeats
In the May primary and gen
eral elections and Harrla ran
unopposed. All three are In
cumbent members of the
Board, Young having been re
cently appointed to fill the un
expired term of Mra. Jeanette
P. Arnold, who realgned. fH
Is a former Commissioner.
Faulkner and Harrlrare both
veteran members of the
Board
Former Loulaburg Police
Chief William T Dement de
feated outgoing Sheriff Joaeph
W. Champion In the votlnc
list May and begin* his first
term as Sheriff Sworn In also
were Dement's deputies,
which Included Dave Batten of
Bunn, former chief deputy to
Sheriff Champion Batten will
continue as Chief assistant to
Sheriff Dement Other depu
ties Included Lloyd Gupton of
Centervllle and Lonnle House
of Frankllnton. Veteran Jail
er W. L. Faulkner and new
Jailer, former Loulsburg Po
lice officer Thurston Bottoms
were also sworn.
Loulsburg attorney E. C.
Bulluck was sworn In for a
two-year term as Judge of Re
corder's Court. Elected un
opposed Inthe primaries, Jud
ge Bulluck Is beginning his
first terpi on the bench. Coun
ty attorney Charles Davis waa
sworn In for a two-year term
as Solicitor of Recorder's
Court. Davis defeated W. a
Taylor for the post In tlx pri
maries last May.
Knott, himself reelected to
a second four-year term as
Clerk, being unopposed In the
primary and general election,
was sworn early Monday
morning by Superior Court
Judge Hamilton Hobgood. Jud
ge Hobgood, holding court In
Alamance County, expressed
his regrets at being absent at
today's ceremonies.
All officers took over Im
mediately following the cere
monies, which were witnessed
by a small group of local cit
izens, mostly famllfcs and
friends at noon Monday In the
courtroom.
Sheriff Dement and his as
sistants were busy Monday af
ternoon getting thlpgs In order
In the Sheriffs office. The
County Commissioners were
. See COUNTY Page 6
New Officers Sworn 'i .
(OTHER PICTURES PAGE 8) x ?
Three County Confmlasloners are shown above being (worn for new tour-year terms be
fore Superior Court Clark Ralph >(nott, Monday. Pictured, left to right, Brooks W. Young,
former Commissioner who was appointed to serve the unexpired term of Mrs Jeanette P.
Arnold who resigned, (eta a full term; Norwood E. Faulkner and George H. Harris, both
veteran members of the Board. Other <joimty officers were also sworn In at the noon cere
monies. -Staff photq by Clint Fuller. -