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Louisburg, N. C., Tuesday, February 7, 1007
(Six Pages Today)
97th Year? Number 101
Local Scouts To Visit Washington, New York, Canada
Evans
House
Jones
Kornegay
Latta
Lloyd
McDonaldj
Pleasants
Romero
Steelman
Verbteeg
Wilder
This week In celebration of
the 57th Anniversary of the
founding of the Boy Scouts of
America In the United States,
Scoutmaster H. H. Steelman
has released the announce
ment that Loulsburg Scout
Troop 555, sponsored by the
Loulsburg Methodist Church,
has been selected by the Occo
neechee Council, Boy Scouts
of America to have 12 of Its
members as representatives
on the 1967 Canadian Goodwill
tour, August 6 to 16th.
Local Scouts participating on
this expedition to Canada are
Kirk House, John Kornegay,
Will Wilder, Daryl EVans,
Bennett Steelman, Meredith
Jones, Larry Romero, Roy
Pleasants, Larry Lloyd, Jack
Versteeg, Chuck Latta, and
Nell McDonald.
The planning for the Cana
dian Goodwill Tour by the
Occoneechee Council, pffers
older scouts a highlight ad
venture to see a great part
of this cduntry, and neighbor
ing Canada, to create fellow
ship among scouts and follow
ing this year's theme of
"Scouting rounds a guy out".
Reverend Norwood Jones
was selected chaplain for the
Canadian Goodwill Tour and
H. H. Steelman will be a scout
Counselor. Scouts from Wen
dell and other communities in
the Occoneechee Council will
participate on this tour.
The tour will be made by
chartered buses and stopovers
on the way to Canada will be
made at many points of In
terest In Washington, D. C.
Plans are being formulated by
the Loulsburg Scouts to call
on their Congressmen and
Senators while in Washington.
They will visit Gettysburg
Battlefield, the famous Corn
ing Glass Works, Niagara
In Canada visiting with their
Canadian Scout friends, they
will tour the famous CasaLo
ma, Toronto, Montreal, and
the Canadian Exposition '67.
They will also visit such'
places as the Camp of the
Crooked Creek, Royal Mount
ed Police, and the S. S. Ven
tura Sea Scout Base.
Base%
Returning to the States, they
will visit Lake Placid and New
York City. While In New York,
they will be afforded such
tours as the Empire State
Building, Radio City Music
Hall, Statue of Liberty, Coney
Island, United Nations Build
ing, National Scout Headquar
ters and other places of in
terest.
The Itinerary of this Good
will Tour was put Into plan
ning over a year In advance,
and Loulsburg Scouts feel that
to have been selected Is
honor. They feel also, they
will represent Loulsburg In
a manner which will reward
their parents, their sponsor
ing Institution, and their city
with a pride and feeling of
being a part In building char
acter, fellowship, and bro
therhood among many Boy
Scouts.
Scoutmaster Steelman re
ports, "The Canadian Good
will tour Is quite unique In
that the Scouts will tour In
both the United States and Can
ada, and wlll.be acting as
ambassadors from Loulsburg.
The expense, time and work
put Into this event by so many
people, can be more than Justl*
fled In that the proudest pro
duct, the Boy Scouts them
selves, will carry the banner*
"For Friendship". ^
in this the 57th year of'
Scouting In the United States,
local troop 555 will be a part
of an event extending Its In
fluence toward a world of
good turns - "For Friend
ship."
Homecoming Queen
Homecoming Held At College
They came from almost
everywhere and they had at
least two things In common
?their love for Loulsburg
College and the good time
had by all.
The occasion was Homecom
ing at the College last Sat
urday. Aside from the ever
popular Informal meeting of
old friends, there were cer
tain planned functions, shared
by alumni, students faculty
and friends, alike.
Miss Susan Cheryl Coun
cil, statuesque, beautiful and
queenly, won the Homecom
ing Queen title. She repre
sented the Young Republican
Club. The new Queen halls
from Durham, N. C. and Is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
L. J. Council of that city.
Her escort was Gregory Kent
Lawrence ot Norfolk, Va.
The first runner-up was
Morning Accident
Betty Ryan Gilliam , 19-year
old employee of Flrst-Cltl
sens Bank and Trust and Co.
Installment Loan Department
here, received minor Injuries
this morning around 9 a. m.
when her car skidded off the
highway.
The accident occurrod about
two miles east of Loulsburg on
NC 561. She was taken to
Franklin Memorial Hospital
by passers-by and her condi
tion was not believed serious.
When you run Into a chronic
Worrier you are wasting tine
on a loafer; bu?Jr people have
little time for worrying out
loud.
Miss Elizabeth Cameron of
Greensboro, escorted by
James Thomas Chandler IV
of Wilmington, Deleware.
There was a Judge's sup
per (or the contestants and
the three Judges, Mrs. Peg
gy Mann of WTVD-TV In Dur
ham, Charlie Brown of WKDC,
Raleigh and Charles Gaddy of
WPTF, Raleigh.
At the same time, alumni and
friends met and ate in the stu
dent union building Just prior
to an exhibition basketball
game between the Dixie Clas
sic lntermural champions and
a selection of former cagers.
The old-timers stayed with the
youngsters for three quarters
of the game, but age finally
took its toll and the young
sters gained the 74-49 win.
A Tar Heel-Cavalier Con
ference tilt followed between
the Hurricanes and the Chowan
Braves. The Canes all but ran
the Braves off the reservation
as they poured It on to the de
light of a packed house of
partisan fans. The final tally,
Loulsburg 113-84.
Rescue Call
The Loulsburg Rescue Ser
vice was called this morning
to aid Raymond Alford, Sr.
of Pine Ridge, who had appar
ently slipped and fallen on the
ice, lnjurylng his hip. The ex
tent of Mr. Alford's injuries
were not immediately known.
He was taken to Franklin
Memorial Hospital.
A number of minor accidents
have been reported due to the
Icy conditions of the highways
and streets in the area today.
Immediately following the
game, things took a turn from
the rowdy to the romantic as
the Homecoming Dance took
over In the cafeteria. This too,
drew a capacity crowd.
Homecoming. It was a great
day and one sleepy-eyed old
timer was heard to remark,
"Why does It come just once
a year?" Like Christmas,
that's the way It Is with all
good things.
Legion
Makes
Donation
The American Legion Jam
bees Post 105 presented a
check for $50toM. M. Person,
Jr., Administrator of Franklin
Memorial Hospital here Mon
day afternoon to aid In the pur
chase of a Cardiac Therapy
Group.
George Champion, Jr., Vice
Commander of the local Le
gion Post, made the presenta
tion In the "name of all vet
erans and members of the
Post". The membership voted
to make the contribution at
their meeting last Friday
night.
The four-piece cardiac ther
apy group has already been or
dered tor the local hospital. A
drive for $2200 was launched
?ome time ago by the Franklin
County Medical Society for the
equipment. Person reported
toit week that all but $400 of
the necessary funds had been
raised.
Dean Farms Plant
Dedicated Here
North Carolina Commis
sioner of Agriculture James
A. (Jim) Graham spoke brief
ly at last Thursday's dedica
tion of the new Dean Farms
plant here saying, "This la
a monument to two young men
with desire and faith".
Commissioner Graham re
ferred to Dean Farms presi
dent J. Jackson (Jackie) Dean
and vice president and general
manager Harris Spencer.
Graham said the new plant
fitted into a two-pronged
thing-Industry and agrobusi
ness. "This plant will give
emphasis to egg production
throughout North Carolina",
Mr. Graham added.
J. H. Talton, vice president
of First Citizen Bank 4 Trust
Co. here and master of cere
monies for the dedication, op
ened the proceedings by say
ing, "Here we see the end re
sult and a true example of the
free enterprise system which
we enjoy In this country, a
land of unlimited opportuni
ties. I know of no other place
In this troubled world of ours
that this enterprise could have
been developed as It was and
succeeded as It has".
Talton said "This event is
one of the most Important that
has taken place in Franklin
County In many years, for
here everyone can see an
actual dream that has come
true".
Talton Introduced Rev. Burk
Holland, pastor of Cedar Rock
Baptist Church who gave the
Invocation, employees of Dean
Farms and Jackie Dean, who
delivered an address thanking
"all those who have had any
part In the development of
this business".
Dean spoke pralslngly of
Winn-Dlxle, Dean Farms' lar
gest customer and of the per
sonnel employed there for
their devotion to the firm.
He also thanked his wife and
Mrs. Harris Spencer for their
"patience and understand
ing".
Talton also Introduced Rep.
James D. Speed, who spoke
for the county In praising
Dean and Spencer for the de
velopment of the firm and re
marked that such development
was of great economic signi
ficance to Franklin County.
Clayton Golden, Produce
Merchandiser for Wlnn-Dlxle
spoke briefly, telling of the
"wonderful working associa
tion between his firm and Dean
Farms. He, too, praised Dean
and Spencer for their work and
for the quality product they
handled.
James Grady, local manager
of Waccamaw Bank and Trust
Co., spoke, adding his person
See DEAN page 4
Bulluck Set For Trial
Thomas Lewis Bulluck, c/
m/61 was ordered held under
91,000 bond by Superior Court
Judge William Y. Blcketthere
last week, In the December 15
fatal shooting of his father,
John Bulluck at their home.
Trial was set for the May 8,
1967 Criminal session of Su
perior Court here.
Other cases disposed of be
fore Court adjourned last week
were as follows:
Jlles Harrison Allen, c/m
/23, motor vehicle violation.
State takes nol pros with leave.
Mose Ray Allen, c/m/18,
motor vehicle violation. State
takes nol pros with leave.
L Abe Lee Mitchell, w/m/29,
.motor vehicle violation. State
takes nol pros with leave.
Nadlne Collins, w/f, dispos
ing of mortgaged property.
State takes nol pros with leave.
Llnwood Green (Alias Lln
wood WUllamston, Jr.,) c/m,
assault with deadly weapon;
damage to personal property.
The Court directs a verdict of
not guilty.
William Green, c/m/30, as
sault with deadly weapon. 60
days, suspended on payment of
costs.
Julius C. Henderson, public
drunkeness; resisting arrest;
assault with deadly weapon.
2 years suspended on payment
of 925.00 fine and costs and
placed on probation for three
years.
Early P. Collins, w/m, dis
posing of mortgaged properly.
State takes a nol pros with
leave.
Abe Lee Mitchell, w/m, re
slsting arrest; drunk and dis
orderly. State takes a nol
pros with leave.
Joe Raymond Smith, c/m,
assault with deadly weapon.
? months In Jail, suspended on
payment of costs and $70.00
for use and benefit of Harry
Lae Hopkins.
Tommy Lemay, c/m/19, as
sault with deadly weapon with
Intent to kill. Not a true bill.
Marguerite Washington, c/f,
larceny. Jury verdict: Not
guilty.
Robert Lee Bradford, c/m
/38, assault with deadly wea
pon. State takes Nol Pros with
lMve.
H. B. Floyd, c/m, worthless
check; Jury verdict: Not guil
ty.
Raymond A. Woodllef, oper
ating auto Intoxicated. $100.00
fine and costs.
Sidney Earl O'Neal, motor
vehicle violation. $10.00 fine
and costs.
Tommy Tucker, c/m, for
gery. 2 to 3 years suspended
on payment of costs.
WUlle McKnlght, c/m/ 22,
See COURT page 4
Boxscore
RALEIGH? The Motor Ve
hicle* Department's summary
of traffic deaths through 10
a. m. Monday, February <:
KILLED TO DATE ^ 136
killed to date
LAST YEAR 139
Space
Sought
~ The Franklin County Grand
Jury has called for additional
space In the Clerk of Court's
office "as soon as possible".
The group termed as "ser
ious" the lack of space In both
the Register of Deeds office
and the Clerk's office.
The Grand Jury visited the
Bunn Prison Camp and the
Frankllnton Jail and reported
both "In good condition". In
reference to the county jail at
Loulsburg, the group, although
condemned, "our finding show
It to be clean and In orders.
It was recommended that
persona serving Jury duty be
paid 910 per day Instead of the
$7.00 and Judge William Y.
Blckett drew praise for his
"clear, concise and under
standable charge to the Grand
Jury".
The group reported that State
Trooper W. S. Etherldge was
questioned concerning the
safety of the county school
buses. He reported the buses,
Inspected regularly are In A-l
condition. Etherldge also
praised the County Garage
personnel tor their good work.
Board Sets Make-Up
Days, School Calendar
The Franklin County Board
of Education, meeting In re
gular session here Monday,
ordered the day lost to the
recent snow to be made up on
Wednesday, March 22. Stu
dents In the county system lost
Friday, January 20, due tothe
weather. The make-up day Is
one of the four originally
scheduled for Easter Holi
days.
The Board also decreed that
any future days lost would first
be made up on the following
Saturday, provided that It
would not result In six school
days In a row. When and If a
six-day week might become
necessary, the Board ordered
that make-up days be taken
from the three remaining Eas
ter Holidays.
' The school calendar for the
tall opening was also ap
proved. Orientation was set
for August 28, 29 with pupils
reporting for a few hours on
August 30. The first full day
of school was set as Thurs
day, August 31. One additional
day was added for Christmas
Holidays, reopening on Janu
ary 2 Instead of January 1 as
this year. All other days are to
be the same as this year and
the final day of school was set
as Thursday, May 30, 1968.
The Board approved a pro
posed change In the location
of additional classrooms at
Loulsburg High School. Four
classrooms and a science
room are to be added to the
present high school building.
The Board had originally ap
proved a plan calling for four
additional rooms to have been
added to the elem?ntary build
ing.
In other actions, the Board
approved Driver Education In
structors, accepted several
teacher resignations and ap
proved replacements. A num
ber of students transferring
Into the system or within the
system gained approval and
the Freedom of Choice period
for the fall opening *was set
beginning March 1 through
March 31.
Mrs.Wheless Is Artist Of Month
Mrs. Alma Wheless Is ar
tist of the month (or Febru
ary. She has chosen a por
trait In pastels (or her first
exhibit. The exhibit will be
changed In Mid- February.
The Loulsburg Woman's Club
feels fortunate to have Mrs.
Wheless as featured artist for
the month.
A native of Seaboard, Mrs.
Wheless was Influenced by her
high school principal to study
art. She graduated from Mer
edith College In 1935 with a
major In art and taught art at
Lou Is burg College from 1935
to 1937. Mrs. Wheless later
studied watercolor under Mrs.
M. S. Davis, of Loulsburg.
In recent years she has stu
died portraiture under John
Fogarassy Wallner InRallegh.
At present she teaches pri
vate classes to school child
ren.
Mrs. Wheless enjoys work
ing In oils, pastels and char
coal media. In the past five
years she has done forty por
traits. As for the classes she
now teaches, Mrs. Whelass
says It helps her as well as
the children.
Mrs. Wheless Is the wife of
former Mayor Louis A. Whe
less. They have 3 children.
She Is an active member of
the Loulsburg Garden Club,
and Is presently enrolled In
a decoupage class In Raleigh
along with several other gar
den club members. This
course Includes decoupaglng
boxes, antiquing, and gold
leaf lng picture frames.