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98th Year? Number 7 Louisburg, N. C.. Tuesday, March 14, 1967 Ten Cents (10 Pages Today) t Youngsville Wins District I II Basketball Championship "Future Governor" Uiges Democrats To Stay With Party Moment Of Triumph See story and pictures page 6 Look Editor To Speak At College William B. Arthur, Editor of LOCK Magazine, comes to Loulsburg College on Thursday, February 16, as guest speaker In the College's 180th Anniversary Celebra tion Series. Speaking at 8:00 p. m ln the College auditorium his lecture topic will be "The Changing Pattern of Higher Education." Mr. Arthur, a graduate of the University of Kentucky, served as Chief of the Press Branch of the War Depart ment of Public Relations. He was awarded the Legion of Merit for his wartime ser vices and attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After his separation from the Army, Mr. Arthur joined the Washington staff of LOOK. After twenty years with the ARTHUR Commissioners Tackle Space Problem The Board of County Com missioners held a special ses sion here Monday afternoon with the stated purpose of visiting undisclosed buildings In search for an answer to the county's office space pro blems. One Informed source said that the Wheless building at the Tar River bridge on Main Street was visited, but no report was made In the open meeting of the Board. Commissioner George Har ris and Clerk of Court Ralph Knott Informed the Board of a Bunn Lions Hear Wood Register of Deefls Alex T. Wood was the featured speak er at last Thursday night's meeting of the Bunn Lions Club. Wood told the group of the duties and procedures of his office including infor mation on Jury selections, re cording of documents, licens es, adoption of children and the new duplicating machine Installed last year. Wood also gave the Bunn Lions a brief history of Frank lin County. The meeting was held In the Bunn School cafe teria. Gene Mullen Is presi dent of the organization. Project OK'd Governor Dan Moore has given his approval of a federal grant totaling >75,080.00 to Franklin-Vance-Warren Op portunity, Inc. to finance a Neighborhood Youth Corps. The project Involves an ln school program and a summer program with 78 enrollees In each. The ISO enrollees will come from low-income families in Franklin-Vance and Warren counties, the announcement states. The organisation responsi ble for the project, Franklln Va nee-Warren Opportunity, Inc. Is headed by Rev. J. P. Mangrum of Frankllnton, Chairman ot the Board of Di rectors. visit here last week by a Rocky Mount architectural Arm In connection with making a sur vey of courthouse needs and plans. Both men recommend ed that the Board employ the firm to make the study. A session was held at the opening of the meeting with Tax Supervisor C. W. Stroth er and a tax consultant to dis cuss certain aspects of the county's tax structure. What decisions, if any were made concerning the buildings visited, was not made public. magazine he became Editor In 1966. Following Mr. Arthur's ad dress a reception will be held in the Art Gallery of the Fine Arts Center. The public Is cordially Invited to attend both the address and the reception. Town Council Sets Elections The Loulsburg Town Council set May 2 as the date for election of a Mayor and six town councllmen, in a meet ing here Friday night. April 18 was set as the filing dead line for those seeking to enter the races. v Speculation on the upcoming elections has been almost non existent and while It is be lieved that most of the pres ent town officials will seek reelection, none have made any formal announcement. Present officials Include Mayor V. A (Tommy) Peoples and Council-woman Mrs. Breattle O'Neal and Council men Jonah Taylor, E. F. Thomas, H. D.Jeffreys, Louis A. Wheless, Jr. and S. C. (Buster) Foster. In other actions, the council endorsed a proposal In the General Assembly dealing with industrial bonds and a greed to extend town water lines on Westover and Wright Streets. Vietnam Vet Injured * Members of the Loulsburg Rescue Service are shown above m they freed Roland Wallace Jolly, 613 North Fourth Street, Smlthfleld, N. C., from his overturned convertible near Pearces last night. Jolly, 22, a serviceman who recently returned from Vietnam where he was wounded three times, was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital with bead, leg and possible Internal Injuries. The accident occurred about 9:30 P.M. on State Paved Rural 1003. I n. c. House Speaker David Brltt of Robeson County, In troduced by Sixteenth District Representative James D. Speed as a man "Who will be one of the great governors of North Carolina", urged a gathering of Democratic Par ty faithful to "stay with the party" In an address here Fri day night. Speaking to around 130 Dem ocrats attending the annual county *5-a-plate fund raising dinner, said, "It Is better to light one little candle, than to curse the darkness". He add ed, "This phrase has beenthe watchword of the Democratic party for the past 61 years". Brltt told the group the na tional party has made mis takes but "We have tried". "The party has moved out boldly to meet today's chal lenges", the Fairmont lawyer said. He related some Frank lin County history and recalled Governors Charles B. Ay cock, who moved the state toward public education for every child; Cameron Morrison, who gave emphasis to better roads " In 1920 and Luther Hodges, who brought Industry to the forefront In North Carolina. "We are the progressive state-the onward moving state", he remarked and pointed out that North Carolina ranks third among the states In per capita contributions to ward education. On Vietnam, he stated, "We cannot allow the aggressor to go any furth er. Our President and our great Secretary of-State need our prayers, our concern ani our support In withstanding the criticism heaped on them to day". He said that race Is one of the most perplexing problems we face today and remarked that he did not know where "It will end". "Don't seek other Gods ^ Don't run off after other Gods", he said In urging the Demos to stick with the party. Mrs. Betsy Pernell, Chair man of the Democratic Exe cutive Committee, who It was announced had been named Woman of the Year among Democratic Women, presided over the meeting. In addition to Rep. Speed, who Introduced the speaker, others appearing on the program Included Rep. John T. Church of Henderson and State Senator Wills Han cock from Oxford. Rev. Walter McDonald of Loulsburg College gave the See BRITT Page 6 Louisburg Merchants Hold Townwide Spring Sale * (See Section 2) Final Sign-Up Date Set Franklin County producers are reminded that Friday, ' March 17, Is the final data to sign-up In the annual Cotton, Feed Grain, and/or Wheat Programs. There are approximately 75 cotton producers that have not signed up to participate In this program Every producer with a cotton allotment should not overlook the Importance of taking part In this program. All producers who do not sign up In the cotton program can expect to receive only market prices for their cotton. Also, wheat producers with allotments who have planted within their allotment should definitely sign-up In this pro gram. Price support pay ments will be made on a por tion of a producer's wheat acreage provided he fully compiles with program re quirements. The Feed Grain Program has some very attractive features which non-partlclpatlng grow ers should review. Remember, Friday, March 17, Is the final sign-up date. Principals At Democratic Dinner Pictured above looking over the program at last Friday's Democratic Dinner held here are left to right: Rep. James D. Speed, Mrs. Betsy Pernell, Demo Executive Committee Chairman, and featured speaker, Rep. David Brltt of Robeson County. Rep. Speed Introduced House Speaker Brltt to the near 150 Democrats meeting for the annual fund-raising affair. Merchants Stage Spring Sate Twenty-six Loulsburg busi nesses are staging a town wide Spring Sale this week, with bargains awaiting the buying public. All of this number are not retail out lets, but all are pushing Louls burg as a trading area and are participating In the springtime promotion. Mrs. Juanlta Pleasants, Ex ecutive Secretary of the spon soring Loulsburg Business Association said plans are completed and that the organ ization Is looking for this to be one of the biggest sales events In years. Clothing stores are featur ing spring and Easter spec ials, while others are calling attention to buys on outdoor furniture and other spring time merchandise. Advertisements of a num ber of participating merchants are contained In today's Issue of The Franklin Times and specials are being announced on the local radio station. i I Businesses participating In the event Include Roses Stores, Inc.; Allen Oil Co.; D & J Pontlac-Olds, Economy Auto Supply, Farmer's Trac tor and Truck Co. ; First Fed eral Savings and Loan of Rocky Mount; First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.; Franklin Mill ing Co.; Franklin Tire and Appliances; Fox's Department Store and The Fashion Shoppe; Joyner's Wholesale Building Pittman Elected Rotary Prexy Supply Co.; Little River Ice and Fuel Co.; Loulsburg Dry Cleaners; Loulsburg Tractor and Truck Co.; Pleasant's Drug Store; O'Neal's Phar macy; Pope's, Inc.; Johnson Cotton Co.; Town 'N Campus; Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co.; Wilson Building Supply Co.; Triangle Realty Corp.; Quality Furniture and Appli ance Co. ;* Harris Pharmacy and Warren Oil Co. Ed Plttman, manager of Gay Products plant here, was elec ted President of the Louls burg Rotary Club last Thurs day night. Plttman will take office July 1. Alfred Goodwin was named vice president and John R. Davis was elected secretary treasurer. Named to the Board of Directors were: out going prexy, Dennis (Rocky) Saunders, Charles Yarbor ough, Marvin Pleasants and Wayne Benton. Plttman came to Loulsburg In 1964 and has been active In the Rotary Club since Join ing shortly after moving to Loulsburg. He, his wife and daughter, Kay live on Blckett Blvd. here. The Plttmans have one son and are formerly from Texas. f A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Championship ? By Clint Fuller Times Managing Editor It was exactly 8:45 P.M on Saturday, March 11, when sev eral hundred Youngsvllle (and other county) fans began to chant, "We Number One." With 15 seconds left In the championship basketball game, they were safe to say so. Actually, while the Youngs vllle cagers are, Indeed, num ber one to their fans in this county, they are not exactly number one in the state. This condition might be remedied later this week, however. The Phantoms have been number two In the East all year. Number one in the East has been defending champion, Ayden,x perrenlal winner of championships, football, baseball and basketball. Who Is number one in the West Is unknown. This , too, may be determined later this week at Durham Regardless of what comes next, the past couple of weeks have been Christmas In March tor the folks from Youngs ?Ule. "Who," we asked one night, "did you leave In Youngsvllle to keep anybody from walking off with the Town Hall.;' We were told, "Jim Allen (Fire Chief; and Miss Mary Mitchell." We re member thinking to ourselves, "Everybody else is here In Rocky Mount." "I want you to take a picture of the oldest and youngest tan," Jones Winston told us. He said one was In his eighties and the other was the small baby of a minister. Names escaped us since friend Jones was to arrange the picture taking session which was for gotten In the wake of the week's excitement. "Sandra," we said to the Youngsvllle scorekeeper, "You can't officiate the game from the scorer's table." She paid no attention to us at all. We remember thinking one could tell how the game was going by watching her If you couldn't see the play on the court. Jolly EbblePearce (they may make him as assistant coach next year) was always on hand. "Are you ready, Ebble," we cried. Ebble was ready. He was born that way If It con cerns mayonnaise, cooking oils, or Youngsvllle. Bob Cheatham, who calls Youngsvllle home, but loafs In Loulsburg all aay, was on hand. He was the part of the National Guard which Is awake tonight so that we might sleep well. Bob's signing autographs through most of the games after his picture appeared In our favorite newspaper. Wlllard Gilliam didn't miss a bounce, but his wife, Nellie Bell, appeared as Interested In daughter Pam's perfor mance as a cheerleader as In the game. Takes both, Nellie Bell. One little feller? looked about eight or nine? sat on the floor near the YoungsvlUe bench one night yelling in structions. They were good, too. This spells danger for other teams In the county in the years ahead. Reminded us of what Jesse Preddy's little brother told us one night at Youngsrllle, "No," he said, "I don't want to go to college. I want to play basketball!" He looked to have a few years before he even reaches nine, much less basketball with or without college. There were the usual, "Wish we had some competition" and "The boys don't look so good tonight" . . . both, Incidentally, on the same nignt. wnattime Is It on that crazy clock," many asked. The clock at the Rocky Mount gyro was brought over on the Mayflower and one would think (or a time, so was the timekeeper. All in all, the tournament was very well handled at Rocky Mount's Senior High School gym and the Tournament Com mittee deserves congratula tions. We never fight NC 56 on the way to the gym. but that we despair that the District in ?vent was ever moved from the Lou Is burg College gym, where It was played for several years. Instead of NC 56 east It will now be NC 56 west for those In the- Lou Is burg area as Youngsvllle moves Into the state tournament at Durham. We know It will be as much fun ... we Just hop* It will be as successful for the Phantoms. Saturday night was ? hall mark as they were presented the District ctamplqnshlp tro phy. As we left the gym we heard one Youngsvllle tea mutter, "We tad to beat seven tonight.'1 We smiled. TMs made our week complete.
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