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Weather Fair to partly cloudy today and Friday. Cooler today and somewhat warmer Friday. Low today, 47; high, 63. The FHA Times Published Every Tuesday & Thursday ^ ^ Serving All Of Franklin County ' Industry Education Agriculture Tel. 0Y 0-3283 Ten Cente Louisburg, N. C., Thureday, March 30, 1967 (10 Pages Today) 98th Year? Number 12 Franklin Finally Getting Some Road Improvements Before On Thursday, August 4, 1966 the picture, above left, of U. S. 1 intersection at Franklinton appeared on this page, along with three other photos showing road condi tions in the county. Today, eight months later, U. S. 1 north of Franklinton looks like the picture, above .right* The State Highway Commission is finishing up a project of resurfacing the stretch from Franklinton to Henderson. Four miles of the improvements are in Franklin County. This is the most massive improvement to a primary highway in Franklin- County sinee the early fifties. Unusual Sight - A Patch-Free Stretch Of Highway In Franklin County - U. S. 1 North Staff Photot by Clint FulUr After The entire project on U. S. 1 is slated to cost 8140,000. There has been no break down on the amount spent in Franklin County. This is one of the projects promised last October. Other projects slated for Franklin County include resurfacing of U. S. 401 south of Louisburg to the intersection of N. C. 98 and straightening and resurfac ing of U. S. 401-39 north of Louisburg to Henderson. The cost of the Raleigh Road project is set at 8101,000 and the Henderson Road project is expected to cost 8600,000. Workmen are busy today working on the shoulders of L'. S. 1 north of Franklinton and traffic lines are expected to be painted on the new surface in the near future. Mrs. O'Neal To Seek Re-Election Mrs. Breattle O'Neal, local drug store operator and a member of the Loulsburg Town Council since 1965, has announced her Intentions to seek another terra on the town board. Mrs. O'Neal filed for the post last week. In making public her candi dacy, Mrs. O'Neal stated, "I have enjoyed the phase of pub lic service and will attempt two more years on the coun cil If this Is desirable to the roters." "I feel that city government Is a slow but continuing pro cess but that we are on the move and I would like to help on the future program that will be of great value to all our townspeople and county." Mrs. O'Neal, a native of MRS. O'NEAL Johnston county, has been a resident of Loulsburg for many years. She has been ac tlve In civic and club work. For the past several year* she has operated her own drug store with the assistance of her daughter, Mrs. Jackie Kimball. She Is the widow of the late F. L. (Slmle) O'Neal, a druggist here for many years. Two other Incumbent mem bers of the council filed Wed nesday. Jonah Taylor and H. D. (Tommy) Jeffreys, are seeking reelection to the seats they now hold. Incumbents E. F. Thomas, Louis Wheless, Jr. and S. C. (Buster) Foster have not announced. New- , comer Alfred Goodwin has/ announced for a seat on the council and thus far Mayor V. A. (Tommy) Peoples Is unopposed for reelection. ? Taylor, Jeffreys File For Council TAYLOR Incumbent Loulsburg Town Councilman Jonah Taylor and H. D. (Tommy) Jeffreys filed tor reelection here Wednes day bribing to four the num ber having announced or filed JEFFREYS for the six council mil In the May 2 elections. Mayor V. A. (Tommy) Peoples has also (lied for reelection to the top post and Is thus far un opposed. mine earlier was Mrs. Breattle C. O'Neal, Incum bent and the only woman on the council. Newcomer to po litics Alfred Goodwin bad an nounced earlier that be would be a candidate for the council. Taylor, 87, Is an attorney, having been admitted to the bar In 1932. He is a graduate of W. R. Mills High School here and the Wake Forest Law School. He Is Branch Claims Manager for the American Mutual Insurance Co. with an office In Raleigh. He entered local politics In 1963, and won the council seat. In 1965 be was reelected for a second two-year term. Jeffreys, making his first political bid In 1965, also won a seat on the council and Is completing this first term. ??? Another " Secret 99 Meeting? ??? An unconfirmed report cir culating around town discloses that "wmt" members of the Board of County Commis sioners held a meeting with Sixteenth District represen tatives James D. Speed and John T. Church here Monday. The meeting la reported to have been held In the local agricultural building. A closed -door meeting was held between the Board and the two Representatives a tow weeks ago. During a regular session of the Board, a news man and the Clerk to the Board were asked out of the meeting. It has not been an nounced what was discussed behind the closed doors. It has not been announced what, it anything concerning the people's business, was dis cussed In this week's "secret" meeting. Attempts to reach Board Chairman E. M. Sykes and Loulsburg district Commis sioner M. E. Faulkner war* unsuccessful this morning and no verification of the meeting could be obtained from other sources. Board clerk, Re gister of Deeds Alex T.Wood, Informed The Time* that he knew nothing of any such meet ing. Sources In the agriculture building nld they were ''off Monday, which was a holiday, and knew nothing of any meet ing. i Farm Crops Pay Set The Cropland Adjustment Program has gotten underway in Franklin County /with 23 producers enterlnjp lnto con tracts with the government to take crops out of production tor a period/from 5 to 10 years. These producers will be required to divert an acre age of cropland equal to the al lotments and bases signed up in the program. Following Is a summary ot the allotments and bases taken out of pro /auction. Also shown Is the amount of annual program payments. Commodity Acres An. Paym. Com Cotton Tobacco TOTAL 179.0 $ 6,177.00 143.4 9 3,704.43 72.28 S 18.741.91 394.7 $28,623.34 Board of Education Holds Lengthy Planning Session The Franklin County Board of Education, holding a spec ial session hare Tuesday night, worked Into the wee hours of Wednesday morning In an attempt to reach a de cision on certain long range planning and the 1867-68 school budget. Another ses sion Is slated tor tonight. The Board decided sometime ago to seek the Uttle over $500,000 In state bond money tor construction of much need ed facilities In the county and has been busy formulating plans toward this goal. In order to obtain release of the funds from the State, local units must present a long range plan assuring the Stat* planning people that construc tion Is being done where build ings and school plants will re main In use over a long period o t time. Representatives from the Board are to appear In Ral eigh before a review panel on the matter Friday. The short time left to the Board to final 1m long range plana dictated Tuesday's meeting and the tact that final plans were not completed at Tuesday's meet ing and the fact that final plans were not completed at Tues day'* meeting which ended at 12:48 a. m. Wednesday ha^ necessitated tonight's extnf session. Plans are not expegieCflo be made public until approved by the state review panel. It Is expected that, once approved, announcements of construc tion will be made. It Is also expected that dates for con struction to begin will also be announced. The study of the preliminary tadget was routine, although time consuming In Tuesday's meeting. The school budget Is usually presented In Its pre liminary form to the county accountant on April 1. More study is expected to be given to the budget In tonight's ses sion. A Swing Around The County All's Quiet On The Political Front By Clint Filler Times Managing Editor It might be the quiet before the storm, but quiet Is, indeed, the word for Franklin County politics this week. A quick swing around the county has failed to uncover any genuine activity among citizens In any o< thOTlve municipalities. With 32 days remaining be fore the May 2 municipal elec tions and with twenty-five va cancies to be filled In the five county towns, only two candi dates have filed, both In Louis burg and two others have an nounced, one in Loulsburgand one In Frankllnton. Five Mayors will be chosen by the voters In May. All towns but Bunn are expected to hold their balloting on Tuesday, May 2. Bunn, due to a delay In a new charter In 1965, held their elections that year on May 25th. May 4 was election day In 1965 else where In the county. Nc official announcement of the Bunn date has been made. Centervllle was declared an Incorporated town In May of 1965 and a Mayor and three councllmen were named by the Legislature to serve until elections this year. Presum ably, Centervllle will vote on May 2, although no announce ment has been made on this date. Loulsburg Mayor V. A. (Tommy) Peoples announced last week that he would seek reelection to the post and newcomer A1 Goodwin, sales representative (or a Wilming ton steel ffrm and former furniture store manager here announced for the Town Coun cil. Incumbent Councllwoman Mrs. Breattle, O'Neal filed for reelection, as did Peoples, last Thursday. Mrs. O'Neal's statement of announcement was made today. Goodwin has not yet filed. Two more Incumbent Louls burg councllmen filed Wed nesday to bring the total in the local race to five. Jonah Tay lor, local Insurance executive and H. D. (Tommy) Jeffreys, local automobile dealer (lied. Neither have Issued a public statement on their candidacy. George (Jolly) Bunn, unsuc cessful candidate (or a seat on the council In 1965, has been rumored as a candidate. He said privately that he think* his section (south side) of town should have representation on the council. He declined, how ever, to say that he would seek a seat. Also rumored as a possible candidate Is (ormer councilman and (ormer fire See QUIET Page 6 Franklinton Gets New Street Lights The Town of Franklinton la getting S3 nn street llghta this *Nk, according to an announce ment from J. 3. (Red) Johnson of Carolina Power and Light Co. Hie Town Board authorised the lutallatlon, and the work la bains dona by the power company at no cost to the Town at Franklinton. The new lamps, however, will burn more electricity while they the thoroughfare. Mete k, Clint F?ll?
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