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Louisburg, N. C., Tuesday, April 11, 1967
(Six Pages Today)
98th Year? Number 15
Rogers Not Returning To
Franklinten School Pnst
Superintendent Fred Rogers,
head of the Frankllnton City
Schools, will not be returning
to his post after July 1. The
news leaked out over the week
end that Rogers had not re
applied for the position he has
held for the past four years.
The news came when a letter
signed by members of the
Frankllnton unit of the N. C.
Teacher's Association was
sent to acting Board Chair
man Richard C. Whitfield, dU
closlng the news and asking
that the Board find "some
one who can measure up to
the high standards set by Mr.
Rogers".
A copy of the letter was re
ceived by the Raleigh News
and Observer but It was not
learned who sent It, nor were
any of the signatures dis
closed. In the Sunday edi
tion of the Raleigh newspaper,
It was disclosed that Rogers
had not revealed his future
plans.
Supt. Rogers declined to
make any comment when con
tacted at his office by The
Franklin Times Monday. He
did not Indicate that he would
have liked to return to the post,
which has been highly contro
versial during recent months.
He did praise the citizens of
Frankllnton for their help In
the progress of the schools.
He also commented on the
many friends he had made
while there.
The letter expressed "shock
and a great disappointment"
and stated that the teachers
deplored the board's action
In the matter.
Mr. Rogers has been the cen
ter of controversy since a visit
by Health, Education and Wel
fare officials last year. As a
result of the visit the Frank
llnton Board first agreed to
transfer two seventh grades
from B. F. Person-Albion
School to the predominantly
white Frankllnton High School.
The decision was later re
versed after local citizens
came en masse to a public
meeting to protest the move.
The unit was placed on the
deferred list and federal funds
for new projects was cut off.
A hearing in the matter Is
slated later this month.
The fact that Mr. Rogers will
not be returning adds to the al
ready questionable situation of
the unit. Board chairman John
Moore has moved to Rocky
Mount but has not resigned,
although a number of citizens
have protested the "vacancy"
even to the point of obtaining
a ruling from the State At
torney General. Dr. Richard
Whitfield, acting chairman,
has said he will not seek re
election In the May 2 balloting
lommissioners
Endorse Industrial
Revenue Bonds
A resolution In support of the
proposed Industrial revenue
bond legislation now before the
General Assembly was passed
last week by the Board of
County Commissioners. The
Board stated, "Recommends
and will urge its Representa
tives and Senators In the North
Carolina General Assembly
to support necessary legisla
tion to authorize the the is
suance of Industrial revenue
bonds to finance the construc
tion of and the equipping of in
dustrial plants".
The motion was made by
Commissioner George Harris
and seconded by Commission
er Norwood Faulkner. All
members voted in favor of the
motion.
In other actions, taken in a
special meeting here last
Thursday, the Board request
ed Fifth Division Highway
Commissioner J. B. Brame
to black top the new drive
around the new wing of Frank
lin Memorial Hospital, using ^
unallocated funds from sec
Long Search -
Ends At
Franklinton
Frankllnton law enforcement
officers have been looking for
?lx months for a convicted
forger. Their search ended
Saturday. Willie Roberts, N/
m/41, convicted some time
ago on forgery counts, served
his sentence and according to
reports, returned to Franklln
ton, where he again started his
bad habits.
Chief Leo Edwards reports
that Roberts (alias Jones) was
captured near his home at
Frankllnton Saturday by Depu
ty Sheriff Lonnie House with
an able assist from Gus
Stroud, Jr. of Frankllnton.
Stroud had sold Roberts a
car, for which he had not been
paid and sighted the man in a
wooded area near his home.
He went for House and re
turned to take Roberts pris
oner.
He Is lodged In the Frank
llnton jail awaiting a hearing
on a charge of forgery and
Chief Edwards says he ex
pects other charges to come
In. He Is also reportedly
wanted In Granville County.
ondary roads. District En
gineer M. T. Adklns was re
quested to conduct a survey of
county road extending from the
Louis burg town limits to the
cloverleaf at the Blckett Blvd.
by-pass north of town for pos
sible widening and resurfacing
with the Town of Loulsburg
street paving project. Funds
for the survey cost are to come
from unallocated secondary
funds.
The Board also thanked Mr.
Brame for "the fine hospi
tality and courtesies extended
to them". No mention was
made of the two new highway
projects In the county. The
Highway Commission, through
Mr. Brame has completed re
surfacing U. S. 1 at Franklln
ton and is now In the process
of resurfacing U. S. 401 from
Loulsburg to N. C. 98 on the
Raleigh Road.
for three positions on the
board. Rupert Pearce and
Moore are the other Incum
bents whose terrps expire.
Thus far only one candidate
has come forward for the post,
J. W. Dlckerson, Jr. filed last
Thursday for one of the seats.
Bunn Sets Election, Candidates
File At Franklinton, Centerville
The political scenes In
Franklin County livened
somewhat over the past few
days as candidates filed In
Franklinton and Centervllle
and Bunn set May 23 as elec
tion day there.
Frank Collins, Frankllnton
and Youngsvllle businessman
/lied for Mayor of Franklin
ton. Mayor Joe Pearce, not
yet filed Is expected to seek
reelection. Collins Is a form
er town councilman, was ma
yor-pro-tem and Justice of
Jaycees Launch College Tourney Ticket Sale
SEE STORY PAGE 6
The Board of County Com
missioners, meeting here last
Thursday In special session
designated depositories for all
county funds. The action was a
result of differences which
arose between the Commis
sioners and the Board of Edu
cation over transfer of school
funds.
The Board of Education,
meeting with school advisory
councils here last Wednesday
night, took time out to pass a
resolution authorizing the
chairman and the secretary to
transfer county school funds.
Although the Board of Educa
tion did not Include the size
able ESEA federal funds in its
resolution, the Board of Com
missioners Included It In their
resolution. This difference , if
It becomes such, is expected
to be worked out later by the
two Boards.
The resolution by the Com
missioners was incompliance
with the 1913 law under which
they first acted last December
to transfer local school funds.
The law required the Board
to designate the depository.
Three banks In the county
had already been designated
Treasurers for county funds,
but not depositories.
Under the action, First Cit
izens Bank and Trust Co. will
have on deposit the Revalua
tion Fund, Industrial Develop
ment Transfer Fund, Dog
Fund, Health Fund, Hospital
Transfer Account and the Gen
eral Purpose Fund. Wacca
maw Bank and Trust Co. will
have on deposit Debt Service,
Courthouse Repair Fund, Cap
ital Improvement Fund,
Frankllnton Graded School
Transfer Fund, General Coun
ty School Fund and ESEA
Funds.
Both First-Citizens and
Waccamaw are located at
Loulsburg. Central Carolina
Bank and Trust Co., located at
Youngsvllle will have on de
Phillip Moore Gets Bronze Star
By order of the President
of the United States, a former
Louis burg National Guards
man and a graduate ofW. R.
Mills High School, has been
presented the Bronze Star
medal for "meritorious ser
vice" in Vietnam.
Capt. Joseph Phillip Moore
has been cited for his ser
vice in the war tone during
the period February 1966 to
March 1967. Capt. Moore is
the son of the late Otis Moore
and Mrs. Eula Moore, form
erly of Louisburg, now of Ox
ford. Capt. Moore's wife and
four children reside .In Dur
ham.
Awarded the medal for dan
gerous intelligence actions,
Moore will be returning within
the next few weeks to attend
a school In Maryland.
The full text of the citation
follows: "Captain Moore dis
tinguished himself by excep
tionally meritorious service
in connection with military
operations against a hostile
force during the period Feb
ruary 1948 to March 1967
while serving as Operations
Officer, Counterintelligence
Section, 219th Military intell
igence Detachment, there was
a critical shortage of opera
tional directives and standing
operating procedures.
Captain Moore, being one of
the first officers assigned to
MOORE
the unit, was Instrumental In
the rapid preparation of the
comprehensive directives and
procedures that now exist. As
a result of his aggressive
leadership, the men who ser
ved with and under him were
professionally motivated to
the extent that the unit be
came fully operational within
two weeks after It arrived In
Vietnam. Captain Moore per
sonally conducted s e v e r al
sensitive and highly complex
counterintelligence opera
tions. Through his superior
knowledge of intelligence ac
tivities and the principles of
counterlnsurgency warfare,
he was able to quickly obtain
sources of Information which
would be of extra benefit to
JI Field Force Vietnam. Sev
eral of these sources provided
vital Information concerning
United States operations which
had been subject to possible
compromise.
By having this timely Infor
mation, commanders were
able to make decisions that
have undoubtedly saved count
less American lives, as well
as an unknown amount of
equipment and materiel. Dur
ing the conduct of his opera
tions, Captain Moore was re
quired to personally enter
areas not normally frequented
by United States personnel.
Although entry Into these
areas involved great personal
risk, he never hesitated or
failed to complete his mis
sion. Possessing an extra
ordinary dedication and de
votion to duty, Captain Moore
continually entered unsecured
areas In search of Information
which would prove valuable to
command considerations.
Captain Moore's exceptional
performance of duty Is In
keeping with the highest tra
ditions of the military service
and reflects great credit upon
himself, n Field Force Viet
nam and the United States
Army. ..."
posit the Frankllnton School
Debt Service and the Louis
burg School Debt Service
Funds.
The resolution to transfer
funds and to establish deposi
tories was made by Commis
sioner Brooks W. Young and
seconded by Commissioner
Richard Cash. All members
voted In favor of the motion.
The motion by the Board of
Education authorizing the
transfer of county school funds
was made by Board member
Jones H. Winston and seconded
by Clint Fuller. All members
of the Board voted In favor of
the move.
The Board of Education had
requested that Its funds be
deposited with Interest on un
used balances. The Commis
sioners agreed to Investigate
this possibility.
Fountain Gets Release
Of Federal Funds
wasnington, u. u. ? con
gressman L. H. Fountain said
today Federal funds for blind
children In North Carolina
have finally been released af
ter being unjustifiably with
held by the U. S. Office of
Education for almost two
years.
Fountain said >74,000 In
Federal funds Is being made
"tollable immediately to the
Governor Morehead School,
operated by North Carolina
for blind children, In Raleigh.
The release of the funds
came after Inquiries by Foun
tain In behalf of a consti
tuent whose blind son Is a
student at the Governor More
head School. The mother
wrote that funds were being
held up despite a need for
Braille books and other equip
ment.
Fountain's Investigation re
vealed that the Office of Edu
cation had violated the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and the
Fountain Amendment enacted
last year to guard against
arbitrary decisions by the Of
fice of Education.
The Office of Education ad
mitted to Fountain that the
Governor Morehead School
had not been granted a hear
ing and formally found in non
compliance with the Civil
Rights Act. Such a proce
dure Is required under the
Act before Federal funds
can be withheld.
The Office of Education fur
ther had become entangled In
it* own attempt to circum
vent the letter and spirit of
the Civil Rights Act, Founr
tain aald.
His admendment prohibits
any "deferral" of funds ? a
technique invented by the Of
fice of Education to bypass
the Civil Rights Act ? more
uian ou uays wiinuui a near*
lng.
The Office of Education ad
mitted that the Fountain
Amendment was applicable In
the Morehead School case and
that the school was not in a
"deferred" status although
the funds unaccountably had
been frozen. Caught In Its own
bureaucratic web, the Office
released the funds.
Candidate
Injured
In Fall
Former Loulsburg Fire
Chief, W. J. (Pete) Sheartn,
now a candidate for the town
council has returned home
from a Raleigh hospital after
suffering a broken heel In an 1
accident last Thursday after
noon.
Shearln, with Dr. Gerald
Shlnn of Loulsburg, was In
specting the grave site of
Matthew Dickinson, first
president of Loulsburg Col
lege when the two sighted a
nearby abandoned house. Both
men are members of the
Franklin County Historical
Society and decided to Inves
tigate the abandoned dwelling
In the event that It might house
some momento of Dickinson.
The second story flooring
gave way and Shearln fell
through, Injuring his ankle,
which, at first was believed
to be only a sprain. Later
examination revealed the
break and Shearln was hospi
talized In Raleigh.
Dickinson's grave is located
In a wooded area off U. S. 401
about eight miles northeast of
Loulsburg.
the Peace at Frankllnton.
Pearce is completing his third
two-year term as Mayor of the
county's second largest muni
cipality.
Incumbent councllmen at
Frankllnton, C. A. Payne,
Charlie Hlght, Willie Shearln
and Henry Holmes have all
filed. This leaves Jimmy Joy
ner, a banker as the only In
cumbent councilman not filed.
Joyner announced some time
ago that he Intended to seek
reelection. One person has
filed forone of three vacancies
on the Frankllnton City School
Board. J. W. Dlckerson, Jr.
an employee of Frankllnton
Fabrics has filed. Chairman
John Moore has moved to Roc
ky Mount, acting chairman
Richard Whitfield has said he
will not seek reelection and
Rupert Pearce has made no
announcement as to his Inten
tions. These are the three
members of the Board whose
terms expire this year.
At Centervllle, Mayor John
Neal and Incumbent council
members, Mrs. Agnes Leon
ard and John Pleasants have
all filed. L. S. Ward has
also filed for a council seat.
The third Incumbent council
man Buck Denton has not an
nounced his Intentions.
Bunn Mayor William A. (Bill)
Andrews reports that May 23
has been set as the date for
the Bunn elections. A delay
In a revised charter In 1965
moved that year's elections to
the fourth Tuesday In the
month and this Is being con
tinued this year. There have
been no candidates filing for
the Bunn offices, although Ma
yor Andrews Is expected to
seek another term.
Incumbent Youngsvllle Ma
yor Marvin Roberts has filed
for reelection as so have the
five Incumbent councllmen:
W. T. Moss, J. T. Allen,
D. H. Cyrus, Sr.; M. O. Hoyle
and E. J. Pearce. No report
of other filings has been made.
In Loulsburg, nine candi
dates have filed for town coun
cil seats and incumbent Mayor
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V. A. (Tommy) Peoples has
filed for reelection to the top
post. Incumbent council mem
bers, Mrs. BreattleC. O'Neal,
E. F. Thomas, Jonah Taylor,
S. C. (Buster) Foster and H. P.
(Tommy) Jeffreys have filed.
Four other s have filed for a
season the six-member coun
cil. " They are W. J. (Pete)
Shear In, Alfred Good w I n,
George T. (Jolly) Bunn and
Rufus Place.
Frankllnton, Loulsburg,
Youngsvllle and Centenrllle
will hold elections on Tuesday,
May 2. Bunn will hold elec
tions on May 23.
Not A Time
For Rest
If there Is a time for play
and a time for work and a time
for rest, a 26-year-old local
Negro picked the wrong time
here last Saturday night. Lo
cal police officers spotted Da
vid McArthur Crudup asleep
Inside the Collier-Joy ner
Store on South Main street
while making routine rounds.
Crudup had gained entry Into
the building through a rear
window. He had packed a
large amount of merchandise
In a cardboard box and filled
his pockets with an assortment
of candy, gum, shoe laces, etc.
before deciding to take a brief
nap before continuing hU
night's work.
His rude awadenlng came
when officers called him for
the short ride to the local
Jail.
Loulsburg Police Chief Earl
Tharrlngton reported that
Crudup had been In trouble on
similar charges of breaking
and entering before. He was
released from Jail Just last
Thursday after serving time
for the same offense.
There has been no report
on whether or not the man has
yet caught up on his sleep, but
reliable sources indicate that
If he hasn't, he probably will.
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Legislation louia
Help Local Airport
Joe Shearln, local aviation
enthusiast and supporter of
action to Improve the local
airport, has remarked, In light
of a measure reported out
favorably In the House last
week, "This legislation can do
well for Franklin County to
wards airport development".
The measure In question won
approval by the House Com
mittee on Conservation and
Development. It contains pro
visions for granting state fi
nancial aid to local communi
ties in airport development.
Shearln added, "The Airport
Commission wants the support
of everyone" and urged locals
to talk to their County Com
missioners and legislators.
The bill would allow about
$500,000 received by the State
each year from sales and taxes
on airplanes, aircraft parts
and aviation fuel to be used for
grants and loans.
The A v 1 a 1 1 o n Commission
would be appointed by the Oar
er nor to work with the State
Department of Conservation
and Development In adminis
tering the airport aid pro
gram.
Robert Flournoy, an aviation
specialist with the CAD De
partment, told the committee
that airport development ln<
the State Is "no where near
what we need. We're woefully
behind In comparison to other
southeastern states, and this
will go a long way to supple
menting local and federal
funds."
Flournoy said that the $500,
000 In State funds and $500,000
In local matching funds would
qualify tor $1 million In fed
eral funds.
Fountain Says Funds
Not To Be Cut
Rep. L. H. Fountain said last
week, "Idoll't think the notices
In question mean that any cur
rant school year funds will be
cut oft." He was referrlnc to
rulings by the U. S. Office of
Education placing the Hender
son and Vance county school
systems on the "deferred"
list for Federal financial as
sistance.
Fountain also stated that he
does not "think any Federal
funds for already established
programs will be cut off until
the commissioner of education
compiles with the require
ments of Title VI of the ClvU
Rights Act of 1064 by giving
local authorities an opportun
lty to be heard." He thought
his amendment of last year
to the Elemtntary and Second
ary Education Act "has Barred
to limit administrative defer
ral ? and to requlrt* the appro
priate legal hearing before
such funds can be terminat
ed."
For any new programs, the
congressman said, "they will
defer as long as they can until
either they are satisfied or
they know the law ?U1 not pro
tect them further In their de
mands."
Fountain aald otherwise thai
he has "already antagonised
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