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98th Year? Number 24 Ten Cents Louisburg, N. C., Thursday, May 11, 1967 (12 Pages Today) Memorial Day Wreath A Memorial wreath was placed at the foot of the Confed erate monument of Main Street here Wednesday In com memoration of Confederate Memorial Day, by the Joseph J. Davis Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Ser vices were also held at the Confederate monument at Justice and wreaths were placed on graves of Confederate dead at Justice, Maple Springs and Cypress Chapel Churches. Legislative News Rep. James D. Speed Raleigh - Two of the most unnecessary, poorly timed and, In my opinion, worst pieces of legislation of the 1967 ses sion were Introduced this week. I am strongly opposed to both of these bills and predict they will be defeated or killed In committee whenever they come up for a vote. One of these bills is a Congressional redisricting plan by Rep. Thomas Bunn of Wake County which of all the redis ricting bills Introduced so far I consider to be the worst. This bill, H. B. 946, would put Warren County In the First District with 19 other counties stretching up and down the coast with Warren the easternmost county In this very large area. Obviously this Is not desirable. Franklin and Vance counties would go Into the Fourth Dis trict with Caswell, Nash, Orange, Person, Rockingham and Durham counties, resulting In a district dominated by one big county, Durham, which would be out of proportion. While opposing Mr. Bunn's plan, a Congressional redis ricting plan approved this week by a Senate committee will have my support as a realistic and workable answer to this difficult problem. The bill I will support puts Warren, Franklin and Vance counties In the Second District along with Edgecombe, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Nash, North hampton, Person and Wilson counties. The second of these bills I oppose Is HB. 939 by Rep. Baugh of Mecklenburg County to impose a five cents per pack tax on cigarettes. I strongly believe that Imposing any additional taxes on tobacco products would be unwise, harmful and possibly disastrous to the farmers of North Carolina, the tobacco Industry and our agricultural economy. The results of over-taxation of cigarettes and other tobacco products may be seen In the experience In New York and other states where See SPEED Page 4 May Cold, But Not The Coldest Talk about the short spring If you must. The first tan days of May have been cold, but not the coldest. And, If tradition follows, It will be getting warmer now that the first ten days have passed. This Information comes from Mr. G. O. Kennedy, the official Loulsburg weather man. Wednesday's low was 36 and the high was a cool 66. Monday's low was 38 with a high of 79. Cool temperature readings for the month of May? Yes, but not yet hare we seen any thing equal to the 20 degree low of May 11 last year when the highest the mercury could rise was to 59 degrees. The 28 -degree reading May 2, 1963 was the coldest In May In at least seven years. Except for May 28, 1961 when the low was 34 and the high reached 62, temperatures In May have ranged from the for ties to the fifties at the cool est part of the day once the first ten days occurred In 1960 on May 3 at 35 degrees; 34 on May 3, 1961 and May 28, 1961. It dipped to 28 degrees on May 2, 1963 and rose only to 30 degrees on May 3 that year. Rainfall for the first four months this year Is below normal, according to Mr. Ken nedy. January had 2.01 Inches; February 4.41, March 1.26 and April 2.77 for a total of 10.45 Inches for the four-month per iod. In 1966 13.17 Inches of rainfall was recorded In the area and was considered somewhat above the normal, which Mr. Kennedy says Is around 13 Inches for the four month period. The wettest first four months since Mr. Kennedy took over the reigns of the local wea ther station In March of 1960, was In 1962 when the area experienced 19.31 Inches with a banner January showering down 7.44 inches. /y Franklin Ranks Sixth In Food Stamp Recipients A release by the USDA Con sumer and Marketing Service discloses that 2,156 persons participated In the federal Food Stamp Program In Franklin County during the month of March. Of the 22 counties taking part In the program, Franklin ranks sixth In the number of persons be nefiting from It. The U. S. Department of Agriculture's Consumer and Marketing Service v reports that 185,889 needy North Carolina residents in 85 coun ties received food assistance during March through Its com modity distribution, and food stamp programs. This was 644 persons less than the number that partlcl pated In the two programs dur ing February. The commodity distribution program In North Carolina Is administered by the North Carolina Department of Agri culture, and the food stamp program Is administered by the State Board of Public Wel fare, both In cooperation with the Consumer and Marketing Service. Those persons receiving USDA food assistance during March Included 145,695 per sons In 63 counties who re ceived donated foods and 40, 194 persons In 22 counties who took part in the food stamp program for low- Income fa milies. Grady Is Jaycee President GRADY James R. Grady, manager of Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co. here, was named Presi dent of the Loulsburg Jaycees In Installation ceremonies held In the Loulsburg College cafeteria Monday night. Grady succeeds Bill O'Neal, who was named State Director for the organization. Other officers named for the coming year were: BlllNagle, 1st vice president; Larry Griffin, 2nd vice president; Ben Parrlsh, secretary and Dick Lucas, treasurer. Named to the Board of Di rectors were: Jimmy Hill, Gene Pleasants, Bobby Gup ton and David Smith, Jr. Louisburg Tobacco Market Has Increase In 1966 The Loulsburg Tobacco Market showed a sizable In crease In volume sales In 1966 over sales of 1969, according to the United States Depart ment of Agriculture's "To bacco Market Review" re leased recently. Gross sales on the local market reached 10,269,147 pounds and brought $6,573,101 for an average in 1966 of $64.01 to place near the top In the Middle Belt markets. This was an Increase over the 8,380,060 pounds sold In 1965 which brought$5,159,520 for an average of $61.57. Reports on producer sales are equally pleasing to market officials. These show that 9,630,421 pounds were sold for $6,174,197 which brought an average of $64.11. In 1965 producer sales reached 7,984 244 pounds for $4,932,879 and an average of $61.78. The dif ference In producer sales and gross represent resales. The Middle Belt as a whole, sold 143,394,974 pounds in 1966 for a total price of $92, 214,964 and an average of $64.31 Just slightly higher than the local average. The Louls burg market sold more tobac co than markets in Aberdeen, Carthage and Ellerbe In the Middle Belt and Ahoskie, Dunn, Washington, Wendell, Williamson and Windsor in the. Eastern Belt. The 961.78 average tor Loulsburg compare* favor ably with Durham'* 963.82 with Durham being the largest market In the Middle Belt. Rocky Mount bested the local average only 51 cents and Smlthfleld only 61 cents per hundred pounds. Both are In the Eastern Belt. The Loulsburg market ranks 33rd out of the 93 markets In Florida, Georgia, South Caro lina, North Carolina and Vir ginia, In pounds sold last year. Some of the larger towns and cities listed below Loulsburg are: Martinsville, Va.,Relds vllle, Mt. Airy, Tabor City, Clarkton, FayettevUle, Tlfton, Ga., Valdosta, Ga., Waycross, Ga. and many others. The local market with three warehouses held 49 sales days In 1966, opening on September 8 and closing the season on November 22. Henderson, Fu quay and Oxford has more sales days in the Middle Belt than Loulsburg last season. Wilson, ranked number 1 In size had 86 sales days In the Eastern Belt. Durham had the largest number of sales days In the Middle Belt with 59. In 1965, Loulsburg had only 35 sales days. There are 50 warehouses in the Middle Belt and 15 sets of buyers. One set of buyers work the local mar ket. Present Proposed proposed Redisricting Bill Would Leave Franklin In Second District A redisricting bill, ap proved by a Senate commit tee, 10-2 Tuesday would leave Franklin County In Congress man L. H. Fountain's Second District. The proposal would add Nash and Person count ies to the District and take Lenlor County out. This would be the second change In district alignments In the past two years. In 1966, the Second was made up of Franklin, Granville, Edge combe, Greene, Fallfax, War ren, Johnston, Wilson, Lenoir and Vance. This Is the makeup of the District today. Prior to 1966, Granville was In the Fifth District, Johnston was in the Fourth and North ampton was In the Second. All the others have been a part of the Second District since 1961 when Franklin was .moved from the Fourth Into the Sec ond. Sales Drop, But Still Above 1966 In Franklin Gross retail sales in Franklin County during the month of February totaled $2,117,754, an increase of $97,753 or .04 percent over the total of $2,020,001 in February, 1966. The February amount was a decrease from the Jan uary, 1967 total of $2,167,148. January sales were $49,394 better than February. Retail sales for the entire state of North Carolina during February were $662,080,735 as compared with February, 1966 sales which reached $647,632,169 The February figures for the whole state was some what lower than January, 1967 which reached a total of $678,026,001. Franklin County continues to increase sales month by month oyer the same period the year before. However, as in the case of the state as a whole, sales in the shortest month of the year dropped from the usually sales laden month of January. The latest figures are total taxable and non-taxable sales as reported to the N. C. Department of Revenue and published in the May issue of "The Retailer," monthly publication of the N. C. Merchants Association. CAP Promotions Announced Joseph W. Shearon, recently named commander of the local Civil Air Patrol, has been pro moted to rank of Major In the organization, according to an announcement today. Rev. Gordon Allen, Jr., who has the distinction of being the 1000th applicant for the post of Cha plain In the CAP was also named Major. Rev. Allen Is a Methodist minister In the Bob Mtt community. It was also announced that three flyers have completed their check out work and oth ers were urged to do so. Those completing the work are: 1st Lt. Talmadge Fuller, Capt. J. Llnwood Gupton and S/M Wil ton Faulkner. Shearon reported that identi fication and Emergency Ser vice cards are being held for Joe Ball, A1 Perkins, M. T. Ball, A1 Perkins, M. T. Ball, William Finch, John Godfrey and James Payne and reques ted these men to come by and pick them up. The next meeting of the or ganization Is scheduled for tonight. Weather Variable cloudiness today and Friday, with scattered thundershowers Friday. Low today, 45; high, near 80. The proposed bill, which seems to be gaining In support, but which must travel through the Senate and then the House before becoming law, has been called the best solution by many. Franklin County would re main In the Second where It has been for the past six years and where, If one reads the vote, Franklin seems sat isfied to remain. Many observers In the area express interest In what, If anything, the newest realign ment proposal might do to Congressman Fountain. Based on the 1966 voting rec ord of each county, Mr. Foun tain' seems to be getting the best of the deal. In 1066, Congressman Foun tain, Democrat defeated Reese Gardner pf Klnston, Republi can, 36,849 to 19,888. Taking away Lenoir County's vote In 1966 and adding the vote of Nash and Person, there were 41,600 votes casts for the Democratic candidate for gfrriqjgfrMngaiiigt 23,533 Re publican votes cast. Keeping In mind that Republican James Gardner lived In Nash County as did his opponent Harold Cooley. Without the native son element, Nash could be expected to better the Demo cratic margin of 6,860 to the Republican's 6,425 as shown In 1966. The bill also makes an ob vious attempt to hit Rep. Gard ner by placing heavUy Demo cratic Durham County Into the Retires After 46 Years P. R. Uwell, Sr., Plant Man ager for Southern Bell In Ham let and Rockingham, has retired after 46 years of ser vice. Usiell was a native of Frank lin County and worked with Home Telephone and Tele graph Company In Loulsburg In the early twenties. He went to Wilmington and then to Hamlet where he has lived working as plant manager since 1947, Utzell was married to Eu nice Parham of Oxford in 1923. They have three sons, Randolph of Salisbury, Jud son of Raleigh, and C. T. Urzell of Grundy, Va. Mr. and Mrs. fcxzell plan to "Just enjoy" his retirement and remain In Hamlet. Fourth District. Gardner has said he would move to Raleigh or Randolph County if Nash were placed in the Second Dis trict. This would pit him against Democratic Con gressman Nick Gallflanakls of Durham. Checking the 1966 vote In the Congressional races, the Democrats would gain ground, but Gardner would continue to be safe. Taking away the Re publican majority In both Moore and Montgomery Coun ties, the Democratic Nash County vote and adding the Gallflanakls Durham County vote, there were 55,776 votes cast for Republicans In 1966 In the counties now proposed for the Fourth District against 46,172 Democratic votes. In the present Fourth, Mr. Gard ner defeated Mr. Cooley 60, 686 to 46,673 In 1966. The bill will pit strong Re publican Incumbents against strong Democrats In some districts. This, undoubtedly will draw some opposition to the bill. However, this latest attempt to comply with the U. S. Su preme Count's one man-one vote mandate, has been favor ably met In Franklin County. Louisburg Contractor Passes Johnnie Burt Hlght, 61, Louisburg building contrac tor, died early this morning In Franklin Memorial Hospl- / tal where he was taken fol lowing a heart attack suffer ed at his borne her*. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a. m. from the Lancaster Funeral Home Cha pel, conducted by Rev. Nor wood Jones, pastor of the Louisburg Methodist Church, of which Mr. Hlght was a mem ber. Burial will follow In Highland Memory Gardens. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ludle Bailey Hlght; three daughters, Mrs. Bruce Har ris of Asheville, Mrs. John Rorle of Laurthburg and Mrs. L. H. Dickens, Jr. of Louis burg; four sisters, Mrs. Owen Bragg, Mrs. Fred Cooke and Mrs. Arthur Evans, all a t Frankllnton and Mrs. John Co% of Durham; one brother, Sam Hlght of Louisburg and six grandsons. , ' Now You See It - - Pictures above show the Ben Fruklln Boarding Home, left, and the same site yesterday, right, after workmen completed ^ the demolition of the structure. Carolina Fine Woods, Inc. Is jgk expected to erect a massive furniture plant on the site In the nest few months. Now You Don't
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