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FraiiMih Times
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T?l. ?Y 6-3283
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Louisburg. N. C., Thursday. May 25. 1967
(12 Pages Today)
98th Year? Number 28
Fire Bomb Damage
Pictured above Is the Little Acorn, a Negro nightspot located on NC 56, two miles east of
Loulsburg where some type of fire bomb Is believed to have be*n set off last night around
10:30 p.m. The blast, reportedly heard In Loulsburg, did minor damage to the middle window
in the front of the building and broke a number of window panes In the other windows along the
front of the building. Sheriff William T. Dement and Deputy Sheriff Dave Batten are continuing
their Investigation this morning. The place was the scene of a shotgun murder of a former
county Negro Vietnam veteran on the night of May 7.
Former Local Woman In Critical
Condition Following Accident
A former Loulsburg woman
Is listed In critical condition
in Cap* Fear Memorial Hos
pital In Wilmington, N. C. and
has failed to regain conclous
ness following an accident In
front of the hospital on Fri
day night, May 12, according
to Information received here.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tharrlngton
Tyson, a former secretary at
Joyner Wholesale Building
Supply Co. here, suffered se
vere head and neck Injuries
when the car In which she
was riding was struck at an
Intersection on the Wilming
ton-Carolina Beach Highway
about two miles east of Wil
mington.
Reports say that a car dri
ven by an unidentified bank
employee ran Into the right
side of the Tyson vehicle
throwing Mrs. Tyson from
the car. An unidentified
couple riding In the back seat
of the Tyson car and the dri
ver of the late model Ford,
were uninjured. Mr. Tyson,
driving Mrs. Tyson's 1960
model Rambler station wa
gon escaped with minor In
juries.
Word received here Tues
day reported Mrs. Tyson's
condition as unchanged from
that reported Sunday which
listed her as being In cri
tical condition. She Is the
former Elizabeth Jacobs of
Nash County. She had lived
for many years In Franklin
County. Her mother, Mrs.
Lena Jacobs Drake lives near
Castalla In Nash County.
"J Could Cry"
One somewhat Irate mem
ber of the Loulsburg Garden
; Club said this morning, "I
could cry,' ' when asked about
two of the newly planted
evergreens which were torn
from the attractive planters
placed recently In the down
town business area.
The night following the
placement of the expensive
planters, one was turned
over and broken on South
Main Street. This week, the
young plants freshly in
stalled, had brought many
compliments to the ladles of
the Garden Club and un
doubtedly had added much
beauty to an otherwise dull
street.
t Sometime last night, some
one tore two of the young
plants from the boxes. One
was found some distance
away on Church Street and
the other was found In a
nearby ditch.
"Please," said the lady,
"tell them to leave them
alone. We have cone to so
much expense and work to
try to Improve the looks of
the town."
We agree wholeheartedly
with the lady. "Leave the
plants alone. They are add
ing beauty and even though
you might not appreciate It,
others do."
The test of character comes
when one person holds a pre
ponderance of advantages over
others? In the way he treats
them.
Louisburg, Garden Club
Launch Clean ? Up Campaign
The Town of Loulsburg and
the Louisburg Garden Club
are launching a Clean-Up
Campaign next wei'k, accord
lng to t Joint announcement
by Mrs. Breattle C. O'Neal,
a member of the town council
and the Garden Club and
Mayor V. A. Peoples.
The campaign starts Mon
day, May 29 and lasts through
Sunday, June 4.. The drive
will tie headed by the Garden
Club and a three-member
committee from the town
council, appointed by Mayor
Peoples recently. Members
of the council committee are:
Mrs. O'Neal, chairman,
George T. Bunn and Grover
C. Harris.
"Newly painted litter cans
will be placed around the busi
ness sections and an extra
truck will be available for the
extra trash or rubbish which
collects during this clean-up
week," Mrs. O'Neal said.
"We are all guilty of being
a lltterbug and until we rea
lize It Is a matter of Indivi
dual responsibility we will
make little headway in con
trolling the problem," she
added.
Mrs. O'Neal points out that
a town ordinance exists which
prohibits the "throwing or
sweeping of filth, trash or
rubbish of any character,"
upon the sidewalks or any
Epsom Lions
Celebrate
Anniversary
The sixth anniversary of the
Epsom Lions Club was ob
served at last week's Ladles
Night banquet program.
Epsom Lions President, E.
C. Edwards extended greet
ings to the ladles and other
guests as the meeting opened.
Serving as toastmaster dur
ing the program was Monroe
Gardner of Warrenton, Lions
district governor, and he re
cognised club charter mem
bers during the evening.
Principal speaker was C.
Ray Pruette of Loulsburg, de
puty district governor. He
discussed the meaning of
Llonlsm.
Another highlight of the ses
sion was presentation of at
tendance awards to Epsom
members.
street. It is also unlawful (or
any "person, firm or corpo
ration to obstruct any of the
sidewalks or -streets of the
town with boxes, crates, bar
rels or any other material
whatsoever."
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The ordinance also provides
for punishment, when convict
J
I ed, of not more than $50.00
I and 30 days imprisonment for
I w
each violation.
"Steps will be taken to deal
with persons who continue to
litter up the streets with
trash," the announcement
states.
"Cleanliness is next to God
See LOU IS BURG Page 8
"Let's Clean It Up!"
After Recount
Tie Exists In Bunn Council Race
A recount of ballots In Tues
day's ?lections at Bunn has
resulted In a tie for fourth
place councilman between In
cumbents Wayne Wlnstead and
Joe Ed-wards. Both are for
mer Mayors and each man
received 40 votes, according
to results of the recount.
Early reports of unofficial
returns had Wlnstead as a
winner and Edwards was 3
votes behind In fifth place.
A ruling Is being sought
from the State Board of Elec
tions and the League of Muni
cipalities this morning by the
attorney for the TownofBunn,
E. F. Yarborough of Louls
burg. An announcement Is
expected later today.
Meanwhile, William A. (BUI)
Andrews was reelected Mayor
receiving 59 votes. One write
in vote was cast (or Ed Har
ris, but the box beside the
name was not marked and
thus was not counted. Write
in votes in the council race
has caused the confusion In
the results. One vote was
cast for K. L. Brantley and
the box was marked. This
ballot was counted. Five oth
er ballots bearing write-In
were not marked In the box
and in the recount were thrown
out. The law requires that
votes mark (our boxes (or
the council In the Bunn elec
tion.
Other apparent winners are:
former councilman Macon
See BUNN Page 8
Going Strong
Man And Machine ? Nigh On To Sixty Years
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An article appeared recently
in the Whitney (Texas) Mes
senger lamenting the fact that
after forty years of faithful
service, the old Linotype
machine called It "quits".
The ailment was diagnosed as
"Generalized Senility".
This, coming from Texas,
where everything Is big, leads
us to proclaim for one and
all that the old trusty Lino
type machine In the back room
hare at The Times office Is
?till going strong after (not
forty but) nearly sixty years.
And, If this Isn't enough,
here Is. the best part. The
man who first operated the
machine In 1907 Is keeping
"Worked for fifty con?? a day."
pace with the type setter.
He, too, Is (till going strong.
We know because we asked
him Just the other day.
"Ernest," we said, "Are
you still going strong." "You
bet I am," he answered.
"Ernest" is E. F. Thomas,
born In 1894. He went to
work In the newspaper office
In 1907 when his father the
late J. A. (Dolly) Thomas, was
editor of The Franklin
Times. Young Ernie worked
however, not for his father,
but for a man named Ed Yar
borough, grandfather of two
prominent Loulsburg attor
neys. Mr. Yar borough paid
Young Ernie fifty cents a day
to set type by hand. Ernest
reports that "I worked at
this for a couple of years."
Mr. Thomas died In 1909,
leaving The Franklin Times
to his two children, Ernest
and Sadie (Mrs. Asher John
son, Sr.). Thomas sold his
Interest In the newspaper to
his sister and entered prep
school, where he stayed for
two years. Upon his return
to Loulsburg, he resumed his
duties at the newspaper.
Except for a brief so-Journ
to Lexington, N. C. where he
and his wife, Ruth Webb Tho
mas, whom he married on June
4, 1017, bought and operated
a newspaper for several
months, and a short stint In
the military, Thomas has been
associated with The Franklin
Times continually since 1907.
Although now in semi
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retirement, (a condition hi*
many friend* seriously donbt),
Thomas Is as active at 73
as he has been all the other
year*. Presently, he Is a
Sergeant- At- Arms Officer
during this session of the
General Assembly In Raleigh
and works at It five days a
week. He alio continues to
fufxnrlee the mall department
hare at the newspaper.
For the past few years, he
served at a member of town
council In Lou la burg and has
been a keen political observer
tor many years. Ha was
county campaign manager for
the lata Governor and Senator
Clyde R. Hoey. He managed
the local campaign for A. J.
Maxwell for Governor In 1940
and for Senator and Governor
William B. Umatead. Later
he managed the campaign for
WUlla Smith for the U. S.
Senate and more recently
headed local force* for John
Larklns for Governor.
About the, "old machine,"
Ernie ?ay?, "The paper pur
chased the first Linotype ma
chine In 1912 and I helped Mr.
Lee Alford of the News and
Observer Instill It. I set the
first line of type oo the ma
chine."
"I still set a little type on
the old machine every week,"
he says proudly, "and I hop*
to continue with The Times
and help them celebrate the
100th anniversary In about a
year and a half."
The "boys" In the backroom
report that Ernie has been
known on occasion, to "talk"
to the old Linotype machine.
"He talks kind of harsh to it
at times," one remarked. The
machine, like Ernie, has a
mind of Its own and does not
always behave Just as it is
supposed too. It is at times
like these, the two old
"friends" have a meeting of
minds. Thus far, Ernie has
always won.
One of the biggest stories
Ernie remembers setting on
the machine was the Lindbergh
flight on May 20, 1927. "We
carried all the national news
back then," he says. "There
were a lot of big stories, but
I can't recall which were
really the biggest. I remember
the Lindbergh fllgbt though,"
?ly the biggest. I remember
the Lindbergh flight though,"
he said.
He says he remembers the
man in Loulsburg who first
taught Lindbergh to fly. He
Identifies the man as William
Winston, but does not know
any particulars about the con
nection between the two men.
He also recalls attending the
Inauguration of Wood row Wll
son as President. He said
on the train going up to Wash
ington he saw North Carolina
Governor Locke Craig, Josep
hus Daniels and William Jen
nings Byran, and he remem
bers seeing Bryan's body lying
In state In Washington in 1925.
He says the most Interest
ing political scrap he remem
bers Is the fight between
Harold Cooley and George
Ross Pou for the U. S. Se
nate. He views the E. F.
Yarborough - James Speed
race for the N. C. House of
Representatives in 1959 as the
hottest local political race.
Some of the outstanding men
who stick In his mind are the
See THOMAS Pag* 8
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