98th Year-Nunber 34 Ten Cents
Louisburg, N. C., Thursday, June 15, 1967
(12 Pages Today)
MISS ANN BROWN*
Ann Brown Wins ,
Lions District Contest
Miss Ann Brown of Loulsburg College, Loulsburg, N. C. , Is
the District 31 -G winner of the International Association of
Lions Clubs' Peace Essay Contest, announced today by Lions
Past District Governor Jeff B. Wilson, chairman of the District
Peace Essay Contest. Her Peace Essay Contest, entitled, "The
World For Peace," will compete In the Lions International
Convention Peace Essay Contest In Chicago July 4-7. Miss
Brown, 20, Is the daughter of Captain and Mrs. James H. Brown
of Route 3, Loulsburg.
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Bunn Bank Robber
Gets 15 Years
The lone gunman who held
up the Bunn branch of Flrst
Cltlzens Bank and Trust Co.
on the morning of May 12,
has pleaded guilty to bank
robbery and sentenced to IS
years In prison, according to
Information received by the
Franklin County Sheriff's
department
Charles Ellers Williams,
20-year old Negro from
Columbia, S.C., had been
lodged In a Wilson County
Jail under $10,000 bond await
ing trial. Sentencing came last
week In U.S. Eastern District
Court In Raleigh, according
to the report.
Williams walked into the
bank around 10:30 A.M. on
Friday morning and escaped
with 98,758 In a brown paper
bag, under the watchful eyes
of State and Federal Bureau
of Investigation agents. He
became the object of a wide
spread, day-long search after
he managed to elude searchers
In the Bunn area.
WILLIAMS
Identified by a lady ticket
seller at a drlve-ln theater
In Loulsburg as the man seek
ing Information on how to get
to Durham. Williams was
See ROBBER page 8
Clippers Working As
Board Trims Budget
The sound of the clipper*
can still be heard around
courthouse square as the
Board of County Commission
ers continue their efforts to
reduce the. overall budget re
quests for the coming fiscal
year this week.
Meeting Monday and
Wednesday, the board has an
nounced another go at the
massive problem tomorrow.
Unofficial reports say the
county fathers are nearlng
the end and approval of a
tentative budget can be ex
pected Friday.
Reports say that at one point
the new budget requests
reached around $75,000 over
those of last year. Word com
ing out of Wednesday's ses
sion was that most of the
amount had been trimmed.
County Schools Superinten
dent Warren Smith and out
going Frankllnton City Super
intendent Fred Rogers ap
peared before the Board Wed
nesday with newly elected
Frankllnton Superintendent R.
B. Gordon to discuss school
needs tor the coming year. No
report was received on how
the schools fared, but It is
believed that the school budget
would not feel the scissors or
at least, not to the degree felt
by some departments.
At stake in the new budget
are raise*, approved by the
General Assembly, for a num
ber of county employees and
a suable Increase In requests
from the county Welfare De
partment.
In other actions, the board
approved the allocation of
$1,050 to match the $1,000
approved by the Town of
Loulsburg Council to purchase
an emergency generator to be
used by the county-city fire,
rescue and law enforcement
agencies In cases of power
failure.
Massive Road Work
Going On In County
by Clint Fuller
Times Managing Editor
Highway Improvements, In
record amounts, are now In
progress In Franklin County
as the State Highway Commis
sion is pushing forward on a
number of long-needed pro
jects. Most of the work In
volves rural secondary roads,
but some work has been and
Is presently being done to
primary highways In the coun
ty as well.
The stretch of NC-S61 from
Centervllle to the Nash County
line Is being resurfaced this
week with one and a half
Inches of asphalt. This strip
has long been In poor condi
tion and the particular stretch
was the subject of a front
page editorial and picture In
last year's road Improvement
series In The Franklin Times.
US 401 from Loulsburg to
the Intersection of NC-98 at
Whltaker's Store has been re
surfaced and work Is now In
progress to Improve the
shoulders and highway right
of-way. US-1 north of Frank
Unton to the Vance County
line has also received a re
surfacing Job.
US-401 was resurfaced to
the city limits of Loulsburg
on the south end of Blckett
Blvd. Plans now call for re
surfacing the entire strip to
the city limits near Franklin
Memorial Hospital on the
north end of town. This Is ex
pected to be done In the very
near future.
Resurfacing of Main Street
and Nash Street In Loulsburg,
plus curb and gutter and re
surfacing of Justice Street In
Loulsburg are all expected to
Youngsville
Completes
Drive
Youngsville - Fire Chief J.
T. Allen of the Youngsville
Volunteer Fire Department
reports that an additional spe
cial fund-raising drive held
by the department during the
past few weeks was success
fully completed on Saturday,
June tenth. A meeting was held
at the Fire House on Satur
day night and there was "a
drawing for a door prize to go
to someone who had made a
donation. The name of Mr.
Fred C. Cash was drawn from
the large group which had
made donations to the Fire
Department.
Mr. Allen, on behalf of the
Fire Dept., expresses gra
titude for the Interest evi
denced In paying for the new
rural fire truck.
be completed by September 1.
Plans call for Bickett Blvd. to
receive a resurfacing Job from
the town limits and connect
?with US-401-NC-39 at the
northern Intersection when
that project Is done sometimes
In 1968. A strip on Main Street
reaching from the Intersec
tion to the town limits near
the Main Street entrance to
the hospital Is expected to get
curb and gutters and resur
facing with the 1968 projects
If not before.
Almost every section of the
county has received or will
receive some Improvements
under the secondary program.
Twenty-five miles of secon
dary roads have already been
resurfaced thus far this year,
with more In prospect.
Already having received re
NC 561 June, 1966
NC 561 June, 1967
Resurfacing From Centerville To Nash County Line
Recorders Judge Hears Murder Case
The following cases were
disposed In Recorder's Court
Monday:
Jeff Collins James, c/m/32,
no operator's license. State
t&kes Nol pros.
Frank Junior Fogg, c/m/28,
non support. Prayer for Judg
ment continued.
Charles Kearney, assault
with deadly weapon Inflicting
serious injury not resulting In
death. (50.00 fine and cost of
court.
Welfare Chief To Speak
On Sunday, June 18, at 7:30
p.m. In the sanctuary of the
Loulsburg Methodist Church,
the public Is cordially Invited
to hear Mr. Clifton M. Craig,
the State Commissioner of
Public Welfare. Mr. Craig's
address will be primarily con
cerned with the services of the
State Board of Public Welfare,
but he will also answer ques
tions that pertain to local wel
fare programs.
Mr. Craig was named State
Commissioner by the Board
on November 1, 1966. His
many innovations and new pro
cedures have been widely re
cognized. He was recently
honored as "Tar Heel of the
Week" by the Raleigh News
and Observer.
For two years prior to Join
See WELFARE page 8
CRAIG
Iantha Turner, w/f, assault
?with deadly weapon. Defendant
withdraws request for Jury
trial, enters plea of nolo con
tendre, plea accepted by State.
Dismissed upon payment of
court costs.
Julian T. Finch, w/m, tres
passing. Not guilty.
Theodore Edgar Powell, Jr.,
c/m/25, motor vehicle viola
tion. Guilty. Prayer for Judg
ment continued.
David Perry Ayscue, w/m,
assault with deadly weapon,
Inflicting serious and per
manent injuries not resulting
in death. State takes nos pros
upon payment of court cost.
J. Ellis Finch, assault on
female. Motion made of plea
In abatement. Plea In abate
ment sustained. Motion al
lowed by court.
Oliver Young, c/m, break
See COURT page 8
Out On Bond, Suspect
Arrested In Hertford
Bobby H. Brown, 28-year
old, Rocky Mount man, charg
ed In Franklin County with
false pretense In the fllm
flamlng of four elderly county
residents out of what was re
ported to be around $800, has
been arrested In Murfrees
boro on similar charges.
Brown and Melvln H. Hicks,,
22, also of Rocky Mount, are
free under 91900 bond await
ing trial here on the false
pretense charge and also
charges of posing as termite
and electrical Inspectors
without a license.
Sheriff R. V. Parker of Hert
ford County reported that
Brown had used some type of
spray to "fire-proof' the
attic in the home of two area
widows.
Sheriff William T. Dement
of Franklin County had earlier
reported that Brown and Hicks
had used a similar approach
See SUSPECT page 8
ASCS Important Cog In County Agricultural Wheel
In this day of growing fed
eral Initial agencies, ASCS
here In Franklin County has
grown to mean more profit
able operations to the farmer
and therefore has become an
Important part of the county's
Improving economy.
The Agricultural Stabiliza
tion and Conservation Service
employs nine full-time office
personnel, 14 field employees
full or part time and 14 part
time office helpers. In ad
dition, there are two Tobacco
Marketing Recorders plus full
time District Fleldman Carl
D. Bunn of Zebulon and State
Supervisor Hlllman Alexander
and Rex Carter.
However, the number of
people employed, while an
aid to local employment and
thereby contributing to area
buying power, Is only a minor
part of the overall contribu
tion made by this agency.
Under the capable manage
ment of Office Manager John
Davis and the Staff of farm
oriented, experienced per
sonnel, the local office works
under the direction of the
County Committee. E. G.
Brewer Is Chairman, C. C.
Perry Is Vice Chairman and
B. T. Bunn la the third mem
ber. Also aiding In the ad
ministration of the various
programs are Community
Committees from each of the
10 townships in the county.
There are thirty outstanding
farm leaders representing
their respective communities
on these committees.
A year-end report, released
recently by the local office
discloses a budget In 1M6 of
9126,050.25 for the county.
This, of course, does not In
clude the benefits derived
from the various federal pro
grams administered by the
local office.
In an effort to keep the public
Informed of the programs and
other matters pertaining to
the ASCS operation In Frank
lin County, the personnel here
have prepared 22 newsletters
mailed to thousands of county
*
citizens, written 14 cards and
15 letters and prepared 23
news releases and appeared
on BO radio programs. They
have also participated In 10
group talks. All this In the
course of the year, In addition
to personal contact by each
with the farmers they serve.
As Is the case with most
federal agencies, the ASCS
keeps a host of statistics, all
designed to present to them
a true picture of Just how any
given program is functioning.
Some of the figures, con
tained In the recent release
are of Interest to all citizens,
whether farm connected or
not. There are, for Instance,
according to the ASCS book
let, 2, SIS farms In Franklin
County with 888 of these com
pletlng one or more practices
subscribed by the ASCS of
fice. Also revealed Is the
fact that the Total Assistance
Earned by Farmers In 1966
amounted to $79,288.37.
The booklet also shows that
a large number of partici
pants are taking part In the
various Agricultural Conser
vation Programs and are re
ceiving varlng degrees of fin
ancial assistance.
Another Interesting point
disclosed In the release, Is
the fact that Franklin County
la 18th In North Carolina in
production of flue-cured to
bacco. The flue-cured tobac
co allotment for 1966 In
Franklin County was listed at
9908.19 acres and that 73 per
cent of our farms carry an
By Clint Fullar
Times Managing Editor
A SPECIAL REPORT
allotment of less than five
acres. There were 11 farms
with a combination of 14.35
acres allotment from which
no tobacco was harvested in
1966. ...
Figures for 1963 reveal that
Dunn Township Is the largest
tobacco yielding section of the
county with 2086 acres and
Cedar Rock runs a close se
cond with 1981.
In the Tobacco Production
Summary section, It Is shown
that Dunn area citizens sold
2,982,893 pounds of tobacco
In 1966 to lead the county.
Cedar Rock, Harris and
Loulsburg Townships *11 mar
keted over 2 million pounds
last year.
Cedar Rock leads the county
In production of cotton follow
ed by Frankllnton Township,
according to the release.
There are a number of other
Interesting facts revealed In
the booklet, which Is another
prime example of the kind of
service being rendered by the
local office. A steady stream
or people can De seen enter
ing and leaving the office dal
ly. This, too, Is proof that
things are going on.
Recently a number of em
ployees and committeemen
were honored with certificates
of service for varlng number
of years. This has been a
practice for some time. ASCS
officials recognize the value
of keeping competent people
working In the programs. That
they have been able to do so
Is revealed In the number of
awards going to people for
10-15 years and occasslonally
longer periods of time.
The ASCS programs are of- -
.en complicated, especially to
anyone not farm-oriented.
One would suspect that at
times, many of the directives
are confusing even to those
who are In a position to under- 1
stand them. However, con
cerned persons have only to
visit the office to have any
of a growing number of pro
grams explained fully or to 1
receive a number of pam- ?
surfacing Improvements are
State Rural roads, No. 1600
(River Road west of Louls
burg); SR 1438 near Gold
Sand; SR 1002 from Moulton
to NC 561; SR 1236 from In
gleslde to Vance County line
via Rocky Ford; SR 1211 Mlt
chner's Crossroads to Frank
llnton; SR 1627-29-30 In the
Seven Paths area; SR 1718-19
In the Bunn area; and SR 1207
and 1218 near Frankllnton.
Projects now underway or
planned for Immediate accom
plishment Include: SR 1600
River Road east of Loulsburg,
grading, drain, and stabili
sation with resurfacing sche
duled after July 1; SR 1704,
Sam Horton Road between NC
39 and Royal, paving 3.225
miles; SR 1630 Ruffln Collie
Road near Seven Paths, wid
ening, grading, drain and sta
bilization to be paved before
July 1; SR 1405 Rodwtll Road
near Epsom, .6 miles paving
next week; SR 1719 Brannon
Road near Pearce's, 1.8 miles
paving this week; and SR 1222
Will Mltchner Road near Mlt
chner's Crossroads, widen
ing, drain and stabilisation,
2.4 miles.
In addition, the Dean Farms
plant road is expected to be
paved within the next few days.
A few months ago, SR 1100
from Youngsvllle to NC-98,
the Tarboro Road, was re
surfaced with one Inch of as
phalt. This resurfacing pro
ject extended 6.5 miles and
with the more recent 25 miles
of resurfacing brings the
county total to over 30 miles
of resurfacing since Janu
ary 1.
One encouraging point In the
massive improvement pro
jects In the county Is the tact
that none of the resurfacing
projects have been financed
from the county's share of the
state bond money for secon
dary roads. Unlike the pri
mary allocation, which was
left to the discretion of the
State Highway Commission,
the amount set aside to each
county under the bond Issue
for secondary roads was
spelled out. Franklin County's
share, which will be divided
over a four-year period, Is
$735,300. In 1965-66, Frank
lin's allocation for secondary
road maintenance and con
struction was $155,190. Fig
ures for the current year are
not available, but together with
regular allotments and bond
money, Franklin Is slated to
receive (350,000 In the coming
1967-68 fiscal year.
In addition to the step-up In
primary and secondary Im
provements In the county, four
of the five municipalities are
to receive street Improve
ments. Loulsburg projects
have already been let to con
tract. Bunn, Frankllnton and
Youngsvllle are to receive
curb and gutters and some
resurfacing. All these pro
jects are already approved by
the State Highway Commis
sion. Centervllle, not coming
under the bond Issue, will,
however, enjoy part of Its city
limits along NC 561 east being
resurfaced.
The resurfacing projects to
primary highways thus far
have not come from state
bond money. The only bond
project tigged for Franklin
County is the rebuilding of
US-401 to Ingleslde and NC
39 to Epsom In 1968.
More resurfacing Is ex
pected on secondary roads
in the fiscal year beginning
on July 1 and. the possibility
of more Improvements toprl
See ROADS page I
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ASCS works to lmprora tha
lot of tit* itriMr. lnfimMli
County this Is ? moat Impor
tant project. Tha mmi at
th* farmer controls to stars*
?stent, the succms of tha ?*?
tlra county. And so II to that
what halps tha fhrmar to oar
county, halps us alL TMa
than, Is tha functtoa at tha
ASCS offlca? to halp aa all.