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Louisburg, N. C.( Tuesday, August 1, 1967
(Six Pages Today)
98th Year-Number 47
Part Of Crowd
Part of the crowd attending dedication ceremonies at the
local hospital Sunday afternoon Is shown above. Threat of
rain held the crowd below expectations, but a large number
nevertheless were present to make the tour of the new
facilities and to hear the speakers.
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Franklin's Rotation Agreement Upheld
Franklin County's rotation
agreement with Vance and
Granville In the matter of a
senatorial seat In the General
Assembly has been upheld by
the State Board of Elections.
The Board had earlier ruled
'that several agreements were
voided and Included Franklin
Dement
Speaks
At Bunn
Sheriff William T. Dement
was featured speaker at last
week's meeting of the Bunn
Lions Club. Dement spoke
on the duties and some of the
problems of his office.
He pointed out that In 1776,
the North Carolina Con
stitution provided for each
county to have a Sheriff. He
explained the qualifications
for the office and told of how
such officers might be
removed. He also explained
that the General Assembly
sets the Sheriffs salary.
Dement told the gathering
that deputies are selected by
the Sheriff and stated that
"The first duty of the Sheriffs
department and all officers is
the protection of life and pro
perty".
The Sheriffs department Is
also responsible for the up
keep of the Jail and for the
health and feeding of inmates.
He also told of working with
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In Its ruling.
The reversal came about
when Sixteenth District Rep
resentative James D. Speed
of Franklin spotted a
decrepancy in the ruling. Rep.
Speed noted that the bill, which
he supported in the recent
General Assembly, referred
to "Seats In the State Senate
and House of Representatives
within multi-member Sena
torial and Representative Dis
tricts." Franklin Is not in a
multl - member Senatorial
District.
Speed contacted Board of
Election* Executive Secre
tary Alex K. Brock and {pointed
this out to him.
Mr. Brock, In a letter of
reply last week, stated, "It
Is the opinion of this office
that you are correct In making
reference to the language con
tained in H. B. 918 (Num
bered Seat Bill).
"In view of the fact that
Senate District No. 7 Is al
lotted only one senator It Is
the opinion of this office that
the existing Senatorial Rota
tion Agreement among Gran
ville, Vance and Franklin
Counties Is still valid tand
the ruling of July 21, 1967,
by the State Board of Elections
should not have applied to the
Seventh Senatorial District."
Brock continued by saying,
"You are here by Informed
by this letter that the Agree
One Good Turn
Loulsburg barber shop
operator G. Herman Spen
cer has found that one good
turn deserves another.
A couple of weeks ago,
Spencer met Lt. Col. (re
tired) Don C. Murray In the
county courthouse while
Curry, a resident of Wash
ington, , D. C. was here
searching out some family
history. His ancestors,
reportedly, owned land In
Cypress Creek Township
during the Revolutionary war.
Spenceir, a Mason and Shrln
?r, Invited Curry, also a
Noble, to Join him and other
Franklin County Shrlners at
a supper that night. The vis
itor accepted.
This week, Spencer received
a very unique pair of leather
shoes, made In Yugoslavia.
Col. Curry explained that the
shoes were a gilt to him from
Sgt. and Amos G. Linger. Mrs.
Linger was a member of the
underground in World War n
and helped hundreds of Amer
ican flyers. She is now an
American citizen with a
daughter In college.
The shoes, apparently made
of alligator hide and some
other type of leather turn up at
the toes much like those of Al
ladln.
The Colonel expressed his
appreciation for "a memor
able evening" and Invited
Spencer to Washington for a
visit.
Franklin County (and Her
man Spencer) hospitality has
once again gained for the com
munity a friend.
ment previously executed by
Granville, Vance and Franklin
counties Is order and Is still
valid Insofar as the Jurisdic
tion of the State Board of Elec
tions is concerned."
Speed stated he had
supported the Numbered Seat
Bill because he felt It was
a good thing, but that he would
not have supported It had It
called for the elimination of
the senatorial agreement.
When such was announced, he
began to look Into the matter
with the result that the agree
ment was reinstated.
Attends Meet
Columbia, ~Mo. --Mr. JohnB.
York, Dean of Loulsburg Col
lege, Loulsburg, Is attending
an Institute tor Faculty
Development In Educational
Media at Stephens College
here. The Institute, designed
lor Junior and community col
lege administrative personal
and faculty members, will end
on July 28.
This Institute Is the second
held at Stephens this summer.
The primary objective of the
Institute Is to give college
personnel Information to en
able them to make Intelligent
decisions regarding applica
tion of media systems to the
Improvement of undergra
duate Instruction.
Participants attend lectures
and seminars, go on field trips
and work in the media labora
tory. Time Is also alloted for
-small group activities and
Individual research.
Waccamaw Holds Ground-Breaking Ceremonies
Officials attending the ground-breaking ceremonies for
Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company*! mw building hare
Saturday morning are shown above. Pictured left to right
an: George A. Pollard, Vice-President from Chad bourne;
Bryant Cottrell and Clifford Joyner, both members of the
local advisory council; Mrs. Susan Gupton, bank employee;
James Grady, local branch manager, Mayor V. A. Peoples,
Larry Bowers, son of the bank president; R. S. Lucas,
local employee and L. R. Bowers, Waccamaw President.
A. M. (Gus) McGhee, a member of the local advisory
council was taken 111 during the ceremonies and taken to the
local hospital. Norwood Faulkner, another member was not
present.
The new 3,400 sq. ft. structure will be located on the
corner of Wade Ave. and E. Nash Street and la expected
to be completed around the first of the year.
The building style Is described as contemporary and will
feature full banking service. Also to be contained in the new
structure Is a drlve-ln window, a conference room, kitchen
lounge and amide parking spaces.
Mr. Bowers told the group gathered for the ground-breaking
ceremonies that Waccamaw was pleased with Its acceptance
In the area and were happy to be building a permanent
building here. He also said they were pleased with the
personnel and planned to more all to new quarters when
completed.
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Fountain Speaks At
Hospital Dedication
Congressman L. H. Fountain
termed Franklin Memorial
Hospital's new wing and re
novations as "An expression
of the responsibility of man's
humanity to man" In his de
dication speech here Sunday
afternoon. The Second Con
gressional District Represen
tative from Tarboro, spoke
before a large crowd marking
the end to the massive pro
ject which began last year.
Judge E. C. Bulluck, Chair
man of the Board of Trustees,
acted as Master of Cere
monies and recalled that It
was In 1948 "the people of
Franklin County began to
dream of a hospital." He re
lated that the structure was
started In 1949 and completed
In the fall of 1950. The hos
pital he said was dedicated
on February 11, 1951 and the
Nurses', Home was dedicated
on August 5 of the same year.
"We take second place to none,
when It comes to a hospital,"
the Chairman said, referring
to the new additions.
Judge Bulluck expressed the
Board's appreciation to a host
o f people Including the Board
of County Commissioners, the
professional staff of the-hos
pltal, the architect, the con
tractor and the North Carolina
Medical Care Commission.
Most of the doctors and nurses
were present as was a rep
resentative of the construction
company. The architect and all
members of the Board of
County Commissioners,
except the Charlman, E. M.
Sykes, were not present.
/t Bulluck stated of Adminis
trator M. M. Person, Jr.,
"We have never had a harder
working man. He deserves a
great amount of credit for
this remodeling."
Congressman Fountain was
Introduced by Rep. James D.
Speed, vice-chairman of the
Board of Trustees. In making
the Introduction, Speed said
since the Tarboro attorney had
been our Representative In
Congress, "We have learned
to know him and love him
more. He has done an out
standing Job."
The Congressman said, "I
am very proud to be here and
to share your pride, your Joy
and your satisfaction In the
completion of your new wing."
He said this was an example
of a "unique and eminently
successful partnership of
local, state and federal gov
ernments, unlike some
others."
The reference was to Hill
Burton federal funds, the N.C.
Medical Care Commission and
local tax money. Rep. Fountain
pointed out that under Hill
Burton, help had. been ren
dered In 8,815 separate pro
jects which supplied 377,993
hospital beds. The entire costs
of these projects, according to
the Congressman, amounted to
$8.8 billion with the federal
agency footing $2.7 billion of
the costs. In North Carolina
420 projects had resulted in
13,998 beds with a cost of
$275 million of which the
federal government con
tributed $118 million.
He stated he was happy to
see "Your hospital still
growing strong, still looking
to the future. Hospitals such
as Franklin Memorial are
giving us hope." He spoke of
the new chapel and said It will
"help heal the soul of Its
Ills."
"You have here unsurpassed
opportunity (or healing and (or
being healed," he exclaimed.
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WHO SAVED A
HOSPITAL"
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Rev. Lloyd F. Jackson, Pas
tor of Frankllnton Baptist
Church , gave the Invocation
and Rev. John D. Darnell,
Pastor of Harris Chapel
Baptist Church rendered the
Benediction.
Open house followed the
ceremonies and the public was
given tours of the new wing
and other recent additions, In
cluding emergency rooms, the
lab, the x-ray department,
business offices and others.
Dedication Speakers
Pictured above, left to right, are Judge E. C. Bulluck, Chairman Franklin Memorial
Hospital Board of Trustees; Second District Congressman L. H. Fountain and Sixteenth
District Rep. James D. Speed. The three participated in the dedication ceremonies here
Sunday for the new wing at the hospital. Judge Bulluck acted as Master of Ceremonies,
Congressman Fountain delivered the principal address and was Introduced by Rep. Speed.
School Decisibn Awaited
Franklin County school of
ficials are awaiting the de
cision of the U. S. Eastern
District Court following the
end of hearings In Raleigh last
week.
Attorney E. F. Yarborough
says he expects a decision to
be forthcoming later this week
or early next week.
Judge Algernon Butler of
Clinton Is expected to hand
down his decision In the two
year old case, In which
alleged Intimidation has been
the key issue. Franklin County
has operated under a freedom
Guardsmen In Oklahoma
For Two-Week Session
National Guardsmen from
Headquarters Battery In
Loulsburg, Battery A from
Zebulon and Battery B from
Youngsvllle departed from
Raleigh-Durham Airport Sun
day morning for Fort Sill,
Oklahoma. The Guardsmen
arrived safely Sunday after
noon after the four-hour flight
aboard the Air National Guard
C-123 troop transports.
The units , all part of the
Fifth Rockey Battalion, will
bivouac In the field this year.
Last August most of the
troops lived In barracks on
the massive artillery base.
The feature of the two-week
training session Is the firing
of the XM-SO "Honest John"
rocket. Two firings are
scheduled next week, with one
being a night event.
The troops will be staying
near the Wichita Mountains
sad the firing Is expected to
take place near the Wichita
Mountains Wildlife Refuge.
Fort 8111 Is an Army
Artillery training poet and
Missile Center. The local,
units of the North Carolina
National Guard train here be
cause of rocket facilities.
The area where the troops
will be spending the next two
weeks is desolate and
practically void of any
greenery. The weather is hot
and dry with temperatures
ranging a 8ove the 100 degree
mark almost every day this
time of year.
Area newsmen will fly via
the C-123 troop carrier next
Wednesday morning to cover
the dual firing of the "Honest
John" rocket and to visit with
the local Guardsmen. News
men will return late Thursday
afternoon with the Guardsmen
returning on Sunday afternoon,
August 12.
The nearest city is Lawton
which all but connects
to the sprawling artillery
baae. The Wildlife Refuge,
near where the Loulsburg,
Youngsvllle and Zebulon men
will be stationed contains
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of choice plan for the past
two years. This last year, the
system has operated under an
Interim Court Order which
allowed freedom of choice to
continue.
In charges last week, the
U. S. Justice Department and
the NAACP said that children
In the county could not have
an "uninhibited" free choice
and called on the court to
consolidate Negro and white
schools Into elementary and
high schools.
Overcrowded conditions In
Negro schools also came
under attack, with emphasis
placed on the fact that Negro
children were being bussed
from far distances to over
crowded schools while schools
)ln their communities were
not being fully utilized.
It was also brought out that
Franklin County has less
school lntegregatlon than the
state of Mississippi and that
North Carolina has an average
of ten times as much as found
here.
The Board of Education con
tends that overcrowded condi
tions resulted from persona
making their own free choice
and .that everything possible
Is being done to eliminate
these conditions. ,
With school opening less than
a month away, school officials
are 'iruclously awaiting the
court's decision.
Fountain Backs Bill
Washington, D. C. ... Con
gressman L. H. Fountain said
today he Is Joining In a wide
spread congressional effort
to help reduce the growing
Imports of textiles Into the
United States.
Fountain said he Is Intro
ducing legislation in the bi
partisan move spearheaded by
Charlman Wilbur Mills of the
House Ways and Means
Committee and Congressman
W. J. Bryan Dorn of South
Carolina. Companion bills are
being Introduced In the Senate.
"It Is obvious that the trad*
agreements worked out In 1961
are not solving the problem,"
Fountain said. "On the con
trary, 'the Import of cotton,
wool and manmade fibers has
risen steeply since the so
called voluntary restrictions
were agreed upon by nations
exporting to the United States.
"We agreed to wait until the
Kennedy Round of tariff ne
gotiations at Geneva were
completed before attempting
any legislative relief for this
problem," he said. "Now we
find that our negotiators
agreed to sharply reduce
tariffs which would result In
even more imported textiles.
"CXir own textile industry,
which accounts for thousands
of Jobs in North Carolina,
many of them in the Second
Congressional District, can
on even terms compete with
foreign producers but no
Industry caa long survive if
its competitors are sub
sidised, get tax rebated for
exports or pay their labor
only a fraction of our own
wage scales."
Fountain said the Mil he is
Introducing would require the
President to imotllli DCV
textile trade agreements
limiting exports to this
country to the level of one
representative calendar year
preceding 1M7.