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Loui sburg, N. C., Tuesday, October 24, 1967
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98th Year? Number 71
Sadie Hawkins Day Wedding
Happy young couple are shown above being^married" by "Marryin' Sam" here
at Loulsburg College during the solemn ceremonies which come each year on
Sadie Hawkins Day. The couple, Mark Warren and Frances Murphy, both of
Loulsburg, were first to "visit" the marrying altar which was held on the steps
of Main building. Photo by Clint Fuller.
As Superior Court Term Ends
Fogg Found Not Guilty
The Jury rendered a verdict of not
guilty In the second-degree murder
trial of Benny Fogg, 44 year-old New
York Negro here in Superior Court
last week. Fogg had been charged
with the pistol slaying of Haywood
Crudup, a 27 year-old Bunn Negro
at a Franklinton nightspot last Aug
ust. The case consumed most of the
week-long session of court presided
over by resident Judge Hamilton H.
Hobgood.
In other cases the following actions
were taken: ? !i
Leonard Lee Steed, murder. Plea
Final Rites
Held For
T. B. Bottoms
T. B. BOTTOMS
Final rites for Thurston B. Bottoms,
83, Franklin County jailer and retired
Loulsburg Police officer, were held
Monday afternoon from Saint's Delight
Free Will Baptist Church. Services
were conducted by Rev. Ralph Clegg
and Rev. Glenn Short. Burial followed
In Highland Memory Gardens.
Mr. Bottoms, a veteran of 23 years
on the local police force, was stricken
at his home around S P.M. Saturday.
Efforts by members of the Loulsburg
Rescue Service and his family failed
to revive him. He had been one of the
county's two jailers since his retire
ment from the police force last Decem
ber.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Estelle
Bartholomew Bottoms; two daughters,
Miss Madgle Bottoms of the home and
Mrs. Jo Nell Horton at Loulsburg; two
sons, Jim A. (Jack) Bottoms and James
(Maim) Bottoms, both of Loulsburg; his
mother, Mrs. Horamle Wester Bottoms
of the home; and two grandchildren.
of involuntary manslaughter Is ac
cepted by the State. Not less than
3 nor more than 5 years In prison,
said sentence Is suspended and de
fendant placed on probation for 5 years
under the written conditions of proba
tion judgment, with specific stipula
tion that defendant not partake of any
type of alcoholic beverage during the
period of probation.
Sidney Allen Beckham, careless and
reckless driving. Prayer for judgment
continued on payment of costs.
James Cecil Anderson, escape from
prison. 2 years inV prison, to run
concurrent with the life sentence im
posed in Cumberland County Superior
Court.
Edward Lee Williams, assault with
deadly weapon. Defendant Is placed
in custody of Commissioner of Cor
rection for treatment and supervision
for maximum of 12 months, suspended
and defendant placed on probation for
3 years; to pay the Court Costs, $5.00
to Franklin Memorial Hospital and
$10.00 to Dr. T. O. Wheless for bill
of Winzell Hartsfleld, and to abide by
written conditions of probation judg
ment.
Forrest Mustlan, public drunkeness
(4 cases) 20 days in jail, execution
not to issue and sentence suspended
on condition that defendant shall re
main gainfully employed and report
and enter the jail of Frankllntonat6:00
p.m. on Monday through Saturday, and
. on Saturday upon entering the jail shall
remain there until 7 a.m. on Monday
' Morning. Defendant shall pay Town of
Frankllnton costs of any meals and
other jail costs Involved. Above sus
pended judgment to remain In effect
for 30 days.
. , Franklin County:
Agriculture, Education And Industry?
. By Clint Fuller
-r Times Managing Editor
"There Is even a well grounded
tradition prevalent for years that when
the survey was made for the old Ra
leigh and Gaston Railroad la the 1830*8,
the citizens of the town objected to Its
coming through Loulsburg . . . on the
score that such a road with Its bustle
and traffic and possibly Increasing
business would In some way seriously
disturb that for which the town waa
already noted ... its atmosphere of
serenity, culture and study".
The above Is a quote from Rev.
E. H. Davis' Historical Sketches of
Franklin County", written In 1948.
It tells a great deal about, not only
Loulsburg, but Franklin County. Long
noted for Its rich agricultural lands
and successful farms, (generally large
ones In the 18th and 19th centuries),
and its educational facilities, personi
fied by Loulsburg College, Franklin
has made little advances In the area
of Industrial growth.
If one could sum up the reason for
this deficit, In the absense of proof
-po the contrary, It would have to be
spelled out as the attitude of the
people. Not, perhaps so much the
people of today, but those who came
before us.
Settled In the early 18th century.
Franklin Immediately became a farm
ing area. Large landowners grew
cotton and later tobacco and corn.
Slavery contributed to the agricultural
| nature of the area. The establishment
? of Franklin Academy and Its attraction
> to people of letters, brought about a
' great emphasis on education. During
! these early years, Franklin was widely
; known for these two parts of its makeup.
! But, there was Industry In early
times In FrankllnCounty. Big industry.
Little Is known of what happened to
these plants. Why they failed is some
what of a mystery, except where auto
mation and modernization forced some
to close. Many could not adjust or
change with the times.
With Tar River sending threads of
streams throughout the county, mill
ing was a natural Industry In the early
days and untold numbers of grist mills
were established In the area. There
was a fur-hat manufacturing plant at
Centerville. In nearby Warrenton guns,
furniture and carriages were manu
factured. In Franklin, there was a
snuff factory, located naturally on Snuff
Creek, wherever that might have been.
Between Frankllnton and Pokomoke,
there was a plug tobacco plant and on
the Osborne Jeffrey's place near the
county line on U. S. 401, there was a
tanning and shoe manufacturing plant.
Mining became .a flourishing occupa
s tlon with the discovery of gold In 1838
by John Portls In Gold Mine Township.
By 1849, the '49'ers had left for
richer fields In California.
In 1885, Loulsburg had 13 general
stores, 2 drug stores, one hotel, one
harness shop, a coach factory, five
cotton gins, one grist mill, one saw
mill, a shuttle block factory, and three
livery stables.
It also had a spur line, (built by
grandchildren of those who had turned
the railroad down), of the Raleigh
Gaston Line which connected (and still
does) with Frankllnton.
At Laurel Mill, between Loulsburg and
Gold Sand School, there has almost al
ways been some type of milling opera
tion. In 1872, Col. Jordan F. Jones
imnimmitmiiMiMMtH
opened a small cotton mill there. This
Is the same man who Invented the first
mechanical cotton elevator and the
first mechanical corn planter.
In 1842, Shemuel Kearney gave the
right-of-way for the railroad at Frank
lin Depot, later yarned Frankllnton.
The line also ran through Youngsvllle
In Franklin County. One became a
booming textile town, the others re
mained a farming community.
In 1845, Sam Cannady Vann, pro
bably Franklin's greatest Industrialist,
established Sterling Cotton Mills, which
are in operation today after several
additions and renovations to the ori
ginal factory. His most note worthy
contributions, other than Job oppor
tunities for the people, was his gifts
of identical buildings for a school In
Frankllnton and to the Methodist
Orphanage at Raleigh. Frankllnton
Fabrics, a division of Burlington In
dustries, Is also located at Frankllnton
along what Is now Seaboard Railway.
Tobacco has played a big part In the
county's economy. However, seldom
has It been a part of an Industry. Never
In recent history. Oddly enough, it Is
Youngsvllle that holds the distinction of
having had the "most prosperous to
bacco market in the county's history".
In the 1850's the Cheatham family
operated the market, which at Its
peak sold 10 million pounds every
season.
A Franklin man first Invented the
forerunner of the Mergenthaler lino
type type-setting machine, used widely
In the newspaper and printing Industry.
Fenton Foster Is credited with this
invention while he lived at Ingleslde.
A Massachu sett's company was formed
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to manufacture this machine In 1870,
but Foster somehow lost out on his
discovery.
The county have become a navigation
center, If one can envision the thought*
of Matthew Dickinson, first headmaster
of Franklin Academy. He wrote in
1808: "The river was thought capable
of being rendered navigable up here
for boats at the time the town (Louis
burg) was built."
One of the planks upon which John
Williamson, the only Negro to ever
represent Franklin County In the Gen
eral Assembly, was "the opening at
Tar River for navigation of vessels of
light draft as far as Loulsburg." The
river was navigable as far Inland as
Tarborough, as It was spelled In thoss
days.
History lost what, If anything, was
done about Tar River. And, this, like
so many other apparent opportunities,
were missed by the people of Franklin
County In the days long gone. They
are also missed by those here today.
Had Franklin been able to keep and
develop all Its Industries since it was
settled in 1740, we could today, truly
say: Education, Agriculture and In
dustry.
Much has been done In the past few
years to make Franklin a three-prong
community. New Industry has come
and, although one moved out a few
years ago and another canceled plans
to build here last week, the future
still holds promise that today's en
lightened generation might yet correct
the shortsightedness In industrial der
velopment of generations gone before.
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Rescuers
Kept Busy u
The Loulsburg Rescue Service
marked Its 198th call of the year
Monday morning around 11:30 P.M.
when summoned to aid a man Identi
fied as Buddy Gay, a Rocky Ford
Negro farmer, who reportedly suffered
a diabetic attack.
The call also marked the twelfth of
the week for the overworked service,
most of which were minor In nature.
Loulsburg weatherman G. O. Ken
nedy suffered what was believed to
be a minor heart attack last Friday
at his home. Rescuers transported
him to Franklin Memorial Hospital.
Saturday afternoon around 5 P.M. the
Service was called to aid T. B. Bot
toms, longtime police officer and Jail
er, who died.
Saturday night, call came to aid
See RESCUERS Page 4
Educator To
Speak To Rotary
All members of the Loulsburg Ro
tary Club have been urged to attend
Thursday night's meeting, according
to Club President E. L. Plttman. He
reports that program chairman Dr.
Cary Jones Perry has announced the
speaker for the evening Is to be Charles
M. Barrett, North Carolina State Di
rector of Adult Education.
Brother Of Bunn
Woman Killed In Vietnam
Word was received Sunday by Mrs.
Allen Brantley of Bunn that her only
brother, FFC Larry R. McDuffy was
killed In Vietnam on October 22. Mrs.
Brantley is formerly of Phoenix City,
Alabama where her parents operate a
restaurant. She is the only surviving
child.
McDuffy, who had been in Vietnam
one month when killed, visited his
sister In Bunn the last days of Aug
ust before reporting for overseas ship
ment.
The wire from the Secretary of the
Army states that PFC McDuffy was
wounded "from metal fragments sus
tained while setting up a booby trap
at an ambush site while engaging hos
tile forces In a fair fight".
Ha was taken to the 45th Surgical
Hospital, where be died.
Sportswear Names Supervisor
Plant manager Sam Vlck, Jr. has
announced tlM appointment Of Mrs.
Irene Sbearin of Centerviiie to the
new post of personnel supervisor at
the Loulsburg Sportswear plant here.
Mr*. Shearln has been employed
by the local firm since August, 1062.
"In her new capacity, Mrs. Shearln
will be responsible for assisting In
the development of a plant personnel
and employee relations program", Vlck
said.
Mr*. Stearin Is married to Richard
a Stearin, operator of a grocery
store In Cedar Rock. Born in Hen
derson, Mrs. Stearin now Uvea with
her family, which Include* two chil
dren, Beron and Beverly, at Center
vllle. s
She Is a graduate of Gold Sand High
School and attended Loulsburg College.
She Is a member, and teacher, of a
Sunday School class at CentervlUe
Baptist Church.
"Mr. And Miss Louisburg" And Court
The "Mr. and Miss Loulsburg High" court Is shown above
following the crowning of the winners ,last Thursday night
at the PTA Harvest Festival. Pictured left to right, front
row are: Mike McBrlde and Cynthia Best, Sophomore
candidates; Keith Perry and Judy Duke, Senior candidates;
Lisa Perdue and "Buzty" Gardner, crown bearers; Mike
Patterson and Cindy Schubart, Junior candidates. Back
row, left to right, Woody Williams and Phyllis Best, Sopho
more campaign managers; Danny Faulkner and Francis
Griffin, Senior campaign managers; Johnny Pernell and Mary
Lee Best, Freshmen candidates chosen Mr. and 111m Louls
burg; Richard Person and Rita Patterson, Junior '??T^'gn
managers; and Robbie McDonald and Jackie Smith, Fresh
men campaign manager. Photo by Clint Fullsr.
Grand Jury Endorses Courthouse Bonds
The Grand Jury, meeting here last
week, endorsed the county courthouse
bond issue in its special report. The
group stated: "We find from our
Investigation that there is a serious
lack of space in the Courthouse. We
further find that a great deal more
space will be needed when Franklin
County goes under the new court system
In December 1, 1968.
"We understand that the laws of the
State of North Carolina requires the
county to furnish the necessary space
Society To Meet
The Franklin County Historical So
ciety will hold its regular October
meeting, Thursday night, October 28, *
at 8 P.M.
Franklin County Register of Deeds
Alex Wood and Clerk of Court Ralph
Knott will give a program on early
records of Franklin County and how to
look up same. The meeting should be
of particular Interest to anyone seeking
information on early family record*
In the county.
Anyone Interested in history is
Invited. The meeting will be held in
the Community room of the First
Citizens Building on Bickett Boulevard.
needed. We believe that the bond Issue
for renovation of the Courthouse will
be the best answer to the space problem.
We, therefore, endorse the bond issue
and recommend that the citizens of
Franklin County support the bond
issue."
The Grand Jury found "no com
plaints" In visiting the several schools
in the county other than minor repairs
and found the Welfare Department
building "in good condition", the Edu
cation building "in perfect condition"
and the Health Department building
"In need of point inside."
The Jail at Loulsburg and at Frank
llnton were "very clean" and "in good"
condition", as was the agriculture
building.
State Trooper J. E. Byrd reported
that the school buses are "Inspected
regularly and are in A-l condition."
The Grand Jury expressed appre
New Jailer Named
Franklin Sheriff William T. Dement
announced today, the appointment of
J. T. Finch, retired farmer, as Jailer.
Mr. Finch has served In recent months
as a part time Jailer. Hi replaces
Thurston B. Bottoms, who died last
Saturday.
elation to presiding Judge Hamilton
H. Hobgood, the solicitor and county
officials and to Ben Wester, the group
foreman.
Druggist Dies
In Durham
Thomas Phillip Lloyd, 76, ? farmer
Chapel Hill druggist, died Monday at
Veterans Hospital In Durham after a
short Illness.
A native of Orange County and a
graduate of the University at North
Carolina School of Pharmacy, be waa
a druggist In Chapel Hill before re
tiring. Later ha worked at Plaasaot's
Drug Store In Loulsburg.
He was a member at the Nwtb Caro
lina Pharmaceutical Association and
the American Legion, and
University Methodist Church.
He la survived by his widow, Mrs.
Katie Bennett Lloyd at the home; am
son, Thomas P, Lloyd, Jr. at Cfeapel
Hill; three sisters, Mrs. Stella L?*,
Mrs. Lovla P. Lloyd and Mrs. Tarn
well Oardnar, all of Chapel wmt art
two granfehlMraa.