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Your Award Winning County Newspaper The J-mtt ? TW*| Times l?mim AN Of Cm>?T LOCAL EDITORIAL COMMENT The Record Should Be Set Straight In the often controversial desegrega tion of schools, men of good faith will sometimes differ in their opinions Each will believe that he alone has the cor rect answer. And regardless of which side of the particular issue one might find himself, a certain amount of respect is held for the opposing view Differ ences of opinion are generally honest and most people recognize this as so A difference of opinion, however, .is one thing and an outright contradiction betweerrlwinnerr is still another. This is particularly true when one of those involved happens to be the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Mr. J. Edgar Hoover has -written to Henderson attorney Linwood T. Peoples stating as a fact that Agents of the FBI did not question Peoples' clients in Franklin County on how they came to hire the Henderson firm to represent them in their efforts to intervene in the Franklin School suit. Mr. Peoples says that he has questioned his clients and they say the agents did ask them this question and many others. This does not constitute a difference of opinion. Either agents of the federal government, whose salaries are paid by all taxpayers including those in Franklin County, asked the question or they did not The question itself might not be of vast importance except to Mr. Peoples, but Mr. Htiover's supposed investigation and subsequent denial is of great in terest Somebody here is not telling the truth and the record should be set straight. Indications certainly point to the fact that Mr Peoples' statement carries the greatest merit Mr Hoover has admitted that the Negro parents were interviewed. The parents, according to Mr. Peoples, have-*, said they were asked about the hiring of his firm. Mr. Hoover says the matter has been thoroughly reviewed. The reflection here is not against Mr Peoples. The outright contradiction points to Mr. Hoover. Mr. Peoples has talked directly with the people question ed. Mr. Hoover has only reviewed the matter. It would seem that if nothing improper was asked of ftese Franklin citizens, the Department of Justice or Mr. Hoover would be happy to, in fact, set the re cord straight by sending to Mr. Peoples the agents' report as he has now request ed twice. There is no doubt in the mind of the public about actions of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Many agree with Mr. Peoples that the agents had no business here in the first place, but aside from this, someone should put to rest the contradiction as to the questions asked these people. Differences of opinion notwithstand ing, someone here is not telling the truth and the people would like to know the true answer. 31 Days Until While most of us are counting the days 'til Christmas, someone should be counting the days until there will be no more ambulance service in the county. The number is 31. On December 31, 1967, all private ambulance service will be halted in the three-county area of Franklin, Vance and Warren. The agreement to halt this service was signed in Henderson by funeral home operators last Monday. There has been some conversation about this situation in at least a couple of County Commissioners' meetings. A committee was appointed to look into the matter and has made at least one report. The only britfit spot in the darkness of December 31 is that the ever- serving Louisburg Rescue Service has offered help in the emergency. The word emergency is significant. Even though the Commissioners have been aware of the pending crisis they have moved very slowly or not at all to come up with an answer. The problem is no nearer being solved today than it was several months ago. The reason is that nothing has been done about it No funds were set up in the budget for this emergency although this was discussed at the budget meeting. The local Rescue Service, according to re ports, will need two additional ambu lances if the plan adopted is to work. Finding the money might be difficult. Meantime, Franklin citizens can look with misgivings toward the year's end. Regardless of how critical the nature of an illness might be, a ride to the hospital in the back seat of the family car seems to be the likely possibility. Other communities are facing similar situations. The answer has not yet come to them and chances are Franklin will have a struggle before the answer is found here. But, it certainly would be nice to know that somebody cared. V Aiding And Abetting c" The law says, ever so clearly, "Any one who knowingly counsels, aids or abets another to refuse or evade regis tration or service in the armed forces . . . shall be liable to imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of $10,000 or both". Despite this, liberal clergymen, eigh teen of them to be exact, are going to help "conscience-stricken" young men to evade the draft Indeed, they started their announcement by advising "all who in conscience cannot today serve in the armed forces to refuse such service." After this violation, the ministers went on, "We pledge ourselves to aid abet them in any way we can. This means that if they are arrested ... we too quit be arrested". As a matter of simple justice, they should be. ' Too mucli of this malarkey is now on. Service recruiters cannot yentuft upon the college campuses Utry. Young men, proud of cannot exercise their with the recruiter. Other ? hampered as they arrive > their way to serve their country. In other years, these men would have been peeted with praises for their sa crifice and their wi llingness to serve. The people were proud of them and the majority of Americans are proud of those who serve today. When will these get their rigits? How much longer must this country be degraded by the likes of these eighteen clergymen who openly and de fiantly proclaim that since they don't agree with the war, let's surrender to the hoods of Hanoi. One cannot help but wonder how these men feel about the Ten Commandments. Wonder if they would or are defying any of these in the name of conscience? Had it been them instead of Moses, how many deletions and qualifications would have marred these sacred rules? Would they have changed these as they obviously want to change the rules of our free so ciety? Would they have deleted portions as important as Liberty, Freedom, Jus tice, and love of country are to this na tion and its people. What manner of men are Ihese? \*\ * Fountain Warns France And Russia NEW YORK. . . Congressman L. H. Fountain warned Franoa and the Sovlat Union Tuesday that American taxpayers are losing patience over the refusal of those two countries and others to pay their share of U.N. peacekeeping costs. In a speech before the Special U. N. Political Committee, Fountain said present outstanding debts must be paid Our boys are dying w in this country too . Situation Pretty Well Sized The more we think about It, the more persuaded we become that Chub Seawell haa the situation pretty well sized up when he contends that some folks have more education than their intelligence can stand, ft nay be that the South Car olina Department of Mental Health hired a speaker for Its annual meet In* last week who Is In precisely that fix. The gentleman's name Is Dr. George Bach, and he was identified by the Associated Press as director of the In stitute of Group Pyschology In Beverly Hills, California. In any case, Dr. Bach flew acroks the country to Address the Mental Health folks in convention at Greenville, South Carolina. And he told them, according to the As sociated Press, that the time has come to do away with marriage. "A new form of association," he said, " is needed to replace marriage." What a magnificent display of nonaensel Dr. Bach says that marriage Is "dying", that it " puts too great a burden on members of the family", and that society needs to do away with marriage and sub stitute in Its place " * new group form that Includes more people, so that relationships between members will be less tense." And then In the grand est absurdity of the day, Dr. .^Bach orated: " We need ' greater Intimacy for a great er number. We confess a complete un familiar Ity with Or. Bach's "Institute of Group Psycho logy", and we are constrained to hope? based on the As sociated Press report? that we may never hear of it again But if the " Institute" ? and Dr. Bach? can be fairly judged by the gentleman's re ported remarks In South Caro lina last week, they resemble nothing so much as a group of frustrated alley cats. There Is a good deal of solid history, Blbll^l and otherwise, proving that civil ization has been built on the concept of marriage and fam ily life. Indeed, these have been the we 11 spring from whence human decency has' emerged. What Dr. Bach-* the " group psychologist" would have us do Is return to the laws of the Jungle Is the most animalistic fashloa, and do it In one great back ward leap. Marriage does Indeed place burdens upon men and women entering Into It. But the art of marriage Is to translate the burdens Into achievement sad satisfaction. And tor cen turies the effort has provided a therapy for the spirit aad the soul. B has been the meas urement of maturity and re sponsibility. But now, Qr. Bach ? the "group pay chologlst" --would sweep U all aside In favor of? what was It that he called It? ? "a new group form that Includes ??>re people"Thls is the kind of "(roup psychology" that would convert mankind into perasltei. It may, indeed, be what Dr. Bach bad in mind when he advocated doing aw ay with marriage In favor of a "group form that includes more people. . . (to provide) greater intimacy for a greater number." Count us out, Or. Bach; we'll stick with what we've got. However, there's a tom-cat at home who may be in terested. On secood thought, even he is a little choosy about the "group form" he associates with; thus he wouldn't fit in with this part icular pursuit of "mental health". If that is what It is. By Jessie Helms before the United Nations can be ex pected to effectively help maintain peace. "Members are reluctant to assume new financial burdens so long as this deficit? caused by the failure of cer tain countries to pay tlielr apportioned share of the costs of particular op eratlons--hangs over the organ ization," he said. "Moreover, this unliquidated debt places an unfair burden on members to whom bills are owing for past ser vices. There is great .danger that failure to honor long overdue bllla could discourage participation in fu ture operations, particularly by smal ture operations, particularly by smaller and less affluent members." The North Carolina Congressman, a member of the U. S. Delegation to the U.N., said the United Nations still owes almost $12 million to various countries on the Congo account. The major holders of the notes are India, Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia and Senegal. "In all honesty, is it not dismaying that more than two years have passed since the consensus of August 1965 which ended the impasse over Article 19 and yet the long-promised substantial voluntary contributions to overcome this deficit have not yet been re ceived from the Soviet Union or France?" Fountain asked. Terming such inaction "irre sponsible" and "sell - defeating," Ambulance (Continued from Page 1) done. The County Commissioners are charged with the responsibility of sup plying, In some manner, this service, to county citizens. They have not moved toward a solution In recent weeks, If Indeed, the matter has even been dis cussed. The firms signing the Henderson agreement are committed not to operate an ambulance service for the next five years within the ttjree counties. This completely discounts any agree ment that might have been reached with them to continue their services with tax supplemented aid. J.A. Sandling, Franklinton funeral home operator, said, "I am not let ting my people down. I have given them an ambulance In April and last week I gave another to the Franklinton Res cue Service which serves Franklinton and Youngsvllle". Copies of the agreement will be presented to the Board of Count ^Com missioners In each of the three counties, according to reports'. Fountain said: "The continued generous support of the people of the United States and the Congress cannot be taken for granted if others who benefit from U.N. peace keeping do not lend their own support." Fountain also proposed that new ar rangements be drawn up concerning the withdrawal of U.N. troops from countries where they have been In vited as keepers at the peeace. The present system whereby the host country can withdraw Its consent with out advance notice or consultation is inadequate, he said. Fountain felt the precipitate removal of U.N. troops from the Gaxa Strip last summer, at the Instigation of U.A.R. Pres ident Nasser, was a major factor In the Mideast war. Nasser Is believed to have felt that the U.N. troops would not be with drawn so quickly. When they were, there was nothing then standing be tween Nasser's forces and those at Israel, and lii effect, his bluff was called. Fountain said one approach to this problem would be to require a pledge of cooperation from the host country before V. N. troops would be dis patched. Such an arrangement could include a suitable waiting period during which consultations could take placie between the time a host country with draws its consent and the U.N. forces actually depart. Facts (Continued from Page 1) This does not appear to be asking too much", Peoples stated. In answer to the publication charges by the Director, Mr. Peoples wrote, "It has not been our desire to get in an argument with anyone through the news media, and we did not authorize publication of any part of our letter to the Attorney General, and we did . not furnish copies of the same to anyone other than Counsel Involved, but since you have seen fit to send a copy of your letter to news media, a copy of this letter will be made available in the same manner". Times Editor Clint Fuller supported Peoples' claim that he had not auth orised publication of the letter. "We, of course, never reveal our confidential sources", said Fuller, "But the letter did not come from Mr. Peoples or .any of his clients or associates. Nor, had we or any member of The Franklin Times staff ever discussed the matter with Mr. Peoples or any of his clients or associates prior to publication". The ? di. ?'?**? - *Ti ifiTC Established 1870 Published Tuesdays * Thursdays by The Franklin Times, Inc. Blckett Blvd. Dial GY 6-3283 LOUISBURG, N. C. CLINT FULLER, Managing Editor ELIZABETH JOHNSON, Business Manager Advertising Rates Upon Request SUBSCRIPTION RATES NATIONAl NIWSfAPt* l?4h6"?N In North Carolina: CM of State: One Year, 94.64; Six Months, 32.83 Single Copy 10? one Year, H.r ; Six Months, *4.00 Three Months, $2.06 Three Months, $3.30 Entered as second class mail matter and postage paid st the Poet Office at Loulsburg, N. C. 27549. - FRANKLIN COUNTY, LOUISBURG, NORTH CAROLINA STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION Summary Statement Revenue - Expenditures ?, For Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1967 Property Tax Rate Revenue Property Tax Rate General Purpose, Veteran Service Officer, County Account, Fans and Hoae Agents, Welfare, 0. A. A., A. F. D.C., A. t. T. D. , M. A. A. County Debt Service ?County School Current Ixpense Fund County School Capital Outlay Fund Revaluation Fund Courthouse Jtepair Fund Hoapital Fund Industrial Development Fund Health Fund Capltil laproveaent Fund T .05 .32 .33 .01 .03 .08 .04 .07 .05 1.56 itatehent or COWCTY WIDE BOND DEBT JULY 1 , Hospital Bonds .. 1967 T" 325,000.00 Total County Vide Debt 325,000.00 Lass - Cash in Bank - Debt Service Fund 27,914.02 Rat County Vide Bonded Debt J WATMPff or TA? LEVIES AMD COLLECTIONS: Assesad Tak 1966 1963 1964 Valuation 47,069,410 31,323,066 30,193,396 Kate WTt 21,822.77 108,241.69 113,511.51 5,172.19 12,253.90 34,074.14 16,795.83 30,128.79 19,788.34 Revenue Other Sources .58 $ 311,436.97 $ 222,584.44 2,664.03 98,320.21 172,909.10 884.05 3,824.92 651.91 24,463.85 Totel Expenditures | 448,673.09 22.473.48 291,084.13 123,080.33 8,485.73 39,899.06 17,447.16 45,650.66 Tax Uncollactad Levy Juna 30. 1967 V.56 $ 817,475.18 ? 97,971.85 1.98 707,097.37 39,787.42 1.90 665,242.02 26,433.13 Par. Cent i, Collected 88.01 94.37 96.02
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