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Louisburg. N. C., Tuesday, December 24, 1968
(Twelve Pages Today)
99th Year ? Number 89
1st Place
THE W. W. THAYERS
Commissioners Give
Industrial Committment
A joint meeting between the Board
of County Commissioners, Louisburg
Town officials and officials of Indus
trial Development was held here Mon
day afternoon to discuss an increase in
anticipated costs of water facilities for
a proposed new industry here. The
Board of Commissioners, after a
lengthy discussion, gave an oral com
mittment to Industrial Development
Commission Chairman J. Harold Tal
ton and Industrial Director S. Kenneth
Schubart to finance the construction
with certain deletions.
It was disclosed In the meeting that
the Board had passed a resolution last
September which would have com
mitted the county to a payment of
$13,000 per year for ten years to
finance construction of water facilities
to a new industry to locate on the
Franklinton highway. Monday's meet
ing was brought about when insurance
officials required larger facilities and
thereby upped the expected cost.
The committment, which is ex
pected to be finalized at the regular
January Board meeting, excludes a
$16,000 contingency fund and seeks
to reduce a requested 12 inch water
line to an eight inch line and thereby
cut an additional $20,000 from the
county's share of the cost.
The total committment asked for
by Industrial Development officials
was near $187,000 and the Board
reduced the committment at present
to $151,000. The nature of the in
dustry was not announced, but from
comments made at the meeting, it is
one of the largest, if not the largest
ever to seek location here.
A number of interested citizens as
well as officials attended the Monday
session. Included were Town attorney
W. M, Jolly, E. F. Yarborough, W. L.
Death Takes
Toll In 1968
Each year as one looks back over
the proceeding twelve months and
views the events that shaped the year,
one realizes, perhaps, more the losses
than the gains. The community of
Franklin County had many losses to
death in the year now closing. Each
passing left a saddened home and all
were most important to those closest
to them.
Some of those who died this year
were Graham F. Griffin of Louisburg,
R. C. (Buck) Beck and Raymond
Tonkel, both prominent Louisburg
merchants, and James C. Geddle. local
^accountant.
Death claimed Fred Smith in an
automobile accident early in 1968 and
Times shop foreman Robert P. (Bob)
Lassiter died after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Hugh Hayes and Mrs. Betsy
Lavender were two prominent Louis
burg women who died in 1968 and
Harris Turner, local warehouse official,
and Eugene Edwdens, popular county
merchant passed.
Kevin Hanrahan, Louisburg College
baseball star, was killed in an auto
mobile accident and Clarence Gupton,
popular retail clerk, and Arthur In
scoe, prominent Hickory Rock farmer,
died.
Mrs. Felton Cash and Mrs. Louse
Knott, prominent Louisburg women,
died and Curtiss Moody and Jesse
Moon passed away in 1968.
There were a number of others
from every community in the county
and as the year closes, just about
everyone realizes that 1968 was costly
In those we lost.
Lumpkin, Charles Davis, E. S. Ford,
Town Administrator, Mayor V. A.
Peoples, Clerk of Court Ralph Knott
and members of the news media.
Decorations
Winners
Announced
Winners in the Louisburg Garden
Club's annual Christmas Decorations
contest were announced this week by
Mrs. Mary Lumpkin of the Club. The
home of the W. W. Thayers on North
Bickett Blvd. was selected by the
judges as first place winner and will
receive a floral design gift.
Second place was awarded the
James Shearins on Bunn Road and
third place went to the Bob Flemings
on Edward Lane. *
Honorable mention went to the
following: the Paul Mullens, Edward
Lane; the E. C. Bullucks, Henderson
Road; the C. T. Deans, Noble Street;
the Joe Shearons, Tucker Drive; the
Clint Fullers, Henderson Road; the
Willis Nashs, Henderson Road, the
Lonnie Shupings, Henderson Road and
the W. V. Hensleys, Oak Drive.
Judges, according to Mrs. Lumpkin,
were from the Epsom community.
Henderson
Hits Highway
Decision
Dissent from the decision to link U.
S. 85 and U. S. 95 in a routing by way
of Durham to Raleigh, and reasons
why it is claimed the route should be
more direct from Henderson to Ral
eigh were contained In a letter sent
Friday to Governor-elect Ro'bert W.
Scott by Capt. W. F. Brewer, executive
secretary of the Henderson - Vance
Chamber of Corrthierce.
Reasons why it was said the link
should run from Henderson to Raleigh
were given in the letter. For one thing,
it was stated, such a routing would
open a new undeveloped area to in
dustralization and which at present is
without a main highway artery. The
area traversed will also be cheaper to
acquire for right-of-way, and it would
be the proper and alternate routing for
defense traffic If 1-95 were rendered
inoperative, it was claimed.
It was also pointed out that the
Henderson - Raleigh link would not
duplicate existing routes, and it would
relieve increasing congestion on U. S. 1
highway as the area becomes indus
tralized, with bottlenecks and slow
traffic resulting.
Another point cited by Capt.
Brewer said the routing from Hender
son to Raleigh would relieve the "ob
; vious congestion soon to occur" on
the missing link of U. S. 85 from
Henderson to Durham, now under
construction, and which will become
"one of the most congested roads in
North Carolina."
The letter urged the new Governor
to consider the problem. The route e
around by Durham to Raleigh and
thence to U. S. 95 at Smithfield was
recently approved by the State High
way CommiKion.
People Make The News In 1968
As is the case every year, it was the
people who made the news in 1968.
Reports of happenings to neighbors
and fellow countymen filled these
pages in the past twelve months. Some
news was bad; some was good. All was
interesting because it pertained to
someone most of us Knew. In 1968,'
many people made the news and any
listing of them is likely to omit some
deserving and, perhaps, include some
who might have been better left out.
However, among those who made
news with their accomplishments in
1968 were JAMES H. DUKE, game
warden who gained a promotion and
moved; JAMEs L. BERGER, More
head candidate, winner of the Alston
Pleasants Scholarship and the National
Merit Scholarship for his outstanding
scholastice achievements and
THOMAS FINCH, ace football star for
the Louisburg Bulldogs who was the
only repeater on this year's All East
1-A team after making All Conference.
BEAM
WHELESS
ROBERT SMITHWICK, retired
after 48 years with the Rose Company
here; C. RAY PRUETTE was honored
with a life membership in the North
Carolina Asaociation for the Blind;
HILL
TIPPETT
MISS FRANCES MURPHY won a
Teen Fashion award and LARRY WIL
DER won a $1Q0 award and attend a
N. C. State University farm workshop.
G. M. BEAM, SR.. was honored by
being chosen Deacon of the Year in
the Tar River Association and TED
MITCHELL, of Youngsuille won a
Soybean Yield championship. JOHN
NIE CALLAHAN of Franklinton was
named to the Franklin Memorial Hos
pitfr Board of Trustees; HENRY
BIBBY, B. F. Person High School ace
basketball star won a scholarship to
UCLA; COACH IVIE BOLTON re
signed from the staff at Louisburg
High School and TOMMY TWITTY
was named head football and basket
ball coach.
BOBBY GARRETT, 14, saved the
life of LYNN FLEMING, when the
little girl fell into an ice covered pond;
W. C. GARRISON, J. J. (Red) JOHN
SON and A. J. PERHNSON were
named officers in the Franklinton
Township Chamber of Commerce and
PERKINSON was elected Chief of the
Franklinton Rescue Service.
JAMES HARRIS WHELESS, was
named Master of the Louisburg Ma
2nd Place
THE JAMES SHEARINS
Survey Shows 720
Franklin Students In
Temporary Classrooms
The Franklin County school system
has 720 students in temporary quar
ters and the Franklinton City unit has
60 students in temporary classrooms
according to a survey released today
by the State Department of Public
Instruction. There are also 390 pupils
in improvised quarters in the county
system and 41 in the Franklinton unit,
according to the release.
The report discloses a total of 1211
children are "excess students in over
crowded classrooms and lists instruc
tional spaces available presently at 225
in the county and 61 in Franklinton.
The reports says that 83 additional
spaces are needed in the county sys
tem and 15 more classrooms are need
ed at Franklinton.
The enrollment in the county sys
tem is listed at 5267, lower than in
previous years and 1534 in the Frank
linton unit. There are 250 teachers
employed in the larger system and 68
at Franklinton. Of these 24.4 percent
are men in the county and 29.4 are
male teachers in the city unit.
The 13th annual fall Public School
Survey, just completed by the State
Department of Public Instruction and
based on figures reported by the
State's 15-7 county and city school
superintendent at the end of the first
month of school, indicates that the
"holding power" of the high schools is
increasing - fewer pupils are dropping
out of tchool.
For the third straight year, enroll
ment increases at the high school level
have been far greater than at the
elementary level. This year's survey
reveals a marked reduction in elemen
tary enrollment; 5,339 fewer elemen
tary pupils, primarily due to a de
creased enrollment in the first grade
See SCHOOLS Page 6
Some Offices
Back In
Courthouse
Although closed for most of the
week, some offices have moved back
Into the newly renovated county
courthouse. Among these is the coun
ty accountant's office and the Sheriff's
department. Monday's session of Dis
trict Court was also held in the new
facility and drew comments of praise
from Judge Linwood Peoples.
Peoples cited the County Commis
sioners, Clerk of Court Ralph Knott
and attorney Charles Davis for spear
heading the new facility. None of the
other counties in the Ninth District
have facilities to match those found
here.
The full move back by all county
offices is expected next week. Tele
phone crews were busy Monday instal
ling lines and telephones throughout
the structure.
sonic Lodge and W. D. MORTON was
elected Chief of the Louisburg Rescue
Service. BURLEY CLARK was sta
tioned here as the new Game Warden:
L. M. WORD and JAMES BROWN
headed the Heart Fund Drive; JIMMY
HILL was elected President of the
Franklin County Business Association
and Credit Bureau: CHARLES DAVIS
was named a statewide Broughton aide
and resigned as County Attorney: W.
H. (JACK) TAYLOR was named new
County Attorney; and JOHN DEAL. of
Franklinton became a deputy sheriff.
CLINT FULLER received a Quill
and Scroll Citation from the Louisburg
High School chapter, won first place in
the state for a travel article, fourth
place in the nation for sports article
and appeared on a television panel
with Vice President elect Spiro Agnew.
MARTHA CHADWICK HOBGOOD
was one of the top 20 seniors at
UNC-G and JANE JOHNSON and
VEL FREEMAN were winners of the
annual Betty Crocker contest.
ta i -
WEATHERS
MYERS
JUDITH HINTON was one of the
top students at N. C. State University
and VICKIE ROGERS of Youngsville
and FOSTER BRODIE of Franklinton
were selected the Most Valuable Play
ers in the annual basketball tourna
ment. MRS. KAY PHILLIPS and
LARRY LINDSEY, both Youngsville
coaches, were named Coaches of the
Year. MRS. E. R. THARRINGTON of
Youngsville headed the Easter Seal
drive and REV. A. S. TOMLINSON,
was honored with a "day" by the
Louisburg Baptist Church. GEORGE
HALL was tagged Broughton manager
in the county and WALLACE TIP
PETT won an ad-man national contest. ,
BILL BECKHAM was elected Presi
dent of the Louisburg Rotary Club
and CLAUDE EDWARDS was named
President of the Youngsville Lions.
MORT HARRIS was made a Di
rector of First Citizens Bank and
MARILYN STEWART and BETH
JOHNSON were chosen Girl Staters.
HERMAN SPENCER was named
Deputy Grandmaster of Masonic Dis
trict No. 22 and AL FOX was elected
president of the County NCEA. later
resigned as principal at Louisburg to
take a position at Plymouth. THOMAS
RIGGAN of Vance County was named
Louisburg High School principal.
JOSEPHINE MEDLIN of the Louis
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SCHUBART
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burg High School Daze newspaper and
BRENDA WEBB of the FranMinton
High School Charger were honored, as
outstanding prep editors and, PAT
MYERS was named the Woman of the
Year by the Louisburg Woman'? Club
and later elected President of the
SMITH
O'NEAL
organization. - ? ?
W. J. BENTON resigned his post as
Industrial Development Director and
KENNETH SCHUBART was named to
replace him. DR. ANN BLUMEN
FELD of Louisburg College retired
after 22 years and CHARLIE FORD
was elected Vice President of the
Middle Belt Warehouse- Association.
HfRS. J. W, WEATHERS. JR. was
chosen Youngsville's Woman of the
Year and was named as Second Vice
President of the N. C. Federation of
Woman's Clubs. MRS. BETSY PER
NELL was renamed Chairwoman of
the Democratic Executive Committee
and E. C. GUPTON was chosen Com
mander of the Civil Air Patrol here and
RAYMOND JOYNER became an M.
D. I. P. WHEELER was elected Com
mander of the Council of Kadash,
Scottish Temple. Masons: J. T. (JOE)
MbSS of Youngsville was reelected
president of the Youngsville Develop
ment Corporation and named to the
county Morehead Committee and
EARL SMITH resigned from the
Louisburg Police Force to become a
Highway Patrolman.
MRS. JULIA SCOTT celebrated her
See PEOPLE Page 6
HOUSE
HARRIS
Dr. Marc
Stewart
Killed
. Dr. Marcus Stewart. 43, who prac
ticed medicine here from 1951 to
1961, was killed early this morning in
an automobile accident near Gray,
Ga.. according to word received here.
Dr. Stewart was reportedly on his way
home after treating a patient at his
office. No details of the accident are
available except that it is reported he
was trapped inside the car. which
caught fire. He was burned to death,
according to the report.
Dr. Stewart came to Louisburg in
1951 in practice with the late Dr. W.
C. Perry and Dr. B. L. Patterson, who
continues practice here. He was active
in the community's social life and was
very popular. He returned to his home
town of Gray, Ga. in 1961 to live with
his mother, Mrs. Ann Stewart.
He is survived by his mother, tvior
sons, Dasher and Stephen of Atlanta,
Ga. and one brother. Funeral arrange
ments are incomplete, , 'jK v
3rd Place
THE BOB FLEMINGS