The Fra|Mn Times
Published Every Tuesday & Thursday ? Serving All Of Franklin County
Gy 6-3283 Ten Cents i Loulsburg, N. C., Thursday, May 8, 1969 t . (Twelve Pages Today) 100th Ye?r-Number 24
New Council Takes Oath
Newly elected Town of Louisburg officials are shown above Wednesday prior to
swearing in ceremonies held in the Town Council Room. Pictured, left to right are:
Graver C. Harris, Jr., Jonah C. Taylor, Mrs. Breattie C. O'Neal, council members;
Mayor V. A. Peoples; George T. Bunn, Mrs. Thomas O. Wheless, members of the
Council, Ralph S. Knott, Clerk of Court who performed the ceremonle* and council
member H. D. Jeffreys. Mrs. O'Neal was elected Mayor Pro tern by the new
Council.
Photo by Clint Fuller.
How They Ran
FRANK LINTON
For Mayor
Peerce .338
For Council
Green 382
House 382
Holmes 382
Hight . . . 381
Joyner 381
For School Board
Colbert 644
Wilder . 639
Conyers 628
Jones 315
Perry T'h 310
Blockson 305
Worked Here
Killed In
Vance Wreck
A 1968 graduate of Zeb Vance high
school in Vance County, Miss Margo
Ann Smith, 18, was fatally injured and
her fiance, Wilson Dudley Strickland,
Jr., 19, was also hurt when their auto
ran off a rural road in Vance County
and struck a pine tree at 10:15 o'clock
Tuesday night.
Miss Smith was formerly employed
by Triangle Realty
Company in Louis
burg ax a recep
tionist and has a
number of friends
in the area.
The crash oc
curred on the
Lynbank road at
the State road
1112 intersection,
nine miles south of
Henderson.
SMJTH
Trooper 0. P. Lowmsn, Jr., of the
State Highway Patrol, investigated and
?aid it was not immediately deter
mined which of the occupants was
driving the vehicle at the time. Owner
of the 1962 auto was listed as Mrs.
Virginia H. Strickland, of Route 1,
Kittrell. mother of the youth\_
The vehicle was badly damaged at
the front and was virtually a total lo?,
said the officer.
When the fatal crash occurred, the
car was headed south on the Lynbank
road, ran off on a slight curve at the
intersection and struck the tree.
Trooper Lowman explained. Both Miss
Smith and Strickland were carried to
Maria Par ham hospital and the young
woman died a short time after the
accident. Strickland was moved to
Duke Hospital in Durham after re
ceiving medical attention here.
The (Math was the sixth traffic
fatality in Henderson and Vance Coun
ty in 1969.
A native of Vance County, Miss
Smith was the daughter of Vernon and
Neil Hock Smith of Route 1, Kittrell,
and born on September 5, I960. In
addition to her parents, she la survived
by one sister. Miss Angle Smith of the
homeland her maternal grandfather,
Ben Strickland of the Kittrell com
munity.
Funeral services were conducted at
two o'clock Thursday afternoon at
Plank Chapel Methodist Church and
burial win be in the Sunset Gardens
cemetery. The Rev. Gordon Allen,
pastor of the church, waa officiating
minister.
Honorary pallbearers for the fun
eral were members of her 1968
graduating class at Zeb Vance high
school.
Mayor, Council Returned
Colbert, Wilder, Conyers
Win School Board Posts
William Avery Wilder, S. L. (Pete)
Colbert, both incumbents and Clifton
Conyers won the three seats on the
Franklinton City Board of Education
in a six-man race Tuesday. The trio
beat three Negroes making the race.
Wilder polled 639 votes, Colbert
mustered 644 and Conyers received
628 in their successful bids. B. Don
Blockson gained 305, Thomas 0. Perry
got 310 and James R. Jones received
315 in losing bids. Clement Weston,
incumbent Board member, did not
seek reelection. Conyers will fill this
position, representing the only change
in the Board's makeup. Nat Cannady,
who had made it a seven-man race,
withdrew before Tuesday's elections.
Mayor Joe Pearce, running unop
posed, polled 338 votes in the Town
election and all five incumbent mem
bers of the Town Board were unop
posed and won new terms. These are:
John F. Green, John Henry House and
Henry F. Holmes, who received 382
votes each and Charlie Hight, Jr. and
James S. Joyner, who polled 381 each.
There were 27 writein vote* for
Mayor. <
Included in the write Ins for Mayor
were: Costello Ramey 8, J. D. Mode 5,
John Gonella 4, H. C. Kearney and D.
C. Hicks 2 each and Ken Johnaon, Bill
Hagwood, Ruby Burgess. Brodle
Green, W. G. Garrison, and Sidney
Johnaon with one each.
In the School Board elections the
entire Township voted, running the
count to 989 ballots cast. In the Town
elections, 427 people voted.
Among those receiving write in
votes for the School Board were: Nat
Cannady, an original candidate who
withdrew, 6 and Margie Green,
Clement Weston, Rufas Pace, L. A.
Thompson, Jr. and W. C. Hagwood,
each receiving one vote a piece.
The 427 vote count is the smallest
in several years at Franklinton. The
fact that the incumbents had no op
position was credited aa a major factor
in such a small turnout.
Bunn Man Suicide Victim
Joe L. Adams. 61, former member
of the Bunn Town Council and Secre
tary-Treasurer of the Bunn Volunteer
Fire Department, took his own life at
his home in Bunn Wednesday night
shortly before 9 p.m., according to
Franklin Coroner
James H. Edwards.
The popular Bunn
drag store operator
had been In de
clining health for
the past several
months. He had
left his drug store
earlier, according
to reports, and was
found by his wife
upon her arrival
home. He died
from a pistol
wound in the head,
according to reports.
ADAMS
Adam* was appointed to the Bunn
Town Council in May, 1963 when the
General Aanmbly rev lied the Bunn
Tpwn Charter. He was elected to a
two-year term on the Board in July of
the same year. In 1965. he did not
wak reelection. H. D. Mitchell, Bunn
Fire Chief, said this morning, "Joe was
a dedicated fireman. His work as secre
tary was outstanding. He was a dear
friend."
Adams, a Mason and a charter
member of the Bunn Hons Club, was a
native of Mariweather, S. C. He grad
uated from Clemaon University In
1929 as a Civil Engineer. He came to
Bunn in 1934 to engineer the surfacing
of NC 98 and met his wife, the former
Bruce Dodd.
He returned to Bunn from Louis
Final Date
Friday, May 9th, is the final date to
return ASCS cotton allotment transfer
referendum ballots to the county of
fice.
Ballots postmarked midnight May
9th will be counted. "Do not wait,
return your ballot now If you have not
done so," said an ASCS spokesman.
ville, Ky. In January, 1960 following
the death of Mrs. Adams' parents and
he and his wife operated the Bunn
Drug Company since that time. He was
instrumental in the town's water and
sewer project now underway andywts
active in many other areas of the
community.
Funeral services have been 'tenta
tively set for Friday afternoon but
final arrangements are Incomplete.
Re-elects
Neal Mayor
John W. Neal, who has been Mayor
of Centerville since the town was
incorporated in 1965. was reelected
Tuesday polling 49 votes in downing J.
D. Gupton who received 21 votes.
Seventy of Centerville's 78 registered
voters went to the polls.
Incumbents L. S. Ward received 60
votes for the Town Council and John
W. Pleasants polled 55. Ernest H.
Denton, newcomer, led the ticket with
61 votes. He will replace Mrs. Agnes
Leonard who did not seek reelection
Centerville
How They Ran
CENTERVILLE
For Mayor
Neal ....
Gupton . .
49
.21
For Council
Denton . . .
Ward
Pleasants . .
61
fiO
.55
How They Ran
LOUISBURG
Fo( Mayor
Peoples . .588
For Council
O'Neal 600
Wheless . . . . 547
Harris 525
Taylor . 482
Jeffreys 441
Bunn 382 ,
Stanley 346
Beckham 286
Richardson ...215
To Dedicate
Dormitory
Members of the Louisburg College
Board of Trustees will hold their
Spring meeting on Friday, May 9,
President C. W. Robbins announced
today. The board meeting will be
followed at 2:00 p.m., by formal
naming ceremonies of the new dormi
tory for women.
-The 104-bed dormitory will be
named in memory of Sarah Graham
Kenan. The Sarah Graham Kenan
Foundation has aided the college In
recent years by liberal grants for fac
ulty salaries, scholarship aid, library
resources, and infirmary facilities. Pre
sident Robbins, commenting on he
benefaction of the Kenan Foundation,
said: "In light of the assistance given
Louisburg College by the Sarah Gra
ham Kenan Foundation, the Board of
Trustees unanimously voted to me
morialize Mrs. Kenan in a significant
way." The foundation will be repre
sented at the services by its president,
Mr. Frank Kenan, of Durham, and
other directors and their families.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the naming ceremonies which
will take place in front of the new
dormitory at 2:00 p.m.
Mrs. O'Neal Leads
Ticket, Mrs. Wheless
Second In Louisburg
I
For the second straight time, Mrs.
Breattie C. O'Neal has proven the top
vote getter in Louisburg elections. Mrs.
O'Neal received 600 votes in gaining a
third term on the Town Council in
Tuesday's balloting. A political new
comer, Mrs. Thomas 0. Wheless placed
second among the nine candidates in
her successful bid for a first term on
the Council. Mrs. Wheless polled 547
votes.
Four other Incumbents were re
elected as the voters turned down bids
by two Louisburg College men and a
Negro funeral home director.
Incumbent Grover C. Harris ran
third with 525 votes; Jonah C. Taylor
was fourth with 48?; H. D. (Tommie)
Jeffreys ran fifth with 441 and George
T. (Jolly) Bunn ran sixth with 382 to
complete the winner's list.
Bob Stanley, Louisburg College
business manager, ran a strong seventh
polling 346 In his first bid for public
office. William T. (Bill) Beckham, Col
lege Food Services Director, ran eighth
with 286 votes and P. A. Richardson,
only Negro in the race, polled 215.
Tuesday's balloting by 685 voters,
was the heaviest since 1961 when 735
ballots were marked.
Mayor V. A. Peoples, running unop
posed. received 588 votes in gaining
his third term. Peoples ran unopposed
in 1967 after winning a close race
against Robert Hicks in 1965 for the
Town's top post
Incumbent W. J. (Pete) Shearin,
veteran Town Council member who
served a number of terms, retired, and
returned in 1967, did not seek reelec
tion. Mrs. Wheless replaces Shearin on
the Council thus representing the only
change in the makeup of the town's
governing body.
The new Council and Mayor
Peoples were sworn in Wednesday
morning shortly aftet 10 A.M. after
the old Council canvassed the election
results.
Incumbents Minus One
Returned At Youngsville
Mayor Marvin Roberts, unopposed
in his bid for reelection at Youngsville,
polled 122 of the 148 votes cait in the
election Tuesday. Four members of
the Council were reelected from a field
of eight contestants but one incum
bent misaed another term by four
, votes.
James T. Allen led the ticket with
123 votes followed by David Cyrus,
Sr., with 120, E. J. Pearce with 115
and W. Tommy Moss with 101. New
Watchman
Charged
With Larceny
Franklinton Police Chief Leo Ed
wards reported the arrest Monday of a
night watchman at the Durham Hosiery
Company plant and a Negro accom
plice. Both men are charged with
larceny.
Edwards identified the men as Ed
ward Turner, w/m In his forties, who
was employed as watchman on Satur
day nights at the plant located along
US-1 at Franklinton. Edwards said
that Turner is accused of taking ap
proximately 10 dozen pairs of hose
from the plant and selling them In
Franklinton last Sunday.
Ervin Crudup. c/m, is also charged
with larceny. According to Chief Ed
wards. Crudup returned to the plant
with Turner and took several boxes of
?ose. Both are free on bond, said the
Chief. j
comer Russell N. Strickland bested
incumbent Monnie D. Hoyle 84 to 80
for the fifth spot on the Council. Jesse
E. Preddy, Sr. received 47 votes and
John W. Pearce polled 40 in unsuccess
ful bids.
There were a host of write in votes
in the Youngsville election. Lelan
Woodlief received six votes for Mayor,
Henry Privette got four and Archie
Brown received one write in. Ten
persons received write in votes for the
Council. These included: Mack De
ment 3, J. W. Weathers, Jr. 3, G. D.
Wiggins 3, Lelan Woodlief 2, Person
Pearce 2, and Mrs. W. F. Mitchell.
John D. Parrish, James Cash, Archie
Brown and Owen Pearce, each received
one vote each.
Youngsville narrowly missed its
record turnout of 151 in 1963 as 148
voted Tuesday.
How They Ran
YOUNGSVILLE
For Mayor
Roberts .122
For Council
Allen i' . 123
Cyrus : .... .V 120
E. Pearce .A. 115
Moss 101
Strickland A. 84
Hoyle : \. ..... .80
Preddy \ 47
J. Pearce .. \..'...40
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To Hold Pre-School Readiness Program
The Franklin^ County Public
Schoolt Is planning a Pre-ScRool Read
inetc program under Title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act for all children in Franklin County
who will be entering the public schools
for the first time for the 1969-70
school year. The program will be
offered at Bunn Elementary, Edward
Best Elementary, Epsom, Gold Sand
Fountain Enters
Nixon Bill
Rep. L. H. Fountain (D.-N.D.) to
day Introduced a bill designated as the
"Orant Consolidation Act of 1969,"
which would provide a new method
for reducing to a more manageable
number of more than 420 separate
Federal grants Involving an estimated
126 billion a year. President Nixon
urged the enactment of thia bill in a
special mesaage to the Congreaa on
April 30.
In Introducing this bill on behalf of
the White House, Congressman Foun
tain said:
I am delighted that the President
recognizes the importance and the
urgency of conaolidating the t ^men
See FOUNTAIN Page 6
' Elementary. Louisburg, and Youngs
ville schools from July 7 thru August
15 and will have a daily schedule
running from 8:00 - 12:00.
Each pre school group will have a
first grade teacher From the particular
school involved and each teacher will
have an aide to assist in the program.
There will be a maid in each school to
help with any necessary cleaning and
to help serve refreshments to the
children ?? the refreshments will also
be furnished by Title I. School bus
transportation will be available to as
many children as practical with a
limited number of buses.
The program will be primarily ?
reading readiness program with em
phasis given to the following: Begin
nings of reading, Phonies', Phonetic
Approach to reading, Introduction to
numbers and mathematics, Visual dis
crimination, Auditory discrimination,
Story interpretation. Relationships,
Writing, Listening skills. Book care,
and Motor coordination. All materials
and supplies will be furnished and will
be coordinated with the tfxts and
programs outlined for the first grade.
The pre-planning and the budgeting
for this program make it Imperative
that .all parents who have not pre-reg
istered their children and who would
like for their children to attend the
Pre- School Readiness program to pre
register tham at tneir particular
schools or at the county office by
Tuesday, May 20th.
Lions To Stage
Horse Show
The Louis burg Lions Club will stage
its third annual Hone Show on Satur
day, May 24, according to plans an
nounced at the club's reglar meeting
this week.
Two shows are schedules at 1 P.M.
and at 7 P.M. A pony and a portable
television will be given as prizes at
each performance, according to re
ports.
Mike Palmer, Chairman of the Ad
vertising Committee, reminded the
members of the sale of ads and tickets
for the two shows are expected to go
on saly within a few dayi, it was
announced.
Four visitors attended the Tuesday
night meeting. They were: Bill Shlpp,
Liggitt and Myers. Jim Trevathan, Me
tropolltlan life; Harry Zinfer, Ford
Gum Machine* and Herbert Bradshaw,
editorial page editor of the Durham
Morning Herald. All four men are from
Durham and Bradshaw Is a candidate
for Uon District Governor.