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The Fortas Matter
It is time for the American people
to be let in on what the United States
Justice Department knows about the
matter of Justice Afce Fortas and the
Wolfson Foundation and any other
unpublicized deals that might reflect
bn his qualifications to serve on the
nation's highest court.
With all the controversy over Jus
tice Fortas' nomination to be Chief
Justice last year by President Johnson,
ft' is surprising that Life Magazine had
to be the one to tell it to the people.
Justice Fortas accepted a $20,000 fee
from the Wolfson Foundation- to ad
vise the organization on how to spent
it's money on civil rights projects -and
eleven months later the money was
returned. To say the least, Mr. Fortas
received the use of the money for this
period of time and figuring interest on
that amount, his profit is still con
siderable.
Now it comes to light that At
torney General John Mitchell has
handed "additional information" to
Chief Justice Earl Warren. News re
ports clearly indicate that this "addi
tional information" could contain
more damaging data on the Justice.
Former Attorney General Ramsey
Clark says he knew about this last
November. This was after Mr. Johnson
had withdrawn the Fortas nomina
tion. Just why the chief law officer of
the nation failed to make public this
information is one of many deep dark
secrets of the Johnson Administra
tion. It should make the public ex
tremely thankful for that Life re
porter. Maybe he should be Attorney
General.
If the Supreme Court of the United
States ruled solely on matters of law
and reasonableness reigned in the halls
of justice as once it did, the errors of.
one Justice might not be so monu
mental. However, with this Court
active in every phase of life of every
American from the cradel to the
grave, the least one can expect should
be honesty-without question.
With ever-growing concern over
most of the Court's rulings, the people
are understandably shaken by this
disclosure that one of the high judges
has been dealing in what appears to be
some hanky-panky. To this point, Mr.
Fortas has not even seen fit to at
tempt an explanation. Surely the
American people are due no less than
this.
Senator Sam Ervin, a constitutional
champion from way back, has warned
against impeachment proceedings for
Justice Fortas. The Senator is under
standably worried that such would do
irreparable damage to the country's
judicial system. It may, but no more
than has been done already by the
Fortas matter.
Many people are already suspect of
government officials in general and
the Supreme Court in particular. The
Fortas case isn't helping in either of
these things. It is time for the people's
Attorney General under the people's
President- to disclose all about Lyndon
Johnson's Associate Justice. Hang out
the dirty linen. Maybe the air will do
it some good.
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
Future Editors
Mount Olive Tribune
In our business we have occasion to
see several college newspapers from
schools in the eastern half of the state,
some predominantly white and some
predominantly black. And what we
see we generally don't like.
In those whose editors comment
on today's scene, support is almost
invariably given to the militant, the
dissenter, the sit-inner, and every
other element making up the dis
ruptive and destructive non-producers
creating havoc on college campuses
and elsewhere today.
Like their pets, they pretend to
fight intolerance with new heights of
intolerance, injustices with flagrant
injustice, and attempt to assert what
they call "rights" and "freedom" by
calling for mass desecration of rights
and freedom of others. The minority
of dirty, long-haired whites and crim
inally militant blacks are placed on
pedestals, if not urged to grind the
constructive majority into the dust.
They foster the tragic theory that
teenagers attending college to learn,
know more than those who are sup
posed to teach. If this editorial situa
tion can exist in colleges in staid
Eastern North Carolina, it must be
rampant all over the nation.
We have wondered why some of
these editors are allowed to remain in
their non-essential posts, and can only
conclude that it's due to the per
missive attitude of college administra
tors at the very least, or from fear or
full support of the young radicals at
the worst.
We wonder, also, what journalism
will offer for the good of the nation in
years to come if future editors of our
most influential news media must
come from this crop.
Come to think of it, though, the
evidence is amply available today in
he so-called liberal press. ? EB.
LETTER TO
THE EDITOR
Recently, a friend of mine
made a trip into North Caro- 1
lina. Knowing that my family
originally came from there he
was kind enough to bring
back a copy of your news
paper to me.
Over the years, I have ac
cumulated some information
about my forefathers from
North Carolina (the Mangum
family and the Parham
family) and would be most
happy to share it with anyone
interested. My family left |
North Carolina and moved to
Arkansas around the middle
of the 1800's.
. Sincerely ,
James L. Parham
Rt. 4, Box 176
Athens, Ala. 35611
Youngsville
Lions Hear
District Head
Youngsville ~ Rev. Ivy
Wall, Pastor of the Youngs
ville and Wake Forest Baptist
Churches, was guest speaker
at the Youngsville Lions Club
meeting held Monday night
of this week at the Com
munity House. Introduced by
Lion J. W. Weathers, Jr., Mr.
Wall spoke about "Family
Trees", explaining ways of
tracing ancestry. This is a
hobby with him.
Deputy District Governor
of 31-G F P. Whitley of
Warrenton was in attendance
for an offician visit and spoke
to the Lions.
Lion President Claude Ed
wards recognized two guests
from the Durham Lions Club,
Lions Bob Ward and Buddy
Edwards, who spoke to the
local group on behalf of Her
bert C. Bradshaw as a candi
date for the office of District
Governor of 31-G.
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Well, like I said tome time ago. everybody want# in on a
good thing. Folks keep right on trying to capitalize (how you
like that one) on old Frank's notoriety (there I did it agin).
We got another of them letters from somebody calling
herself the little ole woman. I got my doubts that this or the
other one is from my little woman. She wouldn't never use
such a word as
Ole. Whoever she
Is, I sure am glad
she learned to
spell.
And since I
?lnt got nothing
die to tell you
ahout today, I
will herewith
print her letter
just like I got It. VA/7 \
My own Intelligent comment* ire In them () things
"Deer Headers (She lovei you):
Thlt li the 'Little Ole Woman' again. Frank's been
expecting me to write again. '(Dang If that'i so). Also, he
mentioned "inorlng" In one article (I shore did). That la
enough laid about thoae two subjects.
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I am to proud of Prank. (Alnt everybody?) He Is just the
,
best News Reporter there is. (Me, a news reporter?) He is
much better'n Huntley and Brinkley (Ain't everybody?) or
any of the others- Eric (Who's he?) or Jesse (he's my boy) or
anybody you could mention. (You mean there's more?). *
1 heard recently that there was a class in the dictionary
taught recently (you used it twice in the same sentence,
shame, shame) by a good looking lady from out of town (Most
of them are) Frank wouldn't or couldn't go-guess he didn't
hear about the good looking woman. (Them college people
dont ever tell me nothing).
We just had a voting for Town Council. (Was that what it
was?) Frank shore is proud that we got some women on the
council. (I am) He might not admit to voting for them but my
bet is that he did. (I did not. I alnt old enough, woman). He'd
have been down helping move that furniture if he'd been
asked. (1 told you my little woman didn't write this letter).
I been doing some thinking when Frank's been out of the
house. (If you done any it's been when I was gone alright). \
Cant think much when he is here. What this town needs is
fewer of Frank's relatives and friends and a change in town
government. (I'll buy fewer relatives but I ain't giving up no
friends).
We've taken a step forward already. (Yeah, and you went
too far), frank really gave me this Idea in one of his articles.
(They all got ideas if you look for 'em). What we need is a
whole bunch of women on the Town Council and a Woman
Mayor too. (If you think I'm gonna make any comment on
this little jewel, you alnt been keeping up).
I just want to drop this idea (That's surely the thing to do
with It) as food for thought for all you ladles out there. Now if
you will go to .work (That's the best idea you've had, woman)
for the next voting; work on all your friends and relatives
(now I know where mine went) and your husbands (I suspect
this had been done already) and boy friends (They got both?)
and III get Frank convinced. (Oh, yea, you will).
Now you know thla la a good Idea for thla town the men
really don't have much time for things like this. (You women
we to that, alright). We got to ?how 'em. (That's what I been
saying all along. If you got 'em, show 'em).
I hear Prank shufflln In. (Sbufflln?) See ya.
The Little Ole Woman
All I got to add la thla. The things us columnists have to put
up with! Schush! ,
FRANKLIN COUNTY CITIZENS -
HOW MUCH DO YOU KHOW ABOUT
YOUR COUHTY BUSINESS?
Here Is A True Copy Of The Minutes Of Tuesday^
May 13 Meeting Of Your County Commissioners
The Board of jCounty Commissioners of Franklin County, North Carolina met In a special
called meeting May 13th, 1969, _at 2 :6o O'clock P.M. Place of meeting in Commission
Room, located in the Franklin County Courthouse.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Young with the following Commissioners
present: Comm. House, Comm. Faulkner, Comm. Sykes, Chairman Young & Comm. Burnette.
Absent : None
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Chairman Young announced the purpose of the special called meeting was outlined in
a special Notice dated May 9th, 1969 and mailed to each member of the Board of
County Commissioners and is hereby incorporated and made a part of the minutes.
NOTICE OF SPECIA1, MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF FRANKLIN COUHTY,
N. C.
Notice is hereby given in writing pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 153-8
of tho General Statutes of North Carolina that a special meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners of Franklin County, North Carolina is called and will be held
in the County Commissioners Room, located in the Franklin County Courthouse, Louis
burg, N. C., at 2:00 O'clock P.M., Tuesday, the 13th day of May, 1969.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss Welfare Budget. The Board will transact
any other business that may properly come before them.
This the 9th day of May, 1969.
Attest :
Kenneth A. Braswell, County Accountant & Ex-Officio Clerk to the Board of County
Commissioner a , Franklin County, N. C.
Bxkhh Brooks W. Young, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of Franklin
County, North Carolina.
This is to certify that a written copy of the Notice of Special meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County, North Carolina, has been re
ceived by each of the undersigned members of the said Board on this the 12th day
of May, 1969.
Brooks W. Young, Norwood E. Faulkner, E. M. Sykes, J. W. House, R. L. Burnette.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Young.
The first business in order was studying the Welfare Budget (Public Assistance
Budget). After a lengthy and thorough discussion, the Board did not take any
action on the Budget Request at this time.
Motion by Commissioner Sykes that the Road Fund money be transferred to the Capital
Improvement Fund. All debts have been paid and the balance is $1,889.10. The
townships over paid are as follows:
Gold Mine Township
Sandy Creek Township
Harris Township
$927.14
431.71
$2,117.68
Cypress Creek Township! underpaid) 228.58
Balance on Hand $1,889.10
As pursuant to local Law Ratified May 12, 1959.
All present voting "Aye", Duly Carried.
MENTAL HEAETH BUDGET FOR 1969-1970
I Personnel
Salaries and Consultation Fees,
Social Security and Retirement
II Equipment
III Supplies:
Office, Professional, Educational, Etc.
IV TraveJ.
V Center Operation Expenses
VI Emergency Medical Care
Second by Camnisaioner Faulkner.
$30,622.43
750.00
1,300.00
2,270.00
3,220.00
1. 599. OP
$39,662.43
REVENUE
University of North Carolina
Local: County '$4,000.00
Drug Fees 300.00
Consult. Fees 300.00
$4,600.00
State Matching:
TOTAL
$25,862.43
4,600.00
9. 200.00
$39,662.43
Motion the above Budget request be approved by Comm. Sykes, second by Cornn. Burnett*.
All present voting "Aye", Duly Carried.
There being no further business, the Board adjourned.
Brooks W. Young, Chairman
K. A. Braswell, Clerk to the
Board of County Camniaaionera.
This Is All They Did And It Cost You
PLUS Pro Rata Share Of (40.00 Per Month To The
Chairman
PLUS Pro Rata Share Of The County Attorney's Salary
PLUS Pro Rata Share Of The County Accountant's Time
As Secretary.
This Is The First Part Of A Series Of Rtparts
Sponsored By Concerned Citizens In The Hope Thit This Will
Conse More To Become Concerned With Onr County 6o?nrneo?t.
we uneE you to discuss matters reported
HERE WITH YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Ad Paid For By Concerned Citizens Committee