The Published Every Telephone Gy 6-3283 Ten Cents FrariMin Times Tuesday & Thursday * Serving All Of Franklin County Louisburg, N. C., Tuesday, June 10, 1969 (Ten Pages Today) 100th Year-Number 33 Honor Students Susan Charlene Hedgepeth Valeditorian EPSOM Deborah Rose Pendergrass Salutatorian Fewer Franklin People Living On Farms A preliminary farm census sum- * mary, released this week by the N. C. and U. S. Crop Reporting Service, shows that the number of persons living on farms in Franklin County has decreased in the past year and that the number of acres in use for farm purposes has also declined. "All people living on farm tracts" Final Rites Held For J. Eddie Nelms Funeral services for John Edward (Eddie) Nelms, 76, prominent retired Route 1, Louisburg farmer, were held Sunday at 3 P.M. at the Lancaster Funeral Home Chapel. Services were conducted Dy Rev. T. N. Daugh tery. Burial fol lowed in the Mt. Gilead Christian Church cemetery. Mr. Nelms, a candidate for Sheriff in 1946 and 1950, died last Friday morn ing at Franklin Memorial Hospi tal following a lengthy illness. He was a life NMLMS long resident of rranklin County and served as Chairman of the Board of Deacons of Mt. Gilead Christian Church from 1932 to 1964. Mr. Nelms was a Mason and was serving as a Trustee of his church at the time of his death. Surviving are one son, Russell P. Nelms of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Annie Lee Pleasants of Rt. 2, Louisburg. Mrs. Louise Cyrus of Youngsviile and Mrs. Helen Barham of Rt. 2, Wake Forest; and 16 grandchild ren and 12 great-grandchildren. Sportswear Plans First Open House Don Hartness. manager of Louis burg Sportswear, today announced Sportswear would have its first open house Sunday afternoon, Juite 22, from 1 to 5 P.M. Hartness said, "We are proud of our plant, but most importantly, we've got some of the finest people working for us. We want to give them a chance to bring their families and friends to see what we do and how we do it. Since we've just completed an addition to the plant, installed new equipment, and relocated our production facilities, we feel the time is right to invite all the public to come have a look." Tours will be conducted through the plant and refreshments served. dropped from 13,728 in 1968 to 13,490 in the census taken this year. There were 276,702 crop acre* in 1967 and 276,129 in 1968. Harvested cropland totaled 50,130 acres-down two percent from 1967. Changes in other land utilization were idle crop land at 36,231 acres--up seven percent, improved pasture at 9,608 acres-down one percent and unimproved pasture at 4,819 acres-up one percent from last year. Major crops with significant changes in the harvested acreage were corn for grain-down two percent to 10,593 acres, cotton-up 46 percent to 4,454 acre*, tobacco -^own 11 percent to 8,572 acres, and wheat-down 10 percent to.4,230 acres. The survey also showed an Increase in the number of people working "100 or more days off the farm" during the year. The number climbed flrom 2,482 in 1968 to 2,670 in 1969. The study is made annually in cooperation with Boards of County Commissioners by the joint state-fed eral reporting agency. Board Meets Thursday To Continue Budget Study The Board of County Commission ers will continue its series of budget meetings here Thursday afternoon in an effort to complete a review of the costs of budget requests for the com ing fiscal year. The Board met last week and covered what was described as "about two-thirds" of the budget items. In the absence of Chairman Brooks W. Young, hospiulized at the time of the meeting, Commissioners E. M. Sykes and Norwood Faulkner, both veterans of budget sessions, spent much time familarizing Commissioners John House and Robert Lee Burnette with budgetary matters. House and Burnette are tackling their first bud get. The meeting was described as one to "review and study" the budget and no actions were taken on any of the ? Items, according to reports. It was alio learned that the controversial welfare budget did not come up for review at last week's session. Local taxpayers could be facing the prospects of as much as a 27 cent increase in the county tax levy which would bring the rate up to $1.98 as, compared with the present $1.71 rate. Franklinton and Louisburg Township taxpayers would pay more due to school bond indebtedness. The largest requests for increases in the new bud get comes from schools at 8 cents and welfare at 7 cents for assistance. This, according to reports, doe; not include any requests for increases, if any, in the welfare administrative budget. Thursday's session is slated for 2 P.M. and it Is not expected that this session will see a final approval of what is, apparently, the most difficult budget confronting the county in many years. Three Frankiinton men were arrett ed . two pickup trucki and an automo bile were seized and an Illicit whisky still with daily production capacity of about 500 gallons of non-tax-pald whisky was destroyed in a raid by law enforcement officers in northwestern Vance County, twelve miles northwest ASCS Holds Annual Awards Banquet Approximately 100 persons attended an ASC Committee Banquet held Wednesday night, June 4, 1969. at The Murphy House In Loulsburg, N. C. Those present Included Community and County Committeemen, County Office Employees, other agricultural workers, bankers, vendors, tobacco warehousemen and WYRN Radio Station representative. Mr. H. O. Carter and Mr. Ed A vent weri present from the State ASCS office. Mr. Carter #as the featured speaker for the evening. Mr. Carl Bunn, ASCS Fieldman, presented service awards to a number of County and Community Committeemen and office personnel. County ASC Committeemen receiving service swards are as follows: Ollle Fisher. 10 yean; W. D. Foster, 10 years; Harold Wheeler, 5 years; Sidney Strickland, & years; J. S. Collie, 5 yean; Henry Edwards, 5 yean. E. O. Brewer, County Committeeman, received a 80 year service award and C. C. Perry, County Committeeman, received a 15 year twice award. Dorothy Clay, County office employee, received a 20 year service award. Mr. Carter presented awards of appreciation to WYRN Radio and The Franklin Times for their support and cooperation In publicizing ASCS programs. Miss Star Cardwell entertained the group by singing and playing the guitar. "We with to express our sincere - - . . ... ! appreicatlon to all of those who helped make our banquet a success by donating favors and or flbor prizes." John Davis, office manager, said. Receive Service Awards Shown receiving aenrtce awardi an left to rijht: 0. T. FUher, W. D. F otter. E. 0. Brewer, Harold Wheeler, Sidney Strickland, J. S. Collie, Henry Edwwda, C. C. Perry, and Dorothy Clay. Louisburg Rescuers Recover Body Cedar Rock Youth Second Drowning Victim Of The Year A 12-year-old, Rt. 1, Castalia, Negro boy became the second water victim of the year lait Thursday after noon. The youth, identified as Percy Foster, drowned while swimming in a farm pond owned by E. C. Inscoe. The pond i? located in the southeaster section of the county a short distance from the Nash County line. The accident occurred around 4 P.M. when the youth apparently at tempted to swim the distance of the pond. Melvin Inscoe, son of the pond's owner, said he saw the youth go down. He said that he yelled at the boy to warn him of the depth of the water. Loulsburg Rescuers were called after it was Tliscovered that Centerville Rescue Service was not equipped with water gear. It took the Loulsburg unit about 35 minutes to recover the body Three Franklinton Men Arrested In Vance Still Raid of Henderson, last Thursday. The out fit had total mash capacity estimated by authorities at some 13,760 gallons. Chief Vance ABC Officer T. G. Blackmon and Assistant Chief W. G. Watkins identified the trio apprehend ed at the site as Paul Johnson, 43. Douglas Earl Wood, 23, and Samuel Lee Watson, 20, all of Frankllnton. The three men were carried before the Vance County magistrate Thurs day afternoon, then were jailed under $2,000 bond each. Hearing in District Court in Vance County were set for July 8. Officers Blackmon and Watkins said they defected the big plant being established at the r