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Louisburg, N. C., Tuesday, October 28, 1969
(Eight Pages Today)
100th Year-Number 73
Franklin To Get *3.1 Million In Funds
UQ gg Photo by Clint Futer
Now, Maybe
Christmas Parade Set For December 1
The Franklin County Business As
sociation and Credit ' Bureau hu set
Monday, December 1 as the date for
the annual Louisburg Christmas
Parade. The date was confirmed here
Monday in a meeting of the organiza
tion's Board of Directors.
Breaking from the traditional day
light event, this year's parade is set for
7:30 P.M. and some local stores report
that they will be open that night
before and after the parade
Mrs. Juanita Pleasants. Executive
Secretary of the Association, reports
that she has contacted a number of
potential sponsors of floats an# a
number of bands seeking their parti,
cipation in the parade. Wallace Hp
pett. Association President, said he
hopes to have several bands arid at
least ten commercial floats participat
ing in the annual event.
Tippett also announced a change in
the parade route this year. He said the
large floats will assemble on Justice
Street as in the past but that bands
Guard Holds Reunion
By Lib Cheatham, Correspondent
Youngsville - Veterans of Ilq Btry,
1st Bn 113th Field Artillery Regiment,
re-designed Co "B" 630th Tank De
stroyer Bn., gathered in Youngsville on
Sunday, October 25th, for a reunion
dinner and afternoon program.
A special guest in attendance was
Senator Edward F. Griffin, retired
Major General who was with the
guardsmen at Fort Jackson, S. C. and
In the European area during World War
II. In speaking to the veterans General
Griffin recalled personal battlefield ex
periences related to the Battle of the
Bulge. In reference to today, he urged
that citizen* support the President of
our nation and other government
leaders who are serving the people to
the best of their ability based on
knowledge, experience, and infor
mation available to them.
Guest speaker on the program was
Col. (Ret) Richard E. Timberlake, Jr.,
a native of Youngsville and former
member of the local National Guard
Unit. He presented a history dating
back to 1917 of the 113th Field
Artillery. Col. Timberlake, a graduate
of Wake Forest College, was a school
principal in Fnnklln County before
being called to active in 1940. At that
time he was a 2nd Lt. with N?e
National Guard. After World War II he
returned home and in 1946 was
elected to the House of Representa
tives. He later resigned to return to the
army where he remained until retire
ment in 1961. 3ince that time he has
worked for the State of NC.
During the program, Mr. Fred Hoi
den was recognized as one of the Tint
members of the local guakd, having
joined in 1925.
Mr. Jones Winston was cited for
having received a battlefield commis
sion. Several other officers and non
commissioned officers were named for
outstanding service.
Mr. William Hicks of Washington,
D. C. came the longest distance to
attend the reunion. James Abrama and
his wife came from Norfolk. Virginia.
There was a total of sixtyTT# people
in attendance.
Jones farce, who was Master of
Ceremonies for the occasion, was a
member of the Reunion Planning
Commi ttee with Bland HiU, Frederick
Preddy and Bob Cheatham.
Flags and other patriotic symbols
were on display at the meeting.
cot. RICHARD TIMBERLAKE E. JONES PEARCE
Guard Reunion
GF.N. F. F GRIFFIN
Photo by lib Chert/urn
and walking entries will not join tne
march until it reaches Sunset Avenue
and North Main Street. Tippet t also
said the route of march will be along
Main Street to the intersection of East
Nash where the parade will turn left
and proceed along East Nash to Wacca
maw Bank and will disband in the A &
P parking lot. In the past the parade
has continued on South Main Street to
Perry's Street and disbanded on Ken
more Ave.
Mrs. Pleasants said that orders are
now being taken for commercial float*
and that this year's units are both fire
proof and water proof,
Tippett also disclosed that some
stores in downtown Louisburg are
already staying open on Friday nights.
A firm date for staying open at night
before Christmas has not yet been set,
Tippett said.
It took a long time in coming, but
Franklin County now appears to be in
-line for over $3 million in road im
provements. The news came last week
in the announcement by the State
Highway Commission of its priority
list of primary and urban road im
provements projects.
Included in the list calling for the
expenditure of $300 million in 75 of
the state's 100 counties are two pro
jects in Franklin County. The top
project is the long-awaited NC-56 im
provement and the Commission's list
sets aside $2,400,000 for this purpose.
The announcement refers to the pro
ject as widening NC-56 to the junction
of NC-58 near Castalia in Nash
County. Actually, the old stretch of
road is slated for rebuilding.
The second Franklin project is the
previously announced intention by
Highway Commissioner Cliff Benson
to complete the US-401, NC-39 pro
ject all the way to Henderson. The
Commission has set aside $700,000 for
this purpose in this latest report.
The NC-56 project has been batted
around longer than a sandlot baseball
and has been off again, on again so
often, most locals have long taken a
believe-nothing until I-see it attitude.
However, Commissioner Benson has
said repeatedly that improvements to
NC-56 would be among his top priori
ties. The release from the Commission
last week bears out this statement.
Benson was a member of the special
Highway Commission committee re
commending the list of primary and
urban projects.
A Commission spokesman told re
porters last week, "These projects will
be pushed on an accelerated basis to
completion as quickly as possible and
as quickly as money is available."
It was also explained that the list is
subject to revision with other projects
added in the months ahead. The list
applies for th? remainder of the Scott
'administratis and is expected to be
approved by the full Commission In Its
November 6 meeting at Nags Head.
Improvements are also slated for
US-64 from Wake County east and a
portion-about six miles-of this high
way passes through Franklin County
at Pilot. Improvements to this stretch
inside Franklin have, however, not
been charged against Franklin's allot
ment contained in last Thursday's an
nouncement.
From 1937 through 1965, Franklin
County received only $900,313.11 in
state primary road funds. In late 1966
and early 1967, Franklin was given
$101,000 for resurfacing US-401
south from Louisburg to NC-98 and a
share of $140,000 spent to resurface
US-1 from Franklinton to inside the
Vance County line. Also In 1966,
$350,000 was alloted for improve
Honored Upon Retirement
Talmadge Hight Edwards of Frank
linton, who retired after twenty years
of service with the local Soil and
Conservation Service, was honored re
cently at a luncheon here. He was
presented a 20-year certificate and pin
by David L. Dixon, Area Conserva
tionist.
Edwards, a graduate of Epsom High
School and King's Buriness College, is
married to the former Annie Laurie
Rowland of Franklin County and they
have four sons.
One of his co-workers said, "Tal
madge. better known to his many
friends u 'Duck' or 'Red', Is a man
that has used his technical knowledge
many times to apply common sense to
Franklin Oounty farmer's problems.
Talma dg? will be miased by the Soil
Conservation Service personnel within
the county as well as by a host of
Franklin Oounty farmers".
Edwards, a member of Perry's Cha
pel Baptist Church where he has been
active for many years, was presented a
rod and reel as a going away gift by
personnel of the local Soil and Conser
vation office.
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TALMADGF EDWARDS
Retirement
DAVTDI DIXON
Sol Cbrntrvrntto* Senice Photo
By Clint Fuller
Times Managing Editor
ments to NC-39 north, hopefully to
the Vance line from Louisburg. In
1967, another $400,000 was allocated
Primary Road Funds
1937-38 $ 41,011.23
-1938-39 17,610,06
1939-40 59,656.18
1940-41 25,221.14
1941-42 12.465.00
1942-43 13,761.75
1943-44 16,427.14
1944-45 12,940.51
1945-46 45,534.17
1946-47 7,868.29
1947-48 , 40,544.34
1948-49 76,879.56
1949-50 35,136.11
1950-51 64,507.11
1951-52 94,735.80
. 1952-53 9,947.57
1953-54 7,950.00
1954-55 86,727.55
1955-56 113,962.42
1956-57 112,199.02
1957-58 3,033.30
1958-59 381.01
1959-60 -0
1960-61 911.88
1961-62 901.97
1962-63 -0
1963-64 -0
1964-65 -0
1965-66 -0
1966-67 240,000.00
1967-68 750,000.00
1968-69 Unknown*
1969-70 $3,100,000.00
'Resurfacing by-pass. NC-561 Center
vtlle to NC-49 and resurfacing US-1
south from Franklinton to Wake line,
resurfacing NC-561 from Centerville
to Louisburg.
for this purpose but inflation got the
project and at latest report, these
funds will take the improvements only
to Ingleside, Ave miles north of Louis
burg.
Funds in the new Commission re
lease, however, are expected to com
plete the improvements to the Vance
line at Epsom.
Franklin has also received projects
resurfacing the Bickett Blvd. by-pass at
Louisburg, resurfacing first NC-561
from Centerville to NC-49 and more
recently from Centerville to Louisburg
and a resurfacing of US-1 from Frank
linton south to the Wake line.
Franklin has also received consider
able improvements to secondary roads
across the county and recently the
Governor's office announced alloca
tions for the repair of two narrow
bridges in the county.
Missing from the latest list is any
improvement to NC-56 from Louis
burg to Franklinton, a dangerous
10-mile stretch which is a source of
growing concern in the county.
Tobacco Sales
Almost 8
Million Pounds
William Boone, Sales Superviser for
the Louisburg Tobacco Market, report
ed today that sales on the local market
through last week have reached
7,954,959 pounds.
* ? - Boone said that $5,693,013.00 has
been paid out for the leaf by local
warehouses and that the season's aver
age through last Thursday's sales is
$71.56.
Franklinton Club
Hosts District Meeting
(FRK. B.W.) Clubwomen from
twenty-five clubs in the 14th District
of the North Carolina Federation of
Women's Clubs met . at the United
Methodist Church in Franklinton on
Friday.
Mrs. Roy Barham of Butner pre
sided over the meeting whicn began at
10 A.M. following the coffee hour and
registration.
Invocation was given by the Rev
erend J. Earl Richardson, pastor of the
local Methodist church.
Mrs. Woodrow Haskins, president
of the Franklinton Woman's Oub,
extended the welcome to which Mrs.
A. H. King responded.
Mrs. A. S. Wyckoff of Norlina
conducted the memorial service which
was in memory of the eight club
women who had died during the past
twelve months.
During the business session, the
following district officers were
elected: president - Mrs. R. B. Butler
of Warrenton; vice-president ? Mrs. C.
C. Hildebrand of Wake Forest; Junior
Director - Mrs. L. O. Robertson, Jr.. of
Norlina; treasurer ? Mrs. Jack Harris of
Warrenton and Chaplain - Mrs. W. 0.
Holloman, Jr. of Scotland Neck.
Special music was rendered by the
Rev. Richardson, soloist, accompanied
by Mrs. W. A. Shearon, organist.
Mrs. W. T. Baker of Henderson
introduced Mrs. Charles Brawley of
the N. C. Federation.
Mrs. Brawley spoke on the subject -
"What Bothers You and Why Bother?"
She mentioned various problems
facing our nation and communities.
Stressing the need to deal with causes,
Mrs. Brawley remphasized the impor
tance of club work. Individual mem
bers of each club were the key to
See MEETING Page 4
Principals at District Woman's Club meeting held at Franklinton are shown
below, left to right: Mrs. William P. Baker of Henderson, Junior Division Director;
Mrs. N. A. Devesiers of Butner. District Secretary; Mrs. Roy Barham of Butner,
District President and Mrs. E. A. Ljtta of Henderson, Parlimentarian.
Photo by T. H. Pearce.
Woman's Club Meeting
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