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? v. Outstanding Players Recipients of the first annual Wiley F. Mit chell memorial Most Valuable Tourney /Play er Award are Epsom Star Steve Lamm and Carol Murray* above, of Edward Best. - Times Photo. Snow Blankets County Forces School Closing Heavy snow which be fan here about 9 o'clock this morning had blanketed the County by noon causing hazardous high way conditions and forced clos ing of schools. The forecast warfor continued heavy snow throughout the rest of the day and on Into the night with falling temperatures. Ac - culumatlons were expected to reach Several Inches In depth fat the heaviest Snowfall thus - far of the winter. A number of local businesses released their employees that live out a ways In the county early so they might reach home before highway conditions be came any more hasardous. The Loulsburg Rescue Ser vice was summoned out Into the blinding snowstorm to as sist a local resident, Scott Den Council Asks Bids On Tandem -Roller The Loulsburg City Council discussed fluoridation of the town's water supply with mem bers of the State Board of Health and local dental profess ion here Friday night, but took no official action on the matter. Dr. E. A. Pearson, of the State Board of Health's Divis ion of Oral Hygiene, led the discussion participated In by members of the Council and Doctors Marvin Pleasants and R.UE agles. The Council, which has the authority to add fluoride to the water supply on approval of the Board of Health, discussed the possibility of putting the Issue to a straw vote at the regular municipal election In May, but -deferred any action until the regular March meeting. ? The Council also authorized the Town Administrator to ad " vertlse for bids on a 3 to 5 , ton tandem roller for use by the street department, bids to opened it ? 7.?8 p.m. ... March 8. * ? . Register } Parents whose children will ? enter the First Grade of Louls burg School In the Fall of IMS are urged to regls&r with the school office by March Uth. ' Principal Howard Stalllngs states that a child must be 1 years old oq or before ' October 15 In order to be eligible to enroll. " V Pre-reglstratlon forms have been distributed through the j school. D, however, you did not receive one, you are re quested to contact the school off let Immediately. All Over Local golfers who scored hoi- n es-tn-one (taring 1M2 and were t sweating out results of the Old n Smuggler Hole- In-One Sweep- ? stakes can stoo mating. The a winner, as announced In Ne# c Tort-City, was 40r year-old Ken j< Hazel, an Insurance man from p Youngstown, Ohio. h Hazel wins a$l,000cashprlze h. and two free round trip tickets c< to Scotland. His club pro, Ben ft McMullla, gets $1, 000 too. n nia, who suffered ? heart block attack In the backyard of his home While feeding birds. The Rescuers administered oxygen and mov^d Dennis Into his house where he apparently recovered from the seizure. By 2 p.m. the snowfall here had reached an average depth of some 2 Inches and was still coming down heavUy. The streets and highways that had remained relatively clear most of the day by this time were losing ground to the snow de spite continued heavy traffic. So heavy 'was the snow that motorist were forced to use their headlights to w?r other vehicles of their approach. Wake Electric Plans Annual Member Meet Members of Wake Electric Membership Corporation are urged to mark ftielr calendar^ for March 22nd. That's theJ date for the annual meeting of the local rural electric cooper ative to be held at the Wake Forest Elementary School In Wake Fore'st, N. C. The mem bers are reminded that the meeting will be on a Friday night so all the Wake mem bers who are busy- with farm work, or work ??in Industrial plants during the day, may attend their meeting, according to N. C. Brummltt, President of the Board of Directors. There'll be prizes and items of Interest for the entire family from 7:30 to 9:18. The principal speaker will be William T. Crisp, General Counsel for Tarheel Electric Membership Association from Raleigh, North Carolina. He will talk briefly to members about the accomplishments they have made through their organi zation, some problems they face and what they can do to make their Cooperative continue te serve them f Yf n StttyL th?nlS. the past. president Brummltt reminds everyone who Ts served by Wake Electric that he or she is a part owtm ? of the rural electric system. A?a part owner, each member will have the oppor tunity to take part In the annual meeting, vote, ask questions and have his say about the operation of the local system Brummltt emphasizes how Important it Is [or members to take an active part In the annual- meeting. Directors to be elected by the members will be responsible lor long range planning, policy, >peratlon and management of he system during the year* ihead. ??While the benefits of rural ilectrlflcatlonare mostnotlce ible- in the rural areas, city leople, too, have benefited ireatly", says J. L. Shearon, Manager of Wake. H ' The pro yam nationally has generated a aultl-bllllon dollar rural market for electric appliances nd equipment. It has m?de ash registers ring andcreated v 5bs for city people everywhere: :ural Electrification has really de een good for all America", wj ? said, "and we extend a srdlal welcome to our city , ?lends to attend our annual ('r leetlng" ' W( i Ed. Best Girls , Epsom Boys Win Crowns The Edward Best tiifh School (Iris and Epsom High School boys, who lost out In the final Xgro* last y?ar, woo the IMS F*|nklln County Hl*h School Basketball Tournament, Ed ward Bast by downing the top ranked Yotiogswlle girls J2 to 22, and Epsom by defeating Laulsburg 5a to 87. For the Edward B?st girls It was their first County Cham plonship since l?32 as far as anyone could remember 'in the excttment following their vic tory here Friday night. The refular season champion Youngsvllle (Iris didn't even look like the same team that went into an overtime with Bonn to gain the finals earlier In the week against the flawless ball played by the Edward Best (Iris. Edward Best simply breesed through the entire tourney, leading at the end of every quarter In all three games. Peggy Medltn, Carol Murray, Doris Murray, Judy House, Brenda . Lamm, and Shirley Hunnkrutt, played championship ball all the way, which Is \ * x I enough to say about their per formance. The Youngsvllle flrls did perk up In the second half and at times looked like their usual efficient selves, but it was too late to overcome their woeful first half deficiency, Edward Best was not to be denied and only a superior performance could have beaten them. High scoring honors went to C. Murray with 14 oa 6 field goals and 2 foul shots. D. Mur ray was runner up with 12. The Epsom High- School boys, determined no* lobe denied vic tory In the final moments as tt was last year, pasted the l.ouls t'urj High Bulldofs 58 to 37. Uwlsburg had gained the fi nals by handing the regular sea son champion Youngsvllle Phantoms an upset shellacking, hut was unable to cope with Lamm L Co., from northern Franklin County. Only In the opening minutes when Loulsburg and Kpsom swapped goals for several minutes and again In the third quarter did Loulsburg look like they were gfolng to make t game of tt. In the fourth and final quar ter it was Epsom all the way, The two Edwards along with Duke, Lamm and Ayscue set up a defense that the Bulldogs simply couldn't penetrate and with Umm hitting from all ang les and sweeping the back hoards the hapless Bulldogs floundered. Edward Best ? 6 13 S 5 32 Youngsville 4 3 8 7 22 Ed. Best Line up: P. Me dim, Carol Murray 14, D. Murray 12, Judy Houm, Brenda Lamm 6, Shirley Hunnlcutt. Youncsvlllt: J. Pearce t, M. Tharrlnfton, L. PM?hall, 13, M. Lye. Mary Wrenn, 8. Wheless. Subs: R. Pearce Epsom 17 IS > 17 St Loulsburg 11 7 10 I >7, Epsom Lineup; Ayacue 8, M. Edwards 1 1, Lamm 20, L. Ed wards 4, Duke 12, Subs: Ho well, Clayton. Loulsburf: Oakley 11, Wil liamson 3, Alien 8, Hobfood 7, Stone 10 Subs: Kerley, Fuller, Woodllef, Perry, Southerlaod, Holmes, Moody. Killer Dingo Slain Here 1st Federal Advisory Committee Kipmrea l. to r., are J; M. Al len, Jr., J. P. Timberlakfc", Jr., and T. M . Harris following their appointment as an advisory com .mittee to serve the Loulsburg branch of First Federal Savings & Loan Assn., of Ropky Mount. - TJjmes Photo. 1st federal Names Committee Henry Gregory] President erf. First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Rocky Mount, announced today the Board of Directors appointment of Julius P. Tlmherlake, Jr., James M. Allen, Jr., and T. Mort Harris as the Advisory Committee for the Loulsburg Branch of the Association. Tlmberlake, President of Franklin Milling Company, Inc., was appointed Chairman of the Committee. Tlmberlake Is a graduate of The University of North Carolina," a Director of the Franklin County Farm Bu reau, member of the Board of Adjusters for the Loulsburc, and Chalrm l-oulsburg Business Assoc iation Finance Committee. He Is a member of the Loulsburg Baptist Church and presently serves on the Board of Deacons. He and Mrs. Tlmberlake, the 50 Miler \ rhe^nlyone of four Louisburg College sto- ] nts to cross the goal at the end of a 50 mile t ilX heire Saturday was Gene (Wieny) John- 1 >n, 20 year-old Emporia, Va., native. Others " opped out at various stages, some- after c liking 45 miles. -Times Photo. former Hazel Wilder, reside at 321 West Noble Street in Louis burg. ' Allen 1* President of Allen Oil Company. He Is a grad Note of North Carolina State College. Vice President of Louisburg and Franklin County Development Corporation, a Director of Ljuisburg Business Administration, Loulshurg Junior Chamber of Commerce, and Green Hill Country Club, and a member of Louisburg Redevelopment and Planning Board Citizens Committee, . Capital Area Development Association Industrial Comm ittee, and the slobber and Supply Contract Committee of the North Carolina Oil Jpfeber's Association." He i? a member of the EpWopal Church, and resides with h|s v parents at 310 North Main Street in Louis burg. ? '? ? '"hTtirrtia) furmrr in the Maplevllle Community, and owner of Harris Pharmacy In Louisburg. Hi ts * Dtrec tor of the Louisburg Production Credit Association and past postmaster of the Louisburg Post Office. He is a member and Decon of the Maple Springs Baptist Church, and resides on , Route # 4, Louisburg, North Carolina. u In making th? announcement, Gregory expresses his appeci atlon for the willingness of these gentlemen to give of their time and energy In an advisory capacity. He said the Assoc I- w ation had delayed the appoint ment of an Advisory Committee in order to give it every con sideration. "We are very pleased with the progress that has been rfiade ty athe Louisburg Office, and w$ have made, every effort to make t] It an Independent, locSI, office ind a part of Louisburg and %Q Franklin County. We need local "epresentation, and are con- v rlnced that these men have the D ibllity, ^hrough years of ^ Hislness experience, to keep us nformed as to the local, eco- G omfc conditions", - said f iregory. ' See COMMITTEE Page 4 at A wild wolf-like dof killed near here early Sunday morning had been Identified by Stat* Museum Officials as ail Aus tralian Dingo, possibly crossed, with woll. The animal was killed by Ran som Stone, Route 1, Loulaburg farmer, when It and a com panion attacked ajiack of Stone's " hunting dogs about a mile and a half southeast of here Just after dawn Sunday morning. Stone said was awakened by a tremendous racket by his pack of beagle hounds. Grab bing his rifle he ran some sev val hundred yards down back at hla home to find his hounds under attack by the two Dlngos with his hounds getting the worst of It. Stone said he fired at both the dlngos, seriously wounding one which turned to attack him while the second slunk off Into the Jungle-like wilderness slong Tar Rhxr. At this point Stone ?aid he discovered his rifle empty so he quickly cut a fclc kory stick which he used to fi nish off the advancing animal. Neighbors, who later came to the scene. Identified the dead animal as one of several such beasts responsible for killing dogs, calves, chickens and oth er small animals In the area for the past five years. Elmo May had three dogs killed re cently and Stone's father, Fish er Stone, imported loosing a small calf while others report ed loss of pumerous chickens. County Dog Warden Tyree Lancaster stated that pr. O.J. Gupton, local veterinarian, viewed the animal and tenta tively Identified It as an Austra lian lingo. This Identification was confirmed Monday when Stone carried It to Raleigh where it was 'also stated that there was a strong possibility that It was also crossed wlth^ wolf. .. '"? A dingo Is described as being - a type of wild <W common to Australia. R Is usually tan to black In color, from 2 1/2-3 * feet long, standing not over 24 Inches at the shoulders. One of the outstanding characteristics being ltp short stubby ears. A nother thing noticable about a dingo, especially In light oi the act that Stone commented on the fact that the animal made .no sound when wounded, Is that It ~ The animals are described as *lng very ferocious, killing imall animals even when not 1 leeded for foody How an Australian Dingo came a be running wild In Franklin :ounty Is a good-question, "ranklin Countlans, however, earned long ago never to be iurprised at any thing that turns p here. ? ?? World Day Of Prayer Services Set The Wor-ld Day of Prayer Ser lces will be held Friday, March " , at 8 p.m. at St. Paul's Epls- J opal Church. 11 These services sponsored by he United Church Women Is " nder the direction, this year, ? f the Episcopal Churchwomen tl 1th representatives from the 81 arlous churches In boulsburg - I artlcipatlng. Mrs. Herbert I coggin Is In charge. ' The public Is Invited to attend. H roups, such as boys scouts, pi Irl scouts, National Guard, It lay like to attend In a body si id are welcomed. w ? ! " . -.P"' ' Dead Wolf -Dog Ransom Stone is pictured above with the wolf-like Australian Dingo he killed early Sunday morning jvhen the beast and a com panion attacked a pack of his hunting dogs. Times Photo. Spotted Swine Waiter Conference Scheduled \ The annual Spotted Swine Re cord winter type conference, to be held Marcty "*I"st and 2nd, at Lancaster Feeder Pig Arena, Rocky Mount, will be one of the finest such events ever held, according 'to C. T. Dean, Jr., County Agricultural Agent. Some 61 head of bred gilts, fall boar; and fall gUts have been entered by 17 Spot breed ers from five states; North Carollna-27; lndiana-22; Geor gia- 5, Mlssouri-4; and Penn sylvania- 3. Also, three barrows Jaycees To Assist In . Dimes Drive ToUftPBljj Jajiiecfr President Ralph Knott announced today lhatTm local J ajrctes had a- 1 {reed to t, ay 1st In the local H Ma?ch of Dimes campaign by; - be ing responsible for placing ~ ind servicing the fund contain- 1 ?rs about the county. ^ Knott said that Jaycees ^ :harles - Abbott and Raymond Burnette had been appointed :o-Chalrmen of a JayceeCom nittee to assist with the dri?e. | More Committees ? House Speaker Clifton Blue amed Franklin Representative ames D. Speed to four njore ? louse Committees last week. a The new assignmertts were to 0 ?e committees on Manufactur- r rs and Labor; Mental Insti- ? it ions; Justice of the Peace; C nd Penal Institutions. Rescheduled ? The Local Jaycee sponsored ft fcart Fund Road Black post- a oned last Sunday on account of fc dement. Feather has been re- m :heduled tor Sunday, March S, te eather permitting. * g have been consigned. The barrow class show will be" held at 10:30 a.nt. o? Vrlday March TS-The breeding stock will be Judged at 1:00 p.m. 01. Friday afternoon, March 1, and sold on Saturday afternoon, March 2, at 1:00 o'clock. A highlight of the event will be the banquet to be held at the Rio Restaurant In' Rocky Mount. Speaker will be J. W. Pou, Vice President and Manager, Agri cultural Dlpartment, Wachovia * ^ Bank and Trust Co., Greenville N. C. ~~ Another special feature of the ? conference will be the judging contest on Saturday morning, March 2, at 9:00 o'clock, with classes for Junior (boys and girls under 21 years of age) and adult men and women. Prizes for the best individual lodges In ?ach class will be awarded. lllil) 1* a Oai'iMs?? Cutting demonstration following ~~ the judging. . - ? . All Interested swine produc irs are cordially Invited to at tend the two-day meeting and jartlclpate In the activities, >1n said. Youth faces New Charges Additional charges were filed ere Friday against an 18 year - >ld local Negro In connection nth alleged telephone Calls to Deal white teen-age girls. Loulsburg Chief of Police ?111 lam T. Dement said that In ddltlon to charges of assault n a female and resisting ar est, Earnest Edward Johnson, I Halifax Street, had been harged with using lewd and rafane language over the tele Hone. to a female person. Johnson was arrested here ist Wednesday night Vhen he >11 Into a police trap set to itch the person responsible it terrorizing local white wo en, mostly teen-agers, by lephooe calls during the put months. ? .
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