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Weather Mostly sunny today ajid a lit tle war mar. Low, 34; high, 62. Friday Increasing cloudiness and warmer The Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Times Serving All Of Franklin County News Cast Listen to WyRN Radio, 1480 on your dial, each evening at S ptm. Monday through Friday, for your Times Reporter with all the local news. T?l. ?Y 6-3283 Five Cents Louisburg. N C. Thursday. May 1963 (Eight Pages Today) 94 Year? Number 20 Miss Louisburg NINA THAYER Reigning Miss Loulsburg Beauty Pageant I? PEGGY ME DUN BETTY WRENN SONDRA CASH SKYLER ODUM DALE ARNOLD ANDREA BEATY PAT LANCASTER Miss Loulsburg Of 1963 WHICH WILL IT BE ? MARILYN TIMBERLAKE Eight Vie For Beauty Title Here Friday Night Troy Parker, Director of the 1963 Jaycee sponsored Mtss Louliburg Beauty Paceant, an nounced today that all Is In readiness (or Friday night's big event. All Indications, bas ed on Wednesday night's re hearsal, point to the best get, he added. The show will get underway In the College auditorium at 8 p.m. Local Jaycee President Ralph Knott said that the programs this year, printed locally by The Franklin Times for the first time using their new off set process, have been received and In his opinion are even larger and better than those last year at the national pa geant In Atlantic City. Knott also said whereas the pro grams are sold at most pa geants, they are given free at the local event.' In addition to photographs and details of the local contestants, the big, colorful program edi tion cdhtalns numerous photos of last year's Miss America Contest and makes a wonderful keepsake. The final page In the book contains details on the judging and space for those who may wish to see If their pick coincides with that of the judges. Parker said that the popular WTVD - TV personality, Ken Corbltt, will be on hand again this year to M.C. the pageant. Entertainment to fill the brief periods while contestants are making costumes changes will Town Opens Bids On '* New Onits * TtWKtown of Loulsburg Wed ? nesdHy awarded bids totaling $6,952.28 to low bidders on a 1,250 gallon water tanker unit (or use by the Loulsburg Fire Department and a panel truck (or the Loulsburg Rescue Ser ? vice* - Griffin Motor CO1., here at $3,027.48 was the low bidder on the cab and chasls (or the tanker unit, while the big tank body Itself went to Alexander Welding A Body Works In Ra leigh (or $1,101.53. Low bidder on the 1 ton Panel truck (or the Rescue Service was Rowe Chevrolet-Bulck Co. at a cost of $2,823.27. The Town also opened bids for the sale of a 1948 Fire Engine having been declared surplus by the town. The Sladge Fire Equipment, Co., of Vlrglllna, Va. was the high bidder for the truck at $2,30S. M. be provided by students of the Judl Hlnton Dance Studio from Gold Sand School. The girls In the groifp Include; Claudia Speed, Pam Lancaster, Susan Lancaster, Cindy Raynor, Deb bie Radford, Jean Ellis, Tony GuptQn and Mae Ellis. Tickets are on sale by Jay cee members and In a number of locations- around the county. They may also be purchased at the door. Pageant (chairman Jimmy Allen, Jr., stated that they wanted to urge people to be on hand at the college audi torium In time to be seated before 8 p.m. because the pa geant will start promptly, with a big evening* entertainment planned, from the moment pre sldent Knott opens the activities until the time some two hours later when last years Miss Lou lsburg, Nina Thayer, relln gulshes her title to the new Queen, one of the eight girls who have so ably demonstrat ed their charm, talent, and beauty. Beaslev Is New Chief Deputy Ralph E. Beasley East African Natives Visit Here Visitors from Kenya, East Afri ca/ are pictured during a visit to the County Health Center here this week. They are, 1. to r., Freda Musimbi, June Sitienei and Naucy ^Chebos, along with Mrs. F. G. Baker, Public Health Nurse and Margaret Baldwin, County Negro Home Demonstra tion Agent. - Times Photo. At Franklinton Franklin Sheriff Joe W. Cham pion Wednesday announced the appoint ment of a former local man as chief Deputy Sheriff. The new Chief Deputy Is Ralph E, Beasleyt 34 year-old Loulsburg native and former local Justice of the Peace, who assumed his new duties May 1. iT.ie son of Mrs. Gladys Baas ley of Loulsburi and the late W. Ellas Beasley, the new de puty has been associated In the construction business In Rocky Mount for the past two years. Kenya Natives Visit In Franklin County The Negro Home Economics Agent's Department will play host this week to three home economists from Kenya, East Africa. Here to study and ob serve methods and techniques of homemaklng are Misses Nancy K, Chebos, Freda M. Muslmbl and Jane Sftlenel. The young ladles were recently ap pointed home economics In structors In the Ministry of Agriculture - a position equl? valent to a county home econo mics agent In the United States. They will spent one week In Franklin, Pitt and Rowan Coun ties; two weeks In Puerto Rico; and attend a Communications Seminar at Purdue University In Lafayatte, Indiana before re turning to Kenya. The overall purpose of their training In the United States Is to provide training In the general, field of Extension Home Econo mics, aimed at the goal of strengthening Kenya Agricul tural Advisor Service to farm families. Upon their return home, It _wlll be their respon sibility to Initiate, Organize and conduct an Extension Home Economics program. Mr. and Mrs. Friday Davis of Route 4, Louisburg and Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Driver of Route "~*r iouIsburg will be host fam ilies for The visitors during their stay In the tounty. Next Tuesday New Ruling To Govern Election Here ? ? Voters of the Town of Louts burg will go to the polls here next Tuesday to elect six City Councllmen and a Mayor for the ensuing two years and also Indicate to the new administra tion their wishes In regards to fluoridating the town'* water supply. Mayor botrta _A. Wheless Is un-opposed In his Did for re election as Mayor, but the three Incumbent City Councllmen run ning for re-election will have to battle It out with seven other candidates for the six seats on the City Council. Voters are cautioned to be sure and vote for six council men If they wish their ballot* to be counted under terms of a recently enacted Uw outlaw ing the so-called "One Shot Voting" In Franklin County. This law, incidentally, applies to all towns In FrankllnCounty. . Candidates for the City Coun cil besides Incumbent Council men, J. P.. Lumpkin, E. Thorn ton Jones and A. F. Johnson, Jr., Include; William H. Allen, Jr., Robert M. Hicks, Raymond Dl Tonkel, V. A, (Tommy) Peoples, Jonah C. Taylor, Dally C, Phil lips and Ernest F, Thomas. The North Carolina General Assembly has also granted the town permission to conduct an "Opinion Election" along with the regular municipal election on the question of fluoridating the Town water supply. The Issue, to be submitted on a separate ballot, will give the voters the opportunity to express their opinion on the matter, For or_Agalnst fluori dating the Town water supply. The Council, along with local doctors and dentists, have gone on record In favor of fluori dating the water supply In an effort to cut down dental decay In children. The results of the election, however, are not bind ing on the council or the people. Voting will be conducted at the Loulsburg Armory and the polls open at 6:30 a.m. and ctose at 6:30 p.m. Youngsville Guard Unit Plans Supper Youngsville' s "B" Battery of the North Carolina Army Na-. tlonal Guard Is sponsoring a barbecue brunswlck stew sup per Friday night at the Youngs ville High School cafeteria from 5 until 8/30 P.M. Proceeds from the supper will go Into the Battery Fund and pick - up orders will be filled. OES To Meet Wm. B. Barrow Chapter No. 39, O.E.S. will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 7th, at 8 p.m., In the Masonic Tem ple. Fallout' In milk reduced to lowest since April, 1962. * .85 passengers who narrowly escaped a crash from Hawaii #ook another plane for Cali fornia. Abnormal Registration Indicates Big Turn-out A record turnout Is expectmL among the voters of the Town of Frankllnton and Frankllnton Township In the May 7th Joint Municipal - Township School Board election. A total of 25 candidates are In the running for the nine positions up for filling, In cluding two negroes for the three School Board seats. Re ports from Frankllnton indi cate an abnormally heavy negro registration Indicating a heavy turh-out. ?Hottest race Is expected to be in the two man contest for Mayor between Incumbent Jc<t W. pearce and Calvin W. Brown. Brown Is a former mayor and has served several .terms on the local Board of Commission ers, a capacity In which he serves at the present time. Ten newcomers have filed against the three Incumbents who are seeking re-election In the five man Commissioner* race. George L. Cooke, Earl Yow and J. c. Kearney are the only members of the pre sent Board to file for re-elec tion. Raymond Harris announc ed earlier that he did not plan to seek re-election and, as previously mentioned, present Commissioner C. W. Brown has ff -d In the race for Mayor. Of the ten others who have filed In the Commissioners race, however, three have for merly held seats on the local Board, none of whom ran for the office two ytari ago. The three experienced contestants are Frank Collins, John F. Green and C. A. Payne. Those hoping for their first seat on the town board are James S. Joyner, Claude Sat terwhlte, Jesse Satterwhlte, John T. Echols, M. K. Hamm, Henry F, Holmes, and D. C. Hicks, "jr. Ten hopefuls have filed for the three school board sekts which are up this time with only one Incumbent, Sam Fls h*l, having filed for re-election. Two other members, whose term expires, not. running for re-election are Lewis Thomp son and Fred Ramey. The other nine contestants Include two negroes, J. B, Cut- 1 chins and J.F, Mangrum. Man- ' ^rum was an unsuccessful can- 1 dTdate for the Board two years ago. Making up the field for ' the three openings are Clement ! Weston, William Avery Wilder, 1 Pete Colbert, S. E, Eakes, 1 James Stalllngs, Joe Whltaker ' and Fab Waston. Louis A. Wheless V. A. P?opl?s Jonah C. Taylor James p. Lumpkin Ernest F. Thomas Dally C. Phillips t The Candidates (Editor's Note: This Is the second and final partof.a sejMe; designed to acquaint the voter! of Loulsburg with the candidates for the City Council.!" the Ma) 7th Municipal election. By mu tual agreement, the candidates have pledged not to badger the voters with mall-outsor by con gregating at the polls on elec tion day.) ' PEOPLES, V.A. (Tommy) 35, co-owner and manager Of the CAP Music Co., here. Graduate of Mills High School; Louls burg. Baptist, Sunday school teacher. Now serving the town as Chief, Rescue Service; mem ber Loulsburg Volunteer Fire Department; Chairman Fire men's Relief Committee, Mar ried to the former Joyce Stro ther~of Loulsburg. Five child ren. PHILLIPS, Dally C? 42, bar ber, resident of Loulsburg for past 17 years. U.S. Navy vete ran of World War II (Chief Pharmacist Mate) Graduate of accredited high school, Hospi tal Corps School, Surgical Technicians School and Inde pemlant Duty Schools In U. S, Navy. Baptist, ordained Dea con, Sunday School Teacher. Member Tar River Baptist As sociation, Loulsburg High School Boosters, PTA, Com mander of American Legion Poit 105. Married to the form >r Betty Hamlet, of Franklin bounty. Two children. LUMPKIN, James P. 48, In cumbent, Attorney, member of local law firm of Lumpkin, Lumpkin & Davis. Graduate of r Wake Forest Law School. Epis copalian. Now completing first i term on Loulsburg City COun i ell. ?" ? " TAYLOR, Jonah C., 53. At torney, insurance Eirecutlvi.. Native of Franklin County, gra duate of Loulsburg High School [ and Wake Forest College Law School. Admitted to Bar ln'!t. 1932. Now employed as Branch Claims Manager, American Mutual Life Insurance Co. . THOMAS, Ernest Foster, 68, semi-retired newspaperman. Native of Loulsburg, attended Loulsburg High School, Louls burg College and Warrenton High School when It was a board ing school. Employed at The Fraftklln Times continuously since 1911 and has the distinc tion of having set the first line of type on a linotype machine In Franklin County (1912). Vet eran of World War I, chapter member of the local American Legion Post, member 40 & 8, and the Loulsburg Methodist Church, where he served on of ficial board for many years. Married to the former Ruth Webb. One child. And last, but not least, WHELESS, Louis A., our popu lar Mayor and former. Town Commissioner, who Is un-op posed for re-election as Mayor
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