EDITORIAL COMMEN1
Local Poppies Shocked
Local polHical circles were
shocked, >o say the least, by the
disclosure last Friday of Re
presentative James D. Speed's
application for the post of Coun
ty/ Forest Ranger.
x While Speed has mad&iiopub
lie announcements t*.s to what his
plans for the future were, it has
been the general consensus of
opinion tha^ He is and will be a
candidate for re-election to the
House of Representatives. This
new development, however,
^6psts a different light on the
matter.
The nfjMt^gene rally consiflerei
as the logical contender foiv the
post vacated by the death o
/County Ranger J. A. Pearce is
Joseph Earl Smift, a'Franklir
County native who-has servejd as
"Smoke Chasef" for the past 1C
years or more. Smith handlec
the duties of the post during
Pearce's illnes'ses at no in
crease in pay and is, so we un
derstand, the Forestry Service's
pick for the post.
Now that politics has entered
the picture anything can happen,
and probably will.
Smithfield Wonder
A group of some 15 to 20 local
; Business As/sociation members,
town officials and press and ra
dio people paid a visit to Smith
field last Wednesday afternoon
to see and hear ttye details?of the
> "Smithiield Plary" v
The Smithfield Plan, as it is
called, is a community wide de
velopment and improvement
program that has brought won
ders and considerable new in
dustry and business to Smith
field.
'What this plan and community
cooperation has,donie for or to
Smithfield cannot be adequately
described by words alone . . . .
all we can say is that if you have
not visited Smithfield in the past
year - dci so at your very np'fct
opportunity.
We'll warn you in advance
though, you might think you'r<
in the wronj town, because you
won't lie able to recognize the
place.
If something of this sort could
happen to Louisburg it would be
a wonderful thing . . . the only
trouble is that things like this
3on't just happen . . . they come
nly as the result of a lot of hai/d
work by -a lot of people and by
mutual cooperation on a commu
nity wide basis ... .
And sadly we admit, we htyve a
serious lack of cooperation anc
community spirit here in Louis
burg. / '
A Weak Sister?
The-axlvertisers and the pro
duction people tn television must
have been delighted by Lee Loe
vinger's testimony reeently be
fore the Senate Commerce Com -
mittee. Some members'of Corv^
<;ress, some members of the
committee which looks into
communications matters, and
who often also have interests in
stations, must also hav.e been de
lightpd, ... . .
r5r when Mr. Loevinger, who
is to be the new Commissioner
in the Federal Communications'
1 Commission, was asked what fRT
thought about the crime and. sex
< and violence on American1 tele
vision, he offered the comment
to "Just not watch the, darn
things."
In spite of the fact that leading
ministers an^' psychologists
have warnec|?f the harm done by
the crinve and violence and de
generate projection of life seen
on American television screens
our new Commissioner - who
replaces highly-critical Newton
Minow, now resigned, says "just
not watch the darn things". Such
an attitude will prod n6 one to
clean up anything.
The American people are get
ting a poor deal. Children and
adults will, go on watching the
"darn things," because of the
attraction of horror an'd crime
sensationalism, and ifLoeving
er doesn't know that, he doesn't
possess the first qualification to
be a Commissioner of the Fed
eral Comrmini<5fctions Commiss
ion. I
State Lotteries?
The latest Gallup Poll on the
question shows a majority of
Americans now favor state-run
lotteries as a means of raising
state revenue. A sampling of
opinion revealed 51 per cent of
those asked favored the lottery,
while' 39 per cent opposed it.
The issiie is pertinent because:
one state. New Hampshire, re-'
?cently took actio+? to set up a
; statewide lottery. Others are
considering such action.
The poll showed sixty per cent
of the men questioned on the is
sue favored state - run lotteries.
Women, however, opposed the
idea. Protestants were split al
most evenly on the question while
Roman Catholics favored state
lotteries by a heavy margin.
The urge to set up state' lot
teries comes because of the in
Views And Reviews
Heinrich Albertz, acting Mayor
of West Berlin, on 20th anni
versary of the uprising in the
Warsaw ghetto:
"Every German who did not
spend the entire Nazi era in
prison camps m-uSt feel respon
sible and must atone for the sins
committed by the murders in
German uniforms and in the
name of Germany."
Robert J. Corbett, member of
the House (R., Fa.) and serving
on House PostOffice Committee:
"The public has a right |o ex
- pect more service, not less,
since we Increased the postal
rates ? ? >
Allen O. Miller, Minister* *
"It is time that the people of
our churches are discouraged
from apologizing for being peo
ple of God."
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creasing pinch for revenue. Tax
es,' could be lowered consider
ably if state - run lotteries were
established.
Had a federal lottery been es
tablished years ago, the nation
al debt could have, been .hgld
down to a respectable level and
there would have been vast sums
of federal money available for
such things as roads and hospi
tals and other public projects.
One reason^ To~-con si de r state
lottery is the fact that gamblers
now take millions from gamb
ling citizens- as do foreign lot
teries. Sonie people will inevita- '
bl.v gamble, and laws will not,
stop them and the state might
benefit from it, and promise
them fair odds, in the process,
and this could mean lower taxes
for everyone.
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; Dfeaths
^WALTER MCMULLEN
Walter McMullen, 89, died
Saturday, June 15th In Nash
ville at the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. Gladys Scott.
A native of Franklin County
he had resided with Mrs. Scott
for the past 13 years. He was a
charter member of the Bunn
Baptist Church.
Funeral services were con
ducted at White's Funeral Home
Sunday afternoon by the Rev.
Lynwood Coffman. Burial was
In the Bunn cemetery.
Surviving In addition to Mrs.
Scott, are his wife, the former
Viola Lewis; two other daugh
ters, Mrs. Manls McKee of
Bunii and Mrs. Ruby plylar of
Raleigh; two grandsons; and five
great grandchildren; two bro
thers, H. H. of Bunn and S. B.
of Spring Hope; one sister, Mrs.
A. W. Lewis of Spring Hope.
MRS. VERNON P. SMITH
Tarboro - Funeral services
for Mrs. Vernon Pierre Smith,
51, who died Thursday were
conducted Saturday at 3 p.m.
at the Howard Memorial Pres
byterian Church, by the Rev.
Welford Hobble. Interment was
In Greenwood Cemetery.
She Is survived by her hus
band, John L. Smith, two daugh
ters, Mrs. Jack Robblns of i
Rocky Mount and Mrs. G. S.
Hlhton of Athens, Ga.; one sis
ter, Mrs. 1. D. Terell of Col
lege Park, Ga.; two brothers,
Stanely Pierce of Rocky Mount
and Jennings Pierce of Nor- ;
folk, Va. and five grandchild- <
ten. i
Mrs. Smith was a former re
sident of Loutsburg and while
living here was active In church I
and civil work. She was a char- I
ter member of the Wesleyan I
Service Guild and a past pre
sident. Her husband was con
"nected with Plttman Lancaster <
Funeral Home In Loulsburg. i
Those attending the service j
for Mrs. Smith from Louis- i
burg were: Mrs. R, W. Smith- ?
wick, Mrs. Ear1.? Murphy, Earle 1
Murphy, jr. and George Mur- I
Phy. r
JV e w s
from
Hollywood
In the fall series of "Bonan
za" Adam (Pernell Roberts )
will find a. wife. It Is rumored
that It will be an "out" -for
Roberts while others think It
will be a boost to the series.
Helen Kleeb has been signed
to star In "Seven Days in May"
as a confidential secretary to
the President of the United
States,. Fredrick March will
play the President.
Meredith MacRae, 18 year-old
daughter of Gordon and Sheila
MacRae, will Join the cast of
"My Three Sons," this fall
on ABC -TV series.
Nancy Sinatra, daughter of
Frank Sinatra and wit* of Tom
my Sands will make her motion
picture debut In "A Young Man's
Fancy," a United Artists re
lease.
Community News
Louisburg
Mr. and Mrs. Earle Murph]
and Miss Virginia Pleasant!
visited Vernon P. Smith anc
family in Tarboro on Frlda]
night.
Mrs. Marlon Hlght, Mrs.A,R,
Ray and Miss Cora Sue Ray re
turned Wednesday to their home
In Miami, Florida after a vlsil
here yrlth Mrs. MlAnte Hlght,
Mrs. R. J. Rudd and daugh
ters Mary Beth and Margaret
Ann spent last week with Mrs.
Rudd's parents Mr. and Mrs.
B. Q. Sessons In Burlington,
Mrs. J. B. Ellington Is at
home now after undergoing sur
gery at Rex Hospital in Raleigh
two weeks ago. She Is improv
ing.
Mrs. Sally Haralson of Pe
tersburg, Va. spent last week
with Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Owen
and family.
A.I.C. and Mrs. jerry Ktt
trell and daughter.! Cynthia of
Hunter Air Force ' Base, Sa
vanah, Ga. and Sgt. and Mrs.
Frank Klttrell and daughter
Slorla of Tinker Air Force
Base, Mid ye st City, Okla.,
visited the past week with Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Klttrell.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Abbott
s week with Mrs.
J. H. Abbott. _
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wood
lief of Raleigh were guests of
:he E. L. Klttrells and Miss
Kate Woodlief Sunday.
Mrs. Bessie Stegall of Hen
lerson and Mrs. Herbert Rich
irdson of Middleburg were
;uests of Mrs. C. Z. Brown
jaturday.
Bobbitt
Burlington are
Jl
Mrs. Alice Wood and Mrs.
Elsie Sykes of Nashville visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Finch
r Sunday.
1 Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Slpes
' of Graham spent the week with
the R. J. Rudd family.
Mrs. T. R. Smith attended
Methodist Conference at Green
ville last week. Sh? was a dele
gate from Planks Chapel.
Youngsville
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Moss
and children David, Billy and
Jimmy spent the week end in
? the mountains.
Mr. Aubrey Winston and son
Billy spent the week end in the
mountains in the western part
of the state.
Mrs. jNj. Winston and child
ren vacationed the~latter part
of the past week at Carolina
Beach with frifeqds of Wake
Forest.
Among those vacationing at
Carolina Beach this week are
merpbers of the A. E. Hall
family, the J. T. Aliens and
the J. H. Winstons.
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Miss Nancy Mitchell Is at
tending summer school at Wake
Forest College.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hart and
children spent the day Wednes
day at Lenoir, N.C. ,
Mrs. Bettle Cyrus Is spending
some time in Raleigh with Mr.'
and Mrs.tElmo Atkins.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R.Tharrlng
ton and children Gary, Ricky,
and Mitzle are leaving the first
of this week on vacation. They
plan to visit with relatives in
Illinois and also to travel to
other points of Interest in north
ern states.
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Many Represent County '
At Homemakers'Week
Franklin County w well re
presented atHomemakersWeek
In Raleigh June 17-21. Mrs.
Charlie Merrltt, Franklin
County\ Home Demonstration
County Council President and
Mrs. H. K. Baker, President of
the 15th District represented
Perry's WMU j
Met Wed.
Perry's Chapel W.M.U. held
Its general meeting Wednesday
night at the church.
Mrs. D. W. Mltchlner, pre
sident, presided.
Following the meditation,
?'Happiness In the Home" and
the Heck - Jones Memorials
offering, a program, "Co
laborers for the Truth" was
presented. Tltose participating
were Mesdames M. E. Kear
ney, H. C. Goswick, J. W.
Goswick, D. W. Mltchlner, J.E.
Wilder, K. B.StallingsaudMiss
Jennie Jones.
Telling other people what is
best for their own good Is the
world's least needed business.
the county on Tuesday, June
18, at the State Council Meet
ing of the N. C. Organization at
Home Demonstration Club*.
On Wednesday, June 18, Mrs.
M. M. Person, Sr. was award
ed a silver tray and a plaque
as a winner In the AJiP Tea
Company Leadership Awards
Program.
Also on Wednesday, Mrs. H.B.
Cottrell represented the coun
ty In a fashion show during the
annual luncheon: Mrs. Cottrell
was one of six ladles from the
Northeastern District asked to
participate In the fashion show.
She modeled a blue alfalfa linen
suit with a nylon Jersey blouse
and smocked hat. Mrs. Cottrell
made the entire outfit. Over 600
people attended the luncheon ?
including ' Mrs. H. K. Baker,
Mrs. Colleen Ott, Mrs. Kenneth
Collier, Mrs. P. E. Dean, Mrs.
Pattle Justice, Mrs. M. M. Per
son, Sr., Mrs. H. B. Cottrell
and Mrs. Frances Puller from
Franklin County.
A large number of ladles from
Franklin County including some
no-club members and Home /
Economics students attended
the classes during Homemak
ers Week on Thursday and Fri
day.
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