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Weather Scattered afternc-Hi and even ing thundershowers i ?lav. Wed nesday, generally fair and not as warm. Low today, 7t> hl<h, 90. The Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Times Serving All Of Franklin County News Cast Listen to WYRN Radio, 1480 on your dial, each evening at 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, for your Times Reporter with all the local news. T?l GY 6-3283 Five Cents Louiaburg, N. C . Tuesday. August 13. 1B63 (Six Pages Today) 94th Year? Number 40 Two New Doctors Begin Practice In Franklinton Frankllnton has two new doc-" tors, who set up_ practice last week In the Oakcrest clinic. The new doctors are Larry A. Tyree; M. D., of Pax, West Virginia, and James R. Rasher, M. 0,, of Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Tyree Is a graduate of Marshall University In Hunt ington, W. Va., and studied medicine at Bowan Gray School of Medicine In wlnston-Salem, N. C. He interned at Saint Elizabeth Hospital In Youngs town, Ohio. Dr. Tyree Is married and the father of two little girls. Dr. Rasher Is a graduate of Notre Dame and studied medi cine at Loyola . He also In terned at Saint Elizabeth's. Dr. Rasher Is married and Is the father of two small boys. Feds Blow Still Near Franklinton The feds were playing their high-powered fireworks In Franklin County again Monday. A king-sized cracker, placed in someone's vat of corn squeezlngs near Frankllnton about noon, caused a shower of potent liquid and still parts to cover the woods there for a few seconds. Members of the Raleigh ATTD office, who provided the display, said that 300 gallons of ready to-run mash were destroyed a long with a 324 gallon capacity submarine type still and the usual accessories. No operators were In the im mediate vicinity of the instal lation, some one-half mile south of the town limits, at the time of the explosion and no arrests were made. On Active Duty At Ft. Gordon Talmadge H. Edwards, Jr. of Frankllnton, of the U. S. Air Force Reserve, Is taking a two-week tour of active duty at Fort Gordon, Ga., with the 8436th Air Eoree ReServe Re covery Group. He reported for duty August 4 and will re turn home August 18. The four squadrons of the 8436th are participating In Ex ercise Swift Strike III, a Joint Army-Air Force training ma neuver being staged In the two Carollnas under simulated 'combat conditions. The big war game, involving some 100,000 troops, will be con cluded August 18. Edwards Is a member of the headquarters staff of the 8436th which is commanded by Col. Farmer S, Smith of Raleigh. The reserve unit trains one weekend each month at its home, station In Raleigh and is as signed to 15 days active duty each summer, Edwards holds the reserve grade of staff sergeant. Honest Man Crossett Ark. - As a boy he sho< out some street lights. Now as a mart, he sent $5 to Mayor Vaskell Carter to pay for them. In a letter he sa^d if this was not enough to cover the damages he would send more. More Security Chairman of the House Com mittee on Un-American Activi ties, Representative Willis (D., La.), points at the need for Senate action on a bill to make rigid personnel rules at the National Security Agency since the defection of a former re search analyst to Russia. This suggestion was the re sult of letter published In a Soviet Government newspaper written by Victor Norrls Ham ilton, a former employee of the super secret agency, saying that he defected to Russia be cause he became disillusioned with life in America. Dr. Larry A. Tyree Dr. James R. Rasher Sen. Jolly Named To Court Comm'n. i i State Senator W. M. Jolly of Loulsburg has been named to a 15 - member state court study commission to make re commendations toward im plementing the constitutional a mendment on court reforms ar proved last year. The commission was appoint ed jointly Friday by Gov. San ford, Senate President Clarence Stone, House Speaker Clifton Blue and chairmen of House and Senate judiciary committees. Members of the commission will seirve until Dec. 31, 1970. Its chairman will be elected by the commission from Its own, membership. p One of the chief problems the commission faces Is establish ing a uniform system of inferior courts. The constitutional amendment stipulated that the new court system be In oper - ation by 1971. The commission was created by the 1963 General Assembly. Its members: Dickson Phll Ups, law Instructor at the Uni versity of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Sen. Lindsay C. Warren, Jr., ofGoldsboro; Rep. David M. Brltt of Fairmont; Charlotte Attorney James W. McMillan; Rep. A. A. Zolllcof er of Henderson; Mount Airy attorney A. D. Folger, Jr., Sen. Staton P. Williams of Albe marle; Karl W. McGhee.WUm Bloodshed Boxscore Raleigh ? The Motor Vehicles Department's summary of traf fic deaths through 10 A.M. Mon day, -August 12, 1963: Killed To Date 742 Killed To Date Last Year 722 lngton attorney; J, Alexander M,cMahon of Chapel H1U, gen eral counsel of the North Car olina Association of County Commissioners; Rep. J. Eugene Snyder of Lexington; former Rep. Leonard W. Lloyd of Rob blnsvllle; Sen. J. J. Harrington of Lewlston; Rep. H. Patrick Taylor of Wadesboro; and Rep. Stephen B. Dlooey, Jr., of Gas ton la,. Farmers To Collect Insurance Some 4,700 farmers In Frank lin and 17 other counties will receive payments totaling about $ 1.73 million for crop damage from the Federal Crop In surance Corp., officials of tl.j agency reported Friday. Most of the money will go to tobacco farmers In northern Piedmont counties, whose crop have been cut sharply by drought said Julian E. Mann, State FCIC Director. Mann said that In the drought area, FCIC expects to pay 3,335 claims totaling) 1.25 mll lon, The payments will cover the farmers' expense In pro ducing the crop. He added that In the area a total of 16,635 farmers are In sured for a total of $27 mil lion. The counties are: Ala mance, Caswell, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Hartford, Na sh, Northampton, Person, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Vance, Warren and Washington. Elderly Woman Killed By Auto; Driver Held A "8year-old Route 4, Louis burg woman was struck and kill ed Jny an atiio near Edward itesi School Satur>'a- afternoon. State Trooper D. M. Hlnton vi id that Frank Ragland, 37 year-old Route 3, Louisburg nefro, had been .barged with manslaughter In the death of Mrs. Mary C. Gupton. Hlnton said that Mrs. Gupton had apparently gone to the well across the road In front of her house and was returning with a pail of water when 'struck by the car. The Louisburg Res cue Service was summoned to the scene but Mrs. Gupton, Rescuers said, has obviously died almost Instantly. Trooper Hlnton said that his Investigation showed that Mrs. Gupton was all the way across the road when the car, skidding sideways, struck her and knock ed her approximately 80 feet. The Trooper quoted the negro as saying he had only been driv ing for several weeks. Funeral services for Mrs. Gupton were conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. from the Saints De light Free Will Baptist Church by the Rev. Ralph Clegg. Bur ial was In the Wester family cemetery. Surviving are three son?, Ed gar, and Wayland of Louisburg, and Elbert of the home; seven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. No Delay Planned On Middle Belt Although there has been talk of a delay because of lateness of the crop, flue-cured tobacco, markets on the Middle belt . will open their auction season on Tuesday , Sept. 3, as previous ly announced, the sales commit tee of the belt has decided, Fred S. Royster, managing di rector of the Bright Belt Ware house Association, said Friday that a poll of the committee con firmed the original date, as made by Walker Stone of Dur ham, president of the Middle Belt Warehouse Association. Royster said there were no plans for delaying the opening of Eastern North Carolina Markets Aug. 21, as previously determined. The harvest Is estimated to be 60 percent complete In the Eas tern Belt, and about 20 per cent In the M lddle Belt. . J. D. Cash On Sam Houston James D. Cash, ei^lneman se cond class, USN'son of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Cash of Route 1, Youngsvllle, N. C. Is serving abpard the Polaris missile submarine USS Sam Houston, currently on patrol beneath the surface of the At lantic Ocean, The submarine departed Holy Loch, Scotland, on her current patrol recently and Isto remain on station completely sub merged for two months. While on station, t^e sub marine will be In constant read iness to launch her 16 nuclear tipped polarjs Missiles. By remaining submerged through out the entire patrol, the Sam Houston Is as close to being In vulnerable to counter-meas ures as a modern weapons sys tem can be. She Is capable of launching the missiles while submerged. Two crews man fleet ballis tic missile submarines. When the Sam Houston returns to Holy Lock, the entire crew will be re placed by another crew which has been In training. The sub marine will be on patrol while the crew ashore Is In training. After N. C. 56 Collision ? Demolished farm tractor and overturned trailer litter the roadside on N. C 56 West of Frajiklinton following collision of a huge tfactor-trailer and a farm tractor last Friday after noon. -Times Photo. Youth, 14, Hurt In Wreck A 14-year-old Frankllnton boy, Jimmy Ball, was seriously Injured Friday when the farm tractor he was driving was ?truck by a tractor-trailer truck on Highway 56, one mile west of here. Billy Lee Brlnkley of Rt. 5, Durham, driver of the trucks told Highway potralman E. M. Roberts that the youth turned left directly Into the path of his rig. The truck attempting to pass the tractor, overturn ed but was not damaged badly. Drive Set To Light Local Athletic Field By Clint Fuller The Loulsburg High School Boosters Monday night voted to step up their drive for funds to light the football field. They set a goal of $3500 which will pover the cost of the lighting. Jim Tferry was elected presl aeni 01 me organization replac ing Willis W. Nash and Dally C. Phillips was electled vice president. Howard Stalllngs was re-elected secretary treasurer. Nash was appointed In charge of the gate' at all games; Phillips was put In charge of parking at all games and Clint Fuller was made publicity chairman for the Booster programs. The drive for the football field project was started some time ago on a small scale. Last week In a special meeting, the group formulated plans for a major drive and many local citizens were contacted during the week. The total amount raised thus far on the project 1*91308.00. Jim ferry stated, "We will be happy to receive any size contributions. In fact, we prefer many small donations over a few large ones. The more that take an active part in the recreational program, the more successful It will be." Betty Hobgood, 1962 graduate, is contacting all the classmates of that year for contributions. Two light fixtures and three light bulbs have been donated In lieu of cash contributions. The field when complete^, will have eight poles, sixty-five feet high. This Is the regulation height and Is higher than those used at Fox park. The new field will start with sixty-four light fixtures, an Increase of eighteen over the old park. The turf was started two years ago. The portable bleachers will be moved to the new location, as will the two concession stands. A new public address system will be Installed. The Boosters hope to be able to erect bleach ers In the near future; however, they are not Included In their present drive. The poles have already been Installed and the wiring is ex pected to get underway this week. The light fixtures now at Fox Park will be moved to the new field; The football team will con duct their practice sessions, wh.lch begin August 15th, at the new field. The first season Brlnkley was not hurt. AftiT the mishap Brlnkley and a passerby lifted the demolish ed tractor from the youth, whc was rushed To Frankllr Memorial Hospital with burni and other Injuries. game is scheduled at Nashville on August 30th with the first home game scheduled to be played at the. new field on Sep tember 20th against Norllna. Dedication of the field has been tentatively set for the Home coming game on October 4th against Warrenton. The Boosters will meet again Monday night and anyone In terested In Joining is Invited to attend. Anyone wishing to contribute to the present cam paign can do so by conUctlag any member of the organization or the school. Drive Indicator This thermometer shows contributions to date to the Louisburg High School Athletic Field Fund. Donations total $1?398 and the goal to light the field is $3,500. Rescuers See Red Over False Alarms ? * ""ST* The Loulsburg Rescue Ser-*' vice, which has been answer ing emergency calls at the rate o( ,i)ne a day for the past two weeks, Friday posted a $50 cash reward for Information leading to the arrest and con viction of any person or per sons turning In or causing a false emergency alarm to be turned In. The ' action was taken fol lowing two false alarms within an hour last Thursday night to widely separated locations. The Bunn Rural Volunteer Fire Department was also called out on a wild goose chase Thursday night. Loulsburg Rescue Chief V. A. Peoples said that anyone who would send In a false rail for help must certainly have a warped sense of humor. Not withstanding possible damage to lives and thousands of dol lars of equipment, Is the pos sibility that the Rescuers and equipment might be needed for a real emergency while out chasing false leads, lie said. Our service Is a serious life or death business, the Rescue Chief pointed out, and Is defi nitely not something to be toyed around with. All of the various local and county law enforce ment agencies have been alerted In an effort to apprehend any person turning In a false alarm and anyone so apprehended will be prosecuted to the full en tent of the law,> he declared. Locally Highway Costs Top $198,300 How much are passenger car owners tn Franklin County con tributing, via gasoline and other auto taxes, toward the cost of the 4 1,000- mile national high way system? How much extra have they been forking up since the increase In the tax rates? The question of who has been doing the paying, and to what extent, was brought to the fore recently by Congressman Oli ver P. Bolton of Ohio. He protested the statements carried on the signposts that have been erected along the stretches of highway under con struction to the effect that the financing Is being done with Federal funds. They should state Instead, he declared, that the bills are being footed by the millions of highway users across the country through the special taxes they are paying on motor fuel, on tires and on other equipment. For the average car owner in Franklin , County, traveling 10,000 miles a year and re gistering about 14 miles to the gallon, the annual cost Is approximately $30, according to figures released by the Bureau of Public Roads. Locally, with the number of cars now in use, the Xotal tax comes to $198,300 a year. It goes into the Highway Trust Y Fund. Not Included In this amount are the state taxes levied on motorists. The highway system Is being constructed on pay-as-you-go basis, with the major part of the money for it coming from the 4 'cents-a-gallon tax on gasoline. Prior to October 1, 1959, It was 3 cents-a-gallon. At that time, because construction costs were getting bigger and because the trust fund was fal ling behind, It was raised to 4 cents. , ? For car owners Jn franklin ? County, the Increase hastneant an additional $49,600 a year. According to the schedule, they will continue to pay at the present rate, about $30 a year, until 1972, when the road sys tem is due to be completed. Their total contribution, In the nine remaining years, based on the number of cars now In operation locally, will be arqund $1,784,700, It Is estimated ? The new highways will pajoff In reduced travel time, eailer traveling and lower operating costs, It Is expected.
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