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Wntfctr Partly cloudy today and Fri day, mild temperatures. Low today, 60; high, 80. The Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Niws 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. Serving All Of Franklin County Tel. GY 6-3283 Five Centa Louiaburg, N C.. Thursday. September 10. 1863 (Eight Page* Today) 94th Year -Number 60 l ; Monuments To Destructive Fire Here Three ct}ltaneys stand as stark monuments to the destruction of two homes by fire Just south of Loulsburg this morning. The charred sides^ of^ & third house, which was severely damaged by the spfreading flames, can be seen in the background. Native May Be Candidate For State Schools Post A Loulsburg native has been quoted by a Raleigh newspaper aa "talking" like a candidate tor Dr. Charles F. Carroll's post of State Superintendent of Public Instruction. He Is Or. Raymond F. Stone, ?on of Mr. and Mrs. C. F.Stone, of Route 1, Loulsburg, who Is presently serving as assistant director of the Department of Curriculum Study. Dr. Stone, who received his high school and early college education In Loulsburg and who Is president of the Loulsburg College Alumni Association, was quoted as "Interested" In the post In the Raleigh News and Observer's "Under The Dome" column Wednesday. Dr. Stone, the column report ed, said, "I'm Interested In bet ter schools. I have no definite plans, but a number of people have mentioned this to me In the past 12 to 18 months and I have entertained the notion." Stone told a reporter. "I don't know what Dr. Car roll's plans are. It's of Inter est to me that a great deal of these councllmen (members of the Council of State) are about the same age... and If I was going to run It would be for this next term," he said. The column also reported that "Stone favors calling the State wide vote on the authorized $100 million school bond Issue at the same time as the general election next year. He supports the Idea of State aid (or local school construction, though he ?ays some counties aren't doing their share." "If he became a candidate, he could be expected to run hard with the bond Issue." "Carroll took over as sup- 1 erlntendent of public Instruction In 1952. Stone came onto Cap itol Square as secretary of the North Carolina Better Schools Committee under former Gov. Luther Hodges in 1960, and be has gotten a lot of public ex posure since then engineering public school rallies across the State for Gov. Sanford." Student Subscription Drive Begins Monday White and colored high school student* throughout Franklin County will conduct an Intense 2 weeks subscription drive for The Franklin Times, beginning next Monday, September 23. During the period students will retain 30% of all money col lected on both new subscriptions and renewals to use for class projects, trips, etc. Last year, in a matter of two short weeks, participating schools received *1 ,166.28 In commissions on subscription sales. The project has the approval of the Franklin County Board of Education and principals of the Individual participating schools. Regular sbuscrlptlon rates will be In effect (luring the campaign. Persons may sub scribe for as many years as they like and the schools will receive full commission on total sales. The compalgn closes on Saturday, October 5. Now Is the chance for you to subscribe or pay -up your subscription to TheTlmes with out the bother of coming by The Times office and help your school students at the same time - both for the price of one. Be sure you take advan tage of this chance. No Teen Club Mrs. Paul Mullen, chairman, announced today that there would not be a meeting of the Teen Age Club on Friday night, September 20, because of the conflict.with the home football game. Local Farmers Use Winter Cover Crops "Winder cover crops have meant a tremendous saving of ?oil on my (arm," sayi H. H. Johnson of the Pearce commu nity In Franklin County. John son saya he has used whiter cover crops on his tobacco land for several yrfars. Not only has this practice conserved his soli, but his yield and quality of tobacco has been better. Johnson says further that he could see the results of a good winter cover crop throughout the next growing season. "The crop following a good winter cover crop grows off better, seems more resistant to disease, and withstands drought better," he said. Johnson is not alone In being sold on the benefits of a good winter cover crop. In 1862 1103 farmers In Franklin coun ty received cost-sharing under the Agricultural Conservation Program (or seeding winter cover crops. Through September 16th a to tal of 362 farmers had signed requests to seed winter cover under the 1963 program. Other farmers Interested In winter cover crop* or any other con servation practice should visit the ASCS office to put In their request tor cost-sharing. Churchwoman Here Sponsor Parish Supper A parish supper, held Mon day evening at the parish house of St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Church Street, was sponsor ed by the Episcopal church women as their first meeting of the year. The fifty-eight Episcopal Loulsburg College student* were Invited as guests. Mrs. Douglas House was In charge of arrangements and Mr. and Mrs. Colin McKlnne of decorations. Miss Adelaide Johnson, presi dent of the churchwomen, wel comed members of the parish families and the guests. Rev. W. M. Latta returned thanks for the fellowship and boun teous gifts. Fire Destroys Two Homes Here, Badly Damages Third Three negro families were left homeless when ffrFctestToyed two houses and Severly damaged a third just south of the Louis burg city limits early this morning. The blaze reportedly broke out around a kitchen stove in the home of Beaulah and tjoionei i^ee ureen I about 7 a.m., and before It could be brought under control It had destroyed the house and one next door, and aeverly damaged a third. Fire unlta from Bunn, Justice, and CentervlUe fought the blaze until 8:30 before bringing It under control. Loulsburg fire units could not answer the alarm due to a town ruling which prevents c(ty owned apparatus from going outside the cor porate limits unless the pro perty Is covered by a fire pro tection contract or unless to go to the aid of an adjoining munl claiJlKy. Green, his wife and four child ren, lost everything they owned In the blaze. Their next door neighbors, James Martin and his family, had time to remove some of their house^fld furn ishings before the fire spread to their home as did Christine Hazelwood, who lives next door to the Martins. The Green home was owned by the King estate; the other two by the Rev. H. T. Mc Fadden. Town Officials said that none of the houses Involved In the fire were covered by a fire protection contract, however, the Rev. McFadden's residence right across the street Is cov - ered by a contract, the records show. as me names uxeu uuwn, a. group of negro residents In the area, , Incensed over the failure of the Town of Loulsburg to dispatch fire apparatus to the scene, marched up and down South Main Street In front of the smoking ruins with a sign bearing the slogan, "Loulsburg Fire Department for Whites Only," and hurled Insulting re marks at a Times reporter making pictures of the scene when he showed no Interest In photographing them and their sign. Explosion Was Not Dynamite Explosions that rocked a pack house during a fire at the A. C. Murphy farm at Red Bud Tues day morning were not caused by dynamite as reported - but an exploding hydraulic Jack and automobile drive shaft Instead. Murphy stated that there was no dynamite In the building and during the course of cleaning up the ruins he came across the cause of the blast - the exploded remains of the jack and drive shaft. Fire department ? personel said there was no doubt ?ut what the two Items exploded In the fire causing them to think It was dynamite. More County Residents Get Pension Checks Money that was deducted from wages and salaries over the past 25 years to provide for the fu ture needs of workers and their families Is now paying off in good measure In FrankllnCoun- - *y. More local people than ever before, 2,251 of them at the last count, are sharing In the harvest. They are collecting regular monthly checks under the social security program. Most of these beneficiaries are retired workers. Of the others, some are disabled workers and some are wives, widows, children and other de pendents. How rapidly the pension sys tem Is expanding In the county Is brought out In the reports Issued by the old-age, surviv ors and disability trust funds. They show that the number of local residents receiving pen sion checks Is 37.1 percent higher than It was three years ago, when there were 1,642 re cipients. By way 01 compairson, mere was an Increase of 31.7 percent elsewhere In the United States. The growth has been the re sult of changes made In the so cial security law, extending Its scope and permitting more peo ple to qualify. Equally Impressive has been the rise In the dollar amount paid to residents of Franklin County. The official figures show that total payments locally, aspfthe first of this year, were at the annual rate of $1,255,000. Three years ago, before the latest changes went Into effect, they were $859,000 a year. How vast the social security system has become Is apparent from the latest report, which shows that nearly)14 1/2 billion a year Is now being pumped back Into the economy vla penslon checks that are going to over 18 million people across the country. With each successive year, the number of beneficiaries and the amount paid out Is expect ed to Increase still further as more and more people become entitled to pensions. A move to Increase the size of the benefits seems likely next year because It Is an elec tion year. Never, during the last two decades, according to the records, has Congress failed to take such action dur ing an election year. I Applying For Cover Crop c H. H. Johnson of the Pearce community in Franklin County is shown making application for winter cover crops with Mrs. , Eugene Bobbitt, ASCS Office i Clerk. --Times Photo 1 Few Possessions Saved The few possessions saved when fire razed three negro dwellings on South Main Street just south of the Louisburg City Limits lines the side of the street here this morning. ASC Community Committeemen Take Office On October 1 ~ The Franklin County ASC Committee had a busy day Tues day counting some 1628 ballots cast in the annual Community Committee election. The newly elected ASC Community Com mitteemen will take office on October 1 and represent their communities during the coming year and help administer vari ous ASCS programs on the com Leaf Average $51.65 Tues., (55.55 Wed. both volume and prices slid downward on the Loujsburg To bacco Market Tuesday, but sou need right back up again Wednesday as the quality Im proved. Sales Tuesday totaled 176,466 pounds for $ 91,143.79 tor an average price of $51.65 per hundred. Wednesday's sales saw the iverage Jump back up to $55.55 per hundred for offerings that :otaled 227,518 pounds and wrought |126,390.82, according :c Gene Beddlngfleld, Market Sales Supervisor. Bookings were being taken it some of the warehouses here his week as a 1 hour dally :ut In selling time remained In sffect. Locals Praise Rowan County Sheriff, Auditor A group of Friwklln County ifflcials who visited several >ledmont counties recently to itudy the organization and act ivities of the various depart ments and agencies, returned rlth high praise for the re eptlon they received. Making the trip were County luditor Lee Murray, Veteran lerv'.ce Officer, George Cham ilon, Jr., Clerk of Court, Ralph Lnott and Lonnle R. Shuplng, ocal CPA. The locals were most enthused ly the help and courtesies shown hem by employees of the var ous agencies and departments n their quest for Information. They singled out Rowan - ounty Sheriff A. J, Shuplng nd Auditor Wayne C. Simpson or exceptional praise for the elp extended while visiting in ieir county. munlty level. The chairman of each com : munlty committee will also 1 serve as a delegate to the ' County Convention on Friday, September 20, to elect a Coun ty Committee. The convention will be held at the ASCS Of fice In Loulsburg at 10;00 a.m. Following Is a list of the newly elected A SC Community Com mitteemen for all communities In Franklin County: Cedar Rock; R. S. May, Ol lle Fisher and Jasper Collins. Cypress Creek: E. R. Moore, J. S. Collie and A. C. Stal llngs. Dunn: W. Harold Alford, Ben nle B. Williams andodeneMul len. Frankllnton: Howard Conyers, Phil Whitfield and Watson Mltchlner. Gold Mine: Bryant Wood, Ed ward Radford andKlrbyGupton. Harris: B. T. Bunn, Carl Harris and T. W. Perdue. Hayesvllle: W. D. Foster, Jr., M. W. Ayscue, Sr., and Robert Ayscue. Sandy Creek: J. C. Tharrlng ton, H. T. Edwards and O. F. Tharrlngton. Youngsville: Clifton Hill, Norman Carter andCtaude Fra iler. Loulsburg: MaynardG. Baker, Russell P. Nelms and Douglas May. Unless Dog Found Youth Must Take Rabies Treatments A 6 year-old local youngster will have to undergo the pain ful antl-rables treatment soon unless the dog that bit him on the leg last Saturday morning can be located and put under surveillance. , The youngster is Rusty Vers teeg, son of Loulsburg College Professor and Mrs. Robert Versteeg. Rusty was bitten on the leg last Saturday morning while playing in his yard on Tangle wood Drive and, so far, all efforts to locate the dog have failed. The dog was described as a large, short-haired, black dog, Recruiter Is Reassigned Local U. S. Army recruiter, Sgt. Harvey P. Smith, Jr., has been reassigned to the Recruit ing Station at Lumberton, N. C. according to an announcement this week. In leaving the local are^?gt. Smith said he wished, -tf) thank the people of the .atfea for the cooperation ao?l courtesies' ex tended him during his tenure. Until such time as a new recruiter Is assigned this area, ftersons Interested in the Army's enlistment programs may contact M/Sgt. Charts S. Current, Jr., U. S. Army Re cruiting Station, Box 12229, Raleigh, N. C., Sgt. Smith said. with white on his throat and chest. He was wearing a col lar. Unless the dog Is found within the next week and ob served to see If he runs mad, young Rusty will have to begin the treatment. Anyone having any information on dogs answering the descript ion Is urged to contact the Vers teeg's or the authorities with out delay. Pick-Up l^ams School Bus; No Injuries A negro pick-up truck driver , crashed through a stop sign at^ the Intersection of Blckett Hlvtf. and Highway 581 and ^Jiirfo the side of a crowded. school bus here about 4 ojefock Tuesday afternoon. Luckll^fione of the 61 stu dentj/nor the pick-up truck toiler were Injured. The school bus Involved was bus No. 88 from Riverside School here. It suffered only minor damages to Its right side, and was able to continue on Its trip. The pick-up, how ever, had to be towed away by a wrecker. Police said the driver of the pick-up, Identified as Henry Foster, of Loulsburg would be charged with operating with Im proper breaks and running a stop sign.
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