Weather Generally fair and cold today and tonight. Low, 24; high, 49. Increasing cloudiness and somewhat warmer Wednesday. The Franklin Times 13^3^ I I Published Every Tuesday & Thursday 1 ^ e ? : ? "" E , l:- r Serving All Of Franklin County News Cast Listen to WYRN Radio, 1480 on your dial, each evening at 4:45 p.m. Monday through Fri day, for your Times Reporter with all the local news. T?l GY 6-3283 Fiv? Cants (E>ght Pages Today) 94th Y?ir-Numb?r 83 BurMil Dragon The 150 foot long fire arid smoke breathing Burlington Mills Dragon chases would-be slayers down the parade route to the delight of the many young sters in what was probably the highlight of the parade. -Times Photo. Thousands See Franklinton Parade In Perfect Weather People, young and old, turned out by the thousands In crisp, but near perfect weather Thurs day night for the Frankllnton Merchants Association's an nual Christmas Parade. Estimates of the crowd on hand for the event ranged from 8 to 15,000, but It was evident that the throng enjoyed the en tire procession of over half a hundred entries. A spokesman for the Asso ciation said that they were more than pleased with the turnout. The mile long cavalcade was lead by the American Le gion Color Guard and the Louls burg High School Band and was followed tip by a float bearing Jolly old Saint Nicholas and about 100 fanctly dressed mem bers of the Frankllnton Saddle Club and their mounts. probably the biggest hit of the parade, so far as the spectators were concerned, was the spectacular entry of Frank llnton Fabrics. This was a fire and smoke snorting dragon some 150 feet In length which chased would-be dragon slay ers down the parade route. Also a big hit with the chil dren was WRAL-TV's Captain 5 and his Rocket Ship. There was also an attractive float from Long Meadow Dairies and Commissioners Name New Asst. Agents The County Commissioners Thursday filled vacancies on both the Farm and Extension Agency staffs. Harold Alton Stegall, of War ren County, was appointed to the post of Assistant Farm A gent at a starting salary of $5,800 annually, and Mrs. Ber nlce Slone. Harris was appoint ed Assistant Home Economics Agent at a starting salary of $5,300 annually. Both of the new appointees were recommended to the posts by the District Extension Serv ice. Board Chairman w. P. Chil ders appointed Commissioners Norr.ls Collins and Claude Ar nold to meet with the official boards of the towns of Franklln ton and Loulsburg with refer ence to the state statute pro viding for breath tests for In toxication. The Board also voted to ex tend the Christmas holiday for county employees through De ' cember 27 and set another meeting for December 18 to discuss the Surplus Food Pro gram. Contributions Loulsburg Rescue Service Chief V. A. Peoples acknow ledged the receipt of several more contributions to the Res cue Service this week. The Service, he said, received $100 from an anonymous contri butor and another $25 from Mr. and Mrs. William C. Dent. bands Irom Oxford, Henderson, Wake Forest and Knlghtdale as well as Loulstxirg, and plenty of gaily decorated floats with pretty girls. The Merchants Association expressed Its appreciation to everyone, participants and spectators, for helping make the event such a success, and stated that they were looking forward to next year's event. Bruce Honejrcutt Becky Wilson County Elementary Contest Winners The Annual Franklin County Elementary Rec itat Ion-Dec la matlon Contest was held In the Louisburg High School Audi torium on December 5 at 7:00 p.m. with seven schools repre sented. First place honors went to Becky Wilson of Louisburg who recited "A Day at the Beach," and Bruce Honeycutt of Frankllnton declaiming Abra ham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Ad dress." Second place went to Mary Gordon East of Frankllnton and Charlie Hobgood of Loulsburg, and third place to Rebecca Pearce of Edward Best Ele mentary School and C. L. Wrenn of Youngsvllle High School. Other participants were Linda Jones of Edward Best High School, Betty Bowers of Gold Sand, Deborah Lancaster of Bunn, Alice Lowery of Youngs vllle, Barry Wester Of Edward Best Elementary, GregoryCol 11ns of Gold Sand, and Tommy Best of Edward Best High School. Santa's Zip Cad* 99701 At Pole The Post Office Department is getting together with Santa Claus this yeqr to make sure that children wjho write to the North Pole get 'an answer from the best-known citizen up there, according to postmasters at Louisburg and Frankllnton to day. "Part of the Post Office ef forts to encourage a wider use of ZIP coded addresses assures children that they will receive a message from Santa Claus If they write to him by December 15 at 'North Pole 99701,' and use their own ZIP Codes in their return addresses," they ex plained. The enlistment of Mr. ZIP as Santa Claus' newest helper be came a familiar fact to children everywhere on Thanksgiving Day when TV network viewers saw the familiar cartoon character In the traditional Macy*s Christmas parade In New York, the U. S. Postal of ficials pointed out. Santa's reply to the children's note, to be delivered free of any additional charge through the courts sy of the Postal Serv ice, wtlf TO a gaily-decorated card with an appropriate reply to please the children, the local postal head noted, AH that Is required Is the child's note to Santa with regular 5? first class postage on the envelope, to gether with- the ZIP-coded ad dress and return address. The Post Office officials again urged the public to do their Christmas mailing early. For "Aunt Abby" Series: Pearce Wins Top Smithwkk Award By Charles Dunn Raleigh ? Thllbert H. Pearce of Frankllnton, special writer, photographer and columnist for The Franklin Times, has won (hp Smlthwtck Cup Competition for 1963 for the articles on "Aunt Abby House, Angel to the confederacy." The presentation of a repli ca of the Smlthwtck Cup was made at the 22nd annual meet ing of the North Carolina So ciety of County and Local His torians In Raleigh Saturday. Dr. Maxwell Robinson, presi dent fflNjje society, presented the award^j>earce. The Franklin County writer won second place in the com petition last year. The Smlthwtck Award, estab lished by the late Dr. D. T. Pruette Speaks At Wake Electric Dinner "Transformations" was the topic o f the talk Mr. C. Ray Pruette, of Frankllnton, pre sented at the annual Christmas dinner, Thursday evening, for | Wake Electric Membership Corporation. Mr. Pruette, Introduced by Mr. J. J. Hart at the meeting held In the Southeastern Cafe teria, Wake Forest, spoke of the transformations that Chrlstmastlde makes in man. Generally speaking, man Is a chemically put-together mass, dally going about Its business, until the Christmas season comes along and transforms man Into a more spiritual being that Is of Infinite worth In the eyes of the Maker. Christmas lifts us out of our every day life and gives a new perspec tive on life, Mr. Pruette con cluded. Mr. J, L. Shearon, corporation manager, presided at the dinner, giving the welcome and making announcements. Invo cation was given by Mr. H. L. O'Brien. Following introductions of guests by Mr. L. K. Stephenson, Mr. N. C. Brummltt gave the president's message. Present for the dinner were the eighty-odd directors, their families, employees and fami lies and guests. Pnliceman's Child Shows Improvement The 19 month-old daughter of Loulsburg Police Patrolman and Mrs. Chulle Lambert was reported much Improved In Rex Hospital In Raleigh today. The child was stricken sud denly 111 at her home early Sunday morning and was taken . to Franklin Memorial Hospital. Falling to respond to treat ment, she was rushed to the Ra leigh hospital about noon by the Loulsburg Rescue Service. Smlthwlck of wLoulsburg, Is | given annually wir the best newspaper or magazine article relating to local history or bio graphy appearing in a North Carolina publication between Nov. 15 and Nov. 15 of each year. The articles submitted are evaluated by a committee. Con sidered In Judging articles are their appropriateness, Import ance, accuracy, readability, and arrangement.. Second place In the 1963 com petition jvent to Mrs. Margaret McMahan of Fayettevllle for articles appearing In the Fayettevllle observer. The third place award went to Lewis Philip Hall of Wilmington for an article In the Raleigh News & Observer. * In addition to receiving a replica of the Smlthwlck Cup, Pearce's name will be engraved on the original Smlthwlck Cup which is retained by the So ciety. / In announcing the award to pearce, Charles Dunn of Dur ham, chairman of the Smlth wlck. Cup Awards Committee, pointed out that almost a year had been spent In research for the story on Aunt Abby House., He added, "The subject of the story, Aunt Abby, was one of the more colorful and most unlqua contributions made by Frankltir County to the caose of the Confederacy a hundred years ago. An Independent and somewhat strange woman, Aunt Abby made the unexpected the Expected. "She crossed enemy lines t>n deeds of mercy. She was a close friend of Gov. V&.ice and other leaders of our state dur ing that period of Its history," Dunn continued. "Needless to say, Aunt Abby was considered a character and became something of a legend in her own time. However, as the years passed Aunt Abby was all but forgotten. "Mr. Pearce's articles have uhdoubtedly brought back some of Aunt Abby*s popularity and, to some extent, have restored her to her proper place in Franklin County history," Dunn said. "Mr, Pearce's painstaking In terest in his county's history Is admirable," he concluded, "and the rpsult of his work merits him the Smlthwlck Cup Award { for 1963." In last year's Smlthwlck Cup Competition, Pearce's winning article was an account of the part played by Franklin County, men after the Battle of Seven Pines and Included Gen. Jebj Stuart's first ride around Mc- j Clellan. At that time It was stated, " Pearce1 ?; articles were unique ; among those submitted for this, < contest in that they associated i history with people living ; today." " "Mingled with state and Con- i federate leaders like Vance, Branch, Jackson and Lee were i the names of Franklin County soldiers, whose families still j live. In the county. "The Idea and the effort un- I doubtedly created a greater I family pride among some and 1 Certainly It created a greater awareness of Franklin County's contributions to North Carolina history," the citation for Pearce's 1962 award stated. Award Presented T. H. Pearce of Franklinton, left, is shown receiving the Smithwick Cup for the best historical article appearing in a news paper during the past y.ear from Dr. Black well Robinson during the meeting of the N. C. Society- of County and Local His torians in Raleigh Saturday. (Photo by Charles Dunn) Bureau Prexy States Little Federal Plan Fair For Everyone The president of the Franklin County Farm Bureau said here this week that It would be "a serious backward step for Franklin County's economy if the state is ever ruled by urban legislators." president Melvin Nelms sub mitted that urban rule Is a "real and serious threat un less the reapportionment a mendment passes on January 14." The amendment ? popularly called "Little Federal Plan" would reduce house member ship from 120 to 100, giving each county one memtier. The Senate would be increased from 50 to 70 members, with' all seats being allotted on a popu lation basis. "This plan gives fair repre sentation to everybody," said Nelms, "and provides ifor neith er urban or rural control. Bas ing one house- on area and the other on' population is nothing other than a fair solution." Nelms cited the fact that Franklin County's estimated agricultural income for 1962 was $18,910,414. This includes Boxscore Ralelgh--The Motor Vehicles Department's summary of traf fic deaths through 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 9: KILLED TO pATE 1250 KILLED TO DATE LAST YEAR 1237 Local Student Wins man English Award Francelne Perry of Louls burg High School is one of 870 outstanding students of high school English In the country. The National Council of Teach ers of English has named her a 1963 national winner In Its annual Achievement Awards competition. Last spring a committee of English teachers from the high school nominated Miss Perry to represent Loulsburg High School in the competition. The nation's schools nominated al- 1 most 6,800 students for the ! NCTE citation. In announcing the winners, James R. Squire, Executive Secretary of National Council of Teachers of English, said that the Council recommends these students for college scholarships In 1964. In pre vious years, 99% of the Awards winners entered the college of their choice. Approximately 80% of those applying for scholarships received finan cial aid. The NCTE sends to all win ners and runners-up scrolls of recognition. It honors their high school departments with certificates of merit. The Council also sends the names of these students to their re spective congressmen and governors. Mrs. Jewel C. Bartholomew, *nd Mrs. Mamie B. Clayton have been Francelne's English In structors at Loulsburg High j School. Francelne*S parents are Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Perry of Loulsburg, N. C. The National Council of Teachers of English, which re cently held Its 53rd annual con vention In San Francisco, with its 80,000 members and sub scribers among English teach ers from elementary grades through college is the largest subject-matter organization of teachers In the United States. government payments and in come from sale of farm pro ducts. Economic specialists, he said, report that each agri cultural dollar is multiplied s?'vt?n times as it moves through the economy. "This is too important a part of our economy to l>e entrusted to people who don't understand or rare about farming." Th