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The Franklin Times
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Published Every Tuesday & Thursday
Serving All Of Franklin County
94th Year? Number 84
Five Cents
Louisburg, N. C . Thursday. December 12. 1963
(Ten Pages Today)
Christmas Tree Sale
Jayc6*e Christmas Tree sales
man Jesse Moon shows one of the
nice imported furs to Drivers
License Examiner Harry Wil
der< The Jaycees have a huge
stock of trees to select from at
the Southside B Warehouse on
West Nash Street.
Collins Announces Candidacy
For House Of Representatives
Veteran County Commis
sioner Norrls W. Collins fired
the opening shot In the 1964
race for the House of Repre
sentatives today when he an
nounced his intentions to be
come a candidate for the seat
now held by Representative
James D. Speed, In the May pri
maries.
In a specially prepared state
ment, Collins said that he "has
agreed" to offer himself as a
candidate to the people of
Franklin County "after many
of his friends throughout all
parts of the County expressed
their confidence In him and
urged him to run for the of
fice."
Collins, a veteran of 8 years
on the Board of County Com
missioners, said that he feels
that he has a comprehensive
knowledge of the needs of o(ir
County and State and that if
nominated and elected he would
fairly represent all the people
of Franklin County.
"I expect to fully set forth
my platform at an early date,"
he added.
The Frankllnton resident,
Commissioner for District 2
(Youngsvllle and Frankllnton
Townships) is the owner and
operator of an oil distributing
business he established several
years ago. He is a veteran
of World War II, having served
in the European Theitre for
3 1/2 years; member of the
County Wide
Beef Cattle
Meet Monday
The second county-wide beef
cattle meeting Is scheduled for
December 16, according to J.
R. Shllllnglaw, Agricultural Ex
tension Agent. -The meeting
will be held In the basement
of the agricultural building,
Loulsburg, N. C., ind will be
gin at 7:00 p.m., lasting about
an hour and a half.
Shllllnglaw stated that Mr.
Sam Buchanan, Animal Hus
bandry Extension Specialist at
N. C. State College, will dis
cuss the management of cow
and calf herds and the stoc le
er calf program.
All Interested persons are
urged to attend.
American Legion and the
Frankllnton Volunteer Fire De
partment. He Is a Mason and
a Shrlner and a Steward In
In tlfe Frankllnton Methodist
Church.
The Commissioner Is married
to the former Geraldlne Parker
of Zebulon and they have two
children.
Local Lions, Jaycees
In Benefit Game
by T. H. Pearce
What will undoubtedly go Into
the World Almanac of Athletics
as one of the -greatest sporting
events to take place since the
gladiators performed In ancient
Rome will take place at the Lou
isburg College gym Monday
night.
The event being, of course, the
second annual basketball game
between the Louisburg Lions
Club and the Jaycees.
It is rumored that the game
was set for a somewhat earlier
date but some members of the
Lions Club team was set for a
just recovered from their sore
muscles received in last years
game.
A spokesman for the local
Lions Club stated that while it
is true that th^ Jaycees might
have a slight edge, age wise,
the vast experience of certain
members of the Lions will more
.ymn jnake up for this.
Both teams expect to go into
the contest with full squads of
some 15 men, with mass sub
stitutions expected due to the
hard type of play used when the
two clubs meet.
Starting line-ups of both
groups is a very well guarded
secret, with the rosters being
locked In the back recesses of
the vault in one of the towns
bank's. This was quite obviously
done In an effort to stall any
attempt by one of the nations
crime syndicates to bribe team
members. Coaches discounted
the story that was making the
rounds Thursday morning to the
effect that some of the players
were so anxious to be bribed
that they were wiring New York
gamblers and asking them to
make them an offer.
Starting for the Lions ,ln all
probability will be some of the
following. Alex (Ski King) Wood
rumored to have played eight
years of varsity ball at Wake
Forest around the turn of the
century.
Buddy ( Monument) Beam, fa
mous ball player remembered
some of tfie older county fans
(or some of his play a couple
of generations or so backjC. T.
(Rooster) Dean, former Schlos
town University star; Walter
( Father ) McDonald, played 16
years with the Vatican varsity,
and Howard ( Foggy Bottom )
Warren, Willis Nash, John
York, Aubrey Tomllnson and no
telling who else. The squad Is
coached by Bllar Tucker who
reportedly said that he thought
the whole group had played to
gether for 3-5 years while at
State Pen.
The possible starting line-up
for the Jaycees will consist
of Lacy( PeeWee) Jackson, for
mer star at Stedgy Prep; Clint
( Man Mountain ) Kennedy, star
forward with the KoreaClowns;
See BENEFIT Paee 6
Try IGA Store
Yeggs Crack Safe
At Franklin Milling
Yeggs Knocked over a safe at
Franklin MilllngCo., here to the
tune of approximately $150
sometime last night and some
one also apparently tried to en
ter the IGA Store, but without
success.
Louisburg Chief of police Wil
liam T. Dement said that en
try into the milling company
was gained through a rear door
by knocking out a pane of glass
in the door and reaching through
to unlock the door.
The upper section of the
huge safe was ripped open by
the use of an axe and crow
bar. An undisclosed amount of
money was believed Intact In
the lower part of the safe, but
whether or not this Is true re
mains unknown until the Jammed
door can be removed.
Dement, assisted bySBI Agent
L. M. Harton of Henderson, and
other local officers, said the job
appeared to be the work of a
professional. Evidence at the'
scene Indicated, he said, that
they Intended to remove the
safe from the office to the rear
of the building to open It, but
found It too heavy to move.
Checks and other papers In
the safe were scattered around
the office along with debris from
the safe.
The robbery was discovered
when the company opened for
business this morning.
Chief Dement said that It was
not known whether officers
scared the would-be robbers off
at the IGA Store or whether
they just failed to get in, but
that Patrolman Kyle prince no
ticed that one of the front doors
had been tampered with In an
apparent entry attempt as he
made his rounds about 5 a.m.
this morning.
Store owner Charlie Ford told
reporters that if he had any Idea
that people were that anxious to
get In to trade with him, he
would have opened up earlier.
Ford commended Officer
Prince for his close scrutiny.
He said that had the officer not
been checking the doors with
extra caution, he would not have
discovered the break-in at
tempt.
Damage was confined to the
door, which could not be re
locked once opened this morn
OES To Meet
The District Deputy Grand
Matron and District Deputy
Grand Patron will make their
official visit to William B. Bar
row Chapter #39 OES on Tues
day evening, December 17, at
7:30 in the Masonic Temple on
Jolly Street. All members are
urged to be present.
lng due to the tampering. Ford
said the roblH<rs apparently
found the metal door a little
tougher than they expected, or
that they were scared off by the
approaching officer.
It appeared that a crowbar
iiad been used to try to force
the lock on the door. ?
Whether or not the 1GA at
tempt was made by the same
group that broke in the Frank
lln Milling Company was not
klH)Wil.
Dement said tlut the milling
company job was the first suc
cessful safe Job withlu the city
limits in almost ~ years.
Where Yeggs Ripped Safe
Axe on table at left was one of
the tools used by safe crackers
In opening safe at Franklin Mill
ing Company on South Main
Street sometime last night. Ap
proximately $150 in cash was
taken from the safe. - Photo by
"Buck" Harris.
Walter Fuller New Chief
Of Water Resources Dept.
State personnel Director wai
ter E. Fuller will shift over
to director of the State De
partment of Water Resources
on January 1, according to an
announcement Tuesday by the
governor's office.
At the Water Resources De
partment, * the 51 year-old
Franklin County native will suc
ceed Col. Harry Brown, 65, who
is retiring. His salary will be
boosted from $12,000 a year to
$1-2,500 in the move.
Fuller has headed the Per
sonnel Department since July
of 1962. A graduate of N. C.
State, he served as assistant
director of the State Depart
ment of Conservation and De
velopment from 1049 to^lOSl
and as administrative assistant
to the State Rural Elec
trification Authority from 1951
to' ,1960. prior to taking the
personnel post he was execu
tive manager of the TSwhenl
Electric Membership Associa
Bunn Police Chief
Newly appointed Bunn Police
^hief Tom Powell poses beside
lis newly lettered police car.
The former Constable and De
puty Sheriff assumed his new
duties on December J.
lion.
Fuller characterized the up
coflfng move as ?'a return to a
challenging field of work, though
I've been mighty happy here."
His work in State personnel
has been identified closest with
administration of a $4.7 million
.-wlldl / .tUjllSI lllflll 1 1 III* I lip
by the last Legislature t<> cor
rect salary inequities among
State employes.
He said he fxpertwd ttiy hL-w
job to 1m? "a little less hectic,
but Just as challenging" as the
personnel post.
Share Christmas
With Youngsters
Sharing their Christmas che?*r
with five youngsters, the mem
bers of the Louisburg College
Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda
gathered Tuesday evening in
the Social Hall of Main Build
ing.
Introduced to fifty odd phi
Beta Lambda members present
were Shirley, Georgia, andCarl
and J^rs. Frances Brantley of
Bunn; Ellen Pernell, of Louis
burg; and Sandy peedin, of Hen
derson. Other guests present
were* Mrs. John Pernell and
Misses Rachel Modi in, Zelda
Coor, and Adelaide Johnson.
As the folk arrived to the
strains of soft Christmas mu
sic, they were welcomed by
Martha Cly, of Winston-Salem,
and Gail Brewer of Richmond
Virginia, who were in charge
of the December program.
Seated around the Christmas
tree, the group was led in the
singing of Christmas carols by
the hostesses; entertained by
the reading of Clement C. !
Moore's Christmas poem, "A j
Visit from St. Nicholas"; and
drawn to the very heart of the
meaning of Christmas through a j
prayer led by Gail Brewer.
Christmas gifts from under
the tree were distributed to the
children present;- and refresh
ments of Christmas punch, Mo
ravian cookies, and red and
white striped candy canes were
served to all the guests from a
beautifully decorated table.
Before leaving the campus, the
children were Introduced to
college life by being given a
tour of the New Girls' Dormi- I
It Is not necessary to prime
an alert mind with alcohol.
tory to view the room doors,
gaily decorated for the Christ
mas season.
Lodge Elects
T. Sidney Johnson
T. Sidney Johnson, manager of
Leggett's Department Store in
Franklinton, was elected Mas
ter of Loiilsburg Masonic Lodge
No. 413 AF & AM Tuesday night
for the year 1964.
Johnson, 33, has been a
member of the local lodge since
June 1958. ?
Other officers elected were
George Perry, Senior Warden;
George M. West, Junior War
den; District Deputy Grand
Master, James A. Johnson, Se
cretary; and Past Master, R.W.
Knott, Treasurer. .
These new officers, along with
appointive officers, will be In
stalled in an open installation
ceremony on Friday evening,
January 10.
Cotton Voters
Favor Quotas
Cotton growers over the na
ion Joined together on Decem
>er 10 to vote overwhelmingly
in favor of marketing quotas
md price support for the 1964
?otton crop.
In Frank lip County cotton
growers voted heavily In fav
>r of cotton marketing quotas
for the 1964 crop. Of the 1122
rotes cast, 1094 voted In fav
>r of quotas and only 28 op
posed quotas. 97.p9% of the
otal votes cast were for the
:otton program for the com
ing year.
Following Is a summary show
ing the results of the referen
lum by communities: *
Township For Against
?edar Rock 124 4
Cypress Creek 94 3
Dunn 154 2
Prank lint on 91 4
Sold Mine 80 4
tarns 34 1
Hayesvllle 245 2
Louisburg 121 3
iandy Creek 115 0
IToungsvlUe 36 5
Fire Contracts
Expire Dec. 31
1963 fire protection contracts
with the Town of Louisburg ex
pire at midnight December 31,
according to Fire Chief W. J.'
Shearlu today, who urged con
tract holders to get their re
newals In before the deadline.
Louisburg fire trucks cannot:
go outside the city llmi*s, he
pointed out, unless the proper
ty is covered by a contract with
the town.
Chief Shearlu also pointed out
that the town has. a new fire
engine with a 500 gallon water
tank and also a 1,300 gallon
water truck for use in pro
tecting its contract holders.
Rescue Alarms
Local Rescuers were called
to Fox's Dept. Store about 10
o'clock this morning when 4
negro woman shopper suddenly
passed out. The woman, iden
tified as Jo Perry, had ap
parently recovered by the time
Rescuers arrived and declined
aid.
The Rescuers were summoned
to Louisburg College about 10
o'clock Tuesday night when a
minister, identified as the Rev.
Charles Treihart of Harrells
ville, suffered an apparent heart
attack.
He was taken to Franklin Me
morial Hospital after receiving
treatment at the s*.?ine by a lo
cal physician.
II DAYS LEFT J*
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CHRISTMAS SULS OfltTliM I
otlir RESPIRATORY DISEASES |
FCIC Holds
Annual Meet
The Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation In Franklin Coun
ly held its annual sales meet
ing last Friday under the di
rection of Mr. fe. Russell Mid
kiff, and Mr. Willie G. Larte.
The purpose of the meeting
?as to instruct people, In
terested in selling crop in
surance, about the program,
rhe FCIC program is designed
;xclusively for farmers In or
ier that they may protect their
Investment in tobacco and cotton
? rops In Franklin County.
Attending the meeting were
H. Richardson, Phil Whit
'ield, F. A. Read, Sr., John
iledge, Jr., Bernie Edwards,
?. Melvin Inscoe, R. W. Winn,
ind Edwards E. Boone. Also
ittending were Mr. Ire In
icoe, Fieldman for Franklin
;ounty, E.Russell Midklff, Dls
rict Director for the Northern
Mstrlct, Willie G. Lane, AssVs
ant District Director for the
northern District, and Joyce
C. Weathers, Office Repre
sentative in Franklin County.
A great number of claims are
>etng paid In Franklin County
or 1963 due to drought, disease,
ind hall, according to the local
?CIC Office representative.
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