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Weather Mild with showers and pos sible thunderstorms today. Low, 58; high, 66. Friday, clearing and cooler. The Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Times Serving All Of Franklin County Comment Everybody Is willing to help the other fellow If he has the money to help himself. Tel 0Y 6-3283 Five Cents Loutsburg. N. C , Thursday March 26 1964 (Six Pages Today) 95th Year? Number 10 Annual Democratic Dinner To Be Held Here Saturday Rep. James D. Speed, Chair man of the Franklin County Democratic Executive Com Edmund Harding f ?Yriittee paid he Is expecting over 350 people to attend the Annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner here Saturday night. Edmund H. Harding, the,4Tar Heel Humo rist" Is to be the main speak er. Harding is widely known for his humor and has spoken in all 50 states. Speed said he felt the group was fortunate In be ing able to obtain such an out standing speaker for this oc casion. State Democratic Chairman, W. Lunsford Crews and his wife, from Roanoke Rapids will attend the dinner along with other party notables, Includ ing other state leaders. The dinner will be held In the College Cafeteria' Saturday, March 28, at 6:30. Demonstration On Land Work Slated For lues. A land smoothing demonstra tion will be held on Mrs. John Wheless's farm on Tuesday, March 21, 1964. The demon stration will get started about 10:00 a.m. and continue through the afternoon. Land smoothing is performed on land In order to get parallel terraces established. It also gives a more uniform row drainage. Special equipment, a land plane, will be used along with farm tractor size "pans or scoops". The pans will be used for moving soli from de pressions to areas where soil Is thin or eroded. Information concerning land planes and pans pulled by farm size tractors will be available from dealer at the demonstra tion. Mrs. Wheless' farm Is lo cated about 7 miles east of Loulsburg on Highway 56, be tween Loulsburg and Edward Best School. Local Band Rated Excellent The Louisburg High School Band received a lating of "Ex cellent" at the close of last week end's State -Eastern Band Contest at East Carolina Col lege. The rating Is another in a long line of recognition re ceived by the Band. There were nine Bands participating In the contest. Three of the t>ands were rat ed "Superior"; six were given certificates designating rat ings of "Excellent." Bands rated ''Superior" and their directors were: Clinton High School, Edward W. Taylor; Rocky Mount Sr. High School, Frank M. Hammond; Washing ton High School, James V. Larkin. "Excellent" certificates went to these bands and directors: John A. Wilkinson High School, Belhaven, Mrs. Iris Leary; Dunn High School, Ernest G. Black; Elizabethtown High School, Ray B. Haney; Louis burg High School, Bob Watson; Hobbton High School of Newton Grove, Russell S. Hleb; Fike High School of Wilson, Andrew JC. Preston. The annual event, _an all-day affair, was sponsored by the North Carolina Music Educa tors Association. George W. Knight of the East Carolina School of Music faculty was in charge of the day's events. Other bands participating in the annual contest represented Benson High School, Fairmont High School and Robersonvllle High School. The business man who tries something and falls and then gets busy for another trill will someday make the grade. Dean Says Income Can Be Up Franklin County farmers can Increase their cotton Income In 1964 says C. T. Dean, Jr., C6unty Extension Chairman. Dean said that 8,328 planted acres In 1963 brought In a gross Income of $1,344,972. Frank lin County farmers are making plans to plant over 10,000 acres of cotton this year. Today North Carolina cotton farmers are setting their sights on producing and selling two or more bales of high quality cotton per acre. To accomplish this goal, a complete program must be followed. The follow ing ten point program Is de signed to assist you In pro,' ' duclng and marketing the maxi mum In quality and yields: 1. Field Selection-Highest cotton yields are made on high fertility soils with a deep plow layer overlaying clay subsoil. 2. Soil Preparation-Cotton responds favorably to proper soil preparation. Break land to a minimum of 8 inches about a month before planting. In event of soil "baking" or pack ing disk or harrow lightly be fore planting. 3. Seed and Planting-Good seed Is the first requirement for healthy plants and a proper planting procedure Is the first requirement toward satisfac tory stands. Choose a variety adaptable to the area and plant registered or certified seed. The normal seeding rate should be enough seed to Insure a final stand of 4-6 strong stalks per foot of row. 4. Fertlllzatlon-Cotton has high fertility and lime require ments. Soil PH should be 5.8 to 6.3 for maximum production. For average soils use 250# 10-20-20 or 500# 5-10-10. The sldedresslng recommendations would be 60# potash and 45-60 pounds of nitrogen. , t 5. Weed Control?Use of chemicals In combination with mechanical means provide more efficient control of weeds In cotton. Early and complete control Is closely related with profitable yields. 6. Disease Control-Diseases Closings Mrs. Juanlta Pleasants, Se cretary of the Louisburg Busi ness Association, announced that many of the Association member businesses will be closed all day Monday. Mrs. Pleasants said the Association Board met Tuesday night to discuss the matter, often cause poor germination, post-emergence dying and un thrifty plants. Select a wilt resistant variety and treat seed properly vlth an approved chemical. 7. Insect Control-Control of Insects Is a major factor In cotton production. Begin appli cation of a recommended in secticide and continue at 5-day Intervals until 4 applications are made. Resume applications of materials on or about July 24 and continue at 5-day Inter vals until cotton stops squaring. 8. Defollatlon-Tlmely defolia tion of cotton leaves Is of economic Importance to cotton production because of early harvest, dry lint and other ad vantages. 9. Harvesting-Harvest cotton early and keep It clean and dry. 10. Marketing-Have cotton classed by USDA Classing Office. The green card con tains needed quality informa tion. ? Two field demonstrations on applying preplant chemicals for weed control in cotton will be held in Franklin County on Friday, March 27. The first will be In a field (See INCOME Page 6) Headed For Spring Holidays Shown above, elementary school children at Louisburg's W. R. Mills Elementary Build ing, leaving school. Kids in the Franklin County School system will have along Easter Holiday, getting Friday and Monday off, leaking a four-day'Spring Holi day. -Times Staff Photo. Easter Sales Top Last Year Easter sales are well ahead of last year according to reports from a survey' of local merchants. One local department store owner said, "Sales are not bad at all. We're selling more shoes our sales are in ladies We're selling a ljttle Another dry goods m I Makeup Looks Alright. . Dress Is Straight . . . . Oi. K., I'm Ready. . . . Little girls and big girls alike must look their best at Easter time. This has caused an in crease in local sales over last year, according to a survey of 1 Like Easter, merchants. The charm ing little miss above is Julie Debnam, 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen C. "J,oe" Debnam of Louisburg. -Times Staff I-hoto. Moss Announces Candidacy For House Of Representatives James T. "Joe" Moss of Youngsvllle has announced his candidacy for the House of Representatives from Franklin County. A native of Franklin County, Moss is fin. honor graduate1 of North Carolina State College. Upon receiving his Master of Science Degree In 1949, he re turned to Youngsvllle where he became associated with his father, W. T. Moss, In operating Mosswood Farms. He Is a lifelong Democrat, having served two terms as president of the FrankllnCounty YDC. He has been a member of the Franklin County Soli Conservation Supervisors for 14 years, and is' on the Frank lin County Industrial Develop ment Commission. Currently he Is serving as president of the N. C. Agricul tural Foundation, vlce-presl dent of the N. C. C rop Improve ment Association and vice president of the N. C. Soil Con servation Supervisors. Moss, a Mason, has also been active in churcn and civic af fairs. He is a deacon and as sistant Sunday School superin tendent of the Youngsvllle Bap tist Church. A former District Governor of Lions Internation al, he served as State Promo tions Chairman of the Lions International Convention In Nice, France. In 1963, after being chosen the Outstanding Young Farmer of Franklin County and North James T. Moss Carolina, he was selected One of the Four Outstanding Young Farmers In the United States. He has been featured by the News and Observer as Tar Heel of the Week. Moss Is married to the former Margaret Bunn of Zebulon. They are the parents of three children; James Thomas, Jr., WUllam Howard and David Bunn. Mrs. Moss Is a member of the Wake Forest Elementary School Faculty. Upon announcing his candi dacy, Moss had this to say, "During the past few weeks I have received a tremendous amount of encouragement from all parts of Franklin County to run for the House of Repre sentatives. After careful and prayerful consideration I have decided to enter the Democratic primary. 1 am not obligated to any in dividual or particular group and feel that I can fairly represent the people of Franklin Councy. My objective will be to serve the citizens of Franklin County to the best of my ability, and to support legislation which will make our County andfgtete a better place in which to live." Local Board Of Elections . Appointed The State Board of Elections appointed boards of elections In all 100 North Carolina counties last Friday. Appointed for Franklin County were: Taylor " . Boonfe, Rt. 4; H. T. Rogers, Rt. 1, Youngsvllle; both Demo crats and Mrs. Wallace A. Eruitt, Rt. 2, Frankllnton, Re publican member. The County Board of Elec tions will be In charge of the May 30th Democratic Primary as well as the general elec l tlons In November. than before. Most of ' and children's wear, to men.' anager said "We have sold completely out of ladies' hats and have had to ? order selling a little to men." Another dry goods manager said "We have sold completely out of ladles' hats and have had more." He added "A rush order has been sent and we will have plenty for the last minute rush." Only one merchant surveyed said his business was not as good last year. He felt, he said, "The confusion on Wednesday afternoon closing has hurt our business. Everybody Is open today (Wednesday) but nobody knows this. The people think most are closed. My business Is not as good as last year." Some of the business people, such as drug stores and flor ists said it was too early to tell about their sales, since most of their Items are bought nearer to Easter. However, the drug stores said candy sal$s were better than a ye>w^ago. The florists lndlc^tetfthat or ders were pmnlng about the same at this time. Corsages apB^tlll the number one floral' Item, but other Items are sel ling well also, according to the survey. One fishing equipment dealer said this had been the best March he has had since open ing his business many years ago. "Some Is due to sales In other departments, however, he said, "and the Easter holi days are not necessarily the reason for this Increase," he added. About the same was re ported from garden tool deal ers. The main emphasis is still on the ladies' Easter dress with the children's attire running a close second. Easter bonnets and shoes lead all other sales. There Is an upswing in sales of dress material, indicating that many ladles are making their own dresses or having it done. However, the sales of ready made clothing is the big gest, by far. One variety store reported they had completely sold out Of Easter bunny gift baskets. They had sold more already than were sold last year. This manager said the store was making up many more baskets for the week-end rush. All In all, the survey showed that business Is good In local stores and Is running ahead of last . year as the first quarter of- 1964 comes to an end. Op timism runs high among mer chants, most reporting their overall sales are up f6r the year. * Easter Is early this year and will be observed In the usual manner In Franklin County. Many churches are scheduling special services during the period. Practically all will de vote their regular Sunday ser vices to the Easter theme. Schools In the Franklin County system will be closed Friday and Monday and Lovilsburg Col lege Will begin Its Spring Holi days Monday. The State motor club has pre dicted 18 people 'will die on N. C. highways during the three day period beginning Friday at 6 p.m. and running through mW nlght Monday. The Louisburg Business Association has is sued an announcement that many of their member businesses will be closed all day Monday. Bloodshed Boxscore Raleigh? The Motor Vehicles Department's summary of traf fic deaths through 10:00 a.m. , Monday, March 23: I KILLED TO DATE 297 | KILLED TO DATE LAST YEAR 231 , AlexT. Wood Wood Files For Deeds Office Veteran Register of Deeds, Alex Wood paid his filing fee -Monday and announced he is seeking sixth term, In that office. Wood has been Register of Deeds for the past 23 years. A graduate of Edward Best High School, Wood attended Wake Forest College where he was a pre-med student. Wood is 53 years old, and is married to the former Beryl Stalllngs of Pilot. He is a life long resident of Franklin County. He is a Past Presi dent of the Loulsburg Lions Club and is present the Tall twister. He Is a past superin tendent of the Junior Depart ment of the Loulsburg Baptist Church where he has served as a Sunday School teacher and a deacon. The candidate Is First Vlce President of the State Associa tion of Registers of Deeds. He has been a member of the Red Cross Board, an advisory mem ber of the Draft Board and a former first aid Instructor. Wood is the only candidate thus far, for the Deeds Office. The filing fee paid by Wood was $55.53 in seeking another four year term. The Democrati'c Primary will be on May 30th this year. Shear in Issues Fire Warnings Loulsburg Fire Chief W. J. Shearln Issued the following message this week as the spring fire season approaches: Do the first touches of Spring give you a restless urge to get out of your house- -to share a cup of coffee with the neighbor next door, do a bit of shopping, or run a quick errand? Do H. But don't leave your jsmall children alone In the house while you're off somewhere, says Fire Chief W. J. Shearln. Hundreds of children are killed by fire each year because parents gambled that nothing would happen while they were away "for a few moments. The shocking fact, established by National Fire Protection As sociation studies, Is that one child out of every three who die In fires was alone and helpless when the fire struck. What causes fires? Some times It seems as if the fire, was Just waiting for the time when youngsters - could be trapped More often It's the youngsters themselves who start the fires? playing with matches, turning on the kitchen stove to "cook," accidentally tipping over space heaters. Small children are helpless In the face of such sltuatlbns. Whenever you are tempted to run off for "Just a few min utes" without the children, Take them with you, or leave them home with a competent older family member or babysitter. Play It safe and you will never be sorry. Women Voters To Hold Meet The Loulsburg League of women Voters will hold Its an nual business meeting Tuesday, March 31, at 8:00 p.m. In the faculty pariortntne Main Build ing at Loulsburg College. The til ti strip, "A Woman's Place," will be shown prior to the business session.
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