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divert attention from an Intel
lectual conversation.
Published Every Tuesday & Thursday
T?l. 0Y 6-3283
Five Cants
Louisburg. N. C-. Thursday. August 6. 1964
(Eight Pages Today)
Proposed Lake For Franklin County
Times Staff drawing above, shows ap
proximate area of Franklin County that
be covered by water should the 1931 survey
plans for the development of the Tar River
Basin be used. The lake is estimated to
extend approximately two miles wide for a
distance of around 18 miles from the dam.
The width and length will, of course vary.
This Is not an official scaled drawing but
is an estimated coverage area based pn the
1931 map, the map of Franklin County and
the announced location of the proposed damt
site. * ^
-Times Staff Drawing
Firemen
Pictured above are members of the Louls
t-rg Volunteer Fire Department looking
over the certificates received for their
recent Fire Service Training program*
Left to right: Secretary, James A. John
son, Asst. Chief, R. G. Person; Engineer
No. 1, Joe Perry; Chief W. J. Shearln and
Engineer No. 2, Karl Pernell. Staff Photo.
Firemen Complete Training Course
Members of the Louis burg <
Volunteer Tire Department re
ceived certificates this week
for completion of a 30 hour
training period In the art of fire
fighting. The awards were pre
sented by Rot E. Gupton, Chief
of the Henderson Fire Depart
ment, who had been the Instruc
tor In the training classes.
The program was a part of
the Fire Service .Training of
the N. C. Board of Education,
Vocational, Technical Division.
Gupton, In a brief address to
the group said, "No community
this sire could exist without a
fire department. R la one of,
If not the, most Important de
partments In municipal govern
ment."
Gupton Continued, "Time Is of
the essence In the fire service.
The first five minutes are the
most Important and with one
fireman on duty, with all due
respect to the volunteers, one
man to answer a fire alarm,
leaves a lot to be desired."
The Henderson Chief told of
the history of fire fighting and
said that In many communities,
the fire department is treated
as a "red-headed step child."
He sighted Instances In Louls
burg where more money Is
allot ed for services, In his
opinion not as valuable as the
(Ire department, than Is budget
ed for the fire service.
Gupton closed his speech by
saying, "Something Is wrong
when we spend $10,000 a year
more for garbage collection
than for fire protection. If you
will pardon the pun, It smells."
The new training course
brought to a total ol 617 hours
spent by the local department In
training programs this year.
Specific areas covered In this
recent study were: Protective
Breathing, Fire Fighting Pro
cedures and Portable Extin
guishers. The earlier course,
held In January, was conducted
by Elwood Inscoe of the N. C.
Insurance Department.
Chief W. J. She&rln released
a resolution, recently passed
Bloodshed
Boxscore
Raleigh? The Motor Vehicles
Department's summary of traf
fic deaths through 10 a. m.
Monday, August 3:
KILLED TO DATE " M7
KILLED TO DATE
LAST YEAR 713
by his department, through the
Secretary, James A. Johnson,
as follows:
RESOLUTION FOR COM
MENDATION FOR OUTSTAND
ING PUBLIC SERVICE REND
ERED BY THE REVEREND
WILLIAM M. LATTA, RETIR
ING MEMBER OF THE LOUS
BURG FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS, Reverend WUllam
M. Latta, a member of the
Loulsburg Fire Department
since 1952, has been called to
Saint Andrew's Church, Dur
ham, NorthCarollna, and there
fore It Is Impossible for him to
continue his service In Louls
burg Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Latta
Joined Loulsburg Fire Depart
ment In 1952 and has regularly
attended the meetings since that
date, has served as Chaplain
and was Instrumental In the
preparation of the by-laws and
rules and regulations governing
the Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Latta
has rendered outstanding public
service to the people of the
Town of Loulsburg and Franklin
County, especially to the Louls
burg ? Ire Department and the
many rural fire departments by
his diligent and conscientious
attention to duty as a member
of the Loutsburg Fire Depart
ment; and upon bis resignation,
(SEE Firemen Page 8)
Board Orders Bond Sale
The Franklin County Com
missioners ordered the is
suance of "An Order Authoriz
ing $6,600 Water Bonds," In
their meeting thl* week, after
receiving no protests at the
announced public hearing.
There were no "taxpayers or
citizen" present to protest the
order and It was passed un
animously on the first reading.
The Board made note of a
protest by letter In their
minutes, but omitted mentioning
by name. Melvln
former County
and now occupying a
Itlon In Northampton
County, sent a letter of pro
test to the Board last week, a
copy of which appeared In The
Times "Letter to the Editor"
section. Holmes maintains his
residence In Northampton^
County but retains property In
Franklin County. He did not
appear at the hearing personally
and was not represented.
The sale of the Bonds Is
authorized to raise funds need
ed by the county to finance their
part of the water lines to the
new Gay Products plant. The
Town of Loulsburg has agreed
to pay half the cost, with the
county bearing the other half.
Bids opened In the "Council
Chambers of the Town of
Loulsburg, N. C. at 2:00 p.m.
E., S. T., August 4, 1964" show
low- bids were offered. by Con
nell Construction, $27,206.55
for Water Main Extensions; J.
| H. Valentine, Foundation and
i piping, $3,355.97 and Brown
steel Contractors, 100,000 gal.
Elevated Tank, $26,200.00.
Connell Is in Warrenton; Va
lentine InSharpsburg and Brown
Scott Speaks
To Lions Club
Mr. Stlllman Scott, probation
officer of Halifax, Franklin,
and Warren counties, address
ed the Lions Club last Tuesday
evening at the Murphy House.
Mr. Scott made clear the idea
that a probationary plan Is more
rewarding to the state than a
prison sentence. The probe
prison sentence, as long as
the probationer does not com
mit another offense. Incident
ally, elghtly per cent of the
probationers do not commit
another offense and are saved
from a prison sentence. The
probationary plan is rewarding
in that the probationer can be
come a wage earner and pay
taxes. In this way, he never
loses sight of society. Also,
the probationer costs the state
less financial worry than the
prisoner. For example, In
1963 the prisoner cost this state
$3.63 per day while the pro
bationer cost the state $1.29
per day.
LlOn Paul Mullen gave a com
plete treasurer's report for the
past fiscal year. There Is now
$943.65 on band In the adminis
trative fund and $513.42 In the
charity fund. u
There will be family picnic
at the next regular meeting at
Lions Club Park. In case of
rain, the picnic will be held
In the Baptist Church educa
tional building.
Steel Is In Newman, Ga.
In f other actions, the Board
re-appolnted Kenneth Braswell
as Tax Collector (or a one
year term. James Alford and
F. W. Adklns, Stat* Highway
officials, announced to the
Board that a sum of $18,310
has been appropriated (or us*
by th? county, over and above
that already appropriated by the
Highway Commission. The
officials recommended that
these funds be used for
Improvements to State Rural
road No. 1605. known as the
Julian Pearce road.
The recommendation was ap
proved by the Commlaalonara.
The Board granted a request
by Rufua Place, (or repairs to
be made to a septic tank at the
Benjamin Franklin Boardlnf
Home.
Industry Meet
Pictured above are officials
of the Industry Fund Drive at a
Breakfast Meeting held this
morning at the college cafe
teria. Left to right: Raymond
Burnette, member of Finance
Committee; Harold Talton,
Xhalrmanof the Committee and
Wx J. Benton, Industrial De
velopment Director. Seated
with back to camera Is Louls
burg attorney Wilbur Jolly.
-%Unes Staff Photo.
Fund Drive Slows; Woilt
Underway On Plant Here
Harold T<on, President of
the Franklin Development Corp.
and finance chairman for the
current drive to sell bonds, told
a group of fund workers this
morning, "When the going gets
rough, the ranks get kind of
thin."
The group was attending a
breakfast meeting at Loulsburg
College called for the purpose
of obtaining reports from
solicitors on bond pledges. Tal
ton was optimistic that the total
of $85,000 would be raised-, even
though he reported the fund now
stands at $71,000, which Is Just
$800 more than ten days ago.
Talton said, "There are still
many businesses that have not
pledged anything." Name cards
were redistributed at the meet
ing this morning and the group,
more determined than ever,
moved out to "hit 'em hard"
the next few days. All pledges
are supposed to b? turned by
Monday.
Work has begun on the footing
at the plant site on the Frank
llnton road, and the foundation
Is expected to be started next
week. Talton told the (roup,
"The steel Is the holdup right
now, but we expect to have the
floor poured and everything In
readiness when the steel
arrives. The Town of Loulsburg
(SEE Industry Page i)
College Concert Series
Opens With Glenn Miller Orchestra
Three Of A Kind
Shown above are Scott, Seth
and Steven, triplet sons born to
Mr. and Mrs. Norville Spear
man of Spartanburg, S. C. this
week. Mrs. Spearman is the
grandaughter of Mrs. Delilah
Cheves of Bunn and the niece
of Mrs. G. F. Hinson and Mr.
C. T. Cheves of Bunn. The
Spearmans plan to move to Ra
leigh In a few weeks with their
new addltlons and anotherfyOung
son.
-Spartanburg Journal Photo.
concert pairuiia win *
musical spectrum on the 1964
65 Loulsburg College Concert
Series which opens with the
Internationally famous Glenn
Miller Orchestra, September
10. Conducted by Ray McKln
ley, the concert will offer all
the great Miller favorites, plus
many new ones In the Miller
tradition.
It Is reported by RCA Victor
records that the audience for
Glenn Miller music has un
doubtedly been the largest au
dience for popular music In the
past twenty-five years.
The present Orchestra, under
the supervision of the Glenn
Miller Estate has been playing
with phenomenal success 'a
round the world. With the ex
ception of Lawrence Welk, the
Glenn MUler Orchestra Is the
only orchestra to have Its own
television band show In the past
seven years. Ray McKlnley has
guided the Orchestra through
many new triumphs, since the
late Major MUler disappeared
over the English Channel In
WWn. He has kept all the fresh
ness and genius of the great
Miner neniage in iu
of musician, arranger, and conr
ductor.
Tickets are sold only as a
season membership, and the
deadline Is Sept. 1. They may
be acquired from Allen de Hart
at the college, or from C and P
Music Company, South Main
Street, or Mrs. R. C. Whit
field In Frankllnton.
Accident Data
Franklin County recorded one
highway fatality and seven in
juries In the month of July,
according to a report release
this week by the Motor Vehlclee
Department.
There were a total 23
accidents, 11 coming during on*
weekend,' In the county, the
lowest In the district except
Warren County which has 22.
The property damage tor
Franklin County was listed at
$4,275, the lowest except tor
Vance County which had $4,930
In property damage.
There were 108 accidents lot
the district, exacting $S3j8SO
In property damage.