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95th Year? Number 53 Louisbutg. N C Tuesday. August 25. 1964 (EigM Page* Today) September 10th Is Officially Set For Middle Belt Tobacco Market Opening The BdJrd of Governors of the Middle Belt Warehouse As sociation rejected a move by some members to move the Middle Belt openings to in ear lier date, and approved the original Sept. 10th date in a meeting held In Durham last Friday. Charles E. Ford, Loulsburg warehouseman, and a member of the Board of Governors, stated Monday that, "We be lieved the tobacco would be ready and I made the motion to approve the September 10th date that had been recom mended by the Advisory Com mittee." Ford's motion was carried and thereby officially sat the opening day for this year's to bacco auctions as Septem ber 10. The date had been by the Advisory Committee, but was not official until ap proved by the Board of Gov ernors. The Board noted that tobac co in the belt Is literally "falling off the stalk" and felt that an earlier date would have met approval by the growers. However, Ford's motion was passed, after Fred S. Royster, Director of the Association, pointed out that through last Wednesday, markets on the South Carolina-North Carolina Border Belt had sold only around 70 million pounds of leaf, as compared with around 100 pounds on opening dates of the Middle Belt tn the past. Royster reported that six or eight markets on the Georgia Florida Kit closed last Fri day and that the Eastern Caro lina Belt Committee has fixed Thursday (August 27) for their openlng. Royster pointed out that there are 12 more selling days for the Border Belt before Sept. 10, and that volume probably will average ou( about the same as In previous years with the date set as recommended. The meeting, presided over I by S. Walker Stone of Durham, | the association's president, found leaf officials filled with anticipation of this being the best year 1ft rocont h Istor y . Despite drought conditions during the early growing sea son, which some of the leaf of ficials feel were to the advan tage of growers, the crop ap pears to effer the best quality in recent years. ? , Walker Stone, Jr., who attend ed the meeting, said that some suffering during the early grow ing stages tends to assure blue chip quality In the mature leaf. He said early drough(j was not serious enough to cause great damage, and might have at trlbuted some to the better t tun-average quality of this year's crop. The first seven days of the season ?m be devoted largely to the sale of untied leaf, al though tied tobacco will be ac cepted and sold. The schedule Is ; the same as was the start of the 1963 season. Price supports are less for untied offerings than those mar keted in tied and graded selec tions. Middle Belt markets are also at Aberdeen, Carthage, Eller bee, Fuquay-Varlna, Hender son, Loulsburg, Oxford, San ford and Warrenton. Warehousemen Members of the Board of Gov ernors of the Middle Belt To bacco Warehouse Association are pictured above at their meeting last Friday In Durham. L Pictured, left to right, Fred S. Royster of Henderson, manag ing director; C. R. Watklns of Oxford, Board member; C. B. Turner of Henderson, secre tary-treasurer; S. Walter Stone of Durham, Board president; Charles E. Ford of Loulsburg and C. N. Castleberry of San ford, Board members. The group officially set Sept. 10 as opening date for local markets. Durham Sun Photo. Boy Scout Fund Drive Plans Set Final plans have been com pleted for the annual Boy Scout Fund Drive In Loulsburg, Bunn and Youngsvllle, It was an nounced today by Tom Waln wrlght, District Scout Execu Warren W. Smith tlve for Franklin County. According to Mr. Walnwrlght, the campaign Is to be a one day effort, to be conducted In September. He pointed out that the Membership Campaign Is William A. Andrews part of the Occoneechee Coun cil's yearly effort and that each of the Council's 12 counties will conduct drives simultaneously. "In our area more than 1,000 Cubs, Scouts, and Explorers take part In 68 units and over 300 adults give generously of their time and talents In build ing the moral and physical character of our local youths'. I feel tjat our citizens will want to be a part of this worthwhile endeavor," declared Mr. Waln wrlght. Nello Teer, Jr., of Durham Is Council President, Berttle Fesmlre, Divisional Manager of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, Is Coun cil Campaign Chairman. Warren S mlth, Franklin Coun ty Superintendent of Schools, has been named Loulsburg Chairman and W. A. Andrews, cashier of Flrst-Cltlzens Bank It Trust Company, Bunn, has been named Bunn Chairman^ Mack Dement of Youngsvllle will lead the drive In Youngs vllle. Fires Keep Departments On Go Fire departments around the county were kept busy over the week end with a host of fire calls. Two fires at Epsom last Saturday kept the Epsom Rural Department on the go. A barn burned on a farm Identified as the Hawkins barn at 1:55 ?.m. and ah out building was de stroyed around 6:15 p.m. be longing to Claude Goodson. A gas stove caught fire at the home of "Les" Splvey, about a mile and a half east of Justice around 4 p.m. Sat urday. The Justice Rural De partment answered that call. A house owned by Mrs. John Wheeler and occupied by a ten ant, "Buddy" Branch, was de Error Archie Lee, Commander of Jambes Post 105, American Legion announces that the date on cards delivered to leglon alres this week was In error. The Dutch Supper to be held at the George Leonard cabin Is scheduled for August 27. stroyed around 3:30 a.m. Mon day. The call was answered by Justice, Centervllle and Cas talla fire departments. The house was located about 4 miles east of Justice. The Loulsburg Department Thomas C. Wilson were called Monday night at 8 o'clock to the River Road farm of_Mrs. L. J. Peoples, where a burner had exploded In a barn. No damage was reported the fire was out when the local unit arrived. Accepts Position Thomas C. Wilson has ac cepted a position with the Plant Managing Department of the Philip Morris Tobacco Com pany of Richmond, Va. He Is the son of Mrs. T. C. Wilson and the late Mr. Wil son of North Main Street, Louls burg. He is married to the former Miss Sidney Knox of Richmond, Va. He and Mrs. Wilson and daughter, Anne ?Catherine, reside at 6804 Law rence Ave., Richmond, Va. Weather Partly cloudy and warm today and Wednesday with scattered afternoon and evening showers. Low today, 86; high, 80. Bunn Man Killed In Wreck A 25-year-old Rt. 1, Louls burg man, who narrowly es caped xJeath In an accident In 1962, was killed Instantly early this morning when his car ran into a bridge abuttment on High* way 39 three miles east of Loulsburg. Durwood Phil Fuller of Bunn was believed to have fallen asleep at thp wheel of hU 1960 Ford Convertible on foe shrowded N. C. 39 when h? struck the second bridge head ing east at Four Bridges. Skid marks at the scene In dicated that brakes were ap plied apparently right at the point of Impact, leading In vestigating officers to theorlr* that Fuller might have awaken ed Just before' striking the bridge structure. The car was demolished. Fuller, an employee of Bur lington Mills In Frankllnton, was Involved In a fatal crash on November 31, 1962, which took the lives of Claude Vernon HU1, 39, and his son Claude, Jr., 7, near the Flat Rock Parsonage east of Youngsvllle. Fuller suf fered severe head Injuries In that accident and was hospital ized. Mrs. Hill and another child were seriously Injured In that accident, which occurred when Hill backed his car onto the highway Into the path of the one driven by Fuller. Fuller was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Durwood "Dick" R. Ful ler of Rt. 1, with whom he and his young son lived. The Loulsburg Rescue Ser vice was called at 4:30 a.m. by a passerby that reported the accident Officers could not determine the exact time of the wreck, but the motor of the car was cold when tested around 5 a.m. Indicating that the accident had occurred be tween one and two hours earlier. One observer who lives near the scene reported that the road had less traffic last night than he had seen In a long time and that In his opinion, the accident could have hap pened much earlier. Res cuers worked over a half hour In freeing the body from the wreckage, the Impact forcing the dash and steering column about two feet Into the car. Fun eral arrangements for Fuller have not been announced. Methodist Lay Leaders Pictured above are leaders In the week-end Methodist Laymen's Retreat held at Lou la burg College. Back row, left to right: John Turner, Elizabeth City; Bill Marley, Golds bo ru; Joe Holmes, Burlington, and T. B. Hough, Burlington; Middle Row: R. L. Jerome, Elizabeth City; Robert Rose and Walton Thompson, both of Goldjboro; George Foreman, Burlington; Jim Patrick, Durham, N. W. Grant, Raleigh; Olen Hunt, Raleigh; Mark Lawrence, Goldsboro; Barney Danlelson, Fayettevllle, and Roy Turnage, Ayden; Front Row: Ernest Smith, New Bern; Charles McCullers, Dunn; Bob Alien, Fayettevllle, and Taylor Oakes, Roanoke Rapids. Flfty-slx eastern counties were re presented by 325 Methodist men at the conference. Death Scenes Pictures above show early morning wreck scene on Highway 39 at Four Bridges, which claimed the life ofDurwood Phil Fuller, 2jj, of Bunn. Shown top photo, State Patrolman James Byrd, left, and Loulsburg Rescue Service member Dean Holton, right, facing camera. Lower photo, left to right, Willard Morton and Robert Hicks, Rescuers, and Coroner James Edwards. Fuller ran Into bridge abuttmenti in he^vy fog sometime in early morning. Rescuers were called at 4:30 a.m. -Times Staff Photos. Methodist Laymen Hold Conference Here The Methodtst Conference Laymen's Retreat was held here at Lou is burg College Saturday and Sunday, bringing 325 Metho dist men to the college campus. Walter F. Anderson, head of the North Carolina Bureau Of Investigation, was the principal speaker Saturday evening and conducted the worship services Sunday morning. Fifty-six eastern North Caro lina counties were represented in the conference, which Is an annual affair with the laymen. The members began reglstra tlon Saturday morning at 10 a.m. with Rev. Walter N. McDonald, Louis burg, Retreat Registrar. Dr. Cecil W. Robblns, college president, welcomed thfe group in the Saturday afternoon ses sion. Robert Rode, Goldsboro, Conference Director of Lay Evangelism, made the principal address in the afternoon session. Bishop Paul N. Garber and his Cabinet were presented Satur day evening to the laymen along with District Lay Leaders and Associate Conference Lay Leaders. The two-day session ended Sunday afternoon, after the de legates had attended worship services Sunday morning and were served a farewell lunch eon at the college cafeteria at 12:30 p.m. Roy Turnage, Ayden, N. C., was leader of the Laymen, dur ing the conference, which In cluded eight discussion groups. The discussion leaders were: i George Forehand, Burlington; ] Bill Marley, Golds bo ro; Wade Pierce, Wilmington; Rev. L. C. ] Vereen, who also led the singing; Rev. C. W. Goldston, Loulsburg; Walton Thompson, Golds bo ro; Robert C. Rose, Goldsboro; and Charles McCul lers, Dunn. The New Bern District Board of Lay Activities served as host; and the St. Luke Methodist Men of Goldsboro sponsored the Prayer Vigil. If It weren't fbr Edison, we'd ill be watching TV by candle light. -Hyades Hurricane, Fleet P.O., N. Y.
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