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The Franklin Times
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Published Every Tuesday & Thursday
Serving All Of Franklin County
Tel. GY 6-3263
Ten Cents
Louisburg. N C Tuesday November 24 1964
V
(Ten Pages Today)
Comment
The person who always says
what he thinks Is honest but
unpopular.
95th Year? Number 79
Turkey Time
Two young boys go after their Thanks
giving turkey the hard way as they give
chase to a flock of the flighty birds. The
boys, Larry Fuller, left, and Scott Debnam,
let 'em get away. Chances are their moth
ers will Join the many others "catching"
their turkeys in local super markets as the
area observes the traditional day of Thanks
giving Thursday. ,
-Times Staff Photo.
Area To Observe Thanksgiving Holiday
Franklin County and the sur
rounding area will Join the re
mainder of the country Thurs
day In the traditional obser
vance ot Thanksgiving Day.
Most business establishments
in the area will be closed all
day Thursday. The Post Office
will be closed and only Special
Delivery mall and packages will
be delivered. Mall will be
placed In the boxes In the. post
office, however.
All county offices will be
closed for the one day holiday
period and most state offices
will also be closed. A Joint
Thanksgiving service will be
held at the Loulsburg Methodist
Church at 10 a.m. conducted
by the pastor of the Loulsburg
Baptist Church, Rev. Aubrey S.
Tomllnson. Holy "Communion
Service will be- observed at
10 a.m. at St. faul's Episcopal
Church.
Many churches throughout the
county observed . special
Thanksgiving services lastSun
day night or will hold such
services on Wednesday night.
Law enforcement officers and'
the State Highway Patrol have
urged motorists to exercise ex
treme care during the long holl
Childers To
Head Tar
River Group
W. P, Childers was elected
Chairman of the Franklin
County Tar River Basin De
velopment Association at a
meeting held at the agriculture
building In Loulsburg Monday
afternoon, November 23. The
purpose of the Association is
to determine Franklin County's
need and interest In the Tar
River Basin and water resource
development and let these needs
be known to the proper authori
ties.
J. E. Edwards was elected
Vice Chairman and Clint Full
er, Secretary of the local or
ganization.
The following groups were
represented at the meeting:
County Commissioners,
Loulsburg College, Loulsburg
Business Association, Soil Con
servation Service, Extension
Service, Construction compan
ies, and farmers.
Boxscore
Raleigh? The Motor Vehicles
Department's summary of traf
fic deaths through 10 a.m. Mon
day, November 23:
KILLED TO DATE
KILLED TO DATE
LAST YEAR
1384
1198
day weekend, running from
Wednesday at 6 . p.m. through
midnight ' Sunday. Franklin
County escaped any fatalities
during the Thanksgiving Holl
day last year, but there were
29 killed, 756 Injured "In 1241
accidents throughout 'North
Carolina during the Thanks
giving weekend.
Local grocerymen report
sales are good for the tra
ditional Thanksgiving dinner,
with turkeys leading the list
of Items purchased.
Louisburg Negro Killed In
Sunday Night Auto Accident
A 36 year old, Rt. 1, Loulsburg,
Negro was killed instantly Sun
day night on Highway 401, one
mile south of Loulsburg when
the car he was driving collided
with an automobile driven by
Willie James Lee, 27-year-old,
Rt. 1, Loulsburg Negro.
Janed Rogers became the ele
venth highway fatality of the
year In Franklin County. The
accident occurred around 10:30
p.m. Highway Patrolman James
Byrd said the cause of the
accident was believed to be that
Rogers was straddling the cen
ter line and hit head-on with
the Lee car.
Lee and a passenger, Leo
Isham Kearney, 25, Rt. 2,
Loulsburg Negro, were not
seriously Injured. Lee suffered
a broken shoulder and body
lacerations. Kearney suffered
severe knee Injuries. Both
were hospitalized at Franklin
Memorial Hospital.
An- unidentified motorist re-,
ported to the Loulsburg fire
department that he had met a
car fitting the description of
the one driven by Rogers at
the intersection of Highway 401
and N. C. 56 and that he be
lieved the driver to be drunk.
The fireman on duty called Ra
leigh by radio in an effort to
locate a Patrolman. Raleigh
reported that no Patrolman was
available at that time. Patrol
man Byrd and E. M Roberts
were enroute to Henderson re
turning a radar car at the time.
Pafrolman Byrd reported that
five minutes after the call on
the reported drunk driver, he.
received the report of the
fatality. He believes Rogers
was the driver which the un
identified motorist reported.
Byrd said that Rogers had a
history of drunk driving.
Both cars, Rogers' Chevrolet
and Lee's Pontlac wefe heavily
damaged?
Wreck Scene
l neDoay oi janea Hogers, 3b
year^old Rt. 1, LoUlsburg Ne
gro, Is shown above at wreck
scene one mile south of Louts
burg on Highway 401. The ac
cident occurred when Rogers
crossed the center line around
1U:30 p.m. Sunday night and
collided with a car driven by
Willie James Lee, 27-year-old
Rt. Louisburg Negro. Rogers
is the eleventh highway fatality
in the county this year.
-Times Staff Photo.
Success cycle: Farm boy
goes to the city, makes enough
money to retire and live In
the country.
Six County Fire Departments Take Part In
Special Training Session Here Friday Nieht
Over 50 volunteer firemen <
from six of the county's seven I
departments participated In a
training session Friday, night I
near Louisburg. The training :
session was under the auspices ]
of the Louisburg Fire Depart- ,
ment, which had invited the oth- \
er county departments to par
ticipate.
Elwood Inscoe, Instructor for
the N. C. Insurance Commis
sion; Roy Gupton, Chief of the
Henderson .Fire Department;
M Miller, Chief of the Tar
x>ro Fire Department, and
Weeks Andrews, Tarboro De
partment Captain, were the In
structors. The session -con
sisted of the burning of 'two
unoccupied dwellings on the
East River Road about one mile
east of Loulsburg
The training course stressed
Firemen Get Training
the conservation of water In
fighting fires, especially rural
Hres. where water Is scarce.
The men were Instructed on
protective clothing, the fog
method of control and fire
tactics. The event was staged
with the help of the N. C. De
partment of Insurance, Fire
and Rescue ijralnlng Division.
There "W&e , four separate
fires set at each house to show
the men the proper procedure
of extinguishing the blaze using
a minimum of water. The entire
training session was accom
plished with the use of less^han
a thousand gallons of water.
W. J. Shearln, Chief of the
Loulsburg department, said,
"This isflhe training, especial
ly for new men In the depart
ments. It teaches them to
conserve water and they can
see what they are doing wrong
under actual fire conditions."
Inscoe explained the procedure
to the group before the fires
were started. He took one squad
to a house located a few yards
off the road and behind the
house which was burned Just a
few feet from the highway. Gup
ton took the other group. At
the beginning of the sessions,
Loulsburg and Justice Depart
ments, with Inscoe, took
house. Epsom, Bunn and
Centervllle were assigned to
the other with Chief Gupton.
Members of the departments
Interchanged throughout the
session between the two hous
es. They were first set afire
one room at a time, with each
group given an opportunity to
put out the fire with a fog
spray. The training also In
volved entry Into the burning
building, but this was limited.
Inscoe had Inspected the bulld^
tngs earlier and determined
that the chimneys had no sup
port and were a hazard and
therefore the firemen were not
allowed to go Inside the dwell
ings except under supervised
conditions.
Inscoe asked If all were cov
ered by their firemen's Insur
ance before the fires were set
and offered a prayer for their
safety before the training was
begun.
*The group began their In
struction at 7 p.m. and com
p?eted It around 10 p.m. by
"control" burning the two
dwellings to the ground. The
agreement made between the
Loulsburg department and the
owners was that they be totally
destroyed. A new home nearby
never had a cinder blow In Its
direction.
The complete exercise was
carried out without any Injury
or near accident. Chief ^hear
In praised the group for their
willingness to learn and the
Before
During
After
Market Closes
With Record Sales
The Loulsburg Tobacco Mar
ket closed last Thursday, re
cording Its best year. The
market sold almost four mil
lion pounds of tobacco and paid
out almost )8 million to area
farmers.
Sales Supervisor William
Boone reported the total sales
for the season were 13,792,
96C pounds. The total amount
paid by the companies for the
leaf sold on the local market
was $7,933,940.39. The sea
son's average was $57.52.
The top average was record
ed for the week of October 26
30 as $60.65 with the low av
erage of )50.41 coming on the
second day of aerations, Sep
tember 11.
The 41-day selling season
Epsom
Firemen Halt
Ingleside Blaze
Wind-whipped fire burned ov
er about two acres of woods
near Ingleside, In Franklin
County, Thursday night before
It was extinguished by the
Epsom volunteer fire depart
ment.
Firemen said they were called
about 10 o'clock to the farm of
Sam Beasley, where the blaze
was discovered. No buildings
were Involved. %
manner In which the entire
program was carried out. He
also stated his appreciation to
Inscoe and Chief Gupton for
their work. ?
averaped 336,413 pounds dally
and paid out $193,510.74
average dally. Several oth
er Middle Belt markets are
closing today. Loulsburg
closed two days earlier than
Henderson, Warrenton and Ox
ford.
Society
Officers
Elected
On Thursday, November 19,
the Franklin County Historical
Society was formerly organized
at Loulsburg College.
The Constitution and by-laws
of the society were approved by
unanimous vote. The purpose
of the society as stated In the
constitution Is "...to bring to*
gether those people interested
In the history of Franklin
County. Understanding the his
tory of our community Is basic
to our democratic way of life
ind gives us a better under
standing of our state and na
tion. . ."
Nominations for officers were
officers are: President: Mr.
Llndley S. Butler, of the Col
lege faculty; Vice President:
Mr. T. H. Pearce, Frankllnton;
Secretary: Miss Lucy P. Burt,
Loulsburg; and Treasurer: Mr.
iV. J. Shearln, county historian,
rhe present major project of the
society Is to aid in the resto
ration of the Franklin Academy
building (1804) at Loulsburg
College for a museum of county
ilstory. Dr. Gerald Shlnn,
:halrman of the restoration
:ommlttee, reported to the so
:lety on the present state of
the restoration.
In addition to the restoration
3f the academy, the historical
society plans to prepare a bro
:hure on county history for use
In the public schools, conduct
historical tours, mark historic
sites, and preserve docu
mentary material on county
History. Everyone who is In
terested In the history of this
;ounty Is urged to attend the
lext meeting of the historical
?oclety, which will be Thursday,
January 21, at 7:30 p.m. on tha
:ampus of Loulsburg Collage.