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Weather Increasing cloudiness and warmer today. Showers to night and Wednesday. High today, 70; low, 37. The Published Every Tuesday Thursday - Serving All Of rranklin Cojunty Comment vYoung men can work eight hours a day and play ten, but after 40 you can't and you might as well quit trying T?l. 0Y 6-3283 (Ten Cents) L^u'Sburg N C Tuesday January 26 196? Pof?s Today) 9 5 1 . N u na b e r? ? 9 7 I r / Homecoming Qu pen * Mis^ Susan Lancaster, last year's Home coming Queen at Gold Sand, is pictured above, left, after presenting a bouquet" to the new Queen, Miss Sandra Gupton, repre senting the Freshman Class, in ceremonies last Friday night atGol.d Sand. The Queen's escort is Tommy Leonard, right. Handy Bowers looks on between the two queens. ; ' -Photo by JXick Hurnette. Former County Woman And Husband Killed A single car accident Satur day afternoon near Raleigh' claimed the life of, a former Loulsburg, Rt. 1, woman and her husband- Mrs. Helen Per ry ^Williams, 32, daughter of Mrs. Mattte Perry of Rt. 1, Loulsburg, was kilted instantly when the car she'- was dflving went out of contfol on the Lake Wheeler road. Mrs. Williams' husband, Harris Samuel Wil liams, died a short time later In a Raleigh hospital. Mrs. Williams Is a former, student at Bunti High School and Mr Williams was a sales man for the Capital Coca-Cola Bottling Company serving the Bunn area. The Williams leave four chll Rescue Calls Loulsburg Rescue Service answered three calls over the week end, ope each on Satur day, SundayAnd Monday. ?' Chief Tomtr^y Peoples report ed that the call on Saturday afternoon about 3 p.m. was to aid Pet'cy Egerton. 'Egerton appartfitly had fainted and was given assistance at the scene, near a wood yard on Grant Street.1' On Sunday afternoon the Res cuers were called to the Jus tice community to aid H. A. Mitchell, an 85-year-old col ored (nan. ? Mitchell was dead ?r?rrlval. .? TK*tcall on Monday afternoon about 1:30 was to aid Dick Col lier, following an accident when it tree-fell on him whHe he was helping to clear some property behind Franklin Memorial Hos pital. Advice For Newcomers ?A Washington, D. C. ? House , newcomers have* been given sound advice for their behavior Jn Congress if they hope to win f^econd' trip. The old hands ifave the newcomers the benefit of their wisdom and It all added up to one thing: Never1 forget that another election Is coming ?MW.-. ? dren,' Harris, Danny, Cathy Ann and Peggy Jane . ^ Funeral services were; held Monday at 2 p..m: from a Ra leigh funeral home. Burial fol lowed In Mont lawn Cemetery in ^Raleigh. Mrs. Williams was a niece of Mrs; Eleanor Mullen of Loulsbur^r r_w Mrs. Wlifiam^ts survived by, hef mother, Mrs. Rattle Perry of Rt. 1, Loulsburg, fourflroth eri, Zebulon White, Billy White, and Cleveland White, all of Rt. 1 , Loulsburg, arid Malcolm Per ry of Rt. 1, Wake Hore.ft; and two sisters, Miss Lfulse Per-, ry of Rt Loulsburg, andi MrSu Margaret frazler o^ Maryland. 1 . ^ , Louisburg Man Hurt In Tree Accident A .LouiSburg earth-moving contrafctbr was painfully Injured Monday afternoon while he and his crew were clearing some land behind Franklin Memorial4 Hospital here. Dick Collier, 45, operator of Dick's Drive Inn In addition to Ijis contracting business her^ received a broken pelves plus other back Injuries when a tree stump reportedly rolled over on him during a clearing operation. The Louisburg Rescue Service was called to render first aid. The Service transported Col lier to the nearby hospital where he was admitted. It was not reported how the accident ocurred, but it was believed that C611ierw&s stand ing on a tree stump when a limb broke causing the stump to topple over trapping Collier beneath it. Adult Classes Start At College Classes lp Adult Education will begin at Louisburg Col lege Thursday evening, January 28, at 7:30. Some sixty adults froni Franklin, Warren, artd Vance counties have filed their applications with Dean J6hn B. York. Others who are Interested in Adult Education, but have not as yet * filed an application, should get their applications to the college by Thursday; or should corner to the college Thursday evening, ln'theaudl" ! torlum on the east tiampus, at 7:30 p.m., for the first general meeting, Dean York stated. A wide variety of courses are available if adequate numbers to Justify them are secured. However, several courses are definite at this time. Adults eighteen jte'ars of age or older are eligible for this program 6n a college credit or non-credit basis Application^ may be secure from the col lege ,^or from most merchants in Louisburg, War renton, Hen derson, Wake To rest, Bunn and Rolesvllie. ' Ityouts Start Op^n tryouts for the Louis burg Players' production ot Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" will be held Wednesday at fc*00 p.m. in the i Louisburg College auditorium. I All are Invited to audition. Production dates 'are April 2, 3~, 9-, an3 10.* A f " Herring Joihs LJC DR C W ROBBINS Dr Herbert) J. Herring bf Durham dfscusses with Presl^, dent .Cecil W. Robblns plans for his new position as part time consultant at Loufsburg College which he asswned Jan uary 1. The appointment was authorized by the college'* Board of Trustees. Dr. Herring retired afc Vice President of Duke . yplverslty on December 31 ancf has ac cepted the new position with Lou Is burg College as a general consultant to the ad ministration, the tactilfa ^nd the Board of Trustees. A mem ber of the Lou la burg College Board of Trustees for a num ber of years, Dr. Herring dur-? Ing the past year has served DR H ? J HERRIfsfG [ 14 part-time consultant for the ( college's Self-Study which Is! | now being completed. Dr. Herring's broad expert- I ence, extending over more than forty years as a student, a faculty member and an admini strator at Duke University emi nently qualifies him for the new role he has Assumed at Lou la - burg College, president Rob bins Has said, f'Loulsburg Col lege. Is^fqftunate tg obtain the services of Dr "fierrlng, whose broad experiences In every li cet of college and- unlver<ltj life admirably^ prepare him to give lnvatuabfe Sgfeai&ace to Louis burg College as It seeks to strengthen Its program of serflce." ' ' i- \ ?? Louisburg Jaycees Name Douglas May County's. "Outstanding Young farmer" ' Outstanding ..Young Farmer Commissioners, School Board Discuss Long-Range Ed Plans The Franklin County Board/ of Education and the Boartf of County Commissioners held a joint meeting l^st Friday night to discuss long-range plans for the county system schools. The two boards talked over plans for additional school "buildings as recbfh mended by the State Department of School Planrilfig, following a survey made in 1963. The survey had been request ed by the Citizens-Committee for the Study of Consolidation, a group* 'of local citizens who made a twd-year study of the needs t>f the schools. No annowe^HTient ^as made foltowlng the Joint meeting, but Schools Superintendent Warren. W * Smith said he was encoup^ aged by the discussions The ?pl#TR cill for three ney high j school ' plants in the /rna in addition to several other build ings. Estimates of the cost or v the entire program is $?,<J94, 000.00./ ? Thfe Education Board m??t ear lier in the week to seek ways of curtailing the amount needed. Griffin Gets State Post [ Rdbert P Griffin of Raleigh, formerly of Loulsburg, Route 2, has . replaced Joe Warren tn V General Services Division post at the St^te Legislative Building, Raleigh. Griffin, 30, known here as Bobby, Is the son of Mr awl. Mrs. N. D. Griffin of Ce'ntei - iVtlle. He began work Jar - uary 15 as "Building Grounds Supt." at an annual salary of $5,7?l<J*neral Sei - vices Director George Qfcerry said Wednesday. Griffin was op Gov. Moore's staff during Moore's primary and general election campaigns, chauffeurlng Moorearounndur Ing campaign trips and filling In as night offlc* manager at Moor?y election teadquarters. < Griffin is an alumnus of Loulsburg ' College and has formerly worked for an Insur ance company In Raleigh where he has lived the past year. One source reported that a more realistic figure of arotrnd $2 million was t"housftttt*be enough to put most of the program Into effect. The 12 -point building plan as recommended by.^the Raleigh survey team* is actually already underway. A new" cafeteria, opened this month at Gold Sand,! School, and a.nother ""cafeteria due to open In the next few months at the Riverside School are two "of Uie top priority items .on the list. * V< At last report the EduH^on feoard had not set Tip a priority ? list/for the other pYoJects, but it Is reported thatan?elernt)ntary ?Ch<" i to ? I - ! i <?,' I ( t tS now in Maplevnle, Cedar Street and some Hat Riverside- is ex pected to be high on the list. Other items are the erection of a new elementary school in Louisburg or to enlarge the present school facilities.. The same would be necessary for the Louisburg' High Sf:h<%l building under the -pfogram of consolidation. The second white high school is. expected to be located between Louisburg and Bunn unless renovations and. addition* are made to the Bung school plant and it is utilized as "a 'second high school* All these would ^ probably W *ul> Ject to approval by state school authorities. One. question being ^consid ered is what to do with the $558,000.00 the count will soon receive from the November . State School Bond issue. The Board announced last week that they wished to use the money to the accdfnplishmerit of the long range plans. The Joint meeting was to dis cuss how this moTfey should be used and how mugh monev the Education BoaTd couldtexpect from- the county toward the completion of the program. The possibility of a county-wide bond issue reportedly was dis cussed in the mating last Frl* Before * saying "never," remember""' ' never" is a long, long time. Wisdom Is not necessarily | shown by those who make no mistakes. . ? day evening. * The two groups' set ano^H^r meeting for KebruarjT, at which time further attempts will be mjfde ? to" reach a Mention and ty /Set up a , schedule for the accornpllshment of ,the plays for better .schools in the county system. The Franklluton City Schools, a separate fnlnlstra -* tive -unit, were not included in thtr^ discussions # of. tijj' two* Boaitfs. A 32-year-old Loulsburg, Rt 1, farmer has been named Frankilp County's "Outstand ing .Young Farmer of * the Year" by the Loui^bwlrg Juir lqr Clumber of Commerce. William Douglas May, who tends ^600 acres of farmland located four miles west of, Loufsburg, will:, represent Franklin County in State and Natiojial , comjaftityon as the county's outstanding young farmer. May started his farming op erations li\~1952 with 50 acres and since fMirchased adjoining lands. He now owns, 348 acres and rents a 300-acre farm ad jacent to hfs own. May is' a former member of the Louis-,, b^rg Jayeees. ?, t The new "Outstanding Young Farmer" will plant 16 acres of tobacco this year. 55 acres of corn; 9 12 acres of cotton, 27 acrds of wheat and a con siderable amount of soybeap acreage. May Is also Interests ed In livestock He .owns 27 head of beef and .plans to add tohis^herd. f ^ May is marcied to the former (a net Hunt of Loui^>urg. They ave two childrtuv-Gregg; 11, and Judy, 5. His selection by "the local Jaycee organiza tion- places him in- the select group of those already honored for their -outstanding contribu tions to farming. . Xoungsville'.J? James T. "Joe" Kfoss went on in 1962 to win ? the State title and later the National title, after being chos- _ en by the* local club as the > county's M Out standi ng, Yo\ing Farmer." W. R. Richards, ' Jr., of Rt. t; Youngsviile was last year's selection. J ^ . Gay Products Plant ?- ? ? ? ?' Open House Friday By Invitation Only Don Meyers, Vice President of Gay Products, lnc*t stated today that he had been Informed that press releases had ap k pea red in some of the State papers with erroneous infor mation pertaining to an Open House to be held at the local Gay Products 'Plant this Fri day. Mr. Meyers stated that these releases stated tliat an Open House would be held? ftfflhe general public. This is in correct. The function will by invitation only- -rinvitat ions' wills h were mailed by the com pany fro rn^t heir mali/off ice In Clearwater, Florida/ He further stated that it Is rjot possible fopr .them to hold a public^ open/house, since it It is not "un-American" to disagree with othfeffr, regard less-' of what positions they oc Ipdpy. h When you get in a tyirry, that is a good time to be sure that you do not Tnove too fast. Is forbidden under the terms . of their liability Insurance cov erage. .7 * ? Raleigh Man Hurt In Accident . Noel -Colleton, 50, of Raleigh received m'lnor Injuries aroiund 8 p.m. Sunday whpn the cap he was driving. ..went' out of con trol near Franklinfon and litnd- ? ed upside down In Cedar Creek. ? Colleton ; \w ho was driving a 1955 Buick heading south on U. S. 1, was taken to Franklin % Memorial Hospital suffering from head lacerations and mul tiple bruises. It is believed that the auto might have; skidded off the high way after' h'ittlng a ^lick sppt iu the toad.* Heavy rain had caused som.&area^ of the high way to become slick. Cplleton was reported Improving today. LOUISBURG RESCUE SERVICE Rpsrup Gels Equipment Newest members of the LotfTsT Durg Rescu-e t Serv ce .dfsfclay letf equtp'menl, rec? ived by th? Servl/ce for loan to needy pa rents. Left tot, rljjht, Gerald Jury, Ned Lloyd, J6el- Wether-i, ington ind Joe KlllebreW? The Rescue__Service has six wheel chairs, '7 sets -of crutches and three walkers, purchased with donations from people In Frank lin County An<4 other areas. . \.
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