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Lou sburg N C Thursday January 28 1965
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9,5'r Year- Number 98
AVERY DENNIS
RALPH KNOTT
ROBERT VERSTEEG
Three Louisburg Men Listed
As Outstanding Young Men
Three Loulsburg* men have I
been honored by being placed
lb thejaycee's publication,!
"Outstanding Young Men1- of
America." /The publication,
Just released, ll^ts Lotr(sburg
Stephens
Quits At
Franklinton
TOMMIE STEPHENS
(Frk, B.W.) (Tommle N. Ste
phens. has -accapted a position
as Assistant State Supervisor
?{^Introduction 4o .Vocations.
Mr. Stephens, who has taught
Vocational Agriculture sln^e
September^ 1949, In FrSnklln
ton, will assunje his new duties
on February l; >
The native of Cary holds a
B.S. degree and a Master's in
Education from North C a>ollna.
State In Raleigh. ? He has done
work on his doctorate at Duke
tynlverslly. (
, In 1963 Mr. Stephens began
his association with Infrodut
tlon to Vocations, when,
Supt. J. L. McDantel offered
him the opportunity to attend
the"' I, V. Workshop at N. C
State tp. becorp? qualified to
establish an experimental pro
' gram at _ Frankllnton High
School. - ; .
The Frankllnton educator did
an exceptionally fine Job or
ganizing the local school pro
gram for which he was com
mended by state department of
ficials and by the Frankllnton
City Bd&rd of. Education. Mr.
Stephens gained recognition
? through his enthusiastic ? and
capable assistance to State
Department Supervisors work
ing with teachers throughout the
state to develop understanding
of the new vocational concept
during the spring of 1964.
t ? It was as a result of Mr.
Stephen's outstanding partici
pation lnjhe experimental pro
gram that the Frankllnton City
Schools were granted an extra
teacher to expand Introduction
to Vocations to reach all ninth
graders.
It was with regret* that the
local Board of Education ac
cepted Mr. Stephen's resigna
tion. A certificate of merit
was granted Mr. Stephens for.
his outstandlnc service to the
local school system apd the'
community for the past fifteen
years. f \
la 1958 the Frankllnton Jay
cees (which Is not currently
organized) (presented the Dis
tinguished Service Award to Mr.
Tommle N. Stephens. ,
Nothing delights a worker like
an advance In pay without ad
ditional work. .
?I
College Professor Avery. Den
nis, Superior Court Clerk Ralph '
Knott, and Loulsburg College's
Director of Drama Robert
Versteeg, among the outstand
ing young men_ of the nation.
Dennis and Knott are Louls
burg natives. Versteeg 15 a na
tty e of Oradell, N, J. . The
two local men are members of
the Jaycees. Versteeg Is a
member of the; Loulsburg
Rotary Club. 1
The- 589 page-book has -a con
gratulatory letter from Presi
dent Lyndon Johnson and a fore
ward from Henry Ford fl, and
lists the outstanding young men
from all sections of the country.
BennlT'ls the son of former
Loulsburg Mayor and Mrs.
George Dennis and Is married
to the former Jeanne Marie
Joyner. They have two chll
W. C. Joyner
Re-elected
Club Prexy
Clifford Joyner, local building
supply ,dealer, was reelected
to a second one-year term as
Resident of Green Hill Coun
try Club In the. annual stock
holders meeting held he.re
Tuesday night. ' f
Willis Nash was reelected
Vice-?President for another
term. Superior Court Judge
Hamilton Hobgood and Louls
burg College Dean John York
were elected to three-year
terms on the Board of Direct
ors. They replaced Louisburg
.Frankllnton businessman Na-^
pier Williamson andTTfmes
Editor Clint Fuller, both re
tiring from the Board after
serving two three-year terms..
Other members <*f the Board
are: Woodrow Warden, G. M.
Beam, Sr., .Louis- Wheless, Jr.,
and Dr. * R. L. Eagles, im
mediate past president. M. C.
Joyner Is.clubSecretary, a non
elective position.
The 40 stockholdersfattending
the meeting heahJ the, president
make his annttal report on the
condition of the club, which was
reported to be good.
Youngsville
Dimes Report
Youngsville Is the first to
report (or the March of Dimes
campaign, currently being pu?
on In Franklin C6unty.
Under the direction of Mrs.
Robert Cheatham and Mrs.
Marvin Roberts as Co-Ghalr
men, a very successful cam
paign was put on. The total
amount collected was $108.42.
Some ten or more of the lockl
ladles assisted In the Mother'*
March.
The Couoty Chairman, Rev.
V. E. Duncan, urges tb&t those
In other areas of the county
extend their effort* over as wide
an area as possible, so that
no one will M overlooked.
> A benefit basketball game for
the Mafch of Dimes Is beln^
planned between the Loulsburg
Jaycees and the Frankllnton
Rebels, under the. direction of
Mr< . Roy Boyer of Loulsburg
and Mr. Edwards of the Frank
llnton team. These young then
play an excellent brand of ball,
and the public will certainly en
Joy ifich a. game
dren, Delia Kaye and Matthew
Avery. "Dennis is a Chemistry
Professor ?t, Lou Is burg Col
lege. At present he Is on af
year's l^ave while taking addi
tional studies under the Nation
al Science Foundation Faculty
Fellowship at Carolina.
Knott is the son of- the late
Alton and Mrs. Mildred Sledge
Knott. He is married to the
foj-mer Dorothy Mae Steed.
Knott is a former President of
the Louisburg Jaycee Club and
was a State Director of the or
ganization last year.'- -M pres
ent he " is President of the
Brotherhood of tW Louisburg
Baptist Church.
Ve'rsteeg is the Son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Versteegof Ora
dell, N. J. He is 'married to
the former Saily Youngblood.
They have three children, Cas
sandra Lee, John and Jay. He
is Educational Theatre Direct
or at Louisburg College. The
Versteegs came to Louisburg^
in 1962. Mr. Versteeg, ^tftth
his wife assisting, has-prwiuced
several plays presented by the
Louisburg College Players
here.
Dennis received his education
in the'lo'cal schools, Louisburg
^tfllege, Wake Forest,. N. C.
State and the University of
North Ca'rolina.
Knott was_ educated In the lp
cal public schools, Army Sig
nal Corp School and the Insti
tute of Government aidiapeT
Hill.
Yersteeg received bis educa
tion at phiO Wesleyan, Gar
rett Technological Seminary,
Northern University,. Ohio
State University, Hammarbi
vlnity School and Baldwin
Wallace College. He Is a min
ister having served several
churches in Ofiio before moving
to Louisburg. He is also* author
of several rbooks and plays.
Stan Fox of Ox/ord, . nephew
of Louisburg businessman Bert
Fox, and Lt. Governor Bob
Scott are also listed in the
publication.
Smith Elected Officer
There was a meeting held In
Henderson last Thursday night,
Jan. 21,- which was attended by
the Independent garage owners
of Vance, Franklin, and War
ren Counties. The purpose of i
this meeting was to organize
a local chapter of the "Inde
pendent Garage Owners of
N. C..M (I. G. O.) to be known
as the "Trl-County independ
ent Garage . Owners Asso
ciation.^' ?
R. D. Hester of Henderson
presided as temporary chair
Hardie Is
Ag Teacher
(Frk. B,W,) Robert Lamar
Hardie of Clarendon, North
Carolina will assume the po
sition as Vocational Agricul
ture teacher xat Frankllnton
Hlfcli School on February 1.
A graduate of Williams
Trrtnshlp High School, Hardie
Is a candidate for a degree at
N. C. State lh Raleigh.
Having completed Officer
Candidate School at Newport,
Rhode island, the Interim teach
er will accept a n?v?l commis
sion with the rank of .Ensign
as of Jute 1.
Hardie IS\ a brother In Farm
house Fraternity and a member
of the Bethel Methodist Church.
I r
rrtan. * The 'following slate of
officers was elected! Presi
dent, Larry H. 'Joyner of Hen
derson, N, C.; Vl^e-Presldertt,
Kenneth Whltmore of tyrfrllna,
N. C.i Secretary* Treasurer,
A. C." (Pete) Smith of Louls
burg; Board of Directors, Bob
by Bortone of Warrenton, Mar
tin Vaughan of Warrenton, Hv'
old Dlckerson, Loulsburg, Win
ston ftester of Henderson, Dele
gates to represent the local
unit at the State Board Meet
ing at Wilson/" N. C. In Feb-,
ruary, R. B. fester and Lar- "
ry Jqyner.
The alnts and purposes, of
this organization are to make
It possible for the independent
garage owners of this com
munity to offer their custom
ers the highest type of auto
motive repairs at the lowest
possible cost. This Is to be
done by technical and business
training programs for all own
ers and mechanics. This is
something that Is badly needed
to cope with fast changes lnau- 1
tomoblles and Increasing short- 1
ages 'of automobile mechanics.
Boxscore
Ralelfb? The Motor Vehicles |
Department's summary of trafL i
flc deaths through 10a.m. Mon- |
day, January 25:
KfLLEp TO DATE ?1 I
LAST YEAR , 82 '
Wheless Undecided On Seeking
Another Term As Louisburg Mayor J
Loulsburg Mayor Louis A.
Wheless says he hasn't made
up his mind about seeking anoth- ,
er term .in the upcoming May
Town Elections.
Wheless .said ip a recent Inter
view, "I am vitally interested
In the programs we have going
rlgtyt now. I would like to see
thfe progress of the past several
years continue."
The date of the Town Elections
has not been set according to
Mrs* Katherlne Gupton of the
town office. It is held early
In May. _ -
Counefln&an E. F. Thomas, said
It was too eiriy for a state
ment and' made no indication aS
to his plans. Councilman V. A.
Peoples stated when askedabout
his* plans for seeking another
^terfn, "I am not sure. I am
pleased with the present pro
grams."
peoples, who had been 'parti
cularly interested in the pro
! gram to Install new lights on
the streets of ?Louisburg,apro-i
ject now underway, added, -''li
would like to see thts continued
uhtil the streets aVid lights all
over town take on a favorable
appearance."
Councllmen Robert Hicks,
Thornton Jon4s, Jimmy Lump
kin and .Jonah Taylor were not
available for cpnlment when
called. Most observers agr^e
that probably all the present
members will seek another
term.
" tm
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New Lights Installed
WofTtmen are shown above lri-_
stalling new aerial-- lights on
'Justice Ave. here. Electric
Superintendent, Harold FosteF,
extreme left, reported that 71
lights have been or^will be in
stalled in the present program .
Installation's have already been
mad'e in several locations in
town, including N^rth M;iin*St.
and Kenmore Ave.
f -Times Staff IshQto.
Heavy Docket Heard li^
Recorder's Court By Judge
\ ? '
The following cases were dis
pensed^/ during a regular ses
sionljpf P^nkllft County Re
corders Coiirt on Tuesday,
January 26: \ .
Ellis Wood, assault on fmjiale.
Guilty. v 6 morfyjs m Jail a>ni
assigned to work under Super
vision of. State Prison fcJept.
Joe Moore, w/m/30, speed
ing. 1 Pleads guilty under wal- .
ver 'statute. $15.00 fine #and
Costs .
I C. D. Radford, w/m/44, as
sault. Judgment suspended on
payment of $430.40 to C. S. C.
! to pay bills of Van Denton and
costs of court.
Norman Frankfurt Pearce,w/
m/25, speeding, ^leads' guilty
under wj*tvei* statute. $10.00
fine and costs, y *
Theotls Davis, c/ m/21, speed
ing. $15.00 fine and costs.,
McClellan pearce, w/iuu- 66,
mtj^Lor vehicle violation. NbUe
pros ^tOj^flrst court. Pleads
guilty to second "count thrpugh
attorney. $10 Online and coasts.
Katherine Hinson Cjwdtrett,w/
f/32, speeding Pleads^utlty
under w&iver statute. . $15XJCk
fine and costs.
Nicholas 'Anthony Sarroccoj
w/tn/20, speedfng. Pleads
guilty under waiver statute. $15..
00 fine and jCpsts.
Lorine Ivor's ey Leonard, ,w'/f/_
33, speeding.. Pleads- guilty un?
def waiver statute. $15.00 firre'
and costs.
Norman Sills, c/m 28,speed
ing* Plelds guilty under waiver
statute. $10.00- fine and costs.
G^ne Thomas Cafroll, w/m/
26, "speeding. Pleads guilty un
der' waiver statute. $10.00 fine
and costs. \ ]
WilHam Archabald Fosjer, w/
m, speeding." ) $20.00 fine and
costs.
Henry Tllleit Edwards, w/m/
49, speeding. Pleads guilty
under waiver statute. $10.00
fine and costs. -
William Thomas, Jr., -speed
ing. Pleads guilty under wai
ver statute. $10.00 fine ,and
costs. \ \ , ?
John Parker Mar^goo, w/m/
34, speeding. Pliads guilty un
der waiver statute. $10.00 fine
and costs. ? '
Buck Coleman Denton, w/m/
42, speeding. Pleads guilty
under waiver statute. $10.00
fine and costs. >
Kenneth Bernard Davis, w /
m/36, speeding. Pleads guilty
under waiver statute. $10.00
fine and costs. \
Nathan Green Patterson, w/m
/43, unlawful possession of
whiskey. Nolle Pros by State.
Alfred Bryant Goodwin, w/fn/
It, speeding Pleads guilty
inder waiver statute. $10.00
'lne and costs.
William Mose Reynolds, w/
n/38, speeding. Pleads guilty
inder waiver statute. $15.00
> '
fine and costp.
Percy Lawrence Tanner, w/
m/47, speeding. Pleads, guilty
under waiver statute. $10,00
fine and costs.
C. P. S^kes, c/m/45- as?
sault Judgn?ent susjK'mled oh
payment of $1C).00 fine ann co^ts.
LyrTWood EiJrl Neal, c/m/l6f
breaking and' entering, larceny,
.(four C"ases) Defendant to be
held for Franklin County Grand
jury. To., post $2,000.00 l>ond
40 cover all cases agalrtst hlfn.
Jo?#eph Shyrld Brownj* w/m/
19, motto vehicle violation. Not
guilty. *
Willis Bennett Baker, ?/m/
16, motor vehicle violation. $!>,
00 tine and costs.
William Nathaniel Cooley, c/
See COURT page 6
Mayor Wheless* said, "I would
not like td see a very conserva
tive administration .set into,
office and place a** damper^ on
the improvements made In the
areas of Industrial development
and town utilities. We have
weighed carefully ihe_expendl
tures and the4 advantages to our
town and, all its* people.."
"1 am vitally Interested in
this progress, but I have not
definitely made up my mind
about running again"
Wheless was unopposed, in ttfe
race for mayor In 1963 /under ,
a rtew system separating the
mayor from the councilman's
race. *
Robert^ Hicks led the field In
'the'" last election, polling "439
votes, followed by Peoples 427,
Lumpkin 422, A. j.'Johnsofi, Jr.
411, E. T. -Jones 394 arid Jonah
Taylor 392. E. F. Thomas
was the seventh man and was
appointed to fill the unexpired
term- at Johnson who resigned
last January.
W. JHL Allen, Jr., Raymond
Tonkei and D. C. Phillifts were
the unsuccessful candidates in
the 1963 elections. - In that
election, ' citizens approved
fluoridation of the town's water
by a 422-11$ majority. "T
Dickersoh
In JScav Post
At Wachovia
CharIes~Dlckerson
Charles Dlckerson, a former
county man and Loulslmrg elec
trlciiui, has l>een elected
Asslsfknt CaShler of Wachovia
Dank &\Trust Co. in Durham,
N. t\ \
DICkerson Jollied the Bank's
time payment department in
1953, while employed in Louls-r
burg with* XutUe Appliance Co!;
He was name?Ll)irect Loan Of
ficer in 1 ^ 57*. He advanced to
manager of the dealer credit
division later tliat year and
became Assistant Manager of.
the department In >963.
"Cotton," as Dlckerson is
known locally, Is married toj
the fymer Vivian Pergersonl
MRS A N NjjE COO PER
Demo Women
To Hear
Mrs. Cooper
The Franklin County denlo
Cratlc Women's regular quar
y 'y meeting will .be lield it
Hi#' Gr<fe? inn Country Club
as a dutch dinner at 6:30 p m
February- 2, 1965.
Mrs. Annie Cooper, ?ho has
? w'th the House- Of Repre
sentatives since 1021 ami was
appointed Principal Clerk in
1943, will |>e the guest speaker
Mu' is married to 'a' former
resident of Franklin County
George Bunyan Cooper.
Tickets can Ixj obuined by
members and other Interested
w?men from the following pre
cinct captains who are: ?
Cedar Rock, Mrs. H. M. Dick
ens, Dunn No. 2. Mrs Helda
Kay Perdue, Gold Mine, Mrs.
I.W Edward Radford; HayesVllle
fMlN T H. Weldon, Sandy
.tm.'k, ?lrs. Forrest BonJefs,
Cypress Creek, Mrs. J. S Col
lie, Frankllnton, Mrs R. w
Moore; Harris," Mrs. w. R.
I Richards, Jr., Louisburg, Mrs.
Ralph Knoft; Youngsvllle_ Mrs.
^'nston. -
Webb, Radford
Nominated To
Academies ! ;
. Joseph, Mark^ Webb, Jr., and
Jon Daniel Radford of Louis
burg have been nomlruted -to
U. S. Service Academies Con
gressman L. II Fountain an
nounced today.
Joe Webb, the son' of Mr. and
Mrs Joseph Mark WeVib, Sr.
"< Route I, Louisburg and a'
??' n'o* at Byifn Higl School,
has tieeji nomijiafed to the Mer
chant Marine Academy.
J"n Radford, the\So? Mr .
t"' Mrs w 11 fcdfdr^ of
Route 2, Louisburg lid a sen
ior at Gold Sand High Scflortl -
as been nominated for "the
Naval Academy. ? ?
"W Louisburg. They luve three
children, Charles, Jr., 13;
Paula Lee, 7; and Marian Ellza
beth^ l ?-?months.
License Sales Boom
ftSrs.Anne Champion Is shown
abave, selling a new 1965 lt
certse plate to Bob Preddy of
of Salisbury, right, while Sam
ColVlns of Louisburg looks on.
Mrs. Champion p?pOrted that
sales of the plates were ahead
of last year here. Through last
Frlclay the local license office
had. sold 2,777 tags, lncludin
1,970 (rtr plates. ^
? a* ? ta tl i .
Times Staff Photo. 1