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Times
Published Eve^y T^es4ay -St Thursday
Serving- A+t Of FrarrrWrrT County
Comment
If you want to live a long
time, get the philosophy that
enables you to avoid worry.
T*l 0Y 6-3283
(Ten Cents)
Lou'Sburg. N C Tuesday Febi uaV^ 16 1 965
(Ten Pages Today)
95th Year^-Number 103
Man Held In Saturday
Shooting Incident Here
A 54-year-old Loulsburg Ne
gro Is being held without prl
County ja.ll here In connection
with the shooting of a negro
woman In the Mineral Springs
section of Loulsburg.
David Joyner, of Loulsburg
Is accused of shooting Alice
Williams, 34, at her home
_ Saturday afternoon around 1:30
p.m. The cause of the Incident
was _not reported, but Joyner
reportedly, fired five bullets
r~ from a .22 caliber pistol at
? v the woman.
The victim wis rushed to
Franklin Memorial Hospital
where she was termed as In
critical condition and trans
Whitfield
Attends s
Meeting
Dr. Richard Whitfield, of
"Frankllnton, is among those
registered for the 42nd annual
Southeastern Congress of Op
tometry, February 20-23, 1965,
at the Americana Motor Hotel
in Atlanta.
Sponsored by the 11 -State
Southern Council of Optome
trists, the event Is expected
to attract an attendance of a
round 1,500 optometrists and
guests. . .. v
The local optometrists^ will
hear 15 to 18 hours of lec
turers by some of the Nation's
foremost authorities reporting
on the latest advances In the
eyecare field. He will also
attend .workshops and visit some
75 displays Of equipment and
opthalmlc materials.
The highlight of the Congress
will be the Awards Banquet at
which the persons selected as
the South's "Optometrists of
the Year" and "Man of the
Year" for 1965 will be hon
ored. .
ferrfcti to Duke. She was re
ported still In sritical condition
late Monday.
Lou is burp* Pol Ice Chief Wil
liam Dement and Officer Earl
Tharrlngton made the arrest.
Louisburg
Band To
Give Concert
The Louisburg High School
Band will present Its Winter
Concert on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 17, at 7:30 p.m. Jti the
high school audltorlunK \mong
the numbers the b^nd will play
are: highlights trom the movie
GIGIj a selection by Bach en
titled "Sleepers Wake," and a
march entitled "Thrills A*
Plenty^"
The second part of the pro
gr am features the Junior Band.
This band Is made up of stu
dents from the sixth and seventh
grades. They will play a num
ber of tunes Including a concert
march entitled "Festival
March."
There .will be no admission
charged and the band hopes
that many will attend.
Historical
Group To Meet
There -will be a meeting of
the Franklin County Historical
Society Thursday-, night, Feb
ruary 18^ at 7:30 In the Louls
burg College Main Building So
clal Hall.
The program topic will be
Governor Thomas Blckett.
One of every two South
Americans lives In Brazil,
the National Geographic So
ciety says. Brazil's territory
covers almost half the con
tinent.
Stabilization District
Meeting Announced
L. T. Weeks, General Man
ager of Flue-Cured Tobacco
Cooperative Stabilization Cor
poration, and the Cooperative's
director from District #8, T. W.
Allen of CreedmOor, announced
today the 7th annual Stabiliza
tion District Meeting for
tobacco growers^ District #8
which Includes the \followlng
counties from the -Middle Belt
of North Carolina: Franklin,
Warren, Vance, Granville, IXir
ham, Orange, Wake, Chatham,
Lee, Montgomery, and Moore.
This meeting will be held In the
Vance County Court House In
Henderson, on February 25, be
ginning at 2:00 p.m.
Both Weeks and Allen em
phasized the fact that although
growers have voted overwhel
mingly for the continuation) of
production control and price
supt>orta, certain bailc pro
blems must be resolved In or
der to- maintain a sound pro
gram. Growers attending the
Hendejrson meeting will have the
opportunity to personally dls
' cuss the overall operations of
the price support pfpgrtm as
administered by Stabilization.
Also, officials of Tobacco As
sociates, Inc. and Tobacco
^Growers' Information Com
mittee will be on hand to dis
cuss with growers current de
velopments within their specific
areas of work.
District #8 growers are re
presented on Stabilization's
Board of Directors by a re
presentative elected by growers
for a 3-year term. The elec
tion of the director to serve on
Stabilisation's Board for the
next three years will be heldJ
In the business session qf the
meeting.
Stabilisation's members elect
annually an Advisory Com
mittee from each county In the
district. These committeemen
serve the vital function of help
ing to disseminate information
regarding Stabilisation's ope
rations to other tobacco grow
ers In their area, as well as to
the general public.
Director Allen pointed out that
this meeting offers an excellent
opportunity for every grower
In District #8 to learn more
about his own program.
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Former Local
Woman Dies
In Norfolk.
Mrs. Hazel Johnson Tucker,
47, a former Loulsburg resi
dent, died Saturday at a Nor
folk, Va., hospital. She was
the wife, of John Allen Tucker,
also a former* local resident,
tfnd they lived at, Virginia
Beach, ya. , .
Mrs. Tucker was the daughter
of the late Dr. Harry H. John
son and Mrs. Sadie Perry John
son. Dr. Johnson was a promi
nent Loulsburg physician.
Mrs. Tucker was a native of
Baltimore, Md., and a long-time
resident of Loulsburg. She
was "Mother of the Year" In
Norfolk, Va., In 1963. She .
had lived In Virginia Beach J
since 1942. She was a mem- |
ber . of Galilee Episcopal ,
Church, a graduate of Maryland |
Institute of Art, Parish LI- (
brarlan, a member of the .Vlr- i
glnla Beach Art Association and <
the Library Volunteer Service
and a charter member of the
Virginia Beach-Princess Arm
County Junior Woman's Club.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon from the
Gklllee Episcopal Church, Vir
ginia Beach, Va., at 4 p.m.
Internment followed in the East
ern Shore Cemetery( *
She Is survived by her hus
band, her mother^ three daugh
ters, Grace Elizabeth, Cl^udet
ta Alden, Hazel Johnson II; one
?on, John Allen Tucker, Jr., all '
of Virginia Beach; two sisters,
Mrs. D. M. Peartfc and Mrs.
Robert Burton, both of Tavares,
Florida! and one brother, Rob
ert P. Johnson, also of Tra- '
reres, Florida. i
Colleiji* Dedication Principals
Pictured above are some of
the principals in Sunday's dedi
cation observances held here at
Loulsburg* College. Left to
right, Dean John York; Ben &.
Jordon, member of College
Board of Trustees and Chairs
rri'an 6f the Library Building
Committee of -Saxapahaw, N. C,;"
Dr. Cecil W. Robtjins-, Presi
dent of t,ouislVv}rg College; -Mrs.
Elsa Yarborough, Librarian;
and Bishop Paul N. Garber of
Richmond, Va.. -The' College
held , commemorative services
for the newly 'renovated presi
dent's offices, the Music Wing
,of- the Fine Arts Building and
?the new library, ntfw under con
struction. -College Photo*t
linllrr Family it Music, If i rip
Dr. Cecil W. Bobbins, Presi
dent of Louisburg College, left,
is shown with members of the
Martha Smkh. Butler family at?
Sunday's dedication of- the Nfuslc
Wing here at\ the- college. The
W ing was dedicated to the_mem-.
ory of Mrs. Butler, a long-time
friend of the college. Others
shown, left to right, MfT Regi
nald A , Butler pf LeaksvHle,
husband; Llndley Butler, Mrs.
Carol Butler Bobbitt of Roan
oke Rapids; N. C., and Ro-bert
Butle'r, children ok Mrs. Butler.
Lindley and Robert But'ler are
memlierspf the Loulsburg Col
lege faculty^-College Photo.
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College Dedicates Offices,
Music Wing And Library
In Ceremonies Here Sunday
Loulsburg College held dedl- . !
cation ceremonies for ?ht newly
renovated President's Office i
and the Facilities of the Music '
IVIhg of the Fine Arts Building
fi^re Sunday afternoon. Dedl- 1
:atlon ceremonies. In lien of
jroundbreaklng,' were held for
ihe neurf college library building <
low under cbnstriictfon on the
last campus, also.
The services of cqmmemora
lion, postponed from January 17
due to Inclement weather, were
attended by college officials and i
friends. Bishop Paul N. Garber i
of Rlchmoiid, Vi, , also attended
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the ceremonle*.
The dedication bf the newly
remodeled President's Office
was In memory of Mrs. Pattle
Burwell White, a native of Vance ,
County. Mrs. White was a i
member Of the Wesley Me
morial Methodist Church' In |
W arrenton. - She made annual i
contributions to the college prl- ,
or to her death In 1963, and i
remembered the college In
her will. In connection with 1
her funeral, the family request
ed donations to Loulsburg Col- i
-Ji
lege be sent In lteil of flowers.
A college release said, "Be*
catise of her Interest In pro
viding attractive facilities, It
seemed appropriate to dedicate
the new offices of the president
In her memory." *
The Music Wing was dedicate*
sd to the memory of Mrs. Mar
tha Smith Butler, a Leiksvllle,
N. C., resident. Mrs. Butler
?ras born In Thomaston, Ga.,
In 1909. Mrs. Butler married
Reginald A. Butler and moved
to Leaksvllle In 1936 where
she became active In the Metho
41st Church and other civic
organizations.
Mrs. Butler graduated from
Mqfgan-Stephens Conservatory
In Atlanta with a violin and piano
double major. She taught public
school music In Georgia and at
Dne^ttWe played with the N. C.
Symphony. ' The College release
states, "In bhort, her life was
levoted to the advancement of
Dim music and the fine arts."
Mrs. Butler died In Leaksvllle
In 1963.
Contributions for the comple
lloii of the president'^ offices
? . - : 'Q -5 i
project were made by the family
and friends.of Mrs. WhHe.
Bishop Pau. N. Garber of
Richmond, Va., spoke at the
dedication of the new library.
| Others participating in the ob
servances were: Dr. Cecil W.
Robbins, presidenfof Louisburg
I College; Rev. Kelly Wilson, 11,
pastor of the Louisburg Metho
| tllst Church; Dean John York
and Rev. Walter N. McDonald
! of the college faculty^mfembers
| of the Butler fa'mlly; aild Rev.
David Daniels, Director ofCol
! lege Relations.
A tea was held following the
ceremonies, Inthe Music Room,
for those attending. a
Boxscore
Ralelgh--The Motor Vehicles
Department'* nummary of traf
fic deaths through 10 a.m. Mon
day, February 15: ? ?
KILLED TO DATE 166 1
KILLED TO DATE ,
LAST Y?AR 174 1
i
Commissioners, Education Board
Hold Second Meeting To Discuss
Financing Of Long-Range Plans
?
Tht? Board dfCoijnty Commis
sioners and the Frankl In County 1
Board of Educatlorr held their;
second i\t meeting last night
in the Education Building here1
to discuss financial problems
Involved in\ the long-range
school building -program.
A.11 members &f both Boardsi
were present* for the meeting
and Mrs. T. H. Dickens, Sr.,
Education Board Chairman,
presided, (bounty Schools Su
perintendent Warren W. Smith
and Director of Instruction,
Mrs. Margaret Holmes, were
also present for the session.
The , lengthy meeting, last 1 rig
almost four hours, netted jio
tangible answer to the problem. "
The State- recommended plan
for Franklin County Schools has
been estimated to be a $3 mil
lion project. The School Board
whittled this figure down con
siderably and has kept the Com
misslonerst'.abreast of these
plans.
Last night's meeting heard
several plans discussed and an
Informal request was made
from the Board of Education for
funds with which to accomplish
they greatfy slashed building
program.
The meeting toas held In an air
of friendly understanding on the
part of 1 with ^Boards. The Com
missTuftbrs pointing out the dif
ficulty of any sizable tax In
crease under present economic
conditions and the Education
Board*<5ffered an understanding
ear, Both groups expressed a
desire to make improvements
Some members of both Boards
expressed their favoritism, for
one central high school for white
students while Others favored
two schools in the county sys
tem.
Present Negro schools would '
come ln^qr expenditures of sev
eral hund reel thous^irct-Ttollars 1
1
, Making plans for 'the future (
Is wise, but never get so far $
into the future that you over- ^
look the present. ? ,
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In new ? additions and. reno
vations. Most of the Joint group
favored continuing with three
negro high schools In the county
system.
The County Board of Educa
tion will have the final word
on which plan to put into ef
fect. The Commissioners are
taxe'd with the job of finding
the money with which to carry
out the plan.
With the $558,000 due the
county system after July 1.
frQm the State Bond money,
and following a drastic cutback
of original plans, tlje Educa
tion Board requested the amount
of $600,000 frcyn the Board of
Commissioners over the next
4\5-year period. This amount
would necessitate an annual In
crease In tax Income of $75,000
for the school system for the
4-5-year period.
The Commissioners promised
v\ ? ^ * * ?
| to give their answer to the re
l quest at -their regular monthly
meeting on March 1.
A county-wide bond issue was
discussed and some members
of the Board of Commissioners
expressed their feeling that this
would be th? only way to raise
the necessary funds. Members
o( the Education Board did not
state whether or not a bond
issue would be requested in the -
event their request from the4
Commissioners is Turned down. I
The Education Board Is ex
pected to meet again this month,
to make -their decision on sign
ing the Federal required" In
tegration pledge, which mustbef
done- by March 3/ if Federal
funds are to be. continued li>-^ ??'
the county systein. There has
been no report on the Frank- ?
.Unton City sctiool 'tJoanl on
their stand on the Federal
pled^ %
Tar River Basin
Development Meet
Scheduled Friday
A meeting wars held last night i
at the Franklin County Court
h.ouse by the County Tar River 1
Basin Development Committee, s
with citizens Interested In the a
development of the Basin. J
Former County Commissioner 1
W. P. Chllders presided at the t
meeting. _ .a
The meeting was called here f
to encourage local citizens to
attend an . area meeting to be r
held Friday, ^February 19, at fc
10:00 a.mr In the Federal Build- h
Ing in Washington, N. C. b
Childers is attending a meet-, p
ng today in Greenville, N. C.t 1j
)n the Basin Development. He s
;tated Monday that he hoped to p
lave a number of local citizens d
In attendance kt today's meet
n?
The Friday meeting is a very
mportant one, according to
ipokesmeji for the Committee
iftd the public was urged to at
em}. These meetings are being
told \ to formulate plans (or the
en-county area which will be *
Lf fee ted by whatever plan Is
inally approved.
Franklii\ County attendance at .
neetlngs such as thesfe have
>een notlcabjy small since the
earlngs and planning meetings
egan last year. Chllders ex
ressed his concern over the
ick of interest Shown and is- %
ued a plea for all who could
ossibly do so to attend Fri
ay's meeting.
County To Get $207,900
In Road Bond Proposal
Franklin County and the four
municipalities ? oft Loulsburg,
Bunn, Franklinton and Youngs
vllle are scheduled to receive
a total allotment 'of $?07,900.00
under bills introduced in the
General Assembly last week
calling for a $300 million road
bond issue.
The road bonds, which were
a major tissue in the recent
elections, according to present
proposals would designate $150,
000,000 to used for primary
road construction. Secondary
roads and ' roads wlthlfi towns (
and cities would, share equally
in the remaining $150 million.
Under the proposals, Dis
trict 5 (Durham), of which
Franklin County is a part, would
get $10, 19?, 200 which' is in the
center of the allotment scale,
with six districts receiving,
more and seven receiving less^
Rescue &
Fire Calls
The Loulsburg Fire Depart
ment answered a call this morn
ing 'around 8 o'clock to the home
of Ray Collins on SprlngStreet.
It was reported that a chimney
had caught fire and no damage
was done to the dwelling.
The Loulsburg Rescue Ser
vice answered & call Saturday
afternoon to and* shooting vic
tim, Alice Wtlllijns, negro
woman of the Mlniral Springs
section of town. Sl\e was trans
ported to Franklin Memorial i
Hospital and later sent to i
Duke where her condition Is .
termed critical. I
The Service was called to the
Justice Community around I
7 p.m.- Saturday night to aid !
Anale Crudup, negro woman, I
wh0 had become 111. She was <
taken to the local hospital by
the "Rescue Service, i
I
Unger. the secondary roads
proporfai, Franklin County
would receive $735,300. In
addition to ? this amount, the
municipalities In the county
w6uld receive allotments as
follows: LSouteburg, $112,200;
Frankllntotv, $59,300, Bunn,$13,
000 and Youngsvllle, $23,400.
Under the proposals, the $300
million bonds would be retired
by the gasoline tax, already"
being levied and ne'arlng the
completion of the retirement
of the Scott road bonds. ?
Most observers believe that
the bonds will get approval by
the Assembly. There may be,
however, some modification of
the present bills. Governor
Dan Moore Is supporting the
Issue.
Adult Classes Set
For Franklin County
A Basic Adult Education pro
gram to assist adults lacking
baslc'elementary school educa
tion will soon become available
at no cost to residents of Frank
lin, Wake and Johnston counties.
The program Is being offered
by W. W. Holding Industrial
Education Center, which will j
administer the available gov
ernment funds provided
through the government's
Economic Opportunity Act of
1964.
IEC pirector Kenneth M.
Wold said the program would
be launched as soon as the
federal funds are received.
Approximately $25,000 Is an
ticipated for usage In the trl- 1
county area between now and :
June 30. This Is In addition
to State fundi to cover costs
of materials, teacher training, I
and ln-servlce training. More 1
funds will be allocated after 1
June 30 for the ensuing fiscal I
period. <
Dr. Wold noted that the pro
frim will be the "first -In the i
State to use the government I
funds." We're really trying to t
nave ahead In this area." i
In this area of N. C., the dl- a
rector said one lh every 10 [
people has had no schooling be
yorid the fourth grade leVel and
one In every four has less than
an eighth grade education.
Vet's Hospital
Hours Changed '
George Champion, local Ve- x
teran's Service Officer, an
nounced . today a change In
visiting hours at the Veteran's' -
Hospital In Durham. In a re
lease from Dr. Charles S. -Liv
ingston, Hospital Director, the
new hours are 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
on all wards except the ninth
Floor.
Ninth floor visiting hours are: '
Monday, Wednesday, Friday:
2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and '
5:00 p.m. to 8:60 p.m. Hours
'or Tuesdays and Thursday* \
ire: 2:30 p.m. to 4:36 p.m. ?
mly. , '
No announcement of change
ras stated for week-end visit- ?
ng hours, and It was assumed
hat these would remain thi
lame The new times gt> Irjto
iffeat on March 1, IMS, Cham
>lon said.