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Weather Fair to partly cloudy and" warm today and Friday. Low today-, 60; high, 83. ^ ? The Franklin Times Comment Very few drivers are killed because of giving another mo torist the right of way. Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Serving All Of Franklin County Tel GY 6-3283 (Ten.Cents-), Lou sburg N C Thursday May 6 .1965 (Tv\e \e Pages Today) r 96t h Year ? Number 22 Hight Leads Commissioners Joseph W. Pearce Reelected Mayor Of Franklinton - JOSEPH W PEARCE J Josepli W Pearce won anoth er term as Mayor of Franklin ton In 'Tuesday's municipal elections. Pearce besled two other, candidates for the post, In collecting 289 ^otes. John^ F. Green receive! 256. and Claude .Satterwhite" polled '20. Charlie Hight, Jr., led the council field with 327 votes, followed by J. -S. Joyrier, 232; C. A. Payne, 218; Henry Holmes, 205; and W. A. Shear on, 202 among the winners, i Losing candidates for the | Board of Franklintoo Commis- j sloners and their votes are as follows: J. C. Kearney, 201;, C. W. Brown, 189; Pete Col bert, 192; Ralph McGhee, 162; Jim Daniels, 134; W. C. Garri son, 119; J. H. House, 112; M. K. Hamin, 100; Alice Rog ers, 91; Larry .Robbing 72, and G. J. Bussey, 27. Incumbent Vance Estes was reelected to the Frankllnton City School Board, polling 667 | ALA To Meet The American Legion Auxil iary will "meet In the home of Mrs. Hugh W. Perry on Nortji Main Street Friday hlght at 8 p.m. The president u?g?$ ail mem bers to be present. Washington, D. C. --The Labor Department has reported that doctors, lawyers and business | managers In banking and finance were the top money earners. ' votes. Howard Conyei ? 632 and Brodie Green with 54b also gained Education Board seats. Rev. J. P. Mangrum, only Neg.ro candidate m any county municipal election, was .defeated in the race. Tonvmie Champion, present merr\ber of the Board, was unsuccessful In his try for artother term Roberts Is Youngsville Mayor Marvin Roberts, Youngsville banker and insurance man, pol led 103 of the 109 votes cast Tuesday in the Youngsville elections, for a new term as j mayor. Roberts was unoppos ed. Dewey Wiggins received two j write-in votes and Ray Pearce j received one, for the mayor's post. . H. P. R*ivette was eliminated from the field of six seeking the five council seats. James T. Allen and D. H. Cyrus, Sr. *??d the field with 102 votes each, lollowed by W. T. Moss with 100, E. J. Pearce, 98, and M. D. Hoyle, 73. Prlvette received 43 votes. The new officers at Youngs ville will take office on July 1st. There were three wVite ins for council seats Leelan ?Woodlief received two and A1 DePorter received one. Masonic Meeting George W. Perry, Master, an nounces that there will be a stated communication of Louis burg Lodge 413 AF & AM pn Tuesday evening, May 11, 'at 7:30 In the Masonic Temple on Jolly Street. The .Masonic Edu cation Committee Is planning a ' very interesting program. - All Master Masons .are cordially invited. When parents try to control the lives of their grown-up children, it is a sign that ttre parents haven't grown up. In April P. DAMAGE trict Accidents ACC. KLD. $ 3,435.00 $19,315.00 $ 9,135.00 S 5.210.00 $37,155.06' VANCE GRANVILLE franklin" , WARREN Lions Honor County Board Of Education, Name Officers The Loulsburg Lions Club * gave the Franklin County Board of Education a standing ovation Tuesday night, for the work done by the Board in the field of ed ucation and for the tireless work done recently In attempting to devise a plan acceptable to the federal government In the Civil right field. The rising ovation came at the end of the tegular meeting and followed, an address by Educa tion Board attorney E. F. Yar . borough who told the group, "The Board of Education set out at the beginning to do every thing possible to come up with a plan that would be acceptable to most of our people." Wilton Spilth was elected the new President of the club for the coming year. Smith Is with the Soil Conservation Service hare, ' married to the former Mary John Inscoe And the father of two children. The Smiths : reside on Ford Circle and are members of the Loulsburg Bap tist church. Smith has been a member-of the local club for several years. Wilt on smith ...?New Lion Prexy Others officers named for the year beginning July 1 are: G. M. Beam, Jr., Ut Vice Presi dent; Paul Mullen, 2nd Vice President; James Edwards, 3rd Vice Presdlent; I. D. Moon, Secretary; M. G. Wlldef , Trea-, surer;. H. D. j^fffeys, Lion Tamer; Alex Wood, Tall Twis ter. Warren Smith and Hirojd Talton were elected for two" year terms on" the Board of Directors and one year terrrts went to Russell Frazler and C. T. Dean, Jr. Wallace Tlp pett will be the outgoing presi dent and G M. Beam, Sr. is the $lub's International Coun selor. Yarborough was Introduced by Lion Warren Smith, and gave an Interesting explanation of the newly announced civil rights compliance plan for Frankllij, County schools. He told of the numerous conferences held by the County Board and a recent trip to Washington by the plan committee. Clint Fuller, vice chairman of the Education Board was a guest ol the club, for this meeting. i ? ? * Pentagon drops plan to Join satellite system. It could be said that politics Is the irt pf being elected and statesmanship Is the art of g6v ernlne a nation. V. A. PEOPLES ELECTED MAYOR n l ?? * 'w ? Louisburfi Officials Sworn ?Newly-elected Louisburg Town officials are pic tured above Wednesday mofnlng being, sworn In for two-year terms by Justice of the Peace Jack Coo'per, left. Others left to right are: S. C, (Buster) Foster, Mrs. Breattle C. "O'Neal/ E. F. Thomas, Mayor ?V. A. (Tommiti) Peoples, Mayor pro-tem Jona.h Taylor, Louis Wheless, Jr , and H I)v (Tomniie) Jeffreys. Retiring Council met to canvas Tuesday's vote and to turn the" reins of government over to the new Council In the- Wednesday morning ceremonies. County Votes 75% In Favor Of New Tobacco Plan ACREAGE POUNDAGE PROGRAM: Flue-cured tobacco grow ers of the southeast voting In a special referendum Tuesday, approved a shift from straight acreage controls to acreage poundage controls for 1965, 1966, and 1967, by a 73.3% favorable vote. Based on unofficial returns, the following states voted In favor M the program as fallows: North Carolina, 82.9%; Virginia, 85.8%; South Carolina, 47.0%, Georgia; 13.9%; Florida, 27.2%; and Alabama, 64:4%. ' The tot^l number of voters In Franklin County fell short of the total vote cast last fall; however, 3071 producers went to the polls and voted 75.2% for the acreage poundage program. Follow ing Is a summary of how F,ranklln County growers voted by communities: - YES- NO TOTAL PERCENT COMMUNITY VOTES VOTES VOTES tN FAVOR CEDAR ROCK 316 7^ 387 82% CYPRESS CREEK . 91 97 188 48%^ I DUNN 457 52 509 90% FRANKLIN TON 'J. 180 ? 68 248- "73%, GOLDMINE 106 82 188 . 56% HARRIS 172 59 Z31 - 74% HAYESVILLE 304 . 35 339 90% LOUISBURG 288 ? 130 .418 69% SANDY CREEK 195 . 82 , 277 7<i% . YOUNGSVILLE 161 71 232 69% COMMUNITY TOTALS 2270 747 3017 75% . ACP: All seeding dates for spplng ACP pr^rflces have ei~ pi red, but there are many farmers that haye not reported their completion. The reporting date isJtNE 15, 1965, but all completed practices should be report&l at once. TOBACCO RETERENDUM PCLL HOLDERS: The Franklin County ASC Committee and the Counto Tobacco Referendum Committee would like to congratulate the people who held the polls for this referendum for doing such a good Job on May 4. College Offers Drama Classes LouisbUrg dollege Is offering summer drama classes for the first time this sumfher. Offered for the first session tOf summer school, June 7 -July 43, is a class in Acting Tech nique, dealing with the use of the voice and body as instruments for the stage, with the study of various styles of playlQf, and a class In Stagecraft, deal ing with the fundamentals of scene design and execution, properties and stage lighting Classes In Creative Acting and the Oral Interpretation of Literature are being offered for the second session, July 15 August 20. The courses are designed both for those who wish . to take them for college credit and for those who. wish to acquire and develop dramatic skills avocationally before, during, or after college. Persons Interested in enroll ing In the courses may contact the college Registrar or Mr Bob Versteeg. . Health is very valuable to those who have' lost it. ' CHARLES McCULLERS Methodist, Men To Hear ? McCullers Charles L^/WCullefs,. Cunr. j ference l>freCtor for Methodist MerwirfH addn? ? , l"?/ ^Je(hi?llst Men's Club next Mon day evening at 6:30 Mr. McCullers' is a native "Tarheel" and was reared on LkWriVtlMttClWlM larni. | He was educated at NorthCaro llna State College and South eastern Institute for ChamlHjr erf Commerce E*e<uttves. . This dynamic leader Is an active person In the civic and cultural life of his area, state, and region, xholdlng many var ious off 1 res. Presently he Is an active Rotarlan, past presi dent and past secretary, and has served Rotary International as District Governor and other offices. Last year Mr. McCuller's humored and Inspired 109 var ious organizations In twenty si* states from Coast to coast. He has traveled extensively In North and South .America and Islands of the Caribbean and thus possesses a keen Insight into the needs and desires of people everywhere. Notice All members of the Franklin Coonty Democratic Woman's Club are urged to attend the dinner meeting on Monday Even ing, May 10, at 7:30 p.m.; . Loufsburg Cafeteria. Bloodshed , % Boxscore Raleigh? The Motor Vehicles Department's summary of traffic deaths through 10 a.m. Monday, May 3i Killed To Date Killed To Date . 490 ' Last Year Taylor, Mayor Pro-Tem New Officials Take Office Wednesday New Officials took over the reins of government in Louts burg Wednesday moifnlng short ly after 10' o'clock as V. A; (Tumjiile) Peoples was sworn in as th^ new Mayor by Justice of the Peace Jack Cooper. The swearing ih of the new council,' consist inr, of four new members and two returning members, followed 4h? Mayor's 'ceremonies. Ktrs. Breattie C. O'Neal locj & < I r ? u' store operator, beiiH^the | first' woman meinUpr of- the council in sever.il^years as one of the ' newcomers, with auto dealer I L^rfrom m ie) Jeffreys , Lou'is^Wheless, Jr., son of tlie njHtflng mayor, and local home gas dealer and former town em ployee, S. C. (Buster) Foster making up the other new mem -I M ? I S , Jonah Taylor and E. F. ! Thomas were sworn in for their secorid term ^uk^jttsSftoard. Thomas replaced A IF John son, Jr., on the Board in Jan uary 1964, and this is his Jfiitst full term. Retiring Mayor Louis Wheless ? ailed tt " Wednesday meetinr to order for the business of canvassing the vots. He ex pressed his appreciation to the old Board for their cooperation saying, "It's been a real vilege on my part te-'nave served with you)" : , I- 1 >1 1< >w 1 1 ig the ceftili ration of the election Jesuits, th^retirv ing Ik?ai>KadJourhed. -The new offtr^tfs were sworn and t<jok ojk't in a short business meet ing to elect Jonah Taylor as* Mayor Pro-tern and to set their meeting dates. Councilmans. C. Foster moved to delay the purchase of a new car by the Town until the new Council could Icons i<ler the matter. Mayor Peoples asked that this be con tinued to Friday night's regular scheduled' '? meeting ? The_car, it was' reported, has already been purchased and Is ordered. Mayor Wheless, who did not seek reelection, has held the post for two terms. Mayor Peoples has served as a Coun cilman for the past two years. He defeated lellofo Councilman Robert Hlcks"-by twelve votes lii Tuesday's" balloting. Jay tor, O'Neal , ? ? Thomas, Wheless, Jeffreys Win V. A. CTommte) People edged Robert Hicks by a twdve-vote ipargln In Tuesday's election lor Mayor of Loulsburg, In what Was one of the closest elections ever held here. Doth menwere members of, the Town Council. Peoples received 302 votes ?while Hicks tallied 390 Incumbent Councilman Jonah Taylor was high vote getter by a . close margin over new comer, Mrs. Breattle C. O' Neal. and Incumbent Ernest F. Thomas. Taylor polled 511; _ Mrs. O'Neal, 506; and Thomas 505 Louis Wiieluss, Jr was four th In the seven-man Council race with 497 votes; H. D. (Tommle) Jeffreys and S. C. (Buster) Foster captured the last two places on the Council with 46-1 and 316 votes respec tively. George T. (Jolly) Bunn was the loser In the Councli race with 281 votes. There were ten write-lnvotes cast In the mayor's race for six additional candidates. Re ceiving votes were: former, Mayor, W. F. Shelton, 3, former Mayor Louis A. Wheless, Sr , i, Garland, Mustlan, 2, and for mer Councilman G. M (Buddy) Beam, Jr., James B King, and Jesse Moon each receiving on?K wtrte-ln vote. There were 182 wrltji-'tn votes for Town C o u n c 1 li_)xCi 1 ot h e r than those whose iijHlfrs appearedon the ballots/Former Mayor and RecorsJ<fr s Court Judge, W. F. Sh?Kon led. the field of 46 wrlte .-In candidates, receiving 01 votes fiTithe H- Fire Chiei and former Council man w. J Shftarln was second with 30 write-in votes. ?Retiring Councilman Jimmy Lumpkin ' received 24 write-in .?votes and retiring ?ounolman E. T. Jones got 16. R. C.(f)lck) Collier and G. M. (Buddy) Beam each received 4 votes. Former Councilman Herman Murphy received 3 write-ins and Lee Murray, Robert Smithwlck, Archie Lee, H. C. Taylor, and Robert Hltks got two. Those receiving single write in votes were: V- A, Peoples, George Dennis, Vernon Stone, C. W.* Strother, M. C Murphy, R..G. Person, jr., deorge Wea ver, Nu in a Freeman, Raymond Tonkel, Frank Read, Jr., L E. Scogglns, joe Tonkel, W. G. Lancaster, George Fprd, Char lie Ford, MlltonSmlth Garland Mustlan, llobkrt Rulierson, Ed ward-Lee Best, Perry Wheeler, Walter Long, Glenn Murphy, Wilson Joyner andjohn Stovall Car Prize Added To Growing List For Rescue Service Show The ever popular "Cuss The Price Show",, sponsored each year by the touisburg Rescue Service, is scheduled for next Wednesday night In the Louis burg Armory. This yeu"s pro duction is billed as the most outstanding yet and capacity crowd is. expected to vie for the mady prizes including the tra ditional live pony and used auto-' mobile. A large number of prices have already been accumulated., do nated by merchants and friends * of the service. Each year The Times, as a public service to the Service and its donors, publishes and list of firms and Individuals contributing to the \how, which supplies much of the finances with w^ich the Service operates. The list thus far includes: Pope's, Pruitt Shell, Town ?N Campus, City BarberShop, Hall and Hall, Loulsburg Milling, Johnson Cotton Co., Spencer Barber Shopj Strickland Elec tric, Tpnkel's, Stovall's Dress Shop, Cash 4 Carry Grocery, Economy Auto Supply, R owe Chevolet-Bu Ick, Chesson's Florist, Howell's Watch Shop, Hazel Roberson;. Florist, Jean Hlght, Florist, Wynne's Body Shop, Quality AutoSales, Loulf burg Motors, , Gupton &ros. Farms, Gay Products, Perk's Barber Shop, Jerry's Thrift Shop, Pepsi-Cola and Tip Top Bakery. Tom Denton Is caring for the pony for the Service until some lucky person clalmi him next Wednesday night. * Recorder's Court Docket The following cases were dis posed of In Recorder's Court on Tuesday, May 4i Percy William Joyner, w/m/ 53, operating autQ Intoxicated; failure to stop for siren. $100.00 fine and costs. Robert Wright Harris, Jr., w/m/16, speeding; careless and reckless driving; motor ve hicle violation. Prayer for Judgment continued on payment of costs. Thomas EaM Morgan, w/m/ (9, speeding; careless and reckless driving; motor vehicle violation. Prayer for Judgrtfent continued on payment of costs. Rufus E?rl Champion, w/m/ I 24, speeding. Pleads guilty un der waiver statute. $1)0.00 ilne and costs. r Robert L. Evans, c/m, non support. Upon payment of $77.40, no further payments to be made until August 15, 1965, when payment of $15.60 per month will begin. James Madison Finch, w/m/ 29, speedttigT Pleads guilty un der waiver statute. $10.90 fine and costs. Kenneth Mack Smith, w/m/33, speeding. Pleads guilty under waiver statute. $15.00 fin* and costs. t Joseph Thomas Medltn, w/m/ 32, speeding. Pleads guilty un der waiver statute. $15.00 fine K ? and costs. Larry Frederick Leonard, w/ m, speeding. Pleads guilty un der waiver statute. $10.00 fine arid costs. Nancy Bunn Punting, speeding. Pleads guilty under waiver sta tute. $10.00 fine and costs, * '^Vllllam Arthur Williamson, c/m/19, speeding. $30,00 fine And costs. James Hascal Edwards, w/m/ 3?, speeding. Heads guilty un der waiver statute. $10.00 fin* and costs. James Curtis Tony, c/m/ll, (Use pretense. To pay $10.06 for prosecuting witness, tad Set RECORDER'S ptge S
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