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Weather Partly cloudy today and Fri day with showers over 25 per cent of the area both day?. Low today, $8; high, 90. The FrahkMn Times m Comment i The sweet young things are now preparing (or the "hunt ing" season. Published Every Tuesday 4 Thursday Serving All Of Franklin County T?l. 0Y 6-3283 (.Ten C^nls) LOu sburg. N C Thursday June 24 1965 (Fourteen Pages Tod?y) 96th Year ? Number 36 y/ F ??* Franklinton School Repairs Work on the Frankllnton High School Auditorium Is underway t;hls week. Crewmen are pre paring to put in a new floor, give it a new paint Job and other repairs. Similar w?rk is going on In the county schools, as paint crews are busy at several schools and bids are being sought on certain construction work at others. -Tlrn.es Staff Photo. Legislative News b* R**e"n,a,,v O James D Speed EDITOR'S NOTE: The General Assembly has adjourned and at the request of The Times T Rep. James Speed Is continuing his column for a few Issues to summarize some of the actions of the Assembly which had not been covered In detail in earlier articles The Times appre ciates Mr. Speed's efforts to keep its readers Informed. j_ , At high noon (E.S.T.) Thurs- < day, June 17, >lth all pending ! business having been concluded, the 1965 General Assembly ad- t Journed sine die. Minutes ear- t Her the 1302nd and final law I of this legislative session had > been ratified. The 1804th and t last bill of the session had been ' introduced on Wednesday. Un- 1 like many past legislatures i when the official clocks have s been set back to allow business < to be formally concluded at the i time set by the adjournment < resolution, actual adjournment ! came precisely on schedule this i year. < At the week began the Assem bly was moving ahead full tilt. B>th houses ^convened at 7:00 p.m. Monday, an hour earlier than the' usual Monday diet, and met deep Into the night. Mara thon sessions' resumed early Tuesday morning and contin ued Into Wednesday afternoon when the pace finally began to slacken. Early In the week calendars were as heavy as at any time during the year, with a total of ISt Items being pro cessed by one bouse or the other on Monday and 21 5 Items on Tuesday. By Wednesday the backlog had been ground down to US Items. On Thursday all that remained was routine ac tion on four Items In each house, plus formal ratification of S3 bills and resolutions that were I retyped overnight In final form by the Enrolling Office. Dur ing this week-of-week's for the Enrolling Office, a grand total of 240 enactment* were en rolled and ratified ? almost To Head New Orleans Meeting Dr. and Mrs. Richard Whit field and daughters of Franklin ton *111 leave Friday by plane for New Orleans to attend the 106S Congress of the American Optotnetrlc Auxiliary being held June 26- July 1. Mrs. Whitfield, national president of the Auxiliary, will preside at the sessions of the Congress. At the Tuesday, June 20th, luncheon Miss Lucl Balnes Johnson, daughter of ' President L. B. Johnson, wUl J be guest speaker. A children's schedule of tours, 1 teen-age hops, and visits of his torical place*' Is planned. 1 l >ne-flfth of the entire 1965 ses- I lion's haul. 1 New bills -continued to be In- 1 xoduced to*the end, 21 In all ! J>ls bob-tailed week, and two- ' ihlrds of the new introductions 1 vere enacted Into law. Among 1 :he bills Introduced and passed 1 nrlthln the span of this last veek ol the session were meas jres appropriating $1 10,000 for i program of rehabilitating al ;oholtc offenders and a bill reverting to the General Fund jver $400,000 of an existing (636,000 appropriation for an kddltlon to the State Museum ?A Art. Also moved along to Final enactment were numer ous separate appropriations , measures Introduced eaTller In the session, and dominated In ? numbers by 16 appropriations tor historic sites and five for Individual agricultural re-, ?earch projects. Other money bills ratified during the week Included the East Carolina Medlcar School funding; the funds for 100 additional high way patrolmen and for reflec torlzlng licence plates In 1967 and 1968; appropriations for mental retardation staff and facilities and for three new alcoholic rehabilitation cen ters; an act providing matohlng funds for local mental health programs was cut from an ori ginally proposed $139,000 to 1100,000. The closing days of the ses sion filled legislative calendars with many controversial pro posals. Monday brought final passage of the act eliminating State support of school bus transportation within cities, and overwhelming House passage of the proposed Increase Indepen dency exemptions for State Tn come tax. The tax cut propos al, however, fell victim in the Senate after being referred to the Finance Committee where like some other administration olppoeed reVenue measures this session died quietly, despite a Last minute effort on Thursday to brine It to the Senate floor. Senate debatee Tuesday and Wednesday were enlivened by consideration of the controver sial beer distributor franchise measure, which was ratified Thursday. Also on Tuesday the Senate approved a compromise rerslon of the proposal re quire Advisory Budget Com mission sanction for research projects, shrunken by commit :ee amendment to a simple fil ing requirement for projects with substantial State spending Implications. In this form the bill received routine House ap proval on Wednesday. The bill to prohibit kneel-lns and other civil rights demonstrations In public buildings was enacted Wednesday with an .amendment deleting Its conspiracy pro visions. The same day the See SPEED Page 8 Justice Merchant Passes Mr. Joseph Calvin Bowden, ; 13, of Rt. 2, Spring Hop* passT id away Wednesday night at Franklin Memorial- Hospital. Vlr. Bowden was the owner and jperator of Bowden' s Grocery Store at Justice. He had operat ed the store for the past 65 odd rears. He was a member of the Duke Memorial ' Baptist Church where funeral services will be held Friday at 4 p.m. with , the pastor, Rev. A. A. Peverall? Jr. and a former past or, Rev T. H. Steen conduct ing services. Burial will fol low in the church cemetery. Survivors Include his wife, Mrs. May belle Cardan Bowden; one sister, Mrs. R. L. 'Hayes of Rocky Mount; and a number of nieces and nephews. I Bill To Aid Tobacco An appropriation of- $450,000 was approved by theftorth Car olina Legislature prior to ad journment Wednesday, June 18, (or an Intensive tobacco re search program at North Caro lina State University In RAlelgh. The measure was -Introduced and piloted through the legis lative mill by Senator Fred S. Royster of Henderson. Senator Royster said today he understood the program will get underway Immediately after start of th* new fiscal year July 1. The act authorize* an expenditure of $150,000 the first year of the blennlum anil }300,000 the second year. All funds made available will be used for purchase of equip ment and for employment of personnel for research. It will be directed by Dr. Kenneth R. Keller, who Is director of to bacco research at North Caro lina State. It Is anticipated that perma nent quarters for the depart ment wlll.be provided later, but actual research Will begin Im mediately as sotin as the program can be set up by Dr. Keller. This activity will- supplement tobacco research already In progress at State and at ex periment stations elsewhere In the tobacco belt. Hospital Bias Delayed The advertisement (or bids Oh the $900,000 renovations and Improvements to Franklin Memorial Hospital, originally scheduled to begin ^around June 15, have been slightly delayed, according 'to ,a report made public today." The plans, which have been completed, are now In the hands of the North Carolina Medical Care Commission (or study by Its engineers. The backlog of work by the Commission on such projects has necessitated the delay. A hospital spokesman stated that It was hoped the delay would be no more than a few weeks. At a recent meeting of the Board of Trustees of the local hospital, the Administrator was Instructed to take tfie necessary steps to Insure comwlance with Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. ? \ Meanwhile, the hospital Is continuing to operate at full capacity, with a full load of patients. This condition prompted the Trustees to re quest a bond Issue for much needed Improvements and ad dltlons last fall. The Issue gained overwhelming approval of the voters and work Is ex pected to get underway as soon as plans are approved by the Medical Care Commission, bids are advertised and let. One spokesman said, "We are hop ing to have construction start ad not later than early fall." County 4-H'ers In Manteo, Waynesville Camps Through the efforts of the State 4-H Club Program, the 4-H Camp* at Manteo and Wayneivllle have been made available forgone week In June and one In July for a Special Opportunity Camp. All who attend mult have a sponsor. Through the effort* of the E* tenslon Staff and the Depart ment of Public Welfare mao$ organizations were contacted. Nine agreed to spone or %>me child lfi Franklin County. The children are from ages 8-14 and cannot be a member of the 4-H organization. These children will spend the week of June VL-U, IMS at Camp Schaub just outatde Waynesvllle. North CarollM, There will be classes in wild life, swlmmli*, crafts, aod recreation. Qualified Instruc tors will work with the chil dren. Periods of supervised recreation, Including swim ming, Softball, volley ball, and folk dancing will be held each afternoon and night. Each night Is completed with refreshments and vespers. Miss Carroll Mode Is with the group aa counselor. She was recommended by the f dis trict agent. This has been a cooperative effort of the State 4-H Staff, the County Exten sion Staff, the Department of Public Welfare, and the Lions, Jaycees and Rotary Clube of Loulsburg, The Frankllnton Lions, the Home Demonstra tion County Council, the Young People of the Episcopal Church and the Farm Bureau. /? Local Citizens To Feel Effects Of Federal Excise Tax Reductions Franklin County citizens, along with "others in the country, will soon feel the Impact of the cut in excise taxes. Already, automobile dealers in the area^ have reduced" the purchase price o f their cars from $50 'to over $100 through the tax reduction. This Is being done bv attaching a sticker beneath [the regular pr-lce lists, show ing the exact amount of de crease. The tax bill, which President Johnson signed Into law Mon- i day, calls for a reduction on automobiles from 10% excise tax to 7% tax. Depending on!, the price of the vehicle, the I range runs upwards of a hun- , dred dollars on" some cars, i Car ^Prices Lowered Pictured above,- left to right, Floyd Griffin, Roger Kornegay and Mrs. Wade Foster, of Gr.lf fln-t Motor Co. here, marking down the price of new automo biles, as the Federal Excise Tax cut weht Into effect this week. Griffin reported the cut meant a $60 to $100 reduction ln> the price of cars, Other deal ers throughout the area-were busy doing the same thing. The law Is retroactive to May IS, and according to one local dealer, persons who pur chased a car after May 15, but before the June 81st activation date, will receive a rebate of the 3% tax reduction. The manufacturer will mall an ap plication to the new car buyer, which must be filled out and lent back. The company will then send a check for the amount at refund due. Cars will get another 1% re faction on January 1, 1966, will move to a 4% tax. In 196J, 2% In 1968 and complete repeal on January 1, 1969. Other Items affected by the new law include Jewelry, toilet articles, cosmetics, luggage, leather goods and furs. The entire 10% reduction was lift ed from these Items last Mon day midnight. Also Included In this category are room alr condltloners, radios, televis ions, phonographs, freezers, refrigerators, cameras; sport ing goods, playing cards, foun tain pens, matches and gas and electric home appliances. All of these Items are sold in local stores and are among the most frequently purchased Items. The President ha4 urged dealers to pass on the entire reduction to the consumers. However, the law does not re quire this, and a dealer may not reduce a given item }he full amount of the tax. He may choose to up the price of his merchandise and pass only a . portion of the tax reduction to the consumer. ? ? Beginning January 1, 1966, there will be a 3% decrease In excise tax on local and long distance telephone service. On December 31, 106B a reduction of if for each 10? In excess of II on movie admissions will be made. This Is not expect? ed to be felt ' locally. Most theater admissions In tfte area are already less than a dollar. Trucks are not Included In th / Franklintort Church To Observe Centennial Mount Olivet Baptist Church of Frankllnton 4t 100 years old. The church will mark Its lOQth anniversary Sunday, June 27, In special services. Begun on April 1,1865 as a Sabbath School, five miles northwest of Frank ltnton. by Rev. Marlon R. Pur Dr Sank ?iy Blanlon nell, Mt. Olivet was organized as a church sometime between April and September of 1965. The 185 present members will play host to a number of former pastors, members and friends In the special services starting Sunday morning. Dinner will be R?v Byard Houck Jr served on the church fround* from 12:30 to 2 p.m., followed by t Hymn Sing Thli will feature youth (roups, choir* from other churches and con gregational singing. A special 44-page book ha> been prepared on the history of- the church for distribution at the Sunday services. The book contains pictures of form er pastors, dating back to Rev. Airnell, who was born In 1821 and Is the organizer of the church. Dr. Sankey Lee Blanton, past or of Mount Olivet from 1929 to 1931, and a former pastor of Loulsburg and Frankllnton Baptist Churches will be the featured speaker at the services Sunday. Dr. Blanton is pre sently Director of Public Re lations at Meredith College. Rev. Byard Houck, Jr., present pastor of the church will pre side over the events. Mount Olivet and Its members point with pride to their In creased participation in the church's cooperative pro gram!, their Royal Ambassa dor! baseball program, a very active Woman'* Missionary Union, and their recent Vaca tion Bible School, all of which have been molt successful. Rev. Houck states, "This Is a time of measuring advance ments while setting new goals and a time lor considering out look while establishing a more vigorous outreach." He adds, "With this In mind, and In a spirit of humility and prayer, ' Mount Olivet will kick off Its second century with a Centen nial Revival the week of June 28 to July 2." Rev. Houck will conduct the services. Cookbooks A new shipment of the FranJc Un County cookbooks arrived at the Home Agent's Office this week. These books are available from the Home Agent's Office or from Home Demonstration Club members. Mount Olivet Church 100 Years Old
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