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Weather Warm today and Wednesday with considerable cloudiness today and partly cloudy Wed nesday. Low, 67; high, 83. ' T The Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Times Serving AM Of Franklin County CoYq Comment So far, nobody has dlvlsed a way to develop a business with out somebody putting In hard work. * T?l. GY 6-3283 (Ten Cents) Louisburg. N C-. Tuesday. July 13. 1965 (Eight Pages Today) Business Assoc.Plans To Capitalize On Louisburg Growth "? The Loulsburg Business As sociation Is spearheading a drive to capitalize on the phe nomanal growth of retail sales In Loulsburg during the five year period, 1958-1963 Louls burg led all other towns and cities In the state In percentage with a whopping 112.7 percent Increase In retail sales fdr the period. The Association Board of Di rectors have held several meet ings in the past week to explore possibilities opened by the news of Loulsburg becoming first In North Carolina In sales. Com mittees have been appointed to work on certain promotional Ideas. .In a meeting Monday, Vice President A1 Goodwin Informed a group of assembled leaders from various civic clubs of the plans and requested their assistance In the promotion of. Loulsburg. Clay McBrlde Sales Promotion Director of the Association, presented the plans to the gathering and ex ' plained the possibilities. "Other towns would give a lot of money to have this distinc tion fall In their laps," Mc Brlde said. "We have It and we should promote It," he ad ded. Already, the local radio station, where McBrlde works, Is saluting Loulsburg for being ? first In percentage of growth Hn retail sales. Goodwin said, "It's something every merchant in Loulsburg should be proud of and be happy to take part In. The Business Association can not do this thing alone. We need the help of every civic club and business In town." The pews was brought to light by The Franklin Times In an article appearing last Tuesday after It was learned that Lln colnton In Lincoln County was already publicizing the fact that they were first, except for "a small town In central North Carolina, Loulsburg in Franklin - County." Among tentative plans, matte by the Association, art the ? erection of signs along road ways leading Into town, pro Boxscore Raleigh ? The Motor Vehicles Department's summary of traf fic deaths through 10 a.m. Mon day, July 12: KILLED It) DATE 724 KILLED TO DATE 751 LAST YEAR j motional advertising In local news media, press releases to I Associated Press and United ) Press International and to the Department of Conservation and | Development. McBrlde told the group he hoped to get Governor Dan Moore to issue a statement and Mayor V. A. Peoples, present at the meeting, said the Town of Loulsburg Is happy about being number one, and pledged his full support to the efforts to capitalize on this fact. Others attending Monday's meeting were: Wilson Smith, Lions Club; Frank Read, Jr., an Association Director and Jaycee; Allen deHart and Har old Talton, Industrial Develop ment Commission; A1 Goodwin and D. R. Saunders, both on the Association Board and repre senting the local Rotary Club; and Robert Stanley, director; Mrs. Dorothy Daniels, director, j and Mrs. Juanlta Pleasants, executive secretary of the As sociation. Road Work Slows Travel To Raleigh j Travelers from Louts burg to Raleigh will likely be delayed 1 on U. S. 401 due to work being done to the highway. The re j surfacing Is taking place In the south-bound lane a'nd starts just south 'of Rolesvllle. A 35;per-mlle-hour limit Is Imposed from Holesvllle to Ra I lelgh and many .travelers are taking a detour by U, S. 1. The project, number 1123, calls for a 13.8 mile distance to be resurfaced between N. C. 98 In Franklin County and the Raleigh city limits or there abouts. A statement from the Highway Commission says, "Local traffic maintained. 35 MPH speed limit. Through traf fic use suggested detour over U. S. 1 and N. C. 98. One way traffic where work Is In prog ress." The completion date Is set at December 1, 1965. Get Acquainted Visit Newly appointed State Highway Commissioner J. B. Brame of Durham Is pictured above, sec ond from left, as he held a get acqualnted visit In Loulsburg last Thursday afternoon with local officials. Others shown are left to right, M. T. Adkins, Division Engineer, who -accor panied Brame on the Brarne, County Comrnls George Harris and Loi Mayor V.. A. People^ The group discussed several local road problems. -Times Staff Photo. County Tobacco Prospects Termed "Only Fair" By Dean In his monthly report to Franklin County Commits Virv ers C. T. Dean, Jr.,.. county agricultural agent, say s,' "Prospects for the county's tobacco crop seem to be only lair at the present time. Much of the tobacco Is uneven and has a drowned appearance. " The report adds: "During the month we had a week of heavy leaching rains. The average amount seemed to be about 8-10 Inches. Every means at our disposal has been made to get Information to farmers concerning the leach ing of fertilizer materials down below the root zone on such Mailings lo Be Principal Of Webb Hiah At Oxford Granville County Superinte ndent of Schools D. N. Hlx has -T- How's That? j_,oose sign on c,asi i\??n aireei nere in structs the public to park In the trees, which Is not practical, although some have been known to try It. One of the support wires Is broken and the sign has dangled for several days precariously over the heads of motorists and pedeatrlanq alike. It was still dangling this morning. -Times Staff Photo. announced that former Louls burg High School principal E.' H. Stalllngs has been named principal at Webb High School In Oxford. Stalllngs. who resigned his position here shortly after school opened last fall to enter private business, was head of the local school for f even years and was In the school system for 13 years. He will replace B. F. Sloan, who resigned the Webb position to accept the prlnclpalshlp at Smlthfleld. Hlx said, "Stalllngs comes to his work In Granville with an excellent recommendation as a school administrator." Stal llngs holds an AB and Masters degree from East Carolina and attended three summer terms at Carolina In the six-year cer tificate program, which In volves one year of study be yond the Master's degree. Stalllngs will move his family to Oxford late this month. He Is married to the former Emma Leigh Strange, and they have three boys, Howard, Jr., 16, Eddie 14 and Kip 2. The Webb School opens In September with an enrollment of around 700 students. Stalllngs will assume his duties twb weeks prior to the opening. Rainfall ' W. O. Kennedy, Loulsburg weatherman, reported the area received 2.13 Inches of rainfall In the 48 hour pefrlbd ending Sunday night, Kennedy said ,3fl Inches fell Saturday night and .06 inches Sunday with nearly two Inches being recorded Sun day night. Sunday's total raln&ll was 1.78 Inches.. crops as tobacco. We pointed out that nitrogen and potash are the miterlals that leach and additional amounts of these materials should be applied as soon as possible. Most farm ers used either 15-0-Uj 13-0 44, or nitrate of soda.and sul fate of potash trying to replace about half of the nitrogen and potash used In the beginning. "The cotton crop appears to be a little spotted. We also are urging farmers to apply additional nitrogen topdress lng as leaching occurs In cot ton the same as In tobacco. Boll weevil infestation seems to be pretty high In some east ern and southern counties, so we are urging farmers to get equip ment- ready for spraying and dusting If they have not begun. "Several cases of chemical Injury have shown up In tobacco. These cases can be traced to careless or Improper use of chemicals. "The county's corn crop looks very good at the present time. Most farmers were able to get a good stand and many used herbicides to control weeds and grasses. Reallalng that ade quate nitrogen and rainfall are the two Important Items now that a good stand Is established, we are urging farmers to apply about 100 pounds of actual ni trogen per acre as a topdresser. "Most of the small gralnacre age was harvested during the month. Yields and prices were somewhat lower than usual, "Tobacco diseases began showing up on some farms dur ing tbe month. Mosaic and Black Shank are the two rtiajor Tobacco Field Day At Oxford Franklin County tobacco growers "are Invited to attend the Tobacco Field Day at the Oxford Research Station on Friday, July 16, according to C, T. Dean, Jr., County Exten sion Chairman. Those attending are request ed to be at the Station by 9:00 a.m. The tour of tbe research work will last approximately three hours. This will be a good chance to see the experimental work that is being conducted on to bacco, plus some demonstra tions showing some of the best and most up-to-date production practices . Topics to be covered Include varieties, subsolltng, fertilizer placement, chemical weed control, chlorine-fumiga tion, and rotation-fumigation. f I diseases identified so far, along with a small amoimt o ^ Sore ^Shln and Granville Wilt. We do not look for any large loss from Black Shank nor Gran ville Wilt this year since prac tically all farmers planted a resistant variety. We do seem to be having a little. more loss from Mosaic each year since varieties resistant' to. this di sease are not available for planting as yet." New Highway Commissioner Holds Local Conference ! Newly appointed Highway Commissioner J. B. Brame of Durham visited Louisburg last Thursday afternoon and con ferred with local , officials on highway problems In the county. Meeting th the County Com missioner's room In the court house, Brame told the group, 11 I'm from Durham County ant* I am proud of Durham County. k but I am here as a represen tative of Governor Dan Moore and the Fifth District." ?He added, "I am going to do the best that I can. I will need help and understanding. I want to find out the needs of the district." The Cony missloner, a Durham paper products dealer, said, "I want ed to try early In the game to get acquainted. I/Can see no reason we should wait several months befor^ beginning the discussion your problems." He suggested to County Com missioner Chairman George Harris that a tabulation of needs b*? made and he urged support 'of the proposed $300 million highway bond issue. Brame was. accompanied by Rescue Calls The Louisburg Rescue Ser vice answered its 92nd call of the year early Sunday morning here on the old River Road. The cajl was to aid a newborn baby, Barbara Perry. The Infant was having difficulty breathing and oxygen was ad ministered and a local physi cian called. The Service was called tOB Maplevllle Saturday night around 8 o'clock to aid Waylon Butts, n/m, who was suffering from severe bleeding. One report said the man hjLd." In jured his lip in a fall around noon Saturday. It was not de termined when the bleeding started. He was taken to the local hospital. The Service transported Mrs. Kate Perry of Church Street last Friday morning around 10 a.m. with an apparent heart, attack. M. T. Adkins, Division Engi neer; F. W. Adkins, District Engineer; and James Alford, local Highway Department of ficial. He discussed Highway 56. which is scheduled for reno- j vation * in 1966-67, Louisbunf; to*-n streets and Justice Street, but said, "I, of course; can | make no promises." Among those amending the meeting were Ch^rman Harris, Commissioners E. M. Sykes, Norwood Fa<ukner, Claude Ar / nold, Rlchard^Cash, Loulsburg Mayor V. jc Peoples and Ad mlhlstnutfr E. S. Ford. Alsp/present were: Charles Dayte, couhty attorney; l_ee /Murray, county accountant; Alex Wood, Register of Deeds; Wallace Tlppett, Moore's cam paign manager here, and Har old Talton, local banking offic ial, also a Moore supporter, and Times Editor Clint Fuller, an old acquaintance of Brame' s. Mary Ann Fleming, New Teen Reporter Mary Ann Fleming ? As the year -passes on, one teenage Chat reporter gives over to another. Jean Zealand, the Teenage reporter of the past year, Is leaving for Beau fort for the rest of the summer following' the close of the first session of summer school, so Mary. Ann Fleming will be the new reporter. Mary Ann Is a rising senior at Louisburg High School and is the daughter of Mrs. Lillian Fleming and the late George Fleming of 119 Person Street, Louisburg. Mary Ann, who will* ce'lebrate her seventeenth birthday this Saturday, Is very active In school yttracurrlcular actlvt ties and In the organization ?( her church, The Lbuisburg Bap tist Church. A guest writer for Jean off and on this summer, she has had some ' experience In this news gathering and she has served on the School D*zerStaff and the Annual Staff. Mary Ann Is not a nosey person, Teens, she will be Interested In your activities, both at school and church, and in your goings and comings lh order to tell the John Q. Public what a whole some lot the young generation is. Your cooperation In telling her the news will help her tb do Just this. When queried on the academic subjects she preferred, ^she says, "I have no likes or dis likes. ?Mike therm all." She likes swimming, plays a guitar . a littre, and enjoys being a cheerleader, so you'll see Mary Ann at all games. She. is a member . of Teen. Dems, Beta Club, Scholastic Letter Society/^ HA, FTA, and the French Club. She fus three brothers, so she has to fend for herself. At the Halloween Carnival at school this year she was a candidate for Miss Loulsburg High. Mary Ann Is -rea&y-^o give the youth of Franklin County good coverage and-a good repu tation. Do help her. Cuban Refugee Warns Local Club Of Threat Of Communism In U. S. A Cuban refugee who was a neighbor of Fidel Castro (or five years Issued a warning to the United States about the threat of Communism, as he spoke to the Loulsburg Rotary Club last Thursday night. Dr. NapoleonS. PadlUa, form erly of Havana and now living In Raleigh, told the group of j Rotarlans and guests, "Thej United States Is making a big mistake In Its way of thinking about Communists." "The Utilted States," said Dr. Pa dllla, "Is too moral." He pointed to parallels In the Unit ed States today and In Cuba at the time of the Castro takeover. Dr. Padllla, who Is to have his first hearing on becoming an American citizen Thursday, told of bow he was offered the position of being In charge of all tobacco Interests In Cuba by Castro personally. "The Communists do want war," Dr. Padllla Said. "Why should they? In 16*S*at the end of World War II there were three Communist countries. . Today there are 23 with 20 to 30 more neutral, which Is the same as being Communist." The renowned tobacco expert, who holds three degrees from the University of Havana, said a Castro aide told him In 1999 three months after Castro took office, that all tobacco busines ses would be confiscated in Cuba. Dr. Padllla stated, "I went to the U. S. Embassy, but the Ambassador would not believe me." Following the offer of the po sition u head of tobacco In the country, Dr. Padllla said he ] went to his good friend Chester ] E. Davis, agricultural attache j at the American Embassy. Dav is encouraged the Cuben to take the position, which he dM for 1 a short while. After, receiving a warning by telephone that his life was/ danger, Dr. Padllla went to vie [ Honduras Embassy for a weeV With assurance from Castro's aide, he, went home for threy months after which he can to the United States In 1 96 Dr.- Padllla said he Is agal^ discrimination and he does i know If Martin Ljither King Is j a Communist, but said the Cu ban, "He acts like a Commu nist." He told the group that j Ihirewere two kinds ol Com m?nlsls--those who think Com -irrrfWatn and those who act Com murt|?m. He said the 6lvll rlghts^movement Is Infiltrated with Communists. "Communists are pot In terested In poor countries, even ough many thilnlt they are,!' added. - The three trouble In the United States ac lng to Dr. Padllla are: racial discrimination tlon, college students and , ctors." He mentioned j demonstrations by these group* and drew applause when he said, "I wish somebody would l.?<ue an order that every college stu dent had to shave," pointing to the bearded youths appearing In [demonstrations. He told of the desire of tNe Cuban people to have an elec tion and said this, 'In part,' aid ed Castro to gain control. Cas tro promised free elections. He said the missile Incident was staged by the Russlins In See COMMUNETS Page 8. Speaks On Communism Shown above are left to right: ' Dr. Carey Perry, Rotary Club President; t)r. Napoleon Padll a, Cuban refugee, and A1 Good vln, Program Chairman for the ocal civic1 club. Dr. Padllla, now of Raleigh, addressed the group last Thursday night on the threat of Communism and told of his experiences under Fidel Castro in Cub^. -Times S^taff Photo."
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