Newspapers / The Franklin Times (Louisburg, … / July 15, 1965, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Franklin Times (Louisburg, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
X. m Weather Cloudy today and Friday. Showers likely. Not as warm Friday. Low, 71; high, 88. -Louisburg -- Number One City In \orth Carolina In -Re tail 'Growth ? \ The FraiilMh Times m Comment Faith and patience are great assets and wonderful aids If you have them when you need them. Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Serving All Of Franklin County T?l 0Y 6-3283 , / ? Ten Cents) Lou'Sburg. N. C . Thursday. July 15. 1965 (Ten Pages Today) 96th Year ? Number 42 - Tax Collection Program - Questioned, But Gets Results On March 26, this year, the Board of County Commlsslon ers entered Into an agreement with W. J. (Buddy) Debnam whereby Debnam was appolnt ?.^d Deputy Tax Collector on a commission basis. For about three weeks prior to the March action, he had been working at collections In HayesvlUe and Sandy Creek Townships only on a temporary basis. Debnam said, "It didn't pay enough and I had to quit." In , the Commissioner meeting of April 5, the Board appointed Debnam over the entire county and signed a contract with him providing for a commission of 25% of all taxes, penalties and Interest collected on personal property for 1962 and prior years. According to the con tract, Debnam furnishes trans portation and posted the neces sary bond. The county supplies stationery, postage and forms. UNNOTICED The appointment of a Deputy Tax Collector for the county went practically unnoticed when the action was taken, but has become the topjc of conversa tion in some circles lately. Dis gruntled taxpayers, some em ployers and some local busi nesses have registered com iiTalnts, according lo reports. It Is hard to determine whether the'1 complaints are being made because of Debnam 's methods or those set by statute or Just because the collection of back taxes Is, In Itself, a distaste ful procedure. Debnam says, "We are just getting started. We contact each person by mall or In per son, We give them thirty days plus a 10 day grace period to contact us or the office. Any reasonable excuse and some acceptable plan of payment of fered us will make the taxpayer Immune to further action." Kenneth Braswell, head of the Tax Department, says, "It's working alright. It's Just rou Sucker Control Demonstration To Be Held A -sucker control demonstra tion will be held on the K. G. Weldon farm, Route 1, Hen derson, N. C., Saturday, Ju ly 17, at 9:00 a.m., according to C. T. Dean, Jr., County Ex tension Chairman. The WeMon farm Is located 'on N. C. #39 In the Epsom Community. Dean said that several sucker control materials would be used Including a new material that is available for use this year. Also, the proper method of application using field equip ment will be demonstrated. Dean said that the demonstra tion would be of interest to any one iHlng sucker control ma terials and that the public was invited to attend. tine. Most other counties tiav# -an outside man doing Just. this. We've had some on a part-time basis in years past. He's bring ing some money in." Neither Braswell nor Debnam could give the exact amount of money involved, but Debnam es timated that the total tax owed the county, including 1963 and 1964, is around $150,000. Deb-} nam gets a commission oh everything except the last two years. He is bound by the agreement with the County to collect these two years while working on past due accounts. S4.775.95 IN He estimates that he has brought in ,$6500 to $7,000 in collections since Aplril, of which around, $5,000 was 1962 and prior years. According to the contract, Debnam gets 1/4 of this amount, or $1,395 for his three months. work. According to the records In the County Accountant's Office, Debnam' s estimate is about right. Accountant Lee Murray reports that through June 23, Debnam had turned in $4, Library Course To Start Here Greenvllle--A library science course In school library administration and material or ganization will be offered In Loulsburg for three weeks be ginning Monday, July 19, the East Carolina College Exten sion Division reminded this week, Dr. David J. Mlddleton, divis ion director, said the course will be offered In 16 three hour sessions at Loulsburg High School. Miss Vivian Qrlckmore, regular Extension Division library science In structor, Is the teacher. Classes will be taught week nights from 6:30 to 9:30. One three-hour Saturday morning session will be scheduled. Thfe course will end with the Friday, Aug, 6, evening session. It is a five-quarter-hour un dergraduate course and Is one o^.slx required tor certification In library science. vIt begins a two-year series of library science courses to be offered at Loulsburg by the ECC divis ion. fc 775.95 in\Q<511ections of taxes' oh which a commission is'paid. This netted Debr^m a Com mission of $1,194 2a, Deb nam^s estimate- included the. balance of June and thus far In July. Murray explained that his of fice carries delinquent taxes in a lump sum. He said he be lieved the tax office carried personal and real taxes com bined, and the only way tV get an ekact figure of the amount of money Involved would be to run a tape on the entire book. Debna'm is paid a commis sion only on personal taxes. Murray said that the Collec tor has turned In other col lections even though no com mission was paid on them, for periods not covered by the agreement, plus some real taxes. "^'HARO NOSES Debnam, meanwhile, has got ten tough with- some "hard noses" as he puts It. He said, "1 have 150 to 200 garnish ments out that haven't start ed to return any tax money yet and I've Just started. The law provides and empow ers me to attach any debt, rent, deposits In banks, com missions, and so forth, to col lect the tax." He Indicated he would, take such procedures See TAXES page 6 College Gets Federal Aid To Students Accofdlng to a wire from Con-, gressman L. H. Fountain in Washington, D. C., Loul?burg College will receive $5,940 In federal aid under Title 1 of the Economic Opportunity Act. Fountains wire advises that approval has been given by the Office of Education in Washing ton for the college work study program. The money matches an amount equal to 10% of the total by local sources to assist students working their way through school; After this Initial grant, funds are to be alloted on a 50-50 basis, It was reported. Klttrell College, across the line In Vance County, received $10,281 tor the same purposes. Docket Heavy In Franklmton And County Recorder's Courts The following casts vera tried In Franklin County Recorder's , Court July 13 and 14, 1865. Gerald Dwaln Finch, w/m/26 ?Improper mufflers; careless and reckless driving. Pleads not guilty; verdict, guilty both counts. $25.00 fine and costs. Notice of appeal In open court, further notice waived. Bond set at $200.00. George Scarlette, w/m ? Fraud--Nol pros upon payment of restitution to Henry L. On Schedule The new Louitburg Collage Library, pictured above, it icheduled for completion by September lit. The itructure presents an improilivo picrure aireoay to pa?i?riDy. Comtruction is on ichoduU according to th? contractor. Staff Photo. Mear.es and costs. George Scarlette, v/m ? Fraud. Nol pros upon payment of lestltutlon to Robert-E. Whe lesS and costs. Geot-ge Scarlette, w/'m -- False Pretense. Nol pros upon payment of costs. Margie M Muggins, w/f A False Pretense. Nol Pros upon payment of costs. Herman Harris, c/m/33 -- Speeding 72 mph In 60 mph zone. Attorney for defendant waives personal appearance of defendant In Court and pleads guilty to speeding 65 mph In 60 mph zone, which plea was accepted by. the State. $5.00 fine and costs. Willie Alston, c/m *- $o op erator's license. Pleads guilty. $25.00 fine and costs. James Glenn Everette, w/m/ 25--Speedlng 69 mph In a 60 mph zone. Pleads guilty under waiver statute. $10.00 fin* and costs. John Oweri Eaton, c/m/34 ? Motor 1 Vehicle Violation. Pleads not guilty. Verdict, not guilty. Ben Junior Perry, c/m ? Speeding . 75 mph In 60 mph zone. Pleads guilty under waiver statute. $15.00 fine and "costs. Alice Williams, c/f/35 ?As sault' with deadly weapon. 6 months In Jail and assigned to Woman's PrUon. Edmond Williams, <yW37 See COURT Page 5 Summer Session Arrives Two of the expected 190 students for' the second summer school session at Lou^s burg College are shown unloading yeste)\ day. Pictured left to right are, Mrs. Craw ford Hendrix, her daughters Rachel and Charlene Nunn, both students, aTKj Mr Hendr ix All are from Kins ton, N. C Ond this is the first session for the young girls at. Lauisburg Registration continued to a.m. today --Times Staff Photo. 10 c Ag District Units Realigned The Agricultural Extension j Service at N. C. State Univer sity at Raleigh will realign Its six district administrative units August 1, Director George Hyatt,. Jr., has announced that district boundaries havejbeen redrawn for three reasons (1) to malse them coincide with boundaries of area development associa tions: (2) to -permit closer co ordination of extension pro grams at N. C. State and A- & T. College; and (3) to make dis trict lines conform more close ly with patterns of trade and commerce. There will be na ;whlte and Negro extension districts under the new aFrangement as there have been In the past. The new extension districts will be as follows : r East Central? This district will be comprised of the three counties of the North Central Area Development Association, the seven counties of the Capi tal Area Bevelopment Associa tion, and the six counties of the Coastal Plain Planning and Development Commission. District extension leaders will be W. G. Andrews; chairman, Mrs. Lois BroWn, Mrs. Ada Dalla Pozza and J. A. Spauld lng. In announcing the new dis trict alignment, Hyatt said: "Community and area de velopment associations srv proving to be an Important force for the betterment of North Carolina. Extension has Worked with ?these organiza tions from the beginning. The new district* alignment should help us to Improve our com munication with the associa tions and to work even closer with them In the future." - Hyatt pointed jut that a move has btitja &oinp,?nfor several years f^ctordlnatK fiore close ly the extension,, activities of N. C. State and A. & T. Col lege. He exacts the elimi nation of separat^. .Negro and white districts to facilitate this coordination. Finally, Hyatt mentioneckeco nomic studies conducted in re cent years which have glvefr extension leaders more infor mation. about patterns of com merce in North Carolina. In I most instances, the new dis ! trlcts will more nearly con form to _ thos* patterns than the old districts. Board Makes, Minor Amendments To School Plan The Frarlklln County plan of compliance to the 1964 Civil Rights act received some minor amendments In a special meeting of the Board of Edu cation held here Wednesday morning. The Board approved four changes in the original plan, as required by the Office of Education in Washington. Changes were t^sed on sug gestions coming out of a con ference last week between School Superintendent Warren W. Smith, Board attorney E. F. Yarborough, and Dave Barus of the U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The conference was held In Raleigh as Barus and a group of 'Washington officials met with 67 administrative unit heads to discuss plans not yet approved. The amendments, according to reports, were minor and did not "materially change the origi nal plan. Changes dealt with the wording pertaining to sub jects of school services and facilities; re-hiring of teach ers, denial of admission based on overcrowded classrooms and grades slated for desegrega-jj Hon In the next two yearsjj The original plan called fori three grades in 1966-67 and five in 1967-68. The amend ment changes this to four grades eatfh year. Other sug gestions coming out of the Ra leigh conference ? were not acted upon. In Other actions, the Board discussed the duties of Ad visory Councils, designated to replace local school com mittees and tentatively ap proved oiip-year terms and oth er duties to be spelled out later. \ It was dlsclosW at the meet lng- that Youngsvllle principal Turner Fflton has accepted the position of principal at Tar boro and Youngsvllle coach teacher Bfll Fleming Is not returning to the school. Flem ing is going into private business. Fleming expressed his appreciation for the coop eration given him over the years by the Board, local school per- , sonnel and parents. LBJ Picks Former Local Man For Post Dr. Raymond A. Stone, a na tive of Franklin County and president of Sandhills Com munity College, has been named by President Johnson to sferve as a member of the White House Conference on Edu catlonr to be held ,ln Washing ton, July 20-21. The purpose of the conference Is to examine critical issues In education on which the nation should focus Its attention. Dr! S.tone will participate In lscusslon groups as these is ues are examined. Principal addresses will be delivered by Francis Keppel,. U. S. Commissioner of Edu cation, and by Vice-President. Hubert Humphrey. Terry Sanford, former gov ernor of North Carolina, "Is chairman of a panel discussion on planning for diversity In ; education. The conference, - which will bring together about 6$0 leaders in education, business, labor, and government,^ will .conclude with a reception at the White House. Youngsville Forms New Development Corporation In Search For Industry Youngsvllle citizens have organised a corporation In ex pectations of luring Industry to the area, It was learned, and have secured several land op tions for locations. The newly formed Youngsvllle Develop ment Corporation, headed by James T. (Joe) Moss, held a brief business meeting last night In the .town hall at Youngs Vllle. XArxme fnjd the OfflClftlS 0 1 tWO Development Dlrec with whom " he and tor W. J, Benton had been working, which had favored the Franklin County location until a plant became available, ready < for use, In Charlotte. Leelan Wooillef, Vice presi dent of the corporation, an nounced the acqulstlon of six j to seven options on locations around the area. Moss told of i an assurance of cooperation ; flrom the County Industrial De- . velopment Commission and : Carolina Power and Light Co. I It was also disclosed that the Town Council at Youngsvllle has approved a resolution call ing for extension of water lines to any plant site within 1/4 mile of the town limits. The local group, already In- , eorporated, states as Its pur pose, "to stimulate and pro mote Industrial Development In the Town of Youngsvllle." They ire to have authority to pur chase and sell land, construct Cactorles and commercial buildings, to borrow money and to Issue bonds. Youngsville has one small In dustry, Sure Rest Mattress Co. A sewing plant closed there about two years ago after operating In the area for several years. Officers of the corpo ration Include, Moss as presi dent, Woodllef, vice president, Archie Brown, Secretary-trea surer and the following direc tors: W. T. Moss, Dr. A. N. Corpenlng, J. W. Weathers, Da vid Cyrus, and Marvin Roberts. Youngsville Development Officers Official* of the newly formed Youngiville Development Corporation ore ?hown above, in a meeting at the Town Hall la?t night Left to right, ?eated: David Cvrut, director, J. T. (Joe) Mo??, Prejident; Leelan Wood lief, Vice President; W. T. Mo??, director. Standing, left to right, or* dir?etor? Dr. A. N. ind J. W. Weath?r?. Archie woi absent. The group plant Youngivllle area. Corpening, Marvin Robtrtt Brown, seeretiry-treoiuretr, ?9 pu?h for inaujtry in the ??TirntffcStoH Photo.
The Franklin Times (Louisburg, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
July 15, 1965, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75