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Published Every, Tuesday & Thursday The Franklin Times Serving All Of Franklin County 96th Year ? Number 48 Loinsburg, N C Thursday. August 5. 1965 (Ton Pages Today) (Ten Cents) Tommy Ball A nr Merftt Kent Henley ? Mrs Lucy E'am Jones M' ke C art er Betsy Green Motional Smile Week If ant To Join ? Washington Asks More Changes In Local School Plan Following a 28-mlnute tele phone conference with Washing ton officials Tuesday, the second of the day, the Franklin County Board of Education was called Into special session by the chairman, Mrs. T. H. Dick ens, Tuesday night to consider more amendments to its com pliance plan. The plan, which has been un der ? consideration by. Washington officials several months, has not yet been approved. This Is the third time the U. S. Office of Edu cation has asked for a revision Of the original plan. In each Instance, according to a Board spokesman, the changes required have been minor in nature and have not alt&'ed the original intent. ? The most recent changes, which the Board approved Tues day night, dealt with wording In sections concerning transpor tation, district lines, over crowded conditions, the time element In returning certaliT forms, action to be taken when no forms were returned, and enrollment Information. All these newest amendments present no new problems, .ac cording to Board Attorney E, F. Yarborough. Mr. John Dudley of the Office of Education, with whom Yarborough talked, re portedly told the local attorn ey, "Being a lawyer you can appreciate this. The wording must be In the lawyer's language." Washington had ori ginally told representatives of the county Board that the word ing need not be that of a lawyer, but Just written "as though you were writing a letter." Even so, the county plan was well drawn by its attorney before being published locally and sent to Washington. The approval of these latest changes indicates that the Board is again hopeful of getting th? plan approved In order to make plans for the opening of schools less than a month away. Dudley Indicated that he would speedup the processing of the local plan once it arrives in his office. Only 34 of the 171 administra tive _unlts in North Carolina have had their plans approved. The Frankllnton City Schools plan, which calls for Freedom . Vets Office Services Up The Franklin County Veteran Service Office handled 182 cas ' es during the month of July, f according to a report to the County Commissioners by George Champion, Jr:,, Service Officer. The total Includes 99 Inter* view*, 16 awards granted and, a host of other services Includ ing burial, pension compen sation awards and death and discharge certification: Three persons were assisted In gain ing hospitalization. The Pension and Compensa tion. Awards totaled f 1913.00 and Burial Award total and Ac crued Award total were listed as $278.00. The 182 cases are an Increase over the IBS persons served In the month of June. Viet Cong tactics are hit, run and hide. of Choice In all twelve grades, has not yet been accepted by the' Office of Education. The county plan calls only for the minimum requirement of four grades per year under the Free dom of Choice plan. Vocational - agricultural teachers throughout the county are without contracts for the coming year because of the de lay In the decision on the local plans. Lunchroom plans are also left hanging. Also left undetermined Is over half mil lion dollars In additional feder al funds, earmarked for Frank lin County, which will not be come available should the plan not be approved. The Board set another meet ing for August 16 to act either under an accepted plan or to plan the opening of schools with out federal aid. At 75, Still Has Things To Do E. H. McFarland, retired Loulsburg resident, is shown above, at left, with a bioycle reported to be 150-200 years old. It has wooden spokes, shub and_ pedals, which he plans to restore. At right, he is shown with a 1905 self-player piano which he has recently completed. McFarland works al restoring antique objects, mostly musical, as a hobby, and has a host of his work at his home here, Including several organs and more ?rlanos, of which he says, "I'll fix them as soon as I ;get time." Louisburg Growth Part IV, Section 1 . , Louisburg College Contributes Much To Local Economy In any consideration -pf the phenomlnal growth of retail business In the Town of Louts burg, Loulsburg College must be One of the first contributing facotrs. Certainly one of the largest Income producing In stitutions In our midst, one Is apt to miss this observation be cause of Its other major coun trlbutloni In the field of moral and cultural attributes. These worthy contrltwtlons to " Visits College Visiting the campus of Loulsburg College Tuesday was a team of officials of the Methodist Church. From left to right: Dr. C. P. Morris, Executive Secretary of the Board of Education of the North Caro lina Conference and Trustee of Loulsburg College; Dr. Ralph W. Decker, Director of the Department of Educational Institutions of the Methodist Churoh in the United States;' and Reverend James A. Autnan, Exeoutlve Director of the Association of Methodist Colleges In the North Carolina Conference. the community by Loulsburn College will be covered later In . this series. At present, ' ?conomlc benevolence will be discussed The College, wTfoSte WKlgel has grown from $15\l,870L In 1954-5$ to $868,806.00 for the 1964-65 year, has 87 employees with a total annual payroll of $402,913.32. this adds greatly to the economy of Loulsburg and the Franklin County area. These people establish homes here and become a part of the community. Flnanclal'contrl butlons, while considerable, are Just one part of the overall benefit derived from College personnel. The student body, which has Jurrfjtd from 224 ten years ago to 663 presently, contributes around $13Q,000.00 In Incidental expenditures In the nine-month session. Add to this money spent by the 225 summer school students, plus around 60 night school students and the total benefit to the business com? munlty Is Indeed substantial. Twenty-seven faculty menu be rs own their own homes 1* the area. Others contribute to the local economy by renting thelrf homes. Church Support amounts, to $111,500,000 an nually. The students, who paid an av erage of $550.00 ten years ago, See COLLEGE page 6 Masonic Notice There will be a stated com munication of Loulsburg Lodge 413 Tuesday evening, August 10, at 7:30 In the Ma sonic Temple on Jolly Street. All Master Masons are cordial ly Invited. I j Local Man Busy With Hobby For most men, reaching the age of .seventy -five is an oc casion calling_for rest and re laxaJ^QoL a tdme for taking things easy. {This is pot true of a prominent Louisburg citizen. His hobbies *keep-?him as busy today as his vocation did be fore retirement a few years ago. * ' . Repairing, mending and re storing old organs and pianos is both an interesting and fasci jiating hobby of E. H. Mc Farland, who lives on Church Street here with his wife, the former Inei Sloan. At present Mr. McFarland is working simultaneously on several projects including some for his own personal enjoyment knd others for people in need of his many and varied talents. To see one of these early J 900 pieces before, the McFarland touch has been added and .to carefully observe the finished product is an experience in it# setf. One would hardly bellev# that so much could be> done to any piece of furniture, to say nothing of t^e remarkaible :Job in restoring the musical parts of the Instruments. Numbering among* the~*planos and organs now in the Me Far land workshop and Inside the McFarland home are a 1905 self-player Western Electric piano Whlcfc* looks not unlike today's piccolo. It has an open window where one can watch several miniature race horses turn around and around, and In. fact, In Its day, bets were said to have been placed on the finish of the horses. The en tire woodworkings have been redone and It looks as though It Just came off a music com pany floor. There Is a 1900 self-player 88 keyboard nickelodeon with a stained glass front which Is next in line for restoration. There are also reed organs, all self-players, and an untold See McFARLAND page 6 Tobacco Crop Better Than Month Aao oifrtnlilln County's tobacco crop is In better condition now than It was a month ago, ac cording to a report by C. T. Dean, Jr., County Agricultur al Agent. "Above average rain fall has continued In July. The cointy*s tobacco crop la In better condition today than on* month ago despite soma damage from hall, wind and excess water," Dean said. The report, made this week to the Franklin County Com missioners, stated that the crop had made a "remarkable recovery" from the heavy rains. "Tobacco harvest is a little behind schedule due to the Ut* growth. , We are urging farmers to allow tobacco to become thoroughly ripe before, harvest to Improve the quali ty," the etatement continued. Boll weevil Infestation Is high lh many fields of cotton, ac cording to Dean, and farmer* are being urged to follow ap proved control programs. The weather has hindered this, Dean aakl. Dean reports that 35 farmers attended a tobacco field meeting on the B. R. Gupton farm, Rt. 2, Loulsburg early In July and an other 25 attended a field day at the Oxford Research Station around the middle of the month. Vehicle Violations Head Court List The following cas4s wire dis posed of at a term of Recorder's Court Jury trials "thla week: Melvln Darrell Wilson, w/m/ 24, motor vehicle violation. De fendant withdraws request for Jury trial arid pleads guilty as charged Discharged on pay ment of costs. 6tls Wilbur' Stokes, c/m/17, careless and reckUssdrlvtag. Defendant withdraws request for Jury trial and pleads gull ty. $25.00 fine and oosts. Ralph Falson Daniels, c/m/ 40, speeding. Request for Jury trial withdrawn and defendant pleads guilty to speeding 70 mph In a 55 mph zone, said plea accepted by State. $20.00 fine and costs. Jene Washington, c/m/18, non support. Nol Pros. Arthur Washington Alston, c/ m/48, carrying concealed wea pon; resisting arrest. Verdict: guilty of resisting arrest. $25.00 fine and costs. Gun to be seized and turned over to Court for disposition. Arthur Washington Alston, c/ m/48, operating auto Intoxicat ed ; falling to stop at scene of accident. Jury verdict: gull-' ty as charged. $100.00 fine and costs. Whalle Butts, c/m/38, operat ing auto Intoxicated; tailing to stop at scene of accident. Ver dict: guilty as charged. 8 months In Jail, suspended on See COURT page 8 ? Weather Cldudy and warm with scat tered afternoon and evening thunderstorms today and Fri day. Today's low, 70; high, near 90. , ( l Franklin County To Feel Effects Of Voter Rights Law The passage of the Voting i Rights bill by the Senate yes- ' terday, by a- 79-18 vote, will ( directly affect Franklin County. 1 The bill, designed to end dis crimination -against Negroes voting In certain southern - states, Includes Franklin Coun ty among the 34 North Carolina counties named In the bill. The bill provides rfor auto/ ' matlc suspension of literacy af(d other qualifying tests, which have been practiced In this county for many years. When, In the Judgment of the U. S. Attorney General, ltbecomes necessary, federal examiners will be sent Into this or the other 33 counties to register voters. The thirty-four counties In North Carolina were named In the bill because they failed to have more than 50% of the eligible voters participate In last November's general elec tions. Franklin County had 43.2 percent of Its eligible vot srs castlrtg ballots last No vember, which was an Increase Dver 1960 when only 40 per- ? cent voted. In Franklin County, the popu lation Is divided with 16,008 whites and 12,767 negroes for a total of 28,77! according to 'the I960 census. In War ren, Hertford, Northampton and ?*rtlet%ll among the 34 coun ties, the negro holds a majori ty. In the 34 counties affected by the new l%w, negroes hold 37 percent of the voting power. In addition to the counties listed above, the following are also among the 34 to come under the Voting Rights law: Anson, Beaufort, Bladen, ?Camden, v Caswell, Chowan, Craven, Cumberland, Edgecombe, Gates, Granville, Greene, Hall fax, Hoke,,Hyde, Lenoir, Mar tin, Nash, Onslow, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Robeson, Scotland, Union, Vance, Wayne and Wilson. Adult Program Opens At College September 9 The Loulsburg College Pro gram of Adult Education will get underway for-?the fali term on Thursday evening, Septem ber 9, 1965, according to an announcement from the office Tippett To Head Red Cross Drive Wallace Tippett - Warren W. Smith, Franklin County Red Cross Chairman, announced today that Wallaca Tippett, Lou li bur( business man, has been named Chairman of the 1965 Red Cross Fund Drive. Tippett, past president of the Louis burg Lions Club and the Loulsburg Business Associa tion, said division chairman would be named at a later data. He has been active In local civic projects and was cam paign manager in Franklin County for Gov. Dan K. Moore in last year's elections. Tippett, a1 native of Wake County, moved to Franklin In 1049. He Is married to the former Janle Cyrus of Franklin County and has three children, Larry, IB, with the U. 8. Air Free, Batty Jo 14, and Bo nlta 11. of Dean John B. York. The program, offering a va riety of courses for college credits or audit, will hold classes on Tuesday and Thurs day evenings. Classes are ex pected to last an hour and a half. The program consists of 3-hour courses for credit and audit. Courses being offered for the fall sessions include: typrwrlt lng, shorthand, accounting, In troduction to Business, office machines, Business Law, En glish Composition, Business English, English Literature, American Literature In the Business and English fields. Other courses In Art, Foreign Language and Mathematics In clude Art Education, Art His tory, Beginning French, Ger- , man aDd Spanls^, College Al gebra and trigonometry. Old and New Testaments are of fered In the Religion Depart ment and Social Studies consist of Economics Principles, Euro pean History, American History, General Psychology and Sociology. Any adult 18 or older Is eligi ble for the courses. Those desiring college credits must meet college. admission stand ards, the announcement stated. The Spring program will begin next January 25. Instructors for both the Fall and Spring programs are members of the Loulsburg College faculty. Births Top Deaths In July Births again exceeded deaths In Franklin County during the month of July, according fo< the r~ regular monthly report from th4 county Health Department. The department recorded eigh teen births against 10 deaths for the month. There were four white births recorded during July and 14 colored births. There were seven white white deaths and three colored during the same period.
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