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Serving All Of Franklin County
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Couisburg. N C Tuesday August 17. 1965
(Six Pages Today)
<56th Year-Number 51
Middle Belt Opening
To Be Set Today
Members of the sales com
mittee of the Middle FVelt Wire
house Association meet at
the Sir Walter Hotel In Ra
lelglv today at 5 p.m. to set
the date for start of the auc
tion' season In the belt, It was
stated by FredS. Royster, man
aging director of the Bright
Belt Warehouse Association.
There are ten flue-cured mar
kets In the Middle Belt, located
at Durham, Henderson, Fuquay
Varlna, Oxford, Loulsburg,
Warrenton, Sanford, Carthage,
Aberdeen and Ellerbe.
Eastern North Carolina Ware
housemen, headed by Carl Ren
fro of Wilson as president, de
cided at a meeting In New Bern
Tuesday night to start the auc
tion season In that belt onWed
nesday, August 25. Last year
that belt began Its season on
- Thursday, August 27. Some
warehousemen at the New Bern
meeting favored the compara
ble date this season, which
would have been Thursday, Aug
ust 26, while others held out
for Tuesday, August 24. The
date finally agreed upon was a
compromise between the two.
If precedent Is followed, Mid
dle Belt markets will start about
two weeks after Eastern Caro
lina. Speculation Is that the
date will be either Wednesday,
September 8, or September 9.
The belt last year began sales
on Thursday, September 10.
Royster predicted a price av
erage this season of ten to
fifteen percent above last year.
Royiter said the Improvement
In prices Is due almost entire
ly to effectiveness of the pound
age limitation on grower sales,
which was approved by farmers
In a referendum last May 4 by
a majority of a little over 73
percent of the vote. Net in
come to farmers this year may
approximate last year's high
Negro Man
Struck By
Car Sunday
A 55-year-old Negro man es
caped serious Injury when
struck by a car, reportedly
driven by Furman Colbert,
In Loulsburg Sunday nlfht
around 8:45 p.m. The acci
dent occurred at the Intersec
tion of Blckett Bird, and Nash
Street.
Ollle Williams was taken to
Franklin Memorial Hospital by
the Loulsburg Rescue Service,
following the accident. He re
ceived head Injuries and was
treated In the emergency room
and later released.
Chief WlllUm Dement said the
accident was unavoidable and
no charges were filed. Williams
apparently stepped in front of
the Colbert car near the stop
light at the Intersection.
Boxscore
Raleigh ? The Motor Vehicles
Department's summary of traf
fic deaths through 10 a.m. Mon
day, August 16:
KILLED TO DATE ?7? _
KILLED TO DATE
LAST TEAR
figure, after expenses, and de
spite the reduction In acreage,
under the acreage control phase
of the tobacco program, which
is still operative along with
poundage restrictions,
Crop prospects In this area
of the Middle Belt are consid
ered satisfactory, with quality
very good, tobacco men say.
Over-all, Stabilization Is re
ceived less leaf this year than
last. Deliveries by growers
declined noticeably In the South
Carolina and Border North
Carolina Belts this week,
following the opening of the
season on August 5. Only a
little more than one percent
of farmer offerings Is going
to the price support agency
In the Georgia-Florida Belt,
where 'sales began July 28.
Buyers who, will staff Middle
Belt markets will move In from
South Carolina and Border
Belt markets after the bulk
of the crop In that belt has
been sold. Buyers for Eastern
North Carolina will transfer
from Georgia and Florida at
the end of the auction season
there.
In 1964, the Loulsburg market
sold a total* of 13,792,966
pounds of leaf for *7, 933, 940. 39,
and an average of 157.52 for
the season.
Cross Burning
Sheriff' Joseph W. Champion
reported today, that his depart
ment Is Investigating a cross
burning lp the Edward Best
area sometime Monday night.
The cross was located about
75 yards from the home of
Luther Coppedge, Rt. 4, Louls
burg negro, beside a road lead
ing to the Coppedge home.
Sheriff Champion stated thk
cross was about six feet htgn
and four feet wide., made of
small pine poles. He said the
burning took place sometime
after 12:30 a.m., according to
Coppedge.
Franklinton
Court
(Frk. BW.) Only eight speed
ers were tried before Mayor
Joe W, Pearce In Franklinton
on Monday, August 9.
Elonza Lynch? 45 mph In a 35
ml. zone. Cost paid.
Albert Journlgan, Jr.? 60 mph
In a 50 ml. rone. Cost paid.
Douglas W. Shackett? 68 mph
In a <0 ml. zone. Cost paid.
Robert O. Bltsh? 70 mph In
a 60 ml. zone. Fine and cost
paid.
Sterling Gray Gilliam? 75
mph In a 60 ml. zone. Pleads
guilty to exceeding safe speed.
To pay cost.
John P. Williamson? 47 mph
In a 35 ml. zone. State takes
a Nol pros.
Maureen Hayes--60 mph In a
35 ml. zone. To sign waiver
to exceeding a safe speed.
Hubert Lee Bennett? 90 mph
in a 60 ml. zone and Improper
registration. Pleads guilty. To
pay fine and cost.
Other cues were: ,
James M. Journlgan? Reck
less driving. Pleads not guilty.
Found guilty. To pay fine and
See COURT Page 6
Locals On European Tour
IN ITALY--The Marsh European Tour
Group Is shown in Florertce, Italy, Just af
ter {he complietlon of a tour of the I^ittl
Palace. From left to right are: Front
row - Delores Reynolds, San Antonio, Texas;
the guide for the palace tour; Adelaide
Johnson. Second row - Gerry Inglliz, Ger
many, Marsh Tour courier; Evelyn Nelms;
Dlanne Gibson, of Whltevllle; Sarah Rich
ardson; Caroline Murphy; Laura Pelkert,
San Antonio, Texas; Eleanor Groga,n, Mor
ganton; Lucy Perry Burt; Edith Jacksoh,
Frankllnton; Hilda James, Statesvllle; Mary
Exuro (Burt) Veazey, Raleigh; Genevieve
Perry. Back row -Jack Idzlnza, Holland,
bus driver, and co-Interpreter and advisor
with the courier; Llllye Payne, Clayton.
The travelers returned to the U. S. on
August'10 after'a sojourn of 6<3 days abroad.
Return From 63 Day Tour Of Europe
by Adelaide Johnson \
"Bon Voyage!" were the
words of family and of friends
ringing In the ears of members
of the Marsh European Tour
as they watched with mixed
emotions the disappearance of
the Statue of Liberty In New
York harbor and turned their
faces eastward to new friends,
new experiences, and the won
ders of the ,lands across the
sea.
Gradually these folk are now
returning home, having, after
63 days, around 7000 land
miles, and 14 countries, watch
ed longingly and exclledly for
that first glimpse of the famous
lady who greets both native and
visitor as they near the shores
she guards.
Leaving New York orf Wed
nesday, June 9, the fourteen
members of the tour, North
Carolinians and Texans, met
their courier In London and
their bus and driver In Ostend,
Belgium, to continue what had
already started out In England
to be a wonderful Journey.
The use of this 30-odd pas
senger bus for the small group
proved to be just fine? no
cramped feeling, no unpleas
antness of enduring the heat
of the sun, the secure feeling
of a "home away from home,"
although, many and varied were
the overnight stops.
Many, many folk have trav
eled lh Europe, and to other
lands, and have brought back
their own Impression. The
experience! of the travel! of
this group are too many, of
course, to relate.
Suffice It to say that there
are general Impressions one
gets and these must be re
counted with care and dis
cretion, the traveler realiz
ing completely that he has
often? and truly In this case
only touched the high spots and
seen only very small sections
of the different countries visit
ed.
Pqj-sons seeing the same
things, places, and events of
ten do not react to them In
the same way and therefore
might have differences of opin
ion; but, ? perhaps the folk on
The franklin County Sheriffs
Department li continuing their
search for a 35-year-ftd ne
gro man, Identified as Levi
Evans, charged with breaking
and entering a home In the
Cedar Rock Community last
week. (
Sheriff Joseph ,W. Champion
reports that deputies Dave Eht
ton and Tom Powell arrested
Evans Monday In connection
with a report by Mrs. Paul
Murphy, Rt. 1, Castalla that
her home had been entered
while she was away and a shot
gvin stolen.
Evans, according to Batton,
was placed In a car with Deputy
Powell while Batton entered
Evans' home to obtain the gun.
Evans asked to get outside the
car to speak, to one ojf his
children and ran Instead. He
lives on Rt. 2, Loulsburg and
officers are continuing their
search for him.
this tour might agree on certain
aspects of the trip.
The Europeans In general are
lovers of flowers. There are
colorful bowers all over--ln
gardens, In Ixwes, lnpots--yes,
even In little containers In cars
and buses, the Marsh Tour bus
Included.
These folk are not generally
drinkers of ordinary water. A
pitcher of water on a hotel table
spelled "American Tourist"
for sure? and, by the way, there
were many of them.
And traffic regulatlons
practlcally nil. It seems the
poor pedestrian takes his life
In his hands when he crosses
the street, for even at cross
walks the traffic zooms up so
swiftly that one hesitates to
venture forth.
In some locales, bicycles and
motorcycles seem as numerous
as cars, which, by the way, are
almost entirely of the small
make variety. Reason--hlgh
cost of gas, It Is said.
Trees appear In row?--dlvld
lng fields, down city streets,
throughout gardens and parks,
Issues Request
Franklin County Sheriff Jo
seph W. Champion has issued
a request to all maga*ine
salesmen, wishing to solicit
business in the area, to report
to hit office before starting
their canvas of homes.
Sheriff Champion said that
while no permit was neces
sary, his deportment did want
to know when such salesmen
w ere in the area.
and along private driveways
and public highways.
Around cities and across
countries there Is a big building
boom In progress ? the building
of highways, bridges, dams,
apartment and business build
ings.
Paris was found to be in its
fifth year of a ten-year "face
lifting" program. T^he people,
a guide related , were very much
opposed at first to getting rid
of the "old" look; but finally
they agreed.
Hotel accommodations were
generally adequate; food, more
than ample; and weather con
. See TOUR Page 6
Rescue Calls
The Louisburg Rescue Service
answered three calls for assis
tance over the weekend, Includ
ing a Sunday night accident in
volving a SS-year-old negro,
Olile Williams, who was struck
by a car on Blckett Blvd. Wil
liams was taken to Franklin
Memorial Hospital where he
was later released.
Later Sunday night, around
10 p.m. the Service answered
a call to the Hickory Rock
community to aid an unidenti
fied negro man, suffering from
what was described as "sto
mache pains." The victim
was taken to the local hospital.
Monday morning around 6 a.
m. the Service went to the aid
of an unidentified white womkn
about a mile and a half bilow
Bunn. She was transported to
Franklin Memorial Hospital.
County School
Teachers Listed
? '
The Franklin County Board of
Education, meeting In special
session Monday afternoon, an
nounced principal-teacher ap
pointments for the coming
school year. Superintendent
Warren W. Smith said all po
sitions were filled or would be
within the next few days.
The Board again marked Wed
nesday, September 1/ as the
day students, are to report to
school. This Is to be Teacher
Pupil Orientation day and .stU- I
dents will attend at 1:30 p/rn. I
The first full day oi school Is |
FlEES
' EI.EMEN.TARY / .
Supply /$2.00
IS D.E.A. 2.00
\jnsurance 2.00
(optional)
Micahiniooh
Siipp ly #2.00
N.D.E.A. ^\2.00
Insurance 3^00
l!omc Ec. 2.(jt>\
Agriculture "2.50
Science- 1.00
Hook Rental 5.00
Typing v 13.50
set for Thursday, September 2.
No word was given on the stat
us of the Plan of Compliance
to the Civil Rights Act. Sev
eral amendments had been made
earlier this month at the re
quest of Washington officials
and /optimism has been ex^
pressed that the plan would
receive federal approval In the
Immediate future. The Board
took no action on the more than
fifty assignment requests now
.pending.
Henry Biker Heating Co. of
Wilson, was awarded contracts
for heating systems to be In
stalled In Gethsemane and Per
j ry's schools. The Wilson firm -
was low bidder. The Geth
semane prdject was bid at
f 10,536 and the Perry's Job,
at $15,165. Superintendent
Srplth was authorized to have
constructed a boiler room at
both locations*. Thl^vas not
Included In the bids. *
The matter of fees was dis
cussed and the Board was
informed that action by /the
General Assembly eliminated
supplementary book fees, which
^mounted to about sixty cents
child In certain- lower
grades. All other fees were
See TOCHERS Pane 6
FRANKLIN COl NTY SCHOOL CAhtNDAR
umr.;> i f\ uu>:
r TEACHER-PL'PlL DAY:
EIRST FILL DAY:
HOLIDAYS:
Labor Day
Teacher's Meeting -
Thanksgiving:
Christmas
Easter
FINAL DAY OF SCHOOL:
m, ?> i
September 1, 1: Win.m.
SeptembH^
\ September 6
October -
November 25, 26
December 22 thru 28
April 6, 7, 8,11
May 30/1966
Barn Fires Reported
Tobacco barn fires, a plague
of the farmer at this time of
year, have struck In at least
nine localities In recent weeks.
Beginning on July 31, the Bunn
Fire Department answered a
call, the location of which was
not immediately available, tp
start the run of rural ' fires
which are for .the most part
taking near 100% toll In tobac
co, but due to efficient fire
fighters, are taking very few
barns.
The Justice Department ex
tinqulshed a blaze August 1
around 1:40 p.nyon the Charlie
Johnson farm Jh Cedar Rock.
The barn was being used by '
P. E. Dean, and damage estl- 1
mates were placed at 9129.00. !
The Department fought a blaze '
on August 4 near OUle Lay ton's 1
Store, Involving a bread truck. <
Damage was held to the engine <
and windshield, It was report
ed.
BUly Gupton of Maplevllle '
lost some tobacco, but the Jus- <
tlce Firemen saved his barn <
around 4 p.m. August t. The ?
Bunh Fire Department had calls I
to barn fires on August 1 1 and 1
14, the locations of these not t
reported. i
On August it, the Justice unit I
successfully fought a blaze In a
barn belonging to Durwood (
Gardner. A burner had over- t
floored, according to reports, t
and only smoke damage wa$ re
corded. A tenant house on the
R. 0. Person Farm north of .
Loulsburg was totally destoryed
last Sunday. The Epsom Fire
Department answered the call,
but It was too late to save the
building.
The Justice and Centervllle
Departments answered calls
early today. Justice was called
to the Ben Wester farm, where
the barn was saved, but the
tobacco was lost. Centervllle
went lb in* Charlie Thal-rlngton
farm near Alert this 'morning
and saved the barn. The-Cen-?
tervllle unit had a call last
week to the Gold Sand area
to a fire on the Roy Gupton
(arm. A barn containing to
bacco belonging to David Smith
:aught fire, The barn wa a
laved, but the tqbiccowasdam
iged. ?
Bunn? The Bunn Rural Fire
Department answered a call
;o the farm of Arthur Howell
in Highway 39, north of Bunn
?arly Saturday nlgh^. The fire ?
lad progressed too far for the
jarn to be saved, but the vol un
?*r firemen succeeded In pre
rentlng Its spreading to nearby
wildings.
Ronnie Tant, Assistant Fir*
:hlef, reports that this waa only
he third call this season to a
mrnlng tobacco barn.