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College Expects ZOO Students Sunday was Registration Day for first-year students at lxwtsburg; and several hundred arrived, unpacked and settled down to a new way of life. Aid ed by a number of second-year students on hand to help, the freshmen registered and were assigned to quarters. Every thing was orderly and the an imal operation ran smoothly." Unloading cars, unpacking and meeting new friends was the order of the day. Saying good bye to tye parents, many for the first time, was the only sad overtone to the day's events. General Assembly was held Sunday evening at *J p.m. tn the Auditorium, where evening vesper services were held. Following the services Dean of Students, Tommy Patterson, addressed the group. With the arrival of the second- < year students Wednesday, en- < reHment In the local college, I beginning Its 178th year, will ' number around 700: Today's activities will con sist of General Assembly, held this morning at 8:30, and stu lents will meat faculty advisor* luring the remaining morning hours. This alter noon, students ?rill meet wfthj fkculty n?mi bars In the courses of studies [ selected by the students. Class work begins on Thursday1 morn ing. ? Starting 178th Year THreje Louisbufg College co ?<?8. are- shown above Sunday afternoon unloading for .the start of the fall session. Left1 to right: Shirley Yocom, Dur ban), N. C.; Jane Leigh, Red Springs; and Joy Langdon, Rae ford. Shirley holds .sign noting that this' begins the 178th year for the local college. She and Jane are second-year studehts., assisting Joy, wha is a fresh manj Surfday was .'registration day for frrst-year stydents. Holiday Weekend Quiet Here The three-day Labor Day Weekend was relatively quiet In the Franklin County area, according to reports from law enforcement officials. While 26 persons met death on North Carolina highways, there were no fatalities reported In the cqfnty. A 40-year-old Frsfokllnton man, Shem Kearney, Is In Maria Parham Hospital In Hender son in serious condition after being struck by an automobile near Fr^nklinton Saturday night. Kearney was struck while walking along U. S. 1 near the intersection of N. C. 56 when hit by an automobile reportedly driven by a man Identified as Mr. Mathts of Hen derson. Kearney was charged for walking In the highway. No charges were filed against the drjver of the car. Early Jernigan, Jr., w/m/19, df Frankllnton ROad escaped serious Injury when the car he! was reportedly driving was rammed from behind by an au tomobile' allegedly driven by Charles J. Smith, a soldier sta tioned at Ft. Gordon, Ga., whose home Is In Baltimore, Md. The accident occurred near the Intersection of U. S. 1 and 1-A near Frankllnton Monday night. Total damage to both vehicles was estimated at Jaycees Set Dance - The Louisburg Jaycees have announced they are* sponsoring a dance at the Louisburg Arm ory Saturday night, Septem ber 11, from 8:30 p.m. to 12 midnight. Music for the dance, ac cording to the announcement, will be supplied by Mac Camp bell's Combo of Raleigh. Bill O'Neal, Chairman of the Dance Committee, said ad vance tickets are now on sale from any Jaycee. Serving on the Committee with'O'Neal are James. Stephenson and ^immy Cottrell. All Jaycee members are- assisting in the arrange ments. ? "Proceeds will go to aid in local Jaycee projects and pro grams," said the Chairman. College Adult Education Starts This Week The Loulsbur-g College Pro gram of Adult Education starts here Thursday evening.' An an nouncement from the College states there are still openings remaining In all classes. Per sons Interested may report to the college Thursday evening, even though they may not have made prior application, ac cording- to the announcement. The program, Offering a va riety of coujses for college credits or audit, will hold clas ses on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Classes are expect ed to last an hour and a half. The program consists of 3-h<^ir courses for credit. Courses being offered for the fall sessions Include: typewrit ing, shorthand, accounting, In troduction to Business, office machines, Business Law, En glish Composition, Business English, English Literature, American Literature In thtf Business and English fields. Other courses \n Art, For eign Languages and Mathe matics Include Art Education, Art Hfstory, Beginning French, "German and Spanish, College Algebra and trigonometry. Old and New Testaments are of fered In the Religion Depart ment and Social Studies con sist of Economics Prlnclples, European History, American History, General Psychology and Sociology. Any adult 18 or older If eli gible for the courses. Thosg desfrlng college credits mu<( meet college admission stand ards, the announcement stated. around $400. Smith was charg ed with reckless driving. A wild high-speed chase In the Franklinton area last night has netted a former Franklin ton Negro resident, now of Wa terbury, -Conn-., arrest i on a nufrriber of charges. Sherjll Wright, n/m/19, was first stopped by Trooper W. S. Eth rldge near the intersection of U. S. 1-A and N. C. 56 near Franklinton Monday night and charged with doing 69 miles/ per hoyr in a 35 mile zone. Trooper Ethrltjge Instructed Wright to follow him Into town. While both dars were stopped for a red light, Wright turned off his lights and took off, gain ing speeds up to 120 miles an hour as he went Into Wake Coun-' ty. Ethrldge and Trooper Dwlght Hlnton, riding with Ethrldge, gave chase, finally blocking Wright's path as tfie .Wright car turned off u. S. i onto a' rural paved road. Wright re sisted arrest and was Injured In the affray which followed.. He Is hospitalized today and faces charges of speeding 120 miles per hour In a 60- mile zone; speeding 65 miles per hour In a 35-mlle zohe; reck less driving; failure to stop for a red light and siren; assault ing an officer; resisting arrest; no operator's license; and dis playing an operator's license not his own and representing It as hl^ . Trooper Etherldge reported -that a number of cars travel* lng on U. S. 1 were forced off the highway by the speeding Wright car. Geraldlne Williams, n/f/19, a passenger In the Wright car was charged with possession of non-Eax-pald whiskey, to wit: a flask and a 1/2 gallon Jug. . Trooper Hlnton reported a minor accident which he Invest igated but said there was no Injuries and no property dam age. Chief William Dement said things had been quiet for his dt Tartment and Sheriff Jo seph Champion reported the same for the county. This may sound old-fashioned but It stUl pays to buy a home. County Schools Open Today Nearly 6000 Students Expected Schools In the Franklin County system -begin operations today at 1:30 p.m. with Wednesday set as the first fult day of school. Pupils are to report this after noon for Teacher-Pupil Orien tation with the session ending at 3:30 p.m. The Frankllnten City schools 9pen^d about ten days ago with around 1500 students attending classes. The County schools are ex pecting an enrollment of 5,936 by Wednesday's opening. Thl# figure Is expected to rise In the next few weeks, according - to past records., Riverside School in Loulsburg<; leads in' the number expected, to report today, with 1 ,420. Bunrt , leads the predominantly white schools with 694, anticipated followed .closely by Loulsburg with 675. ? K Other schools and the number expected to enroll today are: Cedar Street, 120; Edward Best" Elementary, 150; Edward Best High School, ,185; Epsom, 232; Gethsema^ne, 667; Gold Sand, 339; Maplevilie, 102; Perry's, 822; Youngsvllle Elementary, 102; and Youngsvllle High School, 329. Integration is expected today at Loulsburg and Bunn, both previously all-white schools. Seven Negro^dilldren have been assigned to Loulsburg and three are assigned to Bunn. All other schools had no applicants for freedom of choic^ in the four grades Jseing desegregated this year or failed to comply with requirements set down In the Board's Plan of Compliance recently approved by Washing ton. Several new teaching posi tions have been noted In the various schools for the new term. Riverside and Youngs vllle Elementary have Special See SCHOOLS page 6 Barn Lost Loulsburg Fireman arrived too late to save a tobacco barn on the farm of Mrs. J. P. Tlm berlake on the Raleigh Road last night around 11:30 p.m. The tojrn, located near the Tlmberuke dwelling was a total loss, according to- reports from the fire department this morn ing. New Faculty Members New members of the Loulsburg College faculty are pictured above at Friday's Faculty Meeting. Left to right: Mr. Jo seph Farmer, Religion; Dr. Courtland Smith, (History; Mr. Michael Palmer, En glish Mrs. Judith Parrlsh, Assistant Librarian; Mr. Blklr Plunkett, Spanish; Miss Rachael Modlln, Business; Mr. James E.\Aubrey# French; Mrs. Courtland Sn>lth English; and Mr. Enid Drake. Basketball Coach and P. E.; Mr. Grady Snyder, Mathe matics, was absent when picture was taken. Tobacco Coming In Today Lost Franklin County Sheriff Jo seph W. Champion reports .that his gun Is lost. The .32 caliber Smith-Wesson pistol, the Sher iffs favorite, was discovered missing from the pocket of his car. It was lost sometime between September 1 and 3rtT, says thq Sheriff. The gun has the name "Frank W. Carter, Jr." Inscribed on It, said the Sheriff. He also stated he would like very much to have the gun back and was offering a liberal re ward for Its return. Market Opens Wednesday, Selling Time Reduced ^ Tobacco Is rolling Into Louis* burg today In preparation of the opening tomorrow of the Middle Belt markets, including the three warehouses here. Early this morning a number of rows In each warehouse were already School Plan Letter Of Approval Received The long -awaited letter of ac ceptance from the U. S. Office qf Education of the Franklin County Plan of Compliance to the 1964 Civil Rights Act was received last Friday by local school officials. The- letter, signed by Dr. Frances Keppel, Commissioner of Education, opens the way for the County School system to deceive Federal' financial as sistance this year. This as-i. slstance consists of around 180,000 in funds normally re ceived by the system plus over $500,000 expected from the Ele mentary and Secondary Educa tion prograta this year. No word has been received by the Frankllnton City School officials on their plan, now un der review InWashlngton. How ever, one Washington official stated that Frankllnton" s plan was delayed because of time and nothing else, Indicating that it, too, will be approved In due course. Acceptance of the Franklin County system plan, means that at least two county schools, Loulsburg and Bunif, will open today as desegregated schools. Negro children will attend a white school today for the first time in the history of the school system. Latest reports have seven Negro children assigned to Loulsburg and three to Bunn. The letter contains several conditional clauses such as publication of the plan and Its allied forms, deals with stu dents attending out-of-county schools and calls for certain data.. on Neiro-whlte ratio in the -schools.! The major condition contained In. the approval letter Is the requirement of an additional eight grades to be desegregat ed next year. The county* t original plan called for four' grades each year for the three years. A few days ago, local officials were informed by Washington that eight grades or a total of all twelve grades See PLAN Page 6 Weather Generally (air and mild today and Wednesday. Low today, 58; high, lower W?. filled and a full sale Is assured for Wednesday's opening; News was also released today that there Is to be a reduction In selling time on local markets beginning Friday, Septem ber 10. The reduction will not aiic.l nwuuraua; 3 wj^riuuj sales and Thursday's sales. The reduction from S 1/2 hours to 4 1/2 hours selling time will continue through next week,ac-> cordiag to an announcement by the kales committee of the Bright Belt Warehouseman's Association. The committee met Monday at the request of Universal Leaf Tobacco Co., which asked that several sales holidays be called. J: C. Eagles, Wilson warehouseman and chairman of the committee, said that such holidays, tried last year, were not too successful. Eagles said that six farmer Noon Fire The Loulsburg Fire Depart ment answered a call around 12:45 p.m. today to extinguish a blaze discovered in a stor age house behind an apartment house on the north corner of Main St. and the old Halifax Road. The house has been recently used by a group of small boys u a camp and sleep-out hut. Firemen were delayed In put ting out the- flame when water ran out, but damage was con tained to the one small build ing, which was almost a total loss.*Flremen were still fight ing the blase at press time, but It was considered under control at last report. j ( \ . advisors recommended the cur tailed selling time rather than sales holidays. Last year markets ofllrated on a four-day wm, but most reported handl ing as much leaf In the (our days as they normally did In the full fluo.Hav colllncr nsrlnd The tobacco company's re quest was prbmpted by conges tion at their processing plants. No further meetings are sched uled by the committee on the matter .unless- more requests are received by the companies. Meanwhile, the three local warehouses are- busy today weighing tobacco and allotlng floor space for tomorrow's opening. Prices are expected to be good as they have been on other markets since most tobacco being offered Is of somewhat higher quality than In previous years. Campaign Plans Made Preliminary plans for the IMS Christmas Seal campaign were made last week by the Franklin County Tuberculosis Com mittee, Rev. Aubrey S. Tomlln son, chairman of the" group, has announced. Present at the meeting were Rev. Tomllnson; Mrs. Douglas House, treasurer; Mr. Norman Gas kill, field representative of the , State Association; County Health Officer Dr. J. B. Whe less; the public health nurse*, and representatives from both the Welters and Education de partments. i J v
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