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Weather Considerable c 1 o u d.1 ne s s , rather pool today. Wednesday cloudy with chance of rat:.. Low toda? 54; high, 7 1. The Franklin Times Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Serving All Of Franklin County Comment Planning Is what separates the best communities from the av erage ones. ' Tei 6Y 6-3283 (Ten CeMs) Louisburg, N C., Tuesday. September 28, 1965 (Eight Pages Today) >96th Year ? Number 63 Umbrellas Band Rain And Louisburg Spoil Franklinton Homecoming Activities (See Story Page 8) And Beauties R. Burt May Funeral Services Held For Former County Commissioner Funeral -services for former! County Commissioner R. Hurt} May, 54, 5 were held Monday at the White Level Baptist Church, conducted by the pastor, Hev. . Gilbert -Bar nhillt and farmer paster,- Rev Harold Steen." Burial followed In the Cedar , Rock Baptist Church cemetery. I May, . A farmer -merchant In the White. Leye! Community, dle-.i In a- Raleigh hospital last Saturday of a heart attack fol lowing a lengthy Illness. ? May, who 'entered" business when he was J 9 years -old, was appointed' to the Board of Franklin County Commts sloners fey John VV. King, Clerk' of Court, in May 'of 1955, to fill the unexpired term of the late N. Howard Griffin. Grlf- j fin, 56 years old at the time of his death on" May 2, 1955, was Chairman of the Board. The newly appointed .. Com missioner from District- fc&uf . "was sworn ln-by Klipg at a meet ing on May 16, ?1955. May > rim successfully against Paul Chllders In the 1956 elections, ! .polling 2,813 votes- to his op- 1 . ' i R Burt May poneht's l-,68f. He served trom May r.-r ? Jto Ptcenfbtjr l&e? JJ> wis defeated in the 1960 elections t y ChilcJers In a (our-' man race .which saw the yotp split \ ''tween May and present Comm-HrH^mer ?- E. M. "Sykes. May. who received praises . A if for* his service to the county during the two terms, was twsjt known for casting the deciding vote in the controversial lo cation of the Louisburg School in April, 1959. On April 13, May voted with Commission ers Norwood Faulkner and George Harris to deny the se lection of the Allen property by the County Board of Education. In a special called meeting on April 17, four days. later, May ?cast his ballot., with Commis sioners Norrls Collins and* Brooks Young In fkvor of the present school site. Surviving are his wife, the former Edna Collins,' one daughte'r, Reenle May, and one son, Robert Burt May, Jr., all of the home. Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Clara K. Kemp and Mrs. Sarah GC Daniels, both of Louisburg, and Mrs. Ruby M. Perry of Sharps burg, N. C. ' County Man Hurt In Friday Wreck A tracior-trailer Jacknlfed on Highway 561 last Friday after noon during a d<i<3pour of ralh, Injuring the driver. The Cen- | tervllie Rescue Service an swered the call and freed Jack Fergersbn, 'w/m/23, of Royal,, who was trapped beneath ' the j truck. ' The truck, reportedly, belong ing to Alford Bros. Lumber Co., i ran off the highway on the right side of the road, struck an em-j bank me nt and turned bacl^onto the highway., throwing the driver from the cab and trapping his ankle beneath the truck. Fergerson was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by the Centervllle Rescue unit for treatment of the injured ankle. Rescuers reported no other in juries. The accident occurred -during tfoe height of a violent rain storm which covered the area Friday afternoon around 4 p.m: Mrs. E. L. Watson Heads PTA Harvest Festival Mr. L? Watsojihas been j named Chairmark of the Louis- ( burg PTA Harvest Festival to ' f: be held pn Friday, October 8, j lvP65 at the 'local school, ac yj cording to -an announcement by l the Publicity Committee. Mrs. Watson has beea select ed to head the mamrhouth ] ! "project for the past several years. The Festival, an annual PTA event here, consists of the popular Country Store where., anything from homemade pies to canned goods can be pur chased and a variety show topped by the traditional popu larity contest. A new games event has been, added for this year's program, Including two fimous clowns, pony rides, fortune telling and other events. The games por tion of The program is scheduled outside the ai^dltorium between 6 and 7:30 p.m. Another popular pari oPthe Boy Scout Camp-o-ree' ^(The Saponl . District Fall Camp-O-ftefc, will be heltf this Friday at Wendell. Over 300 Scouts are expected to attend. The Scouts will join ? In pan cake cooking, knot tying, first aid, canoeing, archery, mo skeet and other contests. Troops from Centervllle, Jus tice, White Level, Bunn, Lou Is - burg, Frankllnton, Youngsvllle, Wake Forts), Rolesvllle, Zebu Ion, and Wendell will attend. District Executive Tom Waln wrlght urged Ml troops to pack up now for the biggest Camp-o Ree ever held in this area. Troops can check In at the Camp-Or R?>e apy time Friday, October 1, from 3:30 on. The Camp-O-Ree will end Saturday night at t p.m.; however, any trooprf that want (o stay over until Sunday rifty do'so. i\lay-long activities Is the lunctA, eon, prepared by the group and [served at the school. Ser ving with Mrs. Watson on the Various committees this jyearVre: Mrs. John Hodges, Secretary- Finance; Mfcs. W. L. Lumpkin, Country Store; Mrs. J. D. Wheless, Refreshments; Mr. A1 Fox, Games; Mrs. B. L. Patterson, Luncheon; Mrs. Clayde Arnold, Popularity Con gest; Mrs. Edward L. Best and Mrs. Q. S. Leonard, Variety iShow; Vlr. Lee Reynolds, Band, arid Mrs. Vernon Stone and Mrs. Clint Fuller, Publicity. Farm Bureau Prexy Opposes Minimum Wage F ranklin County Farm Bureau President Bennle Ray Gupton, in a letter to Congressmen, says that minimum wages for farm Workers will c&use many farmers to be forced out of agriculture, unemployment of farm labor, and Increased cost of living for the nation's entire population. Farmers cannot pay higher wages? for the type of labor available on the farm without a substantial Increase in the prices received by the farmers. The minimum ^ wages as pro posed by. the Roosajelt mini mum wage bill (HRlu275)would l>e $1.15 per hour beginning July . 1, 1966, and $1.25 per hour beginning July 1, 1968. Piece rate workers (cotton pickers, etc.) ^ould be paid the minimum hourly rate re gardless of production. Farhi Bureau leaders on a state national level have opposed ttof minimum wage amendment. v Tickets On Sale For Players Season tickets (or the Louls burg Players' 1965-66 season of Experimental Theatre be come available to the public this week, according to an an nouncement made by the Players' Business Manager Sally Versteeg. Productions of each play this year will offer the theatre goer a more convenient selec tion of evenings for attendance. Each play will run on Monday and Tuesday^ evenings and Thursday through Saturday evenings, with 8:00 curtain time. The bll^ for the season includes COME JUDGMENT (Oct. 11, 12 - 14-16), RICHARD n (Jan. 3, 4, - 6-8), ONE Moment (March 7, 8, 10-14) and EVERYMAN (May9, 10 - 12-14). Local Clubs Observe National 4H Club Week National! 4- H Club Week will tie observed by some 2 1/4 million members from Septem ber 25 lb October 2. There are some 94,800 clubs through out the 50 states and Puerto Rico In both rural and urban areas. . - Ffanklin CoOnty 4-H'ers will observe the week in various ways. ' Various posters and -window displays will be con structed around Loulsburg and school^ here in the cotfl#y. Among alms of this year'* 4-H Week observance are to encourage more young people, 9 to 19 years old, to Join or form 4-H Clubs; acquaint more parents with 4-H and enlist thetr cooperation; urge a larger number of capable, public spirited men and women to volunteer as 4-H leaders; recognize the Important part played by friends of 4-H local ly and nationally, and express appreciation to them. There are some 387,000 4-H local leaders and 138,600 Jun ior 4-H leaders aiding these young club members here and elseWhere Ip their communi ties throughout the country. More information on 4-H Is available from any County Agricultural Extension Agent, 4-H Club Agent, or Home Eco nomics Extension Agent. Con tact Polly O'Neal or ] James Stephenson at the County Ex tension Office in Loulsburg. School Officials On League Program Memhers of the Loulsburg School Committee and the prin cipal of the Loulsburg High School served as a panel to provide the program for the first meeting of the fall of the local League of Women Voters held last Tuesday night In the Blount Fellowship. Hall of the Methodist Church. Introduced by Mrs. Harvey Bartholomew, each member of the panel presented some phase of school work. Mr. Willis Nash spoke on the responsl buttles of a school committee. Mrs. Bland Prultt presentid the strengths and weaknesses of the Loujsburg School, and Mr. L. C. Hasty discussed ?chool problems brought about by social changes. The final speaker was Mr. A1 Fox, prln - clpal of the local schpol, who gave somW administrative prob lems of a school principal. A general question and answer period followed the formal presentations. Time Running Out For Gas Tax Refunds Franklin County farmers have until September 30 to apply for ; refunds on gasoline used for j non- highway purposes over the i past year, according to Frank- ) lln Farm Bureau President ; Bennie Ray Guptoru. Farmers with Adequate gas ( purchase records, said Gupton, ; will be reimbursed for gas , used from July 1, 1964, through ( June 30, 1965. , ; Gupton emphasized, however, i that a farmer "must file for his refund In order to get it." The local fasm leader said that help with gas tax refunds "Is one of the many services offered to members of the Franklin ? County Farm Bu reau." * ?' Many Farmers may be pass Ing up a refund ofj$5Q?-w more If they 'fall to fllt^wGupton re ported. Last y6ar, farm refunds In North Carolina came [o almost $2.5 million^. The iVerage refund was $87.47. " Farmers /. may get a refund Df six cents 'from the statt^ And four ccyits from the federal government on each gallon of gasoline they use In tractors and other non-highway equip ment," he explained.* Farm Bureau. members may get forms to apply for gas tax refunds from the Franklin County Farm Bureau office on Blckett Blvd. Farmers who filed last year will automatically be mailed an application this year. Academy, Caserne, Green Hill Landmarks May Someday Get National Recognition Cas CITIC Franklin County Landmark Thirty-three sites were re cently recommended for the Registry of National Histori cal Landmarks In the United States. The National Park Service designates certain sites and buildings that pos sess "exceptional value In commemorating or Illustrating the . history of the United States." None of the thirty-three are located In Franklin County, but some of the local landmark's might well, someday, be In cluded. Most of those listed consist of birthplaces of outstanding Americans, locals of famous battles and some naval vessels. With the planned restoration of the old Franklin Academy Building on the Loulsburg Col lege campus,, and the ultimate establishment of a Franklin County Museum there, It Is likely thit In the distant future this may t* listed In the Regis try. Other famous local land marks such asCasclr.e,the re stored early American home near Loulsburg, and the Green ! Hill place, site of the First Methodist Conference, may also I* Included. At present, there Is no planned exploitation of these Ideal land marks, and before they fain any prominence, they need to be publicized. These places and others In | this area, While of Importance to local residents, do not, of course, rate with such national sites as the newest thirty-three. There are 608 landmarks which are federally owned and ad ministered, but most are state, community,' or privately op erated, .according to the Na tional Geographic Society, Among the latest are the blTthplace of the late Presi dent Herbert Hoover In West Branch, Iowa; Pompeys Pillar, Yellowstone County, Montana, marked In 1 as a stop In the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the Bunker Hill Monument In Boston, Mass. Keauhou Holua Slide, scene of Hawaii's version of the Olym pic games, has been added to the Registry's list. Central Park In New York City Is among the newer listings. The first telephone exchange In New Haven, Connecticut, whose switchboard began op eration on January 28, 1878, and Stagg Field, University of Chi cago, where, In (former squash court under , the spectator stands, man produced the first self-sustaining , nuclear re action. It may well be some time be fore landmarks Ifi our area gain the statue of these widely-known memorials, but ks the federal government moves over farther and faster Into new regions In the beautlflcatlon programs and with the growing Interest In the preservation of our Americana, the possibilities are promising Following Week-Long Holiday . . ? . ? t Markets Reopen Here Wednesday ' Long, lines of trucks loaded with tobacco were in. evidence In Loulsburg this morning, awaiting their turn to unload the leaf on the local warehouse floors for sale as the Middle Belt markets reopen Wednesday on a full schedule. Full sales at all three local warehouses are expected for the "second opening day of the young season. All flue-cured markets re sume sales Wednesday after a full-week market holiday, and all will operate on the original 5 1/2 hours selling day, fivi? days a . week. The markets had nrst been cur tailed In .selling time -by an * hour per- day and later . cut to four days a week In an unsuc cessful effort to ease congestion at company redrylng plants. The week-long holiday was called when earlier measures failed to ease the congestions Figures for the last day of sales on the local market last week were not disclosed, but totals for the seven-day period, excluding last Tuesday, show , that 2,349,406 pounds have been sold for a total of $1,437, 862. J 6 for a seven-day average ? of $61.37 Betsy Green Teen Demo President The Teen Democrats of Loul%j>ur? field their first meet ing Thursday night, Septem ber 22, at Louisbur^ Methodist Chunh. x . , , At the meeting officers . feu; the coming year* were chosen. Betsy Green was re-elected president; Jimmy Geddle was re-elected vice president; Jane McKlnne, 'secretary; Bettle Lavender, treasure Patterson, reportei ThlH year the T crats are sponsored by Lou\s burg High School's principal, A1 Fox. Refreshments were served by Anita Ttllotson, Marilyn Stew art,' Bettle Lavender, Betty Jo. Tlppett, and Rita Patterson t q the- fifteen members present. The next meeting has notbeen scheduled. Members will be notified. ^ got the . different arranged and appoli Democratic Women Set Conventiol\J Franklin Coifhty Democratic Women are urged to attend the Democratic Women's State Convention September 30 -Oc tober 1, In Durham. Convention Headquarters will he at the Jack. Tar Hotel, with registration beginning at goon on Thursday. The opening ses -slon will begin at 2 p.m. A most Interesting series of events Is scheduled, Including a bus trip to RiBelgh for a tea at the Governor's Mansion. The convention will close with a banquet on Friday evening, at which time Governor Moore will speak. .? Mrs. L. F. Oxnevad, presi dent of the local group, stated today that she hopes the county organization will be well rep resented. . that some day we, too, might point with pride to the confer ence Monument which overlooks the oldest Junior College In America and a town filled with history.