Weather
Fair and continued cool Tues
day. Wednesday, cloudy and a
little warmer. Low, 36; high, 65.
The
Published Every Tuesday & Thursday
Serving All Of Franklin County
Comment
It Is surprising how > much
work our friends think we can,
and should do.
Tel. 0V 6-3283
(Ten Cents)
Louisburg. N. C.. Tuesday. October 6. 1^66
(12 Pages T oday)
96th Year? Number 66
Appointment Declined ?
Commissioners Usurp
Election Board Powers
A letter addressed to the
Franklin County Commission
ers last Friday discloses a
difference of opinion between
the Commissioners and the
County Board of Elections as
to which body has the authority
to hire secretarial help for the
Elections Board.
Mrs. Ida M. Latta, who was
named by the Commissioners
to the post of secretary to the
Board of Elections sent the
Commissioners a letter declin
ing the appointment. Mrs. Latta
thanked the Commissioners for
the appointment and stated,
"Considering Mr. Boone's
(Elections , Board Chairman,
Taylor Boone) attitude and also
the embarrassing publicity en
dured by the last Clerk, I feel
that I have already been em
barrassed enough and that It
would be In the best Interest
of my sanity for me to refuse
this appointment."
' Notice
A large number of sub
scribers, who renewed or p
took Initial subscriptions
last October during the cam
paign conducted by high
school students In the county, >
will have their subscriptions
running out In the next few
days.
The Times does not plan a ,
subscription campaign at
this time, and therefore
would like to remind sub-J
scrlbers they can renew at '
The Times office or by mail
ing their checks.' Subscrip
tion rates are listed on page |
2 of today's Issue.
? -? ? ? ? ? -
Wake Electric
Gets REA Loan
The following wire communi
cation was received Monday
from Congressman L. H. Foun
tain pertaining to REA which
serves this irea:
"RuraJ electrification ad
ministration has approved
$310,000 loan Wake Electric
Membership Corporation to
build 30 miles of line and for
system Improvements serving
350 new consumers."
No further details as to what
types of Improvements are
planned by Wake Electric were
Immediately available.
The letter stated Mr. Boone
as having told Mrs. Latti, " You
can have any kind of arrange
ments you want with the County
Commissioners, but the Board
of Elections has not yet? *p.?
pointed a clerk." Mrs. Latta
states In her letter of resigna
tion, " Pve had a very unplea
sant telephone conversation
with Mr. Taylor W. Boone."
An unconfirmed report said
that Mrs. Latta had not applied
for the position, which pays
$150.00 for Primary Elections
and $75.00 for Second Pri
maries, and wis not aware of
being considered for the posi
tion until after the appointment.
The Primary and General
Election Law and Procedure
manual from the N. C. Institute
of Government says: "Rea
soning from references found
In G. S. 163-14 (4) and G. S.
163-14 (15), the Attorney General
has taken the position that the
county board of elections has
authority to appoint whatever
clerks and employees It finds
necessary to perform the cleri
cal work of the board. Within
the limits of the approplatlons
mide for this purpose by the
board of county commissioners,
the county board of elections
has authority to fix compensa
tion paid Its employees."
An unconfirmed report ttut
the Commissioners had made
an agreement with the Elections
Board to rescind their original
motion, did not materialize in
Monday's meeting. The Com
missioners accepted Mrs. Lat
ta' s resignation and took no
further action in, the matter.
Presumabaly this leaves the
Board of Elections free to
choose their own clerk although
no such declaration was made.
A slmlllar misunderstanding j
arose several months ago bet
ween -the Elections Board and
the Commissioners which in- |
eluded the Industrial Develop- I
ment Commission. The "clerk
for the Industrial "developme nt
Commission was also acting as
secretary to the Board of
Eleqflons. When It dis
closes^, .thit the clerk had re
ceived a raise In salary from
the Commission while also re
ceiving a salary from the Elec
tions Board, the Commis
sioners stepped In to separate
the two Jobs and to question
the salary Increase'.
Since that time, the Elections
Board has been without k clerk
and the Industrial Commission
was finally given the authority
to handle their own employees.
Note In Full Swing
/ Part of the midway at the Fxanklln County
Fair Is shown above Monday afternoon as
preparations were being made for last
night's opening. The annual show runs all
week with Wednesday and Saturday de
signated as school children days.
Committee Staged 1963 Boycott
Complaints Aired In
Education Board Meeting
The- Franklin County Board
of Education heard a list of
complaints from 1 a Steering
Committee from' Riverside
School In -Its regular monthly
meeting held here Monday.
The Committee, which spon
sored a school boycott. In 1963,
presented the Board with a list
Of nine gcievances aga'lnst the
operation of Riverside School
here In Louisburg,
The list was presented by
Otis GUI, chairman of the
group. Joseph Strickland was
the spokesman for the Com
mittee. Listed among , the
grievances were: a revision
Scout Fair Exhibit
The Cub Soout (Boy Scouts)
exhibit shown above Is one of
several outstanding exhibits on
display at the Franklin County
Fair this week, otnors inciuae
farm products, -4-H Clubs and
horpe canning.
-Times Staff Photo.
of the present Advisory Com
mittee for the school, delay In
Issuance of books to students,
additional classrooms, assist
ant principal and guidance coun
selor teaching In the classroom,
the lack of a speech therapist,
water In two buildings and the
hiring of teachers of retire
ment age.
The group also stated they
felt the present principal, C. A.
Harris, was "uncapable of
holding his present position."
The Board ordered books t?
be Issued today to every child
having paid book fees for whom
a book Is available and an ex
planation to all for whom there
are no books, If such a case
exists. It was also ordered that
the teachers In question remain
In their classrooms unless re
lieved by ,a 'qualified substitute.
The Board fs studying the new
North Carolina on Advisory
Councils for the schools of
the county and Informed the
(roup . that this would, In all
probability, take car* of their
complaint In this matter. In
the matter of a speech therapist
It was explained that one was
under contract, but that the
Board did not hold her to the
agreement when It was dis
covered that her husband was
to teacti lit Virginia and that
the teacher under contract de
sired to Join him there. No
qualified teacher In speech has
been found to (111 the position.
In the Instance of hiring of
retired teachers, the "young"
teacher referred to by the Com
mittee had not applied for a
position in Franklin County,
and to fill existing vacancies,
the district committee recom
mended the use of retired
teachers, which the Board ap
proved.
The Steering Committee said
the local Advisory Committee,
composed of three parents of
children In Riverside School,
had failed to keep them In
formed of what was going on
In the school.
In other actions by the Board,
the three days lost In the de
laying of school opening* last
month were scheduled for the
end of the school year, changing
the closing day of school from
May 30 to Thursday, Jane 2.
No holidays previously set were
changed, and the Board Indi
cated they would not be unless
bad weather caused more
missed days.
The Board heard reports on
the heating project at Perry's
School and a new well being
dug at Gethsemane Schools and
approved the free-milk pro
grams for Maplevllle,, Cedar
Street, Perry's and Gethsema
ne Schools. Under the program,
children designated by their
teacher or principal as needy
may receive free milk.
College Alumni Day .
Slated Here Saturday
Alumni Day at Loulaburg Col
lage will be held Saturday, Oc
tober 8, 1865. -HlpillgM of
tiie day will be a tour of the
new library facllltlaa. The
library, now nearlng com
plation, la tha nawaat addition
to tha Loultburg campus.
Registration will bagln at
3:00 p.m. In tha naw library
lobby, whara toura of the li
brary will be originated.
From 4:00 to ?:00 p.m. alumni
will have an opportunity to meet
with administration of the col
lags to dlacuaa Loulsburg
Collage's role In the complai
system of higher education.
Thla meeting will be held In
tha library auditorium. < (
Reunion classes for every
fifth year from 1900 through
1065 will meet from 8:00 to
8:00 p.m.
Dinner will be served In the
collet* cafeteria, followed by
a short business session, con*
ducted by President of the
Alumni Association, J. Floyd
Ammoni, Fayettevllle. For the
first time the Alumni Associa
tion will make an award of the
Alumnus of the Year. A com
mittee headed by Duffy Paul of
Ralel<h will preeent the award
at the business session. After
the business session, President
C, W. Bobbins will address the
croup briefly about the collect
procram.
Or James B King, Jr.
Receives
National
Honor
Mr. and Mrs. James B. King
have received word that their
son, Dr. James B. King, Ji%,
of Rochester, New York, .has
been awarded the Outstanding
National Award of the Year by
the National Academy of Pedo -
dontlsts for his research lrr
children's, dentistry.
To accept the award he will
present a half hour summary
of his thesis at the National 1
Academy meeting in Las Negas, 1
Nevade. Later at the National '
Convention In Nevada he will
give a aeries of lectures In
children's dentistry.
Market On
Four Hour Day
The Lou l.i burg Tobacco Mar
ket goes on a shortened 4 hour
sales schedule today, under the
prq^ram of limiting selling time
In order to ease congestion at
company redrylng plants. Mon
day's full S 1/2 hour sales day
produced a total of 445,654
pounds sold at an average of
$80.97, a rtse from last Thurs
day's low for the season of
$59.60. '
Mr. William Boone, Sales
Supervlser of the local market
reports sales last week total
ed 974,730 pounds for the two
day average of $61.04. It brought
$C94, 978.02. .
Four hour selling time will
be observed through Thursday
of this week with another mar
ket holiday scheduled for
Friday.
,The only plan that counts for 11
Much Is one that Is carried '
out. Y '
No Action On Appeals Court
Commissioners
Endorse Bonds,
Waccamaw Appeal
The Franklin County Board jpi
Commissioners endorsed the
upcoming $300 million Highway
Bond Issue and the application
of Waccanjaw Bank and Trust
Co. of Whltevllle to locate a
branch here, In their regular
monthly meeting Monday. Com
missioner Claude Arnold voted
against the bank motion. All
four Commissioners present
voted endorsement of the high
way bonds. Commissioner
Richard Cash was absent.
The Board approved a re
solution of appreciation for
Mrs. Gladys V. Perry, recent
ly retired court reporter who
had served In the position since
1921. The citation said in part,
that Mrs. Perry, "Earned the
respect and esteem of the citi
zens of Franklin County and
served them, not with an ex
pectation of material ? gain, but
because of her love and de->
votion to the work which was
hers."
The endorsement of the
Waccanaw Bank's application
now before the state Banking
Commission states: "It will
be greatly beneficial and is
necessary for the convenience
of the citizens of Franklin
County and is In the best in
terest of the growth and de
velopment of said county that
said bank be so established."
It urged approval a^ soon as
possible of the application.
A Committee from the Frank
lin County Historical Society,
composed of T. H. Pearce,
Llndley ' Butler and W. J.
Shearln appeared before the
board seeking a donation to aid
in the restoration of the Frank
lin Academy EUlldlng, on the
campus of Loulsbufg College.
The Committee was Informed
they would have to present a
request for an approplation for
si "
Elm St., "Loulsburg, presented
a request to lease the Ben
Denton, 107
jamtn Franklin Bg/rdlng Home,
under terms nqw existing with
Mr. Rufus Place. No action
was taken, pending the outcome
of a public auction of the pro
perty scheduled for later this
month.
In other actions, the Board
accepted the reslgrtiUlonof Mrs.
Ida -Latta as Clerk to the county
Board of Elections. Actually,
Mrs. Latta declined the ap
pointment, after a telephone
conversation with Election's
Board Chairman Taylor W.
Boone.
The Commissioners passed a
Resolution providing for Is
suance of $50,000 county hospi
tal bond anticipation notes. This
was necessary due to a delay
In the planning for the hospital
project. ? . ?
No action was taken on a
proposal to endorse the upcom
ing Appeals Court vote In
November.
Several road petitions were
received and reports were pre
sented from the various county
agencies.
Society
Makes
Gift
The Franklin County Histori
cal Society held Its fl,r.st meet
fng of the 1965-66 season on
the Loulsburg College Campusr
Thursday "night and voted to
send a donation of $-100 (o the
Franklin Academy Restoration
Committee.
The Academy Restoration
Committee, composed o! Louls
burg College administration,
college faculty, college alumni,
inH interested citizens of
Franklin County, met In Jan
See ACADEMY page 8
Date Cleared
Firemen To Stage
Parade Wednesday
A clarification of time and
date of the County Firemen's
Association Fire Prevention
Parade was made today. Tlx?
parade will be held In Louls
burg tomorrow (Wednesday)
afternoon starting at 4 p.m.
according to an announcement
from the Lpulsburg Depart
ment today.
An error In the date appear
?d In last Thursday's Times,
scheduling the event for
Saturday.
Units from the Justice, Bunn,
Centervllle, Youngsvllle,
Epsom and Loulsburg Depart
ments plus the N. C. Forestry
Service and some Rescue Unit*
will appear In the parade. All
units are to assemble on Ken
more Ave. at 3:30 p.m. Wed
| nesday.
October 4-9 Is the week de
signated as Fire Prevention
Week as a reminder to citizens
to check their homes and bus
inesses for fire hazards before .
the winter fire season begins.
Rotary Club To Mark
20th Anniversary
Charlaa McCuflara
The Loulsburg Rotary Club
v 111 celebrate Its twentieth an
llversary Thursday night with
i special program to be held
r
at the Loulsburg College Stu
dent Union Building. Charles
Li McCullers, former Rotary
District Governor, from Dunn,
N. C., will be the featured
speaker.
McCuller, an active Methodist
layman and a frequent visitor
to Loulsburg College, is a
prominent speaker. He ad
dressed one hundred, plus
groups In 26 states In 1884.
He Is a Chamber of Com
merce official and a member
of a number of Important com
munity and state committee*
and positions. Among these,
In addition to his church and
Rotary work, he Is active In
Boy Scouts, Salvation Army,
Industrial Development, U.S. O.,
and others.
The program, marking the
20th year of Rotary In Loila
burg, Is uMer the direction
of A1 Goodwin. Ro tartans and
their guests will meet at 7:30
p.m. at the college cafeteria.