Weather
Rainy and cold Thursday.
Fair, rather cool Friday. Low,
50; high, low. 60' s.
The Fran'kMn Times
Published Every Tuesday & Thursday
Serving All Of Franklin County
Ml
Comment
The average husband Is one
who lays down the law to Ms
wife who In turn, starts work
ing on all the amendments.
Tal QY 6-3283
(Ten Cents)
Louisburg. N C . Thursday. October 7. 1?65
(Eight Pagas Today) 90th Year? Number 86
Louisburg
PTA Festival
Friday
The Louisburg PTA will hold
its annual Harvest Festival
Friday of this week, starting
at 8 a.m. with the popular Coun
try Store, which will be open
all day'lnthe school auditorium
cafeteria building. ' ''
A luncheon In the Home Eco-^
nomlcs room is slated for mid
day followed by a session of
outdoor activity beginning at
5 p.m. in the auditorium area.
This event, originally scheduled
to begin at 6 p.m., will consist
of various games, fortune tell
ing and pony rides. Clowns
are also expected to partfcl
pate in these activities.
The all-day affair will con
clude Friday evening with a
variety show in the auditorium
featuring the High School Band
and winners of the Mr. and
Miss Louisburg High popularity
contest will be presented.
Rescuers, .
Firemen
Kept Busy
The Loulsburg Rescue Service
and the local (Ire department
have been somewhat busier than
usual the past few days, but, (or
the most part, there have been
no major Incidents.
The mosjt serious call was
(or the Rescue Service Wednes
day morning around 8 a.m.
to the scene o( a wreck on the
Harris Crossroads - Youngs
vllle Road. It was reported
that Charles Medlln, w/m, su(
(erred undetermined Injuries In
the accident. A passerby rushed
the Injured man to the local
hospital before Rescuers could
get to the scene.
A call Tuesday afternoon sent
the Service to a home on the
old Halifax Road here to aid an
unidentified negro suffering
from some type of seizure.
A call this morning was to the
Loulsburg College Cafeteria to
aid a woman Identified as a Mrs.
Stevenson, suffering from what
was reported to be some type
of attack. She was transport
ed to Franklin Memorial Hos
pital, but no Information was
available from the hospital.
The Service dragged parts of
Clifton's Pond late Wednesday
afternoon In search for a negro
woman, missing since Saturday
night. The woman was Iden
tified as "the wife of Jeff
Hartsfleld." It was also re
ported that the couple llVed
near the pond. No sign of the
woman was found.
* Firemen answered a call
Wednesday to a burning truck
near the Riverside School here.
The blaze had been extinguished
when the local unit arrived with
little damage reported.
Banker
Tells Lions
About Wills
?NJ
The Louisburg Lions Cluh
convened at the Murphy House
last Tuesday evening at 6:30."
Mr. Bob Jones, a trust officer
of Flrst-Cltlzens Bank and
Trust Company In both Wilson
and ' Louisburg, spoke to the
club about wills.
Mr. Jones first asked .ques
tions concerning wills, after
which he gave one-half dollar
~a>rryone wta> answered cor
rectly. .Then he informed the
club that eyery person should
have a will for five reasons:
(1) To name the beneficiary of
the estate, (2) To name the exe
cutor of the estate, (3} To
make some provision In the will
stf that some executor, appoint
ed by the court, will not have to
post a bond, (4) To save 'cer
tain taxes or additional expens
es, (5) To prevent having a
guardian appointed by the court,
if there are children.
Three visitors were present:
Grady Snyder,, math instructor
at Louisburg College; Michael
Palmer, English Instructor at
th? college, also; and Lloyd
W^st, a co-owner of Town 'N
Campus ~in Louisburg. Joe
Farmer, a religion instructor
at Louisburg, was inducted in
to the club' by Lion Aubrey
Tomlinson.
Dean -Reports
Half Of Growers
Plant Over Quota
C. TNQean, Jr., County Ex
tension In his monthly
report to thef^anklin County
Commissioners "s^ys his de
partment's' survey slk>^s that
about half the growers iiMhe
county are making over thei^
tobacco poundage quota.
" Farmers are in the prpcess
of marketing their 1965 tobacco
crops. Market holidays, plus
all farmers trying to sell as fast
as possible, has created dis
orderly marketing. As some
farmers finish selling our sur
vey shows about 50% making
more tha"n their poundage quo
ta and about 50% falling to make
their quota," Dean stated.
Dean's repqrt also covers the
cotton situation and other ac
tivities in the farming area.
The report continues:
"It appears the cotton crop
will be very short. Excess
rain plus severe Insect damage
is responsible for the low
yield?.
"Corn and hay yields are very
good. The fall weather has
been Ideal for- harvesting hay.
"Quite a bit of time during
the month was devoted to the
feeder calf sales vln the area.
Franklin County beef producers
sold in the Rocky Mount sale
Clerk Named
Board Meets
With Registrars
The Franklin County Board
of Elections met Tuesday af
ternoon in the Courthouse, with
county registrars, to discuss
the new voting rights law and
to appoint a new clerk to the
Board. ,
The Board Is composed of the
Chairman* Taylor ~W. Boone,
of Cedar Rock, Harry Rogers
of Harris Township, Democrat
lc members, and William Wag
oner of Loulsburg, the Republi
can member. ?
John W. King, former Super
ior Clerk and Loulsburg Jus
tice of the Peace, was appointed
as new clerk to the Board
replacing Mrs. Susan Gupton,
who resigned some time ago.
Youngsville
Holds Scout
Kickoff
Youngavllle-- Mr. Jamas T,
Moss, Chairman of the Youngs
villa Boy Scout Drive, enter
talnad with a hamburger cook
out Monday night at his homa
for parants who will halp so
licit for tha Boy Scout Drlra.
Those In attendance vera
Mack DaMant, Archie Brown,
Marvin Roberts, R. E. Cheat
ham, J. T. Young, .!- A. Wood
lief, W. R. Evans, J. J. Hart,
A, N. Corpenlng, A. E. Hall,
Dewey Wiggins, and Scout Exe
cutive of Saponi District Tom
Walnwrlght of Loulaburg.
Jimmy Mom gave some re
marks on Scouting and what
It means to him.
< . ?
The County Commissioners
appointed a Clerk to the Elec
tions Board last month, who
declined the appointment. Ac
cording to the law, the Com
missioners were not authorized
to make such an appointment.
Employment of clerical assist
ants and the setting of their
salaries Is the responsibility
of the Elections Board.
The Registrars were direct
ed to pick up their registration
books and to be at their re
spective polling places on
Saturdays, October 9, 16, and
I 23.
County Attorney Charles Da
vis was also In attendance at
the mealing. A meeting of
Election*^ officials was held
recently on the state level to
acquaint local units on the voter
rights law In preparation for
the November 2nd elections.
Franklin County Is one of the
26 counties affected by the law
In North Carolina, having had
less than 50% of Its people of
, voting age participating In last
? fall's general elections. Origi
nally, It was announced that
. there were 34 such counties.
I This was later amended to
twenty-six.
Masonic
Meeting
George W. Perry, inutir,
announces there will be a Dated
Communication of Loulsburg
Lodge 413 on Tuesday evening,
Oct. 12 at 7:30. AU Master
Masons are cordially Invited.
on September 16 and the Oxford
sale on September 21. Feeder
calf prices are up from last
year, and farmers say they get
about two cents per pound more
on the organized sales than they
40 on the open market.
^Maiiy farmers seeded ad
d It lonai.. ae res of permanent
pasture dilrlng the month. The
weather haSvteen favorable
for getting pasttir^s seeded.
Also, many acres of^HPorary
grazing and winter cover have
been seeded. ' ^
"Franklin f ounty farmers
have experienced the extremes
In rainfall during. the current,
growing season. The month of
May turned out generally-dry,
while the bottom fell out during
June and July, leaching out
most of the fertilizer and near
ly drowning much of the to
bacco. August and the first
paft oJ September have been
extremely dry, reducing soy
bean yields. Tobacco and cot
ton were the two crops hit hard
est by the extremes In rainfall,
while corn and forage crops
fared better and are generally
good throughout the county.
"More farmers than ever be
fore have cut their tobacco
stalks and plowed out the stub
bles. Dry weather has been. a
limiting factor In some cases,
but farmers. In the dry" sec
tions of the county are doing
the Job as best they can Some
farmers are seeding a winter
crop on the land while others
are planning to seed small
grain and fescue.
The tobacco program, "Ope
ration Reduce Six Pests" by
cutting or shredding tobacco
stalks Immediately after har
vest and exposing tobacco roots
to the drying action of the sun
and wind, Is carrying over to
some of Franklin County's cot
ton growers. Several farmers
are planning to use . a rotary
mower to cut their cotton stalks
Just as soon as the cot?on Is
picked; however, their "aim"
Is to reduce two pests - the boll
weevil and the bollworm.
This month we were able to
get one new 4-H leader for
the Loulsburg 4-H Club. She
Is Mrs. Bill Nagle, a former
4-H'er from Georgia. Mrs.
Nagle w^j National Public
Speaking winner while In 4-H.
We think she will do a very
good Job with 4-H as soon as
she gets started."
Garden Club
Dinner Set
The Loulsburg Garden ?Jub
will have Its annual fund-raising
turkey dinner Tuesday, Octo
ber 19, at the school cafeteria
from 5:30 to 7:30. The public
Is cordially invited to come
and be served there or take
out plates.
Tickets are available at
Marguerite's Beauty Shop,
O'Neal's Drug Store and from
Garden Club members.
Youngest surviving veterans
are the 5.7 million veterans
of the Korean Conflict, the Vet
erans Administration reports.
More than one million of them
also saw service in World War
IL Their average age Is 35
years.
Franklinton
Lions To
Form C Of C
(Frk. B. W.) The Franklinton -
Lions Club held its regular
scheduled meeting at the Com- .
munlty House Monday evening
with Lion John Wright presid
lng. '
Lion Bill Johnson presented
facts about the formatiop of a
Chamber of Commerce In
Franklinton, The club voted
to sponsor and assist in the
formation of the organization.
The club launched its annual
White Cane Drive, and during
the meeting five members made
donations totalling $90.00. On
sQctober 16, Lions will hdld a
st^e^t drive f<Sr memberships
in the^Nmth Carolina Assocla
tton for th> BHnd.
Lion Dick Whitfield reported
that the screenlii^jf the first
graders at the local\schools
had begun. \
L. A. Thompson, Jr., looM.
Postmaster, and Fred W. Rog
ers, Superintendent of local
schools, were welcomed as new
members of the club.
Investigation Sought
Prices, Pounds Down On
Local Market Wednesday
Poundage dropped on the loc.il
tolwicco market Tuesday fortlte
second time this week, and with
It came the average. Sales on
the local market Monday were
near the highest thus far In the
Season, with 445,654 poiinds
being sold for an average of
$60.97.
Sales dropped Tuesday to
334,768 pounds for an average
of $59.97, and Wednesday's
sales hit a low for the season
with 288,386 pounds being sold
for an average of $59.58, the i
lowest recorded this yefcr. 5
Monday's sales were on a *
full 5 i 2-hour sales day, while <
Tuesday's and Wednesday's t
sales were on the shortened :
four-hour day. Sales continue
today on the curtailed schedule !
with another market holiday
slated for Friday.
Meanwhile, grower dissatls- .
faction lias caused Rep. Harold i
Cooley (D-N. C.), Chairman
| of the House Agriculture Cpm
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ACCIDENT STATETICS FOR MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 1965
Vance
Granville
Acc.
24
51
17
12
104
InJ. Acc.
9
19
8
7
43
Fatal Ace.
0
2
0
,t 1
3
IP. Damage
$11,560.00
$23,320.00
$ 6,950.00
$ 5,950.00
$47 ,780.00
ASCS
Fall Sign-up Underway
1965 ACP FALL SIGN-UP:
"The 1965 ACP Fall sign-up
Is underway In Franklin County.
Several producers have already
received government cost
sharing approvals to'establlsh
permanent pasture, winter cov
er, and_fescue In crop rotation.
The purpose of this program
Is to help farmers carry out
practices on their farms by
paying approximately 50% of
the cost of a practice. In 1964,
there were 754 farms In Frank
lin County receiving ?govern
ment assistance and 650 lave
received cost-sharing ap
provals for 1965.
Winter cover Is one of the
most popular practices since
many producers seed much of
the cVopland In oats, wheat,
rye, barley, and/or crimson
clqver to serve as vegatlve
cover during the winter months.
Cost-sharing of $2.00 per acre
Is available for this practice.
| Fescue In crop rotation Is also
very popular with tobacco grow
ers because of Its ability to
reduce erosion, control diseas
es which affect tobacco and
other crops, and Increase or
ganic matter content of the soil.
Producers who want fertilizer,
lime, and fescue seed, cost
f sharing Is available at )20.25
per acre or $11.25 per acre
for-fertlllzer and seed.
Government cost-sharing Is
aVallable for permanent^ pas
ture and lime on eligible farm
land. The final date to request
assistance and repArt practices
completed are listed, re
spectively, as follows:
J Winter Cover, OctQber 31,
1 085, December 10, 1065J Fes
cue In Crop Rotation, Decem
ber 1, 1065, December 10, 1965;
Permanent Pasture, Octo
ber 31, 1065, December 10,
1065; Lime on Eligible Farm
land, December 31, 1065, De
cember 31, 1065.
There are several producers
who have not received any cost
sharing this year. A special
effort 1* being made to get as
many new farms signed up In
the program as possible.
ABC COMMITTEEMEN TA|CE
OFFICE: "County and Communi
ty ASC Committee men who were
elected In the recent committee'
elections took office Oc'totier 1,
1965. Their Job will be to help
administer farm programs dur
ing .the coming year. These
farmer-elected committeemen
are to r*t given nmcli credit I
for the success of the farm pro- i
grams. Theyhnve been very '
valuable In helplnjhfcjrmers In '
their communities ?urStejvjtand i
provisions of the various)>co
grams.
Recorder's Court
The following cases were dis
posed of at a session of Re
corder's Court field on Tues
day, October 5th:
Percy William Joyner, w/m/
54, driving while license sus
pended $200.00 fine and costs.
Joseph Edward Dement, w/
m, speeding. Pleads guilty uji
der waiver statute. $10. do fine
and costs.
McArthur McCalaston, c/m/
21, no operator's license.
$10.00 fine and costs.
Betty Bass Wood, w/^24,
speeding. Pleads guilty under
waiver statute. $10.00 fine
and costs.
James Edward Cheves, Jr.,
w/m, speeding. Pleads guilty
under waiver statute. $15,00
fine and costs.
Willie Neal, c/m/48, speed
ing, Pleads guilty under waiv
er statute. $10.00 fine and
costs.
Leonard T. Glenn, w/m, curse
and abuse and threaten. So
licitor makes motion (or nol
pros. Motion allowed by court.
James Billy Wright, w/m/
32, speeding. Pleads guilty
under waiver statute. $15.00
fine and costs.
Clarence Adklns, c/m/21, no
chauffeur's license. $10.00 fine
and costs.
Joe Norman Hlght, w/m/19,
speeding. Pleads guilty under
waiver statute. $10.00 fine
and coits.
Henry Burk, c/m/34, speed
ing. Pleads guilty under waiver
statute. $10.00 fine and colts.
Paulette Parks, c/f, speed
ing. Pleads guilty under waiv
er statute. $16.00 fine and
costs.
Ernest Burton Glbbe, w/m /
83, speeding. Pleads guilty
under wa\ver statute. $10.00
fine and costs.
pobby Hilt, w/m/27, assault,
$15 00 fine ,?*l costs.
Sammle Lee Taylor, c/m,is
sault. 6 months In Jail, as
signed to work under super
vision of State Prison Dept.,
suspended on payment of $35.00
for use and benefit of doctor
and medical bills of John Tho
mas Green and costs of court.
Sammle Lee Taylor, c/m, as
sault. 6 months In jail, as- 1
signed to work under super
vision of State Prison Dept.,
suspended on payment of $25.00
for -use and benflt qf doctor
bill for Wilson Green and costs
of court. ^ ???- '
Alonzo Fore; c/m, motor ve
hicle violation. $10.00 fine
and costs.
David Lee White, c/m, no
operator's license. 3 months
In jail, assigned to work under
"supervision of State Prison
Dept., suspended on payment
of $10.00 fine and costs.
Leroy White, c/m, no operat
or's license. 4 months In Jail,
assigned to work under super
vision of State Prison Dept.,
suspended on payment of $10.00
fine and costs.
L?o Husketh, w/m, motor ve
hicle violation. $10.00 fine and
costs. \
Christopher Fogg, c/m,
speeding. $20.00 fine and costs.
Billy Blakft, assault. Court
dli-ects verdict of not guilty.
Nelson Radford, w/m/3(, de
fraud. Nol Proa by the State.
Peggy Gupton Moore, w/f,
speeding. $10.00 fine and costs
Louis Allen Dunston, c/m,
motor vehicle violation. $10.00
fine and costs.
Leon Barker, w/m/32, non
nlttee, to call on Agriculture
Secretary Orville Freeman to
start an Investigation Into what
Cooley termed a deplorable
situation in flue-cured tobacco
sales.
"I urge you to conduct an'
Immediate Investigation for the
purpose of ascertaining and
revealing the pertinent facts
ind circumstances Involved in
this situation," Cooley said in
his letter.
He said he hoped an immedi
ate survey would be made to.
determine whether handling fa
cilities "are reaHy congested."
"After discussing this deplor
able situation with you briefly
In Raleigh last Friday," Cooley
said, "I communicated with
many farmers and warehouse
men and was advised that the
juylng companies are not using
?edrying facilities which I un
ierstand are adequate to pro
cess all tobacco qow coming
to the market."
Cooley said one warehouse'
man told him he- had lost
more than $35,000 since the
market opened and that he lias
tobacco on his floor which was
purchased by buyers on the
opening day. of the market and
which has not yet been moved
Dut of his warehouse.
"Farmers are being forced
to keep their tobacco, a large
p&rtion of which has already
been\graded, In their pack
hoases /"because the warehous
es have beelvc losing," Cooley
said, adding:
"In the unfortunate situat lop
now existing, fa rmtrsdirel haul
ing their tobacco great Dis
tances in an effort ,to find
warehouse in which the tobacco
can be sold."
The Middle Belt sold 4,382,
849 pounds Tuesday and av
eraged $61.51 per hundred, a
sharp decline of $2.49 from
Monday and the lowest average
of the season. The loan pro
gram received 14.3 per cent
of sales.
Franklinton
Firemen To *
Hold Parade
The Franklinton Fir* Depart
ment will sponsor a parade In
observance of Fire Prevention
Week, Saturday afternoon at
I p.m., according to an an
nouncement made Tuesday
night.
The parade *111 march down
Main Street beginning at 4 p.m.
K street dance will be held
beginning at 8 p.m. ' at the
Plggly-Wlggly parking lot,
iponsored by the department,
rickets are now on sale and
jrlies" will be given at the
street dance. . '
support. 4 months In jail, sus
pended on payment of >8.00
per week for support of James
Randolph Barker and costs of
c6urt. . ,
Henry Bailey, c/m/44, break
ing and entering; larceny. Pro
bable cause found. Bound over
lo Superior Court under 1780.00
*}od.
(See COURT page 8)