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96th Year ? Number 72 Lou^sburg. N C., Thursday. October 28, 1965
Halloween Trick Or Treat
An Ancient Custom
By Clint Fuller
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When, the young goblins make <
their appointed rounds on Hal
loween, armed with such devi- '
ous weapons a* soap, bubble i
gum and balls of twine, home- <
Owners will be the better off
for arranging the traditional
treat. By all means, stay away
from the meaningful trick.
Although tricks nowadays are
somewhat more sophisticated ?
than in mom and pop's time, it
Is still: quite a chore to remove
soap from windows or bubble
gum from door knobs, not to
mention* failing out the front '
door over a network of twine.
We can well remember what
It was "the thing to do" to
take the swings off the porches
of one home and hang them on
p. * hes .1 ivuplt* Of blocks away.
(For the benefit of the real
young, swings are what your
mama caught your daddy in long
before yo^were born).
Another favfrslte back in an
cient times was the knick-knack
tied ^to a door knob. This con
sisted of a small -rock to a
string. The string was looped
around the door knob (you "had
to l^e extremely quiet when
accomplishing this little feat).
Then you would retire to the
nearest hiding place, letting
out the string. A slight Jerk
on the cord .would make a knoek
ing effect on the door, bringing
the occupant to answer. Sel
dom, Indeed, did the answerer
ever see th| attachment on the
loor.
If you were lucky and the
string didn't break, you could
nalce life miserable for a non
treater practically all night.
There are any number of oth
ar tricks. It wouldn't do to
expose them all h^re, so near
Halloween. Most present day
youngsters will think enough
on their own
As Is true In all of life's
little endeavors, Halloween,
too, has changed In the past
several hundred years. The
National Geographic reports
that 400 years ago In England
and Wales, soul cakes were
baked about October 28 for dis
tribution to the poor to be eat
en on All Soul's Day. Beggar
went about singing, "A soul
cake, a soul cake, have mercy
on all Christian souls lor i
soul cake." In exchange for
the gifts, beggars promised to
pray for the donors.
Soon, "Soultrs" gave way to
the children eager for apples,
nuts, and other goodies. But
households were stlU roused
with the old song:
"Soul, soul, an apple or two,
If you haven't an apple, a pear
will do.
One for Peter, tyo for Paul,
And three for the Man Who
made us all."
Many American communities,
Including our own, have long
See HALLOWEEN Page 6
Little Goblins Get Ready
Dike 6, Ashley 7, and -Travis Hinton 5,
children of State Trooper and Mrs, Dwlght
Hinton, of Loulsburg, are shown above
preparing for "Children's Delight Night?
Halloween," wfiich is just around the corn
er. The youngsters will join thousands
more in the area in the traditional "trick
or treat" activities this weekend.
Vote 95 - 11
Tar River
Denounce
The Tar River Baptist As
sociation, representing 38 Bap
tist Churches in this area,
passed a resolution denouncing
the Ku Klux Klan as "preach
ers of hate, violence, lying and
murder" in their annual meet
ing held at Corinth ^Baptist
Church Monday.
The resolution states that in
the face of confusion and un
certainty "many of our people
are turning to organized
groups." "Some of these
groups are godless, material
istic and totalitarian," the
resolution continued, making
?relet encti tO Wtn jne Man ana
Communists.
The statement, denounced the
IClan's use of the cross, saying,
"Klansmen abuse and despise
tt- by using It a means of
frightening people who do not
agree with them."
The resolution continues, "In
view of these things the Tar
River Baptist Association urg
es its people to withdraw
their influence from the Klan
and i?s violent distortion of
the gospel of Jesus Christ. Let
us ?ld even the appearance
Judge
May Be
Liable
An article appearing In The
Raleigh Times Thursday quot
ed the C. Attorney General's
Office as saying that a Superior
Court Judge could be held liable
In a civil suit. The inquiry,
apparently by the newspaper,
was in light of the disclosure
of a $250,000 civil suit by
Franklinton attorney Hubert H.
Senter .against Superior Court
Judge Hamilton H. Hobgood of
Loulsburg.
The suit followed Hobgood* s
citing of Senter for Contempt
of court last week. Senter was
Jailed and later fined $100.
TW(5 days later, the attorney
filed the suit in the Clerk of
Court's Office here, claiming
his reputation had been ''Im
measurably damaged." He also
charged that the entire session
6t criminal court was he|d Il
legally because of an exchange
of locations by Judge Hobgood
.and Judge Raymond Mallard.
The attorney general's office
said It had never been called
on to rule on the matter of a
judge's liability but Indicated
he would be liable only if "mal
ice and a misuse of his dis
cretion were involved,"
according to the article.
Churches
Klan
of. evil as it is represented by
Communism and Klansmen In
our midst."
The vote on the resolution was
described by Rev. Elmer L.
Joyner, pastor of Pearce's
Baptist Church and Secretary
of the Pastor's Conferehce, as
being passed by "an over
whelming majority of the regis
tered messengers." Repre
sentatives to the Assoclatlonal
meetings are referred to as
messenger^. Rev. Aubrey S.
Tomllnson of the Loulsburg
Baptist Church reported the
vote was 95-11 favoring the
[action.
The Association represents
all but a few of the denomi
nation's churches in Franklin
County and several In neigh
boring Nash CoujUy.
Mr. Joe E. Savage of Spring
Hope was moderator or chair
man Of the meeting, attended
by a total of 280 visitors and
messengers In an afternoon and
night session. The Messen
gers represented a total church
enrollment of 10,675 people.
New officers elected at the
Fall session were: Rev. Lloyd
F. Jackson of Frankllnton,
Moderator; Mr. J. Mel'vin
Nelms of Justice, Vice Chair
man; Mrs. W. R. Warren of
Spring Hope, Clerk, and Mrs.
Joseph E. Smith of Cedar Rock, ,
Treasurer
The group adopted a record
budget of $7,550.00 for the
coming year and were told that
total church property worth
represented by the 35 churches
reporting was $2, 211, 430. 00.
The annual Spring meeting
of the Association Is to be held
on Apfil 18, 1966 at the Cas
talta -Baptist Church. The
principal speaker Monday ev
ening was Dr. Garland A.
Hendrleks of Southeastern
Seminary, Wake Forest, who
spoke on, "Changing Rural Life
and Its Effect on Tar River
Congregations,"
Voter Registration
Light In Area
With the first elections since
the passage of the Voter Rights
Law by the 89th Congress this
year, coming up on Tuesday,
scattered reports from Frank
lin County registrars show very
few new registrations during
the three weeks while the books
were open.
Loulsburg had the largest
number of Negroes to register
with 53 reported. There were
16 white voters registering.
Frankllnton reported 18 Negro
registrants and no white re
gistrations. Cedar tRock pre
cinct had a total of twenty new
names placed on the books,
?venly divided at ten Negro
and ten white registrants.
In Harris, Sandy Creek and
HayesvUle precincts there were
no Negro registrations. Harris
and Sandy Creek had 9 whites
to register each and HayesvUle
had only three whites.
Reports were not avllable
from Cypress Creek, Youngs
vllle, Dunn and* Pearce pre
cincts.
Franklin (bounty Is on? of the
26 counties affected by the Voter
Rights law and Louls^urg was
the scene of a week-long Negro
demonstration on voting rights
several weeks" ago", which ended
with the arrest of two white
persons and an out-of-town
Southern Christian Leadership
Conference civil rights worker.
Court Dockets
The following cases were dis
posed of In Recorder's Court
on Tuesday, October 26:
Roy Rankin Varner, w/m/28,
speeding; motor vehicle vio
lation. $10.00 fine and costs.
C. James David, c/m/55, mo
tor vehicle violation. To pay
costs.
Guy Dean, c/m/43, operat
ing auto Intoxicated. 6 months
In Jail, assigned to work under
State Prison Dept., suspended
on payment of $100.00 fine and
costs.
James Thomas Fields, c/m/
40, manslaughter. Probable
cause found. Bound over to
Superior Court under $1500.00
bond. ' ,, ,
Samuel Jones Gay, Jr., c/m/
3D, speeding; motor vehicle vio
lation. Nol Pros with leave.
Arthur Brodle, c/m/35, no
operator's license, speeding.
State takes nol pros as to no
operator's license. Not guilty
of speeding.
Roger Williams, c/m/U,
breaking and entering; larceny.
Remanded to Juvenile Court.
Ralph Brodle*, false pretense.
Remanded to J. P.
James Thomas Hargrove, w/
m/28, Speeding. Pleads guilty
under waiver state. $10.00 fine
and costs.
Aleaze Medlln, w/m, bad
check. Nol pros upon pay
ment of costs .
Thomas Perry, c/m, motor
vehicle violation; no operator's
license. Not guilty.
Jessie Le* Durham, c/m/19,
hit and run; no operator's li
cense. 12 months In Jail as
signed to work under State Prl
See COURT Page 6
Officials
Set Tax
Percentage
The Board of County Com
mission*?, meeting with of
ficials of the county's five
municipalities recently, set SO
percent as the appraisal value
of all property In the county.
The meeting, held to establish
a "uniform percentage," was
attended by the five Commis
sioners and the following mu
nicipal officials: Wayne Win
stead, "Bunn; Marvin Roberts,
W. T. MOSS, J. A. Gfreen, M. D.
Hoyle and David Cyrus, Youngs
vUle; John Neal and Buck Den
ton, Centervllle; C. A. Payne
and James S. Joyner, Frank
llnton, and E. S. Ford of
Loulsburg.
The group mad* a study of
the percentage of appraisal val
ue to be uased as a tax ratio
and approved the' SO percent
figure. The Commissioners
passed On the figure following
the approval of the group.
Dement
Issues
Reminder
'
Louisburg Police Chief Wil
liam Dement issued & reminder
to the public today of the ordi
nance pertaining to Halloween
activities passed by the Town
Council last year.
Dement, who said he did not
expect any trouble in connec
tion with the traditional "Trick
or Treat" activities, warned,
however, that the ordinance
would get strict enforcement.
Basically the law states that
only youngsters 13 years old
and under may wear masks
and limits the time of the house
to-house activities from 6 p.m.
to 10 p.m. The Chief stated
this applies to both Friday and
Saturday nights.., He said he
expected some activity Friday
night, ? even though Halloween
is not until Saturday.
Dement asked for coopera
tion- from both the- youngsters
and parents In making this an
orderly and enjoyable . event
for all. Demerit's department
drew town-wide praise for their
enforcement of the ordinance
last year. There were no in
cidents.
The ordinance was prompted
by some events occurring in
1963. Officials are also urg
ing the yoOngsters to stay in
their own neighborhoods and
not roam too far from home.
Safety officials also urge the
carrying of flashlights and the
wearing of bright clothing to
aid in. prevention of accidents.
Franklinton
Chief Gives
Warning %
Leo Edwards, Chief of the
Franklinton Police Department,
has requested the cooperation
of the pumtc In the annual Hal
loween observance Saturday
night In Frankllmori..
Chief Edwards announced that
only youngsters \12 years old
and under participate In the
"Trick or Treat'* activities.
He also said that there would
be none allowed after ^ p.m.
Edwards also' said that masks
could not be worn by anyone
over the 12-year ate limit.
The Chief said he\ did not
believe that Franklinton had
an ordinance such as \ Louls
burg, but he did expect\ to en
force the^ rules governlW the
traditional hous*-to-\hoiise
canvassing.
For safety's sake, Edwards
urged extra care during the
hours mentioned.
Bloodshed
Boxscore
* i
Ralelgh--The Motor Vehicles
Department's summary of traf
fic deaths through 10a.m. Mon
day, October 28:
KILLED TO DATE 1244
KILLED T? DATE
LAST YEAR 1^9
Highway Commission Says
Highway 56 Project On Schedule,
Bond Money Not To Be Used In Work
St Ate Highway Commission
Chairman Joe Hunt said today
that the Highway 56 project for
Franklin County will not be
financed from the upcoming!
$300 million bond money,
should the Issue pass Jn No
vember 2nd elections.
Hunt, In a letter to Times
Editor Clint Fuller said, " I
have checked with our people
and find this project Is an
Road Bonds, Courts Big
Issues In Tuesday Election
Frafiklln County voters will
Jofor their fallow North Caro
linians Tuesday In trucking to
the polls to cast their ballots
oh two major statewide Issues
The most publicized, the $300
million Roads Bond Election,
has the local -endorsement of
the County Commissioners,
Loulsburg Town Council and
several civic organizations,
as well as a number of indi
vidual community leaders.
Statewide the Ku Kliuc Kl&n
Is opposing the Issue, but there
has been no reported local open
opposition by the organization.
The second Issue, the Con
stitutional Amendment giving
the General Assembly authority
to establish Intermediate
Courts of Appeal, has the sup
port of the legal profession as
well as the local Town Council,
the Grand Jury and a number
of local leaders.
Wallace Tlppett, local farm
Implement dealer, Is County
Manager fOV the Road Bond
campaign. He said he was
well pleased with the reception
the Issue was receiving among
the people of the county
wherever he has been. "We
are convinced that Franklin
County will support It over
whelmingly," Tlppett stated.
Should the Road Bond elec
tion gain voter approval, F rank
lin County will receive a total,
Including funds ^to the four mu
nicipalities, Of $943,200.00.
The county will get $735,300,
and the remainder Is divided
among the four municipalities
as follows: Loulsburg, $1 12,
200; Frankllnton, $59,300;
Dunn, $13,000; and Youngsville,
$23,400.00.
An issue In local considera
tion of the Road Bonds was
the status of K CT 56 running
from Nash County to Loulsburg.
The status was cleared up this
week in a -letter from State
Highway Commission Chairman
Joe Hunt to Clint Fuller, manag
ing editor Of The Fanklln
Times. Hunt assured Fuller
that the Highway 56 project
would be accomplished and that
funds would not be used from
the Bond money for the purpose.
In short, the county Is to get the
long-promised project plus the
benefits of the Bond money, if
the vote is favorable on Tues
day.
approved Federal-aid project
and that the location surveys
have been completed v It Is
now In process of design and
In the not too distant future
should go out for the acquisi
tion of rights of way."
Hunt's letter was in reply
to an Inquiry from the news
paper as to the status of the
long-delaye^ project.
The letter continues, "This
particular projec.t will not be
financed from the County's
share of the Bond money and
will be financed from regular
Federal-aid and State Matching
Funds."
This Is the first public as
surance that Highway 56 -was
still in. the works for Franklin
County. " The Board of Com
missioners met last week with
Fifth District Commissioner
J. B. Brame, but no assurance
was given on the matter at that
time.
Hunt wrote Fuller, "I can as
sure you this project will be
come a reality and tha^ it Is
moving along on schedule.*?
Copies of the Fuller letter
were sent to Commissioner
Brame and Wallace Tlppett, _
local Highway Bond Chairman.
The Commissioners also re
ceived a copy of Hunt's reply.
Loui?burg College la rent* Day
Some of the 400 parents of Louisburg
College students are shown abo^e as they
visited the campus .Wednesday, meetlag
faculty . members, viewing the facilities
and chatting with their children and friends.
Some came from as far away as New iorn.
New Jersey; West Virginia and Maryland,
but most were from nearby Virginia and
North Carolina. A Parents-Ficulty tea
climaxed the day-long activity. -