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Louisburg. N . Tuesday November 9. 1965
(Six Pages Today)
96th Vear? Numbar 78
Tar River Basin
Study 40% Complete
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The study of the Tar River
Basin being conducted by the
U. S. Army Corp of Engineers
is about 40% completed, ac
cording to a report made to
the Nash County Commission
ers last week.
The project, which will af
fect Franklin County, Is ex
pected to be finished by the
fall of 1967.
A number of public hearings
and meetings were held last
year and earlier this year In
which the several counties In
terested In the project were
heard. Nash County, a leader
In the project, had requested a
statement on the progress of
the study. _
Lti Col. Beverly C. Snow,
Jr., district engineer, replied
that the project Is approximate
ly 40 per cent complete and "Is,
presently scheduled to be com
pleted and available for public
review In the fall of 1961."
Col. Snow also reported that
funds appropriated for the study
through the fiscal year 1966
amount to $175,700.
The study Is expected to In
clude recommendations for the
construction of several dams
on the Tar.
Nash County took the lead In
organizing the Tar River Basin
Association, which embraces
several coujitles. The Asso
ciation's purpose is to promote
development of the basin area
for . the benefit of Industry,
agriculture and recreation.
The study being conducted by
the Corps of Engineers covers
a land area of approximately
3,100 square miles, from Wash
ington, N. C., to the headwaters
of the Tar.
Most of the work completed
thus far Includes the gathering
of basic data, conducting gen
eral basln-wlde hydrologlc
evaluations and preliminary
economic evaluations.
Col. Snow said In his letter
to Humber that significant de
velopments during the progress
of the study will be discussed
with officials of the Tar River
Basin Association and other
local Interests "with a view
toward optimum development of
the water resources of the bas
in."
Cotton Referendum
Due Nov. 23
1966 COTTON REFEREN
DUM: November 23 has been
set as the date for the refer
endum on 1966 upland cotton
marketing quotas. The 1966
cotton allotment notices will be
mailed to producers prior to the
referendum. Also, 'details of
the new cotton program will be
furnished producers as soon
as the Information Is available.
Cotton producers should keep
this Important date In mind,
make plans to read about, talk
about, Inquire about the new
program and visit the polls
and vote NOVEMBER 23.
A referendum must also be
held to determine If producers
approve the sale or lease of
upland cottori allotment for
transfer to farms outside the
couhty. This referendum will
be held In conjunction with the
See COTTON Page 6
Rotary Speaker
Judge James H. Pou Bailey of
Raleigh Is shown above, center,
flankedby A1 Goodwin, program
chairman, left, and Dr. Carey
Jones Perry, right, president
of the Loulsburg Rotary Club.
Bailey spoke to the local club
last Thursday fright on North
Carolina courts and laws.
-Tiroes Staff Photo.
Judge Speaks To Local Rotary Club
Superior Court Judge Jamas
H. Pou Bailey told the Louis
burg Rotary Club, "Idon't think
there Is any possibility of the
state not being redlstrlcted and
It will come In the next few
months." Speaking to the local
club last Thursday night, Bailey
said he believed a second
special session of the legisla
ture would be called for the
purpose. ,
A special session looms now
to act orf*the Speaker-Ban Coin
miss ion's recommendations.
Bailey spoke on North Caro
lina courts, Its laws and Its
punishments. He also made
reference to the recent Inter
mediate Appeals Court elec
tions and with an obvious re
ference to Franklin County's
negative vote on the proposal
said, "1 understand they are not
going to set one up for Franklin
County."
He said the redisricting of
the state would result In a
shift In power from rural to
urban areas and In his opinion
It would result also In Increas
ing the power of labor and
minority group* In the state.
He denounced what he des
cribed u, "The present wide
spread contempt and disrespect
for laws and law enforcement
officers." He pointed out three
reasons for punishment under
our Jaws, (1) revenge or re
taliation (2) reform' Or rehabi
litation and (3) deterring effort.
He quickly discounted the first
and said only tke latter two
constituted reason*.
He said that the "reform"
reason was being abused with
too many suspended sentences
and fines. He proposed Jill
sentences, to be served on
weekends for drunken drivers
and, or taking away their driv
ing privileges except In their
line of work.
"Suspended sentences are no
punishment; they only promise
punishment tomorrow and they
have no deterring effect,"
Bailey stated He talked parti
cularly about cases Involving
drunk drivers. He questioned
the state law which In effect
allows the Jury to- set punish
ment In such cases. Ha point
ed oilt that }urles arc reluctant
to find a defendant guilty whan
they know It wlll?take away his
drivers license and affect his
Job.
The Judge contended that the
Court should tailor the punish
ment to the crime. He pointed
out that only In capital offenses
and cases of drunk driving does
the Jury set the punishment In
North Carolina.
He would, he said, favor the
stlffest penalty possible for
anyone convicted of assaulting
an officer while acting In line
of duty. He also urged every
citizen to willingly serve on
Juries.
In speaking on drunk driving,
Judge Bailey Issued a left
handed warning to Franklin
County driver*. "I've handed
out quite a few Jail term* in
Wake County already, and come
spring, Til be lit Franklin
County. Let the word gat
around."
The Judge was Introduced by
A1 Goodwin, Program Chair
man. Dr. Carey Jones Perry,
President of the club presided.
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Network For Improvement
Scaffolding shown a^bove ap
pears on Main Street here as
workmen prepare to renovate
another store front; A number
of downtown merchants have
dressed up or painted stoi*e
fronts In recent months, adding
a great deal to the looks of the
downtown area.
-Times Staff Photo.
Franklinton
Sets Parade
(Frk. B.W.) W. T. Forsythe,
chairman of the Franklinton
Christmas Parade, announces
that the parade will be Decem
ber 9 at 7 p.m.
All people, who desire to have
floats In the parade, notify Mr.
Everett Moore by calling 494
2214 or Mr. Brewer Woodllef
at 494-2578 no later than No
vember 29.
Council Passes Zoning
The Loulsburg Town Council
approved ,,an amendment to the
town's* Zoning Ordinance,
changing a portion of property
on South Main Street from re*
sldental to business, In an
otherwise routine meeting last
Friday nlglit.
The changes Involved property
belonging toC, Raymond Strick
land on the west, side of South
Main Street here, and will be
come effective following a
public hearing on the ordinance
change.
In other actions, the Council
Market Closes Today
named' a Committee to study
new bids on a back -hoe and
front end loader for the town.
Bids were received from N.C.
Equipment .Co., F L F Equip
ment Co., Farmers Tractor
and Truck Co., and A & W
Tractor Co. Low bid tolth or
without trade was submitted
by Farmers Tractor and Truck
Co. of Loulsburg.
The study committee Is com
posed of Council members, S.
C. Foster, Louis Wheless, Jr.
and Jonah Taylor.
Councllwoman Mrs. Breattle
Warehousemen
Bypass Belt Issue
Members of the Bright Belt
Warehouse Association, meet
ing In Raleigh last Saturday,
took no action on a proposal to
reduce the now existing five
belts t<) three. The proposal
had received the endorsement
of the Eastern C .sollna Ware
house Association earlier last
week.
The plan, drawn by W. P.
Hedrlrks and J. H. Cyrus, mar
keting specialists with the state
agriculture department, calls
for the combining of the Middle
B*lt, Including the Loulsburg
markets, with the Old Belt.
This would move the opening
of local markets up about one
week later than presently.
In light of the closing today
of the local market for the
season and an estimated 20
25 percent drop In tobacco In
come. \n Franklin County and
about the same expected
throughout the Middle Belt, the
Association moved to set up
a committee, Industrywide,
to study the entire marketing
problem.
Boys Find
Weather Balloon
Two young boys, exploring a
wooded area Just north of High
way 561 Sunday, found a weather
balloon originally sent aloft at
Greensboro, N. C.
The brightly colored para
chute and Instrument box were
discovered by Jimmy Wrenn,
who lives near the scene and
Preston Leonard, a cousin
visiting from Portsmouth, Va.
As requested on the package,
the apparatus was mailed back
to the Greensboro weather
station. This Is the second
such weather instrument
.launched at Greensboro, found
In the county this year. On*
was discovered on a farm on
Highway 56, last February.
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Local farmers have expressed
their dissatisfaction with mar
keting procedures this season.
Most objected to the repeated
market holidays, necessitated
tiy overcrowded conditions at
some company redrylng plants.
Prices, generally, have re
mained steady to good locally,
but long periods of waiting have
been experienced by most grow
ers before getting their leaf
sold.
Fred Royster* Association
Manager, predicted Saturday
that flue-cured markets would
be off around )60 million dol
lars from last year. Total
sales are expected to reach
$750 million, according to
Royster.
Legion To
Observe
Vet's Day
The Jambees Post 105, Ameri
can Legion plans a Veteran's
Day observance here Thursday
night, according to an announce
ment today by Adjutant George
Champion.
The observance will consist of
a Dutch supper to be held at
the local Armory beginning at
6:30 p.m. String band enter
tainment will be provided and
Mr. Jack H. Daniels, District
Service Officer, N, C. Veteran's
Commission will be the featur
ed speaker.
Post Commander Zeb Wheeler
Issued a statement urging all
merchants and homeowners to
display their American flags
during the day Thursday In
commemoration of all veterans.
All veterans were also, urged
to observe the day by wesfrlng
their Legion caps.
Bunn Man Killed
In Wake Accident
A vBunn man was killed In
stantly Monday around 12:40
p.m. when the state owned mo
tor grader he was operating
overturned two miles south of
Wake Forest, while he was
slopping ditches along U. S. 1
highway.
Ronald H. (Pete) Denton 39, of
Bunn and formerly a resident
of Loulsburg, was crushed and
died Instantly when the huge
motor grader pinned him In
side the cab. It was reported
that the front wheel of the
machine fell Into a hole along
the ditch side, causing the ac
cident. He had Just returned
to Ifork from the lunch break
around 12:30 p.m.
Denton had been with the high
way department since February
1948 and . was assigned to the
Wake County crew although liv
ing In Bunn In Franklin County. ,
The accident occured near the
intersection of*U. S. 1 and 1A
Just south of Wake Forest.
Funeral services will be con
ducted Wednesday at 2 p.m.
from the Bunn Baptist Church,
conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Howard Silver and Rev. John
Brtant, pastor of the Bunn Me
thodist Church. Burial will
follow In the Bunn cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Betty Prlvette of Bunn;
one daughter, Carolyn Denton,
Rt. 1, Spring Hope; his mother,
Mrs. Annie Denton, Richmond,
Va.; his father, John W. Den
ton, Rt. 1, Loulsburg; one sis
ter, Miss Dlllwyn Denton, Rich
mond, Va. , ? .
Board Names Advisory Councils
The Franklin County Board
of Education has announced the
appointment of thirty-five
member* to nine Advisory
Councils In the county. The
newly-named Councils replace
the old District School Com
mittees, which were abolished
by the 1963 General Assembly.
In most of the cases, former
Change
C. O'Neal and Taylor were
named to a committee to study
group Insurance for town em
ployees, as presented by a re
presentative of the N. C. Lea
gue of Municipalities at the
meeting.
The Council accepted the re
signation of Fire Chief W. J.
Shearin, Jr. and passed a re
solution praising Shearin for
his years of service.
Mrs. O'Neal and Councilman
H. D. Jeffreys were appointed
by Mayor V. A. Peoples to
study a request for water line
extension on HarrisStreet here.
The committee is to make a
report at the next meeting.
Town Administrator E. S.
Ford was authorized to adver
tise for bids on a 1953 Chevo
let truck which the council de
clared surplus. Bids are to be
opened on Friday, December
10 at 7:30 p.m. Payment of
invoices totaling $6,843.08 for
the month of October were ap
proved and ordered paid. /
Band Gets Trophy
The Loulsburg , Hlgh'School
Band received a participation
trophy for Its appearance In
the Cary Band. Day last Satur
day. ;
The annual event, a high mark
for Bands throughout the area,
Is one of the biggest all-day
?vents held In Cary, N. C. each
year.
Reports have It that the Louls
burg Band made a very favor
able Impression upon the thou
sands gathered for the parade.
School Committee ? members
were renamed to the Councils.
A new Council was appointed
for Perry's School, and four
members were added to an ad
visory committee of three serv
ing the Riverside School, bring
ing the new Council to seven
members for Riverside, the
largest school In the county
system.
Members were appointed un
der qualifications set by the
County Board, which call for a
member to be "A person of
Intelligence, good" moral char
acter, good business qualifica
tions, and one who Is known to
be in favor of public education."
Appointments were made for
one year. Under the old com
mittee system, appointments
were made for three years on
a rotating basis. The newly
named Councils will serve until
April, 1966.
Duties of the Advisory Coun
cils are somewhat the same
as the committees they replace;
however, the Councils are more
responsible to the County Board
than heretofore. The law no
longer specifies certain duties
for the Councils, but the County
Board has set down a list of
responsibilities much like those
carried out by the former*dls
trlct committees.
Appointments of members to
the new Advisory Councils were
made upon recommendation
from the district Board mem
ber. The Councils and their
members are as follows:
Bunn? Mr. Leonard Frazler,
Route 1, Youngsville; Mr. Glenn
Mitchell, Bunn; Mr. CPdeyne
Mullen, Route 2, Zebulon; Mr.
Benny L. Perry, Route 2, Zebu
lon; Mr. Benny Williams, Route
2, Zebulon.
Edward Best High School and
Elem. School? Mr. Melvln A.
Nelms, Route 2, Spring Hope;
Mrs. William Stalllngs, Route 4,
Louis burg, Mr. W. Donald
Wester, Route 4t Loulsburg;
Mr. E. J. Wheless,Rt. 2, Spring
Hope; Mr. Leroy Wood, Route 2,
Loulsburg. \J
Epsom--Mr. Joseph Ayscue,
Route 1, Henderson; Mr. Tom
my Ayscue, Route 1, Hender
son; Mr. Forrest Smith, Route
1, Klttrell.
Gethsemane -- Mr. Luther
Burrell, Route 4, Box 264,
Louis burg; Mr. G. C. Crudup,
Route 1, Bo* 270, Loulsburg;
Mr. Jemle White, Route 1, Bo*
151, Youngsvllle.
Gold Sand? Mr. Joe Denton,
Wood; Mr. Eugene Kennedy,
Loulsburg; Mr. Owen F. Thar
rlngton, Route 2, Loulsburg.
Loulsburg? Mr. L. C. Hasty,
Loulsburg; Mr. Willis W. Nash,
Loulsburg; Mrs. Margaret B.
Prultt, Loulsburg.
Perry's? Mr. Br ad dock Al
ston, Route 2, Loulsburg; Mr.
Willie Jones, Route 1, Castal
la; Mr. McCoy Vlck, Route 2,
Loulsburg; _
Riverside, Cedar Street,
Maplevllle? Mr. Joseph Lewis,
Route 1, Loulsburg; Mr. Robert
Lee Harris, Bunn Rd, Louls
burg; Mrs. Wllma Rod well,
Route 2, Box 267-A, Henderson;
Mr. Cecil Macon, Henderson
Highway, Loulstarg; Mrs. Lula
B Johnson, Thomas St., Louls
burg; Mr. Wilton B. Perry,
701 S. Main St., Loulsburg;
Mr. Harry Perry, Jr., Route 4,
Loulsburg.
Youngsvllle High School and
Youngsvllle Elem. School ? Mr.
Wesley O. BaUey, Route 3, Wake
Forest; Mr. A1 De Porter,
Youngsvllle; Mr. Stephen Wig
gins, Route 1, Loulsburg.
Bloodshed
Boxscore '
Raleigh? The Motor Vehicles
Department's summary of traf
fic deaths through 10 a.m. Mon
day, November 8:
KILLED TO DATE
KILLED TO DATE
LAST YEAR
1317
1339
When politicians forget prin
ciples of government In order
to gain votes, representative
government Inevitably loses
ground. \
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Judge s Get Report ?
Scene above shows Capital Area Judges
front row, center, as they visited the
tngleslde-Mounton Community Monday.
Pictured at right are community leaders
ivho presented reports of their activities
luring the past year. Ingleslde - Moulton
won the county community award last week
and are now being considered for an area
award for their outstanding work. The
meeting Monday .took place at the new com
munity house on Highway 401 In Ingleslde.
-Times Staff Photb.