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Today Is Veteran's Day Old Glory waves In the back ground, as the cannon sits quietly on the Courthouse Square. Today Is, Veteran's Day, and while men continue to fight In Vietnam, others pause to remember other days? when there was peace. staff Photo. Flue-Cured Tobacco Belts Realigning Plan Given Much has been said In recent weeks about a proposal by W. P. Hedrlck and J. H. Cyrus to realign the present five tobacco marketing belts Into three. The proposal would place the local Loulsburg tobacco market in the Piedmont Belt, a com bination of most of the present Middle Belt markets and the Old Belt markets, located most ly In Virginia. An article by Mr. Hedrlck and Mr. Cyrus, appearing In "Progress", a Fuquay Varlna weekly newspaper, explains their proposal. That, news paper requested an]| reader re sponse to be sent to them. The Franklin Times adds Its own Invitation for any reader to send in his own opinion to this of offlce. The Hedrlck -Cyrus article follows: Flue-cured tobacco, as we know It today, had Its origin in Caswell County, -North Caro lina about 1852. For a number of years In our early history It was grown primarily In the Pledmond area of North Caro lina and Virginia. However, as the demand for this class of tobacco Increased, the produc tion 1 of flue-cured tobacco spread Into the Coastal Plains of North Carolina and South Carolina. By 1820 the produc tion of flue-cured had been , extended Into Georgia and later Into Florida. So today, most of the flue-cured produced In the United States is grown and marketed In the five states from Virginia to Florida. In early days of zoning mar kets into belts, little thought l Franklinton Meets To Organize (Frk. B.W.) All businesses, lndurtrles and Interested citi zens of Franklinton township art IrtVlted to pome to the Town Hall on Monday evening, November 18, at S p.m. to organize a Chamber of Com merce In Franklinton. CAP Starts Candy Sale a Joe Shearon announced yes terday that tt|e local unit of the Civil Air Patrol wlU begin a money making project of selling Peanut Brittle tonight (Thursday). The sale will be conducted In a house to bouse campaign navghout Franklin County. Shearon stated that this la high quality candy and the or ganization selling it Is aworthy one. He urged the public to support this sale. was given to scientific reason ing or factors such as climate) soils, maturity dates, etc. Us ually a man-made boundary such as a railroad, river or an Imaginary line separated the belts. The present system recog nizes five belts or sales divis ions. The Georgia- Florida Belt covers all the flue-cured area of these two states. The Border Belt Includes all of South Caro lina and seven markets along the southern border of North Carolina. The Eastern North Carolina Belt extends from the sea coast, generaUz to theM.t lantlc Coast Line Railroad on the south and west side, except for a bulge west of the rail road In recent years to take Wendell Into the Eastern Belt. T^ Middle Belt, which Is sub division of the Type If, Pled montyrea, extends from the Easter\ Belt to an Imaginary line zlg-zagglng across tl\e low er Piedmont region of North Carolina Including ten markets. The Old Belt includes nine \ X . Franklinton Court (Frk. B.W.) Of the 30 cases brought before Mayor Joe W. Pearce Monday In Franklinton, ten of the cases were continued and two will have jury trial. Other cases were: Ernest Newell Ayscue? Speeding (55 mph In a 35 ml. zone). Fine and cost paid. William Edward Boyd * Speeding (72 mph In a 60 ml. zone). Fine and cost paid. Donald Wlllard Morris ? Speeding (70 mph in a .60 ml. zone). Nol pros with leave. Marley Richard Kare--S pend ing (70 mph In a 60 ml. zone). Nol gros -with leave. Theodora Jones? Affray. Nol pros. \ Leon W. Kearney?Assault on female. Case dismissed. Charles Albert Walker? Al lowing no operator's licensed person to drlVe. Pleads guilty; to pay $25.00 fine and cost. Elsie Leonard? No operator's license. Pleads guilty; to pay cost. \ Arthur Edward Wllkerson ? No operator's license; Improp er lights. Fine And cost paid. Elmer Howard Champion ? Stoplight violation. Cost paid. Kermlt Gene Thompson ? Careless and reckless driving. Fine and cost paid. Johnny Ray Mangum? Drunk. Cost paid. ? J. E. Mitchell? Drunk. Cost (aid. Donald E. Bass? Reckless driving and disorderly conduct. Fine and cost paid. markets In the Northern Pied mont area of North" Carolina and all the flue-cured markets In Virginia. These belt divisions may have been logical boundaries during the 1930's, flue to poor trans portation and maturity dates based on cultural practices and the varieties of tobacco planted at that time. However, the system has become antiquated In recent years due to techno logical advancements In pro cessing and practices and new varieties of tobacco that have brought flue-cured types and maturity dates closer together. These changing conditions have altered the marketing pattern to the extent that certain re visions and modifications are necessary to restore* orderly marketing to all areas and to relieve the economic strain on Old Belt farmers due to the lateness of their market open ing. The following plan, based on a three-belt system, Is ad vanced with the Idea of meeting present day conditions." This three-bell plan will give the Old Belt growers a more favorable advantage In the market place, without taking any advantage away from farm ers In the other flue-cured areas. It will also meet the requirements of the buying Interest without disturbing our present warehouse auction sys tem, if selling; time is regulated so as to control the flow of tobacco Into the market. Farm ers In each belt will have ample time to market all of their crop In an orderly manner. The boundaries of the three pro posed belts are determined by natural factors such as soU types, climate, and maturity dates based on current day to bacco varieties and cultural practices. The three belts would be known as the Southern Belt, Coastal Plain Belt and the Piedmont Belt. The Southern Belt would cover the present Georgia- Florida 'area. The Coastal Plain Belt would In clude all markets In South Carolina and the North Caro lina Border Belt, and all mar kets In the Eastern Belt, with See TOBACCO page 8 Seven Paths Supper Set The Seven Path* Community will sponsor a Turk*? and Bar B-Que Supper Saturday, No yember 20, at th? Justice Fir* House dining room. The meals will be served from 4:30 to 8 p.m., and tick-' ets are now on sale In the Seven Paths Community, i To Sponsor Veteran's Day Feed (Frk. B.W.) The Frankllnton Post of the American Legion will sponsor a Veterans Day Feed onSaturday, November 13, at the Community House from 12 noon to 7:00 p.m. Barbecue and Brunswick Stew with all the trimmings will be served. The public is urged to support the project. Last Minute ^ \ Reminder Mrs. Hugh Htght, ticket chair man for t(ie Jr. Woman's Club dance to be held tomorrow (Friday) night at Loulsburg Armory urges all who are in terested In' attending the danc* to purchase their tickets NOW. Billy Joe Austin and his band will furnish good dancing music from 9 to 1. See any member of the club for tickets. Louisburg, Raleigh PCH's Plan Merger The Loulsburg Production Credit Association and the Ra leigh Production Credit Asso ciation propose to merge Into one strong financial organi zation to better'serve the short and Intermediate-term credit needs of farmers In Franklin and Wake Counties, according to J. 0. Wilson, president of the Loulsburg Association. The boards of directors of these farmer-owned credit as sociations have unanimously recommended the merger and the recommendation will be submitted to stocKholdersof the associations for consideration. A meeting of the Loulsburg stockholders will be hild at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Novem ber 20, and the meeting of Raleigh stockholders will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 27, Mr. Wilson said. "The merged association will have assets of over $6 1/2 mil lion with capital and surplus In excess of $1 million. Last year the two present associa tions furnished more than $5 million In credit to 1,050 farm ers In the two counties," Mr. Wilson explained. Jle said, "This stronger capi tal structure and larger volume after combining the two asso ciations wtll provide a broader base to serve farmers more effectively and more economi cally." 4 Mr. Wilson pointed out that the service to farmers present ly being rendered by the Louls burg and Raleigh offipes will continue and loans will be acted t\pon by local committees In the respective areas. "All staff members of both associations wtll be retained with authorities equal to their authorities at present," Mr. Wilson said. Other members of the board of directors of the Loulsburg Cancer Clinic The Cancer Detection Clinic will be held at the Franklin County Health Center Wednes day, November 17, starting at 1:00 p.m. This is a free service, and anyone wishing a"n examination may obtain an appointment by calling Miss Esther Andrews at GY6-3553. Locals Attend Ship Commissioning Mr. and Mrs. F. L. ft rmanl of Loulsburg and daughter, Mrs. Margie Woodard of Epsom, at tended the commissioning of the V. S. Ship "Canopus," AS34 at Charleston, S. C., Naval Base Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Herman's son, Chief Petty Officer William H. Herman, of Harleyvllle, S. C., will serve as Chief Dental Tech nician on this ship until next October when he will retire after having served 20 years In the Navy. ^ - Speaker Ban Lav. Is Still Needed With a special session of the ^orth Carolina General As sembly scheduled to begin Mon day, Franklin Cbunty Represen tative James D. Speed issued a statement tcxlay In which he said he thinks the Speaker Ban J Rep. James D. Speed Association serving farmers In Franklin County Include: James D. Speed, vice president; John Lee Wilder, T. M. Harris, and J. G. Winston. M. L. Jones Is general manager of the as sociation. Law Is still needed. The special legislative ses sion has been called by Gover nor Dan Moore to take action on recommendations of a special Speaker Ban Study Com mission. The Commission's recommendations amount to a massive amending of th? ori ginal law. Speed, who has been a sup porter ami advocate of the Speaker Ban Law, said in his release today, "I feel that the amendment as proposed by the Speaker Ban -Study Commission or any other amendment to the law In its present and simple form will only be a halfway approach of settling the issue." Speed continued by saying, "The people of North Carolina are expecting the legislature to sensibly and permanently settle this -matter. Too much time and money has already been spent la the squabble." The Speaker Ban Law bars known Coitimunlsts and persons using the Fifth Amendment to avoid acting In the best Interest of the country from speaking on state supported campuses. It has brought a threat by the Southern Association to take away the accreditation of the schools Involved unless the law is changed. "If it's a good law, then why continue to tamper with It," Speed asked. He added, "How ever, if it's a bad law, as some say, and Is truly damaging to the images of our state sup ported colleges and uni versities, then a direct repeal may be in order." Speed said that in his opinion, "This threat Is still to be [proven to the people of North Carolina." I Reiterating his oflglntal statement, the Franklin County Representative concluded by saying, "I believe It Is a good law In Its present form, however If the facts can be shown to prove otherwise, I would favor an outright repeal In preference to any amend ment." While Speed declined com ment, most observers believe the law will be amended about as the Study Commission has recommended. Mrs. Frances F ullerl C. T. Dean, Jr. Unusual , County Has Two National Award Winners It ts unusual for a county* to boast of one person who gains national recognition for his work, but. Franklin County can point with pride to two members of Its agricul tural department. Mrs. Frances' Fuller, Home Demonstration Agent, and C. T. Dean, Jr., County Farm Agent, have both been honored with National Outstanding Service Awards. Mrs. Fuller received her award In October In Kansas City, and Mr. Dean received his last week In Pittsburgh. Capital Area Group To Hold Annual Meet Here Three hundred guests are ex pected for the Capital Area Development Association's An nual Awards Banquet to be held at the Loulsburg College Cafe teria Wednesday, November 17, 1965, at 7:30 p.m., according to C. T. Dean, Jr., County Ex tentlon Chairman. W. Re Id Thompson, Vice President- of Carolina Power and Light Company, will. bt? the" guest speaker. Entertain-, ment will be provided by Louls burg College students. Awards will be presented to the winning farm, small town, and village communities In the seven-county area, which .In cludes Granville, Vance, War reh, Franklin, Wake, Johnston, and Harnett Counties. Moulton Ingleside Is the Franklin County winning community and will be competing with winners ""from the other counties for area prizes. Dean said that he would like to *see Franklin County well represented at the awards pro gram. Tickets are available at the County Extension Office lor. cated at the agriculture building in Loulsburg. Rep. Fountain To Visit Area Nov. 17 Tarboro, N. C. ? Represen tative L. H. Fountain will \4?It between now and the convening of the 2nd session of the Bfth Congress In January with as many people as possible In the Second Congressional District by spending one-half day at each county seat and by vlsltlnfgeach of the sixty-six post offices serving In the nine counties he represents. He will be In his district of fice In the Post Office Building at Tarboro for appointments every Monday between fipw and December 26. In addition, a member of his staff will "be available to the general public on Monday through Friday of each week. Congressman Fountain start ed his visitation program on November 8 at the County Courthouse In Vance County and will end It about the middle of December In Warren (ioiinty. Thereafter he will spend much time as possible out In the Second Congressional Dis trict. Long and exhausting sessions of the Congress In recent years have made It lncreaslnglydlffl cult for a member of Congress to personally and regularly visit the people he represents. Con* gresaman Fountain stated that thla new schedule of visits Is a combination of his program ?everal years back of visiting ?ch post office In the district C " and his 1964 program, limited I by time, of spending one day In the courthouse of each county seat of the Second Congression al Blstrlct. ? In announcing his schedule of visits to each county seat and the posjt offices outside the county sehts, Congressman Fountain^ said: "I am Rooking forward to seeing and visiting personally with as many of our people as possible and hearing anything they may have on their minds. Such a full schedule will necessarily limit my time in any one community; however, 1 ' sincerely hope that all who can, will afford me the frrlvl leg* of a visit." Congressman Fountain's schedule of visits in this area follows: Wednesday, Nov. 17 ? Louis burg Courthouse, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon; Klttrell Post Cfflce, 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Frank llnton Post Office, 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., Youngsvllle Post Office, 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Bunn Post Office, 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hospital Guild To Meet * ] The Franklin Memorial Has- | pltal Guild will meet Tuesday, j November 16, In the Nurses' Home at 10:00 a.m. All In- ' terested Frankllh County wo- 1 men are Invited to attend. ( ] Supt. Warren Smith Speaks To PBL Warren Smith, Superintendent of Schools In Franklin County, was guest speaker Tuesday night, November 9, at the In stallation' of officers of the Loulsburg College Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda. The meet ing was held in AC Auditorium. Mr. Smith spoke to the group about the "Dig Business of Edu cation." He gave facts concern ing the cost of maintaining schools, including the upkeep of buildings, the operation of bus es, and the employment of per sonnel. The speaker was Introduced by Margaret Woodllef, of Klt trell, program chairman fc^r the November meeting. Joyce Brewer, of Henderson, gave the purposes of Phi Beta Lambda; Margaret Woodllef re viewed the rules of conduct for members, and Jenny Lloyd of Henderson read the.PBL FBLA creed. ? Around sixty members were Inducted into the organization by Shirley Yocom of Durham, president, aijd Edward Fields of Klnston, treasurer, assisted by Gary Long of Roxboro, his torian. During the prograjn members proceeded to the stage to re ceive membership cards and printed information about Phi Beta Lambda. In addition to the above named officers, the following were In stalled In a candlelight cere- c ^ mony by Mary Anne Harrell of Rocky Mount, immediate past president of the Loulsburg College Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda: Eve Thompson, of Richmond, Virginia, parlia mentarian; Paula Johnson, of Selma, reporter; Judy Plenge, of Scotch Plains, New Jersey, corresponding secretary, Nell McKeithan, of Whltevllle, re cording secretary; Judy Wilder, of Loulsburg, vice president. Karen McDanlel of Raleigh was in charge of the Informal tea, which followed the installa tion.; ceremony. ' Receives Citation Mrs. W. ItTlTtfrton, Jr., is shown above is she was presented a Citation for Out itandlng Service Monday night by Mr. Her sert Hawley, Exeoutlve Director of the *J. C. Society for Crippled Children and \dults. The aWard was presented at the neetlng of the Frankllii County Chapter's 3oard of Directors. -Tiroes Staff Photo.
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