Weather Generally fair today and Wednesday. Cooler Wednesday. Low today, 43; high, lower 60's. The Franklin Times I COj I Published Every Tuesday & Thursday ^ ^ ^#ruinn All Of Franklin Countv (oYo; * V Ji It is the business of every majority to prevent any minor- , ity from having its way Serving AM Of Franklin County Tel GY 6-3283 (Ten Cents) Louisburg. N C Tuesday November 23. 1965 (Eiflht Pages Today) 96th Year? Number 79 ill There Always Be A Thanksgiving? By Clint Fuller "We Give Thanks To The*, O God, For" All Our Abundant Blessing*" It ts a time of Thanksgiving.. Proclaimed once a year by the President Ql-,the United States, Thanksgiving Is a na tional holiday. It was not al ways so. Just how long it will remain as such is, even today, Questionable. Visions of Pilgrims, gathered around a table abundant with food, offering prayers of thanks, still mark our thoughts at the time of Thanksgiving^ But such an observance did not begin with the early Americans. Its origins go back to ancient times The Old Testament contains many conferences tt? harvest festivals.* Long before the people of the Nile learned ta. measure time, they gave an nual thanks^for the grain crops that would carry them through' the months a"head, according to the National Geographic. In fact, the day was so sacred to the people of those times, even when at war, a truce was called for Its observance. Probably no holiday In history has been moved around, beaten and abused as has Thanksgiving. Over the years It has been an on-agaln, off- a gain occasion, and only recently has a definite date? been set. Even so, this cannot be nationally observed without a Presidential procla mation. Possibly the 'greatest threat to the holiday is the ever expanding Christmas season. Already, Thanksgiving is prac tically forgotten because of the numerous Christmas parades and sales going on. Little preparation is -made nowadays for what was- once a .major hfrHday, a day of 'Sincere" 'thanks giving for one's blessings dur ing the year. This year, Thanksgiving comes on the fourth Thursday In November. It has not always done so. Until Abraham Lincoln teth ered the nation's roving Thanksgiving to November in 1863, it had showed up in eight different months. For some reason, Thursday was chosen more often than any other day. The record of the Pilgrims' first harvest celebration in the fall of 1621 does not specify dates. Since the feasting lasted three days, there is faircliance that one of the days was Thurs day. While sOme other colonies adopted the Pilgrim custom, Thanksgiving remained a local on-and-off affair until the tltrfe of the Revolution. The Conti nental Congress designated special days of thanks for vic tories throughout the war. In 1789, Ellas Boudinot, mein ,l>er from New Jersey, rose^n the new Congress and proposed that the President recommend a day of Thanksgiving for tne successful establishment of the United States Constitution. In setting aside the last Thursday In November, 1789, George Washington became the first President to proclalfo a nationwide Thanksgiving. $lx years elapsed before he proclaimed another- -on Feb ruary 19, 1795. President John Adams called for an ob servance In May, 1798, and another in April, 1799. Presi dent Jefferson disdained such a "monarchial practice." But President Madison renewed ob servances in August, 1812; Sep tember, 1813, January, 1&14; and April* 1815. ' Over the next 47 years, Thanksgiving" was left to the States. There might never have been a national holiday If it hadn't been fof Sarah Hale. A philanthropic Widow, See THANKSGIVING Page 6 College Students To Launch Vietnum Gift Drive * More Books For Library Members of the Louisburg Junior Womun''s Club are shown above, presenting a club check fcfr $200 to the ^oulsburg Hi^gh School Library. Pictured, left to. right, Mrs. Judy Hlnton, Education Committee member; Mrs. Evelyn* \v unamson, scnooi librarian; Mrs. David Daniel, Committee Chairman; and Mrs. Jane Saunders', mem ber of the committee. ,-;Times Staff, Photo; Woman's Club Makes Gift To Library The Loulsburg Junior Wotft- I an's Club voted a gift of $200.00 ' to the Loulsburg High School Library at the meeting held here last Wednesday night. Mrs. David Daniel, chairman of the Education Committee, made a report on the needs of the local library at the meet ing, pointing out the mostqrgent need~was for reference books. Club members, Mrs. Daniel, and committee members* Mrs. Jane Saunders, Mrs. Alfred Fox, and Mrs. Judy Hlnton plan to assist Mrs. Evelyn Wtlllam , son, school librarian, In clas sifying and preparing the books tor us*. # Mrs. 'Fred Johnson, Club President, presided at the meeting, and the check was pre sented to the school In cere monies last Friday afternoon. It Is understood that this amount will be matched by NDEA funds',' thefeb^ making the club's gift worth $400.00 in More Christmas Savings A note from Marvin Roberts of Youngs'. Hip's Durham Bank and Trust Co.. discloses that around $3,000 In Christmas Savings checks have gone out > to county citizens In that area. Roberts says that the Youngs vllle branch Is Included with Wake Forest for a total of $12, 467. SO of which he esti ' mates about one fourth Is by F^ranklln County people. This would take the total In Christ mas Savings checks to around $23,000.00 In the county area this year; books 1 \ In further action during the business session, the club. voted to send a $25.00 donatio^ to Children's Home Society in Greensboro and a like amount to one of^the state schools for retarded children Dr. Perry Accepts H| Heart Post, Dr. Cary J. Perry of Louls burg has accepted the pust of Medical Representative for the Franklin County Heart Asso ciation. It was announced today by Alfred Goodwin, president of the local heart group. ''We are very pleased that Dr. Perry will represent the health and medical professions In our Heart Association lead ershiPf-' Said- Mr. Goodwin. "Since 19*8^1 when the North Carolina Heart Association was founded by 33 physicians and six laymen at a state medical society meeting, physicians have worked closely \vlth the Heart program." In accepting his volunteer post, Dr. Perry pointed out that through the North Carolina and American Heart Associations, he can providejtiembers of lo cal health professions with re search reports and other medi cal materials to assist In the diagnosis and treatment of the ?< See HEART Page 6 Gift* for the children and adults at these Institutions will be donated for their Christmas cheer Club members were reminded by the president to bring gifts to- Mrs. R. G. Per son, Jr., clialrman of Caswell Training SchoolConimlttee, be fore the 1st of December. A list of suitable gifts Is In the hands of the president, and further Information may be got ten from her. All members ari urgfd to bring gifts so that Christmas at these Institutions may be a little brighter. A donation for CARE was voted by the club at this meet ing. Mrs. Ralph Beas ley announced that the club's annual Christ mas party will be held on Satur day night, December 11, beginning at 8:30 p.m. Louisburg Native Runs For Congress Roger R. Jackson, Jr., 3", native of Louisburj, announced Monday that he ?111 seek the First Concessional District seat left vacant by the recent death of Rep. Herbert Bonner of Washington, N. C. - Jackson, who was born In Touisnurg ana lived as a youth In Wake Forest where his fath er was connected with Wake Forest College, Is the nephew of M. C., G. H. and Claude Murphy and Mrs. Scott Dennis. He spent much of his time as a boy In LoulSburg, where he worked In his grandfather's (C. W. Murphy) and uncle's grocery store. Ja> kson Is at present Execu tive Director of the Choanoke Area Development Association. He plans to resign from this position In order to ^eek the seat In Congiltss. He graduated from Wake Fqr e3t High School, Wake Forest College and taught (or a year at Hafrellsvllle, N. C. Later he served with the Bank of Harrellsvllle , as cashier and director. He was a member of th? Harrellsvllle Town Coun cil and served two terms as rtlayor. ' Jackson served as Public Re lations Officer and Assistant to the Chairman of the N. C. State Highway Commission during the Sanford Administration. He moved to Murfreesboro earlier this year to assume his duties with the Development Associa tion Jackson Is a former trustee of El'.i?beth City State College, a former member of the Gen eral Assembly from Hertford County, a navjJ veteran of the Korean War, and Is married to the former Alma Barber of Clarkton. They have three children. Business Association, National Guard Join In "Christmas Star" Project A group of Louisburg College students and faculty members have launched a cam paign to send gifts to American servicemen in Vietnam. The operation; a part of the national "Christmas Star" project, will also see participation by the local National Guard units. The Louisburg Business Association, in a special meeting of its Board of Directors last Friday night, endorsed the project, and letters have gone out asking member merchants to sell spe cial Items for shipment at a discount to encourage full .participation by the people of Frtnklln County as well -as the town of Lou Is burg and the Col lege. Loulsburg College students announced Monday they will bold a demonstration In downtown Loulsburg Thursday, Decem ber 2, to kick off the operation, "Merry Christmas," locally. The students plan to march downtown to the Tar River bridge at 4 p.m Thursday af ternoon and back to the main business district from which they will enter local stores and begirt massive purchases of gift Items for troops in Viet nam. The airlift of gifts to North Carolinians serving in Vietnam is part of a nationwide effort author l7Jed*'1)y the Department of Defense and appropriately named airlift "Christmas Star." In North Carolina, the project is being sponsored by Raleigh Radio Station WKIX in conjunction with its other "if Brother Of Local Woman Missing A brother of a Loulsburg wom an Is missing near Petersburg, Va., following a boating outing nine days ago In which a com panion was drowned. Eugene R. Flexon, 53, of Co lonial Heights, Va., brother of Mrs. R. G. Person, Jr., Justice Ave., Loulsburg, Has been mis sing since Sunday, Novem ber 14, when he and a long-time friend, Ossle Parrlsh, 53, of Colonial Heights decided to take on* final boat rle assembled locally at the National Guard Armory in Lou is burg on December 2, 3, and 4. The local Guard unit Will transport the gifts to headquarters in Raleigh from where they will be sent to Douglas Municipal Airport In Charlotte. They will be flowh from Charlbtte byi toog^range National Guard planes fro Viet nam for distribution. The Louisburg Business As sociation announces that mem ber merchants participating in the discount sale of these special items will provide a box inside their places of bust | ness where gifts may be placed. The local Guardsmen will pick them up daily from the stores, according to an announcement. Dr. Gctrald Shinn of Louisburg "College appeared, with the stu dents who originated the idea of local jiartlclpation, at' Fri day's meeting of the Business Associatloirbirectors. He stat ed that he and^ihe' students will seek 100% participation at the College. A number of Items have been authorized by the Air Force, See DRIVE Page 6 Officers Kept Busy With Three Weekend Shootings Franklin. County Sheriffs deputies were kept busy over the weekend, 'checking out three shootings In addition to routine arrests. x The first of the three was reported Saturday morning and Involved Willie Andrews, n/m/ 31, charged with beating and shooting Mary Duns ton, n/f/2G, at the woman's home In the Pocomoke section of the county. Andrews is l>elng held under $2,000 bond charged with as sault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. The woman was shot In the arm, according to reports . A second shooting, later ruled accidental, Involved a Negro shooting at the hOme of another. Robert Smith reportedly fired on the tyomt of Issiac Edens on the Tarboro Road, near Youngsvllle, wounding Edens In the hip. He was treated at the Wake Forest Hospital and later released. No.charges have l>een filed in the case, and officers are continuing their investiga tion. The third shooting occurred Sunday morning around 7:30 a.m. at a Negro nightspot near * Frankllnton reportedly operat ed by Willie Green, n/m/30. The operator allegedly shot a second Negro, Treat Dunston, 20, of Henderson. Green told Sheriffs Deputies Dave Batten and Tom Powell he ?i'hot Dun ston after. he and two other men attacked him. Dunston suffered a wound In his back. Green wa? charged with as sault with a dejjily weapon and with possession of non-tax paid whiskey and placed under $200 bond. Receives 10 Year Award Former Town Commissioner E. Thornton Jones was re cipient of a 10-year Certifi cate of Appreciation for his service on the \local Draft lioard last week, according to an announcement today. The award was presented at the meeting of the locial board, Selective Service Board No. 35. The certificate was awarded by the Director of Seleotlve Ser vice. 4 "Elegant" Interior o i the new , Loulsburg College Library Is s'hown above during bpen house held hei;e ?Sunday afternoon. Several hun dred local citizens visited the r'elegant structure, met faculty njembers, were served re freshments, andc&me away Im pressed with the new addition. -Times Staff Photo.*