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The Franklin Times
Published Every Tuesday & Thursday
Serving All Of Franklin County
Tel. 0Y 6-3283
(Ten Cents)
Louisburg. N C.. Thursday. December 2. 1965
(Ten Pages Today)
96th Year-Number 82
Appraisals Over,
Squawks Light J
The long, tedious Job of re
valuing property throughout the
county is over '-Notices of
appraisals have gone out to
all property owners and final
hearings have been held by of
ficials of Carroll & Phelps Co.,
the revaluing firm.
"This is the quietest one I
ever attended," says Mr. Ottls
Harvell, Field Supervlser for
the company, In referring to
the reappraisal of property and
the subsequent hearings.
Harvell estimated that less
than 1% of property owners had
appeared for the announced
hearings being held to correct
any errors that might have
arisen. The hearings, general
ly two to three days for each
township grouping began early
In November and ended Tues
day with Loulsburg Township.
The field supervlser stated
that there remained a few of
the larger property owners yet
to be heard. These had made
previous calls to the office,
located In the old Welfare build
ing on Market Street, and had
been asked to return later.
Harvell said most of these would
require more time than the
average and therefore could not
have been handled in the regular
time allotted.
There appears, however, to be
some property owners who are
dissatisfied with the values
placed on their property by the
appraisers. One Loulsburg
homeowner stated he would sell
his house for the appraised
value, which he felt was "out of
line." However, Harvell made
mention of one local homeowner
as "owning the second highest
price home_ here'r as having
been "sent away smiling" from
the appraisers office.
A county farm owner, told the
appraisers "I'll sell my farm
If any one offers this price for
It," referring to the appraised
value. A few days later he
sold it and reportedly for that
price. He reportedly said, "P 11
not pay these Franklin County
taxes." He is said to have
later purchased a farm outside
the county.
Property value notices were
sent out listing the property for
tax purposes at 50% of the
assessed value.
Mr. Harvell said his office
would be closed now In a matter
of a few weeks. He added that
the county tax office has
authority to correct any clerical
errors and noted that his office
did not have the final word on
any appraisal. "It's up to the
Board of Equalization, now,"
Harvell observed.
He expressed his appreciation
for the "wonderful coopera
tion" he and his associates had
received in Franklin County and
was enthusiastic over the
smoothness of the entire opera
tion
Operation Christmas
Star Starts Today
OPERATION CHRISTMAS STAR BE
GINS TODAY WITH A RALLY AT LOUIS
BURG COLLEGE FOLLOWED BY A
DEMONSTRATION PARADE BY THE
COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE EVENT IS
TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE DRIVE,
HEADED BY THE STUDENTS, TO OB
TAIN GIFTS FOR SERVICEMEN IN VIET
NAM.
GIFTS MAY BE DEPOSITED AT THE
LOUISBURG ARMORY, IN BUSINESS AS
SOCIATION MEMBER STORES, OR GIVEN
TO A STUDENT AT LOUISBURG COL
LEGE.
THE OPERATION LASTS THROUGH
SATURDAY.
'ii'h'ti'ti'h'h '14 'ft'A'H'h'A'i*
Welfare Dept. Gets Letter
May God Bless You'
The Christmas season has
long been the season of giving.
The Franklin County Welfare
Department hopes this year will
be no exception. Mrs. Jane M.
York, director of the depart
ment, has pointed to the fol
lowing letter, which she
recently received as typical:
"Dear Welfar Lady~~~^
How are you getting alog these
days. I am well and getting
along Just fine. 1 would like
for you to please send me some
mony for to splnd for Christ
mas. May God Bless you and
keep you in His tender care.
I would like to meet you Some
time.
With love to you"
This letter was received from
a native of Franklin County who
has been In a mental Institu
tion for many years. She has
no relatives and will never be
well enough to leave the hospi
tal, but she still remembers
Christmas.
Mrs. York says, "Something
of her very own to buy a gift
for one of her friends In the
Institution would mean so much
to her. This Is Just one of
many letters that the Welfare
Department receives each year
as the yuletlde season ap
proaches."
Cash donations are being re
quested by the department In
order to help bring "cheer to
those people, mentioned above,
as well as to all county chil
dren who are In foster homes,
child caring Institutions and
schools for the mentally and
physically handicapped."
The department Is urging
those sending cash donations to
do so right away since gifts
have to be purchased for the
children and may have to be
mailed out of the county.
There will be a worker avail
able at all times (8:00-5:00
Monday through Friday) to re
ceive telephone calls with
regard to those needy famine',
in the county for whom they
might like to provide.
Mrs. York stated that she was
confident that the community
wants to help as she feels that
she knows Franklin County peo
ple from past experiences.
Crops were short this year and
the need for a cheerful greeting
and knowing that someone cares
will be a blessing to many
"No prepared Christmas
boxes will be given to persons
coming to the office, and the
agency will be unable to receive
gifts for distribution.' This. Is
your opportunity to get to know
the needs of Franklin County
*nd Its people," Mrs. York ad
ded.
Franklinton
(Frk. B.W.) On Monday even
ing, the business and profes
sional people In Frankllnton
Township elected the Board of
Directors for the newly
organized Chamber of Com
merce.
W. L. (Bill) Johnson was
elected president; James S.
Joyner, vice president; Sidney
Johnson, secretary; and Johnnie
Callahan, treasurer.
Group Elects Officers
The other four members of
the Board of Directors are
Bruce Honeycutt, Ralph' Me
Ghee, Arthur Hall and Hubert
Senter.
To date, fifty-two businesses
and Individuals have signed
membership pledges. Twelve
additional verbal pledges have
been received.
Following the general meet
ing, the Board of Directors met
and took steps to have the
Frankllnton Township Chamber
of Commerce incorporated.
Another meeting will be held
after the corporation papers
are drawn up for the organi
zation. lv
The Frankllnton Credit As
sociation will be under the
Jurisdiction of the Chamber of
Commerce.
w/m warn
Chamber Of Commerce Officials
Officials of the newly formed
Fr&nkllnton Township Chamber
of Commerce are shown above.
Seated left to right: J. S. Joyn
er, vice president, (Flrst-Clfl
zens Bank); W. J. Johnson,
president, (Corner Drug); Sld^
ney Johnson, secretary, (Leg
gett's Dept. Store); Standing:
1 to rs Director A,. E. Hall
(Hall Furniture) , Ralph McOhee
(Town & Country Auto Parts),
B. W. Honeycutt (Henderson's
Pharmacy), and Johnnie Callt
han, treasurer, (City Service
Station). Hubert H. Senter,
Frankllnton attorney, fourth di
rector, was not present whan
picture was made. ?
-Times Stiff Photo.
4-H Banquet Held Here
The Franklin County Exten
sion staff presented the adult
4-H leaders with their annual
Leaders ttnquet on November
29 at the Murphy House. Therp
nfere twenty-three members
present for this event.
Attending the banquet from
N. C. State University were Dr.
W. G. Andrews, District Ex
tension Chairman, and Lymon
B. Dixon, 4-H Specialist for
the East Central District. The
group enjoyed a talk given by
Dr. Andrews on "4-H-An Op
portunity." He told us that
4-H Is providing a greater op
portunity toda^ than ever be
fore. ' He advised us to get out
and work for a better 4-H Pro
gram State-wide. He also stat
ed that we. as Extension work
ers, need the help of adults
#uch as our adult leaders and
the boys and girls parents .
Entertainment was preeented
by Emma Ruth Bartholomew,
Jane McKtnne, and Pete Joyner,
a local Loulsburg trio.
Certificates were given to the
leaders by Mrs. Polly J. ONeal.
The leaders^ along with the
years of service Include: Mrs.
Olga Ellis, Mrs. Lewis Neal,
Mrs. Douglas Wrenn, Mrs.
Margie Lewis, Mrs. Pauline
Taylor and Mr. E. H. Denton
all receiving four year certi
ficates. Mr. Lee Murray re
ceived a third year certificate.
Receiving second year certi
ficates were Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Boone, Mrs. Hamilton
Hobgood, Mrsv Clarence Gos
wlck, Mrs. S. O. Wilder, Mrs.
Mary Wilder and Mrs. Ervln
Collins. ( Mrs". Irvln Inscoe
received 1 ofie year certificate.
Mrs. Lynn Nagle attended as
a new leader and one who Is
davoted to 4-H. Mrs. Robert
Harris also attended.
Louisburg Christmas Parade 4 P.M.
Monday, Franklinton 7 P.M. Thursday
j The annual Louisburg Busi
ness Association Christmas
Parade will be staged Monday
Afternoon at 4 p.m., Decem
ber 6, according to an an
nouncement made today by the
Association office.
The parade will assemble on
Justice Avenue, as it has done
in past years, at 3:15 and will
proceed south on Main Street
to Kenmore Avenue.
There are thirty entries thus
far scheduled to partlcjpate in
the annual event, with others
likely to be added before pa
rade time.
Ten commercial floats are
slated to appear, and a num
ber of individual organizational
floats are listed. Four bands
are to appear in the parade,
all from the Louisburg area
except one from South Gran
ville High School at Creed
more. The Louisburg High
School Band and the Louisburg
Junior Band are to march, and
the Riverside Band is also
scheduled to appear in the
parade.
The total listing of floats and
entries is as follows: Louis
burg High School Band, Frank
lin Oour\ty School League, Rowe
Chevrolet-Bulck Co., Junior
Woman's Club, Boy Scouts and
Cub Scouts, Civil Air Patrol,
South Granville Band, Rowe's
Men's Shop, Allen Oil Co.,
Louisburg Motors, Johnny King,
First-Citizens Bank and Trust
Co., Torikel's Dept. Store, Pine
State Dairy, Louisburg Junior
Band, and Johnson Stores, Inc.
The second half of the parade
will Include: Fire Department,
Rotary Club, Pepsi-Cola, Mr:
McFarland and Calyope, Towkn
'N Campus- Triangle Realty,
Lion's Clifo Walnut Grove
Church, D. A. Pont lac -Olds,
Murphy's SupKr Market
Pope's Inc., Riverside Band,
Louisburg Tractor - Franklin
Times, Rose Lee, Lynn Pat
terson, Martha Beasley and
horses, Little River Fuel -
Farmers Tractor, Horses and
finally ?>anta Claus.
Rain date for the parade Is
set for Tuesday afternoon, De
cember 7*
(Frk. B.W.) The Frankllnton
Christmas Parade will be on
Thursday, December 9, at 7
p. m
BUI Forsythe, parade chair
man, announces that the floats
and entries will as-snrublt at
B. F. Person-Albion School
Gym.
More Toys Needed
LOU IS BURG JAYCEE TOY CHAIRMAN RALPH KNOTT, LEFT, AND JA YCE"E PRESIDENT
CHARLES DAVIS look over the collection of new and used toys local citizens have donated to
the Jaycees for repair and distribution to needy children this Christmas. Knott says the
local organization has iriore requests for toys and fewer toys this year than ever before.
Davis urges everybody to gather their used toys right away and contact Knott or any member
of t,he local Jaycees. IK>th men issued their thanks for a sizable donation of new toys by
Louisjburg merchant R. W. Knott and asked other merchants to join in their project to aid
these needy children. -Times Staff Photo.
Rev. Frank Pulley To
Head March Of Dimes
Reverend Frank E. Pulley of
Loulsburg has accepted ap
pointment as Franklin County
March of Dimes Director, ac
cording to an announcement
from Sfr. J. Marse Grant, State
March of Dimes Chairman of
Raleigh. _t_
"I believe there Is nothing
more Important than making
sure every baby bom In this
country has the equal oppor
tunity to develop Into a normal,
healthy person. ThafswhyTm
working to see that we have a
successful drive here this Jan
uary," declared Rev. P.ulley
as he accepted the chairman
ship (or the 1966 campaign to
fight birth defects. 4 "Some
250,000 American babies? one
out of 16? are born each year
with serious defects. Birth
defects also cause twice as
many deaths annually,*'
Rev. Pulley Is Rector of St.
Paul's Episcopal Church,
Loulsburg. He Is a native of
Tarboro, North Carolina, where
he attended public schools. He
also attended the University of
the South. Sewanee, Tennessee,
and graduated from St. Luke's
Theological School, Sewanee,
Tennessee, where he was a
member of PI Kappa Phi and
Omlcron Delta Kappa. Rev.
Pulley ' has been rector of
churches In North Carolina,
Florida, Richmond, Virginia
and served for seven years
as Chaplain, U.S.M.A., West
Point, N. Y. He Is the author
of seven books of sermons.
Group To Seek
Road Com m il tee
A group of local citizens are
scheduled to appear before the
Board of County Commission
ers Monday, tp petition the
Board tp appoint a planning
c.ommlttee for?rioads in Frank
lin County.
' Wallace Tippett, one of the
leaders of the movement, said
he expects around fifty local
businessmen and civil leaders
to attend the meeting.
Tippett and some other local
citizens have twin working on
plans for such a meeting for
several weeks. Most of the
members of the Board of Com
missioners have been advised
of the group's intent.
The planning committee,
which the group hopes to have
formed, will# be expected to
formulate a l<ing range plan for
road Improvements to be pre
sented to highway officials in
Raleigh. It will deal, for the
most part, with primary roads.
The idea for such a planning
committee was first aired on
ii visit here by Fifth District
Commissioner J. D. Brameand
Tlppett had begun planning such
a group before the recent road
bond vote, in which Franklin
County Joined Greene as the
only two opponents of the issue
in the state.
With N. C. Highway 56 al
ready promised, the number
one priority now In the county
is the Joining of N. C. Highway
39 with the new Improved por
tion from Henderson to the
county line. The Herfderson
project is already In the mak
ing. No plans have been made
for the Franklin County portion.
Gifts Due Now
Members of the Loulsburg
Junior Woman's Club are asked
to get their Christmas gifts for
children and adults In Institu
tions for the retarded to Mrs.
Fred Johnson, at once.
Harmless toys, clothing and
toilet a'rticles are among the
things suggested. These are
due to be sent the first of next
week, and all members are urg
ed to get their gifts In now so
that the club may have 100 per
cent participation In this pro
ject. *?
ALA To Meet
The American Legion Auxili
ary will meet on Friday, De
cember 3, Jit S p.nft at the
home of Mrs. James Johnson
on the Raleigh Road.
All members are urged to
attend.
Notice
William B. Barrow Chapter
39 OES will hold a regular
meeting Tuesday evening, De
cember 7, at 8 o'clock. All
Eastern Star members are
urged to attend.
The group Is to meet at 2 p.m.
Monday in the Commissioners
room of the courthouse.
Veteran
*
Rescuer
Resigns
Robert M. Hicks, local
machinist and former Mayor
Pro-tem has resigned from the
Loulsburg Rescue Service after
17 years of service with the
unit. No reason was given.
Hicks along with Asher John
son, Jr., both former members
of the Loulsburg Fire Depart
ment, served on the Fire De
partment Commltteewhlch or
ganized the Rescue "unit In 1848.
Both of these men were award
ed Appreciation Certificates In
1961 for their "Outstanding and
untiring efforts in promotion
of First Aid Programs"
throughout Franklin County by
the American Red Cross.
Hicks has Just completed 16
tours of teaching First Aid U>
a group In Wake Forest who
have organised a Rescue Uatt-.
for their town.
Hicks Is now serving the Town
of Loulsburg as Civil Defense
Director. He Is a member of
the Loulsburg Methodist
Church, where he Is Church
School Superintendent, a Lay
Speaker, and member of the
Official Board.
He Is married Jo the former
Page Bunn and they have two
children, Mrs. H. C. Lane of
Loulsburg and Bob of the home.
Masonic Notice
According to James A. John
son, District Deputy Grand
Master, the 21st Masonic Dis
trict will hold a school of In
struction on Wednesday, De
cember 8, starting at 1 p.m. In
the Loulsburg Lodge Masonic
Temple.
The Eastern Star Chapter will
serve a dutch covered dish
supper at 6:30. All Master
Mtsons are urged to be present.