Join Operation Christmas Star , Thur Fri., Sat. Weather Fair and warmer today. Vari able cloudiness and mild Fri day. Low today, 23; high, upper 50' s. ^ 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.

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