Published Every Tuesday & Thursday
The FrailkMn Times
Serving All Of Franklin County
96th Year? Number 83 Ten Cents
Louisburg. N C . Tuesday. December 7. 1965
(Eight Pages Today)
Louisburg Holds Christmas Parade
Several thousands braved a
cold windy afternoon to witness
what was termed, "a most suc
cessful" Christmas Parade In.
Loulsburg Monday. Sponsored
by the Loulsburg Business As
sociation and financed bjt mem
bers and other contributors, the
annual event brftught tjfiti a
number of youngsters and adults
to see the arrival ofSantaClaus.
The Association announced the
winners in Its non-commertlal
float contest. Walnut Grove
Church captured first place and
a prize of $25; the Civil Air
Patrol won second place and
}1C and- the Junior Woman's
Club took third place and $10.
The 30-odd entries made an
Impressive a ray as they travel
ed south from Justice Avenue
through the downtown section
and across the river to Kenmore
Ave.
Loulsburg High School entered
both the senior and Junior bands.
Bands fro'm Sputh Granville
School at Creedmore and the
local Riverside School also par
tlctpated.
On# of the entries, most pleas
ing -to the youngsters was the
group of riding horses which
marched near the end of the
parade.
In addition to the number of
decorative commercial floats,
adorned by local young ladles
and Loulsburg College coeds,
there were several outstanding
entries totally prepared by In
dividual organizations.
TradlUonally, the Business
Association float brlnglngSanta
Claus was the last to appear.
The parade officially opens the
Christmas season In Loulsburg.
Franklinton
Parade
Thursday
(Frk. B.W.) There will be 70
entries in the Franklinton
Christmas Parade on Thurs
day, December 9, at 7 p.m.
Among the bands will be Louls
burg High and Cary High.
The Old Boy Arrives In Louisburg
Boarding Home lease Renewed
Arnold Named Board Chairman
Louisburg businessman
Claude Arnold, representing the
Dunn-Harris Townships Dis
trict, was elected , Chairman
of the Board of County Com
missioners In Monday's meet
ing.
Retiring chairman George
Harris presided over the ses
sion until the noon recess .when
all old business had been handl
ed Under the reorganization,
the following committees were
named by Chairman Arnold:
Commissioner E. M. Sykes,
Boarding Home and Fire Com
missioner; Commissioner N. E.
Falkner, Courthouse and
grounds and Finance; Commis
sioner Rich Cash, Welfare and
Library and Commissioner
Harris, Agriculture and Jail.
First Citizens Bank and Trust
Company of Louisburg was
named official treasury and de
pository and Frankllnton Sav
ings and Loan and Central
Carolina Bank and Trust Co of
Youngsvllle were named de
positories.
In other actions, the Board
renewed for one year Its lease
with Mr Rufus Place to operate
the Ben Franklin Boarding
Home at the same rate as last
year, $23 per month per room.
Chairman Arnold presented a
motion to sell the Boarding
Home for $30,000 which tailed
to receive a second. Arnold,
requested however, that his mo-'
tlon be nude a part of the
minutes
Louisburg attorney W. L.
Lumpkin had presented a re
quest to purchase for a client,
the property for $30,000 The
Board donated $500. to the
Franklin County Historical So
ciety for restoration of the Old
Academy Building at Louisburg
College and granted a donation
of $10 to Caswell Training
TB Seal
Committee
Reports
. The Franklin County T B.
Committee reports that 285
people have already responded
to their campaign by contribut
ing $718 60 In the Christmas
Seal Campaign.
The Committee stated, "Byou
are one of the 2,000 whCare
waiting to send in your contri
bution, go on and use your
Christmas Seals. Your contri
bution, even now, will help In
the continuing work needed to
destroy tuberculosis and save
people now healthy from di
sease."
The ?fi/nmlttee also ex
pressed Its appreciation for the
"cordial response of our people
to the Invitation to assist In
the never ending battle against
tuberculosis and other crippling
respiratory diseases."
School for Christmas
Leslie D. Smith, Inspector of
Correctional Institutions, N. C.
Dept. of Welfare, appeared be
fore the Board and Informed
the Commissioners that the
county jail was Inadequate and
recommended that no further
funds be spent there, but In
stead that plans, for a new Jail
be made. *
Edward Boone was appointed
to a six year term on the Hos
pital Board of Trustees, re
placing the late R. Burt May
and A. B. lUlen was reappoint
ed to a six year term. The
Commissioners set December
17, 10 a.m as the time for
tax listers schooling and set
January 3, 1966 as the start
of tax listing
County Tobacco Meet Set
A county-wide tobacco meet
ing will be held at the Court
house in Loulsburg Wednesday
afternoon, December 8, at
2:00 o'clock, according to
C. T: Dean, Jr., County Ex
tension Chairman.
R. R. Bennett, Extension
Permits
Cancelled
Joseph Smith, County Forest
Warden announced today that^ll
burning permits In Franklin
County have been cancelled.
Tobacco Specialist at N. C.
State University, will be guest
speaker for the meeting
Two new varieties will be
offered for planting the first
time in 1966 These new va
rieties will be offered for plant
ing for the first time In 1966.
These new varieties, plus old
varieties most comntonly
planted,, will be discussed.
Plenty of time will be allowed
for questions.
- This meeting will be of In
terest to all tobacco farmers,
said Dean '
Board Of Education Acts To Defend Suit
Negro Group Files In Federal Court
The Franklin County Board
of Education authorized Its at
torney, E. F. Yarborough, to
"take whatever actions neces
sary, Including the hiring of
additional councilors," to de
fend the suit entered In Eastern
District Federal Court against
the Board last week by a group
of Franklin County Negroes.
The move came In the Board's
regular meeting held here Mon
day The suit filed December 1
with the Clerk of United States
Eastern District COurt by Con
rad O. Pearson, Durham at
torney, J. Levonne Chambers
of Charlotte, and Jack Green
berg and Derrick A Bell, Jr.,
New York attorneys, charges
the Board with discrimination
Adult Test
Class Set
A second enrollment and test
ing class Is scheduled to be held
Friday night, 7 p.m in the
county agriculture building for
those interested in the Basic
Adult Education program. The
program Is under direction of
the W. W. Holding Techinal
Institute of Raleigh and Rev.
V E. Duncan of Loulsburg is
the teacher.
Rev. Duncan stated that the
present class which has been
held at Loulsburg College since
June will be concluded on
January 13, 1966. He also re
lated there are 52 enrollment...
cards already in from this area.
Young Rider
Little MUt Lynn Patterson and others showed their horse
manship In the Christmas Parade held here Monday afternoon.
Except for Santa Claua himself, the youngsters seemed to enjoy
the horses best of the 30-odd entries. -Times Staff Photo
In denying twenty Negro appli
cants admission to previously
all-white schools.
Named as plaintiffs In the
suit were: Rev. Luther Cop
pedge, Booker T Driver, Otis
Gill, Ruffln GUI, Willie Pettl
ford, Henry Satterwhlte, Paul
Engram, Irene Arrlngton, Car
rie H. Comer, Sandy Jones and
Oseceloa Cogswell, all local
Negroes, acting as parents or
next friend to the students In
volved.
The suit asks an Immediate
Board Gives
Kids Christmas
Present
The Franklin County Board
of Education handed the
county school children a
Christmas present Monday,
as It voted to lengthen the
Christmas Holidays to Jan
uary 3.
Previously, the Board, an
ticipating inclement weath
er, had set from Wednesday,
December 22, through Tues
day, December ^28, as the
holiday.
In its actions Monday the
Board set the following
schedule: Get but of school
regular tlhie Tuesday, De
cember 21; Holidays, De
cember 22-January 2; Re
turn to school on Monday,
January 3.
- This affects all schools
operating In the Franklin
County system, but does not
alter holidays set for the i
Frankllnton City Schools.
Franklinton
Fabrics Sets
Schedule
Chnstmas operating sched
ules ror the Franklinton Fab
rics \ plant of Burlington
Industries were announced to
day J. R. Hefner, Plant
Manager, who also revealed
plans for the annual Children's
Christmas Party.
Mr Hefner said Christmas
holidays at the plant, would be
observed from the end of the
second shift on Thursday, De
cember 23, until the beginning
of the third shift on Sunday
night, December 26
Employees eligible by length
of service for vacation pay
will receive checks on Decem
ber 14, It was announced
The annual Christmas party
(or employees' children will be
held at 1:30 p.m. December 12
In the plant Preparation area
Santa Claui will be on hand
and gift hags containing toys,
candy, fruits and a variety of
other gifts will be distributed
Injunction to prohibit the Board
from denying admission of the
twenty children, and any other
on the basis of race, from
entering the white schools of
their choice. It seeks to have
the students enrolled in what
the suit says, "the second se
mester," although Franklin
County schools do not operate
on the semester system.
The suit also calls for the
Judge to order a unitary plan
of assignment throughout the
system, assigning all children
without regard to race.
The suit attacks the Board's
Plan of Compliance to the 1964
West, Gregory
Get Posts
George M. West, Louis burg
Appraiser and Realtor,, was
elected Treasurer of the East
am Carolina Chapter No 190
ol the Society of Real Estate
Appraisers at Its annual meet
ing on Wednesday, December 1,
it Carolina Country Club In
Raleigh, N. C.
Henry Gregory, Realtor and
President of First Federal Sav
ings and Loan of Rocky Mount,
was elected President of the
organization First Federal
has a branch in Loulsburg.
Around forty members attend
ed the chapter meeting, which
represents the area from Dur
ham, N C. to the coast. W. H.
Webb, Chief RIght-of-Way En
gineer for the North CaroMnt
State Highway Commission was
the featured speaker Charles
Bradshaw is the retlrlnc Presi
dent of the group.
West is a native of Franklin
County and was employed by
the state prior to the opening
of his office here In 1063. He
14 /narrled to the former
Katherlnh Joyner of Loulsburg.
Boxscore
Raleigh? The Motor Vehicles
Department's summary of traf
fic deaths through 10 a m
Monday, December 8:
KILLED TO DATE 145?
KILLED TO DATE
LAST YEAR
to all employees' children un
der 10 years of age. The 10
year to 12-year-old youngsters
receive Individual gifts
Approximately 1,200 persons,
Including children and parents,
are expected to attend.
Civil Rights Act, a plan which
has already received approval
of officials in Washington
One section of the complaint
states, "Plaintiffs seek here,
not only their transfer to pre
viously all-white schools, but
also the complete reorganiza
tion of the Franklin County
School System into a unitary,
nonraclal system wherein the
educational opportunities of
fered by the defendant are mads
available to all students without
regard to race or color."
The Court is being asked to
enjoin the Board from (1) re
fusing to permit plaintiffs to
transfer to the school of their
choice, (2) continuing to main
tain a dual scheme or racially
drawn school zone line, (3)
making initial assignments of
pupils on the basis of race,
(4) continuing to administer a
racially discriminatory trans
fer system, (5) assigning teach
ers, principals, and other pro
fess lpnal personnel on basis of
the schools Dasea soieiy on race
or color
Get Awards
James S. Jay ner and Hal B.
Perry, Jr., staff members of
Flrst-Cltlzens Bank & Trust
Company In Frank] Inton, will
be honored on December 14
In special ceremonies upon
their Individual completion of
ten years' service to the Bank
and Its customers Both will
receive special service pins
from J. A. Narron, Vice-Presi
dent and Regional Supervisor.
The two employees of Flrst
Cltlzens are among 131 person
nel throughout the State be
honored for their service to
the Bank and Its customers.
The entire group has complied
2277 years of total service,
averaging 17 years each.
color, (6) approving contracts,
budget and disbursing funds on
the basis of color, (7) undertak
ing any new construction de
signed to continue a segregated
system, (8) programming,
sanctioning and supporting
extra - currlcular activities
which are limited solely to
members of one race, and (9)
continuing to make any other
distinctions In the operation of
Board members stated Mon
day that there were a number
of errors in the complaint,
pointing to gross errors in
statements concerning the
Plan as approved by Washing*
ton.
The twenty children listed In
the suit had applied to all-white
schools under the Lateral
Transfer portion of the Plan
but did not meet the criteria
set up by Washington and adopt
ed by the local Board, Nego
tiations had been held several
weeks ago with lea'ders of the
Negro group In an attempt to
work out the 'differences, In
cluding a hearing In Washing
ton.
The Board Instructed Mr.
Yarborough to answer the
charges and to defend the case
In Its Monday meeting.
Commisione rs Hea r
Delegations On
Food , Roads , Taxes
-^The Franklin County Board
of Commissioners, holding a
lengthy session here Monday,
heard delegations with requests
for reinstatement of the surplus
food program, Seeking appoint
ment of a better roads com
mittee, and a third group re
questing a reduction In the
recently revalued property In
the county.
The first group to appear,
led by a retired Frankllnton
minister, Rev J. P. MaWrum,
and numbering upwards to 300
Negroes, asked the Board to
reinstate the Surplus Food Pro
gram, which wsks abandoned
early last year V'ter a test
period of three months
Several Negro leaders spoke
at the meeting, -including Rev
S. G Dunston and Rev E. L.
Brodle, both of Loul&burg, Urg
ing that the program be re
newed. The Commissioners
took the request under advise
ment for future actions.
At 2 p.m. a delegation of
county businessmen appeared
before the Board asking that
a fttter Roads Committee be
appointed to formulate long
range primary road plans for
the county and to work with
State officials In attempting to
get Improvements made In the
county \
Wallace Tlppett, spokesman
for the group, told the BoarS,
14 1 do not feel that the county
has ^gotten Its share of the
highway money " In request
ing the appointment of a Com
mittee, Tlppett added, "We've
been told we aren't golog to
get anything unless we ask for
It " "Appoint a Committee and
study our needs Then a$)c for
something and perhaps'we will
get some," Tlppett continued
Commissioner Norwood
Faulkner stated, "We've asked
for something every year. They
can't say we haven't asked for
anything." "Th^ Board should
Louisburg Band
The Lou If burg High School Band, shown above, led the par ad* here Monday as the Loulaburg
Business Association brought Santa Claus to towi, for the official opening of the holiday
season. -Times Staff Photo.
be given credit for that," Faulk
ner idded.
Tlppett sald,"The Board can't
do It without the Interest of
the people ". Loulsburg busi
nessman H. C. Taylor suggested
the Commissioners name Tlp-?
pett, Lqnnle Shuplng and Chair- '
man Claude Arnold as a com
mittee to select members of the
permanent Better Roads
Committee The suggestion
was accepted by the foard and
the three men scheduled a
meeting for this morning to
select members.
Following close on the com*
pletlon of the roads hearings,
nearly 200 county property own
ers met In the courtroom, led
by Franklin County Repre
sentative James D. Speed, to
ask the Commissioners to grant
a "horizontal across-the-board
cut" In the recent appraisals
of county property
Speed said, "I am concerned
with the valuation In our coun
ty This Is a most Important
Issue. I am confident you -will
make a fair adjustment In the
matter <
"It appears that It has prac~
tlcally doubled the valuation,
and we are asking you to go
into the matter thoroughly and
reduce. Jtfie values' or bring It
Into an^tnount our people can
pay." He cited the recent cut
In farm Income as a reason for
taking such actions.
Speed Introduced Loulsburg
Attorney W. L. Lumpkin, a
larger landowner, who pointed
out, "This Is the most repre
sentative group of county citi
zens I have ever seen," re
ferring to the nearly two
hundred assembled for the
hearing. "We have moved the
valuation from $18 million to
over $75 million, or 31/2 to
4 times over Its previous val
ue," Lumpkin said. Actually,
figures reveal that 50% tax
assessment of $18 million would
also bring the $75 million near
ir to $40 million, according to
one tax official.
"Let us reason together,"
Lumpkin said. "I am thankful
the decision rests with jrou
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