" The 100 Club " Holds Meeting
A (roup of nearly two hundred
local College supporters were
feted Wednesday night In the
annual banquet of "The 100"
Club, held In the Loulsburg Col
lege cafeteria. The group Is
composed of members who con
tributed a minimum of $100 In
support of the college this year.
Harold Talton, Chairman of
the group presided. He report
ed that fifty merchants, busi
nessmen and professionals had
contributed at least 1100 this
year. Talton stated collections
to date were >8,341.66 with an
additional $2,075 pledged. He
also disclosed that faculty
members had contributed In
excess of $7,000 to the college
year. Talton referred to the
"100 Club" as the "brainchild
of David Daniel, College Re
lations Director."
Dr. Cecil W. Robblns, Presi
dent of the College, spoke
briefly, Informing the group of
how expenses are met at the
local Methodist associated In
stitution. He named the Me
thodist Conference, endow
ments, the N, C. Foundation
of Church Related Colleges,
the "100 Club", alumni and
parents of students as major
sources of support.
In his speech, Dr. Robblns,
said, "Education Is no longer
a luxury." He pointed out the
need for Improvements and
hinted at future plans for the
local college when referred
to a cost of between $4 and
$5 million dollars.
Daniel, In his address to the
group, listed the accomplish
ments of the college under Dr.
Robbln's direction since 1955.
'?The budget, ten years ago
was $154,870,'; skid , Daniel,
"and today it is $1 million.
There were 17 faculty members
then and today there are 45,"
Daniel continued.
He, too, touched on future
plans for the college and pre
sented a challenge to the group
to Join In the continued support
of the college. One major point,
Daniel brought out was the need
for additional land by the Col
lege, for future expansion.
The group was entertained by
the College Chapel Choir, rend
ering several Christmas songs
and th^ "Whiskey Hill Trio,"
a folk singing group. The trio
led the group in singing" Happy
Birthday" to .Dr. Robbins, who
Daniel had pointed out was cele
brating his birthday Wednesday.
First Meeting
".THE 100 CLUB" Chairman J Harold Talton, above right, presides at the first annual
banquet meeting of the organization held at the College last night. Others pictured are,
left to right, David Daniel, originator of the club, Mrs. Daniel and Mrs. Talton. The or
ganization is composed of members- who have contributed a minimum of $100 in support
of Louisburg College this year. -Photo by Jeff Bartholomew. > ?
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The FrankMn Times
Serving All Of Franklin County
Jaycees Launch Tree Sale
LOU IS BURG JAYCEE CHRISTMAS TREE sale
on Main Street here. Mrs. Edith Murray
selections by Jesse Meon, who is handling
Ralph Knott pointed out that proceeds from the
projects. -Times Staff Photo.
is underway in the Friendly Four Warehouse
and Mrs. Kay Hunt are shown one of the vast
the sales for the local organization. Jaycee
sale of the trees go to local Jaycee charitable
Farm Bureau Endorses Cut in Valuation
The Franklin County Farm i
Bureau Directors requested
changes in County tax values,
made changes In the Farm
Bireau Blue Cross Program,
and discussed new sources of
revenue for the county govern- i
ment In thetr meeting Monday
night at the Murphy House.
Commissioners N. E. Faulk
ner and E. M. Sykes, guest of
Farm Bureau, explained the
method of evaluation of county
property and the alternatives
the commissioners had in set
ting tax values and tax rates
In the county. On a motion
by 61mon Collie the Farm
Bureau directors voted to re
quest "that the County Com
missioners make a substantial
cut In the presently proposed
value of real estate In order
to ? bring the tax value more
nearly In line with true value."
Bennle Ray Gupton, President
3f Franklin County Farm
Bureau, said he thought the
people were disturbed by the
high values placed on property
In the county and would ap
prove an across-the-board cut
of all values.
James D. Speed, Franklin
County Representative to the
General Assembly, stated,
"Other counties nearby have
realized their mistake In -set
ting values too high and that
Franklin County should profit
by their mistakes rather than
fall Into the same pitfalls."
In other business the Di
rectors approved a rate adjust
ment on the Blue Cross pro
gram, and made changes in the
benefits to members who subs
cribe to Blue tross through
thfe group.
Other tax matters discussed
included plans and suggestions
for providing tax revenue for
Recorders Court
Tli# following cases wer# dis
posed of In Recorder's Court
on Tuesday, December 7th:
Alvln Jeans ,*1/111/32, non sup
port. Prayer for commitment
continued on payment of costs
today and $10.00 per week to
C. S. C, for support of children.
Donald Ray Abrams, w/m/22,
speeding. $25.00 fine and costs.
Fletcher Spencer Cope land,
Jr., c/m, speeding. Prayer
for Judgment continued on pay
ment of costs.
Wllbert Forte, c/m/19, care
less and reckless driving. Case
abates. Defendant deceased.
Harold Roberts Murphy, w/
m/57, speeding. Pleads guilty
under waiver statute. $15.00
fine and costs.
John Davis, assault on female.
Nol pros with leave,
Johnnie Lee Moore, c/m/29,
speeding. Pleads guilty under
waiver statute. $15.00 fine and
costs.
John Davis c/m/48, assault
with deadly weapon. Nol Pros
with leave.
Rollln Main Ransom, Jr.,
speeding. Pleads guilty under
waiver statute. $10.00 fine
and costs.
Raymond Scott Johnson, w/
m/23, escape from prison.
Bound over to Superior Court
under $500.00 bond.
GUvry E. Harris, w/m/43,
speeding. Pleads guilty under
waiver statute. .$10.00 fine and
costs.
Robert Ray Tucker, w/m,
speeding. Pleads guilty under
waiver statute $15.00 fine
and costs.
Bennett P. Abbott, w/m/35,
See COURT page 4
county government from
sources .other than property
taxes. Hans and suggestions
along these lines have been
requested by the N. C. Farm
Bureau to be presented to a
tax study commission, appoint
ed by the General Assembly.
The tax Study Commission
meets early next year.
Tax Listers
Named
I The County Commissioners
I have announced the appointment
of tax listers for the, coming
year. Listing will begin on
January 3, according to the
announcement.
Listers, their townships and
addresses are as follows:
Dunn Township - - M. G
>earce, Route 2, Zebulon, N. C.
Harris ^-Township - - William
Wrenn, Route 1, Loulsburg, N.C.
Youngsville Township ? Ro
bert Allen, Routed, Youngsville,
N.C.
Frankllnton Township--H. G.
Jones, Route 2, Frankllnton,
N. C.
Assistant - - Mrs. Margaret
Hardy, Frankllnton, N. C.
Hayesvllle Township ? Mrs.
C. N. Woodard, Route 1, Hen
derson, N. C.
Sandy Creek Township - -"
Carey C. Perry, Route 3, Louls
burg, N. C.
Gold Mine Township ? Mrs.
Rea Manning, Route 2, Louls
burg, N. C.
Cedar Rock Townshlp--W. S.
Boone, Route 1, Castalla, N. C.
Cypress Creek Towrtship?
Mrs. A. C. Stallings, Route 2,
Spring Hope, N. C. \
Loulsburg Township ? Mrs.
W. B Taylor, Route 2, Louls
burg, N. C. Assistant? Mrs.
C. T. Dean, Jr., Loulsburg,
N. C.
No Halt To Cotton Pickers
FOREST FIRE rages war Frankllnton Wednesday morning as cotton pickers continue w)th
their work In a nearby field. The fire, Just off State Rural 1141, seven miles west of Frank
llnton near the Granville County line, was reported around 10:30 a.m. The Frankllnton
Fir* Department answered the call. All burning permits In the area have been cancelled
due to dangerous forest fire conditions. -Times Staff Photo.
96th Year? Number 84
On Cut, Food, Committee
Louisburg, N C . Thursday. December 9. 19?5
Board Fails To
Reach Decision
, Twelve Pages Today
The Board of County Com
missioners, meeting In special
session Wednesday, (ailed to
reach a decision on any of the
three major Items under con
sideration. Another meeting
Is slated (or Friday afternoon
at 2 p.m.
Under discussion were the
matters of an across-the-board
cut In property valuation, rein
statement of the surplus food
program and the appointment
of a Better Roads Committee.
Tfte property valuation prob
lem posed the largest dilemma.
Several measures were dis
cussed, Including one to grant
New Officers
NEW LOUEBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS, elected last Monday night, are shown
above, left to right, James A. Johnson, Secretary; R. G. Person, Chief; and Wyatt Freeman,
Assistant Chief. Person Succeeds W. J. (Pete) Shearon, who Is retiring from the position.
Person Elected Fire Chief
R. ~G. Person, ? Loulsburg
machinist and veteran member
o t the Loulsburg Fire Depart
ment was elected Chief of the
volunteer organization, In Its
regular monthly meeting held
here Monday night. Person suc
ceeds W. J. (Pete) Shearln who
m. m I a ?
Is retiring.
Wyatt Freeman, local National
Guardsman and Rescue Service
member was named as assis
tant Chief to (ill the vacancy
left by Person's election to the
top post and James A. Johnson
Named Heart treasurer
John Collins of Louis burg will
servp as treasurer at the
Franklin County Heart Asso
ciation, 1( was announced today
by A1 Goodwin, president of the
group.
In addition to banking and ac
counting for money raised dur
ing the annual February Heart
Fund campaign, the new treas
urer will handle memorial
gifts, which ar? - aoseptable
throughout the year, according
to Goodwin.
Collins explained that me
morial gifts are acknowledged
Immediately on receipt. Two
notices are sent: one to the
giver, as receipt for Income
tax deduction purposes, the oth
er to the family o f the deceased
person In whose name the gift
Is made. The Utter notice men
tions the name of the giver,
but not the amount of the gift.
was reelected to the position of
secretary-treasurer of the de
partment. Johnson has held
this post for the past 25 years.
Person defeated full-time
fireman Karl Pernell, for the
Chiefs Job, In the close voting.
The new officers will be sworn
In on January 3, at the de
partment's regular meeting.
Person stated, "The depart
ment will continue with the
reputation of one of the best
up-to-date fire departments in
the state with the hope of being'
the bert.,k The new officers,
representing a total of 45 years
service with the department
Issued a Joint statement, "Dur
ing the put year the men have
had considerably more training
than In the pest and this will
be carried on In the same
manner."
I
a 10% across-the-board cut
In property valuation, bringing
the taxable property down from
the 50% originally set. No de
cision was reached, after the
Commissioners were Informed
that such a cut In real property
would necessitate a similar cut
In personal property.
After spending several hours
In discussion, the Board de
cided to contact Mr. Henry Lew
Is, assistant director of the
Institute of Government at
Chapel Hill, for information pn
the legality and advisability of
such a cut.
No action was taken In the re
instatement of the surplus food
program, but some Interest was
expressed In the food stamp
program. Mrs. Jane M.
York, Director of Welfare,
was requested to bring Infor
mation on the stamp program
to Friday's meeting. Mrs.
York Informed the Board that
the stamp program might be
had for Franklin County In light
of recent additional federal
funds for the project.
A committee, appointed Mon
day to select members of the
Better Roads Committee, pre
sented six names for con
sideration by the Board. No
sctlon was taken on these ap
pointments.
A delegation of around 200
county property owners attend
ed a special hearing Monday
afternoon, at which time an
across-the-board cut In prop
erty valuation was requested.
A delegation of around twenty
county leaders appeared before
the Board prior to the tax meet
ing to request a committee be
appointed to make long
range road plans for the county.
A group, estimated to num
ber around 300 Negroes, ap
peared at the courthouse
Monday morning while their
delegation met with the Board
to request reinstatement of the
food program.
Lumber Yard
Has Fire
A fire destroyed a storage
house at the Alford Brothers
Lumber Co., near Bunn Mon
day afternoon with damages es
timated at around $2500.00. The
house was formerly a corn
mill and was being used to store
scrap metal, according to Randy
Alford.
Bunn and Justice Fire depart
ments answered the call early
Monday afternoon. AlfOrd stat
ed the building was a total loss.
Situated around 20 feet from
the lumber mill, It was feared
for a time that the blaze might 1
cross over and do considerably
more damage, due to the sarclty
of water with which to fight the
blaze.
Mrs M M Person. S r
Leader
Passes
Mrs. M. M. Person, Sr., 71,
Louisburg civic and church
leader, died Wednesday In Duke
Hospital, following a lengthy
Illness. Mrs. Person >as a
lifelong resident of Franklin
County. ,
She was a member of the
Louisburg Methodist Church
where she participated actively 4
for many yearj^ In church work.
Mrs. Person served as District
Secretary of Membership Culti
vation and was a Past President
of the District Woman's Society
of Christian Service.
She was ' a member of the
Daughters of the American Re
volution, the United Daughters
of the Confederacy and a num
ber of Home Demonstration
Clubs. She was listed in the
first edition of Who's Who in
American Women.
Funeral services wiy be con
ducted from the Louisburg Me
thodist Church Friday at 3 p.m.
by the Rev. Kelly Wilson and
the Rev. N. W. Grant. Burial
will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
Surviving are three daughters,
Miss Emily Burt Person of
Warrenton, Mrs. John W. Grant
of Snow Hill and Mrs. Charles
L. Revelle, Jr. of Murfrees
boro; one son Maurice Person,
Jr. of Louisburg; two sisters,
Mrs. W. J. Cook of Franklin^,
ton, and Mrs. G. L. Pitt of En
field; one brother, A. B. Alston
of Louisburg and six grand
children.
Fire Contracts
Jo Expire
Loulsburg Fire Chief W. J.
Shearln has Issued a reminder
to holders of fire protection
contracts, that the contracts
expire December 31. New con
tracts may be obtained at the
Town office at the usual $10
fee.
A number of property owners,
residing outside the Loulsburg
town limits buy the protection
?ach year, Shearln stated.
Fair and mild today and Fri
day. Low, 2S; high, 60.