Franklin Placed In District With i 7 y~+ : Vance , Warren Under Proposal The North Carolina House Re disricting Committee, meeting In Raleigh Monday, came up with a revised plan of reap portioning the many counties in the- state. The proposal will be presented to the special session of the General Assem bly, scheduled to meet In Raleigh beginning on Janu ary 10. Under the plan as announced by the Committee, Franklin County Is placed In a district with Vance and Warren. The district will have two repre sentatives Franklin Representative James Speed attended-the day long meeting of the Committee to "Look out after the Interest of the people of Franklin Coun ty," as he puts It. Speed said, "Franklin, with a population of 28,755, which Is nearly 10,000 short of the state w wide county average population of 37,968, will automatically fall short of one full-time rep Retired Banker Passes Funeral services were held today at 3:30 p.m. for Edward Ward McGhee, 73, retired bank cashier, at the Frankllnton Bap tist Church, conducted by Rev. Lloyd Jackson. Burial followed "In the Falrvlew Cemetery. McGhee, a Frankllnton resi dent, was associated with First Citizens Bank and Trust Com pany In Loulsburg for over thirty years, retiring last February. He died Sunday In a Raleigh hospital following an operation last Thursday. He was a veteran of World War I, a member of the Frank llnton Masonic Lodge 182 AF and AM and the Frankllnton Baptist Church. He Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha Harris McGhee, and one brother, Hugh A. Mc Ghee, both of Frankllnton. Cottrell Wins New Term H. B. Cottrell was elected to a new three-year term on the Franklin Sol] and Water . Con servation District Board of Supervisors during the voting here recently. The supervisors expressed their appreciation to those taking part In the election. Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors occupy a position of public office and public trust. As a member of the local board, Mr Cottrell will assist In program planning, policy making and the carrying out of a so'J and water con servation program for Franklin County and the Franklin Soil and Water Conservation Dis trict. Members of the district board \ meet regularly with agricul tural agency representatives arWl others Interested in this important program. District supervisors are non-salaried officials, Serving the district, state and nation in this Impor tant role largely^ at their own expense and without compensa tion In the form of salary. Mr. Cottrell la completing his 15th year as a supervisor su)d 1* currently serving as Chair-, man of the District Board. - Serving with Mr. Cottrell on the local District Bjard as supervisors are: Bennle Ray Gupton, Route 2, Loulsburg, N. C,; J. IT. Moss, Youngsvllle, N. C.; C. H. Newton, Route 1, Loulsburg, N. C.; and K. 0. Weldon, Route 1, Henderson N. C. High School Band To Give Concert The Loulsburg High School Bind will give Its Christmas Concert Thursday evening, December 14, beginning at ? p.m. In the school auditorium. The Junior Band will present several seasonal numbers, In cluding one by the Cornet Trio, composed of Steve Perdue, Ed **rd Pergerson and Saunders Isley. The Senior Band will present ?even Christmas numbers, In cluding "The Christmas Song," featuring Pete Joyner, Trom bone Soloist. Both bands are under the di rection at Mr. Lee Reynolds. 'Admission to the concert Is free. resentatlve. All counties which vary more (up or down) than 15% of the 37,968 statewide county average will have to be placed In a district with one or more other- counties to make up a total population that can be divided equally by the 37,968 population average." Franklin's senatorial district Give A Times Subscription rwm m H MORE ^ 10 ? n CHRISTMAS Jane We'll Send The Gift Letter remains unchanged, under a similar plan announced by the North Carolina Senatorial Re disricting Committee. . This district consists of Granville, Vance and Franklin Counties. Henderfon tobacconist FredS. Royster represents the three county district presently. Speed said several proposals were offered that would have brought Franklin County.wlthin the average range. He did not elaborate on these plans jut did comment, "Some of the pl^ns offered for the county would have been hard to accept and almost Impossible for our peo ple to live under." He pointed out that he opposed these plans in the meeting held in the State House Monday, and after this opposition to several proposals, "The committee fin ally placed Franklin, Warren and Vance in a two-representa tlve district." The population of the three counties places Franklin in the middle of the other two. Vance leads with 32,002 population, Franklin has 28,755, and War ren, the smaller of the three, has 19,652. "I hid hoped for a House district that would correspond to our present State Senator-' ial district of Granville, Vance and Franklin, " Speed said. "However; the presently pro posed plan is far better than several of the qther proposals. The special session of Janu ary 10, 1966 could reshuffle the presently proposed plan/' W. R. Drake of Macon, N. C., represents Warren County, and A. A. Zolllcoffer, Jr., a Hen derson attorney, represents Vance presently in the House of Representatives. Senatorial District House District Food Stamp Plan Gets Approval Franklin County Is going to get a Food Stamp Program, as a result of action taken by the Board of Commissioners In a special meeting last Friday. Commissioner Norwood Faulkner, In making the motion! insuring the action, stated "This Is In the best interest I of the people, of the county." Commissioner George Harris said f It will help everybody. Actually, while the Board had been considering the problem of the surplus commodity pro gram, which was discontinued early last year, they had been told that a Stamp Program was not available for Franklin County. Mrs. Jane M. York, Director Of the county Welfare Depart ment, learned last Wednesday In a Raleigh meeting that the pro gram might be available for Franklin since additional fe deral funds had Jiecome avail able. It is expected to take some time to implement the program, but officials said they hoped to get It underway, "Just as soon as humanly possible." Unlike the so-called free food program, which proved un popular with some clHiens In the first three months of 1964^ the Stamp Program Is handled through normal trade avenues. While stamps are worth more than the price on them, they nevertheless must be pur chased. Some of the com plaints .with the old program was that the people receiving the free food were refusing to work. Under the Stamp Pro gram, some money wlll'be need ed with which to purchase the sumps. Merchandise can be purchas ed at any cooperating grocer Sn the county and the merchant mil in turn, use the stamps to paKhls supplier or redeem them at >t?e local bank. SUmps w|? ** usuel 0 families certified by the Wel fare Department as In need of food assistance an^thls istas ed on certain crlterttssuch as the number of persons the Ifamlly and other factors. \1 ! Any edible article may b*\I i purchased except those Import ed. Officials say this assis tance with food, will free other income for purchases of cloth ing and other necessities, which will aid the local economy. Commissioner Faulkner esti mated the Stamp Program will add around $200,000 to the county income In the first twelve months. Further explanations of the program will be forthcoming as the plan goes Into effect, according to reports. A . pUot program has been operating In neighboring Nash County for several months. The Department of Agricul ture reports that the " Program is fulfilling Its tires," and those are: (1) Safe guarding the health of the Na tion's low-income families through better nutrition and Increasing the flow of foods from the Natloh's farms through I normal trade channels." I Total Loss Scene above shows the old Blount Hiildlng on South Main Street ablaze last Saturday afternoon around 4:30. Arriund 100 firemen and spectators fought the blaze for several hours before bringing It under control. Cause of the fire phaSf-wot 'been determined. Most of th<* contents of the build ing, which Yioused several apartments, were destroyed. Reports say the structure is to be condemned. -Times Staff Photo. Jaycees Sell Trees Nightly Loulsburg Jaycee B. T. Rowe, Jr. announced today that his organization will be on hand to help In the selection and sales of Christmas trees each night until 9 p.m. from now until Christmas. The Jaycees are selling trees in the Friendly Four Warehouse on Main Street here. Negro Jailed For Obscene Phone Calls A 17-year-old Loutsbufg, Rt. 3, Negro Is lodged In Franklin County Jail under $r., 000 bond, following (lis ar? rest last Friday .night In a bizarre bit of police work John Bowden Is charged with "Indecent language on a tele phone toa. female person" and "Continuing calls for the pur pose of annoying a person-," as a result of several phone 7 calls made to a Loulsburg white woman from last Wednesday morning through Friday night. The woman informed the Loulsburg police following the first call' and a trap was set. Whin" the Negro suggested a date, Loulsburg police officer Ned Lloyd, dressed In the woman's clothes, met the youth behind the Franklin Memorial < Hospital. After the Negro had thorough ly checked the area, he parked his car and walked up to the automobile In which Lloyd was waiting. As the Negro sat down In the car; Louisburg Chief William Dement and Officers Kyle' Prince and Gerald Eury converged on the car and placed the man under arrest. The arrest took place Friday night arbund 9:30 p.m. The Negro told officers he got the Idea from a book. Louisburg Santa And Store Closings Mrs. Juanlta Pleasants, Sec retary of the Louisburg Busi ness Association, announced today that?anta Claus will be gin his travels around the downtown business area on Sat urday, December 18, and con tinue to visit on the streets and In the stores through Christmas Eve. Mrs. Pleasants also stated, "Many of the local merchants will be open on Monday, De cember 26, with the exception of a few that will be closed Monday fcnd open Tuesday for business. ? Bunji P. 0. Hours ? * " " Postmistress Evelyn B. Gay announced today that the Bunn Post Office, will be open until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, Decem ber 18, for the convenience of the public. The post office normally clos es at 12:00 noon on Saturday. "" ' "?(