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College Door Decorations
The Loulsburg Garden Club sponsored a project of Christmas
decorated doors In both of the dormitories for women at Louls
burg College.
The decorations were Judged on best suggestion of the true
Christmas through simplicity and originality In either a serious
or whimsical manner.
Mrs. L. E. Scoggln, Chairman of the Civic Committee of
the Garden Club, assisted by Mesdames Louis Wheeless,
Sr., Wyatt Thayer and Willie Lee Lumpkin, Judged the doors.
Blue, red and yellow ribbons, Indicative of first, second
and third places, were awarded In both Merrltt Hall and
Wright Dormitory. The Tricolor Award was given for
the best door pf all.
Awards received In Wright Dormitory were:
Tricolor: Maria Vargas, Bolivia, Santiago, Chile and
Brenda Wester, Loulsburg, N. C.; Blue Ribbon: Marcla
Pierce, Virginia Beach, Va., and Barbara Temple, Pour
Oaks, N. C.; Red Ribbon: Pat Bowers, Wilson, N. C'., and
Susan Kurstelner, Ingleslde, Michigan; Yellow Ribbon: Brenda
Pernell, Castalla, N. C., and Lois Inscoe, Loulsburg, N. C.J
Honorable Mention: Mary Ferrell, Morrlsvllle, N. C., Janice
Evans, La Grange, N. C., Lorraine Howard, Ocracoke Island,
N. C., and Judy Plenge, Scotch Plains, N. J.
Awards received In Merrltt Hall were:
Blue Ribbon: Betsy May, Bailey, N. C., and Terry Ransom,
Jacksonville, N. C.; Red Ribbon: Lauryn Byrd, Norfolk,
Va , and Mary Lou Wilson, South Boston, Va.; Yellow Ribbon: '
Nancy Winn, Dinwiddle, Va., and Kathy Denny, Carthage, N. C.;
Hoakrable Mention: Pat Richardson, Raleigh, N. C., Margaret
Muller, Durham, N. C., and Frieda Paxton, Charlotte, N. C.
Guard Units Hold
Practice Alert
The Loulsburg, Youngsvllle
and ' Zebulon National Guard
units held a four-hour prac
tice alert in the areas Tues
day night between the hours
of 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.
The surprise alert, an annual
requirement, sent 191 men
scampering to their respective
armories ?nd later to -guard
posts.
Lt. Col. Colin McKlnne of
Loulsburg, Commander of the
units, called the alert Tues
day night without prior fanfare.
The procedure, explained by one
of the local guard officers,
calls for the commander to call
for the alert to the officer In
charge. This officer, In turn,
calls a sergeant, who starts a
pyramid telephone chain of
calls, with each man being re
sponsible for calling several
others.
The drill Is required once
each year by all guard units
and Is called by the local com
mander.
The troops gather at their
armories and are lssufed cloth
ing and equipment. They are
then transported to certain key
posts in the area for guard
duty. In the Loulsburg area,
guardsmen are dispatched to
stand guard at the local power
plant, water towers, all main
routes Into town, and the vari
ous Civil Defense positions,
such as schools.
Lt. Joel Worthlngton of the
local unit said, "It was just
like the real thing."
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The picturesque Christmas scam above Is the Frankllnton Fabrics yard display depicting
the true meaning of Christmas. The view Is even more Impressive at night when two flaming
candles send flickers of shadows and light across the mammoth pages. iTImes Staff Photo.
Looking A Lot lAke Christmas
Speed Charged With Burning Violation
Franklin County Representa
tive James D. Speed had a
warrant drawn against him,
charging him with violation of
the "no burning" ruling by tSe
Forestry Service, this week.
The relatively minor Incident
became larger when a Times
reporter was denied access to
the warrant and was told by
a Loulsburg Justice of the
Peace to ask Speed about It
The alleged burning Incident
took place Tuesday and Wed
nesday of Lastweek. The war
rant was Issued Monday of this
week by Loulsburg JP Will
Pace, to whom the warrant
was returnable.
When Times editor Clint Full
er asked Pace about the matter
Wednesday afternoon, Pace de
nied any knowledge of the Inci
dent, saying, "I don't know
anything about it." When Fuller
asked, "Wasn't the warrant re
turnable to you?'.' Pace report
edly asked, "How did you And
out about "It?" Fuller said,
" Everybody already knows It."
Pace then told the reporter,
"Well, It's all been settled."
When asked, "How?", Pace re
plied, 'Td rather not ?ay."
Fuller then asked, "Can you
tell me what disposition was
made of the case?" Pace
answered, "Ask James; he'll
tell you," referring to Rep.
Speed.
Fuller says he reminded the
Justice, "I'm asking you. You
are the public official, and this
Is a matter of public record."
To this Pace allegedly an
swered, "Ask James. If he
doesn't tell you, I will."
Speed said he had no comment
when contacted St his home,
where he was suffering from a
cold. He did say he had "paid
It off."
County Forest Ranger Josiph
Karl Smith tfaV* this account of
the incident. He said that Speed
called him on Tuesday, Decem
ber 7, to inform Smith that he,
Speed, was going to "do some
burning." Smith said he told
Speed of the ruling against turn
ing at this time. Later that day
Smith, after conferring with
superiors In Rocky Mount,
called and read the ruling
against any burning during the
period to Speed.
OrV Wednesday afternoon
around 2:30 p.m., Mrs. Mary
Baker, tower operator, called
Smith to report smoke In the
area of the county where Speed
lives .
Smith says he and Equipment
Operator W, C. Hunt and As
sistant Ranger Willie Bartholo
mew went to Investigate and
found Speed burning "pushups"
or bulldozer heaps. The Rang
er said he told Speed, "You're
putting Us both on the spot, me
on my Job and you politically."
Smith says that Speed replied,
**I certainly didn't mean to put
anybody on the spot. It was
burning good and I have plenty
of help here, so I wanted tofln
lsh; but I will stop If you want
me to, t am sorry."
Smith said that Speed, who
he referred to as "one of our
best cooperators In forest work
and participation," did stop the
burning \at that time. The
burning, Vald Smith, was near
the woods, less than the 500
feet retired for normal
periods when burning Is al
lowed. \
Smith stated the fire was re
ported to Rocky Mount, the dis
trict office, as is customary In
all fires. Distinct Forest Rang
Local
P. 0. Hours
Loulsburg postmaster E. L.
Best, announced today that the
local poat office will be open
all day Saturday, with all ser
vices available.- Opening hours
were set from 8:30 a.m. to
8 p.m.
er S. M. Wooten came to In
vestigate the matter Monda/,
and, with Smith, cametoLouls
burg and had Justice of the
Peace Will Pace Issue a war
rant. % ?
Smith also stated that he and
Wooten "went back to Speed's
to give him an oral citation,
but that Speed was not home.y
Smith then called Pace *nd ln\
formed him that he ^ahoulcT
handle the matter. ?' Pace
promised to Inform Smith of
the outcome, but Smith says
he had heard nothing this morn
ing. He did say, however, that
in cases whgre the defendant
does not contest, he is often not
Informed when the matter is
closed.
The amount of the fine and
costs, If any, remain a secret.
So does the time of the settle
ment. Smith 'says he doesn't
know, and Pace and Speed aren't
talking.
Board Served
justice Department
Men Here On
Investigation
Two members of the United
States Department of .Justice
were In Franklin County Sun
day and Monday, Investigating
matters involving local Ne
groes, according to reliable re
ports.
Another^ a United States
Marshall appeared In the office
of the Superintendent of Schools
Wednesday and served papers
on Supt. Warren Smith, as Se
cretary to the County Board
of Education, on the suit being
filed in District Federal Court
against the Board by a group
of local Negro parents.
Harold L. Fink, Eastern Sec
tion, Civil Rights Division re
presentative and a man Identi
fied as Mr. Ossea of the
Justice department were here
Sunday night and reportedly
called Miss "Peggy Tomllnson,
County Child Welfare Director,
at her home inquiring as to
why three Johnston County
children had been removed from
a foster home, operated here
by Rev. S. G. Dunston, a Negro
leader. ?
Fink called on the Board of
Education office Monday, seek
ing Information on the current
suit in federal court charging
discrimination on the part of
the Board against twenty Ne
gro parents. He reportedly
Indicated that he was trying
to determine If the Justice de
partment should enter the cast
with the parents.
Mrs. Jane M. York, Director
of the County Welfare Depart
ment, said she was not con
tacted by either Finks of Ossea
and she added, "I do not ap
preciate the -manner in which
they acted." She said the child
ren In question had been re
turned to Johnston County, after
she conferred with Mrs. Edith
Park, former Franklin County
Director, now in Johnston
Qounty* and found that the moth
er of the children had returned
to Johnston County. Mrs. Yorl,
said It was a policy to try 'to
make room here for Franklin
Rev. Pulley Urges Donations
The local Committee (or the
March of Dimes announced this
week that contributions from
business firms or professional
people for the 1866 campaign
would be welcome If received
before the end of this year.
Such funds would help achieve
our goal for 1966, as well as
establish deductions for Income
tax purposes for the current
year, for the Individuals.
The County Chairman, Rev.
F. E. Pulley, stated that the
m?tn drive will be made In
January^wlth a Mother's March.
Vi each community In the county.
This campaign Is now In the
planning stages.
Mr. Pulley also stated that
the March of Drives funds re
main In the local treasury un
til such time as the Committee
allocates them to various pro
jects to benefit children with
birth defects. The County
Treasurer Is Mr. Charles
Davis, local attorney, or con
tributions may be mailed any
time to March of Dimes, 602 N.
Main St., Loulsburg.
County children, some of whom"
are staying as fat away as
Kllzabeth City because there
Is no room here for them.
She also said there was some
question about the water and
sewage cpndltlons at the Duns
ton home. She said this had
nothing' to do witti the transfer
of the children, but that the
home was operating on a pro
bationary basis until the matter
was cleared up by the State de
partment.
Ossea, reportedly phoned
Miss Tomllhsort from a public
telephone near the courthouse
here.
Federal Marshal, Identified as
Mr. McGregor, served official
papers "On the Board of Educa
tion Wednesday morning. Board
attorney E. F. Yarbo rough says
the Board now has twenty days
In which to answer the c harges.
Copies of the suit had been
mailed to Yarborough earlier,
but mo pftlclai service^ had been
made.
The Board of Education
directed Yarborough to pro
ceed with the defense of the
case and authorized him to
employ other legal assistance
If he deemed It necessary.
The suit charges discrimina
tion by the Board in not
granting lateral transfer re
quests to twenty Negro child
ren at the beginning of this
school year. It asks an imme
diate Injunction against this
denial and permanent rulings
in complete desegregation of the
county school system. It was
instigated by Rev. Luther Cop
pedge of Rt 4, Loulsburg and
others.
Lions Club
Hears Past
District Head
Th4 Lou Is burg Lions Club and
their wives met at the Benja
min N. Duke Cafeteria last
Tuesday evening at 7:30. En
tertainment, both humorous and
Inspirational, was afforded by
Louis Day, a member of the
Rocky Mount Club and a form
er district governor.
Lion Day reminded the club
of Its continued responsibility,
"To be big," he said, "tl?
club must think big." Day ex
pressed. pleasure In the growth
of the Loulsburg Lion*. He
said he felt assured that the
club was successful only be
cause the members worked to
gether. "To live, build, and
work faithfully together, any
group, whether It be an organi
zation or a family, must be
built of firm stuff," he corn
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