Franklin Not Affected
By County Redisricting
By Clint Fuller
Now that the General Assem
bly has redistricted the House
and Senate and reapportioned
the Congressional districts,
^ subject toxourt approval, the
next move is likely to a forced
realignment of county districts.
, Foreseeing this possibility, the
'' Legislature passed a bill au
thorizing local county governing
"bodies to realign themselves.
While this law applies to a
number of North Carolina
counties, it seems to be one
of the few passed in recent
years by the State or National
law-making bodies which does
not apply in Franklin County.
In Franklin County, county
representatives are elected at
* large That is, even though
Commissioners must run from
?" certain districts, they are voted
on by everyone in the county.
This arrangement has worked
out well for a number of yeacs
and Is likely to continue todo so.
Even though" the change does
not apply to Franklin County,
it is interesting to note certain
discrepancies in the present
system. For example, the |>eo
ple of Gold Mine-Cedar Rock,
with a population of 4170, which
.is 1581 short of the county
average of 5751, has the same
representation as do the peo
ple of Louisburg - Cypress
Creek District, even though this
district has 7447 population, or
1696 more than the county av
erage.
As has been cited in the case
of reapportionment of other
governmental bodies, this gives
the people of the smaller popu
lated district more power per
person than in the larger popu
lated district.
In Franklin County, the 1960
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census showed 28,755 popula
tion. With ten townships or
five two-township districts, the.
average- population per repre
sentative should be 5751 per
sons. The courts have ruled
that a margin. of five percent
above or below this figure was
desirable, and the recent
special session of the Legis
lature struggled to keep that
figure within 15% above and
below in their redistricting:
let's take a look at what ex
ists in ou.r own county.
In the t)unn-Harris Township
'District, the population is 5690
or within 10. ?% of the average.
That is, Dunn-Harris is short
CI persons in reaching the av
erage. The Youngsville-Frank
linton District has a population
of 7732, or 981 people over
the average. This is 17% above
and would be^Uxi far out of line
if this new is appl ied to F r a nk -
lin County.
Hayesville-Sandy Creek Dis
trict, with a population of 3716,
has a minus figure of 1435
persons, or 25% below the av
erage. 'Gold Mine-Cedar Bock
is 28; 4% below the average, and
L;ouisburg- Cypress Creek is
29.5% above. v.
This means that if the repre
sentative on the Board of County
Commissioners or the County
Board of Education, except in
the case of the Youngsville dis
trict, which excludes Frank
linton on the Education Board,
should decide to represent only
his own district, there would
be a great variance in the
reoresentation.
The Cedar Rock-Gold Mine
representative, in casting one
full vote in arty matter, would
l>e exerting the same authority
in the name of 4170 people as
the Louisburg-Cypress Creek
representative, who would be
representing nearly twice as
many people, 7447.
Under the present system,
the Franklinton - Youngsville
District and the Louisburg
Cypress Creek District fall
short in this matter. The two
together have well over half the
population but have only two
fifths of the vote on the Boards.
However, under the present
system, representatives are
elected by all the people in I
Franklin County, and while they,
naturally, voice the feelings
of their home district, .they,
nevertheless, are aware of the
fact that they represent the
entire county as a whole
In this area, at least, the up
coming May Primaries will go
unchanged. Running from their
owu districts. Commissioners
and School Board members
will have to gain the approval
of the voter countywlde to win
This is the way it should be.
Progress
Ginko: "Are you making any
fprogrAfs' In "getting acquainted
with those falshionable people
who have Just>moved next d9or
to yoiv?" \ \
JellyVanX "Th^ir cat invited
our cat over to a ipuslcale
last night."
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SHOCK
Someone has sustained an in
jury. It may be severe. The
victim turns pale. You are
greatly alarmed when his breath
comes in gasps and his pulse
begins to weaken. He does
.not seem to be much con
cerned; in fact, he is close to
unconsciousness, and often
completely blacks out. What
is happening to him?
The blood vessels .,.are
normally firm and elastic.
They are contracted in health.
Now they are flabby and soft.
The blood runs lazily along in
the dilated bed. The hemo
globin is probably sludging and
finding it extremely difficult
to squeeze through the capil
laries. The heart beats rapid
ly ' laboring against ? the
condition of the blood vessels.
Crushing injuries are usually
followed by this condition, which
is shock. Fright is the first
reaction to accidents)* particu
larly where a number of ,peop)e*
are involved, and there are
mangled bodies, e rustled awl
splintery bones, torn and shat
tered nerves.
Severe burns, wither in-,
volving large areW or deen_tis
sues of the \body, are .very apt
to be folldwea\t>y shock \
The temperature fallsNbelow
normal. The breathing iJ* un
certain, accompanied by ga\ps,
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yawns, and sighs. His face i
is as pale as death. If con
scious, he keeps Asking, for i
water. He talks rationally but
remembers nothing about it af
terwards.
Sbmetimes there is no way
to get the .victim to the hospi
tal, and the doctor is delayed.
Then you must know what "to do
in the meantime. i
Keep the sufferer quiet. IX)
not allow people to rush in
chattering excitedly about the
patient Put him on his back. ,
with his head lower than his
feet. Wrap him in blankets and
put a hot- pad or hot yater
bottles, or any method most
convenient at the time forkeef)
ing the patient warm. When
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he asks for water, which ne
will probably do, it conscious,
give him a little hot tea or
coffee. A little cold water
may also help.
Fainting, nausea, and vom
iting are frequently followed
by unconsciousness. As a rule,
the patient does not complain
uf pain. All the st?ns?>s seem
Lk?adened.
Until the doc tor arrives, the
iayinan can follow the above
instructions and perhaps sav??
a life.
Estate Planning For Women
Is Topic For University Women
G. M. Beam, Jr. , lucal .it
torney aitd insuranceman, was
guest speaker Monday evening
to the Loins burg Branch of t lie
American Association or Uni
versity Women.
"Estate Planning for Women"
was the- topic of the program
About Your
Home
Fences are a good defense
against 'winds and pryinfc eyes.
For the most efficient cooling,
keep louvei's vertical and not'
more than eight inches wide.
Slant them with your prevailing
wind To act as a wind break,
the fence must be solid and
tall enough to offef protection.
Decorative holes in the
fence do not let in as much
air as louvers, but they ac
tually boost its force This
may be important it your sum-;
mer breeze is sluggish
Horizontal louvers aren't
recommended. They either
shoot the wind up and over your
garden or they force it against
the ground and cause a pile-up
of air that whips around and
does very little cooling.
I'se an attractive fence to hide
the sights and sounds of your
service area The design of
any fence must blend with the
house architecturally. *
Often a fence can be con
structed to give much needed
shade to the yard or -terrace
area. Build your fence so ffijft,
both sides' are attractive. Your
neighbors will appreciate this.
You can bjiy many well
designed ready-made fences.
The fences come in sections
and are attached to your posts.
This type of fence is made of
wood, which reflects less heat
than masonry.
Walls and fe net's make a per
fect background for planting.
Choose shrubs that are ever
green. or have an Interesting
pattern when the leaves are
gone.
Clipped hedges have become
somewhat., fashionable and
this is hard to understand.
There is no separation' or
garden background that is so
friendly- or effective-, y
?6> >lr Beam spoke to th? branch ?
members* in the home of Mrs
1 D M9011 on Dickens Avenue.
Mr. Beam selected from the
broad subject of estate planning
those pointers applicable to his
audience. He emphasized the j
two-fold purpose of estate plan- I
ning? making - disposition of
tMngs owned and doing this
m the way one wishes, freeing
the estate from unnecessan ?
expenses or taxes.
Following the program, a brief
[business session was presided 1
over by Miss Elizabeth Johnson, I
In the past years, an esti
mated 10,000 yoyng Frankhn
County people have moved to-!
Wake Count) seeking jobs An
other thousand commute
president Dr Ann Blumenfeld
reported on the calendar sale,
which is given toward the schol
arship fund, and a1 special of
fering was taken to supplement
this amount Mrs. G Ray
Pruette gave the treasurer's
report, c'and Mrs Moon read
the minutes of the November
and December meetings.
The hostess* "served cake
topped with whipped cream and
coconut, waited pecans,- mints
and coffee to the following!"
Franklinton, Mesdames C. Ray
Pruette. Richard, Whitfield and
Juli.i Qrr; I^ouisburg, Mes
dames John Matthews, Joe A
Pearce, Virgil LJuncan, Misses
Ruth Merntt, Ann Blumenfeld, '
Adelaide. Johnson, and Elizabeth
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