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Weather Cloudy and cooler today with scattered showers. Occasional rain tonight. Cool and clearing Wednesday. Low today, 43; high, 55. Comment The Franklin Times Jin .yidtlmer is one who can remember when two could live as cheaply as one, without both working. Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Serving All 0' Ftankltn County Tel SY 6-3283 (Ten. Cents) Louisburg. N. C., Tuesday. February 15. 1966 (S'* Pages Today) 96th Year ? Number 102 Sunset Ave. .Scenes above show part of storm damage here Sunday as tornadic winds whipped through the area, leaving uprooted trees, torn awnings, and much of the area with out electric power. At left,' the ?huge tree which fell on Sunset Avenue cutting Kenmore Ave. the in. fin feeder line from tlie l.ouislmrg powj*r station, throwlng'*the northern and southern parts of town Into darkness for arounu i.t Hours; a'nu'r, wet* loppieu .i? ro^? p* * ? i lint'*- on kemnoiv Avenue here, and right, front of burned-out builfl South Main St. in? on South Main Street Was blown out, hailing * bricks oi\t'o the" sidewalk and street No injuries were reported in the area , but widespread damage was recorded ? " -Staff Photos by Clint Fuller. Grocers Hear Requirements Franklin County grocery store operators are being processed today In the local courthouse to participate in the federal Food Stamp Program recently ap^ proved by the County Cornprfs sioners. Over 150 grocerv/<tore own ers and perscmtrtM attended an afternoon meeting Monday in the countropm here, and another grojjprattended a similar meet ing Monday night, to hear Mr. Sam Pope of Rocky Mount and Mr. Harold Yountz of Winston Salem, both with the U. S. De partment of Agriculture, ex plain the requirements for a groceryman to become au thorized to handfe sta-raps*. The Program, which is to begin here March 1, and for which a number of people have already applied_-at the Welfare Department, is an alcf td low Income families A household must, after qualifying at the Welfare Department, purchase of cash certain amounts of Food Stamps. With such purchases, bonus stamps are given which may be used to purchase food. Grocerymen heard the Agri culture officials tell thatStamps are in two denominations, fifty cent stamps and $2 stamps. The larger stamps are blue and the smaller, gold or yellow. These may be used as cash, in pur chasing food only, and hiisdoes not include Imported fo< A Gro cerymen were told that\cash could not be given in exchange for stamps. Due bills or stamps may l>e given, or the customer may make additional purchases. He may also pay the difference In cash. ? - Grocery riiSn were told Monday to study the law, a copy of which was given each, and to appear today ready to present their applications. It was estimated thM it would take around twenty minutes to process each appli cation. Other material passed out to those present in Monday's meetings contained information on the "Do's" and "Don'ts" of the Program. Most dealt with the procedures for accept ing the stamps at check-out counters. No old bills can he payed with stamps, it was brought out All in. all, as one merchant put it, it sounded complicated. But most undoubtedly will" at tempt to become certified to day. in .order to participate in the estimated $200,000 annual food bonanza to come to the area through the plan. Signs will be prominently dis played in stores approved be fore the starting date, according to reports. Pope said he was told there were only 71 grocery outlets in the county, when he discovered he barely had enough envelopes of material to pass Out. Many stores were repre sented in the meetings by more ,than one person. Coroner Rules Death Caused By Suffocation Coroner James Edwards re ported this morning that a 47 year-old Negro found dead in the yard of a night spot near Bunn Sunday died from suffo cation. - ... Nelson Harris was found in the yard of a night spot, re portedly pwned by "Betty Bak^r, near Bunn Sunday afternoon. Death was first attributed to Harris having struck his head on a piece of concrete lying in the yard. Edwards.re'ported that X-rays of the head revealed the blow was not sufficient to causae death. Harris reportedly fell from a porch Into the ydrd. Edwards said that he fell with his face In the mud. Wit nesses at the scene thought the man dead and did not at tempt to help him, and,' ac cording to the Coroner, he suf focated. Harris was reportedly drinking at the time. Raletgh--Tlie Motor Vehicles Department's summary of traf fic deaths through 10 a.m. Monday, February 14: Boxscore KILLED TO DATE KILLED TO L)ATE LAST YEAR 165 Minor Injuries Seen# above shows where accident occurred Sunday afternoon around 3:48 p.m. on the Loulsburg-Hlckory Rock highway. Two men were injured, though not seriously, when the driver lost control of the vehicle on top of the hill shown above and traveled 1174 feet down the highway, landing deep In a patch of trees. Glenn West, w/m/28, Rt. 2, l.Oulsburg, an4 Dan Collins, w/m/28, Greensboro, suffered minor Injuries. -tPhoto by Clint Fuller. ~ J * ' 1 *" Fuller Gives Up Local Political Post Walter Fuller, Treasurer ot the Franklin County Democrat* lc Executive Committee and long-time political leader in the county while residing in Raleigh, has resigned his post, according to Joe Lane, Secre tary Of the local political organization. Lane was elected to fill the unexpired term as Treasurer in a special meeting here last Saturday. Fuller's letter of resigna tion, dated February 4, I960, included several statements expressing his appreciation for the cooperation during his office, both as treasurer and in past years other offices, in cluding that of chairman. He said he felt since he was no longer In public office, he should move his registration to the place of his residence, lie Walter E Fuller Lalso stated he bad always come home to Franklin Coupty to votfe. Fuller has been a member of the "Executive Committee since 1902 and was Chairman from 1952 to I960, while he was precinct chairman in Sandy Creek. He was recently removed from his post of Director of Water Resources for the state by Gov. Dan Moore. Fuller had lieen named to the post by I former Gov. 'Terry Sanford. Violent Wind Slorm Lea ves Area Damaged Minds of local citizens wan- i dered Sunday morning back to a windy storm-filled Friday in 11>54, when a hurrlcan with the unlikely lady-like name of Hazel came plowing through the area, leaving untold damage. Fortunately, the tornadic winds which hit the Franklin County area off and on most of the day Sunday, with the hardest blows coming around 10:45 a.m., were somewhat less violent than were the winds of the October 15, 1954 storm. But, several thousand dollars in damages jwere suffered in the area as the storm hit prac tically the entire state. Power was off in most of the Louis burg area for much of the day and night. Full power to all homes was not resumed until around 2:30 a.m. Monday. Clir ?ent was discontinued around 10:45 a.m. when a tree, in the yard Of Mr. and Mrs. Umphrey Lee, Sunset Ave. here, was blown over, severing the main feeder line for the northern sec tion of town and much of the southern area, Other damage was reported at the- local power station, where at least two power, poles were downed. A large tree wis up rooted on Kenmore Ave. tear ing down power lines in that section town. A concrete block fence was blown* over it the outdoor theater on the Frankllnton highway. A large outdoor billboard sign was toppled at the river bridge on Main Street, and a number of awnings were torn or blown down. The front of a burned-out building on South Local School Suit In Hands Of Judge The fate of twenty Negro school children and 'the future of Franklin County*s School Compliance Plan remain today in the hands of U. S. Eastern District Judge Algernon Butler of Clinton. Both sides in the suit for a preliminary injunc tion to allow these twenty Negro pupils to attend schools of their Choice in Franklin County rest-, ed their .caTres last Thursday afternoon in Raleigh. Thirty one transfer requests were de nied last September and eleven parents filed suit in December. The surprising end to what had promised to be a lengthy hearing came when plaintiff at torneys declined to place any witnesses., on the stand late Thursday afternoon and the defense, Just as surprisingly, refused to call their witnesses. Ruling Uncertain ,No indication was mad* as to when Judge Butler" might issue his ruling in the case. Attorn eys completed their arguments shortly before 6p.m Thursday. Court was adjourned, and the Judge ordered attorneys for both sides into his chambers for a conference which lasted over an hour. A group of local Ntfgro par ents, led by Rev. Luther Cop pedge, filed suit In* December against the Board of Education for refusing to grant requests for transfer of their children to grades which did not cojne under the Board's Freedom of Choice grades for this year. The U. S. Justice Department entered the case in January; and' both the government and the Negro group sought a preliminary injunction, which, if granted, would allow i Immediate entrance to the schools in question by the Ne gro students. , The hearings, which began last Tuesday In Clinton (N. C.), were to determine whether or not the con3TTt*?4Jonal rights of I the Negroes have been violated] irv this refusal by the School Boird. The case*- in-chief, which attacks all phases of the Board's Plan of Compliance to the\ 1W4 Civil Rights Art, is yet tVbe heard. Smith On Stand In Thursday's hearings, Supt. Warren, Smith returned t<>t the witness \ stand, where he had spent n?'Vrly four hours Tues day Smith described in detail conflicts in courses which would arise should these students be transferred in the middle of \ the year. Conflicts would exist, according to Smith's testimony, in a number of the cases, re suming in several courses now taken by the Negro students having to be dropped. Judge Butler asked about require ments for graduation and college entrance in regards to the pupils . LeVonne. Chambers, one of the* two. attorneys for the plaintiffs, in his , argument before the court, indicated that lost cours es and college entrance uere not the issues involved. He pointed out that some of the subject matter could be taken next year by. the students, even if certain courses were aban doned this year. Reason Changed It was disclosed in the at torney's arguments that Rev. Coppedge, who originally stated on his son's application thaf "nearness of school"\was his reason\ for seeking transfer from Perry's School to Eilward Best High School, now says that his son wishes to take a course in agriculture at Edward Best, a course not presently available at Perry's School. A desire to obtain a course of study in one school not given in the school attended was one of the two reasons for granting a transfer, according U/fat torneys for the Board of Edu cation. Board Attorney E. F. Yar borough took issue with this point, stating that Rev. Cof$ pedge had on three ? separate occasions stated that a course of study was not his reason. Plaintiff Attorney Chambers explained, that it is now the child who says it is a course of study desired. Irving Tucker of Raleigh, Board attorney, asked why it took from last May until now to decide that a change in a course of study was the reas on when it tyad been^ stated on the application the reason was Bunn Negro Held For Break-ins Loulsburg Police Chief Wll ll?m Dement reported Monday that an arrest has been made In two recent breaklns in the Loulsburg area. Cornelius Al ston, n/ra/17, of Bunn Is being hald in lieu of 1500 bond In two cases of breaking and entering, according to Dement. The youth Is charged with breaking Into Jotinrfy's Shoe Shop on South Main Street last Thursday night and stealing a pair of shoes and some shoe heel taps. He Is also charged with entering the Lotilsburg Milling Company }ast Friday night and .stealing a watch and Jacket. * Chief Dement reported all the merchandise s'tolen has been Recovered. Dement also re ported the discovery of a hole cut in the roof of the IGA Super Market In Ford Villas* last week. Thfi attempted breakln was found when work men went on top of the store to repair damages suffered In the recent snow. Chief DerTient said It was believed that entry was not. made. Nothing was reported taken, the Cfaief said. nearness of sch_oolN He also pointed out that Copta'dge arid other plaintiffs were informed personally <>I the criteria for granting tAjisfers lastSeptern t)?'r 2, six 'Jays |>efore schools opened, ami that none ' hanged their applications and none\ iiad sought to reapply, even though the Board's pjan makes provisions for transfer any time during the year for proper cause. Good Faith Yarborough told the court, "The Franklin County Board of Education has acted in ex treme good faith. They did exactly what the Office of Edu cation guidelines required." He pointed out that the Office of Education did not require Freede*n~e? Choice in all twelve grades, but only in four for this year. Both defense attorneys em-s phasized the point that all twelve grades are to cofrie under t"he Freedom of Choice Plan this fall. Tucker cited several similar cases in District Courts and. Circuit Courts in Which Freedom of ChQjLce was upheld and in wMch Office of Education guidelines were imJed as legal. Howard Fink, attorney for the government, accused the Board Of "trickery" when the point was made that plaintiffs were Informed on September 2 of the criteria for transfer. Heat ed arguments at this point be? tween attorneys and during the debate on the change in the Coppedge reason for' transfer were taken off the record by T-iuitfa Dili] nr i/IIugr iTtTvIT-I . Plaintiff attorneys protested on a point contained In an af fidavit by Clint Fuller, Vice Chairman of the Board of Edu cation and Managing Editor of The Franklin Times, In which Fuller said, "In my opinion, the publication of the names See SCHOOL Page 6 Main Street' was blown out, hail ing bricks onto the sidewalks and into the street. No Injuries were reported in any of the county area. There was a report of one lady in the i Cedar Rock Community receiv ing a cut when the wind blew a pan? of glass out at her home. An automobile accident Sunday around 3:45 p.m. on the Loui.s burg- Hickory Rock roada in which two youths were' injured, was not attributed to the storm. No reports of extensive dam age were made from Frahklln ton, but .? number of shingles were blown from ? roofs of homes, several TV antennas were downed, and at least one large tree, on Green Street, was uprooted. Scattered reports indicate that isolated damage occurred throughout the county area. Dftmagp w.ts ??xti'usiv." ill thf White Level- Hh/kory near St. Delight Church, where a store awning was torn down, a car shelter was felled, and a house trailer uplifted from its foundation. Another house trailer on the Bunn highway was blown o^er. No injuries were reported A At MaplevilleAa shelter was* blown down on toto of a tractor, inflicting minor damages to the tractor. \ Loulsburg Town admini strator E. S. Ford estimated the cost of local repairs |jy the Town at $.1,200- Monday. He stated that had the storm not caused the severance of the main feeder line, power could have been pestored much quick er and at less' expense'. He also reported that Carolina Power and Light Co., supplier to the town, suffered damages in tht; a^ea but that most' of their damage was in secondary Jlnes. Current was restored to the northern end of town around lliidrfight Sunday, to Noble Street residents around l.a.m. Mon day, and to Kenmore Ave. around 2:30 a.m. Monday, Telephone linesmeh were still - working on their lines early Monday morning in the Loulsburg area. * ? Routine Meeting The Lou Ls burn Town Council held Its regular monthly meet ing here last Friday night. Only routine .matters were taken up at the relatively short session. Three motions were made, ac cording to tKe minutes, In which Z^/uanAllvwkan C . C*rtD 1 ^ ? > . - vWinCiiiTiBli a, v , ruSlc~ 9 tiitr~ tlon to have names of local flfemen certlfledj^fore being submitted to the N.cCr Fire men's Pension Fund was ap proved. Coupellman E. F. Thomas seconded the action. Councilman Jonah Taylor moved that Louis A. Wheless, See MEETING Page 8
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