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Viewing Plant Location Youngsville businessman A1 De Porter, left, James T. (Joe) Moss, President of the Youngs ville Development Corporation, center, and W. J. Benton, Franklin County Development Director, look oyer the site on U. S. 1 near Youngsville of th?L.new industrial plant. The Diazit Company, inc., of New Jersey will construct a 6,000 ft. building on the site to manu facture whiteprint machines. -Staff Photo by Clint Fuller. Youngsville Gets Industry The Dlazlt .Company, Inc., of Monmouth Junction, New Jer sey, disclosed plans for the construction of a manufacturing plant on U. S. Highway No. 1 at Youngsvllle. Robert P. Neeb, jpresiaeni 01 tne company, saia that the 6,000 foot building was an expansion for his company and would be built on a 12-acre site purchased fromW. T. Moss of Youngsvllle. The company makes a line of Dlazo whlteprlnt machines, Neeb said, and has national and International distribution. He further stated that the machines made by the company are used primarily for making copies of architectural and engineering drawings and that prints could be made up to 42 Inches wide and any desired length. William J. Benton, Director of the Franklin County Indus trial Development Commission, In making the announcement, said that he was very pleased with Dlazlt's decision to locate In Franklin County. He said that employment by the company would add much to the economy of Franklin County and es pecially the Youngsvllle area. Benton was high In his praise for the work done by Youngs vllle businessman A1 DePorter and Joe Moss, President of the Youngsvllle Development Cor Wake Electric Notes 25th Anniversary Members of Wake Electric Membership Corporation are urged to mark their calendar for March 25. That's the date for the 25th Anniversary Annual1 Meeting of the local rural elec tric Cooperative, to be held In the Wake Forest High School Gymnasium, according to W. O. Fuller, Wake Electric Direc tor from Franklin County. ^There'll be door prizes for everyone, smaller prizes for every tenth member, and a color I television for some lucky num ber?a lot of Interesting things for the entire family. Mri. Harry B. Caldwell, Mas ter of the North Carolina State Grange from Greensboro, will speak on "A Glowing Future for Agriculture and Rural Liv ing In North Carolina"; this will be of real Interest to Wake Electric members. E. T. Kearns, who many of Wake's charter members re member as the "daddy" of the Cooperative, will speak briefly about the early days of the Cooperative. Directors are to be elected from Districts 1, 2, and 4. Fuller reminds everyone who Is served by Wake Electric that he or she Is part owner of the rural electric system. As an owner, each member will have the opportunity to take part In the annual .meeting, vete, ask questions,, hear reports of progress and future plans. Director Fuller said, "Mer chants and businessmen In the community are cooperating to make this Sliver Anniversary meeting a real success." "While the benefits of rural electrification are most notice able In raising the standards ? .of rural living, city people, too, have benefited greatly. The program natlonally_has gen erated a multl-mllllon dollar rural market for electric ap pliances and equipment, It has made cash registers ring and created Jobe for city people everywhere," Fuller aald. "We extend a cordial Invitation to our city friends to attend our an niversary. poration. He said both men were instrumental in the com pany's decision to locate at Youngsville. The company will employ about 25 male workers Initially and hopes to begin production some time in July Neeb said that the splendid cooperation of local citizens was one of the major factors in the company's decision to locate in this area. Four Candidates File, One More Announces For Primary The tempo is stepping up in local politics as four more candidates fi.led this week and a fifth announced. "One had filed previously to bring the total paying their fees to Elec tions' Board Secretary Johr King to five.* Leading the list of filers this week is Incumbent County Com missioner George H. Harris of District 3, Hayesville-Sandy Creek Townships. G. Frank Hinson, retired Bunn business man, filed for the seat from Harris-Dunn Township. Mrs. Jeanette P. Arnold now occu pies "the District I position. She was appointed to fill the unexpired term Of her late hus band, Claude A. Arnold. The only other announced candidate for the race in District I is Bunn * businessman Derrell Mitchell District 5, Louisburg -Cy press Creek Township, non represented by Chairman Nor 1 wood Faulkner, thus far has no announced candidates for the i post. Faulkner and at least one other candidate is expect ed to make the race, although neither has made any public [ statement. There is no word whether or not Commissioner Harris will have opposition in the Dis trict 3 race. Louisburg Police Chief Wil liam T. Dement, who had pre viously announced for the Sheriff's office, now Afield by Joseph W. Champion, also a candidate, paid his filing fee Tuesday Gus Stroud, Jr., filed for Frankllnton Township Con fAHMS | An Industry Grows In Franklin County SEE FEATURE STORY PAGE 5 Louisburg Businesses Plan Spring Sale The Louisburg Business As sociation is planning a town wide Spring ?ales event for March 21-24, according to an announcement from the Execu tive Secretary, Mrs. Juanita Pleasants. The sale will be the first of the year for association mem bers and comes somewhat later than the former Washington Birthday sales event. Banners, placards, and newspaper and radio advertising wllj announce the event in participating busl-, nesses \ The Association has urged Its members to take part In Fountain To Seek Another Term * ? Rep. l_ H Fountain Congressman L. H. Fountain (D.-Tarboro) today announced that he Is filing this week for renomlnatlon to the U. S. House of Representatives from the 2nd District. Rep. Fountain has represented the 2nd Dis trict In Congress since Janu ary 1953 and now ranks second In seniority In the North Caro lina Congressional delegation. During his entire Congres sional service, -Congressman Fountain has devoted particular attention to matters affecting the economic welfare of North Carolina, Its term families, and \ its principal products, Includ ing tobacco. He tps served for 11 years as Chairman of the i House Government Operations Subcommittee which haa Juris- i diction over operations of the j Department of Agriculture. i Rep. Fountain Is alio a mem- | ber of the House Committee on , Foreign Affairs and Is Chair man of its Near East Subcom mittee. Rep. Fountain was the author of legislation establishing the Advisory Commission on Inter governmental Relations and serves as a Congressional member of the Commission, as does Senator Sam Ervln of North Carolina. The Advisory Commission, which is com posed of Governors, State legislators, mayors and county officials as well as represen tatives of the Federal govern ment, has worked actively sine# its establishment In 1959 to strengthen our State and local governments. Despite his heavy Committee duties, Rep. Fountain has main tained an almost perfect atten dance and voting record during his more than 13 years In the Congress. Before filing, Rep. Fountain made the following statement: "I deeply appreciate the op portunity the people of the 2nd District have given me to serve them In the Congress of the United States. I will exert every effort to merit their con tinued confidence and support. M| Recorder's Court Docket The following cases were dis posed of during a session of Recorder's Court on Tufsday, March 8: Boddle Joel Joyner, w/m/18, no operator's license. >10-00 fine and costs. (3/2/66) Lee Bert Green, c/m/37, mo tor vehicle violation. 30 days In Jail; defendant to be given credit on this sentence for any time he has served In prison for the last two years. Artemus Mann, c/m/30, op erating auto intoxicated. So-' Ucltor requests Judgment abso lute. James Neal, c/m, assault with deadly weapon. Defendant having failed to comply with Judgment, the court orders commitment to Issue. , James W. Neal, c/m, non support. Defendant having railed to comply with Judgment, court orders commitment to ssue. Arthur Eugene Mallette, c/m, speeaing. juugmtrm on payment of costs. Larry Carlton Wood, w/m/17, speeding. Pleads guilty under waTver statute. $15.<}0 fine tfnd costs . > > - Leonard McCray Jackson, */ ,m/26,'pt'hllc<1runkeness. Court allows motion to quash. Shirley Yarborough, c/f, as sault with deadly weapon. De fendant bound over to Superior Court under $500.00 borxj. James Taylor Mustlan; w/m/ 36, speeding. Pleads guilty under waiver statute. flO.OO fine and costs. Cornelius Alston, c/m/17, breaking and entering; larceny. Defendant bound over to Su perior Court under $500.00 bond. Wtllte Andrew Thomas, c/m/? 28, Assault with deadly weapon Inflicting serious Injury Prob able cause found; to be held for See COURT page 8 the event and to offer real genuine values to the public as an enticement, to trade at home this Spring. A large number of merchants have Indicated that they plan to ta.ke part in the project, and announcements are to be made later. \ Monday, March 21, is the first day of Spring, and the sale is planned to coincide with Its coming. Clay McEfrlde, Archie Fuller and Clint Fuller are the com mittee in charge of the event for the Association. Weather Sunny today. Partly cloudy Friday and turning warmer. Low today, 26; high, 57. \ stable, According to Kthg. He lfc the' first of the numerous constable aspirants to file. James H. Edwards, local funeral home director, an nounced yesterday for the po sition of Coroner, a post he has held for two terms. x ? Edwards, Mitchell and Cham pion have announced formally but have not filed Harris, Hinson, Stroud and Walter Ball, a candidate for the County Board of Education from the Louisburg District, have filed but made no formal announce ment. Dement made a formal announcement and v has filed. All are subject to the May 28th Democratic Primary. Filing deadline is noon Friday, April v15, according to King. Mayor Issues Proclamation Louisburg Mayor V. A. Peo ples issued a proclamation this week, urging the 2,109 citizens in Louisburg and Franklin County to take advantage of the upcoming Enrollment Period for Medicare benefits. The Mayor's' Proclamation follows: "Whereas, more than 2,109 citizens of Loulsburg and Franklin County are G5 and over and who are eligible for the health Insurance protec tion afforded by the Medicare Program beginning July 1, i960; and "Whereas, the health insur ance provisions of the "Social. Security Amendments of 1965" provide a deadline of March 31, 1966 for enrolling in the volun tary medical insurance part of thw Medicare Program; and "Whereas, those attaining 65 in 1965 or before, who fall to sign up In the initial enrollment period ending on the 31st day of March 1966, may liave to wait 18 more months to avail themselves of this protection, and then at a higher rate; and "Whereas, those affected by the deadline deserve the bene fits, of doctor bill Insurance tinder Medicare and should not be without access to this pro tection beginning next July; "Now, therefore, I V. A. Peo ples, Mayor of the city of Lou is - burg, N. C., do hereby take official recognition of the im portance of the initial enroll ment .period for the voluntary medical insurance part of the Medicare Program and Pro claim March 19^6 as Medic;ye Enrollment Month I urge all citizens of Louls1?urg, N. C., including those vested with the responsibilities for dissemi nating information in the public interest, to lend their generous natures and tireless energies throughout this month of March 1966 to the successful comple tion of Medicare Enrollment George H Harris Granville County To Name State Senator ? Granville County will name the State Senator this year from the district composed of Vance, Granville and Franklin. No announcement of a candidacy has been made in Granville as yet, so far as learned here The three?county district was set up by the 1963 Legislature and was in effect in the 1U65* General Assembly. Frec| S. Royster of Henderson was sena tor from the district last year. Leaders in the three coun ties several years ago agreed upon a rotation schedule for naming the State Senator. Franklin will have the senator in 1968 primaries. Koyster Heads Council Fred S. Royster of Hen derson was reelected president of the Tobacco Tax Council at that (tody's annual meeting in Richmond, Va., March 3. Other officers were likewise re elected. Royster has headed the group the past several years. Robert W. Nor r is, of New York, an official of the Philip Morris Tobacco Cohipany, was named vice-president, All>ert G Clay, of Mount Sterling, Ky.f secretary, and Carl T. Hicks, of Walstonburg, N. C.t treasurer. Clay is chairman of the board of Burley Auction Association. Hicks is presi dent of the Flue-Cured Tobac co Stabilization Corporation. Royster, who is managing di rector of the Bright Belt Ware house Association, said the annual meeting . was mostly routine, Including adoption of a budget for tin* fining year. Directors reelected William A. O'Flaherty as executive di rector of the Council for 1966. Month ili Louisburg, N. C. "In witness where<Af, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the city of Louis burg, N. C., to be affixe<l. "Done at Louisburg, North Carolina." V. A. Peoples James H Edwards Edwards To Seek . Reelection James H. Edwards, 43, Louis burg funeral home director, announced today that he will seek reelection to the position of Franklin County Coroner In .the upcoming May 28th Demo cratic Primary. Edwards, closing out his second four-year term as Coro ner, graduated from Mills High School her^and Is married to the former Cora Katie Moore of the Hickory Rock Communi ty. They have three boys, Jlm mle, Ray and Rickey. Group To Study Plans No date has been agreed upon as yet for an organizational meeting of the fifteen-man com mittee to be constituted for the purpose of regulating auction sales on the five flue-cured to bacco belts. Fred S. Royster, managing director of the Bright Belt Warehouse Association, said the group would meet well In advance of the start of the auction season in the Georgia Florida Belt In July. The 15-man committee will consist of five warehousemen, five growers and five buyers. ^Neither the grower nor buyer representatives have been named. Presidents of the five flue-cured marketing belts warehouse associations will represent that phase of the busi ness. Meet Set The annual convention of the Bright Belt Warehouse Asso ciation this year will be held at the Cavalier Hotel at Virginia Beach, Va., onTuesday-Thurs day, July 5, 6, and 7, it was stated today by .Fred S. Royster of Henderson, managing di rector of the association, ^^he warehousemen have held their sessions frequently Inre -eeht years at the Cavalier Ho tel In Virginia Beach. Last year the session was held 'for ' the first time at the new Block ade Runner hotel at Wrlghtsvllle Beach, but no date was available there for the 1966 convention, Royster said. v J Moor# (L) Woodllef (L) Stone (L) Britt (M) Murfrwsboro Fins SoutherUnd (L) Hill (M) SUUlnfs (L) "We'll Be Back Friday ISight" SEE BULLDOG STORY PAGE 8
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