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97th Year? Number 17 Louisburg N C , Tuesday. April 19. 1966 (Si* Page* Today) (Ten Cento) Miss Ann Felts Marks Virginia Coed Is Seventh Contestant Miss Ann Felts Marks, 19-year-old Louisburg College coed from Courtland, Va. is the seventh and final con testant for the Miss l.ouisburg title in the Jaycee Beauty Pageant to be held here Saturday night, April 23. Miss Marks, the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Paul W. Marks of Courtland, will perform a self-written dramatic reading as her talent. She is now or has been a cheer-, leader, a member of the Student Government, Secretary and president of M. V. F., a member of the Tri-lli-Y, Y. W. C. A. and the Annual Staff. She has brown eyes and blond hair and her hobbies are water skiing, tennis and swimming. College Sets $1 Million Bodget The Board of Trustees of Loulsburg College adopted an operating budget for 1966-67 of $1,092,000.00 at the spring meeting yesterday. In a report on longirange planning, President Cecil W. Robblns reported long-range needs amounting to $4,944, 972.00., Including endowment and physical facilities. Di rector of College Relations, David E. Daniel, reported that a total of $280,463.00 has been paid Into the Development pro gram from ' various sources. He mentioned a number of Im provements on the campus, in cluding the completion of an Athletic Field for Baseball. In other action the Board set up the Isaac D. Moon Scholar ship to be valued at $1800.00 annually,- and awarded a $1500.00 grant for graduate" study In history to Llndley S. Butler. Professor Butler will be studying at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Nominations for vacancies on Help Find The Loulsburg Franklin Coun ty Development Corporation needs Information as to the present mailing address of Miss Mary Y. Currln. The Corpora tion has a check for Miss Cur rln which was returned as "unknown" when mailed to the address In the Corporation files. Any Information about Miss Currln's current address would be deeply appreciated so that the money could be mailed to her. If you know Miss Cur rln's address, please contact W. F. Shelton, Box 59, Louls burg, N. C., or call 6-3690. the Board of Trustees Included S. Thomas Gaddy of Raleigh, president of Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.; Reverend J. V. Early, pas tor of the First Methodist Church, Rockingham; and the Reverend A. Klmsey King, pas tor of the Basnlght Methodist Church Jn Ahoskle. E. Hoover Taft, Jr., of Green ville reported for the Com mittee on Finance, and Dr. Edgar B. Fisher of Greenville reported for the Committee on Nominations. Or. James E. HUlman of Raleigh, president of the Board, presided. Green Hill House Methodist Shrine Painting On Exhibit A new painting of Green Hill House by Floyd A. Johnson, noted painter, Is to be exhibit ed this week In Baltimore dur ing the Bicentennial Celebration of Methodism, according to an announcement by TOGETHER Magazln*.\ \ The painting, one of twelve Just finished featuring Ameri ca's Methodism's shrines, de picts Dr._Thomas Coke, Freeborn Garretson (a re nowned circuit rider), and Bishop Francis Asbury con ferring In the foreground, with other preachers talking In groups In the background.. It relates to the first annual conference of the newly or ganized Methodist Episcopal Church here In Loulsbui'g on April 20, 1785, which brought together preachers from Vir ginia, North Carolina and South Commissioners Set Survey The Board of County Com missioners, meeting as the Board of Equalization here Tuesday, gave approval to a contract with a Raleigh en gineering firm for a survey of the county to prepare planning reports, water and sewage feas ibility reports and to assist In obtaining federal and state funds for improvements. The contract, which calls for the reports, coat .of which Is listed as $18,000.00, Is subject to final acceptance by federal authorities of the proposed Im provement fund request. Pleraon and Whitman, Inc. Consulting Engineers of Raleigh is the firm awarded the con tract. The Board has been deliberating for aeveral months on the possibility of getting federal funds through the Farm and Home Administration for county water and sewage Im provements. The contract calls for <% of the cost of construction as for the company. The ac knowledglng letter received by the Board agrees that no ex pense will be Incurred by the county unless the federal grant Is approved. The reports will be a pre liminary covering of the county's needs In the area of water and sewage Improve ments, and no specific con struction has been mentioned. Preliminary drafts of the re ports are said to be made available within 90 to 120 days from the date of the beginning of work on the project. Local Woman's Father Dies Word was received here Ihl* morning of the death of Mr. Y. W. Lea of Plnehurst, N. C. He was the father of Mrs. Georg* Dennis of Loulstpirg. Funeral arrangements are In complete. Warren Heads Local Boosters Loulsburg oil dealer Wood row Warren was elected new presi dent of the Loulsburg High School Boosters In a meeting held here last night. Warren, father of three boys, succeeds Dally C. Phillips In the post. County Accountant Lee Mur ray was named Vice-President and fills the vacancy which had existed since Phillips re placed Jim Terry when Terry, then president, moved from Loulstjyrg. " * A1 Fox, Principal of the school, was reelected Secre tary-Treasurer of the - group, a post which he has held since becoming principal. Warren, active In many civic affairs, Is presently Vice President of Green Hill Country Club. He Is married to the former Naomi Jenkins of Mo meyer in Nash County and is himself a native of Nash. Their three boys, Woody, Kevan and Mark, are students at Louls burg. Murray, a native of Franklin County, Is a veteran of the or ganization since Its founding In 1949. He Is married to the former Edith Wiggins of Frank lin County. They have two chil dren, Phillip, a student at Loulsburg, and Wendy. The group discussed several changes In the constitution and by-laws, planned their annual athletic dinner for the students, and set their next meeting as a dutch supper affair on May 16. A committee consisting of the officers, Mac Joyner and Ellis Nash was named to study pos sible changes In the rules and to look Into certain fund raising projects. They are to report to the entire group at the later meeting. Phillips was given a vote of thanks for his service to the organization during the past year. He has been an active memper for a number of years and served in a number of capacities. Carolina. Green Hill Place, located Just outside Loulsburg on the Bunn highway, and now the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Davis, has often been referred to 'as the site of the FIRST Methodist Coherence to be held In this country. This claim is discounted by Franklin County Historian, the late E. H. Davis, In his book, Historical Sketches of Franklin County. Mr. Davis writes: "This Is an error I have for years been especially anxious to correct, belonging as I do to that branch of the church and owning and living in that house (The book was written in 1942 when Rev. E. H. Davis was residing at Green Hill).. ..Let It then be ever remembered that the Conference at Green , HU1, April 20, 1785 'was NOT ' 'the first conference held In America' nor even In the United j States. Jesse Lee, the histori an of the church, who was present on that occasion, says In his history, page 114, It ! was the 14th Conference In the United States. The only first that may be safely Claimed for that gathering Is that It was 1 the first conference of that denomination In North Caro lina." Twenty preachers gathered at the House, then the home of Major Green Hill, who figured very prominently In the history of Franklin County, having held several elected posts Including Clerk of Court and Register of Deeds. The full-color painting Is be ing reproduced for the first time In the May lasue of TO < GETHER, The Methodlit l Church's general - Interest i magazine that goes Into almost I three-quarters of a million homes every i?onth. The reproduction, a copy at J which may be seen at The ; Franklin Time* office, Is not suitable for printing here be- i cause of the full color. I Republican, Solicitor, Two More For House Thirty-Six File In Local w Itaccs. Ten IiioihiommI Last-minute filings for County Solicitor and several constable posts brought the number of candidates In the. May 28th Democratic Primary vlelng for local offices to thirty-six, as -the deadline came last Friday at noon. DAVIS FILES * County Attorney Charles Davis filed five minutes before the deadline to oppose Incum bent W. H. (Jack) Taylor for the Solicitor post. Six can didates for Township Constable filed Friday, giving for the first time In several years, someone to fill the post In each township. Ten races were decided when the deadline passed and the single candidate drew no oppo sition. Leading these are: Ralph S. Knott, assured of an other term as Clerk of Superior Court; E. C. Bui luck, now the nominee for Recorder's Court Judge; George H. Harris, County Commissioner from Hayesvll^e -Sandy Creek Dis trict, assured of another term; and James H. Edwards, the Democratic nominee for Coro ner. Six Constable candidates are unopposed. TWO. FOR HOUSE Late filings brought to five the number of candidates running for the ttoo seats in the N. C. House of Representatives from the Sixteenth District composed of Franklin, Vance and Warren Counties. James Burton, Jr., of Warrenton ahd Theaoseus T. Clayton, Negro attorney of War renton, entered the race Friday. Already running are Franklin's Representative James D. Speed, Warren Representative Wilton R. Drake and Henderson busi nessman John T. Church. REPUBLICAN FILES One Republican filed. Willis Dupree, Loulsburg plumber, filed for the County Commis sioner post in District 5,*now held by Democrat Norwood Faulkner. Dupree becomes the Republican Party nominee and will oppose the Democratic winner In the November elec tions. CONSTABLE RACES The six late filers for Con stable were: Lloyd Gupton, unopposed In Gold Mine; Perry Tharrlngton and Harold House In Sandy Greek; Cleveland Per ry, unopposed in Cypress Creek; Karl Strickland run ning against Joe W. Joy nor and Elmo Cash In Harris Township; and Jack Joyner running against Walter C. ; Bartholomew In Loulsburg Township. Other Constables unopposed and thereby becoming the party nominee are: Van Champion, Cedar Rpck; Kenneth B. Hill, Youngsvllle; John Horton, Dunn; and John Scott Ayscue In Hayesvllle Township. Races (or Constable Involve Gu? Stroud, Jr., and Claude Satter whlte In Frankllnton, Joyner and Bartholomew In Loulsburg, Tharrlngton and House InSandy Creek, and the three-way race In Harris Township between Joe W. Joyner, Elmo Cash and Karl Strickland. Other races remained as they were before the deadline; no new developments material ized, although several were rumored. SHERIFF S RACE Loulsburg Police Chief Wil liam T. Dement is opposing Rescue Gets Gift Mayor V. A. Peoples, Chief li the Loulsburg Rescue Ser vice, disclosed today that the mlt has received a check for 1340.10 from Frankllnton Fabrics as Its annual gift. The presentation was made last Friday by Chuck Julian, Burlington Industries official, 1 Frankllnton Fabrics annually | makes a sizable donation to { the local service organization, i t Sheriff Joseph W.1 Champion ip the Sheriff's race, and there Is a three-way run in Dunn Harris Townships and a four way race In the Louisburg Cypress Creek District for seats on the Board of County Commissioners. COMMISSIONERS CROW I)K1) In District I, H. Derrell Mitchell, G. Frank Hlnson and Brooks W. Young are running fo'r the seat now held by Mrs. Jeanette P. Arnold. In District 5, Incumbent Norwood Faulkner Is opposed by J. H. Talton, A. H. Spencer and Booker T. Driver, one of the three Negro candidates In the Primary. Incumbent Mrs. T. H. Dickens, from Cedar Rock-Gold Mine Township, Is opposed tn her bid for another term on the County Board of EducattOH-bjL William Taylor Boone and Jo seph L. Strickland, the second Negro in the primary. In the Loulsburg -Cypress Creek District, incumbent Clint Fuller is opposed by Walter H. Ball for a seat on the Board May 28th Primary Line Up (? Denotes Incumbent. Others Listed Alphabetically) V. S SENATOR *B. Everett Jordan Hubert E. Seymour N. C. IKHSE ?James I) Speed ?Wilton R Drake James Burton, Jr. John T. Church Theaoseus T Clayton COl VTY COMMISSIONERS District 1 G. Erank llinson .11 Derrell Mitchell Brooks W. Y oung District 5 ?Norwood E. Eaulkner Booker T Driver \ II Spencer " J. I.I. Talton SHERIFF ?Joseph W. Champion William T. Dement SOLICITOR ?W. II. Taylor Charles Davis BOARD OF EDUCATION District 1 ?Mrs. T. II. Dickens William Taylor Boone Joseph I. Strickland District 5 ?Clint Fuller Halter II Ball CONSTABLES Franklinton ?Claude T Salierwhite (ill* Sir nud |r l.ouishurg Waller C 'Bartholomew Jack Joyner Harris ?Joe W Joyner K.I mo Cash Karl Strickland Sandy Creek ?Perry Tharrin^lon Harold House Warrenton Negro Enters Race A Warrenton Negro attorney has entered the race for one of the two Sixteenth District seats In the North Carolina House of Representatives. This brings to four the number vlelng, Including Franklin's Rep. James D. Speed, War ren's Rep. Wilton R. Drake, and Henderson .businessman John T. Church. Theaoseus T. Clayton of War renton, N. C., announced on Friday, April 15, his candidacy for the House of Representa tives. This district will elect two Representatives f/:om a three-county area (Vance, Warren and Franklin). He had previously made a bid for House of Representative from Warren County. Clayton said he "seeks this position with the objective of serving all the people of this area with particular concern for the poor. According to sta tistical data, the poor repre sents a large portion of this general area's population. The key factors necessary for de velopment, growth and progress In this are are improved edu cation, and Increased employ ment opportunities for all people." Clayton, 35 years of age, has been practicing law in Warren County for the past four years, while concerned and actively I Involved with many civic and Industrious developments of the area. He received a B.S. de gree from Johnson C. Smith University and a LLB degree from North Carolina College. He also served two ? years In the U. S. Army. He Is mar ried to the former Eva Mc pherson of Augusta, Georgia; they have three children, Jo anne, Theaoseus T., Jr., and Martin. Waccamaw Approves Merger Stockholders of Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company, In a meeting held Friday, April 15, approved a merger agreement In which The Commercial Bank of Dunn, NorthCarollna, Is to be merged Into Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company, and the establishment of a Waccamaw Bank Office In Dunn. ' On the same date stockhold ers of The Commercial Dank In Dunn also approved the mer ger. Application to the North Caro lina State Banking Department and to The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will be filed. of *Educatlon. * The Primary will be held _gn Saturday, May 28f and the registration books will be open for three Saturdays beginning Saturday, April 30. Registra tion may be done on days other than Saturdays by contacting the registrar at home, accoi*dlngto the Board of Elections. Group To Form Farm Program A group of county agricul tural leaders and others In terested In the future of agriculture ln^Franklln County held a meeting last Thursday night to discuss a five-year plan to improve farm income In the area. The meeting, held under sponsorship of the County Ex tension Service, gathered in the Community Room of First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. on Bickett Blvd. to discuss a plan to replace the "1.6 In *66" Plan which is expiring this year. 1 C. T. Dean, Jr., County Ex tension Chairman, presided at the meeting, which saw the staff of Dean's office speak on the various phases of their work. They told also the progress made in the different divisions and suggested some new ideas for the coming years. Participating in addition to Dean Were Bob Shllllnglaw, James Stephenson, Mrs. Fran ces Fuller, Mrs. Bernlce Har ris, Mrs Bill O'Neal, L. D. Baldwin, S. D. Little, MrsTL. D. Baldwin, and Mrs. Inei Foster. All are members of the Exten sion Service in Franklin Coun ty. Dean explained that this was an orientation meeting and was called to acquaint the group of the need for a new five-year plan. He announced that another meeting would be set fox later, at which time concrete plans would be made. About thirty county leaders attended. Weather Generally fair and warmer to day. Low, 50; high, lower 80' s. Louisburg Field Day Loulsburg School held Its oft -postponed Field Day here Monday ?lth several hundred students In grades one through eight participating. The event was sponsored by the Safety Patrol [pictured top right) and Included a number of contests between :las*ee such as the sack races (lower cut) and clot hi r* ex chang* relay (middle picture). The highlight of the event wma the firing of ','Blg Bertha" rocket by the eighth grade boys (left photo). This was the first such event held here In many years. -Staff Photos by Clint Fuller.
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