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Weather Cloudy with chance of show ers late today. Showers likely on Wednesday. Low today, 56; high, 70. The F ranklin Times Published Every Tuesday & X^ursday Serving All Of Franklin Cou/?y Serving All Of Franklin News Cast The chief reason so rrtkny marriages are failures is that so roany failures are married. Tel 0Y 6-3283 (Ten Cents) Lou^sburg, N C . Tuesday Apt I 26 1966 (Eight Pages Today) 97th Year ? Number 19 Twenty Five Years Of Service ?/ Scenes above show Twenty-Fifth Anniversary meeting of the Gold Sand Grange held In the school cafeteria Saturday night. Pictured, left, Is Mrs. Harry B. Caldwell, State Grange Mas ter; top photo, the three charter members of the organization, left to right: Mr. M. E. Watljins, Mrs. M. E. Watklns and Mr. Q. F. Tharrlngton. Lower photo shows past masters, present *J / for Saturday's observance. Left t(v right, back row: O. F. TharNngton, H. T. Edwards, Jaiues Boyette, James Speed, Henry Marshall and Walter Fuller; front row, left to right: M. v E. Watklns, E. G. Nelms/ Emllie Nelins and Margaret Gupton. -Staff Photos by Clint Fuller. Gold Sand Grange Celebrates Anniversary The . Gold Sand Grange cele brated its 25th Anniversary in the high school cafeteria Satur day evening. The Gold Sand School Choice Deadline Nears Franklin County Schools Superintendent Warren W. Smith has issued a reminder to parents of all school children in the county that the deadline for returning Freedom of Choice forms is May 4. Smith said 78 percent of the forms have been received and are being processed by his of fice. All forms must be post marked or turned in to the schools or school office not later than May 4, Smith said. The Superintendent also point ed out that Section 4 of the new Guidelines states: "No assignment to a school can be made unless a choice Is made first." The Board of Education will meet Friday, May 6, at 9 a.m. instead of the normal first Monday meeting In order to make assignments after the deadline for choices passes. According to the guidelines, no child can be assigned to any school unless a cho^pe has beeji made. Grange was formed in April, 1941. The highlight of the program was the appearance of the t^tate Grange Master, Mrs. HarryiJ. Caldwell. Mrs. Caldwell spoke on the accomplishments of the Grange over 'the past* years. The Grange has pl&yed leading roles and given strong support to such programs as paved roads, rural power lines, rural telephones, better education ami various form programs. She reminded those present that the Grange Is currently supporting a program for better education for North Carolina-. Another highlight of the pro gram was the presentation of special awards to those per sons who have been 'members of the Gold Sand Grange for all 25 years. They were Mr. M. E. Watkins, Mrs. M. E. Watkins and Mr. O. F. Thar rlngton. They were presented a special certificate an<J pin by Mrs. Caldwell. Mr. James Speed gave College Faculty Members Attend Institute Meetings Members' of the Louisburg i College faculty attended lnst.1-' tutes during the pafct week. Prof; C. Ray Pruette, chair man of the science department, and Dr. F. R. Nease of the science department attended a conference on "Science In the Junior College" in Philadel phia, Penn., April 22-23. This conference was sponsored by The Commission on the Educa tion of. Teachers of Science of the N.SiT.A. in cooperation with The Pennsylvania Academy of Science. \ Topics considered by the con Depositors Urged To Withdraw Postal Savings Postmaster Lewis A! Thomp son, Jr., today urged depositors with postal savings certificates to withdraw their accounts from Post Offices as soon as possi ble or as soon as the! anniver sary dates on ihelr certificates are reached. The Postal Saving System was abolished March 27, 1966 with the signing of Public Law 89 377 by 'President Lyndon B. Johnson. Postmaster Lewis A. Thomp son, Jr., pointed out that as of April 28, 1966 no deposits can be accepted and no new ac counts can be opened. He said that Interest will end on the anniversary date of each cer tificate. The Postmaster said that for convenience all certificates held by a depositor may be cashed at the same time and Interest will be paid for each full month they have been out standing beyond three months from the Interest date. ? ? ( The Postal Saving System was established January 1, 1911 (to money out of hiding and to attract saving of a large num ber of Immigrants who were ac customed to saving at Post frtlces in their own country; also, It served as a safe de posltoryx for people who had lost .confidence In private banks. Today, however, with the growth of banking facili ties paying much higher Interest rates than the 2 percent In terest per annum paid on Postab Savings, tho System has out lived Its usefulness for the American people. . '?> The PostmistPT noted that as of June 30, 1965 there y^re 997,029 depositors holding cer tificates In 3,130 post offices throughout the nation. The number of depositors has been declining, he said, at a rate of about 6,500 per month. The Postmaster said that un paid deposits remaining In the Post CTflce beyond June 30, 1987 would be transferred to the Treasury Department In a trust fund and would be avail able for payment without time limitations whenever proper claims were received. ference were:- Science for Gen eral Education, Problems of Transfer Students, Science for Technicians, Problems of Stu dents with Poor Background, Laboratory for Biological Sci ences, and Laboratory for the Physical Sciences. A highlight of the conference was the lunch eon address, " Biological -As pects of the Space Program," given by Richard W. Lawton, M. D., Manager of Bloastro nautlcs, G. E. Company, Missile and Space Division. Miss 'Elizabeth Johnson, chairman of the mathematics department, Prof. J. H. Brown and Prof. Grady K. Snyder of the mathematics department at tended a three-day S.R.A. Mod ern Mathematics Institute, April 21-23, at the Jack Tar Durham Hotel, Durham. Leader for the Institute spon sored by Science Research As sociates, Inc., of Chicago, Illi nois, was Dr. David Strebe, Professor of Mathematics, Uni versity of South Carolina, Co lumbia, S. C. Dr. Strebe, Introducing "What Makes Mathematics Modern?", quickly Illustrated the present revolution In methods of pre senting the old principles of mathematics by the topics he "chose to explore. These topics were Systems of Numeration, Digital Computers and Compu tation, Qwratlon and their In verses, Elementary Number Theory, Fractional Numbers, The Rational Number System, Order Relations, Decimals and their uses, and Interesting Mathematical Systems. This Institute wltlt Mr. Har ris Latham of Washington, N. C., acting dean, was geared to grade levels K-8, showing what materials and methods are now being presented In the elementary grades anticipating a better understanding before entering high school and college mathematics. i ' - special memorial service to the deceased members of the Gold Sand Grange. The do ceased members are Mr. J. N. Tharrington, Mr. J. L. Foster, Mrs. R. G. Stephens and Mr. J. S. Sanders. Mrs. Caldwell was introduced by Mr. Walter Fuller, a one time resident of the county and Gold Sand Grange member. Mr. Fuller Is currently serv ing with our government in Washington, D. C. . Past Masters of the GeMf Sand Grange who attended the event were: M. E. JVatkins, O. F. Tharrlngton, E. Fuller, James D. Speed, H. T. . Ed wards, Margaret Gupton, Eml lle Nelms? H. F. Marshall, E. G. Nelmsa*jd James Boyette. E. S. Murphy ls^rrently Mas ter. The program was iollowed by ? social hour in which mem bers and visitors had a chance to meet and talk with Mrs. Caldwell. \ Notice The Franklin County Histori cal Society will meet Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. In' the new Flrst-Cltlzens Bank Communi ty Room. The program will be on Edwin Fuller, author and poet. Youngsville Youth Jailed - After Wreck \ A Youngsville youth v was Jailed In Raleigh Saturday night after he lost cqntrol of his car (luring a high-speed police chase and landed In the Neuse River. Robert Thomas ' Kinton, 19, wis charged With speeding In excess of 100 miles per hour In a 55 mile zpne, re.ckless driving and falling to stop for a police blue light and siren'. Trooper K. A. Cook said he chased Kinton out C. 98 at high speed, and Kinton lost control of his 1966 Ppntlac as he crossed the Neuse River Bridge. The car tore up 40 feet of the railing on the bridge and went over the side, dropping 20 feet Into the river and land ing on Its top. Kinton emerged from the up slde-down car with only Ttilrtof scratches, the Sheriffs De partment reported. He waS released from Wake County, Jail under $100 bond. College Coed Chosen Miss Louisburg 1966 / Tearful and talented, jsretty 1 and petite, 18-y*ar-olct Paula ! Justice look the long walk down^1 the rffmp Shortly /; after "ten o'clock Saturday iught ,to be come the new M^ss Louisburg. And the tears /fell like raln._ The . brown-r^yed _ beauty, a freshman at /Louisburg College, had earlier captured the ca pacity audience in the college auditor Kim with her exception al talent. She sang tfie song she lias made so popular In Louisburg about the Con federate soldier, this on tape, as she sat pensively dressed In the attire of a country maiden. She also did a clever rendition of "Second Hand Rose" and with a quick change of custom became the torch singer doing "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You." Miss Louisburg, 1966 Is from Clayton, N. C., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Justice. She will represent Louisburg In the State pageant. She wore a pink full-length gown and ap peared In a white bathing suit. Miss Elizabeth Cameron, Louisburg coed from Greens boro, was first runner-up. She did a dramatic ? reading on To Appear On Television Rev. V. E. Duncan of Louis burg will appear* on a panel discussion over Channel 4, WUNC, Chapel Hill television, Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. The 30-mlnute pro gram will deal with the work of the W. W. Holding Techni cal Institute In Wake County, of which Rev. Duncan is lo cally connected. "Mary, Queen of Scots." Miss Ann Marks, also a Loutsburg College ' coed, was second runner-up. The Court- s land, V a., blonde beauty also , received {he coveted "Miss Paula Justice Miss Louisburg, 1900 Congeniality" Award, voted on by the glrlsv Bpth she and Miss Cameron" are fi*?$hmen. at Louisburg.' v Miss.' Marks pre sented ?a dramatic reading as her talent. Other contestants, all from Franklin County, were: Jean Upchurch from Youngsvllle, and Jane Toler, Jenny McGhee and Dorothy McGhee, all seniors at Franklinton High School. Two. Loulsburg College boys entertained the audience with a selection of folk music, a'nd the Gold Sand Rockette Trio performed a "Batman Dance." This group and another, group of dancers, one of whom was from Loulsburg, and the others from Bunn, are classes of Mrs. Judl Hlnton of Louisburg. Mrs. Charles Cooke supplied the interlude music at the or gan, and Lloyd West sang the.' "Miss Loulsburg" song* David Daniel. Director of Relations for Louisburg Col lege, did another outstanding stint as master of ceremonies. W. A, Peoples was overall Pageant Chairman. Charles Davis, president of the or ganization, made the welcom ing speech and received the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Com pany's scholarship gift from Billy Williams, manager of the Henderson plant. Davis also presented the awards to each contestant in addition to the finalists, Miss Loulsburg and Miss Congeniality. ?Members of the Jaycees and their wives 'assisted In the many other aspects of the product lorn Credit was given by the club to Mrs. Judl Hlnton, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Verstetf sad Mrs. Luclnda Ayscue for their special assistance/ Waccamaw Bank Opens New Branch Here The Louisburg branch of Waccamaw Bank and Trust (Company will open for busi ness Wednesday morning and will hold the official ribbon cutting ceremonies Friday af ternoon at 3 p.m. The business is housed, in temporary trailer quarters on North Bickett Blvd. Mr. B. L. Nesmith, Jr., Chair man of the Board, said, "Wac camaw is proud of the privi lege of becoming a part of Louisburg and Franklin County. We believe this area has dy namic growth ahead, and it is our sincere desire and our pledge to this community to provide complete banking#?er vlces adapted to the needs * A the area. It Is our pjan to operate in Louisbucg as we do in a)l the other offices; that is, as nearly a locally operated bank as is practically pos sible." James R. Grady, a native of Kenansvllle in Duplin County, is the Cashier, coming here from a similar position with Waccamaw in Rose Hill, N. C. HA is married to the former Leta Thomas of Beuluevllle, and1 they have two children, Rhonda 7 arjtf Robert 4. Grady attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has been with Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co. for eleven years. v * - The new manager is a form er secretary of the Lions Club, vice president of the Jaycees, and a member of the.. Rose Hill Town Council. He has been chairman of the' R^ Cross drive and Is a deacon in the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church at Rose Hill. Mrs. Susan Bobbltt* Gupton, formerly with the Industrial Development Qftice here, and Mrs. Linda' Knott Griffin, arr experienced teller, will be em Boxscore Raleljh? The Motor Vehicles Department's summary of traf fic drnths through 10 a.m. Monday, Apr}l 25: KILLED TO DATE 468 KILLED TO DATE LAST YEAR 406 ployed by the new facility. Mrs. Gupton, a native of Frank lin County, is a graduate of Edward Best High. School and Loulsburg College. She has also worked with the county Fioard of Elections. * Mrs. Griffin Is a graduate of Loulsburg High School and is the mother of an 8- month-old daughter, Melanle Kay. She Is a native of Loulsburg. Waccamaw will hold open house Friday of this week be ginning at 2 p.m. with prizes to be given away at 7 p.m. Friday night. Registration wtlfr begtoWedue.sday morning for a television set to be given Fri (lay. The opening events will in clude the guessing of the amount of money in what Grady refers to as "The House of Money." This prize is slated to be . iven Friday, May 13. Another fea ture will to* the bubble m&cjilne, which thus\(ar has escafied de scription, but promises to t>e an attention g?kter. Four officers of the com pany will be visitors In the Louis burg area Wednesday and will call on as many local businesses as possible. Those coming for thP opening of the fifteenth branch In North Caro lina are: L. V. Lowe, vice president In charge ?f the South Port office; George A. Pollock, caster, Chadbourne office; George Ballard, vice president In charge oflthn Lu m he rtort of fice;, and Roy T. Wllllford of the Clarkton office. James R Grady Mrs Susan Qupton Mrs Lmda Griffin. The new temporary trailer quarters of Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company are shown above In the final stages of readiness for the ?tart of fastness Wednesday morning and the ribbon cutting, marking the formal opening, Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. Personnel of the new bank are shown In bottom photographs. -Building Photo by Clint Fuller.
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