Weather
Decreasing cloudiness and
cool today. Generally (air and
warmer Wednesday. Cow to
. night, 46; high, upper 50"s.
The Fran'klin Times
Published Every Tuesday & Thursday
Serving All Of Franklin County
Tal. 0Y 6-3283
(Ten Cents)
tf1
V
Comment
Going to school or college In
the spring may be tough, hot not
as tough as paying (or some
one to go.
Lou sburg N C Tuesday May 3 1966
(Eight Pages Today)
97th Vear ? Number 21
200th Anniversary Meeting
Some of the top men in Masonry are shown .i iove with special guests at Sunday's observance
of the 200th Anniversary of Masonry in Franklin County, held here in the I uiisburg College
Auditorium. Pictured standing, left t?> ri.l.t: Geor. M.' West, 1 Miishurg lodge Master, Mr
Simpson, District Deputy of Masonic District 32, W. Herman Spencer, Past Master;
Charles A. Harris, Grand Secretary; Rev. A. S. Tomlin-on, who gave the i?enediction; H. A.
Bartholomew, Jr. of Epsom; John Sawyer of Franklinton, Past District Deputy Grand Master;
and James A. Johnson, Past District Deputy Grand Master. Seated, left to right, Eaton Winston,
Youngsville Lodge who gave the Invocation, Will Fuller of Wood, 50-vear-pin-holder; Ralph N.
Gupton of Rt. 2, Louisburg, who was presented i 50-year-pin, N C. Grand Master Arnold
J. Koonce, Jr. and Robert N. Bass, Senior Grand Warden of Raleigh.
? Staff photo by Clint Fuller.
Rescue Seeks
Equipment \ *
Return
Chief V. A. (Tonjmy) R>oples
of the 'LOulsburg Rescue Ser- '
vice has issued an appeal to:
all who are using Rescue Ser
vice equipment such as wheel
chairs, wiilkers and crutches to
return the equipment, as soon as
they are no longer needed,'
Peoples said that the Service
has a number of requests at
present for the various equip
ment but is unable to help
because all such units are out
oh loan.
The Rescue- Service has a
limited number of chairs, walk
ers and crutches to lend on
short term. Slowness in re
turning the qulpment after its
use has caused the shortage.
R?oples said the Service did
not wish to have to seek the
return from those still using
the equipment/ but he urged all
who have such equipment not
being used to return it prompt
ly so that others might use it.
Boxscore
Ralelgh--The Motor Vehicle
Department's summary of traf
fic deaths through 10 a.m. Mon
day, May 2, 1966:
KILLED TO DATE 485
KILLED TO DATE
1 AST YEAR
429
Masons Celebrate 200th Anniversary
Masonry In Franklin County
marked its two hundredth an
niversary in ceremonies held Ijv
College Auditorium here Sun
day. M. W. Arnold Koonce,
Sr. Grand Master of Masonry
in North Carolina was the fea
tured speaker.
"Evil will pass away . . .
Oily the good things survive,"
Koonce told the audience in.
relating to the long history of
Masonry in Franklin County.
"This is a high moment in the
City of Louisburg. It is a high
moment in Franklin County and
it is a high moment for Ma
sonry in North Carolina/' lie
added. w
Past Master of Louisburg
Lodge No. 413, W. HermanSpen
cer presided over the proceed
ings and gave a brief history
of Masonry in the county. He
pointed to two bronze plaques
which are to be erected in the
county in commemoration of the
two hundred years. Oney con
taining Ihe inscription: "Site of
Blandford Bute Masonic L^dge
Chartered April 29, 1766 by !
Blandford Lodge of Petersburg, |
Va." Is to t>e erected near
Alert, N. C. where the first
Lodge met in a private home.
T,he exact site is unknown. A
second plaque is to erected
near Eden's Store on N. C.
561 five miles east of Louis
burg containing directions to the
second marker.
Spencer related the history
yf the various Lodges in Frank
lin "County aiKl lnclude<l some
rjow locatecTtn- -Warren County.
There are Lodges presently
located in Loulsburg, Youngs^
ville, Epsom and Kranklinton,
according to Sj?encer.
Mr Eaton Winston of the
Youngsville Lodge gave the In
vocation awl George West,
iLouisbur Lodge Master, led
Are audience in sin. ini the na
tional anthem. Pledge of alle
giance to the flag was led l>y
Mr. John Sawyer of the Krank
linton Lodge.
James A. Johnson, Past Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master in
troduced the Past Grand Master
and Grand Secretary of the
Grand l>odge of North Carolina,
M. W. Charles A. Harris. Mar
rts Introduced the featured
speaker, Grand .Master Kodnce.
Two special guests were in
troduced Mr. Will Fuller,
holder of a 50- year pin and
Mr. Ralph Norwood Gupton, who.
was presented a 50-year pin
for 02 years of service by the
Grand Master.
R. A. Bartholomew, Jr. of
the John H. Mills Lodge at
Fpsom led the group In "Ameri
ca*' and Rev. A. S. Tomllnson
of the Loutsburg Lodge closed
~^he services with the l>enedic
tion.~ ?
The first L?Hig?- established
within the county wis yarned
St Andrews and gained dis
position to operate 1911. The
Lodge located at Royal, eight
miles ^ouih of Louisburg was
moved to Loulsburg in 1889
.according toSpencerl
Koonce told th* group, "Ma
sonry principally is alx>ut God
and it is based on the
Holy Bible." He made re
ference to the number of men*
and women who have served
and noted those in Franklin
County over the past 200 years.
Spencer had named several
member s of Masonry In hi ?
remarks and Koonce paid tri
bute to these and the "many
others unnamed."
Locals Attend
Wilson Meet
A number of local citizens
attended the Governor's Total
Development Program at Wil
son, N. C. Tuesday. The one
day session Is part of a we?\k
long planned tour of Ihe state
by Governor Dan Moore and
dther dignitaries to bolster de
velopment.
Among those attending from
the V ranklln Cdunty area were:
Schools. Superintendent Warren
Smith, Eart Mart in\ Director
of the Elementary an<i Secon
dary Education Prograrh; Wal
lace Tlppett, Moore's local ad
viser; Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
'Daniels, General E. F. Griffin,
N.\ C. Civil Defense .Director
and Wilton Smith .utuhe Soil
andvConservation office hen.*.
Miss Louisburg Aids In Waccamaw Opening
Paula Justice, Miss Loulsburg
1966 and a coed at Loulsburg
College, performed the ribbon
cutting ceremonies last Friday
afternoon 4o mark the formal
? opening of Waccamaw Bank and
Trust Company her*. The hank
Is housed lntemporary quarters
on Blckett Blvd. \
Loulsburg Mayor V.\ A. (Tom
my) Peoples gave the\welcom
lng address following the invo
cation by Rev. Kelly ' Wilson,
pastor of the Loulsburg Me
thodist Church. James Grady,
Cashier of the new bank, pre
sided over the ceremonies^ /
Mr. Ben Nesmltt\, Chairman
of the Board of Waccamaw, told
the audience, "We are happy
to locate here In F rankltn
County and Loulsburg We plan
t9 make our operation as local
as possible." He announced
the appointment of Norwood E.
, Faulkner, Chairman of the
Board of County Commission
ers and Clifford Joyner, build
ing supply, firm executive as
local advisors to the bank.
Nesmlth introduced his wife
as ''Chairman of my Board"
and also introduced several
company executives, Including
L. V. Lowe, South Port; George
A. Pollock, Chadbourne; George
Ballard; Lumberton and Roy T.
Wtlllford, Clarkton, N. C.
A large group of local citizens
gathered for the 3 p.m. cere
j monies. Refreshments were
served aod many registered for
the "House of Money" feature
prize. Miss Dorothy Foster of
Louisburg won the portable te
levision given Friday night.
The new bank features a night
depository, a drive in window
and to classified as offering
Complete hanking services.
Grady and his wife and two
children have moved to Louis
burg and two local women anp
employed . They are: Mrs.
Linda Griffin and Mrs. Susar\
Gupton, both tellers.
Speakers
Four of the participants In the rlbbon-cuttlng ceremonies at the opening of Waccamaw Bank
and Trust Company's office on Blckett Blvd. here last Friday aftefnoon are pictured above.
Shown left to right, Rev. Kelly Wilson who delivered the Invocation; Mayor V. A. Peoples
who gave th* welcoming address; Ben Nesmlth, Chairman of the board of Waccamaw, who
delivered the principal address and James Grady, Cashier of the new facility.
-?Staff photo by Clint Fuller. i t
Youngsville Lands Third
Industry In 53 Days
"? jC .i *
Contract Signing
Participants in the sit ii'iu <?f contracts t? ? hrinj .i new industry
to Youngsvllle are shown H>ove' in .1 meeting held last Thursday
night at the Youngsvllle. Ttwn office. Standing, lelt to right:
Youngsvllle Mayor Marvin Ro!x?rls, Henderson Mayor Can ?11
Singleton, head of Singleton As <><iat?'s which will construct
tin* new plant, County. Industrial I-fc'vVJopment Director W. J.
Benton, and K I- Ya?l?oron .It, li*feal auH>i'r t.> the Corn in Is*
sion Seated: Archie Browrr,Sm' friary, Jam^s T. (Joe) Moss
[president of Youn ,.svil.l?JU-l>,velopin<Mit 'Corporation' iikI John
'Kmery, owner >f Tre' lav, In< the propositi plant
New Infant Wear Plant To Open January 1
A, joint announcement this
week by W. J. 'Benton, Indus
trlal Development Director Of
Franklin County, James T. (J<**)
Moss, president of the Youngs
ville Development Corporation
and -John Emery, president of
T re* Jay, Inc. discloses, that
Youngsville is to net a new
industry.
Benton said that the new in
dustry is named Tre'Jay, Inc.
and is headed by John Emery,
of Portland, Oregon. Kmei^'s
west coast firm manufactures
infants garments The com
pany has a plant operating in
Littleton, N. C having located
there several months ago.* The
Youngsville plant will manufac
ture Infant garments irr gifts
sets .
Emery told a group Youngs
ville Development leaders- last
Thursday night that sales of
the gift products had far ex
ceeded his farjlltieff In Port
land a'nd"ln Littleton
The new industry Is to locate
in a plant to be built with local
capital almost In the heart of
YoungsvUle, near the water to
Three Injured
In Accident
A White Level man and his
wife and a Bttnn Negro youth
were Injured here Sunday nlghf
when the car driven by :the
Negro rammed the rear of ano
ther at the intersection of Blc
kett Blvd. and the Bunn Roid.
Rescue Chief V, A. Peoples
said James Gupton suffered
neck Injuries in the accident
and his wife received back In
juries when a car driven by
Armlus High rammed the rear
of the Gupton car. All three
persons were taken to Frank
llA Memorial Hospital for treat
ment.
St^te Troopers James Byrd
and Dwlght Hlnton Investigated
the accident, which reportedly
occurred while the troopers
watched. High was charged
wltft failure to keep his" ve
hicle under control. He re
portedly yelled at the troopers
who were parked nearby Just
before losing control- ol the
vehicle. High suffered head
liceratlons.
' \
? .
wer. The plant will contain
27,000 sq ft. aral is to l?e
erected by Carroll Singleton
Associates of Henderson, N. C.
The membership of the'
YoungsVllle organization' voted
last week tt> authorize the presi
dent and the Board of Directors
to proceed with the agreement
and to apply fbr a Small Busi
ness Administration LoJk*. The
group also authorized a drive
for subscription to $10,000.00
In lionets on the local level.
The money is to be used as
?
Franklinton
JCourt Docket
(Frk. B. W.) Twenty-two
sjieederv were trlfd U;fur'* Ma
yor Joe W. Pearce In Franklin
ton on Monday, April 25%
Charlie- Newton Gregory,
Frank John Mai and Richard
Frank May--69 \nph In .1 60
ml. zone. Ea^ paid cost.
Irvln Korman. Claude M. Hltt,
SablnBellmmear, Carolyn Bak
er Connor, IXinna Lee Pierce,
Jerome Huhn, Jr., Willie B.
Conners, James E. Jones, Leo
nard Bradley Ray? 70 mph In
a 60 ml. zone. Each paid cost.
James Tex Mtlllgan--71 mph
4n a 60 ml. zone. Cost paid.
Bobby John Harbln--60 mph
In a 50 iriV zone. Cost paid.
Walden C. Parker--73 mph In
a' 60 ml. zone, pleads guilty.
To pay $10.00 tine and cost.
Georgia Frazler, Loomls L.
AIcNalr, Kehneth Thomas Cutts,
Earl Edwards Franks--75 mph
in a 60 mt. zone. Fine arid cost
paid.
Hubert Edward Fowler--80
mph In a 60 ml. zone. Fine
and cost paid.
Alonzo Nathaniel Archer, Jr.
?Improper passing and speed
ing- 80 mph In a 60 ml. zone.
Fine and cost paid.
Donald Malvln Klock? 85 mph
In a 60 ml. zone. Fine and
cost paid.
Other cases were:
Robert Edwaj-d Parrlsh?
Concealed wMpori, Guilty.
Given 6 months suspended on
payment of $50.00 fine and cost.
Gun confiscated.
Robert Edward Parrlsh--No
Insurance. Compliance. 60
See COURT Page 6
Yoiin sville's p.irt of tin* build"
Ing cost with the company pay
ing the IxjimIs t?ff at |x?i -
cent interest over ?< |H?rlocJ
of f I teen years.
Mi Emery immediately gave
the group his check for $1,000
t<> r.et the drive parted at last
wfii's meeting.
K. F. Yarborough, Loulsburg
attorney and a member of the
Youngsville or< animation, sppku
to the group explaining pro
cedures in the location of plants
In the Louisburg area. Benton
and Singleton also s|*oke on
the project and Lrnery ?:xplain
? ?d \ Is total ? >p?-ration in* lud'ii N
Three "
Break-ins
Reported
Several reports of breaklns
have been reported to the county
Sheriff's Department, accord
ing to a statement today by
Sheriff's officers. Thieves en
tered the Moss Texaco Service
Station on L\ S 1 south of Fr.ank
llnton early Sunday morning.
A number of automobile tires
were reportedly stolen. Nothing
else was missing according to
Deputy Sheriff Dave Batten.
The Dlazit Plant at Yonngs
ville was entered, said Batten,
sometimes during the heavy
weekend rain. There were no
tracks and nothing apparently
was stolen, he said.
Two farms, operated by men
identified as Mr. Bell and Mr.
Cash reported that blower and
electric control boxes had been
stolen from their barns. Bat
ten* said according to his in
vestigation, the theft could have
occurred anytime since the
tarns Wf f^Jast used.
Sheriff Joseph W. Champion
reported Monday that Deputies
Batten and Tom Powell were
Investigating all three burg
laries.^,
ALA Meets
The American Legion Auxil
iary will meel Friday night,
May 6, at 8 p.m. with Mrs.
d. R. Sykes. All members
are urged to be1 present. ?
tin* display of the company's
pnxiiuts
/'Tins Is good for you and It
Is good for nip/' Emery said,
following the agreement. "I
likethis area. I like the attitude
lor industry ami the labor mar
ket," he added.
Ettifcry said he exacted to l>e
in? operation by January 1, 1%7
employing around seventy-five
.women. He also said he hoped
to move to 225 employees within
the next three years The build
ing Is to cost an estimated
$180,000.00 Includtiu the land
and other costs, according to
Singleton. ,?
Emery told the group of the
floodfng of his plant at l-ake
J , a suburb of Portland
In 1963 and his desire to find
an t*ast coast location to handle
his growing business. The Ore
gon operation is named Jayb^e,
See PLANT Page 4
Jury List
Posted
Jury list for a one-week
criminal term of Franklin
County Superior Court begin
ning May 9, 1906.
DUNN? R. T. Newcomb, Jr.,
R. M. Catlett, Travis D. Driv
er, Vlllle Horton, Jr., "Mrs.
Rozell G. Pearce, Perry L.
Ayscue, Fred Watklns, Jr.
HARRIS- -J. P. Denton, Tal
madge Harris, Mrs. Daisy
Eowler, Harold D. Pettry,
Henry King. ? ? *"
YOUNGS VILLE--B. E. Kin
ton, Fred C. Holden, James E.
Smith, Charles L. Alford, Mary
H. Turner.
FRANKLINTON ? James L.
Gentry, Sam Baker, H. F. Tant,
William A. Wagner, -John
Cheatham, Mary C off man,
Helen Johnson. *>
HA YESVILLE ? R. A.' Bar
tholomew, Jr., Willie Alston.
SANDY CREEK ? Thomas G.
Pernell, H. Wlllard Burnette.
GOLD MINE? None.
CEDAR ROCK? Evelyn Marie
Medlln, J. F. Brawer, L C. '
May, Jr.
CYPRESS CREEK -<? Ray L.
Shearln.
LOU 6 BURG ? Jtmml# R.
Qupton, Jo* Pant, Edward F.
Kimball, Albert Carrlnfton.