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The Fraiiklin Times
Published Every Tuesday & Thursday
Serving All Of Franklin - County
Comment
When an Individual decides
that It li time to work lor what
he, or she, wants, the Indivi
dual la maklnf aome progress
In lUe.
Tal. av 6-3283
Tan Cants
Louisburg. N. C-. Thursday, August 4. 1966
(Twalva Pagas Today)
97th Yaar-Numbar 48
U S 1 Wake County
U. S. 1A Franklin County
Franklin, The "Have-Not' Not" County
Second In Mileage, Last In Money
An Editorial
Since March 3, 1921 the State of North Carolina has
spent' $3,472,069,884.00 for Highway activities. This is
through the last fiscal year, ending June 30, 1965.
In the 29-tyear-period beginning with July 1. 1937 and
ending June 30, 1965, North Carolina has spent $9%.
193,999.00 on highways. Had these funds been equally
divided among the 100 counties of the state, Franklin
County would have received, for all road purposes,
$9, 661, 939. 00. Instead, Franklin County received less
than one-third its share or, $3,076,626 97.
Certainly no one would advocate that road funds be
divided equally among the counties, Some counties have
more registered vehicles than others; pay more tax than
others; have more people than others.
Some counties, too have more Primary Road Milage
than others.
For instance, Franklin County has 56 percent as many
miles in Primary highway as does Wake County. Reason
would dictate that based on road milage, since roads are
where the money is supposed to be spent, Franklin County
should be getting slightly more than half of what Wake
County receives each year.
Wake is fourth in the State in miles of Primary roads
with 275. Franklin has 154.70 miles of Primary highways.
In 1965, Wake County received $5,468,654.46. Franklin
County received only $149.^64.97, a far cry from near
half of Wake's total.
In the same year, Durham County, with 49 less miles
of Primary roads than Franklin, received nearly twelve
times as much or $1.721 ,279 83. Durham County has 105
miles of Primary highways.
Vance County received $135,221.80 or almost as mucf
as Franklin, with only 77.5 or ahout half the number o'
miles of Primary roads.
Warren, with 87 5 miles of Primary highways, received
nearly three times, as much as Franklinr with a total of
$384,728 74 in total road funds.
Granville County with 42 less miles of Primary roads
received over $26,000 more than Franklin County.
Person County/with 98 miles of Primary roads received
$313,987 35 or close to three times as much as Franklin
County even though holding 56 less miles upon' which fo
spend the funds. <
These are all counties of the Fifth Division. All have
received more total highway allotted funds than Franklin
County, although Franklin has the $ECOND LARGEST
NUMBER OF PRIMARY ROAD MILES IN THE DIVISION
Again we ask: What constitutes a basis for the allot
ment of State Highway Funds?
If it is unreasonable to assume that money is allotec
according to the number and miles of highway in a giver
county, exactly what does the State Highway Commissior
base their allotments on?
If it takes over 5 million dollars for Wake to maintair
275 miles of Primary roads and their secondary system
does it not follow that it would take a preportinate
share for Franklin to maintain its 154.7 miles of Primary
roads plus its secondary system? (Note: Franklin has
609.47 miles of secondary roads, paved and unpaved
Wake has 1,316.45. Both include urban roads.
At the risk of being repetitious, again we ask: Why
i has Franklin County not gotten its proper share of roac
funds in the past; and why are we not getting them today'
i If the present Highway Commission doesn't know, why
doesn't it say so? If it does know, why is it hesitating
i in making it public? The people of Franklin County hav<
f a right to know.
Youngsville Gets $165,000
Federal Construction Loan
An announcement by County
Industrial Development Di
rector W. J. Benton and a wire
from Congressman L. H.
Fountain, received Wednes
day, said the Small Business
Administration In Washington
has approved Youngsvllle's
application for a loan of $165,
000.00 (or construction to
house the new Tre 'Jay Manu
facturing Company plant
Youngsvllle Development
Association President James
T. (Joe) Mo; Jttfs losed that
letters were going out
Immediately to all local
citizens who had made pledges
In the recent drive, asking
that their pledges be honored
as soon as possible, In order
\to get the construction under
way.
Youngsvllle citizens and
others In the area pledged
close to $40,000 earlier this
year as the local share of the
cost of locating the baby-gift
manufacturing plant In
Youngsvllle. *
Benton said, "Moss stated
that his association wanted to
begin construction at once aid
that It la necessary to get the
local money In before con
struction can begin." ,
The total cost of the project
was announced at $23S,000.00
and the plant la to employ up
wards of 150 persons.
The plant will contain 27 ,000
sq. ft. and la to be erected by
Carroll Singleton and Asso
ciate* " of Henderson, N. C.
Noisy Mufflers
Must Go
Stat* Trooper Jtmes Byrd
at Loulaburg announced Tues
day that no lay mufflers In the
area mint go. Byrd a aid that
local police and atate troopers
will begin an Immediate
crackdown oil faulty mufflers
on all vehlclea, with particular
emphasis placed on tboee on
motorblkea.
The Troeper, quoting from
8tate law, stated every vehi
cle mutt hart a muffler In
"good working order which
does not cauae exceaahre or
unuaual nolae."
Cltatlona will be given for
?lolatora, Byrd said and the
crackdown la now Uiprogrees.
John Emery of Portland, Ore.,
head of the company bringing
the plant to Youngsv Ule, made
a donation of $1 ,000.00 to the
Youngsvllle' Development
Corporation's fund drlvewhen
the location of the plant was
originally announced last
May 2.
Emery said at that time,
NOTF
We think you'll enjoy
"A Letter to Dixie'' on
Page 4 of Today s Times.
"This Is good /or you and It Is
good lor me," referring to his
plant's location. "I like this
area. I like the attitude for
Industry and the labor mar
ket," he added.
The company also has a plant
In Littleton, N. C. and In Lake
Cfevego, a suburb of Portland,
Ore. The Youngsvllle plant Is
scheduled to be In operation by
the first of the year.
This date Is subject to change
If there should be some delay
In obtaining the local money
wlthlit the next few days, one
spokesman said.
Rep.L.H. Fountain
Comments On
Times' Road Efforts
Second Congressional Dis
trict Representative L. H.
Fountain, In a letter to Time*
editor Clint Fuller last week,
disclosed that he had written
lett.rn to Governor Dan Moor*
and iijte Highway Com
mission Cnalrman Joe Hunt,
on behalf of road Improve
ments In Franklin County.
Rep. Fbuntaln stated that, in
reference to the reply from
Mr. Hunt, ". . .the substance
erf hit letter was to assure me
that he la 'distressed' about
the condition that has existed
for many yeara In Franklin
County. He assured me that
he would do everything he
could and that he thought Mr.
Brame, the Dlatrlct Com
missioner, had already estab
lished a proper relationship
with youl- local Board and
people."
Congressman Fountain
wrote the Raleigh officials
following a letter to hint from
David Daniel, College Re
lations Director, In which
Daniel pointed out some of the
facts contained In front page
editorials In The Franklin
Times Rep. Fountain wrote
Mr. Hunt on July 1, "With
respect to the roads upon
which I hive traveled In that
county, 1 can sincerely vouch
for what Mr. Daniel had to say
In his letter of June 17 to the
Governor. I sincerely hope
you will do everything you can
to comply with the wishes of
Mr. Daniel."
Rep. Fountain's letter
stated, In reference to the
letter from Mr. Hunt, "He
Indicated he would do what he
could when he aald: 'You can
tell your friends In this neigh
borhood I am trying to do all
I can."
Rep. Fountain wrote Fuller,
See FOUNTAIN Page S
Only Nightclothes Saved
Ruins of the W. H. Kelly residence at Bunn are shown above following the early Wednesday
morning fire which destroyed the home and all contents. Mr. Kelly, alone In the house at the
time of the blaze, managed to get out, but lost his clothing and household furnishings. Mrs.
Kelly and a daughter were at the beach, according to reports. Bunn Fire Chief H. D. Mitchell
reported the blaze started In the kitchen part of the house shortly after 4 a.m. Wednesday.
At one point, the ftinn Fire Dept. was believed to have extinguished the fire, but flames which
had reached the attic rekindled and the building was lost before Justice Fire Department
arrived with additional water. Mr. Kelly is Principal of the Bunn School.
Local Head Start Program Under
Controversial Warren Parolee
The controversy over the
employment of a parolee from
two life sentences as business
manafer of the federally spon
sored Head Start and Neigh
borhood Youth programs In
Franklin-Warren and Vance
Counties continues to' grow.
Franklinton Gets Water Ordinance
The Frankllnton Town Com
missioners passed i regu
lation Monday nt(tit,amendln(
the town charter tp order to
regulate the use of town water
during emergencies. The
action gives the Board autho
rity to say what water may be
used for during the present and
any future emergencies.
Frankllnton officials have
voiced concern over the de
pleting town water supply In
view of the extended dry spell
being experienced in the area
at present. Lut Saturday's
rain, while aiding crops did
not appreciatively help the
water situation In Franklin
ton.
The lake supplying Frank
llnton with water Is currently
measuring two feet below
normal, according to reports
and preparations have already
been made to pipe additional
water from a nearby private
lake.
C. O. Hlght, F rankllnton
Water Commissioner report
edly predicted thst unless
mora rain cornea by the week
end, the private sourca will
be used. The private lake be
longs to Dr. J. S. Nowell, who
has given his permission tor
the Town to obtain additional
water there.
The Board also passed an
ordinance prohibiting the sale
of bear In Frankllnton on Sun
days.
WRAL-TV Newa, Raleigh
first disclosed that Charles A.
Cheek, Warren County Negro,
listed as business manager of
the anti-poverty program in
the. three counties, wa* on
parole following two life sen
tences plus a thirty-year sen
tence for crimes Involving
burglary. The disclosure
came last week, and the Ra
leigh television itatlon had
aired aeveral reports on the
matter sine*.
The latest disclosure, based,
as WRAL-TV New* put* It, on
their Investigation Into the
matter, la that the bonding
company was not advlaed of
the fact that ChMk waa ai,
See HEAD START Page 8
U S 1 Vance County
U S' 1 Franklin County
Jack Slips, Car Falls
Man Killed At Wood
A 21-year-old man, who
planned to be married later
this month, died Instantly
Wednesday around noon when
an automobile he was working
Franklinton
Woman Dies
Suddenly
A 28 year-old Frank
linton woman died sud
denly thil morning around
7:30 a.m. at the home of
her parents, according
to reports.
The young woman,
Mrs. Elmarie Lindsey
Finch, reportedly had
been ill during the night,
but was thought to be al
right. Eorly this morning,
occording to reports, the
woman lay down on a
couch in the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Buck Lindsey, S. Hills
boro Street, Franklinton.
Her parents heard her
fall off the couch to the
floor and she was dead
when her parents reoched
her, according to one
Franklinton official.
County Coroner James
Edwards was summoned
to the scene, .but cause of
death had not been report
ed late this morning.
under (ell, crushing his chest.
Alvln Juntos Marshall, who
returned from a six-month
Reserve training. tour Just last
Friday, was last seen alive by
a friend around 11 :43 a.m. His
body was discovered '13
minutes later pinned beneath
the vehicle. The bumper Jack,
reportedly being used, slipped
according to Lemuel Ward,
Assistant Chief of the Cen
tervllle Rescue Service. Death
was attributed to a crushed
chest and punctured lung,
according to Cornorer James
Edwards' report.
Both the Centervllle and the
Loulsburg Rescue Services
were called to the scene, but
Ward reported the youth was
dead when the Centervllle unit
arrived shortly before the
Loulsburg Service.
Ward said he had known
Marshall, known to his friend* ?
as "Shorty" for many years.
"He was a mighty fine boy,"
Ward said. He had talked re
cently with Ward about rent
ing an apartment after his
forthcoming marriage. Ward
had as late as Tuesday re
commended the youth to a
Loulsburg garage operator as
a "good man and a good me
chanic."
The accident occurred In the
field behind the home of his
fiance who lived with her
mother, Mrs. Helen King, a
restaurant operator near
Wood.
Marahall's family lives In
the Red Bud community.
Funeral arrangements hsve
not been announced.
Midnight Swim
Sit tround the local police
station (or any length of time
and on* will soon collect a
boat of Interesting, If some
tlmes doubtful, talcs. Most
have grown In exciting detail
as the years have passed.
Che recent experience by
two local police offlcera, will
undoubtedly take lta place
among the many and often told
flrebouae tales.
Last Sunday around mid
night, officers Ned Lloyd and
Larry Gill lam spotted an auto
mobile traveling at excessive
speed and give chase. The
race came to an abrupt halt
on the Bum road Just outside
of town.
Th* driver alighted from the
stopped vehicle and took to the
fields, not unlike a set red rab
bit. Lloyd and Gilliam gare
chase on foot. The would-be
escapes, running In the total
darkness, failed to IH the
farm pond In his path and ran
smack Into It.
Whan officers arrived, the
man was standing In the water
up to hla chin and at flrat, re
fused to come out. Gilliam
went for more help and Lloyd
stayed with the man. Aa
Gilliam returnad, Lloyd waa
aaen leading the man back to
the patrol car.
Frank Parry, N/m/4J,Rt. 1,1
Lou la burg, waa taken to higher
and dryer grounda and charged
with operating a motor vehicle
without a license. .
Next thlnf you know, polloe
officers will be required to
take swimming leas one.