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Serving All Of Franklin County The FralikMn Times Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Agriculture Industry Education Serving All Of Franklin County Tel. GV 6-3283 Ten Cents Louis burg. N C-. Tuesday October 25 1966 (Six Pages Today) 97th Year? Number 71 Would You Believe It Was Homecoming ? Would you believe ? 33-0? And would you believe It was Homecoming? Perhaps Loulsburg should have sus pected what was to come. There was an omen. As the football squad raced on the fleld-ala homecoming every where the plan was that the first player on the field was to break through a thin sheet of paper, held ever so se curely by a couple of cute cheerleaders. When the burly old boy hit the paper, he took everything but the two cheerleaders with him. The paper didn't tear. And therein lay the full night's story. Loulsburg had made Its first mistake. It showed up (or the game. The crowd was large. It moved around quite a bit. Other wise a fellow would have fro ten todeath. Many veteran game watchers brought the usual colorful blankets, thermos of coffee (we suspect) and an Illustrious array of hoods, hoots, gloves and what-have-you. Some brought lawn chairs. About the only use a person might have for them this time of year. Others came to aid in Lady Bird's beautlflcatlon program-that Is, they stood much like the trees being planted In front of highway Junk yards, between the view of the fans and the unsightly slaughter on the football field. For many of those who didn't Ret to see the game-It might have been a blessing. There were Queens. While only one was actually selected/ Homecoming Queen, all four of the/ lovelies looked the par^. Their drivers had their bangs cut and their hair combed. Boys look fairly nice when you see them this way. M^fcht See HOMECOMING Page 6 Civil Defense Meet Set Thursday George Champion, Jr., Franklin County Director of Civil Defense, has announced a special meeting to be held In the Loulsburg School Audi torium Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. Champion said Mr. Sam Hawkins of the State Public Health Service will be present and will ahowafllmon"l>ack> age Disaster Hospitals-." _ Champion said the public Is Invited to the meeting and l>e 1* urging all units connected with first aid and civil de fense to attend. Market Average William Boone, Sales Super vlser of the Loulsburg To bacco market reported today that sales on the local market last Thursday, Friday and Monday totaled 643,293 pounds and brought (411,661.71. The three-day average was set at $64.24. County Native Wins Legion Of Merit The Army Legion of Merit has been awarded to Col. Arthur T. Strickland (Retired) tor his services to the Na tional Aeronautics and Space Administration as Chief of Cartography for NASA's Lunar and Planetary?))vlslon. The presentation was made tor the Army by Dry. Homer E. Newell, NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications. Col. Strickland, who retired early this year from the Corps of Engineers, served with NASA In ,1964, directing the making of\Moon maps which as tronauts will use In 'the A polld manned lunar landing program. Cot. Strickland, born and educated In North Carolina, received the medal for "ex ceptionally meritorious con duct in the performance of outstanding services." Concerning his moon map ping work at NASA, the cita tion said, "His resourceful ness, foresight, and ob jectivity were reflected In his participation In the lunar map ping effort of NASA. He Jaycees Start Candy Sale The Loulsburg Jaycees got their annual Halloween candy sale underway here last night. The organization canvassed the town door to door' Monday night. Bill O'Neal, President of the organization said proceeds from the sale of the candy will go to the Community De velopment fund, which Is to be used In conjunction with other local civic groups In a beautl flcatlon program here. O'Neal also urged everyone to contact a Jaycee for their Halloween candy, In the event some were missed In last night's canvas. "* skillfully organised a compre hensive program In the field of mapping and geodesy to provide (he support required for the advancement of na tlonal scientific programs. ? "Col. Strlcklartd's distin guished performance of duty throughout this period repre sents outstanding achievement In the finest traditions of tho United States Armv and re flects distinct credit upon himself and the military ser vice." Born In Franklin County, North Carolina, where he at tended' Edward Best High School, Col. Strickland re cel^d his Batchelor of Civil Engineering degree from NoVth Carolina State Univer sity at Raleigh In 1940. He also did graduate study^t ' Purdue University In 1956. He entered the Army In 1942, serving overseas In the South west Pacific during World War II, In Germany from 1949 to 1952, and with the U. S. Army Rep. Fountain A Visitor Here Friday ? * > r Democrats Second District Concressman L. H. Fountain Is pictured above with some of the party faithful at a brief luncheon meeting here last Friday. Pictured left to rlrht, John York, Hill Yarborouffc, Rep. Fountain, Jimmy Weathers, State Rep. James D. Speed and Charles Davis. The Democratic candidate for re-election to Concress met with local supporters and spoke briefly on plans for the final weeks of the campaign Staff Photo by Clint Fuller Second District Congress man L. H. Fountain was a visitor In the area lat Friday. The Democratic candidate met at a local restaurant with sev eral supporters to map plans (or the campaign here. The veteran of 14 years In the House of Representatives, spoke briefly to the group pointing to his opponent's activities In the area and the similarity In the names of both Republican candidates In ths Fourth and In the local district here. Jim Gardner of Rocky Mount Is running against Com gressman Harold Cooley.^ln neighboring Fourth District. Reese Gardner of Klmton Is Fountain's opponent In theSe cond District which embodies Franklin County. Jim Gardner ran two years ago against Cooley. Reese Gardner Is a newcomer to the political aceM. Fountain briefly outlined his stands on current Issues while here Friday. He said that he differed with the Johnson ad ministration, although he was a Democrat. "I will not allow them to run me out of the party",, he stated. He asked that the voter consider his re cord of opplsttton to the ore See FOUNTAIN Page 6 Franklinton Hallowe'en Reminder Franklinton Police Chief Leo Edwards requested today that children In the Franklinton area observe the traditional house ? to- house Hallowe'en trick or treating on Saturday .night. Edwards said the an nual Hallowe'en Party Is to be held Saturday night and asked the cooperation of all In mak ing this the <jne night for Hallowe'en festivities. Chief Edwards also remind ed the public of the Franklin ton Town ordinance against persons over 12 years old participating In trick or treat and the provision of the ordi nance which prohibits the wearing of masks by persons over twelve. Map Service In th Far East from lBSS'tO I960. In the United States he See NATIVE Page 6 Weekend Accidents Keep Officials On The Go The Loulsburg Rescue Ser vice was kept busy over the weekend with five calls for aid. Bunn and Loulsburg fire men tackled two automobile blazes. The Rescuers began their weekend around 7 a.m. Satur day with a call to aid a man Identified as James Klnton. He was taken to Franklin Me morial Hosplta.l. A short time later, the Service was called to aid another man, Identified as Doc. Foster rfear Seven Paths.- He, too, was taken to the local hospital. Around noon Saturday, a car reportedly driven by James Hodge, c/m/21, carrying four Negro passengers overturned on State Rural Road 1001 bet ween Hall's Crossroads and Five Points. All received Injuries, according to reports but Hodge was admitted to the local hospital. In the same section of the county, later In the afternoon, a car re portedly driven by Harold Beddlngfleld, a Bunn plumber, ran off the road, striking a bridge abuttment and over turned in a crtek. The acci dent occurred between Bunn and Gethsemane Schools. Loulsburg firemen were summoned to a local car deal er lot to extlnquish a fire In the Beddlngfleld car, fol lowing the vehicle having been pulled to the lot for possible repairs. Bunn firemen ans wered a call Saturday night to the home of a man Identified as Robert L. B rod le,. whose car was burning while parked In his yard. Rescuers finished off the weekend with a car Sunday morning to aid Walter Deb nam at his home near Hickory Rock Mr. Debnam was taken to Wake Memorial Hospital after first receiving first aid by the Rescuers and a local physician at his home. In other weekend actions, Guy Dean, Jr., Rt. 2, Louis burg Negro, was wounded In the arm and chest around 11 p.m. when he was reportedly shot at Perry's Inn on N. C. 56 west of Loulsburg. Johnny Stalllngs, Loulsburg Negro, Is charged with the shooting. Sidney Coley, county'Negro Is charged with assault with Intent to kill In the axe attack on Albert Thorne, 23 Se? ACCIDENTS Page 6 Reese Gardner A Visitor Here Thursday Reese Gardner of Klnston, Republican candidate (or Con gress from the Second Con gressional District made a brief visit to the area last Thursday night to meet with local Republican supporters and to apeak to the Loulaburg Rotary Club. ' Gardner was accompanied to the local civic club meeting by William Wagner of Louts burg, local Rupubllcan leader and a member of the county board of Elections and Jeff Bartholomew, vice president of the Young Republican Club at Louleburg College. Gardner, In his address to the local Rotary Club, made reference to the fact that In some quarters he was being mistaken for Jim Gardner, the Rocky Mount businessman running against Congreasman Harold Cooley In the fourth Congreaalonal District. The young man had nothing but kind remarks to say abAit his opposition, Congressman L.Hi Fountain of Tarboro. He re ferred to Rep. Fountain as a very fine man. Gardner did, however, take a slap at the present Johnson administra tion with particular emphasis, he attacked a proposed federal See GARDNER Page 6 , Republicans Klnston huslnessmin and Republican candidate tor Congress from the Second District, Reese Gardner 1* shown above, left , with W tills Dupree, local Republican candidal* tor County Commissioner. Oardner mat here briefly last Thursday nlfht with Dupree and other local sjipporters following an address to the Loulrftnirt Rotary Club. /i Photo by Jeff Bartholomew.
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