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Published Every Tuesday A Thursday The FrankMn Times >sdav i Thursday , \ Serving All Of Franklin County Wuttier Partly cloudy today and Wed nesday with mild tempera tures low today, SI; hlfh, SS. T?l. QY 6-3283 Ten Cents Lou'Sburg N C Tuesday. December 20. 1960 \ (10 Pages Today) 97th Yaar-Number 87 Clint, Fuller Times Editor Is "Man Of The Year" CUnt Fuller, managing ed itor of The Franklin Times, was named Loulsburg's 1986 Man of the Year, at the an nual Rotary Club ladles night meeting last Thursday at Lou Is burg College. Puller, the ninth man -to be honored by the local civic organisation, was cited for his work as a member of the Board of Education and more recently, his efforts to gain road improvements for Franklin County. The presentation of the bronxe and wooden plaque was made by Dr. Cecil W. Robblns, President of Loulsburg Col lege, himself, the Man of the Year In 1961. Robblns said, "Our 1966 Man of the Year has an outstanding record In civic and com mini ty service. For the past six years he had been vice chair man of the Franklin County Board of Education In which capacity he has worked Inde tatlgably and courageously to bring order and stability to our public schools In a time at great stress and change. He has given his tlm9 and ta lent, along with other educa tional leaders, to Improve our entire public educational sys tem, and has traveled exten ?lvely in the Interest of our school system "As editor of The Franklin Times he has taken his stand against strong forces that would undermine confidence In our schools. He'tias made a signal contribution In calling attention to the critical need tor Improvements In the high ways and roads of Franklin County. He has promoted new and expanding Industries In Franklin County. He has been a staunch friend ot Loulsburg College and higher educa tion". Dr. Robblns pointed out that Fuller was a veteran of U S. Air Force In World War n, serving overseas; attended N. C. State University* grad uated frolti Henderson High School and was past president ot the Loulsburg Athletic As sociation, Loulsburg Business Association and the Loulsburg Motary Club. He also dis closed that Fuller was the first to appoint an Industrial committee In 1965-56 as pres ident ot Rotary and tljat from that appointment the present todustrtal Commission grew. Puller came to Loulstwrg in 1M4 He la married to the former Louise Burnette at Franklin County and they have one son, Larry, IS years old The Pullers are members of the Loulsburg Baptist Church. The Man of the Year Is a former member of the Louis bur* Lions Club, the Jaycees, a member of the Board of Directors of Green HUlCoun " t r y Club and head of the Heart Fund. "In every cause concerning the welfare of Franklin County and Its people Loulsburg's 1966 Man of the Year has been In the forefront' ' , Dr. Robblns stated, "He has Irritated the reactionary; he has disturbed the complacent; and he has given great Inspiration to those who are working to build a greater Loulsbu'rg and Franklin County. Possessing quiet determination, retiring, modest, this Man of the Year li an esteemed and valuable citi zen of our com-nunlty". Dr. Robblns .concluded with, " Rotary Is proud and Is honor \ed to name Albert Clinton Ful ler, known to all of us as "Clint" as Loulsburg's Man of the Ye%r for 19?6". The plaque reads, "Presen ted for Outstanding Achieve ment'1. Other Men of the Year have been: 1965, E. F. Yarborough; 1964, J. H. Talton; 1963, Willis W. Nash; 1962, Bland B. Prultt; 1961, Dr. Cecil W. Robblns; 1960, W. J. penton; 1959, A. F. Johnson, Jr. and 1956, the first year _ of the award, H. C. Taylor, Jr. Rotary Hears Strother Robert E. Strother, Superin tendent of Green County Schools told the Loulsburg Rotary Club and their ladles, last Thursday night, "Educa tion Is faced with three prob lems'.'. .Strother spoke at the annual ladles night Christmas meeting. Strother, who kept the group entertained with his humorous stories, said the three most pressing problems facing education are: (1) Lack of educational leadership (2) How to get maximum efforts from our teachers and (S) How to Improve morals of students. He also pointed to federal Interference as i major prob lem. The Superintendent was In troduced by a long-time fri end of his, A1 Goodwin, Prog ram Chairman. Special guests Included wid ows of former Rotarlans, other civic club heads and new Industry officials. Mrs. Mil dred Malone was presented a gift from the club by Rot ar lan James Brown for her service as club sponser. Dr. Mar vln Pleasants, presented W.J. (Bill) Benton with a gift, In his name, to Loulsburg Coll ege by the club. Benton was cited for his leadership In the field of Industrial dev elopment. Misses Jean Perry, a stud ent and Sarah Poster, faculty member, of Loulsburg College entertained the group with Christmas music. Dr. Cecil W. Robblns presented the Man of the Year award to Clint Fuller, managing editor of The Franklin Times for ser vice In the field of educa tion and efforts to gain road Improvements for the county. Ex-Fire Chief Passes At Franklinton FRANKLINTON ? John J. Collins, 76, died Friday. He was a former fire chief and town commissioner. He was a retired represen tative of Carolina Power and Light Co., a member of the Franklinton Methodist Church, Franklinton Masonic Lodge and a Shrlner. Funeral services were con ducted Saturday ?t 2 p.m at Franklinton Methodist Church by Rev. Arnold Pope and Rev. T. N. Daughtry. Burial was In Falrvlew Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bessie Fowler Collins; six sons, John Collins, Jr. of Hamlet, Norrls, Frank and Joe Collins, all of Franklinton, Sam Collins of Sntlthfleld and Sidney Collin* of Charleston, S. C.; two daughters, Mrs. Curtis Laughter of Franklin ton and Mrs. Joe Choplln of I i Mrs. A. S. Tomlinson Dies Suddenly Mrs. Margaret Tomlin son, wife of Rev. Aubrey S. Tomlinson, pastor of the Louisburg Baptist Church, died suddenly this morning around 6:30 A. M. in Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Mrs. Tomlinson was discovered around 3 A M. by her husband. She was suffering from what proved to be a cetebral hemorrhage. She was rushed to Rex where she died a short time later. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock from the Louisburg Bap tist Church, conducted by Rev: Norfleet Gardner of Henderson and Rev. R. E. Link of Warrenton. Burial will follow at Laurinburg, where graveside ser vices will be conducted by Rev. R. E. Price, pastor of Laurinburg Baptist Church. Active pall bearers will be the dea cons of Louisburg Bap tist Church./. In addition to her hus band, Mrs. Tomlinson is survived by a daughter, Miss Peggy Tomlinson of the home and one son, Aubrey S. (Pete) Tomlin son, Jr., a student at Wake Forest College and her mother, Mrs. Ruby Mc Kay Barrett of Laurinburg; one sister, Mrs. John B. Graham of Chapel Hill; two brothers, W Charles Barrett of Laurinburg and Dr. John G. Barrett of Lexington, Va. The Tomlinsons have resided in Louisburg since 1946 where Mrs. Tomlinson has been very active in her church. No Restraining Actions Ordered By Commissioners E. M Sykes, Chairman of the Board of Franklin County Com "nlssloners and County attorney Charles M. Davis denied Monday a report by United Press International last Friday that the Com n'i sloners would seek a restrain ing order against the State Highway Commission. The UPI report, stated the Commissioners planned to seek such an order to stop the use of any at the $300 million' road bond money. The dis patch quoted Davis as saying he had "not beeji requested to seek any action aralnyt the Commission". It^iiso said Davis would neither confirm not deny the report. Chairman Sykes said, "The Board has taken no official actions In the nutter. How ever, we are looking Into every possibility which might help Franklin County obtain this much needed road Im provements". / Sykes said he wis not happy ?with the county's road allo cations In the past and a num ber of people had expressed a similar feeling to him. Three members of the Board discussed the road situation at length In the regular monthly meeting her* December 5, with Times editor Clint Puller who spearheaded a drive for road Improvements through newspaper editorials, and at torney Davis. Puller was In vited to appear before the Board and was asked to bring his records. *" No actions were taken at that meeting and the discussions, according to reports, were confined for the most part to trying to decide what ac tion, if any, the Board m'ght now take. Puller told the Board that his newspaper had An End And A Beginning Seen* abort shows workman tearing dow.i the old Board ing Horn* on NC 56 miking way for the construction of a 130,000 sq. ft. building to house the new Carolina Fine Woods Corporation plant. The County sold windows, doors and furnishings at public auction last Saturday. The total o I tha land, furnlahlngs and outbuilding! la expactad to raach |S0,000. -Staff photo by Clint Fullar. done about as mich as It could * In bringing to light the situa tion and any further actions would have to com* from the Board. Fuller suggested that the Board seek ? moetlng with the Highway Com mission and through their attorney, pre sent Franklin County's case. "It seems to me", Fuller told the Board, "you can do no less". "The Commis sion Is not going to answer the newspaper, but they will have to answer an official delegation from this Board", Fuller added. Fuller admits the subject of an Injunction came up, but said, most of the conversa tion was on the moetlng of the Commissioners and the Commission. County Gets $30,000 For Property Franklin County will receive around (30,000 for the Ben jamin Franklin Boarding Home property, Including fur nishings and out-bulldlngs, according to reports. The county sold the land to a local unnamed corporation, which In turn aold It to Caro lina Fine Woods Corporation for $25,400. The sale a few weeks ago of out-bulldlngs and the sale, Saturday of furnlsh lnga la expected to bring the total to around $30,000. Saturday's sale, conducted In Ford's Warehouse on Industry Drive here lasted from 10 a. m until 4:30 p.m with practically all of the Items being disposed of. Among the things sold were storm win dows and doors, refrlgera tora, freezers, chairs, tables, bedding and utensils. Funeral Home Robbed Chief Leo Edwards of the Frankllnton Police, assisted by agents of the State Bureau of nvestlgatlon are continuing their Investigation today into the 1:30 a.m Monday robbery of the Sandllng .Funeral Home on East Masgn Street In Frankllnton. Mr. J. A. Sandllng, owner of the establishment, reported that an unidentified person called In a report of a serious accident near the Tar River bridge on US 1 north of Frank Raleigh, It grandchildren; one brother, R. D. Collins of Frankllnton; and two sisters, Mrs. Prlcllla Winston of Frankllnton and Mrs. Jim May of Roanoke Rapids.- - Unton and requested thai all available help be dispatched at once. - Two ambulances were sent to the scene and searched as far as five miles for the accident. When the search was finally given up and the atten dants returned to the Funeral Home, they discovered the office had been ramtacked and a strong box, belonging to Ralph Griffin, who Uvea on the prem'ses was missing. Officers believe the Intru ders gained entry through rear door and theorize that the robbers waited until the place was unoccupied before break lng In. Sandllng reported about $400 was m'.sslng, all In cash and nothing else was stolen. He alto reported the fake call was mud* from a pay station. Decorations Judging Set Judging (or the "Light Up and Decorate for Christmas" contest Is sat lor Thursday Night, December 22. The Loulsburg Garden club saya according to an announcement today, be sure to have your Christmas lights and spot lights on that night and your decorating completed. The Cardan Club la sponsor ing the contest but will have out of town Judges. Three top prizes will be awarded. Commissioners OK New Constable The Board of County Com missioners, In special session last Thursday, gave approtkl of $3900, previously commits ted to aid the Town of Youngs vllle In the expense of estab lishing a new plant and ap pointed Howard Lee Griffin Constable of Gold Mine Town ship. Griffin replaces Lloyd Gupton who recently resigned to become Deputy Sheriff. Mrs. Elizabeth P. Cheatham, Town Clerk of Younfsvllle, presented the Board with an Item 'led statement for $4,179 45 for materials and labor. The Board had earlier Stranger things might have been seen In this neck of the woods, but the scenes above caused some raised eye brows here Monday afternoon as a five-room house, former ly situated on the Boarding Nome property on NC 56, was A House Looking A Homo moved to a new location on the Hickory Rock road east of Louisburg. The dwelling, purchased by T. T. Kemp at public auction was being moved to the Crowell Strickland home site, a distance of about three miles. It was a nar row squeeze on the river bridge on Bickett Blvd., aid a tough pull up the steep incline as the huge rig bypassed the Intersection congestion and traveled behind the county office buildings to NC 56. approved the payment of $3500 as the county's share In the expense. Contracts to audit the books at the county's accountant's office and the Sheriff's de partment were awarded to N. M. Perry and Company, CPAs of Raleigh and Loulsburg and Lonnle R. Shuplng, Loulsburg CPA, was given the contract to audit the books of the Tax Department and the Register at Deeds. Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co. and First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. were named County Treasurers by the Board. Charles Davis, county at torney, reported on a Joint meeting of a committee at the Board and the Loulsburg Town Council on certain agreements pertaining to the water line whlck Is to be run to the new Carolina Fine Woods plant here. Such Items as tap on fees, maintenance and sewer line Installations were agreed on by the two bodies. Kev. Cobey Passes HAMLET, N. C.--The Rev. Harry 8. Cob*y, r*tlr*d Epis copal minister of Hamlet, N. C., passed away at th* af* at It on December 17th at Praabytarlan Hoapiui la Charlotte after a Uncarlnf Ill ness. He had an Interesting and vary fruitful ministry. A native of Southarn Mary land, ha graduated from Em- ' arson Institute, tha University of Maryland, and tha Berkley Divinity School. Ha was or dained by Bishop Harding of th* Diocese of Washington th* National Cathedral, and began his ministry as aaals 8m COBEY Pace ?
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