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Weather ' Partly cloudy and a little warmer today. Cold with a chance of rain Wednesday. Low today, 22; high, about 80. The Industry Education Agriculture Published Every Tuesday & Thursday*. Serving All Of Franklin County Tel. 0Y 6-3283 Ttn C?nt> Lou^aburg, N. C., Tuesday, January 17, 1967 (Six Pages Today) " Q7th Year? Numbtr 95 Louisburg College ? The First One Hundred Eighty Years by Clint Fuller Part Ii Times Managing Editor They came from eastern North Carolina and Virginia re ' and they were mostly English, Irish and Germans, the ? people who first settled in Franklin County. While John Terrell is recorded as the first, others soon fol- w lowed and by 1758, a settlement began in the ford of Tar River, where Louisburg now stands. Louisburg .was named in 1779 when Franklin and Warren counties were established from the old county of Bute. An act of the legislature at the time authorized the Town Commissioners to purchase 100 acres of land "north of the Tar River" from a man named Patewell Milner and his wife Jacobina. The purchase price was ?5000 or around $50 per acre. The name Louisburg for which the College is quite naturally named, was in honor of Louis XVI of France. The county was named for Benjamin Franklin, who had recently visited Louis XVI and secured help from France for the colonies. The late Rev. E. H. Davis, in his Historical Sketches of Franklin County reports that the town was not named for the American forces who captured the French fortress of Louisburg in Cape Breton, Ireland in 1758 and insists that the modern spelling is correct although the name appears as "Lewisburg" in some early documents. The land originally purchased for the Town of Louis burg was deeded to Green Hill, William Hill, William Jeffreys and William Lawrence. The Legislature es tablished Franklin County and^Louisburg on January 29, 1779 iii session at Halifaxv^. C. Benjamin Seawell presented the county in the Senate and Green Hill and enjamin Ward represented the county in the. House. Among these appear the names of some of the men ho founded Franklin Academy, now Louisburg Col^y;e. MAIN BUILDING There, were others. Noticeably, William Brickell, who gave the 25 acres, now the College campus, as a Town Commons in 1787. As Commissioners for the Town of Louisburg, re presentatives of the people in pre-Revolutionary as semblies and later, as Commissioners for the County of Franklin and in practically every walk of life, these same names reappear time and time again. Mr. Norwood B. Kearney of Franklinton recently searched out the names of several early settlers-ia Franklin County. His information comes from a Gran ville County (a part of old Bute) tax list of 1755. Ac cording to Mr. Kearney, these were Jacob Powell, set tling on Crooked Creek; William Perry, on Cedar Creek; Millstone Branch and Mooney's Branch; the aforemen tioned John Terrell on Sandy Creek; Edward Moore on Richland Creek; William Vinson on South side of Sandy Creek, a probable neighbor of Terrell's; James Smith on Eaves Creek; Edward Young, south side of Flat Creek; John Massey; Thomas Person on Lynch's Creek; a man named Williams on Wolfpit Creek and Joseph Fuller on upper Cedar Creek. While these names are recently disclosed and are interesting , in that some are still familiar in Franklin County, there does not appear on this list any of the names of the early leaders of the county, particularly in the connection with the founding of Louisburg Col lege. Dr. John King, William Lancaster, Josiah Love, Benjamin Seawell, Robert Goodlow, Robert Beil, Jordan Hill, Francis Taylor, Hugh Hays (note spelling), Wil liam Green, Thomas Stokes and Dr. William V ire 11 were the men first named as Trustees of Franklin Academy on January 6, 1787. It is believed that something de layed the opening of the Academy until another charter was granted by the Legislature in 1802. At this time, only Francis Taylor, William Lancaster and William Green were renamed Trustees. Others selected by the Legislative in 1802 foere: John Hunt, Epps Moody, John Haywood, Joshua Perry, Archibald Davia, Jere miah Perry, Jr., Richard Fenner, "George Tunstall, Green Hill, Alexander Falconer and William Williams. Numbered among these men first named in 1787, were two ministers, two doctors and at least three re presentatives to the Legislature. Rev. Davis in his book, expresses a doubt shared here, that men of this caliber hardly sat idle during the years between 1787 and 1802 when history fails to show any action towards the establishment of Franklin Academy. We visualize that in the years just prior to and in cluding the first chartering of the Academy that Dr. John King, Green Hill, Benjamin Seawell and^William Brickell and others, met frequently and discussed and perhaps, planned for the building and course of study in the Academy. These men were the founders of the present day Louisburg College. They will be discussed in the next part of this series. Highway Commissioner To Meet Local Officials Here Wednesday Fifth Dlvls Ion Highway Com missioner J. B. Brame of Durham Is expected to meet hare Wednesday morning with the Board of County Commis sioners and members of the Better Roads Committee. The meeting was set up last Wed nesday when three Commis sioners and the County At torney visaed Brame In Dur ham. County Attorney Charles Da vis, acting under Instructions from the Board, requested a meeting with Mr. Brame by letter on December 26. The purpose of the meeting was described as being to discuss a growing dissatisfaction on the part of Franklin officials with highway fund allocations In Brame's Division. Wife Charged With Shooting Husband A 68-year-old Frankllnton man Is reported to be In fair condition In a Raleigh hospi tal following a shooting Inci dent at his home Saturday night. Dewey Lee Varner, Rt 2 Frankllnton, was shot Franklinton Man Takes Own Life A 68-year-old Frankllnton man took his own life Satur day afternoon around 5 p. m., according to reports. Alfred A. Mitchell was found by a son following a shotgun blast which ended the elderly man's llfo. He had been In poor health, according to reports. Funeral services were con ducted at 2 p. m. Monday at Union View Baptist Church by /the Rev. Glenn Short, the Rev. (Ed Sessoms and the Rev. Frank Apple. Burial was In Falrvlew Cemetery. Surviving is one daughter, Mrs. Marvin H. Boyd of Rt. 4, Henderson; one son, Floyd Hester Mitchell of Franklln ton; four sisters, Mrs. Zula Gibson and Miss Emma Mit chell of Frankllnton, Mrs. Mary Keith of Creedmoor, and Mrs. Bertha Newton of Oxford; two brothers, Arthur Mitchell of Frankllnton and Hoyle Mitchell of Rt. 1, Ktt trell; 10 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Lou The Af?ncy tor International Development has announced an . Alliance for Progress loan of 110,000,000 to the Dominican Rapubtlc. The loan *111 fi nance school construction and economical improvements In several business fields. In the chest with a .16 guage shotgun blast by his wife, Mrs. Elsie Lee Varner, following an affray between the two of them Saturday night around 8 p. m., according to Sheriff William T. Dement. Varner had reportedly beat en his wife. Mrs. Varnerwas treated at Maria Parham Hos pital In Henderson, but left the hospital on her own accord. The blast was delivered from close range, according to Sheriff Dement. Frankllnton Police Officer Tom Allen and Deputy Sheriff Lonnle House are Investigating the shooting. Mrs. Varner Is free under $800 bond, charged with as sault In the case. Local PTA - To Hear fire Safety Talk The Parent-Teacher Asso ciation of Lou 1? burg High School will meet on Thursday, January 19, at 7:30 p.m. In the auditorium. The program, according to Mrs. John T. Lloyd, program chairman, will be on Fire Safety, with Mr. Wlllard Mor ton of the local Fire Depart ment speaking on this subject. In addition, Mrs. Evelyn Wil liamson will give the group information about the school library. In connection with FlreSafe ty , school patrons and the pub lic in general are reminded that Important programs on this subject will be shown on Channel 4 on Wednesday, Jan uary IS at ? :30 p. m.; Thurs day, January IS at 11:30 a.m. and Wednesday, February 1 at 2:30 p.m. The Association feels that It would be moat beneficial to watch these pro grams. Brame answered the Davis letter saying he would be happy to meet but did not set a date. The date was set In last Wed nesday's meeting In Durham. Those attending the meeting were Commissioners Nor wood Faulkner, George Harris and Brooks W. Young, along with Davis. Commissioner Chairman E. M. Sykes, Faulkner and Young met here last Thursday night with members of the Bet ter Roads Committee to report the Wednesday meeting with the Highway Commissioner. A general discussion was held on many of the county road needs and plans were made for the visit here Wed nesday by Mr. Brame. Hadlo newsman A. F. John son, Jr. was appointed as elev enth member of the Better Roads Committee last Thurs day by the County Commis sioners. Driver Prevents Crash The driver of a tractor trailer, loaded with fresh veg etables took to the ditch on US 1 by-pass near Frankllnton Monday and averted what might have been a serious three-car collision, accord ing to reports. Willie V. Parsons of Candor, N. C. 'en route to Ohio told State .Trooper Bill Etherldge of Frankllnton, that a light colored Cadillac with New Jersey license passed him and was pulling In front of his truck when the car ahead signaled a right turn. Par sons added, "Oncoming traf fic made up my mind to hit the ditch rather than possi bly kill people". Damage to the truck was estimated at $4,000 and Par sons said he could not guess the damage to the trailer and cargo. The high bank prevented the truck from overturning as It skidded along the mud for 100 feet before coming to a halt. An action by the Board of County Commissioners, which would result In the transfer of county school funds from First Citizens Bank and TrustCo. to Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co. here has become a prime topic of conversation In the area the past few days. The relatively quiet move by the Board now apparently threatens to ex plode Into a full scale contro versy. The action reportedly was taken In the meeting of Decem ber 15, when both banking firms were named Treasurers of the county. However, there is no record of such a motion having been passed at that special meeting or any other When Cotton Was King In 1915 Tobacco Rolls In 1920 1 . Scenes above, never again to be duplicated In these parts, shows bales of cotton lined up on Main Street, top, In 1915 before the streets were paved. Lower photo shows tobacco being hauled in to a local warehouse In the early 1920's. Many locals will recall such seines. Questions Raised On County Fund Transfer meeting of the Board ordering the transfer of such funds. No reference to the matter ap pears In the minute book. "AN OVERSIGHT" Commission Chairman E. M. (Buck) Sykes said, "This was an oversight and we'll have to do something about It". Mr. Sykes discussed the situation, but declined to do so for pub lication. He said that he called Superintendent of Schools Warren Smith on January 3 and Informed him, Smith, that the funds were to be transferred. Smith says this Is the first Information his office re ceived on the matter. He also said that the County Board of Education has not been contac ted, although he has Informed those members he has seen. 1916 LAW The Commissioners are act ing under an obscure law en acted In' the IMS legislature and approved by Franklin County citizens on November 7, 1916, 1353 to 952. The law abolished the office of County Treasurer because "K was unneccessary to pay the Trea surer $1500 to $2000 annually when the banks would do the work for nothing", according to a report at the time. A copy of the law, obtained from Secretary of State Thad Eure's office, when the ^Ses slon laws of 1915 coulcftot be found In any local law library, does away with the office of County Treasurer and allows banks to be named deposit ories. The law does not re quire and there Is some ques tion that It permits banks to be designated as County Trea Tax Listing Deadline Nears The Franklin County Tax De partment announces that the 1967 Tax Listing Period runs from January 3, 1967 through February 3, 1967. There will be no extension period beyond February 3, 1967. Be sure to , list your tax within the sched uled time to avoid penalty. It Is also requested that all tax payers with a Business be sure to fill out their Business Form correctly to avoid a future In spection. These forms will be reviewed by the Board of Equalization and Review. by Clint Fuller Times Managing Editor surers. Neither does the law require that school funds or any other be deposited In dif ferent banks. R does say, "That the Board of County Commissioners shall desig nate for a term of two years . . .one or more banks. . . as a depository or financial agent for county funds. . . and one or more banks as a depository or financial agent for the school fund. . .naming a different bank or banks for these two funds, unless that be Impracticable". A 1955 Sessions law requires only that the two funds be kept separate. The 1916 law applied only to Franklin County and there is some question that the 1955 statewide law over rules the earlier one. In the Board meeting of Jan uary 3, the matter was thor oughly discussed and Wacca maw's local manager James Grady and Superintendent Smith, with Board vice chair man Clint Fuller appeared before the Commissioners on the matter. Fuller and Smith requested the Board to delay the action until new checks could be printed bearing the Waccamaw name. Smith In formed the Board that his of fice expected to receive, at any time a full year's supply of preprinted checks bearing the Flrst-Cltlzens name and It would take some time and ex ^pense to get new checks print Following the discussion, Smith and Grady were Instruc ted to work out the preprinted check problem and apparently everyone concerned left the meeting under the Impression that a transfer of funds was to be made Immediately. DIFFICULTY Some difficulty arose over - voiding the order for Flrst .Cltlzens checks and a prompt delivery of Waccamaw checks. Some of the former have re cently arrived here for use with a new automated machine for school bookkeeping. Grady said here Monday that to has placed an order for the Wac camaw checks for the school office but that delivery might to 30 to 46 days away. Commissioner Brooks W. Young made the motion on De cember IB to make both Wac camaw and Flrst-Cltlsens County Treasurer and Com missioner George Harris sec onded the motion with all pree ?nt voting aye. Conversations locally voice support for both firms, de pending on which side the speaker happens to be. Both banks wish to keep away from any of the controversy. Some observers point to Flrst-Cltl zens* 38 year tenure here and Its long history of service. Others point to Waccamaw's attempt to compete with Flrst Cltlzens as a good thing. Some agree that Waccamaw should have some of the funds, but not the proposed 60% of those deposited on checking account with Flrst-Cltlzens. "CANNOT UNDERSTAND" J. H. Talton, Vice President of First Citizens, would only say, "I cannot understand the basis for the transfer". While he, like Mr. Sykes, was will ing to discuss the matter, he declined to do so for publica tion at this time. There seems to be some sen timent for a broader decision on the part of the Commission ers. At least one Interested observer pointed to the fact that Central Carolina Bank and Trust Co. with a branch at Youngsvllle was not given county funds on deposit until two years ago, even though the branch has been there for 18 * years. Others wlll argue that a new business deserves local support. Both firms, most agree, are fully qualified to hold county money. "FREE MONEY" The money In question la la beled in banking circles aa "tree money", that 1 a that no See FUND pace 6 Parcal Past Riquius Zip Call W. I. Murphy, assistant postmaster, today urfad tha public to maka aura that all piroil post tha propar Zip Coda numbers . In their addrassas. Mr. Murphy atatad that ban altar a paraea aomas to tha window at tha post offloa often requires much wetting othar patrons wlshlaf window sarrloa. i
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