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08th Y*ir-Numb*r 4
Louisburg, N. C., Thursday, March 2, 1967
(Eight Pages Today)
Ten Cents,
New Direction Signs Pho,? ky Cl"rt Fu"*'
Director of College Relations David Daniels Is pictured above pointing out one of the new
direction signs to Loulsburg College for Mrs. Charles C. Lucas, Jr., a College trustee from
Charlotte. The sign above Is located at Justice St. and Main and Is one of ten erected In the
area Tuesday by the State Highway Commission to -aid visitors In getting to the College.
First Federal Holds Board Meeting
The Board of Directors of
First Federal Savings and
Loan Association of Rocky
Mount held Its February Meet
ing In Loulsburg Friday after
noon, February 24, lMTlnthe
conference room of their
office at 202 North Main
Street. The following Direc
tors were In attendance: Henry
Gregory, President and Di
rector; R. D.Wlmberley, Sen
ior Vice-President and Direc
tor; J. B. Brewer, Jr., Julian
B. Fenner, Jake L. Rosen
bloom, Alfred L. Standi, A.
P. Thorpe, in, and John A.
Vann, Jr. Meeting with the
Directors were: Graham C.
Kennedy, Executive Vice
President and Treasurer; R.
C. W instead, Vice-President
and Loan Officer; and Norma
T. Cuthrell, Assistant Secre
tary-Treasurer of the Rocky
Mount home office. Frank A.
Drive Ends
Youngsvllle--Mrs. Raymond
Hill has announced a success
ful conclusion to the1 Heart
Fund Drive Just completed in
her area. Mrs. Hill has ser
ved as volunteer chairman this
year for the Youngsvllle
Township rural area east of
Youngsvllle. She expresses
appreciation to all those who
contributed and to the volun
teer workers who cooperated
In soliciting funds for this
worthy campaign In their re
specltve neighborhoods.
Ladles who helped her were
Mesdames Wesley Murphy,
Morris Hill, Sherwood Keith,
Marsh Wiggins, Bland Hill
and Jimmy Hart.
Firemen
Hear Ranger
"Volunteer Fire Depart
ments and Forest Fires" was
the title of a talk given by
Bill Lawrence, District For
est Ranger, at the monthly
meetliv of the County Fire
Department on Wednesday
night at Kpsom
Slide* covering the Forest
fire at Franklinton in 1963
and one in Nash County ef
fectively showed the Central
Control when a Are of great
dimensions occurs. These
slides also showed the pro
posed chain of command and
the relationship of the Volun
teer Departments and the For
estry Service.
Word was received at this
meeting from Mr. Pitts, of
Carolina Telephone and Tele
graph Company of the pro
gress of better phone service
tor the people of Franklin
Cotnty.
Read, Jr., Vice-President and
Manager of the Louis burg of
fice also met with the Direc
tors.
During the meeting, the Di
rectors reviewed the entire
Lou Is burg operation and Pre
sident Gregory announced that
the Louis burg office had made
loans of approximately
$3,500,000.00 on homes In
Louis burg and Franklin
County.
"We are very pleased with
the progress that has been
made by our office In Louls
burg, and we are continually
striving to enlarge our service
for this growing community,"
said Gregory.
After the meeting, the group
went to the Murphy House for
dinner where they were Joined
by two members of the local
Advisory Committee: J. P.
Tlmberlake, Jr. and T. Mort
Harris along with Mrs. Emma
D. Davis, Assistant Loulsburg
Branch Manager and Miss
Sandra Goswlck of the Louls
burg office staff. Mr. Ronald
P. Tharrlngton, the third
member of the Advisory Com
mittee, was unable to attend
Cotton Farmers
Get Reminder
Franklin County cotton
growers are reminded once
again about the Importance of
participating In the 1967 Cotton
Domestic Allotment Program.
There are approximately 2167
cotton farms In the county and
only about 1493 have filed an
application to take part In the
program.
All producers who fall to
sign-up by March 17, 1967, will
lose all program benefits such
as diversion and price support
payments. Also, cotton pro
duced on non-partlclpatlng
farms will not be eligible for a
government loan.
On an average, a producer
who has a 6.0 acre cotton allot
ment can divert 35% of the al
lotment to a conserving use
and plant 68% of the allotment
receiving $378.16 as diversion
and price support payments
and the cotton will be eligible
for a government loan. So,
all producers who have not
signed up In the program
should visit the county office
and get the details of the pro
gram before It Is too lata.
The Feed Grain and Wheat
Program sign-up Is also un
derway and vrtlj terminate on
March 17th. eferodueers with
feed grain bises should take
a close look at the benefits
of these two programs. A
producer with a 88.0 acre
oorn base who signs up to di
vert the entire base can re
ceive approximately $938.00.
the meeting as he was out of
town. President Gregory ex
pressed the appreciation of
the Board of Directors for
the enormous contribution
made by the Lou is burg Ad
visory Committee. "We are
fortunate Indeed to have such
able businessmen on our Ad
visory Committee, and they
have contributed greatly to the
success of our Loulsburg of
fice through their loyal sup
port. We are deeply grateful
for the acceptance that the
people of Loulsburg and
Franklin County have extended
to us, and we will continue to
make available the best Sav
ings and Loan service possi
ble," concluded Gregory.
Weather
Balloon Found
Mrs. Hamilton Hobgood,
teacher at Lou Is burg High
School reported this morning
that Ronald Peoples, a stu
dent from Ingles lde brought
a weather bureau radiosonde
(weather balloon) to school.
Peoples found the object re
cently near Ingles lde.
No Indication was found as
to the origin of the -object
and Mrs. Hobgood reports that
it has not been opened, but
that a return address Is con
tained inside.
Annual Wake
Electric
Meet Set
Wake Electric Membership
Corporation will hold Its 26th
Annual Meeting of Members
March 17, 1967, In the Wake
Forest High School Gymna
sium, Wake Director W. O.
Fuller announced today. Ful
ler said he expected a record
turnout.
Progress and financial re
ports, discussion of Important
current Issues, and election of
directors from District 1, 2,
and 3 will be on the program,
ta addition, there will be
prizes for everyone attending,
Fuller said.
"It's going to be a big night
for ereryone who comes," the
Co-op Director promised.
"We're going to transact some
Important business, Including
the discussion of Industrial
and houslngdeTelopment lnthe
area," be said.
Mr. Fuller pointed out that
the Wake Cooperative Is now
operating 130 miles of line
serving 4888 member-owners
In Franklin, Oranvllle, Wake,
Vance, Durham, Nash and
Johnston Counties.
Attorney General Rules On
Franklinton Board Vacancy
A letter, dated November
25, 1966, addressed to Dr.
Charles F. Carroll, Superin
tendent of Public Instruction
of North Carolina, and signed
by Andrew A. Vanore, Jr.,
Staff Attorney In the Attorney
General's Office, places the
burden of filling the Alleged
vacancy on the Frankllnton
School Board on the present
Board. It also rules that any
registered voter may bring
court action designed to force
the Board to act on any vacancy
which might exist.
A letter, dated February 23,
addressed to Dr. Carroll and
signed by W. L. Barefoot,
Mrs. Patsy Pace Barefoot
and Dalton Colbert of Frank
llnton refers to the vacancy
25th Anniversary Celebration
Green To Address
Louisburg Lions
Past International Lions
President Aubrey D. Green
will be the featured speaker
when Loulsburg Lions cele
brate their Twenty-Fifth An
niversary on Tuesday, March
7th. The event, which will also
be a ladles night, and will be
open to all Lions In Franklin
County, Is scheduled for 7
p. m. at the Loulsburg School
Cafeteria.
The distinguished speaker,
of York, Alabama, served as
president of Lions Interna
tional from June 1963 to July
1964.
A Lion for many years,
Green served as President of
the York Lions Club and was
Zone Chairman, Deputy Dis
trict Governor, and District
Governor for his area. A
Past International Director,
Green served on the Inter
national Board's Executive
Committee. He has received
the 100% District Governor's
Award and Extension Award,
and Is a Key Member
Aubrey Green Is a former
Alabama State Senator. While
in Montgomery, Green was
Chairman of the Senate Cor
porations Committee and was
a member of the banking, ed
ucation, health, highway, avia
tion and traffic Senate com
mittees. ?????
Green, an automobile deal
er, has filled the post of Di
rector of the Alabama Auto
mobile Dealers Association,
the York Chamber of Com
merce, the Sumter County In
dustrial Development Board.
He Is a Trustee of the Univer
sity of Southern Alabama.
Green was awarded the Pur
ple Heart and Bronze Star
medals In the Second World
War. He saw action over
seas during his three years
in the Infantry.
Lion Green has been pre
sented with the National Or
der "To Merit" from the
Republic of Peru, Order of
Merit from the Republic of
Peru and the "Hlpollto Jose
de Costa" Medal from the
Inter-American Press Assoc
iation of Brazil.
Lion Green attended Auburn
GREEN
University and the General
Motors School of Merchan
dising and Management.
Presbyterian Green is a dea
con and treasurer In his
church.
He and his wife, Ellen, have
a daughter, Mary Ellen.
All Lions and their ladles
who plan to attend are re
quested to notify the president
or secretary of their club,
so that adequate arrangements
may be made.
created when Chairman John
Moore moved his residence
from Frankllnton Township to
Rocky Mount. Moore has not
resigned his position on the
Board and Board Vice Chair
man Dr. R. C. Whitfield re
ported some time ago that
there was nothing his Board
could do. He stated that the
Board did not consider there
was a vacancy unless and until
Moore resigned.
This latest letter follows a
similar one sent on Feb
ruary 10 to Dr. Carroll by
Robert T. Garrett of Frank
llnton. Both dealt with the
Board having not fill what
the writers termed the va
cancy. .
In the letter to Dr. Carroll
by Robert T. Garrett of Frank
llnton. Both dealt with the
Board having not fill what the
writers termed the vacancy.
In the letter to Dr. Carroll
from the Attorney General's
office, sent In obvious answer
to an Inquiry by the Education
Department, three questions
were answered. The first,
How long could the vacancy
?xlst, (It did not deal with
whether or not one does ex
ist). The answer to this
question quoted a ruling that
the vacancy could exist until
the term expires. It also said
that the vacancy should be fill
ed within a "reasonable time"
but, saying that a "reason
able time" would depend on
circumstances. It cited one
court ruling which deemed two
months as too long a period of
time. The Frankllnton Graded
Schools Act of 1905 does not
state procedures for this.
A second question, apparent
ly posed by Dr. Carroll's of
fice, "If a person serving on
the board moves his resi
dence, must he relinquish his
membership on the board?"
The ruling from Mr. Vanore
stated that the person, "upon
See FRANKLINTON Page 4
Two Named Outstanding
Frances Raeford Baker, son
of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Ba
ker, Jr., of Route 1, Louis
burg, has been selected for
Inclusion In the 1967 edition
of OUTSTANDING YOUNG
MEN OF AMERICA. He Is
an Instructor In Agricultural
Economics at Louisiana State
University at Baton Rouge.
A 1960 graduate of Louis
burg College, Mr. Baker holds
degrees from Campbell Col
lege, North Carolina State
University in Raleigh, and Ok
lahoma State University. He
claims membership In the
American Farm Economics
Association, Louisiana Pro
fessional Poultry Workers So
ciety, and In other profession
al organizations. His articles
have appeared In several Jour
nals.
Also selected (or Inclusion
In the OUTSTANDING YOUNG
MEN book Is a 1953 alumnus of
Loulsburg College, Marvin E.
Baugh, of Greensboro, North
Carolina. The second honoree
Is a tax accountant for Bur
lington Industries, Inc.
OUTSTANDING YOUNG
MEN OF AMERICA is an an
nual biographical compilation
of approximately 10,000 young
men, between the ages of 21
and 35, who have made out
standing achievements in one
or more professional areas.
Selections are made by a four
teen- man National Board of
Editors.
Gives Ambulance PWo * M,t B*" *h"",w
Frankllnton Funeral Director J. A. Sandllng, Jr. la shown above, right, giving the keys to the
ambulance shown to Acting Rescue Chief A. J. Parkinson at Frankllnton. lira. Sandllng la
shown at left. The Reacue Service, third to be organized In the county, was formed laat week.
The 8a rollings donated the ambulance to help get the new organisation off to a good start.
Honored * Cli FulUr
Rescue Chief David Mlnnlch, left, Is shown above presenting
outgoing Chief V. A. (Tommy) Peoples with a plaque on behalf
of the Service tor "Outstanding Service" during Peoples' five
years as head of the organization. Peoples was honored at a
dinner meeting here Monday night, with the plaque and a
resolution of praise.
Rescue Service Honors
Former .Chief
*
The Louis burg Rescue Ser
vice presented former Chief
V. A. Peoples with a plaque
In appreciation of his ser
vices to the organization, in
ceremonies held here Mon
day night.
Peoples heard a letter of
commendation read by Ser
vice Secretary W. D. Mor
ton, praising the veteran
member and Chief for "dedi
cated service" and for "pro
gress made during his five
years as head of the unit".
The handsome plaque was
presented by new Chief Da
vid Mlnnlch who expressed
the appreciation of the group
to Peoples. A resolution nam
ing Peoples, who Is also Mayor
of Loulsburg, a Senior Mem
ber of the unit, was also pass
ed at the meeting. r
The Service noted to post
pone their popular "Guess
the Price" show originally
scheduled for early Spring.
The reason given was the lack
of adequate facilities to ac
commodate the public.
The group also voted to have
photographs made of members
past and present as momen
toes of those who have served
In the unit.
Reports Misleading
In Murphy Case
Reports of a case Involving
The Murphy House, Loulsburg
producers of food products,
In federal court have led to a
number of erronous conclus
ions, according to local spec
ulation. The local business,
which is widely known for Its
products throughout Eastern
North Carolina, was fined
$3,000 In federal court in Ral
eigh on February 6, for al
legedly shipping its products
Into Virginia.
The concern, according to
a reliable source, did not
transport any products into
Virginia. It did leave some
barbeque pork at a store in
Warrenton, where a South Hill,
Va. drive-in operator picked
it up and sold It at his es
tablishment. This procedure
was halted about a year ago,
according to a spokesman for
the firm.
The court action, reported
In a release from the Con
sumer and Marketing Service
of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, said that
0. Herman Murphy was fined
91,000 on each of three counts
of shipping non-USDA Inspec
ted meat products in inter
state commerce. The report
also said that 40 other counts
were dismissed.
A spokesman for the firm
disclosed that all meats used
for barbeque products are In
spected by federal Inspectors
and state Inspectors. The lo
cal establishment is Inspected
"several times each week"
by a state Inspector. The firm
pays the state Inspector when
he "works" on Saturday here.
Some reports circulating lo
cally misinterpreted the court
actions. The violations for
which the local firm pled guilty
Involved only the fact that their
products were being used In
another state when the local
establishment does not have a
federal Inspector, checking on
the day-to-day operation as It
Rabies Clinics
Start
Franklin County Dog Warden
Tyre# Lancaster announced
today that the period for vac
cination of dogs began Wed
nesday, March 1 and will con
tinue through the month ot
May.
Lancaster said there were
Inspectors In each township
who would come to the dog
owner's home to vaccinate
the animal.
does with the state. The qual
ity of the meat products was
not questioned In the court
actions, according to a re
liable source.
The ?lolatlons reportedly
took place during the period
July 2, 1965 and January 21,
1966. The source said that no
attempt was ever made to
"cover up" the (act that the
products were being used In
Virginia. The out-of-state
firms were billed direct for
the product, although It was
not transported to them across
the line by vehicles of the local
firm.
The spokesman, declining to
comment on the court action,
said that the Inspection pro
gram is a good thing. The lo
cal establishment Is Inspected
regularly by the State meat
Inspector, the local Health De
partment with assistance from
the state; the weights and
measures department of the
state and one other Inspector
whose duties were not defined.
Waccamaw
To Change
Location \
The Waccamaw Bank and
Trust Co. , which has -been lo
cated In temporary quarters
on Blckett Blvd. for the past
year, will more to a new lo
cation on East Nash Street,
according to an announcement
today by James Grady, local
manager.
The more is subject to ap
proval by the State Banking
Commission and the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corpora
tion, but this Is expected to
be routine. A hearing before
the Commission Is scheduled
on March 22, 1967 In Raleigh.
The new modern building will
be constructed, facing Nash
Street at the Intersection ot
the street serving the A ft P
Super market and Nash St.
The lot lor the new building
runs from the corner to the
property ot Mrs. Forrest Joy
ner at the Cedar Street in
tersection.
Orady said the new facili
ties wilt allow tin pie parking
and that plans and specifica
tions are already being draw*
tor the structure. He said ha
toped to start the bulldlag
sometimes In May and to move
Into the new quarters la the
fall.
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