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80-Year Old Former Resident . ; 1
'Tells Of Days Of Klan And War Between The States
Mrs. R. Linn Bernhardt
(Helen Shaw Crenshaw Bern
hardt) of Salisbury has written
The Franklin Times, recalling
her grandfather, the late Judge
Joseph Jonathan Davis and
Civil War period In Frank
lin County. Mrs. Bernhardt
writes that she will be 81
years old In August and Is a
native of Loulsburg.
Also Included In her letter
to The Times are two clip
pings from The Salisbury
Evening (and Sunday) Post.
Mrs. Bernhardt mentions
several local citizens whom
she remembers even though
she writes that she moved
from Loulsburg In 1911. "I
still love my old home town ?
the place where I was born on
" the Tar River, where the first
Flag" of the Confederacy was
unfurled and where much other
of our early history was
made", she writes.
In his column "Footnotes
To History", Salisbury writer
James Brawley writes from
Information given him by Mrs.
Bernhardt, the following which
appeared In The Salisbury
Evening Post on February
12th:
"Where did North Carolina
get the sobriquet, "Furthest
at Gettysburg," In the state's
motto describing Tar Heel's
part In the Civil War?
According to Information
from Mrs. R. Linn Bernhardt
from papers of her grand
father, Capt. Joseph Jonathan
Davis of Loulsburg, he with
three of hts men from Com
pany "G" 47th Regiment
vaulted the (tone wall during
Pickett's Charge on that fate
ful third day of the battle?
the only ones In the entire
charge to accomplish such a
feat.
Some years later Capt. Da
vis, with a party of friends
and two of his comrades who
stormed the wall, returned to
the Gettysburg site and stood
on the spot they reached in
that famous chargb of Pette
Crew's Brigade.
On the day of the charge
Davis ran Into trouble from the
beginning. He had started out
on a horse which was shot
from under him; then his arm
was pierced by a Minnie ball
causing it to bleed profusely;
his cap was shot from his head
and he fought the rest of the
battle using a red "bandanna"
handkerchief for a make-shift
bandage.
But he and seven others
?scaped the galling and en
flladlng fire on the enemy to
reach the final goal of the
charge -? the stone wall be
hind which were emplaced the
main Federal force under Gen.
George Meade. All were eith
er killed, captured or wound
ed.
Davis was carried from the
field by his captors and ?fter
treatment sent to Johnson Is
land Prison on Lake Erie
where he was held for 22
months.
Prisoners here In Salisbury
suffered no less than did those
on Johnson Island. Davis and
other Confederate prisoners
resorted to catching, prepar
ing, cooking and eating the
large wharf rats that they were
able to catch.
When during the winter
months Lake Erie was solid
with Ice, many prisoners made
good their escape -- but not
Davis. Instead he occupied
his time while In prison con
ducting a law class for his
fellow Inmates.
By so doing he buoyed their
spirits while inspiring many
to take up the profession of
law. Kind-hearted women like
their sisters InSallsbury pro
vided him with law books to
conduct his classes. His gen
ial personality soon won for
him a top place among his fel
low prisoners and even ad
miring friends among the
guards.
To show their appreciation
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The Frajitoin Times sz
Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Serving All Of Franklin County ,
T?l. 0Y 6-3283 T?n Cents Louisburg, N. C., Thursday, March 9, 1967, (10 Pag*# Today) 98th Yaar? Number 6
Principals at Tuesday's Lions Club Anniversary dinner are
shown above. Left to right, Lion Paul Stewart, Program
Chairman; John L. Stlckley, past International President;
O. M. (Buddy) Beam, Jr., Club President; W. Monroe Gardner
District (31-G) Governor; Leon Campbell of Greenville, S. c.,
member of the International Board who delivered the addreas
and C. Ray Pruette, Deputy District (31-G) Governor, who
was Master of Ceremonies. ?Photo by Clint Fuller.
Louisburg Lions Celebrate 25th Anniversary
Lions from eight surround
ing cities and their ladles
emerged In Loulsburg Tues
day night to Join the local
club In celebrating Its twenty
fifth anniversary. Represent
ed at the affair held at the
Loulsburg High School, were
Lions from Littleton, Hender
son, Oxford, Warrenton, Ep
som, Bunn, Youngsvllle and
Frankllnton.
Lion Leon Campbell, a
Greenville, S. C. realtor anda
Director of Lions Internation
al was the principal speaker,
substituting for Past Interna
tional President Aubrey D,
Green, who was forced to can
cel his appearance due to Ill
ness In his family. Mr. Camp
bell was Introduced by Past
International President John
L. Stickler
Deputy District (31G) Gover
nor C. Ray Pruette of Frank
Unton was Master of Cere
monies for the affair which at
tracted around 140 persons.
District Governor W. Monroe
Gardner of Warrenton presen
ted a number of local Lions
with membership tenure cer
tificates. Four, G. M. Beam,
Sr., W. J. Shear In, L D. Moon
and Edward F. Yar borough,
were awarded certificates and
pins for 25 years as members
of the local club. All are
charter members and Beam
is a past district governor.
Mr. Beam's son, G. M. (Bud
dy) Beam, Jr., Is president of
the club and presided over the
meeting Tuesday night. He
recognized the guests and In
troduced Mr. Pruette.
Lions C. T. Dean, Jr. and
John T. Lloyd were presented
15 years awards and Lions Ro
ger Mitchell, Paul Mullen,
Paul Stewart, Aubrey Tomlln
Building Named For
W. Raymond Taylor
TAYLOR
Raymond Taylor, brother
of H. C. Taylor of Loulsburg,
and a former resident of
Loulsburg, was honored Fri
day at the dedication of a new
building for drama and speech
on the campus of the Univer
sity of North Carolina at
Greensboro. The building was
named The W. Raymond Tay
lor Building In his. honor.
to the words of Herman Mld
dleton, head of the drama and
speech department, "There
? was really no other name to
give the building. In his nearly
40 years as head of the de
partment, Raymond laid the
groundwork for all we have
here now".
Taylor, who graduated from
U. N. C. at Chapel Hill In ISIS,
received his master's degree
one year later at Harvard. He
taught at Auburn University,
organising the first theatre
group there.
In 1621, he returned to North
Carolina to establish a drama
department at UNC-G, and re
mained head of this depart
ment until seven years ago
wheiKhe retired -- only to de
vote his whole time to his
flourishing Stage Decoration
and Supplies, Inc. In Greens
boro, one of the leading stage
decorating companies In the
United States. This business,
Taylor started In those first
years In Greensboro by doing
some parttlme stage decora
ting Jobs and now he handles
some of the largest stage Jobs
In the country.
As If this were not enough,
Taylor keeps his fingers In the
theatrical pie. Only last sum
mer he returned to Parkway
Playhouse In Burnsvllle and
directed "Our Town", the
same play be directed there
when he founded the theatre
90 years before.
In his spare time, Taylor
and his wife grow roses at
their home In Greensboro.
son and Ale* Wood received
20 year pins.
Director Campbell spoke on
his experiences as a Lion and
told the group of the Lion's
Peace Essay contest now In
progress. He took the Lion's
theme, "Peace is Attainable"
as the theme lor his remarks.
The theme slogan originated
with Mr. Stlckley, Campbell
said.
Four past district governors
were recognized and cited for
their services to Llonlsm.
They were Louie Day of Rocky
Mount, Sam Alford of Hender
son, James T. (Joe) Moss of
Youngsvllle and G. M. Beam,
Sr. of Loulsburg. A telegram
of congratulations was re
ceived by Club President Bud
dy Beam from International
President Edward M. Llndsey
and read to the group by Dis
trict Governor Gardner.
Mr. Campbell, holding his
audience spellbound as he
talked "as though there Is no
one here but you and I", called
on the Lions everywhere to
take the attitude that "We can
make It", In his call for peace.
He cited the growing number of
clubs in foreign countries and
the cooperation between dif
ferent nationalities In these
clubs as an example of what
Llonlsm Is doing toward
peace.
He praised Mr. Stlckley for
his services to Llonlsm as
international President last
year.
President Beam announced a
Horse Show is planned In June
by the Louiaburg Club and In
Robber Caught,
Some Goods
Recovered
Sheriff William T. Dement
reports that Johnnie Ray Jack
son, w/m/30 of 1124 Hayes
Street, Raleigh Is being held
In the Oxford Jail on charges
o t breaking and entering and
larceny In Franklin County
Jackson Is charged with
breaking Into Klngsberry Gro
cery Store, near Sims Bridge
In Franklin County on Febru
ary 11, 1907 and a hearing Is
set for here next Tuesday.
Sheriffs officers and the
SBI recovered part of the $300
worth at goods reportedly sto
len from the Klngsberry store
at Jackson's home Tuesday.
Among the Items were ciga
rettes, tobacco and groceries.
vlted everyone to attend. Lion
Paul Stewart was program
chairman for the twenty-fifth
anniversary celebration.
Speed
Co-Sponors
Resolution
Sixteenth District Represen
tative James D. Speed was co
sponsor of a joint Resolution
passed this week by the Gen
eral Assembly honoring the
memory of the late Charles
(Cousin) Wayland Spralll of
Bertie' County. Mr. Sprulll
was well-known and loved here
In Franklin County, where he
had been a frequent visitor In
past years.
Other sponsors of the Reso
lution were Bertie Represen
tatives from 1933 until 1961.
He died on November 1, 1966.
A native of Bertie County, he
was born on April 6, 1889. He
was a merchant, farmer and
manufacturer and served In a
number of other high state
posts.
Mr. Sprulll spoke here on the
observance of the 100th anni
versary of the raising of the
first Confederate Flag, on
Starch 18, 1961. He was the
principal speaker at the
Democratic Party's annual
dinner meeting. His address,
as were most, was of a hum
orous nature. He was a
sought-after speaker, espec
ially at political meetings
and was held In high esteem
by people throughout the state,
especially In the northeastern
part.
Pre-School
Clinics
To Be Held
Dr. J. B. Wheless of the
Franklin County Health De
partment has released a sche
dule of Pre-School Clinics for
all children In Franklin County
who will be six years old by
October 16, 1887 and who will
enter the schools of the county
for the 1M7-8S school term.
Or. Wheless urges that erery
effort be made by parents or
other adult persons actlnf as
parents to bare their children
attend the clinic so that the
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Comstruct
Local Industry Wins National Award
Composite Structures Cor
poration of Loulsburg has won
a blue ribbon merit award for
Its pre-tabricated wall panels
In a showing at the 22nd annual
Society of Plastics Industries
Convention In Washington,
D. C. The local firm Is now In
the process of setting up ma
chinery for the manufacture of
pre-fabrlcated reinforced
plastic homes.
W. Burdette Wilkin* of Rox
boro who has recently moved
to Loulsburg with his family,
said here Wednesday that he
was very pleased to have won
the Building Construction top
award. The company Presi
dent was also the recipient of
the SPPs Merit Award for
"outstanding service to the
reinforced plastics Industry".
He Is a Fellow In the Society
of Mechanical Engineers and
the machinery tor the firm
was designed by him.
W. L. Lumpkin, Jr., Plant
.^Superintendent, explained the
winning paftel Is similar to
the ones to be used in the
houses soon to be constructed.
He pointed out that the pre
fabricated structure has an
outside panel of plastic, a
layer of foam-like plastic as
an Insulating material and an
Inside panel of plywood, Inci
dentally, manufactured here in
Loulsburg by the M. E. Joy
ner Manufacturing Company.
Composite Structures Cor
poration, whose tradename is
Comstruct, is almost totally
locally owned. Individuals
here In Loulsburg hold the
major portion of stock, some
of which It was understood is
still available for local pur
chase.
The company announced Its
Intentions to locate here last
December 12, after It was
formed In September. When
production begins, the firm
-will manufacture all-plastic
houses, which will be de
signed to be sold economically
for use"* as beach cottages,
motel units, housing units and
the like.
Mr. Wllklns disclosed Wed
nesday that he has a "verbal
agreement" to manufacture
a number of units for the
Montreal Expos '67 which op
pens In May and another such
agreement (or a twelve -unit
school In New York state. He
said that Time Magazine and
the Christian Science Monitor
have each asked to do a story
on the unique Idea.
Plans now call (or a model
home to be constructed "near
the plant" by the middle ot
May. Lumpkin explains that
this model will be used to test
various Ideas In design and
construction. He said, "Right
now, we're sticking wlthwhlte
outs Ides. We will go to colors
later when we determine what
the public wants". Lumpkin,
whose (ather W. L. Lumpkin,
Youngsville Firemen
Seek Rural Truck
The Youngsvllle Volunteer
Fire Department Is seeking
to obtain a replacement tor
the worn out truck used on ru
ral calls, according to an an
nouncement today by Chief
James T. Allen. The truck,
previously used gave out on a
recent rural call and Is be
yond repair, according to
Chief Allen.
The announcement stated:
"The Youngsvllle Fire De
partment regrets that they no
longer have a truck for rural
fire fighting because the old
truck is beyond repair. We
are In the process of trying
to replace It, and the only way
we can do so Is through your
liberal contributions."
The announcement also re
minds the public that the de
partment works without pay
and Is frequently called on to
protect rural property. It
estimates that serenty-flre
percent of the calls come from
rural areas.
Contributions have already*
started coming In to aid In the
purchase of a replacement
truck. Among those making
contributions thus far are:
M. T. Carter, Mrs. Mary
Lancaster, J. H. Winston,
Norman Cash, Davis Hill, J. R
Tlmberlake, Sammy Wiggins,
Coy Pleasants, John Cash and
W. N. Tlmberlake, Sr.
Contributions, according to
Chief Allen may be mailed to
the YoungsTllle Department or
turned In at Woodllef Supply
Co. , Brown Furniture Co. , and
YoungsvUle Milling Co.
Sr. Is secretary-treaaurer of
the firm, Is a draftsman by
trade and deeply interested In
the growth of Comstruct.
Judges for the award presen
ted to the local Industry were
Brian Barkyn, a Member of
Parliament, Northampton
shire, England; Dr. F. F.
Jaray, Worcester, England;
W. H. Chance, consulting en
gineer, Falls Church, Va. and
F. Robert Bar net, U. S. Naval
Ordinance.
The plant is located In the
building on South Main Street
formerly occupied by Youngs
town Manufacturing Co. Full
production Is expected to be
underway by the middle of the
year.
Fountain
Defends Local
Draft Boards
Congressman L. H. Foun
tain said today the Admlnis- ?
tratlon's proposed changes In
the draft law leave two Impor
tant questions unanswered.
They are:
1. Who and at what level
would determine which per
sons would be called to ser
vice?
2. What Is the future of the
local draft board?
Fountain said the overhaul of
the draft system In general is
needed.
"But we need to make sure
that the vital human factor
provided by the local board Is
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W. Burdette Wilkins, President of Comstruct, With Per
sonal Award.
W. L. Lumpkin,
Winning Panel.
Jr., Plant Superintendent, Shows
Drawing of Construct Home Soon To Be Built Here
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