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The FrarikMn Times
Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Serving All Of .Franklin County
98th Year? Number 8
Ten Cents
Louisburg. N. C., Thursday. March 16, 1967
(10 Pages Today)
Youngsville Beats East Yancey In State Tourney
Franklin County Joins In Youngsville Cheers
See Story Page 6
Louisburg College
Stages Anniversary
Event Tonight
Loulsburg College will pre
sent the second of seven spec
ial events, commemorating Its
180th Anniversary year, here
tonight when Mr. William B.
Arthur, editor of Look maga
zine, will be the featured
speaker.
Earlier, the College pre
sented an outstanding address
by Dr. Richard Gardner, who
filled in for an ailing Dr.
Frank P. Graham on Jahuary
6.
Mr. Arthur was Chief of the
Press Branch of the War De
partment Bureau of Public
Relations in World War II
and a staff member of Look,
1946, Managing Editor, 1953
and Editor, 1966. He will
speak on the subject, "The
Changing Pattern of Higher
Education" at 8 p. m. to
night in the College audi
torium. .
Other events planned for the
celebration which will end with
a Commencement address by
Bishop Earl G. Hunt, Jr. on
June 4, are: the Anniversary
Ball, featuring Buddy De Fran
co and the Glenn Miller Or
chestra on March 23; an ad
dress on April 19 by Dr. Jos
eph W. Mathews of Chicago;
Winds Cause Damage
Winds estimated at 35 to 40
miles an hour brought wide
spread reports of minor da
mage from throughout the
county area yesterday and last
night. Heavy rain fell In much
ot ifhe county late Wednesday
afternoon and some early
Wednesday night, accom
panied by fierce winds.
Hall was reported in the
Margaret, Seven Paths, and
Youngsvllle communities with
minor damage. Wind tore down
television antennas, blew
signs down and scattered de
bris around Loulsburg. A tree
fell onto the root of the Tar
River Baptist Association
parsonage at Justice, causing
minor damage to the unoccu
pied dwelling.
Garbage can lids were blown
from one area of town to an
other during the night and
llm^s were ripped from sev
eral trees.
Loulsburg weatherman G. O.
Kennedy reported that the
temperature of 80 degrees
Wednesday dropped overnight
to a low of 36 at 7 A. M this
morning. The high today Is
expected to reach the mld
flftles.
the 180th Anniversary Con
cert on April 27 with Walter
Terry, producer and James
Clouser, director; and an ad
dress on May 2 by Dr. JohnE.
Duberg, assistant director of
the Langley Research Center
for^he National Aeronautics
and Space Administration.
A reception for Mr. Arthur
Is planned following his ad
dress. It is to be held In the
Fine Arts Building and the
public Is Invited to attend the
address and the reception.
Bridge
To Be Out
??
E. S. Ford, Town Adminis
trator, reported this morning
that State Highway crews will
be making repairs to the Tar
River Bridge on Main Street
starting Monday morning.
This will necessitate the clos
ing of Main Street at the bridge
for about ten days, according
to Mr. Ford.
Present plans call for traffic
to be detoured at Court Street
on the north side of the bridge.
The structure has been in
need of repairs for some time
and Mr. Ford said he wanted
to Inform the people ahead of
time that the street would be
closed during the repairs.
Home Damaged At Justice
Franklinton School Board Vacancies
To Spotlight Coming Elections
Elections of three members
to the Frankllnton City Board
of Education Is expected to
hold the spotlight as munici
palities In Franklin County
hold off-year balloting In May.
Loulsburg and Youngsvllle
town councils have already set
their dates as Tuesday May 2.
Other elections are also ex
pected to be held on this date
at Bunn, Frankllnton .and Cen
tervllle.
The Frankllnton City Board
of Education has come under
fire during recent months by
local citizens as a result of
decisions by the Board con
cerning federal guidelines for
school desegregation. Chair
man John Moore, who recently
moved from Frankllnton, act
ing chairman Dr. Richard C.
Whitfield and Frankllnton In
surance man, Btupert Pearce
are the three members whoa*
terms expire this year.
Dr. Whitfield has Indicated
that he does not plan to seek
reelection and Moore, having
moved from the district will
not be eligible for reelection.
Pearce's plans have not been
made public.
There have been no Indica
tions as to who might become
candidates, although It Is ex
pected that the group opposing
the Board In some of Its re
cent actions will either spon
sor Its own candidates or
support those running who
meet the group's approval.
A reliable source reported
that a "wait-and-see" atti
tude exists In the Franklln
ton District presently. The
reference obviously was to
what actions might be taken by
the Board In the remaining
time before the filing dead
line around the middle of
April. It was also reported
that Superintendent Fred Rog
ers' two-year contract ex
pires this year and the citizens
group Is believed to be wait
ing to see if Mr. Rogers Is
given another contract. The
group has opposed the Super
intendent and has asked the
Board not to rehire him.
There Is also a group which
favors the present Superin
tendent and desires to have
him continue as school head.
Both groups have been out
spoken In their views and ap
parently the Board Itself Is
divided on some of the Issues
at hand.
Things are quiet on the
Loulsburg political scene and
Youngsvllle Is too Interested
In their championship basket
ball team to exhibit any poli
tical excitement at this time.
None of the Incumbents have
announced their Intentions to
seek reelection In either com
munity, although It Is specula
ted that mostwlll seek another
term.
Bunn Mjyor BUI Andrews,
Centervllle Mayor John Neal,
Youngsvllle Mayor Marvin
Roberts, Frankllnton Mayor
Joe Pearce and Loulsburg V.
A. Peoples will all be up for
reelection on May 2. Town
councils will also be subject to
reelection In allthese munici
palities.
In Louisburg, Lee Bell has
been named Registrar and
Earlle TUlotson and James
Berger have been appointed
Judges for the elections. The
registration period will begin
on April 14 and close on April
21 and the books will be open
each day during this period at
both Louisburg and Youngs
vllle. Dates for other com
munities have not baen an
nounced, but it Is assumed the
dates will be the same in all
municipalities. Mrs. Estglle
Pearce has been named Regis
trar at Youngsvllle and E. M.
Carter and W. R. Evans have
been named Judges.
The Name Of
The Game
Was Paschall
Larry Paschal I
No 41 Scores 41
A Truly
Outstanding Performance
See StOry Page 6
Retail Sales Up
9.7% In franklin
Gross retail sales In Franklin County
during December totaled $2,833,760, an
increase of $250,908 or 9.7 percent over
the total of $2, 582, 85"2 in December of
1965.
The December 1966 amount was an in
crease of $332,830 or 13.3 percent over
the November 1966 total of $2,500,930.
The Increase in retail sales in Franklin
County for December was larger percent
agewise than for the state as a whole when
compared with the same month a year ago.
Retail sales for North Carolina during
December amounted to $883,523,634, an
increase of $53,173,079 or 6.4 per cent
over the total of $830,350,000 in Decem
ber of 1965.
%
The December 1966 total for the state
was an increase of $116,473,122 or 15.2
per cent over the November 1966 total of
$767,050,512.
These latest figures are total taxable
and non-taxable sales as reported to the
N. C. Department of ReVenue and pub
lished in the March issue of "The Re
tailer," monthly publication of the North
Carolina Merchants Association.
Louisburg College
The First Hundred
And Eighty Years
Part V
An advertisement in The Raleigh Register, December
17, 1804 and signed by Green Hill, Clerk, stated, "The
Trustees (of Franklin Academy) having employed Mr.
Matthew Dickinson from Yale College, New Haven, as
the Principal of their Academy flatter themselves from
the Respectability of his Character, the universal
healthfulness of the County and the low price of board
and tuition
Dickinson graduated from Yale in 1804. His family
was prominent in New England, especially Connecticut.
His sister married David Dudley Field and from the
union came four sons of national and international fame.
They were David Dudley Field D, New York lawyer;
Cyrus W. Field, who laid the first trans-Atlantic cable;
Henry M. Field, Presbyterian minister and editor and
Stephen J. Field, U. S. Supreme Court Justice.
Dickinson's tenure as head of the new Academy was
not long lived. He retired from thfe position to enter
the practice of law in Franklin County in 1808. He
SM COLLEGE Pa(? 6
Legionnaires To Stage Celebration
American Legionnaires of
Frankllnton Post No. 52 will
Join In the celebration of the
Legion's 48th birthday during
March with special festivities,
Post Commander Bruce W.
Honeycutt announced today.
The Legion's 48th anniver
sary will be spotlighted with
Ladles Night and a special
celebration at 7:00 p. m
Thursday, March 23rd at The
American Legion Hut, Com
mander Honeycutt said.
The World' s largest birthday
| party ? with celebrants In
more than 18,000 American
Legion Posts throughout the
nation and overseas?will take
on a serious note as the Legion
salutes the men and women
who today serve In the nation's
armed forces.
This year's observance Is
the Legion's first as an or
ganization of four generations
of war veterans. The Ameri
can Legion was founded on
March 17, 1919, In Paris,
France, shortly after the close
of World War 1 hostilities.
Its founders were representa
tives of the various outfits
which made up the American
Expeditionary Force. The
organization now consists of
veterans of World War I,
World War II, the Korean War,
and the Vietnam War.
Commander Honeycutt re
ported that a committee, head
ed by Garland Goswlck, has
been appointed to take care of
all arrangements for the an
niversary and Ladles night
celebration. Members of the
special committee are: John
Hedrlck, Carl M. Gilliam, a
B. Burgess, Kenneth E. Woot
en, Leonard L. Steed and Royal
Jones.
Special guest speaker for the
evening will be past N. C. De
partment Commander Mr.
Marvin Burton who will speak
after dinner.
As part of Its preparation for
the gala birthday observance,
Youngsville
Chief Thanks
Donors
Youngsville ? Fire Chief
J. T. Allen, on behalf of the
Youngsville Fire Department,
expresses gratitude to all who
made donations towards the
replacement of the Rural Fire
Truck In recent weeks. How
ever, the department 1* still
short of necessary funds.
Those who have made con
tributions this week are Rich
ard H. Cash, Russell Strick
land, Mrs. Joe Willie Hudson,
J. W. Murphy, B. E. Robinson,
Marshall Klnton, Mrs. Ruby
Underwood, L. D. Lloyd, Mrs.
Jenny Y. Strickland, L W.
Martin, a O. Perry, F. a
Preddy, Sanford Pearce and
Bruce Strickland.
Anyone else wishing to con
tribute is urged to do so as
soon as possible i The Fire
Department hopes to have the
truck In service In about two
weeks.
the local Legion Post Is put
ting the finishing touches on
its 1967 membership drive,
and Is Issuing a special In
vttatlon to veterans of the
Vietnam era, Com-nander
Honeycutt explained. Teams
See LEGION Page 4
? Legislative News
by Reoreeentative James D. Speed
Backs ECC, Ag. Bill Introduced
Raleigh ? Bills have now been Introduced to create and
establish East Carolina University. This, being one of the
major issues of the 1967 session, will be In the headlines
for several more months. After being considered by the
committees on Higher Education, It will probably be sent
to the Committee on Appropriations. If It clears the hurd
les In these committees, a strong battle will be waged on the
floor of both houses.
I am pleased to be among the co-sponsors of the East Caro
lina bill and will give my full support to It. We feel that our
colleagues In the General Assembly should consider the con
tribution East Carolina has made to our state and especially
the Eastern half, and recognize that separate university sta
tus Is vitally Important to maintain and promote the present
and future growth of the region and total development of all
North Carolina.
A complete overhauling of the present consolidated single
University system could, at some future time, possibly bring
Justification for also consolidating East Carolina University.
But until this Is done and proof Is presented to bear out all
the facts, I feel a separate university should be established
fit Greenville.
In this connection I believe the report of the Hodges Study
Commission on the size, makeup and manner of selection of
the present 100 member University of North Carolina board
of trustees has much merit and deserves serious and thought
ful consideration. The Hodges Commission has recommended
a drastic reduction In size of the board, staggered terms and
restrictions on who may serve. Certainly alternate proposals
?will be made and there will be efforts to resist changing the
present aet-up In any way.
Now In the sixth week of the session, the legislative ma
chines are running at full throttle with many Important bills
already Introduced and many more being drafted each day to
be dropped In the hoppers during the next few days and weeks.
Several so-called "brown bagging" ABC bills dealing with
control and possession of legal liquor are before the Proposi
tions and Grievances com-nlttees, and public hearings on the
liquor question began this week. Full scale public hearings
were held Tuesday with nearly two dozen witnesses presenting
various views and arguments pro and con as to what they and
their groups believe to be workable, practical and right for the
people of North Carolina. A chance for people to express their
views Is onei of the better things afforded by our Democratic
form of government. I am among the many legislators who
strongly believe in urging the people to exercise this cherished
privilege on matters of public interest and Importance. Many
of the Issues this session will attract widespread Interest and
attention and a record number of public hearings will probably
be held.
Among Important bills which have been introduced and are
receiving much comment: H.B. 206-Introduced by Johnson of
Ouplln~"to exempt North Carolina from Federal act making
Daylight Saving Time mandatory." If this Mil passes, North
Carolina will continue to follow Eastern Standard Time this
summer. H.B. 188-Introduced by Ervln--" making It a felony
to commit an assault with a deadly weapon resulting In serious
injury even though there Is no intent toklll." H.B. 181-Intro
duced by Andrews? "To amend Article VI of the Constitution
of North Carolina so as tolowerthe minimum voting age to II
years." This would be submitted to the voters at the next gen
eral election.
A bill was introduced last Friday (S.B. 94 -Senator Currle)
See SPEED Page i