Attendance Down As Schools Open
Attendance Is off today as schools in
the Franklin County system began their
first full day.
Franklin County schools opened this
morning with attendance down from
what had been expected, although some
what higher than opening day last year.
Superintendent Warren Smith report
ed that 4,762 students reported to the
schools this morning. He said 5,855
had been expected based on choice
applications filed earlier with the
school office.
Of the 4,762 enrolled today, 2330
were Negro students and 249 of these
reported to predominantly white
schools where they had either execls
ed a freedom of choice to attend or
were assigned, under court order, by
the Board. This represents over ten
percent Negro enrollment In pre
dominantly white schools as required
by Judge Algernon L. Butler, Chief
Judge of U. S. Eastern District Court,
for opening day.
The Board had assigned slightly over
282 Negro students last week to pre
dominantly white schools to bring the
total to over 328 which was the tem
percent mark based on pre-school ap
plications.
The greatest number of absences to
day occurred at Riverside School In
Loulsburg where 802 students showed
up out of 1514 expected. At the pre
dominantly white Loulsburg High School
730 of 773 expected enrolled.
County Fair To
Open Sept. 25
The Franklin County Fair will open
on Mon., Sept. 25, tor a six day run,
to begin Its 54th consecutive year of
operation.
Reservations are now being taken
for booth competition, which Is open
to all organizations and groups In the
county In the classifications listed In
the premium list. The management
urges all homemakers, gardeners, and
farmers to begin now to select prize
winning products for exhibit.
A special matinee Is planned for Wed.
and Sat. of fair week, which are de
signated as school days and tickets will
be distributed through the schools.
On the midway will be the Delmarva
Shows with rides and entertainment for
the whole family. As a special feature
this year?The Golden Boy on_tfie
hlghwlre will entertain you nightly with
his famous and death-defying hlghwlre
routines without the aid of any balancing
device or net.
Professor
Entertains
Louisburg Lions
A1 Wright, Professor Of English at
Louisburg College, entertained the
local Lions at the Murphy House
Tuesday evening.
Professor Wright, while playing
the guitar, beautifully sang "Green
sleeves," followed by two rounds, one
each In English and German. The
groupe participated in both rounds.
Lion President Paul MuHen made
two announcements: Lion Avery Cook
is a patient at N.C. Eastern Sana
torium In Wilson; also, Lion Mullen
urged that the Birthday Calendar Sale
be completed within two weeks.
There were five visitors from
Louisburg College: Wayne Burrls, a
former student at Louisburg College
and now an Instructor of biology at
the college; Norman Cooper, a student;
Blair Plunkett, and instructor of French
and Spanish; Don Richardson, library
staff; and Sidney Stafford, director of
religious activities as well as an in
structor of religion.
WEATHER
Partly cloudy with little change in
temperatures today and Friday. Low
today, near, 60; high, lower 80's.
Checking The Ticket
Bunn had 766 of an expected 795;
Cedar Street had 58 of 76; Edward
Best High School (Including elemen
tal^ grades) had 300 of an expected
- 354. Gethsemane School In JJunn re
corded 531 of 689 students expected
and Perry's School had 588 of 803.
Gold Sand had 324 of the 388 expect
ed and Epsom enrolled 222 of the 258
assigned there. Youngsvllle Elemen
tary registered 102 of the 156 due to
report and Youngsvllle High School
had 339 of the 355 students assigned
there.
All teachers reported for duty, In
cluding those who appealed to the Board
Meters To Be Checked
Loutsburg Police Chief Earl Thar
rington announced today that beginning
next Wednesday, parking meters In
Loulsburg will be checked by local
officers.
The meters are not checked on Wed
nesday afternoons during the summer
months when many of the downtown
businesses are closed.
Starting Wednesday afternoon, Sep
tember 13, overtime parking will bring
a ticket and the subsequent $1 fine,
according to Tharrlngton.
last Monday night against their being
assigned across racial lines. The
Board after several hours of delibera
tions, denled'all appeals and ordered
the teachers to report to the schools
where they had been assigned.
The court order, issued August 18,
required that the Board assign at
least two Negro teachers to each pre
dominantly white school and two white
teachers to Negro schools.
Today's opening day count exceeds
the 4,583 on opening day last year but
falls short of the 5,351 showing up on
opening day In 1965. In 1964, 4,990
enrolled on opening day.
Schools close today at 1 p.m., operat
ing on short schedule due to the late
tobacco harvest. Opening was delayed
one week when the court order was
issued, In order to give the Board some
time to work out the requirements.
The short schedule will continue
through next week In the county system.
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Opening Sale
Congestion Is Rule As Tobacco Market Opens
The Loulsburg Tobacco Market open
ed here this morning with a full scale
congestion of people, tobacco, trucks
and cars. Usual opening day con
fusion and excitement reigned as the
chant of the auctioneer was hgard first
at Ford's Warehouse, where first sale
was still in progress Just before noon.
William Boone, Sales Supervlser, re
marked briefly that he could not say
just when he might have a report of
today's sales. Prices were generally
pleasing to most growers, but some
complained. Middle of tb? stalk leaf
was not selling as high as some thought
It should, while lower leaves were
doing alright, according to some ob
servers.
All local warehouses were filled for
today's sales and some report book
Completes
Projects
RALEIGH? The State Highway Com
mission completed work on more than
8.48 miles of roads In the Fifth Di
vision during the month of August,
according to Commissioner J. B.
Brame and Division Engineer M. T.
Adklns. Work was completed in Frank
lin, Vance and Warren Counties.
In Franklin: 2.4 miles of grade,
drain and stabilized was improved to
SR-1222 (Will Mltchlner Road) from
NC-56 to SR-1003; 2.4 miles of grade,
drain and stabilized was Improved
to SR-1110 (Cottrell Road) from SR
1109 to NC-39.
In Vance County: 3.04 miles of base,
paving and erosion control was
Improved to SR-1335 (Burnslde Road)
from SR-1329 to SR-1303.
In Warren County: 0.64 mile of
grade, drain, and stabilized was Im
proved to SR-1360 (Kldd Road) from
bridge, west to SR-1361.
ings well into the next couple of weeks.
Big Franklin Warehouse on Blckett
Blvd. is slated for second sale today
and The Friendly Four Warehouse
on Main Street has third sale. It
is expected that the sales day will
last well into the night before final
figures are available.
Key personnel of all three houses
were back today. Ford's is operated
by Charles E. Ford with E. M. (Buck)
Sykes and Harris Turner assisting.
Big Franklin Is operated by Sterling
and Bryant Cottrell with Arch Wilson
and others among the personnel.
Friendly Four is operated by James
Speed, Clemon Pearce and "Gus" Mc
Ghee.
A host of tobacco company personnel
were here for the opening as well
as out-of-town newspaper reporters
and photographers.
The Middle Belt Is the only belt
operating this week as all others are
observing a holiday to aid In relieving
congestion In redrylng plants. The
Loulsburg Market will operate on a
four-day basis next week as all belts
resume sales.
Flue-Cured Crop 7.5 Per Cent Greater
Total flue-cured tobacco production
for sale In North Carolina Is forecast
at 818,500,000 pounds, or 7.5 percent
above the 761 million pounds sold
last year, according to the North Caro
lina Crop Reporting Service. The
expected average flue-cured yield for
all types computes to 1,999 pounds,
69 pounds above the 1,930 pounds
produced in 1966 when flue-cured yields
were reduced- by droughty conditions
during July. 4 Good stands were ob
tained early in the season and soil
moisture was mostly ample to ex
cessive to August 1.
Acreage, yield, and production fore
cast for North Carolina by types as
compared with 1966 are as follows:
Type II ? (Middle and Old Belts):
Production 300,200,000 pounds from
158,000 acres with a yield of 1,900
pounds. The 1966 production was 276,
120,000 pounds on 156,000 acres yield
ing an average of 1,770 pounds.
Type 1? ? (Eastern or New Bright
Belt): Production 403,850,000 pounds
on 197,000 acres with a yield of 2,050
pounds. In 1966 a production of 394,020
000 pounds was harvested from 199,000
acres with a yield of 1,980 pounds.
Type 13 ? (Border Belt): Production
of 114,450,000 pounds on 54,500 acres
yielding 2,100 pounds as against a
1966 production of 91,080,000 pounds
on 49,500 acres with a yield of 1,840
pounds.
Type 31 -- (Burley Tobacco): The
burley crop Is not as good as last
year's. Production estimated at
17,380,000 pounds Is expected to be
harvested from 7,900 acres with yield
Indicated at 2,200 pounds per acre.
Last year 18,328,000 pounds were har
vested from 7,900 acres with a yield
of 2,320 pounds per acre.
United States
The National flue-cured estimate is
for a production of 1,257, 1?3, 000 pounds
to be sold for an increase of 13.5 percent
from the 1,108,074,000 poun&s sold last
year.
Recorder's Court
The following cases were disposed
of during a session of Recorder's Court
on Tuesday, September 5th:
Percy Boyd Eaton, n/m/40, operat
ing auto intoxicated; falling to decrease
speed to avoid collision. 90 days in
Jail, suspended on payment of 1100.00
fine and costs.
Florence Clark, w/m, common
nuisance. State takes Nol Pros with
leave.
Garland F. Green, w/m, non sup
port. Order for dismissal allowed by
Court.
Fountain Named In
Gubernatorial Speculation
Second District Congressman L. H.
Fountain Is figuring In speculation
this week, of who, If anyone, might
contest Lt. Gov. Bob Scott for the
Democratic nominee for Governor In
1908.
The Tarboro native, who represents
Franklin County among others In Con
gress, was quoted by Roy Parker, Jr.
writer for the Raleigh News and Ob
server this morning as saying, "As
of now, I have no other plans than
to run for . re-election to Congress"
in 1088.
The Chapel Hill Weekly commented
in yesterday's Issue that the popular
law-maker is being mentioned and
Implied that he is the chosen Repre
sentative of the Lake forces among
the Democrats. The Weekly also
speculated on Congressman James
Gardner's plans In the event Repre
sentative Fountain should choose to run
for Governor.
However, based on Mr. Fountain's
comments it Is deemed unlikely that
he Is jiving serious thought to running
tor Governor.
"Anyone would be pleased by such
suggestions", he Is quoted as saying,
"However, my Immediate plans are
to concentrate on my Congressional
responsibilities which will be unusually
heavy in coming weeks."
This most recent speculation came
following a closed-door conference of
top Democratic party officials in
Raleigh Tuesday. The meeting report
edly was called byllscuss the growing
threat of Republicans In the state.
Haywood Harris, noil support. Court
orders case dismissed.
Melvln Richardson, non support.
Court orders case dismissed.
George Montague, Jr., n/m, speed
ing. $5.00 fine and costs.
James Farman Matthews, w/m/23,
speeding. $10.00 fine and costs.
John Clifford Joyner, II, w/m/18,
speeding. $10.00 fine and costs.
John Edward Williams, n/m/21,
speeding. $10.00 fine and costs.
Sam Junius Spencer, n/m/49, speed
ing. $10.00 fine and costs.
Danny Neal, n/m/22, speeding. $10.00
fine and costs.
Thomas Clifton Finch, w/m/18,
speeding. $10.00 fine and costs.
James William Watson, n/m/39, no
operator's license. $25.00 fine and
costs.
James Mills Wlgglns,w/m/29, speed
ing. $15.00 fine and costs.
James Edward Hllllard, n/m/45, no
operator's license. $25.00 fine and
costs.
Larry Frederick Leonard, w/m/21,
falling to drive on right half of highway;
driving while license suspended.
$200.00 fine and costs.
C. S. Ray, w/m/43, assault on fe
male. $50.00 fine and costs. %
Moses Glaties LeMay, w/m/57, fall
ing to see before starting such move
ment could be made in safety; hit and
run. 60 days in jail, suspended on
payment of $75.00 fine and costs.
Jesse Ed Preddy, Jr., w/m/17, speed
ing. $15.00 fine and costs. License
to be held by C. S. C. for two months.
Cornelia Lynn Langley, w/f, speed
ing. Prayer for Judgment continued
on payment of costs.
Board
OKs Bond
Application
The County Commissioners, meeting
here Tuesday, authorized the publica
tion of a notice of Intention to apply
to the Local Government Commission
for approval of the Issuance of $200,
000 In bonds for courthouse Improve
ments. The Issuance of such bonds
will be subject to a vote of the people.
The Board also accepted the resign
ation of Alex T. Wood, Register of
Deeds, as Clerk to the Board, a post
he has held for a number of years.
Wood, In his letter of resignation,
gave added duties In the Deeds office
as his reason. However, local obser
vers have noted a growing breech
between the popular Register and the
Board In past months. Neither Wood
nor members of the Board have made
any comments on this.
His resignation was accepted "with
regrets," according to a reliable
source.
The Board also accepted the resign
ation of Inez W. Foster as Home
Extension Agent. She Is reportedly ac
cepting a position In Iredell County.
In other actions, the Board approved
the audit by Lonnle R. Shuplng, local
CPA of the Register of Deeds office
and awarded the next year's audit
again to Shuplng. Two members of the
Mental Health Program from the Un
iversity of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill appeared before the Board to dis
cuss the local program.
The Board, also ordered Allen Oil
Co. of Loulsburg to Install a new
boiler at the county Jail at a cost of
$1,126.51. This, while ordered, was
not recorded by motion In the min
utes of the meeting. Also discussed,
but according to reliable reports not
ordered, was a boiler for the court
house which was bldded at $3,748.38
by the same firm.
The Board scheduled another meeting
for Thursday night at 8 P.M. to make
the final tax settlement In order to
turn the tax books over to the tax
collector on 1966-67 taxes. The Board,
according to reports, Is also scheduled
to meet again on Monday, September
18. The nature of this meeting was
not disclosed.
Burley production Is forecast at
547,795,000 pounds ? 6.6 percent below
the 1966 crop of 586,672,000 pounds.
Buyers Rest At End Of Row
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