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Louisburg, N. C. Thursday/November 9, 1967
(Ten Pages Today)
98th Year-Number 76
Missing Boys
Returned
Two sixth graders at Loulsburg High
School are back at their desks today
none the worse from the wear and
tear of spending the night In freezing
temperatures Monday. Jimmy Hunt,
14, and Alton Shearln, 11, failed to
board the bus which was to have taken
them home following the closing of
school here Monday and were missing
until late Tuesday afternoon.
The boys were seen walking toward
downtown Loulsburg Monday afternoon
but an all-night search Monday night
failed to find the pair.
Mrs. Bobby Shearln, mother of one
of the boys said this morning her
understanding was that tlie boys were
seen In K-Mart In Raleigh last Tues
day afternoon and that someone, per
haps a clerk, kept them busy while
police were called. The youths were
placed In the Wake Detention Center
until they could be returned to their
homes.
The mother said that Lucius Phelps,
a Loulsburg man, picked the boys up
Just outside of Loulsburg on the Ra
leigh road Monday afternoon and gave
them a ride to Farmers' Market in
Raleigh. He reportedly said one of
the boys said he was going to visit
his grandfather.
Mrs. Shearln said she i ? called
around 4 p.m. Tuesday ai< told that
the boys were safe, "it was lulte
an experience," she said, "I'm so
thankful they are back sale."
The boys spent the night along the
railroad tracks behind a warehouse
near the K-Mart store, According to
reports. Asked If they had any fun,
they replied, "Not particularly" and
both agreed they "Didn't believe they'd
do It again." They had no fire or
heat and neither slept any Monday
night.
Librarian
Listed In
Who's Who -
MRS. YARBOROUGH
Loulsburg College Librarian Mrs.
Elsa Snowden Craig Yarborough Is
among those listed In the new edition
of Who's Who of American Women.
Mrs. Yarborough Is a native of Orange
County and the daughter of Oscar
Fulton and Mamie (Strayhorn) Craig.
She received her A.B. degree from
the University of North Carolina and
did post-graduate work at Wake Forest
College (University). Mrs. Yarborough
Is married to Richard F. Yarborough
of Loulsburg and the mother of one
sod, Richard F. Yarborough, Jr.
She taught school In EUerbe, N. C.,
was librarian at Canton and supervisor
of libraries at Chapel HU1. She be
came Loulsburg College librarian in
1987.
She has been supervising librarian
and treasurer of the Franklin County
Library since 1988 and serves on the
Culture Committee at the College.
She also serves on the Library Com
mittee and the Library Building Com
mittee.
' Mrs. Yarborough is a member of
the County Library Board, the Ameri
can Association of University Women,
the North Carolina Education Associa
tion, the North Carolina Library As
sociation and is a member o t the Book
Club.
She is a Presbyterian, a Democrat
and resides at 410 Sunset Avenue In
Loulsburg.
The publication Is described as "A
biographical dictionary of notable llv
' lng women of the United States of
America and other countries."
Courthouse Renovation Plans
Bond Vote November 25th
Plans tor tlie renovation and enlarge
ment of the present Franklin County
Courthouse are pictured above, show
ing where and how the money Is to be
spent once the people approve the
$200,000 bond Issue to be voted on
November 25.
Second floor drawing, at top, shows
new law library at "left, plus con
ference room, superior jury room and
a grand Jury room. At left, Is pictured
a solicitor's office, judge's chambers
for district and superior judges, civil
court room and a civil jury room. The
center portion of the drawing shows
the upstairs court room as It now
exists and this will remain.
The first floor drawing, bottom, shows
additional space to be added to the
Clerk of Court office and Register of
Deeds office, at left an additional
space to be added to the accountant's
office and the Sheriffs office at right.
New vault space Is to be added In
the Clerk's and Register's office and,
far right, a new veteran's service
office. Note that a corridor Is to
be added which will open on Market
Street at right.
The 10,632 additional square feet will
bring the old facility up to a modern
one, adequate for the present ant
future growth. According to figures
announced by the Courthouse Bond
Committee and approved by the Board
of County Commissioners, who have
endorsed the bond issue, there Is to
be no tax Increase because of the
bonds. Rent and other fees from the
state, is said to be enough to pay off
the annual bond payments with some
over 910,000 left over.
Lions Hear College Coach
Enid Drake, former basketball coach
at Middlesex High and present coach
at Loulsburg College, discussed his
basketball team before the Lions Club
Tuesday evening at the Murphy House.
Coach Drake began by calling the
players by name and what he expect
ed of them this season. Following
Is this season's team: Joe Penland,
Durham; Wayne McLemora, Spring
field, Va.; Roger Taylor, Nashville;
Ronnie Massey, Middlesex; Bob
Walker, Rocky Mount; Roy Wethlngton,
Raleigh; Mike Arledge, Tryon; Terry
Hart, Reldsvllle; Barry Joe Horton,
Nothing New
Franklin Slier Iff William T. Dement
said this morning there is nothing
new to report on the search for two
Negro men who held up the Bunn
branch of Flrst-Cltlzens Bank and
Trust Co. Tuesday of last week and
made off with over $23,000.
Dement had reported earlier that
slightly over 92,800 and a .38 caliber
pistol had been found near the scene
where the two escaped on foot after
wrecking a car stolen liere in Louls
burg.
His department and agents of the FBI
and SBI are continuing their efforts
to find clues in the robbery.
Deputy Has
Close Call
Chief Deputy Sheriff David Bat ton had
a close call Tuesday afternoon when his
car overturned as he successfully
maneuvered to miss another car back
ing out of a driveway. Franklin
Sheriff William T. Dement reports that
the accident took place on Rural Paved
Road 1100 Just off N. C. 581 near
Seven Paths.
Batton came up ovar a blind hill just
as the unidentified driver of a second
car backed onto the highway from a
private driveway. Batton swerved
left to miss the vehicle, hit the ditch
and overturned.
The Deputy suffered a head cut re
quiring ten stitches and complained
of soreness today. His car was com
pletely demolished.
I
Emporia, Va.; Wayne Home, Nash
. vllle; Thomas Lewis, Bunn; John Lewis,
Portsmouth, Va.; Dick Driver, Em
poria, Va.; and Bill Wlnstead, Gates
vllle. Penland, McLemore, and Tay
lor were with Coach Drake at the
meeting.
He commented optimistically that he
was looking forward to an excellent
season and possibly even a champion
ship. He also asked tor the support
of the Lions and other Interested groups
and Individuals by encouraging them
to buy season tickets from the local
Jaycees. Last, season schedules were
handed to each Lion.
There were two Items of business.
First, the Christmas Party was an
nounced for Thuesday, December 12,
7.-00 p.m., at the Murphy House. Se
cond, Lion Aubrey Tomllnson Inducted
two young men Into the Lions Club.
They are Sergeant Hal Humphries, 4
army advisor of the National Guard;
and Wayne Burrls, biology Instructor
at Louisburg College.
There were five visitors, all Lions
from Henderson: Charles Holland,
Jr., J. L. Craven, J. P. Parrott,
Roy Bagley, and Harry Hartsell.
Forty -Nine Years Ago,
Twenty-Two Years Ago
By Clint Fuller ?
T linos Managing Edttor
Bells rant;. Win sties blew. Horns sounded. Even the (Ire siren "became
hoarse at its Nonfiling tlte ghwl tidings". People* filled tlie streets "singing Mid
hurrahing . . . giving vent to their joy In tlte time of happiness."
Thl s,~ from The Franklin Times, reporting on Loulsburg and Franklin County
on tlie night of August 14. 1945. V-J Day. The war was over.
Saturday, Kovemlier 11. Is Veteran's Day. To many, wearing tlie greying hair*
of time. It will lie called Armistice Day. ItlUways will Iv.
,!!3tl*as exactly 11 A M. Paris time on November lltli. forty-nine vpars ago that
tlie giuis ceased In World War I, "Tlie Peace Instrument was Signed Monday
morning, Hostilities Ceased and tlie Kaiser Abdicated". A local soldier wrote
home from France: "Tlie artillery lias been quiet for tlie past several days. Our
outfit has advanced twenty miles In tlie last nine days, captured 3500 prisoner* and
liberated 3,000 French refugees." Another wrote that Hie ??front" was "as quiet
as a small home on Sunday". The war in Europe was over. The world was safe
for democracy.
And at home there was juhlllatlon. There would lie again In 27 years. And again
In July 1953 and hopefully, someday soon again.
Tuesday, May 8, 19*15, President Harry Truman spoke ^o tlie nation and said, as
hp celebrated Ills 61st birthday, Mult tlie Germans hod surrendered. "This la a
solemn, but glorious hour."
And liere at home, "tlie demonstrations were not outwardly v 1st He Ixit deep down
In the heart of Franklin County people were tlie prayers our boys might soon
return home to their families and friends."
November 11, 1918. May 9. 1945. August 14. 1945. July 27. 1953. And Vietnam.
Saturday will mart an Important anniversary to many Americans. It should mean
a great deal to very American. So many liave given so much tliat we might liave
the privilege. Let us mark It well.
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-- punpnvo ALTERATIONS d ADDITIONS .
FRANKLIK1 COUNTY COUKTi-IQUSE .
Tobacco Marketing Schedules Set
The schedule for the remaining days
of the 1967 tobacco selling season has
been announced as set last night by
the Flue-Cured Tobacco Marketing
Committee, meeting In Raleigh.
The schedule, which will apply to
the Middle Belt, Eastern and Old Belts,
call* for Monday through Thursday,
S hour sales beginning next Monday,
November 13. The week of November
20, sales will be limited to Monday
through Wednesday and starting the
week of November 27, sales will be
held Monday through Friday until mar
ket closing. All day* will see five- hour
sales.
Prices remained steady on the Louis
burg market Wednesday, but ware
housemen complained of volume being
oft. On tobacco man said that the crop
for this year was about sold, with very
little tobacco left.
The new schedule differs from the
one approved by the committee which
called for a four-day week beginning
on November 27. The Bright Belt
Warehouse Association opposed the
four-day provision and Fred Royster
County Included In Road Projects
, Raleigh? A gigantic double-barrelled
letting Indicative of the tempo of the
State'* current highway program Is
set for later this month and early
December, State Highway Commission
Chairman J. M. Hunt, Jr. Mid Tuesday.
Hunt said that his agency will begin
advertising for bids on the massive
letting on Tuesday, November Tth.
The letting includes 86-proJects in
volving 1,431 miles with an estimated
'' price tag of $40-milllon.
"This Is the largest highway letting
In the State's history In any terms
you want to apply,'' said Hunt. "It's
the largest In number of projects,
dollar volume and mileage Involved.
It will completely eclipse last year's
total record letting of $112,000,000
by raising our total letting* for 1M7
'< to around $140 - million."
"We're proud of this record", Hunt
said, "but prouder still of what setting
it will mean to the people of this
State In terms of improved and new
highways." *
So big U the letting the Highway Com
mission decided to divide It Into two
separate letting days with sealed bids
to be opened on days two weeks apart,
November 28th and December 12th to
allow the contracting Industry a better
opportunity t o prepare bids on the
Urge amount of work.
Included In the list of projects are
the following:
Wake-Franklin? 0/907 miles of grad
Ing, coarse aggregate base course,
bituminous concrete binder, surface
and curb and gutter on US-l-A, NC
39 and 98 to Improving streets In
- Youngsvtlle, Frankllnton, Bunn, and
Rolesvllle.
Letting tor December 12,< 1967?
Franklin-Wake-Warren - - 7.13 miles
of bituminous concrete surface In sur- ,
facing and resurfacing four sections of
secondary roads.
Plant Hosts Lions Club
(Frk. aw.) The Frankllnton Lions
Club wa? guest of the Frankllnton Fa
bric* Monday at 7 p.m. in the Over
seer'c Room.
Following the dinner, Lion Bill John
eon presided over a business session.
Lamar Greene was Inducted as a new
member of the club by Lion John
Oonella.
Lion Ronnie Johnson rave a report
of The White Cane Drive. The presl
dent announced the Driver Improvement
Classes to be held in the High School
Library. Lion "Red" Johnaon com
mented about the value of the course.
It waa announced that Mr. Ralph
Knott would be guest speaker at next
meeting.
A film, concerning Burlington In
dustries, waa shown by Lion J. R.
Hefner and Lion Char lee Julian.
of Henderson spokesman for the As
sociation said the warehouses would
observe the five-day. schedule. The
committee voted a substitute motion
approving the five-day week.
Cotton Quota
Up For Vote
Growers again this year will vote
by mall on marketing quotas of their
1968 upland cotton crop, C. C. Parry,
Chairman, Agricultural Stabilisation
and Conservation County Committee,
said today. Ballots are to be returned
to the ASCS county office ? by mall
or in person -- during the period
December 4 through 8.
By law, quotas must be proclaimed
by the Secretary of Agriculture la
years when the total cotton supply
exceeds the normal supply. That Is
the case this year.
Because growers cooperated fully In
the 1967 cotton program, and because
of abnormal weather conditions sad
Insect infestation, cotton acreage and
yields for 1967 were substantially be
low last year's and the upland crop
will total only a little over 8 million
beles. Since domestic usage and<wx
ports during this marketing year an
expected to exceed the small 1M7
crop, the carryover by August 1, 1M,
is expected to fail to about 7 million
bales.
For 1969, the Chairman explained.
Franklin County has a total of 10,317.4
acres available tor allotment to grow
see COTTON Pa?e 4