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The FraiikMn Times
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
T?l. QY 6-3283
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Published Every Tuesday & Thursday
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Louisburg, N. C., Thursday, Movember 23 1967
Fountain To
Debate Red
China Question
NEW YORK. . . U.N. Ambassador
Arthur J. Goldberg announced Wed
nesday that Congressman' L.H. Foun
tain will represent the United States
In debate opposing the admission of
Communist China to the United
Nations,
Debate begins Thursday on the ques
tion which has arisen annually at the.
Instigation and with the support of
countries such as Cuba, the Soviet
Union and India. They propose that
Nationalist China be thrown out of
the U.N. and Red China admitted in
Its place.
This question has come before the
U.N. In one form or another every
year since 1950. Thus far the U.N.
General Assembly has refused to seat
the Chinese Communists In the place
of the Nationalists.
In addition to the opposition of the
United States and other countries, Red
China's own terms for admission have
prevented its being accepted.
The Chinese Communists have in
sisted that, before they would become
members, the Nationalists must be
expelled, the U.N. resolution condemn
ing Red China as an aggressor In the
Korean War must be. canceled, the
U.N. Charter must be revised, all
"lmperalist puppets" must be ex
pelled, and all "independent states"
must be admitted.
FBI Director Hoover Hits Times Article
Shriners Make Donation , Elect Officers
Shrine officials are pictured above displaying an enlarged
copy of a check for $500 donated by the Franklin County
Shrine Club to the Crippled Children's Hospital, a Shrine
charity. Shown, left to right, are Frank McBrlde, Potentate
Aid; Herman Spencer, President of the local club, Arthur
T. Moore of Fayettevllle, Potentate of Sudan Temple, New
Bern, N. C., Winston Davis, secretary and Bernard Walters,
treasurer of the local organization. * 1
The Shrlners were feted to a steak supper at Spencer's
home here Monday night and the check presentation, re
presenting proceeds from a recent fish fry, was made.
Officers were elected at the meeting for the coming year
and were announced as follows: H. D. (Tommy) Jeffreys,
President, Payton Brown of Raleigh, vice president; N. C.
Mullen, treasurer and Herman Spencer, secretary.
Stoff Photos by Clint Fuller
Light Vote Expected In Saturday s Bond Election
A relatively small turnout Is pre
dicted for Saturday's election on the
issuance of $200,000 In county court
house Improvement bonds. The issue
has been one of unusual quietness since
the election was called for by the n
Board of County Commissioners last
September.
With no other issues at stake and
no political races to bring out the
voters, some observers are pre
dicting a turnout similar to the Nov
ember 1965 election which saw only
2,239 of the near 12,000 registered
voters in the county, go to the polls.
At stake In that off year election was
the statewide road bonds and the ap
peals court referendum.
The Courthouse Bond Committee has i
distributed leaflets throughout the
county explaining the financing of
the improvements. The leaflets show
that no additional taxes will be nec
essary because of the approval of
the bonds. There has been no or
ganized opposition to the election and
the Committee and other supporters
of the bonds are predicting a victory
in what is expected to be a light
vote Saturday.
Franklin usually votes some over
6,000 in elections involving person
alities but elections on Issues when
not coming at primary or general elect
Ion times usually draws little attention.
In the November 1964 vote on the
local hospital Improvement bonds, 6,461
persons cast their ballots. This vote
came In a presidential election, how
ever. In the November 1966 off-year
balloting only 3,439 voted in the elect
ion which involved several races for
public office.
See Editorial Comment Page, b
The record off-year vote came In the
1966 primary when 6,342 votes were
cast. The record for any year re
cently was In 1964 when 6,638 voted
in the May primary.
, At stake Saturday is a massive ren
ovation of the present courthouse fac
ility to allow additional space for pre
sent offlces> and to make available
necessary space for the new offices
which will be house in the courthouse
In December 1968 when the court re
form takes effect in Franklin County.
Included in the plans are two two
story wings on the north and south
sides of the present structure, plus
Inside renovations.
The State of North Carolina will
take over the salary of the Clerk of
Court and employees of that office,
salaries for magistrates who will re
place the present Justices of the Peace,
Mayor's and Recorder's Court Judges
Missing Cash Register Found
Franklin Deputy Sheriff Lonnle House is shown above at the scene where a cash
register taken from the Louis Dorsey Store at Mitchner's Crossroads was dis
covered Tuesday morning. The cash register was found by John Lee Wilder
while working nearby, Just off an unpaved rural road about one mile from the
Dorsey store. - The" store was entered Friday night, November 10, and thieves
made off with $1,100 In checks, 9800 in cash and a large quantity of groceries
and cigarettes, the cash register was taken to SBI lab in Raleigh for inspection
and It was not learned If an> money was Inside. - w, *?.. by Clin. F?IU,
The Bond Committee explains that
tjie savings to the county win be some
'over $10,000 annually in excess of the
$27,000 expected to be needed to pay
off the bonded lndebteness. fca* '?? ?
The Grand Jury called for additional
space in the courthouse in its re
port in January and Feburary here
and the issue is supported by a number
Ten Complete
Drivers Course
(FRK. B.W.) Ten of the twenty-four
registered students In the Driver Im
provement Program In Franklinton
were presented certificates on Thurs
day evening at Franklinton High School.
The following had attended eight hours
of classroom Instruction and had par
ticipated in the activities of the class:
Mr. Robert Ayscue, Mrs. Robert
Ayscue, Willie Clapton, Jr., Mrs. Julia
F. Carr, Miss Inez Fulle, Mrs. Ray
mond Harris, A.J. Perklnson, Thomas
M. Ragan, Miss Kathleen Rowe and
Mrs. Richard Whitfield.
Others enrolled, who missed some
classes, were: Mrs. D.O. Langston,
F.A. Coulter, Mrs. F.A. Coulter,
Rhonda Payne, Linda Wright, Mrs. R.W.
Moore, Mrs. A.J. Perklnson, Mrs.
W.P. Pearce, Jr., Mrs. E.P. Osborne,
Jr., Douglas Hoyle.Vallen Wright, Mrs.
W.A. Eaton, and Mrs. B.J. Conyers
and Kenneth Peterson.
On behalf of the local Woman's Club,
Mrs. Floyd Bell presented copies of
the book; ?Vision and Driving? to the
two Instructors, Mr. Woodrow Tingle
of Raleigh and Mr. William Tunstall
of Durham.
The Franklinton Rescue Squad and
the local Lions Club sponsored the
course along with the Woman's Club.
of community leaders, the Bar Associa
tion, the Board of County Com
missioners and Superior Court Judge
Hamilton H. Hobgood.
Claims Peoples' Letter
Caused "Publication Of
Baseless Allegations"
The Director of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, Mr. J. Edgar Hoover,
has taken issue with an article publish
ed in The Franklin Times on November
14, disclosing allegations by a Hender
son attorney that the FBI had intimi
dated his clients.
In a letter da(ed November 20, ad
dressed to Mr. Llnwood T. Peoples
See Editorial Comment Page 4
of Henderson, Mr. Hoover states: "It
has come to my attention that the No
vember 14, 1961, edition of the Hender
son, North Carolina, "Franklin Times"
quotes from a letter you wrote the
Attorney General In which It Is stated
you have been told FBI Agents ques
tioned your clients as to how they came
to hire your firm. Your letter also
alleges that It was unethical for the
Department of Justice to have your
clients interviewed and that such In
terviews could serve no purpose other
than intimidation".
The Times article disclosed that
Peoples had written a letter to U. S.
Attorney General Ramsey Clark asking
that FBI agents leave his clients alone.
Peoples represents 16 Negro parents
from Franklin County who are seeking
to intervene in the Coppedge vs the
Franklin County Board of Education
School desegregation suit now on ap
peal to the Fourth Circuit Court In
Richmond. These parents favor free
dom" of choice In school selection, a
plan torn down by the August 27th
ruling by the U. S. Eastern District
Presentation
Mrs. Floyd Bell, President of the Frankllnton Woman's Club, Is shown above
presenting copies of a book, "Vision and Driving" to Woodrow Tingle left of
Raleigh and William Tunstall of Durham, both Instructors In the recently held
Defensive Driving course sponsored by the Woman's Club at Frankllnton.
Court at Raleigh. Children of the
sixteen parents are now-attending pre
dominantly white schools against the
wishes of the parents, according to
reports. r?
Mr. Hoover stated in his letter, "This
matter has been thoroughly reviewed
and I am furnishing you the following
facts to set the record straight.
"Certain of your clients were inter
viewed .^y FBI Agents in the course of
an official investigation conducted at
the specific request of Mr. John Doar,
Assistant Attorney General in charge
of the Civil Rights Division, United
States Department of Justice? I can
assure you these interviews were con
ducted In a completely businesslike
and ethical manner. Your clients
were not questioned as to how they
came to hire your firm norwere they
intimidated in any way.'*
Mr. Peoples letter had stated: "It
seems to us that this is highly un
ethical for your agents to bother our
clients as your department is a party
to the (court) action. We cannot be
lieve that this action could serve any
purpose other than to Intimidate our
clients. We are asking that you in
struct your agents to leave our clients
alone. If there is any information you
desire about us, our clients or the
action, we would be glad to furnish
the same to you as a courtesy".
Mr. Hoover concluded his letter with:
"If you should ever, again have any
doubts as to the propriety of any
conduct on the part of FBI personnel,
I trust that you will give me an op
portunlty to furnish you with the facts
before action is taken which results
In the publication of baseless allega
tions."
The disclosure of the Peoples' letter
was made when The Times came Into
possession of a copy of the corres
pondence and excerpts were quoted
from the letter In the article. Times
Editor Clint Fuller said, "We attempt
ed to contact anyone In the Justice
Department to get a statement about
the letter. We talked with a switch
board operator, a Miss Gallager, a
Mr. Hocutt and were told we would
have to talk with a Mr. Hubbard, who
was not In at the time. We asked that
Mr. Hubbard return our call. When
the call was returned, It was from
Mr. Frank E. Schwelb, chief Justice
Department attorney in the case, and
he had no direct comment on the letter.
We did not call the FBI because we
assumed the letter would be answered
by the Justice Department since It
was directed to that agency. We have
still not received a statement from the
Justice Department, although one was
requested."
"We feel the disclosure was proper,
that It was In the people's Interest
and that this situation falls In the
category of the people's right to know," '
Fuller concluded.
ATTEND "THE LOUISBURG
CHRISTMAS PARADE,
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29
AT 4:30 P.M.
Courthouse Bond Election: Questions And Answers
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EDITOR'S Note: Saturday Franklin voters will decide the fate of the 1200,000
County Couthouse Bond*. This is the third and concluding part of a series of
questions and answers published here In the public Interest.
Q. If the bonds are approved, will the new and larger facility be more costly
to maintain?
A. In all probability, cost of malntanance for an enlarged facility will cost
more. However, convenience of the structure and the fact that rental will be
paid by the state will more than offset the Increased cost. No tax Increase
la expected due to this additional expense.
Q. When were repairs last made to the courthouse?
A. 1936-37
Q. Will the newly Installed boiler be sufficient to take care of the new ad
ditions?
A. Yes. The local heating firm that installed the boiler checked the plans be
Jorehand. The firm says the boiler Is adequate for all the new additions.
Q. Wifl the facility be altcondltloned? ^
A. Yes. The new and the present structure will both be alrcondltloned.
Q. How many are expected to vote In the election?
A. Between 2000 and 3000, perhaps less.
Q. Are there any other Issues at stake Saturday?
A. No. This Is the only ballot.
Q. What offices will be contained on the second floor, If the bonds are approved?
A. Superior and District Judges and Solicitors offices; Superior and Civil and
Grand Jury rooms; conference room, law library, a new civil court room
and the present superior court room.
Q. What additional space will be added on the first floor?
A. Additional space In the Clerk of Court's office, the office of the Register
of Deeds, the Sheriff and the County Accountant; also quarter* for the Vet
eran Service Officer, new vaults in the Clerk's and the Register's office*
and the present County Commissioner meeting room. Each department will
have a private office.
Q. How much additional space is to be added?
A. The present structure contains 5,316 sq. ft. on the first floor sod the same
on the second floor. The plans call for an additional 2, MO sq. ft. on each
floor. This will enlarge the structure from 10,631 sq. ft. to 16,391 sq. ft.
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