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Louisburg, N. C., Thursday, December 14, 1967
Twelve Pages Today
98th Year-Number 86
For Some , Christmas Is A Long Time Coming
"Mommie,
What's Christmas?"
'You Meon
Presents For Me?' '
The little charm#* ?? Jamie Thayer
'Wonder What's In There?"
22-month-old daughter of Mr. and MrS
"May I Open It?"
d. W. Tho'yer, Jr. of Rt. 3, Louisburg Photo* by Clint Fuller.
"Why Not?"
"I Just Wanted To See..."
"Who's Santa Claus?"
*
"I Heor Him.
He's Coming..."
r? Ambulance Service Problem Grows Larger, No Solution III Sight? j
! The name of the game Is money. And
| ; the apparent solution to Franklin
1 ' County's pressing ambulance service
! problem Is the same. As Is the case
! ! with many problems, most of them can
; ; be solved when and If the money Is
> available.
| [ Franklin, long noted for Its frugal
; Board of County Commissioners, Is
i I now faced with paying a dear penalty
] | for this frugality. It seems to be a
1 1 case of penny-wise and dollar foollsh
! ness* Oil July 80 of this year, as the
J ; Board met to give final approval of a
' | budget muoh like the ones approved
for the pa&t several years, the pro
; biem of ambulance service was brought
? up by a newsman attending the meet
! lng. Nothing was Included In the bud
get to cover the emergency, which It
' > was said, would come.
"We'll cross that bridge when we
: get It", said one Commissioner.
1 As her Johnson, WYRN radio news dl
; rector pointed out that the "bridge"
would be here In a tew months. He
urged the Board to Include some funds
in the budget for the emergency. The
Board did not heed the warning.
This week, one of the Commissioners
has pointed out that time Is now needed
to allow the Board to get Into next
year's budget and to make some ar
rangements. He suggested that the
funeral home operators continue to
serve county citizens with ambulance
service for a period of six months
to give the Board the necessary time.
A check with a leading local operator
disclosed that it is impossible for his
firm or any other in the area to con
, tlnue operating ambulance service after
December 31. "Everybody signed an
agreement to go out of the business
on December 31", he said. "Under
no circumstances can any of us con
tinue to offer this service". Strike
one possible solution.
Dr. John Vassey, chairman of a com
mittee appointed to study the problem,
By Clint Fuller
Times Managing Editor
said his committee made three re
commendations. He admitted that none
of the three holds the answer to a
permanent solution He emphasised that
without proper financing, none could
work.
"The best way to solve the problem,"
said Vassey, "is to let private en
terprise do it". He suggested a sup
plement to be paid by the county In
this event. A second solution, as sug
gested by the committee, Is for the
county to set up Its own operation jal
the third was a temporary service
by present operators until one of the
other two could be put Into play.
"It looks like we are at a stand
still", the Doctor concluded, "With
out the money, I don't know what we
can do".-.
It' has been reliably, reported and
confirmed by at least one member
of the Board that there Is one pri
vate individual displaying some in
terest in forming an ambulance ser
vice firm on his own, with assurance
of help from the county. The man,
not identified, does not live in a cen
trally located community and ac
cordlng to the report's, could not give
proper service county-wide from his
present location.
As far as can be determined, this
avenue toward a solution Is crowded
A SPECIAL REPORT
with misgivings at this stage and It
Is doubtful that the way can be cleared
before the December 31 deadline. This
apparent solution, too can be scratch
ed. '
There was a report some time ago
that the Loulsburg Rescue Service
has offered Its assistance to the county
in the matter. This sounded, on the
surface, like a possible answer to the
problem. If not permanently, perhaps
temporarily. However, a great deal
lies behind any move by this unit Into -
the business of ambulance service
and regardless of the good Intentions
exemplified by this outstanding service
organisation, It Is extremely doubtful
that It will be able to relieve the sit
uation com* December 31.
The Loulsburg Rescue Service Is
just what the name Implies. It Is
a unit of the Town of Loulsburg. It
Is the town tax dollar that contributes
most to Its support. Its se vices, how
ever, are said to be aboil 80 per
cent to the county and twenty percent , ,
to the town. [ ]
In past years the Town of Louis- < >
burg has budgeted as much as 9"? ,000
to 98,000 In a single year for the ' ; ;
Rescue Service. This amount re- < ,
presented purchase of heavy equip- j
ment such as trucks. However, In the ]
present budget, the Town has ap- !
proprlated $4,390 for operation of the J |
unit this year. Franklin County con- 1
brlbutes $1600 to the Loulsburg unit. !
The county gives 91,000 annually to | |
the Frankllnton Rescue Squad and 9600 i >
to the Centervllle Rescue Service. !
Loulsburg taxpayers have not com
plained about anything given the Rescue 1
Service. Neither have complaints been !
heard because the service is used |
county-wide although supported, for the <
most part, by the town. However, any !
attempt to burden the taxpayers at J ;
Loulsburg with a county wide ambulance < >
See PROBLEM Page 4 ! !
I
Dean Tells About
?}
t Christmas Trees
Franklin County residents are now
faced with that once a year decision
on se lectins a Christmas tree. Balsam,
fir, fraser fir, white pine, scotch pine,
and red cedar are the species offered
for sale In our area according to C.T.
Dean, Jr., County Extension Chairman.
Fraser fir is considered the elite
Christmas tree. It is symmetrical
and has good color, excellent needle
retention, good ornament holding abil
ity and a pleasing fragrance.
Balsam fir can easily be mistaken
- in general appearance for the fraser
fir. The balsam fir is not as compact,
however.
White pines and scotch pines are
also excellent choices. The white pine
has good shape and color, but flexible
branches. The popularity of this spe
cies is on the Increase.
The scotch pine has stiffs r branches
than the white pine. Most scotch pines
are artificially colored before they are
sold.
The red cedar has long been the
traditional variety In Franklin County
says Dean, but Is declining somewhat
in popularity. It has limber branches,
dries out quickly and usually has prick
ly needles. However, the tree is noted
for Us fragrance and needle holding
ability.
To find an ideal tree, the County
Agent suggests looking for a uniform
: trl-angular taper. Check to see that
Homes To ?
Be Judged
: Monday Night
The Loulsburg Garden Club will stage
Us annual borne decorations Judging
Monday night, December 18, according
to an announcement today.
. Residents of the Loulsburg area are
. urged to have their lights on and their
decorations up.
_ The Oerden Club sponsors the project
' 'each Christmas and awards a first,
;? seoood and third ptaoe prise for the
teat decorated homes la the area.
it Is well filled out and tree of weak,
broken or unduly long branches and
crooks In the stem.
Shake or bounce the tree on the
ground lightly to see that the needles
are firmly attached. If only a few
needles drop, the tree may be fresh
and more likely to retain Its needles
throughout the holiday season.
Once home, saw off the butt end of the
tree about one Inch above the original
cut so It can absorb water. The butt
end should be placed In water Immed
iately, even Qiough there may not
be any plans to decorate It for' sev
eral days.
To prevent the tree from drying out
and becoming a fire hazard, stand It
In a cool place away from radiators,
fireplaces and other heat sources.
Lions Hold
Christmas
Party
By A1 Williams -
The Loulsburg Lions and Llonnesses
held their annual Christmas party
Tuesday evening. The group feasted
by candlelight and sang carols, but the
emphasis was placed upon an Inspira
tional message delivered) By H. Q.
Fisher, an employee at First Citizens
Bank and Trust Company in Raleigh.
Mr. Fisher first played a humorous
recording entitled "Green Christ
mas", revealing a commercial Christ
mas, not a spiritual one. The story
was so Indicative of how people often
spend Christmas. In his message
Mr. Fisher pointed out that a man is
always invited when his own birthday
Is being celebrk.ed; however, at Christ
mas time Christ la too often uninvited
to his birthday party.
"Chrlstmaa should be a lesson about I
Christ because hop* and Joy la ottered
to all mankind through Christ. Chrlst
maa ahould be an expression of man1 a
knowledge at . and lava lor Chrlat.
See LIUMS Page ? -
Asher Johnson, left and Kyle prince, rignt, memoers 01 me luiihaiii
Service, are shown above Wednesday night, with George Williams and "Popcorn",
a 5-year-old collie which was recovered from a 40 ft. dry well by the thr?je-some.
The dog fell through some rotted planks around the well. The plunge, however,
did not apparently Injury the animal. Photo by Clint Fuller.
A A tit ?
Kescuers bo Un Mission
Of "Popcorn" Mercy
The Loulsburg Rescue Service an
swers around 200 calls each year in
Its service to the Franklin County
community. Some are serious, some,
are unnecessary and occasionally,
some are unusual.
The third call of the day, Wednesday,
fell Into the latter category. After
aiding an attack victim and a lady
Injured In a fall, the squad was called
around 5:30 p.m. to save "Popcorn".
"Popcorn" Is a 5-year-old collie
dog. He belongs to James Williams o<
near Royal. "Popcorn" got too nosey,
too close to an abandoned dry well
In the yard of a Negro woman, Rena
Carrlngton Just east of U. S. 401.
"Popcorn" stepped up on the well
curbing and tlw rotted boards gave
way. The animal took a forty fool
plunge, straight down. How to gat
him out, then became the problem.
The Loulsburg Rescue Service *?
called. Not usually involved In dog
saving, a couple of the heiirty res
cuers, however, answered the call.
Asher Johnson and Kyle Prince went
to the Carrlngton home and with the
aid of rescue equipment (ro|)e, lights
and ladder) freed the Imprison ed feline.
James Williams, son of tlbe dog's
owner, climbed down the ladder to
place the rope around a somewhat
startled "Popcorn".
All ended well (no pun intended).
Williams, "Popcorn", rope, ladder,
lights and Johnson? and Prince were
no worse for the wear and tear. "Pop
corn" Just shifted around ail though
confused by all the fuss. He pro
bably doesn't realize It, but Chances
are Johnson and Prince sleji Jus t a little
better Wednesday night for hav: Lng con
tributed to a Merry Christmas for a
dog with the unlikely name of "Pop
corn."
Filing deadlines for candidates In
next year's elections have been set,
both for state and county offices. Ac
cording to Taylor W. Boone, Chairman
of the Board of Elections, the filing
deadline for county offices will be
noon March 22, 1968. The final date
for filing for state offices Is set ar
noon on February 23, 1968.
Primary voting dates have been ad
vanced for next year and this has
caused an earlier filing deadline, ac
cording to Mr. Boone.
The first primary will be held on
Saturday, May 4 next year instead of
on the last Saturday in May as here
Retired
Teacher -
Passes
Mrs. Ernestine Hayes Inscoe died
unexpectedly of a heart attack at her
home Wednesday night. She was a
retired teacher, having taught for many
years In the Loulsburg and Franklin
County schools.
Funeral services will be conducted
at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, of
which she was a lifelong member, at
2 p.m. Friday by the Rev. Frank E.
Pulley and burial will be In Oakwood
Cemetery. She is survived by her
husband, Arthur B. Inscoe; a sister,
Mrs. Lily Kllllan, of Denver; and
several nieces and nephews.
Rains Help
Franklinton
(Frk. aw.) Mayor Joe W. Pearce
announced Wednesday that the water has
come up 6 Inches In the city pond due
to the recent rains. He remarked
that there could be do better Christmas
present for the town.
The city officials are la the process
of buying a pump and equipment to
"tear up" Cedar Creek and add to
the town reservoir. When this project
Is completed the town will have id
ample water supply.
N
tofore. The last General Assembly
changed the date for the primaries. The
date for a run-off primary If necessary
Is set as Saturday, June 1.
All candidates for county offices.
State Senate and State House of Rep
resentatives must file with George
Champion/* Jr. secretary of the County
Board of Elections before the March
22 deadline. Candidates for state offices
must file with the State Board of
"Elections in Raleigh.
Fees which vary In the different
offices, must be paid at the time
of filing.
Thus far, little has been heard in
the area of possible candidates for
the various races. Franklin County
voters will select a two State Rep
resentatives, who will represent the
three-county area of Vance, Warren
and Franklin, and a State Senator
(under the rotation system, Franklin
will supply the Democratic candidate),
who will represent the three-county
area of Vance, Granville and Franklin.
Also to be decided In the elections
next year is a Register of Deeds, two
county Commissioners, one member
of the Board of Education, a host of
township constables and new district
Judges and solicitors.
Welfare
On December IS, 1967, Operators
of Family Care Homes, Home* tor
the Aged, Specialists on Aging In De
partments Of Welfare, and other guests
attended a Geropsychlatrlc Coa
gulation at the Murphy House Rm
auranU
Dr. Adrtmnn Verwoerdt, Director 0<
Training, Geropsyehiatry Unit, De
partment of Psychiatry, Duke Univer
sity Medical Center, presented the
theme, "People and Places: The
Person in Ms Environment."
More than a hundred peoph
from the following counties:
Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash,
Rockingham, Vaaoe, Wake, Warren,
Wayne, and Wllsoa.