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WEATHER Mostly cloudy and rather cool with occasional rain or showers today. Clearing and cooler Wednesday. Low today, 49; high, around 60. The Franklin Times i Published Every Tuesday & Thursday ^ ^ Serving All Of Franklin County " Your Award Winning County Newspaper NO. 1 IN THE NATION IN COMMUNITY SERVICE Gy 6-3283 Ten Cents Louisburg,-N. C. Tuesdoy, March 12, 1968 (Eight Pages Today) 99th Year-Number 7 ,.i i i ? J Youngsville Wins District HI Basketball Championship Seniors Accept Trophy - - - End Is Not Yet The four senior members of the Youngsvllle Phantom Championship team are shown above with Mr. M.W. Weaver, ; Assistant Superintendent of Nash County Schools and Chairman of the District Basketball Tournament Committee. Mr. Weaver presented the District III championship trophy to the team following Saturday night's 67-36 win over Rock Ridge. Players pictured are left to right, C.L. Wrenn, Larry Paschall, E.J. Wilder and Jesse Freddy. The squad Is now one of only eight teams In the state and will begin the state tournament at Durham Thursday night. Photo by Clint Fuller. Politics Like Everything Else In County, Is Quiet It Is an unusual time, Indeed when there Is little or no action In Franklin County where It has been said "The action usually is". At this stage of a political year, with only twelve days left (or filing, things are usually buz zing In the political circle. This how ever, Is not the case today. Even the rumors are dying tor lack of Interest. . There Is one, and only one candidate for two county commissioner seats thus far. In past years, one seat alone had five or even six active seekers by this time. There are two candidates for the county's turn at a < seat In the State Senate, but even here the activity Is veiled and subdued. There Is only one candidate for the district's Seat No. 1 In the House and even the rumors of another have died for the lack of circulation. Two Hen derson men are going after Seat No. 2 In the district and although both are frequent visitors to our area, only their Initial announcements have been witnessed. Nobody Is running tor constable. No body Is running (or the Board of Ed ucation. Nobody Is running for one of the two commissioner posts. And nobody has announced to be running for Register of Deeds. This could be the year of nobody running for al most anything. However, twelve days remain and things can't stay quiet for much longer, although we said this twelve days be fore now. As though taking Its cue from the politicians, everything else has lain low the past several days and acti vities on the law enforcement front, the announcements, club programs, and general activity In the area has done the same. Even schools have taken on an unsteady quiet. But, faith we have In Franklin County. Things will soon get back to normal? they always do and once again we'll all be back where the action is. Confusion Is Expected When District Court Start's If experiences In other counties are to count, Franklin will suffer a certain amount of confusion when the new District Court system takes over here In December. The changes brought about by the new system caught many attorneys, court officials and law en forcement officers unfamiliar with the procedures In the test counties. This year, 61 counties will begin the new system, Including Franklin. There are 73 District courtships to be filled and six men are running for the three In the ninth district composed of Frank lin, Vance, Warren, Granville and Per son counties. Already Franklin has voted renova tions for the courthouse, In part to gain space for the new district court and Its officials. One of the complaints heard most often with the new system Is the age old one of untrained men getting elected , to Judgeships. The constitution of North Carolina forbids the require ment that a judge must be an attorney to run for office. The people are allowed to select whomever they choose for the positions. However, In the test counties - that Is, the counties that already have the new court sys tem - Judges who are lawyers are assigned regular court duties while those not trained as attorneys are assigned to criminal cases. An article appearing In this month's Issue of Popular Government, written by C. E. Hinsdale and which first appeared in the February Issue of Bar Notes, states, "They have reduced use fulness In civil cases, especially those requiring a jury, and In chambers and Juvenile matters", in reference to Judge* who are not lawyers. Extensive travel by the Judges has also been cited as a problem. It's been found that the travel Is time . By Clint Fuller Times Managing Editor A Special Report consuming, although no one seems to have found an answer. As expected those Judges living In a single county district are not plagued with the pro . blem while those living In multi-county districts are. The Jurisdiction of the district court In criminal cases Is about the same as the present Recorder's Courts. With certain minor exceptions, Its Jurisdiction In misdemeanor cases Is exclusive. Thus far the Incident of appeals from the district court has been low, which pleases those ,advo- , cates of the new system. In civil cases, the transfer of do mestic and divorce cases to district court Jurisdiction has brought On wel come relief to the superior courts, according to Hinsdale's article. Anoth er change Is the transfer of cases Involving $5,000 or less In money value which has also relieved the higher court. Thus far, the use of Juries In district courts has picked up where at the beginning very few Jury trials were called. A state-paid, full time prosecuting attorney for the district courts Is termed a big Improvement. By Jan uary, 1971, there will be thirty full time superior court solicitors, one for each court district with authority to hire assistants sufficient to take over the district court duties. Perhape the greatest changes In the new system will come In the Clerk of Court's office where multitudes of ? paper work will develop and storage space will become a premium. The Clerk's salary and that of the office personnel will be paid by the state. Beginning In December the Clerk's of fice will be the only record-keeping office In the county for the courts. It has been said that the weakest link v in the new system will be that of magl&trate. Under the system a magis trate will be nominated by the Clerk of Court and appointed by the resi dent Superior Court Judge. His salary will range between $1,200 annually and $6,000 and will be set by the Adminis trative Officer of the Court, which Is the Clerk. Working hours and location of magistrates office will be deter mined by the chief district Judge. The method of appointment of magis trates has come under attack In some quarters. With his appointment rest ing upon the Clerk and Superior Court Judge, the magistrate Is sometimes hesitant to cooperate with his super visee whom by law, will be the chief district Judge, who has no part In his appointment. This, according to Hins dale's article, has presented some problems In counties already under the system. There are but a few of the problems Franklin Is likely to face at year's end. They have been faced by other counties and most of them have or are being solved toeveryone's satisfaction. Any new system will take time to settle and this will probably be espe cially true In the case of anything as complicated as an entirely new court system. Meantime, local officials have a Job before them If they are to familiarize themselves with the procedures and the people will need to acquire some knowledge of the court system, If their best Interest is to be served. The fantastic Phantoms of Youngs vllle are District III Class A champs for the second year In a row. The Franklin champs walloped Wilson County's Rock Ridge Rams, 67-36 In the championship finals Saturday night at Rocky Mount. The end was painless for the Rams as the Youngsvllle buzz-saw hit so swiftly. Rock Ridge never knew what struck them. Playing an almost flaw less game, the Phantom's took early control and played like a cat with a mouse for the entire game. Youngs vllle subs played most of the fourth quarter. The Rams, who had downed Bonn- Itfovertlme Friday night, were never really In the game. Thus the quintet from Youngsvllle continued to roll, collecting victory number 29 against only one defeat, a two-point loss to Wake Forest, a 2-A school. To gain the berth In the State champ lonship finals, t>* Phantoms won first, the Franklin County conference title, going undefeated through twelve league games, captured the tournament title by downing Louisburg and Bunn and won four games In the district. The Phantoms defeated Meadow High School of Uohnston Cbunty laslN Sat urday night, 69-47 in the prelimi" playoffs; downed the Murfreesboro Devils, 83-57 last Thursday; kno off the Red Devils of North Edge combe, 89-68 Friday night and mas sacred the Rams on Saturday. The Phantoms will play at 9 P.M. Thursday night In the Durham High School gyro In opening round of the state tournament. The Phantoms meet Cullowhee of Jackson County. Actually the school is Camp Labfatory on the campus of Western Carolina Univer ? sity at Cullowhee. The principal of the school is a former Franklin Coun ty resident, Joe Hicks of Franklin ton, who was for years coach of the Rebels. Cullowhee has good size, according to reports, holds a 22-4 record* for the year and has plenty of tournament experience^ having been in the state playoffs three of the past five years, according to Simon Terrell, Exe& tive Secretary of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. The Rebels, who wear Gold and Black col or s^ defeated Glenwood in the Dis trict Vinxtournament to gain the berth against Y6^ngsvllle Thursday night. Both share <he upper bracktt with Ayden and NeW^and. The four teams BUNN PROTESTS SEMIFINAL LOSTX See More Pictures and Stories Page 4 ? I making up the lower bracket are, Rock Ridge, from District III, but representing District VI; and Boone Trail, ?a double overtime winner over No. 1 ranked Pinehurst will meet Wednesday night at 7:15 andM^dway, representing District II v4ja.ike on Liberty, who, dgjvned YoungsvflTe in the consolation g^me Tast ^ear, at 7:15 P.M. Thursday. Cullowhee, ^formerly Mckee High School, is corahed by Charles "Chuck" McConnell, wfio is a graduate of Cull owhee and Western Carolina Univer sity. Youngsville, of course, is coached by Larry Llndsey, a member of the squad that won the state champion ship in 1956. Last year he coached the Phantoms to the county conference title; the tournament championship, the district crown and fell to Ayden in the semifinals in the state tournament. What Must I Do To Register And When Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of articles dealing with the new voter registration to be held in F ranklin County beginning on Saturday, March 30. The series will attempt to answer questions arising from the registration order and to act as a reminder to all who are eligible to be sure and regis ter. What must I do to register to vote In the coming primary? In the general election? Where do I go? When do I go? These and numerous other questions will be asked In the next lew weeks In Franklin County as citizens (ace a complete new registration - the first In modern history. As of last November 28, there were Hy Clint Fuller Times Managing Editor .12,584 registered voters In the county, a sizable Increase over the 11,827 registered In November of 1964. One person, knowledgeable in this area, estimated recently that the county will be "fortunate" to register 9,000 In the new registration. Complacency Is blamed for the ex pected decrease along with Inconveni ence to the public by the methods of registering. Politicians, candidates and prospec tive candidates are finding themselves faced with the unenviable task of not only asking the public to vote for them but also urging the public to go and register. In a year which has thus far seen little signs of many heated races on the local level, this effort might not even be enough to muster the public support and Interest desired. M No one can register until ^aturday, WEMC To Hold Meet Members of Wake Electric Member ship Corporation of Wake Forest will meet March 22 to hear reports of of ficers, consider plans for future opera tions and activities, and to elect three directors. \ The meeting will be held at the Wake Forest High School Gymnasium, begin ning at 7:30 p.m. Wake EMC serves over 4,000 mem bers In portions of Franklin, Granville, Vance, Wake, Nash, Johnston, and Dur ham counties. , \ Two color television sets will be given as attendance prizes and there will be drawings for other prizes. All persons attending will receive souvenir ballpoint pens bearing the cooperative's name. H.L. O'Brien, Wake's director from Granville County, will discuss the re sponsibilities and duties of an electric cooperative director. W.T. Crisp of Raleigh, general coun sel for Tarheel Electric Membership Association and Wake Electrlc's at torney, will explain the 1965 Territorial Assignment Act as It applies to, and Is being Implemented by, Wake EMC. J.L. Shear on, the cooperative's man ager, will report on the affects of taxes on the co-op's finances; these taxes are, of course, paid by the members when they pay their electric service bills. He also will tell how the coopera tive Is striving to better serve Its members and describe the statewide emergency work plan under which elec tric co-ops Join forces to restore service in emergencies such as the January ice storm. N.C. Brummltt of Route 1, Klttrell * Is president of Wake EMC. Other directors are: C.E. Young, Route 2, Wake Forest; E.C. Hunt, Wake Forest; J.P. Bailey, Route 1, Wake Forest; J.M. Ferrell, Route 5, Durham; W.O. Fuller, Route 1, Loulsburg; Ben L. Husfceth, Route 1, Creedmoor; H.P. Price, Route 1, Selma; and H.L. C Brlen, Route 5, Oxford. March 30. This Is the first day the\ books will be open. The books will be open each of the four following Saturdays. These are April 6, 13, 20. April 27 Is Challenge Day. It will be possible to register on days other than Saturday, if one can find the registrar at home or his place of business with the book. It Is also legal to register with the Chairman of Second In A Series the Board of Election any day during this period although It Is doubtful that the health of the present Chairman will allow hlrn to offer such a service, and none would probably expect nor require it. There Is some sentiment among local officials to extend the days for re gistration at the precincts from the lone Saturday to at least three days In each of the four weeks. The rea soning Is that many will flock to the registering places during lunch hours causing long lines to f6rm and thus discouraging others In registering. However, there are provisions (or each registrar to emplore additional help and tnls could eliminate any long lines. Each serson must register In the precinct vthere he lives and cannot do so In any other. The precinct, Is, of course, th^, polling place where one / votes. Such places and names of the / registrars will bgsglven in this series t before the registrations begin on March 30. ?? X It Is still to be determined by the Board of Elections what Is to be re quired of a person seeking to register. Franklin County, coming under the Voting Rights Act, since only 56.13 percent of those registered voted In the 1964 elections, seemingly has an option. Under direction of the federal au thorities, the county may eliminate the . See REGISTER Page 2 Sportswear Hearings Resumed Monday Hearings In the case Involving the Loulsburg Sportswear and the Amal gamated Clothing Workers Union of America resumed here Monday with the Union completing their call-up of witnesses. The company began ques tioning witnesses late Monday. The hearings, which began February 26, recessed last week after a full week of testimony by witnesses for the Union. One source said today that the company plans to call around twenty witnesses this week and that the Inter rogation will probably last through Friday. The bearing, being conducted by the National Labor Relations Board, are to determine If the elections of last October 12 In which the Union was soundly defeated, are to be upheld or overturned or If a new election Is to be called. The Union Is claiming that pressures by community leaders and businessmen and certain actions on the part of the company prevented a fair election In which employees of Sportsvear voted 121-39 against unionization. The prosecution Is represented by Labor Relations Boar^ittorney Larry Eubanks of Winston-Salem and Nell Llpton, assistant chief counsel for the Union. The company Is repre sented by Richard Keenan of New Orleans. The Hearing Examiner is Harry R. Klnkes of Washington, D. C. Correction Through the omission of a line In a legal advertisement last Thursday, It was erroneousley reported that voter registration In the county would start on April ?0. The date Is, of course. In error. Registration will begin on Saturday, March 30, and continue through Saturday, April 20. The Times regrets this error and Is happy to correct It In today's advertisement and In this column. We're From Franklin County - - - And Proud Of It A part of the Saturday night crowd from Franklin County 1? shown above beneath a sign crying, "We're from Franklin County and Proud of It". Most of the fans were from Youngs vllle, but there war? many from other parts of the county there In support of the Youngsvllle team, representing the county. The fans vent away happy aj the Phantoms took the champ ionship, 87-36 over Rock Ridge of Wilson County. Photo by Clint Fuller.
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