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Ten Cents Louisburg, N. C., Tuesday, April 30, 1968 (Ten Pages Today) 99th Year-Number 21 -Confused Over The Primaries? Read This! ? As 1( the campaigns themselves have not already confused the voter, many In Franklin County are finding It hard to completely understand procedures to be followed Saturday. Some people will vote for the first time. Others will be voting as a Republican or per haps, as a Democrat for the first time. And still a few others are going to be .surprised when they are told they can't vote at all. The latter, either having not registered under the new registration or having listed as an Independent or as having no party i affiliation at all. Persons registered either as a Demo , crat or a Republican are eligible to Vote Saturday. There will be the usual Democratic primary as there has been In the past. The something new for Franklin County Is a Republi can prfmary. Herein lies some of the confusion. The Republican primary will be held Saturday and Republicans are eligible to vpte at the same polling place as Democrats. t There are no Republican candidates for county or district offices. There . are, however, Republican candidates for Governor; Lt. Governor, Commis sioner of Labor and the U. S. Senate. GOP voters will select nominees trom among those listed on the Republican ballo^. These GOP nominees will oppose those selected by the Demo crats In November. There Is little chance (or confusion If voters of both parties remember to go to the polls Saturday and vote. The poll holders will give Democrats three ballots (four In Cedar Rock precinct, where a constable race exists). These will contain names of candidates (or local and district on one; state on a second and the third ballot will be for Congressional candidates. Republicans will receive one ballot only, which will contain all candidates lor the above mentlonal COP races. One point In need of clarification, ac cording to Elections Board Secretary George 'Champion, concerns absentee balloting. Champion explains that In the primaries only servicemen station ed away from home, veterans hos pitalized with servlce-coniiected dts- , abilities and members of the R.O.T.C. may vote absentee. There are no civilian absentee ballots for the pri maries and this means that anyone traveling away from home Saturday will not be able to vote. Ballots will be counted Saturday night In much the same manner as In the past. However, Republican ballots will be counted separately from Democratic and results will be announced for two primaries, where In the past there was only one. If an attempt to explain Saturday's procedures tends to add to the con fusion, one can only repeat that all Republican and all Democratic voters, who registered as such In the recent registration are eligible to vote and should, by all means, do so. Those falling to register since March 30 and those registering either as an Independent or as having no party affiliation at all cannot vote In the primaries Saturday. These can, how ever, vote In the general election In November. > Sample Democratic Primary Ballot for UNITED STATES SENATOR ~ AND MEMBER OF CONGRESS (SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT) INSTRUCTIONS 1. To vote for a candidate on the ballot make a cross 0 mark in the square at the left of his - name. 2. If you tear or deface or wrongly mark this bal lot, return It to thq registrar and get another. FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR (Vote for On?) ? JOHN T. GATHINGS, SR. ? CHARLES A. PRATT Q FRED G. BRUMMITT ? SAM J. ERVIN, JR. FOR MEMBER OF CONGRESS Second Congressional District ? (Vote for One) Q MRS. EVA M. CLAYTON Q L. H. FOUNTAIN Primary election May 4, IBM. Chairman State Board of" iftlectlonn. Five Of Eleven Precincts Report The Job of placing thousands I of new registration forms In the various pre cinct books In preparation for| Satur day's primaries Is continuing In the county courthouse, under the direction of George Champion, Secretary to the Board of Elections. Tabulations of registrations through Monday disclose that five of the eleven precincts have been completed with a total registration of 4,617. Of these, 4,307 are Democrats, 305 are Re publicans, three are registered as In dependents and two designated "no party". There are, In the five precincts re ported, 3,538 white voters and 1,074 Negro voters. Five cards carried no Indication of the race of the applicant, four of them were In Frankllnton and one was In Youngsvllle. Registration by precincts reporting follows: Frankllnton, 1394 white; 643 Negro; 4 no race; 1881 Democrats, 157 Republicans, 3 Independents (or a total of 2,041; Pearces, 283 white; 42 Negro; 301 Democrats; 22 Re publicans; 2 no party (or a total ot 325; Cedar Rock, 756 whites; 154 Ne gro; 866 Democrats; 44 Republicans (or a total o( 910. Gold Mine, 470 whl)6; 135 Negro;' 576 Democrats; 29 Republicans (or a total o( 605; Youngsvllle, 635 white; 100 Negro; one no race; 683 Demo crats; 53 Republican (or a total o( 736. . The remaining six precincts, which Include Loulsburg, Harris, Cypress Creek, HayesvUle, Sandy Creek and Dunn, are expected to be tablulated late Wednesday. Uno((lclal estimates range upwards to 11,000 as to the number o( registrants In the recent re-reglstratlon. Commissioner Injured In Accident Richard Cash, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners suffered painful, but not believed serious head Injuries here Saturday In a three vehicle accident on N.C. 39 near In gleslde. Several other persons re ceived minor Injuries and were treat ed at Franklin Memorial Hospital and released. Cash required ten stitches In his- head, but was able to attend two Board functions here Monday. Others listed as having been Involv ed In the two-car, one-truck mishap, Include William Edward Jones, c/m/19, Rt. 1, Youngsvllle; Minnie Jones, c/t/ 38, Rt. 1, Youngsvllle; Joe Raymond Smith, t/m/23 , Rt. 3, Loulsburg; Lon nle Marrow, c/m/58, reportedly tbe driver of the other car; Jasper Harts field, c/m/35, Rt. 1, Loulsburg; Eu gene Jones, c/m/14, Rt. 1, Youngsvllle and Hezeklah Johnson, c/m/36, Rt. 3, Loulsburg, reportedly the driver of the truck. Cash was alone at the time of the accident. r Rites Held For Vietnam Victim Funeral services for PFC William Clifton Shearln, 21, of Route 4, Louis burg wfre held Monday afternoon at 4 P.M. at White Level Baptist Church. The Franklin native was killed lnVlet nam on Thursday, April 18. Details of his death have not been disclosed, but It was reported that death resulted from an accident shortly after Shearln had returned from the fighting lines. Monday's services were conducted by Rev. F.G. Barnhlll, pastor and an unidentified Army Chaplain. Full mili tary honors were extended the de ceased and burial followed In the church cemetery. Surviving are one daughter of Louls burg, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Shearln of Rt. 4, Loulsburg; one sister, Mrs. B.T. Rowe, Jr., of Ayden; one brother, Larry Shearln of the home and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Collins of Rt. 4, Loulsburg. AAUW Holds Eastern Workshop Here The Loulsburg Branch of the Ameri can Association of University Women was hostess Saturday to the Eastern Workshop of AAUW for the North Carolina Division. The meeting was held in the Cecil W. Robblns Library, Loulsburg College, with 67 attending from 11 branches. The theme of the workshop was "The Politics of Public Education," the fourth of the program topic series for 1967-68. Upon arrival, members were greeted by Mrs. Michael Palmer and Dr. Ann Blumenfeld and Invited to the coffee table In the main lobby where Mrs. John Matthews and Mrs. Joe Pearce presided. Registration was conducted by Mes dames Richard Whitfield, C. Ray Pru ?tte, and Tommle Stephens of Frank llnton. General Session Dr. John W. Brldgman, Jr., Direc tor of Advancement School, Winston Salem, N.C., spoke describing the re cently reorganised school for the slow or retarded school boys In North Car olina. "With a faculty of 21, the school enrolls 108 boys from some 500 rec ommended of which 275 are quali fied for admission In the resident program. The Day school program serves the purpose of getting the child ren away from their unfavorable home environment. The Summer program Is for younger boys with the belief that It might pay off to attack their problems early. It Is hoped that a fourth program for teachers and ad ministrative personnel might be start ed. Dr. Brldgman stated physical char acteristics as poor eyesight, poor co ord lnatlon, being left handed etc. as contributing factors of retardation, coupled with school fears, horfie con dition*, and group Influences. He stat ed that each child must make his own "self concept", In order to become well adjusted and function at his best. Mrs. T. Frederick Henry, Salisbury, North Carolina AAUW Division Presi dent, welcomed the members of East ern North Carolina to the workshop. Mrs. J.D. Mode, president of the Louls burg Branch, welcomed them as guests of the local branch, and Mr. David Daniel, Director of College Relations Loulsburg College, assured the group that the College was most happy to have them on Its campus and wished them a pleasant visit. Mrs. John B. Chase, Jr. of Chapel Hill, acting Division program chair man, Introduced Miss Ella McDear man of Raleigh, X.C., 1969 Legisla tive Program, U.F.E., and Miss Jessie Belle Lewis of Chapel Hill, N.C., who See AAUW Page 2 i ? j ii mrnmm * Attend Groundbreaking County leaders are shown above attending the ground breaking ceremonies held here Monday lor a new rest home. Pictured left to right are, County Commissioner E. M. (Buck) Sykes, Mrs. Jane York, Director of Public Welfare, Francis Holt, head of Holt Properties, Inc., the firm that Is to erect the new building, Richard Cash, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, Miss Lucy Burt, mem ber of the Welfare Board, J. Harold Talton, Chairman of the Industrial Development Commission, who Is responsible for bringing the Holt firm to Louisburg, Commissioner Brooks W. Young and Archie Brown, Chairman of^he Welfare Board. Staff Photo by Clint Fuller. New Boarding Home Is To Be Constructed Here Ground breaking ceremonies were held here Monday for a new 52-bed boarding home to be erfected on N. C. 39 about one mile east, of Loulsburg by a Klnston firm. Mr. Francis Holt, head of Holt Properties, Inc., made the announcement at the site that lengthy negotiations had been complet ed and work would begin Immediately on the structure. This morning the area has been cleared and ground leveling Is under way In keeping with the announcement. Attending the early morning cere monies were, J. H. Talton, Chairman of the Industrial Development Com mission, who Holt said, "Was the first person to contact me about the pro ject"; County Commissioner Chairman Richard Cash, Commissioners E. M. (Buck) Sykes and Brooks Young; Mrs. Jane York, county Welfare Director; Miss Lucy Burt, a member of the Welfare Board and Archie Brown of Youngsvllle, Chairman of the Welfare Attend Workshop Participants at ths luncheon of tlx AAUW Workshop an pictured left to right - Mrs. J. D. Mode, Frankllnton, Louis burg Branch President; Dr. Gulon Johnson, Chapel HUl, Forum Moderator; Mrs. John B. Chase, Jr., Chapel HUl, Acting Workshop Chairman; Dr. Ben Fountain, President Lenoir County Community Collage, Klnston, speaker; Mrs. T. Fred Henry, Salisbury, AAITW Division President; and Dr. Leslie Syron, Meredith College, Raleigh, Division Vice President. Staff Photo by Clint Fuller. Board and local newsmen. Holt disclosed the new structure will contain 14,500 square feet and will sit Just off N. C, 39 near the Fox Park Road on a site covering 5 1/4 acres. He said plans call for the clearing of the area between the build ing site and the highway, leaving the trees as they are now. There will be a side drive to the building. Holt told the group, "I am proud to be a part of the economy of your county and of Loulsburg. I am happy to make this contribution and hope It will be successful." He said he plans to employ between 15 and 18 people and expects to purchase be tween $40,000 and $50,000 In local products and services annually. The name. has not yet been selected for the new rest home facility and neither has the method of operation for the establishment. "We have not yet determined if we will lease the property or operate It ourselves", Holt commented. Those present welcomed the Klnston man and expressed their pleasure that the new facility was now to become a reality. The new structure Is expected to cost around $175,000 and Is to be completed In about five months, according to tin announcement. Board Ok's Cutbacks In Courthouse Plans The Board of County Commissioners approved certain alterations to the original plans for renovation of the county courthouse, here Monday after noon and afreed to sign final contracts next week designed to get the project underway. Original bids exceeded the $200,000 In funds, approved by voters last No vember. Cutbacks, discussed at a meet ing here last week amounted to $6,801. 36, however adjustments to this figure were made Monday. The project as It now stands will cost $148,189.00 to construct plus $12,250.00 In architect's fees, bringing the total expected cost to $196,439.00, This leaves a balance of $3,561.00 as a contingency fund to cover any unexpected problems arising out of the construction Itself. All of the cuts discussed last week were made, however, a planned ex change from plastering certain walls to paneling was eliminated when It was determined that paneling would be more expensive. Four fire-doors were added, as required and the Board approved a suggestion by Alex Wood, Register of Deeds to replace proposed cement block with brick In the vault areas of the Deeds office and the office of the Clerk of Court. These additions added $835 to the cost. Certain work to the court room floor was left In the contract, which It was found would have saved only $434 If removed. It was believed that doing this work later would result In a much higher cost. Some announcement Is expected in a lew days as to the various locations of the offices forced to move out of the courthouse when work begins there tn the next few weeks. The project Is ex pected to be completed late this year. Negro Shoots Into Home Wife Knifed To Death A Frankllnton Negro man Is charged with milrder In the stabbing of his commonhw wife on West Green Street In Frankllnton around 12:30 A.M. Mon day, according to reports. The man. Identified as Charlie Taylor, c/m/40 Reportedly stabbed Grace Davis, c JXJ age unknown, In the back. The woman was taken to Franklin Memorial Hos pital and transferred to Duke, where she died shortly after her arrival. Herbert Alston, c/m/22, Is tree on $300 bond, charged with assault with a deadly weapon and damage to real See SHOOTING Page S
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