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WEATHER Variable cloudiness with chance of ihoweri today. Mostly fait and wanner Friday. Low to day, 52; high, 77. The Fr^^n Times Published Every Tuesday & Thursday ' ^ Serving All Of Franklin County Your Award Winning County Newspaper T?l. 0V 6-3283 Ten Cents Louisburg, N. C. Thursday, May 30, 1968 (Twelve Pages Today) GIGGLE The government is concerned about the population explosion but it's also true that the popula tion is concerned about the gov ernment explosion. 99th Year-Number 30 Never Again The Same Courthouse Repairs Get Underway The massive $200,000 renovation of the county courthouse Is well under way today as workmen continue to tear out the old In preparation for putting In the new. Persons seeing the old structure last week find It hard to believe what they're seeing today. All the offices are now vacated as Register of Deeds Alex Wood moved out Tuesday. Walls have been torn down In some sections of the Interior and ground work Is being completed outside the building today. The shrubbery that has beautified the outside of the building for many years was hauled away Tuesday. Piles of red clay now adorn the lawn on both sides ol the building. Benches In the courtroom were plied to one side with only the Judge's bench still In place. Plumbing fixtures have been removed from the building and some of the wiring. The project Is expected to be com pleted near the end of the year. Mean while, the Loulsburg Armory Is being used officially as the courthouse. Re corder's Court was held there Tuesday. The Clerk of Court's office Is located In the Beam building and the Register of Deeds office Is located In the Cooper building. Both are located on Court Street. The Sheriff's Department la housed In the old Griffin Motor Co. building on Market Street along with the Veteran Service office. The county accountant Is also housed In the Beam building. Democratic Leaders Named Names of precinct chairmen and ?lc? chairman, all member* of the county Democratic Executive Com mittee were announced following last Saturday's county convention. The of ficers were elected In local pre cinct meeting staged two weeks ago. The list with the chairman listed first, as announced by Party Chair man Mrs. Betsy Pernell are as fol lows: Loulaburg: Hill Yar borough, Mrs. Gladys Perry; Youngsvllle, J. A. Green, Mrs. Thelma Hall; Frankllnton: Mrs. Shirley W Instead, J. C. Kearney; Hayesvllle, John Paul Ayscue, Mrs. R. G. Winn; Gold Mine, Joe Denton, Mrs. Hazel Taylor; Cypress Creek, J. S. Collie, Miss Carolyn Fisher; Sandy Creek, Sidney Murphy, Mrs. Ervln Hunt; Pearces, A. E. Pearce, Mrs. Helda Perdue; Harris, Charles Richardson, Mrs. Helen Johnson; and Dunn: James Alford and Mrs. Gladys Pearce. , These officials are Joined on the Ex ecutive Committee by officers elected by the committee fol lowing the convention last Sat urday. Mrs. Perns 11, Chairman, C. W. Brown, Clint Fuller, and J. W. Perry, Jr., vice chairmen, Mrs. Mary Matthews, secretary and A. F. John son, treasurer. Mrs. Agnes Merrltt, president of the Democratic Women and Nell Jennings, president of the Young Democratic Club are also members of the com mittee. In an earlier listing In The Times, some alternate delegate names were mixed up and the corrected list should Include Mrs. Milton Pearce, Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Tant, and Mrs. Helda Per due. Shearon and Tetterton Civil Air Patrol leaders Light Voting Forecast In Saturday's Primary Saturday Is primary day bar* and throughout the state. Voter turnout In Franklin County Is expected to be light. With only on* local race to be decided and with only one Republican contest on the state level, little ln> terest has been shown locally. Franklin Democratic voters will choose between Incumbent County Com missioner Richard Cash and two-time challenger John W. House of Frank llnton. Cash, a Youngsvllle area to bacconist has served as a member of the Board of Education for eight years and was elected to his first term on the Board of County Com missioners in 1964. Since last De cember, he has been chairman of the Board. Mr. House ran second In a field of six In 1884 but there was no provision at that time for a second primary In the County Commissioner races. A new law passed last year, allows the second place finisher to call for a runoff when the top man falls to gain a majority over all running. In the May 4 primary, Cash polled 3757, carrying every precinct In the county except Cedar Rock. House re ceived 2,160 votes and was strongest In Frankllnton, Hayesvllle as well as Cedar Rock. A third candidate, Booster White polled 1,624 votes. There has been little activity between the candidates In the period since the first election. A leaflet has been dis tributed by House supporters, which, according to reports hits at the entire Board of Commissioners f or having ?old the Boarding Home. While no official answer has been Issued by Cash supporters or other members of the Board, It was announced re-" cently that a new Boarding Home Is to be erected here without cost to the county. The structure was sold In the belief that a major Industry would locate on the land. Later the firm decided ngt to move here. The Republicans in the county will cast their ballot for one of two men seeking the nomination for the U. S. Senate. The winner between Robert Somers, the leader on MJy 4, and Larry Zimmerman, who placed sec ond In a field of three will face U. S. Senator Sam J. Ervln, Jr., the Dem ocratic nominee In November. Polls will be open from 6:30 A.M. until 6:30 P.M. and results will be posted at The Franklin Times of fice as readily as they are received. Dean's List Announced Loulsburg College Academic Dean John B. York has announced the Dean's List for the spring semester Just com pleted. Seventy-six students attained the coveted goal, which Is 11.3 per cent of the student body. Dean York noted that the number was at least a 3 per cent Increase over previous years. He com mented that the student morale Is bet tar as a result of the five-day week and the early semester system. Dean York said, "This new system has created a wholesome new interest among students and faculty." The Dean's List Is divided Into two categories: Honor Roll, for students who have >n average of 3.5 to 4.0, and Honorable Mention tor students whose average Is 3.0 to 3.49. Of the 76 students on the Dean's List, 17 are from the Franklin County area. On the Honor Roll are Margaret Alston Weston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Weston, Frankllnton and Angella Louise Arnold, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jessie W. Arnold, Route 2, Zebulon. Honorable Mention: Jo Anne Carden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Carden, Route 2, Spring Hope; Matthew Albert Brown, son of Captain and Mrs. James H. Brown, Route 3, Loulsburg; Sara Lynn Collier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Collier, Loulsburg; Elisabeth Karen Arnold, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Arnold, Jr., Loulsburg; Linda Jo Ayscue, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ayscue, Route 1, Henderson; George Ann Ford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Ford, Loulsburg; Linda Gall Barnhlll, daugh ter of Rev. and Mrs. F. G. Barnhlll, Route 1, Castalla; Sue Carol Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Johnson, Bunn; Alice Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Jones, Route 2, Louisburg; Raymond Ruffln Hlght, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond R. Hlght, Frankllnton; Carol Batton Cheves, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David G. Batton, Bunn; Connie Lynn Leonard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Q. Shelby Leonard, Louisburg; Thomas Lelon Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Lewis, Route 2, Zebulon; Kitty Kent Arnold, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Arnold, Jr. Louisburg; and Charles Randall Fuller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Fuller, Louisburg. jealousy uitea As Arson Motive Jealousy was the cause of a Saturday case of arson, according to Sheriff William T. Dement who reports that Lottie Pearl Gupton, 27-year-old Negro woman, 1< tree on $500 bond awaiting trial for the crime. Sheriff Dement said the woman was angered when her boyfriend, Identified as Claude Southerland, went to ride with the Gupton woman's sister. Visiting the house on Route 3, Loulsburg, and finding It unoccupied, the woman went a short distance to a service station and purchased some gasoline. She re portedly returned and set fire, first to the man's clothing and then to the house. The Centervllle and Epsom fli'e de partments answered the call and were successful In extlnqulshlng the blaze and saving the dwelling. The incident , took place Saturday afternoon around 4 P.M. according to the Sheriff's de partment. Rites Held For Retired Times Plant Superintendent Funeral services for Robert Pitt art (Bob) Luslter, 98, Route 1, KlttreU, were conducted this afternoon at 3 P.M. from Plank Chapel Methodist Robert P. Lassiter Tetterton To Head Air Patrol Major Larry E. Tetterton of Rout* 1, Loulsburg will take over command of tha Franklin County Squadron of tba Civil Air Patrol on June 1, re placing Major Joseph W. Shearon who has served as Squadron commander for the past several years. Shearon stated that ha Is giving up command of the squadron because of other demands on his time, but that he will continue to take an active part In Squadron activities. He has served In the local squadron since It was formed In 1954, transferring from the Henderson unit. Tetteron has over four years service In the army as an enlisted man, 2 years as a Warrant Officer, and tour years as a commissioned officer. He Is currently serving as Maintenance Officer of the 171st Oroup, U. S. Army Reserve. He Is a graduate at V. C. State University, has taught vocational agri culture and la presently Supervisor of Poultry and Egg Services with the N.C. Dept of Agriculture. The new commander Is a pilot and has served la the Franklin County Ctvll Air Patrol Squadron of several year a. Church by Rev. Gordon Allen, Jr. Mr. Lasslter died early Wednesday morn ing at his home following a lengthy Illness. Burial followed In the church oemetery. He was employed as a printer and plant superintendent tor 34 years by The Franklin Times, a semi-weekly newspaper In Loulsburg. He retired because of declining health last Aug ust. He was a lifelong member of Plank Chapel Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Rachel Finch Lasslter of the home, one daugh ter, Mrs. Bobby D. Clayton of Burling ton, one brother, J. Frank Lasslter, Rt. 1, Henderson, one sister, Mrs. G. E. Smith of Henderson and one grand daughter, Teressa. Fountain Hits Census Quiz Washington, D. C. . .1 have receiv ed a number of letters recently from constituents concerned about the pro posed length and depth of the 1970 census questionnaire. Most of that concern Is well-found ed, In my opinion. As I said In a special radio broadcast last October, the Federal Government already knows far more than It has any right or business to know about us Individually. There Is a genuine, practical problem related to the 1970 proposal that ap parently has not been considered by the Census Bureau In making Its plans. Most households will receive a de tailed list of questions covering as many as 67 different subjects requir ing about 20 pages. Obviously, a great deal of time will be needed to answer each question. More significantly, however, is the very real possibility that many per sons will be unable to provide proper replies simply because of limited ed ucation. The library of Congress has estimated that at least a tenth-grade education would be needed In most cases to adequately fill out the quest ionnaire. We all know there are millions of persons with far less education than that. Yet, they would be subject to fine and Imprisonment if they failed to answer each and every question. Such an attitude on the part of any one, in or out of Government, dis plays a callous lack of concern, com passion, understanding and Intel ligence. Now, Fd like to comment briefly on the law authorising the population census. Actually, all It says is that the total population of each state shall be tabulated by ten-year periods "as See FOUNTAIN Page 8 Students Take Over Town Government Members of tlx Loulsburg High School Government Class are shown abort a a they "ran the town" here Tuesday. Pictured, left to right, front row are: Josephine Medlln, Tax Collector; Judy IXike, Town Clerk and Fire Chief; Betty Sue Radford, Town Attorney and Policeman; and Frances Griffin, Chief of Police; back row, Noel Smith, Mayor and James Berger, Town Administrator. The youngsters visited the various offices In town, rode the Are truck and In general, witnessed the town's operation for the day. The Government Class takes over the operation of the town one day each year as part of Its training. Staff photo by Clint Fuller.
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