The FrsiUn Times
Published Every Tuesday & Thursday ^ Serving All Of Franklin County
Ten Cents (Eight Pages Today) Louisburg, N. C., Thursday, July 4. 1968 99th Year-Number 40
New Development Director
S. Kenneth Schubart, a native of New Jersey, left, was named Executive Director
of Industrial Development for Franklin County here Wednesday. J. Harold Talton,
right, Chairman of the Industrial Development Commission, right, made the
announcement before a group of local leaders here Wednesday. Schubart, who will
assume his duties on July H, was chosen from among thirty candidates for the
position. SlalT plioto by Clint I ullcr.
S. Kenneth Schubart Is
New Industrial Director
S. Kenneth Schubart. 42-yearold
native of Maplewood, New Jersey, was
named Executive Director of the
Franklin County Industrial Develop
ment Commission in a meeting of the
Commission here Tuesday night. J.
Harold Talton, Chairman of the Com
mission. made the announcement Wed
nesday morning.
Talton spoke before a group of
several "county officials and friends of
industrial development" Tuesday
morning at 10 a.m. in the local Com
mission office and said he was very
pleased to make the announcement of
the selection of Schubart.
The new Director came to Louis
burg in April, 1967, after spending
eight years in Ahoskie, N. C. He has
been manager of the Cardboard Fab
ricator's Division of the M. E. Joyner
Manufacturing Company here. He is
married to the former Eleanor Mc
Comb of Maplewood, N. J. and the
father of three girls, Cindy, 17, a rising
senior at Louisburg High School; Jill
14, a seventh grader and Pamela, 8, a
third grader.
Schubart attended Columbia High
School in Maplewood, Keystone Col
lege. Factoryville, Pa. and the Roger
Babson Institute, Babson Park, Mass.
He has two brothers and his mother
living in Raleigh. He is a member of
the Louisburg Lions Club and the
Louisburg Methodist Men's Club.
In accepting the position, Schubart,
said, "I accept this position with grate
ful appreciation and the challenge
which it represents to me. I will do all
in my power to further the industrial
growth and development of Franklin
County and would appreciate any sup
port which may be offered by its
citizens."
Talton said the Commission mem
bers have "met and reviewed from 25
to 30 applications from Texas to New
York". He said applications were re
ceived from doctors, lawyers, a mayor,
an artist, a preacher and a newspaper
editor from Virginia.
"We had a number of applications
from local people and everyone was
fine," Talton stated. "We really had a
hard time arriving at our decision. We
had a number of well-qualified applica
tions from right here in Franklin
County," he added. He said Schubart's
selection by the Commission was
unanimous.
Schubart will assumes his new
duties on July 8, and according to
Talton. he will spend some time with
state industrial developers and visit
other areas in order to get acquainted
with their methods. He replaces W. J.
(Bil|| Benton, who resigned last month
to accept a similar position in Halifax
County.
Virginia Firm Buys Joyner Chain
The sale of the Joyner Wholsale
Building Supply Company four-store
chain has been announced by W. B.
Joyner, President of the Louisburg
based firm. Joyner disclosed that the
sale of the four stores to Moore's
Super Stores, Inc.' of Roanoke, Va.
will become effective July 8.
The sale includes the Joyner store
in Louisburg and others located in
Sanford, Roanoke Rapids and Wash
ington.
The Moore chain, headed by Wayne
Klopp. a 46-year-old super salesman
who was recently described in the
national building supply magazine as a
"master salesman and marketer" has
thirty stores in ten states. The firm,
now engaged in a huge expansion
program, expects to have 75 stores by
1970, 12 of which are expected to be
built within the year.
Lions Install Officers
Participants in the annual officer installation night of the Louisburg Lions Club
are shown, above. Left to right, Monroe Gardner of Warrenton, Past District
Governor; retiring Club President Paul Mullen and incoming President James H.
Edwards are shown following the meeting. Gardner conducted the installation of
officers. Staff photo by Clint Fuller
W. Clifford Joyner, official of the
local firm, will become regional man
ager with the Moore chain upon the
transfer of ownership. Joyner said his
company is "proud to become a part
of the Moore operation". He added
that the business will continue to
operate under the Joyner name and
that the same type of merchandise and
services will be offered.
He also said that employees in all
four Joyner stores will continue in
their present jobs.
The local firm opened in Septem
ber, 1957, after having operated under
a different name beginning in 1954.
Joyner's was destroyed by fire several
years ago, was rebuilt and has been
expanded since that time.
W. B. Joyner, founder of the com
pany. expressed his appreciation to the
public for the support given the firm
in the past, enabling it to grow to its
present size. He credited the "goodwill
of our customers for the attainment of
our standing in the business com
munity."
Edwards
Installed As
Lions Prexy
Louisburg funeral director James
Edwards was installed as president of
the Louisburg Lions Club in cere
monies held here Tuesday night. He
succeeds Paul Mullen in the post.
Past District Governor Monroe
Gardner of Warrenton presided over
the installation ceremonies.
Other officers named for the year
included H. D. Jeffreys, First Vice
President; Warren Smith, Second Vice
President and Dr. Bernard Patterson,
Third Vice President.
M. G. Wilder was named Treasurer,
Hal Humphrey was installed as Lion
Tamer and Alex Wood remains Tail
Twister. I. D. Moon continues in the
post of Secretary.
Installed as Directors for the fol
lowing terms were: One year, Mike
Palmer and Paul Stewart; two years,
Grady Snyder and John Collins.
Franklinton
School Project
Turned Down
The State Board of Education has
refused to approve the Franklinton
City School Board's plan tp build a
$19,000 administration building with
federal funds.
The State board had approved the
building last month on the condition
that it could be built for $12,000. But
the low bid received on the project
was for $19,000.
"The board simply did not go along
with the additional $7,000," said Dr.
Charles F. Carroll, State superinten
dent of public instruction.
The U. S. Department of Health,
Education and Welfare had made avail
able $12,000 in Elementary and Se
condary Education Act funds to
Franklinton and ESEA officials had
approved its use of the building, which
would have housed the federal pro
gram's staff in the town.
Franklinton officials said another
$.7,000 in ESEA funds also would have
been provided when they became
available.
Dr. J. L. Pierce, State director of
school planning, reminded the State
board that the Franklinton plan was
from the beginning a "revised plan."
He said the administration building
was not included in Franklinton's
long-range plan presented to the State
board some two years ago.
'The board policy," Pierce later
told a reporter, "has been that any
project involving State or federal funds
should be in accordance with long
range plans."
He said that the building originally
was approved at a $12,000 cost be
cause the Franklinton board "had al
ready taken some bids."
When the cost of the building was
/ound to be $19,000 said Pierce, "the
board felt it was not a feasible expend
iture for this amount of money."
Dr. Carroll pointed out that "the
federal government is expected hence
forth to direct its appropriations more
and more to personnel services, rather
than to equipment and construction."
The State board recommended that
some type mobile unit be secured for
the necessary office space at Franklin
ton.
Hail Damage May
Reach *200,000
A late afternoon hail storm struck the Centerville-Wood area in northeastern Franklin County and an area west of
Franklinton-Youngsville Wednesday inflicting damages that may reach in excess of .8200,000 Cpunty Extension Chairman C. T.
Dean, Jr. reported this morning that the storm hit around t p.m. veslerday afternoon over an area 3 miles wide and four miles
long in the Centerville-Wood area. He stated he did not have details of damage in the western portion of the county.
Two of the worse hit farms belonged to Laverne Gupton and Bennie Ray Gupton in the Wood area. Laverne Gupton reported
this morning that he lost 28 acres of tobacco and between 250 to 300 Acres of corn and soya beans. He said hp had anticipated a
*ou,uuu crop. tsenme Kay uupion,
president of the County Farm Bureau,
reported Wednesday night that his 22
acre tobacco loss would be about
$20,000. He said he received $26,000
for the same acreage last year. He had
not, he said, checked his corn and
beans. He also had six acres of cotton
wiped out. Neither men had any in
surance on their crops.
Other farms suffering dam
ages in the area, according to
Dean and the Guptons, include
farms operated by W. D. Fuller,
Bob Richards, Mamie Gupton,
Mrs. Frank Read, Bobby Jones,
Buddy Thompson, Aaron Gup
ton, Tyree Lancaster and Uoyd
Gupton.
Dean placed the value of the loss at
$200,000 cautioning that "this is a
wild guess." He said he would take a
look at the damaged areas further Fri
day and make recommendations. He
said that crops along N. C. 56 west of
Franklinton were "damaged real bad"
and added that he had not "walked"
over the area and did not know how
extensive the damage there might be.
The rains which accompanied
the storm were of "tremendous
value to the area," according to
Dean. He said the breaking of
the heat wave meant as much as
the moisture to the tobacco
crops. Some areas, where rain
was light, will need more, he
added.
Reports from the Centerville-Wood
area say the hail storm lasted between
12 to 15 minutes and that hail was five
to six inches deep in some places. The
size of the stones were estimated to be
about that of a marble with some
reaching near golf-ball proportions.
This is the worse hail storm
to hit the county area since June
16, 1966 when a storm cut a
path through the Youngsville
section of the county covering a
16 square mile area. Daftiages
were estimated at $300,000 in
that storm with an estimated
100 farmers suffering some de
gree of damage.
G. 0. Kennedy, Louisburg weather
man, said this morning that the area
here received only .48 inches of rain
fall at 7 a.m. today and little more had
been added by midmorning. Wednes
day's precipitation measured .33 at 6
p.m. he said.
He reported recent temperatures as
follows: Sunday 100 degrees; Monday
103 for a season's fiigh matching June,
1964; Tuesday 100 and Wednesday's
high was 93 degrees.
Youth Charged
With Damage
To Property
A 16-year-old Epsom youth has
been charged with "malicious damage
to personal and real property", accord
ing to Sheriff William T. Dement. The
boy was identified as James Michael
Carter of Route 3, Louisburg.
Dement, who said the youth is free
on $200 bond, charged the Epsom
High School junior with damage to
property at the old Reavis home near
Ingleside. The residence, he said, is
owned by Ann Reavis, who, with her
sister, is residing in a rest home.
The house was unoccupied at the
time of the incident Monday after
noon. The youth, according to De
ment, fired a .22 caliber-,410 shotgun
into furnishings in the house causing
several hundred dollars in damages.
The shots broke 34 window panes,
demolished a television set and did
damage to mirrors and other furniture
in the house. Wiring outside the dwell
ing was also damaged, Dement said
Dement said the youth did if'for
no reason" and left a note saying:
"Well? Signed, The Phantom". De
ment was assisted in the investigation
by Chief Deputy David Batten. ?
Surveys Damage
Bennie Ray Gupton, President of the Krankliri County Farm Bureau, views hail
damage to his tobacco crop Wednesday afternoon. The storm which struck the
Wood-Centerville area and parts of western Franklin County around 4 p.m. brought
welcomed rain 'but damages are expected to p-ach in excess of $200,000.
^ Stal l photo by Clint Fuller.
Tax Rate Awaits
Pay Hike Decision
~ The Louisburg Town Council gave
tentative approval to the annual bud
get last week which ca|ls for an 80
cent tax rate but upcoming action on
pay increases for town employees is
expected to cause a rise in the rate.
In the Friday night meeting, the
Council passed a resolution authoriz
ing the operation of town business on
a basis of last year's expenditures until
final approval of the new budget is
made.
No actions were taken on requests
for a pay hike by several departments.
The threat of the toss of more police
officers was disclosed a short time ago,
unless salaries are upped to*$100 per [
week. Officers are currently paid $85
per week.
The estimated 1968-6.) budget is
$556,245 and no major .changes from
the 1967-68 budget appears in the
estimates.
One interesting disclosure in the
budget is the cost of "purchased pow
er" which is listed at $143,000 for the
coming year. Also listed in the budget
is "Sale of Electricity" which is ex
pected to bring in $294,000. which
represents a gross profit from the sale
of electricity of $151,000. Expendi
tures for the electric department are
listed at $248,495, which excludes
$15,000 in the contingency fund. The
overall income from the electric de
partment is $299,225. Of this amount,
$45,000 is transferred to the General
Fund in the new budget.
The largest sources of revenue for
the town, other than the electric de
partment, are the tax levy at $24,000;
ABC Store profits, $37,000; parking
meter receipts, $10,000 and Powell
Bill Funds, $14,200.
Slight increases were noted in some
departments but decreases in others is
keeping the overall budget at last
year's rate. Expenditures were budget
ed at $561,735 last year but were
actually only $508,628. This year the
estimate is $566,245, just slightly
higher than the estimate of 1967-68.
Action on pay increases and final
adoption of the new budget could
come when the Council meets again
Friday night. Indications gathered
from last week's session, are that it
will take quite some time to settle on
the pay hikes.
Winstons Return From Europe
Youngsville ? Youngsville High
School Agriculture teacher Mr. F. C.
Winston, Sr. and his wife returned
home this week after a twenty-one day
National Study tour abroad sponsored
by the Future Farmers of America.
Included in the sixty member group
were twelve agriculture teachers from
twelve different states, their wives, and
thirty-six top-ranking FFA boys from
varying states.
The tour first flew from Dullus
International Airport to London. Eng
land where they were guests for three
days of the Young Farmers' Clubs of
England; and they visited historical
sites. Further travels included areas of
Holland Denmark, Germany and East
Germany. Agricultural education lec
tures were attended in a number of
areas. A Young Farmers Group of
Germany met them there and served as
guides.
Sightseeing included tours of
Farms. Experimental Stations, Agricul
ture Colleges, and farm related indus
tries. Also a folk Festival in Germany,
an outdoor pageant in Denmark, atten
dance at the Berlin Opera, boat trips, a
luncheon at the American Embassy in
Bonn, a visit to Heidelberg, and many
other points of interest.
Mr. and Mrs. Winston spent one
night in the home of a German family
and two nights at a Danish home, as
arranged by the tour.