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The
Times
Published Every Tuesday & Thursday ' ^ Serving All Of Franklin County
Yoar Award Winning County Newspaper
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Louisburg, N. C.. Tuesday. July 9, 1968
(Six Pages Today)
Giggle
A taxpayer is a person
who doesn't have to pass a
civil service exam to work for
the government.
99th Year-Number 41
Local Youth
Wounded ?
In Vietnam
Sgt. Thomas Glenn (Tommy) Ball,
20-year son of Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Ball.
North Main Street, Louisburg has been
wounded in combat in Vietnam. He
suffered serious wounds of the right
arm near the shoulder, according to
reports and is presently in the army
hospital at Saigon.
Ball was wounded by mortar fire
around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June
29, according to word received here,
when a mortar round landed in the
midst of his platoon. Two members of
the platoon were killed. The action
took place about six miles outside
Saigon.
He was treated at a nearby hospital
and later transferred to the hospital at
Saigon where a skin graft was perform
ed and injuries to an artery were
treated. He is to later be transferred to
the army hospital in Japan for repair
to the arm nerves. He is expected to
remain in the Saigon hospital for 10 to
15 days.
Sgt. Ball has been in the army for
14 months and in Vietnam for about
two months.
Franklin Gets
Emergency
OEO Funds
Jerry Elliott, News Secretary for
Governor Dan Moore, announced last
week that an appropriation has been
approved in the amount of $42,738 to
finance an "Emergency Food and
Medical Care Program" in Franklin
and Warren Counties.
The program's purpose, according
to the announcement, "is to serve
low-income families by the purchase
and issuance of food stamps".
The funds will go to the Franklin
Vance-Warren Opportunity, Inc. the
three-county anti-poverty organiza
tion. The announcement states that
"250 low-income families residing in
Franklin and Warren counties will be
served."
Local Scouts
Off To Camp
Scouts of the Louisburg Troop 555
left Sunday for a one-week encamp
ment at the Occoneechee Council Boy
Scout Camp Durant in Wake County,
according to a report from Scout
master H. H. Steelman of Louisburg.
Steelman and Richard Alston ac
companied the Troop as adult advisers.
Life Scouts Steven Humphrey and
Bennett Steelman left Friday to attend
a two-day leadership training class and
will join their Troop upon arrival at
Camp Durant.
Other Scouts attending the Camp,
include Buck Lee, Dwight Neal. Craig
Saunders, Kent Henley. Bob Hicks,
Donnie Davis. Walter House. Craig
Walters, and Ken Snyder.
Crop Damage Reaches *300.000
Off To 4-H Camp
Local 4-H youngsters are shown above here Mbnday morning awaiting a bus that was to take them to camp at Roanoke
Island, Manteo, N. C. for the week. The locals will get instruction in swimming, handicraft, recreation, electricity, wildlife and
other camp activities, according to Mrs. Polly O'Neal, Assistant Home Economics Extension Agent. The youngsters will also see
"The Lost Colony", an outdoor drama. Agents accompanying the 4-H'ers on the trip are Bernice Harris and Parke Brown. Vance
and Granville county youngsters are also attending the camp this week. Stall Photo by Clint l-uller.
Council Fails To Act On Raises
Resignation Of Third Policeman
Stirs Some Members Of Town Council
The announcement here Monday
that a third member of the Louisburg
Police force has tended his resignation
has caused a stir among some members
of the Town Council. Chief Earl Thar
rington disclosed that Ned Lloyd, one
of the most popular police officers to
serve here, has handed in his resigna
tion to become effective in two weeks.
Lloyd's actions follows the resignation
of officers Kyle Prince and Charlie
Lambert, both of whom entered pri
vate business for more pay, according
to reports.
Lloyd's resignation had been
rumored for the past several
weeks as the department at
tempted to get salaries increased
from $85 per week to $100. A
number of local citizens have
become disturbed with the re
peated resignations from the
force- and some are opposed to
pay increases.
At least two other officers are
rumored to be planning to follow
Lloyd's move. This would leave only
Chief Tharrington. assistant Chief Hu
bert Shearin and patrolman Furman
Burnette. who was hired last week.
Holiday Accident
Scene above shows car in which two Youngsville are* youths escaped serious
injury last Friday. Charles Bower* and James Smith were uninjured when the car
ran off State Rural Paved Road No. 1116 around 3 p.m. a few miles south of
Youngsville. In a separate accident, Sidney Seal of Frankllnton received serious
injuries when his car ran off the road and struck a utility pole near Harris
Crossroads early Sunday monring. Treated at Franklin Memorial Hospital, Seal was
later transferred to Wake Memorial Hospital. Staff Photo by Clint Puller.
Three members of the seven
member Town Council favor in
creasing police pay to $100 and
issued statements this morning
to that effect. Other members,
who may or may not be opposed
to such a move, did not call in a
statement. Mrs. Breattie C.
O'Neal, only woman on the
Council, said, "I am one hun
dred percent in favor of raising
the police salary to $100. Three
of us wanted to take action in
the last two meetings. We did
not want to put it off." She
referred to two meetings of the
Council in the last two weeks,
where salaries were discussed but
no action was taken.
Councilman Grover C. Harris, Jr.
stated this morning, "I have been for
the police having a raise. I am for the
police getting $100 per week. I tried
the last two meetings, but didn't get
anywhere. I think something should
have been done before now to prevent
what is happening right now." He
expressed regret at the loss of patrol
man Lloyd, saying, "He's a good of
ficer."
Councilman George T. (Jolly)
Bunn also issued a statement this
morning saying, "For the last
couple of weeks, I've been work
ing hard for the police depart
Local CAP
Alerted, Called
Off In Search
The local Civil Air Patrol was alert
ed last Thursday to aid in the search
for a plane missing enroute from
Rochester, N. Y. to St. Augustine. Fla.
Poor flying weather hampered the
local effort and the alert was later
canceled.
The cancellation followed news
that the missing plane, which left
Buffalo. N. Y? about 5 A.M. Wednes
day. was overdue at a Pennsylvania
airport.
There were no survivors in the
family of four in the crash. It was
piloted by Gale Sleight of Honeoye
Falls, N. Y. and his passengers were his
wife and two daughters. The plane had
a scheduled 8 A.M. Thursday fuel stop
at the Raleigh-Durham Airport.
Local CAP members were alerted
early Thursday morning and were on
standby for most of the day. Rain and
fog prevented any North Carolina craft
from ever getting airborne in the
search.
merit. I think it vital ? more so
now than ever before ? and I've
been batting for $100 per week
for the officers. I think that's
what we've got to pay to keep
good men."
Chief Tharrington was high in his
praise of Lloyd, saying Monday, "I am
certainly sorry to lose him. He is a real
good officer."
Lloyd was not available for com
ment and his future plans were not
disclosed. It was reliably reported
sometime ago that unless a pay hike
was forthcoming, he too would quit to
take a position in private business. One
other police officer is expected to
resign shortly to join tf|e State High
way Patrol, which pays more money
and still another said some time ago
that he would resign unless the Coun
cil acts on a pay hike.
One member of the council com
mented in a recent meeting that he
would not allow the police to tell him
what he should do about pay in
creases. Some members view the re
ported threats of resignation as pres
sure. However, no action has been
taken on salaries for any town depart
ment. Presently the town is operating
under a temporary budget resolution
as a hold-over measure until the final
budget can be adopted.
Tobacco Hardest Hit
. Damage suffered from last Wednes
day's hail storm has now been estimat
ed at slightly over $300,000 by C. T.
Dean. Jr. County Extension Chairman.
A preliminary estimate issued last
Thursday morning placed the figure at
$200,000. Dean said at the time that
the $200,000 figure was a "wild
guess."
The Extension Chairman and
specialists from N. C. State Uni
versity visited the areas of the
county hardest hit late last week
and the estimated has been up
graded.
Dean rated damages to various
crops as follows: Tobacco. 275 acres
for a loss of $260,000; Soybeans. 350
acres for a loss of $10,000; Corn, 300
acres, loss $15,000; Cotton, 60 acres,
loss $3,000; Cucumbers. 40 acres, loss
$4,000; and Small grain. Garden, etc.,
no acreage given, loss $10,000.
Dean was assisted in the ap
praisal of the situation by S. N.
Hawks, tobacco specialist and
John Clapp, grain and soybean
specialist.
"As a result of recent rains".
Dean said, "crops conditions are
much improved." He added,
"Prospects for all crops, except
cotton, appear to be good."
Dean termed last Wednesday's
storm as "large and disastrous" and
said "considerable damage occurred in
both the eastern and western parts of
the county.
The Extension Chairman has issued
a paper. "What Can Be Done When
Hail Hits Tobacco?" and has distribut
ed it throughout the hail-damaged
area. Parts of its contents follows.
"The big decision is whether to cut
off stalks or keep what is left. Do not
cut off stalks of young tobacco below
knee high. Most of these plants have
not unfolded from the bud and you
can probably save 12 or more leaves.
Tobacco that has reached the stage
that most of ours in Franklin County
has at the present time and more than
half of the leaves are destroyed, it will
frequently pay to cut off the stalks
and grow a crop from suckers.
Listed below are suggestions for
cutting off and growing a crop from
suckers: 1 . ll you cut off. use a sharp
tool and make cuts at an angle, 6 to 8
inches above the soil line. A mowing
machine is not suited* for cutting off
stalks as it splits the stalks and cuts
them off at irregular lengths. 2. When
cutting the stalks, you must be careful
not to spread Mosaic with the cutting
knife. As a precaution have workers
dip knives in milk at frequent inter
vals. 3. If the crop has already been
fertilized adequately, no additional
fertilizer is needed unless heavy rains- /
have caused considerable leaching.
Where leaching has occurred, use
around 100 lbs. of 15-0-14 or 13-0-44
per acre. 4. About six to eight days
after cutting off the stalks, go through
the field and remove all but the
See CHOP Page ti
Wagoner Quits,
Alston GOP
Chairman
The Franklin County Republican
Executive Committee met recently at
the residence of the chairman, William
F. Wagner. At this meeting Mr. Wagner
resigned as county chairman and ap
pointed Richard W. Alston as tem
porary chairman.
At the same time. Mr. Wagner
appointed a nominating committee,
consisting of Archie Bunn. Wallace
Pruitt. Willis DuPree. and l^arrv Rob
bins. This committee will nominate a
slate of candidates for the county
party offices which will be presented
to a county Republican convention to
be held in the near future.
Middle Belt Opening
On August 26 Likely
Monday, Aug. 26, has been set, at
least tentatively, by the board of
governors of the" Middle Belt Ware
house Association as the date for
opening of-tobacco markets in the ten
auction centers in the belt, it was
learned today.
It is possible the date might be
changed later, depending upon sche
dules for those belts which open ahead
of the Middle Belt, and neither of
which has announced its opening date.
A meeting is scheduled for July 12
in Macon, Ga., to set the opening for
the Georgia-Florida Belt. Speculation
in advance is that markets there will
begin auctions on either July 24 or
July 31. The South Carolina ? Border
North Carolina Belt will follow, and
then Eastern North Carolina.
The 36-member Flue - Cured To
bacco Marketing Committee has sug
gested an opening on a limited sche
dule for markets of the Old Belt of
North Carolina and Virginia two weeks
earlier than usual. Hitherto, those cen
ters have started sales late in Septem
ber.
The crop in North Carolina had
begun to show signs of deterioration as
a result of hot. dry weather in late
June and early July, but rains the past
week which were general apparently
overcame that condition, with pros
pects now that the 1968 crop will
mature a very good crop, much of it
desirable quality of smoking leaf.
After opening schedules haVe been
set in the Georgia - Florida Belt, the
other areas are expected to act quick
ly. A committee of the Georgia -
Florida Belt will propose the opening
date there, and which must be con
firmed by the Georgia commissioner
of agriculture. A decision is due at a
meeting July 12 in Macon.
Road Improved At Franklinton
State Highway maintenance crews are shown above black-topping N. C. 56 near the Franklinton Fabrics plant at Franklinton.
The strip, pictured in a front page editorial in the Franklin Times on September 1, 1966, was in need of repairs. Spokesmen for
the project said the work began Monday and is expected to be completed this week. The strip is about a mile in length.
Staff Photo by Clint Fuller