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Louisburg, N. C., Tuesday, July 30, 1968
(Eight Pages Today)
99th Year-Number 47
Hosiery Mill Plans To Locate At Franklinton
Officials Visit Plant Site
County, State and Town of Frankllnton officials are pictured
above at the site of a new industrial plant Monday. Announce
ment was made In Frankllnton that I>irham Hosiery Mills
will relocate Its Durham plant on U. S. 1 just outside the
Frankllnton town limits. Shown above, left to right, are:
Frankllnton Finance Commissioner Jimmy Joyner, Kenneth
Schubart, Executive Director of Industrial Development
Commission, J. Harold Talton, Chairman of the Commission,
Charlie Hlght, Frankllnton Water Commissioner, W. P.
Pearce, Frankllnton town attorney, Joe Pearce, Mayor of
Frankllnton and Cecil Bell, an official of the 6tate Depart
ment of Conservation and Development.
Durham Hoilery Mills, a 70-year
old Durham, N. C. manufacturing
Arm will locate a plant on U. S.
1 north near Frankllnton. The an
nouncement of the new Industry was
made simultaneously Monday by com
?pany president George A. Cralle In
I>irham and Town of Frankllnton
and county officials In Frankllnton.
Frankllnton Town attorney W. P.
Pearce, spokesman for the group
made the announcement from his
office Monday afternoon. He stated
the new plant will employ "upwards
to 200 people" and that construction
la to get underway within the next
ten days.
The location Is west of the Frank
llnton football field along U. S. 1
Just outside the town limits on prop
erty formerly owned by R. D. Col
Uns. A 70,000 square foot building
U to be constructed on the ten acre
site. An option on 17 additional acres
have been obtained for future growth,
Pearce explained.
it was disclosed that the Durham
firm had looked at sites In Creed
moor and Butner before settling on
the Franklin County location. The
company wishes to relocate near
Durham In order to protect Its pres
ent employees, according to a spokes
man.
"All our Durham emplyees are be
ing offered Jobs with the new plant,
and we're encouraging them to go
along with us", Cralle said Monday.
He said the company "will do all
It can to help them move or commute."
Cralle said the move Is necessary
because the Durham plant Is "com
Sportswear Plans
Local Plant Expansion
Jerry Costa, an official of Loulsburg Sportswear company here, announced today
that the local plant will be expanded an additional 10,000 square feet and will employ
an additional fifty people.
Costa stated, "We have great faith In our community and we've very happy tb be
doing this." He commented on the support Sportswear has received since locating
here In 1962.
The expansion Is expected around the first of the year, Costa said and will cost
around $75,000. He Indicated that he will seek assistance from the local non-profit
development group In the venture. The group was responsible for the company's
decision to locate here.
Costa stated that employees at the local plant were Informed today of the ex
penslon plans.
pletely Insufficient" and Is "Inef
ficient" for use as a hosiery mill.
He also cited the firm's downtown
location, which he described as con
gested and lacking In parking faci
lities, as reasons for the move. The
Durham building has been sold, ac
cording to reports.
Kenneth Schubart, Executive Direc
tor of the Franklin Industrial Develop
ment Commission complimented the
work of the "State Conservation and
Development people, and the "folks
In Frankllnton and the area." "1
look forward to a very fine relation
ship with the Durham people." Frank
llnton Mayor Joe Pearce welcomed
the announcement and gave particular
praise to Frankllnton Commissioners
Jimmy Joyner and Charlie Hlght,
the county Industrial development de
partment and the State C and D
people. "This is a record for every
Individual to see what cooperation
will do," Pearce said.
Others attending the announcement
meeting Monday were Cecil Bell of
the State Department of Conservation
and Development, Commissioners
Joyner and Hlght, Pearce, Schubart,
J. Harold Talton, Chairman of the
Industrial Development Commission
and local newsmen.
John D. Latimer and Associates of
Durham are the architects for the
new plant.
Construction will begin on the
facility early next month and the Dur
ham plant will continue "at full scale
and without Interruption" until the
move Is made.
The mill was established In 1898
by the late Gen. Julian S. Carr, and
at one time was the largest hosiery
mill In the world.
B has maintained Its principal
operations In the five-story building
on South Corcoran Street since 1920.
Vote For Union
Employees
Man Held In House Shooting
Sheriff William T. Dement reports
that Donald Chalk, w/m/26, Is lodg
ed In the local Jail under $5,000
bond and charged with "assault with
Intent to kill In a secret manner,"
The Route 1, Wake Forest man Is
charged In. the Sunday night firing
into the trailer-home of his sister
and brother-in-law.
The trailer-home Is located near
Rock Spring Church on N. C. 39
O.E.O. Agency
Gets Funds
Franklin-Vance-Warren Opportuni
ty has received funds to administer the
Emergency Food and Medical program
in Franklin and Warren Counties. This
program will provide assistance to low
income families for the purchase of
Food Stamps and Medical care, ac
cording to an announcement made
Wednesday by local O.E.O. officials.
Medical Services will be provided
for persons who's condition is caused
by malnutrition. This program is ad
ministered through Neighborhood
Center Component of the Franklin
Vance-Warren Opportunity.
This program is now in effect and
outreach workers will visit homes of
needy families to determine their eligi
bility. Church groups, Civic clubs and
other interested persons or organiza
tions are asked to make referrals to the
Neighborhood Centers in Franklin and
Warren Counties.
For further information, contact
the following offices: Louisburg Of
fice, 219 Court Street - 496-4120;
Henderson Offlce, 116 Young Street -
438-3810; Warrenton Office, 105 S.
Front Street - 257-4136.
live miles earf of Loulsburg. De
ment reported that Mr. and Mrs.
Bobby Wester suffered considerable
damage to the trailer and to a car
parked in the yard.
He said that the felonious assault
against Chalk Is a serious offense
and reported the reason for Chalk's
alleged actions was a grudge held
by the Wake Forest man.
Sidewalk
Sale Here
Thursday
The Trade Promotion Committee of
the Franklin County Business Asso
ciation Is staging a Sidewalk Sale
here In Loulsburg Thursday. Accord
ing to Clay McBrlde, Committee
Chairman, several local merchants
will display merchandise on the side
walks all day Thursday at special
prices.
Dodson Dlckerson, a member of the
Committee and formerly of Oxford
says this Is the biggest sale since
he has been In Loulsburg. He said
similar sales in the Granville center
have proved very successful over the
years.
A number of merchants are adver
tising special prices - some extreme
ly attractive - for the one-day event.
Loulsburg Mayor V. A. Peoples an
nounced free parking privileges for
shoppers all day Thursday In coopera
tion with the merchants promotion.
Violations Investigated
The North Carolina State ASC
Committee revealed today that inves
tigations of the possible misuse of
marketing cards in the flue-cured to
bacco quota program are being con
ducted by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture in North Carolina. Most
cases being investigated involve possi
ble use of a marketing card in the sale
of tobacco produced on a farm other
than the one for which the card was
issued.
H. D. Godfrey, Administrator, Agri
cultural Stabilization and Conservation
Service in Washington, D. C. said
recently to the State ASC Committee,
'The investigations are proceeding vig
orously and any farmers and dealers
who are guilty of violations will be
subject to penalties provided in the
program regulations. Any penalties ap
plied under the regulations will be
aaessed by the appropriate County
ASC Committees. Although only a
very small percentage of the 194,270
flue-cured growers are Involved, the
nature of the violations reflects on the
program and its local administration.
All necessary steps must be taken to
protect the integrity for many years.
"Investigations are also being con
ducted in Georgia, South Carolina and
Virginia," Mr. Godfrey said. For the
entire producing area four investiga
tions are completed and have been
referred to the appropriate United
States Attorney for possible legal ac
tion; two are completed and being
evaluated by USDA; and 15 others are
under way or scheduled. Present indi
cations are that several dealers and
handlers of tobacco and arftund 100
"farmers may be Involved.
In the marketing procedure for the
acreage-pondage for flue-cured tobac
co, each eligible producer is issued a
marketing card. More than one card
may be issued for one farm and quota
divided among the cards. The card
contains the poundage quota that may
be marketed without a marketing
quota penalty and provision is made
for the recording on the card of the
number of pound* of tobacco sold
See TOBACCO Page 8
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Scene Of Fatal Accident
22- Year- Old Road Victim At Franklinton
A 22-year-old Franklinton man be
came the fifth highway fatality of the
year in Franklin County Monday after
noon when his car collided head on
with a pulp wood truck near the
FrankUnton Fabrics plant on N. C. 56.
Edward David Kearney of Cheat
ham Street, Franklinton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Troy Kearney, was killed
instantly when his late model car
struck a pulp wood truck driven by
George Sills, c/m/43, Rt. 2, Franklin
ton.
The impact knocked both vehicles
off the road and down a shallow
enbankment. Kearney's vehicle was
completely demolished. The left side
of the car was compltely stripped
away by the impact.
Chief Leo Edwards said indications
were that Kearney was traveling at a
high rate of speed and swerved on the
wrong side of the road. The accident
occurred around 3 p.m.
Kearney's death was the first road
fatality in the county since May 23
when another head-on collision occurr
ed on N. C. 56 a few miles east of the
scene of Monday's tragedy. The fifOi
fatality brings the county record this
year even with the same period last
year. Five persons had lost their lives
on Franklin highways at this time in
1967. Six had been killed by this date
In 1966.
Kearney was headed east when he
apparently lost control of his car in
the slight curve and was apparently
attempting to get back into the right
lane when he collided with the truck.
The driver of the truck was taken by
the Franklinton Rescue Service to
Franklin Memorial Hospital but was
not believed seriously injured.
Kearney is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Helen Q. Kearney; three sons,
Vincent, Robbie and Rodney Kearney,
all of the home; his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Troy Kearney of Franklinton;
Ave sisters, Mrs. Nancy Reidman of
Crew, Vs., Mrs. Shirley Mitchell of
Franklinton, Mrs. Bobby G. Collins of
Greensboro, Mrs. Sarah Moody .of
Raleigh and Mrs. Betty Pierce; two
brothers, Howard and Tommy
Kearney, his maternal grandfather,
Frank T. Hedrick, all of Franklinton.
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A Friend Tries To Help But It's Too Late
Tarboro-- Plant Department employ
ees of Carolina Telephone on Friday
voted 649 to 585 in favor of collective
bargaining representation by the Com
munications Workers of America,
AFL-CIO.
With approximately 1,300 plant
employees eligible to vote, 1234 parti
cipated in the secret balloting. The
election was conducted at seventeen
points within the company area by
representatives of the" National Labor
Relations Board.
Smith Resigns
From Force
Louisburg Police officer Earl Smith
announced last week that he has re
signed from the local department to
accept a position as a State Highway
Patrolman. Smith had disclosed several
weeks ago that he was seeking such a
position. He said at the time that his
plans had nothing to do with the
controversy over salaries for local of
ficers.
Smith said he will take up his new
duties Thursday, August 1, and will
ride with another trooper for a period
of five weeks while awaiting the start
of patrol school on September 8 at
Chapel Hill. The training lasts for 14
weeks according to Smith.
Smith, who has been a member of
the local force since December 25,
1966, is married to the former Donna
Weaver and they have one son, Wade
Anthony, 4V4 years old.
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Man Awaiting
Trial For
Murder Slain
Thomas Earl Dean, c/m/25 of Rt.
4, Louisburg was killed early Sun
day morning a few doors from the
local police station at a Negro night
spot. Richard Alston, c/m/26 of Rt. 2
Louisburg is charged with the slay
ing.
Alston reportedly fired a .22 call -
ber pistol bullet two Inches from the
heart of Dean after the two had enter
ed Into an argument over the loan of
one dollar. The shooting took place
In a Negro restrauant In Bull Run
alley.
Louisburg Police Officer Larry Gil
liam found Dean on the courthouse
square, according to reports. Dean
was free under $2,500 bond in the
May 14, 1967 slaying of Lewi s Mel
vln Alston of Baltimore at the Little
Acorn night spot on N, C. 56.
Officers reported that the Alston*
were not relatives.
Wntfetr
Variable cloudiness today and
Wednesday with a chance of afternoon
thundershowers. Low today, about 65;
high, around 88.