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The FrahkMn Times Published Every Tuesday & Thursday ^ Serving All Of Franklin County Tel. GY6-3283 Ten Cents Louisburg, N. C? Tuesday. October 8, 1968 ( Eight Pages Today ) 99th Year-Number 67 w MjBHi < ?mw* Escape Serious Injury Mother & Daughter Wore Seat Belts A Louisburg mother and her seven year-old daughter survived a serious automobile accident Saturday and the husband-father says he believes the two escaped serious injury because they were both wearing seat belts. Ed Rabil of Justice Street here said his wife, Mrs. Frances Rabil, and daugh ter, Kay Rabil, were returning from Raleigh when a 1968 Chevrolet, re portedly driven by Ed C. Bosbyshell, a UNO student, ran a stop sign at the intersection of U. S. 401 and N. C. 98 twelve miles south of Louisburg. The Bosbyshell car first stopped and then continued at the wreck ridden intersection according to re ports, causing Mrs. Rabil to attempt to dodge the car. She lost control of her late model Plymouth, ran off the road, Interviews Gov. Agnew Editor On TV News Panel Times Managing Editor Clint Fuller appeared on a WRAL-TV news show Monday night in an interview with Republican Vice Presidential candidate Spiro T. Agnew. The Maryland Gover nor was a visitor in Raleigh Monday on a campaign swing through the South. The television program was taped Monday afternoon and aired Monday night at 7 P.M. Sam Beard, WRAL vice president in charge of news mod erated the news conference. Fuller, Goldsboro News-Argus editor Gene Price and WRAL's Joel Lawhon made up the three-man panel. Recording crews from ABC-TV and other television stations were on hand and taped portions of the show. A host of other news people were also present for the appearance of the GOP candidate at the WRAL-TV studios on Western Boulevard in Raleigh. Gov. Agnew was accompanied by a large number of Secret Service men and elaborate precautions were taken for his safety while at the studio. Fuller, Price and Lawhon quizzed the Maryland Governor on such sub jects as federal control of schools, the War in Vietnam, Communism and the disorders taking place in the country and the poverty programs. The trio also talked at length with Gov. Agnew following the telecast. Fuller described him as a "friendly man with a keen sense of what's going on." "He is somewhat outspoken in his stand against the Johnson adminis tration and the threat of communism in this country", Fuller said. "He also feels that federal agencies should leave the operation of the public schools to local boards of education", Fuller add ed. Fuller was invited to participate in the 30-minute "In Our Opinion" news documentary last week by Sam Beard. "It was quite an experience". Fuller said. overturned and ended with the car partly on its side resting against several pine trees. Bosbyshell was unhurt and little damage was suffered to his car. Mrs. Rabil and her daughter were taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital. Accord ing to reports, the child was uninjured and Mrs. Rabil suffered arm and leg lacerations. The accident occurred around 1: 15 p.m. Saturday. State Trooper D. C. Day investigated the accident and charged Bosbyshell, whose home is in Atlanta, Ga., with failing to yield the right of way. The Rabil car was heavily damaged. Fountain Disappointed At Amendment Vote Washington, D. C. . .Congressman L. H. Fountain said today he was disappointed that a move to restore freedom of choice to local school districts failed by only eight votes in the House. The House vote came late Thursday on an amendment to the H.E.W. ap propriations bill. The amendment would have prevented the use of Fed eral funds to force the busing of students, closing of schools, or atten dance at any school against the wishes of a child's parents. "This was a disappointing result, especially when the vote was so close," Fountain said. "I wish more members who would have made the difference had been present to vote." Fountain said H.E.W. did not win a clear victory, however. "We did get what I believe to be at least half a loaf." he said, "although ultimately we will have to depend on interpretations by H.E.W.'s seemingly uncontrolled dictators and the Federal courts." Retained in the legislation was a provision that H.E.W. assign as many persons to other states as it now has the 17 Southern and border states carrying out compliance activities of Women For Scott Named The Franklin County Bob Scott Committee has announced the ap pointment of Mrs. Richard E. Timber lake of Youngsville and Mrs. Agnes Merritt of Moulton as co-chairmen of the women's division of the Bob Scott campaign for Governor. Mis. Timberlake will lead efforts in Youngsville, Harris, Dunn, Pearcesand Franklinton precincts. Mrs. Merritt will be in charge of the campaign in Louisburg, Hayesville, Sandy Creek, Cedar Rock, Gold Mine and Cypress Creek. Mrs. Timberlake has announced the appointment of the following precinct leaders: Mrs. Sue Phillips, Dunn, Mrs. Evelyn Horton, Pearces, Mrs. A. E. Pearce and Youngsville, Mrs. A. E. Hall. She has said she hopes to an nounce the Franklinton precinct leader in a few days. Mrs. Merritt has announced the appointment of Mrs. T. H. Weldon as Hayesville precinct leader and says she will announce other leaders shortly. Mrs. Timberlake, a native of Meck lenburg County, is employed in the State Department of Archives and History. She is a graduate of Waynes ville High School and Harbarger's Bus iness College. She is married to Col. Richard E. Timberlake, Jr., a Franklin native, and the Timberlakes have four children. Col. Timberlake was once a principal at Edward Best High School and was elected to the N.C. House of Representatives in 1946. Mrs. Merritt, a Franklin native, is dietitian at Franklin Memorial Hospi tal and has been active in the Demo cratic party for a number of years. She has served as vice chairman of the Sandy Creek precinct and as a member of the County Executive Committee. She is presently serving as Chairman of the Democratic Women's Club in the county. She is a member of the Ingleside Moulton Community Club and is a Sunday School teacher and Director of the WMS at Corinth Baptist Church. She is married to Charlie Merritt and they have one son, Charles Ray Mer ritt, a tobacconist with the R. J. Reynolds company. Closing Shots In Long School Battle Could Come This Week Eleven times the Franklin County Board of Education has gone into federal court since December, 1965. The record is not enviable. The School Board has won two and lost nine. The bottom of the ninth and final inning comes Wednesday when the Board faces the formidable battery of 9even Fourth Circuit judges in Richmond. The hearing Wednesday was sought some time ago by the attorneys for the Board when a stay of Judge Algernon Butler's August 5 total integration order was requested. With all Franklin schools totally integrated and school now 30 days into the year, there is some question as to what, if anything could come from Wednesday's hearing. The Board of Education is charging that the District Court " Committed reversible error by rendering its order of August 5, 1968 without a hearing or finding of facts on the adequacy of the plan submitted by the defendants on July 15, 1968, and without any hearing or finding of facts as to the educational and administrative feasibi lity of the District Court's plan of August 5, 1968." The Board further charges that the District Court "committed reversible error" when it "usurped the responsi bility placed by law upon the defen dants for the operation of the public school system of Franklin County." In denying a petition to stay the Butler order, Judge John D. Butzner, Jr., who wrote the short decision, also said the Fourth Circuit was advancing the appeal hearing to the October term. It was later set for Wednesday, October 9. The long battle between the Board of Education and a group of Negro parents really began back in the fall of 1962. Some applications were made that year for Negro students to attend what were then all-white schools. The applications were not executed proper ly under the North Carolina Pearsall Plan and were rejected by the Board. the Civil Rights Act. 'This, too, probably will be subject to interpretation," Fountain said. "But it should serve notice to the rest of?the country that if segregation because of housing patterns is legal in the North then it should not mean something else in the South." Somers Here Thursday GOP Senate hopeful Bob Somers will bring his campaign to Louisburg Thursday when he speaks at the Louis burg Armory at 8 P.M. The UNC graduate is opposing Democrat Sam J. Ervin for the post of United States Senator. Richard Alston, County GOP chair man, said the date for Somers' visit was changed. The young attorney was originally scheduled to be here on Friday. Alston expressed hope that a large group would be on hand to greet the candidate Thursday. He is expect ed to visit the area Thursday afternoon prior to his address. By Clint Fuller Times Managing Editor ln? September. 1963, a group of Negro parents boycotted the Riverside School in efforts to gain a cafeteria and some carried signs asking integra tion of all schools. The boycott was short lived and schools operated for the year without further incident. In 1964, eight Negro students ap plied for admission to all-white schools. All eight requests were denied by the Board. It was stated at the time that some of the eight lived outside the district tq which they sought attendance and others were rejected on the grounds that their parents did not make the applications. In 1965, the Board spent most of the year attempting to gain approval of a plan of operation from the De partment of Health, Education and Welfare. Finally on August 31, HEW approved the county's plan to desegre gate grades 1 and 2 and nine and twelve. The plan was altered nine times at the request of HEW before final approval was given. To gain ap proval, the Board agreed to desegre gate all twelve grades in the 1966-67 school year. On September 2, Mrs. T. H. Dickens, then Chairman of the Board, Board vice chairman Clint Fuller, Board attorney E. F. Yarborough and Supt. Warren Smith met with a delega tion of parents representatives, Rev. and Mrs. Luther Coppedge, Mrs. Irene Arrington and Booker T. Driver. The meeting lasted three hours and it was explained to the group that applica tions by them for their children had been denied because the children were not in the grades being desegregated under the HEW approved plan. On October 8, 1965, Yarborough, Smith and Fuller met with HEW offi cials and Coppedge and Rev. S. G. Dunston in Washington to discuss the matter. On October 13, the Board met as a whole with Coppedge, Dunston and Driver in an attempt to reach some agreement on the thirty-some children involved in the non-segregated grades. Following the session, it was believed that the matter had been settled, according. to a Board spokes man. j*"""' ' However, on December 1, Board Attorneys received briefs of motions being filed by NAACP attorneys for the Negro parents. On January 4, 1966 the U. S. Department of Justice enter ed the case. Since that time, the Board and its attorneys have appeared at eleven hearings before District Court Judge Algernon Butler and three hearings before Fourth Circuit in Richmond. Judge Butler ruled with the Board in Mst two hearings and against the in the last nine, which includes hearings in which only attor ere present. Prior to the court case, the Board met ten times with HEW officials here and in Washington and sometimes by telephone hookups. A ruling by Fourth Circuit is not expected Wednesday. It is usually se veral days following a hearing before a decision is handed down. College Parents Day Slated Hundreds of parents of Louisburg College students are expected to at tend the annual Parents' Day on Satur day, October 12. The traditional event is held on the Louisburg campus with registration beginning at 9:30 a.m. Featured speaker for the occasion will be Dr. J. Earl Danieley, president of Elon College since 1957. Dr. Daniel ey received his A.B. degree from Elon. His M.A. and Ph.D. degrees were earn ed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The address will be delivered to the parents at 11:00 in the College Auditorium. Afternoon activities include the Faculty-Parent Dialogue. During this period parents visit individual faculty members for consultation concerning student progress. Following the dia logue sessions the Parent-Faculty Tea concludes the afternoon's proceedings. Saturday evening parents, students and faculty will enjoy the first of the annual Coffee House series which will feature The Dickens in concert. DR. J. EARL DANIELEY ESEA Budget Approved The Franklin Board of Education met in regular session here Monday night and gave final approval to this year's ESEA budget. ESEA Director Earl Martin was on hand to explain the newest revisions and the budget now awaits approval of the federal ESEA office. Included in the budget is $99,000 for relocatable classrooms and $44,780 for teacher aides. The entire buiget calls for $498,527. In other actions, the Board dis cussed the appearance Wednesday in Richmond of Board attorneys to argue the Board's appeal of the District Court order which brought total inte gration to the county schools. The Board also reviewed plans for the federally financed Methods and Ma terial Center and was informed by Supt. Warren Smith that title to the land had been made in the name of the Board of Education. The Board of County Commissioners purchased a $12,500 piece of property behind the See ESEA Page 4 Franklin Exports Dirt To Wake Franklin County has occasionally been the target of a certain Wake County newspaper with the implication at times that nothing worth very much comes from Franklin. Fortunately all Wake County doesn't share this feeling as shown above. A few of the many trucks now being used to haul Franklin dirt (or more correctly, sand) to the State Fairgrounds is shown above. An employee of Wade Moore Construction Company said this morning that 7000 yards of Franklin soil is being exported to Wake. This represents 500 truck loads, according to reports. The fairground racetrack is being reconstructed and one would suppose that it was that Raleigh newspaper that reported there was dirt in Franklin. Staff photo by Clint Fuller.
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