The Franklin Times
Published Every Tuesday & Thursday Serving All Of Franklin County
Ten Cents
Louisburg, N. C., Thursday, October 31, 1968 99th Year-Number 74
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DEMOCRATIC
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For Governor
Q ROBERT W. (BOB) SCOTT
Foe Lirutenant Governor
Q H. PAT TAYLOR, JR.
For H^retjiry of HUte
? THAD EURE
For State Auditor
? HENRY L. BRIDGES
f ? State Trwuurer
? EDWIN GILL
For Supt. of Public Instruction
? CRAIG PHILLIPS
For Attorney General
Q ROBERT MORGAN
For CommlKNloner of Agriculture
Q JAMES A. (JIM) GRAHAM
^""FoTSommlMione^niabor"
? FRANK CRANE
? t ? "commU?[onor?oT?TnZuranc<^"
? EDWIN S. LANIER
For Associate Justice of Huprvinr" ToTTrl
Q JOSEPH BRANCH
For AMtorUte Justice of Supreme Court
Q J. FRANK HUSKINS
^"^Tvtr^JtjdJe^of- Court of AppmIT*
? RAYMOND B. MALLARD
Fo^uSg^^wi^Mppftil^
? HUGH B. CAMPBELL
~ ~ Tor Judge oT1Court-of?Appe?U^?
Q WALTER E. BROCK
For Judge of Court of Appeals
Q DAVID M. BRITT
For Judge of Court of Appeals
? NAOMI E. MORRIS
TorTudJie'^irTjou^'ofTppeaiT- ?
Q FRANK M. PARKER
Fo^hidge of Huperior"lCourt"Tath"^Mst!
Q COY E. BREWER
For Judge of Superior Court 18th Dlst.
{Unexpired term ending Dec. 81, 1970)
? EDWARD B. CLARK
For Judge"of?9uperior?Court?l8th,?Dlsr
? JAMES G. EXUM, JR.
For JujgeTf'superlor Court lBtb Dlst.
? THOMAS W. SEAY, JR.
Fo^Ju3g??of?8uperlor Court 22n<l DIM
(Unexpired term ending Dec. SI, 1070)
? ROBERT A. COLLIER, JR.
For Judge of Superior Court USth Dlst.
(Unexpired term ending Dec. SI, 1D70)
? SAM J. ERVIN, III
For Judge of Superior Court SSth Dlst.
(Unexpired term ending Dec. II, 1*70)
? FRED H. HASTY
For Judge of Superior Court Mth Dlst.
? FRANK W.SNEPP
For Judge of Superior Court Mth lH?t.
(Unexpired term ending Dec. SI, 1970)
? WILLIAM T. GRIST
For i^rnvxrssnsr Dist.
? HARRY C. MARTIN
REPUBLICAN
FOR A STRAIGHT TICKET
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For Governor
? JAMES C. (JIM) GARDNER
^T^>^3eut?un*t"Goverao!r^?"~"
? DON H. GARREN
For Secretary of State
? JOHN P. EAST
"""For" State Auditor
? THEODORE C. (TED) CONRAD
For SuirTrellmeip?
? CLYDE R. GREENE
For Supt. on?ubiiclB?trecUo^?"
? JOE L. MORGAN
For Attorae^encnlF^??
? WARREN H. COOLIDGE
For Commissioner of Agriculture
? CLAUDE L. GREENE, JR.
""?FcT^ommi8slone^>f,,Labor
? R. K. (RON) INGLE
"For^^ommlHrionri^of'Tnsuwmc^??
? EVERETT L. PETERSON
For Associate Justice of Supreme Court
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For Associate Justice of Supreme Court
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For Judge of Court of Appeals
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For Judge of Court of Appeals
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For Judge of Court of Appeals
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For Judge of Court of Appeals
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For Judge of Court of Appeals
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For Judge of Court of Appeals
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For Judge of Superior Court 12th Dlat.
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For Judge of Superior Court 18th Dist.
(Unexpired term ending Dec. 81, 1970)
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For Judfc of Superior Court 18th DIM.
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For Judge of Superior Court lath DUt.
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For Judge of Superior Court 28nd ?dKT
(Unexpired term ending Dec. 81, 1070)
| ? ARTHUR S. BECKHAM, JR.
For Judge of Superior Court 20th DIM.
(1'nexplred term ending Dec. 81, 1070)
? WILLIAM R. SIGMON
Kor"Sudge of Superior Court Mth Dist.
(Unexpired term ending Dec. SI, 1070)
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For Judge of Superior Court Mth Dist.
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FoTTtTdge^rTsuperlo^Touf^aSSr^ist!
(Unexpired term ending Dec. 81, 1070)
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For Judge of Superior Court Mth Dist.
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General Election November 5, 1908.
State of North Carolina
ChQirman, State Board of Mlection*
Poster Winners Announced
Peggy Sue Wrenn, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Dorsey Wrenn, Rt. 3, was
named this week as winner of the
voter registration and election infor
mation poster contest sponsored by
the local League of Women Voters.
She is a fifth grade pupil at Franklin
Academy.
Posters judged second place winners
were entered by Brenda Bailey, ninth
grade; Ray Hodges, eighth grade; Su
zanne Beckham, seventh grade; Susan
Spencer, sixth grade; and Barbara
Pleasants, fifth grade, all from Louis
burg High School.
Third place winners were Becky
Medlin, ninth grade and Owen Stain
back, eighth grade. Louisbuig High
School; Craig Walters, seventh grade
and Becky White, sixth grade. Franklin
Academy, and Ginger Murphy, fifth
grade, Louisburg High School.
Posters entered by the following
were judged Honorable Mention: Deb
bie Holmes, 9th grade, Enfield Aca
demy; Scarlett Murphy, seventh grade
and Cathy MacDonald, sixth grade,
Louisburg High School; Kaye Eaves,
Karen Davis, Delle Ivey, Karen Isley,
Edith Ihrie, and Cindy Carter, all sixth
grade at Franklin Academy, and Becky
Talton and Wanda Walters, fifth grade.
Franklin Academy.
All prize winning and honorable
mention posters will be on display in
and around Louisburg until Election
Day, November 5.
Over 9,000 Expected To
Cast Ballots Toesday
Over 9.000 of the 11.163 registered
voters in Franklin County are expect
ed to cast ballots in the General
Election here Tuesday. The figures are
based on the 81 percent turnout in the
May primary in the Governor's race.
If the 9,042 persons vote Tuesday
it will be a new record for Franklin.
George Champion. Secretary to the
Board of Elections, disclosed the
breakdown of new registrations this
morning. The figures show the Demo
cratic majority dipping slightly from
the previous 93.3 percent of the total
to a present percentage of 92.8. The
Republicans show a slight gain from
6.6 percent in the primary to 6.88
percent today. Both white and Negro
registration shows a slight increase.
The largest new registration activity
took place in Franklinton where 158
new voters were placed on the books.
Of these 128 registered as Democrats.
28 as Republicans, one as an Indepen
dent and one gave no party affiliation.
The least activity took place in the
third largest precinct. Cedar Rock,
where only 22 new registrations were
noted and in the smallest precinct.
Cypress Creek, where only 13 new
voters registered.
In the May primary, 8,011 Demo
crats participated in the Democratic
Governor's race and 449 Republicans
took part in the GOP contest for a
total in the primary of 8,460 votes.
Market To
Close Tuesday
The Louisburg tobacco market will
close for the season next Tuesday,
according to reports and estimated
poundage of leaf sold is said to be
around 8 million.
Carthage, Ellerbe and Aberdeen of
the Middle Belt closed last week,
Sanford closed Wednesday and Hen
derson and Warrenton end their sea
sons today.
Monday's average on the Louisburg
market was reported at $64.06 and
Tuesday's was slightly lower at
$61.58. Offerings on the local market
has dwindled and Tuesday' sales
amounted to only 37,239 pounds.
Wednesday's were even less at 20,032
and the Wednesday average dropped to
$55.48.
On the Middle Belt, increases cen
tered on a few grades of leaf. Selected
baskets of cutters and leaf were bring
ing $84 per hundred. Quality of of
ferings improved slightly. Volume con
tinued light with all markets_com
pleting sales by noon.
Gross saUs Tuesday totaled only
457,896 pounds for an average ~of
$59.54 per hundred, a decline of
$3.33 from Monday's level. Deliveries
to the Stabilization Corp. were 29.8
per cent of gross sales.
The new registration totals for the
county are as follows: Democrats:
10.350: Republicans. 769: Indepen
dents. 26: No Party affiliation. 15:
White. 8.303: Negro. 2.850: Race Not
Given. 10. Total. 11,163.
Annual CAP
Fly-In Sunday
The local Civil Air Patrol will stage
its annual ny-in here Sunday. Novem
ber 3, and feature an outdoor break
fast beginning at 8 a.m.. according to
an announcement by Commander Joe
Shearon.
Proceeds from the breakfast will go
to update the squadron, Shearon said.
Last year, several hundred people
attended the day-long event staged
here at the airport on the Franklinton
-Louisburg highway. The day's events
featured parachute jumping by Jerry
Warren of Wake Forest and Ellen Mata
of Cary. A large number of CAP and
private planes converged on the air
strip and a practice search mission was
staged during the afternoon.
The full schedule for the day has
not been announced but a large crowd
is expected. Shearon invited everyone
to attend the affair and particularly to
join in the breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Weather
Generally fair and warmer today
and Friday. Low today, 30; high, near
70.
Guarding Against Goblins
Pretty little Bonnie l.ynne Wood, six-year-old daughtw of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Wood of Louisburg. and her friends stand guard against the Halloween goblins,
which are reported to be on their way here. Little Bonnie appears to be ready with
the usual amount of confidence in her pet dog and her stuffed aids. The goblins are
scheduled to arrive tonight, according to reliable reports.
- Staff photo by Clint Fuller.
Just Like In 1634
Franklin Voters Will Use Paper Ballots
Franklin County voters will go the
polls Tuesday and cast their ballots
much like the colonists did in Mass
achusetts back in 1634. That's" when
the paper ballot idea first started.
Prior to that time, voters appeared
before an election judge and shouted
aloud his preferences, usually to the
jeers and cheers of the crowd hanging
around the voting places. In 1852 New
York discarded the secret ballot idea
because it "insulted the manliness and
independence of the laboring man".
In 1875 a federal law was passed
calling for privacy in voting. Since
each voter was required to supply his
own ballot, there wasn't much secrecy
even then. Gradually, the political
parties began to supply colored sheets
containing the names of the party
hopefuls. This helped to spot any
unfaithful faithful as well.
The so-'illed "kangaroo ballot",
taken from Australia finally came to
fly Clint Fuller
Times Managing Editor
light and candidates were named on
the same ballot. Louisville, Ky. and
the State of Massachusetts were the
first to adopt this method back in
1888.
It was in 1868 that Thomas Edison
invented the first voting machine al
though no such machine was used
until 1892. Four years ago compu
terized voting first came into play.
So. some voters in the country will
cast their ballots on Tuesday by com
puters. some by machines and some,
like Franklin voters, will use the same
method begun 334 years ago. In Cali
fornia. for example only 15 percent of
the voters will use paper ballots and
the day is not far off when some
voters will be able to phone in their
vote to a computer center.
Meanwhile, Franklin voters will
wade through at least 55 names, two
major constitutional questions and <11
positions, as they exercise their rights
as citizens come Tuesday.
The time-consuming balloting is but
the beginning. Where machines give
results immediately, several hours will
pass before local citizens find the
results of their voting. Franklin ob
servers will know how most of the
country voted before they will know
how they and their neighbors fared.
However, things as the saying
goes - could be worse. In 1964 voters
in Illinois were confronted with a
ballot three feet long listing 236 candi
dates. of which the voter was to select
177. It is perhaps Franklin's salvation
that there aren't more candidates.
The moral? Go early and go pre
pared. Make up your mind before
entering the booth. And look for the
day when Franklin may enjoy the
affluence of machines or ? dare we
dream ? computers.
Mail Carriers Meet Here
Officials of the State branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers are shown above attending the district meeting
held here Monday night. Pictured, seated, left to right are: W. T. Carter of Rocky Mount, State vice president; Wayne White of
Goldsboro, State President, and Harry King of Roanoke Rapids, District vice president. Standing is Troy Parker, local president,
left and James Johnson, local secretary-treasurer. Staff photo by Clint Fuller.
A
Mail Deadlines
E. L. Best. Louisburg postmaster,
has announced deadlines for mailing
Christmas packages to servicemen
overseas. Best says that packages going
by surface transportation, described as
large packages, should be mailed not
later than November 9.
Small packages on a space available
basis may be mailed as late as Novem
ber 23, according to the announce
ment and parcel air lift packages can
be mailed not later than November 30.
Air Mail has a deadline of Decem
ber 11, according to the Best state
ment which urges all patrons to mail
within the deadlines "in order that
they may be assured of on-time Christ
mas delivery."
Hit By Fire
A fire in the ceiling of the Central
Carolina Bank and Trust Company
office at Youngsville was discovered
early Tuesday morning by bank mana
ger W. Marvin Roberts. The blaze,
which originated in the ceiling near a
light fixture did some damage but
repairs were made and the business
operated as usual Tuesday.
Roberts spotted_ smoke rolling
through the door as he arrived for
work. The Youngsville Volunteer Fire
Department answered the call and
promptly extinguished the blaze. Fire
had burned through some woodwork,
according to reports and firemen
sprayed the area to prevent the blaze
from spreading.
The building is located in the heart
of Youngsville business district and
had the fire not been discovered and
extinguished quickly it could have
been a threat to the entire area.