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 ( Fourteen Pages Today) should the bal SAMPLE BALLOT FOI STATE OFFICI INSTRUCTIO To vote for all candidates cross g] mark in the to vote. idldates ' cilrc To vote for mark in any I the nai make a lates you wish __,rty (a split ticket), do not >ss a mark in the square op ? whom you wish to vote. mark in one of the party circles at the in the voting square opposite the name , party, your ballot will be counted as a straight . of the candidates of the party whose circle you marked. Far or deface or wrongly mark this ballot, return it and get DEMOCRATIC FOR A STRAIGHT TICKET o _<1MARKWITHINTRIHCIIUXE_ 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^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 ? For Associate Justice of Supreme Court a For Judge of Court of Appeals ? For Judge of Court of Appeals ? For Judge of Court of Appeals ? For Judge of Court of Appeals ? For Judge of Court of Appeals ? For Judge of Court of Appeals ? For Judge of Superior Court 12th Dlat. ? For Judge of Superior Court 18th Dist. (Unexpired term ending Dec. 81, 1970) ? For Judfc of Superior Court 18th DIM. ? For Judge of Superior Court lath DUt. ? 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) ID For Judge of Superior Court Mth Dist. ? FoTTtTdge^rTsuperlo^Touf^aSSr^ist! (Unexpired term ending Dec. 81, 1070) ? For Judge of Superior Court Mth Dist. ? 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.