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Louisburg. N.i;.. Tuesday, January 14, 1969
(Six Pages Today)
99th Year-Number 95
Tobacco
Program '
To Continue
The flue-cured tobacco discount
variety program will be continued in
ffect for the 1969 crop.
Under this program, price supports
for discount varieties are one-half the
support rate of comparable grades of
acceptable varieties. The discount va
rieties include Coker 139, Coker 140,
Coker 316, Reams 64, Dixie Bright
244, 187-Golden Wilt (also designated
as No-Name, XYZ, Mortage Lifter,
Super XYZ), and any breeding tine
having the quality and chemical char
acteristics of the discount varieties. r
Variety inspectors will again visit
flue-cured tobacco farms in 1969 to
examine the ttfbacco during the grow
ing season. /
The Franklin County ASCS Office
will be glad to answer any questions
concerning this program. ?*
Hag wood Gets
Academy
Nomination
Phillip Everette Hagwood son of
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Henry Hagwood
of the Rocky Cross community,
Spring Hope, has been nominated by
Rep. L. H. Fountain to compete for
admission in the U. S. Air Force
Academy.
Phil is a senior at Bunn High School
where he is tri-captain of the (Bull
dogs) basketball team arid' president of
his class both this year and last. He is a
member of the Beta Club and was a
marshal his junior year. At Rocky
Cross Baptist Church; he serves as
assistant Sunday School superinten
dent.
He also serves as vice president of
the Franklin County Beta Club.
Phil states that his interests are
math and chemistry, and that he
would like to study at the University
of North Carolina in Chapel Hill if his
bid for the service academy fails.
The Louisburg College Players have
won five first place awards in every
drama festival in which they have
participated, according to information
in the Repprt. publication of the
North Carolina Foundation of Church
-Related Colleges.
The bulletin lists the local drama
group as having won the following
awards: ,
1964 State Drama Festival - First
Place Betty Smith Award for Best
Original Play, distinguished Acting
Award, Excellence in Play Production
Award;
1967 District Drama Festival - Dis-.
tinguished Play Production Award,
Distinguished Acting Award;
1967 Sta^Dram* Festival - Distin
guished Play Production Award, Dis
tinguished Acting Award;
1968 District Drama Festival : Two
Distinguished Acting Awards. Distin
guished Play Production Award;
1968 State Drama Festival ? Distin
guished Play Production Award, Dis
tinguished Acting Award.
Winners
More Jurors
Selected
The following names have been
drawn for jury service for the week
befinnlnfc on the 21it day of January,
1969.
Dunn - William A. Andrews, Mrs.
Inez P. Pearce. ?
Harris ? Ray R. Jones
Youngsville - Mrs. Grace M. Hill.
Frankllnton ? Elizabeth J. William
ion.
Hayeaville - None.
Sandy Creed ? None.
Gold Mine - None.
Cedar Rock - Mrs. Florine Leonard.
Cypres* Creek - None.
Louisburg ? James Floyd Ruffln,
Havester Leonard, Darrell G. Leonard,
H. G. Harris. Eufenla Edferton, Thur
man Allen Gardner. William H. Riffan,
Eugene Johnson. Mrs. Lois Strickland.
How To Got Along
With Your Legislator
By Clint Fuller
Times Managing Editor
This is the week that the North
Carolina General Assembly convenes
in Raleigh. When the 1967 sessioir
ertded. there were some who referred
to the ending as "merciful". Such is
the nature of the gathering together of
the Tarheel lawmakers.
There will be new faces in the hails
of the modern building and for the
first time in four years. Franklin Coun
ty will have a State Senator as well as
sharing with Vance and Warren coun
ties two representatives. Actually,
Senator Edward F. Griffin will be
representing Vance and Granville
counties as well as Franklin, but on
the rotation agreement, this Is the
term in which Franklin has the man.
Representatives James D. Speed of
Franklin and John T. Church of Vance
will be returning to familiar scenes as *
both represented the' Sixteenth Dis
trict in the last legislature.
Probably to prevent private citizens
fand newspaper editors from getting off
on the wrong foot. Secretary of State
Thad Eure has released a booklet in
which is contained a section on "How
To Get Along With Your Legislator".
The book advises that we"not look
down on government and politics"
explaining, "they byth have their
faults but so has business." It says to
be "understanding" of the legislator
and to "put yourself in his place". One
is also advised not to be "an ex
tremist" and to remember that the
legislator "represents all his consti
tuents those you consider liberal and
those you consider conservative".
"Don't condemn a Legislator just be
cause he supports a piece of legislation
which you think Is too liberal or too
conservative." the article admonishes.
Other suggestions are made such as
to "be friendly," "be reasonable and
to be thoughtful" and not to be "a
busybody", explaining that "Leflsla
?
tors do not like to be pestered, scolded
or preached to".
One is also supposed to "be co
operative and realistic and to jfresent
good facts and godd arguments" when
dealing with hi* representative. The
listing also suggests that should give
"credit where credit is due" and "learn
to evaluate the issues".
All in all. Secretary Eure's sugges
tions simply spell out common cou- ?
rtesy and the rule of treating others as >
you .would like to be treated. The
points are well taken, and. if followed,
? could probably lead to a better chance
of private citizens getting more done
in their favor than by the demanding
or threatening type contacts with their
? lawmakers.
The coming session undoubtedly
will faced with major money matters.
This, in case somebody has failed to
pay attention, means more taxes.
There seems to be no way to avoid
higher taxes in one form or another
and the private citizen will probably
wish to express himself on some of the
ways, which will unquestionably be
advocated in the days ahead. *"
Other major issues will face the
Legislators as they arrive in Raleigh
, Wednesday. Whiskey by the drink,
Increased teacher pay and state sup
ported klndergardens are among them. *
For those who might miss personal
contact with the three men who will
represent Franklin County, Secretary
Eure has conveniently laic) out the
manner in which they might be reach
ed by mail. To th* Senator, write:
Hon. Edward F. Griffin, State Senator,
Legislative Building. Raleigh, N. C.
27601. To Rep. Speed or Rep
' Church, write: Hon. James D. Speed
or Hon. John T. Church, House Of
Representatives, Legislative. Building,
See LEGISLATOR Page 6
One Injured, Two Escape
Photo, left, shows Louisburg Res
cue Service members Tommy Collie,
right, and David Minnich administering
first aid to 18-year-old Tommy Best,
Route 2, Louisburg youth injured -
Saturday night when the car he was
driving struck a tree and power pole
here. Damaged car is shown in top
photo. Best was taken to Franklin
Memorial Hospital by Rescuers where
he was admitted, reportedly, suffering
from a mild concussion. Joe Swanson,
*1' .
18 and Roy Davis. 22, both of Route
4, Louisburg. passengers in the car,
were not injured. The vehicle went out
of control after circling the monument
at the College on North Main Street
here and sheared a power pole on the
opposite side of the streer before ~
striking a tree. Best has been charged
by Louisburg Police Officer Larry Gil
liam with exceeding a safe speed and
driving on the wrong side of the street.
Photos courtesy of Johnny King.
Highway Commissioner
Denies Statement That
Franklin Applied Pressure
Fifth Highway Division Commis
sioner J. B. Brame of Durham said
Monday that an article published in a
Roxboro newspaper, which reported
that pressure had been exerted to have
him divert Person County- road funds
to Franklin County, is incorrect.
The article quoted Person Repre
sentative James E. Ramsey as saying in
a speech before the Chamber of Com
merce "that pressure has been applied
on this county's district highway com
missioner to divert the $1 million for
scheduled improvements to Highway
49 to another county."
The article further states, "In a
protracted discussion concerning high
ways, Ramsey said Fifth Division
Commissioner J. B. Brame had re
vealed that he (Brame) has had 'pres
sure' placed on him to divert Person's
Highway 49 improvements to Highway
39 in Franklin County. No elaboration
was given as to where or from .whom
Brame was being pressured."
- Commissioner Brame emphatically
denied that he had been pressured and
said he "did have a casual conversation
with Representative .Ramsey, one or
two weeks ago." "If you haven't pres-"
sured me." he told Times Editor Clint
Fuller, "Who would?"
He explained that he attempted to
draw a parrallel between Person's
NC-49 and Franklin's NC-39, both of
which are expected to be cut from the
original planned mileage when im
proved. Brame emphasized that this
cut was due to inflation and that the
original funds set aside for the two
projects would remain allocated to he
two counties.
He admitted that he "might" have
made some reference to Ramsey that
"Franklin would like to have some of ,
your money, just as you would like to
have some of theirs." This, according
to the Commissioner, was said only in .
"light talk" and he thought that
Ramsey would understand his mean
ing, since this is always the case in
highway funds. "Somebody is always
trying to get somebody else's money,"
he said.
He further explained that $750,000
is set in Franklin for the NC-39,
US -401 project and $1 million is set
for NC-49 in Person and that these
funds, like those allocated to Vance.
Warren and other Fifth Division coun
ties would remain the same. "It breaks
my heart", he said, "that we are not
going to be able to do what we set out
to do." *
"I am disappointed that the end
result in these two counties will not be
as we had hoped and planned." he
added and explained that rising costs
and tight money had been the cause of
the cutbacks. ?
He said that "both ends" of the
NC-39 project in Vance and F'ranklin
counties would be let at' the January
28 meeting of the Highway Com
mission and that "If the bids are in *?'
order and nothing else alters the situa
tion." he expects the work to be
approved at the February 7 meeting.
"I certainly hope they will be in order
and that we can get on with the
work," he stated. '
Originally the Person County pro
ject called for twelve miles of improve
ments and this has now been cut to
eight. Franklin's project has been cut
from nearly 1 1 miles to less than five
and Vance has' had a recent cut of
three miles from the original plan. A
release from the Highway Commission
last week, pointed out that inflation
was the major cause of the cutbacks.
Brame also said he is "confident"
that "there will come a way" to
complete the "missing link" between
Franklin and Vance counties when ?
NC-39 is improved at both ends. "In
due time and a proper way the missing
link, can be studied." he added.
He also mentioned that there could
be some money left from the various
projects in the Division and that, if
and when, this occurs, thought- will
have to be given to its use and place:
ment. .
"I will stity by my guns", he said,
"Appropriations will remain as iney '
have been set. up."
Crime On Decrease, Traffic
Violations Take Big Jump Here In 1968
The number of arrests for crimes
took a downward turn in Louisburg in
eleven months at 1968, according to
Police Chief Earl Tharrington's year-in
report, released today. Traffic viola
tions, however, took a big jump from
the 165 in 1967 to well over .650 in
1968. Chief Tharrington said the fi
gure is an estimate as his report is
incomplete on this category. He said
he knows that around 600 cases were
sent to Mayor's Court and a number of
others were taken to Recorder's Court.
The year-in report does not include
the month of December when the new
court system came into effect. The
comparisons are with twelve month
^ periods in 1967 and 1966.
There were three murders in Louis
burg In 1966 and only one in 1967
whfeh matches a single homicide In
1968. Aggravated assault charges net
* ted 24 arrests in 1968, a drop of three
from 1967 and below the 1966" total
of 29.
Six arrests were made on charges of
breaking and entering during the past
year. There were five in 1967 and
eight in 1966.
Seven arrests were made for larceny
in 1967 and there was no listing under
this heading in 1967 or 1966. Auto
mobile thefts in 1967 netted seven
arrests where only one arrest was made
in 1966. There were no auto thefts in
Louisburg last year.
Simple assault arrests jumped from
11 in 1967 to 19 last year and there
were two arrests made on charges of
fraud. There were no fraud arrests in
1967 or 1966.
While there were publicized cases of
vandalism during the year, only three
arrests were made on this charge as
compared with 25 arrests on thts
charge in 1967. Carrying a concealed
weapon stayed about the same in
1968. Five persons were charged with
this violation. Four were caught in
1967. Drunk driving also decreased in
1968 witKfn the Louisburg town
limits. Eighteen were arrested on this
charge last year while 22 such arrests
were made in 1967 and nine In 1966.
There were ten arrests for liquor
law violations last year. This jumped
from three the previous year. Public v
drunkeness took, a dip from the 206
Crime In Louisburg
1966
1967
1968
Total Arrests
Murdet
Aggravated Assault '
Breaking & Entering
Larceny
Simple Assault
Fraud
Vandalism
Concealed Weapon
Drunk Driving
Liquor Law Violation
Public Drunkeneas
Disorderly Conduct
Traffic Violations
Forgery
224
3
29
8
x
19
0
x
8
9
0
113
11
155
x
357
1
24
6
x
19
0
-1
'IS'
10 '
206
24
165
4"
257
1
27
5
7
11
2
3
4
22
3
156
15
650
0
X Unknown. Arrests for 1968 for first eleven months only.
-sat.
arrests in 1967 down to 155 in 1968,
but still exceeded the 1966 total of .
only 113 arrests. * s
Disorderly conduct arrests jumped
to 24 from the 1967 total of 15. There
were no arrests on forgery charges in
1968. There were 4 in 1967.
Chief Tharri ngton commented that
December was a relatively quiet month
in his department in pointing out that
the 1968 totals pertained only to the
first eleven months of the year.
Company
Begins
Expansion
Improvement and expansion of the
Louisburg telephone exchange is now
underway.
Howard T. Pitts, local manager for
Carolina Telephone, said today that a
$46,000 program is in progress to
expand the company's central office
equipment here.
Included in the project will be
installation of equipment to provide
facilities to serve 300 new telephones
for subscribers in this area and permit
better grades of service to present
subscribers.
Pitts said that the growth of Louis
burg in recent years has brought about
an Increased demand for telephone
service. This demand has taxed the ' ?
capacity of present equipment.
Telephones in this area havf in
creased fr6m 1,500 to more than
3,000 in the past ten yean.
"The construction program here ia
in keeping with Carolina Telephone's
continuing program to fulfill the tele
phone needs of the communities It
serves." he pointed out.
Pttts said, "The new improvement
and expansion program at Louisburg
was engineered to allo.w for telephone
growth in the future." >