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Triiiptinmf1: 6-3283 Ten Cent! Louiiburg, N. C., Tueeday, June 24. 1969 (Eight Page* Today) 1 00th Year Number 37
Hinds For Biinn Water
Project Gets Approval
Officials of the Town of Bunn
adopted a resolution accepting a fed
eral grant of $135,000 and a federal
loan of an equal amount in a special
called meeting at Bunn Monday. The
money is to be used to install a water
system within the town limits.
Announcement of approval of the
requests by the Economic Develop
ment Administration was made last
Friday by Congressman L. H. Foun
tain. The Congressman's office wired
the Information as follows: Economic
Development Administration approved -
$135,000 loan and $116,000 grant to
Town of Bunn to install public water
system serving 30 acre industrial park
site and town and residential areas.
Loan ami grant payable in 40 years.
Will cover project cost."
Industrial Development Director
Ken Schubart and Bunn Town attor
ney, E. F. Yarborough, attended Mon
day's special meeting. At the direction
of the Town Council a wire was sent
to G. T. Karras, Director. Office of
Public Works, Economic Development
Administration. Washington, inform
ing him of the decision approving the
loan and grant and assuring him that
the necessary papers were being for
warded immediately to seal the bar
gain.
Schubart explained that there had
been a question of funding for the
project even after approval was gained.
He said Monday afternoon that the
project will be funded by June 30. "It
is anticipated that the bids will be
asked on the project in July and the
project awarded in August." Schubart
said.
"If we don't have any unforeseen
circumstances, it is very likely the
facility will be in operation in early
February or March", he added.
The project will consist of one or
more wells located northwest of Bunn
and a 200,000 gallon water tower, to
be located to the southwest in the
vicinity of the church on NC-39 at
Bunn. Water lines will be run the
distance of NC-39 through the town
limits to Old Bunn and will consist of
a ten-inch pipe. Six-inch pipes will be
laid to serve connecting streets and
lines will be laid to the industrial part
near the Bunn High School and Bunn
Elementary Schools.
Schubart explained that 40-year
''bonds will be offered for sale, at 4V?. ,
percent interest. He expects, he says,
that they will not be sold. However, it
is understood that if they are not sold
in a two week period, the government
has guaranteed to purchase the bonds '
at this interest rate.
"It has been established", Schubart
said, "That no tax increase will be
required this year". He further ex
plained that the $160,000 bond appro
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- PROPOSED WATER LINE
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Bunn Water Distribution System
ARTHUR M. DAIL
J. HAROLD TALTON
Pail Promoted
Talton Transferred
To New Bern
J. Harold Talton, vice president and
resident manager of First-Citizens
Bank & Trust Company in Louisburg,
will transfer to the New Bern Office
July 1. He will serve as vice president
assisting in the operation of the New
Bern Office until January 1 when he
will become resident manager upon
the retirement of W. D.Ferebee.
In Louisburg, Talton will be suc
ceeded by Arthur M. Dail, who is
being promoted to vice president and
resident manager.
A veteran or 18 years with First
-Citizens, Talton began his career in
the Smithfield Office. He haa since
headed First-Citizens Offices in New
ton Grove, Spring Hope and Louis
burg, serving as manager of Louisburg
since 1963.
While in Louisburg, Tfdton has been
an active and dynamic leader in the
community. He has served as chairman
of the Franklin County Industrial
Development Commission (or five
years, president of the Franklin Build
ing Corporation, president of the
Development Corporation of Franklin
County, and chairman of the Franklin
County Airport Commission.
In the held of education he is a
trustee of Louisburg College, chairman
of the Louisburg College Annual Fund
Raising Campaign for four years, a
member of the Morehead Scholarship
Committee and a director of the
Franklin Academy.
Talton was selected "Man of the
Year" by the Louisburg Rotary Club
in 1964. Talton Is also a Mason,
shriner, and treasurer of the Louisburg
Baptist Church.
The Smithfield native and Wake
Forest College graduate is married to
the former Patricia Smith of Rome,
Georgia. They have three children.
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Over 1600 Attend
Sportswear Open House
Over 1600 persons visited the
Louisburg Sportswear plant here Sun
day afternoon as the firm observed its
first open house since beginning opera
tions here in 1962. Some came from as
far away as Jacksonville, Fla., Charles
ton, S. C. and Broadnax, Va.
Jerry Costa, Manufacturing Mana
ger for the firm, said, "We would like
to extend our thanks to members of
our community, our employees, their
families and their guests for their
interest in visiting our plant, observing
our methods of manufacturing, and
seeing our finished products. We feel
that we all shared in one of our most
interesting and rewarding days In our
history."
Costa added that he wanted to
extend "special thanka" to a number
of employees "who under direction of
plant manager Don Hartness made the
affair such an overwhelming success."
Among those singled out by Costa
were employees demonstrating opera
tions: Clarence Finch, Charlie Trader,
George Duke, BUly Foster, S. E.
Qupton, Jr., Sally Lovin, Goldie Shea
rln, Margaret Spencer. Betty Colbert,
Joyce Green, Unda McGhee, Betty
Wilson, Ella Oudup, Susie Macon,
Carrie Stalllngs, Shirley Godfrey, Mar
garet Moody, Lounette Houae, Lena
Edwards, Lena Murray, Frances Ays
High School
Paper Honored
Chapel Hill - The Louisburg High
School newspaper, SCHOOL DAZE,
took first place honors in the small
school feature writing division of the
Univeralty of North Carolina Scholas
tic Press Institute.
Entries for the contest were sub
mitted from throughout North Caro
lina to Prof. Walter Spearman, director
of the Institute, who sent them to
newspapermen to be Judged.
Certificates of Merit were presented
to the winnvi at the awards banquet
of the twenty-eighth annual meeting
of the Institute, sponsored by the
North Caroline Press Association and
the UNC School of Journalism.
cue and Esther Matthews.
Those conducting tours for visitors
included Joyce Ayscue, Grade Bryant.
Mattie Milton, Bertha Moore, Nancy
Edwards. Ida Pearl Abbott, Ruby Gil
liam and Cedonia Boone.
Costa had special praise for the
Preparation Committee and announc
ed members of that Committee as
follows: Sue Finch. Sheila Strickland.
Hazel Gilliam, Margaret Moody, Edna
Tanner. Alice Wheless. Lois King, Lila
Mm Cash. Bertha McKnight, Merle
Strickland. Nay Fuller. Ruby Gilliam
and Rachel Bottoms.
Approves
Teachers
The Board of Education met in
special lesion here Monday night to
approve contracts for fourteen teach
ers to be employed In the system this
fall. Six resignations were accepted
from teachers already leaving the
system.
The Board restated Its policy on
student transfers outside the county.
Basically, the policy set last year and
continued In Monday's action allows
children who did not attend the
Franklin unit schoola during the pre
vious year to continue In the schools
they attended for a one-year period.
Neighboring county units require the
Franklin Board to release such stu
dents.
The Board adopted a resolution
honoring Mrs. Mabel Davis, retiring
Supervtser of Teachers, snd approved
payment of State School Board mem
bership dues.
A lengthy discussion was held be
tween the Board, Superintendent War
ren Smith, Associate Superintendent
Margaret Holmes and attorney E. F.
Ysrbo rough on the pending school suit
hearing. The suit which began In De
camber, 1966 Is slated for another day
In court sometime In July. Attorneys
an working on their presentations snd
a number of decisions were made In
Monday's session. None, however,
were made public.
Hearing To Be Held On Louisburg Bill
Rep. John T. Church, D-Vance,
Informed The Times this morning that
a public hearing will be held by the
Houae Calendar Committee on a
Senate BUI to have Franklin County
Included In the 1959 annexation law.
Church laid the meeting is acheduftd
for Thursday at 9:30 A.M. with both
sides having 15 minutes to present
their views.
The bill has ' already paaaed the
Senate where it was Introduced at the
request of the Loulsburg Town Coun
cil by Senator Edward F. Griffin.
Church reported that he had earlier
sent out letters to opponents of the
measure indicating that due to the
shortness of time and opposition by
Franklin Representative James D.
Speed to th? bill, he would not recom
mend it out of Committee. He said he
reported In his letter thfct the "bill will
not be ratified In this session". Church
Is a member of the Calendar Com
mittee.
This morning Church reported that
Rep. Speed had sent * letter to Calen
dar Committee Chafrman Fred Mtlli
stating that he U willing to letve the
matter in the handa of Mills and
Church. This, said Church, indicate* a
reversal on the part of Speed and that
he feel* he ha* no choice but to get the
meaaure out of Committee and to hold
public hearings. He lay* he is not
opposed to the bill and ha* supported
similar measures this *e**ion in other
counties.
He empha*ized that he ha* not
dlacuaaed the Speed letter with the
Franklin repreaentative and hla report
to The Time* was not critical of Rep.
Speed. He uld that ir It I* hi. declaion,
that he would act. He laid he dictated
hi* letter to opponent* of the bill on
June 18 and that Speed'* letter wa*
dated June 19. He added that he la
today calling Interested parties on
both aide* of the iasue to inform them
of the hearing.
The Louisburg Town Council re
quested that Franklin be Included In
the current law, which would necesai
tate the passage of a local bill by the
General Assembly. When news of the
Introduction of the bill In the Senate
reached some residents of outlying
areas, it caused a stir among those who
do not wish to be annexed into the
town. Town officials explained that
they did not plan any immediate
annexation but rather, wanted au
thority so that a study could be nude
on future expansion of the, town
limits.
Attending Govt. School
Mrs Thomas 0. Wheless, recently
dec ted to the Loulaburg Town Coun
d. Is attending in Institute of Govern
^ ment school for newly elected mayors
and council members in Chapei Hill
this weak. The school began Monday
and will conclude at 1 p.m. Wednes
day.
Among tbe areas to be studied are
the corporate structure of towns and
cttlea, the nature of the city and ita
relationship to the state and other
governmental units, organization and
functlona of city government and the
work of the governing board.
Also being reviewed are such things
as the authority of town boards to
raise funds, property tax municipal
budgeting, purchasing and contracts
and policies and financial approaches
to improvements to sidewalks and
utilities.
The school is designed especially
for newly elected officials but all
members of governing boards were
invited to attend, according to word
from the Institute of Government.
So far as Is known, Mrs. Whelets is
the only member of the board in the
county In attendance this week. She
was the third woman ever elected to
the Louisburg Town Council when she
made a strong run In the May munici
pal elections.
Youth Death
Suspected
Suicide
Sheriff William T. Dement says his
investigation is continuing in the early
Sunday morning death of an 18-year
oid Spring Hope youth who died of
shotgun wounds at the home of his
step-grandfather in the Pilot Com
munity. The Sheriff reports that he
feels the death of Marvin Dale Munray
was a suicide.
The youth had reportedly threaten
ed suicide in recent weeks and was
found by his step-grandfather and a
sister around 1 a.m. Sunday at the
home on Route 2, Zebulon. The blast
from the 12 guage shotgun reportedly
awakened the sister and grandfather.
Murray, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Murray of Route .1, Spring
Hope, had been staying with his grand
father. identified as Mr. Morgan by the
Sheriff. Funeral services were schedul
ed for Monday.
bpeed, Church
Split On Tax Vote
Representative James D. Speed of
Franklin and Rep. John T. Church of
Vance, both representing the Six
teenth District of Franklin, Vance and
Warren Counties, split their votea In
last Frlday'a House approval of the
compromise tobacco-soft drink tax
bill. Speed voted against the bill and
Church voted in favor of the measure
Speed had said earlier that he
would oppose any and all tax on
tobacco. He la quoted In The Hender
son Daily Dispatch as saying the com
bination package was a victory for
tobacco but he did not vote for It
anyway becauae he promised hla dls- ?
trict he would oppose any tax on
tobacco.
Church Issued a prepared statement
explaining his vote for the measure. He
said, "I actively opposed an forma of
tobacco tax until every other proposal
of taxation proved futile. I helped
defeat the five-cent tobacco tax temp
? orarily by having the bill re-refsrred
back to the Finance Committee for
reconsideration."
He laid regretfully this proved to be
only a temporary relief and that the
backing of the Governor "out number
ed us" "And thus", he added, "Reluc
tantly, I felt that under the circum
stances a compromise was essential if
tobacco had to be taxed. I felt that the
lowest possible tax would represent a
compromise," he continued.
He said the decision to tax tobacco
was one "of the most difficult I ever
had to make". Explaining that he
worked long and hard on the Appro
priations Committee in efforts to meet
"the essential needs of the State and
for the betterment of the people, and
having voted for the final Appropria
tion* package, I felt that I had no
other choice than to meet the adapted
Budget requirements "
A number of anti-tobacco tax Re
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