Franklin Continues To Grow In Retail Sales
The latest figures released this
week by the North Carolina De
partment of Revenue show that
Frankliij County is continuing its
growth in retail sales on a steady''
pace. While the 1968-69 jump
falls short of the increase experi
enced in 1967-68. it matches the
overall ten-year growth of retail
sales here. Franklin also main
tains its position as 59th county
among the state's 1 00' in retail
sales.
Gross retail sales reported for
the county in the year ending
Five Year Record OJ Sales
Gross Retail Sales
Auto and Planes
Apparel
Automotive
Food
Furniture
Gen. Merchandise
Bldg. Material
Unclassified
1964
1965
26,824.383
3,302,628
458,354
5,433,780
6,278,790
803,187
4,384,304
3,584,359
1,560,611
1965
1966
28,140,695
3,575,411
457,523
5,957,348
6,764.481
803,454
4,278,157
3,839,610
1,600,115
1966
1967
29,582,082
3,751,830
534.043
5,666,549
7,524,169
833,548
4,436,278
3,975,350
1,977,981
1967
1968
33,762.266
3,933,249
584,946
5,873,946
8,000,476
900,422
4,953,785
6,105,611
2,432,549
1968
1969
34.895.210
4.624,853
634v831
6,613,194
8,750,795
948,539
5,381,662
4,412,707
2,728,209
Food
Sales
Climb
Building
Material
Sales Drop
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Growth Rate
ASCS Elections Next Month
ASCS Committee election*. The
annual ASC Committee election will
be held between September 6, and
September 16th by mail. Producer! in
10 communities will be given an
opportunity to elect farmers from
their respective communities to serve
on ASC Committees for s period of 1
year beginning October 1, 1969. A
slate of nominee* will be selected by
the present community Committee.
The County Committee may add
additional nominees. Others may be
added to the slate of nominees by
petition if they are found to be eligible
and willing to serve if elected.
Petition* mult be:
1. Limited to one nominee each
2. Signed by at leut 6 eligible
voter* in the community
3. Received at the County Office by
August 21.
Persons nominated should be:
1. Currently engaged In the opera
tion of a farm, and
2. Well qualified for committee
work.
Dr. Taylor Doason Passes
Dr. Taylor Dodaon, 47, former
Louisburg resident and husband of the
former Eleanor Baailey of Louiaburf
died Wednesday afternoon shortly
alter collapaing on the Wake Forest
University Athletic field in Winston
Salem Dr. Dodaon *?? jojgin| by
himself when he was stricken.
Prior to joining Wake Forest in
1957, Dr. Dodaon was Superintendent
of Phyrical Education for the North
Carolina Department of Public Inatruc
tion and lived here. He and his wife
first lived in Raleigh during the
1960-1967 period and later move to
Louiaburg where Mrs. Dodaon 's father,
W. I.. Beasley lived.
While living here. Dr. Dodaon was
very active with young people, esp
ecially in the Louisburg Methodist
Church. He has a boat of friends in the
Louisburg area.
He received his B.S. decree from
the Unlvenity of North Carolina and
his P.ED, from the Unhwrrity of In
dianna. The Dodsons were married on
February 24, 1947 end have three
children who survive.
Funeral services for Dr. Dodaon, a
native of Rockingham County, will be
held Friday at 4 P.M. in Pf.fftown, N.
C. He is survived by his widow, two
son*. Lee. 17, and Ed, 16, and one
daughter, Lu, 8.
Dr. Tljrlof Dodaon
. ^ Check With FHA
Building Golf Course, Swimming Pool, Water System?
Planning to build a golf course on
the back forty? Maybe a swimming
pool on that stretch of low land? How
about a commercial fishing pond, a
housing development or a fruit sUnd?
If you live in Franklin County-de
signated a "rural" area -and you plan
any of these or any number of other
projects, there's a place you need to
go. There's a man you need to see. The
trip just might be the most important
one you ever take. It could supply the
power to light the paths of your
future.
In a day when all things governmen
tal are identified by initials, the letters
FHA have greater meaning in this
county than most folks realize. Hiey
stand appropriately enough for Farm
en Home Administration, a division of
By Clint Fuller
Times Managing Editor
the United States Department or Agri
culture.
And lad year this county's FHA
office doled out $1,587,260 In loans
to around 200 Individuals and one
association right here. In rural Frank
lin, this aint hay.
Thomas B. Marshall, Jr., County
FHA Supervisor reports that 37 loans
totaling $841,500 were made to resi
dents to build or to buy adequate
housing. Loans for purchasing farms or
improving farm land and esaential
buildings were made to eleven Frank
lin families.
The aasociation loan went to the
Town of Frankllnton to Improve water
system. In connection with the loan of
$450, doo. Frankllnton also received a
grant of $100,000 through efforts of
Marshall and his staff.
The Town of Bunn, while not a
recipient of an FHA loan was never
theless aided greatly by the local office
and steered to another governmental
agency in its bid to gain a loan and
grant to install a municipal water
system.
Town and Country Recreation,
Inc., a local group which established a
modern swimming pool here earlier
this year, received valuable direction
from the local office while obtaining
financing elsewhere.
Mrs. Lucille Ford, County Office
Clerk, explains that the FHA does not
Snake loans where private agencies can
and will make them. "We are not
competing with private businesses",
she said.
Services Held
For Former
Resident
Henderson - 8. T. Strop, 60, mana
ger of Greyhound Bui Terminal, died
Tueeday night In Maria Parham Hoipi
tal after a brief ill nan
Funeral aarrieea were held 2 p.m.
today at Davie Funeral Chapel by Dr.
W. W. Leather*. Jr. and interment waa
in Sunset "Gardens.
Surviving are hia wife, Mrs. Gladys
Holmes Strop, formally of Loulsburg;
three daughters. Mis Brands Qltoi
Strop of Durham, Mba Judlty Oal
Strop of Henderson and Mrs. Mary
Morris of Jackson. Mia.; one son,
T/8ft. 8. T. Strop, Jr. of Hampton,
Va.; hia (tap mot her, Mrs. Dayton
Strop of Manchester. Ga.; one rirtar,
Mrs. Rudolph Shivers of Maneheater,
Ga.; and three grandchildren.
The Farmers Home Administration
Is described as the "credit arm" of the
Department of Agriculture. Marshall
says the "purpose is the strengthening
of the family farm and rural communi
ties and reducing rural poverty." Mrs.
Ford explains- that all of Franklin
County is considered rural for FHA
purposes because there are no incor
porated towns therein with a popula
tion in excess of 5500.
Four years ago, FHA had four types
See FHA page 4
last June 30 are $34,895,210.
The safiie period the year before
showed retail sales were
$33,762,266. This represents an
increase of $1 ,1 32.944.
The five-year period, 1958 to
1963 showed the county with an
increase of $8,420,000 or around
a 60 percent jump in 1963 over
1958. The latest five-year figures
show about the same increase.
This year's total exceeds that of
the ? 1964-65 fiscal year by
$8,070,827 and almost reaches
the sixty percent mark.
The latest increase, however,
is the smallest in the five-year
period. Last year's was the larg
est exceeding the year before by
over $4 million.
The latest figures do not in
clude sales figures from the var
ious towns of Lousiburg's size. In
the 1965 report of the five year
period, 1958-1963, Louisburg
led the state in percent of retail
sales growth with a whopping
1 12.7 percent increase.
In the various categories re
ported by the Revenue Depart
ment, Automobile and Planes
moved from $3,933,249 last year
to a high of $4,624,853 in the
latest report. Apparel shows an
increase from $584,946 to
$634,831 and Automotive moves
from $5,873,946 to $6,613,194..
Food, which has jumped here
trom siigntiy more inan ?o mil
lion in 1964-65 now amounts to
$8,750,795. Last year it was
slightly over $8 million.
Furniture stays ahead of ap
parel by a considerable margin as
it moves from $900,422 in
1967-68 to $948,539 in the lat
est report.
General Merchandise account
ed for retail sales of $4,953,785
last year and moves upwards to
See FRANKLIN page 4
Cystic Fibrosis Chairman Named
Mn. Paul A. (Betsy) Brewer of
Louiiburg, N. C. his been appointed
chairman for the Franklin County
Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation
tall campaign.
The announcement was made today
by Mrs. L. Y. Ballentine, State honor
ary chairman of Raleigh. In making
the announcement Mrs. Ballentine
said, "We an pleased to have Mrs.
Brewer join the hundreds of other
volunteers In North Carolina to help
bring about a better control of Cystic
Fibrosis by collecting the funds so
vital for continued research at Duke
Cystic Fibrosis Center snd other major
medical centers in our country."
Mrs. Brewer, the former Betsy
MRS.
BETSY
BREWER
Forbes of Wilson, received her second
try education in the Wilson City
Schools. She receivea ner n. d. in
education it Meredith Collefe In Ral
eigh. She hu taught for three yean
and now carries the title of "Home
maker."
She is married to Paul A. Brewer,
manager of Installment Loan Depart
ment, and an assistant vice-president
with First Citizens Bank and Truat
Company. They attend the Met hod tot
Church. She is a member of the Town
and Country Garden Club.
Cystic Fibrosis is a major killer of
children, being second to cancer. It to a
pulmonary gastrointestinal dlaeaaa
produced by a recessive gene. It to a
problem I in 20 births. v
Escape Injury
Freddie Finch, 17, (white rtiirt) and CUy Pnfmon, 16, Impect damage to Finch's car after the vehicle skidded on nta-dld
NC-56 Wednesday afUrnoon and lan dad In a daap gully nearby. The two y out ha and a third, Ricky Fonythe, 14, aacaped Injury
The accident occurred In a downpour of rain Wednesday shortly after 4 P.M. about three miles aaat of Louiabuif.
Staff photo by CHnt Filler