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The Fr mm Times ***.+* Tm^h A TK mrtdtf Ur*M? AM Ot PtwMto C..M, Your Award Winning County Newspaper LOCAL EDITORIAL COMMENT The Way Of Things They had a school board meeting in Durham I act night which could foretell things to come. The meeting was controlled by a group of young blacks, led by black militant Howard Fuller, instead of the board itself or its newly elected chairman, who also happened to be black. The meeting of the duly elected Durham City Board of Education was dissolved into a shouting match and board members were barred from leav ing when the young high school stu dents blocked the doors with a black board, a podium and chairs. From the reports there was no real issue involved. The blacks objected to vtfiat appears to be a reasonable policy against violence on the school cam puses which was read by the board attorney over the shouts of the black students. The students made an issue out of the fact that the school super intendent failed to stand up to answer one of their questions. Fuller ad dressed the board, then stopped say ing there was "no sense arguing about these trifling rules". He said they were set up by "an illegitimate body that does not represent you as black people". With the door still blocked, the students one-by-one stood and pre sented their lists of grievances. The list included .new equipment in some schools, renovated gym at a pre dominantly Negro school and black studies and black speakers to be in vited by the students. Another demand- this one from Fgllw-was for the appointment of a pattm advisory committee with Fuller chfebsing six members and the Board choosing two. This committee would "h#ld the purse strings" to school funds Aside from the fact that these demands are illegal and the Durham Board could not under law grant them, the whole affair presents a nightmare of absurdities. In Durham, the question is whether or not the elected representatives of the people are going to operate the schools or whether it now becomes a matter of what group can use the most force. Needless to say, these young mili tants should have been removed bodily from the meeting. Of course, this might have offended them and thus brought down the might of the federal government. Washington has been known to frown on school boards refusing to buckle under to certain demands. There was a school board meeting in Franklin County last night also. Indeed efforts were made to reach the Durham City superintendent for a conference on certain matters per taining to both systems. The efforts failed and the reasons are now obvious. He was a prisoner in his own board meeting and could not get to the telephone. Franklin's meeting, however, was taken up with problems arising out of today's uncertainty as to just who runs the schools. Every question now adays must be prefixed with lengthy determi nation as to whether or not a board has the authority to resolve whatever question arises. In Durham- last night, at least young black militants were running the schools. In others its the federal courts or HEW. Rare indeed is the school system being operated now adays by those elected by the people. But that's the way of things in the citadel of freedom and regretably, no relief is in sight. JUST A REMINDER ? : <rr.? 1Q MMVC M ?A * ~ ? I mum ? m n i WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING A Pity To Wake Up So Late Laurinburg (N.C.) Exchange How come that bourgeoning batch of misfits on our college campuses these days? Well, for a time there it appeared no one knew. At least no one at the center of the action seemed willing to state emphatically and con clusively that this or that in the average misbehaving student was the leading cause. Meanwhile the re searchers went to work. Belatedly and with ample funds, but still they went to work. Now what have they come up with but the same answers the puri tanethics subscribers have had all along. The old fogeys and the conser vatives on the outside looking in have been saying it for generations. Essen tially the message is that you can't spare the rod or you'll spoil the child. According to one reporter, Dorothy Rich who writes for the Los Angeles Times and The W^pshington Post, "Permissiveness is going out and adult authority is coming in." She tells of a "parental authority research project" at the University of Cali-, fornia at Berkeley which has com pleted an exhaustive study of the ailing undisciplined child, the one who runs into trouble in the schools and colleges and often runs afoul the law. Ample love and firm control over the situation at home is the need nowadays, according to Dr. Diana Baumrind, director of this California project The pity of this finding is that while so many of us knew what the trouble has been all along, we are seeing a big part of a dissipated generation pass before us. While Rome has been burning, we have been fid dling, and so have authorities who should have known better all along. If for no other reason, they should have known better because so many of them were raised between not too infrequent trips to the woodshed. Franklin Boys Trained By Job Corps Ai of July 30 a total of 51 Franklin County boys, sges 16-21 have been trained by Job Corps. These are only a vmH percent of the total number of boys from North Carolina who are now fetting food jobs and becoming ?nor* productive members of society 11m Job Corp is only one answer to our stanering school dropout prob lem. h North Ceroiiaa, the program is becoming more and more successful, thanks to a full time staff who combs the state looking for these discouraged kids and try to convince them that they too haive some potential to offer the laber market. Mrs. Sal F. Tompkins, who serves as counselor for Franklin, Person, Vance, Nash, Granville and Wake Counties, explained that Job Corp is for youth age 16-21, who have dropped out of school or who are in school and are aot profiting from their school ex perience. The problem tor many of theee kids Is they can not read. If a chid can not read he has little hope of success in school. There sre three types of Job Corp Orators. The Co near-ration Center is Cuban (Continued from Page 1) prime examples and he warned of the danpr of the population explosion now going on to the South saying there ware 53 million Latins In 1900 and a projection of 800 million by the year 2000. He aaM exonomk progress oust catch up with and p?ks thia explosion In population. Dr. Caacio-Bedo, who was intro duced by Ospt. James Brown, Program Chairman, la a farmer Cuban ambassa dor to tetania, Costa-Rica, Kan, Uruguay. MMa> Chie and Paraqwqr. He was a psrsnasl Mend of Batista and *oke of his devotion to the former dictator who was exclled to Spain when Fldsi Chatro took over in Jan aary, 196 V. Dearrihii* Cuba under Batista as a "laAJ of ndlk aad honey ", Dr. Cancio -Bala said "Nat in my lifetime do I S'pett I wtl he a bis to return. I do aot expect to see Cubs again." He and his wtfe have three children aad live in Loatturg at 176 Fox Park Road. He Uaght at Louisburg In 19M-69 and Is returning again this year aa Professor of Spanish. located in national parks and forests. Young men attending here learn for estry, fire fighting, building camps, and tnls and half a day of writing and reading. Boys leant self discipline, how to apply for a job and how to ap proach an employer. The Urban Cen ter is located in or near to a large city. It is where boys learn a concentrated vocational training of their choice from cooking, to office machine re pair, from refrigeration to truck driv ing or heavy equipment. One Center even has a police training school. While President Nixon recently closed some Centers, most of which were . Conservation, he has suggested that 30 more be opened to serve the large cities. He calls them "Mini" or "Inner" city centers. These centers are still In the planning stage. One is slated for North Carolina to be located in the Charlotte area. The entire program is set up on an individual basis and the boys are not in competition with anyone. Upon grad uation, the boys get a certificate of achievement showing their area of training. They may also get a QED, or high school equivalency certificate if they qualify. Room and board are free, so is the Policy (Continued from Page 1) altered its policy because of a lata school start to allow such pupils to attend by paying a tuition baaed on the proportinate share of school funds paid by the average county taxpayer. It was announced at that time that students whose parents reside outaida the state would not be eligible to attend Franklin schools this year. All students are to report to the schools tq which assigned on Thursday for teacher-pupil orientation. The hours are between 1 and 3 P M The Board considered several re quests for postponement of school opening due to the tobacco crop har vest, but allowed a previous decision of no postponement to stand. Earlier the Board said it would take a look at the situation at its regulsr monthly meeting on September 2. ? If con ditions, at that time merit It, schools could be closed. However, baaed on the concensus of the Board Monday night, this is unlikely. trip to the camp, three of which ue located in the weatern part of this state. Medical expenses as well as the boy's working clothes are paid for by i Job Corp. As to the pay, they earn $30.00 a month In spending money and $60.00 a month in a savings account in their name. TTiey really earn it, too. Mrs. Tompkins feels more local men could capitalize on this program. At preaent Franklin County has 23 boys in Centers. She feels that many more boys could qualify from this county; but she does not always know about these boys. Anyone may refer a boy for Job Corp. Mrs. Tompkins usually visits Franklin County several times a month and is eager to talk with anyone interested. An appointment is not necessary. During August she will be visiting Louisburg at the Department of Social Services on the 21st and 27th and urgea anyone who knows about a boy who might benefit from the pro gram to contact her there. Well. What Do You Know? Hat Any Franklin Board ever keen indicted ? Ye* Four members of the Board of County Oommintonm were indicted by the Grand Jury on May 16, 1929 and charged with "malfeasance and mis feasance" In office. The charges were an outgrowth of actions by the Board reimbursing a local building firm for losses suffered In the construction of three county schools. The Board of Education paid the contract price plus $3800 and the Commissioners paid an additional $4800.26 which brought the charge* A fifth mem ber was not included in the Indict ment because he voted against the payment. Superior Court Judge P. A. Daniels accepted a defense motion to non-suit on May 18, 1930 ruling there was Insufficient widence for s verdict of guilty. Surtax Extended The House paued and sent to President Nixon in exten sion of the income tax sur charge for the mt of 1969. The Fred dent had asked that it be extended through the /tocai year ending June 30. J970. Draft Call The Pentagon has issued a call to draft 29,000 men into the Army and Marine Corps In September. The call la ?bout 4,000 fewef than the peak calls In February, March and April and 600 leas than the August draft call. 21 'COME T0 THINK W OF IT..: by frank count I ain't never been one who's no financial genius. I ain't never had enough money. That much 1 know. That don't tabs being no genius. But ever since grandma give the mattress with the family fortune to the junkman, I been preaching to tha little woman to put the money in a safe place. This ain't gonna come as no surprise to you but there are some things me and the little woman dont see eye to eye on and safe places is one of them. About two years ago, purely by accident I found her safe place. It wont so safe if I was able to find it. It's sort of a sad story in a way. And it's sort of a long story. She saw this bargain at the grocery store, you see and she cant pass up a bargain. If you bought a hundred pounds of tea you could buy a tea pitcher for a dollar. Just 'cause you could a got the same pitcher at the dimes store for ninety eight cents didn't bother the little womanr A bargain ii a bargain she always says. So we got a hundred pounds of tea and one tea pot. Up to that point all I'd lost was my money. There didnt no directions come with the pot and that's where the trouble started. She cooked the tea and that was the sorriest mesa I , ever et. The little pieces kept in MwM>n mv toeth and bitter . . . man you wouldn't believe it. I suggested that she might ought to strain the stuff but she said no. You cook it like turnip salad, she said and dared me not to eat it. I said maybe a little salt would help but she's done salted It she said. I told her I bet a little ice in the soup would make a good drink, but she laughed. She don't take many suggestion* from me. Well to make a long story, after I'd et tea for three days in a row and my tonsils was brushing the back of tny teeth, I knew I was going to have to make a change. I come up with a plan. I broke the tea pot. She didnt know she could a cooked tea in any kind of pot. She thought she had to have one of the brown pots. She cried. And she went back to the grocery store. I almost had me two hundred pounds of tea but somebody had broke the only pot they had left. I ain't saying who. Anyway, the grocer told her she's have to wait until next spring when the company man come around agin to git another pot. ... jg M Like 1 say, that was about two years a $0. The company man aint showed up. And I'm glad. But I went looking for the pot one day and when I found it, sure enough, the little woman had stashed some money away. I counted it and she had a mess of money in that pot. There was $7.35 that won't doing nobody no good. I was afraid she might forget and give the pot away, so I stole It and took It to the bank. They was glad to see me. It aint every day they get a big deposit. After they showed me their vault and I talked with the head man about my money being safe, I decided to let them keep it for me. He said they'd pay me interest. I thought this was mighty neighborly of them. They'd keep my money salt for me and pay me for letting them do it. You cant get a better deal than that. Well, the inflation got me and I went after my money laat week. The little girl at the booth smiled and asked what she could do for me and I said I'd like to git my money. Yes, sir, she said and what is your name. I told her. And what is your number, she wanted to know. Number? "Miss I aint got no number". "You 11 have to have a number," she said. Then she wanted to know if I'd paid my taxes and If I'd borrowed anything lately. I said I borrowed George's lawn mower last Saturday but she said that didnt count. Finally, she asked me to come back in three days and said she'd have me a number and all that stuff. Three days later, I'm back. "Mam", I said, "I come for my $7.35 like you told me". "Yea, sir, and I've got you all fixed up. Here it your name on thie pretty plastic card. Here is your number on this pretty plastic card. Here it your passbook. Here is your checkbook and here it a folder on all our services" "Yet, mam, but all I want is my $7.35", I said. Folkt waa watching. "Yea, afar," she said. "Now If youH just sign her*. This la a notice to us that you plan to make a withdrawal. Come back in thirty days and you may get your money". Well, I aint never. "What was that, sir? What did you ay", the pretty little thing atked. "I aid, grandma didnt have aa much trouble finding the junkman and I'm going home and tee if I can find that taa pot". Can you charge off a donation to a bank? The Fra$J$in Times Established 1870 - Published Tueedays & Thundaya by The Franklin Timet. Inc. Blclwtt Bhrd. Dial OY6-328S Loulsbur*. N. C. CLINT FULLER. Msnaflnf Editor ELIZABETH JOHNSON, Business Manafer NATIONAL EDITORIAL Advcrtlrinc Rate. VJL/ ASSOCIATION Upon Request 1988 SUBSCRIPTION RATES In North Carolina: Out of State: * ? On# Year, (4.64; Six Months. *2.83 On* Year, ?5.60; Six Montha, $4.00 Three Months. $2.06 Three Months, $3. 60 Entered st lecond desi mall matter and postage paid st the Post Offlcc at Loufcbuif. N. C 27J4?.
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