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Louisburg, N. C.. Thursday, October 9, 1969 .
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100th Year? Number 68
New Association Officers
Newly elected officers of the Franklin County Firemen's Association'* re shown above at Wednesday night's annual meeting
of members of the seven departments in the county. Pictured standing, left to right: Kenneth Braswell of the Justice Fire
Department, reelected Treasurer; T. K. Arnold of the Justice Department, elected Vice President; S. C. Foster of the Loulaburg
Department, reelected Secretary. Seated, left outgoing President W. D. Morton of the Louisburg Department and right, John
Henry House, newly installed President, a member of the Franklinton Department. -Photo by Clint Fuller.
County Firemen Elect House President
John Henry House of Kranklinton
was elected President of the County
Firemen's Association here Wednesday
night. Firemen from all seven units in
the county, meeting in annual session
approved by acclamation the officers
as proposed by the nominating com
mittee.
House will be aided by T. K.
Arnold of the Justice Fire Depart
ment, elected Vice President, S. C.
Foster of the Louisburg Department,
Asociation Secretary and Kenneth
Braswell of the Justice Department,
reelected Treasurer
W. D. Morton of the Louisburg
Department and outgoing President
presided over the meeting and pre
sented the new President who took
office immediately.
Morton presented past Presidents of
the Association, noting that Norris
Collins, former group leader died a few
weeks ago. House called for a moment
of silence in memory T>f Collins later in
the session. Those former heads pre
sented were Arthur Hall of the
Youngsville Department, William Tay
lor Boone of Justice, and L. S. Ward of
the Centerville Department. Hall was
first President of the Association.
Bnswell reported on the Associa
tion finances pointing out that profits
from the Firemen's fair booth this
year exceeded that of years past.
Morton called for the group to
establish "some type of support unit"
for use of all departments. He said in
speaking of the new industrial growth
in the county, "No one department
could handle an alarm (from one of
the plants) if the fire had any head
way." House echoed Morton's state
ments and referred to a "tanker" as
one of the urgent needs. "I think this
is an area to which we should give
some serious consideration", Morton
said. He told the members his greeted
disappointment was the inability to
get adequate telephone arrange menu
made during his tenure in office.
Morton a|po told an interesting ac
count of the explosion and fire which
seriously injured over 20 Winston
Salem National Guardsmen two weeks
ago, admonishing the group that
similar unexpected tragedies could
happen here.
Louisburg Fire Chief H. G. Person,
Jr., Chairman of the Nominating Com
mittee, presented the new slate of
officers and thanked the various de
partments for their assistance In thfr
. Green Hill Country Club fire here on
September 5.
, At Person's suggestion a rising vote
of thanks was extended Morton for his
service to the Association during the
past year. County Commissioner Nor
wood Faulkner also praised Morton
and said the Board "has gone along
with you since the beginning." He told
tliem they had the full support of the
Board of Commissioners and if the
Board could be of any assistance, the
Association should call on it. Commis
sioners Robert Lee Burnette and John
W. House were also present at Wednes
day's meeting.
Parents' Day
At College Saturday
Over 600 parents and friends of
Louisburg College students are expect
ed to attend the annual Parents' Day
activities on Saturday, October 11.
Featured speaker for the occasion
will be Dr. Leo W. Jenkins, president
of East Carolina University in Green
ville Dr. Jenkins, a graduate of Colum
bia and New York Universities, has
been president of East Otrolina since
1960, having served as dean for thir
DR. LEO JENKINS
teen years previously.
President Jenkins hu been active in
civic and educational circlet including
the Governor's Committee on Better
Schools, the North Carolina Atomic
Energy Advisory Committee, and the
Executive Reserve of United States
Information Agency. He is listed in
"Who's Who in America" and won the
"Citizen of Year" award from Green
ville Chamber of Commerce In 1967.
Among his other activities he cur
rently serves ax Chairman of the Board
of Directors of Wachovia Bank and
Trust Company, Northeastern Divi
sion. in Greenville. He served in the U.
S. Marine Corps during World War II
attaining the rank of major. He it
married and the father of 6 children.
Dr. Jenkins will be introduced to
the parents and friends by Dr. C. W.
Robbins. president of Louisburg Col
lege. Mr. E. Hoover Taft. Jr., of
Greenville, chairman of the Board of
Trustees, will give a progress report
concerning PROJECT ATTAINMENT,
the current capital campaign in which
the college Is engaged.
During the afternoon parents will
meet individually with faculty mem
bers who teach their children. -The
Parents-Faculty Tea will conclude the
afternoon's activities
Saturday evening guests for the day
are invited to a coffee house concert
featuring the popular folk-pop group
from Canada. "Rings 'n Things "
Registration for the event begins at '
9:80 a.m. in front of Main Building.
Commissioners Endorse Sales Tax
Will It Be Enough ?
' A Penny for Progress. That's what
they're calling it. More formally, it is
known statewide as the Local Option
One-Cent Sales Tax. To those favoring
this legislative brain-child, it is a guard
ian angel descended from on High with
an overlarge bag of goodies. For those
opposing it, it is all the Halloween
witches and Frankenstein monsters
converging on a helpless kitten.
The Franklin County Commis
sioners, by resolution, are members of
the former group. They, the resolution
says, "wholeheartedly endorse" the
tax.
Rep. Arthur Williamson, D-Colum
bus County, predicts no more than 15
counties will give approval to the
measure when the vote is cast on
November 4. He cites displeasure, par
ticularly in the east, with the recently
effective cigarette and bottle drink
tax, as some of the reasons.
Others are saying it is a gpod thing.
The League of Municipalities and the
North Carolina Association of County
Commissioners are among them. The
two groups, in fact, have released an
18- page booklet expounding the
merits of the referendum. The booklet
is appropriately named "A Penny for
Progress."
The resolution passed by the Frank
11a Board this week estimates the local
take-should Franklin voters approve
will be $257,000.00 annually. It is
noted-not in the resolution, however
-that there is no way of knowing what
the local take will be until after the
vote. The amount of loot to be shared
depends entirely on the number -and
By Clint Fuller
Times Managing Editor
to a degree, the size -of the counties
joining in approval in November.
The booklet says that the "average"
county's proceeds will be enough to:
pay the salaries of 110 school teachers;
provide facilities for 555 school stu
dents; pay the cost of construction of
facilities for 22 hospital beds or fur
nish all supporting equipment or 533
hospital beds.
The average teacher's salary is listed
at $7,000 and 110 more teachers here
would cost $770,000. Either Frank
lin's estimate of $257,000 is too low
or the county isnt considered "aver
age." Or maybe the booklet is prone
to exaggeration. ,
One thing not enlarged, however, is
the possibility that approval of the lax
could hold down any additional in
crease in local property taxes. The
Commissioners, by their resolution,
have said as much. They have also
said: "If Franklin County is to provrde
better schools, better law enforce
ment, better health care, better lib
raries, better Tire protection, better
water and sewer systems we will
need the money." The resolution does
not say the money will be used for any
of these, but the implication is there.
The resolution does say the sales
tax "would help to hold the line on
the ad valorum tax rate."
Advocates of additional revenue for
local governments had hoped for a
statewide sales tax but the 1969 Gen
eral Aaaembly, after levying one of the
heaviest loads ever on the unsuspecting
populace, didn't have the stomache to
add a penny sales tax. Thus, the
brain-child. The honorables left it to
local units and the people.
Several things can be said for the
tax. One of the best arguing points
seems to be that if the counties them
selves don't grab this extra penny on
sales, come 1971, the state -through
the General Assembly- will. Some be
lieve it is likely that an additional
penny will be added in 1971 in any
event. Mecklenburg voters, approving a
penny sales tax in 1967 are now being
called on to do likewise with the
second copper this year.
Some areas are being asked to
supplement school budgets with the
sales tax money. Other sponsors would
like to see their favorite projects un
derwritten by the new tax proceeds.
Here in Franklin County-and we
suspect in many other places-tax has
become a dirty word. Rumor has it
that Octogon soap sales have climbed
in recent weeks as ho me makers pre
pare for mouth-washing exercises as
more and more is expected of the
tax -type language. Actually, things
may not be exactly this bad, but
nobody is making book that Franklin
voters are going to overcrowd the polls
on November 4 with yes votes.
The Commissioners' resolution
"further resolves" that they will "par
ticipate and cooperate" with civic or
ganizations and other groups "in stat
ing and explaining . . .the benefits of
the said tax." From this crow's nest, it
looks as though it's going to take quite
a bit of both.
Not Guilty On Other Counts
White Level Man Gets Fine In Gun Assault
Jimmy Hasaell Dean. 51 -year-old
White Level man, was found not guilty
of one assault charge and a charge of
damage to personal property here in
Diatrict Court Monday but was fined
$100 and coats in a second charge.
Dean was convicted on charges of
assaulting Danny Murphy, w/m/20 of
Rt. 2, Louisburg with a shotgun on the
night of September 5. On the charge
of assault against Larry Wood,
w/m/20, also of Rt. 2, Louisburg and
damage to Wood's late model car,
Dean was found innocent.
The charges grew out of Dean's
allegedly shooting into the rear of
Wood's car around midnight when,
according to Dean at the time, Wood
and Murphy were participating in a
race with another car. Dean claimed
the Wood car was scratching off in his
yard and after requesting the youths
to leave, he fired into their car. Mur
phy was struck in the neck with a
piece of flying glass, according to
reports.
Faulkner Denies Times Keport
County Commissioner Norwood
Faulkner denied Wednesday that he
had requested a secret ballot on the
vote to retain County Dog Warden
Tyree Lancaster, as reported in Tues
day's Timet
The Times reported that according
to a usually reliable aource Faulkner
requested Commissioner E. M. Sykes
to withdraw his motion to fire Lan
caster and that a secret ballot be cast
to prevent embarrassment to Chairman
Brooks Young, who the source said
was expected to have to break a tie
vote.
Faulkner's said, in a prepared state
ment Wednesday, "In voting oh the
Dog Warden, I did not request to have
a secret ballot. I did not try to
influence any member of the Board in
their on the matter and I think each
member will verify this and each voted
his own conviction."
Episcopal Churchwomen Hold Quiet Day
Some of th? leaden In the Eptscopti Oiurch women's Quiet Day held here at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Wedneediy are
f"0"" Pictured left to right, are: Mr* C. W. 9t rot her and Mrs L. E. Scoggln, members of the host church; Rev. Charles I.
u o 2 !U>cky M?unt- '??d* ?' *ikea; Mrs Francis E. Winalow. Jr. of Raleigh, Incoming Convocation Chairman, and
Mrs. S. E. Jennette of Hendoraon, present Convocation Chairman. See Story Page 3. -Photo by Clint Fuller.
Other cases disposed of in Mon
day's Court session are as follows:
Mary Evans, w/f/30, abandonment
of children. Not guilty.
James Ray Hall, w/m, interfering
with officer. Not less than 6 nor more
than 12 months in jail, suspended for
5 years and defendant placed on pro
bation and to pay a fine of $50.00 and
costs.
Russell Moore Fuller, w/m/57,
operating auto intoxicated. 4 months
in jail, suspended for 3 years on
payment of $100.00 fine and coats; to
operate a motor vehicle only under
restricted driving privileges; that he
keep the peace toward his wife, not
violate any State or Federal laws and
that he attend Alcoholics Anonymous.
Robert Blooner Fleming, w/m/32,
driving wrong side of road. Nol pros
with leave.
Weldon Harold Bryant, w/m/52,
fall to see movement could be made in
safety. To pay costs.
Rupert F'ox, n/m/52, allowing no
operator's license. $35.00 fine and
costs.
'William fCdgerton, n/m/39, operat
ing auto intoxicated; no operator's
license. 6 months in jail with work
release recommended. Jail sentence
suspended for 3 years on condition
See COURT Page 4
Director Credits
State C & D
Kenneth Schubert, Industrial De
velopment Director, today credited
Harold Love, Industrial Representative
and the State Department of Com
merce and Industry for valuable assis
tance in the location of Winston Indus
tries at Bunn.
Schubart said, "A great deal of
credit should be given Harold Love
and Commerce and Industry for the
part they played in getting Winston
Industries to consider locating In
Franklin County. Without their help
we would not have had the lead In the
first place."
He added, "Through state coopera
tion with local representatives an
nouncement of industries the size of
Winston art made possible "
Winston announced last week its
plans to locate a plant to manufacture
mobile homes on a 195-acre complex
east of Bunn. The announcement came
at a special called news conference in
Bunn. Work on the new structure to
expected to get underway Imme
diately
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