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Roving With Raymond By Raymond Southard This column is designed to keep you informed on the current hap penings around Franklin, about people and their activities, in particular the teen-agers and young people. Speaking of this group, here U a description of the class trip .of the '59 graduates of Franklin Hi h. Foe this story. I PLUMBING And HEATING For A-l Work at Reasonable Rate* CALL W. G. HALL Call LA 4-2913 will give credit to Miss Jean Franklin, my co-author this week. At 6 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, May 27, 35 1959 Franklin High School graduates departed for Washington, D. C , on their class trip. Adding to .the melee and general confusion of departure i Were chaperones Harry Corbin. Mrs. Ellen Led fetter, and L. C Howard, Jr. After the numerous pieces of baggage were stowed, we began ' the main activity of the nl-.'ht ? eating. We were prepared for this ? the Trailways bus could lia.v competed with any cafe as far as the quantity of food was con cerned . After a stop in Asheville for pillows, the bus rolled down-state to Winston-Salim, then turned north toward Virginia. During th" niglu, members of a "Don't Sleep Ciub " kept awake travelers who ; were trying to nap. The leader of this club appeared to Be Tummy Mi Nish, who with his insistent "Wake up. wake up!" and high powered radio going full blast, ac complished this goal as many .ileepy kids attested to next morn j nig. 1 At 6 next morning, in Richmond. Va , we tumbled off the bus for breakfast, then proceeded to Mount Vernon and Alexandria, Va.. for sightseeing tours. Thursday night, one group tool; i in a moive, and another group watched the Boston Red Sox de feat the Washington Senators at CARD OF THANKS I We wish to extend our heartfelt ] thanks and appreciation for th. I acts of kindness, messages ol j , sympathy, and beautiful floral Offerings received from our friends 1 . during our recent bereavement in the loss of our w ife and mother. The J. E Crisp Family Griffith Paik Friday was the big day. as far *l sightseeing was concerned We walked, and walked, and walked more, but the weariness was forgotten as we enjoyed visit ing the Washington Monument. Washington National Airport, the White House, Hie Capitol, Jeffer f.on and Lee Mi morlals, Lee's Mansion, the F.BJ. Building, th Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and many other points of interest in the capital. About hall the "roup, feeling adventurous, climbed the 898 steps up Washington Monument. Hayes Snyder raced madly up the steps and reached the top before! the elevator which was carrying some of the Franklin group ar- ' | rived ! Friday night' we journeyed to > neai by Maryland to an amusement Park After much pleading and planning. Bill Hopper finally! persuaded Mrs. Ledbetter to rid ? ' < the roller coaster. Although she was afraid she wouldn't, she sur vived, as all who rode it for the first time did. Saturday saw us at Arlington National Cemetery for the im pressive Memorial Day services. AIsq at Arlington we saw tha changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier. After lunch, we again divided into groups, with the ball game again on some schedules, and a trip to the Smithsonian Institute and a movie in Cinerama on the others. The time for leaving came all too soon and we regretfully said goodbye to Washington, as we drove around one more time to observe the famous buildings bathed in moonlight. Some unforgettable memories: Helen Setser, asking why the ?stone in the Washington Monu ment changed color about half way up, was told "That's the high-water mark of the 1916 flood." The monument is 550 feet I ugh. ... Dick Wallace constant ly ducking in order to keep from bumping his head in the Endless Caverns, of New Market, Va. Nancy Siler continually hounding Mr. Howard about his incessant trips up and down the aisle of the bus. . Mr. Corbin sleeping with his head out in theaisle . . .Clay Sams and Dennis Bates trying to get lost in the Bureau of Engrav ing and Printing. . . . John Killian tiying to make an appointment to go golfing with the president. - - . James Clark and Phillip Franklin geting lost in the hotel. ? ? . and, of course, some con- 1 fidence men who fleeced some members of the group (no names, please) out of several dollars. Besides graduation, this trip will probably be remembered as the most outstanding highlight of four years of high school. Every-' one will remember the excitement, the thrills, the merriment, and the pleasure of the trip. It was well worth what it cost, a perfect end ing for the school years! Taxes in North Carolina are closely aligned with maintaining and improving public services for all the people, and they are in balance with our needs of the present as well as for the future, of a modern, progressive state. This system provides an equitable tax climate for better living as well as industrial development. It is an interesting fact that the areas favoring "legal control" of the sale of beer and ale produce approxi mately 84% of these taxes, not because they favor "legal control" but because they are the most pro gressive and enlightened areas in the State. 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