The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, September 13, 1995          TAG: 9509130004
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A12  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   20 lines

IGNORE THE MESSAGE

To the good people of Franklin and the surrounding area: Please don't shoot the messenger. Instead ignore the message.

I visit Franklin frequently by choice, not by chance. Is boredom not an internal ``problem'' to certain individuals?

FRANKLIN HABIT

Elizabeth City, N.C. Sept. 10, 1995 by CNB