REDUCE SALARY OF JUVENILE JUDGE ti. S. KABP ELECTED COBOJiEB. Cold Mine Township Bonds Sold for Par and Accrued Interest to Chan _? Hl?r A Ragland ? Cedar Utx-k SrhoST Dtstfltt lo'Tute on more Bonds . The uoard of County Commission- ] ?rs met In regular session on Monday with all members present. The mln utes ox the previous meeting being ap proved business was tatren ttp and dts posed of as follows: The meeting was opened with pray er by Dr. W. R. Burrell. pastor of ? the Louteburg Baptist Church. Miss Pauline Smith read her report before the Board ? which was approv ed . Uponmotion of J. P, Tlmberlake and seconded by C. C. Hudson It was ordered that the County renew Its notes which were loaned to Harris township on 'September 6th ? one for $6,0t)0.00 and one for J3.551.33 ? for the purpose of finishing their "road building under theifr contract until they could receive the money from the sale of their last Issue of bonds. With the assistance of the Sheriff the Board drew the Jurors for Febru ? ary term Franklin Superior Court. On motion of W. Qj Fuller and Bee-, onded by C. C. Hudson, J. C. Jones, Superintendent Public Welfare, was Instructed to Investigate the condi tions of Manervia May, and recom mend to the Clerk the amount should bf; allowed her as outside pauper and th; Clerk is ordered to carry out his ? r> iir.raendatton . 1 :1 of P. E. Dean, Constable Of Cedcr Rock township, was approved and tlic oath of office administered. On motion of Fuller and seconded : by Titnberlake the purchasing agent whs Instructed to purchase pipe fo? road near Pearce's school house. Tim IHlJUil uf J. J. HuUleu, 3upn ? inlendoni of County? Homer was re ceived and filed. He reports 9 white ai-.d 10 colore^ inmates. A motion prevailed accepting tht resignations of J. B. Smith, Consta ? bio -ot Ha.yesville township., ami C. R: Parrish, Constable of Gold M!no township. As requested by the Boar J of Couit ty Commissioners in tneir ueicrawr meeting the Democratic Kxecutive Committee for - Franklin County re rn.n nirnil that the following parties be named to fill the vacancies exist ing in the various county or.lcers: For Coroner ? G. S. Earn. For Constable ? Hayesvihe, H. L,. Stokes; Gold Mine, J. D. Gupton; Youngsville, W. N. Pearce. Upon motion of Fuller and seroud ed by Timberlake the above named persons were elected to ths respec tive offices. The bond of H. L. Stokes for Con' it tame of ? Hayesvrtle -townslUy, ? A as received and approved and the oath of office administered. On motion of Fuller seconded by Hudson the purchasing agent was In structed to purchase piping' for road leading from Kearney's store to Hen derson. On motion of Timbffrlake and sec onded by Hudson all taxes collected for Franklinton Township Roads and F ranklinton Graded School, was or dered deposited in the Commercial Bank & Trust Co. Bids for the Gold Mine Township Road bonds ? a $40,000.00 issue, were opened. T. W. Chandler and C. A. Ragland weje the successful bidders at par "MSB"" accrued interest. The report of Dr. J. E. Malone, County Health officer, was received and filed. On motion it was ordered that all Constables be allowed the same fees as tfft Sheriff for capturtng and turn i ing over to the Finance Committee complete still outfits. The bond ot J. D. Gupton, Consta ble for Gold Mine township, was ap proved and the oath of office adminis tered. ? The bond of G. 8. Earp, Coroner, was approved and ordered filed. He wag given the oath of office by Clerk of the Court. J. P. Timberlake and W. C. Wil der were appointed a committee to in vestigate the property belonging to Franklin County near the Fire House and see If any part of same can be sold to advantage to the County. C.'C. Hudson, W. D. Fuller and A. I, Joyner were appointed a com mittee to Investigate the cost of buil ding a drive way to the Person and Ftokea cotton platform which would , be used by the public. The rental of the Taylor shop came ' before the Board, for the fiscal year I 1921, and bids were received as fol- 1 lows: Taylor $10.00 per month j Tucker $11.00 per month. Upon roll call vote Hudson and Joyner voted f6r Tucker, Timberlake, Wilder and Fuller voted for Taylor. Therefore! Taylor retains the shop at $10.00 per month . * The salary of the Juvenile Judge being In order .C. C. Hudson moved' that the salary be reduced from $1,000 to $300 per year for the year 1921. The motion waff seconded by Wilder and a roll call was ordered and resuf teed as follows: Hudson, nye; Wll- 1 der, aye; Timberlake, aye; Joynec, ! aye; Fuller, no. Upon motion it was ordered that the Board ot- County Commissioners meet at the Coonty Home an January 14th, for the pufpoae Of taking Invert ... -U . '-?.v.'.-v tory . . . A bond ?lection (or X^edar Rock yho. H. Dickie. Sandy Creek ? C. It Oupuin, B. P. Harris, R. E. Debnam. Gold Mine ? C. C. Murphy, J. N. Wood, ,/. H. Wood, G. WaN?1im. Cedar Rock ? D. A. GuptoD, W. A. Frazler, J. L. Wester, J. W. Gardj ner, E. L.. Leonard, J. ETMoore, D." N. Murphy, W. li. Collins. P. L. Collins, J. W. Champion. Cypress Creek ? D. T. Tvoyd, G. R. I Boone, S. G. Griffin, W. C. M. Sykes. j Louisburg ? J. C. Bartholomew, O. j C. Hill, G. W. Murphy, A. Inspoe. tee met in a called session on Mon day with Harris, Youngsvillc, Hayes ville, Gold Mine. Cedar Rock and L,ou lsburg rcprtsSIUftfl. ? Chairman E. H. Malone prcsideri -and stated that ? the : C ommittee had been requested to ir.ake., recommendations to hll vacan cies in the county and several town ships. ? An application from Mr. Gr ? 8. Earp for recommendation for Coroner {was received and read. Upon motion _Ua_ was recommended to fill vacancy caused by the resignation- of F. G. Byrd . The question of making recommen township Constables was taken up and .the following recommended: j , Ilayesville ? H. L. Stokes. Gold Mine ? J. D. Onpton Jr., tCr R. Parrlsh resigned). I Youngs vijle ? W. .\. Pearce. The Chairman was directed to com municate with the chairman of other townships where vacancies occur and together with them make recommen dations for their being filled. f? -Upon- motkm -the Chair mau was in, | structed to convey to Governor Cam ? eron Morrison Franklin County Demo IciacyiB endorsement of the. appoint Iment o^ Mr. J. R. Collie as Superin tendent of the State Penitentiary. Upon motion the Secretary was re quested to call on the different candi date* who are delinquent In their con tributions to the campaign fund and ask that thfey make their contributions at once so tfikt the campaign deficits !may be wiped out. j Upon motion the Allowing resolu tion was unanimously passed: Whereas during the past week, the | family of Mr. E. N. Williams, a he gloved member of this Committee, has (been visited by the death angel and a (daughter, Mrs. J. E. Collins, taken ? from .its midst: Be it reeolved that we the members I of the Democratic Executive Commit I tee Of Franklin County, do extend to I Mr. Williams and his family and to Mr. Collins, oar heartfelt sympathy and pray that Almighty Qod may con sole an?d comfort them in this their sore bereavement. Be it resolved further that a copy of this resolution be published In the Franklin Times. No other business coming before the Committee adjournment subject to call was taken. ? a ?? HOJHJOOD-WADE. MIhs Anne Wade, daughter at Mr. and>Mrs. Martin Wade, of Dunn, and James Raymond Hobgood, of Louls burg, were married In the home of the bride's sister, Mm. James Hamp ton, Vernon Apartments, Stuart Ave nue, Richmond. Saturday afternoon . lR?v. Dr. Buckholtz, of the Westmin ister Presbyterian church, officiated. | The bride wore a milt of brown, with hat and gloves to match and car | rled a bouquet of bride's roses awl or chids. .After the .ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Hampton gave a dinner, party at tbe Jefferson hotel. | The bride Is one of Dunn's mosl j charming young women and has a host of friends here. Mr. Hobgood 1* a traveling salesman attached to the force of the R. J. Reynold* Com pany. His headquarters has been in Richmond for several months. H? and his bride will make their home In Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Hobgood will spend ?be Christmas holidays here with Mrs llobgood's parents. ? Dec. 2f. (Duni> Dispatch., ) W range 1 ev&cuatsd and Venlselos "absquatulated." ? ."fr - *i ? * "V1 * *?* ? . WILLIAM L. SHAM ? ?_* BLEY DEAD IXQt'EST BY C0R03ER ?. S. EAUl' Shot In Stomach Br Trap (iun In Ball Bros. Store Set to Catch Burglars Who Had Been Entering Store Coroner G. 8 Earp. who wag elec tecTTo Oil the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. F. O. Byrd and qaalifled on Monday afternoon, was called on his first case early Tuesday morning to hold an Inquest at Alert, where William L.. 8hambl?y was dead bj the result Of the discharge oT a shot gun set Inside the store to catch burfciars. From the evidence before the Carouaia inquest it appeared that sotne one had been breaking into Ball Bros, store through a sbcond story window repeatedly and every method they had employed to apprehend th* guilty party or parties had failed. When they spent the night In the store to watch no one would come. So they decided to set a trap gun which they did with the result, Shambley was shot In the stomach and fell from the scaffold where he was fqund by his wife who got assistance and mo* ed him Into a house nearby, where he lived possibly thirty minutes. He cap was found on the scaffold. He leaves a wife and several children. He was a new comer to that section. After a full Investigation the-jCor oners Jury which was composed ot Messrs. W. H. Faulkner, W. L. Stal lings, H. T. Tharrington, W.-C. Stal lings, P. C. Carroll. J. W. Ayeacue rendered a verdict as follows: "That the deceased came to his death by gun shot wounds inflicted by a gun set by flail Bmidlnsltte- tlietr bUirg to catcfc. burglars, which were entering their store by an up stairs window. ' Sheriff H. A. Kearney assisted. th Conveniences" is the title'of ia sixty-four page bulletin just Issued Ly the department of Agricultural Engineering at State College. jf^e : authors" are: ? Profs. ? Deane G-.-Car , ter and R. E. Bosque. ~ I The booklet considers in a briet way the subjec t of farm conveniences. No attempt Is made to discuss tffe sub jects thoroughly. but rather, it is hop ed that this bulletin will he the mean? of answering a number of iiuostlom. . The subjects considered are (1) farm mechanics, (2) home built convenien ices. (3) concrete on the farm. (4) 'farm buildings. t5+ "fttrm ? i mi-v an fl power, including tractors, and ,(6) farm horn*? equipment. The pamphlet is profusely illustra-* ted with pictures and detailed draw ings and specifications of various la bor saving devices. Considerable jcare has been exercised in the^prepar f4i-t-iou nf thp latter in order to provide (workable plans for those who wish to 'build the conveniences at home. The bulletin is for free distribution land copies may be obtained by addres I sing E. B. Owen. Registrar, ?West ' Kaleigh, N. C. Miss Ethel Weaver of Franklinton was happily united to Mr. Ernest Mil ler of Hickory, North Carolina. Sun day A. M. at 10 o'clock in the pres ence of a few friends. Mr. J. A. Moore, Miss Beulari Moore and Mr. T. C. Woodllef . They were married by Rev. Dowell Miss Weaver is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. B. P. Weaver, a prosperous farmer of near Franklinton. Mr. Mil ler is a young man of Hickory, has resided at Franklinton since August and was highly esteemed by all that knew him. Immediately after the j ceremony the bride and groom left jfor Greensboro, Asheville and other | cities. Their home will be at Hickory North Carolina after Jan. 1, 1921 where Mr. Miller has accepted a po sitlon. TO LAY OUT SCHOOL GROUNDS. Mr. Blair, State Architect, will by in the county several days in January and february to help the Home Dem onstration Agent make plans for lay ing out tho aehool grounds of the co unty. Meetings for January are ar ranged as follows: Tuesday 18th- ? Mapleville 3 P. M. Wednesday 19th -^Hiion, 9:30 A. M. > Roberts 2 P. M. ?? Thursday 20th ? Seven Paths 9:30 A. M. Justice 11:30 A. M. Cedar Rock 2:30 P. M Friday 21st? Ingleslde 9:30 A. M. Wood 2 P. M. Saturday 22nd Moulton Hayes 9:3(J A. M. At these meetings patrons are,, urg ed to be present with plows, hoes, scoops and other tools necessary to level grounds and lay out walks. Announcements reading as follows have been> received here: "Mr. And Mrs.^J. O. Cofer' announ ce the marriage *of their daughter. Mary Frances, to Mr. Jasper Leon Harris, Baturday. January first, nine teen hundred and twenty-one. Wash ington. D. O. "At home after January flfleei>t UjL, Bunn, N. C." " f e. MILLKR- >V E A YE K . X AMONG THE VISITORS top Know AND SOME YOl' DO SOT KNOT. - A Vint FtWii jU4 Their Friends Who Travel H?r? All There. "?P ? J. Ti King left Tuesday fnr [ Raleigh. Mr . E. H. Malone visited Raleigh] yesterday. Mr. Allen visited Raleigh | Tuesday-. Am Mr. Paul Beasley left Tuesday tor a visit to relatives at Lenoir. Miss Mary Page Wilder, ' or Aber- , deen, visited Miss Catherine BobbUt the past week. ConstAfcle J. E. Thomas. W. J>". Beasley and son. Matthew, visited Raleigh Tuesday. ' _ Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Macora return ed the past week from a visit to their daughters at Roc Ivy Mount. Mr. Clifford Hall, of Kinston, who spent the holidays with his parents in Louisburg. returned home the past Week . Mr. C. H. Yarborough, who Is at tending school at Woodbury Fore jt, Va., spent the holidays with his peo ple here. Senator F. B. McKinne went to Raleigh Tuesday to take up his duties (a A member of the Senate In the pre | ?pit General Assembly. I Misses Margaret Cooke and Jessie Thomas have returned home after ndlnsf the Christmas bclidays in illsboro. Mebane and Greensboro. HONOR ROLL . is an honor roll -for Laurel School for December: First Grade ? Sue Egerton, Mary He len Burnett, Fred Burnett, Bettie Bob [ bite Marshall, Estelle Woodard, Elliott 1 Bnedlovo. Wilsoa Far rieb . Second prade ? I'rma Gupton, Lucy Peny Coffn, Loyd Crissman, Clyde (ffllimnn. Lucy Breedlove. i Third Grade ? Blount Egerton, Ra | chel Garbee. RaTfin Harper, Lessie ^Breedlpve. [mie Harris. Fifth Grade- ? Alice DePriest, H'ar ] old Ciirbee, Keubin Gupton. Clement f H-n r p e r. ? T heron ttigh t . ? - Sixth Grade ? Louise Parrish, Lin wood Murphy. j Seventh Grade ? Mary Egerton. Eighth Grade ? Helen Alston. Fan nie Gupton. Hugh Jones. The Tacky Party given in? Laurel school building, just before the holi days was quite a success financially and afforded "great- amusement Tor those present. Master David Fuller won the prize for being the tackiest boy present and Rachel Garbee for the tackiest girl. Many others deserve mention for the costuming was indis cious indeed, % it was a task for th? judges to decide who really were en titled to the prizesr Mrs. Florence Gupton wore a dress that reminded us of the 60's with its seven yard wide skirts . The tacky party is quite a1 |U|1 I cessful method, and It requires no practicing and everybody enjoys it and feels that they have a part in it. People like the guessing contests, and are eager for refreshments after fro- . licking and hearty laughter. CHANGE IN SHOE SHOP. -i About th? only business change ? that has taken place In Loulsburg i thus far for the first of the year is the change of ownership of the Amer ican Electric Shoe Shop, Messrs. R. , E. L. Lancaster ami W. G. Riddle having 'purchased the shop from I)r. A. H. Fleming. ? ? ? o MRS. J. E. COLLINS DEA.II. The many friends of the family we re grieved to learn of the death of Mrs. J. E. Collins which occurred at th^ir home near Ingleside ou Friday afternoon*. She was the daughter of Mr. E.N. Williams and had been mar- ( rl?d to Mr. Collins hardly two weeks. She was a most estimable woman, , loved and esteemed by all who knew her. Her remains were laid to rest; in the cemetery at Trinity church on 1 last Saturday afternoon, the funeral services being conducted by Revs. Mr. Loy aixl G. F. Smith. A large number of friends gathered to pay a last sad tribute. u. i> r. The Joseph J. H)aviB Chapter IT. I). C. will meet with Mrs. C. K. Cooke on Tuesday afternoon. January 18th at 3, o'clock A special program has been arranged and all members ar . 1m> wurn Appointed llMfgMf w ('otiTPnllon -Appoint* Town ship Committees. ? ThH JmrrWw- nnimty flm wers Association met la the - Court House on Monday with quite a good crowd present. President Harris called the meeting to ordefr and staXed 'lit uUJ?ia. a full ill sr us slu 11 was ha'J and U wus Anally decided that the President appoint a committee of one ffrom each township to take charge si L the organization and the canvaaa for membership. Each of these com "^cT^ttiorT ^ wbrk with them .^TTiey were instructed to proceed to organ ize and to appoint delegates on the has is of two for each one hundred members to attend the county meet ing to be called early In February. Those appointed by Prresident Harris * ere : Dunns ? F. S. Pearce. Harris ? P. J. King. Cedar Rock ? W. D. Bowden. Sandy Creek ? H. P. Speed. I-ouisburg ? N. M. Perry. Cypres Creek ? Alton Wilder. Youngsville ? R. B. Roberts. Franklinton ? J. A. Mitchiner. Hayesville? H. F- Mitchell. Gold Mine? J. H. Wood. Upon motion W. D. Btfwden was appointed to represent Franklin Coun ty at the State meeting to be held In Raleigh next Wednesday. The Secretary read the following communicatipna that will be of Inter eat to all tobacco growers: The Oneral Statistical Position of Bright Tobacco. The 1918 crop waa around 450 mil lion pounds, which averaged 35c; the *1919. crop was over 470 million pound* '~etm I averager nearly F>Dt:. SEuI the 1920 crop Is estimated to be between 550 and 600 millions pounds and will aver ante between 20c and 2-ic. [ The am plus uf the lopgn 1BTT 8? ffi j was taken up, to a great degree, by the i demand of the armies and navies of ihfl Allied Governments, and the sur plus of the 1919 crop was. to some ex-. . ten, bought by the mafttuacUiFeru oil 1 mistaken Idea as to their future wants pnd a large Amount o? this crop i? also held by dealers and even manu tacturers for retale. i ne Bfatt^tlcs shew that the relic tion iu England in the past few mon? ihs in the consumption of bright to* linnn.i H n hr?>n mrtqt "'-tWp.1 ?ntfl Ytllli to adverse exchange rates iiiHl unsat isfactory financial conditions the ship ments to Europe have practically cea s(d. To these adverse cio?iaitionot add- the fa/f that.due_-to the better ex change rates from Turfceyr -Greece, J? vr; and oth with the Tntergtate Tobacco Gro- I i wers' Association, now In session in I j Richmond, with the outstanding ob- I (Ject in view of impressing in some J j way the planters in the bright tobacco j sections of Georgia, South Carolina,' North Carolina ami Virginia, with the I | absolute importance of curtailment of 'their 1921 crop to a point where the ! supply would not be so far beyond the demand . It was shown in the dfscusision br ought out that a considerable over- ; production had been made for the ' last three years, and especially in. . 1920, when the production was be- j tween 550 and 600 million pounds, jwhich was by 33 1-3 per cent the lar- I gest production ever known, j As between sixty and seventy per cent of the bright crop is exported or used for export purposes and with the present financial and economical conditions in Europe, it can be read ily seen that many grades of this bri K nt tobacco are beyond legitimate de- i ?id, resulting in disastrously low ( |,.u8 for these types. il is believed and hoped that the publicity that can be put Into opera tion of acquainting the farmers with the conditions will effectively impress them with the absolute necessity of cutting their planting ifty per cent in 1!>21. With this curtailment in pla nting. a much superior quality of to bacco will result and at the same time will almost automatically cause" the farmers to Have their crops diversi fied and produce in a greater degree what ther meed In tUeir homes* A committed, was appointed to co-oper ate witji the Farmers Association to this end, and every effort from now on will be bent for the successful ac complishment of this purpose. In conference w1|fc the Warohow Association of Kastern North Caroii GRIEB AlfD i-nitn am. CHOSEN AS PKEsnwaw OTTTCERS OP TTTSS WFLBOIW LOSSS OrT Walter Greene Elected ? Unr ? led OiillfurJ Teterm MW At-Arm# A? HfH-g.lllCT f orritsrk? Lssslter Principal Clerk. ? UalttTfrn, inn 1 Qrter. -of ;Trad?fl. -wrornraseir for ?nK?r. ajui "Senator- W. L. Long. of Halifax, by accliffiatlon for president pro tempore of the senate "Were chosen ?>? boose and senate caucuses tonight which, set moving the machinery of legtstalttm i for the opening tomorrow. The senate put through its clerk ships In a few minutes, but" the house ran an hour and a half t The contests In the bigger body centered about Da vid P. Delllnger, of Gaston, for read ing clerk, and Miss Nancy Welborn, of Wilkes, his opponent. The femi nine dash wasn't spectacular for Del llnger took 75 and she 10. Walter Murphy, of Rowan, presiding at the house caucus, nominated Miss Wei born la a beautiful tribute to her and hecJerebears. The lady from Wilkes | had chosen her ancestors with great care, but Delllnger had been at work jwith his colleague for weeks. Bowie ]of Ashe, and Doughton, ofAlteghtmy. implacables even as Murphy on the j suffrage issue, voted with Murphy 'for Miss Welborn. i Ellis Gardner, of Yancey, and Otis 'shell, of Harnett. rai? a furious race for engrossing clerk, Shell winning -no the mvrmrt hntlnf hv SX In tK 1 I Then Clem Wright, of Guilford. J trotted out Walter Greene, of Guilford for sergeant-at-aruis. Great service . for Tint tfrnth the clock from the wall when It would stop at legislative behest to allow be lated legislation a chance, were array ed as capital accomplishments of . 1'ulonel Crmjut;. ; " Everett, of Richmond, seconded and | declared that it Cook Colonel Greene ?seven months to surrender following Lee's lead, Marse Bob quitting ahead ?of G-reenf more than half ? a ? year;" i"Come out ami let 'em see you," shout ei Mr. Everett. Colonel Greene ca ll-e. Somehnllv nnminntpH Tama? IF Bjirkhead. of Randolph, Out walked Mr.. Burkhead, just a plain mister, dressed in grey dangerously like the > imf*ilenne nnifqr:n . ? "Got ????? >nen . beat on' looks," Everett declared,. There were other nominees but the -GuiWord me3y thtrks. Democrats and frell. Colonel Peter McWilliams, acrobat of th?fur phy. The old fellow, seventy-seven saw his election before it was declar ed and started the ^pplause. Alex Lassite'r was made principal clerk without opposition. After the minor places were settled and the speeches nominating Orier had been made by Dawson, of Lenoir, and Ever ett," of Rockingham, representatives Doughton, Everett and Matthews es I cortex Orier to the floor. He thanked the caucus without makiitg any pro nouncement of policy. I In the senate Frank D. Hackett, of 'North Wllkesboro, was elected prin jclpal clerk, Joe Mackay, of Raleigh, I engrossing clerk and C. C. Brougliton. of Troy reading clerk. Dave Gastor, of Cumberland, was nominated ser geant-at-arms. Republicans caucusing openly, pep perly tonight, passed resolutions de manding a reseating In th?>i general assembly by placing their members in a block thus making oonftrence on important party votes poaaflMe. The caucus made H. Sinclair Wil liams, of Cabarrus .minority leader for the fourth time, Repreesatatftre Hendricks, of Madison, retiring in the \ Cabarrus man's favor. Senator BumRamer, of Wllkee, was elected minority manager in the sen ate. The senate followed the house lead as to rearrangement of seats and to morrow resolutions- will be |r?MQled in open house and senate asking tfcst the minority be allowed to Sit to gether. ? > Br- . I Representative Bryant, of YedltoJ presided over the house caucus MacOuire, of Surry, was secrj^l Bumxarntr, of Wilkes, w;' man of the senate caucus Gu?e, of Surry, presided at the caucus. The committee which will protest against seat arrangements Is composed of Representative* Wir Cowls* ot Wilkes. Qfrant. ot g Hendricks and Owea, ot ; na, the conclusion was arrived at that these markets would be opened la 1921 on Tuesday. January lltfa. J m m m /%, ? - l M ^ ? ,, i ? M ? 'vitTIBJlOtt, * I Tobacco AssociatJjm ot VnMs4 ttstes. fe . ? 'yi1