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THE COUNTY, THE ^TA TENTHS UNION
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VOLCBS XLVIX
EICiHT PAiiES THIS WEEK
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LOE4HBCHG, Fl. C, EBMAV. FEBBFAftf 4, 1#S1.
M'JTBER ??.
MR. PERSON ROASTS
7 REVALUATION
WILEY HOLMES SAYS HE A*fi
PEBSON ALOE TOLD THE
TBITH.
Draft Strong Rfnolntlons at Mass
Meeting Saturday, Asking for Se
duction In Valuation of Land For
Taxes ? Mr. 0. P. Harris Chairman.
Pursuant to a call Issued many days
before a. (Q&ss meeting was held in the
Court house 'on Satu-rday rat one
olotfons toolcing- to reducing the valu
Htlunj ^ wfcrftil to be pregontetL
to th? LegSiftature' Aow ln session.
Quite a lfdFg* number were present
when the meeting was. called to order
by "If. Harris, who after stat
ing the object of the meeting, was
unanimously elected chairman of the
meeting and A. F. Johnson wa3 el
ected secretary, ,
The Chairman stated that the object
of the "meeting was to take some ac
tion to relieve us of the high taxes
we are now paying." He further sta
/ ted that this would be no political
meetings nor shouM a?y abusoo be al
lowed, but was an honest efTort to ha
ve the property of the uounty reduc
ed in valuation," after which, he op
ened the meeting for discussion, stat
^ ing that all speeches would be limlt
' WUJ terr mlnutes each .
W. M. Person jose stating that "we
V: .ye met here to undo what has been
t.wiio to us ? to do it legitimately ? the
:jc of 1920. That crime which put
5tj ] jT* cent increase orr owners
and farmers." He stated further th
at there was $600,000,000 worth of
stock in North Carolina untaxed and
free. He moved that a committee ot
two languages be sent to Raleigh to
I t :til thp riot act to the legislature
tion and not talking Mr. S. A. New
ell took the floor and presented a few
figures. Tie stated that in 1919 the
leal estate was listed at 4,565,461 and
personal property at $4,5(>o,486. And
in 1920 real estate was listed at $17.
personal property at $5,
M*,T3I5. ? Tie stated that thOorotloall)
? the revaluation act^was right, and
that the legislative wa? working on
this. question trying to arrive at the
proper thing to ao. I Te suggested
be put on personal property.
W. A. Jones stated that he had land
worth $17,000.00 that had been val
ued under this new act at $52,000.00
?which he considered unequal. He
suggests an equalization board to re
medy the defects and suggests that
the County Commissioners and ono
member from each township compose
the Board. Mr. Jones stated that
with the present price of crops and
land valuatetoiTs "If I pay my guano
man the Sheriff will sell me out, and
if 1 pay the Sheriff the guauo man will
sell me out, so I am in a fix.
Mr. Person took the floor again and
was right sharp in his denunciations
of the actions of the Te gists tors and
all who were in auyway connected, or
in sympathy with' the revaluation act
and many other progressive move
ments.
Mr. J. R. Jones expressed himsell
' tn favor of an equalization stating
that he had a neighbor whose land
was valued at $40 per acre while his
6wn was valued at $70.
W. W. Green moved that the Chair
man appoint a committee of five to
retire and draft resolutions. The
Chair appointed S. A. Newell, J. M.
Allen. J. *r. Inacoe, W. W. Green, C.
B Kearney, *
Skeleton relo lutlons were read and
referred tp ?th? committee.
Mr. Person rose JLo move "that we
strtke out 'tHe endorsement of" the re
Vaftratlon act in the skeleton resolu
tions, as &e are here to condemn it."
thereupon Chairman Harris stated
th??*~he felt that the motive of the re |
valuation act was entirely honest but
that through the enthusiasm of its
executives the pendulum swung too
fer.
Mr. Green moved that Mr. Person
be ruled down on a point of order
which prevailed.
? While the Committee was out draft
ing the resolutions W. M. Person call
ed for W. W. Holmes to address the
meeting who went forward and In a
short talk stated that Wiley Person
and himself were the only ones who
told the truth on the campaign. He;
expressed himsolf against everything
progressive and for the best Interests
of the State Including the Public Wei- I
fare, the Home Demonstration work
and even the preachers and presiding
elders, stating that he considered that
the money he paid for taxes was lost. (
and that he paid the preacher was
lost." Characterizing three fourths
the people In the County fools he re- i
tired.
Mr . W . M . Person moved that ev- ]
ory land owner in the County, and
especially all those present, sign the
copy of the resolutions *that are* to be
sent to the representatives in thfe leg
islature. The motion prevailed.
Mrt W. D. Bow den was asked to
tell the people about the Tobacco
Growers Association, during the ab
sence of the Committee and he res- I
^ ponded. He .attended the State mee- |
ting as a delegate from here and his
explanation shows that a change of
plan has been made the pros- I
pectj look exceedingly bright for an- j
other year provided the advice and]
benefits of the organization is used, to
the fullest extent. He announced a
meeting? of -the- Franklin Cmmty To
bacco Growers Association to be held
111 the Ouuft Huubu mi Monday. Feb
ruary 7th, 1921 at 12 o'clock.
The resolution committee reported
the following:
.To The legislature of North Carolina;
I Whereas. w?- the land owsers of
I Franklin County. North Carolina, ha
;ve gathered In a mass meeting fn the
court house in Louisbarg, on this the
29th day of January, 1921 for the pur
pose of seeking a remedy for the he
avy ? bm den ? of taxation ? placed ? upon
j um hy thft present tfli nyfltem NQW_
; THEREFORE, be it resolved; that
whereas the revaruation has greatly
increased the land values and not in
creased the personal property VAhlAS.
r^milrinp in n ahiftinp rtf fho burden
of taxation to the shoulders of the
land owners, we recommend that the
valuations upon real estate as made
i for the year 1920 be reduced to a rea
sonable Value (a reduction of 50 per
cent or usore) and that personal prop
erty values be ^eft substantially as
they arG; which would result, in re
lieving the real estate of a portion of
its present Heavy burden of taxation.
That the revaluation was made at
a time of Inflated and abnormal val
ue* ? That we desire that our proper
ty be placed upop. the tax books at its
actual value and not the inflated val
ues which have been placed supon it,
and which has caused our taxes to
(become both burdensome aUtt "Oppres
lbjyjli
That we as p. body instruct our Sen
I ator and Representative, and request
'the legislature, to use all of their en
j ergy and power to find some remedy
ght upon us by the present unjust and
untrue values given to our property.
|That they not only procure this rem-.
Ifrriv hilt thnt t-hev at all tipies oppose
and r^ist any measure which in any
.way might add to our already ex- 1
tremely high taxes, more specially I
'the proputmd bund issues which ate 1
j'.uvr before tfie-IcKiulu-turo and whiefcr
in our opinion, should be voted upon;
by the people of the state; and we j
further request -that tliey use their ef? |
forts towards the economical manage
DHmt-m' our- Plate's finances, thus les
sening our taxes in these more op
pressing times.
i That In unr -tbelaw now on
H5HT statTTtrr bonks allowing an exemp
tion of $300.00 worth of personal pro
party, should be repealed.
' ifrfi rprnmrnmrl thnt the board ot
County Commissioners of each Cojin
t>v together *wl Hi' one memDer TTOnr ]|
each township in the county "be con
stituted a board of equalization. tThe
member from each Township to coop j
erate- with the County Commission j
|ers when passing on values in thai
township) with authority to value, re-. I
?value and equalize values of all prop-.
? erty when necessary.
? T^iat we recommend that the office^
of Superintendent of Public Welfare
be abolished.
j These resolutions were adopted.
Mr. Person moved that a section
| asking the repeal of the office of Co
junty Welfare Officer and Juvenile Co j
' urt be added to tine resolutions. The I
motion carried.
(W. W. Oreen moved that the Chair
appoint 3, committee composed of ten
. to go to Raleigh and take the resolu
tions and also that Mr. S. A. Newell
and C. Pk Harris be made members
|o? the Committee and that Mr. Newell j
be secretary of same. The motion
1 was duly seconded and passed and
the Chairman appointed J. M. Allen j
|G. W. Ford, Louisburg; W. W. Gr j
| een, Hayesville; H. T. Green, Prank [
l nton; Joe Wilson, Youngsville; J. T.j
Inscoe, Cedar Rock; C. B. Kearney A
Sandy Creek; F. W. Justice. Harris. !
No other business being before the
Committee the Chairman entertained
lu motion to adjourn which was taken
in the midst of many signing the res
olutions. .
WO<U> ITEMS. I
| Mr. Eugene Edens, of I^ouisburg. 1
made a business call here last Friday,
[but got up with some girls- and on]
| their rabbit hunt he forget., what ho j
came for.
Messrs. J. It. Montgomery and Ray I
mond Shear! n and Misses Pearl and 1
Ruth Gupton made a short visit to
Hunn Monday afternoon.
We are very glad the mumps has al
most played out around here.
Honor Roll ? Those on honor roll
for the fifth grade are Annie Gupton, J
Annie Rue Wood, and Lucy Hell Den [
ton. '
Wood isn't so very newsy this time|
'but If times got better It will be next.
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'IMPORTANT (OMMITTKF. ASSHivl
I
| Senator F. B. McKinne, Franklin
(County's representative from the
j Sixth Distrlot in the General Assem
bly has been given several of, the.
; most important. Commlttp*-- rfssign
inents. He- is chairman of the fol
lowing committees; Corporation Com
mission, Propositions and Grievances
He holds membership on the follow
Ing committees: Agriculture. Appro
prlatlonB. Banks and Currency. Edu
cation, Insane Asylums, Salaries and
Fees, Trustees University.
Shaving, according to one doctor.
Increases neuralgia an dother trou
bles of the face.
DETAILED FIGURES SALARY FUND j
FRANKLIN COUNTY FOR FISCAL YEAR
Compiled By County" Auditor And Furnished The Times By
Finance Committee.
The Finance Cnmmillco of the Rntril of Cunnty fnmmlmlnngEa-itra-Lo-h^
given credit for having the following itatemcnts complied giving the voters
o( Franklin County the Information concerning the salary funds and other ex
penses of the County. These statement* show a balance In favor of each T5f
the offices, the majority of which la brought about by the Increased amount
of taxes collected. ? The Commissioners art'l l> 'hlo.roport other ttytww of
the Court House which leaves a beleno <t 514 . 17 after naving ihege ex
penses f nd^salarieT. The statement# foH*w
statement of the SaUirj Fund of FnmkllB County fur the fiscal jear ending:
November 30. lSSO, showing tees, COmmi'ilon*, Etc . Collected for
ih.. ^?i,.rT fund from tfc? Mvnil ronnty office*.
sheriff's Office
Total receipts of office for Salary fund $8,834.45
Sheriff a -salary for one year $2,250.00
Offli e Deputy SOD . 00
T. 8. Deputies for collecting taxes .... 1.350.00
Total Salaries for Sheriffs office .... $4,500.00 $4,500.00
Excess after deducting Salaries $4,334.45 $4,334.45
-LLEKlPg OFFICE
Total Receipts of office for Salary fund $3,469.30
Clerks Salary for sslf and Deputy $2,600.00 2lfiMT00
Hxcess aftei^ Salaries deducted $ 869.30 $ 869.30
REGISTER OF DEEfiS OFFICE
Total receipts of office for Salary fund $3,434.30
Computing taxes 250.00
Register's salary for self and Deputy'.. ?;600\00 2.850.00
Excess after Salaries deducted . $ 584.30 $ 5S4.30
Total excels of Salary fund after salaries deducted $5,788.05
The above statement shows only the Fees, Commissions, Etc.. from the
sevaral offices that should go into the Salary K"und. which is to be used as
sui-n. .'inly, its 1 minermmul Hie law. mid is Ii.ismU puul?. mi tmns uii<1 ? Ukuivs
'.ilreadv Lon'jpiU'd. us I have not had auftlCionl ticH1 in whl^ft to audit In detail
ail the recepts for the past year.
i _ :
Total receipts paid to the county from the several offices ...... $17,316.43
Postage tor the offices A $126.77
i Office Supplies. Express, Drayage. Etc 758.18
jCJ&ht and Water for Court House . i.... ....... 76 , 5^
[ Telephone for Sheriff and Register of ...... ? 34.95
Janitor hire for Court llouoe ra *66-67
Fyel for Court House (Est.) 258.12
; Caurt Costs, Jan. May and Oct. Terms 692.09
Sp'eciul Officers to Court, an si Grand Jug-... ? 1S9.00 X_
? 850.00
Tctal expense of Court House (Estimated) $2,852.28
Total Salariesr Sheriff, R. of D., and C. S. C y,950.00
Total ; $12,802.28 $12.S02.2S
. Excess .... ,... .... .... ....? $4,314.17
This estimate of Court House Expenses is not meant to be -charged to
the Salary fund, but was requested to be compiled as a matter of information
Stntement of Fees Commissions Etc , paid to the County from the several
offices for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1920.
CLERK'S OFFICE
Fees Corn's JuryTax Fines&
y & Sten F Forft's
Dec. 1919 $188.35 $ .75 $14.25 $
Jan. 1920 512.35 3.50 66.50 284.60
Fob. 1920 278.95 .15 2.85
.liar. 1920 250.66
Apr. 1920 260.32
May. 1920 312.45 27.05 93.10 420.80
June 1920 207.12
July 1920 ...161.25
Aug. 1920 .? .... 159.19
Sept. 1920 322.05 52.89 45.60
Oct. 1920 331 .U2 24.52 207.57 364.75
Nov. 1920 369.61 6.62 30.88 47.50
J
'Total $3,353.82 $115.48 $460.75 $1,117.65
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Fees
Dec. 1919*
Jan. 1920 .
Fob. 1920 .
Apr ,.1920
* 82.62
74.00
13.80
81.20
Mar. 1920 62.45
May 19?0 41.85
June 1920 230.46
July TWO 208.24
Aur. 1920 77.90
Sept. 1920 138.53
Oct. 1920 . . 96.27
Nov. 1920 102.77
Total
.$1,200.09
Commission on
Taxes Collected
$7,634.36 (For Year)
Total
$7,634.36
$8,834.45 j
I)ec .
Jan .
Feb .
Ma r
Apr
May
Jun?*
July
Auk .
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
1919 .
1920 .
1920 .
1920
1920
1920 .
1920.
1920 .
1920.
1920
1920 .
1920
KKUIHTFK OF
$274.65
476.65
309 10
419.75
332.90
198.15
184.05
136.55
98 . 20
80 . 30
67.25
106.75
$2,774.30
l?EE?8 OFFICE'
Marriage License
$660.00 (For Year)
Total
$660.00
Total amount paid to county from th?- offices . . ?. .
I*?sh Fines tit Forfeit^, Jury T. & Sten. Fees (Not Sal. Fund).
I^eavjiUg TOTAL AMOUNT PAID IN FOR SALARY FUND
$3.4:4.30
$17 M 4:>
1.57H.40
t 15.738. 05
The Finance Committee feel.lt their duty to make the following state
ment and explanation with respect to the Office of Register of Deeds:
Under the salary basis t)ie bulk of gratis work falls on th? Register of
Deeds, * ho by virtue of his offfce, is Clerk to the Hoard of Commissioners.
(CONTINUKJ) ON PAGE FOUR.)
A LITTLE GIRLS LETTER
TUHlfS FTRT OF WELFARE BE-' 'T
PORT.
Will Be Of Interest To Those Of Our
(MtlzenH Interested In The Work i
For Jlumanltj.
The following tg a report or TTte )
work that has been accomplished in
the county in the Welfare Work since 1
its beginning August 1st 1919. |,
As was stated in a former report]
[Lg la* UuHM not permit IBS publish- ;
niles and therefore they will be pub- ,
lished under the number given them 1
in the office as they occur.
The work has not attained to the
usefulness it is capable of being to
thn rnnnfy ihia in p-jrf f thn f-inf fh 1 t .
the people-have nnt yet become fully i
acquainted with its nature and have 1
not availed themselves of the service j
it affords them and because of some
little misplaced prejudice against it. |
JuY#?nIle Work.
Case No. 1 ? A twelve year old col
ored boy left by his mother with his
grandmother when an infant. After
the grandmother had cared for him
until he was a big boy his mother
wanted to take him away with her
?to- Norfolk hut to this the grandmoth- ?
er objected saying that his mother
was not a fit person to raise him.
The boy hardly knew his mother arid,
as her reputation was bad the Juve
nile court put the boy under the car<y;
of his grandmother . *
Case No. 2. ? A thirteen year old
colored girl. This girls father died
and her mother married again later
father. The girls uncle then tried fto
get her away from her step-father say
trig that she was likely to be mistrea
ted I'pon in ypsrig.it inn il_ ???>>. tY.n
nd that .the girl wanted to stay with
her step-father, whom she consider
ed as being her father, and the uncle
u lio WHS U'VlIlg 10 get. Her was addict
ml t" whi.?i<i ill'! mn I 1 a ivi'fr
good name. The juvenile court or
dered her to stay with her step-father
Case No. 3 ? A fourteen year old
white girl whose father was dead and,
-whos^-mother had married again lea-'
"Vllig the town and abandoning the lit
I tie girl w4ten she was a small e&iid.
Later the aunts heaUh failed and afrfc
J:ad to breaK' ^pj-h^?ekeepllig. ~T?e
: girl had no where to go as Jier people
, did not want her so she wrotev_ nit
'nskiiKT tnr h^Ip? ?L_w^s ? fortunately
| able to secure a scholarship for her
'mlone of the best schools of the state
i where she may obtain a good educa
tion. The following letter called my
attention to her; she had been repor
ted as absent from school and I wro
te hef aunt in regard to it:
Dear Sir:
; Your last letter received and I will
take the liberty in answering it as my
aunt has asked me to. She wrote you
that i had to keep house the reason 1
did not attend school. But my aunt
has broke up housekeeping and I ha*
ve to leave here and in about a week
I shall leave this town go some whe
re I don't know where or care. The
law will not allow me to work for my
living then why don't the law take
care of me.
I have no parents. I am only an or
phan, and if you want me to go to
school you had better come and see j
about me. I have always wanted an
education but it was impossible and
in spite of being absent so much I
have-nT'the sixth grade. I have been
living with my sisters and aunt ever
since my father died, and now I am
turned out of a home. No one cares
whether I live or die. It is strange 1
am telling you this. but I have no one;
else to tell and ijt this letter will by j
any rqeans touch your heart. Please i
let me hear from you at once or I shall
write to the Stat? Supt. for advice. I
Yours very truly,
j Then here is a letter received from
I her after she had been in the school
for several months.
Dear Mr. Jones:
There Is just one more week of sc
hool and I can't hardly realize that
I've been /)*ere so long:. Do you know
that I like out here ao well 1 shall 'al
most be sorry when time comes to
leave.
1 have got a new room mate. She
came about two weeks ago. So you
Bee, she mot here later than I did.
I've Just finished examinations on
SpeJIIftg and Arithmetic and 1 think
I passed on both of them. 1 haven't
got but four more examinations next
week .
Miss Taylor, one of our teachers th
at has been sick in the hospital, will
lie back with us Monday, and 1 shall be
? in-' tflad to see her.
' > hope we can take a walk out
to !*???? the new building tomorrow for,
I am just crazy to see it.
Our commencement exercises will
begin Saturday afternoon end on Mon I
day night, and we will leave for home!
on Tuesday the twenty-fifth.
With best wishes, I am
Case No. i A thirteen year old boy
who was criminally Incorrigible, his
father was unable to control him so
came to me for advice and assistance
after the boy had stolen a consider
able amount of money,
A place was secured for him at a
splendid training school but before
he was carried there his father dec!
ded to keep him through the summer
to help on his farm but he later came
to see me again saying the boy had
PERSONALS.
'Jon day*' R Leonard visited Raleigh
Sen. F. B. McKlnne spent Sunday
inn Monday at homo
Mr. E. H. Malone paid Greensbor^
i business visit Tuesday.
J. K. Brewer mumM fldme Mon
day from the 9anitorlum
Mr. Wllmot Brown and wife.? ot.
Hamlet, were visitors to Louisburg
Chls weelc. guest of his father. ?
Mr. and Mrs. R. G Person Mr
?nd Mrs E. F. Thomas. Miss Gladys
V'lck and Mr. J. E. Thomas went tp
Raleigh Tuesday night to see "Frecl*
lea" at the Academy.
Mr. W. I.. Bp;ip'?y
by Dr. J. O. Newell and Miss Annie
Laurie Macon, left Monday- for Ral
eigh where he will undergo an oper
ation at Rex Hospital.
THE McBBAYER CLOTHING CO.
FAILS.
The McBrayer Clothing Co., oae of
Louisburg's- leading1 dlothing estab
lishments. was placed in the hands of
a receiver on Thursday evening of
last week. Mr. D. F. McKinne wa&
-named? -Receiver. We understand,
that the liabilities of the company
was about $27,000.00 with assets of
about $27,000.00. the assets consist
ing principally of stock at inventory.
-We ??4eF?tarHi thai the management
took this action in order that all the
creditors of the Company might share
alike, anil was brought about on ac
count of purchases oh the basis of
ness on account of low prices, made
it impossible for liquidation- of the
indebtedness when due.
? AT THfi-C-WAE* fT: ?
Kev. W. W. Peeio, Pastor of Ed
enton Street Methodist Church, Ral
Tign-rrmici^.x ,i ~ immTjer' ~or strong
sermons at the Chapel Exercises at
the College the' past week, front wh
ich much good will result. During
this series of sermons many of th*
who hart, notr mnrte a iJiufessluii
of faith, gave their lives to God. The
services were much enjoyed. ? by all
thoap whn hp;inl R^T Mr PaaU.
METHODIST CHFRCHT
l^niu'.ay t> : 4G A. ? ^
Preaching at jj, A. .M . and 7:30
P. M .
It. is specially desired to have the
young people present at the morning
service.
PINKY UKOYE.
The pastor. Rev. G. F. Smith will
preach next Sunday at 3:00 P. M.
Everybody in the community cor
dially invited to attend.
I'll'TTBE L EC TIKE.
At the Methodist Church; Wednes
day night 7:30. Feb. 9. 1921.
Rev. C. K. Proctor. Pastor of Cen
tral Church. Raleigh, wilf give a Pic
ture-Lecture. using the Stereopticon
and slides shown at the last Confer
ence at Rocky Mount.
Admission free. No collection.
Kverybody invited.
vfcRYM ES AT ST. PAIL'S (H l"RC ML
Services at St. Pauls Church Sun
day next will be Sunday ScIujqI anu
I.ible Class at 10 A. M. Morning
i raycr with sermon ;?nd administra
tion of the Holy Communion at 11 A.
.M . Rev N. Collin Hughes, Rector,
officiating. ' A cor Mai welcome i*
^.iven to all services to all visitors.
r HONOR ROLL.
The following is an honor roll for
Laurel School for the month of Jan
uary:
Eighth Qrade Helen Alston, Hugh
| Jones.
Seventh Grade- Mary Egerton .
j Sixth Grade ? Louise Parrlsti .
Fifth Grade- -Harold Garbee. Reu
I bin Gupton, Theron Might, Clement
I Harper, Roger Harris. Alice DePriest
Fourth Grade Mamie Harris, Eu
gene Harper.
I Third Grade- -RufTin Harper, Blo
unt Egerton. Lessie Breedlove, Helen
Tharrington, Rachel Garbee, Helen
Parrish. Irene Deftest, Willa I>e
| Priest .
| Second Grade? Lucy Perry Conn,
Irma Cjuj>ton. Lucy Hreedlove, Loyd
( 'rissm?rt, -< 'lyde C'rissman .
i First Grade Kstelle Woodard, Pat
tie Florence Kd wards, Sue Egerton.
Wilson Parrish. Hettie Bobbitt Mar
shall, Page DePriest..
had (he Washerwoman.
A recent survey of farm lif^pondi
t inns in Arkansas by the state college
of agriculture revealed two homes In
which the father did the family wash
ing.
stolen some more money: and to try
to get the place for him again. 1 suc
ceeded In getting It and (Tarried him
to the school, in a few weeks he es
caped and came home. A place w*a
then secured for him at the Jackson
Training school where he will be car
ed for and given the proper training.
(TO BE CONTINUED)