THE FRANKLIN TIMES
1. f. JOHNSON, Editor an* Manager
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THC. AMER" \SSOC! -\TlON
Entered at the Foal. Office at ^Louis
burg. N. C., as secon^ cTass matters
With fflfl eu'epih'm tLe txp*.ndi
ture for the paved streets, the town
of Louisburg has net published a state
ment of its expenditures since 191$.
Is a man. who refused to (to what
the law says he shall do either by act
or neglect, a fit person to have in
trust the expenditures of the public
funds?
? Talk Ahout the cost of having the
towns statements printed Is too great
Why the -town has not spent but $105
in seven years for this purpose. ]?o
you call that expensive.
It wouldn't be a bad idea for Louis-_
burg to have one or two ladies on the
Board of Town Commissioners. It
would be a recognition of their new
franchisement and no doubt be of
gTeat benefit to the town.
When a person's life has become so !
base that he can. jest and ridicule an- 1
other person for making professions ,
of faith in Jesus Christ, then it is
high time for him to be donning the ;
sack cloth and ashes and seeking di-> i
vine forgiveness on humbly bended
knees.
How can the people of Louisburg ;
determine who has made efficient of- j
ficers?^ The only thing that is risible
to them is the paved streets and the
new machinery at the power house.
They have no information whatever '
of the wise or unwise spending of !
dollars each year?
The voters of Louisburg should de^
roand of every candidate for office in '
the coming town primary a published j
publish at once and at least annually J
thereafter a statement of receipts and ,
- disburscmonto of Uae ? town, and HE
those who are opposed to such publi- .
cation should be defeated. |
It ia . unreasonable to expect the
taxpayers of Louisburg wno want to
know what becomes of the town's
moaey, to go to the Clerk's office and
ask the Clerk. ? It ? would ? take ? too
much of his time, besides the average
man wants to scam such. Information ,
at times when the office ? is ? closed. I
Again to adopt that system, eren if it '
would work would cost the town ten
to twenty tlmrn what IT wr|miri r.i
have it printed.
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THE TOWN PRIMARY. , j
Mayor Joyner has issued a call for
the primary for the Town of Louis
burg to be held on Tuesday. April 12
for the purpose of nominating a May
or and a Board of Six Commissioners
for the ensuing two years. It will be
.interesting to note that in hjs ap
pointments for registrar and/poll hol
ders the Mayor has recognized the
right and privilege of the' feminine
sex by appointing Miss Gladys Yiwk
to one of these positions. This ac
tion on the part of Mayor Joyner will
no doubt meet with general favor.
And in it is suggested a new respon
sibility and a new duty. Heretofore
the ladies of Louisburg hare had no
opportunity to take a part in the se
lection of the officers wiio were to
govern the town and had a perfect
right to cnAtiiise the actions of the
* officials when they were not in keep
ing with their ideas. Under the new
order it is just as much the duty of
the women to attend the primary and
assist in selecting the officers who
will govern I?uisburg the next two
years as it is the duty of the men.
And it is to be hoped tnat they will
recognize the importance of this duty
and exercise their franchise. The
responsibility now rests largely on
the ladies for advancement. The
men have been tried and ;;ieir record
ip made.
Of course we have no ladies who
will allow prejudice or friendship to
replace their better judgment, but on
the other hand all of them will join in
the strongest kind of condemnation of
such weakness.
If in the judgment of the ladi s of
I/OuJsburg the ones who will stand
for the best there is in government
morally, spiritually, legally and oth
erwise. are not candidates then it is
their duty to find the right ones and
use their influence towards their elec
tion .
None of us question the good judg
ment or civic Interest of our ladles
and we can safely expect a winning
ticket from the primary.
WHAT WILL IT LEAD TO.
That the Bteam roller In Franklin
County politicals being applied eff^c- 1
tlveiy In evidenced by trie Beveral oc- ]
cufrencea that have taKen place re
csatly, which have served to defeat j
|1)4 wiahea of the voter* of the coiin- |
ty and bring about arbitrary covera- i
ment and InconRlstenciea tbat are not
oily unwarranted but, if reporta are
Mm, are unjust to the taxpayers of
Oonnty. and produces cir
tttosUintlal evidence that Instead of
lift regularly elected officials that the
tOtors selected to conduct the affair*
of -the county a little coterie of cltl
a*1 is are manipulating the county af
fitrs to stilt themselves and their con
Hi itoacM. To begin with the salar
|tfl of the offices were increased with
pM the consent, or courteey of consul
UUon of %b? voters, or of the Coraftnis
iluuCrS, I'flU!
burdeu !o the taxpayers. The mx t
step cripple, or to show their
antagonism to. the board of County
Commissioners by repealing that por
tion of the increased salaries bill al
lowing the Commissioners extra pay
for co nominee work. Following this
the powgiw i'f tlie CumuiiasiumM s mtti
out their knowledge or consent, were
takjen away from those elected by the
people and usurped into the office of
?Viiriifnr rpppnling that portion of the
old salary law* that required the audi
tor to compute the taxes and make up
the tax books, allowing this to go
Lack under the old system to the Reg
ister of Deeds. Again on February
meeting and among other things, all
? of which in their opinion they were do
ang f"r thf" hl**r jntenatt thp m-r,
| payers and in accordance with law',
they made a change in the personnel
| of the lx)uisl>urg township road trus
tees and agreed to sell a piece of land
lull the banks of Tar Kiver belonging
1 'lif '"'llliv ThuT hfts never turned
fn any revenue for $500 ? at the rate
'of about $7,000 per acre. This meet
ing *as held illegal. Evidently an
'obstruction for the desired ends of
| thp fpw ? XiwteP# on the first Mon
I required to re1- enact their former or
der to make it valid. The action on
'the Trusteeship was re-enacted find
| the Commissioners were Trlrnncd
| week' "another called meeting was held
'and when -called ta_ order in the fore
noon all members were present eX~
jcept Wilder. Commissioner Hudson
stated as the former special meeting
was held illegal afid as he had re
ceived no legal notice of this meeting
he did not consider it* a legal meet
ing. and that in addition he was op
posed to selling $50,000 worth of
County bonds without advertising
them and giving the public an oppor
tunity to bid on same. Mr. Hudson
refusing Co give over in his position
the Board adjourned tor about two
hours so that Commissioner Wilder
could be sent for. After Mr. Wilder
arrived it developed that he had re
ceived no notice, and the Chairman
stated during the day that he had call
ed no meeting. This meeting was
held sufficiently legal to sell $50,000
of the County's bridge $onds without
any publicity whatever. although the
Board, so we are Informed, had order
ed them advertised at a meeting held
in January, and at a price, so we are
informed of $500 lees than another
concern offered, whoi were waiting to
see the bonds advertiser.
There is no doubt that the County
needed the money and possibly a sale
-of- fcrtmds ? properly ? advertiacd ? weu Id
nave neen tne proper course tor the
Commissioners. But for a Board to
sell $50,000 worth of bonds privately
is nothing less than the usurpation of
a power uajualiy given, it glVgp ail,
and should be foreign advice for any
one to give much less Tor anyone to
tafce On the other hand It it waft 11
legal to remove a road trustee or
make a $500 land deal that would
mean concerting a liability into an
asset, at a special meeting how ta the
name of common Justice can a'nv one
get an excuse to put a burden of
TSQ.Oflfl on tqp taxpayers .at a private"
sale in such a special meeting. 1 J
the entire amount involved in the first
special meeting had represented a
fraud it could not have been an equal
burden to a $50,000 bond issue that
represents a mortgage on every mans
land in Franklin County, and which
the land owners will be called on in
a special""tax to pay off. and from our
information would not equal the loss
the county sustained bv reason of the
private sale. Commissioner Hudson
'le: c*rves the commendation of all the
taxpayers in Franklin County, for]
laying aside friendship and standing
firm in what he considered his duty !
to his people, and while the people;
are assembled in a ma.ss meeting
ne* Saturday to consider some chan- j
ges in the revaluation they should al- i
so condemn the psactices that are be
ing forced upon th* people by the few
who are running things to suit them- 1
selves, the public int*re?t be hanged.
The Invisible government at Wash
ington City that has received so much
comment recently, and commanded
the attention of Congress, has noth
ing on Franklin County. Unless the
people assert their sovereignty and
repudiate such actions on the part of
the few self constituted guardians of
Franklin County there is no telline
just how far this influence will go. or
into what condition it will place you
and your County.
ratteit
On Friday of last
TAKK TIME TO BE RI4>IIT.
"Tafof-iime to be right" should be j
the watch word of the Hoard c?f Coun
ty Corftmision*'rs on Monday. April
4th, when they will be required to
take under consideration the opera
tion of the revaluation cct . If we
understand the law. the Board will be
required first to determine whether
the land values for. taxes are suffic
iently unequal to justify a new valu
ation. fithpr In the County as a whole
or in any township. As we under
stand It this doesj not mean that, the
Commissioner* are to consider at all
the question of whether the land as a
whole is valued too high or too low.
but only refers to the Injustice of one
man's land being valued higher than
that of his neghhor and this in suffic
ient numbers of cases to make it
cheaper to the cdunty to revalue all
land. The question or Franklin Co
unty's land being valued higher or
I lower than Vance. Nash or any other
i county In the State Is not a conslder
[ation at this meeting because of the
| fact that Franklin (Aunty's land or
i personal property will pay no tax
I that will go outside the County,
j Therefore it Ib entirely a local que*-'
ftion pure and simple* and only nerm
. sltates the equalizing Inequalities
where they exist. Of course If the
I Board finds that there Is sufficient In
equalities to justify a new valuation
'why they should order ft. But be
fore they do there are several mat
ters* that should command their at
tention. which we will call to mind as
we go along. If they do not find suf
. inequttU* '*** jnMiify a lit Jfc
i valuation then they may procwl U)
1 hear complaints of private cltiseuti as
to the individual inequalities and
make such adjustment as they see tit.
The law lays down the proper course
| to be followed in each case and will
4 no doubt be clear enough to the sev
,eral members.
Howovur Uu ro m llnng that t?
of? the gravest importance for the
I Commissioners to bear 111 mind and
that is the amount of money you will
^need to ruu the government of the
[County. There is no excuse Co re
duce taxes to a point that will force
I you to issue bonds to uike care of
.the amount of the County's expense
j that the taxes fail to meet. Then
you will feme mbe r that the cost
jof government will be least $5,000
?more in 1921 ttran it was in 1920. In
{order to be able u> HUeWyentlv
tyou should know how much money
you will need to run the County the
Irtext twelve months and provide for
; this amount with taxes instead of
?notes ami bonds r -To this preparati
on should be added the additional in
! formation to what limit you can put
(the tax rate. This is the second im
jportajit question gentlemen and you
should know just how far you can go
' legally. Uist year your rate fnr The
County was as follows: General pur
pose ^ cents; Bridge 7 cents; Poor
? ou me a cent-s levied lor School buil
ding fund. The latter item. We are
not sure but is entitled "to be levied
law u ep^rlal t n y rind would nnt ha of.
,fected by the Constitutional limitati
on. But if our understanding and
our information is correct all the oth
er items^are effected by the Constitu
tional limitation and will have to be
| levied in accordance therewith this
year. At the election in November a
Constitutional amendment was ratlfl
ed reducing the Constitutional limit
for taxes to 15 cents frOm^the- old
limitation of 66 2-3 cents, and is now
law. This amendment only changed
the figures in the constitution, there
fore the same application stands. ?
Under the old system the State and
County together for general purpose,
poor" bridges and schools, except wh
ere special taxes were voted by the
people, could only levy 66 2-3 cents
on property, therefore under the new
limitation they can only levy 15
cents . "In support of Thisidwril one
time Franklin County levied a rate 2
rate and although the private indi
viduals paid It, the railroads raised
the question of its constitutionality
that amount. |
? Utie State h? levied no lax this
year the County will be allowed ? H>
levy the full 15 cents, and possibly
may be permitted to levy in addition
a tax sufficient to take care of the
obtstandlng bridge bonds that were
permitted to be issued as a necessary
improvement. But otherwise there;
is hardly any question but that* the
twttfu wn? oe iorcea to stay ^^wkbin "
the 15 cent limit. " - w| j
Ndw stnee the titt 16 vy on iSSStrnw
enl values fur 1920 was 30 ccfttfrnnfi
proven to be insufficient to take care
of the County's needs, an"d th'at the
15 centd-^-less than half of that of last
year? can you afford to reduce the
values of property? 1
Then again isn't it reasonable that
if the County takes the position that ;
real property has dcreased in value
twenty-five per cent since January (
11*19. that the public will have a rea
sonable excuse to consider that per
sonal property has decreased in a
like proportion, and won't it be an in
lucement to the fellow who has mo
ney, or papers representing money. , to
withhold it more than ever on "the
grounds that land and other personal
property, in his opinion, is not pay
ing their proportional part of the
laxes. Hasn't the fellow who owns
money and bonds or mortgages and e
personal property just a3 much right
to his opinion that tax values on land!
are not equal to the' tax values on his
I property as the fellow who owns land j
h.as to the reverse idea. This is a|
question, gentlemen that has three J
sides, two of which contain about j
equal fighting ground. Hut the Third.1
'that of the Commissioners, who haVe
the burden of the government to bear,
is greater than both the others toge- !
tfcer. Therefore we say to you" to
I look deeply into this question and be
Irure of your position before you act. '
| Take Time to be Right. |
and
IN MEMORY
Mrs. Kate White was born M.iy 1st,
1*53. and was called- away to her
Heavenly home March 11th. 1S21. I
She was a member of the Moth >dlst
Church at Itunn and we feel that the
church has lost one of its most deep
ly consecrated members. While slve
was unable to attend services sh' was
always interested in the church. I
have been by her bedside a number
of times and was forceably impressed
by her life as one of obedience to
Gods will. Though she was confined
to her home her influence was great,
for one could not look into her face
without seeing and feeling tlie love
of (iod. Her life was not a barren
fig tree by the wayside but one that
God hacl pruned with his own hand
that it might bring forth an abun
dance of fruit. Sho bore her suffer
frig for a number of years with a ?m
ile. realizing Gods promises was *uf
fleient for her. She leaves thre?- ch
ildren and one sister to mourn her
death .
The funeral service was conclmtad
by her pastor at the family burying
ground at Bunn. May God comfort
and sustain the sorrowing ones ;und
help them that they may so live that
they may meet her again.'
E. R. CLEGO. Pastor.
To the woman who hasn't a cook It
Is at least a satisfaction to know that
she is her own boss. ? Petersburg
(Va.) Index-Appeal;
If a woman Is heartless It Is the
fault of some man.
1 1 W. BOKI\(>, u wfll .to-do
kaiiMi> fanner, *uj s he has
tt"ined t*eut} pounds and Is lu.
better teener*! heaUJi thau he hus
; j>ince Teniae has overcome niy
In weight and am in better general
health than for years past," was the
straight-forward statement made a
few days ago by H. W. Borlngfa pro
minent and well-to-do farmer living
at Overland Park, Kans.
I "During the two years I suffered I
tried Everything I knew of to get re
lief. but nothing seemed to_reach my
case until I tried --Tan lac . My appe
tite was poor and my digestion was
so bad I could hardly retain my food.
Nothing seemed to agree with me; in
fact. I was almost a confirmed, dys
peptic. My whole system seemed to
be out of shape. I would have pains
across the small of my back so bad
at times I could hardly move around.
"My nerves were all unBtrung and
I would become upBet at the least llt
tle thing r I seldom slept ? well at
night and finally, became bo weak and
run-down that I lost weight rapidly...,
I was-ftteo troubled a great deal with
catarrh and of mornings had to spend
a half hour or more clearTng up my
head* :
"This is just the condition I was
in when I began taking Tan lac and it
certainly has boa a a blagging to ro?.
It Just seemed to be made especially
for my case. I Improved from the
first. My digestion now . la perfect
and regardlesB of what I eat I never
suffer any bad after-effects.
"The pains across my back have en
tlrely disappeared. The catarrh has
PSK ?5 too, and my lmml U pm fatal j
clear. I am no longer nervous and
rest well at njght. I have regained
my lost weight and am fooling batter
and Btronger than I have in years.- 1
am going to keep Tanlac In my house
Tanlac is sold in Louisburg by
SCQGGIN DRUG CO. Adv; j
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FOR MAYOR.
To the Citizens of Louisburg:
In announcing that I shall be a
candidate to succeed myself in the j
April primary I wish to bespeak your
support and to make grateful ac- j
knowlcdgement of your confidence in
the past; promising to merit your con- 1
Untied approval by a conscientious 1
performance of the duties Imposed in |
me . 1
? LOUIS- L, JOYNER.
March 23rd, 1921. 3-25-t.p. |
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CHOPS AM) ACREAGE FOR 1921
The Vital Question of the .^foment
Presents a firtat Opportunity for
Southern Merchants.
The opinion seems general that pr
osperity in the South this year and
next hinges on the acreage planted to
cotton and tobacco this spring.
The situation is well covered in the
following letter recently issued by
John M. Miller. Jr.. President of The
First National Bank of Richmond. Va
I "In our .Judgment the cotton and!
I tobacco already on hand In this coun
I try together with "NOT OVER a half I
| crop for the coming year, Is all that
the world will be able to purchase [
and pay for at reasonable prices,
j "If large. crops of cotton and to
bacco are planted this Spring it will !
.result in continued low prices, and'
jeven lower prfres during the Fall and
.Winter of 1921.
"Acreage planted to those crops.
SHOULD NOT EXCEED one-half of
last year's acreage, and MORE feed ,
and food crops should be planted to]
avoid sending millions of dollars away
from home for feed and food.
! "Our course will be to confine our
loans to banks, supply merchants,
etc.. Insisting upon the above policy
and practice, in their reBp??ctlve^om
munltles.
I "We Invite eo-opefatlon and corres
pondence from our banks and other
i customers on this subject."
1 The situation Is one that calls for
Immediate and forceful presentation
! of the above farts to southern farm
[ers. The merchants of the South can
do this to better advantage than any
other one class of buslnetis men be
cause of close personal contact. You
can discuss the matter tn alj Its ph
ase* with the business farmers of yo
tir community and secure their co
operation, realizing that the proper
handling of the 1921 farm crop ques
tion Is a necessary factor In the qu
ick recovery of business and a vital
feature of the South's future prosper
ity r? Richmond Trade News. t
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