THE FRANKLIN TIMES
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
The Board met In regular session
on Monday with A. F. Johr.son J. B
Jones and W. A. Mullen present The
minutes ot last meeting were read
?lid approved. *
Bids on the Mt. Olivet, Mltchlnera.
and Kearney school property were
received All bids were rejected ex
cept the bid of Mrs. W. Q. Kearney
for the Kearney property. This bid
for $350 was aecepted and the attor
ney Instructed to arrange the Deed.
The Superintendent was Instructed
to advertise for bids again on the
school property unsold to be opened
the first Monday In October.
The question of consolidating the
Laurel school with the high school
was deferred until tbe first Monday
In October. By that time the people
at Laurel can decide what they want
to do and make their wishes known
to the Board on thit day.
All vacancies on the ,'^ocal tax
school boards were filled except Ce
dar Rock. The filling of this vacan
cy was deferred until the first Mon
day in October. In the place _of Town
ship Committees the Board appointed
? committeeman for each of the non
local tax districts.
The Board instructed the attorney
to Investigate the fines and penalties
In the county and see that they are
tarned over to the school fund.
There being no further business to
come before, the Board adjournment
was taken to the next first Monday.
WHITE LEYFL JIXIUH CLVSrt^
I want to thank the Junior Pbiia
thea class and their teacher for com
ing and singing for me and conduct
ing the prayer service, t aui 8S yearn
old and have beep In many prayer
meetings In my life, but this was the
best prayer meeting I have ever been
in. They hare won the fanner for
the best class at the convention.
I truly believe it la the beat claaa;
it being the only Junior class that
lias visited my home. Tney also
brought me flowers, which I so great
ly appreciate, for I have all of my
life loved flowers and good prayer
meetings and singing. Oh, jot to
ihink what this little Band of Jun
iors are doing in this community and
* hat they will be doing tor the Lord
when they come to be grown girls. If
they continue their good work.
Jt makes me ieel good to know as
we old people are going out, that
we have people coming on In thLs
community such as these are. I pfso
wish to say thi?t they are welcome
at my home any and alt; timee and
hope they will come again very soon.
Also any other class of the Sunday
schools as I am not able to go to ser
vice very often. I also wish to
thank the few Seniors for helping
these Juniors out in singing.
Juniors nrescnt with Miss Iola Col
Una their teacher, was Elereen Davis,
Bessie Collins, Luzelle Gupton, El
nora Gupton. Leona Gupton, Dollie
Gupton, Esther Wood.
All I can say now Is I truly hope
they will come again very soon and
have another prayer meeting and
some more good songs like these were
(Miss) Mottle Gupton.
JAPAN HAS ABOIT 1^.00 Ql'AKFS
A TEAR; GREAT QUAKE IBM
KILLED 27jtttO PERSONS
Washington, Sept. 1. ? Japan has
about 1,500 earthquakes a year, or in
average of four shocks a day. most of
whlbh are not violent. In Toklo a
shock is felt on an average of once a
week.
More or less destructive quakes, oc
cur In Japan on an average of oncn
in every two years ind a half.
The greatest qua ce of tne 230 ser
ious ones that have occurred since the
flfth century was in 1707, and shook
the entire southwestern portion of Ja
1-an over an extant of about BOO miles
?t original -d beneath the ocean and
was followed by huge tidal waves.
Deeember 23 and 24, 1854, there
were two violent quakes, after which
tidal waves crossed the Pacific ocean
In 12 hours and 40 minutes, leaving
tracts on the tide guage diagrams at
Ban Fr vi Cisco and San Diego
Some of the most viotot earthquak
4 es In Japan were as follows:
684 A. D, ? An area of about three
square miles In Tosa was submerged
869 A. D. ? Earthquakes with tidal
waves visited Mutso; thousands kill
ed.
1361 ? Severe earthquakes around
ICoyti.
1498 ? Quake at Tokaido killed 20,
000; Hamana tagoon was formed.
1569 ? Bungo. Kyu3hu, visited by a
qi.ake; 700 killed; Kyoti nhaken.
1792? At Hizen, 15,00? killed.
1844? At Shinano, 12,000 killed
1896 ? Sanriku districts, 27,000 kill
ed.
There are many large modern bull-,
dings in Yokohama. Among them
rre the PaclBc Midi offices; the Toyo
Kisen Kalshn offices; the American
Express building; Cook'* (tourist)
building; Arthur and Bond, depart
ment store; banks, hotels and hos
pitals .
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"It Most Hare Been Head at Least 6
Months Bat Didn't Smell"
"Saw a big rat in our cellar last
Fall", writes Mrs. Joanny, "and
bought a 35c cake ot RAT-SNAP,
broke It up Into small pieces. Ijuit
week while moving we came across
the dead rat. Must have been dead
hi* months, didn't smell. RAT-SNAP
la wonderful." Three slses, 35c, 06c,
$1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Cash
Grocery and Market.
TEACHERS' JKETINO
The first teachers' meeting for tha
year was held on Wednesday morn
ing, Sept. the 5th. All the eight month
schools were represented except the
Mapleville school. Plans for the
opening of the schools on Monday,
Sept. the 10th were made and mater
ials for each school for the year were
given out. The teachers were en
thusiastic, anxious to begin work and
a most successful school year is ex
pected. The meeting for the teachers
of the seven and seven and a half
month schools will be held Wednes
day morning, Sept, the 19th.
FINAL PAYMENT SOOJ
Raleigh, Sept. 3. ? General Manager
U. B. Blalock of the Cotton Growers
Cooperative Association authorises
the statement that receiving agents,
warehousemen and the headquarters
< ffice force are ready for the recsp
tlon of cotton. Mr. Blalock said that
I Just as aoop as the auditors flnllah
their work checks for the final pay
ment on the 1922 crop would be mafl
' ed to all members of the Association.
|l he final -lUdlt Is necessary before
(settlement can be made. '
? DIED
On the morning of Aug. 27 at 1-30
o'clock a. m. Mr. V. R. Purkereon
posted away at hla home In Ycrangt
Tllle. He had b??n In bad health for
tereral year* but vai confined to hla
bed only a few weeka before hla
death. Mr. Parkeraon had been a
oonaletent member of the Chrtatlan
church tor many years. He leaves a
wife, three eons and two daughters
to morn their lOSS
They are Mr. Enijls Barker son, of
Bunn, Messrs. O. C. and R. T. Purker
son, of Knfghtdale, Mrs. B. R. Tlm
berlake and Mrs. W. O. Scarbor
ough, of Youtftrsrllle, all of whom
were with him at the end. We feel
that our lose la hla gain that In a lit
tie while we too shall put off this
Mortal body for an Immortal one and
find him waiting our coming "Juat
Beyond Th* Bar,".
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Life It a gfune of catch-as -catch-can.
Every married man Is oonrlnceH ho
would hare been rich If he had re
mained a bacbelor.
Calvin's Bye-0 Cart
Ever aee ? baby bujfgy Uke thU one before? Prtriflu
father la very proud of the vehicle In which the Infant ?ui?mw w?*
trundled.
Cutting Down Time and Spacc
This photo of Aviator B. H. Winslow of the Postal Air Mail Scrvlo
taken Just tefore he stepped Into his plane at Ban Francisco for the firs
trip in the transcontinental air mail test wont east by plane. It was th
first San Francisco picture to reach New York. The postmarks tell tb1
story. There was some delay owing to fog. But the second piano macL
a record of *7 hours and 21 minutes.
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