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EVERYBODY 1 r BOOST H 1 ? LOV1SBOBO J 1 I i Franklin AM AI)Y KRTUING HDMIM THAT DHIIIOS HBCLn ?* ? ? - ' ' - ?f - - 5 . . . .. 1 ?r ?? ?? - 4. P. JOHNSOICaduor and 1U)U|? THE COUNTY, TH^ STATE, THE UNION SUBSCRIPTION f 1.60 Per Yes' VOLUMN LXL L0UI8BUE0. N. 0., WlUAY, NOV. 21ST, 1930. (12 Pages) NUMBER 40 C&pt L H. Kear ney" Passes Wu One of Franklin County'* Mo?t Promts?t and Progre?ive Citizens?Funeral Held Saturday Morning Capt. I. H. Kearney, one of Frank Union and Franklin County'* moat prominent and popular citizens, died at hi* homo near Frankllntoa at 1:10 o'clock Friday morning, after quite a long Illness. Capt Kearney was well known throughout the County and State, being a *on of the late Sheriff Henry C. Kearney, one of Franklin County'* grand old mea, and through hi* busineo* and mili tary activities until a few year*, ago, when his health began to tail, he was numbered among Franklin County's best business men. Throughout his business career he made many friends by his generous and pleasing manner he handled all questions. In military hs was popular with both men and officers. He was ideal ized by the men under him for his loyalty and consideration of them. In politics he was s fighter for for what he thought was right and loyal to the last to a friend. In this capacity he had developed a great influence which he used In gener ous measure for his County and State. As a friend and neighbor he was real and sympathetic, always ready to be of real service. In his going Franklinton and Franklin County loses one of its best citizens. Besides his wife he leaves slz children Mrs. E. A. Harris, D. 3 Kearney, H. C. Kearney, mayor ot Franklinton, Miss Claire Kearney, E W. Kearney, J. B. Kearney. Capt. Kearney was a true and consistent member of the Franklin ton Methodist church, and was l loyal mem bet of the 'Franklinton Council Junior Order and th< Franklinton Post American Legion The funeral was conducted from the home at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning by Rev. E. H. Davis, as slsted by Revs. C. L. Dowell, R. L Randolph, and W. C. Ball, and th< interment made in Frankllntoi cemetery. The pallbearers were H. F. Fuller O. B. Harris, O. O. Sandllng, J. O Winston, M. W. Hardy, C. L McGhee. Largq npmbers of friends, inclnd Ing s number from a distance, wen In attendance at the fnnernl ser vices sad the floral tribute was es pecially pretty and In great num bers. MRS. BKA*. ENTERTAINS AMERI CAN LEGION AUXILIARY The American Legion Auxiliary Jambes Post No. 105, held its regu lar monthly meeting with Mrs. O M. Beam on Tuesday afternoon, Nov 13th, an unusually large attendant made the meeting more Interesting The meeting was called to order by the President, the Lords Prayer re peated, and the Pledge to the Flag given. Mrs. Roam then read the pre amble. Mrs. T. C. Alston Memorial Chairman read a resolution "Ii Memorian" to Mrs. J. K. Norfleet, ? Past President of the American Le glon Auxiliary and one of the pion eers In the work, having baan twicv National Executive* Commltteewo msn and for several years Child Welfare Chairman. The death o! Mrs. Norfleet saddened the State and she will be Indeed missed In the ranks ot the Auxiliary. Before the business, Miss Hazel Johnson sang most beautifully "The Bells of St. Mary's". Her voice wai especially delightful for ono of bet age, and the Auxiliary Is glad tc find we have children In our midst so talented. The following bulletins were read and discussed: Finance?Mrs. J. Forrest JoynSr. Hospital?Mrs. W. L. Boasley. History?Mrs. J. D. Malone, Jr. Americanism?Mrs. R. W. Smith wick. Community Service and Member ship?Mrs. H. H. Hilton. Each Chairman took up her De partment and It was gone Into thor oughly. An effort Is bslng mads par ticularly to koep our history up-to date, and Mrs. Malone asks cooper ation ot the Legion members and Auxiliary members In obtaining data and help along this 11ns. Mrs. Hilton stressed membership and asks that all member* cooperate with th* Secretary In getting their dnes for 1*30-41 In at onoe In order that this Unit might he on th* hon or roll and win n National citation, also to get all prospective mem ben Interested and gat as many as pos sible In before Dacambar Slat, 1*10. A. motion prevailed to remember oar men at Oteen for Thanksgiving and as they had requested small pil lows 14 x It with cover*- as many as six' members were asked to donate pillows, others to donate th* casts, and those who did not give than* to donate a quarter or soma small amount towards buying favors for naassgfilng I the trays for their Thanksgiving din ner Th* hostess assisted by her daughter Mis* Ms mis Davis and Miss Hssel Johnson served delightful re freshments end th* meeting ad journed to meet the ltd Tuesday in December with Mrs. k. A. Robbltt. Plans are being mede for n spec for and by members, mnlcstlon ?nans ere oeinx maae n 1*1 Christmas program ts the children of Auxiliary The following ts a soma received from Department Head quarters ot the American Lesion by <he local Unit and shown the inter est being manifested in the mem bership drive now being put on by this organisation. This is what the State Secretary expects of the local Secretaries. "We know that we can depend en yonr UnU to do their "Bit" again this year?so we are asking that yon remember November >1. If yon want to make me happy, just send la as many members as yon possibly can by Fri day, November 21, not later than 5: P. M., so that I may wire yonr Department President, Mrs. Miller, on Saturday morning, No vum 22, and give her the news? "that North Carolina has gone over the top"?this would make her gloriously happy and she would be so prond of all the Units in North Carolina. Mrs. J. Forrest Joyner, 8ec'y. I CONTEST FOB YOUNG TAB HKKL ' FARMERS AT GOLD SAND An essay contest will be held by the Young Tar Heel Farmer Chap ter of Gold Sand on Friday, No vember 21, at 7:20 P. M. Each stu dent in the Agricultural Department has written an essay on the subject, "The New Tobacco Cooperative Mar keting Contracts and What They Mean to the Tobacco Growers of North Carolina". The six best es says have been selected from the group, and will be read at the meet ing Friday night. The best essay will be selected at the time to com pete in the statewide contest. As the subject is of Interest to tobacco grownig communities at the present time, the public is invited to attend this meeting to hear the subject discussed. This contest is part of a state wide contest, being conducted in over one hundred and forty schools having vocational departments ! Campaign Against Tuberculosis .i The campaign to . fight tuberculosis f^, out the country on Day. Money for that purpose is raised almost entirely by the sals ot the Christmas Seals. Franklin Couwtr has many eases of tuberculosis which needs to be fought. ... | DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY CONVENTION AT ABBEVILLE Ashevtlle, Nov. 17.?Social a^tv Ities today occupied the 700 mem bers of the United Daughters of the Confederacy who .are in Ashevllle to attend the annual convention, opening Tuesday morning. The lobby of the George Vander btlt Hotel, headquarters for the con vention, was bustling with activity. At one desk delegates were register ing all this morning. At another, * convenlon Information was being 1 dispensed. A large blackboard was being used to circulate bulletins in forming members of special meet ings. The convention will get underway formally this evening with a recep tion to be held in the ball room of the hotel at 8:20 o'clock. At dtn . | ner for the presidents of the 38 . State organisations represented in I the national convention, was sche duled for < o'clock In the evening. Practically the entire U. D. C. delegation reached the city yester day to be on hand for the unveiling of a memorial to Orren Randolph Smith, designer of the Confederate flag, at Calvary Episcopal Church yesterday afternoon. A few late ar rivals were reaching the city today. The city today was bedecked in honor of the visiters. Confederate flags blew from the city hall and from masts at the entrances of a score of Ashevllle stores. Clyde R. Hoey, Shelby attorney, and one of the best known orators of the State, delivered the principal address at the unveiling of the Smith memorial The service wad i held in the church with the Rev. Clarence Stuart MoCl""an, Jr., rec tor in charge of the ceremony. The church was fleeorated with Confed erate flags. More than 1,000 per sons attended. Mr. McClellan appeared first on the program. He explained the cus tom of collecting mernbrlals in the churchyard at Calvary. Then Miss Jessica Randolph Smith, ot Hender son, a daughter of the famous Con federate soldier and designer of the flag, made a short *pe*ch. Ska pre sented to Mrs. 8 L. MeKee, of Bylva, State U. D. C. president, and to Mrs. L. M. Bashinsky, president-general of the national organisation, Confed erate flags, copies of the original. Mrs. McKoo and Mrs. Sashlnsky made short speeches. A bronse tab let set In a boulder, was nnvpl)ed tori Mary Lou Cooper, of Henderson, and Alios Dills Weaver, of Dillsboro. It was presented by Mrs. Sydney F. Cooper, chairman of the committee for the U. D. C. which donated for marker. John Presoott Fletcher, chairman of the property oommlttes of Calvary Church, received the me morial. No one has ever suggested ap-l plying the Mrth control Man to some brands of automobiles, hut It I to that. Tax Meeting Saturday 1 _ Chairman. W. W. Nenl, of tha Franklin County Tax Relief Aseo eiatlen. speaking of tke meeting l**td In the courthouse Saturday ?aid "the meeting of the Franklin Tax Association was turned into a j "eroaa-the-table" discussion of ae tual tax conditions of tha coanty as regarding especially the foreclose re upon land for taxes, and regarding the future financial ability of the people of the coanty to carry the Present heavy obligations. - "With Mr. Speed. Mr. Perry. UN Mr. Jones, of the New Board of Commissioners present, H was not long before the general di had Involved Itself Into the consideration regarding two tiona: the injustice of the i costs of foreclosing land at this time for past due taxes, and, second ly the absolute demand that we stop borrowing money. "If we stop bor rowing, we'll stop spending." said one of the Commissioners, "for are are not going to be able to collect much taxes this year." While an other Commissioner remarked, "ft we have got to pay a lawyer and the court (1500.00 to foreclose upon land owners who owe only $000.01, then I'm In favor of giving the peo ple these taxes and let them keep their homes." "Many legal questions ware raised among them bdlng whether or npt a sound title to land could be given by the Commissioners under fore closure procedure as now being tal lowed; whether the county could he forced to pay the large amount of fees as voted by the old Board of Commissioners; whether the people could he ejected, who now reside upon their land being sold for taxes which exceed the limitations as set by law; and whether or not tie present Board of Commissioners could be Indicted for malfeasance In office If they did take the taxes col lected for specific purposes and ap ply them to paying court coat, law yer's collection fwi, and the adver tising or iaad under tax foreclosure sale. "It was unanimously agreed that the Bute should Uke over the oper ation and upkaap of our highways, aa well as the financing of tha six months constitutional school term; that eerUU county offices shonhL^e discontinued; that ail county o? penses should be reduced to no ticeable extent, and the public sal aries of school teacherb, -?eaunty of ficers and State officials should be appreciably reduced so that the farmers of our county could afford to own their land." OOLLBGE SACRED CHOIR Program at Methodist Com fereaoe Held in Henderson This Week I 1 ? The Sacred Choir of Loutsburg College, Loulsburg, presented a program at tha Methodist Confer ence in Henderaon on Thursday night, November SOtb, under the direction of Miss Bobbys WUlUma and Mr. H. L. Swtnt. The program rendered was as fol lows: Now tha Day is Over, Hark nesa. Sacred Choir; vocal solos? Face to Face, Johnson, and Morning and Evening, Sptcker. Mr. H. L. Swint; The "Holy Hour, Nevln, and When Shadows Darkly Gather, Mar io, Sacred Choir; violin solos?Ser enade, Toaalll, and Nordleche Sage, Ara beeken. Miss Evalena Terry; Glorious Forever, Rachmaninoff, Sa cred Choir. The personnel of the Choir Is com posed of Marianne Bagley, Frances Overton, Heether Monroe, Verden Shaw, Ruth Cathey, Ellen Matthews, Miss Frances Whittle, Mildred Cran dall, Jeaaa Finch, Grace Bruton. Al berta Laughter, Miriam Whedbee, Mrs. C. C. Alexander, Helen Leigh Fleming. Dorothy Hurley, Cora Scott, Mildred Knott, Dorothy Casey, Lydia Hartman, Heather Aiken;. Eu nice Matthews, Berxadstts Wood lief, Elisabeth Currle, Sophia Clif ton, Hasal Woods, Katharine Bla lock. Ernestine Johnson, Annie Lee Cutchln, Euselta HUl, Anne Taylor, Bugonla Lanier, Haael Allen, Miss Olga Johnston. AFTERNOON TEA FOB BRIDE . ELECT Mrs. 8. J. Par ham and Miss Anna Fuller Parham were at home to their friends from four to tlx o'clock Thursday afternoon, honoring Mies Annie Willis Boddle whose wedding la to he celebrated in No vember. The gneata were met at tha door by little Mlas Rose Malone who took their cards npon a silver trey. Mrs. J. I. Melons, Jr., tntrodnoed them to the reectvlag line as fol lows: Mrs. S. J. Parham, Mrs. 8. Boddle, Mtseea Lade Clifton a Kitty Boddle and Anna Fuller Par From the parlor, the gnsats went to the living rOom where Mea Edwin Melons and Edward poured tea at n beautifully ap pointed tea table. Misses Elisabeth Clifton. Ma Tucker, and Max Allien nerved sanffiblchsa. Mrs. Parham ited the koaoroe with a lovely ' luncheon set. Many guests during the afternoon. PRICES HOLD ING GOOD ?"?Tobacco Market LouUburg Tobacco Market hu imjoyed good pales each day the past week both ta quantity and ttHAM Tha ?L.._ - .... - ? ? "~v". "* h?muij ana meet. The smoker grades are still leading in price, hat improvement In other trades ??? 1 ? - otter trades have been reported a ?J**1* ?e?and ta rtUi apparent art the biding is lively. Many planters we visiting this market from adjoin ing counties and alt express satis faction for the results received on the Lou is burg market. The market will close on Wednes day evening of next week for the Thanksgiving holidays and will re open on Monday, December 1st. Get your tobacco ready and offer it in Loniabnrg before the holidays. 8AREJTA METHODIST CHURCH The following is the ontline of the service at Sarepta Methodist church, which marked the beginning of the American Education Week which was observed by the Gold Sand District Schools: Prelude. Hymn?St. ^Responsive Reading?303 (Psalm Prayer. Offertory. Remarks?Mr. W. Owen Reed, Principal Gold Sand High School. Hymn?41. Sermon?"The Schools of Tomor row and the Future of America." Hymn?10S. Benediction. The Pastor and congregation of Sarepta are glad to have the Prin cipal, and teachers of Gold Sand High School to worship with us and participate in this service which is the beginning of American Educa tion Week." We urge every patron of Gold Sand High School, and other schools to participate In the very fine pro gram which will be rendered during this week. The school people are doing a great work with our boys and girls and. deserve the cooperation and loyalty of every patron. In order that such a standard may be main tained. "Give me men to match my moun ? \ tains, wve me men to match my plains, Mea^with empires in their purpose, Men with ears in their brains." The following interpretation oi the public schools of our country was compiled by the Journal of the National Educational Education As sociation : There were 1,010,333 teachers in the United BUtes la 1333. Of those 303,333 were men. There were 10.000,300 pupils en rolled fa 1330. There are 33,000,003 la 1330. There were 3.000,000 in dally attendance in 1330. There are 30.000,000 in 1330. S. M. ALLEN HONORS MISS BODDIE On Tuesday evening Mrs. J. M. Allen delightfully entertained at twelve tables of Bridge in honor of Miss Annls Willis Boddle, Novem ber bride-elect. At the close of the most enjoyable game of Bridge, the scores were counted and Mrs. W. E. White. Jr., found to be the lucky winner of high score prise?two lovely decks of cards. Mrs. E. L. Best drew the consolation. Miss Bod die was presented an exquisite sil ver sandwich plate Mrs. Allen served moot attractive and palatable re freshments consisting of fried chicken, French-fried potatoes, to matoes, hot biscuits and coffee and WATER REPORT The following is a water report for the Town of Louisburg for the ~kst month: Reported?11-14-30. I Sediment?0. Color?10. Turbidity?Slight. Odor, cold?0. Odor, hot?Slight. Alkalinity?7 Parts Per Million. Alum?o Parts Per Million. Chlorides?4.5 Parts Per Million. Nitrites?0. pH?3.0. ?. Coll in 1 c.c.?0. B. coll in 10 e.c.?-0. B. coll in 50 e.c.?0. Total bacterial count per e.e. at SSdO.?0. Count on lattoee litmus agar per OX?1. Acid-producing bacteria per e.e.? | C. A. SHORE. M.D., Director. M. L. 8., Analyst. Washington, D. C., Nov. 30.?The notional headquarters of the Ameri can Red Cruse has received an elo quent Statement by the Rt. Rev. Thossas C. Durst, bishop of the dio oeee of East Oarolina of the Bpiseo pol Church, calling for public sup port of the Red Cross in the prse roll call. He seyet "Of an the good onuses to which our people are given the privilege of epatsjbuting, none is more worthy of our generous enpport then the American Tied Croes "During the Greet War when the moat indifferent of n? were touched to sacrificial devotion by the con eiousneas that our sons were suffer ing and dying for the pjmce of the world, we responded lledly snd wil lingly to the appeals of this great self-giving organisation, but since a measure of peace has come, we no longer respond with" the same loving '""LeT'ua not forget the thousands of maimed and blinded veterans who, unable to return to homes and business sfter their great sacrifice, art depending upon tfce Red Crow to ?weke life a little more bearable as the long days drag on. To them the Had Cross is the loving heart of a grateful people, and we through our lack of grateful thank fulness. take this comfort from tli em "The heart of our State is v?rm and responsive to human need, an 1 am confident that we will not fail to do our full part fn strengthening the hands of those who. under the blessed symbol of the Red Cross, go with quick and eager feet to the re lief of suffering humanity in all the world." PART* FOB BRIDE-ELECT Mrs. F. H. Allen and Miss Max Allen gave a very delightful Bridge party on Thursday afternoon at their home on north Main Street in honor of Miss Annie Willis Boddle a november bride-to-be. The lovely borne war thrown open en enlte lor the players at twelve tables of Bridge. After a series of progres sions. Miss Annie Green was de clared winner of the high score and received a very attractive ?,lT?J pickle fork. Mrs. E. L. Best claimed the booby?a jar of cookies in card shapes. Mrs. Allen, assisted by her daughters and Miss Elisabeth McGhee served a tempting course followed by syllabub and rake. Miss Boddle was presented a half doxen exqnMMs silver bread and butter plates. Franklin Su perior Court Franklin Superior Court hae been In session since Monday wRhHon. Garland E. sngyette, pieoMfuf. it la a criminal terra and la therefore only attracting the attention of those directly interested In the cases before he court. . Among the cases disposed of this week were the esse of Hudson vs. Bhearin, wherein Hudson, or Med it n. was seeking to recover from R. H. Bhearin of Bunn for damages alleged to have happened to him while working at a saw mill belonging to Bhearin. The Jury found a vlrdict in favor ofSheari^ Hudson was represented by Rogers and Rogers, of Wilmington, and Bhearin wan represented by G. M. Beam and R- 0. Bailey. Another cue mttrngng many to Franklin Conrt from n sister county was the one of Jewell vs. Bass. This was another *1M#0 d.mage .ult, growing ont of an alleged prosecution an* abate ?? charge. This ease was settled be fore going to trial, in an ep??*} eardtct In this case Yarborough and TArborough and^E F. Orifflu repre sented Jewell while W. A. Finch, ff Wilson, and 0. M. Beam represented Other eases before the cour'w?. of minor pnhUc Importance and the several tax suits had BO,l_ *$!??n rsached as this article was closed. 'TSmkto people were delighted o have Judge Mldyette return to hold this term of Conrt. OT?n HAND OE8EBVEB AMRIU OAN EDUCATION American Education Week was with a apodal sermon on ?he Schools of Tomorrow by Rev. . E. Wright. Pastor of the Ceuter ille Methodist Church. This ser mon was prepared wpwWIy tor the iold Band District Schools Mr. Wright said Us schools of to oorrow would be ehlld-^ntsred; tot subject-matter centered. Also bsre wtll be better cooperation be ween Us church, home and school, IHo make UU eehool It will a.d hould require our beet eftorte, for Me school of tomorrow wUl save Lmeriea", said Us speaker. Tuesday Rev. J. H. Harper deltv lWd a splendid addreee on How Ichools Promote Patriotism and World Understanding. Thin was n serial Armlctlse Day program, and World Peace played a promlaeat Ma, poke on tho Schools of Yesterday, rhe students wars very much Intel istsd In hearing Mr. May tell about he schools of hie boyhood dan For Thursday the elxU grade of jold Band presented a program oa rhe Schools el Today. For Friday. Rev. C. B. Howard i .111 si el an Inspirational address >o What the Schools Have Helped - individual to Achieve. rhe schools an over the QoU --they ah Mi Interest aav-a wrecram. Vis itors w? day. REVALUATION PROPERTY Raleigh. Not. 11.?The quadren nial reraloatioB of property in all the counties of the Hate, which will start January l, lm, will be con ducted under the general supervf aion of the State Board of A eerie meat, it waa learned here yesterday from A. J. Maxwell, commissioner of revenue, and chairman of the board, following a meeting of the hoard at which it was decided to exercise its authority to direct this general re valuation in its broader aspects. 1 with a view to securing greater unl I fortuity than heretofore. For some time the board has been considering the question an to whether it would exercise the au thority which is given It in the law to lay down certain broad regula tion, and especially supervise the general manner in which the revalu ation is made. At first It was feared by some members of the board that any supervision on its part might be resented in the counties. But the In dications are that most of the coun ties now desire the assistance of the board of assessment, especially in the preparation of the forma to be used and la setting up general uniform standards for evaluating . property of the same type in the I different counties. "The board has not yet completed I its consideration of all the factors Involved, but at a preliminary meet ing held recently it decided that it would do what it can to assist the county supervisors in making the | valuation as uniform as possible ov er the state," Chairman Khxwell said "However, it hopes to make Its part in the revaluation advisory | rather than supervisory, and" to as sist the county revaluation supervis ors rather than actually direct them. | "For the board members realise that the revaluation supervisors in each county naturally will have a better understanding of values in the different counties than any one else, and that he and his township supervisors must do the actual work. But the board members feel that ' they can materially assist the local I supervisors in setting up uniform standards of value and In setting up uniform methods of procedure to be follewed In all the counties, so that property may be fairly avaluated on the same general basis in each com munity". I It is probably that the Board of Assessment will call a meeting of all the 1M Jax supervisors here la Raleigh earl? In December, or as soon as they are appointed by the boards of county commissioners the first Monday In December This scat ter has not been definitely decided, but the board has discussed It and ' seems to be favorable to it. If this meeting Is held, the many details entering into the revaluation j process will be discussed, and a gen I eral uniform method of procedure decided upon. The county tax snper ! visors will have available the entire ' corps of tax experts to assist them and to help them with their prob lems, so that It la believed they will i get a much better understandiag of the Tax problems of the states as a I whole than otherwise would be the Many of the Inequalities now ex isting in the valuations placed on property in various sect loos at the | state, with the resulting Inequality In tax rates and tax burdens be tween the various sections of the state, with the resulting Inequality I In tax rates and tax burdens between the various counties has undoubtedly come about because of a lack of un derstanding of the problems involv ed and because of a lack of any uni form methods of determining values, according to members of the board. Neither has there been any uniform system of making the revaluation or of blanks and reports. It Is believed that many of theae inequalities and defects can be removed if he Board of Assessment will take an active part in assisting the county tax au thorities In handling heee matters. It Is aaderstood that Attorney General Dennis O. Brummltt took the lead in suggesting that the board exercise Its powers to assist In this ttadrendal revaluation, had that all the other four members of the board quickly agreed with him. so that the satire board la now work ing harmoniously toward this objec tive. A. K. TANT DOBS STDDEILT Mr. A. K. That died suddenly aft Ms home in, Cypress Creek town ship en Friday November 14th. Bp was 74 years of away during the night. found that death waa dee bo al causae.