THE FRANKLIN TIMES
Issued Every Friday
313 Court Street Telephone 283-1
RA. F. JOHXSON, Editor and Manager
James A. Johnson, Assistant Editor anil Manager
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Tear $1.50 Si* Months 75
Eight Months .... 1.00 Four Months ... .00
Foreign Advertising Representative
AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
New York City
Entered at the Poetoftlce at Louisburg, X. C. as second
daaa mall matter. /
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FREEDOM OF THE MOVIES
Starting from nothing only 30 years ago or so, the mo
tion picture industry has become not only one of the lar
gest and most prosperous businesses in the world, but
one which touches directly the lives and the interests of
more people than any other.
The Federal government has brought suit under the
antimonopoly laws against the major film companies
and their managements, to break up practices in the in
dustry which are said to prevent local exhibitors and
their audiences from showing and seeing the pictures
they want.
It is not a function of Government to pass 011 matters
of art and personal tastes, but it seems proper that Gov
ernment should do what it can to prevent any combina
tion of private interests from imposing restrictions upon
what pictures the people are permitted to see. That is
more important than the question of whether the film
producers make too much money.
"INFLUENCING" THE PRESS
A Senate investigating committee has uncovered evi
dence that a large corporation made vigorous efforts 'tc
induce certain newspapers to take an editorial attitude
friendly to the corporation's interests. That is pointed
to by radicals as a scandalous state of affairs.
No evidence was produced that the efforts to win edi
torial support . were successful, or that there was any
thing contrary to the public interest in the objectives of
the corporation.
What many earnest reformers overlook is that along
side the right of the. press to express its views on any
subject without restraint there exists the equal right of
anybody, individual or corporation, to try to bring edi
tors around to a particular point of view. The final de
cision is up to the individual judgment of each particu
lar editor or publisher. That is the essen<;? of the free
dom of the press. .
Every editor ha- to be constantly on guard against
those, in Government or out of it. who try to "use" his
paper for their own ends. For every such effort by pri
vate interests there are hundreds made daily by the Gov
ernment's huge staff of press-agents and propagandists.
For every newspaper which succumbs to efforts to in
fluence it- editorial opinion, there are probably scores
of jjien in public office who betray their trusts by -elliiig
official favors. A New York State Senator, highly re
garded as an able legislator and a man of character,
committed suicide the other day rather than face the
charges against him of taking money in large amounts
in payment for his influence in obtaining jobs and pro
motions for people in public office. A grand jury had
indicted him on seventeen counts.
A real investigation into such practices, if it were pos
sible, would disclose thousands in Federal, state and mu
nicipal positions of trust who use the power of their of
fices to feather their own nests. They get away with it
because the voting public pays 110 attention to public af
fairs between elections.
INDUSTRY IN THE SOUTH
President Roosevelt lately called the South "the na
tion's number one economic problem." The rapid de
velopment of new industries, based 011 the South 's own
raw materials seems likely to change that situation.
One of the most promising new industries in America
?is that of making paper from pine wood, by the processes
developed by the late Dr. Charles H. Herty. Many Sou
thern mills are now manufacturing wrapping paper and
paper-board from pine, and the first newsprint mill to
utilize pulp from cheap southern pine is now under con
struction in Texas. Its successful operation will not
only give the South a new and important industry, but
\it will point the way to economic independence for Am
erican newspapers, which now have to rely on foreign
sources for their white paper.
Not much has been heard recently of the prospect of
using cotton fabrics as a subsurface layer on secondary
highways. Several miles of such roads have been built
in different parts of the country, and their usefulness un
der varying conditions of wear, weather and climate still
awaits complete approval. The early reports indicate
that they are economical to build, stand up well under
all but the heaviest traffic, and are inexpensive to main
tain. "~
If the final verdict bears out those beliefs, an almost
inexhaustible market for the South 's excess cotton will
be opened up. There are hundreds of thousands of
miles of "feeder" roads connecting the outlying agri
cultural sections with the main highways of the nation,
wlacftjieed improvement to make them passable) in all
weathers, Cotton may turn the trick. At the same
time^vferal research laboratories are working on -ways
of usiiig Cotton for industrial purposes, with some
success. ? . \?i
Along those lines the industrial salvation of the cot
ton-growing South must be sought. _
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Night Blooms on Treasure Isle
Night blooming cerens will adorn the Hawaiian pavilion gardens
at the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island
in San Francisco Bay. This nifht scene on the Exposition site shows
Miss llano Kealani with an armfnl of the strange flowers.
WILDER REUNION
Descendents of Calvin Burt and
Bryant Wilder gathered for an
nual get-together, on Sunday, Au
gust 14th. 1938.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. O.
W, Perry of afar Louisburg was
the happy srfro of the meeting of
these kinsmen and friends. Over
; 150 people were present to enjoy
the occasion. A delicious picnic
I dinner was served in the spacious
| grove. ? Those relatives and their
guests present were as follows:
Mi-, and Mrs. J. E. Nelras and
family, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Pleas
ants and family. Mr. and Mrs. D
H. Cyrus arid son. Mrs. JvP. Pleas
ants, all of near Louisburg; Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Daniel. Mrs. Min
nie Holder. Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Edwards. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ea
ton and children. Mr. and Mrs. R.
T. Pemell. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Wil
der, Jr., Mr. J. H. Wilder,
Mr. G. B. Wilder. all ol
Franklinton; Mrs. Mamie Taylor
and childitn, Mrs. Bruce Powers
and children, all of Everetts; Mr.
BE HERE-EARLY
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For Friday and Saturday
ODD LOT
BARGAINS
mill f\ r>
TOWELS
5c
Whites and Colors,
Values to 15c
DRESSES
87c
A beauMf Jl rack of se
lected dresses that eo'd
to $2.49.
SHOES
FOX'S will show you
shoes at amazing low
prices. You won't be
lieve your own eyes.
Come, let us show you.
?LADIES'
SLACKS
69c
Navy. Brown, White
and Blue, cute styles,
all sizes, also shorts.
REMNANT
GOODS
4c yd.
Another FOX Value.
PILLOW
CASES
8c
SIMMER }.
C A PS'
10c
Men's Summer Caps
Formerly to 50c
BOY'S POLO
SHIRTS
19c
Cool Cotton Meshes
Values to 39c
MEN'S
SHIRTS and SHORTS
2 for 25c
Values to 19c each
WORK SHIRTS
25c
Blue Chambray Good
Quality - Value to 49c
MEN'S
DRESS PANTS
69c
Look These Over
Values to J2.98
MEN'S
DRESS SHOES
$1.49
Whites - Scoop These
Up - Values to 13.49
SORRY, NO PHONE OR MAIL ORDERS, RIGHTS RE
SERVED TO LIMIT QUANTITIES, ALL SALES FINAL.
FOX'S
Loirisburg's Best Store
Is He Going To Get Away With It?
| and Mrs. L. R. Southall and chil
i dren. Mrs. L. P. Perdue and dau
ghter, Mrs. J. B. Perdue and son,
' Mrs. John Hedgepeth, Mrs. L. F.
! Dennis and daughter, all of Louis
! burg; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wilder
- land children, Mr. and Mrs. Green
. | wood Wilder, of Castalia; Mrs.
? ; Lelie Vaughan and children, of
. ; Warrenton; Mr. and Mrs. R. P.
? , Neal and children, Mrs. Maynard
1 Baker, Mrs. E. F. Glasgow, Mr.
I and Mrs. Maurice Glasgow and
family, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Lan
? caster, Mrs. W. X. Fuller, Mrs.
Gladys Beasley and daughter, of
' Louisburg; Mr. and Mrs. C. G.
Kirkland and daughter, of Scot
land Xeck; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
i .
Williams, of Whitakers; Mrs. P
P. Sheppard and Mr. and Mrs. J
H. Southall and son, and Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Southall and daugh
ter, all of Raleigh; Mr., and Mrs.
E. W. Hagar and son, of Detroit,
ilich. ; Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Sledge,
Mrs. J. J. Lancaster and son, of
Mapleville;. Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Perry and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Southall, Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Underhill and daughters, Mr,
and Mrs. J. J. Wilder and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. M. Stamps, Mr. I
and Mrs. J. A. Leonard and daugh
ter, of Nashville; Mr. and Mrs. 0.
W. Perry and children. Mrs. Fan
nie Griffin. "Mr. J. B. Wilder and
children, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Wil
der and daughter./ Mr. and Mrs. A.
B. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Wil
der and son, 3. E. Wilder and J.
P. Timberlake, Jr., all of Louis
burg; Mrs. Louise Liles and dau
ghter, of Norfolk, Va.; Mr. and
Mrs. George Griffin, of Raleigh;
J. B. Wilder, Jr., of Kinston; and
Q. L. Eagles, of Richmond, Vs.
A farmer, near Wichita, Kan.,
picked for a caYd game victim by
a couple of slickers, enjoyed the
usual preliminary winnings and
then walked out on the slickers '
as they were preparing to absorb
his funds. His ability as a pe
destrian is worthy of recommen
dation.
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LOWE/T PRICE
4
CHILL & SLICE
Corned Beef
No. 1 Can
RITTER'S QUALITY
Pork & Beans JC<
Full 14 oz. Can ^
Arm & Hammer
SODA
2 Pkgs
8C
| Freshly Shredded Coconut lb 20c |
_ Best American
CHEESE
Pound
Ipc
100 Lb. Bag Best
SUGAR P
Full Quart Pure
GRAPE, %?
JUICE ....
1 lb. Can 1 Ac
BEECH-NUT SPAGHETTI . . . *"
3 - No. 1 Cans 7Cc
HERRING
1 lb. Can Tru-Blu Cc
DOG FOOD W
2 -No. 2 H Cans ^Cc
CUT STRINGLESS BEANS ... M
10 lbs. No. 1
COBBLERS
All Flavors
J E L L 0, Pkg.
22?
5C
3 lb. Mason Jar it c
LOCAL HONEY, Qt W
1-4 lb. Pkg. 'Vic
LIPTON TEA and GLASS .... ^
Bananas, 4 lbs. 19c
Va. Wafers, lb. 15c
EVERYTHING
IN
FRESH FRUITS
& VEGETABLES
MEAT VALUES
PORK LOIN CHOPS, lb 25c
WESTERN T-BONE STEAK, lb 30c
SLICED PORK LIVER, lb 1 15c
WESTERN CHUCK ROAST, lb 20c
FRESH PORK BRAINS, lb 12 *c
? FRESH FISH ?
6. W. MURPHY B SON
East Nash Street
' Louisbur g, N. C