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TOE FRANKLIN TIMES 4. F. Editor and SUug?r Op? Tear (1.60 Months 1.00 8U Months 7.777777:7.. .75 Forei*?n Advrll^ing Representdtiv? ^ Entered at the Post Office at Louis lfflfg. N. C., aa second class matter. Criminal Court begins Monday. pin* and selling your tobacco as soon as possible. Franklin Superior Court will con vene tfext Monaay wuh Mis Huuui Ototfi K Connor. Judge Presiding. When you visit Louis burg E5Xt week or any week you are welcomed NKLIN TIMES office ? Every ?reader of tfre FRANKLIN TIMES is urged to look at the i&ber on bis paper and jf-tfae dato is huf rp _ quested to bring in their renewal next jiumk Mnnnv la LixhL with iia thfe same as with you, so a lot of small amounts added together will, assist us considerable, and not trouble you anyr o The Street Committee of Louisburg should have the buttments of the bridge across the river repaired. In their present condition they are not only detrimental to traffic, but are in reality doing damage to the founda tion work, besides being an eyesore to the public and a blackeye to the town with strangers. It is really a pity to have such* nice streets barred by such an ugly place when it can be repaired so cheaply. We are with the member of Ore Leg islature who introduced a bill to lin> it the hoMinp- of a State_QHice years. only that we think it would be best to propose a constitutional .am* endment making the term of all elec tive offices four years (both State and ly one term~to each individual. This works fine in the Governors office, al though it is practiced from a custom nut u. law.. 1 ?itfi try u ail ?nauriri. It has been suggested that the pre. mat Legislature so ameud the present law rovprning tTTe Lnnishurjr Graded SchooT Trustees, that ft. wm eHmfnatb its perpetuating itself. There is 110 doubt but that this would be a popu lar move. However', it should be safely guarded to keep Jt_jfts far as possible from politics. There is iso reason why the Legislature couldn't appoint to All vacancies and we l>e liev^, uettuitfa it twtug more Bern ?c rax ic, it would be more satisfactory to the district as a whole. In fact, from -out way of seeing things no body should be given power to perpetuate itself . * - - It has been suggested that a bill has been drawn by' a few individuals and sent to the legislature, seeking to increase , the salaries of the public official of Franklin County. We won't attempt to say that the salaries are too large or too small, but what we will remind the legislators of is the fact -that franklin County offi cers were placed on salary, with the salary specified in the act, by a vote of the people and that the people arc at least entitled to vote on any chan ge that might be made. A Demo ? era tic government is a government of the people. UfH wiuonraie tun fldence in our government by giving the people a chance to say what they want in connection with their public affairs. 9 ... o We notice that a bill has been in troduced In the Senate looking to wards stopping lynchings. This lb valuable time lost. Js'o law passed by anybody can prevent a number of good cltizenH from enforcing law on a dirty criminal when they feel that their proper tribunal will not do it. The fact is the author of the bill can come nearer getting the desired re sults if he will Introduce a bill that villi do away with technicalities of law and bring about a more speedy trial of justice. The average person, and this takes in many of our best citizens, has lost all confidence in our legal system as a matter of Jus tice and only looks on It as a means Of political or other nystem to prose* cute some selfish ends. This may seem an extreme and possibly Is to an extent but nothing like as much as It Mems. ? ? ... In compliance with a request of the Democratic Executive Committee Of Franklin County early in the Spring of 1920, Mr. E. H. Malone, Its Chairman, has drawn a bill, and de livered to Franklin County'* repre sentative laying Franklin County off Into five districts from each of which In the future a Commissioner will be ?elected and voted on by the whole County In the regular election and from which In their turn a member of the Board of Education will b? ap pointed as the petitions expire. This question has been largely discussed and ha* mat universal approval. The districts aa approved by the Commit tee to draft the bin are as follows: Mo. 1 ? Dunns and Harris; No. 2? Yoangsvlll* and Franklin ton ; No. 3? Maywrill? and Handy Creek; No. 4? Oold Mine and Cedar Rock; No. & fat the want that Congress passes a bUI Increasing the membership of the r g House, the present General ? of North Carolina should " redlstrlct the State The SXprsesed by soma to elect two ??Mull la as exceed gystsa snd should not * . Th* sfliw would In cumber seme, ansa tls far. lory f except possibly toa f*w> bat would be unwise in the fact that the 'Interest! of the two Congressmen ?o elected would he too general and would relieve the direct rasponsiblli ty such a position should carry . L?et* continue our government in the idea in which it was first conceived ? a di rect representation of the people with tteponsfhiHtiw directly answerable to the people. The only wav to do SB and bo MMfr the people and of fer equal opportunities to all la to so man will be elected from some par ik'ulm ? : q With the introduction of a bill to repeal the- primary law in thfijGeiLer-, al Assembly, the question of its fair ness has~aguln been opened 'up. There is no doubt butTHat any law or sya? tem that is bad -should be repealed. But it is unfair to repeal any law prove its worth. The primary law needs perfecting. It has been abu sed. The proper thins to do is to amend it and try it further. If som.6 mean^ cannot ex? adopted to stop primary , of another party thea it sh ouia t>e tepeaied. Duuiucrstlc votery should not be allowed to help select the candidates for the republican par ty, nor ahnjiiri rppnhHrana Kq allow ed to assilft in selecting candidates Tor Democrats, as has been the case In Franklin County as welt, no doubt. as In others. It might be well to do away witb the power of the Boai d of Elections to declare a nominee ana ggygg M.gr\ imiiy lulu a yiluiaiy. ? w not allow the party failing to enter to eentest in the election. This is the best way out we can Bee. But as the result is what is wanted anv method that will bring it about will be ac? ceptable. One of the biggest questions to co rns before the present General Assem bly is that of Education. Many ideas will be suggested and many organiz ed plans will be pushed. None of them, however, will reduce the slz?r and importance of the question. On the contrary these ^Jll be conceded by all. So the biggest question that will preseut itself to the Individual legislator will be ^htch is right or which' wllf du the~iiiUBt good- aT the least cost. Ami there Is no man who can successfully give this answer wi th any assurance of his v position . -our titea We doTTT c laim to be right but think we are. T^o our mind the State of North Carolina should divert its funus from a few institutions to a syBWRl w Hip HIM' t.wailoh In each; county. Although the State of North Carolina 'appropriates hundreds ot' . :l mi ?Mtnis i if il.iil.u r ..innully tu the ; trttttr-hrerrtmiun^ -of h-urning -tha f uX remains that rrrrtinn nTFh-pmrance^RF private institutions of a like kind are equally as advantageous as in any ot_ the State Schools.. Another fact is that a large percentage of the boy? i..\d u'irls" in -North Carolina have no opportunity to get 'beyond the high school, although' they are worthy and ?? ,H. and tuu Ulan* recalls .^af^ ficient iunds -to better their opportu nities. it seems to us that the wisest and certainly the most generous, way takc-.Lhe jlunds now? used - and those - that may be provided later and divert rnem. to tlie. several counties. By this means several schools teaching collegiate courses could be placed in each county within riding distance of practically every home in the State, it would be the means of the major ity of the boys and girls getting a higher education and would not han dicap those who-do attend College because of the fact that private col leges offer equal opportunity at equal rites, and a large percentage of those who attend college are more able, ev en, to pay an advance than are those who cannot ajft-nd. to do without the higher education. It is very cleai that iL is a great deal wiser to attempt to carry educatioir within reach of all the children than to at tempt to equip and maintain highei colleges and take the children to them. At least we feel that the idea is worth careful investigation of the General Assembly. WANTED INFORMATION . Ab Mr. Smith was looking through the paper he wus astounded to find an announcement of his own death. He went to the telephone and called up his friend Brown. Have you seen the announcement of my death in this morning's paper? he asked. Yes, his friend replied; where are you speaking from? MiCKIE SAYS /AJUNt rC ??) VN&.IO N I -tu' OIMO OWaftWS) I -tunc* \uukt rti o*rfc ?*?' tvw )U0UW% UVCJS KVMOV* tKUI I I -tu" tMktt eoorre 7 I ttcwrorvs.<vi' oat*9 a uttvje -s. Y ?? wrmiH hm *s*+K?jnj*J <xt?a-r>co*, vtouc-yg '. MOO \ -au. UL U WAKSLtSa TO. THOSE WHO MJ j LICENSES. The following letter will expiate It self and should be a warning to thoM who are so accommodating that they swear to marriage license* fbr par ties unknown to them: L>oulsburg, N. C.. Jan. 11. 1921. To the Rnglstur nf Ueeda ~Be cujtjlul about a chllds age . ijoo't take a travelers name Von fallad tor license. V give whaa Tnriiar Mat thewa aaked tor to marry mt little is Twr inr cHH; Esther Mav Mo?re. . ... ier May He went oyer to Henderson and got-tr traveler to swear to her age which he gave twenty one. 1 have supported, vou In fvurt elertinn anil 1 expect to.) 1 am go -fee never saw him before, ing to try find him out some Thev were married at Will way. v nignt. He said he knew that. I would not give her up, 'so they made their escape. 1 went to Turnerla? fathers for them Monday evening ih?v i-ama ami apftif tha night.: -O. mothers and fathers when you can do and they put your love ttlltl care uumr iiibh fwi lia a?ful. I have seen parents see trouble ovei their children, but this was at home, nu uue kuuwH but experienced otre?7 me. I took advice. O friends at a time like this you have my sympath*. Some have seen dark hours of life, neighbors and trleuds, this may come W you some day, 1 hope uut. Its all over now except trouble at the home. They did no more than you or A would have done. Crops were doing bad enough but not like this. When you walk the floors and yard at the midnight hours you child gone then you'll know the meaning of this. 1 May this not mean your home, I hope j not. I Children nobody loves you as your" 1 mother and father. Don't tramp them under your feet. You know they will jgiYfi their, lives for you. Turner -tre ated me nice after he saw me. his parents did the' satae. Friends at a time like this remember- us. May God bless the couple, may they do well. , * f ? ? Yottr neighbor and fiietid, [ ? T. V. MOORE. 1 TOBACCO The <?*oldfn Leaf Crown* North faro* | lina And She Leads The Cnited States. Tobacco is king in Norih Carolina, ;;nd it entitles her to first rank among all states for this crop in acreage and value. Kentucky has long held the her in second rank. byvf27,000,000 ImP low that held by North. Carolina ; ? Otir-ttrtal of 5S2,000 acres, produced a $?7,182,000 tobacco crop. The ac ig.tRH In t liu suit' wa?i lnt'HUUUKl ? IT per ceitf, the production 11.8 per cent, and the total value decreased *.1 p*r ,-nt.? The w.ii pHni'i it hcing oa pery or devoid of wax, cfuite spotted and irregular in color, with. much ev idence uf unripe curtngr O Tlitf culm -ya? variable bul fair, ? The. Alnnmnrp and Caswell counties area produced the best and about the only good to bacco in the state. Quite a slump in prices occurred late in 'November and December, excepting with the best qu alities . The United States crop was incre ased four per cent in production and yielded sixty-five per cent less in va lue. The national average for this crop was 796 pounds, valued at $168 per acre at 21 centB per pound. The state's tobacco crop averaged $167 per acre, while the average of all crops was $45.00. This means that the tobacco value is equal to about thirty per cent of the total value of all crops, while it had but ?-twelve percent of the acreage. | For the Piedmont Hito the averagai yield was 580 pounds per acre, at 23c ? ! per pound. Franklin County had | 22,260 acres, or six per cent increase, 'averaging 762 pounds per acre and | 20.96 cents per pound. IN' MCJHORIAM . On the 31$t of December, the death angel entered the home of Mr. J. E. Collins and took from him his devot ed wife. I All that skilled physicians and lov ing hands could do was done, but God knew best and took her to her heav- | ! er-ly home where she can continue to i serve Him through the endless ages I i We cannot understand why this beau tiful character was taken at this time I but we do know that, God is too wise I to fnake a mistake and too good to do wrong and "Sometime, somewhere we'll understand." We krVe to think of death as only transition ami that our loved one liv es on In that celestial home prepared for those who have fought a good jflght and finished the course. Mrs. ColllnB was twenty-nine years ,of age, and the daughter of our es- , | teemed friends, Mr. and Mrs. E. N. I i Williams. I The christian influence of this god ily home was shown in her whole char acter and may the memory of such a life inspire us to accomplish more In I church, kingdom and meet our loved jone In a better land where happiness .Is not marred by sorrow, slclqiess nor tears. Mrs. Collins united with Trinity church in early life ami was a con sistent member until her death. | The burial was conducted by Rev. ,Q. F. Smith and the remains were (laid to rest in the cemetery at Trinity {church. t Mrs. Collin* is survived by one sls 'ter. Mm. fikrward Merritt. We extend to the grief stricken hus band, sister, father and mother and other relatives and friends our sin cere sympathy and commend them to Ood, the great comforter. 1. D. N. i 0 J CaMt Cmm Grip ul Influenza LAXATIVE HOMO QUDnNChtiMs I We Will Soon Stage the Greatest Sac rifice Sale Ever At I tempted ill Lou Watch for It L. KLINE & CO. MeAaw-tritfrTTrln of the Wondertul Bargains Offered rnHbtroisburg's Baf gaift Spot? Coi^e? Do Youf Trading Here ? Save Money. We will Soon Deliver the Greatest Tell ing Blow on Prices Ever Attempted You Know our Motto: More Goods for Same?] Wait^or It Serge and Middy Suits $8:98 Mothers! Here's a Great Va lue. Bay one or more of these pretty Middy Suits for daugh ter's school "wear: ? Really the ? bargain is unthinkable. ~ PK1CJBD $8.9S WINTER SHOES For Men, Women and Children Come and buy needs now. ^ the families shoes ? We neetT the money. Let's Trade. Chiklrens Shoes 98u up "Uomcll'a HIiw.h .... $198 up - Boys' Shoos $2.45 up Min'j, Shore $3.98 up BacKto Ye Olden Days ? Prices of Ye Olden Days DRESS GINGHAMS 10c yd. ? Suits, Coats, Dresses Will You Buy a COAT Here's a big headline!*. Wo men's Winter Coats slaugh tered. You can select from many styles, many materials, all sizes. Priced~at $9.98 Wonderful Winter SUITS It's a relief from high prices to' buy such suits as these. Suits for Women and Misses and the makes are stylish. Priced at $11.9? Lively Winter DRESSES Letter dresses than these ..can't be found at such low Trices. They are all wool iitmw and Jn Priced at $12.4& WINTER SKIRTS Serge Skirts in Navy and 131ack . Rig bargains at tri ple the prices ? Priced at MEN'S and BOYS' Suits and Overcoats Here's Values That BacfeThent All Off the Board! Men's Suits, Big Value Hurry men! They can't last lona; $14.95 " n * .Just a few left . . . .$11.95 Boys^ Suits Snappy Styles . . . . ; . $7.95 Union Suits ?? ; "When Seen or Advertised Elsewhere It's Always Cheapest mUlSBURG. ' : ? : INorth Curolina GOODYEAR AUTHORIZED Service Station Fabric and Cord Casings Heavy Tourist Tubes Tube Repair Kits Tire Gauges Blowout Patches Valve Insides Tire Reliners Tire Plasters Motorcycle Tires and Tubes Pneumatic and Solid Truck Tires We h*' I lo to that Goed rear Tire* will rfTe J more mile* per dollar Uian any other make. ALLEN MACHINE CO. GARAGE I LOUIBBURQ. N. 0. Day Phone 295-J Night Phone 1400 All Tlret and Tubea Sold by U? Applied FREE
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