OKLT tlM fU TEAK iS.AJDVAKCE The Franklin Times WATCH LABEL 0* TOl'B PAPER-^ Hend Ik Kfvuil Urtorr Time Expire*.' *?" A. r. JOHSHO*, Editor THE COUNTY, THE ^TA TENTHS UNION snwHiFTim ;i-v) per re VOLCBS XLVIX EICiHT PAiiES THIS WEEK t LOE4HBCHG, Fl. C, EBMAV. FEBBFAftf 4, 1#S1. M'JTBER ??. MR. PERSON ROASTS 7 REVALUATION WILEY HOLMES SAYS HE A*fi PEBSON ALOE TOLD THE TBITH. Draft Strong Rfnolntlons at Mass Meeting Saturday, Asking for Se duction In Valuation of Land For Taxes ? Mr. 0. P. Harris Chairman. Pursuant to a call Issued many days before a. (Q&ss meeting was held in the Court house 'on Satu-rday rat one olotfons toolcing- to reducing the valu Htlunj ^ wfcrftil to be pregontetL to th? LegSiftature' Aow ln session. Quite a lfdFg* number were present when the meeting was. called to order by "If. Harris, who after stat ing the object of the meeting, was unanimously elected chairman of the meeting and A. F. Johnson wa3 el ected secretary, , The Chairman stated that the object of the "meeting was to take some ac tion to relieve us of the high taxes we are now paying." He further sta / ted that this would be no political meetings nor shouM a?y abusoo be al lowed, but was an honest efTort to ha ve the property of the uounty reduc ed in valuation," after which, he op ened the meeting for discussion, stat ^ ing that all speeches would be limlt ' WUJ terr mlnutes each . W. M. Person jose stating that "we V: .ye met here to undo what has been t.wiio to us ? to do it legitimately ? the :jc of 1920. That crime which put 5tj ] jT* cent increase orr owners and farmers." He stated further th at there was $600,000,000 worth of stock in North Carolina untaxed and free. He moved that a committee ot two languages be sent to Raleigh to I t :til thp riot act to the legislature tion and not talking Mr. S. A. New ell took the floor and presented a few figures. Tie stated that in 1919 the leal estate was listed at 4,565,461 and personal property at $4,5(>o,486. And in 1920 real estate was listed at $17. personal property at $5, M*,T3I5. ? Tie stated that thOorotloall) ? the revaluation act^was right, and that the legislative wa? working on this. question trying to arrive at the proper thing to ao. I Te suggested be put on personal property. W. A. Jones stated that he had land worth $17,000.00 that had been val ued under this new act at $52,000.00 ?which he considered unequal. He suggests an equalization board to re medy the defects and suggests that the County Commissioners and ono member from each township compose the Board. Mr. Jones stated that with the present price of crops and land valuatetoiTs "If I pay my guano man the Sheriff will sell me out, and if 1 pay the Sheriff the guauo man will sell me out, so I am in a fix. Mr. Person took the floor again and was right sharp in his denunciations of the actions of the Te gists tors and all who were in auyway connected, or in sympathy with' the revaluation act and many other progressive move ments. Mr. J. R. Jones expressed himsell ' tn favor of an equalization stating that he had a neighbor whose land was valued at $40 per acre while his 6wn was valued at $70. W. W. Green moved that the Chair man appoint a committee of five to retire and draft resolutions. The Chair appointed S. A. Newell, J. M. Allen. J. *r. Inacoe, W. W. Green, C. B Kearney, * Skeleton relo lutlons were read and referred tp ?th? committee. Mr. Person rose JLo move "that we strtke out 'tHe endorsement of" the re Vaftratlon act in the skeleton resolu tions, as &e are here to condemn it." thereupon Chairman Harris stated th??*~he felt that the motive of the re | valuation act was entirely honest but that through the enthusiasm of its executives the pendulum swung too fer. Mr. Green moved that Mr. Person be ruled down on a point of order which prevailed. ? While the Committee was out draft ing the resolutions W. M. Person call ed for W. W. Holmes to address the meeting who went forward and In a short talk stated that Wiley Person and himself were the only ones who told the truth on the campaign. He; expressed himsolf against everything progressive and for the best Interests of the State Including the Public Wei- I fare, the Home Demonstration work and even the preachers and presiding elders, stating that he considered that the money he paid for taxes was lost. ( and that he paid the preacher was lost." Characterizing three fourths the people In the County fools he re- i tired. Mr . W . M . Person moved that ev- ] ory land owner in the County, and especially all those present, sign the copy of the resolutions *that are* to be sent to the representatives in thfe leg islature. The motion prevailed. Mrt W. D. Bow den was asked to tell the people about the Tobacco Growers Association, during the ab sence of the Committee and he res- I ^ ponded. He .attended the State mee- | ting as a delegate from here and his explanation shows that a change of plan has been made the pros- I pectj look exceedingly bright for an- j other year provided the advice and] benefits of the organization is used, to the fullest extent. He announced a meeting? of -the- Franklin Cmmty To bacco Growers Association to be held 111 the Ouuft Huubu mi Monday. Feb ruary 7th, 1921 at 12 o'clock. The resolution committee reported the following: .To The legislature of North Carolina; I Whereas. w?- the land owsers of I Franklin County. North Carolina, ha ;ve gathered In a mass meeting fn the court house in Louisbarg, on this the 29th day of January, 1921 for the pur pose of seeking a remedy for the he avy ? bm den ? of taxation ? placed ? upon j um hy thft present tfli nyfltem NQW_ ; THEREFORE, be it resolved; that whereas the revaruation has greatly increased the land values and not in creased the personal property VAhlAS. r^milrinp in n ahiftinp rtf fho burden of taxation to the shoulders of the land owners, we recommend that the valuations upon real estate as made i for the year 1920 be reduced to a rea sonable Value (a reduction of 50 per cent or usore) and that personal prop erty values be ^eft substantially as they arG; which would result, in re lieving the real estate of a portion of its present Heavy burden of taxation. That the revaluation was made at a time of Inflated and abnormal val ue* ? That we desire that our proper ty be placed upop. the tax books at its actual value and not the inflated val ues which have been placed supon it, and which has caused our taxes to (become both burdensome aUtt "Oppres lbjyjli That we as p. body instruct our Sen I ator and Representative, and request 'the legislature, to use all of their en j ergy and power to find some remedy ght upon us by the present unjust and untrue values given to our property. |That they not only procure this rem-. Ifrriv hilt thnt t-hev at all tipies oppose and r^ist any measure which in any .way might add to our already ex- 1 tremely high taxes, more specially I 'the proputmd bund issues which ate 1 j'.uvr before tfie-IcKiulu-turo and whiefcr in our opinion, should be voted upon; by the people of the state; and we j further request -that tliey use their ef? | forts towards the economical manage DHmt-m' our- Plate's finances, thus les sening our taxes in these more op pressing times. i That In unr -tbelaw now on H5HT statTTtrr bonks allowing an exemp tion of $300.00 worth of personal pro party, should be repealed. ' ifrfi rprnmrnmrl thnt the board ot County Commissioners of each Cojin t>v together *wl Hi' one memDer TTOnr ]| each township in the county "be con stituted a board of equalization. tThe member from each Township to coop j erate- with the County Commission j |ers when passing on values in thai township) with authority to value, re-. I ?value and equalize values of all prop-. ? erty when necessary. ? T^iat we recommend that the office^ of Superintendent of Public Welfare be abolished. j These resolutions were adopted. Mr. Person moved that a section | asking the repeal of the office of Co junty Welfare Officer and Juvenile Co j ' urt be added to tine resolutions. The I motion carried. (W. W. Oreen moved that the Chair appoint 3, committee composed of ten . to go to Raleigh and take the resolu tions and also that Mr. S. A. Newell and C. Pk Harris be made members |o? the Committee and that Mr. Newell j be secretary of same. The motion 1 was duly seconded and passed and the Chairman appointed J. M. Allen j |G. W. Ford, Louisburg; W. W. Gr j | een, Hayesville; H. T. Green, Prank [ l nton; Joe Wilson, Youngsville; J. T.j Inscoe, Cedar Rock; C. B. Kearney A Sandy Creek; F. W. Justice. Harris. ! No other business being before the Committee the Chairman entertained lu motion to adjourn which was taken in the midst of many signing the res olutions. . WO ITEMS. I | Mr. Eugene Edens, of I^ouisburg. 1 made a business call here last Friday, [but got up with some girls- and on] | their rabbit hunt he forget., what ho j came for. Messrs. J. It. Montgomery and Ray I mond Shear! n and Misses Pearl and 1 Ruth Gupton made a short visit to Hunn Monday afternoon. We are very glad the mumps has al most played out around here. Honor Roll ? Those on honor roll for the fifth grade are Annie Gupton, J Annie Rue Wood, and Lucy Hell Den [ ton. ' Wood isn't so very newsy this time| 'but If times got better It will be next. I COB. o 'IMPORTANT (OMMITTKF. ASSHivl I | Senator F. B. McKinne, Franklin (County's representative from the j Sixth Distrlot in the General Assem bly has been given several of, the. ; most important. Commlttp*-- rfssign inents. He- is chairman of the fol lowing committees; Corporation Com mission, Propositions and Grievances He holds membership on the follow Ing committees: Agriculture. Appro prlatlonB. Banks and Currency. Edu cation, Insane Asylums, Salaries and Fees, Trustees University. Shaving, according to one doctor. Increases neuralgia an dother trou bles of the face. DETAILED FIGURES SALARY FUND j FRANKLIN COUNTY FOR FISCAL YEAR Compiled By County" Auditor And Furnished The Times By Finance Committee. The Finance Cnmmillco of the Rntril of Cunnty fnmmlmlnngEa-itra-Lo-h^ given credit for having the following itatemcnts complied giving the voters o( Franklin County the Information concerning the salary funds and other ex penses of the County. These statement* show a balance In favor of each T5f the offices, the majority of which la brought about by the Increased amount of taxes collected. ? The Commissioners art'l l> 'hlo.roport other ttytww of the Court House which leaves a beleno 1.57H.40 t 15.738. 05 The Finance Committee feel.lt their duty to make the following state ment and explanation with respect to the Office of Register of Deeds: Under the salary basis t)ie bulk of gratis work falls on th? Register of Deeds, * ho by virtue of his offfce, is Clerk to the Hoard of Commissioners. (CONTINUKJ) ON PAGE FOUR.) A LITTLE GIRLS LETTER TUHlfS FTRT OF WELFARE BE-' 'T PORT. Will Be Of Interest To Those Of Our (MtlzenH Interested In The Work i For Jlumanltj. The following tg a report or TTte ) work that has been accomplished in the county in the Welfare Work since 1 its beginning August 1st 1919. |, As was stated in a former report] [Lg la* UuHM not permit IBS publish- ; niles and therefore they will be pub- , lished under the number given them 1 in the office as they occur. The work has not attained to the usefulness it is capable of being to thn rnnnfy ihia in p-jrf f thn f-inf fh 1 t . the people-have nnt yet become fully i acquainted with its nature and have 1 not availed themselves of the service j it affords them and because of some little misplaced prejudice against it. | JuY#?nIle Work. Case No. 1 ? A twelve year old col ored boy left by his mother with his grandmother when an infant. After the grandmother had cared for him until he was a big boy his mother wanted to take him away with her ?to- Norfolk hut to this the grandmoth- ? er objected saying that his mother was not a fit person to raise him. The boy hardly knew his mother arid, as her reputation was bad the Juve nile court put the boy under the car>. tY.n nd that .the girl wanted to stay with her step-father, whom she consider ed as being her father, and the uncle u lio WHS U'VlIlg 10 get. Her was addict ml t" whi.?i hope we can take a walk out to !*???? the new building tomorrow for, I am just crazy to see it. Our commencement exercises will begin Saturday afternoon end on Mon I day night, and we will leave for home! on Tuesday the twenty-fifth. With best wishes, I am Case No. i A thirteen year old boy who was criminally Incorrigible, his father was unable to control him so came to me for advice and assistance after the boy had stolen a consider able amount of money, A place was secured for him at a splendid training school but before he was carried there his father dec! ded to keep him through the summer to help on his farm but he later came to see me again saying the boy had PERSONALS. 'Jon day*' R Leonard visited Raleigh Sen. F. B. McKlnne spent Sunday inn Monday at homo Mr. E. H. Malone paid Greensbor^ i business visit Tuesday. J. K. Brewer mumM fldme Mon day from the 9anitorlum Mr. Wllmot Brown and wife.? ot. Hamlet, were visitors to Louisburg Chls weelc. guest of his father. ? Mr. and Mrs. R. G Person Mr ?nd Mrs E. F. Thomas. Miss Gladys V'lck and Mr. J. E. Thomas went tp Raleigh Tuesday night to see "Frecl* lea" at the Academy. Mr. W. I.. Bp;ip'?y by Dr. J. O. Newell and Miss Annie Laurie Macon, left Monday- for Ral eigh where he will undergo an oper ation at Rex Hospital. THE McBBAYER CLOTHING CO. FAILS. The McBrayer Clothing Co., oae of Louisburg's- leading1 dlothing estab lishments. was placed in the hands of a receiver on Thursday evening of last week. Mr. D. F. McKinne wa& -named? -Receiver. We understand, that the liabilities of the company was about $27,000.00 with assets of about $27,000.00. the assets consist ing principally of stock at inventory. -We ??4eF?tarHi thai the management took this action in order that all the creditors of the Company might share alike, anil was brought about on ac count of purchases oh the basis of ness on account of low prices, made it impossible for liquidation- of the indebtedness when due. ? AT THfi-C-WAE* fT: ? Kev. W. W. Peeio, Pastor of Ed enton Street Methodist Church, Ral Tign-rrmici^.x ,i ~ immTjer' ~or strong sermons at the Chapel Exercises at the College the' past week, front wh ich much good will result. During this series of sermons many of th* who hart, notr mnrte a iJiufessluii of faith, gave their lives to God. The services were much enjoyed. ? by all thoap whn hp;inl R^T Mr PaaU. METHODIST CHFRCHT l^niu'.ay t> : 4G A. ? ^ Preaching at jj, A. .M . and 7:30 P. M . It. is specially desired to have the young people present at the morning service. PINKY UKOYE. The pastor. Rev. G. F. Smith will preach next Sunday at 3:00 P. M. Everybody in the community cor dially invited to attend. I'll'TTBE L EC TIKE. At the Methodist Church; Wednes day night 7:30. Feb. 9. 1921. Rev. C. K. Proctor. Pastor of Cen tral Church. Raleigh, wilf give a Pic ture-Lecture. using the Stereopticon and slides shown at the last Confer ence at Rocky Mount. Admission free. No collection. Kverybody invited. vfcRYM ES AT ST. PAIL'S (H l"RC ML Services at St. Pauls Church Sun day next will be Sunday ScIujqI anu I.ible Class at 10 A. M. Morning i raycr with sermon ;?nd administra tion of the Holy Communion at 11 A. .M . Rev N. Collin Hughes, Rector, officiating. ' A cor Mai welcome i* ^.iven to all services to all visitors. r HONOR ROLL. The following is an honor roll for Laurel School for the month of Jan uary: Eighth Qrade Helen Alston, Hugh | Jones. Seventh Grade- Mary Egerton . j Sixth Grade ? Louise Parrlsti . Fifth Grade- -Harold Garbee. Reu I bin Gupton, Theron Might, Clement I Harper, Roger Harris. Alice DePriest Fourth Grade Mamie Harris, Eu gene Harper. I Third Grade- -RufTin Harper, Blo unt Egerton. Lessie Breedlove, Helen Tharrington, Rachel Garbee, Helen Parrish. Irene Deftest, Willa I>e | Priest . | Second Grade? Lucy Perry Conn, Irma Cjuj>ton. Lucy Hreedlove, Loyd ( 'rissm?rt, -< 'lyde C'rissman . i First Grade Kstelle Woodard, Pat tie Florence Kd wards, Sue Egerton. Wilson Parrish. Hettie Bobbitt Mar shall, Page DePriest.. had (he Washerwoman. A recent survey of farm lif^pondi t inns in Arkansas by the state college of agriculture revealed two homes In which the father did the family wash ing. stolen some more money: and to try to get the place for him again. 1 suc ceeded In getting It and (Tarried him to the school, in a few weeks he es caped and came home. A place w*a then secured for him at the Jackson Training school where he will be car ed for and given the proper training. (TO BE CONTINUED)