ONLY HM FSB TIAB LN ADYANCB The Franklin Times ?' ? , WATCH LIBEL ON TOCB I PAFEB ? Sea4 ta Heacwal | Before Time Expire*. A. F. JOHNSON, Editor Mi Manager THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION YOLUMN LIL LOUISBUBG, N. C, FBIBAY, DECf.MBEB 14, IMS SUBSCRIPTION |LM Per Jam NUJfBEB O BE CORD RECEIPTS AT CO-OP HOUSES Deliveries to Association Increase 3 Million Dollar Melon To Be Cut By Members. (S. D. FrisseU) More tobacco of the 1923 crop reach ed the warehouses ot the Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association last week than at any time this season. Steadily Increasing deliveries by the organized tobacco tarmerB brought the marketing association exactly 8, 948,973 pounds of tobacco last week, according to the reports of the ware house department. Members of the marketing associa tion in Eastern -North Carolina who will be the flrat to receive cash pay ments from the three million dollar distribution of the association which begins Its third advance on the 1922 crop next week, are Increasing their deliveries, the association having re ceived up to within one and a halt million pounds as much of the 1923 crop In the East as the total deliver ies of 1922 from that section. Old belt co-ops who will receive a third advance on their 1922 deliveries on January 10th, last week delivered close to six and a half million pounds of bright tobacco to the cooperative houses, this with a million and a quar ter pounds of dark-flred and sun-cur ed tobaccos delivered in Virginia brought the total of the Virginia and Western Carolina growers for last v.-eek to over 7,600,000 pounds. All bright markets of the assocla _f: YEARS OLD Stephen Gupton, colored, died Sat urday and was burled Sunday near Laurel. Stephen Is said to be 125 years old. COTTON REPORT The tabulation of the card reports shows that there were 20,014 bales of cofton, counting round as half bales ginned In Franklin County, from the crop of 192S prior to December 1, 1923, as compared with 13,145 bales ginned to December 1, 1922. GUARDSMEN' BEAT BUN'N YoungsvlHe. Dec. 11. ? Headquarters 1st Battalion, 117th F. A., N. C. N. Q., defeated Bunn in a fast and snappy game of basketball here tonight by score of 14 to 8. The National Guard boys excelled their opponents In every department of the game. The game was featured by the brilliant work of the entire artillery team. Referee. Bowling, of Durham, N. C. o BOX PARTY On Wednesday night, December 19, there will be a box party given at Rock Spring school. Other forms of entertainment will' be furnished. The receipts will be used for the benefit of the school. The public Is cordially Invited to attend. GOOD NEGRO GONE On Not. 28. 1923, Uncle Alex Dun ston. a colored man well known and much respected by both colored and white people In Louisburg passed away to his reward. Uncle Alex was one of the ante-bel lum negroes of whom so few are now left. He was about seventy-seven years old; was born and lived almost all of his life In Louisburg. In the civil war he was what they called In those days "Body servant" to Mr. W. F. Greene for a while, then to Dr. Clif ton. Later some officer took a fancy to him and requisitioned him from Dr Clifton. When he was a young man he mar ried Jo Maynard and they lived togeth er as man and wife for flfty-seven years. They had only one child. An nie. who la now married and living In Chicago. He was one among the earliest mem bers ot the colored Presbyterian church. For many years ho was an elder In the church, and as long as his health and strength lasted was an active worker In the church. In his last days his religion was his greatest hope and comfort. "One million pecan trees for eastern Carolina In the next four years may sound like an ambitious program but It Is worthy of fulfillment. A good start has been made by agricultural extension workers this fall. ?? ? ? What Does Your School Stand For in Your Community? Supt. J. S. Massenburg, of the Bunn High School sends In an examination paper which was selected by a com mute of four as the best from a group of thirty-one. The examination cov ers the district study group. I feel like there is Information which will be of Importance to the people In the county. The seven examination questions and their answers were as. follow?_j_ (1.) Q. What does your school stand for in your community? A. The school Is the eenter of most vital Interest In the community. It Is the axis around which all revolves. It stands for culture, enlightenment, religion and progress. It is the group center of the community and promotes social contact. It affords the place for gatherings to enjoy lectures, mus ical or other entertainments and rec reations. The school lays the foun dation for and is the producer of law abiding, progressive citizens. In short, the school stands essentially for education and education is the hope of the nation. (2). Q. If you were going to build a school building in your district, how would you go about getting the money, and how would you repay It. A. in order to build a Hfty thous and dollar school building, there are two methods. First, school bonds 10 that amount may be voted In the dis trict. Second, the amount may ne borrowed from the State Building Fund, In the form of a twent year loan at the rate of five (?) per cent Inter est; ? "l liu Hi at paymtmt ? met stml annually and the other nineteen pay ments are paid annually plus the five ( per cent interest. _ (3.) Q. What has been your great est problem in your school room this year? How did you solve it? A It seems almost imposailpe to say' what my greatest problem has been this year, for they have been and are very, very numerous. Each day brings Its new ones. One. however, the remedy of which was most vital to my pupils, as well as to myself I were I to have any success with my iegorts, was that of stimulating in the children, an interest in their work. Of course there were the usual number of bright, enthusiastic ones who need ed no stimulus, but I am speaking of i the others, familiar to all teachers. Very young children, in the second I grade, are very apt, during the long vacation to have forgotten a large part of what was so painstakingly taught them the year before. It :s almost like starting from the beginning and many are indolent, Inditterent or tim id and shrinking and need constant probing. Some of my youngsters were entirely lacking In interest and this, to state it very mildly, was very perplexing to me. I at once put into ! practice as many devices as possible to serve as stimulants, promoters or arousers ? if there be such a word. The "gold-star" plan works won derfully well in spellng. I placed on the wall a large card board bearing the name of each member of the class. Every child having a perfect spelling lesson each day in the week gets a star by his name on Friday. Of course a great spirit of rivalry is thus crea ted. Each child endeavoring to get the largest number of stars. In reading I also use stars. One is placed by each well read lesson. In arithmetic the class is divides In to teams. Each team has a captain whose business It Is to spur the slow ones on so his team may be in the lead. The standing of the teams is kept on the board In colored ihalk. Members of the class who read well spell correctly, tell stories Interest ingly and are quick In numbers , I "show off" constantly to the rest of the class. Not to an Irritating degree, but just enough to make John want to read as well as Mary or Sally want to add as quickly as Bill. (4.) Q- Of what value have these group meetings been to you? A. Before the fine teachors' meet ing. of which this paper Is a termina tion, the question. "Is the dividend In education commensurate with our In vestment r held little significance for me. I could not answer or even argue the question because I knew nothing about It. Though at present I am ashamed to admit It. I had never giv en it any thought or consideration, j Now. however. I could argue extensive ly and convincingly on the question. The State Equalling Fund Is no long er a foreign term to me. and I know the State doesn't pay for 150.000 or ?<>n0O0 school buildings. Too. I real ? ~?re my position and responsible | Itv ' ~ a teacher and ? the answer I would give to the above question Is, of course "Yes." Here's How Government Plans To Spend Money Washington. IVh*. 10.? Hare's how the government's dollars will come and go In the seal year p f 1925 as es timated by the experts of the bureau dollar: General functions of government including legislative, executive. Judi cial and general admlnlstraton, 3.28 cents . , Military functions (36.54 cents) In cluding: AMONG THE VISITORS SOME YOO K.10W AND 80M TOD DO NOT mow. Personal Item* About Fciks All Their Friends Wko Travel Har* And Tber*. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Cobb vistt ed Raleigh Monday. ? * Mr. J. A. Hodges visited his people at Linden the past week. ? ? "MrB. A. W. Alston and son, Rob, visited Raleigh Wednesday. ? '? Supt. E. C. Perry left Wednesday tor Concord on a business trip. ? ? Mr. T. T. Hicks, of Henderson, was a visitor to Loulsburg Tuesday. ? ? Mr. H. C. Taylor and daughter. Miss Gladys, visited Raleigh Wednesday. ? ? Miss Mary Spencer and Master James Johnson visited Raleigh Fri day. ? ? Mr. R. P. Taylor went to Richmond the past week to undergo an opera tion. ? ? Mrs. R. H. Ogburn and daughters, Tom and Dick, left Tuesday for Rich mond. ? i - ?r ? Miss Sallie Williams and Mrs. Dr. A. H. Fleming went to Raleigh Wed nesday. ? ? ? Supt. E. L. Best spent Friday in Raleigh on business in connection with the schools. ? ? Mr. D. E. Best, Mr. J. H. Best, Miss Mary Best and Mrs. E. L. Best went to Raleigh Wednesday. ? ? Pres. A. W. Mohn. Mrs. J. L. Palm er and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Yarbor ough went to Raleigh Monday. m m Mrs. R. P. Taylor and daughter. Miss Sallie, Mrs. Georgia T. Boddie and Miss Eleanor Perry visited Oxford, t Sunday. * * ! Supt. and Mrs. E. C. Perry, Misa I Eleanor Perry, Miss Sallie Taylor jand Miss Leila Williamson went to I Raleigh Monday. ? ? ! Miss Florence Silver, who has been visiting her aunt. Miss Mary Spencer, at Oakhurst, returned to her home it Greensboro, Friday. ? ? I Miss Sallie Taylor returned Satur ! day from Richmond, where she ac 1 coffipanled her father, Mr. R. P. Tay lor, who underwent an operation. ! * * I Dr. Edgar D. Hinkle. of Miami, Fla. jand Pittsburg, Pa., who has been the j guest of Dr. A. H. Fleming on the (hunting camp at Wood, returned home Tuesday. ? ? Mr. J. S. Howell, who has been in a hospital in Raleigh suffering from a broken leg for several weeks, re turend home Sunday. His many friends were glad to see him looking so well. ? ? Messrs. G. A. Ricks and W. C. Wool dridge returned this week from a sporting trip to White's Game Pre serve at Currituck, N. C. They re port killing 71 duck, 1 goose and caught 35 pounds black base. and navy, 16.64 cents. Military pesions, retirement pay. annuities, World War allowances and life Insurance claims, 19.90 cents. Civil (unctions (12.59 cents) Includ ing: Promotion, regulation and operation of marine transportation, 1.48 cents. Public works, .inclrding rivers and of the budget. Each average dollar of the $3,693, 762,078 estimated receipts. It is expect ed, will come from the following sur ces in the proportions stated: Internal revenue, Including Income taxes, 73.84 cents. Customs duties, from Imports. 13.36 cents. Miscellaneous sources. Including In terest and discount, sale of govern ment property, public domain receipts, fees, fines, penalties and forfeitures, gifts and contributions, repayments of Investments, District of Colombia receipts, and trust fund receipts 11,81 cents. I Total, 100.00 cents. The estimated expenditures ot 13. 298.080.444 would be divided In the following proportion tor each average harbors, 5.05 cents, Other civil functions, 6.04 cents. Non-functional operations (47.59 cents) Including: Refunds and drawbacks, 3.39 cents. Fired debt charges (41.61 cents) in cluding : Public debt retirements froo ordi nary receipts, 14.62 cents. Interest on the public debt, M.M cents. Disbursement ot trust funds, I.4T cants. Investments.' Q.13 cent*. Total. 100.00 cants. The foregoing estimates U WW|)>? and expenditures do not I achate op eration ot the Foetal unMi tinagt rsraegclenty M PoeUT itTSSSifc