NEW STORE OPENED I have just completed my New store on East Nash street and any opening up a stock of Furniture, Rugs, Linoleum, Crockery, Lamps, Stoves, Ranges, Toys, Etc. This stock is all new and I cordially invite you to come and inspect my stock ^hen in need of any thing in my line. I shall try to please you in service and price. REMEMBER, I AM NOT GIVING UP MY HARDWARE STORE, but running it right on with good hardware at reasonable prices. I have a mighty large stock of CHRISTMAS GOODS, such as Bicycles, Velocipedes, Doll Carriages, all kinds Wagons, Footballs, Skates, Base Ball Goods for boys and girls, Silverware, Fine Crockery, Lap Robes, Guns, and too many nice things to mention in both stores for the old and young. I thank all who have been my customers in the past and want to see you all with many new ones at my NEW STORE, and if I haven't what you want I will try to get it for you. H. C. TAYLOR Furniture Store - LOUISBURG, N. C, hardware Store ?THR dawning of the fir*t Christmas Day found three wise men from the East bringing gift* of gold and jewels to the m w born King. It la only natural for ua to emphasize the fact that in our store, with it* count - less different gift suggestions. you -rill find the gift that will be moat appre ciated by your friend*. AU corner* of the world have contrib uted their share to the beautiful things we have to offer, and a visit to our store early will help you greatly in the selec tion of your Chfibtmas gift*. The new W.W.W. Pearls which we tarry will pro\e specially attractive because of their exquisite charm of color, and tbey carry a guarantee not to break, dis color or perl, which show* the manu facturer 'a confidcnce in their quality. THE SENSIBLE, PRAC TICAL WAY Choosing Jewelry for Gifts is the sensible and practical way of answer ing all Gift ' Problems. Everyone likes Jewelry, and when piircohased here it is the "GIFT THAT SATISFIES." L W. Parrish, Jeweler NFflEO MINISTREI, AT INGLEBIDE Do you enjoy a good laugh? If ao, come to Inglealde School Friday night December 5th at 7: SO o'clock. Admlaalon 15 and 26 conta. Proceed* to be uaed for the school. AMERICAN COTTON ASSOCIATION I BOLL WKKVIL CONTROL CAMPAIGN i St. Matthews, S. Nov. 22. ? "The cotton crop of 1U21 has been harvest ed and will noon have passed through thegiunerles and entered Into tl?c channels of Hale and distribution into the commerce of the world. The Fed eral Crop Reporting Bureau estimates the yield to be approximately 13.000, 000 pales of 500 pounds. The carry over August 1st was estimated to have been 2.000.000 ha les, making a grand estimated total of supplies for the j 1W24-25 season of 15.000,000 bales. Do- j mestlc consumption to Octofer 31. 1? 325.300 bales; exports to same date, j 1,902.213 bales, total 3,287,513 bales. | Based upon the same ratio of domes- , tic consumption and exports for the' next nine months, the total would amount to 13,150,000 bales, leaving on hand as a carryover August 1, 1925, 1,850,000 bales. There is no certainty of the continued heavy exports which have been unusual for the past three months. .Enormous Acreage; Small Held "The Government estimated acre age planted in 1924 was 40,403,000 acres. According to the present fore cast of production, it will require an average of 3.07 acres to produce a bale. The average cost of growing cotton thlB season is estimated at 27 cents per pound of lint, bulk line all grades. The average price received for all gradeB will not likely exceed 22 cents, indicating a net average loss to the growers of $25 per bale, or a grand total loss to the cotton belt of $325,000,000. This is the penalty of an abnormally large acreage to produce an oversupply of raw cotton to be sacrificed at prices less than the cost of production. This is poor business and cannot be continued without South wide disater. Shortage of Food and Feed Crops A careful census of the cotton states (indicates a widespread shortage of food and feed crops. Over wide areas ! In all of the states there will not be hlufflclent corn, wheat, oats, forage and mept to last the farmers through Janu ary 1925. Only in scattered sections has small grain crops been planted the present fall season. Boll Weevil Menace "From the borders of Virginia to western Texas the infestation of boll weevils has been unusually heavy in the late cotton. There will be millions of the Insects in hibernation this win ter throughout the length and breadth of the cotton belt. The situation Is ripe for a duplication of enormous weevil damage next year comparable to the years of 1921-22. The cotton stalks of but few fields were plowed up before frost and but slight Interest has been shown by farmers in adopt ing the Indirect methods of weevil con trol so far this season. The growers, generally, appear to think that the weevil menace to a large extent has disappeared. This idea finds expres sion In reports from all sections of the South that the farmers are now intern upon largely increasing their j present cotton acreage in 1925. If this j sentiment develops into an actuality next spring, regardless of food and I I feed crop acreage, and good season^ prevail, or adverse weather with heavy weevil damage, the general distress and financial condition of the cotton states will be worse a year hence than in the memorable days of 1921. Hankers Can Sol\e Problem "Open appeals to farmers to re I strict cotton acreage have always met with failure. There is but one depend able safeguard which can be employ ed to hold back the growers in their I mad rush toward financial destruc tion. This power lies in the rural banks of the country. The hand that I controls the .pu^se strings of credit | will dictate the cotton acreage ami [the system of farming adopted in 192."? Supply merchants are no longer im portant factors in extending credit? I for supplies. There must be concerted | action by the Bankers' Associations in each state. The Arkansas Banker* Association has recently subscribed to the following oath which is expect ed to be enforced by each memlx r banker, which is as follows: "First, I will not In future loan a cotton farmer a dollar . unless he agrees and does raise his food and ! feed. Second, That I will encourage | and aid him in dairying (three to five , cows) or one to three acres of pea nuts, fruits or other money crops." j "The above oath Is good but it ! should go further in limiting the coP j ton acreage per plow to not exceed- ; ing 8 to 10 acres and requiring an ex- I pansion of acreage In food and feed ' crops, planting soil building crops! under a proper system of rotation, so that the lands will become more pro- i ductlve, each farm self-sustaining and - the production of cotton restricted to I a surplus cash income. The Feders' Reserve Banks should require such agreement on the part of the borrower attached to all cotton farm loans when such paper is sent In by the lo cal bank for rediscount The basis of risk on such loans should be the know lcd*e that the borrower is operating s self-sustaining farm as to food and feed requirements. "The enforcement of this policy by local bankers in 1921 was largely re. sponsible for reducing the cotton acre age that year five million acres and saving the South from almost univer sal bankruptcy. The samepollcy should be more rigidly enforced In 1925 and become a permanent feature of bank loans to cotton growers. It will be the best service ever rendered to the growers and tlie South as a whole. It will clarify the cotton situation, es tablish a permanent system of diver sified farming, rebuild the soils and bring back prooperlty to the agricul tural Industry. It will re-establish the purchasing and debt paying power of the farmers, mak i farming attractive and enhance the value of farm lands throughout the cotton belt." Subscribe to The Franklin Times T(< mak:: ihstkiimtion IIKKOKK. IHKISTMAS iialeigh. Nov. i'8. ? In lime fur Christ ma*, chocks covering the fir*i distri bution on the 1S?*J4 cotton . delivered before December 1 will b" mailed all members of the North .Carolina Cot. ton Growers' Cooperative Association] a* co nil a 15 to a statement is*uetantial udvance upon delivery of the cotton, a distribution the latter part ot December another in April and a Jinal settlement prior to August 1st. Tho management expects and hopes ' l-? be able to follow thin policy through . out the year. * IATCHKS OPOSH1.H ON BROADWAY A letter from Mr. Wilson Macon, who Is located at Amltyville. N. V.. states that he wan going down Broad way. New York one day recently and seeing an opossum crossing the tho rouvhfare he stopped his car and pot out and caught him. He weighed 11 1-2 pounds. He says he entertained quite a number of his friends at an opossum supper that night. TT 1 DESTROYS BKKK Constable L. G- Turnage reports the destruction of about 400 gallons of beer about one mile north of Youngs. ville on Saturday, and a bag of malt. He was assited by Chief of Police Tun stall of Frankllnton. $110.00 Diamond Ring absolutely free with each purchase amounting to $1 we will Rive a free chance. W. D. Leonard. Jeweler, Loulsburg. 1 1 284 1 NOTICE Having qualified as administratrix of the estate of J. A. Mitchlner, de ceased. late of Franklin County, notice | Is hereby given all persons holding claims agalnRt said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 21st day of November. 1925. or this notice will be plead In bar of j tbeir recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate will please come for ward and make Immediate settlement. This November 20th, 1924. MRS WILLIE H. tffTCHINER. E. H. Malone, Atty. Admr. ll-21-6t No Worms to a neaitby Child All children troubled with Worms hara-?fl im bwkhy color, which Indicate* poor bfaaC and as a rale, there It more or leu ?tomWtTdl?turbanoe GROVE S TASTELESS chin given regular* tor two or three week# enrich tha blood. Im prove tha digestion, aatf act a* a General Strength entntf Took to tfc^* note system. Nature will then throw off or dUpal the worms, and the Child wlii he la perfect health. Pleasaut to Lake. 60c per bottle. $1.50 Per Year In Advance NOTICE North Carolina. !.i ti'.e Franklin County. Superior Court \V. L. Lumpkin. Admr. c. t. a. of K. J. Pt rry fc>:a:e. Vs. T. (I. Perry. Nellie I\ Boene. C. W. Perry, e* als. The defendants. T. G. Periy. N?.Ilie P. Boone and C. W. Perry will u.ke r.otiee that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court of Franklin County. North Car olina. 10 sell land to make assets to pay debts of aforesaid estate: and the defendants will further take notice i hat they are required to appear at 5 he office of the clerk of the Superior Court in the said County m the court house in Louisburg. N. C. on the 23rd day of December. 1924. and answer or demur to the complaint in said actim within the time allowed by law or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint. This 17th day of Nov. 1924. J. J. YOUNG. C. S. C. ll-21-5t of Franklin Co.. N. Car. NOTICE DISSOLUTION OF PART NERSHIP The co-partnership composed of Os car T. Stegall and Major Stegall here tofore existing under the name and firm style of Stegall Brothers has been dissolved by mutual consent and the Barber Shop formerly operated and conducted by said firm is now owned and wiH be run by Oscar T. Stegall. under the form name of the American Barber Shop. The Cafe." for merly run and conducted by said firm Is now owned and will be run and conducted by Major Stegall and wife. Ada Stegall. This the 11th day of Nov. 1924 O. T. STEGALL. 1 1 _ 1 4-4t MAJOR STEGALL NirricE Having qualified as adminisrator c. t. a., of the estate of W. G. Fnulkenr d? ceased, late of Franklin county, notice In hereby given all persona holding claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 4th day of November. 1925. or this notice will be plead In bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please come forward and make immediate settlement. This November 13th. 1924. W. H. PERN ELL. Admr. G. M. Beam. Atty. ll-14-6t LOST One black and white male hound, with scalded scar on back. Lost about ten days ago. One large black, white and tan male hound. Has been missing for about seven months. One white female hound with a few yellow or brown spots. One large red male hound with white ring around neck, white feet, white blaze in face. Gone about a year. Reward of |25 offered for return of each dog. W. H. ALLEN, 9-5-tf Louisburg, N. C. X; 0 REt'LOSUR K SALE I By virtue oi po.wer contained in ?. ' f1 cod ir\ irust ex.**iHd by Susaa K.* I Wilson naj J. T. WiUon. her husLaria. I I c.vrdod in rht- office of the Regli^r ?of Deeds o: Fra..ki;!. County in Pook !-.???. at p.isfe defauit h u-'.rg I bo *n ni- te :n the jjayment of the dv'n: | therein svw'jreil. v. .?> : e?juesi of 'a 'holder .*? \h> I shall *u!l i : 'cash, by public auc tion, at the Coiir* House door in Louisburg. N. C.. to rh~ [highest bidder, or. the 22nd day of 'December 1^-4 The following describ Icci property : In Harris Township. adjoining lanc. of Samuel Harris l\rry and Patter son. Joe Young, J T. Wilson an : 'Others bring land sold to W. B. Tim Iberlake by Ooraldine T:inberla4e b; I deed recorded in the Register of Deed i office in book 71 ar'page 145 and after. ward sold by Emma Timb^rlake ? to jj T. Wilson containing 2SS acres j more or less, and afterwards conveyed by deed from J. G. Mills. Trustee to | Andrew J. Harris. Trustee by deeii 21 June 1923. and by Andrew J. Har ris Trustee to Susan E. Wilson and this deed of trust for balance of pur chase price is being foreclosed ThU November 17th. 1924. ANDREW J HARRIS. ll-21-4t Trustee SALE OF LAND Under and by virtue of power and authority contained in that deed of trust executed to J. A. Williams trustee, by J. A. Keith and wife duly registered In the office of theRegisfer of Deeds for Franklin County, in book 193. at page 272. Default having been made in the paymentof the indebted ness thereby secured a d demand made upon me to foreclose. I will on MONDAY. DECEMBER 8th. 1924. at 12 m., on the premises in the tOWT} of Youngsville. North Carolina, sell a r. public auction to the highest bidder for cash, that tract of land situate in Youngsville Township. Franklin County, North Carolina, bounded as follows: Being lota No. 23 and 24. of map No. 1 of surrey of J. S. Tlmberlake property maiW by R.. G. Ball, C. E.. January 1920, see Registry of Franklin County, North Carolina. book of maps page 102. This the 6th day of November. 1924 J A WILLIAMS, Trustee Ben T. Holder Atty. ll-7-$t NOTICE I am glad to announce to my custo | mers and friends that I hare bought the barber shop formerly owned by Steisall Bros.. You will find me theae at ail cmes to gire you" my personal attention. I also will keep a clean ttne of good, polite barbers that will gtr?* you the very beat of service pomlbke Special attention given to ladle* and ehilurt'i. Yours to serve, ll-l4-4t OSCAR T. 8TEOALU FBAKKLIN IKS. * REALTY Oft. LOANS AND INSUSANd . -rut __ - x i