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B0< tlBODT 100 IT L0U19BUM The Franklin Times AM All KEDitm nui uoisb mnuLTs A.7. JOHNSON, Editor and Managw - THE COUNTY, TEN STATE, THE UNION SUBSCRIPTION flAO Par Yaar 4= VOLUMN LXI. LOUISBURG, M. 0., TB^OAT, AUG. 8TH., 1930 (8 Pages) NUMBER 25 EMPLOYS TAX COLLECTOR CITY EMPLOYEES TO PAT FOB LIGHTS AND WATEB To Adjrtt Tax Hatter with L. L. oad T. K. Allen?Appeetets First Na Aloaal Bank Treasoron-Boqnireo Bond for Tax CoUoctor aad Treaa IW. The Board of Commissioner* mot lb regular session at g P. M. August 1st, with all members present: L. It Joy ner, Mayor, A. W. Person, W. E. White, F. H. Allen, If. McKlnne, G. W. Ford, and A. H. Fleming. Minutes of previous meetings were approved end business transacted as Mlows. The monthly report of Chief of Po lice, B. H. Meadows was read and ap proved. Dr. R. F. Yarborough, health offi cer, reported that he had mad* the investigations requested by the Board. He reported that J. D. Wlnfree claim ed that he was unable to build a san itary privy, and that a privy bad been build on the property in the rear of the Nash St Motor Co. Building. He reported extremely bad sanitary con ditions at the saw mill camp on the Tom Wilder property, and that bad sanitary conditions prevail generally throughout the entire Town. Dr. Yarborough was instructed to enforce the laws regarding sanitary conditions In every Instance. Several applications were before the Board for the office of Town Tax Collector. A motion prevailed "That the Board of Commissioners employ a full time Tax Collectbr to collect 1929 and prior Taxes, at a salary of 175.00 per r>onth, and that tax collections be turned over to the town Clerk Dally". After consideration of the various applications, D. E. Cone was select' ed for the position .of Tax Collector, by a majority vote. It was moved and carried that the Town Tax Collector be bonded In the amount of 15,000.00, the premium on said bond to be paid by the Town. A motion prevailed "That the First National Bank of Loulsburg, N. C. be appointed Town Treasurer and de posltory; that, the First Nationa Dank furnish a $15,000.00 depositor] bond; that the Town of Louisburf secure a safety deposit box at thi First National Bank; that bonds one all other valuable papers be placet In the safety deposit box at the Firs National Bank, and that this box be accessable to the Town Clerk, It company with the Mayor or any mem ber of the Board, jointly." Mr. C. A. Bean, representing; A. M Pollen A Co-, wee before tbe Board Mr. Bean explained various section! and exhibits of the audit Just com pleted by A. M. Pollen A Co., and ad vised the Board in reference to mat ters Included in the audit The combination check and vouch er form suggested for use by Mr. Bear was adopted by the Board. A motion prevailed "That all bat checks on hand be given to Attornej W. L. Lumpkin tor collection, ant that an agreement on a collection fee for his services, be arranged for b] the Finance Committee, with Mr Lumpkin." The Clerk was Instructed to advise Fairbanks, Morse A Co., that th< Board objected to payng the accrued interest on the past due note, because the delay in the payment of this note vrss caused by Fairbanks, Morse A Co., refusing to issue the credit mem orandum agreed Upon by the Board and their representatives. The clerk was Instructed to phone Mr. Howard Godwin, Adjustor tor the U. 8- Fidelity and Guaranty Co., and make an appointment with him to meet the Board, Monday, August 4th. The meeting was adjourned until Monday night, Aukust 4th. The Board of Commleelone r> met in spedlai seaslon at I P. If. Monday, August, 4th.. with all member* pres ent, L. L. Joyner, Mayor, A. W. Per son, W. E. White, F. H. Allen, M. McKinne, O. W. Pord, A. H. Fleming Business an follows was taken up: Mr. C. A. Bean, representative of A. M. Pullen *Co? addressed the Board, and advised it to turn the tax books over to the Tax Collector, and place him under sufficient seourtty Bond. Mr. L L. Allen was before the Board in reference to back taxes which he claimed were paid. Mr. Al len contended that he had been ov ercharged, presented affidavits to substantiate his claim, and requested a rebate for amounts overpaid by him as claimed. This matter was fully discussed In detail. A motion prevailed "That the Pi nance Committee and Mr. C. A. Bean, C. P. A., meet with Messrs. U L. Al len and T. K. Allen and Atty. James E. Malone, on Tuesday August, *th. tor the purpose of Investigating Mr. L. L. Alien's claim for a rebate in Mr A motion by A. H. Fleming pre d "That the Tax Books be turned vnUsd^M over to the Tax Collector by the Town Clerk; that D. B. Cone, Tax Co Hew tor, furnish llbjM.M Bond (thus eliminating the motion for a ??.<KK?.00 ad pasaed la the m[notes ef August 1st, 1M0); that the Town Clerk se cure n receipt from the Tex Colleo SHOWER OF METEORS IS DUE AUGUST 11-12 Philadelphia., Aug. 4?Astronomers 'ask everyone to tarn scientific census taker for one night and count the noees on Per sold meteors on the eve ning of August 11-12. On that night "star dust" parties may affofrff'-'hOt only relief from the monotony - of bridge and other pas times, but At teal service to science. For meteoes 'are the only solid toes r?V fruA Air g| svngers frtnih tJtfter apace and the count is tMM foruse in calcula tions to pMygW&gether the story they The night that tell. The night that begins August 11 is chosen because it brings the Perselds'fOT many years the only re liable annual meteor show. The invitation is issued by Dr. Charles P. Oliver, director of flower observatory of the University of Pennsylvania, ih conducts this re search for the American Meteor so ciety. Dr. Oliver said that hourly counts (f all meteors are wanted particular ly from amateurs. He warned that observers must be away from cities. Then if the night is unusually clear from 68 to ISO meteors an hour may be seen, the rate increasing until about 3 am. after midnight is the best time to watch, and the direction northeast. Occasionally there is a brilliant Perseld, and for stsch an object more details are useful. They are the hour and minute of appearance, dur ation of flight, full course across the sky identified by stars, and also,? if they occur?the colors, fiery train and explosion. Typhoid Fever And Dip theria Campaign Held In Franklin County The Franklin County Health De partment has just completed a ty phoid and dlptherla vaccination cam paign. There were *080 persons vac cinated making a total of 18,004 doses ; given. There is an unusual amouht of ty phoid fever in Franklin and adjoining counties and reidents of Franklin Cohnty who did not avail themselves of this free campaign are urged to be vaccinated against typhoid fever at once. Free vaccinations will be giv en at the County*'Health" Office on Saturdays of each week. The Health Officer with Dr. D. A. Dees of the State Health Department visited ten esses of typhoid fever Tuesday to locate the source of these oases and to take measures to pre vent the spread of this disease. Vaccination is a preventive of Ty phoid fever. POULTRY ASSOCIATION TO WET The Cedar Rock-Cypress Creek Poultry Association will medt at Ski ward Best High School Monday Au gust 11, at 8 p. m. At this time of ficers will be elected for the coming year and other business of Interest to poultrymen will be taken up. tor for all Tax Receipts turned oyer to the Tax Collector, and that the Tax Collector surrender all funds collected for taxes to the Town Clerk, cn each Monday." A motion prevailed "That T. W. Watson be instructed to write a bond covering D. E. Cone, Tax Collector, fcr $10,000.00." A letter from S. L. Blanton, Presi dent of the Pranhlln County Relief Association, requesting the Commis sioners to provide Light and Water free of charge to Mrs. J. E. Williams, r.nd water free of charge to Mrs. R. L. Peoples, was read by the Cleric. After full discussion, no action was taken In this matter, it being a bad precedent to establish. A contribu tion for Teller In these cases was taken from those members present, to be given to Mr. Edwar.l Perry. The Board deotded that Bond No. 16 (or $500.00 held by Tho c:tlsens Bank and Trust CKk, Henderson. N. C.. has not been paid, as claimed by for inter Clerk, A. W. Oreen, and that I tK? Tlnnst ta fiiifatkn l :-. The Clark *u tnstrited to send Fairbanks. Morte A Co.. a check In payment of tbe Begins purchased from them, and that the Interest charged by Fairbanks, Morse A Co., since May 18th, mo. be deducted, from theil' statement A motion prevailed that the Board dispense with the services of J. H. Johnson, night watchman and police, in South Loulabnrg, after Sept., 1, 1(M. A motion prevailed "That all Town employees be charged for lights, wat CAL TWO TOWN COM? vi. and telephones, and that light and water meters be placed at the resi dences of all Town employees." A motion prevailed "That all street laborers be paid 11.10 per day, and employed seven days per week." The Clerk was instructed to write to Wake Forest, Oxford, and Tarboro. and request them to advise what sal aries they nay to all dty employees, and secure their rates on current to Klnature golf courses. A motion prevailed that the usual I donation of 1250 Ofl Js given to the Loutaburg Fwe -Company, to be ap plied to the Fire companies tourna ment i mania's The meeting was adjouraed until Monday. August Uth.. st a P. M. PLANTERS WARE HOUSE WILL RUN ?1. Sf. Perry, 6. W. Fori, B. A. PmW And Mspler WUltam sea, To Operate Popalar Warehouse Announcements were Mde yester day that contracts had boon made that aaaarea the ruhning of the Plant era Warehouse on the lipuhlmrg mar ket thia year. The proprietors will be Messrs. O. M. Perry, G. W. Ford, R. A. POarce and Napier Williamson. Each of these gentlemen are well known to the tobacco growers of Franklin County They are hustlers, efficient, capable and experienced young men who will add. much life and interest to the Louisburg market this season. The Planters warehouse is well arranged, equipped and located for the convenience and accomoda tion of the farmers. It is well light ed. The new proprietors hare not ar ranged the personnel of their force yet, but expect to make announce ment of these In the next few days. They say they are going to leave no stone ufcturned to make the Planters Warehouse the most popular hodse in the State with the tobacco growers. This assures Louisburg market that all three werhcurfci . will run this year. As - announced several weeks ago the Sonthside will be ran 1 by Sam Meadows and Orover Harris, two popular and experienced tobac co warehousemen well known to the growers in this section for the excep tions! service they render. The Union will be run by Bud Beasley, of Apex, and Monroe Bullock, of Oxford, two capahle and efficient warehousemen who have given about all their life to the tobacco business. Indications now point to the strong est organisation for saeh warehouse Louisburg has experienced in a number of years. TOBACCO PRICES UNSATISFACTORY Tobacco prices on the border mar yets which opened on Tuesday seem to be very unsatisfactory, according to reports. Much of the weed is be I ilia offered^ A letter from Mr. B. M< Williamson, who was on the Lum I berton market opening day sayr: "to | bacco sold rery cheap bnt the farm ' ers did not kick much. I am going to give yon the exact figures from one warehouse and 1 guess it will be about the town average. 61.4S2 pounds brought IMS4.M, not qctte 7 cents." Looisburg Graded School To Open September 1st The Louis burg Graded Schools will open on Monday September 1, with the following faculty: Elementary school: Mrs. A. B. Inscoe, Miss Ionise Joyner, Miss Mary J. Best, Mrs A. B. Inscoe, Mrs. W. E. Ussell, Miss Edith Bradley, Mrs. Susie Hayes Jackson, Miss Mary Wilson, Miss Lonlia Jarman. High School: Mr. D. If. Hoillday, Principal, Miss Vivian Allgood, Miss Marion White, Miss Katharine Rogers, Mr. J. B. Trogdon. Mdsic, Mrs. O. T. Yarboro. In the elementary school all the teachers will return, and Miss Mary J. Best has been added to the staff in that department, on account of the Increased attendance last year. Miss Beet was a member of the fac ulty some years ago and did her work to the eminent satisfaction of the school authorities and the children and their parents. In the high school Miss Katherlne Rogers, a graduate of Queens Col lege, cucceeds Miss Mae Fisher as teacher of Home Economics. Miss Fisher resigns to attend George Pea body College to complete work for the Master's degree, 'It is needless to say that we att regret the going or Miss Fisher and wish heraplendld success In her work where ever she ui?; |u. tss Rogers commended end we hope the children and the patrons will cooperate with her to make the Home Economics as great a success under har manage ment as It has boon with Miss Pish or In charge. It la hoped that all patrons will ar range to hare children complete va cation trips In tlms (or the opening dap. We will begin work the Hrst hoar of the first dap and it la to the advantage of the child toS^Jn school from the atart. Watch this column each/week for further notice about the opehlng, TrnnfcHn Gains In Bohool Attendance A letter from Mr. J. N. Freeman Director of the Division of School at tendance of the State Board of Ch&r Itlea and Public Welfare, to Snpt. E. C. Parry, of Loolahnrg, shows that P"ranklln County made the biggest gain la school attendance the past ysar of any oonnty In the State. Ac cording to thta Information frank lin Oonnty*i percentage of attendance for 1MS-M was TO and 1W1-M U. making n gain of > per cent. Which la two per oent above the next h If li nt Oonnty in the AVERAGE TOBACCO PRICE IB 10.58 CENTS PEN POUND i Weed In 1929 Brought IfcM PWrj Poind la Georgia {.i Atlanta. Ga., Aug. 4.?The average price paid for tobacco last week on the Georgia bright leaf market wan 10.58 cents per pound as compared with 19.50 cento in 1929 and 12.69 cents in 1928, the State Bureau of Markets announced today In the first official figures on the ma) tat for the Flgdres, the State Bureau an nounced, had been recetvdd from.57 of the 59 warehouses, the Farmers' and Central Warehouses at Claxton and Fitzgerald, respectively, having failed to give official data. The opening week of the market saw 18,759,607 pounds of tobaeoor go; on the auction block to hrfilg W*5 490.66 into the pockets df the growers This compared, with 1A,M0,688 pounds sold In 1929 for ? 4)^)3076.71. In 19X8. the first week's sales amounted to 10,406,442 pounds. The three high markets in the State in average price paid last week were Nashville with an average of 12.33 per peund, Tifton, 12.23 and Moultrie, 1121. Tifton led all markets In poundage aeld with 2.092,830. Nashville's sales were 1,439,970 pounds and Moultrie, 1.(81.986. Vidalia had the lowest average price with 8.22. Vldalia's sales were 1,578, 992 pounds. Indignation meetings have been held and talk of closing the markets has been engaged in on the Georgia markets with a revival of the co-op erative movement Telegrams and resolutions to the tobacco companies asking for better prices and requests f<h aid and investigations by Govern ment officials are expected to get some results. Bind Three Over For Car Bobbery Willie Gupton, Walter Dujnston and John Johnaon, colored, were bound over to Superior Court Monday by Mayor L. L. Joyner (or car robbery. The first two were required to give rands of >500 each and the latter 12W.. Chief of Police Meadows and Detective W. H. Wilson had been working on the case since Saturday June 28. The clues had been kept pretty well covered until the past week when Gupton left Loutsburg and he was picked up at Rocky Mount vhen upon cloee questioning he con fssed and named his associates. These were arrested, after officers had brought Gupton back to Lotds burg. and each told his tale and, cording to Chief of Police Meadows, corroborated .each ' other. Johnson was held for aiding and abetting in the crime. . SOIL 8CBVET OF FKAXKLEX CO. The IT. S. Dept. of Agriculture in cooperation with the N. C. Agricul tural Experiment station is making a soil surrey of Franklin County. The work was started in May and Is well under way. Ia order to map the soils It is necee i sary to make a detailed county map showing in addition to all soil types, ell roads, houses, school houses, churches, railroads, towns and streams. Bach type of soil is shown on the map with a different color. The final report on the County which goes with map, giro a descrip tion of the soils, area," and climate and also fertilizer recommendations for the main crops on the different soOa. . When completed the report wtft be seat free to each person dlslrlng one upon application to either the U. S. IX.pt of Agriculture, Washington, D. O or the 4. C. Agricultural ijsperimeat Station. Raleigh. N. C. ' - 'e* - ? Miss Timberiake EntertaiW At 4: SO o'clock Friday afternoon, I Miaa Elisabeth Tlmberlake delightful-1 )y entertained at three tablee of I'rldg# honoring her house guest, Mia* Lillian Wheeler, of Scotland Neck. The loreljr country home waa artis tically decorated with mixed garden flower*. After sereral interacting progressions, a delicious salad hours* and Iced tea were served to: Mts?aa Lillian Wheeler. Annie Willis Boddi*; Annie Perry Neal, Lucy Burt, Lucie Clifton Boddle. Mary Wyatt Yarbor ougk. Margaret Turner. Kitty Boddle, Kilsabeth Clifton, and Meedamea F. N. Bgerton and J. K. Mclver. of New York City. Public Sewing Room Jessie Hale and H. H. Hilton have leased the old Person i.fflce on Main Street and of sued therein a public sewing room. They hare equipped a complete room, nicely furnished, for the execution of most ?njt kind of first class fancy and plain sewing and hope to make their enterprise of much relae to the clti ?cna of the commttotty. The Chinese Invented a courier eye tern about 1,000 year* earlier than he Idle rumor, however, 1* seldom Idle. RECORDER'S COURT Two cases growing out of the auto mobile accident on Sunday July 27th, when Ellen Perry, lost her life, Found their way into Franklin Coun ty's Recorders Qourt and were con t in tied for one week. Only a few oth er cases were before Judge Palmer Monday and the docket was disposed of as follows: ? m The c^se against Edgar Williams for, sednct oR was..dismissed. Manly Harris plead guilty -to up lawful possession of whisky and mouths, commissioners was found gsRfe of dnd was given. 6 suspended upon paying f fine and costs. Not pros was entered in the case ef violating prohibition law by Edwin Jones. v The following cases were contin ued: Colonel Spirey, assault with deadly weapon. Tom Day, Manslaughter. Win. T. 'King and "Dutch" Moseley, violating prohibition law. VESICAL SOCIETY AND HEALTH BOARD JHEET Tho. Franklin" County Medical So ciety and the Franklin County Health Board met in joint session in the of fice of Dr. Hesbert JCL Ferry of Louls hurg, N. C. Joty 3Mii.*i930, presided over by it's president. Dr. J. O.' New ell, of Franklinton. The speaker of the evening was Dr. Charles O'Hegan Laughinghouse, Sec retary of the North Carolina State Board of Hearth, Raleigh. The Franklin County Medical So ciety went ?LcrwoptL ?*s endorsing whole time Health Officer and the health program^suggested by Dr. Laughinghouse. Dr. Laughinghouse made a very in teresting and instructive talk on the causes and methods of preventing the various infectious diseases, that are quite prevalent hi North Carolina at the present time. Dr. Laughinghouse paid especial at tention to the Pellagra situation which ie probably the outstanding economic 1 medical problem of the State to-day. J Estimating one hundred thousand I cases of Pellagra in the State of North Carolina, stating in so tar as the Medi ! cal Profession is concerned the cause ol Pellagra is not known, but we do know proper *1*. and sanitary health surroundings plsy a big part In cur ing it Stating that it Is not only np to the Doctor's of the State, but to the pahlie generally, especially Bankers, Merchants and fane owners to assist in patting across the program looking 1 toward, raising' the proper food stuff the limiting of credit for any other jHupose except to he * used toward raising sufficient foodh at home and laaprovlng the sanitation of the cousi Reallzlng- Ulj? "PeHagra Is Increas ing by lekje Anjl ~ hdopfia each year, and that it Is absolutely necessary for the pahlie to awake and cooperate vith the health authorities and phy sicians in patting scress some health program to have for'it's purpose the elimination of this dreadful disease. Dr. Leughinghoose Also stressed the necessity of Earing all children vaccinated against diptheria, typhoid Fevsr an# Small Pox Stating that all children ehosSd be vaccinated against. theSO diseases hi the first or second, year" of; We, not waiting un til they are of school age. as records show that eighty percent of the deaths in children occur previous to the age of six year old. Dr. Laughinghouse' address was en joyed by all very much, and the mem bers hoped to have him with them again sooa. not only to talk to the physicians of the county, but the pub lic as well. . ? - I XE6M IMTTH KILLED ' BT MTSTEKOCS SHOT .jSw Uh? Hhn Jatnee Brown, aged 10. negro boy. Mint Jul diet, ait Jubilee hospital. In Header eon. at I o'clock Tuesday morning of a bullet wpnnd be received at t o'clock EfoaHiiy afternoon at the home ot Prtnclpkl J. A. Henderson, at Frank llnton Christian College. The boy, son of Renn Brown. Jani tor at the college, had gone with two Companions to the Henderson resi dence to water a male. The Hender son family had been away for the summer, and no one was at home When they reached the well near the back door the boys observed that a hole had been broken In the glass of the door, and stepped npon the porch to lnveetgata As they did so, some one from the Inside fired, the bullet taking effect in the Brown hoy's chest He was rushed to Henderson tor treetmeet and died there Tuesday Chief Clark, who Investigated the ease told The News today that he had no clue as to the Identity of the In truder in the recant Henderson home. ?nd that It was the most baffling ease >(. had ever had In his It years eg' pcrlence as an officer of the law. He tald another house Is the Same vt t'nlty- had haw broken Into early iinnday, sad heHeved both jobs were tlgh eeteem by both racee la this oom nimlty? News. JOHN HEDGEPETH RE-ELECTED SUPT. County Home For Two Years Beginning January 1, 1931 *??7 Reports Jfole Te Board?Collat wal Ordered Toned Oyer Te Li quidating A (rente Fer Collection? Health Department Being Organized KapMIr The Board of County Commission era met in regular session Monday with all members present. After ap proving the minutes of former meet ings business was transacted as fol lows: T. W. Watson reported the Court house and jail in good condition, the leaks in the jail having been stopped. J. Z. Terrell reported the Welfare departent in satisfactory shape and functioning properly and filed report of Supt. E. C. Perry. C. B. Barham reported ten prison ers in jail awaiting trial. C. It. McGhee reported the County home in good condition, the inmates being well taken care of, and that 27 inmates, the largest nmber in four years, now at the home. County Accountant Geo. L. Cooke, filed his report for the fiscal year closing June 30th, showing, all de partments operating within their ap propriations for the fiscal year and the general purpose ttind showing an unencumbered balance of $2,827.53. He also brought to the attention of the Board the fact that the average cost per prisoner sentenced to the roads to be $40 which is made nec essary by the County having no road system and being forced under the circumstances to furnish the prison ers to other counties upon the best terms available. The Sheriff reports taxes collected for July to be 11,372.88. making a total of $225,489.83 out of a total levy of $289,421.20 showing an uncollect* ed balance of $63,931.37. Dr. R. F. Yarborough, Health offi cer, reports a nurse and clerk hav ing been hired and the health depart ment being organized as rapidly aa possible. A.- w. Sandling made reports on bridges. A motion prevailed unanimously that the collateral held by the county as security for funds on deposit with the Farmers A Merchants Bank and the Citizens an<f Commercial Bank be delivered to the Liquidating agent of each bank upon trust receipt for collection. A motion prevailed to request the State Highway Commission to expend funds allocated to Franklin County from the County Aid Road fund, same being $30,030.90 for the payment of interest on road bonds. This being the time for the election of the Superintendent of the County Home, on motion John Hedgepeth was unanimously re-elected for an other two year term, beginning Jan uary 1, 1931. A resolution of Appre ciations for the efficient and capable manner in which he has handled this work was unanimously extended him. The commissioners met at 3 o'clock and revised the Jury as prescribed by law. After allowing a number of ac counts the Board adjourned to Fri day, August Sth, at which time they expect to make the tax levy for the County. District Fair Elects Officers Officers for the Oold Sand High School District Fair were elected at a meeting held at Gold Sand hfgh school Friday August 1. Prepara tions for the fair have already begun and the officials say that the (told Sand Fair will be a real fair this year?even better than the fair of last year. The Young Tar Heel Farmers have been working on the Vocational Shack dtgrlng the summer and It will be in readlnees before time for the fair. Much work is being done in the Young Tar Heel Farmer Thrift Bank ?n<f meeting room in order to have these places of special interest. The following officers were elected: President. M. M. Person; V. Pre#.. M. E. Watkins; Sec'y.-Treaa. R. W. Gupton; Reporter. W. D. Fuller. To assist the officers of the Gold 8and Fair and to be reeonalbie for the organisation and development of the fair program, a chairman was elected from each elaaantary school district. Gold Sand, a C. Pnrrish; Center Tills?Mrs. N. H. Griffin; Wood. Mrs. W. D. Fuller; Sandy Creek. Mrs. D. N. Nelms; Moutton, J. T. Parrtoh; ML Grove. Hugh Moeely. MVKWM CimCITT "Pentecost" will he the sahfect of ef Rev. A. L. Thorn peon, ah Shiloh sad Piney Grove A (West 10. Everybody to crrdfally Invited to attend thaae ear rices. The rotova) meeting will he [tn at Miloh on the 4th Sunday la tngnat . ? More than half of Fin rand to nov ?red by water