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VOLUMN LXI.
LOUISBURC, H. OL, FRIDAY, DSC. 20TH, 1930
(8 Pager)
NUMBEB 45
d.
Need Retrenchment
In Government
Bo2fc State and Counties Need To Be
dace Expenses Nays Commission
Report!
Raleigh, Doc. 21.?North Caroline
will probably (ace a deficit of one
million dollare when the present fis
cal year enda and the 1831 general
assembly must laiAich a statewide
program of retrenchment, the- biennial
report of the state tax commission
says.
The first section ef the recommen
dations of the tax commission, which
was released today, is a perspective
of the taxation problems of North
Carolina and deals at length with tax
problems facing theetate.
Pointing out that the tax commis
sion two years ago recommended re.
trenchment, the 1931 report notes
that nowK 16 months after it started,
the state is in the grasp of "a crash
that marked the beginning of one
fS the most violent and widespread
stumps in property values and earn
ing capacity ever experienced by the
people of this country", and that the
depression is "now at its lowest
point"
"These conditions," the report says,
"have also intensified the difficulties
of local government units in their de
pendence upon and enforcement of
.general property taxes that had al
. ready become burdensome."
And, so far as the state govern
ment Is concerned, the report points
out' that "as the trend In economic
conditions became unfavorable" then
' the prospects of state revenue were
correspondingly affected."
Substantial Defeat Seen
Despite reductions in a $3,125,000
curtailment of maximum appropria
tions made by the 1929 general as
sembly, it Is said, "it is now quite
apparent that at the end of this fis
cal year we shall not only have ab
sorbed a two-million dollar surplus
brought over from the previous bl.
cnnlum, but in addition shall have
a substantial deficit. The amount pi
this deficit cannot be closely proxl
mated at this time on account of the
uncertainty, as to income tax pay
ments next March, but we shall.be
fortunate if it does not exceed a mil
lion dollars."
All lines of state revenue, the re
port says, are showing a falling oft
>? i. nnintsd mit that "even the high.
Ys'fly ftfnd", which in all previous years
lias shown progressive increases, will
vteld a million dollars less of revenue
this year than last.
"These combined factors." the re
port states, "confront the general as
sembly with the most difficult flsca)
problems that have confronted any
general assembly within this gener
rtion."
The report points out that of the
$100,000,000 tax birrden on North
Carolinian* a total of 75 cents of
etch tax dollar is spent by and
through loom! county governments.
"If, as a part of a universal policy
of retrenchment," the report sets
forth, "there can be a substantial
reduction of costs throughout this
whole structure, we can effect a sub.
s'antlal relief for local tax payee*.
"The tax commission recommended
. this general policy two years ago
Vrhen even in prosperity the Weight
of our tax burden seemed unbearable.
"If a policy of retrenchment seem
ed advisable two years ago when in
prosperity we had a two million dol
lar surplus, it seems absolutely im
perative now with a deficit and ad.
versity."
Pointing out the unbearableness,
even In good times, of the combined
tax burden for state and county pur
poses of $100,00(7,000, the report
states "we should first give place In
our thinking to a readjustment of
the else and weight of this burden.
"This course," the report con
tinues, "seems to us a necessary poli
cy in this time of adversity and re
ductton of costs, the surest mean*
rf bringing real relief to taxpayers.
If taxes are to be reduced, spending
must be reduced.
"It Is our understanding that th*
budget Is to be presented to the gen
eral assembly by the governor and the
advisory budget commission will be
based upon adoption of this view
point In a comprohensive way as to
all agencies of the state, and that It
will recommend and urge that the
power of the general assembly be
used to Impose the same general pol
icy upon all division of local govern
ment
"This way Ilea the road to gennlne
tax relief that can be seen and felt
by every taxpayer In North Carolina."
Edward*-Whitley
Miss Julia Whitley and Mr. Joeeph 1
Edwards were married at NashvtUe
on December Srd. ltlO. The bride is
? daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. 8.
Whltle*. of Naah County. Mr. Ed.,
wards is the son of.Mr. and Mrs. J.'
8 Edwards of naar Loulabnrg. I
Whan man begin to drees as woman,'
rhlch la predicted, they won't be aaea.
Women'* clothes cost a billion and
If dollars last pear. It's hard to
MB. W. ROBERT PERKY
Member of the new Board of County
Commissioners, to who;n has been as
signed the following duties: Roads
and complaints from district Ne. &
composed of Louisburg and Cypress,
Creek townships. Court house, jail,
real estate in Louisburg and revenue.
He fs one of Franklin County's most
popular citizens, a member of one of
the County's oldest and most promi
nent families and a successful plant,
er. He is a member of Maple Spring's
'Baptist churcb, and has been interes
ted in public matters for a long num
ber of years during which time he
has served as school committeeman
for his district, which was one of the
pioneer special tax districts in the
County and as road trustee of his
township.
MR. HEHBY P. SPEED
A member of the New Board of
County Commissioners to - whom has
been assigned duties, as follows:
Roads and complaints from district
No. 3, composed of Hayesrllle and
Sandy Creek township, -report of of
ficers, employment of prisoners, Home
Demonstration, stills and fees. This
work is not entirely new-to Mr. speed,
he baring served his County la the
same capacity before, whoft he dem
onstrated ability in handling public
matters. Mr. Speed is a. descendant of
some of Franklin County's and North
Carolina's most prominent and suc
cessful families, and is himself a suc
cessful planter and enjoys a wide pop
ularity. He Is a member of Sarepta
Vethodist church, at Centerville, and a
staunch friend of education.
SPRING HOPE SOLD) BEHIND BANK
"The people ot Spring Hope the
o.her day showed how to save a
bank," eaid O. B. Mobs, Representa
tive-elect from Nash County, who was
In Raleigh yesterday. "Spring Hope
set an example that may prove Im
mensely valuable. If It Is generally
flowed, many a bank can be saved
kffrom crashing.
"President Hobart Br ntley and
Cashier R. C. Coppedge of the Cltl
iens' Bank, met with a mass meet,
lng of citizens Including depositors
and others. They gave them the ex
act situation of the bank, showing
the loans and to whom made, proved
that the bank was solvent and that
If left alone would have no trouble In
protecting all the depositors. The
bank officials pointed out to the meet
ing that they could does the bank by
taking out their money because no
bank keeps enough money or ordin
arily can command enough money to
pay all depositors. In a word, it was
made plain that the bank wag a go
ing concern and could ?ome out of
the period of depression with all Its
f.ssets and be able to conserve all de.
posi's if given a chance.
"The argument vent home. The de
positors agreed to leave their money
in the bank. Others agreed to be
come depositors and the Cilisens'
Bank came out of the crisis in better
instead of worse shape, simply be
cause bank officials and bank depos
itors used their reason In the place
of becoming panic-stricken and de
stroying the bank. I think that if
rthor bank officials, when they sense
the possibility of a run, can save their
banks by doing like the officials of
the Spring Hope bank did, that is, lay
all their cards on the table and then
tell the depositors they can take their
cboice?save the bank and protect all
the depositors, pr ruin the
bank and'cripple business in the vi
cinity-by making a rnn on It."
Hoover Relief Bill
Becomes Law
Washington, Dec. 20.?President
Hoover late today signed I the .bill
putting $116,000, POO immediately at
bis disposal for new jobs on federal
improvements throughout the nation.
This emergency measure got
through Congress early In the after
noon and together with the measure
authorising $45,000,000 for loans to
drought stricken farmers to put In
r.ext year's crops was promptly sign
ed.
The $45,000,000 mnst still be ap
propriated. This will be done imme
diately after the holidays and mean,
while arrangements will be perfected
forgetting the loans to ths fanners.
$UM*UX>0 AvMlable How
The $116,000,000 la available at
onco and will be put Into immediate
use. In his recommendations and in
bis public statements concerning
them the President has emphasised
that work can bo besun Immediately.
All the technical phases such as
obtaining sites, architectural plan
nlng and engineering have been com
pleted on all the projects included
under the recommendations. Mr.
Hoover has said actual employment
under the bill can start In most cases
within from one to three months.
The bill, in addition to allowing
actual labor to start on bdlldlngs and
other projects, will provide labor la
tartous Indus* rise, such as steel,
brick, quarrying and in machinery
manufacturing, which will supply ma.
tsiials.
They are still called hotel accommo
dations, though the hotel may be at a
summer resort with nothing but moe*
CUitos.
Early to bed (In the morning) and
early to rise (In the afternoon) will
never make folks bealthyv wealthy and
Wise, -
The young man who starts out to
sow his wild oats should remember
that he is the one who has to harvest
then.
Some people can go to Canada with
out arousing the least bit of susptcJba.
McNinch Approv
ed by Senate
Washington, Dec. 20.?The flood
gates of oratory were thrown wide
i pen this afternoon In the senate
when Senator Cousens was recog
nized to report the federal power
commission nominations. Both George
Otis Smith, scheduled for the chair
manship of the commission, and
frank R. McNinch, anti-Smith leader
In the state, received senate approval,
but only after a debate at times hot
and hectic, which extended over a
period of hours. Smith was confirm
ed by a vote of 88 to 88, with the
North Carolina senators voting aye,
while the McNinch nomination was
approved by a vote of 47 to 11, the
real fighting revolving around the
North Carolina appointment.
The personnel of the commission
was completed tonight when the sen
ate confirmed Smith, McNinch and
Marcel Gersaud, of Louisiana.
. Ralph, B. Williamson, of Washing
ton, and Claude L. Draper, of Wyom
Icg, the other members of the com
mjseion were confirmed yesterday.
McNinch lend Gersaud were named as
Democrats, the others as Republicans.
The senate debated tfce nomina
tions late Into the night In order to
confirm them before adjourning tor
the Christmas recess.
The new' commission will be or
Immediately to replace thp
present commission.
FIND TWO GOUTY IN
STORE ROBBERY CASE
m*
Frank Tharrin?ton, young cotton
sill workor of Franhllnton, tu Mat.
inoed to serve from throo to In
enrs in State's prison yesterday in
Fake County Buportor Court for his
art in th? robbery of two ailing its
Ions near his boas town last month,
lonojr Ksnmgy. convicted of assisting
[la in tbs fobberiss, wag giren eight
1 months on the roadi bjr Jndgo oaf
land Mldyette.
Both Tharriugton and Kearney de
nted on the stand that Utey bad any
connection with the robherlee. Thar
rlbaton's oar, however, was found
wrecked and containing much ot the
stolen loot soen after the robbery of"
the stattea. Bath tef the men claimed
that they were at home when the rob
beries were alleged to hare occurred.
-News-Observer
Our Raleigh Letter
(By M. L. SHOPMAN)
Raleigh, Dec.-21?State department
alisr* await the release of the Brook
ings Institute survey of state depart
ments and everybody In an institution
v< Nor.h Carolina wishes that he
knew what is what.
Leaks enough to Indicate radical
and even revolutionary changes, have
teen discovered every few days. There
appears to be no doubt that the sur.
vey will show the economy and the ef
flciency of a very elemental change
in school policy. That the findings
will carry a suggestion (or consoli
dating the three great state institu
tions. University of North Carolina St
Chapel Hill: North Carolina College
(ot Women in Greensboro, and State
College of Agriculture and Engineer
ing in Raleigh, admits no doubt
Whether Governor Gardner will give
this proposal his entire support is
quite another thing. His excellency
is very much disposed toward econ
omy and this is said to be a great
move in that direction.
There would of course be much
against It The alumni of State and
University of North Carolina find it
bard to merge their sympathies. They
can work together when either team
meets an outside foe on the ball field.
But making a State alumnus a Uni
versity rah rah is quite an achieve
ment. It is said that should N. C. C.
W. become a portion of the Univer
sity "Mclver College" would be the
name. That would please many
alumnae. But It Is not believed that
'he present management would favor
either the name or the scheme of con
solidation.
The surveyors believe they can
save hundreds of thousands by the
combination and If they can they will
get a legislative car; for the man who
proposes a plan for running this
state plant, on less money than the
most economical spokesman > askfc,
will be the biggest man of the com
monwealth. And the surveyors prom
ise reduction of operating expense.
There would be other consollda
tipns in the schools, the normal in
stitutes of the state would ail come
ifnder a single head and there wonld
las combinations among the negro
schools. Undoubtedly there will be
big changes in the state system.
'Baching will get a renovation. -
Ana the short ballot will be the big
political consideration. It Is not
verv popular and arouses much re
sentment among some of thu state
officials. It wonld not reach the con.
(Continned on page 4)
fi. HILL YARBOROUQH
?A .,
Recently elected Attorney tor the
Town of Loulsburg and also Attor
ney for Franklin County, who la
strong in hta advice to both of hia
clients to make full publication of
<<?> matters pertaining to the buel
naaa of the town and the County.
He has recently advised the town to
advertise the property for sale for
delinquent taxes and Informs the
TIHK8 he will advise them to pub
lish a full and complete annual
statement. He also advises the
Oeunty to publish a full and com
plete statement of Its receipts and
disbursements according to law.
ltr. Tar bo rough takes the position,
aside from complying with the law
requiring It, that every tax payer
la the town and County la a stock
holder In the government and is
entitled to k^ow In full of Its trans
actions.
Southern Beauty
19, of
. has been
voted the. ntoit beautiful itudent at
Wcttdith Colbc^. "
ENTHUSIASTIC
RESPONSES
Reports being received from
cliurches throughout the North Caro
line Conference where Louisburg Col.
lege Day was observed last Sunday,
December 21, Indicate enthusiastic
response^ to the cause. Methodist
l churches in which the needs of the
College were not presented last Sun
day will hear these needs explained
on next Sunday, December 28. It is
the plan to follow up the public pre
sentation with a canvass for individ.
ual contributions by a local commit
tee in each church. Intensive efforts
will be carried on until January 10,
1031, to raise funds to aid in the op.
oration of the College for the spring
term.
This old institution, the history or
which dates back to 1773, is the prop
erty of tha North Carolina Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. As a result of an indebted
ness carried over from the building
program of a few years ago, a dts
.aatroua hreC wUoh occurred In De
cember 1323, and the present finan.
"era! depression, the College finds it
self facing a temporary crisis in the
.fonh of at deficit in its operating ex
penses for the current year. It Is
proposed to raise a total of twelve
thousand dollars to supplement the
income of the institution and tide it
over its present crisis. The enthus
iastic response, which is being shown
by the Methodists throughout the
North Carolina Conference and oth
er friends of the College, confirms the
belief that the needed funds will be
raised and that the College will con.
tinde to serve the cause of Christ
Ian education to the ipany hundreds
of young women throughout Eastern
North Carolina.
No Recorders lourt
Next Monday
Just before adjourning Franklin
Recorder's Court Monday. Judge J.
E. Mai one announced that there
would be no aeaaton held on Monday,
Doc. 29tti. A number of cases were
otk docket Monday several being dis
posed of while others were continued,
the disposition of the docket was as
follows:
Davis Psarce was found guilty of
[disposing of mortgaged property and
prayer for judgment was continued.
Herbert Phelps was found guilty of
etdiag and abetting in distilling pray
er for judgment was continue^.
Sam Williams was found not guilty
of disposing of mortgaged property.
TSie cases of larceny against Pete
Wheless and Anderson Oreen were
sent back to the magistrate for final
action.
I. T. Winston plead guilty to un
lawful possession of whiskey and vfas
fined |10.00 and coats.
The following cases were contin
ued:
Mortis Davis, violating automobile
* Wad d el f Alston, assault
E. A. Rogers, operating antomobile
Intoxicated.
Crndup Davis, bad cbeck.
James Coghlll, assault with deadly
waapons.
O. E. Winston, bad check. *
Ervin Olenn, operating automobile
intoxicated.
Otha Denton, Charles Dlcktns, Wll.
bar Strickland, aiding and abetting
In a felony. ? .
MRS BOBBITT HOST
ESS TO AUXILIARY
Mrs. R. A. Bobbltt delightfully en
tertained the members of the Amsri
:an Legion Auxiliary and their child
ren on Tuesday afternoon, at bar
home on .Nash St
posed of-a moet interesting program
irmnged by Mrs. W. L Beasley for
he children, was given'.
Song?Hark the HarnM tnjfislfi
Mag,
Recitation?Jana Gray Parry.
Bible Stdry Of Christ ""
WINNER THEA
TRE CLOSES
Is Purchased By Louis
burg Theatre r- Mr. Kissell
To Remain in Louiaburg
Hie Winner Theatre, one of Kank
lin County's most popular moving
p'cture show houses closed its doors
on Saturday night after it had been
cold to the new Louisbucg Theatre
by its owner. Mr. R. R. Kissell. This
theatre had bnilded up a very favor
able reputation for ,splendid shows
and was largely patronized by the
pnbllc. Mr. Kissell, realizing- that
two shows could not live in- Louia
burg. through the coming year, and
having interest in theatres at other
places needing his attention accepted
a proposition from the other theatre
and closed. Mnch of hia equipment
will be moved to another location.
The new Lonisburg theatre is to be
congratulated in consummating this
consolidation, which will assure It
an apportunity to serve the public
better and will no doubt be served
tetter by the public. The manage
ment informs the times they will
spare no eifort or expense in giving
to Lcmlsburg one of the best shows
in the State.
Their many friends will be glad to
learn that Mr. Kissell and family will
not leave Louisburg.
JOSIAH WILLIAM BAILEY
JOSIAH BAILEY
IS OPTIMISTIC
Senator-Elect Sees Early Return of
Prosperity To Country.
Expressing considerable Interest
in the present business situation.
Senator-elect Josiah William Bailey
said as he returned last weelt from
Washington and New York that
"there are substantial reasons to
believe that the tide has turned and
we may all begin now to look hope
ful forward."
He made no comment on the Sen
ate's confirmation of McNlnch, which
he strongly opposed. Mr. Bailey
mentioned four factors which he be
lieved were indicative of the turn
toward better times.
"It appears that the period of the
panic has passed or is rapidly pass
ing and that we will have from now
on to contend only with the depres
sion. Confidence is taking the place
of fear. The textile Industry through
out the country is now more than
holding Its own. It is employing
hundreds of thousands of people,
and It (S a great consumer of raw
material. A third factor In the
better feeling and sense that we will
get through the depression is the
appropriation of $45,000,000 to re
lieve the farmers in the drought
affected sections. The fourth fac
tor is the fact that communities are
extending themselves to take care of
those who are suffering. And a fi
nal factor is the apparent good
Christmas trade," hi
Alston. ,
Song ? Santa's Coming ? Glenn
Bible Lesson?Jesus Birth by child
ren in unison.
Musical?Mamie Darts Beam. ?
8ong?SUent Night
?11 parts were well glrea and mem
bers of the Auxiliary are grateful to
he children (Or taking part on the
urogram and firing as such an en
oyable hour.
FVllowing the program the host.
m>s assisted by Mrs. W. O. Lee and
Mrs. W H. Allen serred. hot teh.
'rult cake and pickles with attrecthre
Christmas cnndhn la 1
ilatf to the mUnibsra. while the child
's* were serred Christmas bags of
The meeting adjourned until
bird Tuuhl of Jtfcnary- Place to
Joyner, hscT.
The kkad of
? thin