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E S OREENE DENTIST UHJIBBURO, N. CAROLINA Ofltoe orer Sam BodAii'i Drag Store MMm Phow No. 97 1MHT NlKfat Phone No. SB HEN I WM a child. If I did not feel well, or if I had a cold, ray mother gave me Black Draught," sayn Mra. Orpha Hill, of WofiFord, Ky. "When I ^ waa married, it became a fami- ^ ly medicine in my own home, aa it waa in my mother* a. "I take it for headache and especially for conatipation. When I get bilioue, my skin 2 eta yellovr and I have a very bad taste in my mouth, and a drowsy feeling all during the day. My eyes burn and I get ^ dizzy, or my head is *swim- w ming.' When I take Black- ^ Draught, it seems to drive the impurities out of my system and 1 feel fine. I am seldom X without this reliable remedy." X TTIEDFORD'8 FKOPEKTY NHOirLD BJ5 KE-VALUJKD CORKE4TLI Editor. THE FRANKLIN TIMES, Loulsburg, N. C. Answering your ?Hi tiorial of last week "Why Revalue 1 roperty" , please let me Bay that the valuation as placed upon proper ty should be done correctly as pre scribed by law and not as a matter of juggling figures to make our tax rates appear to be what they truly are r.ot. Vi our statement that "The idea that one class of property has decreased li. value more than another in Frank lin County is ridiculous and absurd" is not borne out by the public tax lecords of our county. These records show that the personal property of hranklin County decreased from $2. S28.411 in 1929 to $1,895,656 in 193u, < r a drop of over 33 per cent invalua t on in this one >ear; whereas the i tax value of Franklin County's real property increased from $10,564,407 to $10,698,745 this same year. This fact is even more conspiciously borne out when a comparison is made of present valuations with those of 1920, because personal property has byn reduced in valuation over 70 per cent while real property has been re duced only 38 1-2 per cent. It wou.ld not only be Incorrect but mere folly should our tax assessors , strive to cling to present valuations : in order to hide the high tax rates that our peop.e are now paying even t ? the point of impoverishment. The outside world knows the financial rat ing of Franklin County with its tre mendous public indebtedness of $2, 612,467.25 as docketed upon state rec ords at our capitol in Raleigh, and the county's rating per capita wealth 1 e likewise known as to be fourth f om the bottom of the one hundred counties in the State You are right in saying that r? (".ucing valuations alone will not re duce taxes proportionately, as well ; as in saying that the County should cut out expenses and should deal I squarely with its creditors. Hut II we expect to reduce taxes or pre serve our credit, our financial records must speak the truth, and our public officers must be courageous It la the truth 'hat our land, town prop erty. mules, and plows have depreci ated in value now with nine cent cot ton. fifteen cent tobacco, aud tight ir.oaev And. accordingly, all prop erly so affected should be lowered In value in this time of depression, even as these values wire increased upon 1-Hr tax books from $10,082,326. !n 1919 to $2,5.274.424 in 1920 when cot ton and toby ro were at their very [?<ak and money plentiful throughout :n: ? county A valuation of property should b^ :i true inventory of the county's wealth to-day. upon which to base equitably its financial operations. The sooner that each citizen is informed uf the financial conditions as truly existing throughout our public affairs, then, the sooner our county will be safeguarded against public expendi tures which are at present running beyond our ability to pay. -ability, if the yearly increasing bonded indebt ednesses and amount of delinquent raxes are anv criterion. No better money could be spent, at this period of blind guessing, that for a cert. fled public audit and a correti revaluation which together will show just exactly where we stand and why. This is but fair to our commissioners, to our creditors and to ourselves. WILLIAM" W N'EAL. ROBINSON JENKINS FranklintOn. Deo. 27. ? A wedding of bulet simplicity wan solemnized at he home of the bride Christmas Day it 2 o'clock when Miss Allle Luella ienkins and Dr. George Merritt Rob nscn of New York and Durham were ma'r.f d. Til* bride entered with her brother, J P. Jenkins, as tho Bridal Chorum from "lyohengrin" was played. The bridegroom wan attended by Captain Card of Duke University as best man. | Kev. A S. Barnes of Raleigh per 1 formed the ceremony as "The Sweet- | est Story Ever Told" was rendered by Mrs Nellie B. Rives of Raleigh. Mrs. Robinson is the youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. H. P. Jenkins of near FYanklinton. j Dr. Robinson received his Ph. D. De cree at Cornell University and is now professor of mathematics at Duke University. They left after the ceremony for a brief wedding trip. HILL PRESENTS FOREST TO COLLECT DEPARTMENT A Christmas present of721 acres of cpen and timber land lying next to his Quail Roost Farm in upper Dur ham County was presented to the forestry department of the school .of agriculture at State College on De cember 21 by George Watts Hill, young captalist and civic leader ci Durham. Formal presentation of the deeds was made by Mr. Hill to the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. This valuable gift follows the do ration of 378 acres made to the same department last June. The forest given last June is known as the George Watts Hill demonstration for est and is located on both sides of the Flint River about 17 miles north of Durham on the Roxboro Highway, two miles south of Rougemont. The reur area adjoins the original gift and is in three tracts. The land contains about 4,000 cords of pine wood now suitable for the market and more than $300,000 board feet of hardwood timber, says Dr. Julius V. Hofmann, head of the col lege forestry department. Some of the land is open and will be used for reforestation studies. The whole area tv ill be used as a laboratory by for estry students and Dr. Hofmann plans to establish a permanent camp as soon establish a permanent camp as get started. Mr. Hill made a provision in his deed that all the income from the for ests mnst be used by the forestry do AUTHORITY ?)R. J. W. SMATHERS, M.L), Ph.G., tclU of aniiini re sults produced by Sirgon in oter ten thousand cases. "As an official investigator for the Sargon Laboratories, I have person ally seen Sargon at work in many thousands of cases In different parts of this country. I have seen it win victory over stubborn ailments of long standing thaf had apparently de fied all other medicines and treat ments. "Based on recent discoveries by Medical Science, Sargon is accom plishing its remarkable results by methods undreamed of only a few years ago and may well be considered one of the great outstanding health giving remedies of the age." Sold by Scoggin's Drug Store, Louisburg; L W. Henderson's Phar macy, Franklinton, Agents. ? Adv. partment alone for the carrying for v ard of Its work I)r. Hofmann plans to establish a nursery on the Slate College farm to begin immediately the growing of seedling trees for planting f.;i the open areas. In commenting on this additional rift to the College. I)r E. C. Brooks, I resident, acclaimed Mr. 1 1 i 1 1 as a benefactor of the permanent prosper ity of the State The college will endeavor to train sfudents in hand ling farm woodlands profitably as veil as for commercial forestry posi t ons, he said. Midnight Show A Success The midnight show, a novelty in moving picture programs, introduced in IyOuisbuxg on Sunday night by the new Louisburg Theatre, was a greater success than had been ex pected Mr C M Rumley, the local n.anager was highly pleased with the attendance accorded his efforts in presenting "Whoopee" on this occa sion when the house was filled by people from Raleigh, Henderson, Rocky Mount and other places in ad dition to the large number of local people attending. WOOD P. T. A. The Wood P. T. A. will meet Mon day night, Jan. 5th, at 7 o'clock for its regular meeting. Mr. Paul Cooper, of Warrenton. will speak. Special music has also been prranged. All parents and visitors are invited tc be present A xtlfou Ready When your Children Ciy for It B*by ha* little upseta at times. All your care cannot prevent tbem. But you oon be prepared. Then you can do What any experienced nurse would do ? what moat physicians would tell you to do ? give a few drops of plain Castor i*. No sooner done than Baby is soothed; relief is juat a matter of momenta. Yet you hare cased your child without use of a single doubtful drug; Castoria ia vegetable. So It's safe to use aa often aa an infant haa any little pain you cannot pat awsy. And it'? always ready for the crueler pangs of colic, or eoaatipaiion, or diar rhea; effective, too, for older children. Twenty) tr? million bottU* vxm bought last year. TTjrZvTLw. ? CASTORIA J grocery 2 POIND CAN Rock -co Cocoa . 22c Bl'IiK FKE8H GROUND COFFEE 5 lbs. 65c P-Nut Butter, lb. 16c Country Dried Apples, lb 15c Tomatoes, 3 No. 3 Cans 43c Eagle Milk, can 20c I.AIU.K CAN Tripe 25c 8 POCSDS Navy Beans, . . . 25c B. I Peas, 3 lbs. . 25c Pinto Beans, 4 pounds 25c Sugar Corn, 2 cans 25c 3 l.B BOX Crackers 39c <i ? ,v !w>\i:s Matches 15c FANCY 1IOX BEST GRADE POTTED MEAT 6 cans 23c Oranges, peck . 50c Campbell Soup, any kind 3 cans 25c Lard, 50 lb. cans, lb lOfc Chum SALMON, can 10c G. W. Murphy & Son Louisburg, - - N. Carolina rt l ? c | A Chrysler gives better value and | } |i better satisfaction. See us. j! | j We are Chrysler Agents. $ Chrysler Agents. w - i ' i' 1 | ! If its a USED CAR BARGAIN you j want, see us. We will surprise you. j I FRED'S | Pilling Station j j Main Street Near Bridge { Louisburg, N. C. *
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