We still have a lot of
nice JEWELRY on
hand that we are of
fering at especially
attractive prices be
fore taking inven
tory.
When in need of
Jewelry and Watch
repairing call on us.
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L. W. P ARRIS H, Jeweler
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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.
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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
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