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LOUISBUBG
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Thte County, The State, The Union
A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager
VOLUMN IJU.
LOUISBURO, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1081
(TEN PAGES)
NUMBER SO
TAKE ROAD
TAX OFF LAND
Advocated By Got. Gardner 1b Sop
port of The State Taking Over
The Maintenance of All Roads.
Raleigh, Feb. 9. ? Serious charges
01 Inefficiency against county road
~ authorities were made by Governor
0. Max Gardner tonight in a radio
appeal to the public to let their rep
resentatives know where they stood
on the road bills.
The governor explained that the
administration measure provided toT
the state's taking over ev?ry county
road in the state, a new highway
commission which would not be bet-,
tered in allocating funds to little, ,
counties by automobile registration. ?
and at least a $6,000,004 reduction
in property taxes.
The governor emphasised the fact
tbat the abolition of 160 small and
inefficient road reversing bodies, and
shifting their duties to the efficient
highway commission would greatly
i educe the actual cost of maintain
ing the county roads.
He also pledged himself to appoint
the best man available to the pro
posed new highway commission, re
gardless of whether or not they were
members of the present body.
? , Prases Present Commission.
He praised the work of the high
way commission but said its task was
tin lshei and a new commission would
be created.
Giiuryus against the counties In
""" eluded :
1. Bunded indebtedness for roads Is
fur in excess of the value of the high
ways in the county systems, bonds
Paving been issued to pay deficits.
2. Hopelessly inadequate and waste
ful methods are used in many coun
ties.
3. No records of township expendi
tures are kept and in a few instances
the county accountant has no receipt
of tax money for road purposes.
4. Fi ty per cent of the tax levy In
some counties Is used Up in salaries,
per d^ems and overhead expenses.
6. No satisfactory records of the
cost of maintenance and. upkeep are'
kept. /
6. County authorities reported 66,
000 miles of road but survey showed
there were only 46,090 miles.
7. The gasoline, oil and grease bill
amounted to $20 per mile ? many
miles showed no evidence of having
benefited by maintenance.
8. For every dollar Invested in
equipment almost one dollar was re
quired for Its operation and repair.
9. Some counties are over equipped,
others under equipped.
10. Some counties an , equipped
with right kind of machinery, others
not
11. Counties have paid the penalty
for too close contact with super
salesmanship in road machinery
fields.
12. Court costs l^te been paid from
road funds.
13. It cost the counties $615 to
Keep a prisoner on chain gangs, while
it costs the state prison only $279.
14. The county uifit is not large
enough for efficient operation.
Defend* 6 u Tax Increase.
The governor defended the pro
posed Increase in the gasoline tax by
one cent, making H six cents, on the
grounds that th?M who use the roads
chould pay for pem and not the prop
erty tax payers.'
"The pride and admiration of the
reople In this state in superb ac
complishments of the present and
past members in the state highway
commission in building up our mag
nificent system of hard surfaoed high
ways I share as fully as any one,"
the governor said in speaking of the
body which he proposed to abolish.
He explained, however, that the
efficiency of the highway commis
sion was' not an Issue in the present
contest and. that he was trying . to
organise a commission to meet, the
conditions of 1931 as efficiently as
the present commission met the con
ditions In 1921. ' ? '
He attacked the district- Organisa
tion and the legal allotment of funds,
pleading for ? statewide system, with
no restrictions on allotments to
smaller and poorer counties, which
r.re now limited by the division of
funds on the basis of area, mileage
and population.
L0CISBUR6 CHOEAL CLUB
The Loulsburg Choraf Qlub will
meet with Dr. and Mrs. H. H. John
, (>on at their home on Sunset Avenue
Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock. This
Club Is for all lovers of music of the
town and all are invited. to Join the
"musical trcwp". An enjoyable hour
is spent every Monday night and more
there are the merrier the hour and
music.
* CABP OF THAWK8 ?,
We wish to thank out friends and
neighbors for their kindness during
the illness and death of our darling
. taby Herbert Brooks. We will al
ways remember their klndnaaa,
MR. and MBS. JOB C. tfOYNER.
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FOR FIRST CLASS JOB PRINTING
MAJ. OBtt. fiBUDUtV I). BDTLBR
of the United States Marines, who
War Daris, for utter
an??i in a speech recenntly charging
that Mussollne, President of Italy,
with hit-aad-rua drlrtag am automo
bile. The Courtmartlal trial waa
recalled Saturday after Oen. Butler
had expressed hii rogrts and receiv
ed a reprimand (rom the Secretary
of War. The speech of Butler oc
casioned a diplomatic apology by
the United States.
Suggested Changes
In Government
Raleigh, Feb. 9. ? Consolidation of
23 North Carolina counties Into 11 U
suggested by the Brookings report on
county government In the state, re
leased tonight by Governor O. Max
Gardner. '
"It Is our recommendation that a
careful study be made of this ques
tion of county consolidation," says
the report, "and to this end we are
listing certain specific Instances 1a
which ? ? ? It is bellevfd, such a con
solidation cou|d be maae with ad
vantage."- V_ - J ,
The following consolidations are
urged;
Cherokee and Clay counties with
Murphy as county seat
Graham and Swain counties, with
Bryson City as cotftfty 'Mftt ? -
Mitchell and Avery, with Spruce
Pine as county seat.
Henderson and Polk, with Hender
sonvllle as county seat.
Alexander and Iredell counties,
with States ville as county seat
Stokes and Forsyth, with Winston
Salem as county seat
Caswell and Person, with Roxboro
as county seat.
Hoke and Cumberland, with Fa
yettevllle as county sesit,"
Wilson and Greene, with Wilson as
county seat ,
Chowan and Perquimans, with
Edenton as county seat
Pasquotank, Camden and Currituck,
with Elizabeth City as county seat
It such consolidations were effected
North Carolina would become ft state
with 88 counties instead of Its pres
ent 100.
Suggests Uniform System.
The report also suggests a uni
form governmental system for the
state's counties. The county govern
ment would be composed of the fol
lowing units: ,
1. Board of county commissioners.
2. Department of finance.
3. Department of Justice.
4. Department of education.
6. Department of health.
6. Department of highways and
public works.
7. Department of welfare.
? 8. An ftudlt department (state de
partment of local government finan
ces).
"It Is recognized that the people of
North Carolina are probably not now
prepared for action so drastic," says
the Brookings report ? ? ? btft It is
none the less desirable that the mat
ter should at least be brought to
their attention so that they may be
giving it their .consideration with ?
view of possible action In the future.*'
Creamery Opened
A certificate of Incorporation Has
been Issued to the Franklin Creamery
with an authorised capital- stock of
41,<00,~and with $1,600 subscribed, by
P. G. and M. G. Smith ftnd R. G. Bai
ley. It is chartered to own and op
erate a dairy ?nd buy and sell farm
rroduce.
The creatnftry is now in operation
and is furnishing sweet milk, wholo
milk, cream, and butter milk daily.
I' expects to begin making butter
vrlthln the next few days. The Cream
ery to In charge of Mr. L. L. Godfrey.
DB. D A VI8V RESIDENCE DAMAGED
The residence of Dr. J. B. Davis,
on South Main Street, was badly dam
aged by fire early Monday morning.
The fire Iras discovered about 8
o'clock Mondfty morning as it broke
through the top and the. fire alarm
was given with the result that the
firemen and engine were promptly on
the spot and soon had the blaze un
der control. The damage to the
house was estimated at about $1000.
00, with full tnraraace. The damage
tf the furniture and furnishings was
estimated at about $500.00 and waft
not insured. _ _ \
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Mrs. R. P. Taylor _
Passes Away
Mrs. R. P. Taylor, died mt the home
of her daughter, Mrs. U 8. Bryan, at
Oxford, Thursday night of laat week
>t 8:80 o'clock aa the result of a cam
W pneumonia. Mrs. Taylor was a.
resident of Louisburg since 1906 un
til the fall of 1029 when she moved
to Oxford where she made her home
until her death. Mrs. Taylor was
one who was known by everyone who
knew her for her bountiful kindness
and loyalty. Her Influence waa of
the kind that rendered service to its
receivers and many are the benefice
aries of this noble life of kindness
and cbeer. - ?
Among us alt she ranked always
a woman of sympathy, a kind nelgh
hor. devoted motluar. sntl.s .trim frltnA
and withal a wonym of heroic mould
in bravely meeting the stern require
ments and often the disappointments
of life.
To, her. the struggle and burden
bearing. 9t earth are ended, and we
confidently trust that like one who
I! wake*. trow a troubled dream ahe
has awakened to see life's endlesa
morning break and -knows herself at
home with all the vast throng of
loved ones, missing from earth, safe
about her. Her home Instincts were
strong here in this fevered world of
disappointment. Her affection for
friends and kindred waa tender and
abiding.
Her parting was as her cheerful
life, amidst a throng and bounty of
beautiful flowers and so fitting are
the words Onee said: "These flow
ers, so typical of the life of her we
mourn, mutely speak the pathos of
a parting word."
The deceased was twice married;
first to Mr. Bennett Boddie Perry who
died In 1882, and from whlchunlon
survive two sops, Messrs. E. CT Per
ry and B. B. Perry, of Louisburg.
Later she married Mr. Robert P. Tay
lor who with their daughter, Mrs. L.
S. Bryan survive. Also the deceased
lias three sisters who survive her,
Miss Columbia Crudup of New York,
Misses Annie Davis Crudup, and Lll
lie Crudup of Wake Forest; also two
brothers. Dr. C. P. Crudup, of Ne
braska City, Neb., and Mr. Josiah
Crudup of MissUsippi.
The funeral services were held
from the home In Oxford, Friday af
ternoon at 3:30 o'clock, and were
conducted by Revs. Reuben Meredith,
c.f the Episcopal church, and ? ?. ? .
Reese, of the Methodist church.
The services were largely attend
ed by numbers of friends and loved
ones of the deceased.
AT HOIDS
The Louisburg College Faculty will
be At Hbme to their friends Tuesday
afternoon, February 17th, 1931, from
four to five o'clock, t ' A
. A corset formed a clew in the Mc
pherson Snapping case, but the
strings the police pulled didn't hold.
Farmers To Get
Government Aid
The one aim and great den re 01 the
LiOulaburg Klwanla Club thia year it.
to be of assistance In every way pos
aible to the Fanners of Franklin
County. One of the big objectives for
the year 1931 la to do something for
the underprivileged Farmer, to study
his problems, help him or find ftelp
for Lin
The Klwanla Club la thoroughly
familiar with maay of the problem*
now facing the average farmer. We
know vety well there *r?. many that
w do not know aboat, and atlll many
more we cannot ud do not pretend
to know how to solve The problem
of money right now and how to get b
ia the most Important thing to the
the Klwanla Club will be more than
vUltni to offer bia assistance to any
rier relative to .securing a Govern
t loan to make thia yeara crop
Ml. This money la now available
i through various agencies In the coun
(7.' Any and all information regard
lag the loan*, etc., may be fully ex
plained to any farmer desiring to I
know and wishing to avail hlmaelf of
thia opportunity of obtaining some of
this Government money. We refer
you to Mr. F. J. Beasley and hla com
mittee no win charge of the applica
tion for Louishurg and vicinity. He
and his committee will furnish you
with an application and assist you In
getting the loan through.
Franklin County has Just been de
clared in the drought area. Not until
howevtr, a committee was sent to
Washington with Information as to
thp last years drought and its effect
in Franklin County did the officials
there recommend that Franklin Coun
tj should have a part of the "Drought.
Loan Fund" passed by the present
Congress. We are greatly indebted ^to
this committee. We trust that the
farmers who find themselves entitled
to this accomodation will avail them
selves of this opportunity.
' CHESSON-GREER
Invitations reading as follows have]
been received by friends In Louis
burg: 1
Refv. and Mrs. Conley Greer request
? the honor of your presence at the
| marriage of their daughter. Dot C. L.
to Mr. Herman Roosevelt Chesson on
Tuesday, the Seventeenth of Febru
ary, one thousand nine hundred and
thirty-one, at nine-thirty o'clock In
the evening. First Christian church,
Plymouth, North Carolina.
Enclosed were cards reading aa
toll ws: At Home after the first of
March, Louisburg, North Carolina.
The bride-to-be Is one of Plymouth's
['most charming and accomplished
50U115 ladles and fs deservingly pop
ular among her hosts of friends.
~ The groom-to-be is one of Louis
turg's most popular and promising
young. ../business men. occupying an
Important position with Reavis and
Harrison, wholesale grocers.
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ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
For some time an agitation for lower electric light rates has been gping
on in Loulsburg and has produced the following consideration for the Board
of Town Commissioners. The proposed new rates and a comparison of the
present and the proposed rates w/th other towns around of nearly the size of
Loulsburg Is given.
^ RESIDENTIAL RATES FOR LIGHTING ONLY
Minimum ? 20 K. W. ? $2.00.
Flrat 60 K. W. Hrs. ? 10 cents per K. W. Hr.
Next 25 K. W. Hrs. ? 8 cents per K. W. Hr. ? *
Next 26 K. W. Hrs. ? 6 cents per K. W. Hr.
All excess over 100 K. W. Hrs. ? 6 cents per K. W. Hr.
The above scale is identical to Tarboro'a Rates excepting that Tarboro
has $1.60 Minimum -charge. We have about 160 customers who at present
do not use over our minimum of 16 K. W. To reduce our minimum to $1.60
we must stand a monthly loss In Income of approximately $75.00.
Comparative chart of costs under proposed rates and existing rates, and
those In other towns.
Name of Town Cost Cost Cost Cost Cost Cost Cost
No. of K. W. 50 76 100 200 300 400 600
Raleigh (Car. P. and U) $ 5.50 5.90 7.S0 11.00 15.00 20.00 26.00
Henderson (Car. P. and L.) 5.50 5.90 7.30 11.00 15.00 20.00 25.00
Rocky Mount (own plant) 4.50 6.76 9.00 17.00 24.00 31.00 38.00
Tarboro (own plant 7 6.00 7.00 8.60 13.50 18.60 23.60 28.60
Windsor (own plant) 8.60 12.50 16.60 30.00 45.00 60.00 75.00
Edenton (Va. Power Co.) 6.50 9.26 9.?0 19.80 28.05 37.40 44.00
Smlthfleld (Buys Current) 6.65 8.46 11.26 19.60 27.00 36.00 46.00
Loulsburg (Present Rates) ?.2S 8.76 11.26 20.25 28.26 36J5 42.25
Loulsburg (Suggested Rates) 6.00 7.00 8.60 13.60 18.60 23.60 28.50
COMBINATION RATES
A combination domestic residential rata, applicable only when electric
refrigerators, ranges, water heaters, or major electrical appliance* are in
use, is suggested as follows:
Stand by Service Charge, Minimum $2.50 per month.
3 tents per K. W. Hour for each K. W. Hour uSed.
This rate was arrived at as follows. We took every present customer
who Is using either a refrigerator or range, there being 32 of them. We took
the average lighting for the months of Oct* Nov., and Dec., both for house
lights' and ranges, and their refrigerators for the months of July, Aug.,
and Sept. Note the following chart.
Av. Res. Av. Refrig. and Total Av. Coat Av. Cost Total At.
K. W. Range. K. W. K. W. Hse. Lets. Appliances Cost Both
10 125 157 $4.06 $3.60 $7.36
Applying proposed rate and using th* average of 157 K. W. this would
calculate as follows to compare with the ajtove:
Stand by CMarg* 1*0 K ?>??
167 K. W. ? 8 cents 1 i_- 4.70 $7.20
COMMERCIAL RATES
Jar Lighting only: Same as Residential Lighting Rate and 3 cents per
K. W. for refrigerators, or any major appliance. -This necessitates two me
ters where appliances are used. Applying th* above rtkU to the six follow- ji
teg largest Commercial users we would loae on tften at, present rates as foi- 1 1
lows: Franklin Cafe, 12 per cent: SOMVb Drug Store. 21 per cent: a wjj
Murphy and Son, it per eent; Beasley CtS*. J.T?sr cent; Boddl* Dr\?g Co.. 2t(
t; L. Kiln* and go., U 1-3 per cent ~
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I Kills Himself I
ffiior of New Jeraey and United
StM4* Senator, deapondent -,over
money lotaea and tta wift'j death,
commit* suicide.
Youngs ville Teams
League Leaders
Boys Tmb (Km Ahead to Pat Both
Yoaagtvfle Tnni on Top.
With only a few more games to be
played the relative positions of most
basket ball teams in- Franklin County
High School League is about settled
tor the pre-tournament games. Possi
bly some of the best games from the
viewpoint of excitement were played
Tuesday night when Edward Best
girls lost to Louisburg by a two point
margin and the Edward Best boys
wail from Louisburg by a one ppint
margin, after the game had gone for
an extra period. At Franklinton, Ep
som boys lost to Franklinton and Ep
some girls won ? both games were de
cided by a one point margin.
It is hard to tell whether or not
the pre-tournament leaders can hold
their position throughout the tour
nament. The Youngsville girls hare
lost one game to Franklinton by ?i
vide margin and Franklinton lost to
Youngsville and Epsom. Epsom lost
to Youngsville and Edward Best and
after defeating Epsom Edward Best
lost to Bunn and Louisburg. The re
mits of the boys contests are much
more tangled than those in the girls
games. So at the present time there
Is no claim on the championship
which can not be disputed.
Ill
School
> onngsvflle
Franklinton
Epsom
Bunn
Loulsburg
Fdwerd Best
Gold Sand
AMERICAN LEO ION AUXILIARY
TfcJ Attieric&n Legion Auxiliary will
eet with Meadames D. T. and R. W.1
m Kb wick on Tttaaday afternoon,
Ibrwrr 17th, at >:M o'clock. The
rtiMctlf imr n*mb?r ia dealraOi
iMESflMM
Schedule For Friday
Bunn rs. Franklinton at Bunn.
Louisburg rs. Youngsrille at Louia
fcurg.
Gold Sand ra. Edward Beat at Gold
Sand (noon).
Tournament games wtti begin at 8
o'clock. ^
(The Buno-Yojugsvilte games scha- J
dujed to be played Wednesday are not
included In the above tabulation).
a great
iburg was I
'night Feb
Rev. M.
of Louls
beth Peo
!r.- Floyd,
,er. M.
iride was
rown en
match,
hter of
of this
tSrfvemm*'?r'z
oelred ber education from MUla High
School, Loui?fcu>g :<feilege and Mas
sey Business College of Richmond,
Va.
Mr. 'Winters ta th? son o t Mr. and
Mrs. S. C.' Walters of Charlotte. He is
now holding a position with the
Georgetown Garage at Washington, D.
C. They left Sunday afternoon on
their bridal tour to Waahlngton and
Lther northern cities and will be at
Ixoma in Waahlngton, D. C.. after Feb
ruary 1*. *???
School
YonngsyiUe
Gold Sand
Bunn'
Edward Best
I.ouisburg
Epsom i
Franklinton
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Prof. 6. L. Win
Chester Speaks j
To Kiwanians
At the meeting of the Kiwanis Club
last Friday night, V. J. Beasley, who
had charge of the program, presented
?o the Ctob Mr. O. L. Winchester,
teacher of Agriculture, in the Fraak
Unton High School.
Mr. Winchester explained very ef
ficiently how the Federal Drought
Aid Loan* could be obtained by the
farmers of Franklin County, Franklin
County being Included In the Drought
district.
The following are gome of the re
quirements , or conditions under which
a farmer can obtain these loans: The
Dtwght ant ttte effected Bia, la.
his crop was an inferior one to the
oce made the previous season ; he
cannot obtain commercial credit from
ai.y source (not being able) ; he is re
quired to plant a home garden, and
enough land in feedstuffs to take care
nf all livestock; the limit to each
landlord is $600. per annum to be paid
to applicant in Installments ? this loan
bears a S per cent interest rate, per
annum; teams must be encumbered;
crops must be diversified; this loan
shall only be used to purchase ferti
lizer, seed, and foodstnff for live stock.
Applications will be filled out In
Loulsburg by F. J. Beasley, and the
local community committee; In Frank
linton, by Mr. Winchester and his
community; in Youngsville, by W. T.
Moss, and his local community com
mittee. The charge for filling out
these application blanks is $1.00 plus
r probation fee of 50 cents Applica
tions are immediately sent to Wash
ington where they are either rejected
cr approved In not over 48 hours af
ter receipt, thereby assuring applicant
ti>at he will be able" to immediately
know the fate of his application
The amount of money to this county
;s of no definite sum. It is sufficient
to take care of drought stricken farm
ers, we are assured.
Any information that you desire to
know concerning these loans will be
given you by the above men. who are
-thoroughly familiar with every detail,
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Recorder's Court
Possibly the smallest dockect in the
history of Franklin Recorder's Court
was before Judge James E. Malone
Monday when only tour cases were to
he disposed of. Two of these were
tried and two continued:
Waddell Alston was given 60 days
in jail to be hired out, tor assault,
with provision to be discharged upon
payment of coats.
Onnie Ra iredell was found guilty of
distilling and prayer for judgment
was continued.
The case of operating automobile
intoxicated against E. A. Rogers and
Ervin Glenn were continued.
WILLIAM J. TAYLOR DEAD
Mr. William James Taylor, father
of Mrs. C. C. Hudson of Louisburg,
whose home is in Lexington, died at
Rocky Mount Wednesday morning of
last week at the age of sixty-eight.
The funeral services were held at the
cemetery at Nashville where the in
terment was made on Thursday after
noon at 3.30 o'clock, the services be
ing conducted by Rev. W. (}. Ffcrrar,
pastor of the Nashville Methodist
church.
The services were largely attended
and an exceptionally beautiful tribute
was paid the deceased through the
enormous and pretty floral offering.
The pall bearers were rtephews of
the deceased, who were J. P. Taylor,
Z. A. Taylor, C. T. Taylor, R. L. Tay
lor, Nannie Crouse, B. W. Crouse.
Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Elizabeth E. .Taylor, and four
children. D. F. and J. R. "Taylor, both ?*,
of Lanstone, Pa.. Mrs. Phil O. Stur
ges, of Wood, and Mrs. C. G. Hudson,
ft LoutsbUrg.
PARENTS OF BASKET BALL PLAT
ERS TO BE GUESTS OF FKAJ&.
LIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
LEAGUE
All parent* who have sons or
daughters playing on any of the high
school basket ball teams in Franklin
County are given an invitation to he
present at the first round of games
to be played in the Championship
Tournament Complimentary passes
tor parents will be Issued by the Sec
retary of The Franklin County High
School League and sent to coaches.
These passes will not be good except
for the first game of any team. The
regular admission will be 15 cents
for school children and 26 cents tor
adults. Expenses of the tournament
will naturally be heavy, but no In
crease tn admission charge will be
made even tor the final game). It Is
hoped that supporters ot teams will
use their influence to boost attend
ance at all games so that the work
ot the League will aot be hanitcap
ped'by the small admission charge.
Plans are being made by several
to show the public jast bow uaeh
they can cheer a good team. Batter
make your plans so you will net Uba
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