KVKRYBOpV BOOST LOUISBUBG AX ADVERTISING MEDIUSf THAT BRINGS RESULTS 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. ? ' 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. _ _ \ ' \ 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. 1 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 ~ ' ? * - ? ? ' 4 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 :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, "k 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 rid ?. ??