AM ADVERTISING MEDIUM THAT BRINGS RESULTS Franklin Times The County, Thd State, The Union v^ SUBSCRIPTION CI. so Per Year VOLUMN liXD. (EIGHT PAGES) NUMBER 20 A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager LOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPT. 4, 1981 SET TAX LEVYAT $1.12 SCHOOL LEVY CUT FORTY-TWO CENTS . [ Township Road Funds Lew la Some Townships And OrtmUr in Other* ? Ask Officers To Resign ? Tax able Property 1W1 to 918,863,791 ? County Levy SI Cents Leas Than Last Year. At a special meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held on Thursday afternoon of last week the tax levy for Franklin County for 19S1 was made,, except for the special dis trict school taxes, which could not be made until the amount of the tax I reduction fund for Franklin Count) had been established by the State Board of Equalization. The levy for 1931 as made by the Bosird at their meeting, on the basis of a tax valuation of $13, 353,791, was as follows: General purpose $ -IB Poor .05 Health - .04 County Debt Service .60 School Current Exp. {State)- .16 School Debt Service .22 Total County rate .. Poll tax * 2 1100 Duuns . Harris ? .28 ? VoungsrlllV -7o - . Frankllnton ? ? Hayesvllle '~1I. 16 Gold Mine " ' 1 j " -&1 . Cedar Rock~ 109 22 Cypress Creek - .68 Louisbnrg .26 Special Schools. ? ?' These rates could not be set on ac count of the State not having dis tributed the $1,500,000 Tax Reduction Xuud. These will be announced later. That the tax payers of the County may be able to make such compari sons as they see lit we are giving below the rate* levied for the year 1930 on a total valuation of $14,162, oco. General purpose $ .12 Poor 08 --.Health ? ? ? -04 Road and bridge .07 Debt service .28 School current expense .64 School capital outlay .02 School debt service .24 j . Total County rate $1.33 i ' ' Roads. , D. S. Mt Dunns 0 .42 Harris .42 48 Youngsville 0 .28 Franklinton i 0.. .18 Haye* villa .16 .39 Sandy Creek .15 ? .49 Gold Mine 64 .2# Cedar Rock 0 ? .40 Cypress Creek .27 .88 LouUburg .12 .18 Hpecial Schools. These figures will be given when j the levy is made for them for 1931. From the above figures It will be seen that a reduction o( 21 cents on ihe general County tax has been made. The road rates vary. In some town ships the rate <s higher .and some less than last year. This rate is governed entirely by the amount of bonds out agaiust the township and the amount of property available for taxing pur- 1 poses. It will also be seen that the rate j -? for, schools for 1931 is 38 cents as . igainst 80 ceiits in last years levy, I making a saving In this Item of 43 cents. At the meeting on Thursday the following business wm also transact ed: v Supt. E. C. Perry was authorised to purchase clothing for the'O. R Par* rieh and A. T. Sfeoarln children. Upon motion salary of. Clerk o( Superior Court was raised to $3050.00. ti. r- Cooke and Hill Yarborough authorised to handle oollateral at Farmers and Merchant* Rank to best advantage. The Board held another special meeting on Friday to give considera tion to the answers filed In the case against Register of Deeds 8. C. Hold en and his bondsmen, filed In the t,uit in which the County la seeking to recover of Mr. Holden'a bondsmen $8,700 alleged to be short in Mr. Hold en's accounts. Themeetln g culminat ed in an order directing the attorney to draft a request to Mr. Holden and dispatch to him a request for his res ignation. The same action was taken as to Mr. George L. Cooke, County ac countant. The complaint being that ae tailed to give official Information, to the Board of Commissioners of thk shortage when he found it oat. Mon itor was set as the date upon which to receive the resignations and Ad journment waa taken in accordance therewith. WiO Handle Relief ? ;ww? Winer a. uurora 01 toe Ohjo, win combat unemployment thb ] winter. Sparks Circus Is Coming To nenaerson Among the many new and thrilling features with the Sparks Circus thU year non exceed Bilettl Troupe. } These dare-devila of the high wire, th? third generation of a circus family of international eminence, are mak ing their initial bows to American au diences this seaton. ' TRelilllsUis, who hare startled rope with what la said to be the most hazardous high-wire exhibition ever ? witnessed, recently added new thril lers to* their act, which fairly take | one's breath away. At one time dur j 'rig their astounding performance one 'of the men balances upon a pole sup ported betweeu the shoulders of two thtrs who walk nonchalantly across a -vire high aloft In the dome of the inamoth main tent. At another period during the Bil leiti's thrilling exhibition a member of the troupe calmly rides an ordin al y bicycle across the lofty strand of steel while his brother stands upon his shoulders. These Intrepid performers are part of the great international conffcss ot arenlc talent assembled by the Sparks organisation this year. Included on the big show'B gigantic program are Ihc original Nelson family of acrobats, the Aerial Walters, Gulce Riding Troupe, Franz Woska. and his three groups of performing wild beasts, Vi ola Hauser, sensational head-balanc ing trope re artist, Mile. Rosina, queen of the tight wire and scores of other world famed circus stars. Sparks Circus will give two performances in Henderson on Thursday, Sept. 19th. Vehicles Must Have Lights At the request of officers and for the protection of drivers of buggies and wagons the TIMES is calling at tention to the law requiring these ve hicles to carry lights when on the roads at night. The officers say they will have to enforce the law and con sider It for the benefit of the drivers I of the vehicle* as well as the autoists. They also say the practice of some automobile and tru'ck drivers of driv ing without lights or with Jast on* light will have to be stopped or they will be taken into Court, The laws are made for the protec tion of peopje and property and if adhered to propftrly would eliminate | a great deal of damage and suffing. Legal Holiday The post office authorities informed th?. TIMES that there will be a legal holiday observed by the Post Office tn September 7, 1931. On this day the General' Delivery window will be open from 8:10 to 10:00 o'clock in the morning. Also, there will be no de? 1 very of city mall or rural, route mail l&?t day. Ejected to Board Of Health Dr. D. T. Smithwlck Iras elected a tnember of the Board. This was done, carrying ont the law of the past leg islature requiring a dentist to be plfroed on tht Board. LOW PRICES EAS TERN OPENING AVERAGES $6.10 TO fB.OO RE PORTED Eastern Markets Open on Tuesday With Fairly Large Sale*? Much Dissatisfaction at Vow Prices 28 Cents Highest Price Reported ?To Market Slowly la Expected To Result. Prices ranging from an average ot 16.10 to slightly under $8. a hundred weight were paid (or tobacco on the 17 North Carolina markets in the Eastern belt which opened yesterday. Farmers; generally, expressed dis satisfaction at the bids, holding that the offerings were superior In qual ity to those on last year's opening break while the price ranged from fl. to )2. a hundred pounds less. A number of- growers turned tags on thfjir piles in warehouses where the price range was low.. Wilson, the world's largest tobac co market, was one of the few points reporting a higher average than pre vailed on last year's opening. Sales there totalled 503,526 pounds at an average of 17.82 compared with an average of $7.65 paid last season for .4!'0,496 pounds. Voice Dissatisfaction. ue?pue in is improvement growers expressed dissatisfaction at price* paid and indicated they intended to wait on the market to improve be fore offering any great amount ot the remainder of their crop. No leaf had been placed in the warehouses to night for tomorrow's^ sales there^ market, second largest in the bell, placed the average price at $7.25 with offerings totaling slightly less than 900,000 pounds. Beginning low with the morning sales .the price tread was upward in the afternoon and acme of the houses selling late aver aged more than $8.60 per hundred pounds. Wendell reported official sales of 61,646 pounds at an average of $9.29. Unofficial figures from Zebulon indi cated sales of approximately ? 26*800 pounds at $7.78. - ? A number ot markets, including Goldsboro where an average of $7.95 was paid for 167,000 pounds, reported j few sales as high as 26 to 28 cents a pound for the better grades but the poorer grade* reduced the average. Robersonville sold 250,000 pounds at $6.10 and has a block sale of 100,000 pounds scheduled for tomorrow. Light Sales Forecast. Williamston reported sales of 192, (;00 pounds at an average of $6.54 with indications that sales for the remainder of the week will be light. ?i The Ahoskie Market sold 111,386 pounds at an average of $6.79, with one large tobacco company buying ine bulk of the offerings. Reeky Mount's 176,300 pounds were sold at an average ofs $6,96. Sand lugs and first primings* made up the hulk of the break and the average was more than a cent lower than last jear. An average of $7.10 was paid (or the 97,212 pounds sold at Tarboro, where many growers expressed dis appointment at the prices. Wallace reported estimated sales of 100,000 pounds at an average between *7. and $8. Incomplete reports from Kington, one of the larger markets, said offer ings estimated at between 700,000 and 800,000 pounds were expected to show an average of approximately $8. a hundred. Confusion at the market opening prevented the sales supervis or from completing an accurate check on sales . Zebulon had estimated sales of 25, ? 000 pounds with an unofficial average 1 f $7.78. Bidding was quite spirited on some grade*. New Bern soM 160,000 pounds at an estimated average of $8 to $10. Among those eagerly following the sales was -former Doited States Sen ator r. M. Simmons. - Washington had sales of 134,680 pounds at an average of $7.28. Better grades were higher than last year, lower grades lower. The average at Smlthfleld was $8 sr. against six dollars last year, at t hough much low grade tobacco was sold. Enfield had sales of 50,060 pounds at an average of $( per hundred pounds. Much lower grade weed was sold. Sales at Farmvllle tooted up a quarter of a million pounds at an average of $7.56. Farmers expressed dissatisfaction, particularly on the prloa of low grades. Better grades did better than they did last year. Banks To Close The First National Bank an nounces that it will be closed on Monday, September 7th, 1991 la observance of Labor Day. Other banks in this section will observe Labor Day also. * All those having business With these institutions will bear this in mbad. THE FRANKLIN COUNTY FAIR To Be Held September 29 th To October 3rd, 1981. The Franklin County Fair will be Kin just about one month earlier than in previous rears, and so far as we inow it is the first Fair in the State to discontinue day Fairs. The Ftelr will open each day at five o'clock with the exception of Wednesday and Sat urday which will be school days, on which days the gates will open at ? en o'clock. Good roads and high powered cars have made it possible for people to work all day and attend a County Fair many miles away after they have finished their supper, and for litis reason all of the Fairs now are rothing more than night fairs and it is 'useless to keep the grounds open during the day for so few people. The Fair promises to be the best ever held in this section, as Franklin County has the best and most varied crops ever grown here, and the exhib its will be unusually good this year. Another feature that will be of In terest to the people in this section i a that The Kraus Greater Shows will furnish the midway attractions. A great rfisity of us remember the ilrst Fair that was held here in 1914 and also remember the Kraus Greater Sh?ws which played the flrit Fair. This is the same company which is "?eturnlng "bigger and better" this year. Ai the rair will (tart the :9th of September it Is expected that the weather will be much better and the attendance larger. Epsom High School Faculty Mongwith the other eight month*' schools of the County Epsom High School will open on Monday, Sept. 7th, with the following faculty-set-up: Miss Sue Boddie Macon, first grade: Miss Pattle Lamm, second grade; M'ss Elisabeth Tlmberlake, third grade; Miss >gna? Harrell. fourth prade: Mrs. A. M. Jones, fifth grade; M:*a Selema Mullen, sixth grade; Mrs. John Phelps, seventh grade; In High School department. Miss Jewel Clarke, History and English; Mr. George Crawley, French and Science; Mr Julius Woodward, Math; Mr. J. J. Volfe, Agriculture. Delightful House Party Miss Rebecca Ann Holden delight fully entertained at a house party at her home on North Main Street last week, during which time she cele brated her twelfth birthday and ah>.? -he birthday of two of her guests. 1 Tbe Invited guests were Miss Mary. I.oona Ruffin, of Raleigh, daughter j of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Ruffin; Miss! Anne Mills, of Henderson, daughter j of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Mills; Mis? j Rachel Crocker, of Suffolk. Va. A week of delight and pleasure was ' enjoyed, by the guests of Miss Holden i who entertained for them at a swim ming party on one afternoon and a rook party one night. They were also honored at a Theatre Party given by Miss Athlea Boone and again by Miss Marguerite Tonkel and Miss Haxel Johnson. The last of the house par ty activities was a party given on Saturday night by Miss Mamie Beam. All the week was full of enjoyment and fun for the guests of Miss Holden, and the house party a splendid .de light In the vacation of the party. Announce Opieniilg On another page/ will be aeen the announcement of the opening of an up-town store of Bridges, the Flor ist, at Henderson, on September 8tli. A special Invitation has been extend ed Franklin County people to attend this oeeaslon. It is understood this enterprising firm has arranged and equipped a modern and especially pleasing show room for their beau tiful flowers and floral designs. They are progressing with the de sire to give their customers the best in their line and invite you to call ha and see their new show place. Read their announcement in this issue. KXOTT-SL&D6K Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Sledge announce the marriage of their, daughter Mil dred Louise to Mr. Alton Olyn Knott on Tuesday the 24th of February, nineteen hundred and thirty one. in Denwltty, Virginia. Mrs. Knott is a popular and attrac tive young lady of Louisburg, and is very popular throughout this section of North Carolina. Mr.. Knott Is the son of F. P. Knott, of Louisburg and is popular among a large host qf friends la this sec tJflfU Movie Soar at Four Jerry I ticker, ?. of Chicago, wdn a job in the moriei by hi* recita tion of Guofs Din./ Mood Music Back b) Modern Style D&log Pictures CJ>eT|?Urr'? New Film Brings Silent Screen Emotion Dictator Into Fashion Once More ? Popnlar Fa vorite Sings. Mood music for moving pictures U again coming into its own, after being temporarily banished to make way (or dialog. Today, atter a cou ple of years of dialog-filled film fare, the talk is giving way and music expressing the feeling of scenes is being introduced to nil In the silent stretches. ' ? - - Back in the nickelodeon days, when the chase, that great institu tion of silent pictures, linked more than seven or eight reels on the the screen, the man who sat at the up right piano at the foot of the screen and hammered out accompanying musical snatches was an important entertainment cog. : While the "villain pursued her" there wj? sinister music, -stealthy. Insidious. A sunshiny tnrn ^pf tink ? ly notes indicated love-making in the offlng. A thunderous roll forecast the approach of Indians, an impend ing storm, a good-hearted scoundrel. An indication of the new place ot music in creating motion picture moods was noticeable in the recent Aallulah Bankhead-Clive Brook hit, '-Tarnished Lady." But mood music really comes into its own in talking pictures in "The Smiling Lieuten ant," which, starring smiling Mau rice Chevalier, comes to the Louis burg Theatre here next week, Sept. 10th and 11th. Ernst Lubltsch, director of "The "Smiling Lieutenant," admits the growing importance of mood music In motion picture interludes and makes extensive use of it In his new picture, Lubitsch's mood music is used in addition to the special Chev alier songs which are a feature of the production. Serious Accident What came near being a must se rious automobile accident hap pened Tuesday night about one o'clock when a Chevrolet auto mobile driven by Mr. Hugh Wlison. ?jf Durham ran "head-on" Into the Confederate monument at North Main Street, smashing the car exceedingly bad and badly catting and bruising IheNtriver and a young lady who was rfdingAwith him. The young lady was taken to her home Ui Durham Immediately atte* the ttcident by A. H. Fleming, Jr., jfhere medical attention was given, and Mr. Wilson was taken to the liame ot Dr. A. H. Fleming. The parties were attending the Kt waais dance and bad gone out (or a ride up Mala street, when reaching tlia top ot the bill either trouble with the stearins CMff developed or the lights most bare blinded the driver, causing him not to see Um monument, which stands in the middle of the street, until U was too late to avoid the acch^nt. ~K' New MefrVjFurn ishing Business Mr. F. W. Wheless, Jr., informed the TIMES Wednesday that he has leased the store formerly occupied by Mr. T. W. Wheless, on Market Street, and will open about October 1st, a full and complete line of men's fur nishings. He left yesterday for New Yotk to -purchase his stock ot goods. Mr. Wheless li a young man of abil ity and experience in this line having assisted his father tor a number ot y*ars *n<f with lis wide popularity will command a C??d share ot tip public's patronage.. A full and complete announcement will be made of the opening 4 prop er time. We can't make oqraelvea happy by making others unhappy. T. MOOT. HARRIS IS ELECTED RKGI8TER OF DEHDS FRANKLIN COUNTY W. R. Perry Elected County Ac coantant After Kedfutlm of 8. C. H olden and George L. Cooke Had Been Tendered A ad Accept ed. The resignations of Register of Deeds Sidney C. Holden and County accountant Geo. L. Cooke, were ten dered the Board of County Commis sioners at a special meeting held in :he County accountant's office Mon day afternoon, after the question of responsibility hud been fully discuss ed, and following the request of the Board at a meeting held on Friday af ternoon. Upon the offices being declared va cant the Board proceeded to fill the vacancies by the election of Mr. T. Mortimer Harris, as Register of Deeds, and Mr. W. Robert Perry, a member of the Board, as County ac countant. This action followed the auditors reporting a shortage of $3700 in the accounts of "Register of Deeds Hold eu and County accountant Geo. L. Cooke became involved because of his lack of activity in making the infor mation public when first found. Mr. Harris, ttie newjy appointed Register of Deeds, is a son of for mer Senator Clyde P. Harris, and la ?ne of the County's most popular and capable young men, and will make a mogreffi?ient official: TSriT Harris look the oath of office Tuesday morn -IT r>T!cl Entered npon his dutira. He ?V i 1 1 be assisted by Mrs. S. C. Hold on, who is especially familiar with the office and has proven a most painstaking and efficient assistant for some time. Mr. Perry, the newly appointed County Accountant, accepted the posi tion, so we are informed, as a tem porary responsibility . until the Board could find and employ a satisfactory person to tUl the position. He will be assisted in the work by Mr. Cooke, 'or the present, in clearing the office of the work In connection with the present tax levy. "With the exception of the suit against Mr). Holden's bondsnfen to recover the shortage, this, at present, culminates the activities in connec tion with the shortages found in the Register of Deeds office. The Board completing Its work ad journed to Its next regular meeting which is next Monday. College Registra tion Sept. 9th On Wednesday, September 9th, the duy students will register for en trance to Loulaburg College, accord ing to a requirement stated by Presi dent A D. Wilcox to a reporter. This includes music students also, he ad ded. In connection with this statement, lie said that the registration had al ready gone considerably above that of last year and that many more have signified their intention of attending tac College who have not registered. Also, the enrollment of boys to at tend the college thjs term is sur prisingly large, Be stated. Civil Court The regular August term of Frank lin Superior Court convened In Loulsburg on Monday morning with Hon Walter L. Small, presiding. It is only a civil term and has a pretty full calendar. The trial of eases is moving along smoothly. Only a small number, other than those Interested, are In attendance. No case* of pub lic importance have been called. Gaas ? How long can a man live wlhont brains? Sasse ? Let's see? how old are you? At The Louisbwrg Theatre Next Week The following is the program at the Louisburg Theatre, beginning Saturday, Sept. 5: Saturday, Sept. 5 ? Richard Dlx and Jackie Cooper in "Young Dono van's Kid," also Chapter No. 3 "Finger Print*" and Metro Comedy. Monday and Tuesday. Sept. 7-8 ? Mark Twain's Classic of adventure and fun "Huckleberry Finn" with Mitsi Green, Jackie Coogan, Junior Durkln and Jackie Searl. Wednesday, Sept. %? Jack Oakie and Stuart Erwin la "Dude Ranch" With Eugene Pallet te and June Coll y*Thur?day and Friday, 8ept. 10-11 ? Maurice Chevalier la "The Smll ln? Lieutenant" with Claudette Col bert and Chas. Ruggless. Saturday. Sept. 11 ? Regular Wes tern program with Feature, Comedy and SeriS^Tlager Prints."

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