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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."