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BASKET BALL TO-NIGHT AT FRANKLINTON HIGH SCHOOL, 7:45 ??ru"UJ"TO" CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES mil Town l?n't a bit totter then yam ?re wtlltng to Help make It BOOST YOUR TOWN ? A. P. JOHNSON, and Manager The Franklin Times tnT'? ? ' ? i.r. 1 l? ? The County, The State, The Union YOTJE LOCAL PAPER for PatrauiF la aad Advertising BOOST YWR HOME PAPER SUBSCRIPTION ?I .SO For Tor VOLUMN LXIV. T LOUIHDURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1983 (EIGHT PAGES) NUMBER 1 TIMES LAUNCHES BIG EX PANSION PROGRAM TODAY A Wonderful List Of Awards Is Offered Energetic Workers In Franklin Times Territory 1 THE CHOICE OF ONE Of TWO OAKS OR $500 IN CASH WILL BE GIVEN FIRST AWARD WINNER TOR FEW WEEKS WORK; $200 IN OASH OR A $273 KELVT NATOR TOR SECOND WINNER Liberal Commis sion Payments Everybody Wins Something ?If You Fail To Win One Of The Five Valuable ? Awards You Are Guaran teed 20 Per Cent Cash j Commission With a stupendous llfct of awards Tlie Franklin Time* makes a formal announcement of , a big cash offer campaign in which brfndreds of dollars of big awards and cash commissions will be given away. A page an nouncement in this issue gives the details of this gigantic enter prise. The list consists of some of the most alluring and attrac tive awards imaginable. The object of this cash offer campaign is two-fold. It will In crease the already wide and high ly creditable criculation of this newspaper to even greater pro portions. It will also Introduce! to many new homes Franklin County's leading weekly publica tion. This paper la going to pay ita friends handsomely for help ing to introduce the publication to other friends, and neighbors. The award list is headed with the latest model automobiles, and the plan adopted by The Frank lin Times Is a novel one. This paper could reach thousands of new reader* by employing scores of aollcitora to cover this section, but It would take quite a long time to do the work ttybroughiy. In Inaugurating the cash offer campaign 'hs Times adopted a better plan ? a quicker method. This plan also gives Ita friends and readers an opportunity to earn big awards daring their spare time. The cash offer cam paign will make a lot more noise aa1 create Interest and fan, and there Is nothing Ilk*- having some tun along with bualness. Big. Pay For All An especially attractive feature ol the "Cash Offer Campaign" is that all will be paid handsomely ? for the results they obtain. A cash commission of twenty per; cent will be paid to all who re main active and do not win one of thft regular award*. Thus the cash offer campaign Is ? sure thing from the beginning. Their * re* 1 .depends entirely on the ?ffb.. put forth, and the results obtained. , Spare Time All one is expected to do in order to earn pne of the splendid awards Is to devote his or her ?pare moments obtaining sub scriptions to The Franklin Times. Ia fact sufficient time la allotted the campaign to allow one to atfe h every friend and acquaintance y during spare time. The campaign will last six weeks, beginning with the first published list of candidates names. " A Great Opportunity The word* "automobile and cash" are the biggest words In the American vocabulary today x and Just how to make it possible to own a good car has perhaps beef 'the- thought uppermost In the minds of many. Those who already have automobiles are contemplating the ownerafelp of a new one; those who do not at the present time possess a good automobile are more than likely laying their plana tor on? in the near future. Here I* the oppor ( Continued on page four) Will Rogers In Charity Show The Louisburg Theatre pre sents Will Rogers In "Down .Jo Earth" on It* screen Sunday, Feb ruary 26th as another o t the charity shows it has been giving {or the benefit of the charity needs ot the community and county, through the generous co operation and assistance of the proprietor, Mr. E. L. Swinson. Will Rogers Is classed as one of America's greatest and most pop alar humorists and comedian. He brings loads of laughs and Joy to the public In this picture. The proceeds realized, as It has been sale, are to be used In the purposes of charity. The show ings are given at the matinee at 1: 15 o'clock In the afternoon and at the night ghow at ? o'clock af ter the chnrch service hours. The Louisburg Theatre has made for Itself a reputation of remarkable and splendid pictures on Its screen and through its abounding generosity and assis tance it is serving the charity of this County at such benefit. Addresses Kiwanians Representative J. S. Massenburg of Polk County, came over from Raleigh Friday night and address ed the Lcuisburg Kiwanis Club on the live questions before the Gen eral Assembly. Our idea of a good joke would be to Oil up Scotland on the tele phone and reverse the charges. * MAKES TRADING * EASY ? * ? i ? ? Present day advertising * * methods have made it espec- * * tally easy for people to do in- * * teiligent trading. A visit to ? * any of the stores who advrr- ? * tlse regularly in their local ? * paper will convince one that-* * customers make careful study * * of the advertisements in ? * their homes and make np * * lists of what they wiah to * * purchase In the light of econ- * * omy. It give* them the op- * * portunity to plan their needs * * and save, ? great deal more * * than the old haphaaanf\ me- * * thod of going into a store Vnd * * calling for what yon think * * yon want wtthont knowing * * the comparative prices or ? * what quantities to purchase * * in to save the moat money. ? * The TIMES representative ? * was In O. W. Murphy * Son * * store the past week and no- * * tlced the ?'?any customers * * trading from lists. This me- * * thod saves the time of the * * merchant, the time and moa- * * ey of the customerqmnd Is be- * * coming a popular mothod of * * trading. The large crowd * * present and the large number * * of lists gnve concrete evi- * * rtence of the value of adver- ? * Using and the number who * * believe they can save money * * and add to their convenience * * by reading the advertise- * * meats and making np their ? * lists at home. ? * If yon have not tried this ? * plan do so by reading all the ? * advertisements in THE* * FRANKLIN TIMES each ? * week. By this you can ? * certain where you can bay * * to best advantage. Make up * * your lists with your prices * * and totals and see how pleas- ? * ant It la to trade this new * * way. , ? * Gardens -For Franklin County MISS LOIS DOZIER MAKES ADDRESS Help For Those Who Help Them selves Principle Stressed ? Many Make Interesting and In structive Talks? Director Alli son Assured Hearty Co-opera? tfon I X " A largely attended and moat In teresting meeting in the Interest of encouraging the growers of 1 gardens In Franklin County was held in the Board of Education ofllces Wednesday afternoon un der the auspices of the Relief De partment, with Director of Relief L. H. Allison, in charge. This meeting was addressed by Miss Lois Dozier, of the State De partment of Relief and Public Welfare, who gaVe the leading thought on a most interesting and carefully prepared program. Miss Doxler told of the attitude of the State Department in this relief work. She said that the spring time is coming when every one es pecially thoee who have been re ceiving relief from the govern ment should try to help yiemsel ves by providing gardens, and that the local Relief organizations could be prepared to help by pro riding community gardens to sup plement the individual gardens where necessary and lay by a sup ply for the coming winter. She suggested that the Department's attitude was that unless these people do their best to provide gardens for themselves then there would be no relief for them, that they would be willing to help those who were willing to help themselves. Dr. H. H. Johnson discussed the necessity of garden* from a standpoint of health, showing that the vegetables were sufficient to maintain life, and that they con tain an almost complete balanced diet. He told how pellegra was prevalent because of the lack -of the proper use ot vegetables.. Fred Wolfe, Vocational teacher of Gold Sand District told how to put the garden campaign over, and about the possibilities of a community plant bed. He sug gested that gardems are more of a cash crop than cotton or tobac co. Mr. J. A. Woodward, of Epsom High School, told of the part the schools could play in this cam paign. He Illustrated with work done by his school. Epsom school had purchased a canner and loaned It to individuals or clubs for canning for a certain percentage of the canned product which was used In the school lunch room during the session. Tbe schools could also assist in the educational campaign In show ing the necessity for the gardens. Dr. C. H. Banks, Chairman of the Board of Coanty Commission ers, assured the people, that It waa his opinion his Board would permit the us^ of much of the land the County had taken over for taxes. where it was conven ient and' desired. He heartily ap proved the idea of spreading this wJiole?om?lnfluence. sirs. j. F. Mltchlner, President of the County Parents-Teacher Association, told her hearera of what the women have been doing. 8he said they bad It community clubs. 1* Home cluba and 10 girls j clubs, and that there ware 426 women members In thee* clubs and 2S3 glrlf members of the 4-H clubs. During (he fast year the women had canned 61,000 quarts of fruits and vegetables and 1,000 quarts of meat. .She was sure the women wouldfglve hearty co-op eratlon In the work, and aasured 'all that they were looking to the future. ? Mr. O. L. Winchester, Vocation al teacher at Frankllnton High School, -faade practical sugges tions as to putting the program over. He said we would have to have things with which to work, land, mules, and tools, all of which he was sure could be got ten In the different communities. He said they would have to edu oate the people to realise the value of home gardens, and sug gested the community plant beds could be operated profitably. Dr. H. O. Perry. President of the K I wan Is Club and Red Crees ? '???? (Continued on Page Five) f Death Claim; Valuable Life MR8. WILLIAM E. WHITE, SR.. DIED TBSTERUAV MORNlMi h'unerml Serrictt To Be Held This Afternoon at * O'clock at Methodist Chmrcli, Interment At Oakwood Cemetery ? A Beautiful and _ Valuable Life Ended "Mrs. W. E. White is dead" was an announcement that cast a gloom over Loulsburg and brought sadness to almost every person. All that was mortal of one of Louisburg's most beloved and popular women passed to the' great beyond about 3 o'clock yes-, terday morning after a long Ill ness. She was the wife of Mr. W. E. White, Louisburg's popu lar undertaker and furniture dealer. She was 56 years of. age and besides her husband leaves three sons Messrs. Clyde White, W. E. White, Jr., and Kenneth White, a stater Mrs. T. E. Win slow, of Atlanta, Ga.. and one brother, Mr. Oeorge Fowler, of Brooklyn, N. Y. She was a faith ful and consistent member of the Loulsburg Methodist Church. Mrs. White was a graduate of Littleton College and for five years following her graduation she was a missionary, teaching In Western North Carolina and Tennessee. She was a most ex ceptional lady, possessing a most interesting apd pleasing person ality that made her popular among all her ' acquaintances. She possessed an ability that was a treasure to her in her many activities and admired by those with whom she came in contact. She was interested and active in all civic movements for the bet terment of the community, par ticularly her church and educa tion and Loulsburg College. For twenty years or more she was choir (eader. Treasurer, and a large portion of tbe time Steward In tile Methodist Church. In each of these capacities she did a great work, and became Inactive only after her health became such that she was forced to give them up. Her counsel and activity were very valuable to the missionary work of the churcty. Aside from her home the interest of her church, was her first interest. For a number of years she was a member .of the Board of Trus tees of Louisburg Graded School and enjoyed the pleasure of see ing the school grow In sixe. work and influence. Her work was regarded very valuable in the work of educating the youth of the community. She served on this Board until the charter was surrendered in the late summer of 1932. and at the time of her death was a member of the local School Committee. She was one of the most active members of the Franklin County Memorial Asso ciation. giving mtich of her time and ability In Its organlxation and paylng*rribute to the de ceased soldiers who have passed over. Her ability and interest was not confined to her home com munity as her presence was ever welcomed at the annual Mettt'o diet Conference, and were r? ?warded with honor of State His torian of the United Daughters of the Confederacy for a number of years, membership in the Jos eph J. Davis chapter In Louls burg, she greatly prised. It was in her home her life was most, beautiful. A loving and dtvoted wife, patient and painstaking mother, and gracious host. Her beautiful christian Ufa was portrayed moat in her sympathies. She was generous In her assistance and nelghborllness to all and rendered valuable as siatance In the hours of bereave ment to many. Her going will be a great losa to her family, her church, her community and her many friends. The funeral service will be held from the Loulsburg Metho dist churcfr this afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Rev. O. P. tftsOerald, her pastor, aaalated by Rev. A. D. Wilcox. President of Loulsburg College, Rev. O. W. Dowd, former pastors, and Rev. D. P. Harris, pastor of the Louls burg Baptist church, afad the in terment will be made at Oak wood Cemetery. The pall bearers will be as follows: Active ? W. R. Kills, E. H. Malone, P. J. Baaaley, K. L. Best, A. W. Person, O. M. Beam, L. L. Joyner and P. H. Al len. Honorary ? Drs. 8. P. Burt. R. P. Yarborough, H. 0. Perry. C. H. Banks. Meaars. L. E. Scog gin. K. K. Allen, John Beat. O. C. Hill, a. W. Murphy. B. W Furguraon. J. A. Hodges. M. 8. Clifton. O. T. Yarboro, A. P. (Continued oa page Ave) AMENDS CONSTITUTION COMMITTBK CHAIRMEN MAKE REPORTS Chamber Take* Action Agalnrt Hales Tax ? To Iatereede For Increase and Immediate Meed Loans ? Start Publicity For Lonlstrarg ? Arranging For To bacco Market The first regular meeting of the Louisburg Chamber of Commerce icr the new organization year waa pulled to order In the Court house; nt 7:30 o'clock Tuesday night, by 1 resident T. K. Stockard, who af ler the minutes of a previous meeting had been read called for a vote on the proposed amend ment to the constitution providing taat the officers be elected by a v..te of the entire membership present, and that the Executive Committee be composed of the Chairmen of the several Commit tees, who are appointed by the President. The amendments were unanimously adopted. Reports from the Committees were called for and responses made by the Chairmen. Special Interest was shown In ' lie reports from the Roads and Ti asportation Committees. Chair man Davis reported a visit to the State Highway Commission in Ra leigh and assurance from Mr. Bland, the Commis&i'^ner from this cistrlct. that route 59 from War renton to Raleigh by Louisburg would soon be given attention. Chairman Johnson told of the ef forts of his Committee to get bus transportation to Louisburg. and the final establishment of a bus l:r.e through Louisburg from Ra leigh to Murfreesboro. with a round trip each way daily. The President then called for a uisrussion en the sales tax ques tion. Maj. Boddie took the lead rnd illustrated Its bad effects ou business and how it would be an ?almost impossibility for the me.' chants. He told of his experiences with taxes similar to this and the trouble In passing them on. He thought a general sales tax would he suicidal to merchants. He favored a cigarette tax on produc tion, much of which would be paid cn cigarettes shipped out of North Carolina. He also proposed an In creased tax on gasoline instead of sales t y. K V. . Smith wick agreed with MaJ. Boddie ' ami suggested the question was a great deal more serious tban we suspected. H. C. Taylor. a)30 agreed in the C<neral opinion, expressed and sdded it would be an inducement (or people to patronize mail ordei houses. He stated that sales taxes wiuld hurt, but what we need most lt> to look after our town and County tax. E. W. rurgurson thought the sa'cs tax is folly to both the buy er and seller. Or. A- H. Fleming gave quite a statistical discussion of the ques tion taking both sides, showing the injustice of botfi systems and sug goted that Congress could remedy matters by a new process of is suing currency on land values, similar to the one now in use on gold: and silver values. M. S. Davis suggested substitut ing an increased Income tax for the proposed sales tax. It was decided that the Chamber ol Commerce would write Sena tors Bailey and Reynolds and Con gressman Pou relative to the seed loan in the Interest of hHvlng the maximum loan restored to $400 r.Dd 11600 from the $300 and $1200 as now understood and to' have this made immediately available. T resident Stockard appointed MaJ I'oddie, Malcolm McKlnne and Dr. C. H. Banks as a committee to write these gentlemen. This de cision followed a discussion of the question by MaJ. Boddie. & R. Al len. and Dr. Banks. President Stockard reported the rutcome of a meeting of tobacco men he had held stating that It ru the general opinion among them that the business people of Loulsburg did not show enougtv it terest in the market. They did not Expect them to drum tobacco hut did expect ,U>em to talk Louie burg market to *11 growers visit ing their places of business and sell their tobacco In Loulsburg. He told of plans to have a bigger and l-f.ter market here next year with possibly wider buying powers. The President read a letter from Director of Rel'ef L. H. Allison re nting to a meeting to encourage ixrdenlng and Inviting all to at tend. The question of Inviting som< ?mod general mercantile eet*blsh m?nt to locate in Loolshurg '?* i-cforred to the Mercantile, re mittee wlfh power fo *<?( At"' ?Hccusslon led by A. C H"'t w*c ?bought It w'se to extend the In"'* (Continued on page Ave) MR. CHARLES P. GREEN County Attorney (or Franklin County and Prosecuting Attorney for Franklin Recorder's Court. He is a/ young man of striking ability and, pleasing personality, and is a favorite among a host of friends and acquaintances. 1 'Henry's Wedding' Next Thursday and Friday, March 2nd and 3rd, at the Mills High School, "Henry's Wedding" will be staged for Louisburg Col lege benefit. "This show is ex pected to be an unusual production and mr.rk :he high point in enter tainment in the community for the season. "Henry's Wedding" is a rollicking comedy dealing with the trials and tribulations of a bache lor bridegroom of 55 getting mar ried for the first time to a widow who has twice been married. This production was staged with un usual success in Henderson and Rfcleigh and everything points t0> a big production here. The show Is sponsored by Louisburg College and coached by Miss Mildred Law rerce. Full particulars )n regard t<> people chosen and other details will be announced next week. Congress Passes Repeal Resolution Washington, . Feb. 20. ? Congress to^ay tossed back to the 48 sover eign states, with a noisy gesture o( relief, the political firebrand of na tional prohibition which It has juggled about tor 13 years. ? The last Congressional act nec-j t -rary to submit the question of repeal of the 18th Amendment to the states was performed by a rol licking and boisterous House of Representatives before packed and sympathetic galleries. Quieting down suddenly to the stillness of a country church, It voted solemnly, 289 to 121 ? 15 mote than the necessary two-thirds? to approve the Senate repeal resolu tion which, if ratified by three fourths of the states, will become lilt twenty-first amendment to the Constitution. Democrats cast 180 votes for submission today, with 32 of their party voting "n<k" Republicans di vided 108 for repWl and 89 against. 'Representative Kvale. Minnesota, lote Farmer *Labor member, voted tor repeal. On the previous vote at the opening of the session, 44 Democrats and 100 Republicans, voted against submission. There vere IS changes from the previous \ote. Sixteen members were ab sent today. A Still No Ordinance The Board of Town Commlsslon crg held a special meeting on Mon day afternoon to take action on an ordinance against dancing. It was found an ordinance which was supposed to hare been passed some t'me back had not been completed r nd was therefore not In existence. After discussing the question for Hue time and a motion that the promoters of the dance pay to the Community Hospital ten per cent of the receipts failed to receive a motion. Mayor Joyner ruled that the payment of ? 110 tu as pro vided was the only bar to the dcnce. This completed the meet ing and adjournment was taken. LOUISBURG BAPTIST CHURCH - Rev. D. P. Harris will preach at the Loulsburg Baptist Church, of which he la pastor, Sunday on thee* two sermon topics: "The Qift of the Hoi? Spirit" at 11 a. m. and "Profit and Loaa" at the evening service at 7: SO o'clock. Sunday School will be at 1:45 a. m. and B. at *T30 p. m. The Prayer service will be held Wedne?day evening at 7:30 o'clock at which time there will be had a study In the Ooepel of ?ark. SALES TAX APPROVED TAKE CHOICE OF GENERAL OR LUXURY Wtth *10,800,000 Lowest Sun Proposed As Adcqnlr^ Snb Commlttee Hopes Por Indefi nite Hum Prom Highway Funds; Committee Puts Gener al Hales Tax Rate at Two Per Cent and Bases Commodity Tax Largely On Cigarettes, Soft Drinks and Theatre Admis sions u Although a majority of Its mem bers favored the general sales tax, the sub-committee Monday report ed to the full joint finance commit tee a two per cent general sales rax and a luxury tax without ex pressing any preference between them, and at the same time mad? public estimates showing that eith ci plan will raise more than is sufficient to support a six jjionthft' school term, but not enough to support an eight months'/ sfchool term. The commodity or/ luxury tax has cigarettes, theater admis sions and soft drinks as Its princi pal items, the committee haying omitted sugar and other suggested items. Each of the plans includes $2, 400,000 in additional business taxes, many of which the sub-committee Ueld would not be justified unless there is a uniform eight months' term, which would save property ?;..\payers an average of 35 cents on each $100 valuation, including the present 15-cent State tax tor the six months' school term-. Wk.i O -1 " " 4 "iiai .lviiuun , Budget recommendations called :or $23,800,000, for general fund expenditures, including $14,050, 000 foT public schools, ot whiclt 8600,000 was for the extended term aid .. The eight months^term now is costing $23,000,000. while the < ost at State standards, exclusive of maintenance of plant and fixed charges, which it is proposed that 'h< counties pay out of the receipts >'f fines, forfeitures, etc., would be $21,150,000. It is proposed by a 15 per cent cut in teachers' salaries tnd other economies to reduce that amouut by over $4,000,000, but the u'nimum will be approximately $l7,0t)0,000 unless the teachers* salaries are given another cut of rure than 15 per cent. What Estimates Show On the face of the estimates, the general sales plan, with a total yield of $25,146,000 would leave only $15,376,000 for the public schools and the selected commodity tax bill as now written would pro vide only $300,000 more. The lowest sum now proposed as adequate tor the eight months' cciioot term is $16,800,000. The sub-committee holds out three possibilities of raising the sum to approximately that figure. One is by action of the General assembly In reducing some of the other items below the budget fig ures. Another is that the committee hopes that its two experts, Rev-, enue Commissioner A. J. Maxwell tud Dr. Fred W. Morrison, secre tary of the Tax Commission, were nearer right last Friday when they estimated the bills would raise $26,000,000 each than they were jesterdgy when they revised their 'estimates downward by one mil lion dollars on each bill. Highway Funds - The third chance of additional revenue and one that the sub-com mittee members privately placed at $1,000,000 a year although not Ax ing any definite sum in the report was a provision that the Director of the Budget be authorised to transfer any surplus from the highway fund to the general fund if needed by the latter fund. Hie budget recommended a transfer of ' $11,000,000 a year. The sub-commit tee declined to recommend any definite amount largely because of the tendency of various bills hav ing the effect of depleting highway revenues. Franklin Superior Court The regular February term ot Franklin Civil Court convened Monday morning with His Honor E. H. Cranmer, Judge presiding. No caaee ot special public Interval baa been called, while a Urge number ot caaea have been Bet tied and gone oft the docket. , The dally seaaloa* have bees mostly short due to the taot that two ot the leading member* of the bar are busy repreeeatbkg the County In the Oeneral Assem bly at Raleigh. Judge Crantfter I* handling hta Courts In a very pleasant and businesslike manner. . Subscribe to The Franklin Ttmm i