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YOUE TOWN Imt a bit Mter than yo an wffltaf to Btlp BOOST YOUR TOWN The Franklin Times YOUR LOCAL PAPER cant emk for Paflra aad Adr< BOOST TOCR PAPER A. F. JOHNSON, Editor aad Manager The County, The State, The Union SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Per Ye VOLUMN LXIV. LOU1HBURO, N. CAROLINA. FRIDAY, APRIL SI, 1988 (EIGHT PAOES) NUMBER 0 FIRST AWARD H CAMPAIGN WON Iff MISS HELEN A15TON "'f *" . 'Second Award Goei To Mrs. M. X. Watkins? Third To Mrs. F. A. Read? Fourth To Hiss Margaret Inscoe ? Fifth To Miss Elisabeth Cannaday ? Contestants Express Satisfaction With Outcome. Success Of Campaign Due To Hard Work On Part Of Contees tants And Co-operatioh of Public Tbe ' "Cub Offer" Campaign sponsored by The Franklin Time* which baa been In progress dar ing tbe past six weeks, came to a close Saturday Night at 8 o'clock. Tbe doors of the cam paign office were locked promptly at that hour and the audit of the subscriptions and Totes collected was started at once. The an nouncement of the winners was made about eleven o'clock ' by Hey. O. P. FitsGerald 'to a crowd which was made up of contest ants and interested friends. The campaign was a success for several reasons. First credit should go to the contestants themselves for their untiring ef forts from start to finish In the face of a national financial crisis that developed, or rather reached a climax after the campaign was first announced. Then too, we had the public with us throughout the campaign and we take this opportunity of expressing our appreciation of Its enthusiastic support and herewith pledge our selves to give them the best pa per within onr power. Good Sportsmanship displayed Every active candidate has been awarded a prize commensur ate with the amount of time and energy expended, and satisfaction with the outcome has been ex pressed by all the contestants. Those not taking the top prises accepted their awards in the very finest spirit of sportsman ship. The Franklin Times has added .'hundreds of new readers to ita lilt, which added to the highly creditable circulation enjoyed previous to the campaign, affords advertisers a medium unparallel ed In this section of North Car olina. Due to the efforts of the contestants, every part of the County and adjoining territory was exploited with the result that the Time* covers thoroughly the section the publisher wishea it to serve. The A. M. Alexander Co., under direct supervision of Mr. L. V. Owyn handled the campaign in such a manner as to make for the paper hundreds of new friends, and conducted it on such a plane that there la no possibility of an unfavorable aftermath. Their ef forts in fairness to all candidates waa the subject of much commen dation. The judges for the contest were Rev. O. P. FltiQerald, Pastor of the Loulsburg Methodist Ckurch, A. E. Henderson, Cashier of The First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. and F. W. Justlcf, Chief of Police of the City of Loulsburg. These gentlemen proved to be willing workers and to them we wish to ex Mew oar appreciation and thanks for their co-operation and aaalstance in the task of counting, checking and recheck Ing the millions of vote* piled up by the members In 'the campaign. The judges statement showing ! the llat of winners *nd the re sults accomplished by each fal lows : v j. JUDGES STATEMENT We the undersigned, duly appointed to canvass the re tarns of THE FRANKLIN TIMES "Cash Offer" campaign, do hereby certify that the Campaign was dosed according to the rules governing same and that we compiled the subscriptions and remittances defyislted In the ballot box, and the Cam paign Department's records of the subscription* turned in during the campaign by the various contestants or members and we find the fallowing named persons entitled to the prizes according to the rules governing their distribution: Name Award - Votes Miss Helen Alston, 1st Award, $500 Cash or Ford Coach or Cotafee1? . H'! - 0,543,558 Mrs. M. E. Watklns, and Award, 9S00 Cash or $378 Kelvteator 4,441,700 Mrs. P. A. Read, 3rd Award, 8100 Cash . 8,070,250 Miss Margaret Inscoe, 4th Award, $S0 Cash . . . . . *,778,000 Miss Elisabeth Cannaday, 5th Award, 985 Cash . . 1,158,516 COMMISSION* WINNERS ' Mrs. Joe T. Inscoe 921,299 Miss Mildred Gupton 880,975 Mrs. Morris .Lancaster 707,100 Miss Elisabeth Clifton 477,885 Miss CbristHie Sledge 312,500 Miss Helen Leigh Fleming 985,800 Winner 1st "Protect You" Vote Ballot (1,000,000 Votes) Miss Helen Alston "Protect You" Vote Ballot (500,000 Votes) Mrs. M. E. Watklns "Protect You" Vote Ballot (800,000 Votes) 4^ Mrs. P. A. Read (Signed) A. E. HENDERSON, Judge. (Signed) P. W. JUSTICE, Judge. (Signed) O. P. FITZGERALD, Judge. School Commencement Plan* Cor Annual KxercUm An nounced For Krankllnton High School The Commencement e*?rcl?e? will begin on 8nndtjr, April IS, with the baccalaureate lermon by Dr. A. D. Wilcox, President of Loulsburg College. April II Recitation and Decla mation conteet and the preaenta tlon of 7th grade cartlflcatee and ajrardi will be held on that date On April tl the Senior plaj will be, glren. On April II tke final gradua tion pxereleee and annual com mencement addreea will be held The ipetklt (or thia occaaton will be Dr. Thurman Kttchln, Preel dent o( Wake Foreat College. Mrs. McKimmon To Speak At Federation Meeting, April ?th Mr*. JIM 8. McKitnmon, u flitant Director of Extension work In North Carolina will ad I dreea the Franklin County Fed eration of Horn* Demonstration Cluba at Ita meeting In the Court hou?e, Saturday morning, April 2fth, at 10: SO o'clock. Mrs. Mc - Kim m on will be the principal - speaker of the day -and will no donbt bring a meaaage of extra ordinary Intereet to the woman ' of Pranklln County. Quite a large number of club women la expect ? ed to attend thin meeting. The - Woman'* Club* from Bunn, Pine , Ridge, Harrla and Cedar Rock I will be hoateaaea. AU Club wob ? an are . reqntatad to. wear ootton draaaaa. Hero of Akron Rescue - Captain. Dalldorf, master of the German oil tanker Htoebue, ia to be honored ia aome be fitting manner for the heroic reecue made of the j three eurviving members of the ; Akron crew. Such ia the order of Precedent Roosevelt WANTS BREWERY - M. 8. Davis Wins Prize For Ten Beat Objectives ? Miss Hall Wins Second Place A very Interesting meeting of the Loulsburg Chamber of Com merce was held In the Court .house Tuesday night with Presi dent Stockard presiding. Rev. O. P. FitzGerald, of the ! Civics and Relief Committee, (made a splendid report showing remarkable progress. Plants, shrubs, flood lights and other improvements had been placed on the public plots on the streets and around the Confederate mon ument. H. S. Davis reported progress on the road work on route 69 on the Warren County side. A motion prevailed that the Chamber of Commerce use Its active Influence to get ? brewery and winery established In Louls burg. The committee on the tobacco market reported that It was be coming active towards strength ening the Loulsburg market the coming year, and that it would proceed at once to secure, able warehousemen to opererate the Planters Warehouse. The special committee to co operate with a committee, from the Klwanls Club reported they were successful In their efforts towards getting cooperation for strengthening the Community hospital.. ? The Judges, Rev. O. P. Flu Gerald, F. W. Wheless, Jr., and R. W. Smlthwlck, reported the winners of the $2.60 gold piece offered by President Stockard to the one suggesting the best list of ten objectives for the Louls burg Chamber of Commerce for the year 1933. They awarded first place to Mr. M. S. Davis and sec ond place to Miss Lynne Hall. Mr. Davis' suggestion ob jectives follow: Ten Objectives for the Loulsburg | t nmoer cm t onnnenr 1. Enlarge and strengthen the ' Chamber of Commerce. As a step ' in this direction work ont a plan by which dues ot two to three dollars yearly will take care of ' Incidental expenses as well aa a luncheon or spread four times ' per year y meetings which would be madef interesting and attract ' tire occasions. 1. Oet the cooperation ot the County Comqtisslqftq;s and. work eut a Road building program which will serve the interest 6t the Coui|tK u a whale. Use all I efforts to hate the KTgliVsy Com mission carry out this prog&m. J. Take steps now to boost < the Tobacco Market for 1ISS. * 4. Oet in communication with Helm or other firms who use large quantities of tomatoes, cu cumbers and other vegetables In an effort to make a contract to aupply these vegetables In quan tity as a market crop for oar farmers. * 5. Ask the Town Commission ers to Inquire of the Fire Insur ance Rating Bureau aa to correc tions needed In wiring etc. to bring about still further reduc tions In fire Insurance rates on property in town. I. Oet In communlcatMo with the Authorities of the Louisbwg College and the new Bus line and work up a plan by which the Chamber ot Commerce can coop erate in helping to advertise these institutions. 7. Ask the Poet OfBce authori ties to give service at the gen eral delivery window Saturday afternoon. If necessary, taking the half holiday some other day. pore people being In town Sat urday than any other day It Is more Important that service be AMERICA OFF GOLD STANDARD Washington, April It. ? The Unfted States abandoned the fold standard tonight. Shortly after President Roose velt, in a bold, dramatic coup, had withdrawn support of the American dollar abroad, Secre tary of the Treasury ' Woodln said this nation had deserted the gold standard. ? ? Questioned by newspapermen as to whether the President** ac tion definitely meant abajxjoa-. ment of the gold standard, "Wood - In said; , -j "Yes, we are off the "gold standard. The whole matter * 4a official abandonment of the gold; standard." Two Ofcjectfcns The President's action today was taken in an effort to raise1 commodity prices at home and restore languishing trade abroad. The White House announced this would be done by maintain ing a tight embargo on gold. Ac tually, it means the American dollar Is to be allowed to seek its natural level in world ex change. Later It would be reval uated on a basis in natural rela tion to other currencies. The President's daring stroke startled the world and brought quick approval from Congression al leaders " favoring inflation. Stocks and commodity prices rose sharply. Senate administration leaders moved quickly to give Mr. Roose relt power to take further steps he regards necessary to carry on his new battle to check the course of deflation In the United States. They completed tonight the draft of a sweeping bill giving President Rooacveit power to ac cept 1100, 0M, 000 in silver from any foreign nation for payment on lta debts. The silver would be accepted at a price not exceeding 50 cent*. The measure, which Is to be preaented as an amendment to the pending farm bill, also em powers the President to re-value the gold dollar on his own initia tive or In agreement with for eign nations, and to Issue green backs. Health Clinics Dr!- R. F. YSrbdrough. Frank lin. County Health physician, and Miss Edna Oliver. Connty nurse, ire conducting a series of Pre school clinics for the benefit of those children who will enter ichool for the first time next fall. Successful clinics have been held luring the past week at Hills High School, Loulsburg. at Frank llnton, YoungsvfUe, 'Bans and Edward Best High School. - ?* ^pril 20th and 21st the last two :llnlcs or the series will be con 1 acted at Sold Basd aad . ffpsiaw. respectively. ? In the near future free vaccin ations for typhoid, diphtheria apd ?mallpox will be given to both white and colored throughout franklin County. The Health Department at an early date win designate the exact centers at which these treatments will be jffered. STOUNOSVILLB JUNIORS TO MKET Thfc Youngsvllle Junior Order , announces a special meeting to be held In tta Council rooms , at Youngsvllle on Tuesday night. April 25th, at 8 o'clock at which all Juniors are Invited to attend. A State official of the order will be present and take part In the aplendld program that la being arranged. . Experiments show that a man can not retain consciousness If be ascends more than 11,000 feet In the air unleaa he asea oxygen breathing apparatus. given then than any other day. 8. Beautify and Improve the town. As suggestions al6ng this line the following are offered: Cloee and care for or demolish unuaed and dilapidated buildings; also care for the tree*, flower and grass plots along the streets so well started by the Women's Club some rears ago. I. Provide a landing field near town (No lights nor expensive lay-out would. he necessary for an emergency field.) 10. Build a pool or pond some where near town so our yonng people may have swimming and water s porta under proper condi tion*. I \ HOUSE ADOPTS SALES TAX Raleigh, April 20. ? Rejecting In short order half a dozen at tempts to amend, and one last effort to strike oat the 2 per cent general sales tax provision adopt ed Tuesday night by a vote of 51 to 49, the House passed the revenue bill on its second reading yesterday by the impressive ma jority of 56 to 42. The decisive expression indi cated final passage today of the measure as now constituted, and many 'members, wearing broad smiles, expressed the opinion that the Oordian knot that had dead locked two Legislatures finally had been cat. The Senate may nOw begin ac tion on the bill tomorrow, and although it is slated for a trip to a conference committee before e.nactment, an air of confidence prevailed that sine die adjourn ment would materialise in the first week in May. The bill, as it is scheduled to leave the House with the 2 per cent general sales tax and major amendments Imposing a one-half mill kilowatt hour tax, increase franchise taxes arid provision for taxing the intangible value of foreign corporations, and includ ing 9500,000 annual estimated yield from a beer tax, and a $ 1 000,000 diversion from the high way fund, Is estimated to raise for the general fnnd $24,422,500 a year by the State Revenue De partment. V Claim Balance More optimistic, the special committee which decided upon the 2 per cent general sales tax In lieu of the 3 per cent tax re jected by the Htuise last week. Is of the opinion that It will pro doc* $25. 172. 500 for the first year of the biennium, and wonld increase sufficiently In the second year to offset slightly increased appropriations. If the committee ts right, the budget Is balanced by the bill. If the revenue department Is right, it is not. The divergent estimates are ex pected to prove a factor In the Senate's deliberations, and the opinion is widely held that that body will strike out some If not all of the House amendments and substitute the 3 per cent general sales tax. Assail ConstitwtloBalUy Today the State Merchants' As sociation will make a final thrust at the tales tax. Wlllard Dowell, executive secretary, has prepared a statement to be submitted to the House questioning the con stitutionality of the sales tax pro vision, and putting the Assembly on notice that the merchants will be forced to tept It. A. J. Maxwell, Commissioner of Revenue, expressed no concern over the constitutionality of the tax article, and declared that the bnly sections over which there was the slightest doubt were In serted at the request of the mer chants themselves. The bill pro vides thst the Invalidity of any one section shall not affect other sections. the four-year-old hoy who smokes clghra, and whose pictures have appeared In the newspapers, has one advantage. He won't show up In a testimonial for a cigarette ad when he grows up. A new minora! development in southeastern Alaska Is the search for deposits of sulphur for use In manufacture of paper pulp Minister To Denmark Ruth Bryan Owen, daughter of the great commoner, I* the new U. 8. Minister to Denmark, the first woman ever named by an American president to represent this country it a foreign court. CONTESTS IN PRIMARY Mayor Joyner Opposed by Wil liam Webb? Ten Aspiring For Commissioners Next Tuesday promises to be a little out of the ordinary to the many voters of Louisburg, when in the primary for the se lection of officers for the town of Louisburg the voters will have the opportunity and the responsi bility of selecting a Mayor and six Commissioners. In the race for Mayor Capt. L. L. Joyner la seeking to succeed himself. He la [running oa his record and he- has made a fine Mayor. He is oppos ed by Mr. William Webb, a young attorney, who promises the peo ple a most economical and con venient administration. He is well , qualified and a fine young man. In the face for Commissioners we find ten of Loulsburg's most capable' and efficient citizens. Five of the number are seeking renomlnatlon and five are new timber. One of the five new ones, B. N. Williamson, is Well* Informed concerning town affairs having served both as Mayor and 1 Commissioner before. The other new candidates are all well In formed as to the - public needs and what constitutes good gov ernment. The fire old members are among Louisburg's most suc cessful business men and hare done a pretty good Job with a bad machine In an awfully bad, time. The list of aspirants for Commissioners are as follows: F. H. alien, A. W. Person, W. J. Cooper, W. E. White, R. W. Smith wick, F. W Wheless, Jr., H. O. Perry, B. N. Williamson, H. H. Johnson, Clifford Hall. The voters should be able to make a selection to suit them In 1 both Instances and It is sate to, say that Loulsburg will not suf fer for efficient government next year. The polls will be open at the Court houstf Tuesday morning at Sunrise apd remain open until sunset. Don't forget to go out 'and cast your ballot. The election will be held on Tuaaday, May 2nd. The Japanese government has officially adopted the metric sys tem of weights and measures. Almost every state in the Unlt , ed States la infested with ter mite* Which destroy wood. I GET GOING ! Charles Edison, son of the late Thomas A. Edison, recently posted the following bulletin in all plants of the Edison company: "President Roosevelt has done his part! ! Now yon do something. "Bay something ? bay anything, any where; paint your kitchen, send a telegram, give a pfirty, get a car, pay a bill, rent a flat, fix your roof, get a haircut, see a show, build a house, take * trip, sing a song, get married. "It does not matter what you do? but get going and keep going. This old world is start ing to move." > People of Franklin County can take heed from the above. If you expect things to move you will have to get in the procession and move too. ! ' 1 I SET HIGH ( TAX VALUES . > * ? ' GIVE HORIZONTAL CUT OP 15 PER CENT \ Commissioners on Monday Make Hospital Organization and Go On Record Por Beer Mannfac- 4 tory ? Poor Granted Beer Li cense The Board of County Commis sioners . met in . special . session Monday afternoon and considered matters as follows: The following hospital report was read: "The Committee on hospitali zation for Franklin County met In the offlce of Dr. H. H. Johnson on April 12, 1933. Dr. S. P. Burt presiding with _ the following members present:* Drs. 8. P. Burt, H. H. Johnson, H. G. Perry, C. H. Banks, R. P. Tarborough, Capt. L. L. Joyner, Mrs. 8. C. Poster, and Rev. O. P PitzGerald. "The purpose Of this meeting was to effect a permanent Board of Control and Supervision* for hospitalization in Franklin Coun ty. The following were elected to constitute a Board of Trustees for the hospital. Dr. 8. P. Burt, chairman. Drs. H. H. Johnson, H. G. Perry, R. F. Yarborough, C. H. Banks, Capt. L. L. Joyner, Mrs. 3. C Foster, Rev. O. P. Fitz Qerald, Secretary. "It was ordered taat this Board of Trustees shall hare such du ties to perforip as similar bodies of control exercises over like non-incorporated institutions. "The Board of Trustees elect ed a Board on admission for charity cases as follows: Dr. S. P. Burt, chairman, Drs. H. H. Johnson, H. O. Perry, R. F. Tar borough. The Board of admission wer? authorized to have supervision over the adminfttratlon of hos pitalisation of all patients who may be admitted as charity or semi-charity patients to the Franklin County hospital where the hospital service Is to be paid by the Town of Louisburg or Franklin County public funds. "This. said Board on admissions ?hall pass upon all applications for Charity or seml-charlty hos pitalisation where the said funds are involved, and only those cases approved by this said Board on admissions shall be entered as patientta for charity or semi charity in the said County hos pital." Upon motion of Terrell and seconded by Boone the above re port was accepted and adopted. A motion prevailed that the hospital Is for use of people from all sections of Franklin County and not any special part. A motion prevailed- that Frank lin County tax Collector and Au ditor be authorised to require all tax payers to pay in full their 1932 taxes before any such tax payer can take advantage of the Installment plan on the payment of taxes which payment is ex tended over a period of five years. ? A motion prevailed that under provision of article 4, ot the ma chinery act ot 1933 the Board ot County Commissioners tor Frank lin County does hereby provide for the year ot 1933 which is a quadrennial assessment year that jail values) of real estate in Frank lin County shall', be reduced by a horizontal redaction ot IS per cfnt. providing further that all complaints concerning valuation from the various land o'waers of Franklin County would be heard by the Board of Equalisation on a date to be set by the said Board. The following values were put on personal property for listing t tor tax: milk cows 130; dry eows 130; yearlings 310; calves under 5 months 35, horses and males )25 to 3125; hogs, 6' cents per pound, dressed weight; brood lows $7. 50; pigs ten weeks old ind under 32; sheep, average IS; (oats $1.60; cotton 7 cents a round, automobiles at Judgment >f list takers, stocks of merchan llse and equipment 15 per cent >ff ot full value Inventory. The 1st takers wete ordered to start isting the first of May. Upon motion th3 license tor lelllng beer in Franklin County was fixed at 350 per year running trom May 1st to May 1st. The following applications for ic?nse to sell beer were approved * ?hen 350 Is paid and forms flu id out according to law: 8, P. Boddle, A. * P. Store, Bit* Ra le I. Loulsburg, Central Latk, Frankllnton. . A motion prevailed paying Ik* . Deputy Tax Collators. The order passed giving *. C. (Continued on page fo?r)