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YOUB UDGAL PAPA for Pati^aaae la Babacrii** and A<" BOOST IOCR T0? ToW* isn't a bit MMt thaa yom ?re wflMag to Hdf ' ' make it BOOST YOUB TOWN A. V. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Per Tear The County, State, The Union VOLUMN LXIV. LOUIS BUBO, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 88. 1*88 ... . (KIQJTT PAGES) ?- ? .M'MPER IS WELFARE OFFI CER ELECTED Mrs. J. F. Mitchiner Wins. on Sixth Ballot at Joint Meeting Of Board* Monday Afternoon Mrs. J. F. Mitchiner, one of Franklin County'* most popular and prominent lady citizens, was elected Superintendent of Public Welfare oyer Mr. L. H. Allison, the present popular local direct or of Public Relief at a joint meeting of the Boards of County, 'Commissioners apd Education held in the Court house Monday afternoon. This was the third tie meeting between these two popu lar aspirants for this exceptionally responsible position. At the first meeting held on the first Monday in June when seven ap plications were before the met ing a dead lock with an even tie of five-five between Mrs. Mitch iner and Mr. Allison resulted in an adjournment to Friday follow ing. The second meeting was ad journed till the 19th because of the same stubborn tie, that had deadlocked the first meeting, af ter the meeting had been thrown open to re-consideration of all applicants and a new application received. Following the opening of the joint meeting Monday afteapoon five straight ballots resulted in the same stubborn tie that had caused the former meetings to adjourn without results. A cau cus was held during which the friends of each candidate got in good work. A call to order was sounded and a proposal made tor a dark horse which met no response. Then followed a mo tion to elect Mrs. T. H. Dickens by acclamation which received several seconds, but was respect-: fully and gracefully declined by Mrs. Dickens. The sixth ballot was called for; a.nd cast and the call of the sec retaries was listened to with eag erness as the contestants rani neck and neck up to the fourth vote then the last vote gave the| majority to Mrs. Mitchiner secur ing her election. Mrs. Mitchiner is the wife of the Rev. ^ohn F. Mitchiner and the daughter of the late "Bob"! Pernell. She is well fitted for this responsible position by her , wide experience in church and school work and the work of the Parent Teachers Association and Home Demonstration work. Mr. Allison, who is . doing a big work in the Relief Depart ment in the County said to the Times man after the election, "My defeat will have no effect on my deep interest ~lnwthe Wel fare work of the fouaty. I shall always be glad to give my sup port to any of its work!14 Board Of Equalization The Board of County Commis sioners met on Monday of this . week as an Equalisation Board to hear complaints on property values Jer this year. Quite a number of complaints were filed ^-rfd the work haa been of such a nature that the Board la adjourn ing. from day to day and attempt ing to give complete considera tion of every matter brought to their attention. Because of their continued meetings the Board is inviting all persons who wish to do so- to file complaints or come before them to be heard. This action will have to be taken be for the first Monday in July. The* commissioners state they are finding many Inequalities and making proper adjustment and at the same time finding property not on the tax list. They ars hoping to bring about much re lief to their constituents by more fully equalising the burden of government with a more equalisa tion of tax valuations. Dement-Harri* MIm Maude Es telle Harris, of Louliburc, became the bride of; Edward F. Dement, of Durham In a quiet ceremony performed by Iter. Mack Stamp* at his home on Friday night, June II it 8:10 o'clock. \ s Only a few close friends were ? present to witness the ceremony. MIM Harris W the popular young daughter of Mr. W. R. Harris, and has been holding a' position In connection with the liquidation of the Farmers and Merchants Bank. She Is a grad uate of Loulsburg College and re cently held the position as teach er In the business department- of a prominent college In one of the middle western states. Mr. DenJent Is ? popular yonng business man of Durham, former ly of Franklin County. Attorney General Answers Questions Asked By Dr. Allen MUST VOTE ON BONDS Bonds Can Not Be Issued With out Vote of People For Capital Outlay Plans ? Boards Pick Teachers; Selection to be Made Subject to Approval of Super intendents ? Election in an Administrative Unit Is to Be Held at Unit Board's Request Raleigh, June 17. ? Uncertain as to some of the questions pro pounded in the letter of State Superintendent A. T. Allen to him, Attorney General _ D. 0. Brummitt today gives publicity to an' opinion dealing more in de tail with the 1933 school law than has any prior interpreta tion. Dr. Allen "asked what becomes of school property in special char ter districts when the territory Is not within recognized city admin istrative unit? Can counties like Durham and Qullford vote on a countywide basis to supplement the eight months fund and di vide the money on a per ' capita basis? What form of petition is necessary in order to call an elec tion on an administrative unit?' Can a city administrative, unit under the old law and the Su- - preme court decisions applicable . to it, Ipsue bonds without a vote of the people for capital outlay purposes? Can the county with- . out a vote Of the people Issue | bonds tor school buildings neces sary to pftrry out the six months term? Can a efunty take over part and leave a part of the debt service of districts? Does the county board of education select and elect the teachers? If a su- , perlntendent-elect does not quali fy does the- el* - superintendent continue until the newly elected , man qualifies? I BrummJtt Answers Questions I There has been no series of questions asked which so deeply goes into the heart of this law and the attorney general's reply to the array of Interrogatories In dicates that he has had some work to do since he undertook to pursue and assimilate the late act of the 1933 general assembly. Mr. Brummitt gives the questions catechetlcally and answers them categorically : "Dear Dr. Allen: Your letter of May 31 received. I undertake to answer your ia-j qulrles submitted as follows: I (1) What becomes of the school property In a special char ter district when the territory is not within a recognized city ad ministration unit? Answer. 1 think this is deter mined by the proviso at the end; of the second paragraph of section four of the school machinery act: ' "Provided, that in all cases where any existing special charter district is included In a district as determined by the state school commission the trustees of the' special charter district and their duly elected successors shall be retained as the governing body of such district and the title to all the property of the special charter district shall remain with such trustees." Trustees Retain Title 1 My conclusion, then Is that the title to the property remains In the board of trustees of the dis trict and their duly elected suc cessors, (J). Can a county like Dur- , ham or Qullford In which Is io- i cated one or more large cities ] vote on' a county-wide basis to i supplement the eight ' months school fund and divide the money i on a per capita basis T The law says that all countywlde funds | shall be divided ffn a per capita ] basis. I was wondering if there Is not ?omethlng Inherent In a | county organisation coming over ] from the constitution that would apply to them, although it is not, 1 as I see it, specifically mentioned { In the law. Answer. A vana argument may 1 be made In lupport of either view < on thU question. I prefer to" (It* the matter further consideration 1 before undertaking to anawer. ' (3). What form of petition, If i ' any, la necessary in order to call an election M an administrative unltT Anawer. The election I* to be held upon request of the members of the county board of education in the county unit and or the board of trustees In the clfy ad- 1 mlnlstratlve unit. , Must Vote on Bonds ' | (4). Can a city administrative i unit nnder the old law and the school declslone applicable there to, laeue bonds without a rote of the people tor capital outlay pur Roosevelt Divorce UN Elliott Roosevelt, below, son of President and Mrs. Roosevelt, bow fay the west, will seek divorce from tils wife on the grounds of incompati bility. Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt, above, is the former -Elizabeth Dqnner, daughter of Wni/B. Donner of Phila., and owner of The Donner Steel Cor poration of Buffalo. They were mar ried in January. 1932, and have one ?h;h - ? - - - poses? Answer. "No. (5). Can a county, without a rote of the people, Issue bonds tor the purpose of erecting school buildings necessary for the six months term? Answer. Yes. (?). Can a county take .over part of the debt service in the several districts and leave part Df it on the districts? Answer. No. (7). Does the county board of education select and elect the teachers under the authority in the law to make contracts?. Answer. Section 13 of the school code, now 111 C. S. 5533. sets out the manner in which a school committee shall select school teachers. Section 101 of said school code subjects such em-'; ployment to approval by the :ounty superintendent of schools. Section 12 of the school machin ery act of 1933 does not under take to deal with the selection of teachers, but only with fixing their salaries and making the contracts based upon such fixa tion of . salaries. ? - ) Repeals by Implication are not Favored. There Is no direct or necessary conflict between sec tions 130 and 101 of the school :ode on the one hand, and sec tion 12 of the school machinery let yt 1933 on the matter, (I). Would the local commit teeman. when appointed, have the authority, under the law, to seie<rt teachers as they are now ie'?cted? Answer. The answer to this Is 'ound In the answer to (7) above. (9). In case the superlntenl snt-elect does not qualify on the First day of June, would the old superintendent continue to hold ifflce until the newly elected man luallfles? Answer. Yes. ? r ennis Club Wins Meet The Louisburg . Tennis Club ron ? most Interesting meet with! :he Wake Forest tows club on Friday afternoon in a (core of tix matches to nothing. The summary Of the pitying was as follows: . Lemuel McOhee, Louisburg, de feated Jlmmle Wilkerson, Wake Forest, 6-3, 6-8. Ben T. Holden, Louisburg, de feated Max Bradberry, Wake Forest, 6-3, 6-S. Ned Ford, Louisburg, defeated Harold Mangum, Waks Forest, 1-3, 8-6. Oeorge W. Barnes, Louisburg. defeated Jesse Reed, Wake For ?st, 7-5, 6-3. Bn T. Holden and Oalther Beam, Louisburg, defeated Har ild Mangum and Jlipmle Wllker lon, Wake Forest, 6-3, 3-6, <-4. Lemuel McOhee and Allen Cobb, Louisburg, defeated Max Bradberry and Jessie Reed, Wake Forest, 6-1, (-2. The Louisburg elub announces that It Is arranging matches both For young ladles and young men each week during the summer. Matches hare been arranged for next week with Wake Foraat at Louisburg for both boys and (Iris. Reforming the government to a cinch compared to raising the money to flnaace the reform. Elam-Boddie Miss Kitty Boddle, popular member of the younger set of Loulsburg and of North Carolina became the bride of Mr. Paul! Wilson Elam, of Port Cheater, N. Y? Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the Episcopal church In Loulsburg In a quiet ceremony performed by Rev. J. D. Miller, and attended only by members of the {amllles. The bride who entered on the arm of her father] was at tractively dressed In a lovely yellow ensemble of silk' crepe with white accessories, wearing a' beautiful corsage of ? talisman rosebuds. The groom was attended by his father, Mr. O. P. Elam. Mrs. Harold Leffis, cousin of the bride presided at the organ. Mrs. Elam, who is widely known over the Btate, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam uel Perry Boddle ol Loulsburg. She is a graduate of Loulsburg College, and has resided for the past two years in New York. Mr. Elam is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Elam, of States riile. He Is a graduate of State College where he was a popular member of the PI Kappa Alpha fraternity. Mr. Elam Is now connected with the American Telephone Com pany with headquarters at Port Chester, N. Y. v Immediately after the cere mony the bridal couple left tot Port Chester, N. Y? where they are at home at 32 Clark Place. The bride wore a lovely going away gown of dark blue with accessories. Out-of-town guests attending the wedding were: Mr. O. P. Elam, of Statesvllle; Mrs. Yost, of West Va., sister of the groom: and Mr. Jackie Roache, of States vlll e. .?Ul Recorders Court Franklin Recorder's Court had another alhaH, docket before Judge Malone Tuesday. The fol lowing cases were ? disposed of: John Blue waa found guilty of carrying concealed weapons and given BO days on roads. \ John Blue waa foand guilty of assault with deadly weapon and given 12 months on roads. Martin Reynolds plead guilty to violating prohibition law, judg ment was suspended upon pay ment of costs. The case against Q. C. Moore for reckless driving was contin ued. The cases of failure to comply with order of the Court against Jim Anderson and H. F. Cannon were continued under a former crder. Son of U. S. Grant J ease R. Grant, above, the young est Km of the former-President and (Jivil War hero, Ulyasee 8. Grant, is *ow retired tad Htm quietly >n hi* home at Altos, Qalif. CANNING DEM ONSTRATION * * Federation Sends Miss Stalling* To Short Course in Raleigh Mrs. Cornelia Morris and Miss Sadie Henley of the State De partment of Home Demonstra 'tion, made splendid addresses at the meeting of the Franklin County Federation of Home Dem onstration Cinbs held at Mills High Schol in Louisburg on Toes day. At this meeting the main subject was that of canning and the emergency Home Agent gave a demonstration in canning meats land vegetables. Mnch interest was shown in this ^demonstration as much attention" at this time In the County is directed to can ning activity. After a bounteous lunch which was generously portaken of by the large number present, the Federation re-assembled for a business meeting. A motion pre vailed that Miss Ida Lee Stal lings, the healthiest club girl, be sent to the 8tate girls short, course in Raleigh. Many matters were discussed and the Federation adjourned 'o meet again in August. 104 Wednesday Summer time 1933 was usher ed In Wednesday with a temper ature of 104 degrees according to the readings of the govern ment thermometer taken by local weatherman R. A. Bobbitt. This la the hottest of the year and is exceeded by only two degrees last summer. F..v r " ' ' ?] Announce Acreage Allotment For State's Cotton Farmers North Carolina's share In the minimum of 10 million acres'to be retired from cotton production In the South thia season is Jf3, 000 acres. Dean I. O. Schaub of State Collete, was notified from Washington this week. Before any farmer may share In the rental and option benefits offered, he must retire as much aa 25 per cent of his individual acre age and not over 40 per cent. The plan of payment for the aore age retired will be put into oper-1 atlon when the Secretary of Agri culture has received sufficient con tracta to Justify his declaring the plan operative, Mr. Schaub said. This means that North Caro-1 Una's SO.QOO cotton farmers must agree to plow up or otherwise' completely retire from produc tion at least ICS, 000 acres of the cotton now under cultivation. Before any one farmer can share In the cash rental payments and take advantage of an option on government cotton for the amount retired, he must sign a contract to remove from cultiva tion at least IS per cent of his own growing crop. He will not be pfld i or retiring more than 40 per cent. This Is a. new ruling as previous advices had said that 30 per cent must be retired and a man could plow up and be paid for all of his crop-It he so desired. Mr. Schanb also called atten tion to the fact that a cotton farmer might take either one ot. two plansr If he elects to tfke a cash rental and option, his rent al payment will be smaller In the expectation that he will M&re than make up the difference on his option. If he does not want an option, he will be paid a larg er cash rental. In other words, said the Dean, by not taking an option a grower will get more money Immediately but will' not proflt as much as If he usee the combination of rental and or tlon. Payments will be made on a production basis, the Dean ex plained. and before rental \ pay ments will I be made tbe acreage contracted /(or must be inspected by the local committee before and after removal of the crop. Options on Government cotton will be offered In the same amount as thfr production destroy ed by any termer. The option la at'rix cents a pound with the farmer to take whatever profit may accrue to htm and to have no obligation in ease of the price goes below six ceata ft pound. With the optica, rental pay-, ments Will he stt . iothr# per acre ft*, iSJfcices 100 to IS* gonads an acre, seven dol lar* per acre for und Uxat pro duce* 12ft te 1*? pounds an acre; eight dollars per acre far. land that produces 160 to 1T4 pounds an aera; $10 per aeca for land that produces 17* to It4 pounds an acre; $11 par aera for land that produced 216 Is. 174 pounds, and $12 per aert' far land that produces 176 pounds an pcre and over. For the man that desires to take the straight caah rental only, the rata of payment la as follows: seren dollars per aera for land that produces 100 to 124 pounds an acre; alne dollars per acre for land that produces 126 to 14$ pounds an atjre; $11 per acre for laad that produces 160 to 174 founds an aera; $14 per acre tor land that produces 176 t<v 124 pounds M acre: $17 per acre for land that produces 226 to 274 pouads an aera and. tl? for land t*ftt produces 276 pounds and over.* North Carolina cotton growers will be paid at thdaa rate for re tiring 141,000 acres only, Mr. 8chaub said. The ratea are llbar al, he believes, and growers are urged to give ca refill study to the two plaas by the time the canvass for redaction begins next weak. ? "?>" ? * -1, ? ? ? Officials Invited Oorenor To Ones Program At Chapel Hill Friday ? Main Tfteme of Meeting Will be In terpretation and Discussion Of Leflalation Passed by General - Assembly and Congress City and county officials In JTranklin County have been Invit ed to attend the 1933 stfeslons of the Institute of Government which are to be held at the Uni versity of North Carolina on Frl-' day and Saturday of this week,; June 23 and 24. Members of the North Carolina delegation in Congress and rep resentatives of city, county, state, and federal officials will partici pate in the sessions. The main theme of the two day program, which has been announced by Albert Coates di rector of the Institute, will be de tailed Interpretation and discus sion of legislation passed by the North Carolina General Assem bly and the National Congress of 1933, for the benefit of govern mental units and all groups of of ficials affected thereby. The formal opening of the In stitute will be held In the Gra ham Memorial Friday night at 7 o'clock, when Governor J. C. B. Ehrlnghaus, Lieut-Gov. A. H. Graham, and Speaker R. L. Har ris will address the gathering. Presidents of groups of officers and citizens affiliated with the Institute will outline the work done during the past year and Indicate the program for the fu ture. Preceding the formal opening will be a luncheon meeting in Graham Memorial at 1 o'clock Friday of the State Board of Ad visers and a buffet aupper on the University campus under the Davie Poplar at 6 o'clock. Saturday's Program Features of the second day's sessions, when the several groups will continue their discussions, will be a bullet luncheon under the Davie Poplar in honor of North Carolina's Congressional delegation, after which members ,of the delegation will discuss na tional legislation bearing" on state and local- governmental units and private citizens of North Caro lina, including federal unemploy ment relief, public works "pro gram. farm relief bill, home mort gage bill, banking legislation, and possible federal assistance in local government refinancing. Following the formal opening Friday night, the Institute will break up Into group meetings for the discussion of Legislation of the General Assembly of 1933. The county commissioners, county managers, county account ants, county attorneys, city alder men, city managers, city audit ors, will meet Jointly to discuss: Revenue Legislation Including valuation and listing of property for taxation,, collection of taxes, interest and penalties on unpaid taxes, tax foreclosures. Install ment payments, delinquent taxes, amendments to municipal and county finance acts and other laws providing for funding and refunding of indebtedness of lo cal governmental units, purpose and functions of nwly created county readjustmentjjbmmlssion, consolidation and annexation of counties, and merger of specific administrative funotlons. To Lead Discussions Discussions will be led by Charles M. Johnson and W. G. Easterling of the Local Govern ment Commission, Allen J. Max well, Commissioner of Revenue, Attorney General Dennis . G. Brummltt, Assistant Attorney General A. A. F. Seawell, and other administrative officials. , ? The following other isoupi. whose programs will getf^nder way Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock will hold meetings for discussion of pertinent legislation of the 1933 Oeneral Assembly: Police officers. Sheriffs, and other law enforcing officers; ( Clerks of Court, Registers of 'Deeds, Association of Prison Of ficials aad Public Welfare Offi cers. Teachers of Government. Including superintendents of city and county schools. Coroners, and Tax Supervisors. 2 Cent Postage According to instructions re ceived by the local post offlce of ficial* this week the postage charge (or all drop letters or let-' ton lor delivery to lpcal ter ritory. such aa city or rural de livery from the local poet offlce rfcaa tan reduced to 1 cents for each ounce or fraction thereof be ginning July 1st, 1933. Foreign letters, or letters going a distance still remain at the 3 cent rate. ' On some floors of ? department store a man feel* aa though he were- In the bedroom of a strange woman. DESTROY TEN MILLION ACRES CoUon Growers to be Asked to Sign Rental Contracts at From 96 Per Acre I'p ? Redactloa Campaign to Start' Monday Washington, June 19. ? Secre tary Wallace today galled for (he destruction of ten million acres of growing cotton In a long-limb ed experiment to curb production and reduce the potential surplus of the south's big money crop. The secretary announced that maximum processing taxes ? about 4.1 cents a pound on the basis of present price relation ships ? would be levied beginning August 1 to finance the program under which growers will be ask ed to plow up portions of their crop in return for rental benefits payments and the right to obtain options on government-owned cot ton. A campaign will be started in the south next Monday when growers will be asked to sign contracts to rent cotton lands at from $6 an acre up, depending on the average past yields and es timated production of the land this" year. The farmer ean either offer to take an outright cash payment for plowing up portions of his crop or can take a smaller ren tal and obtain in addition an op tion on about 2,400,000 bales in an amount equal to the estimated output of the land he retires from production. These options will be offered him at six cents a pound or near ly three cents below the current market price. He may order these options exercised at any time up to next January, his prof it being the difference between the six cents ancfc the price cotton is selling for at the time he sells. Depends >Tpon Growers Wallace said operation of the whole plan was contingent upon the degree of cooperation shown by growers during the week's campaign to obtain contracts. Unless Wallace is certain that< he can take a large amount of cotton out of production, equiva lent to at least 2,000,000 bales production, he Is not prepared to proceed further with the plan. However, he indicated that he Was confident of the success of the campaign and his associates said there was virtually no doubt but that the plan would be em ployed and that about $100,000, 000 would be distributed in rent als to growers in the next few months. Wallace will use about $54, 000,000 from the $200,000,000 made available by the farm act and subsequent laws to acquire full title to cotton on which gov ernment loans were made by the farm board and other agencies. He is making settlement for the cottoa. which is under the con trol of the new farm credit ad ministration, at the rate of 9^ cents a pound. The campaign will be handled by extension workers and other agricultural offlclals^and will In volve contact with nearly 2,000,* . 000 cotton producers. The drive will be conducted on a county basis with an effort made to dis tribute rental payments as wtdely as possible In order to make the moneys serve the purpose of widespread business stimulation. Sets Average Yield Yields vary widely in cotton, the average production being about one-third of a bale' to the acre. By offering rentals on the basis of yields, Wallace will be able to avoid removing from pro- \ duction marginal lands or those with the poorest yield wbich might make a big showing 1a terms of acreage but would not be substantial In reducing the po tential harvest. Wallace said the cost of the program would depend on the manner In which producers choose to offer th?ir cotton acre age to the government under one of the two plans devised for the purpose. The rate of the procesaing tu will be announced shortly before August 1 and after Wallace haa received and accepted enough of fers from farmers to take a sub stantial amount of cotton lands out of production. The rate under the law, whan levied at lta maximum aa Wal lace said he Intended to do, la the difference between the current average farm price and the "par ity" price baaed on pro-war aver age farm prices. The pre-war average is about 12 H centa and the average farm BTlce for cotton daring the first part of Jane waa 4.1 cents lose than that, which would sank* the latter sum the aaonnt of the tax. If tt went Into effect at ones. Wallace said that In (Con tlann^ that tn fixing the - oa^page eight)
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