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LOU18BURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPT. 15TH, 1933
(EIGHT PAGES)
NUMBER 30
GLOWING RE
PORTS TOBAC
CO SIGN-UP
40KXBNS& TO WATS ON
WASHINGTON
Order Postponement For
Remaining Belts; Middle
Belt Expected to Open
October 3rd, Old Belt Oc
tober 10th; Imposition
Processing Tax Delayed
(News-Observer)
Glowing reports of the progress
o( tbe tobacco acreage reduction
campaign continued to be received
here yesterday, but Governor
Ehringhaus told a group of ware
l-ousemen who called on him In
the Interest ot opening the markets
this week that he thought the
markets should remain closed un
til authorities at Washington sig
nify that they are fully satisfied
that the tobacco growers have com
pleted thetr Job.
The warehousemen, who have co
operated throughout the campaign,
acquiesced In this attitude and
row hope to reopen the markets
on Monday.
Governor Ehringhaus also con
ferred by telephone with a com
mittee of the United States Tobac
<.'o Association meeting at Durham
and after the conference the com
mittee determined to postpone the
opening of the Middle Belt and the
Old Belt by the number of days
that the South Carolina and East
ern Carolina markets are closed.
Under this arrangement, a reopen
ing on Monday would mean that
the Middle Belt would open Octo
ber 3 Instead of on September IS
and the Old Belt on October 10
instead of on September 26.
Telegraphic reports received at
Slate College yesterday afternoon
fiom 48 county agents show that
up until yesterday afternoon 31,818
tobacco growers had signed con
tracts Involving 326,541 acres. The
telegrams Indicated that fully 90
per cent of the growers in East
ern Carolina were signing con
tracts and about 76 per cent of
those in the Pledmond or Old Belt
were signing. The larger growers
lu both areas were all cooperating.
There were no reports from nine
wf the 57 tobacco growing coun
ties and the contracts actually in
hand represented about half the
ocreage In the state.
In parts of the Old Belt, the
campaign is jnst getting under
way insofar as community meet
ings and personal canvasses were
concerned. The .farm agent In
Person county wired that two
tiiirds of the growers in that coun
ty were yet to be seen but would
be given the opportunity to sign
I he agreement at 34 community
meetings to be held on Thursday
and Friday.
Many 01 me agents in me uiu
Belt reported that a number ot
their farmers felt they had al
ready reduced to the limit and
were growing only about 4 acres
to the (arm. This, the growers
c'almed, waa the limit to which
they could reduce and economical
ly handle the crop at all.
In Granville county, It was n ac
cessary for farm Agent Dan Paul
t.nd his committee* to make a
house to houae canvass because
? he growers were busy priming
uiid housing their weed.
Only two farmers in Pitt coun
ty had failed to algn and theie
two grow leas than 50 acres. Pew
non-signers were reported ' from
liobeson and 90 per cent of the
growers would sign In Caswell.
Only the smallest growera had
failed to sign In Naah and these
were men growing only four and
Ave acrea and were afraid of the
requirement to reduce SO per cent.
A total of 744 Wake county (row
ers had signed contracts and
r laced them In the hands ot Coun
ty Agent John C. Anderson last
l !ght, Mr. Anderson reported. Oth
er contracts are In the hands of
local workers and are to be turn
ed In today.
Mr. Anderson reported that the
contracts received cover 11,365
acres, or more than half of that
on which tobacco Is grown In the
ounty. All of the larger grower*
have signed, Mr. Anderson said.
The Fuquay Springs and Apex
sections, two ot the largest tobac
co growing regions ot the county,
had not been heard from last night.
Contracts nigned up In Bladen
number 1128 and land-owners
signing are estimated to be tS per
rent of aTPla the county.
In Wilson county, 1172 farmers
IulVb signed, /represerftlng 20,571
arres. One hundred per cent la
the aim In that county and the
objective already has nearly been
(Continued on page eight)
INTERESTING
OPENING
Louiaburg College Enters1
Another Year With
Strong Faculty and Large
Student Body
At 10 o'clock Thursday morn
ing. Sept. 14, Loulsburg College
opened with ? Convocation at the
Loulsburg Methodist Church.
There was a large number of stu
dents and faculty present and
many Loulsburg friends of the
College.
The convocation was opened
with "Onward Christian Soldiers"
and led In prayer by Rev. O. P.
FitxGerald, pastor of the Loals
burg Methodist Church. Mr. Wes
ley Wallace, of Raleigh, Cello
Soloist and teacher of the 'Cello,
rendered a 'Cello Solo, accompan
ied by Mrs. Theo W. McCullers.
A hearty welcome was t-itended
the Student body and Faculty to
the Loulsburg Baptist Church by
Rev. D. P. Harris, pastor of that
church. Then Mr. Lawrence S.
Prank of the Oberlln Conserva
tory of Music held the. audience
for some time as he played the
2nd Hungarian Rhapsody at the
Piano. Following this Rev. Frank
E. Pulley, mlnlster-ln-charge at
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, cor
dially Invited the College students
and Faculty to the Episcopal
Church assuring them that the
doors were always open to them
and all organisations of the
church welcomes them. "With
out a Song" was rendered vocally
by Ward Wilcox accompanied at
the piano by Mr. Frank. Dr.
FitzOerald announced that two
medals wtfe being offered for the
young mefl and young ladies of
the College to be given at the
coming commencement. Ono,
the O. P. FitsOeralA Medal, to go
to the young lady whom the fac
ulty selects as having the beat re
cord during the year In conduct,
classroom work, and campus ac
tivities. The second. The W. E.
White Medal, to go to the young
man whom the faculty selects by
the same standards. He also ur
ges that at least one-seventh of
their time be given the- Methpdlst
Church, they are always welcome
and asked to make It their home.
Mrs. Theo W. McCullers sang two
numbers which everyone enjoyed,
"Fluttering Birds" by Mana-Zucca
and "Take Joy Home" by Baasett.
Dr. Wilcox in a most pleasing
and interesting way Introduced
the members of the College Fac
ulty tor the ensuing year. "We
are glad to have them, each and
all, with us and I know we're go
ing to have a splendid year. They
are all pleasant, or If not 1
haven't heard that one who Isn't
speak."
It Is the largest enrollment In
the College since the year 1929.
The girls have filled the Fraaklln
County building to the extent that
several teachers have had to be
moved to another building. ,.The
boys and girls at the present time
are about equal In number.
Everything points to a greater
and finer year at this institution.
Bay in Franklin
POLL HOLDERS
* At a meeting of the Board of
of Elections of Franklin
County held In LouUburg on Satur
day, September Sth, 1933 the f>-:
lowlni poll holders were appointed
to bo d the general election to bo
held un November 7th, 1S13. The
flrst named repreaenta the Wets
and the last the Dry:
Dunns ? B. McMullen, J. W.
Ch eaves.
Hart'ls? J. T. Mann, Harry Rog
ers.
Youngsvtlle ? J. W. Winston, E.
M. Mitchell.
Frankllnton? O. W, rflcks, W. W.
Cooke.
Hayesvllle ? James H. Ooodaon,
George T. Ayscue.
Sandy Creek ? Tommy Edwards,
O. O. Kennedy.
Gold Mine ? J. J. Lanier, Austin
C. Fuller.
Cedar Rock ? J. Clyde Bartholo
mew, W. S. Boone.
Cypresa Creek ? N. C. Moose, B.
P. Hlnton. 1 1 i
Loulsburg ? R. W. Alston, 8. H.
Averett.
W. D. FULLER. Chairman.
Hell In Franklla
Rescinds Order
At a special meeting of the
Hoard of County Commissioners
held on Monday, the question or
supplying a County Health Officer
was discussed and resulted In res
cinding the order passed on Mon
duy, August 21st, making the way
clear to reestablishing their work
of this department.
Hell lit Franklin
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B. B. PERRY
PASSES
Funeral Services Held g?tu(bf
Morning At St. Paul's Episco
pal Church
The funeral services (or Mr.
Bennett Boddie Perry, one of
Louisburg's popular citizens and!
Justices of the Peace, whose
death akottt 8:30 o'clock Friday
morning was caused from a self
inflicted- gun shot wound, were
held from St. Paul's Episcopal
Church Saturday morning at 10
o'clock and were conducted by
Rev. Frank E. Pulley.
Mr. Perry was 53 years of age
and is survived by his widow, a
son W. C. Perry, a brother, E.
C. Perry, of Louisburg, and two
sisters, Mrs. L. S. Bryan, of Ox
ford, and Mrs. George A. Hose,
of Henderson. He was a son of
tha late Dr. and Mrs. B. B. Perry,
of Franklin County, and a
nephew of Colonel Henry Perry,
of Henderson.
Mr. Perry was a close student
and was always interested in
home and national events and
was especially popular among a
large acquaintance. He was
pleasant, sincere, honest and true
to his friends. He was a member
of Louisburg Masonic Lodge and
served as its Secretary for many
years, and was always interested
in things pertaining to the good
of the order. Ha was formerly
connected with the Insurance
business of LouMrarg and at the
time of his death was one of the
County's most popular Magis
trates.
The interment was made at
Oaklawn Cemetery. The pall
bearers, nephews of the deceas
ed, were E. C. Perry, Jr., James
B. King, William T. King, Robt.
W. Alston, Stapleton Allen, Mau
rice Joyner.
Both services were largely at
tended and the floral tribute was
especially large and pretty speak
ing a devoted and tender admir
ation and esteem for the deceas
ed.
Deepest sympathy is extended
the bereaved family and friends.
Bujr_ in Franklin
COTTON GROW
ERS TO MEET
Louisburg, Sept IS. ? Franklin
County coiton growers will meet
in the court house here Monday
ii-orning, September 18, 10:M to
( iscuss the cotton situation wit!:
M. O. Mann, of Raleigh, secretary
trtasurer of the North Carolina
(Cotton Growers Cooperative Asso
ciation, as the principal speaker.
Price outlook, Agricultural Ad
justment Act and its effect on the
cotton farmer, the condition or
the cotton crop in State, Nation
end World ? these and other time
ly topics will be discussed.
"The Increase in the price of
things that the farmer haa to buy
means that present day prices of
cotton will not lea re him as mucli
money as he had last year on six
cent cotton," said Mr. Mann in a
letter which has been mailed to all
fotd and crop loan borrowers in
Franklin County.
"Cotton," he added, "is selling
far too cheap and there is every
rrospect for an advance in the
market, and not a single bale
should be sold at prevailing
prices."
At the meeting here, one of a
reries of 38 being held in the main
?otton growing counties of the
State, Mr. Mann will explain how
the cotton cooperative 'Van assist
t.ll cotton growers In the holding
of their cotton, thereby enabling
them to benefit by any advance In
price." In his letter Mr. Mann
recalled that those who took the
advice of cooperative leaders last
year and collaterallied their loans
on a 9 l-2c basts made from |15
to $20 per bale by so doing.
The meeting here Is open to the
public in general and all are in
vited to attend.
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New Firm
Mr. C. 8. Oreenburg, of Lumber
ton. was in Loulsburg this week
and informed the Tine* that he
bus leased the store formerly oc
cupied by A. Tonkel and will open
a full and complete stock of dry,
goods, shoes, ready-to-wear and|
novelties In the next few days. He
assures the Tines that he will car
ry a stock that will meet the ap
proval of the most particular buy-i
era. Watch for a fall announce-1
ment later.
Bay in Franklin
To Juniors
The members of the Loulsburg^
Junior Order United American
Mechanics are requeeted to meet
at the Baptist Church tonight
(Friday, Sept. 15) at 7:80 o'clock
and attend In a body the revival
Mrvlce now going on at this,
church.
f.r.a.
since o*r l*?t issue the fol
lowing in their pledge.
and become numbers of th? Cl*?
to booet their County through F.
R W. V. Arent.
Dr 8. P. Burt, Pattie Beaaley,
u T" Bartholomew, Euphemto
B^an, /Twown. Eunice ButU.j
B M^'cSfcr. C. E. Crawford.
Mary DlckJrton.
Boyd Foato* (C).
w P Qriffla. Gingham Grill,
Mr. and Mm. Wathew Oupton.
yj Holies, Home Oil Co.,
0. t: Hiil, Ch?to. B. Howard.
H C. Ke?#?e>, Mrs. A. O.
Knott, Mr.. F. P. Knott, F. P.
Knott, A. Q. Ilnott.
Anne Urewun C. R. Le*|?.
Sue Boddle Macon, D ella
Mitchell, BelnU Mullen, W. t.
Murphy, Jr., U>is May. G. W.
May.
Flora McLaurin |
N^C. "A J- K- ParrUh'
Mrs. P. G. P?*due.
Leon a R*y?or, C. C. Rudd.
H R. Strother, M. Stamps.
Ura Willis 8. fctrickland.
Mrs W. B. ifuckev W. B. Tuc
ker. Mrs. J. C. Thomas.
C G. White, W. H. White, Al
bert Whelesa, 4. G. Woodllef, C.
C. Woodllef. I T R
Hill Yarhorokigb. Mrs. J. ?
Yarborough.
Boy !? Franklin
Jno. B. Sturdivant
Dead
Mr. John B. Sturdivant. one r of
Franklin County's promlnent cni
itna and a former County Commis
sioner died at his home near
'Vhite Level Friday following
long llineas. Mr Sturdivant was
nf. vears of kg* and besides his
SturdWant. of KilSgb. one son
Mr. Llnwood Sturdivant three sU
ters. Mrs A D Harper, Mrs. ?
Leonard, and Mrs. W. 3. Hale,
and one brother Mr. Ben Sturdi
vant, all of Franklin co"?ty
Mr sturdivant was one of white
JJ.i community, met .ubsun
tial and progressive citiien.. In
addltton to his IfV.ublish
conducted a mercsmUle
rnent and from which his tmme
diate' community became known as
served "bis'county a. Com
. | .p fnr two consecutive
[erms from 1927 to 1930. J?t be
[V^V. Smtt^ his hei!th
t JSme impaired and the last three
y. an brought blm much P?ln
suffering. He ^""'L Tst a
hospital at RockyMountJust a
few days prior to hi. death.
The funeral service, were held
fsom the home ?? to'"da5,p q
roon. conducted J* *??" ! ? Q
Walker, pastor of WhUe Leve Bap
t at church and wai largely ?
tended by friends both near and
at a distance, and the intermen
V.. made in the family cemeteo
1.rar the home. ?0i.
The pallbearer, were " ro1
inws- Active ? Joe Leonard, Ben
nle Leonard. Herbert Lf<>"I'1e'
Rlllie Sturdivant. Osmond J. Hale,
Rn?ell Lee Bobhltt. Honorary?
S?S Leonard. D. T. Holl.ngs
wnrth Charlie Malone, T. A
Holllngaworth. Ben ^enn"
Gilliam, Bunn BaBtlnf, W.
Dickens. J. R- McDuffle. E. F.
?The' bereaved family and rela
tive. have the ^P^ 'nnp.thy
of the entire '?"|"|^|||^'
County Parent- ? I
* ? Teacher Council
The fall meeting of the County
P. T. A. Council will meet at Mills
High School Saturday, Sept. 30th.
at 3:30 o'clock. Mrs. W. B. Ay
cock. President of the Raleigh
Council will addrea* the meeting.
All Parent - Teacher Associations
of the County are requested to hold
their September meeting before
the Council meeta.
Mrs J. F. Mitchlner, Pres.
Mrs. H. T. Bartholomew. See.
Buy In Fraaklia? ?
THANKS
We wish to thank our many
friends for the kindnesses shown
tlrrlng the Illness and death of
i ur wife and mother. And for the
beautiful flower tributes.
J. N. W KSTKR and family.
aijxiuaryTo'meet
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet Tuesday. Sept. J 9th at
4 o'clock. Mrs. D. T. Smlthwlck,
Mrs. R. W. Smlthwlck and MUs
Helen Smlthwlck' hostesses.
Mrs. C. R. Sykee, Sec'y.
* ERROR IN TAX RATE
* In Kttln( np the items
* that constituted the tax rate
* for 1038 In oar I act issue the
* items of osialeMiK of
* plant and debt service an
* der school got jaggled by
* the printer or lyaatypc and
* made it appear that mainten
* ance of plant was 48 cents
* on the hndred of dollars in
* stead of ti cents as It should
* be. The 48 cents on the
* hundred dollars was for debt
* sen lee instead of maintea
* ance of plant. The total was
* right at SO cents for schools
* or $1.23 for the Coantj rate.
* Sell in franklin
Warning To
Reckless Drivers
Chief of Police C. E. Pace is
sues the following warning:
"School has now opened and
our sidewalks and streets are
more crowded with children.
"Complaints hare reached the
Police Department against speed
ing and the reckless driving ol
automobiles.
"I wish to Issue a warning
herewith that in the future all
violators of trafflc ordinances will
be promptly arrested. We do not
wish to cause any one any trou
ble, and we hope that all drivers
of automobiles will co-operate
with us by observing our speed
laws and trafflc regulations."
Sell in Franklin
Dance Tonight
The Loujpburg club is announ
cing a big dance to be given at
Battery B Armory Hall in Louis
burg tonight beginning at 9:30
o'clock. A big crowd is expected
and splendid music has been ar
ranged. An invitation is extend
ed all lovers of dancing and all
others who wish to enjoy an even
ing of real pleasure.
Buy in Franklin
Kecorder s Court
Because of a two weeks holiday
on account of Franklin Superior
Court holding sessions, Judge J. E.
Malone had quite a heavy docket
before him Tuesday in Franklin
Recorder's Court. The docket was
disposed of aa follows:
Preeton Thomas was found guil
ty of assault with deadly weapon,
aid was given #0 days on roads.
Preston Thomas was found not
fcuilty of larceny.
Ellis Eabii, under sentence for
reckless driving, paid into Court
$5 and was given further time to
pay balance.
Petree Holden, assault, contin
rtd.
Willie Frank Roberts was given
# months en roads for assault witl
deadly weapon.
Ned Williamson was given 30
days on roads for larceny. A
nolle pros with lefcve was taken
in the case of larceny and receiv
ing against Harvey Medlln.
The case of seduction against
Allen Crudup was remanded to
magistrate.
Henry Chaplin was given 3
months on roads after being found
guilty or assault with deadly weap
on. drunk and disorderly and de
struction to property.
Henry Knight was given 3
months on roads, after being found
rullty of drunk and disorderly, as
n?lt with deadly weapon, distrac
tion of property.
Monroe Dement, public drunken
rvss case was remanded to Mag
Mritf
Will Connor was given S months
?n road* after pleading guilty to
heing drunk and disorderly, and
fc-lng found guilty of assault with
deadly weapon and destruction to
property. Appeal.
Otis Davis was given 3 months
on roads after pleading guilty to
being drunk and disorderly and
found guilty of aMstt' with deadly
weapon, and destruction to prop
erty.
R. B. Braswell was given M days
(k roads for driving an automo
bile while Intoxicated, upon pay
ment of ISO fine and costs execu
tion to Issue at any time wtthta
two years upon order of this Court,
end the defendant was ordered
not to drive a motor vehicle wlth
,n 12 months.
Hay ia Franklin
No Electric
Current Tax
- Clark T. K. Stockard, of the
fawn of Loulsburg. inform* the
Times that after the current Mils,
those for August consumption,
there will be no further collec
tion of the electric current tax
from the consumers In Lontsburg.
Publicly owned and operated
plant* are relieved of collecting
this tax on and after September.
MILLS HIGH
SCHOOL OPENS
Mills High School opened Mon
day morning with a rather large
enrollment. In the Grammer
.tirades there was a total enroll
ment of 362 pupils and in the High
School 122 wliich number is ex
pected to increase in the first few
days. Monday showed a good start
wbiefa it la hoped will keep up
tUroogh the year.
In the grammer grades this-year
Supervised lunch periods are be
ing tried. So far it is working
splendidly. The teachers remain
in the rooms while the children
(it their lunches which is a help
to the children as they are not
romping and playing as they eat
nnd too saves the waste material
from the school ground.
The line-up for the Grammer
j Grades so as to give as small a
number pupils to a teacher as pos
sible is as follows:
1st grade ? Mrs. A. B. Perry and
Miss Mary Best.
[! 2nd (higher) ? Mrs. A. B. Inaeoe.
i 2nd (lower) and 3rd (lower)?
Miss Louise Joyner.
3rd (higher) ? Mrs. W. E. Uzzell.
4th (higher)? Mill Edith Brad
; ley.
4th (lower) and 5th (lower) ?
. Mrs. Jackson.
| 5th (higher) ? Mrs. R. G. Bailey.
6th ? Miss Olivia McKinne.
7th ? Miss Loulia Jarman.
Buy hi Franklin
TOBACCO FAR
MERS MEET
Tobacco growers of Franklin
(Jounty held two enthusiastic
meetings in Louisburg this week,
one on Monday and one on Wed
nesday. At each meeting tobac
co growers in large numbers were
present and Joined heartily in the
spirit and in cooperation to the
. end that the government give
. immediate relief. In each of
these meetings fully eight? per
. cent of the landlords and owners
present signed the agreements.
Committees were appointed
and determined canvass was be
gun to make the sign-up as near
ly unanimous as possible. It is
expected to get the sign-up com
pleted by tonight.
The meeting was addressed by
Profs. G. L. Winchester, J. B.
Litchfield and Representative W.
| L. Lumpkin.
Sell in Fraaklin
BRAND NEW
WRINKLE
Raleigh, Sept. 12. ? There will be
a brand new wrinkle given the
North Carolina State Fair here
during Its week of operation, be
ginning October 9, Norman Y.
Chambllss, secretary-manager, said
today.
With the Rotary. Civitaa, Lion's
Kiwanla and American Business
Clubs, of Raleigh, co-operating and
acting as host clubs, Mr. Cham
bliss is inviting the membership
uf similar clubs located within a
luO-mlle radius of Raleigh nto be
the guests of the State fair on
Monday night of Fair Week.
After the free act program at
which they will beb special guests
lor Ernie Young's famed Winter
3i(den Revue from New York City,
a show featuring around 40 girls,
the civic club leaders will meet
In order for the visiting civic club
Members to get acquainted with
each other. Civic clubs located
beyond the 100-mile radius wtll
also be sent complimentary tlck-|
eu by ' signifying their desire to
attend the fatT, Mr. Chambllss'
said.
"We want to show the civic club
members what North Carolina it
(?oing along . agricultural and in
dustrial lines and we are especial
ly anxious that all of them be our
xueats on Monday night of Fair
Mr. Chambllss said.
Not In all Its history of 65 years
bss the State Fair ever staged an
treat of this nature.
A big feature of the fair this,
year will be the revival of the
Stat* Fair Marshals' Psrade and
< he Fair Marshals' Ball, which
vill be sponsored and staged by
tha Raleigh Junior League. The
pnrade takes place at noon In Ral
etgti on Monday, October 9, and
'he ball on Wednesday night of
FVIr Week. Proceeds from the
l/fclt will (o into the Junior
League's fund for the undernour
ished children.
Mr. Chambllss said the mitiay
.ut'raol^ons. which will feature^ the
ftlrth Shows, will be en
tortaMitg'^as well as "clean and
:?? tr?m racketeers."
tip pf%oilum books carrying
notices of the 110,000 In awards to
be given farmers for prlie farm
exhibits are now being sent out
Ml In Fraaklla
Customer: "Won't yon take off
something for Cash?"
Salesgirl: "itr!"\
? Excavating Engineer.
CAMPAIGN
GROWING
Many Attend Msm Meet
ings And Sun; Commit
tees Seeing Mien; Want
Every Grower To Sign
The tobacco campaign being
conducted in Franklin County is
off to a good start with about 500
signed contracts covering about
7500 acres. This campaign is be
ing conducted as a result of mass
meeting being held In the tobacco
growing counties of N. C. protec
ting the starvation prices being
paid (or tobacco.
The plan calls for a processing
tax. 4c per pound, being placed
on tobacco beginning October 1.
This will amount to about $10,
000,000 In a year. This money
will be used to pay those who
sign the contract. You will note
that this will amount to about
one-third the amount received by
tobacco growers last year for their
entire crop. Those who do not
sign will not participate in this
money.
In signing one of these con
tracts one agrees to cut his to
bacco acreage in accordance with
request of the Secretary of Agri
culture not to exceed the 30% of
the average of his 1931, 32 and
33 crops.
Will the Interest of the small
grower be protected? It has
been suggested the small grower
should not be offered a contract,
the thought being that the large
grower was causing the surplus.
Let me remind you that It is the
policy to cooperate with all grow
ers for any opportunity that thay
may forego becauae of their par
ticipation in the program. In
order that the small (Tower may
be able to recelve**he full bene
fit of the program ttie same prop
osition must be madte to him that
is made to other growers. Thla
paragraph is taken from a radie
talk by Mr. J. B. Hutson, tobacco
Section, Agricultural Adjustment
Administration.
Let me urge that you sign re
gardless of the acreage you grow
and get your neighbor to do the
same. This is not the big grow
ers fight or plan. It ts our fight
our hope for better prices for to
bacco this year and years to come.
So sign now and not only sign
yourself but get out and work
and get the other fellow to sign,
for a better price for our tobacco
and a higher standard of living
for all tobacco farmers.
Sell in Franklin
Coroner Explains
The following letter with request
for publication, has been recejyed.:
The Editor
Franklin Times
Louisburg, N. C. "
Dear Sir:
There has come to my notice an
urticle in the Raleigh News and
Observer which may not be under
stood by the people of Franklin
County, concerning the investiga
tion of the death of Mr. Bennett
B. Perry.
I wish tp state that I, as coron
er, was not notified of Mr. Perry's
death in time to make an investl- 1
gatlon before the body had been
moved. Under the law a body
bould not be moved until the cor
ner has made complete investi
gation.
I have, however. Investigated the
matter by personally talking with
witnesses and have concluded that
the evidence does not warrant an
inquest in this case. However, I
should like to remind the public
'.hat the coroner shoaH be notified
under such circumstances before
the body Is removed. U I should
determine in such cases from my
personal Investigation an Inquest
is unnecessary then I shall order
the body removed without Inquest.
It I should find, that there art any
: trange or mysterious angles con
nected with the case then I shall
order a Jury and hold a formal
inquest.
Very truly yours,
J. W. FREEMAN. Coroner.
Mr. J. T. PTultt Is tMtalltng
machinery for a mw saw mill and
lumber finishing plant about a
mile and a half west of Louisburg
on the Seaboard Railway, on the
Bolton land. This will be an up
.tp-date plant cajwble of doing the
finest and best work.
Bay In Kraaklta ? ?
O. T. Roekett of Htokory, Ca
| tawba County, la <f>ndactlng a
trial with capons this season bal
ing 35 excellent birds now weigh
ing over 7 pounds aaeh.
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