YOUE TOWN l?n't * bit bettor than you are willing to Help nuke It BOOST YOUR TOWN The Franklin Times YOUE LOCAL PAPEE can't exist withoat jomr Paid I for PMrougc In Subtrrif/ioaa | and Advert in! ni( BOOST YOUR HOME PAPER I A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager The County, The State, The Union SUBSCRIPTION *1.30 Per Year VOLVMN UUV. LOUI8BURG, N. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1K? (EIGHT PAGES) M'MBER 3H FULLER IS RE-ELECTED TEN APPLICANTS FOB AU DITOR Auditor .Makes Interesting Re port ? Authorizes Transfer of 1'niMrty ? Accepts Bonds Oep uty Tax Collectors ? Rwelre Reports The Board of County Commis sioners met in regular session on Monday with all members pres ent. After the usual opening for malities the Board disposed <>f business as follows: With the assistance of the Sher iff the Board drew a Jury for the November term. Terms on the sale of the Gil bert Wilder place near Franklin ton to Milton Wilder was ap proved. The question o( employing a County Farm Agent was dismiss ed because of no funds being pro vided in budget. The bill of Coroner, except as to his mileage and service, this " for one day only, was approved. Report of John Hedgepeth, Su perintendent of County Home wA received and filed. Report ot Health Department was received and filed. , W. N. Fuller, County Auditor, made the following report which was received and filed: During the month of October the following taxes have been col lected: 1931, $2,352.63; 1932, $8,350.99 ; 1933, $29,928.94. All bills have been paid in full which' have been passed by the Board, interest and bonds due in New York on October 15th and No vember 1st, have also been paid. A number of tax payers have talked to me regarding the 1933 taxes which are greatly reduced, and seem well pleased with the Board's work during their first year of office. Lots of them paid two and three years taxes at one time this fall and many others have signified their intention of paying up or arranging their tax es in full before the year is past. .t-^JThe Clerk of the Court paid in for October fees 1615.11, and the Register of Deeds $117.50, same eing deposited in General pur pose funds. Funds are on hand with which to pay such bills as you may pass today. S. C. Wilder was appointed tax Collector for Youngsville and Fvanklinton townships. The matter of Will Daniel was tamed over to the County Attor ney to settle according to con tract. uiauue Em renrcc **?o (wiuui ted to sell hogs In Franklin Coun ty for years 1933-34. Elijah Branch, of Gold Mine township was relieved of poll tax. T. W. Boone was authorized to sell cotton of George Bridges and pay $75 to the County for rent and balance be turned over to Bridges. Report of Miss Priest was read an. I approved. J. C. Tant was relieved of poll ta*. Upon order one acre of land wis sold to Mrs. Arnold for 135 provided she pays same within uO days. A formal resolution passed subject to approval of C. H. Banks and County Attorney In structing W. N. Fuller to convey certain property to Mary Kear ney Harris. It was ordered that the Hotel property in Frankllnton be sold under mortgage, said mortgage being hypothecated by Cltisens and Commercial Bank to County to secure deposits, matter to be bandied by County Attorney. ft. M. Minor appeared before the Board and stated he would not be a candidate for Jailor and janitor, same to be appointed first Monday In December. The following were applicants for auditor: W. N. Fuller, F. W. Wheless. Jr., Hugh W. and Gladys Perry. M. 8. Davis, P. B. Fleming. J. T. Baker, M. P, Sykes, J..O. Purnell, C. W. Ed wards. I'pon second ballot W. N. Ful ler was elected until January 1st, 1935. C. H. Bank's was appointed to pass upon bonds of deputy tax collectors. Th^ bonds of J. 'J. Lancaster, E. J. Fuller and R. R. Klsaell were approved. The renewal of the bond of Rnicene HeddlngAeld was approv ed. It was ordered that Dr. Yar bovough be paid 960 on Vital Statistics, which represents settle ment In full to July lit, 1(33. The matter of T. W. Ruffln was referred to the finance Commit tee and County Attorney with authority to act. j Report of the Welfare Officer was read and approved " forwilirtoner Terrell reports franklin goes DRY The repeal election held tu Franklin County Tuesday parsed o 'It very quietly with an exceeding ly light rote but sufficient to re cord Franklin in the dry coldmn liy a good safe majority, both as, ti a decision on the question ot 1 1'iding a convention and as to the delegates. The day was wet, but evidently Ibc only thing of. record except !?ouisburg township which was damp by the small majority of 27. Advocates of both sides have b?en busy since Tuesday explain ing how it happened. The drys telling you they knew it all the I time, and the wets, well they are stUl figuring it out. Maybe we'll ! kucw their side later. The tabulated vote of Franklin County can be seen in amiher col ; i'nn. Louisburg Defeats Campbell Ilomerumer* See Good Game As Their Alma Mater Win# 12-0 Louisburg. College upset the "olt ('ope bucket" Saturday when they defeated the strong Campbell elev en by a score of 12-0 at College Park. Coach Suitenfeld's boys came on th? field with a fighting spirit that grew stronger as the game went !in With a stubborn line and a hackfield that played heads-up i'ootball. Louisburg held Campbell t?> only 3 first downs, while tbey I v. ere making 8. Early in the first quarter Haw ley, right tackle for Louisburg, in tercepted a pass on Campbell's 20 ;.ara line and carried over for the j lirst score. The next score came in the sec ond quarter when Louisburg drove (torn midfield to touchdown. "Coon" Weldon, the main cojj in his scoring drive, got away for a 15 yard run for the last score. ' Campbell threatened only once, .his came in the last quarter when tuey put the ball within one foot of the goal line. They tried four ' t'mes to get across, to score but the strong Louisburg eleven threw them for a loas each time. Weldon and Waddell were the (uUtanding players of the Lack fie!d. while Hawley and Bullock fi-atured in the line for the home team. Humphries and Taylor fea tured for Campbell. Buy In Franklin Educational Meeting The Louisl>u|-g Council Junior C'rder announces that it will hold a public meeting on November 201 h at which it will present an educational program. All ladies Hiia especially school principals and Superintendents are invited to be present. The meeting will be held In the lodgf rooms. Sell In Franklin Junior-Senior Play To Be Given at Krankllntnn High School. Much interest is being centered around the rehearsals of the "Hoo doo", the Junior-Senior play thtt is to be given at the Franklinton High School. November 17th, b o'clock P. M. The cast Is com l>raed of talented members oL both ?lum. A curse Is put upon every person who possesses the "Hoodoo". Come and tlnd out what thix ' lltodoo' la. The admisaion is )0c fcr all school children and !0c (or adulta. ? -?Soil In Franklin Jonea County farmers report harvesting the largest crop of hay ever to be stored In the county. | The quality Is exceptionally good due to good weather during the harvesting period. visiting Welfare Office and find ing same in good condition, Mrs. Anne wood was taken off pauper list. The Welfare Officer was allowed I 12.50 per month beginning July 1st, 1933, tQ July 1st, 1934. T. W Boone was appointed to rent land for County Home. A motion by Hudson seconded by Beddingfleld and carried reads "that there be taken from the salary of Sheriff F. N. Spiv ey the aum In an amount equal to one week's salary for the time lost while attending the Century of Progress Fair In Chicago. III., without properly filling office of Sheriff of Franklin County during his absence." After allowing a number of ac counts the Board adjourned; AVERAGE REACHES , $18.97 ? ? LOUISBURG TOBACCO MARKET MAKING HISTORY Splendid Sal en Past Week With Block Sale Monday ? Growers Well Pleased ? Demand Ro malns Strong The Loulsburg Tobacco Market Is making very pleasing history to both the growers and warehouse men this season. Up to Wednes day night it had sold 2,217,614 pounds and until Monday night had made a season average of $15.92. Mondays sale of more than a quarter million pounds made an average of $18.92 and Wednes days average reached $18.97. The demand for all grades, es pecially the middle grades for cig arettes is strong and prices very encouraging. Many growers from a distance are coming to Loulsburg daily and the Increased sales are proving; very satisfactory to all. The warehousemen say they are utilizing every effort to pro vide the greatest convenience, ac commodations and service to the growers who visit Louisburg and the growers are evidently appre ciating It. Louisburg invites you to bring your tobacco here for sale. Sell in Franklin Fire At Cotton Yard An early modning fire on .last ] tday morning destroyed the shed fi) otning the Stokes Cotton Ware house at the Cotton yard and with it ubout seventeen bales of cotton ["longing to Cooper Bros. The cause of the fire la unknown but U thought to have come from a bale of cotton that had been burn ing for some time. The loss was r avt red by insurance. For a while it looked as if much (<:image would be wrought by the flumes but the splendid work of the fire department prevented the &t?ead and the two cotton storage t.? dses adjoining and nearby pass ed through without serious handi cap. Buy In Franklin C. H. Wheless Dead Mr. C. H. Wheless, od by a mule becoming frighten ed. He was 73 years of age and Is survived by his wife, one son J(pcn In Lcultthtirg very soon. Her ' Hew enterprise will he known as(t Annie's Toy and Gift Shop." ' *EV. C. B. HOW ARD SPEAKS Lt Edward Best Fair ? Exhibit.* Many and of High Order? Ijirp Crowd Attend* and En joys Day Three rules for life were laid own by Rev. Charles B. Howard :i his address at the Edward test School Community Fair Fri- ?> ay, Nov. 3. Other events of the ay included stunts by the high chool faculty, a ball game be ween lady teachers of, the dia rict and ladies of the community, nd an Old Maid's Convention, 'he fair was sponsored by the ? 'ocational Agriculture Dept. of lie High School. Mr. Howard, in his addresa, rew a comparison between life nd a game or athletic contest, le stated that in order to win in he game of life one mutt play ' he game fair, hard, and cheer ully. Just before the address all the hildren of the school district rere lined up for a parade which nded in the school auditorium. I large number of parents and ?isitors were present. In the afternoon a playground lall game was played between he eighth grade boys of the high chool and the seventh grade boys rom Justice. This took place of he steer race scheduled for that ime. At two o'clock the crowd vas igain assembled in the high ichool auditorium. Scenes from Macbeth were presented by mem >ers of the high school faculty, rhe glee club sung "The Little Red Schoolh.ouse". A > contest vas held to select the boy and [irl with the reddest bead, the vhitest head, the most freckles, ind the fattest boy and girl. ThU contest proved very interesting ind amusing. A playground ball game be ween lady teachers of the dla rict and ladies of the community resulted in a 14-9 victory for the :ommunity ladies The game was ?zciting throughout, and drew a arge crowd. There were many good exhibits, especially in the needle-work and canning departments. Unfavsr ible weather conditions caused a shortagtk of exhibits in the Held ;rops and vegetables departments. Interesting and instructive school exhibits were put on by the Hick jrv Rock-White Level School, the Justice School, and the Home Economics and Vocational Agri culture departments <}J the high ichool. All exhibits were placed in the new community building which had not been used before. The fair was declared by many to be ''the best ever held at this place. A large crowd was pres >nt all day. and many returned 'or the old Maid's Convention at lieht. ?Sell in Franklin Banks Close On Holiday The Kirst-Citizeus Bank ana Trust Company of Louisburg aim ??"i j nk 1 in ton will be closed on Sat jrday to observe Armistice Holiday. \li having business with. these in~ dilutions will bear this in mind. Dance Location Changed The location for the Pre-Annls t ce Dance to be staged in LouU tonight had to be changed to larger quarter!) because of report* of an extra large attendance. The dance will be held at the Southside v-urchouse instead of the Union a? Mft announced. This house la riticb larger and will accommodate more couples. Join the crowd and it i, toy the evening. Program At The Louisburg Theatre - The following Is the program at the Louisburg Theatre begin ning Monday. Nov. 13th: Monday and Tuesday ? "Th? Solitaire Man." with Herbert Mar ihall and Elizabeth Allen. On :he stage. "The New Deal la Vau ievllle Review" with Fay. Cooleys ind Fay. also the Dixon Fo?r, Harmony Singers, Wednesday -Cecil B DeMHn production "This Day and Age." ivlth in all star cast This show iponsored by tb* Athletic Assocl itlon of Mills High School. Thursday and Friday ? .Warner itaxter and Janet Oaynor In "Pad iy The Next Rent Thin*" Saturday ? Tom Mix in "The tnstler's Roundup." also First Chapter "Gordon of Ohoet City' rlth Buck Jones. Buy In franklin