f QUE TO** | iaa't m W* better tt in ft ?re wiUlnc to Help BOOST YOUR TOWN The F Times Yornr local paper eaa't exist wlthoat year |Wd for Patreww* la Sabecrti** and Advertising BOOST TOUR HOME PAPER A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager The County, The State, The Union SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Per Ye i . VOLUMN LXIV. MU'ISBURG. N. CAROLINA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 1STTH, 1KU 1 HI (EIGHT PAGES) NUMBER 47 ROOSEVELT MESSAGE OFFERED Asks Guarantee Of Principal Ol Farm Bonds ? To Seek More Washington. Jan. 10. ? Consid ering it "a moral obligation," President Rooeevelt called oil Congress today to legislate a fed eral guarantee of the principal as well as interest of the farm mort gage refinancing bonds. His concise, special message coincided with the arrival before the house of the first appropria tions bill from committee ? aggre gating $556,435,000 for 16 inde pendent federal agencies in the fiscal year beginning July 1. This measure Is slated for rap id house dispatch to the senate, to take its place there beside the District of Columbia liquor regu lation bill passed by the house late yesterday. Expect Second Message Senate leaders expected to get from the President a second mes sage this afternoon seeking rati fication of the St. Lawrence wat erway treaty, but final arrange ments remained to be made at the white House. They were acquainted, also with the fact that Mr. Roosevelt plans soon to ask $1,166,000,000 additional appropriations to caT ry the emergency program from nc-w until June. This is in line with his budget message. With railroad legislation due for debate, it became known today that he favors establishment by the rails of sinking funds to pay off their tremendous mortgage in debtedness. He favored the same course for utility companies. The appropriations committee told the house savings in veterans expenditures under the economy act would reach $265,000,000 a year. It proposed extension of that law, including a 10 per cent cut for federal pay instead of the present 15 per cent. ^ In his message, the President acknowledged that technically the farm credit bond guarantee would increase treasury responsibilities by two billion dollars; but do it the government should, he added, because it already amounts "to a moral obligation." He is expect ed have his way. The President and Chairman Fahey of the home loan board agreed today that the home loan bonds would be treated on > basis of substantial equality as the farm mortgage bonds, and a recommen dation on methods of providing some form of government guaran tee is now being prepared. Would Extend R. F. C. Jesse H. Jones, reconstruction finance corporation chairman, told the house banking committee President Roosevelt was willing to accept the senate banking com mittee's plan to extend the RFC for one year and increase its cap italization $800,000,000. The senate foreign relations committee approved the nomina tion of William C. Bullitt of Penn sylvania, as ambassador to soviet Russia after Bullitt had made a personal appearance. The vote was 14 to 2. Tax relief for the small corpor ation was recommended to the house ways and means committee by Representative Luce, republi can, Massachusetts, at hearings on the $270,000,000 general rev enue bill. Other committees of both sen ate and house collected reams of evidence on varied questions. Revolt In the democratic house ranks appeared threatened with the passing around of a petition for a party caucus on patronage matters. The senate adopted an amend- ' ment to the liquor tax bill to! permit newspaper and periodicals carrying liquor advertisements to circulate in dry states. An offlclal of Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc., told senate In vestigators 26,000 shares of the company stock were given to Col onel Charles A. Lindbergh. i D. M. Sheaffer, chairman of the air company's executive commit tee told of a complicated system used for wheat he said was "In come tax purposes" In transferr ing the stock to the noted pilot. He said the stock, valued at 1250,000, was given to Lindbergh In return for "services." P. T. A. Dintier The local P. T. A. will sarvo dinner from 11:10 A. M, until 2:00 P. M. Tuesday, January 16th In the room formerly occupied by the Four Winds Tea Room. ' How polite and obliging people are when work la slack I TO RECOMMEND N E W PROJECTS ' A committee of representative clttsens of Franklin County met , m the Board of Education offices Tuesday night and discussed plana to assist in relieving theune?e oloyment situation and at the same time get some P?rma??? and lasting public be??"tB. 'rtT the funds being expended by tne aw A. and P. w. A. in Frank UllTheUflret project taken up was that of establishing and erecting a tuberculosis hospital building at the County home to take care o the several tuberculosis causes in the County. The idea received the unanimous support of all pres ent and Dr. O. P. FltiGerald, Dr. ij. E. Fulghum, C. C. Hudson and Mrs. Ben T. Holden were ap pointed a committee to work out the idea to a practical conclusion with sketch of plans and costs to be submitted to the Board of Commissioners at a meeting to be held on Thursday afternoon. The next project was to make 'changes and to an extent remodel the Court house. This was also approved and A. F. Johnson. W. E. White, E. H. Halone and Mw R. C. Beck were appointed a committee to put the Idea into a more definite shape and plans for presentation to the Board at the earliest date possible for their aPThese projects were formulated after the meeting had been ad dressed by Dr. O. P. ' Mr. C. A. Rainey, of Washington City, and Commissioner C. U. HUDr FitzGeraid spoke full and interestingly with reference to the tuberculosis hospital, and his remarks were well received. Mr. Rainey spoke clearly as to the objects and purposes of the several departments of Relief, in their efforts to both give employ ment to people needing work and in assisting communities and pub lic interests in building up or re modeling institutions and was sure the County could get big as sistance in these projects. Mr. Hudson spoke of the inter est the Board of Commissioners would have in assisting these movements as far as It could go. These projects are expected to be put on and completed largely at the expense of the C. W. A. or p. w. A., as cooperation in fur nishing employment, the County having to pay only a small por tion of the cost of material. At the same time the projects will be furnishing employment, the money will be spent on permanent and much needed Improvements and the general public will profit In securing the necessary remod eling at this time. The meeting was presided over by Dr. O. P. FltiGerald, chair man, assisted by Mrs. J. W. Mann, and Mrs. Ben T. Holden, Secre taries. PRICES GOOD Sales of tobacco on the local market the past week have been light in quantity but the prices, which have shown a steady and decided advance since the opening, have proved very satisfactory. The buyers were all present at the opening with plenty of order* and the entire organisation was in good smooth working order. The warehousemen are ready and prepared to handle the sale of any tobacco the grower has and would advise that It be put on the market within the next few weeks. "I'M NO ANGEL" At The Loulsburg Theatre Thurs day and Friday, Jan. 18-10th. "Who cares If East Is East as long as West is West." Mae West, the one outstanding star that the past yferfcas brought to the screen. Nt need to talk about Mae. She's the gal who can speak and act for herself. Like a Keg of Real Beer In a thirsty party. She takes Grant like Grant took Richmond. As Mae says, Come up and see my new picture. I climbed the lad der of fame wrong by wrong. |"I'm No Angel." * Patient "If you'pe spotted the man who stole your car, why do?'t you get it backt" i "I'm waiting for him to put on a new set of tires." One of life's blessings Is that the simplest way is usually the best way. The farther you are from home the surer you are to run Into the last peraoQ In the world you want o see. ! National Birthday Gift Vor President | "Birthday Balls" for PrMldent Roosevelt on Jannary 30th., will be held in towns and cities throughout the country. OoL Henry L. Doherty, New York, is chairman of the na tional committee sponsoring the move ment, the returns to go to the Warm Springs, (Oa.) Foundation which is to be endowed as a national center for the development of methods of treatment for infantile paralysis, a movement to which the President has lent much support. Photos show President Roosevelt; ,? group of the cheerful little patients at Warm Springs and, lower right, the birthday cake for the President. Kiwanis Club Re-Organizes The Loulsburg Kiwanis Club met on Friday night of last week at Franklin Hotel at the usual weekly luncheon and per fected re-organization by electing [the following officers: \ President ? Thornton Jeffreys. Vice-president ? E. F. Griffin. Secretary-Treasurer ? George I. ! Griffin. Directors ? G. M. Beam, W. B. Tucker, E. H. Malone, S. P. Bod die. Capt. F. G. Baker, T. K. Stockard, C. P. Green. In announcing the program for tonight Secretary Griffin stated Senator Capus Way nick, of High Point, will be the speaker of tho evening and the subject will be in connection with the relief pro gram. He urges all members to attend this meeting. Bishop Cannon To Stand Trial Washington, Jan. 8. ? The Su preme Court today ruled that Bishop James Cannon, Jr., and Miss Ada L. Burroughs must stand trial on an Indictment charging them with violating the Federal Corrupt Practices Act In their anti-Smith campaign of 1928. The decision was 8 to 1, Justice McReynolds dissenting. The High Court held valid only two ?f the 10 counts in the in dictment. All charged substan tially the same offenses. The ninth and tenth counts, which were held valid, charged a con spiracy to violate the corrupt practice* act. Bishop In Court Bishop Cannon was In the court room to hear the opinion, rush ing In Just as Justice Sutherland began to read It. The Indictment was returned la the District of Columbia Su preme Court after a Senate in vestigation, it being charged that Bishop Cannon, as chairman o( the anti-Smith committee and Miss Burroughs, as treasurer, fail ed to report gifts of $66,300 from E. C. Jameson, New York capital ist. The High Court ruled the cor rupt practices act as constitution al as applied to Presidential elec tors, holding that they exercise Federal functions. Bishop Can non contended they were State of 1 fleers and Congress had no right to legislate regarding them . In Caldwell County last year 240 club boys completed projects In 4-H club work and made re ports to the farm agent. The trouble with yesterday's experience Is that It's useless in dealing with todty'a problem. CHECK YOUR ACREAGE s County Agent E. I. Morgan suggested the past week that - It might be to the advantage of farmers signing tobacco reduc tion contracts to be especially careful of the acreage and pound age reported. He advises that the farmers make a re-check and ascertain If an error has been | made, If so, to come in and cor rect It before the contracts are sent in to Washington. He says the neighbors are watching each other pretty closcly and he al ready has many reports of where acreages have been exaggerated. It might not be well for the gov ernment to have to make a check up and find %hat exaggerated acreages had been made intention ally. COTTON i CAMPAIGN The campaign (or the acreage reduction to cotton will begin on Monday, January 22nd, 1934, ac cording to Information given out this week by County Agent E. J. Morgan. He hopes to mako a whirl-wind campaign of It when started and Is asking all cotton growers to get up an Itemized list of their acreages and pounds made each year for the five years 1928, 1929. 1930. 1??1, 1932. By having this information all ready and at hand will expedite the handling of the contract*. Williams - Harris The following announcement was made the paat week: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Harris wish to announce the marriage of their daughter Rosalyn Devore to Mad ison Oold Williams, on June 6. 1933, in Halifax, Va. This announcement was quite a surprise to the many frlenda of the contracting partlea. I The bride Is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Harris and is popular among a host of friends. The groom Is a young man of much efficiency and Is also popu lar among a large number of friends. He held a position with O. W. Murphy and Son, and has now taken a position at Hampton. Va,. where he and his bride will { make thelr. home. Cleveland County farmers will receive $160,000 for their cotton options which in addition to the $176,000 In rentals will add $335,000 to the value of the 1933 cotton crop. O. T. White of Tadkln County built and filled a Ik-toll trench silo this tall at a coat of only $7 cents per ton ot silage stored, he reports. j Death Claims W. C Cooke, 54 Baatoefw M list church officiated. The bride wore a go-away suit }f eel gray with brown accesso ries. Her shoulder corsage was of talisman roses and valley Millet. Mrs. Ward Is the attractive and >ldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. h. S. Powell. She received her sducatloiv at North Carolina Col ege for Women. Mr. ward is the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Ward, of Ryland. He s a graduate of Wake Forest Col ege and at present la a member >f the high school faculty at Klag. 4. C. Immediately after the cere mony Mr. and Mrs. Ward left for t short wedding trip after which hey will make their home at King. N. 0. Governor En dorses Acreage Reduction Calls Upon Farmers to Co-oper? ate lb Letter to Co-operatlre Head Raleigh, Jan. 8. ? Terming It "imperatively necessary that our farmers co-operate with the fed eral government In these acreage reduction campaigns," Governor J. C. B. Bhringhaus has called upon North Carolina farmers to cooperate in the administration's adjustment program for cotton and tobacco. "The benefit which has dome to us in increased prices for crops during this year has, in my judg- ~ ment, depended upon assurance of crop reduction to normal lim its as defined by the government", said the governor in a letter to 0. Benton Blalock, general man ager of the North Carolina cotton Growers Cooperative Association, which appears on the front page of the current issue of the North Carolina Cottpn Grower, official publication of the cooperative. The governor said "as a mat ter of good faith it is incumbent upon us to follow the lead" of the Agricultural Adjustment agencies and bring about a program of acreage reduction which they have promulgated. "It has been my very definite and sincere conviction for a long time that it is only through the application of the principle of co operation to the -problem of pro duction that we would be able to make progress toward real agri cultural recovery," the governor said. "We have seen the fruits of such cooperation this year and we must not abandon ourselves again to the dangers which a fail ure to carry on this principle would bring upon us." Terming the acreage reduction plan "fair and equitably", Mr. Blalock said if cotton farmers ex pect to increase their prosperity for the coming year, ."each and every one of us must cooperate in the government plan for re during acreage." "This is certainly no time to "let George do it'," Mr. Blalock said. -"We must all reduce." Giving Much Relief Columbia, S. C. ? In closing 6, 280 loans amounting to 98,322. 3 61. SO during the month of De cember, Tbe Federal Land Bank of Columbia, for Itself and rs agent of the Land Bank Commis sioner, established an all time record for transactions handled in oile month in the third district. December loans practically doubled the 3,54L loans closed in November for the sum of $4,528. 479.00 and were four times great er than the October figures. .. According to figures just pub lished by the Farm Credit Admin istration in Washington, about 85 per cent of the money now being loaned farmers Is for the purpose of refinancing indebtedness. This is a decided increase over the 48 per cent of loan funds used for this purpose in 1932. Many people are of the opinion that the Farm Credit Administra tion Is merely increasing the farmers debt burden when the op posite is the case, for in about 17.5 per cent of the loans made farmers secured a reduction in their debt and for loans from the Land Bank Commissioner's fund the average reduction was 23 per cent. Using the December figure as an illustration and the $4,600, 000 in Commissioner's loans, as a basis of calculation, farmers In the third district reduced their indebtedness approximately II, 500,000 on Commissioner's loans only in one month. Farther, this refinancing was at a low rate of Interest and on the "amortiza tion" plan of repayment, permit ting borrowers to pay off the prin cipal in gradual installments over a long period of years. According to President Frank H. Daniel of the Land Bank, ef fects of loans already made In the Carolinas. Georgia ahd Florida are shown by Improvement In merchants receipts and a better state of repair on many farms. Said President Daniel, "We have reports showing that taxes paid out of loans obtained thru the Land Hack enabled counties to keep their schools open and many banks are In a more liquid condi tion because of mortgages refi nanced with our institution." At a meeting of early Irish po tato growers at Washington. Beanfort County, last week an agreement was slpir< to redacx aad, as far as possible, to prevent an Increase la acreage to the crop this season.