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THE FRANKLIN TIMES
Issued Every Friday
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A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager
James A. Johnson, Assistant Editor and Manager
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Reports from the National Congress show' a cut in ap
propriations. This is a splendid example for North Car
olina. It would at least mean no occasion for increased
taxes.
SOME CHEERING STATISTICS
We're getting richer. That is the gist of the report
. * just issued by the Department of Commerce on t lie in
comes of the American people. We haven't got back to
where we were in 1929, when the average income of every
American,- man, woman and child, was $668, but for the
year 1937 the average income was $540, which is a good
deal better than the $4!?4 of 1936.
Statistics are .boring, ai|d often misleading, but il is
interesting to learn that tire total national income. for
1937 was more than 63 billion dollars, ten per cent high
er than in J!)36, but still a long way below the 1929 re
jcord of over $1 billions.
y /A billion is such a big figure that it doesn't mean much
to most folks. It is easier to understand it' you think of
* ? a thous'and towns with a thousand people in each town
and every one of them having a thousand chit-kens. That
would make a billion chickens.
One of the heartening things about the Department of
Commerce report on incomes is thai in T!0!7 the people
of this country earned more than they spent. Not the
government, but the people themselves.
We accumulated a surplus in the shape of savings
baiik deposits anil business reserves) Another interest
ing fact hidden in the long string of figures i- that more
than two-thirds of all the money spent by everybody in.
the whole nation in 1937 went for salaries and wugw>.
which -is an inf-rease over previous years.
There is so much talk on all sides about the trouble so
many folks have in making* both ends meet that many
of us seem to liavtj/been Mften by the "poverty bug.
Such figures as those cited should make us ?? II teel nity.'c
i cheerful. America is I'aV from broke.
TROJANS MAKING
GOOD RECORD
The I.ouisbui'g College "Tro-j
Jans" have hung up their banket1
hall togs until after exams when
(?liey meet Oak liidge on the home!
court January 21, at 3 o'clock., I
The "Trojans" have a good re
cord thus tar winning ten games
and losing four.
The latest victories came this
week when t-he "Trojans" took j
victories over Oak Ridge. Pheif- f
fer, and P. J. C. Junior Colleges
.. and N. C. State Freshmen while
' losing to Carolina Freshman.
On a tour of the central part ot
t'he State this week the "Trojans" i
turned back Oak Ridjse 28 to 27. j
High scorers wj-re for Loulsburg.
Brantley with lo points and Oak
Kidge Black I'd the scoring with
8 pints, WatwOn led Louisburg's
defensive play. Inthe second game1
Louisburg quint turned back
Pheiffer. Hunnicutt led the scor
// ing with 9 points. Matthews was
Louisburg's defensive star. Louis-'
burg took their third victory of |
the trip by burning back P. J. C. j
24 to 8. Watson led the scoring'
for Loulsburg with 9 points while
the whole t>eam played fined de-;
"Tensive ball holding P. J. C. to a
lone field goal. Miller with 3
points led the losers.
The "Trojans" Journeyed to
Carolina to play the Frosh only to [
be defeated 29 to 18 for their tint'
'loss in six games. Watson and
Lancaster led t'he scoring for Lou
lsburg with 6 points each while
Hose scored 8 points for the
Freshman of Carolina. Watson led 1
his "teammates on defense.
Wednesday nlghti the Loulsf>urg
"Trojans" turned back the State
College Freshman 24 to 21. Lan
caster led fhe~~~Loulsburg quint
wit* 13 points while Stray horn
scored 10 points for Slatc^ Fresh
man. Brantley was the locals de
fensive star.
ENTERTAINS CLASS
Mrs. E. Rabil entertained the
members and friends of the Sun
day School class meeting of the
Baptist Church, at her home Fri
day evening at 7:30. ?
An interesting report of the
class, its 'work and the officers and
. also B.talk by Mrs. U. Q. Wood lief,
were siren, f
After the business, Mrs. ftabil
?erred tfcot chocolate, cakes and
Onlcktai Nut* to tbe following:
Mwdamns Woodllef, W. "B. Joy
Her, Velton Cash, Ouf Joyner,
Mullen. Vaughan, Godfrey, Har
rington, Simmons, McFergerson.
Babil and Miss Joe Natsiff.
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FROM INGLESIDE
Henry Dickmnn. about- 21, a
former resident of Ingliside, at
tendant at a service station in
Richmond, Va.. the past' year, was
seriously sliot in the face by a ne
gro bandit at uu early hour Thurs
day morning of last week. He is
believed to have been one of two
who held up Mr. Uii kerson about
six weeks ago and escaped with
$6:1.00. According to a Itichniond
detective two men entered the ser
vice station shortly after midnight
and asked for two hot-ties of soft
drinks. Mr. Dlckerspn recognised
one man as being one of the pair
which held him up there six weeks
ago, arid after giving them the
drinks, he went into . I 'be back
room to ijet a shot gun. When he
emerged "with the shot gun. plan
ning to hold the negroes until po
lice could arrive, the negro Tthot
hint, the bullet enterihg ju'st be
low the left eye. Two otjier, ne
groes remenined In a car some
distance frpm the place. Thre*'
of the men baveJjeen captured,
all claiming that t<he man at targe
did thj?_jhooting. Mr. Dickerson
remain's in Memorial hospital in
a serious condition, but is report
ed to be slowly improving. His
mother, Mrs. L,onle Dickerson. and
four of his sisters, left immediate*
ly to be with him. One sister.
Mrs. Carl White, lives in Rich
mond,
Since Mie above was written it
was leartfed here this morning
that the fourth negro has . been
arrested.
Solon Southerland, a colored
man about 40 years old, was
found dead Monday morning in
t'he room he was occupying as
temporary quarters near the resi
dence of Mr. C. C. Catlett, by
whom he was employed. It is sup
posed the man died some Mme
during Sunday night. He had com
plained of not being well the day
before, but as he was seen about
the premises he was not tfhought
to be seriously sick. Southerland
had been drinking but it Is not
known whether he died from t<he
effects of the liquor or some h*?rt
trouble.
Wonder If the ever progressive
Editor of the TIMES wu not'
loath to retire from the good old
year and enter the newT Accord
ing to dates of his last paper he
let six days of the new year lin
ger In the lap of the old ? Jan. 0,
1938. _
Many changes have occurred in
this part of tihe county in the mat
ter of new homes. There was more
moving perhaps than In ifcavy
years.
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Home, Sweet Home
I SAID NO - /
\bu CAWT HAVE TWE CAR "TONIG-HT? >
1 DON'T CARE IP VOU DO HAVE A HEAVY DATE f
"WE last Time You wad twe car out with Your.
fcAKE-HELLY FPIENDS.VOU LOST A "BUMPER AMD
?ut A -Permanent w/ms in a fender ?
if you MUST see twat little empty headed ,
HENNA HANNAH- WALK / J
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WA.5 A Boy
VJE Always ,
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ENTERTAINS RECENT BRIDES
Mrs. Julian Heron and -M t'j.
Randolph Ti'owc. I will ol' 'Wash
ington, D. C.. entertained at the
home of their parents, Mr. and
.Mrs. -Arrtitir AV. Person, last Fri
day evening, in honor of two re
rent brides. Mesdaines George
Woiuble, who was prior to her
December marriage. Miss Sarah
Hicks, of Louisburg, and Mrs. Ed
Ward Stewart Slovall Contract
bridge was plajed. I Ijgli scores
were .Miss Lucille HffVhi and
.Miss Teinpe Yurborougli. The
brides also* weit' remembered with
gift*.
Miss Hose Maloue and Mrs. A.
\V. Person assisted the hostesses
in serving a salad course, coffee
and candies to Mrs. Stovall. Mrs.
YVonible. Miss Tempe S'ai borougli.
Mrs. H. J. Lewis, .Miss Hose Ma
lone. Miss Mamie Pavis Beam.
Mrs. William Clifton Perry, Mrs.
\V. L. Lumpkin. Miss' Cora Beas
le.v. Mrs. E. S. Ford, Jr.. Mrs. J.
E. Fulghum. Mrs. Hamilton. H.
Hobgood, Miss Lucille Hudson,
Mrs. Iua Rouse. Miss Marguerite
Rouse. Miss Kran<f!t Titit'i''ei'. Miss
Ida Fuller, Mrs. Edgar Fuller, and
Mrs. Numa F. Freeman.
i.oi isih im; baptist ciiiitni
Schedule for tlie Week
Woman's Missionary Society
Business and Social meeting on
Monday afternoon. January 16 uO
3:30 will be held. at the church.
Young Woman's Auxiliary will
meet at 7:30 P M. Monday even
ing with Miss Bessie Ilale at- 708
Kejimore Avenue.
Teachers' and Officers' meeting
on Wednesday at 7:00 P. M.
Weekly Prayer Service on Wed
nesday at 7:30 P. M. The Pastor
is teaching a Bible course. Each
hook of "the Bible is to be discuss
ed giving purpose and plan of the
book. Dr. Bagby will submit one
word descriptions of books as far
as is possible: for the Bible, Re
demption; for the Old Testament.
Preparation: for llie New Testa
ment, Completion:; for Genesis,
Lineage. THh- book of Exodus will
be discussed on January 18. Our
member* are urged to attend and
anyone else who would like to at-!
tend is cordially invited.
Junior Choir practice at 7:00 1
P. M. and Senior Choir practice ak
7:45 P. M. on Thursday evening.
BETTER
In contrast with 1938 when the
farm family felt the effects of the
general decline in business ac
tivity, 1939 gives promise of be
ing a better year, believes Dean
I. O. Schaub, director of the State ,
College Extension Service. *
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Drsr^sK^:.
SATISFACTION TO
MAKE ANYTHING
'TAKE WATER'
Starts March of Dimes
Keith Morgan, Chairman of the Committee for the Celebration of
the President's Birthday, pins the first March of Dimes button on
Arthur Carpenter, Director of Organization fgr the states of Ten
nessee, Kentucky and North and South Carolina. Mr. Carpenter
, received the first button during a call at national. headouarters in
Vew York City. All the states under his direction are solidly united
in the March of Dimes campaign and in celebrations which will be
held January 3# in honor of President Roosevelt's 57th birthday
Left to right. Arthur Carpenter and Keith Morran
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HO.MK IMMOXsrifATION
DKI'.IRTMBNT
l.lllle Mnr Braxton, Home
Demon*! i-nl ion Ag<nt
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Schedule .Inn 10-21
Monday ? Office. '
Tuesday ? Seven Paths club.
Wednesday ? Harris clulj.
Thursday ? Epsom club.
Friday? Clifton club.
Saturday ? Federal Ion Meting,
10:31). /
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There is to be a poultry meet
ing in Rocky Mount. /Saturday.
Jan. 17. for the people rtf the 14lh
District. All those wh6 are inter
ested in any phase of poultry rais
ing or marketing will find this
meeting very profitable.
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