THE FRANKLIN TIMES
Issued Every Friday
915 Court Street Telephone 288-1
A. P. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager
James A. Johnson, Assistant Editor and Manager
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Clean-up and paint-up and enjoy the satisfaction it
brings.
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flection day in Louisburg was not only quiet and cold,
but wet and thundery.
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Talk about Municipal elections wonder who would get
the tossed coin. Raleigh or Charlotte?
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The election is over. Now lets see if Louisburg citi
zens get any relief from the present high electric rates.
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Hitler brags about Germany being the heaviest armed
country in Europe. Sometimes conditions become' "top
heavy.
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If we could all know what is beyond the grave or death
as we know it, wonder what changes there would be in
the present life ?
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If Raleigh's politics are half as bad as. they suem to
one at a distance reading reports, something should be
done to clean them up.
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President Roosevelt has again called upon Congress to
rush defense funds. Whether trouble conies or not it
? begins to look as if the big boys are expecting it, anyway
they are getting prepared.
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Instead of depending 011 government New York has
grown without the aid of government; indeed, the city
contributes to government far inure in proportion to its
n umbers than any other part of the nation.
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It is pretty generally understood that Hitler, in his
speech Friday morning, expressed willingness to make
peace tei-ms provided he can name the terms and that all
other countries will ask him to propose them.
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Congratulations to Hon. T. Boddie Ward for liis re
appointment as Highway Commissioner. This is ' an
honor well bestowed. He is not only capable and effic
ient, but possesses a desire to serve the people to the
best advantage. ^
It is to be hoped the litigation pending will not delay
the completion of the Raleigh highway. It would have
required only a few more days to gravel the road and
then travel could use it. As it now stands with .just a
little rain, it is impassable. - ' ? >r -
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A person visiting Louisburg the past week was sur
prised and delighted to note so many desirable changes
since he was here about live years ago. This shows we
are progressing even though we are not yet out of the
worst depression in history. ?
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This is Clean-up Week. Join your neighbors jn an
effort to make your community more attractive and a
better place to live, by cleaning up your premises, re
moving all trash and waste, painting and cleaning your
buildings and dressing up your yards.
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Great students of foreign questions and affairs see in
Hitler's declarations an opportunity for a broad peace
program in Europe. Let's hope this is true. But who
wants to enter any kind of contract letting one individ
ual name all the terms? We don't believe it will work.
And especially so when the world holds so little confi
dence in what he says. The general impression is Hitler
and Mussolini both will promise you anything in order
to gain time to do as they please.
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A CENTURY AND A HALF
,The New York Wold's Fair, which opened on April 30,
commemorates the 150th anniversary of the inauguration
of the first President, George Washington, who took the
oath of office on the balcony of Federal Hall, at what is
now the corner of Wall and Nassau streets, New York
City.
Many people have doubtless wondered how the capital
of the new nation was located in New York, in the first
place, why it remained there so short a time, and how
it came to be moved to the brand-new city of Washington.
The new government was the successor to the ineffici
ent Continental Congress, which had been knocked about
from pillar to post from the beginning of the Revolu
tion, finally meeting in New York from 1785 on. So al
though the Constitution of the new government had been
drafted in Philadelphia, the President and Congress
elected under it had to go to New York to take over from
the old government.
1 The Constitution provided that the first Congress
should determine upon a permanent location for the
capital of the new nation. New York wanted to be it,
but it was a small city, much smaller than Philadelphia.
The Southern members of the first Congress wanted
the capital in their territory. So they agreed to give the
nation ten miles square on the Potomac, in exchange for
their support of Alexander Hamilton's plan for funding
the national debt. Congress voted to move the capital
to Philadelphia for ten years and then to the new city.
New York has got along pretty well without being the
capital of the nation. Indeed, it probably has got along
better than it would have done if its interests had been
centered on politics. It had 15,000 population when
George Washington was inaugurated. Now it has seven
and a half million people and is the largest and wealthiest
city in the world.
Legislators Follow Hoey
In Planning For Future
The 1939 General Assembly fol
lowed a path in the general direc
tion of the goals outlined in Ooy.
ernor Hoey's biennial message.
Unlike the chief executives of
others states, the Governor of
North Carolina has no veto power.
In order to shape laws, a Tar
Heel Chief Executive must rely
solely upon his own supporters iu
a - legislature.
A proof of Governor Hoey's po
pularity was offered during the
dying days of the 1939 session.
Both Houses unanimously adopt
ed a resolution endorsing him for;
the Democratic nomination foi>
President of the United States.
Recommendations
in his biennial message, Gover- ;
nor Hoey made 14 specific re
commendations to the General As
sembly. Of these. 10 were followed
fairly closely, one resulted in a
compromise which the Governor
unofficially endorsed and three
suggestions were ignored.
The Governor recommended
1: A balanced budget. Revenue
officials say the budget for the
1939-41 biennium la substantially
.in balance.
2. Ninth and 10th sala'ry incre
ments for teachers. Money was
appropriated for the increments,
although the allotments were not
specifically earmarked for use as
increments.
3. Better facilities for Negro
education. Graduate courses were
authorized at the N. C. College
for Negroes and at the A. and T. 1
College for Negroes. Curricula ex
pansion also was authorized J.U
normal colleges for Negroes ill
Fayettevllle and Elizabeth City.
4. Election reforms. Laws pro-|'
hlbiting absentee voting in pri- ;
maries. regulating activity of mar- '
kers in primaries, and calling for '
a re-listing of voters before the '
1940 primaries-were adopted.
For Justice Department
5. More emphasis on crime pre
vention. A state department of jus
tice wag tfgiMbiiBhed. <
6. More agricultural research. I
A substantial increase was made :
in the allotment for the N. C. |
State college experiment station ,i
Fertilizer taxes were raised tol
finance a marketing program. !|
7. The transfer from the high
way fund to the general fund of J
an amount equal to appication to]i
gasoline of. the three per cent |
sales tax. This was followed to the i
letter. The Legislature authorized j I
the diversion, if necessary, of $5,
000,000 during 1939M1. jj
8. Passage of a permanent rev- J]
enue act. Such an act was passed,
which incorporated the general
three per cent sales tax Into the
stale's continuing fiscal policy.
Patrol Boost I'rgcd
9. An increase in the numop'r of
State highway patrolmen. An in
crease of 50 was authorized.
10. Continuation of the State
advertising program. The program
was continued, although tlie ap
propriation was reduced slightly.
11. Establishment of a 12th
grade if funds could be found to
finance the addition. The Legis
lature failed to find the funds, and
did not establish the grade.
12. Issuance of $5,000,000 in
highway bonds. The Legislature
did not authorize the bonds.
13. Granting judges and juries
discretionary powers in prono
uncing death sentences. A bill to
allow judges or juries to mete out
life imprisonment sentences, in
capital cases was killed.
14. Higher tuition for students
at State institutions of higher
Warning. A compromise was reach
ed which authorized an increase in
(he tuition of out-of-state students
In 1937, Hoey made more than
a score of recommeiulutions to the
General Assembly. All but two ?
calling for a State-wide refer
endum on liquor and for reap
portionment of the membership of
the House of Representatives ?
were adopted.
Last year, the Governor called
i special legislative session to
authorize issuance of bonds to fin
ance the State's share of a WPA
building program. The special
session followed every guberna
torial suggestion.
TREASURY MOVES TO
ELIMINATE 'BUSINESS
DETERRENT' TAXES
. Wasliingtob. The Treasury
ras disclosed bjr well-infill llied~
leglslators today_to have drafted
i comprehensive" four-point pro
gram to eliminate taxes -criticized
is "business deterrents."
The lawmakers outlined the
program as follows :
1. Elimination of the present
undistributed profits, capital
stock, and excess profits taxes.
Substitution of a flat-rate corpor
ition income levy of not more
than 22 per cent.
2. Reduction in higher-bracket
personal income taxes from a
maximum of 75 per cent to a max
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TIME
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The thing I likes ?
Th?jr ain't no
Stop and Go llghtx
Nor auiy policeman
WaTln' hi* armx
<)n thin here lake.
I just flips the cord
And away I goc*
With thin Imtc Sra Horse.
All the above can be bought at the BROWN
FURNITURE HOUSE. Talk to the man that
knows what you need, when you go fishing.
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Youuga villa, N. G.
imum of 60 per cent. |su
3. Authorization for corpora- to
tions to carry over tax credits for ha
losses for three years instead of, let
one. un
4. Modification of the capital wi
gains tax in an effort to cncour- th
age investment. Ai
The legislator! indicated that ne
President Roosevelt had approved wi
the entire program except the pro- in
posed reduction in upper-level in- an
come taxes. Secretary Morgen- .
thau probably will discuss that so
idea with him before talking to '.he to
House Ways and Means Commit- ho
tee next week. mi
The suggested tax reduction ca
would not affect incomes under so
15,000 a year. di
The Treasury experts hope that
the program will result in no loss j
of revenue. They have not yet de
termined exactly what the flat-rate
tax on corporations should be, but
have set 22 per cent as a top limit. j;.
Corporations with income of less
than $25,000 a year would be giv- ^
en speeial favorable treatment.
The present law levies flat-rate
taxes on corporations with incom
es q if less than $25,000, and im- 1
poses a tax ranging from 16% to
19 per cent on larger companies, i
depending on the amount of pro- 1
fits turned over to shareholders.
Proposed changes in the capital
gains tax would revise the present ?
schedule in such a way as to re- X
duce the burden on those profiting ?
from investment transactions.
Kl'UOI'K.XX WAKS
The following is C. C. Hudson's
opinion on European Wars:
"Once again Europe is rolling
the loaded dice of destiny. ? . .
And once again America is asked
to play the role of International
initial
FARM
LOANS
J Low Interest
J Long Term
/ Fair Appraisal
J Prompt Service
W. L. LUMPKIN
Correspondent
LOUISBURG, N. C.
cker. The time has come for us
pause and consider. If we must
ve another Unknow Soldier ? 1
i us not ask him to die tor an
known reason! And just what
11 be accomplished by dying in
e mud? He will not increase
nerlca's resources; the last war
arly ruined our fertile lauds. He
11 not increase America's wealth;
the last war we loaned our gold
d were gold-bricked In return.
. . America must learn that her
ns abroad will bring monuments
her glory ? but her sons at
me are a monument to her com- i
jn sense. The future of Amerl- I)
n youth is on top of American
il ? not underneath European
rt."
USTRICT 4 DEFEATS LOUIS
BURti
On Monday the Eastern District
a. 4 of Franklin County Colored
School Boys defeated the Franklin
County Training School boys 9-3.
This was the second defeat the
Colored Training School has suf
fered at the hands of these rural
baseball players this school sea
son. The first one came to them
April 18 when scores were 6-4. As
the scores here indicate this game
was a slugfest throughout, but the
rural boys had a perfect setup
Monday..
Following the present line-up
of the District No. 4 boys:
Catcher, Frank Arrington; Pit
cher, Lewis Qupton; 1st base, Lew
is Stallings; 2nd base, Lilton Sills;
3rd base, Willie L. Williams;
Shortstop, Percy Alston; Left fiel
der, Q. W. Davis; Center fielder,
Lucious Perry; Right fielder, Wil
bert Stokes.
The young boys are making 4
fine showing in baseball under the
supervision of B. J. Hayes and Z.
F, Bill.
GRADUATION TIME IS
ALMOST HERE
Give the Graduate a "GIFT THAT LASTS" ;
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We have a complete line of Gifts that any
Graduate would appreciate.
Lockets, Crosses, Compacts, Fountain Pens,
Rings, and Elgin and Waltham Watches, etc.
PRICES THAT SATISFY.
Terms to suit your convenience.
We Sell The Best and Service The Rest"
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For double nnd single beds.
Only 69c
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Well made and durable,
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lovely patterns and dexigns,
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Come in and see these
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Card Tables
>1 an<] si
i fancy
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Zipper Bags
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