HOW TO BUILD A GOOD TOWN Progress is an uphill business. And the closer it affects us, the more personal it is, the harder ef fort is required for progress. The reason for this is very simple. It demands more thinking to solve a problem close to us than to work out a puzzle at a distance. It is far easier to see through interna tional affairs ? to our own satis faction ? than it is to And a way to improve our home town or even our own home. If we are wrong about world puzzles, we can al ways cry "Double-croaa!" If we are wrong about problems about us, we can blame only ourselves. Every town is full of problems: problems of government, prob lems of business, problems con cerning the welfare of its citizens. Every town needs a better spirit among its citizens, toward each other and toward the town as a whole ? a spirit of co-operation, of friendliness; a throwing off of petty aims and jealousies and en vies and grudges; a whole-heart ed working together for the good of the town as a whole. Only thus can we increase the good of the individual. All these things ? except the last ? require work. They de mand coopeiatlon. ' Towns every where today are suffering be cause most of their citizens are content to ride on what a few workers are doing. Too many such "riders" even resent) the attempts of their public-spirited fellow cit izens to stir them into action, to improve (heir towns. Too many have not yet learned that every-! thing has its price ? and t as a place where all can live inore hap pily and prosperously ? then we can have that free, strong, cheer ful drive and urge that can best be called town spirit. And Mien we find that town problems can be and are solved, the town pro gresses ? because all of us work. We have a fine board of com-! mlssioners, all of them men of high standing and qualifications. We have a fine police force, con sisting of efficient and excellent officers. We have one of the finest mayors in North Carolina. We have a few skunks in the bown, but I reckon' that is be cause we live so close to the river. C. C. HUDSON. FROM INGLK8IDK Mrs. C. C. Catlett, whose criti cal illness was last noted in tibls column late during the past sum mer, still is quite ill. However, there has been a wonderful im provement in her general condi tion since that period, and It Is hoped Uiat she may yet be restor ed to her usual health. t:i Elmore Edwards has been sick 1n Henderson, where he is em ployed, for the past ten days. Sor ry to hear that Editor Johnson was in with the flu last week, and we trust the attack was sufficient ly mild to enable him to be |>ack in the sanctum at present, enjoy ing his usual duties. tit Friends report that Mrs. Alex ander Wilson Is confined to her home this week with an attack of flu. * * A Making a number of pastoral calls Monday afternoon tbe Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Marl-In, of Klttrell, returning from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Wilson, made oth ers in Ingleslde and nearby com munity on their way home. t t t Ills friends regret that Mr. A. W. Wilson has been more closely confined to the home the past two or three weeks. They miss seeing Mr. Wilson enjoying his usual drives in town and along the country side, and hope to see him out again in tbe very near future. ttt Among a number of our citi zens on the sick list and other wise Indisposed ? some convales cent and others not so fortunate ?r?: Mrs. J. B. Wilson, Mrs. Ve nt* Pinnell, Mr*. Turner Harris, Mrs. Pat Bhearln, Mrs. George Finch, Mrs. Lee Roberson, Mrs. Annie Kearney, Mrs. P. 8. Foster, Mrs. George Manning, Messrs. John Finch, Peter Foster, George Manning, Joe Hunt, Charlie Cat? lett. (The above Items were receiv ed too late for last week. ? Ed.) WHV Buffer from Colds?! 11 Coo sr? ODD Mqlud-TableU-Salve - Nose Drops . > . LIME AND PHOSPHATE Franklin County farmers are Jumping at the opportunity to se cure lime and phosphate as Qrant of Aid through Soil Conservation Program for use on lespedeta, per manent pasture and other crops. Lespedeta seed have advanced in price due to scarcity of seed and many Franklin County farmers have advised that they are plan ning to use phosphate, potash, and lime and in some cases nitro gen on their lespedeta in an at tempt to Increase yields of seed and hay per acre as a harvester could harvest a large crop of seed Just at cheaply as it could a small crop. Recent demonstrations eoaAui' ted in Franklin County hare soo vinced farmers of the value of lime and fertiliser material! on lespedeta and pastures. With ma terials available as Grant of Aid. applications of these materials are easily possible. Farmers are beginning to reallxe that it la nec essary to produce their legumes and small grain seeds at home. In order to- plant the desired acreage. One hundred and sixty-four tons of lime have been delivered to Franklin County farmers and orders are now placed for 224 ad ditional tons to be delivered with in the next two weeks. One car consisting of 20 tons of triple su perphosphate has been ordered and a second car should be order ed this week. A recent report from the State Office indicates that of March 17, 1940, 68,276 tons of Grant of Aid lime had been order ed by North Carolina farmers and 2,856 tons of 48% phosphate. Ashe County has ordered 650 tons of triple superphosphate which is the largest order by any County in the State. Watauga' County made the largest order of lime as Grant of Aid. Farmers in Watauga County have ordered 4,441 tons of lime. Four countries have ordered above 3,000 tons. Orders for lime and phosphate will be received In Franklin Coun ty through .August. Lime and phosphate secured as Grant of Aid should be applied on farm land covered by the Serial Number un der wlilch it Is ordered and should be applied by October 31, 1940. One hundred and t-hlrty-Bix bi cyclists were killed in North Car olina from 1936 through 1939, ?nnluslve. Three-^'irths of the drivers involved in u.-'-idents in North Carolina last yea. hfu) boon driv ing a year or longer. RULE FIRM BROKE LAW ! Court Opinion Against Ethyl Company Washington. ? The 8upreme Court ruled today that the Ethyl Gasoline Corp. of New York had violated the Sherihan Anti-Trust Act by restricting Rale of lead treated gasoline to Jobbers licens ed by the corporation. Justice Stone delivered the de cision that affirmed a ruling by the southern New York Federal District Court which enjoined the corporation from requiring job ber* to produce licenses in order to handle tihe product. "Since the unlawful control over the jobbers was established and maintained by resort to the licensing device," Stone said, "the decree rightfully suppressed it even though it had been or might continue to be used for some law ful purpose. "The court waB bound to frame its decree so as to suppress the unlawful practices and to take such reasonable measures as would preclude their revival." Jones County is determined to improve its pastures, and several farmers are conducting demon strations to determine the best rates of seeding and fertilization, report* F. F. Hendriz, farm agent of the State College Extension Service. Look fr t^e nime or tNe dial of ? 4 1 h - .'?>'? ? . ' ? It n your liiurir n ot depenrJi bil'ty and quality in a timepiece Pqc1*#' WolcKoi 'ram Si 00 */r>l Wo?chei Irom . ?ron 1 03 i Make. Susie. THAT YOUR COTTON GETS ENOUGH POTASH PROFITS from cotton dwindle wlien the crop cannot get enouoh potarli. Co'toj... ruut is potash starvation. Deo?a&<-d yieJfliv more wilt injury, and poor quality lint tnd fiber result when soil and fertilizer do not supply . plenty of this important plant food. Experi mental work has shown that the value of the crop can be reduced as much as $25 per acre due to lack of potash. A recommended application at planting time is 400-600 pounds, per acre, of a fer tilizer containing 6-10% potash. At chop ping time, more can be added in a nitrogen potash top-dresser containing the equivalent of 50-100 pounds of muriate of potash. Ask your county agent or experiment sta tion how much potash your soil will supply L and how much to add to carry your crop through to profit. Then make sure that your dealer sells you a fertil izer containing enough potash to supply what you need. You will be surprised how little ex tra it costs. Write us for fur ther information and frse literature on the profitable fertiJi ration of crops. AMERICAN POTASH INSTITUTE, INC. INVESTMENT BUILD IN O WASHINOTOM.D. C. SOUTHZHMOmC*! MOBTQAGI QUAKAMTII BLDO. ATLAHTA. OA 1 ? T> i-7 ' i MRS. STELLA K. BOBBITT Franklinton. ? Burial rites for Mrs. Stella Kittle Bobbltt, one of Franklinton's oldest and most be loved residents, wbo died March 15 at ber home, were held at Fairview Cemetery wioh her pas tor, the Rev. S. E. Mercer officiat ing. Pallbearers were K. J. Rose, W. L. Stone, A. H. Vann, G. L. Cooke, L. W. Henderson and T. J. Jackson. Mrs. Bobbitt was born January 20, 1858, a daughter of Frances and Isham M. Kittle. She was the oldest living alumnus of Oreens boro Female College, graduating with the class of 1876. At her death she sMU had a diary of her college days and this she willed to the school. In 1888 she mar ried Henry Allen Bobbitt and to this union were born four child ren. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs.. Lucy Bobbitt, and a grandson, Henry Holding, of Franklinton. She wag a member of the Metho dist Church for 72 years and ser ved her church as organist for 25 years. She was a charter member of t-he Woman's Missionary So ciety. WOOD JOINS MARINES (Special 'to Franklin Times) Joseph Wilson Wood, son of Mr. Preston A. Wood, of R. F. D. No. 4, Loulsburg, N. C., was ac cepted for service In tbe United States Marine Corps at tbe Dis trict Headquarters Recruiting StaUon located at tbe Post Office Building In Raleigh, N. C. He was transferred on the 23rd of March to the Marine Barracks, Parrls Island, 8. C., for a brief period of training. ' Upon completion of the requir ed training at Parria Island, S. C., he will be assigned to some ser vice school, ship, foreign station, or marine barracks for duty. Entrance examinations for en listment! in the Marine Corps are now being held at t be Post Office Building, Raleigh, N. C. Full in formation and application blanks will be forwarded upon request. | More than 26,000 drivers' li censes have been revoked by i