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<hat the :
price of progress is work. And too ,
many do not see that this price,!
when divided among a whole cit- :
izenship, is a low price per citizen. i
That is where co-operation
comes in. And co-operation,
working together, is fun! When
cliques and factions and animosi
ties are discarded for the childish
t-hings they are, when minds play
with and against minds, whgn ,
ideas fly, when friendliness pre- j
vails, when the only motive is the
improvement of the towt> 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.
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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.
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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?!
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Mqlud-TableU-Salve - Nose Drops
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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 . ?<?><?
Alurtn ClocWt >ron 1 03
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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
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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<he
Highway Safety Division since
1935.
RECONDITIONED
USED CARS
We cany in stock at all times from 50 to 60 high
Grade Used Cars of all kinds, Buicks, Dodges, Olds
mobiles, Pontiacs, Plymonths, Fords, Chevrolets.
These cars are reconditioned and guaranteed on
our 50-50 Guarantee.
TWO SPECIAL BARGAINS
One 1937 Buick Two-door Sedan
with Trunk, Heater and Radio
? $495.00 ?
One 1937 Pontiac Four-door Sedan
with Trunk Only $445.00
MOTOR SALES CO.
HENDERSON, N. C. PHONE 832
Local Representative ? M. M. Reynolds
A BALE OF COTTON
PER ACRE
FOR 1940
Use Goker Cotton Seed. Recleaned and
Treated with 2% Ceresan. We have them
ready to lend to our customers and sell to
others, If you have your own seed bring them
to us and we can treat them cheaper and bet
ter. Treated seed start growing quicker and
withstand cold, wet weather better.
We are prepared to help yon poison Boll
Weevil We will sell you Molasses and Cal
cium Arsenate at cost. Ton will be able to
mop your cotton three times for no more than
60 cents per acre.
COMB BY AND TALK WITH US ,
ON HOW TO HAVE MORE
BOLES AND LESS BOLL
* ^ WEEVIL.
FRANKLIN SEED CO.
W. B. TUCKER, Manager
NASH STREET LOUISBURO, N. C.
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Farmers of Johnston County
ire planning to mop their cotton
:o control boll weevils, and are
ihowing more interest in diversi
iied farming than ever before,
lays M. A. Morgan, Extension
Farm agent.
I. W. Mangum, of ltocky Mount',
who owns a farm at Pineview in
Harneti County, wrote Assistant
farm Agent J. B. Otiorlay: "I am
sorry that I put o it building ter
races so long."
^ AOVIHS
YOUNG
GIRLS
MT?W?
WOMANHOOD
Chris Davis of Bylva is one of
the several 4-H Club boys in Jack
son County who are fitting beet
calves for the Asbevllle Fat) Stock
Show next falL
Jftrudrotial
FARM
LOANS
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4 Pair Appraisal
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W. L. LUMPKIN
Correspondent
LOUISBURG, N. 0.
A VISIT TO
BOBBITT'S
furniture house
Mattress or other H " """ Purn"ure.
-to Wish. ? you
The htch 8t:in^ hang oatside.
B 0 B B I T T
FURNITURE CO I
R' A bobbitt, Propri
rietor
&
Spring
MARCH PAINT SALE!
VITA-VAR READY MIXED S-T98
OUTSIDE PAINT ? Very Best . . ?
Gal.
GLIDDEN SEMI-PASTE
AFTER MIXING
$2??
Gal.
UTILITY READY MIXED
PAINT
.49
Gal.
COLE COTTON MOPPERS
BRIDLES 00c
HORSE COLLARS . . 91.23
AXES *1.00
PLOW LINES 23c
STEEL BEAM, STEEL
STANDARD O. C. PLOWS
Guaranteed Not to $/VOO
Spring or Break . . 0
4.75-19 Auto Tires. $6.50
5.50-17 Auto Tires . 7.75
6.00-16 Auto Tires. 7.95
Bicycle Tires 1.50
Bicycles 24.95
FISHING TACKLE
PFLUEGER, SOUTH BEND, HEDDON,
GREEK CHUB, ETO.
HOOKS, RODS, REELS, LINES, LURES, ETO.
PLUMBING
SUPPLIES
ELECTRICAL
SUPPLIES
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Hardware & Furniture
Phone 423-1 Lonlsburg, N. 0.