THE FRANKLIN TIMES I
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Issued Every Friday
ais Court Street Telephone 288-1
A. P. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager
James A. Johnson, A? Want Editor and Manager
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AMESICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
New York City
Entered at the Fostoftiee at Ixmiabnrg, N. C. 'as second
class mall matter.
A headline of a news dispatch reads "Dies exhonor
ates three film Stars. ' ' Wonder if that 's a whitewash.
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"We would suggest that the Chamber of Commerce
put its influence behind widening the street at the mon
ument.
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The indications now* are that the National Guard will
be called into regular service for twelve months on
September 16th. , v
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North Carolina has at last gotten in style. The seven
Supreme Court Justices donned robes upon opening
Court in the new building Tuesday.
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After all, if you are going to draft man power for
defense or war purposes, why not draft capital and in
dustry as well. What's fair for one is equally fair for
the other.
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All (jitizens of the County should join in the move
ment tfl^flediwite the New Armory. Not altogether in
appreciation 61 ihe building, which should be, but also
in memory and appreciations for the services rendered
the country in all the past wars.
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It has been suggested that there is too much stress
placed upon exemption in the Compulsory draft act, and
claiming that all men and women between certain ages
should be drafted and those not suitable for front line
service be given other work in the line of duty to do.
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The Senate passed the Conscription bill Wednesday
holding to the age limit of 21 to 30 inclusive, and with a
plause to conscript industry if necessary. The bill was
sent to the House, which has held to a registration age
of 18 to 64 with service limits 21 to 45<years. The reg
istration to begin 15 days after final enactment and ser
vice period to begin 40 days thereafter.
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If a person appreciates local conveniences and local
assistance when needed, even though it is a business
transaction, then he should show that appreciation suf
ficiently to give his assistance towards maintaining that
institution or enterprise. Therefore the farmers as well
as all others, and no further than others cooperate witli
.them and local institutions and enterprises, should put
their shoulders to the wheel to help build up local insti
tutions.
THE RIGHT TO VOTE
Strange as it may seem, it is reported that a gross
misunderstanding exists in some parts of the country
to the effect that if a. Democrat casts a vote for a Re
publican candidate, the voter makes himself a Republi
can instead of a Democrat, and vice versa, and thereby
terminates his affiliation with his own party.
If such a mistaken idea exists, it is important that
voters be informed that they can vote for whom they
please in general elections, without in any way chang
ing their party affiliations or their right to vote in pri
maries and other local elections.
In the various nominations, especially nationally, the
parties have eliminated the party loyalty feature and
relieved this obligation upon the voters.
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MAN MADE LAWS NOT ENOUGH
During the next couple of months the country is go
ing to hear plenty of discussion regarding the agricul
tural problem. A political candidate's biggest head
ache is the farmer. The farmer lives by nature in all
her abundan6e-?or scarcity. And the cleverest, most,
farsighted body of lawmakers cannot guess from one
year to the next what to do about the farmer in order
to maintain his purchasing power at somewhere near
a stable par.
The farmer cannot wait for man-made laws to outwit
nature. He has developed machinery to market his
produce at the best going price. The marketing coop
eratives, for example, have become his effective ally in
his job of trying to make the erratic productive forces
of nature jibe with the almost equally erratic demands
of the consuming public. It is not an easy job. It
calls for unremitting effort and scientific organization.
The marketing cooperatives have all of these. In any
program of agricultural aid they inevitably play a vital
part, and help to make a tough problem a little leis
tough. ' [ ?
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WHERE RETAILERS CAN, HELP
An authority on merchandising recently made a nutti
ber of pertinent suggestions concerning the way Ameri
ca's retailers may help protect the domestic standard
of living during the abnormal period we are undergoing.
# Retailers, this authority said, sixfold develop and of
fer substitutes for products of whipfr the $upply is' shor
tened by defense needs, or whose price has risen faster
than consumers' incomes. They should avoid buying
hysteria or speculative purchases and cojlect and dis
seminate helpful information to their customers. They
should discourage and report unjustified j)rice increas
es. They should review wage levels from time to time,
in order to prevent employe purchasing power from fall
ing due to increases in the cost of living. They should
lay special emphasis on good quality, reasonably priced
merchandise.
A program such as this is not only desirable but vital
in these times. The demands of defense will disrupt
normal trade channels to some extent, and the effects
will be felt throughout the entire social and economic
structure. The consumer and the worker must be given
every possible protection? otherwise, purchasing power
will go down, and the standard of living suffer severely.
All. merchants, chain and independent, can perform a
notable service by helping cusion the economic shocks
that our transition from a peace to a defense economy
will bring.
Takes A Walk
The following article was con
tributed by one whom the TIMES
knows to be an ardent) Democrat,
but for special personal reasons
the signature is withheld. It be
ing a question of National rather
than local, the TIMES is publish
ing same:
Among the notable Democrats
or ex-Democrats who are lining
up with Mr. Willkie this year is
Alfred E. Smith ? he of Happy
Warrior and Liberty League fame
or notoriety. In the light of this
his most recent walk it is well to j
remind ourselves of a few facts, j
hard even tragic facts. There is
that memorable disastrious Dem
ocratic National Convention in
New York in 1924 protracted for
so many days in a struggle be
tween Smith and McAdpo when
Smith's name Was first presented
for the Presidency by his friend
F. D. Roosevelt who for all those
days at the peril of his health did
his utmost to bring about his
nomination. Again four years
afterwards at Houston he did the
same thing and followed up
Smith's nomination by campaign-!
ing for him and accepting the
Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor in New York in order to
promote his election. And then
what? When F. D. R. himself
was a candidate for the Presi
i dency in 1932 at Chicago, Smith
? opposed him, his own hat being
| in the ring, and in the campaign
that followed gave him only
grudging, half-hearted support.
On F. D. R.'b renomination in
Philadelphia in 1936 Smith took
a real walk and openly opposed
the election of the man who had
twice nominated him for t<he
Presidency. Result ? with Smith's
half-hearted support in 1932 F.
D. R. carried every State but 8.
With his open opposition in 1936
he carried all but 2.
Two facts are outstanding with
reference to these two men. One
is that whatever may be 'Smith's
chief claim to fame or notoriety
within the borders of his own
State to most of those outside it
will be his attitude towards tbis
his one time friend to whom by
every token he owed so much.
One word describes that ? ingrat
itude.
Another tfiing with him every
word of adverse criticism and
every act of opposition to his one
time friend Franklin Delano
Roosevelt looms larger while he
himself. Alfred Emanuel Smith,
twice Governor of New York,
three times presidential candi
date just as surely gets smaller.
It is the old story of the serpent
and the file.
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looking for something particularly
nice for a young i^n.
Saleajnan ? Have you looked in
the mirror?
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A tremendous variety of styles and fabrics,
every one well tailored and budget priced.
Of ]|'|"C for boys in their teens down to
the toddler thrilling to hi* first
kindergarten trip. AI) wool boys' suits with
two trousers price<l as low as $4.9.1.
pvD pCOp^T that'll keep school age
4*l(h(rrs looking neat
and nice. Of course, we have more sophisti
cated styles for high school and college
girls. From !Wc to $8.00.
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Our children '8 and youth's departments are well
known for their understanding of clothing prob
lems. We will plan wardrobes to fit any budget,
or if ybu prefer, just come in and select the need
ed articles. Our Sales Force are especially
trained in young people's dressing problems and
will be able to show you exactly the right things.
FOX'S
Louisburg's Best
DEPARTMENT STORE
FROM INGLESIDE
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Mr. J. B. Be^sley's yard *Bd!
fence, where so many wrecks have
occurred, before thev atop and
danger signals were finally In
stalled, again was the scene of
another crash at 1 o'clock Friday
morning when a Chevrolet car
running at high speed, entered
Highway 59, struck Beasley's
fence tearing t-he wire fenoe and
posts down for sixty feet, barely
missing a tree in crossing the en
trance to the driveway; tearing
through another fence, and clear
ing a three foot dltich, the car
plunged down an embankment
into a cotton patch, and stopped
right side up. Five men, base
ball players, were riding in the
car. The strangest thing about
this wild ride is that none of the
men sustained the slightest in
jury. The car was badly damag
ed. Taken from the cotton patch
the men rode away in It as if
nothing serious had happened. A
number of residents awakened by
the crash hurried from their beds
to render aid to the "dead and
injured." The crash was beard
by a man three-quarters of a mile
away. He said the car bad just
passed like a flash, and in a min
ute he knew what had happened.
He got astride a mule and hasten
ed to the scene of trouble.
was a very narrow escape from
death or serious injury, as were
several previous wrecks ab that
point. Soon the spot may be
termed the lucky corner, that is
to all except Mr. Beasley.
The last wreck to occur before
the one recorded above, the car
broke through bhe fence and stop
ped in the yard. One of the men
noticed some evidence of a form
er wreck, so frequent then, said to
the othei^: "Look here, some oth
er damn fool has been here be
fore."
He said: How lovely common!
things must eeem to you, who
have such lovely eyes to see t'hem
through.
Ingleside folks as well as Louis
burg and all others along the
line, are pleased at the new im
proved Trallways Bus service,
over the new fast route via Louis
burg, Ingleside. Warrenton and j
Roanoke Rapids, with round trips j
daily and 'no change of bus. It
is' a real pleasure to ride in one
of those new Trailways Clipper
Coaches. It seems that one can
go any place now on a Trallways
coafch; as they cover the country
like the dew.
A little Ingleside boy, not 3 %
years old, and a close observer
for one so young, it appears wish
ed to ride on one of the new
buses. With a string in hand be
ran out to highway to stop the
bus which he did. The driver
didn't take him aboard, however,
but stopped to avold,,ap accident.
The little boy slipped out/ unno
ticed until he had reached the
road.
Little Miriam Rose Marks had
a near serious accident Monday
when both of her hands and arms
were caught in the ringer of a
washing .machine- Playing with
other smajl children it 4s thought
the currant was accidentally tur
ned on, as no older person was
present. A quick response to
cries from the children and the
little girl was extricated from t<be
machine. She was taken to a
doctor by Mr. J. B. Beasiey and
Miss Ruth Marks. It was found
that no bones were broken, and
she is doing very well at present.
EUROPEAN WAR NEWS
(Continued' irom i*age One)
manian settlement and avert war
in the Balkan^. '
There were Reports, as yet un
confirmed, that Russia had sent a
note to already dismembered Ru
mania threatening to invade Ru
mania "in self-defense" if King
Carol's government cedes any
territory to Hungary as result of
jtomorow's Vienna conference.
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FRYERS AND HENS.
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