THE FRANKLIN TIMES
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XI 3 Court Street Telephone 283-1
A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager
James A. Johnson, Assistant Editor and Manager
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Don't fail ^ register if you have moved, become of
ageu>r just failed to register in the primary.
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If Judge Parker calls for the election books to deter
mine tax evaders and delinquents in Franklin there
?will, 110 doubt, be some old time scuffling.
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What will happen next week in Franklin County if
Judge Parker orders all delinquent tax payers into
Court? He is doing a good job in "Wake. There are
many in Franklin who can pay, and have not done so,
that should be made to pay. l^et's hope Judge Parker
gets straight behind them.
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Seen at state fair
The state and county fairs are a firmly entrenched
tradition in this country. They provide education 110
less than entertainment and a good time for the whole
family. On the serious side, they show what agriculture
has accomplished.
Expert visitors to recent fairs have been impressed by
the stress laid 011 quality. Better fruits, better vegeta
bles, beffer 'dairy products ? all along the line, the pro
ducts of the farm are constantly attaining higher stand
ards. And a large measure of the credit for that
achievement must go to the agricultural marketing co
operatives.
These co-ops have long laid special stress 011 better
producing methods ? methods which not only produce
more, but which produce a finer quality crop. They
have done fine work in soil utilisation and kindred lines.
And the result is better, food for the .consumer, along
with a higher return for the producer.
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KEEPING PRICES IN CHECK
Government economists estimate that over 4,000,000
?workers will be added to employment rolls by next July.
Defense and allied industries are the principal source of
new employment so far. As defense industries increase
employment, more thousands of workers will be needed
in stores, jip^aurants, cleaning shops, laundries, etc., to
supply the demands of new wage earners. It is a snow
ball process with repercussions that can be both bene
ficial and detrimehtaTlttvihe same time.
The danger inherent ii/ the situation is the possibility
of a war tinie boorii, rather than gradual expansion. For
tunately there is less change of a boom disrupting prices
now than-et -any time in the past. Industry is on a far
better organized basis than during the last war. The
best example of this can be found in the field of retail
merchandising. Two decades ago retailing was a one
man business ? one man striving to get all the traffic
Would bear, oblivious to conditions surrounding his lo
cality. The corner grocery of a few years ago was a
trtie monopoly compared to the modern mass-merchan
dimng systems, which work on the principle that to
s^Ve th(? best interests of consumers and producers is
the best possible way to serve themselves. Chain and
independent merchants, during the present emergency,
have been using every resource at their command to aid
in stabilizing prices. If it is humanly possible to avoid
a critical rise in retail prices due to demands of millions
of new workers, together with the great increase in pur
chasing power which they represent, the retailers of the
.country will do it.
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ARE YOU A PACK *AT ?
When it comes to accumulations of useless odda-and
ends which are found in profusion in many homes, here's
an excellent motto: '/Burn the junk up ? before it
burns you up!" /
A good many of us have characteristics of the pftck
Tat.' We hate to throw anything away. Old clothes,
old magazines, old furniture, even old newspapers? ?all,
go into informal storage in attic or basement or closet.
They may stay there for years, collecting dust and mold,
with nothing dangerous happening. Again, they may
not ? fire, which feeds on such accumulations, may find
them. And then all your possessions, no less than the
.junk, may go up in smoke.
Once or twice a year it would be an excellent idea to
make a tour of your home to ferret out such hazards.
Cliarities will be glad to have old clothes, furniture and
reading matter. Anything that is useless can go to the*
rjunkman or be destroyed in the incinerator. Be espec
ially alert in going through workshop and garage ? it is
? common habit to leave cans of paint, varnish and other
inflammable liquids open. Cleaning rags should always
(be kept in closed metal containers. Spillage of gasoline
or oil should be at once mopped up.
Perhaps your home is free of such dangers. I fit
It ifi very much the exception. The chances are that lift*
Kards exist of which you know nothing? hi&rirdte thai
call be easily eliminated once discovered. Look fot
It hem now. Don't put it off until tomorrow? for tomor
row could be too late. Fire can strike tonight as easily
tupext week or Q.ext jear. *
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MR. ' SAM mAtTOX
Local Manager
GIRL'S BODY, DRESSED I.N
SII.KS, KKPT 7 YEARS
BY ADMIRER, 70
Key West. Fla. ? Officers ar
ranged a hearing Monday for a
70-year-old man, who, they char
ged. kept in his bedroom for sev
en years the body of a young
woman wit-h whom he fell in love
before she died.
"I did not want one so beauti
ful to go to dust." Deputy Sheriff
Ray Elwood quoted the man as
saying.
Booked as Karl Taniler van
Cosel. he was placed in jail in de
fault of 11.000 bond on a charge
of taking the body from a vault
without permission.
The officer said van Cosel ex
plained that he had taken the
Body from a vault two years after
the 19-year-old woman died, took
U to his isolated home and used
wax to repair and preserve IK
Elwood said the body,- clad in
a silken robe with a veil over the
face, lsty in a.' single bed near a
bed on w{i|ch thq. eldirly man
slept. Golif bracelets were on the
Wrists and an artificial rose lit
her hair.
Deputies .Elwood. and Bernard
Wafte related this story.
Van Cosel was an X-ray expert
at the hospital to whidh. the young
woman was taken ninte' years'ago
for treatment of tub&culosisj! Hie
became enamoured of her, and
after her death, persualed h?r
family to allow him to have the
body taken from the grave to a
vault built at his own expense.
Daily. tire aging man spent
hours i|i tbe vault.
?"Then one day." Deputy El
wood 'quoted him. "I opened her
coffin and found that the body
was decaying. I did not want one
so beautiful to go to dust. 1 stole
the body about t*wo years after
she died and have, had it with me
ever since."
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YOUNGS VILLE P. T. A.
The Youngsville Parent-Teach- j
er Association met in the school,
auditorium Monday night, Oct. 7,|
1940 at- 7:00 o'clock. This was;
the first regular meeting of the
year. A business meeting was
held early in September. The
meeting was presided over by
the president. Mrs. S. E. Thar- !
rlngton, and was upriied by sing
ing "America." The .devotional
wan rendered by Mr. M. K. Cars
well who stressed the importance
of patience, kindness and consid
eration for others.
Mrs. W. T. Moss' third grade !
was presented the dollar promis
ed as a reward to the room secur
ing the largest number of mem
bers in the P. T1. A. membership
drive. The commit'tees for the en
tire year were read and the nie-i
thod of operation for the school
cafeteria was discussed. As there
was no other business the meet-|
ing was turned over to the hos
pitality committee which is com-|
posed of Miss Beatrice Hill, Mrs.
W. H. Hight. and Mrs, E. M.
Mitchell. This committee served
fruit punch and cakes. They ren-j
dered a very interesting program
of songs. Appropriate to the times
the meet-ing was iclosed by the
singing of "God Bless America."
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While Preparing for the cool
weather ahead !
SHOP AT LEGGETT'S WHERE QUALITY IS HIGHER THAN
PRICE.
HATS!
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BOOTS
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Rubber boots,
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Save when you buy a
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Other Suits in all wool fabrics
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Dress Shoes
Well made, excellent
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$1.48 to $4.98
Including Jarman's
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LAST TIMES TODAY ? FRIDAY
TYRONE POWER and *
LINDA DARNELL
BRINGHAM
YOUNG"
With
Deai/jagger as BrinKham Young
A (treat show, a great entertain
ment treat.
SATURDAY, OCT. 12th
(Double Feature Day)
(?ene Autry - Smiley RurneMe
in their latest hit
"RIDE TENDER
FOOT RIDE
and
JACK HOLT in
"FUGITIVE
FROM A PRISON
CAMP"
Also Chapter !io. 10
"Red Ryder"
SUNDAY-MONDAY, OCT. 13-14
Out of the Kreat west comes
outdoor Adventure and entertain
ment as never seen before.
Fred MacMurray - Albert Dekker
Patricia Morrison
"RANGERS OF
FORTUNE"
TUESDAY, OCT. IJWh
(BARGAIN DAY)
Itifhard Dlx - Kdmund lxm<*
Wendlf Barrie
MEN AGAINST
THE SKF
An arllon adventure air story.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16th
They're back again those char
ming and thoroughly entertaining
stars of the Cat and The Canary .
In a new eomedy mystery.
Bob Hope - Paulette (ioddnrd
"THE GHOST
BREAKERS"
Come on folks; let's laugh.
THl'RS. -FRIDAY, OCT. 17-18
?Ion Hall - l.ynn Bar! In
Edward Small's production of
"KIT CARSON"
An amazing story of an amazing
era, a thrill picture that never
lets you down.
COMING SOON
Errol Flynn In 'The Sea Hawk.' i
I,I M and AHNKB in
"DREAMING OCT I*OCT)."
.'iMoon Over Burma."
Loula Hayward In "The Son of
Monte Crlsto."
Gable, Tracy, IjiMiut and Col
bert In 'Boom Town.'
Cary Grant In "Howard* of
MrBtBU."