THE FRANKLIN TIMES
Issued Every Friday
?10 Court Street Telephone 288-1
A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager
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ON THE FARM FRONT
Only the fanner seems to really understand how criti
cal the food situation is and that is why he feels he. is
doing the patriotic thing when he takes a fighting stand
through his organizations, on the vital question of farm
laborr .supplies, prices and production. It is part of the
big job of winning the war apd he knows it. Not only
the farmers but the whole nation may thank God for the
farm organizations, when this war is over.
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SOME DIFFERENCE
It is one thing for government to broaden individual
opportunity and provide a maximum of care for the
needy. It is quite a different thing to build up govern
ment to where it dictates to the individual in the com
monest affairs of life. The first type of government is
"what our boys are fighting to preserve. The second
type is what they think they are fighting to prevent
coming to America.
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SPLENDID CONTRIBUTION
RECOGNIZED
The Office -of Price Administration has issued a public
statement thanking the thousands of newspapers in the
United States for the millions of dollars worth of space
they donated to the government in repeated publication
of the voluminous data regarding War Ration Book Xo.
2. This was an incalculable saving to the government
in money and man hours, and a great convenience to the
public.
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There is no longer any way of loading the tax bill
"onto the other fellow." It is now in the lap of every
family in the land. Ta^es come ahead of all family
bills. The American family will have to learn to econo
mize as never before.
A single person with an income of $100 a month will
pay the Federal government approximately $175 in
1943, and this does not include any state income tax,
property tax or excise taxes. A single person earning
$15 a week, with no dependents, will pay some $56 Fed
eral taxes, not counting other taxes.
W e will have to go without a lot of things hereafter
to accumulate tax money. As we scrimp to meet our
tax obligations, we will take increasing interest in see
ing that city, county, state and Federal governments
also economize; that frills and furbelows in ggvernment
are eliminated for the duration, and for a long period
thereafter.
Congress could ease the situation for the taxpayer by
passage of the Euml, pay-as-you-go tax collection plan.
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SENSIBLE MANPOWER PLANNING
The following suggestions could be advantageously
adopted by many businesses:
The Committee on Manpower of the Petroleum Indus
try War Council, has gone about the problem of meeting
the manpower needs of the oil industry in a practical
and intelligent manner. It points out that all compan
ies must anticij>ate the loss of men, and plan in advance
to replace such losses; that the industry has a great op
portunity for service to the nation, and a great respon
sibility; that it must impress on employes that they are
doing a real war job, and that it must solve the man
power problem intelligently within the-industry.
The Committee makes 14 suggestions for maintain
ing personnel:
. 1. Each company establish an employment pool and
never let an employe be releaset^for lack of work in his
department until it is known he cannot be used some
where else. v
2. Employ women and older men whenever possible.
Women have shown amazing ability.
3. Explore the possibilities of increasing the use of
pon-white employes.
4. s Cease retiring able people because of retirement
age.
5. Examine list of employes over 38 years of age in
the armed services and ask them if they wish to return
to work. They can now be released for an sssential
employer.
6. Don't depend for manpower on draft deferment,
except in capes of key men.
7. Encourage present employes to find new em
ployes among relatives and friends.
8. Young married men entering service frequently
leave wives qualified for a good job.
9. Relax rules that may require resignation of wo
ihen employes who marry.,
10. Belax physical requirements. Physically handi
capped persons can fill jobs.
11. Consider the uses of Manning Tables developed
by the War Manpower Commission.
12. Exhaust all the self-help that lies in tip-grading,
in job break-down, and in inpl^nt training.
13. For professional personnel such as chemists, en
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OUR DEMOCRACY
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AMERICAN
PYRAMID
ITS APEX- OUR FIGHTING MEN.
ITS BODY- THE ENERGY AND DETERMINATION OF
EVERy AMERICAN: FARMER, WORKER .DOCTOR. ,
BUSINESS MAN, MECHANIC, HOUSEWlFE-AiLL Of US.
ITS BASE- OUR HOMES, FARMS, RAILROAOS, FACTORIES i
OUR RESERVES IN WAR BONDS, SAVIN6S ACCOUNTS.
LIFE INSURANCE, INVESTMENTS ; AND OUR.
GREAT NATURAL RESOURCES.
ITS FOUNDATION ? OUR BEDROCK AMERICAN IDEALC
OF FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL.
17 /S STR0N6.-AS EACH PART /S STRONG.
gineers, draftsmen, first-class mechanics, when neces
sary exhaust every effort for deferment. . Consider wo
men also.
14. Inquire how soon employes will be called and ar
range replacements.
' ' An orrler ' ' of the W ar Manpower Commission about
non-deferrable occupations "which was intended to ap
ply to such things as ornamental glass, costume jewelry
or greeting cards does not carry any implication for
such vital industries as oil . . . which wartime America
must keep fully manned." Therefore, oil company em
ployes should not mistakenly and thoughtlessly seek to
change their employment.
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| FRANKLIN COUNTY HISTORY
By REV. E. H. DAVIS
The first man from franklin ^
to wear the Judicial ermine was
Samuel W. Watts who was not a;
native of the county Dux. wl^
came here from Martin and made
his home in Franklinton. He
was one of the many that came
to prominence in the reconstruc
tion days and who but for that
upheaval had never been heard
of at all. He was a man of
mediocre ability, without much
knowledge of the law and wlio
during the session of his court
where advocates were making
long addresses to Judge and jury1
that he did not care to hear and
wearied of would show his talent
of another sort in drawing pic
tures with his pencil of these
lawyers and handing them to boys
who had acquired the habit of
waiting on him for them ? which
may have been an improvement
in the custom of another Judge'
of the same persuasion who1
sometimes stopped his ears with
cotton under similar circumstan
ces. Judge Wattg came to the
bench with the adoption of the
Camby Constitution in 1868 and,
the election of that year. With*
the adoption of that Constitution
the law regarding Judges was
changed. Henceforth they were
to be elected by the people in->
stead of as l)itberto by the Leg
islature. Their term restricted i
Iroin a life tenure to eight years
and their services restricted to,
the District in which they resid-1
ed. Under the new arrangement
there were to be 12 Judicial Dis
tricts jn the Sta)e ? Franklin be
ing in the 7th with Wake, Orange,
Johnston, Chatham and Nash. A
high authority has said "that his
tory is past politics and politics
are present history" ? which
though not entirely true has a
deal of truth mixed with it. The
history Of that day 1868 was pol
itics even in the matter of courts
- ? the election of Judges ? their
character and equipment and
their administration of Justice.
By act of this convention Albion
W. Tourgee, a brilliant man of
wide reputation as an author, was
admitted to the Bar without pre
vious examination and subse
quently became a Judge. The
exigencies ? political ? were im
mediate and pressing and things
had to be done quickly. It was
the day of "twenty dollar law
yers" ? that Is when the prime
requirement for admission to th?
bar was not how much law one
kMnr but is h? ready with the
fee. Yet a time when the Su
preme Court itself consisted of!
Ave M able men as well versed in
the law as ever sat there ? the
Chief Justice Richmond M. Pear
son being specially eminent.
. . Judge Watts came to the bench
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entirely by a turn ot the political
wheel not because of his know
ledge of the law or of experience
in the practice thereof. In fact
he was better known as the own
er of a big hog than in any other
way. That hog, weighing or was
claimed, 1&00 lbs. led Josiah Tur
ner of the Sentinel to give its
owner the name of "Greasy Sam,"
a name that stuck^and when the
hog died not by the butchersi
knife and was said to have been
converted into soap the same Ed
itor said: "Greasy Sam could now
get clean." Following Illustrious
examples there were judges then
who were not above selling their
decisions. Connor in his history
relates that John _T- Deweese and
Milton S. Littleford, a mighty
combination then for corruption,
gave Judge Watts $5,000 for a
restraining order against the is
suance of certain bonds. ?
In Watts day the bar of Frank
lin consisted of W. F. Green,
Jesse Person, J. J. Davis, C. M.
Cooke, W. K. Barham, R. J.
Wynne, W. H. Spencer ? the two
mentioned first having their res
idence in the country.
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LIBERTY UMEfllCKS
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A go-getting salesman
named Bill,
Said ? "We've got an order
to fill
So sign np that" pledge.
Boy Bonds ? and don't
'hedge.'
We can? and we must ?
and we will!"
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Lions Celebrate
Birthday Party
Youngsville, Mar. 23. ? The:
Frankiinlou aud Louisburg LIoiib
joined the Youngsville Lion? in
the celebration ot their anniver
sary birthday party with a barbe
cue supper at the Youngsvillo
Community House, Tuesday night;
Mar. 23.
The program was arranged by
Lion E. M. Carter. Clifton Win
ston. president of the club, wel
comed the guest and recognized
the visiting clubs. Mr. Joyner,
of Franklinton, rendered several
ac'cordian solos. District Gover
nor Tom Payne reviewed and
praised the work of the Youngs
rille Lions during their initial
year. Lion Payne paid tribute
to the Lions in service and com
mended the Lions on their growth
despite their depleted ranks due
to selective service. .He urged
all to send as many delegates as
possible to the State Convention
which will be held at Winston
Salem In June. Lion Payne then
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stressed the Importanc e of mmi'Ii I
Lion growing a Victory Harden
Kev. F. 11. HcofllHd, of
ville, addreMed the club on the
Victory Garden In Our I.I v?*m. Hov
feral impromptu numbem were j
rendered by the doiUilii_4iinrtel ;
McudanicM Cox, Cooke, Kulk and
iiartMcll ; Mt'Hirx. K. Tharrlllgton,
HarUell, Mitchell and H. Thar
rlngton.
The program cloned with a brief
inHplratlonal talk liy the prenl
dent, F. C. Wlnnton. Aliout il'l
I, ions and gueHtx took part In the
celebration.
Farm famlHea, who enllnt In
the 1943 food program, will he
awarded a Certificate of Kami I
War Service ln| recognition of
the part they are playing In win
ning the war. >j
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Lawyer Ho j^ou want a di
vorce. Aren't your relations
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Client Mine are, Hlr, but her's
are terrible!
WANTED!
Dally, weckly'or monthly
commuter)) from Loulttburg
to Kalel|{h ? preferably i?er
NonN with alternating tar
In order to conform with
car-Hharini; program.
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George Washington once made this statement about economy ? it
holds true today as it did in his time. Economy on the part of the
American people will make the sound nation that will win the war.
Spare dollars invested in War Bonds mean saving ? but more than
that, they are an investment in ultimate victory. Put your dollars
to Work for Uncle Sam and save toward the day when America has
woifthe war, as we can . . . as we will !
Food and Feed
Next to War Bonds is the necessity for abun
dance of food and feed crops. Franklin
County is blessed with the soil, the farming
ability and the patriotism to produce these
necessities. \
YOUR BANK
] IS BACKING ALL THESE EFFORTS AND STANDING SQUARE
]LY BEHIND YOU IN THIS EFFORT TO PRODUCE THE NECES
SARY CROPS TO WIN THE WAR FOR FREEDOM.
] DON'T HESITATE TO CALL ON US FOR ADVICE AND AS
SISTANCE AND WE INVITE YOU TO MAKE FULL USE OF
Dour every facility, we will be delighted to give
YOU EVERY ASSISTANCE CONSISTENT WITH SOUND
BANKING.
FIRST - CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY
MemMr Federal beposit insurance Corporation
Corner Main & Hash Sts. . 5 v. r Louiiburg, N. Carolina
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