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; LETTER
Editor,, Franklin Press,
Franklin, N. C. ',
Dear Editor:
There is a confusion among the
people in, regard to the game law,
Some say it is not lawful to trap fur-
bearing animals but they , can be
caught with dogs t ; without violating
the law. I think this is a gold law
if it prohibits taking fur in anyway
for the rtx two years. Except the
fox. There pught to be a bounty on
him. as he is a bad chicken thief.
Hope you can give the desired in
formation.
Very truly, . v
- ..' . V. C. DeHART.
SANTA CLAUS LETTERS
Franklin, N. G, Dec. 15!
Dear Santa Clause
I am a little girl 16 years old.1
go. to school and am in the eighth
grade. -1 want you to bring me a
little doll that says "mama" and will
open and shut its eyes, little tea
set, 4 red iyo-yo for I am fond of
yp-yoing, two pieces of goober candy,
a? stick of Long Torn chewing gum
afid a istick of, kiss proof lipstick.
Don't forget .my little friends and
my . little sister, Y)rphie.
' Your little "Arl, Edis Holbrook.
FranlcJm, i;,G, Dec. 15,
Dear; Santaf Claus : A
Will you"; please bring me, a sewjng,
set, apples, oranges, and nuts, Don't
forget' the other little boys and girls.
' Your little friend, Velma Fisher.
! '' , Franklin, N. ' C, Dec. 15.
Dear Santa Claus;'
V I 'am glad for the night to come
' for you. I love your- I hope you will
bring me something. I will tell you
whaf I would like ; toy have a doll,
book. bag pencil box, story book,
some oranges anud apples and candy
and" nuts, and please, r Santa, don't
forget the other girls and boys.
With love, Eulah ,Mae Fugeat.
Franklin, N. C, Dec,
15.
Dear Santa Gaus:
Will you please bring me a pair
of. skates, a sled, and a little cook
stove, and lots , of nuts, candy and
fnjits for Christmas. Old Santa
Claus' bring me a tricylce if you lont
miW I'd like to have a doll dresser
with a mirror pretty and clean, and
Old . Santa Claus bring me a tea-set
with pretty pihtures' pn tsem and a
little doll trunk, if you dont mind,
Dont forget the other little children.
With lovce, Lonnie Mae Sherrill.
I . ' -o '
Franklin, N. G, Dec. 16.
Dear Santa Klaus: ,
' V am 2 yars old for Christmas. . I
want a . pistol. Merry Christmas.
Don't forget, all the children.
With love to Santa from
' r John Dean.
Franklin, N. C, Dec. 12.
Dear Santa ClaSus : ,
I am a boy 9 years old. For Christ
mas . I want a wagon, a steam
shovel, fountain pen, a truck, candy,
nutr, bananas, oranges, apples, grapes,
a book. '
Witt, love, your friend,
,,Gastrell Lancaster.
Bethel School, Cullasaja.
Dear Santa;
Please bring me a red wagon. I
want a wagon most of all. Also
bring me some candy, oranges, and
egro toes. Remember all the little
children in othe lands.
Love, LH. McConnell.
Franklin, N,
Dear Santa: .
C, Dec. 13.
I have been a very nice little boy
thifr yt;ir and I want you to briii;;
me a little red wayon, ball, some mit
tens and a plug of Red Coone chew
ing tobacco.
Don't forget my little friends, Leon
ard Miller and D. T. Oliver.
Your little" friend, Hobby Tallcnt.
Franklin, N. C, Dec
11
Dear Old Santa:
I am a little boy 12 years old and
I have been a very good little boy
this year and I want you to bring me
a "little teddy bear, four red suckers
and a coaster wagon.
Your little friend, D. T. Oliver.
Cullasaja, N. G, Dec. 1
Dear Santa Claus: '
.For Christmas 1 want a toy rabbit,
a little car; a ball and bat and some
nuts, candies, oranges, bananas and a
stpryy book. ' Be sure and don't fori ,
get other little girls and boys.
Your friend, Junior Estes.
Bethel School, Cullasaja.
Cullasaja, N. G, Dec. 1.
Dear SaSnta Claus:
!I am telling you what I want for;
Christmas. I want you to bring me .
some candy and some oranges. Next
I want is a pair of overalls. I guess
that -is all you can bring me this
time. Goodbye banta. Be sure and
visit other little boys and girls.
Your little boy, Gernell Moses.
io
Mr. Don Henry, son of Chief of
Police Robert Henry, has become af
filiated with, the Joines Motor and
Tractor company. Mr. Henry will be
in charge of the parts department and
he office. He is a graduate account
ant ana stenograpner
FRANKS RETURNS
FROM RALEIGH
Mr. Sam Franks returned last Fri
day frdm Raleigh where he had at
tended the tax 'supervisors three-day
meeting. lrom every county in the
state there has been appointed a tax
supervisor to revalue the entire prop
erty, both personal and real all over
the state. This is a quardenial oc
currence and comes this year.
While in Raleigh the' supervisors
were given detailed instruction as to
how the assessments are to be made
From every county in th
and were also instructed , in the de
tails of methods. It was pointed out
at the meeting that the main reason
for the reassessment every four years
is for the purpose of equalizing taxa-
tion.. The difficulties incidental there-
to were gont into thoroughly and ful-
ly explained to the supervisors. Gov-
ernOf Gardner's ' address to the meet-
ing is given in this paper in full so '
that the people may get some real
idea as to the effort the officials are
taking in order to get a fair and just 1
assessment on-the several' kinds of
property.
Frank Crispe Returns Home
Mr. Frank Crispe, w"ho was serious-
ly injured in West Virginia, has re- value of personal property and make
turned home. He Hvas struck by a ;t bear its just tax burden."
fallen tree, this breaking his back.j Qne of the hardest questions the
and fracturing his skull and spine. He General Assembly will have to face
was knocked unconscious at the tune
of j injury and remained so for about
twenty days.
He is said, to be rapidly improving
after his long trip home.
o
Mrs. Mary Louise
" Addington Dies
The- death is reported of Mrs.
Mary Louise Addington at the home
of her son, Mr. J. W, Addington, on
the Georgia road on the , 16th of
this .month. She was eighty-four
years old and was buried on Wednes
day afternoon.
o
Mrs. Enloe Ih Hospital
Mrs. Chas. Enloe of Cartoogechaye
is in a local hospital for an operation.
Mr.Jinl3ve who was in town to see
her Monday reports that sheas doing
well and that speedy recovery is ex
pected. Her many friends and rel
atives all wish for the best of prog
ress and hope that she '.will be home
rby or before Christmas.
Old Fashioned Spelling
Bee To Be Held Here
Preparations are underway for hold
ing a genuine old fashioned spelling
bee at the court house on the even
ing Of. December 30. Messrs. Thomas
i Johnsfon and Chafes Blaine will act
as captains, choose iq si ics a ; 1 t!.c
.pclling combat will be on. There vvil!
be a charge of, 10 cents admission for
all persons who have passed their
fifteenth year of age. Any one who
desires to enter the contest is eligible.
The proceeds are to go for the pur
chase of an organ for the basement
room of the Baptist church. The Old
Blue Back speller will be used, but!
the management reserves the right
to use another book also if jt is
deemed best to do so. Some people
boast ability to spell all of the words
on the "Blue Back Speller" with
perhaps one or two exceptions. Would
that be fair, then to use it exclusive-
ly? . . " : , ':
(There will be music before and af-
ter.
The purposes of this spelling con
test are for everybody to have a
good' time, and to raise money with
which to buy the organ.
A prize will be awarded the winner.
Music begins at :30, and the fire
works begin at 8:00. Everybody
in the city and country should come.
The captains will be lining up their
spellers from now on
They may en-
gage them in advance.
It is hoped
.that Mr. Blaine does not get al of
the good ones.
. 1 o .
Hatchery Is Being
Investigated For Macon
Mr. William B. Purdy, who mar
ried Mrs. Hunnicutt of this place re
cently, has been looking over the
prospects in this town and section for
a large incubator plant. He is now
roperating two large hatcheries. One
located in Maryland and one in the
eastern, part of this state. ' He has
not -finally worked out his plans, but
says that the proposed hatchery for
Macon will not be less, than a 10,
000 egg capacity, should he decide to
establish one here. It is understood
that 'he is -negotiating with some lo
cal parties in regard to the feasibility
0f mch a business,
Mr. Purdy is stopping at the Scott
Griffin hotel. Any one interested in
the future poultry development of Ma
con and this section, will find him
there and a very interesting man to
talk to.
GOVERNOR ASKS
JUST VALUATION
Continued from page one)
dividual or community having an un
fair advantage over another, Governor
Gardner pointed out. A
Every piece of property should be
placed on the tax books, the' Goverr
nor cautioned the supervisors. And,
there should be a complete "unifprm
and equal re-assessment , of real prop
erty for taxes." ,
Turning momentarily to personal I
property, the Governor said the as
sessment would not be made until
I April 1 but , cautioned that "we are
confronted with the fact that . the
value of . tangible , personal property
has continued to vanish from the
books. There must be a systematic
and " determined search to recover the
in January, Governor Gardner told
the supervisors, will be to "find a
way to adjust public expenditures to
our ability to pay under existing bus-1
iness and economic conditions without
seriously or permanently injuring our
public service." ; '
The governor said he had come to
the definite conclusion the cost of
government and public service in the
state must be reduced to meet pres
ent conditions but added the state
must take no permanent steps back
ward.
"But, we are more than blind," he
added, "we do not realize that . no
government can long survive when its
expenditure greatly exceeds its in
come." '
Real estate taxes in many instances
are too high, the governor said, but
in , many others they are too low.
The tax, supervisors must, he told
them, try for a uniform valuation.
"If we accomplish the equalizing
of tax values," Governor Gardner said,
"and if we set Our expenditures on
the scale Ywe can afford, we shall
make real progress toward the return
of prosperity to North Carolina"
' A warning to every county in the
state was sounded by " the governor
when he told the supervisors to
"teach your citizens to remember al
so that there are kche taxes that
cannot be evaded. I rer, of course,
to your contract obigatms for bond
indebtedness the tax le y ordinarily
referred to as debt servicl v Our voke
may be heavy 'and our L
but it will cnvl-r do for North Caro
lina, or any of its Subdivisions to
1i1i1v rprrnrrl itc nlilirfatinns nr nit
r-)"-j . ve,. C) ...
sume an attitude of indifference to
i
its debt,
"The time has come in North Car
olina when we must put our house
in order in recognition of the changed
status that confronts our .people. We
were the last state to feel depression
in 1929 and will be the first to come
back, provided we are willing to get
down to bedrock and adjust our' ex
penditure to our incomes. ..
"We are forced to recognize, both
in values of real estate and in gov
ernmental activities, that the price of
our two -cash, crops of cotton and
tobacco are essentially - interwoven
with and constitute an exact barom
eter of the ability of out people to
pay taxes and the value of land up
on which the crops are grown. , '
"The biggest blow North Carolina
has - received in the past two years,
in its universal application, is , the. loss
that has come to the farmers of , the
state in the $83000,000 less received
for cotton and tobacco under the
prices' received in 1927.
"Your work cannot be-just or right
by automatic or horizontal reduction
of 10 or 20 per cent, or any per
cent in assessed volume, because such
a reduction would leave outythe ele
ment of re-adjustment among in
dividual values' and therefore fail to
cii.miv.vc cyutiii. - J
"Bear in mind that there is no way i
to fix values properly and justly ex-'
cept by considering each piece of
property . separately and then with
reference to. others like it. . Be im
personal and objective in your judg
ments. Play no favorites."
LOST One right-hand heavy lined
glove. Return toPress office. Re-i
ward. ltp-J
Only a Few More Shopping
Dayj
"Our Iron Chd Hess
will b 3 apprccss, ltd"
WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING-'
bed room clippers, rcbs3,
cf all kinds, xnm's cbirts,
useful gifts. -
'E. K. Cuniimgli
"WHERE STjLES Hit Fr
Ths Littfe' Store YfiJ
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Thiar.-Fri.-at., Dec. 12-ll-J
Zcino Grey's
RANGER
With George O'Brien and
,;Sue' Carol
When the frontier was .young
roaring border towns where every
man was his own law the fierce,
merciless struggle of Texas Rang
ers and outlaw bands a daring
fighter and a true blue girl.
A GREAT DE LUXE ALL,
TALKING WESTERN SPECIAL !
Also DOLLAR DIZZY, a Charley
Chase talking comedy
All for Only 10 & 25c
Wed.-Thur., Dec. 24-25
THE LOST ZEPPELIN
With Conway Tearle, Ricardo
Cortex, Virginia Valli
A great Zeppelin, wrecked In ' the
Arctic wastes. Alyenture, courage,
thrills, romance. A super-produc- f
tion that will , please everybody I t
Also THE LITTLE, COVERED
WAGON, another oif.tiittSjp excruyi
ciatingly funny TALKING DONK
EY comedies. The Tiffany Chimps
are better than ever in this one !
MATINEE Christmas Afternoon,
, 3:C3 P. M. - v
TWO SHOWS Christmas Night
CHRISTMAS NIGHT we will
GIVE ABSOLUTELY FREE to
some person present at the show
a 52 Piece Set of SILVERWARE.
Every person,, adult or child, at
tending has an equal chance.
COMR OUT AND WIN!
- ' 15 & 35c
r
Ladies
We Have a Big
Assortment
of Gifts
Just the
Thing You
May Want
Lunch
Cloths
Napkins
Bridge
Cloths
faBle;
Cloths
Runners
Center
, Pieces,
- etc
St err
Lares Ar-y
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and a i
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