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1 Prcriiid if County it,
i Willing to Lend Aid
Macon County may share in. the
distribution of federal funds for re
lief of ' destitution this winter in
proportion to the extent that its
citizens- utilize their own resources
to this lend, according to Drf Fred
Morrison, state director of relief,
Federal assistance in this under
taking, declared Dr. Morrison,, is
not to be substituted for local re
lief efforts. On'the other hand, it
. is provided only- to supplement the
- maximum that local communities
do for: their own, people and will
oe available only when: the' Wash
ington authorities, are ' convinced
that local resources in each com
munity are inadequate to meet the
needs for relief. -
; , .": Must Help . Selvee
In order, therefore, , for this.
county to participate in the fund
which Governor Gardner will seek
, from .". the 'Reconstruction , Finance
Corporation for. all of North Caro
.lina, it will J)e -necessary for its
relief agencies,, public and private,
to wake a thorough survey of pros
pective needs of its destitute people
and then' to furnish; evidence that
it Iis; undertaking to meet condi
tions with its own resources as
completely' as possible.
When jhis shall have been done
in -this county, when all local re
sources for." relief have been de
pleted and the relief needs re
main unprovided for, it is the pur
pose of the R. F. C. to provide
supplementary funds with which to
complete the task and adequately
take care of the conditions of
need. and destitution throughout all
of North Carolina, its towns, cities
and counties.
,," Local Agencies '
It is important, therefore, that
; every local agency and all citizens
interested in this essential program
of constructive : assistance unite
their efforts immediately ... to fore
cast probable needs in their re
spective communities, then to
- pledge every available local re
source toward meeting the chal
lenge of the needs arising from
unemployment to the end that
North Carolina may be fortified in
financial resources to protect its
people from the rigors of want and
the hardships being imposed upon
them by a continuation of the eco
nomic "disorder. v "
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(From State School Facts)
N 1629 King Charles the First of
England "erected into a pro
vince," all the , land from " Alber
marie Sound on the. north to the
St. John's River -on the south,
which he directed should be called
Carolina. The word Carolina is
from the word Carplus, the Latin
form of Charles. r
First Settlers
Our first settlers were largely
from Virginia. Some came from
New England and others came .di
rect from Old England. Still oth
ers came from the English Colo
nies in Jhe West Indies. There
were small settlements of French,
German, and -Swiss. ,
Some of these people were seek
ing better farming lands, some a
better range for their stock, some
to trap and hunt and be apart from
their fellowman, and some even to
escape taxes, tithes and rents. The
vast majority of those that came
to the colony were poor, but by
hard work, saving, and good busi
ness sense, the men of 'this class
built for themselves comfortable
homes and improved their econonr
ic condition in general.
. . Our First .Government
The first government in the
Province of Carolina was the pro
prietary government. It was call
ed thus because the king had
granted : this territory to eight "of
his favorite friends who were call
ed the Lord's Proorietors. A Gov
ernor and six or more men com-l
posed the Council, which . attended
to the duties of the State. The
governor, his Council, and agroup
of men chosen by the people made
the laws, but all laws ' had to be
approved by the Lords. This body
was. called the Assembly.
Tht Governor
Under the proprietary govern
ment, William Drummond, a Scots
man by birth, was the first govern-J
or. So far as . known - his rule
pleased, the people, and the colony
grew under his administration.
After the separation of Carolina
into North Carolina and South
Carolina in 1712, Edward Hyde was
appointed by the Lords as "Gover
nor of the North part of Carolina."
He was therefore the first govern
or of what is now North Carolina.
' The, first- governor under 'the
Constitution of 1776 was Richard
Caswell. . ' Under - this Constitution
the governor was elected by the
Legislature to serve one year. '
The Convention of 1835 amended
the Constitution to provide for the
election of the governor, Jy pop
ular vote for a term joL,two years.
The present term of office is four
years. ';
.Some of tht First Lawk
In 1670 the population was' near
ly four thousand. More people
were- wanted, and hence the. As
sembly passed several acts en
couraging people to come to the
colony.
(1) One .of those acts excused a
man .with a family from paying
taxes for one year. (2) Another
provided that for five years after
a mah moved into the colony he
could not be sued for debts made
before he came. (3) JSince min
isters were scarce, in order to help
people get married, the Assembly
ordered that a simple ceremony in
the presence of the governor or a
member of the Council should be
lawful - (4) Other laws relating to
the growing of tobacco were pass
ed. . .
i The First Town
The oldest town in the State,
Bath, was begun in 1705.. In 1709
it had twelve houses but no church.
Saint Thomas' Church, the oldest
church building now standing in
the State was built some years lat
er. Other old towns are New
Bern. Edenton, Beaufort, Bruns
wick and Newtown, now Wilming
ton. '
First Schools
"As far as our records show, the
first school in North Carolina was
opened in 1705. In that year
Charles Griffin, a teacher by train
ing, arrived from the West Indies,
and opened a church school in Pas
quotank precinct In 1712 Mr.
Marshburh was teeaching at Sarum
on the frontiers of Virginia.'"
Early School Legislation
In i745 the commissioners of the
town of Edenton were authorized
by an' act of assembly to erect and
build a pound, bridges, public
wharf, market-house, and school-
house in such public places ' as
would be tnost convenient for the
inhabitants of the town. A few
years later (1754) the Assembly
appropriated six thousand pounds
for "founding and endowing a pub
lic school" in the province. This
money however, was never applied
to this purpose.
The first incorporated public
school in North,. Carolina to re
ceive aid in the form of gifts of
both public land and annual public
taxes was established at New Bern.
This school was started in-1764
and in 1766 it was incorporated by
the name of . 'The Incorporated
Society for promoting and estab
lishing a Public School uv New
Bern." This was the beginning
of free public education the be
ginning of State aid and free ad
mission of children into ' tax-aided
schools. '. "
The Constitution , of 1776 made
provision for '"le, establishment of
schools for a university. The Rev
olutionary War, however, put an
end to many of the schools already
established.
, At the close -of the war, a new
interest in education sprang up.
Between the years 1782 and 1799
the Legislature granted charters to
twenty-one academies and two pub
lic schools. The Legislature of
1825 created a Literary Fund, the
interest from which together with
local taxes was to be used in sup
porting a public .school system. In
1838 Governor Dudley reported to
the Legislature that this fund
amounted to nearly $2,000,000. As
a result the first public school law
was passed January 7, 1839. This
law provided for the establishment
of a general system of free schools
throughout the State. The prin
ciple of support was that of local
taxation plus appropriation from
the Literary Fund Thus in 1840
we have the beginning of public
schools. During that year there
were four colleges with 283 stu
dents, 141 academies having 4,398
students, and 632 primary (public)
schools with 14,000 pupils enrolled.
At the . opening of the War in
1861, the State had perhaps the
best system of public schools in
the South. The ' number of col
leges had increased to six, the num
ber of academies to 350, and the
number of public schools to 4,000,
with a total enrollment of 2,400 in
colleges, 15,000 in academies and
160,000 in public primary schools.
During the war some of the
schools were kept open, but the
Literary Fund was swept away at
the close of the war when banks
failed and railroad stocks in which
one-half of the fund was invested
depreciated in value, and thus the
schools suffered.
Then began the long struggle to
build up a public school system.
Earnest efforts were put forth by
Leach succeeding administration to
improve the .educational situation,
but not until the administration of
Governor- Aycock did any notable
fruition result. Governor Aycock
pledged that during his administra
tion every effort should be ex
pended in the interest of education.
An educational campaign was
launched and speakers were sent
into many of the counties. This
campaign aided in winning victories
for local educational taxes and for
the better grouping of school districts.
Since 1919-20 there has been even
greater progress in education. The
six months constitutional amend
ment went into effect that year.
Following are some of the out
standing facts relating to education
at the close of the school year
1929-30: ,
Total school expen
ditures ....,..$33,425,754.79
Value of school
property ......110,421,314.99
Average value per
schoolhouse
Average monthly salary
paid teachers. .......
Number- public high
schools .............
Enrollment in public
high schools . 116,410
High school graduates 15,144
Total enrollment.-;..;.. " 866,939
Children transported .. 181,494
Vehicles used ......... 3,960
The first constitution of North
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Carolina was adopted . December 18,
1776. This constitution provided
for three departments of govern
ment : legislative, executive, and
judicial. The legislative department
was to make the laws. The legis
lative body was called the General
Assembly and the members there
of were elected annually by the
people. The assembly was divided
into a Senate and House of Com
mons. A governor, a secretary, and
a council of seven members made
up the executive department. The
judicial department was formed by
the General Assembly by the crea
tion of courts and the election of
judges.
' This constitution was revised and
made more democratic in 1835. The
legislature was to meet every two
years, and the members were to
be elected for that period. The
governor was also elected for two
years.
In April 1868 the constitution was
again revised and this instrument
with certain amendments is the
foundation of -the law and govern
ment of today. .
The State Flag
North Carolina was one of the
Original Thirteen Colonies. The
model of the flag as used today
was adopted in 1885. It consists
of a blue union containing in the
center' thereof -a white star with
the letter N in gilt on the left
and the letter C in gilt on the
right of the star. The fly of the
flag consists of two equally pro
portional bars, the upper bar red
and the, lower bar white. The
length of these bars is equal to the
perpendicular length of the union,
and the total length of the flag is
one-third more than its "width.
Above the star in the center of
the union is a gilt scroll in semi
circular form, containing in black
the inscription: "May 20, 1775," and
below the star is a similar scroll
containing the inscription: "April
12, 1776." This first date was
placed on the flag to mark the
signing of the Mecklenburg Dec
laration of Independence. The sec
ond date marks the day on which
the Halifax Convention empowered
the North Carolina members in the
Continental Congress to concur
with the delegates of the other
colonies in declaring independence.
When the National Declaration
of Independence was declared on
July 4, 1776, North Carolina was
represented in the- Continental
Congress by three men, William
Hopper, Joseph Hewes, and John
Penn, and as such these men had
the honor of signing the national
document. ; .
The State Seal
The present Great Seal of North
Carolina is described as follows:
The Great Seal of the State of
North "Carolina is two and one
quarter inches in diameter, and its
designu is a representation of the
figures of Liberty and Plenty,
looking towards each other, but not
more than half fronting each oth
er, and otherwise disposed as fol
lows: Liberty, the first figure
standing, her pole with cap on it
in her left hand' and a scroll with
the word "Constitution" inscribed
thereon in her right hand. Plenty,
the second figure, sitting tdown,
her right arm half extended toward
Liberty, three heads of wheat in
her right . hand, and in her left
the small end of her horn, the
mouth of which is resting at her
feet, and the contents of horn
rolling out. In the exergue is in
serted the words "May 20, 1775,"
above the coat of arms. Around
the. circumference is the legend :
"The Great Seal of the State of
North Carolina," and the motto,
"Esse Quam Videri."
The State Motto
Nearly every, State has adopted a
motto, generally in Latin, for the
reason that Latin is more condens
ed and terse than English. The
motto of North Carolina, 'Esse
Quam Videri" means Vto be rather
than to seem." It is found in Cic
ero's essay on Friendship (Chapter
26), where he says, "Virtue enim
ipsa non tarn multi prediti esse
quam videri," meaning when trans
lated literally, "for indeed not so
many wish to be endowed with
virtue as wish to seem to be."
State Capital.
In 1791 the Legislature appointed
a committee of nine persons to
lay off a city within ten miles of
Isaac Hunter's home. About March
20, 1792, the ' committee met and
bought from Joel Lane one thous
and acres of land for one -thousand
three hundred and seventy-eight
(Continued on page five)
DELINQUENT TAX
SALE
Town of Franklin, N. C.
STATE 6f-NORTH CAROLINA,
MACON COUNTY,
TOWN OF FRANKLIN.
By virtue1 of the authority vested
in me by the Charter of the Town
of Franklin and the Statutes of the
State of North Carolina and pur
suant to the order of the Board of
Aldermen of the Town of Frank
lin, I will on Monday, the 10th day
of October, 1932, at twelve o'clock
M. and thereafter until said sale
is completed at the Court House
door in Franklin, North Carolina,
sell, at public auction, in the man
ner provided by law the property
hereinafter described belonging to
or listed in the name of the per
sons hereinafter designated, for
town taxes due the Town of Frank
lin for the years and amounts
hereinafter set forth with cost of
this advertisement and sale to be
added; to-wit:
1927
Billings, M. D. (now Geo.
Carpenter) 1 lot $29.66
Carpenter, E. J. (now Geo.
Mallonee) .Mot 18.29
Mashburn, E. A.........1 lot 20.05
Moore, Alex "...7 lots 61.95
Nicholai, Gloria, (now Robt.
Cunningham) . . . '. 1 lot 35.00
McCoy, W. L 1 lot 90.00
Patton, Olivia .1 lot 28.00
Porter & Higdon 1 lot 126.00
Roper, J. W 2 lots 17.10
Sanders, Mrs. M. A.. . . .6 lots 9.90
Shepherd, Mrs. T. B.....1 lot 37.52
Sutton, Mrs. W. M.....1 lot 1.15
Stribling, Jack 4 lots 5.20
Wilson, A. K. (now N. L.
Barnard Estate) 1 lot 31.50
Young, John T...... 77 acres 104.08
Zachary, W. J... 1 lot
1928
Arrendale, J. V I lot
Carpenter, Geo 1 lot
Curtis, F. E'. 2 lots
Dills, Anna 1 lot
Franks, E. II .3 lots
Franklin Company ....2 lots
Higdon, Fred II... 1 lot
Higdon, Mrs. J. H 1 lot
Higdon, Dowdle, Berry &
Horn, 2-5 undivided inter-
terest .1 lot
Higdon, W. L 1 lot
Higgins, Mrs. H. S......1 lot
Ledbetter, J. C. (now W. A.
Reecc) 2 lots
Mashburn, E. A... 1 lot
Mann, J. J. (now W. A.
Reece) ,.. .1 lot
Moore, Alex ...7 lots
McCoy, W. L. ....1 lot
Nicholai, Gloria (now Robt.
Cunningham) 1 lot
Patton, Olivia ...1 lot
Porter, T. W... ....1 lot
Porter & Higdon ....... .1 lot
Porter, Jas. A.. . ....... .1 lot
Roper, . J. W. ....2 lots
Shepherd, Mrs. W. M...1 lot
Shepherd, Mrs. T. B....1 lot
Stockton, C. B 1 lot
Stribling, Jack ........4 lots
Smart, Will 1 lot
Sanders, Mrs. M. A.. ..6 lots
Smith, W. M.... 2 lots
Wilson, A. C...... 1 lot
Young, Ernest F.. ...... 1 lot
Young, John T...... .77 acres
Young, W. R .14 acres
Zachary, W. J.. 1 lot
1929
AHman, Mrs. W. N....2 lots
Arrendale, J. V 1 lot
Barnard, N. L. Estate.. 3 lots
Bleckley & Leach..... .1 lot
Bleckley, Edwin .......4 lots
Bulgin, G. M ...1 lot
Carpenter, Geo. 1 lot
Coffey, R. M... 1 lot
Curtis, F. E ....2 lots
4.20
$ 1.80
2966
2.53
.90
76.80
51.47
16.75
3.60
36.00
61.23
5.40
24.49
7.79
.90
40.14
292.48
22.50
18.00
45.00
81.00
8.91
9.55
11.80
20.21
16.11
1.00
1.35
8.77
4.50
1.13
7.20
83.18
12.60
2.70
$37.00
2.00
26.50
6.00
25.70
31.46
38.85
.25.00
2.50
Dills, Anna 1 lot 1.00
Franklin Company 3 lots 72.75
Franks, Mrs. P.. II..... 3 lots 145.00
Franks, E. H. Estate.... 1 lot 6,00
Grindstaff, C. S 1 lot 3.50
lligftins, Mrs. II. S 1 lot O.OO
Higdon, Dowdle, Berry &
Horn, 2-5 undivided inter
est ;.l lot 40.00
Higdon, W. L ..1 lot 97.20
Higdon, Mrs. J. II 1 lot 4.00
Higdon, Fred II 1 lot 18.50
Mann, J. J. (now W. A.
Reece) ...1 lot 1.00
Mashburn, E. A.. 1 lot 13.48
Moore, Alex 7 lots 42.50
McCoy, W. Li. ...1 lot 351.60
Patton, Olivia .....1 lot 20.00
Pearce, Alvah .1 lot 4.50
Phillips, J. B,'. ...1 lot .50
Porter, T. W ....1 lot 66.45
Porter, R. L.............1 tot 32.00
Porter, J. A 1 lot 11.25
Porter, Johnston & Mc-
Guire .;1 lot 18.00
Porter & Higdon 1 lot 90.00
Pruitt, J. D... ...... 1 lot 2.50
Pruitt, Mrs. J. D. 1 lot 5.00
Recce, C. E.. .......... .1 lot 3.61
Roper, J. W ..2 lots 4.00
Shepherd, Mrs. T. B....1 lot 30.27
Shepherd, Mrs. W. M.
(Bert) .1 lot 10.00
Shook, R. M...........1 lot 17.25
Smart, Will 1 lot 1.50
Smith, W. M... ..2 lots 5.00
Smith, Frank T. ....... .1 lot 42.00
Stockton, C. B..........1 lot 6.00
Stribling, Jack ; . . .4 lots 2.00
Sutton, Mrs. W, M 1 lot 4.40
Sanders, Mrs. M. A.... 6 lots 975
Trotter, J. S 3 lots, 83.50
Wilson, A. C T......1 lot 1.25
Young Ernest F .1 lot . 8.00
Young, W. ,R... 14 acres 14.00
Young, John T.......77 acres 92.00
Zachary, W. J ...1 lot 3.00
This 12th day of September, 1932.
.. GEO. DEAN, Clerk and
Tax Collector, Town of
Franklin, Macon County, N. C.
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