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THE FRANKLIN PRESS and THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN THURSDAY. OCT. 13. S3 PA'E FOUR Sit? Jfirattklitt tyttss anit She Htjhlmtta ffivczmiimi Published every Thursday by The Franklin Press At Franklin, North Carolina Telephone VOL. XLVII BLACKBURN W. JOHNSON.. Entered at the Post Office, Franklin, N. G, as second class matter. North 'PRESS ASSOCIATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year .... Eight Months Six Months .. Single Copy . . Obituary notices, cards of thanks, tributes of respect, by individuals, lodges, churches, organizations or societies, will be regarded as adver tising and inserted at regular classified advertising rates.' Such notices will be marked "adv." in compliance with the postal regulations. The press invites its readers to express their opinions through its columns and each week it plans to carry Letters to the Editor on its editorial page. This newspaper is independent in its policies and is glad to print both sides of any question. Letters to the Edi tor should be written legibly on only one side of the paper and should be of reasonable length. Of course, the editor reserves the right to reject letters which are too long or ' violate one's better sensibilities. Constructive Action JECISION of the County Commissioners to employ ; a full timd welfare worker will be viewed by progressive-minded residents of the county as the most constructive action the board ha's taken since it assumed office two years ago. It requires real courage, in the face of slow tax col lections and heavy obligations, to take such a step as this. Doubtless, it will be made the subject of po litical criticism; but criticism of. such nature is to be discounted. The direct cost to the county will be only $300, a pittance when regarded in the light of the benefits to be derived. The rest of the funds necessary for the employment of a welfare officer will come from the public school fund, $300, and from the State De partment of Public Welfare, $600. It will be the duty of the welfare Worker to in vestigate all reports .of suffering and needy and to render assistance where it is most deserved. The Red Cross, under the direction of Miss Eliza beth Kelly, chairman, has been doing praiseworthy work along this line ; but the problems brought about by the depression have become so wide in scope that they cannot be intelligently handled without a full time worker in the field, ' . The purpose of welfare work is not charity for charity's sake, but. rather it is to make charity un necessary. Only by accomplishing the latter can .worthwhile results be obtained. The Fundamental Issue x CERIOUS minded voters find themselves endeavor ing to wade through a. maze of political propa ganda to arrive at a fair decision as to how they shall cast their ballots in November. They find them selves asking: 'How much blame can be justly laid to the Republican administration for the present sor ry plight of national affairs? Is the depression an unavoidable development in an inevitable economic cycle, or is it an outgrowth of fallacious policies fos tered by the Republican party?" The average man finds it difficult to arrive at a true and unbiased answer There is such a mass of evidence on both sides, so much of it obviously false and, yet, a great deal of it evidently true. What are the bed rock principles? If the problem can be boiled down to essentials, its solution will be simplified. Walter Lippmaiin, with his characteristic grasp of situation and keen insight, has undertaken to do just this.' In his syndicated column, "Today and Tomor row," which appeared in last Sunday's papers, he re duced the issues to. a basis where simple reasoning is unfettered Says Mr. Lippmann: "That the reader may be lunder no misapprehension, let me begin by avowing a definite prejudgment. I believe, with all due respect for their virtues, their sincerity, and for their specific achievements, that during the eleven years they have been in power the Republicans have pursued a course which has been dis- -astrous to the. country. They have, it seems to me, misconceived fundamentally the position of the United States in the post-war ' world. They adopted a doctrine of isolation which, by withdraw ing American cooperation from the work o' political reconstruct t'en, bnfjght about a situation where the settlement of the war could neither be enforced nor easily revised. The result has ban a period of prolonged instability, which in the last twelve months became to costly and so dangerous to ourselves that the Hoover ad ministration wrs forced" tacitly to acknowledge - the fallacy of , isolation and, in an oblique manner, to let Secretary Stimion toko a hand in the liquidation of war and in the maintenance of peace. But for ten years the Republictn party proclaimed its conviction that the United States had no active responsibility for and direct iut- -"St in the organization of a stable international world. "On this unstable foundation the Republican party for ten yerrrs pursued economic policies which would have been contradictory and urinous under the most favorable conditions. Disregarding the stupendous historic change which had been , wrought in our economic life by the transformation of the United States from a debtor to fc creditor nation, the Republicans proceeded with the greatest vehemence to expand our exports of manufactured goods, to increase our foreign investments. They encouraged foreign cus tomers to buy al foreign debtors to borrow, and they made it is 4!ffiil M possible tor customers and debtors to pay. By these f ilUUi Ihif Ijttkif half the monetary gold In the world Into the Number 41 ...EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Carolina i $1.50 $1.00 .75 .05 No. 24 United States, and laid the foundation tor the groat inflation of -the Twenties" ' Yes, the Republicans, as they claimed, deserye a lot of the credit for bringing on boom times; but by the same reasoning, as so clejrly stated by Mr. Lipp niann, they cannot escape the discredit of bringing down upon us the depression. True, other factors also were at work; but it cannot be denied that, since Republican policies encouraged inflation, "Republican policies also are largely responsible for deflation. It simmers down to the old saying: "Everything that goes up must come down." 1 Readers' SAYS' "DROWN EM" Editor, Franklin Press: Having been a reader of your valuable paper for a number of years, it now becomes a letter from my old home every Tuesday. If you will allow me space, 1 would like to express my opinion on some of your editorials. In regard to "Drowning the Old Political . Reprobates,' I think you were absolutely right. We of Cal ifornia took your advice-and drown ed old Sam Shortridge, the old reprobate who has served 12 years in the U. S. Senate, and did a wonderful job made a motion to adjourn on time. We drowned him under an avalanche of ballots at the primary. N I see the people of good old North Carolina did the same for one jCameron Morrison and nom inated that live wire, Bob Rey nolds of Asheville. Good t luck Bob. Your editorial in regard to Roos evelt's visiti to California last week is 0. K. as far as- it goes ; but I think it needs a little . touching up. To begin with, California normally is at least , 250,000 Republican. Hoover carried it in 1928 by about 700,000. You did ,not overestimate the value of an endorsement by Hiram Johnson. But if Mr. John School Children Compile History of Slagle Section (Following is a brief history of that section of Mac on county now known as the Slagle; school district prepared by the sixth' and seventh grade pupils of .Slagle school nd compiled by the following committee:" Alice Lewis, Louise Dills and Clara Kiser.) Mr. Jacob 'Siler and Mr. Brittain were the first to settle in this section. Mr. Siler built a cabin and established a residence south east of the present site of the Presbyterian- church on . the. farm now known as the Maxwell Farm Home about the year 1818. Mr. Brittain did not establish a per manent residence here. Not very long after this time there came other pioneers. Mr. Hawkins built a home which is now known as the Lucius Enloe farm. Then a Mr. McDaniel established a resi dence On ' the property known as the John Hester property on the waters of Wayah Greek. Thex first church established in the community was built on the exact spot where It. Zion church now stands. This church was used both as a church and a school house until about the year 1840, when a school house was built qn'the site where Mr. J. J. Kiser's house now stands. It was built out of huge logs from the forest. The preacher first to preach in this community was Bishop Gana- way. This preacher promised that when as many as six or eight mem bcrs could be secured he would come and preach for them. The first school teacher to teach in this community was Mr. Neagle, From the efforts of these men, with their families, who blazed the way, this community has grown to be one of the most prosperous communities in the county. All worked for the development of schools, churches and civic organ izations and in the' promotion of education. This community that began with two families has. grown until there is now living in the bounds of this school district 120 families. Of this number 83 own their own homes. Most of these homes are well equipped and paint ed. Fifty per cent of them have running water at the house. There are twenty-nine people in this community who own automobiles There are eight men in this com munity who make a livelihood other than by farming. In 1921 there was built in this community a four-room school house and it is the only rural com munity in Macon county that now has four teachers andean eight months school term. This com munity also has good churches, well attended. It now behooves us to cultivate the seed of good citizenship sown by our forefathers and to make this community a still better place in which to live. The Five-and-Ten and the Par cnt'Tiaehir itiatMlch mil It thi Forum son and all other leading Republic ans took the stump tomorrow and worked day and night until Nov. 8, they could not carry California for Hoover this year. The rank and file are too thoroughly dis gusted. The Hoover slogan is: "Don't swap horses in the middle of the stream." But i( mounted on "an old broken down elephant, bogged down in a, torrent, headed the wrong way, and a healthy mule came along headed the right way, I would mount hirrW-wouldn't you? R. A. HENRY. Ventura, Calif. ' Oct.. 6, 1932. THANKS FOR THE FLOWERS Editor Franklin Press: Enclosed find money order, for which please set my subscription to The Press, ahead for another year. Franklin is our old horns town and we never like to miss a copy of The Press, because it's a ways so much like a letter from home. Best wishes to The Press and all our friends and relatives in Macon. GEO., B. BRYSON. Yours truly, Sedro Woolley, Wash. ! Oct. 6, 1932. school house Friday afternoon, Oct. 7. A program was given by the first, fourth and fifth grades. Af ter the program it was decided by those present that this community would have a community fair November 11 in connection with the Red Cross Roll Call. All the farmers of the ..com munity are urged to cooperate in making this a social and education al meeting. Mrs. Henry Slagle is chairman of the committee for the home demonstration. Laddie Crawford is chaiman of the com mittee of farm demonstration. J. J. Mann, principal pf the school, has already secured some good speakers for the occasion. There will be dinner on the grounds and the entire day will be spent in the discussion of farm, school and community problems, plays and games and a general day ot recreation and education. The sixth and seventh grade will have charge of the house and grounds. The boys who have had to be absent from school to assist their parents in the completion of the fall work have Vbout all returned and the school attendance is good. Miss . Carolyn Nolen, . who is teaching at Kyle, spent , the week end with her home folks. The Rev. J. C. Umberger is con ducting a series of revival meetings at Maiden's Chapel this week. The friends and relatives of Mrs. W. P, Moore met at Rainbow springs Sunday, Oct. 9, to celebrate her 89th birthday. OCTOBER Wonderful day of love For Autum's splendid view In nature's valued forest -The colors blending hue. October Wonderful days of sunshine Nights with a golden ruoon Clouds that float o'er the valted sky In the bright afternoon. October """ Wonderful d: ys of blessings Watch them all with ease . Gather in the pumpkins Before the Autum's breeze. : October Wonderful days of smiles ' At colors blending hue Crimson, yellow, orange and pink And the sky of azure blue. October Wonderful days of ' dreams Of how we are going to race To gather in tfie nuts That fall in many a place October Wonderful days are these Harvesting the golden corn Laying up bread for winter In the cool of the frosty morn. October. Mfl. Kit M, fccitrt When There's q V,. - ,7 Your Farm - How to Make It Pay Advertise Wood THOSE folks who enjoy a fire place and appreciate the cheer and coziness of a fire-place fire on frosty fall evenings say there is no substitute for wood as a firerplace fuel. - . : . The wood fire in the kitchen range will heat the kitchen while the food is cooking' tnd will also give a supply of hot water thus reducing the costs of the three operations, says R. W. Graeber, extension forester at State college, who believes farmers should adver tise the virtues of wood as a fuel. "For the farmer himself, , there is no more efficient fuel than the wood from his own forest," says Graeber, "and it undobutedly is true that many city people may save on their, fuel bills by using wood for both cooking and heating. Particularly is this true in the early fall and spring when it is not economical to have the furnace going. A wood fire is quickly and easily started and when the fuel is dry and well seasoned, the amount of smoke and gas is re duced to a minimum. Many a city person has found that he can use wood in his furnace at less cost than coal. Some use wood during the day and coal at night. A wood fire in a furnace requires more attention than a coal fire but by using large chunks of hard wood and giving attention to the grates and drafts, this objection may be largely overcome." ? Mr. Graeber believes the merits of North Carolina hardwood as fuel should be continually empha sized by farmers and other wood land owners. It should not be hard to . establish . a dependable trade in the fuel where the buyers are assured of a constant supply. This lack of a supply is one reas on why more city people do not buy more wood. At this time, how ever, many people" -are interested in reducing their living costs and will give more attention to the arguments in favor of wood, he says.. , Farm Organization A FARM broken . up into small, poorly-shaped fields on which no systematic, crop rotation is prac ticed usually does not pay.- When such farms have been reorganized, better results have been secured. "This is the finding" of the North Carolina, experiment station in re organizing, several farms at the re quest of oVners," says R. H. Rog ers of the department of agricul tural economics at State college. "We have analyzed a number of farms where we found fields about three acfes in' size and no definite crop rotation followed. A sound cropping plan is impossible on such small, numerous fields and as a result production costs are high. Cover crops needed to reduce eros ion and soil building legume crops are generally absent from' the farm ing program and most of the plant food has to be bought each year." . On such farms, Rogers finds the labor to be over-worked during a few months and practically Idle for other long period. Thl tuptritnti si pill yuri u Boy In the Family vcnpcDV WILLIE HAD oeen - 3UGjecT TO SUCH : SEVERE COLOSTHAT MMOTflQtf mvesTeo m h$ACi op Rueoei? boots "to in suae wdfotd I " "" ; . The Fanner's Question Box Timely Questions Answered by Ni C. State College Experts Question: I produced only two thirds of the feed needed for my livestock this year. How should" this be Jed and what should I plant to supplement this feed? Answer: Use the grain and hay on hand for feeding this winter and sow barley, oats, and vetch at the rate of V2 bushels of oats, 1 bushel of barley, and 15 pounds of vetch to the acre. This will fur nish a portion of Jhe hay shortage and a further seeding of barley will supply the grain. Tcf supplement any shortage of oats it would be well to seed a few acres to spring oat's for poultry and dairy feeds. Question: My cow is giving milk streaked with blood and the udder is hard and lumpy. ,What is the trouble and how can I cor rect it? .; Answer: This is an inflamation of the udder from horns or feet, exposure to extreme changes of weather, indigestion or insufficient stripping of the udder in milking. To correct the trouble first drench the cow with a mixture of from one to two pounds of Epsom Salts and one ounce of ginger dis solved in a quartof water. After this drenching, the udder should be completely stripped of milk and hot cloths applied for one or more hours. These cloths should be wrung out of water as hot as you can stand and held on the udder until cool. .Massage the udder gent ly during the applications An ap plication of camphorated vaseline or one tablespoon of turpentine mixed with one pound of lard should then be rubbed thoroughly on the udder. Keep the cow in a clean, dry stall and, repeat the treatment every day until the in flammation has disappeared. , ; Question: How much silage should I feed my cow each day during the winter? What other feeds should be added? Answer: This depends on the weight of the animal. A cow will consume about three pounds of sil age to each 100 pounds live weight. In addition to this feed, each ani mal should have all the legume hay she will consume with a grain ra tion based on the amount of milk produced. A mineral mixture con sisting of equal parts of finely ground limestone and steamed bone meal should also be fed at the rate of two pounds to each 100 pounds of the concentrate ration. reorganizing farms shows first the necessity of an inventory of all property; next, the need of a de tailed map of the f arms; third, a definite . cropping plan, which may be changed ai ne'eded; fourth, field rearranged to euit the crop pint plan iicpti fifth, ciUisR Praiset Soybeans r. R. HUPSON,' veteran farm college, and thinan who began county agent worK in North Caro lina 25 years ago, --acclaims the spy bean as one of theState's greatest crops and considers 'its spread over this State as one of the greatest agricultural accomplishments of re cent times. j! ; "Soybeans are vigorous in growth, easy to cultivate and mature in a short time," he say. "Usually they do not decrease the crop of corn when planted with it and are often worth as much as the corn crop itself. The beans are used for grazing livestock, especially hogs; mowing for forage; turning under for soil improvement, and are har vested for, seed leaving the vines and stalks on thfe fend. They make a fine quality jot hay and cure more readily than most hays. They stand wet' weather fetter than cow peas and are not Vadly injured by dry weather." :. As a sales crop!, the hay and' seed both bring good prices, heJ declares. Soybean" framings are being increased ';rapldly in the; western part of the State as farm ers learn of their, value. " ? It is not generally! known that North Carolina gave, the soybean to the nation, Nays Hudson. A campaign to increase the popular ity of the legume was conducted in the State several years ago when - only a small acreage was planted in the extreme coastat sec tion. Now the crop is one of the . most popular in the, mid-west corn country. ' " of livestock according to the amount of feed produced and sixth, a budget of production and farm income. . Mr. Rogers believes thai a sim-, pie farm record should be kept of returns from fields and crops and that the outlook information issued each spring should be carefully studied. By following these general plans, it has been possible to increase farm earnings from 1Q to 20 per cent, he says. 1 Prices should be more satisfac tory for apples jthjs winter because of the short .supply iri the main growing' section of Western: North Carolina, says M. E, Gardner, hor ticulturist at State college. George L. Pate of Robeson count, ty is grazing 40 breeding cows, 39 calves. 56 vearlines and three herd bulls pf the- Hereford breed on 200 acres of lespedeza, carpet grass, dallis grass and (bermuda pasture. James Yount of Hickory, Route 5, Catawba jcounty, harvested 24 loads of fine alfalfa hay from three acres which was cut three times this esason. He is planting an additional acreage this fall. H. C. Rummage of Stanly count ty has a three-acre pasture which cost him $1S to clear, and seed. He lays ht would not take $113 fir thl ftiiltf M8-v4
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