North Carolina Newspapers

THURSDAY,, FEB. 23, 181.1 tact: two THE FRANKLIN PRESS and THE HIGHLANDS MACON IAN h lii rank Hit Jrsss Published every Thursday by The Franklin Press At 1-Yanklin, '.North Carolina . Telephone No. 24 .I.VIII Nunibef K BLACK i'UUX W. JOHNSON'. ...F.DITOR AND PUBLISHER Entered 'ut the Post OtViec, Franklin, N. C., as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Yea: .... Eight -'Mi-:; is Six. Months .. Single. Copy . . .... $1.50 .... $1.0T' .... .7; . . . . ' '.Or CJb,ui;u y notices, cards, of thanks, tributes of respect, by individuals, 1- wi'.ij'clieti, organizations or .societies, will he regarded as adver- 'AJ.'W? and" inserted at regular classified advertising rates. Such notices Will be .marked "a'dy." in -compliance with the postal regulations. L'A. V the bi. it. s the fourth in a series of editorials jointly presented by newspapers in the terr.lory teived by the Tallulah Falls Railway.) '. ' Facts Which Should Bear Weight I'll KM. is sutticicnl . innhcr m the Aantahaia Aa- ti"!:.i! Forest area tributary to the. Tallulah Falls ivai.iwrvy lit. warrant its continued operation. Fiyures compiltMl by the headquarters staff of .this tis: khvm preserve'., reveal some astounding '.facts which should hear weighty influence in the ;delihera tior.s !)i , .he lnie.rsiate (.'otiunerce Commission on the 1 1 : t t i o ; i , it r aliand in.-rue u L oL t he. --line a -petition, the railroad development of mineral and timber re sources is 'hardly possible. The federal government has lent millions of dollars lo the Southern Railway to help tide it through the depression. Yet the Southern Railway is seeking to have the Tallulah Falls line abandoned which, if permitted, wou'd result in a loss of manv thousands. )erhaps ini!'r pi (loila-s to the federal govern ment s i (trcs . .''( I Migs hi o'. ih !.Teorgia ana West ern North Carolina. In view of these .circumstances,' it appears that it would be bai business to allow the "T. F." to be junked: The' Ihie has .suffered heavy' losses because it was too slow in adjusting', itself ..to decreased traffic; but now its expenses have been ' curtailed and it is in a fair position to' Continue operation .without fur ther losses. , ,. The future is bright for this railroad ; but some people's hindsight seems 't o be keener than their fore sight.. . It Makes All tno.Difiorenco In The World-Pycr cnouy- Clippings MR. HOOVER'S SWAN SONG 1 debts if they would cut off one Last night. President. Hoover made his swan son- :it the Re ptiblican Cl'ib inVv -York City. third of. their military expenditures.' Next to dependence on. the gold! standard, Mr. Hoover says higher Winch if grantetl. would bottle up millions of dollars .There are lo.S'oS acres, mostly in timber, in the Franklin and Clayton "working circles" of the Nan tahala Forest anil it is estimated that this territory can supply three million feet of saw timber each year ior an unlimited time. The present' merchantable saw .t'i':!K.r stand is. 174,867, X.)() feet.- rThe'-a tmtra F-rirrtingr bud getofM hree m i llion feet wouM load 3(H) cars. This alone is not sufficient toJ '-.--. , a . raitToa7r"oTT hircharacieffTher. F." in i-'-eration. i n t there are thousands upon thousands - cn:; is of acid wood, pulp wood and tanbark avail .:.:'".'.' Let us iake a look at the official statistics: The ' Clayton' "working circle," -with an area of ' SI;; acres, tiow has available: 14'.':,' '54.0(H) 'board feet of mcrrh;int:ihl-u.')ur-i ini l-KH-V ' It is published elsewhere in to-j tariffs would help, and the reduc day's News and .Observer. tion of military expenses is ncces Mr. Hoover begins, of course, sary. '" . with' a tribute to Lincoln, claiming ( Mr. Hoover promises the Re- j him "as founder f the Republican publican party "will support the i.-iftu " Ac ui-.-.tl.-r hf f:ii't ' M '.' iievtr nfltninictrntirvn 'in prru mpac. I'cillY. ' 1 i -.. ..v.. ................ ii ...v.j ..... .... i Lincoln was not a lonuuer. iiu ure xnai win promote puuuc wei came in after Freuvmt had led the. fare. It must and will be vigilant way. He was the first Republican in onosihg those which ar harm President Ho va-rT so "engrossed fnP" All of which is very well with war problems that he was as- said, but, inasmuch as present con Tirratprl ''jiitViaew'iniWTrn-aT ' ' doinosiic" Wtiatc (rtidtarrio(rut""1))rrihe problems. He had not been dead , Reiniblican administrations, he is twelve hours before Thud Stephens j careful to try . to prove an alibi. The and the' rest repudiated his policy! only hope is to "Right About of ailer-thi-svar. t eslbration.- It is Face" from the policies and doings mmm mn ,i -y w Sfy fate . ewji cShh gctt .1 v' -Z, , Lctif-U- jf-c heM nut r t r- ac i d - w t n F '.f. corns ot tanoarK. (.'S2.1' cords of hemlock, or. pulp wood. ".e s liTu t j Miles. . ''";.. '" " " II .wit It n nnnTca-1 i i . : '' '.J-nrTrsT n T v F as av a il a1 tie ; TTX1! ) iV'-t", of imM-uhanl ;thhwa fiitly:adhru'e(he--l(t-st dw of chestnut. TxtKt-WTFrdf chestnTff extract wc ;u.res on FrankTm ;irf;i not fiTTLnrnHTilxLiiI inconceivable that an opponent O'f human slavery could have any part or lot with the party of Hanna and Mellon, who have for-'more 4han -aquartcF-of a -century-controlled the policies which have re sulted in much white near-slavery. 37 r. Hoover seems to think Melhm ism and IJncolism are identical. The burden of Mr. Hoover's ad dress is that prosperity cannot come unless all the nations adopt the gold standard. If that is our only hope, we seem to be in . for a long drought. ' Great" Britain is profiting bv its Libamktimejiici the gold standard and those na tlons winch havedone likewise do not . appear to be in a mood to abandon their monetary system. Alaiiyable-.nu-u-belMiwMhi.t India-' distress -was increased whetr llrii ain"compcl1ed ft. to, go on the gold standanl.Z Even .if .Affgr-HHvepMi at Washington which have brought this country into disaster and the remedies which have at least in some cases been worse than the diseaser RALEIGH NEWSANT) OBSERVER. Your Farm - How to Make It Pay LET S TOUGH IT OUT Insteadj of looking to outside agencies and to .the Government to pull us through this depression let's tough it out ourselves. We have already stood three years of it and history backs us up in showing ..that depressions do not lasL-foj-jexer, One of the ancient figTit, auT American coiiimercr -would -4t-4trlprd -hy -an-OTld-wiftf an it is seriously questioned how .rin- nallonsaith.'uit.l(LJ.ela: ducctl "to-change their )iolicy? ' i t i i. ; i : -its time. ) : : T "'." . Besides this there are untold, forest resources be iv.iglv.g to various luinber cofiip'anies and to private .individuals.. It is estimated that Macon County alone i ::S an annual timber growth of four million feet. Of course, forest product shipments have been i'.eatlv curtailed during the last few vears; but thtrc Greeks said "for strength, look within thyself." The rebuilding of this country, depends on how many farmers manage their own af fairs successfully7"h6wTfiany7rnercriants manage I their affairs -successfully and . how many families manage t heir - affairs-su CccSsf uH V3Twn-"4- rvtn the " averageind1vidual in th i s""Cou n f f y "can" manage- h is 7w"i affrrirsnhaT-herlivcswithiriIiis income and saves a little money each ,ycar.wewill,Jjc)n-the,-way to national prosperity. Individ Mr. TTo'iwef gives -clcafSiiSivefta-lj um irj this. successful way- BETTER PASTURES URGED THE main reason why North awlinadQesnotmake-gteat. er progress as a livestock produc ing state is that its landowners are not expert as cattle feeders, and the principal weakness in this is the lack of pastures, says John A. Arey, dairy extension specialist at State college. "We are poor feeders," said Mr The Farmer's Question Box Timely Questions Answered by N. C. State College . Experts IS contained - in - Extension Circular No. 122 "The Farm and Home GardeirWsnBiir and -"copies -will will be like small springs all over the country all contributing to swell the rivers of progress. neans to organize for cancellation. 1 1 ..... ire good signs that the lumber market is- beginning Out of ins 'disillusionment,- Nfr. to ,those whosav that 'cancellation of foreign debts will restfire pros perity. -Mr. Hoover's - experience :....:r!.. l: r m-u -..-i r: . ... ... . niMines ins present ueuei. in-ii v e niusi insist on economy in he granted the moratorium in 1031. 1 G i -emment. If iir public officials he believed that postponement of , continue to spend money in the wav they do the country will eiiher go. bankrupt or the currency will have to be debased. Let us insist on rutting down the cost of ;lebt payment woold stabilize the world.- It did nothing of the fort. All it did was to encourage F.uro t often up. Stocks of cut timber on hand have v'tik' decreased in the last few. months and more ; 1 r is moving now - than in several years. Many j.i adiiainted with, the business think that within ; c.arTt)r :- tw-4 he-lejnjoj Goyernment instead of looking to JliHixer now says it is not true the Government' to save us and, that cancellation of war debts further. . let each man look within would give international relief and .himself for the strength and re remedy." lie added: "These debts sourcefulncss and initative and re are but a segment of the problem.) straint which has made this great Their.-woTld .tradeunportari Mirs Tames ;G. rvMt- cxnggrraird." . lie adds iharOure1" In FARMERS FEDERA- Question: Is there a free bul- Arey last week in addressing the ' letin arSfafe college" that tells "the conference of extension specialists, kind of vegetables to plant, when "That will explain why we have t0 plant and the amount tQ plant not made the progressive jldtaj,omegardcn ; pe-matemgr- ut course, we were, Aiwer:-This - information hit a hard lick last season in our dairy work because of the dry weather-and the abundance . f Jeed produced - irr-othersections. The mid-west folks - harvested an ex cellent -cropof forage -andother feed and are able to produce but terfat right now at a much lower price"thanwe canYet ""we can grow as much hay per acre as any seTticT'bT-the UnTtedTS tates L and at as low a cost. We can also have excellent pastures if wc will but give some thought and time to the subject. Successful dairying is dependent tipon pastures." Mr. Arey says a pasture revival is needed in the state. The usual conception of a pasture in North Carolina, he said, is a .worn out niece of land, unsuited to crops, fenced with a strand or two of barbed wire. This is nothing but an exercise ground, he claims, and is often a dangerous one at that because it is usually criss-crossed with - deep -gullies: !r be- iiunnaL pay- their: TION NEWS. - iTva- will have not onlv enough business to1 aii.ejjliiiLjeho;ugli aj favJha.il d soi n e - p r of it s il drealv !. Byrne, supervisor of the Xantahala Forest, has had inquiries from lumber men interested .in -the development of. the timber resources of this ;i;.-gio'::. One man, Mr. Byrne said, recently told him that he contemplated the erection of a large saw mill : . Franklin if the government will make its stump . .prices fit' the market and if the 'railroad will get '!s freight rates-in line. The' government, the forest TTpe r is rr a-!ded. U 1 lows" ji i u tl icy o rffxuig s t um page r-ees xu a basis that will attract buyers. If the :;:lroad will do the same with its freight rates, a era. of. prosperity. is approaching for this -section. Bc."d( -e s forest product s, . mineral resources arc ;,; ! i,o lie shipped in large quantities out of the ter-.'lor-. -.e."id by the "T. F." Despite current adverse . coalitions, there is more real, conservative develop- -Ti'- -of niiii.'rai resources in this section now than there has been since carborundum replaced corundum, i'lie'-iiiica business is holding its own and is establish T7 In) vrii ; J cTn lauent ' ha si s New '.discoveries indicate :i,;at ih.eiv Sf.oi! will be large shipments of cyanite ; 'id, possibly, .of vermiculite. Development of asbes mines in ' Xorlh (ieoiJgia also is in prospect.' If the railroad is abaiidoned, millions, of dollars al r -adv invested will be jeopardized and millions of dollars of additional capital readv for investment will be cared off."' ' '. . It-is difficult to understand why a rail line serving such a territory should -be abandoned on the basis that public convenience and necessity no longer exist The necessity is greater than ever before, for without Public Opinion ONE WAY TO GET AN EDUCA TION To the Editor: 1 am thinking of the many boys and girls in Macon county who are not going to scho Some of you are not going because you have gotten behind your classmates and you'-are- afraid -. they - will laugh at you if you started back to school, especially if you are in grammar grades. .There arc '.a 'great many of yvn 'vho have not had a 'chance to finish your education. If you really want to finish school, at least high school, and 'are willing to, work hard to do soj I suggest Berry. We have a grand school here in North Georgia, near Rome. -Probably manv of you have heard of Martha Berry." , There arc almost one thousand students in school here this year, fn-m ' gram- mnr school to college seniors. Over half 'f us are working our wav en tirely, and manv others are work ing Part of their way. We are given onportiinities at Rerry that we could not get at most schools. We are tatieht to work with our hands as well as with our heads. Hundred; uf hw ami girls have' come here and ctnrted in the first grade. Most '"f (hem have finished high, school and many have gone on through, college. Any country boy or girl who does not mind to work for what he gets, can get an educa tion at Berry. He will be a bet ter citizen when he goes oit into the world to make a home. Berry is a character building in stitution, We live here together in perfect harmony, as one big family. No one can stay here long without feeling the spirit of broth erly love.: Boys and girls, wc are the leaders of tomorrow, the fath ers and mothers of the next , gen eration. Arc we going to face this great future without the prop er training? As one great writer has said, 'The hope of our future is in our young people." Let us not disappoint", him. but prepare ourselves for the great task before us. -""" '."' Some of you have probably heard of -the strict riles we have at Ber ry. We do not have any rules that hurt anyone. They are for our spiritual living. , I thank God for the opportunity go to school' here. V would like, to see many Western North Carolina, esoecially Macon county bovs and girls . in this great, in stitution. A Berry Boy . From Macon County. R. L. POIN1TEXTER, Jr. The Berry Schooli Mount Berfy, Cl. be mailed free as long ast hesup ply permits. The Governors Re lief" Officehasprepared "a'lcaflet giving this information in simpli fied, form-and -copies-ofthisleaf-Iet may besecured. byk addressins,', thatofficeatRaleigh, N. C. BETTER SEED POTATOES " 4 RATIO of 16 to .1 was se- (Cjlurea oy iuu growers oi insn potatoes in seven Western North Carolina counties by using certified seed of a selected strain of the Green Mountain variety. "In . other words," says H. R. Niswonger, extension horticulturist for Western Carolina, "the men .. A. 1 . . . . . 1 J lj an average return of 16 bushels ' of good potatoes for every bushel per cent No. 1 stock and was pro duced at a cost ot 1 cents a busli- -I II A - ' i - --' tI6bdland Is "needeT for pasture and " some : of ' tbe - tame grasses should be planted. If a pasture has trees on it, cut them down so the . grasses mayabsorb- the un light and grow. Farmers are not in a condition to buy many pure bred cows at this time. Mr. Arey said, but he advises the up-grading of the cat tle on hand by the use of better sires. CAPONS PROFITABLE Here is a hint to wise poultry growers in Macon county . . . Grow capons ; they cost only a little more to raise than cocks and they bring about four times as much. . A group of Catawba county farmers recently -sold a shipment of capons to eastern markets for 21 li cents a pound. Cocks have been selling here at four and five cents a pound. Figure the differ ence for yourself. Macon county farmers can reap the same prof its as those in Catawba county if they will raise capons. Capons are good foragers and don t have to be fattened in the pen until shortly before ' they are to be marketed, so the feed bill is not heavy. If you are interested in capons, the Agricultural Extension Service at State College, Raleigh, will be glad to supply you with informa tion as to how to grow them. in tumrasi io tnis, oiner grow ers who failed to use "the" selected Ctrl in itlrl mt a4 eaal ( t-srrt tj-rL- kept from year) to year got a yield of nine bushels for everv one bushel planted. This crop KTaueu oui oniy oo per cent iNO. i stocK ana was produced at a cash cost of 24 ccnts a bushcL Question: Will it- pay to raise broilers for the spring market? Answer: Due to the! low price of chicks and feed a large number of people are going into the poul try business this spring, which will mean an increase in broiler pro duction. On the whole this in crease will be with late broilers. Those farmers producing broilers for the early market should receive a fair margin of profit. .',., Question: How should Irish po tatoes - be treated - before planting to prevent disease? . - A.nwer: Before cutting for seed alt-l rish potatoes-should - besoak ed for 1 to.lVS hours in a solu tion of one pint of Formaldehyde and 30 1 gallons of water. They should then be washed and dried before cutting the seed pieces.. If bad weather or other causes pre vent immediate planting, the seed pieces should be dusted with fine ly grounnd sulphur to dry out and protect the freshly cut surface. E. M. Currin of Harnett county produced 1200 bushels of wheat last season to supply his tenants with flour and also has enough home cured meat and home-cooked sor ghum to carry them through tht PUREBRED BULLS PAY Farmers in Louisiana have learn ed that it is cheaper to own one purebred bull jointly in a com munity bull association than to own scrubs separately. In 1926, through the advice of the extension ser vice of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture and the State agricultural college, 10 associations were formed, with 10 bulls. A small fee charged for the service of the bull provides for his keep and for buying another when he is no longer, useful. By-1931 there were 32 associations with 219 bulls. Reports show an increase in milk production of 48 per cent and. an increase in butterfat of 58 per cent. .Thirty-four Caswell county farm ers saved $250 by cooperating to get 144 cows tested for tuberculos is and 23 tested for abortion by a competent veterinarian. Steve Donald of Brasstown, Che rokee countv, reports feeding 16 head of cattle this winter with sil age saved by the use of a trench silo and says the animals are all in txctllent condition. Niswonger reports 20 demonstra tions conducted in Haywood coun ty with an average yield of 160, bushels an acre recorded. One man produced 240 bushels. The average yield of. the county, using the same old seed stock, was 65 bushels an acre. The aim of this work, Niswonger reports, is to replace the old run down seed stock with certified dis ease free seed which may be in creased on the farm. This will re stilt in the standardisation rif in. nefylLncrea.sethcvip.ht.--of marketable tubers ; and will lower thp Unit mt r( rrrmiMnrr !,.. It is only through such a method of. producing potatoes, that .the mcmntain-Rrower-nltTnrike-! it at present prices. In addition, he says, the cost of hauling the Western Carolina seed stQck into Eastern Carolina is low enough now that the growers may compete with the growers of Maine in supplying eastern commercial growers with their seed supply. ' HORSE PRICES STABLE Prices of horses have fallen rel atively less' since 1929 than any other important agricultural crop, reports the United States Depart ment of Agriculture, Prices indica'te - that - the country is already feeling a shortage of horses, the department says, and in its 1933-outlook report tlie Bureau of Agricultural Economics savs the. number of mules and horses in the country may be expected to decline for several more years, From December 15, 1919, to De- eemDer - is,- mz, the farm price n( horses declined 27 per cent while prices of all farm .products del clincd 61 per cent. In the same period the 'price of mules declined 34 per cent. On December 15, 19". the farm price of horses was $56 a head, the same as a vear pre vious. The farm price of mules was $61 a head, The department says part of the decrease in prices was probablv due to older ages and poorer nual ity of ,horses sold. In terms cf the amounts of' other farm products needed to buy a horse, the prices of horsei at present are the hiirii lit lince the World War. )