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PAGE THE FRANKLIN PRESS -d THE HIGHLANDS MACON 1 AN THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1333 .mil Published iverv Thursday by The Franklin Press At l-'ranklin, Xortli Carolina . . TvU-pli. nc No. 24 VOL. XI A' III lii.ACKIU'KX W. KHIXSOX:. F.nte'-'ed 'at the Post Oiliov; I'n.nklin, X. (.'., as second cla-ss matter. Sl'DSCUHTlOX RtVl'ES One Year ...'........: . Fight- Month's ' : ..;:' S; M.U'.lh ... ' : . Sin.nie Cwpy . . . Obituary mm ai'ees, cards .if thanks, tributes f respect,, by individuals, i1.ues, 'churches, organization or societies, .'will be-regarded as adver- tisirig and inserted .a l regular classified ad ertisine rates. Such notices will be marked "adv." in compliance with the postal regulations. 4 WEEKLY UlllLE THOUGHT Woe u.ito you, scr.Lcs and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye com pass iica aJ jar. i to n::d:e one picselyte; e.nA whnn he is made, yea make him twofold .nore t.;e child of hell than yourselves. S. MATTHEW 23:15. . Concerning the "T. F." !0 FAR as has been learned here, the Interstate ing on the application of J. F. Gray, receiver of the Tallulah -Falls-railroad, for abandonment of the line. A hearing in the matter has been called, however, by the Georgia .-Public Service Commission for May 10 in Atlanta. The outcome of this hearing will likely bear con siderable weight with the 1. C. C, which frequently is guided by the recommendations of state c'ommis sidns having jurisdiction in -such matters. It, there fore, is imperative to the interests Of Franklin and other towns served by the "T. F." that they be well represented at the Atlanta hearing and prepared to present their most convincing arguments., against abandonment. ..' .No tfme-shmtld .be Avastcrlin-prcp-aringfo'rihc' bat tle. Efforts should be started at once to get together a large and influential delegation to attend the At- - la n t -a--hcarmgr--. 1 a is c r wtra 1 d" be -advis'tble"forthe committees in targe of lo pxe4)aj.et.heir.i:.aseJilcrevej'Jjoiic arguments, no matter-how-oratoricalhl)rcefuK-carr'-littleveight in-suchrmat tersTToidacl's, jjlULtant. . The New Beer UDGIXG by newspaper reports from states where 3.2 per cent beer went brew is a -good, drink, almost as good as pre-pro- hibition lager. . OKI beer Mencken, the hyper-critical Baltimore editor, were well pleased : but those who drink to get drunk were disappointed. Speakeasy-habitues -discovered that the legal brew did not possess the kick they were accustomed to finding in bootleg Vneedle" beer, which, is made by -injccting"dalMimo TvcTT "a T mlicirh Ti nF brew. ' " T'hrarri., alcohol as -the --standard brands of lager manufactured before Yolsteadism swept .1 he toum ry 7" I -Jeer I hen was not regarded as a beverage on which to become in toxicated and those who wished to get drunk usually turned to whisky. It was prohibition that gave such a vile name to beer, because the brew of the so-called dry era was much stronger than that of pie-prohibition days. "' Like a not, when beer becomes legal, in Xortli Carolina on May 1 ""there will be some alcohol glut tons who will try to drink all they can hold and then some. And, like as not, they Will find thai ihv experience. is not as pleasing as theyjiad anticipated. Prohibition has increased, rather than diminished, tlv appetite of many for strong drink. In time, how ever, they probably will learn to prefer good lager to rotten whisky. Unbecoming Impatience TH EairiQmuLile - age lias :cati5.exl-jiiany-persons to L forge t lha t akn eis a vi r tt i c Ma n y drive r s. not old)- fail lo resneet the rihls of the living, but also disregard the rights of the, dead. Time and again one he;irs of some motorist cutting through a funeral procession, -frequently, causing con fusion in the sol.em ranks of the mourners. The law, as well as custom, decrees that the dead are due tlu 'dignity of an undisturbed passage to the grave. . A penalty is provided for those who break through a funeral procession ; but, alas, many motorists have little respect either for the amenities or the law. A pfiod punishment for such as these would be enforced labor cleaning up the cemetery. Number' Id FDITOK AND' Pb'lJUSIIHly $1.50 ...... .75, .05 the movement to save the we1 1" n ia r shaTet I , a re more on sale March 15, the new connoisseurs like Henry How Do the Candidates Stand? 1IITH the approach of the town election, many Franklin residents, earnestly interested in the yelfare of the community, are wondering where the various candidates stand on a number, of matters of vital public importance. Clear-cut statements by the candidates of their at titudes and intended policies would be of great bene fit to the voters in rendering intelligent decisions at the poll on May 2. For instance, many voters would like to have these questions answered-by each candi date for mayor and alderman: What is your stand on the power plant problem? Do you favor municipal operation, or would you favor selling or., leasing-the .plant to a responsible corpora tion on a value basis of the outstanding bonds? If the town must operate the power plant, would voii favor a reduction of rates? If so, to what level? Would you advocate a legal test case or new legis lation to restore the town limits to their original bas- property which was within the bounds as voted by the people? . , . Would you endeavor to provide the town " with more efficient sanitary service? .What regulations do you think should be. provided lb govern the sale of ; beer in Franklin ? President Roosevelt's Reforestation Plan (From The Chapel Hill Weekly) Everybody has been reading about - President Roosevelt's pro. gram of reforestation, which has the double purpose of (1) putting and preserving the nation's forests, but few people know just the son of work the . men will do. "The public has an erroneous idea of what reforestation means," says Henry Solon Graves, dean of the Yale forestry , school, who was for' ten years chief of the United States forest; service. "I asked a young man who came into my of. fice the other Jay what he thought I reforestation was, and he said that it meant to him 'setting out trees. "I have had dozens of similar answers and inquiries which indicate that this was the picture conjured up in the public's mind but the jnind should be disabused of this notion. Planting trees is just one of the phases of reforestation." In an interview with Jacob Beall, I lean Graves tells of the importance of building roads and trails through the forests. "Do you-know that the national Forests contain more than 150,000,000 acres, more than five times the This huge reser voir nof -timber, dis tributed -through-practicallyall the states, save in - the M iddle West, where farm lands have supplanted tiniber..landsr."musthave.adequate fire protection. You can't have ade qTiate"Tirc"7)r('rtecti6 and trails being built through the forests so that rangers and fire fighters can get to blazes without going through underbrush. On road and trail building alone the force of 250,000 men could be ad vantageously employed for as long as the appropriation holds out. The only pity is, not only from the standpoint of the unemployed, but from the standpoint of the forests, that the appropriation is not larg er." Need for Protection In addition" to '"the building tof roads., and . .. trails. ;.jn '.". the ...forests several other activities of a collateral - nature. - In order to spot fires there must be fire observation t' Avers placed st ra t cgically over jh e terrain to be guarded. From these the forest rangers can keep watch for fires and, by triangulations, de termine their locations. There also must be communication systems erected so that the rangers may telephone for help in the affected areas. "These are things which can be done immediately,", says Dean Graves. "You can put men to work lis shim 'as "the organization is set ui and the cantonments for the labor batallions are built. That, loo, will give some work to car penters ami people who can handle a hammer and saw. There is no reason to suppose that Mr. Roose velt is wrong in his estimate that results can be shown for the pro. gram within the next month or so. URGES MORE TRUCK CROPS To the Editor :' Being located in Athens, Ga., and j interested in handling North Caro - -lina products. 1-Wish to-fflake-aU f(u Qiir w stir.ns tn the fnrmprn nt ' few suggestions to the farmers of Macon county. Western North j Carolina has a great future in I growing truck crops, if only they are grown in sufficient quantities I to attract south Georgia and Flor ida buyers who arc on the lookout for Irish potatoes, beans and cab j bages. The demand for these I crops will grow greater when it is known where and when to find them. Now I am not making any guar- j antee as to the prices that will he paid. It may even be possible j that for the first few years iome 'There is one thing certain : the President's . program will not be Tiandicapped ty being slow to get started on improvements like roads and trails.;.andahothe'r.thiriei3 equally certain ; thj workers wi'.l not run out of work any time soon. The appropriation of some $148,000,000 will run out much fast, cr than the work." The concept . of reforestation which has lodged in the public mind as having to almost ex. clusively with the planting of trees is natural enough, Dean Graves says. The Roosevelt program has been criticized on that - ground since it was first ennunciated before the election in November. One of the principlal critics of the pro gram was the Secretary of Agri culture, Arthur M. , Hyde. Mr. Hyde called the plan "ridiculous" and pointed out that there weren't enought seedlings in the nurseries of the country to begin to keep an army of men busy " planting them. ' "I assume this was a misunder standing of the term 'reforestation' by Secretary Hyde," says " Dean Graves. "If it was not, then it was mere campaign lchaff. The ferm reforestation;long-Tvith'af-i orestation,' and 'forestation,' indi cates - the - conservation -of - timber resources by all available means at - hand. So the idea of tree planting really becomes ..one, of. he minor considerations, certainly in vtcw-orthe public emergency;" Fire prevention in the national and state forests is of greater import, ance at the present moment than tree planting. There is little use in planting more trees while there are inadequate facilities for preventing fires or for controlling the spread of fires in forests which are already standing. Then, as far as mer chantable timber is concerned, it is better to have fewer trees per acre than it is to have too many to the acre. Thinning Out Necetury "Too-many trees to an acre of ground . will, strangle "growth.. :.For csts ought to be"' thinned out scien tifically where there is too dense a growth, - so that a proper' stand of timber may be attained. Not e cry tree is commercially valuable. It lias to reach a certain size before it has value at a sawmill. "One hears that timber is being used much faster than it is being produced. That is certainly not so in the public domain. The trees arc cut out after a forest ranger has designated the ones for- fell ing, and he applies the thinning principle to the selection. It is not even necessary to have artificial propagation of trees in these na: tional forests. It is accomplished by natural means the seeds drop upon the ground and produce with out any further attention.". Before the depression the gov ernment was selling 1,000,000,000 board feet of timber a year with out threatening a diminution of the forest potential. farmers may not find a market for all of their truck produce. Yet 1 always i admire people whoare.will: ic to test out what can be done r r from all parts of the south making inquiries for above products and I will be only too glad .to refer them to farmers who can furnish pro nice for the market. While the experiment in truck growing for the first few years may and will be a sacrifice to some extent, it is my opinion that the man who will try growing truck and stick to it will profit. Of course, however, he must . learn what are the best truck "'ops to grow and when to put his produce on the market, JOHN H. THOMAS. The laddies' Bugtime - -sir " j c - t a shot -that alrady and it's Your Farm - How to Make It Pay PEN THE ROOSTER WHEN the hatching season is over, the flock is changed irom a breeding flock to a laying flock and only fresh, infertile eggs are desired by the trade. "This means that the male birds should be nioVecnTieparate quar tprs," .says Roy S. Dearstyne, head of the State College poultry de partment. "In doing this, however, theoultryman- wiirc6risidcrhis prospects for breeding work next season. All those male birds which d.vnnt m pa sure n n -1 yi hf -u w HTmar ke-ts-fc rs -standard - -for- type, color- and j breeding ability -should be-discard-edr If the-birds .are. below-standard they will be a dead expense dur ing ' the period they Liare producing no returns to the owner. Some. ti'tnes", it" is "necessary To" Teniove themales because jnreedTng nas begun. In such a case new blood will be needed." If the owner . docs have some desirable roo6tcrs, however, and no adequate place to keep them, it might be well to build summer range houses. These are constrict ed at low cost and will answer the purpose very well. In removing the male bird., it is- well to keep in mind that egg. from some of the hens v.-ill be fer tile 21 days after the in;.le b:r:l has been removed. A Jertile egg will start incubation-4y.tua ature of 70 'degree an'T "tn a f'jw days tho embryo chitx will begin development. Such eggs' arc ob jectionable. .At'lhcrecoiiiUiynieasiire.tQ.pui into practice after the hatching season is over, is that of spring culling. Feed costs about $1.K0 a hundred pounds now and it will cost about 8 or 9 cents to .x dtice .one dozen eggs. These should sell for at least 14 cents a dozen if the producer is to nakc a fair profit. Therefore, Dear styne points (tut that every econo. my is needed to make the- flock pay in "sutnmer. " A new plan for a general pur pose barn of the small farm, has been developed .at State College and is now available through the county farm agent or on appli cation to David S. Weaver, agri cultural engineer at the college. Iotla (Unavoidably omitted last week) The following program was giv- j en at the close of the Iotla school, April 7, tq one of the largest crowd3Lwhich.hasasscmbledtherc in years. . :- The primary grades gave .1 very interesting program of son??. iccL rations and a plav entitled, "Tat. tcred Tilly of Toy Town." An other interesting feature of this pro gram was the Rythni Band, wh;ich rendered several numbers. The intermediate grades followed with an equally interesting num ber of songs, recitations and a play, "The Groccryman." The grammar grades concluded the morning's entertainment by giving several recitations, 9ongs and two plays, entitled "Coon Creek Story brd tw Limerw still as wey The Farmer's Question Box Timely Questions Answered - by -W C.State College Experts Questlonrrls it too late toplant onions " in - the - -mountains ? - What varieties are best suited for local Aiuwerirlt-is nottoo late bu t, . for-bestyieldsr.the-.onions should be plan ted at once. Later plant ings will retard the growth as well as the yield. The two best var TetTeino"gr6w " f or "market are the Yellow" Bermuda- (sometimes- call-ecnhe-White"-Bermtlda)--nd the Yellow Globe Daftvers. With the Bermuda variety plants should be used while the Yellow Globe Dan vers can be grown from sets. Quettion: What control is rec. ommended for "blossom and twig blight" on' apples? Answer: Spraying with Bor deaux mixture immediately after the blossom buds open will give excellent control. This is not a 100 percent control, but it will reduce the. blight sufficiently to assure a good crop of apples. Apply the si-af-e rtneJrlhJta.'thr.cC' fourths - of - the blossoms are open. Second-applicationswilL beneccs: sary on the. Golden Delicious, Say man,, and Red . Wincsap ior. effect tive control. :: Question: -Many of my chickens are sick and dying from what is locally called limberneck. What causes this disease and how may it be cured? Answer: Limberneck is caused by a germ in spoiled meat, such as a dead rat or chicken, or by mouldy mash. The disease, how ever is not contagious. When the disease first appears, all birds should be confined until the source of infection is found and destroyed. Before returning to range the birds should be -given Epsom Salts at the rate of 1 pound to each 400 pounds of level weight. The salts may be given -either in the wet mash or in the drinking water. Courtship." a negro farce . in one act, and "The Cabbage Hill School." At the -conclusion of the pro gram prizes of books were given to twenty-five students who had a -perfect -attendance record. " Immediately following the morn ing exercises a basketball game was played between Iotla and Franklin boys, the Franklin boys winning by 26 to 24. The teachers of the Iotla school are Mrs. W. H. Moody, primary; Mrs, Marie Roper, intermediate; Mrs. Albert Ramsey, principal. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Webb, from Fairview, N. C, spent Thurs day night with Mr. , and Mri Leon, ard Hunnicutt. Mrs Webb will be Dy FESTCT , 1 . e-f ' J .!. ROOT SHRUB CUTTINGS Cuttings , of desirable perennial shrubs rjuiy be rooted in clean sand, grown m a rich plot and transferred to the yard at prac tically no cost and thus add to the beauty and value of the farm stead : : ,- Glenn O. Randall, floriculturist at State College, says the propa gation of shrubs from seed is the simplest and most natural way to increase the supply - for - planting. Yet this dees not always give the bestes-ults, tain plants have been crossed. An other good way to increase the supply of shrubs Is to divide the 6ldcf6wns where seTe"rarstems" grow out from the parent plant. Inthis - case the vork-must 'be" done - in- th fall. I nt h espri n g- h owcr C17-M rr Ra tr dall recommends the making of cuttings from the terminal growth of desirable shrubs and rooting these cuttings in clean sand of medium texture. The cuttings may be made when growth is three to four inches iti length. Use a' sharp knife so that the tissues are not bruised and set the cuttings in clean, disease-free sand. The sand may be sterilized in j small quantities by jiouring boil ing water over it or baking the sand in the stove oven. Most growers experience trouble in root- Kl.: ' ''"IrJ1 1 1 In Kgltr? tl ?e Jthcy rot at the surface of the ground. If the sand is sterilized, this trou ble is prevented. As soon as the cuttings have de v eh Ht'd" root s- f r mi-otie-hal Mopnc ; inch in length, they may be trans planted to the garden. Later, the plants may he set in the yard ac cording ty the plan of landscaping being followed, Randall savs. John II. Millor of Orange County built a brooder house with a brick brooder and a separate laying house for a cash outlay of $7.50, says IV)ii Mathcsmi, county agent. The housVs vvere "built "of logs and covered with home-made shingles. The money was spent for glass and hardware. . For the .past few weeks, the new curb market at Lenoir in Caldwell county has averaged $113awcek in sales. : remembered as Ethel Chastain. 1 They were on their way to Sen- era, S. C, to visit his mother, j Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Harding jand little daughter and also hcr sister, Lola Mashburn, from Can Iton, spent-Easter with-their fath ; er, Charlie Mashburn. : Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Culver re ceived a message from headquar ters a few days ago that their son, George, Jr., was slightly iihprovcd but he was still seriously ill, Herbert Angel spent the Easter holidays with home folks. Mary Strain spent the Easter holidays with home folks. Allie Kay is spending a week with her sister, Mrs. George ,Dow dle. Grady Garner, wife and children, spent Ealstcr with his father and mother.