PACK EIGHT THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MAC0N1AN THURSDAY, JAN. 7, I$57
Highlands Highlights
EDITED BY MRS. T. C. HARBISON
WOMANS' AUXILIARY
HOLDS MEETING
HIGHLANDS, Dec. 7. The reg
ular monthly meeting of the Wo
mans' Auxiliary of the Episcopal
1 church was held at the home of
Mrs. J. A. Hines on Dec. 31. At
this meeting an-oyster and cream
chicken supper , was planned for
the benefit of the auxiliary. The
supper will be held at the Pierson
house on Thursday evening, Jan.
14 and the ladies extend a cordial
invitation to the public. A small
admission will be charged.
Recently elected officers of the
auxiliary are as follows: Mrs. A
C. Holt, president ; Mrs. A. V
Nail, vice-president ; Miss C. -Br
Elliot, treasurer; and Mrs. W. S.
Davis, secretary.
NIGHT-FLYING PLANE
SEEN OVER HIGHLANDS
Airplanes are frequently seen
flying over Highlands on clear
days, and are sometimes heard on
cloudy days when they cannot be
seen, and one once made , a forced
landing in Horse Cove not so long
ago. But a lighted airplane, waking
startled sleepers at 3 o'clock in
the morning on January 4 as it
roared above the town was a new
and exciting experience for those
who heard and saw it. However
commonplace airplanes may have
become in other places, it is still
.a novelty to see one soaring high
above Highlands, and especially at
night. Several Highlands people re
ported having heard and seen this
plane Monday morning, and many
are wondering whether the pilot
was lost, or whether he was out
for some kind of record.
The friends of Mrs. Roy Dady
regret to learn of her death which
occurred Saturday, Jan. 2, at the
home of her parents in Menlo, Ga.
Mrs. Dady visited in Highlands
many -times while teaching in
Franklin.
W. S. Davis made a business
trip to Franklin Monday.
RELIEF PROBLEM
GIVES CONCERN
Official Washington Also
Sees Need of Land, Sea
And Air Defenses
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Noth
ing is giving the Administration
more concern than the problem of
what to do about unemployment
and the relief of the unemployed.
With business in most lines .almost
back to the predepression level
there are still according to Gov
. ernment estimates, about 8,600,000
persons without jobs. Of these, the
W. P. A. is taking care of about
, 2,400,000.
There are also nearly 9 million
persons, counting all of the families
of the unemployed, who are receiv
ing direct relief from state and
local sources. Much of this money
comes out of the Federal treasury.
The federal government is spend
ing above 165 million dollars a
month on W. P. A. wages alone.
The problem is, how can this bur
den of relief expenditures be con
tinued if at the same time Federal
expenditures in general are to be
reduced?
Two Relief View
There is a decided conflict of
opinion as to what ought to be
done. On the . one hand is the
group of relief workers, headed by
Harry L. Hopkins, W. P. A. Ad
ministrator, which hplds that relief
should be regarded as a permanent
policy of the Federal government.
These folk believe that there is no
likelihood that business and indus
try will' ever absorb all the nation's
employable citizens, especially .since
about 600,000 young persons reach
the working age every year, adding
to the available labor supply.
On the other hand there is a
large group which believes the
time has come to turn the prob
lem back to the states and their
local governments. This view has
AFTERNOON TEA IN
HONOR OF TEACHERS
An afternoon tea given in honor
of the teachers of Highlands by the
Satulah club at the club rooms on
New Year's Day was a delightful
affair attended by a number of
Highlands people. Refreshments
which were served in keeping with
the season, were delicious.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hicks are
on a hunting trip in the Big Swamp
near Summerville, S. C.
Miss Majorie Edwards is in
Raleigh where she has accepted
employment during this session of
the legislature.
Herbert Rice, Robert McConnel,
and Fred Hopper are on a hunting
trip this week at a hunting camp
in Georgia.
Dr. J. Z. Moreland, D. D. S. and
Mrs. Moreland of Raleigh, N. C, are
established in Highlands. They are
living in the S. T. Marett cottage
on the Bearpen road.
Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Brown have
returned to Highlands after an
absence of several days during the
Christmas season.
Miss Mildred Day and Oscar H.
Jackson were quietly married here
at the home' of Miss Rernice Dur
gin on the evening of December
30. The Rev. Frank Bloxham per
formed the ceremony. Mr. and
Mrs. Jackson are living at the'Red
den place in Shortoff.
Val Pierson has returned to G.
M. A., College Park, Ga., after
spending the holidays with his
father, S. P. Pierson.
Jack Potts returned to Western
Carolina college after spending
Christmas with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs.' Frank Potts.
Miss Esther Elliott has returned
from a week's visit to Savannah,
Ga.
G. A. Townsend, of Washington,
D. C, arrived in Highlands again
this week after an absence of sev
eral weeks.
Miss Ruth Hentz, of Pomaria,
S. C, is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Hentz here.
important support. Mr. Roosevelt
is, therefore, under pressure from
two sides, each urging upon him
a policy diametrically' opposed to
that of the other.
There are complications, political
and otherwise, in the way of either
course. A strong lobby has develop
ed, composed of Governors of states
and mayors of municipalities, who
are united in opposing any with
drawal of the Federal government
from the relief situation. They do
not want the responsibility of put
ting the burden upon their local
taxpayers. ,
Another complication is the atti
tude of many members of Congress,
who have found the political patron
age of the Federal relief organiza-:
tion useful to themselves. Indeed,
there is a feeling in Washington
that Congress may block any at
tempt on the part of the Adminis
tration to curtail relief expendi
tures, and insist upon appropriat
ing more money than the President
asks for. '
National Defense Thought
There is no doubt whatever that
official Washington is "jittery" on
the subject of war. Although there
does not appear to be' a ;war cloud
on our national horizon one hears
men in high places emphasizing
the necessity of strengthening our
defenses on' land and sea and in
the air.
What gives officials here the jit
ters, seemingly, is the belief that a
general European war is impending
and that this time the victor will
be a nation or combination ,,of
nations which have no love for the
United . States and wfyo will look
with covetous eyes upon the op
portunity for territorial accessions
and colonization of surplus popu
lations which the as yet unoccupied
parts of North and South America
offer.- !
There may have been more than
a goodwill gesture in "President
Roosevelt's trip to South America.
Back of it might have been the
feeling that the two,; Americas
needed .to stand together against
possible aggression from Europe or
Asia. If such a situation should
ever develop it is likely the United
States would have to bear the larg
er share of the burden when it
came to resisting attacks from
overseas. '
Plan Better Feed
For Dairy Cows
A good New Year's resolution
for dairy farmers" is recommended
by John A. Arey, extension dairy
specialist at State college:
"Let's begin the year right by
resolving to give our dairy cows
good care and pltnty of good feed,
all through the year."
Uncomfortable cows fed on ra
tions that are deficient in quality
and quantity cannot produce all the
good, rich milk they should, he
emphasized.
"We don't expect efficient serv
ice from work stock housed in
uncomfortable quarters and fed
barely a 'maintenance radon,' " he
said. "Why expect more of a dairy
cow which has a more difficult
function to perform and is less
able to stand adverse weather than
animals carrying more flesh ?
"Let ,us resolve further that dur
ing the year our cows will receive
an adequate , amount of a good
grain mixture properly balanced
with the roughage in their diet."
If the supply of roughage for
this winter is short, resolve that
this shall not happen again, Arey
urged. Figure out how much rough
age will be needed next winter,
then plant enough legumes and
silage crops to supply the herd.
There should be at least two
tons of hay and four tons of silage
for each mature cow in the barn
Non-leguminous crops such as
corn stover, grass hays, and the
like may be used to supplement
the legumes, Arey pointed out, but
should not be used as a complete
substitute for them.
NEW YORK (PA)-Aaron Burr
was the first leader of Tammany
Hall.
COUNTY AGENTS
ANNUALREPORT
(Continued from Page One)
Chese books were kept throughout
the year and all have been com
pleted, turned into the County
Agent's office and a new book
started for 1937.
I An increase in the truck crops
has been encouraged. Farmers in
the Flats township grew approxi
mately 400 acres of cabbage, pro
ducing 3,200 tons, which sold for
an average price of $22.00 per ton,
amounting to $70,400. This same
section also grew approximately
300 acres of beans producing 30,000
bushels which sold for an average
price of $1.00 per bushel amounting
to $30,000. The total gross receipts
amounting to $100,400.
Macon county is well adapted to
truck and the production of these
crops, should be increased both as
to acres planted and also yield
per acre.
Cooperation Necessary
. None of the above activities
could have been accomplished with
out the whole hearted cooperation
of the farmers of the county. The
success of any agricultural program
is measured by the number of
farmers participating and theirSoft
port as only Macon county faimers
can give. f
A' few black walnuts planted in
deep, fertile soil in waste places
about over the farm will give fu
ture returns from the nuts and the
timber.
Data gathered by the , United
States department of agriculture
show that in 1933-34 the-"687)42
tons" of mixed ' fertilizer ' sold in
North Carolina : contained 445,81?
tons of filler. See that ' this worth
less material . is replaced with KmeV
stone this season for the . benefit
of the land and the crops.
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REPAIR WORK on all kinds of
watches, clocks, sewing machines,
etc. ti. ti. Mashburn, m new
quarters on 2nd Floor of Jarrett
Bldg. -D31-2tp
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.1 have a few good used pocket
and wrist watches, traded for in
December, at very reasonable
prices. Dependable watch repairing
a specialty. Grover Jamison,
ltp .
LOST OR STRAYED Small
Jblack Jcotty dog with rusty feet,
abaub-four months old. named
"Smoky." Disappeared last Satur
day morning from home at Trimont
Inn. Return of or information con
cerning this pup will be appreciated.
Please notify B. W. Johnston at
Press Office.
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Statement of the Condition of
The' Jackson County Bank
Sylva, North Carolina
At Close of Business, December 31, 1936
Resources
Cash, due from banks and cash items $134,356.90
U. S. Government bonds, direct and fully guaranteed.... 95,407.80
State, County and Municipal bonds 256,936.73
Loans and investments ..." ..........,.... 185,254.13
Banking house and site, furniture and fixtures 15,812.50
Other real estate ...... . 36,372.46
Other assets 443.27
TOTAL $724,583.79 " ,
Liabilities
Capital stock ; $33,219.00 v
Surplus J....;.......,.........,.....,............. 22,000.00
Undivided profits 1,038.32
Reserves: Valuation, interest, etc. 32,853.42
Deposits 635,473.05
TOTAL .............. u.............................,...$724,583.79
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