THE. FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN THURSDAY, MARCH II, 1937 PAGE TWO INTEREST . . .. . . 21 years On the day I was born my grand father put $100 in a savings bank to my credit. It was to become mine when I was 21. At that time Eastern saving banks paid 7 per cent interest. My $100 accumulated at that rate, compounded annually, for nine years. Then the interest rate was cut to 6 per cent and stayed there until I reached my majority. , A few days after my 21st .birth day I drew a little more than $550 from the bank. My grandfather's $100 gift had multiplied itself more than five times! That was my first practical lesson in the breeding power of money. Nobody can make money at that rate today except by taking risks of loss. Most of the banks that used to pay 6 per cent now pay 2l2. A hundred dollars" in a sav- TO EASE 'RHEUMATIC PAINS routs Demand and Get Genuine BAYER ASPIRIN UHtsrom) oil DEFINITE RELIEF OR HONEY BACK THE "WTLLARD TREATMENT ha brought prompt, definite relief la thousand of cases of Stomach ant) Duodenal Olcora. due to HyaoracloV Ity, and other forms of SUmutch Dis trust due to Excess Add. SOLD ON If DAYS TRIAL. For complete in formation, read "WHiarers mm of Relief.' Ask for It roe PERRY'S DRUG STORE Ilelp Them Cleanse the Blood of Harmful Body Wasto Tear kidney are constantly flttsriac vasts natter from the blood stream. Bal kldor soreatimas tag la tbalr work so not act as Nature In tended US to re nor tmpuritias that. If rstaiaed, may Klsoa the system sad apart to vaoa dv maahlnarv. Symptoms mar be nanlng bacHeea penitent headache, attacks of il V totting up nights, sweUlag, puBmaei nndar the eves a f count of Ties anxiety and loss of pep and strength. Other signs of kidney or Madder die order may be burning, ocanty or too frequent urination. . .. . There should be no doubt that prosxpt treatment Is wiser than asglect, use Dean's Pill. Dean's have been winning new friends for more than forty years. They have a nation-wide reputation. Are recommended by rrstaful paopb) the country over. Aw poor tMtkerl GUOPTY Don't be ffuiltr of face-ocrap-ing I You'll find comfort In Star Single-edge Blades. Made since 1880 by the inven tors of the original safety razor. Keen, long-lasting, uni form. I ll Til ings bank at that rate would grow to only $167.58. in 21 years. Money is cheaper than it ever has been in my lifetime which is another way of saying that prices are higher. SAVINGS . . . . . . . f The safest investment for the or dinary citizen is a. savings bank account, , especially in a "mutual" bank, such as those of New Eng land, New York, Pennsylvania and some other states. No depositor in a mutual bank has lost a cent, I believe, in fifty years or more. And nobody makes a cent profit out of mutual savings bank deposits ex cept the depositors. There are more- depositors in these banks now than ever before, wrth more money saved up, and the banks have more assets than ever. I've just seen the annual re port of the National Association of Mutual Savings Banks for the last year. They have nearly W2 million depositors, with average de-. posits of $700 each. I call them our fourteen million smartest citi zens. Nobody gets rich quick 'putting money away in a savings bank, but nobody' who does that goes broke quick, either. TAXES . . . ... you- pay You and I and each of our chil dren and grandchildren are paying $100 a year in taxes. The Twentieth Century Fund reports that is what the levy of Federal, State and local governments upon every man, wo man and child would come to if the tax burden were evenly distrib uted. The. Federal Government takes 44 cents of each tax dollar, the states 20 cents and local govern ments 36 cents. ' 'But I don't pay any such amount of tax," you may say. Lots of folks think that . taxes are paid only by the rich and the big cor porations. But ask yourself where the people whose names are on the tax lists got the money to pay their taxes.. You and I pay them. The tax payers can get their money lor taxes only by selling things to you and me and all the rest. Every time you spend a nickle, the store keeper of whoever takes your money, is an unofficial tax-collect or. Your money pays his taxes the taxes of the people who make whatever you buy, and the taxes of your landlord arid all the other property owners. Think that over. WORDS . . . . meanings In my work I have to be careful about the use of words. Like every one else, in the writing trade, it is important for me to be sure, not so much to se words which every body understands as that the read er will understand the word to mean just what I intend it to mean. It's no literary crime to send readers to the dictionary; that's good for their intelligence. But when .1 write a word which in all my experience and by all the dictionaries means one thing, and find that its meaning has been changed in the public mind to mean something quite different, that's serious. I'm thinking now of the word "Liberal" in its political sense. It used to mean in politics what it means in other relations generous, tolerant, reasonable. That old meaning seems to have been thrown away, and men call themselves Liberals today who are narrow-minded, intolerant and cer tainly not respectful of minorities and their rights. DEVILS . . . . . . . . ? It is human nature to believe that an evil spirit actuates everyone who does not agree with one. From that it is but a step to regarding such persons as devils, and the next step is to personify groups and classes of people as devils. I have heard about the "Money Devil" ever since boyhood The Money Devil was a collective term for all bankers , and others who tried to collect their interest on their loans to farmers. The rail roads were the pet devil for years of those who blamed them for their personal, misfortunes. It is. an easy way to shift responsibility, to blame everything that goes wrong on an imaginary devil. Yields of Soil-Depleting Crops Increased by Rotation SOUND ROTATIONS INCREASE PAnu reririekirv . 1 1 i 1 IL vM , : W80 $ m if m Yield (Bushels per Acre) RBtl 4-YEAR ROTATION p-TZl CONTINUOUS m 'COM. CAT MCAT ClOVeH XV vmil Mw lofnmv No Mwt 1 ftilMruM urday, March . 20th in the, high school building. Bryson City, N., C. A frown demands a greater ex penditure of energy than a smile, 50 muscles being brought into ac tion while frowning, while only 13 are required for a smile. The yields of soil-depleting clops can be greatly increased by grow ing them in rotations with soil-conserving and soil-building crops, said E. C. Blair, extension agronomist at State college. The'picture above shows the results of a 30-year experiment, with the increase in yields gotten 4)y growing corn, oats, wheat, and clover in a four-year rotation. No fertilizer or manure was used. Franklin for such a service, Sept. 12th-26th. The promoters of this meeting feel that they are very fortunate in securing the services of such an outstanding preacher for this series of services. The organi zation of the churches of the coun ty for this meeting will be begun at" an early date Crippled Children's Clinic At Bryson City March 20 The regular monthly crippled children clinic, sponsored by the Bryson City Rotary dub, and held ,at the Bryson City high school building the third Saturday of each month, has been resumed. The clinic was called off the months of December and January on account of weather conditions. A very successful clinic was neld February 20th. There were 38 per sons in attendance, this being the largest number in some time. Any person knowing of any one who should be brought to the at tention of the clinic is requested to please contact any member of the Rotary club, in Sylva, Franklin, Bryson City, or the Lions club in Andrews. " The next clinic will be held Sat- ifi'Kit STOKES YOUR COAL BURNING HEATING PUNT Better and for Less Money Stokol stoker takes , complete charge of your heating. Burns inexpensive, dustless coaL No ash removal. Stokol bin feed feeds coal direct from bin only stoker designed to leave bin and heating plant location undisturbed elimi nates handling coal. Guar anteed for two years. Pays for itself in fuel savings. Install a Stokol now terms to suit. STOKOL EXCLDSIVC FEATURES Hydraulic Oil TranamuuoB Automatic Air Control No Gnu . No Shar Pins Slant Low Air-Tight Hoppar (boppac typ) Clean Beautiful. C. F. Redden, Jr. HIGHLANDS, N. C. Gipsy Smith,, Jr. Coming To Franklin for Revival Plans for a county-wide revival service in the newly-erected taber nacle on Wayah street, have been under way for some time and it is a source of genuine pleasure to those in charge to announce that the Rev. Gipsy Smith, Jrl nation? ally known preacher, wfllcome to ' l 1 " j The 60-horsepower Ford V-8 engine was first developed for Europe, where fuel costs are high. Two years usage there proved its unusual economy. When the "60" came to this country this year, the Ford Motor Company made no mileage claims waited for facts, written on American roads by American drivers. Now Ford "60" owners are reporting averages of 22 to 27 miles on a gallon , of gasoline. That makes it the most economical Ford car ever built! Best of all, the Ford "60" is Just as big and roomy just as handsome, sturdy and safe as the famous 85 horsepower Ford V-8. And it sells at the lowest Ford price in years. If you want a big car for a small budget a car you can drive with pride and profitsee the thrifty "60" soont ---mm,mmmmmmsmmmimm a

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