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* * ' 'hz flrxttklin nni? lite ^nrnninit Jbllshed every Thursday by the FrankHn Press At Franklin, North Carolina VOL. LXIV Number One WEIMAR JONES Editor-Publisher NATIONAL ?DITORIAl_ m.n v,i^ASSoCIATIOf -^}: 7 *77t ' Entered at the Post Office, Franklin, N. C , aa second class matter Telephone No. 24 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year Six Months Three Months ... Single Copy $2.00 | Si . .7; 0 Obituary notices, cards of thanks, tributes of respect, by In dividuals, lodges, churches, organizations or sooietlesi will be re garded as advertising and Inserted at regular classified advertis ing rates. Such notices will be marked "ad*." In compliance With the postal requirements. ? . Taxes ? Your Part rU'RJXC this month the taxpayers of Macon C ounty and North Carolina will be offered an opportunity to help improve the economic situa tion of their state and county governments. Kvery four years it is required by law that all real estate tie revalued. Kvery property owner will be required to list his taxes and to place a true value on his property at this time. It is pretty generally accepted that tax listings throughout the state are far below their actual value and many local citizens have commented on the fact that they feel that here in Macon County we have been particularly lax in seeing that our tax listings keep pace with the growth and in creased wealth in our county. Low tax valuations have been mentioned by h ij^h government officials, including ( iovernor elect Kerr Scott, as one of the stumbling blocks in the way of carrying out a social welfare program of good roads, good schools, and better public health in keeping with our apparent wealth on a state-wide basis. On a county level, members of the lx>ard of county commissioners have commented that, it the property in this county were listed at its true value, the public needs could be easily met at an even lower tax rate. There is property in Macon County which is mortgaged for more than its tax valuation. Many people are quick to ask for more roads, better schools, large old age assistance benefits and many other government services. They arc equally loud in their crys that, at preesent, they receive no benefits from their present tax money Vet these same people leave their home unpro tected, and in many cases unlocked, travel hun dreds of miles to visit a friend or relative, ar: - 1 eat in strange places. They return and find their home unmolested, nor are they suffering any ill affects as the result of having eaten contaminated food in a strange public eating place. The safety of their home, the hundreds of miles of hard sur faced roads over which they journeyed, and the insurance of sanitary food in public eating places are governmental services which are so common place that we take them for granted without realizing that thev are part of what we get in return for our taxes. While we take them as a matter of course, if they were removed we would certainly miss them. Imagine, if in the course of a few years the infant death rate were to increase two or three fold, as it probably would it all I public health services were dropped ; or imagine | the public concern if tomorrow all forms of police protection were removed. In short, if we walit our public welfare services to keep pace with the growth of our economic svstem, we must record that growth when we list our taxes. Don't place the burden on the as sessor. Remember that, regardless of whether or not you have a true listing of your property, the miLk you buy from the dairy will be inspected and that you live in a countrv which .still allows you to cuss all you want to about high taxes. Let's all pull together for a fair tax valuation. If you purposely list your taxes low, you arc shirking in the trace chains. Youth 'j Victory The winning; of awards in the field of agricul ture by Macon County folks is happening so regu larly that pretty soon the only time it will be news is if some local person enters a contest and fails to gain recognition! But when Fred Deal, 14-year old son of Mr and Mrs. Jake P. Deal, of the Cat Creek com munity, was proclaimed the 1948 corn growing champion for the 19-countv mountain district, we /eel that it wai a singtiltrly outstanding accom i>lishment. This yoUng 4-H club fnember Was competing against the best farmers in this region ? many of whom were grown men with many years of ex perience as farmers. Furthermore, the boy had to <!o the job alone, because, due to ill health, his father has been unable to work for more than a year. Some credit also must be given to the County Agent's office and 4 11 club leader, Tom Fagg, I'oi their counsel and guidance in this successful project. It is might v fine New Year's news when you hear that a young boy has taken on a group of \eteran tanners and beaten them at their own game. It helps to build faith for the future. Others' Opinions AI'I 'I.I KS TO MARION A community, like an individual, gets rich by selling more than it buys. If the reader will consider McDowe 1 county as a unit, the fact remains that fo become richer, it must export, that is, sell more than it imports, or buys, from other parts of the world. For that reason, when one spends money at home, the tendency is for a larger proportion of the sale price to re main in local hands This assists In tthe ultimate enrichment of the entire community. Money sent out of town seldom comes back It should not be so spent unless there Is no al ternative. ?Marion Progress ?> MARCH ON' RALKICiH Many true friends of the Negro race In North Carolina regret the announcement that the National Assoclaton for the Advancement of Colored People plans a "march on Ra leigh" during the next session of the general assembly What these friends would lilcff to know is the reason fcr this march What will be accomplished by a demonstration of this kind? Will Lt bring about an improvement in racte relations in a state that by any comparable yardstick stands ahead of any other state In the nation In its treatment of Negroes? Will it result in getting Negroes appointed on policy-making boards, whatever they are? Will It mean that Negroes will be given better schools, better homes, that It will encourage the abolition of segregation, that Negroes will be served in all restaurants and hotels? Will the maTch on Raleigh have a tendency to hasten the lifting of such restrictions as are now practiced In this and other Southern States? Will it hasten the coming of the time when Negroes will find it easier to get jobs In stores and offices which now employ only white people? The answers to all of these questions is a negative. Instead of helping the cause the "march on Relelgh" will hurt, because it will embarrass the real friends of the Negro in the legislature who have courageously taken a stand for fair treatment of all citizens. North Carolina legislatures have some reason for a modest pride In what has been done to equalize educational opportunity as between the races. It is the only state with a large negro population operating sep arate schools for three races which pays whites, Negroes and Indians the same salaries. In other fields than education the general assemblies of North Carolina have tried to be fair to minority races. All that should be done has not been accomplished for either whites, blacks or the scattered remnants of the Indian race still left in North Carolina. The Inclination to be fair, the desire to do what is right, which has wrought such progress as has been made in North Carolina can be dampened by an ill-considered demonstration of the right of citizens to petition. The proposed "March on Raleigh" will make the task of friends of the Negro more difficult than it has been In the j past. It can damage the cause of improved race relations, ?We The People. I.EGAI, ADVERTISING ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE Having qualified as adminis trator, c. t. a. of Mary Esther Huger III. deceased, late of Macon County, N C., this is to notify all persons having claims apainst the estate of said de ceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of December, 1949 or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persars indebted to said estate w 11 please make immediate set 1 - ment. This 20th day of December, 1948. WARREN W. CUNNINGHAM Administrator D30 6tc JJ F3 EXECUTOR NOTICE Having qualified as executor of Charlotte B. Elliott deceased, late of Macon County, N. C., this Is to notify all persons [ having claims against the es tate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of Decem ber, 1949 or this notice will be plead In bar of their recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate will please make imme diate settlement. This 20th day of December, 1-948. WARREN W. CUNNINGHAM Administrator D30 6tcJJ ~ F3 NORTH CAROLINA MACON COUNTY Under and by virtue of the I power of sale vested' In the underslnged trustee by a deed Of trust executed by John R. Brendle and wife Peftgy Bresn dle, dated April 21, 1947, and recorded In the office of the Register of Deeds for Macoe County. North Carolina, In Book of Mortgages and Deeds <1 Trust No. 40, page 233, said dee^ of trust having been exe cuted to secure certain Indebt edness therein set forth, and default In the payment of sa d indebtedness having been mad->, I will on Saturday the 22r.d day of January, 1U49, at 2 o clock neon, at the Courthouse door In Franklin. North Caro lina, sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described land: A tract or parcel i f 1 nd, situated in Millshoal Town ship, Macon County, No.ih Carolina, and being the saime described tract o i land a.s described in a deed conveyed by C. F. Mocdy and . ife Maggie D. Moody to John K. Brendle and wife Peggy Brendle, dated the 21st day of April, 1947, and registered in Book ... , Page | Reference is hereby made to , said record for a more com ( plete description of said land In the Register of D eds Office for Macon County, N C. This 21st day of December, 1948. R. S. JONES, Trustee D30 4tc JJ J20 NORTH CAROLINA MACON COUNTY Under and by virtue cf the j power of sale vested in the undersigned trustee by a deed of trust executed by Eusterl Mashburn, dated September 8, | 1947, and recorded in the of fice of the Register of Deeds for Macon County, North Caro- 1 Una, in Book of Mortgages ; nd Deeds of Trust No. 40, page 314, said deed of trust ha'.ing been executed to secure cer tain indebtedness therein set forth, and defalult in the pjy ment of said indebtedness hav ing been made, I will oil Sat urday, the 22nd day of January, 1949, at 12 o'clock noon, at the Courthouse door in Franklin, sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described j land: A tract or parcel of la id, situate in Cowee Township, Macon County, North Caro lina, being the same tract of land as described in a deed wife Maggl* D. made by 0. f. ? UixAs a ai Mot^Tbear tng date of Sept,' 8th, 104T, to Blister Muhbum, con taining 350 0 acrte more or less. Reference la hereby made to the records of ivluoun County for a more full and complete description of said land; said deed Is registered In Book Page In the Register of Deeds Office for Macon County, N. C. This 21st day of December, 1948 D30 4tc ? JJ ? J20 R. 8 JONljIS, Trustee McJIC'Oi Dry Cleaners Prompt Efficient Wois FOR PICK IP SFRVK'F Phone 270 New Series Building and Stock Now Open There's no easier way tj SAVE Ask us for details * MACON COUNTY BUILDING & LOAN Associatin Bank of Franklin Bldg. HAVE YOU TRIED PRESSURE -C0050D COFFEE? Pressure cooking w,... >- u.iUei . for beef stew. This modern way of cooking seals iri the full flavor of juices and seasoning. Fleetwood Coffee gives you this added goodness, too. Fleetwood's exclusive SupAromatized method works like your own pressure cooker to capture every bit of the distinctive aromatic tastiness in choice Latin American coffee beans. 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