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By Mrs. Florence S. Sherrill
Mrs. Javan Gray Is family life
leader of the Hickory Knoll
Home Demonstration club. Al
though Mrs. Gray was unable
to attend the training school of
family life leaders, her contri
bution to the discussion, "Mak
ing a Go of Marriage", was a
devotional taken from the
Christian Observer. The re
sponse of the club members to
this devotional was such that
it was decided to request that a
copy be sent to The Franklin
Press so that each club mem
ber could have It for her own.
The article follows:
WHAT MAKES A HAPPY
MARRIAGE?
"True happiness In marriage
brings more joy than any other
relationship this side of Heaven.
'Compared with marriage,' says
Dorothy Dix, 'being born is a
mere episode in our careers,
and dying a trivial incident.'
Turgeney, the great Russian
novelist, who was acclaimed all
over the civilized world, once
said: 'I would give up all my
genius, and all my books. If
there were only some woman,
somewhere, who cared whether
or not I came home late for
dinner!'
"The chances are good for
happiness In marriage at the
time of the wedding. It Is tragic
that so many men and women
This Week
With Macon
County Agents
"The Daily Home Management News", citing the Who, What, When, Where, and Why of electrical appliances for the home
was the theme of Macon County's exhibit entered at the N. C. State fair, which closed last week in Raleigh. Althongh the ex
hibit failed to place among the winners, folks here cz.n be justly proud of the ingenious display, which was taken to the fair
by County Agent S. W. Mendenhall and Mrs. Florence S. Sherrill, county home agent.
allow their marriage to fall,
when actually it could be a
glorious success. An appalling
number of husbands and wives
are not really married, but
simply undivorced. Because of
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neglect of simple truths they
live in a kind of purgatory.
" 'Happy marriages', says Dr.
O. M. Butterfield, of New York
City, 'are rarely the product of
chance. They are architectural
in that they are intelligently
and deliberately planned.'
Everything threatens happiness
in the home from the outset:
Selfishness, monotony, illness,
disillusionment, and the spite
fulness of third parties. Let me
suggest four antidotes that will
help.
"The first Is the right atti
tude. Not all young couples ap
proach marriage with that
'once-and-for-life' feeling. The
divorce court looms as a last
resort, If worst comes to worst.
Oo into marriage, as Into the
Christian life Itself. 'No man
having put his hand to the
plow, and looking back, is fit ?
for Christian marriage.'
"Second, employ sincerity
without reserve. Treachery, sus
picion, mistrust have no power
against two beings who confide
all. Marriage does not thrive
in mystery and glamour, but in
confidence and security.
"Third, congeniality is im
perative. And congeniality is
not alone a gift of God, but
may be broken down into its
component parts ? admiration,
affection and gratitude ? and
can be created and strengthen
ed and preserved by two intel
ligent and cooperative individ
uals.
"Fourth, determination: 'I will
not give up; I will defend our
union and happiness: I will tie 1
up again every broken thread; 1
I will reconstruct, untiringly, :
faithfully, each part of a brok
en wall.'
"In short, true happiness in ;
the home between husband and :
wife must be born of the Spirit
of Christ, and without excep
tion such happiness is attested
by the fruit of the Spirit, which
is: "... love, joy, peace, long
suffering, gentleness, faith,
meekness, temperance; against
such there is no law.' Is yours
a happy marriage? You can
make it so."
The Rev. Frank Alfred Mathes,
D.D.
STOP
ITS a big day in town.
Everybody is "down at the station" to
see and hear the man who may be the
nest President of the United States.
Carrying the campaign to the people is
a custom in this country as old and u
honored as America itself. For that's
the way folks get to see the candidate
face to face. That's the way they hear
at first-hand what he has to say. That's
the American way.
It's good to know there will always
be freedom of speech in this country,
as long as a man can speak his mind,
unceoaorad and unafraid, from the
platform of a railroad car.
It's good to know that democracy in
America will always work, as long as
you can cheer or jeer "down at the
station"? amd then go wott as ym pUast
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Homemakers ? Planning meals
hat are balanced in nutrients
s not enough for you to do.
Ve must plan food combina
ions that are not only good to
at, nutritionally right, but our
ood must look appetizing as
veil. Food must have not only
aste appeal but eye appeal.
All this goes towards making
neal planning, preparation, and
erving an interesting part of
lomemaking rather than a la -
lorious chore.
People have established cer
ain principles through prac
icing customs which we con
ider to be essential for cor- 1
ect table service and good 1
able manners. It's important
lowadays for every one to i
:now what customs say we ;
nust do in the way of meal ;
ime etiquette. .
Take advantage of the differ
ent ways to cook vegetables to
add texture and flavor to your
menus. Why cook in the same
way, day in and daty out, vege
tables, meats, salads, desserts?
Fingernail polish on shoe
strings ? sometimes metal tips
come off of shoe strings. Try
dipping the end of shoe string
in clear fingernail polish. Two
heavy dips would last a good
long time. Of course, the polish
must dry thoroughly between
each dip.
Use kerosene to remove let
tering on feed bags. It doesn't
always work ? most times it
does. Lettering on flour or feed
bags will come right out when
kerosene has been poured on
the letters and then rolled up
for a day or two, or less time.
' State College Answers
Timely Farm Questions
Q. What chemical should I
lse for weed and nematode
control in my tobacco plant
jed and when is the best time
!or treatment?
A. October is the month lor
:reating plant beds and one
?ound of cyanamid per square
rard gives satisfactory weed
:ontrol and costs less than
nost other treatments, R. R.
Bennett, State college extension
tobacco specialists, says.
Mr. Bennett also points out
that 16-6-2 supplies the ferti
lizer need for plant growth and
It contains cyanamid and fer
tilizer grade urea for weed con
trol.
Another effective treatmenl
for weed control, but one which
LEGAL ADVERTISING
ADMINISTRATRIX' NOTICE
Having qualified as adminis
tratrix of estate of Walter D.
Elllotte, deceased, late of Ma
con County, N. C., this is to
notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said de
ceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned on or before the
4 day of October, 1953, or this
notice will be plead in bar of
their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will please ,
make immediate settlement.
This 4 day of October, 1952.
MRS. IDA C. ELLIOTTE.
Administratrix
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as adminis- |
tratar of Estate of Reuben
Alexander Willis, deceased, late
of Macon County, N. C., this is
to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said
deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned on or before the 9
day of October, 1953 or this
notice will be plead in bar of
their recovery. All persons in- j
debted to said estate will please
make immediate settlement.
This 9 day of October, 1952.
H. W. CABE,
Administrator
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NOTICE
The North Carolina Utilities
Commission has directed that a
hearing be held on Tuesday,
December 2, 1952, at 10 o'clock,
A. M? at the Buncombe County
Court House in Asheville, North
Carolina, for the purpose of
considering and passing upon
the application of Western Car
olina Telephone Company for
an Increase in Its rental rates
at its Franklin and Highlands,
North Carolina, exchanges, as
well as other exchanges through
out its systems.
The undersigned company has
applied for authority to in
crease its rates at its Franklin
and Highlands exchanges in the
amount of $1.25 in the monthly
rental rates for its various
classes of service.
This, the 15th day of October,
1952.
WESTERN CAROLINA
TELEPHONE COMPANY
By Linn D. Garibaldi,
President
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Plans and Specifications are
now available for distribution
from the office /of the Architect,
Lindsey Madison Gudger, 52
Carter Street, Asheville, North .
Carolina, for the General, J
Plumbing, Heating and Electrife- |
al Contracts for the Macon
County Negro School Building i
for the Board of Education of |
Macon County, N. C. Plans may i
be received upon application by
interested contractors and upon '
deposit of $50.00 for the Gen- |
eral and $30.00 for each of the
mechanical.
Bids will be received in the
office of Mr. Holland McSwain,
Superintendent of Schools, Ma
con County Courthouse, Frank
lin, N. C., at 11:00 a. m? on the
morning of November 21, 1952
All bids must be accompanied
by a bid guarantee in the
amount of 5% of the bid price,
in the form of a certified check
drawn on a bank or trust com
pany insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation
or a bid bond executed by a
Bonding Company authorized to
do busineess in North Carolina.
A completion bond will be re
quired to be given by the Con
tractors who are awar'ded the
Contract.
Bids will be opened in pub
lic at the time designated
above.
Plans and Specifications may
be examined at the office of
the Architect or at the office
of the Owner, The Board of
Education of Macon County,
I should be used only by growers
; who will provide ample water
for the beds at seed germina
tion time and shortly there
after, is one pound of fertilizer
grade urea and one-half pound
cyanamid per square yard.
While more expensive than
other treatments, methyl brom
ide gas is effective in weed and
nematode control.
Before applying any of these
materials, rake the beds free of
trash, use a coulter-type plow,
disc harrow and a smoothing
harrow to prepare a well-pul
verized seed bed. Regardless of
treatment used, apply one-half
to two-thirds of the recom
mended amount and mix thor
oughly with the top three or
four inches of soil, using a drag
harrow and going over the bed
eight to 10 times. Then apply
the remainder of the material
and rake the bed lightly with a
five-pronged pitch fork.
Better stands may be achiev
ed if you fertilize in the fall.
The 16-6-2 treated bed requires
I no further fertilization in the
| spring.
| Corncobs are increasing in
, commercial demand as a result
of successful research by the
U. S. Department of Agricul
ture. They are used in the
production of several synthet
ics.
County Courthouse, Franklin, N.
C.
The full amount of the plan
1 .iipo.it will be returned to bona
j t.de bidders upon receipt of the
plan-- and specifications in good
condition within 10 days after
bids are received; non-b:dders
will receive the plan deposit
less the cost of printing and
mailing under the same condi
tions.
I Signed:
BOARD OF El iUCATION
MACON COUNTY
By:
Holland McSwain, Secretary
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IN APPRECIATION
The family of James J. Mann wish to
express our sincere appreciation for the
many kind expressions of sympathy and
kindness during the sickness and death
of our beloved husband and father.
To The People of
Macon County
I wish to offer my thanks and appre
ciation for the help and support you
have given me in making the Franklin
Feed Mill the success that it is today.
Sincerely yours,
Bruce Palmer