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life fifel DEDICATED TO MACON County and the Welfare of its Good People u ESTABLiSriiiu IN 1885 OUeiit North Carolina Newspaper West of Asheville '0 VO PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT VOL., XLVI, No. 39 FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY, SEPT. 17, 1931 $1.50 PER YEAR T7"3 T7 ilk i COMMISSION CUT MORE FARTillNG NEEDED IN N.C. Only 8,000,000 Acres in Slate Cultivated, Says Poe URGES MACHINERY Thinks N. C. Agricultural Property Is Good Investment In a recent interview, Dr. Clar ence' Poe, editor of the Progressive Farmer-Southern Ruralist, one of the most widely circulated farm publications in America, declared that $200,(J(X);l)0() a year can be added easily to the worth of farm production in North Carolina. It can lie dune, he stated, without in creasing the fanning population greatly. It would come- through better utilization of the land re sources of the state, he maintains. "North Carolina and Iowa are about the same size," said Dr. Poe, who, in addition to studying farm ing regularly in all the country, as he had done for thirty years, farms extensively in this state. "Yet 28, OOO.UIK) acres are cultivated in Iowa and only 8,000,000 in North Caro lina." . Much more North Carolina land than now utilized can be put profitably into employment ' by greater use of machinery, soil en i v hiiH til and preservation, the put ting oi livestock, dairying and poul try on parity with other operations, and the use of more uttplowed land for both pasture and timber pro duction at the same time. "With our cheaper lands and Ion ;cr gr wing seasons, we can compete with the average slate in livestock, dairying and poultry. All i lie things 1 have mentioned can be used in adding to the volume of wealth produced agriculturally in the state without much if any curtailment of present operations or increase of our farming population."- He believes that North Carolina farming will progress along the lines indicated, and that North Car olina farm lands, particularly when level enough for use of machinery, are probably the best investment in sight at the present time. Mr. Duncan To Preach In AsheyJMe Sunday The Rev. Norvin C. Duncan will officiate for the next two Sundays, September 20 and 27, at the morn ing services at Trinity churdi, 'Asheville'. The rector, the Rev. G. Floyd Roger"., is attending the gen ual convention of the Episcopal church at Denver, Colo., as a dele vale from the diocese of Western North Carolina. Mr. Duncan will 'conduct his regular services in the evening at St. Agnes church, Franklin, and a visiting clergyman will, conduct his' regular service at the Church of the Incarnation, Highlands. , Sam L. Franks Undergoes Operation at Asheville Sam L. v Franks, of Franklin, was reported Wednesday to be recover? i-ig nicely at the Mission hospital. ..Asheville, ... where he underwent . an operation .Monday, for the removal of his tonsils. ' - Ar CLAWS BAT IF XE THEIR. SKIRTS SHORTER Ycxf LL SEE. rAQSQUtTOES BUZZAflDa A Fewer Marriages and Divorces in Macon There were 23 marriages in Macon county, during 1930 ns against 36 in 1929, according to figures "recently released by the United States department of commerce. The decrease is seen as partly due to the fact that many betrothed couples now go to Clayton or some other nearby Georgia town to be married- on account of the more stringent North Carolina mar riage laws. While there has been a drop in the number of marriages in this county, there also has been a decrease in the number of divorces, only two of which were reported in 1930 as com pared with four in 1929. FINDS WAY TO FARMCCESS James G. K. McClure Shows W. N. C. Farmers How To Operate (From Farmers ' Federation News) In 1916 James G. K. McClure, Jr., came to Asheville from Chica go in search of health. He pur chased a farm and located in the Hickory Nut Gap, twelve miles from Asheville, and under the in fluence of our excellent climate soon became strong and well again. Being a man of unusual -foresight and energy, he started immediately studying farm conditions in West ern North Carolina. Statistics showed him at .that time that West ern North Carolina farmers were almost 100 per cent pure Anglo Saxon, that our soils were abund antly supplied with practically all food elements necessary to pro duce good crops, that Western North Carolina farmers were sur rounded by. a wealth - of natural resources and yet the average an nual farm income for this section was less , than $200 per year, while the average for the United States was .more than $1,500 per year. Faced with this most unusual (Continued on page six) George Collins, Former Macon County Man, Dies George Collins, formerly of Ma con county, died from paralysis September 8, at Union, S. C, ac cording to word received by rel atives here. The funeral and bur ial were conducted at Union, where Mr. Collins had been living for several years since 1 1 is removal from this county, where he has a number of relatives and friends who mourn his death. Mr. Collins had been in ill health for some time but his death came unexpect edly and was a shock to his fam- iiy. 2 Stores To Observe Yom Kippur on Monday Yom Kippur, the old Hebraic day of atonement faithfully observed by. orthodox Jewry, occurs Mon day, September 21. It is the most sacred day in t. . Hebraic calen dar: '-f Two Franklin stores, Polly's and M. Blulenthal, will be closed Monday in observance' of -Yom Kippur. - Red Cross Conference To Be Held WASHINGTON," D C, Sept. 10. Six regional conferences of Red Cross workers are announced for North Carolina by . the American Red Cross. I'lans for the fiftieth, anniversary roll call will be form ulated at meetings in Bryson City, September 21 ; Winstoii-Sah in September 23; Charlotte, Septem ber 24 ; Fayetteville, September .25; Kinston, September 28, and Hen derson, September 29. Speakers from national head quarters include Dr. Thomas h. Green and William Carl Hunt, as sistant manager of the Eastern area. Dr. Green will deliver an address appropriate to the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the American Red Cross, "The Out Jook After Fifty Years." Mr. Hunt will disctiM Red Cross programs Hard Times Don't Stop Franklin Young People From Going to College Franklin, .which has the. reputa tion of having more college grad uates per capita . than any other city or town in the United States, is sending well over a score of young people off to universities and ''colleges in this and other slates this autumn. Despite hard times, the number going off to school seems to be surprisingly large. Besides those going to in stitutions of higher learning there are quite a few boys and girls from this community attending va rious preparatory-'schools or busi ness colleges. Attending the last named institu tions are Miss Eleanor F. Sloan, who has returned to Columbia to complete her studies for ' a" mas ter's degree after teaching in the high school of Franklin during the past year. Prior to the opening of the school term Miss Sloan is visiting her sister, Miss Tiiiioxciia Sloan, who directs educational work in United Hospital, Port Chester, N. Y. Miss Elizabeth Sloan, daugh ter of Mrs. W. W. Sloan,' is do ing part time work in one of the New York welfare agencies while completing her training in the School of Social Work. At the University 'Attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are Neville Sloan, Jr., who enters this year; Bill Sloan, Bill' Higdon and Francis B. Johnson. Alex Setser and Charles Robert Pattern have Cold Pack Process Seen As Best for Home Canning HIGDONS HOLD CLAN REUNION Many Gather for Annual Event at Old Homeplace The Higdon family held its an nual reunion at the home of Mrs. Harriett Higdon Monday. This re union vas dedicated to the mem ory of the late' Major William Higdon, who moved from Burke county, near Morgantoii, to Jack son county when a lad of twelve. Later he purchased a farm of 900 acres in Macon, which is still owned by members of his family and where the reunion is held an nually. There were about 175 descend ants of this tribe present, includ ing children of the fourth genera tion. Major Higdon is survived by three children, T. Ii. Higdon of Higdonville; Mrs.' Jim (iribble, of lotla, and Mrs. J. K. Bryson, of 'Franklin, all of whom were pres ent Monday. A bounteous picnic dinner was served in the shade of the old ap pie trees. "Among those .present were At- (Continued on pnge six) - - at Bryson City for rural teiriioiies and will lead round tables in planning for a successful membership campaign this fall. On the opening' program at-Bryson City appear M. I'earl Weaver', field representative, who will sum mari!e drought relief operations, in tin western part of the state, and Dr. J. M. Sullivan, of the Clay county chapter, who will have as his subject, "Pellagra, a .Commun ity Problem." 'A. -junior delegate will address the conference on the work, of the junior Red Cross. Others on the tentative program are Thad D. Bryson, Jr., mayor of Bryson City; Mrs. R. F. Freeze, secretary of the Swain county chapter, and Louis Lipinsky, chair man of the Buncombe county chap ter. "'''.- '.-.' returned to N. C. State college, Raleigh. Margaret McGuirc, Virginia Mc Guire and - Florence Stalcup have returned to N. C. College for Wom en, Greensboro; Mary Louise Slag le, Helen Patton, Catherine Franks, Catherine Siler and Ross Zachary are attending Western . Caromia Teachers college, Cullowhee. Jes sie Higdon and Maude Keener of Higdonville, also are attending the Cullowhee institution. Two at Duke Continuing their courses at Duke University Durham, are . Dorothy Eaton and Willaim McGuire. George and Bobby Sloaty . sons of Mr. and Mrs. Neville Sloan, Charles Ingram and Harry McCon nell, have returned to Christ School, Arden. Otis Freeman, Ad aline Teague, Javk Brown, Taylor Crockett and Howard Wilkic will attend Weavervilje Junior College. Flora Wilkie has returned to Syl va Collegiate Institute; Mildred Moore . is entered at Mars Hill Col lege. The following young people are attending institutions outside the state; C. S. Brown, Jr., Agricul tural and Mechanical College, Mad ison, Ga.; Velma Peek, Business College of Athens, Ga. ; Ada Bur nette Trotter, Alabama Women's College, Montgomery; Alice Slagle, 'Brenau College, Gainesville, Ga. ; Richard K. Johnson, DeVcaux School, Niagara Falls, N. Y.; Mil dred Cozad, Business College, At lanta. Method Is Advocated By U. S. Department Of Agriculture "Can all foo dthat cau be can ned" is sound advice to be follow ed this year. The following infor mation and directions are taken from methods set forth by the United States Department of Agri culture, and arc condensed for the benefit of readers of The Press. Many who can fruit and vegetables year, after year are heard to say that they do not have "good luck" with this of that, and that some of their fruit and vegetable cans spoil. There is no such thing as luck iti canning. Success depends upon care in every detail. Spoil age is due to uusterilized jars, old tops, poor rubbers, improper seal ing, and canning of stale products No amount of sterilizing will over come stalcncss. Cold Pack Method For fruits, as well as vegetables, the cold pack method is best. Fol low the steps below in using the single period cold pack method: 1. Gather and can as soon as possible in the morning. 2. Before starting work, have (Continued pn page fix) Regular Services Now Held at Baptist Church the Kev. t-ugene K. tiler, new pastor of the Franklin Baptist church, and Mrs. Filer took oc casion this week to express their happiness in being located in Franklin. In an open letter sub mitted to The Press- Mr. Filer said : "The 'Baptist pastor and wife are happy to be located on the. field in Franklin. We arc anxious to know and serve our church and community in every way possible It is our desire to see the general religious life of Franklin develop. .e will be ready M all times to render wnatever service possible. "All. regular services are now be ing held in the Baptist church. We are anxious that every single mem ber of the Baptist church 'will line up and help to carry the work for ward. The other people of the town are welcome' to attend our services at all times. Let us strive as a church to reach the uncnlist ed of our town. God will not hold us responsible just for the number we have, but for the number we could have." UNEMPLOYMENT PARLEHALLED Industrial Leaders To Meet With Governor At Raleigh TO plan Tor relief Necessity Seen for Dis tribution of Food Surplusage RALEIGH, Sept- 16. Governor O. Max Gardner has called into conference at Raleigh on Friday, September 18, nineteen of the lead ing, men and women ot the state, picked from the industrial and agri cultural life of North Carolina, for the purpose of working out a pro- grain of relief -for the unemployed this fall ami winter and as a means of assuring the needy of the slate that surplus foods will be available and distributed .where needed. To head this work, known as llie Governor's Council , on Ciicinplov meiit and Relief, Governor Gardner hopes to be able to get R. W. Henninger, professor at N, C. Slate College, Raleigh, to again head tin movement as executive secretary. Mr. Henninger did excellent work last winter and spring as secretary of the same state council. "The problem is so acute and important that 1 have been .. impelled lo ash Mr. ' Henninger to again dead the work," the Governor said recently,, adding that the. ."work done by Mr. Henninger and tin' council last winter and spring was one of the greatest pieces of constructive ef fort ever done by a state agency." The work last lime was begun late; but , this time active work by the council is expected to be underway shortly after the meeting on the 18th in Raleigh. The Governor ex pects to call for conferences with other groups, from time to lime, and to ask for complete cooperation from leaders and the general pub lic. - . "To solve this problem, of un employment and lack of food, will tax our patriotism and our abililv hi cooperate," the governor said "The work last winter and spring was well done and 1 am proud of the record made at that time. I am also proud (if the keen insight shown by all cooperating agencies and . workers of our stale, of the fine spirit shown by all the people of North Carolina, of the vast amount of work done for little or no remuneration, and I am still cgi prouder of the. promised sup port for this' coming year's work. I feel certain that the coining months 'will present even more complicated problems, but I belicw that these problems will be solved even more perfectly than previous ly. The people of our slate have stood well a strain which iiii'in ployinent and suffering have forced upon us. I firmly believe that 'our people will carry on again this fall and winter and that, when sprinu returns again and .with, vve all hope? a measure of relief from tin present financial depression, the Old North State will have, throuidi cooperation and coordination, weathered the storm." Governor ' Gardner paid high (Continued on page tlx) College Offers Education To Students Without Money WKAVEK VILLI'., N. C, Sept. 16. Should any young person hav ing plenty of vegetables or even a cowand less money, desire an education, Weaver College is the place for him. One girl will pay all her fees for 1931-32 with canned goods. for. the table. Another will sufy flour and corn meal. One year a boy brought a cow vith him and paid his expenses in milk, but the cow, not having been' used lo such in telligent pasturage, very soon suc cumbeda martyr to higher edu catien. This year, to be more Safe, two brothers will leave the cow at home and transport the milk. Let's hope the rarefied atmosphere of a college will not turn it sour I Co F untywidelevy or 1931 Is Set A t $1.21 on $100 New Rate Represents 'Reduction of 19 Cents from 1930 Rate; Road Tax Eliminated and l evy for Schools Reduced BUDGET FOR COUNTY NOT YXT DRAWN; VALUATION FlGUilSS STILL INCOMPLETE 71 Cents of New Tax Rate Is Allocated to Interest and Sinking Fund; 15 Cents to General Fund A loiinl v wide. ta rii'e I 'All by. I he coi'miy conniiis ing. This is a redin lion and will mean a saiii;; lo. ' Were il ii' il fi if if In a v llie i. ilr till-, war coilhl ,i The VM rale' .ana . 71 . 4 Si .'A -i' 'in i . hi I'l . la nr. i In n lor as. a:.'aiiis 50 ct Ms in pliil, Livestock Producers To Meet Friday Noon Livestock produi en, fi .mi va rious secllt.ns of M.icon oimty aie expecti-d lo attend a nieetiii;; at the cOurll.ouM' At midday Friday, wlipn rxpfl.rt" of tho State College extension iervice and also a representative of Swift and Company, ar-.- s hed ulcil to Kpoiik. The. nier'Jn:; 1,1,1 been arranged by Fred IS: Slo.,11 county farm demonstration oient. Various phase of live stock raising, from economic production methods lo market ing, wdl be discussed. . I lie mectini', will be durini; the iliil ner reces ol court, Ir. 2 p. m. CIRCUS COMING TO FRANKLIN ON FRIDAY,. The. first" will be heir three tin;; manaeeiiieiit lllo:-li linn tore, have ci for shnnine. I. Im!- !. si llli-llt- liaie 1 ins.- I he -in I owi,te i'.l... ill ill 'i i parade. I II CMS MIO 1 1 . circi.r ol I). til ir ol ( liarf .! . Ill' In r-; o l , ('.' Kil i r i ; 1 I' m ran-'ciiM-iii Ir : i- i hi. i'l id.. i v , )' I i il d lh il all an, Hi", j I'll ( ..lii i fed iliclud I I ..u ;n lo ..lh- . s.i i ' i , i ill l.lC-'l St ! in n , i lll.il -. is Stliell e In i; htly colon d i in us pos thai sc. III Hi V r In lo--e ill. ir w ill soon make ihrn appeal - l.i 111! aiici mi lh. windows. The a;; en I oilers I,-,- f lllllll' . ir is .m i in i In placed s4 ii e.l for lh. as -v.. II ., milk ate! lis famib f 1 II annii.ii ... tin at, cei i l!,e GAMES POSTPONKI) In C' III "a Iille.l place ha e Sep- fo.-: on llld.IV Si. A: "inn.: i 1 1 . 1 I Uli " lale h lawn I I i'l.lV. heell p.e-l teinber 2r w. King I'll oil lelf i lai'iii ' mellib' I and his Ihe , . tmii h tory of :v Mida 'iit up late; the story Would .1 all pt'i'hicls of home and transmuted into an- education tor c hili.lrcii of- the harassed faiiii'- er. Ifowever, if one, is nol fortunate enoiH h to have farm 'produce to rise for money, the car can be oiled- up and other- voting people can .be transported. for'.. ;i modest sum, to and from tin- college eveiy day. i Thus t-v en the automobile has. become the rmaiis of leaniii.v. At least this - is the cseiienee of car owners from Asheville and probably . from other communities near Weavcrville. , And jf one is very ingenious there will probably be many orig inal and unusual ways to earrran education. ' . n was set for 'Him day morn' ; i.iic of $1.4D pavers oi .approximately $. ,(HK). Ill public debt seivice requirements. placed linn Ii lowei, probably at $1. inii -rest and sinking i'limd charges, Filleeu cents, llie limit prescrib ed by law, is provided for the (oiiiily's gel i ral luiid, out of which ,'ov ci inn.' ni adminisii aliv'c expens es are paid.- The liciu is the same as lasl year, bill a new item of il'.i; i eiits is- ai i k i in the 1'AU ral' to lake caie of jail and court i spi uses, tin nierlv - covered by tho ii' l al IiiihI. This' eslia provis ion was aiillioni i hv an act of llie lafi '.'.em ral assembly. No Road Levy In thi other hand, llie new; l ix liile does not include .anvljiing for loads, which leijuired 20 cents ot the I'AiU h w . ' Alaiiili nance of all county loads, as will as Male high ways, was pi, fill i. Llie legis l.iltlie, uudei tl.ie Si, iir Highway' ( 'ollllllissioli. Schools napiile 2a iciilb of tin.-, year's -h-v y- as again a So ccnls la i i -ir. Mo .1 n the money r-il leelnl llll'U I I his si.elloii will he paid lo I hi stall , w hu h, in n it-ii i, ii. i- innl' i lal.i n lhi..iit-li 'lire Mac l.i.ui law. lo met all expenses I llie public si hook l"l si months. Valuation Figures I he I'oial ,;i':sessei ahulioii lor lie iiilllily i i . p 1 1 1 1 ii I to-be M i y in aily the sanii: as last eui, when a ua, iji , i( ,1 Hi1',. I he I'M I alua. i a n I igures h.i , e nol In i'l' ti d, iieiiil.iiie approval a ei 'in -by llie J I ' iji'iialioii c. iinniiisii ai lb. vai 1 iiuiioiiv J i s r. I ior publii- ''-r u companies and t.llu i: i oi p..i alioi,-, ! which conic under its jurisdicl ion. I Among these, ait. the Northwest ! Carolina I'tilitu-s, the .tii..itis .le!-V Ion ..'.iiliM'hai tes .working on. .p"W-r !ui.jiit-, in life Narilabala-A.iiioiie I ecli'iii, and llie Western Carolina i 1 1 h phone company. Wilhoiit these valuations the books now show a'. total' assessed .valuation for the . oimty ol $0,750,351. - ! Allliough lliere hav e been vur.te i . . . a lew 'luwnwani rea.ijusitiieins in nil, on individual valuations and oiiie n leases, if is expected that the' will In very in arly of f: et by (Continued on pafie ix) Will Rogers Pic ks A Story For This Snot - liy WILL RtKiKUS HTIIKRE was a colored guy that worked for a railroad, and one day he cwie around and .says to his boss, "Say, Ross, I'se mihty bard up. Could you let me have fifty dollars till the first of the month?" "Why, maybe I could," says the: boss. But I don't believe you taker care of your money very much. If I lend you this fifty bucks, it'll just about carry you through the crap game next Monday night." "No sah, I won't use any of tln9 here money for the crap game, Boss. I got seventy-five all put away in the radiator at home for that crap eame. I needs this here iity for legitimate expenses." mi iln $100 valuatii at a t ailed nil liiii: ; i Ills 1 1 ii it last t -: 1 1
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