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i .-VCH TVi 0 rublished evcrv Thursday bv The Iranklin I'ress At 'franklin, North Carolina Telephciitf No.- 24 VOL. XLVH Nunibc 7 L,CKRURN V. JOHNSON..'. ........ EM1TOR AND PUBLISHER Entered .at the Post Otti SOS.;.j.......EBlT( ce, Fralk'hn, N. 'C, a as second class matter. jNorih Carolina vv WtSS ASSOCIATION A -SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year . . . . Eight Months Six Months .. Single Copy . . ing will be worth anything and anything will bs'to) priceless for money. We are inclined to blame our troubles on- Wall Street or the government authorities, but that is just an alibi. Business in this country is p$t what we make it. , It wijl become stabilized when and only when the average citizen demonstrates his confidence in the soundness of American business. $1.00 .75 .05 Obituary notices, cards ci thanks, tributes of respect, by individuals, lodges, churches, organizations or societies, will be regarded'as adver tising and inserted at regular classified advertising rates. "Such notices will be marked "adv." in compliance with the postal regulations. The pres invitrt its readers to express their opinions' through -jtr":olumo and each week it plans to carry Letters to the Editor on its editorial page. This newspaper is independent in its policies and is glad to print both sides of any question Letters to the Edi tor should be written legibly on only one side of the paper end should be of reasonable length. Of course, the editor reserves the right to- reject letters which are too long or violate one's better sensibilities. Weekly Bible Thought "Let ill aot therefore Kidee one knottier any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stunJbling block or an occasion . to fall in hi brother's way." Rom. 14:13.' ington Still"First Citizen" yiONDAT wftlT mark the formal opening of the 1TA George Washington Bicentennial celebration. Much has been saSiro and con, wife emphasis on the con, during the past sceptical decade, about the "Father of His Country;" but be that as if may, he's still the most outstanding citizen these United States have ever had. Certain latter-day historians have attempted to show that Washington had his human frailties. Some of their assertions doubtless0-i&"founded in4arrased on information hitherto hid from the public eye. JBut what if Washington was a human being? . . . He would be the first to. admit it. Nevertheless, we can admire him for his achievements, and there is no one who can sajffhat his influence and accomplishments for the good failed to. outweigh his shortcomings. George Washington is still the first citizen of the United States and deserving of emulation. Would that we could boast more like him. It is sincerely to be hoped that the bicentennial' eel ebratiojkof Washington's birth will be observed in every hamlet and home throughout the land. Espec ially is it uitting that this should be made occasion for celebration in. the public schools and churches, for Washington was a devout Christian and churchman and one of the first exponents of public education. A Different Picture f1 Lincoln llHEN the name-of Abraham liincoln is mention vv ed th rctiua of the average American mind re fleets .a picture of a gaunt, gangliner man with tired. ... ,n stolid : features too burdened with cares to smile. xmmgii wc imiiK ji Lincoln as a Denign cnaracter, somehow we neverMhink of him as smiling. The reason, we have learned, is that the most popular pictures of Lincoln were painted or photographed when he was weighted down with the troubles of a nation split asunder. . ' But, if you will stop and loorTaa Lincoln penny, you will get another picture of the encipation pres ident a kindly, smiling man. ' V ,V , In The Christian Scieirce Monitor of February 12, Lincoln's birtliday anniversary,. Ruf us Steele, in his coltimn, "The" March of the Nations," explains the Lincoln penny's inspired face : , r , , - Every American with a penny in his pojket. should feel moved to celebrate the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln. Thousands of persons have doubtless wondered about the origin of the likeness appearing on the Lincoln penny. Victor David Brenner, the sculp- tor, proaucea it, but where did. he Aiad his inspiration? He once explained this point to the writer. He wanted a cheerful face to put , on the penny because it would be most often in the hand of a child. But all the mature pictures, taken in Civil War time, were inexpressibly serious and gloomy. He studied every known likeness of Lincoln, then went in seclusion with his clay. He made for lasting perpetuation on the penny in the child's hand the com passionate, almost-smiling face that rose before him out of his own devotion. One man, it is easy to believe, would have blessed him for that Abraham Lincoln. 1 : ' . ' ' - : ' ' ; ' ' " fK a ' mi FARM HINTS Hoarding Money :IntCE time4mmemorial the miser has been held up 'as a despicable character, an enemy of society. On the other hand, frugality and thrift have been a"d mired, and rightly so, as traits and habits of living which should -be encouraged and emulated. What is the difference betweertmisery and thrift? 1 he line of distinction is clear : -"7 , tie wno noaras mojey lorxioney s sake is a miser. He whoy-rrfoney and puis it to work is thrifty The man who hides money away is a miser. The man who accumulates money by frugality and savings, and invests it in business and industry is not a miser but exactly the opposite. He may even be stingy, but if he uses his money to good advantage ne is not a miser. :. No one can say that this thing we call "depression" is due to frugality, thrift or stinginess. One thing is certain, however; miserliness is certainliy one of the most' outstanding factors in prolonging the depres sion... The man who saves a little for a "rainy day" can not be blamed. Would that more had laid by some thing for this wet spell. But the man who deliberate ly is hoarding currency, hiding it away in a sock or under the hearthstone, refusing to invest it and keep ing it out of circulation, is perpetrating a crime against himself, his neighbors and his countrv. Fur- thermorerhe is displaying about the same degree of intelligence as an ostrich, who hides his head in the sand for safety. If enough people hoard enough money, then dollar bills, even silver coins, will be as worthless as Confederate shinplasters. " If one wishes to make his monev absolutely secure. j i. it-- ' : ui i. " i . uiu ti me &cuuc time neip 111 lesiuring normal times, there is no better advice than for him to invest in federal1 and state bonds. There was a time, when America was at war and its citizens were stirred to 4iariotism, that liberty bonds were eagerly bought at par Now, although the country is not at war, there is even a greater need for patriotism. Those who have money hoarded away, idle and useless, should invest it ... . . if not in federal or state bonds, then in private enterprise or in -land. If government bonds are worthless, if land is . worthless, if American indus tries are worthless . . . . then our money is just so much junk paper and inetal. As long as individuals withhold their, monejurom circulation,- the depression will continue. - And if it continues long: enough, noth- Bees Deplete Stores Louring Mild Winter The mild weather of, the present winter, favorable to most farming operations in North Carolina, is unfavorable to the beekeeper be cause the bees are roused to ac tivity and make inroads on the food supply stored in the hives. C L. Sams, specialist in bee keeping at State College, makes the timely- suggestion that owners ofJ apiaries should check their colonies from time to tiifie and find out the supply of honey on hand. It is known that the bees entered the winter in " better condition than was expected after the light honey flow of, the fall. A; late drought caused a falling off in the supply of nectar but as a general rule, the bees found enough blossoms to lay up a needed supply of hoii borne beekeepers may find it necessary to feed their bees dur ing-the latter part of the wint..-f, says Mr. Sams, so that the colonieS may meet the spring nectar flow in strong condition It is too early to anticipate the crop of 1932, but Mr. Sams finds prospects particularly bright at present. Recent rains generally over North Carolina have helped greatly and the honey producing plants are in normal condition, The only dark spot in the state's honey industry at this time is the poor market for honey made last a good pasture is necessary. L. I. Case, animal husbandman at State college, makes the " sug gestion that all farm plans for the future will include the laying aside of several acres for a permanent pasture, the amount of course de pending on the kind of farming and the amount of livestock on the place. "Most fanners now having perm anent pasture tell me that they' ate thi most profitable acre's on their jrM" -a - .11, vaai.. ivuyw this to beNborne out in the case of E. E. Bell of Jones County who grazed somt plain quality steeds with no supplementary feed on an eleven-acre pasture from June 8 until September 8 of last year. The steers gained 2,960 pounds in that time. This was at the rate oi 269 pounds an acre for a three months period." Mr. Case says the Bell pasture consists of lespedeza, carpet grass and white clover and is well above the average in quality. However, it illustrates the pasture possibilities on a fine sandy loam soil. season. Canned Rat Bait New Control Idea Canned bait prepared by the United States Biological Survey is now available for rat control in North Carolina through A E, Oman, in charge of rodenr control work for the Survey ,andattached to the extension division of the North Carolina State College. Mr. Oman says this bait is made by the Barnstable, Massachusetts, laboratory of the Survey and comes in neat paper-wrapped pack ages each containing three cans, one filled with fish, the other with meat and the third ,with cereal. All are mixed with enough red squill poison to accomplish the de sired results. Mr. Oman says the bait will keep indefinitely. It was first used by the Biologic al Survey in the New England and Middle Atlantic States last fall where it gae splendid , results Since this last November, the bait has been available to residents of North Carolina. Mr. Oman urges farmers and others afflicted with rats on their premises to get in touch with him about the new bait so that the pests may ."be controlled with a minimum of effort and cost. Mr. Oman hopes .to begirt movement in this 'state whereby the killing of rats will be looked upon as a necessary duty similar to the Spraying of crops to reduce insect damage. llT'.l .1 . 1 I . f a . - wiin tne naari-ot a cnua, tne wisdom ot asage, He- toiled with no self to serve. He grew in greatness, year by luminous year Until he carried empire in his brain. sYet if no Cause, no high commanding Cause, HMvCalled him id the hazard of the deed, ' ( ' None would have guessed his power ... . To build a nation out of chaos, give To her the wings of soaring destinies. H$ut at the Hour, the People knew their Man, - The one ordained of Heaven, ordained to stand In the deadly breach and hold the gate for God. ft GOOD PASTURE NEEDED It is impossible for any North Carolina farmer to" live at home without keeping tome kind of live Itoc of poultry nd to do thii THE FARMER'S TWO FRIENDS Some thirty years ago a Western farmer came South and. the" first year, an unfavorable crop season made his family want to go back, "No sir," he replied. "With the help of two friends, 111 .win out yet." "God Almighty and the cowpea!" he answered. This story is told, in the current issue of The Progressive Farmer Ruralist, which thinks that today many a farmer might even mo appropriately proclaim "God A! mighty and lespedeza" as his two greatest resources in making feed and enriching soils I "Lespedeza is , clearing j the way for both livestock and for rich lands all over the South. Every where we go we find farmers sing ing its praises. "I think lespedeza saved me from being sold out," a farmer said last week. - What other crop can equal it for hay, for pas ture, for soil improvement,' and for seed? Every time a new man is put to mowing- lespedeza on the writer's farm, .we' know just what he will say the next time we see him 'It sure did astonish me how much hay that field made!' It also astonishes the average farmer to find how much lespedeza seed he can harvest and how easily. And after cutting for hay or seed, he can have enough seed lei, for a fine crop. on the same land next year. It is alsio interesting to see how hard and fibrou the old plants still are whery they were left on the land last fall, having body enough not only to make humus but to improve the mechan ical condition of the Soil. "So many other soil-improving crops must be petted and waited on like spoiled children the land first broken and harrowed and roll ed, and then moisture and temper ature kept just exactly right in or der to have a stand. But 'instead of all tlii) petting, lespedeza asks nothing Except to , have the seed scatteredVoiVitoD of the cround anc it will go on and take eara of it BICENTENNJAfc POEM - Written epecially for the CELEBRATION OF THE TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF M GEORGE WASHINGTON I i By EDWIN MARKHAM Author of "The Man With the Hoe" , A Spartan mother called him into Time, And kindled duty! in him as-a flame - White he was schooled by the primeval hills Of old VirginiaAchooled by her mighty woods, ' And when the Scrolhtyas signed and the glad Ikll Of Independence echoed round the world, . . " He led his tattered host, on' stubborn fields, Barefoot and hungry, thru the ice and mire-r ' Thru dolors, valors, desperattpns, dreams re Indian wr-whooped and the wild beast prowled. Thru Valle Forge on to' world-startling hours 1 His name was" written "enSio "college scroll; But he drank wisdom from the wilderness. The mountains poured into his soul their strength, The rocks their fortitude, the stars their calm. . He grew a silent man; Yet carried on all roads The lofty courtesies, the high reserves.' He seemed to know, even" in this noise of time, The solemn quiets of Eternity.' . ' . But "fiery1 Inergy, a live crater, slept Under that mountain halm; yet never blazed Into a passiW save in some black hour When craven., souls betfayed the people. Then He "was all 'sword and flame, a god in arms, When Di-od Cornwallis yielded up his sword. (nd all te way, down to the road's last bend, . Cool Judgment whispered to bis listening,, mind.' WhereVthere'Sas faltering, he was there, as faith; Where there was weakness, he was there as strength; Where there was discord, he was there, as peace.- . His trust was in the Ruler of Events - In Him who watches He could say, "The ends Are in God's hand. I trust, , " - But while I trust I battle." In this creed, . . 'His soul took refuge and his heart found rest, When, after Yorktown, all the guns were husht, Still was our Chieftain qn a battle linej ' Fighting old laws, old manners, old beliefs. -He fought the outworn old, ' And lit new torches for the march ahead. Life tried his soul by all the tests of. time By hardship, treachery, ingratitude; . ' Yes, even by victory and the-loud applause. ...... When fortune flung to him a crown, he flung The bauble back and followed the People's dream. He turned fronv all the tempters. Stood firm above the perils of success Stood like Monadnock high above the clouds. He did the day's work that wasgven him; He toiled for men until he flamed with God. Now in his greatness, ever superbly lone, T He moves in his serene eternity, Like far Polaris wheeling in the North. - A LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS NOTICE OF SALE Sute of North Carolina, County of Macon, jf? . -In the Superior Court. J. E. Wooten and Laura Wooten, his wife. William Wooten and Cora Wooteli.his jnit, Charlie Wooten and Magdalen Wooten, his wife, Frank Wooten and Dora Wooten, his wife, Weaver Elliott and Jua nita EUiottr his wife, Bill Elliott, unmarried, Nannie Patterson and Polk Patterson,, her husband, Kate Moore and Dan Moore, her husband,- Rosie Elliott, inor, by her next friend Charlie Elliott, petition ers, vs. Frank Henry, unmarried, defend ant. By virtue of a judgment and decree of the Superior Court of Macon County, made in the above entitled special , proceeding, the undersigned commissioner will, on Monday, the 7th day of March, 19JZ, at 12 oclock noon, sell at the court house door in Franklin, Ma con County, North Carolina, at public-auction to the highest bidder for cash, the following described real ewate, town: irmoi iraci: un tne waives. of Sugarfork River, beginning at a beech on theputh bank of Sug arfork river runk South 75 poles to a White OakVtherf East 72 poles to a dogwood; thei South 30 East 83 poles to- a Sourwood on top of a ridge; then in al North west direction with the top of the ridge 80 -poles to a Black Oak; then in a West direction, with the ridge 72 poles to a White Oak at the road; then' with the road; then with the road North 40 E 41 poles to a Persimmon tree to the river; then with the river to the begin ning. Containing 50 acres, more or Jess. -- - - : It .. ceing tne lanas described in a deed front William P. Anderson and Mary C. Anderson, his wife, to William H. Outon (Wooten), dated, December 23, 1897, and re corded in the office of the Regis ter of Deeds for Macon County, in Book GO, page 307, et seq. SECOND TRACT: A certain tract or parcel of land in Macon County, State of North Carolina, adjoining the fands of the Led ford Heirs, WilliamWooten'j home land and othm, bounded" as fol lows, viz : Beginning at a rock formerly a birch (beech) corner, of said Wooten's land, runs South 66 poles to ' a Chestnut , Oak f then E 82 poles to a Blackgum; then N 92 poles to a Chestnut near the wagon road ; then N 75 W 6 poles to a stake; then N 35 W 16 poles LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS upper bank of the road; then S 50 W with upper bank of the road 26 poles to a stake; then N 61 W 2 poles to Maple on the bank of the river; then down the river with its meanders, 44 poles to the Beginning. Containing 48 acres, more or less. - Being the lands described in a deed from W. H. Higdon to Wil liam Wooten, dated October 10, 1899, and recorded the 2$th day of June, 1900, in the officeN?f the Register of Deeds for Macon Coun- ,ty, in Book J J, page 38, et seq: This the 6th day of February, 1932. v T. J. JOHNSTON, Commissioner. Fll-4tJ.E.W. M3 NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina, Macon County. , By virtue of the power of sale vested in the undersigned commis sioner under authority of the Deed of Trust executed by Ed Lcdford to J. L. Sanders, Trustee, said deed of trust being dated Feb. 11, 1930. and registered in the office of the Register of Deeds for Macon County in Book No. 31, page 300, To secure certain indebtedness in said deed of trust set forth, to Virginia Sanders, and default hav ing been made in the payment there of and demand having been made uupon the undersigned trustee, to exercise the, power of sale in said trustee vested under the terms of said Deed of Trust. I will, therefore, on Monday, the 7th day of March, 1932, at 12 oclock noon, at the Court House door in the Town of Franklin, North Carolina, sell at public auc tion to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property:; In Franklin : Township, Macon County, adjoining the 'lands of W. S. Moffitt, Marion Ledfordr Be-. ginning on a white oak; then N 16 W Zo poles to a poplar; thence N 45 W 37 poles to a hickory, W. S. MoffittU corner -K thence S 71 W 15 poleso a stone; thence S 35 E 73jlei to a hickory; thence N 28 E l2ypoles to the beginning. Containing7 seven acres more or less.. This 6th day of February, 1932. J. L. SANDERS, Trustee. Fll-4tc-BofF-M3 NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina, ' Macon County. By virtue of the power of sale vested in trc undersigned commis sioner under authority of the Deed of Trust executed hv T W Pnr. to a stake on the upper bank of Iter and wife Lona ft. the roadi then with the rnad tiUn rh t. H til ant 4 jlaa J 71 W;fl friii to itaki on tu ef m Vtins datd Mot 2& is:a LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS and registered in the office of thff '"r Register of Deeds for Macon Coun ty in Book 31, page 189, "to secui certain indebtedness in said deed of trust -set' forth; to W. B. Mc Guire and J., A. Porter, and de fault having beeri "made in the pay ment thereof, and demand having befen made rupon the undersignei trustee . to exercise the - power of sale in said trutVfe- vested under the terms of said (Deed of Trust. I will, therefore7on Monday, the 7th day of March, 1932 at 12 O'clock noon, at the Court House door, in the Town . of , Franklin, North Carolina, sell at public auc tiorrto the highest bidder for cash the following described proporty. In Franklin -Township, Macon County, Being the land and known as the Bryson farm bought from Mrs. A. S. Bryson except that part sold Franklin Hdw. Co., FT L. Bryson and Zeb Angel.' Being the land described and referred to in a deed from Mrs. Leona L. Bryson to T. W. Porter, pXA, deed bearing' date of 20th day of No vember, 1920, and Registered in the office of Register of Deeds for Macon County, in Book F, at page 329. '.::... .. - This deed of trust is given to secure the 4 endorsement of four notes given toiTnrTTank of Frank lin and to the-Citizens Bank. This 6th day of Pebruarv, 19321 . HENRY CABE,. Trustee. Fll-tc--BofF--M3..i, 7 -J. NOTICE A North Carolina, . .1. . Macon County. . ' In the Superior Court," , , ; , ' Bertha Bryant Fountain VS. Charlie Fountain ' v V-'J? I The non-resident defendant, ' Charlie Fountain, will take notice that an action, entitled as,above, has been coimnenced in the Su--perior Court of Macon County, North Carolina; that the purpose of said action is to have bonds of matrimony, now existing between plaintiff andy, defendant dissolved; that the summons .in said action is returnable on the 15th day of ' March, 1932,, and the said defcn-": dant will further take notice that he is required to appear dh.. the 15th day of March, 1932, before, the undersigned Clerk 'of the Su perior Court, and ansWer or demur to the complaint filed In this causeV or the relief demanded in sai ;n t. . m tunijjirtini win uc granted. This the 10th day of Februarys 1931 . - FRANK I. MURRAY, Cfcrk Superiof Court, Macon CountyV North Carolina. p U-4tc-CCP-Mj 9 1 w r - 12 V L