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mi; n:Aiu.i ru::3 the highlands uaconian PAGE THREE " 1 I .1 C ;! !a H ; !p fcrjc:tituts 1 Prcriiid if County it, i Willing to Lend Aid Macon County may share in. the distribution of federal funds for re lief of ' destitution this winter in proportion to the extent that its citizens- utilize their own resources to this lend, according to Drf Fred Morrison, state director of relief, Federal assistance in this under taking, declared Dr. Morrison,, is not to be substituted for local re lief efforts. On'the other hand, it . is provided only- to supplement the - maximum that local communities do for: their own, people and will oe available only when: the' Wash ington authorities, are ' convinced that local resources in each com munity are inadequate to meet the needs for relief. - ; , .": Must Help . Selvee In order, therefore, , for this. county to participate in the fund which Governor Gardner will seek , from .". the 'Reconstruction , Finance Corporation for. all of North Caro .lina, it will J)e -necessary for its relief agencies,, public and private, to wake a thorough survey of pros pective needs of its destitute people and then' to furnish; evidence that it Iis; undertaking to meet condi tions with its own resources as completely' as possible. When jhis shall have been done in -this county, when all local re sources for." relief have been de pleted and the relief needs re main unprovided for, it is the pur pose of the R. F. C. to provide supplementary funds with which to complete the task and adequately take care of the conditions of need. and destitution throughout all of North Carolina, its towns, cities and counties. ,," Local Agencies ' It is important, therefore, that ; every local agency and all citizens interested in this essential program of constructive : assistance unite their efforts immediately ... to fore cast probable needs in their re spective communities, then to - pledge every available local re source toward meeting the chal lenge of the needs arising from unemployment to the end that North Carolina may be fortified in financial resources to protect its people from the rigors of want and the hardships being imposed upon them by a continuation of the eco nomic "disorder. v " VI fl 5" J" . ,,,(,r.x 1 I'll f f r . - 0 J " f r m i i .. j J. We C.J C,.- kU Vti'-J' tll-i wit S-A hi 1370, a Family Man iEiLn't .Have to Pay Taiics T It' at eaty at tumbl ing off a log. We offer a seven-tube Atwater Kent 'radio, or tale at the Macon County b Sup ply Co.. at $49.50 for 75 subscriptions 1 to T he Press, v A Daity Air Rifle for 5 tubtcriptiont. .' A leatherette jacket from Athear'a for 8 tub; tcriptiont. A Scout Ax, from Ma con County Supply Co., for 2 tubtcriptiont. ,: You Can Have as many prizes at you want to work for. This isn't a con test. For instance: A $7 shotgun for only 14 tubtcriptiont. A football for 5 tub tcriptiont. A pair of Betty Mill er silk ttockingt for 2 tubtcriptiont. Drop in and get your subscription blank. We want to tee you at The Presa ; .. tii' (From State School Facts) N 1629 King Charles the First of England "erected into a pro vince," all the , land from " Alber marie Sound on the. north to the St. John's River -on the south, which he directed should be called Carolina. The word Carolina is from the word Carplus, the Latin form of Charles. r First Settlers Our first settlers were largely from Virginia. Some came from New England and others came .di rect from Old England. Still oth ers came from the English Colo nies in Jhe West Indies. There were small settlements of French, German, and -Swiss. , Some of these people were seek ing better farming lands, some a better range for their stock, some to trap and hunt and be apart from their fellowman, and some even to escape taxes, tithes and rents. The vast majority of those that came to the colony were poor, but by hard work, saving, and good busi ness sense, the men of 'this class built for themselves comfortable homes and improved their econonr ic condition in general. . . Our First .Government The first government in the Province of Carolina was the pro prietary government. It was call ed thus because the king had granted : this territory to eight "of his favorite friends who were call ed the Lord's Proorietors. A Gov ernor and six or more men com-l posed the Council, which . attended to the duties of the State. The governor, his Council, and agroup of men chosen by the people made the laws, but all laws ' had to be approved by the Lords. This body was. called the Assembly. Tht Governor Under the proprietary govern ment, William Drummond, a Scots man by birth, was the first govern-J or. So far as . known - his rule pleased, the people, and the colony grew under his administration. After the separation of Carolina into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1712, Edward Hyde was appointed by the Lords as "Gover nor of the North part of Carolina." He was therefore the first govern or of what is now North Carolina. ' The, first- governor under 'the Constitution of 1776 was Richard Caswell. . ' Under - this Constitution the governor was elected by the Legislature to serve one year. ' The Convention of 1835 amended the Constitution to provide for the election of the governor, Jy pop ular vote for a term joL,two years. The present term of office is four years. '; .Some of tht First Lawk In 1670 the population was' near ly four thousand. More people were- wanted, and hence the. As sembly passed several acts en couraging people to come to the colony. (1) One .of those acts excused a man .with a family from paying taxes for one year. (2) Another provided that for five years after a mah moved into the colony he could not be sued for debts made before he came. (3) JSince min isters were scarce, in order to help people get married, the Assembly ordered that a simple ceremony in the presence of the governor or a member of the Council should be lawful - (4) Other laws relating to the growing of tobacco were pass ed. . . i The First Town The oldest town in the State, Bath, was begun in 1705.. In 1709 it had twelve houses but no church. Saint Thomas' Church, the oldest church building now standing in the State was built some years lat er. Other old towns are New Bern. Edenton, Beaufort, Bruns wick and Newtown, now Wilming ton. ' First Schools "As far as our records show, the first school in North Carolina was opened in 1705. In that year Charles Griffin, a teacher by train ing, arrived from the West Indies, and opened a church school in Pas quotank precinct In 1712 Mr. Marshburh was teeaching at Sarum on the frontiers of Virginia.'" Early School Legislation In i745 the commissioners of the town of Edenton were authorized by an' act of assembly to erect and build a pound, bridges, public wharf, market-house, and school- house in such public places ' as would be tnost convenient for the inhabitants of the town. A few years later (1754) the Assembly appropriated six thousand pounds for "founding and endowing a pub lic school" in the province. This money however, was never applied to this purpose. The first incorporated public school in North,. Carolina to re ceive aid in the form of gifts of both public land and annual public taxes was established at New Bern. This school was started in-1764 and in 1766 it was incorporated by the name of . 'The Incorporated Society for promoting and estab lishing a Public School uv New Bern." This was the beginning of free public education the be ginning of State aid and free ad mission of children into ' tax-aided schools. '. " The Constitution , of 1776 made provision for '"le, establishment of schools for a university. The Rev olutionary War, however, put an end to many of the schools already established. , At the close -of the war, a new interest in education sprang up. Between the years 1782 and 1799 the Legislature granted charters to twenty-one academies and two pub lic schools. The Legislature of 1825 created a Literary Fund, the interest from which together with local taxes was to be used in sup porting a public .school system. In 1838 Governor Dudley reported to the Legislature that this fund amounted to nearly $2,000,000. As a result the first public school law was passed January 7, 1839. This law provided for the establishment of a general system of free schools throughout the State. The prin ciple of support was that of local taxation plus appropriation from the Literary Fund Thus in 1840 we have the beginning of public schools. During that year there were four colleges with 283 stu dents, 141 academies having 4,398 students, and 632 primary (public) schools with 14,000 pupils enrolled. At the . opening of the War in 1861, the State had perhaps the best system of public schools in the South. The ' number of col leges had increased to six, the num ber of academies to 350, and the number of public schools to 4,000, with a total enrollment of 2,400 in colleges, 15,000 in academies and 160,000 in public primary schools. During the war some of the schools were kept open, but the Literary Fund was swept away at the close of the war when banks failed and railroad stocks in which one-half of the fund was invested depreciated in value, and thus the schools suffered. Then began the long struggle to build up a public school system. Earnest efforts were put forth by Leach succeeding administration to improve the .educational situation, but not until the administration of Governor- Aycock did any notable fruition result. Governor Aycock pledged that during his administra tion every effort should be ex pended in the interest of education. An educational campaign was launched and speakers were sent into many of the counties. This campaign aided in winning victories for local educational taxes and for the better grouping of school districts. Since 1919-20 there has been even greater progress in education. The six months constitutional amend ment went into effect that year. Following are some of the out standing facts relating to education at the close of the school year 1929-30: , Total school expen ditures ....,..$33,425,754.79 Value of school property ......110,421,314.99 Average value per schoolhouse Average monthly salary paid teachers. ....... Number- public high schools ............. Enrollment in public high schools . 116,410 High school graduates 15,144 Total enrollment.-;..;.. " 866,939 Children transported .. 181,494 Vehicles used ......... 3,960 The first constitution of North FRANKLIN SHOE SHOP SAYS When you are looking for a heel, Do not beg, or buy, or steal; Just '-walk up and call for these, Goodyear rubber heels will please. v Troy Horn. ' HIANXLIN SHOE SHOP " Opposite Courthouse ll MM WMM MW.a As 211 Trtyi F,: Hor 18,956.45 110.34 913 Carolina was adopted . December 18, 1776. This constitution provided for three departments of govern ment : legislative, executive, and judicial. The legislative department was to make the laws. The legis lative body was called the General Assembly and the members there of were elected annually by the people. The assembly was divided into a Senate and House of Com mons. A governor, a secretary, and a council of seven members made up the executive department. The judicial department was formed by the General Assembly by the crea tion of courts and the election of judges. ' This constitution was revised and made more democratic in 1835. The legislature was to meet every two years, and the members were to be elected for that period. The governor was also elected for two years. In April 1868 the constitution was again revised and this instrument with certain amendments is the foundation of -the law and govern ment of today. . The State Flag North Carolina was one of the Original Thirteen Colonies. The model of the flag as used today was adopted in 1885. It consists of a blue union containing in the center' thereof -a white star with the letter N in gilt on the left and the letter C in gilt on the right of the star. The fly of the flag consists of two equally pro portional bars, the upper bar red and the, lower bar white. The length of these bars is equal to the perpendicular length of the union, and the total length of the flag is one-third more than its "width. Above the star in the center of the union is a gilt scroll in semi circular form, containing in black the inscription: "May 20, 1775," and below the star is a similar scroll containing the inscription: "April 12, 1776." This first date was placed on the flag to mark the signing of the Mecklenburg Dec laration of Independence. The sec ond date marks the day on which the Halifax Convention empowered the North Carolina members in the Continental Congress to concur with the delegates of the other colonies in declaring independence. When the National Declaration of Independence was declared on July 4, 1776, North Carolina was represented in the- Continental Congress by three men, William Hopper, Joseph Hewes, and John Penn, and as such these men had the honor of signing the national document. ; . The State Seal The present Great Seal of North Carolina is described as follows: The Great Seal of the State of North "Carolina is two and one quarter inches in diameter, and its designu is a representation of the figures of Liberty and Plenty, looking towards each other, but not more than half fronting each oth er, and otherwise disposed as fol lows: Liberty, the first figure standing, her pole with cap on it in her left hand' and a scroll with the word "Constitution" inscribed thereon in her right hand. Plenty, the second figure, sitting tdown, her right arm half extended toward Liberty, three heads of wheat in her right . hand, and in her left the small end of her horn, the mouth of which is resting at her feet, and the contents of horn rolling out. In the exergue is in serted the words "May 20, 1775," above the coat of arms. Around the. circumference is the legend : "The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina," and the motto, "Esse Quam Videri." The State Motto Nearly every, State has adopted a motto, generally in Latin, for the reason that Latin is more condens ed and terse than English. The motto of North Carolina, 'Esse Quam Videri" means Vto be rather than to seem." It is found in Cic ero's essay on Friendship (Chapter 26), where he says, "Virtue enim ipsa non tarn multi prediti esse quam videri," meaning when trans lated literally, "for indeed not so many wish to be endowed with virtue as wish to seem to be." State Capital. In 1791 the Legislature appointed a committee of nine persons to lay off a city within ten miles of Isaac Hunter's home. About March 20, 1792, the ' committee met and bought from Joel Lane one thous and acres of land for one -thousand three hundred and seventy-eight (Continued on page five) DELINQUENT TAX SALE Town of Franklin, N. C. STATE 6f-NORTH CAROLINA, MACON COUNTY, TOWN OF FRANKLIN. By virtue1 of the authority vested in me by the Charter of the Town of Franklin and the Statutes of the State of North Carolina and pur suant to the order of the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Frank lin, I will on Monday, the 10th day of October, 1932, at twelve o'clock M. and thereafter until said sale is completed at the Court House door in Franklin, North Carolina, sell, at public auction, in the man ner provided by law the property hereinafter described belonging to or listed in the name of the per sons hereinafter designated, for town taxes due the Town of Frank lin for the years and amounts hereinafter set forth with cost of this advertisement and sale to be added; to-wit: 1927 Billings, M. D. (now Geo. Carpenter) 1 lot $29.66 Carpenter, E. J. (now Geo. Mallonee) .Mot 18.29 Mashburn, E. A.........1 lot 20.05 Moore, Alex "...7 lots 61.95 Nicholai, Gloria, (now Robt. Cunningham) . . . '. 1 lot 35.00 McCoy, W. L 1 lot 90.00 Patton, Olivia .1 lot 28.00 Porter & Higdon 1 lot 126.00 Roper, J. W 2 lots 17.10 Sanders, Mrs. M. A.. . . .6 lots 9.90 Shepherd, Mrs. T. B.....1 lot 37.52 Sutton, Mrs. W. M.....1 lot 1.15 Stribling, Jack 4 lots 5.20 Wilson, A. K. (now N. L. Barnard Estate) 1 lot 31.50 Young, John T...... 77 acres 104.08 Zachary, W. J... 1 lot 1928 Arrendale, J. V I lot Carpenter, Geo 1 lot Curtis, F. E'. 2 lots Dills, Anna 1 lot Franks, E. II .3 lots Franklin Company ....2 lots Higdon, Fred II... 1 lot Higdon, Mrs. J. H 1 lot Higdon, Dowdle, Berry & Horn, 2-5 undivided inter- terest .1 lot Higdon, W. L 1 lot Higgins, Mrs. H. S......1 lot Ledbetter, J. C. (now W. A. Reecc) 2 lots Mashburn, E. A... 1 lot Mann, J. J. (now W. A. Reece) ,.. .1 lot Moore, Alex ...7 lots McCoy, W. L. ....1 lot Nicholai, Gloria (now Robt. Cunningham) 1 lot Patton, Olivia ...1 lot Porter, T. W... ....1 lot Porter & Higdon ....... .1 lot Porter, Jas. A.. . ....... .1 lot Roper, . J. W. ....2 lots Shepherd, Mrs. W. M...1 lot Shepherd, Mrs. T. B....1 lot Stockton, C. B 1 lot Stribling, Jack ........4 lots Smart, Will 1 lot Sanders, Mrs. M. A.. ..6 lots Smith, W. M.... 2 lots Wilson, A. C...... 1 lot Young, Ernest F.. ...... 1 lot Young, John T...... .77 acres Young, W. R .14 acres Zachary, W. J.. 1 lot 1929 AHman, Mrs. W. N....2 lots Arrendale, J. V 1 lot Barnard, N. L. Estate.. 3 lots Bleckley & Leach..... .1 lot Bleckley, Edwin .......4 lots Bulgin, G. M ...1 lot Carpenter, Geo. 1 lot Coffey, R. M... 1 lot Curtis, F. E ....2 lots 4.20 $ 1.80 2966 2.53 .90 76.80 51.47 16.75 3.60 36.00 61.23 5.40 24.49 7.79 .90 40.14 292.48 22.50 18.00 45.00 81.00 8.91 9.55 11.80 20.21 16.11 1.00 1.35 8.77 4.50 1.13 7.20 83.18 12.60 2.70 $37.00 2.00 26.50 6.00 25.70 31.46 38.85 .25.00 2.50 Dills, Anna 1 lot 1.00 Franklin Company 3 lots 72.75 Franks, Mrs. P.. II..... 3 lots 145.00 Franks, E. H. Estate.... 1 lot 6,00 Grindstaff, C. S 1 lot 3.50 lligftins, Mrs. II. S 1 lot O.OO Higdon, Dowdle, Berry & Horn, 2-5 undivided inter est ;.l lot 40.00 Higdon, W. L ..1 lot 97.20 Higdon, Mrs. J. II 1 lot 4.00 Higdon, Fred II 1 lot 18.50 Mann, J. J. (now W. A. Reece) ...1 lot 1.00 Mashburn, E. A.. 1 lot 13.48 Moore, Alex 7 lots 42.50 McCoy, W. Li. ...1 lot 351.60 Patton, Olivia .....1 lot 20.00 Pearce, Alvah .1 lot 4.50 Phillips, J. B,'. ...1 lot .50 Porter, T. W ....1 lot 66.45 Porter, R. L.............1 tot 32.00 Porter, J. A 1 lot 11.25 Porter, Johnston & Mc- Guire .;1 lot 18.00 Porter & Higdon 1 lot 90.00 Pruitt, J. D... ...... 1 lot 2.50 Pruitt, Mrs. J. D. 1 lot 5.00 Recce, C. E.. .......... .1 lot 3.61 Roper, J. W ..2 lots 4.00 Shepherd, Mrs. T. B....1 lot 30.27 Shepherd, Mrs. W. M. (Bert) .1 lot 10.00 Shook, R. M...........1 lot 17.25 Smart, Will 1 lot 1.50 Smith, W. M... ..2 lots 5.00 Smith, Frank T. ....... .1 lot 42.00 Stockton, C. B..........1 lot 6.00 Stribling, Jack ; . . .4 lots 2.00 Sutton, Mrs. W, M 1 lot 4.40 Sanders, Mrs. M. A.... 6 lots 975 Trotter, J. S 3 lots, 83.50 Wilson, A. C T......1 lot 1.25 Young Ernest F .1 lot . 8.00 Young, W. ,R... 14 acres 14.00 Young, John T.......77 acres 92.00 Zachary, W. J ...1 lot 3.00 This 12th day of September, 1932. .. GEO. DEAN, Clerk and Tax Collector, Town of Franklin, Macon County, N. C. 'Ifer jJk fit, A Charming Place Where You May Entertain Delightfully. This new 17 Story ClubrHotel afford Its gueett the perfect summer home when in New York THE SUTTON 330 East 56th Street (Sutton Place Section) NEW YORK Daily Rate From $2.00 Special Rate for Groups of Four or More. Spacious outside poo nit from $1130 Weekly . Suites from $20 Weakly A few Rooms at $10.00 ' FREB SWIMMING POOL OPEN AIR ROOF LOUNGl 1p ioDgO aoir Ciiifl Wm Tlveir FJeed yiledlDCDoie Physicians and Scientists Now Know that the Body is Composed of Eleven Minerals and Six Vitamins All of which are Contained in Natural Foods. Modern, Refined Foods, Improper Cooking and Poorly Balanced Diet Rob the Body of these Essential Elements so Necessary to Health. Science finds New Way to supply These Deficiencies and Rebuild the Body. LEk?S 17! i ner al Compound with Vitamins Supplies the System with a Balanced Proportion of the 11 Essential Minerals Com bined with Vitamins. CONTAINS IBON for building- rich, red blood-cells and a tonlo unon th. n.n. entr. tODIKK at stimulant to tht thyroid land and preventive of rheumatism. CALOniM for the building of eartllege, bonei. tendons end muscles. ' OOrFKft which is a valuable treatment' In eases of malnutrition and emaciation. CABBON which Is a necessary element in ni perrect Baianoe or the body. magnesium s a stimulant to the glands or the Intestinal tract and to eliminate metabolie poisons. MANGANESE a valuable treatment In cases of detlolent nerve nutrition and neurasthenia. mosFBOKODS a valuable, aid In treat- ment or nervous exhaustion, neuralgia and skin dlssaset. POTASSIUM whloh hat a marked effect upon metaoousm ana is an essential to vital activity. SODIUM which supplies tht deficiency of phosphates and acts as a oorreotlvt or constipation. 8ULTBUB an Important tlement In nu. tritlon and an ttstntlal to the health of albuminous organt and tissues. SILICA which appears In every healthy human being and Is an essential tlement of tht body. VITAMINS without whloh. it it believed tat body would wither and die. A Food Vitalizer NOT A PATENT MEDICINE CONTAINS NO ALCOHOL Medical tcience, constantly search ing for ways to prolong life, frequent ly come forward with startling state ments ftf their findings, but no more astounding announcement has "been made in recent years than the state ment of an eminent Chemist who now declares that "There is no natural death. All deaths from so-called nat ural causes are merely the end point of progressive acid saturation." 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