North Carolina Newspapers

PACE TWO THE FkANRLlN PRESS end THE HIGHLANDS MACON IAN THURSDAY, AFKIL 27, 1-3 1 I'nblishi'd every Thursday by Tin- Franklin Tress At Franklin, North Carolina Telephone No. 24 VOL. XLVII1 BLACKBURN W. JOHNSON. Entered at the i'ost Office, Franklin, X. C-, ;is secoinl class matter. SI BSCR1PTJON RATES On i' Year . . . . "LCiuht Months Six Months Single 'Copy Old Bogey Exploded FOR generations the gold standard has been a buge in the. American mind. The average man in the street, knowing little ' of the principles oi monetization and international exchange, has believeo that it was sacred like the Bible ami the constitution, and its abandonment., would inevitably result in stag nation of business and ruination of the country. ; Strange to say, the United States has been off the gold standard, m effect, for more than a week and no terrible calamity has occurred. Contrary to the expectations of many, business is improving instead oi growing w(rse,.,Jn. place nicipatedrthe the first time in three, or four years, mortgage laden farmers, home owners and business, men see some hope of paying their debts. All that has occurred is that President Roosevelt has ordered the cessation of gold shipments to other countries, allowing the -dollar in foreign markets to find its own level instead of attempting to bolster it up with guarantees f payment in guld, With every other major nation, except France, already off the 'gold standard, it has been difficult for the United States to compete in foreign, markets and the. gold standard , was maintained only at a terrific loss. A few days after the United States abandoned the gold standard American .manufacturers' could sell their products abroad ten per -cent. -cheaper and still receive the same amount of money back home. ' ' Roger Babson, famous economist and statistician, views the" presilent 's gold embargo and his plan - for controlled inflation as "the master stroke which Lsho'ulBu"i UmuuxLxerovcry... fie points Out three reasonrfor his -optimism- 'First,- this -action re verses- ,t hevicious trend-'-of "d pf 1 a t i on: nml aci niri :rwi t trcrt ren dnfr i sins: values: lSecon(UJL.starts.a.J)uyingiiH)venienL3.-iich.sei4 .4nt amotion -an--upvanl-spiraLa).MHisinessiusteiLd-i)i t he-tlisas t rott s-t 1 own va r d--spi r a 1-4'ron v-w h i c h-wt-4a been suffering for the past three years. "Third, by taking authority into its own hands, the administration effectually prevents the passage by congress of crazy, piecemeal legislation which might result in disastrous inflation of the uncontrolled va riety." The inflation authority sought by the chief; exec utive would pave the way to adjust the gold content of the dollar, within certain limitations; so that values could more nearly be stabilized On a fair basis. The dollar, ater all, is only a unit of measurement for - V al ue S.-I I e re in--i U-ha sJiil leiloi-i Lc os t s ... iir e f j ec t , Two' tot bree dollars to p'a-1 aek- now - a- I ol lar I tor rowed -before the-depression set in.- Stabilization -oi -values isiarinoreimportan.tthari. maintenance of nr -i n flexible gol d ratio While the readjustment hardships on some persons, especially those on tixed salaries such as school teachers and government em ployes, but in the dong run it will redound to -the benefit of all. "The general effect," Mr. Babson says, "will be to relieve the burden of dcbtv by decreasing the; pur chasing power of the dollar. This is far different from the repudiaf ion of debtsrtnward whichnve-Avere drifting with amazing speed before controlled in flation was adopted. The Forestation Plan THE Pathfinder, weekly news digest, expects great things to result from the Roosevelt forestation plan. Even if it served only to put thousands of idk young men to doing useful, honest toil, it would iul i'ill a good purpose; but the plan has greater possi "TTilittes, as t h i rm a gz i n rTrorrrts out;: . holes. . . . In the course of tinielvc".vill R'aTeystem of forests, planned and administered on a national scale aild this is something which could never have been brought about by ordinary methods in ordinary times." 7 Indeed, the forestation )!an is the most construc tive project launched by the government since the building of the Panama canal. It is a drastic and hippy departure from the old congressional idea that the best wav to provide public employment was by the construction of STar-Hos po-stoffices 'whose. cost lincsa v.t.: c:::eedcc! only by their lack of necessity. Number 17 .F.I) I TOR AND l'UBLlSHKi $1.50 $1.00 .0.5 ('I. panic which. many, an- is in progress il will work - Clippings REAL FARM RELIEF Electricity is a practical kind of "farm relic f" that -makes every dol lar do the work of two or three on places where current has been 'introduced. Tests reveal that the fanner and his family save three months year ly by ''turning four farm tasks over to electricity, according to . the American Washing 'Machine Manu facturers association. "Washing clothes ny old methods requires more than 1 1-2 months of eight hour days a year," it says. "Pump ing and carrying water, turning the cream - separator and filling and cleaning kerosene lamps each con s u i n e s 30 eiglvtjimhdays a year.' 1 assing to the electrical age on the farm does' more than give' the farmer convenient, 'cheap power for his tasks. It brings the home higher standard of living by giv- i nig the lannly an - abundance. vt clean clothes at all times, makes good appearance a matter of easy accomplishment. ...'. "Eighty-five per cent of the farms still lack electrical power. Of course many of these enjoy the benefits of such advantages as gas engine-operated washers. To op erate the farms the power of 16, 000,000,000 horses, is used. Animals furnish 61 per cent, tractors 16 per cent, motor trucks 4 per cent, stationary engines 12 1-2 per cent, windmills 1 per cent. Electricity will supplant much of this horse power." Better vet,: it "will substi tute for woman and man power."--MONROE ENQUIRER. WHITEWASHING THE CROW In 'the modern school of biog raphers there is the dc-bunker, who makes shocking revelations about (ieorge Washington, Abraham Lin coln, or some other hero; and then there is the whitewashes who pre sents a Nero, a Caligula or a Duke of Alva as a tender-hearted fellow, gentle as a dove. In each case the idea is to jolt the reader out of his life-long preconceptions. The latest instance of the white washing of a notorious character is found in a bulletin from the Na tional Association of Audubon So cieties entitled "Crow NotSo Black as OftenTalnted." The authority quoted is Robert P. Allen a bird expert. - -"Recentstudies " which "Thave m:lc with the aid of the" Con necticut board of fisheries and -gaffleTerrsaysp-j'mdica foodlhabits-ot these- birds Tender them - harmless-r-acttially- bene 4ic4ak 4t is; tm often assumed that the birds become a general n-MMMW' .a thy-foraKF widely tlirouuh the countryside. Tii ti-stuiTi ac U-en te n t s-ti F a "n tmi -ber "of wintering crows have been examined for us by experts of the biological survey. The studies throw no light, of course, upon the food of the crow during other seasons oMhQ.year.wh.cn in ad dition to a varied diet, some of which is beneficial to man's in terests, the crow takes a con siderable loll of the eggs and young of game and non-game birds" "The Audubon Association con tends that measures taken for the control of the crow s-hould be lo cal in character and should ..be .i!a iril:f.l .iL.i'iV.'rr. the supervision of -Trrrrprrfr . . ain1l0rrtif s We have always opposed the pay-nient- - of - bounties on " crows,"and we have also vigorously so-called en nv -shoot opposed -xtr. Alien visited all " the "impor tant winter crow roosts in Con necticut, and he estimates that they contain not less than 75,000 crows. "Among all our native birds," he says, "the crow is doubtless one of the greatest successes. In spite of the endless persecution that has been directed against him, apparently there has been no dimi nution in his numbers.- Long-ago Henry Thoreau wrote : -"This bird sees the white man come and the Indian withdraw, but it withdraws not. Its untamed voice is still heard . above . the tinkling of - the forge. It sees a race pass away, but it passes not away. ' It remains to remind us of aboriginal nature.' " Examined in detail, Mr. Allen's rbservations upon the crow are seen to constitute only a partial whitewashing. .The. bird is pictured ats ; harmless in winter, but his snrinc. summer, and fall reputation -remaii-vs e vil, On- mi gh t -a s-wel 1 evctilpate burglars on the ground IMOhKO the daytime. We doubt .if the farmer whose crops are attacked by crows is going to have his hostility to them changed to af fection by the propaganda of the: Ntu'nbnn Association. - CHAPEL TTTI.I. WEEKLY. I Mother Frederick, why is it that; Binks Did I ever tell you about you and your sister are always the awful fright I got on my wed spatting? . I ding day? ' . Frederick I don't know, mother, , Jinks No but I don't want to unless it is that I take after Daddy '.hear about it. No mrn should and she takes after 'you. ' speak that way of his. wife. -Pathfinder NATION'S PROSPERITY STARTS WITH FARMERS Why , is it. tha't at last almost everybody seems to be. coming ovcr-l to the side of the farmer? Why is it that more drastic measures are being adopted for the relief of the" farmer .than for any other class ? 1 )on't the hospitals need hell), don't the colleges need help don't the life insurance agents need help, don't the bond salesmen need help, don't the automobile makers need help, don't the schools need help, don't independent merchants' need, helf), don't the miners need help, don't the railroads need help, don't the Wall Street gamblers need helPj don't everybody need help? Why pick the farmer for special favors.! The reason is that the financial earth (luakcyhich has laid low the proud skyscrapers of the great business world has revealed that the foundations of all this pros perity reach right down to agri culture as the basic activity on which everything else must rest. When that foundation is undermin ed, then the whole . structure is weakened and may come crashing down. , Frederick Murphy, publisher of the Minneapolis Tribune, states the case bluntly when he says : "The necessity of putting buying power into the hands of our fanners is self-evident. The farmer, as a consumer representing one-fourth of our population, is of direct in terest to our urban dwellers, Wc are prone to consider New York as the great reservoir of our mon- -etary" wealth.-without ever - givji:: any thought to how that reservoir is filled. It is not filled in New York, Boston or Philadelphia. Prosperity does not originate there and trickle out to the cities, .towns and villages of the U. S. . The reverse is the case," A mathematical analysis by Charles B. Ray, an economist, of (den Ellyn, 111., makes it clear what . is vvrongwith.' thejiresent situation. He proves that our total national income depends directly on our farm income and he has made a series of diagrams which show the rate of "turnover" at different periods. Let us compare the extremes. In 1910, wheat was 88 cents a bushel, com 48, hogs $7 a hundred, hay $12 a ton and cotton 44 cents a pound. ""The' total farm income for that year was nearly seven bil lion dollars and the total national income-jwas--about -29 billions. -Th us the farmers got one-fourth of the total national income." con tr.astf last year presentecL Wheat was U tents a' tushel,-corn 49,-hogs $2.73, hay- $6-and cotton six eentSr rThe national income was about 38 bil lions and-lthefarro.-income 'was only about five billions. s , Hence the fafnTerS'trot"r)nlv'-abotita-one seventh of the total. The farmers, who were not organized, were com pelled to sell in a market which was highly organized. In 1932 the average price received by the farmers for their products was only 57 per cent of what it was just before the war but the farmers had to pay '112 per cent for the things they bought! How could the farmers, and the people of the communities which depend on the farmers, continue in the market as buyers of goods, when the cards were, stacked . against them, to this extent? , Plainly, the thing which ' needed ! doing most was to start at the bottom and rebu ild. t h e . buying power of these underpaid classes. Prosperity could not be spread over the .nation from tho - top, - as -big business contended. Shallow thinkers and unprincipled schemers argue that the present crisis was brought on by overpro duction ! As if there could be overproduction in the things which the human family rcquirev in un limited quantities for their ".life, health and happiness- There has been some overproduction, in spots, but as a whole there has been none.- . ' YVhat lias been wrong has been the refusal of those in control of the sluice-gates of trade to dis tribute the good things of this earth with a sense of justice to the masses. They have preversely cultivated only the high class mar ket and have ignored and despised the rural and smalltown market, as not being worth anything. This neglected market is going to be worth cultivating in the fu ture, The. half of our ..population who have to labor to produce the -thingsi-hich---the peoplc---of-the big; cities consume are,, going to have -a - fairer-sliare-of - what- they produce. After they have been served, those who occupy positions farther on will be reached. As soon, as the rural market can again buv the nroducts of the factories prosperity will be restored of its own acsord. PATHFINDER , Pathfinder vvnen There's a Boy Close OPS Ci7 TM HOST ' WHO OFfKiO HIT IIOM6 TO THe TAK FOR A QVSlHCSS MCCTING f 0ON TiSK MH TOT, K-eei n ! SOHRY YA HAVC TO I I Mil -MeeriN'Bur ; Your Farm - How to Make It Pay MAKING GOOD BUTTER THE demand today is for a mild-flavored butter, made from sweet cream or cream that is only slightly sour. Many North Carolina farmers and housewives are adding to their incomes during this period by preparing such but ter for sale to boarding houses, on curbmarkets or to a selected trade in towns and cities. "The first step in making good "butter ist6handle rthe " milk" with care from the time it is drawn from the cow until it is churned," saysW:"L Cleven gerr-dairymami' v facturing specialist at State cot- lege. "At milking time, no " dust, dirfor- object kyhabteo"dorfshould be allowed, arid the cow's udder, teats -and -f lanksshould.be Jrce from all filth. It ..is important too -thaPtheilke'Ptlothes-ancL-hands be clean. When a sufficient amount of cream has been accumulated for churning, ten hours should elapse after the last cream is add ed before churning." Clevenger suggests that the cream be brought to the proper tern perature four or five hours before churning. At that time, it should have a clean, mild pleasing taste and smell. The churning tern perature varies from 35 to 60 de grees in summer and from 65 to 70 degrees in winter. The butter should appear within 20 to 30 min utes. If the churning is done' at n too-high temperature - the butiter "will have a weak and greasy body. In " churning, agitate the cream uniformly and use a churn that holds three tirm?s as muih. cream as tfiaT placed in it. If the churn is too full, poor results are se- cured. Clevenger says it is highly im portant to keep all the milk uten sils and the churn thoroughly clean. Many of the troubles in making good farm butter may be traced directly to this lack of cleanliness. He suggests also that churning be stopped when the butter par tides have - attained-the size of a pea. , GETTING the poults through the brooding period into free range is the most difficult job in turkey raising and this requires good management and clean sanita tion. . "The first requirement for a successful hatch with turkeys is the use of strictly fresh eggs," says C. J- Maupin, - extension - poultryman lLAtatecolIegeiWhen-.the..tur key hens are confined to a small range- or-yard the-eggsmay-be gathered twice each day and then stored in a well ventilated room or cellar where the temperature is not over 60 degrees. It is better to set the eggs when only seven to eight days old, whether . a hen or incubator is used. When poults are first hatched they are less ac tive than chicks and must be kept warm. The temperature in the brooder house needs to be kept around 90 degrees . for several lays." ' Maupin says the home-made brick broader may be used for poults but it is well tb make some ivtr plf In the Family. MA'frc ya Ohtimmic, Pianncr! T ROCK IN - t Pirt ic TAINT STR0N6 00NT VA Srr on the FLOOR? AL v OFF N TH6 . r(lOTA IMC' $VSt jP YA The Farmer's Question Box Timely Questions Answered by N. C. State College - Experts Question: How Much grain should be -fed-to laying hens and what part should - be fed in - the morning? '" " Awwrn;-Under.ofrdinary.xondir tkms a flock of 100 hens will con sume -ten - to - twelve" pounds - of grain-a-day.- .SmallerorJarger flocks should be fed in proportion. In poultry , feeding, the main ob jecf " is'to insure r the h en a full crop before she goes to. roost, and for that reason one poundoT"gfatn is sufficient for morning feeding with the remainder of the grain fed late in the afternoon. Question: Does common dog wood timber have any commercial value? Answer: Wherever cotton, silk, or wool is manufactured, timber from dogwood trees is used for shuttles. This timber, has the com bined properties of toughness, hardness, fineness of texture, and smoothness, so necessary in (he pro duction of shuttles. .Dogwood js. al so being largely "used in the manu facture of bobbins, spool heads, small handles, brush backs, turn pins, mallets, and wood pulleys. Question: How soon can grain and hay be fed to dairy calves? . .Answer: A small amount of grain and hay should be' offered to the calf when about two weeks of age or when skimmilk is sub stituted for whole milk. This should be gradually increased until the animal is receiving about three pounds of grain a day at six months of age when the calf should be weaned. The grain will then be further increased to provide necessary nutrients formerly sup plied by the milk. . 1 aVtf llll, BlUUl llf .11.11111 ALL 1 the different ages. Feeding the poults is about the same as for baby chicks, Hard-1 boiled eggs-with some, of the shell ' left in has worked out 'well for the! first feed. Give one egg to each 20 poults. Water should be given at 36 hours and the first chick start er, or chick - scratch - given - by - the second day. Sour skitn milk may be - added when th e poults"are from 36 to 48 hours old and then kept before them thereafter at all times. Maupin also suggests gradual changes in feed as the birds grow older and then when , they are ready for the range, the ration may be simplified and reduced to what ever grains are available on the farm. . . j Russell Mull of Morganton, route! 4, raised 1,000 baby chicks with a I homemade brick brooder and had - them ready for market ai "broilers I at ;en weeki of tge. vi r 'v i By FLkCY CJw-iY saves at HoMe,FeaeRj. donV piav on thgo Ya might bust it. f -At Sze AWFUL CAR fOL OF THc FURNITURE WON YA.FecceiyooN siomc ya Feer, JOHNNe. AlRKSHf, MA THdY'e jump oveR re rene, FRENCH SILOS IN MANY sections of Nonh Cafo- W lina cattle and sheep get sleek and fat in summer only to be come weak and emaciated in win ter. This lack of an adequate sup ply of winter feed of proper qual ity is one of the greatest handi-caps-to the-continued-development r of the livestock industry in the SldlC. "We know that silage, is one of th hQt U7inAr" - ( a.'si l- ...: 1 ffl,r,,ri-r - fn,t.nn 1 i 1 . , , or for feeding dairy cows; how ever, the., expense of buildinc the upright type oL silo has prevented many farmers from using this val uable feed," says I I. Case, live stock specialist at State college." "Now that the trench silo is prov- ing-&a.-suitable and- economical.- every ' man with a cow or two or apsmalB silage in abundance. The trench silos now in use vary in size from a capacity ot one ton to 150 tons and more. In practically all Cases, the silage is keeping well." Case gives as the two main re quisites for a good trench silo, a stiff soil and a water table below the level of the bottom of the silo. Corn is the best silage crop for this state, he says. Varieties ot the sorghums arc used in .some sections but about the only ad vantage these sorghums have over corn is that they will grow on poorer-soils and -with less ' raiti."" "" While there"are" several "varieties of silage cornihatvarietv which. " makes the best acre yield of grain in a community is nearly always best for silage also. The .greater tne quantity of gram in the silage, the more nutritious it is and the greater the saving in the concen trated ration needed to supplement the silage, Case savs. , The Catawba County Jersey Breeders Association will hold its annual county sale during May-. --Of-the-450,applications-for-crop loans in Alamance county not a single application was received from a dairymdn or poultryman, says the county agent. n. w. J Joub of East Ben 1, V a(,Kln ""V' Sel1 35 pounds of c-mMt butter each week at a t . 7- t0 , ?ents a poun'1 A$.. he (lcll.vcrs the b"tter, he also sells eggs, broilers, meats and other tarrh products. Burninc off ttio InnJ j way to eradicate profits, Trees xannotftee 4rom iire - but irmr,t-stand- and take it says "Extensioif Forester Graeber. Alleghany farmers saved two cents a pound on 9,970 pounds of clover and grass seeds ordered cooperatively through their local mutual exchange. "Say, whv don't you fro back to your old home town and settle down?" ,"I drove away in a fine hew eight-cylinder car. I can't go back n an old $15 four-cylinder-flivver, can I?tt -Pathfinder