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f iCS T.0 the FRAr:Li:i rzzzi a mz inanuirrss fiacciiian s. f Site $titttklitt ttm unit Published every Thursday by The Franklin Press At Franklin,. North'-Carolina ; Telephone No. 24 VOL. XLIX DLACKBURN W. JOHNSON............ EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Entered at the Post Office Franklin, N. G. as second class matter. 0e Year .... Eight Months Six Months .. Single Copy . . ,. ....... Auto Taxes Too High COME good may yet result from the loud public protests against the state's drastic method of col lecting automobile license goes, "It's an ill wind that The 'wholesale arrests days of the new year who continued to operate cars bearing 1933 license plates have served to center at tention on the exorbitant taxes imposed on auto mobile owners in North Carolina Already strong sentiment is congealing -for a reduction, not only of the license tag fees, but also in the gasoline taxes. With legislative elections approaching, the question likely will become a political issue and many a can didate will doubtless cour-the votes of the vast army oj-motorists- with-a -platform - pledging - support of legislation to reduce the high cost of owning an auto mobile. . . - . V We sincerely hope the reaction will not be so violent as to cause the next General Assembly t.o fol low Georgia's suit by establishing a blanket license of $3 for air automobiles, regardless of size, weight and power ; such a step might prove well nigh dis astrous to the state treasury and also to the great highway systenTwhich we have builded for the con venience and economy of the motoring public. How ever, it does, seem that the present taxes could be ad vantageously . reduced. Discussing the situation, the Salisbury Evening Post points out: "A cheaper price on license tags and a reduce4 gasoline tax might yield enough reyenue from in creased operation of automobiles to . maintain the needed revenues. The subject is one the next legisla ture might well consider "In the meantime the -the-rather-high license-prices,-as-wellas-a six-cents gasoline tax for state purposes and a cent tax for federal purposes. The average motorist will pay in the neighborhood of $75 per year in taxes, including gasoline, oil, license plate, ad valorem and, sales tax levies. The automobile is one of the heaviest carriers of the tax- burden,- and any relief would - be - of -much help to the motoring public." There Was a time, not so many years ago, when it was felt that the private automobile was a luxury and; therefore, should be taxed to the limit. But now, most automobiles are an actual necessity and ex tremely high taxes upon them work a hardship upon many owners equal to the hardship of high levies upon land. Many laboring men and business men are as much dependent upon or landlord is upon his land or rental property Seventy-five dollars is ernment,"" state and federal; for the privilege-of own .. ing and operating an ' autonioTjfleT'or many in dividuals it is prohibitive. It is to be hoped the happy medium which will to, the state treasury nor run-of-the-road motorists. . The Question jILLIONS of men, and the question of whether Congress will grant 1 President Roosevelt the necessary for continuing his recovery program along present lines. Will the thousands upon thousands now receiving pay from the government's emergency organizations continue to be on Uncle Sam's payroll after March 1, or will they have to fall back upon their own wits and the whimsies of economic tides, for their livelihood? It now appears that the recovery program will be continued, perhaps- with modifications; but, at any rate, there seems to be little likelihood of an abrupt ending of the multitudinous federal projects. Congress does not, want to accept the responsibility for throwing such a vast number of men out of work. It would be folly, however, for the individual now on the payroll of one of the government's emergency relief projects to bank on the continuation of his job. The whole program is tenirary, and it is intended not only to supply a living for the moment but to enable individuals to get back on their feet so they can resume normal pur suits of a livelihood without governmental assistance. Sooner or later, the C. W. A. worker 'who spends all of his earnings each week is going to find himself back in the same predica ment he was in before the government launched its recovery program. The government, of course, intended through this program to accele rate the circulation of money; but it certainly did not iritend to en courage heedless disregard of thrift, or to inculcate in its unemployed thousands a feeling of dependence upon the government for support. The only hope of success for the recovery program, yea, even for the government itself, lies in the assertion of personal initiative and self reliance pf the average American bread-winner. Numbr 3 SUBSCRIPTION RATES : . A:..... $1.50 $1.00 ...... .75 taxes. As the old saying blows nobody good. of motorists the first few seriously public must continue, to pay their small cars as a farmer a big price to pay the gov next. Legislature can find a work serious injury neither to the pocketbooks of the of the Hour women, too, are mooting authority and the money The,' Crucial Round y '' " ". y . .. .', . V. y ' KlD- THE 71 . . quicker: W Vm , : ?y- 05 WZ&Z&XS van- WJFS,.,Yli r--v I. AW I . I ft I I ?v Zjr r I I ...-. I Clippings PLANNED FARMING The Georgia farm colony, made possible by funds from the Public Works administration and to be carried on under the supervision of the state university seems to be another attempt to prove the value of farm planning and community planning to improve social' and economic conditions on the farm. We are told that fiye hundred families will be located in this col ony, iney are to De recruited from the cities and from among those who are out of employment and now receiving public care and attention, but they will also be taken from those who have had farm experience. Mostly from those who tried farming and failed and moved to the city'because they reached their row's end on the farm. They failed following their own plans and judgment, and they wiirbe asked to try again, working under the direction and help of others. They will first of all be reqtiirecLto produce on their, small farm food for their own families and feed Jor their live stock and' poultry. They will produce" certain! money crops. They will have com-! munity projects,mostly processing plants, where they will find em ployment through the months when there is no rush of work on the farm. The plan gives the farmer some individualistic opportunities, but forces him to follow a pre scribed plan. It will be an ex periment in co-operative buying and co-operative marketing. The idea is not so much to show that there is big money in farming, as it is to prove that there is a good living in a well organized farm community. Not only will the en deavor be to provide food and clothing 1nabundance, but educa tion, religious opportunities, amuse ments, culture and eenerallv im proved social relationships will! comein Jorattention. As much as possible the elements of specula tion will be taken out and the em phasis will be placed on comfort able and independent living. It is a worthwhile experiment and will be worth watching. MOULTRIE (Ga.) OBSERVER. . USELESS GRAND JURIES If Grand Juries would perform their sworn functions, all of them, there is no doubt that every boot legger, moonshiner and gambling joint operator in Cleveland county would be summarily rounded up. Every category of crime would be checked, just as Judge John Ogles by said when court opened here Monday. But since we know that no Grand Jury has performed all of its technical functions for at least half a century, we side with Judge J Hoyle Sink in his campaign, to. abolish these juries as a wasteful drain of half a million dollars on the taxpayers of North Carolina. According to law, the Grand Jury is supposed , to investigate and to, report all crimes. It is supposed to go even farther. It is supposed to report and indict all lawbreak ers known to them. But these functions have long been usurped, for , convenience, by police and county officers, justices of the peace and prosecuting attorneys, Systems of communication are now so good that crimes are immediate- ly reported; it no longer requires, as it did years ago, when long in- tervals passed between the com mission of a crime and its inves tigation, twelve good men and true' to determine probable guilt. i .it Wa'hingto I'ost What the grand jury does today is sit in the court room and ex amine the witnesses put before it by the prosecution. It has the right to investigate anywhere it sees fit, but it never does so, save in extraordinary circumstances, and generally at the behest of the prosecuting' attorney. After decreeing "you may or you may not prosecute" on a number of cases already fully prepared for them, the jury inspects the county home, the jail, - the court house, and other county properties, and makes a report. This report is the same year after year, as examina tion of the clerk's records will show you. We agree with Judge Oglesby: if the Grand Jury did act as it is empowered to, there would be bet ter law observance. But the Grand Jury-does - not - so act. Moreover, it is not really necessary for it to act, for all of its functions are to day performedbyother.officials. If Grand Juries performed the strict functions Judge Oglesby ber lieves they should perform, we should all-; applaud; but since it is fairly evident they have not and never will perform therrvLwemusl string along with Judge Sink in the belief . that . the. jury, is archaic and costs the state just $500,000 a year too nnich. CLEVELAND STAR (SHELBY, N. C.) Funeral Held For Huff Infant The week-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Huff died at their home on west Main street Wednesday night of last week, and was buried in the local cemetery Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. BirthY Mr, aridMrs. William C Mason announce the birth of a son at tlheir home in east Franklin on Tuesday morning, January 16. LEGAL ADVERTISING NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina, Macon County. Whereas, power of sale was vest ed in the undersigned Trustee by deed of trust from Fred Slagle and wife, , Lida Slagle, to G. A. Jones, Trustee, dated 10th August, 1931, and registered in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Ma con County in Book 32 of . Mort gages and Deeds of Trust, page 274, to secure the payment of cer tain indebtedness in said deed of trust set forth; and whereas all of I said indebtedness is past due and whereas said deed of trust and the indebtedness secured thereby has been transferred and assigned to Mrs. E.-F. Horn, who is now the owner thereof, and the said Mrs. E. F. Horn hav-incr made demand upon the undersigned Trustee to exercise the power of sale in him vested by said deed of trust: Now, Therefore, 1 will, by vir tue of the power of sale by said deed of trust in me vested, on Monday, the 29th day of January, 1934 , at 12 o'clock noon, sell at the Courthouse door, in Franklin, North Carolina, at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the following described property: All ihe lands described in a deed from T. H. Slacle and MacfKiel Slagle to Fred Slagle, dated Aug- ust 3, 1922, and registered, in the Office of the Register of Deeds l 0117 I'ClViTl MAKING WINTER DAIRYING PAY WHENEVER I drive by a dairy farm on a cold winter day "and see a bunch of cows out in a pasture, shivering in the rain, I want to stop my car and drive these cows into a dry, warm, well bedded barn. t Not only is it heartless to keep cows uncomfortable in the winter time but it's a money losing busi ness. Part of the feed for making milk goes into producing body heat to try and throw off the cold and dampness. Figure it any way you please "The man who doesn't love cows will never be a good dairy man." Dairy cows kept in the barn at night in winter produce more nunc More manure, our best and cheap est fertilizer, is also saved for spreading on crop and pasture fields. ; To prevent the spread of garget, a highly contagious infection, may I suggest these steps : 1. Put all cows with garget at one end of the barn. 2. Milk cows with garget last. '3. Milk-gargety quarters last in to a pail (not on the floor) and throw away where herd will not come into contact with it. 4. Don't use milk for human consumption from- apparently clean quarters of infected or slightly in fected cows. Feed to chickens or pips. 5. In your culling program let gargety ..cows go, in order of se venty of infection. Bad uddered cows, three-and two-teated cows arellnotZonlyTunsightly3uCusua'ly are unprofitable. 6. Keep cows clean and com fortable and when in stable well bedded. , Drying up heavy milkers has been quite a job in the past. Taking away feed, infrequent milk ings, and other methods have been tried with varying degrees of suc cess. Now, it seems that taking away the feed and leaving the milk in the udder turns the trick with out harm to cow or udder. For cows milking less than 20 pounds daily this practice is recommended. The udder will get very tight. But generally it will go down and your cow is completely dry. No. ill ef fects have followed this practice when cows dried up in this manner freshen again. Udders have come out perfectly sound and the cows appear uninjured. The only warn ings are: (1) Don't try this on cows milking over 20 pounds daily, and (2) mjlk out udders if they be come hot and feverish, but not just because they become extended and tight. Ben Kilgore in PROGRES SIVE FARMER. LEGAL ADVERTISING for Macon County in Book H-4, page . 532 ; And . all the :T lands . de scribed in a deed from J. H. Slagle and wife, Maggie Slagle to Fred Slagle, registered August 11, 1931, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Macon County in Book U-4, page 65. . This 28th day of- December, 1933. G. A. JONES, Trustee. J4-4tp-LH-J25 NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND Under and by virtue of the au thority conferred by Deed of Trust executed by A. R. Higdon (Single) dated the 15th day of May, 1928; and recorded in Book - 32, Page 8, in -the-Off ice of the-Register T of Deeds for Macon County, Jeffer son Er Owens Substituted - Trus tee, will, at twelve o'clock Noon on ' Thursday, February 15th, 1934 at the Court House Door of Macon County in Franklin, North Caro lina, sell at public auction for cash to the highest bidder, the follow ing land, to-wit: A lot or parcel of land lyihg in of near the toWh of Franklin, North Carolina, and BEGINNING at a stake on Har rison Avenue, 575 feet from the corner of Harrison Avenue and Church Street, running thence North 66 degrees 30 minutes East 200 feet to a stake; thence North 26 degrees West 197 feet to a stake; thence North 86 degrees 30 minutes West 60 feet to a stake; thence South 11 degrees West 248 feet to a stone at Harrison Ave nue; thence South 52 degrees East 30 feet to the beginning. This sale is made on account of .... . i , . ,1 default in payment of the indebted- ness securea Dy saia ueea oi Trust. A five per cent (5) cash de posit will be required of the high est bidder at the sale. This 10th day of January, 1934. (1623) JEFFERSON E. OWENS, Substituted Trustee, j 18 4tc-MSC F8 NOTICE OF SALE By virtue of a deed of trust ex ecuted by J. E. Wishon and wife, Martha Wishon to the undersign cd trustee dated the 24th day of August, 1929, and recorded In the office of the Register of Deeds for Macon County, N. C. in Book No 31 of Mortgages and Deeds -of Trust at page. 217, which deed, of trust contains a power of sale, and J t ... - Tl:2 Farmer's Question Co:: Timely Questions Answered by N. C. State College , ; Experts Question: What variety of les pedeza is best for hay production in North Carolina? Antww: The Tennessee No. 76 variety is especially good for hay as the growth is from 8 to 24 inches in heiuhth. The Kobe 'is another variety with a growth equal to the Tennessee but the stems and leaves are larger and coarser. For the best all-round variety the Common gives excel lent results. This variety makes good yields of hay and seed and reseeds itself in pastures mucn Det tef than other varieties. The aver age hay production of the Common is 2.300 pounds an acre as com pared with 2,800 pounds of the Tennessee and Kobe varieties. Question: Can healthy, vigorous chicks be secured front late hatch ed pullets? Answer: If the pullets have been" in production from 60 to 90 days before the eggs are selected for hatching and have been mated with vigorous cocks the chicks should be satisfactory. The fac tors of good management for the pullets, however, will have con siderable bearing on the question. A balanced ration should be fed, reinforced with a biologically test ed cod liver oil where green feed is, not available. The houses should be well ventilated with plenty of room allowed for the laying 'pul let. Question: How much land should be prepared for planting a home garden ? , Answer: The size of the fanjily should govern the size of the gar den. A tenth of an acre will pro duce an abundance of vegetables for one person and this amount should be allowed for each mem ber of the family except for chil dren under five years of age. If such crops as watermelons, canta loupes, Irish and sweet potatoes are to be grown, a larger acre age is needed. If these are grown outside the garden, half an acre will be sufficient to furnish a fam ily of five. . Wheat growers belonging to the Burke-Caldwell association receiv ed checks for over a thousand dol lars from thejr association treas urer last week ' for reducing acre age last fall LEGAL ADVERTISING default having been made in the payment of the note secured there by and the parties to whom said money is due having demanded that said lands be sold to pay said note. I will on Saturday the 10th day of February, 1934, at 12 o'clock noon, and at the Court House door in the Town of Franklin, in Macon County, N. C, sell at public sale to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, viz : In Namahala Township, Macon County, North Carolina, on the waters of Nantahala River being a fraction of entry No. 1979, the southwest corner of said entry. Beginning - at r a - waterioak, A. Solesbee's Southeast corner, runs South 9 West 22 poles to a hick-oryr-Thence South - 65 West 85 poles to a black oak;, then North 50 West ,52 poles to a stake; then North 12 West 65 poles to a pop lar; then South 81 East to be ginning. Containing 50 acres, more or less. Except one-fourth "mineral interest. The land is - the same land as described " in a deed from J. V. Campbell and wife, M. A. Campbell to J. E. Wishon, and being dated March 26th, 1910 and recorded in Deed Book R-3 at page 64, Records of Macon Coun ty, North Carolina. ' . This January 9th, 1934. R. D. S1SK, Trustee. jl8-4tc-McKE-F8 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having sualified as administrator of F. N. Johnson, deceased, late of Macon County, N. C, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit tlipm tn tU ..A : j ........ w me uiiuci aiuiicu on or before the 27th day of De- cemDer, iyj4, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settle ment. This 27th day of Dec, 1933. HAYES JOHNSON, Administrator. D28 6tp Fl NOTICE OF, SALE By virtue of a deed of trust ex ecuted by J. E. Wishon and wife, Martha Wishon to the undersign ed trustee dated the 20th day of August, 1929, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Macon County, N. C, in Book No. 31 of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust ' at page 216, which deed of trust contains a power of sale, and default having been made in the payment of the note secured there- m iilSt cc..::n-n::a cciithact sr::rLE cu:iriEss deal Vil (Xrn-ho adjustment con- . tract may be regarded as a simple business deal between the arm and the secretary of agricul ture, it is pointed out by W. W. Shay, .swine extension specialist at State college. . The contracting producer agrees under the contract to make a def- T inite reduction for 1934 of 20 per cent in his corn acreage and twen ty-five per cent m his hog pro duction for market. He also agrees to abide by other sections of the contract, such as regulation of the, use of contracted acres. . . The secretary of agriculture is obligated under , the contract to make certain payments Jo the pro ducer for fulfilling the contract terms. Fo. each acre, of land of. fered by producers and accepted for contract, the secretary will pay in one or more. installments, a total of 30 cents'per bushel on the esti mated yW4j of corn from the cort tracted acres. The secretary obli gates himself to pay IS cents of this amount as soon as practicable after he accepts the contract, and to pay 15 cents per bushel more, less the producer's pro rata share of local administrative expenses, on or after November IS, 19,34, upon such proof , of compliance with the yT contract, as may be required. The secretary also agrees under the contract to pay the producer a 1 total of $5 per head on 75 per cent of the annual average number of hogs produced for market by the " producer from 1932 and 1933 litters. Of this amount, $2 will be paid as soon as practicable after, the contract is accepted. The remain- der, less the producer's pro rata share of local administrative ex penses, will be paid in two install ments, the first on oraboot No vember 15, 1934, .and the final pay ment on or about, February 1, 1935. Records kept on ; a large, num ber of gardens by H. I. Niswonge North Carolina extension horticulturist,-year before last showed that a half acre properly cared for i was worth' $168.53 in money to a family of ; six. The average cost of getting these half acre gardens 1 ready for .planting, including seed and fertilizer, totaled a few cents under $5. ' . Macon county, dairymen feeding silage from :trench silos- for the first time report that the material is .. keeping , perfectly . and - has -increased the milk flow. ' : , ' t D. W. Wright of Ruffin, Caswell county, produced 545 bushels of com on 20 acres of land following, common lespedeza without the use of any fertilizer. r LEGAL ADVERTISING by and the parties to whom said money - is - due - having - demanded -that said lands be sold to pay said " note. ' I will on Saturday the 10th day of ' February, 1934, at 12 o'clock noon, and at the Court House door in the Town of Franklin, in. Macon ' County, N. C, sell at public sale to the highest bidder" for cash the following described nronertv vif In , Nantahala Township, Macort. County, K. C, on Partridge Creek. Beginning on a hickory on top of a ridge at Westley Dills' corner and runs S with the mindpr nt said ridge to a white oak on top oi grindstone knob: then F. doum la-ridgerto a stake In old boundry 7 then S to a stake at the Passmore roads; then E with a ndge to a stake in Lee Owenby's hne; then N 36 E with said line to a stake on top of a ridge in Ridge road; then up ridge road to the beginning. Containing 50 acres, more or less, and being the home Placf on which said J. E. Wishon and wife, Martha Wishon now re side.' , This 8th day of January, '1934. no RAyH MOODY, Trustee. J18 4tc RDS F8 NOTICE North Carolina, Macon County . ! In th Superior Court l Annt,ic. -foint Stock Lan Bank; of Raleigh, a corporation ...... ...,..,.., VJ. ' . Frank D. Hughes, et al. ' The defendants, Sanford Dixon, Lenwood Dixon, Garland L. Tom hn, Margaret Tomlin, Harriet In gram, William R. Ingram, W. M. fuller, Clara Fuller, and Dr. F. Angel, in the above entitled action, will take notice that an action, as above entitled, has been commenc ed in the Superior Court of Macon County, North Carolina, to the end that the plaintiff may foreclose a mortgage covering lands upon which these defendants claim a lien !i n.intfr est' and the above nam ed defendants will take notice that they are required to appear within thirty days in the Office . of the Uerk Superior Court of Macon County, North Carolina, and ans wer or demurrer-to the rnmnlaint in said action, or the plaintiff wilH app.y to me court for the rtlief demanded in said complaint. This 13th day, of January,, 1934. FRANK I. MURRAY, no a. elkSpot Court. J18-4tc--J&J RS. V (
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