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THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON IAN THURSDAY, APRIL 1$, lttf Ike $xmiklhx fxtss mitt lite pgWmtiis Jt ntmxxnn Published every Thursday by The Franklin Press At Franklin, North Carolina Telephone No. 24 Some WPA Projects VOL. LI I Number 15 Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson and B. W. Johnson. P. F. Callahan....... .'i.. C. P. Cabe Mrs. C. P. Cabe ... . Publishers .....Managing Editor Advertising Manager ....Business Manager PAGE FOUR r I, - ? ; i4;f, ' . - Vw A-v V;CT r- . Entered at the Post Office, Franklin, N. C, as second class matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year .. $1.50 Six Months .75 Eight Months . . .'. $1.00 Single Copy . .05 Obituary notices, cards of 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. A New Minister 'J'HE Presbyterian church in Highlands is to be congratulated on securing as pastor the Rev. Robert B. DuPree, who undertakes permanent charge of the church in May. Since the untimely death of another young min ister, the Rev. C. R. McCarty, who, in his brief years of service, endeared himself to his people, Mr. DuPree has served as a supply while continu ing his studies at the Seminary. One of the members of the church pays him this tribute as he undertakes his pastorate: "I believe that we shall find him lacking in none of those qualities which go to make up a good minister or a good citizen. His manner invites confidence. One feels that one's own, personal problems, when confided to him, will be met with sympathy and understanding as "well as invaluable advice. His sermons are presented with a gentle forcefulness which creates a lasting impression upon one's mind. . We may rest assured that his unconscious in fluence will be equally as great as his conscious influence. . ' The people of Highlands should indeed be happy to welcome his wife and him into their hearts and homes." Likewise the church members of neighboring communities will unite in welcoming another who will contribute to the Christian leadership of Ma con county. WPA In Macon County 'J'HERE are some values that cannot be estimated in figures, and are yet more enduring than ma terial progress than can be stated in dollars and cents. The facts and figures given in reports of WPA work in this county, and printed in the news col umns of this issue of The Press, impressive as they are in visible accomplishment and results, are even more significant when analyzed. The expenditure of more than. $137,000 in a little more than a year most of it for labor has been an untold blessing to individuals, to families and to business. , . A hundred miles of farm-to-market roads offer new life and opportunity tp man and beast and flivver in our mountain country. 'But even more impressive were accounts of work done wheri nearly a hundred women met Saturday from every corner of the county to hear reports of women and children's work done under WPA. Through, sewing rooms, resettlement work, home demonstration, school lunches, youth and recreation projects, under the guidance of men and women devoted to the highest standards of performanceT well, here is a story that inspires the imagination. When lives of children are strengthened through better nourishment, made wholesome and happy by opportunity for self-help and recreation, homes restored and improved under wjse and helpful guid ance, surely this is a building to a more enduring natioh. The gratitude of every citizen should be express ed to those who have made effective 'and enduring this constructive provision of our .. national government. 5 v v v. "-i. vV zrr i v fciSoW .. . ...V.' wm... t,ifcrf"&P',i . v va Sai I. - H - - 4 t -f2 '"I if ; ;- v. v .. ' . ; A'l i-' . . : ; ' '' " " " . .. . Among the 2214 WPA projects in North Carolina are the above MONUMENTS TO PER MANENT ACHIEVEMENT TO THOSE WHO WORK ON WPA. (1) Bath house and swim ming, pool, (2) farm-to-market road, (3) armory, (4) community building, (5) airport, (6) school building, (7) stadium, (8) agricultural building, (9) club house, (10) drainage and malaria control ' Lake Emory By LUTHER ANDERSON A. H. Turpin, of Waynesville, was through this section last week, visiting friends and buying cows of the better class. It must be said of Mr. Turpin that he knows his cows. .Master John and G. C. Smith have returned from a visit with relatives at Canton. Robert Williams, one of the aged citizens , of the Ridgecrest section, is critically ill. Mrs. Frank Sanders is on the sick list. J. D. Kinsland, of the CCC camp at Hot Springs, . N. C, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Kinsland, of Watauga. The Morgan-McMahan Lumber Co. is doing extensive work in the Watauga area. There are quite a number of sawmills being establish ed hereabout.' This gives needed employment. But those who own timber should see that only the mature timber is cut. The method of cutting everything that can be converted into any kind of lumber, is a grave mistake. "Conserve the young timber," should be the method. Dahlias Grow Well In North Carolina A soil that will grow good veg etables will grow . dahlias, said Robert Schmidt, . horticulturist at the N. C. agricultural experiment station. A sunny location with partial shade in the afternoon, and pro tected from drying winds, is ideal for a dahlia garden, he went on, The soil should be well drained. For poor, run-down , soils, turn under ' a liberal application of well rotted stable manure several weeks before planting time. A handful of bone meal to each hill or a small amount of well bal anced commercial 'fertilizer mixed thoroughy with the soil at planting time will aid the growth of the young plants. - In central North Carolina, dahlias may be planted from April 1 to late June, though My 1-15 is probably the best time, Schmidt pointed out. The dahlia buds, ' or eyes, are found on the base of the stem, or crown, and not in the roots. A root without an eye will not pro duce a dahlia plant. However, one root with one good eye is suffi cient for planting one hill. Medium' to small-sized roots are better than large ones, he con tinued. Plant them six inches deep in sandy soils and not more than four to five inches deep in heavy soils. Hills should be spaced three feet apart in rows three and a half to four feet apart. When about 15 inches high, the plants should be top-dressed with a handful , of good potato fertilizer to each 'hill, but don't place the fertilizer closer than six inches to the plant. Repeat this when the buds begin to appear,' an,d every three weeks thereafter until mid September. But do not over-fertilize, Schmidt warned. Some of the things North Caro lina farmers can do to protect their crops from disease are listed by Dr. R. F. Poole, extension plant pathologist at State college. Do not plant corn that shows pink or black diseased areas, or corn coming from moldy, cobs. Good stands are obtained only by plant ing healthy corn. Sulphur sprays are effective in controlling scab, but they must be applied timely and thoroughly in pre-pink and petal-fall stages. Serious arsenical burn can be prevented where sprays containing lead arsenate are used on peaches if zinc sulphate is mixed with the spray material. Do not plant the same crops on lands where heavy losses from dis ease occured last year. Remember that sunshine kills the fungi that cause blue mold in to bacco plant beds. Control Disease To Succeed in Farming Controlling plant diseases, when possible, is much cheaper than suf fering heavy losses at harvest time. Brilliant New Signs Illuminate Town The Bryant Furniture Co. has installed this week one of the long est neon signs in Western North Carolina,, a strip . of . brightness ... 42 fe,et long, which" covers the front ' of the establishment and makes a. splendid appearance. Angel's Drug Store has also had a neon border placed across the front show win dow and another bright sign on the side of the building where it will be visible to all visitors com ing from the south. The Macon County Supply Co. likewise has a .neon display further down the street in front of their store. These fellows believe in letting their light shine, " : 11 i
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