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PAGE FOUR THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON IAN THURSDAY, OCTOBER IV 1937 lit $xanklhx tyrtss ' Wxt lligltlmiits ntmiinn Published every Thursday .by The Franklin Press At Franklin, North Carolina " '. ' Telephone) No. 24 VOL. LII Number 41 Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson and B. W. Johnson....... ....Publishers P. F. Callahan..... .Managing Editor Mrs. C. P. Cabe .' ....Business Manager Entered at the Post OTfice, Franklin, N., C, as second class matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year S1-50 Six Months -75 Eight Months $100 Single Copy "05 Obituary notices, cards of thanks, tributes of respect, by individuals, lpdges, 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 President Calls Congress PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Tuesday issued a call for an extra session of the congress to con vene on November 15, and in his "fireside chat" Tuesday night outlined a legislative program de signed to assist agriculture, industry and labor to produce "a balanced abundance without waste." The program proposed, by the President calls for : 1. Crop control legislation to stabilize farm in tcome and the nation's food supply. 1 2. Wage and hour legislation to increase the in come of low-paid employees and thereby increase production of the things they would buy. 3. Land use legislation, spreading the TVA idea to other sections and providing new expanses of fertile soil to which families in the dust bowl and other poorly productive sections may move. 4. Anti-trust legislation- "to end 'monopoly not to hurt but to free legitimate business." 5. Government reorganization to make the pur poses of democracy "work more efficiently." The President gave as his reason for calling the congress in extra session that it would give an op portunity to consider "important legislation before the regular session-in January, and to enable the congress" to avoid a lengthy session next year, ex tending through the summer." Near the end of his "fireside chat" the President touched briefly on foreign affairs and stated that this government would attempt to bring about a settlement ."by agreement" between China and Japan. He also said, "I want our great democracy to be wise enough to realize that aloofness from war is not promoted by unawareness of war. In a world of mutual suspicions, peace must be affirma tively reached for. It cannot just be wished for. It cannot just be waited for." Mr. Roosevelt made another statement which is calculated to relieve the fears of those who have be lieved that international cooperation for peace might lead the United States into war. "Rememb er," he said, "that from 1913 to 1921, I was fairly close to world events, and in that period, while I learned much of what to do, I also learned much of what not to do." The extra session of congress promises to be stormy from the very beginning, and the legislation j roposed by the President is sure to be bitterly op posed, but next year will be election year, and the President's popularity with the common people has not waned, so a majority of the senators and con gressmen will be wary of carrying their antagonism too far in opposing the Roosevelt measures. How Foreign Wars Affect Us 17ITH oceans on two sides and friendly neigh- bors to the north and south of us, we some times regard with scant interest wars that go on in far away lands and think that we cannot be dis turbed so long as we mind our own business, but that wars on the other side of the earth can affect us is being demonstrated in many ways today, especially from an economic standpoint.. The Sino-Japanese war, which is raging at the' present time and threatens to engulf the world, has been a great calamity to the south because of the facMhat Japan is our best customer in the cotton market. Japan is buying no cotton now for spinning, but only for the manufacture of explosives, and for that purpose she can buy cheaper cottons produced by the cheap labor of other cotton-growing coun- tries. Therefore, cotton is going" down, and buf for government guarantees would probably be selling now at five cents per. pound. And the south is faped with the problem of disposing of the second great est crop on record. Another instance 'of the effect of this war on our own people is a drug called ephidrinej which is widely used for the relief of ailments of the respira tory organs. This drug is found only in China in the province of Shansi, and in normal. times it is shipped to this country in great, quantities and is found in all drug stores. No shipments can be made now and ephidrine has gone from 95 cents to $7.00 per ounce and is expected to reach $50 before ship ments are resumed. There are many other things that could be cited to show how war in another land may affect every family in our country in purse or health ; and those who take the attitude that the troubles of other nations are no concern of-ours will change xtheir viewpoint if they will only do a little investigating. In the world as it is today there is no such thing ? s isolation for .nations or people. ' John Lancaster Honored At Maryville College The following item from "The Highland Echo," the Maryville col lege paper, will be interesting to friends of a Macon county boy: "John Lancaster, senior repre sentative, was elected president of the student council for the coming year at the first meeting last Thursday evening. He is a member of the Hi-Trail, men's hiking club, and student head of the postoffice and book store. His name has beea among the leading ones on th,e school honor rolls, having a 9.1 average at the spring semester of last year. "The purpose of the council is to. act as a mediary between the fac ulty and the students. Suggestions for school improvement should be made to the class representative, who will bring ' the suggestion to the council." Letter-Press CITIZEN WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT OLD AGE FUNDS Editor Press : If you will allow space, I would like to say a few words in regard to the old age pensions. 1 .understand it is for people 65 years, old and up, but it seems like some of our old citizens can't get signed up. A few old men in my community went in but couldn't get on the roll. These men are up in 70 and some of them have no job, were cut off the road work, and have to buy. most of their food. Now, Mr. Editor, you and I and others pay1 taxes and the old age money comes out of the taxes, so I want to know why our old dad dies, who are in the 70' s, can't sign up? i Who is going o get this bid age money? I suppose it is those who are riding around to see if the old people have a water bucket that doesn't leak and a row of potatoes and one old hen or two, and say to them: "Well, I am glad you have so and so." Mr. Editor, don't you believe our old citizens who have paid taxes for 50 years ought to have the pen sion.' and that the taxpayers of Macon county ought to see to it. Ernest A. Roper. Editor's Note There seems to be a great deal of misunderstanding in regard to the old age assistance act in North Carolina. The act does not provide a pension for all who are 65 or over, but only for those who are in need and have no close relatives who are able to care for them. It does provide, however, for some assistance to those who have something, but not enough to live in comfort. Also the money to pay the old age assistance benefits comes not alone from the county, but from the United States, the state and the county. Lake Emory By J. R. BERRY Wade Buchanan and wife, of Helen, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jones, of Bonny Crest, were visit ing B. E. .Buchanan Sunday. Mrs. J. A. Woodard, of White Salmon, Wash., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Higdon. Mrs. John Smith is spending some time with her two sons at Sylva. ' , ' Mrs. erman Dean and daugh ter, Alice, are in Charlotte on busi ness, and while there will visit Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Peek, formerly of Macon county. - A series of meetings is in pro gress at Ridgecrest Baptist church, conducted by Rev. Joe Bishop, as sisted by the pastor, Rev. C. C. Welch. , V Mrs. C. A. Duvall, of Blairsville Ga., is visiting in this section this-' week. She is the widow of the late Cleburne. Duvall, a noted singer of .north Georgia. - Ray Massbearges, of California was on business at Berry's mil Monday. , Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Claude Sanders Saturday, October 9, a son. A poet mailed an ' effusion ,en titled, "Why Do I Live?" to a literary review. .' V . The editor returned the poem with the following note: "You live because you didn't dare bring it ii yourself." LET US Check Your Car Today for Winter Needs Winter driving is a big drain on the life of your car and it can make a big drain on. the life of your pocketbook as well. So use this op portunityYto, provide your car with these winter, necessities. You will save money by taking ad vantage of this special offer. New Heater, installed in car. Preston for radiator. Changing. grease in transmission and differential. Complete expert winter servicing of car. Tuning motor. 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