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FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1938
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HIGHLIGHTS
OF
President Appears. Before
Congress In Person'
Monday ,
Following are some of the high
lights of President Roosevelt's mes
sage -delivered , to the congress
: Monday, and broadcast to almost
" the entire world:
; T am thankful 'that I can teil
you that.our nation is at peace, ii
has been kept at peace" despite pro
vocations : which in jjther days, be-
cause, of their ' seriousness, could
- well have ' engendered war. ' .
" ine, people oi uie Uiuted States
and me governm&tit' oi the United
biates nave snywn capacity ior re
straint and a civilized approach' to
tne purposes ot peace, wnue at the
same time we. mannam me in
tegrity inherent; in' Ine Sovereigiity
: ot iju,(aX;,UW people.ilest Ave veaK.-
MESSAGE
en or destroy our influence for
peace and jeopardize the sovereign-,
' . ty itself. ' .
T- Resolute in our determination to
' respect the rights, oi others, and to
command respect for. the rights of.
;; auequately strong . in self-defense.
Our people beleive that over the
j! vears democracies of the world
- will survive, and democracy will be
restored or established in those na
; tions which today ' know it not. In
that faith lies the future peace of
mankind. ' , . . ; "
Events of recent months are new
proof ;.4batj?Ccannb ..conduct.
national government after the prac
tice of 1787, or ; 1837 or 1887, for
" the obvious reascvn ' that r human
iimu1 nnrl human, dpcifea are ' in-
" . . . . ' r' .
difficult to meet s than in any pre
vious period in the life of our re
: public. Hereto it has. been an : ac-
' ' knowledged duty , of government to
meet these, desires and needs: noth
ing has occurred of late to absolve
the congress, the courts or the
president from that task.-It faces
us as squarely, as insistently, as
in March, 1933. :
Our national life rests on two
nearly equal producing forces, agri
culture and industry, each employ
ing one-third of ,our citizens.. The
other third transports and distrib
utes the products of the first two,
. or performs special services for the
whole.
There are those well-meaning
theorists who harp on the inherent
right of every free born American
to do with his land what he wants
to cultivate it well, or badly. The
day has gone by when it could be
claimed that government" has no
interest in such ill-considered prac
tices and no right through ' rep
resentative methods to stop them.
The other group ,tf enjemies is, per
haps less well-meaning. If includes
those who for partisan purposes
oppose each and every practical ef
fort to help the situation, and;. aj
so those' who make money ifom
'undue fluctuations in crop prices.
The farmers of this nation know
that a balanced output can be. put
'into effect without excessive cost
end with the cooperation of . the.
great majority of them.
We have raised the nation's in
come from thirty-eight billion dol
Canttaued on Pag Six)
Franklin
Produce Ufarkc t
LATEST QUOTATIONS
(Prices - listed below are subject
HO change without notice.) ;i"' ,-
Quoted by Farmcrt Federation, Inc.
Chickens, heavy breed, hins 12c
Chickens. liKht weight, lb. V, ' 9c
"New corn (shelled) . . , . .. . 65c
Wheat
90c '
'Quoted by Nnthla Creamery
ButterfaV lb. , t 30c
Mrs. Womack
Dies At Home In East
Franklin Saturday, ,'
MrsV- Samuel W. "Womack, 73,
died at her home in East Franklin
Saturday morning, January 1, at
3 :30 o'clock. Mrs. Womack had
been an invalid for several years,
but death was caused from pneu
monia , which developed Wednes-r
day.' ' " ,. . '
Mrs. Womack, before marriage,
was Miss Clara Levada Smiley, a
daughter of the late Rev. John
Madison Smiley, a pioneer Baptist
minister of Swain county. She was
a member of the Franklin Baptist'
church. -t , .
.' She is, survived by her husband,
one daughter,' Mrs., Wade Elliott,
of Asheville ; four sons, Roy, Otto,
and Dewy Womack, of Franklin,
and Lyman Womack, of Andrews;
several grandchildren and a number
of great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the
.home Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock. The Rev. J. A. Flanagan,
pastor of the Franklin Presbyterian
church, was in charge of the final
rites.
GEORGE C. RABY
DIES TIRSDAY
Well Known Citizen Of
West's Mill Passes
Suddenly
George C. Raby, 61, died at his
home, at i West's. Mill . Thursday
fnitfrnifigat -o'cloclC'Death "was
caused from high blood pressure.'
Funeral services will be held at
the Cowee ' Baptist church - Friday
morning at 11 o'clock The Rev.
R. F. Mayberryr pastor, will be in
charge of the services. Interment
will be in the . church cemetery.
Although Mr. Raby had been in
ill health for . .several years,, his
death was very sudden and unex
pected. Upon his return from
Franklin Wednesday,- he was strick
en about 6' o'clock.
He was a farmer of the Cowee
community . and was a member of
the Cowee Baptist church. He was
the son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Mark Raby, of that section.
He is . survived by his widow,
the former Miss Ef fie Shepherd ;
one sister, Mrs. Jud. Potts, of
Franklin, and two brothers, . Tom
Raby, of West's Mill, and Albert
Raby, of Spruce Pine.
Square Dances Friday
And Saturday Nights
Square dances -will be held Fri
day and Saturday nights, January
7 and 8, at the high school gym
nasium for the benefit of ' the
school lunch" room. :; .,-' - -These
;vill i ehdJ the J'series of
dances which have been held . for
that purpose and which have been
sponsored ; by the P.-T. A. ;
Baptist Church
Completion Sunday
Oft the second .Sunday in , De
cember I937k the Baptist church
of Franklin observed : "Loyalty
Day." The purpose of "Loyalty
Day", was; to, give the membership
of the .' church' ' the privilege of
making their pledges for Kingdom
work through the church without
being' solicited, The response was
excellent
,We believe- rhisvoluntary method
is. the better way of securing -subscriptions
for church work for
"God loveth a cheerful giver." We
believe you, too, had rather go to
the church and make your pledge,
than to be solicited. ; -
. The second Sunday, (next Sun
day) in January, 1938,; is comple
tion Sunday. We urge you to At
tend the morning service next Sun
day prepared to make you f pledge
" W. B: UNDERWOOD,
Minister.
COUNT Y AGENT'S
YEARLYREPORT
Record Of Activities Of
. W. Mendenhail And
S. D. Alexander
: Following is a. summary of the
activities and accomplishments of
S. W. Mendenhail, county agent,
and S. D. Alexander, assistant
county agent, of Macon county,
during 1937: .... ,
, The . two agents' worked a total
of 604.5 days. During this time 159
meetings were held with a total
attendance of 3,444 farmers and
farm women. Six thousand twenty
two office calls were received, 90
circular letters and 1,1.59 individual
letters were mailed, 28 news stor
ies were published and 3,481 bulle
tins were distributed. Seventy
seven record books were completed
and 107 hew necord books started.
Eleven hundred seventy-nine farm
visits were made and 19,201 miles
were traveled,
Two hundred fifteen tons of
lime, 96,200 pounds of triple-superphosphate,
5,000 baby "chicks, 20,-
000 pounds of lespedeza, and var
ious other seed was ordered
through the county agent's office
at a total saving of approximately
$3,000.- Three, thousand seven nun
dred .eiehty-two . dozen eggs were
sold through the county agent's
office for a total sum of $1,02L54
One . hundred farmers borrowed
$3,580 and approximately $3,000 has
been repaid.
, Good Headway in Livestock
Farmers of the county have made
tmanallrr?o0iiiitaaw2&' in Mite;
stock improvement. Two 4-H Club
dairy shows, one in Franklin and
one in Asheville were held. A total
of $84 was won, also a pure bred
Guernsey heifer calf was . won by
Bobby . McClure. Ten pure bred
Guernsey . bulls .and . two heifers
were purchased by farmers of the
county Six beef calves were fed
and shown at the Asheville fat
cattle show. AH calves made money
and Furman Waldroop's and Myra
Slagle's calves.: won ..cash prizes in
the show. Nine pure bred beef
Tnills and nine cows were purchas
ed by the farmers of the county..
Three rams and six ewes were
purchased by farmers of the coun?
ty. The county purchased a jack
to which approximately 65. mares
were bred. Poultry has shown an
increase. Records were kept 'on
four flocks and all showed a ; prof
it above feed cost of $1.44 to $3
per bird. One farmer showed a
profit' of $150.11 on. one: hundred1
hens above all expenses which in
cluded the building of a brooder
house and laying house, the pur
chase of his baby chicks and all
feed. Five new poultry houses were
built and four houses remodeled
for housing poultry. Three swine
feeding demonstrations were con
ducted. Self feeders were used and
the hogs were kept, in the open
lot. A good profit was shown in all
cases which proved the ' advantages-
of ' the self-feeder and also
that it is best to keep hogs in
good size 'dean lot rather than in
a floored pen.-
:., Farmers participating in the. agri
cultural' conservation program re
ceived approximately. $12,500. These
farmers increased their K legume
crops for soil improvement in 1937
over, 1936 approximately 3,000 acres.
. It is recommended that the farm
ers of .Macon county should ; con
tinue in the improvement of poul
try and livestock and that the acres
in depleting crops should be. de
creased but the , yields per acre
should be increased by means, of
legume crops " in the rotation.': :
P.-T. A. Meeting
Monday, January 10 ;
The Franklin P.-T. A. will meet
next Monday; afternoon at 3 :30
o'clock at the high school building.
' This will be an ' important meet
ing and all members "are urged to
be present,
Babson
Strong
Uptrend In
Noted Financial Authority Expects Big Gain Over
Current Levels Says Congress Will Give Business
Needed Relief European Situation Dangerous But
War Not Expected This Year.
By Roger W. Babson
(Copyright 1937 Publishers FiiumcUfl Burtm)
BABSON PARK, MASS., Dec. 31, 1937. We are not entering a
major depression ; 1938 will see a resumption of the upward trend which
began in 1933. The first quarter may be poor much worse than the
earjy months of 1937; but later in the year I look for a substantial
revival. Do not confuse this current sharp recession with a major de
pression! Payrolls, prices, stocks, real estate, and jobs should be on
their way to new highs by the end of 1938. '
ft '
Roger W. Babson cent abovc 1936 This past August the Babsonchart
stood at 8 per cent above normal, higher than it had been for seven
years. But after Labor Day the squall, which had been brewing all
year, suddenly struck. High taxes, political muddling, labor agitation,
and thin stock markets created a tornado of distrust and fear. The
result has been one of the sharpest business declines on record. The
Babsonchart is now 19 per cent below normal,, ' . ; . -,
figcurrenlglo'fwifltbtttinue to"hurf ' business"' during'' the Nearly '
DEATH CLAUtlS
MRS. C. STEPPE
Well Known Woman Dies
At Home At Aquone
December 29
Funeral services for Mrs. Craig
Steppe, 38, were held at the Aquone
Baptist church Thursday afternoon,
December 30 at 2 o'clock. The Rev.
Welden . West, a Baptist minister
of Andrews, had charge of the
final rites.
. Mrs.' Steppe, who had been a
semi-invalid for the past five years,
died at her home at Aquone Wed
nesday night, December 29, at 8:30.
Death was caused -from pneumonia.
Mrs. Steppe was prior to her
marriage, : Miss - Bertha Jiryson,
daughter of T. C.Bryson, Sr., of
West's Mill, and the late Mrs.
Eva Israel Bryson, who had a
arge connection of relatives 'in
Asheville. She was a member vof
the Aquone Baptist church. '
Mrs. Steppe is survived by , her
husband and one daughter, Ruth,
and three sons, Locke, John and
Joe, of Aquone; her father, T. X.
Bryson, of Wests Mill: four sist
ers, Mrs. Andrew Edwards, of El-
ljay, Ga.; Mrs. Ernest Pressley,
of Canton ; Mrs. Charles Scruggs,
of Waynesville, and Miss Edna
Bryson, of West's Mill: five broth
ers, Frank Bryson, of Sedrp Wool
ey, Wash.; Lyle Bryson, ; of Dar
nngton, Wash. ; Jesse Bryson, of
Three Forks, Mont ; .Carl Bryson
and T. C Bryson, Jr, ; of West's
Mill.-, ,;" ,"'' .' ' ,.
Panay Bombing To Be :
Shown At Macon Theatre
The Macon Theatre announces
that as a special, added attraction
next Wednesday, January 12, the
Universal exclusive feature picture
showing the bombing of the gun
boat Panay. -,: ' . -"', .", ':: ' .. .
This added feature will make a
double bill for next Wednesday
and Manager West states that the
one-cent admission, or two for one
price plus one cent, will be im
possible on that day, and the reg- J
ular admission of 10 and 25 cents
will be charged,
Predicts
, 1 . " N.
Business
1938
This December presents a tremendous contrast
with a year ago. Then, the old year was riding
into history books on a great wave of optimism and
hope. "Good times" lay over the horizon of 1937.
The dark days of 1929-1935 were drowned out in
a hurricane of wage "boosts, dividend extras, and
gigantic Christmas trade. My forecast at that time
was: "1937 will be the first year of real prosperity
since 1929. . . . The entire year's gain should aver
age seven to eight per cent above 1936."
1937 Year of Pnoaperity
Prncnpritv Hid rnmc Rutin AA ivn 7 nr
months of 1938. But while activity
will average at least 15 per cent
below the first quarter of 1937, it
should not fall much below, cur
rent levels.' During this discourag
ing period the base for a resump
tion of the upward trend will be
laid. The Spring rally in 1938 will '
be much stronger than seasonal.
Good 193S Trend
By next Fourth of July, business
should have recovered from a third
to a half of its late 1937 loss. The
revival will pick up momentum dur
ing the ( second half. How far it
will go, it is, of course, impossible
to say now. Nevertheless, as a long
shot, it would not surprise me if
the 1937 peaks were equalled before
next Christmas t t; .'..'"-
' Because of the poor first quar
ter ef the new year, the average of
general business for 1938, however,
will be slightly under roughly 10;
per . cent belowthe average for
1937. The important point next year
is the trend. A poor start (but
not much lower than current lev
els), an improving second quarter, :
and then a jsharp upward surge
during the final four or five months
is my idea of the 1938 business
pattern. , ' ,
, Business Needs "Rolier
1 In making these estimates I am
counting on cooperation from
Washington. A year ago my optim
ism for 1937 was tempered by the
labor issue. I said :' "If this issue
(labor) is not handled . properly,
business could receive a very rude
setback." Now I am tempering my
1938 optimism by saying that Con
gress must cooperate with business
or this present slump could con
tinue tor some. tune.
Many of our current troubles
come from fear and distrust. They
are largely psychological. Congress
today must treat business as a
doctor should treat a neurotic pa
tient. Scolding, harsh diets, enemas,
and the like are "out.". A few
sugar-coated pills in the garb of
kind words and ft complete rest
from new laws . is : the prescription
wmcn ingress must write tor y
business. , , ."
Congress Will lUIp
I am quite confident,, too, that'
Doctor Congress will help his ra
tient. No one is quite : so shrew
an appraiser of public sentii r; '
as the averageC6ngfessrn-- '
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