North Carolina Newspapers

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1839 PAGE TWO THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON IAN Annual Forest Fire Loss Estimated At 34 Million Careless and criminal burning of forests cast .southern" landowners over 34 million dollars each year, according to ree'ent figures com piled by state foresters in coopera tion .'with the U. S. forest service. Based on estimated losses in 11 southern states over a five-year period, the figures represent dain- age" to young growth killed, loss of volume in grown rces, and damage to imprin einents. These figures in ." elude wnly "the value of timber as a raw product and do not reflect the loss of . wages, tax base, and profits from manufacture. "Farmers .and other landowners . of the south can- ill afford this heavy loss in forest resources. In creased markets for wood products and the great need for additional cash crops on southern farms make this annual destruction a direct .loss to the farmer'. pockbooks," asserts Regional Forester Joseph C. Kircher of the U. S forest service. ... . ..,J!UuiUj for .this annual catastro phe' is directed largely at two hu , man .sources. First,, carelessness with fire in the forest is credited ..with a. -heavy toll.' Wanning fires, ..matches,' cigarettes, and field clear . ings are principally, responsible for these fires. .'. However, the greatest menace to southern forests is the irresponsible woods burner. Laboring under the delusion that woods burning is nec essary to control insects' and raise , cattle, this offender follows an age old custom of "greening the Woods". Qften not a landowner . himself, he has little regard for the . property of others. Discouraging as this report may "seem, the results obtained through FRANKS RADIO & ' ELECTRIC SHOP SALES AND SERVICE - Licenced Electric Contractor Phone 1804 McCoy Bldg. Bryant Furniture Co. ' EVERYTHING FOR THE HOME AT REASONABLE PRICES Phone 106 Franklin, N. C. Loyal Order of Moose Franklin Lodge, No. 452 Meets In American Legion Hall c Every Thursday Night 7:30 O'CLOCK . Billy Bryson, Secretary WE ARE PREPARED nr r l . ,L 1 . I i o rurnisn you wun ine highest quality of coal at the lowest possible prices. T. W. Angel Coal Company (Mont Sutton, Mgr.) ACID AND FERTILIZERS Se.e lVle At Once Tor SPECIAL PRICES ON , 16 ACID AND FERTILIZERS Lake LedforcPs BARGAIN HOUSE - $ MILES GA. ROAD - U CAGLE'S CAFE . . GRPE -WE SPECIALIZE IN . Steaks, Chops, Fried Chicken and Fish ' Let Us Help You With That JHurried Meal, or Picnic Lunch I'ry" Our' Cold' Drinks After the Ball -Game r Show A. G. CAGLE, Owner FRANKLIN, N. C. WOMACK'S SERVICE STATION On Atlanta Highway Washing Polishing Expert Lubrication Phone 1904 Franklin, N. C. organized fire protection are indeed encouraging. The area burned over on forest land under state or fed eral protection has been reduced to an average of about two per cent of the protected area. On un protected areas as much as 50 to 75 per cent may be damaged each year. Thus organized fire protec tion is proving an important fac tor in the battle being waged by conservation forces. . Aroused public opinion is the most needed weapon in combatting these man-caused fires, for they can only be prevented by curbing the careless fire user and dealing firm ly with the criminal fire setter. Sound economic policy demands that this power be exerted and that the brand of the woods burn er be extinguished. The south can not afford to let the woods burner retard' economic, progress. Bulb-Planting Done In October, November Bulbs should be planted during October and November, advises John H. Harris, landscape special ist of the State college extension ' J L . tu I service, auu lie aucais uvai w.v pebble-and-water method of grow ing these flowers indoor, is the simplest way to grow the plants. Bulbs that are easy to force are Roman hyacinths, paper white nar cissi, Dutch hyacinth, crocus, tu lips, many of the old-fashioned daffodils, freesias, and lily-of-the-valley. To grow bulbs indoors Harris says to select a container that will hold water, pour in pebbles until the container is about three fourths full, place the bulbs in po sition, and add, just enough water to moisten the pebbles, but not enough to touch the bulbs. Some recommend placing the bulbs in a cool, dark place until the roots are about two inches long, but Harris points out. that this makes the stems too long for some flower lover.. He warns that bulbs should not be kept in a room that is too hot. The temperature should range from 60 to 70 degrees, keeping the water level just below , the bottom of the bulb itself. "To keep a succession of flowers, bulbs should be potted at intervals from September through January," Harris stated. For outdoor plantings, the spec ialist recommends' a shady posi tion for winter-aconite,, snowdrop, and Regal lillies; part shade for snowflakes, . wood hyacinth, other lillies, and daffodils and various narcissi. The colors of the various species of lillies are as follows: Madonna, white, Crocus, white and yellow; Regal, white with wine stripe,; Canadense and Henryi, orange. Community Fair Held At Rabun Gap RABUN GAP, GA., October 11 The first of a series of planned annual Community Fairs was held in the Gymnasium of the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee school, Tuesday October 3. The fair was under the joint auspices of the Vocational depart ment of the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee school, the Dillard Woman's club, and the Rabun Gap community school. All the people in the Ten nessee Valley community contri buted exhibits or participated in the events. Both individual and family exhibits were shown. The theme of the family exhibits was "Living at Home". The members of the Dillard Woman's club ex hibited flowers. r . Exhibits were set up by the Mountain City Packing company, the Rabun Gap Cofmunity school, the Rabun Gap 4-H club, and the departments of Vocational agricul ture, Vocational Home Economics, and Chemistry of the Rabun Gap school. More than 200 prizes were awarded. The livestock exhibits and the show sponsored by the Rabun Gap F. F. A. were a success' in view of the first local attempt of its kind. An athletic program was held in the afternoon. Running, jumping, and boxing were individual events, while a mule relay and a touch football game provided team con tests.' The latter event was won by the ' Rabun Gap-Nacoochee school team, who defeated the Dillard Community Independents, 13-6. 20 DOLLARS Every farm participating in the 1940 AAA farm program may earn at least $20 for carrying out soil building practices, says E. Y. Moyd,. AAA executive officer at State college. DRIVE One of the main objectives of extension service workers in Edge combe . county in the coming year will be a milk cow on every farm so that each family may have an adequate milk supply. GRADING Tobacco grading demonstrations conducted in Wilson county this year created a great deal of inter est among growers who expressed themselves as deriving: valuable in 32? J SUNDAY International I SCHOOL LESSON-- By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D. Dean of Tha Moody Blbla Institute of Chicago, (Released by Wei.ern Newspaper Union.) Lesson for October 15 Lesson subjecta and Scripture texts la beled and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education: uaed by permission. THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS LESSON TEXT Matthew 4:M1. GOLDEN TEXT For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our Infirmities), but was In all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Hebrews 4:13. Temptation ia the common lot of all mankind (I Cor. 10:13). The strongest and most noble of men re subject to it; angels were tempted, and our scripture reveals that even Jesus was tempted. We recognize that Jesus was tempted as the Messiah (vv. 3, 6) and as one without sin (Heb. 4:15), but it is also true that He was tempted in all points as wa are, apart from sin, and that we may learn from His temptation how we may meet and be the victors over temptation. I. What la Temptation? "Temptation is seduction to evil, solicitation to wrong. It stands dis tinguished from trial thus: trial tests, seeks to discover the man's moral qualities or character; but temptation persuades to evil, de ludes, that it may ruin. God tries; Satan tempts" (A. M. Fairbairn). Temptation is not sin, but yielding to temptation is sin. Luther said, "We cannot keep the birds from flying over our heads, but we can keep them from building nests in our hair." Temptation comes from within, that is, from our own lusts (James 1:13, 14). Satan also tempts us (Eph, 0:11). God may permit temptation as a means of proving our faith (Jamea 1:2, 3). n. How Temptation Works. It is significant that the tempta tions of Jesus were along the three fold line of the temptations of Adam and Eve (Gen. 3:6) and the genera) threefold temptation of all men, namely, the lust of the flesh, the pride of life, and the lust of the eyes (I John 2:10). These three temptations really exhaust Satan's bag of tricks, but he can dress up these three " fundamental . tempta tions with almost endless variety. He works 1. By appealing to the flesh (w. 2, 3). He observes the normal ap petites and desires of a man's body, excites them to a high degree, and then suggests an improper method of satisfying them. Hunger ia nor mal and a sign of good health. Jesus had fasted forty days and Satan took advantage of that fact to suggest the use of His divine power to satisfy His hunger. This would involve a denial of His entire mis sion on earth, namely, the redemp tion of man by divine person who had become a real man. 2. By appealing to pride (w. S. 0). Satan misapplied Scripture to tempt Jesus to presumption on the assumption that He was exercising faith. God had promised to keep Him "in all his ways" (Pi. 91:11). To cast himself down from the tem ple was not one of the ways in which Christ was called to walk. Satan comes to us with the same kind of temptation. If He cannot get us to forsake faith, he tempts us to become fanatic and to proudly substitute presumption for faith. 3. By appealing to the eyes (w. 8, 9). By showing Christ the king doms of the world and offering them to Him by the short-cut of a brief act of worship rather than by the way of the cross, Satan tempted Him again. Here the devil showed his true desire that man should wor ship him rather than God. III. How to Meet Temptation (vv. 4, L 10). 1. By the right use of Scripture. If Jesus needed that weapon, how can we do without it? How can wo use Scripture if we do not study it i and hide it in our hearts? 1 2. By dependence on God. Every Scripture used by Jesus honored God. We cannot fight Satan In our own strength. To attempt to do so is to fail utterly. The real victory lor the Christian Is to bring Satan back to the cross where Christ won a decisive victory over him. 3. By denouncing Satan. Jesus sent him on his way. We may do the same in Jesus' name. It is al ways a serious error to try to argue with Satan or to engage In any dis cussion with him. Let us meet him with Scripture and wlih a "Get the hence." . . IV. The Result. Satan left and angels came to minister to Christ The overcom ing of temptation results in peace, victory, ana blessing. This is ever so in the life of the believer.' Temp tation overcome makes us stronger to meet the next temptation, and also enables us to help our weaker brethren. ,' Framing Our Lives Religion does not consist In the performance of certain ceremonial acts at specified times, outside which acts and times it has no place: but consists In framing our whole life, and all our acta, upon a distinct view of our position as cre ated beings, charged by the fact of our creation, with duties both to our fellow creatures and to our Creator. Edward Dtniion, Erosion Is Stopped By Strip-Cropping Use of strips of legumes in crop rotations in combining with terraces to solve soil erosion problems on scores of North Carolina farms says E. B. Garrett of State col lege, coordinator for the soil con servation service. "We have in our files a number of statements from SCS cooperators which extol the benefits of strip-cropping,'' Gar rett declared. He quoted M. C. Lassiter, a farmer in the erosion control dem onstration area near High Point, as follows: "For yeans I had ob served soil piling up higher and higher at the bottom of one of my fields, where I placed obstructions in a natural draw. Meanwhile, the damage from erosion elsewhere in the field became more and more apparent, both in the condition of. the land and in decreasing1 crop yields. . "Strip cropping made it possible for me to smooth out washes in this field and to prevent further erosion. Frankly, there is nothing like this type of farming," Mr. Lassiter continued. "I can now find little evidence of erosion. The soil beds in the lower part of the field have ceas ed to grow and there is much less water flowing off the field. "The reason for this is that a rotation by strips of clover, lespe- deza, and corn, also with terraces, holds the moisture, soil, and fer tilizers up where they are needed. The use of strips of legumes in my rotations has greatly improved the soil during the past five years, and the practice of strip-cropping has been beneficial in every respect. I intend to continue the practice." Mars Hill To Observe Founders Day October 14 By BILLY BLAINE MARS HILL, Oct. 11. Founders Day will be observed at Mars Hill college October 14 with an all-day program, which will include the breaking of ground for a new science building to be erected on the campus: The program will beein at 10:30 o'clock in the college auditorium, where Dr. bred F. Brown, pastor of . the First Baptist church of Knoxville, Tenn., will be the prin cipal speaker. At 11:45 a brief cer emony will be held on the campus TIHIIE HBAMS IF mANKILIIR In the State of North Carolina, at the Close of Business On October 2, 1939 ASSETS Loans and discounts (Including $ ..overdrafts) United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed Obligations of States and political subdivisions ; Cash, balances with other banks, including reserve balances, and cash items in process of collection Bank premises owned $12,42Q.OO, furniture and fixtures $923.44 '.. (Bank premises owned are subject to no liens not assumed by bank) Real estate owned other than bank premises Other assets 12. TOTAL ASSETS 13., Demand deposits, of inlividuals, partnerships, and corporations..... 245,130.58 is. deposits of United States Government (including postal savings) 699.38 to X i en In I lonncitc y Vtitar 18. Other deposits (certified and offi cert' chrrVs m- ,fw.. va ia auu 19. TOTAL DEPOSITS $3i2663 42 21 theraltate1" ''enS' (none) on bank P'""'" and" (none) on 23. Other liabilities '. TrYT A I nirprvti 24. TOTAL LIABILITIES (not including subordinated c tin urn rMsMari Capitalf Surplus '.'.'."'.I'.'.'.'.'. Undivided profits Reserves (and retirement account for preferred capital) i . TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS ' m. TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS .. tThis banks capital consists of $6,000 of capital notes and debentur' VtStSL. ra,u . 9m total b3 . I i ' ki total re tirabie value $ value ot si5,uuu. MEMORANDA 31. Pledged assets (and securities loaned) (book value)' (a) U. S. Government obligations, direct and guaranteed oledaed to wx cure dtPslt other liabilities ' tiinnnnn (b) Other assets pledged to secure deposits and other "iiabYliViM ViA U'00a00 (e) TOTAL.. " ' 32. Secured and preferred liabilities: $55,000.00 MDo?uT "CUred by P'edged "5eU purwant requirement. """ 699.38 (e) TOTAL 33. Subordinated obligations : " $64,998.89 (a) toiir the required ,ewi re,erve agaiMt deposit, of (b ASamountd .'. 46'8WSl .UtJme'n matters herein contained and seforth, to SWaH? knowMe,VnVLh,ef ,eVer1 Correct.-Attest: H. W. CABE, Cashier M. D. BILLINGS. Director Suu of North Carina. M. L. DOWDLE. Director. County of Macoa. Sworn to and .subscribed before me this 10th daw f t certify that I am not an officer or director of thi, bank! ,939' " eby My commission expires December 21, 1940. N HENRY, Notary Public. as ground is broken for the new science, building, following which lunch will be, served for the stu dent and guests in the college dining room. At 3 o'clock Mars Hill will meet Lees-McRae in a football game at Spruce Pine. In the evening the college dramatic club, under the direction of Miss Bonnie Wen gert, will present a three-act com edy, Milne's "The Romantic Age", in the auditorium. Will Be Sold at Auction To the Highest Bidder on Saturday, Oct. 14 Six Maire Two Mule lie Mule Clt Sale will be held at the Mozeley farm at 0$o, N. C, beginning at 2 P. M . Terms can be arranged. Mrs. W. IE. Mozeley REPORT OF CONDITION OF LIABILITIES -..J 1 Li iu LM-uiut-ai suu. visions uuii Liiai siiiii i vuiimc - rc ' vw CAPITAL ACCOUNTS wun totai par value of $, ad common tocl and common .stock Founders Day is observed at Mars Hill each year on the Sat urday nearest the birthday of Ed ward Carter, who gave the original four acres of land on 'which the college was founded in 185(6. If Europe's war becomes a war of movement, America's farm and ranches may be scoured again as they were in the last war for cavalry animals and pack mules. $124,392.70 15,500.00 49,708.01 181,278.83 13,343.44 1,604.10 1,181.72 $387,008.80 " Veiine -jasia ti 5,248.27 obligations" $317,911.69 $31,000.00 26,500.00 4,597.11 7,000.00 $69,097.11 $387,00&80 with total par 5p formation for future use, a L