' PAGE TWO THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE H1CHLANDS MACON.IAN THURSDAY. OCTOBER 28. 1939 Isenhour Stresses Duty Of County School Board - Xorth Carolina has gone as far in education as it can with the type of leadership it lias in the counties and schl district, H. li. Isenhour, chairman of the Row an county lxard of education, told members of the western district of the North Carolina School Hoard association at a meeting last Thursday night at the (ieorge Vanderbilt lutel in Asheville. "Vc should organize throughout the st,Tte, we should become in formed on educational matters, we should become a force which will lead us to higher and greater standards," 'Mr. Isenhour said. If North Carolina docs not pro gress educationally it will soon become a very much one-sided state, he said. This state is de veloping almost unbelievably f.J-t economically .and industrially, c added, -and North Carolina is des tined to become the empire state of the South. Development of this state as the leader of the South is not many years away, he said, and if our educalioiial system is to match our growth it must be improved. MAIL TO CONCENTRATED UP SUDS JIItV CITY. N. J. Palmolive 3 for 20c Small Super Suds (Red Box) .....3 for 25c Large Super Suds . (Red Box) 2 for 35c Small Super Suds (Blue Box) 3 for 25c Large Super Suds (Blue Box) .2 for 43c (Gets Clothes "Hospital Clean") Octagon Soap (Giant) ....6 for 25c Octagon Soap (Small) ..10 for 23c Octagon Powder (Large). .6 for 25c Octagon Powder (Small). 10 for 23c Octagon Toilet 4 for 19c Octagon Cleanser 2 for 9c Octagon Chips ;....2 for 18c Octagon Granulated 2 for 18c Crystal White Soap .3 for 14c Hollywood Beauty Soap . .3 for 14c Creme Oil ' Soap .3 for 14c Peoples Market Phone 67 Franklin, N. C. ".We should think about how the type of instruction- our children are getting can be improved," hfe said, "Our people must be educat' ed to provide the means for the better education of our children." Leadership Needed . .Mr. Isenhour also said that it will be increasingly difficult to ob tain additional funds for educa tion, and warned that school of ficials must use what they do get ta the best possible advantage. There is in the making in this country a tremendous drive to ap ply funds for things which are said to be needed for our national security, he said, adding- that it is going to- take more thought, bet ter leadership, more information for pa'trons of the schools to see that proper supiort is given education. "Those who are interested in ed ucation are interested in a phase of national security which possibly is of greater significance than the material means : for national se curity" he said. "We must educate our boys and girls on how to live, on the value of our type of democ racy, so that they won't fall vic tims of the various 'isms'. Educa tion is the greatest bulwark against the forces which would tear down our nation". . More Religion Needed Separation of state and church has been preached perhaps too much, the speaker said. He advo cated more religion in education, saying that a close study will show that the greatest amount of free dom has been brought to us by those who are educated and train ed religiously. ''The first thing a dictator does today is take charge of education and try to banish religion", Mr. Isenhour said. "We should develop our children' as well trained, well rounded citizens of the future". The ' little red school houses of Aycock are passing out of the pic ture, he said, and in their places are the consolidated schools. There must be another who , will come forward to teach us to use our consolidated schools to build an other . great era in education in North Carolina, he concluded- G. B. Philips, secretary of the state school board association, dis cussing the local responsibility for education, said: . "School board . members and school committee members have been given a definite responsibility for leadership. Recognizing the function of the state in support and general administration there remains the specific local task of directing the educatioh program. Education is one of the most per sonal services rendered by the government and cannot be manag ed by a highly centralized author ity. The selection and direction of teachers, the erection and care of the buildings, the provision of va rious instructional aids are all local opportunities resting with the board and committee. Must B On Alert "Education is in direct competi tion with other agencies of service and its directors, must - be on the alert to insure a fair share of public support. "Progress in any field is the re sult of individual and group effort which goes ' beyond the deadening line of uniformity. The state sup ported program of education is the least that the state will per mit any community to have for its: children. It is not intended that it be the maximum effort. For that reason the challenge to the local school board member is to build a more effective program upon the sound state bast, "Education In North Carolina cannot achieve its best except up on a dual support combining local interest and ability with the min imum state program. Eventually the federal government must be the third source of support, 'The North Carolina School Board association is three years old and is attempting to coordi nate the efforts of about 4,500 men and women citizens who compose the membership of school boards and school committees of the state. The immedjafe purppse is tp sud.y thp major issues in public educa tion, to exchange ideas and to establish a code of ethics for school boards, "The major issues seem to cen ter around the length of the school term, expansion of the curriculum, teacher welfare, administration and federal aid." Macon Students Enjoy I rip l o Fair At Raleigh Thursday morning, October 12, 33 agriculture students packed their blankets in a truck and headed for Raleigh. It was the actual begin ning of the trip to take in the State Fair, After three hours of traveling the mountains were re placed by cotton fields; although the hills furnished a beautiful back ground for the white cotton fields. We made good time but not good enough to keep darkness from catching .up with us. It was close to 10 o'clock when we got our first glimpse of a sky that was lit up by fireworks. Yes, it was the Fair grounds that we saw. The fire works had started, but we were too tired to think about anything except .sleep.. You have heard of people sleeping in the barn, well, we know all about it . now. A barn at State college was secured to sleep in and let me tell you right now that a barn loft full of fresh mown lespedeza hay will give any mattress a run for .its money. The sweet odor from fresh hay is hard to beat. Early Friday morning found us picking the hay seeds out of our eye so that we would not miss seeing anything. We went to the fair early and spent the early part of the day looking at the livestock, poultry and field crops exhibits. Horse racing was the outstand ing event in the afternoon. Mingled in with the actual farming phase was the great World of Mirth Shows which gave color to the dark skins. Hot dogs ! Hot dogs ! It was the first time we have ever bought hot dogs by the foot. The hay felt better Friday night than an inner-spring mattress. Saturday morning we put on our clean shirts and combed our hair as this was the day to look Ral eigh over. The first place we visited was the State Museum. This was one of the most interesting places that we visited. From here we went to the state capital and who do you suppose we were greeted by? It was none other than the great governor of our state, Clyde K. Hoey. The governor sent guide with us as we continued our sight-seeing, We visited radio station WRAL and watched a program go on the air, The News and Observer news paper office was the next stop. We met Josephus Daniels, Ambas sador to Mexico, who is owner of the newspaper. Also we saw the largest printing press in the south. The next stop was one that had all the boys in deep thought as the guide explained how the gas chamber snuffed out lives. It was only on the conditions of a visit that we wanted to return to the state penitentiary in the future. The last stop was at the Ral eigh airport. The football game between Wake Forest and State college brought the 4ay to a close. Early Sunday morning WC Start ed on our way home, We got home in time to place our feet under "papa's table" for supper. A tired group with hay seed in our hair, but the. knowledge of our state had been greatly in creased. - Those making the trip were: Ray Mof fit. Sam Ramsev. Loe-an Allen. George Setser, Fredrick Cunning ham, Pat Norton, Taylor Houston, Edgar Guffey, Homer McCoy, Claude Ashe, Roy Setser Max Parrish, Clyde Dendy, Hunter Anderson, Charles Vinson, MacK Bryson, .1. P, Keese, Merc.us Mc Cov Zeb Meadows, K. C. Kay, Edison Gibson, Dwight Holbrooks, Sam Gibson, Garland Duvall, Roy Fonts, Rov Ramsey, Don Cunning ham, Hur.siiell Keener, Clyde South ard, Wavne Bradley, Lewis Norton, Dover Waldroop, George Martin,. Lee Tippitt and Mr.. Whitmire. Berlin Welch, Reporter Farm wages, averaging $1.57 a day without board, were about the same on October 1 as they were three months earlier, reports the U. . S. department of agriculture. FRANKS RADIO & ELECTRIC CO. 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