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PAGE TWO THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON IAN ' " ' ... THURSDAY, JANUARY ft 146 FRANKS RADIO & ELECTRIC CO. ' SALES AND SERVICE Licensed Electric Contractor ' Singer Part Agent , Phone 1804 McCoy BWg. Census Enumerators In 1940 To Ask Many New Questions Loyal Order of Moose Franklin Lodge, No. 452 Meets In American Legion Hall Every Thursday Night 7:30 O'CLOCK Billy Bryson, Secretary j E. Potts & Son Funeral Directors Franklin, N. C. HONEST MERCHANDISE AND SERVICE AT FAIR PRICES JOIN OUR MUTUAL BURIAL ASSOCIAI iu . SOLID OAK CASKETS Ambulance Service will WOMACK'S cccn QF.RVICE 1 ..wvw 2 NEW GREAT GASOLINES On Atlanta Highway Washing Polishing Expert Lubrication ATLAS TIRES - BATTERIES Pre.tone Hot Water neater. Phone 19 Franklin, N. C. ry J 1 1 for the next Seild I. 4 month, of The : Atlantic Monthly MAKE the most of your read ing hours. Enjoy the wit,, the wisdom, the companionship, the charm that have made the ATLANTIC, for over seventy five years, America's most quot ed and most cherished magazine. Offer to NEW Subscribers Send. $1. (mentioning this ad) to THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 8 Arlington St., Borton, Ma. : - : M 440WM I 1 FIEl DOING J 'Jio'boy' BETTER? J itstat 1 " V&" BLUE PHl coPeE mm Using three questionnaires about people, homes and iarms-xnc United States census bureau will conduct the greatest laci-nnumB drive in the, nation s t"J April. Amnion -McClellan, of Char- r . 1. ' KiirPQll lottc, area manager ior ww of the census, has given out the following mtormauon m --b - this great undertaking wuiu. ma-w., interesting reading: . . , The lists ot questions mwr...& about 132 million persons, 33 mi - lion dwelling units ana swvw.. ... lion farms will be filled out ing the month of April Dy i.vw densus-takers, who will pay a per- 1 i-vrrv lamnv. SOliai l tan j - i ,.u r the. vasi iry basic information' assembled by this canvass, which will oe huu ....... civ-sinrv- building in Washington -by more, than 7,000 , i. hnr. hatterv of me- ' . -II. 1. rrlAf chanical tabulators, win uc ...,1.1;,- npxt autumn, but further analyses and breakdowns will, con tinue for about two years., N.ui Ouestion j ....r'c rt'nns." Mr. MC' X 1113 I J'VWi - , . . Clellan said, ' "falls on- the IdOUi anniversary ot census-iu.p : i, ic ,.f imiisual signitic- 111V1 iwa. T ... ance to the country because it win measure the , social anu economy effects of the broad developments of the last decade. "In addition to the usual ques- -size- f fam- awuwi b-t . ilv, nativity and citizenship .U the foreign-born, vital new statistical knowledge will , be developed by questions on education, mass migra tion, employment, unemployment, occupation and distribution ; of wages and salaries. "Whereas previous censuses merely have separated the literate from the illiterate, this year's ques tion on educationhighest grade of school completed will give a complete pattern of the degree of education possessed by the Amer ican people. . : , "Similarly, experience since has led to a new approach to era i ant ami parninL'S which Will . give up-to-the-minute basic tacts on the " nation's most important problems. Persons privately employ ed or in permanent public jobs will be separated from "those on public emergency work, and from, the un- i,,i Hnur of work and con stancy of work will be learned, and the.se will be related to occupation, cti atwl annual wane. Of the jobless, the duration of unemploy ment will be asked. An important addition to the nfniMtinn is a separate category entitled 'new worker' to .... r . t. .,.Kor s1 obtain a picture oi me ,uuu. 1 I f.nlChH .,..r.,r nmn P WHO nave uiu.v their schooling in recent years but have been unaDie to mam . and thus acquire an occupation, i Census oi mousing "On separate questionnaires, the same ceasus-takers who ask the population questions, will compile the nation's first , comprehensive picture of the sort of homes in which our people live. This will cover the number of people in re lation to the number of rooms, the age and type of structure, whether owned or rented and the value or amount of rental, what sort of heating, cooking, lighting and san itary facilities, and whether there is a mortgage. "This census of housing should provide the facts from which to judge immediate needs for dwell ing construction, repair or modern; ization, and is of vital , importance in discussing the future of our ec onomy. "In addition to the questions on population and housing, farmers answer separate agriculture ....,i:nQ;rK tvMicernihg crops, their value and acreage, livestock, values and debts, labor and machin ery ." ' rnn(;lthtial By Law i. xtripllaii nointed out that when April's population, housing ' - i t oncncps are combined with the censuses of business and ich beiian last uiaiiui-n" w i. .. r..A..A -nrront BICture ween, , ., , , c a.,;o lifp will be available. This information win ue avau..w ... l.r n a national basis, but 1IWI " ; r. - will be broken aown uy sw". counties and towns for purposes of local analysis ana comparison. For example, tarm conditions can be analyzed by states or coun ties, housing or income uisii na tion by cities. " Shnilarly, whole series oi may be correlated, such as the re- Vation of these tactors to Pw....- r ..:(- Qirp nr sex. Cl vii ;i"6 . , .Mr. McLellan empnasrzeu mo that all informa tion obtained, by the census-taker be kept confidential, and cannot be used in any way to detriment of any individual, Leasus omcuus, .,v are the only persons to see the returns, are sworn to secrecy, and can be fined heavily anu him"--oncd for violating this oath. Cen sus records are not open to other federal agencies for any purpose. Crop Are Regionalized -T-1-. rpmiK schedule con- tain.' 232 questions, designed to cover all significant agricultural ac tivities throughout America. i of the questions will be asked ot every farmer, since the list in cludes, of necessity, many types ot farm operation and a wide variety of crops unlikely to appear on any single farm. . The farm questionnaire, or scnea ule has been "streamlined" this vear bv being published in -nine "editions" for use on a regional L..:. Thiw innuiries about various U it SI -5 crops will include only ; those ac tually' raised in the terrftory. Th.S ulan permits inquiry in greater de nun iw 11 raiun tail into tne crops e S a given region. In California for example, elimination of queries concerning sugar cane and other crops not frequently grown there permit information in B.wv . v . Qiirl other tail concerning w.i. fruits. ' ... '-.au.a; . -.n tnp liiice 3vv W"e.suw.M v - - , f ulcs evolved trom iouB v...w - conferences with persons m miliar with the subjects, both m and out of the government , or example, more than 6,000 questions were submitted to the Ss bureau by interested orga n zations and individuals for inclu sion in the farm ceasus Si(t out the least significant and most impractical quer.es ser.es .of . ii:-.. ..rprp held with tarm inK with tarmers, """ and statisticians. About four per cent of the original propw. VfQuestions on population and housing were subjected to the same ''shakedown" process, with interest ed business industrial and social groups participating in the discus sion as to which questions should be placed finally on the schedule. To test further the workability of its plans, the census bureau took test-censuses of agriculture in 1938, and of population in two Indiana counties last summer. Do Not Overplant m.r I ' Around lour riause .;.,i;.,o thp foundation ulanting V limt."w . - - of shrubs and flowers around your house five or 10 years from 'now and you will use iewer piuis, and set them further from the house, says John Jrl. Harris, land scape specialist of .the State col lege extension service, aiqm w- pie overplant arouna me iounu tion of their homes. Leave open spaces between groups so uwi, ic . .. !! .1 . :f U . f.-., m. loundation win sncw , u dation is undesirable to be seen, use vines to correct this situation. he advised. i4i-.-;.2 rpri-jm,Tipiidi that idants ALU. 1 1 J --- . be placed on either side of the at rnmpr of tile llOUSC, Wliiimiww, . - - - i 1 .... '.nl .irntllipil t f I uetweeii w niuuna, &.""'w I break a long straignt line or re lieve the bleakness ot an uniuici esting wall. "Low flowers and vines can often be used to an aavaniagc among the foundation plantings. Such plants as periwinkle, low uhlox. verbena, ivy, and low-grow ing shrubs add color and interest to the planting," the specialist stated. ''Avoid the monotonous planting of- shrubs all of the same height and size. Use some tall-growing, suinc low-growing, some upright, and some prostrate plants to have a pleasing effect," he continued. Some ot the more important rauviti fnr tipantifvintr thp' llOlllC grounds with shribs and flowers arc ! listed by Harris as follows : To create a picture by uniting the , ii separate . elements, sucn as wants, drives, house,' . and lawn into a pleasing and harmonious whole ; to give lntramemeut, snaae anu-uacK-ground for the buildings; to deco rate, soiten,: anu aciu cnarm to, ine ti.-tt.o.. K.it- tf t.. tiilo it e trrpfll' off undesirable vievvs ; to separate or enclose wciiaiii aitas, anu iu give justification and make more natural the curves in the walks and drives. The war has not yet appreci ably stimulated United Spates ex port trade, and as a result, ex port figures for last year show a decrease, while imports increased. Bryant Furniture Co. EVERYTHING FOR THE HOME AT REASONABLE PRICES Phone 1U6 Franklin, NX COLDS For quick relief from the misery of cold, take 666 Cause Discomfort 666 CHAMPION Conetoe 4-H Club has been declared champion soybean producer ot cugecomuc county, and for first prize receiv ed 1,000 pounds, ot soyoean ;. Liquid - Tablet - Salve - Now Drop CAGLE'S CAEE GR ADE WE SPECIALIZE IN Steaks, Chops, Fried Chicken and Fish Let Us Help You With That Hurried Meal or Picnic Lunch A. G. CAGLE, Owner FRANKLIN, N. C. hA Ztta r-r lU'ii ft i? WAGES Wage rates paid to' hired farm 1 1 -- r-L- m r w- f rnnh ttA ctiariilit A . re I ituin.i vii vpF-u aiti j'ljf vim niv Inct (itiartpr vf -itwl rn I..nn. - , ivi vy sj ' f umv.1 vii jtxitv ary 1 averaged only 119 per cent "of their 1910-14 level. t7 Masl.rpl.c.s rem Nelar.'s slaJl X l-splr maafclaa I 9"" '" A funerals flowers spe U love and devotion, expressing nd5?;nT ing sympathy thai unites lamily and friend. In reverential respect for the departed. Our artistic arrangement of floral offerings meets with the approval of the most discerning people. PHONE 106 NIOHT PHOnE W .... v it I ) jp Jk m J. . C. LittU of Clifton, Ashe county, has reported unusually sue- r..i ..iic in th use1 of ser- cessiui - icea lespedeza to build up badly eroded places in nts pasture. Congratulations and All Success To the Beautiful New i Best Wishes To THEATRE Dixie Theatre Service TrnniE mm7 AmmiioseinnieiniiS: G. Congratulations On The Opening Of THE NEW MACON THEATRE Theatrical Printing Go. 183 Walton Street Atlanta, Ga. n 1
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