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THE FRANKLIN PRfeSS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1M1 MCE FOUR attit lit Itighlmtite ffittzxminn Publishedvery Thurdy by The Franklin Press At Franklin, North Carolina Telephone No. 24 . . VOL. LV1 , Number 16 Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson and W. S. Johnson.. Publisher Entered at the Post Office, Franklin, N. C, as second class matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year .... Eight Months (1.50 (1.00 This newspaper invites its readers to express their opinions on matters of public interest, through ' its columns. The Press Maconian is independent in its policies and is glad to print both sides of any question. Letters to the editor should be written legibly on only one side of the paper and should be of reasonable length. The editor reserves the right to reject letters which are too long, are of small general interest or which would violate the sensibilities of our readers. BIBLE THOUGHT He that walkcth uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and spcak eth truth in his heart. . . . He that doeth these things shall never be moved. Psalm 15:1. , ;f .' .bleness ."of character, is nothing but steady love of good, and stoaiiv scorn of evil. James A. Fronde. : I "I Am An American" FOR the third successive year, the people of the United States will celebrate "I Am An Amer ican Dav," on May 18. The President, at the re quest of the Congress, has just issued a proclama tion to that effect. As vou can realize, "I Am An American Day" has special significance this year. Probably never in the history of the United States has American citi ' zenship and its implications meant , more than it does today. In times like these, when our Democ racy stands out in strong contrast to governments that have subjugated their people, it is important to observe and commemorate the privileges of American citizenship as widely as possible. The Department of Justice, of which the Immi gration and Naturalization Service is a part, wishes to do everything it can to encourage observance of "1 Am An American Day" in our community and other communities. The ceremonies and cele brations will be sponsored by national and local organizations, such as civic clubs, patriotic organi zations, fraternal societies, schools, social agencies, and other interested groups in each community. '1 Am An American Day" has nationwide inter est, for it affects directly two large groups of new citizens in the United States: those who have been born in the United States and have recently attain ed the full rights of citizenship by reaching their twenty-first birthday ; and those who, having been born in foreign countries,, have recently proved their fitness for membership in our Democracy and have been inducted into the full rights of citizen ship by a naturalization court These two groups number more than two and a half million people. Actually, "I Am An American Day" affects all of us, for it helps bring home the value and respon sibilities of our citizenshp and it gives us an oppor tunity to welcome into our American membership "those who have become citizens in the past year. In order to make "I Am An American Day" as successful and widely celebrated as possible, Lem uel B. Schofieid, special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, has been appointed to give information to organizations and communities for the celebration of this day. Many towns and cities are expected to have patriotic and educational ceremonies. Whether or not a section has many newly natur alized foreigners or citizens of other races and lands, it is evident that all Americans should become bet ter informed and cultivate a broader attitude to ward so-called foreigners, whose arrival. in this fair land is onlv somewhat' later than ours. It Happened Here IT would have been a unanimous opinion of Frank- lin citizens that "It can't happen here" if called upon for an expression concerning probable trouble between the white and Negro citizens of the com munity. Franklin has colored people whose standard of citizenship ranks high. Their rights as law-abiding and tax-paying citizens demand every protection. Whenever there is law breaking or any difficulty between members of the races, it is a personal and not racial trouble. This being the case, it is a matter of keen humil iation to citizens that the fair name of the town should be shadowed with the kind of demonstra tion that occurred Saturday night. That there were no serious casualties does not lessen the guilt of an irresponsible mob that deliberately set upon peace able and unoffending Negroes to drive them out of town. This spirit that can flare up even from a few drunken, out-of-town rowdies should be dealt with so severely that ihe incident will have no repercus sions. Tolerance begins at home. If there are those among us so ignorant or un-American that they harbor race prejudice, these should be helped and taught better by their patriotic neighbors. There is enough violence let loose in the world. We will venture a surmise without definite knowledge avail able, that those composing the mob were men and boys who have entirely lacked a chance to become useful members of society. THFOLD" HOME TOWN" STANLEY : n DV wlfife y saw 1 wlr 1 -1 Communications PATROLMAN GUY . APOLOGIZES April 10, mi To Messrs. Richard Barber, Bryson Beck and N.oel Hill: I desire, in this public manner, to acknowledge my mistake 'and offer my apologies to Mr. Richard Barber and to. the drivers of his truck, Mr. Bryson Beck and Mr. Noel Hill, with reference to an occurrence on U. .Highway No. 13 on the nipht of January '31st at about 2.30 a. m. In company with the Chief of Police of the Town of Franklin, we were trying to apprehend1 an escapee, and stopped several trucks on the highway in the effort to locate the escapee. After signaling Mr. Barber's truck, and its failure to stop, I fired several shots at the tires of. the truck. Messrs, Beck and Hill say that they were apprehensive of a holdup inasmuch as they had in the truck at the time the proceeds from the sale of a truck of apples and did not recognize that the Chief of Police and myself were officers, of the law. I find that Messrs. Hill 'and. Beck have not violated any law and that, therefore, there was no proper ground for our suspicion. I also find, after conference with my superior officers', that I was acting beyond my authority in shooting at their truck to require them to stop. I find, after mature consideration' and advice, that my action in this respect was beyond my authority and violated the rights of Messrs. Hill and Beck and the owner of the truck, Mr. Barber, and I desire in this full and frank manner to publicly offer them my sincere apologies for this occurrence. E. C. GUY, Patrolman REPLY Since patrolman Guy has admit ted these facts publicly we accept his apology and trust that ( the citizens of Franklin and Macon county will' do likewise. We hold ino malice against him whatever and trust that by this public apol ogy Patrolman Guy will be elevat ed in the public esteem of the citizens of Franklin and Macon county. It takes a big man "to adr mit his errors. We also wish to say that Patrol man Guy is an efficient officer and that we believe he will con tinue to. be an efficient officer and that he will always do h'vf duty, Signed : Noel Hill Bryson Beck Richard Barber ' strawberries by publishing the loh lowing personal letter: "Have you ever tasted the Wild mountain strawberries growing, om the summits of the Blue Ridge? They are distinctly in a class by themselves. It is claimed that' their unique flavor is due to the clear crispness of the air at the high altitudes Where they thrive here and the abundant dews, combined with a hot Southern sun. "At any rate, while tl'wc may be facts of little importance on Broadway, they are well known to Southern gourmets." ,.' ' But gourmets in the North want to know about them too, and this one in particular promptly asked for more information. The berries, of course, areVmt of season, but how. about . preserve, jams and jellies ? "Yes, we have them," came the reply. "Unfortunately the .supply.of wild strawberries is very limited, Cultivated berries don't mature well at this altitude, but the wild ones are specially fine, when there are enough, to pick. No dne, not even those whose June and early July livelihood depends largely on" picking them can tell so much as a week ahead while berries are, or should be, ripening, whether or not they will be able to get any. Mast of the berries come from a section known as Turtle Pond, and are carried eight or more mites on foot by either children or old people unless they get picked up when reaching some road to the town. People living closer are busy with tourists. Very few. who know how, will pick. There is an art to it, and the berries very fragile. The 24 quart pail of the "don't know how will be soup and use les.s for whale berry jam before filled, while the rare : good, and willing picker will deliver after toting on foot many miles, vine fresh and firm berries that were picked the day before." Clippings DOGWOOD STATE FLOWER North Carolina now has an of ficial State flower the dogwood. A bill introduced in the legislature sought to name the flame' azalea as the State flower but public sen timent brought about a change and the dogwood was chosen in the closing hours of the legislature instead. .,.' The legislators acted wisely, ' in our opinion, when they chose the dogwood. The flame azalea grows only in the mountains of the west ern part of the state, but the dog wood whitens the forests from one end of the state to the other. Other states including adjoining Virginia have chosen the dogwood, but this does not make it any less desirable as the North CarO' lina state flower. In just a few weeks this lovely flowering tree will be the talk of all who pass along our highways. We know of no other that blooms in such profusion iin every section. Smithfieild Herald. NEW YORK HEARS ABOUT HIGHLANDS BERRIES Our readers are indebted to C. F. Redden, of Highlands, owner of the "Jam Pot" gift shop, for the following excerpt from a New York newspaper. The letter was copied by G. Selmer Fougner dis tinguished feature writer who died a few weeks ago,, in one of his last columns published. This New York gentleman, himself a gourmet who appreciated delicate edibles, paid tribute to th Highlands wild Cullasaja By MRS. VERNON BRYSON Mr. J. B. Bryson and a Mr. Farley of Fort Bragg, visited rela tives here Sunday. ', ' Mrs, Annie Vanhook of Prentiss spent the first of ' the week' with her mother, Mrs. J. -T. Bryson. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Estes, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Holland; and El mer Stanfield spent Easter visits ing relatives in Jackson county. Mrs.-Davis Stanfield returned to her home after a three week's visit at Fort Bragg. She was ao companied on her way home by her husband, David Stanfield and Bulaud Stanfield, who returned to Fort Bragg Tuesday. Miss Olila Bryson of Asheville spent the Easter holidays with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. S. A. Bry son, . ' ' Wilford Thompson has moved to Cashiers and Calse Frady of Upper Cullasaja has moved to the Thompson house.- Vernon Bryson has . remodeled hw house. ' Tom Russell has given his house a new spring coat of pamt. Leslie Higdon, Fred Sorrellsand Robert Estes of Fort Bragg spent the first of the week with home folks here. WANTED To do your house and sign painting. Can give you quick, dependable . service that will 'please you, as I have had wide and varied ' experience in my work. . I- ' Work Anywhere in North Ga. or .Western North Carolina TERMS VERY REASONABLE LABOR FREE To those who buy a good size order of Davis' "Ever Bright" House Paint at $2.78 per gallon, (the paint with a guarantee that makes you safe), a certain amount of Frw Labor will be given for demon stration purposes. , WRITE OR PHONE ME I'M READY TO CO T. T. McNelley Painter Tumerville, Ga. (S Miles South Tallulah Falls,) The , Home Demonstration Club met last Friday' with Mrs. Pritchard Russell. Sam Frady who ' left a- short time ago for Fort Bragg to take military (training is a patient in the hospital there suffering from an infection. WOODMAN OF THE WORLD Camp 889 'Meets 1st and 3rd Monday 7:30 P. M. AMERICAN LEGION HALL Franklin, N. C, ' SOONER OR LATER- You are going to buy a Suit and a Pair of Shoes Why wait? IT MAY COST YOU MORE We are receiving a proof of this almost daily THIS IS A TIP TO MY FRIENDS All of this stock is ready for your inspection, and above all the price is not advanced on what we have on hand. It will be a treat to yourself to buy now! ,t Men's Suits A Large Stock to Select from $10.00 $12.50, $15.00, $17.50, $20.00 Shoes . . Black, Brown and Whit $2.25 to $6.50 Felt Hats Any Grade You Wish 50c to $5.00 Dress Shirts Whites and Fancys 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.50 and $1.95 Ladies' Spring Coats Short and Long $1.95 to $8.75 Ladies' Dresses 59c, $1.00 and up to $2.95 Joseph Ashear "We Clothe the Family" FRANKLIN, N. C P JUm i om f or U O F H T This is one of those years where the world must produce or starve, and he who produces will prosper. Right 'now the farmers are thinking about corn because the cnop must soon be planted. The farmers of this section, in order to make money this year should have a good crop of corn. Aim at two full ears on a stalk instead of one nubbin. Use BASIC PULVERIZED FERTILIZER which has the Southeast record for produc tion of corn. The two brands wc recom mend for a big ield arc BASIC O-TEN-FOUR. br KNOX TRIPLE A (4-10-4). Use a liberal amount of these Basic Pulver ized brands and gather full ears instead of nubbins and shucks. These brands are a part of the wel-known and well-established family of brands of Basic Pulverized Fertilizer, namely: ' Basic O-Ten-Four Knox Triple A (4-10-4) Bright Burley Brand Knox Potato Grower Knox Vegetable Special. - - Basic Pulverized Fertilizer is made only bv the Knoxville Fertilizer Company and you can buy it from our dealer at a price less than it cost us to fill the hole in our plant from which it came. . Use BASIC O-TEN-FOUR, or KNOX TRIPLE A (4-10-4) for heavy yield of corn In the Green Bordered Bags only See .Our Dealer Knoxville Fertilizer Co. Knoxville and Nashville, Tennessee if t
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