The Business Of Going
To School
(By Supt. T. C. Hendreson)
The enthusiasm of school promo
tion is passed. Removed from that
occasion by a three-month's period,
parent and child face a new school
year. There arises the alternative
back to school or get a "job." If
the children are young, there is no
choice; if beyond compulsory at
tendance age, then the question of
returning to school is before them.
Such considerations as additional in
come for. the home ; inclination and
capabilities of the child; the general
value placed on education ; and
such items, will be determining fac
tors. ; *j
History might record many a story
of the parting of "chums." One
goes to work; the other continues in
school. One follows the lure of I
* "ready money;" the other the in
v .men: lor future returns. The
one has a set vision and uninspired
hor-c- ; the other an enlarging horizon
and increasing appfeciation of ser
vice. The one may be held by the
deadening influence of routine; the
others moved by a desire for greater
initiative, the satisfaction of inde
pendent thinking and the thrill of
being creative. Their parting based
on similarity may lead them
poles apart.
The various communities of the
county can boast of a large industry
? "a factory for building citizen
ship." This business is somewhat
seasonal, running at capacity for
Dine months in the year. Former
ly, unfortunately, operations in cer
tain communities of the county have
been carried out on half time shifts,
or periods of only six months each
year.
With promotion in business comes
added earning power. Figures ar?
not wanting to demonstrate the
same results from increased school
training. To quote Dr. Everett
r*~Lord, of Boston University, "Labor
begins its activity at the age of 14
and arrives at its maximum earning
power at. 30. This average is
$12.00. From this point on it
dwindles and falls below the point of
self-support at 50 years. A high
school graduate begins activities at
the age of 18 and catches up with
the laborer in seven years. At the
age of 40 he has an earning power
of $2200. The college graduate be
gins activities at the age of 22. In
six years, or at 28 years of age, he
equals the earning power of the
high school graduate at 40. The
average earning power of the college
graduate at 60 is $6000."
Parents owe it to their children
to set a proper valuation on the ad
vantages that adequate education
bestows and to exercise care in the
selection of the type of schooling
that will best fit their needs. No
effort should be encouraged to get
away from discipline resulting from
work, but to get back to it Idle
ness and misdirected energy are *
menace to development. Education
acquired at the expense of the will
to-work is superficial ? a handicap.
That schooling which is well-spiced
with a liberal supply of toil as an
avocation will prove the most effect
ive.
Let our boys and girls acquire
their education in this environment
and the business of life will take
care of itself. They will be better
citizens, more able workers and hold
to more wholesome ideals.
PENROSE NEWS ,
Mr. and Mrs. T- F._ Middleton
and sons spent the afternoon Sun
j day with Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Wood
; fin.
Dr. A. E Lyday and Mr. C. L.
Pickelsimer have purchased new
Chevrolet cars.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haymond of
Hendersonville, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. T. S. Williams, Sunday.
The relatives and friends of Mr.
A. D. Lyday are very glad to see
' him at home again. He has been in
the Transylvania hospital for sever
! al weeks, where he underwent a
! verv serious operation.
Misses Marie and Garnet Lyday
have gone back to Gaston county,
where they will teach again this
j year.
Mr. C. W. Hileman and family
I have moved to Mars Hill, where Mr.
j Hileman expects to finish Junior
I college work this year. He will
| come back each week end in order
j that he may continue his pastorial
J work at Enon and Little River
churches.
? Messrs. Arnold Williams, Wilson
Yarborough, Will England, Randall,
'Leon and Wilson Lyday and Misses
Willie Mae Lyday and Ethel Wil
liams are attending school at Bre
' vard Institute this year.
Mrs. Frank Cox spent Monday
afternoon with Mrs. G. T. Lyday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wales Lankford
and son, after spending the summer
with Mrs. Lankford's mother, Mrs.
P. C. Surrette, have returned to
Umatilla, Fla., for the winter.
Mrs. Perry Cheek and children
are visiting relatives in Greenville,
S. C.
Mr. Frank Case of Selica, has
bought a house and lot from Mr.
Walter McGuire and hope to move
here soon.
Mrs. Pendland and children and
Mr. and Mrs. Will York of Canton,
spent the week-end with Mrs. Pend
land's mother, Mrs. R. York.
Mr. J. L. Wilson is very sick with
cold and tonsilitis.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Lyday and lit
tle girls, Marjory and Mary Fran
Nunn-Bush
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Dressed-up ankles
Dress up your ankles with a trimness
and snugness that will win the admir
ation of critical glances. 4
The new styles are here. &
JEROME & PUSHELL
Nmffi
ces, spent the day Sunday with Mrs.
W. A. Williams.
Mr. T. E. Blythe made a business
Urip to Hendbrsonville last Wednes
day.
The Riggs family left last Friday
for their home in Charleston, S. C.
They have spent the summer with
Mrs. L. F. Lyday. This makes
seven summers in 'succession they
have been with Mrs. Lyday and they
like this country very much.
Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Depast, who
have spent the summer here in Mr.
C. F. Woodfin's house, have re
turned to their home in Charlotte,
after having a very enjoyable sum
mer here. -*?
Miss Myrtle York camp home Sat
urday after spending a month with
her brother in Yancy county.
Prof. Alley and family have
moved into the house with Mr. Gar
den, so he can be close to the
school.
TOXAWAY NEWS
Rev. Richardson filled his regular
appointment at the Methodist church
Sunday.
The Gillespies are spending the
winter months in Brevard.
Mr. F. Y. Willbanks and son,
Robert, spent the week-end with
Mr. Willbank's mother in Greenville.
Mrs. J. R. Neill of Brevard, spent
the week-end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. K. G. Rogers.
Mr. Carl Moltz made a business
trip to Johnson City, Tenn., Satur
day.
Miss Carrie McNeely spent the
: week-end with her father, Mr C. R.
McNeely.
| There was an old time singing at
the Macedonia, church Sunday.
! Mr. and Mrs. Caloway are taking
' the "Gillespie Boarding House" for
this winter.
j There was some very interesting
, speeches made at the school house
Thursday night by the following
parties: Ralph Fisher, Capt. Ken
neth Smathers, C. R. McNeely, Ira
Galloway, and Lee R. Fisher.
GIRL BEATS MEN AT SCYTHE
I
I,; A 19-year-old New Hampshire
girl recently beat a dozen husky men
is a scythe-mowing contest during
Farmers' and Home Makers' Week
1 at an eastern agricultural college.
She mowed 288 and one half square
feet of oats in 5 minutes. This
contest was a more sporting event,
as side delivery rakes were used on
* an adjoining alfalfa patch to show
^he proper way to handle it. Ever
since the mowing machine, then the
various dump and side delivery rakes
| the hayloader, and barn tracks,
1 forks and slings came into the hay
harvest, there has been a broaden
ing out of this farm crop with less
man labor, higher quality of feed
and greater acreage and tonnage
harvested. Down East, most hay is
put under the barn roof, but in the
West it is stacked out of doors, and
the high quality alfalfa is baled for
shipment to the dairy districts.
HOG PRICES FOLLOW
USUAL SEASONAL TREND
Raleigh, Sept. 15, An average of
hog prices by months, covering any
considerable number of years, will
show that September prices rule
highest. Knowing this, good farm
ers in several of the eastern and
some of the central counties of the
state laid their plans last spring to
take advantage of this high market.
In following ? out this pilan, our
county agents helped these good
farmers to get their early spring
farrowed pigs put on full feed, and
the animals are now moving to the
Baltimore and Richmond markets,
says W. W. Shay, swine extension
specialist at State College. On these
markets, owing to the fact that
about eSfhty-five per cent of the
feed given the pigs has been corn,
they top the market, which on Ang
ust 30th, was $15.50 at Baltimore,
and $14.50 at Richmond for med
ium hogs.
When corn is charged against the
hogs at $1.00 per bushel, and the
necessary supplemental feeds at the
market price, the gains on hogs pro
perly fed, cost about $7.00 per 100
pounds.
Mr. Shay states that the county
agents have already shipped ten
cars, and still have about 4,000
head of hogs to finish feeding and
shipping.
At present prices, says Mr. Shay,
these hogs are netting the farmers
about $13.00 per 100 pounds at the
farm, or $25.00 for each 195 pound
hog, which is the ideal weight under
present price conditions. This price
gives a profit of better than $11.00
per head. The return per bushel of
corn is about $2.00 whioh is an in
crease of five hundred percent in
profit on corn costing $0.75 per
bushel to produce, as compared with
selling it at $1.00 per bushel as
grain.
FERTILIZE COVER CROPS
TO IMPROVE SOIL.
Raleigh, Sept. 15. Cover crops
are grown in winter to be used in
improving the soil but not enough
vegetable matter will be produced
on a poor soil unless some fertilizer
is added"' to secure good growth of
the crop.
Some of our farmers, who believe
in cover crops, make the serious
mistake of planting them on such
poor land that a good growth is not
secured, says E. C. Blair, extension
agronomist at State College. "It
is true that the purpose of covei
crops is to improve the land buv
they muqt have enoygh available
food to produce a good growth be
fore they can do so. Rye and oats
are dependent on the soil for their
supply of nitrogen, phosphoric acid
and potash. Legumes, which get
their nitrogen from the air, must
take of their phosphoric acid and
potash from the soil. Legumes als#
require enough nitrogen from the
the soil to begin growth."
Mr. Blair has found that many of
the disappointment's in growing
winter cover crops could be eliminat
ed by the use of moderate amounts
of fertilizer at planting time. In
the long run, he states this fertiliz
ing will not add greatly to the ex
penae of growing the crop. Part of
the amount applied in the fall may
be deducted from the application
next spring, especially if the cover
crop itself makes a good growth and
is turned under for soil improve
ment.
The following fertilizers are re
commended by Mr. Blair for cover
crops this fall:
In the coastal plain, for oats and
rye, use 300 to 400 pounds of an
8-5-3, and for legumes, use 300to
400 pounds of alO-24.
In the piedmont and mountain
sections, for -oats, rye, wheat orl
barley, use 300 to 400 pounds of a'
12-4-0 and for legumes, use 300 io
400 pounds of a 12-0-4 fertilizer.
Germany will hereafter count the
hours from 1 in the morning to 24
midnight. Prudent parents will
probably insist that the daughter's
young men .skidoo when the clock
strikes 23.
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Phone 233 Brevard, N. C.
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I PHONE 44
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time to eare for their motors
picking up gas, all kinds? here,
there, and everywhere. They
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for second gear? pine for a rest.
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Play safe. Always fill up with
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handy everywhere."
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