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r? o mm f j CM Ml Volume XXXIX. FRANKLIN, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 21,1924. Number 12. SOLDIERS BONUS PASSEDINHOUSE The Result Indicates Enough Votes to Override a Presi dential Veto Final Count Was 355 to 54. 1 Washington, D. C, March 18.-The House today for the third time in four years passed asoldier bonus bill. The-votc. for 355 to 54 and' was taken after forty minutes debate. Twenty speakers took the floor during the brief period, however, ad vpcates of a full cash payment option assailing the rule under which the bill was taken up, which limited de bate and prevented the offering of amendments. "Die-hards" of both parties declared against tfie measure on principle, while proponents argued it was a measure which could be come law. The measure provides for paid-up twenty-year endowment life . insur ance policies .and cash payments to veterans entitled to not more than $50 in adjusted service credit. Pro visions of the old bill for vocational training and farm or nr.e aid are eliminated. The insurance provision is some what different from the deferred pay ment certificates proposed in the old bill and because of these, changes the measure faces an involved situation in the Senate. Members of that body have asked time to study the new bill, while othrfs already have pre pared different proposals. The finance committee, to which the measure will be referred, is now occupied with the tax reduction bill. . : Chairman Green, of the ways and means committee, who introduced the bill, reminded the House during the short debate preceding the vote that the tw previous measures had not been enacted into law "for reason known - to all." And insisted this measure "will and must become law." When asked by Representative Bankhead. Democrat, Alabama, if he had conferred with President Cool idge as to the prospects for the bill becoming law, Mr. Green replied that : he had not, and added he did not know the President's attitude toward 'the measure. The old bill, after passing the . House and Senate, was vetoed by President Harding. The vote today showed 82 more than the two-thirds necessary to pass a bill over a veto. HOW TO BED THE SWEET POTATOES Raleigh, N. C, ' March 15.-Sweet potatoes should be bedded in a ma . nure-heated hot-bed about six weeks before it is time to set them in the field, recommend horticultural work ers of the Agricultural Extension Service. ' ' . To make this hot-bed, an excava tion 12 to 18 inches deep .should be made under the frame and "in . this should be placed stable manure to a depth of 8 to 12 inches. This should be watered if dry and well packed. On this should, be 'placed 3 to 4 inches of clean sand in which pota toes have never been grown. After heating has reached the high est point and dropped to 80 or 85 de grees F., the potatoes should be firm ly placed in the bed leaving at least an inch of space between them. If the potatoes are too close, the sprouts will be so crowded that long spind ling plants will be produced. After placing the potatoes, cover . them with sand to the depth of about , an inch, and when the sprouts begin to force their way through the surface apply 2 inches more of sand. . The temperature of the bed should be between 70 and 75 degree F., until planting-out time. The bed should be . thoroughly, watered after the pota toes are put in and later waterings should be given whenever the soil becomes dry. The water should be applied lightly using a sprinkling can for the purpose. Only disease-free sceUhoiYawlt& bedded and this is secured by treat ing the potatoes in a solution of cor rosive sublmlte 1 ounce to 8 gallons oi water for 8 to 10 minutes. Liquid, All Right. The' Mississippi banker asked a man who was trying to borrow money: "How much have you in the way of immediate liquid assests?" To which the customer cautiously replied:, "About a case and a half." tr-Southarn Banker. . . . Tq keep Informed YouNeed the Paper . In this day of quick mail 4"tdj , livery, many persons living on the farm, miles away from town, are keeping in touch with State and International events as tojd to them in. the daily newspapers; they don't have to wait for' the once-a-week local newspaper to bring stale news of this sort. . But, with all the efficiency the postoffice department can give, added to the wealth ' of news printed in the city dailies, noth ing can take the place of the local paper wHfen it comes to mirroring the every-day hap penings of the small town and community in which we move. The big daily doesn't care any thing about the little personals, or the activity of those who seek minor political offices; nor docs it give the human interest touch to the success and failure ' of the. local person it touches the high spots. , 'The PRESS likes to coasider itself the' medium designed and run to record the local activi ties to be a paper that the lowliest and most humble can call "my local newspaper." And, in .devoting its energies in the direction of producing a local paper, , filled", every week with what's takinjjr place in Franklin, Highlands, Aquone, Otto, Pren tiss, Kyle, Flats, Scaly, Cowee, and all the other communities of Macon County, the publisher feels that he is serving the peo ple of this territory. The families located in our territory cannot hope to know what is going on right around them unless they subscribe to the only newspaper that can give it to them the PRESS. . News From Macon Folks In Winston-Salem, N. C. . Winston-Salem, N. C, Mar. 16. We are glad groundhog weather is over now. Probably we can see some signs of spring. Miss Elizabeth Rickman has ac cepted a position in the Thomasville Baptist Orphanage, and left here Sat urday to begin her work there. Mr. Fred Jacobs has been promoted to chief engineer in Jfeu R. Thomas' iitw iv-c ..nam. f . We are glad to report that Mr. Will Reece's daughter isv back from the hospital. Miss Maude Keener is stopping at 29 Boulevard Boarding House.. , Friends of Miss Lassie Emory re gret to hear of her departure from 4 ' c i ' t . e - r- vv msiun-oaiem ior Macon, ror a lew months' stay with home folks. Mr. Reid Cabe expects to leave here for. Macon soon.. , ' The cotton mill and power plant at Franklin must be a sure project by the way our boys and girls are going back. Hustle up, folks, and. don't disappoint theiri, after . they have picked up and gone back home with glad hearts over the hope of a bet ter home town. , ' Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jacobs spent the week end with relatives in Virginia. W. S. Curtis-Turner. A wedding of interest to a large circle of friends was solemnized last Thursday evening, in the parlors , of the Hotel Franklin, . when Miss Gradabelle Turner, the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Tur ner, of Hartsville, S. C, became the bride of Mr. Gaston Curtis, a well known young man of Franklin, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Curtis. The ceremony was performed in the presence of a few intimate friends of the contracting parties. Mrs. Curtis has made many friends since coming to this county a few months ago to teach at the Higdon ville High School. She has been a frequent visitor in Franklin, and her friends here are glad that she decided to remain, instead of returning to her former home when' the school term was finished. Mr. Curtis is one of our own Franklin' boys, who numbers his friends by his acquaintances. 'He holds a responsible position in the store of Mr. C. W. Hames. The young couple are at present making their home at the Hotel Franklin, where they are . receiving the congratulations of their many, friends. , : , NORMAL YIELDS ARE INWCATIp) Farmers tb Undertake Mod ify Program in 1924 The Wheat SituaticjV Shows a Tendency to Improve. Washittgtcrn, D?G, March 15. The general agricultural outlook for 1924 indicates that farmers are undertak ing a normaj production program, the Department of Agriculture an nounced today. Agricultural production this year, the department said, will still be at tended by the difficulties .arising from high wages and otlfer costs, loss of farm workers and the general dis parity between prices of farm and urban products. The wheat situation was described as showing some tendency toward improvement with the market con tinuing somewhat more favorable for producers of spring than winter wheat. Spring wheat growers report intentions to reduce their acreage 14 per cent belovMast spring planting. Notwithstanding .that there will ap parently be fewer animals in the country to be fed next winter corn growers report intentions to increase the acreage 3.2 per cent and, in the corn belt proper, to increase it 3.5 r.er cent. , - . -,u Intentions to plant other crops as compared with last year's harvested acreage were announced as follows :' Oats, 7 per cent increase; barley, 9 per cent increase; Irish potatoes, 2 per cent decrease; sweet potatoes, 16 per cent increase; flaxseed, 54 per cent increase; grain sorghum, 6 per cent decrease;' tobacco and rice, same as last year ; peanuts, 19 per cent in crease, and tame hay, 4 per cent increase. ' A decided increase in peanut ac reage in . southern states is planned by growers, apparently to replace cotton, the department stated. The s,tocks f peanuts on hand and. in creased imports make it desirable that growers consider carefully the effect of increased acreage at. this time, the officials warned. Sweet potato growers' plan an acre age which with average yields would mean a larger crop than the country had ever consumed in any one year, the repott stated, The proposed ex pansion is largely in the boll weevil arei of the cotton belt. Heavier Rail Put Down On 512 Miles of Track By Southern Railway Atlanta, Ga., March 15 Heavier rail was laid on 512 miles of track by the Southern Railway System in 1923 as part of. its program for increasing tho carrying capacity of its heavy traffic lines. Hundred-pound rail was laid ou 267 miles of track in double-track lines, 85-pound rail on 215 miles of single track main lines, and 80-pound and 75-pound rail on 31 miles of branch lines, rail of a lighter .section being released in each case, ".,. As a result of this improvement the mileage ,of track laid with 80 pound rail was decreased by 30 miles-, that laid with 75-pound rail by 90 miles, and that' laid with rail weigh ing 70 pounds and less by 100 miles.. The Southern has adopted 100 pound rail as the. standard for its double track lines and at the close of 1923 had 316 miles laid with this rail. It is planned to pursue this program actively,, 42,200 tons of tOO-pouiHl rail, enough to lay 276 miles, and 7,800 tons of 85-pound raij. enough to lay 58 miles, having been purchased for de livery during the first six months of the current year. "This" rail-is now being received and placed in the track. Cure Felon Without a Knife. Here Is-a felon remedy that 1 want every one to kno.w about: Take one heaping tublespoonful of salt and dry in the stove until brown, then tie it. on the finger that has the felon, and put it in turpentine and keep it there until' the throbbing ccas,es, which may be several hours. If you will put the turpentine in a small vaseline jar and heat it will be helpful. Then don't give up. When the throbbing ceases it is killed, and a small yellow spot will, appear 'on the surface in a. tew hours. , S. MISS ELIZABETH KELLY r -it T . - The Champion of the Rural Elemen tary School in North Carolina. Armored Cars Used In Chasing Bandits Armored Ford Can at Bandit Chasers Ars the Very Latest Polise Innovation. - Gen. Smedley D. Butler, Philadel phia's dynamic commissioner of pub lic safety, is the man who introduced them. Before he took office a. few weeks back, the Philadelphia "City Council voted Gen. Butler $5,000. with which to 'purchase an automobile for his p. isonal use. ',. . " ; Eut when salesmen for high-priced cars appeared and tried to interest iiiii!. he made it plain that he intended to spend the money . in purchasing small, light cars for use as bandit chasers by the police department. The Ford runabout was his choice and it wasn't long before an enter prising Ford salesman had a car ready for the General's inspection. Now the Philadelphia police have six df these armored . Ford cars and undr General Butler's plan this num ber will, shortly be augmented until there are ninety"such chasers in service. The entire shell of the body is lined with J-inch special steel and the space between the armor plating and the outside of the car is packed with loose cotton and coarse hair to retard the velocity of bullets. Armor plate also covers the cowl and runs up as high as the lower portion of the windshield. The upper portion is in two sections of bullet proof glass and wiud-wins- have been provided on either side; these also of .bullet proof glass. . The Ford engines are. especially equipped to afford increased speed and tests made show some interesting results. In one test to show accel eration and power developed for hijl climbing, a mile covered in one min ute and thirty-one seconds from a standing .start. On a country road the car attained a speed of more than sixty miles an hour and in a city street tflt ".covered. 2,828" feet at a speed of approximately seventy miles an hour. Ford cars have been in use by po lice departments all over the country for years and recently there has been a rap'dly increasing tendency in the larger cities to use 'tlfcm in place of the motorcycles since they are less conspicuous, and jaftord greater pro tection and comfort: Portland, Ore., is one of the latest cities Co adopt the Ford cars, to replace motorcycles and now has twenty-three of them in op eration. Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and Cincinnati are other large cities which have recently joined the Ford ranks; the armored Ford car as used in Philadelphia, however, is General Butler's idea. , Harmony Items. Mr. W. E. Alien returned Sunday from Gastonia. where he has been working. . Miss t Gladys 'Allen has cone to lot la to work in the' mica house. We are glad to report that Mr. Sam Shulcr is better. Hope he 'will soon be out again. MrCole Buchanan made a trrp to Gay Thursday, and returned Sunday. Mr. Elbert Allen visited Mr. Tom Allen Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Allen visittfd th'efr sister, Mrs. John E.: RickmifT, Sunday, who gave a birthday dinner for Mr. John E. Rickman and niece, ArdeAia Alien. BLUE EYES. ,1 r WOULD IMPROVE RURAL SCHOOLS Miss Elizabeth Kelly Favors Eight Mohths School Term For Every Rural School in North Carolina. The country people, and especially the people, of her. home County, should - take pride in tthe great step forward Miss Kelly is taking to the end that the country child may have the same educational advantages that are now open 'to the child of the town and city, not less than eight months school for all. Below we give in full Miss Eliza beth Kelly's speech delivered at Ral-. eigh last week before the North Carolina Education ' Association, of which. -she is president I ' Once each year, as -is the custom,' there stands before you one whom you have chosen to honor and who, in turn, gives back to you some. meas ure of appreciation for that honor. As your former presidents pass swift ly in review there comes instant recogniton of the dominant character istic of each : keen intelligence, steady purpose, driving force, high ideals, humoro.us philosophy, sympathetic understanding, calm judgment, cour tedus consideration each phrase dis tinguishes some president and iu some measure describes the contribu tion which that President made to the organization. The honor of being associated with these is great, but I am more grateful for the privilege of serving with you for the past year, and now I ask that you let the meas ure of my appreciation be the desire to serve rather tharj the ability to accomplish that desire. It seems fitting that a brief review of your Association's policies and pur- rposes for the past year be given and it may be permissible that some sug gestions be made relative to contin ued and increased activities of the Association. Your executive committee believes that the N. C. E. A. has probably its greatest opportunity fo service in making of itself a medium through which education facts and education needs may be translated. In order that this medium may function, it is necessary to establish various eon tacts in the field'of educatio. This field includes not only those who are actively engaged in so-called educa tional work, but also those who sup-" port this work and who stand to gaiii or lose according to its effectiveness. For these reasons, the major objec tive of the N. C. E. A. this year has been the establishment of contacts.; This explains the six district meet ings, the Teachers' Placement Bu reau, the outlines for study in loytl units, the series of educational arti cles published in the Sunday editions of the daily papers, and the work of the magazine committee. These con tacts are now' established and through these as continued mediums, may be translated any new needs or achieve ments in the field of education as well as a fuller knowledge of accepted conditions and standards of today. During the past year the Education Association has tried to recognize all legitimate educational forces within the State and has tried to make each of these conscious of the other's worth. It has attempted to select the departments ' not so welT established and to give1 them prominence and place in order "that they may become strong and able to take something more than a nominal part in the whole ' educational system of ' the State. This is the rca'sort why on programs of this meeting, the depart ment of music, art and physical edu--cation are given promi ient place. Even the briefest -.tliife of pur poses, plans and accc 'jlishmeiits of the X. C. t. A. for he past year shquld contain some t icntion of the plan for giving place to citizenship training in all schools. 'No attempt is made to place a value on any of' the many Ways and mean suggested'or demonstrated in district meetings and otherwise for citizenship training. ,ther than 'to say the response has been most encouraging and results seemingly vo'th while. Any accom-. plishmei.tt along this' lire or any other advocated by the A.scociation thi year, is only an earnest of the great er future accomplishment, made pus- . sible because of the fact that con tacts have been. established. -. The Education Association', curler its new planof organization propose to use its annual meeting for clecid ing which old plans and policies are to be retained and what new ones are to be adopted. The district meetings are to be used as a sort of laboratory for testing plans and polices, It is, V
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