THE FRANKLIN PRESS'
Friday, April 25f 1924
Pge Two
TO THE MACON
CHURCH MEMBERS
' Dear Church Members: Willi no
desire to precipitate an argument,, I
would like to say a few words about
our Church and Sunday SchooVwork,
I'm not meaning to take unnecessary
liberties but merely using privileges
that were established when folly ab-
dicaled and reason ascended the
throne.
'To begin with, I'm asking this
question: Are we Christians doing
. our duty? Taking "my church and
Sunday School as an example, I make
bold to say that we are not making
the most of oiir church work. I'm
afraid we spend too much time'de
vising some scheme whereby we can
restore a church and Sunday Scho6l
from a dyiny condition rather than
setting to work with a determined
resolution to get that joy and returns
that come from self-denying Claris t-
ian toil. .
Here in my community we have
never been able to hold the attend
ance especially in the Sunday School.
It s.eems that out in the country wc
shouldn't be bothered with the prob
lem of non-attendance as the boys
and girls do not have so many things
to keep them away from church as
those who are reared under the en
vironments of our modern cities,, yet
the country boys and girls do not
come to Sunday bchool. J Mere is no
interest shown vvhatevrer. The par
ents make it a practice of remaining
at home and the children naturally
follow their example.
Surely we can make our Sunday
Schools so interesting that the mem
bers can't stay away. We must do
something that will make it more
helpful to the members. We must
have something each Sunday that will
help Christians to live better lives,
and will' . help those who are not
Christians to consider the great mat
ter of their soul salvation.
Of courre, we can t expect one or
two workers to build a Sunday
School, nor can it be done in a day,
but by all the members working a
church can accomplish lots. Lets
come to Sunday School resolved to do
something that will help others.
Don't expect your superintendent to
build a Sunday School alone. I'm
making this request, will not all the
church members join in praying that
each person that goes out to church
may be used as an . instrument in
God's hands in , "bringing some lost
soul to Christ and making God's
children more useful Christians. I
earnestly beseech' eyery Sunday
School teacher to make their lessons
just as interesting as possble, per
suade -the parents to bring their
children to Sunday School and then
get them into your, class. Let's give
more religious instruction and have
greater religious influence.
Jesus taught that "a pure heart
will cleanse the mind." Let's purify
our Sunday School by religious faith
and moral principle. By doing this
we, will not be overcome by prejudice,
antipathy and selfishness. These
things as'a rule find a church know
ing what to do but lacking conscience
to Attempt it.
Now let's leave the Sunday School
and turn to preaching and revivals
There are fifty-two weeks in a year
and about two weeks of that time
are given to revivals. There seems
to be an idea formed in the average
country church that there is no place
nor opportunity for conversions Ex
cept at a revival' I'm afraid if we
only IctMhc Devil retire from our
vicinity"; two weeks out of fifty-two
our ministers will not be very suc-
. cessful in converting our churches.
Wc. must cvarip,clize all he year.
Let mersay .that if we so plan, so
preach and so prav as to create with
in our churches an atmosphere that
will cause backsliders to come home
and lost souls to be saved as a result
our. preacher who conducts the revi
val will find the church warm with a
religious spirit and boys and girls
easily led to a surrender of them-
selves. v '
We should so live that we wouldn't
hesitate to .speak to unsaved friends.
Let's t be . personal workers for the
. Lord. Perhaps we can comfort some
lost soul who otherwise might never
find peace with Jesus. Real consolers
have the spirit of Jess in their
hearts. Some of the most genuine
comforters are those disciples who
have worked where the shadows are
heavy and can enter sympathetically
into the griefs and suffering of those
who are oppressed with sin. Friends,
let s wake up to our duty. No doubt
we will find some things strenuous
and burdensome, but isn't it more
joyous to see lost souls coming, home
than to be unable to sleep at night
over the anxiety of a dying church
that will certainly never be converted
unless we are willing to labor for the
Lord. ' .'
"Lift up your eyes and lookon to
the fields. They are white already
unto harvest. Truly the harvest is
great but the laborers are few. Pray
ye, therefore, the Lord of the harvest
that he will send forth laborers
unto his harvest.
AMY HENDERSON.
LIMES AND LEGUMES
. AID SOIL FERTILITY
Raleigh, N. C, April 14. More than
ordinary 'interest has been aroused
over North Carolina by the plan en
dorsed by agricultural workers to
have part' of the farm limed each
year. It -is well known that lime
makes clover or legumes and legumes
make for "soil fertility. , Without
these legumes it is difficult and costly
to keep the soil well supplied with
nitrogen and the Division of Agron
omy recommends that some legumes
be used in all crop, rotations. In some
cases part of the legumes shbuld be
plowed under for soil' improving pur
poses and a part should be grazed jby
the livestock, especially dairy cattle,
for better feeding and milk; produc
tion. ' , , :v";v ' a"
An extension worker in another
str, writing about the .value .of lime
and legumes says, "Clover and alfalfa
are the cheapest and probably the
best' sources of protein for dairy
cows. These legume hays, cut Varly
and cured properly, supply absolutely
essential vitamines fort cows. Le
gumes also provide lime and jjjibs
phorous so necessary for milk pro
duction and for the normal develop
ment of a healthy calf. Abortion is
less likely ' to be prevalent amdng
cows fed plenty of. alfalfa and good
clover hay. Both of these crops need
plenty of lime in the soil for -fair
growth."
Wkile the growing of alfalfa will
not be so -necessary or practical in
North Carolina, there still are many
other legumes which may be used to
excellent advantage. Clovers do Well
especially where the land has been
limed in the fall and well prepared.
Lespedeza in Union' County has about
completely changed the farming
practices of the -county and has
proven the case for legumes as an aid
to a fertile soil without any argu
ment. Soybeans .and cowpeas. may
be grown to advantage as summer
legumes all over the State and should
receive careful consideration. ..
Generally in North Carolina it is
best to lime the land in the fall but
it is felt by extension workers of the
State College that all good farmers
should adopt the practice of liming a
part of the farm each , year ..because,
"lime , makes legumes and legumes
make tor soil fertility.
News of Nantahala.
Sam II. Padgett made a business
tr.ip to Murphy Saturday.
Koyall, Jack and J. M. Kilpatrick
of Marble, motored to Nantahala last
Sunday."
Frank Kilpatrick! of Hewitts; was
a Nantahala visitor Sunday.
Prof. Harley W. Grant conducted a
song service at Wcsser Creak last
Sunday.
Mrs. Grace Grant aTid children
were visiting relatives at Hewitts
Sunday. 4
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. McMahan were
visiting at Hewitts Sunday.
. R. M. Grant, of Flats, was visiting
here Saturday. 1
Lee Collins, of Wessef Creek, was
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harley W.
brant J hursday. - .
Kev. John Hogan. of Bear Branch.
preached a very interesting sermon
at Rowlands Creek Church, Sunday.
a. is. Morgan moved to Beechers
last week.
E. M. Wood, of Hewitts," is work
ing here repairing the steam shovel
for the Cherokee Bank.
J.. W. Chambers, of Hewitts, was a
Nantahala visitor Wednesday.
Leatherman Locals.
Mrs. Sam Murray and little daugh
ters are visiting Mrs. Murray's moth
er,, Mrs. Higdon, at Higdonville.
Miss Grace Gibson, of Cartooge
chaye, spent Saturday night and
Sunday , with her .aunt,' Mrs. J. B.
Carden.
Sorry to report that Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Gibson's- children are on thf
sick' list. Hope they will soon be out
again.
Mrs. Kate Mason visited her daugh
ter, fats, bolomori- Leatherman,
few days ago.
Mr. Astor. Plemons, of this place.
is attending court this week.
Alice Rickman, little daughter of
Mr. -and Mrs. E. O. Rickman, has
been on the sick list the past week..
Mrs. N. A. Carden entertained
quite a few of her friends and rela
tives on her sixty-fourth birthday,
last luesday, April 22nd.
Mr. and Mrs, Robert Gibson gave
the young folks of this place a sing
ing Sunday evening. Everybody re
ported a nice time.
Mr. and Mrs. Jud Hurst, of West's
Mill,. were visiting Mr Hurst's father,
Air. J. C. Hurst, recently.
1 Mr. Thedford Hurst made a busi
ness trip to Franklin Monday.
Miss Nobia Buchanan who has been
spending a few days with her sister
Mrs. Dock Leatherman, of this place
returned to her home on Green's
Creek a few day's ago.
Masters Don and Woodrbw Dalton
were visiting their grandfather, NJr
J. C. Hurst, recently.
BROWN EYES
Press Want Ads bring Results.
Modern -Parents '
Shun the Parlor
Dad an 1 Mother Are as Much Out of
Piece in the Parlor as Kitchen
Stove Would Be.
"To bi' or not to be," is the question
facing most parents today. Parental
authority in the average home is so
weak that it is knock kneed. It is as
popular among the young set as the
old fashioned night shirt. Parents
can go anywhere in their homes ex
cept the parlor, reception room and
front porch. A ring at the front
door means a backdoor call for father I
and. mother.
One father was -sitting in the lobby
of a hotel reading a paper 'when the
telephone rang he ran clean back to
the kitchen before he realized it was
not Tessie's beau.
The girls' claim that the only ob
jection they have to mother in the
parlor with, their company is that she
wants to tell the type of man a
woman should choose asa husband.
an"d this -makes it necessary to hide
fath:r forever or let the horse-laugh
be on ma. Fathers generally want to
tel! what they "used to do." One girl
said her father always wanted to tell
what an awful time he had at a party
when he had the itch.
Realizing- their absence is appre
ciated, some parents get angry. One
father used to call out the hour to his
wife in a foghorn voice. Another
one bought an old-fashioned striking
clock that was two strikes ahead of
the correct time. This clock sounded
so loud that the people of that neigh
borhood had prayer meeting five
nights in succession before they
learpecj it wasn't 'the church bell.
Some fathers develop a cough that
carries a message. One of these
coughed himself hoarse one night be
fore his wife told him Tessie was
spending the - night with a friend.
One mother ' got a cauliflower ear
from listening at "keyholes.1 Two
others were knocked senseless when
the door was suddenly opened. A
young man got in an awful predica
ment one night when he was demon
strating to Tessie how, Jack Dempsey
hit Firpo uppercut the portiers and
knocked her mother out for the count
of ten. Another young nlan couldn't
drink hot chocolate, but wanted to
please Tessie by drinking lots from
the pot she made, and threw eight
full cups behind the piano into fath
er's1 'face before he quit. The first
thing parents ask when they start to
buy or rent a h6use is: "What sort 'of
a back room has it got?" Exchange.
Holly Springs News.
Miss Martha Deal gave the Sunday
School, an egg hunt at her home Sun
day afternoon. There were eighty
present. All reported a nice .time.
Rev. and Mrs. R. P. McCracken, of
Mars Hill, N. C. have been spending
a few days this week at Holly
bpnngs. i
Misses Lanra and Flora Robinson,
of Route 1, spent the week end with
their sister, Mrs. A. G. Kinsland.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dean, of
Lower Watauga, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Ms. L. A. Berry.
Mrs. Charlie Elliott has been very
sick the past week with flu. .
Miss Maude , Bryson, of Franklin,
spent Sunday with Mrs. tlmira
Henry. '')'
Messrs. Robt. and Jas. Williams, of
Franklin, spent Sunday with their
brother, Mr. J. ,W. Williams.
DAISY.
Coweta Locals.
Rev. Stallcup preached an inter
esting sermon at Coweta Church last
Sunday. There was a large crowd
present.
Mr. Floyd Thomas, of this section,
is working near Franklin. ..
. Miss Fay Ledford was visiting
Misses Mamie and Eva Glidwell last
Sunday. Miss Mamie has been on the
sick list for the past week. We wish
her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Inez Moffett and children vis
ited Mrs. Anderson Sunday.
Mr. Glidwell made a business trip
to Ball Creek one day last week.
Mr.. Quince Norton has been on the
sick list the past week.
Mrs. Nannie Curtis' is viery sick.
We all hope she will be out again
very soon.
BONNIE BLACK EYES.
Notice of Sale.
'. I will sell at public auction at the
residence of Mrs. J. M. L. McCrack
en, in Ellijay township, Macon Coun
ty, North Carolina, on Saturday, the
3rd day of May, 1924, two horses,
some cattje, wagon, about 75 bushels
of corn, plows, farming, implements
and other personal property. Sale
will be for cash down or. one-half
cash, balance in six months, note with
apprdved security to be given for un
paid balance. '
This the 23rd day of April, 1924.
'pM2 MRS. J. T. CARPENTER.
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LOCAL AGENTS
Wool Sale.
The wool saje for Macon' County
should be held about the last of :May.
The plan for this sale will be a lit
tle , .difterent from the plan followed
last year. '. .
. The experts on selling wool advise
that the. wool be brought to FrankHn
on ra set date,- when it will be graded,
weighed and stored.'. The farmers
that bring the wool. vill elect a com-'
mittee . to sell the wool when- the
price-gets at its, best: ;-'.
Judging from the present quota
tions wool wiipbring a goo'd price.
Do not let a wool peddler get your
wool for a song.
When shearing your sheep try to
keep the fleece in one piece. Fold
and roll the fleece in a neat and sep
arate bundle. Then tie with a cotton
tir cloth string. Hemp ana tow
strings injure the grade of the wool.
DO NOT WASH YOUR WOOL.
'We want to make this sale instruc
tive as well as profitable. So-bring
your wqoI and' see the grading done.
The better care you give your wool,
the better grade you will get. The
better the grade the more money you
should get. This year we should sell
on grade. Last year we did not.
Let your county agent know how
many pounds you expect to bring'to
the sale. -
Poultry Week.
During the week of April 7th to
12th, Mr. F. G. Wardin; poultry spe
cialist from Raleigh, visited several
communities with County Agent Ar
rendale and gave talks and demon
strations on how to grow more and
better poultry. '.
With the big incubator and several
small iniubators and brooders in the
county, the farmers are planning to j
make greater efforts to have a tew
thousand pounds instead of a few
hundred pounds , of fryers really for
the ' next co-ooerativejrTy sale.
At the Poultry Saje heldTTn April 25th '
last year fryers sold' for forty-two t
cents per pound. On April 9th, this j
yoai, they sold for forty-five cents;
per pound. On the 24th of July last!
year fryers sold for twenty-two cents j
per pound. Which kind will you sell? ;
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, Harmony News.
Mrs. T. M. Rickman and children,
from Canton, N. G, visited Mr. and
Mrs. John E. Rickman Sunday'
. Miss Connie Shepherd was the
guest of Miss Gladys Allen Saturday
night.
Mrs. John Allen and Marie visited
Mrs, Dewitt Allen-' Sunday. :
The little infant daughter of Mr.
Dewitt Allen got very badly burned
last Monday, but is improving. "
Mr. Oscar Woodard was the guest
of Mr. Tom Allen Sunday.
The young folks of Harmony en
joyed a candy feast at Mr. Garland
Shepherd's Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Allen's little in
fant is very sick. i
Mr. Cole Buchanan visited at' Gay,
and returned Sunday with two of his'
grandchildren, Thomas ,D. and Annie
V. Buchanan. . '''.
Miss Leona Rickman went to town .
shopping the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Allen and lit
tle daughter Gracie visited Mrs. Al
len's parents at Oak Grove the past
week. BLUE EYES.
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