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Volume XXXIX.
FRANKLIN, N. G, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1924.
Number 51.
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LOSE LARGE SMI
EVERY YEAR
Nation Witle Survey Show
Big Annual Property Loss
Through Failure to Re
paint Annually.
The farmers of the United, States
lose mort than $830400,000 ever.,
year because of their failure t
paint their psoperty and thus pro
tect it from the ravages of time and
the weather. This is the conclusion
reached in a recent nation-wide sur
vey conducted in an effort to inaug-,
urate a conservation program among
farm owners. :"- -
Working through county and home
demonstration agents, agricultural
colleges, expermintal stations grange
offices and bankers the survey cover
ed every agricultural county of the
Uinted States with a series of quest
ionaires dealing in "detail with the
conditions of farm property and the
the provision taken to preserve and
enhance its beauty and value. More
than 24,000 of these questioniares
were returned so that the informa
tion gained from them may be con
sidered authoritative, accurate and
typical . '
Among the interesting points
which the survey revealed is tne taci
that farm buildings are repainted
only once in every 8.5 years instead
. . i - I lit.
oi every inree to nve yc-;i i-
period wiucn agricuuuj-couege ex-
permtanoiWias esxaousnea.,as inc
sate oae. This is doubly significant
for it means not onty that the aver
afire farmer -is not alive to the pre
servative value of ; paint -but also
that pridein the appearance of pro
perty is at a low ebb,
Of the. farms surveyed only slight'
ly over me-f ourth were well painted,
that is painted with sufficient fre
juency to,, insure,, them, against the
ravage of . rot and rust 'and af the
-same time to present an . attractive
-and prosperous appearance, augnuy
less than one-fourth were only mod
erately well painted. The same num
ber were poorly painted.
But what is most surprising of ajl
is the fact that almost 30 per cent
were entirely unpainted. In; other
words, 30 per cent of the farms ex
amined and-since , those selected
were .typical, it is fairly safe to say
'"'30 per cent of the farms of. the Unit
ed States are entirely without any
protection whatever against .rot and
decay. '-y: . . ' .
In this connection farmers in the
various districts will be interested to
know that it is to the farmers of the
states of New York, Pennsylvania
and New Jersey, that the credit must
go for having the' largest average
paint surface per farm. The North
and Middle West Central and the
East North Central states come next
with a slightly lower average. Cali
fornia, Washington and Oregon and
the New England states rank third. -
The Western states which are de
. voted principally to livestock ant'
mining and the xEastern states of
Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama and
" Mississippi are still lower in the scale
while the East South Central ' dist
rict, together, with . Texas, Arkansas,
Oklahoma, and Louisiana , have an
exceedingly low average. ' (
AH these statistics -reduced to more
simple terms merely mean that
Only one-twelfth of all the farm sur
faces are painted each "year instead
of one-third. Or .to "say it with
paint", farmers use on their buildings
only 30,000,000 gallons of paint when
they should use 100,000,000 gallons if
they would protect1 their property
.. adequately. .:j',,:;,..-'" ,
. An inquiry into,, the motive which
impel farmers to paint is also inter
esting and the survey has gone Into
this phase of the question quite, fully
By far the greatest number who rec
irrt the value of recrular. Der-
Jdic painting stated when question
tharthey painted to save the sur-
" to quote tne woras oi tne uop-
slogan, roiiowing ciose uciuuu
.r . . :.t. .....
i was tne larger numoer wuu
'"U Ivl .. aiivv , j
that they wished to increase
e value of their property. An-
Wion of the report . shows
issumption that Well painted
J41 higher than those which
for statistics showed that
ed farms were rated as
vh 16.2 per cen more than
number said that they
1 to reoaint as a means
Vrfirtn Atrpral "; finite
ed that cut price ads
catalog tickled their
and still others
please the children.
they painted their
SHOP EARLY, MAIL
EARLY CAMPAIGN
The Shop Early, Mail Early cam
paign inaugurated by -Postmaster
General New last year proved to be
unqualified success. It was of great
benefit to the people and also enabled
post office employees to deliver all
the Christmas fail before non on De
cember 25. The Department, again
this year asks the-hearty co-operation
of the public in order that the
record made last year may be" equall
ed, if not excelled.
When you shop early and mail
early you are helping the clerks in
the post office to eat their dinners
home and you are greatly benefitting
yourselves. " You have a greater
chance to secure a better selection of
gifts from the stores, you have more
time to wrap them securely and you
are sure that they will arrive at their
destination in time to be opened on
Christmas morning. You are also re
lieving the burden on the clerks be
hind counters in the stores,-and you
are giving a practical demonstration
of the good-will that Christmas time
signifies. Acting Postmaster General
John H. Bartlett request that you re
frain from using small envelopes in
sending your Christmas cards as this
very greatly retards the sorting and
distribution of the mails. Let all of
tis pull . together this year, do our
shopping early and do bur mailing
early, let's make it a genuine old
fashioned Christmas celebration.
AUTOMOBILE
TOMS OVER
W. F. Curtis- Turns Over
While , Passing , Another
Car at Clayton, Georgia
EscapecrrUninjureoV
Mr.' W. F. Curtis, a traveling
salessman, of Franklin, N. C, spent
last Monday night here and when he
left on Tuesday morning in a Ford
car, and just beyond the courthouse,
near the bridge, on the road toward
Tiger, he endeavored to get out of
the road to let another car pass and
drove too near the edge of the em
bankment'ahd his car turned off the
bank. ; .
The' car turned -over twice and
rolled down the bank completely de
moblishing the top, but Mr. Curtiss
escaped without injury Clayton Tri
bune. ' -
. Oak Dale News.
Miss Florence Ray was the guest
of Miss Bertha Roper Sunday. (l
- Mr. Earnest Roper's little twin
baby died Sunday morning. When
Mrs. Roper awaked she found it
dead. Mr Roper being at the sing
ing school.
Mrs. Lon Roper , was . visiting her
daughter Mrs. Dalton Smith Tues
day. , -,
Misses Ella ' and Bertha Bryant
were visitors on Iotla the first of this
week.
buildings because it "kept up moral"
to gaze upon a well-painted stable.
Taking up the single point of pres
ervation, alone, the report gives the
following interesting paragraphs :
"Preservation is the most- import
ant factor in the painting of farm
buildings, in the opinion of the farm
ers who reported and those in close
association with farmers.
"In this connection, "the coun
agents, bankers . and others were
asked their opinion as to the depre
ciation of farm buildings from lack
of paint. The average annual . de
preciation is estimated at 726 per
cent by county agents. Estimates of
grange officers were very similar, 7.
3 per cent. Bankers estimates were
somewhat higher, 10.8 per cent.
"The total value of farm buildings
is estimated at $11,486,439,543 by the
1920 census. If the the annual depre
ciation form lack of paint amounts to
7.25 per cent then the annual loss to
farmers from lack of paint amounts
to $830,469,579. . : .
"This ft'one would far more tlcn
pay the annual painting bill for keep
ing the buildings well painted.
"Never has the heavy cost-of de
preciation of f ram buildings t from
tack of paint been a factor of greater
importance that at the present time,
on account of the high prices of build
ing materials. Our rapidly vanishing
forest indicate that prices of lumber
will never be as low as they have
been and in a few years may even
be higher than' a tpresent." ,
DAM ENGINEERS
VISIT
President of Robert & Co.,
Visits Franklin to Look
Over Power Dam and Lake
Emory Properties.
Captian L. W, Roberts, his son L.
W. Roberts, Jr.' and Mr. C. L. Emer
son all of the engineering firm o
Robert & Company,. Atlanta, arrivea
in Franklin last Sunday and left on
the afternoon train Monday. Robert
& Company are the engineers em
ployed by the city to draw up plans
and specifications for the municipal
power dam to be constructed across
the Little Tennessee three miles be
low Franklin.
Captain Robert and Mr. Emerson
have visited. Franklin on previous oc
casions. Their glowing reports of
this section resulted in the present
visit of Mr. L. W. Roberts, Jr., presi
dent of Robert ' & Company. Mr.
Robert is delighted beyond measure
with what he saw in Franklin and
vicinity. He not only pronounced the
dam site good, but is pleased with
the prospects of-Lake Emory. 'In
my opinion" he stated, "the Lake
Emory Company has a much better
proposition than obtained in the de
velopments around the lakes to the
south in Georgia." He is convinced
that the subscribers to this company
are due to reap handsome dividends
from their investments. In fact he is
so enthusiastic concerning Lake Em
ory that he subscribed a goodly sum
to this development. - The citizens of
Franklin who are not putting money
into this proposition are missing the
opportunity of a life time. -'
-The. Work of surveying the' lake is
rapidly approaching completion.
When the water line is definitely de
termined a crew of hands will be put
to work clearing the ground that the
watpcwill.xo'ver; -' A .;:;'
6.S.
PASSES AVAY
Judge Garland S. Ferguson
Died at Waynesville De
cember 9 Was Superior
Court Judge.
Asheville, Dec. 10. Garland S. Fer
guson," 81, of Waynesville, Confeder
ate Veteran and former judge of the
Superior Coutr of North Carolina,
died at his home at 11 o'clock last
night following a lingering illness.
Judge Ferguson has been in a critical
condition for the past week or so and
no hope for recover was held during
the past few days.
Five of the seven children were
present when the end came. ,
Funral services will be held Thurs1
day afternon at 3 o'clock in the Meth
odist Chhrch at Waynesville, Rev. J.
T. Bangum, pastor, will officiate. In
terment will be in Green HilLCeme
tery. .
Few men in public life have been
better known of more universally
esteemed than Judge Ferguson whose
unimpeachable integrity and intelli
gent efforts at the bar, on the bench
and in the legislative councils of his
State, have made him honorably con
spicuous. Garland S Ferguson was born in
Haywood, County, May 6, 1841. His
parents were William and Ruth (Gib
son) Ferguson who could trace their
ancestry - far back - to - Ireland - and
Scdtland. ": - -
Scroll News.
Mr. F. E. Mashburn made a busi
ness trip to Franklin Wednesday.
Messers C. N. Jones, Roy and W.
A. Keener spent the week end with
home folks. They are working on the
highway in Jackson County. r"t' ;
Aunt Ann Jones .has been visiting
her sister Mrs. Andy Evans at Culla
saja. She plans to go to Gold Mine
for the holidays..
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Keener have
moved into their new home which
they built near where their old house
used to stand.
Mr. Harrison Webb and family
have moved Jrom Tennessee River
Valley to Mrr Sanders place here.
Where Mr. Tom McCall did live. .
Miss Delena Peek has gone to
Franklin to work.
Born November 30, 1924 to Mr, and
Mrs. F. E Mashburn a ten and quart
er pound baby girl, which they have
christened Lucy-Helen. .
FRANKLIN
A FEW WORDS
FROM SCROLL
Most of our children are looking
forward to December 25th and won
dering what , old Santa Claus will
bring them.
We are glad to state that little
Homer Stiwinter is fast improving
after two weeks of very serious ill
ness. Glad to know that Mrs. A. B.
Moses is improving.
Miss Myrtle Crisp of Culllowhee;
is visiting her sister Mrs. Manilla
Wood.
Mr. Monroe .Strain and wife left
for their home in Detroit, Michigan
on November 22nd. We were glad to
have them visit us.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mashburn
are wearing smiles over- the arival of
a ten-pound girl, born November 30.
- On November 21st,.the Death Angle
visited Mr. Chas. Gregory and took
hU little son Homer. He had been
sick only a. short while. But from
his infancy was afflicted with Epilep
tic fits, he had Scarlet fever when
quite small ,this gave him spinal trou
ble he couldn't talk in this world but
we hope to find him singing around
the great throne of God. in that
morn when Christ shall come and
call His children home. He was only
12 years of age.
Leaving a father seven brothers'
and. three sisters to mourn his loss
He was laid to rest beside his mother
in the Buck Creek Cemetery.
We extend our heart felt sympathy
to the bereaved family.
Goose Holler Items.
Deer editur, i never writ! nothing
fur the paper be4, and i may make a
few misstakes, but if. i do i hope
you'll excuse em, fur there haint .no
body Perfect--thrr-day-arrd timer rand
i never got to go to school none hard
ly, when i's growin -up, i'd use more
of the capita letters but i never learn
ed how to make them very well.
Kseen in the Paper where some-body
or other by the name of jess nonse
nse was writin about what He called
goose Holler Items and i've been
watin for a year or 2 fur some of our
good citizens, that was beter eduat
ed than me., to reply to him, but hit
seems like they ain't none of them
got the nerve to try. so i thout i'd
set down and droap you a fue lines,
to let you and the readers of your
valuable paper now. that there was
a few men in goose Holler that had
more sense than jess nonesense i'm
quit a-feard if you don't quit printin
his nonsense" hits again to ruin the
good name of goose hoLLer i noW
the people of goose-holler i was braut
up among them and i am here to tell
you that when hit conies write down
to good common horse sense they
can't be beet and them there, goose
holler items that jess nonsense has
beeen writing about,, is nothin but
a disgrease to our own country and
if i nowd who he was and where
he was i'd indite him fur slandero but
seems like ther haint nuthin again
on now but nonsense the way they
have got to spending muney fur
Xmas, when i was a boy if i got.a
ginger cake and stick of candy i
thought Santa Claus' was mighty
good to me, But now .they spend
more Dollars fur Xmas than they did
cents when i's a baby and hits all
nonsens and if they dont quit they'll
soon have no cents and mighty little
sense, and .another thing that gits
my goat is the way the gals and
wimmen 'are wearing bbbed haTr and
bobed skirts, lownecked waists and
kwshoes, silk dresses and silk- hose
and it seems like the boyS and men is
gittin to where they aint got much
more sense than the gals and the
wimmen and if they haint no change
made purty soon i dont now whats
goin to -become of us but the worst
caliamity that has bfallirt us is that
the country has gone and insured
$300,000,000 worth jof bonds to build
a power, dam a-cross the tenn,- river
jist below franklin and hit haint
never going to pay the expenses hit
may pay- fur the dam - and the dam
sight but hit haint agoin to pay fur
the farms that will be subdivided by
a dam sight and evey man woman and
child in the fountry will have to toil
swet save and scrimp till, they die
with old age to pay interest on them
there bonds, but i must close hoping
we'll all soon have better times and
better sense, YOUR TRULY,
I. M. NOGROUCH.
Census bureau statistics show that
the American people in 1923 spent
over $1,000 a minute, or $1,700,000 a
day for' candy and ice cream.
JERSEY COT
SEKREC0RD
North Carolina Jersey Cow
Sets New Southern Re
cordOwned by a State
College Man.
The 1,000-pound butter-fat record
that has just been completed in. North
Carolina by Princess Elise, gives het
first place over all dairy cows n
the Southern Sta,tes, in addtion ta
1'ic hOpor of being the only cow ot
any breed to make a 1,000-pound re
cord in this part of the country.
Such a splendid record speaks" for
itself, but is also has a significance r
that cannot le overlooked. Elats
ingrecord sums up and ( emphasizes
the steady prgress that the South has.
been making in dairying and in breed
ing and developing of high producing
Jerseys. One swallow dosen't make
a summer, but though Elsie . is a
pioneer in great producing in the
South there is a host of splendid pro
ducers steadily advancing at a little
distance behind her. Thirty-nine
state class records have been broken
this year by Jerseys in the Southen.
States, so it will be seen that EliseV
record is not only a great individu
achievement, but it is a symbol of i v
remarkablejprctxi-bj 'Jersey
nreea in
And no
of Princes.
At the a
she was started oJ
iesi ana in ooo .aays
1,003.74 lbs of butter fat and 17.0i
lbs of milk. Her record card shows
that she yielded 106.13 lbs. of fat in,
the third month and 101,53 lbs. in the
fifth month. ,, During the two other
months she yielded over 90 lbs, and
in eve ry complete. jnoiUh., nxM-ok-thi-. ,
70 lbs. were recorded. Her milk
averaged 5.88 per cent fat for the
test, and she was milked three times.,
a day.
In th course of the year she was.
tested nineteen times by nine differ
ent 'supervisiors from three different
states. ,
The grain ration fed consisted""!
ground oats, ground corn, wheat
bran, cane molasses, cottonseed meal
corn gluten, soybean meal and pea
nut meal, together with a. mineral
mixture in proportion of 41bs. to. 100
lbs. of grain. Alfalfa and clover hay
and silage were also fed. '
Elsie is a very hearty eater for dur
ing the winter months she managed
to consume as much as 27 lbs. of
grain ration in a. day. During th,
summer months she averaged abo 9
17 lbs. of this ration. '. .' . :
The exact proportion of the W'
! . . . . . . . Yr
nous constituents in inc ration ts.n
known, for it was found to be impc,
'H. 1 . .
sioie to Keep mis cow up to capaci.
proudction on a mixture witho
varying in proportion of the feeds
from time to time. The climate of
North Carolina, . too makes wide, adi
justment? from winter to summer
rations ne :essaryt,-,
Elsie did 'ttOt get nTuclclrilage' dur
ing this lactation for the qoaJowi.-
ever she had plenty of No. I hay and
ate heavily of it. She also consumed
a great deal of beet pulp and showed
a particular fondness for cottonseed
meal, oats, bran .molassess and alfal
fa. She had however, a strong dis
like for a mineral mixture, and it re
quired considerable skill to get her tc
take feed with any mineral in
Starting with a pinch of mineral,, the
quantity was slowly increased until at
the end. of, a month or so the normal
quantity was reached.--F. W.n'pher
ty in The Jesery BuUVin and'DaTr
World, November 26, p24, t
The Little BoyV Letter
He was a regged little fellow but
spotlessly clean, the one who came
irtto' the Press office. In his- hand h
carried a leter addressed to ..Sat"
Claus. "Won't you please pubhl
says it will do no good because San
can't come this year." "Let's see
VtttU man" tH editor aiH. "WhV
of course, it will do good. Old Santi
is bound to read it and will surely
come to see you." .
With a light heart and a glad little
smile the boy walked into the grow
ing darkness, his faith supreme. 01 '
Santa will visit that child.
The. boys who become president
don't get .there by standing on the
curbstone. Like Cal Coolige, they
are apt to start in driving cows on
some one's farm.
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