FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1325.
THE FRANKLIN PRESS
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Franklin P.-T. A.
The Franklin' Parent-Teacher as
sociation will hold its regular meet-'
ing the first Friday in December.
There will be an important business
session,' followed by a social hour.
The following is taken from the
Asheville Citizen of "November 22,
and is of vital interest, to us all
Closer cooperation between teach
ers and parents and between the
schools and the public; rural educa
tion; the wiping out of illiteracy in
America and recreation for all chil
dren were the chief topics discussed
by" speakers of national and state
prominence at the most successful
convention of the North Carolina
Parent-Teachers association recently
vheld in Wilmington. '
Delegates returned to their respec
tive local prganiatibns filled with in
spiration for the furtherance of the
above movements. They realized
that the main purpose of parent
teacher associations is to attain these
ends and they resolved unanimously
to do their share in bringing that
message to their local members.
' At the request of the Asheville
Parent-Teacher association,. a synop
sis of the convention is given here.
Members of the organization are
given an outline of the meeting, but
they felt that the general public
should know of the work of this as
sociation, in that it affects whole"
communities. ,
, The program of .the convention cov
ered practically every subject in
which the association is actively in
terested, with representative speak
ers presenting each one.
One of the principal addresses was
made by Miss Frances Hayes, field
secretary of the National Congress
'of Parents and Teachers. Her . sub
ject was "Closer Co-operation Be
tween Home and the School," in
which she also stressed the need for,
cooperation between schools and the
public.
She said that the two things lack
ing in the education of this country
are cooperation and enlightened pub
lie opinion. The parent-teacher as
sociation offers a remedy for this
situation, she continued, if the mem
hers will always keep the ideals and
purposes well in mind. Home and
tchool were characterized as the two
most important forces in. the growth
of a child, with the parent-teachers
considered the. ideal link between the
two. "
The whole nation is Miss Hayes
field and she declared that every
where people know of the remark
able progress that has been made in
North Carolina. This state, in her
opinion, is far ahead of some others
but there still, exists the backward
community. She credited the parent-
teacher association with a very large
part m advancing education in North
Carolina.. Educationally theses or
ganizations everywhere remove any
spirit of sectionalism that .might ex
ist, she said, and unite all Americans
under one great ideal. Each individ
ual member was urged to hard work
for the further success of the asso
ciation, which will gain in recogni
tion for the good. of the boys and
girls of every community. .
The North Carolina organization
now has 12,000 members, and 71 new
associations affiliated with, the state
branch in the last year, with reports
showing increasing interest through
out the state. Over a million persons
belong to the national group.
Fire Wardens to Meet
County Fire Warden J. J. Mann
requests all dtputy fire wardens to
rneejt with him at the court house,
Saturday, November28, at 1:30 p. m.
Mr Holmes state forester and Mr.
T. W. Alexander, district forester,
and local officials of the Nantahala
National Forest will be present. The
editor of the Press has also been in
vited to attend.
At this meeting plans will be per
fected for cooperation between, state
and national governments in con
trolling forest fires in this section.
This meeting is a very important one
and all deputy wardens arc urged to
be present.
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver Landrum left
Wednesday for their winter home at
Daytona Beach, Fla. They were ac
companied by Mrs. Landrum's sister,
Miss Callie Deal.
Lawless Officers of the Law
The conviction of manslaughter of.
special officer Wyatt by a Wake
county court, this week, for the slay
ing of a prominent attorney of Smith
field, whom the officer suspected of
being engaged in the transportation
ot liquor, should have a salutary ef
fect throughout the state.
The Smithfield man, last summer,
had been attending to business inci
dent to his profession in the capital
city and was returning to his home,
in his car, with so,me companions,
when the officer jumped to the con
clusion that the car was a rum-runner,
and opened fire, killing the law
yer. Wyatt claimed that he shot at
the pavement and that .the bullet'
glanced and struck the dead man. The
other occupants of the car said he
fired directly at the automobile.
However that may be, the jury
stuckto the. rights. of citizens to trav
el the roads unmolested and brought
in a verdict of guilty. It is probable
that the verdict would have been
murder had it not been for Wyatt's
good character and long service as
a jealous and efficient officer.
The Journal is -as much opposed to
the liquor traffic as anybody, and has
as utter contempt for the bootlegging
and rum-running vermin as has any
decent,, citizen. At the same time we
can see the menace in swash-buckling
officers who parade the roads and in
fest the highways, holding up people
ii'discrimately and .firing " the handy
gun at the least provocation. The
citizens who abide by the law are en
titled to protection by law and cour
tesy from their officers. White men
who speak the. English tongue wont
stand for anything' else long at a
time, Jackson County Journal.
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