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THE FRANKLIN PRES3 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, M2J. PACE TWO Second Gimc For . Cripples Big Success i . The orthopedic clinic for treatment of cripples, held its second meeting last Saturday, January 23, iii the Methodist church at Wayncsville. The first meeting having been held on the 19th. od December at which time, a goodly number of cripples were examined and treated, a cqnsid crablc portion of these were present asrain Saturday to receive a second treatment in accordance with the doc tor's recommendation. In addition to these there wpre 16 new cases report ing for examination, most of whom .were also given treatments. Cases fhat have thu,s far attended this clinic have represented club feet flat feet, turned "over ankles, stiff joints, drawn leaders, curved spine, and about every description of phy. sical deformity. Most of these con ditions can be materially benefitted by casts, bandages, braces, etc., such as are applied right at the clinic. Koytl-Jdny i lino ii uc nnuw p tient. is young or the complaint of re- proper correction cannot be made without an operation the patient is given advantage of necessary hospi talization which has been provided for in connection with the clinic. (One of the features of last Satur day's clinic was a luncheon prepared! and served in the church by the Waynesville Community club for the free enjoyment of all visitors, crippled or otherwise. This luncheon is to be continued at future meetings of the clinic which will be on the fourth Saturday of each month (Feb. 27, March 27, etc.) All attending in the future should make it a point to ar rive before noon and stay for the lunch. The clinic opens about 9 in the morning and closes about 4 in the afternoon, each case being han dled and pleased according to order of his coming in. A Surprise Birthday Dinner On Sunday, January 24, Mrs. Leslie Higdop and Mrs. . Charlie Higdon gave a surprise birthday dinner in honor of Mrs. T. B. Higdon. The birthday cake with 39 candles which formed the center piece for the table, was surrounded with many dishes of well prepared, food. There were 23 guests present, those eating at the first table' were, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Higdon, Mrs. Isaac Keener, Mrs. Jim Higdon, Miss Annie Straine and Miss Elmer Higdon, Their chief topic of conversation was whether Mr. John Thomas looked the best in his Sunday or every-day clothes, the ladies decided he looked test in the uniform he wears when carrying the mail. After all had eaten until satisfied, Mrs. Higdon was presented with a basket of nice birth day gifts. We wish Mrs. Higdon many more happy birthdays. THE PARK CAMPAIGN Mr. J. G. Stikeleather will be here on the 12tr of February in the inter est of the Smoky Mountain park cam paign. A meeting has been called at the court house at 2:30 p. m. on that date and all citizens of the county are urged to bej present. At last re ports the committee appointed to so licit funds for this purpose was hav ing great success. It is not believed that Macon county will experience . any difficulty in raising its quota of $10,000. Mr. James G. K. McClure, president of the. Farmers' Federation of Bun combe county will speak at the meet ing referred to above. MACON COUNTY BOVINE T. B. REPORT FOR JANUARY In Macon county during the month of January, Dr. Castelberry applied the tuberculin test to 514 cattle, three of which were reactors. This makes a. total of 5900 tests applied resulting in 59 reactions, or 1 percent infection h the present rating. Want a cook. Want a clerk, 1 Want a partner, Want a situation, Want to sell a farm, Want to borrow money, -Want to sell sheep, cattle, Want to sell town property, Want to sell groceries, drugs, Want to sell boots and shoes, Want to sell dry goods, carpets, . i Want to sell cjothing, hats or caps, Want to find Customers for' anything, ADVERTISE IN THE PRESS Advertising will gain new customers, Advertising keeps old customers, Advertising makes success easy, Advertising begets confidence, Advertising means business, Advertising shows energy, ' Advertise and succeed, Advertise judiciously ' f. Advertise or bust, ' . . Advertise weekly, y:i Advertise now. . Advertise : HERE " -;-Y''" Boy Lives in Cabin At Top of Mt. Le Conte i Every able-bodied, person in our great crowded cities should, at least once in his life, climb to the top of Mount Le Contc, in the opinion of Dr. Frank Bohn, economist, journal ist, and nature-lover, writing in the New York Times of January 26th. These mountains, which he describes as one of the halt dozen most re markable natural scene's in this coun try," lie within 400 miles of St. Louis Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Washing ton; 500 from Chicago and Philadel phia, and 600 from New York, Toron to, New Orleans and Palm Ce.ach, and so he points out could not be more centrallv located in the Eastern States. Dr. Bohn, who last month climbed Mount Le Conte, going in from Knox ville, fees in the creation of the wo posed Great Smoky Mountains the prevention of "total and immediate destruction from the woodman's axe." Describing his trip to the top of Le Conte, he writes: "Unnbihg in 'these lotty canyons and among these craggy summits k a unique experience. Mount Le Conte for instance, rises 6,680 feet. A rough climb- this is, too just enough for one big day from dawn until dark. No climbing in all America is likely to give either sportsman or natural ist more abundant satisfaction. Le Conte lies at the western rim of the mountain mass. In the centre the summit line which separates North Carolina and Tennessee nowhere for 40 miles descends into a canyon which lies less than 5,000 feet below. There are points upon it from which seven states may be seen. "At the very top of Le Conte there is a boy living alone in a cabin made of slabs. The writer saw in that cabin a single volume, namely Thoreau's 'Walden.' It had been read and re read and marked over and over again.. What I wish to describe here is a tree which this boy had cut down for the purpose of splitting off slabs for a new cabin. The tree is a bal sam fir. The species, whose natura habitat at sea-level is up in Canada is the only variety which will grow here above 6,000 feet. This particular giant which lay upon the ground, by actual count of its rings, had come to the age of 540 years. , "However, to get to the top one climbs through zone after zone of majestic oaks and hickories. To the joy of the forest-lover there are the great tulips. Some of these measure eight or nine feet in diameter waist high above the ground, fhe plain statement of fact which should move all of us is that there grow here i greater variety of trees, and of hard woods, than in any other known place in the, world. -The .number totals, ex actly 136. Asa Gray said' that he found a greater variety of trees with in a day's tramp in 'the Great Smok ies than are native to all fcurope. "From the top of Le Conte one looks down sheer 3,000 , fejet upon what appears to be a billowy ocean of tree-tops." Dr. Bohn writes. "On every hand great peaks stand out On the horizon line. Six of these, though each is more than 6,000 feet elevation, have not yet been named. It is said that just two persons have followed the crest for the 28 miles where it is highest. This is ourjast bit of utter wilderness east of the Rockies. "Yet climbing amid these scenes at present is a. most painful experience. Public signs of warning, nailed to the most venerable trees, inform the in vader that he. is upon the private property of a pulpwood company. In these towering heights the yesterdays for several times ten thousand years have always been, the same. But to morrow promises to be vastly differ ent. Half a millenium of nature's toil is presently to be cut down and thrown into the , hungry mouths of the pulp mills. With the woodlands cut over, the great storms of rain'wlil quickly " wash the rocks bare' of soil. Silt and forest debris will glut the "Such has always been our destruc tive American system over most of our vast fortst areas. This policy of frightfuittcss is at once a blight upon nature and a curse to our descendants. Meanwhile every dollar's worth we cut in the Great Smokies will rob, future Americans of hydro-electric power in the Tennessee Valley." Dr Bohn sees in the establishment of a national park the creation of a playground that will be to the 75,- 000,000 people' of the East what the Yellowstone National Park is to the West. Nature, he sayst has done its cart. Now. he concludes, it is the task of the people of North Carolina and Tennessee to do their part to wards making available the first mil lion of the purchase price, and thus to enable the oeople of the other states to come in -with the balance Of the general interest of the nation, he says significantly : "Citizens in far-away California, who understand what these things mean to the nation, have generously olTkired to mnf.ibute far i..o:e than one mi?ht rvptr.t from those who live - ,:..nn:-" Fruit and Truck Growers Meeting Mr. II. R. Niswongcr, specialist in i horticulture is expected to reacn Franklin about noon Thursday, Feb ruary 11, to assist County Agent Ar- rendale in holding meetings at the following places: Thursdayk Fcbrlary 11 2:30 p. m. at Kingsbery orchard (near Frank lin high school). Pruning Demonstra tion and a talk on spraying and oth er orchard subjects. Frilay, February 12th, 10 a. m.: Otto depot. Friday, February 12th, 1 p. m.; Prentiss depot. , At each of the above meetings the question of growing vegetables for car lot shipments will be discussed If advisable Mr. Niswanger will as sist in organizing a Truck Orowerr and Shippers association. Remember the date. . Come to the meeting. Bring your neighbor. Editor's Note : ' .i The farmers of Macon county have succeeded in shipping poultry and hogs cooperatively in car lots. Why not grow and ship fruits and vege tables cooperatively? We believe these meetings will be well attended r No Extensions for Filing Information Returns Heretofore taxpayers have been been urged to file their income tax returns early. The filing of returns this year is delayed, pending Hie en actment of the new revenue act now before the Senate, which, as jt passed the House, contains . changes in re- sard to rates and other features However., there is nothing to prevent a taxpayer at this time from closing his books and computing his net in come. Such computations will lot be acected bv anv provisions of the hew act. The actual preparation of the return itself, after the computation, requires, in a majority of cases, but a tew minutes, i nereioiv, u is au vised that all figures and data c as sembled, pending receipt of blanks by taxoavers. When released, blanks will be sent to taxpayers and also may be obtained at the office of the U. S. Collector at Kaleigli, -N. v. .Forms 1099 and 1096 used for mak ing information returns; also parner- ship returns, Form - 1065, are now available at the office of the U. b. Collector of Internal Revenue and branch offices. Such returns are re auired of persons "in whatever ca pacity acting" who made to a single person during the year wts, a pay ment of $1,000 or more, or to a mar tied person a payment of $2,500 or more. Such oavments include sal aries. rent, interest, "or other fixed or determinable gains, profits and in come." While no extensions may be grant- ed for filing information returns, you may make application, before the fil ing date of March 15, direct to the U. S. Collector at Raleigh, for an ex tension to file income tax! returns, provided you give good and sufficient reasons for such extension. Penmanshib Contest to be Held for 7th Grade Pupils The Zaner-Bloser Company, Co lumbus, Ohio, ; publishers of the Zaner Method of Writing which is state adopted for use in the public schools of North Carolina, is co-op erating with the State Department of Education at Raleigh in staging a Penmanship Contest in which all of the schools of the statae are urged to compete. ' . The contest this year is open to all seventh grade pupils. Prizes for the best writers are being offered as fol lows: First prize, $15.00: second prize, $10.00; third prize, $7.50; fourth prize, $5.00. A bulletin containing complete in formation to teachers andt superin tendents for giving this contest can be secured without charge by writ ing to the North Carolina Handwrit ing Contest Editor, Zaner-Bloser Company, Columbus, Ohio. , This contest has been approved by A. T. 'Allen, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and by the major ity of school superintendents. Over 90 per cent of the school superintend ents in the state replied to a ques tionnaire to the effect that they would give this contest their hearty support. ' ,In view of the importance of hand writing in school, in business and in life, we are much pleased that a con test is to be "conducted and we trust that it will stir up considerable in terest and enthusiasm in the subject. Judge Bryson Leaves Court to Aid in Park Drive Gaston ia, Feb. 1. Dame rumor, of the political world, whispered here today that Judge Thad D. Bryson, of Bryson City, and one of the most popular and admired lawyers on the North Carolina superior court bench, today may resign his legal position to devote his entire time to the Great Smoky Mountain parki cam paign now being conducted through out the state. Judge Bryson was here last week for, a mass meeting. It is reported thai he told Gastonia friends that he was considering leaving 'his court lutiej. Ashevillc r'tj- News From "Goose Holler" Deer Editor: I aint seen nothing in the Press from Goose Holler in a coons age, I guess it's because nothing never happens in this neck of woods of any importance. Fur the last 4 or 5 weeks there has been a seige of mumps sweeping the nabor-hood and seeking whom they could devour. I think nearly every-body has had 'em. but John Doolittle and he's too slow to ketch any thing, never was known to ketch a cold. But his old woman is - a regular trash-mover and she caught them about the first one and they went purty hard with her. She couldn't do any thing much but 'her house-work and milk the tow and one thing and another, and Dolittle had to help her a little. He says he wishes he could have caught them in stead of the old woman, not that he hated fur her to be sick, but the work he had to do wus worse than the mumps. He done more enduring the 3 or 4 days she was ick than he had since Xmas and now he'll set around fur the next month or 2, and grunt and groan about hard times and his rumatis and the old-woman will have to do most of the work indoors and o-if. Well I'd like to write a longer let ter but time and span.' furbids. Yours truly, Jess Nonsense. Ford Motor Company Sets New Record in 1925 The Ford Motor Company, in all fits divisions, produced a total of 2,103,588 cars, trucks, tractors and airplanes during 1925, according to figures just given out at the general offices of the Ford Motor Company. Exclusive of airplanes, which is new industry with the company, ibis is an increase of 20,033 automotive units over 1924. In the, production of Ford cars and trucks during the year, domestic plants in the United States assembled J, 775,245. Foreign plants of the com pany produced 136,461 cars and trucks and the output of the Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd., totalled 79,289. Fordson tractor production was 104,168 and the Lincoln division of the company produced during the vear a total of 8.145 Lincoln cars. In the newest division of the company the airplane factory, the output was ten all-metal planes since the fac tory was acquired by the company on August 1, 1925.' The. remarkable output of Ford cars and trucks was reached in spite of the fact that for a period of more than 30 days' during August and Sep tember domestic production was al most negligible due to the mtroduc tion of the improved types. The same condition prevailed later on in the foreign assembly plants . as the changes to the improved cars were made in these places, some of which are just now getting into appreciable production with improved types. They Say They call us folks poor "Mountain Whites," An' why, because they've got the rights, We aint never had no railroad track. Bein' in the woods away fur back, So when the emigrant came acrost. He was so afeard of gittin' lost, That with the city he stuck tight, So us up here are jist plain white. They say our mountains ain't been explored, An' that we've got our standards ; lowered i That we are raff an' renegade What hide in woods an' make blockade; That ,we. ain't got no church nor schoojs, . (An' them as says it is plumb dang fools), ' , ' -That we ain't' got no clothes store bought, An' we don't look as people ought. They say us folks up in the hills Ain't got money to pay our bills, That we take a bag o' beans to town, An' spit ?tobacker juice around, That no train nor auto passes, An' what we1 rides is mules an asses; Tell of log hut, an' split rail fence, An' say that we ain't got no sense. Call us jay, an' rube, hick an' sage, Say we belong to some back age ; Say on ; us mountain whites don't care We have aplenty to eat an' wear, Have churches schools an' books to read, An' best of all our mountain creed, Tis, "Always unto others do As you would have them do to you." Us dwellers on the mountain's height, We look an' act an awful sight. An' if you've read this paltry stuff You think you know us wett'enough, But -you'd ought to hear our jargon, An' sec our looks into the bargain, -Minna Jarrctt Cunningham. Rubber Prices Drop During Past Month Statement by Secretary Hoover January 26, 1925.) No amount of discussion can ob scure the fact that the spot price of rubber was $1.09 per pound and three months forward rubber was $1.05 on December 10th when I asked for the cooperation of the maunfacturers and consumers in a drive against the exorbitant price- of , rubber by con servation and. provision of independ ent American supplies. We have had that cooperation. The spot prict has dropped 41 cents per pound down to 68 cents yesterday, and three months forward rubber was about 64 cents. , Our imports of rubber for 1925 were 860,000,000 pounds. If we im- Dort the same amount for 1926 and had continued to pay the price dc- manfW last December for rubber. our rubber bill for 1926 would been three hundred and fifty fmuit dollars more than it will be at the present level of prices. We undertook this action because the monopoly had put the price to 600 per cent of the cost of production and to JUU percent over ine price mat their own committee of producers had themselves announced as a fair and profitable price. Of equal importance, to demonstrat ing that the American consumer has an ability of resistance to any of these nine govermentally created mnnonnlies in raw materials, our, in dustries have realized and undertaken the serious job of providing rubber supplies free of control. - Poplar Cove News Mr. Calvin Huscusson is spending a few davs with homefolks. He hr been working at Sylva. . fc Mrs. Harvey Edwards was visitinY Miss Nettie Anderson Sunday after noon. , We are sorry to report that Mr. Wiley Smith is very ill with pneu monia.' Mrs. Julia Huscusson was visiting Mrs. Bob Anderson Sunday. , Miss "Cora Huscusson was the guest of Miss Carrie Corpening Sun day. Mrs. Bud Ledford and daughter. . r Tk t - A . Nellie, was visiting Mrs. noo nnuer son Sunday. , Mr. and Mrs. Fred Anderson was visiting Mr. George Williamson Sunday..-.,. . . Mr. Calvin Huscusson spent Sat urday night with Mr. Harvey Ed wards. . Mrs. Harvey Edwards spent Mon day night with Mr.s.L. Dills. . . . Mr. Gilmer Setser of Sandtown is very sick with mumps. Mr. Richard Bingham and Mr. Earl Blane were at Mr. Bob Ander son's Sunday. Miss Mamie Gladle from. Cowee is staying at Mr. Will Waldroop's. There are several cases of fat this section. in Holly Springs Locals. Miss Eunice Cunningham, our in termediate teacher, has resigned and accepted a position in the Bryson City school. We are very sorry 1 to give Miss Cunningham up, for she has been very faithful in her. work here. We are sorry to learn. that Mrs. J. C. Ferguson is very ill at the Angel hospital. Mr. and Mrs. L A. Berry invited the Holly Springs teachers out to their home Thursday evening and served them with a delicious supper The teachers enjoyed the evening so much that they are hoping to hear from Mr. and Mrs Berry again in the near future. Miss Martha Deal and Mrs. John Deal visited Mrs.' S. A. Higdon, o Higdonville, who is very ill with pneu liiuma, .UDL j. i uu sua v ill for some time is improving. Miss Kate Huggins, our, primary teacher, spent last week-end with homefolks on Iotla. , Mrs. Sarah Corbin, who broke her arm several months ago, is improving slowly. ; ,. Order Lime Now The Macon county, farmers who have used, lime have found that it pays. Especially on land for clovers and other legumes. The manager of the Farmers' Fed eration has promised County Agent Arrendahi that they will handle lime at Franklin J and Otto provided the farmers will pet them know how many tons they ill take from the ' cars when they qpme. , See thqse rflen at once and get your I - L. - . .fi. . t nine, ueiore iije rusn at planting time Soy; Bean Seed Owing to th'i'dry weather and oth er reasons, ther are not enough, soy bean seed in Mticon county to plant more thana ore-fourth of the acre age that should; be planted this year. Unless a car Jd or more 0f soy bean seed are ordered at once while the price is c t.iparatively low, one of two things vill be sure' to take place. Either ,l,e farmers will not plant the acrSge that should be planted or they vijl be ordering thein by express and$ local freight at a much higher rateand price later on. See County Agek Arrendale or the t armers Federal.on . manager at once and r.rrnnrra.tto buv vcurs in a :ar load wi'V ., IV neisrhbor ..
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