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yOLUME XLII
FRANKLIN, N. G, THURSDAY MAY S, 1927
NUMBER EIGHTEEN
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VALUE SCHOOL
HOUSES $185,970
Remarkable Increase in Last
20 Years $50.94 Invested
for Each Child in County.
The value of North Carolina's school
property has increased, during the
past 20 years, from three to , eighty
four million dollars. And the' end of
this 20-year period of remarkably
rapid increase finds Macon county
with school property valued at a to
tal of $185,970.
This county's 58 white schoolhouses
are valued at $180,430 or an average
of $3,111. The average school prop
erty investment per white school child
is $50.94. The investment per white
child is greater in 88 of the 100 coun
ties of the state. Madison Alleghany,
Stokes, Beaufort, Mitchell, Franklin,
Duplin, Ashe, Yadkin, Surry, and
Cherokee in the order named, arc the
only counties with a smaller invest
ment per white child.
The county's four negro school
buildings are valued at $5,540, or an
average of $1385. This investment in
negro school property, per negro
child, is $41.34. Only 11 other coun:
ties' have more per child invested in
negro schools.
In the white rural systems, Wash
ington county leads in the investment
per child, with $242.38. Cherokee
' stands at the bottom, of the list. The
figure for the state's most westerly
countv is $21.29
These facts are shown by figures
compiled by the State Department
of Public Instruction, and made pub
lic through State School Facts, the
department s publication.
The current issue, just received
here, is devoted to statistical reports
and discussion of "Schoolhouses and
School Property." It outlines definite
ly the trend toward more and more
schoolhouses up until 1919, just prior
to the good roads program in Worth
Carolina; and the tendency since that
- time to build fewer and fewer school
, buildings, but better ones a tendency
in which consolidation, both rural and
urban, has played a part, it is indi
catcd.
The statistical tables and discussion
also show the wide divergency in the
amount invested, both per school
house and per child, in the cities and
in the country, "Ine average value
of the rural schoolhouse" for white
children "in 1925-26 was not as great
as the average value of the city
schoolhouse in 1904-05." In the negro
schools "the 'average value of the
rural schoolhouse in 1925-26 was about
one-half the value of the average city
schoolhouse in 1909-10." "The ave
rage value of school property per
rural white child is not quite where
the per capita city white child value
of school property was in 1919-20."
The difference in the values of
school property for whites and for
negroes is also illustrated by the
figures compiled by the department.
The average investment, per white
ehild, for the state at large, is $130.70,
as compared with an average of $34.
61 per child of the negro race. -
Lee Barnard Enthusiastic
Mr. Lee Barnard came into the
Press ofifce Monday morning bub
bling over with enthusiasm concerning
the attention that' his herd of Aberdeen-Angus
cattle has attracted in this
county. .' , .
In a down pour of . rain the people
came Saturday in large numbers. Even
on Sunday those who were riding
made it convenient to go by Mr.
Barnard's lot. Monday citizens were
still going by the scores to see Mr.
Barnard's prize lot of Aberdeen-Angus.
. , ,
Mr. Barnard states that this breed
is primarily a beef breed and that
he has brought the Aberdeen-Angus
to the countv as an object lesson.
Lee is strongly in favor of making
Macon a dairv county, nevertheless,
according to Mr. Barnard, there are
many sections of the county where
it is impracticable to maintain herds
of sdairy cattle due to the distance
from the creamery. Consequently he
maintains that beef cattle should DC
raised in these sections of1 Macon.
Some of Mr. Barnard's cows will
weigh 1,400 pounds.
Repairs at Munday Hotel
Mr. .Theodore Munday is making
extensive reparis to the Munday, Ho
tel on Main street. Among other
things the entire interior of the build-,
ing, including all rooms, will be re
papcred. On completion of the repairs
Mr. Munday's hotel will present : an
attractive appearance.
SPECIAL DAIRY DAY
- AT SWANNANOA
Only once a year, are the dairymen
of Western North Carolina privileged
to meet for such an up-lifting course
of instruction and discussion of their
most imoprtant source of income. And
this is the first time that such
thing has been held at our Test
Farm. It is intended to make this
an annual pilgrimage for dairymen.
No expense or pains have been spared
to get the very best tallcnt on the
respective branches of the industry,
There is one very queer thing about
this meeting, and others like them
that are held for the purpose of
giving a farmer the full benefit of
any new methods or practices. He is
always too busy to attend and try
to pick up something that will aid
him in keeping up with the modern
men in other lines of business find
time to go and learn something that
will bring their methods up-to-date,
thereby increasing his profit. Not so
with the farmer. He has something
of far too much importance on
hand something like slopping the
hogs or turning the cow into the pasture
or. something after that style. The
man in some other business acts the
goat uses his head and goes aim
karns, and then comes home , and
knows what the work, that he docs
is leading to. In other words, these
meetings are put on for the sole pur
pose of assiting the man that warns
I to be assited, to get more for every
lick he sweats, and to preclude as tar
as possible his having to work in the
dark, and hence to a very great dis
advantage. One feature of the Special Dairy
day will be a "Cow Culling Contest."
There will be a prize offered for the
best "CULLER.", This will be an
nounced the day of the meeting. It
will probably be a purebred bull calf.
The county agent would be flattered
for Macon county if someone of our
folks would go over there and win
this prize. It would kind of put us
on the map, thereby saying to the
rest of Western North Carolina, that
the folks of this neck of the woods
know their stuff. It would also say
j'vprv plenuent thing bv way of ad
vertising our business others would
come to recognize . the fact that as
we know so much about this dairy
cattle business we would naturally
have good stuff to sell, and this would
enhance both, our price and our
chances of selling. ,
Ladies as well as men are invited.
So the old family car should be filled
up and rolled over there. Each one
ill take their own. dinner.
which will be spread on the ground.
Dairymen, let's try and see now many
of us can go on this trip. urmg ine
wife along The plan is for us all
Z meet in Swannanoa by 9 o'clock, !
f we cannot meet here and start
ntV,f That WOUld De tnec De5lLvn uc uluh, ujiu iwwuv wv,.,v
thincr for us to do, If we had our
dairy association in good organization,
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we wouia go wuii us"1"1
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flag on every car, and nave a toumhk : ,.' u -good
time all round. Will you go? He has also asked for 12 Signal Corps
It is earnestly requested that as Units, one for General Relief head-
. , ,r"miMir men go as cart,
q..u , rmmtv board of commis
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doners, our bankers and school teach
ers These people have an opportun
ity more than any others to come in
contact with more people, and there
fore can spread the benefits derived
from a dairy meeting better than
anvone else. And also we . want as
many ladies as will, to go. It will be
of great benefit to them, and a day
of recreation as well.
Programs of the meeting may uc
nrf from all oostmasters in the coun
ty, and from the county agent.
Special Dairy Uay
hi -no n
m. to 4:UU p. m,
MUKW im :rm?-. .-.
; 10:00 a. -ny Call t0r7 Icd'and populace evacuating to Monti
Clapp, Assistant cr 1ar"1 cello where Red Cross through Chap-
Chairman oi wc xy
Goodman, District Agent.
10 -IS a; m Factors, making tor
Successful Dairying in Western North
Carolina-A. C. Kimrey, Dairy Ex
tension Specialist, Raleigh N. t.
10:40 a. m., Dairy ingestigations m
North Carolina-O. D. Grinnclls, Dairy
Investigator, Raleigh. .
11:05 a. m., Grading up a Dairy
Herd F. R. Farnham, Dairy Exten
sion Specialist. , .
11 :30, Livestock and Dairying Ver
sus Crop's Farming Dr. Clarence Poe,
Editor, Pregressive Farmer.
RECESS FOR LUNCH
1:30, Cow Culling Contest; Prizes
to be announced later Dr. Grinnels,
Mr. Farnham, and Mr. Ruffncr,
Chairman.
2:00, Demonstration; Milk Houses
and Sanitary Handling of Milk W.
L. Clevenger, Dairying Manufactur
ing Specialist.
2:40. Demonstration; Dairy Judging
Contest John Arey, Chairman ; Har
ry Coulter, L. D. Thrash.
3:30. Demonstration; Judging A
Dairy Cow Prof. R. H. RuffnerU
Each person is expected to bring
dinner.
200,000 IN CARE
OF RED CROSS
The Chairman of the Loca
Red Cross Has Received
the Following Self Ex
planatory Letter From
National Headquarters of
the Red Cross.
In the temporary absence of acting
Chairman Fieser, who is now at the
scene of the Mississippi river valley
flood disaster, I am in charge of Red
Cross service at National headquarters,
and as part of my duty,, wish to give
you the following summary of the
latest information we have on the ap
peal to the country for. a minimum
fund of $5,000,000 for providing re
lief to those made homeless by the
flood, and on the disaster situation.
The total amount contributed to the
Red Cross Flood Relief Fund wil
probably reach $3,000,000 bv Thursday
The total amount reported at noon
today, was $2,670,000. Of this $1,861,
000 comes from our Eastern Area.
)4,U(X) trom the Midwestern Area,
I i uvi f .i t ..
aim ijj.uuu irom ine racttic Area
The . total includes ' the $100,000 con
tributed by the National organization,
Our Chapters throughout the coun
try have responded splendidly in the
emergency. Their ; quick action has
brought back memories of the war
period. Some of the Chapters had
appealed to their communities for
amounts in excess of the quotas given
them before they had received our
messages announcing their ' quotas.
Many of the Chapters wired that
they would exceed their quotas. It
is interesting to note that all the
Chapters in Florida promptly accepted
the quotas given them and informed
us that the people of the state' would
be glad of an opportunity to show
their appreciation of the work the
Red Cross did following the Florida
hurricane.
Henry M. Baker, Director of Red
Cross Disaster Relief, who is in
charge of all flood relief with corm
plete authority, reports there are ap
proximately 200,000 refugees under
Red Cross care, of whom 140,000 are
in 42 refugee concentration camps in
various points in the seven flooded
states. The number may . be largely
increased before this letter reaches
you. I suggest you watch Mr. Bak
er's reports from Memphis in the
newspapers for the latest estimates
each day. v
: ........B-i..,a.
reported there were several thousand
still stranded on levess, hot.se tops
and other high places All available
and this morning Mr. Baker requested
the U. S. Coast Guard to assign him
100 additional boats to speed up res-
, . . r I
ntirl ffinr-nM'flAM Sit ClinnllOC
quarters, the others tor strategic
the others for strategic
points in the flood area, to facilitate
communication.
The President has ordered all faci-'day
lities of the Government to be placed
at the disposal of the Red . Cross so
that Mr. Baker is assured of all as
sistance he requests..
Mr. Baker's latest report on the
situation says:
"Southeastern Arkansas territory is
the center of the rescue and relief
problem at the moment. The situation
is increasingly acute. Levee at South
Bend reported to us in immediate
danger of breaking in which event
large part- of southeastern Arkansas
will be flooded. Arkansas City tlood
. , , :,;- vf f rlPhre - f lood-
. . arranged for their care.
"A report received, at one o'clock
Wednesday . morning states approxi
mately 5400 refugees poured into
Monticello and number growing. Lake
Village flooded and populace evacuat
ing to Eudora where we .are rushing
tents, cots and other supplies. Fifteen
fast special rescue boats moving up
to the Arkansas river from Vicksburg
to help with emergency. Bad break
in levee at Pendleton has added , to
gravity of situation in southeastern
Arkansas. Thirteen luindred refugees
at Stuttgart and 1,000 at England. .
"In Mississippi the number of refu
gees pouring into concentration points
is rapidly mounting. Leland com
pletely, cut off by water with 7,000
persons in the town including 4,000
refugees. Red Cross there mustering
all small boats to effect rescues from
houses and to evacuate possibly to
Cleveland. . Making arrangements to
get food supplies into the town.
Areola also cut off by the flood wat
ers, with 3,000 people there.
"The ' reluctance of the people to
abandon their homes is pathetic. In
face of danger to their lives many
rush out at last moment with prized
C. M. T; C. Students To
Be Awarded Scholarships
Young men attending the Citizens'
Military 1 raining Camps ihis sum
mer between June 15 and July 14,
will be eligible to compete for the
19 scholarships for the school year,
Wil -a, at the following named edu
cational institutions, according to
Lieut. Fletcher at Asheville, N. C, as
announced this week.
1 Wofford College, Spartenburg, S.
C, scholarship, valued at $60.00.
Gordon Military Institute, Barnes
ville, Ga., 4 scholarships valued at
$125.00 each.
Riverside Military Academy, Gaines
ville, Ga., 7 scholarships, valued at
$200.00 each.
rurman University, Greenville. S.
G, 1 scholarship, valued at $75.00.
lennessee Military Institute. Sweet
water, Tenn., 1 scholarship, valued at
$200.
Georgia Military Academy, College
Park, Ga., 1 scholarship, valued at
$200.00.- '
University of Georgia .Athens, Ga.,
1 scholarship, valued at $50.00.,
Centenary College, Shrevcport, La.,
1 scholarship, valued at $105.00.
Georgia Military College, Milledgc-
ville, Ga., 2 scholarships, valued at
$200.00 each.
This action on the part of the
presidents of these leading education
al institutions of the South, indicates
their high regard for the value o'
the training given at the Citizens'
Military 1 raining Camps, and their
desire to enroll as students, the high
class of students who attend these
camps.
All who desire to attend these
camps are urged to get their applica
tions in as early as possible.
possessions on their backs. These in
cidents, certainly pull at the heart
strings of our faithful and weary
workers."
At the request Dr. William R.
Kcauen, Kea cross Medical uircctor
for disaster relief, state health officers
of Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky,, Ten
nessee, Arkansas, Missippi and Loui
siana will meet at Memphis Thurs
day morning to plan effective coordi
nation of the health activities of the
United States Public Health Service,
the Red Cross, the state and local
health authorities, in the flooded re
gions.
The Red Cross General Relief head
quarters at Memphis, in compliance
with a request of the Governor of
Arkansas, has ordered from the Sev
enth Corps Army headquarters 25,000
typhoid and paratyhoid and 25,000
small pox vaccines, 25,000 cubes sodi
um hypochloride to be delivered ' to
the Arkansas state health department
for use m southeastern part of the
state. Also 25,000 cubes of the sodi
um hypochloride have been ordered
for the Memphis headquarters for
use where needed.
Today I received a message from
Acting Chairman, James L. Fieser,
rom Vicksburg. outlining the situa-
tion at Greenville. Miss. The renort
reads:
"Visited Greenville. Missisippi. to-
(Tuesday) which is under water
and where retugee problem is in
creasing as rescue work in surround
ing territory continues. Problem of
housing and feeding refugees estimat
ed total 9,000 by night is well takeh
care of by T. R. Buchanan, Assistant
Director, of Disaster Relief, with as
sistants Grant, Carr and Bock vv-ho
are coordinating splendid work of
local committee, National Guard,
American Legion and others. Mprale
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or re ugees exceue.u, inanK, lo won-
flnrfnl rnnratrc initiative rpsonrri-
courage,
fulness and steadiness of local lead
ers " and- population' " generally." Refu
gees living in tents on levee. Broad
walks have been .erected above water
n some-streets reminiscent of duck-
boards of trenches in war davs." .
Mr. 'Fieser and Secretary Herbert
Hoover, . a member of our Central
Committee and a member of the
snecial Committee of President Cool
sage's Cabinet appointed to co-operate
with the Red Cross in the present
relief operations, aer proceeding down
the Mississippi river and are review
ing the' disaster situation from Mem
phis,... Tennessee, to New, Orleans in
order that we may be prepared to
meet all possible new emergencies
created by the crest of the flb.vl
't moves toward the Gulf of
Mexico.
We do not vet know the full ex
tent of the task in whirh we are now
engaged. As the flood crest crems
down the rive-, new Wee Wwki
may at any hour flood additional
countrysid and drive thousands moye
ncople from their homes. It v ill
be ten days or two weeks before the
crest comes to the Gulf of Mexico.
In this long continued crisiO T
know we may count on your local
devotion to Red Cross service.
Shcelv vou-t. .' GEORGE I.
SCOTT, Central Committee.
TELEPHONE COS.
OF IV. NX MERGE
Exchanges at Franklin, Syl
va, Bryson City and Clay
ton, Ga. Affect Merger
Operate Under Name of
Western Carolina Co.
Many Improvements to be
Made.
A merger of the independent tele
phone companies in Franklin, Sylva,
Bryson City, and Clayton, Ga., intd
a single concern, with its home office
at Franklin, was announced here Sat
urday by D. G. Stewart, manager of
the local company the Western Caro
lina Telephone Company.
lhe new business will oprate under
the name of Western Carolina Tele
phone Company, and will start busi
ness with a subscribed capital stock
of $100,000, of which $65,000 has been
paid in. The first figure represents
an increase in the company's capital
stock of $75,000, acording to the an
nouncement. The concerns at Sylva, Bryson City,
and Clayton have been purchased, and
the new concern will take charge of
the system in those towns on or about
June 1, it was stated.
The companies absorbed by the
Western Carolina Telephone Company
are the Rabun County Telephone and
Electric Co., Clayton, Ga., the Bry-.
son City Telephone Co., Bryson City,
and the Sylva Telephone Co., Sylva.
The new, concern within the next
year will' spend approximately $20,
000 in equipment, re-building, repairs,
extensions, and betterments, it was
stated Saturday.
Actual construction, it was said, will
begin as soon as the material can be
assembled and the engineers can com
plete plans and blue-prints. Construc
tion work will be under the super
vision of Mr. Stewart, who has been
chosen general manager of the new
concern.
The new company is headed, the an
nouncement said, by'W. B. McGuirc,
of Franklin, president. Other officers
chosen are: Addison Maupin, of At
lanta, secretary and treasurer, and
Morgan B. Spier and H. L. Jones,
both of Char6tte, Dr. J. H. Smathers,
of Waynesville, and D. L. Murray,
of Sylva, diectors. Mr. Maupin, now
retired, formerly was secretary and
treasurer of the Southern Bell Tele
phone Company, and Messrs Spier
and Jones are now connected with
that company. ,
Other officers will be elected at
the first regular meeting of the board
of directors, Mr. Stewart stated.
Amendments to the charter of the
Western Carolina Telephone Company
were adopted Saturday by the con
cern, to provide for increase in . the
capital stock and other changes in
connection with the merger, and ap
plication for amendment of the char
ter has been forwarded to the Secre-.
tarv of State at Raleigh, it was stated.
The merger resulted, Mr. Stewart
said, from a realization "of the possi
bilities of better telephone service in
the field, yet undeveloped, in , the
western counties of North Carolina
and the extreme North Georgia" and
the belief that the combination would .
result in a lowering of overhead ex
penses. The Western Carolina telephone
c formed here October I.
' ' . ,
1924, and Mr. Stewart has been in
charge ..of the concern since that
time as manager. He came to '.Frank
lin after a number of .years' experi
ence with the Southern Bell System.
P. T. A. Meeting
The Fmnklin Parer' -Teacher- Asso
ciation will conclude year's success
ful work with its fin-' meeting of the
School year, torbe ' -'d next Friday
afternoon at 3:30 o'clo;k. i
An interesting, program for ; the
meeting is being planned, it is staged,
and, at the conclusion of the meeting,
refreshments will be served in the
home economics room of the school.
The meeting will be held at the
school building.
The association, during the past
vear, has pmphasucd improvement and
increase in the size of the school
library, and considerable progrpss
along this line is reported by officials
of the organization.
Drug Store Changes Name
T. W. Angel Jr., has changed the
name of his drug store from the
Franklin i Pharmacy to Angel's . Drug
Store. The sign on the w'ndow hear
ing the latter nnme ii undoubtedly.,
the most artistic in town.