RSDAi.y r. a No. ( "New Wonders in That Land of ( Wonderful Scenery in Store" Vas ts' VOLUME XLII FRANKLIN, N. G, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1927 NUMBER FORTY FIVE 28 Hosing Its y , i ililsi . ff ill . . 1 A PRESBYTERIAN MANSE BURNED it Neighbor Runs to Town to .U Turn in Alarm-No Pres y sure Available Pastor and Wife Lose all Posses ' sions. Fire early Monday morning do stroyed the Presbyterian .manse hoc, and all that was in it. . The family of Mrs. Mysa Crawford, in the house at the time, barely escaped. The origin of the fire, which was discovered about 5 :30 o'clock, was not known. The house, said to have been worth about $3,000, was insured for $1,500, it was understood; A large part of the furniture belonged to the Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Flanagan, the Presby terian pastor' and his wife, in addition, they lost all their personal effects, and Mr. Flanagan a large library. .Mrs. x the manse, also lost considerable per sonal property. The Rev. and Mrs. Flanagan were away at the time of the fire. ; The fire department arrived short ly after the alarm was given, but ' was unable to render any real ser vice, due to the progress the fire had already made, and to lack of pressure in the water pipes. The water would not go higher than the first story of the building. Later in the day Fire Chief Jos. Ashear re ported about one foot of water in the small town tank, and a larger quantity in the larger one. Another thing that was responsible for the fire's making headway be fore the fighters could arrive, it was pointed out, was the fact that there is no arrangement whereby the alarm can be sounded by use of the tele phone. Due to absence of an elec tric connection between the telephone and the siren, it was necessary fof some one to come down town to sound the alarm. The fire, however,. must have made considerable headway before it. was discovered, for Mrs. Crawford and her family escaped in their night clothing, it was stated. Citizens here Monday were raising a purse to be presented to Mr. and Mrs. Flanagan to help them to re place their losses. The fire here Monday was the first in Franklin in almost three years. Think It Over " Under the caption of Every Busi ness Ought To Be In, the Brevard News carried the following editorial in its issue of October 27th: Suppose every business house in Brevard, every shop, every lawyer. ' every doctor, should J2v"e,r names anrt business auaresi m pari isue 01 Tho Rrpvard News.1 jTNy What . greater ' ' method- of adves- ty paper with each and every busi ness house and professional office represented in it? Just think of the impression that such a newspaper would make upon all people who read the paper! In addition to helping each one ' of the business and , professional people, the showing would be a great asset to the town, and would result in bring ing more and more people to such town. t ., - Read what The American Bankers' Magazine has to say about , this mat- "No business man in any town should allow a newspaper published in his town to go without his name and business being mentioned some where m its columns. This aprlte to all kinds of business general stores, dry goods, groceries, furniture dealers, manufacturintr establishments. Vautomobile dealers, mechanics nrofes V sional men, druggists, and in fact a!! 1 classes of business men. : This does not., mean that you should have a whole or half or even a quarter page ad in each issue, of the paper, but your name and business should be mentioned, if you do not use more than a two line spacer. A stranger picking up a newspaper should be able to tell what business is repre sented in the town by looking at the bus''ies mention in the paper, This ,i the best possible town advrtis'-'-The man who does not advertise his business does an injustice to himself and the town. The man who insists on sharing the business that comes to town but refuses to advertise his own is not , valuable addition to any town.' The Jife and the snap of a town depends upon the wide awake liberal advertising men. It's the truth." THE -MA ,ir tm 'JfuA5ii t ,Ut Iff J :N it 1 km Kfc HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS "And Whoso Shall Receive One Such Little Child in My Name Receiveth Me." This from the lips of the Man of Gallilee has been handed down through twenty centuries and its sig nificance vqjll be recognized until the declaration shall emanate from the portals of Heaven that time shall be no longer. It is a clarion call to the aid and protection of innocent childhood, and the North Carolina Orphan association ' pleads the cause of children bereft of parental care and the tender sympathy of a moth er's love. ' ' The association again calls wpon every man and' woman in ' the state to contribute on or near Thanksgiv ing Day at least one day's income to the. orphanage of his of her choice. For a dozen years a similar appeal has annually been tnade and the generous gifts to the twenty-five or phanages listed on the fourth page of this leaflet have revealed the tender and practical sympathy which our people feci toward the thousands of fatherless children who are being trained In them .for citizenship and the Kingdom. May the gifts of the approaching Thanksgiving ercatlv increased interest show a in this worthy cause. ' Few situations in life are more dis tressing than that of children without he mcs. No loss seems so great as that of parental love. Bereavement inflicts its stroke with acutest an 'cuish when it cuts all the tender tics tt bound the loving lives, of father and ' 'rtroer t0 our evote(1 neart' Other sorrfrs. ot,hcr ?lts wc may bear with fort, 0ther htcve ments, even, seem" V ,t0 jl!1 ur spirit with such, bitteh "UI 1I,dl V ' for they come to us in , after life, Vi neu !y wh wutii vvt nave auuivYYiiui ivm bear the lessons of grief, an en manhood or womanhood has brct"'' . i . f j . us increased power oi endurance. -i . Childhood, with all its ignorance Tg. worldly sorrow, and with all of spirit, is over whelmed Intion of being orphaned. phan, therefore,' is entitled to peculiar! sympathy and protection: The child? bereavedr of its natural guardianship! . and left, in its innocency and teas.l XT , , 'nit. t to the tenderness of a cold world.fnell Waldroop, Ralph West, becomes the very symbol of defense-) less affliction: and as such, it should; receive the protection of every man's! arm and the affection of every wo-j man's heart. We have seen, perhaps,'- p ff the actual exemplification of all thcucy diiun. suffcringhome pictures. Wc remem ber the dark-, and tearful day of . burial. ' We seem again to sec the .' cbiUK with strange fear and grief,: twining its little arms about its par-L, ' nt's nck. and covering with kisse'sf the cold cheeks.' We think of the pas - sionatc outburst of sorrow when the loved form was borne away. Then more. sad. even than all this, we call, to mind ,the long years of sorrow, suffering and loneliness that followed. Maybe some of our.' own parents were thus taken and are now among the sainted host of Heaven. Surely, then, we do not need to be convinced by the cold force of argu ment, nor won by the warmth of glowing rhetoric, in order to induce us to feci for the woes, and to re- ORLANDO APARTMENTS 4 y i mm ORLANDO APTS. NOW COMPLETED George Wurst of Orlando, Fla., Completes Four Story Apartment on Har rison Avenue. Workmen under the expert super vision of I, A. Peppard have just completed . the Orlando apartments, the beautiful building on Harrison avenue constructed by Mr. George Wurst, of Orlando, Fla. This apart ment is the first of its kind erected in Franklin and is only another indi cation of the growth of the town. Located back from the street in a fine grove iie;ir the home of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Smith the building is imposing in appearance and adds-. greatly to that section of town. It is the intention of . Mr. Wurst to build a drive way between Harrison avenue and Iotla street. Garages'' for the use of those living at The Orlando " apartments will be located' on Iotla street.' These ga rages are already under construction. Another apartment house consisting of two apartments will be located over the garages. ! Among the novel features in the erection of The Orlando is the in trior decoration., This decoration makes use of the three-dimension, rough-texture effects that are now so popular. , The medium being used for the decoration is a special plastic paint, which comes in the form of a white powder, with which water and color are mixed' before application. Texture-effects in this material arc pro duced with such common-instruments as a sponge, a, stippling brush, a "crumpled piece of paper and so on. This building is four stories Jiiuh and contains 22 rooms. All walls and ceilings are being, finished in a soft cream color and a refined stip ple. Application of the plastic paint Fire insu Financial Come and 1Uve tne privations of the orphans m our midst. To this association, it i the solemn consideration that God Himself, has made especial promises of protection to the. orphan, friends who will, "stick closer than a brother" 'PVIerwIc an come softly when their eyes are wet I. aim meir nearis are heavy and be- Ccme the vehicle of Mercy. Truth P and Justice, flashing from its centre V no rates of stocks or pageantry of kings making the circuit of the world r ( Continued on page eight) , Wit: v i - c "w ? i Mil "5 "" -1 K 3, - !;j hi si .isRrct-an' incombustible rock .wall- its trailtyt. tVrv '! T?t-C , Dy - triDU yl.--' "- 'ycyw Jt'i The or t-.jv.:.j-i.,,'j, , lj 1 iff r- fell i 'ten i "'Sty' '13' A BROAD VIEW OF CHRISTIANITY "There goes a Christian," says the Turk when he sees a drunken man staggering along. Some Indians, Chi nese, and others who have carried on business with some English and American - traders! may think of a Christian as a dishonest bargain-hunter. The skeptic or infidel . who see those who profess to be going' in the one "narrow way" divided into dif ferent denominations which have dif ferent creeds and ceremonies, may think that Christianity means "con fusion." Perhaps it will be worth while for us to try to get a clearer idea of what our religion really is. Our first. step will be to go to the fountain and see if we can tell by studying . the life of Jesus what he would wish his religion to be. Perhaps the most important thing in the character -of the Son of Man was his habit of helping people. Jesus did not shut himself away from people.' Hear his voice saying, "Suffer little children to come" . unto me." Sec him as he goes to dine with publicans and sinners' or talks with the disreputable woman at Ja cob's well. Hcf never, refused to listen to a person in need or failed to ac cept an invitation to any kind of a home. And wherever he went he brought blessings to suffering hu manity. He set the lame feet bound ing with gladness; gave the Withered hands power to work; opened the blind eyes that they might see the beauties of heaven and earth; and gave the deaf ears power to hear words of eternal truth. For every dis ease of b'ody that he healed, perhaps, there was in other cases a similar healing of mind, heart, or spirit. No doubt to his clear vision the sinner was to be pitied more than the man whose leprosy was in his flesh. He gave healt hto body, mind, and soul, and then to the healed person he spoke "wonderful words of life" which would inspire them to use their pow ers in bunding up the kinddoin of God in' the hearts of men.' " Christ gave his whole heart to the business of saving, people. He was tempted in the flesh as we nrc, but he kept his heart pure. He was tempted to leave his lonely, hornless sort of life had 'become a worldly king, but for our sakes he kept in the humble way. The tpunt.s of his friends, the cruelty of his enemies, the loneliness of .Gcthscmanc,. and llif dark, dark shadow of the cross wc"c not enough to turn him from t'" way -of righteousness. He'" paid the price for man's sins, but death rn:ld not hold one who had obeyed' th true laws of life. Forth from th dark tomb came the Master, robed with power and glory and bv the Father anointed to the place of high est power in heaven nr.d in earth. iW- n VIM5' J PANY CALL ELECTION FORDEOT1BER29 People of Franklin to Vote On Water and Sewer Bonds. The Board of Aldermen, at its regular meeting Monday night, form ally passed ordinances submitting to the voters proposals to issue bonds . in the maximum sums of $68,000. au! $12,000 for a water supply system and for completing the sevver system of the town, respectively. Both ordinances were adopted uuamipusly. , . The election was set for Tuesday, December 20. ' . The ,proposal. to provide a water supply system resulted from a water shortage here during the past two summers. The - Board adopted a report of a Charlotte engineer, which recommended use of Cartoogechaye creek for a water-supply. It is proposed to construct an intake, filter system, etc. The estimate of $68,000 is the maximum 'amount necessary, under the engineer's estimate. The Board believes that the work can ac tually be done for less, and the or dinance, if acted upon favorably by 1 the people, empowers the board to issue a maximum of $68,000 for a water 'supply system, but does not . require that more bonds shall be issued than are actually necessary. The same is true with reference to the sewer bonds. At a time when the board was considering the water supply problem, an inspector of the State Board of Health appeared before the body and explained to them the sanitary situ ation in Franklin. The situation, as he explained it, is in substance as follows: ' Due to absence of sewer lines on a- number of Franklin streets, the residents arc using cess pools con demned by the State law. These resi dents will be required to install sep tic tanks, at no little cost, unless pro vision is made for providing them with sewer connections. The board concluded that, in the long run, the less expensive arrange ment for . the ' community at large would be to install sewer lines suf ficient to serve everybody in town. The proposal to issue bonds was the result. Bonds for water and for the en larged sewer system would be paid, under provisions of the ordinance,, within 40 years. " MUST FEED COWS TO GET PRODUCTION If the dairy industry of North Carolina is to prift most from the introduction of purebred cows and bulls brought in by farmers in recent years, the off-spring from these ani mals must be well fed, "In the three dairy improvement ' campaigns conducted in this state during the last three years about . 850 purebred, well selected dairy bulls have been placed on that many farms," says John A. Arey, dairy extension specialist at State College." This does not . include a number of Other fine animals' brought in through private sales. If - the dairy industry is to derive any-, grot benefit from the use of the animals, their off- spring must be well fed. This is true from the time the calf is dropped until it has'rjrfssed its usefulness as a milk cow. Many heifers sired by good bulls have been disappointments -and have been stunted in growth and , ptoduOtion by under-feeding when they were young." Mr, Arey states that goo'' breeding is . very important in buildirg up the milk and cream production f a herd, but it is ineffective miles; the good breeding is accompanied by good feeding. Underfeeding, h:- states, is largely responsible for. dai.y . cows of this; state averaging only about 1 50 pounds of butter-fat a year... This quantity of butter-fat selling for J5 cents a pound brings only $67.50 which will not pay for the feed the co.w eats. In many . case, the production may be increased, .from 150 pounds to 225 pounds by liberal feeding. At 45 cents a pound the 225 pounds oc fat will brinn $101.25 which is enoindi. to give the farmer a good prifit for all the feeds he produces on his farm and feeds to hia cows. Those animals which will not pro duce as high as 225 pounds of fat when well fed, should be culled from the herd and Sold to the butcher; but, no cow should be so, condemned until she has had ' a' chance under good feedinu and . care, states Mr. Arey.,

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