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VOLUME XLIII
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL' 12, 1928
NUMBER FIFTEEN
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Billings Addressed People of.
' J Highlands Township On
D e r r
mg Schools.
(By T. I. Tolar)
The people of Highlands hope
history has been made in behalf oil,.,
.educational advancement in laconljg
county, when Tuesday. April 3, Mr
M. D. Billings, Franklin, spoke to
large assembly of town and out-of
town school patrons at the local school
building, in favor of school consohda
f iion in Highlands.
S The Question has been imiiendine
for many months as rto the- wisdom
As --4 --;.. f . 1
ana possmiiuy oi malting a cewrai
high school in the town of Highlands,
but it was not until this enthusiastic
' meeting did the patrons very seriously
consider this all-important question.
Now, seemingly, the influential citi
zens, of this and the outlying districts
are in support of the project of con-
.. "' 'solidating the small outlying district
one-teacher schools with the school
in Highlands. The general atmosphere
of the meeting, especially after the
.' common sense talk by Mr. Billings,
was, most propitious to progress and
stepping forward in education ,evcn at
home. , Facts were faced squarely.
Opinions for consolidation were large
ly favorable. Convictions are yet in
their making. It is now time for the
dcopIp. all of us. who must be intcr-
lf t'sted from the sense of our dire
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' T IOOIC UUrscivta nJ tat. iuii -c..
. , mine if we arc playing the game
y fairly according to the rules of good
citizenshipand worthwhilencss.-
Those who arc not in favor of
consolidation, for reasons purely self-'
' ish, are apt to spread propaganda to
the outlving districts to swerve pub-
rf$faL lie opinion against consolidation. Those
'"i'ofus who feel our responsibility to
me .the .Macon county child a fair
chance in this .agc of education or
mind training want the Macon county
child to attend-a school that will make
possible the child receiving the neces
sary amount of training to equip him
reasonably well to face thc problems
of livelihood, life. Only schools with
well trained teachers, adaquate teacli
inir pfiuinmcnt. are able to .give, the
child the training that he must have
to face this hard-boiled world. Seem
ingly, some parents have not learned
a great. lesson: schools arc relative in
efficiency. Pure reasoning says that
an eight-teacher school is more than
apt to be several times more effi
cient than thc one-teacher school.
This is a simple problem in time.
The cry of increased taxation is
"soon raised when things of a progres
;:z sive nature are mentioned The thing
received , is usually given little con
sideration, only the disbursments. But,
the' attractive part of this great hope
is that taxes would not be increased
' to an appreciable extent, probably five
dollars on the thousand. For this
five dollars on the thousand tax,
these outlying districts school children
can come to a school, probably hav
ing ten teachers, modern school equipment,-
a standard high school, that is
eager to help prepare them for a
fuller and more complete life. Then,
just, compare, please, the advantages
offered by the one-teacher school.
Oi Just the name one-teacher and
seven grades suffices to drive home
the lesson. There are no advantages,
but, many disadvantages. It is little
short of a crime for students , to at-
tend One-teacher schools when there
is the slightest chance of their at-
J tending a school that produces re-
X suits, that is, equipped' modernly to
train minds for living. The responsi
bility lays with the parents, not tne
cFiIdFenTtiormaf-child, following
his -inclination, is apt lu want lo
stop att'endin
school before the teens
arecachrdr
Stil 1 some of our good
people will refuse surh requests oi
their children, still, permit them to
waste their golden hours attending a
one-teacher school u here , on brave,
courageous Joan of Arc mus fight six
long hours to teach each of the seven
grades a smattering of everything and
nothing. Of course the onc-teachcr
schools must; suffice, rightly so, until
Providence will make the eye see and
kthe ear hear. Man must be make
. "his own mind about a thing,
rsecminglv. Often argument aggra
vates, rather than changes one's views.
One-teacher schools, the session's ex
pense for each child to attend these
schools is twenty elollars in excess
over the per student cost in the
Highlands school for the same period.
To think that it is possible for a
parent to send his children to a school
amply equipped in teachers and equip
ment at a reeluction of twenty, dol
lards per student yearly expense, is
Will Construct
Convict Camp
as
his hands. His hands were so train
th,
that they were almost as quick as
he
thought. This man was Jack Demps
nd
ey. 1 am not trying to lead you int
the prize ring but merely illustratin
ain
what it means to train the hand
You have seen the magicians wit
their tricks that are swifter than th
eyes, this is because they have trai
ed their hands. We as club me;
bers, want to train our hands to el
the tasks we have before us. Sonj
people seem to think that a man wi
works with his hands is not honorarinoon to organize and nlan their
any more and this' is indeed a tai
alarm.
If you go into any mill or facto
aiur
you see numerous gears, levers, wne.
and belts. Over here on one si
is a large wheel, so large in fa
that a part of the -floor had to
1
rig
it
cui away in oreier mat mere woa
dc room lor tnis wneei. rromt
u.
wheel runs " a belt - to a smaller whe;
i'JYteilV??" ":'?eel the la4cation, 'was present and gave a most
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Quarterly Conference
The second Quarterly Conference of
thc Franklin Circuit Methodist Episco
pal Church, South, will be held with
the Bethel church Saturday, April 14,
1928 at 11:00 a. m.
All of the church, Sunday school,
W. M. S., Epworth League and other
officers are urged to attend. All of
the members that can, are also urged
to attend.
Rev. P. W. Tucker, presiding elder
of the Waynesvillc district, will preach
Saturday at 11:00 a. m., and after
lunch will hold the Quarteerly Con
ference. Brother Tucker will also
preach Sunday evening at 8:00 p. m.,
April 15...
.vr
of the community arc invited to at
tend the league each Sunday even
ing. Preaching - at -Bethel -each -iirsi
Sunday: at :ll :0() a.rm.,and -the - third
Sunday at 8:00 p. m.
A Warning to Brides
Brides and prospective brides arc
warned that the Woman's Missionary
Society, of the Franklin Methodist
church is going to make it easy to
procure that almost forgotten gar
mcnt, the apron. All day Saturday,
April 14, this society will hold an
apron sale in front' of Sloan's grocery
and meat market. A cordial invitation
is extended to all ladies . of thc town
and county to attend this sale and to
sec for themselves the great variety
of aprons to be offered' for sale.
There will be aprons for big, little,
old and young fancy aprons, play
aprons for children, blue aprons, white
aprons and all other Colors. Also
cook aprons suitable for either bride
or groom. Come and . buy and thus
help us to send a delegate to the
annual conference at Gastonia. The
ladies of the society are requested to
havethc "apronsrat- Sloan's-storer not
later than Friday afternoon.
argument self-convincing' economically.
So, instead of raising taxes, taxes will
be lowered finally, perhaps not in
the next two years. Then, when
busses arc put on the roads, the state
will come to the aid of the schools.
This is true in counties where schools
are consolidated. Therefore, the odds
are with us that better schools will
mean better roads. A consolidated
school in Highlands will result in bet
ter roads leading to this school from
the sites of the consolidated one
teacher schools. The state is going to
do nothing until we show her that we
arc progressive. .
.Absurel propaganda .'will likely be
circulated and broadcasted to the citi
zens "residing in the districts of the
one-tcachcr schools. IthalTlaeen "re
ported to the 'principal of the High
lands school that the -report has been
circulated that it is the eibiective of
iheovnf-Highlands-Jxilliaixllheji
districts' of Highlands, to pay town
taxes.
This report is being
report is uemg wioe
spread
Xhe report that the yorl
ts :A oid sate truck --drivers is apt
next to be the next runior. Still,
we believe that the school men an:!
women of these districts are going
to think for thmsclvcs, weigh all of
the evidence .and then come to con
clusions. Naturally it requires a good
bit of turning to get out of a rut,
but, when the effort is realized by
us to be well worth while, we arc
going to turn the wheel. There is no
chance taking. Consolidation is no
experiment. It is just a matter of
accomplishing more in the field of
mind training through- co-operation;
A dollar spent in a consolidated school
is well worth many dollars spent in
a one-teacher school. Time is the
most vaulable thing in the world, we
know. The time of youth is the
time for the plastic mind to receive
the imoortant mind impresions for
further complete living.
What is thc verdict?
ITEi.IS OF MS
FR0r.I HIGHLANDS
Interesting Locals and Oth
er News from Macon
County's Popular Moun
tain City.
The 4-H club girls met at the home
of Miss Duririn. on Monday after-
I F I' - ".V-
pottS( secretary. After the business
session, the girls enjoyed cake and
lemonade followed by a game of
miimblcpeg out on the lawn.
Thc P T A mct
at the school
house on Tucsday7"April "3rd. 'Mr;
JJillings,' county superintendent of cdu
comprehensive and convincing talk on
the consolidation of schools. . There
was quite a large attendance both
from Highlands and the surrounding
districts. Acting upon the advice of
Mr. Billings, it was decided to call
a meeting Saturday, April- 7, of all
the freeholders, to circulate a petition
to be "signed by 25 per cent of thc
freeholders, which is' to be presented
to the board when they .meet in May.
The sewing circle met at thc home
of Miss Nellie Cleavcland on Thurs
day afternoon. 'Mrs. A. C. Holt as
sisted Miss Cleavcland in entertain
ing. Thc Bible topic, for the day,
"The Beatitudes," was very ably' con
ducted by Mrs. Holt. The refresh
ments were quite elaborate, consist
ing, of sandwiches and iced tea, fol-
TM.ww.j.TS ,. .ijn i,Um -.jaj..-.
Mr. Lyles Harris spent .the day in
Highlands on Friday, organizing the
4-H-boys'club.
On Friday afternoon the Highlands
Improvement Society met with Mrs.
John Jay Smith to discuss thc Gillett
bill on the advisability of the United
States again taking up thc question
with thc other countries of our en
tering the World Court.
Miss Eva Potts, Miss Mary Paul
and Miss Bess Hincs. chaperoned by
Mrs. J. A. Hines, left Highlands Fri
day, morning for a week's visit iii
Charleston, S. C, which, of course,
includes among thc many exciting
things planned, a trip to the, wonder
ful .Magnolia Gardens. The girls are
expecting, and,' of course,, will get all
sorts of thrills.
Owing to a severe cold, Miss Louise
Edwards was . unable to accompany
them. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson and
little daughter spent the Easter h--'
days in Atlanta with Mr. Anderson's
mother.
' On Friday afternoon the Baptist
Missionary Society met at the home
of Mrs. Phoebe Crisp.
There was a meeting of' the: free
holders t the school house on Sat
urday afternoon to discuss ronsolu':1
tion of schools. Mr. J. E. Potts was
appointed to circulate a petition among
the people to be presented to the
Board.
Easter Sunday dawned clear and
bright and continued to, be an ideally
perfect day.
On Saturday, April 7th, County
Game Warden Mann was in Highland
for the purpose of investigating the
cases of two local parties who were
charged with fishing during the closed
season. Both plead guilty and were
each fined $25.00 and costs. Very
few of our people are disposed to
violate the game and fish laws. The
sentiment, generally, is for the rn
forcemcnt of the law. All of us wish
to see the streams well stocked and
to have game plentiful in the woods.
That this may be the case 'tbrpcoplc
of . thc Highlands aea will give wh-u
assistance they can to the game ward
en in his efforts to enforce the law
t s-arr4rt dir avm :of this f a eV4 1kjj;
atuU r,f fish have been 'planted in tli
streams' and lakes and 'plans are. rapid
fy-g)ing-4orw-ajrd forthe es'uibllshmenl
rif-iTsh-nurserylcrtareTfer- the small
nsn until tney ?re oi a sumcicnt
size to be 'turned loose in the-streams
and lakes.-' This nursery, is to he
built in accordance with th" require
ments .of the state. Warden Mann
may teel assured that he has t he
moral support of the community in
the good work he is doing.
COLORED BAPTISING
Thefe will be ; baptising at
tin
colored Baptist church Sunday, April
15. 192.
Regular services at 11:30 a. m.. 3 '00
p. m. and 8:30 p. m. Rev. A. H.
Stillwell, of Asheyille, will, sing during
the afternoon services. Rev. J. W.
PennD. D., formerly of Spartanburg,
S. C, wil preach at 8 :30 p. m. ;
An invitatien is extended to all to
come out to these services;. You will
miss a treat if you' don't.
President Coolidge
Proclaims American
Forest Week April 22-28
President Coolidge has officially
designated the week of April 22-28I
for nation-wide observance of thc an
nual "American Forest Week," in a
proclamation announced today by the
United States Department of Agricul
ture. Thc President set apart the week,
he said, "for public discussion of our
forests and of what must be done to
safeguard and restore them:" He em
hpasized particularly the need for sup
pressing the forest fire evil, and
pointed out the benefits to agricul
ture, industry, commerce, and national
life that will result from making the
forest lands of the United States fully
puroductivc of continuous timber crops.
"The rehabilitation of our forests
demands first 6f all that thc forest
fire evil be suppressed," the President
declared.- "Many of the forested
states, with the co-operation oL tim
berland owners, have undertaken or
ganized protection against forest fires;
and in recent years, under the Clarke
McXary law, the Federal government
has given its support .to the move
ment. 1 his great co-operative enter
prise must be extended and strength
ened until every forested county in the
United States is safeguarded against
forest " fires. . ' .
"But we arc still far from thc goal
of complete protection. h ery year,
on the average, 80,(KK) fires scourge
our woodlands, steadily undermining
their vitality. For this bad situation,
the blame falls equally on us all.
Public agencies rarely provide adc
auatc protection against fire, thc tim-
bcrland owner is too often indifferent
to his nrouertv .the forest worker is
too often neglectful of the future for-
riffvn 1 too often
must all gam s"uch"respcc!r"for tm
forest that its destruction through in
diffcrence or carelessness shall he un
thinkable .
"'' "We can not permanently abuse our
forests with impunity, lhe soil is the
ultimate source of all our wealth and
of life itself. One-fourth of our
American soil is best suited for for
ests. Much of this land is already
idle. More of it is being made idie
hv destructive logging and fire. i .Yet
we can not safely permit our forest
land to lie fallow and useless and more
l han we can permit our tarms aii'i
factories to lie idle. '"
"To make our vast empire of forest
land fully productive of continuous
crops of timber will have momentous
mil semi rnees in our naitonal lite, it
will give agriculture the advantage o
a new and valuable crop. It will af
ford, permanent employment to mil
lion of 'men in the forest industries.
It will provide raw materials for many
industries. .U will furnish traffic for
our railroads. It will maintain for
eign and domestic commerce. It will
restore our forests as conservers of
soil and water, and as givers of health
and pleasure to our .people.
"We already have made a beginning
in . forest renewal ; but 'the- task is
stupendous, and we should permit no
satisfaction over what has been done
to blind us to . the magnitude of what
remains to be done."
This year will mark the eighth an
nual observance of American Forest
Week, President Harding in 1921 hav
ing issued thc first proclamation which
brought the Federal government be
hind the movement. The week this
year, as it has for the past two years,
will assume an international .scope
through the fact that Canada will
observe its "Save the Forests" week
at the same time.
The week in thc United States ' will
be directed by an American -Forest
Weeek Committee, of which Theodore
Roosevelt' of New York is chairman.
A large number of organizations,
f e ! ire set n i n g a - wi Ir-Aftf iety e f hi-U4
ests, are co-operating, among them
associations represent ing -.outdoor, wild
life, and recreational interests, foTt
ers.anil forestry, association's, - the. 1 li 1 1 1 -her
indiislrv. consumers ot forest pni
duct'
aboi, sdeiitific,' civic, 'agricul-
tural, press, church, and women's or
ganiat"'!
Inderal -Wcvk
iV .i
ill every
. In hi. 1
as vve
5tTTt
'tH' i
i . eri::iii '.A
nniittees ;;r
-rteal
l-'orc-t
being organized
Mate.
i-oclana'tibn, President l'')ol-
idg-e. urges .-that (luring the week, ""ail
citizens and appropriate--irg-ajy,zat ions
- including' public officiaU, fe-'gislators.
busines . organizations, educators, - edi
tors'," clergymen, landowners, and oth
ersgive thought to the preservation
and wise use of our forests, 'to', lhe
end that energetic forest policies vyill
be .adoitted ' in .all ceiknmunities."
The text of the President's procla
mation is as follows: . '
"I-or several years a special week
has been set apart for public discus
sion of emr forests and of what must
be done to safeguard and restore
them.. Amemg the agencies making
for progress in this direction, Amcri
"n Forest Week b- proved its use
fulness and I .am glad to proclaim i'
POULTRY SALE
8464POUNDS
Sale Monday Considered
Good Regardless of Snow
and Murky Weather
Poultry Brings $1708.33.
Regardless of the snowfall Monday
morning poultry growers of the coun
ty flocked to Franklin with 8,464
pounds of poultry and carried back
home money to the amount of $1,708.
33. Had the day been propitious it is
estimated that double the amount of
poultry would have been offered for
sale. This is the third such sale
within the past five weeks, thc two
former. sales aniou nting to inoret h'an-
$5,(XXL :.
Former Franklin
Boy Wins Honors
Thc Atlanta Constitution of April
5th carried the picture of Lloyd
Kingsbery. along with thc announce
ment that he had won first honors
in the 5th' (ieorgia congressional (lis--trict
oratorical finals of the national
contest being sponsored in (ieorgia
bv The Constitution.
again and to announce that Canada
is again, concurrently observing a
similar week.
"The rehabilitation of our fores's
i ire' ev lli!"i)c'supiit-M-u. dtf-wr-i.
forested states, with the co-o)eration
of timbcrlanI eiwners, have undertaken
organized rotCTticm against forest
fires r and in recent years, under the
Clarke-M cNary law, the Federal, gov
ernment has giv en ist support to . the
movement. This great co-operative
enterprise must be extended and
strengthened until every forested cenin
tyin ahc United States is safeguarded
against forest-fires.
"But we are still far from the goal
of complete protection. Every year,
on the average, H0,(XK) fires scourge
our woodlands, steadily undermining
their vitality. Fer this bad situation,
the blame falls equally on us all.
Public agencies rarely provide ade
quate protection 'against fire',, the tim
berland owner is too often indifferent
to his property, the forest worker is
too often neglectful ' of the future
forest, the average citizen is too of
ten careless with fire in the weods.
We must all gain such respect for
the forest that its destruction through
indiference or carelessness shall be
unthinkable.
"We can not permanently abuse our
forests with impunity. -.The soil is the
ultimate source of all our wealth" and
of i: lifrHtsel f . -- One-fourth of our
American soil is best suited for for
ests. Much of this land is already
idle. More of it is being made idle
by destructive logging and fire. Yet
we can not safely permit eur forest
land to lie fallow and useless any
more than we can permit eur farms
and factories to lie idle. A
"To make cur vast empire of forest
land fully productive of continueuis"
crops of timber will have momentous
consequences in our national liftv,. It
will give agriculture the advantage of
a nevv and valuable crop. It will af
ford permanent employment to fil
lions of men in the forest industries.
It will provide raw materials for many
industries. 1 1 w ill furnish traffic for
our railroads. It will maintain foreign
and domestic commerce. It will', re-
stortr-e u tr-feife I p. s C'-m i ser er s-nf soil .
and water, -and as giverso f .health
and, pleasure to our people. .
"We .already have made a begin-
mng in lores; renewal ; 'nil uie.ta.sk
is stupendous, and we rmTtri pTTtrrrt
rrn-
done .to blin
us to
lh'. nagnitude of
Tairrs to 4r-
Xt) iWTTTl f Km -OK tt ItcCA L' ! .V
'OOIdh'"-!7., President.' i the United
States' of America, do hereby desig
nate and set aside as American "'Form
Week the week beginning' Ap-il 22
and ending April 2X, in this year
192H. I recommend to the governors
of the various states that they also
designate this week for special ob
servance .by all our people; and that
where practicable and . not in conflict
with law or custom, Arbor Day he
observed during the course of the
same week. I urge that , during that
week all citizens and appropriate or
ganizationsincluding public officials,
legislators, business organizations, edu
cators, editors, clergymen, landowner
and others give thought to the pres
ervation and wise use. of our forests,
fo the end that energetic forest poli
ces will be adopted in all communi
ties." .,