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1 1 fyn TV"f the rnAn::un tzlzz, izav.iiuu, n. c. .J TiiuncDAY, July :;. "CIVILIZATION BEGINS AND: ENDS WITH TE- IE PLOW" THINGS TO PLAN TO THROUGHOUT COMING YEAR The Farmers' Day at the tet farm at Swannanoa on May 17, 1S28. Poultry loading depot with facili ties for grading eggs. An annual poultry show. Monthly livestock sales. . Farmers' own fine of delivery trucks. ! . Purebred sires and seeds. ' ., i Guernsey cattle association. . A seni-annual seed exchange day. . A Harvest Carnival one day of the bread and butter show. Looking Ahead "Where there is no vision the people ' perish." Prov. 29:18. , t " II. In Business At least one-fourth of the people r a -1 1 .1 AnnrYn tliair Oi Macon coumy snuuiu iiim&; methods of farming or else quit and move out of the. mountains! . We have become too well satisfied with ourselves and our surroundings. It has been said that if a person stays in the Ellijay Valley long enough to eat a peck of meal, he will never be satisfied to live anywhere else. It is time for us to turn this saying around and state that if a person stays out of this section of the mountains long enough to become used to the advantages which other localities have, he may never be .sat isfied to live in the mountains. Many of us are' satisfied with too low a stanaara oi living. XT The average white family in North Carolina lives more comfortably than we' have, supposed. ' They own a Chevrolet -or some more expensive car. The house has a' bath room and goqd lights. ""There is a parlor in which" the ' young ladies may entertain their friends; and in the parlor one will find niano or -i nice victrola or -.radio-. Rv the time some readers- have U..l VC?'" YUTt " in ' t litv . a rliCii: .tiiv fhr 'best nconle in the world." People sterns to.be mixed, good and 1 1 . .,l,..,i nun nraic and it will Drill, , WIIClcvi: - vuv-bfl be narrow .and" wrong' for us to sup pose that we have. all the best people of the world rorncred among our hills. T a 1 .,,ic frivfn 51 little inh df copying court records of Alamance county. That county is in tbc-north-r'ptitml nart of this state and has ' a, population larger than - the . popula tion of Macon and Jackson counties together, yet ,' in four years in thu( county only one man has been tried for murder and he was found, "not guilty." ' , ' We could hi-e better preachers, buy more good books, and live more worthwhile lives if we had more money and w-f more progressive. 'There arc manv reasons why we can not live, as our . pioneer grand parents lived Their lives were rath er empty and simple as compared with the lives we are living today. We have tasted' the joys of reading nr4?i'npe -'lUtoninc to radios, riding in cars and we are not willing to "give up the things which make our lives fuller and richer than the lives of our grandparents. Rut if, hr.m:ui nature could --bo changed, tnerc woum mi v.a.. why we can not live as pioneers. Time is worth so much and business is carried on fco fast that we can not wait for our mothers to spin and weave the strong, honest, durable linsey Hoth for our clothing. One dav last winter a girl in Paris thought out the plan for a beautiful hat. She sketched a. picture of the hat; this picture was .sent by wireless to New York; a hat-maker made a hat to correspond with the picture; the hat was put into a store, sold, and was being worn on the streets of New York before twelve o'clock of the same day that : the Paris girl planned it! , The Macon county farmer who sticks to old methods , and creeps around the hiHsides with his steer and bull-tongue plow, is not likely to cultivate more than twelve or fif teen acres of corn. In Illinois and other mid-western states, the farmers can and do use up-to-date machinery, and each farmer cultivates forty or more acres of , corn. The railroads of the country have betjn develope' so that the Macon county farmer can not escape competition with the Illinois farmer. As farm machinery can not be used to good ad vintage on our steepeer hillsides, farmers are go ing to guit putting so many steep fields in torn. Corn grown' on poor land and cultivated chiefly with a hoe is the costliest corn in the world. The Macon county farmer of the future will plant fewer acres of corn, but will use more fertilizer and bet ter cultivation. As we nave said, the farmers to day can not escape 1 competition from other farmers. This means that the farmer who is going to make a prof it must study his business more care fully. What crops will grow best on ' i -1.1 ...111 K roncill1: CONSULT YOUR KEEP YOUR FARM AND IT WILL KEEP YOU AND YOURS his land? How much sced should he plant? How shall he make sun that the seed that he uses are good? How much will it cost to market hi; crop ? How can he keep his soii from washing away? This last question is more impor tant than most of us realize. Then will be people living) among thest hills . when we have passed on. If we use the. Jand in such a way that the: best soiliwshes away, we commit a sin against unborn generations. In China there are mountains which were once covered with splendid for ests but which are now as barren as our clay scalds. But we do not have to go so far as that to see the bad results of cutting the timber from steep mountains and cultivating them in ways that allowthe soil to wash away. At Elk Spur, Va., about two hundred miles from here, are some of the Blue Ridge Mountains which have been cleared of timber and par tially cultivated. Those mountains are as cheerless, desolate, lonesome, ugly, God-forsaken as our own tree-covered mountains are glorious and beautiful. Let me picture for you" a future Macon county home if our people try to stop the wheels of progress and, as the Chinese have done, turn theirlJacestoward the past. The home stands on a farm of poor, gully-scarred' fields which belongs to some foolish investor who lives out f the mountains. The house is little, dirty, and cheerless. Around it arc. scattered sacks ana oiu w showing names which indicate that food is being sent to these poor people by charity .societies out in the great, progressive world. Inside., sit a group of people who are scrawny, hump-backed, ignorant, dirty, and dis- ..A If we do not want this to be the way a future Macon, county home will appear, we can turn our ii future and 'change, our methods o business , to suit better the natural conditions in which we must live. It does not appear that God intended these hills to be a place where whole sale farming .would be done with Thi wav the land is wUts-ww.4wf-!Mji4- the number "TTStenaa .alaM-Dr farms. Now there arcjusi iwu of farming by which men have made money. Either they have done whole sale farming and produced a great quantity of something, or else they have done specialized, farming and have produced a smaller quantity. something of excellent quality. Every farmer of this section necd . i. l.mnd to. bean expert, a xrcia ist ;m thing. If a farmer made it known vcar after year that he had for sale k good strain of Duroc pigs, it is almost certain that that farmer could use good management in his hog i : ,r.,i tnnirp pood money. But cfur people have not studied their special problems enough to be experts. The first thing that we need to do is to specialize in learning. We need to make use of every pos sible source of information, whether it be a neighbor, a. good farm paper, or the county agent. And let me say here that no other county of ficers have done as much to improve our county as the last two farm agents. To their credit belong the co operative poultry sales, the creamery, the cannery, and the 4-H club work. An ideal farm agent would be one which grew up among sr then took special training elsewhere. (May the time come when there will be a spe cial college for mountaineer farmers!) If the future is to be what it needs to be, a great many of our young people need to become highly ed ucated, not for the sake of a position in some city, but for service in the home neighborhood. When we can have an army of our own boys and girls educated for serv ice and filled with the spirit of ser vice, many things will begin to hap pen in this mountain section. u The trained business man will har ness ow -water power to the job of manufacturing our hard-woods, ka olin, -etc .............. ....;.,..... ,. ; The trained apple-grower will put our fruit-growers to using scientific and business-like methods. Then ap ples from our section will capture many prizes at the great fairs and will capture a leading place on the markets west, south, and east of us. The exxpert cattle grower will coyer our hillsides with beautiful carpets of clover-grass mixtures, hiding the scar-like cornfields and furnishing grazing for fine herds of purebred cattle. 1 Landscape artists will add to the beauty which nature has given us. Artists will capture on canvas and paper some of the beauty which the Great Artist has created. The pub licity expert will tell the world what a wonderful country we have, and business interests will vie with each other for. a chance to invest in the richest part of the Old North State. Our homes will become places of culture and refinement, bulwarks the old-time religion,: and trom them shall go out men and women to help to solve the problems of the nation and of the world. X-RAY. COUNTY AGENT The farm pages of The Press are edited by the county agent in col laboration with the editor. To C Peach an es The cannery on Monday morning began preparing peaches for canning purposes. Hereafter, until the season is over, peaches will be canned along with the other products being handl-1 ed by the company. Blackberries and beans are still being purchased and canned in large amounts. A shortage of cans was reported at the first of the present week, causing a tem porary suspension of blackberry can ning, but cans were ordered to in sure the continuation of the work un til the season is over. . . . . ' Reports have been circulated that the cannery can use bruised and damaged peaches. This is a mistake, states Jonathan Case, the superinten dent, who wants it known that only sound peaches can be used. Sweet potatoes will be canned in small quan tities later in the season. Looking Ahead "Where there is no vision the people perish' Prov, 29:18 I. In Politics "They never learned anything and never forgot anything." This was said of the Bourbon kings of France. While discoveries, inventions, and new ideas were making the world into a new place, these kings held on to their same old system of ruling France went to debt so heavily that her statesmen began to say, After us s the Deluge." 1 he aeiuge nai J-i t Ui The Invp came was a iieiugc ui which the Bourbon kings had. for the old ways caused the Reign of Terror" in France. Two thousand years ago, China w'is one of the richest and most highly educated of the nations of the earth. T5f i,a rhitipse neorde swallowed the teachings of Confucius, and sought after the old ways'' anfl 'walked m the steps fo their fathers." However c.w Wtrinp- mav be for a 9. .. , . ... f , ...... ,...r'--i"i-. other -nations to .kicK. ner .i" live- in - ignorance, poverty, dirt, and disease. Some of them spend much time in building high walls around their houses to Iccep out thji. tcn thousand devils of which their re ligion teaches. The peoples and na tions which are richest; and. strongest oday are the ones which have made most and - best , adjustments to con ditions in this changing 7- . -These facts are given to show that there must be progress, must bj change in a government or it. will f:i tu rnnntv and other sec- V.II1UU - ' T T 1 iail. mown - , tions have good-hearted people who seem to have taken a regular Km Van Winkle snooze,, and who seem to have taken a regular Rin to think that the puDiic au..s be run in just the same way as they were in the time of our pioneer an cestors. There are some who have their faces toward the past, so that they have constantly before their eyes the mistakes made by certain deceased Republicans of "reconstruction days. These people think, there is some magic in the name "Democrat. This gives a great advantage to Democratic factions who want things which the South does not want. They can nominate a man who knows th ir.g about the problem of how to give, the farmer a square deal; a man who belongs to the Tammany clique long known as a herd of political crooks; a man who has led his state ' r tn ttip Nat- m a spirn oi uii"'i'"." , Tr -r ional Government, flouting the United States Constitution by both his per- i a nffirial acts: they 'can bring about the nomination of such a man ana expect, mc wv...... to vote for him. Thus the Dem ocraic party expects the Southern Donkey to stand hitched without any oats; and of course the Republicans could hardly -be expected to favor the Democratic South. When the southern voters become independent, both parties will do all that they can to please the Souths . , As more factories are built in the South, ' more people will catch the viewpoint f the manufacturer, and more Republican votes will be cast. The South will, perhaps at the next election, begin to divide its votes more nearly equally between -the two grat parties. . ,. , Both voters and officers should keep their eyes open to note the currents of change that are driving us along the stream of progress. There must be progress, but we may get onto wrong roads or we may try to change too fast. When the great Lincoln was in the- Illinois- legislature, he and nearly all his . fellow-lawmakers voted for ajat. issue of bonds to provide fuds for the building of roads and 'canals. Too much was undertaken at one time. Illinois bonds fell below par so that . the credit of the state was hurt . and the develop ment of the land was checked for a number of years. How fast shall we ' try to make progress? Perhaps the safest rule AS YOU WOULD would be to move forward just as fast as the public can be educated to understand and wish for desirable changes. Let us put that word "UN DERSTAND" in capitals; for lack of understanding what the public of ficers are doing and why they are do ing it,'' is"-the biggest cause for the people's being dissatisfied with the management of public affairs.. There should be more publicity in regard to the public service. The citizenship. should know what the omcers tninK will be the future as well as what are the present needs of the county. One step toward clearer knowledge of public affairs would be to put, all county officials on definite salaries. This has been found more efficient and economical. Any business con cern would let its stockholders know just what its officers receive as salary, and the citizens should have the same privileges in regard to the businesses carried on with their tax money. The, people of the county should feel that they are a part of the county. They should feel interest in, arid respon sibility for the right conduct of the public business, and it tnings are sometimes found to be wrong, the good citizen does not want to get excited and wild but rather to go to work ir an orderly way to have things, put, right. , ,. One . things that . the -people - sfiould now be interested in correcting. ..is the absentee election law. This law ought to be repealed pr changed in such a way that Ijiere would be no way for a few bad citizens to steal for their parties. Nothing better than the Australian ballot system, with all voters present, has been found to secure the real expression of the wishes of the' voters at election. The good citizen will begin to show more interest in the nomination of officers. If good men receive the nomination, there can be no bad re stilts from an election. If the nom iness are bad, there can be no good result. The officers will come to understand tjiat they should give good service and at the same time keep the public informed of the needs of the county. The citizens should VP more-loval to the officers which the majority' elect and should co-operate iilVI L i tun dof f iccrs. ' thev are' ' the things an which keep, you safe and give value tor your property. X-RAY. The Junk Pile (By "Cap") "What in the 'world -have you got there, Mac?" I had wandered into the manager's office and found him sitting before his desk with a varied assortment of jewelry of all sorts in front of him. Quite a pile of it there was, too. Would nearly have filled a ntiart measure. Mac laughed. i "Something in your line junk most ly," he answered. Wo, ne went on, "it s not what you might tninK. inese are not what the rapacious landlord has siezed for unpaid accounts. These are just the things that guests have left in their rooms during the last six months. Want, to look them over? You see under the law we have to keep them for so long and then we can advertise a public sale and get rid of them for whatever they will bring. -They won't bring much either, mostly 'Woolworth jewelry' I call 'em. It was too hot to go to the ball game today so I thought I'd clean house instead nad this is the result." What a queer collection it was, to be sure. First I picked up a watch, an old one from the design of its case, and heavy, well it would have made a- respectable letter weight. Idly i I pried, the case open, and found an inscription, "Your Father's watch, giv-' en you on your twenty-first birthday." Why had such an heirloom been left behind, forgotten ? I pictured to my self the celebration of that twenty first birthday, long ago perhaps. The white haired mother giving the son what to her was one of the most precious momentos of the man who had been the sweetheart of her youth. I thought of her pride in the young man who stood before her, of her hopes for his future. I thought, too, of that youngster just entering life as a man. What had been his story, I wondered? Perhaps he had "grown up," the old ties, the associations rep resented by the ancient 'time, piece had come to mean less and less to him until finally he had just left it behind and never bothered to write back for it. Changed for the better or the worse? The latter I thought likely, for surely there should have . . . it . - nisLincrN a mu.i.B p"u 3C ; h,t pile" of forgotten . jewelry ; for. next, I picked up a wedding ring, old 'and worn perhaps, but 'a wedding ring none the less. A faint lettering oh Its inner surface attracted me. "From Bill to Minnie always," I read. Who was "Bill" and why had "Minnie" left her ring behind her ? Again my mind went wandering and I saw the happy start, the days of love and sun shine and roses, and as I watched, YOUR DOCTOR OR THINGS TO PLAN F6R RIGHT NOW That cream check every two weeks. That eannery check every tine you come to town. Fat hog sale in June. Bread and Butter Show next fall. ' i Encourage the 4-H Clubbers. ., Big Farmers' day next fall. Local Curb Market. .-. Breed sows so that the pigs will go on the market in March, April, August and September. clouds came and there was no more sunshine and xain beat the roses to. earth, while love flew away. Whose, fault was it, I wondered. Perhaps there had been one final catyliptic row and "Minnie," having come to a hotel, had left behind her the souv enier of days that had been happier. Perhaps another man had come into-Jier- life,, and vall that went with the former days -'had become distasteful tn''lir. and the rinc had been cur- posely left behind. For an hour I sat there idly finger ing the pile of forgotten, discarded finery. Here a ring, palpably false its tawdry brilliance backed up by .'a bit of tinsel cunningly inserted be hind the diamond studded emblem of one of the greatest orders in the world, and pins and brooches without number. But what after all impressed me most was the array of watches. Watches of all classes and kinds from the which made the dollar famous, to the elaborate time piece in white geld with a chain laden with kimmicks of all sorts. Now a man might leave a ring, or a pin, or something of that, sort but a( watch ? In -this day of speed and crowded appointments,, when we are told that every minute counts, it would seem- as if the last thing , a' man would leave- behind li in- wrufcrteriRwAtchrand vet il..- cviuciicv v -'t."."' --... t ..... . that theory. iFunnv. isnlt .it?" said Mac as he Cnallv-euTont -nn the nile of . foreotten things, "I've been in the hotel bus iness a good many years and there are times when I'll admit I do not understand people nor why they do the things they do. Why don't you write a story about all this? Might be a side of life that your .readers don't know anything about." And so I have. May it be as interesting to you, to read as it was for me to see. Birthday Celebration John T. Bryson, age 78 years July 20, 1928; Many of his kindred andr friends met at his residence to cel ebrate the . event. Seven of his children, 28 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, and other kindred and friends made a total of 121 present -on this occasion. Two pictures were taken, one of the immediate family, and the other of the entire crowd. Dinner was served at' 12 o'clock and enjoyed by all present. Mr. George Bryson starts for his . . . r, nr n. tar. western nome, Dcuro-vvoouey Wash. This is his first visit home in 14 years. Mr. Newton Bryson and family of Raleigh, N. C, are al so at home on a visit. It was a very enjoyable day for all present. Mrs;. Bryson will also be years ot age the 14th December, 192!V May they live to see many morelike birthdays. Her brother,' Miss Pierce and Marion Deal and a number of their sons and daugghtcrs and other kinsfolk were present and enjoyed the feast. If the seven sons and only daughter , continue to - multiply and replenish the earth and reach out . through their descendants north, south, east and west in this electric age of prog ressradio, telephone, telegraph, air nlntioc . anA fact . Iroinc . flailv ... tipuc. . 2-....... - - - 1 j papers, religious journals, magazines, schools of all dimensions, state schools, church schools, and Sunday schools with trained teachers with trained teachers, ministers educated with a corresponding constituency,, what may we not look for in the next generation of Bryson and all the rest nf the world. Let relicrion keeD nace or lead the race in Christian civiliza tion, each trying, trying to . excel all others in upright living, honesty, truthfulness and love to God and I wnaicvcr i-uiur or cuiiic. Fraternally, - A. W. JACOBS. Fiddlers Convention Postponed August 4 Fidlin' Jim Corbin's fiddlin' conven tion scheduled and advertised for July 28 at Franklin has been postponed until Saturday night, August 4th. Jim also announces that a convention of this kind will be held at. Highlands on Monday night, July 30th. YOUR LAWYER . . . .... ; ' V
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