North Carolina Newspapers

f L 1 CT .iaIus L1. ., cJ Cccnery Slila Came Refuse 17 Peaks Over 5.CC3 Feet High Ideal Dairy County Creamery, Cannery Excellent Highways Cheap- Electric Power for Industries Law-abiding Citizenship 11. p. ut!?vt! ojJ Valer Power Mica, Kaolin, Ashe&tcs, Abrasive Materials, Copper, Timber Precious and Semi precious Gemn Abundance Good Labor Amy.le Transportation Facilities Pure, Clear V.iier Productive Soils i-ij:.:;': c:- l ix"Ji jvJi i mrs-isz pjpe fo?. development V 7 irn- nn. u I if wmm VOLUME XL1V FRANKLIN, N C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1929 NUMBER TWO WANTS FARM PROGRESS TO Equal that of industry Plans to Put Country Life Program Into Effect Re- search Work Will be Great Feature. (By T. M. Pridgen) Shelby, Jan. 5. Agricultural trail "blazers, the best farm research men to be had, will lead the way to O. Max Gardner's dream of a more exalted country life in North Caro lina. He indicated that today in re vealing for the first time some of the definite things , he proposes to accomplish in his ambition to put farming side by side with industry in the state. Those who took the next Gover nor's campaign reference to rehabilia tioh of agriculture ' as so much more political soft soap will be amazed when his big rural life program goees into operation. There is no communi ty in North Carolina which will not i come in contact. with it, and no farm JJfSr who will not. have new state-provided benefits available for his pro gress and prosperity. Administration Plant What Mr. Gardner pians for his administration,, although he does not refer to it in "those terms, is the inception ,of an epoch, the opening of a new era a sort of golden age in which progress will beget prosper ity community poise and, so, give flower to culture. Those thoughts, the eventual fruits ofl his program, today lay in the back of his head while He sorted and prepared to take to Raleigh a desk full of agricultural data whfch tne'' imureetsmciriireTay only be dreamed of. "Research," he said vigorously, ''is what we must have. We must find new and better ways. The large in dustrial concerns spend millions an nually in research. The new day in agriculture demands it." Recounting some of his moves in his rural life program, Mr. Gardner mentioned: (1) . An agricultural research de parement. . . (2) Utilization of a $600,000 federal aid and fertilizer tax fund now in the treasury, for seed improvement, etc. (3) Development of one of the state convict farms as a sort of model farm and a base for investigation in agri cultural science. (4) Development and distribution of superior seed strains. Soil Building (5) Aid and encouragement in soil building. v (6) Aid and encouragement in re placing the "scrubs" of all kinds cattle, hogs, chickens, seed, etc. with pure breeds. (7) Aid and encouragement in car rying electricity and other improve ments, and comforts to rural homes. (8) Arranging for the co-operation .of all state agencies, including the )Attn agejts, as a means of quick Aid intelligent contact with the in-dividu-iVirmer and thus make more easily available the support which the state plans to provide. Mr. Gardner enteertains the view that such backwardness as North Carolina agriculture displays is psy chologicala hang-over from slavery days. He holds, too, that the present is the psychological time to break the hold of those habits of thought. By the state's providing the means to make agriculture attractive and more , . renumerative, ,. he thought farmers . would turn to their fields with re newed zeal. Discussing some of thee, problems which he has worked out m the 20 years which have made rural life im provement almost a religion with him, and some of the problems, he is still working on, Mr. Gardner said: Two Problems ."There are two outstanding prob ti'M in a logical research program jNorth Carolina agriculture. One is plant breeding and the other is soil b uilding. I think Dr. Coker of Hartsville, S. C, is, perhaps, the lead ing agricultural benefactor of the South. Dr. Coker is doing, in a small way what the state, itself, should be ' ' doing in a big way, not only for cot ton but for every other crop. Coker employs the best plant breeding from Cornell. He has paid them enough to take them away from such a big institution. The Ford Motor com pany, General Motors, General Elec- t-ic company, Westinghouse; United States Steel,' and other large indus trial concerns, spend millions annual: ly in research, meaning by research finding -'something', new aiid 'bectter. North Carolina has nevr invented a dollar in agricultural research. The state received from the tederai gov- crnm?nt it TpitS ccrtam vims and supplements NO POULTRY SALE MONDAY As a result of the action of the board of commissioners Monday mak ing it practically impossible for the county agent ' to remain in Macon county, the poultry sale scheduled for next Monday has been cancelled. the farmers, themselves. I am not advocating the expendtiure of a large sum of money in recscearch in agri culture, but I do think' that' North Carolina is lagging behind in its treat ment to agricultural problems. "I want to see developed in North Carolina a research department of the ablest men to be found, engaged in testing all' the agricultural materials available from every cor ner of the earth, selecting and developing-! su perior strains and working out sim plified technique for culture. Historical Background "History students claim ihat s lave holding regions never develop devices for saving human labor, and that lack of invention and research . al ways lag on the horizon after slavery is abolished. There is a good deal of this psychology existing in North Carolina today. There is a stand pat theory in agriculture that must be overcome by leaders and thinkers if we "are to place North Carolina agriculture abreast of the state's in dustrial, advance." Mr. Gardner, who actively manages his own farms in Cleveland county, has demonstrated in a very decisive wayjn his homewterritor,thatvniany has made with Mr. Gardner as its guiding agricultural s pirit, a remark able record in the production of cot ton, having in ten years far distanced Mecklenburg's - leadership in this rc gard. Cleveland county farmers prob ably own a higher percentage of farms than any other county in the state. Their homes are to an aston ishing degree, provided with com forts and conveniences such as the coming govern er desires for the whole state. Commenting on what Cleve land county has done, .he said : , "We have practiced in Cleveland county some of the policies I have in mind for the state. Ten years ago, Cleveland county was making 17,000 bales of cotton and Mecklenburc 24 000. We are going to make 51,000 bales of cotton m Cleveland county this year on 63,000 acres, .which J believe will make this county the leading county in the South in the production of cotton per acre. We have 27 cotton mills in the, county and two towns with a total popula tion of 16,000. The total population of the county is 40,000. There arc not more than 16,000 people in tin county who are engaged in farming and we ' are making three bales of cotton to every person engaged in agriculture in the county. This has beeen, brought about bay seeking something new, by research. We have adopted a program to plant nothing but pure bred seed and we are greeatly indebted to Dr.. Coker for supplying u s with good seed. In addition to cotton, we have over 6000 milch cows, and there is shipped out o-fthe county annually over 500, 000 pounds of creamery buttter." Wide Knowledge In his efforts to combine his own knowledge of agriculture with that of leading agricultural authorities throughout the nation, Mr. I Gardner br:3' amassed a great collection of ag- fricultural nad rural life information, which will guide him in forming his new policies. In addition, he is in close co-operation with agricultural leaders of ihe state now perfecting the, plans which "will go into operatioi soon after he becomes governer. One letter recently received by him from Dr. S. H. Hobbs, Jr., of th rural social economics department of the University of North Carolina, is of special interest in reflecting the present rural situaliou in ; the state. His letter in one place contains the statement that North Carolina is the nation's most exclusive non-food cash crop stated and ranks close to the bottom both in livestock products and livestock quality. He said: "Due "o variety of soils and season, North Carolina could be almost self-supporting. We rank second in number of farms, nevt to Texas, yet we ini port about $232,000,000 worth of food and feed annually. This is more than the value of our cotton and tobacco crops combined. We need to develop agricultural industries, especially can ning factories: My study , of - grocery stores at Albermarle showed that ol the $63,000 worth of groceries hand!, ed, all except $1902 worth, came fr.m outside of the slate." AsheviHe Cit- Good Prices For Poultry There are good times ahead in 1929 for farmers who make poultry raising a serious part of their year's work, according to U. S. Government reports and opinions of poultry ex perts throughout the country. Con ditions are favorable, and a good market awaits the producer. This is not mere guesswork. Here are the reasons: 1. Government reports show a scar city of', hens and a short crop of pullets on farms throughout the coun try. Chicago Produce News says "about 30,000.000 less than a year ago." ''.,'.. 2. This means fewer eggs laid and satisfactory egg prices. 3. Reports indicate bumper crops of corn and oats. Poultry feed prices are declining as a result of these big crops. 4. The serious shortage at the present time of beef cattle, swine and sheep is going to make even greater demand for poultry meat and eggs. 5. Prices of mecat, especially beef, are being forced to new high ( levels which may exceed the wartime peak. 6. If poultry meat is cheaper than beef, people are going to eat more chickens. 7. Thousands of poultry farmers everywhere are now eager to replen ish their flocks to increase egg pro duction. 8. Leading- hatcherymen, uniting under the slogan, "Hatchery Chicks For Greater Profits," have organized to assist in raising the poultry stand ard of .farm flocks by pledging bej- flocks means increased profits per pound of feed. With a ready market promised, low er feed prices in sight, and a large demand p . redicted, the farmer pre pared to satisfy the demand stands in a position to reap a considerable profit from farm poultry flocks.. MACON COUNTY 100 YEARS OLD With regard to the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Macon county this year, it would appear advisable, if there is to be any preparation for it, that a his torical society be formed and re quests be sent out for historical ma terials to be sent in by all interested in order that he society may as semble, .arrange, digest, and prepare for printing a historical sketch of the county which will be more ite mized and more comprehensive than any sketches heretofore printed. . Some of the, noted and prominent families of the county have printed their annals and biographical details. Such family history. is very interest" ing. , . ,. The writer was engaged in dis cussing the early history of the coun ty with Mrs. Sallie Campbell Cun ningham, an . aged and intelligent resident of the county last week. In her talk she mentioned the settlers along the various creeks and valleys in 1858 and afterward, about the time she was brought: as a child to this section: e. i. on Cartoogcchaye were the Silers, Conleys, Slagles, Pat tons, and McDougalls, etc!. On ' Iotla were the Brittons, Trotters, Byrds, Caneellors, Mallonees, the Garrs, the Talents, etc. On Sugar Fork were the Phillips, Grays, Ammons, Henrys, Higdons, Ledtords, McDonells, etc. Along the i river. were the Franks, Loves, Rickmans, the Mashburns, Angels, etc. On Cowee were the Wests, Brysons, Morrisons, Halls, Shepherds, etc. - There is much material pertaining to the early settlers, the Indians, the streams, the woodlands, the mines, the customs, the language, etc., that should be assembled and written out. The Indian legends of the county should be preserved. Indian stories, locations, home sites, etc., should be preserved. Franklin ought to be the recognized tourist center of the Indian country. There should be a museum of In dian relics.. Our local history should be pre served. The old families of the county should be most interested in .this matter. WALTER M. LEE. Dills Gets New Trial The ' supreme rourt has granted Al len Dills and his wife, Ida, a new! trial. Dills was convicted in Macon county of second decree .murder h j connection with the death of .the "late j Dave. Waldroop. The supreme court j stated that Judcre :Moorc had erred j JUDGES REPORT ON FIRST NEWS CONTEST Thirteen Out of the Twenty-Three Counties Entered Won Ribbons It was no easy job to judge the 23 exhibits in the first North Carolina county agent news contest, said Reu ben Brigham, chairman of the com mittee of judges. Mr. Brigham was assisted by- Frank Smcthurst, man aging editor of the News and Ob server and Prof. J. D. Clarke of the English Department at State College. In some cases the judges found only a minute difference between the item that won first place and the one which placed sixth. , In their final report, however, Mr. Rose of Hertford was given first place 'and the. silver trophy cup by winning 10 points out of a possible 42. . Mr, Phillips ...was second ... with nine points. It was decided to , con tinue the contest next year with one or two minor changes but with the same seven classes as were offered during the past year. . ' The final report of the judges is as follows : Class la. County farm agent's weekly column 1st. C. A. Rose, Hertford county. 2nd. J. P. Quinerly, Columbus county. 3rd. A. L. Harris, Macon county. CABBAGE IN TONS FROM ONE ACRE Raleigh, N. C, Jan. Twenty tons pf marketable ..febagejrcmqne.acrej county who accomplished the feat by using a good variety of cabbage and fertilizing the crop well. H. R. Niswonger, extension hor ticulturist at State College, - tells the story. Mr. Jameson, he says, first limed his land well and planted rye the fall before the cabbage were set next " spring. ( The ground was thor oughly prepared to receive the plants. Nine hundred pounds per acre of an 8-4-4 fertilizer was used. The plants were secured by sowing one-half pound of a pure strain of Danish Ball Head seed from which. 13,000 stocky plants were secured. Mr. Jameson used only the best of his plants, selecting those that were stocky and with a well developed root system. These he set 18 inches apart on rows about 30 inches apart. When the crop had grown off well, he topdrcssed the p lants with 300 pounds per acre of Chilean nitrate of soda. . As a result, says Mr. Niswongef,' he hauled 12 truckloads of excellent cabbage to market from this one acre. The lightest load of 600 heads weighed 3,340 pounds' and the heav iest load weighed 4,250 pounds. The average weight of the heads was about 5 1-2 pounds' each. Mc Jam eson received about 2 1-2 cents a pound for the cabbage after hauling to market. This makes an estimated price at the field of about one cent a pound,. which was the average price received in Jackson' county last fall. At this figure, Mr. Jameson, reported that he secured $340 net profit from this acre after paying all production costs. Other growers who used -the same variety , reported to Mr. Nis wonger that they had netted from $225 to $275 an acre for their cab bage. Mr. Niswonger says that about 30 per cent of the growers in Jack son county are now using the Danish Ball Head variety. . Shookville News (Last 'Week) Mr. Howard Zachary of Cashiers, spent Christmas with Messrs. Kermit and Herman Rogers. Miss Louise -Henderson returned Sunday to finish her school. She was accompanied bv- her brothers, Messrs. Lester and Dan Henderson. Miss Dorothy Shook is now home from Tamassee, S. C, where she has been going to school. Mr. B. M. Keener of Shortoff. was visiting his sister, Mrs. Margaret Rogers. - Miss Iva Owen and brother of Satalah, Ga., are the guests of Miss Dorothy Shook. Miss Annie Stewart of Cullasnja. was visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Mor gan Saturday and Sunday. -' - Mi. vh Mrs.. Nat. Rogers are visiting Mr. Roger's, parents, Mr. and Mrs. (i. W.; Rogers. Themajr Leaves ' Mr. and Mrs. 'John Thomr.s xv daughter, Mrs. Huftnicutt, 'left hM Thursday ' for their new homo-. at WViv C,. m-ar" Macc-n. ' WILL SELL BODS TO CANCEL NOTES Endeavoring to Sell $100,000 Worth of Bonds to Cancel Outstanding Revenue An ticipation Notes. Tuesday there were about half doz en bond bidders at Franklin to meet the county commissioners who have determined to sell $100,000 worth o bonds to get money with which to pay off outstanding revenue inticipa tion short term notes. One of these notes for $40,000 fell" due December, 25th: It is unpaid and has been protested. Another falls due about April first. County Attorney T. J Johnston states that when these notes are- paid of f - the commissioners will not make any similar notes in the future, There are many citizens oE the county who are not in favor o further bonds. However, it is point- ed out that this method of borrowing money is cheaper than that of short! term notes. Therefore, those in au- thority believe that the public will approve the bonds. One of the bond! bidders stated that the county is now. bonded to the limit allowed by law; and that the leigslature will have toi pass an enabling act to permit the county to issue more bonds, Local opinion does not seem to agree en tirely with the statement made by) the bidder, though it is admitted that he may be right. If it becomes neces- (Continued on page seven) PUPILS PASSED 1928 STANDARD TESt) The Macon county public school puptls who passed the 1928 standard test : 6th Grade Fay Duvall, Owenby ; Ruby Roper, Owenby ; Norman Grant, Fair View a Herbert Carpenter, Academy; Maa Dowdle, Clarks Chapel; Jennie DaN ton, Harmony; Nannie McDowell Otto; Esther Seay, Holly Springs J Elmer Southard, Academy ; Wilmss Moffitt, Academy; Marie Morgan, Cowee; Dorothy Deal, Hollp Springs W. L. Setser, Slagle ; Helen Greene, Patton; Bille McCoy, Gold MineJ T. B. Higdon, Higdonville; Lois J Henry, Patton; Jno. W. McConnell, Union; Earnest McCoy, Gold Minel Weaver Sheffield, Cowee ; Esco Long, White Oak; James Cunningham, Wal lace; Stanley Hamclton, Slagle; Earl Rickman, Cowee ; Bonnie Roan, Pat ton; Paul Gibson, Iotla; Ruby South ard, Allison; Mary Carpenter, Skeen ah ; Ola Sotfthard, Slagle ; Louisa! Siler, Slagle; Birdell McCoy, Oaki Grove ; J. I). Kinsland, Watauga. -V'. v 7th Grade Leola McCoy, Otto; Eleanor Cabe, Clarks Chapel; Rosetta Dowdle Clarks Chapel ; Birdell Holbrook, Harmony; Arphia Holbrook, Cowee J! Agnes . Raby, Holly Springs ; Harold, Cabe, Holly Springs ; Astor Fouts, Iotla ; Mattie Hodgin, Union ; Lila' Boston, Patton ; Sam L. Rickman, Union; Harry Bryson, Cowee; Law rence Keener, Clarks Chapel; Gar once Anilmnn flnrdi ? Frank Williams- White Oak; Virgil Southard, Slagle J Blanche CaVpentcr, Skeenah; Ber nard Hall, Slagle ; Hallic Bradley, Oak Grove ; Paul M cCoy: Oak- Grove Sam Kinsland, Watauga; Mattie Brcndle, Watauga. 8th Grade Ruth Ramsey, Tellico; Florence Norton, Mulberry; Kate Solesbee, Iot la ; . Jack Carpenter, Higdonville ; Mil dred Moffitt, Academy ; Ralph Bry son, Cowee; J. C. Hunnicutt, Slagle Blanche Hcnson, Union; D. L. Dean, Oak Ridge; Pauline Shields. Iotla ; Clarence Childcrs, Olive Hill; Kate Love, Slagle; Louise Ray, Iotla; Nell Duvall, Burningtown'; Chas. Hunter1, Union; Robert Sloan, Iotla; Troy( Downs, Iotla; Clifton Swafford, Iotla; Maud Mediae, Hickory Knoll; Jes sie Hurst, Shgle; Bulah Owenby, Owenby; Claud May, Otter Creek; Garland Mashburn, Fair View. All pupils whose names appear in the 6th or the 7th grade list- above will he admitted to these grades in the Franklin graded school Monday, January 14. AH who can possibly do so are tuT,cd to be present on that d.'tr. ' .. '.. The 24 , nupi's whose score admits thm "'to- the Hth grade will be ad nr'tM -.t-v-fhc high - school'' next , fall rthfiyt ftrthrr txp.minr.tionv But can not enter thb term since about hrf the work of the" year hn becn'rlo'v". : M. D. PlllTvnc 'f,.,