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r-"-t ,J.A : Toihuaster Sam I. Franks represents the government in obtaining applicants for the Citizens Military Training Camps. It is understood that this county's quota is four boys who will be sent to Fort Ogle thorpe, da. Those desiring further information can see Mr. Franks or fill out the Information Hlank printed below. Mr. Franks states that those who apply first will have first consideration. The govern ment will pay all traveling expenses and expenses while in camp. CITIZENS MILITARY TRAINING CAM F 1 N FO R M AT I ON ULANK To "... (Name of County or local Chairman) Address , , Please send me information as to how I can enroll , in one of the six Citizens Military Training Camps to be held this summer. Name .' Street Address City State.- The Government pays necessary expenses. Camps are to be held in 1929 at: Fort Barrancas, Fla.; Camp McClellan, Ala. ; Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.; Fort Bragg, N. G; Fort Moultrie, S. C, and Fort Screven, Ga. REAL FARMER TALKING TO ; REAL FARMERS The article below was clipped from the Brevard News and was written by a. real farmer of Transylvania county. It so exactly describes conditions in Macon county The Press considers it worth republishing. However, in Tran- ; sylvania they are trying to do some thing to remedy matters while here im Macon it has been decided to buy : a. male and female gondola and' let ' nature take its course. C C. Yongue is the author of the article which follows: In the first place I want to say tSat what few remarks I may make wX be. addressed to the average farm- . r o the county,. I being a farmer csyself will put myself in the class of the average farmer. As you know, I did business -in town for 18 years and pretty well know the business condition of every man in town. I belonged and still belong to every organization in town whose aim and purpose is the bet- - j..,- - yjf-." f.' ---J. V I -.-i '. i- -.V 1. $. - -41 'it. ts. etc. I believe the average farmer i fceBeves that the chamber of com- - merce is a kind of secret order or something where the men . of the town get together every few nights and have a good time eating, drink ing; smoking and ' cracking jokes. How, brother farmer, let me disabuse - jonr mind of that once and for all : time. The chamber1 of commerce is a organization composed of the pro digressive men of the town, and a few from the country.. We would be on--.!!!,' too glad, for every faftner . in the j tccqnty to be a member. (f you sun UjoC: that we would pa' r our good haedl earned money, from $25 to 301 apiece just for a bit of . foolish ness. No, it is our , aim and purpose t all times to do everything in our , jsower for the advancement of the i jtorm and county, and I here take the privilege of .giving each of- you a cordial invitation to come and sit with us on any of our meeting nights, and any ideas or suggestions that you wil make will be appreciated and considered. Now that we know what the chamber of commerce is and that its members have our interests at heart, as well as the aim, we will talk of .something else for a few min utes. ' Now it is not my "aim to bore y: with the old tiresome story of ha-d times and high tax- still in order to get at just what I want to say will discuss financial conditions just - a little. Let us make a little summary of approximately what money , goes out of -this county each year. 1 This is somewhat guess work, but I don't think my guess will be very wrong. State and county tax, $300,000; town tax and assessment, $50,000; interest on farm loan and out of town money, $40,000. ; This is $390,000 which I believe is about right. Now I will leave you to guess how much goes out of the county annual ly for automobiles, auto tags. gas. oil and accessories, food and clothing and many, other smaller things too nu merous to mention. We will stop long enough to say a word about tuiHii i nave cun wi iofc o-f usiftM iii. a levy table. Where, do most of you get it why, at the store. Drop into any grocery store and took around anil see how much you. can find that was produced in the county. Canned veg etables and fruits from Tennessee, Maryland and California; preserves, jams and jellies from New York and California; sidle meat, hams, breakfast bacon from the Middle West; lard and other fats from all over the cot ton belt; fresh vegetables from Flor ida and California ; condiments of all kinds from everywhere. That about cleans up his stock. How much did you find that was produced' in the county, and I forgot the most. impor tant items butter from Tennessee and Illinois, and eggs from Tennessee, or most anywhere out of the county.' All thi ngs are brought into the county and sold, so must be v listed, as money leaving oi:ii!y. Now about tlotliiir..;: I:' vv pro duced crouch avo'1 to make vli.it clothing is sold i'l the county ? would be all right, but. did you knov Lthat they rear seven times as inuv.y dogs in the county as there are sheep. Now, brother farmer, J have tried to show you where our money is going, I am asking you one of these cold rainy days to cock your feet upon the fireboard, take a pencil and paper and see from where it is com ing. Sec if you can figure out where in the world the money comes from to meet these heavy demands that must be met. Frankly,1 I don't know, but this I do know There is decided ly more money leaving the county every year than there is coming in to the county. That being the case, we are getting poorer and poorer each year. Now, just how long can we stand this state ' of affairs? It is not my purpose to try to offer a solution of the problem now. 1 want you to think this condition ovci carefully. When you. do you will surely awaken to the fact that some thing must be done pretty quick. Brother Farmer, do you ever ride around over the county and see what your neighbor in the other part of the county is doing? If you do you will sec that his farm, like your own, is in twenty per cent worse condition than it was five or ten years ago. Why this depreciation of farm land? Now, Brother Farmer, let's be fair with each other about this and speak the facts just as they are. You will agree with me taht the stock has gone from the farms. You will also agree with me that the stock has means of soil improvement went wjth them. So we have since that time been trying to improve our farms by growing corn and rye and most of us have quit raising rye and now cultivate in corn one year then let the land lay idle the next year and grow up in weeds and briars. Broth er Farmer, don't it take as much from the soil to grow and ripen the seed in a field of weeds as it docs in a field of small grain? Now. Brother Farmer, I am not criticising your way of farming, nor trying tc tell you how, to farm, but merely telling you .that we are not farming, merely . living on a farm, working about five months in the year, loafing around the balance of the year, cuss ing high tax and hard times. Listen, Brother Farmer, sixteen years ago you could start at Rosman !.am1 JiJe down ...our , beautiful vallev u v. anted, a mouth to and I don't i, if A i : mm. A WHAT chicks get Srt their feed will have a lot to do with keeping their, alive and growing. More than 2,500 hatcheries say, "Peed Purina Chick .Start There's a reason. Every ingredient that goes into Startena is carefully , chosen and tested. Startena is rich in life-giving and growth-producing vitamins, proteins and minerals. Every ingredient in Startena has its job to do. Every ingredient does its part in keeping chicks alive and growing. Start your chicks on Purina i . . keep them on Purha... you'll get more grown-up' chicks and fiaVe more money left after all chick raising costs are paid. Tell us how many bags of Start ena you need right now; .;a.v kir..l ot t.oil cat'.K 1 h.ive leeu trying for buy a lew eatle to feei Deueve mere are t nice dozen tuini feeder cattle in the county other tin a few brought here from away oik West.. . Now, Brother Farmer, what are we going to do about it. Arc you satis fied with present conditions? If so, I've no more to say; if not, let's get together and map out a plan whereby we can beter these condi tions. Now 1 don't mean get to gether and try to find a scheme to lower our -tax by running some peo ple out of 'the county or to discuss politics, but by trying to devise some ways and means whereby we can bet ter our own conditions. We be lieve wre have the best county . in Western North Carolina, and 1 really think we arc making the least out of it. Lumber, tan bark, chestnut wood, al the . things , that God gave us without any exertion on our part we have . let go. Now we have got to go to work or lots of thcse beau tiful farms and homes are going to be sold to somebody that will work. That's plain talk but J believe you wil agree that L am right. The chamber of commerce has ap pointed from among its members an agricultural committee. This commit tee will do every thing possible tc help the farmer of the county ' to formulate some plan whereby . we can get together and begin to get our farms on a real paying basis. The chances arc that this committee that I speak of will, befor long, call ? few of the farmers from the differ ent parts cf the county together that we may talk over the situation and see just what can be done. Now, men, iwhen you are asked to meet with this committee if you are inter ested in bettering conditions in this county, come and let it .be known. You remember that last year the Ki wanis 'club invited forty farmers to lunch with them in town. Seven men attended this meeting. You should know that kind of interest in things will tax the patience of the devil. I want you to know that I am deeply interested in the welfare of my neigh bor farmers all over the count v an'' am willing to work day and night if I can be of service to him, and I know that the business men of the town, particularly the members of the chamber of commerce, feel the same way. I hope to write you another little J nnt rv1 enAn -r)(t tov Otr,Chir'"' y of C - . 2 111 , , ; ? . : Mother Earth has given geiierom of her treasures for the benefit mankind, but it appears that she still holds in her bosom riches even great er than those already yielded up. Recent news from the Cripple Creek gold district of Colorado tells of the successful operation of mines to a depth of 2,700 feet, whereas the older workings rarely exceeded 1,000, feet in depth. A new well in Texas is 8,520 fert deep and has yielded more than 600 barrels of oil a day. Numerous instances can be pointed out in which new and greater oil de posits have been found at lower levels after the wells drilled to ordinary depths have been exhausted. - f The same thing is true of othcY J-" mineral wealth discovered at ever in- ? creasing depths, where modern ma-, chinery makes it possible to work with profit. 1 , These facts, together with the de sire of scientists for greater knowl edge of the, earth's interior, have led to the serious suggestion that a great hple be dug to a depth of several miles into the earth's crust, in the combined interests of science and in dustry. . ... ; ' It has been proposed that, such an enterprise be undertaken as a gov ernment project, it being pointed out . that it could be done for the cost of a modern battleship. ' Here lies a limitless unexplored field for adven-. ture, with possibilities for astonishing: results. - ' . Did He Hunt in Macon? Gunbusta was on a hunting trip in the mountains and he stopped at i y farm house to have diner. The farnT.V er was a querulous old fellow who was complaining about hard times. ' "Why, man," said the hunter, "You ought to be able" to . make lots of money growing and shipping pota- toes to market." "Yes, I ortter," was. the sullen re ply. ' "You have the land, I suppose, and can get the seed." "Yes, I guess so.". ' . "Then why don't you go into the business ?" y "No use, stranger," sadly, replied' the man. "The old woman is too . polccy to do the p!c; MAKE YOUR HOME BEAUTIFUL ' WITH . . , -- .. .. Furniture at Prices That Will Save You Money SLUDER-GARRETT FURNITURE CO ranges KITCHEN CABINETS TALKING MACHINES AND . FUNERAL SUPPLIES Day Phone 126 Night Phone 31 H O CR ") i fft hji (CHICKKHrt H ... Iff "Occ-v oil- , IVl'll CNCKnMlrt If I COMING-ROYAL BLUE TAILOR Sometime ago we. told you that a Tailor would be here soon to take your measurements for a Spring Suit, Consequently, the Royal Blue Tailoring Company's man will be at our Store Feb ruary 22 and 23 with a complete line of Spring samples. He will guarantee to fit you in any priced suit or overcoat. This is your opportunity to get a tailor-made suit at a very reasonable, price. SHOES SHOES SHOES Last week we told you of the Enna Jettick Shoes we have for ladies and misses. We then promised to tell you this week about our line of Shoes for Men. So here goes. We have a complete line of Selz Shoes for men and boys at prices that appeal to the average man during these depressed times. These shoes range in price from almost nothing to $5 or $6. In fact we can fit any body regardless of the size of his foot or pocketbook. Macon County's Biggest Store has always taken the lead in the sale of shoes and we are now proposing to hold this lead by selling GOOD shoes at remarkably low prices. In addition to the Selz line we have other lines on display at prices 'way below the normal. Just drop in and let us measure your foot with the latest devices and thus guarantee a perfect fit J. S. PORTER & COMPANY Macon County's Biggest Store Sit i v V ... i ! r FARMERS SUPPLY CO. '"Li U'Li CJ U U OP " B D U U U Lt EJ U b :-3
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