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1 . i i i, i . .. I u J ; . .i.. ilio Franldin Prc:a PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Z. A. HARRIS .. Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Subscription Payable in Adlftxt) Cue Year $-50 Psht Months 100 Six Months Three Months -40 Single Copies . . . . . 5c , ADVERTISING RATES Very reasonable, and will be made known epon request. We charge 5 cents a line for Cards' of Thanks, Resolutions of 'Respect, . and for no tices of ' entertainments where admission is charged. Entered at the post-office at Franklin, 'N. C, for transmission through the mails as . second class matter. - . l Foreign Advertising Representative 1 THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION THE FRANKLIN PRESS PLATFORM Extension of the sewer lines. Beautify the school grounds. Two hundred summer cottages. A sewage disposal plant. . The construction of business blockk Plant trees along the State highways of rthe county. : Make a white way of Main street. An excellent school library. Courteous treatment for visitors. " Improvement of county roads connecting with State highways. A fish ladder at the municipal dam. 10,000 Dairy Cows, 50,000 Sheep, 400,000 Hens, 4,000 Brood Sows and 20,000 Stands of Bees in Macon county. The above will mean water and lights in each farm home. 80,000 Acres in Improved Pasturage in Macon county. , Co-operation, vim, tpush, workevery thing lor the good of Franklin and Macon county. New court house and jail combined. How About It? . Have you planned your' truck crops for the cannery? . '; ,' ,- , . " Airplane models are-,, tested in a wind . tunnel. door, the use of road oils and different as-, phaltic mixtures can provide serviceable roads at low cost. Putting Small Communities On the Map "TpHERE is at -present an unprecedented op- portunity for the smaller city and town to prosper and develop, through the acquisition of suitable industries. v Manufacturers of all sorts of commodities are becoming eager, tc enjoy thedvantages of plentiful labor, low overhead anaunbounded space which the great cities cannot provide, Bonnets Ferry, Idaho, a town of some 2,000 population, is a good illustration of how civic, spirit should manifest itself. It wants a pulp and paper mill and is making intensive efforts to interest the industry. 1 The town offers proximity to a perpetual supply of pulp wood, unexcelled; water and rail transportation, an ample supply of high grade lime, plentiful, and ' reasonably priced power and a splendid 40-acrc site. ' . ' v ' Bonners Ferry will undoubtedly realize its ambition. It has the . requisites and what is equally important it understands how to "sell" them. It wants .prosperity' which it knows must result from industrial 'development. It is in, accord with the -modern: idea 'of economic and civic progress.' And the editor of its local newspaper, Tlie,. News, is leading its de velopment program. ' . 'Franklin would do- well to emulate ocm munities which have distinguished themselves by their-progressiveness. The old illusion that wealth- accumulates only in large cities has bceti. .exploded. More and more great indu's tries are .turning their backs upon crowded' metropolises in. favor of smaller communities.. Planning On the Farm ; ' NOTHER season of farm activity is at hanc, and while some .will profit by past' mistakes, others will ignore , them and ; again A' be some specific grounds upon which to base the proceedings. The disposition -of the senate and other government agencies to harass important and useful industries and businesses upon the slightest pretext lias, become an obsession, and a most expensive one to the public. Milk Greatest "Crop" THE IMPORTANCE of the dairy industry of the , United States is interestingly set forth in some recent comparisons made by James E Boyle, professor of rural economy at Cornell University, which show that milk is by far the greatest farm product in value. Jn value per capita of population the figures are as follows: Milk, $25.23; corn, $15.91 ; hogs, $14.21 ; cotton, $11.06; hay $ia39; -pour-try, $10.09; wheat, $8.53. ' .. ' , . ; . - Thus it will be seen that the dairy "crop" is nearly equal to the corn and cotton crop; combined, and , greater than those of corn and wheat combined. " ' The consumption of dairy, products, includ-1 ing milk, butter, cheese and ice cream, is rapidly increasing, due to the education of the public to their food, and health values. Dairying,, combined with hog arid poultry 'raising, should be , an important feature of every farmer's program. .' F A Deserved Medal EW Americans ever heardof Dr. Charles 1 Guillaume, a French scientist, recently awarded a special medal by the British Physi cal Society for ' the discovery, of three im portant metal alloys.' Yet one of these, call-. ed platinite, is said to save nearly $5,000000 annually in the manufacture of electric . light bulbs.; ' '." -.;: . ; Anpther is clinvaiv an improved alloy used in the manufacture of ;watch springs; while the third is -- invar, a nickel-steel product which is .practically free from expansion or contraction by change in temperature, there fore of great value- in the manufacture of metal surveyor's tapes, clo'ck pendulums and other.articles requiring stability of length. 1 Scientists like . Dr. , Giillaumc 'are laboring constantly , to adapt new forces and new ma terials to the service of mankind, and the ad- Pc-ofyiUzatioits is. dufciJargelyts tcczihcicr year may have permanent feeding grounds and protection from predatory persons. It is estimated that between' 100 and 125 of these, sanctuaries will eventually be established. Co-operation of the states and groups of individuals interested in the conservation of bird 'life is also authorized and invited by the government, to the end that future genera ti6ns may enjoy the sight and song of these beautiful creatures, as well as the practical benefits which they confer in the destruction of harmful insects. , As Secretary of Agriculture J ardine recently said: "Americans may well call down blessings upon those whose far-sightedness , and . prac tical common sense have made this splendid law possible." . 1. senate chamber. r President Hoover's strong desire -is to abilish poverty. We are willing to be experimented upon in the interest of science. ( "A Kansas City man" declares thatvthc world will , come to an end in 1932. One gleam of hope for settling the - Muscle. -Shoals.' question There seems to be quijtc a bit of compcti-' ition. among the poultry buyers 6f this section, thus guaranteeing the farmers the market price. . ' It would be well if the town board could find a place for the town 'hall closer to the business center of ihe town than the lot owned by the city. 4; . Mr. Sharkey a,nd Mr. Stribling'.should go into the movies. The way they hugged each i other indicates that they would make great screen lovers. ' The first week in April has been suggested as Clean-Up Week. If the '.citizens of Frank lin have any pride in the town they will co operate with all concerned . in making Franklin' spotless. , ... The Press submits the names of the follow ing citizens any six of whom would make a good board of aldermen: John Henry, Bill Cunningham, Alf Higdon, Gus Leach, Jess Conley, Dr. Jim Perry, Lyman Higdon, J. E. Rice and Dr. C. H. Fouts. . It is understood that the county commis sioners have assigned the ladies' rest room at the, court house . to the county agent for an office. The fact( that Mr. Sloan is single probably had nothing to do with this assign ment. The entire town is. proud of the honors being heaped upon the. college students, both boys and girls, from Franklin. The records show, we believe, that Franklin has a greater percentage , of college graduates in' respect ' to population, than any other town in the state. Highways and Farm Relief Y BRINGING the farmer into closer touch with his markets and increasing the in terrelation between cities and agricultural d.;s tricts, improved highways do much towird solving the much:discussed problem of farm relief. " The American Automobile Association points absolutely' necessary that ' , careful planning should1 precede planting. Because a certain uumbcr of acres have. been planted to this or that crop in former years is : not necessarily .a good reason Tor . continuing Uhc- same plan this year, particularly if former returns have been unsatisfactory. , ' While the advice to "diversify" has probably; been bvcr'cmph'a'siied the necessity for care ful planning can not. be too strongly impressed upon every farmer. And one of the most important' features of a safe farming plan is that of raising food for the family and feed, for the stock. The farmer who does this will have solved one of his most .important prob lems. Cows, hogs, poultry and a good garden suf ficient to supply, the family. wants, with per-; haps some surplus from each.ito sell, will go a long 'way toward insuring a profitable year. And the time to plan for these, things is now. New Pay-Rolls FROM the standpoint , of the smaller cities and towns, one of the most encouraging developments of recent years is the trend of new industries away from the congested cen ters of population and toward the smaller communities. ' A striking illustration . of this trend is seen in what happened in Alabama during 1928, when 38 new industrial plants, to employ 8,500 operatives, were located in 24 different com munities. As there arc but three large cities in the stat, i ise apparent that at least 21 small communities benefited by this develop ment. ' This, very desirable result was brought about through the co-operation of the people of the communities concerned with the state's prin cipal public utility, the Alabama Power com1" pany, whose representatives made a persistent campaign for new plants throughout the year, as in previous years. , The -same thing is happening in other states, where all interests', join hands in bringing in new- factories and new pay-rolls, to the bene fit, o.f. .all. concerned.. Another illustration of the fact that co-operation pays. ' ; l i . ' -"4. jei-Tr ;5rw-Lori3c the- rewards 'and honors -which may be bestow cd"upon them. ' -.....,... ! Cost of Education y TAKING note of the widespread criticism of educational methods and the large sums expended for schools of all kinds, Presi dent Glenn Frank of the University of Wis consin admits, that improvements in curricula and methods ought to be made, yet he points out that on the whole the money devoted to education is a good investment. . He submits some figures which. tend to show that the proportion of : tax money - spent for schools is by no me-ans excessive. He states that-less-than one-fourth of all tax revenue goes for , the, support of public elementary and secondary schools. Compared with the total national income this is less than two and one half; per cent. . ' . - ' ( The . main point, however, is .not whether we are spending too much for education, but whether we are getting our money's? worth for what is spent. , The right answer probably ,ia that .we ought to spend, more than, we do, pjovided that the money so spent be devoted more 'to the essentials nf prliiratirm anrl lss to 'frills and flub-dub. , . , - 4 . ; .. . Respect For Law JT GOES without .saying that in a-civdized. ; Community there should be respect for law." That is an abstract ' proposition with which no right-minded person, will disagree. ' But,; . it is 'beginning to dawn upon a great 'iHany .."pe.cpfe cd"upon them. out that while 5,007,124, or more than one- J found nothing wrong, while a -miRority of the fifth of all motor, vehicles, are owned by farm ers, only 7.5 per cent of all frms are4 located on macadam, concrete or b.riek highways, while &JJT per cent of farms are located- on unim f roved" dirt roads. 4 ' It is an established fact that transportation is cue of the basic factors. ,of prosperity on . te fam. "V!::He it is impossiM-e to ' friiM ' an Futile Meddling ANOTHER investigation by the Federal Trade Commission has come- to nought, except to spend more public funds and cause annoyance and expense to certain industrial companies concerned. In its' findings after investigating- the re lationships between three corporations du Pont," General Motors, and U. S. Steel the commission Was forced to admit that it had Loafers In College THE GROWING idea ' that a large per centage of young men now in college would be better off elsewhere was emphasized by no less an authority than Charles' E. Hughes, former secretary of state, in a recent address at Brown University, from which ; he graduated in 1881.. He roundly criticized the many modern col lege activities which, have nothing to do with education, and which attract the mental "loafers whose only, ambition is to get by and obtain a diploma. Referring to such a student Mr. . Hughes said: 'I should take him out at once and tell him to make his own way. ' Those who are not disposed to make good use of their- college years would be- better off - else where." ( Neither. Mr. Hughes nor any other sensible person would disparge the value of a college education, but the fact is that our colleges are encumbered with many students who have neither the capacity, the-energy nor the ambition to profit by college training. They might as well engage at once in soda jerking or in whatever simple tasks their men tality happens to fit. T Only Hot Air 'HOSE credulous and unsophisticated souls who take the speeches of; their senators and congressmen seriously may have been rudely jarred recently if they ead a statement by Senator Glass of Virginia, 'who said: "In all my experience of 28 years in con gress, I've never known a speech to change a vote."-: ;p'- i'.....y.: :.,.:.,:: ...: While that 'is a rather broad assertion, it is practically true. A large percentage of the speeches printed in the Congressional Record are just so much hot air. Many of them are never delivered at all, but are written out and printed for distribution "back home"' for the purpose of impressing the voters with the great statesmanship of. their authors. Aside from a very few notable exceptions, the sole' aim in life of senators and congress men is to get re-elected. Every utterance and every vote is directed to that end. ' Therefore, oratory of colleagues does not in fluence them very muchi They are thinking always about what their constituents will say, and vote accordingly, regardless of anybody's speech. laws. It. is .the corollary- that in order to bci respected a law should be of such a character 'as to command respect through its 'Kfanifest reasonableness and justice. ' This point is forcibly made by a Michigan newspaper which comments on the sentence of two persons, one man and one woman, to life imprisonment in that state for .violating the prohibition law for the fourth time. - Granting that habitual disregard of the pro hibition' law is deserving of drastic punishment, few will contend that life imprisonment is justified as a penalty for petty bootlegging, such as the Michigan victims were -CQnvicted of. As the newspaper says: "Public indignation has been aroused'; the legislature is now confronted with the task of removing four-time liquor violators from the life imprisonment class, and the sooner it is admitted by all that life is too severe for liquor violation Cases, the quicker will our lawmakers arrive at the- creation fo a justifi able punishment the kind of punishment that will win the respect of society." commission itself -characterized the whole pro ceeding as "bureaucracy gone insane." . 'It is .'merely another example, of an in vestigation ordered solely because some poli tician suspects something with nothing more than Imagination to back up suspicion. There are cases in which investigations are justified, Pf c- , fut before putting fhe government Protecting die Birds . ALL LOVERS of birds and other wild life should be gratified to note the pajs'sage by unanimousvvote of both houses of congress ; of the migratory bird refuge bill, which was j also signed by President Coolidge and is now . a law. . ': ; , This act provides -for the establishme'jt of tefuges in various parte of the United (. kites. where the wild bjrds , which fly back'i and . .i - . ' - I Utners comments THE ELECTRICAL KINGDOM THE APPLICATION of electricity to the necessary tasks of mankind has caused an industrial revolution similar to that of the lat ter 18th and .early 19th centuries when, steam was first harnessed and applied to locomotives, boats and manufacturing machinery. ; ' Electricity, by replacing steam in many operations, has caused an era of tremendous; further progress along the same lines. Steam power expedited production and increased the productivity of . workers ; ; electric powtjr gives each worker the equivalent strength of dozens oi , strong men. The results are lowered unit costs and prices, increased wages, expanded prosperity and, most important of all, higher standards .of Irving. ' . A few generations ago a laborer was exactly what the word suggests; hi assets were the. strength ot his muscles and the width of his back. In many parts of the world, where industry' has not yet triumphed, this is, still true, mu m ine unnea Mates and. to a lesser extent in the more progressive foreign countries, the industrial worker, instead of swinging a pick turns a switch and guides a machine that is a miracle of efficiency. . Twenty years ago. our average working week was 60 hours. Today ' it is 44 hours. The average family income was then $800 a year, today it is $2200. Then 10 million people had bank accounts areraging . $700 each; today. 23 million' people havebank. savings of $1,000 each. And it is estimated ' that ' hew at least ' 10 million" people .own securities in bur business' -.enterprises. : 'f . r-.; ;, . . ' ..','; , k. .Of such , is the kingdom of electricityi And we may believe that what has been : dohel in" the past is little more than a beginning to vast achievements of the future. T-
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