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I 1 ' - ' , .. d)- i. -w m W. .jib , tfc , J& a Jttt. 'w '-p PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY r. A. HARRIS Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Subscriptions Payable in Advance) One Year .'$1.50 Eight Months ..1.00 the Months . . 75 Usree 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. mmmwmmm mmm mm mmmm mm Foreign Advertising Representative 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 blocks. Plant trees along the State highways of the 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, push, work-everything for the good of Franklin and Macon county. New court house and jail combined. How About It? Though 100 years of age Macon county is still in the ring. Mrs. Mabel WHlebrandt has resigned as assistant attorney general. We have seen no one shedding tears over this resignation. A citizen recently told us that a poor man can , not make a living in Macon county. If , such be the case, there aree about 12,000 of us due to pass out by the starvation route. ' " "' The editor of The Press extends a cordial invitation to all editors in Western North Carolina to be his gufests at the centennial of Macon county on June 15. . . It is understood that Mr. C. W. Teague county road supervisor, has let several con tracts for . the maintenance of county roads, tjnder present conditions the system of con tracting sections of county roads appears to be the most feasible way of road maintenance. ',' Congress seems to be having some trouble reaching a decision of farm relief. Legisla tion can not force a man to work. Hence, farmer who are waiting for Congress to make them rich are due for a sad disappoint ment. June 15 is the date set for the biggest celebration in these parts. All you who have teen led astray by the glamor of distant climes are cordially invited to get back into harness and celebrate the centennial of your native county. The new well is now at a depth of 550 fecet and still no water , at last reports. We have no idea what the new town board will do about this matter. Will the board continue to bore deeper in the hopes of striking water or 'will it resort to other means for a water supply? It is a hard question to decide. L:iiIJ Crubcr Al CLarhclca "tOXGRHSS has authorized the construction - of fifteen light cruisers with the proviso that eight of these cruisers must be built at government navy yards. Each cruiser will cost in the neighborhood of eighteen million dollars. The citiens down at Charleston are making an effort to have one cruiser built at the Charleston navy yard. They point out many reasons why a cruiser can be built there more cheaply than in other navy yards. Such being the case it behooves all members of the Congress from the , Southeast to lend their influence in having the Charleston navy yard awarded the contract of the consruction of one of the authorized cruisers. Human Life Is Cheap SINCE the beginning of history, human life has been held more cheaply than anything else in the world.. It is so held today. A large percentage of the human race has always met death through, the criminality, igno rance or carelessness of fellow men. Could the minds of all men be directed to the preservation of human life, what a differ ence it would make! No more wars, no more murders, no more preventable deaths through automobile accidents, no more lives lost in fires started through carelessness how changed would be the front pages of our daily papers ! To mention only three causes of violent death, the best authorities estimate that in the United States each year 10,000- are murdered, 25,000 are killed in automobile accidents and 15,000 are burned to death. The total number of persons killed in ac cidents now reaches more than 75,000 a year. While giving our attention to a multitude of other reforms and isms, would it not be well to devote more serious thought and action towards reducing this appalling and unneces sary waste of human life. VV t Hens ITH the proper kind of strain and with the proper feeding methods we are told i that the average farm hen should lay 150 eggs per year. The average in Macon county at. V present is 80 egs per hen. But regardless of this low average the farmers of Macon county since the first of January this vear have received more than $75,000 for poultry and egs. Records as to production costs are not available. It is believed, however, that such I. costs are negligible, most of the hens having J subsisted on waste material about the premises. A Farm Depot Speaking of Farmers WHAT MAY be accomplished through sound agricultural methods, even .under the prevailing conditions, was strikingly illus trated at the recent Southern region conference of home economics and vocational education, when awards for outstanding accomplishments were made to farmers and teachers of agri culture.-'- - .' '.. ' ' First prize for cotton growing in the South was awarded tq John A. Arrant of Pageland, S. C, who grew 3,746 pounds of cotton on three, acres of land at an average cost of only six cents a pound. A similar award for corn was made to G. L. Dougherty, Jr., of Faison, N C.( who pro duced 398 bushels on three acres at an average cost of 31 cents a bushel. The lesson to be drawn from these examples of intensive farming-is that the average farmer is cultivating too many acres, and doing it in an unscientific and haphazard manner. Few acres, better preparation of the seed bed, bet ter seed, better cultivation and better methods of harvesting, handling and marketing are what is. needed to make farming profitable. , If, combined with these practices, each farm er would see to it that he raises more food for his family and more feed for his stock on his own farm, . a long step would be taken toward placing agriculture on a better basis than that which obtains at present. . ' pELEI! RATING its 1(H) birthday on June 15 Macon county will stage the greatest home-coming event in its history. The com mittee of the local chapter of the U. D. C, in charge of the celebration, reports that it is receiving many letters from former citizens of the county who are planning to be present on that day. Plans for the event are fast nearing completion. Among those plans will be speeches by prominent men of the state A parade of floats featuring the outstanding events of the history of the county is first on the program. The U. D. C. float will consist of an ox wagon and will represent the pioneers who first settled in that part , of . the land of the Chcrokees now known as Macon county. 'Indians from the Cherokee reservation will also; take part in the parade. In the afternoon a motorcade to Highlands over highway No. 28 is on the schedule. Those who have been fortunate enough to see this section of that highway state that it is undoubtedly the most scenic road in the South. The surviving veterans of the LostCaiise will assemble on the lawn at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Johnston . where they will be given special attention and consideration. There they will have the opportunity of re newing acquaintances, talking over the great battles of the Civil War and recounting the history of the county. Hundreds of Macon county former citizens who have sought homes in distant climes are planning to return to the - scenes - of their childhood. Again they will see the mountains of Macon the Blue Ridge, the Cowees and the Nantahalas. All in all the prospects are bright for an unprecedented day of pleasure. I! "TTHAT Macon county needs and must have - V is a farm depot where all kinds of farm jroduce may be sold. This depot could like rise sell seed and fertilizers and the compon ;ts of feed rations that can not be grown in "aeon county. After a few years of soil Farmer Keeps Busy ASKED to tell the secret of how he man aged, even in bad years, to make steady progress, a successful small farmer said; "I don't know that there is any secret about hit, except that I keep busy. My idea is that too many farmers waste, valuable time, especially in winter, when there are no crops to be tended. "Instead of loafing between seasons, I try to do something every day, even in bad Weather, to improve my home or farm buildings; , I keep a little lumber, some nails, some paint and a few tools on hand and make, it a point to make little improvements and repairs during the winter season, either indoors or , out. I build cinder paths, fix fences, look after my machinery clean up rubbish and a lot of things like that, which helps the looks of the place and saves me money in the long run. "Then , when the busy season comes in the spring, I can devote all my attention to putting in and tending my crops. A farmer can not afford to loaf too much, even in winter." Radio Timepieces N A PUBLISHED interview, Olof Ohlson, chief engineer of the Waltham watch factory made the interesting prediction that watches of the future may be run by radio" impulses sent out by a broadcasting station. Mr. Ohlson ' is quoted as saying that "the time may not be very remote when we shall be able to transmit energy by this means to operate watches 'without the aid of either of a mainspring within them, or of a local bat tery." Should", this prediction prove true, it will mark another epochal advance in horological science, which had its beginning in the ancient sundial. The sundial was perhaps the only instrument employed, for time-keeping from the dawn of civilization until, the invention of the water clock, ascribed to -Plato about 400 B. C. ' Clocks were not invented until many cen tunes later. While a primitive instrument, called the horologium, is said to have been devised in the 9th century, A. D., the earliest clock of which any description has been pre served is one made in Egypt about the year 1232. A beginning in clock-making was made in Germany about 1364, the clocks beirf reg lated by balances. The invention of the main spring in 1500 and the pendulum in 1583 gave a great impetus to clock-making and it is believed that the first watches were made shortly afterward. But the minute hand was not added until after the invention of the bal ance spring, about 1660. Since that time many improvements have been made, both in watches and clocks, until we have the almost perfect chronometers and other time pieces of the present. While Mr. Ohlson's idea of a radio watch, which may be carried in the pocket while kept going through impulses from a dintanf station, may appear fantastic, the wonderful achieve ments already witnessed must inspire a belief in its posibility. t E CALL attention to an article in this week's Press concerning the Mediter- inis tarmer is only in moderate circum stances, but he has a most comfortable home I Titi V mtiit . . ! , ridine t should not nWM,rv fnr 1 ,y - ""'vemences not usually tound on v . . ,..., . a . . trrn mer of the county to purchase commercial tilizer. Therefore, 'the principal function a farm depot would be the matter of pro "ng a market for everything that a farmer 'J raise on his farm. Assure the farmers irket and they will grow the produce. He takes care of his machine houses and stock properly, keeps his yard, barnyard and orchard in good shape and sees that nothing goes to waste, -If his example were followed by all farmers, there is no doubt that they would profit by it, both in satisfaction and in money returns. The Fruit Fly W ranen fruit fly. It is imperative that every citizen of this state be on the alert and report the presence or. suspected presence of this pest. The fruit fly attacks fifty different kinds of fruits and vegetables. , Should it become rampant in North Carolina the de struction to fruits and vegetables would be enormous.' On the other hand, if it can be kept out of the state, the fruit and vegetable growers should receive higher prices for their products, since a considerable porton of Florida is quarantined. Commissioner Graham is , making a personal appeal to the citizens of this state to report the presence of the fruit fly and we are sure this will be done. In so far as Macon county is concerned county agent Fred Sloan is adding his appeal to that of Commissioner Graham. Among the fruits and vegetables in Macon county that the fruit fly will destroy, 'if it gains a foothold, are peaches, apples, peppers, Plums tomatoes and beans. If any one in Macon county finds A maggot or other suspicious larva in fruit, The ; Press will undertake to see that it is forwarded to the proper officials for identifica tion. The fight between man and tlie vni. pests is now on in' earnest. It remains to be seen whether Man has sufficient intelligence to assure his continued existence. The fly has been in Florida, perhaps six months, perhaps 18 months, certainly no longer. It is certain that the infested vegetables, grape fruit and oranges have come into southern and into North Carolina during the winter and spring. And this is especially true of bulk grapefruit and oranges, the kind that arc moved by auto truck and in bulk car lots, for these kind are- often second grade stock, and therefore more likely to be infested than the boxed fruits. Entomologists know that the fly maggots leave the slightly decayed fruits, that they in fested, when they are fully grown, then go into the soil where they transform to flies. And when they are fully grown flies they work their way out of the soil and fly around to search for other fruits in which they lay their 'eggs. The flies can live 50 days without laying any eggs. They will lay from one to 30 in a grapefruit or in a peach that is about to ripen, or a plum, a pear, in grapes, apples, figs or a pepper, a tomato or in a bean pod. The eggs produce tiny ' maggots and these feed in the fruit or vegetable and cause it to decay. The flies are prolific and can lay as many as 600 eggs. If the weather were favorable they could raise 18 broods of generations in a year. ' When we learned that the fly became estab- lisnea in rionaa. commissioner or Agriculture William A. Graham - immediately sensed the potential danger in wnicn JNortn varonna was. placed because of the rapidly approaching ripening season of our sandhill peach crop. He caused all graptfruit and oranges now in storage in produce houses in the state to be inspected and certified as free of the fly before it is released. This inspection work is continuing, until ' all Florida fruits now in the state have been consumed. On and after May 16 no Florida fruits or vegetables were permitted to enter this state because of a Federal quarantine, nor are any allowed to enter any of the southern states as far west as California. All are shipped to the more, northern states where it is thought the fly cennot survive the winter. Now we do NOT know that the .fly IS in North Carolina. We hope it isn't. But if. it is, we want to know it. Commissioner . Graham has wisely asked all the civic organic zations. yes. every citizen of the state to he on the lookout for any maggot that you may observe' in an orange or a grapefruit or a vegetable that was grown in Florida, and to send the specimen discovered to the Depart ment of Agriculture, at once for identification. inis is our appeal to the people ot the state. If the fly is here we want to know it, the sooner we know it, the easier it will be to stamp it out. And to be on the safe side, burn or bury in lime all partly decayed Florida grapefruit or oranges. And you pro duce dealers, grocery store retailers, and fruit stand operators, don't throw fruits or vegeta bles of Florida origin where they will not be burned. Bv all " tw.v VHOJUOlUg J I them on the garbage dump-heap or trash m lt . - I want to tell you of an incident at Tarksnn- ville to show you how the fruit fly can spread. .A lady in that city hearing of the fruit f b and remembering its characteristics from pic tures of the fly she had seen, recognized some of them on her window pane. She called an inspector who said the specimens were genuine fruit flies. She had received' a box of grapefruit a week or two before from a friend in Orlando. She had placed" the box of grapefruit in the garage on the ground and taken some in the house. The grapefruit were infested though . she didn't know it, and she recalled that the grapefruit were rotting rapidly. The inspector found the ground beneath the crate contained the pupae of the flies and that some of the pupae had already produced flies which .escaped. jauKiMuc is aDout miles north of the northernmost point of infestation in Florida And there is grave danger that Jacksonville may become infested with the fly if. there are ' fruits and vegetables ripening nearby in which : these fhes that escaped can lay their eggs tNow fruits must have been trucked into North. Carolina that was infested. We know definitely that, this happened in several in stances. We have traced the sipments. At Fayetteville for instance, a fruit distributor has been selling his own fruit grown in his own orchard in Florida all winter and during , ". the spring, and his groves in Florida are in the -infested section. If such f,,,; has reached the public dump-heap, there is no ' doubt that the maggots have transformed to fhes and escaped. The weather h Wn mild and they could easily jive until the early Irenes in tne fayetteville section ripen. So there is a possibility that North famlm, . become infested with the fly.- II it IS in North Carolina, helo the He ment of Agriculture to find it out as soon as possible by sending anything suspicious found ; in a craoefrnit
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