. CL:cco Flint
For Azhz County
Raleigh, N. C, July When dairy
specialist Farnham and County Agent
Turner cleaned out an old garage in
West Jefferson last summer and in
vited farmers to bring in their milk
to be made into cheese, some folks
thought the two young men were
suffering from a mild form of brain
storm. v
"But," protested the two mis
guided men, The Kraft Cheese say
t&ey will take, over the plant when
we; can guarantee 6,000 pounds of
milk a day."
, "Sorry, boys, but there isn't that
much milk in all this section," said
some of the knowing ones.
Mr. Farnham and Mr. Turner, had
a meeting of some leading farmers
who constituted themselves . a com
mittee in charge and after suitable
preparations were made, the impro
vised cheese factory began operation.
On the opening day, 6nly 1100 pounds
of milk were received but in less
than a month, the guarantee of 6,000
pounds a day had been passed and
the Kraft company had taken over
the plant. -1
Increased production has made it
necessay to move into more com
modious suarters once and last week
it was announced that the factory
was receiving over 25,000 pounds of
milk each day. Last week it ,was
also announced that the Kraft com
pany would build a factory valued at
$100,000 to manufacture cheese and
condense milk and whey. Two units
will ' be constructed. One to handle
cheese and powdered whey and the
other to handle- sweet cream and
powdered skimmilk.
The farmers of that section are
seeding pastures and buying dairy
cows. They now have an assured
market for all the milk they can
produce and sub-stations for col
lecting additional milk will be added
in outlying sections. )
. Thus through faithful efforts, the
dairy industry of North Carolina
gets another substantial boost. And
this is only the beginning.
Ten New Counties
Have Home Agents
Raleigh, N. C., -With . the secur
ing of additional governmental funds
by' reason of the Capper-Ketcham Act.
the home demonstration division of
State College has been able to add
ten new home agents to the force
already at work in the1 State. '
, ,4The counties cooperating with us
in 'adding these new agents are Alex
ander, Brunswick, Dare, Jones, Lee,
Madison, Moore, Onslow, Pamlico and
probably Cherokee," says Mrs. Jane
S. McKimmon, state home agent.
"Five of these new agents have been
at work for several months. Mrs.
Bessie Moore was placed in Pamlico
last winter as was Miss Alice Carter
of Dare County. Mrs. Walter Ryals
began work in Moore county last fall
and Miss Frances Crafton went to
Madison county' last November. Miss
Marie Coxe was placed in Alexander
county last winter. Jones and Onslow
counties installed their new home
agents on July 1 of this year. Miss
Alma Clay went to Jones and Miss
Sallie Brooks to .Onslow."
Miss Cornelia Simpson well known
for her efficient work in Craven' coun
ty was transferred to Lee county on
July 1 and Miss Rachel Everett of
Currituck was moved into Craven
to succeed Miss Simpson.
Home Agents will be supplied to
Brunswick and Cherokee counties as
soon as a suitable person can be
found, says Mrs. McKimmon. .
All of. these extension workers are
well fitted for their positions, says
Mrs. McKimmon. Most of them have
been well trained, have had excellent
experiences and are settled women.
There are now 59 counties having
white home demonstration agents and
seven having negro agents. This
latter includes Mecklenburg which
will install a colored home worker in
September.
Mrs. McKimmon says that each of
the home agents plans her work in
a well organized way, working through
groups of women in the various
communities of a county.
DAIRY COWS AND JUST COWS
If the dairyman is to get a fair
return on his investment and labor,
his dairy herd must average .300
pounds or over of butterfat a year.
Figures show that cows producing
100 pounds of butterfat a year re
turn only $14 over cost of feed,
while cows that produce 300 pounds
of " butterfat return $96, or almost
7 times as much. ,
' BUY MARKET
Mr. R. M. Coffey and Mr. Zeb
Clouse have purchased Essig's market.
Mr. Essig had been 'in business here
for the. past sevent?en years. It is
understood that Mr, Clouse will have
active charge of the market. Mr.
Essig states that he will continue
t:jnake Franklin his homet
Rural Tax Curdcn
Now Serious Problem
Raleigh, N. (?., July. The total
taxes collected by the, State, counties,
municipalities and tax districts in
North Carolina in 1928 amounted to
$96,000,000, said Hon. A. J. Maxwell
in discussing farm taxation at the
State Farmers' Convention at State
College last week.
This is not all , he said, for at least
forty million dollars is paid to the
federal government in taxes making
the total burden amount to $136,000,
000 each year. This forty million
dollars is the part paid by Tarheel
citizens of the total $250,000,000 col
lected in th'is state by federal author
ities. The people of the State ac
tually paid in taxes last year a sum
slightly greater than the combined
value of the corn and tobacco or
"the cotton and tobacco crops. . In
other words, our tax payments in 1928
amounted to $45 for every man .wo
man and child . in the State;
Mr. Maxwell said .there is no way
of knowing just how much of this is
paid by farmers but he believes that
the total tax gurden of strictly rural
lands and personal property will
amount to $25,000,000. Farmers also
pay other taxes which are passed
on to the consumer, such as the
gas and automobile taxes,
Yet, he says citizens must pay for
the kind of government they desire.
Taxes are similar to a community
chest from which we can take just
what we put in. Yet, good citizens
should see to it that all pay taxes
proportionately, and justly, and that
local authorities live within the income
set. He declared that it was time
however, for the tax increases to be
limited so that business and pro
fessional enterprises could have time
to build up to, the taxes which they
are now paying.
"We have had our period of ex
pansion in public expenditures, said
Mr. Maxwell. "It has been a broad
and liberal, one. . It has brought North
Carolina from near the foot of the
list of backward states to a nation
wide recognition of its place in the
forefront."
Wafhings By Seewead
Indications are that the Senate
Finance Committee will "soften" the
revision of the tariff schedules up
ward, and that agriculture will get
about wha it wants and : industry
less than it would like to have, but
still plenty. The sugar schedule will
be on va sliding scale with a limit
fixed that will prevent the retail
price of sugar going above 6 cents
a pound. Cuba is eating humble pie;
beet sugar interests will be taken
care of, and cane growers will not
suffer. The tempest threatened will
blow over, there will be a semblance
of opposition by Democrats and
sometime 'Republicans when the bill
is reported, but it will be passed
substantially as it comes from the
Finance Committee of the Senate.
The sensation of the week is the
letter of Attorney Wickersham to
the annual meeting of the Gover
nors, in which he urges that the
States enforce the prohibition law
so far as local violations are con
cerned, and the Federal Government
confine itself to interstate violations
and big producers. Little, if any,
attention would have been, paid to
the proposal coming from an ordi
nary citizen, but Mr. Wickersham is
Chairman of the Committee ap
pointed by President Hoover to
rastle with the (mestion of law vio
lations. His position justifies the
assumption that the proposal has
the tacit support of the administra;
tion, and foreshadows some change
in the Volstead Act, or at least the
method of its enforcement. Both
wets and drys draw encouragement
from the letter of the distinguished
chairman, but we venture little if
anything will come of the proposal,
as State governments will shy away
from the responsibility.
The Farm Relief Board met and
organized in Washington ' on the 15th
and is working at its job and has
served notice that it will be very
deliberate and that it will' -be hard
to get any of that five hundred mil
lion dollars which Congress is ready
to grant for the relief of agricul
ture. , Many hoped that the Board
wcvld meet and distribute the money
q.u::kly and lavishly, but evidently
its not to be done that way, inci
der Ully the Board suggests that,
wr.-s may be found by which the
fanner can relieve himself.
Senator Watson, majority Senate
leader, is urging swifter action by
the Senate Finance Committee on
the tariff,, revision bill, and predicts
the bill will be ready when the Sen
ate reconvenes August 19, and will
be passed by December 1. Watson
has a way of getting what he wants
as leader.
Prohibition Director . Doran will
license' certain distilleries to make
"medicinal whiskey." Wonder who
the favored ones will be. It means
steady operation for several and. its
safe to say there will be many ap
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North Skeenah News
Mr. Ray Sanders was in this sec
tion Saturday.
Mr. Fremon Hastings was in his
section Thursday. t
Mr. Manson Sanders from Fran din
was the guest of Mr. Robert Can en
ter Thursday. ' I
Mr. J. C. Sanders made a business
trip to Franklin Saturday.
The people of Pleasant Hill will
meet to clean off the cemetery, Satur
day, August 10th. If the weather
isn't fit Saturday, August 17th. Ev
erybody come and help clean up the
cemetery. , . '
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Carpenter and
two children of Mountain City, Ga.,
were visiting at the home of his
brother, Mr. R. L. Carpenter of thfs
section Sunday.
Misses Bertha' and v. ..
spent the day Sunday ..v.-.-
Mr. E. B. Dehart "was in this sec
tion Saturday evening on business.
' There was a great service at 'the
Pleasant Hill church Sunday evening.
We regret to give up the good
people who have left us and joined
the Franklin church. We have missed
them very much since they moved to
Franklin and it is with a sad heart
that we grant them their letters.
They were great workers in our
church. We welcome them back to
the old "mother church" and .. want
them -to come and be with us ail
they can for we love to hear their
voices ringing in songs of vpraisc to
God. . -
North Skeenah News ,
(Last Week)
Mr. and Mr?. T. F. Southards and
little daughter, Byrdanelle spent Satur
night with Mrs. Southards' parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sanders.
Miss Ida Pattori and Mr. Paul Led
ford were married at Clayton, Ga.,
July 20, v 1929.
Mr. Ray Sanders was on this creek
Saturday night.
Air. and Mrs. Edmond ' Sanders
were visiting Rev. and Mrs. Lester
Ledford Saturday night and Sunday.
Our school began last Monday with
Mr. J. L. Sanders and Selma Henson
as teachers. We hope to have a
good school this year.
Mr. Jake Cloer attended our meet
ing here Saturday and Sunday.
There Vwas a large crowd " present
at the meeting Saturday night. So
let's all come out and surrender
uno our Lord. '
Miss Elsie Sanders spent Sunday
with Miss Bertha Carpenter.
Miss Minnie Sanders and George
Kimzey spent Sunday on- Allison
r creek. 1 '
Dowdle and Beans
George W. Dowdle who lives on
Jim Gray's place near Otto is. not
waiting for the new farm board to
bring him relief, but is bringing it
to himself, Thisyear George planted
an acre and a half in beans and
contracted the crop to the cannery
at three cents per pound. He has
has picked his beans twice and has
sold to the cannery 13,403 pounds for
$402.20. Mr. Dowdle will gather the
remainder of his crop soon. The
total ?ount received from the one
and a half acres will probably run
in the neighborhood of $500v From
hits beans Mr. Dowdle will no doubt
receive enough to pay his taxes and
have some left to buy a little
"chawin' and spittin'." ,
Lludc Club Ncvs
On account of unforsccn circum
stances the open meeting of the 1915
McDowell Music club was postponed
until the summer months. On next
Monday eve, August 12th, Mr. W.
C. Jones of Tampa, Fla., formerly
of the Boston Opera company has
kindly consented to give a program
of songs for the members and friends
of the music club. This program will
be given at Camp Nikwasi, beginning
at 8:30 o'clock. Miss Phoebe Vaughn
of (amp Taukeetah will also give
Jwo dance numbers. All music lovers
are invited to attend.
Throws Money at Audience
According to reports reaching
Franklin a Baptist preacher holding
revival at the Blue Ridge Heights
Baptist church at Mountain' City last
week became somewhat wrathy at a
total collection of 75 cents fo his
services and threw the money into
the faces of his audience. A fifty
cent piece is said to have brought
blood from the head of . a female
worshiper. -The audience is said to
have refused to allow the .. minister
to preach again in that church.
Corbin to Swap With Lee
Fiddlin' Jim Corbin . who lives on
Ellijay has offered Lee Barnard a
swap of a load of nubbins for . a
load of big corn. Lee states that of
the scores of men who have, spoken
to him about his big corn, Jim is
the only man, so far, who will admit
the possibility of nubbins in his
present crop.
McClure Favors Publicity
Charlie McClure, one of the county
commissioners, visited The Press of
fice Tuesday and announced that he
is absolutely in favor of letting the
people know what becomes of their
tax money. He doese not believe
in keeping public business a secret.
Therefore Mr. McClure wants the
county expenditures of last year
published.
Poindexter To Leakesville
' ' C. C. Poindexter who has
''-'n head, coach at ,Waynesville high
'-hool .for the past two or three
ver.r-. his accepted a similar position
at Leakesville, N. . C. At present
Mr. Poindexter is spending a vacation
r:h home folks, in Macon county
find will report at: Leakesville about
August 20. . . ' ... v .' '
Pigs is Pigs
Last Saturday John Dills' of Culla
saja brought 13 O. I. C. pigs to
town and readily ' sold them for an
average of fjve dollars 'each. It is
not known what the "O. I. C." stands
for, but judging from the noise the
nigs made, it must bee short for
"Oink." Uncle Bragg Higdon advised
John Thomas to stay away from the
car, otherwise Mr. Dills would be
selling John for five dollars.
NOTICE
The northern half division of the
Macon county singing convention will
convene with the Tellico Baptist
church, Saturday and Sunday, August
10 and 11. All classes are urged
to be present. Expecting lots of
dinner out and every one must en
joy themselves
Everybody welcome nobody slighted.
CARL D. MORGAN.
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Miss Louise McCallum, Clyde Mc
Loed, Arthur McKimmon and Don
McCallum, all of Maxton, were recent
guests of Miss Virginia Sloan.
MRS. J. I. MILLER
Mrs. J. I. Miller, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Kenida Henderson was
born in Macon county, N. C, Sept.
12, 1847 and passed from this life
May 31, 1929, being 81 year 4 months
old. She was married to Rev. J. I.
Miller on August 21, 1873 and to
this union was born eight children,
two of the children died when young
and one son Rev. John 'Miller, died
a few years ago, five children sur
vive, they are: Mrs. M. A. Bolton of
Sherman, Texas;- Mrs. Lillie Casteel
of St. Louis Mo.; Mr. Truman Miller
of Bartlessville, Okla.j Mr. Chas. O.
Miller, of Charlotte, N. C. and Rev.
L. H. Miller of Biloxie, Miss.
Mrs. Miller professed faith in Christ
when she was young ( and united with
the Sugar Fork Baptist church at
Cullasaja, N. C., in her" home com
munity. She was laid to rest May
31, 1929 in the cemetery, at the Oak
Grove church in Transvlvania county,
N. C.'by the side of her two broth
ers, G. W. and C. J. Henderson.
FISHERMEN
George Dean and Walter McConnel
on, last Monday accidently got hold of
their fishing outfit. The fever began
to burn and they turned their steps
toward Cullasaja falls. Upon reach-,
ing, the coveted spot they cast their
hooks and the rainbows began to
come forth until twenty-five had been
had a full load and after rejoicing
for quite a spell they retraced their
steps homeward but George says that
Walter is the better fisherman.
NOTICE
North Carolina '
Macon County
LEE POINDEXTER
Vs. '
CHAS MORGAN
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. TOM JUSTICE
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CHAS. MORGAN
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Morgan, will take notice that warrant
of attacthment was issued, in each
of the above 'entitled actions by the
Clerk Superior Court of Macon Coun
ty on the 12 day of July, 1929,: and
that said warrants of attachment are
returnable before the Clerk Superior
Court of Macon County on the 2
day of Sept. 1929, when and where
the defendant is required to appear
and answer or the relief demanded
will be granted.
The defendant will further take
notice that an application has been
filed for the appointment of temporary
receivers of the property of the de
fendant and that an order has been
signedappointing temporary receivers
for the property of said defendant
and that application will be made on
the 2 day of September, 1929, in the
Town of Ribbinsville, North Carolina,
before the judge presiding and hold
ing the Courts of the Twentieth
Judicial District, to make said re
ceivership permanent, and the de
fendant is required to appear on
said date and show cause, if any he
has, why said .receivership should "n r,t
be made permanent.
This 1st dav of August, J929.
FRANK. I. MURRAY.
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