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..an two THE I 4lAILIiJ Ftli-wj, I Ai .LL I, II. TIIU::cday, ci;rn:: i;-, l Tiie Franklin Prccs rUBLISIIED EVERY THURSDAY LYLES HARRIS...., Ed'tor SUBSCRIPTION RATES fSubicriptiont PayatU in AiwneO r,. Vf $10 l'$kt Months lx Months ' LJe Copies 1.00 .75 5c ADVERTISING RATES Very reasonable, andVitt be made known Om request. .. l e .nfo a tine for Cards of ciaks, Resolutions of Respect, mJ-.JJ oi emenaimucui. cLarged. . . . it. a "Franklin. N. Cm V matter. WMa . , m m, ,, home of the very good library ; TUtnce in Franklin some time UU was . Is it possible that our people have quit .. -J. it.- nnp'i business leading, or is n urn 7"-..- . Same no ones business and the thing just atorally eased out of existence? nr- that this institution should be IV C , , , . DDtned up, revived, or rejuvinated or what wer.it is that is done to aonnam. -u f:.i. encrffpst that some ofthe ladies iUlUl v u DO - . tfabs find time to take this matter up? Pro- vded, of course, that enough general inters vould be taken in the use ot tne nnrary sake it worth while. Advertising Advertisine. like' life itself, keeps us all passing. But the we ones among us go on advertising, as they go on living, to Vwy . and be happy, leaving the knotty problems of theory in either case to the economists and fcitrnnhers. Eat. drink and advertise for tomorrow ye may die. The Franklin Press TI helo vou. not to die but to live and ad vertise merrilv. No business man needs to lave more said on the subject. If his, own tJservations have not convinced him he cannot be convinced nor would he succeed with his advertising campaign if he were convinced. Stop It Now , HHE NEWS item appearing in this week's K naoer describing the rocking of a car after dark on Highway 28 carried an ominous 'taarninir. ' We feel that simply calling the at tention to the cowardly, unethical and danger- Mi art is all that is necessary. . ru W who actually did the stoning were . boys ten or twelve years of age and no doubt did it purely in a spirit of devilment, isever- thtless, there are many mischievous pranics -terh r hased. consciously or unconsciously cn the criminal complex. And parents, when they find children inclined to such things, are cmHtv of ktoss neglect of their parential tesponsibilities if they do not use every means in their power to discourage sucn xoiucuww. i""-" ....... Pav Ud Week Would it not be a fine thing for us to have a "You Pay Me and I Will Pay Him Week? There must be a Tot of duplication in all our tm. nntpc arm all. Where such a plan bas been tried, it has worked wonderfully well. If there is nothing else that it can do it Kinaa nntr tn annroach his gives every unc an i'y . . AAtnr and creditors and talk things over. Vrv often there is a way to ease off, one . : At Qtrainst another thereby making the sum 'total of transactions less complicated. Clears the ' atmosphere so to speak; In one town .t. it was tried it was estimated that over half the book 'debts, were-'.wiped off and that ' ninety per cent of the remainder was solidified If there is any individual or group ot . in- . dividuals that , will take the lead in promoting this. The Franklin Press will print the circu- ' lars necessary and run a half Aage ad free from now till the beginning of 'theVppointed ..week. - Any cooperation ? r Another Wise Move The selling of the Franklin Power plant by " the Jupollo Public Service company to the Continental Public Utilities company is the ' first of a series of major transactions that are destined to take place at Franklin and vicinity within the very near future. It is with an eye to the-future developments that the town board of Aldermen last week signed a contract with the Harwood-Beebee ' company of Spartanburg, S. C, to prepare ' preliminaries and estimates of all pc.-sible sources of water -supply and location:; for water works and report their findings to the governing body. ; . We think that the town board has acted wisely in taking time by the forelock in the ' event that we secure, at any time, in the future industries that would require a larger waater supply than that we now have. ' , There is also another . reason why this Js J a well thoughtout move on the part of the city fathers. And tha is that the town, in'the natural course of expansion, will soon be needing larger and more, dependable water l t"T?1y than the one that we noW have. Clean Streets CHIEF Henry has made an appeal to every self respecting citizen, regardless of whether or not they are disciples of civic righteousness, , or believers' in common de cency, to please refrain from throwing trash, tin cans, etc., on the street, especially im mediately after the streets have been washed. The Chief says that no street forc.e no matter how large, can keep the streets clean without "the assistance of the citizens. And it is his desire to keep our town so im maculate that it will not only enchance it ,in the eyes of our own citizens but will cause , .- 1.1 ' 1 Wo fav our out ot town gucsu v - j are in a town that has self pride enough to keep clean. . In this very worthy endeavor the Chief of Police has the whole hearted suport of the Franklin Press. Just by way of preliminary Mixtion, the indications are that about fifty five-gallon spitoons should be placed at ctratPcnCal ooints. Mainly around the court house, and certain well patronized loafing ;t, nn main street. We want ; tones 10 fi t home in our town, but if using the court house floor and sidewalks as cuspidors makesthemfeel at home, well In Exchange pnninff last week the Franklin Press was' e.nt free to the principals of each rura. school. This will be continued as long as school lasts on. one condition. And that is that .u. ...Ar, in to the Press every week some items of interest about school work or items of local interest in the community. The material sent in need not be of any set kind. One school sent in last week some exercises ir composition. Another sent in the honor roll. Even a letter to the editor discussing any thing that is of interest at the .moment such as the condition of the roads, the farming activities of the counttry side., the church news or the social news, will be gladly received. This can, and often does take the torm 01 a school exercise and is sent in one week by one erade and another week by another. After a week or two the Press will be cut off from the schools that are not actively cooperating in the plan, for we will take this to mean that the Press in not wanted. ". Help The Press wishes, just as soon as it can become accustomed to the change in manage ment, to have several departments that will be run and for the benefit of the various activities of our community. The farm page is one. We can attend to that. The church news and services calendar is another. This - we must have some, help with. So far we have "not bfign able to get the preaching dates of the rural Methodist churches nor a correct list of the Sunday school officials of most of the churches We also would like to run a club news column. With this it is necessary that we have the cooperation of the local club officials That is in case they would care to. We would like to have a social column to keep the society news up to date. Here again, we will need the active assistance of the social leaders. We would like to have an authentic report of each meeting of the town board, the county board of commissioners and the county board of education when they meet, that the public may keep posted on its business. And, finally, we would like to have a page of interest to house keepers. v Here again it will be necessary for the ladies of the town and county to say if they would care to help. It occurred to us that this page would prove of help and interest if it was run as a woman's exchange. It would carry cooking, sewing and household reciepts such as had been tried and found successful among the neighbors, as Well as iterhs'rrbf general interest to house keeping. r' , . Any suggestions along the above lines will be gratefully received. clutch out and put the gear in neutral; then wave to the child to pass across. Immediately afterward you will have a remarkable feeling of satisfaction that will more than repay you for the few moments that you may have lost. There is something about a child's smile that cannot be . measured in terms of this world's goods: , This applies to the dangerous turn in the road in front of the school house. It seems to us that the town constable might be detailed to be at the entrance of the school walk each afternoon just as school lets out. TTn1f some such orecaution is taken sooner ' , . or' later 1 the" mangled form of , some ones child will be to gather up: Then it will be too late in so far as that little life is concerned. To say the least, such a precaution is- cheap insurance. Will who ever has the authority give the order? And will all motor ist please exercise that same degree of care and caution towards the little ones that they would like to have shown to themselves? Such consideration is only common justice after all. Town and County Since time began; and since. Creation was ordered. on the plan it is, all things begin and. end in the soil. We cry for the other fellow to give us relief, forgetting oft times that relief given is often hardships imposed. But relief made for ourselves and by ourselves is true relief in every sense of the word. This being so, it is imperative that, for the true progress and prosperity essential to the welfare of mankind, that the two communities, town and country, living as they do interde pendant on each other, keep step along the line of progress. The town authorities have made two very long steps forward within the last few days. In so far as we have been able to ascertain, the County authorities, have, to say the least, remained oblivious to any possible forward steps that they might be able to take towards advancing the county's farming interest. We say farming interest advisedly for we are sure that no iorw .r l movement for the county can come into cxiieh:e. without basing its actions on the farming industry. There can be no questioning the fact that Macon county, to arrive at that stage of farm development for which nature has so bountifully provided, must have more tillers of the soil. More farmers of the right kind must be induced to settle in our fertile valleys. We believe that this can be done to the best advantage by a thorough survey of the existing farm conditions and an estimate of the possible development. And we respect fully submit that the proper authority for doing this is the county board of commission ers. And further we submit that if this is not done, that as things are going, our ' com munity will grow lopsided with the town on the heavy side to the lasting and grievous injury to the country side and the citizens living therein. Oilier ConimiiiG PUBLIC OFFICIAL SHOULD COME DOWN OFF THE PERCH An exchange says, anc$ states gospel truth, too that "Up in Cleveland, Ohio, th manag ing editor and an editorial writer on a news paper were sentenced to a month in jail and fined $500 because they criticized a public official. "These men took exception to the action bf a judge in granting a temporary injunction to prevent a sheriff stopping betting at a race track. "Contempt of court," , ruled the judge,'; and the ' sentences' followed, although both prisoners are free on bail pending an ap peal. "With the Cleveland case itself, we are not interested. But Newton D. Baker, former secretary of war, who appeared for the defendants, put his finger squarely on the fundamental principal involved when he said: "The strength of America's government is found in the fact that all citizens may criti cize their officials to their hearts' content, unless such criticism interferes with a proper performance of duty and administration of justice." "Public officials in America are servants, of the people. Their acts should be, and are, open to praise or blame. Such officials "are not infallible. Their elevation to office does not clothe their ! acts with sanctity. They are human beings, the same as all other men, and just as prone to err perhaps even more so by reason of greater temptations. "The very minute such public officials con clude they are little gods, and hot human beings, that minute they classify themselves the masters instead of the servant of the people, just that minute do we lose one of the most sacred rights given us by our consti tutionthe freedom , of speech and of the press. . "And it is well for our courts and their of ficials to remember this. Moses was the only man known in history whose laws should be considered of divine origin." Child Safety Listen, Mr. Motorist ! Have you ever had this experience ? You came to a corner and noticed a child, or maybe, two or three child ren, on the sidewalk . about ready to cross the street. Have you ever thought of the thoughts that might be turbukntly disturbing the little one's mind? He has been told to be careful in crossing the street, and has been warned of all the dire mishaps that might occur to him. He has been told also that he must get to school on time. The child stands on the corner and when he sees an opening, gets ready to dash across. Then your car looms ' up like some giganticogre' barring his pathway. The child darts back to the curbing, almost ready to cry with vexation and disappointment, and no doubt with his heart pounding rapidly. Now is your chance to prove that you are human! Step on the brake, throw , the Indian Summer In the very air there seems to be a sense, of waiting. Waiting and expcting. Its the lull before the change. Soon the leaves will take on the varied hues of the rainbow. Just what it is that makes this time of year so full of sweet sadness, we cannot find words to tell unless it is that it's the realization that another of nature's courses has been run, that one span of life is finished and there is only the reward, whatever it may be, to come. The great treck of holiday visitors home ward begins about the first of September regardless of what would be in 'store for the tourists that lingers longer in the moun tains. .The gorgeous colors of the Indian summer is the phenomenon de luxe of the mountains. It is true, of course, that many of our visitors are college students and school teachers who have to hurry home before va cation ends. Only in certain very limited periods of the summer can they get board. There' are, however, thousands of other pople for-whom one season of the year is as con venient as any other, except that they have the idea firmly planted ' in their heads that summer is the only time of the year to be caught in the mountains. Nine times in ten a man with one, two, or three weeks va cation will sandwich in his holiday 'some time between the Fourth of July and the first of September, not merely because the weather is hot but because this is the conventional season when people play. Of course, by following this practice he escapes a bit of work in the hottest season of the year. But he also has the hottest season for his play. And all too often for his peace of mind he finds the hotels packed the trains crowded and the roads dangerously crowded with motor cars. There is something to be said for vacations later in the year, when Nature is attired in , her most gorgeous splen dor, when there is a crisp , sparkle in the air...... or is this just a wistful sigh for a summer season . that is over. - NON-ADVERTISERS PAY IT Whose advertising bills do you pay? The merchant who does noe advertise pays the, advertising bills for the one who, does. ' Every merchant ' in business pays for ad vertising, whether he uses it or not. If a competitor's advertising takes business' away from him, the profit he would have made on the lost sale is what his competitor's ad vertising costs him. ,. You have perhaps wondered how some stores can afford to spend such enormous sums for advertising. That is easy to fathom. Their competitors, who don't advertise, and whose business they take, pay for their advertising. Say the Jones family is a customer of yours. They have $60 they intend to spend with you. They read the advertising of your com petitor and are induced to spend their $60 with him instead of spending it with you. The store makes 20 per cent or $12 on the sale. It deducts, we will say, the $1 advertis ing cost and has $11 profit left. The advertis ing has cost nothing. It got back its cost and had $11 profit it would not have had except for the. advertising. . Who paid for this advertising? Did the advertiser pay? No. He got back the cost and profit besides. Did the purchaser pay ? No. He paid only the regular price. , Then who did pay? The merchant that did not advertise paid for his competitor's advertising. He not only paid for the other fellow's advertising, but he paid out of his cash drawer the profit his competitor made on the sale. The merchant that doesn't advertise pays the advertising bill for the one that does. He pays in loss of sales and loss of profits. Red Bluffs, Cali fornia, News. Editor Lyles Harris : Dear Mr. Harris: I notice that testimonials have already reached the Press office, and bear evidence of good will. I do not Kke to lag behind a friendly crowd, and must hasten my steps. Your predecessor, Major Harris, is a valued inena or mine, ana aia nis wonc wen, tnougn he slipped off before I had the opportunity to shake, hands with him, however, this is a pardonable oversight. His successor in the person of yourself now handles the Press rudder and so I feel assured of a safe voyage. The pilot's eye is keen, and no breakers will, strike the Press. V But, to come a little nearer to the purpose of this note, your agricultural paragraphs set forth better plans for the tillage of the soil, and cannot fail to inspire the farmer boys with fresh energy. Indeed, the scope of your editorials covers a wide field, and no Macon industry will, escape its share of-attention. Your vocabulary is full and at your finger tips. , V " . May a complete measure of success be yours, , J. K. BRYSON. '
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