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Half Cocked
Now that filling stations along the
highways are selling hot-dogs motor
ists had better look out or the ab
sent-minded service man will be fill
ing the tank with sausage and putting
mustard in the crankcase.
Maybe the reason some people stick
to the straight and narrow path is
tecause there isn't so much traffic
CO. it.
They say the Chinese make better
soldiers since discarding their pig-
. tails. Maybe it makes them harder
to catch.
Marriages may be' made in heaven,
tut the cars in Franklin homes have
teen the scene of a lot of prelimi
naryarrangements. Why is it that if you are right 99
times and wrong once everybody re
members the time you were wrong?
In Russia the Soviet has abolished
Sunday as a day of rest. The auto
and golf did that in this country
hn ago. '
Another advantage in living in
Franklin instead of a big city is you
don't have to wear out a pair of
shoes here running out to see if the
jolice have put a ticket on your car
The world may be growing smart
er, but a lot of hunters will pull load
ed shotguns through barbed-wire
fences this winter.
Virtue always , has its own reward
Yoat can always find a lot of park
ing space near a church.
. What Franklin man ever expected
to see the time when a pair of high
Keeled shoes and cotton stockings
would be classed as antiques?
... Another thing we've never been
ale to understand is what . happens
A "to a crowd immediately after the pa
rade has passed.
Conld you refer to a man who has
tiree pair of shoe as being well
tetled?
When a Franklin girl listens to the
fellow who is courting her she doesn't
t t&lize that she is listening to the
same line of hot air , Father used
Ttben he was courting Mother.
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.; -inoiner imng xne ciiy-ureu man
can't understand is how a farmer gets
f-r tr crow without snrinlclinc it.
Every time a Franklin man has a
talf-hour . to spare he uses it up
lathering another man who hasn't any
srare time.
"" Just because a girl has a ringing
Lx!n is no reason to suppose she
"would make a good telephone opera
te Publicity Seekers
"pvTOW A woman drives a car for
80 hours without stopping for
sleep in order to establish an en
trance record for women. A boy
sets up a pole in his backyard and re
mains perched on the top of it for
Cays just to make a record. One
woman even claims to have set the
record for continuous rocking in a
torch rocking chair. This rage for
t sing useless things just to "set a
I :ccrd" is getting as ridiculous as it
is silly. The one purpose behind it
11, of course, is to secure publicity
i e ones trying for "endurance rec-r
." being far more interested in
C.zir x.z::zs in V - r-rcrs iUs.n
FIIOSPHIIITY MID THE EVIL
ENCHANTMENT '
jjORTH CAROLINA'S supreme problem today
is the production of elementary necessities. The
millions sent out of the State annually for the pur
chase of food and feedstuff which might easily be
produced at home represents an extravagance and a
loss which must shortly, unless immediate and far
reaching remedial action is taken, result in economic
''disaster. - -. ' . ; 7 . . .
This is potentially one of the richest agricultural
regions in the entire world. There is no reason, oth
er than our own deliberate disregardof familiar eco
nomic laws, why it should not be a land blossoming
in prosperity and with the gaunt spectres of under
nourishment and hunger unheard of. What is there
that we need that we cannot produce at home? Is
there any evil enchantment upon North Carolina's
rich acres that would prevent the growth of corn,
wheat, potatoes, -.beans, apples, hay, and the great
secondary crops of cattle, hogs, and poultry?
The only evil enchantment I know of is that of the
, so-called "money crops." Deserting the green oasis
of diversified farming, our people have followed the
mirage of huge profits from cotton and tobacco into
a trackless desert of uncertainty and gloom and in
stead of the anticipated profits, they have harvested
deficits and, in a tragic, number, of instances, actual
undernourishment and want have resulted. - .
This dinner, given chiefly in honor of the members
of the North Carolina Press Association because of
their great power to shape and mould public opinion,
dramatizes a single remedy for a serious situation.;
Let North Carolina produce its elemental food ne
cessities and prosperity and plenty will not be long
in returning. For the process Ms cumulative in its
operation and the more corn, hogs, cattle and poul
try we raise, the more will our cotton and tobacco
bring. In this way and in this way 'onlycan they
be once more converted from "hunger" into "mon-
ey crops ana suostantiai and enduring prosperity
assured. v
O. MAX GARDNER,
Governor.
than most of us can understand. But
they do, and they continue to disgust
the public, and probably will until
the newspapers of the land cut out
mentioning the "stunts." That will
,stop them in a hurry, for there'll be
no more of them when there's no
more publicity.
Lower Living Costs
PLANS to reduce the cost of liv
ing are easy to discuss, but as
Mark Twain once said about the
weather, "Nobody seems to be doing
anything to change it."
Now comes good news, news that
certainly will be welcomed in every
Franklin home, to the effect that the
Associated Grocery Manufacturers of
America, comprising 230 leading manu
facturers or grocery products, intend
to do more than talk. They have
embarked upon a world-wide investi
gation looking toward the reduction
of distribution costs in, their industry
for the direct purpose of benefitting
the consumer. They realize that the'
cost of distribution is what jnakes
living costs high, and they feel that
if they can lower this it will mean a
direct saving to the consumers of all
food products. A low price "creates
a larger volume of sales, so naturally
both the producer and the retailer
would, in the long run, profit by a
re 'uction in distribution costs.
. The grocers are starting on a
wrothwhile campaign, and one in line
with the modern idea of lower prices
through mass production. It deserves
to succeed because if it is a .success
it will bring relief to the dinner
tables of millions of Americans. If
this group can lower living costs by a
reduction in the cost of distribution,
then maybe the clothing industry can
cp t e v-nt thsn-r.. "n rVan-
A Candle .
(By Grace Noll Crowell)
A candle" is a lovely .thing
To light for Him tonight:
A slim white candle, straight and tall,
To make the darkness bright.
So white He was, so tall and straight,
That, all the dark was lit
A pathway widening out ahead
When He walked into it.
A candle burning in the night!
A symbol bf the One "
Who shed a glow of circling light
Until His work was done,
Then flickering out upon a cross,
Upon a darkened hill,
It lit again the Light of .Earth
And it is burning still.
" JESUS, MISUNDERSTOOD
(By '.TroyfK Horn)
Jesus left heaven on his on accord,
Was born in a manger, my Saviour
and Lord;
He forsook His home and the angels
above, ;. '
To- bring salvation and divine
perfect love.
There never was a mortal who did
such a deed; v-- v
AH powerful and perfect, yet
apparently in need,
He said to the Father, "I will go
down on earth,
And .conquer old Satan with an
untimely birth."
Though spotless and humble, He came
to his own, .
And chose a lone stable instead of
a throne.
How beautiful t and pure and Sweet
and good I
He is tsill overlooked and mis
understood. Cullasaja, N. C, Dec. 7, 1929.
Dear Santa Claus : I am a little
boy nine years old., For Christmas
I want a little toy car, a knife, and
a watch, ajhd some nuts, candy, aivl
Highlands, N. C.
Dec. 17, 1929.
Dear Lyles :
I am enclosing you check for $1.50
for a year's subscription to The Press.
I want to take advantage of your
$1.50 rate, as I don't think it will be
worth $2.00.
Please see to it that Lee Barnard
gets that derby hat for Christmas
and tell John Thomas to try to think
of something .else than writing pre
posterous stories about that old man
having 40 children down in Georgia
I am inclined to agree with the nurse
at the hospital. I think that some
thing ought to be done to him instead
of for him.
With many wishes" for a pleasant
Christmas, I am,
Your friend, ,
. FRANK HILL.
LETTERS TO
SANTA CLAUS
Prentiss, N. C, Dec. 19. 1929.
Dear , Santa : As it is just a week
till Christmas I thought I had better
write you what to bring me. I want
candy, oranges, nuts, raisins, and a
tea set, a big sleepy doll. 1 will
hang up my stocking and will try , to
get mother to leave the door open so
you can get in. Dear Santa, don't
forget the little orphan girls i and
boys. Bring them just lots of good
things, Good night, Marie Ledford.
Cullasaja, N. C, Dec 7, 1929.
Dear Santa: I am a little boy
twelve years old. I go to school and
I am in the seventh1 grade. For
Christmas I want a . watch, a knife,
a coaster wagon and some nuts, candy
and oranges.
Your little friend, Claude Ramey.
Prentiss, N. G, Dec. 18, 1929.
Dear Santa : Please bring me some
candy, apples, oranges, nuts and a
gun and a little dog so when it snows
I can go hunting. Altho I am just
two years old, I feel as big as dad,
I wear long overalls and dady calls
me his man. I would like to have
a knife 1 so when I kill a squirrel
I can skin him. I'll ring off as I am
sleepy. ' ' Calvin Ledford.
Prentiss, N. CV Dec. 19, 1929.
Dear Santa Claus : We. are Marion
Ledford's two - little boys. Ellis and
Wilson. We want apples, oranges,
candy, nuts and a little, coaster wag
on, a knife a piece, box of crayons.
3anta, don't forget little boys and
girls that has no father or mother.
Visit them with your very best. .
We remain,
IVilson and Ellis Ledford.
Cullasaja, N. C, Dec. 7, 1929.
Dear Santa Claus: I am a little
girl five years old. For Christmas
I want a toy sewing machine, a doll,
a tea set, a little rocking chair, some
candy, nuts and oranges.
Your little girl, Dorothy Ramey.
EXECUTRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as executrix of
Chas. Kinsland, deceased, late of
Macon county, N. C, this is to notify
all persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned on or before
the 20 day of December, 1930, "or' this
notice will be plead in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate will please make im
mediate settlement. This 20 day of
December, 1929.
FANNIE GUESS, Executrix.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator of
Mrs. S. L. Edwards, deceased, late of
Macon county, N. G, this is to no
tify all persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased to ex
hibit them to the undersigned on or
before the 12 day of December, 1930,
or this notice will be plead in bar
of their recovery. ' All persons indebt
ed to said estate will please make im
mediate settlement. This 12 day of
December, 1929.
4tjan9p F. H, POTTS, Administrator.
T. J. JOHNSTON
State of North Carolina,
Macon County.
Entered Dec. 2, 1S29.
Advertised Dec. 2, 1529. -No.
ISC51.
T. J. Johnston enters and claims
20 acres land, more or less, in Nan
tahala township. Beginning at a
Spanish oak, beginning corner of
Grant 2295, runs south 65 east to
the: second corner of 2295 to a hick
ory; then south 25 west to the third
corner of 2295, a black oak; then
south 65 east to top of ridge; then
in a south direction to the line of
3619; then' with the line to the be
ginning so as to include all the va
cant land lying between No. '2295 and
No. 3619, being 20 acre, more or
less.. ' " 7
This 2nd day of Dcccr'l-'r, Tl
H H V.' . A ..- . J
General Mica and Clay Company
vs
Grucndlcr Patent Crusher and Pul
verizer Co.
The defendant above named will
take notice that a summons in the
above entitled action was issued
against the defendant on the 5th clay
of December, 1929, by the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Macon county,
North Carolina,' for the sum of $5,-
283.32 due said plaintiff on account .
of breach of contract, which summons
is returnable thirty days from the ,
5th day of January, 1930. - t
Hie defendant will also tak f
that a warrant of attachmi
been issued by the Clerk of hit Si
perior Court of Macon county cn the K
5th day of December, 1929,; against
the property of the defendant, which
is returnable before the said Clerk
of the Superior Court on ..the 6th
day of January, 1930, when and
where the defendant was required to
appear and answer or demur to the t
complaint, or the relief demanded
would be granted. '
This the 5th day of December, 1929.
FRANK 1 1. MURRAY. ,
J&J4tJ2 Clerk of Superior Court.
North Carolina, Macon County.
In The Superior Court, , (
Before The Clerk. C.
George B. Farmer; Administratorc'
the. Estate of J. M. Farmer, deceasec
Lexie Ledford and husband, Oscal
Ledford, George B. Farmer, in-
dividually, and wife, Frances Farx
vs
Flora Farmer, widow of J. M. FafAt
er, deceased, Blanche' Patton and H
band, lorn patton, James farmer ant
wife, Zoa Farmer, Hettie Coward and
husband, Oaude Coward, John Farm
er and wife, Lillian Farmer, and
Charlie Farmer
The defendants, Claude Coward.
Hettie Coward and Charlie Farmer in
the above named cause will take no
tice that an action as above entitled
has been commenced -in the Superior
Court of Macon County, North 'Caro
lina, to the end that lands of which-
. ... -jt
J. M. Farmer died seized may be
sold to make assets to pay. existing
debts against the estate of said T. '
M. Farmer, and the defendants will W---take
notice that they are required to
appear within thirty days from the
2nd day , of January, 1930, in the of
fice of the Clerk of the Superior,,
Court of Macon county. North Caro
lina and answer or demur to the v
complaint in said action, or the plain
tiffs will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded.
This the 2nd day of Decerriber, 1929,
FRANK I. MURRAY,
Clerk of the Superior Court,Yv,f r.
Macon County, N. C. .
J&J4tD26 , I , : V
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina
Macon County
Alfred Higdon & Dick Hudson trad
ing & doing business under the
firm name and stvle of Frankli
in I
Hardware Company. $
Vs. . ... I
and wife, OUi Sutfjn 1
by virtue of 5n exe-
Wm. Sutton
Under and
cution directed to the undersigned
from the Superior Court of Macon
County in the above entitled action
I will, on - Monday, the 6th day o .
the court house door in the Town!
of Franklin, Macon County, North I
Carolina, sell, to the highest bidder
for cash, to satisfy said execution
all the right, title and interest of A
the defendants, Wm. Sutton and
wife, Ollie Sutton, in and to the fol
lowing described tract ' or parcel ofCs
land:
Being lot No. 19 of the lands com
prising the estate of the late W. A.
Curtis, as appears frcntplat made ,
thereto by E. L. Allen, rSttrvcyor,
and recorded in the Office ofthV
Register of Deeds for Macon County
in Book of Plats and Maps No. 1,
page 7, to which reference is hereby
made for a more full description;
and being all the lands described in a
deed dated June 4, 1927, from Alvah
Pearce and wife, Ruth' Pearce, i to
Ollie Sutton, which deed s recorded
in Book 0-4, page 122, Records 1 of
Macon County. Also, te dwelling
house and all other buildings located
on the above describe
tract of
land, said land and prei
the same land and preir4
lises beincc
ses in the
notice and claim ci V
merit.
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