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VOLUME XLV
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American Civilization Is
Dependent On Schools
; By Dr. Caleb A. Ridley)
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America and American civilization,
and Constitutional human liberty, will
live and flourish only so long as our
public school system lives and flour
ishes. The Fathers were far-sighted,
almost prophetic, in laying the educa
tional cornerstones for our Republic,
and, while the schools - which they
established taught only the primary
elements . of learning, they included
two things which modern education is
in danger of losing, to the hurt of
tvery citizen: Reverence for God
and Loyalty to the Constitution.
'These men were lacking in facilities
but long on faith. They had but few
boolcs but they mastered them. - Log
houses became to -hem veritable
vestibules to Learning's ' " Imperial
Temple. They cultivated flowers and
became botanists.' They studied the
heavens and became astronomers, of
ten seeing beyond the stars. If our
modern school system produced , com
parative results according to its in
creased facilities, it would be the
educational wonder of the world ; but
it does not. Even our public schools
impress one as being mercenary out
after the dollar of the banker and
the dime of the orphan-fees, charges,
nousatiasiKrorcmrartrncamiorgar
The eyes of the whole world are
today, on America, watching, waiting
to see if she will yet commercialize
ber "public schools as she has com
mercialized most everything else.. ;
Learning must be acquired at con
siderable expense of both time and
tnoney, and promises no immediate
returns; and Americans expect pay
every Saturday night. Because Rome
could not see wherein she would be
benefitted, either in politics or ma
terial prosperity by education, she al
lowed her schools to die, and with this
death-struggle came the damnation of
Rome. Had the Roman -Empire
known that real schools are the great
est producers of wealth on earth, she
would have maintained them at any
cost; but lacking vision the people
nerish.
No government is, or can v be safe j
and permanent without giving itself j
great concern over the matter of
education. And this is peculiarly true,
of a Democracy, since the inherent ;
power, of a Republican form of gov-'
ernment rests at last with the people'
themselves. , ' J
President Hoover, while Secretary
of Commerce, gave out an interesting
interview- on education, giving it. as
his personal belief that our educa
tional system (was our greatest asset
as a nation. In the interview he said
we have 36,000,000 children in com
mon schools; 5,000,000 in high schools,'
and 800,000 others in higher educa
tional institutions.
These figures are large and sound
good to the casual reader, but the
picture lias a dark side to it. We
bave more illiteracy than any civilized
nation on earth six out of every one
hundred of our population can neither
read nor write. As the, old Japanese
proverb said :
. "At the foot of the , Lighthouse
is darkness.'!.
We drop far below England, France,
Wales, Scotland, Sweden, Norway.
Netherlands, Switzerland Denmark
and Germany. While we have six il
literates to every one hundred of our
population, Germany has only twp to
every one thousand.
L. R; Alderman, a specialist of the
Bureau of v Education in Washington,
declared recently:
NEW SUBSCRIBERS
We are not chesty just glad.
For the past several days new sub
scriptions have been coming in
daily and many are renewing.
People are having The Press sent
to friends away from here and
scores who live outside Macon
county are ordering it. Who next?
It's your move. We are here to
serve all the people all the time.
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"Illiteracy and near-illiteracy are
extremely expensive. We are los
ing a billion dollars each year
through lessened production, sick
ness and crime because of a lack
of elementary , education.
p "y saw, in France, whole camps
of our young men who had been
sent from this Republic to 'make
- the , world .safe for democracy'
and who could not read. Many
of these men did not know the
meaning of the word 'democracy.'
They could not read the Preamble
to the Constitution.
"Our military .. authorities in
. many cases, before Ihey could use
these men effectively, had to turn
schoolmasters and teach Jhem how
to read simple orders and how to
follow directions. Illiteracy, is not
only a cause of accidents, disease
and crime in times of peace, but
it is a dangerous handicap in times
of war."
There are 15,000,000 voters in Amer
ica who cannot read the English lang
uage. ,
Foreigners who have come here to
live should . be made to learn the
English language, and the United
States Government should provide the
facilities.- - -
illiterates . . '
Dr. Charles H; Judd, departmental
head of education in Chicago Uni
versity says v, .-c''
"Tbe, United States has the best
.jschools and the worst schools in
the world,"
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BY DR. RIDLEY
West Asheville News To
Publish Talks Delivered
At Deaver View
In the absence of The Press edi
tor, we take the liberty of publish
ing the following write-up taken from
the West Asheville News where Dr.
Ridley is preaching this week:
"Dr. Caleb A. Ridley, noted evan
gelist will speak this coming Sun
day to the Deaver View Baptist
church for a series 'of gospel ser
vices. Dr. Ridley is a native of
Western North Carolina, having been
born and reared in the mountains
near" Franklin. For 12 years he held
tli c pastorate of the Central Baptist
church, Atlanta, and for five sum
mers supplied for Dr. Len G. Brough
ton at the great tabernacle of that
city. Of this, Dr. Broughton says,
"Ridley is the .only man on either
side of of the sea who ever filled it
in my absence."
Dr. Ridley has 'come back to his
native heath after gaining national
recognition ' for himself. He loves
the mountains and the mountain folk
and declares he will never leave tliem
again. ' His abilities are sufficient to
overflowing the auditoriums of Ashe
ville's largest churches and 'the '"people'
of West Asheville and Deaver View
section are fortunate indeed to secure
him. The News will pulbish, if pos
sible, a series of Dr. Ridley's talks
which he will deliver at Deaver "Ciew
Baptist church, beginning this cim
ing Sunday.
Church officials extend a cordial
invitation to the general public, to
attend these meetings.
HOLT AND GRAVES
RAZZ EACH OTHER
IN FRENCH LEGION
"Hell. Island," Coming To Macon
Theatre, It Their Latest
Buddy Vehicle
Jack Holt and Ralph Graves, having
"razzed," kidded and fought ' each
other under the sea and in the air
(Continued on page 8, col.)
tilEETiGS HELD
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FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1930
SECIES
PRESBYTERIANS
HOLD KG RALLY
Franklin Sends Committee
To Assist In Marking
Official Launching
Presbyterian laymen and ministers
from Franklin and vicinity are among
the members of the General Com
mittee of the' King College Campaign
of Completion; it was ' learned from
the campaign headquarters in Bristol
today. . ;. '
Members of this General Committee
will gather at Bristol next Thursday
September ' 25, for a big educational
rally to mark the official launching
of the campaign to complete the col
lege standardization fund.
Sam R. Sells, of Johnson City, gen
eral chairman of the campaign will
preside at the session which will be
gins at 12 o'clock with, the serving
of dinner in the colloge dining room.
A program of inspiration and edu
cation will follow.
This is expected to be one of the
most important educational gatherings
in the history of the Synod of Ap
palachia, and prominent lay and min
isterial leaders will be among the
speakers. Between 200 and 300 per
sons are expected to attend.
Members of tV rnwr
-wTtrT:ClXFriefson7TrlT SlaggleTCI
A. Lowry.
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NOTICE
This is to notify any and . all
persons who have claims against
the Franklin Press Publishing Com
pany, or the Franklin Press Pub
lishing Company, and Lyles Har
ris; or any former manager of the
Franklin Press Publishing Com
pany, for prepaid subscriptions,
supplies, or any other thing or ser
vice rendered the said company or
its manager, that the present or
erators of the Press are not and
will not be responsible for any
such obligations.
. That present operators are pur
chasers for value of Printing Press
es and other equipment from the
Franklin Press Publishing Com
pany, and Lyles Harris, but are
not responsible for any debts ow
ing, or services owing by the said
Press and Lyles Harris, or former
managers.
DR. F. ANGEL, Purchaser.
Editor Willing To
Furnish Results;
But Not Faith
This is a plain word to the business
men and women of Franklin and
Alacon county, and as editor of your
paper, I ask you to consider it. Be
fore you lies another county paper
here and in a mountain community,
by and for mountain people.
It contains less than. three pages of
reading matter and nine pages of
advertising matter. No wonder the
editor lives like a lord, and boasts
of a popularity not common to the
profession !
Would you have your paper, not
only live, but be the best, county
newspaper in North Carolina, A then
those of you who have wares to
sell and trade put , them before the
people through The Press. Who is
doing the biggest business in Frank
lin? The firm that tells . the people
where to come and buy. . "
Fasting and prayer will not keep
a newspaper going nor fill your place
of business with customers. Tell the
people what you have on the market.
The men .who are back of your
paper are interested in Macon Coun
ty, as you are interested, but they
must have your sympathetic co-operation.
They are not after donations;
they are willing to do all the giving;
they only want your co-operation and
they will make every dollar you spend
(Continued on page 8, col. 3)
REV. C. F. FARRIS
HOLDS SERVE
Pastor's Subject Is "The
Seven Churches In
Revelation"
The second service of the month
was held at Union Methodist church
Sunday morning. Rev. C. F. Farris
preached on "The Seven Churches in
Revejgtipi." - '.
The pastor dwelt upon the charac
teristics of the churches in Asia at
the time of St. John. He said, "The
seven churches are the seven ages of
Christ's church up to date. We are
now living in the last age, the' church
of Laodicea." The pastor spoke on
the first of these ages, the church
at Ephesus; of the church at Smyrna,
about 96 A. D., a time of persecution ;
the church at Pergamus when Con
atantine lived, the start of the Roman
Catholic heresy; the church at Thy
atyra, the one of "wicked and sud
den heresies," forerunner of modern
ism of today when Bloody Mary sent
the saints to the stake and shed the
blood of martyrs. Then the pastor
spoke of Sardis when Martin Luther
arose, the time when the church was
"dead" and worldly. He also spoke
of the next age, church of Philadel
phia, wheur Vi.ay Whitfield," FiriiTey
iioctnnesor'in"ace7tne'"secon(rcom;
ing of Christ, etc. Then he spoke of
the "Laodicean" age in which we are
living. Christ stands at the door
and knocks, (speaking primarily to
the church, not individuals only), try
ing to get in His own church. We
can not tell the difference between
the church and the world any longer.
Let us be not lukewarm. The blood
of martyrs is the seed-of the church,
but today it is not persecution that
hurts His cause but worldliness and
lack of the Holy Ghost within the
church.
Cooperative Carlot
Potato Sale Here
Sept. 30--Oct. 1
There will be a cooperative carlot
potato sale held at the warhouse of
Osbourne Building Material company
on Tuesday and Wednesday, Scptem-.
ber 30 and October 1. The price will
be one dollar per bushel paid at the
car and the buyer will furinsh his
own sacks.
All persons who have potatoes for
sale at this time may sell in the sale
even if they have not seen or noti
fied me of the number they will have.
Because of the short time we will
have to notify each person I am
asking that each person tell their
neighbors as soon as possible so they
can sell if they desire.
FRED. SLOAN, County Ggent
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Rev. Clifton Irvin
Will Preach At Local
Methodist. Church
Reverand G. Clifton Ervin will
preach Sunday morning at the Meth
odist church 'on. 'the theme, "Facing
the Sunrise." At 7:30 in the evening
he will preach on the subject, "What
Is . In Yyur Hand?" This service,
as well as all the evening services,
will be especially for the young peo
ple. Mr. Ervin will preach at Car
son's Chapel at the afternoon hour.
The Epworth Leagues will holl
their services promptly at 6 :45 p. m.
All the young people of the church
and community are cordially invited to
attend this service which is of, by
and for the young people.
The Third Quarterly Conference will
be held next Wednesday evening,
October 1st, immediately after the
mid-week prayer service. Every mem
ber of the Quarterly Conference is
urged to attend this meeting.
NOW is the time to subscribe for
YOUR home paper. Get all the news
first hand.. Keep in touch with your
county and its affairs.
NUMBER THIRTY-NINE
ALLEY VISITS OLD
WHITESIDE HOf.lC
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Paints Picture Of Beauty
And Grandeur Of Car
olina Mountains
DRINKS FILL OF WATER
West Prong Of Chattooga
River Fresh Fom Heart
Of Mountain
The Hon. Felix Alley of Waynes
ville is a prose-poet. He surpasses
any man among us in his choice se
lection of words and his pictures arc
painted with the artist's touch.
We pass on to our readers one of
the most beautiful pictures of his
facile pen:
A few days ago, in company with
my youngest son and Reverend W. L,
Hutchins, pastor of the Methodist
church at Waynesville.'I went back to
the old home and scenes of my child
hood at the base of Whiteside moun
tain, in the southern part of Jackson
county; .where my parents lived to
gether for fifty-nine years, and where
their ten children were born and
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wnTcn-rrses" ?,UU(r"teer"abOvethFTeveI'
of the sea, and stood upon the rugged
cliffs and crags forming that tower
ing mountain, , subdued and' toned in
their gigantic grandeur by the blue
haze that is ever present in the Blue
Ridge range.
In the days agone, I have often
times stood upon those majestic
heights at day-break, and, looking to
ward the East, have watched the
sombre drapery of the clouds roll up
like a scroll from the rim of the
horrizon, as the red torch of the
Morning enkindled upon the stainless
crests of a thousand hills a line of
crimson fires, and sent forth ten
thousand shafts of light to herald the
coming of the God of the Day.
I have stood there when the shadows
of the coming darkness were falling
around me, and I have seen the Even
ing hang her silver crescent, on the
brow of Night, and emulate and equal
the awakening glory of the Dawn with
the beauty of the sleepy Twilight.
I , have stood there in the Winter
time at Midnight, and listened sorrow
fully to the' ice-laden winds as they
sighed through the dismantled for
ests, and watched the snow-fields
glistening in the Moonlight like foam
flecked billows in a stormy sea, while
a million Stars of Hope flashed back
the promise that the soft balmy air
and the gentle rains of springtime
would come aain, and renew the
splendors of our beautiful mountain
world. , ..
I have stood there in the summer
time at noon-day, a thousand feet
above the clouds, and watched . the
thunder-storm beat mercilessly upon
(Continued on page 8, col. U)
BERT CHOPS WOOD;
SAM SWINGS DASH,
FOR SHERIFF'S JOB
A gentleman was telling us that
he heard that Mr. Bert Slagle
was out in the country a few days
ago,, and in passing a house saw
a lady chopping wood, so he goes
in and asks her to let him chop
the wood for her. After chopping
wood for about one hour, and al
most exhausted, he took his scat
on the front porch to rest, and
in the conversation which followed
he mentioned that he was running
for Sheriff on. the Democratic
ticket, and would appreciate the
support of her and her husband.
The lady remarked, she hardly
knew what to say, as Sam Franks
was running for Sheriff on the Re
publican ticket, and that both par
ties had been so nice to the fam
ily, and that Mr. Franks was on
the back porch churning.