Franklin - northwest of McKinney
JOTTINGS FROM FRANKLIN
(McKinney) Daily Courier Gazette, February 7, 1938
by Mrs. O. S. Scott
Franklin community is one of the oldest in the county, located about eight or nine miles northwest of McKinney. Its only store is located on the pike and is known as "Walt's Place." Its proprietors are Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hamm, who are enjoying a good trade. Theirs is the only store in this vicinity and affords a needed convenience for housewives and mothers, especially in times of emergency for needed merchandise. Mr. and Mrs. Hamm are certainly a worthy young couple. It is to their credit that they take an active part in all community affairs. Mrs. Hamm is an active member of the Franklin Home Demonstration Club, one of the several organizations of the kind in the county.
We made an especially enjoyable call at the home of Mrs. Roy Ramey, which is located just across the road from the Franklin schoolhouse. Mrs. Ramey and her husband were spending the day at Chambersville with their friends, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Harpole, but a daughter-in-law of theirs, Mrs. W. O. Hamey, being at home, made us enjoy our brief stop in with them. Mrs. W. O. Ramey and two bright little sons, Chas. Owen, aged three, and W. D., only six months old, made an interesting group, and we were made glad indeed to be with them even if only on a short visit.
Franklin has a two-teacher school with Mrs. G. Frank Wolford of McKinney as Principal and Miss Nellie Robinson as Assistant. These ladies have been teachers in this school for five consecutive years, which is to the credit of both the teachers and the community. These experienced educators are giving the community an excellent school which is the explanation of their continuance as instructors, year after year. The enrollment thus far this year totals 29 pupils. This school, whose new building was erected only a little more than a year ago, has a large concrete storm cellar on the campus as a safety retreat in case of sudden coming up of a dangerous cloud or tornado for the teachers and pupils to seek shelter in.
Good roads have been a great boon for this community in lifting it out of the black mud and enabling the farmers and their families living here to get about, going and coming in all kinds of weather. Good roads are conveniences that are well worth their cost.
The Franklin Home Demonstration Clubhouse is located near the school campus. It is a great convenience for the enterprising farm women, who belong to the club to hold their meetings in and carry along their work as a group. The work of the Home Demonstration Clubs are of great benefit to the farm women and girls of this county - and the Franklin Club is no exception to this rule. They can sew and learn more about cooking and other household arts. All honor to these good club women, who are doing so much to help solve the economic and social problems on the farm.
(McKinney) Daily Courier Gazette, February 7, 1938
by Mrs. O. S. Scott
Franklin community is one of the oldest in the county, located about eight or nine miles northwest of McKinney. Its only store is located on the pike and is known as "Walt's Place." Its proprietors are Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hamm, who are enjoying a good trade. Theirs is the only store in this vicinity and affords a needed convenience for housewives and mothers, especially in times of emergency for needed merchandise. Mr. and Mrs. Hamm are certainly a worthy young couple. It is to their credit that they take an active part in all community affairs. Mrs. Hamm is an active member of the Franklin Home Demonstration Club, one of the several organizations of the kind in the county.
We made an especially enjoyable call at the home of Mrs. Roy Ramey, which is located just across the road from the Franklin schoolhouse. Mrs. Ramey and her husband were spending the day at Chambersville with their friends, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Harpole, but a daughter-in-law of theirs, Mrs. W. O. Hamey, being at home, made us enjoy our brief stop in with them. Mrs. W. O. Ramey and two bright little sons, Chas. Owen, aged three, and W. D., only six months old, made an interesting group, and we were made glad indeed to be with them even if only on a short visit.
Franklin has a two-teacher school with Mrs. G. Frank Wolford of McKinney as Principal and Miss Nellie Robinson as Assistant. These ladies have been teachers in this school for five consecutive years, which is to the credit of both the teachers and the community. These experienced educators are giving the community an excellent school which is the explanation of their continuance as instructors, year after year. The enrollment thus far this year totals 29 pupils. This school, whose new building was erected only a little more than a year ago, has a large concrete storm cellar on the campus as a safety retreat in case of sudden coming up of a dangerous cloud or tornado for the teachers and pupils to seek shelter in.
Good roads have been a great boon for this community in lifting it out of the black mud and enabling the farmers and their families living here to get about, going and coming in all kinds of weather. Good roads are conveniences that are well worth their cost.
The Franklin Home Demonstration Clubhouse is located near the school campus. It is a great convenience for the enterprising farm women, who belong to the club to hold their meetings in and carry along their work as a group. The work of the Home Demonstration Clubs are of great benefit to the farm women and girls of this county - and the Franklin Club is no exception to this rule. They can sew and learn more about cooking and other household arts. All honor to these good club women, who are doing so much to help solve the economic and social problems on the farm.
