JOTTINGS FROM FRANKLIN
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.
Franklin Cemetery
Communities Index
- Recommended
citation:
"Franklin- Collin County
Communities," Collin County, Texas History and Genealogy Webpage by
Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
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