PIWGBF.SSIVE
LIBERAL
IJV'DJEPEJV'DEJV'T
Ll, NO. 46
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, NOV. 12, 1936
$1.50 PER YEAR
CH BUILDING
IG ON HERE
■k progressing Rapidly
n Leach and Franks
Buildings
h more building construction
here than at any given
in the past, more even than
,y period during the boom
of th'C twenties, it appears
7ranklin has turned the corner
d prosperity.
ict estimates are not available,
5st of the work is being done
(1,^ labor basis, but a con-
tive guess is that between
fi and $15,000 is being spent
;ain street improvements alone,
fniore yet to be spent.^
Irk is progressing rapidly on
ieach building, which will con-
tlie Dowdle .building and the
p Theatre, and it is expected
I completed and ready foT oc-
jcy some time in December,
steel work—more steel than
)cen put in any other building
ranklin—was erected 10 days
[and the masonry is nearly
bed. The building will have a
isize basement, a double store
[he main floor and a second
! extending back half the
ih of the depth of the lot. Gus
Lee Leach, the owners, are
vising the construction. They
not announced who w’ill oc-
the building.
Hemodelling Franks Building
frther down Main street, the
'ranks building, recently bought
n the Franks estate by Doctors
jian and Ed Angel, is undergo-
‘|a thorough transformation. A
trete floor has been laid in the.
|nsnt and the center wall which
merly divided the main floor in-
fco stores is being replaced by
I supports, this floor being
own into the large storeroom.
e|old front has been torn down
ijis being replaced by a new
“ >f white brick and large plate
windows. The upper floor of
ouilding also is being remodel
jind divided into small house-
Jfing apartments. The main floor
Ijtbe basement has been leased
jhe Macon Furniture company,
mpletion of the work is expected
(atter part of this month,
riie McCoy building on Palmer
eet was recently remodeled and
novated for occupancy by the
|ners Federation.
pot water heat was recently in-
illed in the offices on the second
>or of the McCoy building on
>in street, and the second floor
the old Jarrett hotel property
^recently remodeled.
*ss Lassie Kelly is building an
Mition to the dining porch of
%’s Tea Room and plans soon
yrect an annex providing new
phen quarters and six new bed
Badly Injured
George Stewart in Hospital
After Highway Crash
George Stewart, Macon county
young man who was injured in a
highway accident last Thursday
night near Raleigh, w'as reported
today to be somewhat improved,
although his condition was still re
garded as serious.
Young Stewart, a member of the
state highway patrol, was on his
way to Raleigh on his motorcycle
when the accident occurred. It
was reported that an automobile
backed suddenly into his path and
he was thrown from the motorcycle.
He was taken to a hospital where
it was found he was suffering
from a fractured skull, broken jaw
bones and other injuries. At first
little hope was held for his re
covery.
The driver of the automobile was
reported as 'being held in custody
pending the outcome of Stewart's
injuries.
George’s father, W. G. Stewart,
of Otto, and a brother, Charles
Stewart, left for Raleigh last
Thursday night immediately after
learning of the accident.
Manson Stiles have just com-
pd a new stucco residence on
“."'ell street and Roy Cunning-
® ‘s erecting a home on Palmer
Jeet.
^veral other small residences
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Franklin
rroduee Market
Iutest quotations
rices listed below are subject
pange without notice.)
pd by Farmers F'ederation, Inc.
pens, heavy breed, hens 12c
j ens, light weight, lb. .. 09c
^ heavy weight, lb. .. 12c
“'■s- light weight, lb 09c
|s, doz,
pi bu.
hu. .
tbu.
No.’l
30c
. 80c
,$1.00
,$1.00
,$1.1S
^ peas, bu "’.$1.00
b,u.
60c
Nantahala Creamery
E'ffat, lb 28c
QUAIL SEASON
9PEN1N0V. 20
Hunters Expect Plentiful
Supply of Birds in
This Section
Macon county sportsmen are
looking forward with relish to the
opening of the quail season Friday,
November 20, with hopes that the
'birds will be as plentiful this year
as' last. The heavy snows ot last
winter are not believed to have
curtailed the supply of quail to any
great extent, for gram was distrib
uted in many sections of the county
to feed the birds.
The season will continue open in
this and other counties through
February IS. The bag limit is 10
for a day and ISO for the season.
The seasL for rabbits and turkeys
corresponds to the
with no bag limit °n rabbits ar^d
the turkey kill limited to one
a day and three in a ,
The deer season opened October
1 tout no kills have been reported
?Ms county to date. The season
continues until January 1 wjh the
limit set at one buck a day
three for the season.
The squirrel season opened “
thfs count, September 15 and w.H
“m'ruS'grtuse season opens
No^vtb™” 20 !nd ends December
IS with bag hmits of two m a day
be obtained
company. children under
S ,e“s“of a“e“»d person. b«.t-
LVS tbeir o"». JfoM'S
ses for residents cost $2-1 . ,
licenses $1.10- For 'non-resident
the stateJh^Hcens^^
Senator-Elect .Smathers
Well Known m Macon
William ^ from New
elected United Senator from
oveThis Republican
than 300,0w o Maco,n
opponent, is wel ^
county, where fishing and
number of t.mes on^g ^
hunting trips. county, a son
native of « ^ g p Smathers,
of Dr. and Mrs- . University
and was e^ca After receiving
ot North Carohna
a law degree ^here he
went to A-tlantic profession
rose rapidly in ‘he ^f„Uer of
and in politic^- For^'=^ to
years he ha ^^^sio„al visits
Macon county on
.rrn. 'F. the lotla
Help Us to Help Others
DRIVE STARTED
BY RED CROSS
Workers Exhorted to Give
Everyone Opportunity
To Join
JOIN THE RED CROSS
By REV. FRANK BLOXHAM
Chairman, Macon County Roll Call
The Macon County Chapter of the American Red
Cross started its annual Roll Call for memberships
on Armistice Day and will continue through
Thanksgiving day. The Red Ci oss continuing pi o
gram of relief to disaster sufferers, of immediate
care for those injured in the home, on the farm and
along the highway, and the splendidly human work
of its devoted nurses . . . these things compel
more than admiration; they demand active support
through membership.
The Red Cross draws no distinction of race, creed
■ or color. The organized resources of its services are
restricted only to need. In its eyes all people are
equal who nek help. The Red Cross does not dis
criminate ; it simply aids. This is as true of the local
Red Cross serving this community as it is of the
national organization. If you want to help your less
fortunate brothers and neighbors—the underpnvi-
leo-ed everywhere—do so by joining forces with this
acdve' agent for relief of suffering through your
membership. . .1, -d n
Having been appointed chairman for the Roll
Call again this year it is my plea that every citizen
in the Countv shall have the opportumty of jommg
up and so giving aid. I appeal for the loyal support
of everyone this year. We have done well m the
ast but a very small percentage of the people have
L-operated by donating. This year 1 would like to
have at least 500 memberships through the County
The need is great and we can do more than this i
we all pull together. , , , , , •
I hope during the period of the membersh.
,lrive to give a weekly article in The Press and tell
* the work that the Red Cross is doing. If there
are any questions as to pohcy I would be glad if
vou would state them. A little explanation will often
save a lot of doubts and questionings. ^
When called upon for your membership dues, give
a smile and so help the band of loyal work-
U who are solieiting this year. They give of their
. and energy and every membership obtained
Ta stoulu" tffurther activity. JOIN NOW! -
The annual membership roll call
of the Macon county chapter of
the American Red Cross was
launched yesterday—Armistice Day
—with the canvassers instructed to
visit every home in the county.
“Let’s forget about quotas,” the
Kev. Frank Bloxham, roll call
chairma.n, told workers ,a.t a supper
Tuesday night at the American
Legion hall. “L-et rUs make it oui
i:urpose to extend to everyone a
personal invitation to join the Red
Cross, rather than to reach a cer
tain quota of money. If we can
do this it will mean far more than
the attainment of a goal. Let’s not
be contented .with small things,
let’s do the larger things.”
Lasts Througih Thanksgiving
The roll call is to continue
through Thanksgiving. About a
score of women have volunteered
their assistance to Mr. Bloxham,
tlve roll call chairman, and the
Rev. J. A. Flanagan, the chapter
chairman. The workers are to re
port to ^ir. Bloxham at T.he Frank
lin Press office each Wednesday
morning between 9'.30 and 11-
o’clock.
For himself Mr. Bloxham has set
the task of./visiting every school in
the county with view to obtaining
group memberships from class
rooms and schools.
Reports from chapter officers
made at the meeting Tuesday night
revealed that the past year had
been an active and successful one
for the Red Cross in this county.
The report of Lawrence Liner,
treasurer, showed that membership
dues and special relief contributions
received by the chapter totaled $1,-
268.95, of which $889.63 was dis
bursed for disaster relief, mostly
in connection with the tornado at
Gainesville, Ga., last spring.
Past Year’s Activities
Mr. Flanagan reported that the
last roll call had resulted in 214
persons joining the chapter, the
largest membership since 1921. The
chapter had placed first aid kits
in all the school buses in the
county, he reported, had provided
care for an indigent tubercular pa
tient, supplied a nurse for a mental
case, provided clothing for a girl
i,n an orphanage and had been in
strumental in placing two small
boys in an orphanage, also provid
ing them with clothing.
Mrs. Gordon Moore, chairman of
the Juhior Red Cross, reported
that junior chapters had been form
ed in 13 schools last year and that
thus far this year nine had been
organized.
Brief addresses were also made
at the meeting by Miss Nash,
county health nurse; Dr. Harry
Miller, assistant district health of
ficer stationed in Franklin; Mrs.
Eloise G. Franks, county superin
tendent of welfare; and J. E. Lan
caster, chairman of the disaster re
lief committee of the local chapter.
Mrs. Franks reported that the
case load of the county welfare
department now stood at 685, point
ing out that people .aided through
the welfare agency were unable-to
obtain assistance from other gov
ernmental sources. She said the
Red Cross had been of invaluable
aid in a number of instances and
had provided money when it was
otherwise unobtainable.
A. D. McLean Visits
R. A. Patton
A. D. McLean, of Lumberton, a
member of the 1933 state senate
and sponsor of the state’s 8-
months school bill, was here Wed
nesday for a visit with Robert A.
Patton, repre&entative-elect of this
county.
valley.