acoman
PROGBESSIVE
LIBERAL
LN’DEPEJ^DEJV'T
Ll. NO. 51
Shave GIFTS
franklin, N. C, THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 1936
$1.50 PER YEAR
Tree Planned
For Christmas Eve
By Legion
rhristmas tree party for
■aleeed children of Macon
be siven in the court-
J'” O^loct Thursday
' non Christmas Eve, under
of the Macon
.1, P»1 of £
it was announced this week: oy
CP Hall, post commander.
^'hile the legion is
Christmas tree party it was
,toed .by G. A.. Jones, chairman
the committee in charge, it w 11
in the nature of a community
crprise and the general public is
'nested to contribute toward mak-
the event one that wiU bring
jpmess into the lives of children
0 otherwise would have but a
auer Christmas. The party is
'intended only for the children
ex-service men, he added, but
any underprivileged but deserv-
chiklren.
Member* of Committee
Serving with Mr. Jones on the
nmittee are Boise Hall, C. ^om
Vson, A. R. Higdon and Adolph
ellnor. Members of the Legion
ixiliary, under the leadership of
:s. Henry Slagle, also are assist-
in the arrangements, and mem-
rs of the Franklin boy scout
>p will act as assistants to Santa
ms in distributing presents at
Ctiristmas tree,
pch member of the legion has
pn asked to choose four children
ittend the tree party and to sec
Jit eacli has means of transporta-
p. Names of the children are to
turned in to the committee in
Sarge, which will check the list
jth view to avoiding duplication
making it possible to invite as
my needy children as possible.
VIr, Jones suggested that persons
-^siring to contribute gifts or
money for the Christmas tree leave
tkeir donations with him, Mr. Hall
Carol Service
To Be Given Christinas
Eve At St. Agnes’
A. midnight candle light carol
and communion service will be
held again this year an Christmas
Eve at St. Agnes’ Episcopal church,
according to an announcement by
the rector, the Rev. Frank Blox-
ham. The service wilt start at 11 ;30
p. m. and to it everyone is given
a cordial invitation.
“There is no better way of wel
coming the day of the Saviour’s
birth,” Mr. Bloxham remarked,
“than to ibe found in God’s house
worshiping as did the shepherds
and wise men of old. As we bring
our gifts to each other at this time
of the year, let us all, with one
mind and one heart, present our
selves to Christ, the babe born to
be our King.”
Quits Throne for Divorcee’s Love
NEW STORE TO
OPEN SATORDAV
Macon Furniture Company
To Occupy Remodeled
Angel Building
m
or
Mr. Higdon,
Ihristmas Party Planned
|or Catholic Children
Christmas party for the Cath-
>. children of Franklin has been
inned for 5 o’clock Sunday after-
ion, according to ah announce-
■it by the Rev. HowardV. Lane,
Waynesville, who has been hold-
b Catholic services in Franklin
Hce monthly.
lYuletide carols will be sung by
It children. A beautiful tree with
korations has been donated for
1C party by Mr. and Mrs. John
fssilik. Mrs. Richard Hertzler will
pet the music and Father Lane
f'l preside.
Formal opening of the Macon
Furniture Company, incorporated,
in the remodeled Angel building on
west Main street, has been an
nounced for Saturday of this week
by the proprietors, R. J. Snyder
and J. R. Long, Sylva business men.
The store will be under the man
agement of Mr. Snyder, assisted by
C. Truman Moody, formerly ot
Sylva. Mr. Moody, who will spend
all of his thue in the Franklin
store, has moved his family here
and they are occupying an apart
ment in the home of D. G. Stew
art on Riverview street.
The Macon Furniture comply
will occupy the
and basement of the Angel build
ing formerly known as the Franks
building. The structure has been
thoroughly remodeled and modern
ized The main floor, formerly
vided has been thrown into a
lingle spacious, well lighted room
with two large display windows -
front The face of the old buUd
r has been “lifted” and a new
“Lsed whit, brick
Messrs Snyder, Long and Moody
have been busy for the pas 0
days installing and arranging fur
neSed »
^''other furniture stores ^re op^ej^
ft'sylva,^ryfon cTty^ndrews and
Murphy.
Until last week he was “Edward VIU, of Great Britain, -Ireland, and
the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Emperpr of India, and
Defender of the Faith.” Now he is the Duke of Windsor or just
plain David Windsor—the man who abdicated a throne so he could
marry the woman of his choice, a match which provoked the wrath of
parliament. The Duke of Windsor is now visiting friends in an Austrian
retreat, while his brother, the former Duke of York, has asccnded the
British’ throne as George And, oh, ye;s, the ex-king’s fiancee—the
twice divorced Wallis Warfield Spencer Simpson, former Baltimore,
Md., girl—she is in retreat at the villa of NeW York friends at Cannes
in southern France and, after receiving threatening notes, has requested
French police to give her protection.
Four Deer Reported Killed
In County Since October
PATON BACK
FROM RALEIGH
W. T. Moore Gets 125-Lb.
Buck After Short
Htont
I Franklin
|Pr®d«c© Market
latest quotations
■ ---es listed below are subject
change without notice.)
by Farmers Federation, Inc.
’I'kens, heavy breed, hens 8c
"ckens, light weight, lb. .. 6c
doz .. ; 30,c
80c
$1.10
1 90c
peas, bu $1.20
peas, bu $2.00
•u. 75c
Nanlahala Creamery
30c
P™, bu. ..
(bu_
jjtatoes. No,
Peld
[row
pns, bi
JQxotod hy ,
r^wiat, lb.
Two ChrUtma.
Planned at Highland
Christmas ®®‘'^|‘'®hg''"nc?rnation,
for the Church of ^
Higlilands, were a
--V'^^'ThS^ wm carol
Bloxham There^ j,
service at i P- nativity wiH
when the ^ with carols,
be read, this service, a
Immediately afte
Christmas tree parV ^
school childre. -
Deer-hunting is attracting much
interest in Macon county this year
Tritk four bucks reported
since the season opened October 1.
All four of the fleet *
brought down by hunter* were kill
ed in the vicinity of the Wayah
state game refuge on Wayah creek
and, strange to say, two of the
bucks were killed at almost the
identical spot, while a third was
ehot witkin a hundred yardi of
this ooint.
The latest kill reported was on
Monday, when W. T. Moore, o
Franklin, brought down a
.buck weighing 125 pound,. He shot
it near Wayah creek in a ^ornf «ld
on the Gillespie farm. He ^
30- 30 calibre gun. Mr. Moore, ac
companied by Carl Tywnger, had
been hunting less than an hour be
fore he got his shot. (-Uftrlie
On Thanksgiving Day Char le
Slagle son of Sheriff A. B. S'^gle,
kiuS’a four-prong, l^-po-dbuck
„„ Wayak creek near the pomt
where Mr. Moore made his kill
The following day at almost e
SVW ?f"‘the Tartoogechaye
section, brough^down » ^n^ buck^
i r'C”. iS; Coffi’r,
ThI deer hunting season closes
Deceinbcr 31.
Two New Laws Enacted;
Fight on Prohibition
Issue Looms
at
presents will be -
On Christmas m ^
o’clock there wi gjoxham ex-
attend thesesen^-
A self-cleaning rake has been in
vented f^gardeners.
The color piano translates music
Savfo^he ptno*rrpr«ents one
of
T Morocco bread *nd cake
In Morocco,
Robert A. Patton, Macon county’s
representative in the general as
sembly, returned today from Ral
eigh, where he attended the special
legislative session which adjourned
yesterday after enacting an un
employment compensation law de
signed to meet the approval of fed
eral authorities.
Under terms of this law North
Carolina, after Jan. 1, 1938, will be
eligible to share in federal unem
ployment compensation benefits
which, it is estimated, will amount
to approximately $2,500,000 a year.
Commission Named
A few hours after ratification of
the bill it was on its way to Wash
ington, where federal approval was
more or less assured, and Gover
nor Ehringhaus had named two ap
pointive members of a commission
to administer the measure—Secre
tary of State Charles G. Powell and
Mrs. J. B. Spillman, of Greenville.
Major A. L. Fletcher, state com
missioner of labor, will serve as a
third memiber of the commission.
Only one other bill was enacted
at the special session, a measure
extending the time from December
31 to June 1 for issuance of bonds
with which to secure PWA loans.
This law was designed to make
possible the erection of new build
ings at the three branches of the
greater state university with PWA
funds. It was estimated that this
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DEATH CUIS
GEORGIBULGIN
Church Overflows at Last
Rites for Well Known
Resident
George M. Bulgin, 61, well known
Franklin blacksmith and machinist,
died of paralysis at his home on
the Murphy road at 9 o’clock Sat
urday night after an illness of
several weeks.
In 1932 Mr. Bulgin suffered a
stroke of paralysis, but recovered
sufficiently in a few months to re
sume work in his shop. He was
known in this and surrounding
counties for the fine quality of^ his
workmanship and, despite warnings
that he should take life easier, kept
busily at his tasks ... so busy that
friends ascribed to overwork the
breakdown which resulted in his
death.
The funeral was conducted at J
o’clock Sunday afternoon at the
Franklin Presbyterian church by
the pastor, the Rev. J. A. Flanagan.
The church could accommodute
little more than half of those who
came to pay their last tribute to
\lr. lUilgin’s memory.
Burial was in tlie Franklin cem
etery. Palbearers were Herman
Childers, Clcorge He,nso.n, W. 1.
Moore, Gordon Moore, Joseph Ash-
e,ar and Paul Potts.
Mr. Bulgin was born November
1,, 1875, in this county, a son of
the late William G. Bulgin and
Virginia Moore Bulgin. His mother
was a native of this county, ^d
his father a native of England. His
father, born in 1831, was brought
to this country in 1835 by his par
ents, who settled in New Jersey.
He came to Macon county and
settled in 1870.
George Bulgin spent his entire
life in this county except for five
years spent in Chicago, where he
attended a mechanical school and
worked. In 1911 he was married to
Miss Blanche Brabson, a daughter
of the late Dr. Brabson, of Ten-
ncssec.
R an for Sheriff
Mr. Bulgin was a member of the
Junior Order of American Mechan
ics and was a trustee of the Pres
byterian church. He once was Re
publican candidate for sheriff. Close
friends told him ,that they would
not support him, because almost
anyone could serve as sheriff and
there was no one else to take his
place as a skilled machinist and
(blacksmith, where they felt he was
needed more.
S\irviving him are his widow, two
sons, John and George Brabson
Bulgin, and a daughter. Miss Rosa
lind Bulgin; three brothers, Law
rence Bulgin, of Missouri; Ran
dolph Bulgin, of New York City;
the Rev. J. E. Elwood Bulgin, of
the state of Washington; three
sisters, Mrs. Adelaide Corbin, of
Diamond, Mo.; Mrs. Hamilton, of
Fort Myers, Fla., and Mrs. W. B.
McGuire, of Franklin.
John Bulgin, who has been em
ployed at Floyd, Va., returned home
during his father’s illness and plans
to remain here to operate his
father’s business. George Brabson
is a student at Maryville college,
Maryville, Tenn.
CCC Enrollee Injured
In 20-Foot Fall
William Phillips, an enrollee in
CCC Camp NC F-23, Otto, is m
Angel hospital suffering from a
crushed chest and a punctured lung
sustained in a 20-foot fall from a
rock quarry scaffold. Dr. Furman
Angel reported today that he was
expected to recover.
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