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PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL
INDEPENDENT
VOL. LH. NO. 3
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JAN. Zl, 1937
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BRYANT MOVES
T0NEW.HOME
; Furniture Store Occupies
Modern Building On
Public Square
Oscar C. Bryan, born and rear-
: ed in Macon county, realized ,a
lifelong dream this week when he
moved his furniture store and fun
eral home into his own building,
formerly occupied by the Joines
Motor company; irl
'Mr. Bryant bought thtTbuilding,
on the Public Square, in)ctober
r at a price reported to be $13,000
and since then he has spent sev
eral thousand dollars in remodeling
- and redecorating the building to
suit his own purposes.
Building Remodeled
The structure, a two-story brick
building fyith basement, has been
made thoroughly modern, and it is
now the largest -single business
establishment inMacon county. It
occupies asite90 by 95 feet.
The main floor, forming a single
well-lighted room, is .utilised as a
display room, for furniture. Part
of the second' floor is used for
the same purpose, with one large
rnnm ; set aside for room ensembles
and another used for storage.
Most of the second floor, how
ever, is devoted to funeral parlors
and casket disolav rooms. One , 'of
the parlors is sufficiently large for
use as a funeral chapel.
The basement is set aside for
a garage and storage room. An
elevator has been installed connect
W all three floors.
MnAern litrhfinor fixtures SUDDIv
""""plentiful light at night- for both
the first and second floors.
Kmttn Oncfn House
Mr 'Brvant this week extended
an open invitation to the people
of this and adjoining counties to
visit his new establishment, where
he plans to carry a wide range of
furniture and household lurnismngs.
Mr. Bryant, strange to say, first
entered business in Franklin at an
old store building occupying the
same site as the building he now
owns and " occupies. That was in
1931. His business then was not
furniture, but candy and produce.
He remained in this business until
1923, when he accepted a position
with John Trotter, Franklin dry
goods merchant. In 1925 he entered
the furniture business with his
brother, Harve Bryant, in the old
Allman building, now owned by
the American Legion, on West
Main street. Two years later they
moved their store, the Bryant
' Furniture company, to the location
now occupied by Leach Brothers
hardware store. Then, in 1928, the
store - was moved to the McCoy
Building, and several years later
Oscar Bryant bought out his broth
er's interest. . ,"v
Now Mr. Bryant has moved his
establishment into his own build
ing, one of the largest and most
modern not only in Franklin but
in all of the counties west of
Buncombe.
Franklin
Produce Market
LATEST QUOTATIONS
(Prices listed below are subject
to change without notice.)
Quoted by Farmers Federation, Inc.
Chickens, heavy breed, hens 13c
Chickens, light weight, lb . . 11c
Eggs, doz 17c
Corn, bu. ; 90c-
Wheat, bu. $1.10 ,
Potatoes, No. 1 $1.20
Fied peas, bu. $1.40
Crowder peas. bu. ......... .$2.25
Yellow Mammoth Soy
i Ttoane Kn 1 K
"i -r-.
Lrida Beans, bu .$1.65
Ontipns, bu. .. 70c
Qujioted by Nantahala Creamery'
Butterfat, lb , , , . . . 30c
Carter Glass at 79
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WASHINGTON . . . Above is Sena
tor Carter Glasa of Virginia, who
at 79 is the oldest member of the
U. S. Senate. He first served in
the 57th Congress. He was Secre
tary of the Treasury in the Wil
son Cabinet Senator Glass cele
brated his birthday two days be
fore the opening of the present
75tn Congress.
PLEMMONS BOY
BADLY INJURED
Expected to Recover after
Auto Accident On
Palmer Street
Paul Lee; Plemmons,. 10-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs; Herman
Plemmons, of White Oak street,
was seriously injured at 6 o'clock
Wednesday evening when he was
knocked down and run over by
an automobile driven by W,
Cabe, of Clark's Chapel.
H,
Deputy Sheriff John Dills, who
investigated the accident, reported
it was unavoidable, and no charges
were made against Mr. Cabe.
The Boy was reported to have
skated off the sidewalk on Palmer
street, just above the Burrell
Motor company's garage, into the
street in front of the approaching
automobile.
Mr. Cabe was said to have run
his car into a ditch in attempting
to stop it as quickly as possible.
An ambulance was called and . the
boy was taken, to Angel hospital.
Mr. Cabe accompanied him and
then reported to Sheriff Slagle
immediately. '
Paul's Injuries '
At' the hospital today it was re
ported that young Plemmons had
suffered a fracture of the left
thigh, a fracture .of the left arm
at the shoulder and concussion of
the brain. "Dr. Furman Angel said
that although his injuries were
very serious the youth's condition
was satisfactory and he would re
cover. The boy was unconscious
for eight hours.
Paul's father, who is county san
itary officer, said he had repeated
ly warned the youth not to skate
in the streets.
Production Credit Group
To Meet Tuesday
The annual meeting of the Ashe-
ville Production Credit Association
will be held at 10 Tuesdsry morn
ing, January. 26 at the courthouse
at Asheville, according to an an
nouncement by J. A. Hudgens,
president.
The Asheville Production Credit
Association serves 6 western coun
ties, including Macon, and furnishes
short term; credit for production
and other purposes, to its mem
bers. Mr. Hudgens said the As
sociation now has 347 members.
At the meeting in Asheville, re
ports will be received on last year's
operations, directors .will be elected
and plans made for 1937, 1
OLDEST GRAY
VETERAN DIES
Rev, J. N. Arnold, 97, Dead ;
Only 5 Confederate
Veterans Left
The Rev. John N. Arnold, oldest
confederate veteran in Macon
county, and thought to be perhaps
the oldest resident of the county,
died at 4 :00 Friday morning at the
home of his brother, Walter Arnold
in the Cullasaja section. He was
97 years old on January 8.
The Rev. Mr. Arnold's death
leaves only five confederate veter
ans living in this county.
Mr. Arnold had been ill about
three months. He was a native of
Macon county and during the war
between the states, served in Com
pany K., 9th North Carolina Regi
ment. He was taken prisioner 18
months before the close of the war
and held by the federal troops until
the war ended.
Mr. Arnold became a member of
the Baptist church-at the age of
21 and later entered the Baptist
ministry. He ' held various pastor
ates in the county prior to his re
tirement, a number of years ago.
At one time, he "was an active
Mason.
Surviving Mr. Arnold besides his
brother Walter are his sister, Miss
Mary Arnold; a son, Oscar; and
two daughters, Mrs, Cannie Crisp
and Mrs. Lassie Genter, all of
Cullasaja.
The funeral was held at 2:30
Friday afternoon at Sugarfork
Baptist, church , with ..the Rev,
George Cloer officiating; IJurial was
m the church cemetery.
CHILD'S DEATH
INVKTIGATED
Sheriff A. B. Slagle and Coroner
C M. Moore investigated Monday
the death ?f the five-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Mathis, of
Cowee. The child died at midnight
Saturday,' eight days after his fath
er was alleged to have beaten him
severely with a leather strap..
Dr. Furman Angel, who examined
the boy's body at the request of
the sheriff and the coroner, said
death was due to pneumonia, and
upon this report no charges were
made and no inquest was deemed
necessary.
The father was reported to have
gone to South Carolina several
days before his son's death.
The case was brought to the at
tention of the sheriff by relatives
of the child, who were reported to
have told him that Mathis had
beaten the boy with a strap in
punishment for cursing.
The body of the child was said
to have borne a number of bruises.
Will Rogers Picture
Coming Next Week
"Steamboat Round the Bend,"
Will Rogers' last motion picture,
heads the bill next Monday and
Tuesday at the Macon Theatre, ac
cording to an announcement by
Charles Ingram, manager. ,
It is a story of the Claremont
Queen, a Mississippi river steam
boat which accidentally becomes
the property of Dr. John (Will
Rogers); Fleety Belle, a swamp
girl in , love with Duke, Will's
nephew, and a search tip and down
the river for a psalm-singing re
vivalist, wanted as an eye witness
to a killing. The show is capped
off by a race; between the Clare
mont Queen . and the Pride of
Paducah, operated by Captain Eli
(Irvin S. Cobb). - , , t
.Mr. Ingram said that although
it was Will Rogers' first attempt
at a serious role, it1, is one of hb
best pictures. '.
New Patton Bills
Arouse Opp
Letters and Petitions Urge Defeat of Measures To
Create Jury Commission, To Cut Jailor's Fees to 45
Cents a Day per Prisoner, and To Remove George
Carpenter and Howard Valentine as Magistrates;
Bill To Defer Tax Foreclosures Passed by House;
Taxpayers Worried as to Effect on Negotiations
for Bond Refunding.
The past .week in the general assembly at Raleigh,
brought passage in the lower house of Representative
Robert A. Patton's bill to postpone tax foreclosure
suits in Macon coiinty and the introduction of three
more bills pertaining to this county.
The tax foreclosure bill, designed to defer action
for 90 days from ratification of the measure, was
passed on final reading in the house of representa
tives Saturday morning and sent to the senate, where
on Monday it was referred to judiciary committee
No. 1.
Representative Patton informed
The Press-Maconian that this bill
was intended only as a temporary
measure until he could devise an
other bill providing for ' some sort
of settlement of delinquent taxes
He added that he had not decided
along what lines to draw the de
linquent tax bill he intends " later
to introduce.
Bond Resettlement Sought
With the foreclosure - postpone
ment bill still pending in the upper
house, two representatives of the
county board of commissioners
George B. Patton, county attorney,
and C. Tom Bryson, register of
deeds and clerk to the' board
left Wednesday for Raleigh to con
fer with bondholders' representa
tives concerning refunding of the
rounty's bonded indebtedness,
amounting approximately to $90,000.
Taxpayers in close touch with the
situation were concerned as t6 how
Representativex Patton's bill would
affect pending negotiations on the
resettlement proposal, which, it
has been estimated, would save the
taxpayers of the county $200,000
over a period of 30 years and
greatly reduce annual interest pay
ments. New Bill Introduced
The three new bills introduced
by Representative Patton are sum
marized as follows:
To create a jury commission for
Macon county composed of Alex
Moore, of Franklin ; Charles Rog
ers, of Prentiss, and Sam Gibson,
of West's Mill. This commission
would supplant the county commis
sioners in drawing superior court
juries.
To remove Howard Valentine
and George Carpenter as justices
of the peace in Macon county and
to substitute for them C. A. Setzer
and Noah Evans.
To abolish the turnkey's' fee of
the Macon county jailor and to
limit to 15 cents per meal and 45
cents per day the amount that shall
be paid the1 jailor for boarding
county prisoners. Violation of this
measure would be punishable by a
fine of not less than $100 or im
prisonment of not less than 30
days.
Opposition Aroused
Upon news of introduction of the
jury commission bill, it .was re
ported, several letters were sent
to Raleigh by influential citizens
opposing the measure and request
ing that ft not be passed.
The other two measures also
brought protests and today peti
tions were being circulated through
out the county requesting that both
bills be killed. Scores of Demo-
eras signed both the bill, relating
osition
to the jailor's fees and the one to
remove Valentine and George Car
penter as justices of the peace. Mr.
Valentine no longer lives in the
county, but Mr. Carpenter does. He
has served as a magistrate for a
number of years and, although he
is a Republican, numerous Demo
crats rallied to his support and
signed the petition or wrote letters
to members of the legislature urg
ing his retention in office.
John Dills, the county jailor, it
was learned by The Press, now
receives 60 cents " as a turnkey's
fee for each prisoner admitted to
the jail, and 75 cents' a day board
for each prisoner. He obtained the
job by contract issued after bids
were submitted to the county com
missioners. The bill to create -a jury com
mission was accompanied by a
companion measure to repeal a
law enacted under the sponsorship
of Frank Ray two years ago pro
viding that grand juries in Macon
county should serve for one year.
Passage of the repealer would re
turn the county to the system of
drawing a new grand jury at each
term of superior court. . . '
Under the jury commission bill,
each member of the ' commission
would receive $5 for each day's
services required in selecting juries.
In the past juries have been
drawn by a child unable to read
in the presence of the county com
missioners. Chaplain Rejected, But
Prayer Held Essential '
RALEIGH, Jan. , 20. In addition
to his duties as reading - clerk in
the house of representatives, Editor
Dan Tompkins of the: : Jackson
County Journal has the task of
leading the representative in prayer
at the opening of each day's . ses
sion. The task was assigned to him
by Speaker Gregg Cherry,-of Gas
ton, last Saturday after a petition
from the Raleigh Ministerial as
sociation was jread Urging appoint
ment of a full-time paid chaplain
for the house. Deeming a chaplain
an unnecessary expense but prayer
a necessary requisite to good .legis
lation, the speaker directed,, , the
reading clerk to lead the house in
saying the Lord's prayer each
morning.
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