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VOLUME XLV
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1931
NUMBER FORTY-EIGHT
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OSICIBMS. :
Ccnvfctcd cf Second Dcsres
, rliirdsr in Death of Chief. ,
Carringer
FEAR MOB VIOLENCE
y alter Receives 30 Years;
Younger Brother. 15 in
r ... State Prison
VXaltcr Bryson and Casey. Bryson,
? brothers, convicted Sunday in Macon
county, of the murder of . Police Chief
Mack. Carringer, of Murphy, Monday
- occupied cells in the state prison, of
Raleigh." They were ' rushed there
from Asheville Sunday night as a re-
" suit "of a threat of mob violence. v .
: ' Tried' in Franklin because oi feeling
against them in Murphy, the two nien
were, rushed to , Asheville immediately
" after, sentence was - passed Sunday
morning. - Threats ,; from Cherokee
county ; individuals made' authorities
deem it wise to send the brothers on
to Raleigh, at once ; since both an-
- nounced . they ; would t not:. appeal their
caset Buncombe county deputies took
the prisoners to Raleigh.
The two brothers were convicted of
second degree murder in the Murphy
, shddting Sunday morning, Judge Cam-
- eron F. MacRae, of Asheville, presid
ing, -.gave Walter. Bryson the limits
. - 30 years in the state prison, and sen
tenced his! younger brother to 15
years' in prison. fiiJ'.: .it 1 A
Immediately following their p sen-
y tence, the two ' Bryson brothers were
brought to ' the Buncombe rcounty jail
by Macon county officers - for safe
, keeping. Trial had been held in
; Franklin because of the feeling against
the men in Murphy and Cherokee
' county. . .. "
Sent on at Once '
The two were placed, on the. thir
teenth floor of the courthouse, in
Asheville in one of. the;; special cells.
Only a few hours after they were
brought here, Judge MacRae tele
phoned Sheriff Jesse James Bailey
that ' he had received numerous re
ports , of a plan of mob violence
against the brothers because they had
not received a first , degree; , verdict
and death sentence. ' He ' . instructed
the sheriff to send the men' on to
the state prison at once.
One1 of the department's fast au
tomobiles was made ready and the
North Carolina - county license; plates
exchanged ; for New York plates to
throw off possible pursuers.
The two prisoners were handcuffed
and leg chained together and Deputy
Sheriffs! R.? H. Luther, port Davis,
and W. A. Shuford were delegated
to take them. to the prison. The car
left Asheville at 7:15 o'clock Sunday
night, v. . ,
The shooting in which the two
brothers were convicted occurred Oc
tober 7,
1 Telephoned Chief
- B. C Lindermann, merchant and
postmaster, at Coker Creek, Tenn,
that night was held up, tied, and his
store and post office rifled of re
ceipts.. He managed to free himself
and telephoned Chief of Police Mack
Carringer, of Murphy, that the hold
tip men were beaded in that direction.-
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The police chief, with Tobe Fain,
Bight polkeman, and George Leather-
wood and Bert Savage deputies,, drove
out on the highway a short distance
from Murphy and . awaited the ap
proach of the hold up men.
Alter soi
f ' ' hold"u
fvJroached a
ficeis. It
After some time, the car in which
up men - were riding, ap
and passed that of the of
went up the road a dis
tance and then stopped. The officers
followed and found one of the men
working on' the lights of the car. Car
linger and Leatherwood and ' Savage
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PEACH BLOSSOMS
AND JUNE APPLES
ON THANKSGIVING
Mr. D. D. Rice brought a healthy
looking bunch of ' peach blossoms,
broken froni a - tree near Ibtla,
into the Press office Monday.
The warm weath'er last week
caused the peach trees to get the
seasons confused..
However the snow that is already
on the ground, with still, more
falling, will be enough to convince
the peach tree that "Old Man
Winter" has made his appearance.
This reminds the writer of eat
ing June- apples on the fifteenth
of last November. Hail beat the
first crop off in the spring caus
ing the trees to bear a second
crop. .
QKOrS BAK
HOT AFFECTED
Macon county's three' banks,, the
B ank of Franklin, the Citizens Bank,
both located at Franklin, and - the
Highlands ; Bank, of Highlands, 'were
not affected by the closing of 14
banking institutions of Western North
Carolina, according to officials.
Around $50,00Q.was displayed in the
Citizens Bank last Saturday as a
means : to increase the confidence of
its .patrons. 1 ;
AsKeatfs Sale
v Great Success
The great removal sale at Joe
Ashear's store is now going full blast.
Goods are moving fast, 'and lots of
'em too. Joe says he is bringing out
goods from shelves that had not been
touched prior to this sale." And also
states that the success of the sale is
far beyond his expectation. Bargains
are to be found from one end of his
store to the other. The sale closes
December. 22.
Joe expects to move to his new
store near Perry's drug store within
about thirty days. There he will be
in better quarters, have a new stock
of goods and will be in better posi
tion ( to serve public wants in every
kind of wearing apparel. :
During the past twenty years Mr
Ashear has been serving the people
of this and surrounding territory in
La satisfactory manner. He bases his
success on fairness and square deal
ing. joe oeueves mat a saiisiieu cus
omer is . a good advertisement.
Union Service
Thanksgiving
A union Thanksgiving service will
be held on Thanksgiving Day at the
Presbyterian church at 10:00 o'clock,
All the churches in town will par
ticipate in this service.. .. J ;
, Rev. G. Cliftoa Ervin wiH 1 have
charge of the worship. His sermon
theme will be, "Do ,We Have 'Any
Cause for Thanksgiving?"
A union choir will sing at this
'service. ' Every one in the community
is urged to attend. It will not last
longer than one hour.
Xivil Docket
The criminal docket was finished
last f week and ,the , civil docket was
taken tip Monday morning and the
following cases-disposed of up to time
of going to press:
Sanders Vs. Stockton, judgment for
defendant
: Stockton Vs. Lepoir, judgment o;
non-suit
SCHOOLS CLOSE TWO DAYS
The Franklin schools will close
Thursday and Friday iri celebration
of Thanksgiving, according to Prof,
G. L. Houk, principal.
Y.T.ILF.CLU3
IS ORGEiZED
National Organization of
Over 33,DC0 Mttnbers in
r 35 Sitates
OFFICERS ELECTED
Becomes Unit of Local High
School Agricultural
Department
Last Thursday the members of the
vocational agriculture class, under the
direction- of their - instructor, met and
organized what is known as the Young
Tar Heel Farmers club.
The official name of, this national
organization is. b.uture rarmers of
America. The state branch is des-
ignated as the North Carolina Associa:
tipn of Future Farmers of America.
North Carolina gives the name of
Young Tar Heel Farmers to its as
sociation. ; ;
The official Future Farmers colors
are gold and national blue. The back
ground., of national .blue has been
round to be: the ideal "color combina-
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tion. -. v : - - , " '
The emblem of the Future Farmer
of America is made up of four sym
bolsthe owl, the, plow, the rising
sun and a cross section of an ear of
corn -surmounted by the American
eagle, ' The- owl is , symbolic 1 of wis
dom and knowledge; the plow- is s the
symbol of labor ; the rising - sun - is
emblematic of the new day that will
dawn when all farmers are the product
of "vocational agricultural schools, and
have learned to co-operate ; the cross
section of an ear of corn is indicative
of the . scope of the organizaation, as
is the American eagle. ! : '
Future Farmer's Creed.,
The Future farmer's Creed I be
ieve in the . beauty of God's open
country ; that life out of doors and
in touch with the earth is the natural
life of man. I believe that work is
work wherever we f ind ; it, ; but. that
work with Nature is most inspiring,
and challenging. I believe that the
dignity of labor depends not so much
upon what you do, as upon how you
do it; thai opportunity comes to a
boy on the farm as of ten. as to a boy
in the city; that life on. the v farm
may be full, happy and free, and
that a prosperous agriculture is es
sential to our national welfare; that
my success depends not upon my lo
cation, but upon myself, not upon my
dreams, but what I actually do, not
upon luck but upon pluck. I believe
in working when I work and in play
ing when ' I play ; in giving and de
manding a square- deal in every act
of life. ': - ': 1
The following officers were elected
for the coming year:
President, George Stewart; vice-
president, Sexton. Vinson ; secretary ;
Wiley Waldroop ; treasurer, Roger
Dalton ; reporter, Harry Cunningham
-Committees: ,
-L. Committees on program for reg
ular meeting Don Henderson, Robert
Saunders, Bryant McClure. , '
2. Committee for good attendance-
Harold Stewart, Robert Morgan, Wil
lard Dean.
3. Committee to work out annual
program of work Norman West, Clint
Byrd, Jeff Enloe. '
The purposes for which this or
ganization is formed are as . follows
I. To promote vocational education
in agriculture in the public schools of
the United States. . ,
2. To create more interest in the
intelligent choice of farming occupa
tions.' ' ' " ' '
3. To create and nurture a love of
country life. ' 1 '
. 4. To encourage recreational and ed
ucationai v activities tor students in
vocational agriculture.
5. To promote thrift.
(Continued on page five)
BUZZARD DONS
COW-BELL AND
FLYS IN CIRCLE
. We are . accustomed T to hearing
fish stories, but hearing of a buz
zard . "sporting" a bell ; is , some
thing unusual. ..
However, one LaWe Shope and his
brother, Quince, of near Prentiss,
report having heard a bell ringing
and ringing while the two were
plowing. ' : '
The boys undertook to locate the
bell, and looking all around they
didn't see anything that . could
have been causing the disturbance.'
So they looked up probably with
the expectation of calling in high
er power seeing a buzzard flying
oyer with a bell tied ' around its
neck. "
Lake popped a whip and the
buzzard began to fly in circles
over the boys, and thus ends the
unusual story.
BRYSON BOYS GET
PRISON SENTENCE
The trial of Walter and Casey Bry-j
son for the murder of Chief -of TPolice
Mack Carringer -.was begun' here last
Thursday morning. ,
A special venire : of 100 men were
drawn from the jury box and sum
moned to-appear " in court Thursday
morning. Three of the jurors were
chosen from the regular !pannel,. the
other; nine were chosen from the
special venire.'?.','; -z-yiS i'ur.-' ' '
The state and prisoners - were ably
represented by counsel. The case was
given to the jury late Saturday after
noon. A vr5ict of second degree
murder was returned against both
defendants. a i ' -
Walter Bryson was given a sentence
of 30 years and Casey IS years in the
state prison.
CAR WRECKS ON
WAY TO PRISON
While on his way to Raleigh to
place Sam Green and Dan Stafford in
prison who were sentenced in Macon
eounty superior court last week by
Judge McRae for not less than 2
years nor more than five in prison, on
charges of stealing a cow, Sheriff In
gram, accompanied by Roy Cunning
ham, last Sunday night while going
around a curve wrecked one of the
wheels of his car, according to re
ports received here.
The sheriff sent to Franklin for an
other car before going on to Raleigh.
No one was injured, it was said. .
Annual Rate of Increase In Current
Operating Costs
RALEIGH, Nov 24.-The annual
rate of increase in the current op
erating costs of the public schools is
less for the last two school years
for which figures are available than
for any previous year during the past
decade, according to the current is
sue of State School Facts, monthly
publication of the Department of Pub
lic Instruction.
The increase in current expenses for
1928-29 amounted to $1,380,843.45 or
4.9 per cent, and was next to the low
est increase record of 4.0 per cent
made in 1927-28. The current cost of
operating the publicschools in 1920
21 showed an increase of 40.8 per cent
over that of 1919-20. In 1921-22 the
amount of annual increase in current
expense decreased to 15.3 per cent.
The next year, 1922-23, there was a
U.l per cent increase in current ex
pense, which percentage dropped to
10.6"per cent in 1923-24.
IMEM COVE
Mrs. P. C Henson Ditsp-
pears Monday But Re
turns Tuesday
DOGS FAIL IN SEARCH
Fear Increased By Snow
Storm Caused By High
Winds
According to reports received here,
Mrs. P. C. Henson, of Cullowhee,
disappeared in Whiteside Cove, at tye
base of Whiteside mountain, near
Highlands, Monday morning at 11
o'clock.
Fear was expressed of her. safety
because of a snow-storm that was
made by severe winds.
Bloodhounds were brought from
Brevard to aid in the search, but
failed to trail her, it was said.
Mrs. Henson has been in ill health
for some months and had been visit
ing her mother in the Cashiers Val
ley section. '
Rev, Tom Hawkins disappeared last
spring near the place1 that Mrs. Hen
son was .lost. , ; , , . ,,
: Mrs, "Henson Ms reported ; to have
been found TuesdayTnorning.
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People's Marliet
In New Quartcra
People's Market, owned and operat
ed by Mr. Cecil Pehdergrass, is mov- '
ing into the Scott Griffin hotei;build
ing next to Perry's Drug store this
week. ' - '
The market is modernly equipped
throughout, and the public will find .
their needs in high quality meats and
fancy groceries at all times. (; ,
According to the management a
larger and better stock of fruits and
vegetables will be carried In the; fu
ture. Alex Moore Bids For . ,
I-, Cora-Growing Record
j Some weeks ago Sam Sweatman
came into the Press office with four
ears of corn weighing five and one
half pounds. . But Alex Moore, one of
Macon's thriftiest farmers, wasn't sat
isfied at letting Mr. Sweatman "walk
away" with the corn-growing record,
so he brought four ears in to be dis-'
played along with - Mr. Sweatman's,
Mr. Moore's four ears weighs five
and one-fourth pounds, while Mr.
Sweatman's only weighs four pounds
and 3 ounces after drying thoroughly.
Mr. Moore says he has about 1000
bushels of the same grade of corn
that he brought to' this office..
of Schools Decrease
In 1924-25 there was a still further
decreasein the percentage increase
in current expense, this time to 102
per cent. The following year, 1925-
26, current expense increased, 8.5 per
cent; and in 1926-27 it made a 12 oer
cent increase. The increase in current
expense in 1927-28 was approximately
$1,000,000, or four per cent. In 1928-
29 there was an increase of five per
cent in current expense. s
. The average cost of current expen
diture per pupil enrolled, according to
Set jol Facts, is $32.67 for the state
as a whole. This represents an in
crease in both rural and charter
schools. In 1919-20, the first year of
the operation of the six months school
term, the average annual expenditure
per rural child enrolled was $11.62,
or less than half of the present ex
penditure of $28.57. The average per;
pupil expenditure in charter schools,
on the other hand, was $22.26 in 1919
20 whereas now it is $44.50. ;
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