PAGE TWO
THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS
MACONIAN
THURSDAY, MARCH ■
LEGAL ADVERTISING
NOTICE
North Carolina
Macon County.
IN THK SL I’F.KIOK COL RT
HKIOKK THK CI.KKK
J. I). I-'raiik>, Aciininistrutiir of
Kllcii S. Franks, deceas'd.
Minnie Powers, Mattie Hi{4(lon,
Mack Higdon, Jcs>ie Murray, (i.
W. Murray, J. U. Franks and wife
Fanni-c Mat F'ranks, Mack I'ranks
and wife I’earl Franks, Mattie Will
liyrne and husband Cecil Byrne,
Inez Koszell and husband Leander
Ro'^zell, Catherine Ffcnry and hus
band F. L. Henry, Jr., and Marg
aret Franks.
'I'he defendants, Minnie Powers,
Matti-e Higdon, Mack Higdon, Jes
sie Murray, Ci. W. \furray, ^^ack
F'ranks, Mattie Will I5yrne, Cecil
Ryrne, Inez Koszell and Leander
koszell, each and all of them will
take notice that an action entitled
as above has been commenced in
tlie superior court of Macon
f'ounty, North Carolina before the
Clerk of the Superior Court to sell
all the lands of which F.llen S.
F'ranks ilied seized and possessed,
situated in the County of Afacon
and State of North Carolina, for
the pur[K>se of paying the debts of
said deceased and the costs of ad-
ininistratinR said estate, and the
>aid defendants Minnie Powers,
.Mattie Higdon, M:uk Higdon, Jes
sie Murray, (I. W. Murray, Mark
l-'ranks, Mattie Will Byrne, Cecil
Myrne, Inez Koszell and Leander
Koszell, each and all of them will
further take notice that he or she
is required to appear at the of
fice if the clerk of the superior
court /f said county in the court
house in F’ranklin, North Carolina,
on the 14th day of \Lirch, 1936,
and answer or demur to the com
plaint in said action, three copies
of which complaint or petition
have been filed in the office of
said clerk, or the plaintiff will ap
ply to the court for the relief de
manded in said ormiplaint.
Dated this the 13th day of Feb
ruary, 1936.
HARLEY CABE,
(. lerk Superior Court
Macon ("ounty, North Carolina.
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ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator
of l^nma L. Bryson, deceased, late
of Macon county, N. C., this is to
notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to the undersigni-d
on ./r before the 7th day of F'eb-
ruary, 1937, or this notice will be
[ilead in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate will
lilease make immediate settlement.
'I'his 7th dav .rrf February, 193().
CiF.O. B. PA'ITON,
Administrator.
F'13—f)tc—TWP—M19
LEGAL ADVERTISING
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator
of T. (I. Harbison, deceased, late
of Macon county, N. C., this is to
notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to the undersigned
0.11 or before the 12th day of F'eb-
ruary, 1937, or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate settlement.
'I'his 12th day of F'ebruary, 193(').
'P. C. HARBISON, Administrator.
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NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina,
Macon County
(i, A. Mashburn
vs.
W. •/. Barker and A. B. Slagle
.NOTICE OF SALE UMJEK
EXECUTION
By virtue of an execution direct
ed to the undersigned coroner by
the Superior Court of Macon
County in the above entitled action.
I will, on Monday, the 0th day of
-\pril, 1936, at 12 o'clock. Noon, at
the Courthouse door in F'r;inklin,
North Carolina, sell to the highest
bidder at public outcry, for cash to
.satisfy said execution, all the right,
title and interest which the said
W. (i. Barker had in the lands
hereinafter described, on the date
of the docketing of the above en
titled judgment or at anytime
thereafter. Said judgment being
docketed in the Office of the Clerk
of the Superior Onirt of Macon
County in Jtidgment Docket \\
page 72:
BEGINNING an an apple tree
(formerly a S. Oak); M. J. Bark
er’s beginning corner; then S. 45
F'.. 12 poles to a stake in Pole Cat
Branch; then in an East direction
104 i)oles to a locust on top of
Mountain; then S. 32 W. 128 ix)les
to a Black Jack (Henry Barker’s
forner); then N. 82 \V. d/.Avn a
ridgv with its meanders 30 poles
to a S. Oak in the M. J. Barker
old line; then S. (3 near South
west 12 poles to a White Oak,
then S. 84 W. Zi'A poles to a
..take in .Miller Creek; then up the
creek with its meaniers to the
mfnith (>f Pol(' Cat branch; then
N. b7'/2 \V. 71/2 poles to a stake in
the Creek; then N. 40 E. 11 poles
to a stake in Creek; then N. 12
l.>^)les to a Maple; then up the
creek with its meanders to a B.
Oak; then ,S. 77 F.. 18 poles to a
stake; then S. 40 W. 10 jwles to
the FiF'.filXXING; containing about
6,t acres, more or less.
This being the same land de
scribed in a deed from W. (■
Barker and wife to Jim Clark and
wife, said deed bearing date of 26
.August, 193.S, and registered in the
Office of Register of Deeds for
.Macon County in Book of Deeds
.X-4, page 398.
'I'his 27th day of F'ebruary, 1936.
c. M. ^ioorf;
('oroner of Macon County
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NCrnc'K Ol' ACTION BY PLIJ-
LIC.ATKJN OF SUMMONS; In
the District C^ourt of the United
States of America for the Western
District of North Carolina-Asheville
Division of Law No 324 United
States of America, v. 7,4/J5.3 acres
/)f land in Macon, Clay and Swain
Counties, North C'arolina N'antahala
I’ower and Light C(jmpany, et al. -
TO: Cherokee Hardware Co;
widow of Arthur Addington; A. J’.
Bailey; Julian T. Baker; husband
of Mattie liates; J. H. Blackwell;
(I. 11. Bryant; John Burnett and
wife; F. P. Cochran and wife; Joe
i Conley; Cooper heirs; spouse of
l.assie Kelly Cunningham; IWrothy
Davidson; R. W. DeHart and wife;
Wesley Dill and w’ife; Grady Du
vall and wife; F>vin Easton; Mrs.
'I'imoxena F.lias; James F'owler;
Jane F'.vans and husband; James
F'outs and wife; C'harles 1'. F'rost
and wife; O. L. Garrison and wife;
J. W. (Jregory and wife; Ne.:il Hay
and wife; Ideal .Motor Company;
Jo. I). Jones and wife; S. L. Jones,
,-\dm.; A. F'. Kinby and wife; 'f. H.
Lackey and wife; C. M. Lambert
and wife; 1). M. Lunsford and
wife; A. A. J. McCoy; J. H.
.Mason; C. B. Medford; C. A. Mor
gan and wife; wife of Boyce Mun
clay; J. .-\. Munday and wife; John
Neal and wife; North Ciirolina
'I'alc & Mining C'o; P. H. Pass-
more; W. T, Passmore and wife;
R. J. Roane and wife; wife of
Julius S. Robinson; J. \V. Roland
and wife; J. A. Rowland and wife;
C. 1). Seay and wife; Allen Siler;
L. J. Siler and husbantl; Mrs.
.\nnie Sloan; B. A. Smith and
wife; .M. K. Smith and wife; C'l. H.
Stepp and wife; .A. B. Stewart and
wife; 'I'allassee Power Co; 1). M.
Tessier, Jr; .\I. \’. Abernethy and
wife; 'I'erry Bland Allwood; Ash
ley L. liaker, Jr; Minnie F'itch
Haker; J. F'. Blackwell; R. F'.
lireedlove and wife; F'rancis M.
Burch and wife; Carolina Alum
inum Cxj. Commissioner of Banks;
\V. B. Conley; John Cope; Pegram
Dargan and wife; wife of E. L. De
Hart ; wife of Roger Alexander
Dewar; husband of Hertha Duvall;
Johnnie Duvall and wife; A. I). F'.d-
wards and wife; '1'. J. Blane and
wife; Martin F'.ller and wife; J. M.
F'orrester and wife; '1'. '1'. Hall;
A. M. F'rye; .Andy Ciregory and
wife; Zach Ciuffey and wife; spouse
of ^f. M. Hicks; CL F'. Johnston
and wife; Lewis Jones and wife;
Mrs. 1'.. R. Kinnebrew;
Knight; Jim l.ail and wife; David
Lunsford and wife; R. Y. Mc.^den,
Jr., and wife; E. L. McKee and
wife; Mark May; William F. Merz
and wife; L. A. Morgan heirs;
Earl Munday and wife; Nantahala
C!ompany; A. S. Nichols; '1'. W.
Owenby and wife; W. C. Passmore
and wife; Mrs. Mamie Slagle Pat
ton ; Robertson and Owenby; hus
band of Mamie Rogers; H. Row
land; 'I'he Sapp Heirs; G. H. Seay
and wife; spouse of Freda Siler;
C'. W. Slagle and wife; William
Sloau and wife; wife of J. M.
.Smith; A. S. Solesby and wife; L.
C. Stepp and wife; wife of Hall
Swain; jini 'I'aylor and wife; J. W.
Totherow and wife; Western North
Carolina Land Co; 'L. L. Wilkie
and wife; Paulin€ Willis and hus
band; S. Ci. VV'ishon and wife; J. J.
Woodard; (ieorge W. Yonce and
wife; William Younce and wife;
Blake Addington and wife; George
B. Carhard and wife; James I).
Carhard and wife; William FL Car-
hart, Jr., and wife; J. M. Clement
and wife; M. L. Clement and wife;
C. C. Daniels and wife, Mary R.
Daniels; John H. Ellsworth and
wife; D. R. Franks and wife, S. I.
F'ranks; Hiawassi Motor Cx); Wil
liam D. Flabart and wife, Kate
Hobart; ^[rs. Tim Kilgo and hus
band ; D. H. Lohnian and wife.
Josephine Lohman; James McAl-
legal advertising
lister and wife, Betty Sloan Mc
Allister; Daniel McKoy and wife.
Dove McKoy; Mrs. Hattie Moore,
widow; Miller -M^ore and wite
I evi B. Nelson and wife, Eliza At.
Nelson; James N. 9"'enby an
wife- E. H. Potter and wife; MJ-ry
Ann’ Reid and husband; .Char es
Runnette and wife; Anniewll Siler
and husband; Rev. E. L. S'ler aiid
wife; C. S. Sloan and wife, buU
Sloan ; 'I'imoxena Sloan and spou^ ,
W N. Sloan and wife, Beulah
Sloan; W. A. Sparks; Ed. Roo
Stamps and wife; Frank Sumerour
and wife; J. S. Wilcox and wife
Elizabeth K. Wilcox; J. /. Wnght
and wife, Alice Wright; James G
.Abernethy; W. L. Allison and
wife, Julia .Allisfm; James Baker;
Elihu Barnes and Co. I. N. B-eards-
dale;0, Be«cher, Jr.; E. S. Bowers;
^ P Bradley; Samuel Bryson &
Co- Matilda D. Burnett; George F.
Caler; Catharine D. Collins; Mac
Wood Compton and husband; M.
C. C'urtis; Cushing & Chapman;
John M. Davis; Allen DeHart; J
P. DeFIart; Lorinda T. DeHart;
Westvelt and Henderson; W. B.
W'ilson and wife; I. C. Wilsori
and wife; W. Crawford Woodard
and wife; D. A. Younce and wife;
J Yonce and wife; Woodrow
Younce and wife; Ruth Addington
and husband; H. B. Carhard and
Company; Louisa K. Carhart and
husband; Julia D. Charles, 'frustee
Estate, Charles L. Frost; W. N.
C'lienient and wife; Margaret
D’Onofrio and husband, M. J.
D’Onofrio; J. C. Forrester and
wife; Cieneral Graphite Co; L. H.
Hall and wife; Lodowick J. Hill
and wife, M. Ruth Hill; George
Hubbard and wife, Sara M. Hub-
hard; M. W. Manahan and wife;
James .A. Martin and wife; A. J.
.McBride and wife, Fannie M. Mc
Bride ; Norman G. McLoyd and
wife; J. W. S. Moore and wife;
Marion Moore and wife; W. T.
Moore and wife; Hugh Oliver ,and
wife, (irace Oliver; Campbell W.
Pinkney, Executor; Daniel Rav-
enal; \V. T. Reid and wife; W. S.
Saul and wife, Lou C. Saul; J. G.
Siler and wife; Eleanor Sloan and
husband; J. R. Sloan and wife,
Lois Sloan; Chaunoey Smith and
wife; Southern Railway Co; B. H.
Sprinkle and wife; S. G. Stoney;
K. V. Vail and wife; T. E. Wiley
and wife; A. B. Woodard and wife,
1. D. Woodard; Charles H. Wyatt,
Executor; Samuel Young and wife,
Addington; Mary D. Am
mons and husband; Ida Angel and
husband; Baker Lumber Company;
J. S. Barnes; J. W. Bpecher; J. H.
Blackw-ell; Andrew Bradley; J. W.
Breedlove; James Burnett; Wm. A.
Burnett and wife; J. E. Coburn;
James M. Collins; Cliza Curtis; Ci.
E. Crowell and wife; A. A. Davis;
Wm. F. Davis; H. T. DeHart; J.
W'. DeHart and wife; William De
Hart; C. R. Douthit and wife; John
Cr. Eve and wife; Frank Fessen
den; J. A. F'orrester; Laura F'owler
and husband; Ellen Green and hus
band; Mariam Hall; R. M. Henry
and wife; S. J. Herren; Cain Hig-
,gins; F'lora Higgins; Katie Higgins;
Higgins; J. C. Howard;
Mont Huff; John A. Innes; J. R.
Johnson; S. D. Kelley, 'I'rustee; W.
C. Kimsey; Stanford Lea and wife;
J. AL Lowery & Co; Henry Mar
tin; M. il. May; Iowa McCoy and
husband; J. J. McLean; Christian
Motz; j. a. Miller; Jam'es Mitch
ell; John C. Aloore; J. H. Morgan;
M. E. Morgan; Nantahala Lumber
& Mfg. Co; P. A. Owenby; C. A
Pace; B. R. Patto; W. J. Reed-
I Jacob A. Rolandi
Joseph Roland; Mary Rowland; W.
S Roper; Martha Sherman; C.’ W
w "vV -r J”*® Stepp;
Taylor; Alexander Truitt;
Truitt; Ellen
wtu I’ Watkins; Thomas
Welch & Co; Jeff Wikle; Ralph
Wood; r. H. Wood; ^L
Woodward; G. W. Yonce; M L
Yonce; Arthur Addington; Allen
Ammons; Syntha Ammons; Elihu
Barnes; C. D. Bowers; H B Car
hart; Louise H. Clement; Samuel
Conley; Wm. M. Davis; Emma
Herbert Fessenden; T. J. Herbert;
den WTIl■“ t ^^5"P'eton Fess.en-
cien, William Fessenden- W A
Forrester; L. 'r. Grant; J.' h'
\!J^Sory W. A. Haskins A h'
EmTuPr ""'i husband
Ettie Higgins; J. W. Higgins’
Slagle Higgins; Arthur Holden^ w’
H. .Howard; Elvira Hunnicut’t •
pristopher Johnson; Sam L Ke ’
ley; Dav.dN. Kilpatrick Id w^fe
C. M Lambert; J. R. Lindsay m’
Martin- c: C
blncU^M^’ Stella McCoy aAd hut
Millet ^ McLean; C. M
ler- Rofa^l'i^^h"n ’ ^,'^=‘''garet Mil-
f ’W \f : Nancy Moore -
Lnv ?.“,‘=^hala _Com-
Pany, Nantahala Railroad mZ
and Trans. Co; W M P -
uel Reed; W. T. Reed
Trsi/- R si£
Cathari
nne
Co; W. M. Pace; Sami
Reed ~
olanc
1 R;
T. P. Siler; Southi
I'".'
Welch - r Calhe T
vv-T ’ rr. Whittier -and wife - T C
Wilson; Tava Wood; C, J Voof:
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ard- wife of W. C. Woodard; J.
M Yonce; Union Development Co;
Ella Addington ;.Ephnam Ammons ;
Ashby L. Baker; Jacob Bateman,
F S Bow'ers; Wilham E. Carhart,
IbSn, Mary f
William DeHart; Charles ;
W H. Herbert; Moses
Sophia Hude; N. S^./tr/^V^rtin •
Lindsey and wife; Walker M. ^ >
C. W. McCloud; L. A. Morgati.
P. Munday; 'f. S.
Moore - W. W. Pacek; Martha Sea-
Holt- 'f L Siler; Thaddeus P-
^ler’- Julius Siler; 'I'imoxena
Sloan; j' S. Sloan; Franklin Sutn-
merour; Virginia S^pson, John
W Truitt; T. H. Wood; Nancy
Higgins; Lee A. Jarrett; Iowa
Keener; Isaas Martin;
McAden; Aaron Miler; Addie
Munday; S. A. Munday; Roxena
Moore; Stephen Pace; John Sand
ers; L. K. Shields and husband,
T R. Siler; Leon Siler; C. W.
Slagle; W. W. Sloan; E. R.
Stamps; Washington Sutherland J.
V. Trammell; Stephen Whitaker
'William Yonce; and all
whomsoever who have, or claim to
own, any estates or interests m the
fee or otherwise in and to the
premises described in the petition
filed in this cause and described in
this notice, and any and all heirs
and devisees of the several parties
above named, whose names and a( -
dresses are unknown, and all ancl
singular their heirs, husbands,
wives, devisees, executors, admin-
strators, representatives alienees,
successors and assigns, of each and
every of them; and all unknown
owners, lienors, or claimants, hav
ing, or claiming to have, any
right, title, estate, equity, interest
or lien; and all occupants, lessees,
users,-holders and owners of and
claimants to any rights or easement
or prescription in, over, across, or
through said lanc^„ or any part
thereof; you will please tdke
notice; that an action entitled as
above has been commenced in the
District Court of the United States
for the Western District of_ North
Carolina, at Asheville, N. C., that
summons has been duly issued out
of said Court, and p-etition filed
therein asking for the condemna
tion of certain lands described in
said petition and hereinafter de
scribed; that you, and each of you,
are necessary and proper parties
to the just and final disposition of
this action; that said action has
been instituted by^ the..-.United
States Attorney for the 'VVestern
District of North Carolina, on be
half of the United States, for the
condernnation of said lands describ
ed in the petition in said proceed
ing under and by virtue of the
provisions of the Act of Congress
of August 1, 1888, (25 Stat. 357, 40
U. S. C. A., 257, .258 and 258-a)
That the lands proposed to be con
demned and appropriated by the
plaintiff United States are describ
ed substantially as follows : Nanta
hala Power and Light Company
Tracts; all that tract of land con
taining according to survey 5,486.0
acres, and designated by the Na
tional Forest Service as Tract No.
143, Nantahala Unit, Macon County,
North Carolina, in Nantahala 'I'own-
ship, on the waters of Nantahala
River, being fully described in the
petition filed in this proceeding,
and as set out in an option to
convey to the United States dated
May 30, 1934, and filed as an ex-
hibit to said petition; tracts No.'
143b, and No. 143b-.I, all that cer
tain ^ tract of land containing ac
cording to survey 178 acres, being
designated by the National Forest
Service as tract No, 143b, and 143b-l
Nantahala Unit, Macon County!
North _ Carolina, in Nantahala
iow'nship, upon the waters of Lee
Branch, and being entirely covered
s. s. 19, 1101, 3327,-3554,
?7Q89 ^ 15286, 15781 and
17982, and being the same lands
fully described in the petition filed
in this proceeding, and fully set
-/"i 'c" °Pt‘0" to convey to the
United States dated May 30, 1934
and fi ed as an exhibit to said peti-
mT’ No. 143d, No
No^’ ur 11’ '43h,
No. 143i; all that tract of land
hab^ n"? Nanta-
hala Unit, Macon County, North
Carolina, situate,. lying and being
on the waters of Nantahala River
about one-half mile North of
15307, 18074^ and' Sg
scribed in the petition filed in this
proceeding and as set out in an
RK’er°”anH\r„^:i Nanta-
au that t:
land containing according to
md entirely'
ered by state grants 3534 and 17'^4«
the petition fid in thi?"^^"'l
>ng; tract No 143k In
of land containing’3^^?
to survey, and beifg t!a’t No°
located in the rf ••
County,
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waters of Nantahala River,
ing covered by state grants 8j
7946, 7947, said tract being
described in the petiti-on ji||
this proceeuing ana the opt,,
convey to tne United Stalest
May 30, 19J4, and tiied as j,
hibit in said proceeding; tracL
143m, No. l43n, all that tn
land containing according to s
144.0 acres, located in the .1
hala Unit, Clay County, Nort],
olina, and designated by the
F'orest Service as tracts No.
and 143n, situate, lying anu
about mile east ot Tusqi
Gap, on the waters of C'lear (
and completely covered by
grants 3072 and 7949, 85. 27ffl
14110, being further describs
metes and bounds in the pe
filed in this proceeding; tract
143o, No. 143p; all that tni
land containing according to s
219.9 acres, located and ben
Nantahala Unit, Macon C(
North Carolina, on the wat«
Red Marble Creek, and Briei
Creek, and fully covered bv t
3408, 7116, 7736, 8177, and 152%
further described by metes
bounds in the petition filed ||
proceeding and by option to a
to the United States under di
May 30, 1934, being tracts No,
and No. 143p; tracts No. 143i(
143r, all that tract of land cot
ing according to survey 303.7;
located in Nantahala Unit, S
County, North Carolina, anj
signated by the National Fon
Tracts No. 143q and 143r, am
ing situate on the waters of S;
hala River about one-half mik
of Nantahala Postoffice and i:
tirely covered by grants 1441,
8426, and partly covered by t
1107, 2171, 8108, 9909 and 118U,
being further described by s
and bounds in the petition fiS
this proceeding in the office#
Clerk of the U. S. Court at-
ville, N. C.; tracts No. 143s, ll]
that tract of land containing
acres, located in. Nantahala
Swain County, North Carolitii
designated as tract No. 143s,
143t, by the U. S. Forest se
said tracts being situated in'
ser Creek post office, on the
'Crs of Nantahala River, coven
J. R. Siler 62 acre grant 48,
and fully described by metei
bounds in the petition filed ii
proceeding in the office of thel
of the U. S. Court ,at Asheville,!
tracts No. 143u, No. 143v;
that tract of land containii
cording to survey 111.0 acres,
designated by the National F
service .as tracts No. 143u, an;
143v,' located in Nantahala Ui
Swain County, North Cjp
about three fourths of a
northeast of Almond, on the»
of 'furkey creek, and being w
by state grants 3010 and 81®
further described in the pE
filed in this proceeding in tit
fice of the U. S. District Cot
-Asheville, N. C.; tracts No,
No. 143x, all that tract of lanil
taining according to survey
acres, located in Nantahala
Swain County, North Carolina
signated by the Forest Seni
tracts No-. 143w, No. 143x, si!
lying and being on the wate
Nantahala River in said count;
covered iby grants 243, 245, 24?
8108, and being further dec
by metes , and bounds . in the
tion filed in this proceeding ii
office of the Clerk of the (
Court at Asheville, N. C.; trace
143y, 143z, all that tract ot
containing according to survei
acres, located in, the Nanti
Unit of the National ForeS
Swain County, N. C., designate
the U. S. Forest Service as
'No. 143y and No. 143.2, said
being located in Nantahala t
.ship about one-half mile soutt
of Needmore post office 0®
waters of Licklog Creek and >
oovered by grants 1377. 137&'
8108 and 12892, and .being
described by metes ,and ibofln^
the petition filed in this pr»'
ing in the office of the
the U. S. Co,urt at Asheville,'
Yotj and each of yctu are k*
notified to be and appear
office of the Clerk of the I'
States District Court for the "
ern District of North CaroW
the United States courthouse#
ing at Asheville, Buncombe 0>,
North Carolina, not later th?i
(10) days from and after the'
pletion of service of this suit*
by publication for four (4)
sive weeks, ,and answer or ®
to the petition or complaint
filed by the above named
in the office of the said CleA
you are further notified that
fail to appear and answer
mur to the s^aid petition o.L
plaint within the time specif*^?
petitioner will apply to the.
for the relief demanded iij,
petition; witness the honora®
Y. Webb, Judge of the R
Court for the 'Western
North Carolina, this the 21s‘
of. February, 1936, and the y'i
our Independence the 160th- ^
Jordan Clerk, By O. L.
Deputy Clerk,
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