THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1937
THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON IAN
PACE NINE
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NOTICE OF SALE
State of North Carolina,
County of Macon.
Macon County, Plaintiff
. vi. ,
A. 0. Hicks and wife, 'Lillie Hicks,
Defendants
Under and by virtue of a decree
of the Superior Court of Macon
County entered in the above en
titled action on the 21st day of
June, 1937, the undersigned Com
missioner will on the 26th day of
July, 1937, at 12 o'clock, noon, at
the Courthouse door in Macon
County, North Carolina, sell to the
highest bidder for cash the i follow-
ing described real estate:
1st Tract: Adjoining the lands of
Susie Ray and others, bounded as
follows, 4o-wit: BEGINNING on a
birch near the road, running with
the branch to a sarvis; thence a
straight line up the ridge to the
top of the mountain ; then con
tinue K& straight line down the
mountain to old line No. (W.
H. Baldwin's home tract) ; then
running with said line back to the
corner of said line (No. ) ; then
running with the Susie Ray line
to the Roy Nichols corner in Susie
Ray's line ; then with Roy Nichols'
line to a white oak; then with said
line to a double chestnut; then
down the ridge with said line
(Roy Nichols' beginning corner) to
a maple ; then from said corner
to a stake on bank of public road;
thence with said road to the. BE
GINNING, containing 10 acres,
more or less.
2nd Tract: Adjoining . the lands
of T. H. Wood and U. S. Forest
Service and others, and bounded
as follows, to-wit : BEGINNING
corner being iriMhe Hicks line, al
so being the East corner of Ralph
Wood; thence running up the U.
S. Road with Ralph Wood's line to
T. H. Wood's line; thence agreed
line between A. N. Wood and T.
H. Wood to the old road;, thence
up the old road to the agreed line
i . v r : i tj
Uciwccii grange vjairsun anu ixy-
wood Garrison; thence S 29 E to
a black gum; thence S 34 E 72
poles to a stake in the line of No.
74; thence up the ridge with Cope's
line to a hickory; thence up the
ridge to S. J. May's N. W. corner;
thence N. E. to the line of No. 74;
thence with the line of No. 74, ,S
60 E to a stake ; thence N 9 E to
line of S. J. May's; thence N. E.
to the double chestnut; thence
down the ridge to No. 74; thence
N 33 W 181 poles to a stake on
the bank of the U. S. Road; being
the BEGINNING corner, contain
ing 125 acres, more or less, this
being' part of1 the lands contained
in State Grant Nos. 74 and 75 and
-16097.
F.YrEPT the land described in
a deed from Oscar Hicks and
wife, to "J. S. Pendergrass and
wife, Minnie Pendergrass, dated
March 16, 1925, and recordel in
Deed Book N-4, page 303, Records
of Macon 'County, N. C.
This, the 22nd day of June, 1937.
R. S. JONES, Commissioner.
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NOTICE OF SALE
State of North Carolina,
County of Macon.
Macon County, Plaintiff,
vs.
W. N. Hicks and wife, Maggie
Hicks,, Defendants.
Under and by virtue of a decree
of the Superior Court of Macon
County entered in the above entitl
ed action on the 21st day of June,
1937, the undersigned Commissioner
will on the 26th day of July, 1937,
at le, o ciock, noon, ai inc vuuu
house door in Macon County, North
Carolina, sell to the highest bidder
for cash the following described
real estate:
Adjoining the lands of B. P.
Grant and others, bounded as fol
lows4 to-wit : On the waters of
4-dntahala River, BEGINNING at
aa hickory in line of No. 14 above
the falls of a branch, runs E 68
er of No. 19; then N 50 W 56
poles to a black oak ; then N 40 E
68 poles to a hickory; then N 28
W 40 poles to a black oak on top
of the mountain; then S 70 W 110
poles to a jffcake; then S 15 E 91
poles to a hickory; in the line of
No. 14; then with the line of 14, E
40 poles to the BEGINNING, being
the lands conveyed by State Grant
No. 15781.
2nd Tract : Adjoining the lands of
Oscar Hicks and Osben .Yonce and
U. o. lanus anu uuiers, uuuuucu vs
follows, to-wit: BEGINNING at a
white oak near the Highway road;
then S 29 E 204 poles to a chest
nut ; Gregory's corner; thenee N
45 E 87 poles to a stake; N 45 W to
a stake in Osben Yonce's line; S
68 W 24 poles to Osben Yonce's S
corner; then.N 21 , W 354 poles
to a stake at the public highway;
then W with the highway road to
the BEGINNING, this tract of land
containing 100 acres, more or less.
This land being part of Grant No.
15306.
3rd Tract: Adjoining the lands
of J. M. Hicks and others, bounded
as follows, viz: BEGINNING on a
stake in the flint gap; then N. E.
to a chestnut ; thence N. W. to J.
M. Hicks' line; thence with J. M.
Hicks line to the BEGINNING,
containing 5 acres, more or less.
4th Tract: All the lands describ
ed in a deed from R. P. PricC to
W. N. Hicks, dated March 5, 1907,
recorded in Deed Book YY, page
240, records of Macon CourityN. C.
5th Tract: All the lands describ
ed in a deed from D. A. Yonce and
wife to W. N. Hicks, dated Jan.
28, 1916, recorded in ' Deed Book
B-4, page 198, Records of Macon
County, N. C.
6th Tract: All the lands described
in a deed from D. A. Yonce and
wife, to W. N. Hicks, dated Jan. 7?
1919, recorded in Deed Book J-4,
page 177, Records of Macon Coun
ty, N. C. n
EXCEPT the lands described in
a deed from W. N. Hicks and wife
to Tallassee Power Co., dated Dec.
29, 1928, recorded in Deed Book
R-4, page 228, records of Macon
County, N. C; also EXCEPT all
the lands described in a deed from
W. N. Hicks and wife to M. M.
Hicks, and H. M. Hicks, dated Oct.
19, 1914, recorded in Deed Book
.R-3, page 480, Records of Macon
County, N. G, also EXCEPT all
the lands described in a deed from
W. N. - Hicks and wife to E. N.
Evans and wife, Jane Evans, dated
22, 1914, recorded in Deed
Book X-3, page .32, records of Ma
con County, N. C.
This, the .22nd day of June, 1937.
R. S. JONES, Commissioner.
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NOTICE OF SALE
State of North Carolina,
County of Macon.
Macon County, Plaintiff
vs. ,
Lee Baldwin, et al, Defendants
Under and by virtue of a decree
of the Superior Court of Macon
County entered in the above en
titled action on the 21st day of
June, 1937, the undersigned Com
missioner will on the 256th day of
July, 1937, at 12 o'clock, noon, at
the Courthouse door in Macon
Cotnty, North Carolina, sell to the
highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described real estate:
Adjoining the lands of Sam
Waters, Harley Yonce and others,
bounded as follows, to-wit: BE
GINNING on a rock, running with
W. H. Baldwin's old line (No. )
to a chestnut in the bed of the
laurels; then with said line (No. )
to Oscar Hicks corner in said line ;
then with Oscar Hicks' line to a
birch ; then with the road to a
stake (Osfcar Hicks corner); then
from said stake to a maple (Roy
Nichols corner); then with. W. H.
Baldwin's old line to a chestnut;
then with Harley Yonce's line to
the BEGINNING, containing 30
acres, more or less. EXCEPTING
from the above the land described
in a deed from Lee. Baldwin and
wife to J. S. Pendergrass and wife,
Minnie Pendergrass, dated May 31.
1925, and recorded in Deed Book
M -4, page 306, records of Macon
County, N. C. and EXCEPTING
the lands lescribed in a deed from
Lee i. Baldwin and wife to George
Bateman 'and wife, Maude Bate
man, dated August . (j, 1926, and
recorded in Book 0-4, page 26 Rec
ords of Macon County,, N. C. ; and
EXCEPTING the lands described
in a deed from Lee. Baldwin and
wife to W. R. Nichols and wife,
Louise Nichols, dated May 30, 1925,
and recorded in Deed Book 0-4,
page 3, Records of Macon County,
N. C.
This, the 22nd day of June, 1937.
R. S. JONES, Commissioner.
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NOTICE OF SALE
State of North Carolina,
Colon ty of Macon.
Macon County, Plaintiff
vs. .'
M. A. Hicks, et al, Defendants
Under and by virtue of a decree
of the Superior Court of Macon
County entered in Jhe above en
titled action on the 21st ' day of
June,- 1937, the undersigned Com
missioner will on the 26th day of
July, 1937, at 12 o'clock, noon, at
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the Courthouse door in Macon
County, North Carolina, sell to the
highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described real estate:
Adjoining the lands of L. L.
Rowland and others, bounded as
follows, to-wit: Being a tract of
land containing 55 .acres, more or
less, and BEGINNING on a water
birch, E. N. Evans' east corner,
and runs with agreed line between
E. N. Evans and W. N. Hicks to
J. M. Hicks' line; then with J. M."
Hicks' line to a stake in the Flint
Gap; then S 45 E 70 poles to a
stake; then N 9 E 178 poles to a
stake ; then W 62 poles to a stake ;
then S 9 W to a stake ; then N
45 W to the BEGINNING, and be
ing the same land described in
State Grant No. 11399.
This, the 22nd day of June, 1937.
R. S. JONES, Commissioner.
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NOTICE OF SALE
State of North Carolina,
County of Macon.
Macon County, Plaintiff
vs.
J. W. Brendle and wife
Brendle, Defendants.
Under and by virtue of a decree
of the . Superior Court of Macon
County entered in the above en
titled action on the 21st day of
June, 1937, the undersigned Com
missioner will on the 26th day of
July, 1937, at 12 o'clock, noon, at
the Courthouse door in Macon
County, North Carolina, sell to the
highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described real estate :
Adjoining the'' lands of Tom
Johnston, H. G. Brendle and others,
bounded as follows, via: Being Lot
No. 44 in Block No. 2 in a tract of
land known as Lyman Field, as sur
veyed and mapped by W. B. Mc
Guire, said map being recorded in
Book 1-3, page 56 and 57, office of
Register of Deeds, Macon County,
North Carolina, reference is hereby
had to said map for a more com
plete description of the lot hereby
conveyed.
This, the 22nd day of June, 1937.
R. S. JONES, Commissioner.
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NOTICE OF SALE -State
of North Carolina, '
County of Macon.
Macon County, Plaintiff
vs.
J. H. Grant and wife, Tina Grant,
et al, Defendants.
Under and by virtue of a decree
of the Superior Court of Macon
County entered in the above en
titled action on the 21st day of
June, 1937, the undersigned Com
missioner will on the 26th day of
July, 1937, at 12 o'clock, noon, at
the Courthouse .door in Macon
county, North Carolina, sell to the
highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described real estate:
Adjoining the lands of J. W. Wil-
son1, D. A. Welch, Lea A." Mc
Mahon and others, bounded as fol
lows, to-wit : BEGINNING on a
walnut, Tina Grant's corner, run
ning with J. W. Wilson's line to
the school house; thence with D.
A., Welch's line to a chestnut at
ford of the creek, J. H. Grant's old
corner; thence with J. H. Grant's
old line to Hold en Gap to a stake;
thence west course with the top of
the ridge with J. R. Wikle's line
to Tina Grant's corner to a chest
nut; thence with Tina Grant's line
to the BEGINNING, containing 50
acres, more or less.
This, the 22nd day of June, 1937.
R. S. JONES, Commissioner.
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NOTICE OF SALE '
State of North Carolina,
County1 of Macon.
Macon County, Plaintiff
vs. .
W. D. Keener, et al, Defendants
. Under and by virtue of a decree
of the Superior Court of Macon.
County entered in the above en
titled action on the 21st day of
June, 1937, the undersigned Com.--
missioner will on the 26th day of
July, 1937, at 12 o'clock, noon, at:
the Courthouse door in Macon.
County, North Carolina, sell to the
highest bidder for cash the follow
ing describel real estate :
An undivided one-half interest irt
the following land:
Adjoining the lands of J. M.
Penlahd and others, bounded ass
follows, viz: BEGINNING on a.
ridge at a black jack inN Chas..
Cabe's line; runs S 25 E 48 poles;
to a stake; then S 14 W 18 poles
to a stake ; then S 25 E 41 poles:
to a black oak stump ; then S 83
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E 52 poles to a stake; then S 15
poles to a stake; then E 68 poles
to a white oak; thence N U5 poles
to a stake; then S 45 W 22 poles
to a black jack; then S 20 pules
to a stake; then W 142 poles to
the BEGINNING, ' containing 90
acres, more or less, and it being
land known as the Angel heirs
land.
This, the 22nd day of June, 1937.
R. S. JONES, Commissioner.
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NOTICE OF SALE
State of North Carolina,
County of Miacon.
Macon County,-Plaintiff ,
vs.
Dr. J. W. Dowdc and wife,
Dowdc, et al, Defendants
Under and by virtue of a decree
of the Superior Court of Macon
County entered in the above en
titled action on the 21st day of
June, 1937, the undersigned Com
missioner will on the 26th day of
July, 1937, at 12 o'clock, noon, at
the Courthouse door in Macon
County, North Carolina, sell to the
highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described real estate :
A certain tract or parcel of land
in ' Macon County, State of North
Carolina, about one mile of Court
house in Franklin, adjoining the
lands of Colored Baptist Church
and others, bounded as follows,
viz: BEGINNING at the N. E.
corner of the. Colored Baptist
Church lot, runs West 5 poles ;
then N 162 feet; then east 5 poles;
then south 162 feet to the BEGIN
NING, the same being the lot for
merly owned by Jas. P. Angel and
conveyed by him,, to E. K. Cunning
ham and registered at Franklin, N.
C. in Book DD of Deeds, on page
599
This, the 22nd day of June, 1937.
R. S. JONES, Commissioner.
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NOTICE OF SALE '.
State of North Carolina,
County of Macon.
Macon County," Plaintiff
vs.
J. D. Keener and wife, F. M. Keen
er, Defendants
Under and by virtue of a decree
of the Superior Court of Macon
County entered in the above en
titled action on the 21st day of
June," 1937, the undersigned Com
missioner will on the 26th day of
July, 1937, at 12 "o'clock, noon, at
the Courthouse door in Macon
County, North Carolina, 'sell to the
highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described real estate:
An undivided one-half interest 'in
the following land: 1 :
Adjoining the lands of J. M.
Penland and others, bounded as
follows, iz: BEGINNING on a
ridge at a black jack in Chas.
Cabe's line; runs S 25 E 48 poles
to a stake; thence S 14 W 18
poles to a stake; then S 25 E 41
poles to a black oak stump; then
S 83. E 52 poles to a,. stake; then
S 15 poles to a stake; then E 68
poles to a white oak; thence N
165 poles to a stake ; then S 45
W 22 poles to a black jack ; then
S 20 poles to a stake; then W 142
poles to the BEGINNING, con
taining 90 acres, tnore or less, and
it being land known as the Angel
heirs land.
This, the 22nd day of June, 1937.
R. S. JONES, Commissioner.
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NOTICE OF SALE
State of Nor tli Carolina,
Cotunty of Macon.
Macon County, Plaintiff
. ' vs.
Joe Hopper and wife, Alice Hopper,
Defendants
Under and by virtue of a decree
of the Superior Court of Macon
County entered in the above en
titled action on the 21st day of
June, 1937, the undersigned Com
missioner will on the 26th day of
July, 1937, at 12 o'clock, noon, at
the Courthouse door in Macon
County, North Carolina, sell to the
highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described real estate:
All the undivided interest of Jos
eph. Hopper and Alice Hopper in
the following described land:
It being Tract No. 18 on the
waters of Nantahala River in the
above state and county : BEGIN
NING ' on a chestnut on the Pine
liidge corner of Arrena Morgan ;
tthence S westward with Arrena
Morgan's line to the west line of
TJo. 17 to a stake; thence with
said line N to the corner of said
tract No. 17, thence E 40 poles to
J tlte corner of No. 18; thence N
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with . said line No. 18 to an oak;
tlionrn V willi eniil Imp tn A Stake
on toj) of Pine'Kidgc; thence down
said nugc io me m'Annnuiu,
containing 240 acres, more or less.
This, the 22nd day of June, 1937.
R. S. JONES, Commissioner.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
SALE
Dat-A-79-M J. M. Moore
Under ind by virtue of the pow
er of sale contained, in that certain
deed of trust executed by J. M.
Moore and wifet Ida Moore, to
FIRST NATIONAL COMPANY
OF nUKAM, Inc., a N. C. cor
poration, and UNION TRUST
COMPANY OF MARYLAND, a
Maryland corporation, as Co-Trustees,
dated July . 1st, 192S, aid filed'
for record on the 17th day of.
August, ' 1928, in the Registry of
Macon County, North Carolina, and
recorded in book 32, page 33, the
undersigned as the duly appointed
substituted trestcc (see book A-5,
page HO, of said registry), will of-
for for sale at public auction at the
courthouse ; door in said county in
. t. . i r i si.i:., T r
ine cuy ui iowii m (iuumih, n. v-.,
at 12 o'clock Noon, on Friday, Jilly
23, 1927, and. will sell to the high
est bidder for cash the property
described in sakl deed of trust as
follows :
In the Town of Franklin, begin
ning at a stake, the southwest cor
ner of lot No. 46 on the west side
of Highland Avenue, said stake be
ing distance 276 feet in a northerly
direction from the northwest corner
of the intersection of White Oak
Street and Highland Avenue, and
running thence North 86 West with
the line of J.M. Moore 450 feet to
a stake in the eastern line of an
alley; thence along and with the
Eastern line of said alley North 4
degs. East 138 feet to a stake in
the line of William Sellers; thence
along and with the southern line
of William Sellers' South 86 East
450 feet to a stake in the west side
of Highland Avenue ; thence along
and with the west line of High
land Avenue South 4 degs. West
138 feet to a stake, the place and
point of beginning. '
This sale will be made subject to
all unpaid taxes and other assess
ments, if any.
This sale is to be made on ac
count of default in the payment of
the indebtendess secured by the
aforesaid deed of trust, and is made
pursuant to demand 'made upon the
undersigned by the holder of said
This, June 14, 1937.
KESWICK CORPORATION,
Substituted Trustee.
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ADMINISTRATRIX' NOTICE
Having qualified as administratrix
of J. B. Taylor, 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
on or before the 15th day of June,
1938, or this notice will be plead in
bar of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate will please
make immediate settlement
This 15th day of June, 1937.
ETTA TAYLOR,
Administratrix.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
, Having qualified as administrator
of M. W. Mason, deceased, late of
Macon county, N. G, this is to
notify all persons- having claims
against the estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to the undersigned
on or before the 19th day of June,
1938, or this notice will be plead in
bar of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate will please
make immediate settlement.
This 19th day of June, 1937.
. FRED W. MASON,
I Administrator.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator
of W. A. McGaha, 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
on or before the 7th day of July,
1938,vor this notice will be plead in
bar of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate will please
make immediate settlement.
This 7th day of July, 1937.
J. F, McGAHA AND
LESTER S. CONLEY,
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