THURSDAY, SEPT. 23,1937
, THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN
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PACE SEVEN
Cabbage Brings Prosperity
I o Flats Township Farmers
s
By S. D. ALEXANDER
Assistant County Agent,
M Aeon Countyt in Farmers
Federation News
Until a few years ago the farm
ers of Flats . Township, Macon
county, tucked way back in the hills
' between Highlands, N. C, aaid Dil
lard, Ga., had a pretty tough time
of it supporting-their families and
paying their taxes. They had little
to sell besides timber, a few cattle
and a very limited amount of farm
produce and fruit, and frequently
it was almost impossible to take
what they had to market over the
rough, muddy mountain road which
' served as the community's only
outlet.
Now thanks to good cabbages
and a good, road the farmers of
Flats Township are enviably pros
perous. They pay their taxes on
time and enjoy some of the luxur
ies of life such as automobiles and
radios.
Period to 1930 very little cabbage
was produced for market in this
section. Cheap seed purchased from
various places and of .numerous va
rieties was used. Other , than re
sulting in an inferior grade of mar
ketable cabbage, low production
and different sized heads, the poor
. seed caused some of the best land
to become infested1 with disease.
AoDroximately 70 families live in
this township, which has an altitudel
ranging : from 3,003 to 4,000 feet,
Before extensive production of cab
bage was developed the livelihood
of these people came primarily
from the , sale of timber and the
production of general crops on a
small scale.
In 1930 H. R. Niswonger, hor
ticulture specialist, and F. S. Sloan,
then. county agent of Macon county,
introduced into the section through
the cooperation of J. D. Burnette,
a farmer, four ounces of Reed-
Strain, Short' Stem Danish Bald
Head seed. The four ounces of this
seed cost more than a pound of
the other seed most of the pro
ducers were using at that time ;
but what a wonderful investment
it turned out to be for Mr. Bur
nette and, later, for other farmers
of the section! ,. '
Improved methods of fertilizing
and, culture also were introduced.
Formerly three to-four hundred
pounds "of superhosphate per acre
was used and approximately 7,000
plants were set to the acre. Two
or three tons of marketable cabbage
was . produced per acre and. the
heads varied greatly in size, many
of them Unsuitable for market.
Producers using improved meth
ods now get six to seven tons per
acre, the average size of market
able heads being from two to three
pounds. , Fertilizers of 3-8-6 or 4-10-4
applied, bfoadcast in the row
from 800 to 1,000 pounds per acre,
is now used with best results.
Plants are set from 12 to 14 Inches j
apart in the row, allowing an' aver
age of around 12,000 plants to the
ajpre. This increases tonnage and
causes the heads to be more nearly
the marketable size and weight.
Application of Nitrate of Soda at
the rate of 100 pounds to the
acre on bottomland soil and from
150 to , 200 pounds on steeper slopes
has resulted in increased produc
tion per acre and holds the head
green longer, thereby increasing the
likelihood of a better price an the
market. '
Last year 400 acres of cabbage
were planted in Flats Township,
producing approximately 3,200 tons,
which, at an average price of $22
a ton, brought approximately $70,
400 to the producers. The same
year 300 acres of 'beans were plant
ed, producing approximately- 30,000
the cabbage crop is sold directly
from the patch, thereby saving the
farmer' the expense of placing his
produce on the market.
Worms Often Attack
Stored Dried Fruit
Fruits and vegetables now being
preserved by drying may become
infested with worms, warns Dr. Z.
P. Metcalf, entomologist at "State
college.
To protect dried fruits and veg
etables from infestation, he sug
gested that they should be stored
in tight paper bags or other con
tainers which can be kept tightly
closed.
The dried foods should be ex
amined from time to time to see
whether worms have appeared. If
they get into the foods in spite of
the precautions taken, the foods
should be lieat-treated.
Dr. Metcalf says the fruits and
vegetables found to be infested
should be heated to a temperature
of" at least 135 degrees fahrenheit
for two hours or longer.
The oven of an ordinary cook
stove makes as good a place as any
to heat the fruits or vegetables,
provided it has a thermometer to
indicate the temperature.
If the dried foods become rein
fested after the heat treatment, re
peat the treatment, Dr. Metcalf
added.
While this method 'has not been
tried on all kinds of dried fruits
and vegetables, he said, it has not
injured the flavor or keeping qual
ities of those on which it has been
tried.
It has also been pointed out that
dried fruits and vegetables should
be stored in a dry place to protect
them from mould.
LEGAL ADVERTISING
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator
of Allie Caler, deceased, late of
Macon county, N. (L this is to
notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased
to exhibit, them to the undersigned
on or before the 16th day of Sep
tember, 1938, or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate will
please' make immediate settlement.
This. 16th day of September, 1937.
J, S. CONLEY,
- Administrator.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator
of R. D. Sisk, deceased, late of
Macon xcounty, 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 1st day of Sep
tember, 1938, or this notice will be
plead in bar. of their recovery. All
persons indebted to .said estate will
please make immediate settlement.
This the 1st day of September, 1937.
J. H. STOCKTON,
Administrator.
Sept.2 6tc Oct.7
LEGAL ADVERTISING
4 .cleg, east 11 poles to a chestnut ;
thence south 18 deg. east 56 poles
to a sourwood on top of the moun
tain; thence with the meanders of
the top of the mountain to the be
ginning. Containing 100 acres, more
or less. From this tract is excepted
a tract of 13J4 acres heretofore
deeded by J. H. Higdon and M. M.
Higdon, his wife, on May 27, 1907,
to J. L. Higdon and J. S. Higdon
by quit-claim deed recorded in
Deed Book YY, page 467, of Ma
con County Records.
Tract 2. BEGINNING at a honey
locust at the public road, corner
of the S. A. Higdon property, and
running thence up the road with its
meanders 108 poles to a stake;
thence running north 504 deg. east
2i poles to a walnut on the bank
of Battle Branch ; thence running
down said branch with .its meand
ers to a maple at its mouth on the
hank of Ellijay Creek; thence run
ning down the creek with its mean
ders to a point opposite said honey
locust, the beginning point; thence
running west to said honey locust,
the point of beginning.
Tract 3. BEGINNING at a white
oak (W. W. Higdon's corner) and
running thence south 18 deg. west
18 poles to a stake; thence south
742 deg. west 254 poles to a stake
in the line between W. L. Higdon
and J. A. Higdon ; thence south !
14 deg. east 20 poles to a Spanish
oak; thence south 39 deg. east 16J4
poles to a red oak in the line of
W. L. and J. H. Higdon; thence
north S72 deg. east 71 poles to a
Spanish oak; thence north 19 deg.
east 34 poles to a locust; thence
north 22 poles to a red oak ; thence
north 85 deg. west 33 poles to a
black oak ; thence north 84 deg.
west 20 poles to a hickory; thence
north 72 deg. west. 12 poles to the
point of 'beginning. Containing 25
acres, more or less.
This, August 31, 1937.
A. B. SLAGLE,
Sheriff, Macon County, N. C.
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LEGAL ADVERTISING
taining 69 acres more or less (but
excepting about 20 acres, more or
less, conveyed by John Watkins to
May Rarney and Margaret Bryson
(Hartness) as shown by deed).
: SECOND TRACT: Being 10
acres off the south end of Grant
No. 7056 as described in a deed
from P. Howard to John Watkins,
for more full description see said
deed, same being all of No. 7056 ex
cept what said Howard conveyed to
G. P. White, this ten acres begins
where the line of Grant No. 7056
touches the Granny Jones tract and
runs thence with the Granny Jones
tract to the Martin line, and then
with the Martin Line to the Fisher
line and thence with the Fisher
line till the line of Grant No. 7056
leaves the Fisher line, and then to
the BEGINNING. ,
SUBJECT to life estate of N. R.
Ram.ey and Pearl Ramey in tract
of land described in deed to them
from W. H. Watkins, dated De
cember 5, 1935, and recorded in
the Register of Deeds Office for
Macon County, in Deed Book X-4,
page 498. ' ' . 1
This the 8th day of September,
1937.
R. S. JONES, Commissioner.
Septl6 2tc Sept23
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina,
Macon County.
Macon County, Plaintiff,
vs.
W. L. Higdon, Defendant, i
Under and by virtue of a decree
of the Superior Court entered in
the above entitled action at the
August Term, 1937, of Macon
County Superior Court, the under
signed Commissioner will on the
11th day of October, 1937, at 12
o'clock noon, at the Courthouse
door in Macon County, North Caro
lina, sell to the highest bidder for
cash the following described real
cstcttc
BEGINNING on a stake, 1,50 feet
(SE corner Alex Moore's lot)
from stone corner, beginning of
Bidwell lot in right-of-way of Tal-
lulah Falls Ry. "ftnd, then, with said
right-of-way of said railroad, S 25
E 300 ft. to a stake; W 228 ft.' to
a stake; N 5 E .258 ft. to stake
(Moore's SW corner) ; then N 64
E 80 ft. to the BEGINNING, con
taining 157 rods.
This the 7th day of September,
1937.
R. S. JONES, Commissioner.
Septl6-4tc Oct7
NOTICE OF SALE
State of North Carolina,
County of Maoon
In the Superior Court
Bank of Franklin
vs.
F. H. Higdon and W. L. Higdon.
By virtue of an execution directed
to the undersigned from the Su
perior Court of Macon County in
the above entitled action, I will on
Monday, the 4th day of October,
1937, at twelve o'clock, M., at the
bushels, which at an average price Courthouse door of said County,
of $1 a bushel, amounted to $30,- sell to the highest bidder for cash,
all the right, title and interest, be
ing an undivided one-eighth (18)
remainder interest, which the said
W. L. Higdon, defendant, has in the
following described real estate ly
ing and being in Macon County on
the waters of the Ellijay Creek,
and being more particularly describ
ed as follows:
Tract 1. BEGINNING at a black
oak on top of a mountain five
poles 70 deg, west of W. H. Hig
don's Spanish oak corner, runs
north 7,2 deg. west 9J4 poles to a
chestnut; thence north 49 deg. west
with the top of the ridge 145 poles
to a Spanish oak, W. L. Higdon's
corner; thence south 26 deg. west
with his line 94 poles to a chestnut ;
thence south 70 deg. west 62 poles
to a chestnut oak; thence south'
000. The total gross receipts for
thse two crops amounted to $100,
400. .
Someone checking over the coun
ty tax lists several years ago made
the significant discovery that in
i 1932 not a single farmer resident
of Flats Township, was advertised
for taxes. Another interesting com
mentary is that during the first
four years following introduction of
Emergency Crop Loans, each bor
bower in the Flats cabbage country
repaid his loan before the due date.
With an all-weather graveled
road, constructed by the United
States forest' service, extending
through this section and connecting
it with main highways at Highlands
and Dillard, easy access is made
. by car', of truck. The majority of
NOTICE OF RE-SALE
North Carolina,
Macon County.
In The Superior Court
J. E. Watkins and wife, Mary
Watkins, ct al, Plaintiffs
vs.
Susan Watkins, widow, et al,
Defendants
WHEREAS, the bid of ONE
THOUSAND ($1,000.00) Dollars,
entered in the above entitled mat
ter, has been raised, the under
signed Commissioner, by virtue of
an order of the Cletk of the Su
perior Court of Macon- County,
will, on Monday, the 27tH day of
September, 1937, at 12 o'clock, noon,
at the Courthouse door in Franklin,
North Carolina, sell to the highest
bidder for cash the following de
scribed land :
FIRST TRACT: In District No.
13, being Section No. 45, and known
as the Granny Jones place, on the
waters of Middle Creek, BEGIN
NING at a white oak, the north
west side of No. 26, arid runs .north
28 degrees west 100 , poles to a
white oak; then south 65 degrees
west 80 poles to a sourwood; then
South 33 degrees west 32 poles to
a white pine; then south 52 degrees
east 10 poles to a Spanish oak;
then south 10 poles to a chestnut;
thence south 34 degrees east 98
poles to a stake in the line of No.
26; thence .north 45 degrees east
80 poles to the BEGINNING, con-
NOTICE OF SALE
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE UNITED STATES FOR
THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF
NORTH CAROLINA, ASHE
VILLE DIVISION
In the Matter of The Vercalite
Corporation, Incorporated, under the
Laws of Delaware, Debtor.
By virtue of an order issuing out
of the District Court of the United
States for the Western District of
North Carolina, Asheville Division,
on the 3rd day of September, 1937,
authorizing and directing the under
signed trustee to sell all the prop
erty of the debtor, The Vercalite
Corporation, I will, on Monday, the
11th day of October, 1937, at 12
o clock noon, at the Court House
Door in Franklin, Macon County,
North Carolina, sell to the highest
bidder for cash the following de
scribed property:.
Approximately 800 tons Crude
Vermiculite, about 35 to 40 tons
processed Vermiculite; 4 elevators
2 kilns; 10 electric motors; 1 spike
roll crusher; 1 pit crusher; 1 elec
trie furnace; all laboratory equip
ment ; stock room equipment and
stipples ; bags ; ropes, etc. ;
ratchett jacks; all office furniture
and equipment; 7 tram cars; wheel
barrows; picks, shovels and other
tools; one Ford V-8 Station Wag
on, 1932 model, " Motor No. 18
115167; and all other property,
equipment, tools, machinery and
supplies, all of which is located in
and around what is known as the
H. Arthur Osborne buildings and
warehouses .near the Franklin, N. C
Depot. Also one Kelvinator Electric
Refrigerator; one living room
lounge; two cots and mattresses;
one electric broiler; one electric
heater; sheets .and all other items
of property belonging to the said
debtor.
Also all the property, right, title
and interest which the said dehtor,
The Vercalite Corporation has in
and to any and all real property,
together with all the right, title, in
terest said debtor has in and to
any and all leases," leasehold estates,
options, contracts, privileges and
rights in and to any and all real
property situated in Macon County,
North Carolina.
This the 9th day of September,
1937.
J. FRANK RAY, Trustee.
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LEGAL ADVERTISING
o'clock, noon, on Monday the 11th
day of October, 1937, the following
described land and property :
BEGINNING at a stake (Wit
nessed by a 6 inch chestnut south
52 degrees west 7 feet, also by an
8 inch chestnut oak north 46 west
16 feet), said stakes being the
northeast corner of said W. M.
Cleveland's home tract, conveyed to
him by Highlands Land Company,
runs south 84' degrees 30 minutes
west 236 feet to a stake (witnessed
by' a 3 inch white oak south 50 de-
crrppc Ifi minnfaa Ac 1ft olcn
by a 5 inch white oak north 41
west 25 feet) ; then south 4 degrees
30 minutes east 100 feet to a stake
(witnessed by an 8 inch mountain
oak south 89 east 11 feet, also by
a 3 inch oak south 34 degrees 30
minutes east 10.5 feet) ; then north
85 degrees 30 minutes east 222 feet
to a stake in the east line of the
said W. M. Cleveland tract and in
the west line of the J. C. Richert
tract, said stake beinc north 4
east 164 feet , from the southwest
corner of the said J. C. Richert
tract (witnessed by a 12 inch white
oak north 11 east 7 feet, also by
an 8 inch chestnut .north 53 west
14-5 feet) ; then with said line north
4 east 100 feet to the BEGINNING,
containing one-half acre, more or
less.
In the event the purchaser does
not pay cash at the time of sale,
the sale will be continued and con
cluded at 2 P. M. of the same day.
This the 9th day of September,
1937.
ELINOR C. CLEVELAND,
Edministratrix of the
Estate of W. M. Cleveland,
Deceased. I
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NOTICE OF SALE
State of North Carolina,
Maoon County. .
WHEREAS, power of sale was
vested in W. M. Cleveland, Mort
gagee, by Mortgage Deed made, ex
ecuted and delivered by S. E. Potts
and , wife, Alice Potts, to W. M.
Cleveland, dated January 10th, 1927,
and registered in the office of the
Register of Deeds for Macon
County in Record of Mortgages
and Deeds of Trust No. 30, page
374, and whereas, W. M. Cleveland
has died and Elinor C. Cleveland
is the duly appointed, qualified and
acting Administratrix of his estate;
and v
WHEREAS, default has .been
made in - the indebtedness accrued
by said Mortgage Deed:
I will, therefore, by virtue of the
power of sale in said Mortgage
and by law in me vested, sell at
public auction to the highest bidder
for cash, at the Courthouse door in
Franklin, North Carolina, at 12
NOTICE OF SALE
State of North Carolina,
County of Miaoon.
iviacon ouniy, riainuil,
vs.
W. L. Higdon and F. H. Higdon,
et al, Defendants. .
Under and by virtue of a decree
of the Superior Court entered in
the above entitled artirtn nt Aiicntst
Term, 1937, of Macon County Su
perior Court, the undersigned Com
missioner will on the 11th day of
October, 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 25 interest in the
following described tract of land
lying and being in the County of
Macon, State of North Carolina,
and lying near the Town of Frank
lin, and known as Union Tanning
Company, and S. L. Rogers land,
bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a sycamore, near
the old Phillips ford, corner of
Rogers and Johnston, and runs
thence with the old road and
Johnston's line, S 89 W 680 feet,
crossing a small branch, to a stake
in the old line; runs thence N 3
degrees 45 minutes W 1500 feet to (
a .stake; thence N 89 E 990 feet
to a stake at the river bank ; and
runs thence up the river, with its
meanders, to the BEGINNING, con
taining 22xa acres, more or less.
EXCEPTING, however, from the
above conveyed land all the rights,
title and interest conveyed by said
S. L. Rogers and wife, Mamie, to
the Blue Ridge Atlantic Railway
Company, by deed dated the 12th
day of June; 1908, and recorded in
the Office of the Register of Deeds
for Macon County, North Carolina, .
in Book of Deeds A-3, page 532, to
which said deed and record thereof,
reference is hereby made for more
full description.
This, the 7th day of September,
1937. '
R. S. JONES, Commissioner.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE UNITED STATES FOR
THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF
NORTH CAROLINA ASHE
VILLE DIVISION
n the Matter of the Vercalite
Corporation, Incorporated under the
Laws of Deleware, Debtor.
By virtue of an order of the Dis
trict Court of the United States for
the Western District of North Car
olina, Asheville Division, in the
above entitled cause, notice is here
by given to all creditors of said
debtor to prove and file their claim
with the undersigned trustee on or
before the 11th day of October,
937.
This the 9th day of September,
937.
J. FRANK RAY, Trustee,
Franklin, N. C,
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