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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1939 W. N. C. Forest Fires Number 668 During First Half Of 1939 By J. FRED BRYSON Countv Foraat WinJ During the first six months of 1939, 668 forest fires burned in Western North Carolina. Of these 668 fires, one was caused by l.ightn- ( ing. In other words, 667 of. the fires were man-caused and thereby pre ventable. These 667 man-caused fires cost North Carolina and counties of Western North Carolina thousands of dollars in damage to , timber and wildlife to say nothing of the effect that fires have on soil erosion and the aesthetic value ' of our woodland. : Classed as bni,sh burning fires 157 of these fires were caused by persons burning brush or other forms of debris. In other words, 157 fires were caused by some per son who, was careless or used bad judgment in burning brush, sedge and various forms of litter and debris, Already, with the first signs of Fall, the grasses in the forests are dying and the foliage is losing its . glossy green color and beginning to fall. Therefore, the floor of the forest will soon be covered with a layer of dead and highly inflam mable material subject again to the risk ot more man-caused torest fires. Jt is encouraging, however, to know that the number of man- caused fires in Western North Carolina for the past several years have been steadily decreasing. You, as a citizen of Macon county, can render valuable assistance to your county, state and forest warden organization in - bringing about' a still further decrease in our losses from forest fires. Here are a few of the ways in which you can help: 1. Don't toss a lighted cigarette or match out of your car. II f you do so, your cigarette and match might land in inflammable mater ials causing a disastrous fire. 2. While hunting, be sure, that your match and cigarette are fully extinguished before you throw them away. Also be sure that when your pipe is emptied, the contents are completely extinguished. 3. In building warming and camp ing fire,- be sure that you have complied with the state laws. To build such a fire, the state law re quires that you clear away all in flammable and combustible mater ial for a space of 10 feet surround ing the place where such fire is kindled and that the fire be fully extinguished before leaving. 4. Before burning debris of any kind, secure from your county for est warden, or one of his authoriz ed representatives, a burning per mit. The state law is as follows on this: Charter 207 of the Public I Laws of North Carolina (1937) (as amended) Prpvides that: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to start or cause to he started any fire or ignite any material in any of the areas of woodlands under the protection of the state forest service or within five hundred feet of any such protected area, be tween the first day of February and the 15th day of June, inclus ive, or between the 15th day of October and the 13th day of No vember, inclusive, in any year with out first obtaining from the state forester or one of his duly author ized agents a permit to set out fire or ignite any material in such above mentioned protected area; no charge shall be made for the grant ing of said permits. Section 2. This Act shall not ap ply to any fires started or caused to be started within 500 feet of a dwelling house. Section 3. Any person, firm or corporation violating this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction ishall be fined not more than fifty (50) dollars, or imprisoned for a period of. not more than thirty (30) days. Section 4. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the pro vision of this Act are hereby re pealed. Burning permits can be secured from County Forest Warden Bry son at Franklin and the following district wardens : U. : S. Ranger's office; Camp Supervisor, Camp No. 23, Otto; J. D. Burnette, Scaly; Robert Ramsey, Tellicoj Harry A. Holt, Highlands. 5. After securing your burning permit, notify your adjoining land owner that you intend to do (such burning. ; 6. Maintain careful and compe tent watch over your fire and never leave your fire until it is completely out. 7. Never burn near the woods or where fire can reach the woods, when conditions are dangerously dry. The state forest service laws are going to be enforced. Those fail ing to comply with these laws are going to be prosecuted, We hope that through your cooperation this will not be necessary. . , FcUr CattU Many Cumberland county farm ers, after attending a meeting to discuss buying and feeding beef cattle, expressed a desire to buy and feed out lome of these cattle thi winter. State College Answers Timely Farm Questions Q. What causes leg weakness in poultry? ." , A. This trouble may be brought about by several causes, chief among which is an unbalanced ra tion. Another cause is infestation with internal parasites. . When leg weakness occurs, the first step is to check carefully the feeding schedule and see that the birds are getting a balanced ration. Then several birds' should be open ed and examined for internal para sites. In both cases, however, the safest policy is to send a typical bird to the poultry department at State college with a complete his tory of the case. The bird will be examined and the cause of the trouble given together with cor- rective measures. Q. When should I set fruit trees for my home orchard? A. Fruit and nut trees: may be set anytime luring the winter in Eastern North Carolina. In the western section, where weather conditions are often severe, plant ing may be delayed until spring. Grapes and other small fruit may be planted In the fall or spring. In setting out the young trees, be aure that they are planted from one to two inches deeper than they stood in the nursery row. The hole should be wide enough to re ceive the roots without bending thenr from their natural position. Apple and pear trees should foe set at least 35 feet apart, with peach, plum, and cherry trees as much as 25 feet apart. Q. Is it too late to seed a pas ture? , A. The best time for seeding pastures in the fall is from Sep tember l'to October 15. It is too late, however, for deep plowing in preparing the seed bed. On land that has been in row crops the bed may be prepared by discing and harrowing to a depth of three inches, and left undisturbed below that depth. Freshly cleared land may be gotten ready by burning the brush and harrowing with a disc or old fashioned A shaped harrow. " Where it is impossible to give the land any other prepara tion, the brush may be burned and the seed sown by hand in the ashes. Use a liberal amount of seed and cover lightly with a weeder or brush. Navy To Enlist 20 W. N. C. Men This Month The North and South Carolina Naval recruiting district has been assigned a quota of 238 apprentice seamen for the month of October, which is the highest quota of any recruiting district in the United States, exceeding the New York quota by 38 men. The Asheville office has been as signed 20 of this quota for the month. This does not include brok en service men. Men of this class are not on an assigned quota basis, but are sent in for re-enlistment as soon as qualified. During the month of September the Asheville office enlisted 25 men from the Western Carolinas, among whom were the following local boys : Leon Grady Lenoir, Wymer Lee Mincey, Jamts Blanch; ard Morrison, Charles Edwin Palmer, Claude Wilson Southard. The Asheville office is now ac cepting applications for the Oc tober and November enlistments, and in view of the present expan sion policy of the Navy, accepted applications would not have to wait for such long times before being called for enlistment as was for merly the case. Improved meadows and pastures in Avery county have resulted in increasing livestock inventories and a trend toward a better type of animal. LEGAL ADVERTISING STATEMENT OF THE OWNER. SHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCU LATION. ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACTS OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912, AND MARCH 3, 1933 Of Thm Franklin Pre and Tha Highland Maconiaa, p u b 1 i h d waekly at Franklin, North Camolina For Octofaar 1, 1939 Stat of North Carolina, County of Miacon. Before me, Clerk Superior Court in and for the state and county aforesaid, personally appeared Mrs. J. W, C. Johnson, who, having been duly sworn according to law," de poses and says that ,she is a pub lisher of The Franklin Press and The Highlands Maconian and that the following is, to the best of her knowledge and belief, a true state ment of the ownership, manage ment, etc., of the aforesaid publica tion for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended by the Act of March 3, 1933, embodied in section 537, Postal Laws and Regulation,, printed on the reverse of this form to, wit : 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business managers are : Publishers, Mrs. J. W. Cantey John son and Blackburn W. Johnson, Fr.nkHn, N. C, nd Aihevlllt, N. THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND LEGAL ADVERTISING C, respectively; Managing Editor, P.' F, , Callahan, Franklin, N. C. 2. That the owners are: Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson, Franklin, N. C; Blackburn W. Johnson, Asheville, N. C. :. . 3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding ! per cent or more of total afount of bonds, mortgages, or other secur ities are : S. A. Harris, Moultrie, Ga. 4. That the two .paragraphs' next above, giving the names of the owners,, stockholders, and security holders, if any, contain not only the list of .stockholders and security holders- as they appear upon the books of the company but also, in cases where the stockholders or security' holders appears upon, the books of the company as trustee or in any otlierfiduciary relation, the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting, j,s given; al so that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affi ant's full knowledge and 'belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and se curity holders who do not appear . i , . r . I . .. upon tlie DOOKS Ol me company, as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a linna fide owner: and this affiant has reason to believe that any other person, association, or corporation has anv interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other securities than as. so stated by her, has no reason to believe that any other person, association or cor poration has any interest direct or indirect in the said stock,, bonds, or other securities than as so stated by her. (Signed) MRS. J. W. C. JOHNSON, Publisher. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st dav of October, 1939. (Signed) HARLEY R. CABE, Clerk Superior Court. NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina, Maaun County. Under and by virtue of the pow er of sale vested in the undersign ed trustee by deed of trust ex ecuted by B. .H. Scott, widower, on December 5, 1931, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Macon County, North Carolina, in Mortgage Book 37, at page 112, I will, on November '3, 1939, at 12:00 o'clock, noon, at the court house door in Franklin, North Carolina, expose to public sale to the highest bidder for cash, the following described real estate:' Situate in Millshoal Township, Countv. State of North Carolina, and described, as follows : Beginning on a bpanish oak, old rnrner of 4 tracts Grants Nos. 215, 1866, 999, 13756) runs N 87 W 160 poles with the North line of Grant No. 215 to a .stake, NW corner of Grant No. 215; then S 3 W 100 poles to a stake, SW corner of . Grant No. 215; then S 87 E 160 poles to a stake, SE corner of Grant No. 215; then N 3 E 100 poles to the beginning, containing 100 acres, more, or less. Being Grant No. 215. This the 2nd day of October, 1939. QILMER ,A. JONES, Trustee. 012-4tc N2 NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina, Macon County. - Under and by virtue of the pow er of sale vested in the undersigned Trustee by deed of trust executed by Charley Shepherd on January 20, 1928, and recorded in the Of fice of the Register of Deeds for Macon County, North Carolina, in Mortgage Book 29, at page 491, I will on November 3, 1939, at 12:00 noon, at the court house door in Franklin, North Carolina, expose to public sale to the highest bid der for cash, the following de scribed real estate; Situate in Cowee Township, Ma con County, State of North Caro lina, and described as follows : On the waters of Cowee Creek. Being the- same tract of land conveyed to Charley Shepherd by C. F. Moody and wife, Maggie D. Moody, and Alden Howell and wife, Bess Ray Howell, on the 20th day of January, 1928, and registered in Book P-4, page 580, Office of Register of Deeds for Macon County. Reference;, is hereby made to said records for a more complete description of said lands. This the 2nd day of October, 1939. WALTER GIBSON, Trustee, 012-4tc-N2 NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina Miacon County Under and by virtue of the power of sale vested iu the under signed Trustee by deed of trust from Jim Talley and wife, Cora Talley, to Dr. Edgar Angel, Trus tee, dated 8th October, 1937, regis tered in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Macon County, North Carolina, in Book 35, page 353, to secure the payment of certain in debtedness in said deed of trust set forth, the holders of said notes having requested the undersigned trustee to exercise the power vest ed in him by said deed of trust; I will, therefore, on Friday;, . the 20th day of October, 1939, at 12:00 o'clock, noon, at the court house door in Franklin, North Carolina, tell at public auction to the high- THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN LEGAL ADVERTISING est bidder for cash, the following described property: 1 . In Highlands Township, Macon County, bounded on the North by Bob Conley ; on the South . by Ravenel; on the East by Miller Henry; on the" West by Lem Mill er; containing ZYi acres, more or less, this tract is known as the home place of the grantors. This 20th day of September, 1939. DK!' EDGAR ANGEL, Trustee. S28-4tc-019 National Forest Timber for Sale Sealed bids will be received by tli e Forest Supervisor, Franklin, North Carolina, up to and includ ing October 28. 1939. for all the live ' timber! marked or designated for cutting,fl- all merchantable dead timber located on an area embracing about 402 acres within Lige Branch Unit, Little Snowbird Creek Watershed, Graham County, Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina, estimated to be 833 M feet, more or less, of yellow pop lar, northern red oak, white oak, black oak, red maple, chestnut oak, scarlet oak, sugar maple, cu cumber, basswood, white pine, pitch pine, birch, buckeye, beech, and chestnut, and an unestimated amount of hickory and black gum saw timber, chestnut . extractwood, and chestnut oak tanbark. The removal of extractwood, tanbark, and hick ory and black gum sawtimber will be optional with the purchaser. No bids of lesiS than $9 for yellow poplar; $8 for northern red oak, sugar maple, cucumber, and bass wood; $5 for white oak and white pine; $4 for black oak and red maple; $3 for birch; $2 for chest nut oak; $1 for scarlet oak, chest nut, pitch pine, buckeye, beech, black gum, and hickory; 50c per unit (160 cubic feet) for extract wood; and $1.50 per ton (2000 lbs.) for tanbark will be considered. $200.00 must be deposited with each bid to be applied on the pur chase price, refunded on retained in part as liquidated damages acj cording to the conditions of the sale. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. Before bids are submitted, full information concern ing the timber, the conditions of the sale, and the submission of bids should be obtained from the Forest Supervisor, Franklin, North Carolina. S28-2tc-012 Statement of Condition '...- '' At the Close of Business, October 2, 1939 Resources Loans and discounts $241,313.77 Cash and due from banks 354,865;77 U. S. Government bonds, direct andor guaranteed 92,432.47 State, county and municipal bonds -294,816.58 Domestic stocks 200.00 Banking house and banking equipment and fixtures 13,427.57 Other real estate owned 26,390.39 Other assets 5,588.31 TOTAL ......;........,..................... ....... ............$1,029,034.86 Capital stock common Surplus ................. Undivided profits ............. Reserves Other liabilities Total Deposits ................ TOTAL The Jackson County Bank Sylva, N. C. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - $5,000.00 Maximum Insurance for Each Depositor LEGAL ADVERTISING ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE Having qualified as administratrix of Margaret Jennie Guy, 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 25th day of September, 1940, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make im mediate settlement. This 25th day of September, 1939. MRS. R. D. S'lSK, Administratrix. S28-6tp-N2 i ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as administrator of W. H. Carpenter, Sr., 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 26th day of August, 1940, or this notice will be plead in bar of their re covery. All persons indebted to said . estate will please make im mediate settlement. , This 26th day of Atigust, 1939. W. H. CARPENTER, JR., Administrator. A31 6tp 05 TRUSTEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE (By Substituted Trustee) Pursuant to the power and auth ority contained in a certain deed of trust dated the 19th day of June, 1934, executed by Mrs. Mamie A. . Rogers, widow to Alan S. O'Neal, Trustee, which deed of trust is duly registered in the of fice of the Register of Deeds of Macon County, North Carolina, in Book 32, page 580, securing a cer tain note payable to HOME OWN ERS' LOAN CORPORATION, de fault having been . made for a period of more than ninety (90) days in the payment of said note as provided therein and in the per formance of certain ' covenants set out in said deed of trust and de mand of foreclosure having been made ty the holder of said in debtedness, the undersigned . Trus tee, having been substituted as Trustee, for .Alan S. O'Neal, said substitution being duly recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Macon County, North Carolina, in Book B-5, page 242, will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder1 for cash at the courthouse door in Macon County, Franklin, North Carolina at 12 o'clock noon on the 18th day of October, 1939, the following de scribed real estate, to wit: Lying and being in the Town of Liabilities ...$50,000.00 .,.21,000.00 ... 21,233.72 ... 6,000.00 PAGE SEVEN LEGAL ADVERTISING Franklin, Franklin Township, Coun ty oi juacon, state ot Worth Car olina, and more particularly de-' scribed and defined as follows : BE GINNING at a stake in the West bank ot the road leading "from Wayah Street to the Franklin De pot near the Dowdle Wholesale building, said beginning point be ing the Southeast corner of the property -of Mrs. Bidwell, and-runs with .said road South 10 East 14 poles; South 4 West 12 poles; South 18 West 6 poles; South 29 West 29 poles; South 4 East 77 poles to a stake in: the West side of said road, Mrs. Johnson's corn er; then West i poles; bouth 4 East 12 poles; West 19 poles; South 77 West 40 poles; North 88 West 24 poles; North 21 West 67 poles; North 32 West' 10 ioles; North 75 East 10 poles; North 38 East 30 poles;. North 15 East 17 poles; North 44 East 20 poles; South 45 East 9 poles; North 52 East 8 poles; North 30 West 10 poies; ioiin ou tast 04 poles; then North 85 East 35 poles to the BEGINNING. Being part of 'the same land devised by Sam L. Rub ers to Mamie A, Rogers by- will dated December 4, 1891, and re corded in Will Book No. -3, page 4o6, records of Macon Cuunty, ' North Carolina. Being the same laud .and premises as shown by plat of a survey made by W. B. McGuire on May 28, 1934, and des ignated as the property of Mrs. S. L. Rogers, a copy of said plat is now on file with the Home Own ers' Loan Corporation. Excepting from the above description that certain parcel of lot of i land de scribed in a deed from Mamie A. Rogers to John Davenport, dated March 20, 1925, recorded March 20, 1926 in Deed Book N-4, page 116, records of Macon County, . North Carolina, and containing 20, 500 square feet. There is also ex cepted from the above described property that portion of the same heretofore released from the lien and operation of the above deed of trust by deed of release executed by T. C. Abemethy, Substituted. Trustee .and Home Owners' Loan Corporation which is of record in Book B-5, page 243, Macon Coun ty Registry. This property will be sold sub ject to 1939 taxes. The purchaser at this sale will be required to make, a cash de posit of 5 per cent of the purchase price to show good faith. This, the 15th day of September, 1939. T. C. ABERNETHY, Substituted Trustee DAN K. MOORE, Attorney. S21-4tc 012 - $98,233.72 . 7,486.33 . 923,314.81 .$1,029,034.86 Highlands, N. C.