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PAGE SIX THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON IAN THURSDAY. JUNE 20, 1940 First White Men De Soto 's Party Camped Fashions in Spanish Dress of the Time of De Soto Here Oyer 400 Years Ago Little Tennessee First Westward-Flowing Stream Found ' Four hundred yeans ago almost . ' it half 'century .. before Sir Walter RaleiKhV' ships touched Roanoke Island and less than 50 years after Coliim-bus discovered the New World a straggling column of Spaniards headed '. by Hernando De Soto forded the Little Tennessee river and .'pitched camp at an In dian illage on the site of the present town of Franklin, the first white men to .se't foot on North . Carolina soil. The celebration here next Wed nesday will fittingly commemorate the 4(K)th anniversary of this color ful opening chapter of the history of North Carolina as well as Ma con county, '.' . . The interest ol the state, and indeed,' of. all interested in Amer ica's beginning, is represented by the unveiling by the Colonial I.amc.s of the historical. , marker placed by that organization near the exact ioint on the banks of the J.itllc Tennessee where the great explorer and his tired army rested "overnight. This is one of a series of markers to be placed by the Colonial Dames hi every state through whitiV De Soto pass ed. The historical commission of North Carolina is also planning 10 place marker, on the highways following De Soto's route ' through this corner of the state. New .Interest In De Soto Route Attention is centered on the his tory of the De, Soto expedition at this time because of the new data revealed in the report to Congress of the United States De Soto Ex pedition commission - recently pub lished.. Dr. John K. Swanton, eth nologist of the Smithsonian Insti ll tion,.' chairman of the committee, who located the trail on a visit to Franklin in 1934, establishing be yond reasonable doubt the route as finally described. f Ranjel's Diary ' Dr. Swanton gives us this quaint passage of an experience on South Carolina soil . that occurred April' 17, 1540, on the way to the Little Tennessee, as described in - the diary of De Soto's secretary, Kanjel : "They crossed a very large river, divided into two branches, wider than a long shot from an arque buse. And the fords were very bad, with many flat stones, and the water came up to the stirrups and in places to the saddlepads. The current was very strong and none cf the horsemen dared to lake a foot soldier on the. croup. The foot soldiers crossed the nver further up where it was deeper in this way. They made cut highway. The Little . Tennessee river was forded at Franklin, and the plain of Franklin was evidently where De Soto's army stopped for a day (and night) while one, , .of the of ficers, Alonso Romo, went back in search of a couple of missing men aiid where the famous "lady of Gofitachequi" (kidnapped daughter of an Indian chieftan in Georgia) Escaped, earring with her a box (or basket) of unbored pearls." . Enlarging on this last incident one narrator records that the lady married one of the Spaniards, con necting "the couple of missing men"' with this romantic incident. There is also implied disappoint ment that the chieftainess manag ed to escape before being relieved of the box of unbored pearls. Fording rhe Little Tennessee at Franklin the old Indian trail fol lowed is traced along the Cartoo gechaye valley, across Black Gap, descending the mountains to Shooting Creek valley, then along the Hiwassee, picking up a famous war trail from the north in the neighborhood of Chattanooga. A Great Explorer Interest in De, Soto himself has been awakened by this bringing to light of hitherto unknown facts, about his remarkable trek through what one" historian called the "hideous solitudes' of the un explored wilderness. Of noble birth, Hernando De Soto represented the flower of that golden' age of Spanish power that followed nearly 800 years of wars. The record is one of greed and cruelty characteristic of their time as well as race, but also a para doxical . chivalry, with unmatched heroism and endurance. Luxuriously outfitted with riches obtained from a former expedition to v Panama and Peru, and spur red by the fabulous gold discoV' eries in the land of the lncas, De Soto left Spain a second time to be governor of Cuba, while still in his early 30s. His purpose was "to obtain an independent government for .himself in the New World. But a. lite or luxurious ease "does not appear to have been much to the taste of De Soto with the result that he left Cuba to the rule of" his wife Isabel to get out on the. fateful journey that was to end in his death and to give him a lasting place in history among the great discoverers. The company set .sail from the harbor of. Havana in April, '1539,, with more than 600 men foot soldiers and cavalry, a few women, sailors, servants and craftsmen. There were more : than 300 horses and "no lack for hogs" for food. So complete is the record ; that the names of , the men and their i; 'iSi(L ii N The above sketch, executed by Miss Edith Russell, author and director of "Waters Flowing West," illustrates the modes of dress among the various Spanish classes that De Soto and his contemporaries were familiar ' with. Many of the costumes shown above have been reproduced for the pageant. The portrait of De Soto, showing him as a young man, was painted just prior, to his sailing for . the New World. a line of thirty or forty men tied callings, are listed. Significant of together and so they crossed over supporting each other; and although some were in much dan ger; it pleased God that none was drowned, for the horsemen helped them with their horses and gave them the. butt of the lance or the tail of a horse, and in that way they all got out and passed the night on a hill. That day they lost many pigs of those which they had brought tame from Cuba, as they were carried down by the current." This diary shows that the Span iards on leaving Cofitachequi in the neighborhood of Silver Bluff in Georgia, marched north between . the Savannah and Saluda rivers to Edgefield and to the Cheraw settlement in Oconee county, S. C, known as Xuata; near the town of Walhalla. They followed "a precipi tous 'path" which leads up White river, round Glade mountain , through Horse Cove to Highlands. This old trail descends along Cu lasaja creek not far from the pres- warn giPALMOLfc CONCENTRATED 3 for SUPER SUDS 25c mm mm u.tnfUefi OCTAGON Uor SOAP "c OCTAGON ,or POWDER nnnnnti 3 tt"'-"'" I4C toiiei doap OCT. CLEANSER ........ 5c OCT. CRANULATED .... $c R. G. RAY the age as being sartorial rather than mechanical is the listing of six tailors, two shoemakers, one stocking maker, and only one car penter and one sword-cutler. "Water Flawing West" By the time De Soto reached the valley of the Little Tennessee on that afternoon in late May, we can picture a weary company, re duced by desperate battles, sick ness and hunger. But their leader who, himself, had barely escaped death ' was dismayed. He noted that this stream flowed not east or south but northwest, tributary to a yet undiscovered body of water. With this new object, he set out across the .mountains un til be discovered the Mississippi jiTr, under whose waters he was buried.- The report makes this commen tary. "The De Soto expedition is of too much historical significance and forms a chapter of the story of Spain in America, and in the story of all America, too hnpor- j tant and too romantic for its 400th 1 anniversary to be allowed to pass ' M'itKsMlt Alt .1 . . .1 .1 .. J Aim wiuofiicau recog nition." ., . This dramatic story will be told in the presentation "Waters Flow ing West" by Miss Edith Russell, better than any words in print can possibly . portray. j - X - m 1 a r - tv I ! $ s til 1 I I i ii;A A J W LEGAL ADVERTISING County, North Carolina, sell to the highest bidder for cash the follow ing described real estate: All the lands described in a deed from A. J. Grabble and wife, Dassie Gribble, to W. A. Reece and George W. Keece, and bear ing date of March 24, 1927 and recorded in Book 0-4, page 51, rec ords of Macon County. , 2nd Tract: Lot 21 of the Gaston Subdivision as shown by a plat made by J. M. Furr, Jr., Civil Engineer, in August, 1924, which plat is recorded in Book 1, page 1 of Plats in the office of the Register of Deeds, Macon County, N. C. This, the 6th day of June, 1940. R. S. JONES, Commissioner J13-4tc Jly4 Hernando De Soto LEGAL ADVERTISING LEGAL ADVERTISING road, Oliver's corner, being near an timber and water and water the school house; thence west di- rights in and to those lands di rection with the meanders of said scribed in deed from W. H. Berry LEGAL ADVERTISING LEGAL ADVERTISING NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina Macoa County Pursuant to power of sale con tained in a deed of trust executed by E. B. Dehart and wife. Leona Dehart, dated 27 May, 1936. and recorded in Book No. 35 of Mort gages and Deeds of trust, at Page 164, Records of Macon County. Worth Carolina, the undersigned trustee wHI, at 12:00. Noon, on July 16, 1940, sell at the courthouse door, in Franklin, N. C, to the highest bidder for cash, the fol lowing described real estate: Adjoining J. C Sanders. I. W. Hasting and Oliver farm and oth ers, bounded as follows, to-wit: Being on the -waters of North Skeenah creek, known as x oart of the Mahala Fond lands. BEGINNING on a laree chestnut in south side line of No. 97 in Dis. 15 ten poles W. of a poplar, the beginning corner of said Sec. No. 97. Dis. No. 15. run thence N. to a stone in the public branch from said Oliver corner; thence 'south with said branch to the creek; thence up the creek to the mouth of a hranch.on south side of said creek; thence .south with said branch to a double wal nut; thence W. to a black oak on the point of the ridge; thence S. E. to a white oak; thence S. E. t6 a hickory' on' top of the moun tain being J. C. Oliver's corner or near his corner; then N. to a hickory stump, Jas. Mof fitt's corn er; thence E 10 poles to BEGIN NING, containing 25 acres, more or less, and being the same land described in a deed from J. W. Hasting and wife, Mattie Hasting, to E. B. Dehart, said deed bear ing date of Jan. 28, 1925, and being recorded in Book K-4, Page 364, Records Macon County, N. C, to which deed, as so recorded, refer ence is hereby made for a more complete and definite description of the land herein described. This the 15th day of June, 1940. GEORGE B. PATTON, Trustee J20 4tc Jlyll NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina Maeon County , la The Superior Court ' The Bank of Franklin vs. J. A. Berry, W. T. Berry and L. A. Berry By virtue of an execution direct ed to the undersigned from the Superior Court of Xfacon County in the above entitled action, I will on Monday, the 15th day of July. 1940, at 12 o clock, noon, at the courthouse .door of said County. sell to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy said execution, all the right, title and interest which the said J. A. Berry had at the time of docketing said judgment in the following described tract of land in Macon County, North Carolina: One-half of all minerals and all mining privileges included use of and .M. A.. Berry, his wife, to Logan Berry, which said deed was recorded in the office of the Reg' ister of Deeds of Macon County, North Carolina, in Book FF on page 42K containing 225 acres, more or less. Also the full minerals and min ing privileges in and to the lands described in a deed from A, J Moore and wife, to W. H. Berry which said deed was recorded, in the office of the Register of Deeds of Macon County, North Carolina, in Book JJ at page 473, except so much thereof as was deeded by J. A- Berry and Minnie Berry to J. B. Ammons by deed recorded in the office of the Rfegister of Deeds of Macon County in Book 1, at page 240, and so much as was "deeded by the same parties to the same party and recorded in Book Q-4 at page 297, the re maining lands consisting .of four acres more or less. Also all other minerals and min ing privileges owned by J. A. Ber ry, Minnie Berry and Clyde Berry in Ellijay Township, Macon Coun ty, North Carolina, except only the home place of Minnie Berry, con sisting of 75 acres. '' This the 15th day of June, 1940. A. B. SLAGLE, Sheriff J20 Itc Jly 11 of the Superior Court, Macon County, North Carolina, and ans wer -or demur to the complaint in said action, or the plaintiff will apply for the relief demanded in said complaint. This the 14th day of June, 1940. HARLEY R. CABE, Clerk of the Superior Court J20-4tc Jly 11 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION State of North Carolina . County of Macon In The Superior Court Rebe Sloan Tessier vs. F. M. Tessier F. M. Tess ier, defendant in the above named cause, will take notice that an action as above entitled has been commenced in the Super ior Court, Macon County, North Carolina, to the end that the plain tiff may secure an absolute divorce under the laws of the State of North Carolina, and the defendant will take notice that he is required to appear on the 15th day of Tulv. 1940, in the office of the Clerk NOTICE OF SALE State of North Carolina, County of Maoon. - Macon County, Plaintiff ' vs. Luline L. Mabry; R. N. Britton and wife, Exie Britton, Defendants. Under and by virtue of a decree of the Superior Court of Macon county entered in the above en titled action on the 3rd day of June, 1940, the undersigned Com missioner will on the 8th day of July, 1940, 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: Being lots Nos. 54 and 55 in the Mabry Farm subdivision, as surveyed by S. M. Parker De cember 7, 1929, a plat of which is recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Macon County, N. C, in Plat Book No. 1. page 70, to which plat as so re corded reference is hereby made and had for a more definite de scription of the lands. This, the 6th day of June, 1940. R. S. JONES, Commissioner J13-4tc-Jly4 NOTICE OF SALE State of North Carolina, County of Maoon. Macon County, Plaintiff " ' vs B, B, Lenoir and wife, Corrine Lenoir, et als.. Defendants. Under and by virtue of a decree of the -Superior Court of Macon County entered in the above en titled action on the 6th day of May, 1940, the undersigned Com missioner will on the 8th day of July, 1940, 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: Lot 54 in the Laura M. Jones land as surveyed by W. N. Sloan January, 1923, which plat is re corded in the office of the Regis ter of Deeds for Mocon County in Plat Book No. 1, page 10. This; the 6th day of June, 1940. R. S. JONES, Commissioner J13-4tc Jly4 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as administrator of W. T. Gregory, 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 11th day of June, 1941, or this; notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. AH per sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settlement. This the 11th day of June, 1940. THEODORE GREGORY, Administrator J13-6tc Jly 18 NOTICE OF SALE State of North Carolina, County of Maoon. Macon County, Plaintiff vs. George W. Reece and wife, Gwen dolyne Reece, et als., Defendants. Under and by virtue of a decree of the Superior Court of Macon County entered in the above en titled action on the 3rd day of June, 1940, the undersigned Com missioner will on the 8th 'day of July, 1940, at 12 o'clock, noon, at tht Courthouse door in Mcon NOTICE OF SALE State of North Carolina, County of Maoon. Macon County, Plaintiff vs. Isabell Reece and husband, ; Billy Reece and wife, - Reece, et als., Defendants. Under and by virtue of a de cree of the Superior Court of Ma con County entered in the above entitled action on the 3rd day of June, 1940, the undersigned Com missioner will on the 8th day of July, 1940, 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: That part of the hereinafter de scribed tract of land lying south west of the following described line: BEGINNING on a Spanish oak in J. M. Davis' S. E. boundary line; then an east course crossing the branch and road to stake and pointers on top of ridge in field ; thence also an east course to a large apple tree about 8 poles N. El of Luther's spring: then S. E. with a ridge as it meanders to a sourwood in W. H. Passmore' N. E. boundary line. BEGINNING at a Spanish oalc runs with Sam Valentine's line to a stake in VV. M. Reece line; men .-xaiui My, noles to a stake: then West 40 poles to a black oak; then South 124 poles to an apple tree on branch bank; then with branch to a Doular stumo? then N.-10 E. 23 poles to a white walnut; then N. 45 E. 24 noles to a post oak in J. VV. Frazier'i line; then North 10S poles to the BE GINNING, containing 50 acres. more or less. This, the 6th day of June, 194a R. S. . JONES. Commi J13-4tc-Jly4
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