Elbert Allen
Dies, Funeral
Held Nov. 30
Funeral services for Elbert
Allen, 67, who died Tuesday aft
ernoon of last week at his home
In the West's Mill community
after a long illness, were held
Thursday morning at 11 o'clock
at the Cowee Baptist church.
The Rev. George A. Cloer and
the Rev. Norman E. Ho!den of
ficiated, and burial was in the
church cemetery.
Born April 22, 1883, he was a
son of Scott and Mrs. Ave
Burnette Allen, and was a na
tive of Macon County. At one
time he taught school here.
Mr. Allen was a retired farm
er and formerly was employed
by the A. A. A. committee In
Macon County. He was a mem
ber and deacon of the Cowee
Baptist church. He was mar
ried in September, 1918, to Miss
Ella Chllders, of the Oak Grove
community, who survives.
Surviving, in addition to his
widow, are a daughter, Mrs.
Roy Donaldson, of Franklin,
Route 4; a brother, Arthur Al
len, of Franklin, Route 4; a sis
ter, Miss Pallie Al'en, of Bryson
City: and one grandchild.
Pallbearers were Dan R. Reyn
olds, Algie, Everett, and Fur
man Raby. Tom Rickman, and
Furman Allen.
Potts funeral homes was In
charge of arrangements.
L. R. Guest Promoted
To Gunner's Mate, Zcl
Leonard R. Guest, of the U. S.
navy, recently was advanced in
rathig to gunner's mate, sec
ond class, while serving aboard
the destroyer escort, USS Rad
lord. The navy announcement
was received here this week. Mr.
Ouest, operating in Far Eastern
waters, is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred E. Guest, of Frank
lin.
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Here's Week's
List Of Demonstration
Club Meetings
Meetings of home demonstra
tion clubs in the county for the
coming week have been an
nounced by Mrs. Florence 8.
Sherrill, county home demon
stration agent, as follows:
Today (Thursday): The Otto
club with Mrs. L. N. Stiwinter
at 2 p. m.
Friday: The Mulberry club at
the home of Mrs. Inez Bunton,
at 10:30 a. m. The Union club
*ith Mrs. E'mon Teague at 2
p. m. Mrs. Carey Cabe as co
hostess.
Monday: The Nantahala club
at Nantahala school at 2 p. m.
Tuesday: The Carson Chape'
club with Mrs. Leona Moore at
10:30 a. m.
Wednesday: The Watauga
club with Mrs. J. P. Shuford at
10:30 a. m.
Thursday: The Holly Springs
club at the home of Mrs.
Dewey Corbln at 1:30 p. m. The
Liberty club with Mrs. W. R.
aibscm at 1:30 p. m.
Ellijay
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mincey
and daughter, Paulette, of Pon
tiac, Mich., recently visited Mrs.
Mincey's mother, Mrs. Carl Peek,
of Cu lasaja, and Mr. Mtncey's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Mincey, of Ellijay. They were
accompanied from Pontiac by
Hunter Young, who visited his
family In Franklin and his fath
er, Mr. J. I. Young, at SUijay.
Sgt. Ben Moffltt, stationed
near Portsmouth, Va., Is spend
ing a 21-day leave, with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Moffltt,
it Franklin, Route 3, and his
wife and children, who have
oe en making their home with
M-s. Moffltt's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Henry, of Ellijay.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moses and
laughter, Carolyn, of New Bern,
spent the Thanksgiving holi
iays with Mr. Moses' parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz Moses, of
Higdonville. Mr. Moses returned
to his school the following Mon
day, leaving Mrs. Moses and
daughter for a visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chllders,
Df Glenville, until after the
Christmas holidays.
Vhide Berry, who Is employed
it Royal Oak, Mich., has been
spending a few days with his
family at Higdonville.
Harry Beale, of Portsmouth,
Va., spent the Thanksgiving hol
idays with his wife and son, at
the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Ammons, of ?311
iay, and visiting his mother,
Mrs. Callle Beale, of Highlands.
Lee Adams, of Spray, Ore., is
visiting his father, Parker
Adams, at Ellijay, and his sis
ter, Mrs. Louin Young, at Hig
donville.
Lloyd Tayor and Paul Taylor,
of Sedro Woolley, Wash., recent
UIIIM I W My ? BVIU uuuua/
At Wei!* Gfove Church
The second Funday s ng o 1
the' Macon county bingtog con
vention will be held at the Wells
Drove Baptist church Decem
ber 10 at 1:45 o'clock, accord
ing to an announcement by
Ernest Vinson.
ly spent a few days with their
oarents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Tayl
or, at Mountain Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dills, of
Brevard, visited Mr. Dills' sister,
Mrs. Tom Henry, at Ellijay,
Sunday.
LEGAL ADVERTISING
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE,
C. T. A.
Having qualified as adminis
tratrix of Maggie D. Moody, de
ceased, late of Macon County,
N. C., this is to notify all per
sons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to ex
hibit them to the undersigned
on or before the 25th day of
November, 1951 or this notice
will be plead In bar of their
recovery. All persons Indebted
to said estate wil! please make
immediate settlement.
This 25th day of November,
1950.
NORA MOODY,
Administratrix, c. T- a.
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EXECUTRIX' NOTICE
Having qualified as executrix
of the estate of Mamie M.
Boardman, deceased, late of
Sarasota County, Florida, this Is
to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said
leceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned, in care of J. H.
Stockton, Attorney, Franklin,
North Carolina, who is the resi
dent procesa agent, on or be
fore the 2nd day of November,
1951, or this notice will be plead
in bar of their recovery. All
persons Indebted to said estate
wlU please make immediate set
tlement.
This 2nd day of November,
1950.
HAZEL FRANCES CURRY
Executrix.
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NORTH CAROLINA
MACON COUNTY
Under and by virtue of the
power "t sale vested in the
undersigned trustee by a deed
of trust executed by Marcellus
Wood and wife Frances Wood,
dated the 9th day of July, 1949,
and recorded in the office .of
Register of Deeds for Macon
County, North Carolina, in Book
No. 43, page 68, said deed ot
trust having been executed to
secure certain indebtedness
therein set forth, and default
in the payment of said indebt
edness having been made, I will
on Friday, the 15th day of De
cember, 1950, at 12 o'clock noon,
at the courthouse door in
Franklin, North Carolina, se'l to
the highest bidder for cash the
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First Tract: BEGINNING
on a small chetutut near the
Indian Camp Road; runs up
the road with Its meanders
57 poles to a B. oak stump;
thence South liyi East 24
poles to a chestnut; then
North 47 East 17 poles to a
S. O.; then Nortn about 30
East about 15 poles to a small
chestnut In corner of fence;
then Northwest to the BE
GINNING, - containing 1C
acres, more or less, and be
ing all the land described In
a deed from Jake Henry and
wife to Charlie Henry, dated
December 5, 1918, and record
ed in the office of Register
of Deeds for Macon County,
No.th Carolina, in Book G-4
of Deeds, page 354.
second Tract,: bkuinninu
on a chestnut on East side
of Indian Camp Branch, J.
W. Henry's and Charlie Hen
ry's corner; runs West with
Char'ie Henry's line to a
chestnut oak at public road;
then up road with John
Buchannan's line to J. W.
Henry's corner, stake in
Branch; then with J. W.
Henry's line to the BEGIN
NING, containing 4 acres,
more or less, and being all
the land described in a deed
from Ed Cloer and wife to
Charlie Henry, dated October
13, 1924, and recorded in the
office of Register of Deeds
fop Macon County, North
Carolina, in Book K-4 of
deeds, page 260.
Third Tract: All the land
described in a deed from
Jake Henry's heirs to Charlie
Henry, said deed bearing
date of May 3, 1941, and re
corded in the office of Regis
ter of Deeds for Macon Coun
ty, North Carolina, in Book
H-5 of Deeds, page 233, EX
CEPT THEREFROM all the
land described in a deed
from Charlie Henry to Fred
Henry, said deed bearing date
of January 30, 1948, and re
corded in the office of Reg
ister of Deeds for Macon
County, North Carolina, in.
Book U-5 of 'Deeds, page 349.
This. 13th day of November,
1950.
GILMER A. JONES,
Trustee
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NORTH CAROLINA
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Under and by virtu* of the
power of sale contained In a
certain deed Of trust executed
by Elizabeth Brown Scruggs,
and her husband. Dr. W. H.
Scruggs, to W. D. Whitaker,
Trustee, dated the 25th day of
November, 1947, and recorded In
Book 161 at page 581 In the Of
fice of the Register of Deeds
for Cherokee County, and also
recorded in Book 39 at page 247
In the Office of the Register of
Deeds of Macon County; and
under and by virtue of the au
thority vested in me by said
deed of trust, default having
b:en made in the payment of
the indebtedness thereby secur
ed snd said deed of trust being
by the terms thereof subject to
foreclosure, the undersigned
trustee will offer1 for sale at
public auction to the highest
bidder for cash at the court
house door In Franklin, Macon
County, N. C., at noon on the
20th day of December, 1950, the
property conveyed in said deed
of trust, the same lying and
being in the County of Macon
and the State of North Carolina
in Highlands Township and
bounded as follows:
BEGINNING at a /, Inch
iron pipe driven in the
ground on the north bank of
the access road, 192 feet
measured a'ong said road
from the southwest corner of
the Ruth Myers property;
thence with two severence
lines N- 44 E. 65 feet to a
stake on the hillside, a-nd
North 33-30 West 125 feet to
a stake at the wire fence;
thence with said wire fence
S. 44 W 65 feet to a stake
at the Northern edge of the
said access road; thence with
the N. Edge of said access
road S. 33-30 East 125 feet
to the place of Beginning.
The above described tract
being the same lands describ
ed in the above referred to
"Deed of Trust which said de
scription was later corrected
to read as above set out
metes and bounds In a cura
tive deed of trust from Eliza
beth Brown Scruggs and hus
band, W. H. Scruggs to W. D.
Whltaker, Trustee, dated Jan
In Book 39 at page 251 In the
Otfflc? of Register of Deeds
for Macon County, and being
the same lands described In
a corrected deed from F. J.
Ruthven and wife, Elizabeth
Ruthven to Elizabeth Brown
Scruggs dated Jan. 2, 1948
and recorded in the office of
Register of Deeds for Macon
County In Book No. N-5,
page 304.
Also certain other personal
p operty located in the dwe.l
ing house situated on the
real property above described
in Highlands Township, Ma
con County, N. C., said per
sonal property being describ
ed as follows:
Al! household kitchen fur
niture used in connection
with the above described
dwelling, Including a 10 gal
lon electric hot water heat
er; a General Electric Deluxe
electric stove; an electric
refiigerator, small size; a
porcelain and enamel table,
adjustable, with extension
and two chairs to match; an
Ashley wood burning stove;
three chairs and day bed
rug; twin beds, metal, with
Simmon* mattresses and
springs; a bureau with mir
ror; a reading adjustable
lamp; floor lineollum on din
ing room floor, with break
fast table and 4 chairs and
china closet to match; also
all plated silverware, linens
and other accessories con
nected with said dwelling.
This the 17th day of Novem
ber, 1950.
W. D. WHITAKER,
Trustee
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