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iT-' - * - ?jaywood History U.v W. C. .MFOIOItl) I I lupl" ' ' r : i *?' i I ;i f 1<I C^::j'and T" >'1 Proper ty mti After Deducting tT.N Tuva" five Con' I'. . ? k I '? 'I I a in! (OflEw'O Tie..' Hundred for:.1! ef I- ' ?' 1 d Town I BjIIck"'' : pp.'.'id as j tax Mr Coclii rnt K\ [}!, (vns | n K\ ( r\ While ft,.: A 1 ''ii Kvcry ft rs Wo:"! nl I.and & (peril fur B:!I:i ? buikl jbylum " I Some of "Their Worship!nils" | Some of the Justices who pre sided over our old County Court at this time and ? arlier voy: J. R. Love, .Joseph Keener, William Dover, l)a\id ito .11, W (1 It ! Garrett, David I't? >tI (' C Rogers Joseph Welch, .las !! l.ove. litrani McCracken. W I' GilU tt. Nianan Edmonston, William llooper. Isaac Clark, Allen F> a . \ C llarl gCove. A. M Ru'- .hi'iti Killian I) V. VleCi at l' II. P II ties. Hiram Rogers, lla .i? t? : Turner I Enos McCraeken. !'? i r King, -I M Shook. C N.1 I! SherrJII. ' /. It Alien. I). IS I erd. .1 K Fint h er. William McC'uf .liidson <K | borne, Jas. I'o'eat W. I. Davis, J. L. Stephenson Jonas Phillips and K. P. Allison. It was com-idc-red quite an honor for a J list ice ol th Peace to he elevated to the County Court Bench. Yet this court, with its mul titudinous duties ami great power was by this tinm coming in for more criticism. It was chanced wi ll having be come more lax ;ind negligent in its ( duties,more political minded and partial and til u more corrupt. It Was more or It s the same all over the state. I.efler sues in his Anti belluin North Carolina that it was] not unusual-to see a Justice leave J the bench and not return, or get. another to take hiy place during a session. Also they were it i- said, often under the influence of strong drink.1 Another job aspired to. it seems, was that Of road overseer. Many such appointments were made by the court, sonic times for just a short piece of road or for a short wliile?Then changed aaain to some one else. "New Dollars" Abraham Enloe died in 1841), but his estate was not finally settled un til some ten v< rrs later, lie lived in the Oeonalufty precinct where he reared a family of fourteen chil-. dren some say ixteen. Wesley being the eldest. It was Wesley, you remember, in father's story of Abraham Lincoln, who was so much the, likeness of Lincoln; and Wesley , if Cathey's version be true, would be a half-brother of the Civil War president. Here is the Commissioners He port on the Enloe Estate in Sep tember. 1848 "Inventory Sail made 4th De cember 1846 x x \ Enloe s note j SI40, Int. $55.25. Sale of negro (Woman A- Chile and Girl $599.50 j Cattle collected & also sheep" was i $300. and hogs $2.75. 'It was quite 'a job to round up cattle, sheep| and hogs out on the range in those days,) We note that the Commission ers received $81.64 and the Auc- , tioneer who cried oft the sale. $1.00. The closing paragraph says, "We find in the hands ot Wesley M. Enloe and H. P. King. Adm. xxx one thousand one hundred j Fifty new Dollars & Eighty new: Cents." Signed by R G. A. Love. S. Fitzgerald. Merchants "Dealers In Gen'l Mdse,") here in those days (that part of Jackson County included1 were: The Loves here at Waynes ville and Love S. Dillard at Web- ' ster settlement, John Smathers. Win. 11 Thomas, Allen Fisher. Eli B, Herren. Daniel Bryson, P L. Dais. J F. Parks. J. B. Fitzgerald &? Co.. William Johnston. Joseph Cathey and W. C HiU. They, it seems, were the principal dealers, j The Peddler With His Pack j Peddlers also went with great packs on their backs, and some times by cart, through the com munities. They were invariably called Jew Peddlers"; and they carried such things as, table cov ers, towels and napkins handker chiefs. needles and pins, thimbles and thread, a little cutlery and tinware and max be a few toys for the children II was a wonderful sight for the box s and girls?and many adults, to see these packs opened up! The local merchants were jeal ous of the peddlers, and always saw that they obtained a license. Classical Schools Or Academies These schools were started up in this county even before public school education was begun in 1840. We have heretofore mention ed Green Hill Academy at Waynes ville f 180.9). It seems that the next such! school to be opened up was that by James 11 Norwood in Waynes ville in 1850. Norwood was en gaged in the practice of law in Waynesville aboul that time and prior thereto, and during some of this time he also taught some of the classics. The Reverend William Hicks and Jas. R. Long opened up their school. The Tuscola Academy in 1855, running for several years. Then there was (he Locust Field Academy at (now) Canton, which, ?t is said, was also in operation be fore the Civil War Leor.idas F. Slier Was one of the early teachers at Franklin, hut that belongs more ft Patient's Report CHARLOTTE <APt~A woman, stout and easy-going, called at the City Health Department for infor mation. Directed to the Charity Hospitalization Division, she was subjected to intensive quizzing. From there she was directed to the maternity section and more questioning. Yes, she could pay some of the expense herself. Then to the department clinics for X-ray examinations and routine tests. Came the final stage, and she was placed on a table for pel vic examination. As a physician started probing, the woman push ed aside the white sheet and an nounced: "I didn't know you had to go through with all this to get your little boy's teeth fixed " to the history of Macon County As regards the courts and prac tice of law. this was the day of the "Saddle-Bag Courts", They were so called because both judges and lawyers followed the courts, car rying their saddle-bags; and in these bags would be a law book or two. a change of underwear, shirt and socks?and probably a ''little snip" They reached the courts of the different counties sometimes by -tage buUmostly on horse-halk Representatives 1840-1850 I Senate; Joseph Cathey, 1842. one term; Michael Francis, '1844-'46, ? two terms: VVm H. Thomas. 1848-' '50. two terms. House: Joseph Keener, 1840; Michael Francis, 1842. Joseph Keener. 1844; Andrew Ferguson, 1846; R. 0 A. Love, 1848-'50 two terms*. First assessment fdr damage in public road construction, we notice, was allowed by the County Court1 in 1849 . ? , : >, j The County Court began draw ing the jury "by a boy under 12 years of age" in September 1851? first mention we notice of this pro ceeding. The first use of degrees ? from the cardinal points, in making land surveys was begun about 1850 in this county The ? last entries concerning bound boys and girls wer.e made in the 1850-'58 docket. A few years later this practice practically pass ed out along with the abolition of slavery PRO AND CON AT SHEPPARD TRIAL j ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR Tom Parrino (left) is shown checking notes befoie questioning Dr. Stephen Sheppard at the wife-slaying trial of Dr. Samuel Sheppard in Cleveland. Dr. Steve testified he gave police the names of possibly a half dozen persons he thought were | involved in the bludgeon murder. lie insisted his brother suffered a broken neck even though his own hospital X-ray specialist could not find a fracture in the films. At right. Dr. Steve's wife waits to be called to the witness chair. She accompanied her husband to the Biurdcr scene the night Marilyn Sheppard was slain. (Interactional) 11,539 State Motorists Have Lost Licenses Acting under the It-gal prov isioiis of the Safety Responsibility Law the Motor Vehicles Department has withdrawn the driving privileges of 11,539 Tar Heel motorists so far this year. The law specifies that motorists involved in accidents resulting in death, injury or property damage in excess of S100 must show proot of financial responsibility. Vehicles commissioner Edward Scheldt said approximately a third of the driv ers involved in accidents through November did not have adequate liability insurance Several options are offered mot orists involved in mishaps Scheidt said in an effort to make clearer the provisions of the law. " If he is not protected by ade quate liability insurance he may I make a cash deposit up to a maxi mum of $11,000. secure a release from liability, or. if within one vear no court action is pending the case is dropped. Scheidt said that approximately 5.000 drivers a month file accident reports.and that about 03 per cent furnish 'adequate proof of finan cial responsibility. The other third are notified their license is sub ject to suspension unlc>s a satis factory settlement is made. Approximately 800 drivers a month do not comply and their license is suspended. There has been some confusion as to what type insurance is ade quate to comply with the safety re sponsibility law. Scheidt explained it by saying that automobile liability insurance protects the other driver and his : property and collision insurance protects only the owners vehicle.^ The Safety Responsibility Law was enacted January 1. 1954. It is designed to afford greater pro tection for motorists innocently in volved in accidents caused by neg ligent driving. Some Books Have Everything EVANSTOV, 111 tAP' ? When his wife lost the car keys after a shopping trip, Orvvin Benson made a mighty search. Deciding it was hopeless, he sat down to read. He selected a book from a shelf and noticed part of a key ring protruding frorri its leaves. ; There were the keys his wife had ! dropped on an open book while on a table and later placed on the shelf. ? FREIGHT TRAINS MEET HEAD-ON 1 - ? ? ? ?..i i tk I A RAILROAD Investigator climbs over the wreckage ot one or Uie locomotives involved ui the collision of two freight traa.s near Faoli, Pa. The cars met head-on while trawling the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Two men were trapped'in oue of the engine cabs. One w as seriously injured, (/utcrnotional Souuriphoto) Christmas Trees Abundant This Year, Experts Say By J.WE K.\I>S WASHINGTON ? Evergreen ex perts of the L". S. Forest Service win? vi.. UimiiM have Dlentv of Christmas trees at reasonable; prices this year. More trees of dif ferent varieties are growing on, plantations in this country and Canada than ever before, they add. Last year some 31 million trees were sold Forestry officials say the bal- j sam fir is one of the most satis- j factory for Christmas decoration ; since it holds its spicy scent and its needles better than the other varieties. The best way to keep a Christ- . mas tree fresh is to cut about an 1 inch off the butt end and stand it | in water until ready to set up in side the house. If you can keep it in the water after decorating, that will help to keep it longer too. Because of their content of pitch and resin, Christmas frees with their flammable decorations pro vide one of the greatest seasonal hazards in homes, schools,and pub lic buildings. Other hazards in clude lighted candles, defective electric lights and flammable cos tumes in holiday pageants. In two minutes an average tree can start a roaring fire." say of ficials of the National Hoard of Pin- Underwriter!. Here are some irecautions the hoard recom mends: Use a small tree. Do not set it up until a few days before Christ mas eve. Keep it outdoors until then. Set it up in the coolest part rtf the house and turn off the radi ator if it is standing near one. Keep electric trains away from it. Use only electric lights that are in.good condition, and be sure there are no (rayed wires. Pro vide a switch some distance a way and do not have a plug or coupling beneath the tree. Don't leave lights burning when no one is at home. If needles near the lights turn brown, change the location of the g bulbs. When the needles start falling, lake the tree down. Do not keep lighted more titan one-half hour at a time. Other recommended precau tions for a safe and happy holiday Include: Keep ash trays away from flam mable objects. Never use candles in windows. Use nonflammable decorations where possible, and fireproof ''snow." Dispose of Christmas wrappings and boxes as soon as possible. Hie (iood Word GAKFNEY, S. C. <APV?A 25 car-old McKowns Mountain man mist attend church eactj .Sunday or the next six jnttis or verve 10 days on ftie chain gang. Magistrate. Claude M. Mullinav mposed the sentence on a defen dant charged with public drunken tess. The defendant promised to flniply. fTHE BEST OF ALL! A MINGTON ORTABLE a Typew riter From The Who Can Service It. I Today And See Our II Stock. it Portables Priced As i $69.95. iSmall Down Payment I Balance As l ittle As i Week. a! 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