CLAY COUNTY NEWS
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HAYESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1926,
YEAR
Mr. S. J. Bristol has produced the
most wheat per acre of any one we
have heard-of in Clay County, he pro
duced thirty four and two tenths
bushels per acre. Mr. Bristol pro
duced 206 1-2. bushels of wheat on
six acres of land this being 34.2 bush
els per here. This is the best record
we have been able to obtain in Clay
County, if any one has beat, this bring
in your records. * ;
The reason that we set for this is
that' Mr. Bristol is a student farmer
he studys his business with the idea
of making farming pay. This is the
way he puts in his wheat, be does not
pull his corn and drill in his wheat
without making any preparation what
ever for a seed bed, he harrows down
hiB stalks, he turns them under, cov
ering well his stalks and all stubble
not cutting off everything and burn
ing it.After turning he cuts his land
well with a harrow, he levels it with
a drag and then he drills it in and the
winter killing doesn’t bother him. He
is a farmer. He trys to let intelli
gence rule on his farm, hot prejudice.
He reads all that he can get his hands
on and he applies all that sound judg
ment will permit him to apply. He is
not disgruntled and a growler, when
his barn burned down he did not be
come disgruntled and cuss and rave,
but he is now planning on how to
build a better bam that will more ef
flcently serve his farm and help him
in make motley in the dairy business.
He is ready to feed hogs scientifictly,
he was one of the firtt to say I am
ready to ffindout how to make money
feeding hogs. 1
HAYESVLLEVS.
HIAWASSEE
The boys basket ball team of the
Hayesville High.School won its fifth
straight game 6f the season Friday
when the Hiawassee quintet was met
ar^l defeated by the score of 23 to 4.
court during the season, the Hayes
ville court. While the game was not
as fast as some others played on the
court during ohe season the Hayes
ville boys did some good passing and
were very successful in dropping the
ball through the hasket.
Line up and score:
Hayesville 23
Penland, rf. 6
Rogers, If.11
Jarrett c. 6
Beal, rig.'
Cherry, lg.
. Kitchens, sub.
Hiawasse 4
Gibson, rf. 1
Moore, If 2
Bradshaw, c.
Foster, rg.
Moody, lg. 1
Sutton, sub.
STATE LINE NEWS
Mr. Ed Murray has recently built
a large apple house and has gathered
and stored about.200 bushels of line
apples.
Mrs. Will Logan has been very sick
for the last week. We hope she may
soon- recover. - • v.
tfrs, Doyle McClure, of
have been the guestB of
on for the last few days.
Mr. and Mrs. John Barnett of,Can
ton, Ga., have been visiting friends
and relatives in the community.
The students of the Curtis School
have Just finished their basketball
court and are planning ^o go to play
ing at once. a ; .
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The people of Myers Chapel are
looking forward to a meeting to be
commenced by Bev. Mr. Plyler on the
28th of this month. We wish him
FIRST CAR WHEAT
SHIPPED IN 1916
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Mr Ford And Other* Have The Honor j
of Shipping The First Csr
of Wheat
Hayesville, N. C.
November 9, 1926
Editor, The Clay County News:
I read in your paper of Friday the
4th, that a number of farmitrs of
Clay County hpd recently shipped the
first car load of wheat ever shipped
out of Clay County. I wish’ to say
that J- L. Ford & Sons, Grady Haw
kins, N. A. Hawkins, Gr-R. Ford and
others together with the writer, ship
ped a car of wheat from the Craw
ford Creek, section eJE Brasstown
Township, to Knoxville, Tenn., in
1916, reteivihg $1.76 per bushel de
livered at Murphy.
- I thought this might be of interest
to some of your readers.
Respectfully yours,
J. F. FORD.
The News is glad to print the above
letter giving the facts as to who ship
ped the first car of wheat from this
County. We will be glad at all times
to make any correction of mistated
facts.
HAYESVILLE HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
Dear Boys and Girls:
This is the first of a series of let
ters I am going to write you from
time to time through this paper as a
medium. Aren’t we all delighted to
have a county paper again through
which we may express ourselves, tell
of our advantages and exchange ideas
for the Common Good.
I want to tell you at first that my
letters will be very short and I want
you to read each installment. First,
I want to tell you how well pleased I
am to see a good many of you with
perfect attendance records. . ..All of
you remember the story about the lit
tle girl who just would wait another
minute to close the door until the cat
had caught her bird. We must al
ways be careful not to do any thing
that wifi cause us to be unhappy,
shudder at our past and frown upon
our own record, but let us do each
day—that which we can do best—
and when the tomorrow comes then
we may have our rest. Many of you
I know" must help mother and father
with the things about the holme but
by keeping all the ilttle chores done
each day and everything about the
house in its place you will be culti
vating a habit of punctuality and
will soon be without a tardy and will
have a perfect record each month.
How many will score 100 percent rec
ord next nftmth^
Always your friend,
A. H. Shuler, Principal.
ELF NEWS
Mr. Hermon Patterson has return
ed to Canton, Ohio.
Mrs. March McClure died Sunday
morning at five o’clock. She had
been ill several weeks. The family
have our deepest sympathy.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crawford and
Mr. and Mrs. Henley Crawford were
in Cornelia, Ga., a few days last week.
Mrs. Dave Smart has returned from
Franklin, where she spent- some time
Visiting relatives.
Mr. Parks Prickett, Principal of
Elf School was in Young Harris Sat
urday and Sunday. /
Miss CaVmen King, of Murphy, N.
C., spent a few days this week with
friends at Elf.
Mr. and, Mrs. E. D. Penland went
to Cordelia, Ga., Monday to attend
the funeral of Mr. Penland’a sister
||ri. Crawford, .wife of Dr. Wiley
SHERIFF KITCHEN
AND HIS DEPUTIES
CAPTURE STILLS
On Sunday the l4th, Sheriff Kitch
ens and Deputies, Gad Nelson, Good
Ledford and Tom . Herbert captured
a copper still and;! complete outfit,
capacity of still about 35 or 40 gal
lons, on Passmore Aranch on Tusquit
tee. 1200 'gallons •Sof. beer was de
stroyed,
Monday the 15tih,{Kitchens, Nelson,
Anderson and Ledford cut up 900
gallons of beer andj captured Grady
Cowart and Roily Nelson with one
half gallon of whiskey.
Dolph Walls and Charlie Carroll
were taken with the still captured in
Sunday’s raid. i
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EPWORTH LEAGUE
GIVES PROGRAM
The Epworth League of ohe Hayes
ville Methodist Chuich rendered an
Armistice Prograin Sunday night,
■with Mrs. E. Justice as leader. Those
who were present were well repaid for
attending.
The following program was render
ed:
Seng—America.
Statistics—Misses Wendell Pass
more and Marjory Passmore.
Clay County boys who served in
the late war—Mr. B. Neal Haigler.
Reading—“The Fool” given by Mrs.
W. R. Anderson.
Flanders Fields—Fowler Justice.
^Address-—Mr. W. R. Anderson.
OGDEN ^CPteOL NEWS
First Grade Attendance Honor Roll
For Third Month
Girls: Catherine McClure, Evelyn
Franklin, Roselle West, Olive Reece,
and Edith Bradley.
Boys: Leon West, Bob Anderson,
Jr., Walace Arrant and Alonza Payne
Second Grade—Girls: Bessie Frank'
lin, Cora Lee Chance, Lucile Barnard
Vallie McClure and Bonnie Ledford.
Boys: Max Franklin, Cecil Haw
kins, Fred Payne, Allen Buchanan,
and Richard Powers. Miss Eva Smith
teacher.
Perfect Attendance Roll
Howard Hall, Teacher
Ruley Hall, and Hazel Henson of
the third grade and George McClure,
Clarence Reece, Britta Hall and Mat
tie Plott of the fourth grade made a
perfect attendance during the third
month of school.
Honor Roll For Third Month—
Seventh Grade
Girls: Ruby Groves, Mary Powers
and Willie Kradley.
Boys: Douglass Hall and Roy
Reece.
Sixth Grade—Girls: Mattie Led
ford and Sarah Mae Payne. Harve
Carringer, Teacher.
Eighth Grade: Bill -Waldroup,
Bass Carringer, Harlie Hicks and Hol
lis Penland.
Ninth Grade: Norma Lee Hogan,
Ruby Mason, Alyne McClure and Por
ter Roper. R. C. Pipes, Teacher.
OGDEN
OGDEN has made a great gain and
is doing a great work,
GOD be with us, don’t let our
Thoughts shirk.
DEED us our thoughts, deed us our
knowledge.
EVER be with ius, keep us in
College,
XTEVER forget us on our way
IN there.
Douglas Hall, Ogden High School
The Ogden Basket ball team is pro
gressing nicely. The. following is a
list of players and games won:
Conley Coffey, forward; Cecil Rob
erts, fdrward; Wayne Carringer,
center; Bass Carringer, .Guard; Por
ter Roper, Guard; Melvin Miller,
guard.
Gaines won: Hayeaville 2nd, 12,
14; Peachtree 8, Ogden 18;
Je 2nd 2, Ogden 4 ; Peachtree
mim
MR LEVURIVETTE
DIES SUDDENLY^
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Lifeless Body of Aged Man Found in
Woods Ne|ar Home in Union j
Grove Township,
News was received here today that
Mr. Levi Trivette had been found
dead near his home in Union Grove
township, near Williamsburg, Thurs
day morning.
It is learned that Mr. Trivette left
his home late Wednesday afternoon,
stating that he was going to a neigh
bor’s house and that he would bring
back a load of bark. The family made
inquiry Thursday morning, at the
neighbor’s house, and they were ad
vised that he had been there Wednes
day night, but had left on his return
to his home. A search resulted in
finding his lifeless body in the woods
near the home, the armful of bark
being by his side. It is understood
that Mr. Trivette had been a sufferer
from heart trouble for some time and
it is thought that a sudden attack
was the cause of his death.
Mr. Trivette was around 70 years
of age and leaves his wife and sev
eral children. He was born and rear
ed in the community in which he died.
No definite information is avail
able as to the burial, except that the
funeral services will be held either
J Saturday or Sunday.—Statesville
Daily.
Mr. Trivette is the father of Mrs.
Charles S. Plyler of this place. Mrs.
Plyler left here Friday morning for
Statesville to attend her father’s fun
eral. Mrs. Plyler has made many
friends since coming to Clay County
with her husband Rev. Chas. S. Plyler
a little over a year ago who sympa
[ thjze with her in her hour of trouble.
High School News
The boys basketball team of the
Hayesville High School lost its first
game of tht season last Friday night
to Andrews, the score being 17 to 7
in Andrews favor. Our team was
greatly crippled by the absence of
Penland as forward, who was out on
account of sickness. The greatest
| handicap to our team was caused by
the very dim lights over the Andrews
court of which they had advantage
by practice. However we have a
splendid record so far. The dropping
of one game out of six played is by
no means a bad record.
Through public generosity the
school has been given floor space
whereby the basket ball team may
have indoor practice, at least before
| playing a match game on an indoor
I court, it is even possible to fix a court
' on the amount of floor space we have
suitable for match games. Athletics
is an important part of a school pro
gram and under the present growth
of the school a gym is badly needed.
We hope at least to be provided with
indoor ball courts in the near future.
The County Board of Education could
make a wise expenditure of money
for such a purpose.
The Hayesville Parent-Teachers As
sociation met in the school auditorium
on Friday November 10. A very
good attendance was had. The next
meeting will be held in the school
auditorium on Friday, November 19.
Much interest is being aroused
through the association and we are
all confident that the results of this
organization will be of inestimable
value to the school and community.
TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
FILLED FRUIT JARS FOR THE
BAPTIST ORPHANAGE
Please send your filled jars to Mr.
J. M. Stoner’s Store in Murphy on
the earlest possible date. The Or
phanage needs what has been pre
pared now, and the Southern Rail
way has made a special freight rate
provided there is only one shipment.
If you can not possibly bring or
send your to Murphy, Write me at
opca, and I shall make an effort to
s^nd for it It is almost impossible
for me to go after or send for all of
HOG FEEDING
IS GOING FINE
INCLAYCOUNTY
(By W. R. Anderson, County Agent)
The purposed car load of hogs that
was to be fed this winter is going
fine, seventy-two head of the minimum
car is already in the feed lot, and for
ty or more head to go in the feed lot.
Now what has really happened about
this hog feeding is this; the scale is
being the deciding factor. • The
amount of feed being fed to these
hogs is being weighed out to them for
a five weeks period with an estimate
gain on the amount of feed in the
length of time and every fellow is
trying to beat the estimate and in
cidentally trying to beat each other.
There is three great factors in this
hog' feeding game; first a balanced
ration that will make hogs nut on
the most pounds to the least feed in
the shortest length of time, in other
words the heaviest posible feeding of
the best balanced ration. Second, the
selling of the farm products at the
highest possible market price. And
this is done by having the hogs at the
right weight at the time when meat is
the highest, this being April and Sep
tember.
North Carolina farmers can feed
begs because they have an advantage
on the market, they can raise winter
; farrowed pigs or they can have fall
farrowed pigs and feed them forAprii
market. The prices on hogs are the
lowest from October to February
and highest from March to September
and that is when for North Carolina
and Clay County farmers to sell their
hogs. When the middle- west hog
feeder is barely breaking even on hogs
we have from two to tjiree cents mar
gin of profit, when we break even on
hogs he looses money and when he
makes a good profit on hogs we make
better. Therefore he must go out of
the hog business before w« are loos
ing money and the shortage of hogs
will put the price up thus means that
we can always make money on feed
ing hogs.
SWEETWATER
Sheriff Kitchens and Early Ander
sond and Howard Hall visited Rocky
Branch section Saturday and; brought
a Way with the a still and two men,
Charlie Carroll and Adolphus Walls.
The still was located on Rocky Branch
near Hiawassee River. Sheriff Kitch
ens says that no whiskey had been
made but was just ready to be run
off. About 200 gallons of beer was
destroyed.
Mr. J. W. Curtis has gone to Can
ton, N. C., to work this winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Davis, who have
spent most of the past summer and
fo’l with Mr. O. A. Davis, father of
Troy Davis, have returned to their
home in Gastonia, N. C.
Mr. B. H. Hill and son, Tommy
Hill, made a business trip to Chatta
| nooga, Tenn., this week.
Mrs. Robero Carver, Jr., formerly
Miss Blanche Btarnard of Canton,
Ohio, is visiting friends and relatives
at this place.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cur
tis, on November 5th, a son.
Mrs.'Sara Willis is very sick and
has been for some timet Mrs. .Willis
has reached the age of 90 years and
we fear for her owing to her advanc
ed age.
Uncle Elijah Smith has been sick
for some time but is not considered
serious.
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it because it is distributed all o-ver
Clay and Cherokee Counties, I can
not know just who has it except by
visiting all the churches and check
ing up.
Those reading this notice will please
'mention it to others who might not
see it. KINDLY RESPOND AT
ONCE.
' f T. L. SASSER, Secretary,