HAYESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1927.
VOLUME L NUMBER 19.
TEAK
FARMERS CO-OP
ASSOCIATION
MET SATURDAY
On Saturday January 16th, forty
four members of the Farmers’ Co-op
erative Association met in their an
nual meeting, discussed their past
year's work, the ensuing year’s work
.and made plans to carry out a very
aggressive program.
Besides the discussion of the work
that has been and is to be done by
* the members themselves, a most in
structive and inspiring lecture was
given by Mrs. John 0. Campbell,
head of the John C. Campbell Folk
School at Brasstown. Her talk was
along lines of co-operation, special
Stress being laid on the business side
of co-operation. She explained to
the association that co-operation
was the best form of business and
Christianity. It is the best form.of
business in that it is a working to
gether of the masses for their indi
vidual good and also for the advan
tage of all. In other words, it is the
pulling together of every citizen for
_ his individual intenest and also to
benefit his neighbor. It is placing
together the small capital of the in
dividual and the small wants of the
individual making capital and a big
business which will operate for the
benefit of all. '
As stated by her, every new thing
has a struggle until it is thoroughly
understood, so has co-operative mark
eting always had a struggle until it
was konwn and understood to be a
friend to both the people who are
co-operating and to the community
in which it is placed. Cooperation
is a friend to all and an enemy to
none, its highest and most perfect
form of business.
At the meeting new officers were
electedr being a president, secretary
and a board of directors. The board
of directors Were ordered to employ
J. B. Gray to draw up articles of
incorporation, by laws and a con
stitution so--that this organization
can have legal form.At the next meet
ing which will be Tuesday January
26th at 10 o’clock in the office of
the county agent, the Farmer’s Co
■ operative Association will meet to
perfect a permanent organization
at this meeting Mr. J. B. Gray, the
attorney employed by the board of
directors, will appear before the as
sociation with papers of incorpora
tion, by laws and constitution which
when properly filled out and sign
ed will make this farmers’ co-ope
ration a permanent and lasting busi
ness. ^
Quite a bit of the capital stock
has already been subscribed and the
remainder of the capital stock to
finance this co-operative associa
tion will be subscribed at the Tues
meeting. After this meeting the in
corporation papers will be filed and
all legal procedure will be taken to
do business and by the t ime the pa
be obtained the capital stock
pers can
will have been paid in and this or
ganization can go forward and carry
out the mission for which it has
been organized.
Mr. Arthur Coleman was elected
president of the Farmer’s Co-opera
tive Association; Mark Weaver, Sec
retary; Board of Directors are Fred
Evans, Andrew Padgett, Carman An
derson, Fred Waldroup and Flank
Chambers. These five directors will
have complete charge of the busi
ngs that is carried on by this as
sociation, Mark Weaver as their
secretary will actively carry out their
wishes in accordance with their in
structions.
The eighty members of this asso<
ciation are expected to be present
and really urged to be present at
this meeting Tuesday. There are
at least two hundred farmers in Clay
County that are sympathizers and
earnest supporters of this organiza
tion that have not' become active!
members of ibis -association. We
earnestly request that you be present
and become an active member as
this association is built up for. tile
good of every farmer in Clay Coun
ty, and it will only serve Clair Coun
ty as all these two hundred men be
come members and make it a fee
fe A. & CHAPIN
ULTIMATE IN FUTILITY
A GOOD TIME I
TO GROW HOGS
Raleigh, Jan. II.—This will be an
other good year for hogs. W. W.
Shay, swine extension specialist at
the State College, is authority for
this statement and Mr. Shay is cred
ited with knowing more about rais
ing and fattening these animals than
any other man in North Carolina.
Here is what he says: “Advance
information from the Government
pig survey indicates that high prices
for hogs will continue for another
year. In fact the number of hogs
slaughtered is expected to be less
than in any year since 1920-21.”
This means, according to Mr. Shay,
that there is less pork in storage and
the man who grows out his pigs well
and fattens them properly will make
a profit on the feed given them. J
Corn and other grain raised on the
farm should he considered largely in
the light of a feed for livestock, any
way, claijns Mr. Shay. He states that
grain sold as finished meat brings a
higher price than when the grain is
sold as grain and he has records and
facts which support this claim.
For instance, records kept by coun
ty agents on the cost of grain for
over 4,000 hogs owned by some 200
farmers during 1926 showed a re
turn of well over $2.00 per bushel
for the 27,703 bushels of corn eaten
by the hogs--During this period, corn
as grain was hardly selling for over
$1.00 per bushel.
MRS. LANCE DIED THURSDAY;
FUNERAL HELD FRIDAY 14TH
Mrs. Lance, wife of Mr. Harve
Lance, on Sweetwater, died last
Thursday the 13th, and was buried
on Friday. Interment was in the
Methodist cemetery at Hayesville.
FRANK HALL BREAKS LEG
Frank Hall, the young son of Mr.
Heiscbell Hall, had the misfortune
to break'his leg while playing bask
et ball at his. home Sunday after
noon, His leg was broken just
above the knee. He is reported as
getting along nicely.
mendons force in Clay County’s ag
riculture. Remember the date is
Tuesday January 25th, at 10 o’clock
a. m,, in the office of the county
agent.
, (Sighed) FRED EVANS, ~ '
Temporary Chm." of Board.
BOY SCOUTS
HELD BUSINESS
MEETTHURSD’Y
At this meeting Parley Kanady
was transferred from the Franklin
Troop No. 1 to the Hayesville Troop
No. 606. We discussed a camping
trip to the Standing Indian which
we,are planning on taking in early
summer.
Prof. A. H. Shuler was present and
made a splendid talk from the Scout
oath, “I will keep myself physically
strong.” There was a large attend
ance at this meeting. Those present'
were: A. B. Scroggs, A. H. Shuler,
George Jarrett, Wiley McGlamery,
Bennie McGlamery, Fooler Justusi,
Talmadge^Scroggs, Ralph Smith, Har
old Sellers, Ralph Killian, Gordon
Justus, Fred Setzer, James Moore,
Jack Long, Parley Kanady, Everett
Smith, Bill West and Dean Shuler.
After all business was transacted
we adjourned to meet again January
21st at 7 p. m.
HAWK TAKES
HUNTER’S RABBIT
Mr. N. C. Wikle reports that while
he and Alcy Kates were rabbit hun
ting last week their dogs jumped a
rabbit but soon lost it. A large hawk
swooped down in the path of the
hounds and made off with the rab
bit, of course the dogs were very
much confused when they came to
the end of the trail and could not
pick it up again. But in a little
while the hawk was flushed where he
had alighted to make a meal of his
catyh.
Mr. Wikle placed a steel trap by
the dead rabbit and caught the hawk
and it measured four feet from tip
to tip of wing.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank all our neigh
bors and friends for the sympathy
and kindness they showed in Mrs.
Mollie Murray’s sickness and death.
All df you have been very kind to
us and lots of help. What could we
do without our friends? All the
Murray family says , > “Thank you,
dear friends:?’
LOIS MURRAY.
NEWS OF THE
LEGISLATURE
tho House giving the State Highway
Commission authority to route State
highways wherever it sees fit to do
so.
Nicholson of Jackson has introduc
ed a bill in the lower House to have
the local liquor laws of Jackson,
Graham, Clay, Transylvania and
Polk Counties repealed. Mr. Pen
land, our Clay representative, is at
work with Mr. Nicholson to help put
this bill through.
Governor and Mrs. McLain gave a
reception at the Executive Mansion
Tuesday evening the 18th in honor
of the legislators.
Bills have been dropped from both
the Senate and House on the Aus
tralian ballot law.
Most of the members of the leg
islator favor the eight months school
term but are divided as to what steps
to take in the way of financing and
eight months term.
HONOR ROLL
The second grade attendance Hon
or Roll for December:
Miss Gene Johnston, teacher. Re
becca Scroggs, Venice Price, Miriam
Ramsey, Helen Cherry, Ola Corn,
Helen Smith, Hettie Deal, Nathan
Ramsey, James May, Marvin Plyler,
June Penland, Woth.Matheson, Clay
Coleman, and Jack Fleming.
The cash prizes given by the P.-T.
A. for most parents represented at
the meeting last week was won by
Miss Gene Johnston’s second grade.
They had twenty-one parents pres
ent. This money will be used to buy
books for the grade.
First grade Honor Roll for De
cember:
Miss Ruby McCracken, teacher.
Wynton Anderson, Hermit Ander
son^ Paul Coker, Oval Crisp, Glover
(~]unningham, Bascom Hunt, Erskine
Justus, Frank Plyler, Keith Scroggs,
Morris Scroggs, David White, Max
Passmore. Girls: Ruby Cunningham,
Lucile Kitchens, Margaret Mease,
Virginia Penland, Orpha Smith, Clara
Smith and Nannia Kate Hpnt.
Perfect attendance, third grade,
Miss Ora Killian Teacher:
Dale Crawford, Virgie Duvall,
MRS. MURRAY
DIES; FUNERAL
LAST FRIDAY
Mrs. A, M. Murray, widow of the
late A. M. Murray, died January 13
at the home of her son, Artie Mur
ray. Death resulted from a stroke
of paralysis which occurred the first
day of January.
Mrs. Murray was born June 26th,
1858, and was 61 years 7 months
and 17 days old. Her husband died
just twenty eight years before, lik
ing one day. He died on January
14th, 1899.
Mrs. Murray was before her mar
riage Miss M. J. Reno.
The funeral services were held
Friday the 14th, at the home of Ar
tie Murray, by Rev. Chas. S. Plyler,
and interment was in the Methodist
cemetery in Hayesville.
I
2 STILLS, 19 GALS.
BEER DESTROYED
Two stills complete with caps, con
densers and heaters and 19 barrels
of beer were taken Thursday night
of last wek. Sheriff Kitchens and
Deputies A. F1,. Padgett, Lawrence
Hogsed and Charlie Sellers left Hay
esville early in the night on a raid
and after searching half of the night
in the rain came upon two stills in
the Bluff Cove on Tusquittee.
No one was about the stills when
I the officers arrived. The stills, one
; of 45 gallon and the other of 30
gallon capacity, were brought to
town and 19 barrels of beer were
destroyed on the ground, along with
other new empty barrels.
HjfVWLTMrT I if?
MCUNNlLL b
STORE ROBBED
Parties passing Mr. E. V. McCon
nell’s store about 12 o’clock last Sat
urday night, noticed a light moving
about in the store. They first
thought Mr. McConnell was in the
building, but on calling to him and
receiving no answer they decided
that the person or persons was not
Mr. McConnell. Sheriff Kitchens
was called to the scene and upon in
vestigation found that robbers had
entered through a window and re
moved some dry goods, the robbers
having escaped in the meantime.
One Fred Smith was taken Sunday
on suspicion.
IN APPRECIATION
We appreciate very much the ar
ticle appearing in the Clay County
News welcoming us to Hayesville.
We also thank you for the kindness
shown us since our arrival in your
town. In opening up the Commer
cial Hotel we do not promise you the
successful management that you have
had in the past, nevertheless you will
find us ready to serve you the best
that we can at all hours.
MR. AND MRS. T. S. A. KANADY.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Anderson
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cariton
Ledford last Sunday.
Margie Mease, Ruth Wikle, Margar
et Williams, Mary Joe Cherry, Haven
Cunningham, Edwin Fleming, George
Kitchens, Neal McGlamery, Archie
Palmer, James Price, Cerlin Smith,
Frank Corn. Average “A”: Sallie
Joe Anderson, Margaret Williams,
Dale Crawford, Virgie Duvall, Ruth
Auberry, Haven Cunningham, James
Price and Wallace (^rawford.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Sallie Joe Andetdson, Third Grade.
I went to Baye Shuler’s party,
We played and ate so hearty,
We jplayed ball
And Mrs. Shuler said to all:
“Come in to the table and
Have some cake and lemonade,
’Tis the nicest I ever made.”
And then we went home.