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.. NUMBER 29. HAYESVlLLE, NORTH CARO UNA, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1928. 5c COPY—$1.60 PER YEAR BIOGRAPHY OF x JOHN C. MOORE Pint WUb Man Who Ever Liwd On Tusquittee (By J. V. A. Moore) John C. Moore was born in Ruth erford County, N. C., in the year 1811. When grown, he moved to Macon County where he won the heart and hand of Miss Mary Bry son as his help mate. After many fond dreams and thoughts of a for tune in the future, they each agreed to cast their lot among the Indians in the fertile Tusquittee Valley. They packed two horses with house hold effects and their first born, ,’it tle Bill, and started across the Chunkie Gar Mountain, the road be-' ing a pilecipitious Indian trail at that day. They soon safely landed at a small Indian cabin in the bottoms at Idle side of the road just be’ow W. H. Johnson’s residence. Mr. Moore, being an expansion est and ‘endowed with pluck and brains and capital enough-for any young man Jo earn a living, he set out to felling the monster trees and clearing land to grow Indian corn, the staff of life. One day, when erecting his fence, an Indian came along and protested against the fencing enterprise on their posessions. Each of them grew |nto a combative spirit and tried their luck at fist and sku’l fight, Mr. Moore biting the Indian’s thumb nearly off and the Indian retreating hollowing “Wa W5a.” Later other Red Men came and Mr. Moore got his old Flint Lock Gun, get up a board shooting hole demonstrating to the Indians his coat of arms to protect himself in case of wars. The Indians seeing this, all retreated ' never to mtf'est him again. Getting work well along and crops about ready to store in his new garner, he secured an Indian wo man, Sallie Peckerwood, Jim’s wife to stay with Mary and little Bill while he returned with his two hors es to Macon County to get more household equipment for icy winter’s cold winds. Loading and leading one horse packed to wonderous ca pacity, he then started for old Tus quittee via Chunkie Gal Mountain. The first day’s travel landed him at the head of_ Tusquittee at an In dian’s by the name of Yone Con nahut, the good family giving their guest plenty of Connie Honie (Hom iny) for supper. After supper sev eral Indians came in to display to their white man their mode of danc ing, one of them getting drunk and vomiting part of his Connie Honie. The next morning, after loading his horses, Mr. Moore wended his way by an Indian trail a few hours later reaching his new home to find Mary and little Bill. While he had been gone, Sallie Peckerwood had day by day tied Utt'e Bill Moore in the blanket, Indian style, for her pap poose taking him up Johnson’s Cneek to pick up chestnuts under the rich October skies. This being several years prior to the land sale, When the land sale i came, he bought what is now the Shearer and Evans property on Tus quittee. As the years sped by more bright children were added to this new home, Sarah Elizabeth, Joab, and Lizzie. Seeing the needs of these buds of promise and the needs of his form, he got two other stalwart men rigged his horses with harness, the collars being made of shucks, and started for Tennessee to purchase the first wagon to ever track the soilj of Clay County. These three men with axes trimmed their road as they went. As they came up the Hiawassee River \and reaching the shut in at the Le&theryrood Bluff below Hon. J. C. Herbert’s, they had to take the wheels off tjie wagon and carry it piece by piece around the mountaiju. Resuming the former way of clearing the road, they .reach ed his Tusquittee home whene Bob Evans now lives. Just imagine the radiant smile of his wife gad children and Indian neighbors a« they stood gazing at REVIVAL TO BEGIN AT METH. CHURCH SUN. NIGHT APRIL 1 Rev. Chas. S. Plyler will begin a series of revival services at the Hayesville Methodist Church Sun* - day night April 1. Everybody is urged to attend these services and he'p make the meeting a success. -X-— CLAY CHAPTER ELECTS OFFICERS C’ay Chapter No. 11 O. E. S., elected new officers at its regular meeting Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Juliette Crawford, Worthy Matron; Mrs. G. H. Haigler, W'orthy Patron; Mrs. Inez Howard, Associate Mat ron; Mr. W. T. Baumgartier, Secre tary; Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt, Treasur er; Miss Edna Padgett, Conductress; Mrs. Clauda Crawford, Associate Conductress; Mrs. Carrie McClure, Chaplain. the new wagon—the new Ford car at that time. These gleeful children thought they were riding some in this new wagon. Later Mr. Moore sold these pos sessions to James Allen Shearer and purchased a lot of the Ford property and the Warne property at Brass town, starting his vocation of farm ing and fencing again. One day while fencing, he went to fell a sap 'ing for a ground pole, hit something with his axe causing it to glance off. This broke his axe and on examing the rock he discovered he had with his monstrous blow struck the lick of fortune. Looking at this rock and others his keen eyes beheld plenty of shining gold. With bold steps and smiles of fortune on his face, he carried some of these rich treasures to his wife. Fortune, they say, knocks at every man’s door and Moore’s fencing proposition was the key to turn him in. Later Moore sold these lands and his go’d mine to Wame and Bill Boe, thus the Warne Gold Mines were started. He receiv ed quite a handsome sum of money for the mines for that day. Then Mr. Moore started for Tusquittee again buying a large farm from Lovelady. here he died at the age of 92 years, his wife being about 90. Their son Bill located in Ashevil’e and reared 16 children, Lizzie mar ried John Robbins who taught the first school at Robbinsville, this town heing named in his honor. Sarah married the Hon. William Herbert, the Hon. J. C. Herbert being then our Senator, two of their sons be came physicians. Miriam Moore married Abner Moore, T. C. Moore was born to this union. T. C. Moore married a Caldwell, to their union 15 children were .born to do honor as teachers and various honorable vocations to J. C. Moore’s name. Mr. John C. Moore came to Tus quittee and lived among the Indians five to seven years before they were removed from this section. Douglas Davis wias the second white man to locate here. The writer of this sketch has often sat and listened "to Mr. John C. Moore as he would re hearse his life among the Red Men and tell of their habits, ways of £iv ing, dances and ball games. One of the most outstanding incidents, was that the Indians would go to a mountain -between Jay and Paul Moore’s and get silver ore on the sly and take to their furnaces and run bars of bullion, this they took to Tennessee and traded for coin. Mr. Moore’s dineal decent Was German, Dutch, Scotch, Irish and English. He affiliated with the Presbyterian Church where he im bibed a lot of his lofty ideals and noble principals. \ He was a man of fundamental principals of the Bible. Psalms XLI, “Blessed is he that considerest the poor: The Lord will deliyer him )n time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive and h« shall be blesaed upon the earth; and then wilt no^ deliver him unto the will of his enemies.” Joab Moore, son of John C. Moore was one of the most, eminent physi cians of the State pf Texas. REV. RAUTHENBER WAS HERE SUNDAY Rev. F. Rauchenbery, of Asheville preached a most interesting and in structive sermon at the Presbyter ian church on last Sunday after noon. His subject “Man” was taken from Eccelesiastes 12:13. Quite a few were out for the service and ev eryone expressed themselves as being well ireased with the sermon. Mr. Rauchenberg comes to Hay esville one Sunday in each month to conduct services at the Presbyterian church. Everybody is cordially in vited to attend these services on each meeting. We note an increase in attendance. We hope that still more wi’l come out for these inspir ing sermons. RED HAIR AND BLUE SEA CHAPTER VI For two days she had had a knife. Now, in the mid-hours of the third night, she was again lying in the cabin awake. She was thinking of a remark of Burke’s several times repeated, which had assumed the significance of a threat. “Better volunteer that kiss whi’e the volunteering’s easy,” he had warped, his grim good hu mor in the last half hour or two, as she felt, growing a little thin. “For I can tell y’this: There won’t be no evading the draft—once she clamps down.” What had he meant? When Palmyra came on deck on this, the fourth day of her captivi ty, she saw that Ponape Burke was in an ugly mood. The man greeted her with a'co holic leer, his infantile features shocking in their age-old depravity. When she shrank back into the companion he was amused. “Come, come, Queenie,” he roared. “Are y’ready with that kiss?” He bellow ed with, laughter. Then,- whfen she did not advance, he changed to the quick anger of intoxication. “Have it yer way, Miss Tree—Miss Palm Tree,” he said thickly. “But twon’t be long before you’re down on your shins a-praying the Lord for just one chance t’beg me t’take the dam’ kiss —and yqu sick with fear I won’t want it.” Ponape ro'led aft to the girl. “Sweetheart,” he said, “I’m going t’part with you.” She did not understand. “Dam’ them Japs!” he exploded, his temper taking a new direction. “’Twas their man-o-war we sighted last midwatch.” So that had been the cause of the alert watch, with its brief but real excitement. / The man’s suggestion of parting with her, the possibility of Japanese intervention, had brought the color of hope to her cheeks. But he, returning now, struck at that hope with malicious perception. “Oh, safe enough in three or four days,” he reassured. “They’ll be gone then for a good six months. It’s only in the meantime—ruin ev erything you t’be caught aboard.” She tried to fathom his purpose. “I’m going t’jettison you. Y’sha’l stop ashore. She stared at him. Incredulous hope roused again, only to fall be fore his expression. He had not the slightest thought of relinqiushing her. Burke was amused. "‘Tis a bon ny isle,” he said, “ and you’ll have naught t’do but sit and think o’ me.” The girl’s spirits rose. She did not question that this wou’d be some depot of his, a place of servilee na tives. But, even so, her position would be bettered. Surely, among them all, must be those to under stand, to respond to her plea for protection. She was eager to go. But she thought it wise to seem indifferent. She waited until Burke turned away, then scanned the sea. As the day wore on toward its close she worked herself into a pas sion of suspense; apprehension. Burke was stil drinking: what if night should find her aboard? And then,- when it seemed she could stand no more, she discovered that the man Olive, grinning enthu siastically, wag putting water, ship’s biscuit and sbme other stores into a boat. In surprise, she swept the sea again—and found it blank. “Why, when do we get there?” she asked of Burke. He smiled sardonicaPy. “We’re there now,” he answered. She was completely at a loss. He handed her his binoculars. “Hard a-starboard,” he directed. Presently she made out, through the glaives, that which bright be the crest <£ palms. Hie island seemed far d#ant ^Continued on Editorial' flags.) TO THE FARMERS OF CLAYCOUNTY It was a great pleasure to be again in Clay County for three days. It was a pleasure to see evidences of progress along many lines since my Jast visit there. The first thing on entering your County Town, was the improvement of the courthouse square. The neat stone wall around the square and the leveling of the ground wil’, when covered with blue grass, add immensely to the appear ance of your town. Then I saw many fields of pastures much enlarg ed and the stand of grasses much im proved. It was a great priviledge and pleasure to visit several farms and communities where meetings of formers were held. At all these meetings the spirit of neighborliness and goodfs'lowship were present in a large measure. I was much pleased with our visit to the farm of Mr. Carlton Ledford who two years ago undertook to build some pasture and to start a herd of dairy cattle. The land on which he ,desirted to start a pasture was poor puff-natured land which I thought at the time was about as hard a lot of land to tack’e for that pur pose as I ever saw, since that time Mr. Ledford has done some excel lent work and he has a pasture, to back up what I am saying about it. Mr. Ledford is starting out in the right way. He is operating on rather a small scale, but safe. He is not, pasturing his cattle on the young tender spring grasses in his pasture. He informed me that he has silage enough to feed his catt’e a mo'nth yet. This will allow his pasture to get ready to be grazed and not damage it. This is as it should be. Now Mr. Ledford has not done a thing that'every farmer in Clay County could not have done. Mr. Ledford planned his work and has worked his p’an. He determin ed in his mind to have a pasture alid he has one. He determined to have a silo and he has one. What he has done, has been well done, what he has done will help him do more in the future. Men cannot perform imnossibilities; but that which is pos sible for one man to do, another man can do, if he can get the prop er vision and has the will to do. Clay County has made progress during the last two years; but she has a long road to travel before she reaches perfection. Of course we never expect to reach such a state. I would not want to live in a coun ty that Jfad been finished, with noth ing more that could be accomplished. There are yet many old fields that have been robbed of their fertility and scarred with gullits, which should be reclaimed and fine pas tures made instead. There are branch and creek banks lined with alders, willows and briers that should be cleaned up and grass growing where they grew. There ane unsightly piles of trash about the yards :jnd barns of many farm ers that should be made into stove wood or burned in bonfires. There are many unpainted houses and barns that might have a coat of paint or whitewash that would add to the beauty of your county. But the useful and necessary things of course should come first. , I have heard much about a cream ery; you can’t have a creamery without cream, you can’t have cream successfully without good pastures, you cajn’t have good pastures with out good rich land, you can’t build up worn out land without work. So here is a logical program. Get to old fashioned work. Just such as I had to do seventy yaars ago and re build your worn out 'land. Sow them in good pastures; put pure bred dairy cows, beef cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry to grazing them and, when the proper amount of cream is produced to make a cream ery pay its way, ibuild one ajnd you wiK be on the road toward making Clay County one of the richest lit tle counties in North Carolina. “We Build” would be a good mot to for your County; build soil; build silos, build pastures, build herds, MR. C. LEDFORD GETS $140.17 FOR BROILERS On Poultry Sale Day which was held in Hayesville March 20th, Mr. Carlton Ledford, who ig recognized by the Extension Department to be the Master Farmer of C*ay County, sold 240 broilers. These broilers \^ere hatched in January and weigh ed at the time of sell Jig 400 1-2 pounds. On this date broilers were bringing 35 cents per pound, Mr. Ledford realizing $140.17 from his sale. An accurate account of the cost of growing these broilers includ ing eggs, hatching, feed, etc., was kept which totaled $78.00, Mr. Led ford making a net profit of $62.17. Theste chickens were incubator hatched by Mrs. H. F. Patton, of Elf, Mr. Ledford transferring them when one day old to his brooder liouse which is small but well built thereby enab'ing him to profitably grow chickens at this season of the year. Mr. Ledford’s success and profit with his broilers is nothing more than any enterprising farmer or farmer’s wife of Clay County can do. -X Heavy Thunder Storm Sun. and Mon. Night Hayesville and immediate section were visited Sunday and Monday night by unusual thunder and rain storms for this season of the year. No special damage has been report ed except that a large oak tree near the school house was struck by light ning. -X Mr. Erwin Kitchens Raises First Ton Litter In Clay County Mr. Erwin Kitchens, one of Clay County’s progressive farmers, has the distinction of raising: the first ton litter of pigs in Q'ay County, and we have no record of any other ton litter in this end of the state. This litter of pigs at six months old weighed 2,058 pounds. Mr. Kitchens is not only success ful with raising of hogs, be is also doing good work in dairying and other progerssive farm work. and flocks of cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry. Build homes and above all build friendship and brotherly love and then you will be the greatest if not the richest county in the state. To this end, work faithfully with your County Agent, with your Coun ty Commissioners. Criticise in a constructive way when criticism is needed; but don’t act the “Jack Ass” and Kick. Respectfully, J. R. SAMS, County Agent at Large. Editor’s Note: We are glad to receive and pub lish the above letter from Mr. J. R. Sams to the farmers of Clay Coun ty whom, we feel sure, has the in terest .'Jnd welfare of them at heart. BUT—from Mr. Sam’s statement concerning the cream situation and our creamery, he evidently has not thoroughly investigated the situa tion; he either has not read our ar ticle appearing in the issue of March 9, which states clearly the progress of cream production also the pres ent production showitig an average of 1150 pounds of butter fat per week, or he has been misinformed by outside parties who are not in sympathy with the creamery which we are going to build in Clay Coun ty. We feel sure if Mr. Sams knew the exact figures and facts of the present cream production, he would heartily agree that our creamery will be a paying proposition ahd good investment to the farmers of Clay County. -X Miss Kate Evans, trained nurse of Asheville, who whs called home by the illness f|id death of her sister, Miss Hattie Evans, has been quite 41 with flu at fee home of her par ents, but is reported to be improv ing.
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