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VOLUME II. NUMBER 32. HAYESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1928. 5c COPY—$1.50 PER YEAR COMMISSIONERS AND COUNCIL ACCEPT WALL The Board of County Commis sioners met with the Board of Town Commissioners of the Town of Hay esville, oh April 7th, 1928, with two members present, viz: J. H. Gredn, Chairman and J. V. A. Moore, Com missioner, for the purpose of pass ing on the Ruble Masonry Wall con structed around the courthouse square by Herbert & Heaton. The two Boards received said work which was measured and found to / contain 111 cubic yards at a cost of $6.76 per cubic yard’ amounted to $749.26. The two Boards received and agreed to' pay for two sets of steps hot included in the contract, on the basis of $16.00 per cubic yard which amounts to $53.33. It was agreed to pay contractors $1.00 each for six cement caps on columns not ca'led for in contract, $6.00, making the total amount due contractors $808.58 one half of which was to be paid by the Town Commissioners and one half by Cbn*nty Commissioners. It was found that the total amount of cement used in the construction of said wall and steps was 196 bags at 75c per bag $147.00, Terra Cotta Pipe $1.00, Cost of Wall including steps $808.58. Total $956.58. Counjy’s one-half $478.29. Amount paid jSf town $630.00. Amount due Town by County by claim July 1st, 1928, $151.71. Amount due con tractors by claim' July 1st, 1928 $326.58. Total $478.29. Ordered that the empty cement sacks be returned to W. M. Fain Grocery Company, and that Town and County share one half each of any credit a’lowed on same. Since Town Commissioners re ceive no compensation for their ser vices and that considerable donation of services have been rendered by members of that body, it is ordered by the Ba|ard of Commissioners that no compensation for mileage or ser vice be entered to said County Com missioners for this meeting. There being n0 further business, the Board adjourned to meet in ad journed session on Monday, April 16th, 1928, for the purpose of ad justing the matter of Tax Supervi sion for the year 1928, and any and all other business that may come be fore said Board. J.H. GREEN, Chairman. GLOVER P. LEDFORD, Clerk. -X Frank Hogsed Sells $160 Worth of Broilers Mr. Frank Hogsed, of H'f commu nity sold ,300 eight weeks old Rhode Island broilers Tuesday at the poul try sale which was held here. The 300 broilers weighed exactly 400 pounds, and brought 40 cents per pound or a total of $160.00. Mr. Hogsed stated that the baby chicks, feed, etc., cost him $88.00. This leaves him $72.00 clear profit. He also stated that he went right ahead with his farm work as usuitf, thus clearing $36.00 per month over what he did before he went' to rais ing chickens. He stated that he has one of the Witt Penland type of brooders, and finds it the most sat isfactory brooder there is. He plant to grow more poultry next year --X— Tax Advertisements Will Begin on May 1 Delinquent taxpayers must get busy. The Commissioners in coni thlansLSf\thllaw> have ordered the Sheriff t0 begin the advertise ment of, the lands of all those who have not paid their 1927 taxes bv May l. y The Commissioners and the Sher sorry that pressure must be brought so early, qnder the circum stances, but it is a matter of law, and they cdnnot help themselves. ELF TEACHERS ARE SELECTED At a recent meeting of the Elf School committee the following teiachers were ^’ected to fill the Ele mentary department of the school. H. O. Waldroup, sixth and sev enth grades. Thelma Penland, fourth and fifth grades. Dessie Moffitt, second and third grades. Dair McCracken, first grade. The matter of electing the princi pal was deferred until a inter date, because of ther uncertainty of just the type of school that will be main tained next year. SUNDAY-SCHOOL RALLY HELD AT BRYSON CITY On Sunday, April 15th, represen tatives of the Methodist Sunday Schools of Franklin, Bryson City, Murphy and Hayesville met in the Methodist Chruch at Bryson City at 11:00 o’c’ock a. m., for the purpose of putting on a contest !n the re spective Sunday schools for the per iod of six months. It had been pre viously announced that this meeting would be held at Patterson Springs but the weather man told us that the comfortable church at Bryson City would be a better piace. The idea of making our various Sunday schools better by entering this contest was conceived by the Methodist church at Franklin, and the Men’s B’ible Class of this church bought a magnificient Silver' Cup, to be presented to the winning class. Although Sylva, Whittier and An drews were not represented the con vention was sure these towns would also enter the contest which will make seven contestants. Not withstanding that the day was very cold and dis agreeable over a hundred of enthu siastic Sunday school workers from the above mentioned places were present. The program consisted of speaking, singing, handshaking and eating. Col. George B. Patton of Franklin made the welcome address, in well chosen land beautiful lan guage, he made us a/1 fee at home indeed. Speeches on Sunday school work and the contest were made by the following gentlemeri: Col. G. H. Haigler, Hayesvii'e; Mr. Bob Long, of Bryson City; Mr. E. E. Beal, of Murphy; Mr. E. E. Crawford, of Hayesville and Col. O. L. Anderson, of Hayesvii'e; and Eev. Brog, for mer pastor ot Franklin. A perma nent organization was made, the following gentlemen being elected to the various offices: R. E. Crawford, of Hayesvill’e, President; Bob Long of Bryson City, Vice-President; W. M. Fain, of Murphy, Secretary and Treasurer. A committee constitut ed of the following men was appoint ed by the president: Franklin, Geo. B. Patton; Sylva, M. Buchanan; Whittier, R. J. Roan; Bryson City, J. E. Coburn; Andrews, John Wal ker; Murphy, R. R. Beal; HayesviUe, G. H. Haigler. This committee is charged with the duty of drafting the constitution and. by-laws, and determining the basis of the con test. Mr. Street, of Franklin, served as temporary chairman, and Bob Davis one of the originators of the plan was on the ground. The next place of Meeting wilT. be near Naintahala Station, October 18th. No more beautiful place could have been selected, and it is practica’ly in the center of the con testants. Those who attended the rally from Hayesville are as' follows: Mr., and Mrs. O. L. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Ket reta, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Padgett, Col. G. H. Haig'er, Misses Avis Crawford, Opal Anderson, Evelyn Crawford, Mrs. U. K. Hyatt, Mr. and Mrs. Silvy Penland. TRAGIC CONFLICT BELLEAU WOOD IN BIG ‘PARADE’ Major Encasement of the World | War Reproduced for Vidor Film —U. S. Officer* Preside Down to the last graphic detail, the battle of Belleau Woo'd, one of the major engagements af the World War in which American soldiers took part, was reproduced, in motion pictures as one of the sequences of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s ‘VThe Big Parade.” to be shown at the Bonita Theatre, Murphy, Friday1 and Satur day, matinee at 2 p. m. The battle was planned by general1, officers of the Second Division, U. S. A., and to their rank and file it was both a school of instruction and a review. The newer recruits learn ed how ’twas done, but the vets re lived the unforgettable reality. Several thousand Yanks, most of whom had been in the real thing, advanced through Bellevau Wood, sup ported by artillery, airplanes, tanks, observation baloons, signalmen engi neers, supply service and division train. Raked by machine gun fire and halted now and again by ex ploding mines, the boys in khaki stormed the enemy trenches, clean ed out machine gun nests, and “mop ped up” the field of action. The doughboys, the officers, the tremendous mass push through the Argonne, the hand-to-hand fighting that cleaned up the enemy trenches and machine gun nests, have been re produced, not like the war propa ganda pictures of that period, but in the intimate realism of Ithe saner ten years’ view. It is the dough boy’s story—his, and the story of the girl back of the lines who also drank of war’s dread cup. John Gilbert as Jim Appersojn “mopping up” the German nest shows a frenzy that only those who have lost a ‘-buddy” in battle can know. Bull O’Hara, the other sur viving “buddy,” cries out: “D-n this war. They cheer us when we 'eave, and cheer us when we return, but what’s it all about?” An Incident Nearing the end of the awful elean-up Jim spares a bayonet thrust and soothes the last moments of his wounded foe by the proffered so lace of a cigarette. Pioneer work through the Forest, skulking from cover to cover, taking it on the run across leas and mea dows, meeting enemy in the open in widely spread formation, putting on the gas masks, deploying in trenches and shei’. holes just captured, going over the top again and again, the Yanks show the mettle that was em bodied in an Argonne Commander’s famous answer: “We .will not go back, and we are ready!” > ANNUAL SINGING CONVENTION 5TH The annual singing convention for Clay County will be held at the Bap tist church in Hayesville on the 5th Sunday in this month. The announcement was made a few weeks ago that the convention would be held in the courthouse; but owing to the fact that court convenes the following day, it has been decided to hold the convention in the Baptist church. We hope to see every community in the county represented, at this convention—not only with a good choir, male or mixed quartet, but with plenty of good things to eat. Let everyone bring a basket of din ner and be prepared to stay al (’.day. A banner will be awarded to the winning class in the contest singing. The banner is now held by the Og den class. A prize will be given the best male or mixed quartet. Any com munity or township in the coumty may send a quartet. The convention will open at io o’clock a. m. Don’t forget the time and place. W. L. Matheson, President. HICKS’ STUDENTS TO HOLD REUNION Thcre is a movement on foot to hold a reunion of all the students of John O. Hicks, who taught school in Clay County many years ago. This reunion will be he’d, probably, some time in July at Hayesville, on the grounds where the old Hickey ville Academy stood, and where the Haysville High Schdol now stainds. It has been requested that all who went t0 scho?’. to this famous old man, send their names to the Clay County News office, giving their ages etc., so that the committee can arrange for your entertainment on that eventful day. There are sev eral of these old students ijn Clay County and quite a few in Chero kee County who will be glad t0 get together in memory of this great educator. CLAYFARMERS SHIP $1 670.82 WORTH OF HOGS The Swine Growers Association of C'ay County shipped 106 head of live hogs on last Wednesday and Thursday. Twenty fivfe head were shipped from Brasstown Township and these were loaded in a car at Murphy with Cherokee County. The 25 head weighed 3675 poutids and brought $331.76. Eighty one head were loaded in a car at Hayesville Thursday, they weighed 16571 pounds and brought the farmers $1339.06, making a total for the 106 hogs 20246 pounds, $1670.82. The hogs were bought by the E;aker Packing Company, Ashevi'le, N. C. This company paid from one cent to one and a quarter cents more per pound than the Richmolnd market. HISTORY OF FIRST SETTLERS IN CLAY From time to time the News will carry a history of the first settlers of Clay County. A few weeks ago we carried a story on the life of Jotyi C. Moore, first white man to live on Tusquittee. We feel that this history will be of interest to many people now living in the Coun ty and also to those who have lived here but now live in distant cities. Later we are going to try and get a complete history of Clay County, beginning with its organization and coming on up to the present. We fee’, that this will be of interest to ; our readers. It is hoped that you readers wh0 have friends and rela tives living elsewhere will let them know that this history will be pub lished so that they can subscribe in time to get the beginning of this in terestihg history. MRS. J. O."SMITH IS OPERATED ON Mrs. John O. Smith, of Hayesville route 1, underwent ap operation at Dr. Angel’s hospital at Franklin Saturday, April 14th. She was ac companied t0 Franklin by Dr. and Mrs. P. B. Killian and Mr. Ernes* Smith. Latest reports are that she is doing nicely. -X--- ■ OGDEN NEWS Mrs. Julia Ledford of Brasstowh is spending several days with her son, Amos Ledford, w;ho has been ill with measles. Miss Emma Teems spent Thurs day night with Oneita and Louise McQ'ure. Mrs. J. L. Elliott and children spent Thursday with Miss Myrtle Trout at Brasstown. Mr. Roscoe Teems of Hayesville was the guest of Mr. Riley . Ellis Sunday. We are glad t0 say that Miss Ina Elliott is improving after having measles. Mrs. Hattie Ledford of Warne route 1 .spent Friday afternoon with Miss Georgia Watkins. CRAWFORD TALK TO STUDENTS ON CONSERVATION R. E. Crawford, Mayor of Hayes vil'e and former teacher in Hayes ville High School, addressed the stu dent body of the Hayesville school Friday morning April 13th, at 10:00 o’clock on game and fish conserva tion. He told the students that ex termination and conservation were in a death grip, and called upon them to go to the aid and assistance of conservation. He said “God must have been in a good humor when He made North Carolina, but he smiled a broad smile when He made the western part.” He made us his cus todians over forest and stream but we have been very bad managers in the days past and gone, wi’d life is struggling for existance here, he told the student body, and they are pleading with us to render it assis tance. He said that the successful conservation program was princi pally up to the young peop’e of this section, and scathingly denounced that well known animal, The Game Hog, that so commonly sta’ks in our forests and fields oht of season. He called upon the young people to aid the officers of the law in the en forcement of the game and fishing laws. The student body manifested much interest in the subject. TAKE TWO MEN AND WHISKEY SUN DAY Charlie Sexton, whitia, about 35 of Hiawassee Township w'as taken Sunday by officers who found four fruit jars with whiskey in them in his home. Sexton was placed ip jail until he can be given a hearing. Bon Berrong, of Georgia, was ar rested Sunday by officers, charged with assault with a deadly weapon, also some whiskey was found in his pocket. A 4302 POUNDS OF POULTRY SOLD After weighing up and loading the poultry that was brought in by the farmers of Clay County Tuesday it was found that there were 4302 pounds, bringing to the farmers $1061.18. The poultry going t0 the Farmers Federation at Asheville. There were 1855 pounds of heavy hens, 1201 pounds of light hens, 745 pounds of heavy broilers, 358 pounds light broilers and 143 pounds of cocks. This concern paid 20 cents for heavy hens, 18 cents for light hens, 35 cents for light broilers, 40 cents for heavy broilers and 0 cents for cocks. The farmers of Clay County were forced to take a loss of $55.00 as County Agent Ar rendale had a bid from an Atlanta firm of 21 cents for all hens, 35 cents for light broilers and 40 cents for heavy broilers. This was caused by the agents in the counties east of Clay havilng sold to the Farmers Federation at the low price. Coops were on hand and the poul try was quickly weighed and loaded, farmers not having to spend many hours in town waiting to get their poultry weighed. There was some delay again about the money, the concern buying the chickens did not get the money here until about 9:00 a. m. It was promised to be here the day before. MRS. NEIL HAIGLERS FATHER, DIED 7TH Mr. T. J. Glausier, age 70, of Baconton, Ga., father of Mrs. B. Neal Haigler, died April 7th after an illness of several weeks follow ing a stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Haigler reached the bedside of her father a few days before he died. Mr. Haigler left Monday for At lanta, where he met Mrs. Haigler, and they returned to Hayesville Tuesday.
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