Newspapers / The Clay County News … / May 11, 1928, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Clay County News (Hayesville, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
VOL. II. NO. 35. HAYESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1928.~ 5c COPY—$1.50 PER YEAR CLAY SUPERIOR COURT STILL IN SESSION The second week of Clay Super ior court convened Monday morn ing at 9:00 o’clock with. Judge John H. Harwood,' of Bryson City and Raleigh, as emergency judge, pre siding. Judge Roy L. Deal, who presided over the first week went to Asheville to hold court this week. This was Judge Deal’s first court in Clay Cpunty. He won the admira tion of the citizens of Hayesville Clay County through his fair and unbias method of conducting a court of justice. Judge Deal and Solicitor Grover C. Davis, cleared the criminal dock et pretty thoroughly, it taking until Thursday evening to get through all • the cases. The civil docket was taken up Friday morning by Judge Deal and one case was disposed of before he left Saturday. The following is a part of the criminal docket. State vs. Bon Berrong and Frank Berrong, violating prohibition laws, Nol Pros, with leave. State vs. Frank Bell, Willie Hen son, public drunknness, defendants plead not guilty, iurv unable to agree, mistrial ordered. State vs. Mariorie Chambers, reckless driving, defendant - being under 16 years of age. case remand ed to the Juvenial court of Clay * Pniinfv State vs. Jake Ratcliff, Harmon Murphy and Riley Wofley, public drunknness. Worley and Murphy plead gpilty, pryer of judgment continue for three years upon pay ment of the cost. Ratcliff called and failed, judgment nisi, sci, fa. and capias. State vs. Harmon Murphy, resist ing arrest, nol pros, wth leave. States vs. Gradv Anderson, burn !. taht nleads guilty, jury returns verdict of guiltv. judgment of the court that defendant he confined to the com mon jail of Clay County for a per iod of four months on possession count Transporting count, defen dant to he confined to the common jail of Clav County for 12 months to be assigned to work on roads of any county which the Commissioners -. see fit to send him. It appearing to the court that the defendant further executed a. chat tie mortgage in order to borrow the monev to pay cost in the above action, which was paid under a mis understanding. the court orders said cost refunded and that defendant Lewis Enlow be allowed to give a #500.00 bond for his surrendering himself to the sheriff of Clav Coun #tv on the 15th dav of Julv, 1928 for the purpose of beginning his sen, tence. State vs. Towery Dowell, posses sion and transporting, pleads not guilty, jurv returns verdict of guilty. . State vs. Ben Posey Lovev Gen try and Boyd Cornwell, transporting defendant Cornwell' ^pleads guilty, it adjudged that he pav a fine of #25.00 and cost. Defendants Ben Posey and Lovey Gerrtry plead not guilty. Jury returns verdict of not guilty. *• State vs. Gene Bingham, contin ued. State vs. Joe Hughes, transport ing, continued. State vs. William McClure, oper ating auto while intoxicated, con tinued. ' State vs. Clarence Runion, trans porting, defendant pleads guilty to possession, judgment suspended up on payment of the cost. State vs. O. G. Rogers, reckless driving. The court .finds tli3t the prosecution in the action was not malicious nor frivolous, the judg ment of the justice court is reversed the County to pay one-half the cost 8r State vs. Oscar Manev, ^operating auto wh^Ie intoxicated. ^Adjudged that the defendant pay a fine of $50.00 and cost. Also to be confin ed in the commop jail of Clay ~! . ' V f. HAYESVILLE MERC. CO. MAKES CHANGE IN THEIR BUSINESS For the past several weeks car penters have been busy remodeling the Hayesville Mercantile Store at the railroad, preparatory to receiv ing the stock of goods which are be ing moved- from the up town store of the Hayesville Mercantile Com pany. The stock of these two stores will be combined and sold under the sole ownership of F. Herbert. Mr. B. A. McGlamery, acting as general manager of the concern and assisted by his son, Herbert Mc Glamery. This business will continue under the present name of the firm, Hayes ville Mercantile Company, carrying a large stock of goods consisting of dry goods, groceries, hardware, farming implements and feed stuffs. ACTS OF COMMISSIONERS Board of County Commissioners met in regular session on the above date with all members present, and after reading and approving the minutes of tjae prevoius meetings proceeded to transact the following business: Ordered by the Board that the lands owned by W. B. Hogsed, Hia wassee Township be and same are hereby declared within the Stock Law Boundary in said Township and that the back fence of the said Hogsed be the dgsignated boundary. Further ordered that said Ifogsed be subject to all the provisions of law with respect to live stock run ning at large within the original district so enclosed. Ordered by the Board that the following be allowed the amounts opposite their names for the purpos es indicated: Hayesville Auto Co., Gasoline, Oil and parts for County road machine, Caterpillar and truck, $72.10. Hayesville Auto Co., Gasoline etc. for Counfly jail, $2.75. Holder Bros., Repairs for engine at jail, $12.51. Ordered by the Board that Nath an Buchanan, be appointed road overseer over that part of public road from Gap of Mountain at head of Trout Cove to Highway No. 28. All hands residing on said road are assigned to duty theron. (This is the Greasy Cove Road.) Ordered by the Board that the or der of appointment of Lon Hoff man as road overseer over that part of public road from forks of road at ford of Matlock Creek to Gap of Modntain at head of Lick Log be and same is hereby recinded and Charlie Melton is appointed over seer with the same orders contain ed on that of the appointment of Hoffman. Ordered by the Board that Earl Garrison, be appointed road over seer over that part of road from forks of road at or near Ira W. Moore’s residence across the Lick Log Mountain to forks of road at E. W. Kitchens’. All hands resid ing on said road are assigned to duty thereon. Ordered by the Board that Her man Smart be apopinted road over seer over that part of road from Stock Law gate at residence of Mrs. M. A. Patterson to Lick Log Church and to Highway No. 28 via C. A. Burch residence. All hands resid ing on said road are assigned to duty thereon. Ordered by the Board that Neal Scroggs be appointed road overseer over that part of public road from the Fred O. Scroggs old store place to gap of mountain on Rocky Branch. All hands residing there on are hereby assigned to duty. Ofdered by the Board that Bert .Davidson be appointed road over seer over that ‘part of public road County for a period of 6 months, capias to issue at any time within five years. Not allowed to operate a car for twelve months. State vs. Dewey Fish, transport ing, defendant pleads gpilty. It is adjudged by the court that defen dant pay a fine of $25.00 and cost. POISON ATTACK KILLS A^W. HORN Funeral For Promiti&rU Franklin Lawyer Was Held on Last Sunday Franklin, N. C., May 5.— A. W. Horn, 60, prominent Franklin law yer, died at his home at 1 o’clock this afternoon following an attack of ptomaine poisoning with which he was stricken two days ago. For more than 30 years Mr. Horn practiced law in Franklin. He was considered one of the most brilliant lawyers in Western. .North Carolina. His first law partner was ^ John Mann, who died many years ago. He then formed a law partnership with Fred S. Johnston, who passed away about three years ago. At the time of his death, Mr. Horn was senior member of the law firm of Horn and Patton, the latter being mayor of Franklin. Mr. Horn never aspired to hold political office, but at the insist ence of his many friends he ran for the General Assembly four years ago and was elected by a big maj oritv.! He always took an active part in civ ic and church affairs and some years ago organized the Wesley Bible Class for men at the-Frenklin Meth odist church. , Besides his wife, Mr. Horn is sur vived by two children, Mrs. Boyd Sutton and Mrs. James Perry, both of Decatur, Ga. A son, Victor Horn, was killed in the World War. Two brothers, Ed and Bedford Horn, and one sister, Mrs. Jules Sanders, also survive. Before her marriage, Mrs. Horn was Miss Lu cilla Barnard. Funeral service will be conducted at the Methodist church here at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon and bur ial will take place in the new ceme tery just west of town. Rev. R. F. Mock will officiate. _ BOARD OF EQllGmON ■ ‘ IS NOW IN SESSION The Board of Education for Clay County met in regular session on Monday, May 7th, with all members present, to-wit: Mark Weaver, Harve Patton and W. T. Bumgarner. The following orders were ap proved by this Board: Ordered that W. E. Love Audit Co., be em ployed to audit the school funds for the sum of $160.00. Ordered that $758.49 be borrow ed to pay half interest on Elf Build ing Loan. There being a petition from Hia wassee Township asking for a local tax election not to exoeed 40 cents. It was approved. There being a petition before the Board from Brasstown asking for an election for a local tax not to ex ceed 50 cents was approved. Ordered that Oliver Martin be ap pionted committeeman in Fires Creek school. from Fred O. Scroggs to T. B. Hampton’s. Hampton’s old place at forks of road at Rocky Branch. Ordered by the Board that G. G. Padgett be appointed road overseer over road from Highway No. 28 at Blair Creek Ridge via W. A. Cole-j man to W. S. Niceley’s and extend ing to residence of Gordie Padgett. All hands thereon are assigned to duty. Ordered by the Board that C. L. Smith be appointed road overseer over that part of public road from Oak Forest church to State High way No. 28 via Herbert Farm. All hands residing on said road are as signed to duty thereon. Ordered by the Board that E. P. Davenport be appointed overseer over that part of road leading into the Jackey Cove Community from forks of road at or near Marshall’s Chapel via Penland Mill into said community at Mr. Maney’s resi dence. All hands residing on said road afe assigned to duty thereon. Ordered by Board that Nathan Buchanan, overseer over a certain part of public road in Brasstown Township hereinbefore set out, be and he is hereby ordered to work that part of road which is declared {Continued on page 4) TIGER’S CASH STORE TO OPEN SOON FOR BUSINESS UP-TOWN Mr. R. N. Tiger, manager of the un town store of the Hayesville Mercantile Company, has bought Mr. Frank Herbert’s interest in the building to go in business for him self. Mr. Herbert is moving his stock of merchandise from this store to his newly remodeled store at the railroad. Mr. Tiger will begin remodeling this up town building at once. The store is to be newly painted through out, new shelves, new show cases will be installed, and the front will be completely changed by the build ing of up-to-date show windows. This store will be known as the Tiger Cash Store, carrying a com plete and general line of quality merchandise. This business will be run on a strictly cash basis, thereby enabling customers to buy goods at lower prices. Mr. Tiger will leave next week for St. Louis and other markets to buy supplies for his new business. As soon as remodeling is complet ed and stock t>f goods arrive, the store will be open for business. STOCK ARRIVING FOR BOICE STORE Operation of Railroad Making Rapid Progress The large wholesale and retail buildings of C. Boice are now com pleted and several car loads of goods for stock have been received and are now being placed on the shelves for the opening of his busi ness here. Mr. Ed S. Miller, former whole sale grocerman of Murphy, has been employed bv Mr. Boice as whole sale and retail manager. Mr. James Vaught), also a merchant of Mur pW, will act as Mr. Miller’s assis tant in these establishments. Mr. K. McGhee, of Bristol, Tenn., will be office assistant. These men are now working in the stores preparatory to the formal opening of business. These stores are operated in con nection with the Valley River Sou thern Railroad which is owned by Mr. Boice. The railroad started regular operation in February and is proving a great service to this County and surrounding country. Road building materials, building supplies, feed stuffs, and various other commodities are being ship ped daily to Hayesville. Lumber, crossties, telephone and telegraph poles, tan bark, acid wood, hogs and other farm products are being shipped from this section over this railroad. The new coal tipple is now completed and one car load of coal has been unloaded. This coal was brought in for Young Harris College, Young Harris, Ga. Last December, when rebuilding of this road was started, the work men could hardly find the old track on account of the heavy growth of briars and bushes. Mr. Boice and Mr. Ellerson are to be commended for the rapid progress of the build ing of this road, depot, and other buildings in so short a space of time. OGDEN NEWS Mr. Herschel Plott and V. G. Groves made a business trip to Hay esville Monday. Misses Mollie and Mollie Ledford were guests of Misses Oneita and Eloise McClure Sunday. The farmers of this section would be glad to see the sun shine again. Mr. Lawrence Anderson of An drews was a caller of Z. H. McClure last week.. Mrs. Henry Ellis is on the sick list at this writing. „ We are glad to say that the meas les which have been raging in this community for the past several weeks is almost over. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES AT. HAYESVILLE Annual commencenjsnt exorcises of the Hayesville High School be gan last Friday evening when the Senior class presented their play, “Sunshine.” A large audience was present to enjoy this play which was well acted by each of the players and which did full credit to their coach, Miss Chloe H^irn. The ccene was the lawn of Sunshine Sanitarium, where patients suffer ing from nervousness, mental weak ness, and. various diseases were treated. The part of Mrs. Sol Whip ple, whose nerves were all unstrung and who didn’t like the new red headed nurse, was well played by Gene Scroggs. When her pet par rot disappeared, it seemed that it was too much for the nervous old lady but the fatal blow came when Maudelia McCann, played bv Car rie Hope Johnston brought in the parrot’s cage containing a little kit ten telling the old ladv that the fav orite parrot was inside the kitten. Cat-rio Hope, the little ten vear old rpicphief maker. added much fun and p!easur° throughout the entire nrooTa-o. Ralnh Smith, (Mr. Juba K. Bu'ternip. the old man) who wanted his “ton-ic” everv twenty minutes and who couldn’t “bear to be iolted.” plaved his part exceed ingly well. Marv, “Sunshine,” the head nurse, was plaved by Miss Mc Googan and after Buddie Bradv, the ball player' (William Scruggs,) met “Sunshine” he was entirely cured of his bashfulness of girls. . * On Saturday evening the two- Li terary Societies, the Lowells and Laniers, contested for the P. T. A. silver loving cup. The contestants were as follows: Lowell Society: Laura Jarrett, McRav 'Crawford, Virginia Howard, Cline McClure, Genieva Hyatt and- Inez Mease.. La nier Societv: Bennie McGlamerv, Josephine Weaver. Ralph ' Killian, Reta Hvatt, Burke Gray, Jr., and Bennie Wimpey. The judges deci sion was in favor of the Lowell So ciety. The Laniers did exceedingly well and deserve a cup also. Sunday morning at 11:00 o’clock Rev. F. Rauschenberg, of Asheville preached the baccalaureate sermon which was a most interesting dis course and enjoyed very much. A large audience heard him although there was a heavy downpour of rain all day. Monday, May 7, at 8:00 p. m.- the Senior class day exercises, in three acts, were given a beautiful review of school life and activities which was all original was very much en joyed. Tuesday evening at 8:00 o’clock the graduating exercises were held. Song, Alma Mater. Invocation. Salutatory, Laura Jarrett. Theme, If present day civilization of America is to endure, Wiley Mc Glamerv. Valedictory, Myrtle Silvey. Class Song. Literary Address by Dr. R. L. Moore, president of Mars Hill Col lege. Presentation of diplomas by Prin cipal A. H. Shuler. Benediction. DANCE HELD AT NEW BOICE BUILDING FRIDAY EVENING About fifty young couples enjoy ed an old fashioned square dance last Friday evening on the second floor of the new Boice Hardwood Co., retail building, which has just been completed. Parties from An drews, Murphy and nearby commu nities were present for this enjoy able occasion. Another group of young people held a dance in this building a few days later. All the young folks enjoyed these dances and appreciate the favor of being allowed the privilege of using this large room which has a splendid floor for dancing.
The Clay County News (Hayesville, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
May 11, 1928, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75