IN/FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1928.
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YOL. II. , NO. 42/
BRIEF HISTORY OF
EARLY SETTLERS
OF CLAY COUNTY
By ]. V. A. Moo^e
Howell Moss’s grandfather emi
grated from England to Virginia
where he reared a prominent family.
One of his sons, me father of Rev.
Howell Moss, came to Macon Coun
ty, where he and his wife became
the happy parents of nine children.
Howell, about 1834 after; reaching
the age of 20 years, courted and won
the heart and hand of Miss Lucinda
Redmond, one of the most promising
and accomplished maidens of Ma
con County. They discussed their
financial conditions and needs, then
thought of Old Tusqiuttee for
farm.
One night he visited sweet dream
land and there in his blissful slum
bers he dreamed that he was at a
shooting contest with his old flint
lock rifle and dreamed he drove cen
ter in the target every shot. This
joyful dream was later realized. He
and his wife mounted their speedy
horses and wended their way across
hill and dale till they reached and
settled on what is now known as the
old Moss farm. The purchase of
this farm was one of die best land
deals closed in Clay County at that
time. This farm has been cut and
sub-divided into nine modem farms.
Mr. Moss brought his law code
(the Bible) with him to learn how
to-be a model citizen and Christian.
At night with keen eyes he would
studv the lives of Moses, Abraham,
Isaac, Jacob and Paul. There was
no church here, neither had the pub
lic school system arisen. Howell
Moss craved each of these and he
and some of the good men built a
community house to use for such
occasions. This building was erect
ed across the creek in front of Har
rison Stillwell’sX Here he bowed
and prayed fervently on bended
knees to the Great Giver of all good
. to lead the people aright He, the
fe$j»t preacher, sounded echoes
■ against the lofty peaks as -'he wrtd
the men and women df Jesus who
oared for their souls, and warned
them of the coming judgment; while
they feared, quaked, and Surrender
Concluded in next week’s issue.
BOICE HARDWOOD
TO CLOSE FOR 4th
Boice Hardwood Wholesale and
Retail stores will be closed all day
on the Fourth of July. We do this
in order to give our employees a
holiday.
All other business houses in Hay
r psville will be closed on the Fourth.
MARRIAGES
TWIQGS-RICE
ANDERSON-PENLAND
Miss Hazel Penland, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Penland, and
Mr. Perry Anderson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Anderson, both of Shopt
ing Creek were married at the
Methodist parserfage Saturday after
noon, June 23, by Rev. T. L. Taylor.
Miss Navitia Penlan
Mr. and Mrs. Mack
iooting Creek, and 1
lb, of Roanoke, Va.,
Miss Frances Rice,. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Rice, and Mr.
Ernest Twiggs, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. V. Twiggs, both of Hiawassee,
Ga., were married Sunday afternoon
at the home of Mr. J. W. Winches
ter in Hayfesvillfe, Mr. Winchester
Officiating.
BRACKEN-DEWEESE
Miss Vesta Deweese, of Cherokee
County, and Mr. Johnnie Bracken
of Clay County were married- Sat.
urday afternoon by J. W. Winches
ter.
£
Free Agricultural
Moving Picture*
The week of Ivly 16 to 21 is be
ing set aside bf County Agent Ar
rendale as moving picture week.
Pictures are io be shown at Elf,
Shooting Creek, Oak View (Chigger '•
Hill) Sweetwater, Ogden ahd Hay
esville. If cooperative arrange- \
rpents can be made with the County
Agent of Cherokee County these pic
tures will be shown at the Folk
School on Monday night, July 23.
See next week’s issue for further an
nouncements.
SHOOTING CREEK
The farmers took advantage of
the few dry days we had last week
and their com crops are looking
much better, though it is raining
again. _
Mr. Perry Anderson and Miss Ha
zel Penland, Mr. Harman Alls ahd
Miss Nbveta Penland were married
Saturday afternoon by Rev. T. L.
Taylor at the Methodist parsonage
near Hayesville. Mr. Anderson is
the youngest son of ex-County Com
missioner, W. M. Anderson, and
Miss Hazel Penland is the charming
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pen
land. Mr. Alls, has been connected
with the construction work on High
way No. 28 in this community for
the past 18 months and Miss Naveta
Penland, first cousin of Miss Hazel,
is the attractive daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. Penland. Immediately
after the wedding, Mr. and Mrs. Alls
left by automobile for Roanoke,
Va., to visit the groom’s mother who
resides at that place. Mr. and Mrs.
Anderson accompanied them some
distance over Highway No. 10 but
spent Saturday night in Murphy and
returned to thei* home on Shooting
Creek Sunday.
Since the Bonding Company has
assumed the duty of continunig and
com||leting the construction of No.
28 in our vicinity, an additional
force of labor etc., have been em
ployed and it now seems probable
t8*fth£'gradmg of the Chuakr 6*1
6ap will be finished in this year.
To further speed this work the
County Caterpillar and grader have
been hired together with operators
and are now doing some fine sub
grading, when the weather will per
mit.
The Sunday School interest con
tinues to grow at Mt. Olive. Atten
dance ranging about 100 in school,
not including a number of visitors.
Following the Sunday school, quite
an interesting service was conducted
at this place on last Sunday. At
acting pastor read a lesson from
the -close of the class exercises the
Isaiah 64th chapter, in connection
with, and briefly commonted on the
Sunday School Lesson after which
an opportunity was given to those
desiring and eligible for member
ship in the Church of God at' that
place, whereupon, Omer B. Ledford
and John L. McClure presented
themselves and were received and
extended the right hand of fellow
ship into the church. We feel that
this organization is to be congratu
lated on having within its borders
such noble Christian men as broth
ers McClure and Ledford.
Work on Highway No. 28 is pro
Mr. Ray Woody and his sister,
Miss Jessie Woody motored to Bell
Creek Sunday to be present at the
wedding of their neice, Mite Mary
Misses Ruth McClure and Maymie
Pen land were out “grazing on dew
berries Monday.
Hie Sunday School ( at Mission
Hill is progresisng nicely.
Miss Elvita Penland spent Sun
day night with her cousin, Miss May
mie Penland. >
Mr. and Mrs. Neal N. Rogers
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Penland'Sunday.
Mr. -Roy McKinney, Miss Lois
Mr. Currie McKinney and
were font motor
FARM CENSUS
IS COMPLETED
The following are the findings of
the Farm Census Reports from the
various Townships aS chocked by
the Register of Deeds, viz:—
B-asstown Township-—J. T. Reece
Lister. 84 farms reported; appar
ent completeness of list 65 percent;
accuracy on checked addition 90
percent
Hayesville Township—Miss Edna
Bumgarner Lister. 200 fahns re
ported; apparent completeness of
list 96 percent; accuracy on check
ed addition 84 percent
Hiawassee Township—Miss Edith
Crawford .Lister. 102 fiHsns report
ed; apparent teompleteiiees of list
55 percent; accuracy 'on checked
addition 88 percent. . .
Shooting Creek Township—Miss
Ruth McClure Lister. 106 farms re
ported; apparent completeness of
list 68 percent; accuracy on check
ed addition 97 percent.
Sweetwater Township—J. H. Bar
low Lister. 58 farms reported; ap
parent completeness of list 54 per
cent; accuracy on checked addi
tion 90 percent.
Tusquittee Township—C. C. Mar
tin Lister. 87 farms reported; ap
parent completeness of list 72 per
cent; accuracy on checked Addition
100 percent.
On apparent completeness of
work, accuracy and the following of
instructions the following would
about indicate the general averages
obtained by the various Farm Cen
sus Listers:
Brasstown 745 percent.
Hayesville, 92.5 percent.
Hiawassee, 71.5 percent
Shooting Creek, 82.5 percent.
Sweetwater, 74 percent.
Tusquittee, 86 percent
MASONIC OFFICERS
ARE INSTALLED
• GlayLodge No. 301 A. F..& Al'SST
held' a public installation of offi
cers at the Lodge room in Hayes
ville on the night of June 26th,
1928. Mr. A. F. Padgett is the
newly elected installed Worshipful
Master, Marvin Alexander, Senior
Warden, Wilile Crawford, Junior
Warden, J. H. Passmore, Treasurer,
W. T. Bumgarner, Secretary, P. C.
Scroggs, Senior Deacon, J. B. Gray,
Junior Deacon and W. T. Carter,
Tyler.
The meeting was well attended by
the Masons, their wives, children and
friends.
J. B. Gray, the retiring Master,
presided over the installation ser
vice. Mr. G. H. Haigler acted as
Marshal. Immediately after the in
stallation the meeting was turned
over to Mr. A. F. Padgett, the new
ly installed Master. Interesting
talks were made by Mr. G. H. Haig
ler, and a number of others.
Miss Wilma Coleman of Young
Harris, Ga., favored the gathering
with a reading, “Foolish Questions.”
Mr. Haynes rendered two vocal solos
which were enjoyed.
The principal part ofi the pro
gram, according to Pearl Scroggs’
statement, and feeling judging by
the way he ate, came when the Mas
ter requested B. Neal Haigler and
Ms committee of George Thompson,
H. M. Crawford, C. S. Plyler, A. F.
Passmore, E. C. Mease to retire and
bring on the refreshments. An
abundance of sandwiches, pickles,
lemonade and ice cream were served
and every one seemed to enjoy
this feature. And considering the
fact that the whole thing was pre
pared by the men without the assis
tance of the ladies and the ladies
were, for once, given an opportuni
ty to eat without having to prepare
the meal, it did fine.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our Sincere
thanks/ and appreciation to our
many friends in Clay said Towns
counties for the kindnesses shown us
during die illness and death of our
two chJldretu
Ur. and Mrs. Edd PenfyncL
Ben M. Davis Returns
To County To Live
Mr. Ben M. Davis, wife and two
daughters, Eunice and Ruth, arriv
ed in Hayesville last week from
Yelm, Washington, and will make
their home with Mr. Davis’ mother,
Mrs. Flora Davis. Mr. Davis left
Clay County about 30 years ago and
during that time has been living in
the west. During the past four
years Mr. Davis has been with the
Highway Commission of Washing-!
ton State. Two years ago Christ
mas, Mr. Davis made his first and
only visit to Clay County since
leaving.
MR. C. L. SAMS, BEE
SPECIALIST, COMING
Mr. C. L. Sams, Bee Specialist, is
to spend July 5th in Clay County
holding meetings and assisting the
farmers with their bee problems.
In order that he may see as many
farmers as possible County Agent
Arrendale has arranged for the fol
lowing meetings: July 5th, 10 A.
M. at Stanhope Ledford’s, July 5th
1:00 P- M. at Miss Zoie McClure’s,
July 5th at 4:00 P. M. at court
house in Hayesville.
KITCHENS REUNION
HELD ON TUESDAY
Mr. W. H. Kitchens, of Steam
boat Springs, Colo., who arrived in
Havesville Monday for a few days
visit, was the honored guest at a
family reunion of the J. D. Kitchens
family which was held at the home
of Mr. Bee Kitchens at the J. D.
Kitchens old home place on Shoot
ing Creek, Tuesday, June 26. All
the brothers and sisters of the fam
ily and their children were present,
each family bringing a large bas
ket of lunch which was spread at
noon.
The occasion was a most enjoy
able one, especially the dinner .to
gether. Everyone seemed to enjoy
themselves. It has heen 21 years
since Mr. W. H. Kitchens visited his
people here. Those present at ^he
reunion werer Mrs. J. D. Kitchens,
mother of these children; Mr. W. H.
Kitchens, Mr. and Mrs. Edd Kitch
ens and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bee
Kitchens and family, Mr. Charlie
Kitchens, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Hog
sed and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Tiger and family, Mr. and Mrs. H.
B. Patton and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Waldroup and family, Mr. and
Mrs. N. N. Rogers, Mrs. Mary An
ne Anderson, Mr. Wm. Burch, of
Chattanooga, Tenn.; Mr. Frank
Rogers, Miss Dessie Moffit, and
Miss Irene Davenport.
STATE LINE
Friends of Miss Edith Kimsey
are very sorry to learn of her ser
ious illness. _
Miss Myrt Waldroup spent last
week-end with her grandmother, Mrs.
Fina Waldroup, also her aunt, Mrs.
Bayse McClure.
Hunting bean beetles is the lead
ing occupation of this community.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gibson, Mr.
and Mrs. Lout Brooks and families
enjoyed some good music at the
home of Mr. Alex Neal Tuesday
night.
Mr. Elmer Neal, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Neal, returned to Cosh
octon, Ohio, to resume his work
with the Ohio Power Company at
that place. Mr. Neal has been
spending a months vacation with his
parents. He was accompanied back
north by his brother-in-law, Frank
Burch.
Mi1. Robert Gibson motored to
Clayton, Ga., Sunday.
Mr. Sam Henson was a guest at
the home of Mr. Will Logan Sun
day afternoon.
Cleanliness in the barn at milk
ing time, promptness in getting the
milk coofad, and frequent deliveries
will put good, sweet milk at the door
of the consumer.
PROGRAM CLAY
COUNTY S. S.
CONVENTION
Held, With Oak Forest Methodist
Church Tuesday and Wednes
day, July 17 and 18, 1928
Under the auspices of the Clay
County and North Carolina Suiiday
School Associations for all Sunday
School workers of all denomina
tions.
Tuesday Night, July 17
8:00—Devotional, A. L. Penland.
8:15—The place and importance
of Adults in the Sunday school.
Miss Flora Davis, Raleigh, Associate
Superintendent of the North Caro
lina Sunday School Association.
8:45—Song, Record of attendance.
8:55—The Sunday School Or
ganization for Service. Miss Freda
Bose, Louisville, Ky. For the past
four years, Educational Director of
the New Orleans, La., Council of
Religious Education.
9:2—Announcements.
9:30—Adjourn.
Wednesday Morning, July 18
10:30—Devotional. Mrs. J. V.
Arrendale.
10:45—Youth and the Church.
Miss Freda Bose.
11:15—Business Period: Reports
of County and Township Officers,
appointment of committees, record
of attendance.
11:35—Today’s Challenge to the
Sunday School. Miss Flora Davis.
12:10—Offering for Support of
County and State Sunday School
Associations.
12:25—Announcements.
12:30—Adjourn.
Dinner at the church. Everybody
come and bring a basket.
Wednesday Afternoon, July 18
2:00—Devotional. Herbert Mc
Glamery.
2:15—The Sunday School Meet
ing the NIeeds of the Children. Miss
Flora Davis. y
2:45—Song.
2:50—Preparing and Telling a •
Story. Miss Freda Bose.
3:2D—Discussion and Questions.
Opportunity for the presentation
and discussion of special Sunday
School problems.
3:45—Business Period. Reports
of committees and election of offi
cers. Place of next meeting. Pre
sentation of attendance pennant.
4:00—Adjourn.
Wednesday Night, July 18
8:00—Devotional. G. H. Haigler.
8:15—-Worship in the Sunday
School. Miss Freda Bose.
8:45—Song.
8:55—Four-Square Sunday School
Leaders. Miss Flora Davis.
9:30—Adjourn,
R. E. CRAWFORD,
County President.
J. B. GRAY,
County Secretary.
STILL CAPTURED
ON LAST TUESDAY
Deputies Ed Ledford and D. O.
Brooks captured a 60 gallon copper
still along with 80 gallons of beer
and 60 gallons of backings. The
still was in operation when the offi
cers appeared, two men were on the
scene but made haste in getting away.
The men are known according to the
officers.
Concert By Oxford
Orphanage Singing
Class On July 6th
The Oxford Orphanage Singing
Class, of Oxford, N. C., will giro a
concert at the High School Auditor
ium, Friday, July 6, at 8:00 P. M.
The class was here about two
years ago and gave a concert which
was greatly enjoyed by all present
If you wish tcispend an hour of
genuine pleasut*'and at the same
time help a moat worthy cause, do
not fail to attend this conceits to. be
given by die Oxford Singing Class.
A small admission will be charg*