The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-15
NOTICE OF ACTION BY
PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS

In the District Court of the United
States for the Middle District of
North Carolina. Wilkesboro Division.
Law No. 255-W. United States of
America VS.. 327 acres of land in
Ashe County, North Carolina, II. E.
Clark Heirs, ct al. To: c. c. Davis
and wife, Calvin Eller and wife,
Cowles Gather and wife, Junius
Gather and wife, - Jennings and
wife, Mrs. R. B. Knox and husband,
John H. Owens and wife, wife of
M. S. Robinson, Conley Catron and
wife, Walter Catron and wife, Wood
ward D. Clark and wife. Woodward
D. Clark, Executor and Trustee under
the last will and testament of H. E.
Clark, decd, Mrs. A. w. p. Coffey,
Katron (Catron) Brothers, Mrs. Bina
Lide, David Lillard and wife Mar
garet Lillard, John Lillard and
wife, Worth Lillard and wife Lille
Llllard, Mock and Catron, Mary G.
Patchin, Mary c. Patchin, Executrix
OF II. E. Clark, decd, Mary R. Pat
chin and husband, Susie Owens and
husband, Martha B. Wilmoth and
husband, Ruth E. Wright and hus-
band, w. T. Wall and wife; the fol-
lowing persons and their respective
spouses, if living; if dead, their sur
viving spouses, if any, unknown
heirs, personal representatives, sue
cessors and-or assigns, whose names
and addresses are not known: Dute
Benham, E. w. Benham, Rebecca
Butler, Roy Butler, A. C. Grayson,
Frank Grayson, Ham Grayson; the
SpouSeS, heirs personal representa-
tives, and-or assigns of the follow
ing deceased persons whose names
and addresses are not known: Mari
anna Wilcox Barber and husband
w. w. Barber, Mrs. Jennie Benham
and husband J. L. Benham, Harry
E. Clark, Cora Cowles Gather and
husband Albert Gather, J. w. M.
Grayson, Mrs. Bessie Lillard, Mrs.
N. J. Lillard, Moses L Michael, Mar
tishia Worth Wagner Wilcox and
husband J. L. Wilcox, David Worth
and wife Elizabeth Worth, T. G.
Worth, Mrs. Lille Wagner Wright
and Mrs. Cora Cowles and husband,
w. H. H. Cowles; and all persons
whomsoever who have, or claim to
own any estates or interests in the
fee or otherwise in and to the prem
Uses described in the petition filed in
this cause and described in this no.
tice, and any and all heirs and de-
visees of the several parties above
named, whose names and addresses
are unknown; and all and singular
their heirs, husbands, wives, devils
ees, executors, administrators, rep
resentatives, alienees, successors and
assigns, of each and every of them:
and all unknown owners, lienors, or
claimants, having or claiming tC
have, any right, title, estate, equity
interest or lien; and all occupants
lessees, users, holders and owners Of
and claimants to any rights or ease
ment or prescription in, over, across
or through said lands or any part
thereof; You will please take notice
That an action entitled as above has
been commenced in the District
Court of the United States for the
Middle District of North Carolina
at Greensboro, North Carolina; that
summons has been duly issued out
of said court and petition filed
therein asking for the condemnation
of certain lands described in the said
petition and hereinafter described
that you, and each of you, are
necessary and proper parties to the
just and final disposition of this &C.
ton; That said action has been in
stituted by the United States At
torney for the Middle District OF
North Carolina, on behalf of the
United States, for the condemnation
of said lands described in the petit
ton in said proceeding, under and
by virtue of the provisions of the
Weeks Forestry Act (36 Stat. 961)
as amended; That the lands propos-
ed to be condemned and appropriate
ed by the plaintiff United States are
described substantially as follows
H. E. Clark Heirs Tract No. 1879
Unaka Unit, Ashe County, North
Carolina, containing according tC
survey 327 acres, more or less, sub
ject to any right of way or ease
ments to public roads now located
upon said lands, situated approx
mately five miles southeast OF
Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee, on the
southside of Stone Mountain, lying
on Kilby Creek watershed a tribu-
tary of Laurel Creek, and adjoining
the lands of Ben Kilby, Owens, Ted
der, Davis, Jennings and others, and
being covered by State Grant No.
6O99 to VIM. Daniels and David
Worth, etc., dated May 3, 1854 and
being portion of the same land de-
scribed in deed from James Dowler
and wife Margaret .Dowler to H. E.
Clark dated October %, 1908 and
recorded in deed book FL at page
474, office of the Register of Deeds
of Ashe County, North Carolina, as
evidenced by blue print and accu-
rate descriptions contained in the
original petition filed in this pro-
ceeding: You and each of you are
hereby notified to be and appear at
the office of the Clerk of the United
States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, in the