Land Of
The Lakes
NEWS OF GRAHAM COUNTY
Joyce Kilmer
Forest
THCUDAT MAS. 4. 1M4
CAGE
Graham Court Term Set
March 15; Sink Is Judge
A two wiets session eg wimmi <
and civil Superior Court lor Gra
ham County will open Monday,
March 15, with Judge H. Hoyle
Sink presiding
The caae of Claude Icenhower,
charged wgth assault with a deadly
weapon inflicting serious injuries
onDelmar Wiles Last December,
will among the criminal oases
an the docket
Wiles, RobbkisvUle High School
coach, was seriously Injured when
he was shot at his home Dec. 11.
The am suit occured as a result of a
squabble at school which involved
Icenhower's son, W. M. Sherrlll,
asssitant clerk of Graham superior
court said.
?
The warrant against Icenhower
said the crime was committed
"with malice and intent to kill."
Jurors drawn for the two weeks
reort Include: First week: Mrs.
W. M. Brown. Arnold Buchanan,
E. L. Stone, Verlie Eller, Howard
S. Rogers, John S. Orr. H. G.
Lovin, Arnold Jenkins, Rt 1; J.
D. Orr, Jr., Tapoco Rt; C. C.
Bale man, D. B. Psstell, Clay Car
penter, Posey Waldroop and
Robert Anderson of Robbinsrille.
Also Henry Wiggins, Howard
Dale, J. L. Corbin, Earl Shuler,
Sidney Jack Wiggins, Lloyd John
son. Claude Sherman, John L. Hoi
loway Jr., Golman Orr, Robert T.
Ward. Ray Wiggins. J. P. Slaugh
ter. G. B. Hensley, W. M. Davis and
Wilson Blankenship of Robbins
ville.
Also Claude Stratton, James Ray
Davis, O. W. Martin, R. H. Rags
dale, J. B. Collins and Tommie F.
Holloway of RobbinsviHe and Mrs.
H. F. Carpenter of Cheoah.
Others are Vernon Silvers, Ro
bert H. Rogers, Floyd Orr of Rob
binsville; Mrs. G. H. Myers and
J. E. Prince of Fontana Dam;
Robe Carver, Kenneth E. Toom
ey and E. L. Toomey of Tapoco;
Alfred Hollofleld and Mn. Poae
Turpln, Yellow Creek; Willard
D. Sawyer,' Stecoah; and J. P.
Bailey Tnskeegee.
Second week jurors are Paul
Riddle Hubert G. Robinson, H. R.
HUer. Otis West, Dillard Orr, G. T.
Roberts. Joe Carver, Grady Carver
Blaine Carver. John J. Col card,
Wayne Sawyer and S. S. Deyton
Also Daniel O. Webster, Thomas
J. Parnell, and H. E. Cunningham
Fontana, Dam; Dewey Johnson,
Barney Andrews, Stecoah; H. G.
Burchohlved k>d-BRcah pj yq wk
Burohfield, Tapoco; R. F. Dean,
Tuekeegee; and Cole Carver, Bob
hie Atwell Frank Cooper and
Jack Smith, Robbinsville.
Snowbird Supply
Drawing Be Sat
The month-Ions grand opening
at Snowbird Supply Co. will come
to an end Saturday when drawing
for prizes takes place at S p. in.
The new store an enlargement
of about twice its former size, has
a front at some 100 feet of glass.
Blond oak furnishings are used
throughout and (he walls have
paneling at oak.
renovation included the in
stallation of self-service features,
particularly in the grocery depart
ment
The store, a general Store stock
ing groceries, clothing and hard
ware was founded in 1928 end has
been under the present manage-1
meet since 1932. Fred Beasley, cur
rent manager has been the ma nag-1
er of the store since 1934.
Th? store la owned by L. W. Wilson
of RobbinevUle end Mrs. Nancy
Bemia Simmons of Pennsylvania, j
Five hundred dollars in prizes
will be given with the' drawing Sat
urday. Ticket holders do not have
to be present to win.
Lovin To Replace
Miss Leola Spears
Topton Road Work Moving
Slowly, Tony Ayers Says
Work on the Topton-Robblnsville
road, begun last fall, is progressing
"very slowly" according to Tony
Ayers, chairman of the Graham
County Commissioners.
The project, termed a major one
In the western area, by the State
Highway Commission, includes the
relocation of some 2.55 miles of U.
S. 129 the highway running be
tween Topton and Robbinsville.
The new section will replace the
twisting highway that follows the
contours of the mountains from the
railroad bridge at Topton to the
start of the stnaighter portion of
129.
G. G. Page of Sylva, 14th Divis
ion engineer, said the new road
wiU have a pavement 20 feet wide,
four feet wider than the former
one.
Mr. Ayers said the Highway
Commission had expected the
project to take some eight months.
However, Mr. Ayers said, it will
take at least a year, and he said
"It will just about ruin the tourist
trade this year."
Robbinsville Seeded Top
In West Conf.; Tourney
Begins March 11 In Bryson
Robbinsville High Schools bas
ketballteams?both high in the con
fereoce?this week are preparing
to enter the Conference Tourna
ments. Girls tourneys will be play
ed in Andrews March 4, 5 and 6.
The Boys gatnes will be played
in Bryson City March 11, 12 and
13.
Robbinsville Girls, with a record
of eight wins and three losses are
second in the conference, topped
only by Andrews Girls who have a
straight 15 game win (12 of ithem
conference tilts).
On the opening right the Rob
binsville lassies are pitted against
Glenville, and will play their sec
ond game against the winner of
the Swain-Sylva tilt, if they come
out over Glenville.
The Boys play their first game
against Webster, and ' if on top,
their second against the winner in
the Glennvi lie-Cherokee game.
Robbinsville's boys have a rec
ord of 10 wins and two losses for
the season, placing them at the top
in the Western Conference group.
Swain High is. top in the confer
ence..
Su^oah Boys drew a bye in the
first set and their first game will
be played against the winner of the
Brvson City Highlands match.
Stecoah Girls will pla? Nanta
hala in the opener, and if victor
ious will play the winner of the
Franklin-Webster tilt
Blaine Denton is coach of the
Robbinsville Boys Basketball and
Delmar Wiles is the coach for the
girls' team.
Graham 4-H Clubs
Announce Officers
Long, George
Are Candidates
For Commissioner
Walter N. George and George
Long announced Saturday they will
be candidates for Graham Coun
ty Commissioner subject to the
May 29 Democratic Primary.
George, a native of Graham
County, served with the' V. S. Ma
rbles during World War U and has
been engaged in farming near Rob
binsville since his return from ser
vice.
He is the son of the late Wall
George of Graham County.
Long, also a Graham native lives
in the West Buffalo section. He
served In Europe with the U. S.
Arm^r during World War H. After
returning from the service, Long
entered the veterans farm training
program and is now self employed
as a farmer.
Smiths Purchase
Snowbird Lodge
Snowbird Mountain Lodge re
sort hotel near RobbinsvHle, re
cently wm purchased by Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer W. Smith of Florida,
who plan to open for the season
sometime In April, it was sadd this
week.
Vhe Smiths purchased the lodge
from Marin M. Wolfe and Arthur
N. Wolfe brothers. Edwin Wolfe
Ttis Lodge la located some eight
mfirt from JtobMnsville on the
Joyce Kilmer Highway near San
taettah Gap. The Lodge will re
through October, the
> New Officers of the Graham
County 4-H Clubs have been an
nounced by Miss Nellie Jo Carter,
home agent, W. H. Flake, farm
agent and R. L. Holland, assistant
farm agent.
Officers include: senior presi
dent, Bobby Howell; vice-president
Charles Hodges; secretary, Ann
Costner; program chairmen, Hugh
Colvard and Eileen George.
Stecoah junior president, La
vetle Rose; vice president, Fay Le
quire, secretary, Joan Cable; pro
gram chairmen, Randall Jenkins
and Christine Holder.
Stecoah senior president, Wan
da Holder; vice president, Wallace
Phillips; secretary Ima Jo Gladden
program chairmen, Bernlce Holder
and Dan Green.
(Mountain 'View, president, Vi
vian Rolen; vice president, Joe
Jenkins; secretary, Tony Farley;
program chairmen, Gladys Grant,
Richard Owens and Charles Smil
ey
Snowbird Indian, president,
Frieda Rattler; vice president Nel
eon Rattler; secretary, Helen Rat
tler; program chairmen, Nita Rat
tler and John Checklelee.
American Heritage
Group Has Guest
The Robblnsville American Her
itage Society met Monday, Feb. 22
at the Bemis Memorial Library
with 'Tree Speech for Bold Peo
ple" and "Freedom of Conscience
for Reasonable People" as the
topics for discussion.
Hie topics were taken from the
second end third chapters of pages
24-06 of Gerald Johnson's THIS
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
Miss Gladys Johnson of Raleigh
director of the American project
in North Carolina, was guest speak
sr.
Some 25 persons were present
st the meeting. Mrs. Kenneth Clem
is *iT^|.pi?n leader of th? group
and Miss PhyRts Snyder Is aw
(ional librarian
World production of dried sol*
kta year is up 90 pgr cent over last
ass
OiiOK'S NOTE: This
the Scoot begin* publication
of a weekly page of Graham
County News?far and about
Graham County people.
We will i
Item* and subscription*. They
may he mailed dlreetly to The
Cherokee Scout. Murphy, N.
C. Subscription rates are:
In Graham County: 1 yr. ?2.M
? months $1.50
Outside Graham Co. 1 yr. UN
< months *1.75
Our repreaentatire will be In
Kobblnsrtlle each Thursday
and Will be (lad to receive
any news articles and sub
scriptions.
Jenkins Dies At
HomelnStecoah
Funeral services for Phillip
Harvey Jenkins, '62, who died Thur
sday, Feb. 25, at his home in the
Stecoah section after a long ill
ness. were held Friday, Feb. 26, in
Stecoah Baptist Church.
The Rev. B. F. Shope officiated
and burial was in Amnions Ceme
tery.
Surviving are the widow; five
daughters. Miss Violet Jenkins.
Mrs. Burdell Trull, Mrs. (Madeline
Cable and Mrs. Nina Holder of
Stecoah, and Mrs. Ester Shuler of
Gastonia; three sons, Dale, Clif
ford and Phil Ray of Stecoah.
Also four brothers, Mack, Ever
ett and Frank of Stecoah and Glen
of Bryson City; three sisters, Mrs.
Minnie Elders and Mrs. Flora
Holder of Stecoah and Mrs. Laura
Breedlove of Tennessee; and sever
al grandchildren.
Moody Funeral Home of Bryson
City was in charge.
Mrs. Colvard Has
Robbinsville WMU
The Woman's Missionary Union
of Robbinsville Baptist Church
held a Mission Study Course last
Thursday night at the home of Mrs
Frank Colvard, Mrs. Hildred Mill
saps and Mrs. Christine Corpening
taught the book, "The New Orleans
Story".
This week. Mar. 1-5, a Week of
Prayer of Home Missions is being
held at Robbinsvilke Baptists
Church with Circle 1 and Circle
2. The RAoyal Ambassadors, Girls,
Auxiliaries and Sunbeams giving
a program each night.
The Annie W. Armstrong Offer
ing for Home Missions will also be
taken during the week.
Jordon Seeks
Register Deeds
Post In Graham
Leonard Jordon last week an
nounced his candidacy for the of
fice of Register of Deeds In Gra
ham County, subject to the May
29 Democratic primary.
Jordon is a Graham County na
tive and 's the son of Mrs. Flannle
Walsh who lives in the East Buf
falo section.
He <9 a graduate of Robbinsville
High School and served with the
Army in Europe during World War
n. After the war he was associated
with the -Nello L. Teer Co. and the
Central Construction Co. as a
construction engineer.
GRAHAM
PERSONALS
Miss Charlene Jones who has
been employed at Fen tana Dam,
for some time has recently accept
ed employment at Wilson Dam, Ala
Mrs. Christine Oorpentng and
Mrs. Lillian Maxwell made a busi
ness trips to Aahevtlle Thursday of
last week.
Mrs. Sdle Carver tag barn ill
tor several daya but is reported Im
proving now.
Marvin Edwards who is serving
with the U. & Army stationed at
Fort Jackson. 8. C. la home on a
SO day leave with his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Edwards in Bob
Mswvffls.
Administration
to sal
np to billion worth of
farm commodltfen In m
Colvard Enters As
Sheriff Candidate
F. O. Colvard, of Tapoco today
announced his candidacy for aher
1 iff of Graham County, and will en- j
ter the Democrat primary Kay 29.
Mr. Cotvard U a native of Gra
ham County and attended the pub
lic school, of RobbinsviMe. He id
60 years old and is married to the
former Frankie Rogers.
Mr. Colvard has been an officer
with the Carolina Aluminum Comp
any. Tapoco. for the past 20 years
and has served as auxiliary police
man under the supervision of the
U. S. Army during World War II.
He is the father of six children.
five at whom were connected with
with the armed services in World
War 11. They are: Mildred C. Scan
Ion, Selective Service Board; Mary
Jo Oheseldine. Marine Corps; Hel
en C. Harrison, Martae Corps; Har
old C. Colvard, Its. LX. Army Air
Corps; Drew C. Colvard Army Air
Corps and Hortense Colvard of the
home.
Lee Crawford has also announc
ed his candidacy for Graham Coun
ty Sheriff. will enter the Dem
ocratic Primary May 29. He is the
9on of State Senator "Doc" J. H.
Crawford of Robbinsvtlle.
38 Seniors Sign For
Washington Trip
| Thirty-eight of Robbinsvilie
High School's 42 seniors have sign
jed up for the class trip to Wash
ington this spring according to
| James Stanley, high school princi
pal.
Mrs. John Colvard, English in
structor is the senior class advisor
Further plans for the trip will be
announced later.
Robbinsvilie School this year
has a record enrollment of 1,316.
The Elementary grades have an en
rollment of 1,055 and the high
school has 261.
The spring calendar of events
for the school has been released
and th? March schedule includes
the Robbinsvilie PTA meeting'
Monday, March 8 and the Robbins
viile Band Booster's Club March
22 at 7:30 p. m.
April's calendar includes the fol
lowing: Mountain View PTA meet-'
ing. April 5; Robblnsville PTA,1
April 12; Bond Booster's, April 26;
Robbinsville Father-Son Banquet.
April 30; Robbinsville Junior-Sen-'
ior Banquet April 16; and Seniors' |
'rip to Washington, the latter part
of April. I
The May calendar includes the |
regular PTA meetings and Boost-1
ers' Club; Future Farmers of A
merica night fishing program on i
Lake Santeetlah, May 28; Future i
Homemakers of America Mother-1
Daughter Banquet; and the Rob- .
binsville Faculty Picnic Supper
meeting. i
Home Demonstration Club
Officers For Year Told
The five Home Demonstration
Clobs in Graham County recently
completed the election of officers
for the 1954 year and were an
nounced this week by Miss Nellie
Jo Carter, home agent.
The officers and clubs are:
Sweetwater Club, meeting the first
Tuesday of each month; Mrs. Ger
trude Hornbuckle, president; Mrs.
C. C. Cody, vice-president; Mrs.
Richard Aldridge, secretary; Mrs.
Gloria Crisp, treasurer.
Atoah-Milltawn Club, meeting
Thursday after each first Monday;
Mrs. Charlie Riddle, president
Mrs. Vernell Carver, vice-presi
dent: Mrs. Julia Carver, secretary
treasurer.
Santeetlah Club, meeting Friday
after the second Monday; Mrs.
Margaret Hill, president; Mrs. Har
ley Brooks., vice-president; Mrs.
Clifford Austin, secretary-treasur
er. i
Tapoco Club, meeting Wednes
day after the third Monday; Mrs.
W. B. Seymour president; Mrs.
Harry Owens, vice-president; and
Mrs. Jackie Higdon, secretary
treasurer. |
Sweet gum Club, meeting last1
Wednesday each month; Mrs. Inez
Riddle, president; Mrs. Fannie
Hyde, vice-president; Mrs. Buford j
Slaughter, secretary; and Mrs. |
Taylor huscusson.
Milk production in North Caro
lina totaled an estimated 1.7 bil
lion pounds, the highest annual
output on record.
Tatham Announces For
Graham Clerk Of Court
Jack H. (Billy Jack) Tatham of |
Robbinsville announced oandi-,
date for Graham County Clerk of
Court, will enter the Democratic
Primary May 29.
Tatham, a native of Graham
County and lifelong democrat, at
tended Robbinsville Schools, was
graduated from Robbinsville High
School and attended college In
Texas.
He Is a veteran of World War II,
having served in the Navy. He was
supervisor of GI training in Gra
ham County for some time. Tath
am is married and has two children
This is his first time to run for
public office and until recently he
was employed by Harrison Con
struction Cb.
Eller-Rogers Post
Burns Note Thurs.
The Eller-Rogers Post 192 of the
American Legion bad a note burn
ing ceremony last Thursday. The
meeting commemorated the paying
off of the post's debts.
Leonard W. Lloyd is post com
mander. v
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PRELIMINARY CERTIFICATE
OF DISSOLUTION .
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRE
SENTS MAY COME?GREETING:
WHEREAS, It appears to my art
RfacUon, by duly authenticated re
cord of the proceedings for the
voluntary dissolution thereof by
the unanimous commit of ail the
stockholders, deposited in my of
fice, that the SNOWBIRD MOUN
TAIN LODGE INC. a corporation
of this State, whose principal of
fice is situated at No Street, la the
Town of RobWnsvUle, County eg
Graham state of North
< Ed win M. Wolfe being the
therein and in
may
ha carved), baa complied wMh ?a<
requirements of Chapter 55, Gen
eral Statutes, entitled "Corpor
ations," preliminary to the issuing
of th^ Certificate of Dissolution:
NOW THEREFORE. I. THAD
EURE, Secretary of State of the
State of North Carolina, do hereby
certify that the said corporation
did, on the 1st day of January,
1954, file in my office a duly ex
ecuted and attested consent in
writing to the dissolution of said
corporation, executed by all the
stockholders thereof, which said
consent and the record of the pro
ceedings aforesaid art now on file
in my office as provided by law.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I
have hereto set my hand and af
fixed my official seaT at Releitft,
thia let day of January A. D. 1994.
THAD EURE
Sl-fte SECRETARY OF STATE
. NOTICE
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.
NORTH CAROLINA,
GRAHAM COUNT*.
WINNIE MAR HBNSLZY, By Her
Next Friend, Den Welch, <
Plaintiff,
YR
HARRY HENSLEY,
? VHfc ?f|f.
Mrs. Scroggs Is
Candidate For
Re-Election
Mrs. Edna Jones Scroggs this
week announced her candidacy for
re-election u Graham County re
giMer of deeds and will enter the
Democratic Primary May, 29
Mrs Scroggs was iTirimaa in the
Register of deeds office for 14
months before her election to the
post in 1950.
Mrs. Scroggs is the daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones
of Robbinsville. She was born In
Jackson County and resided in
Graham County since 1922.
Mrs. Scroggs is married to Van
is Scroggs and thye hav two chil
dren, Claudene Jones, 16 and Tony
7. Mr. Scroggs, a veteran of World
War 11, operates the Shell Service
Station in Robbinsville.
Mrs. Scroggs is a niece of the
former State Senator and Solicitor
Baxter Jones of Bry9on City. She
is a graduate of Robbinsville High
School an dattended Western Car
olina Teachers College, Cullowtiee
two years. She taught public school
in Graham for eight ye
Spread Making
Be Demonstrated
At Club Meets
Graham County Home Demon
stration Club women will have a
demonstration on making Candle
Wick Spreads at their March meet
ing*.
Clubs will meet at the following
times and places:
Sweetwater Club, March 2, 2:00
p. m. in the home of Nellie Jo Car
ter.
Atoah-Milltown Club, March 4,
at 2:00 p. m. In the 'home of Mrs.
Bessie Worley.
Santeetlah Club. March 12. 2:00
p. m. with Mrs. Harley Brooks as
ho^ess.
Tapoco Club, March 18, 7:30 p.
m. in the home of Mrs. Bill Cherry
at Tapoco.
Sweetgum Club. March 31, 1:30
p. m. with Mrs. Donald Colvard as
hostess.
Tenn. River Baptist
Sunday School Meets
Thg Tennessee River Baptist As
soctational Sunday School Conven
tion was held last Sunday at Lone
Oak Baptist Church, Floyd E. Mill
saps, superintendent said.
The Rev. Robert Barker of Peadfc
tree, pastor of Valley River Bap
tist Church, was the speaker.
A committee has been appointed
for the selection of a new assocla
tonal missionary, Mr. Millsaps
said.
Yellow Creek,
Mt View School
Road Progressing
The Graham County road being
constructed between Yellow Cfieek
md Mountain View School is ex
pected to be put in use when scHtol
jpens next fall, Tony Ayera, chaliv
nan of the Graham County com
nlssioners said this week.
The 5.8 miles of 16 foot wide
travel road, begun last summer,
vill save the school bus about^O
niles each trip Mr. Ayers said.
Defendant
To HARRY HENSLEY:
Take notice that an action entit
led as above has been commenced
in the Superior Count of Graham
County, North Carolina and a com
plaint filed therein seeking relief
against you for an abaolute divorce
on the grounds of two (2) years aep
aration and that you are required
to appear and make defense against
said complaint In aald action cot
Mer than April 25, 1954 and upon
roar failure to do so the plaintiff
will apply to the court for reHaf
W. 1
ASSISTANT CLERK OP JHR
SUPERIOR OQfURT OP GRA
HAM COUNTY, NORTH CAR
OLINA
A? a result of laat year's
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