Land Of
The Lakes
NEWS OF GRAHAM COUNTY
Joyce Kilmer
Forest
Special Education Makes
Strides In Graham Schools
Special education in Graham1
County has made great strides
since it was introduced to the
schoo s in December this year.
Special education is for children
with ability either above or below
the norm f,>r their age and class.
Some 36 children are receiving
special education in the Robblns
viHe School; 20 in Mountain View;
and 28 m Stecoah. These children
receive the special attention either
in ?o 'v cr all of their studies.
Special emphasis is placed on
rcad'ng. An S. R. H. Reading Ma
cnbie is helpful in teaching chil
dren to read rapidly. Phrases in
stead of words are taught by the
reading method.
Some of the devices used in the
reading classes are phoenetlc drill,
tests for comprehension and right
recognition.
Children are grouped according
to ability and each child reads on
his own level. He is always encour
aged, never pushed.
Each oh'ld's record. Including
family history, is kept in full.
Since confidence is of prime Im
portance. games, tools and print
ing sets and other entertainment
is found in the special education
elassroom.
A class la weaving?which Just
completed making 35 Easter bask
ets?ig also conducted.
K. S. Clem, new county superin
tendent and James Stanley, Rob
wnsville principal, have been main
'y instrumental in setting up the
special education classes.
The program is still very new,
but the cooperation with witch the
plan hag met, will assure its sue
School-Health
Statistics Told
lCn. Charles Campbell, secret
ary at the Graham Health Dept.
last week presented to the PTA a
number of interesting statistics re
garding the School-Health prog
ram.
She said the following number
have received care as follows:
Nine hundred and fifty school
children received physical examin
ations by local physicians.
Two hundred and twenty of these
were referred to their private
physirans or clinics for medical
eare or corrections.
Thirty-five have received corr
ections or treatment at this time.
One thousand, one hundred and
seventy-five children were inspect
ed by the denist from the State
Board of Health and 232 of these
received treatment.
GRAHAM
PERSONALS
Lloyd Jenkins of Robbinsville
pulled in 13V4 lb. bass at santeet
lah Lake last week.
Vertte Jones of Cheaah won the
Zenith TV set given by Snowbird
Supply Co. ?t their grand opening.
Bass Key won the Zenith clock rad
io.
Mir. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Clem
will attend the State Teachers'
meeting hi Raleigh this week end.
Miss Helen Gbormley made a
trip to Boooe last week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bales
spent last week end in Greenville,
S. C. visiting relatives.
Mrs R. B. Slaughter, accomp
anied by Mrs. C. A. Bales, made a
trip to Aaheville Friday of last
week.
Mrs. Christine Corpening, dis
trict president of the Woman's
Missionary Union, attended the
State WMU meeting in Greensboro
Joe L. Lovin, 94, who fell last
week and broke two ribs, is report
ed to be Improving plcely.
NCEA Meets At
Footana Monday
The Graham County Unit of d
N. C Mueatton Association held
a dinner ?sating Monday, Mar. 19
n the Fontana Cafeteria.
of the ye,
Four-H Awards Be
Presented Mar. 26
At Annual Banquet
The Graham County Four-H
Club banquet, originally scheduled
for tomorrow night, hag been post
poned to Friday night, Mar. 26, at
7 p. m.
The change was made due to a
conflicting program at the Rob
bins ville School tomorrow.
At the banquet, which is an an
nual affair, sponsored by Graham
Couwty Home Demonstration Clubs
?the following Four-H'er's will be
presented awards:
Poultry. Buddy Orr, Nicky Ed
wards, Ann Wiggins, Edna Mae Mil
lsaps, and Olean Sawyer: farm and
home electric, Joe Dickie Allen,
Jerry Stone, Nellie Mae Aldridge
and Lorene Jones; farm and home
safety. Verlon Oorbin, Joan Jenk
ins, Elwanda Crisp, Joan Wiggins
and Dorothy Beasley; and achieve
ment, Ramona Sawyer, Vivian Ro
j len, Patricia Tatham and Gladys
.Grant.
I Also canning. Lavina Lovin:
'clothing, Katherine McCall; dairy
foods demonstration, team, Shirley
Odom and Katherine McOall and
individual, Joan Wilkie; dress re
|vue, Freida Rattler, entomology,
Verlon Corbin; food preparation,
Jo Ford: frozen foods, Camille
ChUders; and gardens, Jerry Stou
Max Dean, Norman Hyde and
Ruby Jumper.
| Also forestry. Jerry Stone; dairy
I achievement, Johnny Colvard, Karl
' Orr; home improvement, Christine!
j Norris, Elizabeth Phillips; leader
ship, Jay Orr, Ann Garland; meat
nimal, Walter J. Ingram (Beef).
Certificaites *111 go to the follow
ing; junior canning, Barbara Hus-,
eusson, Eloise Hooper, Janey Crisp '
citizenship. Louise Crisp; and
health improvement, Christine Nor!
ris.
I The following receive honorable
mention; forestry, Max Dean, sec
ond place winner; entomlogy.
Max Dean, second place winner;
meat animal (beef), Ralph Hooper,
second place winner; meat animal
iswine), Clyde Collins and Dale
Irons.
The following Four-H-er's will
ilso be recognized at the banquet;
Nora Lynn, Elzey and Camilie
Childers for being district winners
' it the contest held in Asheville for
?egetabl^ use growers contest.
Ramona Sawyer won first place
for best secretary's report and Pa
'ricia Tatham iwon second place for i
presiding officer-president at the'
District Contest in Asheville.
Cherokee Grange Meets
With Robbinsville
The Cherokee County Pomona
Grange met with the Robbinsville
Suborbinate Grange in the Robbin
sville Agricultural Building Mar. 5
at 7 p. m. A covered dish meal was
served.
The grange was opened in the
4th degree with the following
people serving as officers: Worthy
Master, Clyde McNabb, Martin's
Creek Grange; Overseer, Guyn
Denton. Robbinsville Grange; Lec
turer, Mrs. L. W. Hendricks. Peach
tree; Steward, Bernard Johnson.
Ranger; and Assistant Steward,
Troy Proctor, Robbinsville Grange.
Also Chaplain, F. Ghiringhelli,
Peachtree; Treasurer, Clara Hugh
es (serving for Mrs. Paschal Hugh
es). Ranger; Secretary Nellie Jo
Carter, Robbinville Grange; Gate
keeper, Clyde Hyde, Robbinsville
Grange; Ceres, Mrs. E. C. Cody, Ro
bbinsville Grange; Pomona, Mrs.
Clyde Hyde, Robbinsville Grange;
| And Flora: Mrs. F. Ghiringhelli,
, Peach tree; Lady Assistant Stewart
Mrs. John Medlin; Executive Com
mittee, L. W. Hendricks, Peach
;tree and Mr. and Mrs. Bergen
'Moore, Martin's Creek.
State Grange worthy master Har
ry Caldwell instructed the group
in procedure of balloting. In ad
dition instructions were given re
garding committee duties, degree
work procedure a demonstration
given on degree work.
Mrs. L. W. Hendricks introduced
Harry Caldwell as guest speaker
who gave a discussion on the value
of meetings to member, lecturers
part on the program and improv
ing grange programs and 4116 need
for becoming more familiar with
(the national farm programs, some
things to Improve the programs.
Boy Scout Troop
Takes On New Life
The recently revived Kobbins
vllle Boy Scout Troop mot with
some 32 boys in attendance at the
meeting last week. Fifteen boys
ihave passed their tenderfoot test.
The Croup has applied for a
troop /charter as Troop Four, and
it is expeceted to be returned by
next month when an investiture
service and Boy Scout Court of
Honor will be held at the regular
PTA meeting. The PTA is the
sponsoring organization of the
Scouts.
Huel Patterson is scoutmaster
and Dr. Richard Barrett is chair
man of the troop committee.
Tihe scout troop has not funct
ioned in Robbinsville for some six
or seven years, and only three of
the present troop members have
lever been scouts before.
Football Field To
Get Seating For 600
(Plant arc underway at Robblns
ville High School for the conetrurt
ton ct permanent Matin
merits on the football field.
H It hoped the bleachers will be
constructed of native stone and
cement-fci keeping with the native
ter, Maurice McClung, Crhietlne
done construction of the school
(Propoeed plane now call for a
- ot 000 ]
| The work will be financed by
the school, citizens interested in
athletics and the general contrib
utions.
Old Field Gap Rd.
Highway Dept officials Have
said the Old Field dap-Yellow
Creek road Mill be ready for on
by the time the school bus be
gins to run next flail, K. S. CSem.
county acboola superintendent.
We will
Item, and subscriptions. They
may be mailed directly to 1km
Cherokee Scout, Murphy, N.
C. Subscription ratea are:
lu Graham County: 1 yr. $2-1*4
? montha $1-30
Outside Graham Co. I yr. $3-04
6 months $1.73
Our representative will be In
RobblnsvlUe each Thursday
and will be (lad to receive
any news articles and sub
scriptions.
McCali Dies In
Robbinsville Mon.
J. B. McCall, 82, a retired tanner
of Robbinsville died Monday,
March 8, In an Andrews hospital af
ter a short illness.
Funeral services were held at 1
p. m. Wednesday in New Hope
laptist Church with the Rev. Otis
Orr and the Rev. Roy Garland of
ficiating. Burial was in Gnnter
?metery.
Surviving are four sons, J. B. Jr.
of Robbinsville, Leo of Etowah,
Tenn.. W. G. of Maryville, Tenn.
and Howard of Knoxville, Tenn.;
two daughters Mrs. Vivian Davis
and Mrs. Ruth Holder of Robbins
ville.
Also 23 grandchi'.di rn and 26
' great-grandchildren; on^ brother,
Phllmore McCall of Balsam; two
sisters, Mrs. Carrie Clark of Bre
vard, and Mrs. Hattie Christopher
of Amarilio, Texas.
Townson Funeral Home was in
charge.
Soil Samples No
Longer Required
For Spring Seed
At first it was a requirement that1
any farmer obtaining cost-share as
si stance in carrying out the seed
ing practices under the 1954 Agri
cultural Conservation Program
must have a soli analysis report on
file In the ASC Office before he
ould obtain materials.
Due the fact that the Laboratory
if the N. C. Soil Testing Division
is "snowed under" with soil samp
les it is impossible for it to analyze
'all samples and get the returns
back to the farmers begore spring
'seeding time, this requirement has
been suspended for spring seeding
practices only. I
For fall seeding practices, how-1
?ver. the soil analysis report must
still be on file. j
To be able to obtain other mater
ials for the spring seeding practic
es?seed and fertilizer?it is still
necessary that farmers take 1 ton
of limestone per acre when the
kind to be seeded has not been lim
?d within the past five years, and
2 tons per acre when it has been
more than five years since the
land has been limed.
Without the soil analysis report
the farmer also takes 10 owt of
2-12-12 fertilizer per acre to be
used in connection with seeding.
[Mrs. Russell Is
Club Hostess
I The Graham County Woman's
I Club met thig week with Mrs. Oor
| dell Russell with Mrs. F. S. Griff
in as co-hostess.
The program was arranged by
the American Home Department,
with Miss Nellie Jo Carter and
I Mrs. Arthur Ford as sponsors.
Historical Society
May Be Organized
D. L. Corbitt. head of publicat
ons of the N. C. Department of
Archives and History will speak,
In Robbinsville next month, in (he |
nterest of the organization of a
Graham Historical Society.
Dr. Corbitt will come to Murphy
after his stop in Robbtnsvtlle
His visit will probably be made
between April 15 and 23, a spokes
man said.
BTU Has Social
At Baptist Church
The Training Union of the First.
Baptist Church had a social hour!
last Sunday afternoon at the
church where games and refresh
ments were enjoyed.
The committee In charge con
sisted of Mrs. Joe Carver, chair
man, Mrs. Merlin Gates and Mr.
and Mrs. Jim HnCHmaa.
Robbinsville Teams Rated
High In Conference Play
JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE, that lost the conference toprnej
for the Robbinsville Girls Basketball team, but won them the covet
edconference sportsmanship trophy, four of the team members
posed prettily as they stopped for a short milk (in training, you
know!). Left to right are Nellie Stewart, a Robbinsville High School
senior, member of the Western Division all-conference team; Gene
Jordan (Perkins), also a senior; Johnnie Ruth Rogers and Dorothy
Burrell, both sophomores. Joan Buchanan, Robbinsville guard, not
present for this picture, was also named on the all-conference team.
(Scout Photo)
Kirkland Files As
Sheriff Candidate
Hoy B. Kirk!and, of Itobbinsville i
announced today his candidacy for
the office of Sheriff of Graham
County, subject to the Democrat
primary to be held May 29.
Mr. Kirkland, age 43, born
and reared in Graham County. He
is a graduate of the Robbinsville
High School and is a World War
II veteran, having served 3 years,
14 months of this service was com
bat duty in Belgium and Germany.
Mr. Kirkland is married to the
former Lucile Rogers, daughter of j
Charles Rogers and the late Sallie
Wiggins Rogers. They have two
children, one son, Pat, age 10 and
one daughter, Wanda, age T.
After receiving his discharge
from the Armed forces, Mr. Kirk
land was employed by the Tennes
see Valley Authority for 4 years
and for the past 3 years has been
employed as clerk with the Post
office department in Robbinsville.
Variety Show Be
Held At School
The senior class ofRobbins
ville 'High School will sponsor a|
musical program in the school aud
itorium Friday, Mar. 19, at 7:30 p.
m.
I
The program will include school
and other local talent, including
Maurice Millsaps, Junior Carpen
ter, Maurice McClung. Christine
Morris, Douglas Millsaps Christine
Kodgers, Edd Orr and Buster
Brooms.
Proceeds will go to the senior's
trip to Washington, D. C., in May.
Included in the program will be
new and old songs, sacred singing,
comedy and instrumental num
bers.
Admission prices arc 35 cents
for adults and 25 cents for stud
ents.
Thad Bryson Speaks
For R'ville PTA
1 A two-fold program was present
ed at the meeting of the Robbins
ville Parent-Teacher's Association
ot the school cafeteria when some
64 persons attended Monday.
Thad D. Bryson, solicitor for the
20th Judicial District, spoke on the
relationship of the parent to the
school and ^ panel discussion, led
by Miss Heffi Ghormley, County
Public Health aurse, was heard on
the school health program.
Mr. Bryson said "we are hearing
a great deal now about juvenile
delinquency.' He stated that more
than half of all of the crimes com
mitted in the Ui^^ed States are
committed by persons between 12
and 25 years of age, and a similar
percentage of traffic accidents are
caused by drivers 16 to 21 years of
age.
He attributed a large part of the
crime and accidents rate to a lack
of proper training in the home.
"There would be no delinquent
children," he said, "if It were not
for delinquent parents."
Parents should spend more
time with their children. Noth
ing should he finer than n father
taking his son fishing or hanting,
and getting to know htm, and be
hig friend.
Mr. Bryson referred repeatedly
to the Bible as an instrument and
guide in the training of the. child.
He said parents should instill into
the minds of their children'the mar
al fibers of honesty, truthfulness
and Integrity. '
Ou the health panel Mia Gbor
mlay tUaenaaaa the Sehaal Heal
th Budget, the mMrna and gee
i
| Mrs. Charles Campbell, seere
| tary of the Graham Health De
j partment; Mrs. Mary McCIung;
and Mrs. Clarence Bales. Mrs.
Bales spoke on mental health.
Mrs. Campbell presented statis
tics on the work completed in the
school during the 1953-54 school
! year. |
A quintet from the glee club
| cave special music at the meeting.
They wore the new royal blue rob
es with white ties, provided for the
| glee club by the PTA.
Graham Long
Range Group Meets
The Lone Range Agricultural
planning program as it pertains to
Graham County was discussed at a
meeting of the Graham County
Agricultural Workers Council held
In the County Farm Agent's Office
Wednesday.
Council members attending the
meeting were: W. H. Flake, Coun
ty Farm Agent; Robert L. Holland,,
Asst. Farm Agent; Nellie Jo Carter
Home Agent; Clemmie C. Levin,
Agricultural Stabilisation and Oon
servatoin; D. G. Allison and Tray
M. Procter, Vocational Agriculture
Teachers, and Mp. R. B. Morphew,
Vocational Home Economies.
At present the council has eight
enterprise committees eat up to
connection with the long Range
Agricultural Program. The eater-,
?prises are: Horestry. Poultry, cash.
Crops Livestock. Home Improve-j
meat. Home Hood Production, OWn'
Bobtinsville High School's bas
ketball teams t last week brought
their season to a close with a suc
cession of awards?topped by bay
ing Max McMonigle of the boys'
team named the outstanding con
ference player.
Meanwhile the Robbinsville girls
topped the sportsmanship trophy
Cor the conference. Nellie Stewart
and Joan Buchanan of the girls
team made all-conference, and
McMonigle was named on the all
tonference team for the boys.
Both Robbinsville girls and boys
stayed in play to the semi-finals
and figured in the consolation
games. The girls suffered a close
defeat (60-54) in a thrilling conso
lation battle with Cullowhee.
Franklin won over Andrews for
the conference title.
The boys, who came out as the
op team for the Western Confer
ence met Sylva in the consolation
match, and sparked by Max (Mc
Monigle, were led to a 50-39 vict
ory, placing them as tlflrd in die
entire conference. Swain won the
title for thd conference after de
feating Franklin 59-50.
Miss Jordan Is
Bride Of Perkins
Miss Imogene Jordan, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jordan of
Robbinsville, became the bride of
Charles Perkins, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William H. Perkins, also bf
Robbinsville, on Friday, Feb. 26, in
South Carolina, according to ann
ouncement made last week.
The bride id a senior at Robbins
ville High School and the bride
groom is employed in Robbins
ville.
For the present the couple are
at the home of the bride's parents.
Graham Ministers
Organize Conf.
Ministers of Graham County had
m organizational meeting recently
to form tl^ Braham County fciinic ?
terial Conference.
Hie organization will met'
monthly to discuss religous anu
social problems facing the church
es.
The Rev. B. F. Shope was made
temporary chairman. The meeting
will be held in various churches.
Church officers are invited to at
tend the meetings.
Mrs. J. V. Maxwell
Has WSCS Meet
The Woman's Society for Chris
tian Service of the Batbins
ville 'Methodist Church met last
week at the home of Mrs. J. y.
Maxwell with Mrs. I-aVeriy 'Max
well as co-hoetess.
Mrs. John Frailer. Jr., woe li?
charge of the program on "Span
ish Speaking Americans in the
Southwest" Others on the prog
ram were Mrs. K. S. Clem, Mrs.
James Stanley apd Mrs. Lavernft
Maxwell.
At the close of the meeting if
?alad course and coffee were serv
ed.
Three More Democrat*;
File For Primary
"three more democrats had filed *
ed last week for Graham posts to
run In the primary May 29.
The three new candidates filed
were C. C. Bate-man for the board
of education; Leonard Jordan for
register of deeds; and Luther Mill
saps, for Cheoah Township con
stable.
School Board Meet*
On Bond Allocation
A special meeting of the Graham
County Board of Education waa
held Thursday Mar. 11, to discus*
ways to allocate the $126JM2M
alloted to Graham County Mwils
by the recent N. C. School bond
issue.
m unity ImprovaflMot i
Crops.
Robert Is HoQaad,
IxrKn on
will
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