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Land Of The Lakes NEWS OF GRAHAM COUNTY Joyce Kilmer Forest GRAHAM PERSONALS Mrs. J. F. McGafaa, Miss Freda Moore and Mias Edwards from Franklin visited Mrs. Grace Tat ham and Patricia on Sunday. Forrest Sawyer and Homer Cab le from Walusk?, Ga. visited rela tives and friends over the week end. Mrs. Marie C. ? Wright from Cleveland, Tenn. visited her par ents Mr. and Mrs. Mack Calhoun for several days this past week. Mrs. J. V. Maxwell. Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Maxwell and Marty made a business trip to Abbeville on Wednesday. F. S. Griffin and Miss Belle Slaughter .were in Murphy Tues day evening to attend an executive board meeting of the Nantahala Regionffl Library. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Ingram made a business trip to Murphy Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Cory and son from Oak Ridge, Tenn. visited his parents, Mr. "and Mrs. J. B. Oory over the week end. lone Eller remains critically ill at the borne of his daughter, Mrs. Rdy B. Millsaps. C. F. Rice has returned to his home after receiving treatment in a Chattanooga, Tenn. hospital for the past several days. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Birmingham, certified public accountant, from Charlotte, paid an official vlsk to the county accountant's office Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Medlln from Leicester, and Aiken, S. C. visited his sister Mrs. Cain Lovin, who is critically ill, over the week end. Bob Peoland of Hayesvlll^ who ig connected with the N. C. De partment of Revenue was In Rob binsville Wednesday on business. Mrs. Minnie Dula has returned to her home bete after an extended visit to her sister in Washington, D. C. Mrs. C. P. Hanranan, J. J. Snider and Rev. John T. Frazier, Jr. made a business trip to Knozvllle. Tenn. Friday for the purpose of purchasing a piano for the Robbing ville Methodist Church. Mr . and Mrs. J. M. McClure of Waynesvilie and Vaudney Massey, also of Waynesvilie, visited relativ es, Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Massey Sun day. Mrs. Christine Corpening and Miss Martha Parks attended the social service conference in Ral eigh April 11-18. Miss Jane Lance accompanied by a college friend, was home for spring holidays last week from Winthrop, visiting her mother, Mrs. Beaufort Lance. Mrs. Ed Dance, the former Catherine Eller. of Middlesboro, Ky? visited friends and relatives here last week end. I C. P. Sawyer, Jack Morphew, L. W. Wilson, Smith Howell, Hardy Wiggins and La Verne George went to Sylva Friday to the de?-| cation of the new highway building { and barbecue supper. Senatorial. candidate Alton A. Lennon was guest speaker on the occasion. 1 Martha Ahn Jones of Robbins ville has been named as one of eight students at Piedmont' Col lege, Demorest, Ga , who if on the dean's list for the winter quarter which was recently ended. I Arnold Rowland la home for ? I few weeks with hit wife, Mr.a Helen Rowland. He hat been em-. ployed ad Niagara Ralls, K. T. Mies Delia Mae Hlbberts of Salt recently visited her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Arnaid Rowland. Mah Sbuler recently was Injur ed while en a Job with Shnler Con jtfuotton Co. ct Roanoke Htpiii. N. C. He is in a Roanoke Rapids hospital where he wfll be for sev eral mora weeks, suffering a brok en leg and other injuries. Mrs. Shuier has returned home after days with her Dixie Orr fell jhmday af at hosae end suffered a asm. She makes her I In-law, the Rev. and Mrs. log L. Oct. , j Mr. anA Mtf. Homer SberriH ?vast _M|g|l s^aawmsl 1 ?'"?'I wwpiWf uR?e uKJvml hers to mak* Mt hoaae. They formerly lived in ftoutbpert, If. C '' * - < ? ! ben*' TEEN 1OPICS \By jo Deane Phillips HILLBILLY SHOW The Senior Class will sponsor a hillbilly show Friday, Ap. 23 at 8 p. m. in the Elementary School auditorium. Included in the show will be Hall Jenkina, guitar; Bus banjo; Maurtce McClung, mando lin; Maurice Mill saps, comedian; Christine Rod gen, guitar; and Chrlatine Norrls, piano. Several cake walks will be held at different intervals during the show. For an evening of fun and enjoy ment, also helping your Senior Class see the Nation's Capital, be present. Admission prices 25c and 35c. SUPERLATIVES ELECTED The Senior Class of Robbinsville High has elected class superlatives as follows: Most likely to succeed Claudene Jones, Billy Buchanan. Best all round, Lillie Mae Birch field, Maurice McClung. Most Studious, Eloise Phillips, John Brooks. Romeo and Juliet, Patsy Mc Ching, Edward Ingram, v Handsomest, Vernon Burke. Prettiest, Nellie Mae Stewart Class Primps, Jo Deane Phillips, Ray Carpenter. Most athletic, Anna Sue Deyton, Richard Birchfield. Laziest, June TUrpln, Billy Walk er. Most absent-minded, Bonnell Stewart, Garland McGuire. Song birds, Artie Waldroup, Prank James Jr. Woman-hater, Jimmy Calhoun. Man-hater, Ollie Mae Baker. Class babies, Avis Ann Phillips, Edwin Taylor. Class flirts, Maudle Sue Orr, Maurice Edwards. Class monkeys, Mary Ann An derson, Junior Carpenter. Night harwks, Ruth Birchfield, Lincoln Long. Friendliest, Emogene Jordan Perkins, Maurice Phillips. BASEBALL The Robbinsvllle Baseball Team played Bryson City there April 14. The Bryson City team defeated Robbinsvllle 5-0. BLEACHERS BEGUN Work has been started on the bleachers for the football stadium. They plan to have them completed around the first of May. Band? Chorus Concert For Public Be Tonight The Robbinsville School Band and Junior Chorus will present a pro gram of music today, with a pub lic concert at 7:30 tonigbt (Thurs day) at the school. , - . The program will be played in 1 the morning for the first six grades 1 and in the afternoon for grades six through 12. The program under the direction of Lewis Enloe, will include the following: Chorus program, I pass, ed by Your Window, Taylor-Brahe; O Lord Most Holy, ABT-Perry; Rendezvous, A Letter; Always, Berlin; Lavender's Blue, Swift; and Blue Skies, Berlin. The band program gets under way with the Honor Band March, Ernest Weber; followed by Stout Hearted Men, Romberg; the Over ture from the Student Prince, Romberg; and Over the Waves, waltz, Rasas. Also on the program are the American Patrol, descriptive, Mea- j cham-Yoder; Trombone Toboggan, novelty, Webber and Military Es cort, march. Bennett. Millsaps-Brooks Wedding Announced Mrs. Flora Millsaps, daughter of C. B. Millsaps, became the bride of J. E. Brooks of Robbinsville, In a ceremony performed at ber borne Tuesday, Ap. 13. The Rev. Leslie Headrlck officiated. The couple are home in Robbinsville. Direct Assignments Offered For A Time Under a recent policy change, di week end at borne. She Is employ ed at Georgia Baptist Hospital, Atlanta, Oa. ' Mrs. Morphew, Miss Carter Are Hostesses Mrs. R. B. Morphew and Miss ' 'Nellie Jo Carter were hostesses at ! the monthly meeting of the Smoky | Mountain Home Economics Assoc ' iation at Nantahala Inn Monday I last week. | Kenneth S. Clem gave a trave > logue, wtth slides, of his stay in ! Alaska. The Easter motif was used in favors and place cards and yellow and green were the color scheme. Some 29 persons were present. Home Improvements Is 4-H Theme For Month "Home improvements you can make" is the topic being used this month at Four-H clubs and a series of slides is being shown demonstrating simple and inexpen slve, as well as more complicated things young folks can make for their homes. The project books are also being distributed. DEYTON EMPLOYED Ray Deyton of Cheoah has been employed as transportation coat accountant clerk for the Graham County School system on a school year basis. rect assignments to any Army branch of service desired ere being made on a limited basis to young men who enlist now, k was an nounced today by Sgt Freeman, local Army and Air Force Recruit ing Sgt NOTICE We have a limited quantity of one inch Hemlock boards dressed that we can offer you for prompt acceptance at $20.00 per M' our yard. . This Juraber is suitable for sheeting, to Bern is Hardwood Lumber Co. Patterson Is New Water Supt Douglas Patterson, 41, formerly employed with Maxon Construc tion Co., Oak Ridge, Tenn., has been employed aswat? r superin tendent by the Town of Robbins ville. Patterson bad 12 years exper ience as a plumber before his as sociation with Maxon as a heavy duty mechanic. He and his family afe making their home in Robbinsville. He is a veteran of World War II. Patterson replaces former sup erintendent Arnold Buchanan. Mrs, Manchester Heads WSCS The Woman's Society of Christ ian Service of the Methodist Church, met in the home of Mrs. Oordell Russell', April 13 at 7:30, for its regular monthly meeting. Mrs. C. A. Bales presided. Mrs. Belle Martin led the de votional and Mrs. John T. Frazler presented the program; "who are the Guilty?", with Mrs. John Child ers and Mrs. F. S. Griffin taking part in the discussion. Mrs. Mary Taylor then finished a book re view on "That the World May Know". The nominating committee then presented a slate of officers for the coming year, which was unani mously elected by >th? Society and were as follows. president, Mrs. Ed Manchester; Vice-president, 'Mrs. La Verne Max well; and Secretary-Treas., Mrs. Grace Tatiham. Plans were made f?r a group to attend the district meeting to be held at Cherokee May 1. At the close of the meeting the hostess served delicious refresh ments during the social hour. j Those present included: Mrs. C. A. Bales, Mrs. John Childers.1 Mrs. W. F. Elzey, Mrs. John T. Fra zier, Mrs. F. S. Griffin, Mrs. Belle Martin, Mrs. Grace Tatham and Mrs. Mary Taylor. i Birchfield Preaches At New Hope Church The Rev. Gardner Birchfield will preach his regular appointment at New Hope Baptist Church Sunday,\ April 25 at 11 a. m. Sunday School is at 10 a. m. j Mr. Birchfield preaches at the church each second and fourth j Sunday. Everyone is invited to at tend the services. 1 44 File For Democrat And Republican Primaries May 29 Some 44 candidates had filed with the Graham County Board of elections before the filing books closed Saturday, Ap. 17. Voting on the candidates will take place in the Democratic and Republican primaries May 29 ju> determine nominees for the fall election. Democrats filed are: For coroner, Sam Sharpe, in cumbent. School board, from which three1 will be selected. Formerly the board was made up of five mem bers: Harry Owens, Tapoco, Pear lie Liovln, Stecoah, C. C. .Bateman, John Childers, all incumbent; also Oliver J. Stiles, Dr. Nettie Parret te and Wayne C. Marcus. Sheriff, J. B. Crisp, incumbent, Roy B. Kirk Land, Lee W. Crawford and Ira Rogers. Clerk of Court, Jack H. Tatham and Bright Postell. Register of Deeds, Edna Jones Scroggs, Incumbent, and Leonard Jordan. County commissioners, Tony T. Ayers, Tapoco. Frank J. Howell, and R. O. Sherrlll, incumbents; and George R. Long, D. B. Ghorm ley, W. N. George, D. V. Massey and Wayne H. Ayers. Representative to th^ 1953 N. C. Legislature, Gwynn Denton and La Verne George. Constable, Cheoah Township, Lee Davis and Luther Mlllsaps. Republicans filed m Sheriff, Earl W. Sbuler, Dehnaa Shuler. Representative, T. If. Jenkins. Register of Deeds, Arnold Jenk ins. Clerk of Court, Arthur Ford and W. M. Sherrill. County Commissioners, W. J. Carringer, Dennis Sawyer, Tommy Crisp, Floyd Waldroup, Carmel Crisp, Stecoah and Marvin R. Grant. County surveyor, W. T. Hill. Coroner, J. D. Evans Constable, Cheoah Township, Will Orr. Justice of the Peace, Stecoah Township, Dan Welch. Jenkins Announces Judges And Registrars For 2 Years Owens Named On School Committee Harry Owens, member of the Graham County School Board, was named a member of the executlve committee of the newly organized Western North Carolina School Board Association for a five county area. Persons from Graham attending1 the meeting of the group April 14 I in Bryson City were W. O. Wood | ard, principal at Stecoah; James , Stanley, Robbinsville principal; Harry Owens, J. D. Stratton, C. C. Bateman and John Childars, mem bers of the county school board; Ed Ingram, chairman of the Rob binsvllle committee, Harve Taylor, chairman of the Stecoah committee and K. S. Clem, county superinten dent. Sin Ring Be Sunday At Courthouse Next Sunday, Ap. 25, a singing will be held at the courthouse in Robbinsville at 2 p. m. All quartets and choirs are in vited to participate. Hardy Sharpe' is master of ceremonies. Tne singing is held Regularly, each second and fourth Sunday in ? the month. ? Registrar, aad judge! were nam I ed for the 12 Graham County vot '??? precincts last week when the new elections board organized. W. W. v Jenkins was re-elected chairman and C. P. Sawyer, secre March Roadword Told: For Graham County In Graham County highway maintenance forces strengthened th? surfaces of the following 12 foot-wide roads, and their lengths, with traffic-bound macadam, dur_ ing March: Massey Branch Road, 0.75 mile; Pinhook Road, one mile; and Beech Creek Boad, 0.7 mile. Hard slate Road was graded, drained and surfaced with traffic-bound maca ram for 1.5 miles. County-wide maintenance forces spot patched a total of 1.1 miles. Mrs. Blain Carver Heads New HD Club I The following officers have been | elected for th? newly organized | New Hope-Massey Branch Home | Demonstration Club; Mrs. Blain Carver, president; Mrs. Frank Ed wards, vice-president; Mrs. Ken neth Toomey, secretary; and Mrs. Leonard Davis, treasurer. The name for the club has not been selected. tary with Tillman Stewart also serving on the board. The registrars and Judges are, with their party initial fallowing? either Democrat or Republican: East Robbinsville, Laverae George, registrar and Grace M. Tatham, D and Talmadge SiherriU, R. In each list the regastrar is list ed first and the two Judges second) West Robbinsville, John Carver, Cecil Hooper, D and Jade Odom R. West Buffalo, Mrs. Vesta Martin, Oliver Martin, D and Ralph Adams R. East Buffalo. Wilson Griffith, Ray Phillips, D and Dee Odom, R. Rode Springs, Fannie Prince, Arthur Millsaps, D and Pearlie Orr, R. Yellow Creek, Dee MRlsape, Jane Sherrill, D and Roy Garri son, R. Ta poco, F. O. Colvard, D. G. Ledford, D and R. V. Williams, R. Welch Cove, Mrs. Harry Brown, Opal Brendle, D and Elaine Hold er, R. Cheoah, Mrs. Zora Whatley, Nathan Garland, D and A. P. Dey ton, R. Stecoah. Laughty Hyde, Paul Cable D and Hobart Holder, R. Tuskeegee, O. B. Lovin, Troy Jenkins, D and Tommie Gladden, R. Japan, Harve Taylor, Fowler Pilkington, D and O. F. Bradshaw, R. THE LONE RANGER By Fran Striker J TWO'S the INJUN WHO COT i FROM USJ THE PAL OF THE MASKED MAN/ * WS MET WM, SHSCtFF, AN' HE ?JcP HTD 1MCB US TO THE LONE RANCEg. \l * YUH MEAN TO * 60U> TVISF WMOfc] P06IN' Hi THE LONE BANKR. BUT LETBjjKJ/Ty Vftsr -J y-l I iU - JFadJ tmsa YOU LPT SHK?W? OM* UXJWH' roo CROOKS BB,THSj WHO STOCK SOME I ; * ^2 BRITISH OCX? T whkt orrrp? 4?S THE ShBWF FOUND SOU Of THE COLO M AMMKEOMMfe I "THOUGHT U^WTH WtWTHW.Wr msmm\ HB?M } tgavJ 8 a 4 ??r I YOU TWO : TwWwrr** ?ou* -AlWs] reuNSjJ ww TP mm-WH*m w i
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