Land Of
The Lakes
THURSDAY, APRIL, 19,1954
NEWS OF GRAHAM COUNTY
Joyce Kilmet
Forest
PAGE NINK
JBoy Scout Investiture
Service Set Monday
On Monday evening, May 3 at
7:30 p. m. Troop 4 Robbinsville
Boy SoouU will bold their Char
ter Preeentatlon and Investiture
Service.
The following Scduts will be in
vested; Terry Clem, Vendon Cor
bln, Verlin Corbin, Gary Patter
son, Nell Patterson, Jimmy Phil
lips, Gary Rodgers, Roger Sfauler,
Billy Smith, Conward Snider, end
Jerry Stone. 1
Others appearing on the pro
gram will be Leonard Lloyd who
will present th? Charter to Dr.
Nettle C. Parette, president of Rob
binsvllle PTA, Sponsoring organ
ization of the Boy Scouts; Dr.
Richard G. Parrette, Chairman of
She Troop Committee, composed of
Clarence Bales, Ed Ingram, Ken
neth Clem, Floyd Millsaps, Chester
Crisp, Will Sherrill. Arvll Webster
James Stanley, Gwyn Carver, Cow
an C. Bateman.
Scoutmaster Huell Patterson will
conduct the Investiture Service.
The following Girl Scouts will
act as ushers; Linda Ghormley,
Patsy Hill, Barbara Stanley, and
Patsy Campbell.
GRAHAM
PERSONALS
Joe B. Lovin, Graham County's
oldest citizen, entered Tennessee
Baptist Hospital, Knoxvllle, Tenn.
Tuesday for a minor operation. Mr.
Lovin has been in poor health for a
number of years. He was accomp
anied to Knoxvllle by Ms daughter,
Miss Clemmie Lovin. They return
ed home Friday.
E. D. Ingram and Rev. John T
Frazier made a business trip to
Asheville Tuesday.
Miss Dorothy Carpenter has ac
cepted employment as book keeper
with Snowbird Supply Company.
Miss Peggy Griffin wbo is a stu
dent at the University of Tennes
see, very the Easter holidays with
her parents, Jyfcr. and Mrs. F. S.
Griffin
Mrs. K. S .Clem is recovering
from a virus infection after being
confined for several days in her
home.
Miss Charlene Jones who is em
ployed by TV A In Alabama and
Miss Martha Ann Jones who is a
student at Piedmont College, Dem
orest, Ga. spent the Easter holi
days with mother and sister,
Mrs. Lois Jones and Rosemary.
?Vs. Viola Slaughter, Swananoa,
-ad her sister, Mrs. Vanis
Scroggs over the week end.
Mrs. Ro*e Slier and John SOer vis
ited Mrs. John Slier wbo is a pa
tient h> Blount Memorial Hospital,
Maryville. Tenn. over the week
end. Mrs. Slier is reported to be
R. B. Morphew and Add Thacker
nude * busines, trip to Asheville
Tnseday.
Mack Jenkins is a patient in
Rodda-Ven Gorder CUnlc this
Mr. end Mrs. J. F. Hyde bed as
Mis for the Easter holidays
Mrs. Wallace N. Hyde end
Wallace from Salisbury; My.
Mrs. Glean t .
Charles, Lyla and Randall ell ofl
Maryville, Tsan. end Mr. and Mis.
William L. Drake of
resin.
Mis. I. D. Wells, Houston,'
urtved Friday to spend
leys with her pereots, Mr. and
Ids. J. H. Tstfaam and other rela
tes around Robbinsville. She was
accompanied by Miss Faridie
Uaugfater, wbo has bean spending
h ewlntgr la Texas and Mr. and
Mrs. R. H Slaughter 1, still con
Ined to ha bed. <
lis. Richard Riddle, wba will sUltl
slatlies In Asheville.
Mrs V J. B. Cory Is recovering J
Larry Wilson, son of Mr
Irs. L W. Wilson, underwi
at the Rodda-Vaal
LaVerne George
Candidate for Rep.
LaVerne George. 28. of Rotalns
ville is a candidate for the post
representative from Graham Coun
ty to the N. C. Legislative Assem
bly in 1955. He will run in the
Democratic Primary May 29.
George, who has served a term
as town alderman, is a native of
Graham County, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Grady George. l)e is married
to the former Ruby Nell Hyde of
Robblnsville and they have one
son.
George ig a graduate of Robblns
ville High School and is a veteran
of 32 months service.
Tree Cutting
Demonstration
Graham County farmers and
landowners were shown last week
that a stand of growing timber has
all the advantages of a cash in
vestment plus a higher rate of in
terest.
Howard D. Bennett, forester of
the Appalachian Hardwood Man
ufacturers In., gave a demonstra
tion on selective harvesting of
timber.
The demonstration was held on
the farm of Frank Colvard, spon
sored by the Bemis Hardwood Lum
ber Co., which provided luncheon
for the 25 farmers, foresters, in
dustry representatives and others.
Bennett pointed out that the trees
left should yield an Income of
about $40 an acre in 20 years,
while If all of them were cut now
and the income invested at four
per cent, the total would be lower
at the end of that time.
Dairy Cattle
Be Spot Checked
Dr. L. M. Becton, federal veter
inarian will be In Graham County
during the latter part of April and
the first of May for the county spot
check on Bang's Testing and TB
testing of dairy cattle.
He will check some 30 per cent of
the dairy cows In the county.
Persons have been notified whin
Dr. Becton will visit their farms,
and have ben asked to leave their
cattle in the barn on that date.
The service is fre? of cost.
Ann Costner Heads
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4-H County Council
The Graham Four-H County t
Council held Ms tint meeting of
the year Saturday, Ap. 10, a^ the
courthouse .with lome 28 mem ben
attending. I
Bob Holland, assistant farm ag
ent, diacuaeed the purpoeee of the
council and later the following of
ficers werc elected: Ann Coetner,
president; Bobby Howell, vice
prealdent; Freida Rattler, secre
tary and treasurer; and Larry Orr
and Linda Gbormley, membership
chairman.
Follow}-1 the meet games were
Saturday of each month at 10 a. m.
The group will meet the first
played and refreshments were ser
MOOSKS HAVE SOU
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moose m
nounce the birth of a son on Tburs
day, Ap. 22. They have 10 other
children.
and Mrs. Roy Phillips.
Mrs. Sam Sharpe's sister, Mrs.'
Clifford Smith, of KnoxviUe, spent
the week with her and Mr*.
Sharpe's mother returned to Knox
viUg with her. j
Mrs, Ross Wigging underwent a
serious operation at Rodda Van
Carder Baeptafi recently. She is
still a patient et the hoepitel.
| Mr. aad Mrs. C. A. Balss spent
I Raster weak end in Qreeotelle, S.
C., visiting relatives.
Mrs. Norma Hooper and Mrs
were in
M. Hooper bad an
th? boepltaL
*. M has rstsrnad
4-ffers Get
Chicks To Raise
Ten Graham County Four-H
memben received their chicks to
ralee on the 4-H Chick Chain last
Thursday.
The young people receiving the
chicks were E. J. Sholer, Billy J.
Carpenter, Roger Wehater, Verlon
Cork In, Junior Collin!, Johnny
Beasley, Roy Davis, Maxine Shope,
Carmel Payne, Johnny Colvard.
NOTICE
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
NORTH CAROLINA
GRAHAM COUNT*
ROSELLE GODFREY
Ti '
HERMAN GODFREY
The defendant, Herman Godfrey,
-will take notice that an action en
titled as above baa been commenc
ed In the Superior court of Graham
County. North Caroline tor the
purpose of a divorce on the
grounds of two years separation
and the aeld defendant will fur
ther take notice that he le required
to appear at tha addee of the CUrii
of Superior Court of Graham Com
ty. at the eourthonae in Robbins
vWa. North Carolina, 10 days aftai
the Mb day of April, 1084. and ana
?he plaintiff anwer or demur f-E
to the complaint ol
him that l
be fail# so to da tha phdntHf nil
* there
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JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS, and their sponsor*, posed prettily at the Junior-Senior banquet last
week in the Robbinsrille School Lunch-room. Seate d In front, left and right, are Margaret Ann Farley
and Janice Dale Owens. Standing, left to right, are E velyn Roger, and sponsom, Chester Crisp and Mrs.
Doris Roberts. (Photo by Crisp of Bryson City)
Robbinsville Junior-Senior Has
Easter Theme For Banquet Ap.16j
The Junior-Senior Banquet was1
held Ap. 16 at 7:30 in the Robblns
vllle School lunchroom. Mrs. Doris
Roberts and Chester Crisp, junior
class sponsors, led with plans for
the evening.
The theltte Was Easter and tab
les were decorated with rabbits
and eggs, while around the walls
spring flowers were used. Place
cards were daffodils.
The following program was giv
en: returning thanks, Huey Garden
welcome, Evelyn Rogers: response,
Anna Sue Deyton; "Easter Pa
rade", Margaret Ann Farley; class
prophecy, Janice Dale Owens; last
will and testament, Maurice Mc
Clung. ~ ~
The Easter Parade, led off by
junior and senior girls modeling
their gowns, also included boys,
teachers, the school board, school
committee, principal and super
intndent.
K. S. Clem, superintendent, gave
a short talk on Success and Fail
ure, and James Stanley, principal,
spoke on ambition.
ANGUS SALE
The Ashevill^ Angus sale will
be held at Enka May 18.
Community Improvement
Announced By Group
Plans for community organiza
tion and development were formu
lated by the Community Improve
ment and development committee
of Graiham County's Long Range
Agricultural program in a meeting
Ap. 9 in the office of the County
Agent
The following outline for commun
ity organization was adopted:
1. Organization. .
a. Let individuals within each
community who are leaders organ
ize their respective communities.
b. Farm and civic organizations
should also promote community
development
c. Churches and leaders in
churches should also promote and
encourage development and Im
provement.
d. Home demonstration clubs
should also help in getting differ
ent communities organized.
2. Development after organi
zation. ;
b. Let each community decide
is own policies.
Angus Breeders
.Meet Here .
Graham County Aberdeen An
gus breeder, met last week at the
county agent's office to hear Van
Holsapple, a representative of the
national Angus Breeders Associa
tion.
Person, present were Forest
Denton, E. D. Ingram and soa. J.
S. Howell, F. 8. Hooper ud son,
D. Hyde, Troy Proctor, Clyde Gar
land, Harold Orr, R. L. Holland, as
sistant county agent and W. H.
Flake, county agent
Mrs. Brown Has
Woman's Gub Meet
Hie Graham County Woman's
Club met last week at the home of
Mrs. Mack Brown, with Mrs. Ray
Parsons and Miss Ellen Oarver as
sisting her as hostesses.
A special program on tnteraat
ttonal relations was given by Mrs.
Beaufort Lance and M1m Anna
Massey.
During the business session the
group voted to sponsor a food asie
held Ap. 24. They also voted to as
sist other club, of the town on the
summer recreation program.
Some 15 members were present.
Flower Arrangements
Demonstration is Set
1 Miss Pauline Gordon, State Col
lage housing specialist, tgB SdM I
b. Let each community decdie
and choose their individual and
group projects.
c. Any help on community
work that can be rendered by any
one should be solicited by the in
dividual communities.
3. Projects.
aj Let each community choose
their own projects, which might
include any of the following.
1. Churches and grounds
2. Schools
3. Recreation and recreation
1 areas.
4. Telephones and community
j signs.
5. Any projects which the com
J muni'y ought select.
4. Limitations and competition.
sa. Communities follow natural
boundaries
b. Competition between differ
ent communities should be encour
aged
c. Tours will be planned and
[? conducted if any group desires to
participate In one.
GARDEN TIM!
BT ROBERT SCHMIDT
Anyone who tries to grow toma
toes In the South is conceived with
the problem of wilt. There are two
kindg of wilt which commonly af
fect tomatoes?fusarium and bac
terial wilt?caused by two differ
ent organisms which are quite com
mon In garden toils of this state.
Both carried over in the soil from
year to year.
Fusarium wilt can be effectively
combatted by the use of wilt re
sistant varieties such as Homestead
Southland, and Jefferson. Mar
globe and Rutgerg are still very
popular varieties but seem to have
very little resistance to the present
strains of fusarium wilt There ere
i at present no varieties available
! which are resistant to bacterial
variety recommended to you as
wilt. That Is why when you plant a
wilt resistant, the plants may all
die of wilt Bacterial wilt is com
monly known as Granville wilt
where tobacco Is grown.
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The emphads Is still being put
on ice-box size watermelons. The
New Hampsure Midget variety
grows to the size of a cantaloupe
has become quite popular to the
home garden. Hills may be spaced
as closed ? five or six feet apart
A fault of this variety ls that It be
comes over-ripe very quickly. An
other good email melon is the
Rhode Island Red variety which
will weigh about 10 to 12
on the average. It I
fleto and black seeds. The beat of
all, tai say opinion, is toe Jap
leedleas melon. It *40 av
ium ? to 13 pound* to
and Is of owwnsnt quality.
Local Youths Attend
Asheville Convention
J. W. Eller Dies
After Long Dlness
J. W| EUei, 76, a lumberman,
died April 20 at the home of a
daughter, Mrs. R. B. Millsaps in
Robbinsville, after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at
10 a. m. at Robbinsville Baptist
Church, with the Rev. Otis Orr
and bhe Rev. Henry Cochran of
ficiating. Burial was in Old Mother
Church Cemetery.
Surviving ar? the widow, Mrs.
Lillie Eller; three daughters, Mrs.
Millsaps. Mrs. G. A. Harris of
Cherryville and Mrs. Jeanne Cable
of Snyder, Okla.
Also two sons, J. G. Eller of
Cullowhee and Hugh Eller of Rob
binsville; six grandchildren; two
brothers, William of Hazelwood
and Van of Hayesville; three sis
ters, Mrs. Henry Moore of Lincoln
ton; Mrs. Ivalec Rogers apd Mrs.
Willard Slaughter of Robbinsville.
He was a charter member of the ,
Atoah Baptist Church near Rob-'
binsvillo.
Townon Funeral Home was In
charge.
Cape Gets School
Coal Bid
C. W. Blanchard, Director, Div
ision of Purchasing and Contract,
State Department of Public In
? I
struction, has announced that C. J
W. Cape is the successful bidder
for hauling and storing coal for
Graham County Schools for the
1954-55 school year?
Grover Davis Is
Solicitor Candidate
GROVER C. DAVIS
Grover C. Davis of Waynesville
has atnounctd his candidacy for
solicitor of the 12tb District.
Davs served for eight years
solicitor, for four yean as Hay
wood County attorney and as Hay
wood County Chairman of the
board of elections for six yean.
He was the county representative
in the 1949 legislative assembly.
He h a member of the Methodist
Church in Wayneaville and is
past teacher of the Men's Bible
Class.
*ive?almost 5 cents per seed this
year?but the results are worth It'
BY ANN COSTNER
A group of Robbinsville Beta
members, consisting of Evelyn Rog
ers, Marselle Stewart, Christine
James, Ann Costner, Leota Dinton,
Lavinla Lovin and Chester Crisp,
sponsor, attended the State Beta
Club Convention in Asiieville, Ap.
17, at the George Vanderbilt HoteL
After morning registration, the
group attended the second general
session of the convention with ap
proximately 1,830 Beta assembled.
Presiding was Bob McDade, state
vice-president. Following the in
vocation, greetings and national
office reports, a forum discussion
was given on "How the Beta Club
can Serve the School".
The third general session bgan
after lunch with Juanita Wood,
wood state secretary, presiding.
This session was mostly the elec
tion of new state officers.
The real fun and entertainment,
and later a dance was held In the
a banquet, was given in the hotel
City Auditorium, both of which
were thoroughly enjoyed. '
Associational.
WMU Meet Today
The Tennessee River Baptist As
sociational WMU meeting will be
today <Ap. 29) at the Cold Springs
Baptist Church, Bryson City.
Speakers will be Miss Janet Wil
son, state Young People's Secre
tary and Miss Anna Frances Todd, ?
missionary to Colubia, South Amer
ica.
Miss Lois Ward of Almond, as
sociational superintendent, will
preside.
Sessions will be held at 3:30 p.
m. and In the evening. Supper will
be served by ladies of the host
church.
Lovin-Corso
Marriage Held
Gerald Lovin of Stecoah. and
Rose Marie Corso of St. Louis,
Mo. were married on Monday,
April 19 at the Robbfatsville Court
house. C. P. Sawyer, Justice of the
Peace performed the ceremony.
Mr. Lovin is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Pearlie Lovin of Stecoah.
He graduated from Western Caro
lina Teachers College, and taught
one year In the Robbinsville High
School. He is at present employed
in St. Louis, Mc.
Mrs. Lovin is the daughter of -
Mr. and Mrs. Coscenga of St^ouls
Mo. '
They plan to make their home ?
in St Louis " present
AYERS IS PROMOTED
Edward D. Ayers, son of Clyde
M. Ayers, of Ttpoco, has been pro
moted to Airman Second CI as.
Ayers graduated in the class of
May, 1991, from Robbinsville High
School, and enlisted in the Air
Force in October, 1951. He com
pleted basic training at Lackland
Air Base, Texas, and entered the
Air Force Remote Turret Control
School at Lowdy Air Force Base..
Colo. Upon completion of the
course, he entered, the Advance B
26 Gunnery School at Longley Air
Force Base.
Ayers flew 35 combat missions
fat the B-26 aircraft In Korea and
was awarded the Air Medal.
NOTICE
We have a limited quantity of one indv
Hemlock boards dressed that we can offer
you for prompt acceptance aft $20.00 per M?
our yard.
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is suitable fc
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