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Joyce Kilmer Forest THURSDAY, JUNE 1#, UM NEWS OF GRAHAM COUNTY The Lakes PAGE THREE Colvard Lands Made Certified Tree Farm RALEIGH (Special) -Franki Colvard of Robbln?vMe ha* be come the first certified member of the Tree Perm Fdmily sponsor ad by the BemU Hardwood Lum ber Co , alao of RohbinevUls Mr. Colvard * 30 acre* of wood lands were formally approved as North Carolina Tree Farm No. *2 at a meeting of the Tree Farm Committee In Raleigh Tuesday. The program is sponsored by the North Carolina Forest Industries Committee. This land has been In the Col vard family for several genera tion* and 1s managed by the pres ent owner to produce the maxi mum Income from forest prod ucts. Recent harvest* from the woodlot Included 10 cords of pulp wood, 80,000 board feet of sawtim ber. and locust* posts needed for fences on the farm. Among the forestry practices which Mr. Colvard has carried out to qualify as a Tree Farmer are an Improvement cut which he moved over-mature and poor quality trees to Improve general species and quality, fencing stock out of his woodlot and cooperating with his neighbors In fire protec tion. As a member of the Bemis Tree Farm Family, he received fores try advice and assistance from the company's forester. The comp any also provides a market for his sawtimber and helps arrange mar j kets for his other forest products. ( 1 In return, Mr. Colvard has en tered into a "gentleman's agree ment" with the company to give It, first refusal of his sawtimber at market prices. The Bemis Hardwood Lumber] Co. launched its Tree Farm Fam ily program last November with the dedication of its own wood lands to Tree Farms. Since that time, it has been working with a number of landowners but Mr. j Colvard is the first to meet re-1 quirements for an official Tree i Farm. | Woodland owners in Graham and adjoining counties Interested In joining the Bemis Tree Farm Family are invited tq contact com pany officials in Robbinsville. | SINGING SET SlTNDAY The regular Sunday Afternoon Singing will be held Sunday, June 13, at the Graham County Court-] house. A number of visiting quar- j tets and other singers will be pres sent. The public is invited to at tend-especially all singers. GRAHAM PERSONALS Jane and Patsy McClung are working at Fontant Dam this sum mer. Jane Is a student at Wo man's College, Greensboro and Patsy, a graduate of Robbinsville High School this year, will enter WC in the tall. W. H. Hake and Miss Nellie Jo Carter, accompanied by a group from Graham County, are attend ing the annual stats Farm and Home Week In Raleigh. Mr. and Mrs. John Chllders and daughter, Camille, have returned J from a vacation at Daytona' Beach, Fla., and other points of Interest In Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Hanrahan were called to West Virginia due to the Illness of Mr. Hanrahan's father. Dr. J. E. Parks and daughters. Martha and Peenie, and son, John will attend the graduation exer cises of another son, Jim Parks, from the University of Tennessee School of Medicine June 14. Jim will return home with his family for a visit of some days before go '-"g to Philadelphia, Pa., where he will begin his internship. While In western Tennessee, the Parks will visit Dr. Park's father, Dr. J. E. Parks, Sr., 84, at Som erville, Tenn. Mrs. Willie Colvin is in Chapel Hill to attend summer school at the University of North Carolina, j She Is working toward a degree in education. Martha Ann Jones is home from Piedmont College for the summer. She plans to spend the summer working at Fontana Dam. Mrs. Mary Taylor nas entered summer school at Duke Univer sity. Mrs. K. S. Clem is attending summer school at Western Car olina College. Cullowhee. Mrs. Clem, accompanied by son, Terry, and daughter, Mimsie, plans to spend the summer in Cullowhee. Mrs. Bright Postell is also att ending summer school at WCC. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Griffin went to Knoxville, Tenn., early this week to attend the graduation ex ercises of their daughter, Peggy, from the University of Tennessee. They were accompanied by their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Griffin, Jr., of Winns boro, S. C., who will return with them for the rest of the week here. dm# I ? $1,851.06 Smmdhtd n*i EVANS AUTO > it. c Crisp Calls Run-Off; Second Primary Set For June 26 Incumbent Sheriff J. B. Criap this week called a run-off prim ary against high man in the May 29 Democratic Primary, Roy B. | Kirkland (or the Democratic nom 1 ination (or sheriff ot Graham Co i unty. I The second run-off will be held ' June M. I In the first primary Kirkland won over Crisp by a 90 vote mar , gin drawing a total o( (92 votes ' against Crisp's 602 Other candi I dates in the May 29 voting were | Ira R. Rogers with 138 votes and Lee W. Crawford with Si votes. WSCS Officer# Are Installed Tuesday The Installation of WSCS offic ers of the Robbinsville Methodist Church were held Tuesday at the church. Miss Laura Jones of Franklin was in charge of the candlelight service at which Mrs. C. A. Bales was installed president; Mrs. La verne George, vice-president; Mrs. Grace Tatham, secretary treasurer; and Mrs. Bright Pos tell, secretary of promotion. A number of other secretaries also took the oath of office. Four-H Council Discusses Trip | Tiiu 4-H County Council met I June 5 with 21 members present. | Vice President Bobby Howell presided. The dress review for i June 16 was discussed. | Methods were discussed to fin : ance the trip to Manteo. The group also discussed the district elimination contest which is to be held in Ashevllle on June 29. Following; the business session frames and refreshments were ej* ? joyed by the members. After games and refreshments the meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be held the first Saturday in July in the Farm , and Home Agents office. Burchfield Completes. Camp Gordon Course. Dayton W. Burchfield of Rob blnsville, will graduate this week from the Radio Teletywriter Re pair Course, one of the many courses offered at the Southeas tern Signal School, Camp Gordon. Ga. He Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Burchfield of Robbinsville. Johnny Colvard U , Honored 5th Birthday John L. Colvard celebrated his fifth birthday at his home Friday, May 28. when a number of friends and relatives were on hand to help him enjoy the occasion. Refreshments were served by the hostesses Mrs. Lolah Colvard, Mrs. Bill Grlndstaff and Mrs. Ed ith Hardin, to the following guests: Randal Tatham, Kathy Ta j tham, Sandra Crisp, Lamarr Crisp, Waynelie Hardin, Jerry Hardin, Richard Sawyer, David Sawyer, Johnny Patterson, Bren da Slaughter, Joyce Slaughter, Tommie Ward, Joy Ward, Will iam Snider, Loonie Snider, Bev erly Postell, Sandy Rogers, Frank Rogers, Jr.. Charlotte Wells. Lor etta Wells, Mary Clem, Glenda Wilson, Phyllis Wilson, Larry Wil son, Nancy Rice, Wilson and Mrs. Emma Wilson By July 1, 1964 the United States carryover of wheat is expected to be more than triple what it was in July 1963. American consumers last year ate 223 pounds more meat, dairy products, eggs, fith, fruits and vegetables per person than they did in 1909; at the i&me time they ate 222 pounds less of grain pro ducts. potatoes and sweet potatoes per person. THANK YOU 1 To My Supporter# In Graham County: i I shall always hr grateful, proud sad humble for the ful vote my fellow North Carolinians gave me In the Democratio Senatorial Primary. I would like to express my thanks to everyone in Graham County for their wonderful support. ALTON LENNON THE LCNE RANGER By Fran striker I'LL &AG HONEST JOHN, THEN VOO STAY MERE AND - - MULE I WEAK HIS HOOK AND MEET -TWE OTWEI? CROCKS' I V twepe's honest JOHN'S HOUSE WE'RE RIGHT ON TIME. WHAT'S OLgNEXT MOVE? NUMBER OMi bM 3 H TUCR? ) HE'D MEET US HERE. ft V come Right in, bos/ <av%*s WUERB'S THE LONE RANGE P"? J (^WHERElS honest JOHN? 7 itL EXPLAIN WHEN " jter 'YOU'RE ALL IN9PE. ( LINE UP AGAINST THE WW.L. ' 7^ THE LONE RANGER HA.SNT A CHANCE AGAINST ALL THOSE TTT^22&V ill. 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