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?12. NEWS OF GRAHAM COUNTY
THURSDAY. MAY IS. ISM
Forest
PACK N1NI
Miss Sherrill Weds
James R. Crisp
Miss Mavis Sherrill, daughter ol
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Sherrill
of Robbinsville, became the bride
of James R- Crisp, son of Mr. and
Mrs. S. F. Crisp of Tuskeegee on
Tuesday. Ap. 27 in Wahalla, S. C.
The couple are making their
home in Fontana Dam where Mrs.
Crisp is employed with Govern
ment Services, Inc. and Mr. Crisp
with TVA.
The bride is a graduate o: Rob
binsville High School and the
bridegroom is a graduate of Ste
coah High School and attended
Blanton's Business College.
MRS. JAMES R. CRISP
4- H Council Helps
With Camp Travel
The Graham County Four-H'
Council voted to assist the senior
Four-H members with their camp
transportation fund project at Sat
urday's meeting which was held in
Farm and Home Agent's office.
Twenty-seven Four-H members
attended. The Assistant Farm
Agent Robert Holland announced
plans for a garden contest.
The following committees were
appointed: Reception Committee, I
Terry Clem and Nell Orr; Report
er, Rosemary Jones.
The council approved a recom
mendation by the Asst. Farm
Agent for placing 4-H road signs
at each of the three road entran
ces to the county. Riohard Adams,
Nelson Rattler and Norman Hyde
were asked to work with Mr. Hol
land on this project.
Following the business session,
games were played and refresh
ments were served.
Johnny Colvard presided in the
absence .at A Jig Costner, council
chairman.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Eston Hooper of
Denver, Colo., visited Mrs. T. V.
Carver Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Phillips of
New Castle, Pa., and Mr. Phillips
mother, visited Mrs. T. V. Carver
Monday. I
T. M. Rushton recently returned
home after spending some time
with his brother, W. E. Rushton in
Swainboro, Ga. He had been in
Georgia since March 14. He report
ed his brother's health improved.
Winter Cover
Was 800 Acres
| The Summary of Accomplish
ments. prepared each year by the
i that Graham County farmers re
I that Garham County farmers re
ceived through the Agricultural |
Conservation Program in 1953 and j
seeded 9.883 pounds of crimson
| clover to' approximately 395 acres
at a cost to ACP of $1581.28.
The same summary shows that
the farmers of thb county receiv
ed and seeded 13,013 pounds of
Hairy Vetch to approximately 372
acres at a cost to ACP of $1821.82
621 pounds of Austrian winter peas
were seeded to approximately 12
acres at a cost to ACP of $31.05.
1778 pounds of annual rye-grass
were seeded to approximately 59
acres a^ a cost to ACt^of $124.46.
The total ACP funds spent on win
ter cover crop seeds In 1953 a
mounted to $3,558.61 with the far
mers contributing a similar a
mount.
A total of 325 farmers, in this
county seeded a winter cover crop
in 1953 to approximately 800 acres.
This means that at least 325 farm
ers know the value of a good winter
cover crop. A cover crop protects
the soil from erosion and leaching,
takes nitrogen from the air and
stores it in the soil for use by crops
which follow. . VjJ
42 Seniors To Get Diplomas
From R'ville High May 20
Dr. W. Carson Ryan, Kenan Pro-'
fessor of education of the Univer
sity of North Carolina, will be the
speaker at the annual Robbinsville
High School commencement exer
cises May 20 at 8 p. m. when 42
seniors will receive their diplomas.
The baccalaureate service will
be Sunday, May 16 at 8 p. m. at
the Robbinsville Baptist Church.
The Rev. W. Jackson Huneycutt.
superintendent of the Waynesville
District of the Methodist Churoh,
of Lake Junaluska. will speak.
At the baccalaureate service the
senior class will join with the jun
ior chorus in singing Gounod's
"Send Out Thy Light" and the
junior chorus will sing "O Lord
Most Holy" by Franz Abt, accom
' panied by Billie Ann Phillips at
the piano.
| The school band will , play for
commencement exercises. Eloise
Phillips will give greetings at the
commencement program and the in
vocation will be by F. E. Millsaps.
Anna Sue Deyton will give the wel
come, and Patsy McClung the val
edictory.
The senior girls to graduate are:
Mary AnnS Anderson, Ollie Mae
Baker, Lillie Mae Birchfield. Jes
sie Mae Birchfield, Ruth Birchfield
Willa Mae Birchfield, Ruth Brad
ley. Christine Bridges and Joan
Crisp.
Also Anna Sue Deyton, Claudene
George. Etta Mae Hampton, Emo
gene Jordan Perkins, Patsy Mc
Clung. Jo Nell Orr, Maudie Sue
Orr, Eloise Phillips, Jo Deane Phil
lips. Avis Ann Phillips, Bonnell
I Stewart, Nellie Mae Stewart, June
Turpin, Artfe Waldroup and Ruby
Nell Williams.
Boys to graduate are Richard
Birchfield, John Brooks, Billy
Buchanan, Vernon Burke, Jimmy
, Calhoun, Junior Carpenter, Ray
Carpenter, Maurice Edwards, Ed
ward Ingram. Frank James, Lin
coln Long, Maurice McClung, Gar
Soderquist Catches
Record Brown Trout
Bill Soderquist of Robbinsville
on Ap. 28 caught a four pound. I
seven ounce brown trout?a season
record at the time.
The trout, measuring 23V4 inches
was pulled out of Santeetlah Creek
above the Patton Place in about
15 inches of water at 8 a. m.
The fisherman was using a
spring lizard.
Mrs. Wilson
Installs Officers
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Mrs. Charles Campbell was in
stalled as president of the Robbins
ville Junior Woman's Club last
week at an installation program at i
Snowbird Lodge.
Other officers installed were
Mrs. Bill Flake, vice-president;
Mrs. Leonard Lloyd, secretary;
Mrs. Gerald Postell. treasurer.
An Indian theme was used in
decorations and Dr. Nettie Parrettg
toasUnistress wore an Indian head
dress. The program-menu was a
tepee and the menu was written in 1
Cherokee.
Mrs. L. W. Wilson installing of-1
ficer. Some 35 persons, including,
members and guests and their hus-1
bands, were present for supper and
the installation. )
BAND AT FONTANA
The Robbinsville School Band
yesterday presented at concert in
the recreation center at Fontana
Village.
i land McGuire, Max McMonigle
i Maurice Millsaps, Edwin Taylor
and Billy Walters.
Blackberry Winter
Gets Graham Crops
Last week's freeze went hard on
uncovered Graham Crops and a
total loss was reported by most
early planters.
The "Blackberry Winter" cold
snap caused most local farmers the
loss of all crops in the ground as j
well as most fruit. However, some
farmers who had covered their
plants did not suffer the s?
loss.
The mercury dropped to 32 in
Milltown but the outlying moun
tain and woods areas reported a
low of 30 degrees. I
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It was recalled that Blarkberry
Winter is an annual late cold spell i
to which Graham residents have'
become accustomed. However, year !
before last, the crops slipped by (
without getting frost bit.
HOLDER IN KOREA
Army Pvt. Byrce Holder, whose
wife. Lorene, lives in East Gastonia j
N. C. is serving in Korea with the
196th Field Artillery Battalion.
The unit, which arrived on the ,
peninsula in 1951 to support X
Corps, recently celebrated its 67th
anniversary. It also saw action in
the Spanish-American and Mexi
can Border wars and World Wars
I and II.
Private Holder, a mechanic in
Headquarters. Battery, entered the'
Army in February 1953 and arrived
overseas last December. His par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl P. Tatham.!
live in Robbinsville, N. C.
Commercial slaughter of cattle,
calves, sheep, lambs and hogs in,
North Carolina during FAniary
totaled 21,031,000 pounds live-!
weigh ht.te eihhgst B Bne ndw rh
weight, the highest on record for
24 Jurors Named
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For June Court Here
$2999 Spent In
Graham By Govt
For Fertilizer
From the summary of accomp
lishments of the 1953 Agricultural
Conservation Program in Graham
County the local ASC Office today
released data on fertilizer mater
ials.
The summary shows that 2144
cwt. of 20rr phosphate equivalent
were applied to approximately 429
acres of eligible grasses and le
gumes; 837 cwt. of 50% equivalent
muriate of potash were also used.
The Agricultural Conservation
Program contributed $2909 of the
total cost of this material with the
farmer contributing a similar a
mount. Until fairly recent years,
which date coincides with the be
ginning of the ACP, farmers
thought the use of costly phos
phorus and potassium materials on
pasture was a waste of money and
?time.
With the introduction of thej
use of those two plant food ele-|
merits on pastures and legumes as!
an approved ACP practice,farmers ]
readily adopted the use of the two
materials to pastures, hay crops,
and cover crops.
Mothers Recognized
At Baptist Church
Oldest and youngest mothers
were recognized S u n d a y |
in a special Mother's Day Service j
at the Robbinsville First Baptist
Church.
The Rev. Joe L. Orr, pastor
spoke on the topic, "Mother's Win
dow".
Meanwhile at the church a spec
ial series of studies In the Psalms
is being taught at the midweek
Prayer. Service by Leonard W.
Lloyd.
The following 24 man jury list
was released this week for the Gra
ham County June Term of Civil
Court.
Court will open Monday. June 7
under Judge H. Hoyle Sink.
The jury list includes: \H. V.
Shope. Robblnsville; Wade Jenk
ins, Robbinsville. Tapoco Rt.; D. G.
Ledford, Tapoco; Elbert C. Wilkey,
Robbinsville Rt.l; Jim Garland.
Cheoah; L. H. Arwood, Robbins
ville; Clyde Lovin, Robbinsville;
John D. Waldroup, Robbinsville.
Rt. 1; J. H. Crisp. Robbinsville. Ta
poco Rt.; Howard Taylor, Almond;
J. C. Pangle, Robbinsville; and
Noah H. Haney, Robbinsville.
Also, John H. Orr Robbmsvi'le;
C. A. Crisp, Robbinsville; E. P.
Sawyer, Tuskefee: George Turpin
: Robbinsville. Tapoco Rt.; H. T.
| Crisp, Stecoah; J. B. McCall, Jr.,
Robbinsville; W. B. Seymour, Ta
poco; Marion E. Ennis, Robbins
ville: A. V. Elliott, Cheoah; Gwynn
p. Carver, Robbinsville. Rt. 1; Matt
Bailey, Tuskeegee; C. P. Hanrahan.
i Jr., Robbinsville.
; Registration Books
Open For Graham
i Light registration was reported
1 May 1 when Graham County books
were open for registration.
The books were open again last
Saturday, and will be open for the
last time before the primaries next
Saturday, May 15.
BE CAREFUL
WITH 2, 4-D
The chemical weed killer 2, 4-D
has proved a boon to' millions of
weary farmers. But it also has re
sulted in great damage when used
without caution.
Farmers planting corn and cot
ton in adjacent fields should be
especially careful with the chem
ical. It will keep the weeds out of
corn, but it will also cripple your
cotton yield.
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