. JOYCE KILMER
FOREST
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THURSDAY, MOV. 11, ISM
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NEWS OF GRAHAM COUN1 Y
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9 Graham County 4-H
Project Winners Told
Graham County winner, in the*
Four-H projects have been .elect
ed and record books sent to Ral
eigh to compete for state and dis
trict awards.
One of the requirement, tor a
county winner is that , r*cor4
book be turned In to the Farm
and Home Agent's Office on the
project.
Field crops which include Corn
and Tobacco will not be judged
until November after the crop,
have been harvested and winners
will be announced then.
The winners are as follows:
Beautlflcatlon of Home Grounds
tot. place, Cam lie Childers; 2nd'
place. Jerry Stone.
CamUn*: lst Place. Nancy Bridg
es In the Senior Division,
1st place In the Junior Divl
sion is Janet Crisp.
Citizenship: 1st place, Curtis
Griggs, 2nd place. Vivian Rolen.
Dairy Poods and Demhonstra
' Individual .Ann Wiggins.
Team: Jo Ford and Joan Wilkey
Dress Revue: lst place. Frieda
Rattler, 2nd place, Esteile Wal
droup
Entomology: Verlon Corbln, 1st
place 1
Farm and Home Electric: 1st
(Girl) Ann Wiggins; ist. (Boy) I
lerry Stone; 2nd (Girl), Beverly
Cwper; 2nd. (Boy) Gary Rodgers
Farm and Home Safety: 1st
Maxine James.
Food Preparation: 1st. place
Barbara Sylvester. Senior. 1st
Place. Junior, Camille Childers
Forestry: 1. Marvin Wiggins 2.
Vivian Roien
FVoren Foods: 1. CanHlle Child
ers' 2- Christine Crisp
Gardens: 1st. place, (Boy) Nor
"an Hyde; 1st place (Girt) Ann
Wiggins, 2nd place (Boy) Jerry
Stone; 2nd. place (Girl) Loretta
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Leadership: Ann Coetner, 1st
Place; Johnny Colvard, and place"
Meat Animal: 1st place,
Atwell.
Poultry: Roy Davis, Ann Wig
tfns. Johnny Colvard, Ray Corbin
and Billy Jack Carpenter. .
Recreation and Rural Arts* 1st'
Place. Joe D. Allen; 2nd place,
Johnny Colvard
Tractor Maintenance: 1st place
Hugh Colvard P^ '(
Public setting: 1st place. Ter
ry Clem; 2nd place. Maxine Jama.,'
Farm Reports
Hie ABC Office personnel re-|
quests that every fanner, who has
not made a report of the use ot
the materials he has received
through the program, do so tome- {
dlately. |
Every pound of seed, bag of fer- (
tilizer, and ton of lime must be
used and reported before the end
of the year. That is not very far (
away now, and it should not be pot
off until the last moment.
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Rabies Clinics
Set For Graham
Rabiea has Increased in Graham
County during the recent months,
according to health officials. There
are now some five persons in Gra
ham who are taking rabies treat
ment.
A series of clinics for the Inocu
lation of dogs has been set up in
the county as follows, tor next
week.
GRAHAM COUNTY BABIES
CLINICS
WEDNESDAY-NOVEMBER 17
Walt West Store, Tallulah, 9 a.
m. to 10 a. m.
Sweegum Church, Tallulah, 10 a.
m. to 11 a. m.
Moose Branch Church, Mosse
Branch 11 a. m. to 12 Noon.
Robbinsville Court House, Rob
binsville, 1 p. m. to 4 p. m.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 18
Long Creek Church, Long Creek
10 a. m. to 11 a. m.
Stepp's Store, Atoah.lla. m. to
12 Noon
Mount Nebo Church, Dick Bran
oh, 12:30 p. m. to 1 p. m.
Snowbird Indian School, Snow
bird, 1 :00 p. m. to 1 :30 p. m.
Adams Mill West Buffalo, 1 :30 p.
m. to 2 :30 p. m.
Mountan Creek Church, Moun
tain Creek, 3:00 p. m. to ?:30 p.
m.
Cheoah Postoffice, Sweetwater j
Road, 3 :30 p. m. to 4 :30 p. m.
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19 I
Store, Ground Squirrel Branch,
10 a. m. to 11 a. m.
J. R. Orr's Store, East Buffalo,
11 a. m. to 12 No?n.
Arhur Millsaps Sore 12 Noon to
1. p. m.
Odom's Sore, Cochran's Creek,
1 p. m. to 2 p. m.
Jenkins Sore, Meadow Branch,
2 p. m. to 3 p. m.
Drug Store, Fontana Village,
3:30 p. m. to 4:10 p. m.
Boy Scout Honor
OwrtHeHIn
R'ville Nov. 4
The Nantahala District Court of
Honor for the Boy Scouts of Amer
ica met in Robbinsville on Thurs
day, November 4. Hie meeting
was conducted by Mr. Tom Speed, ,
who is field executive of the dis
trict.
The Murphy Troop 3, Murphy
Troop IS, Andrews Troop, and
Robbinsville Troop 24 attended
this meeting.
| Every month there is a contest
between all troops for achieve- (
ments and attendance to the Court i
of Honor. The local Troop, which !
Is under the direction of Mr. Huel j
Patterson,- won . the attendance]
trophy with approximately 35-40,
present.
Mr. Tom Speed gave out awards j
WANTED
RICKORY LOOS
SPECIFICATIONS
LENGTHS: 2* inche*-56 inches-7 feet
9 ft. 4 indies ? 11 ft 8 inches
and 14 feet
DIAMETER: 8 inches through 20 inches
MOUNTAIN FIBER GOl
;ir. a
Official Totals !
Listed From
Nov. 2 Election |
Official results on the General
Election In Graham County Nov. 2
wqre released this week. I
A complete Republican slate will
go, into office the first of December .
Official totals follow. ^
For clerk of superior court : Jack
H. Tatham (D), 1,329; W. M. Sher- '
rill. Republican, 1,838. '
For Register of Deeds. Edna J.
Scroggs, (D), 1,816; Arnold Jen- !
kins (R), 1.801. ,
For Sheriff: Roy Klrkland. (D),
I,809; Jack F. Shuler (R), 1,812.
For Sate Senate ; H. M. Moore '
(D), 1,359; Ray Wright (R) 1,731.
For representative: Laverne Ge
orge (R) 1,238; T. M. Jenkins (R)
1,888.
For surveyor: Thomas Hill (R)
1,761.
For coroner: Sam Sharpe (D)
1,382; J. D. Evans (R) 1,729.
For board of Commissioners:
Tony T. Ayers (D) 1,347; Von Mas
sey (D) 1,335; W. N. George (D)
1,414; Tommy Crisp (R) 1,801;
Carmel Crisp (R) 1,782; Dennis
Sawyer (R) 1,789.
GRAHAM
PERSONALS
Miss Nellie Mae Stewart, who Is
going to school at Blantons in Ashe
ville, spent last week end with re
latives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Patterson of
Kingston were the week end guests
of Mrs. J. K. Patterson and Mild
red..
| Clifton EUer, who is employed
in Charlotte spent last week end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Hob&rt EUer.
Miss O'Neil Garland was the
Sunday guest of Mri Mildred P.
Owens.
Mrs. Howard Wilkey and child
ren were the Sunday guests of
, Mr. and Mrs. Buck Bryson.
Miss Ann Colvard, who is attend
ing WCUNC at Greensboro, spent
last week end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Colvard.
Miss Ruth- Wilkey, who Is em
ployed in Charlotte, spent last
week end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Wilkey.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Spoone of
Knoxville visited Mrs. Spoone's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Grif
fin last Week. end.
^Miss Louise Shuler, who has
been spending her vacation with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joh
nny Sbuler, left Friday for Detroit
where the is employed.
lOsses Bessie Rose, Mary and
Beralee Stewart, all who are em
ployed in Charlotte, spent last
week end with their families.
Bobby Joe Cable left Friday for
Detroit where he will be employ
ed.
Donald Gregory and Gene On
left Sunday for Agheville where
they will enter Blantons Business
School.
Clyde J. Cable of the U. S. Navy
received his inactive duty order,
Oct. -32. 1954.
Shirley Stewart, Tom Carpenter,
andJoe Wiggins attended the Wes
tern Carolina-Eton homecoming
football game at Cullowhee on Sat
urday, Oct. 90.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Legerwood
and three children with Mr. Leg
erwood '? mother were the Satur
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Bales.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Kernodle
attended the Western Carolina- El -
mi homecoming football game at
^ullowhM on Saturday, Oct SO.
Mr arid Mrs. Verne Swan and R.
7. Swan of Greenville, 8. C. were
the week end guests of Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Bales.
and promotions at a candlelight
eeremony. Roy Davis was promot
id to tenderfoot rank; Jerry Stone
and Roger Shuler to second class;
Merit badges were awarded to:
Jerry &ne. masonary, home re
Marketing Cards
Ready For Delivery
Tobacco Marketing Cards are
waiting at the AflC Office to be
picked up by the tobacco grower*,
[t is requested that marketing
:ards be called for only during of
Hce hours. Office hours of the A8C
Dfflce are ? a. m. through 5 p. m.
Monday through Friday except hoi
Idays. The holidays this month the
jffice will be closed are November
LI and 28. Any producer who sends [
lis card by someone else should
write a request to be brought in at
the time the other person calls for |
the card. I
The State Federation of Wo
men's Clubs conducts a "Help-A
Home" project in co-operation
with the State Board of Public
Welfare and county welfare depart
ments to meet special needs In
needs in -household items. House- j
hold items are supplied to fami
lies in need.
Mrs. Gregory Visits
Fourth Graders
Doris Orr, secretary of Mrs.
Wilson Blankenship's fourth grade,
reported that their class was vis
ited by Mrs. Alex Gregory on Fri
day, October 29. She surprised the
children with a beautiful cake.
After the children had eaten
their lunch in the cafeteria, soft
drinks ? orange, chocolate milk,
and etc.? were served. ,
Mrs. Emma Enloe, Mrs. John1
Cook and Mrs. Helen Hardin ser
ved cookies.
Everyone was enjoying the good
eats when the class room door was
opened by the grade mother, Mrs.
Mildred Wilson who surprised
them with a big treat? she pre
sented each child with a nice pack
age containing candy, gum, and a
small souvenir.
I Halloween stories were told,
poems read, songs sung, and thank
' you notes written.
The
Passing Scene
By Jackie Brysoo
; It seems that Old Man i Winter
ha? moved In on us and is staying.
It has snowed severe times al
ready. The Bemis Lumber Comp- '
any logging camp on Santeetlah I
had to close down on Tuesday J
morning, N0v. 2 and stayed closed
| County taxes consitute about one
ninth of the public assistance pay
| ments, according to figures of the
ltate Board of Public Welfare.
State and FederaJ funds account
| for the remainder.
the rest of the week, due to a rec
ord snowfall (for this time of the
year) of 10 to 12 inches.
In spite of the cold the tobacco ,
farmers are getting along fine
with grading tobacco.
KTI1X PROUD
Even though Graham County
has had some derogatory publicity
we still have lots o* things to be
proud of. We have some of the
most beautiful scenery in he cotm
try, good hunting and fishing,
good new schools, pretty homes,
and good roads.
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I THE LONE RANGER By Fran Striker
Meanwhile the uone ran&er and tokto
CONTINUE THEIR SEARCH FOB BtG BALDY.
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CAPTURE THE MISSIN6 x
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