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NEWS OF GRAHAM COLN1 Y
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HOLLYFIELD
Mrs. LJllie Moody Hollyfield's
memory of teaching in Graham
County goes back (or some 39 1
years when she began teaching (
it Snowbird Indian School at the
age of 17.
Mrs. Hollyfield recalled that at
the time she started teaching her
pay was one dollar per day. She
taught at Snowbird tor one year.
Snowbird, she said, means "White
Wing Valley". ^
Her second year of teaching ,
was at a log cabin on Upper West
Buffalo. She trarvelcd on foot three
miles twice daily , at times cros
sing the mountain by a narrow I
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Miss Orr Weds
J. H. Crisp
MBS. J. H. CRISP
Mr. and Mrs. Dill&rd Orr of
Robbinsville announce the mar- .
riage of their daughter, WUma
Jean to J. H. Crisp, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Simp Crisp of Steuah,
at Greenville, S. C., Nov. 3.
The couple has returned from
a short wedding trip in Florida.
The bride is a junior at the Rob
binsville High School and th?
bridegroom is a graduate of Ste- 1
coah High School.
They plan to make their home
in Robbinsville and Wilma Jean
will complete her studies.
Robbinsville Has
Celebration Nov. 11
Robbinsville celebrated Armis
tice Day with a parade Thursday.
Represented in the parade were
the American Legion, the band,
the cheerleaders, Boy Scouts, fire
truck and the Future Farmers of
America float.
They paraded around the court
house then formed positions on the
courthouse lawn. The Rev. Frank
Cook led prayer, then the band
played "The- Star-Spangled Ban
ner" while the Legion raised the
flag.
| At one o'clock everyone had
gathered to see the last football
game of the season? with Hayes
ville. Robbinsville played an excel-,
lent game and beat Hayesville
1M.
The American Legion sponsored
a square dance which started at
8 :00 p.m.
Legion Auxiliary Has
Clothing Project
The American Legion Auxiliary
recently held a meeting with Miss
Nellie Jo Carter where they plan
ned to help the other clubs to col
lect used clothing for the needy
clothing project.
They also made arrangements
about sending gifts to the patients
at Oteen and Swananoa.
The president, Mr*. James Har
rington, presided.
trail to shorten the distance. At
times, Mrs. Hollyfield said, the
road was filled with snow and
ice.
She was called to her home
school on Snowbird the third year
and taught there for ,10 y ears at
this time. She then moved to
Swain County where her husband
was employed. She taught there
for two years for the Rltter Lum
ber Oo. in a shanty car *7 the rail
road track In the SnMkt Mount
ains on Bone Valley.
At this time, Mr*. Holyfleld was
called to her hone school m Snow
bird again. When' Ae ieluiued to
Snowbird, she asked for a new
building and immediately all went
to work for the new school. Soon
there was 'a new modern MD6
ing which was also wed for
church and cominuwHy recreat
ion. She taught it years at We
time, untO her school was con
solidated with RobbinsrtDe where
she has taught tor the peat U
years.
This year Mrs. HoOlfield has re
tire* and la making her hocae in
PaBo Alto, CUB.
The
Passing Scene
By Jackie Bryson
BEAUTIFUL OAT
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It was a beautiful day? the sky
mo blue, the sjrn so bright ? it seem
ed as if it was the final fling of
fall before winter is here. The pop
ulace of Robbinsville sat on the
hill anticipating a good game ? suc
cess was in the air.
The boys putting forth a lot of
effort and executed some beautiful
plays. The game ended in triumph
for Robbinsville ? Robbinsville 19 ?
Hayes ville 7? and we have hopes '
for our team in the coming year, v
SOME OF THE BEST , j
In spite of mil I've said about our
scenery I still haven't mentioned
some of the best. This is the moon
light scenery.
The other night we were riding'
down the lake toward Santeetlah
Dam when we looked out across
the lake? the moon was full-shin
ing on the lake and the surround
ing mountains ? it was so beautiful
it would make your heart skip a
beat.
Then another night the full moon
ras riding In a nest of white
Graham Teachers
Have Seminar
j' Tuesday. Nov. ?, teachers of
Grtlum County held a seminar
perioO.
I Elementary teachers in grades
one through five heard Mrs. Grace
Council, formerly a reading con
sultant with the Birmingham Pa
per Company, and presently on the
staff of Appalachian State College
at Boone.
Cere us clouds which was so majes
tic it was unbelieveable.
; Other nights it is so light out
you can almost drive with the car
light off.
The white ribton of the highway
midst the valleys and hills makes
the humdrum scenery of the day
| time unrecognizable. It looks like
| fairyland where an Elfin figure
might appear at any time.
I This may be moonlight madness
but it is beautiful anyway.
Teachers of grades six through
U were addressed by James Dun
lap of .the State Department Re
source Use Bureau.
The lower grade (roup met with
Mrs. Council in the RobbinsviUe
School Cafeteria. Mrs. Council
spoke on Teaching and Intergrat- l"\
ing Language arts and Science, in
Elementary Schools.
Mr. Dunlap, in addressing the
outlined the uses that could be
upper grade and high school teach
ers in the High School Building,
made of resource material which
teachers have at hand or can se
cure easily.
CHAPMAN JOINS CORPS
Robert Hayse Chapman, 18. son
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Chap
man of Rt. 1, Murphy, has been
enlisted in the US Marine Corps
and been assigned to the Marine
Corps Recruit Depot at P arris,
Island, S. C.
THE LONE RANGER By Fran Striker
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