APPLE FESTIVAL QUEEN
Nancy Clarke, 18 year old daughter of Harry
Clarke of the Maintenance Department, was
crowned Queen of the 1950 Apple Harvest
Festival in Hendersonville by the Hon. Mon
roe M. Redden. She won the title over 21
other contestants from Western North Caro
lina. With the title goes a $100 scholarship to
Brenau College, and a paid vacation to New
Smyrna Beach and Indian River Plantation
in Florida. Nancy was sponsored by the Bre
vard Chamber of Commerce.
Thousands of persons lined the streets of
Hendersonville to view the parade and the
beautiful apple and gladioli covered float car
rying the Queen and her attendants. The pa
rade was led by the Ecusta and Hendersonville
High School Bands. These bands played a
concert at Boyd Park prior to the parade.
The crowning of the Queen was the climax
of the three day festivities of this annual event.
Nancy’s picture appears on the cover of the
October issue of Woman’s Home Companion.