6000-Acre Gift For N.C. Forest
The Nantahala National For
est has just received, by dona
tion, the land for which it was
named. The Nantahala Gorge,
formerly owned by Mr.. Ffercy B.
Ferebee, was accepted by Del
W. Thoisen, Forest Supervisor
of the National Forests, in May,
This block of land, consisting
of 5,303 acres, lies within the
Cheoah and Wayah Ranger Dis
tricts of the Nantahala National
FoTest in Graham and Macon
Counties, N.C.
Thorsen said, "Four and one
half miles of beautiful trout
waters flow through the Nanta -
hala Gorge fa which the Nanta
hala National Forest was named.
Nantahala is an Indian word
meaning "Land of the Noon-day
Sun."
"The river contains much
'white water' and is widely used
by canoe enthusiasts. The tract
is also crossed by 11,800 feet of
the Appalachian Trail. In 1969
the U.S. Forest Service contac
ted Mr. Ferebee asking him to
sell them a few acres of land.
In return, the National Forests
ended up with approximately
6,000 acres being given to them"
Continuing his remarks,Thor
sen said, "This is one of the
most generous gifts of land to
the National Forests that it has
been my experience to remem
ber. This donation reflects
Percy Ferebee's foresight in plan
ning for the perpetual protec -
tion and management of the
Nantahala Gorge, and the in
tense interest he had in the con
servation of our natural raources."
"This outstanding tract of
land was actually given to the
people of the United States to
be managed by the U.S. Forest
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Devoid Wright
ETU Graduate
Teaches Karate
Devoid Wright, 25, son of
Mr. and Mis. Willard Wright of
the Jacks Creek Community
graduated this month from East
Tennessee University.
Wright received his B.S.de
gree in Industrial Technology
in three years. He graduated
from Cane River High School
in 1966 and from Asheville-
Buncombe Tech before entering
the service for two years.
During college Wright stud -
led karate, and holds a black
belt in this means of self- de
fense. He taught karate in
Johnson City, Tenn. during his
three years in school.' "Wright
recently opened the Isshin-Ri .
Karate School, located' rie a V
Micaville where he teaches in
terested students the ancient
Japanese ait of self defense.
In addition to learning and
teaching karate during college,
Wright also studied, flying, re
ceived his pilots license.
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Service in Ferebee's Last Will
and Testament. Mr. Ferebee
died on December 29, 1970.
Ferebee, a native of Elizabeth
City, came to western North
Carolina to work with the U.S.
Forest Service after his gradua
tion from North Carolina State
College in 1913. Later,he left
the Forest Service's employmsit
and stayed in Andrews, N.C.
| HERE AND THERE I
vSK* In Burnsville
Vkll > . BY MRS BRUCE WKSTAI.L
NV 682-2252
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson
and family of Lenoir, N. C.spent
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Mclntosh, parents of Mrs.
Wilson, and Mr. and Mis. Arnold
Wilson, parents of Mr. Wilson.
*
Miss Breggeta Wilson of Cha
pel Hill and two friends spent
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Arnold Wilson.
*
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Banks have
returned home after a stay of
four years in Alaska. Mis. Banks
is the farmer Carolyn Wilson.
*
Mr. and Mis. Mack Ray with
their daughter, Dr.CarolynCort
and Dr. David Cort of Richmond,
Va. visited Pawley's Island, S.C.
last week.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Harrell
of Shelby, N.C. ware visitors
in town last week.
*
Mis. Adler Byrd who has been
a patient in Spruce Pine Com -
munity Hospital was transferred
to Memorial Mission Hospital
on Saturday.
*
Joe Denney of Pickens,S.C.
was the weekend guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Deyton.
*
Joe and Jim Baden have ar
rived in Cattail Community for
the summer and are staying with
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Percy Threadgill. Joe attends
Harvard University and will re
ceive his Masters degree in Busi
ness Administration next spring.
Jim graduated recently with
Cum Laude from Duke Univer -
sity. He will enter the Emory
University School of Medicine
in Atlanta, Ga. in the fall. Joe
and Jim's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Baden and their sister,
Helen will join them the first
of July in Cattail.
*
Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Smith
and son Ernest of Hudson, Ohio,
with sixteen of their art students
are spending a week at the Nu
Wray hm while painting scenes
from Yancey County.
*
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Ray flew
to Atlanta, Ga. Saturday where
they were joined by Mr. andMr&
Jim Bingham from Ft. Lauder -
dale, Fla. From there they
flew to Hawaii on a two weeks
vacation.
*
The Woman's Club of Troy,
N.C. who are on a science trip
to WNC and East Tenn. spent
the day in town Saturday taking
in places of interest and dining
at the Nu Wray Inn.
During his lifetime Ferebee be
came widely known as a broken
successful businessman and con
servationist.
The National Forests will
soon erect a monument in the
Nantahala Gorge in accordance
with Mr Ferebee's wfcixes,show
ing that these lands were left
to the people of the United
States."
Jan ell Hughes and Susan Car
lo 11 from Covington, Ky, are
visiting Rev. and Mrs. J. R.
Buchanan. They are assisting
in the Vacation Bible School
at Fellowship Baptist Church,
Mitchell Branch.
*
Bob McClure of Asheville
and Bruce Westall spent the
first of the week on a fishing
trip to Fontana Lake.
*
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Yuziuk en
tertained a party of sixteen peo
ple at Beam's Restaurant last
Thuisday evening. Those at
tending were Mr. Yuziuk's sis
tdr and husband, the Wm. Wis
neski's of Miami; Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Anglin, Phil Ray, Mr. and
Mrs. Bruce Westall and R. K.
Helmle, all of Burnsville; Mr.
and Mrs. Milton Weiss of Miami
and Burnsville; Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Kelly of Seven Mile
Ridge in Yancey County, i and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ell of Phila
delphia, Pa.
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Angle Donahue
Visits Yancey
Angie Donahue, daughter of
Mr. and Mi*. John Donahue of
Miami is spending the summer
with her grandparents, Bob and
Jessie Landis of Colberts Cieek
in Yancey County.
Eight-year-old Angie is a
member of the Screen Acton
Guild and can presently faeseen
on television in commercials
for Playtoys and Tide.
Angie holds the "little Miss
La Petite" title for the State of
Florida and is "Our Little MW
for North Mia mi.
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Hememakers Held Meeting
The Pensacola Homemakers
Club held their June meeting
Monday evening, the 18th at
the home of Mrs. Julia Heckart
with 9 members attending.
The meeting was called to
order by the club president, Dot
Ray. The devotional, given
by Mozell Penland, was taken
from John 15: 13-15. She talk
ed about the Wealth of Friend
ship and closed with prayer.
The songs that were sung
Student On
Dean’s List
Ben F. Geouge, son of Mr.
and Mb. Ben F. Geouge, Route
5, Burnsville, N.C. has made
the Dean's List at Warren Wil
son College, Swannanoa, N.C.
for the spring semester, accor
ding to an announcement by
Dean Henry W. Jensen.
Warren Wilson is a four-year
church-related liberal arts col
lege located near Asheville. It
is accredited by the Southern
Association of Colleges an d
Schools.
Dance Slated
The Avery County Jaycettes
will sponsor a dance on Satur
day, June 30 at Avery County
High School. The dance will
begin at 8:00 and continue
through 12:00. There will be
advance tickets sold by the
Jaycettes for $1 each. Admiss
ion at the door will be sl. 50.
Music for this event will be
provided by the "Message"
from Boone.
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were Church in the Wildwood
and What a Friend We Have lh
Jesus. Accompanying on the
organ was hostess Dot Ray.
Mb. Ray gave a report on
landscaping and gardening. In
the absence of Mrs. Deyton,
Mary Melton gave a talk on
Water is Your Personal Environ
ment, showing charts demon -
strafing the importance of wa
ter in our bodies and how the
level is maintained by the food
we eat and drink.
The thought for June was:
Be the Best of Whatever You
Are. Everyone cannot be at
the very top but we should all
try to live up to our potential
in everything we do.
After refreshments, served
by the hostess, meeting adjourn
ed. Comments by the ladies
present on the Spaghetti Supper
which was sponsored by the club
for the benefit of Pensacola
Fire Dept, last Saturday,show
ed that event to have been a
great success. Entertainment
furnished by the Eubanks Fami
ly Band and the Pensacola
Smooth Square Dance Tearn
was excellent. Also three la
dies who are visiting the com
munity played and sang. So
everyone enjoyed good food
and good music—an all round
pleasant evening.
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