• IHB 0ALAX HEWS JULY 31* 1958 PAGE 4 HlGHLHnD5 fintST HDDITIOn on LITTLE H0R5ESH06 mOUDTfiin One Half Mile South of Country Club on the Dillard Road LOOK FOR BIG SIGN AND FOLLOW ARROWS TO PROPERTT ACRE BUILDING SITES - AN OUTSTANDING VIEW FROM EVERY ACRE PLOT SEE FOR YOURSELF CITY WATER, ELECTRIC AND TELEPHONE FACILITIES All Roads Rocked 20 Feet Wide Protective Building Restrictions C,A. PHINNSY, OWNER ON PROPERTY, OR SEE YOUR BROKER - TELEPHONE 4103 ORDER OF EASTER STAR Mrs. William N* Slattery, Worthy Ma tron of Highlands Chapter of the Eastern Star, made the following announcements at the regular meeting of the Chapter on Mon day night: The Worthy Grand Matron of North Carolina will make her visit at Oce Chap ter in Dillsboro, Monday evening August ^th, at 8 o*clock; and the District School of Instruction will be held at Nequossi Chapter in Franklin on August 6th, All members are invited to attend either one or both of these meetings. Regular meetings of Highlands Chapter are on the 2nd and Uth Mondays at 8 o*clock. attend. Those interested in becoming members may get in touch with Miss Blanche Davenport, president, telephone no, ^60, or with Dr, Thelma Howell, secretary- treasurer. Make your plans to attend the East ern Federation Gem and Mineral Show in Asheville on August 7f8, and 9» when fab^ ulous collections will be on display in the City Auditorium. This will be one of the finest displays to be seen in this part of the country, and will include not only North Carolina gems and minerals, but also outstanding collections from the entire East. HIGHLANDS MINERAL SOCIETY A change of plans for the Mineral Society trip on last Sunday resulted in enjoyable and profitable prospecting at Laurel Creek, This trip yeilded to members of the group specimens of apatite, serpen tine, asbestos, and interesting forms of corundum, though no crystals of the latter, since these have never been found at Laurel Creek, The next monthly meeting of the So ciety will be held in the library of the new laboratory of Highlands Biological Sta tion, At this time Mr. Lewis Dendy will display his collection of stones and min- 'erals and talk about the areas from which they were collected. All members of the Highlands Mineral Society are invited to THE ARK finioue SHOP OUR TREASURES ( ARE WORTH EVERY HAPPY PENNY YOU PAY FOR THEM. MUSIC FESTIVAL NEWS About 50 interested citizens of Highlands attended the organizational meeting of the Highlands Music Festival at the home of Mrs, Murdock Equen on Mon^ day afternoon. The following officers were: President, Mrs, Murdock Equen; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Tudor Hall, Dr. Koepp-Baker; Mrs. Harold Cooledge, and Mr, Robert Balfour, Jr,; Secretary, Mrs, Lyda Harcombe; and Treasurer, Mr, Hal Dumas. Highlands is indeed fortunate in being able to present the Brevard Music Center Orchestra in a series of 3 con certs, Monday, August 11, Tuesday, Au gust 12 at 8 p.m« with a children's con cert Tuesday, August 12, at 2:30 p.m. in the Highlands School Auditorium. Parents take note of this splendid opportunity for your children to hear the finest in music. Dr. Pfohl and the Brevard Music Center have become nationally known. The children*s concert is open to adults- tickets are $1,00 and for children 50^'- and will be delightfully informative for all ages. Season tickets are available for $5*00 each and may be secured by calling Mrs, Equen at 2830 o^ Mrs, Pearl Hemphill at ^20. Tickets will also be on sale at several business places and in front of the post office. Proceeds will go to the Highlands Community Hospital. It is planned to make this festival an annual event in (Con*t on page l6)

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