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HIGHLANDS, NORTH GiROLIM
A MIMEOGRAPHED NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED MEEKLY
DURING THE SUMMER SEASON
JESSIE L. HARBISON, EDITOR
FRIEDA McGALL, ASSISTANT EDITOR
THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1965
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MEMORIES FROM THE HILLS
BY LAWRENCE WOOD
In pioneer days the church held a
very important part in the lives of the
settlers# When the settlers came to
western North Carolina the Baptists were
among the first to establish a church*
It is said that Three Forks Baptist Church
in what is now Watauga County was the first
to be established west of the Blue Ridge
and east of the Great Smokies* It was
chartered in 1790 with eight members. This
church is called the "Mother of the Bap
tist Churches in Western Horth Carolina.”
Some other early Baptist Churches were
Locust Old K.eld, established at Canton in
18035 Hominy, at Candler, in 1812| and Crab
Tree, near WaynesviUe, in I814,, In the
year 1821 the old Cullowhee Church was or-
ganized in a log cabin near (CON^S, p. I4.}
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Adm 25^ & 75^ (excepting "Cleopatra”)
Fri-Sat June 25-26
Brian Keith-Vera Miles-Brandon de Wilde
Walter Brennan-Ed Wynn in Disney* s
"THOSE CALLOWAYS"
in Color
Shows at 7sOO & 9:30
Note earlier time
MATINEE Saturday at 2:30
Feature 10 min after show starts
Sun-Mon June 27-28
Elizabeth Taylor-Richard Burton
Rex Harrison in
"CLEOPATRA "
in Color
This program is approx. 3| hours
1 show each night at 7:30-Feature at 7:50
MATINEE Sunday at 2:30-Feature at 2:50
Adm this picture 40^ and $1.00
Tue-Wed June 29-30
Glenn Ford-Geraldine Page
"DEAR HEART"
in
Shows at 7*20 & 9:30
Feature approx, 7:30 & 9;i+0
CITATIONS OF MERIT TO BE
AWARDED - ANNUAL meeting at
MUSEUM
Dr. Malvina Trussell, Hon. Lacy H.
Thornburg, William S. Justice, M. D.,
A. S. Dillon, Jr., and Martina Wadewitz
will receive citations of merit for dis
tinguished and meritorius service to the
Highlands Biological Station at the an
nual meeting of the membership, ^:30 PM
Sunday, June 2? in the Museum Building.
At the meeting the members will hear the
annual reports of the officers and elect
trustees for the class of 19^5-69.
The executive coinmittee of the board
of trustees will meet at 8:00 PM on Sat
urday, June 26 in the Coker Building. The
most important matter for that meeting is
the adoption of the operational budget
for the period 1 June 19^5 to 31 May I966,
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HOT OPENS ^65 SEASON FRIDAY
Highlands Community Theatre opens for
the 1965 summer season this Friday and Sat
urday night with "The Royal Nonesuch,"
who will present a show composed of every
thing from Mark Twain to "Little Egypt,"
and a sublime melodrama, "Curse You, Jack
Dalton," done in the early American tra
dition. The attraction will appeal to
both adults and children.
The Royal Nonesuch is composed of
Rob Jones, arch villian and schemer; Steve
Belew, a professional folk singer and ac
tor; Satu Lundstedt, a Scandinavian import
who has danced professionally in ballet
companies here and abroad; and Parker
Rushing, professional actor and director
holding his MFA in Directing from Goodman
Memorial Theatre in Chicago. The group
was organized by Mr. Rushing after search
ing for "the cream of the crop." From
Highlands they will continue their tour
up the East Coast and westward into Can
ada,
Don’t miss The Royal Nonesuch. Tic
kets will be sold at the theatre boxoffice.
Showtime Friday is 8:00 PM; Saturday at
8:00 PM and 10:00 PM,
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SPONSORS
JULY THIRD PROGRAM SEE PAGE
TWO FOR DETAILS.
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