"OUR TOWN" SATISFYING
PAGE 8a
By Francien Mackle
"Our Tomi” is our kind of play,
Ti^en the production of Thornton Wilder*s
great American drama opened at I-Iighlands
Community Theatre Thursday night the au
dience seemed in complete agreement with
my enjoyieent,
Michael Hall director, has given
the production most unusu.al^ thoughtful
and interesting staging. True, not un
like the original Broadway production
of the late *30‘s, but who would dare
present it much differently when the
combination of Filder and original pro-
ducer-director, Jed Harris proved such
a great theatrical experience? Hall has
added many unique touches of his own, and
it all comes off beautifully#
(GOi^'*T ON PA(2E 16)
FASHION SHOW BEING PLANNED
Ifenu plans are being made, models
are being contacted and dresses are being
selected in preparation for the Fourth
Annual Dinner, Fashion Show and Ball
which will be held August 10 at King’s
Inn.
This gala event is the result of
the cooperative efforts of iir, John
Phelan at King’s Inn and the l^iary Norton
House of Fashion and benefits the High-
lands-Cashiers Hospital.
Reservation are necessary so make
yours nox^ by calling 526-2161 or 526-
2163.
LEGISTLATURE ADOPTS BELLEGERENT
RESOLUTION
The North Carolina House of jttepre-
sentatives was only joking Frida.j when
it adopted a resolution saying that a
Georgia claim for a strip of North Caro
lina land should be resisted by force
if necessary.
But for a while. House members were
not sure whether Heps. Ernest ilesserj
D-Hayi-rood, Erwin Patton, D-mcon, and
Liston Ramsey,D->'iadison, were joking or
not when they heard the bellicose resol
ution read.
It said "these spurious claims ought
to be resisted vigorously... and immediate
steps should be taken for the actual de
fense of North Carolina *s borders irith
Georgia, including measures to mobilize
the North Carolina Highway Patrolj call
up the National Guard, and, if necessary
as a last resort, build fortifications on
the present North Carolina-Georgia border.”
The resolution went on to say that
if any compromise with Georgia became
necessary, it should be made *‘if possible
with Tennessee territory."
In urging adoption of the resoluticn,
Messer told the House of recent news dis
patches from Georgia which said that mem
bers of the Georgia Legislature are press
ing for the creation of a Border Dispute
Commission to press Georgia's claim to a
stretch of land in southwestern North
Carolina and southeastern Tennessee in
the vicinty of Highlands.
Messer told the House that North
Carolina had been in possession of the
land in dispute for a couple of hundred
years.
j.^ap, Jim Johnson, R-Cabarrus join
ed in the fun by suggesting that the
battlesliip North Carolina, now serving
as a war memorial at Wilmington, be re
commissioned and sent to bombard some
Georgia ports.
The warlike talk got Rep. Dan
Lilley, D-Lenoir, alarmed. He urged
Messer5 Patton and Ramsey to say whether
they were joldjig. If they were serious,
he said, he would have to vote against
the resolution.
Patton then admitted that the re
solution was offered in jest. But the
official House records show that it
T'jas passed and sent to the Senate.
(talcen from the ASHEVILIE CITIZEN)
MORE TICKETS LEFT "OUR TOWN"
There are only two more performances
of >'Our Tot'in'*, at the Highlands Commun-■
ity Theatre, Friday and Saturday even
ings, July 23-2U at 8O0. There are
still good seats left for the remaining
two performances, Reservations may be
made by calling the theatre any time at
526-269^3 or go to the ticket booth on
i^in St. at the ¥it*s End Shop, open
tod£^r tm'ough Saturday, 10 a.m. to ij. pm.
Admission is $3*50 for adults, $2.00
students, and Patron memberships are
also still available.
CHICKEN SUPPER IN CASHIERS
The first chicken supper of the
season TtTlll be held on Friday, June
23, 1971 at the United Methodist Church
in Cashiers, N.C. beginning at 6 p.m.
Charges are ^2.00 for adults and $1.25
for children.
KEO¥EE-TOXA¥AY CENTER
Dulce Power Company has opened a
Visitors Center at its Keo-^'jee-Toxaifay
Project near Clemson, S.C. This center
offers "The Story of Energy" in a dra
matic sight and sound presentation that
depicts how sources cf energjr found in
nature are converted into electricity
by Dulce Power's generating facilities.
Regular hours for the center are
Weekdays 10 a.m. until 5 P«iii* j and
Sundays 1 p.m. until 5 P*iti*
The beautifully landscaped grounds
features a lakeside picnic area that is
free to the public.
COIOTG SOON TO TIE GilL^iX TIEaTRE ;
Thursday July 29
'iTHE STERIIE CUCKOO"
Friday July 30
>‘R1INT tour WAGON"