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Transylvania Times State And National Prize-Winning A.B.C. Newspaper Vol. 80 — No. 27 BREVARD, THURS., JULY 6, 1967 SECTION FOUR * A Yearly Average Spectacular Pisgah National Forest Attracts Three And One Half Million Cradle Of American Forestry Is Open By - Staff Writer Three and a half million travelers in the last year in dicate that the Pisgah Nation al Forest is one of Transyl vania’s finest attractions. Ranger Jim Wells has report ed that camp sites have been filled since May and picnickers have been flocking to the Pis gah. Just three miles east of Brevard the entrance leads down a paved road which winds through fine hardwoods and lush mountain vegetation to delightful vacation spots. Sliding Rock attracts many enthusiasts who enjoy the ex citement of slippery slides down the 45 degree angle rock into the bubbling waters of the Look ing Glass Creek. Brave souls careen down the slide in soak ing jjeans, water - logged tennis shoe^lsquealing as they go. The slide is rough on bare skin so sliding experts advise protec tive Jogs. Much of the road into the forest is bordered by Looking Glass creek, and the 85 - foot falls some three miles from the entrance is a “must” for the “shutter bug.” Pisgah, spreading over the flanks of the Blue Ridge and parts of the Appalachian Moun tain ranges is a museum of var ious types of vegetation from Canadian Spruce to blooming rhododendron. Named for the biblical Mount Pisgah, the forest is named the “Cradle of American Forestry” because the first forestry school was started there in 1899 by Dr. C. A. Schenck., In recent months, a 10-year program was begun to restore the “Cradle” to its historical state. In addition to the rebuilt school house and new Visi tor Center, the Forest Service has restored the Hiram King House, rebuilt a commissary, strwnt quarters, blacksmith sh«>$ and moved one of the original Black Forest Ranger Ioffes to the Pink Beds loca tion A pedestrian tunnel is being constructed under the highway to connect the complex of build ings. Cherokee Indians once roamed the forests and be lieved that spirits lived in the trees, rocks and mountains. “Devil’s Courthouse,” a tow ering, massive ledge of rock was believed by the Indians to be a place of judgment for the cowardly and wicked. Ltjpnd has it that a silver v«*tt lies beneath the rock. Ff#m a scenic overlook from the Blue Ridge parkway, vis itors may catch a spectacular glimpse of the fabled rock. Pisgah National Forest is in terlaced by over 200 miles of woodland trails, open to hikers and horseback riders. The Ran ger Station is equipped with maps of the forest. Off the beaten path the ad venturer can find immense “Shining Rock,” a huge mound of Whiteside Granite. In the winter when moisture freeezs on the rock’s side, it gleams like a neon light, giving the rock its name. Huckleberries grow in the wild setting at the foot of the old granite rock, formed over 250 thousand years ago as a volcanic batholith, an under ground storage well of magma whtft solidified into an igneous rodK The blooms of the flowers and bushes paint the forest throughout the summer. Five varieties of blooming rhodo dendron explode in beauty In colors ranging from white, pink, to deep purple. In 1942 a stray spark set fire to acres of timberland in the forest, leveling many of the best I trees. Now rhododendron coats this “graveyard” area. Fires most serious damage is not to trees, which will grow back, but HIGH ATOP the Pisgah National Forest is the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway. The entrance at Wag on Road Gap is 'pictured above. (Photo by Austin) Whitewater Picnic Is Slated At | Sapphire On Wednesday, July 26 By - Hester Hansen SAPPHIRE - WHITEWATER —The date for next week’s bus iness meeting at the Sapphire Whitewater Community Club will be posted at the Community Center and Sapphire Post Of fice. Watch for it, and attend this final planning meeting for the Whitewater Picnic to be held at the Community Center on Wed nesday, July 26th. This will be a noon basket picnic with en tertainment in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. T. Don Batson had a birthday party for Miss Jean McNeely on Sunday eve ning. June 25th, with the Walter McNeely family. Mrs. Betty Blair and Mrs. Maryjo Batson are assisting at the Daily Vacation Bible at Rosman Methodist church. Mrs. Thomas E. Willis will as sist our librarian each Thursday afternoon starting next week. Jean and Gail McNeely and Susan Pate are attending Girl Scout camp this wee* Wallace Brewer visited with Tom S. Mallonee, representative for U. S. 11th District Congress man Roy A. Taylor, at the Coun ty Court House in Brevard Fri day afternoon. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lusk and children were Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Thomas, Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Thomas, Jr. of Bakersville. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Guthrie of Englewood, Florida, are spend ing the summer in Fern Park Cottage on Whitewater Road. Oil Facts reports that pe troleum producing and refining companies had a lower rate of return on investment during 1966 than the average for all manufacturing industries. i When you think of prescrip tions, think of VARNER'S. adr. THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS of summer visitors and campers come to Transylvania each year to ad mire the many majestic mountain peaks. A scenic view made in the beautiful Pisgah National Forest is noted above. Brevard Jaycees Attend National Meet, Baltimore Among Western North Caro lina Jaycees and their wives at tending the 47th annual conven tion of the United States Jay to the soil, which is ruined through the burning - out of the minerals, endering the soil use less. “It will be a century or more before the soil builds up enough to grow trees again,” said a forest landscape architect. “When the soil has been dam aged, grass and moss come back first, then rhododendron and finally trees.” In the spring the blooming rhododendron covers the bleak balds as if they were never burned. The Pisgah abounds with wildlife, Bear, deer, bobcats, birds and squirrels. There are scattered snakes in the area, including poisonous copper heads and rattlers, which cause no real hazard. “We carry kits for treating snakebite,” but as far as I know, nobody has ever been bitten, however, I walked into a campsite one day and found two teenage girls sitting on a fireplace, skinning a rattlesnake with a razor blade,” one fors try official said. Ten recreational areas, com plete with campsites, tables, fireplaces, drinking water and sanitary facilities are found in the Pisgah. The forest streams are stocked with 55 tons of fish each year by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife trout hatchery. cees in the Baltimore civic cen ter, June 25th through June 29th, were John Ford, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Huggins, Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Hunter and Mr. and Mrs. John K. Smart, Jr., all of the Brevard club. More than 10,000 Jaycees par. ticipated in the convention ses sions which were highlighted by the election of the new U. S. Jaycee president and ten nation al vice presidents. The delegates also considered resolutions and policies affecting the young man’s civic organiation’s 300,000 members. Chosen president was James B. Antell of Burlington, Vt. An tell was the assigned national vice-president for North Caro lina last year. He appointed John Smart as campaign chair man for North Carolina. North Carolina’s role in the campaign was praised by Antell. He suc ceeds Bill Suttle of Greensboro. Another highlight of the con vention was the address given by President Lyndon Johnson on Tuesday morning. President Johnson asked the Jaycees for support in solving! the many problems of the country and world and to consider their own blessings. During the convention week, outstanding Jaycee states and chapters were recognized. Phaff. ton, N. C. was selected the out standing local chapter in the nation for their population div ision. A colorful “Parade of States” was also staged through down Pisgah Forest Club Meets Friday Night The Pisgah Forest Communi ty club will hold their regular meeting on Friday night, July 7th, at 7:30 in the community club building. This will be an important meeting as plans will be made for the “Miss Universe” contest sponsored by the club. All interested persons are welcome. Refreshments will be served. town Baltimore. Delegates from each of the fifty states partici pated in the event and the high school band from Forest City, N. C. placed third in band com petition. Events for the wives included Du Pont’s Couture collection for fall-1967 and an invitation to a reception at the White House for the King and Queen of Thia land. When you think of prescrip tions, think of VARNER’S, adv HOUSTON'S Says: Shop During Our “Month of Buys” enduring OAK with a rural Americana look> ft ‘.Cl n r IS Here Is furniture steeped In the familiar, casual beauty of J the rural countryside. Drawers are fitted with brass pulls that ore so heavy they look almost hand-made. Woods are lasting \ oak finished warm brown with the deeper brown of the grain j showing through. This Is an open-stock collection. We've j suggested a group, but you can put together countless conW binations—all at modest prices. Come soon. doubt* dresser { bookcase bed chest; Houston Furniture Company 53-5J East Main St. Brevard Dial 883-3400 O “Serving WNC Over SO Yean**
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