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The Transylvania Times A State And National Prate- Winning Home Town Newspaper kftMMI MTM * Vot. 84—.No. 23 BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1971 * SECTION TWO # State Privilege License For * New Year Based On 70 Census The 1970 Census will be used in determining State Schedule "B” Privilege License tax liability for the tax year beginning July 1, 1971, accord ing to information furnished by George Loftis, local Revenue Collector for the North Caro lina Department of Revenue. Mr. Loftis states that many Privilege Licenses are based on population and suggests that the taxpayers refer to the Schedule “B” Partial List, which is being mailed together with application blanks to taxpayers throughout the State When yon think of prescrip tions, think of VARNER'S, adv. —— 1 within the next few days. Priv ilege License* not based on population will not be affect ed by these population changes. The 1970 population figures (or Brevard is 5243. If any taxpayers in Tran sylvania County are in doubt as to their correct tax liability or need assistance in filing their applications, Mr. Loftis suggests that they contact him it his office, which is in the Professional Bldg, in Hender sonville, North Carolina, or ?all him at telephone No. 693 1270, and he wilF be glad to Furnish any information de sired. His office hours are on fuesday 8:00 to 5:00 p. m. /"“fN CnToday Through Fri. At 7:00 W-LU Saturday At 2:00, 7:00 & RATED (G) & 8:45 8:45 Sunday At 2:00 & 8:00 Mon. & Tues. At 7:00 & 8:45 Adults & Students $1.25 — Under 12, 75c Inning column From ALMAR FARM In Transylvania BY CAL CARPENTER Unto a Sunday a few weeks ago, we ALMAR Farm folks, like many Transylvanians I suspect, had never seen the Lake Toxaway resort develop ment. I don’t mean we hadn’t been there, we had; but we’d only driven around the lake and, I must admit, returned home considerably unim pressed. All you can see from the road is woods, a few glimpses of the water, and the roofs and backs of houses. To really see this beautiful and, as a matter of fact, his toric development, you have to go by boat. For the properties are, naturally enough, develop ed facing the water. It is a place well worth seeing. The homes are beau tiful, modern, imaginative; unusual. It is truly the show place of Transylvania County. I don’t know of any commer cial tour arrangement, so I guess you have to meet some one who lives there and has a boat — who’ll take you sight seeing. In our case it was the Rex Humphries. He’s the ar tist - craftsman furniture mak er and building contractor I did a newspaper feature about some time back. The Humphries have a boat — I’m not. sure exactly what to call it — with a flat deck on two long pontoons, powered with a remote con trolled outboard motor. You sit. on lawn chairs on the deck Id perfect comfort and can enjoy the sight - seeing in style. Better still, the Humphries are tour guides without peer. June Hum phrey has lived close by the lake all her life and Rex was one of Ike first men hired by the Lake Toxaway company,...to clear the land and build the new dam. June also was in the development office for several years so she knows the people who have homes there. Between them, they know Just about everything there is to know about the development, past and present. And it has quite a past, as I CO-ED Starting Next Wed. June 16 At 7:00 & 9:07 implied when I called it a his toric as well as beautiful re sort development. I’ve no intention of writ ing the history here — I’m sure most local readers know it better than I; and it has been written many times be fore. But It Is a fascinating story of an exclusive lake re sort development of the late 1800’s and the first decade of this centjury that sudden, ly ended one day In August 1916 when the old dam broke in a flood that Is still talked about by Transylvania old timers. The lake drained down the Toxaway River into South Car olina doing great damage, producing litigation that con tinued for years. And the loss of the lake ended the era of “old” Lake Toxaway develop ment at one stroke. For what had been a beautiful, clear mountain lake became, in a matter of hours, an ugly mud hole, 14 miles around. At this time Lake Toxaway, as a lake, and the resort development around it ceased to exist for 44 years. Of course, a few of the old residents, mostly native Transylvanians, stayed, for the homes on the lake shore went not damaged. But new home construction stopp ed, for the main attraction, the lake, was gone. Soon the mud flat of the lake bottom dried out and over the years pine and brush grew up in the rich sediment The center of the Old Lake Toxaway development, the fab ulous 19th century Lake Toxa way Hotel, closed after the flood. There were no tourists, no profit in a huge country hotel several miles from no where. In 1947 It was torn down; thirty-one years of idle ness and neglect had sealed the fate of the huge wooden building. With its going, and what had been Lake Toxaway by then just a vale of tall pine trees and bush, Old Toxa way was a closed chapter of the past. But it was destined to live again. About 1960, a new de velopment was begun. Rex Humphrey was one of the fist men hired to clear the land and build a new dam. “The pines were as much as two feet in diameter,” says Rex, “and we had something like 640 acres, a square mile, to clear. The only way you could tell where the old lake waterline had been was by the sharp line of demarkation in the timber. Below the old wat erline there was pine and soft woods; above it were the nat ural hardwoods. With this as evidence, the new dam was de signed to raise the water to ex John Driscoll On Dean's List, Belmont Abbey John P. Driscoll has been named to the Dean’s List for the second semester at Bel mont Abbey College, Belmont. The son of John E. Driscoll, of 132 Hawthorne Drive, he scored 2.44 out of a possible 3.00 point index. A graduate of Brevard Sen ior High School, he is a ris ing junior at the Abbey. actly the old level. “We started clearing with some 60 men and then had to cut back to 9. We had quite a job. The good pine timber was logged and saw ed into lumber for new homes. While we were do ing this, the engineers were building the new dam. “We were still hastily clear ing as the water began to rise with the closing of the flood gates on the new dam,” he says. So Lake Toxaway lived again in the early 1960’s. Peo ple came, lots were sold, new homes were built. Of some 650 lots, according to Mr. Humphrey, nearly 600 have been sold. New homes have gone up and many more will be built in the next few years. Lake Toxaway is once again the showplace of Tran sylvania County. To people like Rex and June Humphrey, who have a beautiful home on the lake, it is more than just a great resort, a desirable property. To them it’s home. They’ve seen it from the beginning — the New Lake Toxaway, that is. And they know all about the old develop ment. June has a, scrapbook full of old newspaper clip pings, photos, and train sche dules from the days when Old Lake Toxaway was a nationally and even internationally fa mous resort. But as I said at the begin ning of this column, you can’t appreciate Lake Toxaway by driving around the roads. You have to take a boat tour. I’m moved to suggest that the Lake Toxaway Company set up a commercial boat tour. I’m sure it’s not an original idea, but it’s a good one. I think there’s a lot of people — tourists, visitors, and especially many native Transylvanians — who’d en joy really seeing Lake Toxa way. Trucks Haul Cattle Trucks ennuallv carryir" more than 99 per cent of all livestock delivered to major markets. OPEN FOR THE SUMMER! POOR RICHARD’S KITCHEN AT THE HAUNTED MILL “A REAL COUNTRY MEAL SERVED FAMILY STYLE” _★_— Luncheon Served 12 Noon to 3 p.m. Dinner Served 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. AFTERNOON TEA Served 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. CLOSED MONDAYS _★_* SUNDAY DINNER Served from 12 Noon to 8 p.m. -: FOR RESERVATIONS & INFORMATION DIAL 1-693-6931 Direction* to Poor Richard’* Kitchen And The Haunted MU1 HIGHLANDS & BREVARD toward Hendersonville—ju*t past > 2nd bridge turn right on Cum 100 COMBAT MISSIONS — Air Force Mas ter Sergeant Willard B. Pettit, right, of Brevard, re ceives 100-mission patch from Colonel Roy A. Lan caster, deputy commander for Operations, 307th Strategic Wing at U-Tapao Airfield, Thailand. Willard B. Pettit Brevard Master Sergeant Completes 100 Missions U. S. Air Force Master Ser geant Willard B. Pettit, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Pettit, 105 Minor St., Brevard, has completed 100 combat missions in Southeast Asia. Sergeant Pettit, a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft boom operator, flies with the 307th Strategic Wing from J-Tapao Airfield, Thai land. The 307th flies B-52 Stratofortress bombing mis sions against Viet Cong tar gets in Vietnam and KC-135 Stratotankers that provide aer ial refueling to bomber, fight er and reconnaissance aircraft participating in the air war in Southeast Asia. The sergeant, who has com pleted 36 months duty in the Republic of Korea, attended Brevard High School and com pleted the requirements for his diploma after entering the service. His wife is the former Gloria E. Fuller. DUNN’S ROCK LODGE NO. 267 A. F. & A. M. Stated communication of the Dunn’s Rock Masonic Lodge will be held Thursday night at 8:00 o’clock p. m. in the Ma sonic Temple, 211 - 215 East Main street. All members arc iireed to attend and an invit» tion is extended to visiting Ma sons. Clifford W. Frady Master Henry R. Henderson, P.M. Secretary Lothery Awarded His BA Degree Hugh Excell Lothery, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Lothery, of Erevard, was awarded a Bache lor of Arts degree at the com mencement of Greensboro Col lege on May 30th. The traditional baccalaureate and commencement exercises at the 133-year old Methodist related college were combined in a single program. This in cluded an address by Donald Ray Matthews of Sante Fe Junior College in Gainesville, Fla., former member of the U. S. House of Representatives. Members of the graduating class conducted the worship service of readings and special music. Diplomas were presented to 125 graduates by Dr. David G. Mobberley, college president. No. 1 Freight Movers Three out of every four tons of freight move at one time or another by truck. NOTICE State of North Carolina,) County of Transylvania.) The undersigned, Mary Eliza beth Rothwell, having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Clarence B. Rothwell, late of Transylvania County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersign ed on or before the 27th day of November, 1971, or this no tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in debted to said estate will please make immediate pay ment to the undersigned. This the 21st day of May, 1971. Mary Elizabeth Rothwell Executrix, Estate of Clar ence B. Rothwell c/o Ramsey, Hill, Smart & Ramsey, Attvs. The Legal Building Brevard, North Carolina 5/27/4tc When you think of prescrip tions, think of VARNER’S, adv. ★ ★★★★★★★★★★ EARNINGS * i TIME * AGAIN! * * 7 Yes, June 30 will be another ‘earn inps time’ for Brevard Savers. This will be one of 4 cash dividends paid 4 each year. Start ‘earning’ today at Brevard Federal where your savings ^ are safe and insured. They will earn ^ dividends at the highest rates allow ed by law. Our next dividend is on If September 30; join us today and ‘earn’ your share! * Passbook Deposits * * * * Certificate Deposits * 57o 4c ^ Annually 6 mos. minimum $1,000 5.757© Annually 1 yr. minimum $5,000 6<Yo Annually 2 yrs. minimum $10,000 * * Brevard Federal is your low-cost home loan center. See the Specialists for all your home financing needs. “Save locally and yonr money ataya at home building a stronger community.” * (fireuard federal Saving oCoa oan Aasocintion Phone 88341242 130 S. Caldwell St. Brevard, N. C. *************** * * * * * * t
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