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Vol. 5
The ONLY Newspaper in Tf^'VVide World Devoted Exclusively to Promoting Highlands Area
Published in the Highei g vlevated and Most Hospitable Town in Eastern America
Highlands, ^ C., Friday, August 17, 1962
Number 33
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Ten Cents P«*r. (^opy
Brevard Music Center Symphony Orchestra To Perform Here Monday Night, Aug. 20
Panel Will Discuss
Gorge Research Work
h
The research activities now
being conducted toy biologists
of title Highlands Biological
Station In the gorges of the
southeastern escarpment of
the Blue Ridge Mountains will
be discussed at the Museum
of Natural History, August
23, 8 pm.
The program will be pre
sented for the layman and It
is open to the public without
charge.
Panelists will Include Dr.
Thelma HbweliX Executive
Director of the Station and
assistant coordinator of the
gorge research; Dr., V. E. VI
vtao, Giasaboro state College;
Dr, C. Leland Rodgers, Pur
man University; John 8.
Ramsey, graduate student
Tulane University; and Rich
ard C. Bruce, graduate stu
dent Duke University.
The gorges of the Toxaway,
Horsepasture, Bear Camp
Creek, Thompson, Whitewa
ter, Chattooga, and Estates
rivers represent areas of un
usual interests to biologists.
The research now being con
ducted to sponsored and fln
_ _sd by the National
Science Foundation. Most of
gorge areas are owned by the
Duke Power Company which
1$ also actively supporting the
research.
The areas are very impor
tant from the point of blo
geography as thaw harbor
species of plants which are
called reUcts. They axe eith
er themselves ttoe
distributed Tertiary floral
that occupied moat of North
America during that geolo
gical period. Although some
relict species are found
throughout the Southern
Appalachians, Indications are
that (there is a concentration
of species In the gorges.
The unique physiography
of the gorges will be discuss
ed by Dr. Howell, using koda
chranes. Dr. Vftian will dis
miss his work on the life his
tory of the rare plant Shor
tla. Dr. Rodgers, who has
spent two summers making
surveys of tbs plants, will
discuss the general vegetation
of the Horsepasture River
Gorge. Mr. Ramsey will dis
cuss the fishes of the gorges,
particularly with reference to
stream capture. The amphi
bians aeft reptiles of the
gorges will be (thesubject of
Mr. Bruce’s discussion.
The gorges under study re
qulre the maintenance of
Base Camps at/location con
venient for those working In
the area. This summer the
base cam© has been on Bear
Cfemp Creek on. land owned
bv the Dube Tower Company.
Five sleenlng tents, a kitchen
tent, a dining tent, one tent
for a working area, and a
tent tor storage supplies
make a sizeable and impres
sive group camp. A weather
station Is maintained: at the
baas ' como. Access to ,the
to the .
Mbs Harbison Receives
Weather Observation Award
Idas Gertrude Harblson of
was presented with
the IWeafher Bureau’s John
Campanlus Holm award this
post Wednesday.
In the citation signed by
Dr. F. W. ReMhelderfer, Chief
of the Weather Bureau, Mias
Harblson was cited “For de
dicated service as voluntary
weather observer at High
lands, N. C., since 1026, con
tinuing a family record
started in 1909.”
This award was created by
the Weather Bureau in 1969
to honor voluntary observers
for outstanding accomplish
ment In the field of meteoro
logical observations.
> Ton
The award, presented by
Charles B. Carney, Meteoro
- ' • the
‘Bureau**
Offloe
™ JV .rJ
„. 'tBe ienae
rarely found hi
8% said that
wduttaar att- tfe
become more of a habit than
anything else. Miss Harblson
first began her observations
when she was 13, substitut
ing for her father who trav
eled Quite frequently at that
time.
mim Harblson, Tegular
librarian for the Highlands
Hudson Library, was appoint
ed official weather observer
In 1928. Although she enjoys
strictly volunteer Work,
says that after all these
it has become a matter
of pride with her to keep the
unbroken record of weather
observations begun by her
Food Sale
And Resale
Set For 25th
The Highlands Communnlty
Hospital Woman’s Auxiliary
will hold a food sale and re
sale of items left from the
Hospital Bazaar on Saturday,
August 25, in Brawn’s Store.
A seledtion of new Kerns
will also be offered for sale.
Koceeda from the sale will
go for the purchase of hoip
ttal equipment.
fattier over SO years ago.
The Weather Bureau (has
more (than 12,006 observers
throughout the United States
who make and record dally
observations. The coopera
tive observer program has
been In existence longer than
(the Wealthier Bureau itself,
and many families of obser
vers have been collecting
weather data for generations.
The information provided bv
these observers has been of
inestimable value to the na
tion.
Miss Hartoison was one of
31 volunteer weather, obser
vers In the nation tp.receive
such an award.
Episcopal
The Annual Silver Tea,
sponsored by the Church
women of the Highlands
Bptvooroal Church, will, .be
held Sunday sutler noon Aug
n'lt 1«, from 4 until * o.m. at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Pen W. (Wax on the grounds
of Camp Highlander, four
miles from the center of
town on the .Dillard Road.
Transportation will be pro
vided to those desiring- it,
from the camp Riding Ring
to the Wax's mountain top
home, which commands spe
tacuiar views of Blue Valley.
Last Early
Service At
Baptist Church
Rev. Clinton Bailey, pastor
of the Highlands Baptist
Church, announced Tuesday
that the early services at
the Baptist Church' end for
the season with the 8:30 ser
vice of August 10.
Rev. Bailey leaves on the
33rd for a two-weeks vaca
tion, and the supply pastor
wiB not be able to hold an
eatiy service.
THREE ACCIDENTS
INJURE EIGHT
Three motor vehicle acci
dents occurring Sunday be
tween 12:45 am. and 11 pm.
in the Highlands area
brought Injuries ranging
from severe to minor to eight
people.
According to reports, the
first accident took place at
12:45 am. on U& 94 in the
victotty of Dry Halls. James
Bills Mason, 19, of Scaly lost
___fire alarm
last Thursday evening sig
naled firemen and townspeo
ple to Join in the search for
29-manths-old Daniel Mc
Call Who had disappeared
some 46 minutes earlier.
Within 30 minutes, one of
the searchers. Mr. W. A. Em
erson, legated the straying
youngster in a thicket not
too far from the McCall re
sidence. 2
The small son or Bier, and
Mrs. Dan McCall, Daniel, evi
dently answered a. call to
adventure while riding his
tricycle in ithe yard of ids
home, the Presbyterian
9th Street.
on
he
m
m
his
Id
wenit
him
while
ddtap
, "tout when I
to bring hkn in the
was nowhere in sight.”
After calling to him and
searching abound the house,
the 7 then-alarmed parents
oonteoted helHttbora and a
wider s*wh of the area was
made. Still no Daniel.
v Tortured by visions of pos
sible drowning, abduction, or
tragic accident, and with
darkness approaching, the
near-frantic parents issued a
general alarm and the siren
broadcasted the call for help
to the town.
Between 35 and 50 people
were soon gathered in and
around the (McCall residence,
to Join in the search or lend
their aid in whatever wav
they could. Before too long,
young Daniel, unaware of the
furor his disappearance had
caused, was found in a dense
laurel thicket some 200 yards
from ids home and returned
safely to his thankful and re
lieved parents.
"I would like for all the
people who ralhcd to our aid
to knew how very grateful
'We at* fob: their ^concern”
Bev. IMtoO&U said " Friday
morning. “Bt Washeartwarm
our distress ant help us In
our time of need.”
Miller
Cemetery
Decoration
All persons who bare inter
ests in (the Miller Cemetery
off Cliffslde Road are asked
to be present for Itthe decora
tion on Sunday, August 19.
The (time has been set for
10:30 am.
Drive Goal
Half-Way
Reached
The Highlands Community
Hospital Fund Drive total
was reported late Tuesday as
$30,019.05, whldh pushes the
hospital tree thermometer
slightly past the half-way
mark.
The total represents dona
tions torn 830 people.
control of tlhe car he was
driving and hit a rock em
bankment on the right, over
turning the car down an em
bankment on the left.
Other occupants were Hat
ed as Miss Julian Thom, 14,
of Lafayette, La.; William
Kahler, 17, of Albany, Ga.;
and Mies Katherine Johnson,
14, of Now Orleans. Mason
and Miss Thom' were admit
ted (to Highlands Comm unity
Hospital for back injuries
where they remained until
discharged on Monday. The
cither two passengers were
treated for lacerations but
were not hospitalized.
The second accident occur
red about 1 p.m. Sunday on
the road to Chffslde Lake
when a tie rod broke on a
oar driven by R. J. Rawls of
Highlands. The car plunged
over an embankment In
juring three of Its five oc
cupants. Mrs. R. J. Rawls
sustained a broken collar
bone, severe cheSt Injuries,
and facial laceraltions, while
her husband suffered a deep
cut cn the head.
Mr. Lewis accompanied his
wife to Memorial Mission
Hospital in Asheville, where
her condition was reported
to be satisfactory early this
week.
Their daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Bob IdMR, Jr., sustain
ed a broken arm and was
a Jjj;
The (bird accident of the
day took place da the Wal
halla road near the “big out.”
daude Nix, of Highlands, re
turning home around 11 pm.
with his wife, his sister-in
law and children, went to
sleep at the wheel and cam
med into a large rock, re
sotting in month injuries to
his wife and between two
and three hundred dollars
worth ctf damage to his car.
Mrs. Nix was treated at the
Highlands Community Hosp
ital Sunday night and dis
charged.
The oar involved in the
Mason accident was almost
completely demolished, and
the Lewis car was badly
damaged.
Baptist GA’s
To Be Honored
Five members of the GA.’s
of the " Highlands Baptist
Church win be recognized id
the Girl's Auxiliary, Oorona
tion to be held at the Ridge
crest Baptist Church on
siiis ' i ^bo/hv^
ol i‘«d Itbe elementary ranks
win reo ive their signs of of
fice In |>hc ithreeVhtelhest hon
ors to toe earned In the GA.
i».’V*e v'hn'itsln, daughter
of Mrs. Eltoerta Chastain, pro
spective Queen, will to? .at
tended by Katrina Potts,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Potts of Highlands.
Her Crownbearer will be An
thony, son of Mrs. Mavis
Jones. Alice Is a member of
the Junior GA. Program.
The Bank of Queen with
‘Scepter will foe presented to
Vivian Ledfortd, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ligon CresweU,
who will receive the charge
of office from her aunt, Mrs.
Mack Neely.
Three girls will receive the
highest rank obtainable In
the GA. program as present
ed In most states, that of
Queen Regent. Their symbol
of office, a beautiful green
caps Inscribed with the GA.
Emblem in gold .and white,
will be presented by their
mothers,
Those (to be installed are:
Joyce Lowe, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Lowe, Cynthia
Talley, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Talley, end Mar
garet Vinson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Hoyt Vsuon.
(Mrs. Dusty Rhodes, Inter
SEE NO. 1 PAGE a
Over Two Hundred People
Attend Garden Tours Friday
The tour of homes and gar
dens in the Highlands-Cash
lers area last Friday turned
out over 200 people, doubling
the expectations of the Gar
den Club which sponsored
the tours.
A member of the club of
Cemetery
Benefit
Nets $435
Mrs. Dorothy Houston re
potted Monday that a total
of $435 nw realized from the
sale held last Saturday for
the benefit of the High
lands Cemetery Company.
Food Items and other anti
cles contributed by people of
the community were “priced
to sell” dbd purchasers soon
bought practically all of the
ggods ottered.
' In addition to baked goods,
such thtaps as apjrqns, bird
feeders, - “
buited to be
items were •
sold.
A band-made quilt, wool
filled and pieced in a double
wedding ring design was not
purchased, however. The quilt
is available at $26.
Mrs. Houston expressed
appreciation for the cooper
ation shown in putting on the
sale, and for the use of the
store building given by Mrs.
W. R. Brown.
fen the following descrip
tion of the successful event:
“Friday, August 10, dawn
bright and cool, the weather
cooperating nicely with the
Garden dub's Tour of Homes
and Gardens. By 9 o’clock a
crowd had begun to gather
for the morning tour of
CaShlers homes and lunch
eon ait Sapphire Valley Inn.
“In spite of some traffic
congestion at the Start, and
the fact that luncheon was
served Ito over 200, instead of
the 100 planned for, those
returning from the momlne
tour reported a delightful
and beautiful trip, and were
enthauslastic In ithelr praise
of the hospitality they had
received everywhere, and of
the delicious luncheon Sap
phire Valley provided.
"Many who took the morn
ing tour continued on for the
afternoon and were joined
by carloads of others, who
chose the afternoon tour
alone—a shooter tour, but no
lees beautiful and enjoyable
than the mowing one.
the 1982 Tour suehaanreew
—to those who graciously
lent their homes, to Sbprhirs
Valley Inn for their kindness
in serving a delicious lunch
eon to twice as many as had
been enoected; to those who
drove, and to all the other
Blends who gave their time
and effort to assure the suc
cess of an event which gave
pleasure to many and added
considerablv to the Garden
Club’s funds.
Forest Service Allots
$7,000 To Local District
The Highlands District will
receive an approximate $7,000
share of a reported $350,000
to he spent by the Forest
Service in Narutahala and
Pisgah National Forests this
year.
According to Ranger Don
ald, Peterson, $2,673 is desig
nated for local recreation
area improvement. The bal
ance of ithe $9,000 wlll be re
quired for maintenance and
clean-up alt . uUffside, Van
JSc»fc.*odp«; Falls, and in
olndea labor,soppliee, use of
er expenses. A portion of
personal salaries must also be
paid from this amount.
Part of the allocated funds,
Mr. Peterson said, have al
ready been 'Utilised in re
roofing one of the main shel
ters alt Oliffside, and in re
olaciiwj toilet tadiUtiesi de
stroyed by a falllnig tree. Al
most half of Itlhe $2,673 total
will be used on improving the
water system at Van Hook.
This includes the fencing-off
of the watershed which ser
vices Van' Hook, as required
by State re^ttMtons.
“The Forest Service is
Mineral
Meeting
Called
A meeting of the High
lands Mioe-nl Society has
been called by vlce-presictent
Tudor Halt tonight (Friday)
at 8 pm. in the parish hall
of the Episcopal Church.
All .members are urged to
attend, as subjects of special
importance are to be Msezss
ed.
holding1 off any extensive
development otf recreation
areas here until high priority
needs in other districts have
been met, and also until the
location of Blue Ridge Park
way has been definitely es
tablished,” Ranger Peterson
Stated.
Included in this year’s
limited recreational Improve
ment is the building of an
information -shelter a* Dry
Jfelto, and the <re-conafcruc-v
tlon of bridges mt- diff side
trails. The favtomration shel
[ter Is ito replace the present
concession stand operated by
Jim Miller, whose notification
that the Forest Service will
not renew his contract alter
this year has brought protest
from a number of people in
this area.
Two districts in Nantahala
National Forest are slated for
major improvements in re
creational facilities. Of per
sonal significance (to Ranger
Peterson is a planned con
struction of 40 camping units
at Hlawassee Laka camp
ground, which is in the Tus
quitee district. Before com
ing to Highlands, he was
assistant ranger of the dis
trict, with headquarters in
Murphy, IN. C. “The area
there is very badly in need
of facilities,” he said, in
speaking of his former loca
tion. “They have nothing
that comes anywhere near
what we have here in Cliff
side and Van oHok, and it
was one of our earnest hopes
that something could soon be
provided.'’
The Standing Indian camp
ground In *he Wayah district
ctf Naritabata, wHl have 22
family units installed. A total
of ITS .new camping and pic
nic units are to be construct
el in Nantahala and Plsgah
National Forests.
Monday nigtait, August 20,
the second Brevard Music
Center concert will be held
here In the scfhool auditor
ium beginning at 8:15.
It will feature husband and
wife vocalists Peter Harro
wer and Irene Callaway and
the Brevard Music Center
Symphony Orchestra, con
ducted fay James Christian
PfloW.
Mr. and Mrs. narrower will
sing Wolf-Ferrari's “Secret of
Suzanne.” The orchestra will
play Delius’ “The Walk to the
FtanafrOse Garden”; Dvorak”*,
“Stovonkr Dance NO. 8”; De
bussy’s, “Prelude to the Aft
ernoon of a Faun”; and Igor
Stravinsky's Suite from the
“Firebird.”
Peter narrower and Irene
Callaway met in Italy, where
they both were studying un
der Fulbright scholarships.
They were married in Rome
and now call Atlanta home
between musical
meats. He also la an
After returning from their
Roman honeymoon in 1999.
the Haxrowers appeared
the lyric Oqpena Company of
Chicago. Since
concertized
CVwVeto soloists
»y m ph o n y or chi
throughout the
reotndy sang the
SAT. PH
All the pancakes and trim
mings you can eat for $1 (50
fonts for children 12 r.nd un
der) will be served at High
lands Methodist Church Sat
urday, August 16, from 5 to 8
pm.
This pancake suraper Is be
ing sponsored by the Metho
dist Youth Fellowship for the
benefit of the parsonage
building fund.
All (the food Is being donat
ed by the Quarter Oaftg Com
mny and local suupliers.
The menu will consist of a
choice of buckwheat or plain
pancakes, syrup and butter,
coffee or milk, and sausage
or bacon.
Tickets will be available
each day through Saturday
from 10 am. to 5 o.m. ait a
table, on Main Street close to
♦he Post 0*fW. Tickets also
.ugtefrc avalWste'ot the door,'
The supper wfH be setyed
In Sue basement fellowship
hall of the Methodist Church.
Wv. James Bwnw’a, who
announced the event, ex
tended appreciative acknowl
edgement to the buslnes*
firms whose cooperation made
It possible. “In addition to
the suppliers who are furn
ishing food Items. I would
also like to thank local mer
chant Steve Potts for the
help he has given in making
arrangements,” Rev. Thur
man said.
Woodward
Dies In
Florida
Ward was received here
(last wfek of the death of
Ashley D. Woodward, 64, of
Winter Park. Fla., and High
lands. Dearth occurred on
Tuesday, August 7, in Winter
Park.
Mr. Woodward built his
home in Highlands in 1946 on
property once occupied by the
deaveland mill.
Survivors include his wife,
Marie; two daughters, Mrs.
Couirtlandt Berry of Orlando,
Fla., and Mrs. James A. Hiegel
of Springfield, Via.; and five
granddaughters.
YW,y
fame and soprano solo parts
in. the presentation of The
Elijah at the music center.
Air. narrower was bom in
AttanSa, the son of a pro
fessional singer father and a
mother, who was a fine pia
nist and accompanist. He has
recently appeared with the
Philadelphia Symphony Or
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Orchestra of the
adl Santa Cecilia, and with
the Cincinnati Opera.
Miss OaHtaiwayu life is a
real Cinderella story. Che
was bora and reared in the
Oracle Mountains of Arkan
sas, the daughter of a gen
eral store keeper. She west to
tfaavfid
fcaikd by
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Opera critic*
This will be thelsat High
lands concert of the season.
Tickets are $9 for adults
and $1 for children, and are
available at Anne’s Beauty
Shop, Alice Inman's Sports
wear, stone lantern. High
lands inn, The . Condiment
Shop, The Ark, Highlands
Gem and Mineral Shop, The
Gem Shop, Klip TT Karl,
King’s Inn, Lee’s Inn and
Motel, Wit’s End, The High
land Fling, The Briar Patch,
Town House Restaurant, The
Highlander Newspaper office,
and Carolina Mountain Shop
(Cashiers). Tickets may also
be purchased at the door.
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