V ' ATTEND THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE SUNDAY ' Baptist — 8:30-11 a.m. & 8 p.m. [Methodist — 11 a.m. PretsUyterian — 9 8c 11 a.m. Episcopal — 8-9:30-11 a.m. Catholic — 10 and 11:15 am. ahiiatlan Science — 11 am. Air Conditioned by Nature mgb louder f »• rfjlwit 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 m 79 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