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The ONLY Newspaper in This Wide World Devoted Exclusively to Promoting Highlands Area
Published in the Highest Elevated and Most Hospitable Town in Eastern America
Vol. 6
Highlands, N. C, Friday, October 18, 1963
Number 42
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Mrs. Pierson
Attends Dem.
Convention
The third annual State
Convention ter Democratic
Women held tin (Raleigh on
October 11-12 was attended
(by Mrs. Val Pierson, of
Highlands, president at the
Macon County Democratic
Women’s organization.
•Mrs. Pierson reported that
the program of activities
was a most interesting one.
The itheme of the conven
tion was “The Lady Demo
crat” and the Democratic
Wlotnen of Wake County
sowed as the host organiz
ation.
Central chairman for the
convention, which was held :
ait the Hotel Sir Welter was
Mrs. Leif Valamd, of Ra
leigh.
Governor Terry 4 Sanford
and Mayor James W. Redd,
of Raleigh welcomed the
delegates at the opening
session ait 1 pm. on the
llth. Dr. (Anne Scott, of
Duke University followed
the opening addresses with
■a talk an “The Continuing
Revolution.”
Panel ddscusstans .. were
featured during the after
noon when subjects such as
public relations, precinct
■work, rediatriCUng, the.
North Carolina fund, and
community colleges were
presented.
A tour Of the Legislative
Building and a tea at the
Executive Mansion followed
(the panel discussions.
The first da** activities
ended with ct banquet -tat-,
the Virginia Dare baflraom,
with Dr. <BHen Winston, U.
S. Commissioner of Public
Welfare, as principal speak
er,!
On the following morning,
Christina Gallagher, of
Greene County, Clerk of
the House Agricultural Com
mittee In Washington, spoke
on “The Lady Democrat—
.the Fulfillment of her Ef
The panel discussion on
Saturday was called “The
Lady Democrat—In Focus
or Out,” and In this men of
the Party pointed out ways
in which the women can
improve tthelr eMeofctveness.
On the panel was Hugh
Cannon, Director of the De
partment of Admintttraftian;
Phil W. Ellis, otf the Traffic
Safety Council; Dr. Sarah
Mrs. Affiles Hughey,
Mrs. Benjamin W. Kil
ourwwnWppt closed
an ttddxegs «t noon hy
(Mat Margaret Price, vice
chairman of itWe Democratic
National c~^
TT
Phillips ToW
Be Ordained
An October Scene In The Higthlands Area
•Last week ena was a busy
one to Highlands, as aighit
seeta poured into town for a
look alt autumn beauty at
Its peak of glory.
October's -bright blue
Squirrel
Season
Opens
Tuesday Of this week
marked the opening of the
squirrel season, end a num
ber of 'Highlanders triad
their luck.
There were no reports of
any sizeable number of
squirrels killed, and It could
to the furry little rascals
are hard (to And this year.
Fteyd Iamb, who always
spends at (Mast paarit of the
first day to the woods, was
said to have come back
empty handed. I
wealthier deviated from Its
day-ailter-day pattern on
S&tutday afternoon to tiring
ItzwO showers of rain and
hail, tout ski.
on Sunday.
Redtauraa
irttniling
booming
a
ty
flow of
■t
mTi? • W'-UISS-^ J
Conference
Wilton Odtib ore among the
local realtors who plan, to
attttemd the Naxtbh Carolina
Association at RaaiHbis 42nd
innual conference in Aatte
vtlle next week. . 5
DeLacy E. Wyman, of
dtttea are expeotedfap the
three day —*« October
21-24 at Asheville’s Grove
Park ton. ;
“It wffi be the largest
meeting we have ever held
because it also dis expected to
be «»dbelbty the medt tan
poftant,” W»man said.
Hj aaid much of (the pro
gram “has been divided
between (two critical anas
deal with the da!
aeanjge toe
forte the entire n
sal eotaftc
industry to provide
Bdequofte
touting tor ad too
cite of Otoe
(techniques In (the mer
otvanrtigdjvy gj hnrruw_auoh
os 'itradtafg,' *he advantages
and disadvanfluM'of mfowi
pneSwSe^i^Si* home
taprovenSwit mortgagee, the
many ,ia»wiftnBit*nua of ur
*»““ n&wtoxa***, , Phts
other Important aspects of
realtor
services.'
National President
James £. Bichsel, of
Greensboro, executive vice
president and corporate sec
Bssodaftion’a
GreenSboro,
rotary. «t (the
headquarters in
revealed theft the president
of the national realtors as
pnriwtron An Chicago hw
accepted an invitation to ap
pear on the program.
Other recognised realty
from Pemuyl
(to ■%»«• aho will
~ ‘ ©or. Terry
to de
liver the
“■Advance
running high,”
“and attendance Is
to be alt least »%
itdonal Pairtk—chalking up iitg
biggest day in htfcrtary.
Bumper-ito-bumper traffic
‘was reported an ail Western
Na.ic'h Carolina's major
(scenic highways Sunday.
Gkrandfartlhe*- Mountain re
ported liitis second .biggest day
in (history, (topped only by a
visitor record on October
17, 1958.
|vfV ' • -
Museum Fees
Eliminated
Admission changes ito view
the leXhihWs ait tile (High
lands Museum of Natural
History were eliminated 'by
the executive committee of
the trustees ait their fall
meeting on October 12.
In announcing the action.
President Jhmes W. 'Hardin
said that no child under 14
years of age and permanent
residents of Highlands had
bean charged an admission
fee. The executive commit
tee feOt, (he stated, itfhiaft the
biological station could
make an added contribution
ito the educational and cul
tural attractions offered
visitors to ihe town of
Highlands by eliminating
the admission fee.
The action does not apply
to attendance at nature
study classes and the eve
ning lectures. Children at
tending .the Highlands Pub
lic School have newer been
charged a fee to attend the
nature study classes. Ad
mission to (the lectori* re
quires a membership card
or a small admission fee.
Other matters considered
by the executive committee
included a review of the
operational .budget tor the
fiscal year ending May SI,
1904, major repairs to the
older buOdfcngs, announce
ment of committee assign
ments of members pf the
trustees, recommenda
tions from the Botanical
Garden committed and the
Research Committee.
the
Members attending
meeting of M
m; Dr.' J. W.
nlatoman; Ms R
o. w.
i Dr. Thalma HoweU.
Harvest Festival Here Next Friday Evening
Promises Hallowe'een Fun For Everyone
The annual Harvest Festi
val art: Highlands School, set
this year For Oct ober 25, will
offer entertainment for all
®2«t* as wdH as an oppor
tunity for parents and
grandparents Ibo get togeth
er ‘for a HJtitfle neighborly
“visiting” throughoult the
evening.
Sponsored and plana ad by
the Junior and Senior class
es in coordination with the
P.-T.A., the event will fea
Mrs. Goode Elected President
Of Episcopal Churchwomen
At the tegular meeting of
the Women of the High
Death Takes
Tom Hedden
Thomas Barnett Hedden,
77, retired dairyman, of
Route 7, Morgan ton, N. C.,
died in a Buncombe County
hospital Sunday night, Oct
ober 13th.
He was a native of Macon
County, a son of W. V. and
Mary Lou Thompson Hed
den.
Surviving are the widow,
Mrs. Nell Michaux Hedden;
a daughter, Mrs. Virginia
Diedriok, of Richmond, Va.;
a eon, Macon (R. Heddisn, of
Atlanta; a brother, W: P.
Hedden, of Highlands; a
sister, Mrs. Oanaas Collins,
of Wichita PaJBs, Tex.; eight
grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild.
Services were held ait 2 p.
m. Tuesday at First Presby
terian Church, Morgamton,
of^rih-he -Was .a member.
The Rev. John D. Smith
and the Rev. John Carter
officiated, and burial was in
Arneys Chapel Method!)*
Church cemetery.
HODGES TO
DEDICATE >
HIGHWAY
Elaborate plans ore being
made for Secretary of Com
merce fjuther H. Hodges to
abdicate 'the first link of
'the Interstate Highway west
of the Blue Ridge on Satur
day, October 19th at 11
o’clock. The four chambers
of commerce of Haywood.
County are sponsoring the
affair which. Is destined to
'bring civic, professional, and
governmental leaders from
across the State to the cere
mony.
"bis 12-mile link of the
enterst^te now being com
pleted at a cost of more
•Uftan ■sri’* mnftlMnyi doUftTS
starts near the Hiaywaod
Buncomba line and goes to
a paint west of Clyde. It is
known in local circles as the
Canton By-Faas.
Dave Pelmet, president of
the Waynesvilib and Hay
wood County Chamber of
Commerce and spokesman
for the ether three cham
bers in the County said in
vitations ham been extend
ed to representatives in all
Western North Carolina
counties and ethers as far
away as Washington, D. C.,
and Raleigh. The five high
school bands in Haywood
have also been' invited to
naxittctoato.
While this link of Inter
state is CompBeted, contrac
tors at work near the Ten
nessee line on the Interstate
recently made a report that
SEE NO. 1 PACE 3
Scaly Mtn. Vet
Hospitalized
Dr. Frank Harris, Scaly
MpfUrita^n, .vetfatoartaux. un
tends Episcopal Church of
the Incarnation, Mns. ‘Mar
tha Goode was elected to
■serve as president of the
organization for the next
two- yetoe.
Other officers elected in
cluded: (Mirs. Tom Harbdson,
w(ho has served as preai
d-ernt tor the past two yean,
add automatically stops
down to the tfee-preaiKieatis
chair. ‘Mrs. George Chastain
was elected to serve as 2nd
vfce-prestaenlt, and Corres
ponding Secretary,. Mrs.
Herbert (Dew Porterfield,
Saccetwy, and Miss Kate
Jungermanm, Treasurer.
The business meeting was
held irmnecUatoly following
Evening Ptnaytar, conducted
by the rector, the Rev. Gale
D. Webbe, who continued
his taatruattan to the group
of sixteen an “Liturgy and
Eudhairislt.”
Edwards Attends
WNCAC Meeting
Louis1 A. Edwards, presi
dent of the Chamber of
Commence, represented
Highlands ait (the annual
meeting of .the Western
Noiith Carolina Associated
Oammundities (held at Fan
tana Village on Monday of
this week.
Receiving major discus
sion.ait 'the meeting was the
acute need liar better (high
togs in ithe western coun
ties of the state.
Following a proposal by
Francis J. OKeazed, of Ashe
ville, area loaders voted un
animously to create an 11
countty organization to pro
mote the improvement and
development of Western
North Carolina highways.
part, Itlbalt tourism plays la
the economy of scenic
WJN.C., spokesmen including
Percy B. Perebee, of (An
drews, and Dace Hetanet,
president of the Wiaynes
vdQe Chamber of Com
merce stressed, the necessity
for more said better high
ways. It was pointed out
that the region ins the
three greatest vtsttor attrac
tions in Eastern America—
the Blue Mdge Parkway,
the Great Smoky Mountains
National (Bank, and the
Oherokse Reservation, and
that highways (ware grossly
Inadequate to handle these
millions of "rtsltlors.
iPedmet said (that U. 8.
Highway 61 through the
mountains “is a disgrace to
the state of North Caro
lina.”
Reports were heard at the
meeting (from officiate of
Blue Ridge Parkway, the
Great Smoky National Park,
the North Carolina National
Forests, Cherokee Indian
Agency, Cherokee Historical
Association and Western
Carolina College.
The re-election of ate}. O.
A. Fateh, of Fontana Village
as president; Carol S, White
of Cherokee, as lirtt wlce
p,resident; (Mrs. Edith Alley
of WayneentfUe, as secretory;
and the election at Paul
Warlick of Asheville as sec
ond vice-president took
ture such attractions as a
cake walk, 'With, winnlsre
carrying off 'mouth-watering
exMbibiana ifrom the kitch
ens of Highlands housewiv
es; bingo games to useful
and attractive prizes; the
usual apple-bobbing, cane
throw and hat-throw booths
for “youngsters” of all ages;
a refreshment booth to pro
vide slppin’ and nibblin';
and many other (entertain
ing activities.
The thigh light of (the eve
ning will be the
of a Harvest king and queen
from the elementary grades
and from ithe high school.
King and queen candi
dates from the following
grades have been sedected.
and the ones 'drawing the
largest number Of vat)3s (at
a penny a vote) win be
king and queen of (this
year’s F«M,wlT Pirat grade,
Mike. Bryson, and Uaigh
James; second grade, Mark
McDowell and Sandra
Hoelzd; four Oh grade, Boyd
McCall and Eddie Lee Whit
mire; fifth grads, Bonnie
Dryman and Bonja Keener;
sisetOi grade, 'Tommy Vinson
and Debbie Ledford; sev
enth grade, Doug Potts N»d
Lcaiatta Hicks; eighth grade,
Edward Wlkon and Dot
Dendy; special education,
Rabun Talley wad Efcrise
TWibt; ninth grade, 0axy
Wilson and Mery Petree;
tenth grade, Larry Reese
and Margaret Vinson; elev
enth grade, John Pinotx
and Mary Jo YUsott; and
tnvdUUi grade, Ronnie Milter
and Joyde Lowe..
Parent-Teacher Au’n
Holds Open House
The October meeting of
'the Highlands P.-TA. on
Thursday adghlt of last week
featured an open house far
parents to visit the school
rooms of (their childrten and
see ithe class projects en
gaged in at that tone.
An estimated attendance
of 90 parents and teachers
was noted at the meeting.
'During ithe (business meet
ing a committee composed
of Mrs. Henry Cleavetamd,
and Hoyt Vinson was ap
pointed to investigate the
possibility of securing addi
tional playground equip
ment.
'Mrs. L. C. Pirvrix and Mrs.
George Reve were selected
as delegates to attend the
arrnflta.1 Fall District Con
ference of District 1 Parents
and Teachers which was
Bio. Station
Field Groups
Dr. Elsie Quartenman,
member erf the research
committee of the Highlands
Biological Station, took: ad
vantage of her trip here for
the. fall meeting of tttae com
mittee to bring along same
graduate students in bo
tany from Vanderbilt Univ
ersity. Tor Mr. YoatUhilohi,
of Japan, a specialist on
trlDtums, ft :was a return
trip as he hiadbefen at the
station in <M|ir, ' tf ; . i
Others to Dr. , Quarter
man’s group were ‘ Ichiro
Fukuda ot Japan and Jerry
Baskto.
A trip to the Toxaiway
and Homepaature gorges
■was arranged for the group
on Saturday.
Tomorrow a Joint Emory
Tennessee botany field
group: trill be to residence.
Dr. Robert 8. Platt, member
of the ataitdon’s board of
trustees, and Dr. Edward
Clebech will be to charge Of
the group. One of the gorge
areas will be visited.
GOODIES
GALORE!
OckxHea galore will be
found »t Brown’s Store on
Main Street, Saturday
mornin®, October 10th, at 9
oVdock.
Baked Hoods and other
(MUrnu items, prepsmad in
WjLfrniPiil Kitchens of
will
held in Murphy on Tuesday
at this week.
Harrison
Addresses
Rotarians
Rotartams 'heard (Dick Har
rison, past president sod
current (treasurer at (he
Highlands dub, at
week as he talked on "for
est Products For Profit.”
Mr. Harrison, whose skill
with woodaarrtng tools is
well known to (he Highlands
area, described how “scraps”
of wood could tis made Into
attractive and useful arti
cles.
Members of (he HighXuvte
Club were urged to attend
.the District Rfitmy IndKifeute
to 'be held to WiaynewtOe on
Friday, October 18th. Among
those who expected to at
tend wiare Donald Peterson
and Louis Potts.
Those present were also
reminded of the Tri-State
Hbtory Meat with the West
minister, S. C., Clayton, Ga.,
and (Franklin Clubs at Ra
bun Gap the week of Octo
ber tot>» The wrghtgnHa
Club will be host tor this
meeting.
Louis Foots reported an
attendance of 24 at this
week’s meeting. Next week’s
will be ~ ‘
Mrs. McCall’s
Death fold
week at Oar Mather of Per
petual Help Chapel to Men
Orleans.
Mrs. McCall, the fanner
Tin. Kenrkurd, <<V«i Wednes
jday at her residence there
after a lengtthy Illness. She
was Tl yeMti of"-*#.;’
The McCalls have main
tained a summer home in
Highlands far over 30 years.
Mrs. McOatU was active In
Bed dross work In New Or
leans during World War H,
as men as In civil defense
activities. She also worked
rlrtfnrlT with the Milne dam.
for Oirls for a number of
yean.