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i ATTEND ( THE CHURCH ! OF YOUR CHOICE SUNDAY Baptist — 1,1 ajm. ft 7:30 pm Methodist — 11 a.m. Presbyterian — an a.m. Bpiscopal — 8 and 11 »m OatiuoHc — 8:45 am. Christian Science — ll nm J Air Conditioned by Nature Ihe ONLY Newspaper in This WideWvorld Devoted Exclusively to Promoting Highlands Area Published in the Highest Elevated and Moet Hospitable Town in Eastern America Highlands, N. C, Friday, October 9, 1964 ■ ..■■■mil >■■■■ — m. ■ Number 41 Vol. 7 Bagft. *0 M 47 1J6 oat. a m m an oat. 2 67 00 .39 oat 3 67 58 04 oat 4 64 58 1040 Oat 6 01 90 <84 Oat. 6 54 SO 00 ^ Ten Cents Per Cbpy Death Takes W. R. Potts, Widely-Known Merchant William Roy Potts. 72, died in * Sylva hospital early Monday coming after a shaft Illness. (The son cf lie late Rev. ■William T. and Martha Am raons PoKlts, (hie was born in Highlands and spent his en tire life bare. Mr. Potato was a partner In the oldest existing business ftaan In Highlands, the pres ent POtlts Super Market, which was originally estab lished toy his brother, the late Prank H. Potts, around 95 years ago. •Although he seldiom was away from his business dur ing the peat 40 yean, ex cept through the dictates of his health, Mr. Potato was known in political circles throughout (the State far his devotion and loyalty to the democratic party. A pioneer In progress, Mr. Potto 'kept a 'finger on the pulse «f the world around him, and was instrumental in bringing to Highlands many “firsts” In the field or mooem wnetion&axuse. 'Through tine years he had served hid community as pkesldenrt. of the Chamber of latte Association, as tteeatsur er of the 'Highlands Commu nity Hospital, add as treas urer for some 40 years of the Highlands Cemetery Company. He had held various offices in tooth the local and state Democratic parity, had serv ed on the congressional com mittee and the senatorial comnjdftee. Survivors include the wi dow, Dorothy (Hail Potts; one son, 'Thomas, of Highlands; two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Rogers, of WaiihalVa, s. C., and Peggy IPOtts of the home; two brothers, S. Eu gene and Arthur B. Potts, otf Highlands; 21 grandchildren; and six grOalt-grandichdldiren. Services were held at 11 ain. Wednesday in ithe HSgh iands Ptesbytbeartan Church. The Rev. Robert DUPree, Danner pastor, and the Rev. Dan McCall, pastor, offi ciated. Pallbearers wleWrASen Lew t. Ban, v. W. Me Call, Val & Pierson, Richard C. Holt, and Curt A. Wilson. (Burial iwWs in the High lands Cemetery. The family suggested that to lieu of (flowers donations toe made to the Highlands Cemetery Company. The Rev. Garland Young, pastor of She Macon Metho dist Circuit, will toe guest preadher ait special evening services An the Highlands Methodist Church next wetek. The first service win he held on Monday evening, October 12, and Services wMl continue each night ait 7:30 through Friday. October 16. A cardial invitation to Shato the services Is extend ed to the community. 'Mr. Young, a mature of Obaatotite, IN. C., Is a grad uate at Duke University Di vinity School. During the summer at 1936, he and his wife, the. (former Miss Jane Johnson of Randleman, IN. C., participated In a Scand inavian Caravan which Worked in the Methodist Churches of ScandtaiaViia. The Caravan was sponsored toy the Western North Caro lina Conference Of the Meth odist Church. Since moving to JYankUa in 1960, Mr. Young has also token an active Interest In Civic and community affairs. He is presently serving as fih^j i intm . eg the Macon County Commhtee Cor The North Oarottna Fund, dhadr eiaf the fkankton Reorea Oommtssdon, and is ac tive In the Macon Counity Mental Health Association. The Youngs have taro ctoil Paper Man Loses Truck Paul McCracken, Of Syiva, Who delivers THE A3HE WTiTiE CUnZ'EN to High landers easily each morning, tadt Ub truck in the swollen waitons of the Tuokaselgee River last week end. The truck was parked in his yard, and when he first rushed out to drive ft to ■higher 'ground the water was ankle deep. While -trying to get 'this spinning truck to movie, Ithe rapidly-rising wa iter reached a depth that came up to ids waist, (Mr. McCracken aoid. He was for ced to abandon Ids efforts, and from a higher point watched aa^titejrtvi^ carried ctosn—Kristina Lee, age 3, and Hugh Charles, age 8 months. The services wM open each night with a {period of con gregational Hinging, ted by the Kev. Marik Rose, Jr., who •Is paster of the Bethel Meth odist, Church near Franklin. (Mr. Rose is a graduate of Oandter School of Theology, Binary Undtvensllty, and Is at present jDL&rtdt Director of OhriBtiian Vocations. This past summer, he and his Wife, Gail, wesne two of the four Conference delegates to the 1984 National Workshop on Evangelism In El Paso, Tex. They moved to Frank lin In 1982, following his graduation from. Emory. Mrs. Prince Remembers ' 'Mrs. Elizabeth Prince tells us that the recent siege of rain reminds her of a similar time hack in 1818. “I was teaching school at ShanboW,” she recalls, “and we didn't see the sun for the first ten days of October. I had to walk ito the school, house, and cross a creak on a'“ tcWtlog. ' - lr I’d be wet and shivering when, I gdtt there, and the school ocmondittse had put off providing any wood, so there was nrtt a stick to build a fire with. It rained and it rained, till all the streams were overflowing ttfhedr banks. A concerned friend said, ‘EQ1 aabeth, I just know I’ll see you (floating down that creek any day nog*.” Sure encwzh, Mrs. Prince remembers, the todtlo? did float away, but luckily Ehe wasn't on It Killing Frost Follows Rain Cong. Taylor To Speak At WNCAC Meet Congressman Roy A. Tay lor will address those present alt the annual meeting of Western North Carolina As sociated Communities. The meeting will toe held on Monday. October 12, 1964, ait Fontana, Village Resort, Fontana Dam, N. C., accord ing to announcement of President O. A. Fetch who will preside. Beginning with a Luncheon ait 12:30 p.m. In the Oateterla, the general meeting will convene at 1:30 pan. in the Theatre build ing. The public Is cordially invited Ito attend. The (Board of Directors will meet at 11 o’clock In the Card Room of the Recrea tion Hall. During the afternoon pro gram information will be given on the activities and projects sponsored by WU.CiA.C. and many sub jects of interest will be dis cussed toy officers, direc tors, agency officials. Parti cipating in the program will toe representatives of cham bers of commerce and cither groups from the 11-county area of Buncombe, Cherokee, Olay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Swain and Trans JtA*mr*m. - WMtflrtrfn-Trf'irr1'* ants planning to arrive on Sunday, the illth, will be ovemighit guests of (Fontana Village Resort amid should make reservations well in advance. Officers and directors for the fiscal year 1664-65 will be elected alt (the meeting on October 12th. (Mr. Clyde Mehder and Mr. Louis Edwards plan ito rep resent (the (Highlands Cham ber of Commerce alt the meeting. Color Season Is Beginning Or sen foliage is fault be coming yellow, orange, and red on .the mountain sides as October's cotor-show-bf-lthe year gets under way. The maple tree -alt High lands ton has red blotches in .the top, and the maple heat to Hlghflanids Laundry Is beginning to turn also. The rain of the .past week seemed to rush the color change on some (types of (trees, .but there was still pterity 'of green, foliage the Writ of .this week, and indi cations are Ibhat the color display will last well past the 'middle of October. Homecoming At Baptist The Rev. Doyle Burgess, a former member of itftie High lands (First Baptist Church, will (bring a message during the dfbemoan ‘program on Homecoming Day, October 11, at this Baptist Church The program for the morning includes Sunday School alt 10 am. and regu lar morning worship alt 11, with the Rev. L. C. Ptanlx bringing the messages Spe cial music will be provided by the combined choirs. Dinner will be held at noon In 'the Fillaw-hlp Hall of the Church. The afternoon program will include special music— Instrumental, vocal, and oangragdtianai singing; hlgh IMhts df the history of the Church; and the message by m Burgess who is now Local Rector’s Book Reviewed This Week “The Might And Nothing” by the Her.'; CBafie D. IFetotoe is the book thoiieh for t'erriew in ooJfumnl&.J. (Shelby Coojk's “Adventured In Reading” this week to THE HIGH LANDER, The review err"Eared in the WALTON TRIBUNE and will appear In the 11 other newspapers which carry the column. (Father Webbe, who ts rec tor of the Highlands Epis copal Church <(Church off the Incarnation) has written two other (books under the pen name of Stephen Cole—“The Hell Of It” and "(Pitcher and I”. He has also written for a number of leading: magaz ines. Her. J. Shelby Cook is a Methodist minister who re cently moved liram Atlanta to Loganvtlle, Go., where he is ‘patsfcor off the (Loganville Bloodmobile Coming Here Next Friday The BioodmicMle makes Mg first visit of the fiscal year (to Highlands on Frida*; Oct ober 16th. Blood may Ibe donated be Church basement. Mr. (Louis (Bud) Fdtts, lo cal Ibldod program chairman, asks (that oil who win do so, please donate blood at this time. The Highlands quota for this time is 50 pints. Mrs. Coward Realtors Director Mrs. Elda Coward, a mem ber of the local (Board of Realtors, has been named a director on the board of the lj500 member MX). Associa tion at Realtors. Oliver Hoover of Asheville was eSebted vice-president for the region Including the en tire wieaSsm third of the state — some 26 counties in which ore located the local boards of Asheville, Brevard, Franklin, Hendersonville, Hickory, 'Highlands, Shelby, and TYyon-PoLk. and Walnut On catawetyw la W New License May Htlp Save life re Mefihodist ton County. RADEHOH — Your new driver’s license may help save your life! According 'to Commissioner Edward SOheidt of the N.C. Department of Motor Vehi cles 'all new and renewed driver's licenses issued In North Carolina, beginning In November, will provide a form for medical informa 'tlon which could be useful In the 'event of an emer gency. The special form, believed to be <the first In the United States to be made a part of a driver’s license, provides space 'for your blood type (group and Nh factor), the da^ af your last tetanus shot (and whether It was toJdod or antitoxin), drugs or medk2bgM you may be | talcing to to which you are , allergic and other meslcal data saefc as .oondlUans o«f 'diabetes to ejdJepsy or Abe wearing of conttot lens. To insure the accuracy of Wuhtty physician when fill ing out the form. Accurate medical information can be a dire need in some emer gency situations. The new addition to the driver’s license was sug gested toy the Committee on Trauma of the North Caro lina Chapter of the Ameri can College of Sturgeons as a part of a continuing state wide program to improve medical care far acciid&rt victims. Rummage Sale There will toe a selection of fail clothing and many useful household items avail able ait the Methodist Church basement where the WSjCjS, holds a rummage sale tomorrow. Sales begin at 9 am. Remember, that’s Satur day, October 10th! Be sure and drop by! Second Onslaugh Creates Damaoe A second onslaught of heavy rains descended on Highlands, Macon County, and other paints at Western North Carolina last Satur day night and Sunday, strik ing before ithe area had fully recovered fctan the down pour of the 'previous Monday and Tuesday. The worst if load in years In and around Franklin last week end caused Macon County to request to he de signated a disaster area. (Riv ers icn rampage brought fldods to Transylvania. Jack son, Swain, Buncombe, and other Western North Caro lina counties as we41. Rain began falling hen abaulb 7 .p.m Saturday night with holt much more than sprinkles for the first two hours, then steadily increas ed to solid sheets at water that came down all through the might and Continued without interruption until To Attend Youth Rally The Senior High young PtoPtesttf. terian Church are planning to leave tomorrow manning far damp Mcndumin near Hendersonville to attend the annual ftell Youth Hally of Asheville Presbytery. They will join high school young people from throughout western North Carolina for a week end of worship, study, recreation, fun, and fellow ship. Those planning to go In clude PYF President Gail Galilei way, Doyle Galloway, who Is the Moderator of the Senior Highs of Asheville Presbytery, Oall Taylor, Bet ty Holt, Doris Cobb, and He len Cohb. The group will leave from the Presbyterian. Church at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning, and return folorwing (the mid-day meal on Sunday. Their Adult Advisor, Pas tor McCall, will accompany them oin the trip. Rev. McCall was asked by the Senior High Council to preach at the Sunday morn ing worship service at the rally. around noon Sunday, When It 'tapered off considerably. jDr. Thelma Howell of the .Highlands Biological Station 6 p jn. Sunday, with the greater portion of the Hail ooaurrlnjg before Sunday noon. Prom 6 pm. Sunday until the tain stopped entire ly sometime Monday moca Ing another .84 of on ttfth fell, bringing the total 'far the peat 10-day period ’ to 20.6 inches. With such a tremendous amount Of waiter falling on already waiter-soaked earth, ■very Ubtfle was absorbed, and the waiter either pooled up temgKxttrUy or rushed head long to the nearest Stream, eventually swelling major streams to such proportions that darns of &H local lakes were threatened. Two lakes known as the Brown lakes In the (Plats area went out, and It was reported that a small summer home was carried by the onrush of swollen waiters over the top of Mud Greek Falls. The power lake dam < Se quoyah) managed to bold many who watched the pow erful rush of rising water •that tumbled In Niagara-like cascades over the top of (the dam. Floating timbers, ris ing from (the surface hi hopeless protest as they took .the plunge over -the dam, were piled up like match sticks or carried on down stream by ithe angry, swift - moving water. Murthar up toward High lands, Mirror lake was over flowing its shore line and ^training alb a fairly new that '10 Va Inches fell 7 pm. Saturday and Wiiviciut; uoau wiuuu ed itihe old wooden dam of fanner years. There was grave specula tion that If either Mirror Lake dam nr the Country Club dam broke, the surge of Water would be too much for Sequoyah dam which was already under severe strata from the tons of extra water pressure. Back in town, several + + + A v '-Zl j homes bad been evacuated because of ■waiter, and- For est Service trt¥*snaere are moved frdto the on (Fifth Street when became running-board Jimibo Potts, who bad settled bis family back i borne .after being but” Monday night, drtvefc out again early day morning. Mrs Mack and daughter, who . and wader several inches tar (the i at GUbert Beck. The „ out 8pr3C6 OtlTCWr 11 two 1U order (to divert the beany flow from the homes. t Much damage, was done to a number of unerased streets within toe (town limits, and +'■+' ♦ | kaMEp&tmsA*. t sat Damages their . _ day and Sunday Might due to rain-cams,ad damage to one of toe Town* principal wa ter madns. The break in the water main occurred near the Ker nan lake, and was evidently caused by a flew of waiter washing out supporting earth from under toe beany water line. , The Town crew worked from Sunday afternoon until 5 o’clock Monday morning to restore waiter supply. + + + Horse Oove residents ware shut <Ot from. Highlands bjr road damage. All ta all, however, High lands came through with minor damage 'when com pared to aear-fegr aood-mrrT aged FVanriln that edthnatoe its damage as well over * mflhnh dollars. + + +
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