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Support The Hospital Fund Drive Total now: $28,994.53 Goal: $61,490 THIS WEEK’S DONORS LISTED INSIDE :jiss MAUD CRAIN BOX 688 HIGHLANDS, n. c. The ONLY Newspaper in This Wide World Devoted Exclusively to Promoting The Highlands Area Published in the Highest Elevated and Most Hospitable Town in Eastern America. The W«ath«r HIGH LOW RAIN Aug. 27 75 48 .00 Aug. 28 67 46 .00 Aug. 29 71 43 .00 Aug. 30 69 43 .00 Aug. 31 65 52 .11 Sept. 1 60 53 L81 Sept. 2 72 46 .00 TEN CENTS PER COPY AIR CONDITIONED BY NATURE VOLUME 10 Thursday, September 5, 1968 NUMBER 66 . >#»##»#»»############»»###< Deadline i: By Martha Goode QUIPS ’N QUOTES: Sort of lost touch on local “hap penings” after a long weekend away from thebeloved “adopted home town”. So, this week’s column will be made up of quips and quotes. Rear Clear-Vision Windows Offered Electrically heated rear win dows for de-fogging assuring clear rear vision, will be of fered in some 1969 model automobiles according to the manufacturer, Libbey-Owens Ford Glass Company. The de-fogging capabilities are created by a grid-like pat tern of very fine lines affixed to the inside surface of the glass. The lines are composed of a ceramic frit with metallic content which conducts electric current. The grid is applied by a silk screen technique similar to a stencilling process, and then is fire-fused onto the glass sur face. The grid lines are less than 1/112 inch in width, and are spaced 1 1/8 inches apart. "He who lives at high ten sion usually blows a fuse.”— Harold S. May, The Florence (Ala.) Herald. "There’s nothing wrong with having nothing to say— but don’t say it aloud.”—Bryce Van Horn, The Fillmore (Calif.) Herald. “A lot of people dislike tele vision so much that they sit up half the night glaring at it.”—Ray Savage, Thermop olis (Wyo.) Independent Rec ord. “I remember when college students would go to the ad ministration building to be kicked out of school. But now things have changed and stu dents go there to kick out the president.”—Duane C. Griggs, The New London (Iowa) Journal. "When the day ever comes that editors of America are muzzled then that will be the day that freedom dies.”—Sid R. Harris, Times Post, Hous ton, Miss. "The most highly inflam mable kind of wood is the chip on the shoulder.” One way to prevent becom ing overwhelmed by a moun tain of small jobs is to list the day’s tasks, go over them in your mind, then do them in the order of importance. Pro ductive people even save time, and make one minute do the work of two, by doing two things at once, when possible. GOOD TO BE BACK: It’s always good to come back to our beautiful mountains after spending a few days in the flatlands. Of course we all iow that “home is where the !art is”. . .and “my heart belongs to Highlands!” Mr. Cheatham Succumbs Mr. John William Cheatham, 74, died in C. J. Harris Hos pital, Sylva, on Tuesday, September 3, following a year's illness. Mr. Cheatham was a native of Louisiana, had lived in Cleveland, Ohio, for many years, and following his re tirement moved to Florida where he spent six years. Last December he came to Highlands to make his home with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. N. H. (Hank) Bailey. Survivors, in addition to his daughter, Joy, are a son, John W. Cheatham, II, of Columbus, Ohio; a brother, Albert W. Cheatham, of Shreveport, La.; a number of grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Masonic graveside services were held today (Thursday) at 12 noon in Highlands Memorial Park, with the Rev. Gale D. Webbe officiating. Correction An account in last week’s HIGHLANDER of the Square Dance Festival stated that Mr. Neville Wilson donated Coca Colas sold by the Boy Scouts at the Festival. The person donating them was Mr. Neville B ryson. We offer our apologies. Rites For Mr. Crane Services were held Thursday, August 29, for W. Asbury Crane, 32, who died Tuesday of last week in Highlands Cashiers Hospital. The Rev. Turner Ramey, pastor, and the Rev. H. L. Stewart officiated at the ser vices, held at Scaly Mountain Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Burial was in the church ceme tery. Mr. Crane, a retired timber man, was born near Satolah, Ga. and spent his life in this area. In 1912 he was married to the former Miss Betty Burrell, who was born in High lands. He was of the Baptist faith. Surviving, in addition to the widow, are four sons, William and Albert, both of west Palm Beach, Fla., Ervin of Franklin, Rt. 2, and John Crane of Dillard, Ga.; a daughter, Mrs. Jess Munger of Highlands; three sisters, Mrs. Henry Baty and Mrs. Louie Rogers, both of Highlands, and Mrs. Otto Woodring of Pennsyl vania; 23 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Ed Talley, Joe Baty, Neville Wilson, and Charles, Sam and Michael Zachary. In addition to his immediate family, among others who attended the services from out of town were Mrs. Anne Rhodes of West Palm Beach, Mrs. Edith Henderson of Athens,Ga., and the personnel of Aid Cor poration of Clayton, Ga. Doug Veazey "Sailor Of Month” Mr. Douglas Veazey, Hospital Corpsman, was awarded the title of "Sailor of the Month” for August, 1968, by his com manding officers at the U. S. Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia, where he has been stationed since last November. His selection was made on the basis of his demonstration of outstanding qualities in military conduct, appearance, leadership, and performance of assigned duties. Doug is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Veazey of Pinellas Park, Florida, and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Wiley of Highlands. He is a 1967 graduate of Mississippi State University. On October 8th he will leave the States for a tour of duty in Viet Nam with the 3rd Marine Division. Hospital Donors Total donations to the cam paign for the Highlands Cashiers Hospital Fund Drive stand this week at $28,994.53. The campaign goal is $61,490.00. Donors of the past week are: Mr. John A. Boardman Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bullmar. Mr. Eddie Conage Mr. Edward Callahan Mr. and Mrs. Tobe Clark Dr. George J. Coleman Mr. & Mrs. Henry Caproni, Jr. Mr. John H. Cheatham Jr. Mrs. Louis V. Coker Mrs. Elizabeth T. Clark Mr. and Mrs. John S. Glenn Harvest Sale Announcement has been made that a Harvest Sale will be held at the Methodist- Church basement on Saturday, Septem ber 14, beginning at 9 a.m. Donations for the sale will be welcomed, and may include baked foods, good used cloth ing, vegetables, jams and jellies, and any other saleable item along those lines. Services And Safety Awards Are Received Employees of the U. S. Forest Service in Highlands were granted special awards at ceremonies in the new Forest Service Building on Smallwood Avenue Monday of this week. Assistant Ranger Jim Bishop and Herman Stewart received ten-year service awards marking a decade of satis factory service with the Forest Sevice. The awards were lapel pins, accompanied by a certificate of appreciation. Safety awards were also pre sented, recognizing years of service without accident. Awards for ten years of service without accident went to Ranger J ames Brown, Bill Wilson and Claude Nix; for five years without accident, to Herman Stewart and Cliff Wilson; and for two years of service with out accident, to Wymer Bryson, Frank Childers, jim Crane and Lucille Wilson. Leaving For College Highlands freshmen and upper-classmen have left or will soon be leaving for the colleges of their choice in North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and Virginia. Included among these are: Doyle and Gail Calloway, who returned Sunday to St. Andrews Presbyterian College in Laur inburg, N. C.; Mary Rice, who has entered Gardner-Webb Junior College near Boiling Springs, N. C.; June Tilson, starting her freshman year at Berea College, Berea, Ken tucky; Jack Crisp, entering W ingate College, Wingate, N .C.; Betty Holt and Brenda Brown, who will be attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Cynthia Talley and Carol Lambj the University of Georgia; Anne Wilson and J immy Crawford, who have re turned to Mars Hill College; Neddy Bryson, returning to Northeastern Virginia College; Marjorie Pierson, returning to E astern Carolina College; and Donna McCall, returning to Dekalb Junior College, Decatur, Ga. Joy Lowe will begin her grad uate work at Southern Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky. Western Carolina University will claim the largest number of Highlands area students. Among these will be Dotty Dendy, Margaret Vinson, Linda Baumgarner, Carol Shepard, Jack Calloway and wife, Margaret, Jimmy Kinard, Jewel Reed, Tommy Mehder, Bobby Zoellner, Sue Picklesimer, Donnie Edwards, Arthur Rogers, and Lamar Billingsley. Death Reported Word was received here Wed nesday that Miss Sylvia Nutrizon, who operated Sylvia’s Beauty Salon for many years in Highlands, died in a hospital at Pinehurst, N. C. on September 3rd. Miss Nutrizon had planned to return to Highlands early this spring, but ill health had pre vented. No further details were avail able at press time. Mrs. Lyle Howell Mr. and Mrs. Earl Heard Miss Carmelite Janvier Mr. Charles Love Mr. L. F. Latham Mr. Alexander McLin Mr: &• Mrs. John L. Many III Miss Louise Moyse Mr. and Mrs. John H. Northey Mrs. Edythe K. Quinn Mr. Walter Resce Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Raney Mr. E. L. Rolfs Mrs. Geroge S. Saussy Mr.&Mrs. C. Townsend Scanlan Mr. and Mrs. Allen Still Mr. L.H. Singletary Quartet Scheduled The Favorite Melody Quartet from Knoxville, Tennessee, will be at the Gold Mine Baptist Church on Wednesday, Sep tember 11, at 8 p.m. This quartet is made up of severely handicapped persons who make their living in this way. Everybody is welcome to attend. t 1 There is no admission, but a love offering will be taken. The safety awards were in the form of decals to be worn on safety hats. Year-Round Head Start We have operating in our county 6 Head Start Full Year Centers: 1 in Highlands, 1 in Nantahala, 1 in Cartoogechaye, 1 in Cowee, 1 in West Frank lin area and 1 in Union-Otto areas. The Union-Otto center serves 30 children, half a day - 15 in the morning and 15 in the afternoon. The other cen ters operate with 15 to 20 children in an all day enrich ment program. Each center has a cook, a head teacher and a teacher aide. Each center encourages parent and community partici pation and involvement in the total program. At this time the staff is busy doing a variety of things in an interim period. . .visiting fam ilies and finding new children is number one on the list. Several children will be carried over and new ones will be picked up. The children’s ages range from 3-5. Priority is given to the 5 year olds. Our new session or school year started September 3. Other things going on at the Centers at this time are: re pairs and painting, a floor to ceiling clean-up, exchanging and obtaining supplies, program planning, moving the Union Otto Center from the Jake Ad dington place to the Rainbow Skating Rink building — with the added space inside and out it may be possible to run a full day program there for 30 chil dren, and participating in the training program offered in Asheville, etc. Jimmy Bishop and Herman Stewart, of the U. S. Forest Service, service awards by District Ranger James Brown. Story on this page.' Hopper). are presented 10-year (Staff photo by Helen Search For Boy Not Tragic With the memory of little Cenda Schweers and also 15 year-old Christopher Molka Hansen fresh in their minds, Highlanders experienced sev eral hours of anxiety last Wednesday afternoon when it was learned that a search had begun for another lost youth. Fortunately, there was no tragic ending in this case. As the story was told to us, Carl Turner, between 11 and 12 years old, lagged behind his companions while on a hike to Highlands Falls with two younger boys and two of the counselors from the Lee’s Inn Youth Program. The rest of the group called to him and found he was climbing a rock Senator Brumby States Position A statement by Mary Faye Brumby, State Senator from the 33rd District Recently I was asked by a newspaper to list the most ur gent needs in the district which I represent. In my answer I said that I gave top priority to better roads. Since that time Scott Harvey, Republican nominee for Con gress from the 11th. District, has sought to crucify Demo cratic Congressman Roy A. Taylor who represents the Uth District, State Highway Chair man Joe Hunt and myself. Harvey was also asked to list the most urgent needs, and he never even mentioned the need for better roads or any other concrete program. He spoke only In generalities. He reminds me of an arm chair quarterback who sits on the sidelines and plays a wonderful game, but who wouldn’t know what to do if put on the team. Those who have foUowed my political career know that I have always worked for better roads and had them as the dom inant plank in my platform. My reason for this is that I know good roads are basic to eco nomic, industrial, educational and cultural growth. We live in a mountainous area where the construction of a mile of road costs from six to ten times as much as in flat land. This, coupled with the fact that the region is more sparsely settled than the rest of the State has held our road 'program back. The State has only the tax money collected from gasoline and licenses for road building. In addition to roads, the State must maintain the Highway Patrol System, the Driver Edu cation Program, WUdlife Roads and UtUity Roads. The State i of North Carolina attempts to I maintain seventy three thousand miles of roads which is more tlian any other State in the Union so I am told. Many states do not make any effort to maintain county roads. I, as Cherokee County Rep resentative inl965, worked hard for the passage of the 300 Million Dollar Road Bond Act. After the bill passed the leg islature, 1 returned to Cherokee County and headed the drive for these road bonds as they re quired the approval of the I voters. I think the over whelming majority by which this bond issue passed in Cherokee County was testimony to the Democratic leadership. Since elected State Senator of the 33rd District, I have worked tirelessly for better roads in all seven counties, especially secondary roads. I have been particularly con cerned with school bus routes. I have sought to have blind spots removed, to get roads paved wherever possible and to see that school bus routes were kept open and passable in snow and icy weather. Yes, we do lave road needs and problems, but I defy any one to say that I have not given generously of my time and efforts to alleviate these conditions. I have also worked hard to see that the Appalachian Road Program was matched with State funds. As good Congress man Roy A. Taylor has pointed out, there would lave been no Appalachian Road Program if the Republicans could have pre vented it; for 81 percent of them including the two from North Carolina voted against it. It seems to me that Mr. Harvey might be more effective in securing roads if he would start to work on the Republicans and get them in line. Under Democratic leadership the most ambitious road con struction program in the history of this State is now in progress in Western North Carolina. Ap proximately 100 million dollars will be spent by 1969 on roads. Already 80 million dollars las been spent or las been set aside to spend. I do not contend tlat one or two or three people caused all these things to lappen, but it did lappen because Democrats were in office. They initiated, voted for and are carrying out this unprece dented road construction pro gram while the Republicans dragged their feet. And it all happened while Con gressman Roy A. Taylor of the 11th. District, Joe Hunt, State Highway Commissioner, and 1 were in office. A good road program takes a long time, so it is under standable that some people become impatient. Roads must be planned, engineered, rights of-ways must be secured and embankment along the trail. He told them to go on (it was reported) and that he would meet them further along the trail. When he failed to show up, his companions wentbackto look for him but he was not to be found. They searched from around 11:30 to 1, when they called on the Forest Service for help. Ranger James Brown dis patched several men to the area, but when they failed to find any trace of die boy by 2 p.m., Ranger Brown asked for the alarm to be sounded at Town Hall, bringing fire men and additional men to join I in the search. Meanwhile, Ranger Brown had sent for a bloodhound from Asheville, which is available through the Forest Service in any such need, and had been informed that the bloodhound and its handler were on the way. Around 4 p.m. as several men awaited the arrival of the bloodhound near Pinkerton’s Pool, a car was driven up and a very "shook up” youngster was safely turned over to Carter Talley, who brought him back to town. Mr. Talley said he did not catch the name of the persons in the car, but they said the boy had came to their home in the vicinity of Wild cat Cliffs Golf Course trying to find his way. contracts let before the actual construction. It takes as long to do these things as it does to build the road. All these problems are compounded by the mountains, but work is going on in every county in the 33rd. Senatorial District as well as in the other counties in the Fourteenth Division of High ways which includes ten counties in the West. To give two examples of what is being done, 18 miles of the Appala chian Corridor (four lanes) are under contract in Cherokee County at a cost of nine to ten million dollars. The sum of twenty-five million dollars is to be spent in Macon and Clay Counties; and numerous other highway projects are underway in all other counties. Later I will have a breakdown on each one. Let me repeat, I challenge anyone to show where the road J building program lias left any j county out, or is not doing everything possible for better ; roads with the money available. [ Driver Training At Franklin High Southwesten Technical Institute will hold a preregis tration for Adult Driver Training at 7:00 p.m. on Mon day, September 9, at Franklin High School. The course is open to any adult 13 years of age or older. Persons over 16 years of age who are not enrolled in public schools may also take the course. Fees for the course will be $16.00. Additional information may be obtained by writing the Ex tension Office, Southwestern T echnical Institute, Post Office Box 95, Sylva, North Carolina 23779, or calling 586-4091. New Boys Camp Nine Miles From Town Grading and lake building have begun on some 300 acres of land in the Norton area, with plans for Swiss Chalet type units to comprise Camp Alpine For Boys. The director of the camp will be Thomas A. McMullen of Key Biscayne, Florida and Highlands. Mr. McMullen reports that every detail, in location of lodges, activity areas, sports’ fields, the special Red Cross approved design swim lake and assembly areas have been planned by a number of ex perienced camp directors. Mr. McMullen states that the location of Camp Alpine is deemed as “the most perfect setting” for a camp. It is located 9 miles northeast of Highlands in a place where the boys can view Whiteside Mountain from their lodge doors. Lake Thorpe, called Glenville Lake by many, is only one half mile away from the camp, and offers canoeing and water skiing. As plans stand now, Camp Alpine will open in the summer of 1969 with modern camp facilities. The camp will offer basic skills of individual and group athletics, nature and crafts, and rewarding trips involving hiking, horseback riding and canoeing. Satulah Club To Meet The Satulah Club will hold its September meeting on Mon day the 9th in the Club room at 2:30 p.m. Officers for the coming year will be elected. All members are urged to attend. A view of the new U.S. Forest Service ranger’s office on Smallwood Avenue in Highlands. (Staff photo by Helen Hopper) Loggers Conference Slated For Sept. 10 All loggers in Western North Carolina are cordially invited to a Conference jointly spon sored by the Appalachian Lum bermen’s Club and T.V.A., to be held at the Big Ivy Camp grounds, near Barnardsville, North Carolina, Tuesday, Sep tember 10, 1968, at 1 P.M. Included on the Conference Program will be talks and dem onstrations on logging and bucking for highest grade yields and demonstrations of new and improved equipment and meth ods. Twin themes to be em pahsized will be, “Balancing Men and Equipment”, and “Safety in the Woods.” Dis cussions will be led by W.W. King, T.V.A. Forester. Plan ning is under the direction of Howard J. Doyle, Forester for the Hardwood Research Council Inc., of Statesville, N.C. Demonstrations will take place on the logging job of Banco Lumber Company, of Burnsville, just above the Campgrounds. Bill Banks, Pre sident of Banco, is a disting Inter-Church Meeting The Highlands Inter-Church Group will hold its quarterly meeting on Monday, September 9, at The Highlander Restaurant at 7 p.m., it has been announced by the president, Glenn Shuler. The Inter-Church Group is made up of representatives from four Highlands churches --the Presbyterian, Episcopal, Methodist and First Baptist. The clergy, church officials, and their wives and husbands are especially encouraged to attend, and other interested members of the congregations of the four participating churches are welcome. Dinner at $1.25 per plate precedes the business meeting. The Presbyterian Church will be host church for the meeting. The Veterans Administration is an equal opportunity em ployer, with nearly one-third of its employees being members of minority groups. uished past president of the Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club. Following the Logging Con ference will be the regular dinner meeting of the Ap plachian Lumbermen’s Club, at The Battery Park Hotel, in Asheville, beginning at 6:30 P.M. Featured speaker for the meeting program will be Governor Dan K. Moore. A special invitation has been ex tended to aU loggers to attend the Club meeting. For loggers aU aspects of the program are free except for the dinner for which a special price of only $2.00 will be charged. Rotarians Hear Harry Reeves The Higlands Rotary Club held its regular weekly meet ing Tuesday night at 7 p.m., however the Labor Day week end took its toll of visiting Rotarians as it usually does because those with youngsters had to return home for school. However, the presence of 14 Visiting Rotarians and one Guest along with an outstanding program was enjoyed. The program was brought by Rotarian Harry Reeves of the Andrews Rotary Club and his many titles bespeak his numer ous accomplishments. He is a Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corp Reserve and a retired Inspector of the Detroit Police Department. He is also a Member of the U.S. Olympic Committee and is Team Cap tain-Manager of the 1968 U.S. Shooting Team and will be leav ing shortly for the Mexico City, Mexico Meet He was World Champion Shooter for three years, 1949 ’52 and ’54 and held the U.S. National, Championship for 10 years during the period from 1949 through 1954. The subject of his talk was naturally the Olympic Meetings and their many ramifications and history. Many were sur Sgt. Potts And Family Leave Master Sergeant Wade H. Potts who recently returned home from Vietnam, left this week with his wife and four children for Chalmette, Louisi ana, where he will serve with the National Guard in New Orleans. Sgt. Potts is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William N. Potts of Rt. 1, Norton, N. C. and is married to the former Lucille Zachary, daughter of Mr. Lyman Zachary and the late Mrs. Zachary of Highlands. On July 29, Sgt. Potts re ceived the Bronze Star Medal during ceremonies near Da Nang, Vietnam. He was pre sented the award for meri torious service in ground operations against hostile forces in Vietnam. He has also received the Combat Infantryman Badge and Purple Heart. An operation engineer ser geant in Headquarters Detach ment, U. S. Army Support Command, Sgt. Potts entered the Army in July, 1950, com pleted basic training at Ft. Bragg, N. C. and was last stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, before arriving overseas in August, 1967. Mrs. Potts and children have been making their home in High lands while Sgt. Potts had over seas duty. prised indeed to learn that Games that have culminated into today’s Olympic Games have recorded history dating back to the Eighth Century B.C. It was a most interesting program and enjoyed by all as was evidenced by the question period after his talk. Last, but not least, Rotarian Reeves retired to Andrews,N.C. several years ago and is a Past President of the Andrews Rotary Club. The one Guest was Captain George Stoehr of West Palm Beach, Fla., who was the Guest of Rotarian Howard Bond. Felling and trimming a tree is hard work in anybody’s lan guage, says the North Carolina Heart Association. See your doctor, have a check-up, and above all, follow his advice
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