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VOLUME 12
Thursday, November 6, 1969
NUMBER 23
TEN CENTS PER COPY
Dates Announced For
Area
Development Judging
Judging to select the or
ganized communities in Wes
tern North Carolina that have
made the greatest progress in
1969 will start on Monday, Nov
ember 10 and run through
Thursday, the 13th. The oc
casion will be the area judg
ing of the WNC Community
Development Program. At
stake will be top honors in
^U1Ua!1rUral improvement
contest and over $5,000 in a
wards.
County winners will be judged
in competition In three divi
sions according to the number
Snow Flurries
The first snow flurries of
the season left a powdered
sugar dusting over the High
lands landscape Tuesday night.
Tuesday began as a clear
bright day but clouds began
gathering around noon, and by
4 p.m. snowflakes began
blowing. This kept up until dark
and most of the flakes melted on
contact, but enough remained on
the ground to serve as a mild
preview of things to come.
Temperature failed to climb
above a chilly 40 degrees all
day.
of families. Unity community
will represent Macon county in
Division “A” (less than 75
families); Iotla in Division
“B” (75 - 150 families), and
West Union in Division “C”
(over 150 families).
Unity will be judged on Mon
day, November 10 at 2:00; Iotla
on Wednesday, November 12 at
4:15; and West Union on Mon
day, November 10 at 4:00.
Winners of the WNC Com
munity Development Program,
now completing its 20th year,
will be announced at the annual
awards luncheon of the Ashe
ville Agricultural Development
Council on Saturday, December
6 at 12:00 noon in the Ashe
ville City Auditorium. Judging
to select the top winners in
youth acitvities was held on
November 4-6, with 15
counties competing.
The WNC Community Deve
lopment Program is sponsored
by the Agricultural Develop
ment Council in cooperation
with the agricultural agencies
in each county and local
sponsors.
SFHC Training Committee
Meeting Attended By 40
The meeting ot the Training
.. Committee of the State o!
—Franklin Health Council, Inc.
on October 29 at Lambuth Ian,
Lake Junaluska, N. C. was at
tended by approximately 40 per
sons. The meeting was high
lighted by an exchange of ideas
and an appraisal of what is
lacking in training health per
Rotary Meets
The fact that winter is al
most here was emphasized
Tuesday at Rotary when it was
noted that for the first time
since March there were no
Rotarians present except mem
bers of the local Club. Presi
dent Henry Laskey presided.
The program was presented
by Worth Sherrill, now a year
round resident of Highlands
from Miami, Florida. A re
tired Navy commander, Mr.
Sherrill showed slides he made
last winter while traveling
around the world aboard the
liner Kunigeholmes.
Accounting
At STI
Southwestern Technical In
stitute will offer a course in
Accounting for beginners, star
ting on November 11 and
continuing for eleven weeks.
Classes will meet from 6:30
to 9:30 p.m. each Tuesday and
Thursday.
Bruce Wike, director of even
ing programs, said that anyone
aged eighteen or over is eligible
to enroU, and those suc
cessfully completing the course
may receive six quarter hours
of credit toward the Associate
in Applied Science degree in
business administration. The
course may also be taken with
out credit.
Tuition, incurance, textbook
and workbooks will total $28.00.
Further information maybe ob
tained by calling Wike at 586
4091 between 6 p.m. and 10p.m.
Monday through Thursday.
HHS Teams
Beat Stecoah
The basketball season at
Highlands High School opened
Tuesday night with a game on
the home court with Stecoah.
Spectators reported an ex
citing game between the girls’
teams, with close scoring
throughout the game. Highlands
came out winner with a score of
37 to Stecoah’s 35.
The boys’ game was a walk
away, however, with Highlands
making a score of 47 to Ste
coah’s 16.
The same teams are sche
duled to play tonight (Thursday)
at Stecoah.
sonnel In the State of Franklin
area.
The keynote address was
given by Dr. Annie Laurie Keys
of Lenoir Rhyne College, for
merly with the World Health
Organization and Public Health
Service. She discussed a sci
entific decision making process
and how it could be applied
to our health problems.
The greatest concern of the
group was in the area of man
power development. The need
to study ways and means of re
cruiting satisfactory numbers
of health professionals to the
area was discussed. Entwined
with this topic was what is
lacking in health training now
and what should be done in new
programs in the future. Sug
gestions were that new degrees
in Human Resources and Mental
Health would be offered at West
ern Carolina University and the
technical institutions handling
an increasing number of non
degree training.
Other participants in the pro
gram were Jim Winning, Ashe
ville-Buncombe Technical In
stitute; Holland McSwain, Tri
County Technical Institute;
M. C. Nix, Haywood County
Technical Institute; Harry
Ramsey, Department of Social
Services, Western Carolina Un
iversity; and Bruce Wike of
Southwestern Technical Insti
tute.
The afternoon session was
chaired by Dr. Newton W. Tur
ner and the evening session
by Dr. Glenn Bridges.
The possibility of establish
ing a career ladder in health
professionals was pondered,
and the need for health pro
fessionals to use more people
in the field and less in the of
fice was suggested.
The people attending felt the
program was satisfactory in
that it gave them an opportunity
to exchange ideas and to find
out what was going on in the
region.
Post Office
To Close
The Highlands Post Office
will be closed on Veterans
Day, Tuesday, November Uth.
No window service will be
provided and there wUl be no
delivery of mail by rural car
riers on this date. Special de
livery service wUl be provided
within the one-mile delivery
area.
There will be one mail
scheduled to arrive from the
Asheville SCF at 8:20 A.M.
This mail will be distributed
to the boxes approximately one
hour and half after arrival.
One dispatch will be made to
the Asheville SCF at 3:45 PM.
The gnarled and twisted limbs of an oak tree stripped of its raiment stand out against a cold November sky. (aft Photo).
Zoning Ordinance To Require
Provision For Off-Street Parking
One of the most important
provisions of the new zoning
ordinance is the provision made
for off-street parking in con
nection with new businesses.
Highlands is most fortunate that
Main Street and the portion
of 4th Street devoted to busi
ness is wide enough to permit
angle parking. Other streets
are not wide enough to permit
a great deal of parking, es
pecially the main highways, US
64, NC 28 and NC 106. It
is logical to assume that in
the near future businesses will
locate on these roads.
The Highway Business Dis
trict is the area along the
Cashiers Road from the Town
Hall to a point just past the
ball park; both sides of the
Dillard Road from Main Street
to the Town Limits; the west
side of the Walhalla Road, most
of the Franklin Road, and the
area across from Potts Market.
In these areas building permit
applications must be accom
panied by a plan indicating all
drives, sidewalks, parking
areas and the location use,
elevation and dimension of each
building to be constructed. The
plan must also show the ar
rangement of areas devoted to
planting and give height of trees
to be used. At least ten per
cent (10%) of the area for park
ing and driveways must be land
scaped. Buildings shall set
back at least 40’ from the
major street and 25’ from a
side street. Whenever a pro
ject adjoins a residential area
(as most will) a solid, planted
buffer strip of at least five
feet (5’) width shall be provided
and maintained by the builder.
Any activity which produces
excessive noise, odor, or is
unsightly must be controlled
by the owner to prevent injury
to property or improvements
in the neighborhood.
Required off street parking
Scholarship Plan Of
GM To Continue
' General Motors recently an
nounced the continuation of its
Scholarship Plan by making
available 293 scholarships to
outstanding secondary school
graduates for the fall of 1970
at more than 200 colleges and
universities. The awards will
be made to entering freshmen
and may be renewed through
the normal four undergraduate
years for those with satisfac
tory records.
While the participating col
leges have full discretion in
the allocation of GM scholar
ships and in the selection of
students, they have been asked
to give preference to those ap
plicants who look forward to
careers in industry. For ex
ample, those institutions which
offer programs in engineering
are urged to select qualified
young people who are interes
ted in this field of study. Col
leges which do not offer de
grees in engineering are being
asked to select students in bus
iness administration, econo
mics, mathematics and science.
Seniors at Highlands School may
apply.
Cemetery Co.
Meeting Set
Announcement has been made
that the fall meeting of the
Highlands Cemetery Company
wiU be held Tuesday night,
November 11, at 7 o’clock in
the Town Conference Room.
Revised by-laws call for a
meeting in the spring and in
the fall rather than the annual
meeting each April as in former
years. 1
Lot owners and families of lot ]
owners are urged to attend the i
meeting. ]
General Motors established
its Scholarship Plan in 1955
with the guidance of leading
educators. The Plan provides
recognition and support lbr
highly qualified students and
gives financial assistance to
the colleges and universities.
To date, General Motors has
helped more than 5,300 stu
dents to go to college, in
cluding 1,186 currently en
rolled.
There have been eleven gra
duating classes of GM scholars
to date, numbering 4,204 scho
lars. Over 80% graduated in the
top quarter of their classes,
uid a majority plan to continue
their education at the graduate
ind professional levels. Many
if these talented young people
ire already beginning to make
substantial contributions to
their professions and commu
nities.
GM scholarships are awar
ied by the 147 private and 93
public colleges and universi
ties participating in the GM
Scholarship Plan. These in
stitutions are located in the 50
states, the District ofColumbia
md Puerto Rico. Their scho
larship committees review the
ippllcant’s secondary school
records, available entrance
:est scores, participation in
extracurricular activities and
leadership traits. Stipends
range from $200 to $2,000 per
rear depending on demonstrated
teed. Applicants must be citi
zens of the United States. In
erested students should see
dr. Hinkle or Miss Winstead
lor a complete listing of the
tarticipating colleges, then ap
tly directly to the institutions
>f their choice. No GM ap
tlication is necessary.
will be as follows: Hotels, tour
ist homes, motels: One space
lor each room or apartment;
Funeral parlors: One space for
each 4 seats in chapel;
Churches, meeting places: One
space for eac8*4 seats in main
meeting place; Recreation
places without seats: One space
for each 200 square feet of
public floor space; Doctor’s
Offices: Five spaces per Doc
tor or Dentist; Professional
or Business Offices: One space
for each 300 square feet of
floor space; Retail stores,
barber shops: One space for
each 200 square feet of floor
space; Restaurants: One space
for each three (3) seats PLUS
One space for each two em
ployees on the shift of great
est employment; Service Sta
tions: Five spaces for each
grease or wash rack.
If adequate parking cannot be
provided on the same lot on
which the business is located
other off street property may
be used provided the location
is not more than 400’ from the
main entrance. Parking lots
may be provided in adjoining
residential areas providing en
trance is from the street on
which the business is located
and 10’ evergreen buffer strip
is included.
Plans, which must comply
with the restrictions set forth
above, must be submitted to
the Planning Board for
approval. If the Planning Board
fails to approve or take action
on a plan within 30 days it will be
assumed that it has approved.
Strict enforcement of the pro
visions relating to the highway
business districts will preserve
the beautiful roads leading to
the main business district. Any
proposed building which would
be detrimental to the general
appearance of the area may be
denied by the Planning Board.
Jurors For
December
Court
Jurors for the coming term
of the Macon County Superior
Court to be held starting Dec
ember 1 with Hon. Lacey Thorn
burg have been announced, .
A. Wiuton Berry, Clerk of
the Superior Court released the
list Monday.
Anyone having any reason
why he should be excused from
jury duty should appear before
Judge Felix Alley, Jr., at the
District Court session on Nov
ember 24,1969, said Mr. Perry.
The Jury list is as follows:
Grand Jury: Claude Tal
ley, Route 2 Box 55,
Highlands; Mrs. Nancy Bul
gin, Box 554, Franklin; Larry
Fred Estes, Route 5, Franklin;
Mrs. Freda Corbin, Route 6,
Franklin; Jimmy Doyce Waters,
Box 173, Topton; Jack Lee Hol
land, Route 7, Franklin; Kenneth
Holland, Route 5, Franklin;
Owen Ammons, Route 7 Box
377, Franklin; Mrs. Horace
Nolen, 107 Bidwell Street,
Franklin; Mrs. Elizabeth Potts,
Box 1029, Highlands; Mrs.
Ruth E. Slmonds, Route 3,
Franklin; Mrs. R. D. Carson,
Box 415, Franklin;' Gordon
Burris, Route 1, Highlands;
Louin T. Young, Route 5 Box
445, Franklin; Jim Wood,
Aquone; Carolyn J. Setser,
Route 1 Box 412, Franklin;
E. M. Dills, Route 5, Box 254,
Franklin; Otis Bradley, Route
3, Franklin.
First Week: E. J. Chastain,
Highlands; Caroline D. Hall,
Highlands; Miss Jessie McCon
nell, Route 5, Franklin; Andy
Cope, Route 1, Dillard, Ga.;
Douglas J. Miller, Route 5,
Franklin; Ross A. Cloer,
Franklin; Grover W. Angel,
Route 5, Franklin; Mrs. Wood
Continued To Page 3
Things Looking Up
For Rural WNC
Things are looking up for
rural Western North Carolina,
declared U. S. Rep. Roy A.
Taylor Saturday night.
Addressing the Henderson
County Community Council A
wards Banquet, the Uth District
Congressman said he had de
tected that a new spirit of hope
and optimism has replaced an
atmosphere of despair and de
featism evident in many parts
of the district a few years ago.
“There is a new look in West
ern North Carolina," he said.
“The rural areas are spruc
ing up. You only have to drive
over the rural roads of this
region to note the clean white
fences, the neat mailboxes, the
modern homes, the new farm
machinery, and the beef cattle
and dairy cattle on the hills.
"However, I believe that the
brightest part of the economic
picture of Western North Caro
lina is the attitude of our people.
I see it and feel it everywhere
I go. They are vitalized, en
ergetic and optimistic,*’ he
said.
He praised the Asheville
Agricultural Development
Council and the Western North
Carolina Community Develop
ment Program for helping tran
slate die potential of local com
munities into positive'programs
for progress and opportunity.
Basically responsible for
what is happening throughout
the area “is that the people
of these organized communi
ties have reached back into the
past and recaptured the art of
working together,” he said.
Continued To Page 3
Macon Votes Tax Approval
Macon County voted approval
of the one-cent sales tax for
benefit of local governments
in Tuesday’s statewide referen
dum. Maconians voting in favor
of the measure numbered 1057,
while those against it were 958.
Other mountain counties ap
proving the tax were Buncombe,
Jackson, Clay, Madison, Swain,
and Watauga.
Highlands turned thumbs
down on the tax, with 170
against and 68 for it. Only 238
of the 531 registered voters in
the Highlands Precinct turned
Warriors Wins Two
Highlands girls’ Little Lea
gue basketball team has gotten
off to a flying start this year,
winning its first two games.
On Saturday night, October
25, the Highlands Warriors met
the Mountain Lions of Cartoo
gechaye at the Franklin High
gymnasium. The Warriors sur
ged ahead in the third quarter
for a victory of 17 to 15. Top
scorer was Sheila Chastain with
10 points, who was supported
by Sherry Potts with 3 points,
Debbie Rogers with 2 and Mary
Jane McCall with 2.
Last Saturday night at Frank
lin the Warriors beat the Devils
of Franklin Junior High by a
score of 31 to 17. Again Sheila
Chastain led the scoring with
17 points. Others scoring were
Sherry Potts, 5; Debbie Rogers,
4; and Mary Jane McCall, 4.
Lisa Whitmire is manager
of the team, and other players
are Rose Moss, Phyllis Chas
tain, Janie Creswell, Susie
Calloway, Mary Hedden, Angie
Lewis and Bessie Henry.
At Least 1 In 4 Deaths
Caused By Drinking
Of the 162 traffic fatalities
recorded in North Carolina
during September, at least one
in four was driving, riding or
walking under the influence.
Traffic safety officials of the
Department of Motor Vehicles
who established the one in four
ratio, estimate that the total
of under the influence drivers,
passengers and pedestrians kil
led may have been nearer one
half, had equipment been avail
able to test the blood alcohol
content of all fatalities.
According to the Driver Edu
cation and Accident Records
Division of the Department, 24
of the 71 drivers and passengers
killed in single-car crashes
were definitely established as
having been drinking. Twenty
seven of the fatalities were
tested and found not to have
been drinking, while the condi
tion of the fatality was unknown
in 20 instances.
In multi-vehicle crashes, 36
drivers and 24passengers were
killed during the month. Ten
of the drivers, all of whom were
judged "at fault" in the acci
dents, had been drinking, as
had been four of the passengers.
None of the 15 fatalities in die
"innocent” vehicles werefound
to be drinking.
Of the 31 pedestrians and
bicycle riders killed, six were
under die influence at die time
of die cdSdsion.' One of die six,
a bicycle rider, was under die
age of 15.
Seventeen passengers were
killed in crashes in which the
drivers survived. In seven of
these crashes, the drivers had
been drinking. Six had not
been drinking and, in four in
stances, the condition of the
driver was not tested.
out to the polls. In speaking
of the turnout, Registrar
Toliver Crunkleton stated that
there are still over 300 ell*
gible voters In the Highlands
Precinct who have neglected to
register in the new loose-leaf
registration which has been
carried on during past months,
therefore could not have voted
should they have wanted to.
The combination of counties
approving the tax on a state
wide basis will have a bearing
on total proceeds returned to
each county. Fifty per cent of
all collections will be returned
directly to approving counties
for distribution among local
governments and taring dis
tricts, it has been stated, and
the other half will be distri
buted on a population basis.
Earl Dryman
Succumbs
Earl Dryman, 79, of Scaly
Mountain, died Saturday morn
ing, November 1, in Angel Com
munity Hospital. Franklin.
after an extended illness.
Ur. Dryman ms a retired
farmer and a member of Scaly
Mountain United Metbodist
Church. He was the father of
Highlands policeman, Olin Dry
man.
Other survivors are ^iwtir
son, Hugh Dryman, of Scaly
Mountain; two brothers, Roy
of Scaly Mountain and Fred Dry
man, of Charlotte; nine grand
children and fl great-grand
children.
Anrtees were fete a* 3
Sunday at Scaly MoeuHn
Church of God, with burial in
the church cemetery. The Rev.
Alfred Pitts and the Bar. Emer
son Davenport officiated.
Pallbearers were Wayne,
Robert, Cecil and Leman Dry
man, Richard Nix and Joe
Roper.
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Dendy Brothers’ Apple Display
Pictured above are Dendy Brothers’ apple displays. The top photo shows one of Dendy
Brothers’ winning entries in the North Carolina State Fair at Raleigh. Their commercial
at the State Fair took winning ribbons in the 20 tray class, 5 tray class, p./.ir.p, m.cc
and were eighth in the state in the grower sweepstakes prizes which is on from each
of the displays in the commercial exhibit The Dendy Brothers took $97.00 in cash in «*«««.
to the ribbons at the fair. As you can see, they sent some beautiful apples to this year.
The next photo pictures John Dendy and daughter, Myrtice, holding some enormous riiiiMlilii
grown apples, in the background is their roadside stand near the Dendy Brothers’ pwHiit house
on Goldmine Hoad, located off Highway 64, west of Highland, Aiyicc axe sold to ~«~t'
tomers from this display.
If you would like to see some beautiful apples or maybe obtain some to stare tor the
winter, then Dendy Brothers of the Goldmine Section might help you.