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The ONLY Newspaper in This Wide World Devoted Exclusivelv to Promoting Tne Highlands Area
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VOLUME 13
Thursday, August 6, 1970
NUMBER 9
Four Appointed To Board
Of Rainbow Power,Inc.
The Board of County Com*
missioners of Cherokee County
announced this week the ap
pointment of four citizens to
serve .on the Board of Dire
ctors of the newly formed Rain
bow Power,Inc. Rainbow Power
is a non-profit public corpora
tion organized for the purpose
of attempting to purchase the
retail electric power distribu
tion system of the Nantahala
Power and Light Company now
serving the six county region.
The Macon County Com
missioners are the only Com
missioners not supporting the
movement.
W. T. Moore, as one of the
four incorporators of Rainbow
Power, will serve a term of
one year on the Board. Cap
tain Frank W. Swan, veterans
service officer, Cherokee
County and chairman of the
Southwestern Planning & De
velopment Commission, was
also named for a one year
term.
Robert E. Heaton and Joel
Khouri were named to two year
terms.
A graduate of Duke Univer
sity Heaton has served the Town
of Andrews and Cherokee
County in many political and
civic endeavors. He is a past
president of the Andrews Rotary
Club, the Chamber of Com
merce and former Mayor of the
Town of Andrews. Currently
he is secretary of the District
Memorial Hospital Board of
Trustees and serves as spokes
|man for the board. He is a
director of the Public Housing
Authority, a member of the
Airport advisory committee and
a Deacon in the Presbyterian
Church. Married to theformer
Evelyn Wood of Andrews, they
have two children. He is a
j veteran of World War II and
presently engaged in the real
estate business.
A retired building contrac
tor, W. T. Moore is current
chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners of Cherokee
County, a position he has held
for three terms. Active in local
politics for more than a quar
ter of a century, he is a mem
ber of the national historical
society and a leader in local
affairs of the county. As an
elected public official, he is
able to keep pace with the mod
ern trends in governmental af
fairs yet maintains a conser
vative attitude toward expen
Silent Auction
Is Planned
Plans are being made for a
Silent Auction to be held at
the Hudson Library in the near
future.
If you are interested in bid
ding dn a good book, or books,
watch for further details in the
next issue of THE HIGH
LANDER.
ditures of public tax funds. He
regards the effort to purchase
the Nantahala Electric Power |
distribution system, in order to |
bring TVA Power to the region,
as one of the most progressive j
steps undertaken for the region |
in many years. "We’re never i
going to amount to anything I
until we get it", Mr. Moore
has stated. The Town of Murphy
and the western portion of
Cherokee County are now
served by TVA Power sources.
Mr. Moore resides at his home
on Valleytown Road in Andrews.
Mr. El Khouri, a native of j
Lebanon, came to Andrews from 1
Minnesota where he claimed .
personal acquaintanceship with j
Hubert H. Humphrey. Educated j
in the Middle East, he is now |
associated with Jabaley Bro- j
thers-in business in Murhpy, t
M. C., Tennessee and Georgia.
Since coming to Cherokee
County and the Southwestern
N. C. region. Mr. El Knouri
is past president of the Lions
Club and has served on dis
trict, state and international
levels. Chairman of the Cher
okee Development Authority,
including housing and recrea
tion, he is vice-chairman of
the United Fund and Nantahala
District Boy Scouts of Ameri
ca. The El Khouris reside in
Andrews and have seven child
ren, two boys and 5 girls. He
served with the British Armed
Forces during World War II.
A native of Pennsylvania,
captain Frank W. Swan, USAR,
Ret. came with his family to
North Carolina in 1891 with the
belding Lumber Company at
Robbinsville in Graham County,
and moved to Andrews in 1909.
Chairman of the Southwestern
North Carolina Planning and
Development Commission, he
has spent a lifetime ih boosting
the area of the state “West «
the Balsams" and is an ardent
campaigner for better highways
and roads. The purpose of the
wagon train project which he
founded over 15 years ago was
to call the attention of public
officials to the need for better
highways, particularly between
the states of North Carolina
and Tennessee.
Captain Swan and the late
Mrs. Mary Hamrick Swan have
three sons. Bill Swan is a
pharmacist located in Ashe
ville. Col. A1 Swan is com
manding officer, Kirtland Air
Force Base,Albuquerque,N. M.,
Edward Swan, Lt. Col. Ret.,
Mechanized Cavalry, lives in
Venice, Fla.
Rainbow Power, Inc., will be
operated by a board of dire
ctors made up of four repre
sentatives from each of the five
participating counties. Clay
County, with only two Nantaha
la meters, will not participate
in the Rainbow Power subject,
but is already served TVA
Power by Blue Ridge and other
electricai cooperatives.
Miss Belinda Talley (right) win was chosen “Miss Highlands - 1970’’ in the contest sponsored
by the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night, receives the crown from last year’s winner, Miss
Betty Holt. (H. H. Photo).
Belinda Talley Named
"Miss Highlands-1970
Miss Belinda Talley, 15
year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Talley, was voted
“Miss highlands - 1970” by
three “out-of-town” judges
Tuesday on the final night of
the Annual Square Dance Fes
tival, sponsored by the Chamber
of Commerce.
Judges for the event were Dr.
Chester Goodnow from St. Pet
ersburg, William Fisher from
Vero Beach, and John Chadwell
from St. Petersburg.
Miss Talley, a native of High
lands, will be a sophomore
this year at Highlands High
School. She hasn’t completely
decided what she will do with
her future, but will probably go
to cosmetology school.
Her response • to questions
Tuesday night brought out that
she feels Highlands is a good
place to live because of the
beautiful surroundings, and be
cause it doesn't have the same
problems that are found in
cities. Her comment on the
young people of today was that
many of them are "mixed up”
and should follow the direction
oi rneir ciacrs a giwuw
extent, rather than rebelling
against so many established
customs.
Miss Talley, sponsored by
The Highlander Restaurant, was
chosen from eight contestants.
The ‘‘Miss Highlands’ crown
was placed on her head by
last year’s winner, MISS Betty
Holt.
There was a good turnout to
the Square Dance Festival this
year, die first time it extended
to two nights of entertalnmend
The first night, Monday, was
devoted to clogging-type danc
ing, with ten teams performing.
Winner of the $75 first prize
was theOconee £ tate Park Team
from South Carolina; second
prize of $25 went to the Circle
4 Dancers from Franklin.
In the smooth division Tues
day night the Pisgah View Ranch
team captured first prize, and
second prize was won by the
T. C. Roberson Junior Team.
Nine teams competedTues
day night, and there was a
special exhibition (non-compet
itive) of Israeli folk dances by
Camp Blue Star.
Macon Fine Arts Festival
Scheduled August 6-9
A varied 4-day program of
music, drama and art will be
featured during the 4th annual
Macon Fine Arts Festival,
which opens Thursday (Aug. 6)
in Franklin's new air-con
ditioned Fine Arts Center with
an arts and crafts exhibit from
! 1
• Jack- Cabe snagged this catch from Glenville Lake recently. A wall-eye, it weighed 7-1/2 pounds
and measured 26 inches.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the lower
floor, and a piano concert of
popular classics in the audi
torium at 8 p.m. by Dr. Harvey
Scholl, music professor at
Jacksonville (Fla.) University.
The arts and crafts exhibit,
which is free to the public, 'will
continue at the same hours
through Saturday (Aug. 8) —
featuring paintings by members
of the Macon County Art Assn.,
Bachelor’s End gallery and
Sunday Sketchers, students at
the Paintbox Farm, Carolyn
Carter Bosworth of Chattan
ooga, Tenn., and Gateway artist
Reilly Napier. Napier’s wood
carvings will also be on dis
play in the crafts section, which
will include ironwork by John
Bulgin of Franklin and exhibits
from Maco Crafts, under the
direction of Mrs. Harold War
stler. Overall chairman is
Mrs. Mildred Carter, with art
ist-instructor Charles Sill in
charge of the indoor art ex
hibit, Mrs. Doris Beal and Mr.
and Mrs. Jeff Brame of the
outdoor artists-in-action show.
“Barefoot in the Park,’’ the
Broadway comedy hit by Neil
Simon, will be presented in the
aduitorium at 8 p.m. Friday
night by Western Carolina Uni
versity's Department of Speech
& Theatre Arts, under the
direction of Beverly B. Pevitts.
There will be a 2 p.m. mat
inee and an 8 p.m. evening
Cont. to Page 4
I
Mallonee To Visit
ASHEVILLE -- Tom L. Mal
lonee, 11th Congressional Dis
trict Assistant to Congressman
Roy A. Taylor, is now making
scheduled visits to the county
seats and other sections of the
counties.
On Tuesday, August 11, he
will be at the Jackson County
Courthouse, Sylva, from 9:30
to 10:30; and at the Macon
County Courthouse, Franklin,
from 3:00 to 4:00.
On Thursday, August 13, he
will be art the TiYansylvsSiia
County Courthouse, Brevard,
from 9:30 to 10:30; and at the
City Hall, Highlands, from 3:00
to 3:30.
Any person who has plans or
official business pertaining to
Congressional matters to be
discussed, is invited to meet
with Mr. Mallonee at the above
specified times.
"The Mousetrap” Continues Performances
Friday And Saturday At 8:30 At HCT
"The Mousetrap”, the best
attended production so far this
summer at Highlands Com
munity Theatre, continues for
two more evenings Friday and
Saturday at 8:30 p.m. with good
seats available for both per
formances. Ticket headquar
ters at Wit's End Shop will be
open 10 a.m; until 4 p.m. Fri
day and Saturday.
The Agatha Christie whodunit
proved to be a popular sue
cess with Highlands* audiences
last weekend, with near-cap
acity crowds on opening night
and Sunday matinee. Thirty
five campers from Camp High
lander attended the Sunday per
formance.
Jacqui Karns, the flower child
in this season’s "Hay Fever*',
substituted for Debby Russell
in two performances of "ous
setrap" when Miss Russell suf
fered a painful bruise. Miss
Karns went onstage as the
strong-willed Miss Casewell
with only two-hours notice.
Only those in the audience who
knew she wasn’t Debby Russell
knew the difference, since Miss
Karns never missed a move or
Theatre Art Exhibit Continues
Through Saturday Performance
The Art Exhibit in the lobby
of the Community Theatre con
tinues through the Saturday
night performance of “The
Mousetrap”. The exhibit will
also be open between 2-4 p.m.
at the theatre every afternoon
this week.
The Exhibit is being held as
a money-raising project for the
community theatre's re-wiring
fund. Although the work on the
electrical system has been
completed, expense still ex
ceeds income for the project.
Donations of one dollar to
ward a chance to win a paint
ing will be accepted tnthelobbv
by members of the “Elsies ,
the ladies committee at HCT.
Twenty-one paintings have been
donated to the exhibit by local
artists.
Attracting perhaps the most
attention is a mountain draw
ing contributed by Polly Knipp
Funds Are Available
For Franklin By-Pass
Appalachian Funds will be
available to complete U. S. 64
from the Franklin By-Pass to
the Clay County line, accord
ing to an announcement Mon
day by E. J. Whitmire, State
Car Trip
On Wednesday, Augusts, the
Forest Service will conduct a
Nature Show-Me Tour by Car.
Cars will leave die Museum
at 10:00 a.m. and will drive
along the Wilson Gap Road.
They will stop at several lo
cations and the Forester In
charge will explain multiple
use of the forest and will iden
tify many of the plants and trees
of the area.
Highlands Girl
Wins Scholarship
Miss Brenda Brown
GREENSBORO ~ Miss
Brenda Sue Brown, a rising
senior from Highlands at the
Wilson Gap
Road Closed
The Wilson Gap Road from
Highway 28 to Horse Cove will
be closed for about 5 weeks
according to officials with the
U, S. Forest Service. Work
began last week to remove all
rock from the roadbed. After
the road has been reshaped,
about 4 inches of crushed stone
will be placed on the entire
road so winter travel will be
possible.
The stone will be contracted
by the low bid system. Sealed
bids will be opened August 11
at 2:00 P.M. to determine the
successful bidder. Anyone in
terested in bidding and who did
not receive a bid form should
contact the local U. S. Forest
Service Office.
University of North Carolina
at Greensboro, has been named
recipient of^a $750 alumni sch
olarship at UNC-G.
She is among 28 students
who will receive $750 schol
arships from the UNC-G Alumni
Association through the Alumni
Annual Giving Program. The
scholarships recognize aca
demic achievement, intellectual
promise, character, leadership
ability, financial need and dem
onstrated ambition.
Miss Brown is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Tomlee Brown
of Box 385 in Highlands. She
is majoring in German and is
a member of the German Club
and Psi Chi, national psychology
honorary society. A student
assistant in the library atUNC
G, she assisted with die orien
tation of new students during
her junior year.
School Opens
August 28th
Principal Stoney G. Hinkle
announced Tuesday that High
lands School will open for re
gistration on Friday, August
28th.
All teachers have been hired
for the coming year, and a com
plete list will be published in
a later issue of THE HIGH
LANDER.
Macon County schools begin
the new year under a new sup
erintendent, Mr. KennethBar
ker, replacing Mr. H. Bueck
who retired this spring.
Highway Commissioner for this
district.
Mr. Whitmire said that he
had just received word that die
funds would be available. He
added that a designated public
hearing would be held soon and
with die concurrence of die Na
tional Forest Service, the State
W ll&lfe Commission, and Appa
lachian Trail Association, the
highway commission can start
buying right of ways.
The Commisioner stated that
he felt that it was possible that
all of U. S. 64 from Franklin
to Hayesville would be rebuilt
within die next four years.
Mr. Whitmire also announced
that the Primary Roads Com
mittee of the Highway Commis
sion recently approved a four
and five lane section of U. S.
441 from Rogers Gas Island,
south of Franklin to a point
near Bates Concrete Plant. He
pointed out that he felt that this
improvement was very impor
tant since the Franklin By-Pass
work does not correct the poor
traffic conditions during shift
change time at the Electric
Cord Products and Burlington
Hosiery Plants. Also the Re
creation Complex and Fair
Grounds area traffic problems
would be greatly helped, he
said.
Highway engineers are at
present working locating two
additional lanes from the North
end of the Franklin By-Pass to
the Pumpkin Town Road injack
son County. This will do a
great deal to lessen the traffic
problems on U. S. 441 and U. S.
23 crossing the Cowee Moun
tain, the Commisioner said.
In a matter of local interest
the Commissioner announced
that the Highway Commission
has taken over Wayah Street
in Franklin and has placed a
good traveling surface on die
road. There has been consid
erable favorable comments on
this project, he added.
Now that the “old airport”
has been deactivated, U. S. 64
from the “Thomas curve" to
the U. S. 23-441 will be im
proved. Previously this short
section of road was left out
because the Bureau of Public
Roads would not agree to build
a fill section which would be
in conflict with the take off and
landing of airplanes. This im
provement will give Franklin
three good connectors with die
by-pass. One on each end and
one in the middle, the Com
missioner said.
The projects and their com
pletions have been financed and
will be paid for out of the in
come from the additional gaso
line tax, Mr. Whitmire said.
Hill entitled "King King Kan
galo”. Elizabeth Thorn has
given a beautiful watercolor
that also creates much inter
est. The Exhibit includes some
thing for everyone, with ab
stracts, florals, still lifes and
animals in various media.
Artists in colorful smocks
created just for the occasion
circulate in the lobby to col
lect donations. The drawing to
announce the winners of each
art work will be held after the
Saturday night performance of
"The Mousetrap.”
Dr.Killian
Visits Here
Dr. Carl D. Killian, Demo
cratic candidate for the State
Senate of North Carolina, was
in Highlands last Thursday and
again Monday to get acquanted
with some of the local Demo
crats and hear their comments.
A native of Clay Ceumy.N.C.
end the son d a country doc
tor, Dr. Killian is perhaps best
known in Highlands through his
many years as head of the De
partment of Education and Psy
chology at Western Carolina
University. His associates give
credit to his vision and deter
mination to “get what he goes
after” for many of the special
programs at WCU which have
greatly enlarged its service
capacity.
Dr. Killian’s motto “To each
a fair chance” is reflected in
his devotion to those programs
established at WCU which help
develop the educational poten
tial of ALL children.
The State Senate candidate
expects to return to Highlands
at a later date and hopes to
make additional acquaintances
at that time.
a line. She reated an extended
applause at the curtain call.
Frank Bennett's magnffieient
setting also rated two applauses
at all performances, first when
the curtain opened on a dimly
lit mysterious stage and later
when lights came up revealing
on ominous Tudor living room
with well-chosen antiques and
furnishings. The furniture was
loaned by many Highlands mer
chants and local residents,
making the community theatre
truly a "community effort".
Bennett not only designs all
settings and costumes, but sup
ervises all work on construc
tion. His crew for "Mouse
trap" included Gary Cheatham,
Richard Cheatham, Robby
Smith, Bob Hancock, GeneNeil
sen, Dennis LeBlond, Mac Mc
Millan and Jim Painter.
Bennett's set and costume
work has been singled out by
critics throughout Florida, and
recently Asheville critics
Lewis Greene and Emily
Kingsbery have devoted several
paragraphs in praise of his
work. Bennett also does much
of the physical labor himself,
but heaps great credit upon
the numerous Highlands store
owners who loan him prop
items, furniture and decorative
accessories. The current sett
ing boasts antique items from
the Ark, Carriage Wheel;
Reeves Hardware, Boutwell*$
Highlands Furniture, Antique?
by Lee, Anne Arnold and Mrs:
Betty Pierson.
A native of Ocala, Wqpl*k
-Bennett is thoroughly fartfflar
with the Highlands area, His
early summers were spent at
Lake Toxaway at the estate of
his aunt; Mrs. Carl Molt*, now
the Toxaway Country dub.
Special guest in Friday
night’s audience will beactress
Claire Luce. Miss Luee ar
rived in Highlands Tuesday to
begin rehearsals for the fourth
HCT production, a romantic
comedy entitled "The Warm
Peninsula."
Admission to "Mousetrap"
and later productions ;i$- $3
for adults and $2 for children
and students. Reservations may
be made by telephoning 526
26a5. The Community Theatre
is located on the hill east of
Main Street.
One of Highlands’ favorite summer residents, Mrs. C.D.S.
Clarkson, was caught by Burt Talbott’s camera on the way to
Highlands Community Theatre recently.
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Have Fun At The Firemen’s Barbecue Saturday i