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Published in the Highest Elevated and Most Hospitable Town in Eastern America
Highlands, N. C. 28741 Thursday, April 5, 1973
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10* A Copy
Family histories book
being offered by Wood
Orders are now being taken
for pre-publication copies of
a book by Iawrence Wood
called “Yoimg-Stewart-Mont
gomery-Phillips and Allied
Families.*'
The book represents over
30 years of research carried
on first by the author's mo
ther, Manilla Crisp Wood,
now deceased, and continued
over the past fifteen years by
Lawrence, himself. It will be
hard cover, with 140 pages,
and containing many old pic
tures, some of Confederate
soldiers, as well as others
of interest to descendants of
the families whose history is
traced through the years.
Of special interest to High
lands folks will be records
pertaining to the families
Henderson, Rogers, Phillips,
Montgomery, Cabe, Stewart,
Moss, Young, Russell, Moore,
Ammons, Peek, Justice, Mc
Call, Wilson, Crisp, Holland,
Bolick, Bryson, Henry, Zach
ary, Strain andothers. Neigh
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Portfolio
sell-out
SOUTHERN LIVING has an
nounced that the portfolio of
five prints by Highlands artist
Hubert Shuptrine, introduced
to the public October 1, 1972,
has been a complete sell-out.
Tb'i edition, called "Highlands
Home,” was produced in 441
portfolios which sold for
$375.00 each.
A new and limited "single”
Shtg)trine reproduction is now
being offered, and was inspir
ed by the artist's visit to foe
Outer Banks of North Caro
lina. The reproduction mea
sures approximately 22 x 31
inches, sells for $80 plus
postage and handling.
The March 18 magazine
section of foe ATLANTA
JOURNAL - CONSTITUTION
carried a feature by Phil Gar
ner about artist Hubert Shup
trine illustrated by glimpses
of his family and home on
Satulah Mountain, and carry
ing several pictures of his
paintings. The front cover of
the magazine displayed a
Shuptrine painting of moun
taineer old-timer Tommie
Barnes of foe Buck Creek
section, as tie sat shelling
corn.
Nelson rites
held in Fla.
Mrs. Florence S. Nelson,
85, a resident of Hill House
Apts., Mt. Dora, Fla., died at
her home March 26. A for
mer summer resident of High
lands she was born in Clark
County, Kentucky, and had
been a resident of the Eustls
Mt. Dora area since 1930. She
Was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church of Eus
tis, and had been associated
with the Girl Scouts of Amer
ica. There are no immed
iate survivors.
Funeral services were held
from the chapel of the Zel
ler, Kennedy & Hamlin Fun
eral Home of Eustis at 11
A.M. March 28 with Rev.
Grover Sewell officiating. In
terment followed in Green
wood cemetery, Eustis. Zel
ler, Kennedy & Hamlin Fun
eral Home of Eustis was in
charge of arrangements.
Heart Fund
tops $1200
The special Heart Fund ac
count at First Union National
in Highlands was closed out
3his week and a grand total of
31,244»65 sent to the Macon
County chairman in Franklin
by local chairman Ted Crunk
leton.
This sum exceeded by sev
eral hundred dollars die
amount ever before collected
in Highlands for die annual
Heart Fund Drive, and Mr.
Crunkleton again expressed
his pleasure and apprecia
tion to all who made this pos
sible.
boring Jackson County har
bors numerous descendants
and family connections of the
Stewart (Stuart) family. These
family records in the book go
back to Nathaniel Stewart,
bon about 1736, and give
some information on the
royal "House of Stuart” an
cestors.
The book will sell for $6.95,
postage paid, and all money for
pre-publication copies will be
deposited in a special account
at the bank of Highlands until
copies are delivered.
Orders may be addressed
to Lawrence Wood, Route 6,
Box 333, Franklin, N. C. or
to Lawrence Wood, care of
Tate’s Super Market, High
lands, N. C.
Blood drive
is success
Chairman of the Blood
Donor Program Jaycee Johnny
Tate announces that the Red
Cross Blood Drive held last
Friday in Highlands was a
success. A total of 55 pints
was collected and of these
donors 20 had never given
blood before.
According to the former
Chairman of the Blood Pro
gram, Postmaster Bud Potts,
the 55 pints donated Friday
ties the record for the most
amount of blood given at one
time in the past
A special thanks goes to
the ladies of our community
who assisted the blood gather
ing team.
FOR MANY PEOPLE golden jonquil blooms are nostalgic reminders of long-ago springtimes in the mountains.
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want to neip r
Little Anita Darleen Henry,
19 months old and blind in
both eyes, will enter Memor
ial Mission Hospital Sunday
for removal of cataracts.
Hospital expense will be paid
for by the Lions Clubs of
North Carolina, and the High
lands Lions Club is lending
special efforts and support
in giving sight to the child.
Persons wishing to help in
providing clothes, pajamas,
etc. for Anita's hospital stay
may leave them with Lion
James Brown, U.S. Forest
Service office, or with Lion
John Tate, Tate's Supermar
ket, Highlands, or contact
Lion Norman Reese.
It is thought that a size
2 will fit Anita. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Henry.
IMevsrffoor installed at Center
Volunteer workers installed
a new hardwood floor In the
Cashiers Community Center
Recreational Hall last week.
The Nantahala Lumber
Company of Franklin, N.C.,
very graciously provided the
oak wood for the project at a
generous discount.
The new floor was required
due to the big surge in the use
of the Community Center for
athletic activities.
Currently, a regular volley
ball league involving approxi
mately 6 teams, is using the
facilities on a regular basis.
Approximately 50 to 60 of the
local residents are involved in
the activity.
Construction will com
mence on the all-purpose
basketball court, tennis court
and baseball field lighting,
within the next few weeks,
weather permitting. It is an
ticipated that all of the fac
ilities will be completed
prior to the summer months.
Neill McKay, Activities Co
ordinator, is enthused about
the response to the indoor vol
leyball activity that has been
going on this winter and is
now planning a full scale out
door athletic schedule. This
will include Little League
baseball, adult softball, hor
seshoes, and other activities.
VOLUNTEER WORKERS PITCHED IN to install a hardwood floor in the Cashiers
Community Center Recreational Hall. The above photos show Brad Pell, Duane Dillard,
Ray Piantanida, Wayne Dillard, Johnny Hooper, Blaine Hawkins and Rex Allen.
Soggy March
According to weather
watcher Ted Crunkleton, a
total of 16.91 Inches of rain
fell in Highlands during the
past month of March. This
amount is 7.Hl inches above
normal for Mfach, and there
were only ten days out of the
month’s thirty-one which re
gistered no precipitation.
In spile of the over-supply
of moisture that has put High
landers to grumbling and has
held up the progress of var
ious projects and springtime
activities, Ted reminds us
there's always a bright side
to any situation. If the rain
had come down in the form
of snow, Highlands would have
been burled under a total depth
of some 14 feetl
Outpost office to open
An outpost office of the Em
ployment Security Commis
sion of North Carolina will
open April 10 In the Glen
ville Community Center in
Glenvllle. The office will be
operated by the Rural Man
power Service Division and
will be open each Tuesday
from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
All employment service
needs will receive attention
there except the filing for un
employment insurance.
The office is being opened
one day a week in this local*
ity to give citizens of High
lands, Glenville and Cashiers
a more convenient place to
file applications for work and
for employers to place
orders.
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Spring Festival slated
A Spring Festival, with fun
galore for all ages, will be
held tomorrow night (Friday)
beginning at 6:30 at High
lands School.
Admission will be 504 for
adults and 254 for students.
A dance to be held in the gym
will have a special admis
sion price of 504 for students.
A door prize to be given away
at 9 p.m. is a 10-12 pound
turkey, donated by Potts Super
Market. Tickets will be sold
at the door on a 10-pound
ham and some hand crocheted
items for 504 per chance.
Persons planning to attend
can skip supper at home and
indulge themselves with hot
dogs, sandwiches, drinks,and
other food items, which will be
on sale to earn money for the
PTA and the Town hecrea
tion Fund, the two organiza
tions that will share the pro
ceeds from the Festival.
Bingo at lOtf a game will
be a popular attraction for
the evening, and a number of
very nice prizes have been
provided for lucky players.
Some of these were made by
“shop” students. There will
also be a cake walk, with
home-made cakes as prizes.
Cemetery election
ihe semi-annual meeting
of the Highlands Cemetery
Company was held Tuesday
night at Town Hall, and the
following officers were elec
ted or re-elected to serve for
die coming year:
President, Norman Reese;
Vice President, Bobby Hous
ton; Treasurer, Mildred Wil
son; Secretary, Doris Potts,
Gordon Talley was elected
for a three year term on the
board of trustees, replacing
Lawrence Hicks who has com
pleted his term. Other trus
tees are Louis Potts and Ted
Crunkleton.
Carl Zachary replaced
Miss Caroline Hall as a.mem
ber of the advisory com
mittee. Miss Hall resigned
from the committee, since
she is no longer a year
round resident of Highlands,
but spends a good portion of
the year in Florida with her
sister, Mrs. W. R. Potts,
and Miss Peggy Potts.
Dues of lot owners are now
payable, and donations are
welcomed to help pay for
maintenance of graves for
which the Cemetery Company
receives no compensation. A
Perpetual Care plan has been
established in recent years,
and further details on its re
quirements may be obtained
from the secretary. Miss
Doris Potts, or from other
officers or trustees.
Musicale presented
The music pupils of Mrs.
Robert DuPree presented a
musicale for their parents
and special guests Monday
night ^at thePresbyterlanEdu
cational Building.
Appearing on the program
were Linda Houston, playing
“The Princess Waltz"; Tam
my Lowe, “Blue Cowboy";
Theresa Reed, “Swinging A
long"; Rhonda Lowe, ‘The
Emperor Waltz"; Renee
Keener, "March of the Wee
Folk"; Diane Baldwin, “At
the Ball"; Sharon Keener,
“Song of the Bells”; Kitty
Rhodes, “The Coronation";
Robin Dryman, “The Danc
ing Bear"; Randall Shuptrine,
Stephanie Shuptrine, “Shim
mering Ivories"; Beth Ed
wards, “Fur Elise”; Karen
Houston, “Theme from Con
certo in A Minor”; Lisa
Whitmire, “Theme from Con
certo in G Minor"; andAngie
Lewis, "Dancing Doll."
The performance of the
group of young musicians was
much enjoyed by all who at
tended.
and a lish pond for the en
tertainment of youngsters and
oldsters as well.
There will be an art show
along the walls of the hallway
and some special objects for
view in Mrs. Dunning’s home
room.
Everyone is urged to come
out for the evening and enjoy
the entertainment of fun and
games while helping finance
PTA projects and Town Re
creation.
With VZTop
Mrs. (J. R.) Virginia Gar
vin of Broadview Acres, High
lands, formerly of Longboat
Key, Florida, has assumed
responsibility as Resident
Sales Agent for the VZTop
Condominium Development.
She will be assisting Frank
Craft and working with the
Highlands Real Estate Agents
and Brokers. The model units
are being decorated at this
time and the first condomin
iums will be ready for occu
pancy in the month of May.
A helicopter has been bring
ing interested purchasers
from Atlanta in a 40 minute
flight. The weather recently
has caused some invonven
ience, but it is anticipated
that regularly scheduled
flights by the VZTop Whirly
bird will soon become a daily
part of the Condominium De
velopment.
Thrift shop
re-opening
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The “Mountain l_,
Thrift Store, located on
ft tn, is ra op " "
Thk stem tewbour operated
by volunteer workers tor the
benefit of the Highlands
Recreation Fond. Store hours
are from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday thru Saturday.
Any saleable used or dis
carded household appliances,
furniture, books, magazines
or other items will be grate
fully accepted.
Baumrucker speaks to Highlands Rotarians
President of Cashiers Plas
tics, Ervin J. Baumrucker,
told Rotarians of the pro
gress made by his company
in the past two years at their
regular weekly meeting at
Phelps House Tuesday. All
local members except one plus
three visitors attended the
meeting. High School guests
were Tommy Chambers and
Robert Crowe, both in the 11th
grade.
Roy Connatser of Wildcat
Cliffs was introduced as a
new member of the club by
Wilton Cobb. His classifi
cation is Industrial Supplies.
President Harry Long pre
sented him with a Rotary pin
and other items.
Mr. Baumrucker told of the
factors which led to the dec
ision to locate the plastics
manufacturing plant at what
to many seemed an out of the
way town. Aid in providing
financial assistance was ob
tained through the North
Carolina Business Develop
ment Corporation which stipu
lated that the plant must be
located in a small community,
and of those suggested Cash
iers was the most attractive.
The lack of rail transpor
tation has proved no handi
cap as Blue Ridge Trucking
has provided splendid ser
vice on a daily basis when
required. One of the plus
factors of the mountain loca
tion is that customers enjoy
visiting here and usually are
able to catch fish in the lake
adjoining the Baumrucker
Installation
banquet
The Installation Banquet for
The Highlands Woman's Club
will be Thursday evening,
April 26, at 6:30 p.m. Please
phone 526-9590 and make re
servations by April 23. The
charge will be $3.00 per per
son. All members are urged
to attend.
home in Whiteside Cove.
The outlook for Cashiers
Plastics is excellent. The
plant is now working 24 hours
a day 6 days a week (occas
ionally 7 days) A variety of
products are made at the
plant, including bases for
television sets ior which or
ders are on hand for over
100,000 units to be delivered
in 1973. Customers include
Zenith, Motorola and General
Electric. The material pro
duced looks like wood and is
like wood in that nails, screws
and staples can be used. Mr.
Baumrucker also showed a
model of a hood being produced
for IBM in which very ex
pensive electronic office
machinery will be installed.
Because of the substantial
growth in business a new
8400' addition to the plant is
planned, to be financed by
General Electric, one of the
customers. There are about
60 full time employees now,
the great majority being local
residents.
At the conclusion of the talk
Dick Harrison presented the
speaker with his 503rd walking
stick. It has been traditional
at die Highlands Club to give
each out of town speaker a
cane made by Dick for over
ten years.
Next week a program will
be presented, concerning die
Jaycee Club recently organ
ized in Highlands, by some of
the members.
New addition nears completion
Despite the inclement wea
ther during the past few
weeks, the new 8400 sq. ft
addition to the Cashiers Plas
tic plant is nearing comple
tion. It was hoped that the
building would be available
for occupancy by the end of
March, but is now scheduled
for completion by April 15,
1973.
One section of the new
building will bouse the paint
and finishing departments
which will be protected by a
complete fire wait The cen
ter section will house the se
condary operation, receiving
and shipping departments.
The building will also include
two additional shipping and
receiving docks.
In the photograph elsewhere
on this page, the erection
crew of Thrift Brothers of
Westminster, S. C. proceed
with the installation of the
sidewalls of the new addition.
In the foreground is the new
100,000 pound capacity ma
terials storage silo. The new
building will be connected to
the old facility by conveyor
lines which will transport
parts from the extrusion ma
chines directly to the shipping
or finishing department.
The $400,000-plus expan
sion will include two additional
Jarecki extrusion machines
which will be arriving almost
simultaneously with the com
pletion of the building. One
machine will have a shot ca
pacity of 25# and the other
will have a shot capacity of
35#. With the installation of
this new equipment, it is es
timated that approximately
300.000 pounds of material
will be used per month. Of
this amount, approximately
100.000 pounds will be made
up of the new General Elec
tric Engineered Plastic Noryl
FN-215. Currently, Cashiers
Plastic is the largest user of
this material in the country.
Most of the Noryl FN-215
is being used for business ma
chines and computer termin
al housings for such custo
mers as: Honeywell Informa
tion Systems, Inc.; Eastman
Kodak Company; Centronics
Data Computer Corporation;
Control Data Corporation;
Digitronics Division - fomec,
Inc.; Memo rex Corporation;
Sanders Associates, Inc.; and
Redactron.
The 35# capacity machine
will be used primarily for
television and furniture com
ponents. The Company now
has on order from Zenith,
Motorola and Warwick, TV
bases amounting to over
100,000 units. The present
backlog of orders now exceeds
one million dollars.
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