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Volume21 Number 23 Highlands, N. C. 28741
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Highlands Country Club
observes fifthtieth year
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STANDING IN FRONT of a portrait of the late Scott Hudson, organizer and first president of the Highlands Country Club,
are the club’s current officers and directors. From left to right they are F. M. Bird, secretary-treasurer; C. N. McElvey,
director; S. N. Evins, director; A. J. Gocking, director; T. C. Smith, president, and A. S. Happoldt, chairman of the
board.
Several hundred members
and friends of Highlands
County Club attended an open
house Sunday afternoon to
mark the Golden Anniversary
of the club. Hosts were the
current officers and directors
of the club, and other
members of the staff assisted
in receiving and serving.
The present Highlands
Country Club was organized as
the Highlands Estates in 1927
by several members of the
Atlanta Athletic Club, princi
pally under the leadership of
- the late Scott Hudson, who has
sensed for several years as the
-rodent, of the parent Atlanta
V. rganization. Partners in the
initial venture were, in
addition to Mr. Hudson, the
late Samuel N. Evins, Sr., Col.
: Robert P. Jones, Stewart
I Maiden, and Carlton Smith, all
of Atlanta.
i The first directors named to
S head up the corporation were,
\jn addition to Messrs. Hudson,
Jones, Evins, and Smith, the
late C.E. Shepard and the late
H.G. Robinson. Mr. Crenshaw
was named to succeed Mr.
Robinson shortly after the
organization was completed.
Having served as the driving
force in organizing the group,
Mr. Hudson was named as
president and continued to
serve in that capacity for the
next 35 years, until his death in
1962. It was he who had
general oversight of the
constjaiction of the champion
ship 18-hole golf course,
designed by Donald Ross, and
of the handsome clubhouse.
The present clubhouse is
actually the second built on the
site, the first having burned to
the ground before it was
actually completed. The
replacement building was
constructed on the same
foundation. An especially
striking feature of the building
is the beautiful stonework,
especially in the massive
fireplaces of the lounges.
Another handsome feature is
the beautiful chestnut bark
siding with which the building
is sheathed.
Construction of the golf
course was done in two phases,
with the first nine holes,
located on the same side of the
highway as the clubhouse,
Flea market
set for
Saturday
The Highlands Lions Club
will hold a flea market this
Saturday afternoon, (June 17)
in front of Reeves Hardware
Store, beginning at i:oo
o'clock.
Lions are still collecting
items for the sale and will
come and get articles that are
not easily transported.
Call Bob Shambaugh at
Spring Street Shop if you have
good merchandise for this
sale, proceeds from which go
to the Lions sight conservation
fend.
SHOWN ABOVE ARE A number of the several hundred guests who assembled Sunday
afternoon at an open house observing the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the
Highlands Country Club.
presenting relatively few
problems, since much of the
land had already been cleared
for pastures. The second nine
was on terrain which was thick
with forest and in large
measure marshy, with a
substantial stream lying
through the middle of one of
the intended fairways. Work
men at the time noted that
some of the big hemlocks
which had to be uprooted were
18 feet in circumference, and it
is estimated that they were
here when Columbus dis
covered America.
The heavy cost incurred in
developing the second nine
holes of the golf course and the
loss sustained in reconstruct
ing the clubhouse became
especially critical when the
Depression struck within two
years of the opening of the
club, and eventually the
organization had to be
restructured under the name
of the Highlands Nantahala
Company. Mr. Hudson had to
pledge his individual credit to
underwrite the financial needs
of the club for a period, and it
was his pride and satisfaction
[SeeHCC, p.2]
Reid to chair hospital drive
John Reid will serve as
Chairman of the 1978 Annual
Fund Drive of the Highlands
Cashiers Hospital. John has
graciously agreed to serve as
Chairman for the third
straight year. Last year he
headed one of the most
successful campaigns the
Hospital has had, when
$141,934.84 was raised for the
operation of the Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Reid moved to
Highlands on a year-round
basis in 1971. Prior to coming
to Highlands, they lived in
Atlanta, where he was
associated with John Hancock
Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany as Southern Regional
Pension Manager. John is a
Deacon in the Episcopal
Church and is Assistant
Deacon in the Church of the
Incarnation in Highlands. He
is also serving on the Board of
the Hudson Library.
This year’s goal was set at
$150,000. At the meeting of the
Trustees on May 25, which is
the same as last year’s goal.
The Trustees were pleased to
be able to keep the amount the
same, even though the
expense of operating a
hospital has increased signi
ficantly during the past year.
“Hospital costs, nationwide,
increased approximately 15%
last year, so the Trustees feel
very fortunate to have held
costs to a level that did not
require an increase in funds
needed,” Reid said.
The annual letter of appeal
will soon be mailed explaining
in more detail the need for
JOHN REID, Chairman of the 1978 Fund Drive of the
Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, is shown accepting a
check in the amount of $2,700 from Mrs. Preston
Breckinridge, Treasurer of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the
Hospital.
The check is to pay for a Hematology-Analyzer that
the Auxiliary purchased for the Hospital laboratory.
funds.
Mr. Reid has stated, “We
are most fortunate to reside in
an area where people care so
much. The fluctuation in
population makes it impossi
ble to operate the Hospital on a
break-even basis. The willing
ness of the area residents to
help maintain these needed
facilities demonstrates the
concern that each of us feels
for the Hospital.”
Last year 540 people were
admitted to the Hospital for
some type of illness. More
than 1400 visited the Emer
gency Room for treatment. A
total of 15,926 laboratory tests
and 1,746 x-ray procedures
were performed.
Highlands voters to decide
beer sale question
A referendum to allow the
sale of beer and other malt
beverages within the town of
Highlands was called for last
Monday night by unanimous
action of the Town Board of
Commissioners.
Under North Carolina law,
the governing body of any
municipality with a population
of 500 or more has the option to
call such a referendum,
providing the sale of malt
beverages has already been
outlawed sometime earlier by
a county vote. The sale of beer
and similar beverages was
voted out in a county-wide
referendum in 1948, leaving
the entire county dry.
All five commissioners
signed the resolution asking
for the Highlands Board of
Elections .to set up the vote,
which wifi conje somewhere
betweert j August' 15 an£
September 22.
The referendum will pose
the choice of leaving the town
dry as far as the sale of beer is
concerned, or allowing the
sale of beer for “off-premises”
consumption only. North
Carolina General Statutes
provide for four referendum
options, which can be placed
on the ballot by either the
action of the town board or at
the request of a private
individual with a petition
bearing the names of at least
twenty percent of the electo
rate within the town,
sale of beer for off-premises
consumption only, 2) sale of
beer for on-premises con
sumption only, 3) sale of beer
for on-premises and off
premises consumption, or 4)
sale of beer for off-premises
consumption and on-premises
consumption in Grade-A res
taurants only.
Thrift shop
expands
hours
Fibber Magee’s, otherwise
known as the Thrift Shop
sponsored by the Woman’s
Club, is thriving, thanks to
volunteers who are helping in
its management and excellent
patronage. In addition to
Saturdays, it will now be open
on Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m.
until 4:00p.m.
This additional opening time
is made possible because
Mrs. Gordon Reese (Nan) has
graciously offered her ser
vices for this day. If there are
other summer residents who
would like to donate time for
this worthwhile project, pro
ceeds from which go to the
swimming pool fund, they
should contact Mrs. Sue Reese
after 7:30 p.m. at 526-2029.
Anyone who has clothing to
donate should bring it to the
shop on Friday, June 16,
between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m. Only good, clean items
can be used.
Woman’s Club to learn of ERA
I
The Highlands Woman’s
Club will meet at the Town
Hall Conference Hoorn on
Monday, June 19, at 8:00 p.m.,
when Mrs. James Wibon will
be guest speaker, using as her
subject: “Equal Rights
Amendment: Pros and Cons,”
All members of the dub are
urged to attend and bring
guests for this interesting
meeting.
The right of the board to call
for the special vote, as set
forth in the General Statutes,
is not tied to the sale of liquor
in the town, nor to the town
having an ABC Board. Town
voters approved the establish
ment of an ABC store in the
town last fall. The sale of
wines is also allowed by state
law in towns that have an ABC
Board, which is the case with
Highlands.
If the referendum is passed,
it would allow stores in the
area to sell beer and other
malt beverages on a package
basis only. No beer could be
consumed on the premises of
any establishment selling it,
thereby preventing any type of
bar-like situation to develop.
Although a special registra
tion period was not specifi
cally asked for by the board,
such a period will probably be
set forth by the Board of
Elections. Anyone eligible to
vote in regular town election
will also be eligible to vote in
this referendum without any
further registration. Those
living in the town limits but not
yet registered to vote will most
likely get the opportunity to
get their names placed on the
books before the referendum.
The North Carolina law
provides that the referendum
can not be held within 45 days,
either before or after, a
general election, which means
the beer referendum will most
likely be held before the
September 26 deadline (the
last day before the 45 day
moratorium takes effect prior
to this fall’s general election).
While the sale of beer will
not bring as much revenue to
the town as the sale of liquor.
TERESA JAMES and DEBBIE BILLINGSLY (right), both rising seniors at Highlands
High School will attend the Interact Club Leadership Camp at Brevard College, June
18-24. Miss James and Miss Billingsly were selected to attend the camp based on their
outstanding leadership qualities at the school. High school students from 33 western
counties in North Carolina will be attending the camp, sponsored by WNC Rotary Clubs.
The Highlands Rotary Club provided the scholarships for Miss James and Miss Billingsly
to attend. Teresa is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom James of Highlands, and Debbie is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Billingsly of Scaly Mountain.
the town will get a certain
share of the taxes collected by
the state on beer, if the
referendum passes. The por
tion of beer revenues which
would come back to the town,
if voter approval is given, is
determined by a set formula,
based on population. The
population of the town would
be divided by the total
population of all areas across
the state which sell beer, and
then the result would be
multiplied by 100 to get the
percent of the taxes collected
[See Vote. p. 2]
Interact
reviews
year
By: Randy Talley
During the past year, the
Highlands School Interact
Club has completed many
projects in order to be eligible
for the district award which is
given to the club that has
worked the most in its
community. This award is
given to schools in the 33
counties in the western part of
North Carolina. The local club
is under the direction of Mrs.
Barbara Hill, guidance coun
selor at Highlands School.
The Interact Club is large
and active. During the past
year it has had many
accomplishments. The $100
earned by helping with an
auction was used for club
expenses. Club members have
raised over $1,000 as of June 12
by selling raffle tickets for the
lSee interact, p. 2]
Musical service to be presented
twice this week-end
Final preparation are
underway this week for the
Highlands Community Choir’s
two presentations of a worship
and praise service entitled
“Alleluia - a Praise Gathering
for Believers.” The two
concerts will be given at 7:30
p.m. Saturday and at 3:00 p.m.
Sunday (June 17-18) both in
the Highlands Presbyterian
Church.
This presentation, a special
program of choral music and
solos written by Bill and
Gloria Gaither and Ron Hugg,
well-known contemporary
hymn writers, has been widely
given over the United States.
The service also includes
personal testimonies and
audience participation.
The choir will be made up of
[See Mule, p. 2]
MEMBERS OF THE Highlands Community Chorus were holding one of their final rehearsals for this
presentations of the Cantata “Allelulia” at the Highlands Presbyterian Church when this picture was
night.