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A Thursday. Mart-It IS. 1973 The Nrwv-Ktwura aM' kn fx A' Rebuilder Of Log CaMm ir8 v.. L5U BOB TERRE'X Finished Product (. lay Jenkins points with pride to one of the log cabins ibe and his crew built in "Settlers Village" in ttie Wolf Laurel resort at Bald Mountain. The logs came from a 100-year-old log cabin which Jen kins rebuilt and turned into a comfortable rental cabin. (Staff Photo by Bill Sanders) "The Pastor Calls" Rev. George A. Moore, Moderator Radio Program of Christian Orientation Interviews with friends. Variety of Christian Music. Prayer Requests. Requests for various topics to be discussed. EACH MONDAY AFTERNOON 5:00 to 5:30 p.m. Marshall Radio Station WMMH dilution on leaks W 1 1 'UK l II i II . In if ... ll.. .... fl.i-lillflil I li. u .1 ..II I I, fill li lt. Il nl, II I. I.in.l. .Ill .1.1. I .l.ii ,ik- ii i. , ..k- I. i.ik. V.Ml, .null. Ill.llll.ll ;n null ni.i.litr TI .In 1 1 1 li- I.. ,k- - .ii. I lli.il IV llll 1 1 1. 1 1 I. llll I iii ill. 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"If the shakes weren't put on at that time, M-ttnere said the ends of the shakes would curl up." Jenkins, 51. of Mars Hill, is con struction superintendent at the Wolf Laurel resort here in the shadow of Big Bald Mountain, and has super vised the building of "Settlers Vil lage," a settlement of authentic log cabins which the resort rents to week end skiers, golfers and to those who just want to get away. "We have 10 cabins," Jenkins said, "ranging in size from those that will sleep two persons to one that will sleep 14, and each of our cabins has a history. "We've scoured the mountain area here In North Caro lina and surrounding states, buying log cabins and moving them here. An of ours are 80 years old or older. One came from Hog Skin, Tern., and is 120 years old. Another was an old church in Madison County known as Cutshall Chapel Someone lived in it after they quit using it for a church. "We have one that's ls-feet square. It came from a place called Paw Paw In Madison County. A Freeman family lived io it and raised 10 kids. One of the kids became an executive with U. S. Plywood and another was a conductor on the railroad That cabin was so far back in the mountains we had to drag K out on a sled." Daniel Boone's Descendants Jenkins and a crew of men who knew how to build log cabins rebuilt each cabin here and encountered many un usual things. "Some of the cabins had been converted to bams In years past," Clay said, "and where their doors had been cut larger to permit animals to pass through, we simply li stened large stone fireplaces. We found places in some of the cabins where settlers had carved images and animals in the logs with pocket knives, and in some we found news papers dating back 100 years ago used for wall papering." Some of the men in Clay's cabin-building crew had worked on log cabins with their parents when they were children, and when they went to work on the Wolf Laurel cabins they began remembering things their parenls had taught them "We've had two descendeots of Daniel Boone working on the cabins," Clay said "The late Daniel Boone VI was a Lespedeza Variety Bob Terrell 1 A lespedeza varli famed Ironworker. He did some at the wrought iron work on our-cabins. Another of our cabin builders is Hosea Boons of Mars Hill, whose lineage goes back to Daniel Boone." These men still believe in building cabins by the signs of the moon, and they observe those ancient rules at Wolf Laurel. "Wc also lay our split rail fences by the moon." Clay said "Wc lay the worm that's the first rail that goes on the ground on the rising of the moon. That keeps the fence free from termites. In the 10 years I've orkcd here, I've never seen a termite." World's Finest Collection Clay Jenkins was the first employe hired by Wolf Laurel. He went to work at the resort April 4, 1963. Prior to that ha had done construction work in Asheville, and on the Savan nah River atomic plant in South Carolina. "We continually look for good log cabins through the Appalachian mountains," Clay said. "Our cabins are of hand hewn yellow popular logs. They hewed straight and stayed straight. The logs are so good that, if kept dry, they'll stand another 200 years. Most of them were built at cabin-raisings where all the neighbors would bring their axes and help a man put up his cabin. They were the finest log workmen in the world and a lot of times there would be spirited competition between axmen " Clay's grandfather, Sam Wheeler of Mars Hill, fiddled at the floor warming of the huge barn that has since been converted into the main offices for the Wolf Laurel resort. That building was put up by Oscar Willis 80 years ago when he also buik his log cabin near by. The cabin that was Wil lis' home is now Wolf Laurel's No. 1 cabin Willis built his cabin in what was Indian country before his time "We've found boxes of arrow heads here at Wolf Laurel,'' Clay said, "and stone axes, even some mud axes baked out of mud and held together with either human or animal hair, like adobe. This was primitive country at one time " When he isn't building a log cabin. Clay Jenkins sells real estate in Wolf Laurel. Usually, though, he tries to find something to do tn the construction line The area in which he built the Settlers Village used to be swampy, but Clay and his crew ditched the whole area, dried it up, and now have perhaps the world's finest collection of authentic log cabins on the place Eli Callaway Resigns Post At Burlington A lespedeza variety developed at North Caro lina State University is expected to become a valuable soil-conserving ground cover in areas subject to heavy erosion, such as steep road banks. Named Caricea, the new variety is a soil con- I servation legume that is , adapted to the southeast. '. It Is described as having very high ground cover potential. The new variety was developed in cooperative research between the U. S. Department of Agriculture and NCSU. One of the leaders of the research program that resulted in the development of the vari ety is Dr. Will Cope, USDA scientist stationed with NCSU's Department of Crop Science. In thick stands, growth of Caricea is similar to that of common sericea until branches are two to three feet high. Then the branches tend to droop, forming an extremely dense, over lapping canopy. According to Dr. Cope. Caricea should be jt least equal to common sericea as a forage crop in terms of yield, seed production and digest ibility. A limited amount of certified seed should be available in the summer of 1973. The resignation of Kly Callaway as Iresident and Chief Operating Operating Officer of Burlington In dustries and the election of Horace C. Jones as his successor nounced Charles Chairman Kxecutive Burlington has been an- K Myers, Jr , and Chief Officer of said Mr Iff-' II ill . "X I 2 KmU urn - LTl btop by any DaroaDanna r irst Uninn w i urn ir firrf tn m.rr i3. r(w. ottoe and ora new savmqs account tine china from the SrsrttycxJacticsi with at least $25. Or put $25 into one by Datah. For free. It's trambjeent fade that you already have. Or, if you'd rather, resiarrihardctoatedwitha yxucopenupaGoUenPassbodc rjafinum rirn pattern (Limit cro free set account wtii a rrunirrn toafarr,plea3e $500. Orput$50OTrncreintoone that After that, each tirmvxxicterxsttSffiar vou have now then, if you act before July 15, well give more into a regular savings account or $50 or more into a Golden Passbook account you can get additk place settings for $3.95. And a oornpfete line of accessories at a rsninal cost So next tone you're in the rsischcod, come into one of our offices and opens First Union Savings Account It's worth a whole lot more than just money in the bank. R2ST lirOrj fXATIQrJAL .1 .... -. , ' Callaway's resignation as an officer and director was ac cepted by the Board of Directors. "Mr. Callaway notified the Board of his desire to take early retirement, effective September 30, 1973," Mr. Myers said. "His resignation has been accepted with regret and with an expression of deep appreciation for the very significant contribution he has made to the success of the company Mr. Myers said Mr Callaway would handle special assignments for the company until his full retirement on September 30 Mr. Callaway joined Burlington in 1956 and held divisional and corporate management positions prior to becoming president in 1968 The new President, Mr Jones, has served as Vice Chairman of Burlington for the past year He was elected to the Board of Directors in 1960 and became Executive Vice President of the Cor poration in 1967. Since 1970, he has been responsible for all home furnishings operations, a multi-division area representing over one-third of the company's $18 billion sales in 1972 Mr Jones is a member of the Executive, Finance and Management Policy Com mittees of the Company. He Is a native of Pennsylvania, graduate of Princeton university and joined Burlington in 1960 with the acquisition of Iees Carpets He joined lees in 1938 and served as President of Iees from 1960 to 1970 Mr Callaway, in a statement issued today, said, "I am retiring from Burlington next September to devote full time to my per sonal interests I leave with respect and admiration for the company, its people and management, and with a teehng of pride in having been part of the company for the past 17 years " U RN ACE ('LEANING AND REPAIRS Mobile Homes fl Years' Experience 2' 2 Years' Factory Experience Also House Furnace and Flue Cleaning ED HAI.1. Phone Day or Night 682-3811 689-3974 contact Richard Wilde at Shady Side Florist or call 649-3343 For appointments after 5 p.m. please call fidkut T BO BBEWSTEE bed. thr latU al rr ur ug grsl thai toil nrvrr &ir up thr rrtrievr technique until the lure is in the boat HNH TUP (XML SPOTS Fishing is the only sport In the world when finding a cool spot may mean you've found a ' hot spot" Most anglers look to iradi tional "hot spots (or their summer fishing success, when in reality they should be searching out those cool, shad ed places where nsh find lite more pleasant And a likely place to find such an area is to check the back ends of coves where wal er is shallowest For here, by midsummer, water plants such as algae and moss have developed a thick, spongy layer that serves as a water conditioner for fish A common theory brought lo the attention ot thr Hahing department at Mercury out boards, la that water is cooler hrnrath such layers of plant life. For one thing, thr water la shaded from direct rays of the nm. Another thought Is that thr plants art aa an rrap ratine cooler for thr tsatrr ndrmrath. Whatever thr rra aoa. thmr thick brun of oalrr ptenta are good place to nth. Tcmplini! a Ikiks or pikr imii of ;i cool n)" iM'iiftitli thr mis isn't ikkv Ore- nxtlml rails for using a pork nnrl Irne. with a hi nek -i-x1l hook. I Another pminLir hire in a xntiw nihnrr frog or nannr. with (tail' hooks mi iK'ckk'd In fhr htrr In ptwi-nl thmr hriitg liivgiil ly algitr ir naam. Thr wrcdlnx feature tot muKHlaiil l .' fan! liar aurv knfii Ihr nml ltr of the Wnlta-d t4 M art, BmaMr, anal ihm hrgn taaantar tt alnra: tiai uf thr- .Hhm er.-ry ti- fri, -H" hrcm tin- rrlnrvr agum ; ' Whm abavad i thr ulu f '. Ihr witI tarri. errr- Ih I ft r si mrral awt. innrft , ta M Into Inr.tr.Tt.T ami lla-n M Jhr ln go L-k. Tina xttnu fcdr Ihr avium of a friar jnntn Jne ntiw llir tmtfr awl Hail r.lalMir. r ill an trkitr ' hT m-M a aa Mar steed EYES EXAMINED CLASSES FITTED by DR LOCKARD 8 A. M. to 12 Noon FRIDAYS IN LOY P. ROBERTS BUILDING MARSHALL. N. C a Madison Grill (Marshall - Walnut Highway) Under New Management Open 7 Days A Week 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Hot Biscuits and Gravy for Breakfast Ralph Hire, Manager You re Always Cordially Welcome "REMOVAL SALE" oAll Merchandise Must Be Moved. Prices Cut To Rock Bottom. Shop Early For Best Selections j James' Fabric Shirjp . f ; Marshall; N.C. Main St. Over Roberts Pharmacy
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