Mountain Blossoms Will Soon Be
At Peak In Southern Appalachians
ASHEVILL75 ? The sorcery of
spring again is at work In South
ern Appalachians, casting the
spell of fragrance and color upon
mountains and coves.
Already the first wild flowers
have come and gone in the warm
er lowlands, giving way to succes
sors more -vivid and far more
numerous. Red maple, yellow
splcebush, blood root, and similar
early bloomers made their debuts
weeks ago.
As always, It Is virtually im
possible to pinpoint blooming
dates in advance, for the "nor
mal" season It a raity. Nature is
an ad lib performer ; it abhors the
metronome.
Despite variations, however,
April may tte depended upon to
usher in a great galaxy of beauty.
The white bloom of the service
berry (service, Juneberry, or
shadbush) Is sure to be seen; this
lovely tree has been known to
flower lor nearly three months
at varying altitudes In the Great
Smoky mountains.
BLOT RIDGE PARKWAY
Motorists on the Blue Ridge
Parkway will at the present time,
according to Superintendent Sam
Weems, view a welcome dash of
red maple , among the leafless
forest, and spice bush Is out In all
Its yellow splendor. By late April
the shadblow will be at peak cf
bloom. Shadblow Is a common
growth on the Parkway through
the Craggy Mountains, and a
good display Is seen on the moun
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j talnsides of Happy Valley. The
Parking overlooks Just north of
Ashevllle are fine places to stop
and view nature's spring floral
display.
There are several ground flow
ers worthy of note. Early saxi
frage and giant chickweed bloom
.In sociable groups within the for
est. Sacifrage means "rock break
er'* and this diminutive white
flower grows upright from the
mosey outcrops that are so fami
liar In the southern mountains.
The giant chickweed is a giant
only In comparison with other
chickweeds. Its flower is .scarcely
dime size, having five petals, but
each cleft so deeply down the mid
dle that It takes a sharp look to
be sure there arn't ten! Bloodroot,
or puccoon, blooms in scattered
colonies beneath the forest. It has
two mitten-shaped leaves, curled
over the unopened bud. Blood
root yields a red juice that has
been used by the Indians and
mountain folk for years and
years as a dye.
In early May the Parkway visi
tor will find dogwood abundant
Two other attractive trees to see
then will be the Fraser magnolia
and the firecherry. The magnolia
is a major bloom from Crabtree
Meadows recreation area north to
Doughton Park. Its creamy white
flowers literally stud the moun
tainsides. Firecherry covers the
lower slopes of Mount Mitchell
and is evident all ahe way to
Grandfather Mountain.
Along the crest of the Blue
Ridge mountains between Blow
ing Rock and Llnvllle, near
Grandfather mountain, the rhodo
dendron blooms co luxuriously
(June 1-15 this year) that the sky
seems to glow with its deep pink.
During early May the red twig
leucothoe will appear along the
stretches through the WNC for
ests. An odd spring bloom is the
hobblebush viburnum, found on
the Parkway only at higher eleva
tions, such as 4,500 to 5,000 feet. A
rewarding session with ground
flowers during May may be enjoy
ed at Crabtree Meadows recrea
tion area on the Parkway near
Little Switzerland. All through
the picnic grounds the visitors
will find clumps of crested dwarf
iris and poor robins plantlan.
There are early blue violets, the
columbine, giant merrybei!s, Ca
nada violet, woodbetony, and
many trilllums. There are proba
bly more varieties of trilllums to
be aeen in the Ashevllle area than
any other spot in America. Entire
slopes are covered with them
around the Craggies during May.
The peak bloom of the flame
azalea, mountain laurel, and pur
ple rhododendron during June 1
15, climaxes the spring bloom sea
son in this area.
PISGAH-CROATAN
In the Plsgah-Croatan National
Forest area, the myriad of small
flowers such as trillium, Jack-in
pulpit, blood root, etc., starts
blooming late in April and last
until mid-June or later. Choice
views may be found on the South
Toe River, the Big Ivy section and
along Davidson River.
Mountain laurel starts bloom
ing in late April north of Morgan
ton and Lenoir at low elevations,
reaching its peak over most of the
forest about the 20th of May and
continuing into June at higher ele
vations. Pink beds are usually at
their best during late May or
early June. Dogwood and redbud
bloom in early to mid-May. !
Purple rhododendron (and this
flower is expected to put on lu,
best show in five years) and punc
tatum start about the first week
in June along the Parkway be
tween Grandfather Mountain and
Mount Mitchell, reaching a peak
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at Craggy Gardens and Mt. Pis
gah about the second week in
June, with a late June peak period
on Mount Mitchell and Roan
Mountain.
White rhododendron blooms in
late June and early July. Azalea
blooms from late May through
most of June.
GREAT SMOKIES
Arthur Stupka, Great Smoky
Mountains National Park Natur
alist, predicts blooming peak for
rose-pink rhododendron to be
June 10-15. Park plants now in
bloom, or those which soon will
be in bloom, include the red ma
ple, service, blue beech, redbud,
white popular, peach, sassafras,
winged elm, pear, and the Ameri
can elm. Also now. blooming, or
ready to bloom, are the hazelnut,
red elder, pussy-toes, columbine,
wintercress, mouse-ear-chlckweed,
trailing arbutus, poor robin's
plantian, dogtooth violet, wild
geranium, buets, crested iris, cow
slip, trillium, field pansy, and the
parsnip.
Azalea, laurel, and rhododen
dron form virtually impenetrable
wilds on the Smoky mountain
balds, vast areas which are tree
less for reasons unknown. One of
the most prodigal displays of
flame azalea is to be seen a few
days past mid-June on Gregory's
bald, west of Clingman's dome in
the Smokies. Only a little less
spectacular is a similar sea of
blossoms oh Andrews bald, south
east of Clingman's dome.
COUNTY BOXES
CAME OF APRIL 11
BETHWARE
Carl Belt, 2b
Dean Payne, rf
Bob Huskey. If
Ken Spencer, c .
Marvin Led better. j>
Dean Huikey , 3b
X-Jllis Bell, 3b
Jack Harmon, c f
xx. James Coon, cf
Irvln McSwaln. ss
Dean Champion, lb
TOTALS
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Lovelace, lb
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Brown, 3b
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Humphries, p
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CAME OF APRIL IS
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Blackwell. c
Cromer, cf
Hord, It
Davidson, p
Putnam, ss
Herulcy, 3b.
Harris, rf
Jenkins, lb -
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BETH WARE
C. Bell, 2b
D. Payne, rf
B. Huskey, If
K. Spencer, c
G Bell, p
D. Huskey. 3b
i. Cook, cf
I. McSwaln,
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Pond Famished
Water Supply
A two-acre pond just complet
ed on the .-farm of W. Elliott. Ne
gro farmer of Route 1, Dunn, will
.be used for watering livestock as
well as providing an attractive
recreation spot for the family.
According to ? H. A. Johnson,
Negro farm agent in Cumberland
County for the State College Ex
tension Service, the pond is
Ideally suited for both these pur
poses, since it Is located near the
.house and also Joins the pasture
land.
The soil on Elliott's farm is
well suited to pasture produc
tion. Most of it has a clay bottom
with a sufficient amount of top
soil. However, lime is one of the
big needs, and in Some of the
fields there are stumps that need
to be removed before the area
is seeded to pasture grasses.
The present livestock consists
of several hogs and cows. Elliott
plans to seed several acres of
pasture ' each fall until he has
enough to carry a larger num
ber of animals.
A breeding and housing plan
for srwine is being worked out.
The pond will be stocked with
fish this fall and fertilized ac
cording to recommendations of
the North Carolina Experiment
Station. Elliott feels that in
about two years the pond will
help greatly In supplementing
his meat supply.
Folder Published
On Bow Saw Care
The State College Extension
Service announces publication of
a new folder on "Care and Use of
the Bow Saw."
The folder was picpared by ex
tension forestry specialists, who
points out that a bow saw, filed
and used the right way, will cut
wood faster in small timber than
a two-man cross-cut saw. This is
why bow saws are being used
more and more to cut pulpwood.
To cut wood fast and easy, any
saw must be set and filed the
right way. With practice, almost
anyone, by being careful, can
learn how to sharpen a bow saw
if he has the right tools.
The folder is illustrated with a
series of simple, easy-to-follow
drawings. ?
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MEET YOUR
NEIGHBOR
WAYNE B. SHUTT
Wayne Shaft At
Superior Stone
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By DOT HAM
Because of a hot civil war In
Colombia, South America in early
1951 we find Wayne B. Shutt, who
is now serving on the supervisory
staff . at Superior Stone Com
pany's Kings Mountain division,
adding his part to the community
life as a Kings Mountain citizen.
Before joining Superior Stone
company in November. 1951 Mr.
Shutt had worked In heavy con
struction in Arizona, New Mexico,
Texas, California and other parts
of the United States, parts of
South America, and in the Pana
ma Canal Zone.
He went to South America in
1937 where he worked with Barco
Kngineers.on a pipe line job near
the Venezuelan border that went
495 miles into Jungle mountains.
During and following World
War II, he ran quarries for the
United States government, but
was loaned to the government
of Panama to build two sections
of roads which later became a
part of the Pan American high
way system.' While loaned to the
Panama government he helped to
build two airfields in interior Pa
nama.
In 1919 Mr. Shutt built his own
rook plant in Medeliln, Colombia,
S. A., which Is the industrial
city in Columbia.- Prior to coming
back to. the States he sold this
plant to a Colombia firm.
Mr. Shutt was born in Sugar
Creek. Ohio md attended Ohio
State- University where he studied
construction eu^-ineeirlhg.
While working in. the Panama
Canal Zone he mot and married
his wife, the forinov Miss Ruth L.
Walker. of New y.uk, in 1940.
Mrs. Shutt Is a regi'Mcrttd nurse
and while working m South
America she was associated with
Gorgas Hospital In Ancon. Pana
ma.
Mr. Shutt has two children by
a former marriage Mr Mary
Katherine Warther of Dover,
Ohio and Suzanne who is a fresh;
man at Ohio State University
majoring In science and Paula, '
age 8. and Jimmy, age 7, are stu- j
dents at Park Grace school.
The Shutts attend the Unitarian
church In Charlotte.
The family hobbles are playing
golf and bridge, Mr, Shutt also
enjoys hunting and fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. ShuU stated they
like Kings Mountain fine and
were finding the people very cor
dial and hospitable. Mrs. Shutt
said she was especially enjoying
the spring flowers that they were
the first she had seen since 1936.
The carryover of cott* . next
August 1 may drop below the
2.3 million bales of last August
1. the lowest of the last 26 years.
U. S. mill consumption is ex
pected to total about 9.5 million
bales and exports about 6 mil
lion <bales. The: supply for the
season is estimated at 17.4 mil
lion.
The .lew Dixie 82 yellow hy
brid Is being used in more than
100 Pitt County 4-H Club corn
projects this year, according to
C. J. Goodman, assistant farm
agent.
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