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Levern Hamlin scrapbook
Levern Hamlin scrapbook
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WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATED COMMUNITIES By Percy B. ferbee Western North Carolina Associated Communities represents one of the unique examples in America of area co-operation. The story of this organization is the story of team-work and hroad co-operation on the part of hundreds of residents in the western part of North Carolina—residents from all walks of life. The idea of estahlishing such an organization originated with the Asheville Chamber of Commerce ten years ago when Francis Hea- zel, a prominent Asheville attorney, was president. As conceived by Mr. Heazel and his board of directors, the idea was to organize some sort of Western North Carolina organization for the general promotion of this area that would be more powerful and have more influence than any one Chamber of Commerce in the section. Representatives from fourteen Chambers of Commerce and from seven communities that did not have Chambers of Commerce met in Bryson City and organized Western North Carolina Associated Communities for the purpose of developing the recreational and industrial life of the Great Smokies area. The twenty-one towns represented in the organization were located in the eleven counties of Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Macon, Swain, Jackson, Haywood, Transylvania, Buncombe, Henderson, and Madison. In addition to the usual officers and executive committee, WNCAC elected a Projects Committee. The duty of this committee was to screen all projects proposed before they were presented to the Association for adoption to see that they met the requirements for projects and were not purely local or political. Shortly after WNCAC was all who were planning its activi of the area was some type of months that would be unique universal interest and support to our mountains, particularly Mountains National Park. organized it became apparent to ties that one of the greatest needs entertainment during the summer in character and command the of the great multitude of visitors those visiting the Great Smoky The officers and committees of WNCAC soon thereafter determined that this need might be filled by the presentation of an historical drama with music, based upon Cherokee Indian and pioneer life, and following the pattern of the production that had proved successful at Roanoke Island, N. C. The Projects Committee approved the drama project and at the next quarterly meeting of WNCAC recommended its adoption. The full membership unanimously approved the recommendation and then the president appointed a special committee to formulate plans for putting on the drama. Plans were formed by this committee, which included Chief Henry Bradley and Vice Chief McKinley Ross of the Cherokee Tribal Council, to produce the Cherokee drama. It was pointed out in a printed prospectus dated February 19, 1948, that the following benefits, at least would flow from the presentation of this colorful drama: 1. It would attract many of the visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park who otherwise might not come into North Carolina and it would induce them to remain longer. 2. It would expand the tourist business of the State. 3. It would give more employment and make a better life for the Cherokees of the Eastern Band and others of our people in the mountains. The committee handling this project, after working more than a year, recommended that a non-profit corporation be formed in order to effectively carry on the development of this project. Thus, the Cherokee Historical Association came into being. It was chartered by the Secretary of State with these purposes: 1. To engage in the research and study of the Cherokee Indians in North America, particularly in Western North Carolina and the area immediately adjacent, and of the early settlement of Western North Carolina by races other than the Indian. 2. To celebrate and depict by exhibitions, pageants, reproductions, and by broadcasting and publishing historic narratives and records, the history—both legendary and factual—of the Cherokee Indians and the early settlers other than the Indian. Another of the first projects adopted by WNCAC was to encourage and promote the development of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the Pisgah and Nantahala National forests. The committee soon found that this project was of such importance and of such magnitude the committee handling it should have official status. So, it recommended that a commission having official State status be created in order to give it more prestige and above all have an official standing. During the 1947 State Legislature, WNCAC succeeded, with the co-operation of Governor Gregg Cherry and Senator William M. Medford of Waynesville, in getting a bill enacted creating the North Carolina National Park, Parkway and Forest Development Commission. Still another project was an Inventory of Industry Assets of the eleven-county area. This survey required more than a year's work in co-operation with the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development, the State Planning Board, the State Employment Service, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. It was published in book form and stands as a comprehensive and reliable industrial survey. Demand for it has been considerable. It already has proved its worth in several instances in locating industry in this area. A far-reaching project adopted by WNCAC was that of promoting the development of tourist facilities in the area. This resulted in establishing Western North Carolina Highlanders, Inc., composed of tourist facility owners throughout the region. Although it is now carrying on under its own steam, it still has, as do all the projects, the enthusiatic backing of WNCAC. Through efforts of the tourist organization, there is co-operation among the owners of the various facilities. It has improved the quality of service rendered the public, been instrumental in the general improvement and enlargement of accommodations, both for eating and sleeping. There have been numerous other projects such as: the promotion and development of Western Carolina College; advertising and promotion of the general area; a project on arts and crafts; a music project encouraging the Brevard Music Festival, a project to have the Hiwassee Dam construction village taken over by the State Department of Conservation and Development from the Tennessee Valley Authority and developed into a State Park. A recently completed project was an inventory of the recreational and scenic assets of the eleven-county area. Through area co-operation, Western North Carolina is rapidly taking its place among the progressive areas of the country. Officers of WNCAC are: Beekman Huger of Canton, president; Major A. O. Fetch of Fontana Village, first vice-president; William D. McKee of High Hampton, second vice-president, and M. B. Morrill of Cullowhee, secretary and treasurer. Eighteen
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This 42-page scrapbook was put together by Levern Hamlin, a Roanoke, Virginia native who moved to Cullowhee, North Carolina in 1957 to attend Western Carolina College. Levern Hamlin was not only the first African American to attend Western Carolina College but the first African American admitted to a North Carolina state college. As a speech therapist practicing in Charlotte, North Carolina, Hamlin decided to further her training in special education through the college’s graduate division. The scrapbook begins with Hamlin’s account of her arrival at WCC on June 11, 1957 and includes numerous clippings describing the significance of her enrollment. The scrapbook contains entries from her summer semester at WCC extending to July 20th, 1957 when she arrived back at her home in Virginia. Hamlin had previously attained a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Virginia’s Hampton Institute in 1956. Also included are pamphlets and clippings at the end of the scrapbook.
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Western Carolina University: Making Memories
