* TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1960 Census, 16,372
Brevard Community 8,500.
fljrevard proper 4,857.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
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BREVARD, N. C„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY .1, 1962 ★ 20 PAGES TODAY ★
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Vol. 73 — No. 5
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
“Outstanding Young Men Of The Year” Are Named By Brevard Jaycees
BREVARD JAYCEES recognized outstanding young men of Tran
sylvania at their annual banquet last week. At the left Donald E. Me-.
Leod, Brevard senior high school biology teacher, is 'pictured receiving
the “young man of the year” award from John K. Smart, master of
ceremonies. Next in line, Mr. Smart awards a plaque to ,Ton E. Ander-.
son, who was named the “teen ag-er of the year”. Stover Dunagan,.
editor of the Forest City Courier, was the principal speaker at the ban-.
quet meeting, and in the picture at right, J. C. Woody is receiving a
plaque from County Agent Jim Davis. Mr. Woody was selected as the
“young farmer of the year”, (Times Staff Photos)
Jaycees
l\Aake
Awards
Brevard Jaycees have named
Don E. McLctod, Brevard senior
high school biology teacher and
prominent youth leader in the
community, as the “outstanding
jroung man of the year” in Tran
sylvania county during 1961.
Mr. McLeod was chosen from
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Ltope finalists at the annual Dis
t^uished Service Award ban
quet in Gaither’s Rhododendron
toom last Wednesday night. It
ivu a ladies’ night affair and
sdRe 100 persons attended.
In addition to the winner, oth
er finalists were John A. Ford,
Jr., and Joseph W. McGuire, Jr.
The presentation was made by
John K. Smart, Jr., who served
as master of ceremonies on the
program.
In a special presentation, Mr.
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cond front
Smart gave a plaque to Jon E.
Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John I. Anderson, citing him as
the “teen ager” of the year in
Brevard and Transylvania.
The outstanding young farmer
award went to J. C. Woody, of
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Little River community. This
pSque was awarded by county
agent, Jim Davis, on behalf of
Ihe Jaycees.
Stover Dunagam, editor of the
Forest City Courier, was the
principal speaker of the evening,
and he was introduced by Bill
Norris. Mr. Dunagan was des
sribed by Mr. Norris as “the most
outstanding Jaycee I’ve ever
known.
Mir. Dunagam spoke inspiringly
am the vastness and importance
of the National Junior Chamber
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, February 1 — Ki
svanis club to have Ladies Night
program at Gaither’s at 6:45 p.m.
Lions meet at Colonial Inn at
7:00 p.m. Training session for
Den Mothers at Presbyterian
Triday, February 2 — County
Council HD dubs meets at Gai
ther’s at 2:00 p.m. Parents night
at Brevand-Owen basketball
game at 7:00 pm. Ace of Clubs
meets at 8:00 pan. Dance Drama
program at Brevard college at
B:15 p.m.
Saturday, February 3 — Last
day to list taxes to avoid penalty.
Sunday, February 4 — Attend
the church of your choke. Coun
ty Gospel Singing at court house
ait 2:00 pm.
Monday, February 5 — Diabe
tic Screening clink at Health
Center, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 nodn.
Rotary meets at Gaither’s at
7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 6— Ace of
dubs meets at 7:30 pm.
at 7:30 p m.
SUSAN FARLEY, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Farley, is being
congratulated at right by Principal
Robert T. Kimzey, center, and John
D. Eversman, director of the Brevard
high school band, for receiving the
“outstanding high school musician a
ward” last weekend at the “All
State” band clinic at Western Caro
lina college. Frances Bryant, Brevard
percussionist was runner-up and was
given honorable mention.
(Times Staff Photo)
To Work On Plan For Upper
French Broad River Basin
A water - shed plan for the
231,147 acre upper French
Broad River basin will be
started immediately, 12th Dis
trict Congressman Roy A. Tay
lor announced today.
Rep. Taylor said the V. S.
Soil Conservation service
through its North Carolina
Conservation office, will
launch a planning program ex
pected to result in construc
tion of headwater dams of
fering flood protection to the
often hard-hit Transylvania
Henderson county areas.
Development of the plans,
expected to require six to
nine months, will be coordi
nated with three local organi
zations in the French Broad
Watershed as follows:
Transylvania soil and water
conservation district, Edward
H. Mackey, of Penrose, chair
man; Transylvania Watershed
Improvement District, R. M.
Boyd, of Brevard, chairman;
and Henderson Soil and Water
Conservation District, Claude
A. Morrison, route two, Hen
dersonville, chairman.
Rep. Taylor said the Soil
Conservation Service is now
authorized to give technical
and financial assistance
through these organizations,
to development of a watershed
program.
Once plans are completed,
Rep. Taylor said, the Soil Con
servation Service in Washing
ton, through a committee of
Congress, will submit to the
budget bureau a request for
funds needed for the control
program. Estimates of the cost
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No Announcement Yet
Taylor Says Status Of New
Postmaster Here Unknown
Sunday's Gospel
Singing Expected
To Be The Best
The singing scheduled for Sun
day afternoon, February 4th,
promises to be the largest and
best yet, according to Chief of
Police, Bill Thurston.
The singing will begin at 2:00
o’clock and last until 5:00
o’clock.
Some of the groups to partici
pate for the first time indude
the Burns Trio, of Greenville, S.
C., the Shelton family, and oth
ers, as well as the Rampey Fam
ily, the Raines Quartet, the Us
ury Family, all of Easley, S. C.
“If you want to receive a spirit'
uail blessing through gospel sing
ing, plan to be with us next
Sunday afternoon,” Chief Thur
ston, president of the Transyl
vania County Singing Conven
tion, stated.
There is no charge for admis
sion.
Representative Roy A. Tay
lor told The Times this week
that he had had no official
word from the Civil Service
commission as to the status of
applicants for the position of
postmaster of the Brevard
post office.
Representative Taylor said
that he had been in touch with
both the Post Office Depart
ment in Washington and the
Civil Service and was told by
the agencies that they did not
know when the names of the
top three applicants would be
available.
Mr. Taylor said that the pro
cedure was for the Post Office
Department to notify him, and
the following day the Civil
Service commission would
notify the three applicants by
mail and the press.
The Congressman added:
“There is no way of getting
information about the matter,
as the agencies just have not
finished their work.”
He said the minute the report
is available, it will be made
public.
Rep. Taylor said that he ask
ed the Democratic Executive
committee in Transylvania last
June about making a tem
porary appointment both at
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Next Week's Criminal Docket is
Cancelled, General Court Lauded
Local
Musicians
Recognized
' Thriven members of the Bre- j
. < :d high school band made an j
t excellent showing in the “All-1
Stale’’ band clinic at Western j
Carolina college last weekend,
r.’.'d one of the group, Susan Far
S.y, received the “outstanding
i high musician award”.
Frances Bryant was runner-up.
Five Brevard musicians, Miss
Farley and Miss Bryant, Carole
Dillingham, Mike Hunter and
Jon E. Anderson, played in first
chair positions in the “All-State”
band.
Marie Parker, oboe, was slated
to have played first chair, but
she was ill and did not make the
trip.
The annual clinic is sponsored
by the band division of the
North Carolina Music Educators
conference. Directors of the clin
ic this year were: Dr. Alan Bone,
Duke university; John Sumrall,
Mars Hill college; and Ron Hyatt
Western Carolina college.
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j The Weather
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Another week of cold weather
and snow that measured from
half to one inch on Sunday.
Warm temperatures made short
work of the white stuff and on
ly traces were left by the road
side on Monday.
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Deputy Hubbard
To Make Race
For Sheriff
Clyde Hubbard, chief deputy
sheriff of Transylvania county,
announces today that he will be
a candidate for the office of she
riff in the Democratic Primary
in May.
Mr. Hubbard has been deputy
sheriff of Transylvania for the
past nine years.
A native Transylvanian, Mr.
Hubbard says that this will be
his first race for any public of
fice.
Mr. Hubbard says he has been
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Tommy Shuford Is Given
Appointment To Annapolis
Thomas Donald Sbuford, son
■ ' Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Sbuford,
i Penrose, has received an ap
'■cir.tmont to the United States
Vayal Academy at Annapolis. •
The announcement was made
Iiepresc utalive Roy A. Taylor
n the Congress at Washington,
X C., recently.
In congratulating young Shu
ord, Representative Taylor said
le could make only one nomina
ion this year and he was happy
o nominate Shuford, who is cur
ently a freshman at Auburn uni
ersity, Auburn, Alabama.
Shuford was a member of the
■hampionship football team at
irevand last year, and he was
•ecogniized as one of the best
inemen in the state. He was also
ictive in other activities ait the
ocal senior high school, and
le was class officer for four
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THOMAS D. SUITOR D
No Flu Epidemic Seen In
Schools, Advice Is Given
Hayes & Hopson
Open Firm Here
Hayes & Hopson, a leading
supplier of automotive parts in
sVestern North Carolina for 38
tears, 'has recently opened a
lew firm here in Brevard.
Luke Hill, who has been with
he parent company for the
aast 27 years, is manager of the
lew outlet, which is located di
•ectly behind Lyda-McOrary Mo
or Co.
Dennis Edwards, a native of
rransylvania county, is assistant
nanager of the local firm, which
vill be known as Hayes & Hop
on of Brevard, Inc.
F. B. Shuford, president of
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Absenteeism in the Transyl
vania school system does not in
dicate that the flu epidemic has
hit this county.
According to Supt. Wayne
Erad/burn, daily absences are
running from six to 10 per cent,
which is about normal for this
time of year.
However, he fears that absen
teeism is on the increase, and
he advises parents to keep their
children at home if they are
running a temperature.
Dr. John Folger, Transylvania
county health officer, says there
are symptoms of the nationwide
flu epidemic in Transylvania
but they are a mild strain of the
Asiatic flu epidemic.
The majority of the cases of
fhi in the county is of a mild
nature, and persons are not vio
—Turn To Fags Seven
Program Highlights
Brevard College Hour Is A
Popular Program On WPNF
Station Manager At Martin of
IVPNIF reminds listeners of the
twice weekly series of programs
titled “Brevard College Pre
sents.” The series, which has
been running for several
months, is prepared by students
from the music department of
Ithe college, under the super
vision of Professor Nelson F.
Adams.
“Brevard College Presents" is
beard each Sunday afternoon
at 2:05 p. m., and on Wednesday
evenings at 8:06 p. m. Because
of the conflict of Atlantic Coast
conference basketball, this
month’s schedule will be as fol
lows:
The Sunday, program will re
main at its present time. The
evening program will be beard
on Thursday, February 1st, to
night at 8:05 p.m. Other eve
ning broadcasts this month will
be Wednesday, February 7tto;
Thursday, February 22nd, Wed
nesday, February 28th, and be
ginning March 8th, the evening
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Over $11,000
Paid In Since
Last October
i>Pe to the lack of business
.. trin.hial term of Superior
.u«rt, scheduled next ■seek in (
* "’ransylVartia, has been can
celled by the chief justice.
Marvin McCall, clerk of So
, perier court in this county,
explains that the new General
Comity court has done a “mar
velous job*' of clearing the
docket
When the court began last
October 2nd, there were 175
cases on the docket, and since
that time the General county
court has disposed of approxi
mately 350 cases, Mr. McCall
states.
On next week’s docket there
were nine cases involving
some six persons and the court
was cancelled.
“This saved the taxpayers a
lot of money,” Mr. McCall
added.
Criminal court costs approx
imately $300 per day, and civil
court is somewhat cheaper.
To give the puhHe an idea
of how much money the Gen
eral County Court has taken
in, Mr. McCall released the
following flgnm Wednesday
morning:
Total amount from fines
and costs - $11,79135
Paid to school land - $7,
24839
Paid to general land - 92/
029.69
Paid to town of Brevard
- $735.00
Paid to Justices of the
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Saturday last
Day To List
To Avoid Penalty
Saturday eTtkto week ie the
last day to list taxes in Tran
sylvania and avoid penalty,.
Janies E. Breedlove, ike lax
All real and personal pro
perty must be Hated, and tkfc
property Mk late fear cate
gories:
«> All real cotate and tangi
ble personal property owned;
on January 1,190.
between (he ages at 21 aad SO,
as of the first at the year.
<S) Every dog, nude or fe
male, more than dx aaaaths
old owned ar kept on the first.
(4) Fam reports.