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TRAN8YLVANIA— An Industrial, Tourist, Educa tional, Agricultural and Music Center. Population, I960 Census 16,372. Brevard Community 8,500. Brevard proper 4.857. THE TRANSYLVANIA ~YMES A State And National Prize-Winning Home Town Neti iper TRANSYLVANIA— The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca for Summer Camps, Entrance to Pisgah National Forest and Home of Brevard College and Brevard Music Festival. Vol. 82 — No. 20 SECOND CLAS. fOSTA«C __ MID AT BBEVAKO. N. C. ZIP COBS 28712 BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1969 h PUBLISHED WEEKLY ★ 32 PAGES TODAY * PREPARING FOR SCHOOL ACCREDITA TION—Shown, left to right, are: Dr. R. E. Robin son, Superintendent of Transylvania county schools, Mrs. Hilda Olson, Director of Instruction, Therman Dockery, Principal of Straus Elementary School, and B. F. Maree, Principal of Brevard Elementary School. The educators are making plans for a cur rent 2-day visit by committees of the Southern As sociation of Colleges and Schools. The visitation will determine whether Transylvania county's ele mentary schools receive the coveted Southern As sociation accreditation. (Times Staff Photo) Survey Reveals Surplus Of Bachelors Noted At This Time In Transylvania . Memo to would-be brides. Sit up and take notice. Tran sylvania County has a sur plus of unmarried men. The excess of bachelors is such that there are 125 single men locally for every 100 dingle women. " In most other communities, the surplus, if one exists, is much smaller than this. Hie average in the United States is 124 men per 1W women. the latest martial data, gath the lattst marital data, gath ered from all parts of the country toy the Department of Commerce. They indicate that the male - female ratio varies considerably from one area to another. In most places there is a shortage of eligible bache lors. In Transylvania County, ac cording to the figures, ap proximately 27.5 percent of the male population over the age of 14 is unmarried, as against 21.5 percent of the femole over that age. This takes into account on ly those who have never been married. Jt does not include those who have been widowed or divorced. ' Throughout the United States as a whole, 28.7 per cent of men over 14 and 20.9 percent of women in that category are single. Despite the disparity in num bers, the chances of a woman going through life unwed are much slimmer today than in former years. Forty years ago, nearly 15 percent of the women were unmarried by the time they reached their late 28’s. The proportion has aa* dropped —Turn la Fnfe Flv« This Saturday And Next Bicycle Riders Are Urged To Attend Safety Clinics Sponsored by the American legion ■Post No. 88 of Brevard, a Bicycle Saifety Clinic will be held from 1 p. <m. to 5 p. m. on two Saturdays, May 17th and May 24th, at the American Legion building. This is a community saifety program designed to help pro tect children and aid in the identification Of their property. Through the cooperation of the Brevard Police Depart ment, bicycles will be register ed and records retained by the police. This will make possible the identification of lost or stolen bikes. Reflective safety tape will be attached to the front and rear of each bicycle to make it more visible in twilight or at night. There are many bicycle rules of the road and common sense rules of operation every bike rider should know. A child does not learn these well enough to insure his safety through hit or - miss contacts with Other bike riders. Safety habits in the operation of any machine, how ever simple, do not come by nature. The safety clinic will instruct in the proven rules of bicycle safety. Attendance could mean the difference between serious —Tun to Page Four Program Highlights WPNF Is Now Observing '69 National Radio Month Each year during the month of May, National Radio Month is celebrated. The nation pays tribute to the thousands of ra dio stations across the country, large and small, which daily entertain, inform and serve the public in various ways. WPNF is happy to join in the celebration of National Radio Month. News of special interest to stock market followers is now heard three times daily oyer WPNtF each day the market is Election Lively Daniels Is New President Of Student Body At Brevard High Hie new vice president is Ricky Bohan. operating. Opening stock quotations are broadcast soon after the market opens in New York at 10:00 a. m. WPfffF broadcasts a run down of market conditions and noon prices at 12:46 p. m. each afternoon, and Olin Mathieson sponsors a complete wrap-up of market news each evening at 6:16 p. m. The latter includes stock news of special interest to Carolinians with Dick Paige broadcasting from the offices of MOCarley and Company of —Turn to Page Seves j MejfAer By FRED REITER A morning low temperature reading of 28-degrees on Tues day morning was possibly a low record for the date of May 13th at Brevard, as many other low records were broken on that day. Average temperatures for the week in Brevard were 71 and 41. Rainfall totalled 1.19 inches. During the period through Saturday temperatures across North Carolina will average be low normal. Daytime highs will average in the upper 60’s in the mountain area of the state, while nighttime lows will av erage in the mid 40’s. There should be slowly moderating temperatures all during the week through Saturday. Rainfall is predicted to be heavy in the mountains, and moderate elsewhere. Local rain should amount to an inch or more, occurring as scattered mostly afternoon and evening showers or thundershowers the latter part of the week. Temperatures and precipita tion for the week follow: High Low Prec. Wednesday_81' 42 0.00 Thursday- 88 67 0.02 Friday_ 87 56 1.11 Saturday _ 70 34 0.00 Sunday- 65 38 0.06 Monday _ 70 33 0.00 Tuesday_ 77 28 0.00 Look Inside... History of Transylvania Coun ty, front page, section three ■Editor’s Corner, page seven, first section Almar Farm Column, page five, section four Red Cross feature, page eight, section four County's Elementary Schools Are Seeking Accreditation Thursday Visiting Group Now Completing Investigations Dr. R. E. Robinson, Super intendent of Transylvania Schools, has announced the forthcoming visitation of a Committee on Elementary School Accreditation of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, to be here through May 15th. The visitation is in the form of a school inspection which will determine whether Tran sylvania county’s elementay schools will receive the coveted Southern Association accredi tation. Affilated Several Years Transylvania county schools have been affiliated with the Southern Association for sev eral years, but the elementary schools have not yet been accredited. During this period, North Carolina state officers of the Association have worked with the county schools assisting them in prepration for visita tion. Over the last several months, plans have been made for the May 14th and 15th visit which is the culmination of the several years of effort. Procedures The accreditation process follows the procedures laid down by the Southern Asso ciation for accreditation of all school in their area. It includes observation and in spection of many features of school operation for confor mance with association stand ards. It is primarily, howev er. directed toward confor mance to standards in 6 im portant areas. These are: are: Purposes. Program. Per sonnel, Facilities, School Community Interaction, and Coordination. Dr. Robinson noted: “The visiting committees do not expect to find per fection. They are more con cerned with reasonable pro gress: and, where there are deficiencies, that there be firm and workable plans to correct them and meet the standards.” Long Preparation In preparing for the coming visitation, each of the Tran sylvania elementary schools has prepared a Self Study based on standards in the Southern As sociation accreditation guide. These 100 - page studies have been prepared by the faculty at each school at the cost of many hours of work over the last sev eral years. Copies of these studies have gone to the visitation commit tees. The committees are made up of professional —Turn to Page Sevel BREVARD JAYCETTES made the first donation to the “Fund For Your Life” campaign of the Transyl vania Community hospital as a club or an organization. Making the pre- y sentation at the left is the president, Mrs. Charles Weiss, and receiving the check is Garza Baldwin, Jr.,“ the vice chairman of the drive. AtS the right is Mrs. Richard Fordyce,^ the treasurer of the Jaycettes. (Times Staff Photo)' Leaders Picked More Chairmen For ‘FundFor Your Life ” Campaign Named ♦ tff > National Observance To Hold Tea And Open House At Hospital Friday Afternoon The auxiliary of The Tran sylvania Community Hospital will sponsor a public open house and tea on Friday, May 16th, from 2 until 4 p. m. The public is cordially invited. Planned to coincide with National Hospital Week, the open house is designed to bet ter aquaint the residents of the county with their hospital and the medical services it of fers. School children will find the tour of the hospital facilities very interesting and education al. “We urge that parents and school teachers recommend that their children and stud ents attend the open house. Too many of us are unaware of the operation of a hospital and this would be a marvelous time to learn first hand how a hospital functions,” auxiliary members say. Legionnaires Elect Officers Legionaires of the Monroe Wilson Post, No. 88, American Legion, elected new officers ori Monday, May 5th, 1969, for the up - coming year. They are as follows: Commander, Donald D. Cul in 1st Vice Commander, Grover Masterson 2nd Vice Commander, BUI Baughn 3rd Vice Commander, Bill —Turn to Page Sever In the absence of General Campaign Chairman, Jack C. Dense, who is in Australia on business, Vice Chairman, Garza Baldwin, Jr., announc ed today that the “Fund For Your Life” campaign had added the following people to its organization. Charles W. Pickelsimer has accepted the post of Chairman of the Major Gifts Division. As Chairman of the Special Gifts Division will be Mrs. E. F. Camenzind who was also Co Chairman of the pre - campaign Cultivation Committee and was assisted by Mrs. Arthur J. Loeb. E. B. Matheson will be Chairman of the Education Division and will work close ly with Brevard Mayor Ray mond F. Bennett who has ac cepted the Chairmanship of the Government Division. One very important position, that of Vice Chairman of Sup porting Committees, has been filled by Dr. Frank B. McGuire, Jr. Auditing for the Campaign will be done by Ray N. Sim mons, Vice President of First —Turn To Page Four Climax On Sunday College Commencement Set This Week A. DXTO Commencement exercises and events leading up to the exercises have been slated for May 17th and 18th, according to Rev. Grady H. Whicker, Dean of the College. Rehearsal for commencement win be con ducted in the Dunham Music Center Building at 11:00 a. m„ May 17th. Candidates for graduation will be guests of the Alumni Association at a luncheon in the A. G. Myers Dining Hall at 1 :Q0 p. m. At the luncheon, the candidates will be induct ed into the Association. At 8:00 p. m. the same evening, a con cert will be held for candidates and their fami lies and guests in the Dunham Music Center. Immediately following the concert, a reception will be held in the lobby#of the Center. Students will receive either the Associ ate in Arts degree cr the Junior College di ploma during the commencement program —Tara to hp Sevas REV. GRADY H. WHICKER . . . Delivers Address Next Thursday Col. Clifton M. Craig To Address Meet Of Council Of Social Services The Transylvania Council of Social Services will hold the aroual meeting Thursday, May 22nd, 7:30 p. m. in the Semi nar Room of Brevard College Library. Clifton M. Craig, Commis sioner of Public Welfare of North Carolina, will present a program on “Public Welfare in North Carolina”. Upon ap pointment by the North Caro lina Board of Public Welfare with the approval of Governor Dan K. Moore, Commissioner Craig assumed his.present po sition on November 1, 1966. He previously had been Assistant Commissioner since February 1, 1965. Commissioner Craig retired —Turn to Page Pew
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