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PRINCIPALS AT INAUGURATION—Princi
pals in the inauguration of President Robert A.
Davis at Brevard College last Saturday are pic
tured prior to robing for the installation cere
mony. Pictured left to right, they are: Bishop W.
Kenneth Goodson, resident bishop of the Binning
ham Area of The United Methodist Church; Allen
H. Sims, chairman of the college’s Board of Trus
tees; President Davis; and Bishop Earl G. Hunt,
Jr., resident bishop of the Charlotte Area of The
United Methodist Church.
Many In Attendance
Successful Inauguration
Ceremony Held At College
A Ugh moment In the life
of any college la the inaugu
ration of a new president to
serve as chief executive of
hy fleer of the college and Its
spokesman to the wider com
munity. The inauguration of
the Rev. Egbert Aldlne Davis
oh Saturday, May 2nd, was
such an occasion for Brevard
College. ""
In an installation ceremony
witnessed by 187 delegates from
colleges, universities and learn
ed societies plus a large num
ber of local citizens, students
and special guests of the col
lege, President Davis was in
augurated as the sixth Presi
dent to serve Brevard College
since its beginning in 1934.
“I have already dreamed
dreams and had bright visions
for this college,” the 41-year
old educator told the as
sembled audience.
‘The one dominating dream
is that we might be faithful to
the task that called this institu
tion into being—a task which
sees the coming together of
academic excellence and Chris
tian development” In this con
fused and secular age, I prom
ise that I shall not forget either
of these noble aims. For I am
convinced despite gloomy
predictions from some quarters,
the church must continue to be
involved in higher education,
that there must be church-re
lated colleges with a Christian
commitment which perceive
their central purpose as a God
given task.”
In closing his remarks,
President Davis pledged “my
greatest efforts to the realiza
tion of these alms.”
‘To the Faculty of this col
lege, 1 pledge my efforts to as
sure a wholesome and sound en
—Thni to Page Four
Sunday Morning ;
First United Methodist Church To
Consecrate New Fellowship Hall •
The Brevard First United
Methodist church will conse
crate-a new Fellowship Hall at
the 11:00 a.m. Worship Service
this coming Sunday, May 10th.
Rev. Brunson Wallace, the
pastor, cordially invites all
members of the congregation to
attend the service on Sunday.
He also announces that there
will be an open house for the
public on Sunday, May 24th,
from 3:00 to 5:00 o’clock in the
new Fellowship hall.
A part of the master plan
when the congregation of the
then Brevard Methodist church
moved into the new sanctuary
and education building on
North Broad Street in January,
1958, the Fellowship Hall is now
a reality after more than 10
years in planning.
The new hall will seat 350 in
congregation and 250 at tables.
Ah expansive stage leads itself
to dramatic productions, music
performances, a Worship Cen
ter or a platform for speakers.
A high, airy ceiling with lami
nated beams adds to spacious
ness and beauty.
A modern kitchen, adjacent
to the hall provides facilities
for food service.
The downstairs rooms will be
used for youth activities. Two of
the rooms are large and will
lend themselves to multipur
pose use. All except the largest
room is floored with indoor
—Torn to Page Four
June Installation
Don Cuiin Re-Elected Commander
Of Legion Post for Third Term i
Don Culln was re-elected
Commander of the Monroe
Wilson Post, No. 88, of the
American Legion for a third
tern at the regular May
Meeting Monday night at the
Legion Manorial halL
Commander Culin and the
other newly elected officers will
be installed at the June meet
ing.
Other officers elected Mon
day night are as follows:
. Jerry Pierson—1st Vice
Commander
Robert E. Lentz—2nd Vice
Commander
Craige D. Snipes—3rd Vice
Commander
Marshall Teague—Adju
tant
'Clyde Duvall—Finance Of
ficer
Arthur Smart, 8r., Robert
—Turn To Page Eight
Weather Bureau three-day
forecast for Thursday through
Saturday: A chance of showers
Saturday, otherwise partly
cloudy with slowly rising tem
peratures during the period.
Daytime highs in the 70s Thurs
day and Friday and perhaps in
the 80s Saturday. Lows at night
mostly in the 40s Thursday and
Friday and the 50s on Saturday.
Temperatures at Brevard dur
ing the past week averaged 75
and 50, with a high mark of 87
last Wednesday and a low of 35
Tuesday morning.
Temperatures and precipita
tion for the week as follows:
High Low Free.
Wednesday- 87 57 0.00
Thursday_ 83 55 0.00
Friday __ 76 53 0.00
Saturday _____ 74 53 0.00
Sunday __ 57 52 0.16
Monday_ 68 47 0.30
Tuesday __ 78 35 0.00
Delinquent
Taxes Are
Advertised
Delinquent taxes are adver
tised today, Vernon P. Full
bright, the Tax Collector, an
nounces.
They will be advertised for a
period of four weeks, and Mon
day, June 1st, is the date that
has been set for the sale of
property on which taxes are
still outstanding.
The tax lists are carried on
pages four and five in the third
section of this week’s Times.
Sheriff McCall, Hubbard And
Mrs. Surrette Win In Primary
Voting Light
Second Primary
A Possibility
Voting was light in the
Democratic and Republican
Primaries last Saturday in
Transylvania county.
Chief interest centered in
the Sheriffs race in bqth
Parties, and the incumbent
Republican Sheriff, Carter
McCall, defeated Jay B. Mc
Call by a vote of 672 to 342.
Milford C. Hubbard emerg
ed from the Primary as the
Democratic nominee in the
November election. He was
opposed by W. D. “Bill”
Sawyer, who polled 1,036
votes, and Edward E. Killian,
who had 96 votes.
Mr. Hubbard received 1,689
votes.
There were three Republi
cans in the race for Board
of Education, and Mrs. Mar
garet M. Surrette was the
winner with 355 votes. Others
In the running and the votes
they received were as fol
lows:
William A. Haters—299
Ken Nissen—296.
There was only one state
race in Transylvania county.
Incumbent R. A. Hedrick,
Judge of the Court of Ap
peals, was defeated by Harry
C. Martin in this county,
however, Judge Hedrick was
the winner across the state.
Their vote was as follows:
Harry C. Martin—1,907
R. A. “Fred” Hedrick—775.
Precinct officials did an
excellent job of counting out,
and the final results in all
races were reported over Ra
dio Station WPNF by 9:00
o’clock Saturday night.
Mr. Haters, who can call a
—Turn to Page Four
Lions Conduct
Sale Of Brooms
This Weekend
Brevard Lions will conduct
their annual broom sale this
weekend.
They will begin their canvass
each afternoon at 5:30 o’clock,
and they urge all citizens to
buy a broom.
Proceeds from the sale go to
the sight conservation program
of the Lions club.
All brooms that are sold are
made by the blind, and all
monies received are used here
in Transylvania county.
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DEATH CAR—Ellis Carr Whit
son, of route 1, Brevard, was killed
instantly when his car ran off US
Highway 276 near Sherwood Forest
and struck a tree early Tuesday
morning. It was the third high
way fatality in this county in 1970.
(Times Staff Photo)
On US Highway 276
Man Is Killed In One-Car
Accident Tuesday Morning
Successor To Davis
Jerry Purser Promoted To
County Extension- Chairman
Jerry t. Purser has been ap
pointed Transylvania County ex
tension cnair
man to fill a
vacancy left by
the death in
March of Jim
Davis. Mr.
Purser has
been on the
county exten
sion staff
since 1967.
The an- —~.
nouncement was made jointly
by Dr. George Hyatt, Jr., direc
tor of extension at North Caro
lina State University, and Don
old L. Moore, chairman of the
Transylvania County Board of
Commissioners.
Mr. Purser assumed his new
duties May 1, according to
Denver Robinson, chairman of
the Western Extension District.
The new county chairman is
a native of Andrews in Cheri
kee County. He was on the Dur
ham County extension staff
prior to coming to Transylvania.
Earlier, he taught vocational
agriculture at Norwood.
Mr. Purser is a 1963 graduate
of North Carolina State Univer
sity and received his master’s
degree there last fall.
Mr. Hyatt and Mr. Moore ex
pressed pleasure in having Mr.
Purser elevated to the county
chairman position. “We lost an
outstanding extension agent and
a cherished citizen in the death
of Jim Davis,” Mr. Moore said.
“We are pleased that Mr. Purs
er is the man selected to suc
ceed hint. He has our full sup
port.”
“We feel Mr. Purser can pro
vide the type of leadership of
the county extension program
that the people of Transylvania
have became accustomed,” Mr.
Hyatt said. “He is a young man
of quality and enthusiasm.”
Lee's Rides
Are In Town
Lee’s Rides are in town.
They are set up on the vacant
lot between the Radio Station
and Brevard Lanes.
The Transylvania Shrine club
is the sponsoring organization,
and the Shriners cordially in
vite the public to come out for
an evening of fun.
The Rides begin operating
around 6:30 in the evenings.
A Transylvania man was
killed instantly in a one-car
accident on US Highway 276
between Brevard and Cedar
Mountain about 7:10 Tuesday
morning.
According to Trooper Gene
Beshears, who investigated, the
man was Ellis Carr Whitson,
age 76, of route I, Brevard.
He was operating a 1959
Buick and was traveling north
toward Brevard from Cedar
Mountain. Patrolman Be
shears said he ran off the
road and struck a tree. The
car was demolished.
The accident occurred near
entrance of Sherwood Forest,
about eight miles from Brevard.
Mr. Whitson apparently fell
asleep at the wheel.
He was a retired sawmill
operator, a native of Mitchell
county and had lived here the
past 30 years.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Lola Stamey Whitson; a daugh
ter, Mrs. Bertha Musick of Er
win, Tenn.; two sons, Dave and
Jack Whitson of Cedar Moun
tain; two sisters, Mrs. Lizzie
Hill of Westminster, Md., and
Mrs. Darlie Gardner of Bakers
ville; three brothers, Taylor of
Jonesboro, Tenn., Frank of
Bakersville and Cal Whitson of
Unicoi, Tenn.; several half
sisters; six grandchildren and
nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11:00
a.m. Thursday in Rocky Hill
—Turn To Page Eight
THE WINNERS — Victorious
in th« Primary election in Transyl
vania county last Saturday were
Sheriff Carter McCall, left, Mrs.
Margaret M. Surrette, center, and
Milford C. Hubbard, right. Full de
tails are carried in the Primary story
on this page.