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AT MONDAY'S CEREMONY—
Transylvania officials, who were
elected in the General Election in
November, took the oath of office on
Monday morning here in the court
house. The swearing-in ceremony
was conducted by Judge Robert T.
Gash, left, and others pictured, from
left to right, are: Mrs. Marian M.
McMahan, Clerk of Superior Court;
Milford C. Hubbard, Sheriff; and
Dr. Marius Wells, Coroner.
(Times Staff Photo)
Many Attended
New Officials Are Sworn In
Monday By Judge Robert Gash <
Transylvania officials, who
were elected in the Novem
ber General Election, were
sworn Into office Monday
morning by District Judge
Robert T. Gash.
Taking office were Sheriff
Milford C. Hubbard, Mrs.
• Marian M. McMahan, Clerk
of Superior Court, and Dr.
Marius Wells, Coroner.
Judge Gash was also in
charge of the ceremonies
when the Deputy Sheriffs and
the Deputy Clerks were sworn
in.
State Senator Carl D. Kil
lian and Representative
Charles Taylor will take of
fice when the Legislature con
'■* venes in January.
Robert Merrill, who was
elected to the Board of Edu
cation, will not take office
until next April
Sheriff Hubbard becomes
Transylvania’s first Demo
cratic sheriff in the past eight
years.
Mrs. McMahan, the incum
bent Republican, was re
elected in November.
Dr. Wells, Democrat, won
out over the incumbent Wil
liam Kilpatrick, Republican,
in the November election.
Deputy Clerks in Mrs. Mc
Mahan’s office are: Mrs.
Carolyn McCall, assistant,
Mrs. Sally Gordon and Mrs.
Dottle Hutchins.
Charles R. Pettit, of Ros
man, retired United States
Army Lieutenant Colonel, is
the new Chief Deputy Sheriff,
and Hubert C. Brown is the
Chief Investigator in the
Sheriffs office.
Other Deputy Sheriffs in
clude: Glenis McCall, Jim
Stroup, Jerry English, Har
old McNeely (Lake Toxa
way), and Boyce Rogers,
jailer.
To Mail Ballots
Chamber Of Commerce Will
Elect New Board, January
A new Board of Directors for
the Brevard Chamber of Com
merce will be elected at the
January meeting.
Ballots for the election are
currently being prepared and
all members must have their
Chamber of Commerce dues
paid by next Tuesday, Decem
ber 15th, in order for their
names to appear on the ballots.
The organization has had a
good year in 1970, and a busy
session of the Board was held
Tuesday night in the Library.
President Jerry Willis pre
sided.
Mrs. Lucy Ford, who has
served as Executive Secretary
for the past 19 years, reported
to the Board that she would not
be a candidate for re-election in
January.
According to John Anderson,
chairman of the Banquet Com
mittee, the event will be held
on the last Friday night' in
February, and a prominent
speaker has been obtained.
Patton Announces
Postal Services Are Expanded
Here At Brevard For Christinas
Brevard Postmaster Charlie
Patton has announced expanded
window service will be provided
at the Brevard Post Office dur
ing the Christmas mailing sea
son.
Mr. Patton said the longer
hours will be especially for the
benefit of customers to transact
business during normal postal
hours.
The parcel post window will
remain open from 8:30 a.m. to
6:00 p.m., Dec. 10-11, and Dec.
14-18. Expanded Saturday serv
ice will be from 8:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., Dec. 12 and Dec. 19.
Service after 5:00 p.m. week
days and after 12 noon Satur
days will be restricted to stamp
sales and parcel post.
The Postmaster said the ex
In Echota District
"Dick" Gustafson Is Named
"Scoutmaster Of The Year"
Rich
Hendersonville’! National
G®*ni Armory recently.
Mr. Gustafson was presented
the handsome award before a
crowd of approximately 480
people Hie award was for his
outstsiging service to youth,
consisting of many hours of
working with church and youth
organisations in Transylvania
county as well as bis Scout
master for numerous week-long
Junior Leaders Training courses
held at Camp Daniel Boone. To
further train boys as leaders,
Dick has conducted several Pa
trol Leaders training programs
in the Daniel Boone Council
area. • •
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“He is a fully-trained Scout
Leader, and has recently earned
his Wood Badge Beads, which
represents many months
training and study. He
ived the Scouter’s
panded service is to encourage
early Christmas mailing. Nor
mally, the Brevard Post Office
closes at 5:00 p.m. weekdays
and at 12 noon Saturdays.
Shopping Days
’til Christmas
CHRISTMAS SEALS FIGHT EMPHYSEMA
.TUBERCULOSIS AND AIR POLLUTION
Jaycee Tree
Sale Begins
On Saturday
The Brevard Jaycee Christ
mas Tree Sale will be held De
cember 12th - 23rd on the lot
next to the Carolina Tire Com
pany on the lour-lane highway.
The Jaycees will sell trees from
9:00 a.m. — 9:00 p.m., and urge
everyone to drop by the lot for
a look at the selection.
Varieties of trees inplude
Norway Spruce, Colorado Blue
Spruce, White Spruce, Serbian
Spruce, Servian Spruce and
Scotch Pine. These are available
as cut trees or trees balled with
Coot system intact
These trees are produced lo
cally and will be taken directly
from the field to the sale lot in
order to prevent trees from
shedding or dying.
Weather
il
By FRED REITER
•e
Both high and low tempera
tures were near the record
extremes during the past week
in the Brevard area. Last Wed
nesday showed a high reading
of 72 degrees while Monday
morning’s reading of 14 was
near the record for that date.
Average readings for the
week were 60 and 30, with
no rainfall. Forests remain
tinder • dry because of lack of
normal rainfall this fall.
Extended outlook for North
Carolina Thursday through Sat
urday: warm with chance of
showers Friday, followed by
clearing Saturday. Daytime
highs in the 60’s, with over
night lows in the 30s in the
mountains.
The weeks temperatures and
data as follows:
Wednesday —
Thursday -
Friday --
Saturday _
Sunday -
Monday -
Tuesday_
High Low Prec.
- 72 36 0.00
71 32 0.00
- 68 55 0.00
57 20 0.00
53 34 0.00
51 14 0.00
50 16 0.00
Santa Claus
Now Visiting
In Brevard
Santa Claus is currently
making periodic visits to Bre
vard in order to meet as
many children as possible be
fore Christmas, and The
Times has been asked to
print ills schedule, so that
parents will know when and
where to find the jolly ole
fellow.
Santa will spend part of
his time at his home on the
lawn in front of the library
here in Brevard, and he will
also be out visiting on the
streets and stores during cer
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Burning
Canceled
All burning has been can
celed until further notice, it
was announced today by
Clark Grissom, county fire
warden.
Ranger Grissom said the
ban on burning was begun
by the state forester in Ra
leigh on Sunday.
Woodlands throughout the
state are extremely dry, due
to lack of rain in recent
weeks, foresters said. (See
page three, section three)
4-H REPRESENTATIVES —
Three Western North Carolina
4-H’ers were among 40 Tar Heel
4-H’ers who represented North Caro
lina at the 49th National 4-H Con
gress in Chicago, 111. Marie Hooper
of Brevard, second from left, attend
ed the congress as state winner in
the beef program. Linda Cunning
ham of Fletcher, Rt. 1, attended as
winner of the health program, and
Roger Hicks of Rutherfordton at
tended as winner of the health pro
gram, and Roger Hicks of Ruther
fordton^-attended as winner of the
wildlife program. With them in Chi
cago was Dr. Chester Black, left, of
N. C. State University, who is state
4-H leader. The N. C. 4-H delegation
returned home last Friday.
Drastic Change
County To Begin Fulltime
Registration December 30th
Qualifications Listed
Jaycees Are Seeking Man
Of The Year Nominations
The Brevard Jaycees today
formed a committee to seek
nominations for Transylvania
Countv’s outstanding young
man of the year, according to
Eugene R. Baker, President
of the Brevard Jaycees.
The Distinguished Service
Award, presented annually
since 1947 by the Jaycees, is
given to that young man in the
community who is adjudged to
have contributed most to the
welfare of the community and
who has given evidence of out
standing leadership ability and
business or professional growth.
Mr. Baker emphasised that
the young man does not need
to be a member of the Jay
cees in order to be eligible
for the award. He points out
that the only limitations are
Program Highlights
Special Christmas Shows Are
Being Planned Over WPNF
Plans are moving forward
rapidly for several special
Christmas programs over
WPNF-Radio during the upcom
ing Holiday period.
Many local merchants will
be extending greetings to their
friends and customers, as is the
usual custom.
Among special seasonal pro
grams and features are the
following: The annual Santa
Claus Tracking Show produced
by the North American Air De
fense Command; following the
path of Santa on his journey
from the North Pole to homes
throughout North America. Al
so a program of seasonal music
performed by one of North
America’s finest instrumental
groups, the NORAD Command
ers.
.♦ . .
Another Christmas special
program to be heard over
WPNF • Radio is “Christmas
In Norway", a special produc
tion of The Lutheran Hour
with Dr. Oswald Hoffman as
host The program also presents
the Lutheran Hour Choir and
Concordia Seminary Chorus.
Time and date will be an
nounced next week.
☆
Lorraine Orr has been broad
casting “Good Living”, a mini
program of two minutes over
WPNF radio for the past sev
eral years. She talks to authors
of new books, and also tells of
new products for the ladies as
well as the whole family. Lor
raine and her husband John
produce “Good Living”, as well
as a TV program, for their New
York studio.
The schedule for the Farm
and Home hour is as follows:
Thursday, Brevard Vo-ag dept.,
John Bradley; Friday, U. &
Forest Service, Dan Hile; Mon
day, Assistant Extension Chair
man Dennis Winters; Tuesday,
N. C. Forest Service, dark
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that he be a resident of
Transylvania County, be at
least 21 years of age, and not
have reached the age of 36
before June 1, 1970.
“We are most anxious that
the DSA winner be representa
tive of the entire county and
urge all persons desiring to
nominate an individual to feel
free to do so,” says Baker.
Forms to be used in connection
with the nomination are avail
able at First Union National
Bank, First Citiaens Bank and
Trust Company, Chamber of
Commerce, or may be obtained
from any member of the DSA
committee.
The winner will be honored
at a banquet on January 22.
1971.
Also this year, for the first
time, the Jaycees will recog
nize bosses who support the
aims of their Jaycee em
ployees. A “Boss of the Year”
will be honored and present
ed a special plaque by the lo.
cal president
Co-chairmen of the DSA and
Bosses’ Night committee for the
Brevard Jaycees are John R.
Huggins and John K. Smart, Jr.
Look Inside...
Pictorial feature on “Waiting
Wives Club", front page of sec
tion four
Editorials, page two, second
section
News of and for the women,
pages six and seven, third sec
tion, and page six, fourth sec
tion
County Commissioner answers
charges concerning TVA, front
page, third section
Sports, page three, section
three, and page six, section one
Classifieds, pages two, three
and fours find section
Christmas specials, through
out the issue.
A drastic change in registra
tion for elections in Transyl
vania will be made prior to the
first of the year, according to
Ligon B. Ard, chairman of the
Board of Elections.
In accordance with GS 163-67
and instructions from the State
Board of Elections, the County
Board of Elections has adopted
the following plan for modified
fulltime registration procedure
for Transylvania County:
Beginning on Wednesday, De
cember 30th, the Executive Sec
retary of The County Board of
Elections will be at the Board’s
office in the Courthouse, the
same hours as observed by
other county offices on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday of each
week.
All applications for new regis
trations, requests foe transfers
from one precinct to another in
the county, changes in name
and changes in party affiliation,
challenges and any and all other
procedure pertaining to regis
tration of voters will be handled
in the future in the Bird’s of
fice instead of in the precincts
hy the Registrars as heretofore.
County's Record
For 20 Years
Best In The Area
Again, Transylvania eonnty
was a top winner in the an
nual Agricultural Develop
ment council contest in West
ern North Carolina.
During the past 20 years,
Transylvania has been a con
sistent winner in WNC competi
tion.
The winners were announced
last Saturday at the Awards
luncheon in Asheville.
The Cedar Mountain com
munity was judged second
best in the B category, which
includes communities from
75 to 150 families. The offi
cials of Cedar Mountain were
awarded a check for $300 for
this win.
Cedar Mountain also receiveu
honorable mention for its youth
program. A plaque was present
ed by the Ball corporation.
Sapphire • Whitewater com
peted in Division A, which is
communities with less than
75 families. They were one
of the honorable mention
communities, and received
S50.00.
In Division C, which in
cludes communities having
over 150 families, the Little
River Community was Tran
sylvania’s representative.
They also received an honor
able mention and a $50.00
check.
Earlier, the Cedar Mountain
Community received a $25.00
check in the area level for their
work in the Roadside Improve
ment Contest. Throughout the
year they have sponsored a
number of Roadside Improve
ment projects. The ladies of the
community have planted shrub
bery and flowers along the road
sides. while the youth have par
ticipated in several roadside
cleanup campaigns.
The community holds regu
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WOW Officers
Are Elected
Sunday Hedrick has been
elected to serve as president of
Balsam Camp 116, Woodmen
Of The World here in Brevard.
Mr. Hedrick, along with a
complete group of new officers,
was elected to serve for the
coming year at the camp’s last
regular meeting.
Elected to serve with him
were: Arthur Gillespie, vice
president; Ralph W. Lyday,
chairman of trustees; Melvin L.
Gillespie, treasurer; Conrad L.
Clark, escort; Carlee Devore,
—Turn to Page Four
Military Funeral
Pfc. Dannie Tinsley Is Killed
In Vietnam, Rites Held Saturday
Pfc. Dannie Tinsley, age 19,
of Island Ford Road in Brevard,
was killed in action November
24th while serving with the
U.S. Army in Vietnam.
Pfc. Tinsley attended the
DAR School in Tamassee, South
Carolina, prior to entering the
Army. He was a member of the
Morningside Baptist church in
Brevard.
Survivors include his mother,
Mrs. Louise Tinsley of Brevard;
his father, Joe F. Tinsley of
West Palm Beach, Florida;
three sisters, Mrs. Gail McKen
zie of Lakeland, Florida, Mrs.
Joanne Mathis of Brevard, and
Miss Debbie Tinsley of the
home; and two brothers, Jonnie
Joe Tinsley and Donny Ray
—Tam to page Five
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