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SECOND CLASS ROSTASS
•AID AT 3REVARD. N. C.
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDA)
ARY 14, 1971
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YOUNG LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER—Brevard Jaycees honor
ed the outstanding “Young Law En
forcement Officer” of the year in
Transylvania County at their last
meeting. He is Hubert C. Brown,
center, Investigator of the Sheriff’s
department, and Judge Robert T,
Gash, right, made the 'presentation.
At the left is Jaycee President Gene
Baker. (Times Staff Photo)
OUTSANDING YOUNG LAY
*"**' MAH — James M. Fefty, oe»ter,«and
assistant manager of Belk’s, has
been named the outstanding “Young
^Layman of the Year" in Transylvania
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county by the Brevard Jaycees. Rev.
Nolaft' W. Tord. left, presented the
plague to Mr. Felty, and at the right
is Gene Baker, president of the Bre
vard Jaycees.
At Last Meeting
Awards Presented By Jaycees,
Will Celebrate Annual Week
: fhe Brevard Jaycees have
expanded their awards pro
gram of honoring outstand- .
ing citizens of Transylvania
County this year.
"Two of the additions, the
Outstanding* Young Layman
Award and the Outstanding:
Young ' Law Enforcement Of
ficer Award, were presented at
the Jaycees’ meeting last week.
The recipient of the Out
* standing Young Layman
Award was James M., Felty.
Mr. Felty received the award
for his work in the Calvary
Baptist Church In Brevard.
He is Chairman of the Board
of Deacons, Choir Director,
Outreach Director and a
member of the Church Coun
dL
The Outstanding Young
; Law Enforcement Officer
• Award was awarded to Hu
bert C. Brown. Brown, Chief
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No Holiday
For Schools
On Friday
Schools in Brevard and
Transylvania will operate on
Friday and will not be closed
as previously announced.
The day that was lost last
week because of the snow
will be made up, and the
Teacher-Work-Day has been
rescheduled for Saturday,
January 16th.
The announcement comes
from Harry C. Corbin, the
superintendent.
pt,r.Sp,nyle|fiM
Little Theatre
play will be held February
5th, and 6th. ;
aggie Masters will serve as
director and will have Joann
Jaycee Week, the annual
anniversary observance of
the U. S. Jaycees, starts next
Sunday in Transylvania Coun
ty Eugene R. Baker, local
Jaycee President, announces
today.
A highlight of the week’s ev
ents will be the presentation
of a Distinguished Service
Award to Transylvania Coun
ty’s outstanding young man
who has made an outstanding
contribution to the communi
ty. The DSA winner will be
named at a banquet to be held
on Friday, January 22nd.
Just prior to the Jaycee
Week observances here, The
U; S. Jaycees will recognize
America’s Ten Outstanding
Young Men of 191®, in Mem
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Weat/ier
By FRED REITER
5
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Temperatures seemed to av
erage slightly above normal
for this time of year during the
past week, as they hit average
readings of 47 and 27 at Bre
vard. Tuesday afternoon’s high
w.as a very pleasant 65 degrees,
while the low for the entire
week was only 24 last Wednes
day morning.
Rainfall was .17-inch for
week.
the
Extended outlook for Thurs
day through Saturday from the
National Weather Service:
North Carolina; chance of rain
or showers west portion Thurs
day and in the mountains Fri
day and Saturday. Mild Thurs
day with highs in the 50s. Lows
Thursday in the 30s. Turning
colder Friday and Saturday,
with daytime highs lowering to
the 40s.
Weather data for the
week was as follows:
past
High Low Prec.
Wednesday .... 45
Thursday ..40
Friday- - 33
Saturday . 40
Sunday-47
Monday ...-61
Tuesday — 65
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Annual Shrine
Meeting Is Set
Next Monday
The Transylvania Shrine Club
will hold its annual Ladies night
meeting Monday January 18th
at Berry’s Restaurant at 7:00
p.m.
A buffet dinner will be
served and installation of club
officers for 1971 will follow.
All Shriners and their ladies
are invited to attend this an
nual event.
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Look Inside...
Sports, pages six and seven,
first section Classifieds, pages
two and three, first section.
News of and for the women,
page six, second section, and
pages six and seven, third sec
tion
Letters to the Editor, page
two, second section
Editor’s Corner, page five,
first section
Former Editor of The Times
reminisces after first visit to
Brevard in S3 years, front page
of section two
“Miss Bengal” Beauty Pag
eant at Rosman, story, and pic
tures, front page of the third
section.
New 41-Man Btmrd Of Directors
Will Head Chamber Of Commerce
Prominent Business, Industrial Leader
Sowers To Speak At Banquet
Roy G. Sowers, of Raleigh,
prominent business, industrial
and political leader of North
Carolina, will be the principal
speaker at the annual Brevard
Chamber of Commerce Ban
quet on Friday night, Febru
ary 26th, in the Brevard high
school cafeteria.
John I, Anderson, who is in
charge of the banquet commit
tee, says that letters with tickets
will go out to all members
within the rrext week or two.
Flans for the big event are be
ing finalized, and Mr. Anderson
says that a capacity crowd of
300 is expected. Mrs. Lucy Ford
will be in charge of arrange
ments.
Mr. Sowers believes that
it’s performance that counts
whether it is on the golf
course, attracting new in
dustry to the State, or taking
steps to protect North Caro
lina’s environment
He also believes in let
ting people know where he
stands.
Mr. Sowers heads up one of
North Carolina’s most import
ant state agencies, the Depart
ment of Conservation and De
velopment. Within days after
assuming the responsibilities of
that job, he served notice that
his efforts would be dedicated
to improving the economies
life for every working man and
woman in North Carolina.
“The improvement of a
man's pocketbook — and
therefore, the quality of life
he can provide for his fami
ly — is our goal," Mr. Sowers
told one audience, “and not
just to say we have added a
number of smokestacks to the
Tar Heel landscape.”
He also pledged a balanced
program in the Department of
Conservation and Development.
He told another audience.
“We are moving with pur
pose, dedicated to the propo
sition that North Carolina
must improve her economy
within the overall framework
of a healthy environment. We
want a State that’s not only
a good place in which to
make a living, but also a
good place in which to live."
Mr. Sowers has been the mov
ing force behind many efforts
initiated by Governor Bob
Scott's Administration to add
impetus to the State’s eco
nomic growth, as well as efforts
to protect North Carolina's en
vironment.
He serves as the chairman
of one of Governor Scott’s
new efforts to achieve both
goals: The Governor's Ad
visory Committee on Eco
nomics and Environment.
Mr. Sowers was appointed
C&D Director by Governor
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More Students Enrolled
College Is Off To A Good
Start For Spring Semester
For Youth Leadership
Miss Huggins And Monte Echols
Are Given Awards By The Elks
Brevard Elks Lodge, No.
1768, last Tuesday night, pre
sented the Youth Leadership
awards to two Transylvania
youths. Miss Mary Helen Hug
gins, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Van Buren Huggins of
Rosman, and Monte Echols,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Echols of Brevard, were the
recipients.
This contest recognizes high
school students who, by reason
of their conduct, ability and
actions, are looked up to for
guidance, counsel and leader
ship. The criteria used in the
judging included leadership,
Americanism, preseverance, re
sourcefulness, and a sense of
honor.
Miss Huggins, a senior at
Bosnian High School, has
served as Vice-President of
the Beta Club, Secretary
Tiea'urer of the Junior class,
Secretary-Treasurer of the
Student Council: Associate
editor - in- chief and sports
editor of the school newspa
per.
She has received numerous
awards, served as chief mar
shall, and has served as a
Pagette in the North Carolina
House of Representatives. An
active member of Mt. Moriah
Calvert Baptist Church, she has
served as chairman of the Ac
teens, and is a Queen in the
forward steps.
Miss Huggins has been a
very active Girl Scout and
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•Jhikili? Reveals
Transylvania Families Keep On Move
t By - Staff Writer
Bow many Transylvania
County residents were among
the 40 million Americans
who changed their home ad
dreses in the past year? How
often do local people move,
compared with those in ether
areas? ,
According to statistics com
piled by the Department of
Commerce and others, nearly
20 per cent of the families U»
the United States move in any
found to have moved at least
once during that time.
Of this number, 4,060 re
mained in the area, switching
to different addreses within
the county. The other 2,088
were people who arrived
from other sections to take
up local residence.
No date is given, however,
on the number who moved to
other parts of the country. The
latest census figures on mo
bility, not yet available, are
expected to show this.
The pattern of change re
veals, for Transylvania Coun
ty, approximately 42 out of
every 1M residents living at
different locations after five
of moving done by
ther areas, the av
mber of changes
the United States as
a whole was 4V oui oi cvu«
100.
In the South Atlantic
States the ratio was 50 per
100 and, in the State of North
Carolina, 47.
What impels people to move
from one place to another? For
the most part, the surveys in
dicate, the reasons are social
and economic.
Sometimes it is because the
family has grown in number
and needs more space. Or
the children have married
and left home, leading the
parents to seek smaller quart
ers.
Frequently a family’s income
rises to the point that it is able
to afford a better home in a
fancier section, so a move is
in order.
Among the most mobile
people are the you^g adults,
especially those without Jobs
and those recently married,
it la found.
Brevard College is off to a
good start for the Spring
Semester.
Registration began on Mon
day and Tuesday and will con
tinue through this week.
As The Times went to
press, more students had en
rolled for the current term
than there were registered
for the Spring semester last
year.
Present registration figures
are as follows:
543 • fulltime students
16 part - time students.
The Spring Semester will
continue through May 16th,
when commencement exer
cises will be held.
Classes began Wednesday,
and Dr. Robert A. Davis will
officially launch the new
term with an address at the
Winter Convocation on Thurs
day night of this week.
The topic of his address
will be “Our College and Our
Future”.
Officers Will
Be Elected
Next Tuesday
A 41 man Board of Direc
tors of the Brevard Chamber
of Commerce was elected at
the January meeting Tuesday
night in the Library.
Ballots were mailed out in
December, and they were
tabulated at the meeting.
New officers will be elected
at a call meeting next Tues
day night. Meeting time is
7:00 o'clock.
Jerry Willis, the outgoing
president, urges all members
of the new Board to be
present along with all other
interested persons.
The newly elected officers
will come from the new
Board.
Members of the new Board
in alphabetical order are as
follows:
John I. Anderson
J. I. Ayers
John \V. Bailey
Raymond F. Bennett
Don R. Blankenship
Jack Bryant
Walter Cantrell
John D. Clark
Oil Coan
Robert L. Daniels
Dr. Robert A. Davis
Dr. Wilburn A. Davis
James E. Felty
John A. Ford. Jr.
Vernon Fricks
Vernon Fullbright
J. C. Gaither
Robert T .Gash
Cecil J. Hill
Charles F. Himes
Don M. Jenkins
Chester Kilpatrick
C. Few Lyda
Dr. Milton V. Massey
Robert W. Melton
Edwin J. Mims
Donald Lee Moore
Gene Morris
Jud McCrary
Thomas K. McCrary
Bill Norris
Ben Patterson
Charles W. Pickelsimer, Jr.
Ralph 11. Ramsey, Jr.
Charles L. Russell
Ray N. Simmons
Hale Siniard, Jr.
Charles Taylor
Larry Turner
J. Spencer Walker
Jerry Willis
In addition to President
Willis, other outgoing officers
are: John W. Bailey, vice
president; Dr. Milton Massey,
secretary; J. Spencer Walker,
treasurer; and Mrs. Lucy
Ford, executive secretary.
Mrs. Ford, who has served
as Executive Secretary for
the past 19 years, has an
nounced that she will not be a
candidate for re-election.
Log Reviewed
Many Religious Programs Are
Heard Each Week Over WPNF
The 26th annual Episcopal
Series of the Protestant Hour
is now being broadcast over
WPNF each Sunday evening at
6:30 p. m. This continues a long
tradition of ecumenical broad
casting by Lutherans. Presby
terians. Methodists and Episco
palians. The weekly program is
aired on more than 550 stations
across the nation and also on
the Armed Forces network.
Dr. Clifford L. Stanley, for
25 years Professor of Theology
at Virginia Theological Semi
nary, is the preacher on this
series. Dr. Stanley is making
his first appearance on the
series.
The Episcopal Series will
continue over WPNF through
March 28th, and will be follow
ed by the United Methodist
Series.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Home hour is as follows: ^
Thursday, Brevard Vo-ag Dept.,
John Bradley; Friday. U. S.
Forest Service, Dan Hile; Mon
day, Assistant County Agent
Dennis Winters; Tuesay, N. C.
Forest Service, Clark Grissom;
Wednesday, Home Agent, Miss
Jean Childers.
Speaking this week on Morn
ing Devotions is Rev. Albert
Bishop, pastor of Mt. Moriah
Calvert Baptist church. Next
week Rev. Russell Willis, pas
tor of First Baptist church, will
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