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★ Vol. 84—No. 15 BREVARD, N C., THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1971 * SECTION THREE
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Fred Hunter
Brevard Widow Is Enthusiastic
Motor Home Traveler
“Home On Wheels”
Is Second Dwelling
By - Cal Carpenter
A petite Brevard grandmother is one cf
the most enthusiastic motor home travelers
you'd ever expect to meet. She wheels a big,
24-ft. Winnebago “Home on Wheels” from
state to state like a veteran trucker; and just
to make things more convenient, she tows a
little Opel Kadette, for shorter trips, on a
trailer hitch behind.
Mrs. Gladys Clevenger Hunter and her
husband, Fred, before his death in October of
last year, traveled many thousands of miles in
their motor home, visiting scenic places, meet
ing people from many of the 50 states, and at
tending trailer and motor home rallies. And
Mrs. Hunter, a competent little woman, is con
tinuing the travels she and her husband loved
so much.
BIG DADDY
The motor home was actually a second
home to the Hunters and still is, though to a
somewhat lesser extent perhaps, for Mrs.
Hunter. She has a summer home in Brevard,
on the Old Hendersonville Highway. Her
second home, the one she and her husband
bought to replace a winter home in Florida
the couple owned for many years, is the big
Winnebago named “Big Daddy.”
“The grandchildren.” says Mrs. Hunter,
called their grandfather ‘Big Daddy.’ So that’s
what we named our motor home — Big Daddy.
“People we met on our tours and the
grandchildren all know our Winnebago by
that name,” continues Mrs. Hunter. “We hear
from people and they ask, ‘How’s big Daddy?’
They men how’s the motor home/’
FROM BUNCOMBE
The Hunters were originally from Bun
combe county. Thev moved to Brevard in 193d
where, after several years, thev built Brevard’s
first motel, the Pisgah Motor Court, in 1955.
After a few yeara, when the new 4-Iane
highway by-passed thei*- motel, the Hunters
sold it and bought the Brevard Motor Court
in 1959. They sold this in 1962 and moved
to a home in Florida, keeping their Brevard
property as a summer home.
They snent their winters in Florida and
summers in Brevard for several years. Both
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loving to travel, it finally became obvious they
were spending more time traveling than in either
home. So they sold their Florida place and
bought the big “home on wheels.” For con
venience on short scenic trips, they also bought
the little Oyel Kadette sedan and fitted it to be
towed behind the winnebago.
NATIONAL GROUPS
The Hunters belonged to several nation
al trailer - travel groups and clubs. They en
joyed the rallies held by the various groups
each year where people with motor homes
and trailers from all over the country met to
swap experiences. There they made friends
with other travel lovers from several of the
SO states.
In August of 1970, the Hunters made a
trip out west. They went into Mexico for sev
eral days and made stops visiting scenic attrac
tions and friends from Brevard to California.
Upon arriving in San Diego, California, Mr.
Hunter became ill and they started back home.
They made it as far as Las Vegas where it was
necessary for them to fly home because of
Fred’s illness. Their son, John, from Atlanta,
flew out to Las Vegas and drove the Coach home.
Mr. Hunter passed away on October 6.
1970. Mrs. Hunter went to Florida in her
Winnebago and spent the remainder of the
winter. On her way back to Brevard she was
stranded in Lavonia, Georgia, for three days
by icp and 12 inches of snow.
But she still plans to keep her coach and
make as many trips as she can. $he plans a
trip to Iowa and a rally in Missouri this summer.
She plans for one of her grandsons to accompany
her on these trips.
Mrs. Hunter has two sons: John Hunter
of Atlanta, Georgia, and Robert Hunter of
..Brevard. She has several grandchildren.
HOME ON WHEELS
Differing from a trailer, which is towed
behind a car or truck, a “motor home” or
“coach” is a self - powered vehicle. It is a liv
ing facility built on a truck chassis.
Mrs. Hunter’s "Big Daddy” is complete
with bath, kitchen, bedroom; it is air condition
ed and heated; it has television and a self-con
tained electric power generator. It is built on a
powerful Dodge truck chassis. It is indeed a
home on wheels.
And Mrs. Fred Hunter is indeed an en
thusiastic traveler. She is, as said before, one
of the most enthusiastic motor home travelers
you'd ever expect to meet.
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NOTICE TO ALL DOG OWNERS
1971 SCHEDULE FOR
Rabies Vaccination Of Dogs
PRICE *3.00 FOR 3-YEAR VACCINE
SECTION
(3-YEAR VACCINE)
PLACE
DATE
Pisgah Forest ..... . Pisgah Forest School.Sat., Apr. 17
Cedar Mountain . . .. Skerrett’s Store .Wed., Apr. 21
.Mill Hill Grocery.Wed., Apr. 21
. Sapphire Lumber Company . Sat., Apr. 24
Church.. Sat., Apr. 24
TIME P. M
3:00-5:0C
4:00-5:0C
5:00-6:00
2:00-3:00
3:00-4:00
Tag), 1970 (Red Tag) and 1971 (Green Tag) are not
1971. All ether dog* must mu»t be Taecinated.
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“BIG DADDY” — Mrs. Gladys Clevenger
Hunter is shown with her 24-ft. Winnebago Motor
Home and the Opel Kadette she tows behind it.
Widow of Fred Hunter, former Brevard Motel
owner who died in October, 1970, Mrs. Hunter
continues the traveling she and her husband loved
and had done for several years, driving the
coach herself. The Winnebago is a fully equipi
self-propelled “Home oh Wheels.” The little se
towed behind is used for short scenic trips.
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