TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca
rfor Summer Camps, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard College and
Brevard Music Festival.
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★ Vol. 84— No. 20
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PAID AT SREVARD. N. C. ZIP CODE 1S7I1
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1971
* 3< GES TODAY *
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
RETIRING — After many years of dedicated
and devoted service to the schools of Transylvania
county, the teachers and principals above are re
tiring at the end of this school year. They were
the honored guests at a big banquet last Thursday
night in the Brevard College cafeteria. On the
front row, from left to right, are: Mrs. Marion
Carson: Miss Margaret Gash; Mrs. Lola Lusk;
and, Mrs. Ada Parker. Second row: Mrs. C&rol
Wells; Mrs. Flora Pickelsimer; John D. Eversman;
and Mrs. Mamie Moore. (Times Staff Photo)
Plaaues Awarded
Retiring Teachers Honored
At Banquet At The College
The Transylvania County
Association of Educators and
the Association of Classroom
Teachers sponsored a ban
quet last Thursday night at
Brevard College to honor the
educators in the county who
will be retiring at the end of
this school year.
Approximately 170 persons,
[including school board mem
's, family members and other
lucators in the system turned
■ out to express their good
'wishes.
Eugene Causby, of the State
Department of Public In
struction, was the principal
speaker.
Mrs. Vera Taylor, president
of the Educators Association
was mistress of ceremonies.
The retirees were pre
sented with a plaque en
graved with an appreciatory
statement and years of serv
ice by the Board of Educa
tion.
They also received an asso
ciation pin from the profes
sional association engraved
with the number of years of
service in Transylvania Coun
ty.
Those retiring were:
Mrs. Mamie Moore, Pisgah
Forest Elementary, 42 years
Miss Margaret Gash, Pisgah
Forest Elementary, 38 years
Mrs. Marion Carson, Pen
rose Elementary, 36 years
Mrs. Lola Lusk, Kosman
Elementary, 38 years
Mrs. Flora Picklesimer,
Straus Elementary, 38 years
Mrs. Carol Wells, Brevard
Junior High, 25 years
Mr. John D. Eversman,
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Subject Is Held
Brevard Man Robbed While Making
Night Deposit Money Recovered
A Brevard man was attack
ed and robbed as he attempt
ed to make a night deposit
just after midnight Saturday
night at the First • Citizens
Bank and Trust company
here.
Thanks to the efficient and
speedy efforts of the Brevard
Police department, all the
money has been recovered and
a subject is being held in the
county jail on a certified bond
of $5,500.
According to Police Chief
J. C. Rowe, Henry Carr, man
ager of a package store on
North Caldwell street, start
ed to make a night deposit
at First - Citizens bank when
he was attacked by a subject
and a struggle ensued.
When Mr. Carr tripped over
a cement ledge, the subject
grabbed the bag of money and
ran.
Chief Rowe reported that
at 1:10, Sunday morning,
Steve Logan Lanee, age SI,
was picked np on suspicion
of the robbery on Country
club road, a few blocks from
the bank. He was apprehend
ed by Sgt. L. B. Vaughn and
officer N. H. Stiles.
With the assistance of the
Brevard Rescue squad, the lo
cal police began a search for
the bag of money. It was found
about 9:15 Sunday morning
near the sidewalk on South
Broad street.
Chief Rowe says the entire
police department was on
duty from the time off the
robbery until the investiga
noon on Sunday. He said he
is most appreciative of the
cooperation of several citi
zens and the members of
the Brevard Rescue squad.
Upper French Broad Defense
Group Testifies In Washington
A delegation of the Upper
French Broad Defense Asso
ciation testified Wednesday
before the Senate and House
Subcommittees on Public
Works Appropriations in op
position to the TVA French
Broad River Project. In
cluded in the delegation
were citizens from proposed
Impoundment areas of Tran
sylvania, Henderson and
WPNF Program Highlights
Invitation Issued For Persons
To Appear On "A Citizen Speaks
Residents of the area are in
vited and urged to state their
views on important issues on
WPNF’s weekly “A Citiien
Speaks” program. «. y '■
This 15-minute feature is
heard each Friday at 11:30 a.nv
on WPNF.
“Featurescope”. a daily side
light on the news, to presented
over WPNF at 5:50 p.m. each
weekday afternoon.
Sponsored by First Union
National Bank, this daUy fea
ture discusses a great variety
of subjects in an interesting
and sometimes humorous man
Th.
for the Farm
and Home hour is as follows:
Thursday, Station Program;
Friday, ASC office, Glenn
Whitmire; Monday, County Ex
tension Chairman Jerry Purser;
Tuesday, Station Program;
Wednesday, Home Agent Miss
Jean Childers.
Speaking this week on Morn
ing Devotions is Rev. Ed Sher
ridan, pastor of Sacred Heart
Catholic church. Next week
Rev. Noland Ford, pastor of
Calvery Baptist church, will be
heard.
The Sunday morning church
service is being broadcast
through the remote facilities of
WPNF from Brevard-Davidaon
r Presbyterian church. Rev.
McCall is pastor.
Buncombe counties.
Statements were submitted
for the hearing record and
collections of color photo*
graphs of the affected valleys
were presented to the com
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Much warmer Springtime
temperatures prevailed in Bre
vard during the past week, as
average temperatures hit 74
and 47 for the week, while
there was an abundance of
rainfall also, during the period.
Highest reading in Brevard
was 84 on Monday, while the
week’s lowest temperature was
41 also on Monday. Some 2.25
inches of rain fell last Thurs
day.
The North Carolina extended
outlook for Thursday through
Saturday ... a chance of show-,
ers Thursday, clearing Fridfay
and generally fair Saturday.
Warm Thursday. Highs in the
80s, with lows mostly in the
50s. Turning cooler Friday with
highs mostly in the 70s. Con
tinued cool Saturday, with low
in the 40s in the mountains^
while the highs should be in
the upper 60s to mid-70s.
High Low Free.
Wednesday __ 74 54 0.25
Thursday _ 58 55
Friday *_. 75 44
Saturday_71 44
Sunday_ 76 52
Monday ______ 84 41
Tuesday _ 81 45
2.25
0.00
1.10
0.22
0.00
0.00
Legionnaires
Elect Officers
Newly elected officers of
Monroe Wilson Post No. 88, The
American Legion, for 1971-72
are as follows:
Commander - Jerry Pierson
First Vice Commander - D.
Guy Dean, Jr.
Second Vice Commander -
Vernon Fullbright
Third Vice Commander -E
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Graduation Exeidses Are Slated At
t
Brevard And Rosman High Schools
Commencement
At College
Held Sunday
It’s Graduation time again.
Commencement exercises
were held Sunday on the
Campus of Brevard College,
and during the coming week,
seniors at Brevard and Bos
nian high schools will receive
their diplomas.
There are stories and pic
tures of the Graduation exer
cises and about the seniors
throughout this issue, and
more articles, with photo
graphs, will be carried next
week.
Brevard high school Gradu
ation exercises will be held
next Tuesday night at the
Brevard Music Center, and
the Rosman graduates will
receive their diplomas on the
following night.
Brevard’s Commencement
Graduation exercises for
Brevard Senior High school
will get. underway at 7:20
p.m. on May 25th, with a
concert by the Brevard high
school band, under the direc
tion of John D. Eversman.
The main speaker for the
evening will be the Rev. G.
Daniel McCall, pastor of the
Brevard . Davidson River
Presbyterian Church.
Presenting the diplomas
and various awards will be
William H. Stanley, princi
pal of BHS; Edward Emory,
Assistant Principal; and
Harry C. Corbin, superintend
ent of Transylvania County
Schools.
E. B. Matheson, chairman
of the Board of Education,
will close the official exer
cise with the acceptance of
the graduates of 1971.
The four top - ranking
seniors from the class will
also take part on the pro
gram.
According to Principal
Stanley, the four will come
from the following five, top
students:
John Williams
Heidi Strieker
Robert Olewine
Cherl Camp
Arthur Smart.
The Junior Marshals for
this year are Sara Lea, Chief,
Karen English, George Cline,
Robert Melton, Steve Morgan,
Olin Redmon. Patti Thoma
son, Garry Nicholson, Lynn
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AT COLLEGE GRADUATION
—Lt. Governor Pat Taylor left, was
the principal speaker at the Brevard
College Commencement last Sunday
afternoon, and he was presented by
Dr. Robert A. Davis, right, president
of the College. A story on his ad
dress can be found on the front page
of the fourth section, along with a
list of the Transylvania graduates.
(Photo by Bill Boggs)
Public Invited
Ambulance Service Hearing
Is Set For Next Monday, 24th
This Saturday
Bicycle Riders Urged To
Attend Safety Clinic Here
Sponsored by the Monroe
Wilson Post 88 of the Ameri
can Legion, the Lewis Earl
Jackson Post 4309 of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars with the
assistance of the Brevard Police
Department, a Bicycle Safety
Clinic will be held here this
Saturday, May 22nd.
The clinic, designed especial
ly for young bike riders, will be
held from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. Saturday at the American
Legion Building here in Bre
vard.
This is a community safety
program designed to help pro
tect children and to also aid in
I he identification of lost or
Survey Reveals
Growing Impact Of Local Over-65 Market
By • Staff Writer
The importance of Tran
i sylvania County’s over - 85
population is on the rise,
* economically and politically.
The latest figures show that
this age group has been qne
* area and that its influence at
the polls ' and in the market
* place has been increasing pro
portionately. About 1 out of
every 12.5 persons, locally, is
- t now 65 or older.
Despite the fact that the
current inflation has made
the going difficult tar many
elderly people, there are
enough others with sufficient
Income to warrant enterprls.
ing business firms aiming
special pitches at them.
As a result, a wide range
of food products and other ar
ticles have been especially de
signed and produced for them.
In the eyes of the politicians,
too, they are important. Each
senior citizen, rich or poor,
represents a vote.
According to the census
figures, the number of peo
ple in Transylvania County
who are 85 or older is now
1,575, equivalent to 8.0 per
cent of the local population.
Ten years ago, when the
previous census was taken,
that age group accounted for
only, 7.3 percent of the popula
tion.
Elsewhere In the United
bUtes, by way of comparison,
the proportion over 65 is 9.9
percent. In the South At
lantic States it is 7.3 percent.
Reflecting the relative life
span of females to males, the
number of local women in the
867 and the number of men,
708.
Although elderly people
have, for the most part, con
siderably smaller incomes
than the rest of the popula
tion, they are steadily gain
ing in self-sufficiency by
virtue of larger retirement
pensions, increased medical
protection and bigger social
security benefits.
Their combined purchasing
power, as a result, is on the
rise and is now over $45 bil
lion a year. Most of it goes
for the necessities — food,
housing, clothing, transporta
tion and medical care.
Now that there are more
than 20 million Americans
over 09, more attention is be
ing paid to them. Plans are
being completed for a White
House Conference on Aging,
to he hold in Washington In
November.
stolen property.
Through the cooperation of
the Brevard Police Department,
all bicycles will be registered
and records of their ownership
will be retained by the pol:ee.
This will make possible quick
and positive identification.
As an additional safety meas
ure, reflective safety tape will
be attached to the front and
rear of each bicycle to make it
more visible at twilight or dur
ing night time hours.
There are many bicycle rules
of the road and common sense
rules of operation that every
bicycle rider should know. A
child does not learn these well
enough to insure his own safety
through hit-or-miss contacts
with other bike riders. Safety
habits in the operation of any
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The Board of County Com
missioners for Transylvania
has called a hearing for
Monday night, May 24th, at
7:30 o’clock in the Superior
courtroom of the courthouse
here.
The purpose of the hearing
is to consider the necessity of
the county providing ambu
lance service in Transylvania.
Donald Lee Moore, chair
man of the Board, cordially
invites all citizens to attend
this hearing.
Recently, the Board re
ceived a letter from Frank
Moot’y of the Frank Moody
Funeral Home saying that
after June 15, 197i, his firm
eould not provide ambulance
service in t.he county unless
it was subsidized.
He said that providing
ambulance service to the
county ran “in the red” and
that he must have assistance
as provided in adjacent
counties.
Mr. Moody made the fol
lowing requests in his letter
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Mrs. Vera W. Taylor
Rosman Teacher Appointed
Principal At Pisgah Forest
Mrs. Vera W. Taylor, a Ros
man High School teacher for
the last eight years, has been
appointed the new principal of
Pisgah Forest School accord
ing to an announcement by
Transylvania County School
Superintendent, Harry C. Cor
bin.
Although teaching at Ros
man, Mrs. Taylor has been a
resident of the Pisgah Forest
school district for the last 10
years.
Mrs. Taylor will become
principal with the retirement
of Mrs. Mamie Moore, the pres
ent principal, on June 30th.
Mrs. Moore, who has been
principal at Pisgah Forest for
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