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Kim Rhodes gave a testi
monial of what Health Occupa
tions had meant to her personal
ly. She stated that through the
program she had found a love
for nursing and her goal is to
became a registered nurse,
perhaps even be an HO instruc
tor She also mentioned other
ways the program had benefit
ed her — the past experiences
and background received from
;he course at Brevard High had
math* her studies much easier
at UNO Charlotte, where she
w)H be a sophomo.e in the
BS Nursing Program. She ap
plied at three area hospitals
for summer employment as a
nure assistant and could have
woiked at all three! However,
she chose to work at Pardee
Ilo.pital (in the Emergency
Room) and loves it.
The percentage of r-Indents
storing in the hearth field af
ter completing the two-year
course at Brevard High has
been high in comparison
with other programs in the
state. A follow-up summary
of students completing the
program (seniors completing
first year and all students
completing two years) reveals
the number of students either
presently enrolled or graduat
ed from a post- - secondary
program, or student* employ
ed after high school without
further education within the
following health careers:
Nursing 12 (4 BS Degree, *
Diploma); Registered Nurse
12; Licensed Practical Nurse
4; Nurse Assistant 2; Certi
fied Laboratory Assistant
3; Dental Assistant 2: X
Rav Technology 2; and Relat
ed 3. One is in pre-med.
The high school programs be
gan in the state in 1°64 with
three programs and has now
grown to more than 10 instruc
tors throughout North Carolina.
This summer Health Oecupa
tkhc became a division of its
ow’ in Occupational Education
and has a full-time state con
sultant. The Health Occupations
Program at Brevard High began
in 1966 and is affiliiated with
Trtnsylvania Community Hop
pitaL
Lions lo Have
Family Night
Picnic Thursday
Brevard Lions will hold a
family night picnic Thursday at
Camp Straus.
President Ed Rice urges all
members to bring their wives
and children. The event begins
promptly at 7:00 o’clock.
Coach Ed Emory of Brevard
high school will have the pro
gram, and he will discuss foot
ball prospects here this fall.
Ulysses Reeves Honored1
On 93rd Birthday Sunday
ULYSSES C. REEVES
Weatner
By FHED REITER
Brevard temperatures during
the past week averaged 81 and
60, with a high' reading of on
ly 84 and the low of 55 on Sat
urday morning. Only .62 inch of
rain fell during the week.
Tuesday’s high reading of
only 69 helped to hold down
the average, which had been
more than 83 up to that day.
Seasonal temperatures are
expected for the remainder of
this week, highs in the 80s with
low readings each morning
near the 60-degree mark.
Weather data for the
week was as follows:
past
High Low Prec.
Wednesday —. 84 64 0.03
Thursday ._ 82 62
Friday_82
Saturday _ 82 55
Sunday - 84
Monday _ 82
Tuesday _ 69
0.32
59 0.00
0.00
56 0.02
60 0.00
63 0.25
Ulysses G. Reeves, of Pen
rose who celebrated his 93rd
birthday August 12th, was hon
ored with a picnic at his home
Sunday, August 15th, by his
nieces and nephews of the Da
vis family. They are daughters
and sons of the late Stover B.
and Rixie Reeves Davis of Cand
ler.
Invited guests included Miss
Mary Epley, Miss Margaret
Woody, Mrs. Emma Epley
Hoover and Ray Wilson Epley
of Marion, Mr. and Mrs. Julian
Lowrey of Penrose ,and Mrs.
Patricia Ryder of Easley.
Approximately 50 people at
tended the picnic.
To Hold Rites
For Miss Young
This Thursday
Miss Bertie Lou Young* 79*
former resident of Brevard,
died Tuesday morning in a
nursing home in Bennetsville,
South Carolina, after an extend
ed illness.
Miss Young was a native of
Transylvania County and the
daughter of the late James
Arthur Young and Ida Harkins
Young.
Surviving are three sisters:
Mrs. Mattie Douglas of Auburn
dale, Florida, Mrs. Vesta Fun
derburk of Aberdeen, and Mrs.
Mar.iorie Coffey of Aiken, South
Carolina; a brother, I. Giffen
Young of Philadelphia, Pen
nsylvania; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 2:00
p.m. Thursday at the Morning
side Baptist church. The Rev.
B. W. Thomason will officiate
and burial will be in the Cath
ey’s Creek Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Harry Mc
Bride, Harold Owen, Cliff Bay
nard, Jr., Truman Rogers, J. H.
Heath and James Whitlock.
The family received friends
from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Wednes
day at Moore Funeral Home
where the body will remain un
til placed in the church one
hour prior to the service.
CARD OF THANKS
We want to extend our ap
preciation to the staff at Tran
sylvania Community hospital;
the doctors and nurses at the
Newland Clinic, the Rosman
Rescue Squad, and all the
friends and neighbors for their
acts of kindness in the death of
our husband and father.
Mrs. Rufus W. Owen*
and Children
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Milter's Laundry And Cleaners
Damaged By Fire Cb WednesHy
. 1 "'■JPfcj'- f * ‘
A «««! »■ uadertermined
origin did considerable dam- :
age to MUUr'a Laundry and
Cleaner* at 343 King street in
the morning beers on .
Wednesday.
Ted Miller, the owner and
operator, said that damages
will ran around $20,MO, and
the lost is expected to be
covered by insurance.
He asks Hi* customer* to
have patience with the firm,
which will he bach in opera
tion within a few days ope
rating from their Henderson
ville plant.
Hie call was turned in at
Jrl8 by OUtecr Keuieth Bay
MM* wiM WW patrqlHng at
that time.
The office area, the dry
Norton Funeral HeW Wednesday
Ben William Norton, age 50,
was found dead on Monday in
his apartment at Abercrombie
Apartments here in Brevard.
A veteran of World War II,
he had taught school for some
20 years in Transylvania and at
Biltmore.
He received bis Bachelor’s de
gree and algo his Master’s de
gree from Western Carolina
University. 4.
He had also served as prin
cipal for the Swannanoa Re
habilitation school
j
Survivors indude the wife,
Mrs. Eloise W. Norton of Ar
den; one son, David, of the
home; one daughter, Mrs. San
dra Lance, of Arden; his
mother Mrs. Mae Hooper of
Waynesville; three brothers,
Roy of Cullowhee, Luther sad
Dennis Norton of Pisgah For
est; and two staters, Mrs. Hil
da Hayes, of Norfolk, Va., and
Mrs. Sara Duke of Ojllowhee.
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Funeral services were held
at 2:00 p. m. Wednesday in the
Chapel of the Moody Funeral
Home in Sylva. Rev. Ed Gra
ham officiated, and burial fol
lowed in the Wike Cemetery at
Hast La Port Pall bearers were
Rill Estes, Lewis D. Mitchell,
Sam Pant, Edwin Ray Wike,
Charles K. Wike and Wayne
Hooper.
Frank Moody Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements
in Brevard and Moody Funeral
Home was in charge of arrange
ments in Sylva.
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