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TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize- Winning Home Town Newspaper
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1974
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^TRANSYLVANIA^.
An Industrial, Tourist, Educa
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, 1970 Census
19,317. Brevard Community
8,500. Brevard proper 5,243.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
THREE EAGLE SCOUTS are pictured above
with their Scoutmaster shortly after receiving their
Eagle award, symbolic of the highest rank in
Scouting. The three are all members of Troop 703,
sponsored by Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian
Church, and they were presented their Eagle
awards at a special Court of Honor during the
morning worship service at the church last Sun
day. Pictured above, left to right are; Kevin Nor
ris, Scoutmaster Richard Gustafson, Frank Cordell
and Greg Winston. (Times Staff Photo)
A
Epley Employed
Commissioners Adopt County
Manager Form Of Government
Charles Michael “Mike” Ep
ley was appointed County
Manager by the Board of
Commissioners at their spec
ial meeting Monday night.
Transylvania County joins
numerous other North Carolina
counties in adopting the coun
ty manager plan of government.
Commission Chairman Bill
Ivea expressed to the audi
ence his feeling that the
Commissioners role should
be that of policy makers and
that the day-to-day nianage
ment details should be left
to someone with special
training in this field.
Mr. Epley was not present
at the meeting as he is in Chap
el Hill all week at the Institu
tute of Government attending a
special school for county man
agers. The Commissioners
themselves have attended simi
lar schools and will constant
ly encourage all county em
ployees to further their edu
cation in this manner.
A larger crowd than has
lately been showing np ap
peared at this meeting, but
only one person In the aud
ience asked the Chairman to
explain this change in gov
ernment
Mr. Ives cited the North
Carolina Statutes, the new Chap
ter 153-A, which governs the
organization and administra
tion of county governments. He
went on to dte the important
passages. The first passage
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Lengthy Session
Protests Are Heard At
Meeting Of The Aldermen
Two groups, with their at
torneys, appeared before the
Board of Aldermen at their
February meeting Monday
night in the Municipal build
ing. One group opposed the
improvements and develop
ments being made at the air
tsrip on the Greenville high
way and the other Nopposed
the location of the Love and
Care Nursery and Day Care
Center.
Attorney Cecil 1. Hill, rep
resenting the group opposing
improvements and develop
ments at the airstrip, spoke
at length. He requested the
Board to notify citizens if and
when any action was taken.
He also asked that no effort
be made to amend the zoning
ordinance without those per
sons interested in the develop
ment of the airport property
being present.
Mayor Charles Campbell
said attorneys on the matter
would be consulted further
and the public would be noti
fied when any action would
be taken.
Attorney John Smart ap
peared before the Board rep
resenting citizens in regard to
the Love and Care Nursery
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Monday Night
Board Of Education Takes
Action At February Meet
The Transylvania County
Board of Education met id
regular session on Monday for
a busy session.
The Board listened with in
terest to a report on the Title
in Democratic Primary
Dr. Jerry Cabe Announces
For Board Of Education
Dr. Jerry Cab#,. Brevard
dentist, announces his candi
dacy for the Transylvania Coun
ty Board of Education, sub
ject to the May Democratic pri
mary. . r'-;
Dr. Cabe is a Brevard native,
a graduate ft UNC with a B.S.
in Chemistry and the UNC Den
tal School. IV
Presently he Is- chairman of
a committee, appointed by the
School Bqard ;to evaluate
health, physical education and
athletics in the . Transylvania
Pn-anlrlj-Lnl
xTCSKlGul 01
I Tutorial Reading Program
which was initiated in the ele
mentary schools this year.
Mrs. HHda Olson explained
the guidelines of the program
and Mrs. Maree Krug gave an
explanation of the daily activi
ties as they involve the children
and the tutor.
Mrs. Krug pointed out that
this program operates on a one
to-one bask and was most en
thusiastic in her evaluation.
Test results statistics were
quoted by Miss Mildred Day
and Mrs. Vera Taylor which
indicated that much progress
is being made by the majority
of the children involved in the
program.
At this time there are 22 full,
time aides and four part time
aides working in the Title I
Tutorial Reading Program.
Gene Morris, vice chairman,
thanked the teachers and prin
cipals for their report and ex
pressed the hope that the pro
gram can be expanded in order
that more children can be
served.
Superintendent Harry Corbin
read requests from eight par
Gilts for transfers to attend
schools out of their assigned
districts. Kadi request was dte
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Three Awarded
The Rank Of
Eagle Scout
Three young men received
their Eagle Scout award, sym
bolic of the highest rank in
Scouting, at a special Court of
Honor at Brevard-Davidson Riv
er Presbyterian Church here
last Sunday morning.
The three are all members of
Troop 703, sponsored by the
church, and received their
Eagle awards from their Scout
master, Richard Gustafson, who
is retiring after heading 703 for
the past eight years.
The new Eagles are Kevin
Norris, Frank Cordell and Greg
Winston, who all received their
Scout training under Scout
master Gustafson.
Kevin Norris, 14, is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Bill P. Norris
of Brevard, and is a freshman
at Brevard High School. He
has served this past year as
Senior Patrol Leader of Troop
703, and attended the Scout Na
tional Jamboree in Pennsylvania
last summer. He is a member of
the Order of the Arrow.
He is a member of Brevard
First Baptist Church, and an
honor roll student at Brevard
High, where he is also a mem
ber of the band and the fresh
man football and basketball
teams. He is also a member of
the Orioles, the county’s Babe
Ruth League championship
team, and recently co-authored
and published a book on the
history of Transylvania County.
Frank Cordell, 15, is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Cor
dell of Penrose, and is a mem
ber of the sophomore class at
Brevard High. He has served
the troop in a number of capaci
ties during his four years as a
Scout, and is a member of the
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Double Murder Trial Is Underway,
Two Days Requi red To Select Jury
Judge Martin
Is Presiding,
State Begins
Its Testimony
The murder trial of three
iren charged with the Sept.
12th slaying of a Bal am
Giove c i pl» <~t underway
today in Brevard.
Defendants in the case,
Lawrence McCall, who has
been in jail without bond,
Garv McCall and Lloyd Mc
Call, who have been out on
bond, are charged with mur
d"r in the ‘laving of Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Dice at Balsam
Grove.
According to Transylvania
County Sheriff Milford Hub
bard, Hice and Lloyd McCall
had been involved in a dis
pute over access to McCall’s
property, which adjoined
Hice’s, since June.
The 12 jurors, a majority
women, were selected Tuesday
after two days of a mixed
February Term of Transyl
vania County Superior Court.
They were selected from a
special venire of 100 picked
from the county.
Two alternate jurors were
selected Wednesday morning
before the trial got under
way. They were also chosen
from the special venire of
100.
Judge Harry Martin of
Asheville is presiding.
Solicitor Leonard Lowe is
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Highest temperature register
ed at Brevard during the past
week was a reading of 69 last
Thursday. The week’s low was
17 on Tuesday morning. Aver
age readings for the week came
to 61 and 31, and there was
more than one and a half inches
of rainfall.
North Carolina extended fore
cast for Thursday through Sat
urday: scattered showers Thurs
day. Precipiation Friday night
or Saturday. High temperatures
in the 50s, cooling down to the
40s by Saturday. Lows in the
upper 30s to the mid 40s Thurs
day morning, cooling to mostly
the 30s by Saturday morning.
Brevard weather data for the
week as follows:
Date High Low Prec.
Jan. 30_ 66 35 Tr.
Jan. 31_69 25 0.00
Feb. 1 _ 66 25 0.00
Feb. 2_ 59 41 1.33
Feb. 3_65 48 0.30
Feb. 4_ 53 29 0 00
Feb. 5_51 17 0.00
Mrs. Marian McMahon
Incumbent Files For Re-Election
As County Clerk Of Superior Court
Mrs. Marian M. McMahon
filed Friday as a Republican
candidate for re-election as
Clerk of the Superior Court
for Transylvania County, sub
ject to the May Primary.
The incumbent clerk. Mrs.
McMahon is now completing
six years in office. During this
time she has supervised the
transition from the old County
Court System to the new, uni
form, state-wide court system
which was instituted in Decem
ber, ltxsa
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THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
AWARD, which is annually present
ed by the Brevard Jaycees to Tran
sylvania’s “Outstanding Young Man
of the.Year”, was presented last Fri
day night to Jerry Purser, County
Extension Chairman here. Mr. Pur
ser, shown above, right, receiving
his plaque from past State Jaycee
President and former National Vice
President of the U. S. Jaycees Bill
Hobbs of Forest City, left, was one
of a number of Transylvanians hon
ored by the local Jaycees at their
annual DSA banquet at Brevard Col
lege. See more pictures in the second
section. (Times Staff Photo)
Last Friday
Many Awards Are Made At The
Annual Jayeee DSA Banquet
Susan Torella Winner Of
Southeastern Vocal Contest
Susan Torella, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Torella of
Brevard, has won the South
eastern Regional Vocal Contest
for high school students at the
regional convention of the Mu
sic Teachers National Associa
tion in' Birmingham, Alabama
this tyeek.
Miss Torella is now' eligible
to compete with the other win
ners of regional contests in Los
Angeles at the national con
vention in March. She has won
many honors and awards in the
Brevard area, among which
were scholarships from the
Brevard Music Lovers Club to
study at Brevardi College with
Professor Harvey Miller and a
scholarship to the Brevard Mu
sic Center.
Susan is currently rehearsing
for the upcoming production of
“Bye Bye Birdie” in which she
has one of the lead roles.
At Brevard, Rosman
Ilot Meals Being Served
Senior Citizens Daily
The nutrition program for
older adults for Transylvania
county began Thursday of last
week, with 39 hot noon meals
served in Brevard and Rosman.
The program will continue,
Monday through Friday each
week, at Silvermont in Brevard
and the United Methodist
church in Rosman.
On the first day, a few of the
Rosman clients were confined
to their homes by illness, but
their hot meals were delivered
by volunteer help. With enough
volunteers, this added service
can be continued.
Though the program is now
well started, there are still a
few vacancies to be allotted to
clients, to bring the total up
to the 50 authorized under
federal financing. These addi
tional clients will be selected
by Mr. Donald L. Morrison.
Transylvania’s Director of So
cial Services.
Also it may be possible to
expand the program beyond
these 50 places by adding cli
ents who are willing to sign up
for the full five-meal-a-week
program, and who are able to
pay the full cost of their own
meals. This, however, may
need to wait until details are
worked out.
Brevard’s Mayor Charles H.
Campbell, who is also Region
B Commission chairman, has
said of the program, “For too
long we have been youth - ori
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Brevard Jaycees presented a
number of awards to Transyl
vanians for outstanding achieve
ment at their annual Distin
guished Service Award banquet
last Friday evening at Brevard
College.
Highlighting the affair was
the presentation of the Disting
uished Service Award to Tran
sylvania’s “Outstanding Young
Man of the Year”, Jerry Purser.
Mr. Purser, who is Transyl
vania’s County Extension Chair
man, was cited for his civic
leadership as President of the
Brevard Rotary Club, and for
the outstanding job that he did,
in heading the- county’s junk
ear removal program.
He was also commended for
his efforts in aiding Transyl
vania’s community development
clubs to continue to lead the
way in the community develop
ment program throughout West
ern North Carolina.
Mr. Purser was one of three
finalists selected for the DSA.
The other two were local op
tometrist Dr. Glenn Matheny,
and current local Jaycee Presi
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Civic Leader
?
Bill Norris In Race For
County Board Of Education
Bill P. Norris, Advertising
Manager of the Transylvania
Times, has announced his can
didacy for the Transylvania
County Board of Education,
subject to the May Democratic
primary.
Mr. Norris, a native of For
est City, has resided here in
Brevard for the past 21 years,
and has been active in civic and
church activities since coming
here in 1953.
He attended Charlotte and
Forest City schools, graduating
from Cool Springs High School
in Forest City in 1944. He serv
ed in the United States Mar
chant Marine during World War
II, and spent thirteen months
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