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THE RECREATION COMMIS
SION of Transylvania county recent
ly honored former Commission
Chairman Ray Israel for the out
standing service he rendered while
heading the busy group during 1973.
Current Recreation Commission
Chairman Joe McCall, shown above
left, presented the recognition
plaque to Mr. Israel while several
members of the Commission, Dennis
Wilde, James D. Tyson, Charlie Rus
sell and Robert Stewart, looked on.
The picture was made by Bill Norris,
who is also a member of the Recre
ation Commission.
(Times Staff Photo)
Attention Dog Owners
Dog Clinics Begin Saturday,
Complete Schedule Announced
The County Commissioners
announce the following schedule
for rabies vaccination of dogs
in Transylvania County for
1974:
Little River — Merrill’s Store
—Sat., April 27, - 12:00 - 1:00
p.m.
Enon — Owenby’s Store—Sat.,
April 27, - 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Boyleston — Worley’s Store
Sat., April 27, - 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Cedar Mountain — Skerrett’s
Store—Sat., April 27, - 3:30
4:30 p.m.
Dunn’s Rock — Mill Hill Gro
cery—Sat., April 27, - 4:30 -
'5:30 p.m.
Brevard — Straus School —
Sat., April 27, - 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Brevard — High School—Sat.,
May 4, - 11:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Lake Toxaway—Owen’s Stm-e
—Sat., May 4, - 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Balsam Grove — Community
Center — Sat., May 4, - 2:30 -
3:30 p.m.
Rosman — High School—Sat.,
May 4, - 3:45 - 5:30 p.m.
Selica — Selica Grocery—Sat.,
May 4, - 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
County — Animal Shelter —
Sat., May 11, - 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Veterinarians Bill Martin and
Sandra Nelson will be adminis
tering the rabies vaccinations in
the above locations. Dogs vacci
nated during 1972, 1973 and 1974
are not required to have any
further vaccination during 1974.
All other dogs must be vacci
nated.
The charge for the vaccina
tion is $3.00.
Complete list
Registrars And Judges Are
Named For May 7th Election
The Board of Elections of
Transylvania County have ap
pointed the following registrars,
judges, and assistants to serve
in their precinct for the Elec
tion May 7th, 1974:
Balsam Grove
Registrar — Beatrice M. Grif
fin—R
Judge—Sylvalia Owen—R
Judge—Alma Owen—D
Assistant—Fannie Brown—R
Assistant—Herbert Owen—D
Boyd
Registrar—Jessie Crane—R
Judge—Quentin Crane—R
Judge—Calvin L. Frady—D
Assistant—Cora Roess—R
Assistant—Mrs. Randall Lank
ford—D
Brevard #1
Registrar—Art Smart—R
Judge—Lloyd Burhans—R
Judge—Lela Price—D
Assistant—Mrs. Warren Cline
-R
Assistant—Mrs. Nadine Hu
ters—R
Assistant—Mrs. John Brew
er—D
Assistant—Beulah Bagwell—D
Brevard #2
Registrar—Dewey Nicholson—R
Judge—Ed English—R
Judge—'William H. Mooney—D
Assistant—Conlev Bradley—R
Assistant—Alendia Kipp—D
Brevard #3
Regfetrar—Martha Jaye John
son—R
Judge—Richard Seiler—R
Judj?e—Julia B. Fisher—D
Assistant—Mrs. June Dechant
—R
Assistant—Mrs. Paul Schlunz
-D
Brevard #4
Registrar—Jane Eastes—R
Judge—Charles Norlander—R
Judge—Reba K. Russell—D
Assistant—Frank Sutherland
-R
Assistant — Mrs. Geraldine
Paxton—D
Cathey’s Creek
Registrar—Marie Britt—R
First On Schedule
Recycling Days Are Set
This Weekend In County
The Transylvania Environ
mental Association and Tran
sylvania County are holding two
recycling days this Friday and
Saturday, April 26th and 27th.
These are the first of several
such days scheduled for April,
May and June to promote the
county recycling program, set
to begin in July.
A recycling center has been
set up in the warehouse at the
site of the proposed new land
fill. This building is located
behind the N. C. State Main
tainance Shed off Highway 64
near the American Thread com
The center will be open from
2:00 to 6:00 p. m. cm Friday and
from 9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m.
on Saturday to accept recycl
able materials brought there
by county residents.
Materials that are acceptable
for recycling include two' kinds
of glass and several kinds of
paper. It is very important that
only these materials be brought
to the center.
Clear and green glass are
recyclable, but the two colors
must be separated. All glass
should be clean and have caps
removed. Metal rings and labels
need not be removed.
Almost all paper is aceep
able except carbon paper, and
paper that has wax, foil, cel
lophane or plastic on it. If un
—Turn to Page Seven
Judge—Andrew B. Nicholson
-R
Judge—Andrew (Doc) Wood
-D
Assistant—Reeves Rogers—R
Assistant—Ross Wilson—D
Cedar Mountain
Registrar—Mrs. P. K. Jones—R
Judge—Mrs. Bobby Jones—R
Judge—Ellen C. Lee—D
Assistant—Mr. P. K. Jones—R
Assistant—Mrs. Marie Callen
der—D
Dunn’s Rock
Registrar— Frank Cogdill—R
Judge—Johnny Davis—R
Judge—Betty H. Sanford—D
Assistant—Sandra Davis—R
Assistant—Irene Stevens—D
Eastatoe
Registrar—Robert Powell—R
Judge—Wm. Edgar Franks—R
Judge—Burlin Morgan—D
Assistant—Donald Powell—R
Assistant—Mrs. Naomi Burns
—D
East Fork
Registrar—Edward M. Ellis—R
Judge—Mrs. Mildred Ellis—R
Judge—Mrs. Ruth R. Hubbard
—D
Assistant— George Hunter—R
Assistant—Dixie Cassell—D
Gloucester
Registrar—Mrs. Steve Kropel
nicki—R
Judge—Juanita Owen—R
Judge—Molly 0. Hogsed—D
Assistant—Blanche Moore—R
Assistant—Mary Lou Byers—
D
Lake Toxaway
Registrar—Mrs. Allen McKinney
-R
Judge—Festus Wilde—R
Judge—Joe Breedlove—D
—Assistant—Mrs. Charlie Jones
—R
Assistant—Bryan N. Bryson—
D
Little River
Registrar—Alma Merrill—R
Judge—Ernest Merrill—R
Judge—Ray Israel—D
Assistant—Wayne Hunter—R
Assistant—Audrey Siniard—D
Pisgah Forest
Registrar—Frazier G. Sentelle
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Brevard College Graduation Exercises Are
Slated On Local Campus On May 4th, 5th
Being Investigated
Two Robberies Are Reported
In Town And County This Week
Two robberies were report
ed this week in Brevard and
Transylvania county.
On Sunday night, Glen Can
non Country club was hit and
Tuesday night robbers enter
ed Sherman’s Superette on
the Bosnian highway by cut
ting a hole in the roof.
At Glen Cannon, merchan
dise valued at $2,600 was
taken, along with the coins in
the drink and cigarette ma
chines.
The robbery is being in
vestigated by the Sheriffs De
partment.
At Sherman's Superette, the
robbers took the safe and
hauled it away.
According to Police Chief
J. C. Rowe, cash and checks
in the safe were reported ta
have totaled around S900.
T*’e investigation is being
continued by Detective “Tink
er” Sinisru.
Program Highlights
Enviromental Talk Will Be
Heard Over WPNF Friday
In observance of “Earth
Week” this week, WPNF pre
sents a snecial program Friday
on “A Citizen Speaks” at 11:30
a. m.
The program will feature
Carolyn Cash, Transylvania
County Coordinator for Earth
Week activities, who will pub
licize some of the activities
which have taken place during
the week. She also outlines sug
gestions for continuing partici
pation by the public in conser
vation programs, the county re
cycling program.
Mrs. Gash is presented in co
operation with the Transylvania
Brevard’s temperature av
erages during the past week
were 70 and 40 each day, with
the highest reading being 74 de
grees on Tuesday afternoon.
The lowest temperature was
29 last Thursday morning.
Extended outlook for North
Carolina for Thursday through
.Saturday: warming trend
through the period. Fair until
a chance of showers late Fri
day or Saturday. Low tempera
tures in the 40s Thursday,
warming to the middle to
upper 50s on Saturday. Highs
in the low to middle 70s Thurs
day, warming to the low to mid
dle 80s on Saturday.
Date
April 17
April 18
April 19
April 20 -
April 21 -
April 22 -
April 23 _
High Low Prec.
61 38 Tr.
70 29 0.00
73 31 0.00
__ 72 35 0.00
71 43 0.00
__ 66 55 0.00
„ 74 47 0.41
Environmental Association.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Home Hour is as follows:
Thursday. Station Program; Fri
dav, IT. S. Forest Service, Dan
Hile; Monday, Home Agent,
Miss Jean Childers; Tuesday,
Station Program: Wednesday,
County Extension Chairman,
Jerry Purser.
Speaking this week on Morn
ing Devotions is Rev. Jesse
Bailey, pastor of Little River
Baptist church. Next week Fa
ther Paul Bvron, pastor of the
Sacred Heart Catholic church,
will be heard.
The Sunday morning church
service is being broadcast
through the remote facilities of
WPNF from the Lutheran
church of the Good Shepherd.
Dr. Louis Thornburg is pastor.
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS at Brevard Col
lege 1974 Graduation on May 5th are pictured
above. At the left, top, is Bishop Earl J. Hunt,
Jr., Resident Bishop of the Charlotte area of the
United Methodist church, and at the right, top, is
Dr. R. Wright Spears, President of Columbia Col
lege, Columbia, S. C. At bottom, left, is the honor
able Ralph R. Clayton, Senior Attorney with Clay
ton and Clayton, of Deland, Florida. At the right,
bottom, is Dr. Robert A. Davis, President of Bre
vard College.
For The Elderly
Transylvania Is First County
In State To Begin New Program
Social Services Director Don
Morrison appeared before the
County Commissioners at
their meeting Tuesday night
to discuss plans and a start
ing date for the Day Activity
Program for elderly persons
in Transylvania County. This
County will be the first in the
State to begin this new Fed
erally supported program of
day care. The Commissioners
appropriated *1,500 matching
funds for the remainder of this
fiscal year ending June 30th.
The program will be conduct
ed in cooperation with the
Transylvania Countv Recre
ation Department. There will
be two centers — one at Sil
In All Areas
Instructional Meetings On
Voting Machines Being Held
Demonstrations of the new
voting machines to be used in
the May 7th Election in Tran
svlvania are now being held in
the various precincts of the
county.
All voters are urged to attend
the demonstrations.
Thev are most informative,
and will speed up voting on May
7th.
An illustrated feature on the
new voting machines is carried
in the second section of this
week’s Times on page 17.
The schedule of the ins true
tional meetings follows:
Pisgah Forest School—Thurs
day, April 25th, at 7:00 p.m.
Penrose School — Monday,
April 29th, at 8:30 p.m.
Rosman Hif»h School — Tues
day, April 30th, at 7:00 p.m.
Brevard High School — Wed
nesday, May 1st, at 7:00 p.m.
Little River Community Cen
ter — Thursday, May 2nd, at
1:00 p.m.
T. C. Henderson School—Fri
day, May 3rd, at 4:00 p.m.
Vermont in Brevard and one
in Bosnian.
County Commission Chairman
Bill Ives reported to his fellow
Commissioners that the State
Division of Water and Air Re
sources had completed its study
and had presented the Commis
sioners with a verv detailed re
port showing specific locations
for wells in the future for a pub
lic water supplv. The Commis
sioners voted to write a letter
of thanks to the Department for
this extensive work that was
done at no cost to the County.
Commissioner John Folger
presented a resolution to
establish a County Health
Council. The purpose of this
Council would be to study the
existing health facilities and
to help plan for the future
needs of the County. The reso
lution passed and then the
following seven persons were
named as the initial mem
bers: Dr. John Truesdail,
Chairman; Charles Pickle
simer: Mrs. Walter McKelvey:
Dr. Glen Mathenv; Gordon
Kendall; Dr. Don Kimmer
ling: and Rev. Chauncey
Shaw.
A sizeable group of men were
at the Commission meeting ask
ing for additional ball fields.
They pointed out that all ages
are now plaving softball and
baseball, and there are a limited
number of fields on which
games can be played. All three
Commissioners spoke of their
interest in constructing addi
tional facilities and they asked
the men to find potential loca
tions and carry these sugges
tions-to the Recreation Commis
sion which in turn could come
up with a Droposal to ask tor an
appropriation from the Board of
Commissioners. Recreation Di
rector Craig Freas was in the
audience and said that he was
very eager to helD on this pro
ject and there seemed to be a
general feeling that construc
tion could begin if a suitable
site can be found in the near
future.
The Commissioners and the
audience discussed a new
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Bishop Hunt
Will Deliver
Annual Address
Brevard College will have
Commencement exercises on
May 4th and 5th, according
to an announcement by Dr.
Robert A. Davis, Col
lege President. Distinguished
speakers will be Bishop Earl
G. Hunt. Jr., Resident Bishop
of the Charlotte area of The
United Methodist Church; Dr.
P. '.’’right Spears, President
of Columbia College, Colum
bia. South Carolina and The
Honorable Ralph R. Clayton,
Senior Attorney with Clayton
and Clayton, Deland, Florida.
“T pleased to announce
that Bishop Earl G. Hunt, Jr.,
Resident Bishop of the Charlotte
area of The United Methodist
Chm-eh, will be the principal
speaker fo" the graduating exer
cises in Bcsbamer Gymnasium
on Sunday afternoon. May 5th,”
stated Ur Davis. The service is
scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
Manv activities are being
planned for the Commence
ment weekend. Dr. R. Wright
Spears will give the Baccalau
reate Sermon in The First
United Methodist Church on
Sunday, May 5th, at 11:00
a.m.
Dr. SDears, a native of Clio,
South Carolina, received the
A.B. Degree from Wofford Col
lege, the B.D. from Duke Di
vinity School and did further
study at Union in New York and
Garrett Seminary in Illinois, He
received the Honorary D.D. De
gree from Wofford College.^
He has served on the South
Carolina United Methodist
Board of Education; the
Board of Directors, Wesley
Foundation University of
South Carolina; as a member
of the Board of Trustees at
Wofford College and as Chair
man of The Board of Chris
tian Social Concerns.
Dr. Spears served for 12 years
on the General Board of Edu
cation of The United Methodist
Church: as Delegate to the
Jurisdictional ond General Con
ferences since 1956; as member
of The World Methodist Council
and Conferences for 15 years:
and on the Executive Commit
tee o? the Board of Trustees at
the Lake Junaluska Assembly.
He has been a member of
The Board of Directors, South
Carolina Department of So
cial Service: Chairman of the
South Carolina Governor’s Ad
visory Council on Mental Re
tardation Planning; Chairman
of the South Carolina Advisory
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From Sapphire Valley Views
Beautiful Fairfield Inn
Opens 78th Season, May 1
The doors of Fairfield Inn
first opened to guests in 1896
and on May 1st the “Grand Old
Lady” among North Carolina
mountain hostelries will repeat
that performance for the 78th
time.
Now being spruced up and
otherwise prepared for the
event, Fairfield Inn will have a
“new look” this summer in
spite of her well-preserved age.
She will operate under the
Modified American Plan, she’ll
be the focal point for a new club,
she’ll provide a much different
table fare, and, in general, fit
closely into the theme of tran
quility and security that now
pervades Sapphire Valley.
At the helm for this change in
direction will be Dean W. Eaton,
a native of Oklahoma with an
extensive background in club
management and customer ser
vice.
lie snent six years as man
ager of the Riverbend Country
Club in Houston and five years
in the same nosition at the Sum
mit Club in the Texas City.
Mr. Eaton resigned as direc
tor of food and beverage service
for Mitchell Develonment Cor
poration of the Southwest to join
the Sapphire Valley staff last
October.
Mr. Faton has attended nine
workshops on club management
held by the Club Managers As
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