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John Becton

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  • This 1965 photograph taken by photographer Juanita Wilson shows John Becton of Lee Edward High School standing in front of Hubert Hayes Memorial Log Cabin. He was a champion in the Mountain Youth Jamboree in 1965. Founder and director of the Mountain Youth Jamboree, Hubert H. Hayes (1901-1964) auditioned and directed youth to perform in folk dance, music, and folk and ballad singing. The jamboree was held in the Asheville City Auditorium (now known as Thomas Wolfe Auditorium) from 1948 to 1973, and Hayes’ wife, Leona Trantham Hayes (1913-1989) continued to direct the program after his death in 1964. Hubert Hayes was an author, playwright, and alumni of Duke University.