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Brevard Tags
Go On Sale At
Town Hall, 2nd
Auto tags for the Town of
Brevard will go on sale Thurs
day, January 2nd.
According to Bill Edens, town
manager, the tags are required
on resident automobiles in the
town of Brevard.
The price is $1.00.
Last year the town sold over
1.500 tags, Mr. Eden states.
The town ordinance requires
vjfiat all resident automobiles
must have the new 1964 tag by
Feb. 15th, 1964.
Fine Gifts Are
Offered First
Baby, Parents
The annual first baby contest
sponsored by The Transylvania
Times and Radio Station WPNF
in conjunction with Brevard
merchants offers many fine
prizes to both the first born
babe and parents.
Rules governing the contest
include the following:
Both father and mother: must
be residents of Transylvania
county.
The actual hour, day and min
ute of birth must be confirmed
by the attending physician.
Baby’s birth certificate must
be submitted at the time of en
try. It will be returned.
The decision of the judges
will be final and will be an
founced at an early date.
Entries must be submitted to
The Times and postmarked not
later than 12 noon, January 3,
,1964.
» All prizes must be called for
within 30 days or offer is void.
Prizes offered include the fol
lowing:
One pair of baby shoes from
Trantham’s.
Dry cleaning in the amount of
$5.00 from Cardinal Cleaners.
A portrait of baby when he is
six months old from Austin Stu
dio.
Two weeks supply of milk
from Sealtest Dairy Products.
A sterling silver baby cup from
Parson’s Jewelry & Gifts.
A baby scale from Morris
pharmacy.
" A high chair and car seat com
. bination from Houston Furniture
^company.
Two passes for a month from
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Wednesday, January 1 — New
Year’s Day. Holiday in town
and county.
Thursday, January 2 — Ki
wanis club meets at Gaither’s at
6:45 p.m. Lions club meets at
Colonial Inn at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 3 —Diabetic
screening clinic at health depart
ment 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Planning Board public hearing
d|in Town Hall at 7:30 pan. Ace
of Clubs meets at 8:00 pan.
Sunday, January 5 — Attend
the church of your choice.
Monday, January 6 — Rotary
dub meets at Gaither’s at 7:00 ]
p.m. Public installation of Ma- s
sonic officers at Temple at 8:00 J
p.m. j
Tuesday, January 7 — Eastern 1
Star meets at Temple at 8:00
p.m. Ace of Clubs meets at 8:00 '
p.m. j
Wednesday, January 8 — Jay- ,
cees meet at Berry’s at 7:00 <
o’clock. <
As we begin the
New Year,
We pledge anew
our continued
efforts in building
a more progres
sive, finer town
and county.
I
| THE ENTIRE STAFF
Times Out Earlier
New Year’s
In Brevard,
To Be Holiday
Transylvania
New Year’s Day (Wednes
day) will be a holiday in
Brevard and Transylvania
county.
Most of the stores in town
will be closed, as will town
and county offices.
The banks and the post of
fice will also have a holiday.
The Transylvania Times is
being published on Tuesday
in order that subscribers will
have their newspaper before
New Year’s day.
There are many New Year’s
greetings throughout the pa
per which will be of interest
to readers.
While The Times office will
he closed on Wednesday, the
staff will cover regular news
sources during the day, and
local news will be reported
over WPNF at 6:00 o’clock.
Persons with special items
should call 3-3511.
Schools will reopen on
T h u r s day, following the
Christmas and New Yearls
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Dr. Folder Quoted
Drive To Stamp Out Polio
In County Begins Jam 12
A community-wide effort to
wipe out polio in Transyl
vania County W"I *>e launched
by the county Medical Society
and the Brevard Jaycees on
January 12th. it was announc
ed today by Dr. J<*hn H. Fol
ger, chairman of the local cam
paign committee.
Dr. Folger urged all citizens
from the ages of three months
up to turn out at immunization
stations on January l?th to re
ceive their first dose of the new
Sabin oral polio vaccine.
“While there has been a
dramatic decline in the num
ber of cases of paralytic nol
io,” Dr. Foleer said, “the dis
ease is not yet defeated. In
the United States, there were
more than 1500 cases of polio
in 1961. More than 900 of
these suffered either death or
Officers Named
Masons Postpone Installation
Ceremony Until Next Monday
The Public installation of the
icwly elected and appointed Ma
onic officers, which was sched
iled Monday night, has been
lostponed due to the death of
Irs. W. O. Morris.
J. C. Cassell, Jr., the outgoing
rorshipful master, announces
he installation will be held in
he temple next Monday night,
anuary 6th, beginning at 8:00
’clock. The rngster extends a
ordial invitation to the public
to attend.
The new elected officers to
be installed are:
Harvey L. Souther, Worship
ful Master
Waverly 0. Morris, Senior
Warden
Fred M. McCall, Jr., Junior
Warden
W. Ansel Hart, past master,
treasurer
Henry R. Henderson, past
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some sort of paralysis from
the disease.
“The Sabin vaccine may be
the final answer to the fight
against this dreaded disease.
The vaccine is easy to admin
ister—no injection; it provides
rapid action—in about one week,
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Retail Sales Indicate Solid
Progress During 63 In County
Top Headlines
For Past 12
Months Listed
At the close of each year the
staff of The Transylvania Times
reviews the important headlines.
From these headlines, the top
news is carried and these can
be found elsewhere in this
week’s issue.
A month - by - month summary
is as follows:
January
Wayne Bradburn elected to
head Chamber of Commerce.
Local citizens launch financial
drive for Brevard college.
Walter Cantrell is the new
president of the Brevard Kiwan
is club.
Brevard Collece Olympic swim
ming pool completed.
Hugh N. Lambert wins N. C.
Corn growing championship
agaiji.
Dr..Julius Sader heads Com
munity Center group.
February
Federal Savings and Loan as
sociation had best year in 19*12.
Olin makes another $10 000
grant for science program in
high schools.
Former Methodist church be
ing converted into Community
Center.
Beecher Carl Allison wins jun
ior division in regional and state
corn growing contest.
Avers Store damaged by fire.
Jim Fortune signs scholarship
to play football at Carolina.
Josei'h McConnell named pres
ident Reynolds Metal.
March
Transylvania gets new indus
try — Brevard Manufacturing
Comnany, a division of Ruth of
Carolina.
Voit Gilmore, head of U. S.
Travel Bureau, addresses annual
Chamber of Commerce banauet.
Brevard Junior, Senior high
schools completely integrated.
Squabble develoos in General
Assembly over Countv Court.
Bill passed estahii«h;ng vatid
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TH* FrjH?v NiVht
Brevard Planning Board Holding
Hearing On Extending City Limits
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Three inches of sleet and snow
in that order fell on Transylvan
ia and the southeast last Sunday
night and Monday morning, ac
cording to the local weatherman.
The precipitation soon became
almost solid ice, much of which
is still in evidence within the
area.
Temperatures since last Mon
day (December 23rd) have rang
ed from a low of 13 degrees to
an afternon high of 58 degrees.
Highs and lows for each day
during the past week are as
follows:
High Low
Monday___ 37 21
Tuesday_36 13
Wednesday_50 13
Thursday_58 17
Friday__ 48 28
Saturday_ 39 23
Sunday _... 39 18
Monday_37 13
The Brevard Planning Board
will hold a special meeting and
a public hearing on Friday night,
January 3rd, 1964, at 7:30 p.m.,
in the Town Hall.
The purpose of this hearing is
to give the public an opportunity
to express itself on a proposed
amendment to the Town Ston
ing Ordinance extending the
jurisdiction of the zoning into
that area one mile outside the
city limits.
Copies of the proposed chanees
in the Zoning Ordinance and the
proposed new zoning map for the
area outside the town limits are
available for public inspection at
Town Hall during regular busi
ness hours.
Planning Board Chairman,
Charlie Himes, explains that this
action is being taken under au
thority granted the Town in the
General Statutes of the State of
North Carolina, and that the ac
tion is necessary in order to pro
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Transylvania's Top News In '63
The continued progress implemented by new
additions at Olin and at DuPont and the construc
tion of the new Satellite Tracking Station in upper
Transylvania constituted the big news in the county
during 1963.
The most sensational news, however, was the
incident which brought about the closing of Camp
Summerlane above Rosman in August.
The most shocking news in the town and county
and across the nation was the assassination of Pres
ident Kennedy.
Other top stories include the following:
The building of a new industry, Brevard Man
ufacturing Company.
Olin dedicated as Hanes Works.
Attempt in Legislature to authorize bill for
calling of ABC election in Brevard.
Defeat of School Bond tax election.
Reappraising of property in county.
’£3 Pe«t Year
Savings And LoajkJFJays
$194,000 In Dividends
March Of Dimes
Will Begin
Here Jan. 1st
The March of Dimes drive in
Brevard and Transylvania county
will begin January 1st and con
tinue through the month.
Sponsored by the local chapter
of Epsilon Sigma Alpha. Mrs.
Larry Turner is chairman for the
drive.
A number of events are being
planned,- including the Mother’s
March, coin collections on the
streets, coffee hours, and a dance
sponsored by the American Le
gion.
According to Mrs. Turner, the
March of Dimes is doing more
than any other private organiza
tion to fight two of the nation’s
greatest cripplers, birth defects
and arthritis. The organization
has established nearly 70 treat
ment centers across the nation
where trained specialists are de
veloping improved techniques
for treatment.
The March of Dimes is also
leading the battle on the research
front.
Individual gifts are being re
ceived by Mrs. Roy Garren and
Mrs. Mel Everingham.
Mrs. Turner urges Transylvan
ians to support this cause.
Semi-annual dividends total
ing approximately $194,000.00
were paid out to the mem
bers of the Brevard Federal
Savings and Loan Association
on December 31, 1963, accord
ing to an announcement today
by Jerry’ Jerome, the president
of the local savings institution.
Tliis will bring the total
amount of dividends paid to
members in 1963 to more than
$370,000.00.
Brevard Federal Savings and
Loan enjoyed one of its best
years in 1963. increasing total
assets more than 23^.
Mr. Jerome stated that final
figures for 1963 would reveal
that total assets of over $11,
500.000.00 have been reached,
indicating an increase over
1962 of over $2,500,000.00.
Mr. Jerome also announced
that the annual membership
meeting of the association will
be held on Wednesday, Janu
ary 15th, in the office on Cald
well Street, beginning prompt
at 2 p.m.
Officers of the association, in
addition to President Jerome,
are: J. I. Ayers, vice president;
Jerry Hart Jerome, executive
vice president and treasurer; H.
B. Shiflet, secretary; and J. H.
Tinsley, assistant secretary'.
The directors are: Jerry Jer
ome, V. H. Fricks, Jerry Hart
Jerome, J. H. Tinsley, J. I. Ayers,
H. B. Shiflet, J. F. Aycock, and
Edwin Morgan.
A. F. Mitchell and W. L. Mull
are directors emeritus.
Propram HipMiphts
WPNF Re-Dedicates Itself
To Serving The Community
At the beginning of 1964, the
staff and management of Radio
Station WPNF, reaffirm their
desire to present the best in en
tertainment along with up to the
minute news reports throughout
the coming months.
“We hope to improve our pro
gramming even more in the new
year,” Station Manager A1 Mar
tin stated.
“With the complex world sit
uation changing almost momen
tarily, we shall try to cover all
the developments as speedily as
possible, still giving adequate at
tention to local and state-wide
news events.”
Continuing, he said:
“It is our hope that through
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Gain Reported
At 12.9 Percent,
Figures Released
To what extent has Transyl
vania County participated in
the current business surge?
What gains were made in re
tail sales and in income dur
ing the past fiscal year?
According to a detailed report
for the period, which covers the
12 months ending June 30, 1963, 1
solid progress was made locally. 1
Wages went up for most working
people. Spending rose propor
tionately.
The report, giving the first
breakdown figures for the fis
cal year, has just been released
by the Standard Kate and Data
Service. 11 contains compara
ble information for every sec
tion of the country.
The volume of business
chalked up by retail merchants
in Transylvania County, it
shows, reached '
topping the previaas-- year’s
S13,3Jf*;000. W ■
The gain, which amounted to
12.9 percent, compares favorably
with that in the United States
as a whole, 5.9 percent. In the
State of North Carolina the rise
was 7.5 percent.
Locally, as well as national
ly, tlie advance was along a
broad front, with most lines
of business benefiting from
the increase in consumer
spending.
Now cars accounted lor a large
pari ol' the total retail volume.
Sales of appliances, including
such major hard goods as refri
gerators, washers and dryers,
were considerably higher. j
Much of the upward push
took place in the second half
of the year, when the public
confidence in the economy was
fully restored.
It showed itself in, a general
loosening of the purse strings,
which had been held in some
restraint ever since the stock
market debacle of 1962.
The report shows that Tran
sylvania County residents had
a net spendable income in the
year, after paying their taxes,
$25,637,000. In fiscal 1962, it J
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Roger Babson's
Forecast Is
Carried Today
The Transylvania Times is
publishing Roger W. Babson’s
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL
FORECAST FOR 1964 today.
You will find it on the front
page of the second section. |
We are calling this feature to
your attention because 1964 |
will be a year of many
changes.
Mr. Babson’s 1964 Forecast
contain predictions covering
such i.i-portant topics are:
Ger '•>•:•! Business
196 . Flections
. T*r t iit
Lai
Inf lion
Agi i.liural Outlook
Stock Market
Real Estate
Cost of Living