TRANSYLVANIA— An Industrial, Tourist,’ Educa tional, Agricultural and Music Center. Population, 1960 Census, 16,372. Brevard Community 8,500, Brevard proper 4,857. THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES A State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper TRANSYLVANIA— The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca for Summer Camps, Entrance to Pisgah National Forest a no Home of Brevard College an« Brevard Music Festival. Vol. 75—No. 8 SECOND CUSS POSTAGE PAID AT BREVARD, N. C. BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1964 PRICE 10c 26 PAGES TODAY PUBLISHED WEEKLY Bargains Galore Offered In Brevar\l During Washington Birthday Sale Brevard merchants have gone “all-out” in staging a gi gantic three-day George Wash ington birthday sales promo tion this weekend. Special purchases have been made by many of the mer chants for the big event, and »1I those participating are of fering outstanding bargains as Suggestions Made Now Formulating Plans For “Beginners Day” In County Plans for “Beginners Day” for boys and girls who will enter the first grade in the Transyl vania county schools this fall are being made. Parents with children who will enter the first grade are asked to notify the principal of the school and additional informa tion will be sent. The "Beginners Day” will be held during April and May. On this day, the child will be en rolled and will be given a stan dard readiness test. Each child should have a com plcte physical examination by his family physician, before April 14th, and a copy of this examina tion with a certificate of immuni zations should be brought with the child to "Beginners Day.” State law requires that each child shall be immunized against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, smallpox and polio bc f ' e he r.-n be enrolled in a North Carolina school. The completion of the en rollment and testing on these days enables the schools to make more complete preparations for next year’s first grade program. well as individual awards for those shopping their stores. , In addition to the individual awards, the Merchants Division of the Brevard Chamber of Commerce is awarding a total of S150 in cash, to be divided in first, second and third prizes of S75, Sat), and S25 respec tively. There is nothing to buy and it is not necessary to be pres ent to win. Everyone is encouraged to register at all participating stores for an opportunity to win any of the wonderful awards being offered. The George Washington Sale will begin Thursday morning and will continue through Sat urday. Shoppers are encourag ed to shop early while selec tions of outstanding values are still good. A special section in this edi tion of The Times carries many of the bargains being offered during the promotion as well as each store’s individ ual award. Shoppers are encouraged to use this shopping guide in making out their list of George Washington specials during (he promotion. I)mt \V. Brown, chairman of the Merchants division of the Brevard Chamber of Com merce,' says that this is the first big sales promotion of ’(it, and that the participating mer chants are anxious to make it a success. Other similar events will he held during the year with the aim of giving shoppers first class merchandise at reduced prices. A complete list of the partici pitting merchants includes: Austin’s Art shop Ayer's store Bolk’s Department store Bower’s store Cato's ('res* store Far mors Supply rompany Houston's Furniture store Morris I'harmaoy Patterson's of Brovanl I'earl man’.-. Furniture .-lore Plummer's Department store Sr h ill man's Trant ham's Department store Varner’s DrtiS store Western Auto Associate store Program Highlights New Weather Service Now Carried Hourly On WPNF The news department of \VF\F has instituted a new weather service broadcast cver\ hour, near the- ha!! hour. accord in.g to an announcement. 1his week froth A1 Martin, station manager. The programs are broadcast at 21 minutes past the hour through •out the dav ami evening, with the exception of the noon hour and during "Five Star Final" at «:Q0 port, each evening. During the noon hour, thi "Wojther Word" is aired at 12:35 immediately following the "I rad ins post," and during "Five Stai Final" it's broadcast at 6:15 p.m Tile series of weather prt grains, consist of the state-wid( weather Conditions and the fore east for this genera! area, as wel as .'ideal temperatures arid pre cipitation readings. All informa lion used on the program is ob tabled from the United State; Weather Bureau and the Associ —Turn to Page Sis f Toastmasters To Hold Area Contest Here Toastmaster Area Governor Jack Hudson announces today that the Area 14 Toastmasters speech contest will be held here ir. Brevard next Wednesday, FeHmary 26th, at Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m. The contestants will be the winners of the club contests from the following clubs: Brevard, Pigeon Valley and Waynesville. This is the first time^jprl Bre vard has had the honor of host ing the event. Mr. Hudson says the winner will represent this area in the Sub-District contest which will be held in March. Lt. Governor John Metzger, of Waynesville, will be toastmaster .for the occasion. Moore Will Visit Here Next Tuesday i ■' '■ Dan K. Moore, Democratic can didate for Governor in the May 30th primary, will be here in Brevard next Tuesday, Feb. 25th. There will be a reception for Judge Moore in Gaither’s Rhodo dendron room, beginning at 3:00 o’clock. All friends and other imterest |f ed persons are cordially invited to attend. Judge Moore will speak briefly, and refreshments will be served. He reported this week that things are looking better and that early spade work In the east and piedmont is beginning to pay off. He said he felt that concentra tion in these areas in the begin ning was important, and he was appreciative of the fine support that he is receiving in Western North Carolina, his home area. t ^ LOVELY GAYLE LANCE was crowned Queen of Hearts at the an nual Sweetheart Ball at Brevard Col lege last Saturday. The queen and her court are selected by popular vote and the identity of the queen is kept secret until the dance. The daughter of Mrs. Bertha Jean Lance, of Bre vard, Miss Lance is a 1962 graduate of Brevard High school. She is a soph omore at the local institution. Mem bers of the Valentine court are shown above, front row', left to right, Miss Carol Sorton, of Asheville; Queen Gayle; and Miss Sarah Barber, of Allandale, S. C.; second row, Miss Lynda Caruthers, of Arlington, Vir ginia; and Miss Louise Frampton, of Marion, S. C. Second “StopPolio”Clinics To Be Held In County This Sunday The second Sabin Oral Polio Vaccine clinic will be held Sunday, February 23rd, and Transylvania citizens are urged to attend the clinics. Clinics will be held at the T. C. Henderson school, Rosman school, Brevard Junior High school, Straus school, Penrose school, and Olin Mathieson Med ical center, from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. The vaccine will be taken oral ly on a sugar cube or with water. Tetanus vaccine will also be available at the clinics Sunday and again at the April 5th clin ic. Two injections, four to six weeks apart, constitute the bas ic series. A booster is recom mended every three to five years. Dr. John A. Folger, county health officer, points out that many persons have never had the tetanus vaccine to protect them against the dread disease. He strongly recommends that they get this vaccine at the time of the polio clinics. Sponsored by the Transyl vania County Medical Society and the Brevard Jaycees, the clinics are being held for the convenience and protection of Transylvania citizens. A con tribution of 25 cents is suggest ed for each vaccine, but those who can’t pay are given the vaccine free of charge. Registration cards were given to all at the first clinic, and these are to be brought to the clinics on Sunday. An Editorial Get Those Shots Sunday The second in the series of three polio clinics is being held Sunday afternoon. Along with the polio vaccine, tetanus shots will be available lor all those who want them. Unlike tuberculosis, polio, smallpox, diptheria and numerous other contagious diseases, community protection against tetanus (lock-jaw) does not ex ist. Each individual must be immunized to be pro tected against this preventable disease. For many years, a state law has required all children entering school to be immunized against tetanus. The armed forces immunize and give fre quent boosters to all service personnel, as do many industries, including Olin and DuPont. Unfortunately, many of our older citizens have never had tetanus shots and needlessly expose them selves to this dread disease through minor injuries. In North Carolina during 1962, there were 11 cases of tetanus, six of which ended in death. Of these 11 cases, 7 occurred in people over age 35. Through out the United States in 1962 there were 322 cases and over 200 deaths. In the 'past 6 years, more people have died from tetanus than from polio, and the incidence is not declining significantly. Transylvanians are being urged to ask for their tetanus shots Sunday and again on April 5th. Those who have never had a tetanus shot require two shots six weeks apart as a basic series. Those who have not had a booster in at least five years should have a single injection to be brought up to date. No charge is made for these shots, but a contribution of 25 cents is suggested. Let’s take this opportunity to get up-to-date on both polio and tetanus immunization. Banks And Post Office Close This Saturday First Union National Bank and Brexard Federal Savings and Loan association will be closed Saturday, February 22nd, in ob servance of George Washington’s Birthday, For the convenience of their customers. First Union will re main onen until 6:00 p.m.. Fri day, and Brevard Federal until 5:00 pit* Pisgah Industrial Loan office will remain open on Saturday, Spencer Walker, the manager, states. According to Charlie Patton. Jr., the postmaster, the Brevard post office will close on Saturday in observance of George Wash ington's Birthday. There will be no rural or city delivery of mail. f The Weather f Q mm.limn.iniiiiiiniiiuim»nniinmiif«| Precipitation was'the highlight of the past week as far as the weather report was concerned as Brevard received over 2.2 inches of rainfall and snow. The snow which fell early Tuesday morning amounted to 4.5 inches on the ground, but registered just .93 of an inch in the rain guage. Temperatures ranged from a low of 11 degrees last Wednesday to a high of 55 recorded this Monday afternoon. Average highs and lows for the week were 47 and 23 respectively. Readings for the week were as follows: High Low Prec. Wednesday -48 11 .00 Thursday_ 40 34 .27 Friday_51 25 .00 Saturday_, - 47 22 .62 Sunday_ 43 30 .40 Monday_55 15 .00 Tuesday_ 47 28 *.93 ^Rainfall equivalent of 4.5 inches of snow on ground. CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, February 20 — Ki wanis club meets at Gaither’s at 6:45 p.m. Lions meet at Colonial Inn at 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 21 — Aee of Cluhs meets at 8:00 pm. Piano concert at Brevard' College at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, February 22—George Washington’s Birthday. Banks and Post Office closed. Brevard College Vs. Chowan at 7:30 p.m. Dance at Country Club at 9:00 —Turn to Page Three SHOCK IS REGISTERED on the faces of the cast members pictured above who portray leading roles in “The Unexpected Guest”, an Agatha Chris tie mystery thriller. Seen from left to right are Ernie Gilstrap, Peggy Toole and Dick Seiler. Who is the dead man? Brevard Little Theatre hopes you will make plans to attend their 43rd 'production February 28th and 29th to find out. lne Unexpected tauest Many Volunteer Services For Little Theatre Play Evangelism Is Theme Of Training School Evangelsim is the theme for the annual Central Training School of Transylvania Baptists as they meet next week at the First Baptist church. Five of the 16 courses will be taught by persons affiliated with the North Carolina Baptist Sun day school department with headquarters in Raleigh. One or more courses are offered for each age group. One course in instructing persons to direct graded choirs will be given. A nursery will be kept. All Baptists are urged to at tend the sessions which will be held from 7:15 to 9:15 each eve ning, Monday through Thurs day. (Editor’s note: See related story, page 4, second section). The technical staff for Brevard Little Theatre's forth - coming play, “The Unexpected Guest”, has been announced by vice pres ident Taj Hanna. The chairman and their committees are listed as follows: Technical director: Jim Hick lin. Stage: Jim Nichols, chairman, John Mueller, Howard Barnes, James Thompson, Ray Collins and “Doc” Rask, Lee and “Judge” Dunlop. Stage props: Fran Kirk, chair man, June Dechant and Mary Armfield. Hand props: Sharon DeMuth and Eva Siniard, co-chairmen. Art: Eva Bur-gin, chairman, Walt Rogers, Faye Rask, Bill and Jeanette Austin. Costumes: Doris Williams, chairman, and Jean Mueller. Make-Up: Mavis Brown, chair man, Berry Pidgeom and Tillie Kaesev. Sound: Cliarles Martin. Lighting: Bob Hale, chairman, —Turn to Page Two Kiwanians To Hear Highway Engineer, 20th F. L. Hutchison, of Sylva, 13th district engineer with the North Carolina State Highway Commis sion. will be guest speaker at th< meeting of the Brevard Kiwanis club Thursday. February 20th. The meeting will be held at Gaither’s Rhododendron rooM beginning at 6:45 o’clock. • \ Mr. Hutchison is exnccted to tell el' the progress of the Inter state Svstem and discuss plan ned improvements for YVostta^i North Carolina connecting. MM wavs. Hipp Seeking Re-Election In Primary L. R. Hipp, the incumbent tax collector of Transylvania, is seek ing re-election, subject to the will of the voters in the Demo cratic primary on May 30th. Mr. Hipp was appointed to the post on Feb. 20th, 1961, to serve the unexpired term of the late C. M. Douglas. Prior to that time, he was e building contractor. A native of Polk county, Mr. Hipp came to Transylvania in 1946. He is a veteran of World War II and attends the First Baptist church. He is married to the fo Eliza both Kilpatrick, and have two sons. In his announcement Mr. Hipp stated: “I hereby nounce rs a candidate for Office <1 Tax Collector,' vania C unty, subject to the of the vo'ers in the Den Primar May 30th. “Lf I n nominated and eli ed, I p:: nise to continue ( the pet p ie , of our County best of my ability, as I have 1 in the port."

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