I
%"HIS MOONRISE picture was tak
en recently between Brevard and
Asheville on the Blue Ridge Parkway
bridge by Jock Lauterer, UNC jour
nalism student who is working with
t®e Times during the holidays. The
film was exposed for 5 seconds on
Tri-X film, causing the car lights in
the lower left to be streaked. The
shutter closed just as the car ap
proaching in lane to the left was com
ing out of the curve. Notice the sign
to the right of the highway pointing
to the parkway entrance. The pic
ture was taken with Rolleicord dual
lense reflex camera.
Regulations Cited
Tax Listing Begins On January
3rd, Breedlove Names Listers
Tax listing in Transylvania
county for 1966 will begin in
Brevard and various townships
on Monday, Jamviry 3rd,
James Breedlove, the tax su
pervisor, announces today.
All county taxes and farm re
ports will be listed in January,
an^penalty for failure to do so
is required by law.
Mr. Breedlove says that the
books will be in the different
townships through the 12th of
n<4|H month, and they will be
brought to the tax supervi
sor’s office at Brevard after
that time.
The purpose of locating the
Township books in each town
ship for the designated time is
for all people living in a partic
ular place to list taxes there.
In the past the majority of
people wait until all the books
are returned to the Supervi
sor’s office before listing,
which results in a long waiting
line. Request is made by Mr.
Breedlove for as many people
as possible to list taxes while
the books are in the townships.
The classifications on which
tax liability must be filed are:
ttil) Real property which in
comes all land and buildings
and any other thing perma
nently attached thereto own
ed January 1st, 1966.
*) All personal property
h includes all other tan
gible property not included as
real property. Items such as
farm equipment, vehicles,
household and kitchen furnish
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Company Takes Firm Stand
NLRB Asked To Expedite Handling
Of Petition For Election At Olin
Olin’s Pisgah Forest opera
tions, target of organizational
efforts by the United Paper
makers and Paperworkers
(AFL-CIO), have asked the
National Labor Relations
Board to expedite its handling
of a petition for an election at
the Pisgah Forest plant. The
NLRB has scheduled a meet
ing in Brevard December 28
between representatives of th.'
company and the union.
This move to test union
claims of employee support
was announced by E. B. Gar
rett, Industrial Relations Man
ager, after receipt of a letter
from UPP dated December 14
asking for recognition as ex
clusive bargaining agent of
hourly-paid production and
maintenance employees on
matters of wages, hours and
working conditions. The De
cember 14 letter was the un
ion's first contact with the
crmpany during its current or
ganizational activity in the
community.
The NLRB office at Winston
Salem advised Olin that the
UPP wrote their office Decem
ber 15 requesting certification
as exclusive bargaining agent.
An NLRB meeting planned
originally for December 22
was postponed until December
28 at the request of the union.
No Disabling Injuries
Olin Achieves Safety Record
Of 2 Million Man Hours In Film
Employees of the Olin Film
Division at Pisgah Forest thi9
achieved a record of
2,000,000 man-hours without a
disabling Injury.
The cellophane plant’s 721
employees were praised by J.
F. Keating, plant manager, at
a Central Safety Committee
meeting today.
“It is Olin’s policy to con
sider safety first in all opera
tion,” Mr. Keating said.
“But it is the attitude of
employees, knowledge of the
job and the engineering and
maintenance of equipment that
are vital in establishing a rec
ord of this kind.”
F. B. Ayres, safety supervi
sor, reported that this record
began on September 11, 1964,
and is continuing, covering a
period of 458 consecutive days.
As a member of the National
Safety Council the cellophane
plant is competing with other
major chemical industries in
safety achievement.
The meeting was attended
by Frank A. Gerard, corporate
safety manager, and E. V. An
derson, engineer and accounts
manager for the insurance bro
ker that handles Olin’s account.
If the company and the union
fail to reach agreement on the
details of the election, a form
al hearing is scheduled for De
cember 29.
The company's purpose in
asking the NLRB to expedite
the matter was explained in a
letter December 17 to em
ployees signed by Arthur J.
Loeb, Vice President and Gen
eral Manager, Ecusta Paper
Division, and John H. Trues
dail, Vice President and Gen
eral Manager, Firm Division:
“The company is, of course,
declining to grant any such
recognition because only you
can decide a matter of such
great importance for your own
welfare and for the welfare of
your company.
“We are convinced that the
greet majority of employees
here, however, do not want a
union. Working together in a
cooperative fashion without
unions and without interfer
ence from outsiders has pro
duced, during the past 25
years, steady work and high
levels of pay and benefits,
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THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
Vol. 78—No. 51 VaidNa°t CB^ESyS*RD°STNAGc. BREVARD, N. C., THURS., DEC. 23, 1965 ★ 32 PAGES TODAY ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ZIP CODE 28712
Tour Of
Town Is
Urged
By ■ Jock I.auterer
Whoever invented Christmas
must have come from Brevard.
Of course, that’s a sweeping
statement, but have you ever
nrticed, this town seems to
glow and glitter just a wee
bit more than others.
We like to think that, any
way.
See for yourself, Brevard
ians are especially friendly at
Christmastime. Folks just
naturally are more cheery at
this time of year. And kids
are either out of school or
look forward to their long-an
ticipated freedom.
As one rides toward town from
the four lane at night, the main
shopping district on the hill
above the college sparkles like a
lighted birthday cake.
In the nippy mornings of
pre-Christmastime, the ground
and everything else, including
your windshield, is covered
with the hoarfrost, harbinger
of another type of white man
tle soon to be seen in these
parts.
Decorations are everywhere.
Colored candles throw their soft
glow on frosted windows and
lighted front-yard pines herald
the season of tinsel and toys.
And have you noticed, your
child’s eyes are getting bigger
the closer Christmas comes.
So it’s Christmas in Bre
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WeafAer
By -
Official
A1 Martin
Weatherman
Transylvanians found a skift
of snow across the tops of their
autos on Tuesday, but precipita
tion measured during the past
week totaled less than one-tenth
of an inch.
High and low temperatures for
the week were 56 degrees on
Friday of last week and 15 de
grees on Monday morning of
this week.
Daily readings averaged out
at a high of 49 and a low of 30
for the period.
Individual daily readings were
as follows:
High Low Prec.
Wednesday - - - - 52 40
Thursday.51 42
Friday
56 39
Sunday
Monday.40
Tuesday.50
.00
.09
.00
Saturday. 47 21 .00
49 29 .00
15 .00
25 Trace
Record Christmas Business Seen,
Many To Get Extended Vacation
Local Famlies
Move Less Than
Others In US
By - Staff Writer
Just how restless are resi
dents of Transylvania county?
How often do they move from
one place to another? How
many have been living at the
same address for more than
five years?
A recent study made by the
U.S. Census Bureau on the mo
bility of Americans shows that
nearly one person out of every
five in the United States was
living in a different house in
1964 than he Hfifl occupied in
1963.
As for local families, they
are less likely to pull up
their stakes and move than are
people in the rest of the coun
try. This is shown in data
contained in an earlier study,
—Turn to Page Six
Babson Forecast
Will Be Carried
The Transylvania Times will
publish “BABSON’S BUSINESS
AND FINANCIAL FORECAST
FOR 1966 next week.
A careful checking of the
Babson Predictions made in the
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL
FORECAST FOR 1965 upholds
the remarkable
average of the
past years by be
ing 86% correct!
Below is the
score for the last
10 years. The
Bebson Forecast
holds the best
and highest rec
ord for Annual
Forecasts on U.
S. Future BUS1- Babson
ness.
Forecast For % Accurate
1965 _ 84
1964 _88
1963 _84
1962 _86
1961_83
1960 ——_80
1959 _—.84
1958 _ 86
1957 _88
1956 _85
Be sure to read Babson’s fore
cast next week.
John Eller Is Retiring After
30 Years With Forest Service
%
John Y. Eller is retiring after
30 years with the National For
est Service.
Mr. Eller began working for
the Forest Service in 1935. His
first assignment was that of
game warden on the Pisgah
Ranger District.
In this capacity he performed
a variety of tasks such as fawn
trapping and rearing, fish stock
ing, law enforcement and investi
gation and fire control.
During his tenure as game
warden, he and his wife, Eileen,
lived at the Pink Beds lodge.
In those days, because of the
lack of adequate road facilities,
the Pink Beds area was relative
ly isolated and Mr. Eller cared
for that portion of the district
with a minimum of supervision.
Prior to entering the Forest
Service, he attended the Game
Conservation Institute at Clin
ton, New Jersey, and served with
various wildlife commissions in
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In Raleigh Monday
House Realignment Plan Is
Opposed By Transylvanians
Announcement of the pro
posed reapportionment of the
North Carolina House of Rep
resentatives has caused con
siderable concern among poli
tical leaders in Transylvania
county. The proposed plan
was prepared by a special 15
man committee named by Pat
Taylor, Speaker of the House
of Representatives. Serving on
Reserve Board Prompts Action
Brevard Federal Savings And Loan
Raises Rate Of Dividend To 4V.tyo
The Brevard Federal Sav
ings and Loan association will
pay an increased dividend of
4% per cent semi-annually be
ginning January 1, 1966, Pres
ident Jerry Jerome announced
Tuesday following a meeting
of the Board of Directors.
In making the announcement,
Mr. Jerome said the new rate
would result in thousands of
dollars more being paid to the
people of Transylvania by the
Savings and Loan, based on
present deposits, and he added:
“This action is consistent
with the progressive policies
of the Brevard Federal Sav
ings and Loan association.”
President Jerome said the
action was also prompted by
the Federal Reserve Board
which raised interest rates
last week.
Assets of the Brevard Federal
Savings and Loan are now over
15 million.
In commenting on the new in
terest rate, Mr. Jerome made the
following statement:
“Since the Brevard Federal
Savings and Loan association
was organized in 1938, our
institution has nude most of
the home loans, loans for re
modeling and purchase of
homes in Transylvania.
“The Board of Directors has
always had a deep concern for
the continued progress in (his
county. Our record of sound
management of our Associa
tion has proved to he one of
the best. Xo losses have been
recorded during our 27 years
of operation.
“The Brevard Federal Sav
ings and Loan association is
a member of die Federal
Home Loan Bank system, and
all accounts are insured np to
$10,000, by the Federal Sav
ings and Loan Insurance cor
poration, which was set up by
Congress in 1934.
“Since that time no money
has been lost in any insured
Savings and Loan association.
“As we enter the New Year,
we want to express our deep
appreciation for the support
of our stockholders, and we
are confident that an even
brighter future is in store for
the Brevard Federal Savings
and Loan association and for
all of Brevard and Transyl
vania county.”
Assets of the Brevard Fed
eral Savings and Loan associa
tion/ fiirst reached the million
dollar mark in 1947, and since
that time it has experienced
phenomenal growth.
In addition to President Jer
ome, other officers and direc
tors are:
Jerry Hart Jerome, execu
tive vice president and treas
urer; J. I. Ayers, vice presi
dent; H. B. Shiflet, secretary;
J. H. Tinsley, assistant secre
tary; Vernon Fricks, Ed Mar
Kan, J. F. Ay cock, directors;
and W. L. Mull and A. F.
Mitchell, directors emeritus.
this special committee from
Western North Carolina are
W. V. Cooper, of Robbinsville,
and Mark W. Bennett, of
Burnsville.
The committee plan places
Transylvania county in a district
with Jackson county and Swain
county, with one representative.
The far western counties of
Cherokee, Clay, Graham and Ma
con are placed in another dis
trict with one representative.
Haywood, Madison and Yancey
tri-ct with two representatives.
Buncombe and McDowell con
stitute one district with four
representatives. Henderson coun
ty is in a district by itself and
has one representative.
Leaders in Transylvania
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Special Edition
Of The Times
Is Published
Brevard merchants are ex
periencing one of their best
Christmases, and record sales
are expected on Thursday
and Friday.
For employees in stores
and industries, it will be a
long holiday.
Brevard’s City Hall will be
closed Friday, Saturday and
Monday, and offices in the
court house will be closed on
Friday and Saturday.
The banks will close for the
three days - Saturday, Sunday
and Monday.
According to Mrs. Rosa Nor
wood, the license tag office
will be closed from Wednesd
day afternoon, Dec. 22nd, un
til Thursday morning, Dec.
30th.
The new 1966 licenses will
go on sale on Monday, Janu
ary 3rd.
Postmaster C. Y. Patton,
Jr., announces that the post
office will be closed Christ
ma«C*nay. There will be no
city or rural delivery of mail
and the windows will also be
closed.
However, special delivery
letters and packages will be
delivered on Christmas day.
Schools in the town and
county recessed for the Christ
mas holidays on Wednesday,
and they will reopen on Mon
day, Jan. 3rd.
Throughout this issue of
The Times are Christmas feat
tures and greetings from busi
ness, industries, and others.
The Times office will be
closed on Friday and Saturday,
however the staff will con
tinue to cover news sources
in Brevard and Transylvania
county each day and local
news reports will be given
daily over WPNF.
Persons having special an
nouncements to be made can
call 3-3511.
Prizes For
First Baby
Watch for next week’s issue
of The Transylvania Times,
which will be the annual New
Year’s edition.
One of the popular features
to be carried will be a salute to
the first baby of 1966.
Each year many merchants
join with The Times and WPNF
and offer fine prizes to the baby
and the parents.
Log Highlighted
WPNF To Broadcast Many
Special Holiday Programs
The traditional music of the
season will fill the air this week
end as WPNF joins local mer
chants and industries to ex
tend season’s greetings to their
many listeners in their greatly
expanded coverage area.
Much new music will be in
cluded in this year’s aeries of
holiday greetings, with new re
cordings recently nude avail
able from the major record com
panies.
One of the highlights of the
season will be a new recording
entitled, “The Man Who Owned
the Stable”.
This half - hour Christman
feature was written by Annand
L. Currie, pastor of the We
minster Presbyterian church
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