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- ■■ '■ - ■ ■ ■■ - Trade at Home Boost Your Town —and— Your County '» ■■ “ ■ - hi .« ■ The Transylvania Times A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest I of the People of Transylvania County ______ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1942 Transylvania County Entrance to Pisgah National Forest Vol. 52: No. 1 PUBLISHED WEEKLY Ecusta Contributes Total Of $20,334.26 In Second Hospital Drive I MASONIC OFFICERS BE INSTALLED HERE ON FRIDAY EVENING A. M. Paxton, Jr., Will Be Installed As Worship ful Master OFFICERS ARE LISTED Elected and appointed officers j for the year 1942 of the Dunn’s Rock Masonic Lodge No. 267 A. F. and A. M. will be installed at the annual installation service, a pub j lie ceremony, to be held at the | Lodge Hall on Broad street Friday evening, beginning at eight o’clock. W. C. (Bill) McConnell, of Ashe ville, District Deputy Grand Mas ter of the 39th District, will preside over the service. He will be assist ed by Dr. J. F. Zachary, member of the local Lodge and Past Dis trict Deputy Grand Master of the 38th District. A. M. Paxton, Jr., of Rosman, will be installed as Worshipful Master. Others to be installed include L. Paul Beck, senior warden: D. R ! Boyd, junior warden; A. N. Jen- j kins, treasurer; Henry R. Hender son, secretary; D. H. Winchester, senior deacon: T. E. Reid, junior deacon; Arley L. Morris and Ste wart Campbell, stewards and Ed ward McKay Collins, tyler. Following the ceremonies re freshments will be served by the ladies of the Order of Eastern Star. Officers and members of the lo cal lodge have been requested to meet in the Lodge Hall at seven | o’clock to prepare for the serv | ices. TO MAKE CLOCK CONTEST AWARD Members of the Lions club have announced that all persons having stubs in the clock guessing contest j may present the winning stub or stubs to Donald Lee Moore, secre ' tary. before noon Friday of this | week. The clock stopped at 3:41, j and all persons having a stub calling for that time are eligible | for a division of the first cash j award. The directly opposite winner or ' winners will be those having stub ' or stubs at 9:41. Lions will meet at the Moffitt House Thursday evening at 7 o’clock in their regular dinner j meeting, it was announced. Brothers From Here Enlist In The Navy Two Brevard youths, Hale, Jr., | and Harold Siniard, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Hale Siniard, left Ashe ville Monday for service in Un cle Sam’s Navy. They will go first to Raleigh, and thence to Norfolk. Va.. for their initial training. LIBRARY CLOSED The U. D. C Library will be closed during the entire day on Thursday, January 1, according to announcement by Miss Annie Jean Gash, librarian. —.—+ Urge Enrollment Volunteer Work Volunteers for enrollment for service in civilian defense work are badly needed in Transylvania, according to Mrs. 0. H. Orr, volunteer service committee chairman, and Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., county civilian defense coun cil. Beginning Friday, January 2, offices for enrollment will be open at the city hall in Brevard, at Ecusta, at Bre vard college, and at Rosman, hours 9 a m. to 4 p.m. The office at Rosman, at Fisher’s Barber shop, will be open only on Friday from 2 to 7 p.m. this week, and again Monday, Wednesday and Fri day of next week. All citizens of the county are urged to enroll for one or more of the many volun teer seryices at one of these enrollment offices. i New Masonic Head A. M. Paxton, Jr., above, will be j installed as Worshipful Master of the Dunn’s Rock Masonic Lodge at installation services at the Lodge Hall on Friday evening of this week. (Photo by Austin). * LAST RITES HELD FOR MRS. BROOKS Aged Transylvanian Died At Her Home Near Here Sunday Morning Funeral service was held last Monday afternoon at the residence for Mrs. L. W. (“Aunt Delia”) Brooks, 90, who died at her home in Cherryfield Sunday morning, following an illness of several weeks. Rev. B. W. Thomason, pas tor of the Brevard First Baptist j church, officiated. Interment was i in the Calvert cemetery. Mrs. Brooks was one of Transyl j vania county’s oldest citizens, and was the last remaining member of her family, with the exception of one brother. O. L. Erwin, of Bre vard. Her husband and four chil dren preceded her in death a num ber of years ago. Pall bearers were Lamar Lewis,! Fred Johnson, A. K. Lewis, W. M. Deavor, Flem Brooks and Furman Brooks. With the exception of five years spent in Brevard before her mar riage, Mrs. Brooks had always lived in the same home in Cherryfield. She was beloved by all who knew I her. She possessed a keen sense of 1 humor even to her last days, and was a delightful companion for her many friends and relatives* who visited her frequently. Her general health was remarkably preserved for one of such advanced age. Osborne-Simpson funeral home had charge of arrangements. GRAVELY SAFE Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Gravely have received word that their son, Pri vate Paul W. Gravely, who is sta tioned at Schofield Barracks, Ha waii, is safe and well. Mrs. Hardin Gets Bonus Da Award Santa Claus, a little belated and minus his whiskers but with a heavy bank roll on him, came to visit Mrs. Carl Hardin last Satur day night. Mrs. Hardin was the lucky win ner of the $105 Bonus Da award at Plummer’s department store. AMERICAN TROOPS WITHSTAND STRONG PRESSURE OF JAPS Stalin Tells His Warriors To Clean Out Crimea Re gion of Nazis The war department said Wed nesday American and Philippine troops continue “strong resistance, j inflicting heavy losses on the ene-1 my” in the fierce battle for Manila. The communique was unusually ; terse and in its general terms told of “heavy pressure on all fronts with extensive use of dive bombers and armored units.” British empire troops have taken the offensive against the over whelmingly more numerous Japa- j nese forces in the Malay peninsula, a communique of the Malaya com- j mand announced. Heavy fighting took place south of Adegabia Tuesday and consider able damage was done to the arm ored forces of German General Er win Rommel, the British announc ed. Rommel used the full strength of his tank forces and strong infan try elements in a determined ef fort to prevent a British sweep around his Southern flank the com munique said. Premier Josey V. Stalin ordered the Red army to drive the Germans entirely out of the Crimea and it was responding with a slashing westward drive from the recap tured towns of Kerch and Feodo siya. Stalin dispatched his personal congratulations to commanders of j triumphant Soviet forces advanc-1 ing across the Crimea to the relief of besieged Sevastopol, the impor tant Black sea naval base. “The Crimea must be liberated from the German invaders and their Rumano-Italian underlings,” he declared. BAPTIST PASTORS, COMMITTEE MEETS Moderator Calls Important Meet Of Transylvania Association A meeting of the executive com mittee of the Transylvania Baptist Association, together with all pas tors of the churches has been called at the First Baptist church in Bre vard next Monday morning, begin ning at 10:30 o'clock. Matters of importance to the work of the church will be discuss ed, it was announced by the Mod erator, Rev. J. L. Underwood. He said that the executive committee, in session several weeks ago, re quested that all pastors meet with the committee. Mr. Underwood said that this meeting would be vital to the carry ing on of the work of the churches in the county, and it was urged by him that every member of the com mittee and every pastor be present. NORTON IS SAFE Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Norton, of Brevard, have received word that their son, Richard, is safe and well after the disaster at Pearl Harbor on December 7. Young Norton is attached to the aircraft carrier, Enterprise. Tire Rationing Board For This County Nominated; Recaps Go Nominations have been made by the chairman of the civilian de tense council here, the chairman of the county commissioners, and the clerk of court for a board of three men to act as a tire rationing committee to serve during the pe riod of a shortage of crude rubber now being experienced. Nominated were Randal W. Everett, Henry N. Carrier, and J. O. Wells. Governor Broughton will make the final ap pointments to the board, but it is expected that he will appoint all of the nominees. Actual rationing of tires goes into effect Monday, but jt is ex pected that new tires will be avail able only for trucks which are do ing essential hauling, as adjudged by the rationing board. Meanwhile, in view of the fact of a shortage of auto tires, motor ists this week rushed the local Brevard Tire Recapping company trying to have all available used tires recapped, W. H. Pless, Jr., manager, said. Citizens Indignant Over Dis tribution Of Matter In County CITIZENS HERE REACT Many Transylvania county citi zens were indignant over the dis tribution of small leaflets by a person or persons here this week in which it was urged that “the sword is the way of the Devil” and that America should lay; down arms in the present war, according to the prophecies of the Bible. Most people into ihose hands the leaflets, 3 by 5 inch sheets print ed on both sides, wCre placed were of the opinion that they were the work of religious fanatics, but others were outspoken in their be lief that this leaflet distribution is a direct attack upon citizen morale by fifth colunists working in be half of the Axis powers. Some of the leaflets were turned over to the local police department for in vestigation, but they were not able to trace the direct source of the leaflets. Work of Fanatics Rev. B. W. Thomason, pastor of the First Baptist church here, said he was of the opinion that the leaflets were being distributed by religious fanatics but that, if they were, it definitely tended to weak en the morale of the citizenry in the present total war effort. He said all religious groups ought to stand 100 per cent behind the gov ernment in the prosecution of this war and that there is no place at the present time for the type of religious procedure as exemplified in the distribution to the public of such printed matter. The leaflet quoted various passages from the Bible to show that religion has no place in war. Dr. Carl Hardin, mayor of Bre vard, commenting upon the distri bution here of the leaflets, warned citizens who might have any part in the distribution, under the im pression that they are doing a re ligious work, not to be misled into doing the work of Axis agents or other fifth columnists. He said everyone should beware of strang-1 ers who pose as solicitors for any I cause or agents for any religious or civic organizations, and above all that the war should not be dis cussed with strangers. Cannot Toleiate ‘"We cannot tolerate anyone who I would confuse and disorganize us I with propaganda against this war,” j Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., chairman of county civilian defense council, said upon being informed of the distribution of the leaflets in the county. “Let us guard against pro- 1 paganda, whether it comes from the enemy or from mis-guided reli- i gious fanatics or others among us. Those who spread such propaganda are dangerous. Let us watch for them and report them to the prop er authoi'ities. Our cause is a just one, and we will not permit such one, and we will not permit such persons, regardless of who they arc, to divert and weaken us in our uni ted effort to win this war, and win it speedily,” he concluded. GRIFFIN YOUTH UNHEARDFROM IN THE PACIFIC Harold Griffin, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Griffin, of Brevard, Route 2, who is stationed at Hono lulu, Hawaii, with the United States Navy, has not been heard from since the Japanese attack on De cember 7, according to Mr. Grif fin, who said this week that his son was in the habit of writing at least once a month. Mr. Griffin said that no reports from the Navy had indicated that he was listed as missing. Blackout Chairman Gives Information J. M. Gaines, chairman of the blackout committee of the local civilian defense council, announces that, in case of an emergency, in dividuals are responsible for black ing out their homes and that the utilities company is only responsi ble for turning out street and pub lic lighting. Mr. Gaines said that plans are being made to fully organize Bre vard and Transylvania county for blackouts in an emergency. inajn Cannon Balls For The Japanese No, they’re not actually cannon balls that Brevard Policeman “Gil” Thomas is shown here handing to Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., chairman of the county civilian defense council, but they will help win the war. They are balls of tinfoil which Policeman Thomas recovered from empty cigarette packs left on streets here. He turned over 20 pounds of the precious foil to Mr. Ramsey last week, and now he is busy gath ering more. (Times Staff Photo) | 1942 Baby Derby I Being Sponsored " A number of Brevard mer | chants are sponsoring a Baby | Derby this year, and to some | lucky child and its parents i will go many useful gifts. | First baby born in the county ! after midnight, December 31, { will be declared the winner. [ Firms participating in the i Derby include Austin’s Art j Shop, Belk’s, Parson’s, Nanta ! hala Creamery, Transylvania ( Times, Long's, Cash & Carry, i Co ed and Clemson theatres, (and Patterson’s. Rules of the contest, to I gether with prizes offered by { the firms, may be found on i the back page of this week’s ; issue of The Times. ! t i || WEST BREVARD HOME BURNED Fire, believed to have caught | from a defective flue, completely1 destroyed the frame building in | West Brevard last Sunday evening in which Matthew Bailey, Negro, and his family were living. The house is said to have belonged to a Mr. Armstrong. When first seen tne fire had gained such headway that flames i were already blazing out of the! roof. The building was too far from a water main for the fire depart-' ment to have aided in putting out the blaze. None of the occupants of the house were at home when it caught fire, it is reported. Loss was estimated at approxi-, mately $1,000. Places Closing For New Year Holiday The Brevai’d post office and the Transylvania Trust company will ■ remain closed during the day Jan j uary 1, it has been announced. The post office will be open for two brief periods in the morning to give out general delivery mail. All grocery stores in town will remain closed for the day on Jan- j uary 1, also, but it is understood j that the majority of other business j places will remain open. MEN WILL ASSIST REGISTER TRUCKS Committee Named By De fense Council To Help With Work A committee has been named by the local civilian defense council to assist in securing complete reg istration of all trucks and buses in Transylvania county, Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., civilian defense chair man, announced Wednesday. Members of the committee are W. W. Brittain, chairman, Julian A. Glazener, and W. A. Wilson. Named to assist the committee are Henry McCall, of Lake Toxa way, Carl Queen, of Balsam Grove, Clyde Hubbard, of Brevard, Route 1, Loren Crow, of Rosman, Floyd Myers, of Pisgah Forest, and Wil liam C. Bennett, of Oakland. Truck and bus owners in the county have all received cards from the Motor Vehicle Department, Raleigh, requesting certain infor mation about trucks owned by in dividuals. Not all of the truck own ers in the county have returned these cards filled in, and the pur pose of the special committee, it was emphasized, is to assist these truck owners in filling out the cards and completing registration. The services of all trucks and buses may be needed in an emer gency during the war; therefore, all owners of such vehicles are asked to cooperate in the effort. All members of the committee listed above will gladly assist in complet ing registration. Urges People Help Defeat Axis Powers In a communication to The Times this week, Mayor Carl Har din urged the people of Brevard and Transylvania to look forward in the new' year to fulfilling more than the ordinary duties of a citi zen by helping in the work of re trieving liberty and freedom of man from the barbarous fanatics who would wipe these ideals from the face of the earth. He urged that everyone do all possible to bring about the complete defeat of the Axis powers and the restoration of peace, liberty and justice in the world. Reclassification Draft Group Will Be Carried Out Here Soon Draft registrants in Class 1-H,! deferred on account of age, are to be re-classified, under instructions received by the local draft board The board plans to start reclassifi cation this week of these men 28 years of age or older. Class 1-H is made up only of men who, except for their age, would have been ordered up for physical examinations. Men over 27 who are married or for other reasons are unavailable were placed in their proper classifications re gardless of age. Most of those to be reclassified, therefore, are available and will | be inducted, provided physical ex-! animations reveal them as fit. The reclassification of regis trants in 1-H is expected to make available several scores of men. Some months ago the army de cided that men older than 28 prov ed less easily trained than young men, and the older registrants were deferred. With the United States at war, however, the deferment has been canceled and the older men are now available for draft. This is the second deferred class the local board has been instructed to reclassify, the first having been 4-A, men who already had com pleted terms in the armed serv ices. EMPLOYES MAKE GENEROUS GIFTS IN SECOND DRIVE Building Superintendent Says Structure Be Com pleted In 6 Weeks EQUIPMENT IS ORDERED Information has just been re leased by the Transylvania com munity finance committee that em ployes of the Ecusta Paper corpora^ tion, of Pisgah Forest, have con tributed a total of $10,167.13 in the drive for funds for the new $100, 000 community hospital now under construction. This total contribu tion by the employes is being matched by an equal contribution from the corporation, according to announcement by Harry H. Straus, president. This will make a total of $20,334.26 to be contributed by the employes and the corporation. In a previous drive Ecusta and its employes contributed $4,849. Straus Commends Mr. Straus commended employes of Ecusta for their splendid coop eration in the drive for what he termed an “extremely worthy cause” and said it was the corpora tion’s hope as well as the employes’ that the hospital will be adminis tered for the good of the people of Brevard, Pisgah Forest, and the whole of Transylvania county. This contribution by Ecusta and its em ployes brings to a total the amount needed for constructing and equip ping the hospital, including present pledges, committee hnembers said. The hospital is being construct ed by Fiske-Carter construction company, of Greenville, S. C., and J. F. Tate, local superintendent, said that he expected the hospital to be completed within from four to six weeks from now. It is ex pected to be occupied immediately alter completion Equipment Ordered Order for the bulk of the equip ment has already been placed, ac j cording to members of the hospital j committee. The equipment order, amounting to more than $10,000, j included surgical instruments for ! the delivery and operating rooms, general equipment for the wards, and furniture for the lobby. Sunday School Meet Be Held At Toxaway The regular meeting of the Tran sylvania Baptist Sunday School as sociation will be held at the Toxa way Baptist church on Sunday, Jan uary 4, beginning at 2 o’clock in the afternoon and closing at 3:30 sharp, according to announcement by Fred Monteith. associational sup erintendent. Mr. Monteith urges all pastors and Sunday School superintendents to attend this first meeting of the new year. Each one attending will be given an allotted time for a short talk. He said that he was looking for ward to a full hundred attendance at this meeting. NO KIWANIS MEETING The Brevard Kiwanis Club will not hold their regular meeting this week, it has been announced by the club officers. ROSMAN W.O.W. TO AID THE RED CROSS Members Will Gather Iron, Paper, Give Returns To Red Cross Members of the Rosman Wood men camp, in meeting Tuesday night, voted to gather all scrap iron, waste paper, and other sal able defense materials in the Ros man vicinity and turn the proceeds of the sales over to the Transyl vania county Red Cross war relief fund as their contribution to the county’s $3,000 quota. They also voted to buy defense savings bonds with funds now in the Woodmen treasury. The Woomen members will can vass each residence in Rosman in the near future, gathering the scrap iron and waste paper, later taking it to a central point. The Woodmen and Woomen Circle members there will take the lead in the work, and the two organizations will se cure other volunteers to help with the project.
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