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Many Stores Here Adopt New Hours Of Business, Effective Monday Morning, February 16th The Transylvania Times A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County Transylvania County Kntrance to Pisgah National Forest ——- — '■ » ■— -•+ Trade at Home Boost Your Town —and— Your County ** ** *■ " »■ ■ • Vol. 52: No. 7 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1942 PUBLISHED WEEKLY SILVERSTEEN INDUSTRIES GIVE TEN PERCENT WAGE RAISE Observance Of Brevard College Day On Sunday Probably Raise $10,000 - a More Than 400 Churches Throughout Conference To Observe Day CHURCHES HERE HELP Indications Wednesday, based on interviews with college offi cials and leaders in the Western North Carolina conference of the Methodist church, were that at least $10,000, and perhaps much more, will be raised in the offi cial observance of Brevard Col lege Day throughout the confer ence next Sunday. The funds raised will go into the operating and self help budget at the college and is expected to go a long way toward off setting the $25,000 annual cost of student labor at the institution. The observance of Brevard Col lege Day, the first annual observ ance, was voted officially by the Western North Carolina conference in session in Winston-Salem in Oc tober. 1941. Heading up direction of the Day is Bishop Clare Purcell, of Charlotte, who will be aided by the eleven district superintendents in the conference and by minis ters and laymen at each church. All churches in the conference, totalling better than 400, are ex pected to observe the Day, but, in a few instances where one minis ter has charge of a circuit a few small churches may not have Col lege offerings taken until follow ing Sundays. In this district, Dr. M. T. Smathers is in direct charge of observance of the day. In Brevard, all churches are to observe College Day on Sunday, regardless of denomination, and a considerable sum is expected to be raised in this county. Projected by the finance com mittee at the college, Brevard col lege students and faculty observed —Turn To Page Twelve MERCHANTS HERE HANDLING STAMPS Committee Reports Around Eighty Percent Mer chants Cooperating Approximately 80 per cent of all retail merchants in Brevard are handling and selling defense savings stamps, according to an announcement this week by mem bers of the special merchandising committee of the county defense savings staff. Customers may ob tain change in stamps at practic ally every business place in town, and many of the rural stores are expected to have them on hand soon. At a recent meeting of the mer I chandising committee in the of fice of E. H. McMahan, county de fense savings staff chairman, the members of the committee each took the responsibility of contact ing a number of merchants and asking them to handle defense stamps. They also agreed to en courage advertising of defense bonds and stamps in every manner possible. Members of the merchandising committee are S. E. Varner, chair man, D. T. Abercrombie, Harry Sellers, Lewis Osborne, R. H. Plum mer, A. Patterson, T. E. Reid, An thony Trantham, Harry Patton, Joseph J. Tinsley, and J. E. Smith. Meanwhile, Chairman McMahan announces that the general sale of defense bonds and stamps throughout the county has greatly increased during the recent weeks, and the program of the defense savings staff is completely satisfac tory. BULLETIN Bill Bridges and Ralph Morris will bowl 5 games, total pins, to night, Thursday, at 8 o’clock to decide the local bowling cham pion. The winner will then bowl the victor of a similar match in Asheville to decide the champion of western North Carolina in the Citizenship Winner Miss Frankie Moore, above, daughter of Lewis Moore, of Bre vard, was voted Brevard high school’s “Best Citizen” in the D. A. R.-sponsored contest. She will represent Brevard in the State D. A. R. Citizenship contest to be held in April. (Photo by Austin). Friday, The Thirteenth So help us, it’s almost here again. Friday, the 13th, we’re talking about. Once again, come tomorrow, Friday and the calendar will have got ten together again to hold a conference over the traditional caldron and to plot against the grievances of humanitar ian man. So, unless you’re one of those individuals whose lucky days are the supposed unlucky ones, you’d better watch your step Friday. One thing more: Don’t for get your automobile tires. PISGAH FOREST SELLS NUMBER DEFENSE BONDS Since war was declared on De cember 8, 1941, the Pisgah Forest post office has sold a total of $6, 500 in defense bonds and $467.85 in savings stamps, according to fig ures compiled by Postmaster Dew ey Edwards. Stamps have been on sale at the Pisgah Forest school for the past two weeks, and during that time the pupils have purchased approx imately $75 worth. These stamps are supplied by the Pisgah Forest post office. The school at Enon is also pur chasing stamps at the Pisgah For est office, Mr. Edwards says, and they are just getting started with their stamp sale program. Alex Patterson has returned from a buying trip to New York, where he purchased new spring merchandise for Patterson’s De partment store, and states that men’s clothing is harder to get than in previous seasons. Fifteen Firms Change Hours Regular Weekly Hours Will Be From 9 a.m. Until 6 p.m. SHORTER WORK HOURS In keeping with the national de fense effort to conserve electricity and to shorten the working hours of employees, majority of the busi ness firms in Brevard, not includ ing grocery stores, drug stores and service stations, next Monday morn ing will adopt new opening and closing hours. A petition was sign ed early this week by those desir ing to comply with the business hours. The hours of business, effective Monday, February 16, will be as follows: Monday through Thursday, open at 9 a.m. and close at 6 p.m.; Friday, open at 9 a.m. and close at 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, open at 9 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. The man agers and owners of the firms urge the cooperation of the public in observing these new hours. Firms which will operate on the new hours schedule include Belk’s department store, Rose’s, Plum mer’s department store, Brevard Sample store, United Variety stores, McBride’s, Trantham’s, Western Auto Associate store, Carl ton’s, Abercrombie Furniture com pany, Houston Furniture company, Farmers Supply, Winner’s, Patter son’s department store, and Brad ley’s. + I War | Bulletins *------+ COUNTER ATTACKS AT SINGAPORE LONDON, Feb. 11— British forces defending Singapore have slashed back at the Japanese in vaders in two violent counter-at tacks, defying overwhelming num bers of enemy men, guns and planes, British sources announced today, in a desperate effort to save the island. The counter-attacks were said to have scored “some measure of suc cess” and British commentators de clared that the position of the bas tion’s back-to-the-wall fighters “certainly is no worse and indi cations are that in some ways it is better.” JAPANESE DRIVE AGAINST DUTCH BATAVIA, Feb. 11.—Japanese landing forces drove forward against stubborn Dutch defenders —Turn To Page Twelve Clothing Needed For School Kids The Transylvania county welfare department reports that a number of needy children in the rural areas of the county are badly in need of clothing and shoes in order to con tinue their regular school work during the winter weather. Donations for these children will be received at the welfare depart ment in the courthouse here, in cluding cash donations for the purchase of shoes and donations of used clothing such as coats, jackets, dresses and trousers. College And High Schools Are Participating In Naval Plan Brevard college and the two high schools in Transylvania coun ty came out with wholehearted ap proval this week for the establish ment of the new U. S. Navy re serve class in which students may enroll any time during their school or college career but not report for active duty until completion of their regular scholastic training. College administration officials and J. B. Jones, superintendent of county schools, said that students would be free to enlist in the new V-l Navy reserve, class U they ao \ desired. Age limits for the new class are 17 to 19 inclusive. Already one or more students at the college have enrolled in the reserve group, administration of ficials said, an<J it is expected that others will enroll before the end of the school year. As far as can be learned, no Brevard or Rosman high school students have as yet enrplled in the reserve class. Periods of enrollment in the V-l class are two, three or four years, but enlistees will be requir ed to serve only for the duration of the war. Petroleum Pipe Line Be Dedicated The above photograph shows work on a section of the new 1261 mile Plantation Pipe Line which will be formally opened next month in ceremonies at Greensboro, its northern terminus. The line will have a capacity of 60,000 barrels of refined petroleum products. It runs from Baton Rouge, La. Many Enroll In First Aid Classes At Defense School -<s> +------+ Transylvanians Register Monday This week the Transylvania county draft board urged all prospective registrants for the third draft registration to be held next Monday from 7 a m. until 9 p.m., to make plans for registering on that day. Registration centers were announced last week in The Times, and men between the ages of 20 and 45, not regis tered in previous registra tions, are required to register Monday. Persons may register at the courthouse, the draft office, the city hall, Patton’s store, East Fork voting booth, Cash’s store, Boheney school, McNeely’s store, Cedar Moun tain school, Rosman elemen tary school, Talley’s store, Little River school, Silver steen school. Balsam Grove post office. RED (ROSS DRIVE IS OVER THE TOP Drive Committee Reported Wednesday That $3,500 Is Subscribed The Red Cross War Relief funds drive in Transylvania county had passed $3,500 Wednesday, it was reported by the drive committee. The quota was $3,000. Enabling the committee to “go over the top” was a contribution of $1,000 made by the Ecusta Cor poration office in name of its em ployes; $300 from the Silversteen industries, also given by the office in name of its employees; $100 from Carr Lumber company office and $94.50 from employees; and $100 from Transylvania Pipe com pany in name of its employees. Several large contributions were made by individuals who did not wish their names publicized, and the day’s wages from practically all employes in the town of Bre vard plus school contributions made the task of reaching the $3,000 goal much easier, the com mittee reported. Scrap metal gath ered by the agricultural commit tee of the Defense Council was an extra donation over ordinary drives. Raising Transylvania Chapter’s quota was the last official act of the retiring chapter chairman, Joseph S. Silversteen, who has rounded out 25 years of service, with each quota always oversub scribed for every emergency* Series Of Five Two-Hour Classes Will Be Conclud ed Friday AIR WARDENS ATTEND Brevard and Transylvania coun ty citizens are turning out well for the school on civilian defense being conducted at Brevard col lege, according to Dean C. E. Buck ner, chairman of the committee on instruction for the county civilian defense council. In the first series of classes, which began Monday evening of this week and will con tinue through Friday evening, a total of 106 were present for the initial group of lectures. Teaching the five 2-hour classes this week at the college are Leo nard W. Roberts, head of the col lege’s department of physical edu cation for men, Dr. Julius Sader, Carl M. Gross, local businessman, and Miss Sadie North, First Aid worker. All of the classes this week are dealing with First Aid. The classes are meeting prompt ly at 7:30 each evening, and, through the cooperation of the county farm agent, Julian A. Glaz ener, the home agent, Miss Anna bel Teague, and the home econom - Turn To Page Twelve Masons Have Change Meeting Dates Here Announcement by Henry R. Hen derson, secretary of Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge that the regular communications has been changed from the second and fourth Fri day nights to the second and fourth Thursday nights was made Wed nesday. Tonight will be the first Thursday night meeting after the change. The meeting will open at 8 o’clock in the lodge hall on Broad street. The Worshipful Master urges all members to attend and a cordial invitation is extended to visiting Masons. Will Increase The Annual Payroll By About $150,000 OBSERVING SCOUT WEEK; SET COURT OF HONOR FRIDAY Large Group From Troop No. 1 Will Receive Awards Tomorrow ALLEN TO BE HERE Boy Scouts in the Transylvania District of the Daniel Boone Coun cil of the Boy Scouts of America are this week celebrating the thir ty-second anniversary of the birth of scouting. Last Sunday, in observance of the anniversary, the Boy Scouts here attended en masse a service at the Brevard Methodist church. The scouts were in full uniform. Official observance of Scout Week included the week from February 6-12. An honor court for Boy Scouts of the Transylvania District of the Daniel Boone Council will be held at the Brevard Methodist church on Friday evening of this week, ac cording to announcement by C. E. Buckner, chairman of the execu tive committee. A. W. Allen, of Asheville, scout executive of the Daniel Boone Council, will be on hand to assist in the making of awards At the honor court twc mender v of Brevard Troop No. 1, of which Dr. E. 0. Roland is scoutmaster, will come up for Life scout awards. They are Gene Franklin and Buddy Tankersley. Other members of Troop No. 1 who will receive awards include - Turn To Page Twelve WARNS CITIZENS TO BE PREPARED FOR A BLACKOUT The Transylvania county black out committee of the civilian de fense council warns citizens of Bre vard that a 15 minute blackout will be staged in this area soon, on order of Army headquarters at Charleston, S. C. Announcement will be made in advance of the blackout, but the local committee wishes to impress upon the citizenry the necessity of learning the signals for the black out and all clear in order that the blackout may be completely suc cessful when it is ordered. The signal for the blackout will i be short fluctuating blasts by steam whistles and by the fire alarm si ren. The signal for all clear, when lights may be resumed, will be a two-minute steady blast by the whistles and siren. Polio Drive Goes Beyond Its Quota Ernest McFaul, chairman of the Infantile Paralysis drive in Tran sylvania and chairman of arrange ments for the recent President’s Birthday Ball, has announced that the quota assigned to the county was surpassed and that a total of $337.28 was sent to headquarters of the foundation. The quota had been set at $335. Transylvania Youths Inducted Into Army In Recent Quota This week a group of 22 Tran sylvania selective service draftees left Brevard for induction at an army center, according to announ cement by Mrs. Allie B. Harllee, clerk to the local draft board. Re cent selective service legislation prevents publishing the date of movement and the center at which the youths were inducted. Included in the group which left here this week were Ralph W. Chappell, of Rosman; James A. Holden, of Sunset, S. C.; Roy J. Beddingfield, of Oakland; Luther M. Holden, of Brevard; W. Austin Grooms, of Brevard, Route 1; Wil liam J. Baley, of Marshall; James B. Waldrop, of Brevard, Route 1; Arthur M. Smith, of Cedar Moun tain; Grady Lance, of Brevard, Route 1; James B. Simpson, of Brevard. Bollin M. Millner, of Brevard; G. Huston Crow, of Rosman; Arnold W. Batson, of Balsam Grove; Win born L. Gash, of Brevard, Route 2; Hall J. Hensley, of Pisgah Forest; Ed A. Nix, of Brevard, Route 1; Charles B. Burrell, of Brevard; William H. Gash, of Brevard; Dil —Tara Te Pag* Twelve Fifteen Percent Wage Rake Was Voted By Industries Last October COUNTY PAYROLL UP The approximately 1200 employ ees of the Silversteen Industries in Transylvania county have received a blanket wage raise of 10 per cent according to Joseph S. Silversteen, president and general manager of the Transylvania Tanning com pany, Toxaway Tanning company, Rosman Tanning and Extract com pany and the Gloucester Lumber company. The wage raise went into effect on January 1, Mr. Silver steen said, but had not been pub licly announced until this week. The raise was entirely unsolicited and followed upon the heels of a 15 per cent blanket raise in Octo ber of last year. The annual payroll of the four industries will be increased by ap proximately $150,000, Mr. Silver steen said. The industries manu facture leather, tanning extract, and hardwood lumber. Mr. Silversteen said that the com panies had tried to keep stride with the rising costs of living in voting the wage raise for em ployees and also was voted as a measure of confidence and appre ciation for the workers, some of whom have been employed by the Silversteen Industries for than a third of a century. The Silversteen IndustT the oldest major industries Transylvania county, having been established here shortly after the turn of the last century. The Tran sylvania Tanning company is lo cated at Brevard, the other three at Rosman. With the increase in wages in the above industries, Transylvan ia’s annual payroll has been in creased some $350,000. Last week officials of the Ecusta Paper cor poration announced a 10 per cent blanket wage increase for their 1600 employees. Both raises were entirely unsolicited. EASTER SEAL SALE STARTS THIS WEEK Jerry Jerome Is Chairman For The Transylvania Committee Participation of the Transyl vania County Committee of the North Carolina Society for Crip pled Children in the ninth annu al Easter seal sale for crippled children was announced Wednes^ day by Jerry Jerome, chairman of the local committee. The sale, which is sponsored na tionally by the National Society for Crippled Children, will open offi cially in the nation on March 10 and will close on Easter Day, but the committee here is starting early in order to thoroughly work the town and county in the interest of crippled children aid, it was. pointed out. The sale will open officially here Thursday morning of this week. Proceeds from the sale of Easter seals help to sup port the program for erippled children in the community, the state, and the nation. Pointing out that although a com plete program for the physically handicapped cannot be entirety supported by any single agency, private or public, Mr. Jerome em —Turn To Page Twelve MISS NESBITT ON FSA STAFF Miss Rose Edna Nesbitt, a recent graduate of the University of Kentucky in the field of home economics, has been appointed as sistant home management super visor for the Farm Security Ad ministration in Transylvania. Miss Nesbitt, who holds a B. S. degree in home economics, will assist Mrs. Elma Goodell, who re cently came to take over the home management supervisor’s post A native of Fairview, Mbm Nes bitt replaces Miss Helen Bhlni hour as assistant supenrisw.
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