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MAKE EVERY PAYDAY BOND DAY The Transylvania Times A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County POR ICTORY BUY UNITED STATES BONDS * STAMPS Vol. 35: No. 13 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1942 PUBLISHED WEEKLY DEFENSE SAVINGS STAFF PUNS FOR FARM PRODUCTION Will Work Out Plan For Raising Stock Designed For Bond Purchases MEMBERS ARE NAMED At a meeting of the Transyl vania county defense savings staff at the Brevard elementary school last Thursday afternoon, plans were discussed for the organiza tion of a rural group which would advocate the raising of livestock and other cash crops, funds realiz ed from which to be used for pur chasing defense bonds and stamps. The rural communities committee will work out in detail some plan for this, it was stated. Other transactions at the meet ing included voting approval of having 5 minute talks made before various club and organizational meetings in the county, the speak ers to be named by the special speakers committee, of which Rev. B. W. Thomason is chairman; the meeting date of the county staff was changed from the third Thursday of each month to the third Wednesday of each month, at four o’clock. Melvin L. Gillespie was named secretary and treasurer of the county staff at the meeting Thurs day, and a finance committee, com posed of Jerry Jerome as chair man, Ralph W. Lyday, and Dr. Carl Hardin, was named. The churches and colleges committee was abandoned, and a Brevard college committee was appointed in its stead. On the college com mittee are Dr. E. J. Coltrane, as chairman; Lloyd O. Hughes, Rev. E. P. Billups and O. H. Orr. Oth er members of the churches and colleges committee were transfer red to other committees. The county staff is continuing its scries of talks before workers in the various industrial plants of the county, E. H. McMahan, county chairman, said Wednesday. TANNERY TANKAGE FREE TO FARMERS Transylvania Industries Of* fers Tankage Free As Farm Fertilizer As an aid to farming and gar dening, the two tanneries in Tran sylvania are offering to give peo ple who reside in the county, free, tannery tankage for use as fer tilizer. In an advertisement in The Times, Jos. S. Silversteen, presi dent of the Silversteen Industries, states that his companies are giv ing this fertilizer mixture as a “gift to Victory Farming” with hopes that it will materially aid farmers and gardeners to increase their crops and thereby help in the movement for more food for America and allied nations. Farmers in the county who have used the tannery tankage assert that it is very valuable, especially in red lands, tight soils, and other uplands. There will be no charge for the tankage if it is hauled away at once, Mr. Silversteen states. The tankage may be obtained either at Transylvania Tanning company, at Brevard, or at Toxaway Tanning company, at Rosman. EASTER SEALS ARE MAILED THIS WEEK Recipients May Contribute According To Ability To Crippled Fund Several hundred packages of Easter Seals are being mailed out this week by the Transylvania county committee of the North Carolina League for Crippled Children. The seals are being sent to citizens throughout the county, and they are asked in a letter accompanying the seals to return $1 to the county committee, or any amount that they are able to contribute. The seals, how ever, are not to be returned, it was emphasized, regardless of the amount of money contributed. Funds derived from the sale of the Easter Seals will be used in the treatment of crippled children or for buying supplies for them— such as special shoes, splints, bra ces, crutches, or wheel chairs. As a part of the Easter Seal sale work, Brevard Girl Scouts will be —Tarn To Page Twelve AIRCRAFT OBSERVERS ON DUTY An aircraft observing station is being maintained atop the McMinn Building here 24 hours a day, and this picture was taken when, reading left to right. Paul Kellar, Mrs. E. O. Roland, Mrs. C. B. Scott, and Frank Bridges were scanning the skies for airplanes. Dan Merrill is chief ob server, and he reports that volunteers are badly needed at this time. As many as 25 persons could be used. Persons interested should get in touch with Mrs. Dan Merrill at 267 or 285 telephone numbers. (Times staff photo) , .< — ---"—■«fr War Bulletins ♦—— •— —■—■—■—■———-+ JAPS MAKE HITRUN RAID ON MORESBY GEN. MACARTHUR’S HEAD QUARTERS, Australia, March 25. Japanese planes made a hit-and run raid today on Port Moresby, on the New Guinea coast 350 miles from Australia, and it was reported unofficially that enemy planes had been sighted over Katherine, on the vital supply road 175 miles southeast of Darwin. ALLIES CARRY WAR TO JAPAN’S FRONT DOOR ABOARD A U. S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN THE PACIFIC, — March 24. — The United States na vy knocked at Japan’s front door today when planes from this air craft carrier dumped 12 tons of high explosives on installations at Marcus Island, 990 miles south east of Tokyo. Eight days previously, it now can be revealed, a U. S. naval force delivered a crushing blow at installations on Wake Island, which the Japanese had captured —Turn To Page Twelve f r—■ •—■— -—+ No Tires, Little Gas, Yet There’s Traffic Trouble The shortage of tires and the reduction of gasoline sales still hasn’t stopped traf fic worries for Brevard Chief of Police B. H. Freeman and members of his force. Only this time it isn’t automobiles and trucks. Chief Freeman said Wed nesday that cyclists are creat ing quite a traffic problem in Brevard by their disre gard of traffic rules. He warned that after Thursday of this week bicycle riders will be fined if they ride under red lights or disobey any other traffic rules to which all motorists are sub ject. He also warned against riding on sidewalks, which is forbidden by city ordinance. One other tip from the Chief: The penalty for steal ing bicycles is the same as for stealing autos. , ——-—4 j Sheriff Candidate FREEMAN HAYES, above, last week announced that he will be a candidate for nomination on the Democratic slate for the office of sheriff of Transylvania county, subject to the coming Democratic primary. (Photo by Austin) SET SING MEET The Transylvania county Fifth Sunday singing conven tion will be held at the Bre vard court house, beginning at 2:30 o’clock, next Sunday af ternoon, according to an nouncement this week by Ralph Banning, president of the county convention. As a special feature at the sing meet, the Bishop Quartet, well known radio singers, of Cedar Mountain, will render several numbers. The quartet is composed of Jeanetta, Essie and Marie Bishop, and Ann Smith, accompanied by Una Bishop. All singers in the county are invited to attend the conven tion, Mr. Banning said, as well as the general public. Booster Program Is Heard Here Mondays A Brevard Booster Program is being heard each Monday at 12 o’clock noon over Radio Station WFBC, Greenville, South Carolina. The first program, of 15-minutes’ duration, was heard this week. A number of local merchants are cooperating in producing the weekly program. + TAR HEEL FRONT IN WASHINGTON Page Boys’ Life In The Capital By Robert A. Erwin and Frances McKusick (Staff Correspondents) '■ WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 25 —Four Tar Heel boys virtually liv ing in the United States Capitol some day will bring back to the home folks tales of their own “Ad ventures in Washington” that will make the motion picture of the same name a mere sidelight by comparison. “Future Senators” or “Future Congressmen” they call them. They are page boys in the House and Senate who probably have witness ed from ringside seats more actual history making events than most of us see in a life time. These fortunate lads come from widely different parts of the state. One of the Senate pages, Holden Clark, 13, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clark, of Charlotte. Rob ert Redwine comes from Louis burg. Both are here by appoint ment of Senator Reynolds. Ralph Alexander, Jr., is from Marion. Ward Kennerly, 17, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Kennerly, of North Wilkesboro. They are House pages. Ralph was appointed by Representative A. L. Bulwinkle, in to whose (now Eleventh) district McDowell County (Marion) comes as a result of the last redistrict ing by the State Legislature. Ward was appointed by. Representative —TURN TO PAGE TWO COLLEGE FOLLIES TO BE PRESENTED TUESDAY EVENING The “Gay Nineties” Era Will Be Reconstructed By Large Cast BENEFIT GYMNASIUM The annual Brevard college Follies, with a cast of approximate ly 100, will be staged in the col lege auditorium on Tuesday ev ening, March 31, under the direc tion of Miss Nancy Blanton, di rector of physical education for women. Funds realized from the presentation will go into a budget for repair of the college gymna sium. The 1942 Follies will be staged against a patriotic background and will be a take-off on the “gay nineties” era. Featured singers will be Caryl Lewis, of Nashville, Tennessee, who will impersonate Lillian Russell, and Julia Owen, of Asheville, who will sing songs characteristic of the famous Jen ny Lind. Other features on the program will be a womanless wed ding, in which Marshall Curtis and Everette Caudle, men’s society presidents, will take part; exhibi tion by a tumbling team; presen tation of entries and winners in a mock baby contest; a farcical melodrama by members of the college faculty; special music by the college orchestra; a fashion show in which girls wear men’s clothing and men wear girls’ cloth ing; Phillip Frazier in special piano numbers; and a grand finale, in which the chorus girls will be dressed in patriotic flag material. The college Follies, originated three years ago by Charles A. Schoenknecht, is one of the most popular programs presented at the college each year, ? The committee in charge emphasizes that next Tuesday’s presentation will be one of the best ye1j Honey Hoiks Plan Course At a meeting of Transylvania county beekeepers at Norton’s Woodworking shop last Tuesday evening, a county association was organized and officers were elect ed for the first year. They include David Norton, president; Bill For tune, vice-president; J. W. Dick son, Sr., secretary and treasurer. More than a score of beekeepers were present for the meeting. Meanwhile, plans are being made for a beekeepers’ short course to be held in the agricultur al room at the Brevard high school to begin on Tuesday evening of next week and to continue for six evenings, not including Saturday and Sunday. The short course will be in the form of open forum discussions, and the topics to be taken up, in consecutive order are: Fowl brood; beginning beekeep ing; swarm control and re-queen ing; storage of honey and equip ment; buying equipment and sell ing honey cooperatively; State beekeeping laws. The short course was planned as an outgrowth of questions plac ed at the organizational meeting of the beekeepers, it was explain ed. ELECTION BOARD IS NAMED HERE The members of the Transyl vania county election board have been appointed, according to a release received here from Raleigh where appointments for the coun ties of the state were made. Fred Johnson was again named chairman of the election board here. C. Y. Patton and Lewis P. Hamlin are the other two mem bers. All county candidates, and candi dates for state offices from this county come under the jurisdiction of the county election board. MOOSE OFFICERS Officers for Brevard Moose will be elected next Monday night at the meeting to be held in the lodge rooms. The following have been named by the nominating committee: Past governor, W. A. Balcomb; governor, Gerald Sitton; junior governor, W. F. Short; prelate, W. H. Whitlock; treasurer, R. W| l>yday; trustees, D. L. Glaz ener and T. W. Reid. Secretary, inner and outer guards will be named by the new officers. CAST IN BREVARD SENIOR PLAY These young actresses and actors will portray the characters in “It Happened At Midnight,” a rollicking three-act comedy to be presented by the Brevard high school senior class in the school auditorium this Friday evening at eight o’clock. Shown in front row, left to right, are Marie Hart, Eleanor Petit, Juanita Goolsby, Betty Finck, Betty Aycock, Margaret Galloway, and Beth Buckner. Back row, left to right, are Carl Scruggs, Junior Mitchem, Harry Ashworth, Richard Franklin, John, Vas sey, and Bill Fetzer. (Times staff photo) Jean Bennett Named Queen Of May At Brevard College Miss Jean Bennett, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond F. Bennett, of Pisgah Forest, has been elected Queen of the May at Brevard college this year and will reign over the annual May Day festivities at the institu tion early in May. She was elected by a popular vote of the student body. Her Maid of Honor will be Miss Marcel ine Peck, of Concord. Sophomore attendants will be Smaro Lee Black, of Mid land; Doris McIntosh, of Burnsville; Louise Huntley, of Wadesboro; and Margaret Hendricks, of Chesterfield, S. C. Freshman attendants are Velam West, of Yadkinville; Ruth Phillips, of Winston Sa lem; Evelyn Suttle, of Lan dis; and Lola Hoffman, of Lexington. This year, the male sex will be represented in the May Day festivities, and Marshall Curtis, of Climax, has been elected Prince Charming. At tendant to the Maid of Honor is Russell Lawson, of Shan non, Ga. The male sophomore at tendants are Fred Martin, of Asheville; Charles Spivey, of Benton, Ky.; Harold Stall cup, of Whittier; and either Bob Whisnant, of Polkville, or Robert Gregory, of Ker shaw, S. C. A final vote has not been taken on the lat ter two. Freshman male attendants will be Rupert Norfleet, of Ransomville; Mint Hill, . of Rutherfordton; A1 Swan, of Andrews; and J. L. West, of Franklin. SEWING MACHINE CLINIC PLANNED Housewives Get Machine Check Up At NYA Hut On April 2 A sewing Machine Clinic for the benefit of housewives in Transyl vania county will be held at the NYA Hut in Brevard on Thursday, April 2, from 9:30 a. m. until 4:00 p. m., according to announcement by Miss Annabel Teague, home demonstration agent, who is in charge of the clinic designed to help conserve sewing machines during the national emergency. Miss Teague said each person would be expected to bring her own machine head (not the entire framework of the machine), and the representative who will direct the clinic will give each person in dividual instructions on adjusting, cleaning, regulating, and oiling. The service will be free and ap plies to any make of sewing ma chine. Some time during the day of the clinic, a lady representative will give a demonstration in the use of the machine, attachments, and combinations. All women in the county are urged to bring their machine heads to the clinic, Miss Teague said. ’ MEET OF DAR GROUP IS SET Mrs. J. S. Silversteen, state re gent of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revo lution of North Carolina, will pre side at the annual conference of this organization, which will be held in a three-day session in Asheville this week, from Thurs day through Saturday. It is expected that a number of other members of the local D. A. R. chapter, in addition to Mrs. Silversteen, will attend the Ashe ville meeting. Mrs. C. L. Newland, vice regent of the Brevard chapter, will serve as acting regent at the conference, in the place of Mrs. J. H. West, regent, who will be unable to attend due to an extend ed illness from which she has not completely recovered. Mrs. Silversteen will be honor guest at a number of luncheons and other social functions to be held during the conference. WILL PAY VISIT Leon English, District Deputy Grand Master of this district, will pay Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge his official visit for this year, Thursday night, March 26, at 8 o’clock in the Masonic hall on Broad street. All members are requested to attend this meeting Brevard College Will Operate Continuously During Emergency Brevard college will be operated on a continuous basis during the national emergency, according to statements released here this week by E. J. Coltrane, president, and other administration officials. In addition to the regular winter and spring semesters, there will be a summer term beginning June 1, and closing September 16, in which the work of a regular se mester will be completed, officials said. In commenting upon the year around academic program, Presi dent Coltrane stated: “It is our purpose to conduct a full program in which all regu lar subjects of any semester are offered and with the faculty of the regular college year. Pro vision will be made for special courses in music, dramatic arts, home economics, health, and oth er activities approved by the fed eral authorities. A complete pro gram of physical education, in cluding provision for athletic ac tivities and other forms of recrea tion, will be in operation.” College officials pointed out that under the new set-up for the summer term, a freshman class will enter on June 1 and will be able to complete work by Septem ber, 1943, if they remain in school continously. The student labor program will also be maintained during the summer term, officials announced. COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT TERM WILL OPEN ON MONDAY Will Be Sixteenth Year Since First Degree Murder Trial Docketed CIVIL DOCKET LISTED For the sixteenth consecutive year, the March'-April term of Transylvania county superior court will open here next Monday morn ing without a first degree murder case on the docket. In fact, as is the usual thing, there are no first degree, second degree, or man slaughter charges on the criminal docket. The last first degree mur der charge was placed on the coun ty court records here in January, 1926. Judge Hoyle Sink, of Greens boro, will preside over the two weeks term beginning Monday morning. Solicitor Clarence O. Ridings will prosecute the docket. Only minor criminal charges are booked for trial during the crimin al session, which will continue through Wednesday, April 1. The civil docket will be taken up on Thursday, April 2. The civil docket for the March -April term includes the following cases: Thursday, April 2; Kennie Craft vs. Paul Revere Insurance com pany; Carrie C. Rogers vs. Harvey C. Rogers; W. L. Mull vs. Maryland Casualty company; J. S. Patton vs. J. L. Wilson; Mrs. T. P. Ward vs. Coca-Cola Bottling company; J. S. Patton vs. Sutton Wilson. Friday, April 3; Mrs. Edna R. Pruitt vs. Fannie Waters; Maggie D. Whitmire vs. Boone Bryson; Norman Edwards vs. Chester Brown; Virgil McCrary vs. R. L. Hogsed; Transylvania county vs, Ralph R. Fisher; Translyvania county vs. Robert Orr Estate; Transylvania county vs. Mrs. W. H. Parris; Transylvania county vs. B. J. Sitton. Motions and divorce cases dock eted include H. Hedrick vs. Alice 'vValker; Frances Craft vs. Kennie Craft; Cash vs. Cash; Stanley vs. Stanley; Holbert vs. Holbert; F. S. J. McIntosh vs. M. A. Mull; and Transylvania county vs. O. L. Er win. HIGH SCHOOL TO PRESENT COMEDY Brevard Senior Class Play Scheduled For Friday Evening, 8 P. M. The senior class of Brevard high school will present a three act mystery-farce in the high school auditorium on tomorrow night Friday, at eight o’clock. The play, entitled “It Happened At Midnight,” was written by James Reach and is produced through arrangement with Samuel French of New York. It is a fast moving play with plenty of mys tery, comedy, and thrills, dealing with spies, but in a thoroughly hil arious manner that will provide high excitement and real amuse ment. The members of the cast are Harry Ashworth, Betty Finck, Richard Franklin, Eleanor Petit, Margaret Galloway, Bill Fetzer, John Vassey, Betty Aycock, Beth Buckner, Juanita Goolsby, Junior Mitchem, Marie Hart, and Carl Scruggs. Mrs. E. F. Tilson is the director. It is slated as first rate enter tainment. .— ... - .. > Second Trial Of Signal Work Set _ Brevard’s second trial mobilization of volunteer ci vilian defense units and test of the air raid warning signal system will be staged next Tuesday evening, according to announcement by mem bers of the civilian defense council. The trial staged i here last Friday was not i wholly successful, they re ported, but they hope to make the one Tuesday a complete success. Exact time of the trial was not stated, but it will be < some time after six o’clock. The civilian defense commit tee emphasized again that it would not be a trial blaekout, but only a test of air raid warning signal system and of civilian mobilization.
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