FOR
ICTORY
BUY
UNITED STATES
BONDS * STAMPS
The Transylvania Times
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
Vol. 52: No. 18
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TUESDAY RAINFALL ENDS 24-DAY SIEGE OF FIRE WEATHER
Monthly War Bond Quota
Set For Transylvania County;
Pledge Campaign Is Planned
Transylvania’s Quota For
The Month Of May
Is $11,100
WILL BE INCREASED
“The residents of Transylvania
County must buy $11,100 worth of
Bonds and Stamps in May and a
comparative amount every month
from June on if America is going
to win this war.
“These are not mere estimates,
not guesses, not ‘wouldn't-it-be-nice
to-do’ figures, but the absolute min
imum required for Victory.
“The nation’s quota is $1,000,000,
000 a month. We’ve got to do our
part.
This announcement was made
today by E. H. McMahan, chairman
of the War Savings Committee of
Transylvania county, immediately
after being notified by Secretary
of the Treasury Morgenthau that
the establishment of quotas for the
nation, “placed an added respon
sibility on every American citizen.”
“We have been telling Treasury
officials: ‘Let us know how much
you want us to do, and the citizens
of our districts will do it. Set a
figure, and we will beat it,” Mr.
McMahan said.
“We now know what is expected
of us as patriotic citizens in the
war effort. I expect the citizens
of Transylvania county to meet this
challenge to their loyalty to the
men on our fighting fronts. Not
only will we equal our quota, we
will go over the top every month,
throughout the duration.”
County quotas throughout the
United States will be based on the
average sales since inauguration of
the Bond Campaign May 1, 1942,
Chairman McMahan explained.
“The total sales throughout the
country have averaged $440,000,000
per month. For the present, this
will be regarded as 44 per cent of
quota. The national goal is $1,000,
000,000 per month.” Mr. McMahan
said—“we must also regard our
past record as only 44 per cent
adequate. Our quota will gradually
be stepped up during May and
June. From July on, we will be
called upon to meet a quota double
the amount of our previous sales.
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JONES REPORTS ON
STUDENT ACTIVITY
Lists The Varied Ways
Which Public School Pu
pils Aid War Effort
Superintendent of Transylvania
schools, J. B. Jones, reports that
the almost 3,000 students enroll
ed in the public schools this year
have been extremely active in
national defense work and have
contributed much to the general
spirit of preparedness and patriotic
morale throughout the county.
Throughout most of the year, sale
of war stamps in the seventeen
schools has been carried out by the
students and teachers. At the last
report, Mr. Jones said, students
had purchased a total of $6,002 in
war stamps, not including any they
may have purchased outside the
school supply centers.
Other ways in which the students
and teachers have aided in the war
effort, Mr. Jones reported, includ
ed the sponsoring of 452 Victory
gardens by pupils and teachers; the
presentation of 74 different patrio
tic programs; aiding in the collec
tion of 29 tons of scrap iron and
steel; a total of 56 national defense
committee appointments received
by teachers; and the contribution
of four students, by volunteering,
to the armed forces of the nation.
In addition to this, the high
school students have made a num
ber of model airplanes and have
participated in the physical fitness
athletic programs.
All facilities of the Transylvania
schools, Mr. Jones said, are at the
disposal of the county rationing
board and all other national de
fense agencies.
r
Is Superintendent
J. B. JONES, above, has served
as superintendent of Transylvan
ia county schools for the past
several years, prior to which time
he was principal of the Brevard
high school. Before coming to
Transylvania, he was principal
of the Henrietta-Caroleen schools
in Rutherford county. (Photo by
Austin)
HARMONY SINGING
MEETSCHEDULED
Will Be Held At Etowab
Methodist Church Next
Sunday, All Day
The semi-annual Old Christian
Harmony singing will be held at
the Etowah Methodist church next
Sunday in an all-day event, an
nouncement has been made by of
ficials of the organization.
This singing convention is held
twice a year in May and September,
and attracts large audiences from
all parts of Western North Caro
lina and South Carolina. Mr. Joe
Orr has been president for the past
33 years, and was the first presi
dent of the convention, when it
was organized 33 years ago. Carl
Anders has been vice president for
18 years, and has been present at
each singing for 28 years.
The first officers of the organi
zation in 1909 were Joe Orr, Harvey
Moffitt, Floyd Nicholson and But
ler Brown. S. B. Lance was secre
tary and served in this office until
his death two years ago. Perry
Orr was organist, in which capacity
he served until his death a few
years ago.
AUX. FIREMEN MEET
The Brevard auxiliary firemen
will meet at the city hall on Tues
day evening, M^y 5, for their regu
lar monthly meeting, it has been
announced.
COLLEGE MAY DAY
FESTIVAL IS SET
SATURDAY AT 4:45
Jean Bennett, Of Brevard,
Will Be Crowned College
Queen Of May
ATTENDANTS NAMED
The annual Brevard college May
Day festival will be held on the
campus in front of Spencer Hall
on Saturday afternoon of this week,
beginning at 4:45 o’clock. Lovely
Jean Bennett, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond F. Bennett, of Bre
vard, will reign over the May Court,
and her maid of honor will be
Marceline Peck, of Concord. Prince
Charming, escort for the Queen of
May, will be Marshall Curtis, of
Climax. The pi'ogram will be un
der the general direction of Miss
Nancy Blanton. A total of 130 stu
dents will participate in the hour
long festival.
The story around which the fest
ival is based is titled “Sleeping
Beauty,” and will be given in four
scenes, following the pattern of
the world famous fairy tale.
Cast of the characters who will
portray the story include the May
Queen as the Sleeping Princess,
Susan Meyer as the sleeping prin
cess when a child, Marshall Curtis
as Prince Charming, Marceline
Peck as attendant to the princess,
Russell Lawson as attendant to the
prince, Clyde Collins as the priest,
Helen Hampton as the Queen Mo
ther, Ray Swink as the King Father,
Charles Owen and Elizabeth Shil
linglaw as the God-parents, Caryl
Lewis as the evil witch. Musical
background will be furnished by
Eleanor Ledford and Philip Fraz
ier.
Dances scheduled for the pro
gram include a Minuet, by the
court men and women, May Pole
dance, by 16 boys and girls; Milk
Maid dance, by 12 boys and girls;
the Garland dance, by 16 girls. A
tumbling exhibition by boys’ and
girls’ tumbling teams.
The flower girl for the crowning
ceremony will be Martha McCrary,
and the crown bearer will be Fred
die Harrison.
Sophomore attendants will be
Smaro Lee Black, Doris McIntosh,
Louise Huntley, and Margaret Hen
dricks, girls; Fred Martin, Charles
Spivey, Harold Stallcup, and Ro
bert Whisnant, boys.
Freshman attendants will be Vel
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MEETING OF SS
PEOPLE PLANNED
The regular monthly meeting of
the Transylvania Baptist Sunday
school association will be held with
the Carr’s Hill church Sunday af
ternoon, May 3, at 2:30 o’clock.
The theme of the meeting will
be “Soul Winning.” Rev. S. F.
McAuley, pastor of the Brevard
Second Baptist church will have
charge of the first 20 minutes of
the program. The Rev. J. A. And
erson, pastor of the Little River
and Pisgah Forest churches, will
have the last 35 minutes of the
meeting, with a sermon on Evange
lism.
All interested in better Sunday
school work are urged to attend
this meeting.
Mass Meeting Is Scheduled Next
Tuesday Evening At High School
As a part of the campaign
to get Transylvania citizens to
pledge, during the week of May
4-9, systematic buying of War
Bonds and Stamps and in con
junction with the county civil
ian defense council, a county
wide mass meeting and patrio
tic rally will be held at the
Brevard high school auditorium
next Tuesday evening, begin
ning at eight o’clock, with D.
Hiden Ramsey, general man
ager of the Asheville Citizen
Times company, as the prin
cipal speaker. Announcement
of the rally was made by E. H.
McMahan, chairman of the
War Savings staff here. Mr.
McMahan and Ralph H. Ram
sey, Jr., chairman of the
county defense council, will
preside.
An effort is being made to
bring Sergeant Alvin York,
World War hero, here for the
rally, but communication had
not been received from him
Wednesday night. He is sche
duled to be in Asheville next
Monday, and local citizens are
trying to bring him here for
short addresses at Brevard col
lege Tuesday and at the rally
Tuesday evening.
In addition to the speakers,
special music and other enter
tainment features are on the
program for Tuesday evening.
Every Transylvania citizen is
urged to attend.
SPRING COMES TO TRANSYLVANIA
Comes now the season of the year—Spring—when every lens
clicker is wont to take a comely beauty out to pose before some
new-blossomed tree, to portray the spirit of springtime. The Times
staff photographer is no exception, and, in this picture, he com
bined the feminine beauty of Miss Doris Johnson, Brevard college
lass, with the floral beauty of a blooming crab apple tree on the
lawn of the Herbert Finck home here.
B. C. COMMITTEE
The steering committee for
the Brevard college fund-rais
ing campaign which was
launched some months ago,
will meet at the Brevard city
hall on Friday evening of this
week, beginning at 8 o’clock,
S. E. Varner, committee chair
man, has announced.
The college campaign was
temporarily halted with the
outbreak of war in the Pacific
on December 7, but plans are
to be formulated soon for re
sumption of the money-raising
effort, which may be conduct
ed in a different manner from
the first part of the campaign,
committee members said.
Meetings Set For
County Beekeepers
A series of meetings, sponsored
by the Transylvania county bee
keepers association, will be held in
the county during the next week,
according to announcement by
David Norton, president. Purpose
of the meetings is to inform the
people interested in beekeeping
how to take better care of their
bees and how to control foul brood.
Meeting dates scheduled are as
follows: Balsam Grove school, May
5; Silversteen school, May 6; Lake
Toxaway school, May 7; Little Riv
er school, April 30; Rosman school,
May 1.
Mrs. C. D. Brown, of Abbeville,
S. C., is in Brevard preparatory to
opening her summer home on
Thomas Street.
Over 1 Thousand
Oldsters Register
Mrs. Allie B. Harllee, clerk
to the Transylvania county
draft board, has reported that
a total of 1,009 men in the
county, between the ages of
45 and 64, inclusive, regist
ered in the fourth national
registration on Monday. She
said a few men who would
have registered were report
ed ill, and registrars will be
sent to their homes to re
gister them. Total registra
tion will reach 1,020, she pre
dicted. ;
With the completion of the
registration for older men
Monday, a total of more than
3,600 men in this county have
registered for possible induc
tion into military and war
time civilian service.
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Breaking The
Political Ice
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McIntosh Makes
Candidacy Statement
This week S. McIntosh, the in
cumbent clerk of superior court,
publicly announced his candidacy
for the nomination for the office of
clerk for another term, subject to
the Democratic primary to be held
on Saturday, May 30. In a signed
statement he announced to voters
that he would appreciate their sup
i port. The statement follows:
“I hereby announce my candi
dacy for nomination for the office
of clerk of superior court for Tran
sylvania county, subject to the
will of the voters in the Demo
cratic primary on Saturday, May
30. Your vote will be greatly ap
preciated.
S. McIntosh.”
Jones Is Named On
Textbook Committee
J. B. Jones, county superinten
dent of schools, has been appoint
ed on an advisory committee to the
State Textbook commission, Ral
eigh, it has been learned here. The
special committee of school super
intendents will advise the commis
sion on problems pertaining to text
book distribution.
Mr. Jones was the only superin
tendent in the Western North Caro
lina area named on the committee.
Extensive Damage Done To
Timber And Wildlife By Fires
During Past Three Weeks
COUNTY TEACHERS
FOR NEXT SCHOOL
YEAR ARE LISTED
Few Posts At Schools In The
County Not Yet Filled,
Report Shows
J. B. Jones, superintendent of
Transylvania county schools, has
announced the teaching staff for
the 1942-43 school year. In some
schools the personnel is not yet
complete, he said, but these posts
will be filled at an early date.
The staff for the various schools
in the county is listed as follows:
Brevard High: R. T. Kimzey,
principal; Miss Earleene L. Poin
dexter, W. J. Middleton, C. E.
Wike, Mrs. Sara Tilson, Mrs. Doro
thy D. Pike, Mrs. Antoinette Wike,
Mrs. Margaret Kimzey, Mrs. Lucille
V. Trantham, Mrs. Velma Brittain
and W. I. Shope.
Brevard Elementary: J. E.
Rufty, principal; Miss Willie
Aiken, Miss Agnes Clayton, Miss
Josephine Clayton, Miss Julia Dea
ver, Mrs. Annie W. Reid, Mrs. Max
ine R. Rufty, Miss Mary Louise
Moore, Mrs. Bernice Hollifield,
Mrs. Kathleen McMahan, N. L.
Ponder, Mont M. Hannah, Miss
Edna Earle Nanney, Mrs. Anna
Mae W. Herrington, Miss Dorothy
Allison and Mrs. Rachael Lyday.
Cedar Mountain: Miss Vera
Jones, principal; Mrs. Mary L.
Moore.
Connestee: Mrs. Geneva N.
Farrior, principal, and Miss Mar
garet Gash.
Little River: Mrs. Flora A. Pick
elsimer, principal; Miss Sallie S.
Merrill and Miss Julia Wood.
Penrose: Mrs. Nelle B. Cass
ada, principal; Miss Myrtle Whit
mire.
Pisgah Forest: Miss Annie
May Patton, principal; Miss Mamie
Lyday, Miss Flora Lyday, Mrs.
Roxie R. Neely and Mrs. Mildred
Townsend.
Selica: Mrs. Mamie Dale, prin
cipal; and Mrs. Marion H. English.
Rosman: E. F. Tilson, princi
pal; Miss LaVerne Whitmire, Mrs.
Doris T. Warren, John L. Under
wood, Miss Mary Martha Bennett,
Mrs. Violet W. Dorsett, A. F. Dal
ton. E. L. Ponder, Miss Mary Mor
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ASK COMPLIANCE
IN REGULATIONS
Members of the Transylvania
county civilian defense council
have announced that compli
ance with the regulations is
requested of all citizens when
the next trial mobilization or
blackout is called.
Those who must comply with
the regulations will be those
who are able to hear the sig
nals given in Brevard, Rosman,
and Pisgah Forest.
Data Released On Rationing Of
Sugar; Will Register At Schools
Applicants for sugar rationing
books today were cautioned by Ran
dall W. Everett, chairman of the
Transylvania rationing board, to
come prepared with full informa
tion when they register at elemen
tary schools in their vicinity May
4, 5, 6 and 7.
Institutional and industrial users
of sugar registered April 28 and
29 at high schools in their com
munities. They were required to
file detailed records for two years.
In the meantime, they will not be
permitted to make any sugar sales
after April 28 except upon surrend
er of sugar certificates. Hence, re
tail sugar sales will be suspended
for a brief period.
Only one adult member of each
family may register for the family
unit, but he or she must have with
them data regarding the other
members of the family. Ration
books will not be issued until all
the data are furnished, it was made
clear.
Here is the information which
should be furnished at the time of
registration:
1. A list of the members of the
family and their exact names.
2. An exact description of each
member of the family unit—height,
weight, color of eyes, color of hair,
age and sex.
3. The exact relationship of each
member of the family unit to the
person who is registering for the
family unit.
4. It is necessary to know to the
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More Than 13,000 Acres
Burned Over By One
Fire In Pisgah
SMALL GAME LOST
Heavy rainfall Tuesday after
noon and night in Transylvania
county and other Western North
Carolina counties brought to an
end a 24-day siege of “fire weath
er”, during which some 35,000
acres in Transylvania county alone
had been ravaged by fire. Great
est damage was done in Pisgah na
tional forest, where an estimated
13,000 acres of scenic timberland
burned over between Sunday, April
19, and Monday of this week. Fire
fighters had the Pisgah blaze un
der control Sunday night, but im
minent danger of new outbreaks
remained until rain fell Tuesday.
This rain was not heavy enough,
however, forest officials emphasi
zed, to allay danger of fires for a
very long period.
Periodically, less extensive fires
than the one in Pisgah broke out
in the various sections of the coun
ty all during last week, and three
weeks prior had burned over about
13,000 acres on private and state
forest holdings.
Definite evidence of incendiar
ism was cited by forest officials
in some of the fire outbreaks, and
Federal and State investigation of
ficials have been on the scene here
during the past week attempting to
track down the guilty person or
persons. Two arrests have already
been made in this county. S. B. I.
officers arrested two teen-age
youths, whose surnames were given
as Mason and West, in the Little
Mountain section last Sunday and
placed them in a Henderson county
jail, pending further investigation.
The youths stated they set a fire
in the Turkey Pen section near
Little Mountain because they want
ed work on the firelines. Forest
officials predicted Wednesday that
other arrests will be made in the
next few days.
Though it may be weeks before
accurate estimates can be made
of the damage by forest fires. Fed
eral and State forest officials let it
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CONTRIBUTIONS IN
FOR SCOUTS’ HUT
Mrs. Macfie Says Construc
tion To Begin In Early
Part Of May
Practically everything has been
contributed and plans are almost
completed to start building a Girl
Scout Hut in Franklin Park, ac
cording to Mrs. Ashe Macfie, lead
er of the organized Girl Scout troop
here.
People who have been working
with Mrs. Macfie, are Mrs. Keith
Pooser and Mrs. Harry Clark, on
the committee; and E. H. McMah
an, Quay Tankersley, W. A. Bal
comb, and Chief of Police B. H.
Freeman, who solicited donations.
Contributions have been made by
the following clubs, firms, and in
dividuals: Kiwanis club, Women’s
Civic club, Fiske-Carter construc
tion company, Moland - Drysdale
Brick company, Carr Lumber com
pany, Silversteen industries, Louis
Williams and Sons, Kraft Cheese
company, A. W. Wheeler and Son,
Brevard Lumber company, Roberta
Bryant, Mrs. J. B. Sewell, Harold
Saltz, Wayne Roberts and J. B.
King.
Plans are being made to begin
construction the early part of May.
Labor is expected to be donated
by the Moose Lodge.
THANKS FIREFIGHTERS
John W. Smith, Brevard fire
chief, has expressed thanks to all
those who volunteered their ser
vices in combatting the fire last
Sunday evening in the Brevard
watershed area. Without this help,
he said, the entire watershed would
have been lost.
THE TIMES SALUTES TRANSYLVANIA HI SCHOOL GRADUATES IN SECTION TWO