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The Transylvania Times
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
Vol. 52: No. 20
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 14,1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
SAYS WAR BONDS
QUOTA IN COUNTY
WILL BE REACHED
Closing Date For Pledge
Campaign Is Extended
For Period
SOME REPORTS IN
With a third of the reports in
from the town of Brevard and the
rural districts of Transylvania, E.
H. McMahan, county war savings
staff chairman, reported Wednes
day that a total amount of $3,838.90
monthly had been pledged in the
current war bonds pledge campaign
here. The town of Rosman had
not made any report as yet.
Mr. McMahan said that, based
on the average pledges turned in
so far, the county will over-sub
scribe its monthly quota, which
was set at $11,100 for the month
of May. However, he said, the
monthly quota will be increased
in the months to follow.
The pledge-signing campaign in
the rural districts is being carried
out by a special community com
mittee set-up, while in Brevard the
Kiwanis club, the Lions club, and
the Woman's Civic club is in
charge of the drive. In Rosman,
the W. O. W. camp there is direct
ing the drive.
The drive was to have been com
pleted last Saturday, but Mr. Mc
Mahan reported Wednesday that
he had been instructed by state
headquarters to postpone closing
the campaign until every wage ear
ner had had an opportunity to
pledge his or her support to the
war effort by buying war bonds
and stamps systematically. Prob
ably, the campaign will be con
cluded by the last of this week.
Mr. McMahan publicly thanked
all of the citizens of the county
who have responded wholeheart
edly to the pledge-signing cam
paign. He also expressed apprec
iation for the work done by the
'various organizations and the in
dividual members of the war sav
ings staff in conducting the cam
paign. In a final appeal to urge
everyone who is able to buy war
bonds and stamps, he said:
“Let me urge that all of our citi
zens who have not pledged, do so
at once, and you who have pledged,
please see that your pledge is
carried out completely.”
OAK RIDGE CADETS
TO PLAY TORNADO
Will Meet College Diamond
men In Two Games Fri
day and Saturday
A two-game series with the Oak
Ridge Military institute baseball
team here Friday and Saturday
will close the season for the Bre
vard college Tornado diamond
crew, W. Homer Coltrane, coach,
announced yesterday. The Oak
Ridge crew is generally regarded
as one of the toughest baseball
aggregations in this area, Coltrane
said, and the locals will be lucky
to split the twin bill. So far, the
Tornado has brought up the sea
son with about a .500 average.
The games Friday and Saturday
will be played on the college ath
letic field and are scheduled to
start around three o’clock.
Though no lineup was announced
by Coach Coltrane, Houston, Jones
and Robinson may all see service
on the mound in these two last
games of the season, and undoubt
edly Buckner will be the main stay
behind the plate, with Robinson
probably helping out there.
EVOLVES MEANS
TO SAVE STEEL
E. E. Fraser, of Brevard, has
evolved a means of salvaging the
steel from circular saws and has
submitted his suggestions to the
War Production board, it has been
learned here.
According to Mr. Fraser, who is
now the manager of the Brevard
Country Club golf course, vast
quantities of steel could be utilized
by saving discarded band circular
saws. Mr. Fraser is a saw filer and
said that he had worked out a plan
under which the filing section of a
discarded saw could be placed on
another, and an old saw made like
new.
Mr. Fraser said that the grade
of steel used in saws is of very
high quality and that the filing sec
tion is very difficult to manufac
ture.
Careful consideration is being
given Mr. Fraser’s suggestion by
the War Production Board.
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Thursday Is Last
Gas Register Day
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Hundreds of Transylvania
auto owners registered at ele
mentary schools in the county
on Tuesday and Wednesday
for their gasoline rationing
cards, and a substantial num
ber will be registered Thurs
day, the last day to register
until May 28, Those failing
to register by Thursday at
five o’clock will be unable to
buy gasoline until May 28.
Motorists are receiving five
types of cards. “A” cards,
with seven units, permit the
owner to buy 21 gallons of
gasoline between Friday and
July 1. B-l, B-2, and B-3
cards permit motorists to buy
11, 15, and 19 units of gaso
line within that period, three
gallons to the unit. X cards
permit unlimited purchases.
uaoTdriveto
BE OPENED SOON
Transylvania Has Been As
signed AQuotaof
$1,000 For 1942
F. Brown Carr, chairman of the
U.S.O. in Transylvania county, an
nounced Wednesday that the drive
to raise the 1942 quota of 10,000
assigned to this county will get
under way as soon as organization
of the U.S.O. committee is effect
ed.
Mr. Carr said that the national
goal for the United Service Or
ganizations this year is $32,000,
000, increased subsantially over
last year due to the fact that this
nation is now at war and hundreds
of thousands more soldiers are
being inducted into the army.
Confident that the county’s
quota could easily be reached,
Mr. Carr pointed out that last
year’s quota was more than doubl
hoe, placing Transylvania
among the highest counties in the
state in proportionate contribu
tion.
SET SCOUT HONOR
COURT ON FRIDAY
Number Of Scouts Will Re
ceive Awards At Meth
odist Church Event
A Boy Scout honor court will
be held on Friday evening of this
week, beginning at eight o’clock,
at the Brevard Methodist church,
E. H. McMahan, Transylvania
district chairman of advancement,
announced Wednesday. A large
number of scouts are expected to
be advanced in rank at the court,
though a complete list of those to
receive awards was not available.
Mr. McMahan will preside at
the court of honor, and A. W. Al
len, Asheville district scout execu
tive, will present the tenderfoot
awards. C. M. Douglas will make
the second class awards. Chief of
Police B. H. Freeman will present
the first class awards. The star
scout awards will be made by J. E.
Rufty. Merit badges will be pre
sented by Don M. Jenkins and
Charles Moore, Jack Trantham will
present the life scout awards.
Mr. McMahan said that the
public is invited to attend the
court of honor, at which every
troop in the county is expected
to be represented.
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TAR HEEL FRONT IN WASHINGTON
Tar Heel News At The Capital
By Robert A. Erwin and Frances McKusick
(Staff Correspondents)
WASHINGTON, May 13-Lack
o£ shipping, at present the greatest
handicap to the national war ef
fort, is something that can be
solved only by time and hard work.
This was pointed out by Sena
tor Josiah W. Bailey, Chairman of
the Senate Commerce Committee
and as such, in charge of maritime
legislation on the Senate side of
the Capitol.
“People naturally complain about
the delay in building ships,” said
the Senator. “I know how they
feel. In the case of eggs, a hen can
lay an egg every day, while the
Maritime Commission can lay the
keels of two new ships every day.
However, it takes three weeks to
hatch eggs, after all, while it takes
at least four months to hatch out
a 4,000-ton ship.
“The time to test the work of
the Maritime Commission is not
now, but five months from now.”
People of North Carolina have
been particularly interested in the
shipbuilding program, first from
the standpoint of the submarine
menace off the coast of the State,
and second because Wilmington,
Manteo, Elizabeth City, New Bern
and Morehead City are engaged in
ship, or boatbuilding activities.
Admiral Emory S. Land, Chair
man of the Maritime Commission,
recently thanked Senator Bailey for
his work in managing maritime
legislation in the Senate.
“The recent enactment by Con
gress of several key legislative
measures for shipping and the mer
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SCENES AT BREVARD COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE
The Brevard country club golf course was officially opened for the season the past week end, and club
officials report it to be in excellent condition. E. E. Fraser is the new superintendent of the club, re
placing Bob Smith. The two pictures above show a section of the country clubhouse, left, and an en
thusiastic golfer putting on the club course. Individual season fees are $12; family season fees are
$18; green fees per day are 50c (Times staff photos)
The Eighth Annual College
Finals Program Announced
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Work Supervisor
R. T. KIMZEY, above, principal
of the Brevard high school, has
been named area student work
officer for the NYA in the 32
counties west of Mecklenburg and
including Mecklenburg. ' The
position is just for the summer,
Mr. Kimzey said, and he will re
sume his post as principal here
next fall.
~ BIBLE SCHOOL SET
The Daily Vacation Bible School
will be conducted at the First Bap
tist church in Brevard for two
weeks, beginning May 25 and con
tinuing through June 5. Prepara
tion Day will be held on Friday,
May 23, at 9 o’clock in the morn
ing.
Complete details about the school
will appear later.
Brevard college’s eighth an
nual commencement program
will get underway on Sunday,
May 24, when the commence
ment sermon will be preached
at the Brevard Methodist
church, beginning at 11 o’clock.
The sermon will be delivered
by Rev. M. T. Smathers, D. D.,
superintendent of the Ashe
ville district of the Methodist
church. C. E. Buckner, dean
of the college, announced the
program for commencement
week.
On Sunday evening, May 24,
at eight o’clock, a special
church service for the seniors
and their parents will be held
at the Brevard Methodist
church. The service will be
followed by a social hour.
The annual Alumni banquet,
at which alumni officers for
the ensuing year will be elect
ed, will be held in the college
dining room on Monday even
ing, May 25, beginning at 7:30
o’clock. The speaker will be
the Rev. E. H. Nease, pastor
of the Hawthorne f^ane Meth
odist church, Charlotte. Also
on the program will be William
A. Rock, Duke university gra
duate student, president of
the Alumni association.
The graduation exercises, at
which some 90 students will re
ceive their diplomas, will be
held in the college auditorium
on Tuesday morning, May 26,
at 11 o’clock. The commence
ment address will be delivered
by the Rev. Claude H. Moser,
pastor of the Main Street Meth
odist church, Gastonia. Presi
dent E. J. Coltrane will award
diplomas and announce win
ners of awards and medals.
Dean C. E. Buckner* will aiso
participate in the finals pro
gram.
Announce District
Meet Of Home Clubs
A meeting of the district feder
ation of home demonstration clubs
will be held in Marion on Friday,
May 22, it has been announced by
Miss Annabel Teague, Transylvan
ia home agent.
All home demonstration club
members in this area are invited
to attend the district federation
meeting, Miss Teague said. It is
expected that a number of demon
stration members from this county
will attend. Those planning to do
so should get in touch with Miss
Teague at the earliest possible mo
ment.
HOME CLUB TO MEET
A meeting of the Brevard Home
Demostration club will be held at
the home of Mrs. E. P. Billups on
next Monday afternoon, beginning
at three o’clock, it has been an
nounced by Miss Annabel Teague,
home demonstration agent.
VARNER IN GREENSBORO
Deputy Collector S. E. Varner
left Wednesday morning for
Greensboro, where he will attend
school of instruction on all new
federal taxes. Mr. Varner Will be
in Greensboro all of this Week.
MAKING PLANS FOR
NAVY RELIEF DRIVE
C. F. Misenheimer Is Made
Chairman For Transyl
vania County
C. F. Misenheimer, city watei
superintendent, has been named
chairman of the Navy Relief drive
in Transylvania, it was learned
here this week.
When contacted, Mr. Misenhei
mer said that organization of a
drive committee is now being ef
fected and he hopes to announce
complete plans for the campaigr
within a week. So far, no defin
ite quota has been assigned this
county, he said, but the quota maj
be set later.
Funds raised in the drive wil]
be used for Navy relief exclusive
ly, Mr. Misenheimer pointed out
Families of Navy men lost in ac
tion or disabled may apply anc
receive help from the Navy Relie]
Society.
Tentative plans have been sei
for an organizational meeting ol
the drive committee next Sundaj
afternoon, at three o’clock, at the
city hall, Mr. Misenheimer said
but definite announcement of thi:
meeting will be made later. Mean
while, he wishes to contact al
Navy men in the county. They wil
be asked to help in conducting
the drive. Also, American Legion
naires may be asked to help, he
announced.
The drive for funds is expectec
to open on Thursday, May 28, anc
be completed in a single day, Mr
Misenheimer said.
To Have Ice Cream
Supper And Festival
An old-time ice cream suppei
and strawberry festival will be
given by the Youth Fellowship
group of the Methodist church Fri
day afternoon and evening on the
church lawn, from 4 to 6 o'clock
and from 8 to 10. In event of rain
the supper will be inside of the
church basement. Home-made ice
cream and cake will be served. The
event is for benefit of the young
people’s organization.
Pisgah Mills Goes On War
Time Basis; Other Industries
Helping In The War Effort
RITES HELD FOR
MRS. KILPATRICK
Well - Known Transylvanian
Died In Asheville Hospital
Wednesday, May 6th
Funeral service was held last
Friday afternoon at five o’clock
at the First Baptist church in
Brevard for Mrs. R. P. Kilpatrick,
69, who died Wednesday after
noon, May 6, in the Biltmore hos
pital, Asheville, after several years
of declining health and a few
weeks of critical illness. Rev. B.
W. Thomason, pastor, officiated
at the service. Interment was in
the Gillespie cemetery.
Pallbearers were the three sons,
Edward, Harold, and Robert, a
son-in-law, Dan Merrill, and nep
hews John Kilpatrick and John
Sammons.
Flower girls were Louise Pad
gett, of Asheville, Mrs. Ashe Mac
fie, Mrs. S. E. Varner, Jr., Mrs.
John Reece Sledge, Josephine
Clayton and Martha Kate Moore.
Survivors include the husband,
R. P. Kilpatrick; two sisters, Mrs.
T. M. Jamison, of Easley, S. C.,
and Mrs. S. H. Morgan, Seattle,
Wash.; two daughters, Mrs. Dan
Merrill and Mrs. L. P. Beck; two
brothers, E. B. and Frank Cox, of
Seattle, Wash.; three sons, Edward,
Harold and Robert; two grandchil
dren, Eva Carolyn and Donald Kil
patrick.
Mrs. Kilpatrick was a member
of a pioneer family of this county.
She was the daughter of the late
F. C. and Emily La Mance Cox,
of Greenville county, S. C., but
had lived here since early cKild
hood. She and Mr. Kilpatrick had
been married for 48 years at the
time of hpr death, and she had been
a member of the First Baptist
church in Brevard for 55 years.
She took active part in church
' work and for a number of years
was a mmeber of the W. M. U. of
the Baptist church. She was re
: spected and loved by all who knew
■ her, and her primary interest was
: in her home and family.
Moore-Trantham were in charge
i of arrangements.
A number of out-of-town persons
[ attended the funeral.
SOLDIER KILLED
Sergeant Blease Alexander,
formerly of this county, was
killed in service in Newfound
land on May 7, according to a
telegram received by relatives
here. He had been in the ser
vice for two years. Details of
the death were not given in
the telegram.
Sergeant Alexander is sur
vived by two sisters, Mrs. Fred
Perry, of Cateechee, S. C., and
Mrs. Ada Atkins, of Greer, S.
C.; two brothers, Sergeant Ro
bert Alexander, of Fort Jack
son, and Sergeant William P.
Alexander, of New York. He
was a nephew of Perry Grave
ly, near Rosman.
Some scientists divide mankind
into groups of the woolly-haired,
wavy-haired and straight-haired.
Asheville District Conference Of
Methodists Held Here Tuesday
Approximately 250 church of
ficials, lay leaders, and delegates
attended the annual Asheville dis
trict conference of the Methodist
church held Tuesday at the Brevard
Methodist church. Included on
the day’s program were a number
of addresses by important church
leaders, committee reports, the el
ection of officers, and the appoint
ment of committees. Rev. M. T.
Smathers, D. D., superintendent of
the Asheville district, presided. The
noon meal was served by ladies of
the local church.
At the morning session, the Rev.
C. W. Bates, pastor of Candler
Methodist church, was elected sec
retary and Mrs. H. S. Williams, of
Asheville, and Miss Caryl Lewis, of
Brevard, were named assistant sec
retaries.
E. J. Coltrane, president of Bre
vard college, spoke on “Christian
Education,” saying there are two
types of approach, emotional and
educational. He said there should
be a combination of the two in
producing Christian leaders, and
he made a plea that the Bible be
taught in the public schools.
President Coltrane said that a
church college has three purposes:
Service to all classes regardless of
ability to pay; training of leaders
for the church, and making Chris
tians of students.
He said, in closing, that this is
no time for education as usual, but
for an increase in education. “If
we hope to get an enduring peace,”
he said, “it must be permeated with
Christianity.”
The conference sermon was
preached by the Rev. C. S. Kirk
patrick, superintendent of the
Marion district, who took as his
text, “The earth is the Lord’s and
the fullness thereof.” He spoke on
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Pisgah Mills Running 7 Days
A Week, 24 Hours
A Day
NO CIVILIAN ORDERS
Pisgah Mills, Brevard industry
engaged in the manufacture of
fine combed yarns, has gone on a
wartime production basis, running
seven days a week, 24 hours a day,
it was learned this week. The ma
jority of the firm’s output is now
under government contract, ac
cording to W. M. Melton, general
manager and vice president of the
company. No more civilian orders
are being accepted, he said, and
within 90 days the mills will be
doing government contract work
exclusively.
The yarns manufactured by Pis
gah Mills are being used by the
government in its vast production
of clothes and equipment for the
branches of the armed service.
Approximately 175 persons are
employed by the company here.
Homes in which a majority of the
employees live were recently
painted and repaired by the firm,
Mr. Melton said.
Other Transylvania industries
which are directly or indirectly
helping in the war effort through
their production, are Transylvania
Tanning industries, Carr Lumber
company, Ecusta Paper corpora
tion, and Transylvania Pipe comr
pany.
The Transylvania Tanning in
dustries are engaged in the manu
facture of high grade leather
goods for which the government
has a majority of the contracts.
Carr Lumber company manufac
tures hardwood lumbers whi6h
are now so essential in war-time
construction. Ecusta Paper cor- _
poration, at Pisgah Forest, is this
country’s major source of cigarette
paper, and the Transylvania Pipe
company prepares ivy burls for
the manufacture of pipes, wood
for which was formerly supplied
from Europe.
HEALTH CONTEST
WINNERS NAMED
Margaret Whitmire And
Boyce Winchester Cop
County Health Titles
Miss Margaret Whitmire, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Whitmire, and Boyce Winchester,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Win
chester, both residents of the
Cherryfield section of the county,
were the winners in the county
4-H health contest held in Bre
vard this week. They will repre
sent the county in the district 4-H
health contest to be held in Ashe
ville on Monday, May 25.
A total of nine, six girls and
three boys, entered the local 4-H
health contest, representing the
Calvert-Cherryfield, Little River,
and Enon 4-H clubs.
The winners in the contest were
both members of the Calvert
Cherryfield club.
MAYBE IT WAS
TIRE SHORTAGE
Two oxen, alleged to have been
used in transporting supplies to
a moonshine still in Transylvania
county, were seized last week by
officers attached to the Asheville
unit of the federal alcohol tax di
vision. The animals were being
held at Rosman pending disposition
of the case.
Four persons arrested in con
nection with the case were listed
by officers as Luner Cantrell, Ben
H. Cantrell, Roy M. Cantrell and
Alfred Chappell, all of whom were
bound over to U. S. court.
Officers said the still was locat
ed so far back in the mountains
they were forced to walk about
five miles after they left their car.
STORK COMES TO SEE
Mr. and Mrs. Elston Johnston, of
Plainfield, N. J., have announced
the birth of a son, David Perry,
born on Tuesday, April 21. Mrs.
Johnston was formerly Miss Ruth
Perry, daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Harry Perry, of Brevard.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Ferrell a daughter, Eleanor Exum,
in Biltmore hospital on Friday,
May 1.