The Transylvania Times
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
Vol. 52: No. 29.
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
HONOR ROLL WILL BE UNVEILED HERE ON 'HEROES DAY'
Estimate Budgets Are
Being Prepared To Cut
County, Town Expenses
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Increase Of Valuation In
County May Mean
Lower Tax Rate
Transylvania county and the
Town of Brevard expect to reduce
expenses for the 1942 43 year, and
budget estimates are now being
prepared which will be announced
next week, it was learned at the
courthouse and city hall here yes
terday.
Both the county government and
municipality desire to keep the
operating costs as low as possible,
and Ralph H. Ramsey. Jr., county
attorney, and Alex Kizer, town
clerk, said budgets are being care
fully compounded.
E. C. Allison, chairman of the
county commissioner, said the
county would try to operate dur
ing war times on a close budget.
The estimate budget of last year
was $139,793, and the tax rate was
set at 1.62 on $100 valuation.
The Brevard board of aldermen
convened Monday night to outline
the proposed budget, which was
incomplete yesterday. The esti
mate budget of last year was $83,
507.90, and the town tax rate was
1.50.
As the county valuation has
been increased to $6,090,000, the
tax rate of 1.62 would mean an in
crease in amount of taxes collect
ed this year. If the county can op
erate with no increases in ex
penses, the tax rate may be re
duced.
POSTAL RECEIPTS
SHOW GAIN HERE
Post Office is Handling In
crease in Volume Ac
cording To Report
An increase in the business of
the Brevard post office is shown
in the quarterly report of Post
master Coleman Galloway, which
reveals an increase of $245.53 in
postal receipts over the same quar
ter of a year ago.
Receipts for the June quarter
this year were $5,350.63, compared
with $5,105.23 in 1941.
But the post office has been
deluged with more than routine
work this year. Postmaster Gallo
way points out, as sale of War
bonds and stamps have increased
more than a hundred per cent
over a year ago. “We weren’t
selling hardly any last year,” Mr.
Galloway said, “and look at the
sales today.”
Also, the post office has been
selling federal use tax stamps for
vehicles, which has been another
addition to their work. The Bre
vard office has recently sold $5,
500 in these stamps, or 1,100 at
$5 each.
Issuance of money orders have
also been stepped up. A total of
24,133 were issued from July 1,
1941, through June 30, 1942, and
4,106 were paid here. This com
pares with 22,216 issued for the
like period a year ago, with 3,628
being paid. The money order busi
ness amounts to approximately
$16,000 monthly here, the post of
fice reports.
R. F. Thomas, of Fort Eustis,
Va., visited friends in Brevard the
past week-end.
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Sugar Bonus Now
Due On Stamp 7
You can now buy your
extra two-pound “bonus” al
lotment of sugar by present
ing ration stamp No. 7 to
your grocer.
The stamp is now valid
and may be used until mid
night of August 22, as auth
orized by O. P. A.
The sugar purchased with
stamp No. 7 is in addition to
the regular rations provided
by stamps No. 5 and No. 6.
No. 5, also good for a two
pound sugar purchase, may
be used until midnight, July
25, after which stamp No. 6
may be used until midnight,
August 22. i
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Doing His Part
HARRY SELLERS, JrM is
one of *he many youngsters
around Brevard who have
gathered up scrap rubber for
the salvage collection. Harry
is shown on a pile of old rub
ber gathered here, and is ad
ding a five-ounce tire to the
heap. About 71 tons of scrap
rubber and metal have been
gathered in the county in the
present campaign.
TEACHER PROBLEM
FACED BY BOARD;
No Vocational Teachers At
Brevard Or Rosman For
Coming Year
A problem of securing vocation
al agriculture teachers for Brevard
and Rosman high schools is faced
by the county school board, Super
intendent J. B. Jones pointed out
yesterday.
Lt. Randal Lyday, former voca
tional teacher of Brevard, is now
in service stationed at Fort Mon
roe. Lt. B. E. Keisler, who taught
at Rosman last year, is now in
Asheville in charge of a recruiting
office. W. I. Shope, who succeed
ed Lt. Lyday when he was called
last spring, was called into service
on July 10.
With little more than a month
away before the opening of the
county schools, these faculty posi
tions are yet to be filled. The
scarcity of agricultural teachers,
caused by the war, will make it
difficult for the school board to
fill these faculty vacancies.
Vocational teachers are not ex
empted under the Selective Ser
vice, and as many have been call
ed into service, the shortage is
also caused by graduates of agri
cultural colleges in most instances
getting commissions for ROTC
training.
The county schools have much
expensive tooling equipment in
the vocational workshops, placed
by the government, for training
in defense classes now being of
fered in public schools. Unless a
vocational teacher can be secured,
this equipment may be taken away
from Transylvania county.
42 REGISTRANTS
OF BOARD GOING
ARMY INDUCTION
July Call Sending Many
Men From County For
Possible Service
The July call for selectees will
send 37 men from Brevard on
July 25, and five will be sent to
an induction station from other
places, who are registered with the
local board.
Augustine W. Tucker, Jr., of
Brevard is leaving with the group
as a volunteer for officer training.
Ralph R. Gravley, a volunteer of
Brevard, is a transfer from Pick
ens, S. C.
Also transferred from other
boards to leave from here are
Charles Grady Anders, from Cleve
land, Ohio; James Landrum Cox,
from Greenville, S. C.; Clyde W.
Owen, from Thomasville.
Registrants leaving also include:
Brevard — Jack Blanton Ash
worth, William Carl McClung,
Harold Evans Kilpatrick, Maurice
Alonzo Paxton, Kenneth L^nch
King (volunteer), Alvin A. Moore,
Samuel S. Barnett, Robert L. Can
trell, and Durham L. Thorne, Jr.
Brevard, route one—James B.
Middleton, John Sherman Buchan
an, Boyce Whitmire, Richard Fur
man Whitmire, Jerry D. Mann and
Calvin C. Raxter.
Brevard, route two—J. C. Lyday,
Charles Lyday Smith, William
Monroe Owenby and George Ed
ward Buchanan.
Rosman — Richard Whitmire,
Homer C. Bowen, Hilliard E. Fow
ler, Louis A. Morgan, Walton R.
Gillespie, Homer Dodson, Elzie G.
Chapman and Oscar Chappell.
Lake Toxaway — Lawrence W.
Banther.
Balsam Grove — Frank Long
and Troy R. McCall.
Pisgah Forest — Eric D. Reece,
Jr. and Jesse Dotson.
Transferred to other board for
induction — David George Saloli,
Cherokee; Alex Arnold, Franklin;
Tew Carlo Witherspoon, Cherry
ville; Kenneth B. Blevins, Cleve
land, Tenn. and Robert Wallis Orr,
Sonora, Cal.
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Charlotte Grid
Squad Inquires
Camp Site Here
The Central high football squad
of Charlotte has inquired of the
Brevard chamber of commerce for
a possible site in this area for a
pre-season training camp for the
school team.
Coach Vincent Bradford of the
Charlotte high said if a suitable
location could be found, he would
bring 60 boys for a period of Aug
ust 22 until September 6.
Mrs. Ralph R. Fisher, secretary
of the local chamber of commerce,
said inquiries are being made to
locate the Charlotte boys here.
Warblers Will Vie
For War Stamps
If you’re an amateur songster,
well—maybe you’ll win $1 in de
fense stamps.
An amateur contest open to all
singers will be held at the street
dance next Monday night.
Some Want To Climb Mountains,
Others Ride Bikes, In Brevard
Tourists inquiring for informa
tion of. Brevard and the Sapphire
section have varying interests, ac
cording to letters received at the
local chamber of commerce office.
Transylvania county offers every
possible attraction to the summer
vacationists, but inquiries were
made of the following:
A resident of Port Washington,
N. Y., is interested in mountain
climbing and wants to know if
there’s any mountains to climb
around Brevard.
A woman in New Orleans, La.,
asks if there are bicycles to rent
here, and what are the night at
tractions.
A St. Petersburg, Fla., woman
would like to be beside a moun
tain lake with horseback riding
facilities.
A North Carolinian from Oxford
wants to know where he can go
fishing in Transylvania.
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From Indianapolis, Indiana,
comes a letter desiring informa
tion on entertainment here “dur
ing the heated season.”
A man in Detriot, Mich., wants
to come here if there are excur
sion trips to the mountains.
The mayor of Savannah, Ga.,
says to send schedules of bus and
train transportation. i
From Vero Beach, Fla., an in
quiry is made about the first aid
classes for instructors in Brevard.
Other letters have been received
from Washington, D. C.; Joplin,
Mo.; Coral Gables, Fla., and sev
eral cities in the Carolinas and
Georgia asking of varying interests
in what Brevard and Transylvania
county had to offer. Mrs. Ralph R.
Fisher, chamber secretary, says
many letters have been received
from the eastern part of this
state, wanting information on the
Sapphire section.
BELLE FOR VICTORY IN BREVARD
ORGANIZER OF VICTORY BELLES at Brevard College is
Miss Edith Northrop of Charlotte, who is now forming a group of
Belles to “lend morale” to the war effort. Miss Northrop was a
Victory Belle in the Queen City before coming to Brevard to at
tend the summer school session here. (Staff Photo)
Victory Belles At Local
College Help War Effort
Co~eds at Brevard College are going patriotic by form
ing a group of “Victory Belies/’ and the local school is
the first college in Western North Carolina to have such
an organization as is being formed in larger cities at the
LAURELS
To
Mr. McMahan
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When it was suggested to E.
H. McMahan, chairman of the
War Savings staff, that a scroll
of honor be placed at the coun
ty courthouse and unveiled on
“Heroes Day” this Friday, he
immediately went about see
ing that the roll of Transyl
vania boys in service would be
placed here. For his diligence
in pressing the sale of bonds
and stamps, “Laurels of the
Week” to Mr. McMahan.
1,417‘A’CARDS
ISSUED IN COUNTY
Supplementary Applications
Being Received For
Gas Rationing
Basic “A” coupon books for gas
oline rationing were issued to
1,417 automobile owners in Tran
sylvania county last Thursday, ac
cording to the report at the ra
tion board office, with one school
yet to give the number issued.
Only eight “D” cards, for mot
orcycles, were issued in the coun
ty.
Supplementary applications have
already been issued to several,
the board clerk, Mrs. Ernestine
Davis, said. These applications
may be submitted to the board at
any time, but no action will be
taken on them until after July 22,
the board pointed out.
Many persons who apply for
supplementary amounts are going
to be refused, the board said, if
they are not in a pool of at least
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Board Of Pensions
In Annual Meeting
The Transylvania County Pen
sion board held the annual meet
ing here Monday at the courthouse
and checked the pensions that
have been paid to widows of Con
federate soldiers during the year.
The board is composed of R. L.
Gash of Brevard, chairman, T. C.
McCall and E. Gaston Whitmire
of Selica. A meeting is required
in July of every year, and other
times if necessary.
There are at present 14 Confed
erate widows in Transylvania, the
board reports.
present.
The girls will ‘‘lend morale” by
assisting with all programs per
taining to the war effort. Their
first activity was last Saturday
when they helped the Girl Scouts
in selling $200 in war stamps in
the business section.
The belles will be at the “Heroes
Day” program this Friday evening
selling War stamps prior to the
auction of bonds.
Other activities planned by the
Brevard College co-eds are to be
present when groups of selectees
leave for army induction centers.
They will be at the send-off party
here July 25. The girls will also
lend their aid to the USO drive,
which is expected to start here
soon.
Miss Edith Northrop,‘who was a
“Victory Belle” in Charlotte be
fore coming to Brevard, has or
ganized the group. She said yes
terday plans are being made to in
vite student pilots at the Green
ville, S. C., air base to corne here
for a week-end of entertainment.
At The Hospital
Patients reported Wednesday af
ternoon to be in Transylvania Com
munity hospital include: Mrs.
T. J. R. Clarke and infant daugh
ter, Linda Lou, born July 11, Mrs.
Anthony Trantham, Kathleen Tea
gue, Claud Davis, A. J. Price, Mrs.
Mary Hamlin, Mary Emma Hill,
Zelene DeChamps, Ruth Stamey,
Annie Banther, Mrs. Nell Ray,
Mrs. Walter Chappell, Mrs. H. L.
Andrews, Fred Jordan, Everett
Huggins, Helen Bell, Bobby Dav
Bond Be Sold For Every Man
In Service From Transylvania
All men of Transylvania county serving in the armed
forces of the United States will be honored on “American
Heroes Day” here this Friday with the unveiling of an
honor roll in front of the county courthouse, and selling
of a $25 bond for each of the approximately 350 men in
Bond Quota At
Half-Way Mark
The July quota of $30,000 in
War bonds for Transylvania
lacked only $48.75 reaching
the half way mark yesterday,
the War Savings staff an
nounced.
A total of $14,051.25 in
bonds has been sold so far
this month. Chairman E. H.
McMahan of the savings staff
pointed out that more bonds
are usually sold the latter part
of the month than in the first
half, and the quota is expect
ed to be surpassed.
“We would like to sell $10,
000 in bonds here Friday in
recognition of our ‘heroes’ in
the armed services,” the chair
man stated.
COURT WILL LAST
ONLY THREE DAYS
Calendar Announced B y
Clerk; Only Few Civ
il Cases Be Heard
The superior court term to con
vene here July 29 will be a short
session of only three days, Clerk
S. M. McIntosh said yesterday in
announcing the court calendar for
trial of civil cases.
Only a few damage suits and,
motions for divorces will be heard,
by Judge J. H. Clement of Walk-1
erton, who will preside.
The cases on the calendar are:
Wednesday, July 29 — Lucky
Buckner vs. Glen T. Buckner,
Meece vs. Meece, Trotter vs. Trot
ter, Kloetzer vs. Kloetzer, Holden
vs. Holden, Welch vs. Welch, and
McCall vs. McCall.
Thursday, July 30—Kennie Craft
vs. The Paul Revere Ins. Co., Nor
man Edward vs. Chester Brown et
al., Paxton vs. Thompson Veneer
Co., and L. D. Martin vs. Avery
Justice.
Friday, July 31—Rockwood vs.
Wood, Transylvania county vs. 0.
L. Erwin et al., and Fetzer vs.
Campbell.
Methodist To Hear
Dr. F. West Sunday
Dr. Frank H. West, director of
finance of the board of education
of the Methodist church, from
Nashville, Tenn., will preach Sun
day morning at the Methodist
church here at 11 o’clock.
Dr. West is working in Western
North Carolina for three weeks in
the interest of Brevard College.
A series of sound motion pic
tures on Bible subjects will be
gin at the Methodist church on
Sunday evening, according to Dr.
E. P. Billups, pastor. The subjects
will be “How We Got Our Bible”
and “A Tour of the Holy Land.”
County Jail Painted On Interior
But 'Israel* Scribbles On Wall
Except for scribblings of Israel
Baldy Clark, the Transylvania
county jail would be spic and
span at the present time.
The jail has only recently been
repainted in the interior, from the
cell blocks on the top floor to the
furnace rooms in the cellar, at
cost of approximately $400. The
entire cost however was for ma
terial, as labor cost came free of
charge when a prisoner was found
to be a painter.
But Israel spoiled some of the
work.
The cells have been painted
with washable paint of dull green
and white. So clean is the inter
ior, until the county lock-up is said
to be among the best in the state
along health standards.
However, when Israel Clark, who
said he was from Pine Bluff, Ark.,
was placed in the jail for disturb
ing the peace, he proceeded to
leave his “calling card” on tlie
walls. Israel scribbled with pencil
in part English and part Jewish
language. County officers are still
trying to decipher what he wrote,
but it seems to be mostly about the
childhood rhyme, “A Tisket, A
Tasket.”
Israel also wrote that the police
everywhere had laughed at him
since the murder of his wife in
1930, and said the World War was
caused when the officers would
pay him no heed.
The “crazy Jew", as they called
him, is supposed to be well on his
way back to Pine Bluff, but it’s
going to take some hard scrub
bing to take his markings off the
otherwise immaculate walls of the
local jail.
service from this county.
A special program has been ar
ranged by E. H. McMahan, War
savings staff chairman, to begin
at 7:15 p. m. at the courthouse here
tomorrow evening. The Ecusta
band will play patriotic music
prior to the unveiling program and
selling of bonds.
The honor roll of Transylvania
men in service has been placed on
the courthouse lawn, and each man
to enter the Army, Navy or Ma
rines will have his name added.
This honor list is to be unveiled
by W. J. Wallis, post commander
of the American Legion here.
A $25 bond will be sold for each
name on the roll, and will be by
auction. For instance, a $100 bond
would be for four names on the
list, and the sale will continue un
til all men are accounted for. As
sisting in issuing bond applica
tions will be employes of the post
office, Tansylvania Trust company,
and Building and Loan association.
The “Heroes Day” program is
being sponsored by the Kiwanis
and Lions clubs, American Legion,
Junior Chamber of Commerce, Wo
men’s Civic club, Chamber of
Commerce, Order of Moose, and
War Savings Staff.
The Rev. B. W. Thomason, pas
tor of the First Baptist church,
will have a brief memorial service
honoring the men who have died
in service—Richard Enloe, Charles
Mull and Albert Kilpatrick.
Mr. McMahan said yesterday
plans are being made to exceed
the quota of $8,750 in bond sales
for the day if possible.
BANK DEPOSITS
INCREASE HERE
Gain Shown For Transylva
nia Trust Company In
Recent Report
The Transylvania Trust company
has $86,799 more in deposits for the
June 30th report of this year than
in 1941, according to the quarterly
statement of condition.
Deposits now totaling $754,596.44,
compared with $667,797.44 at the
end of six months last year.
Loans have been decreased dur
ing the year, as they now amount
to $231,885.57, as of $242,706.85 a
year ago. Holdings of U.S., N. C.,
state, county and municipal bonds
remain about the same.
The bank has cash and due from
other banks in the amount of $418,
047.53, which is an increase of $98,
105.48 during the past year.
The Transylvania Trust company
las $25,000 in capital stock common,
and 23,500 capital stock preferred.
The surplus is now $15,000, and
was $12,500 on June 30, 1941.
Officers of the bank are C. W„
Pickelsimer, president; R. J. Duck
worth, vice-president and cashier,,
and Karl Bosse, assistant cashier.
Directors are F. D. Clement, Lewis
P. Hamlin, C. R. McNeely, W. L.
Mull, Jos. S. Silversteen, Mr. Pick
elsimer and Mr. Duckworth.
ENON CHURCH WILL
HAVE MEET SUNDAY
The Enon Baptist church will
have a special meeting Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock when busi
ness at the close of the associa
tional year will be considered, ac
cording to the pastor, Rev. W. S.
Price.
“We cannot have all we want
if our soldiers and sailors are to
have all they need.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt