Vol. 25: No. 30.
The Transylvania Times
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Rush On Gasoline Made
Tuesday Before Ration
By Coupons In Effect
Commercial Applications
Not Here But Temporary
Books Issued
A rush to fill gasoline tanks,
jars, jugs, and even barrels with
gasoline, before the new ration
card went into effect yesterday,
was seen here Tuesday as lines of
automobiles waited at pumping
stations late in the day to get all
they could before the “gas for
coupons” was started.
It appeared that no one had
used their entire ration card is
sued last May, as all vehicles were
getting a “full tank.” At least one
station reported a request to fill
a 50-gallon barrel of fuel, and even
B-3 cards originally only allowed
57 gallons.
Most filling stations had sold
out of gas by Tuesday night. There
was some gasoline in town yester
day however.
Under the new rationing pro
gram, vehicle owners must have
coupons to get gas, as the emerg
ency plan began last May as “an
agreement that the card holder
will observe the rules and regula
tions governing gasoline rationing”
was not successful.
Application forms for commer
cial vehicles had still not been re
ceived here yesterday, but Mrs.
Ernestine Davis, clerk, had been,
advised from Raleigh to issue tem
porary books for trucks. Commer
cial owners are now being regis
tered by the board.
Only one supplementary gaso
line card had been issued yester
day, but others had been approved,
Mrs. Davis said. These included
both “B” and “C” cards, she said,
and applications are being taken
for supplementary7 gas.
Persons who failed to get “A”
cards in the firs* registration may
apply for coupon books beginning
Saturday, according to Mrs. Davis.
HOSPITAL DAY
BE WEDNESDAY
FROM 3 TO 6
Hospital Day will be observed
at Transylvania Community hos
pital next Wednesday afternoon
from 3 to 6 o’clock, announcement
was made yesterday by Mrs. J. B.
Pickelsimer, chairman of the hos
pital committee of the Women’s
Civic club, sponsor of the annual
event.
Needed articles listed by Miss
Myrtice Dillard, superintendent of
the hospital, include: Set of silver,
baking sheets, coffee pot, percola
tor, trays, sauce pans (small), po
tato ricer, set tins for coffee, sug
ar, refrigerator pans, baby shirts
and bands.
An invitation is extended the
public to attend the tea and to in
spect the new hospital and equip
ment and to bring any of the above
mentioned needed articles or other
useful supplies.
Club Sponsoring
Sale War Stamps
War stamps will again be sold in
business houses of Brevard this
Saturday, sponsored by the Wo
men’s Civic club, according to Mrs.
Oliver Orr, president.
All store managers have been re
quested to have stamps for sale
Saturday, Mrs. Orr said, and local
women will be in the stores sell
ing the War stamps all day.
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Any Man Not On
Honor Roll Here?
The large number of vol
unteers from Transylvania
county is noted in the listing
of the honor roll of men in
service that was erected on
i the courthouse lawn here,
as many volunteers were left
off because their names
could not be secured.
Several names are yet to
be added to the roll, and any
one knowing a man in ser
vice whose name is not list
< ed has been requested to
leave the name at the office
of The Transylvania Times.
When the honor roll is
brought up to date, it will be
the first complete listing of
Transylvania service men.
Other names will be added
from time to time as men
are inducted.
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RURAL AREAS ADD
13 MORE TONS TO
SCRAP GATHERING
Salvage Chairman Says
Trucks Will Collect
From Residences
Collection of scrap metal and
rubber in the rural communities
of Transylvania county continued
this week with over 13 tons of sal
vage being gathered to swell the
amount to 3 tons of scrap having
been collected in the past three
weeks by WPA trucks, according
to co-chairman Julian A. Glazener
of the county salvage committee.
Chairman Howard D. Wyatt of
the salvage committee said yester
day the garbage trucks of Brevard
would collect old metal, rubber,
paper and rags left in front of resi
dences on Monday and Wednes
days.
Mr. Glazener said there were
still some rural sections where sal
vage collections are to be made,
but he declared that every area of
the county would be combed of
scrap before the campaign con
cludes.
The WPA reported truck col
lections from the following places
this week:
Brevard, route one—4,252 pounds
of metal and 464 of rubber, from
L. L. Winchester, J. B. Whitmire,
J. 0. Mullenax, Eliza Williams, J.
B. Kilpatrick, E. Carl Allison, Mrs.
Jasper Moore, E. Paxton, Alice
Wood Paxton, Betty Bryson and
Howard Hendrick.
Lake Toxaway—15,229 pounds of
metal and 447 of rubber, from Rob
ert Wilson, M. 0. McCall, Clyde
Brooks, C. W. Henderson, Lee Mil
ler, Clara Fisher, Mrs. R. T. Fish
er, Susie S. Jordan, Robert Wil
son, Floyd King, T. C. McCall, Ola
S. McCall and Mrs. Clyde McCall.
Sapphire—6,588 pounds of metal
from Walter Fugate.
WAR THEME HERE
AT FARM PICNIC
All-Day Event Next Wednes
day Begins 10 A. M. At
High School
A war theme will permeate the
annual Farmers Federation picnic
here next Wednesday, July 29,
which begins at 10 a. m. with an
all-day program at the Brevard
high school.
Jas. K. McClure, president of
the federation, will discuss the
farmer’s part in the national war
effort. The sale of War bonds and
stamps will be stressed, and 4-H
club members will have a booth
for the sale of stamps.
The picnic, which annually at
tracts approximately 1,000 persons,
will have several musicians playing,
and the Farmers Federation string
band will also be here. Prizes will
be awarded winners in the musi
cal contests.
All attending will bring their
own basket lunches, the federation
said. An attempt is being made to
get watermelons for the event.
Selling War stamps will be
Grace Allison, Vivian Glazener,
Carlos Cassell, and Robert Gilles
pie, all 4-H club members.
Legion Post Has
Resolution For
Military Drill
The Monroe Wilson American
Legion post unanimously approved
a resolution at a meeting here
Tuesday night that the Legion train
Juniors and Seniors of the Bre
vard high school in elementary
military drills when school opens
for the next session, according to
W. J. Wallis, post commander.
The drills would be given, Mr.
Wallis said, provided details could
be worked out with the county
board of education and the War
department.
The junior chamber of commerce
heard a talk by Joseph C. McDar
ris on work of the FSA at the
regular meeting Tuesday evening,
when 19 were present, including
four new members—G. H. Farley,
Wm. C. Banks, Howard Pless and
Gudger Fortner.
TORPEDO BOATS ESCORT U, S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER
A U. S. AIRGRAFT CARRIER presents an impressive sight as she steams majestically out to sea, es
corted part of the way on her journey by two speeding torpedo boats. Carriers, since the battle of Mid
way, are playing increasingly important roles in keeping open our far-flung, numerous sea supply lines.
'County Heroes’ Honored With Purchase Of
$12,600 War Bonds Here As Roll Unveiled
LAURELS
To
Co-Chairmen
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Co-chairmen Julian A. Glaz
ener and Howard D. Wyatt of
the salvage campaign in Tran
sylvania have given much
of their time and service to
the collection of old metal and
rubber in the present drive,
am. 10 them, “Laurels of the
Week.”
TOURISTS SEEK
RESPITE FROM
LOWLAND HEAT
Hot weather “down-country”,
and last week-end of “no rationed”
gasoline before new gas coupons
went into effect, caused an increase
in vacationists coming to Brevard
during the past week.
But tourists were coming not
only by automobile—the local bus
office reports “considerable in
crease” of travelers arriving here.
The Franklin hotel reports “as
many guests here as last year.”
The Pierce-Moore had a full regis
tration last week-end. The Wal
termire said an increase in trans
ients was noted for the week-end.
Temperatures of over 100 de
grees were reported in some south
ern cities. The first Camp Croft
death from sunstroke occured at
Spartanburg last Friday when Pvt.
C. E. Brissette of Rhode Island
died when he collapsed after a
hike with his company.
A rehearsal of the Holy City
cantata will be this evening at
7:30 at the First Baptist church.
July Quota Is Now $7,000
Short Of Being Reached
After 504 Bonds Sold
Bonds with a maturity value of
$12,600 were sold at the “Heroes
Day” program here last Friday
evening, when the honor roll of
Transylvania men in service was
unveiled on the courthouse lawn.
Each Transylvania man in the
armed forces was honored with
the purchase of an $18.75 War
bond, and 504 were sold in less
than an hour.
The bond sqie brought the coun
ty’s total foir’the month to $23,
107.50 in War bonds, and left al
most $7,000 remaining to be sold
this month to reach the $30,000
quota.
E. H. McMahan, chairman of the
county War Savings staff, presided
for the program and the sale of
War bonds. The Ecusta band play
ed the national anthem to begin
the program at 7:30, and after
bond sales were closed, “America”
was sung by the approximately
500 present, accompanied by the
band.
W. J. Wallis, post commander of
the American Legion, said in un
veiling the honor roll, “These men
are doing their jobs; may we also
do our jobs on the home front.”
A memorial talk honoring three
service men who have died—Rich
ard Enloe, Charles Mull and Al
bert Kilpatrick—was made by the
Rev. B. W. Thomason of the First
Baptist church. Rev. Mr. Thomas
on pointed out Patrick Henry’s
famous slogan, but said ours might
be, “Give us victory, or give us
death.” He said, “We are in this
war till we win.” He called the
men who died “heroes of the coun
ty,” and, “They gave their lives
that their country might fulfil a
destiny.”
The attractive honor roll—in red,
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‘Jinx’ Two - Spots
Used To Buy Bond
Unlucky $2 bills owned by
Miss Helen Owen of Brevard
may mean hard luck for the
Nazis, as Miss Owen purchas
ed an $18.75 War bond this
week with nine bills of this
denomination, and 75 cents.
Miss Owen had been sav
ing the $2 bills for the past
six years. All of them had
one or more corners torn
off by superstitious own
ers.
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FLOWER SHOW TO
BE AUGUST 7 IN
GYM OF COLLEGE
The annual flower show spon
sored by the Women’s Civic club
will be in the Brevard College
gymnasium on August 7, and will
be open to the public from 2 to
10 p. m., the general chairman of
the show, Mrs. E. L. Happ, said
yesterday.
The classification list for the
one-day event will be in The Times
next week, and will include nine
sections with many sub-divisions.
The show will feature roses, glad
ioli, dahlias, annuals, perennials,
and will have sections for men
only, and children only.
Committee chairmen of the show
will be Mrs. Flax Lawrence, prizes;
Mrs. Earl Bryant, door, and Miss
Bill Aiken, children’s exhibit.
Entries will be received from
8:30 to 11 a. m. on the day of the
show, and judging will begin at
noon.
An art exhibit of Miss Lorene
Payne, sponsored by the Garden
club in cooperation with the flower
show, will be featured.
HERO ‘IDEAL CAMPER’ HERE
COLIN P. KELLY WON CAROLINA MEDAL
conn if. Keny, Jr., lirst hero of
World War II, attended Camp Car
olina here in 1925, winning the
gold medal given in his age group
for camp spirit, and made an
“ideal camper”, according to D.
Meade Bernard, who has been di
recting the camp here for 21 years.
“He was a typical American
boy,” Mr. Meade reminisces of
Captain Kelly. “His outstanding
trait was a continual smiling coun
tenance.”
At a recent memorial service at
the camp, Dr. W. Taliafero Thomp
son announced to a surprised
group of campers that Colin had
attended Carolina and won the
highest honor which the camp
could give.
When news was first flashed
over America that Captain Colin
P. Kelly had sunk the Japanese
battleship Haruna, and crashed
with his plane when it was damag
ed by shell fire because of almost
crash-diving the ship, Mr. Bernard
said, “He was one of my boys.”
But upon checking the camp files,
together with incorrect informa
tion circulated in a syndicate ar
ticle about Colin’s boyhood, the
director doubted he was Hie same
because of an error in the files,
on the Kelly’s address. After
camp opened here recently, how
ever, the correspondence files re
vealed the fact that Colin was the
boy whom Mr. Bernard remember
ed.
Dr. Thompson said in his memor
ial address, “On this day we re
member our heroes—those whose
names shine like stars in the story
of our country’s life ... it is fit
ting that we should gather about
our flag today to honor great men,
and to draw strength from their
achievements.
“A roll that is long,, indeed,
might be read . . . but I should
rather tell the story of one man,
Colin P. Kelly, Jr., whom Life
(magazine) designates ‘The first
American hero of World War
II,’
“When on the tenth of Decem
ber the Japanese attacked the Phil
lipines in force he was in the air
to meet them. So low did he fly
as he let his bombs fall on the
enemy’s battleship, that first re
ports pictured him as having al
most crash-dived on the Haruna.
Despite heavy anti-aircraft fire and
the blocking of Zero fighters, he
made direct hits with three bombs
and damaged the ship so severe
ly, leaving her, according to Gen
eral MacArthur’s communique, ‘in
flames and in distress,” that we
have not been quite sure whether
she was sunk, or put out of com
mission for a long while.
“On his way back, with his plane
full of hcles and losing altitude,
he called to his crew to bail out.
One by one they let go, as he kept
the ship steady; but he went down
with his plane. The last thing his
co-pilot remembers was Captain
Kelly calling to his gunners to ‘do
their stuff.’
“In 1925, the second year of
camp, there were some interesting
boys here ... A nine year-old
boy, who shacked in 31 Left, won
the gold medal given to the best
camper in the Mite division. His
name was—Colin P. Kelly, Jr.”
The Mites in Shack 31 are espec
ially proud of where they bunk.
They are Ollie Smithwick and Tom
Inglesby, of Greenville, S. C.; Ted
Powell and “Skipper” Donnelly, of
Spartanburg, S. C., and “Rusty”
Cotton of Houston, Texas.
Tax Rates Of County And
Town Of Brevard Would Be
Reduced Under Estimates
TRANSPORTATION
IN BREVARD TO
BE CONSIDERED
Committee Named And Will
Meet Tonight To Discuss
Travel Needs
R. F. Bennett, chairman of the
transportation committee here and
local administrator of transporta
tion, called a meeting for this
Thursday night at 8 o’clock in the
courthouse of members of the com
mittee, who were announced yes
terday by Mayor Carl Hardin.
This is the first meeting of the
“mayor’s transportation commit
tee , and plans will be formulated
to attain the results desired by the
office of defense transportation
according to Mr. Bennett. “Every
thing possible will be done to as
sure necessary transportation dur
ing the war,” the chairman assert
ed.
The transportation committee is
to arrange local transportation, if
possible, whereby most automobile
tires will not be worn out by next
year.
Members of the committee se
lected represent industries, busi
nesses, and institutions. They are:
J. B. Jones, R. T. Kimzey, J. e!
Rufty, E. F. Tilson, Homer Col
trane, Geo. Wheeler, Ralph Fisher,
Harold Norwood, W. F. Short, Wal
ter Straus, W. P. Jordan, Ralph
Ramsey, B. H. Freeman, J. W.
Smith, Charlie Mull.
Also, J. R. Denton ,Robert Kap
pers, C. G. Jones, Roland Wilber,
R. E. Matthews. Goode Loftis,
Frank McLean, E. V. Dillingham,
Austin Hogsed, A. M. Paxton, D.
T. Abercrombie, Alex Patterson,
Ashe Macfie, C. B. Scott, Alan Brit
tain, and Jim Anderson.
Karl Straus will serve as secre
tary of the committee.
SELECTEES WILL
LEAVE SATURDAY
Going To Induction Station
For Examination; Will
Return Here
A group of Transylvania selec
tees will be sent to an Army in
duction center Saturday morning,
and will return here after two days
in a new system for the drafting
of men.
Those who pass examinations at
the induction station will be giv
en an automatic leave of absence
of two weeks, and will return to
Brevard with those who are not ac
cepted for army service. After
the leave, those selected will be
given a send-off on a special bus
in two weeks time.
Three volunteers are leaving
with the group, and they are Henry
Ford Riddle, Kenneth Lynch King
and Ralph R. Gravely, all of Bre
vard. Augustine W. Tucker, Jr.,
of Brevard is a volunteer candidate
for officers training.
David George Saloli, a Chero
kee Indian registered with the
board here, is being transferred to
the Cherokee board for induction.
Other transfers are Alex Arnold,
Franklin; T. C. Witherspoon,
Cherryville; K. B. Blevins, Cleve
land, Tenn., and R. W. Orr, Sonora,
Cal.
Registrants leaving are J. B. Ash
worth, W. C. McClung, A. M. Pax
ton, A. A. Moore, S. S. Barnett,
R. L. Cantrell, J. B. Middleton, J.
S. Buchanan, Boyce Whitmire, R.
F. Whitmire, J. D. Mann, C. C. Bax
ter, J. C. Lyday, C. L. Smith, W.
M. Owenby, G. E. Buchanan, Rich
ard Whitmire, H. C. Bowen, H. E.
Fowler, L. A. Morgan, W. R. Gil
lespie, Homer Dodson, E. G. Chap
man, Oscar Chappell, L. W. Ban
ther, Frank Long, T. R. McCall, E.
D. Reece, Jr., Jesse Dotson, C .G.
Anders, J. L. Cox, and C. W. Owen.
Wood, Ex-Sheriff,
Rosman Policeman
Tom Wood, former sheriff of
Transylvania county, assumed his
duties on July 15 as policeman at
Rosman.
He succeeds Roy Stockton, who
went to Pennsylvania to work in
a defense plant.
County Is Cut Seven Cents
And Town Five Cents In
Rate Based on Value
Estimate tax rates for Transyl
vania county and the Town of Bre
vard call for a slight reduction in
taxes for 1942, according to esti
mate budgets announced today.
The county rate of 1.62 for 1941
would be reduced to 1.55 under the
estimated taxes for 1942, Of thi^
.70 would be for operating expenses
and .85 for the debt service fund.
This compares with .62 for operat
ing expenses last year and $1.00
for the debt service fund.
The town budget estimate, based
on a valuation of $2,350,000, would
be a reduction of two cents on gen
eral expense fund to .75, and three
cents on debt service fund to .70.
The budget requirements esti
mated for the town is a reduction
from $53,812.52 in general ex
pense fund to $41,345.06.
The total budget requirements
for the county is $131,009.93,
while it was $139,793 last year.
The bonded debt of the county
has been decreased, as shown in
the financial statement by Ear
leene L. Poindexter, acting county
accountant. The 1941 report gave
the debt as $1,654,804.99, and this
year the debt is $1,563,516.76. The
1941 tax levy is $94,683.97, com
pared with $88,247.47 in 1940.
The financial statement of the
county, and the budget estimate
of the Town of Brevard appear in
this issue of The Times.
COURT TERM OF
JULY-AUGUST TO
CONVENE 27TH
The “usual number” of criminal
cases will be heard at the July
August term of superior court con
vening here next Monday, July 27,
according to S. M. McIntosh, clerk
of court. He said about 60 are
listed to be tried.
Mr. McIntosh said yesterday
there was a misunderstanding
among some jurors over the length
of the court term. He pointed out
the court calendar announced last
week was only for civil cases, and
did not apply for criminal trials.
The clerk said the jurors drawn
were expected to be here both
weeks of the court term.
Judge J. H. Clement of Walker
ton will be presiding on the bench,
and Solicitor C. 0. Ridings of For
est City will represent the State.
Women Versus Men
In Baseball Game
A baseball game between women
of the Red Cross chapter here,
and men of the American Legion
post, is being arranged for Fri
day, July 31, on the Brevard Col
lege diamond, officials of the Red
Cross and Legion said yesterday.
The women will be dressed as
men, and the men as women, if
arrangements of the game are com
pleted, Post Commander W. J. Wal
lis of the Legion said. The game
will be for the benefit of the Red
Cross and Legion.
Nutrition Class -4 4
To Begin In Fall
Red Cross Nutrition classes will
not be started in Brevard until
the Fall, Mrs. W. P. Jordan said
yesterday, because of other activi
ties here during the summer sea
son.
All interested in taking the nu
trition course when it begins
should send a postal card to Box
127, Brevard, Mrs. Jordan said.
He Sees Snakes—
But They’re Real
Copperhead snakes like
Noah Jones’ residence at
Lake Toxaway, but Mr. Jones
doesn’t relish the snakes.
Recently, a serpent bit him
on the hand when he was
building a fire in his fire
place. Mr. Jones was given
medical treatment and stay
ed with Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Miller for three weeks.
Returning home this week,
Mr. Jones found another cop
perhead in his house, and it
was the third he has killed
inside the house this year.
Anybody with a good snake
trap might see Mr. Jones.