VICTORY
UNITED
STATES
Vol. 52: No. 32.
The Transylvania Times
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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PRACTICE BLACKOUT FOR COUNTY TO BE MONDAY NIGHT
USO War Fund Drive To
Raise $1,000 Is Beginning
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One-day Drive Is Set For
Brevard Monday; Break
fast Rally Planned
The USO War Fund drive to
raise $1000 in Transylvania is be
ginning this week, with solicita
tions to be made in the rural
communities, in industries, and
throughout Brevard, according to
Chairman F. Brown Carr.
In Brevard, a one-day drive will
be made next Monday, with teams
of workers gathering at a rally
breakfast at the Pierce-Moore hotel
at 8:30, after which they will so
licit in town.
Mrs. Fred Holt is in charge of
the residential division of the USO
campaign, ancf will have women to
call at the homes for donations.
John Ford heads the business divi
sion of the drive, and is arranging
teams of men to solicit at stores
and offices. Jas. B Anderson is
chairman for the Town of Brevard.
Geo. Wheeler is chairman of the
industrial division, and all indus
tries are expected to make dona
tions to him, with the exception of
the Ecusta corporation, which is
in charge of Harry H. Straus.
Julian A. Glazener, county agent,
is chairman of the county division,
and he said yesterday community
leaders are being contacted to ac
cept contributions from rural com
munities.
Rev. B. W. Thomason is treasur
er of the USO for Transylvania
county, and will accept checks or
cash contributions at any time to
the fund which is used to aid the
soldiers and sailors. (An editorial
in this issue explains the USO
work.)
USO posters were placed in Bre
vard this week by Victory Belles
of Brevard college.
BUDGET ADOPTED
BY COUNTY BOARD
Approves Decrease In Tax
Rate To $1.55; Hears
Road Petition
County commissioners approved
the operating budget for the fis
cal year beginning July 1, 1942,
and ending June 30, 1943, at their
regular monthly session here Mon
day.
This officially set the tax rate
at $1.55 for a seven cents reduc
tion from the previous year. The
rate was decreased for all funds,
with the exception of the school
supplemental fund, and the county
general fund remaining the same.
The commissioners explained the
difference of the increased 19 cents
for the school fund was caused be
cause back tax estimate of last
year was higher, and with more
back taxes being paid, not as much
revenue can be obtained from this
source. In reality, the increase
in the total school fund is only
$1,963 over last year, which is for
the debt service on the Pisgah For
est school building. General op
erating expenses of the schools re
main practically the same.
Other business of the commis
sioners included a road petition,
signed by 33 persons, for main
tenance of Owen street in North
Brevard outside the city limits. The
commissioners approved this peti
tion and forwarded it to the State
Highway commission in Raleigh,
although the road commission had
previously asked the commission
ers not to approve further road
petitions.
CLUB TO HAVE DANCE
A round dance will be given at
the Brevard Country club on Fri
day evening, August 21, for the
benefit of the club.
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Gas Price Cut
Stations Here
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Filling stations here and
over Eastern America reduc
ed the price of gasoline two
and a half cents yesterday,
on order of the OPM.
Regular gas had been sell
ing for 27.4 cents here, and
is now 24.9 cents, or a re
duction from $1.10 to $1.00
for the four gallons allowed
on a coupon. High-test gaso
line was reduced from 29.4
to 26.9 cents.
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SCHOOL OPENING
DATE ANNOUNCED
HERE AUGUST 26
Begins Wednesday Allow
Thanksgiving Holiday
And Election Day
Schools of Transylvania county
will open on August 26, Superin
tendent J. B. Jones said yesterday.
The time of opening has not
been set, he said, because some
changes might be made in bus
schedules and hours of school work
might be changed from yast year.
The teachers of Brevard schools
will meet at the high school here
on Tuesday morning; August 25.
The complete list of county teach
ers will be given next week, ac
cording to Mr. Jones.
Two resignations in the local
elementary school have been an
nounced by the superintendent,
which makes five of the last two
weeks. Mrs. Ann Weaver Harring
ton, who taught in the fourth
grade, is married and now lives in
Columbia, S. C. Miss Edna Earle
Nar.ney, first grade teacher last
year, has resigned after accepting
employment at Ecusta. Resigna
tions of last week were Mrs. R. C.
Cassada of Penrose, and Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Wike of Brevard.
School is beginning on Wednes
day, Mr. Jones explained, to allow
two days for Thanksgiving and one
day for election. Exactly half of
the school term will be completed
by Christmas holidays, he pointed
out, which will be for two weeks
beginning December 18.
The general school work will be
about on the same plan of last
year, Mr. Jones said. The athletic
program is being curtailed, and
will include a restricted football
season.
Methodist Church
To Pay Off Debt
The Brevard Methodist church
has $4,067 towards a drive to raise
$5,000 to pay off the church debt,
according to church officers yester
day.
This amount was pledged from
Sunday through yesterday, and the
drive will continue until the church
can be freed of debt, it was under
stood. All funds are expected to
be in by October 2, and the mort
gage will be burned the last Sun
day before conference.
COUNTY TIRE QUOTA SET
Transylvania’s tire and tube
quotas for August were announced
yesterday as follows:
New tires,5; recapped, 24; tubes,
17, for automobiles; truck tires,
29; recapped, 39, and tubes, 35.
NEW TROOPSHIP OF THE SKY IN FIRST FLIGHT
SHOWN IN FLIGHT FOR the first time is the world’s largest twin-engined, airline type of
military transport plane, the 25-ton Curtiss Commando. Note how it dwarfs its tiny protective es
cort, a Curtiss Warhawk fighter plane. Officially known as the C-64, the huge plane will be used
to speed large numbers of troops, one or more reconnaissance cars and field artillery to critical
points in the United Nations battle zones.
War Bonds Totaling $36,705 Purchased In
County In July; August Quota Is $19,200
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Times Has More
Readers In ’42
Newsstand sales of The
Transylvania Times in July,
compared with a year ago,
reveal the newspaper sold
four times as many copies
this past month.
The circulation list of The
Times has also shown a con
tinued growth. The news
paper wishes to thank its
growing list of readers, and
subscriptions are gladly re
ceived.
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Dr. Newland Goes
To Army Field In
Kentucky Monday
Brevard's first medical doctor to
be called for Army service is Dr. j
Charles Logan Newland, who re
ports next Monday in Louisville,
Ky., for active duty at Bowman
Field.
Dr. Newland volunteered for
service some time ago because of’
the shortage of doctors in the
army, however, telegrams of com
plaint against his being called were
sent by individuals and organiza
tions when he received orders of
being called.
The Brevard doctor is chief of
staff of the Transylvania Commun
ity hospital, elder of the Presbyter
ian church, and member of the Ki
wanis club. He has also been
county health officer and chairman
of the county board of education.
Baptist Association Opens
Spirited Session Yesterday
The Transylvania Baptist asso
ciation of 26 churches had prob
ably the most spirited opening
since the last war when a two
day session began yesterday morn
ing at 10 o’clock at the Turkey
Creek church.
The keynote was the duty of the
churches and their responsibili
ties as the country girds itself for
war. Many of the speakers and
delegates were veterans of the last
war. Among them were S. F. Mc
Auley, pastor of Brevard Second,
who was in the A.E.F., and also
E. R. Pendleton, of Brevard and
M. A. Huggins of Raleigh, who
were speakers yesterday.
Rev. Chas. A. Leonard of North
China, Manchuria and Hawaii, who
is home because of the war, was
asked to speak yesterday after
noon.
Rev. J. L. Underwood, modera
tor, opened the session and Rev.
W. H. Whitlock led devotionals
with appropriate remarks. Rev.
McAuley preached at 11:30 on
“The Qualifications of a Watch
f man.”
Rev. M. A. Adams of Raleigh,
made a striking speech on need
ed improvements in camps for our
boys, and pointed out how much
better they were under prohibi
tion of Wilson’s day. Rev. M. A.
Huggins spoke on the same gen
eral theme.
Officers elected at the Wednes
day afternoon session for the en-i
suing year were: T. C. Henderson,
moderator; J. A. Anderson, vice
moderator; N. L. Ponder, clerk;
Ed McGaha, treasurer and histor
ian; Fred Monteith, Sunday school
superintendent; Mrs. J. A. Ander
son, W. M. U. director; Miss Helen
Owen, B. T. U. director; Lloyd
Cantrell, Lord’s Acre director;
Miss Lorena Merrill, Daily Vaca
tion Bible school director.
Routine committee work took
second place. An excellent din
ner was provided despite the rain.
Sessions went on into today with
other speakers expected. Dr.
Smith Hagaman wired he could
not arrive till today to represent
the new Baptist State hospital at
Winston-Salem.
The afternoon session closed I
with an inspirational address by
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Leonard,
missionaries to China for 30 years.
Speakers to be heard today in
clude A. E. Hampton, C. W. Hen
derson, J. W. Glazener, Mrs. E.
R. Pendleton, T. C. Henderson and
Rev. B. W. Thomason.
Post Office At Pisgah For
est Leads County Sales;
Many sold Heroes Day
A War bond quota of $19,200 has
been assigned Transylvania coun
ty for the month of August, Chair
man E. H. McMahan of the War
savings staff sakd yesterday, after
Transylvania passed the $30,000
quota of last month by $6,705.50.
This county did better than the
average over the nation, Mr. Mc
Mahan points out, as several
places did not attain their quotas.
Transylvania has three times gone
over the assigned quotas.
The $11,000 quota in May re
sulted in $27,677 maturity value
of War bonds being sold. In June,
the quotas were changed to ac
tual sales value and the county
passed a $17,200 quota by purchas
ing $25,200 in bonds. The total
July sales were $36,705.50.
Issuing agents reported the fol
lowing sales last month:
Pisgah Forest post office, $13.
500; Brevard Federal Savings and
Loan association, $10,575; Tran
sylvania Trust company, $7,061.75;
Brevard post office, $5,231.25, and
Rosman post office, $337.50.
Highlight of the bond drive in
July was the observance of “Amer
ican Heroes Day” here, when $12,
600 in War bonds were sold to
honor the list of men in service
from this county. This sale helped
Transylvania surpass the July
quota.
15 ACCEPTED FOR
ARMY INDUCTION
Leave In Two Groups Next
Monday And Tuesday
For Fort Jackson
Selectees accepted for the army,
after an examination at Fort Jack
son, S. C., two weeks ago, will
leave here next Monday and Tues
day in two groups, according to
the local draft board.
Only 15 men of the 32 who went
to the induction station in July
were accepted, and nine of them
will leave Monday at 12:10 p. m.
for Fort Jackson, with other six
leaving at the same hour on Tues
day.
Going Monday by bus will be
Acting Corporal Alex Arnold of
Franklin, Jas. B. Middleton of Bre
vard; Jesse Doston of Pisgah For
est, Elzie Chapman of Rosman,
Homer C. Bowen of Rosman, Eric
D. Reese, Jr., of Pisgah Forest,
Louis A. Morgan of Rosman, Jer
ry D. Mann and Clyde W. Owen
of Brevard.
Leaving Tuesday are Acting
Corporal Maurice A. Paxton, Wil
liam M. Owenby, John Riddle and
Chas. G. Anderson, of Brevard,
and Lawrence W. Banther of Lake
Toxaway.
Mr. John Hudson left Tuesday
for Fontana Dam, where he will
be safety engineer with the TVA.
Mrs. Hudson and children expect
to join him at Fontana in the near
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Wants To Join
Like Brothers
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Casey Owen of Rosman
lacks only a year being old
enough to volunteer for ser
vice, but he is looking for
ward to wearing a uniform
as do his three older broth
ers.
Maurice and Clyde Owen
are in the Army, and Cur
tis Owen is in the Navy.
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Ration Board Is
Moved To Office
On E. Main Street
The local ration office moved
this week from the Brevard Ele
mentary school to tfye Breese build
ing on E. Main street, across from
the county courthouse, and will be
open from 9 a. m. to 2 p. m. daily,
except closing at noon on Sat
urday.
Supplementary gas allotments
have been issued by the rationing
board to 64 for “B” cards and 81
for “C” cards, according to Mrs.
Ernestine Davis, clerk. All the “B”
cards have 16 coupons, while the
“C” cards range from 20 to 96 coup
ons, the clerk said.
Service gasoline rationing, for
trucks and taxis, have been grant
ed 137. Gasoline for non highway
use, such as tractors and pumps,
has been granted 65 applicants.
Special allotments have been is
sued 74, who needed gasoline for
emergencies.
Junior Commando
Unit Be Formed
A junior commando unit will
be organized in Brevard, accord
ing to Chairman Howard D. Wy
att of the salvage committee, to
help with the salvage collection.
Dr. E. O. Roland, scoutmaster,
has been appointed in charge of
the junior commandoes, which in
cludes youths between the ages of
12 and 18.
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Wow! How Bonds
Bought With 5c
A bond has been purchas
ed with $2 bills and with
pennies in Transylvania, but
now conies one to top those.
Mrs. Sid Barnett of Pis
gah Forest has been saving
Jefferson nickels, and this
week went into the post of
fice there with 1,500 Jeffer
son five-cent pieces to pur
chase a $100 bond.
MASS MEETINCbT
TONIGHT TO HEAR
PUNS GET SCRAP
Salvage Collection Con
tinues In County In
Rural Communities
A mass meeting of salvage com
mittee members, workers and citi
zens of Transylvania county will
be held tonight, Thursday, in the
courthouse here at 8 o’clock,
Chairman Howard Wyatt of the
salvage committee said yesterday.
Governor Broughton will speak
at 8:30 on a state wide broadcast
on the need of salvage, and Mr.
Wyatt said a radio would be in
stalled in the courthouse to re
ceive the governor’s talk.
James B. Volger, executive sec
retary of salvage collections in
North Carolina, wired Mr. Wyatt
this week asking him to call the
mass meeting, as such meetings
are being held over the state this
evening. North Carolina has been
called upon for 392,000,000 pounds
of scrap metal in the next six
months, Mr. Volger wired.
The salvage collection continues
in the rural areas of Transylvania,
and recent collections have been
made as follows:
Rosman—4,817 pounds of metal
and 374 pounds of rubber, from
G. M. Aiken, Betty Jean Gallo
way, Peri*y Gravely, H. E. Guyer,
John Aiken, J. P. Volrath, G. W.
Dodson, and Lela Powell.
Brevard township and Pisgah
Forest—23,816 pounds metal and
472 of rubber, from Mrs. D. M.
Liverett, R. H. Hale, E. J. Nichol
son, Mrs. W. L. Couch, L. H. Moore,
Charlie Watson, H. V. Hoxit, A. B.
Meece, J. R. Golden, C. S. Hemp
hill, Bruce Glazener, W. D. Dea
ver, J. W. Monteith, W. L. Mor
ris, J. M. Meece, Otis N. Galloway,
Frank Ball, Oscar Owens, Mrs.
Loyd Jones, C. K. Osborne, J. W.
Crary, C. L. Osborne, W. W. Duck
worth and J. N. Siniard.
W. D. Deaver of Brevard con
tributed three tons of metal, for
the largest amount of salvage col
i lected.
181 Employees Of
Ecusta In Service
The Ecusta Paper corporation
now has 181 employees in the
armed forces of the United States,
and the company this week pays
tribute to these men in the Army,
Navy and Marines.
Ecusta employees now working
are doing their part by making
weekly purchases of War Savings
bonds, according to President Har
ry H. Straus.
LIONS LADIES NIGHT
The Brevard Lions club will have
a ladies night program this even
ing, when dinner will be at 7
o’clock at the White Pines camp.
$60,000 Building At Pisgah Forest
May Be Ready For School Opening
The new $60,000 Pisgah Forest
elementary school building may
be completed by the time school
opens, or soon thereafter, accord
ing to W. A. Wilson, WPA super
vison of Transylvania county.
J. B. Jones, school superinten
dent, said yesterday that workers
would rush to completion at least
six classrooms, with the remainder
to be completed after school opens.
The building was begun last Sep
tember as a WPA project spon
sored by the county board of edu
cation. Labor has been furnished
by WPA, with some skilled help
furnished by the sponsor.
Mr. Wilson said yesterday a re
quest for 16 more workers had
been made in order to complete
the building by the first of Sep
tember. This request has been
forwarded to the Raleigh WPA
office, and no report had been
received yesterday.
The school will include eight
classrooms, auditorium, principal’s
room, cafeteria and pantries, stor
age and boiler rooms. The 12-inch
rock w&Us were constructed of
stone from the Looking Glass quar
ry in this county. The building
is 57 by 200 feet, and will be
heated by steam-heat.
The Pisgah Forest school had
an enrollment last year of approxi
mately 200, according to Mr. Jones,
and Miss Annie May Patton is
principal.
SIREN, WHISTLES
Will BE SOUNDED
AS SIGNALS HERE
Civilian Defense Officials
Be In Complete Charge
For Test
Transylvania’s first practice
blackout will probably be next
Monday night, sometime between
9 and 11 o’clock, it was announced
yesterday by Ralph If. Ramsey,
county civilian defense chairman.
This will be an area blackout,
Mr. Ramsey pointed out, with
Western North Carolina expecting
to participate.
Only one signal will be sound
ed, it was announced, and the
blackout will last for 30 or 40 min
utes. The town siren and plant
whistles will be sounded for the
warning and all-clear signals.
This will be a complete practice
blackout, with all lights of resi
dences and business establishments
expected to be extinguished. The
town ordinance of blackout regula
tions will be in effect. The cau
tion is given that the main switch
also be cut off.
All traffic will be stopped, and
persons on the streets will be ex
pected to get in the nearest shel
ter, to remain there until the all
clear signal sounds. Only defense
officers in official cars with black
out lights will be allowed to move.
Civilian defense officials, wear
ing arm-band insignias, will have
authority to issue orders during
the test blackout.
FLOWER SHOW WILL
BE HERE FRIDAY
Sponsored By. Civic Club
In College Gymnasium
From 2 To 10 P. M.
Brevard’s annual flower show,
sponsored by the Women’s Civic
club, will be held Friday after
noon and evening at the Brevard
College gymnasium, from 2 to 10
o’clock. There will be no admission
charge but a silver offering will
be taken at the door.
Entries for the show will be
taken at the gymnasium from 9
until 11 o’clock Friday morning,
Mrs. E. L. Happ, general chair
man, announced. The judging will
begin at 12 o’clock. The judges
will be Dr. and Mrs. J. Whitney
and Quay Tankersley, all of Bre
vard.
Red, white and blue ribbon
prizes imprinted in gold letters
will be given as first, second and
third awards in general entries.
Sweepstakes prizes of war stamps
will be awarded in the adult and
children’s departments. Three
points will be given for first prize
winners, two points for second
winners, and one point for third
prize winners, and the ones win
ning the most points in the adult
and children’s divisions will be
sweepstakes winners. y
Delinquent Taxes
To Be Advertised
All property on which 1941 taxes
have not been paid will be ad
vertised and sold, Tax Collec
tor Edwin A. Morgan announces
today, and the names of all de
linquent taxpayers will be pub
lished on August 13.
Mr. Morgan said notice is also'
given that the county will gar
nishee and levy on all personal
property on which taxes are due.
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BEHIND THE NEWS . . . Pg. 2
Mr. Mallon says “We can lose
this war”, only by internal an
tagonism, and warns against dis
satisfaction at home.
MEN WITH COLORS . . . Pg. 4
Our soldiers, sailors and marines
are getting promotions, and be
ing transferred.
SUNDAY SCHOOL . . . Pg. 8
Newman Campbell writes an
other interesting lesson from
Genesis, on Abraham’s Interces
sory Prayer.
JUNK NEEDED . . . Pg. 5
The War Production board gives
information on materials need
ed at the present time for mak
ing weapons.