MUIUKY
BUY
UNITED
STATES
WAR
BONDS
AND
STAMPS
The Transylvania Times
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
FQRVICTORY
BUY
UNITED
STATES
WAR
BONDS
STAMPS
Vol. 52: No. 44
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Transylvania Has Chance To Win State Scrap' Prizes - - Saturday Is Deadline - - Do Your Part!
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Local Seamen Have Thrilling
Experience Following Sinking
Of Their Ship, Carrier ’Wasp
Seamen H. McNeely And
Edwin Hollar Are Home
Visiting Parents
Harold Fisher McNeely, of Tox
away and Ed Hollar, of Brevard,
were on Uncle Sam’s modern air
craft carrier. Wasp, when it was
sunk on September 15, just off of
Solomons Islands by a Jap subma
rine, but they were not injured
and are now here on a “survivor’s
leave” visiting their parents.
The two Transylvania men ar
rived here last week but were un
able to discuss the ship’s sinking
until the Navy officially released
Tuesday a story about the sinking.
Three torpedoes were fired at
the beautiful $20,000,000 aircraft
carrier and the ship caught on fire.
McNeely was in his bunk asleep
at the time. The impact was so
great that many of the men were
knocked off of their feet and
others out of their bunks. McNeely
grabbed his pants and light out
for the deck without putting on
his shoes.
About 45 minutes after the first
torpedo struck, the order to aban
don the ship was given, he said.
Wearing life belts, they went
down the ropes and into the water.
About three hours later he was
picked up by a boat and later was
sent, with the entire surviving
crew, which amounted to about 90
percent of the total, back to the
United States. Ed’s experience
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SMALL PROGRESS
MADE IN SHARING
AUTO RIDES HERE
Travel Check Made By Local
Police Department And
Transportation Group
An auto transportation check
up reveals that Brevard and Tran
sylvania people are beginning to
double up to conserve tires and
gasoline, but that the practice of
“share-the-ride” is entirely too
limited, the local war transporta
tion committee report shows.
R. F. Bennett, local administra
tor of the war transportation com
mittee, made an announcement
this week of the survey. The check
was made recently by Chief Free
man and the Brevard police de
partment in conjunction with the
committee to determine how well
local auto owners were doubling
up. The results of the check are
as follows:
37 percent of the cars check
ed had only one passenger.
32.7 percent had two passen
gers.
14.2 percent had three passen
gers.
7.1 percent had four passen
gers.
8.6 percent had 5 passengers
.8 percent had six passengers.
Those who wish to join the
•‘“Car Sharing Club” are asked to
get in touch with Mr. Bennett or
this paper.
A NEW FEATURE
BEGINS THIS WEEK
Starting in this issue, The
Times will publish regular
ly a, hew feature entitled
“Hints for Brevard and Tran
sylvania Homemakers.”
As the title suggests, this
column will give timely in
formation on cooking, sew
ing, home improvements,
health, etc., and will also
contain entertaining f e a
tures.
It will be written by a
local woman whose by-line
name is “Aunt Sawyer”.
“Aunt Sawyer” invites you
to read her column and to
offer suggestions. She may
tell you how to quiet babies
and how to keep husbands
at home!
Don’t miss this new fea
ture!
Survivors Of ‘Wasp’
Seaman Harold McNeely, of
Toxaway, swam around in ocean
for three hours before being
picked up by boat.
Edwin Hollar, of Brevard, al
so swam to safety and escaped
injury when the “Wasp” was
sunk by a Jap sub.
SENATE’S TEEN
AGE DRAFT BHL
HAS RESTRICTION
Would Require Year’s Train
ing Of 18 and 19-Olders.
Goes to House
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With their eyes apparently fix
ed on the forthcoming election, the
Senate last Saturday passed the
’’teen age draft bill, but hedged
it with restrictions which are not
acceptable to the President and
military authorities and which ap
pear likely to delay final enact
ment until after the election.
In voting to lower the draft age
from 20 to 18, the Senate stipulat
ed that selectees in that age group
should not be sent to combat over
seas before they had undergone a
full year’s training.
Another amendment provided
for deferment of men of any age
“regularly engaged in an agricul
tural occupation or endeavor es
sential to the war effort”, so long
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NEW METHODIST
PASTOR EXPECTED
TO ARRIVE TODAY
Rev. W. A. Jenkins Coming
To Brevard. Mr. Billups
Goes To Canton
Rev. W. A. Jenkins, new pastor
of the Brevard Methodist church,
is expected to arrive here today or
tomorrow and will preach his
opening sermon Sunday morning,
while Rev. E. P. Billups is leaving
today for Canton to assume his
duties there as pastor of the Cen
tral Methodist church.
Mr. Billups delivered his fare
well message last Sunday morning
hnd expressed deep appreciation
for the splendid co-operation that
he has received during his four
years as Methodist pastor here.
Mr. Billups has done an out
standing work here and the mem
bers of his church, as well as all
of the people of Brevard, wish for
him much success.
The new pastor is regarded as
being one of the outstanding
preachers and educational leaders
in the Western North. Carolina
conference. He served as presi
dent of Davenport College for sev
eral years and has been pastor of
some of the larger churches in the
state.
The appointments were read at
the closing session of the annual
conference held in Charlotte.
Rev. J. R. Bowman returns to
the Rosman circuit for his fifth
year. This attests to his popularity
and good work.
The Ecusta charge, consisting of
Oak Grove and English Chapel
churches, will be supplied with a
pastor.
To Register Trucks
Here Wednesday
Another registration for owners
of commercial motor vehicles who
had not received their applica
tion blanks last week for getting
certificates of war necessity will be
held next Wednesday at the court
house here by the county farm
transportation committee, it was
announced yesterday morning.
In the meantime Robert G. Car
ter, district manager of the De
fense Transportation Division,
Asheville, was in town yesterday
and said that those who had not
gotten the application blanks could
obtain them by writing his office:
Room 316 Jackson Building, Box
1290, Asheville.
He also cautioned that extreme
care should be used in filling them
out, and that motorists should be
sure they have the right blanks.
All farmers should see the farm
committee and this committee will
also assist other truck owners.
These commercial owners can also
file directly with the office at
Asheville.
All trucks must have certificates
of war necessity on or after No
vember 15, to operate.
Prospective supplies of feed
grains, hay, and oil cake and meal
for 1942-43 are the largest on rec
ord, reports the U. S. Department
of Agriculture.
Transylvania Has Good Chance
To Win Prize In Scrap Contest
Ranking second in Western
North Carolina and near the top
of the 100 counties in the state,
Transylvania has an excellent op
portunity of really “going over the
top” in North Carolina and of win
ning first or second prize in the
state newspaper contest, Chairman
Howard Wyatt announces.
The first and second state prizes
are $1000 and $500 war bonds re
spectively.
In view of these facts, every
man, woman and child in the coun
ty find every industry and farmer,
in particular, is urgently request
ed to go over the farms, homes,
and everywhere and collect up
every ounce of scrap left.
Total poundage officially report
ed and estimated yesterday was
1,569,071, an average of 127 pounds
per person. Graham county is in
first place and has an average of
132.8 pounds per person. 75,000
pounds more would place this
county on top.
An average of 10 pounds per
person would more than make this
amount.^ To get credit* official
estimates can be made and count
ed, and the scrap hauled later.
“Take your scrap to a collecting
center,” is the urge. Saturday is
the last day.
Judges will render their decis
ions next week.
EXTEND DATE TO NOV. 15
ON LIME & PHOSPHATE
The farm agents office has just
received a telegram from Raleigh,
stating that “date has been extend
ed for seeding winter legumes.
Spreading lime and phosphate
until November 15 under the 1942
program, due to recent weather
conditions.”
Further information can be ob
tained from the farm agents of
fice here.
New Pisgah Forest School Building Is Nearly Completed
Sometime next week a dream will come true! Supt. J. B. Jones announces that by next Thursday
or Friday the beautiful new $55,000 stone-veneered, 7-class-room, Pisgah Forest school building will
be ready for occupancy. At that time the school’s 200 students and 6 teachers will eagerly move in
to the new edifice. With the aid of WPA, construction on this handsome building has been under
way for over a year. (Photo by John Anderson).
Buried Last Sat.
j Mrs. Joseph E. Clayton, wide
] ly known Brevard woman, pass
ed away at her home here at the
! Clayton House.
FUNERALSERVICE
HELD SATURDAY
FOR MRS. CLAYTON
Well Known Brevard Wo
man Died Thursday Af
ter Long Illness
A large crowd of relatives and
friends attended the funeral ser
vice held at the Presbyterian
church here last Saturday morn
ing for Mrs. Joseph E. Clayton,
age 67, who died at her home early
last Thursday morning.
Rev. Ashby Johnson, pastor,
conducted the services, assisted by
Rev. E. P. Billups, Rev. B. W.
Thomason and Rev. Harry Perry.
Interment was in the Gillespie
cemetery.
Mrs. Clayton was a widely known
and beloved person. She was born
and reared in this county and for
many years operated the Clayton
House here. Her husband died 9
years ago. Mrs. Clayton had been
in declining health for some time.
The pallbearers were: L. M.
Brooks, B. H. Freeman, T. J. Wil
son, J. W. Smith, R. P. Kilpatrick
and Fred Johnson.
Flower bearers: Mrs. D. L. Eng
lish, Mrs. Boyce Walker, Mrs.
Steve Rheberg, Mrs. Bill Bridges,
Mrs. Spurgeon Carpenter, Mrs.
Ashe Macfie, Mrs. Charlie Russell,
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Gasoline May Be
Obtained To Haul
Voters Next Tues.
In connection with the election
next Tuesday, local rationing board
officials announced yesterday that
in the original gasoline regula
tions provision was made for spec
ial rationing of gasoline to bona
fide party workers to get gas to
haul voters to the polls to vote in
general elections.
To obtain these special permits,
it is necessary for party leaders
and workers to comply with cer
tain regulations, details of which
may be obtained at the rationing
boturd office, it is explained.
Interest Not As Keen As Usual
On Eve Of Election Day; Voters
To Go To Polls Next Tuesday
TO VOTE ON TWO
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
Education and Solicitor Dis
trict Amendments Includ
ed In Election
Next Tuesday the voters of Tran
sylvania and of all other counties
in the state will vote on two con
stitutional amendments.
The first amendment is known
as the “State Board of Education
Amendment” and the other is an
“Amendment that Solicitorial Dis
tricts need not be the same as the
Judicial districts of the state”.
The “education amendment” is
regarded as being an exceptional
ly important one. It was authoriz
ed by the last General Assembly.
The proposed amendment would
establish a new state board of edu
cation to assume the responsibi
lities of the present board and
various other boards and commis
sions which now supervise and ad
minister the public school system.
Members of this new board
would be appointed, one each,
from each congressional district
in the state.
Its sponsors contend, both Demo
ciats and Republicans, that by the
elimination of five separate boards
and consolidating them into one
that the schools of the state can
be operated a great deal more ef
fectively, and efficiently.
They state that “effective leader
ship is assured since a majority of
the appointive members must be
men of training and experience in
business not connected with any
educational institution.”
After the first appointment the
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Noting Expected To Be
Lighter Than In Former
Years. List Candidates
Next Tuesday is election day in
rransylvania, the state and na
tion. ’i
Even though there are only five
more days until the general elec
tion will be held, interest here as
well as throughout the nation is
unusually quiet, and the reason
given for this is the war and war
activities on the home front.
However, during the past few
days local candidates have been
active and have aroused public in
terest somewhat. The Democrats
held a meeting here in the court
house last Friday night and the
Republicans have likewise assembl
ed in various places.
Realizing that the public needs
to be aroused and that every citi
zen should perform his sacred duty
of voting regardless of the fact
that the nation is engaged in an
all-out war for survival of Democ
racy, both political parties are run
ning timely advertisements in this
issue.
Fred Johnson, chairman of the
county board of elections, an
nounces that the deadline for se
curing absentee ballots is Satur
day, which is also challenge day.
He states, however, that those who
become sick after Saturday may
obtain absentee ballots from him
Monday. To date approximately
400 absentee ballots have been
applied for, which is slightly lower
than in previous years. Mr. John
son states that a large number of
voters have registered during the
past three Saturdays.
The political line-up for next
Tuesday is as follows:
United States Senate
Senator J. W. Bailey, Democrat
and Sam J. Morris, Republican.
For Member of Congress
Representative Z e b Weaver,
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Large Crowd To Attend Annual
College Homecoming Here Sat.
The eighth annual Homecoming
for former students and alumni of
Brevard College will be held on
the campus Saturday of this week,
Dr. E. J. Coltrane, president has
announced.
Letters of invitation have gone
out and nearly 500 students are
expected to participate in the
events of the Homecoming day.
For most of the day those re
turning will be left free to visit
among themselves and to inspect
the buildings in which they once
lived and studied, those in charge
of the program have announced.
Football Game at 3:00 O’Clock
At three o'clock, however, there
will be a football game between
Brevard College’s self-organized,
student coached football team and
Cullowhee College on the local col
lege field.
The game promises to be a thrill
er since the Brevard College boys
will be seeking revenge for the 7
I to O defeat handed them by Cub
lowhee last Saturday at the West
ern North Carolina Teachers col
lege. It will be sponsored by the
Junior Chamber of Commerce and
at least 1,000 spectators are ex
pected to witness the match.
Ecusta Band To Play
The Ecusta band, under the di
rection of John Eversman, will play
for the game. It is understood
that the band will give a concert
before the game beginning ap
proximately at 2:30 and will play
during time-outs and at half-time
of the game.
The Ecusta band is composed of
approximately 20 members and has
given several concerts. Already it
has been recognized as one of the
best bands in this section of the
state and will prove a big attraction
to the game Saturday.
The main program will be held
Saturday evening, beginning at 7
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LEGION TO HOLD
FAREWELL PARTY
SUNDAY, 10 A. ft
Recruiters To Return And Be
Here Friday and Satur
day. 12 Joined Sat.
Fifty Transylvania men are ex
pected to join the Navy during
“Transylvania Navy Week”, which
is being sponsored this week by
the Monroe Wilson post of the
American Legion, and these volun
teer recruits will leave Brevard
Sunday morning at 10 o’clock,
Chairman Ralph Fisher announces.
They will leave by special bus
for Raleigh where they will be
given final physical examinations
and sworn into the Navy.
A departure ceremony is being
planned by the Legion post and
the public is cordially invited to be
present and to “see the boys off”.
Small gifts will be presented to
them by members of the post.
A total of 12 men volunteered
last Saturday and were accepted.
Recruiters W. S. Baskerville, and
George Ball and Yeoman Thomas
F. Adams will be here Friday and
Saturday in the Waltermire build
ing to explain the Navy to all
young men interested in investigat
ing this important branch of ser
vice. Yesterday and today Chief
Ball is in town working with Mr*
Fisher.
Chairman Fisher and the recruit
ers expressed gratification at the
response to the campaign so far
and stated that they believed at
least 50 men would join by Satur
day night and be ready to leave
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FLAX IS DAMAGED
BY FIRE SUNDAY
AT ECOSTA PLANT
Straw In Warehouse Ignites,
Probably From Spontan
eous Combustion
Fire believed to have been caused
by spontaneous combustion dam
aged flax straw in storage ware
house number 14 of the Ecusta
Paper corporation last Sunday, but
practically no damage was done to
the building.
The fire was discovered about
5:30 o’clock by a watchman and
from 50 to 100 men worked the
entire day moving bales of straw
out of the warehouse so that they
could get to the burning bales and
put out the fire.
President Harry S. Straus said
the actual damage was not large
and he praised the Ecusta fire de
partment and extended thanks to
the assistance given by the heads
of Brevard and Asheville fire de
partments.
No equipment from either of the
departments was needed, but Chief
John Smith and Chief Fitzgerald
gave personal assistance. In addi
tion to Chief Fitzgerald, Assistant
James Bailey and four Asheville,
firemen helped.
Approximately 20 carloads of flax
straw were said to have been mov
ed from the warehouse to reach the
fire, which was in the middle of
the building.
This was the first fire of any
consequence that Ecusta has ever
had.
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Schools In County
1 o Close Tuesday
I All public schools in Bre
vard and Transylvania coun
ty will be closed next Tues
day for election day, Supt. J.
B. Jones announced yester
day.
Because of the fact that a
number of school buildings
are used as voting places on
election day, it has been cus
tomary in the county for
years to close the schools on
that day.
Supt. Jones said that the I
day and two days for Thanks
giving holidays were made up
when schools opened on
Wednesday.
This will enable the
schools to complete the first
term by Christmas.