The Transylvania Times
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
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Vol. 52: No. 45
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Real Second Front Develops In Africa
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Automobile Owners Must Register All Tires And Turn In Surplus Tires
FORMS AVAILABLE
AT ALL OPA TIRE
INSPECTION POST
Deadline Is November 22.
Railway Express Agency
Accepts Idle Tires
DETAILS ARE GIVEN
In order to retain their right to
use gasoline ration books already
issued to them, passenger car and
motorcycle owners in Brevard
and Transylvania county must file
with the county war price and ra
tioning board here, the new ap
plication form and tire inspection
record, R. W. Everett, chairman
of the board, announced today.
The combination application and
tire inspection record blanks have
already been delivered to the six
OPA tire inspectors in the coun
ty and all passenger car and motor
cycle owners are urged to go to
one of these inspectors, get a
blank, fill it out, have the tires
inspected and then turn in the
new form to the local rationing
board office.
List Of Inspectors
These OPA tire inspectors are
Buck McCall’s service station at
Pisgah Forest, Duckworth Motor
company, Gibbs’ and Ivey’s
service station, Brevard; Hogsed
Auto company, Rosman and Mc
Neely’s store, Lake Toxaway. The
inspectors are allowed to charge
25 cents for inspection.
“Local car owners will continue
to use the ga.oline coupon V*:ks
that are already in' their posses
sion,” the rationing board official
states, “but they need to turn in
the new forms anyhow in order to
give us a record of the tire serial
numbers and to get for themselves
a tire inspection record to be used
for the periodic tire inspection.
“Those who fail to turn in one
of the new forms will be subject
to a call from the board after Nov.
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FARMERS URGED TO
PUCE ORDERS NOW
FOR 1943 LIME
Applications Being Accept
ed At Farm Agent’s Of
fice. Plans Similar
The county farm agent’s office
is now taking orders for lime and
at the same time farmers are be
ing asked to sign up for partici
pation in the 1943 program, it was
announced today.
To secure lime under the ’43
plan, it is necessary to sign up,
Mrs. Julia Westwood explained.
The 1943 program is practically
the same, except that the grant
of-aid lime cost delivered to the
farm is $2.55 as compared with
$2.45 this year.
Because of possible transporta
tion difficulties resulting from the
war, farmers are urged to sign up
at once and to place orders for
lime.
This year a total of 915 Tran
sylvania county farmers participat
ed in the farm program and re
ceived 4,973 tons of lime, as well
as a large quantity of phosphate.
Phosphate will also be available
this year.
Many Local People
Tried Yesterday In
The Federal Courts
Yesterday was “Transylvania
county day” in the federal court
at Asheville as around 25 men
and women from this county
were scheduled for trial on illi
cit liquor charges.
Most of the defendants were
rounded up the middle of Sep
tember by federal agents who
spent all night raiding various
sections of the county.
They were brought here be
fore U. S. Commissioner Alex
iJzer and the majority of them
gave bonds, ranging in amounts
from $200 to $1000.
A list of the cases tried yes
terday was not available in time
for publication.
Pisgah National Forest Deer
And Bear Hunts Start Mon.
Will Last For Two Weeks.
Limited This Year To
1,240 Sportsmen
Final plans are now being made
for the annual deer and bear hunt
in the Pisgah National Forest
which starts next Monday and
lasts through Saturday, Novem
ber 28, Forestry Rangers announc
ed yesterday.
Yesterday a total of 1,030 sports
men had signed up to participate
in the two-week hunt in the three
divisions of the Pisgah Forest and
by Monday the full quota of 1,240
is expected to be enrolled. This
year’s quota is a little less than in
former years, but about the same
quantity of game will probably
be killed. One Ranger yesterday
estimated that from 18 to 20 bear
would be killed and around 200
deer.
This season the hunters can
only shoot bucks and each hunter
is limited to one deer or one bear.
If a bear is killed the cost to the
sportsman is $10 extra.
Each hunter is also limited to
three days and the cost is $5.00
for the privilege of participating
in the Davidson River, North Mills
River and Pisgah Ledge hunts and
an extra fee for the Wilderness
hunt. Another requirement is the
purchase of a North Carolina
hunting license.
Only men over 21 years of age
are engiDie to hunt. Women are
allowed in all of the sections ex
cept the Wilderness.
The regulations on rifles and
guns for this season have been
changed slightly too. Repeating
rifles and shotguns can be used,
but no automatics will be allowed.
No buck shot will be allowed eith
er—only single balls. 32-20 and
25-20 guns are not allowed.
Dates for the various hunts are
as follows:
Davidson River—Nov. 16, 17,
and 18 and Nov. 23, 24 and 25.
North Mills River—Nov. 19, 20
and 21 and Nov. 26, 27 and 28.
Pisgah Ledge—Same dates as
North Mills.
Wilderness—Dates vary accord
ing to sections.
The checking stations are locat
ed as follows:
Davidson River checking station
is located about -mile inside of
main entrance near Ecusta plant.
North Mills River checking sta
tion is located at the North Mills
recreation ground.
Wilderness checking stations—
Cantrell and Bradley creeks at
Turkey Pen guard station, near
Henderson and Transylvania coun
ty lines, and a short distance from
the road.
Big Creek checking station is
located in same place as North
Mills.
Pisgah Forest Ledge checking
station is at Stoney Fork guard
station on the road from Candler
to Mt. Pisgah.
The following local men, it is
understood, have been called to
the hunt: D. R. Boyd, C. C. Gibbs,
Perry Allison and Warrior Mull.
Local hotels expect to be full;
during the next two weeks.
FUEL OIL DEALERS
REGISTRATION IS
NOW BEING HELD
Many Hold Consumer Fuel
Oil Registration On No
vember 25 In Schools
The Transylvania war price and
rationing board registered fuel
oil dealers Monday and Tuesday
of this week and all other fuel oil
dealers in the county who have
not registered are requested to do
so today, tomorrow, or Saturday.
In registering the dealers need
to have the following information:
1. Total capacity of fuel oil
storage facilities at the close of
business on Sept. 30, 1942.
2. Fuel oil on hand at the close
of business on Sept. 30, 1942.
3. Unfilled storage.
4. Total gallons delivered be
tween October 1 and date of reg
istration and for which coupons
are due applicant pursuant to
amendment No. 4.
Coupons are given to the deal
ers when they register.
As yet no definite dates have
been set for consumer registration.
However, Alex H. Kizer, chairman
of the consumer registration com
mittee,‘^annouflfbed yesterday that
tentative date for registration of
fuel oil used for lights has been
set for Wednesday, Nov. 25.
Unless developments change
our plans, we will hold the regis
tration in the county in the var
ious schools on the 25th,” he said.
Other members of the committee
are Robert Kimzey and Herbert
Finek.
ALL TRUCKS MUST
HAVE CERTIFICATES
Friday all truck and taxicab
owners who have not applied for
certificates of war necessity will
have a final opportunity of regis
tering and of submitting applica
tions when the county farm trans
portation committee meets at the
courthouse here.
According to the present regu
lation, it will be unlawful for a
truck of any kind to purchase gas
oline, tires or repairs after this
Sunday unless the vehicle has
such certificate.
Due to the confusion and delay
in mailing application blanks to
owners, however, Gov. Broughton
has requested that an extension of
time be granted, but as yet no
announcement has been made.
Truck owners who do not have
proper application forms should
see the local rationing board or
contact the Office of Defense
Transportation in Asheville.
The county farm transportation
committee will meet tomorrow to
assist owners in filling out ap
plications.
County- Wide Blackout Will Be
Held Sometime Next Mon. Night
Another test blackout will be
held in Brevard and Transylvania
county next Monday night some
time between 6 and 12 o’clock,
Ralph Ramsey, civilian defense
chairman, announced today.
The trial blackout applies only
to this county and was ordered by
state civilian defense headquar
ters and army officials.
The same rules and regulations
apply as previously announced.
When the alarm is sounded, all
persons are expected to turn out
their lights, motorists are expect
ed to pull to the side of the street
or highway and cut off lights and
all members of the county de
fense corps are expected to mobil
ize immediately at the city hall
here where the control center is
located.
Mr. Ramsey also stated that
every person in the county who
hears the signal is requested to
cooperate in making the black
out a hundred percent success
ful.
“All of the qualified workers
who have arm bands should wear
them,” he said.
IN CHARGE OF PLAQUE
Mrs. Charles L. Newland hag
been appointed to be in charge
of the “heroes board” on the
courthouse lawn and to see that
new names are added from time
to time.
Names are to be added to the
board monthly and all persons in
terested in having corrections
made or in adding names of men
in service are asked to contact
Mrs. Newland.
Nazi Prisoners Are Captured By Allied Forces In Egypt
The British and Allied forces have completely routed Rommel’s 150,000 German and Italian army
and are now driving the remaining 25,000 Axis soldiers out of Africa. Powerful American forces
are also driving through French Africa. Shown above is a radiophoto to The Times of a large batch
of German prisoners captured a few days ago in Africa. The pile of rocks in the left foreground
is a “trig mark” denoting an intersection point of lines on the Allied maps.
Commissioners Call On Bonding
Company To Pay Amount Due
To County By Court Clerk Office
COUNTY'S ‘HONOR
ROLL’BOARD WILL
BE LIGHTED HERE
Flag Will Also Fly Over It.
Mrs. Charles Newland To
Have Charge
An American flag will soon be
flying over the “Honor Roll” on
the court house lawn in Brevard,
and at night the board will be
lighted by flood lamps.
Flag for the place of honor
which has been erected by various
civic groups in the county will be
provided by the Woodmen; staff
for the flag will be given by the
Moose, lights will be erected by
the Kiwanis club, and current fur
nished by the county.
Mrs. Charles L. Newland has
been appointed by the War
Savings Staff and the Women’s
Civic club to have oversight of
the board, and will be charged
with responsibility of having
names of Transylvania boys in
service posted each month. Names
for the board should be sent to
Mrs. Newland or The Transylvania
Times office.
The board now lists 692 names
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TINDALL ELECTED
AS PRESIDENT OF
BREVARD KIWANIS
Ecusta Engineer Succeeds
J. O. Wells. Hamlin New
Vice President
W. Paul Tindall, assistant plant
engineer of the Ecusta Paper cor
poration, today was elected presi
dent of the Brevard Kiwanis club,
to succeed J. 0. Wells, who is
personnel director at Ecusta.
Lewis P. Hamlin, Brevard at
torney, was named vice president
and the secretary-treasurer will
be chosen by the directors. The
new directors are W. W. Brittain,
Pete Eberle, J. A. Glazener, Jerry
Jerome, C. M. Douglas, J. B. Jones
and Keith Pooser.
Mr. Tindall, who is a native of
Greenville, S. C., has been with the
Ecusta corporation here for the
past three years. Prior to that
time he was connected with the
American-Enka corporation a t
Asheville as an engineer. He takes
an active interest in the First
Baptist church here and is sup
erintendent of the adult Sunday
school department.
Clerk Delayed In Making
Settlement. Complete
Audit By Kizer
In accordance with a resolution
passed at a special meeting of
the Transylvania county board of
commissioners last Saturday, Mrs.
Dorothy Mitchell, acting county
accountant, Tuesday notified the
National Surety corporation that
an audit of the clerk of superior
court office had been made and
that according to the audit the of
fice owes the county general fund
and school fund the sum of $1,
411.90.
It was explained that at the
meeting of the commissioners,
Clerk Spalding McIntosh appear
ed before the board and was re
quested to make settlement.
“He stated that he was not in
a position to do so and thereupon
the board informed him that it
would have to call on his bonds
men for settlement of the amount
as it was all over a month over
due,” the letter to the bonding
company explained.
“The commissioners instructed
me to forward a copy of the audit
to you and to request that you
make settlement with the county
for the two sums given above
which are now due the county gen
eral fund and the school fund.”
The county commissioners re
quire a report and settlement on
the third of each month from all
county officers who handle funds.
Their records show that the last
report and settlement from the
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WASP SURVIVORS
WILL BE HONORED
TOMORROW NIGHT
Special Program To Be
Given At Co-Ed Theatre
At 8:45 O’Clock
Edwin Hollar and Harold Mc
Neely, two Transylvania county
young men who were on the
“Wasp” aircraft carrier when it
was sunk by a Japanese sub near
Solomons Islands on September
15, will be honored here Friday
night at 8:45 at the Co-Ed theatre.
A brief program honoring these
two heroes and survivors of the
“Wasp” will be presented between
show's by the Transylvania county
war savings bond committee,
i through the cooperation of the
i management of the local theatre.
Chairman E. H. McMahan will
I preside and patriotic singing will
i be led by Miss Owen, accompanied
by Mrs. Melvin Gillespie. Yeoman
T. F. Adams, of the U. S. Navy
recruiting service, will introduce
the honor guests and the two
young men are expected to talk
briefly of the sinking of the famous
carrier and to tell of their thrill
j ing experiences.
Chairman McMahan will then
hold a 5-minute auction sale of
war bonds to honor these and other
Transylvania men in service.
The war bond quota for Novem
ber $38,700, which is the highest
it has ever been.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Nel
son announce the birth of a daugh
ter, Lanita Edna, on October 29,
at Patton Memorial hospital.
Powerful American Forces Are
Making Much Progress Now In
French North Africa Sectors
After five days of continuous
smashing assaults by U. S. naval
and air forces in French North
Africa and the continued pound
ing of the British eighth army in
their mad pursuit, threatening to
wipe out the last of Rommel’s
forces on the African border, mil
itary communiques on Wednes
day announced the surrender to
the Allies of Oran, Algeria’s sec
ond city on the Mediterranean
coast, and Casablanca, chief city
of Morocco.
This rapid crumbling of enemy
resistance in North Africa made
it appear from latest reports that
it would be only a matter of hours
until the U. S. armies would be
in effective control of all French
North Africa, with the exception
of Eastern Algeria and Tunisia.
American forces were evidently
well on their way to Libya, either
through Tunis or around it, al
though the report was said to
have been received with some re
serve lest it be merely an attempt
to justify the movement of Axis
troops into Tunisia.
Reports from France on Tues
day night said that another power
ful fleet of United Nations war
ships and a great number of mer
chantmen were gathering at Gi
braltar, while throughout Europ
ean waters and in the Atlantic,
naval activities were reported on
a vast scale. Axis leaders were
reported to be in a huddle over
their evident plight and were
pondering some desperate counter
stroke to offset the smashing al
lied victory in North Africa.
The decisive stage of the bat
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GERMANS INVADE
SOUTHERN FRANCE
AND BREAK PEACE
Americans Race Toward
Cleanup In Algeria And
Morocco
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
Angered by the American suc
cesses in French Africa, Hitler
scrapped his armistice with France
yesterday, sent his armies racing
through southern France toward
Toulon and Marseille, and launch
ed parachutists and air borne in
fantry into French Tunisia.
Reports from Vichy said Mar
shall Petain declared the armistice
no longer in effect and that he
would make no effort whatever to
interfere with whatever resistance
French people would put up.
At the same time, the Ameri
cans have conquored French Af
rica and the French commander
made a request for an armistice.
Reports last night indicated that
the Americans had already locked
horns with the air borne Germans;
in Tunisia. Thus a real second
front is about to develop in Africa^
The wedge-shaped French pro
tectorate of Tunisia, through
which President Roosevelt asked
passage for American forces from
Algeria to Libya, was the first
contested prize.
German broadcasts, perh a p s
seeking an excuse for Axis troop
action, said Tunis, the capital
city, “has been attacked by United
States troops since Wednesday
morning,” and declared that the
garrison there was resisting.
Axis forces already were there.
An Allied headquarters spokes
man said Nazi combat planes and
air borne soldiers had been mov
ed into Tunisia, “for some little
time.” BBC said Italian marines
had occupied the Tunisian port of
Bizerte, and other reports told of
German parachutist landings.
Lieut Gen. Dwight D. Eisen
hower’s powerful AEF was racing
for a cleanup in Algeria and
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HOLD LAST RITES
FOR E. C. NEILL
Well Known Local Carpen
ter Passed Away Tues
day Afternoon
Funeral service was held on
Wednesday afternoon at the First
Baptist church for E. Clayton
Neill, 74, who died at his home in
Brevard late Tuesday afternoon,
following an illness of the past
three years, due to paralysis. The
pastor, Rev. B. W. Thomason, con
ducted the service, and interment
was in the Davidson River ceme
tery.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs,
L. A. Farrior, and several broth
ers and sisters. Mrs. Neill died
several years ago.
Pallbearers were L. P. Hamlin,
Knox DeLong, Karl Bosse, A. B.
Galloway, Brown Carr, and C. K,
Osborne.
Those in charge of flowers were
Rachel Hamlin, Mary Sue Jen
nings and Marie Galloway.
Moore-Trantham funeral direc
tors were in charge.
SMITH FAMILY NOW HAS
FOUR SONS IN SERVICE
Transylvania county now has
five families who have four boys
in service. The last family to
be added to this distinguished
list is a Smith family here in
Brevard, Mrs Harllee, draft
board clerk, states.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence (Red)
Smith now have four sons in ser
vice. They are: Pfc. Mitchell J.
Smith, one of the first to vol
unteer, is stationed at Camp
Rucker, Ala.; Mack L. Smith,
who is stationed at Fort Jack
son; Pvt. Charlie L. Smith, who
is at Camp Wheeler, Ga.; and
Lloyd C, Smith, at the naval
training station, Norfolk, Va.
Another son, Harold SnU^
says that he is looting forward
to entering military service at
somi as he is old enough.