Send Names And Addresses Of Men In Service To Commander W. J. Wallis, American Legion, Brevard, N. C. VICTORY im BUY UNITED STATES WAR BONDS AND STAMPS The Transylvania Times A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County Vol. 52: No. 47 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1942 PUBLISHED WEEKLY "Share-The-Meat Campaign” To Be Conducted In County Next Week 66 Transylvania Men To Leave Here Next Monday For Exams And Induction At Camp Croft - G> Ten Are Volunteers. No Married Men, Married Be fore Dec. 7, Drafted A total of 66 men, 10 volunteers, 52 draftees and 4 volunteers—are scheduled to leave here next Monday morning at 8 o’clock for army examinations and induction at Camp Croft. Three married men are included in the list of volunteers. There are also three married men in the list of draftees, but all of them were married since Pearl Harbor, it is stated. As yet the board has not sent a married man against his wishes. The complete list is as follows: Volunteers—Will Earl Dodson, Ennis Theodore Houston, Ernest L. Raines. Glen Dan Mitchell, How ard Galloway, Charles W. McJun kin, Thomas Nelson Page, Charles Daniel Me )re, Elzie Mack Raines and Jesse / rnpsy Green. Draftees— William F. Tomber lin, Fletcher L. Moore, David Lee Sims, Jesse Stalcup, Manuel S. Stamey, Clarence C. Brewer, Jerry Owen, Charles E. Colwell, Charles E. Galloway, Charles A. Schoenk necht, John Galloway, Dan Ward, Wm. Lloyd Galloway, Harley Rog ers, Ralph L. Hampton, Wilton Lee Ward, Clarence F. Poole, Jr., Edward J. Gibbs, Glenn McCall, Ray M. Winchester, Walter C. Galloway, Warren R. Alexander, Lesley Hogsed, Clifton C. Shelton, Dewey Galloway, Jesse V. Whit mire, Alfred A. Capps, Elyard Sil er, Harmon Holden, Joseph E. Mer rill, Avery B. Galloway, Jr., Henry C. Ball, Kenneth A. Jones, Virgil G. Kilpatrick, Marshall Reeves, Oliver H. Orr, Jr., Warren Ruth, Richard C. Sheppard, Richard V. Owen, Roy M. Cantrell, Wm. Rich ard White, Wade F. Bagwell, Ed —Turn To Page Eight HUNTING SEASON WILL OPEN TODAY Attention Is Called To Bag Limits. Necessary To Have Hunting License The hunting season for quail, grouse, turkey and rabbit opens today in Transylvania, as well as in the other counties of Western North Carolina, and, with the ex ception of grouse, the season re mains open until February 10th. The county game warden this week called attention to the fact that all hunters must have licen ses and to the bag limits which are as follows: Quail, 10 per day and 150 per season. Turkey, 1 per day and 3 for the season. Grouse, 2 per day and 10 for the season. There is no limit on rabbits. The squirrel season closes in Transylvania on December 15th. Hunters are also reminded that it is unlawful to buy or sell wild game or animals except rabbits and squirrels in season. It is unlawful to use an auto matic-loading shotgun capable of holding more than 3 shells in mag azine and chamber and to shoot birds sitting on the ground. The deer and bear hunting sea son will remain open until Jan uary 1st. WOMEN PLANNING TO “HOLD-UP” MOTORISTS TO SELL WAR BONDS Motorists who drive from Brevard to Bosnian Friday and Saturday are apt to be “held up”, according to information picked up here today. A group of “women bandits” are plotting to fortify themsel ves on the side of the road and to “hold up” every motorist who passes those two days, a grapevine report indicates. These women of the Cathey’s Creek community expect to get money, too, from the hold-ups, but in turn they will give beau tiful little pieces of paper known as “war bonds” or “war stamps.” This unique plan for conduct ing war bonds sales is part of the activity of the “women at war week” work. Killed In Action LEWIS EARLE JACKSON, of Brevard, was killed on duty with the Marines in the Pacific, his parents here were advised last Friday. LEWIS E. JACKSON KILLED IN ACTION First Transylvania Man To Die in Action. Was With Marines In Pacific Lewis Earle Jackson, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glover Jackson, of Brevard, and a member of the U. S. Marine corps, was reported kill ed in action in a telegram receiv ed by his parents last Friday night. The message, from Lieut.-Gen. Holcomb, of the Marine corps in Washington, said, in part: “I deeply regret to inform you that your son, Private First Class Lewis E. Jackson was killed in the performance of duty and in the sendee to his country.” Details as to where and when Jackson was killed were not given as it would be valuable information to the enemy, the telegram stated. Jackson’s parents believed he was somewhere in the southwest Pa cific. Jackson, who volunteered for service in the Marine corps in Jan uary, 1942, received his basic training at Parris Island, S. C., and was later stationed at New River, N. C. He was an assistant gunner. Graduating from Brevard high school in 1939, Jackson was a good student and an outstanding ath lete, and, before his enlistment, was an employee of the local post office. He came here with his par ents in 1924 from Resca, Georgia. A brother, Vance Jackson, is In the military service. He is an aviation cadet at Allington Field, Texas. FLASH! (Editor’s note—The following telegram was received by this newspaper Wednesday from Don aid Nelson, War Production Board Chairman, just before going to press.) Washington, D. C., Nov. 24 “The government is asking the American farmer to dedicate the remaining weeks of 1942 to an intensified scrap hunt. Steel mills need more heavy scrap and the farms are one of the best sources of this type of metal. We need your further help in this farm drive and in aiding our sal vage committees to continue this effort throughout the next few weeks. Mats and other material to help you are being prepared and will be mailed soon. All sal vage committees are being in structed to continue to make available to the farmer all their transportation facilities and man power, and to cooperate with you in every possible way. The na tion is looking to the American farmer. I am sure with your help he will come through. Donald M. Nelson, Chairman” A. F. MITCHELL RE-ELECTED HEAD OF LEGAL ASSTf. Other Officers Chosen At Meeting Friday And Com mittees Appointed A. F. Mitchell was re-elected president of the Transylvania County Bar association at a meet ing held in the courthouse last Friday. Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., was elected vice-president and Edward H. McMahan secretary. President Mitchell then an nounced committees, some of which are as follows: Executive committee—Ralph H. Ramsey, chairman, A. F. Mitchell and D. L. English. Calendar—L. P. Hamlin, chair man, R. L. Gash and D. L. Eng lish. Grievance and legal ethics—E. H. McMahan, chairman, A. F. Mitchell, Ralph Ramsey and L. P. Hamlin. Constitution and by-laws—E. H. McMahan, chairman, L. P. Ham lin and R. L. Gash. Illegal law practice—D. L. Eng lish, chairman, Ralph Ramsey and A. F. Mitchell. Memorials—R. L. Gash, chair man, E. H. McMahan and L. P. Hamlin. Public affairs—L. P. Hamlin, chairman, E. H. McMahan and Ralph Ramsey. During the meeting, a calendar of civil cases for the December term was drawn up. President Mitchell has been practicing law here for many years. Among other positions, he is appeal agent of the local draft board. SCRAP AWARD IS DIVIDED UP FOR PUBLIC WELFARE Schools, Scouts And Men ln| Service To Receive Bene fits Of Fund The $375.00 that Transylvania | county won in the state wide news paper-sponsored scrap drive will be contributed to general public welfare through a division of the funds to schools, scout organiza-| tions and to men in service, mem-! bers of the county salvage com mittee and the civilian defense chairman decided at a meeting held a few days ago. After reaching the decision to I “divide up” the money, the com mittee requested that the county would accept cash award rather than the $500 war bond which costs $375. The money will be disbursed as follows: schools, $60; Girl Scout council, $25; Boy Scout council, $25; to men in service from this county and to inductees, to be ad ministered through the Monroe Wilson post of the American Le gion, $190 and cash expenses of the campaign, $75. Since the schools collected about Turn To Page Five THOMASON WILL ENTER NAVY FRL AS A CHAPLAIN Popular Baptist Minister Given Leave Of Absence. Holds Rank Of Lieut. Rev. B. W. Thomason, popular pastor of the First Baptist church of Brevard, has just received a commission as a Lieutenant in the U. S. naval reserve and he will leave here Friday to become a chaplain in the Navy. Lieut. Thomason will go to Ral eigh for physical examination and from there he will be sent to Nor folk, Va., for temporary duty. Members of the church have granted him a leave-of-absence for the duration and plans are now being made to secure a sub stitute pastor. Mrs. Thomason and their three children will remain at the pas torium, at least for the present. Lieut. Thomason served in the first World War. He was on ac tive duty in the Navy and was an aviation cadet when the war end ed. He came here over two years ago from Edgefield, S. C., and is one of the most popular pastors the Baptist church ever had. His many friends wish for him much success. WAR BOND DRIVE TO END WITH BIG BAND CONCERT “Women At War Week” Be ing Observed. Women Sell Bonds On Streets In observance of “Women at War Week,” the women of Bre vard and Transylvania county are busy this week selling bonds and stamps. The event will be conclud ed here Saturday afternoon with a concert by the Ecusta band. Members of the Music Lovers club and the Brevard Wednes day club were in charge of the sales here Monday and the Matha tasian and Fortnightly clubs had the sales Tuesday. During the two days, a total of $641.30 worth of bonds and stamps were sold, Mrs. J. M. Allison, chairman, reports. Members of the Brevard P.-T.A. have charge of the sale today, the Brevard home demonstration club Friday and the Women’s Civ ic club on Saturday. As part of their work, the home demonstration club mem bers are making arrangements to have two unique widow displays in town. One of them will be in Patterson’s window and will fea ture relics of world war one. The other will be displayed in one of Farmers Supply company win dows. As a grand climax to the week, the Ecusta band will play here Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock on the lawn at the courthouse. Chair man E. H. McMahan will sell bonds at that time. Thanksgiving Day To Be Quietly Observed In (Brevard And County Thanksgiving Day will be quiet j ly observed in Brevard and Tran- \ sylvania county. Practically all stores here, post! offices, city and county offices, j and bank will be closed to ob- j serve the traditional American i holiday, while a number of the in dustries that are working largely | on defense orders will continue to \ run as usual. The draft board office will also remain open. The library, drug stores and The Times office will be closed. The congregations of the Bre vard Baptist and Presbyterian churches will join in a Thanksgiv ing day service on Thursday morn ing at 11 o’clock at the Presbyter ian church. Homecoming Thanksgiving din ners will be the center of attrac tion in most homes and a large number of hunters are expected to welcome the opening of the hunt ing season by searching for quail, grouse, rabbit and turkey, as well as deer and bear. A Thanksgiving dance is being staged at the Country Club Wed nesday night. Auto Tags On Sale Here Tuesday Morn. New auto license* tags for 1943 will go on sale here Tuesday morning, Dec. 1. C. M. Douglas will have charge of the sales for Transylvania county with of fices in Martin’s Texaco station on South Broad street. The fact that much more work is required by the local AAA branch in issuing the new 1943 tags is stressed, and registrants are reminded to buy early. Con tract truck haulers, taxis, and public school bus tags will be issued this year for the first tpne by the local branch office. K—----—■—-—■————-—*-+ | Notice To Parents, Relatives And Friends Of Every Transylvania Man In The Armed Forces Of Uncle Sam i i I In accordance with plans made at a recent meet ing of the Transylvania County Salvage Committee and the .Chairman of the Civilian Defense, a commit tee of the Monroe Wilson Post of the American Legion gladly accepted the request to administer certain funds from the Scrap Award for the benefit of Men in Service and future inductees. Among other things, we are now planning to send, in behalf of the people back home in the coun- j ty, a warm, personal Christmas greeting to every man = in service from Transylvania. ! In order that we may do this, it is imperative j that we have at once the names and addresses of j these men. Since these men are moved from time to 1 time, we know of no other source from which to ob- I tain this information. Therefore, will each of you kindly send me a postal card, giving this information. It is necessary that we have this information by next Wednesday, Dec. 2. You may also leave names and addresses at the City Hall or The Times office in Brevard, but it is preferable that they be mailed to me. All school principals and all ministers in the county are asked to co-operate in this activity by making this announcement and appeal in the schools and churches of the county. Yours for an early Victory, W. J. WALLIS, Commander Monroe Wilson Post, American Legion, Brevard, N. C. Pisgah National Forest Deer And Bear Hunt Enters Final Round; 177 Deer, 13 Bears _<4* FULLBRIGHT IS CHOSEN HEAD OF JUNIOR CHAMBER Succeeds John Anderson. Bonnell Secretary, And Kelley Vice President Vernon “Red” Fullbright, as sistant postmaster of the Brevard post office, was elected president of the Brevard Junior Chamber of Commerce here Tuesday night at their semi-monthly dinner meeting at Brevard College. He succeeds John Anderson, business manager of The Times, at that post. Annual election of the Jaycees usually takes place in the spring of each year, but due to the fact that several officers and directors of the club are now in military ser vice and with others soon to en ter, election of new officers was held this wreek and the new ones will take office at the next meet Turn To Page Eight ECDSTA OFFICIALS ELECTED AT MEET Bennett Chosen Vice Presi dent and Wilber Secre tary Southern Assoc. R. F. Bennett, general superin tendent of the Ecusta Paper corporation, was elected first vice president of the southeastern di vision of the American Pulp and Paper Mill Superintendents’ as sociation at an annual meeting held recently. Mr. Bennett is al so one of the vice presidents of the national association. Roland Wilber, Ecusta pulp mill superintendent, was elected secretary and treasurer of the southern organization. Others attending the associa tion were J. R. Denton, Ecusta machine room superintendent and C. G. Jones, refiner room super intendent. Howard Weir and E. E. Tweed, of the Mead corporation and Fred Doutt, of the Champion Paper corporation were also elected as officers. Mr. Bennett i& also president of the Asheville Engineering club. Several Local Men Are Suc cessful. Hunt Tuesday Very Successful The final round of the 9th an nual Pisgah National Forest deer hunt starts tomorrow and ends Sat urday, with hunting confined to the Pisgah Ledge, North Mills river and Wilderness sections. Nearly 300 hunters are signed up to take part in the last three day hunt and with improvement in hunting weather, it is believed that a large number of deer will be killed. Because of the rain, only 9 deer were killed on Monday, while Tuesday’s kill picked up consid erably. A total of 26 deer and 1 bear were brought down, J. H. Longshore, director of the hunt, reported. This brought the total kill for the season to 177 deer and 13 bears. No word had been receiv ed from the Wilderness hunts, however. The paper went to press too early Wednesday to get the re sults of the day’s hunt. Lester Stamey, of Brevard, Mon day killed the largest deer of the season. It weighed 203 pounds. The lone bear brought down Tues day was killed by Lonnie Jones, of Brevard, and weighed 161 pounds. F. R. Houston, of Henderson ville, has the distinction of going on every one of the forest hunts and of killing a deer in each hunt. Tuesday he bagged a nice buck. Those killing deer Tuesday were Ollie P. Graves, of Mocksville; W. C. Warren, of Taylorsville; Harry Stroupe, Cherryville; C. R. Brown, Turn To Page Eight Deadline On Idle Tires Is Dec. 1st All idle tires, or those in excess of five per car, have to be turned in to a railway express agency, sold or given to the government by next Tuesday, December 1. The deadline of November 22 was moved up to December 1, OPA announced last Saturday. Tire records have to be filed with local rationing boards, too, and the tires have to be inspected by OPA tire inspectors. A check-up made yesterday by John Bishop, popular Brevard freight and express agent, reveal ed that around 800 idle tires had been turned in at the three offices in Transylvania county. NUTRITION GROUP TO MEET FRIDAY AND MAKE PLANS Voluntary, Educational Drive Is Proposed. Miss Teague Is Chairman REASONS ARE GIVEN With the view of enabling ev ery person to get his or her share of the reduced supply of meats for civilian consumption, mem bers of the newly appointed nu trition committee of the Transyl vania civilian defense council are now planning to conduct a “share the-meat campaign” in Brevard and the county next week, Ralph Ram sey announced today. The nation’s meat supply this year is the largest in history, but to meet the needs of the armed forces and fighting allies, the OP A. issued an order in October, cut ting delivery of beef, veal, lamb, mutton, and pork, including can ned meats and sausage made from these limited meats, to retailers, Miss Margaret Fuller, district home management supervisor of the FSA, told a representative group of local citizens at a meet ing here in the courthouse last Friday night. “Therefore the problem today' is to make it possible for every family to get its fair share of the reduced meat supply,” she said. Committee Named Yesterday Mr. Ramsey announc ed the appointment of a nutri tion committee to conduct an edu cational “share-the-meat cam paign” in the county. This com mittee will meet tomorrow night at the city hall at 8 o’clock and work out plans for the drive. Named on the committee are Miss Annabel Teague, temporary chairman, Miss Emily Whitesides, Miss Jessie Ma«3 Alexander, Mrs. C V. Patton, J. A Glazener, Mrs. Elma Goddell, Pr. G. B. Lynch, Dr. C. J. Goodwin. Mrs. W. P. Jor dan, C. M. Douglas, Paul Tindall, E. H. McMahan, Mrs. Lester Mar —Turn To Page Eight RED CROSS WORK SHOP OPENS HERE Making Surgical Dressings And Bandages. Mrs. E. L. Happ In Charge First day’s operations of the Red Cross surgical dressing group began last Monday with a good representation of volunteer work ers present, despite the inclem ency of the weather on that day, announcement was made by Mrs. E. L. Happ, chairman of the Bre vard work room. The work will be carried on at the home of Miss Elise Walker on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays of each week, from 10-12 a. m. and 2-5 p. m., and all ladies of the town are asked to offer their services. Instructors will be present all the time. It is point ed out that no uniforms are neces sary, but workers must wear wash dresses or washable smocks, and have their heads bound with cheese cloth. Monitors for each of the days, include: Monday mornings, Mrs. A. H. Montville and Mrs. Jerry Jerome; Monday afternoons, Mrs. Earl Bryant and Mrs. Ward Haiv rison; Wednesday mornings, Mrs. Keith Pooser and Mrs. C. L. New land; Wednesday afternoons, Mrs. Turn To Page Eight McCormicks now have FOUR CHILDREN, 3 BOYS AND 1 GIRL, IN SERVICE Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McCor mick, of Brevard Route 2, have four children in service—three sons and one daughter. Melvin McCormick entered service on August 20. 1941, and is now stationed in Mass. James* who is in parachute division, is stationed at Fort Benning, Ga. Douglas entered service this month and is stationed at Camp White, Oregon. He is in the in fantry. Their daughter, Juanita, is a second lieutenant, stationed at Atlanta, Ga. She has been call ed for foreign duty. A younger son says that he Is going to join just as soon as he finishes schooL

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