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The Transylvania Times
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
Vol. 52: No. 52
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TRANSYLVANIA HAS WORST CHRISTMAS FLOOD IN HISTORY
NO‘PANIC BUYING’
OF CANNED GOODS
IN BREVARD YET
OP A Officials Threaten To
Freeze Sales If Wave
Of Buying Starts
National rationing officials in
dicated yesterday that, if neces
sary, they might “freeze” the
sale of all canned goods to fore
stall any threat of widespread
panic buying.
A check up here yesterday re
vealed that there are very few
shoppers at local grocery stores
who are buying more than they
need or who are “hoarding.”
Americans generally, reports
show, are heeding the gov-ern
ment’s appeal of “no hoarding.”
The rationing of over 200 kinds
of food items is to start some
time in February.
“No, not a single one of our
customers has tried to buy un
usually large quantities,” one
local grocer said. “Most all of
them seem to think that rationing
is the best way to distribute food
equally and fairly and they are
cooperating.”
The Brevard grocery stores
have been practicing a voluntary
rationing program, especially on
items that are limited. “We plan
to continue this practice,” one
merchant said.
There has been no heavy wave
of grocery buying since the pro
posed system was announced Sun
day.
LEGISLATURE TO
MEET NEXT WEEK
Rep. Wallace Galloway To
Leave Sunday. No Plans
In Mind
“The first and only legislature
program that I have in mind now
is to help hasten things along and
to get through as soon as pos
sible,” Representative Wallace
Galloway told a Times reporter
yesterday afternoon.
The 1943 general assembly will
convene next Wednesday and Mr.
Galloway plans to leave for Ral
eigh this Sunday.
“No, I do not have any special
local or statewide bills in mind,”
he said.
The legislature’s major task
will be allotment of the 194345
appropriations and protecting an
increasing state revenue surplus
against an almost certain barrage
of requests.
“I don’t know what the situa
tion will be, but I think the state
would be conserving her own in
terests by guarding her surplus,”
he stated.
“My opinion is that collections
will start falling off in the near
future because of the war condi
tions.”
Blackwell Drops Dead
At Rosman On Monday
Sitting in the boiler room of the
Gloucester Lumber company
Monday evening, William Black
well, age 67, fell over dead.
He had been in good health and
his death was unexpected.
After working for the lumber
company for a number of years,
Blackwell was retired last year.
He was a bachelor and the body
was shipped to Newport, Tenn.,
for burial.
No Extension Of
Time Granted For
1943 License Tags
The Carolina Motor club’s
branch office here has been do
ing a rushing business this week
in the sale of auto tags and no ex
tension of time will be granted,
Manager C. M. Douglas reports.
Around 20 tags have been sold
daily this week.
On and after tomorrow it will
be illegal for motorists to drive
without having new 1943 tags.
“You can buy your tags then, but
you are not supposed to drive
your car,” Mr. Douglas stated.
He also announced that the of
fice would be closed until 1 p. m.
on Friday.
Ambulance Work In New Guinea
One of the major jobs of the Allied forces on New Guinea is that
of getting their wounded back to bases where they can receive
proper hospital care. This picture shows an ill American soldier
being carried across a jungle stream on way to a field hospital by
(left to right) Corpls. Willey Parrish of Detroit, and Albert Per
hai (shirtless), of Superior, Wise., and an unidentified pair, hip
deep in water.
1942 Christmas Business In
Brevard Sets A New Record;
Average Increase 15 Percent
Bank Deposits Are Up 15
Percent And Post Office
Makes Good Gain
ALL BUSINESS GOOD
The 1942 Christmas season busi
ness in Brevard broke all previous
records, a check up made yester
day by The Times reveals.
Merchants in all lines of busi
nesr reported that their Christ
mas sales were the “best ever”.
Some of them stated that they had
30 percent better volume than
last year, while others reported
increases ranging from 5 to 30
percent. One or two merchants
had increases of over 75 percent.
According to The Times’ sur
vey, however, the average in
crease was around 15 percent gain
over the Christmas business of
1941, a former record high.
This information conforms with
a report from the Transylvania
Bank & Trust company. Cashier
Ralph Duckworth stated that
bank deposits showed an increase !
of around 15 percent. I
Postmaster T. C. Galloway an
nounced that postal receipts from
stamp sales for the Brevard of
fice were 11 percent over last
year.
Stamp sales for the December
quarter of 1941 were $6,146.92
and with two days left, sales for
December 1942 totaled $7,178.58,
or a gain of $1,037.66.
It is also interesting to note
that since Mr. Galloway has been
postmaster, annual stamp sales
have jumped from around $10,000
in 1933 to over $25,000 in 1942.
The Christmas buying was felt
in all lines of business and groc
ery stores, as well as those hav
ing gift merchandise for sale, did
record-breaking business.
AT THE HOSPITAL
Patients reported Wednesday af
ternoon to be in Transylvania
Community hospital were: George
Nicholson, Mrs. Gilbert Coanand
baby, Mrs. Robert Boyd and baby,
Clinton McCall, Jesse Cagle, Laura
Cagle, Fannie Wilson and Frank
Rhodes.
TAX LISTING TO
STARTTOMORROW
All Property Must Be Listed
In January. Schedules
Are Given
The Transylvania county town
ship tax listers now have their
booKs ana are ready to start list
ing tomorrow, Mrs. Dorothy Mitch
ell, acting county tax supervisor,
stated yesterday.
A schedule of each lister is pub
lished elsewhere in this issue and
Friday and Saturday property
owners may list at the listers’
homes.
The Brevard township schedule,
however, is slightly different.
Tom Mitchell, the list taker, will
be in the tax supervisor’s office
in the courthouse every day ex
cept Sunday, from January 1st
through January 31st and except
on January 8th and 9th, when
he will be at Patton’s store at
Pisgah Forest.
For the other townships, Mrs.
Mitchell said the books will be in
the hands of the listers from
January 1st through January 10th
and for the remainder of the
month they will be in the office
at the courthouse.
All county taxes must be listed
during the month of January. A
penalty of $1 will be assessed and
charged against any property
owner, real or personal, who fails
to list in January, it is stated.
Watch-Night Service
To Be Held Tonight
There will be a watch-night ser
vice at the Second Baptist church
of Brevard tonight at 8 o’clock,
Rev. S. F. McAuley, pastor, an
nounces. An interesting program
has been planned, featuring spec
ial music and a sermon by Rev.
J. A. Anderson.
All pastors and preachers and
singers of the Transylvania As
sociation are especially invited, as
well as the public.
Farmers Could Increase Income
$200,000 By Raising Hogs With
Corn Grown, County Agent Says
By J. A. Glazener
If 40 per cent of the corn pro
duced in the county were fed to
hogs, allowing 12% bushels for
each 225 pound hog from a thirty
pound pig, it would fatten out 6,
000 head. At present market
value of hogs, this would mean a
gross income to the corn farmers
of better than $200,000. It is a
rather far distant goal, but not
impossible to reach.
The average corn yield for
Transylvania County for 1940-41
was 189,550 bushels, according to
the North Carolina Agricultural
Statistics. Forty per cent of the
nation’s corn crop is the general
amount fed to hogs. This per
cent of the county’s two year
average yield would give 75,820
bushels of corn. The general farm
value of corn here in the county
has been thought of as $1.00 per
bushel. This valuation can be
greatly increased by marketing
the com to hogs. Based upon in- j
formation gained through feed
ing demonstrations conducted all
over the state; the following can
be expected:
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GILREATH ADAMS
NEW PASTOR OF
ECUSTA CIRCUIT
Brevard College Ministerial
Student Appointed Pastor
Two Churches
Gilreath Adams, Jr., an out
standing second-year Brevard Col
lege ministerial student, has been
appointed by Dr. M. T. Smathers
and the bishop of the Western
North Carolina Methodist confer
ence as pastor of the Ecusta
circuit which includes Oak Grove
and English Chapel churches, it
was announced this week.
Mr. Adams will devote most of
his time to the two churches and
morning and evening services will
alternate at each church every
Sunday.
The new pastor was licensed to
preach last year and his appoint
ment as pastor of the newly form
ed Ecusta circuit was made a few
days ago. Rev. J. R. Bowman for
merly served as pastor of these
churches.
Mr. Adams’ home is Charlotte.
He is the son of the late Rev. E.
G. Adams and his mother is re
ligious education director of the
Hawthorne Lane Methodist church
in Charlotte. His grandfather,
Rev. L. A. Falls, twice served as
pastor of the Brevard Methodist
church.
“I am glad that Mr. Adams has
received this appointment,” Dr.
E. J. Coltrane said. “He is a smart,
outstanding young man.”
NOTED ARTIST TO
SING HERE SUNDAY
Verena Peschl Will Give
Program For Benefit Of
Hospital Auxiliary
A musicale and tea, featuring
solo selections by Miss Verena
Peschl, an outstanding contralto
singer from New York, will be
given Sunday afternoon at 4
o’clock at the home of Mrs. Sam
uel A. Bullock, on 105 Park avenue
here, by the Women’s Auxiliary
of the Transylvania community
hospital.
The Auxiliary has agreed to
purchase a much needed oxygen
tent for the hospital and tnis is
the first in a series of entertain
ments that are scheduled to be
presented.
Miss Peschl, guest artist, is a
native of Switzerland. She has
had a distinguished career in
musical centers abroad.
The public is cordially invited
to attend. Mrs. Henry Carrier,
chairman of the Auxiliary, will
be in charge and Mrs. Ralph
Ramsey will discuss the need for
the tent. Mrs. Ludwig Straus is
in charge of arrangements. A
free will offering will be taken.
COMMUNION SERVICE
Communion service will be held
at the Presbyterian church here
on Sunday morning at the 11
o’clock hour for worship, an
nouncement has been made by
the pastor, Rev. E. Ashby John
son. It is urged that all mem
bers attend.
STORK COMES TO SEE
Born to Dr. and Mrs. Robert
Levy a son on December 23, at
Mission hospital, in Asheville.
New Year’s Day
Will Be Working
Day In Brevard
Transylvania will start the New
Year off tomorrow by working!
All of the stores in Brevard
will be open and the industrial
plants will continue operations.
The bank, however, will be clos
ed.
Officers report that the Christ
mas season was the quietest ever.
Only a few drunks were arrested
and there were no reports of
highway accidents.
Among other social functions
during the holidays, a dance was
given at the Country club Satur
day night and service men were
invited to attend free.
Brevard and county schools will
open next Monday morning and
Brevard College opens Tuesday
afternoon.
Sgt. Sims Gets Shoes Shined In Africa
Shown above is a recent photo received by The Times a few
days ago. It is believed that the picture was made in Cairo, Egypt
where Sgt. Eck Sims has been located. According to a letter to
his mother, Sgt. Sims spent Christmas in the Holy Land.
Escaped Gangster Captured In
Chicago Tuesday Was Believed
To Have Been Here Last Week
WAR IS CHANGING
COLLEGE COURSES
Higher Institutions Must
Convert or Else. Coltrane
Makes Statements
Postwar economics, meterolorlo
gy, and Commando training have
converted the college campus in
to a highly technical proving
ground for young Americans, Dr.
Eugene J. Coltrane of Brevard
College, said today.
“The collegiate picture has
swung far toward technical war
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One Of Oldest Women
In County Died Monday
Funeral service was held Tues
day morning at the Dunn’s Creek
Baptist church by Rev. Cleveland
Reece for Mrs. Rachel McGaha,
who died from a stroke of paraly
sis at the home of her grandson,
Bert Alexander, in the Little
Mountain section Monday noon.
Mrs. McGaha was 90 years old
and had been in good health. She
was well known and lived a long,
useful life.
She is survived by three child
ren, Andy McGaha, of Brevard,
Joe McGaha, Cedar Mountain and
Mrs. Connie Kerns, of Skyland.
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Basil (The Owl) Banghart
Said To Have Come Back
To Get His $2,000
Citizens throughout Transyl
vania county were glad to learn
Tuesday afternoon that Basil
(The owl) Banghart, one of the
chief lieutenants in Roger Touhy
Chicago gangster crowd, was ar
rested by FBI agents under the
personal direction of J. Edgar
Hoover in Chicago.
Touhy was arrested at the same
time and several of the gang were
shot by FBI men.
Local citizens believe that
Banghart was in the county last
week to get $2,000 which he al
legedly left in the East Fork sec
tion in 1934. Officers were hot
on the trail, but no definite proof
was obtained. According to local
officials, it is believed that Bang
hart hid the $2,000 somewhere in
the East Fork area.
Before being captured in Bal
timore in 1934, officers chased
Banghart into this county and
captured two of his cars, a truck
and some guns which he left be
hind.
Later that year he was sen
tenced at Asheville to serve 32
to 36 years after being convicted
for participating in the $105,000
Charlotte mail truck robbery.
He and Touhy were also con
victed and sentenced to 99-year
terms for kidnapping John (The
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Outstanding Record Is Made In
Liquidating Old B & L Ass’n.
Liquidation of the old Brevard
Building & Loan association was
completed last week and, believ
it-or-not, the stockholders were
paid a grand total of 146 percent
on their investment, which is un
doubtedly one of the best liquida
tion records ever made in the
state.
After 31 years of operation, the
stockholders voted on December
1, 1937 to liquidate voluntarily
and orderly. Jerry Jerome was ap
pointed liquidation agent and A.
F. Mitchell attorney, with J. S.
Silversteen president of the asso
ciation.
Shortly after this action was
taken, the Brevard-Federal Sav
ings and Loan association was
formed and the stockholders of
the old association were given
stock in this new organization in
amounts representing 48 percent
of their holdings. Since then cash
payments have been made from
time to time.
“Yes, we are proud of this
record,” Mr. Jerome said. “No
court costs were paid and one of
the reasons for the good record
was due to the fact that after
Ecusta came here we sold prop
erty at a profit.”
BOTTOMLAND AND
ROADS FLOODED
FOR THREE DAYS
Travel Resumed. Lower End
Town Of Rosman Flood
ed. Rainfall Heavy
BUSES ARE HALTED
Highway travel throughout the
county was resumed yesterday as
water from one of the worst
floods ever experienced in this
section at Christmas time began
to recede rapidly.
Rain started falling last Sunday
morning at 6:45 o’clock and fell
continuously over the county and
most of Western North Carolina
for three days.
By Tuesday morning a number
of important highways were flood
ed in different sections, rich bot
tomlands were covered and the
lower end of the town of Rosman
was flooded.
The water continued to rise un
til late Tuesday afternoon when
traffic was blocked on the Green
ville, Hendersonville and Ashe
ville highways.
Buses were unable to maintain
schedules and the 58 young men
who were to leave here yesterday
morning at 8 o’clock for army ex
amination at Camp Croft, S. C.„
didn’t leave until 1 o’clock in the
afternoon. Buses that were to
take them to the camp were un
able to get here from Henderson
ville and had to go a long ways
before reaching Brevard.
Weather reports show that chm
ing the 63 hours of continuous
rainfall a total of nearly 8 inches
fell here. The river at Rosman
rose 10 feet before receding
iueldty night.
The Davidson river, as well as
most all small streams and the
French Broad, overflowed and
much bottomland was covered.
However, it is reported that no
serious damage resulted in this
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TIMES SPONSORS
A BABY CONTEST
Annual Baby Derby An
nounced. First Born In
County Gets Awards
Who will be Transylvania coun
ty’s first born babe of 1943?
This infant and his or her par
ents will receive a number of val
uable and useful prizes.
Details of The Times’ annual
baby derby are announced on
page fifteen of this paper.
The following prizes are being
offered: a free portrait of the
baby when he or she is 6 months
old, by Austin’s Studio; two tic
kets to the local theatres by the
Co-Ed and Clemson Theatres; knit
ted baby sweater, Patterson’s
store; baby blanket, Belk’s store;
bed side lamp, Abercrombie Fur
niture company; box of nursery
necessities, Long’s Drug store;
solid gold ring, Parson’s Jewelry
store; quart of milk for 2 weeks,
Transylvania Dairies and 1 year’s
subscription to The Times.
The rules provide that the par
ents must reside in the county.
Entries must be made by January
9. Day, hour and minute of
baby’s birth must be given and
name of attending physician.
All parents who feel that they
are eligible are invited to enter
this contest.
Parkers To Open A
Radio Repair Shop
Harry and David Parker, of
Sylva, have purchased the equip
ment of the Sledge Radio shop
here and tomorrow will open a
new radio and electric repair shop
in the building on Caldwell street
formerly occupied by the Sledge
shop.
The new firm will be known as
Parker Radio and Electric shop.
The owners and managers are
brothers and are experienced
radio and electric appliance re
pair men. Harry was formerly
connected with the Massie Furni
ture company at Sylva and the
Canton Radio Supply at Canton*
while David has had experience
in the business as well as an elec
trical course.