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The Transylvania Times
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
Vol. 53: No. 6
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1943
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
RED CROSS QUOTA TO BE $5,400
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Hovie Chappell Is Being Held For Murder And Concealment Of Body
DEAD BODY OF
GORDON CHAPMAN
FOUND LAST SUN.
Coroner’s Inquest Is Held,.
Still Is Found Near Where
Body Was Placed
Hovie Chappell, young man of
the Boheney section of Transyl
vania county, is now in jail here,
charged with murder and conceal
ment of the dead body of Gordon
Chapman, which was found last
Sunday morning in an old, un
occupied three-room house near
Bear’s camp in the Boheney com
munity.
Acting Coroner J. A. Simpson,
who held an inquest after Chap
pell reported finding the body,
stated that Chapman had appar
ently been dead several days and
that the cause of death was un
known.
Dr. J. B. Wilkerson, who ex
amined the body, reported that
Chapman had, in his opinion, died
from natural causes and that there
were no bruises or cuts on the
body.
From time to time, officers said,
Chapman had lived at the home of
Hovie Chappell and it was be
lieved that they had been engag
ed in an illicit business. Chap
man was a 40-year-old bachelor,
while Chappell is 32 years old and
has a wife and six children.
Believing that the body was
placed in the abandoned house,
town and county officers have
been busy this week trying to
solve the mystery.
Monday afternoon they found
a large, 60-gallon still and 1,200
gallons of beer located on a creek
about a half of a mile from the
abandoned house in which the
body was found. Officers said
they also found a spot near the
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$150 RAISED TO
BUY OXYGEN TENT
Hospital Teas, Sponsored By
Auxiliary, Prove Suc
cessful. Many Held
An amount of $150.00 has been
reported to date from the hos
pital teas which were given in
various homes of Brevard and
Transylvania county the past
three weeks for benefit of the
new oxygen tent fund for Tran
sylvania Community hospital, ac
cording to announcement of Mrs.
O. H. Orr, publicity chairman of
the Woman’s Hospital auxiliary.
An interesting feature of the
drive, it was pointed out, was
the check contributed by Evelyn
McIntosh, who died last week
from pneumonia. As she was be
ing placed under the old tent at
the hospital, she requested that
her first check earned at the weld
ing plant school, where she had
been for a short time, be given
toward the new oxygen tent fund.
Complete financial reports from
all of the tea hostesses have not
yet been turned over to Mrs. Leh
man Kapp, chairman of the teas,
Mrs. Orr said, but it is expected
that they will be in hand in time
for the final report of the amount
raised to be printed in this paper
next week.
29 Animals Are
Treated At Clinics
A total of 29 animals were ex
amined and treated at the two
horse and mule clinics held in
the county Tuesday, County Agent
Julian A. Glazener announces.
• “I think these clinics were a
real success and others may be
held in the future,” Mr. Glazener
stated.
Farmers attending the clinic at
Carl Allison's farm Tuesday morn
ing were E. C. Glazener, C. D.
Styles, Carl Allison, A. M. Pax
ton, J. A. Whitmire, John Styles,
R. L. Hogsed, M. Welyezko and
James Raines.
Those attending the clinic at the
B & B lot Tuesday afternoon were
Harvey Sprouse, Roland Nichol
son, Jimmy Eubanks, John C.
Tinsley, J. M. Bryson and C. C.
Gibbs.
Victory Garden Committees To
Meet Here Saturday, Tabulate
Surveys And Make Final Plans
j Meeting Will Be Held At
Farm Agent’s Office At
10 O’clock, A. M.
A special meeting of the Tran
sylvania county Victory Garden
committees will be held here at
the farm agent’s office Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock to tabulate j
results of surveys that have just
been completed and to make ten
tative plans for furthering the
Victory garden program in Bre
vard and the county, Julian Glaz
ener announced today.
He stated that all industries in
the county, as well as farmers and
civic clubs, are making extensive
plans to see that a Victory garden
is raised this year on every vac
ant lot in Brevard, Rosman and
Pisgah Forest and on every farm
in Transylvania.
The county’s industry Victory
garden committees are as follows:
Ecusta Paper corporation — R.
F. Bennett, chairman; F. S. Best,
Walter Straus, H. P. Vannah, and
F. L. McCann.
Pisgah Mills — W. M. Melton,
chairman; B. C. Grogan, Walter
Chappell, J. N. Waters and Grady
Terry.
Transylvania Tanning company
—Mrs. A. G. Kyle, chairman; Mit
chell Holden and Frank Wicker.
Transylvania Pipe company —
Ralph Fisher, chairman; Ben
Montgomery, J. B. Hall and Mari
us Machne.
Carr Lumber company—R. H.
Zachary, chairman; D. H. Orr, G.
C. Sentell and F. L. McClean.
Toxaway Tanning company—A.
M. White, general chairman, Sil
versteen Industries; C. L. Gent, E.
T. Townes and Crit Galloway.
Gloucester Lumber company —
C. R. Stroup, chairman; J. C.
Jones and John Smith.
Rosman Extract company — P.
E. Stroup, chairman, Ed Jones
and J .M. Galloway.
Wheeler Hosiery mill — Amos
Burke, chairman and Clarence
Galloway.
The civic clubs have already ap
pointed their committees and
they will be presented at the
meeting here on Saturday.
Joe Tinsley Buys
Insurance Business
Announcement has Deen made
that Joe H. Tinsley, popular real
tor, has purchased the insurance
business of Dan L. English, who
will continue to handle real es
tate and rentals.
Mr. Tinsley has stated that he
will retain the same office in the
McMinn building and will con
tinue to operate his real estate
business as in the past.
A WAAC Volunteer
MRS. EDWARD TERRELL
LOFTIS, above, of Brevard, and
Waynesville, has volunteered
for foreign service in the Wo
men’s Army Auxiliary corps,
and will report for active duty
on Feb. 22 at Daytona Beach,
Fla.
BOY SCOUTS ARE
OBSERVING THEIR
33RD. BIRTHDAY
Troop One To Hold “Par
ent-Night” Friday Eve
ning. Other Plans
Boy Scouts in the Transylvania
district of the Daniel Boone Coun
cil of the Boy Scouts of America
are observing their 33rd anniver
sary this week.
Scout troop number 1 will hold
a “parent-night” meeting at the
hut here Friday night at 7:30
o’clock. Jim Hadley, scoutmaster,
is arranging a special program for
the occasion.
Last Sunday the Scouts of the
district attended a special church
service here at the Methodist
church and heard a fine sermon
delivered by Rev. W. A. Jenkins.
Today the Scouts are planning
to put in a window display here
in the business section.
President Roosevelt has issued
a special salute to the Boy Scouts
and expressed the hope that there
would be no decline in the ef
forts to push this great organiza
tion. The Ecusta Paper corpora
tion is saluting the boys in a
special message published else
where in this issue.
W. A. Hunt is scoutmaster of
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Dealers Run Short Of New Tires
But Expect To Receive Used Tires
Because of certain interruptions
in tire distribution program, the
issuance of certificates during the
past few weeks has exceeded the
number of new tires available at
the dealer stations here and
throughout this section, a check
up today reveals.
A record number of certificates
for new tires and recaps were
issued last month by the local
rationing board and many of those
receiving the certificates are still
unable to obtain new tires.
The recap situation isn’t quite
so bad and the new tire supply
problem is expected to be solved
within the next few days when
the first allotments of used tires
from the government stockpiles
are shipped to local dealers, it is
stated.
In this connection, the Trans
ylvania board has just received
a special letter from the OPA of
fice in Charlotte, which states:
“Certificate holders of grade III
passenger tires unable to secure
new grade III tires due to short
age of dealers’ stocks should ac
cept a recapped or used tire and
under no circumstances hold cer
tificates beyond the expiration
date awaiting delivery of a new
grade III tire.
“Original projection for manu
facturing new grade III tires has
been sharply cut and in our opin
ion the demand may possibly be
greater than the supply”.
A check up indicates that the
latter statement is entirely cor
rect. Several Brevard tire deal
ers have a number of certificates
listed on “back order”.
[ The certificates are good for 30
days and shipments of used tires
should arrive by next week, it
is stated.
P. B. Reed, of Asheville, field
representative of the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber company who
was in town Tuesday visiting the
Goodyear dealer, McCrary Auto
Service, said that a total of 10
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RATIONED SALE
OF SHOES CAME
AS A SURPRISE
Brevard Merchants Have
Large Stocks. Details of
Plan Are Announced
Citizens of Transylvania county,
as well as those in other parts of
the nation, were startled by the
announcement from Washington
Sunday afternoon that the OPA
had frozen shoes until Tuesday
morning, when sales were resum
ed on a rationing basis that will
permit people to obtain three
pairs a year.
However, when it was disclosed
that there was no critical short
age of shoes and that the move
was designed to provide the peo
ple with all the footwear they
need, misgivings on this score
disappeared. On January 1, it
was said in Washington, there
were in the hands of dealers in
ventories equivalent to a five or
six months’ supply.
All types of shoes and boots
made in whole or in part from
leather or with rubber soles, ex
cept house slippers and infants
soft-soled shoes, are rationed. By
using stamp No. 17 from War
Ration book 1, the holder may ob
tain a pair of shoes until June 15.
It is estimated that he will be able
! to procure two other pairs of
shoes during a year, which will be
adequate for the normal man but
insufficient for women and chil
dren.
Local Stocks Large
Local dealers have adequate
shoe stocks and reported sales at
the normal tempo Tuesday and
yesterday. Several of them are
disturbed by the fact that they
had received and were preparing
to put on display within a few
days large stocks of sandals, which
they fear women will eschew in
favor of types that will last long
er. Inasmuch as the shoe coupon
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SCOUT FINANCE
DRIVE PLANNED
Transylvania District Mem
bership Campaign To Be
Launched Monday
A 1943 Scouters membership
campaign will be launched by the
Transylvania district of the Dan
iel Boone Council of the Boy
Scouts of America next Monday,
Jerry Jerome, district finance com
mittee chairman, announced to
day.
Full plans for the campaign will
be discussed at a meeting of the
finance committee and district
officials to be held here Friday.
A. W. Allen, of Asheville, scout
executive, will be present and
help map out details.
Through its membership drive
last year, the Transylvania dis
trict raised $800. It is anticipated
that at least this much will be
needed this year to carry on the
Scout program.
The finance committee is com
posed of Jerry Jerome, chairman,
Frank Kerber, Walter Straus, W.
M. Melton, D. T. Abercrombie,
John Ford, Don Jenkins J. I.
Ayers, Dr. Carl Hardin and C. M.
Douglas.
MEET OF BAPTIST ASSOC.
TO BE HERE NEXT WEEK
A Transylvania county Baptist
associational meeting of all W. M.
U. officers and young people’s
councilors and leaders will be
held at the Brevard First Bap
tist church next Tuesday, begin
ning at 10:30 o’clock and con
tinuing into the afternoon, ac
cording to an announcement of
Mrs. Harold Norwood, publicity
chairman.
Two state and district leaders
will be present and conduct con
ferences and classes in leader
ship, including, Miss Mary Currin,
state W. M. U. young people’s
leader, and Miss Katheryn Abee,
district field worker. Lunch will
be served at the church by local
W. M. U. ladies. Mrs. J. A. An
derson, associational president,
will be in charge of the meeting.
The Times Wins General Excellence Trophy
Here it is! As an award for winning first place in the 1942
General Excellence contest for the large non-daily newspapers
of the state, sponsored by the North Carolina Press association,
The Transylvania Times this week received the beautiful trophy,
shown above. (Photo By Austin.)
U. S. Employment Office Will
Be Open Here At Court House
Wednesday, Thursday Weekly
President Orders
48-Hour Work Week
In a double-barreled move to
achieve maximum production
from available manpower and to
meet the manpower require
ments of the armed forces,
President Roosevelt Tuesday
night established a minimum
48-hour work week as a national
wartime policy and War Man
power Commissioner McNutt
promptly applied the executive
order to all forms of business
and industry in 32 labor short
age areas in 25 states and the
District of Columbia.
At present the order will ap
ply only to the designated areas,
but it will be extended gradual
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Additional Day Because of
Directive. Will Give Ad
vice To Workers
Beginning this week, facilities
of the U. S. Empolyment Service
will be available to the citizens of
Transylvania county two days
each week, Charles Bridges, man
ager of the service announces.
This service will be given from
the full time office established in
Hendersonville. If future condi
tions warrant the need, addition
al days of service may be added.
The office here is established in
the commissioner’s room at the
courthouse and hours are from
9:30 a. m to 4:30 p. m. on Wed
nesday and Thursdays.
The decision to establish the of
fice here on a two-day basis was
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“Freeze" Period On Sale Of Canned
Foods Should Not Inconvenience Public
No shoppers should be incon
venienced during the “freeze”
period, February 21 to March 1,
on the sale of canned goods, Dr.
J. F. Zachary, of the Transylvania
county rationing board who is in
in charge of canned goods regis
tration and rationing, stated yes
terday.
““Allowance of fine cans per
person for which no stamps will
be deducted, plus supplies of
fresh fruits and vegetables, should
provide ample food during the
past week of this month,” he said.
Sale of canned fruits and veg
etables will be stopped at mid
night, February 21 and resumed
on March 1, under the rationed
system.
A strict point system will be
used. Each person will be allowed
48 points to spend on rationed
goods during the month of March.
The housewife will have to
budget herself on canned goods
according to her family’s likes
and dislikes and she is cautioned
not to spend all of the points with
in one week.
Ration book number 2 will be
used and registration will be held
sometime during the week of the
“freeze” period. Dr. Zachary stat
ed yesterday that he would make
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DRIVE TO START
MARCH 1, PUNS
ANNOUNCED TODAY
Big Campaign Headed By
C. M. Douglas. Gifts Com
mittee To Start Work
With a gqal of $5,400.00 for its
1943 War Fund, the Transylvania
county chapter of the American
Red Cross will embark upon the
biggest campaign in its history on
March 1, Chairman Jerry Jerome
announced today.
C. M. Douglas will be in charge
of the drive to raise this large
sum of money and a number of
volunteers will be asked to as
sist.
Tentative plans for conducting
the campaign were discussed at
an executive meeting here Tues
day with G. E. Jones, special rep
resentative of the national chap
ter.
Chapter Chairman Jerome will
work with Mr. Douglas on a spe
cial gifts committee and they will
contact industries and merchants.
House-To-House Canvass
The Kiwanis, Lions and Wo
men’s Civic clubs and the Jaycees
are being requested to make a
house-to-house canvass in Brevard,
following the same zone plan used
in conducting the Victory garden
survey.
Each school is being requested
to have a drive and the principal
of every school has been appoint
ed as chairman of a committee.
He or she is to name other mem
bers of their committees.
The 12 home demonstration
clubs and 6 4-H clubs are being
asked to conduct the drive
throughout the rural areas of the
county. Miss Annabel Teague,
home agent, attended the meeting
Tuesday and pledged co-opera
tion.
Mr. Jones today pointed out
that the goal of the national cam
paign is $125,000,000 for 1943.
“The goal is higher than ever
before because of the many and
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BUS SERVICE IS
FILLING A NEED
Patronage For First Few
Days Is Better Than Ex
pected. Started Friday
The inter-urban bus service,
which was started last Friday be
tween Rosman, Brevard, Pisgah
Forest, Ecusta and Orr’s store, is
meeting with much success, a
check-up yesterday revealed.
On a number of runs, the buses
have been loaded, especially be
tween Brevard and Rosman.
“I haven’t had an opportunity
to look over reports, but I think
and hope we are doing all right
in Transylvania,” J. W. Wright,
president of the Smoky Mountain
Stages, told a Times reported yes
terday over the phone.
“To have just started a few
days ago, it seems to me that the
service is doing as good as could;
be expected,” Mose Macfie, local
bus agent, said.
Those interested in the es
tablishment and continuance of
the inter-urban service again
pointed out this week that ODT
regulations require minimum
patronage and urged every one
to save gasoline and ride the bus.
Will Hold An OPA
Meeting For Grocers
In Asheville Monday
Preparatory to the rationing of
canned goods under a point ra
tioning system, the OPA is hold
ing a series of district meetings
for owners and clerks in grocery
stores.
The meeting to which Brevard
and Transylvania grocers are in
vited to attend will be held in
Asheville at the courthouse next
Monday night, at 7:30 o’clock.
At this meeting OPA repre
sentatives will discuss various
phases of the rationing and price
program.
Members of the rationing board
here are urging grocers to attend.