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The Transylvania Times Published Every Thursday by TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY Brevard, N. C. THE NEWS THE TIMES Estab. 1896 Estab. 1931 Consolidated 1932 Bntered as second class matter, October 29, 1931, at the Post Office in Brevard, N. C., under the Act of March 3, 1879. ED M. ANDERSON_Publisher HENRY HENDERSON_Ass’t. Publisher MISS ALMA TROWBRIDGE_Associate IRA B. ARMFIELD_Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PER YEAR In the County, $1.50 Out of the County,$2.00 Thursday, February 11, 1943 A Valuable Organization On their thirty-third anniversary that is being observed this week, we salute the Boy Scouts of Transylvania and of Amer ica ! By making real men out of boys, Scout ing fills a real need in our county and na tion. President Roosevelt emphasized the value of Scouting when he said a few days ago, “The leaders of our armed forces in training camps and on battlefields have seen the value of scout training in devel oping knowledge and skill, as well as courage, self-reliance, resourcefulness and initiative which are proving to be so es sential in our determination to win the war.” Commenting further he said, “Certainly those who help to make boys physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight in these times deserve the appre ciation of all who are leaders in America.” The Boy Scout slogan this year is, “Toughen Up, Buckle Down and Carry on to Victory.” Brevard Scouts are doing just that. Right now they are collecting scrap metal. Help them out in this worthy project. Let’s also resolve to continue to promote Scouting here and may at least three more troops be organized this year. The General Approved Several residents of the swank resort town of Miami Beach, Fla., were having their early morning slumbers disturbed by the singing of soldiers stationed there and one of them voiced complaint to the commanding officer. The latter stated, with soldierly candor, that the singing would continue and at the same time he offered a suggestion from which the pro testants might benefit more than by pro longing their snoozing. He said: “Moreover—please arise at the first sound of military activity each morning and get down on your knees with all the members of your household who are dis turbed thereby, and offer thanks to God almighty, with me and all the rest of us, that those are Americans singing Amer ican songs, and not Germans or Japanese singing victory songs in American streets.” Think It Over! The announcement last week by the Manpower Commission that workers in twenty - nine non - essential occupations should shift to essential jobs or else face induction into the armed forces this spring even though they have dependents, caus ed a good deal of concern in Brevard and Transylvania county, especially among the industrial employees between the ages of 18 and 38. While it is certain that all men of these ages will face possible induction this year, at the same time practically every indus trial worker in this county is working for an essential industry. Unless a man is highly skilled and can qualify for an important position in a di rect war industry, it seems to us that he will be making a mistake by changing jobs now. The twenty-nine occupations listed on the non-essential list are not represented to any extent in this county and therefore our workers should not be gravely con cerned. The nation must have leather, lumber, thread, and cigarettes. It must have food and is expecting the farmers of this coun ty to help produce it. Before giving up a good job in an essential industry here at home, we urge that you get full informa tion as to whether or not your service might be needed more in war industries. And besides, why worry about being drafted for military service? That is the place all real men, all real Americans want to be. That gives you the greatest opportunity of all to help win the war by being in the front lines. Red Triumph At Stalingrad The peoples of the world have been j dazed by the annihilation of the German j army before Stalingrad — and we say j dazed because even the most astute mili- j tary experts seem to be at a loss to explain how the Reds, with this once great city reduced to debris, could stop the Nazi legions, envelop and then crush them. | There have been other great sieges in j world history, but few if any that equalled j that at Stalingrad in duration, savagery, ! number of troops engaged and slaughter. | Moreover, the Red triumph at Stalingrad j as the prelude—perhaps one should say j the incentive—for a westward sweep of ! the Russian armies that is pressing the Germans back from the out-skirts of Len ingrad to the western Caucasus, where another army, as this is being written, is in dire peril of being destroyed. What is the secret of this amazing Rus sian performance? Prof. Elliott, in a ser mon at the First Baptist church last Sun day morning, which he based on a passage in a letter which the Apostle Paul, in pri son at Rome, wrote to the church at Phil lipi, explained the Russian success at Stal ingrad by saying that there were things that shells and bombs would not destroy —the spirit and will of a man to die for a thing in which he wholly believed. The Red Russians have a habit of nam ing their cities, great industrial plants, power projects and other things for their leaders. Stalingrad was, of course, nam ed for Premier Joseph Stalin. More than any other man, Stalin is perhaps the ex emplar of Russian virtues—their stoicism, their fortitude, their heroism. Stalingrad, reduced to a charnel house by Nazi fury, held, perhaps because named for a belov ed leader, it was a sort of respository of Soviet faith, a symbol around which the Soviet spirit rallied to march to dazzling triumphs. Stalingrad, perhaps the Reds reasoned, had been destroyed; far worse, Stalingrad, symbol of Soviet achieve ment and hope, had been violated—there fore, they would smash the foe and they did. Even more, while this was being done—and perhaps because of it—the Soviets unleashed powerful blows on a dozen other fronts, while at home the Ger mans, bewildered and dismayed, decreed a period of national mourning, which has given rise to a rumor that Hitler is dead. Small wonder that the military experts are puzzled by what happened at Stalin grad ; they concern themselves largely with strategy, whereas the decisive factor here seems in the absence of other and better explanations to have Been the aroused and unconquerable spirit of the Russian army. The Parson At War Many preachers have declared war on vice and crime, and while they are mili tant in these fields, most of them are peaceable in regard to military activities. Yet, when the nation1 is at war, ministers I of the gospel stand by for service as chap ! lains wherever duty calls. Here the chaplains not only plan reli gious services to coincide with the free time of the men, but serve them in many more ways. We are informed that an aver age of 25 soldiers a day consult the chap lain of their faith on spiritual and non spiritual matters, ranging from domestic problems to those of a military nature. The chaplains are responsible for deliver ing moral talks to new arrivals at the post. Men enjoying relaxation in their squadron day rooms are not surprised to see the chaplain drop in for a visit; for while he is a commissioned officer, his position as a cleric often breaks down a barrier that in some cases exists between officers and en listed men, off duty. A chaplain maintains an interest in the welfare of the men and visits the post hos pital regularly. He also visits the guard house and listens carefully to complaints and inquiries of the prisoners, we are told. The chaplain’s day is a full one for he devotes his entire time to the men in ser vice and while he carries no weapons, he is always to be found in the camp or in the thick of battle where duty calls. And it is often to him that the enlisted man looks for guidance, inspiration and courage. News; Behind THE'l By Paul Mal lon 3^ WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 —The! surprise Churchill visit to Tur-1 key has inspired some hope that I Ankara will immediately fling her 1 army in on our side and attack | the Nazis in Bulgaria and Greece.! We could furnish the planes, I and also formidable forces now in j Syria and Trans-Jordan. Eventual fulfillment of this de- i lightful prospect is certain, but j how soon it will come is some-' thing for Hitler to guess. If it | were imminent, Churchill might j not have gone to Turkey and j brought the international spot-1 light that always follows him. j The Turks have been very friendly with our cause, especial ly since the recent accumulation of Russian victories, but they are still trading with Hitler, furnish- j ing nickel and some other war j materials. There are many things I they can do short of war, and I they were no doubt the most im-l mediate subjects of the Churchill! talks. The harassed Herr Hitler, now running around Europe trying to plug rat-holes enlarging before him on all sides, recently has augmented the size of his forces in Greece and Rumania as a nec essary precaution against Turkey. The Churchill visit should at least | pin these forces there permanent ly, and call for more if Hitler has \ them. When we first went into Africa, Hitler concentrated planes in Crete, threatening invasion of the Near East, but his forces on that ground are not now sufficient to warrant any fears on our part. General Rommel has been brandishing armor on the Mareth line as if he intended to hold it at all costs. Do not let yourself be surprised if he withdraws as! he did from his last three defen sive positions, and seeks shelter closer to the larger Nazi forces in North Tunisia. Rommel probably has only about 50,000 troops left, two thirds of the strength generally attributed to him. The North Tunis Nazi had 75,000 until this week, when Hitler started air-fer rying reinforcements in fast. These two Nazi African armies are probably not strong enough to maintain the long line of more than 200 miles from Bizerte to Mareth. Furthermore, as long as Rommel is in the Mareth line, his rear is exposed to a drive by our armies, which would cut him off completely from his northward line of supplies and cause him to be surrounded in the desert. The ex-hero of Berlin may therefore withdraw from the “Lit tle Maginot” position and con tinue his flight northward to es tablish a defensive position around i Sfax, or even closer to Tunis. The confused Tunisian situation is, therefore, not considered as dangerous for us, as you may have thought. The maps suggest our Southern flank is hanging in the air in the desert, exposed to attack by Rommel, but his weary army is hardly fit for such an ■ operation now. Glib Russian communiques the last few days barely conceal the! fact that the Red attack has slow- j ed down. Hitler has thrown reserves into 1 the actions south of Rostov in J order to rescue his armies from that pocket. At Leningrad also, the Russians were, unable immedi ately to exploit the breach they made in the Nazi lines when they raised the siege. They control the railroad running into the city, but succeeded only in occupying a small patch of territory. About three weeks ago. the Red army drive similarly slowed down, then gathered strength to go on to unexpected victories. Stalin may have enough left to muster relentless pressure again. Then, too, these drives must pause once in a while to mend railroads, repair airfields bridges and roads, and re-established com munications to supply bases in the rear. Final annihilation of the Nazi army in front of Stalingrad will help the Red army immeasurably. The lost Nazi army there, at the edge of the city, lay astride an important railroad line, and thus denied the Reds a main artery of supplies for their drive up to now. General MacArthur’s plan for an air conquest of the Pacific, airport by airport instead of is land by island, has brought no noticeable reaction around here— which is only to be expected. If he is to get the planes for such an attack, the decision would not be advertised. The same silence would envelop a contrary deci sion. Many military observers do not understand precisely what Mac Arthur means. If he only means he wants enough bombers to keep pasting Rabaul and the other Jap anese bases into rotten-ripeness "SHAPE OF THINGS TO COMF" he will certainly have them. But, if he wants enough to conquer airfield by airfield back to the Philippines or over Java, he may have to do some selling here. CARD OF THANKS It would be our wish to person- j ally thank each friend who ren- i dered us a service at the time of our daughter’s illness and death. But since so much was done for us, and so many offers of help were received from people — es pecially blood donors—whom we did not previously know, we felt there might be some whom we have failed to reach by individual acknowledgement. Lest this should be so, we take this means of thanking any friends who helped us, with whom we are not in per sonal touch. Every effort made in Evelyn’s behalf, every kind ministration that brightened her last days, and every helpful service to us at the time of her death, will always be held in grateful memory. Evelyn’s brother and sisters join us in this card of thanks. Mr. and Mrs. S. McIntosh Tea At Rockbrook Was A Big Success A large number of workers and interested friends of the Rock brook community attended the Rockbrook Red Cross surgical dressing hospital tea, which was held at Rockbrook house Tuesday afternoon of last week in connec tion with the regular work ses- j sion. An amount of $8.10 was realiz-j ed from the dimes brought by those in attendance, to be applied on the oxygen tent for the Trans sylvania Community hospital. Many friends who were unable to attend the tea, sent their dimes and some paid more than the prescribed dime, Mrs. H. N. Car rier, chairman, said. In addition to the tea feature, the regular workers made that af ternoon 900 bandages, thereby completing the second case of 9. 000 bandages. This makes a to tal of 18,000 bandages that have been made and shipped to head quarters by this group since its organization a few months ago. TRY TIMES WANT ADS Rationing Guide SUGAR Stamp No. 11 valid for three pounds until March 15. COFFEE Stamp No. 25 good for one pound until March 22. FUEL OIL Period 3 coupons good for nine gallons and valid through Febru ary 19. No. 4 valid January 30 to April 6. Good for nine gallons. GASOLINE Coupon No. 4 good through March 21. Temporary T coupons were issued directly until Febru ary 1, now by local ODT offices only to holders of ODT certificates of war necessity. This deadline has been deferred indefinitely for operators who have applied for certificates but have not received them, and those who can show that an appeal from the certifi cate mileage is pending. TIRES Holders of ration A coupons must have tires inspected by OPA on or before March 31. Holders of B and C coupons must get first inspection by end of February. Truckers and other commercial vehicles have a deadline of Feb ruary 28. Subsequent inspections of A drivers will be every six months. B coupon holders must have one tire inspection each four months and C holders one each 3 months. The deadline for second A inspections is September 30, second B inspections June 30 and second C inspections May 31. The minimum time between A inspec tions is 90 days, B 60 days and C 45 days. SHOES Stamp No. 17 in War Ration book No. 1 (sugar and coffee) good for one pair of shoes through June 15. WAR RATION BOOKS Ration book No. 1 is being currently used for purchase of sugar and coffee. Point-rationing of canned, dried and frozen foods, except dried vegetables, starts March 1. No canned fruits or veg etables may be sold between Feb ruary 20 and March 1. Meat ra tioning will begin about April 1. Registration for Ration Book No. 2 begins in the schools February 22 and continues for six days. When your doctor asks where you prefer to have your prescription filled, say: VARNER’S, because: Filled only by registered pharma cist; as written and at reasonable prices. 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