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The Transylvania Ti
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
Vol. 53: No. 8
★ TWO SECTIONS ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1943
★ 16 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
OVER 7000 REGISTER IN COUNTY
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Gigantic Red Cross Drive Starts In County Monday
COUNTY’S OUOTA
IS $5,400; FINAL
PLANS ARE MADE
Special Gifts Committee
Meets With Hundred Per
cent Co-operation
PROCLAMATION ISSUED
Brevard business firms and
their employees and industries of
the county are co-operating al
most a hundred percent with the
1943 Red Cross war fund drive
and an extensive campaign to con
tact every home in the town and
county will be launched Monday,
it was announced today.
The county’s 1943 Red Cross
quota is $5,400 and officials of the
chapter hope to raise this amount
by March 15. President Roose
velt has designated the month of
March as “Red Cross Month” and
has asked every man, woman and
child to contribute to this great
organization that is now render
ing vital services to the men in
the armed forces and to their
families.
This week Mayor Carl Hardin
also issued a proclamation, re
questing the citizens of Brevard
to help put over this important
drive.
C. M. Douglas, chairman of the
drive, announced yesterday that
nearly 80 percent of the business
firms here have been contacted.
The special gifts committee plans
to see all of the others by Sat
urday.
Mr. Douglas said that of those
contacted to d ^ 'only trr „e con
cerns have not agreed to* gite a
hundred percent co - operation.
Employees are co-operating by
giving at least one day’s pay.
“The demands on the Red Cross
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BOY SCOUT FOND
DRIVE UNDERWAY
Committee Hopes To Reach
Goal of $900 This Week.
Meeting Tonight
Good progress is being made
in the annual enrollment drive of
adult members in the Transyl
vania district of the Daniel Boone
council of the Boy Scouts of
America, Jerry Jerome, district
finance committee chairman, an
nounces.
The drive started Monday and
will continue throughout the week
and until the goal of $900 is rais
ed, he said.
“We must keep our fine Boy
Scout organization here in opera
tion for the duration and this
year we hope to form several new
troops,” Mr. Jerome stated.
“Every one who is interested in
boys is urged to contribute to
the Scout fund.”
A regular meeting of the dis
trict committee will be held
Thursday night at 8 o’clock at
the city hall here. Chairman E.
H. McMahan states that this is an
important meeting and requests
all members to attend.
Howard Wyatt, chairman of the
county salvage committee, stated
today that the Scout scrap drive
is moving forward. “These boys
are getting in the scrap and the
drive may be continued in March,”
he stated.
Kimzey Is Elected
Delegate To Meet
R. T. Kimzey, principal of the
Brevard high school, was elected
delegate to the state convention
of teachers to be held in Raleigh
next month. J. E. Rufty, princi
pal of the local elementary school,
was chosen alternate.
Names of proposed officials for
the N. C. E. A. for the 1943-44
term were submitted and voted
upon.
Dr. J. F. Zachary explained to
the teachers the point rationing
system. About 25 volunteer help
ers in charge of Mrs. Henry Car
rier were present and received
instructions as to how to assist
county teachers in the registra
tion for No. 2 ration books this
week.
Major's proclamation
WHEREAS the men of our armed forces are fighting and
dying on the far-flung battlefronts of the world—from the steam
ing jungles of New Guinea to the sunbaked sands of Africa—on
the sea and in the air; and
WHEREAS the success of our forces in preserving a world
where men and women may be free depends on the support and
inspiration they get from the peoples back home; and
WHEREAS it is the privilege and duty of every man and
woman and child to serve the cause of humanity in every manner
possible and to as great extent as possible; and
! WHEREAS, it is the aim of peace-loving people of our nation |
J to contribute in sweat and toil and sacrifice—sacrifice of luxuries j
[ and comforts to the support of those men who are risking and
j giving their lives for us; and
I WHEREAS at the same time our home front must be pre- !
I pared to cope not only with possible attack on our shores but j
j with natural disasters, such as earthquake, flood, hurricane, tor- j
| nado, drought, fire, explosion or epidemic; and
WHEREAS the American Red Cross is equipped and ready J
to carry on in our own and every community such indispensable
welfare programs as public health nursing, home nursing, *irst
aid, water safety and accident prevention, and through the Jun
ior Red Cross in the schools, to act as the medium for service
by our young people; and
WHEREAS the American Red Cross is able and ready to
render protection and relief in case of the aforementioned dis
asters;
THEREFORE I, CARL HARDIN, Mayor of Town of Brevard,
in accord with the President of the United States who has pro
claimed March as Red Cross Month, do call on all public spirited
people of this community to make every effort to support the
1943 Red Cross War Fund. I urge every man and woman, boy
and girl to give their support by contributing through our local
chapter to the Red Cross War Fund; and I further proclaim
that it is the sense of all of us who are residents of Brevard that
our gifts must be larger than ever this year, in order to enable
this g'eat national organization of to meet whatever de
mands are made upon it.
Fierce Battle In Africa Halts
After Germans Smash Through
American Forces Several Miles
Russians Continue Their Vic
tory March. Stalin
Makes Speech
After a furious 3-day battle this
week along the Tunisian front,
with U. S. and British forces
struggling to keep Rommel’s Ger
man armored units from breaking
through their lines near the Tun
isian-Algerian frontier, the allies
succeeded in forcing Rommel to
ease pressure by hurling his forces
back in one sector and stalling
them in another.
A communique yesterday from
allied headquarters in North Afri
ca gave out the information that
fighting had temporarily died
down, both sides apparently pre
paring to make the most of the
lull by regrouping their forces
and bringing up supplies and rein
forcements.
Rommel’s most dangerous
thrust in the hills north of the
Kasserine gap was halted by Brit
ish and American tanks and in
fantry four miles from the gate
way to the strategic Kermansa
plateau not far from the Algerian
border line. As the Germans tried
desperately to gain the road junc
tion 25 northwest of the Kasserine
gap, allied tanks and gunners held
—Turn To Page Four
LAST RITES HELD
FOR J.J. PATTON
Prominent Transylvania Co.
Citizen Died At His
Home In Florida
Funeral service was held Wed
nesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at
the Davidson River Presbyterian
church for Joseph Jackson Pat
ton, 76, one of the county’s most
prominent men who died sudden
ly at his winter home in New
Smyrna, Fla., at 8:30 o’clock Mon
day morning. Rev. Ashby John-j
son, pastor of the Brevard-David
son River Presbyterian church
conducted the service. Interment
was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Patton was twice married.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Amanda Walker Patton, and their
son, Walker Patton, of the U. S.
army. The four children by his
first wife, the late Mrs. Annie
Yongue Patton, who survive are,
C. Y. Patton and Miss Annie May
Patton, of Brevard, Mrs. Archie
Graham, of Raeford, and Joseph
Patton McLeod, of Pisgah Forest.
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Tests Of New Air Raid Signals To
Be Held Here Friday And Saturday
The Transylvania County De
fense Council adopted the new^air
raid signals that had been au
thorized for this state and 15 oth
er southern states, at a meeting
held here Tuesday night and a
test of the fire signal will be
held here tomorrow at noon, Ralph
Ramsey, chairman, announced to
day.
There will be tests of “l^lue”
and “Red” signals on Saturday,
at noon. “The public is urged to
learn the new signals so that they
can identify them without confus
ion and error,” Mr. Ramsey said.
The new signal regulation is
uniform throughout the southeast
ern area, it is announced. Full
information concerning the chang
es is published elsewhere in this
issue and all readers are urged
to study this information, because
the procedure has been changed
a good deal.
The fire signals are: siren will
blow three long blasts of approxi
mately 45 seconds duration, each.
Firemen will report to the city
hall on all siren signals.
Changes have been made in the
blue, red and third blue signals,
as well as the “all clear.”
NO CERTIFICATE
NEEDED NOW FOR
RECAPPING TIRES
Plan May Be Permanent.
Local Dealers Experienc
ing Big Rushes
Tire recapping dealers are
now busy once more since the ban
on recapping has been lifted and
owners of automobiles and light
trucks are permitted to have their
tires recapped without applying
to the rationing board for certif
icates.
The order became effective last
Saturday, but no release was re
ceived here until Monday.
“Please inform all local boards
effective Febfuary 20, the ration
ing Grade F camelback will be
discontinued. This will permit
any person including operators of
light trucks to have his own tires
recapped with passenger-type
camelback without local board au
thorization. It will not permit
the exchange of recappable tire
carcass for a tire recapped with
passenger-type camelback except
on certificate. A dealer who is
not a recapper will no longer be
required to sell his recappable
tire carcasses to a recapper. He
may now have recappable tire
caracasses recapped with pass
enger-type camelback and return
ed to him without certificate. In
ventory limitations on passenger
type camelback stocks will be
retained.”
The notice w'as sent by the
regional officer.
No information is available as
to how long this order would re
main in effect, but it might last
indefinitely in view of the re
duction in driving to essentials.
The wartime recap rubber is ex
pected to last at least 5,000 miles.
There are several local-dealers,
but not recapping plants here or
in the county now. Tires are sent
to neighboring towns.
GASOLINE BOARD
CHANGES MEETING
Committee to Meet at Nights
Instead of During Day
time On Mondays
Starting next week the gasoline
committee of the Transylvania
war price and rationing board
will meet at nights instead of
during the daytime on Mondays,
Chairman Charles Davis announ
ced today.
The night meetings will not be
held at any regular place or time,
and will vary from time to time
to suit the convenience of the
board members.
This change is being made be
cause of the pressure of personal
duty on the committee members.
During the past several months,
the gasoline committee has aver
aged being in session each Mon
day from 10 o’clock in the mom
| ing until 6 and 7 o’clock at night.
“I simply can’t spare that much
time during the day and keep up
my farm work,” Chairman Davis
said. Other members agreed that
the time required for daytime
meetings was too much for them.
In announcing the change, Mr.
i Davis said that this would not
affect the public service render
ed. “Every one is asked to make
application and it is not necessary
for them to appear before the
board. If we need additional in
formation before passing on ap
plications, we will notify the ap
plicants,” he stated.
Times Bowlers Still
Leading In League
With only six more matches left
until the end of the season, The
Transylvania Times bowling is
still leading in the Tri-City Bowl
ing league at Asheville.
The Army store, however, is
close behind. Last Saturday the
Times bowlers won over Sealtest
2 to 1. Individual scores were
Reynold 573, Dunne 498, Kappers
510, Straus 514 and Bridges 463.
ARE YOU DOING YOUR PART
BY BUYING WAR BONDS AND
STAMPS EVERY PAY DAY?
Merchant Seaman Hero Gets Marine Medal
THE MERCHANT MARINE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
MEDAL is presented to Corp. Maximo Murphy, former merchant
seaman, by Capt. Edward Macauley, deputy administrator of the
War Shipping Administration. The ceremony took place in New
York. Murphy won the award for heroism when his ship was
torpedoed in the Caribbean. He helped to launch life rafts, took
command of survivors and landed his party of twenty-one on an
island near Haiti. He then left the party and crossed the island
through dense jungle to get help. (International)
Three Local Bills Are Passed
By House And Another One Is
Introduced; Wine Bill Killed
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KIWANL4NS HOPE
PREVENT CLOSING
OF LUNCH ROOMS
“Underprivileged Children” j
Is Topic of Dr. Zachary
At Club Meeting
An effort to continue school
lunch rooms in Transylvania
county was projected at the last
meeting of the Kiwanis Club at
the Bryant House Friday night
when the president, Paul Tindall,
appointed a committee consisting
of J. B. Jones, chairman, Dr. J.
F. Zachary, E. O. Bryant and R. E.
Matthews to see what could be
done to extend the program. It
is understood that withdrawal of
WPA funds will force the lunch
rooms to close at the end of the
current term unless funds are
made available from some other
source.
Dr. J. F. Zachary was the
speaker of the evening and used
as his subject “Underprivileged
Children.” He stated that the
children of some rich people as
well as those whose parents
were poor are underprivi
leged and contended that chil
dren should have some kind of
employment, such as cleaning of
fices and running errands. Dr.
Zachary stated the school lunch
rooms in the county would be
—Turn To Page Five
Senate Passes Ninth Month
School Bill. Consider
Finances Now
Three local bills introduced by
Representative Wallace Galloway
have passed three readings in the
House and one reading in the Sen
ate and were sent to the commit
tee on Counties, Cities and Towns.
One of these measures, as an
nounced last week, authorized the
consolidation of the town tax col
lector’s office with the county tax
office and the other two bills con
cern tax collection.
Another bill, authorizing the
county commissioners to levy
special taxes for the offices of
the county accountant, county
farm agent and home agent, was
introduced last Thursday. Full
details of this Bill were published
a short time ago and it was ex
plained that its passage will not
constitute an increase in taxation.
In the Senate this week, the
proposed state-wide wine control
bill that had been passed by the
House, was killed, and the Senate
passed the bill providing for a
state-supported ninth month to the
school term in counties desiring
it.
The school measure, which car
ries an appropriation of $7,000,000
for the biennium, now goes to the
House. It provides for a school
term of 180 days for counties de
siring the extra 20 days about the
eight-months term. It permits the
governor to reduce the term to
170 days if he sees that available
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Will Establish Point Rationing System
Information Booths In Grocery Stores
Since the rationing of canned
goods is going to effect every
home, Dr. J. F. Zachary is anxi
ous for all housewives to be fami
liar with every detail of the ra
tioning program.
To give the public vital in
formation concerning the pro
gram, he is making plans to have
information booths in all of the
grocery stores here next week.
Volunteer workers will have
charge of these booths and a meet
ing of these workers is to be held
Friday night at 8 o’clock at the
city hall here, Dr. Zachary an
nounces.
All persons who can assist in
this work are asked to attend the
meeting tomorrow night. Volun
teer workers to help with the reg
istration Saturday are also solicit
ed.
In addition to the principals
and teachers, a large number of
persons have voluntarily assisted
with the registration this week.
These include Mrs. Roland Wil
ber, Mrs. Randall Everett, Mrs.
Lester Martin, Mrs. Lehman
Kapp, Mrs. Ed Happ, Mrs. John
Verner, Mrs. Ralph Fisher, Mrs.
Frank McIntosh, Mrs. Flax Law
rence, Mrs. Speedy Jones, Mrs.
Donald Jenkins, Miss Annie Gash,
Mrs. Max Brombacher, Mrs. Wal
ter Hart, Mrs. Ruth McCrary,
Mrs. Charles Newland, Mrs. H. N.
Carrier, Sr., Mrs. H. N. Carrier,
Jr., Mrs. J. M. Allison, Mrs. Claude
Jones, Mrs. D. J. Luther, Mrs.
Doyle Wells, Mrs. Bradley Combs,
R. H. Ramsey, L. P. Hamlin, J.
B. Jones, C. M. Douglas, E. H.
McMahan, J. A. Glazener, J. H.
Tinsley, Jack Trantham. Rev. B.
W. Thomason, Rev. W. A. Jenkins
and H. V. Smedberg.
REGISTRATION FOR
WAR RATION BOOK
TWO CLOSES SAT.
Sale of Canned Goods To Be
Resumed Next Monday
Under System
PRICES ARE FROZEN
Registration for war ration
book two that will be used, start
ing next Monday, to purchase over
200 different canned foods, is pro
gressing splendidly in Brevard
and Transylvania county, Dr. J.
F. Zachary, of the rationing board,
who is in charge of this registra
tion, announced last night.
During the first three days of
this week over 7,000 persons reg
istered. This is about half of
the county’s total population, as
well as about half as many as
registered for book one.
Registration will continue in
the schools of the county through
Saturday. Today and tomorrow
the registration will last from 1
until 5 o’clock in the afternoon
and on Saturday from 9 o’clock,
in the morning until 5 in the af
ternoon.
Persons who fail to register this
week will have to await until next
month and register at the ration
ing board office here.
One person can register for the
entire family. No one can regis
ter except upon presentation of
book one and inventories must be
declared.
The sale of canned foods will
be resumed next Monday under
the point rationing system which
allows every person a total of
48 points for the month of March.
The point values, as announced
Monday, are high and will limit
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TIME NEARS TO
PLANT GARDENS
Times To Present Compre
hensive and Concise Gar
den Guide Next Week
March 1 to 15 is the period
recommended as best suited for
the planting of the hardy group
of vegetables, which include cab
bage, kale, lettuce, mustard (sets),
parsley, smooth peas and spinach.
Onion sets may planted at any
time until the middle of March.
The half-hardy vegetables, in
cluding asparagus, beets, Brus
sles sprouts, carrots, cauliflower,
celery, chard, wrinkled peas, Irish
potatoes, radish, rhubarb and tur
nips, may be planted from March
15 to 31.
County Agent Glazener said
yesterday that the program to
make the county largely self- sus
taining in the matter of food was
developing nicely. Installation of
the point system regulating the
sale of canned foods, he said, had
emphasized the need for gardens
as nothing else could have pos
sibly done. It is now apparent,
to all, he continued, that in order
for people to have an adequate
supply of vegetables they must,
raise them, for under rationing
such supplies will be drastically
reduced.
The Times, in cooperation with
Mr. Glazener, will work out and
present next week a comprehen
sive, consise and authoritative
garden guide, which will be of
immense help to everyone plant
ing a garden this year. Watch for
this guide and preserve it.
Miss Alexander To
Return To College
Miss Jessie Mae Alexander has
been granted a leave of absence
as county nurse for the next three
months in order that she may coitt
plete her requirements for grad
uation in public health work.
She plans to leave tomorrow
and will study at the University
of North Carolina and William
and Mary College. She expects
to be back on the job by June 1st.
Miss Alexander has served ef
ficiently as county nurse for the
past three years. During her ab
sence the district nurse will Look
I after the work in this county.