The Transylvania Times
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
Vol. 53: No. 10
★ TWO SECTIONS ★
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1943
★ 28 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
RESPONSE TO RED CROSS WAR FUND DRIVE IS EXCELLENT
NELSON REPORTED
MISSING IN ACTION
IN NORTH AFRICA
Former Rosman Boy Is Be
lieved To Have Been
Killed. In Artillery
Donald Howard Nelson, 21-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nel
son, of Rosman and Greenville,
S. C., has been classified as “mis
sing in action” in North Africa
according to a telegram just re
ceived by his parents.
“We regret to tell you that your
son, Private First Class Donald
Nelson, of the field artillery, is
missing in action since February
14. All additional information
will be sent to you when receiv
ed,” this message from the War
Department stated.
Nelson volunteered for service
here on October 14. 1940. He re
ceived initial training at Fort
Bragg and Fort Jackson. Later
he was transferred to Fort Ben
ning, Ga., Fort Blanding, Fla.,
New York and London, England.
After staying a short time in
England, he was sent to North
Africa.
He was first assigned to the
quartermasters division and then
to field artillery.
Nelson has two brothers. Jack
and Charles Nelson, who are em
ployed in defense work at Savan
nah, Ga., three sisters, Mrs. Hu
bert Callaham, Rosman; Mrs.
Carl Hampton and Miss Edna
Nelson, of Greenville, S. C.
Before entering the service.
Nelson helped his father, who is
a painter.
Religious Emphasis
Week Is Postponed
The annual Brevard College
Religious Emphasis week, sche
duled to have been held this week,
has been postponed until April
5th to the 10th, because of the
illness of Rev. McMurry Rickey,
of Cullowhee, who is to have
charge of the observance. Dr. Col
trane announces.
Prayer service, however, is be
ing held each evening this week,
he said.
THREE BROTHERS
TO ENTER ARMY
Lance Brothers, of Brevard,
Are Slated To Be In
ducted Next Week
Three brothers and one brother
in-law, making four from the same
family, are included in the 59
volunteers and selectees who are
scheduled to leave here on March
19th. for induction at Camp Croft.
All three of the brothers were
anxious to go together and one
of them declared that “the war
will be over within three months
when we get in service.”
These brothers live in Brevard
and two of them are married, but
have no children. They are sons
of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff A. Lance,
of Broad Street, Brevard.
The brothers are: LaSalle J.
Lance, age 28, is married and
works at Ecusta Paper corpora
tion as a machinist. Richard W.
Lance, age 30, married and works
at Ecusta, and Earl S. Lance, age
19, single and works at the Tran
sylvania Tanning company. Rich
ard’s brother-in-law, Harold W.
Hogsed, is also slated to leave.
Included also in the 58 group
are twins, Jack and Thomas Ed
ens, of Rosman.
Enforcement Of
Pleasure Driving
Ban Is Now Lifted
Enforcement features of the
pleasure driving ban have been
lifted and all motorists are placed
on their honor.
The pleasure driving restric
tion, however, is still in effect
and all motorists are expected to
comply with it voluntarily. Char
les Davis states.
As a result of this relaxation,
all cases against drivers have been
withdrawn.
In the near future, perhaps by
March 22, the pleasure ban will
probably be lifted entirely and
the rationing allowance on A cou
pons cut to two gallons. B & C
coupon values are expected to con
tinue to be worth three gallons.
Fifty-Nine Selectees To Report
At Camp Croft For Examination
And Induction On Friday, 19th
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Sixteen of The Group Were
Married Prior To Pearl
Harbor. Volunteers
Fifty-nine selectees have been
ordered by the Transylvania coun
ty draft board to report for ex
amination and induction at Camp
Croft, S. C., on Friday, March 19,
Mrs. Allie Harllee, clerk, an
nounced today.
Sixteen of these men are mar
ried men without children and i
were married prior to Pearl Har
bor. Twelve of them are volun
teers and a number are of the
teen age group.
The married group includes Ed
ward Howard Johnson, Paul B.
Miller, Donald L. Moore, David
E. Reid, LaSalle J. Lance, Dorie
Petit, Richard W. Lance, Riley
W. Pressley, Edward S. Owenby,
Clark H. Merrell, Joseph B. Stan
sell, Dee Wilson. William P. Jor
dan, Frank E. Norris, Frederick
Bishop and Carl Holt Sutton, Jr.
Donald L. Moore has been op
erating the Moore-Trantham fun
eral home here for several years
and William P. Jordan holds a re
sponsible position with the Ecusta
Paper corporation. Mr. Jordan
volunteered for service some time
ago. Edward Owenby is a well
known barber here at Ward’s
shop.
The list of volunteers includes
Harley E. Fisher, Edward Howard
Johnson, William Jordan. Frank
E. Norris, Dillard L. Trent, Fred
erick Bishop, Carl Holt Sutton,
Jr., who has been transferred to
Burlington, N. C. for induction,
Jack D. Edens, Thomas D. Edens,
Lawrence R. Israel, Fred E. Ar
iifcA, Wayne H. Fuiibright, who
transferred here from Mobile,
Ala., and Jesse Edward Gossett,
George Junior Searcy and Shirley
George Junior Searcy, Shirley
Baynard and Elbert Whitmire, Jr.
Other selectees to leave on the
19th. are: Boyce Whitmire, Raleigh
T. Waldrop, Carroll J. Kilpatrick,
Norris E. Smith, Paul E. Merrill,
Vernon W. Hollifield, Raymond
E. Nicholson, Arthur J. Moore,
Robert R. Smith, Gideon R. Lee,
Eugene Woodring, Alfred Buch
anan, Charles H. Barton, Lewis S.
Nesbitt, Houston Parker, Jr.,
Frank J. Rigsby, Harold W. Hog
sed, Russell W. Alexander, Boyd
B. Owen, Warren G. Galloway,
Esby E. McCall, George K.
Franks, Emmeless R. Collins, Earl
S. Lance, George L. Osteen, Carl
B. Baynard, James A. Goings,
Floyd T. Kinsey, Derrell J. Gnatt,
Jack L. Huggins, Thomas C. Mc
Call.
3TU Associational
Meeting on Sunday
A B. T. U. associational mass
meeting will be held at the First
Baptist church in Brevard Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, an
nouncement was made yesterday
by Martha Kate Moore, secretary.
An inspirational program has been
prepared.
Preceding the general meeting,
there will be an associational of
ficers’ meeting at 2 o’clock at the
church.
Plans are being made for B. T.
U. members and officials to at
tend the regional convention to be
held at the West Asheville Baptist
church April 2 and 3. Those who
plan to spend the night there
are asked to notify Mrs. Karl Bosse
so that arrangements can be made
beforehand.
New FSA Supervisor
RALPH L. SMITH, who has
succeeded Joseph C. MeDarris
as Farm Security Administration
supervisor in Transylvania coun
ty.
ANNUAL ATHLETIC
BANQUET WILL BE
GIVEN SAT. NIGHT
Will Be Held In College
Dining Room. Trophies
To Be Presented
Brevard College will hold its
annual athletic banquet Satur
day evening at 6 o’clock in the
college dining hall. Miss Nancy
Blanton, director of physical edu
cation, announces.
At that time trophies will be
awarded to outstanding players,
to winners of the intramural
basketball tournament which has
been in progress for the past
month, and to each member of
the bootball and basketball teams
will go their college letters.
The Patterson trophy, an award
given each year by the Patterson
department store, of Brevard, will
go to the outstanding varsity
basketball player.
To the winners of the boy’s
and girl's intramural tournaments
will go a cup to be held jointly
by them and will be presented by
The Transylvania Times.
Miss Blanton will present the
Patterson trophy, and Ira Arm
field, business manager of the
Times, will present the Times
award.
A trio, composed of Miss Julia
Owen, of Asheville; Miss Jo Ann
Carter, of Asheville, and Miss Bet
ty Smith, of Greenville, S. C.,
will sing several popular songs.
After the program the students
will go to the college gym where
two all-star teams, picked from
among the intramural teams, will
play the winners of the intramural
tournament
AT THE HOSPITAL
Patients reported yesterday af
ternoon to be in Transylvania
Community hospital were: Mrs. T.
N. McCormick and infant daugh
ter, Hazel Elizabeth, born March
4, Mrs. Allie C. Wilson, Lester
Brown, Jason McCall, Mack Rain
es, Boone Galloway, Mrs. T. W.
Reid.
Valuable Victory Garden Information
Published Today In Special Edition
To aid all Transylvania county
families in planning and raising
a Victory Garden, a sixteen-page
supplementary edition, devoted
exclusively to the Victory Garden
program, appears with this issue
of The Times.
The theme of the edition is,
“Supplement Your Ration With a
Victory Garden,” and it contains
charts, suggestions and full and
up-to-date information, most of
which was prepared by County
Agent Julian Glazener and mem
bers of the garden committee with
the assistance of advice from state
and national agricultural depart
ments.
The edition also contains a
number of interesting articles on
Victory Garden plans in the coun
ty and timely advertisements,
some of which tell where to ob
tain seed, tools and fertilizers.
Sixteen hundred extra copies
of the edition were printed and
will be distributed by the County
Agent, Assistant Agent, Home
Agent, F. S. A., vocational depart
ments, B & B Feed and Seed
store, Farmers Federation, Carr
Lumber store and other places.
It is believed to be one of the
most complete and most timely
issues ever published by this
paper.
BLACKOUT IS SET
FOR THIS AREA
TUESDAY NIGHT
Time Is Given In Order For
Public To Learn New
Raid Signals
Because of a wide misunder
standing of new air raid signals,
practice blackout for this area has
been set for next Tuesday night
March 16.
Here are the items, signals, and
what is expected of the public and
Citizens Defense Corps in this
practice Blackout:
8:35 p. m.—YELLOW signal.
This is not received by the public,
but by the Defense Corps and
strategic installations. It is given
by telephone.
8:50 p. m.—BLUE signal. This
is sounded by the Public Audible
alarm in a steady tone. It means
that enemy planes are approach
ing and all lights except those
specifically exempted must be ex
tinguished. Traffic continues with
lights dimmed. Pedestrians keep
moving to destination or shelter.
Workers remain on jobs. Defense
Corps members take their posts.
9:00 p. m.—RED Signal. This
means planes overhead. It is
sounded by the Public Audible
Signal in a quavering or intermit
tent note. All lights must be
Blacked out except authorized em
ergency lights. Traffic stops. All
except Defense Corps members
take shelter.
9:10 p. m.—BLUE Signal. This
is sounded by the Public Audible
Alarm. Planes have passed but
may return. Blackout continues
same as under first Blue.
9:22 p. m.—WHITE Signal. This
is NOT sounded by Public Audible
Alarm, but is given over the radio
and by pre-announced visual
means, such as turning on street
lights. This is the ALL CLEAR,
but never light up again until you
are SURE you’re right. Keep
blacked out until you know danger
is past, as you may endanger not
only your own life and property
by lighting up too soon, but also
that of your neighbor.
SMALL QUANTITY
OF CANNED FOOD
Tabulaticms of Registration
Show Only 1,393 Excess
Cans In County
Of the 12,689 persons who reg
istered in Transylvania county
for war ration book two, a final
tabulation shows that these per
sons had a total of 1,393 excess
cans of vegetables and fruits on
hand.
Declaration forms were filled
out by 3,630 persons and a com
parison of figures shows that the
average family only had on hand
an average of about one-third of
a can over what they were per
mitted to have without being sub
ject to having stamps removed
from the books.
In other words, rationing board
officials state, these figures clear
ly indicate that Transylvania peo
ple had not been hoarding. Very
few rural families had any com
mercially-canned food on hand.
Other interesting figures com
piled at the rationing board of
fice reveal that enough stamps
were left in books one to buy
32,090 pounds of coffee.
Persons who were unable to
register during the registration
period can do so now at the lo
cal office.
Deadline For Filing
Tax Returns Is Mon.
The deadline for filing income
tax returns is next Monday,
March 15 and all single persons
who made $500 or more in 1942
and all married persons who
made $1200 last year are requir
ed to file a federal return. There
is a severe penalty for failure
to file. Payments can be made
in four quarterly installments.
S. E. Varner, deputy collector,
will be in his office here through
Monday night helping taxpay
ers. Yesterday he stated that
he had been “swamped” for the
past several days. The office is
located here in the post office
building and is open from 9 to
12 and 1 to 5.
Mrs. Randal J. Lyday returned
to her home in Monroe on Mon
day, after visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Mills.
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CDA IKI MAY SWIN0 P0WER BALANCI
JiAIlM IN EUROPI AND IN AFRICA
Richard Norton Has Many Thrilling
Experiences On Aircraft Carrier In
Pacific; Witnessed Several Battles
2 MEN LOOKING
FOR HOGS HERE
FOUND TROUBLE
Cathey And West, of Near
Canton, Had Accident
And Land In Court
Two men from near Canton were
in the county a few days ago, al
legedly looking for some hogs,
but instead of finding the animals,
they found trouble of all kinds.
Turning a curve in the Cherry
field section, their car swerved
and turned over two or three
times, landing in the yard at J.
L. Whitmire’s mill.
Frank West, who was driving,
sustained a severe lick on his
head, while Hugh Cathey was not
hurt. The car, however, was al
most demolished.
Officers who investigated the
accident said they found four gal
lons of whiskey in the car, three
of which had been broken.
The two men were apprehended
here in town by Policeman John
Dills and they waived hearing be
fore Judge F. E. Shuford.
West, whose bond was fixed at
$300, is charged with drunk driv
ing, possession and transportation
of whiskey, while Cathey was
charged with aiding and abetting
in the transportation of liquor and
bond was fixed at $100.
Cathey, it is stated, runs a
garage near Canton and West
works at the Champion Fiber
company.
COURT OF HONOR TO
BE HELD HERE FRI.
A number of local Boy Scouts
are expected to appear before the
district court of honor tomorrow
night. The advancement unit will
be held at the Baptist church at
7:30 o’clock with Chairman Jack
Trantham in charge.
Brevard Boy Now Back In
States. Doesn’t Have Pati
ence With “Grumblers”
Richard Norton, aviation mach
inist mate first class on an air
craft carrier in the Pacific war
zone, where he has been for five
years, has had many thrilling ex
periences and near escapes from
death, according to a recent letter
to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Felix
Norton, of Brevard.
He told how his carrier was
hit and narrowly missed many
times, and how he was hit twice
but without serious injury to him
self or the ship. He has been in
10 major engagements at Pearl
Harbor and a special mission. He
saw the Yorktown and the Hornet
go down and many others in their
battles with the Japs, but he said
his ship still gets around and he
is proud to be a member of her
crew.
Young Norton, who recently re
turned to this country for a spec
ial course at the Gruman airplane
plant, Long Island, N. Y., before
returning to his aircraft carrier,
writes further of his disappoint
ment on hearing civilians in the
United States complaining of food
rationing, so much hard work, and
other sacrifices they have to
make, while the men in the serv
ice where he has been and all
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Arthur Gravely Is
Missing In Action
Private Arthur Gravely, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lige Gravely, of
the Connestee section, is report
ed by the War Department as
“missing in action” in North
Africa, it was learned here late
yesterday afternoon.
It is understood that his par
ents received a telegram from
the War Department. He has
been missing in action since
February 17th.
Gravely volunteered for serv
ice about two years ago.
Mrs. E. L. McKee Appointed On
New State Board Of Education
Mrs. E. L. McKee, popular sena
tor irom Sylva, has been appoint
ed on the new state school board
as the twelfth district member.
The appointment of the 12 mem
bers of the new bpard of educa
tion was made by Gov. J. M.
Broughton and confirmed by the
legislature last Friday.
Only four of the former mem
bers of the state school commis
sion were named on the new board
that will supervise the entire
school program, as provided in a
constitutional amendment last
November. They take office April
1.
Gov. Broughton told The Times
that Ralph Ramsey, of Brevard,
had done a good job as a member
of the commission and that he
was considering re-appointment
until he learned that there is a
possibility of Mr. Ramsey’s being
called into the Navy.
Mrs. McKee is one of the state’s
most prominent women. She serv
ed in the state senate in 1931,
1937, and 1943. She is a trustee
of several Western North Caro
lina schools and colleges, including
Brevard College.
The other members of the
board are:
First district,—William C. Daw
son, Elizabeth City business man.
Second district—Alonzo C. Ed
wards, Hookerton, Green county
farmer and legislator.
Third district — Archibald M. :
Graham, Clinton, Duplin county
lawyer. i
Fourth district—Dr. L. M. Mas- :
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COUNTY ASSURED
OF REACHING AS
GOAL OF $5,400
Nearly $1,000 Raised In
Business District. Indus
tries Co-Operating
Transylvania chapter of the
American Red Cross was nearing
its goal $5,400.00 as The Times
went to press Wednesday after
noon and leaders felt assured that
remaining contributions would
swell the grand total to close to
$6,000 by the end of the month.
Better than $1,300.00 cash was
in the bank Wednesday, C. M.
Douglas, drive chairman, report
ed and assurance was given by
Superintendent Ray Bennett, at
the Ecusta Paper corporation, that
the expected total of $3,000.00
there would reach $3,500.00 by
Saturday night.
In addition to the large single
group contribution from the Ecu
sta employes, there are yet reports
to come from Carr Lumber Com
pany, Pisgah Mills, Silversteen
Industries at Brevard and Ros
man, Transylvania Pipe company,
all schools of the county, and
majority of the Home Demonstra
tion and 4-H clubs which are work
ing in all sections of the county.
Also, the canvass in Brevard
proper has not been finished by
the several civic groups which
are active this week, and it is
easily expected that the goal will
be reached and passed.
First among the industrial
groups to report was the Wheeler
Hosiery Mill, where each employee
averaged donating better than
$1.00, and the total employes’
contribution w a s matched by
Messrs. A. W. and George Wheel
er.
The same rule applies at the
Ecusta plant, where President.
Harry Straus will match the total
ccl.tribui.iOi! ‘ nade by his employ
es.
Many Give Day’s Work
In the Brevard section, nearly
50 firms have made contributions
so far, and in these firms each
employe has contributed the
amount of one day’s salary, which
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STATE ASSEMBLY
ADJOURNED WED
Two More Local Bills Intro
duced. Other Measures
Are Ratified
The 1943 session of the state
general assembly adjourned yes
terday afternoon and Representa
tive Galloway is expected to re
turn home today.
In addition to the three local
bills announced last week as being
passed, two more have been pass
ed and ratified. One of them is
the special levy bill and the other
is the measure to authorize the
commissioners to put the unex
pended balances of various funds
into the general fund at the end
of fiscal years.
Two more local bills were in
troduced this week. One to allow
the commissioners to sell the
county home for aged and infirm
ed and the other to authorize the
board of aldermen of Brevard,
to make an adjustment or settle
ment upon an equitable basis of an
account which is more than two
years old.
A summary of state and local
bills will be published later.
More Clothing For
Children Needed By
Local SCF Chapter
Because of transportation dif
ficulties, a large shipment of
clothing from national headquart
ers to the local chapter of Save
the Children’s Federation has been
delayed and an appeal is being
made this week to the general
public to contribute old clothing
and shoes for children of school
age or to give money that can be
used to make clothing purchases,
officials of the chapter announc
ed today.
“We have furnished a great
leal of clothing already to needy
school children in order that they
may attend school, but we now
lave a large number of additional
requests and our shipments have
lot arrived,” Mrs. Franklin said.
Contributions can be made to
Chairman Mrs. E. F. Tilson, Mrs.
Franklin, Mrs. F. P. Sledge or
)ther members of the committee.
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