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 - *>___ 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. k 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 —Turn To Page Twelve 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- : —'Tarn To Pago Six < 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 . - Turn To Page Seven 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. A